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the georgetown herald seventjrfirl year of publication tw gn i uiiiiih wegarseegwy evening october 6th 1937 150 per amm in advgtiecex 200 to u-s-a- toe geor heraltl j m moojdc y of the canadian weekly newspaper asaooastlon c-njr- lime tue kawtw rwi- xcu ilaudmrd tfinu t utt u lassigei 7 10 a ni esbmiucr alul mall iuuiku alul mall jiti pm imimtimli s tur luroolo u17 ti 31 ihjk4ul v sunday utliy 71 1 jlm gwi iasmger and mail hm atn isef x34 yw hujimvr end mall ttixj phi sthuuenger ijl um litr sunday 11 111 pm oalag nrth mall uul iaeuer it 45 hw ceiag fteeu mall uul pasaener flft pw pirectory ukkamut iii- trod uu ualli lltmt iiuiuiomk hu kliul aiul humblr callllltf uod alul yrl of wur liltuu iirnmiulrd trace s of likmum buty hid h lvrjy uwl iiul ifutficr licld millmlw wh rh him ml lunov diu ice ac hvrix klnnutt ma karum ana 8ucu ueoriteinwu ontario office oreaury tneatre uldg uu1 bl kknnrls at langdom auiu u tfaenry rwklee hid unrltsae esnney if inen oace maui utreet south w c cham llnsls me oota all kame1t cetaydoh lawamhc oocuk sea leay 81 e praaer reney ate h bdward cook oordut qraydon 113 ualn sl kortta uraniptan ttelephntta tj harold b lawrence lobuw bulldinfc brampton telephone ms r watson djjs mjojl fl ooee knurs u 5 kneept tburaday altamnou j c jackson djdh nnnrnalra- to the lata iv oftlloi open kventncs -h- a m nielsen leu year f ifraauae chiifoprftor xray druguu thswarjat lady aueaaaas office ever dominion blare onoreetown hours 1 5 1 tua fliil rkareaay e lw frank petch ucsnacd auctionm ter th tm- at veal ea4 prompt service rehtf m r s3 oeoreetown ull poet office ohemwinam monuments pollock a ingham siiegmtors to 3lr ji wdfth gait onft inject our wvfc la ormevmod radio repairing u yean ksaerleaee we specialize on this work j sanftord son mionki gbakoktowh u rscr lurid nullmhor wltolly bliiul cw rc mid i- u m- ilnw txr voimu h4hh ami uumiuwn llfud wfilcli brfar iu1 uumjktxl bcluui it wvy iluiv itrliul t iii ik icu tiuy lumur m krtart of rurtrt joys mll matur if lire kritn v liw xuuimi r ar rtwhi teltt iurcllu itiin hotutr wuc awlnijlnji a hlnlng irval tnlilxt ltii4 tttu tiobu jeuna a khw and braaikr vukui kttiiusi ivor bven iu walk ftlui clrratnlng n liulr yi irene arcuv iwje rrevention wkkk ocrotajuk xnj umil 1k lmtltvojtion in tlut uome 3terbt puc for fir prhnlioci to atart i in ui home clianly tuwuild ttart there accotrtllntf to th ancient uylntc and errtainly raftty uwmild oome flrxt in order to ufe- siuud ute home inspection thould be made not only fire prevention week but periodically uirouthout the yr all heatinc and llahtlni- hiulpmcnt cxmmned chimney and plpca kapt clean at aoot ho amoke pipe per- mltud uiroush oombuauble wallj dupoaluon of aahea tafeguarded the fiue cabinet ahould be of metal ajtbtatoc ned fuse in all fuse block none f luem brultei and not over is ampere fuse uitd in branch circuits all drop cord ahould be lnaulated and not supported on any conducutm material elecirk irons alwaya detached when not id ua and kept on metal rianrt alatchea ahould be kept out ol the keach of tuldren and the chlldr ahould be regularly uuht the dan- hr of are and not to play with mtau-h- clouts ahould be kept clean and all nebblsh removed from uw entire premises cleanliness u next to ood lines perhaps that is the reauw it always play such an important part in fire prevention is not the intention to khf all the detail of home inspection you have already aifaulttad to yourselves that you can safecuard your own homes put the impulse into action blart this pire prrventioo campaign in your tame where ore ttfer lurks to destroy you and yours and hen by vigilance and regular re-lnspac- tlon you will be adding- creatty your store of safety and happiness for all time to come a woman went into a bank to eab cheque the cashier asked her to endorse it but site did not know what lie meant thts all right said the cashier jusx aisn your na exactly as you would on your letters and iii jive you the money so she carefully wrote on the back of the cheoue your laving mary our new ins- astions the sajmavptti xmmmti uts bemr nrvceed at kltuntby usu and at vrchres iebm kut- tila- uru step in the t r coipormlions pij ut a tmnnulirti uoumr cheln tkf jti4ns afiw 3lif country wnt will w ui uimjii rauct mvwrnt and tt mt- tki tautaos of listetiwit uiomjnujtuxi titu cxtcxtinrat- km itu last tluve eiontha uij trnitm a ittjuad of tradiu kiitumffh luuli imr- uructkm rwrq hme