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wednesday awgmt 20th 1947 georgetown population is 3115 lions census shows growth of town since wr years winning guesses are close to figure the present population of george town as determined by a survey just completed by the lions club is 3115 muqh interest was shown in the sur vey which town council requested the csfib to make and which was com pleted at a meeting in the municipal office on monday night the town had been divided into districts with group captains responsible lor cer tain sections or the town and an intensive canvass was made by tele phone and personal call bk the contes conducted b the club pwith prizes for the closest guess met with a good response the larb- number of guessts ringed everywhere from 2945 to 8705 and the lour win ners were fred bralsby and jean bedell who tied for ilrst piaee with 3113 cecil doble 3111 and joe stamp 310o the weather mr editor hct is the one word whlrh des crlbes the weather of the past week to tills word can be added the de sired adjectives for the proper per sonai emphasis last august there were only three days scattered through the whole- month with a temperature of over 80 here s hoping for a let up soon ern batkin mai min ram aug 11 aug 12 aug 13 aug 14 aue lo aug 16 au 17 58 mr and mrs james ruddell arrive from england mr and mrs james ruddell ar rived in canada last week aboard the maurebanla and after a visit in town they have lelt for kingston where they will make their home while he is attending queen s university mrs ruddell is the former june blake of shepherd s bush mr rud dell met his bride while he was serv ing ov ericas with the rcaf and he went back to england last spring for tht weduing which took place in lou don on may 24th jim is the son of mrs ruddell and the late fred rud dell and is a graduate of georgetown hifch school 91 was one of oldest district residents one of the oldest residents of this district mrs george young passed away at guelph general hospital on august 14th in her 97th year she was the widow of the late george young of rociwood ontario and had resided with her daughter mrs mai aim mcnabb 8th line georgetown for the past twentyseven years mrs young is survived by one son and three daughters mrs john mc- alpine oampbellvllle albert young acton mrs archie mcnabb rock wood and mrs malcolm mcnabb baby son of mr and mrs gerald graham dies street car will be summer home the sfeet cai wheh caused such excitement on main street when it passed thiough town on a tractor trailer last wednesday morning has come to roost on a lovely lot over looking the river on the 8th line directly arross from m h moyer s hillglrt farm the street car was purchased from the toronto trans portation commission by rev john rlchird larry cm ah tin little sou of m and mrs gerald gjuham rr 2 georgetown passed away on filday august 15th follow m an operation whleh lie underwent at the royal victoria hospital montreal he was three years and eight months old surviving besides his paients are two brothers kent and hugh the f uncial service wis held from the home on monday at 3 pm con ducted by rev john neill a forme- ashfrme minister pallbeirers weie j donud lawson kerwui mcpliail mil ton bird and joseph diake interment was m hlllcrcst ceincur- noml umehouse those on holidays recently include mr allan efllerby in toronto and burks falls audrey currie at stewarttown last week misses boukje mulder and helen shelbourne at wasoga beach a few days t miss shirley wright at montreal this week miss ivens at victoria harbour this week ruth ilicwn at mi and mrs walter brownrldm s abhfciove 1 nt week recent vlsitois include mr and mis foster of toronto and mr md mrs bill herrlneton with mr ind mis lvill henington lust week end mr md mrs ted moirow and elane with mrs r lane the gnats iif bianuoid with mrs gale ana miss ivens en satur diy 4 mr and mis law and children of bninplon with the glsbys oi sun d iy mr alex w tight andtend mr blaek of toiont with the wrights for the week end mr and mrs bruce of toronto at vtis jatos cottage for holidays mr and mis w mcdowell of to lonto who have spent the past month hive gone to mr and mrs cle- medoweus at hornby for a visit normandy boulevard houses 48 yets and families wartime housing provides homes for many georgetown servicemen more planned in project no 2 at reservoir park georgetown a daughter mrs heber mcdenjud of brampton former geor oooke of saskatchewan predeceased kftown man and will be converted her twenty rime yeafs ago there are into summer cottage for