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sv the georgetown herald wednoday evening october 8th 1947 j b mackenzie contractor dies was mayor here 193034 4 milton first ghs second in interschool track meet the weather was favourable dor trmg inter nigh school meet bald thjfl park monday sf- i poor schools participated with milton taking top honor with up points georgetown second with 118 acton third with 111 and erin fourth with 66 points were awar- ded on ttw 5 3 end 1 basla the girll chanmtonsbips were tak en by joan coles acton senior ac nes van wick erin intermediate helen tufford milton junkr boy efasmbpansbjns ware won by conn ev anderson muton senior men blow 4k acton intermediate don bums oeuikelown junior legend q aeorgetown m mil ton a acton e erin b boys 100 yd o anderson od j acer a farrow oo 0 yo0 anderson cm j agar ca o farlow oo pole vault o anderson oo o oousens o i nedabn oo 1 shot pot x alexander o i nedattn o b saraonl oo r broad jump c anderson oc j dhjes a j agar high jump o anderson oo d south oo j mite a xod yd m blow a w arnold cf spievogel a i yd w arnold g m btow a b vaughn oo pole vault m blow a d lu cas o s ssxaftol oo shot put k thon cot spterragel a m blow a r broad jump mbfew a i huffman q w arnold co r jump blow a r sut ton r r qulespte of the weather mr editor the weather grand lsnt it i was particularly happy to record such a nice day as sun day tp help celebrate the rormer weather mans birthday perhapa he will 1 ell you which one lets all join the chorus with happy birthday professor hutt em batldn dats max min rain sept 20 57 38 0 sept 30 47 38 oct 1 40 30 oct 2 64 31 oct 3 07 30 oct 4 77 46 j4 oct 5 70 58 average 57 3057 tot 23 mrs d fraser was resident here for 55 yean mrs david fraser passed away at her home m georgetown on satur day october 4th following a brief illness formerly louisa sflsabeth oaldwefl she was born on august 38th 805 on lot 33 4th une west ghlnguaoouay township following her marriage an november 18 1882 she moved to georgetown vthere she had resided until her death she was an active member of knox presbyterian church and a me member of the women a missionary 100 yd d barns 0 t wal ker of j ware a 220 yd d bums 0 p brush cm t walker oo pole vault j hbowen 0 o deforest a m torjnedl oo shot put j lfodweu o l paddool oo j ffiil o r b jump don burns oo l cnarkson 05 p hrosh oo high jump d barns co k scott co j oerkson ki 50 yd j ooftm a bd k t g is yd j coles a h j alexander g baseball throw a wdson oo e kirk of i he oo r broad jump j coles a x herensberger oo j chester o standing broad jump t her- oo j coles a k j bell oo i herensbensejrttm 8 etnou a van girts so yd b aben oo e b conn co 76 yd a van wfcfc 00 b oooo b anen oo b throw m scott e p chew a a braldo a r broad jump 8 semanyk o l oorner e b conn o s br jump i oorner e a van wick os p chew ca high jump j tuck o v hid a p chew a janler qfrftc 50 yd h tufford m h som tnervfue a m mbnauy o 70 yd h tufford m m mc- nauy g d herrington o b throw h heslop oo j thompson o h tufford oo r broad jump h tufford oo d cole a j mountain oo st broad jump h tufford oo d cole a j basel r h jump o ruddeu 30 h- tufford oo m orr ce gkfe open relay erin george town acton boys open 440 c anderson oo x milton oo p anderson o 880 r hemsley a d milton oo l hemsley ca mde r hemsley ca d muton sjent o s english oo relay acton georgetown md ton added attraction predeceased by her husband hi 1823 mrs fraser leaves one son alex fraser niagara falls oct a twin ex miss eusabeth caldwell and one brother hugh both of george town the funeral service was conducted on october 71h from the moclure funeral home by rev c o coch rane and interment was hi green wood cemetery pallbearers all ne phews of mrs fraser were john o lean asbwtoopm alex icc- kecbnie james crtwee robert cald well and elgin caldwell friends attended the funeral from orqlla shelburne toronto london aluston ton and cheltenham town- wide canvass planned for lions tb clinic a housetohouse canvass win be undertaken in geo m con- nectlon with the community xray survey to be held hi georgetown the last of uns month the survey is conducted by the georgetown lions club and jointly sponsored by the ontario tuberculosis association and the oakvule lions club which sup ports the survey through sale of christmas seals deputyreeve