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vjtofin sociltysih fbrflockey parades fairs magistrate ord is new chairman hospital board thi lofcraiown hirald thursday mattch m m page 9 at the first regular meeting of the hospital directors- a new chairman took the office for the ensuing year the met- lug wu held march 17 in the board room of the hospital magistrate john d ord qc was elected as chairman suc ceeding john t armstrong who has completed a two year stint in the office magistrate- ord li a known local man having prac ticed law here for soma years previous to his being placed on the bench me has been active in many local organixatlvns and is currently a member of the georgetown and district high school board he served over seas in world war h as a pilot magistrate ord lives with wa wife and sons on maple avenue west john t armstrong is the im mediate past chairman denney grda and mario camman staff anna hospital during junior game theyre on hand at almost every large public gathering tile men with the st john ambulance brigade hats and badges bight now hockey is keeping them busy every tuesday and thursday nights and sunday afternoons during the easter bantam tournament one of the mem bers is ready all the time to patch dp the cuts and bruises so often incurred on the ice with only seventeen mem bers including the women known as nursing members it means that men on shift work give up their sleep during the tournament to make sure the injured whether player or spectator will be looked after three years ago the brigade was started here as part of the acton division 332 under div ision officer fred cooley but it is hoped to start a george town division in the spring if enough support can be muster ed over one thousand hours of duty have been racked up by the members during 1965 cov ering attendance at fairs par ades scout gatherings christ mas parties in fact anywhere they are requested to attend over the 24th of may week end they have been asked to be on hand at the large cub ga thering at camp samac last monday every member passed their yearly examina tion with flying colors with the lowest mark being eighty per cent division officer fred coo ley reported proudly headed by mr cooley the members are corporal fred ib- botson ken thomson marius camman sergeant jim james dennis wright jr david spi- cer wm anderson joseph more and nursing members evelyn wood volanda wiener margaret pederson lynda van wyck coblna camman anne ibbotson audrey martin and gerda camman sixteen esquesing farms qualify for century sign mystery guest proves one of own number mystery guest spea ker billed as the attraction eighteen curious members of st andrews ucw who attend ed the march meeting were agreeably surprised to learn that it was one of their own members mrs- c wodhams introduced by mrs doreen dutton she used the tv show whats my line as her theme and spoke of her work at wood- green community centre while she was secretary to a case worker she outlihed the different ac tivities its alms and some of the results of the work done she mentioned georgetowns own planned community centre and the scope of work which it will allow mrs carol hali expressed thanks to mrs wodhams for her talk and refreshments were ser ved by mrs dutton and her committee sixteen farms in esquesing township have been continually tanned by the same family for over one hundred years accord ing to township clerk k c lindsay the information was unearth- d when the ontario junior farmers association asked help from municipalities in their centennial project ofi identify ing such farms with century 11 signs the family farms still operat ing are owned by wray betsey concession 7 ted brown con 5 ward brownridge con 7 charles davidson con 3 john devereaux con 7 wm fisher con 5 wilfrid harding con6 george henderson con 7 thomas joyce con 4 don lind say con 7 john and william robertson con 2 frank rob ertson con 3 joseph ross con 5 arthur ruddell con 7 wal lace swackhamer con 4 mrs lena whaley con 17 since most of these names were found on the map of 1858 it would seem themajority have been at least 106 years in the family hope project is forward step for adult retardates long destreff dreams training adult retardates in north halton will become a reality on april 4 when hope begins in the for mer hornby public school at least three retarded adults and possibly as many as eight will begin training to become better and more use ful citizens harry isham chairman of adult services for the north haltonassociation for the mentally retarded re ported this week mr isham explained hope halton opportunity product enterprises will attempt to train adult retardates to do use- vful tasks so they might some- day be able to obtain a job in industry he pointed out at a similar workshop in oakville last year two trainees were deemed suitable to obtain jobs and were hired by industries of panies which will help trainees and the manager duplicator a work bench tennis table and several types tools have already been do nated and mr isham hopes the next donations will be a plate nam manager mrs winnifred isham has been named manager of hope and will be in charge of the workshop which will be open five days a week so weeks a year from 9 am un til 3 pm although it is eventually hoped contracts can be arrane- ed with industries to do jobs no arrangements for contracts will be made immediately first of all we have to find out the potential of the train- ees mr isham said and well probably begin with recondi tioning lawn chairs and deck chairs and maybe hooking rugs he indicated that any one wishing to have lawn chain repaired might contact hope will be located the former hornby school on the north side of the base une just east of the seventh ijne esquesing and- already several donations have been made by individuals and com- no salaries although the trainees will receive no actual salaries they will have an opportunity to do useful tasks and it is hoped receive a sense of fulfill nent the county of halton