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the georgetown herald wednesday evening feb 22nd 1656 the georgetown herald serving the communities of georgetown glen williams norval limehouse hornby stewarttown ballinafad ashgrove terra cotta walter c biehn subscription rate 3 00 a year single copies 8c each advertising rati quoted on application the herald is printed each wednesday m the offiic at 22 main st georgetown publisher a nd editor staff garfield l mcgilvrtiy leslie m clark corey herrington jr sirs aileen bradlij bob baski rville dave hastings ken cowell authorized as second class mail post office dept ottawa member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario division of the c w n a twentyfive years of lionism interment here for margaret mckinlay mr percy harrison and miss hazel harrison were saddened by the loss of their sister in law margaret edna mckinlay who died at the toronto western hospital on wednesday feb ruary 5th miss- mckinlay was the daughter of the late angus and margaret mckin lay who lived on queen street in town many years ago mr mckinlay vas d stone cutter by trade and worked in the quarries miss mckinlay had many friends in town with whom she kepi in contact during her visits with the harrisons miss mckinlaj lived a quiet life in her apartment at 1574 bathursl st toronto she is survived by a slsut mrs jessie devine of bcaverlon and two biothcrs j murray and alc n of toronto she was predeceased by a sister lyla three year ago fun eral service was held in the chapel of the murray e newbigging funeral home 733 mount pleasant ro id sat urday february 18th interment was in greenwood cemetery jeorgetown appropriate ceremonies last week marked the 25th anniversary of the formation of georgetown lions club it is a time for citizens in general to congratulate club members past present and future for they have given the town and district much to be thankful for such things as the downtown drinking fountain bic ycle racks and the bandstand in the park were lion projects and of course the greatest public service of fered by the club has been promotion of the commun ity swimming pool while not in itself a club endea vor it is sure that it never would have came into being without the original large cash donation and the ef forts of club members in sparking the organization but it is for the smaller behind the scenes activi ties that the lions are owed a greater debt of gratitude an example to follow rarely is it that one can speak of a man as being a true follower of his faith and when such a man lives in a community there can be no record of the good he has accomplished by his presence as truly as an earthly being can judge j d god frey was such a man it was the editors personal opinion formed as a neighbour and during several years casual association tn business dealings with the united church and the bible society but we would hesitate to editorialize on our own had not so many people spoken in similar vein when they heard the news of his sudden death mr godfrey lived by his religion and it showed school well named decision of the school board to name george town s third public school harrison will meet with wide approval tn town for the harrisons are a family whose contribution to education has been considerable the late robert harrison served for several years as principal of what was then georgetowns only pub lic school now chapel street his daughter haze re- children have been aided with operations eye glasses tonsilectomies in numerous cases where their parents could not afford such necessities they are done quietly without publicity for this is the nature of service club work and the lions reward is in know ing that they have provided a brighter future for a young person who might otherwise have been handi capped as citizens the only way we can repay the lions club for their good work is by generous patronage of their public fund raising events and by enhancing their reputation by always speaking favourably about any lions project a service club of this sort is a dec ided asset to a community and deserves every recog in his face and m his beating he did not walk around with a bible in his hand nor spout pious platitudes his religion was more a matter of every day living and he was the type of man who could cheer you up by ust looking at him for he radiated an inner calm and fortitude attained by only a fortunate few the world was better off and georgetown more specifically by the years he spent on earth and it will be a better world in future because of him for who can assess the far reaching effects of kind deeds which pass from one person to another in everincreas ing circles tired a few years ago after valuable service as a mem ber of the teaching staff for over forty ears and his son percy still continues his interest m education in the position of treasurer of the school board there is then a triple reason for the school nam ing and it is nice to know that the harrison name will be perpetuated