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the georgetown herald wednenuy june 7th 1944 un the georgetown herald ocog nkw3 op ietown norvau glkn williams limkhoubk btatwabttown ashghovb ballinafad hornby tekba cotta acton brampton bolton subscription rates united states and overseas 3 00 a year single copies oo advertising rates will be quoted on application tekkthonk- n 8 walter c blbhn publisher garfield l mogilvray mary h biehn editor j boley of the canadian weekly newspaper association and um ontarioquebec division of the owjla the editors corner col a moble writes history of horval two weeks ago in this corner we published a hort historical sketch of the village of norval weve had several readers tell us how interesting they found it so it is with real pleasure that we anounce a further treat is at hand for those who are interested m the background of ihat pretty village col alex noble who lives on the old noble home stead on r r no 2 norval has brought us a very full find accurate account of norval from the time of the first white settler there he has compiled the facts himself and as anyone who has tried to do a bit of historical research can tell you the resultant story which we publish below is the commendable product of many long hours of work norval as a village dates back to the early part of the 19th century attracted no doubt by the natural beauty of this part ol the valley of the credit the abundance ol wood and water and the excellent salmon ashing people early began to settle along the river of the pioneers in the vicinity the stephens on the town line and the robertsons and menzies on the tenth line were among the first john menzies who died at norval only a few years ago is reputed to be the first white child born in esqueslng township in those days port credit oakville and york now toronto were the nearest trading places and the produce was carried out and in n foot and horse back in the year 1820 james macnabb and his sons alexander and john came from vermont state and started the first business enterprtse in the village a dam was built on the credit which furnished excellent water- power a grist mill and saw mill were established in 1828 and later on a flax mill which was afterwards changed into a woollen mill this mill was burned in 1878 the macnabhs owned about 700 acres of land hi and about norval and they had a survey made and town tots laid out on a large scare on both sides of the guelph road which is now no 7 highway thej named the town that was to be the village of macnabb it had evtrv provision far modern uptodate city except the people in 1830 james macnabb leased the flour mill and sawmill to john bimhart who ran k for four years general the honourable peter adam- son a retired officer of the british army who was then living l spring field on the credit now erindale purchased a large tract of land adjacent to norval and in 1825 took over the interests of alexander macnabb later on his sonln law major mitchell came into possession for fourteen years william and james oooderham from meadowvale ran the mill and distillery leased from macnabb william gooderham lived in the house now occupied by the mcphersons james oooderham was one of the prime movers in havmg the first methodist church built a second dam was built on the credit by the currys who conducted a sawmill and lumber business on the land now owned b harry hunter some years later a brass foundry was estaollshed on this site by thomas broadfoent of hamilton there was also an ashery for the manufacture of potash the wood ashes were collected from all around the country in 1840 a post office was established and the name norval given to the village the first postmaster was col william clav who conducted a general store in the stand now occupied by e h bamhlll col clay was a typical irish bachelor who took a keen interest in public affairs and was for many years and was one a candlaate for the federal government but was defeated he had his peculiarities as a businessman but was always loyal to ininatwe place when he heard anyone complaining and finding fault with the village he used to tell them it was a dirty bird that dirtied its own nest during his long and active life be boasted that he never wore awhite shirt never carried a watch and never missed a train he died in b85 after having been postmaster for 45 years during this period industries began to flourish william watson statohsheda carriage factory which did a thriving business for many years t was continued by hli grandson william watson jr ind later by scolungs and william thompson thompson hewbon opened a saddler shop and did a large business which was afterwards continued by his sons joseph and thomas junior another saddlery was opened by e w gallop who made a apeclaltj of fancy light harness which won many prizes at the local fal fairs another noted saddler was squire switzer who made a specialty of riding saddles