has agreed to a grant of 300 per year per trainee and 15 a month will be paid hope by the families of the trainees each month the trainee will receive a wage packet of up to j10 which mr isham explain ed will make them feel as if they are earning something although the school rented to nhamr for a nominal fee by the esquesing school board is suitable for present purpos es ij is hoped mr isham said that well be able to build a workshop in a year or two built one of areas first steel bams a lifelong resident of esques ing township gilbert sinclair 96 died at halton centennial manor milton on march 12 he was bom at lot 32 con cession 9 on january 24 1870 and was the last surviving mem ber of a family of twelve born to gilbert and rachael mclean sinclair after his marriage to jane elizabeth reddy in 1901 they resided at lot 22 con7 he attended clay hill school and was a member of lime- house presbyterian church mr sinclair was one of the last of the old time barn framers and builders he also erected one of the first steel barns in this dist rict following his wifes death in 1856 he spent his reman years as a resident of halton manor he leaves three sons and two daughters lawrence of gerald- ton mrs s smith irene ol weston charles of welland mrs ac patterson eva of limehouse and herbert of ham ilton nine grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren rev norman young conduct ed the funeral service on march 15 at the harold c mcclure funeral home and interment was in greenwood cemetery pallbearers were his three sons lawrence charlie and herbert sinclair his soninlaw ac patterson nephew stanley sinclair and harold campbell flower bearers were leslie hut chinson bill hick leo ech- man bill henry jm hutchin son and dan sinclair 845 pm hot water cleans the kids up quicken get more hot water when you want it with natural gas call your plumber dealer department store or united gas magistrate john ord qc charles a well known district fanner and long time resident it vice chairman mr- charles like mr ord has been active in community affairs and was active in the promot ion of the idea of a hospital forthg and dist elected second vice was les lie m clark secretary miss ruth evans and treasurer terry baincs committees are as follows management committee john ord chairman f d oharlca j armstrong harold mcclure cam sinclair ted evans les clark finance committee h c mcclure mrs elsie hamilton terry balaes tom beer miss ruth evans public relations chairman leslie clark tom beer ed hal jack armstrong joint conference committee plus 3 members of the geor getown medical association john ord chairman ted ev ans denney charles property committee ted evans chairman c sinclair h c mcclure j t armstrong e e hall f d charles union negotiating commit tee ted evans j t armstrong t bafnes j ord atcteditationeommittee t baines chairmai t evans j armstrong car catches fire firemen douse fast a fire in a car early tuesday morning was doused by firefigh ters minutes alter their arrival the blaze was discovered by a club 7 tenant who noticed smoke in the car when he went to get his own vehicle behind the main st n restaurant at 6 scales prison wall escapes halton jail a halton county jail inmate made a successful escape tucs mar 13 by sawing through the bars of a window and scaling a 40 foot prison wall the man a native of caribou maine was placed in the jail after being arrested by burling ton police on a charge of car theft at press time today the man was still at large every police department and opp police de tachment in the county is tak ing part in the intense search new york state police have been called in on the search for the man who escaped from the county jail her tuesday ev ening bruce martin haltons assist ant crown attorney stated yes terday that the new york pol ice have been asked to intensi fy their watch of border check points bpee described the escapee as five feet six inches tall weight 140 lbs dark complex ion straight black hair with a small scar on his right index finger he was wearing a light blue shirt and medium blue trousers when he fled he has a criminal record and could be dangerous according to police he is the second prisoner to escape the century old jail the past year a man who broke out last may was appre hended on a farm near milton firemen poured water into the499fi dodge owned by jack thornton and took the seats out to make sure hie flames were dead evening robert r hamilton optometrist office hours daily carretal bldg 116 aaoiintainvicw road for appointment 8773971 is there some carsafety you need to buy niagara knows how get cub now tor new urea complete overhaul any good reason a niagara counsellor will talk over the amount and repayment schedule and tailor it to fit your budget we believe money and helpfal r g go together loans from 50 to 2600 maura rmajict company l1wted 9 main street north georgetown 8776936 concert proceeds 228 to halton retarded association north halton association for retarded children benefited by 228 from a christmas concert in brampton the concert was presented by georgetown citizens band and the combined choirs of the georgetown and brampton chri stian reformed churches and drew a large audience to peel composite school auditorium it was the third year of the concerts previous ones held in georgetown and proc eeds were also donated to wor thy causes bridge club master points night was com bined with a sl patricks soc ial last week at georgetown du plicate bridge club nine tables of player enjoyed an evening of bridge and coffee and sand wiches which were served aft erwards the club meets each tucs evening in the legion auditor ium northsouth winners for the night were 1st charles corc oran and del wallace 2nd mr and mrs jack hooper 3rd lloyd keir and dick prust 4th earl emond and george barber winners in the eastwest group were 1st margery mack enzie and olive logan 2nd mrs fiona nodweltand mrs wellington wilson 3rd mrs wallace thompson and 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