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the georgetown herald wednesday october 3 1945 the editors corner fire prevention week h by royal proclamation october 7 i 3 hag been set aside in canada as fire prevention week it is a week in which the government stresses the heavy loss of life and property caused each year by fies and draws attention to some of the ways we can help to avoid these in georgetown we have been particularly fortun ate these past few years in avoiding major fires which speaks well for the carefulness of citizens generally and the good service provided by our local volunteer fire brigade which is always quickly on the scene when trouble occurs we have been careful in the past and it is up to every one of us to keep up the good work in the future ihis fall particularly it is important to give your furnace a checking over have all pipes cleaned and replace worn out smoke pipes some of the 4 substitute coal we have had to use clogs up chim neys and pipes and makes the danger of fire more pro nounced with so many new citizens in town there may be some who do not know what to do when a fire oc curs simply phone central telling the operator the exact location of the fire she sets off the electric fire alarm at the old town hall which is linked with a buz zer at the phone office and the brigade gets details of where to go from her a sports upset the local softball league play offa took a sur prise turn last saturday when the businessmen pushed huttonvihe out of the series to make the final play offs a strictly georgetown affair the businessmen had their ups and downs mostly the latter during the sea son dropping out of the league when they couldn t get enough players they later reorganized and entered again but up to play off time had still been unable to win a game finally their number came up and by winning the second and third play off games against huttonvihe have gained a chance to test their mettle against a powerful smith stone aggregation which pushed the leagueleading alliance team out of the play offs in two straight games sports fans now have at least three more games to look forward to with businessmen and smith stone playing a three out of five series for the district championship we hope columnist j s s predic tion doesn t come true about running bases in snow drifts and would ask our local weatherman to favour the boys with a few sunny days to wind up the halton world series see you at the ball park our loss is erins gain borrowing the phrase of one of our rural corres pondents we feel that the projected removal of council lor clifford bradley to a neighbouring municipality is definitely georgetown s loss is erin s gain mr bradley has served the public both as merchant and municipal official this year as chairman of the roads committee he has been particularly concerned with the deplorable condition of the queen street pavement has continually pressed for action to be taken and in the face of some opposition has pushed a by law authoriz ing the resurfacing to be done by the issuance of de bentures under his guidance needed sidewalk repairs have been made and he has constantly been an advo cate of purchasing suitable motor equipment to serve town needs mr bradley has also been an active member of the local fire brigade a service which wi are sometimes prone to forget until rel need arises and wc re ihzc just how badly off wc would u if i group of public spirited men were no willing to give tlv ir time to providing fre protection for our ratepayers we arc genuinely ory to lose such a good nti zen and we know that in hmo wp will see mr br idw y occupy a prominent position in he iff urs of rrin vil lag w c ire glad that he will not bt so far aw ly th it he can no often be a visitor among us ind if not as a ratepayer at least will be bl to njoy the smooth ride along queen street as a visit r when he conns this way for the best in dsy cleaning kingsway cleaners and dyers formerly circle cleaners and dyers at- silvers dept store representatives miss lillian watson miss jessie hdl phone 375 for prices and information morley pettrr dies in south morley fctilt long a prominent citizen of georgetown died of a hemrt attack on thursday september 13 at its hon e in tllton qa usa mr ptlllt spent n lont and useful life cntlicly devoted to the promotion ol uie art of beekeeping be was the first pre tneial apiarist and professor n aplcult ire at the ontario agrlcul tural college quelph from about 1912 0 1015 hi then dcvolped one of the provinces largest commercial apiaries pt ceorewtown while engaged in this work he became interested in the breeding ol bets tor package shipment trom tr southern states and later took up permanent residence at tit loii georgia since his package bee business required full time manage ment during these years the theoretic and social side of beekeepers problems was not overlooked and mr pettit became a prominent figure in the ontario beekeepers association and president 01 the ontario honey producers co- opt rnttve ltd a very impressive funeral service was held in titton ga after which the body ttas brought to toronto for m tfrment in mount pleasant cemetery a graveside service was dlrwrted by rev dr j b paulln of the rosedale presbyterian church toronto among the many friends and relatives in at tendance were gordon townsend provincial apiarist oscar krouse pre sldent ontario beekeepers assoc w b agar canadian beekeepers coun ell t h shield ontario honsy pro ducers coop ltd mr pettit is survived by his wife the former louise risdon and will be missed by all those who ever had the privilege of knowing him films shown in olln williams tin hilton county federation of agrlcult ire in co ope atlon with the nitkmul film board department of atrtc ilture tnd department of edu cation is sponsoring a sc rles of film showings at various centres in each lownahlp the inst of these for olen williams was shown in the school last tuesday under the direction of mr hctherlngton timber front showed canada s vast umber areas and the extent and importance of her lumber industry the fllm depleted the tremendous losses caused by forest fires each year and the government s provisions for protection against these as welf as its efforts to reforest many areas north west by air pictured the co-oper- itlon of united states and canada in l he production of this great airway and it emphasized edmontons impor tance as the gateway to the north and a great center of air travel home to the land illustrated the various kinds of cases covered by the veter ans land act and k pictured several returned men comfortably settled on farms of their own be sure to be present when the next set of pictures is shown the date for this wtll be announced in the herald mystery la the crda mich mlekjr buedotitftll what a in the oard7 that que tlon has intrigued men lor at least 800 years maodougall noted csrd detective writing li the american weekly with liia bundajta oct 7 la hue of the detroit sunday tunen tells fascinating fact about the poate ixmrda whtct have been decorated wit i cornice love mottoea and acenen fnuan novelh hft sundays detroit fall fair da oct oofc oootartown kbnvmle brln dhankaftftdc duf maitrtave markham a oot sahomberg oct woodbrtdge tfamnksgwisi o0j beauty contest princess theatre milton ont monday october 8 is there a miss halton county in georgetown all contes anta to appear at the theatre in evening gown 7 30 p m jut apply to milton board of trade stating you wsh to be a contestant winner will receive an expensive wrist watch motorcycle races by death defying riders novice and expert i 30 pm running relay and bicycle races enter by application to milton board of trade 10 am dance town hall milton 9 00 p m to 1 00 a couple a full days activity of sport and fun 10 am to midnight adults 50c children 35c proceeds go townrdi building playground for the children of the district god save thf king georgetown your shopping centre your georgetown butchers ask shoppers to 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