The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE TEN 'u,1ATTIA. T .-. L£ ~.Ur~~ DLI L~ NTKOTUSANV t,14 Lack of Staff HindersWor< At a meeting of the Nort berland-Durham Board of H on Oct. 26, presided ove: Chairman C. R. Carveth, the gress of organization of Health Unit to date, and thei accomplished during Septer was reviewed. General Oi'ganization The Unit wvas expected to gin functioning Sept. 1, but ing to the difficulty of secu staff, office space and equipir it was found impossible tc sume ail its functions on date. It was therefore arrar that the former local medical ficers of health should carry for the Heaith Unit. In al medical officers volunteered assist until staff and organiza were complète. Great difficulty has been perienced in securing san:l inspectors, as many o! thesei have been in the armed serv have flot been released. The se difficulty has been experie' in securing nursing staff. Staff In addition ta the senior mi cal off icer of health, Dr. C. MacCharles, two assistant mi cal off icers o! health have b appointed, and are expected take up their duties before end o! the year. Dr. G. W. Miller is a gradu of medicine from the Univer! of Toronto. He also holds Diploma in Public Health fr the University of Toronto. AI postgraduate study in Tono and London, England, he ente the Indian Medical Service. held many important appci Another policy- holder reports "I HAVE just compIl in The Mutual Life of Cai of policies on my protect my family against un which will bing mez for life when the "But I have gone a son John ta ha added a Mutual Life Educa When John is receive a four year montl Au~~. many people overloc higher educatii Let a Mutual L Educationai THE M!TMui HEAD OFFICE s WATRIOI BRANCH OFFICE PETERBORi This consisted of getting infor- and quip entmation about schools, roads, etc., of Hgealth Unit ing districts and nursig stations, Preaing programs, ordering and peaigsupplies. hum- ments in the Public Health Ser- Nursing Districts: By Septem- lealth vice in India, including that Of ber 1, three staff nurses hadi been ýr by Medical Officer of Health for estabiished in centres, as follows: epro- New Delhi, Director of Medical Miss Waller at Miilbrook, with the Services, Delhi Province, Lectur- hier district including Cavan, work er in Public Health at the Medi- Manvers ,and South Monaghan mber cal College, ýDelhi, and Deputy Townships; Miss Langdon at Public Health Commissioner for Campbellford, hier district in- India, which corresponds to the cluding Seymnour Township; and ýo be- Deputy Minister of Health in the Miss Aylsworth at Brighton, hier t0W- Dominion Government at Ot- district including Brighton and ýuring tawa. During the last five years Murray Townships. Miss Taylor, nent, of the war hie servedi as the Di- public health nurse for Bowman- Das- rector of Medical Services for ville, came on the staff of the this the Royal Indian Navy and ai- Health Unit Sept. 1, and contin- inged lied navies in Eastern waters, ues her work in Bowmanville il of- wîth the rank of Surgeon Captain. only. 0f these nurses, only Miss 7y on The other assistant medical of- Waller had a car. cases ficer of health will be Dr. Char- On Sept. 1, Miss Ora Lefler, ýd ta lotte M. Horner. Dr. Horner also with hér car, started to work for ation holds a degree in medicine and the Health Unit, on boan fromt the the Diploma in Public Health Ontario Dept. of Health, and was« ex- fromt the University of Toronto. placed temporarily in Warkworth itary She was at one time on the staff to do school nursing in Percy and who of the School of Hygiene, Uni- Cramahe Townships. Miss Mary vices versity of Toronto. During the Mason became a member of the amne war she served as medical Of- nursing staff Sept. 24, but spent nced ficer in the Royal Canadian Air the first two weeks of the time Force in the Division of Hygiene. in an observation programi at During recent months she has Weston arranged for hier by thec aedi- been on the staff at R.C .A.F. Ontario Dept. of Health. Since w.headqtiarters, Ottawa. October 15 Miss Mason has beenc Wedi The staff of nurses who have at Orono. ~ebeen apone inud th s- Nursing work during Septem-t tapervisor, Miss Louise Steele, and ber: In planning their programrs the Ms wnt alr isMr the three nurses with new dis-t guerite Langdon, Miss Gladys stricts had as general guidance luate Aylsworth, Miss Lena Taylor, that while complete public heaithc rsity and Miss Mary Mason. in addi- nurigsvce nldgalae the tion, Miss Ora Lefler lias been grsing service, inciuding ahiag [rom teprrl ondfo.teO-mind, yet for the first few t Vter tario Department of Health. months the emphasis would be oýni ,to Report of Nursing Service school nursing, because.it was inc ered Preliminary work: During Aug- schools that their services were He ust some preliminary work was especially wanted, and it wasy int-, done by the nursing supervisor. there that they could be of ser- a vice ta the mast people in the shortest time. Later on there P could be more developmient of- services for mothers, babies, pre-t school children, tuberculosis and communicable disease patients, and demonstration of nursing care for persans iii at home. P The school inspectors, Mr. T~ Carlton, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Mc-te Ewen wee vey hlpfu infu s te districts ta make short introduc- te tory vsit.aý During September the nursing staff visited 80 rural schools and S M ~34 classrooms of village and town vi schools. In 86 classrooms they sc irmade a rapidi classnoomt inspec- ei tion of ail the chldren. 