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the georgetown o seventyfirst year of publication the georgetown herald wedneadaw 1 1987 150 per annum in advance 20p to usa speed unit tote 31 miles ph y aowwamr ma cost bm- kumbta or ac counts passan boosting township council held their regular monthly meeting at stowerttown on monday afternoon mmbber ath deputyreeve nt a h councillors w a wilson c h may and edwin harrop were treve george currle presld- at the matting the minutes oi last meeting were read and con- by c h may seconded by n a robinson that the treasurer pay the relief accounts as presented ttr the belief officer mil to car- moved by n a robinson seconded ly c h- may that the treasurer pay the weed inspector balance of account or weed inspection lor 1ss7 s0o beu telephone co 1u tuqsalai tuts total wjxs interest on couno bate unpaid far s days glwis h o mcclure re burial of vivian in fant mjoo carried moved by w a wilson seconded hy edwin harrop that the treasurer jiay barry goldham secretary of the poppy fund the sum of ms 00 car- moved by n a robinson seconded by c h may that the treasurer pay the load sheets as presented by the road superintendent tmfi s car ried moved by w a wilson seconded by edwin harrop that the treasurer pay the following accounts hilton agricultural society s3500 esques- ing agricultural society 7s00 ac ton agricultural society wsoo l m bennett refund on returned takes deposited twice woo m r thomp son court of revision 500 a w benton court of revision 5 0o i m bennett selecting jurors woo geo currle selecting jurors woo n r thompsdn selecting jurors 5 00 a w benton selecting jurors 5 oft- carried moved by n a robinson seconded hy c h may that this council peti tion the department of highways to nave the speed limit through the vil lage of nerval miles per hour carried moved by c h may seconded by n a robinson that this council do now adjourn to meet wednesday december 15th at 10 ajn or at the call of the reeve carried golf seaaon cktaea with social evening and presentations at the wllloughhy house on friday evening the cedar crest oou club brought the season td- a close o with a luncheon bridge and presentation of president j a wllloughhy in his congenial and happy mood reviewed the activities of the club urthg the past season which had brought so much pleasure and enjoyment to them all and he hoped the members would have still a more pleasant season next jrear with many appropriate re marks to the successful winners mr wllloughhy presented the following prises mens bectlon the club shield qualifying and match play roy foul- is wllloughhy cup low net ry douglas coffin cup match play- bert wuloughby foulls trophy low gross clubchmplouhlp ry douglas indies section the club cham pionship and shield mrs j a wu loughby runner up miss jean mac kenzie consolation prise miss ruth mcnally best 8 hole ringer score- mrs p 11 coffin best s hole aver agemrs percy cleave many pleasant surprises was the feature of the evening and the fare well presentation to mr and mrs frank armstrong who are leaving town brought forth regrets but many kind expressions gave them hope for a bright and happy future from the ladles for her many little services mrs w miliar a as present ed with a table lamp who made promise to always keep it burning at the- window our hostess mrs or a wuloughby received many thanks for her kind ness and at the hinds of mr wu- loughbv on behalf or the members a lamp and bouquet of ho era was pre sented with all kind thoughts from husband and golfers mr wes robb won the bridge prl with such a remarkable score that he received the congratulations or the club the recipients of the various cups trophies and prises relumed such timely and opportune remarks that brought forth great merriment and appreciation especially the response of the champ ry douglas who fluent ly covered the course and made every- bodj feel themselves a champion auld lang syne closed one of the nicest evenings spent at the club house halton plowing match success notwithstanding bad weather plowmen taking part from the counties of ontario york peel wellington waterloo oxford haldimand brant and halton 200 attend banquet in evening at milton 0 halton plowmen again demonstrat- d their abulty to stage one of the outstanding matches of the year at their annua match held on the farm of amos newell kelson township on friday of last week- true entries were slightly lower than the record match of a year ago but this can be attributed to the unfavorable weather conditions and the back ward ifivnn which necessitated many plowmen concentrating on their own plowing at home fortynine oat- standing plowmen from the counties of ontario vtork peel wellington waterloo oxford haldimand brant and halton vied for high honours on the splendid newell farm where con ditions were wellnigh perfect ac cording to judges w l clark of oormley and wilfred timbers of mlluken the quality of the work was the equal of any match at which they bad officiated this year the event was brought to a suc cessful conclusion by a banquet in the milton town hall where upwards of 300 plowmen ahd their friends en- joyed the sumptuous mel prepared and served by the ladles of the moun tain tjnlon institute under the leader ship of president mrs wm dales with mr l w chlsholm presi dent of the plowmen s association in