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the georgetown herald seventythird year of publication wednesday evening february 21st 1940 1 50 per annum m advance 2 00 to uj5a georgetown in annex group title trounced brampton in two hard fought gaines jtecord crowd for season saw first game of hockey series here last thursday second game at bolton went into overtime obituary for thirteen years the georgetown hockey club have been trying to an hex an qua group title in either of their junior of intermediate depart ments but fate always seemed to he one pace ahead of them however on monday night the intermediates were acclaimed group champions as they kicked their jinx aside and won over their keenest rivals brampton the league leading bramptonlans went down to defeat in two straight games the score ot the first affair played here last thursday night was 3 1 while in the second game play ed in bolton on monday night was the local team had looked the bet ter during the seasons play although brampton- were able to come through the schedule with a greater number of points admittedly a good- club went down to defeatbut a better team is to carry the torch into the oha plavdowns how far they will continue in the playdowns is not known but may they continue to bring honors to our town the attendance at the arena here lost thursday exceeded any previous crowds this season supporters were plentiful for both teams and as cheer echoed into cheer rivalry seemed to increase between the teams while georgetown took a goodly number of supporters to bolton the brampton fans seemed to out number the home town fans both games showed fine hockey at times while at other times it seemed to be a contest of the sur vival of the fittest as brampton late on the old hickory and georgetown were content to take the punishment andtir their opponents by fast skat- tngahd unceasing back checking in the first game of the series both teams threw caution to the wind and turned in a w ide open game of hoc toy georgetown had the edge in the flrst nerlotlbutblay m the s and third cantos was about even five penalties were handedout by re feree houston in the first period but when the teams saw he insisted on a good clean game they settled down and served only two penalties lor the bal ance of the game crichton was the first marksman when he beat goalie- burrows with a drive from the blue kne ken richardson made it 2 0 before the gong ended the first period in the middle stanza georgetown continued to forge to the front when w richardson added another on a beautiful effort this made the score 3 0 for georgetown and it looked like a shutout for hoare weller gave brampton their innings when he scored their lone goal on a pass directly in front of the net from anthony in the third period this ave the visitors new hope but the game was well spent and before they could again bulge the twine the gong sounded to end the game credit must be given to referee houston for the impartial way be handled the game the result being cdean fast hockey fully confident of victory and of winning from brampton in two straight games the local club journey ed to bolton on monday night where brampton play their home games af ter sixty minutes of regular time and ten minutes of overtime the george town team eliminated the brampton squad and brought honor to themsel ves and the town by winning the group championship while it is not exact ry fair to single out any one player lor separate honors on a team that put every ounce or effort behind the cause we feel that walter richard son sparked his team to victory by his untiring efforts and never say quit spirit not only did he score lout goals himself in the series but kept ttie team on an even keel by his en thuslasm to win this year the ice was soft trom the outset stlckliandllng was almost lmpos dble play in the first period was carried first from one end then to the other with both teams being unable to score however only four minutes yma elapsed in the second frame when w richardson slapped in the initial goal five minutes later mcmurchy evened the count and the period end ed with one goal each in the third period brampton went into the lead at 525 with mcintosh goal and the local fans became worri d as the time sped away and the georgetown team seemed unable tc again hold their own at 14 30 pel ner got that milliondollar goal which a the ram int o when he has played exceptionally fine hockey all season this season was regs de but into intermediate hockey having been seasoned in the bush league he made a mighty fine job of goal tending when we were in the pinches our defense of joe hall and frank dewhurst are now playing the best hockey of their career while not the rugged type of defensemen they have the knack of being able to clear the puck when pressure is the greatest and their one rushes thrill the fans every time they head for the opposing goal bakergeorge our import from barrie is improving with every game and is a source of strength to the de fence this seems to be the year for the georgetown team as all players seem to be playing their best hookey this year ken smokey richardson is literally burning up the ice and his checking has been a treat to watch walter richardson and roy bungy ward the boys who patrol the boards are also in the limelight and their ef fensive efforts kept the opposing team guessing on the alternate line crtchton wh is also the clubs placing manager and sargent riddall and bud palmer are all turning in