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georgetown a georgetown out wedbmsday tfecenber 7th 1949 in the mail bag sear editor v we who have the opportunity on j monday deoember 12 to express through our ballot our opinions freely without fear of consequen ce should observe a two minute silence of thanksgiving lfr recogni tion of the courage and sacrifice of the thousands of men and women who savevthelr lives not only in the war but in- civic struggle in order that we might hape this prlv- legc among others pi free men but these lives were not given so that you or i might lightly thoughtlessly or for a price a glass of beer money a favour or to satisfy a spite or grudge misuse this freedom and batter our votes for a mess of potaget every voter owes this town ofours the obliga tion of studying and understanding f all the usuos at stake in electing a council to run the affairs of the town for another year so vote but vote with a deep sense of responsibility some of us are being appealed to 6n the grounds of an alleged wrong done to a former town employee some ore being asked tor our vote so that an old feud may be carried on which in a civilised community like ours should have been forgot ten long ago if indeed there was ever any reason for its appearance in the first place let us think act vote clearly about the affairs of our town like intelligent adults the council is elected to meet the needs of community life that cannot be met by each of us sep arately and as individuals water light sewage sanitation educa tion health police and tire protec- hon etc bow have the councils of the lost three years discharged their duty ind responsibility in regard to these things poorly in differently or well host of the criticism of the last month or two has been centred around the water shortage crisis and how to meet it the crisis la not peculiar to georgetown lon don brussells walkerton and many other places in ontario are suffer ing in the same way but there is a small group of interested citi zens who have taken it upon themselves to tell the council bow this matter could have been solved by comparatively simple inexpen sive ways these citizens are not water experts but just ordinary citizens like the councillors of the past three years only they have sever sat in council and accepted tnd discharged the responsibility of doing something about the wa ter crisis so that entitles them to make all sorts of suggestions without guaranteeing any definite results so that if they were to prove useless they could say that that was not what they recommended all this has not deterred them from noising abroad their unin formed opinionslelling half truths and slandering men who were do ing the best they could after con sulting competent authorities in spite of all this they have set up their suggested solutions for which they assume no risks or lesponsibtllty as to their efficiency or applicability in direct opposition to and in contradiction of town water supply specialists who have been called in by the town coun cil to advise them as to the best way to meet the water shortage crisis mr roberts recommended by the best informed department of health sanitary engineer in north america recognized as one of the best town water engineers in on tarlo an engineer who has had forty years experience in advising many towns likp georgetown on just such problems was engaged after careful andextendcd survey of the water reservoirs supply sources springs and the history of the development of the two sour ces of water that we have had up to now he advised that the silver- creek source was rapidly decreas ing and with the increase in de mand for water in georgetown might at any time suddenly play out and we would find ourselves in a very critical situation re told the council there was no hope for us short of discovering a new and more adequate supply of wa ter the council fortunately lost no time in acting on l advice with despatch but before the plans could be fully implemented the crisis about which he had warned oil happened your council then showed initiative and quickly cal led into consultation all the indus tries parks board garages and cit izens at large and in two days by the wholehearted cooperation of all the new source of water ade quate for a town three times the size of georgetown was connected 1 up in a temporary way and the crisis is passed itvou had been mayor reeve deputy reeve or councillor to whom yould vou listen on whose advice would you act that of roup of interested but ineompe- fant la this regard citizens ob 0 fully qualified engineer who knows the problem thoroughly from a forty years experience in solving just such problem if time and space permitted we could demonstrate trw the council of the last three years has handled its other responsibilities in the pame sound efficient manner first securing competent advice and then following it tho provincial police system will assure us of competent police protection at a minimum cost a young ambitious local bcap exserviceman has been engaged as town foreman and has iromlse of becoming a highly competent foreman the sewage has been installed and extended roads have been restored to good condition artificial ice is ours and through the businesslike hand ling by the board of parks man agement is paying for itself sev enty two houses have been built and occupied by veterans is there any voter who