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r jegwiffffiwg t i- the georgetown herald 3bventypivyear of pubhcation- wednnday everting january 12th 1938 150 pet annui- m advance 200 to ut hockey clubs continue to lead in their respective groups intermediates suffer defeat at tbe hand of bolton but are still tied for first place juniors continue to win- other game played the georgetown hockey club has produced two excellent teams oils sprinter and it they continue to play tbe brand of- hockey they have this i fax hockey tans can look forward to aoxue playoff games here this winter both intermediate and juniors dobs have been well to the fore with the juniors leading their group not the oakvlue boys took the lead in the first period when they scored two goals lhslde the first five minutes of play georgetown scored once and at the end of this frame the score stood oakvlue 2 georgetown 1 in the second period the george town team went after goals in earnest and scored three to the vllllans one mt tost a game while the inter- ith notched their fifth counter in mediates are oneven grounds at ilre v top of the league with bolton o the tntermedltes suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of bolton here on monday night when the soon was 4 to 2 while the local team was on the small end of the score they put up a remarkable game and it was only sheer luck that they did not make the score closer bol ton also have a smart team that will take some beating but hall in the net was the stumbling block on monday night bolton scored once in the first period and at the end of the second frame ft was 4 0 for the visitors georgetown came out is the third period with a hard task be fore them but they did well and cceeded in reducing thescore by two itandjffardwere thejocal while young scored two and schaefer and crocker one ech lor bolton up in acton last night vie juniors continued to force ahead wh th won over their keenest rivals 3 following- are the games played last week georgetown 8 milton 4 it was a good crowd that turned out last thursday night to see the more polished team brampton 41s the final period to make the core s 3 at the end of the game the game was packed full of thrllu and spills soloskl was given a five minute penalty when he started tc mix it up with archibald however the affair was soon settled by referee bill ritchie who handled the game to the entire satisfaction of both clubs the goal getters for georgetown were soolskl kemshead mcmurchy stockford and goldham the lineup is as follows goal burrows defence mcmutshjf goldham centre kem shead wings stockford presswooti subssoloskl burke schenks bonfleld blnsell fists fly as bolton defeat brampton jt- 2 bolton met brampton at the arena here on yirday night last le bramp ton s home game and handed the flower town team a 5 2 defeat while the bolton squad was a much georgetown intermediates out sorc the husky miltonltes 8 4 the game was a rough and tumble affair lth pienty of good fast hockey crammed in it georgetown fans luce a rough brand of hockey and they really got it in this game johnny brush ww the bad man for milton and kept tht georgetown boys busy keeping ou of the way of his sturdy body checks minor flare ups occurred all evening as a result the penalty ime keepers were busy twelve penalties in ail being handed out by referee howard teasdale milton were completely out classed for two periods or the game but in the final canto they turned on the heat and the fans began to wonde if their favorites would be able f stem their attacks and hold the four goal lead bob brush was outstand v ing for the visitors and his fast skat i ing stickhandllng and clean playln won for him the applause of the fans georgetown s second line of cdchton rlddall and cossey played good hoc key during the game while the first line of ward richardson and rttchl did not need to turn it on to keeo up with the county town boys johnny brush drew a penalty al most at the outset of the first perlo i and while he sat in the cooler george riddau netted the first goal of the game the locals second counter leaiue soon afterwards when cossey banged in dewhursts rebound lav played a rugged defence and kept the game on fairly even terms for two periods the game was featured by many penalties slashing heavy bod checking and fists even flew before the contest was finally decided bill anthony and mooney gibson were the bad men on the brampton teatr and carried a chip on their shoulder during the greater part of the third period however that is the kind of hockey that the fans seem to like fo they kept up a continuous roar cl applause nixon scored tbe first goal for bolton while brampton were playing two men short in the first period in the second period bolton won a penalty shot but failed to ocore brampton then evened it up when anthony scored on bulls pass vhlle bolton played one man short bol tons second goal came when brarip ton deflected the puck into their ov net when vrocker took a shot irom close in bolton went on a scoring bee in the last period scoring three times in quick succession shaefer chapmni and crocker getting the credit atell er scored the second brampton goa midway through tbe period nixon schaefer and chapman plav ed outstanding hockey for boltoi while worthy gibson and macln osh were brampton s best bolton goal hall defence wilkin son chapman centre crocker wings and coasey ward