in one of the towns public buildings pot pourri a regrettable error in a new item last week om itted the name of the bridesmaid from a wedding it was one of those times when the editor skipped a couple of lines while typing his copy we apologize to msr william aacmurdo who was mary mcdonald and to her bridesmaid anne chalker anne by the way wore blue tufted net over satin with matching lace jacket blue headdress and mittens and carried yellow glads and blue hyacinths while working at cedar- vale school contractor norton nelson and bob keeler were surprised to see a fat dew worm wriggling on the ground he had apparently emerged from the fro zen depths much in advance of spring weve been taking a daily constitutional lately walking to work and are much more conscious of the courtesy which motorists should extend to pedestrians along the spla shy highway and john street approaches to downtown add 236 new phones in town last year with more telephones added more money spent on new construction more employees more shareholders and more calls handled than ever be fore the bell telephone company of canada experienced a record year in almost every way during 1955 according to the companys 76th annual report telephones in the bells ontarioquebec territory increased last year by 228287 bringing the total in service at the end of 1955 to 2522745 the overall increase incu ded more than 135000 new residence telephones over 50000 new telepho nes for business purposes and the addition of more than 40000 tele phones through the transfer of the facilities of three former subsidiay companies into the companys system locally growth in telephone serv ice paralleled this overall expansion commenting on the report l g den- by bell manager for this region said that 239 telephones were added in georgetown during 1955 the total at the end of the year wu 2254 throughout ontario and quebec ex penditures for new construction were 128400000 this wu 23100000 more than in 1994 itself the previous record year yet due to the strong and sustained demand there wire 47000 orders for lerrice not filled at the end of the rear a still larger cobjtroctioo activity is planned for 1906 by far the larger part of which win be devoted to equipment for local as spring approaches drivers should remember those on foot four deaths within a week have cast their shadow particularly on st johns united church where all four persons were members a good project for ratepayers organizations in the new subdivisions would be organized tree planting along the town boulevards nothing beautifies a residential district more than trees and it is a matter which could well be sparked by resi dents who will benefit in future years by their beauty and now that the town is larger mightnt there be enough interested people to form a drama association there have been such things in the past and there must be talent among some of the newer residents elora only a village supports an active drama group which presents some worthwhile plays georgetown could have the same if enough people were interested honour harrison name in new public school georgetowns third public school which will be constructed on rexway blvd this spring will bear the name of a family long associated with edu cation in town the school board has decided to name the building harrison school in tribute to the late robert e ham son school principal here for many years the family connection with school affairs was also curried on by mr harrison s daughter hazel now retired who was a teacher here for 42 j tars and by his son percy who is presently treasurer of the school boaid an office which he has held for man years and a former town clerk takes position with farm implement firm a machinery serviceman with hurt allison for the past two years mich jel norton has a new position in tor onto with the j 1 case co ltd as supervisor of service he will travel to various parts of onuno tor the tonipany mr noi ion s position vmlh mi alii son who ib mussty harris ilrnuson dealer in georgetown will be filled by lloyd fisher a former ashgrove district farmer who hds had his own machinciy dcaleislup since he sold his faint mi norton is an i nulish uinjjrunl who came to canada two and a half tars jfjii he worked with albert hunter on lus farm near burlington bef ire coming to ceorgelown he is a native of suffolk tngland and work ed on ihi duke of gloucester estate where he was in charge of servicing farm inaehmerj mr and mrs nor ton live on academy road and intend to continue making their borne bete silverwood i wi laces continue series of kome euchres two nrn i institute euchres were held at the homis of mrs george henderson and mrs lrnie miller on saturday ewiuni at the former five tables we played with the lad ies prizes goinn to mrs ember son and mrs clare wilson i illy wilson taking first prize for the men with mr harry scott second assisting mrs hendeson were mrs henderson sr miss redmond mrs norton and mrs appleyard five tables were also played at