the chair brief addresses were made by warden john irving mayor carl martin reeve john mcnlven of nelson township hughes cleaver m p and thos a blakelock mua in the announcement of the awards and presentation or prises the secre tary and treasurer of the plowmens association were assisted by fred robinson root fox reeve victor halt w j robertson and f h ouroy the programme also includ ed musical selections by the bennett orchestra of kilbride and solos by hugh beaty of milton all of which contributed not a little to the suceea of the evenings programme another pleasing feature of the program was a vote of appreciation to a number of those offering encouragement to the junior farmers of the county ably moved and seconded by two of ffltwin junior fanners namely craig bald and donald mchabb of george town following a few words of ap preciation to the ladles and others contributing to the success of the day by hon president stanley hall and vicepresident peter peddle the programme was brought to a fitting close with auld lang syne prize winners olass 1 8 entries 1st bd tim bers mlluken out 2nd r o brawn oalt jul no t 3rd john canton oshweken 4th wm harrison oalt 5th lloyd marquis mlluken best crown john capton best finish r c brown class 2 8 entries v 1st lennle black ouelph r no 2 2nd ross marquis sunderland 3rd stan ful ler hornby 4th arthur julian mal um sth claude picket hornby best crown lennle black best finish ross marquis class 3 7 entries 1st horace barnes milton indtsdnald mcnabb georgetown 3rd elgin walker markham 4th cecil skerritt george town sth e w dredge acton best crown elgin walker best finish horace barnes class 4 s entries 1st arnold rile oalt 2nd ronald marquis sunder land 3rd kenneth peddle milton 4th oram baker freeman sth wm oemmell ayr r r no 2 best crown ronald marquis best finish kenneth peddle senior section class s 12 entries 1st clarence dredge acton 2nd fred dixon mil ton 3rd len lister hornby 4th arnold picket milton 5th ivan tay lor moffat 6th hoy bradley horn by 7th wm bardtey hornby best crown clarence dredge best finish arnold picket junior section 1st qerald marchment hornby 2nd kenneth brown norval 3rd gordon cartwrtght milton 4th fred ruddell georgetown 5lh george heathcrlngton freeman best crown gerald marchment best finish oer- ald marchment intertownship team prizk for w 8 hall special esqueslng township c dredge and k peddle root fox special leonard lister bank of nova scotia trophy clar ence dredge class 6 6 entries 1st fred lim bers stouffvllle 2nd alex black quelph 3rd spencer wilson norval 4th harry picket hornby sth malsle nlckun artss r it no 1 best crown alex black best finish fred timbers olass 7 4 entries 1st vernon picket hornby 2nd cub may horn by 3rd john dixon milton 4th jim hamilton hornby best crown ver non picket best finish vernon picket special on classes 6 and 7 best plowed land by pordson tractor- harry picket bank of commerce trophy for best plowed land in walking plows kd timbers jjest plow team 1st thos mckerr 2nd robinson bras 3rd john mar shall 4th frank cartwrtght xeau fie jorgtt can iv afford it t at the last regular meeting of council on nov 2nd representatives of the high school board asked coun cil to issue debentures to the amount of ssajooo for the purpose of building and equipping an addition to our ulgh school while council could have granted the request and issued the debentures they very wisely de cided to place the proposition before the property owners who are respon- tfble for the payment of the deben tures and get their feeling id the matter by a vote to be taken at the time of the municipal election next saonth while georgetown has been fairly liberal in the past in provldlng- eduoauonal facilities for town and did riot fe must admit our present rh school building is hot modern wever this municipality fa provid ing better educational opportunities at the present time than many other towns of like slae in the province and we hope may continue to do so the proposed addition to our high school is a desi one but can we afford the expenditure at the present timer thirtyeight thousand dollars is a lot of money to add to the present debenture debt of s1s2000 when we have been struggling for some years to meet our financial obligations and not go bankrupt as some other towns have done there is a limit to the taxpayers ability to pay and we should seriously consider whether or not we can afford to obligate the tax payers of georgetown to a further sum of usooo boraby radio tower attracts larde crowd can bk seen kashy rmoss oesujbtown hundreds of visitors are attracted each week to hornby as the mast of the new radio broadcasting italian nears its ultimate height of 046 feet the mast can be seen easily from various points in georgetown beacon lights on four atdes of the mast every hundred feet will anm as guides for nlghc filers visitors are forbidden to enter the gsbunds while workmen are busy on the tower- norval t at the halloween teclal held mon day evening in the parish hall mem bers of st pauls ayjjl the cholr w a and others gathered to honor mrs t e hewson who leaves short ly to take up residence in georgetown after uvlng here for twenty years mr j m morgason as chairman called mrs hewson to the platform then read the following address dear mrs hewson we have met together this evening to express to