uem uiattuhu aaray f llcxtahy 23 tauk bxron qu- rtirnlo a the orow niati u iumm- teia it uu- conlilirnts martt kntednii ttatull lastme liatkem ijaedy u hfunu un sujisu inid the ether by teusly lb ttftrj ober the metvm warit una hetmi hf ilik okt at vvtchrftmn yimtueiti qmtiiatte are thai cm the onltttau uuiiutti and cxy the quebec jdti wuuj ik rtttly on time ultlmatety urtterti atonaaetr tflijlh kiow murray anu his stain oti cithc engineers hope u haaa- thuu utt right kuch supar bo aal lrkuuuttu ln elalinns aojoas cnadav kach jatelkw cas ux thai uiuitih- borhood of x2aa wiuu tfle tern- cepilon of afhe bueatuli each astion will he il1 uiu same tttmi aerial b teatssaiuer huuiei such broadf aslins plateia wihl be- mimiu- ed at iimhfav and at ertvyj tau- gsry ttegituu v and lofcimfc at otuwa ttii n hkttmtt -h- however are still pej oc the- cmc plans fur the future larmlaur the- cjat tarto and qnebec tstien ue at tmiit ty i at ilornby radio and staell imun have erected a giant aetitall anfawitn this aerial one o the- wtatcklt- mtaoi taruuletm wu a s tons off lumii which pierce ms test itttn ihe- 3lmt the up of the tower is 30 faeti hiull- er than the ank of trmuienfla uu toronto which to the bauaatt itltmt in the british kaaninftt- tfais giant ataawuhatyi unaatr according to enainserii wiill affuau cbls aeriat thootrng ww which originate bs thtwtta tm tiwn- plow assists radio egi fansehafr audi vus ilkr- teners within a tatha o awanst hunt- drwfa of amilee the tower tapao doanc ail lbs bea ol hollow str awnavtir lljiiiiaa ssi the base and 30 whl bsut ittw- at- tire tower aecovdiae to the- toehmvl dans sits upon this nwmparaiwahj tiny porcelain afsesir whieltc weigils kin the netghisorryorf oc four guy wlraa aupptwti ttte uttgej tower pretzetehad at thsr cacitusas i these t6tmist bag guys nli balu tibe tower in a uaxauleanoouir geile no less than 8 ton oc oanuww have been poured hd uur gtnuadi tnv form the baa of the- hmuatr tfhftst this base the uwrrtlaliitr mats mpntwi- lag the mass of ataat gyidant i ustnxag considered ran wvn greater menace than wittdlandl loft will have no more aflaet om the ojiauk ty of cbzes broadeama tham wauht an a ducks back every inch of metal ojjo jttl 30 acres of property omaad jay tftfr- broadcatting sull be- gpuunli- ed- and this of eouzse wiin inoiluhr the aerial tower thus uldtttauite striking the tower asesalu willl fmdl utt m hi tix- daya of advanced aeieoce the radio turns to the humble plow parhaps teen 4het m achievement to assist htm 3a the wrsiructlon of an ultra modem high powered station fler we ac the plow sphcial- ry deaifmed by j 0 uadford in charge of iasulla- uf the two m kilowatt hutions at hornby swtario and verckeres quebec wklch are being kttiut tt the canadian nroadcastinr carttoration bj northern eleetric compan umu in mont ma ne plow id used for the burinir of 16 miles t aotttmnr ww in the form of a huge wheel st the bw nf the cut ft radiating tower at the top of bhudi as uhown in our sketch is an aenal beacon taus maim of wire forms a perfect ground system wad it as wide as the tower is high these two sta ttionfi the most powerful in will be on the drvjeeb this fall sagie rnrotetof old g i have been asked to write acme notes tei the georgetown of out it u suggest that they might prove mlerrcaung to preaeftday citiaens in town and country murounding klere re st few note put together quite koughly as you will see to show how chor take plm as the veers go by x remember at uriuling iteverkl banquets in the ttutaapaort llotke corner of main and ouelph streetshow a garage mr ttuenpson kept a very orderly house lie was ukceded i think by a mi wl wdiiah anakec it possible for the i blobafi to be turned on as ejeni dusk tails they will ty abtiiwi 4tt of course with the rom ting o mm wltib xv ud or an intricate upuund nytiem it is expected that 4be vtiumna mill be some pumpkins to lilting through the tttfcer and driving broadcasts home in tm qotidspaakers throughout the am- ttmeut mvwhrimiolyao miles of copper vutrr huue bsn buried nine inehss umiitiyitround at xtornby by the radio tieiiimtdtimt tejuhh gwhind wires there are 130 0j7 hem oadiate from the base of tshinvmir each wire hi exactly 647 wt lone the came length as the utekitil if the lower these are lewtjiaihy at important a the tower it- leju un featttlng the ctstlons signals to tthe win mrid tihw of the highest efficiency tawnamlthas ever designed accord way into the iroundl toiia asin ktiald in htlnvrns