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twelve pages georgetown onl wednesday eveg sept 9th 1933 twelve pages fine willoughby golf course is sold seek stockholders for club of 400 members as aresult of the efforts of ken neth m langdon halton county magistrate and j a willoughby and sons and th desire of these men to have the willoughby golf course made available to chose locally interested negotiations for the purchase of j a willoughby golf course as a going concern have been concluded by kenneth m langdon the purchase has been brought about as a result of the enthusiasm of a number of local citizens who are anxious to cee the club in oper ation while mr langdon has com pleted the purcbase he intends to turn the property over to the club now being formed and its members will be the sole owners kmce the mortgage and commit- ments have been paid the prop- i erty consisting of 127 acres in cludes a nme hole golf course which mr willoughby created on the property in 1919 his own large summer home three cottages and the together with all the fur- nishlngs and equipment mr wil loughby is retaining a two acre plot of land adjoining the summer home of dr c h best on which he contemplates constructing a summer home which will overlook the golf course the arrangements for financing the club by selling preferred shares and yearly fees will result in the members owning the property at the expiration of ten years the property will only accommodate a limited number of members and for this reason the membership is to be restricted to 400 in the for mation of the club the directors have been selected to represent all the areas of north halton and the first board already named includes kenneth m langdon president james linton vice president ernest h batkln sectytreas victor b rumley charles kirk- ness wesley beattie donald r mclaughlin john w bell- ross duncan graham farnell and fred w chapman r h ptolemy dr c a martin cecil dobie until october 15th membership is being held open to residents in this area and it is expected that if it is not fully subscribed by this date the area will be enlarged the purchase of the willoughby prop erty makes golfing available to lo cal people for the first time since the club was closed down in 1940 since that time the course has been kept in operating condition and the members of the willoughby fa mily and their friends have made constant use of it full details of membership application appear in an advertisement elsewhere in this issue it is recommended that local peo ple interested in golfing should be sure that their applications are in by 15th october club membership fees have been sec at 150 for hus band and wife and 100 for single membership a fee of 10 will be charged for dependent children of members excellent locker room facilities dining room and snack bar are contemplated there is ample room in the clubhouse for a lounge tor dancing and cards trout ponds on the property may be stocked at a later date if members desire to include fishing in their program it is mr langdons desire that the forming of this club will provide facilities for the children for skat ing skiing swimming and riding this should be an opportunity for the various service clubs in town to cooperate with the members to make the best possible use bf these facilities the new golf club will be an as set to georgetown providing rec reational facilities which few towns possess the weather mr editor those temperatures in the low 70s make one ieel good after nine consecutive days of 90 or more the last days of august in the 90s made the average maximum for august 3 degrees above the normal average the minimum avf- erage this august was 55 which is exactly normal the heavy rains during the first week of august brought the total for the month to 410 inches which is nearly 1 inches above normal the next thing is how long before a frost em batkln date max min rain aug 31 91 60 sept 1 94 64 sept 2 96 69 sept 3 9b 64 43 sept 4 91 65 58 sept 5 72 57 sept 6 74 48 average 88 61 101 georgetown n gs in intermediate lacrosse finals with brooklin herringtonmacdonald wedding here saturday saturday september 5th at two oclock knox presbyterian church was the scene oi the marriage of margaret eva viola macdonald daughter of mr philip macdonald of mulock and the late mrs macdon ald and douglas earl herrlngton son of mr and mrs orbey her- rington georgetown rev alex j calder officiated the bride wore a street length dress of blue net over taffeta with white accessories and a corsage of pink delight roses and stophanotis mr and mr clifford norton were attendants mrs norton wearing a street length dress of yellow net over moire taffeta and a corsage of talisman pinocchio poms following the wedding a recep tion was held at the legion hall attended by sixtyfive guests mrs walter ewing durham the brides grandmother received wearing a medium blue crepe dress and a corsage of red better times roses the grooms mother also received wearing navy sheer with similar corsage the brides table was cen tred with a four tiered wedding cake with table decorations of glad ioli and candelabra for a motor trip to north bay and ottawa the bride wore a blue dress white top coat and white ac cessories mr and mrs herrlngton will make their home in george town mr and mrs norton nelson and agnes spent last week at fenelon falls mr and mrs roy wiggins are in cleveland this week visiting with mrs irene wilke mr and mrs herb hughes were visitors last week at oak leaf near brockvllle with mr and mrs mil ler jeffreys mr and mrs r b foulis have returned from a plane trip to win nipeg where they visited with mr and mrs john macdonald visitors in town this week with her parents mr and mrs allan norton are opp constable and mrs mrs b buckwald and son james of brantford imu and mrs graham farnell carroll and david and mr and mrs james f evans mary and barbara spent the weekend at farlain lake penetang mr and mrs sandy mcdonald and gail visited for a few days in powassan last week with mrs