61 chul- b] dren were excluded because of L skin disease or pediculoses. 431 fE ted my insurance pragram wýere given a complete inspection, nr nada. I have a number in adidition ta 278 given vision ai tests only. 143 children appeared in y' own life which adequately ta have defects other than dental nexpected loss of my incarne, and as follows: Vision 24, Hearing 13, in and my wife monthly cheques Nasal breathing 19, Abnormal H tonsils 87, Enlarged glands 12, ei ctime cames ta retire. Speech defects 8, Orthopedic de- of littie futher. We want oun fects 4, Malnutrition 8. 195 chli- cc dhen were found ta have dental A ave a College educatian. We have defects.M ational Pohicy ta our assets. The nurses made home visits in R~ September ta 92 families. Some w 18 we shail start ta a! these were introductory, get- fil lily income with which ta pay bis acquainted visits; also there was College expenses, and this excliange o! information, and or general health advice, in regard Ti amount will be guarasitecu to 3 maternity patients, 8 infants, Of even though I da nat live 16 preschool chldren, 132 school children, 8 tuberculosis cases or tc) to pay ail the premiumns. contacts, 6 other aduits, 1 cippled Et "This is one of the chiid, 6 families where the pnob- M~i f.ervices of life insunance that lem was chiefly a social one. M In addition, the nursing stffLi Dk-helping parents ta guarantee made 309 visits for interpreta- Ce ion for Canada's youth." tion and pramotion o! the workaib ta doctors, dentists, counicil mem- Ïfe representative arrange an bers, and other people in the i Plic fr yurchid.camimunities. In their school il Plicyor yur cild.visits, they hadi 264 confenences with teacliers, principals, school inspectons. Talks were given ta Low Cost five Women's Institutes, one 11F! Lue nsurnce Home and School Association, ________anc one church group, and one gnoup Since 1869 o! high school girls. The Unit is 0, ONTARIO indebted ta the Millbnook and 435 EORG STRLETCavan Women's Institutes for 435 GORGE TREETmaking supplies for the nurses' ýOUGH, ONTARIO bags. Because o! lack of staff, these areas have not yet received nursing service from the Health Unit: Cartwright, Darlington, Hope, Hamilton, Haldimand and Alnwick Townships, Port Hope, Cobourg. Alex Gilbert Expresses FIA VOURThanks To Statesman 0 i@u r.aIy ">Yv fou, "Mi For the past six years Alex SDaIi?8. Il Io a pu fd lm Gilbert conducted a highly suc- cently solboui and as retine er and Salt, add 0 4 ing thie past six 'year-s o! m--y n-e- ,d &d sidence in Cartwright, I feel that mlx wtt. Flci1 should express mny thanks to uet 25 minute&. ficient and pleasant manner aur vings.business transactions were car- 11 CMNADA Snceoet y M M ALEX GILBERT , 267 Camnenon St. North, Kitchener, Ontario. Orono News Reeve T. A. Reid and Depu. ReeveE.R Woodyard are Cobourg this week attendir County Council. Mr. Harold Hooey is much in Proved in health and able to 1 uptown occasionally. Orange Lodge No. 409 held a enjoyable banquet and social ev( ning in their lodge hall last weel when they entertained their li dies mast royally. Mr. Alexander Hoskin, wh passed away at Kendal, 9t; th home oft his sisters, Mrs. M. Sope and Mrs. S. Patton, was interre in Orono Cemetery October 31s Under the capable leadership o Mr. O. W. Rolph and Mr. J. C Gamey, the collection of ciothin, during the month of October at tained marvellous success. Abou 50 mail bags were used in for warding it to Toronto, and ove: a ton was packed and shipped The people of Orono and sur rounding country responded mos generously to this national appea for our allies in Europe, who arc so badly in need. Orono had no riots or very ser- ious worries on Haiiowe'en ex- cept that some so-caljed prank. sters broke the lock on the soutli door of the town hall, carried oui a number of chairs and a table tvhich they distributed around the village. The next night a Prank of a more serious nature ;ook place, when Mr. H. Mercer'E car was stolen. Mrs. Wm. Jennings passed away at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Fred Blackcburn. Mrs. [ennings was in her 90th year. Mr. Sid Hughes returned to Orono last week after several rears spent overseas. Mr. Milton Green underwent an operation in Christie St. Hos- pital and is improving niceiy. Congratulations to Mr. J. . 