good games and it ap pears difficult at times to pick out the most aggressive front line other players who have helped the team get where they are today but who have not played the last few games art lloyd sanderson a hard hitting defenceman and elmer sonny stockford a tricky little right winger the teams for the play offs lined up t ks follows t georgetown goal hoare defence hall and dewhurst centre k ric hardson wings w richardson and ward subs crichton sargent i mer bakergeorge riddall brampton goal burrows defence gilson k long centre anthony wings weiler and mcmurchy subs soloski avery mcintosh thompson john jamifcson mcoux death claimed one of georgetown a oldest residents on wednesday last february 14th when john jatnieson mcgill died at his home on church mr mcgill who was 84 years of had been about as usual until about two weeks prior to his death a quiet and retiring nature mr mcgill was esteemed and respected by all i who knew him deceased was born in toronto but had spent th greater part of his life in limehoue coming to georgetown 18 years ago on january 29th of this year mr mc gill and his widow the former amelia scott had celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary in politics he was a staunch liberal a member of the prestoyterlan church and the in dependent order of foresters be sides his wife he leaves to mourn his loss two sons and two daughters j mcolu ottawa e r mcgill georgetown mrs j f downing london and mrs r polklnghorne coldwater the funeral on friday af teraoon took place from his late res dence to knox presbyterian church where rev d d davidson conducted the service the pallbearers were messrs ray scott w g mcdowell alex hume rex polkinghorne wnx mitchell and robt scott interment took place in limehouse cemeter the many beautiful floral tributes bespoke of the high esteem in which the famili is held in the community ers were messrs wm tennant roy smith k ktdd e c hawes stanley ijjaldock r j osborne interment took plan in brampton cemetery there were many beautiiu floral trlb utes mrs joseph martin not being in the best of health tat dome months mrs joseph martin passed away at the home ofherdaugh ter mrs john t armstrong on sun day february 19th mrs martin who resided in caledon township had been staging with her daughter when taken ill deceased was a dagi er of the late mr and mrs wm sanderson of erin and was in her 74th ear had she lived until june mrs martin and her husband would have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary mrs martin spent her early life in the erin albion dlstric attending belfountaln public school and methodist church laten becoming a member of the united church the latter years of her life liave been spent m brampton and caledon those left tornourn the loss of a beloved wife and mother are her husband three sons and two daughters john clinton hazel cal edon fred bracebridge and mrs john t armstrong georgetown the funeral was held on tuesday after noon with service being conducted by rev mr bentum of caledon united church with interment in caledon east cemetery the pallbeare s were messrs john kirk melvin johnston cecil dodos mervin mccartney cla ence armstrong and ed stinson there were many beautiful floral tri butes rev ross k cameron to again come east extended unanimous call to doverxourt road presbyterian church toronto a former georgetown boy cards of thanks mrs h e h umbers tone and family express their thanks to the firemen the lome scots and all their neigh bours and friends who so kind as sisted them when fire broke out in i heir home a week ago card of thanks mrs margaret cole and familv are deeply appreciative or the kindness that was shown in so many ways dur ln gthe illness and passing of their beloved daughter and s- te ho was so suddenly called awaj the expres sions or sympathy floral tributes and kindly acts will ever be remembered or the lob a lodge mrs s w tennant the whole community was saddened and a b grit young life was ended when death came to norma smith beloved wife of samuel w tennanf in guelph general hospital on fri day vening feb i6th mrs tennant who was bom in brampton nov 5 1917 had resided in stewarttown near lj all her life her mother hav ins died when she was three years old sht made her home with her gandpaients mr and mrs j h smith until her marriage a year ago due to her cheery disposition and hf active work in st johns anglican church and aypa of which slu was a faithful member deceased was well lenowr in the distri a loved b all who knew her deceased bad a tended stewarttown pttbllc school and georgetown high school and la ter nt to toronto where she learned hairdressirg which trade she pra tired in kingston for over two years also in brampton while in br amp ton mrs tennant became a member of the lob a queen alexandra lodge besides her husband and in lant daughter ruby eleanor she leavs o mourn her loss her rather mr c e smith and tier grandpar cnls mr and mrs j h smith stew art town and mr and mrs w a scott brampton to whom the sym path ol the entire community ls ex tended the funeral was held from the home of her grandparents mr and mrs j h smith to st john s churct where the service was conducted by the brook- assisted b officers the pa linear friends an acquaintances of rev ross k and mrs cameron wtu be pleased to learn that they may retirn east in april rev mr cameron who ls an old georgetown boy has been in edmonton during the past two years as minister of the first presby terlan churchof that