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-pg0- v ra sox- proud young halton stu dents were guests of hoburat a banquet to milton fire hall tuesday december 2 when ualton county fire prevention bureau honoured the waywui- n3ra of its 13th annual fire prevention poster contest receiving the top awards for the 1860 contest were susan mellor 10 year old daughter of mr and mrs m mellor of 9 cleaveholm dr georjtown fend mark bowen 9 year old son of mr and mrs douglas bowen of 489 maple ave oak ville their posters topped an estimated moo entries in the competition and they were each awarded a certificate of merit plus an engraved desk pen set utitoi trophim stasjns award was presented on behalf of the bureau by halton warden gtorgacurrief george alexander chief of the ikre services division of the ontario fire marshals office made the presentation to mark jim fisher and tj brown- ridgeof halton mutual fire in surance company presented lar ge trophies to the winners prin cipals peter oprica ofrrpark public school georgetown end uoyd fulford ef new central school oakville the schools will retain the trophies for one year also honoured during the banquet were four honourable mention prise winners karin kir oakville janine stewart of bo bert little school in acton dwayne hamilton of speyllde pnblic- school in esquesing major fire poster winner wwwmwmm township and kenneth hart of bruce street school in milton each received a certificate plus a silver dollar awarl op fir halton- east mpp mm snow was guest speaker and in a brief address directed to the child ren suggested their victory in this years contest should make them aware of fire prevention for the rest of their lives through your participation in this contest you have been introduced to a subject that will have a great meaning throughout your lives he sail he called the students good citicens and hoped they would grow up to be productive mem bers of their communities in many ways the member of parliament praised the fire prevention bur- rnoto by koy downs susan mellor of georgetown and mark bow en of oakville captured first prizes in halton county fire prevetrttorrbureaus 1969 fire prevention poster competition they are pictured with halton east mpp jim snow who was guest speaker at the bureaus awards banquet last week eau on its efforts not only in sponsoring the county wide competition but also for its year round program of fire prevent- beauonthe bureau is legduby of acton rpfve mrs well known across canada for its fire safety programs and he congratulated the members of halton five fire departments for their dedication to dutj 14000 homes quoting statistics from the ontario fire marshals report for 1m8 mr snow suggested fire caused- serious suffering death injuries and property losses in the space of 12 months there were fires in over 14000 homes for a loss of 8000000 while 3700 farm fires brought another 11000000 damage of these fires 5391 were attribu ted to careless smoking ont- arioa 1968 fires caused 2ft5 deaths and injuries to 687 people and five of these deaths were in halton county the figures are disturbing he concluded georgetown fire chief john cunningham chairman of the bureau chaired the dinner and program among the guests were the six childrens parents and mayor f m anderson of oakville mayor wheldon em merson of georgetown mayor a macarthur of nassagsweya w k armstrong representing the halton county board of ed ucation and members of the halton life departments showed hazards firefighter glenn strtnger6f milton was in charge of arran gements for the dinner which was served by ladies of the milton fire department auxil iary the winning posters will be entered in an allontario poster competition organized by the ontario association of fire chiefs susans poster imphasr ized the fire hazards of an un tidy basement while marks showed how to smother a frying pan fire helping the disabled to earn money does more than give them back a measure of self- respect it also takes them off total welfare the rehabilita tion foundation for the disabl ed ability fund helps the dis abled to help themselves punching constable means 3month term j punching a georgetown police officer in the jaw resulted in a three month jail term for an acton man when he appeared before judge james r bjack in provincial court wednesday the jail term was imposed in view of the fact that the man had been convicted- previously on a similar charge jthev charge was laid after constable paul robertson went into a georgetown hotel to stop a fight between the accus ed and another patron became violent constable robertson testified he stepped in between the fight ers and the acton man slugged hin he said he was assisted in restraining the accused con- stable ken firth and the mail became so violent he had to be handcuffed and forced into a police cruiser at the police station the man complained about- something being in bis eye but when be was taken out of the cell and handcuffed again to go to the hos he again refused to get into the cruiser wrong jaw in his defence the 30 year old actofimah said that if he hit the officer it was because he was intending the punch for the man he had been fight ing this type of offence gives the court considerable con cert judge black said in im posing the jail term community party for mr and mrs wilson a community party for bill wilson- and ms