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the georgetown herald seventysecond year of publication wednesday evening december 14th 1938 150 per annum in advance 2 00 to us a mob presents annual report recommends sewage system health of town generally good chlorination of water supply and municipal system of garbage collection also recommended to the chairman and members xacsi board of health of the municipality of georgetown out l submit herewith my an nual report upon the health and sanitary condition of the municipality tot the year ending october 31st 1938 our population as shown by the assessors returns 1938 is 2362 vital statistics according to the records of the di vision registrar there were during the year live births 12 still births l total births 13 deaths under 1 jear 1 maternal deaths 1 deaths from cancer 2 total deaths all causes 16 xte gjb per 1000 population notethe above record of births and deaths is not of great value for statistical purposes as births and deaths occurring outside of the muni cipality are listed in the municipality in which they occur x cnnmvnieable diseases prevalence disease cases deaths cerebrospinal meningitis 0 0 obiokenpox 2 0 diphtheria 0 0 german measles 3 0 measles 0 o mumps 2 0 paratyphoid fever 0 0 poliomyelitis 0 0 puerperal septicaemia 0 0 scarlet fever 0 0 tuberculosis 1 typhoid fever 0 tjndulant fever 0 whooping cough 39 the small number of these diseases in 1938 is most gratifying whooping cough cases occurred chiefly in the late winter and early spring whoop ing cough has been most difficult to control in the past as in most casca diagnosis was uncertain before the stage of the disease was reached where the children were infecting others recent experimental work in toronto indicates that this may overcome the method consists of collecting the fine spray emitted from the patients mouth during the cough in a suitable culture medium in which- the genns of whooping cough if pres ent will grow and can be identified the results have been encouraging and may mean that a diagnosis fill be made during the early days of its appearance this will be of great help both for earlier treatment of the jndrvdiual and isolation to prevent its the vaccine for prevention and treatment has been greatly improved during the past few years these factors should be of value in control ling this disease which la more seri ous than generally believed it is not common knowledge that the death rate of whooping cough is higher than that of scarlet fever and diphth eria combined also that many of hose who survive are left with permanent ly damaged lungs diphtheria by the use of dlputti- eri toxoid is becoming a disease of the past for the past 11 years this treatment has been given to the school children by your medical officer of health many others received it through their family physicians only one case has been seen in georje- tettii within that time three in oculations are given three weeks apart and complete immunity is ac quired within three months by so of those so treated this treatment is given to children whose parents gie their written consent the response if the parents has been excellent out of 306 children attending the pub lic school 260 are completely lmmjitiz ed 5l children are now under treat ment each year an increasing nm ber of preschool children from 6 months to school age are brought in lor treatment at the school it is urged that parents arrange to have this done at the school or privately as soon as possible after the child is 6 months of age there is no jv comfort for the child following he inoculations smallpox although there ve been no cases of smallpox in george town for more than 15 years it is an ever present menace as a majority of our population is unvaocinated the appearance of one case in town might be followed by a severe epidemic in short time its foulness high deth rate and scarring of survivors make it one of the most terttbl- scouraes that can ever visit a community for the past 2 years all children in the public school who hate parents en sent are vaccinated by your tnedxal officer of health last february 40 children were vaccinated of 306 children attending public school 170 nave been vaccinated it is expected that a much greater proportion will be protected in early 1938 when the next clinic will be held as is the case with toxoid vaccination should be performed before the chud is one year old it is a specific prevei uve of smallpox and the modern method is practically devoid of any risk tubercutels halum county has one of the lowest rates of incidence and mortality from tuberculosis m ontario this can be accoun for by several reasons the comparatively nigh standard of uttag the health consctouxnon with aoceaitile sanatoria sot early detection and treatment the oontmuea on pace s uons ladies night georgetown lions club met on thursday evening last in the mcgib- bon hotel for their annual ladles night the diningroom was crowd ed chief lion harold mcclure tas in the chair after the national art them and grace a delightful nual was served during pauses of wnloh routine business was transacted the meal concluded the meeting was turned over to lion a beaumont mr fred puuen of oakvllle and his lieut commander pullen of the pacific fleet canadian navy were both present and were called upon to speak lieut pullen gave a very hiix and conslse little talk on the cana dlan navy leaving a distinct convic tion that though small as yet t is no joke and will give an account of itself should the occasion arise lion beaumont then called upon mr fred pullen to give the club his lecture on big game hunting in africa this lecture illustrated by most extraordinary movingpictures truly thrilling tanganyika was tle part of the country through wuich the safari hunted and that is a for mer german possession now goverr ed under mandate by great brttaln it will be a tragedj said mr pul len if that country should go back to germany the