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the georgetown herald seventyfirst year of publication wednesday evening may 4th 1938 1 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to us a georgetowns tax rate is 49 mills one mill less than last year tenders for a grandstand and also band and judges stand combined will be asked for hard surface roads to be constructed requisitions from school boards council met at 8 pm on thursday april 38th members present mayor gibbons reeve davis counciuots grippe brown hall lyons mr broyns of toronto addressed f council tat regard to oil lor the roads the matter of putting a hard sur taoe road on john st mcnabb st xtnery st and that part of king st p emery and queen sts was considered and it was decided to have jntj7englneer prepare an estl anate of teeeobtr moved by lyons seconded by brawn shat a hard surface road be construct ed on john mcnabb emery streets and on king street from emery to tteen street carried moved by crippa seconded by davis that the clerk be instructed to ad vertise for tenders for the erection of a grandstand and also a band and judges stand combined carried moved by tayons seconded by brown that bylaw to authorise the pur chase of a strip of land from alexan 4er maclaren ite now read a first time carried moved by hall seconded by lyons that bylaw no to authorise the aarchase of a strip of land from luexander maclaren be now read a second and third times and finally passed and the seal of the corpora tion be attached thereto carried date this year is 246888 moved by brown seconded by lyons that the treasurer pay the relief commission the sum of 31797 to pay april relief account carried this amount is less medical fees of si8j20 on behalf of the council and clti- xens mayor gibbons thanked mr j b m for bis presentation to the town of the deed of the land on whlfh ftift jhtminnff pnt1 lnlntmtwl j councillor brown reported that mr tyres had offered the use of the ground adjoining his creamery on main street to the corporation to use for parking purposes moved by costlgan seconded by brown that the court of revision to hear appeals against the assessment roll for the year 1938 be held at the council chainber on may 31st at 8 pjn and that the court be composed of brown crtpps lyons costlgan and smith carried council met at 8 pm on monday may 2nd members present mayor gibbons reeve davis councillors brown hall costlgan smith the budget for 1938 was presented by the finance committee and discus eed at some length moved by ball seconded by lyons that the budget as presented be adopt ed and that the tax rate for 1938 be 40 mills on the dollar after deduc tlon of 1 mill for government sub sidycarried unnamlnously council held their regular monthly meeting on tuesday evening mayor joseph gibbons in the chair reeve geo davis and councillors joseph hall thos lyons a e cripps n h- brown james costlgan present minutes of previous meetings were read and confirmed on motion of lyons and hall o mr elmer c thompson and mr wilson representing lloyds insur ance company addressed council re insurance and asked for renewal of policies now carried in the above company messrs w a wilson and percy cleave representing the agricultural society asked council for a grant to aid in carrying on the fall pair as usual moved by crtpps seconded by davis that a grant of 7500 be made tr ebquesing agricultural society car rled a representative of the municipal spraying and oil company addressed council re supplying oil for the streets during 1938 mr roy smith halton county en gtneer addressed council re cost of laying hard surface pavement on john mcnabb king and emery sts he also explained the county s posl ttah regarding the paving of the cotmty- roads connecting links through the town of georgetown the pros- fict of having them paved in the jbar future does not look very bright at present moved byhall seconded by cripps that the treasurer pay the following accounts j hemphill sts john oliver sts h scott sts john emmerson sts m armstrong sts b hadley sts j emmerson ww sts k hunter w w john oliver sts w chaplin sts k hunter sts w h kentner son coal bell telephone co t p grieve patient from hospital w i dick kc legal fees canadian brass co ww silvers dept store rubber boots i municipal world stationery f kersey insurance e c thompson insurance c o benham insurance w t evans insurance r h thompson 6t co hous ing ootnm hydro electric dept of health ontario in mil in barber floral co wreath squire service station fire truck p b harrison postage excise speights garage fire truck town truck 29 win ingles sts 38 atv a maclaren land for widen t lng road 23c f c whitmee sts s j p held sts g ccjwnunlcatlons were read from tost re not getting a share of town work hospitals re indigent patients rational sanitarium hospital for f sick children j b mackenze son re water rates clerk county of hal ton a requisition for 11700 was recelv ed from the public school board and 0000 from the high school boartt mayor gibbons presented the re- w lief report for april showing an ex pendlture of 33617 april relief last year cost 73745 this is a sav ing this year for the same month of 40138 miss wula price awarded gold medal at peel musical festival joe wilcox won two foists for cornet solos at the peel musical festival held in brampton on monday and tuesday of this week miss willa price of george town was awarded the gold medal in the vocal competition she obtained 90 marks the highest given this year she sang o divine redeemer by gounod as a soprano solo miss price is a valued member of george town choral society joe wilcox also of georgetown won 2 first prizes for cornet solos in the competition of classes under 17 andl 21 years of age we extend heartiest congratula tlons to both miss price and master wilcox for their splendid achieve ments 1080 1080 1080 1080 1080 600 6 75 525 240 235 350 1100 187 77 1100 78 11332 272 95 12415 21437 uons club the georgetown lions club met on monday evening at 030 at the mc gibbon hotel chief hewmann in the chair dinner was served after the