Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 4, 1946, p. 6

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thccwetorswehkacvsert4 1946 iysssst ijiibfibhiit qhtgaatmistoasl brings you onthespot reporting from tne capitals of the world through exclusive new york times foreign news service by cable telephone short wave radio 5 foreign correspondents of the famous new vork times staff bring the worlds news to you every morning in the globe and mail and this extra coverage of world news is only one of the extras you enjoy all the- world and local news fearless editorials complete financial and farm news three full pages of sports three womens pages of fashions food recipes and other household news plus a score of features to please everyone in the family r umehousb last week mr and mrs dave bonner and children of toronto visited the noble a cnemrjrvftait week master peter mulder spent a few days in hamilton with buue camp bell mrs mcadams of toronto has been visiting mrs ellertay mr and mxfivjhatsey norton and children and mra it jjane visited in toronto on sunday mr and mrs w i newton of barrie have been visiting his parents here misses helen and diane shelboume spent last week with their slater mrs ray powell at lowville rev and mrs william lone of mey- ronne bask are staying with their cousins mr and mrs a w benton while visiting relatives and friends in the community mrikav scott and the ellefbys spent sunday with mr and mrs dowries in guelph a miscellaneous shower was held in memorial hall on monday evening tor miss helen meredith and mr emman uel karn bride and groom to be of saturday august 31 mr john new ton was chairman for a short program in which the following numbers were heard piano solo by doris mitchell reading by mrs a j smethurst and vocal solo by jacqueline smethurst mr newton then called the young couple forward and quite a number of gifts were opened and presented to them after lunch the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing o dose together that the nun could scarcely penetrate in 1616 five men and their families arrived at muddy york early in june they were john dempsey john fisher abe nelson thos joyce and john wilson they came by stage along dunda street to mucins corners then up the 6th line then only a biased trail through the forest until they reached the base line there under two elm trees the five men slept one july night there was much danger and hard work in their enterprise with wolves and bears in abundance and travelling at night fraught with real danger but they had stout hearts and courage for food there was plen ty of hunting and the sixteen creek was alive with salmon and a box fill ed in a few moments in 1836 a steam saw mill was built and timber was teamed down the 7th line to oakvllle harbor and taken away in schooner by this time hornby was quite a busy place with 3 hotels and stores the first school house was built rin 1626 a log building and stood beside the orange hall so from a dense forest has come fair lands good com fortable homes and all through a few brave men and women who braved danger and loneliness to lay the foun dations for all we enjoy today balunafad prior to her marriage last saturday to mr john charles burt of mus- burgh miss doris smith was tendered a miscellaneous shower by the legion wa at the home of mrs william taylor in georgetown mrs bernard tennant assisted in opening the many lovely gifts received on tuesday august 27th residents of balllnafad community gathered at the hall to honour the young couple mr lloyd marshall acted as chairman for a program which included humor ous readings by mrs jesse mcenery and miss w ivens a vocal duet by mrs norman sinclair and joanna short ill musical selection by mr and mrs emest mcenery and a recitation by beth mcenery miss betty ridler read an address to the bride and groom after which they were called forward and presented with a number of gifts after lunch was served dancing was enjoyed to the music of shortlus orchestra trafalgar township h3etojw reviewed at wi meeting at the august meeting of drumquln womens institute held at the home of mrs o featherstone an interest ing account of the early settlers of trafalgar township was given by mrs lester the district was originally covered with a dense forest of high pme trees foot ailments treated miss allan bcf cblnpodtat treats foot ahments for botti ladlea and gentlemen open lion tnura and prl evenings tin 9 oclock all by apvoluuuent- usm 17 arthur 81 guelph the answer is still 30 no matter how you add up all the out standing qualities that constitute thesbesttaxi service youll stiuj get the best by saying 30 please thats georgetown taxi shoe repairing your shoes are as good as you keep them let us help with a firstclass repair job h j sienko main street georgetown tom hewson representing de laval milking machines and cream separators woods electrical equipment milkers grinders coolers firestone tires and accessories cockshutt farm implements universal farm jeep 4 marhiiva in one light truck car tractor and power unit o woloughby real estate agency office on mill street just around the corner from the bank of commerce phone office 332w residence 332j the student faulty vision and headaches cause a great deal of dlsoomfott tnton can be relieved by using properly prescribes u2nseb ifae student whose eyes are being used so much should have these condi- tlona corrected before starting back to school for complete optical service consult robt r hamilton ro 72 st georges square guetpfa ont evenings by appointment i i i phone 1924 cedarvale last week master freddie earl of buffalo is holidaying at the home of mr and mis w henderson mr and mrs harold griffin and smith jr visited on sunday with friends in hamilton mir and mrs mcdonald of dufxalo pent a day at the home of mr w mr lawrence wheeler of niagara palls ny and mr and mrs charlie wheeler of miami beach florida visi ted on sunday aug 18 with mrs an gus micairtfaur master theodore binkly is attending boys camp on beuwonrl tk miss pearl keeler of toronto is tisltmg at the home of mrs h keeler the monthly meeting of the cedar- tale wj was held at the home of airs a oriffen on wednesday after noon august 31 where they enter tained the conningeby institute 28 wem present the meeting opened with the opening ode followed by the lords prayer roll call was the name of an article in your home made to ouelph mrs d huxren president welcom ed the opnntngsby institute and ifil e reluy then took charge of the it being mrs angus mcarthurs birthday they opened by staging her favorite hymn blest be the tie that binds accompanied at the piano by mrs m oraham her favorite scrlp- irae john 14 was read by mrs horry mfrt mrs p root gave a re- citation and mas m oraham an m- atnmental mrs oooins who is a mfiifcfi of the salvation arary gave wonderful talk on the work that tbay do mb tj burt ptaye on her aooordiar xata4e call tod sweetheart than the scream of a rabbit pierces the hiding roar of the forest fire as a tall spruce bursts into flame like an oilsoaked rag a deer wildeyed with terror bursts from the undergrowth and makes for the pro tecting waters of a small lake where other creatures of the wild forgetting all lesser fears stand huddled together shivering with fear of fire their common enemy crackling and hissing its advanceline of windblown sparks reaching far ahead the forest fire takes its terrible toll af wild life and forest wealth in us wake nothing is left but blackened treetrunks and desolation a lurid picture yes but a true picture and one that is seen all too frequently in canadas forest lands statistics show that out of 6000 forest fires in canada every year only one in six owes its origin to natural causes lightning etc the rest are caused by human agencies and can be proven tod as a shareholder in canadas natural wealth every canadian has a vital interest in conservation and conserva tion is the concern of all who are interested in the continuance of our national economy and our future pros perity rather than the concern of a chosen few the success of conserva- bonal measures depends upon the full support of all canadian citizens 0 a wwaju 3xhjtjfcr3sgigzr

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