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herald georgetown ont wednesday december 21t 1949 what council did on monday december 19th held their 37th land final meet ing of the year for all but coun cillor thos l lyons and norman hill it was their ldst mooting- other members being out of office duo to mtircmojllo defeat in the oloe- ttons discussed with building inspector george adams the matter of a house on tho highway which does not conform to building bylaw specifications permission had been granted the owner to use it temporarily until a new house was built and as yet no work had been started tho matter was left to the judgment of the inspector who stated his intention of taking the matter up with the town solicitor were told by tho town solicitor that tho department of municipal affairs would not sanction a by law setting aside certain funds yearly for the payment of expen ses for memorial services even though the municipal act allows such bylaws to be submitted to them for approval council had hoped in this way to settle tho problem of paying bands for mem orial services suspended work on the sewerage extension to the harrison proper ty on the highway until weather conditions improve moved by hill ond lyons the town foreman reported that because of frost the drlglnal 500 estimate would not cover tho job which is about half done it will be completed as soon as weather permits the weather mr editor with this weeks plnloroly say alll averpgo 3405 1057 births hayes heather daughter of mr and mrs gear hayes glen wil liams is happy to announce the arrival of her baby brother wil liam peter on monday decem ber 10th 1040 at guclph general hospital mummy and baby doing fine taylor mr and mrs melvln taylor grace evans announce the birth of a daughter margaret ruth on monday december 12 1049 at peol memorial hospital brampton merry xmas to all icwicmtlclclwiccwilflciclwcwwucifclciciciceicwicwltwmtlchmlflccw esquesing native andrew wiley dies fecks report may i j a b a mnoss andrew merry chrlstmos towuey passed uwoy on friday dec- ember 18th at his residence eighth em batkln esqueslng he was born in max mln rain 1873 the son of andrew wiley and jy 12 53 33 isabella jane cain and was tho dec 13 30 23 last- surviving member of a family dec 14 24 14 twelve ho spont his life farm- dec 15 23 11 fl ln esciucslng township whoro doc 10 32 8 no was a verv highly respected clt- dec 17 42 16 12 lzen lot to mourn his loss ore sev- dcc 1 18 40 32 18 oral nephews and nloccs amongst whom are howard rowcna and 30wumo stull funeral services were conducted qn monday afternoon at his home by rev alex j colder acting as pallbearers were messrs fred er- wln walter lawson r r corbett alex mckay gilbert sinclair ond leonard marchmenr interment fol lowed in the wiley plot ln green wood cemetery georgetown prizes announced in firemans draw 10 bonus for christmas voted down town employees present moved by mccumbor and mc- nally the movers armstrong and goodlct voted for the motion dav idson hill lyons and herbert against cr davidson said that he was voting against the jnotlon because council had been accused of spend ing money unwisely and as this had not been included in estimates he did not feel council had been given ruthority to spend it on receipt of a petition slrned by all but two merchants proclaimed tuesday december 27th as a box ing day holiday moved by goodlct and hill rebated twothirds of the tax charge on a victoria street house owned by bob lane which was de stroyed by fire last april moved by hill and herberi appointed town clerk charles willson as relief administrator moved by davidson and good- let this action was taken in view of two applications for relief aiid one recommendation by the halton heatlh unit it is the first time ln many years that there has been need for relief expenditures from the public treasury gave third reading to the bylaw to issue 31000 in debentures for completion of the sewerage con tract and authorized the borrowing of 30000 from the two local banks until debenture money is available authorized the finance commit tee to pay any account coming in up to the end of the year- authorized payment of interest on the sewerage contract holdback from the date of authorization by xnglnccr hagey moved by davidson goodlet wu1 have trees in front of the residences of ernie rawson joe armstrong and mr young removed by the hydro tree experts asked the hydro to place a street light close to the stairways at the cnr track near the rawson resi dence appointed john bell and dr j b milne as town representatives on north halton high school district board in answer to a question by dep- ntyreeve goodlet tho tax collec tor charles willson reported that bout 300 was outstanding on 11048 taxes and about 100 on tar mr goodlet complimented i collector on doing sr good job a motion of appreciation was ex- i tended to acting mayor jack arm- ii strong for his capable handling of ptown business during his term ln flea mr armstrong ln tum said it bad been a pluasure to