HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-04-07, Page 4`Annual Report
Issued of Huron
Health Unit
Facts taken from the annual
report of Huron County Health
Unit for 1954, recently issued,
include the following: •
County population, 49,000;
County Area, 1,213 sq, miles;
Equalized Assessment, $55,051,-
3.72.00; Health Unit, total ex-
penditure •tinct N.H.G.) $69,-
617.02; County's share of H. U,-
expenditure $30,?96.29,
Board—Chairman, Mr. W. J,
McKenzie, Exeter; Members,
Mr. ;ll. Crich, Clinton, Mr. W.
A. Galbraith, Wingham Mr, A.
W. Kerslake, Hensall, Mr. C.
Rowland, Grey. Sec.-Treas., Mr.
A. H. Erskine.
Staff — Medical Officer of
Health, Dr. F. M. AIdis: Public
Health Veterinarian, Dr. 1'. R:
Melody: Sanitary. Inspectors,
Mr. W. L. Entpey, Mr. R. M.
Hale; Supervisor of Nursing,
Miss Norah Cunningham; Public
Health Nurses, Miss P. Bong,
Miss 1', Campbell, Miss M. Love,
Miss J, Marshall, Miss A. Psut-
ka, Miss B. Sauer. Miss J. Thom-
son. Office Staff, Miss W. Wil-
son, Miss B, MacDonald, Miss B.
Pollard.
July 1, 1954, was the fifth an-
niversary of the founding of the
Huron County Health Unit,
This date also marked the un-
ion
n;ion of the Unit headquarters
with other county offices in
Goderich. Located in the old col-
legiate building, the temporary
accommodation provides an in-
crease in room and is readily ac-
cessible to the public by a sep-
arate entrance off Britannia Rd,
Plans for the new Court House
and county building include
space for the Unit, and estab-
lishment there can be expected
in 1956
EASTER DANCE
Sponsored by Seaforth Agri-
cultural Society in Community
Centre
MONDAY, APRIL 11
Wilbee's Orchestra
Admission 50c
A THREE ACT PLAY
"Where's Grandma ?"
is being presented at
CAVAN CHURCH, WINTHROP
THURS., APR. 14th, 8.30 p.m.
Presented by a Brussels Group.
Being sponsored by Winthrop
Mission Band
ADMISSION 50e and 25e
Pre school children free
play
"Where's Grandma ?"
Presented by the Varna W.4.
In the Egnondville 'United
Church
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
AT 5.15 P.M.
Admission 50c and 25e
Jr. B
HOCKEY
Woodstock vs Seaforth
Thurs. Apr. 7
8.30
Adults 1.00. Children 50e
Skating:
Friday night, 3 to 10 P.M.
Sat. afternoon 1.30 to 3.30
Tuberculosis
New cases 10; deaths 1; Ad-
mitted to sanatoriuin during the
year 6; discharged from Sana-
toriuni during year 15.
There has been a steady drop
in the incidence of tuberculosis
on this -continent for many
year s, interrupted •only by
World War I and the influenza
epidemic of 1918. In 1954, On-
tario's mortality rate from TB
was 0.2 per 100,000, the lowest
ever.
The decline is reflected in
other ways too. In 1953, for ex-
ample, the Ontario Department
of Health mass surveys revealed
one active case for every 1,200
persons x-rayed, In 1954, how-
ever, it required an average of
2,700 persons screened to yield
one such case.
The changing picture of tub-
erculosis is seen also in our lo-
cal tuberculosis testing' at the
secondary schools. One high
school area which had 7 per
cent positive reactors in 1951
now has less than 1 per cent in
that category.
TB, however, is not defeated.
Each year, Canada has about
10,000 new cases of the disease
which for discovery and treat-
ment cost taxpayers about $40,-
000,000.
POLIOMYELITIS
1954 was a relatively light
year for this disease with only
six reported clinical eases and
no deaths. The previous year,
however, there were 24 cases
and 2 deaths from this cause.
