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seventysecond year of publication wednesday evening february 22nd 1939 150 per annum in advance 200 to ua ideas ol geo c mecullagh discussed al public meeting suggestions made a to how to lower coat of government other meetings for ducussjon of unemploy etivtnub4iewsltertlyr considerable interest was shown at the public meeting fadd lfl the pub lic library on thursday february 16 to discuss the ideas advanced by george o mdoulligh editor of the globe and mall in his recent sunday afternoon broadcasts the meeting was sponsored by mr kenneth m langdon who was keen ly lntereatedej tiadiventhe mat ter some consideration mr langdon called the meeting to order and ex plained that the meeting had been called to obtain an expression of opin ion on the social and economic con ditions that exist at the present time and for the purpose of opening dis cission suggested among others the following ways of improving our pres ent financial position he suggested that the senate bad been fixed by the british north america act in 1607 and little or no reform had been made in the senate and that jn his opinion this system was about a hun dred years behind the time and had outlived its usefulness and said as there were about a hundred senators lrawing a salary of 400000 a year 7 some saving could be made if it were posstte to bring m the proper legis lation he dwelt with some detail on the mff provincial government pointing out that the ridings had been fixed seventy years ago when there were no automob or tele phones or even railway facilities and suggested that there could be a sub stantial reduction in the membership of the provincial government he pointed out that of the ninety odd members in the provincial house there are only twenty members who actually assume the responsibilities of gover and a considerable re- ductloncouklbe made jnthenuml ber of members in the provincial house the same applied with equal force to the federal house consisting of two hundred and fortyfive mem bers with a cabinet of twenty t o twentyfive assuming the full respon sibility of government he explained that the provincial and federal gov ernments were supported by a system of indirect taxation and it was not felt in the same way as the direct taxation imposed by the municipal guv ex iimept xt wasxdntsd ootttiat even our municipalities were over governed but because the members of our council were not receiving any substantial remuneration we did not feel it in the same way as we do the expense of the other governments it was suggetsed that a direct saving could be made to this municipality in particular by uniting the counties of peel and halton that there was not sufficient volume of business in either of these counties to warrant the an nual expenditure and that the costs of our county government could be cut in half by the union of these two advertised at1 the problems of the unemployed youth and relief should be the subject of discussion for the next meeting and that if possible some practical suggestions should be outlined and forwarded to our local representatives and if they proved of sufficient merit should be brought up by him at the next meeting of the legislature the meeting stressed that we through our r are the government and if we are not satis fied with the present conditions we are the ones who should make an effort to improve these conditions by making proper use of the members elected to express our feelings the meeting is non party and affords an opportunity of open discussion dvlc and economic conditions now existing and something that this community would be well advised to follow up another field touched upon by mr langdon was unemployment parti cularly of the youth and the question of relief he suggested that training camps should be set up immediately in which the unemployed youth would be trained for the purpose of military defence and that in addl- tion to military training and diaclp- r line they should be given a vocation al training along such line as they were adapted to so that when a posi tion did present itself they would be fitted for it this plan would cur tail crime wave that seems on the in crease and would act to the benefit of the youth because they would be clothed and fed and would secure training that would be of value to them and canada could well afford to pay for the defence they would be afforded byhaving a trained militia a further major problem confront ing the electors and possibly the most serious of all is the large deficit or our railways which amounts to about a million dollars a week the meeting was then thrown open for general discussion and col cous- ens acted as chairman his worship mayor gibbons addressed the meet ing and compared the municipal gov ernment with the provincial and do minion government he explained the improvement in the financial position of georgetown during his- tenure of office and explained that if the muni cipality incurred liabilities that they were unable to provide for they were taken into hand by the ontario muni cipal board that we as individuals or as a member of the municipal government were not permitted to in cur liabilities that we were unable to meet and that the same will ultim ately apply to us as a province or as a dominion he stated that it was time the provinces and the