hmueir and also nineteen grandchildren and his family twenty four great grandchildren rev john anderson of acton con ducted the funeral service at the johnstone and rumley funeral home acton on sunday august 17th the pallbearers were six grandsons geo mcalplne george young charles mc nabb ranson cooke donald mcnabb and john mcnabb interment was in rockwood cemetery stewarttown georgetownacton start b playoff series tonight with oakville declared county champions by virtue of their win against acton in milton park last saturday tine first phase of the coun ty baseball playofts ended oakville and milton will now team up for a eerles to determine the halton inter mediate b championship while acton and georgetown start their ttireeofnve game c playofls in georgetown park tonight weather per mitting other games are scheduled at acton on saturday august 23 and wednes day august 27 and the fourth game in georgetown on saturday august mrs e dickenson attended the silver croas chapters memorial ser v ice for the men of the royal reg 1 ment of canada who died at dieppe the service was held at the cenotaph in toronto on monday august 18th exlacrosse ace pete machell dies one of brampton s greatest lacrosse stars of former years frank pete machell died recently after a linger ing illness in toronto general hos pital pete spearheaded many an attack of the famous excelsior teams of 1922- 31 and although small in stature was respected by all field lacrosse players for his cunning stickhandling and clever passing before playing with brampton he was with toronto maltlands and played before that in his home town of aurora norm smith new dominion storl mwaoer coining hue from tile br unpion tore norm situih his been appoint ed n linger ol the dominion store in georgetown ma took er on monday from russ martin nliiui manager who his gout to bradford mr smith is well known li the district being a former icsident of erin where his wi e and thru children ire residing until t lej fin a i home lure ashgrove ann and freddy barnes i e visiting in milton this week with their gtand parents mr and m s norman wrig- glesw orth coniauilations to mr and mrs 1 brt meviy on llie irmal of a little d luejitcr at peel memorial hospital i tuesday morning we neglected to mention that a members birthday w es remembered at the wi meeting with a cake made b mrs nome we at pli ise t see m thomas jenii dy about ngiin folowtiig ai peritlou in toronto general hospl- t il the w ms mcetli g wa held at the home of mrs h norton on thursday evening vice p esident mrs jack rouglcy pnjmded in uie absence of the president a social half hour fol lowed the usual devotional meeting mrs a e paul left on friday to make her home to sudb irv where her husband is employed social and personal horse show and harness racing will be bi attractions at georgetown fair poultry lawn show will aga m be held here and livestock exhibit expected to be larger remember the date september 12 and 13 although georgetown fair will be n ticr pr moncv in the in competition with a number of other sbcep and swmt c uisjrcs a fahs held on the same date it is ex- od t nert hn u t eaton pected thai the big gnndstand at- j c gam 0tt tnclr special foi tractlcns will continue to be the n o 4 b hogs t be judged on horse show aid han tss rating the ht jlu uld ol1 1j tlu highest bid exhlb will set some of on aro s best icr p m lls lllis lu 1s oiiows horse flesh ts thev pinoe before si2 00 2i d s10 00 3rds800 4th the j dgts ii d the public lor approvil 6 0q jth w 61h 4 00 plus th nd mrs irma larsen ol toronto is spending this month with mr and mrs m h moyer at hiugirt farm misses madge and mabel oassldy of lyndhurst nj visited one daj last week with mljs lena mcnallj miss helen macdonald is visiting this week in peterborough with mr and mrs al cameron mr and mrs earl harding of to ronto were sunday visitors with mr and mrs len harding mr and mrs g mccill un spent the week eild m feneltm fills with hla parents mr and mrs m h mccal lum miss barbara far am is vicatlonlng at deneva park lake couchichmg with miss barbai i bilnodt of t on mr and mrs trevoi vvi 1 mis are in a nolle iv u p to nortli ir ontauo c will reu n bj wnj of ottawa whir thev m1 sh ui t f w ttiys mr a e diwson fk a from ed n oi tn aberta to spend the week tiul with lis t inulj 1 tin ir ivnu i tlu c1en rod mr james d cross has been a pati ent in christie street hospital for the past three weeks master paul cameron of cleveland ohio is visiting in town with his aunt mrs herb morrow mrs comfort rosze and dai mirgaret are vacationing at