pictures shown were most varied from magnificent mountains and glorious sunrises to a closeup of a battle between a patrol beetles the live game pictures wer really marvellous rhlnoceri were seen in many unstudied poses ante lope and zebra were disclosed in mo tion and at rest elephants were shown in their native setting and the king of beats became almost a friend he was shown with his family about him he appeared beside his kill al so with curiosity aroused by the lor ries of the safari an effectual me thod of getting him close enough to photograph is to tie a dead aebra to the lorry b a long rope dragging along behind one picture showed an old hon about four lionesses and pr haps a dozen cubs trying to make b meal from this movable feast the table manners were not as nice as those of the lions and lionesses mr pullen was addressing still constd erlng that the pictured diners food was continually being snatched from them they were doing as well as could be expected perhaps a utle better the final views were of mr pullen s tiag and showed a splendid collc tlon of heeds and skins the speaker said much of the photography was done by mrs pullen who accompani ed mm on safari he concluded with an appeal to all sportsmen to kep the game laws in letter and spirit as the only way to preserve a great heri tage our game animals birds and fish the most cordial thanks of the dub were extended to mr pullen and his son his wonder star ful by thejjght of his wonderful star in gods love outpoured on earths outcasts from heaven dbove tis the herald of mercy and peace it tells of the advent to earth of heavens king who came meek and lowly salvation to bring and from bondage our souls to release in the rays of this wonderful light is found hope for all who in sins cruel darkness now grope for all in the grip of despair no one is too vile for this great light to find i our father has sent it in love to remind each heart that were all in his care he sends it to all to the magdalene weak to the prisoner bound to the worst on the street to the unloved and the unloving one and found in the rays from this wonderful star is comfort and blessing for the rich and the poor for it heralds the birth of gods son the light from this star shines on us today as it did in the past as it will do for aye tis the beacon that makes safe lifes way it comes does this light from the father above who is mercy and truth who is kindness and love and blesses the world day by day col george drew conservative leader unanimous choice of conven tion held n toronto last friday col george alexander drew is the new ontario conservative leader wth the pledged support of a united patty the k toronto lawyerauthor swept to victory in the first ballot of ue provincial convention at the royal york in toronto on friday afternoon he won with a vote of 796 out of the 1272 ballots cast almost doubling the count on his nearest rival hon earl lawson who got the support of 413 delegates the two other leadership candidates wilfrid helghington and rev nor man rawson hamilton trailed fa- tn the rear with 41 and 22 votes respec tively whatever the party fortunes under col drew he was picked in demo cratic fashion his election seemrd to mark the beginning of a new era in ontario conservatism high school board the regular meeting of the george town high school board was held on monday dec 12th with all members present the chairman mr c b day- foot presiding minutes of previous meeting and emergent meeting were read and con firmed accounts to the amount of 214 4o were passed to be paid it was moved and passed that the names of students winning scholar ships be placed on record and that the shields which have been donafd be presented at the coming com men cement exercises a motion was passed giving the strathcona grant of 15 00 to lie school the same to be used as stipu lated in the regulations the services of miss foster have been secured to relieve ms inman who is absent on account of illness it was moved and passed that the principal be given secretarial assist ance with the filing of the terma ex aminations meeting adjourned to meet on frl day dec 30th j g kelly of toronto appointed to high court gerald kelly of toronto has been appointed to the high court of ontario to fill the vacancy created by justice mctagues promotion as un- ounced by prime minister mackenahr king on dec 7th mr kelly who is a brother of our teemed townsman mr jphn d kelly was born at charlottetown p on may 28 1897 he attended west kent public school and prince of wales college at chrloltetowh later he graduated in political science from university college of the uni versity of toronto after graduating- from osgoode hall law school he practiced law wit arthur roebuck kg in 1826 the following two years he practiced witti r t harding k c he- then be came a partner of louis singer and later with t h wlckett since last spring he has been in private prac tice at b0 richmond street west mr kelly served overseas with tne 26th new brunswick infantry nd was awarded the military cross for service on the field he was wounded at the battle of amiens for nine years he was a member of the to ronto separate school board and was chairman of that body in 1936 mr kelly is married and has six children the eldest daughter mary 13 is attending the ursuune convent at grand mere the others mar garet 11 gerald 10 joseph 9 john 4 and peter now seven months old are all at home at 460 strathmore boulevard mrs mrkfrmif expressed the thanks of the ladles of the lions after the singing of the maple leaf lions and guests adjourned to the legion rooms for dancing glen williams the trail rangers held their rr lar meeting on friday evening in the basement of the united church ivil- 11am korzack gave the rangers a talk on the temptations of teen agi boys it was decided to call te group the pathfinders the folow- lng officers have been elected for the year mentor william korzack chief ranger john wagstaffe si