domin ion were called upon to balance their budget in the same manner as the municipalities airyg others who offered practical siimiiajhrwai and joined in the discus- jibtttttift ttt wrtitrijth col cous in ens mr r b foulls mrs c b day- one of haltons oldest residents mbs mart field celebrates 90th birthday today mrs mary field miltons oldest re sident marked her 90th birthday to day she recalls moving to milton 8 years ago in a horse and rig with her parents mr and mrs hugh bell who were among halton countys first pio neers bom in nelson township west of milton she has lived there longer than any other resident she re called the many tall pine trees which covered the area long ago and said she hopes te dpy will come when seeding trees will be planted in halton on a large scale to recreate the forests which once existed in comparatively good health she reads the newspapers daily keeping abreast of world events she deplores that hard work and lack of oppor tunity today results in young people leaving the farm for the bright lights of the city mrs field resides with her daugh ter miss m b field who is regis trar of deeds for halton she one son roy in edmonton there are five grandchildren and two great grandchildren halton chapter hold reconsecrating service on tuesday evening feb 21st hal ton chapter royal arch masons held a reconsecrating service in their chapter rooms this service was a part of a service held by the order as a whole throughout the province at the same hour on the same night the service was under the direction of ex comp n h tuck first prin cipal of halton chapter assisted by ex comps w v grant rev w g o thompson d p crlchton a h fellar and geo dobson prior to the start ex comp tuck explained the objects of the reconsecrating service and when it was over ebc comp rev w g o thompson gave a brier talk pointing out the benefits obtained from such a service the service it self was very impressive and was en- joyed by all present georgetown going ahead council anticipates reduction in tax rale lor this year auditors report shows a healthy financial condition pr the auditors report for the year 1938 which will be available to the ratepayers in a few days shows the municipality to be in a very- sound financial condi- tion the statement shows an operating surplus of 5600 and a steady reduction in the debenture debt from 1932 to 1938 bank loans were reduced 6645 last year and the municipalitys ability in connection with housing was reduced by 1 4733 of the current taxroll payments were as follows education 22- 26679 debit charges 1156220 county rates 7- 42389 relief and hospitals 168129 fire protection and street lighting 462074 streets and roads 3- 64371 library and cemetery grants 226600 bank loans reduction 684500 miscellaneous including maintenance administration etc 981065 in discussing the report at last nights council meeting the auditor pointed out to the members of the council that if the present policy of economy is pur sued a substantial reduction in the tax rate could be realized in the future fire at grandview apartments saturday the firemen were called to the grandview apartments about 13 mid night on saturday when a basement fire was reported the blaze which is thought to have started in a pile of clothing in the wash room was soon extinguished when the water was turned on but not before the build ing was filled with smoke and some damage done to tenants washing machines all damages were covered by insurance record english wheat crop the area under wheat in 1938 in england and wales was 1830261 ac res which is 08428 or 6 per cent greater than in 1937 the estimated yield per acre at 203 cwt was the highest ever recorded compared with a tenyear average of 176 cwt the increase in the acreage together with the record yi acco for a rise of 33 per cent in production which increased from 1393000 tons in 1937 to 1856000 tons in 1938 this is the highest crop production since 1921 4- auditors report presented and accepted jpwn building lots other motions high school board dr a mcallisteb welcomed as new member to the board the regular monthly meeting of georgetown high school board was held on monday evening feb 13th members present were the chairman mr c b dayfoot dr f r watson mr r b foulls rev w o o thompson and dr mcallister the minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved accounts totalling 81892 were pre sented and on motion duly seconded passed to be paid mr dayfoot welcomed to the board dr a mcal who has been ap pointed by the town council to ah the vacancy occasioned by mr w v grants resignation he also express ed the thought that he would miss the cooperation and generous sup port which he had received at an times from mr grant and from mr j h bingham and rev w g o thompson retiring members of the board regretting that the recent amendment to the ontario secondary schools act has reduced the number of board members from she to four the county council is now limited to one appointment mr dayfoot feels that the task of successfully guiding the activities of the high school win fall rather heavily upon the four members of the board this being the annual meeting of the year mr dayfoot vacated the chair to the secretary by motion of mr foulls seconded by dr watson mr dayfoot was re appointed chairman lor the year 1939 mr dayfoot resumed the chair and