nt lis alsfllnjr 1wi an hc cm enttomrs are belrur hltb powered oana te mtrul f vum- lor early a llblfirip- hjst whu ijiljtlsee in k nju avian awint in the allcement tranawtfmr ftuufiei every piece of metal willi be- gmumfr- ed the itaec rftiiifitnk uhtt window xltts and merhanlnall aejutjr- ment wiu be nauar safe- mxr tihe n- gineer to handle ojk lite- tavaur uk self there will be two s0vwattl liiaitli at the peak and ux fahwi uttftttfc will be zpottad every if ftac am tft side of the itssl brdern 4kmmlafias ttuauutlnn in the modern glass front- md ttftatuanitier house now nearly wdmiildie at jtomby and a similar thillldlnc t verchsres tehe runsmluor as a matter of ehuu 4u said to be the only ones of tilieit tkind on the continent tteciu tubas giant output ubes hottliur in the luughborhood of slfa tttuih lutve bsen manufsctured tor snouljhdisento wnsrto r t aerial and itaiiint rlaar lights on the aerial wilt bar mulijfo- ed on and off airtniwalieallv- 4m uiao trie eye airangement has beam lmmiu- uniilr to these ecpocially designed val van 4nidcrntally u that theyll not uttiu ae uasd to pound programs on tine 4dr the heat they cast off will ibe ihnvneiwvd and will be used to kp wood for sale duaod ilaech and maple at w single oord mired uaus ftuo pr cord mixed wood sxh per oocd j kuaandlrvsatd ravane ks af hu a prominent official of hte tele- itlume company was rudely aroused from his slumbers by the inslsent ringing of the teleplumr after bruls ing his toe on a chair and seeing uie stars lie reaclied live telenlvone official growling lleliol loud masculine voice are you an official of the tcleplione company official yes wtisl can4 do foi you voicetell me liow do you like getting out of bed at two o clock in lite morning to aiuwer a wrong uum her callt ljjuiiu your wife changed very much since you married iterr friend yea my liablts my own frienda god may houra frsj- chocolate biscuits 2u 27c ivunctemeat 2 25c domestic isa ilk eii 3 poj peas 2 it-es- tu sic cumflaj pilchards ijttu 12c pualc herring 10c avqavaav w ask m i salt 1 nvahuru iitusjiilli w iwaacakoni s lu i powder tu i7c nvmlmaell peppek h 10e avknef hew pact tomato juice 2 1c lueilmudeeija dressing nijc toddy 1s3c rtafc oucaeuj hook wax i4k tie 53e blue w 6c pegs i d ioc 10 vestewss i levl a linistl ma chocolates u24c golden hp ta r 33 economy ceiiw u 83 carrolls aueirle hmittt pumpkin v 10c buudlngs warfln water jack will be built around the copper base of each tube and the water after it has erred its pur pose in coaling the tubes wui be drained off to keep the buildings heated according to tk- augustine prigon assistant general manager and techni cal chief of the canadian broadcast ing corporation those living in the ilornby district heed have no fear of the new station blanketing reception the official word is out that everyone suffering from too much cx pow which as a result would make it im possible to tune in other siations will be given wave traps these gadgeut it is aakl thould clear up the trouble modem receivers however ihouklnl be bothered b the strong col sig rials speaking of hlanltetlng such lnt always the case in the immedlste neighborhood of broadcasting sis lion take the case of ckct the 100 watt toronto station for lnststvo euudkw of ckcu as you know are located on university ave about two miles away on cherry sl he transmitter and towers send the stations broadcasts on the air re gularly according to chief engineer emle swan of the station ckcl is heard by listeners in australia thous ands of miles away yet in ti studios own back yard just two mllw ftom uie transmitter it u impossible for a reeeher to tune in the uattoul the explanation according to swan is simple the wares from cxctvs aerial shooting away up in the sky i are reflected by the iteevlside layer and end up around australia and such distant points yet these vavco dont get a chance to reach the studios back yard because of down town buildings it seems that these buildings in a direct line between the studio and the transmitter absorb the waves k this of course is not the case in other parts of the city where ckcl well heard by james annan in the toronto star weekly uoue luraovcuevr room can be no better than its hours no mil ter how attractive the furniture or rugs may be if the floors are unsightly the appearance of the room is spoiled if you plan to modernise and im prove the appearance of your home will be etr to pay special atten tion to your floors if the