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the ijeqrgef own herald georgetown ontario whtetday august 24u 1949 wm menally victoria crjev bouse- georgetown building boom slackens this year 37 new house in 1948 only thirteen thu year bui to 400000 in sfatteen mdnth since the inauguration of build- ing permits in georgetown on miy 19th ih permits totalling mobr 06748 have been slued according to the statistics of the building in- epector george adams thla in cludes estimated cost ot all new buildings remodelling repairs and alterations made in town in the eight months of last yean eovr5tfi by the report building permits tot alled 1277000 and the balance is in permits issued this year house building operations have slackened this year as compared with 1048 when permits for 37 new homes were granted to date only 13 new houses ere covered by per- new tnltin 1049 major items other than houses in 1948 were an addition to the cordaro building on main st the erection of a store and apartment building by norman hill on king street on addition to georgetown furniture sales an addition to the exchange hotel and the building of a church hall on the united church this year major building pro- jects tor which permits have been issued include an addition to the muckart building on mill street an addition to the provincial paper mill erecting of a garage and res taurant by fred harrison on the highway and the remodelling of a building on main street owned by j allan norton while building permits total al- most 400000 this does not mean that the assessment will increase by this figure permit valuations are based on present building casta while assessment figures are much lower than this as any taxpayer will realize it be compares his assessed value with the actual value of hi property permits issued to date are as fol lows hat t beckett alterations d wallace ostrandar bouse charles tyler elgin house william ritchie union house junk norton nelson ostrander house earl mcpherson durham house percy hill charles house arthur herbert main alteretlona mrs e keeler elgin house dick rlddall alterations richard hawes ostrander house j mclaren alterations i georgetown high school altera tions james collier guelph house frank wbltmee alterations john cordaro addition j p iteld alterations july l fallow elgin house roland haines college house norman hill king store stan allen papermill rd house dr w c stiles durham house and office mrs jean lockhurst alterations edward stlgger king house herbert mcmenemy rosetta house mrs w j alexander maple house wm freestone alterations a zersvlev wesleyan house august lome hunter dufferln house james mufholland dufferln house wellington wtllett college house vance kentner alterations herbert robinson arietta house btanley grafib addition to store henry hale college house eugene pomeroy temple house w rt brownridge maple house mrs w h kentner alterations mrs w h kentner queen house james bcholleld guelph house william mcnajly victoria cresc- house t wold maple house kenneth langdon maple house e mcwhlrtei alterations thos ledwldgc klnk house e b tyors guelph house september leslie clark john alterations mrs mark clark alterations g pelletler college house mrs a wrikht addition to hotel jack watson charles house united church addition frank whltmee alterations taylor tractor addition october horry scott garage james richardson edith house hawes and nelson ostrander house w c kentner ostrander bouse november meadowglen growers addition tom hewson alterations boxy theatre alterations georgetown lumber co altera- january robert simpson co store george muckarti addition w c ure alterations february john evans alterations m soxc alterations keith barber alterations smith and stobc alteration march provincial paper addition b fmurfin alterations mrs don houston house april i daniel banks queen alterations j p graham alterations w h kentner king house wm mcnaliy alterations herbert harlow sarah bouse fred harrison guelph garage and restaurant may jas mulholland dufferln house frank golden main house arthur sheppard arietta bouse jack bailey ostrander house harold mcclure factory garage mrs c j buck alterations joe prucyk elgin alterations walter gray alterations allan norton main remodelling lome coxc maple house floyd varey alterations occil davidson albert house alice potts john house james wiseman alterations harry hale ontario house sherman handy alterations mrs elsen alterations clarence phillips alterations henry shepherd alterations cyril brandford house albert don latimer alterations harry shortlll maple house june james kennedy alterations jack armstrong alterations baptist parsonage alterations mrs r mulr alterations july harold honcox alterations roy bradley durham addition if lfcata alterations to robbs drugs lions club signboards ken meers guelph house ashgrove smith it stoiiepitnk at stanley park kirdergrti class humbers 45 to date the anpuar unionmanagement groupings tor the morning and picnic of smith stone ltd was afternoon classo ot kindorgartcn held last saturday at stanley park primary at tho public school have erli the committee arranging the bccvi arranged to dato 45 children day was composed or bdb memen- tra registered m the clnssos which onjy frank pitrmoter stan allen- iro taught by mrs joseph dwyerj jack harlow jean harley george while school starts on september xhtura erjc londcsboro jim mc- oth the kindergarten children will caig doug sargent and bui