proceeded with the other- appoint ments mr foulls and dr mcallister were appointed to be a property commit tee mr dayfoot and dr watson sup ply committee mr walter t evans was reengag ed as secretary mr p b harrison as treasurer mrs freure as attend- dance officer and mr john evans as caretaker all at same salaries before after some discussion on- the pro posed years requirements the meet ing adjourned f ml j x b til m smluvvoapt gordon sutherlanat mr j9v j mackenzie mr j j gibbons mr k tfedsay and ir and mrs at- the close of the meeting a tote of thanks was tendered to mr lang- km for hi efforts and it was decld- cy ed to follow up the pre program odl owttftw ool banantlne mr poutls and mr langdon were select ed as a to prepare a pro gram for the nest meeting and that the next hunting should be properly r j graham georgetown vicepresident of cattle club a definite cattle breeding program is the most practical way of boosting milk production prof j c steckley superintendent of rjdgetown experi mental farm and school told mem bers of peel district jersey cattle breeders club at brampton on sat urday prof steckley stressed the need of keeping performance records he presented moving pictures of herds in australia as well as in peel john pawley caledon was elected president other officers named arc vicepresidents john bull bramp ton and r j graham georgetown directors h h arnott streetsvlllc donald bull norval k j davidson brampton oscar graham brampton stewart scott belfouniainj maurice beatty milton ward ruddell geornetown charles mckcown ac ton cambellville postmaster died feb 1zth after entering his home sunday evening feb 12th frederic garrett postmaster at campbeuvllle was sud denly stricken with a heart attack and died within a few minutes the late mr garrett was born in nassagaweya and lived in that dis trict all his life twenty years ago he was named postmaster in the vil lage of campbell yiim a position rtrtc he h u t t pftrur death prior to becoming postmaster he was employed as a clerk in eutley general store mr garrett was widely known throughout the dlsict and was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of friend to whom the news of his death came as a great shocks he was a member of the presbyterian church and a maosn survlting are his widow in oamp- bellvuie one brother leonard gar rett in winnipeg and one sister mrs william daley of aldershot new bank of montreal building for toronto the site for the prqposed new build ing for the bank of montreal is on the northwest comer of king and bay streets with a f rot n age on king street or 94 feet and on bay street or 152 feet the building will be sixteen storeys and basement and subbasement the lowest floor being some twenty six feet below the sidewalk the ground floor to be occupied by the banking room and also the second floor will cover the whole site while above this there will be a setback at the nortn and south of about twenty feet the remaining fourteen storeys will form a massive tower with the upper stor eys enriched to form the crowing motif t material o the w ex terior vdll be stone- and granite the building throughout has been designe in a classical style and has oeen kept simple and restrained m character in conformity with the best elements of the modern school of thought in architecture there will be two entrances the one on bay street leading to an ele vator lobby with four large fast ele vators scrying the superstructure and through this lobby into the room town- council meta 8 pja on tuesday evening mayor gjobons to the chair and ctouriclllors j hall7 t lyons a b grippe jas oostjgatt n h brown and k mcdonald pre- ent v the auditors report was re as presented by mr leaven and con siderable discussion- took place- a reduction in the 1039 tax rate is an- tlclpated moved by k mcdonald seconded yii by n h brown that the anditqf f j report as presented for the year 1b3s be accepted and 100 copies be printed carried moved by k mcdonald seconded by a e grippe that the tender of mr k m langdon of smkuto for lot no 77 on edith st in the town of georgetown be accepted ca moved by j hau seconded by thos lyons that the tender of miss mar- garet bingham of 0000 for lot nov on mcnabb st in the town of georgetown be accepted carried george thorpe conservative federal cnrhtkfate burlington man chosen at convention in milton last friday night conservatives from aft parts of halton county met at milton last friday night to elect a candidate to contest the halton riding in the next federal election george thorpe of burlington was selected by the con vention delegates to carry the con servative banner in the next election on the fourth ballot the names of isrs g e elliott of milton and mr hallett of burlington were also proposed but mr thorpe was the choice of the delegates the principle speaker of the even ing was t a thompson mjp of lanark county who discussed the political issues of the day a large representation from george town was present at the meeting the entrance on king street will be purely the bank entrance it will lead to a vestibule with a stairway on the left to the security vaults and other bank departments and an ele vator on the right serving that por tion of the building above and below occupied by the banks own officers from this king street entrance one will get a view of the main banking room