city last week rev oamerdn was ex kfv b k camekon tenrcd a un ami nous call by member of the congregatl i of dovercourt road c lurch toronto to become tleir minister the pulpit has been vacant since rev william allen lost hi life in the sinking of the athenia the ai will come before toronto- presbytery at knox church on march 3 and if mr cameron accepts his in ductton will likely be arranged for ear ly n april a graduate of the university of r toronto and knox college mr cam eron served for several years at rog ers memorial presbyterian church toronto and left about two years ago to go to edmonton after a brilliant scholastic career he graduated from the university here and served for a time at streetsruleiin toronto pres bytery during july and august he acted as pulpit supply at glenvlew presbyter- ian church toronto rev mr cameron s lather was pas tor of georgetown presbyterian church for over 25 years and ross as he is familiarly known here bold a warm place in the hearts of the cit izens of this community george besw1ck orangevulei oldest active business man george beswick wl o lor 65 years operated a furniture business on broadway street died a his norm on frldav he was in his 87th year born in erin township peel county mr bew ck went to orangevllle and ctabll hod in partnership w th a thompson a furniture store his part ler d out to j a aiken whj in irn sold out to mr berwick 35 jtai ao his twin brother ebenezer berwick of acton died only two weeks 4 he was a member of the united c imch his lavorlu sport was bowl n j id he was a member of the local uub t are no survivor stubborn blaze fought by firemen on thursday night r ohl oh what a game the night georgetown intermediates won the group championship by eliminating brampton the lans from near and far all caim hen mondav nleht tlie bovs were feeling dindy and ca en thing seemed bright we left town at seven ind on to bolton went you can bet your bottom dollar we were on victory bent in that little town of bolton wny back there in the wood brampton were our opposition the renll were quite good but the lads of georgetown gave them ihc works and when they started playing i ii sav thev d dn t shirk goalie was a wonder reg hoare is his name it he keeps on placing this way hell be in the hall ol fame he seemed to knew j ist what to do to gi ard that little cage those brampton bovs were wrathy and in an awful raze that stout defense of dewhurst bafcw george and hall the were a nine diy wonder and for georgetown gave their all thy checked those other forwards hit them hard and strong and when the game was over sang the victors song smokev passed to walter and waller back to ward ward ahead to walter and he thought he hit the boards their goalie he looked happy he thought all was fine till he started pulling the puck ont or the twine and then there is cri h on sargent palmer and riddall four dandy players n four great sports as well they haljhat old r ber doing a dance and brampton laddies had not a chance four times we 9cored and our lads were through brampton outlucked i think they scored two t was the end of the scoring that night interesting letter from the south the following ls an interesting ex tract from a letter received by mr and mrs ward ruddell of george town r r 3 from mrs ruddell s bro ther wm hardy in miami florida mr hardv will be remembered b many friends in this district having resided in the scotch block before tug south we have had one of the coldest wli ters down here i guess thev ever saw and had a real freeze up wc had our lawn the nlcesvwc ever had it and if you could see it now thi hrubberj all cut of and not a leaf on it thi palm tree the small one complete brown and the bigger ons badl brow ned bui wc arc not so badly hit as the garden en thou sands of acres ila toes tomatoe and beans all black and no good tlit larget1 gardener has 25o0 acres and lols of them 300 to 500 acres the man who sprays told me he was through for this year but i see there ls a lot of people who 1 ad beds plants i lanung again the man ho sprays iita fi e aeroplanes and go side by side and turn and come back again side by side they charge 125 00 for thirty minutes the fish down here can t land a ter at go so the ones hi shallow ater the blood got so thick then heart couldn t pump it and fish 4 and feet long wiggle along on top of the w iter ft h- d ed by the thous i im encla nig scales of a tar i pi u that t ley caught n the canal i with there liands it was aboit 4 ft long tliey say thrtt indians loaded halt ton trick with them there were no insects flying ind between no feed and the cold the allows died bv the hundreds trees with a hole in them would be packed full and al dead and some places the ground was literally covered u i tl em miss olitfk local incil of women residence occupied by mrs h aged by fire and water brigade humberstone badly daro- local milrba assist fire about 10 30 last thursday evening fire broke out at the home of mrs h humberstone charles st and an alarm was turned ji due to the fact that mast of the members of the volunteer fire brigade were attending the brampton georgetown hockev bameand failed to hear the siren the flre gamed considerable headway be fore they arrived the rue which started in the attic of the houe gae the firemen a stub born fight it was centred mostly be tween tin ceiling and roof of the notice and later spread to the front of the building the roof was prac tically demolished and later cojlapsed while the firemen poured water on the