alt with member of the 1049 council and l hopad that if at any time in the ha should have the good m to alt again in tie mayors that ba would bava all pra- deaths bell tereso d mlno in glen williams on saturday december 17th 1049 teresa d mlno wid- ow of the late james bell and mother of william james and ray in her 77th year the funeral service was held from he home on tuesday with interment following in glen w- liams cemetery wiley andrew at his home lot 22 concession 9 esqueslng township on friday december 16th 1949 andrew wiley son of the late andrew and isabella wiley in his 78th year the funeral was held from his residence on monday interment in greenwood cemetery georgetown memoriams blair jn loving memory of my dear and brove daddy pte reg r blair ppcli killed in action in italy december 20th 1044 remembered by his little son master james r blair sussex englond hlair in loving memory of a dear son and brother pte reg r blair ppcli killed in action ln italy percmbcr 2fth 1944 a beautiful memory dearer than gold of a son nnd brother whose worth cant be told alone unseen lie stands by our side and whispers dont grieve death cannot divide deep in our hearts the memory is kept of one whom we loved and can never forget and though the cars be many or few we will alwivs be thinking dear reg of you too dearly loved ever to be lorgotten mom dh sistcrs nnd brother nodgson in loving memory of a dear daughter alice emily dodson who passed away dec ember 10th 1038 eleven years have passed but still we miss her never shall her memory fade ioving thoughts will always linger round the grave where she is laid always remembered by her father and mother mr and mrs sam walker dodgson in memory of our sister alice walker dodgson who died on december 10th 1038 in our hearts your memory lingers sweetly tender fond and true there is not a day dear sister that we do not think of you fondly remembered by hazel and george latimer in loving memory of b48b28 plte george latimer of the irish regiment of canada killed in action ln italy decem ber 20 1044 always remembered by bro thers ron and doug sister joan and dad at a meeting of humber and credit district firemens assocla tlon on december 14th in wood- bridge tlic prizewinners wero drown for a lucky draw on which members had been selling tickets prizes wero as follows l g mat thews erin 21 lb turkey harry allen wooatridge mantel clock v campbell hastings one gallon prestonc attending from george town were harry savings david bowman don barrnyer harold burrows bill ritchie harvey lus ty and clarence spence stone school christmas party wednesday december 14th wm the night and the stone school the place and the old school walls were almost bulging with tho en thusiastic crowd of parents and friends who gathered to sco the christmas performance put on by the pupils mr george burt as chairman presided over a wellplanned pro gram and all the pupils arc to be i highly commended for their excel- lent concert much credit is due to the teacher mrs howard wrlggles- worth for her thorough training of the pupils and to miss marlon hepburn for her capable support as musical director the highlight for the junior pu pils was a play mother gooses christmas marilyn souther taking the part of mother goose the ienior boys presentation of the four rebels was well received and the play by the senior girls sus- ttte goes christmas with theresa becney playing the leading role j reminded the audience once again of the true christmas spirit later on jovial santa claus arrived and distributed gifts and hans of candy to all the children and the teachers after santas de parture the stone school farm knruni took over to cater for the refreshment hour which was en joyed by all u the v inini ended with miss doris hnrdinn aftil clarence vorey supplying music for a jolly hour of dancing ashgrove the december wi meeting- was field on the 13 th at the home of mis george and mrs harvey nurse with a large attendance of 35 ladies ud 13 children the president mrs charles austin was in charge a donation of 10 00 was voted to the sick childrens hospital and 5000 to the peel memorial hospl- talbrampton noil call was an exchange of christmas gifts and a biblical text mrs percy leslie lend a christmas story mrs h uird conducted carol singing mrs t giffen gave a christmas reading three school girls sang a number joan drake barbara cunningham and marion bud and ross austin ivt a recitation a great deal of iikn uncut uas had by the ladies in the making ani modeling of a laper hat winner were mrs r j graham and mi s john ituddell i he national anthem closed the nicfting followed by a social hour we wish all our readers a very merry christmas also extend greet ings to the editor and his staff may eeryone have the spirit of jeucc and goodwill in their hearts during tlic chistmit season asctthhtj ittthe mail bag december 10th 1040 tho editor tho georgetown herald georgetown ontario dear- sir while i recognize your personal and editorial right to disagree wih tho action of the halton