bride brandee cumpaty was held on thurs day evening dec at the borne of mr and mrs charles greikvb r 3 a pleasant evening of cards was enjoyed by neighbours and friends alan duncan and mrs harry marchlngton were high scre winners bui and brandee were pres ented with an end table lamp lunch brought a pleas ant evening to a close mrandmrs j h duerhop silvirwoop wd j of grosse point michigan were visitors recently with mr and mrs harry scott mrs fred campbell was hos tess on december 2 to- mem bers of sllverwpod womens jjhr shttite and friends to listen learn and sevturnitufe facts miss jeanne armour of the home economics branch dent of agriculture was the days speaker she showed wood sun- pies furniture styles designs periods construction and cot ours how to mix and match to the best advantage she also gave advice on removing paint andvarnish and finishing old furnittmy to oioroit0wn hip thursday dic 11th h page- 17 the slides which everyone joyed alicia f c mrs minda corhett thanked miss armour for her talk and merry go rouni for ii toym 7 wesleyan it 777312 bell lines by arnold blachford your telephone manager georgetowns new telephone directory will be going to press very shortly so please check your listing is your name spelled correctly and what about your ad dress and phone number have you thought about addit ional hstings other members of yonr family and rela tives roomers or boarders would benefit from having their names listed in the telephone book if youre a bus inessman you can use extra jijng to show other firm names for your business to associate your name and residence telephone number with your firm name or to show afterhmrr nu for you and your key employees bemember extra listings at little cost make it easier for people to find you for any changes in yeor listings i any additions call oar business office without daisy looking for christmas gift ideas may i suggest a few telephone items that could solve the punle of what to get for whom and make your chrismas shopping that much easier extension telephones available in a range of colors and models are always a hit and offer convenience all year round or for a gift to please the whole family and solve the problem of the always busy phone why not a second telephone with a separate line and a different number additional directory listings make good teenage stocking fillers and like extensions and second lines can be enjoyed throughout the year another idea that could be just the thing for someone on your list a long distance gift certificate made out for whatever amount you wish to give one of the great things about these items is they can be ordered today and you wont harve to tramp through a crowded store loosing for them justpick up the phone and call our business office oar r will be glad to help you in years past telephone switchboards often were located right in the home of the operator when you rang up central to place a christmas call in those days chin- eese were the operator would leave the turkey connect pyour call and be back working on the dressing before you could say merry christmas of course switchboards to day are far removed from the domestic scene but even though you wont bear gravy staling in the background youll find tfiercs a full staff of operators on deck on christinas and new years to make sure your long dis- tanoe calls get through and dont forget- you can avoid the crlabnas and new years calling rush by placing your calls in the week between these two big days low long distance rates are in effect weekdays after 6pm and all day sunday and if you are calling from an area with direct distance dialing jou can save yourself time by plac ing your own calls and to all our customers best wishes for the holiday season may 1970 be a year of happiness for you all a very sincere just over 27 years ago i first became identified with the automotive trade in georgetown throughout the years it has been my pleasure and privilege to meet and serve many thousands of residents of the town and odistrict to one and all i say almost sincere thank you to north halton ford mercury who now occupy my former premises i extend all good wishes for continued success they have been rendering excellent service to the motoring public and i ask your continued patronage on their behalf fred maveal now in our new location dec 1lth to 20th opening tuneups 8oo 1joo service specials 6cyl 8cyl parts extra wheel alignment a wheel balancing front ford a gm products 1250 parts extra brake reune special 1250 ford and gm products parts and drum turning extra labour only drive in for free brake check ror complete check on motor operation parts dept specials windshield washer antifreeze 40 ft ox ready mixed 30f protection reg 65c special autoute ford product oil filters fits ad ford and most chyrsler frodude rao 395 special 299 north halton fordmercur 1 new location 861 guelph street av7769m now opart thursday nights and saturday mornings theres an electrical gift for every letter of the alphabet and every member of your family alarm clod blender coffee grindc drill egg cooker freezer guitar hedge clipper iron juice extractor kettle lawn mower massager night light organ phonograph quartz sun lamp radio sewing machine train utility lamp i vacuum cleaner waffle iron xmas decorations yard light zoom lens projector v live better electrically etown 14 water street 8772275