mc donalds parents mr and mrs r n crawford mr and mrs e b gibbens and sons peter and john paul of cal lander spent last week in town with mr gibbens parents mr and mrs j j gibbens mr and mrs wm hyde and bob by lynda and debby took a motor trip last weekend saturday night they stayed at the home of mr and mrs bus marshall otterville mr and mrs clyde hansen and daughter jean from hartland wis consin spent last week in town with mrs hansens cousins mr and mrs jack mcglbbon and miss gladys mcgibbon x mr and mrs ernie rawson dav id and mary spent the holiday weekend at wasaga beach mrsr v rawson is visiting at present in toronto with mr and mrs walker rawson holiday guests with mr and mrs jack bailey mcnabb street were mrs baileys brother and sister- inlaw from port hope mr and mrs a foley mr and mrs arthur mead of ottawa are visiting with the baileys this week visitors with mr and mrs blair armstrong this week were the latterss parents mr and mrs d h warrington of atlanta- georgia and also misses janice and betty vaughan and mr and mrs s red mond bf birmingham alabama sunday visitors with mrs j w kennedy church street included mr and mrs richard pomeroy of toronto mrs pomeroy was for merly irma bell of georgetown and mrs gordon russell and son gordon of montreal mrs russell is also a former resident of town being the former doris ferguson mr ferguson vtas a photographer here years ago on tuesday her ne phew and wife mr and mrs gor don brown of london called at her home other recent guests with mrs kennedy include her niece mrs maurice racey and mr racey from parkhill also mrs kennedys nephew and wife mr and mrs milton brown of montreal mrs james alcorn ricky and douglas spent last week at their cottage at shadow lake ttoboconk and wer joined there for the ftoll- day weekend by me alcorn and john oswaldv visitors with them on sunday were dr and mrs det- lor mr and mrs murray detlor michael and pamela of whitby mrs j t cameron and son paul of cleveland ohio are visiting in town at present with her sister mrs mary morrow they spent a few days in kingston last week with another son bil who is a student at queens university mr and mrs bruce mossop mr and mrs wesley oliver and linda and mr and mrs john oliver and june spent labour day weekend visiting with mi olivers brother mr richard oliver at his fruit farm in oak harbour ohio david son of mr and mrs ernie rawson entertained some of his friends at a weincr roast last week to mark his ninth birthday his guests were gail and richard brais- by patsy bouskill robert harris jimmy barclay wayne and rodney presswood david clapham robin cowtan of brampton and davids sister mary engagements the engagement is announced of marlon phyllis daughter of mrs john b ritchie and the late mr ritchie to bruce edwin lindsay son of mr and mrs k c lindsay the marriage will take place on satur day october 3rd in knox presby terian church mr and mrs william king an nounce the engagement of their daughter elizabeth louise to alan james mcgillivray the marriage will take place on saturday octo- toer the third at three oclock in st johns united church georgetown hale and hearty mrs kelly is 93 two hundred and twelve people are included in the family of a georgetown lady mrs george kel ly who last friday celebrated her 03rd birth lay hale and hearty mrs kelly who lives with her daughter mrs mary morrow victoria street does her share of the housework and enjoys a full and active life on friday relatives and neigh bours gathered at mrs morrows home for a party at which mrs kel ly was presented with an electric blanket and a number of other gifts mrs kelly is a native of camp bells cross the former anna lou ise victoria campbell daughter of scottish settlers who gave the ham let its name she spent her mar ried life there and in muskoka and norval and lived in orangeville for a time after her husbands death in 1925 she is the youngest and last living member of an original family of ten boys and five girls she herself has raised a large fa mily nine of whom are living in canada and the states they are- mrs mary morrow georgetown mrs mabel mcnicol and mrs an nie cooney orangeville william kelly reginald kelly mr ethel stocrkel mrs velma cameron and mrs irene wilke cleveland ohio and mrs susie comrie north roy- alton ohio two of her family are dead mrs charles hoare of geor getown and george kelly who lived in western canada numbered among her family also are 86 grandchildren 116 great grandchildren and one great-great- grandson the latter a grandson of mrs comrie thanksgiving october 12th georgetowns big fall fair is coming soon saturday october 3rd is the date georgetown nigs have advanced to the ontario lacrosse finals taking a game in georgetown on monday the local intermediate b entry eliminated wallaceburg in the semifinals end will next meet brooklin a brftof7 series will be played with the first game at brooklin this friday and a return match here next wednesday georgetowns victory is notable when it is realized that wallace burg have been provincial champs for two years running it is quite a feather in the iap of a brand new team to- advance this far in the first year and harks back to the day of the championship teams at the turn of the century which spread georgetowns name far and wide after winning three straight ag ainst wallaceburg the red devils tightened up and took the next two games mondays match here was one of the seasons best and it took every effort of the georgetown play ers to earn their 119 win each team scored twice in the first period the visitors edged to the front by outscoririg 32 in the second ngs came back strong in the third playing their best lac rosse of the game to pull into an 85 lead in the fourth quarter the red devils started fast and scored two quick goals johnny haines eased the pressure when he scored on a pass from brother bud otiell got that back for wallaceburg then doug townsend scored what proved to be the winner when an intended pass went astray and bounced into the open net johnny