presbytery or the united church of canada la regarding gambling i feel that your comments in pot pourrl of hie december 14th issuo ought to be read by members of the united church alongside the official state ment of their church on this sub ject in order that they and other might know our official stnrid the position which our church courts rftcr much study controversy and weighing of the pros and cons have deemed to be most compatible to the christian philosophy of life i quote from the report of tha along the boards z by diner greetings sport fans or should l say fan fdr after last week im probably the tmlnono who reads this column hockey hockey v and more hockey wo eat it and sleep iu and last week took in sev en games one rriornlng when my landlady woke me in the morning for work i said youre crazy he should have had a penalty walkj ing to work a lady says good morning and i arjawer yeh the score was 53 the miltongeorgetown game on tuesday was a thriller brother who says you have to wait for playoffs to see real hockey noth ing can top that one both teams were checking closely and dls- board of evangelism and social candlelight carol service at st georges church the flickering light of many white candle formed a lovely set- riik for the christmas carol ser- vce in st georges church of eng land last sunday night the service consisted mainly of the singing of carols and christmas hymns led by st georges choir under the direction of w f brad ley mrs w f bradley played the organ the girls choir under the direction of mrs a e duwson also took part in the service an anthem uy the choir entitled the carol of the bells and solos by mrs les lie tomlinson mrs jack thomp son miss sylvia lambert thomas warnes and jack thompson added to the beauty of the choral service lions plan skating carnival next week bradbury may be small but hel i crtainly can be in a lot of places at once glad to see the brotherly love between the bradbury boys when one gets in trouble but we think max can handle himself leigh both goalies displayed keen ability though the raiders gave lever more business than milton could dish out each team scored three ln the second and the raiders two more in the last stanza when lever got a tenminute misconduct penalty friday the haiders beat bramp ton to put them unofficially in a tic for first place lawrence was superb in the nets as he stopped rush after rush to limit the bramp ton boys to one tally this column seems to be devoted to goal keep ers but believe me we have three of the best in this part of the coun try pardon me four we didnt mean to leave steamboat out jun ior beaumont and johnny haines the youngest members are going ereat guns and should see plenty of action before the season is out the junior raiders played flood hockey last week too pic dillon stopped more rubber against brampton than goodrich puts in tires after tearing my hair and crumpling my hat at the milton game i didnt think it possible to sniggle through another hectic session so soon the game ended in a 2all tie haines and scott scor- the be it resolved that this board declares l the ttntceltichurchs opposi tion to the raluinfiajf money by th state or by any institution or or ganization through lotteries sweep stakes or any other gambling me thods however worthy may be the object for which the money if raised 2 our churchs conviction that no organization in a congregation should raise money by raffles lot teries games of chance or other gambling methods and that mini sters should warn the people of the evils and inherent dangers of- gam bling 3 our churchs commendation of the government of canada and provincial attorneygeneral lor steps taken to enforce the criminal code in this regard and urge upon the government and parliament of canada that there be no relaxation of the law against the business of gambling and further urge them to amend the criminal code mak- ing the regulations applicable to all rather than exempting certain types of gambling when conducted for church or charitable purposes i submit that the action of the halton presbytery of the united church of canada at its last meet ing was in keeping with the spirit of the above quotation in order that members of the united church and others might know the actual statement of presbytery i quote from the minutes ed assists to scott and bludd the in view of the many gambling juniors are still undefeated two devices used to raise money for wins and a tie charitable purposes we call upon acton won over oakville 42 ln the members of our churches to the other junior fixture the same refuse to patronize raffles or draws dght ciikistmas ii iy rou heck link foklm the lion- club and recreation oinmission are planning a skating ainival in the arena next wednes day night iis i special holiday fea ture young and old are invited to come in costume and there will in i ostunii priii spued and nov- t ll raci lurky number draws and a variety of ertertainment to make i cal fannh night santa claus rclrrce a nuvitc game between t vill arai