3rown who won a first prize in the Durham County Plowing Match. Orono Continuation School pu- ils held their annual Hallowe'en party on Oct. 31 at the school. The majority of those who at- tended were in costume and en- ered into the spirit of the occa- ion. Initiation cenemonies for the "freshmen" were a very in- teresting part o! the evening's activities. At Park St. United Church on Sunday morning a baptismal ser- vice was held when the infant sons of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Coop- r and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cob- bledick were baptîzed. Rev. S. Littlewood took as his text "Suf- tr littie children to came unto me," stnessing the great import- ance of the training of the chiid in the home. Durham County Public Speak- Ig contest was held in the Town Hail on Friday evening when cight contestants from ail parts :f the county took part. The local contestants were Verna Berry of Antioch School, whose teacher is Mrs. C. S. McLaren, Orono, and Ronald Page of Leskard School, whose teacher is Mrs. D. S. Mof- [at. Clarke Township Council met )n Monday afternoon înstead of ruesday, because of the meeting )fCounty Council. Visitors: Miss Margaret Flin- ioff, Oshawa, at home---Miss 'unice Middleton, Toronto, with Er. ancýMrs. J. E. Middleton ---- Jrs. L.' C. McGinnis and Mary ,id, in Toronto_.--Mrs. Moore, 'astieton, with her daughter, ns. K. Gamsby ----Mrs. Don- Jd Duncan and daughter, Ot- tawa, with Mn. and Mns. Clarence Duncan - -- Misses Manjanie Mc- Laren and Kathleen Ard in To- yronta ----Mrs. J. Hathaway, o! n Manitoba, with Mn. and Mrs. Roy 9Banrabali ---Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Leslie with Mn. and Mrs. W. J. Riddell ---Miss Myntie Smith, Toronto, with Miss Myntie Tam- eblyn Mr. and Mrs. John Keane, Toronto, with Mn. and I Mrs. A. H. Keane ---Mrs. Wer- ny, Enniskillen, witli Mns. J. D. Brown . Mrs. Neil Wood, To- ronto, with Mn. and Mrs. Chas. Wood ---.Mn. and Mrs. Tom Turner and family, Bowmanville, with Mns. R. J. Turner --- Mrs. rC. Bairstaw, Leskard, with her 1daughten, Mrs. H. Cobbledick. WOMEN'S INSTIITUTE Orono Women's Institute met in the Council chambers on Oct. 20 with Vice-President Mrs. E. Hamm presiding. The pragram was in charge o! the Historical Research Commit-% tee and the convener, Mns. J. Eagleson, toak the chair. The first item was a paper on Pioneer Days and the chunches and soci- ties o! surrounding district, ably nead by Mrs. Walsh and serving ta link "then" and "now". Miss Boyd sang a solo, accom- panied by Mns. R. H. Brawn. It was very fine as was also the next number, an accordian solo by Mrs. Jackson. A poem an the times o! the finst Great War was given by Mns. Crossley, followed by one an Kendal after the same war by Mrs. J. Eagleson. Bath were well given and enjoyed greatly. An ac- caunt o! the Cavan Blazers was interestingly given by Mrs. How- den o! Cavan. A paper on family history was given by Mns. F. W. Bowen, and Miss Marion Martin o! S.S. No. 9 told a fine pioneer story o! "Life in Our Commun- ity." Thene was community singing and aften the committee had served a lavely lunch there was a toast given to those who had contributed ta the very excellent pnogram and helped ta make the aftennoon sucli a success. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. Holstein Breeders Get High Prices At Record-Breaking Sale M. J. Tamblyn, Orana, secured $2,200 fan the seven-months-old heifer cal!, Cedan Dale Pietje Cana, at the third annuai Ail- Canadian Holstein Sale held Oc- tober 31 at Oakville. "Cora" is a grand-daughter o! the $21,000 Montvic Bonheur Piteje B., and was purcliased by H. L. Guilbert, Vercheres, Quebec. A two-year- aid heifen consigned by Anch. Muin and Sons, Countice, was - punchased at $575 by Octo Farms, Stnongsville, Ohio. Ail previaus Canadian consign- ment sale records for cattie were broken at this sale. A new record average a! $1,807 was established on 76 head and new record prices for bath bulis and cows set. J. J. E. McCague, Alliston, sold a thnee year old heifer, Glenafton Laurel Brownie ta S. H. Cash- man, Hopewell, Jct., N.Y., for $17,600. Mn. McCague also estab- lished a new Canadian record price for a bull when he sald the three months aid bull cal!, Glen- afton Rag Apple Historian for $14,500 ta Hays' Ltd., Calgary, Alta. Can Make, More Ck Money With Mlarlow'ls Chowmix Hlog Ratiolas We can now supply you with Marlow's Chowmix Sow and Pig Feed which will enable*your sows to farrow LARGER litters of HEAVIER pigs, which means HIOHERl LIVEABILITY and SHORTER TIME u to market. Marlow's Chowmix Pig Starter makes the littie fellows forget ail about the discomforts of weaning. Keep them growing and finish them on Marlow's Chowmix Hog Rations. You wiIl save pigs and save feed by using Purina Chek-R-Pigtabs. They are easy to give and really knock the worms out. We know you wiII he pleased and your profits2 wilI be greater if you follow this definite plan of producing pork. MARLOW* TRA NSPORT K3AB Telephone: Port Perry 106-R-2 C Blackstock Ontarlo UA14ADIA-N STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY' NOV' 8th' 1945 TRE CAIVAl-ITAM QrrÀMVC21ffAWT nrXXMffAWTTYTTTý -MA- 1 ý ~1 You too Ontario