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the georgetown herald authorized u second clu mail post office doj ottawa oeoroetown out wednesday february 18th 1959 second section honour whitelock with presentation agrep served halton for 24 years halton s mr agriculture the man who has served as depart ment of agriculture representative here for the past 24 years was honoured upon his retirement when hundreds or mends filled the high school auditorium during a presentation ceremony james earl whitelock who came to halton november 1st 1934 and will officially retire on march 31st was praised by close friends and department officials for his contribution to the coun ty 5 agricultural progress dr c d graham deputj mm ister of agriculture for ontario recalled vr whitelock had ser ved in the first world war and graduated from the oaq in 1922 when he joined the department since coming to halton he noted he has served well and put to good use his broad knowledge of agriculture here is a man wor king with and for the people he declared a man of vision and a man of achievement he never thought of himself and never looked for glory but onl to get the job done he will be missed as far as the igncultur al program of the province of on tano is concerned he concluded miss ethel chapman a rbrmer nassagaweya resident and now editor of home and countrv mag azine recalled the agricultural re presentative s superabundance of energy when he joined the de partment in 1922 his vision and sense of values are well respected in this count she pointed out george e elliott qc chairman of the evening praised mr white lock for having given unstint ingly of his services mayor john a lockhatt of burlington in welcoming the crowd thanked mr whitelock for giving atdvice of uncstimable value to the county halton warden john a milne or nassagavea noted the agricultu ral representative had been con scicnlious in his work with jhe county council and said were all sorry he has to quit dfjputy reeve archie r service of nassagaweya of the county s ag ncultural committee recalled mr whitelock s sincerity in his work and termed him a man we could alwas turn to for adicc he would ahvavs go the second mile in his repl the guest of honor recalled the past 24 ears as the happiest in my life ind thanked his friends for the privilege of living and working with them for all those ears instead of taking jny credit for his work himself he aid he preferred- rather to bisk in the reflected glorj of jour achievements halton he recalled had the first hrt dh1a groups and the first irop an i soil improcmcnt assoc lation on a countv wide basis the cattle of hilton tndaj are equal to the best in the world he went on turning to the outh vhich was well represented at jri la s pre entation he congratul ated the 411 and junior farmer roups for their advances toward agriculture the enrolment in 4 ii work has doubled in the past 20 v ears he noted and the junior farmers have brought man hon ors to the count besides he continued halton has some of the best fairs to be found anywhere in closing he hanked the aud ence for gifts and tributes and his helpers and associates for their cooperation while he is retiring he said we shall continue to fol low with keen interest your prog ress individually and collective jack taj lor of burlington pas president of the federation of ag riculture presented a purse con taming donations from clubs or ganizations and individuals across the count mrs george somer viue of acjon past president and mrs cju bussell of hornby sec retarj treasurer of the halton wo men s institute unveiled a- beauti ful oil painting showing a fall scene in halton s picturesque coun erjside stanle i hall mpp for halton presented a scroll on behalf of all mr and mrs hitelock s friends in halton jean peterson past president of id hon junior farmers presented mrs white lock with flowers during the program the halton t ount houlowiurs provided rfiu ic and the i owwlle irls triple irio and the iomlu male cjuar ette rendered vi cal select ion- mam department officials from utide hahon were introduced from the audience afurwards d uihiiuk and cof fee were served in the cafeteria good mini people drop all their monoj trwnl to pick up nice sfrfeiwia powder 40s huron 6 treat toronto notice to motorists who have not obtained their 1959 licences your 1958 drivers licence and ver cle permit will expire at midnight march 18 after this date it will be illegal to drive with 1958 licence or plates dont wait till the march deadline act now and avoid inconvenience a last minute rush will cause delay at the 250 agency offices throughout the province renew your licences now two important reminders v 1 you must show proof of l ability insurance when you apply for plates or pay an extra 5 00 into the unsatisfied judgment fund theadditional 5 00 payment is not a substitute for liability insurance if you do not have your proof of liability insurance certificate see your insurance agent today a policy for fire theft and collision is not liability insurance check your policy 2 study the point system folder you will receive with your driver s licence ii explains in detail your new pont system mr and mrs ronald green whose marriage took place in st albans anglican church glen williams are residing at r r 1 glen williams rev john rathbone officiated at the double ring ceremony wh ch look place n december weekly newspapers facing the most crucial period of test they have ever experienced are being revitalized by the strong competi uon ihey face barry wenger 1958 president of the ontario weekly newspaper association told the annual convention at toronto s royal york hotel feb 6 7 r mr wenger who publishes the wmgham advance said that dc spite the strong competition or of the mass communication week ly papers will not disappear with the applications of mtef ligencc and imagination on the part of management the rural weekly is still and will continue to be the one medium in our land which is thoroughly digested in every detail he said in his annual report and most certainly the week ntwpaper is the only pub lication of an kind into which the character reputation and the truthfulness of the publisher ts projected in a personal neighbor to neighbor fashion maintaining that no dall news paper no magazine radio or tv read or listened o with he faith and credence to which the majoni of week newspapers are accustomed mr vin stat d our jnunuls haw tremendous nfluence on the course of history n this province no small respon ibilit tor an editor to face werden leavens secretar man mrs leslie clark elected iode chapter regent lontia rebruarj 9th the coun less of strathmore chapter met at the home of mrs arthur scott for the annual me etinj followed b the regular monlhh meeting there were 37 prist nt and mrs leslie m lark prt idid helen macdonahl the si cretar rt ad the minutes of the last annujl nut n followed h iht 1957 re p rt miss ruth ran trtasirtr ut an annual nport reports were hiard from- thi ft liming itmemrs rduialion mrs ii c