singing of the national anthem and the saying of grace lions long and grant were ap pointed delegates to the annual zone meeting to be held at oakvtlle friday next ahout ten lions took tickets for the meeting the six past presidents of the club were appointed a nominating 9 mlttee pastchief ed mcwhlrter was then called upon to give a sketch of his recent trip he did so mentioning attendance at a lions dinner a san thing of the way they conducted their thing of the way they conducted their business he then described the climate of california and the construction of buildings he mentioned the desert with its white sand and cactus which did not attract him so much that he wanted to see them again palm springs was mentioned with its date palms many of the trees very very old and the whole sur roundlng land covered with water from the irrigation ditches pepper trees with their small red berries were abundant oil fields such as those at signal hill were also most interesting to him he thought there must be ten thousand acres with the derricks so thick that a wheelbarrow could not pass between them these wells are very profitable he said and the quality of oil very high at san pedro there was a great fishing industry mostly tuna and swordflsh the boats would line the wharf for a mile and the fish would canned within a few hours the work largely done by japanese the golden gate bridge impressed him as very wonderful though he doubted the callfornlan statement that it was the greatest in the world his final advice was that everyone should take a trip to california the thanks of the club was extend ed to lion mcwhlrter lions w long and h mcclure were appointed delegates to the district convention at blgwln in june the meeting closed with the sing lng of the maple leaf ii50 7 47 local council of women the april meeting of the local council of women was held at the home of mrs a h feller mrs hayes the president presiding child welfare was the chief topic of the day miss margaret kennedy school nurse conducted nine local children to the hospital for sick cho dren to have their tonsils removed it was also decided to improve and enlarge therwadiag pool provided for the children last summer an invitation was extended to oak vllie low to meet with georgetown council in may arrangements were made for dele gates to provincial council to be held at owen sound may 5 and 6 miss georglna young of the public school staff convenor of mental hygiene gave a most interesting talk on this subject funds were voted to miss kennedy school nurse to carry on dental wort among the children tea was served by the hostess as the total saving on relief to ststed by mrs w f smith iwotfjertf ap next sunday may 8th 13 mothers day a day dedi cated to the most precious treasure on earth mother among the many beautiful qualities exemplified by mothers there are twelve which stand out a little more than the rest a word there is the angels know and speak to one another the highest name the holiest love on earth we call it mother versatility whether baking or scrubbing or sewing or darning or singing songs or wiping noses or telling stories or nursing she does all in a cheerful mood the versatile actor fades into the background when cast in the same scene with a versatile mother unselfishness when an average wife decides to-be- come a mother she bargains in the majority of instances to give up to a considerable degree parties theatres morning walks friendly visits mirror pastimes reading afternoon naps quiet latest clothes ease and a few other such trifles the mother we idealise is unselfishness epitomised foresight from the first days when she starts plan rung little flimsy lacy things which will do for either a boy or a girl all the way up through the prospective new comers babyhood childhood youth and sometimes ma turity foreslghtedness stands out as one of the qualities making up th power of a mothers love companionship a real mother plays with her child ren realizing that thereby others have entertained the great unawares the memory of her companionship has considerable to do with her power over them adown the years constancy or loyalty there is a discerning under standing tolerant something which can com into a wq mans heart when motherhood comes which in storm and sunshine sickness and health adversity and wealth keeps her constant heroism the names of some of the worlds great est heroes are not posted on the walls of the halls of fame here is a clipping widowed with six children working by day planning by night inspiring them always by her heroism she saw each child become a member of the church go to college and finally started on a good lifes work endurance linked with heroism is endurance the power of a mothers love keeps her doing for those she loves until we all cannot but marvel at her endurance many mothers could not keep up were it not that they become good philosophers and put the spirit of joy into their work they endure also because they learn not to fret over the future knownlg that only a day can be lived at a time it is to be hoped that in addition to her hard work no mother has to endure personal slights and lack of love andastiy it is feared some mothers suffer more from neglect than from bearing rearing or losing patience what requires more patience than a baby who hasn t any better sense than to bawl from one am to three thirty nothing unless it is a petulant snarling grouching husband who is so filled with babyish self pity that he wants attention of one form or andther whenever he is around every man needs a certain amount of troth erlng and yet it should be advocated that every mother stop babying her boys at least by the time they are ten so that at twentyflve they will be looking for compan ions instead of someone to adopt them vision who la it hopes for the best in every child who dreams and plans for the future for the entire family who holds the highest ideals mother mothers have vision to see underlying virtues rather than surface faults enabling them to tolerate and help all seeming failures in their