Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 22, 1946, p. 8

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the georgetown herald wednei may 22icf guest bpeakkft at hxfwhloudb mx harry- beweh gave aninfor- aattttt talk on gardens and gardening at a meeting of the flttypmty chib t aeorgetowa tjndted cftuiroh which am fcela last wednesday at the borne of mr and mr frank whlttnee wfl bjnrtnc the talk a contest on naming flowers and vegetables was oonducted vmh mre o s jeffery and beg bboomhead priaewlnnera mrs reg broomoead an statu war bride was officially welcomed into ttacwb re- trxhmwu were served by lft- and mnc wt and mr and mr lea- he eeub who were joint hosts for the evening oabd of thanks we would bfce to thank trlenda and nelghboure itor their expreaatone of ay- papatby and floral tribute in the dea th of our mother mm william halpln the fftlpf family thftrn educational rtport submitted at county council meeting recommend abea8 fob bjjhu- ngton oakvllle and one fob nobtueb part of county mr j m mpdonald acton presen ted the report of the consultative oo- mmlttee on education at a special meeting of halton county council held in milton this committee was formed to inquire into the advisability of es tablishing larger high school areas m the county as rooommepded by the provincial department ot education abo present at the meeting were oth er members of the committee w b shipley oofcville m m robinson burlington 1 ii sfcuce pj3j and sec retary lor the oommlitoe and also w stewart from the department of eda- cation duutce okcc t cfieufatyef they offer a chance for immediate jobs steady jobs too they also offer jobs for experienced farm workers for mechanically trained workers and any others able to help seasonally then there is the challenge to fight off star vation threatening many nations join in the fight agf inst hunocr jobs ari available in your district vuuf4 cute attaetio apply today for work an the farm to either your national employment office provincial agricultural service v humphrey mitchht minitfer of labour a nuknamara deputy mmsfar oeorgetown w murray dr o h heatop milton lloyd craw ford nassagayeya and cfaas klrfchess acton the clerk was asked to have a bylaw prepared for the regular meeting of the county council on tuesday so that those wishing to take advantage of- this new scheme may do so without further delay to become effective january 1st it is necessary that a by law be passed before july 1st joins walter t evans a co mr clayton g hogg of ouelph has joined the sales staff of walter t ev ans and company real estate brokers- prior to coming to georgetown he op erated a grocery and butcher business in ouelph his twelve years of success in this business has given him a wide busi ness experience which will enable him to eompetenuyaerve the business com munity of georgetown and surround- mr mcdonald in giving his report stated thalt the committee had been guided by the following factors 1 that every child in the county should have equal opportunity of secu ring education best suited to his or her requirements irrespective of where the home is located 2 tr creajte school- districts large enough to ensure an attendance that could allow optional subjects in addl- tkntoacademirqnes b ta thus permitting the child a wider ran ge to choose from in order to satisfy personal preference of special ability 3 accessability including therewith distance to be travelled road condit ions and in the- northern areas which are more sparsely populated central lo cation 4 minimum cost to all ratepayers the school dstricts recommended were as follows 1 oactiiletrafalgar districtshigh school to be located in oakvllle 2 burlingtonjxelson district high school to be located in burlington 3 northern halton district with a school to be located at speyside or some other central point and to include the remainder of the county being the towns of milton and georgetown village of acton all of esquesing and nassagaweya and part of nelson transportation would be arranged by a schedule of school buses which would be free of charge to the pupils the cost of this revised system of high school education would be ap proximately between 4 and 5 mills for each district burlington and oakville are strongly in favor of the move but many of those present at the meeting were ag reed that it might be quite a problem to ge the idea sold to those living m the northern end of the county since it would probably mean the high schools already in existence would be discontinued and a now sobool buot at speyside to serve the combined areas a committee was appointed to go into the matter of forming a high school none for north halton and were as follows messrs k r uaodonald -ing-dibbrtoti- mr and mrs hogg have purchased and are now living in the bouse former ly owned by mr sidney silver at the corner of king street and the ninth line united church choir social the ladles of the united church en tertained the choir and the sunday school orchestra at dinner and a so- clflf evening lastd in thcbui day school rooms after a delicious chicken croquet dinner the evening was spent playing croklnole don parker took several group pictures during the evening the ladles were thanked by 8 t faratn on behal of the choir and howard lillico on be half of the orchestra plants now ready tomatoes bonny best june pink beefsteak golden queen celery cabbage peppers flowers royal blue asters zin nia giants petunias rosy morn mixed and doublemarigold large flowered hilltop greenhouses w hodge stewuttown cad after 6 open all day may 24 25 first in service f in quality in fashion youll find these three firsts and many more when you shop in town with your friendly george town merchants georgetown board of trade retail division o o v met to ride in a chair car again yes things are improving chair cars are back on many canadian national runs and more equipment is becoming available for civilian use again that means now you can make that train trip youve been putting off whether its business or pleasure a long trip or a short one well do everything we can to assure you an enjoyable journey let cn help plan your trip any canadian national ticket office is a good place to go not just for tickets timetables and itineraries but for other help too reservations at canadian nationals hotels from coast to coast help in planning your vacation fishing and hunting trips etc put your problem up to canadian national 1 we wash every thing take advantage of our expert washing and ironing aerr vice to give your clothing that welllaundered look freepft and delivery georgetown laundry phone 228j john street opposite arena georgetoia nadlafl representing woods electrical equipment milkers grinders coolers fast freezers servel electrolux refrigerators firestone tires and accessories cockshutt farm implements see the new farm jeep wuxoughby real estate agency office on mill street just around the corner from die bank of commerce phone office 332w residence 332 to everywhere in canada if you need anything fixed or made to order phone the fix it shop 442r2 plumbing sheet metal eaves- troughs furnaces stoves repairs to all makes of sewing and washing machinea bicycles or what have you woodworking of all sorts ah work guaranteed we can for and desrtr wg young glen wtttntms 3e

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