jack armstrong is survey chairman and the committee of lions working with him includes mayor joseph gibbons canvass roy barker publicity dr r t paul clinic and ab tost secondary schools last thursday night at the municipal office this committee met with representatives of a number of local ladies groups and nine can vass teams were appointed to can vass housetohouse enlisting the support of citizens in maki the clinic a success chairmen of the nine teams are miss m ohave mrs e b tyers mrs florence curtis mrs jack armstrong mrs jack mc- oibbon mrs roy barker mrs e r bobfneon mrs j b mackenije and mrs w v grant it is understood that umehouse wf win handle the canvass m that vfflage while glen wuuams stowarttown and nerval val are invited to participate no committees have been set up the chmes will commence on wed nesday october 29th at 7 pjn con tinuing from 10 am to 9 15 pjn throughout thursday and friday the st john ambulance brigade has agreed to have five ladles on duty at the conic at all times the canvass will start on october 13th and from october 15th mrs trevor williams who is acting as secretary win be at the oddfellows hall dally arrange for appointments a ephone wfu be installed in the hall convenience public school holds annual field day last thursday the p field day at georgetown public school was held with the juniors having their events in the schoolyard and the intermediates aad seniors competing in the park the field day was un der the supervision of principal h x wrlggsesworth and members of the staff with recreational director hal newman acting as starter and era batkln nwmff all the com petitors enjoyed an apple treat af terwards ruth monally was senior girls champion wxh 15 points and joan dobble and mabel shepherd tied for second with 6 joseph louth with 16 points headed the senior boys and john de beaulleu was second with 10 intermediate girls elizabeth ire- tend u3 betty ftiflrll and joan obis 50 yd p harris a u pomeroy g j tremble oo running br f harris a j tremble oo m pomeroy 00 boys 100 yd d barker ce d icus oo d ooteh g r br jump d barber cd d tim on t zdo rof chgaonfemt mr and mrs george bnek wish to eldest daughter sarah wrsiheth to james albert jobey son of mr and mrs henry jodey of norval mar riage to take place on october tbe wateh ttw herald ota med eot- m for real bargains stone school shower friends and neighbours met at the stone school on monday evening to welcome george henderson and his bride tbe former iaobel coyne may orche from btreetsvttle provided dance music for all the young people and during the inter mission george and iaobel were pre- sented with a shower of beautiful gifts sob mfoer saying a tew words expressing the feeling of the many there welcoming xsobel to the friendly little community centred by the stone school this october 9th was the twenty fourth wedding anniversary of mx and mrs em batkln and charlotte mcouilough presented them with a beautiful cake made and decorated by mrs horace bell twentyfour h gnted candles commemorating the occasion tbe cake was cat by the couple and then it was served with the refreshments by the hostesses for the evening mrs tom appteyard and mrs annie mckiimey esquesing township council on wednesday morning septem ber 24 a special meeting of bsques- sing township council was held with reeve geoge cleave presiding and crs george leslie craig reid and wilfrid bird praent mr fel lows assistant to hie district muni cipal engineer attended and went with the council to stewaittown to discuss matters in connection with the erection of tbe garage for town ship machinery first and second readings were given bylaws for the borrowing of money to erect the new machinery building and remodelltng the township hall and for payment for new machinery all members were present on monday afternoon for the regular october meeting held in norval at tbe home of road superintendent w e townsend a sheep claim of 8 to k c lindsay for one lamb killed 4 to a n intermediate boys ross mcgiir 14 paul barber 10 junior girls dorothy htner and kathleen williams 5 margaret bryden and joyce denham 4 junior boys billy thompson francis hubne bruce denham all tied with opefcate glrla 9 and 10 yean 50 yd dorothy killer shirley dnaoy margaret bryden 3legged race joyce denham and kathleen williams tithm shep herd and