you our appreciation of the wonder ful help you have been to us in th church in the choir you have never spared time or effort to help out and especially as our numbers are small this has counted for a great deal jh t womens auxiliary wul certaln- ly miss your willing abidance in its the cenotaph georgetown where a day service will be held on sunday son 14th we pause to remember today after nineteen years uve spirit of service lives on in memory of those who served on the battlefields of france we honor them by cherishing in our lives the ideals they cherished ideals for which they preferred to die rather than relinquish we are better happier canadians because we have striven to uphold these ideals in our business as well as in our private lives 1 those whose hopes and dreams were touched hut light ly by the last great war have found power to forget but to the millions of others whose lives will never be the same again war remains a stark reality always to them as well as to those whose part in the conflict brought us our present peace our tribute is dedicated v all is well an unlcn6un soldier tramped the road of lisv ils crooked t is ted trails tic full knew what hardships anguish orros and urtat itii were hlddtm deep ailhtn his heart complete ouft o jc his whole life just boo- me an act he tried hard to twar a calloused hardened brute of arar to those wbvij aitotf d nt he acted well and no one late that uiuleraetath u ail was loneliness a breakinff heart v and nothing aeoa or 536x11 unknown to even closest friends his act went ovir lew for who d have thought this anknown heart wu fttll t i wm hale as witness from hls secret flies his unknown acts ff toafedtvua we missed them alljust sa the worst in our vxhue zona utiadesx why should we mort alw be inclined to thlk uut wahjl while in our midst thee unknown oasor ttfettttty tmhiaup thirst the russed cross this unknown on had chriatil to ufee ead for in this cross there is no death juts quirt tawrfvl sjkijp asleep in christ the crucified so wherefore ihitajhl aw wntv the unknown ones are not unknown to itfai wkua wj t ax he took the sting from death itself and sotnw two iw rvt the last pott sounds oer lonely eravctv and iwrejbha a the ibell as from the clouds the echo lines christs aiuwer all is well- corrponden burlington ont nov 6th 18st j f moore esq tike georgetown herald georgetown ontario dear mr moore i knoa that the weekly newspapers of this country have been going through vary trying umes along with same or the rest ot u5 the way in which many of you are meeting competition by constantly improving lite reading material at well as the appearance of the paper shows that we are in no danger or loing our weekly newspapers please accept my heartiest con gratulations on your new uptodate eight pas set up and good wishes for the future yours sincerely hughes cleaver many activities workers are too tew and we cannot adequately express what a gap your departure will maka in our midst we ask you to accent this gift as a slight token of our esteem and we hope that ha the fu ture when you see it you will think of the many friends you have in norval signed on behalf of the church j n morgason john sllngsby clifton w mioretott mrs moreton presented the gift two silver entree dishes to afn hewsson who replied appropriately thanking everyone and expressing re gret at leaving the village limch was served by the committee- mrs w o m browne was in charge wtth mary coupland mrs brook mrs grlmwood bui prelson and kmle driver in charge of the games mr george dollop celebrated his 77th birthday last friday and receiv ed many congratulations from the villagers georgetown armistice service to be held sunday afternoon november 14th at 130 pm at the cenotaph acton citizens band will accompany the singing two minutes silence on remembrance day correspondence the high school building to the editor ihe georgetoan herald dear sir the need of additional cliuv rooms und an assembly room lias been stressed by every inspector during the post tuenty years the work ol the school has been dellnltely limited on tills account during the last lao years the first grade pupils required the entire lower moor making necessary double the work with the two classes fanner- jy taken in one class room of course this crowded the upper rooms the second year having to go to the sec ond floor already occupied by the third fourth and fifth year classes two different classes or years have had to occupy one room it is im possible to da satisfactory work with two separate classes in the one class room then is no available space for a study class and library which are so necessary in the modem school frequently it is necessary to have all the r lisps together for organised devotions and tor such school func tions as literary societies choruses anil entertainments it is imhwuribw to crowd about one hundred and fifty scholars into any room now at our alsnosst they have been brought together on the stairs in the haul this in no way fuhlllsithe requhw- menu jb for eight months oufes ten ot the school yar ulsf raadillons out side anc cenmatltsr asu tor physical training naar uwn has been de finite tosmnrtk km- asdiuonal and regular ebusw 1st uai vry necessary depurtawut of otur mvutt ihkvuchoul the ischnnf akv have tsigaged a sprcujtust b tkvidhayc of this work also tne dvkutatitttl