joseph clark robert harper robert wat son john holmes gorge day ind w western conducted blacksmith shops arthur little opened a cobbler shop for the manufacture of boou and shoes mr little was an enthusiastic orangeman and w is r active in the promotion of norval orange lodge no 158 and in thebullding of the orange hall for a meeting place for the lodge in 1866 willi im jackson iamlliarly known as the general settled in norval in i860 and opened a cobbler shop on draper street and continued to mend boots ind shoes and dispense his fund of wonderful stories to friends and customers for many years thomas hambly opened another shop a little later on at this time james mckenzle conducted a pork packing establishment there seemed to have been plenty of work to keep them busy religious and educational facilities were not altogether neglected a presby church was built on the site or the present n meter about 1838 and the presenttanglttfitr church wus two of the-best- known ministers were rev joseph alexander of the presbyterian and canon omeara of the anglican church there was no methodist minis ter resident in the village until recent years dr johnson and dr cun nlngham practiced medicine and in the early sixties dr samuel webster began his practice and continued to look after the health of the people till his retirement when he was appointed sheriff f r halton county in 1009 the public school was established and a mechanics institute with a library was maintained for years when david buchanan and thomas smith were teachers the school was situated on the top of the hill just south of the cemetery this school building was afterwards purchased by otay the tailor and made into a house on its present site on york street oray was a little man who became the laughing stock of the boys because they said he was afraid to enlist with the volunteers for active service against the fenians in 1866 when norval sent a company of 42 canadians to niagara under captain joseph kyle tjeut james f ensign root carry with dr webster as medical officer to re i inwadera these men answerd a hurried call and were away air the middle of harvest time at fifty cents a day tor pay this was supplemented by a municipal grant of 25c per day we are to know they all reached home safely and after nearly forty ft uwtrors were rewarded bar the government with a medal and a r land in northern ontario drill shed was built a couple of years later for the of norval campany which became no 4 company of the ffociml being on the stage coach route between toronto and ouelph a particularly weosituated to do a trading business with toe aurround- kf oomoratts there was no macadam and very little gravel used to bu rn fan loadfeed but a plank road was built which was a great improve- fit for a short ttee travellers were passing through continually and l many si four hotels were boar catering to then- needs canadian war graves overseas will be held in perpetuity all necessary steps to ensure that the land containing canadian war graves overseas will be held in perpetuity for the canadian people were taken long ago by the dominion government de fence headquarters announced recent ly n 1 ft by virtue of a longstanding agree ment with the imperial war graves commission all sueh properties re quisitioned during hostilities by th canadian army will be acquired not in the maimer or with the consequen ces of a private sale but for perman ent possession by the dominion of canada the statement revealed the imperial war graves commis sion is the accredited arifet au the governments of the brfikh common wealth of nations and the custodian in perpetuity of all the graves o fallen members of the common wealth s forces the commission was formed during the great war and operates under special powers con ferred by royal charter its head- ouarters are in london england and its canadian member is the hon vin cent massey high commissioner for canada although due to the exigencies of war th canadian army has had to assume the duty for choosing war cemetery sites marking the graves vith the approved temporary wooden crosses maintaining the cemeteries during hostilities and keeping accurate and detailed records of those burled it has carried out all such preliminary work under the guidance of the com mission the transfer of active re sponsibility from the army to the commission at the end of the war will thus be effected smoothly and without the confusion whlcn tmght otherwise occur when that time comes one of the first duties of the commission will be the replacement of all temporary memorials with permanent headstones such headstones however cannot be erected now due to shortage of labor lack of transport and overseas the ver present danger of war damage as a temporal j measure therefore till known graces will remain marked by specially designed wooden crosses bj the fctar of da id in the com o jewish graves or by other appropriate forms of