Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 6, 1946, p. 2

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trprr the georgetown herald wednesday the new type vacnjnm clnewrir soap savejr dick ridd all queen st phone 436 flowers 1 mr aearimt design work a specialty we deliver norton floral pfizaiiyn for bfownridsc float entry some time ago mr w o brownridge exhibited an agricultural float at georgetown public and high octrois and prises were ottered for the beet essays deftcribiiyr the float and nam- tag the articles ooit prts money mnrqamtftiy to 38 was donated by dr clifford reid womens rnstitute s3 end 1 donationa bomriohard- sons hardware farnetvs caldwells georgetown furniture robbs drug store georgetown creamery speights oarage readys macoamiofe drugs georgetown herald dominion store tom hewson jade brlu and r h ireland judges chosen were principals how ard wrigglesworth and j 1 lanobert of the school staff mr and mrs h l butt and a g m bruyha entries particularly from the public bohool were numerous and prises were given out for these at a halloweyn party in the old town hall the contest was divided into junior and senior- with four prises of s3 tl and 1 offered in each group prizewinners were junior george moclure joan dobble wanda timbers jane milne for anything fixed or made to order phone 442 r 21 plumbing sheet metal eavestroughs wood working furnaces stoves stairs te sewing and waeh- tng hhi mcycftn ar what the fixit shop w g young glen wflbam billy doherty annie vman dotora herrlngton shirley dobble the essays of george mcokire and luy doherty appear in tola issue of the herald and we only wish it were posafcfe to reproduce all fee others high school essays are at present being marked and result will be announced next week- the float wao also exhibited at acton milton streetavuie and erin and an additional 3 is being given for the igrand championship essay mr brown- sdge is to be commended on his fine float which showed in graphic style toe preduete of hiltons farme and we ore tooktag forward to its appear ance again next year the agricultural float by george meolure mr hrownridges float as a whole was exceptionally jfood covered with the products of the average hainan oounty producer the displaywbb cov ered with flowers vegetables fruits and various grains and seeds the float described thoroughly might give the dally producer more pride in his products the display was on a trailer colour ed with beautiful red white and blue crepe paper the top was a semicircle steel bar the float was decked with vegetables such as winter radishes po tatoes tomatoes vegetable marrow m turnips peas onions corn and peppers the fruit display was mostly from our own oounty such as apples grapes pears peaches plums crab apples watermelon and muskmelon the grains and seeds were very ar tistically arranged in sheaves of grain in each corner of the float some of the grain was barley oats timothy wheat and pampas grass there were flowers in vases some were paper the gladioli looked very nice with the skillfully blended back ground of red white and blue there were posters on the side and back telling about haltons coopera tion at the top of the float was a revolving platform with the pictures of the king and queen and on the other side was written welcome home be side the onion jack i surely think that every canadian should be proud of our countrys gret farm products agricultural display billy doherty on friday september 37 we pupils of georgetown pubhc school bod the brills mahc for shq1s 500 pairs of ladies shoes specially priced 1qo i per pair not more than 3 pair to a customer suedes and calfs black and brown brills it pleases us to please you is o o s one more can be one too many evan hydro cannot alway and immediate room for one mora consumer present demands for hydro power taxes existing facilities to tha utmost this it due to everincreasing use of lowcost hydro service plus necessarily restricted hydro construction during and since the war shortage of materials and equip ment makes h impossible to speedily accomplish expansion long since planned unas and transformer how serving any one district can carry just so much power wherever that capacity is being completely used by present consumers addition of new customers could be made only at the expanse of service to tha old until new materials for extensionsare obtainable this condition applies in city town and country everything possible is being done to overcome it new equipment is being installed as fast as h becomes available your hydro commission trusts and believes you whi recogntxe tha facts and assist byyour patient cooperation in hi orderly restoration of the prompt service that your hydro always strive to maintain rare privilege of viewing a beautiful float owned and made by mr brown- ridge of stteetevule who was kind enough to bring it to die school and display it for our benefit it was mounted on a fourwheeled trailer and made to represent a large market basket with every kmd of farm grain vegetable and fruit x have ever seen and some i had not there were sheaves of wheat oats barley and timothy in each corner and in the back and front there were stalks at corn arranged in a fan shape at front on sides and back were posters the front one read freeh from the pro ducer and the back one read straight to the there were pears plume grapes apples nuts shelled wheat oats barley rye peas clover seed corn buckwheat and tim othy placed on each side of the float on- a h shelf- several kinds of squash eggplant veg etable marrow potatoes r tomatoes turnips mangels cucumbers cab beets carrots onions parsnips and winter radishes on the next tier were placed potted plants pampas grass gladioli and many other kinds of cut flowers from front to back was an arch sup posed to represent the basket handle this was decorated wllh field sweet and pop corn above this in the centre was a large picture frame showing the king and queen on one side and the union jack with the words welcome home on the other at the extreme edge there were gar lands of corn on th cob whtoh were draped on either side the background throughout was red white and blue while two flags hung at the hack altogether it was very beautiful and educational work of art and i am very glad to have been fortunate enough to have seen it and i am sure i shall remember it for several years halton jail governor dies governor of hetton oounty jafl for the past four years john calvin flem ing passed away in gait hospital on sunday october 37th a lifelong re sident of milton he was wounded dur ing service with the 48th highlanders in the first war he was employed with the milton brick company until his appointment as turnkey of the oounty jail hi ibm and his subsequent elevation to governor mr fleming who was 55 yean of age is survived by his widow and two brothers robert of forest and andrew of mltton celebrates 90th birthday at mlllgrove on october 31st mr robert j hare celebrated bis 90th birthday among his family and relatives at the home of his daughter mrs f u crawford mil ton mr hare was bom near shel- burne but went as a young man fa michigan where he remained for some yeans he later married martha lavery of milton and has lived there contin uously ever since mrs hare died about three years ago for about twentyore years he was a successful agent for e d smiths nurseries in halton and neighbouring territory recently mr hare has worked several hours a day digging in the garden and la still ban- dy vith an axe of disciplined hebtta he has never uaed liquor or tobacco and rarehr misses church another daughter is mrs rev s w hann of trowbridge and his eon u rev roes r here of msngrove an ftuh named vtuion tt attend st john ambulance conference mrs t f grieve lady dtruoael superintendent of the st john aote- lance brigade and her daught km audrey sbarpe attended the enonel conference of the brigade at the ho- yal york hotel toronto tha week tbey bad the pleasure on loeeaaw at attending a reception at onsens- peck tendered by lieut gar and stm al bert matthews mrs- stiarpe baa rec ently returned from a yeare overseas with the brigade 1 hows your fuel supply if you need wood call 274 r 5 wilsons haulage its a date the time every saturday night the place georgetown arenas lovely rose room q the price 50c per person modern and old tyme dancing whh modern aires orchestra weet and swing only40 more hopping days before christmas that is georgetown taxi j suggests that you make use of their luxurious cabs andj better courteous service for those shopping trips to toronto rive in your party liases for the priceof ons wlt georgetown taxi phone si 5 ihmsbmpipaubamhaba

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