clark not report until wednesday sop- a soutall game botwdoh bake- tcmbcr 7th morning doss meets at lite champions of the house league 0am ond afternoon ot 130 pol and an allstar team highlighted uia lowing is the list of children rcgls- sportsbakciitc winning 04 when j tared- the garne went into extra innings morning class lineups were- bakelite jim karen armann william barber brunton ted vahl joe dwyer elizabeth carey myrna cook dor- gordttlng gord james earlecn davidson barbara flnlay pet- forgravc james grabb more- emoidglen glbbs jimmy king jack prcsswobd allstars joo stamp bob hepburn bob mcmen emy albert stapleton ev wilson larry ritchie bill collier george duke doug sargent dave stamp in the programme of races win ners were children 5 and under prizes for oil dave stamp jr gary rcnwlck sandy stapleton girls 68 barbara lusty june al len sharon panfieier boys 08 joe stapleton max harris john string er girls 911 joyce depham katy williams anne tucker boys 911 bruce denham francis hulme bob martin girls 1214 june lusty helen chaplin joyce denham boys 214 gerald scott ian macncale lyn macncale ladles pass the parcel mrs pcrc chaplin wheel barrow mrs e scott and francis hulme joyce and bruce denham mrs s hulme and fred tucker bill collier and albert stapleton v on the horseshoe tournament with tom beckett and ray harlow as runncrsup ev wilson and al bert stapleton were champions at carts dave and joe stamp winning second prize it was all in the lpmlly when bruce harley located fine mystery person who turned out to be his sister jean the august meeting of the w i was held on tuesday afternoon the 1 8th at the home of mrs t brown- grc fund campaign good things cost money what a lot we can given to ourselves and our town at very little cost by sup porting organized recreation under the georgetown recreation com mission nobody has figured out the return provided from a childs enjoyment of a game of ball but we do know that it costs a dollar or two for a bat and ball another few dollars for hockey sticks and pucks and so on down the line grc is providing these material things in order to train our young people to be good citizens of the future and the current fund cam paign asks everyones help in eon- urct hadlcy joan handy monty hyde robert hyde paul klrby tommy lyons gall malcolm wayne prcsswood gory rcnwick tim rossitcr patricia scott catherine smith barblra whltmee sharon wilkinson afternoon class patrician allan karen blyth joanne duncan neil ellison shir ley englcby james hamilton brian hill elizabeth lenz james mcnivcn fayo murfin david raw son judith richardson elaine robinson jack saunders vema scott jacqueline shepherd karen shortlll sandra stapleton james swackhamer mary jean tucker edward wardlaw alice wilson keith woods lease signed for new liquor store georgetowns new liquor store will be located in the hewson building on mill street a lease lias been signed by the liquor control board with tom hewson for the rental of a portion of his build- i ine which houses his farm marhin- 1 ery and car business and real es fate office i the new liquor store will be i qpated in the part of the building now occupied by mr hewsons of- ike and work will soon start on an addition to the building to supply the required space at the rear op cning date for the liquor store will depend on when the bnildlng u ready which will be at least the end of the year round the bend with steamboat faint shades of autumnjirandeuf nrp slowly rfloplnijntoj the wan- ing settings of summer here and t there in tho trees can be seen leaves that have been brushed by the tang of cooler evenings and early morning frosts in the field corn woven with green and golden col ours show signs that fall is des cending quickly signs are adver tising the fail fair and the exhibi tion and when these indications are before us it is time we prepared foe the cooler weather in the tall its corn roasts in some spot where the noisy activity of a town has never penetrated the only noise hat is heard above the crackle of the fire is the slurp and gush of the corn lovers tongue as he ex pertly extracts the kernels from the cob in the winter its welncr roasts by some river or pond with a silver moon shooting rays over the glossy surface besides the swish of the skates a group can be heard singing somp old melodies that are always sung on such occasions its music that stirs the soul and the imagination and if one looks in the dark corners where the flames falt to flicker a light a boy and a girl spoon we remember of one such welncr roast when we whispered sweet nothings in a fair maidens car when after we had gently smeared her ups with ours she asked how did you learn to kiss like that we replied syphoning gas out of a bidl dozct since that night we have never been invited to another welner roast its that started the outcome might be been different the series u now tied one game apiece with the r- tumgamo in fergus tonight moots mcmulkin wont tho limit for fer guv pitching a good game ev wilson in right field was the only player who wasnt charged with an error in the last game hal gibson claims be ian getting o hair cut until they take the scries with fergus the third game of the series en ded in a draw last wednesday night here in georgetown with darkness closing in and fergtse leading 74 it looked as it george town were doomed but a couple of base hits pue runners oh base and chappel who hadpltched very well came through with a single