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the canadian bank of commerce has for many years assisted in the develop ment of logging lumbering and the pulp and paper in dustry across the dominion its branches whether in old established communities or in the new town sites serve the many banking require ments of companies and individuals associated with these industries t an king in action is manifested in the crash of falling trees in the rush of logs as the lumberjacks break the jam and speed the timber on its way in the scream of saws as busy mills convert it into planks beams and scantlings logging and lumbering provide work and wages for thousands in the woods the mills the construction industry the stream of wealth thus flowing across canada is an example of banking in action the canadian bank of commerce b h ireland branch manager letter to the editor the btutar the oewgcunm htorau georgetown out dear sir in your april l7itfa issue of uie oeor- getonti herald tt was reported tttfvt tbe following statement was made by a councillor of wood 1 who is also ctoatamaai of the wartime housing committee ait a meeting of ttoe town council held april 16th he otib thought tbe possibility should be fur ther investigate of building some of the houses on property in reservoir park owned by the ionta he was not satisfied that tills could not be done for while council had been told that the ontario department of health had vetoed it the department denied tills ajndsald it was a matter for the local board of health this statement im plies that your medical officer of health exhibited indecision or failure to cooperate with this committee the following facts should deny such im plications following a meeting of the town council april 1st a member ot the council asked f the opinion of your moh regarding the suitability of reservoir park for a wartime housing project realizing the importance ol an immediate and wellinformed de cision your moh that day telepho ned dr a e berry director of the sanitary division of the ontario de partment of health requesting advice as a result a sanitary engineer of his staff made an inspection of the area that day following itoiich dr berry telephoned your moh the same day advising that the property should not be used for building purposes this would constitute a possible source of pollution of the municipal water sup ply the following day the chairman of the wartime housing committee was informed that the ontario depart ment of health and your moh could not permit erection of dwellings in reservoir park the matter was con sidered as closed on april 11th the chairman of this committee with mr p g spry and mr martin wartime housing repre sentatives approached your mojh requesting that this project be recon sidered as a courtesy your moh again telephoned dr berry the follow ing day and discussed with him the feasibility of the project if certain safeguards chlorlnatlon of the water supply or provision of sewers were installed the department of health airaln refused to give approval your moh was in accord with this deci sion this information was given to the chairman of the wartime housing the georgetown herald wednesday april 24th 1946 imflrrn young men and women ontario farmers are calling you now 5 o desperate is europes need tor food so urgent our fanners labour shortage in its history 1946 is a crucial year and every one who can should help young ontario citizens are urged to pitchin and play a worthy part in feeding the starring nations of the world lend a hand ml you and thousands of others like you are needed on every type of farm the peak season runs from april 12th to october 15th pay is good clean supervised accommodation good food here is your opportunity among pleasant companions to enjoy a profitable healthy summer join the ontario farm service force today fill in the coupon marked out below a registration form plus all particulars will be sent to you without delay dtractar 2 1 12 cauaf e blith z tanata oataria dar str pleaae acad a blatratlaa fana u4 all aart oatarla pana service pan and lend a baad jcabra aa i arlaa te jota tk pleaaa lptiat i noli ba available fna i nm ilka la b ptecoa oa a private fiarai q la a te t ntirte a caip d m dominionprovincial committee on farm labour aoriculturi labour education odnxntttee tib f olhmm day wtao as sured your mjoh that a verbal 06ou ion wa aaattatootory the matter lrtw considered ea closed in spite of the decisive dlsapprorml of the project by tht ontario depart merit of health and your mojo the chairman of thin com was re ported ae making tbe statement quo ted in my firet paragraph purttar a motion was passed- butruotlne ttm cleric to obtain from the ftovtoclal ltepartmentjqf health their decision in writing as to the use of the waterworks property for wartime housing ttus motion was unnecessary- and discour teous because your moh had already offered to obtain this letter at the request of your isjojb a letter has since been- received from the ontario department of health registering dis approval of wie scheme the purpose of this letter is to ema phaslze the fact tbatyour moh is not attempting to obstruct any war- tune housing project such a scheme appears to be an expedient for- which there is no alternative during the pre sent housing emergency the tmelfare of veterans and obhers during this cri sis is of paramount importance to all health authorities present crowded housing conditions are detrimental to physical and mental health however the building of houses in an area set aside to safeguard our water supply might constitute a situation dangerous to these householders as well as to the rest of the town the water supply has been unsatisfactory for many years and your board of health would be remiss in its duty if tbe possibility of 1 urtlier pollution were permitted may i ttiank you mr editor for your kindness in permitting me the use of this space in the herald yours very truly c v williams moh georgetown ont huttonvuxe park opens next wednesday heralding the summer season is the announcement that huttonville park will reopen for the summer next wed nesday may 1st georgetowns pop ular dance band the modem aires have been engaged to play in the dance pavilion on wednesdays and johnny boyds orchestra will greet the satur day eevning dancers in addition to this is a parade of name bands with bobby glmby booked for the 24tii of may holiday dance bobby is a mem ber of radios famous happy gang and has played engagements at such popu lar dancing spots as lhe brant inn in burlington the dance hall has been completely redecorated and modem sanitary eq uipment has been installed in the kit chens- situated three miles west of brampton on the credit river the park offers excellent bathing for ad ults a separate and safe pool for chil dren baseball grounds horse shoe courts swings boating everything that can make a picnic a success this year it is planned to again have sunday evening singsongs and later announcements about these will be forthcoming from gordon vivian and jim mcoraclcen two brampton men who operate the park incidentally if you are planning a picnic this sum mer you are advised to book it early as already requests are coming in x2tratltyirli the herald wool growwyorgunxstioai w 00 l bbb oouaox to oar lntliiw winlii no i wbgkon ontario obtain auks and twine nan a n stark georgetown uldbim stark rr 1 mum or direst from canadian coopkbatnnc wool growers ubhtrd s17 bar street toronto canaan melvin beaumont sand gravel stone and loam agent for cement blocks glen williams foot ailments treated miss allan bee chhopodht treats foot ailments for both ladies and gentlemen open man than and prl venlngs till s oclock an by appobitanent fbone lajioj 27 arthor at guelph flowers for every oeoaalea design work a specialty we oetlrar norton floral georgetown gruen watches fine di ds me liamon la keuleman jeweler phone 456 brampton yes theyre still needed when you slart spring cleaning please remember empty bottles cartoos and bottles are 7 scarce dont let them take up deeded space wheo they can do a job oa toe production fine our home delivery service will call for your empties if it is jncoo venient for you to return them personally call your nearest brewers retail store the brewing industry v 0 n t a r i o 1