memorials approved by th commission these temporary mem oriau are ruggedlj built pain lea white and bear the regimental particulars black lttters in the overseas theatres most of them are constructed on the spot by men of he royal caa- aoian engineers after peace is declared and the danger of war damage removed the commission will erect the standard copyrighted headstone which since 1814 1918 has been reserved as a mark of honour used onl on the graves of the commonwealth s forces as a symbol of the equality of sacrifice all headstones are of identical size and design regardless of rank this traditional stone memorial is 2 feet 6 inches high 1 foot 3 inches wide and 3 inches thick ample space is provided on each stone for a personal inscription and the engraving of a religious emblem if the n of kin so desires the commission in due co se will keyt k l u full particuban of such inscrrpt una so that all may be in readiness to make and erect the permanent- memorial as soon as opportunlt permits such de tails as the nextof tin wish to have recorded in the permam nt printed register will be secured at the same time and in the same way as tn the list war man are miss lng and have no known graves m such cases the commission will in vite the nextof kin to ipt me necessary particulars for inscription on whatever type of memorlil is chos en to commemorate their sicrince no charge is midc f r mporar markings permanent headstones or the necessary digrnings the commii skins tunds are provided bj the vnri ous governments of tin common wealth the commission is preparca to rnarx all war graves with the sam dls tlnctive headstone not onlj in mill tary cemeteries and servict plots but also in cases of single and private bur ials where relatives wish their dead to share the traditional memorial with their comrades who rest tn for eign lands the erection of private or unit mem orials in military cemeteries or service plots hofwevter cannot be permitted such a practice would destroy the harmonious appearance of the plots and violate the commission s policy of equality of treatment civil cemetery authorities for a like reason also pro hibit the erection of private memor ials in service plots these policies which have guided the commission since it was first trusted with the marking and care or the graves of those who fen during- 18141018 have won the sympathy and understanding of the people of the british commonwealth the war graves cemeteries which were laid out in all parts of the world as a result of the commissions labors nave been universally recognized as places of quiet beauty fitting memoraus creat ed by the commissions aiemtects ana landscape artists as a final tribute to those who gave their lives ki the course of duty the same meticulous care governs the work of the com mission in the present war to attempt such an undertaxing m the midst of the confusion of war however would not in the commis sion s opinion be conducive to the satisfactory discharge of its seriously held responsibilities to the nextofkin until hostilities cease therefore oan- adalan war graves overseas win re main marked by temporary memorials while the cemeteries themselves will emaln in the careoe the military authorities until taken ovef by the commission for permanent embellish ment and maintenance relatives who wish to make enquiries respecting war graves should address them to imperial war craves com mission canadian agency 312 trans portation building ottawa ontario qosfnlss in poult what is needed in the poultry indus try states the dominion department of agriculture is for more people to look at the industry in a business way and examine crltftoally every item of octet consistent with malntamea quality and efficient production fbr example preventable losses in young chicks and growing atook amount to a very large sum every year the purchase of baby chicks is an investment and it is sound business on the part of the investor to protect that investment this can be done best by purchasing good stock- by having clean and adequate uousmg suitable brooding equipment proper ling and practising good care and the spring wheats up in the west by h g l strange dark green leaves even stand strong healthy plants rejoiced the farmer the result of a well cultivated seea bed remarked the implement agent the seed was well treated before sowing claimed the chemical sales man the farmer used our new fertilizer explaned the fertiliser man high quality seed was used aver red the seed grower the farmer certainly followed my advice pointed out the extension man don t forget we had good spring rains announced the meteorologist thats our new improved variety asserted the plant breeder the variety is resistant to plant disease maintained the plant patho logist there s no apparent insect dam age reported the entomologist the field is remarkably free from weeds stated the plant ecologlst it s jie annual miracle of mass birth declared the