wood is in good condition the general procedure is to scrapr varnish and wax but if the wood is not in a t km to take this treatment there are other ways to make the floor attractive any cracks in the wood may be ailed and the floor painted black or dark red floors of this type are frequently found in very old house there are ato many omposition covering- on the market a ilcli may be laid over the old floor the home improvement ihan offers the home owner an opportunity to borrow iunds for redecorating at a very low rate of interest vkkv tajul mem dke young very tall men are not long dvent- while this prospect applies la men of excessive height h does not apply to men of she feet one two or three inches experience shows that the age of such is norasal it ts the gi ants who die young the famous giants of hkiaury namely peter tuchan ft v in died at years christopher munster ft in died at 45 years obrien -byrne- i ft 4 in died at years patrick colter ft 4 in died at 45 years antonious of syria t ft- 7 la died at years bank clerk oj england 7 ft c in died at u years robert ilaie 7 ft s in died at u year the average age at death of these men whose history is well aulhenu cated is only 54 years giants are not normal people the great majority have glandular de fects of which excessive tallness b but one lyiapton the present generation of people on the american continent b definite ly taller than any former one the reason for this is in all probability that they have been more rationally fed and better cared for in childhood than the people of former gene lion the better sanitary emijir under which people of the present day live hare had much to do with the increase of longevity which is years above that of any generation of our predecessors what de tam mea die of an analysis of the cause of death among men of over c feet by one of the insurance ctompaniea showed that the cause of death in this group was much the same as in ordinary per sons there was no exoats for ex ample of tuhercuktsls actually it was low mong this group the mor tality from bafinenxa and preuntwonia was a trifle high the mortality from the degenerative diseases was high only among the overweights a con dition which is also common to over weight men of lesser suture by john w s mccullough md upjl a young actor applied for work to the ti tiuector of the nig toise film company nothing doing at present amid the big man see me in two months time if you really want me youd better sjgn me on now replied the actor there are lots of other companies af ter me oh- queried the director douh fully and what 4vuwriaru are they the gas company the water com lany and the electric light company mrs smith rushed into her living room mrs iimilh xjx john i dropped my dli ring off my finger and i cant find it anywhere john calmly us all right dos i came across la in my trousers poc- ket- ttumas rom was a worthy dufn whoa store was the building of briginal m4ihodit church ui town it still ktands on the lot opposite the mackensie planting mills kuohard creelman hi his factory just aoulh manufactured knitting inaciibtaa since back in ihe leventies lie really did much for the industry in canada if kahja aiwwards in the council and reeve as the oeorge- town photographer for a long u ills pictures had the reputation of uver flattering the original annie ctarit was the chlktrens favorite and plenty of the older people will reaaember her candies and ice crantthe exact quality no ob tainable now doc cain was the barber who gave a shave and a head rub noth ing ever like lt for a dime w i jackson wai a grocer in frame laullding where the gibbon block now stands tie was a long- t j wheeler jeweler was for many yeara hi the building occupied by dominion btores ills grandoa t j is now one of the associate editors of the toronto star weekly the herald was for many years prior to 114 published in the large flat over creelmana about ihat time the plant was moved to the herald block where it i at preaent- the paper under another name was at first printed where the original town hall used to ttand fat the vac ant corner north of ooeiph street and just north scat of the present town ballone wonders why this choice hnlldine lot has rcawslned vac ant so long the geor aek ly paper has done a real service tc the community during the t2 years since it was first tetanuthed looking back i would say that its editorial policy while in charge of the under- rigned was independent with a the fiat