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e ten pages 7 georgetown ont wednesday becexnbetr 27th 1950 tenpvjtges election in esques119 township e currie is reeve again will be no election in es- township this year all ijuvebecn filled by acclama- ithe entire ibm council wul seats for the coming currie and george les- their xhlrd- successive deputy reeve tjmpresent the township counctf hr craig reid id walter- llnham u councillors i tor two year terms of school area no fjbector bjbrdand r l dav- terss far carrie f was an undereureat of ea afc t nomination meet- hall on friday for a time as if be an election in the all charges billed to them up to 7000 if esqueslng would foot the balance of the georgetown charge this amounted to asss opposes new bene the reeve relterateams opposi tion to the new halton house of refuge which is at present under construction be had criticised thlaat last years nomination meet ing and backed with a motion of ratepayers at the meeting be and mr leslie had expressed esques- ings opposition strongly at county council this year esqueslng and nassagaweya had originally been the only opposition but this year two new georgetown representatives and later two new oakvule members had joined them but a decision to continue was made by a 07 vote of members the old age pension is going up grocery store estroyb two families h0melks one of eqinsing nominations nellson stark diaries reeve carries initial xiedte said that he wo year terms as deputy and that he j in moving up la an el rm ean- reevesald hr leslie nt cause an ejection barton a young resident district whose father is a former township similar feel- he said he was interested a council seat j close of the meeting reeve l said that he had been elec- lip official several times the heed for young s be coming along and inter- anyone seeking pointed out reeve currie and 7il set there is lessand lew need for coun- jsksstfts mst trome tor elderly people tho tntenuons me isen e to amust out of debt and this will add t350000 to the deben ture load i understand workms at a standstill at present and if they go ahead i hope it isnt for another year till esqueslng gets its county rate down to where it should be the reeve referred to the new- county equalization which will come into effect when al munici palities adopt the new assessment basis in 1953 hard surfaced reads commenting briefly on township roads mr currie said the county had hard surfaced the road from bailinafad to the highway this year and had promised similar treatment themselves in municipal af fpr the 9th line from hunters inn be would not stand in the 14 the highway next year he said office al- ithe road from ashgrove to norval is in poor condition and will have to have some consideration in the future social services in the county ab sorb 100000 of a 250000 budget bnd there seems no end to it he said al the conclusion of his speech new assessment brings relief deputy reeve george leslie de voted much of his time to remarks on the new assessment when be was called upon to speak by township clerk isaac bennett who acted as chairman for the meeting- mr leslie said that it was hoped all municipalities would have their assessing done in time for the new equalization for 1852 to be made at next junes council meeting he did not expect that the figures would radically differ from the fig ures submitted this year by the assessment committee on which he had served the past system has certainly been unfair mr leslie pointed out oakvllle reeve has said that their assessment will be close to nine million yet for years- they have been paying 10 m percent compared with our 1m7 percent bailer read work mr eslie said he had not been sathwied ws road work last year it was tta before patching win done on the ountyroad from georgetown to miltot f frtt this should have been we much earlier he hoped there wo not be such delays in 1051 county revision court the establishment of a county cqurt of revtsjpn is a good thing in the deputy reeves opinion i he felt that there were mat- to be solved which- the council as a whole were iformed about and he would we them continue as an en- the saturday deadline for nominations was reached nt councillors qualified for nt offices and no new entered the field eaaueatac saves money up the municipal pic- the year reeve currie to a saving of over 14000 1 been effected by a strong or a better sharing of a profit of 2000 which will cover the coat of an overhaul job needed the grader operated at a net profit of 1615 weeds are headache reference to weed control by mr reld brought a spirited discussion in which w o brownridge ques tioned why weeds tlad been out on the huffman property mr jteld said that he had told ahyteomplabi- ants to go to the county weed in spector who is empowered if there is a complaint to take action weed control has always become headache he said and it is hard to know what to do when many of the weeds grow on government property yet the government keeps urging tho township to take action cut weeds yetfrself bird the most economical way to con trol weeds is to cut them ourselves said councillor wilfrid bird who had attended a weed control meet ing in guelph in may mr bird had watched demonstra tions of different control methods and came home with the opinion that control is so dependent on us- ing the proper weed killer for each species and its application at the proper time that he can sec no hope of township equipment doing agqod job i his suggestion is that farmers in small areas band togcthev and sc- cure a sprayer which can be used to control the weed type prevalent in their own area suggests- fire area telling of the creation pt a fire area aroumhaiiltorwvhich will com prise