will say that any of these debenture debt features should hot have been adopted think get the facts not the its and buts and let us elect a council which will be sound com petent economical and not one which will just sit yours sincerely a maelaren dear b2t editor- may i beg borrow or steal a little of your valuable space to have no complaints and i would restaulrant proprieto not now be running for council for this space mr editor much thanks r b w 0rr december 8th 1040 dear mr editor at nomination meeting it was pointedly stressed that ratepayers are inclined to criticize the council among themselves but lack the courage to make known their com plaints to the council as a body here is a chance to be entirely franlc- just how many ratepayers in georgetown approve of the mem bers of council being paid for the meetings they attend this idea which the ratepayers never had a chance to approve or disapprove has been decided by our own town councillors like it or not if our council- is genuinely high- minded and wishes to serve their icllowmcn then why make a mock- cry of it just why should they notgive voluntoryjifcrvice just as tchool trusteesend members of other public services do yes we know there arc definite personal expenses connected with the duties of mayor and council so there are with lodges bcrvlce clubs churches fair boards veterans red cross womens institutes etc itc there is something genuinely fine in voluntary service but who the weather answer mr maclarcns letter wmehlynn get sentimental about electing appeared in your issue of novom- a body of men who set their own ber 30th quote marks indicate priceqr service after they get excerpts from his letter elected 1 something was sold at the very truly yours nomination meeting by a condl- w f bradley date for municipal office about the merits of a low mill rate paying for work done out of current tax rate and the avoidance of deben ture debt are we to assume that mr mae laren docs not consider these three principles of civic administration the essence of sound civic busi ness sense to use his own words 2 is a low mill rate necessarily a good thing yes definitely 3 perhaps it may be low be cause for years councils did not take caro of the necessary re- airs and maintenance of vital services i am glad he said perhaps wed acton man at a quiet ceremony performed in the vestry of knox presbyterian church on friday evening novem ber 43th rev alex ju coldr-tn1f- ted in marriage myrtle hfjteman of georgetown and ellis rpgnvaldgon of acton the couple were attended by miss verne rognvaldson niece of the groom and david dills of acton the brldels proprietor of duffys restaurant in town shower for recent bride prior to her marriage saturday mrs douglas hodglns formerly eleanor graham was feted at sev eral showers in toronto lira gordon hodglns and miss margaret hodglns held a miscellaneous show er mrs joseph findlay the bride aunt also held a miscellaneous shower mrs james gault and mrs scott a kitchen and a bathroom rhower tho office staff of how- lett and smith a photo engraving firm also honoured eleanor with a luncheon and presentation many deer bagged b district hunters vonlson steaks andjoasts make for good eating andjudglng from tho luck the huriters in town and district hod during the recent deer hunt a great many families will be enjoying the delicacy tl would be practically impossible to obtain in formation about all thi hunting parties but we have managed to hear about a lew clare wilson got a 249pound point buck deer and steve norrle bagged another one in esqueslng township with a party composed of w g mcdowell wm shel- bourne limehouse steve norrle vic swlndlehurst and clare wil son mr wilson also shot two foxes also during the threeday town ship shoot art speight and a party of about fourteen men from horn by got eleven deer in the spey- slde vicinity their hunting party was led by bill and alvln ander son i mr and mrs george muclcort and mr and mrs ed martin en joyed two or three doys at the stewarttown along the boards with steamboat dear reader i always told myself wjien tha time came for my column to fade from the pages of the herald i would reveal some of the secrets that popped up in the column un der the heading everything in general people are still asking who is speedy who wsoto you the letters who were the players seen at now the time has come and they must all go unanswered i want to thank thetiockey club executive the board of parks and tho numerous friends who helped me with two jott going back over some hockey nights we can recall a lot of people who helped create humorous situations and accepted if all in fun when it appeared is tne column it never was our in tention to discredit teams or indi viduals and if anyone was ever of fended by our remarks we are genuinely sorry wanted a sports rcportcrt ex- muekartcouagconoxlokemus- tjh lfl mr editor- november this year was close to ihe normal average for the month u large cot quill towel wash cloth s the maximum of 41 00 was only j jf i ij the junior wa held their an nual meeting last week at mrs ballys home reports showed that during the year there were 13 mem bers 36 meetings average atten dance 0 two members perfect at tendance we lcarnod 10 hymns during the year 2 verses of scrip ture for roll call the parcel sent out for a mission contained 3 large cot quilts 3 babies layettes 14 scrap books sunday school lesson