children they seem to see through the outer srlfe they visualize the inner life and know that sometime and somewhere the results of their work will malnfest this is why in all moral and religious effort when others be come weary of welldoing women with strong motherly in stincts keep on they have vision to know that in due season we shall reap if we faint not penetration perhaps it is their vision that gives mothers the power of penetration mothers can gel the truth out of a miscreant when no one else can you may say that you feel well or that you are happy but if you tsretylng you donj fool mother mothers love penetrates to che heart of the hardest criminal no man is wholly bad if for no other reason than that in part his mothers life penetrates his own a man may tear away from his mothers apron strings but if she be a good woman he can never gel completely away from her heart strings faith when nobody believes in you your mothers tflith 15 still unshaken when all the world forsakes you mother will be all the world to you a mothers faith is a sort of sympathy with understanding mothers know that nature slumps every w inter that we all backslide in sleep and does not lose faith when husband or son tern porarlly revert to the manners of a savage or veer from the exact line of rectitude pendulums always swing back and intuitively mothers seem to faith things through when the outlook of her dear ones is dark reverence reverence for god and all things sacred is the foundation quality that makes for power in a moth er s love perhaps this is because mothers are the closest and most direct labourers together with god the re llgious life of america would suffer greatly were it not for mothers special services will be held in the sunday schools and church in georgetown and district a red carnation is worn in honour of a living mother and a white car nation in honour of a mother that is gone don t let the day pass without showing honour to your best and truest friend your mother the advisability of buying a new flag for the county buildings was dis cussed but left over for the next meeting council adjourned norv alwfle club harvey nurse ashgrove cat- tubes grand aggregate and other prizes the tabulated scores from the rifle itlybyt cnr club of toronto are to hand our mr harvey nurse captured the grand aggregate- of the meet scoring 848 points out of 850 mr nurse won first place in three of the events tte- ing in two others with points hi winnings consisted of two gold medals two silver medals one bronze medal 500 rounds of central v ammunition and cash prises of several amounts a rifle meet is now being arranged by the committee to take place on tha norval outdoor range 50 and 100 yards on friday and saturday june 3rd and 4th riflemen are expected from all parts of ontario programs of the various events will be issued shortly and will be attractive to sail who will attend the shoot je events are open to all comers pur- ther particulars will be announced later tse shoot for the geo c brown prize package owing to several mem bers being unable to attend has been postponed indefi the registered aggregate scores for mondays shoot are as follows h nurse 100 f johnson 90 e mc- klnney 99 r w hall 98 w llsk 99 m atkinson 97 w g browne 97 w wilson 98 f stark 96 halton plowmen to hold junior match at a recent meeting of the dlrec torate of the halton plowmen plans were made to hold their annual juni or farmer match this event which a year ago brought out 18 young men under 20 years or age will be held on may 27th on the farm of wm dales nelson township we under stand from president peter peddle that separate classes will be provided for each township and furthermore that tfie competitors from each town ship will be divided into the divisions according to previous experience a new feature of the days program will be a judging or scoring class open only to competitors n g mcleod veter an plowing authority of gait will be the judge for the event health report the following is the report of com munlcable diseases by the uoi to georgetown board of health for april 1938 diphtheria 0 scarlet fever 0 chlckenpox 0 measles 0 german measles 1 mumps 0 infantile paralysis 0 typhoid fever 0 whoopingcough 3 cerberosptnal meningitis 0 epidemic in the country chickens go home to roost in the city they go home to rest county must have equipment to keep paee with construction purchase new tractor for 4000not in favor of welling ton county councils proposal to reduce snowplough ing on roads insurance purchased a meeting of hatlon county council was called by the warden for last tuesday april 26th and held in the court house milton with all mem hers present minutes and communications were read at the morning session among the latter being a letter from the county of wellington which ran in part as follows whereas the cost of snow removal on the county roads systems is prohibitive and whereas the greatest demand for snow remov al is from truckers bus lines arid through traffic and whe a ver small proportion of the local rate payers get any benefit be it resolved that a petition be forwarded to the department of highways recommend ing that certain roads in each county be considered bus and transport routes and that these designated be kept open for winter travel by the depart ment as the extra revenue from gas tax would greatly offset the cost of this work and that the support of the local members of the legislature as well as of the councils of the sur rounding counties be solicited in pre seating this proposal to- the depart ment of highways council were not entirely in agree ment with some of the reoommenda tlons embodied in the resolution and it was finally decided that the letter be filed at the aftern session reports of the standing committees were read and later considered in committee of the whole with mr monlven in the chair k representatives from various insur ance companies were present and ad dressed the council briefly advising that tenders for highway liability in surance had been submitted to the council for their consideration