a certain part- of esqueslng st johns united snatjay school concert st johns sunday school eon- cert held in memorial hall on fri day december mnd will long be remembered by those in att as one of the best yet approxim 80 members per wtan7frlendi gathered in the beautiful hall to celebrate christ mas 4n mi good oldfashioned sun day school way with recitations solos duets carols choral speak ing plays monologues aerobatics and to the surprise and joy of all a radio show nervous mothers twisted handker chiefs while sweet children got up to ido their piece beaming fath ers quite properly clapped loudly as their children took their place on thestage the true christmas spirit was the theme of the concert from the time david kentner opened the program for the beginners class right thro till the moment santa him self came bouncing in to the tun of 350 happy voices singing or shouting jingle bells after pre senting each child with oranges nuts and candy santa left with niariy happy soodbyes and the 1950 sunday school concert was over the leaders responsible for this very fine concert were from the begipners class up mrs jack bailey jr miss jean dickie mrs mildred armann miss ann crab- tree miss frances deans mrs ar- mand swackhamer miss isobel dobson mrs h c wrigglesworth reeve t george frank w george leslie r b hunter p d dbtdtyrmeve george lesue lloyd davidson dqhald lindsay wnfrid bird v f d charles r j cunningham h craig rem nelson robinson r r hunter ootjncn wilfrid bub nelson robinson r h hunter- walter unbam r l davidson c swackhamer h craig reid nelson robinson f d charlaa cedrlc barron fred ruddell neuson stark spencer wilson cli5demiotjrnhn aitj brown school area trustees hector bod neflsoh stark wilfrid bird r l davidson w llnham c b swackhamer prank robertson j g qllllee sam mueham ah offices were filled fay accla mation names of those elected ore in capitals i- georgetowns wont tbw disasters in many years wrecked local grocery and meat atore and left two families homeless when ftr t broke out early last weditaaday morning damage estimated t usai ihljuj was caused to bucks meat and groe- ery store and the two apartment above and there was emote date age in the adjoining mcglbbon ho- telas mto j the fire was first di about kir bit vl fsald he hoped the idea mrs iva margeson for cedarvale p a situation where shared betweer on an equalization fa u9s year by year be had become more unfair gjuda year esqueslng and na- had threatened to call equaliiatlon unless some granted -t- committee of meeting with arrived h reduced esovesuut 1m to 10 percent by an unsnl- of county council but 4t could be adopted burling- oajadueappealed this mr that to be fair he did the new split did them before the county km in no deciskm and the wea again referred to coun- after more etudy a was adopted in which assumed 1x40 percent of this time acton land held out until the hist but that town finally con- would spread to georgetown and acton- the plan calls for the es tablishment- of a second fire engine in milton which will be available to farmers within a certain radius of the town and who will share its upkeep cost the same thing could be done around the otrier towns he said tewnshlp council necessary sometimes we are inclined to think were the tools of the higher- ups said councillor walter llnham referring to the government de partments which avi veto power over almost every action oi a township council j however such councils are very necessary was his conclusion- for we are on hand to deal with ques tions and complaints of our rate- pay el and they would have quite a time it they had to contact dlf- ferent government departments tor each problem mr llnham was aurwm at sheep losses which totalled qvw 1700 this w h reported um tekesdes- sirls play mrs jas evans assist ant pianist mr vern mccum- ber mr james burns mr graham farnell tommy dobbic curtain manager e forgrave chairman bowk 405 for new club record mrs- al zeravlav wan a turkey and set a new club record at the lucky strike last thursday night hen she bowled- an almost perfect game mrs zetvirt eored d total of jos intone game breaking the prev ious record of 404 bowled by hugh dickie last year- she had spares in her first uvo frames scoring 21 on the ftry spare then nlntt strikes and a nine point score on her leaf ball the turite was one of two offer- tid m a weeks open bowling eom- j peuufta atlhe tiiciy btrlke wel- troyea by hunters who elamsmtw- un cuke wilson won the social and personal mr and mrs william kelly ann and paddy were home for christ mas with their parents mr and mrs- john d kelly and dr and mrs r t paul mrs kelly and the children are staying in town for a visit until their new home in tor onto is ready holiday visitors with mr and mrs thos l lyons were mtj and mrs ross campbell of toronto and ktr and mrs colin mcintosh of wellandr- mr mcintosh a former member of the aylmerhlgh school staff movctito a simildr position in welland this year home for christmas with their parents mr and mrs syd mac- keuzic were mr and mrs larry mnckcnzic of erin and mr and mr ian mackcnzie and daughter marilyn of toronto mr and mrs bruce mackcnzie and paul joined them for christmas dinner maraud mrs era batkin enter- falned a number of friends from toronto at christmas dinner at their home at wildwood they included mr and mrs j p cheat and fam ily mr and mrs w f choat an family mr and mrs ed wilson anct family mrs amy thompson ajjd miss agnes dobler mr and mri vjctor tedder kvw toornto were hosts on christmas day for a family party which inclu ded mrs fred lawawsmiss annie reynolds mr and mrs charles laws and patsy mr and mrs agar guest roy marilyn and jimmy of georgetown mr and mrs george marsden and carol of