and- clements made trips to the penalty box j brush scored milton s first goal when sk long drive from centre ice was de fleeted into the net off tosts glove riddau scored again before the period ended to make the score 3 l m the second period georgetown ccored three tunes while galbralth secured the only milton goal ritchie made the light blush on a pass from richardson and rlddall scored on nice solo effort the third goal was soared by rlchardsorrwhue milton weer playing two men sheet tost re ceived bis first penalty of the season in this period when he accidentally tripped an opposing player i the third period was decidedly mil ltons as they took command of the play although both teams scored t twice had milton showed the amc offensive in the first two periods the score might have been different gal the period when milton were at the peak of their attack however pen k proved costly again when brush bunco- went oft and a penalty shofwasvscored by tost for george town tost also scored again be on the end of the game the final score was georgetown 8 milton 4 georgetown goal malone de fence hau tost centre rltcnlc wings ward richardson subs rid ttali crichton cossey dewhurst milton goal markey defence w clements j brush centre r brush wings bjinco transon- ubs post galbratth a clements cannon lotl referee teasdale nontal esquesing council officers appointed fob 1938 money bylaw and accounts passed stewarttown jan 10 1936 the council elect for the township of esquesihg for the year 1938 met at 11 o clock ajn and having subscrib ed to the oath of office took theh seats as follows n a robinson reeve w a wilson deputy reeve howard may g w murray and edwin harrop councuiors the minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed short speeches were made by all the members of council communl cations were then read after which they adjourned to meet at 130 pjn moved by c h may seconded by g w murray that the treasurer pay the relief accounts as presented by the relief officer s18321 car rled moved by w a wilson seconded by edwin harrop that the treasurer pay election expenses robert darling dro 14 40 thos h robb mjq 16 40 j lome cleave djlo 14 00 clifford robinson dro 14 40 n r thompson dro 8 00 john j stewart dr o 16 16 m campbell dro 1420 m a mlno dk 1350 wesley brennan dro 1100 carried moved by q w murray seconded by c h may that the treasurer pay the treasurer county of halton county rate for 1937 36 787 45 car rled- moved by edwin harrop seconded by w a wilson that the treasure- pay treasurer county of halton ios pital accounts for 1937 431 02 he pc bramptorr lights nt couni chamber 7 14 board of hydro com missloners georgetown street lights at olen williams oct to dec 1937 71 50 bell telephone co 381 21 185 91 12 217 total 4 02 coimtv office supply co supplies 13 84 9 complete poll books 1621 total 30 05 i m bennett revising voters list for 1937 49 45 o w mclintoqk travelling expenses to toronto 2 00 a e wilson fc co renewal of treasurers guarantee bond to jan 1 1939 40 00 j m moore re oeoige town herald account to date 1j1 99 carried moved by c h may seconded b o w murray that the township pur peel poultry show awards georgetown poultrymkn win manyprizk8 claiming jhesecond largest winter poultry show uvgasio ihe bramp ton and feel pjm xatocwbn last wednesday hadlbbrtr than 600 birds on display exhibitors coming from points as widely divergent as new market midland and wellaixl- one of the most interesting exhibits wits a display of guinea fowl once seen oh every ontario farm but now compar ative rarities prize winners of the classes judged were new hampshire frank chapman weston jw j alexander georgetown barred ocks sunset farm george town w j alexander georgetown white rocks sunset farm f conn georgetown w l whyte chelen ham buff rocks w j alexander georgetown white rocks f conn georgetown leo cull newmarket partridge wyandottes w j alexin der single comb rode island reds f conn georgetown jersey giant 5 conn georgetown old english lack red name r klein guelph old english duckwlng game r klein guelph jos crowe milton rose comb white leghorns f conn georgetown a j stewart brampton single comb white leghorns sun set farm georgetown f conn georgetown light brown leghorns a j stewart brampton dark brown leghorns a j stewart buff leg norns reg greensldes toronto a j stewart black leghorns reg greensldes spanish a f waldte milton mlnqrcas fsunset farm georgetown fred conn georgetown anconas sunset farm c judge weston buff orpingtons and black inaugural meeting of georgetown council opened with scripture reading and p m joseph gibbons entertains members of council town clergy and town officials at dinner committees appointed town fred conn georgetown sus sex fred conn georgetown d w ewles brampton dark cornish fred conn t fletcher brampton w j alexander georgetown light cor nlsh w j alexander white laced red cornish w little brampton white crested black poalnds j c chapman weston golden poknds a e waldle milton aov polands a e waldle j g chapman wes ton houdans sunset farm george georgetown council elect for 138 hefci its inaugurat meeting in the council chamber on monday the following members were present mayor joseph gibbons reeve george davis councillors a k mppa thorn as lyons joseph hall james costi gin nb brown and w p smith also the following members of the local clergy rev p c orerend united church rev d d davidson presbyterian