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the georgetown herald wednesday nov 9th 1949 k r e p head optometrist eye exanlueil scientifically hearing aid batteries quicjc repairs to glasses binoculars field glasses ele r 88 st georges sq guelph phone 1320 est 20 yean memories to honour a lifetime for lifetimes to cijnie monumsntsmarktrs moderately priced a card or letter will bring our service to your door oakv1lle fonument works i colborne st oakville on highway lykle devries awarded soil building championship early last sprlruftjio officers of the jin i ton cronlmprovomont a soclnflon imiyrunccd tholr inten tion of sponsoring a soil building competition with the cooperation of the agricultural soclbtlcs at acton georgetown nnd milton three such competitions weroun- dorfjikeij nnd between thirty nnd forty entries wore received if will be readily realized thnt little or no appreciable improvement can be made n one season consequently the awards were based on thd farm operator present programme from a soil building standpoint need less io add it took- into considera tion the ontlrc farm programme keeping in mind such factors its cd numbers of livestock ln rela tion to farm acreage 2 ucrcngc in cultivated crops vs acreage in hny nnd pasture crop rotation or rotations 1 seed mixtures and rate of seeding 5 mnnurial and fertilizer treatments 0 liming 7 tillage practices fll woodlot management 0 diversion ditch es etc etc in short n rather comprehensive survey was made of each farm business n j thomas of the soils dcpt at the ontario agricultural col lege was the official judge while mr thomas has not as yet submlt- ed his complete report some of his comments will be of interest all can be considered good far mers but not perfect some fell down on seed mixtures others on rotations others on cropping bnl- shortages and still others aro un derstocked hence abundance in a year such as 1040 crop ylolds had to bo protty well jg norcd but as we ihllmaujd prev lously a more detailed and com plete report will bo availitblo la ier so in the meantime hcls are fhe awards actoif agricultural society s e griffcn son allen arthur swackhumcr fi stewart gord leslie 11 bfownj wallucc swackhnmur l davidson i ikiiik-iii- anrlciilturai society group lykle dcvries juhnmj bird fred nurse harvey nurse w it lteid sons itobt ajcxaiir dor mt mcnnmi sons miller bros ilalton agricultural society group hoss sdgsworth j ii willmotl fcathcrstaiie ilros wm g iiootli a t woudley w e brcckon geo lucas vernon mcarlhur the high score for the three groups were awarded to the soil iluilding programrpc being carried on by lykle dcvries of george town h r no 3 iiaitov juniors sponsor public speaking and amateur entertainments dress spoko on ontarios north land i palermos kit entitled ln a kontucky farmyard in which ten of thoir mombors participated was the winner in the amntour enter tainment contest these winning entries will now represent hnlton in the district competition to bo held in tho wot- trdown iflgli school on friday november tilth at- b00 pm dur ing the course of the evtining mls kcan announced thnt ilalton jun- lorji are planning to organize a county choir practices for wjflcli will commence early in january the annual rally of the halton junlorsiis scheduled or the milton lljgh school on friday jnnuary 0lh when the guest speaker will rev wa young crtaplpin at le ontario agricultural college another fe-iturfcojf- thb program to bis the presentation of the w junior fjrmorsryilm rocerilly piepnrcd witlw thcjoperatloh of imperial oil ltd 57 ibe page 6 horsery stock roses shrubs trlses- evergreens magnouas bulbs for fall plantinj gooseberries raspberries rednd blackcurrant j b wilson q maple ae phone 248 opsite golf court 77 hornby m ance others on fertilizer practice junior ie rates and mixtures and oth ers appear to be overstocked hence jack says i why leave everything to chance why not leave something to your farnily jack armstrong representing the mutual iafe of canada georgetown almom scared oitf ofbur wits lhats what wc wort as spooks of various kinds and sizes floated up and down our roads buzzed our hour buzzers and waltzed into our kitchens and living rooms on ha- loween wivj tots not grasping the full significance qf the weird tight seemed startled at the jiccu- jnr costumes and antics of their larger and older confreres and there- were some who didnt want us to miss finding out who they were our hornby homes held open house as twenty or more of the younger members of our com- iimiuty visited back and forth brightening uj our evening and i ci hm i7 m j lnu to oon too seemed to catch the may and stuart mcfnddcn and spirit of lnc tjmc the auditorium of milton high school last fiiday evening was i the scene of the annual public speaking and amateur entertain- ment contests sponsored by halton farmers in the public speaking norval was represented by eleanor stark milton by vera attention farmers we are paying the highest prevailing prices for dead or crippled farm animals horses cattle hogs telephone collect for immediate service gordon young limited toronto adelaide 3636 guelph 3334 palermo by jean patterson wm vivian and chas watt all six competitors made a most commen dable effort both in their prepared and impromptu addresses in the amateur entertainment competi tion there were two entries name ly from milton and palermo clubs both of which were enthusiastically icceiwd by ihe large audience mis- iiney kean piesident of the halton juniors was the able clir- man of the evening and the ad judicators were miss e carson of the mlton- high school staff and mr and mrs l l skuce of milton the awards were a- fol low public speaking girls vim a may of hornby who m her pre pared addiess spoke on yci hural life and in her impioniptu effort on the ontario junior rarmer leadership training camp at lake couchlehing 1 hoys stuart mcfadden of milton the subject of whose pre pared address was