OTHER INFECTIONS
An outbreak of paratyphoid
fever outrring in the county
about early summer affected
many persons, some of whom re-
quired hospitalization. All had
partaken of food at a local pub-
lic event and laboratory tests re-
vealed that they had been in-
fected with the same type of
paratyphoid germ. Following
considerable investigation and
the elimination of various :possi-
ble causes, the origin of infec-
tion was gradually narrowed
down. A carrier of the disease
was discovered and has been
placed under treatment,
Milk Control Program (tinder
p.h. veterinarian)
(1) Control of raw milk supply
The average number of dairy
farms supplying raw milk 53.
The number of visits to dairy
farms 162. The number of sedi-
ment tests 883. The number of
raw milk samples taken 744.
The percentage of satisfactory
raw samples 89 per cent. This
figure for 1953 was 82%.
(2) Dairy Supervision
' Samples of pasteurized prod-
ucts, including Regular and Ho-
mogenized milk,. Cream and
Chocolate Dairy Drink, have
been taken regularly each month
and in many cases more often.
This work has been increased by
the introduction of military spe-
cifications which four of our
dairies must meet if they are to
continue to supply the Armed
Forces situated in this county.
The number of visits to dair-
ies 233; the number of pasteur-
ized samples 677.
MEAT CONTROL PROGRAM
This control is e xe r cis ed
through inspection of slaughter
houses, butchershops, locker
plants and meat markets. The
meat markets are usually or-
ganized as a basic part of a
grocery store.
BRUCELLOSIS
The Calfhood Vaec i n a t i o n
Programme of the Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture is an
effective weapon in the fight
against bovine brucellosis. The
disease is far from being elim-
inated, however, and brucellosis
in man is being diagnosed more
frequently than formerly.
The farmer, the veterinarian
and the butcher, persons work-
ing in close contact with infect-
ed animals, are the most fre-
quent human victims of the di-
sease.
Rural families, however, can
be protected by the use of past-
eurized dairy products. Where
the farms own milk supply is
consumed, home pasteurization
The Ontario Society for
Crippled Children own and op-
erate five summer camps
throughout the province that
were built expressly for trip -
pled children, Your Easter Seal
dollars made it possible for
more than. 1200 crippled kiddies
can be carried out simply and
effectively.
SANITATION
The sanitary inspectors are
responsible for supervision of:.
water supplies, eating establish-
ments, disposal of s e w a g e,
plumbing installations, food
shops, ete,
Natural Fluoride Content in
Municipal Water Supplies
The mtmieipal water supplies
of Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Hen-
sall, Seaforth, Wingham and
Zurich have a fluoride content
that closely approximates one
part per million, This is the con-
centration recognized by dental
and medical authorities as being
favourable to the prevention of
tooth decay,
BRUCEFIELD
The April meeting of the Wo-
man's Association was held in
school room of the church on
Tuesday, April 6th, with a good
attendance. Mr's. C. I -lam and
Mrs, Ross Scott had charge of the
devotion exercises. Hymn 109,
The strife is over, the battle done.
The scripture was read from the
24th chapter of Luke, verses 1-11.
The topic, Resurrection and the
Life, was taken by Mrs. Haut.
Prayer followed and hymn 112,
Rejoice the Lord is king, closed
that part of the meeting. The
president, Mrs. T. Baird, took the
chair. The W.A. creed was re-
_peated in unison. This was fol-
lowed by the sect.'s report and
the roll call. -Mrs, Berry gave the
treas.'s report and the offering
taken. Thank you notes were re-
ceived ft'oni Phyllis Lobb and J.
K. Cornish. Discussion followed
as to outside work on the rest
rooms, It was moved by Mrs. Geo.
Henderson that we hire the out
side work clone. It was moved by
Miss M, Swan and seconded by
Mrs. Burdge that Mrs. Henderson
be pianist to replace Mrs. A.
Johnston, and Mrs. Gordon Rich-
ardson as assistant. Thank you
note was read from polio fund
fora donation of $10. Moved by
Mrs. Ham and seconded by Mrs.
Triebner tliat we send $10 to the
cancer fund. The meeting closed
with the singing of the W, A.
hymn and repeating the prayer.
Group 2 then took charge. Mrs.
John Broaclfoot concluded a con-
test after which a dainty lunch
was served.