brampton and mr and mrs george keniie of toronto county bounty toad expense had been heavier than usual he said because of a peculiar spring and any criticism that the board iamany roads had broken up which composed of- three men rrom the never did before north end of the county and two esqueslng wfll year- or four to tb county rate edacattea tt saving was made by esqueslng council in from the south can be laid on tra falgars doorstep he said for the trafalgar reeve had been asked to submit a name for a member of the court but had failed to do so explains river work councillor craig reid outlined irtare hla6ott ro work n v townshlpdur- said mr currie ing the year quite a bit of gravel no doubt we took a n de l and contour year he said refer- work haa dom m riv to per cent of coats bu- the construction of a ditch by north hal- through a bush on the george cleave i district property this bad been put through oouneuhad inter- tb danger of future floods ninchil ww washing out the 0th une and the txvto tlwh w joat rjs uhl tn wxzavwjsss mignt laiv nsja tonsi never did before weuld atepresesi youth nominee cedrlc harrdt son of a veteran township municipal servant edwin harrop said that ht was a young man and felt jthat a properly balanced council hefuld rep resentatives from he younger rate payers as well axjnore experienced- mens prize with a scorf of m0 ouckehtfor hidden score ptlaes were won by orlo ryal us aim j sam barclay and cliff ganion of strectsville were tied for this prize but could not come to the club for tf bowl- off 1 a aecond open bowling eontpetl- wlth prizes enda tfcure- dayo together are sary he ssxd to represent all seg ments of the population mere gravel for south wilson of the norval district who was also a council nominee aetd tie hoped more era would be aid in theuouth end of the towflbbip next year- lawax the bibd polhtssj exit the need of ctafa- jog csjt etajmtta imwfeatiier mr editor v what a perfect christmas waek- erm even though christmas mghv did- bring the first below aaro of the season majjrflah everybody a happy and preapsj nesr veer mbatlda sate dee m 1 dec so dee 1 dee tt m dtkv wrzwjw a i two injured in weekertdacdtjents wulum bud hyde son of mr urifl mrs william hyde queen st had hii right leg broken m an automobile accident early friday evening wheii the ear he was driv ing swerved froi the road and struck a telephone pole the accident occurred in front of dr charles sawn residence on the highway and 4 dt and mrs sayers carried him to their home and administered first aid until the arri val of dr v- william be was later removed test jo bos- pltxj guelph where he is comfortably the ear was sjo ajn doris and marjorle of shelbume sisters of mrs johsi teeter who were sleeping in day bed in the living room of that teeter apartment on the aaeossfll floor at the back of the booohur were wakened by the amen eg smoke they called its teatefv who looked out the window aajt sawflnnea coming from the offlesj at the back of tlte store and h hastily called the fire d by this urn the smote wsg fittest s lusr lesrtirsiriaxartwr gary with the silk girls time to escape they w and mrs clifford norton wwwet sleeping in the front apertment firemen fought the stuhbota blaze for more than four hours they were hampered at fte by dense smoke and by the fire gee- ting into partitions and false ceil ings in the remodelled bunding a fire wall between the building and the mcglbbon bouse saved de struction there though there was severe smoke damage in some of the hotel room the store interior was complete ly gutted and the building itself suffered- heavy damage witjj a part of the roof burned at the back con tents isf the teeter apartment were a complete loss the norton were more fortunate although there too smoke took its toll even wif the apartment was untouched by fire the refrigeration room of the store containing poultry valued at over 1000 and other meat remained intact there was also some can ned goods- salvaged from theehbase- ment where they were storedgther lhan that the store contents were almost a complete loss a pet rabbit owned by gary teeter which lived on the roof of the building may be responsible for saving the live of the apart- mfcni occupants it is believed that the noise of the rabbit running around on the roof wakened the girls bows the store eat was found by firemen in the basement of the store after the tire trap beneath some debris he survived although badly dazed bysnujjceend shock the building and store contents owned by mrs c j buck wars partially- covered by insurance re modelling operations are plsrbssf immediately and temporary repair were rushed by x b kenzie son in order to avoid fur- ther damage to the store toterior insurance will cover the smote damage to property of mr and mrs norton who are planning soon to move into their new home on arietta street the teeter family who are staying for the pi asse with relatives mr and mrs pat vance had some insurance and their leas was reduced considerably by generous donations by organl tattoos and individual about twenty years ago another grocery store in thasame pramlses was destroyed by ore it was op crated by mr matt clarkson ta the far half of the building ate clarkson later went jo toronto- ajsl operated a grocery store there involved three street highway at the johsi a at m mint snow u 11 ed atr anumbefof oilier weak ass ilanss ocevrrad in teera a jjwstomrvbttph rjrihhls jajfsar- lejjwssai to bs right spsihrv street highway corner a res pro ceedingup the highway iautdrlvsa by charles hoi victoria street was in collision with one driven bjr l e reldw crelghurst onto who a arena the reid watson wlnfields f on john he highway all ears were slight- y sapyningd0sws atttejt-