coach scotty patterson passed the signal as two runs crossed the plate far chappel to ste o the play sea man for fcrgusbwca wild throw and chappel advances to third then miller made another wild throw to third to allow chappel te cross the plate with the tying run this was the second game the teame had played to a deadlock ull between the baseball and the hoqkcy season that sends many a man down the trail of wrong doing fergus 16 georgetown 1 the weather trlbutlng something toward the op- ridge and doris with 28 ladies and erat c at the recreation pro- 10 girls present the new president mrs charlie austin presided and opened the meeting wth the ode minutes of tho last meeting were read and approved 11000 was vo ted toward the garden brigade and mrs len coxe and mrs harvey nurse were appointed delegates to the area convention in arautringt walker cleave dr guelph in september the program was in charge of the girls and miss doris brownridge occupied the chair for this part roll call waa answer ed by my first date and brought some interesting answers ot the horse and buggy days mae wing- field gave the motto a duet was sung by bernlce wilson and marlon bird barbara cunningham favor ed with a piano solo jessie wing- 1 principal howard wrlgglesworth field gave two humorous readings q the public school received word and a paper was read by eleanor this week that he had passed hie stark an animal contest and the jinai examinations for his bachelor national anthem closed this splen- of arts degree he will receive did meeting the girls served cook- his degree at the fall convocation les with both hot and cold drinks at mcmaster university in mld-oc- whlch everyone enjoyed i t mr wrlgglesworth has taken doris and donnle brooks of ham- tils course extramurally and te uton have been spending the past ished his studies this summer at mr editor august seems to be still a con tinuous round of lovely days a couple of mornings though gave us u reminder of the fact that cooler weather may not be far off the g gardens are again singing that song last weeks contributions totalled how dry am ml to bring the total to date to 301 j0 the contributors were as follows august is mrs j a early j f alcorn au js em batkln anonymous mrs a collins mrs w j fiddler mrs j roe joe c w sayers j goodler mrs w mendnam jack mcmenemy mrs fred laws leslie clark d t thompson d s harley d laird londesboro don and jack liv ingstone anonymous school principal gets university degree two weeks with their uncle and aunt mr and mrs cecil wilson miss joan drake visited relatives in toronto last week ann barnes enjoyed a weeks holiday with her cousin elvera barnes of milton mr and mrs frank wilson and marilyn visited with friends at i port hope on sunday i tho young peoples society held a weiner roast on friday evening at doug currlcs on tho fifth line thrashings arc about over and now it is canning and pickling time and the fall wheat plantings also the opening ot tho ex this week mcmaster jack brill will open new store august 17 august 18 august 10 august 20 tugust 21 average 83 83 80 82 70 75 82 mln s3 rain 48 62 57 48 43 51 70 28 31 42 nil lions club plan fall fair concessions georgetown lions club will op- crate some of the concessions at this years fall fair as well as mak ing the draw for prizes in a lucky draw on which tickets are now be ing sold by the club ray whlt mee is in charge of thla project prizes in the draw are a doll dres sed in 10 bills valued at 7s two tons of coal a fishing rod and reel electric clock 6 months ot theatre tickets to the roxy and a cigar ette lighter the proceeds are ear marked for the 10s0 stayathome camp the draw will be made at 6 p m on fair day from the uone bandstand in the perk plans for this event wore made at a meeting of the club last week i at the home of roy whltmee a the intermediates came out on the sorry end of a 161 shellacking last friday night in fergus it was heart breaking to sit and lis ten to the crowd roar disapproval as the raiders fumbled and misjudged ball after ball during the first few innings fergus ran their run total up and up and they had the score 140 before gibson finally crossed the plate to break their goose egg chappel started on the mound but was lifted after he had been clouted for a few knocks he went to first base when donny herrlngton come in to pitch spud patterson who had been playing 1st moved to short gibson went to third and norton the initial hot corner boy was benched when herrlngton found himself in the same predicament as chappel he made his way to the bench gib son was then called in to put on the catching gear as scotty patter son took the mound for the second- time this season scotty appeared early in the season in the late sta ges of a game with milton as a re lief pitcher and put out a possible fire in that particular game in fergus he threw the way he used to throw a season or so ago hia chahge of pace and his fast one and his drop were working to perfec tion several times he had them swinging at thin air if scotty had lions 5 glen williams 4 in the softbali league an excep tionally good crowd was on hand mon to witness one ot the most ex citing games of the year the liona hod taken the first game 135 and needed the win to make it two trnlght the glen played air tight baseball and kemshead gave up ma first bit to klrkwood who came in as a pinch hitter tn the 5th going into the last halt of the seventh the glen were leading 41 and it cer tainly looked