unit u monday card of thanks misses rowena and wilma stull wish to thank their friends and neighbours who were so kind dur ing their rcccmlbeveavement sent councillors as members you have worked hard said mr armstrong and although the election results may make you thinlt your efforts have not been apprec iated x think ln future they will be he thanked the town clerk the foreman end hli staff the local press and the bank managers for their cooperation during the jresjr membeis of the cher l iorum udthfhd it the i mr and mrs l devries oi lor their annual christmas party hob nicol was rhan man for th c ening mrs ha en graham play- d the piano toi a quartette com posed of joe koss george siville lykle devrics jr and ted leslie there were games nnd carol sing ing piano selections by julia de- vries a recitation by donny curry and accordion selections by paul barber mr and mrs fred brown also sang a duct as did mr brown and mrs devries a progressive barn dance provided much merri ment a buffet supper was served to end the evening guests of thp forum at the party rvefe mr and mrs william sproulc of toronto miss dorothy stone and mrs george wingficld ilir tean vlu h made 1 hit a a le the and the horse urday at the v i- he thei pirjlk- kml i rvhilu diis in uiltn i follow ing a lengthy illness wil liam john lindsay died at his home n milton on saturday december 17th the funeral service was held yesterday in grace church of eng land with interment following in hornby presbyterian cemetery mr lindsay was in his fllst year he is survived by his wife formerly alice maude brooks and two daughter mrs laura jamicson of toronto and miss marie lindsay a member of the teaching staff of georgetown puhlie school church news norval hornby and stewarttown anglican rev j e maxwell ba lth christmas day services st pauls church norval december 24th 1130 pm midnight eucharist st johns church a town deui iihei 25th holv eucharist t stephens church hornby december 25th 1 1 00 am holy eucharist other games of chance for any i purpose whatsoever we consider bingo to be a kindergarten for gambling and ask our members to discourage its use respectfully yours john m smith proclamation boxing day holiday whereas it has been the custom in georgetown in past years to hold a- boxing day the day following christmas day and whereas the municipal council have by resolu tion at their meeting on december t9th authorized me to proclaim such a day therefore i do declare tuesday december 27th 1 949 a civic holiday in the town of georgetown jack armstrong v acting maydr georcetown united church rev john m smith minister sunday school 10 am christmas service 11 am mlno eyes have seen the king candlollght service 7 pm a beautiful service presented by thee cgit and the junior choir sunday school christmas concert will be held on friday december 23 at 745 baptist church rav chai r gower mlnutar 10 am the manger and the throne 11 am sunday school 7 pm his name shall be call ed wonderful 8 pm monday bypu 8 pm wednesday bible study st georges church archdeacon w g o thompson rector christmas midnight christmas communion choral begin ning at 11j0 on christmas eve holy communion 7 ajn suhday with carols and special lantern views 1000 ajn holy communion 1100 am even ing prayer 7 pm st albaas church glen williams christmas holy communion 0jm ajn birthday of our saviour first o all holy day coma io chure f umehouse miss jean ruddell and her pup- is at s s no 0 again presented a splendid concert on friday evening fn llmehousc memorial hall chnirman a w benton announced the fir trees christmas a musi- cfl playlet followed by an oper etta the maid and the golden slipper complete with cinderella and the prince fairies cupid and all the girls performed a drill a number entitled chrlstmos cards was comprised of recitations and rarols kathleen klrkpatrlck tha housewife mrs hawley was some what short of eggs when she dis cussed the ages of the family too fervently with farmer bert benton big black dinah nell benton was so disappointed by her boy mend sam jim forbes when he con fessed that he loved her chum much more than her that she chaa- d him from the room to end tha program santa claus jack lawson arri ved ln due time to distribute oran ges candles and gifts from the tree philip coulter and bert benton on behalf of the pupils presented miss ituddell with sterling coffee spoon afterwards mr vorey and mrs o mulder provided music with bit joe mcdonald as loor manager to bring a successful evening to aa end mrs a norton spent the week end in hamilton mr alex wright was home from toronto mr a w lane of montreal vtat ted his mother lost weekend visitors with the c a fosters oa sunday included mrs jonas ibsa patsy jones mr jack sole mr and mrs bowes and children all of toronto your correspondent wishes tha editor of the herald and all lta readers a very marry hiiliuaaa social and personal mr nnd mrs bui kelly ann aast paddy of ajax are bona tor chhat mss in town with their paranta iff and mrs john d kally anot fifc and urs3 t paul