claire bradley mama mackenzie and patsy wfflson boot and shoe race marlene rau kathleen williams olga warren broad jump margaret bryden 10 ft bu b dorothy huler joyce denham jnalar beys 9 and 10 years 60 yd francis huhne sandy mckenate calvin king 3 legged race bobby traeey and billy thompson bruce denham and donald and gerald scott boot and shoe race douglas tucker billy thompson ross mo- odvray broad jump bruce denham 10 ft 8tt in oeorge glbbs john co- bean high jump gerald scott deorge oebbs john cobean intermediate gtrla u and ix yean 50 yd betty bousfclll eusabeth ireland jane mime 100 yd eusabeth ireland dor othy majuery marilyn bell 3 legged joan harrison and elizabeth ireland marilyn wames and leona conn marilyn bell and mary beckett broad jump betty bouskul 11 ft 9 in euzabetti ireland doro thy majuery high jump elisabeth ireland joan harrison leona conn relay 1st donna june bouskul marina leona conn 2nd joan betty lou davis pauline tyers joan faddler 3rd helen chapttn marilyn wames marilyn guest betty bousktn stark valuator and s4 to a n stark for a trip to olendronoch i intermediate boys ll and 11 years farms limited were passed for 75 yd ross mcoill donald payment other accounts included oleave paul barber 279j60 to general accident assur 220 yd ross mogul paul bar- anoe oeorge c brown agent for ber ian macneale road liability taaorance ull october bicycle race donald cleave 12th 1048 road accounts 593937 ross mcoin paul barber relief s61j81 olen wimams street broad jump donald white 12 ft rights s143 georgetown herald ross mcoill paul barber printing and advertising 10 25 continued on page 6 a century begins to roll coaasaemoratiaf the usfarjc oar 100 inaugurated oo the uaad of moalreal r c vaagaaa cjlo prtsusat totheatrcimoataaoapaiatiaglytaawam left ate his bxedeacr vbeowe asnsjassr govemortiaiial iswrpeosrtnwtwitfc twafatorf scott rjca oa mr aayor cassmsa tlovde st tie pattsc b a ssodsl of a ssodera cn 1 r traia prominent georgetown man who gave freely of his time for public service john boyd macfceruae died in his sleep at ids home on mqi street on sunday morning october 5th head of the contracting arm of j b mackenzie and son mr mackenzie leaves many monuments behind to his successful career as a builder such structures as the post office the roxy theatre buqdsng the mackenzie building richard son s hardware and parnells store were of his construction as wen as dozens of houses both here and acton where tbe firm maintains branch born in bsqueslng township 71 years ago j b as he was fami liarly known was the son of the late ii samuel mackenzie and barbara boyd he attended dublin school and learned tbe carpentry trade at an early age working first around the countryside then establishing a small shop hi acton tn 1010 be bought out h p lawsons planing mill here forty years ago he mar ried the former eusn mcqueen and m 1915 they moved from aoton to make their home in georgetowrt the business prospered and in 1930 adopted the present name of j b mackenzie and son after serving for four years as a council member mr mackenzie be came mayor of georgetown in 1830 and served as chief magistrate for the next four years he was instru mental during his term of office in keeping relief coats down by a pro gram of work projects and private collections for renef he was a mem ber for ten years of the public school board and as a member of the board of management of presbyterian church was one of those who arranged installation of the lawson memorial chimes at the church a charter m of the lions club he was one of the spon sors of the comnaunrty christmas tree which the club took over from the pubuc school board he served in 1927 as president of the ontario retao lumber dealers association mr mackenzie was a member of walker masonic lodge aoton and of halton chapter georgetown was an enthusiastic golfer and was a familiar figure on the greens at the georgetown and brampton dabs an avid reader and good em tlonatlst he had a fund of anecdotes about his early ute in aeorgetown and acton he often recalled his first job hi georgetown as being the remodelling of the wukwghby livery stables the bufknng which houses tbe legion hall and tom bewsons garage and that at the ante w h wright mftllnnaire min ing owner of tbe toronto globe and man was driving the livery wagon for mr