News Letter from Parliament
By L. E. Cardiff, Member for
Huron.
You will perhaps remember
my last report, touching on the
International River Bill, then
before the House. Since then
the Bill came to a vote and was
carried, all parties in the House
voting for it except the Social
Credit party. The bill took the
time of the House for five days.
It was introduced in order to
make clear that the Dominion
Government is the final author-
ity to give a license for the con-
struction of works which will in-
terfere with the flow of river
water across the international
boundary between Canada and
the United States and which will
affecttheuse of those on the
other side of the boundary.
The Dominion says, in other
words, that while the use, and
the benefits of the use, of water
on this side of the boundary is a
matter entirely for the provin-
cial governments to control, the
construction in Canada of any
works to affect the use of the
waters as they cross the border,
and -on the other side of the
border, is entirely a matter for
the Federal Government to con-
trol under our constitution.
The British Columbia Gov-
ernment, which is a Social Cred-
it Government, now find them-
selves in this position. They have
signed an agreement with the
Kaiser Corporation giving Kais-
er the right to construct a dam
on the Arrow Lakes in British
Columbia for storage purposes.
The purpose of the dam was to
control all the flow of water in
the Columbia River, and enable
the Bonnyville Power .plants on
the United States side, to gen-
erate more power. In this agree-
ment Kaiser undertook that B.
C. would receive a cash payment
plus 20 per cent of the extra
power generated at Bonnyville
as the result of the storage of
water in British Columbia. Since
the passing of this Bill the Brit-
ish Columbia Government now
find themselves in rather an
awkward position. Not only do
they find themselves in an awk-
ward position that will take con-
siderable ironing out, but there
is a lot of money involved that
the British Columbia Govern-
ment feel belongs to them.
I would like now to discuss
with you the situation as it ex-
ists with respect to War Veter-
ans' Allowance. The Bill has
passed the second reading and
is nowsentto the Veterans' Af-
fairs Committee. It was sent
here by the Minister of Veter-
ans' Affairs, the Hon. Hughes
Lapointe. The Government has
announced some changes in the
Act. Under the revised schedule,
single veterans will receive 560.
instead of the- former $50,00 per
month, and married veterans
5108.00 in place of the former
590.00 per month, The new per-
missible earning ceilings move
up from 5720.00 to 5840.00 for
single veterans, and from 51220
to 51440 for married veterans.
This is far short of the amounts
isuggested by the Canadian Le-
, Bion. -
CROP REPORT
Warm spring-like weather
melted most of the snow from
last week's storm. Excellent
runs of sap were reported dur-
ing the week. Seed cleaning
to enjoy a summer vacation last plants are operating at Tull ca-
pacity. Brucellosis inspectors
year. The Annual Easter Seal have now lined up the heifer
Campaign runs until April 10th calves for the spring vaccina -
and has an objective of 5550, tion in the 12 townships •operat-
ing under this program. Warble
000. These little girls shown fly spraying was started in the
above visited Blue Mountain townships on April 1st,
Camp near Collingwood.
JULY 3
oaeo
th to AUGUST 3rd
Among those who are plan
Jim Broadfoot, on the West
Coast, who is looking after Re-
union arrangements there, in a
recent letter reports on the ar-
rangements he is making among
former Seaforth residents in B.C.
In his communication he says:
"We are getting a bunch of the
akl Seaforth Boys together to
have a stag lunch and will report
to Hazel Reid later who of these
may come hack for the 'big doing,
I expect to be going over to Vic-
toria in a few days and will line
up the Seaforthites there. I ant
Planning to start front here 1st of
July, and will arrive in Seaforth
sometime about the middle of
July,"
Writing front Welland where he
is spending the winter with his
daughter, Miller Adams said he is
looking forward to the reunion,
being back 91 Seaforth during the
summer time. Recalling the early
history of the town, he pointed
out that his father was born in
1346, the first child to be born in
the area that later became Sea -
forth. He was the son of the late
Thomas Adams and Ami Cluff.
The Adams' Zarin, according to
Mr. Adapts, is naw occupied by
James M. Scott. and had been
sold by Mr. Adams' father to the
late D. D. Wilson.