mr a e wilson representing lloyds strongly advised that the council return to bis company for in surance and be assured of the good service that had been given them in the past mr t g ramshaw acting for m m clancy sons also of lloyds and with whom the council insured last year assured the council of con tutued good service from his company should the insurance be renewed with him mr ramshaw also suggested insurance representatives withdraw from the council chamber while the question of insurance was being dls cussed mr wilson had already made his exit after about a ten minute visit the good roads committee in sub mitting their report recommended the purchase of a new tractor foi county road purposes at an approxi 1 mate cost of 4 000 this provoked 1 some discussion with each member of the road committee explaining his reason for voting in favor of the pur chase of a tractor the chairman mr hall if we want to keep ahead of the construe- 1 tion work we have to have the tractor to do it with we cannot keep pace with the work with our present equip ment but i think added mr hall that part of the cost should come from current expenses it doesn t seem fair that any one council should bear the expense of the entire cost the warden we certainly don t want the tax rate to go up we would like to keep it the same as last year or a little lower but if the permanent construction plan of the county roads is to be maintained we must have more machinery and for that reason i am in favor a new tractor being bought mr robinson the purchase of a tractor looks like a smart move to me and it would not be a liability for any great length of time mr gordon there are a lot of narrow roads in our county which i would like to see widened and for that reason if no other i would sup port the purchase of a tractor mr mcnlven i certainly think we should have our own machinery for road construction stone crushers and other machinery are all a saving in the long run mr irving expressed the hope that the county rate might be reduced to 4 mills this year 1937 rate was 5 mills it might be a good plan said mr irving to adopt the policy of mayor morrison of hamilton fix the- taxrate first and thenwork ac cordinly a vote was taken and it was agreed a tractor should he purchased when the insurance tenders were opened it was moved by mr robinson seconded by mr wilson that this council accept the tender of e c thompson representing the law un ion and roth insurance co for 10000 20 000 and 2 000 for a pre mium of 838 74 moved by mr mcnlven seconded by mr hall that we accept the road liability insurance with t o ram shaw at 83874 for 2000 10000 and 20 000 on condition that the com pany is satisfactory the majority voted in favor of mr rernshaws tender and mr monlvenls resolution carried moved by mr irving seconded by mr byers that the following ac counts be paid finance 375 73 hos pital accounts 92470 county build- lngs 3050 printing 26594 a total of 150686 moved by mr allen seconded by mr blair that the treasurer be auth orised to purchase a fastener and staple machine for use in the registry office at a cost of 1140 carried three by laws were passed no 71s 714 and 715 endorsing business trans acted at the last meeting st georges tennis club annual meeting the annual meeting of fit georges tennis club was held in the basement of the church on thursday evening last the rector being requested to take the chair after opening devotions the min utes of last annual meeting were read and adopted the president mr cyril brand- ford offered a few remarks on last years activities and this years pros pects the financial report was then read by the secretary treasurer miss florence brandford showing the con dition of the club finances to be ex cellent with all obligations met and comfortable balance on hand the report was adopted the rector con gratulated the club and expressed his appreciation particularly of the satisfactory manner in which the young people manage their dances it was decided by vote that there should be both a secretary and a treasurer and that the secretary should keep a record not only of the annual meeting but of the clubs ac tlvitles for the year the chairman requested miss mar jorle gault and mr ross duncan to act as scrutineers the election re sulted as follow hoitocary president the rector pre joseph hall jr vice president cyril brandford secretary hazel walker treasurer flornce brandfofd grounds convenor joseph hall tournament and transportation committee the president the vice- president ross duncan and david crichton jr social committee all the girls in the club with marjorie gault con venor the chairman then asked the new- lyaeleoted president joe hall to take the chair which he did review of the rules took place and it was considered that they were sufficient if everyone observed them carefully mention was especially made of members who failed to ob serve the very important rule that only rubbersoled tennis shoes with out heels could be worn on the court after a little further general dis cussion the meeting aduourned to meet soon for work an the courts slalom club held successful dance friday night a large crowd attended the dance held last friday night in the arena under the auspices of the georgetown slalom club the musio for the evening was sup plied by the georgetown high school orchestra under the able leadership of mr paul barber the orchestra was excellent and compared favor ably with the other leading orches tras that have played here during the past winter delicious refreshments were served during the evening the winners of the spot dances were miss florence brandford and miss peggy maclaren the hostesses of the evening were mrs d h barber mrs j a early mrs r paul mrs f d mcnauy at 130 the familiar strains of ood save the king brought the evening to a close mrs ohoouhan faith molke th father was after saytn me tongue was an orgin did ivor ye hoar the lolket molke bedad an its a bad mlshtake hes after makin shore an they do say as how there pe stops to an orgin but there s dlvu a stop to yer tongue