haines scor- ed the clincher a minute later red howell scored for wallaceburg with but seconds remaining caruso beaumont and haines were 2goal men for the ngs bill louth mccandless ross gardhouse and townsend scored singles for the red devils howell fired 3 mathe collected 2- oneil kelley eves and armitage had singles 3jl bis weekend fire loss two district barns burn the weekend took a heavy toll in fire and lightning losses from farmers in this district at the height of a severe electric storm friday arthur ruddclls large barn on the 7th line went up in flames after being struck by light ning about the same time eight cattle huddled under a tree on dan mccallums faim were lightning v ictims sunday at the supper hour fire ot undetermined origin destroyed three barns and some smaller build ings at murray iairds farm at the top of norval hill mr and mrs ruddell heard the fatal bolt which struck their barn and hurried to investigate when the lights flickered out a few mom ents later the barn was a mass of flames soon aitei though neigh bours who rushed to the scne were able to help save the milking equip ment and some smaller equipment the new georgetown fire area truck used for the first time al ong with the milton truck is credit ed with saving the house from the- flames firemen also managed to save a large gas storage tank from exploding by dousing it with wet blankets both trucks were needed as gcorgetomn had almost pumped the ruddel cistern dry and a relay system was set up with milton pumping from a pond across the road and relaying this to the geor getown truck a dense traffic jam might have what council did on tuesday september 8th unit for consideration heard a request from vem craw ford of saxe motors asking permis sion to take the south end off the bridge on guelph street next to his garage- in order that he might have better access to his gas pumps mr crawford has to move his pumps to the side of the building due to highway regulations and council could see no reason for not granting the request he agreed to put the bridge entrance in better condition than it is at present with suitable railings etc cecil davidson ashed council td consider making albert street a through street a mcnab and erect ing signs as this is a dangerous corner especially with tourists go ing to barbers antique shop council feat there were a num ber of streets which should be des ignated as- through streets and a committee of deputyreeve petch and councillors allen and norton were assigned to bring in a recom mendation to council in this regard tr council yecelvsd complaint about the condkflon of outbouseand sep tic tanks lift town and these were tamed jow to the county health gave the navy league permission to hold a tag day in georgetown on september 26lh will have the door into the clerks office fitted with a shelf so that business may be done here instead of at the clerks desk gave third and final reading to a number of debenture bylaws in cluding one for water main on the on- subdivision sewers on guelph street water main on albert street between murdock and union and the new high school addition the first reading of a bylaw for 1 121020 to instal 6mch mains on the tyers subdivision and along yogng street and charles street came in for a good deal of dffcus- sion the majority of council felt that the size and laying of the wa ter mains on the tyers subdivision should be in accordance with the engineers recommendations and should be large enough to service the enfce property it and when bullfcjm councillors goodlet and mcgu- continued oh page 7 been disastrous had not the fire trucks arrived so speedily cars converged from both directions on the road and taxed the efforts of opp constable howard gunn of milton as he tried to cope with the traffic problem mr ruddell lost all his seasons crops a particularly hard blow as he had a bumper crop ot everything this year only one of a hundred chickens escaped from the barn and five calves also perished unac counted for are two pigs all these animals which were outside at the time of the fire were accounted for at the time but two are bel ieved to have run into the burning barn cattle killed on saturday morning eight cattle were found dead under a tree at mr mccallums property killed by a bolt of lightening mr mocallum owned one cow jim stark was owner of four head and cecil chlsholm owner of the other three question transient suspicious circumstances surroun ding the laird fire led to the appre hension of an elderly vagrant and his arrest on a vagrancy charge a short time after the man had begged a number of newspapers at a norval service station the fire broke out arid two young boys be lieve they saw him leaving the scene of the burning barn the transient had been around norval and georgetown for several days he was apprehended by provincial constables herb fair and s knight and has been questioned by the opp and an official of the continued on page 7 first of its kind in canada is this new wheel truing machine now in operation at the new 1000000 dfesel plant being completed by the canadian pacific railway at nel son bjc the unit shown in oper ation here permits dlesel locomo tive wbeeli to be machined with out removing either the wheels or trucks from the locomotive and will bo used 4n the servicing ot dlesel loc omotive operating on the kootenay kettle valley divisions of tha cpr in southern british columbia its purpose is to restore by means of specially designed milling cut ters the normal contour of the tread and flange of wheels worn by operation of t locomotives over fre quent tight curves on the right-of- way through mountainous territory newman paintings burlington exhibit h j newman r r 1 gebrge- towajs exhibiting biapaintings during the month of september in the burlington public library mr newman has twenty oils pas tels and water colours on exhibit which r attracting the attention of art lovers from aowide area he has studied under bwo tftigiish art ists leonard walker rox and sir frank brangwyn bua