manager of the bank of hamilton that is when u was opened in a building opposite the protbyter- tan church was a mr colguhpun of h when they moved to the new building now occupied by the telephone office i think ii m wat a mr donnelly had the stationery and fancy goods store next building south followed by j h jackson who later had what was really a de partment store south of young street i do not recall the occupants of the smaller ttores max i know the was a barber shop and then just north of the clark house now uc- olbbon house there was wm t a grocer i remember him as a boy for once when i with my brother drove some prise cmole from bear acton to oeorgetown fair we eaued to buy tome rerreahmenu at mr thoieptonx then there was the clark house ttviouis clark was a quiet thoughtful man and alter his retirement a good while ago came to toronto to live where he later passed away adam d tcttanaoii prior to him prancis barclay had for a long time the store in the opposite south com er he was conscientious and popu lar lie was always an interested if i kesemher rightly william austen shoe store was next he had a son john who went into the manufacture of jewelery many years ago and johns son still carries on in toronto mokay bros grocers were for many years right there on main oree i meke a guess that it must be near ly seventy years sine hugh mckay opened hiklness here nis son wu hem and daughter mrs wetherald are happily still with us j o wilson was also near that spot for come time he was the only undertaker in town ills tons wulhua and albert still reside ove utter tn red deer alberta mr thomas rustln was one of the towns leading druggists for a long period he had a puutlon for in tegrlty and was one of the men of those early days who both quietly and officially helped to maintain uw and order which was not especially bard to do that wtalttaker hardware was there also he was an oldstyle bust nets man but kept a very good tore mwemher calling upon him once for an ad for the herald he looked over his glasses at the young editor as was his cmlom but there was no ad around the church fitne4ttunet was charles ptililips insurance and near him john rue tallir think john italian tirte good cltl sen and genial irixhman had the frame stove where the kennedy block now stands sweet potatoes t las atadmh cwafcm nice she onions sautaj and dry nk siat lolbs 17c grapes nillilni larce wai at ruvar 2 lbs 19c lettuce ive niee so- 2 hda isc bananas cill i vislin him use maia street lael2atavlv tme cdtn- sausfc am dktf frails ft vegtjaues etc carrolts c who had the corner on main street how vacant x do hot remem ber later h w kennedy kept a store there until he built a fine blojc near by he was gnaltly interested in aiunlclpal affairs and was reeve and justice of the peace he wets a kindly and wise counsellor in a small office building near by was o s ooodwlltie lawyer a taut wu versed in the law for long time he was clerk of the municipality next was the mechanics instluiur buudiruf owned by major ornl- it was the public library and very-yse- ful in sits day it had a tine iruiil for those who wished 16 dly euu local problems or politics and tn- religion and hlay cliet home of the lequenters were joseph barber u p lawsop major orunu dougald held rev mr duff edwin search in charge of the building and nuiaerou others whom x do not offhand recelt if anyone itu a copy of the poem ihe dosco dream it was produced here i be lieve rev mr duff vaw suspected dougald rled had a good property including his hardware store that still standi hat aori john being ttow proprietor dougald ried was a kind hearted man but you wouldnt know it when you first met him i remem ber havlne an atrument with him in his store one day he wanned up a bit and finally told me he didnt want to talk tn me he was much older than i so i walked out but we were really good friends ever after john modermld grocer was a trusted scotchman and x knew him intimately for many years wm mcleod on the comer had a large store well managed in 1u vari ous departments he vkejly did bud- neas in a very large part of the counties around he dealth larcely in what the farmer produced and did an immense trade he gave lib eral time to municipal affairs town and county councils and politics ills successor in the corner mow owned by a bank was m john mcbean who is also by this time regarded as among the older residents around the young street corner at the rear were the stables of wm