wluooghby other early jobs contracted included the bofkung- the georgetown coated paper now a part of the atdanoe mth and the present clay products building mr mackendk leaves besides bis wife a family of four chqdnsn flam of georgetown kenneth of acton and jean and margery at horns there are four grandchildren an only sister mrs mary mfflard uvea in guelph rev c c coohrane as sisted by rev r j todd conducted the funeral service from his home on tuesday and pallbearers were fellow lodge members walter rtfg cyril brandford and ed francis of georgetown and amos mason 6 snow and j m steele of acton at the graveside in greenwood ceme tery tbe masonic service was con ducted under the joint direction of wm charles leatherland of wal ker lodge and w m trygve wold of credit lodge local business firms closed for an hour during the funeral service as a token of respect the hundreds who gathered to pay their respects hicfuded from oat of town mr john irvine muton mr and mrs j a wulottghby mrs ida thompson misses lola and trma thompson mr b d hutt and mr r t homewood of toronto dr l w thompson pe mr hilton henderson gait mrs mc- keague winnipeg mr and mrs j c irvine weston mr and mrs m j bray midland mr and mrs george zimmerman tavistock- mrs- prank williams miss tjitjan fergu son mr frederick hnrdtng hamil ton mr and mrs kerh warren mr and mrs wm bums port cre dit mrs mary mttard mr and mrs c jeffrey mr and mrs uoyd brown mr and mrs wtn mulard mr and mrs gflbert lovelock mrs stanley biggs mrs robert borth- wiefc mr john gould mr and mrs nd murray of ooerph mr and mrs r 7 cranston oaledorj east mr wm a hardy miami fla mr nelson cardno mr j m oardno utss canmbetj of stosforttr ool and mrs head everton mr and mrs george rogers new loweo ont mr what council did on monday october 6th went to hie home as a group be fore the meeting opened to pay their respects to a former councillor sist mayor the late j hale granted a request of knox pres byterian church to remove two jxess and prune three others on town property near the church rev o cochrane and james kennedt made the request moved by lyons and bason set monday november 2nd at 7j0 pja as date for a court of revbdoa to hear appeals against the 1848 as sessment members of the court ars crs james goodjet harry haas arthur herbert tbos l- lyons and reeve alex machuen moved by armstrong and wql install sewerage cmcflkisb tn wartime housing pro mb instead of toorvidual septic tanks am orlgmatry planned dr sttthsp county mjoa had objected to sep tic tanks because of unsuitable soc unttn sewerage is ready tbe profbot will be serviced by two urge tempo rary central tanks central mors gage and housing will pay hah ttst cost of tostaldng tbe tanks and wei pay for sewerage outlets from wmr lateral to bouses moved by madsren and goodie thompson voted against authorised the town solicitor offer up to 850 to harold cleave for a piece of p at the entrance to wartime hoaatog project no 2 moved by anusteong and hale received a ouiiijilsliit from jotss mcbean that rnerchandlae displayed by a neighbouring merchant ov erlapped his property and tntsrlersd with display value of ws show vhv- dow he asked council to intono regulations for the prevention ssst sontool f such dlflkmry or goes let to whom the letter referred said he was quite wining to take fast merchandise off the street ft si others were required to do the same it was left in his hands to sb other merchants who followed a st mhar procedure and see what ooom be done asked branch 120 canadian le gion to name the new street ta wartime housing project no 2 authorized issue of 30000 in de bentures for improvements and ar tificial ice installation tn town memorial arena win be 3 per cent 10 year payable k equal annual instalments first reading moved by herbert and goodlet second and third reading moved by lyons and thompson decided that no anonymous let ters received by oouneir would b gtven any consideration changed the question to be sob- mltted to electors this out an annual grant to from one mm to 83200 moved by meclaren and correction bus tdee ta the times for the westbo bossr in the gray coach adv should read 1020 un 1220 pm strttford sj5 pjn c4s5 pjn 715 pjn dftjo am 11 jo pjn kttobener cdauy except sun and hol o sun and houdays v and mrs wtn pasfdore bar asl pss- mcnabb roofcwood st marys