wriggle sworth immig ration and tilztnship mrs john t rmslron sirwce at home broat mrs i ral read b hilda irwin pumiciu mrs ar field mctjilvra membership mrs jamt s fcvans standard bt arer mrs yeomans flower and gift lit len macoriald the nominating committee consisting of mrs jas fans mrs a tiilmore and mrs pari i met tht n presented the new slate of officers for 1959 os fol tows recent mrs i cslic clark 1st vice president mrs hilda irwin 2nd vice mr rdwin hall secre tarv mis htun micdonald coir secretarv miss helen armstrong treasurer miss ruth fans fch oes secretar mrs perc leslie services at home and abroad mrs sam penrice hducational sec rctarv mrs h c ngglesworth standard bearor mrs gordon tee the regular r t bruarv meeting followed with the secretary and tred urers nport 1 etter of thanks from principal mr h catiint and the pupils of lark street sehool w a re il for the beautiful pie t tire of the queen received from i luptcr a proficiencv prize for a grade 13 student will be yien inii calendars for ni xt ear are to he ordered 101r 1 a request for a flag for 1st companv duidts of st johns lnited church will be tilled mrs j t armstrong and mr carfield mcciilvrav will assist with the mirch clinics mrs i eslic clark gave a report on the valentine dance held on rebruar 13th mrs john hughe- and mrs john flliott were welco med as new members mrs rob crt jonef read a paper on com mon wealth relations india meet ing closed with the national an them followed bv lunch served bv the hostesses for the eveninj mrs a scolt mrs james evans miss ruth fvans mrs edvvm wilson nne hickev mrs farnell and mrs roai mrs hart lincc moved a vote of thanks to mrs scott halton fire prevention gets national acclaim ontario department of transport hon john yaremko qc minister d j collins deputy minister halton s nine fire brigades en tcred under the name of the hal ton fire prevention bureau rec eived commendable honours in the nation wide fire prevention con test held last october and conduc ted under the auspices of the nat tonal fire protection association halton received tenth place for l ontario and honorable mention or the 25 000 to 99 000 population 3roup fof ontario nationally it placed 17th for all of canada and also received honorable mention for the same population bracket this- population group placed the entire county in competition ag ainst large cities from coast to coast writing to halton county council ontario fire marshal w j scott said halton county has made an outstanding showing and with the number of entries this car and the qualit of these- the standing nf halton county is indeed deser ving of high praise the fire chiefs and members of their departments who partici paled in this campaign are to be congratulated on the good work they did he continued and am sure the county council will be very happy about this public rec ognition of their standing last year halton entered the competition as a count and be cause no other such group had en tcred the county received an hon arable mention for its outstanding ffort it was the first entry on a county wide scale this year more ounties entered and they were grouped according to population with the cities combining business and pleas ure often spoils the pleasure weekly only publication to get covertocover reading needed for their own and others safetv the drivers handbook ma be obtained locally from the motor vehicles licence bureau 20 john st est or from any office of the dept of transport in ontario bv writing the department at the parliament buildings toron to 2 ager of the association and publi sher of the bolton enterprise said that weekly publishers should not forget that all national advertis ing is local advertising it their lo cal dealer must get the copy for thorn it is friends up and down min street who ell the boys downtown to put it in the local weeklies mr leavens said his remarks reflected the con vention theme displayed behind speakers in the business sessions wed better sell better now an address by jack baldwin of the photo advertising department of the fairchild instrument and camera co new york city fol lowed the reports of mr wenger and mr leavens at the friday awards luncheon sponsored by the natural gas com panies of ontario oakah l jones vice president and general mana ger the consumers gas company assured members that the expense of doing work in the natural gas industry is never a factor where the public interest is concerned i don t want to go into a long essa on natural gas safety but we in the natural gas business can not helping getting wound up when we think of the recent flurry of unjustified allegations concerning the safet of natural gas distnbu hon systems and appliances as far as safety is concerned he said the entire industry will welcome any legislation or amend cd legislation that will improve on an already high standard of saf ety regulations a great resurgence of human spirit manifesting itself in an aw akemng of creative talent in the fields of the lively arts in canada todav is evident in the ontano wcekl newspapers competitions continued on page 4 new drivers handbook issued by transport dept ontano drivers whether newly licensed or with many years ex penence will find much of inter est or value in a new publication of the qntaro depl of transport the drivers handbook safe driving and the protection of all who use the streets and highways hon john yaremko minister of transport announces is the basis upon which the handbook was planned it has been written clearly and has many illustrations so that all drivers mav readilv understand its con trnts anvone reading the book let will agree with the remark m the introduction that driving an automobile is a full tme job re quiring the drivers complete atten tion the driver s handbook contains the latest information and explan at ions or the rules of the road parking and what to do in case of an accident vehicle equipment and maintenance how to get and keep a licence to drive road signt traffic lights road markings and recommendations tor safe dnving under poor or difficult conditions questions and answers typical of those asked applicants for licences are also included it concludes with a description of the demerit point system the ontario dept of trans port said the hon mr yar will continue to look for and put into effect every possible means of making ontario streets and highways the safest in the world the driver s handbook is intended to give all driven the opportunity of reexamining their own driving and making improvements where on the way up were on the way up every way and well have fun all the way why because all our family started the savmc habit earlyeveryone of us is a steady saver at the canadian bank of commerce monit im thi sank means pi ac i or mind georgetown branch d m wingrove manager this spring give your seed drill a treat ask dunc robinson for smooth drilling noncaking grand valley fertilizer at worthwhile early and cash discounts grand valley fertilizers limited box 720 orangeville ont phora 964 m