as it it was their night kemshead who had pitched fine ball weakened at this stag ti the game long enough to tiow two wins to cross the plate and the tying and winning runs en baa nash went to third on barragert hit and then stole home to win the scries for the lions our only regret is the glen era now out of the running they have a first class ball club and although they played hard to win the way it should be they accepted the daw clsions ot the umpires and the fin al score as real sportsmen alliance have x one game edges oyer the legion in their series win ning 270 with the next game be ing played this week norval and cheltenham had their first cam postponed as well as smith and stone and meadowglen the monarchs ih ball team wftk all the lovely gals are biding their time waiting for aplayoft aeries with the highly rated port cradle combines manager sparky dross expects janet emmerson back la the line up soon but is doubtful about pitcher ev robinson these two back in the lineup would bol ster the team considerably social and personal of mr and mrs david brill who now make thcli home in toronto his father was a vltcran george town merchant until his retirement afcw years ao when he sold his tlothink stole huiu to jock cotton i he storv is still operated under the brill name after serving with rev a l howard former mln- the conodlan army overseas jock istcr of knox and llmchouse pres- worked for a time with his father byterlon churches was elected may- in the business thewbs employed jock brill has bought a mens i budget of estimated revenue and clothing store in tho toronto sub- expenditures for the coming yeor urb of lansing and will open for was reviewed by the prcsi- busincss on september 1st the dent j l lambert and conr- store is located at 4773 yonge st miltce chairmen appointed for vor- juck who lives on normandy urns tvonu during the year these boulevard with his wife and chil- include john gunning halloween dren llndo und stephen is the sonlnnrty fred schultz christmas troc former minister iiere is meaford mayor fere chapllu garage or of mcaford at a bycloctlon on monday mr howard who resigned his council seat to run for the of fice had a majority of 300 over hli opponent the office became vac ant when the former majror resign ed after a dispute with the local canadian- legion branch concerning arrangements for the visit of the coventor general to ueaford at the provincial popor mill he later worked for mr cotton and tor tho past few months has been manager of a now store opened by mrcotton jn brampton scarlet cloth tor the dress coats ot- the mounties is turned out in shorbrooke qua the dye formula lsaacret jack armstrong st patricks dance brute mockcnzie tog day for britain harold hutchinson and ray wliitmce june garden party lorne scots band will compete at ex the lome scots bond will com pete this year at the canadian nat ional exhibition appearing there on thursday september 1st the band is busy at present practicing the test selection friendship bor der by chamberlain last sunday they played a concert at milton and this coming sunday they are featured in a concert at stanley park erin they will also again be a feature of the tall fair in sep tember mr and mrs harry logan have left for a trip to england miss muriel spcncc is visiting in kitchener this week at the home of her aunt mr and mrs wilt ford and don spent last week at kowlndog lake rosseou mrs w v grant and miss betty grant are spending this week at mllle roches mr and mrs bob barber and family spent last week at horse shoe island muskoka mr and mrs clifford burt have icturned home from a months vac ation in vancouver b c mr claude burnslde and son johnny of suabury were in town fur a few days last week miss yvonne adams has joined miss jean mcnivcn of shawlnlgan falls on a bicycle trip along ttio gaipc coast misses norma thompson and bet ty grant have returned from a vacation visit at pleasant view muskoka mr and mrs thomas f grieve attended tho annual conhdntlon of the canadian legion ontario com mand in ottaua last week mr ozzle whitfield ot london is visiting in tewn with his sister mrs harry scott and mr scptt at their home on queen street r- mr and mrs am bedell of de troit michigan war visitor ta town tail weak wuhmr andmra rrod uehally fcaki kriblabnfif mr and mrs james f evans are vacationing thla week in algonquin park with mr and mrs roy smala of freeman mr and mrs douglas caldwell spent the weekend with mr and mrs kenneth m langdon at their cottage at wasaga beach mr and mrs arthur hargreavee of ottawa are visiting in town with mr and mrs william bulllvant and mr and mrs george allen in ponoka alberta for a visit with his parents are mr and mrs lawrence mckinnon and children patsy and doug of the berwick hall apartments mr and mrs elmer dron and mr and mrs jack mcglbbon en joyed a motor trip last week through hallburton to algonquin park and whitney miss jane early a nurse-in- irainlng at wolleiley hospital tor onto has been vacationing in town with her parents mr and mrs ar- nott early ptc phil carney was in town last week visiting with his mother mrs wlllam carney a para trooper and member of the prin cess pats he has been transferred from winnipeg to belleville to celebrate her seventh birthday jane wardlaw entertained at party at her home on saturday her guests included linda kertaok jul kentner carolyn blehh oal mcnlven marilyn patten auatron bradbury brand dawtgo buts heaamrata and janjeoajrm