of elducstlon have sent a sipwitaauls- trained officer to give a snast warw e4 instruction to outline- the putusabues of this work tor the- school mar and aim to de finitely step ttt wo this has been done wtth ws nus to wnr noard but our need aloexc ihjj saws to very ap parent the- ars s reontre gym- nailum spar txaljy in our plans we axe aav na roeablne assem bly raoaa aaa ipwawiitvw and this arrange hats ae aeoentable to the denarlaaens at tbdaoauon to whoa w are sahtvit to submit our plans and tlataakos at siawd periods in our bageg alter a cesweal starves of the eaun4s gjyi nfsnaj ihe de- paitauta has tawad that fully two thirds at uaas auuaitwig leave our schools wsuvaa tins en to three years uaas a liati lr ndtttamon or uehtaatv la ttum nn as formerly umlhwtg a uaat thirds- no practical ba as- la various eocupa- tlons taey wamad necessity tallow so tw iiavtuta aisaaity esonsehold acta- aad villi nil training have beat wmfcd to the taffrhthna to bad taaar lasaeiaaa ads years pro gram far ta iall f the fro- vsaea tats tjiialu in a sheet a tlaa ta tnairt of bdu vcniladi 1 1 wa fag maor joseph qlbbuns has asked the cltuens ol georgetown to observe two minutes silence on thursday mov 1 lth tomorro remembrance da in honor of hose who made the supreme sacrifice during the great war the siren a hi be sounded at 11 o clock for the beginning of the silence period and again at the close all industrial plants and clllsens gen erally are asked to cooperate in this act or remembrance on sunday nov 14th the usual remembrance day service will be held at the cenotaph when the nine teenth armistice anniversary will be commemorated this service will be in charge or the canadian legion branch 130 and will commence sharp at 1j0 pm all organisations parad ing to the cenotaph will rorm up at the legion rooms at 1 00 pm rjmf it shepherd will be marshl ot the parade mayor aihbons will open the ser vice at which it is hoped all clllsens will be present after which the hymn o god our help in ages past will be sung rev q w holmes who will be conducting anniversary services in the baptist church will read the scripture lesson and rev f c overend will offer the prayer of invocation at this point in the ser vice wreaths will be placed at the memorial by mr h davidson honor ary president ot past 120 canadian legion the remembrance day hymn o valiant hearts will be followed bj prnjer by rev w g o thompson corp fred mccartney all then read the honor roll after which rev d d davidson will give brlel armistice address the last post will be sounded then two min utes silence and reveille rev mr overend jwlll give the benediction and the national anthem will conclude the service owing to the lome scots band ac companying the regiment to fbtt credit on sunday afternoon acton cltlsens band have very kindly con sented to lead the parade and singing at the remembrance day service in case the weather should not permit the service outdoors it will be held in the united church together on friday nov sth the annual anniversary supper and concert was held in the united church with a splendid attendance a bounteous hot supper was served then after wards the audience were delighted with a varied program given by art ists from the acton united church it consisted of quartette numbers solo numbers readings and instrumen tal selections glen wlluarvts ashgrove a halloween masquerade party was held on monday nov 1st in the sunday school room of the church in the juniors master gordon wlng- fleld won the prise or best costume and in the seniors miss aulsaheth freeoe and miss joy ruddell won tor their original costumes a happy time was spent in suitable games and the evening closed with lunch mr and mrs h b graham spent the week end in toronto the guest or mr and mrs jack oraham mr and mrs wilfrid mcklnley and daughter thelma or barrle spent the week end with mr and mrs a b clark mr and mrs andrew wheeler and little daughter of toronto were week end visitors at the home ot mr and mrs john wheeler mr clayton allen spent the week e nd with relatives at vtnhm mr robert momaster returned horn on saturday sifter spending a most enjoyable holiday in the western provinces mr and mrs ernest robson and children or rockwood were visitors on sunday at the home ot mrs robsona mother mrs c norton mr and mrs j mcmenemy joey and marguerite visited in lome park on sunday with me- and mrs j mcmenemy sr there was a very large company present at the dance held at the town hall on friday evening under the auspices of the ltj9 lodge no sos a very enjoyable time was spent vailed church tjpu the young people ot the united church held their weekly meeting eta monday evening nov sth with presi dent alan maorlonald in the chair the meeting- was in charge ot tha christian culture convenor amend bwackhamer who choose as hi sub ject karly hymn and hymn writ ers the first halt of the talk wa on the latin hymns and stewart maelaren gave a synopsis on the ltts or one of the early writers john of damacus and margaret kvans on tha life of bernard of cluney the sec ond part of the talk was on the old german ancestral hymns and a syn opsis on the lite of martin luther was given by kthel mcknery por ing the evening a choir com posed of the young people gave various selections from the hymns of thaw periods the meeting closed with tha young peoples benediction i