blaze members of the lome scots regiment who had beenraining at the armouries when the alarm was sounded removed all the fumitur from thehouse andstoodguar it on the front lawn after the fire was under control they placed ths furniture back in the house a statement made to the effect that one of the water hydrants was frosen ls without foundation le roy dale badly injured in motor accident also miss mary cummins who are in brampton and guelph hospitals respectively crashed into rear of truck the georgetown community were shocked to learn of the serious aoci dent which occurred on thursday nlgjit between acton and georgetown when a car driven by le roy dale georgetown allegedly crashed into the rear ol n tr ick driven by jos milton oi r r 3 georgetown at the time of the accident mr dale who ls president of the hal ton countv liberal association was re i ruing from i political meeting at brookv lie in nassagaweya townshio as he came o er the brow of the hill at the third line corner on no 7 highway he crashed into the rear of tl e truck w hich was also proceeding toward georgetown mr dalt suffered a bndiy fractured m neck cap and head and ches lnj irlcs is wrll as suffering from se vere shock he was given medical at tention by dr j a meniven of acton and later taken to peel memorial hos pital at brampton in the truck besides the driver were mlsses mary cummins ethel doyle and bernlce hughes all of georgetown miss cummins was the most ieriously injured while the oth ers were badly shaken up miss cum- mns did not suffer any serious effects until the following lsy when it was found she suffered concussion and was removed to st josephs hospital guelph her condition stw remains critical constable e harrop of acton ipves- turated the accident at the ttmevand traffic officer t o mason of ak ulle completed investigations annual meeting ot high school board held monday night in close to give burrows chance to save brampton tired fast in the overtime jowtnn and were unableto set a pace equal to the winners at 20 and 0 40 w richardson proved the hero of the rn as he made the red light blush and salted the group title away for georgetown leaving brampton with cmy the thoughts of past victories and tiope far a better team and a better year in the days to come it was a great series and the better team won however we cast no re- jlffttkiri on the brampton boys they tjtn m mighty close seoood and we npe to meet them again next tear beg hoare in the georgetown net cause the boys from the paper town believe might is right they poke checked they bodied they skated like well i they kept it right up to the sound of the bell georgetown had won 1 the game it was through we had the group title and brampton felt blue and ritchie the coach was as happy as could be the georgetown supporters looked on with glee the championship came to georgetown and here it will rest hie lads played great hockey and gave of their best the regular meeting of the local council of women took the form of i an afternoon tea at the home of mrs paul monday february 19 miss oliver of cedarvale facl ool in i her usual capable manner gave an pired address on her work at the schoo 1 with the girls during ner twelve years r georwlowntdwasa teal itebpir atlon to all and we felt that miss oliver was doing a marvelous work the tea hostesses mrs nodwell and i mlw hettie lawson served a very i dainty lunch the regular monthly meeting of the georgetown high school board was held on monday evening february 19 190 with the chairman mr c b day foot presiding and all members present the minutes of the preceding meet ine were read and adopted accounts totalling 102 93 were pre sented and approved for payment as thls was the annual meeting of tlie board the secretary mr walter t evans trok the chair during the election of the new chairman mr c dayfoots two year term have x or motion of the board mr foulls was appointed chairman for the ensuing two years ken and walter richardson cuoyd sanderson and sonny stockford who helped the team out early aaon were not m thegame at bolton monday night card of thanks for he many kindnesses and sym pathy extended to us during our rec ent sad bereavement in the death of our beloved wife and daughter mrs s w tennant we wish to extend our sincere thanks to friends and neigh i bours husband father and grand parents the following committees and re appointments were named supply committee mr dayfoot rev davidson dr watson property committee mr foulis chairman dr mcallister rev thompson vicechairman rev thompson secretary mr walter t evans treasurer mr p b harrison janitor mr john evans truant officer mrs freure it was moved and duly seconded and approved that the regular meeting of die board be held on the second mon day evening of each month the meeting then adjourned georgetown victorious in f playofl game georgetown silverstreaks got away to a fine start in the first game of the play-offs- between moton and georgetown when they edged the bricklayers 54 in a hectic struggle in which georgetown came from be hind three goals to win goals by coxe and h evans ses milton off right but beaumont and bcherteel evened matters before the end of the first period adams and coxe concluded scoring for the home sters in the- second schertael evened the count 33 and 44 before tjouus scored the clincher in th third as goals count on the round ttaa game here tomorrow night should ba ft wod affair wtm plenty of exctts ment and 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