Possibility that Seaforth would
have a,n opportunity of seeing the
Canadian National Railway mus-
eum train this year was elimin-
ated by word which has been re-
ceived from the President of the
Railway, Donald Gordon, and
from the Minister of Transiiort.
Because of economic difficulties,
the railway is not running the
museum train this year. -
Arnold Turnbull, well - known
Seaforth 010 Boy, who for some
years now has been a resident of
England, and who calls Itis home
at Walton -on -Thames, "Seaforth",
has been doing some research for
the reunion committee to deter-
mine the derivation of the name
'Seaforth'. In a letter this week
he says: "I understand that the
committee planning the Old Boys
Reunion is really bearing down
on their job and every effort is
being made to have a successful
reunion, I am very sorry that the
Turnbulls of England will not be
with you, much and all as I
would like to visit Seaforth
again."
Margaret Cuthill Campbell, of
R.R.3, Weston, Ont., is planning
to return for the Reunion and
says in her letter to the commit-
tee: "Thank you very much for
the invitation to the Old Boys'
Reunion, and if at all possible my
aunt, husband and myself will be
there."
Another former resident who is
looking forward to renewing ac-
aforth and dis-
quaintances
isEdith M.Gardiner.
nn
dMrs.
Gardiner says: "We received an
invitation to attend the 01d Boys'
Reunion from July 30th to Aug-
ust Srd, and thank you for it.
We will be very glad to attend
the celebrations in my old home
town and are looking forward to
being there with you. I quite well
remember the good times we had
at the first Old Boys' Reunion
In 1914 and so we would not want
to miss this oye."
•One of the outstanding fea-
tures of the Old Boys' will be
the monster parade which is be-
ing arranged by a committee
headed by D'Orlean Sills, and
which will take place on Mon-
day, August 1. Already Chair-
man Sills has lined up floats and
other attractions for the parade
and can promise that the num,
ber of entries will be suck as to
make it the outstanding parade
that has ever been seen on a
Seaforth street.
The committee is anxious to
locate as many as possible old-
time vehicles of any descrip-
tion, and is hopeful that citi-
zens will co-operate by making
available such vehicles, and at
the same time decorate them
and arrange for them to be en-
tered in the parade. If there are
vehicles available which would
be loaned, it would be appreciat-
ed if information to this effect
could be made known to Mr.
Sills. -
While it is too early to indi-
cate in detail all the features of
the parade, it can be assumed
that there will be a part in it
for everybody, regardless of
age, and in order that it may be
the success which the committee
hopes it will be, the co-operation
of everybody will be necessary.
Any suggestion would be, wel-
comed, Mr. Sills says, and these
should be forwarded either to
him or to any member of his
committee, which include Ed
Daly, J. E. Keatipng, J. A. Card-
no, J. 0. Cornish, Frank Case
and Mrs. Gordan. ?apple.
Thestoryof the Seaforth
Old Boys is fresh in the minds
of the Members of the Legisla-
tive Assembly. The day before
parliament prorogued at Toron-
to, Tom' Pryde, Huron M.L.A.,
distributed to each member a
copy of the Town of Seaforth
booklet, to which was attached
an invitation to attend the Old
Boys' here. In addition to this,
Mr. Pryde drew attention of the
House to the Reunion and Cen-
tennial celebration which Sea-
forth is holding on July 80 to.
August 3,and in the name of
the Seaforth committee issued a
personal invitation_ to each of
the M.L.A.'s to- be present.
ning to come to the Reunion
this summer is Mrs. Beatrice
Martin, 1605 Kenwood St., Van-
couver 6, B.G. Mrs. Martin is
the former Beatrice !Galbaith
and worked in McFall's millinery
when she was in Seaforth. She
says; "I had been looking at the
names on the program, I wonder
how many I would know. I
worked in McFall's millinery, in
addition to Mary Modeland, and
Margaret Smithers, who mar-
ried Jack Sclater. I would like to
hear from them if they are still
there. I also know F. Kling.
Would that be Frank who was
in the hotel business? And T. C.