rock- fern cobaconl the summer home of mrs fcoszels sister mrs h mcln- loili of toronto mr and mrs charles willson pits and bets ha e it turned from vieitlon u wasigi beach miss marjoru g nil sjxih a few dajs with hum there p of ind mis fnxi h itt bmce bob ind miiret lslled with his inr ms mi md mi h l h it i lut wtnk uk tin mt fiom a v utuon in muskoki to tl elr h me in ithici n mis 1 i mk c micron of cleveland ohi isk of mrs clnrles hoare and mis heib mniow is it the latter s h mi mtuptri ii b fiom tn opciation u h sin nd iwu it st josephs h itil himilton nestled on the oasttrn outskirts of georgetown just across from the do minion seed house lies georgetown s w mime housing development be i tei know n now as normandy boulc v del outtom of a stribus housing short it e whleh made itself apparcu c urinj the war years and was inten sified as seivcemen arived home in 1 irer and 1 irf- groups back in 194 i he normandj iub division had it bnthdii on april 15th 1940 when a delegation of veterans and lndus- uiilists attended a special oounll nectii g urtji council to take ie tlsive action to ease the housing hurtage in may purciasc of th pie sent property was negotiated with the owners cedarvale school at t price of 550 an acre for the twelve acre subdivision in august tender were called for the job and the firs occupants moved into their new homes in late march of this year other homes being occupied week bv i week until all 48 were allocated by geoffrey pratt oakville who admin istrates the oakville brampton and georgetown projects the houses 4 5 and 6 roomed maki no prence to be palaces they ire relativelv well built but lak basements and inside adornmens i such as cupioard doors they do 1 owever represent a temporarv home for those veterans who had i o place to live or who were in cramped quarters with relatives or in pilvate homes and they have savej manv vets inc burden of building homes of their own at prevailing hlth piice when the property is landscaped roads surfaced and sidewalks instal led normandy boulevard will be on of the choicest residential districts in town meanwhile there is griping ood natured and otherwise at wha is felt to be slowness on the town part in providing a satisfactory road it wartime housing for not remedy ing septic tank trouble none of which means trlat the tenants do not appreciate their new homes but is just an indication that it is human nature to bepf about things that dont suit as could be expected in a subdltl- ston peopled by young married cou ples there are lots of children on normandy boulevard 57 to be exact at present girls have the edge with 34 compared with 23 of the other sex vets are predominantly army with fortv ex gi s seven airforce and one navv three of the wives are cana dlan girls who met and married their husbands whie they were serving ov- trseis with the canadian forces six are war brides the vets are pre dominantly frn the ranks and only wo held commissions in the service occupations are varied and we flnd oilier and factory workers from all tlu unjer industries provincial allluice smith stone harloykav mnrslaiid as well as two merchants four retail clerks n mechanic and the int i sih ol pi i clpal a compk c list of tenants and their f mil v folows last side 1 mr and mrs gordon lane william 3 mr and mrs leonard kayner b mr and mrs mervyn cook myrna 7 mr and mrs john l watson paulene 9 mi and mrs harry allea barbara and heather 11 mr and mrs geo greensward carol 13 mr and mrs john l barber virginia joy and billy 15 mr and mrs dorrie kidd bobby 10 mr and mrs j leonard lambert sylvia michael and cynthia 21 mr and mrs jas sargent patricia ann 23 mr and mrs robt rayner rosemary 25 mr and mrs chas f davlea beverley charles paul jean- ette and lynda 27 mr and mrs albert stapleton john alma and sandra ann 29 mr and mrs fred tost michael 31 mr and mrs norman marchmen marilyn and sandra 33 mr and mrs james dobble shirley joan and tho mr and mrs james r bradley gall carol donna and russell mr and mrs cecil walker billy bobby allan and judy mr and mrs thomas parry mr and fcirs james crawford harold myrna and carol 43 mr and mrs dorland w barra patsy and david 45 mr and mrs william tennant law rence 47 mr and mrs william collier 48 mr and mrs donald jourdaln 51 mr and mrs douglas sargent christine k mr and mrs frank oanrj 55 mr and mrs lloyd bud jam 57 mr and mrs earl marchmeut 59 mr and mrs herbert h brown west side 2 mr and mrs jack brill linda 4 mr and imrs clayton bradley beverley ann 6 mr and mrs- harold w toot 8 mr and mrs robert hardman buddy and billy 