choosing a career and in his impromptu ad- beaver electric industrial and commercial wiring main street a de beaulieu phone 4 1 8 j po box 190 1 notice to creditors kitchener upholstering now is the time to haveyour chesterfield suite reuphol stered completely rebuilt for as low as 8900 one week service phone 643 georgetown in the estate of william ilenry birth late of the township of esqueslnr in the county of luilon farmer deceued the creditors of william henry borth late of the township of ej- quesing in the county of halton former deceased who died on or about the 20th day of october 1040 and all others having claims against his estate are hereby not fled to send by posi prepaid or otherwise to messrs langdon u aylsworth georgetown ontario solicitors for the undersigned exec utor of the estate of william henry barth farmer deceased on or be- for the first day of december 1040 their names addresses de scriptions and full particulars of their claims and the nature of the securities if any held by them and that immediately after the first day of december 1040 the executor will proceed to distribute the estate of the said deceased amongst the parties entitled there to having regard only to the claims of which the executor shall then have notice dated this 24th day of octo ber 1040 charles cecil barth executor 110 by langdon aylsworth ss3 seethe new morris cars and ask for demonstration immediate deli very some models reduced as much as 300 a down payment as iv as 550 will enable you to drive away in a new morris tom hewson and shone out its light as it gaily floated in the ky above us some things that are ordinarily expected to remain put moved about somewhit to the consterna- tion of those who found additions to their houses and those who en tirely missed facilites of more or inss importance outhouses took quite a drop and could be had for the taking logs moved out from behind buildings to the shoulder of the road and wafted secretly for ome unwary motorist some mall boxen toppled while strange friendly crca tries possessed of hu man bodies wandered about i one or two parties were staged in the community at different i nuia to psychologically dissipate rii i in ti v inclinations and energy one ippueiit mother of the hub- bu d t pe li ailed a ti oupe of cliililien through the houses of trie ihage she being black while her childien were of assorled vai letici a chinaman appeared with a can adian made pigtail plastic faces coveied grins and grimaces as we tried to make them tatk and laugh shopping bags were brought along to be filled with cookies candy eaiiuts and fruit i3ut each and everyone was as polite as could be there was no apparent evil intent in the mind of anyone expectant people with plenty of stuff loose about the place need have had no fears hornby was good on hal loween to make the life of our united church minister more interesting lomcbody perhaps with his tongue in his cheek started the rumour that the minister is going to retire lo the house he is purchasing at the end of june of 1d5d on account of ill health to what extent the story has snowballed by now nq one can tell just off hand for whjle the story is being told fresher editions of it come off the tongue however the minister as sures us that it is all bunk and quite orcmaturfl the wa and wms of the bethel united church met at the home of mrs dclbert downs on wednesday afternoon november 2nd a potluck supper bazaar table christmas program was planned for december 9th to be held in the sunday school room a splendid program of both stew ardship and temperance was giv en and a mr and mrs club talked about tea was served at the ilose for prompt and efficient service in- general haulage work call j dickenson haulage we are now prepared to instal footings cement floors foundations snsewdk guaranteed workmanship promptdelivery on sand gravel fill stone top soil washed atone and washed sand phone 723 r 2 georgetown shock absorber service and fuel pump exchange distributing arent for cledraul1c and gabriel also all british cars coil springs rubbers king pins ford shocks large knees etc if its shocks or fuel pumps we rave them phone 509w king st georgetown ciiuhcm gu1ii meets atnokval rectory further details in connection with the december bazaar were arranged at a meetina of st pauls guild last wednesday evening at the home of mrs e maxwell interesting discussions look place on youth work in the deanery of halton led by miss prairie mog- uire members were assigned their various duties in connection with the bazaar refreshments were served by mrs maxwell to tho large number of members present jack tarzweix wins second university prize w roll street 111 phone 332 w for the second year in a rowj jock tanwoll of adton engineer ing student at queans university has won a 100 university prize for proficiency jack who is married to the former marjorie ifedonam of georgetown is in third year minim engineering the couple make their horns at portsmouth near mrt canadas eait- wi final for the dominion football champ ionihip and the grvycup began in 1921 toronto argo naut defeating edmonton eski mo 23 0 north american football owes its life to a visiting canadian university it was 1874 mcgill university were guetl opponents of harvard in boston during the warmup period the harvard team noticed to their amazement that mcgill were kicking and carrying the ball the two captains got together and dis covered they were playing different games mcgill had come to play rugger harvard was ready for a soccer match but the harvard captain with true bostonian courtesy offered to play mcgillt game the result was the first football game ever played in the united slates ending in a scoreless tie good sportsmanship has won many world friends for canada utt at the spirit of working together has made us one of the worlds great nations these two sportsmanship and team spirit keep your opportunities tor work ana play in canada unlimited j