chief ranger raymond addy secretary treasurer george bijth there will be no meeting this wek owing to the annual christmas con cert of the sunday school santa claus in georgetown on sat urday december 24th local curlers elect officers the annual meeting of georgetown curlers was held friday dec 9th with a large attendance the follow ing officers were appointed for the season 1s380 presldentte v macconnack 1st vicepresident w forgrave 2nd vice president c bradley secretary p w cleave treasurer o w mcllntock the club closed the year with a small balance on hand and lots of enthusiasm lfcma crab movie a saeces there was a good attendance at the lions club movie in the gregory theatre on monday night when over 700 cans of vegetables and fruit and a small amount of cash were contri buted the proceeds will be distribut ed among the needy at christinas time the lions club thank all those who contributed toward the success of their entertainment presentation to w a wilson the directors of esqueslng agricul tural society sprung a surprise laa wednesday night dec 7th hn they met at the home of mr and mrs w a wilson and presented mr wilson with a diploma from the on tario department of agriculture in appreciation of bis services as secre tary and for services rendered for the good of agriculture in this district when all were comfortably setled president thomas brownrldge called on first vicepresident frank fetch who spoke of the very efficient arid courteous manner in which mr wil son had performed his duties during his long term of office although tak en by surprise mr wilson replied thanking the directors tor their as sistance during trying years in which he had endeavored to perform duties and assist them in making esquesmg fall fair a success after a few presentation to mrs paul by knox church choir the choir of knox presbyterian church met at the home of mr and mrs s t faram on thursday night last for the pleasure of showing their appreciation ror mrs f m paul who has retired from active service as or ganist an illuminated address listing the names of all the members who at tended choir during mrs pauls period of service was presented to her by the rev douglas d davidson mini ster following this miss he te lawson honorary president on behalf of the choir presented mrs paul with very beautiful silver entre dish mrs paul responded very graciously and expressed her willingness to ren der assistance at any time should the occasion arise some rather novel and humorous events were held in which all took part the prize for which was carried off by mrs blake leslie coffes sandwiches cream and cake were served to climax a very happy ven- ing dedication had enjoyed delicious refreshments the pleasant evening was brought to a close by singing auld lang syne at st albans church glen wil liams on sunday afternoon after the second hymn the rector spoke briefly about the recent damage to the church by fire he expressed thanks to those who saved the church fran destruction and appreciation of the consideration of the insurance com pany and the faithfulness of the of cards and all churchwardens there were no new do christmas shopping locally i his week the herald publishes another big christmas shop ping edition for the convenience of the buying public and a glance through the issue will show one thing forcibly and that is that it is unnecessary to go outside of georgetown to purchase christmas gifts the pages contain invitations along with gift suggestions from the merchants to residents of georgetown and surrounding district we are positive that the merchandise has been marked for the yuletide buying therefore there s every reason to believe shopping in georgetown will not only prove satisfactory from the point of selection but also from the economic standpoint the local merchants are well prepared to supply your christmas needs so with large and diversified stocks at the right price and cordial service in a friendly atmosphere we predict one of the best christmasshopping seasons locally this year read every advertisement in this issue and then make out your shopping list you can secure all your needs in georgetown remember only nine more shopping days til christmas read these christmas gift etfitions of the georgetown herald crammed with thousands of logical gift ideas gifts to dedicate he said but them much new material as compon ent parts of gods house there have been added wood glass both stained and plain iron and nails and paint also there have been expended there on the work of mens hands and the guiding direction of their brains these are all given to gods hdujc he then called the congregation to prayer and performed an act of de dication of all new material with prayers that gods eyes may watfh over this house day and night n- lighten it with thy pity glorify it with thine own brightness gracious ly accept and look upon everyone who cometh to worship thee in this plice and for thy great names sake pro tect thy suppliants in this house with thy strong hand and thy mighty arm wms elect executive for 1939 at the december meeting of the woman s missionary society of the united church the following mem bers were elected to the executive for 1939 past president mrs h l hutt president mrs f c overend 1st vicepresident mrs r h wright 2nd vice president mrs a fhelsi recordingsecretary mrs h wrig- glesworth corresponding secretary mrs a r vannatter treasurer mrs w deans secretary christian stewardship and finance mrs j f butcllffe advisory pre of mission circles mrs p c overend leader or affiliated cq1t group miss e mccumber sunt of mission band to be fill ed by executive sunt of baby bands mtaa k mc kay associate helpers secretary mi e mckay supply secretary mrs w tyndall community friendship secretary mrs o b dayfbol literature secretar mrs j w- kennedy missionary monthly secretary mrs o dobson secretary temperance sod christian xnuaenattpairs h bird pren secretary mrs c freure pianist mrs h took