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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
4
A historical defense of domestic labor arguing for dignity, training, and fair pay. It compares nurses’ respect to housekeepers and warns against undervaluing home work that supports families and society. Emphasizes national revaluation of all useful labor and avoiding neglect of homes.
The piece muses on hot humid days and the approaching end of July. It recalls a Leskard village fundraiser for a snowplow and reflects on turning soil, gardening joys, and the value of tending crops despite high humidity and weed growth.
In wartime scarcity a church group hides two apple pies for a church supper to illustrate efforts to keep "business as usual" steady. A local restaurateur refuses to sell to the church, noting the factory picket line stance, while the tale reflects on piety and daily needs during rationing.
District health report notes closure of seven abattoirs for unsanitary conditions. Eye clinic in Campbellford served 55 children from Campbellford Seymour and Percy townships with glasses provided at cost. Rotary Club aided families unable to afford eyewear. School health exams logged 2 151 children medically, 5 316 others inspected. Chest x rays in Bowmanville Port Hope and Cobourg examined 75 people. One active tuberculosis case found from mass x ray in Roseneath Hastings and Warkworth. Communicable disease cases fell to 251 from 463 in May. Local sports results and schedule follow with Orono football loss to Hampton and upcoming week games listed.
In a Friday playoff at Orono Park, the Orono girls fought back from an early Newcastle lead to win 18 to 12 and take the series lead 1-0. Key hits came from S Flintoff, G C Staples, and M McKenna with a late surge in the fifth inning delivering eight runs to seize the victory.
The Newcastle Baseball Club hosts its annual Sports Day on Civic Holiday Monday August 2 in Newcastle Athletic Field. Morning 10 30 features Crone vs Newcastle girls softball. Afternoon 1 30 Kendal vs Newcastle hardball then Bowmanville vs winner. Carnival grand draw at 9 and 21 prizes. Dance in Community Hall afterward with Roy Forrester and his seven piece band.
Finder may leave the lightweight wrist watch with black band at the Times office in Orono for return.
Mrs. R Hancock visited Toronto on Monday. Families from Jim Rutherford Alf Perrin and Hancock attended gatherings in Peterborough Bowmanville and Hamilton. Miss Marion Simpson underwent appendicitis surgery in Oshawa. Congratulations to L Reid on a July 13 birth at Bowmanville hospital. Sunday picnic service featured Rev W Patterson and hymns with A T Perrin at the piano.
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