books writing books pencils rul ers erasers and pencil sharpener a parcel was sent for european chil dren containing 1 babys layette 1 1 degree below normal and the minimum of 25 jo was only 2 degrees below normal even with he morning when it registered thirteen below zero we are almost a week into dec ember and winter is still with us quite different than the start of december last year as the tber- nomcter was up to 56 during the first week em batkln date max mln snow tlov 28 36 17 nov 20 37 24 kov 30 38 32 dec 1 35 2d dec 2 33 10 dec 3 37 1 dec 4 38 22 average 3628 2057 ni the fact is necessary repairs and maintenance ot vital services were taken core of far better prior to 1047 than they have ever been taken care of since 4 why then should we not spread the payment for these ser vices sewage service water ser vice housing artificial ice and good permanent roads over as long a iielod as is wise and see that the people that use these services ten fifteen or twenty years from now help to pay for them one good reason is the interest on the debentures in twenty j ears on sewer debentures alone we will have paid over 225000 in interest does this seem fantastic iti true a sinking fund should bo set up lor these large expenditures and the work should not be starlet until the fund amounts to at least ron half of the estimated cost of the tl bride wore a street length project this fund could be to- iown of grey chanully lace over vested with perfect security in neblue satin and a small hat hodgins graham wedding in toronto church eleanor jean elder daughter of mr and mrs hazcn graham r r georgetown and douglas edgar on of mr and mrs frank hod- gins toronto were united in mar- iiogc on saturday dec 3rd at 330 oclock at dovercourt presbyterian church by the rev ross k cam- koko when the men got a deer a not eprlenced two home game snowfall of over twenty inches and onc ow u j iha forced them to leave sooner thon necessary if accepted they had intended jack crlchton was captain you must be prepared to accept praise criticism and insults witb- the hunt for the pine lake hunt club of bradcbridgc the party of twelve included rubs salmon who played hockey for georgetown some years ago the hunt netted two bears seven deer and numer- lour partridges and ducks another party of district men in cluded messrs newton fred jacj and frank ruddcll colin cousens george henderson george burt jack lawson george stringer and doug ismond and they got three buck deer and two foxes they saw pmplc proof ot how plentiful the feer are in esqueslng sighting fif teen the first day out and twenty- l the next a number of hunters from acton soap powder and safety pins to the dominion pledge 100 to the sunday school by post 1 50 officers for 1050 are secretaries ruby tennant betty humph reys treasurers gail smith ann humphreys dorcas secretary verna picket roma forragher i williams hunted in esquealofc pages service books june farl norman and joe bagging one out throwing punches or backslap ping you must be able to read write and spell the last joker on this job had to dictate everything into a dictograph and he suffered from laryngitis as a result the play back on the dictograph was four rolls of wheeze groan squeak blah and no sports you must be willing to go to the ends of the earth for hockey news our last reporter says you dont have to go that far if you keep in with the right gong you must be able to able to smell a story a mile away that certain reporter smelted a mile away on a calm day the edi tor reserves the right to print only what- he sees fit he doesnt want raghcr study books susan can- ithm tidy pages jo ann hodge jean corley the december meeting of es queslng womens institute will be held in the school mrs robert harris convener for social service got six deer the norton taitherz i another mei of law suits libel norman bob joe and les of glenh tander- suppose youve heard the sequel to dont cry joe let her go look out jack she might be back deer another brother art hun ted up north with a party from woodbrldge and got one also bob lane and chic askln went to manitoulln island and were lucky enough to get one each also getting their full quota on is responsible for the program and manitoulln was a tenman party jsks that the roll call be answered a seolt ne and robn by the gift of a toy used or new to w bludd horry goldham vern be later given as christmas gifts archer elwood carney john han- for some children who would oth- george woods and e mclean crwlse be a little short on toys at christmas miss e duffy from the childrens aid milton will be guest speaker the wa held a candy and home baking sale at their meeting last thursday at mrs c smiths home at esquesing council on monday november zsth norval ac 2 aubrey hudson spent part if his weekend leave in norval at preatnl at manning depot ayl- mw he exoct to receive his pst- niit in the near future mr leslie h boyd of montreal w i jsitcd with mr and mrs paterson kovernment bonds and would bring with matching ostrich plume her lillflnll mn the town 3 interest- another good reason is that un iss this sick old world makes the matronofhonour choosing a dress lecentv mr boyd was the first i corsage was of roses the brides i i ttnmin i were to wmf sheppard acton i nf tt r chairman of the oruin commission m lsir lf canada and for two year was i snappiest recovery in recorded navyblue tissue faille and history use young people