Crich, would that be Chester, or
one of the younger generation "
1\Irs, Martin is one of the hund-
reds of former residents of Sea -
forth who are planning to come
back to the Reunion in Seaforth,
and while she will find many
changes here, at the same time
she will find a .good many of the
people with whom she used to
associate when she lived here.
HENSALL
General Coach Works of Can-
ada Ltd. at Hensall, Ontario
takes an active part in the re-
creational program of the com-
munity. The company sponsors a
junior hockey team in the Hen -
sail League which is composed
of two -teams from Hensall, one
from Zurich and one from
Cromarty. They finish up this
winter sports program with a
tournament wltih the parents'
and other fans following to the
grim finish. This recreation goes
on daily throughout the winter
months in Hensail's $60,000 ice
arena. It is fun to see the small
fry, both boys and girls, head-
ing for the arena with their
skates over their shoulders and
hockey sticks in hand. In true
Canadian spirit, they skate al-
most as soon as they walk.
Another recreation which is
sponsored by this Mobile Home
plant is rifle shooting at the in-
door rifle range designed and
promoted in the Hensall plant.
Originally the rifle team was
composed of members of the
Sports and Conservation Club
who were employees of the
plant. It has now developed to
T1119 SEAFO'R'PH NEWS—Thursday, April 7, 1955
Relent Theatre
TI-IURS, 1281, SAT, FRANCIS JOINS THE "WAGS"
DONALD O'CONNOR - JULIA ADAMS
With Franols, the talking mule, 91 another laugh filled
comedY -
MON, TUES. 'WED.
FATHER BROWN DETECTIVE
Alec Chilliness - Joan Greenwood
Based on the Father Brown stories by G. K. Chesterton
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About It
YOU GET THE BEST VALUES
IN FOOTWEAR !
at the
ILLIS SHOE STORE
The Little Store with the "Big Values”
Seaforth
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the point where the employees'
team of fifteen members com-
petes with a team from the
Sportsman's Club once a week
on the indoor rifle range. Mem-
bers of the employees team also
act as instructors of a junior
rifle team from the Boy Scouts
who are sponsored by the Cham-
ber of 'Commerce. Plant Mana-
ger, Wm, 0, Smith is an ardent
sportsman and joins enthusiasti-
caily in the fun.
MRS. W. J. STEVENS
Mrs. Walter John Stevens, of
Brucofleld, cliecl Tuesday morn-
ing in her 89th year at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John A,
McEwen, on the 2nd concession
of Stanley township. Born on the
Bronson Line, Stanley, she was
the former Margaret Ann Tough,
a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Tough. She resided in
Stanley township all of her life
with the exception of a few short
years following her marriage
when she lived in Hay township.
She was a member of the Bruce -
field United Church and of the
W.A. and W.M.S. Her husband
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First Presbyterian
Church
Rev. D, Glenn Campbell
Minister
10 A.M.—Church School and
Bible Class
11 A.M.
"They that Passed By"
7 P.M.
"He Saved Others”
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died in 1924. Surviving are three
daughters, Ethel, Mrs. William
Sisley; Montt Forest; Violet,
Mrs. 3'. H. Thompson, Sarnia;
and Lillian, Mrs. McEwen; and
one sister, Mrs. John Davidson,
Dente, Sask. The body is resting
at the Ball and Match funeral
home, Clinton, where on Friday
at 2 p.m, Rev. W. Burton of the
Brucefield United Church, will
conduct the service. Burial will be
in Baird's cemetery, - Stanley
township.
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NEVER TOUCH
af wire!
One reason why electricity
serves us so well is
that it can be delivered
wherever wires will carry it.
Ontario Hydro exerts every
effort to keep safe the wires
that carry this important
commodity, but in spite of all
precautions, lines occasionally`
break. A fallen wire is
dangerous ... it may be
a "live wire”.
!Neuer touch a fallen wire -
under any circumstances!
Warn children not to go near
them. If you find an
electric wire on the ground,
or dangerously low, please
notify the nearest Hydro office
and endeavour to keep
others away until service men -
arrive. Yourco-operation
may be instrumental in
saving a life.
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