mc- callum and thos watson wm mccailum was a genial fellow and popular with travellers who patron ised his business well a km is the greatly osteemed rector of york mills anglican church thos watson wai rugged in appearance and diligent in business on the opposite main street corn er there was the bennett house robert bennett proprietor ni line of butlnes was not easy in the time when it was much disturbed by at tempts at legislation but his later days were pleasant and peaceful prank taylor was a retpeeted buts- nesiman in the west side of main street there was a demand in hoje days for harness for horses now not so much mr taylor spent his de clining years in toronto the col w p moore who began business just near the corner of main and ouelph streets east side moved down and built the block which uter was the place of business of w c anthony now r il thomp son a go col moore died just a little time ago leaving a large estate culp and mckenxle carried on an extensive carriage and blacksmith bml on the next corner for many years hiram culp was equipped by abllty and experience for the practi cal side daniel mckenxle was the business manager it is rather sur prising to know at this date that mr mckenstt was but m years of age when he died in the summer of latts mr culp passed away more recently prom wesleyan street so called i suppose because the wesleyan church was built there to the next side street x do not recall that there was much business op that district of main street the pond occupied a good deal of the space x think it was crawford bros of ouelph who built the planing mill just about as it still stands although adaltions were made by j b mcken- sie the mill was once operated by aldous a ryder and x think mr al- dous was olsa an undertaker 1 re member a political meeting in the town hall evidently under liberal auspices mr aldous not a liberal was present it was at the time when tariffs were being warmly discussed especially their respect on the price of dry twkl cotton for insunce dur ing the speech mr aldous ventured to interrupt the speaker and ask what about the price of couon j w uurgough the cartoonist was in town a few days later and one of his cartoons pictured mr aldous at a funeral wearing a high hat with a white cotton band and draped down the back donaid mcklnnon was- the black- smith who lm business uv the stone building now a dwelling i thin west of main street north mr ajtcklnv nan was a genial scotch citlaen in the llnal years- of his life his home was just near the shop and this he called llterty hall where his friends called freyuently to comfort him in his declining years oeorgetown once had a brewery operated by a german cltisen named ilrlnkeihofre it was on main fitret north of ouelph street and in small fashion he manufacturered a bever age for which there is still some de- more uisn a half century ago the llamiltoti and korth western rail way was built from ilamllton to bar- rie the construction was preceded by a campaign for business which included votes by various groups of sections in the country a bonus of savmhioo was voted much to the disapproval of a urge number of the ratepayers a station was built on the aloore farm north of the white bridge and then there was the june lion station and an over head crocs ing at the orand trunk railway a ivolel was built just opposite the main sution where the building as a dwelling still stands george glbea was the proprietor for some years he striking in appearance but not otherwise he was a very popular and very successful auctioneer hxd a real sen of humor and was fluent of speech the railway did jond business independently for some years and then sold out to the qrand trunk some of those who fought the bonus by their speechea and votes remembered that in the argu ment between the country and the board of directors of the railway there was included a little clause which affirmed that if uv railway ever ceased to be an independent competing road the 5 000o0 ban us was to be returned to the county the grand trunk refused to comply and the case went to the courts outstanding uwyers like clulstoplier iloblnson kc and hon edward blake argued the case at osgood hall live county won and uie ttt umloo was returned tlie money was invested and the interest throuth the yean u being used in the sup port of the- public schools of certain sections of live count then was onoe a grist mill in oeorgetown and flfts years or more tcontluued on page 4