10 mr and mrs herbert haejow 12 mr and mrs fred kermard helen and frederick 16 mr and mrs charles laws patricia ann 18 mr and mrs roy barker louis 20 mr and mrs robt s andrews 22 mr and mrs erwln lewis bryan and barry 24 mr and mrs wm j sobenk diane 26 mr and mrs robt f mcmenemy 28 mr and mrs gordon martin patricia lee 30 mr and mrs chas e allen larn 32 mr and mrs k w jimmy e3ng 14 mr and mrs walker cleave 36 mr and mrs jas presswood 38 mr and mrs chas h boyle 40 mr and mrs malcolm brandfofd sit c impbt 1 uf t ronto ii a ist wci with mr and 1 vntlt it their home on m in ladi driver clisses gentleman s turnout ana single md teun classes the mile ngk md dibi road races will be vell woitli tin idrnlsslon price of 35c irr thmsche to sav nothing of the two lnrness tlisses witrta 30 purse at stake so popular are these road races that a number of local and district citizens raided prize money o sponsor the team rice j t farr sons of brampton do nated the first prize of 20 00 while the balance of money came from r b matson brampton maurice hil lock lome peters wm schenk and jack mcgibbon in the harness classes fldlers grocerv of norval do nated a tidy sum towards the carri age teams while in the high jump ing class for paddle horses leonard j bell was a contributor the lady drivers class should at tract bminy of uw fairsex with a special prise of 40 00 being donated by tory qregb and radio station cknx of wlngnam to be divided in to four prises tar the class a larce prise utmlt oatuo breed ers sad abould bring oat a sjood en- nnge of b ainlng the highest nnr kit p ice fiom the p icklnv mnipinj whit his pro ed to be in o it undln- n trictlon for the pi t two three v cars is the poultry lawn show which originated at c eorge owi fall and his spread to i good nni fairs ind po hrv asocl itians the show here is ponsored bv the georgetown poultrv association in onjunctlon with the fair ind exhlbl to s are drawn from a wide area in eluding birds from as far west as windsor local poultry fanciers are encouraged to get into this show and help swell an ever increasing branch or georgetown fair the above paragraphs fairly wrtl cover he fair from the breeders dr and m mtliu c id 1 nn n heights standpoint as shown to the prize list and next week we will continue to give you further fair news in the mean- 1 eugene bablngev time get your free copy of the prize list and start to groom your stock and exhibits for the local fair give uw director all the encouragement you oan as they start out on their second- century of fall fair activity mr t l leslie md mr wirrld a lie lliw to c dondo ipiln s c kio las wiok for w 1th mr mil mrs lloyd leslie mr ro foulls was he ine hst week fiom montrnl and unimpanied his parents mr and mrs r b foulls on l vacation trip to muskokn this week mr nnd mrs lewis traccy keith and bobby and mr and mrs william hewitt and teddy spent last week on vacation at wasga beach mr and mrs harold duke bur rows and daughter lynda jane visited oowanda ny last week with mrs- walker cleave sptent last week with her sister mrs david saxe at ber cottage at port sydney mrs oeonpe walker is a guest there this vi i ik m is huth piekle join 1 mule 1 i rt mied from uli u two we ks it wsi unci isl v mecl it ii d ia hamil s w t tin m at the m d knn sx i i ds wrek i mag ii i fi is ith mi 1 mi 1 ik yo ilig tnd llcw to ni i oik vesteidn whore i w 111 1 tl tlu biluice of her nil n will her inclc tnd i nit mr d mrs geoitie ktan mr ii c wrigglesiaoith principal t t eorgc own p iblic school has s iiotssfuuv pissed his eoures in votntloml psvchdogj and english both 4th jear subjects at mcmaster university where he has been at tending summei school for six weeks mr wrlgglesworth is studying for his ba degree at the university mr and mrs t c taylor and family have left town and are making their home now in st catharines where mr taylor is employed with mckinnon industries ltd mr and mrs robert wyatt have moved into the apartment vacated by them in the borne of mrs wyatt a parents mr and mrs james mulhouaad fort ste marie historic residence of the jesuit mission to un hurons near midland ontario as it will look when restored painted after the arch tect 3 drawings based upon excavation oi the rulnsby the eyaj ontario museum of archaeology the restoration is as close to tlm jvjarold rtress as scientific research can make it abandoned ana med when the iroquois obliterated huronte in 1649 port sfce marl was one of the early french strongholds and the first permanent jrnlbf settlement in what is now ontario oouresty canadian national r2ys