church rev w 3 o thompson anglican church and rev e g baxter of the baptist church after tbe declaration of office as read by town clerk harrison had been subscribed to by the members of council on request of mayor gibbons the devotional part of the meeting was left in the hands of the ministers after reading the 13th chapter of pauls letters to the romans rev f c overend led in prayer asking gods guidance in municipal and town affairs generally mayor gibbons thanked the clergy for their assistance at this the in augural meeting of 1938 town conn cu after which he read the follow ing address to the members of council and clu sens or georgetown having subscribed to my declara tion of o for the year 1988 it ls a pleasure to know that in transact- lng public business i will be assoclat ed with many of my former coll eagues reeve davis mr costigan mr hall mr crtpps and mr lyons all of whom i am convinced will re new their efforts in the interests oi good municipal government i take this opportunity to publicly congratulate mr brown and mx smith on their election to tbe muni clpal council and i believe that thev art conscious of the responsibilities which are theirs and they will to successfully serve and tn return for that confidence and goodwil i as sure the citterns i shall renew my efforts for greater achievements for civic welfare in con i appeal to au the churches industries organisations and etusens generally for that continued splendid cooperation so that by oar united efforts we may confidently ex pect the year 1938 to be one of hap piness and prosperity for au the people of tbe town of georgetown the following committees were ap pointed for the year the first nam ed on each committee being chair man finance hall crtpps smith roads lyons davis brown waterworks and fire protection costigan hau brown welfare light and police smith lyons crlpps building and property crlpps davis costigan printing and industrial brown smith lyons on motion of hau and ftn a by law to authorise the head and treas urer of the town of george to borrow the sum of sflojdoo tb meet current expenses until the 1938 taxes come in was read the first time and town silkies peter kreusell wei land guinea fowl w j alexander wo representativ es for the wards solid color american trios leo m which they have been elected cull newmarket fred conn geo-ge- one of the outstanding features in j uwn solid color mediterranean trio u communlt of the past year wa chase 3000 ft of snow fence ano a e waldl milton solid color en the celebration of the 100 yean of sufficient posts to erect same and thet lrio sunset farm geonretovn and progress of the town road superintendent be instructed to i particolore1 american trio w j 0 georgetown although very utile purchase same carried alexander oav trio j g c ap public monej was available for ths moved hv w a wilsnn se ondi h i man west0n purpose the citisens were given at in the ratcmvpnt or thp viiiiipp of rlmi ttmn fred conn georgetown j g portunltv to wulsnt w i friends and be granted carried miaiana moved by edwin harrop by w a wilson that the treasure ralph mccnii midland pay the road sheets as presented hj otilltv rocks f conn w j alex the road superintendent 1050 8 mar ceorgetown utility wvnn carried doltes f conn moved by edvln harrop secoi dec utililj r i reds j brovn brami bj w a wilson that b law no 887 ton w j akxander georrc ov ppotnt a member of thr local t utilitj leghon s a j strw board of health for the year 1938 inving been read a first time be now i read n seconded and third times and i as tri and the blnnk filled in with the name of j h bintrham and ilia the sal of the corporation b at tached thereto carried moved b edwin harrop seco ldrci tervals throughout the year the op- meet and greet their i friends and to renew and malnaut friendships that were established i brnhmas sunset farm georgetown man years ago much credit is due secoi am i a o v ornamental j c chapman coj jas ballantlne the general chair man for the lime and thought he save n organizing and carrying through to such a successful conclusion those ac tivlties and i know that he apprccl ales tht assistance and cooperation he received from the members of hts committee reviewinifthe financial situation of the past car u is pleasing to know that there ha been an improvement became more strenuous at this poln nfxon schaefer subs morton st lbtu studbolme wilson bramptonooat rldhardbon de fence long gibson centre anthnny wings tha loskl welle iy waterloo and milton midget teams visit georgetown afld was the spearhead of the tors attack dotzert volsin and enz also played well for the com bralth scodrd both the goals early lu bines g walker and d sargent neld x oakville defeated by georgetown juniors 53 locals come from behind to win u down in the lakeshore town last friday night georgetown junior continued their winning streak and romped home with a 5 3 win over the vllllans in one of the best junior affairs of the season oakville tumr ji on the pressure at the beginning 7 the game but before the third period was ended the locals had xme form behind to win by a two goa margin brampton w j alexander ge rg town utilitj new hampshire red c t fletcher w j alexander am erican utilitj pen t fie cher m the collection of revenue although e ampton mediterranean utilit thi uncollected taxes are still a leri pens f conn georgetown w littl ous problem with a total lev o