running the whole length of lhe-buildlng- the chief feature of thlsi room is the imposing colonnade of dark marble columns stretching the full length of the room and separat ing the public portion and those members of the banks staff in con tact with the public from the general working space in so far as making a monumental feature of the dark marble columns this interior win have something of the same classical character as the banking room or- the head office in montreal which ranks as one of the most impressive and outstanding wvtnj rooms in the world the bunding lias been designed by the wellknown firm of archltests chapman jt oxley of toronto the associate architects are k r blather- wick and h s maxwell of mdntreal lions club meeting on monday evening at 680 the georgetown lions club met at the mcoibbon hotel for their regular dinner meeting chief h c mcciure in the chair- a good number cl the members of brampton club were present for a fraternal visit among the items of correspondence was a notification from the roanoke club that chief mcciure had been present at their meeting an article from the roanoke newspaper was al so read by the secretary describing the special meeting at which our chief had been present which deed had been specially caned in his honour chief lion mcciure then gave a most interesting descrlotlon of the delightful southern hospitality and kindliness shown him by the lions and kiwanlans of roanoke disposition was shown on the part of roanoke and georgetown lions clubs to adopt each other and further com munication between the two clubs will no doubt take place in speaking of the coming carnival chief harold announced that he was presenting a cup to be known as the presidents cup which would be contested for in a game of broom- ball between brampton and george town clubs lion bill king reported on the den tal clinic there had been 41 pati ents the cost had been 14400 of which 30 will be recovered from the department or public heatlh there are 21 stiu to be looked after in some cases the parents will no doubt bear the cost the local dentists have been most helpful doing the work recommended ay the clinic at just about the cost of materials high praise was accorded to our lo cal practitioners for their generous cooperation there had been 196 finings 77 extractions and one xray examination lion w g o thompson reported attending with lion j d kelly the safety lecture illustrated by moving pictures given to the public school children by inspector dunne of the toronto police it was decided to send- a letter of thanks to inspector dunne lion w long reported on the dream boat convention also on the bingo the thanks of the club was tendered to the legion foe the free use of equipment and rooms the chief offered a cordial wel come to the lions from the bramp ton club which was responded to by lions jack haines and jack fink by lion jack watson secretary mcuntock gare a report on the returns from the sale of tic kets on the car he also asked all lions to pay up their dues as the clubs finances are a bit strained at the pre the clob then adjourned with the the maple leaf eight vc holders to meet royaltt au ontario- holders of the victoria cross except those resident in ot tawa are to be presented to their majesties the king and queen at the reception to be held in the legis lative chamber at queens park ca may 22 the vcs resident in ottawa wih be presented at the ottawa reception eight vcs wul be entitled to ap pear at the queens park function they are as follows oapt fr rutherford sergeantatarms in tne legislature capt h b geary sgfc harry robson ueut w l rayflehl sgt e j holland of cobalt sgt w merrineld of sault ste marie sgt colin barron and thomas w j capt rutherford who resides ootborne is a frequent visitor georgetown local council of w elect officers the annual meeting of the local council of women was held at the home of mrs j b mackenzie the officers elected for 1939 were as fol lows president mrs j b mackenzie 1st vicepresident mrs a h fel ler 2nd vicepresident mrs ralph ross corresponding secretary miss het- tie lawson recording secretary mrs r- paul treasurer mrs w f smith splendid reports were read and the local council closed with a very sac cessful year radio licenses total ijijsm figures given to hones of comnwos for nine months l41t fined- convicted of failure to obtain radio licenses 1410 persons were fined dur ing the first nine months of the cur rent fiscal year transport m howe told a questioner in the com mons during the period 1462800 licenses were sold for 2679216 of this 194- 581 was paidin commissions to sales men and administration costs were 81264 private radio receiving licenses is sued in canada for the fiscal year ended march 31 1938 were 1j043ot compared with 1038j500 for the ns cal year 19361937 i mr howe also said that there were 4403 radio licenses of other classi fications issued in 1938 compared with 3726 in 1937 and 4484 for the nine months ended december 31 2938 mefntosh apple a leads according b5 the statistics published of the sales of fruit i stock during the year ended may sir 1938 lfftntnnh continued to lead ah other varieties of apples accounting for twentyfive per cent of the total sales ttoe most popular stock of early varieties efpplea was teooir- transparent and sates of weatthy came first on the list of lap applaw