biologist present condition of crop 98 of normal wrote the crop reporter looks like a yield of 200 million bushels qrtimated the statistician there s food for a hungry world 1 orated the statesman the growing population demanded the wheat the farmer grew it de duced the economist wheat has always been grown in almost every part of the world not ed the historian us because of human drift the agelong migration of peoples re fleet ed the philosopher its simply the result of a combin ation of phosphates potassium nit rogen other mineral salts bacteria fungi light moisture and heat pro nounced the scientist but a little child exclaimed oh mumm1e look isnt it won dehful god made it d1dnt he business serine to tmve been flouriswrih in thaviuaga up totha time of the bulluim of the crind trunk railway this railway through the bad judgment of those who owned the land which changed the proposed route f the rmd just south of the village to pne mile and a quarter north put a damper on any further business activities and built up brampton and georgetown as competitors on either side when the flour saw mills and woollen factory were taxen over by robt noble in 1868 business seems to have been at a very low ebb the mills had been standing idle for two years and it was only after months of hard and pitient labour that confidence was restored and business put on a firm basis one of the outstanding objects of mr nobles business methods was to inspire the conlldtncc of the farming community- this bad been so haken by former mismanagement that the farmers would their loads of grain at the top of the hill and walk down to the mill to see if they could get cash for their load he always believed that their cooperation was necessary to a successful milling business the carrying out of these principles eventually made norval one of the best farmers markets in ontario there was still an abundance of first class pinetimber in the vicinity and a large amount of lumber was cut during the next ten yeara then the sawmill was sold and replaced by the present grlstcnul the wootten- mul was leased to men practical in the business the first man was john ross next smith and wuhy then samuel beaumont whose sons are now of qlen williams when this factory was burned the west branch was dammed and a new mill built at the western end of the village the bmtnsm hart waa suodbssfully conducted by turner and co- j w parrand and hn pattt- giew until it suffered the same fate as its predecessor this brings us up to an interesting period of ex and kuprowft- ment which will make material for a future paper pusrwhu ur vtm3 vaus to forestall any attempt at selling used cars and trucks above eesumr prices which have been established for them enforcement ccftoers of one faces boaftl have requested the coopemuon v ox the pubuo in repotting infractions uaiton wess encoraement counsel of the board for ceatnl ontario said today that everylne who nasi paid or been asked to pay what he feels is an exoitrftant price for a used motor ve hicle should communicate with tbo nearest local office of the board to ronto buyers be said should coosntt douglas mcknjgfat of the boards to ronto office he can be reached at 330 boy street ad 8801 mr weus stated that the board to very anxious to prevent any black market developing on used cars and that it is oniy through the public re porting any suoh infraction that attempts to sell above the cetimg can be checked men 30 4050 wart normal pep ym rigor ttyo toot tiw odbumi irii aum- rajskasijsini mmmot mm tnlt jc jj mam f r watson dub 1uus office hour 9 to 5 knept tomrsdmj afternoon dr x burns milne dental surgeon xbai georgetown dr clifford rod udfl djjjj dentist fbooe 10 ueln street georgetown elmer c thompson ensuranck huvum lre auto wludetaan c p relhnr nd allied monuments icaskbis and leitskeno pollock ingham gaxt nustgns on bcojosstfhone 3048 biapaot our work in okreenwood leroy dak kc rn sybil bebdctty ba nielsen the chmopractor dniglem tsmtefcmt 31st tear of pirtas lady attendant hours 26 89 pjo dosed thtraday ovkr dominion 9t0iib georgetown dr s e magwood vetebinabt 8otmkom phone u orsce between dhislon abort olerke cxnco end the mm munldpml bsadtoc st the ear ner of uua end mm ou oakville monament works kenneth m utngdoti bsirusr bomattor nabuy rsfeue first mortgaga money to loan office gregory theatre bug mill street 88 georgetown c n r timetable daylight saving time ootno bast 101 am paassnger and mau 1010 un paasenger and mall 1m pjn passenger bunday only 8j1 pm pasbsnter daily 9j8 am tma tram was t ly the ooxnq wkbt repairing we specialize in this work 1 yeare 1 j sanfordson oborobtown mw j frank fetch uoen8sd abunolim prompt semoa phone 381 po box 413 gray coach lines timetable now in epnbot daynght savtral time lkavb qkoftobtown fob toronto inul bm ajn tl 04 i ioxi for london t 10j0 un a ru j uopjn kutl js0pm xblxlsl xoti ojneajti dejr to baner arm and bol t fo lo a tto juialftafl