of to- i mall pink feathered hat grooms- day will have their own troubles i nan wa the brother of tho groom 10 15 or 20 years from now wlth- gordon hodglns toronto out having millstone of debt around their necks i may bo oldfashioned but 1 c on f ess that j like to have the money before i spend it and only in a great emergency and as a last resort would i borrow money on ny account or on the ratepayers account interest is killing it takes no holidays and like tenny sons brook it goes on forever however that is all water un der the bridge now i still maln- fuln the council should have con sulted the ratepayers before mak ing the huge expenditures they made had they done so the ratepayers would have bowed to the will of the majority i would a reception for the immediate family followed at mrs sproulos apartment 401 indian grove for i wedding trip to the states the bride changed to a hunters green dress with black coat and access ories upon their return mr and mrs hodglns will live in dundas here the groom is a member of the provincial police force he was stationed in georgetown for a few months prior to going to dun das early copy please advertisers and correspondents arc asked to submit copy for next issue just as early as possible years inland master of the grand lodge masonic order in quebec the fall meeting of the norval branch of ttie upper canada bible society was held on tuesday nov ember 29th at the home of mr and mrs guy wilson the meeting opened with prayer by rev alex cowan m maxwell read the min utes of the previous meeting and the treasurer mr sam mcclure rave the financial report the total collections during the year amoun ted to 138 35 which was a splendid increase over previous years it was decided to hold the annual meet ing in the early part of march in st pauls church and have the col lection in by april 1st if possible itev j maxwell closed the meet ing with proycr and the benedic tion following which mrs ierved refreshments the tender of the canadian bank of commerce was accepted for purchase of tjw0m tat dabaa for glen williams school interest is 3vi per cent and the purchase price was 100 872 a 20000 temporary loan was made from the bank on the secur ity of the debentures to be issued fox claims ot 5 each totalling 11 5 were paid for fakes shot these 6 mike bennett and frank jones acton and bob mcmencmy georgetown two each james roe w g mc dowell james stark colin cous ens clare wilson george hender son all of georgetown roy hilts glen williams one each sheep claims paid totalled 150 emmctt mcgibbon iamb killed 40 n a robinson lamb killed 3 james russell sheep killed s20 donald lindsay lamb and cheep klued 47 valuators mel- drum stark f w shortlll spencer wilson a k stark 2 trips at 4 each weekend guests with mr and mrs j l lambert were mr phil lip robertsonfprtay of oxford wilson an mcglil antcmr barry mason of dorset england raiders failed to hold a two goal lead against oakville the other night and were forced to settle for one point only so far this year the cry has bean whats wrong with the raiders is it the club the executive coaching or what at present coach kenny bralth- wolte is experimenting with what material is on hand kentner and marzo from acton have been drop- pod durant with acton last year is now in a raider uniform spupv scott is again in the lineup john- uy haines has been resting for a couple of games bruno scltslzzl is retiring from intermediate play and will una up with businessmen in the mercantile league del beau mont was sidelined for a few games but is back in uniform if one or two good sound play ers should arrive within the next week or so it might be just what the doctor ordered it is usually playoff time before things really start perking and were still ps the raiders to wipe out the deficit yet if a good crowd shows up at a game it might do more than anyl thing else to give raiders the zlpv they seem to lack water shortage over the new well is now operating thanks for your cooperation georgetown municipal council baptist highlights on sunday morning rev c s gower read from the second chap ter of acts onc of the most lmport- rnt chapters of the most important nt chapter ot the bible which is filled with scenes significant for their meaning and teachings it re cords the coming of the howsplrjt on pentecost as the lord hafl promised his disciples the people of israel were deeply conscious of their sin and three thousand sonic were saved with peters gracious assurance repent and be baptized these early christians maintained ttnlty among themselves and were together in christs spirit it la still our only hope today for the individual the country and tha world we can save ourselves only by accepting the salvation which god has provloed in the evening the pastor con tinued with lessons from the book ot jonah jonah disobeyed gods commandment to go to nlnevah and preach and god caused a whale to swallow him ha repen ted and was saved soma psopl pay a great price to escape tha voice of jesus it is better to dia doing gods command than to try to escape there is no place in tha universe where god is not t a- norval friends and neighbours ot mr snd mrs john rswllngson and miss ivy rawllngson gathered at tha home of mr and mrs a barnatt to wish them a pleasant voyage and fair sailing on their trip to tha old country they leave this tuesday deeanfber nh sail on tha queen alary us mjgj wbfwrrwn itt n