brampton approximated 65 000 77 was col r t pinions mud tumblers suusc fleeted last ear the total arrears at by w a wilson that b law no 888 s farm georgetown kings murray tbe 31st or december 1937 was 41 to appoint auditors to audit the i9jt kett brampton carneaux murrajt b5500 this large amount of unpard nd 1938 accounts having been reao kett nu w j alexander murrav a unit time be now read a secono kett rollers sunset farm qeoge last saturday afternoon two out standing midget games took place af the arena the first was between the waterloo slskens and the leaf canadien combines the score we a 1 all tie all boys on these tams were 13 years old and under and showed good hockey brains for their age tjauer on defence for waterloo seagramltes was a sensation for htn slae playing through the entire gmkftrst flrt time be now read a se ond and third times and passed and the town blanks filled n w ith the name of jcnkjns hardy and that the seal of thr corporation be attached there to carried moved by c h may seconded by o w murray that by law no 889 to appoint a weed inspector for the township of esqueslng having bee i read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed and that the blank be filled in with the name of cecil chlsholm and that the seal of the corporation be at tached thereto carried moved by 5 h may seconded bj a w murray that by law no 890 to provide for road expenditure for the vear 1938 having been read trumpeters sunset firm georgetown fantalls w j alex ander georgetown pigmy pouters c judge weston best bird in show sunset farm georgetown best leghorn a j stewart brampton eckhardt trophv best display in show leo cull ew market milton and third times and passed and the during the year 1937 there were 29 births 24 marriages and 19 deaths in milton miss gladys ollbey rn miss con nle oilbey stanley and john gtlbey all of toronto spent the yuletlde toll days at the home of their father w oilbey tjoxporationbe atuhe tskria hamburg widow of the late thereto carried the spotlight both goalies turned in a good game walker scored ii the first period and voisln in the second waterloogoal glaiser defence bauer ellis centre clayfield wings dotzert bond subs hauck voisln warnholz lorenz uppleman bow ver cotey leafscanadlens goal b1u cark defence doug sargent bob wylie centre chuck hill wings reg blair kemshead subs d early a grievr g walker harlow mccartney browr in the second game the milton midgets out scored the rangers 3 o 1 lh a peppy affair the miltonltes seemed to take revenge oh the ran gen for the redwings holding them to a it all tie lh milton last thurs day night murphy scored for th- rangetsyafter three minutes of play with evans tieing it up for the vlsl tors a few minutes later and putting hls teamahead with another coun ter therewas no scoring in the second period and the same scorer gave milton a good margin wlti goal in the final session the ran gofskept the puck in the milton trea near all tha period but macduffy jtept them out the game was featured by the brilliant playing of h evans of smlon milton goal macduffy defence graham golden centre scott wings moriby kennedy subs brusha perry wilson h evans l evans lament moved by edwin harrop seconded by w a wilson that by law no 891 to grant permission to the reevi and treasurer to borrow money t meet the current expenditure of thr township having been read a first time be now read a second and thirl time and passed and the blank nil ed in with the sum of forty thgus and dollars and that the seal of th corporation be attached thereto carried moved tot o w murray seco ided by c h may that by law no 392 to ppolnt assessors for the year 1938 having beep read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed and the blanks filled in with the names of cecil chlsolm for wards 1 2 and 3 and a w benton for ward 4 5 and 8 and that the seal of the corporation be attached thereto carried moved by c blmay seconded by o w murray that the rolls be re turned to collector joseph sanford to allow him to complete the tax couec tl6ns carried moved by edwin harrop seconded bv w a wilson that the treasurer pav t m bennett writing old age pensions during 1937 800 typing paper 25c total 825 carried moved bv w a wilson seconded by edwin harrop thajt this council do now adjourn to meet monday february 14th at 130 pm or at the call of the reeve carried alexander duff passed away at home main street tuesday evening from an attack of pneumonia de ceased who was a life long resident of milton was a member of knox presbyterian church mlsa eileen fry and her frend miss lenore woods of george own visited the formers mother mrs f leonard white over the new year holiday following a lingering illness a well known farmer of the milton district william george bousfleld passed away at his home in milton on thurs day of last week deceased was born in wentworth county near carlisle taxes not only interferes with all de partments of civic service but also keeps the tax rate higher by sevrai mills than it otherwise would be in appealing to the members or the council for their cooperation may i suggest to the chairman of the vari ous committees to seriously conslde the money available when m their requisitions may x remind the membezaof the council and all cltl sens interested in civic advancement that it was by the curtailment unnecessary expenditures by the members of this council and councils of