mrs millers with first prize going to mrs russell miller and hugh cun ningham consolation awards went to mrs jack crawford and bob mc master mrs mdlers prize was raf fled off to add to the fun and also to the silver collection which is taken at these parties to bolster the institute funds helping mrs miller were mrs william rcid and mrs russell miller mr william rcid is confined to his home through illness mrs burns who is visiting with her daughter mrs d williamson fell on some ice outside their home unfortu nately striking the steps and breaking some ribs lisa and jeffrey hoarc have been visiting with their grandparents mr and mrs marchmgton during their mothers illness mr and mrs russell miller visited with her parents at mount forest at the weekend service a total of 116037106 in wages and salaries was paid to bell employ ees in hundreds of ontario and qucb ec communities at the end of 1955 the company employed 36340 people 22448 women and 13892 men net income for the year amounted to 2 43 a share compared with 2 44 a share in 1954 and an amount cqin valcnt to 43 cents a share was added to surplus shareholders increased by more than 10000 and now number 125233 over 122000 of whom are i idents of canada an over thchonzon radio rcla chain was completed in the north of the country and good progress was made with engineering and construe hon of the mid canada line the rep ort states this defence nctwoik s being butlt under the supervision of members of the transcanada teleph one system with the bell company acting as project agent further progress is reported on the construction of the 4000 mile radio relay network now being built across cauda by members of the transcan ad system to meet requirements or long distance telephone service and ti carry network television program for the canadian broadcasting corpora tion the torontonorth baywinni peg section is due to go into service the end of 1956 and the en tire network from sydney ns to vanncoarer bc m 1958 ontario spelling bee in oar provbeo thousand of dttccdlonallsti acro and luppotflna hem combined ha a common inferos to am lb raceon of first ontario spiffing boo which is bob poasond by mo ontario educational assockmoo m corporation wftn tho toloaram toronto tht cm toachors prlndpak inspoctont tr paronts and oths fc who aro conlibpubini dewy to fanpfortnq no stand ards of dacaflon lor canadian boys and gfak oaf dally owportonro in bring tn fins hurty bony world rsfucts hurt spodma u fan i w w i pfotaqslst wo an as ono ta tnvb9 lor a randonsctql obfocqto in odncaflon day to day sfljoymont and ptaenctn pnfll tm mtol t 1w nmi tpmh m tttmttor a rt c f uwmmm kmmtimt 171 mm st wat ttmh the telegram daily wiikind grace baptist church in georgetown oddfellowi hall bible school 3pm special music by mr bristow and his electric guitar fvcmne service 7pm gutst speaker rev glen wardell mr bruce penny pastor sports calendar 3 big events3 in georgetown arena friday pee wee game 7 pm georgetown juniors vs old time raiders lucky draw for new plymouth car admission 50c and 25c sister dies minnie mcdowell ross 80 wife of the late david ross and sister of wm d mcdowell of town died in toronto on february i4th interment in ac ton cemetery friday afternoon fol lowed the funeral service in port cre dit the previous evening photographs see j a goudy 19 mary street tr 73366 skating every saturday afternoon and evening georgetown arena hewing company limited directory frank petch 1 licensed auctioneer i prompt service i p o box 413 triangle 72864 geo dr j burns milne dental surgeon xray mill street tr 72871 a m nielsen dc nd doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy hours 25 p m closed thursdays lady attendant 164 guelpb st georgetown triangle 73612 dr john r kerby practice of dentistry xray triangle 7 3641 main street georgetown lever hoskin chattrad accountant 51 main n brampton phone 2478 44 victoria st toronto phone em 49131 c w sayers dvm veterinarian guelph street opposite armstrongs garage tr 72741 alfred j bishop certified public accountant ham st eorgetown tr 7 3351 office hours 9 a m to 5 pjm mondays to pudays s m fa1bish ro optometrist mcnunua jeweller goorgotown dale bennett barristers and solicitors ieroy dale qc sybil bennett qc mp tom van skkler triangle 73381 mill street georgetown monuments pollock campbell deilsns on request inspect our work in greenwood cemetery phone 2048 62 water street north g a lt hews0n 0rd barristers and solicitors 3 main strmt south tjesidc knox church oeoroe c hewson john d ord triangle 72246 miunice e aundertca ba barrister solicitor and notary public to 7264 office 4 main st s georgetown radio repairing we specialize m this work 27 years eiperiefice j sanford son triangle 72413 w h carr rvasaelemt linlnaw 1 ontario georgetown ontario tloalnwn 1 prism cksrtss dr office guelph stress telephone tr- tobo for expect ere can a- t walker i main st north brampton orer abeus drag sure phone office 900 bos 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