recent years rather than any m crease in revenue that has establish ed in the town of georgetown a situ atlon financially sound and it is only by careful municipal administration in the future that this situation may be m owing to the bad condition of the roads and considering the large ex penditure for the maintenance and protection from dust you will be ask ed in the near future to consider a hard surface road building program i suggest if started this year it tnay be carried on and completed by fu ture councils it is my intention at the next regular meeting of the council to sub mit for your approval a by law to is sue debentures for approximately 15000 00 tor the payment of the housing loan of the municipal ty we have in the past been nmlnn s per cent to the province on this loan which involved a levy f 2 mills whereby we may now with the consent of the department or mniicl pal affairs issue debentures bearing second and third reading was given the above by law and it was finally passed and the seal of the corporation attached thereto moved by davis seconded by lyons that the regular meetings of council for 1938 be held on the first tuesday of each month carried council adjourned to meet or- thursday jan 20th at the close of the meeting the following were guests of mayor gib bons at a delicious dinner served at the exchange hotel under the direc tion of mrs wright the proprietress councuiors a e cripps joseph hau thomas lyons james costigan w p smith and n h brown rev f c overend rev d d davidson rev baxter cot james ballantlne chief of police w g mnhl town clerk p b harrison medical officer of healttrvdr c v williams and j m moore rev mr thompson and reeve davis were unavoidably absent the dinner was quite informal and most enjoyable the only toast being that to the king proposed by the mayor and responded to by the na tional anthem following the dinner a vote of thanks was moved by rev mr over- end and tendered to mayor gibbons for his kind hospitality the majjor thanked mr overend for his kind words and said that dur ing his term of office he had appre ciated very highly the cooperation of the clergy medical health officer town officials col james ballantlne for his splendid work in connection with the centennial celebration and the press in their efforts to assist the council to make georgetown one of the best towns in the province the singing of the maple leaf brought this very pleasant and happy gathering to a close and moved to a farm near boyne where he farmed successfully for aju thereby not only creating a av period of fifty years he retired- to i ing of 1 l s- to the municipality but milton ten years ago where he rcsld also simplifies the cleaning up of this ed till his death surviving are his i long outstanding financial burden to widow one son harry of milton two the taxpayer sisters mrs wm oarbutt boyne and in transacting public business dur- rasamuel trover to brothers 3bhj two ohn- of alberta a e traf township and mathlasi of campbell viue v james coulter a lite long resident of milton died suddenly on mondav at the home of his sister mrs 3 trimble victoria ave deceasedas in his 75th year mrs coulter died several years ago b ts survived by his sister mrs trimble champion don t get the idea that everybody ts working against you many of them don t even know that you are around ing the year i naturally do not ex- p at all times agree on problems pertaining to municipal government and different oplntona freely expressed and providing we have respect for the opinions of others frequently assist in arriving at the best possible conclusions it is my desire to express my -ap- predauon for the goodwlu the mem bers of the councu and dttfcens gener ally have extended to me in the past and x welcome jthls opportunity to acton at tbe inaugural session of the council oh monday it was moved by a mason and seconded by e jones and passed unanimously that c p leatberland be appointed clerk and treasurer of tbe village of acton and that the clerk prepare a bylaw to be presented at the next regular meeting of the council the salary to be 550 per annum few arenas have the same splen did ooopearuon that acton clttseoa band gives here it certainly adds to the game and has always been ap preciated mr g a dills was in atlanta on last week attending to funeral ar rangements for his brother park j dills who- passed away on wednesday of last week miss bella stephenson left yester day to visit for the winter months with her sister mrs cheyne at lake land florida she anticipates return ing to acton in may trtends are pleased to learn that mr alex mcdonald is unprovlnc satisfactorily following an operation in guelph general hospital and all wish him a speedy l while visiting her parents mr and mrs t h bcason normanhurst dur ing the new years week end mrs leonard atklnsonhad the privilege of hearing rev e bruunger recently rector of st albahs acton and st johns rockwood preach his first sermon- at the mission of the good shepherd barton st on sunday afternoon mr bruunger was very enthusiasrjcauy received by the con gregation free press thank tbe people of georgetown jte presence ofmlnd whom i am making a special effort was it bed j heres a uttle clipping we picked up somewhere jast something to medi tate on there was a brave lass of connec cut r who- signaled the train with her pefcr ticut which the papersdeflned v but deplorable absence tf etucutl