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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication- wednesday august 9th 1944 200 per annum 5c per copy some ratepayers of opinion school area question in esquesing should be revived during the past few months much time has been expended on a pro posed school area system lor efequelng township nassagewaya had already tried the system and proved its ad vantages and a number of school sections in esquesing thought what j good for nassagewaya was equally is good for esquesing meetings were tkeld in the various school sections and qobool inspector skuce was present these meetings to outline the pro- l plan however when the final vote was taken it was found that 8 school sec tions favoured the idea and 10 voted gainst the plan without giving it a trial as a result esquesing is the only township in halton county which has not adopted the school area system in an issue of the farmers advo bate early this summer an informa- five article appeared alter a writer had interviewed the area system in mono township ontario s largest gehool area this article is reprinted below in order that this information should not be lost should the pro posed question be revived as a number of ratepayers have so expressed those flrst board meetings lasted till two in the morning i had to hire a man today to take my place at seed tag we are all getting to know one another well in this township so went the talk of the trustees as two cars sped up and down the hills in picturesque mono township duf- term county where they have the lar gest or the larger areas of school ad ministration in ontario twenty school sections are included though two or three of these are temporarily closed for lack of pupils this area is in the experimental stage and next fall uie voters will make the final de clsion far be it from us to fortell election results but we do feel sure that the larger area wall continue its service to the district dufferin now has two larger areas the other in east arafraxa on a sunny day tn may when all the hills were clothed in those first tender greens the mono trustees made their annual tour of inspection of school properties at the same time in terviewing teachers and sometimes signing contracts for the coming year the farmers advocate went along and got a most revealing insight into all the details w hlch are in the hands of these careful and enthusiastic txus this year ernest dodds r r 5 qrangeville is chairman and harold c cruickshank r r 4 orangevule la secretary treasurer trustees are ros sell mcdowell rosemont who was first fhalrman laurence barber rosemont john woodland r r 5 orangevule and james m hand r r i orangevule w l loveu inspec tor of schools in dufferin county completed the party there is no doubt about the enthn slasm of inspector and trustees for this system i expect the township area will become universal in ontario in the next few years said mr lovell echo ing the thought of interested minds including premier george a drew and dr v k oreer chief inspector the province when the area was organized there were board meetings that lasted for hours as the members made a conscientious study of all the local conditions and backgrounds now well into their second year they see many tangible results and many addi- i values as neighbours draw closer j her in work for the good of all dwjerin is a county with intense local the weather it might be said that a varied lot of extremes marked the weather last week on friday evening and early sunday morning we had two very se vere electrical storms the first ac companied by a gale of wind that wrecked trees in some parts of the town and both by heavy rainfalls thursday and friday were also the hottest days of the year when the temperatures in the shade reached 92 and 93 after the heat wave and storm we have had ideal weather to make life enjoyable although the mean temperature for the week was 735 de grees slightly higher than the se cond week in july the other hot spot this summer following are the local records date h and l ram temp fall tues aug 1 62 67 wed august 2 87 61 thurs august 3 92 01 fri august 4 93 09 xt sat august 5 85 70 sun august 6 71 64 68 mon august 7 74 53 allencripps wedding lovely saturday event baskets of mulu colored gladioli adorned the georgetown united church on saturday august 5th for the marriage of alva margaret cripps youngest daughter of mr and mrs a e cripps ol georgetown and lac robert e allen rcaf of toflno bc only son of mr and mrs w j auen of acton the re r c todd officiated given in marriage by her father the bride was gowned in white silk jersey designed with long paneued torso full skirt and sweetheart neck line her fingertip veu of white em oroldered net fell from a halo of seed pearls and orange blossoms and her cascade bouquet was fashioned of crimson roses and toourvardla the bridesmaid miss norah cleave ol georgetown wore powder blue taffeta with sweeheart neckline and long full skirt her head dress of blue veiling and matching flowers was arranged in snood effect and she carried a bouquet of pink roses and bouvardia the groomsman was bandsman william long rjcn vr stationed at prince rupert b c kenneth harrison played the wedding music and during the signing of the register miss mary fojer sang oh promise ml ushers were robert and james bums all of georgetown at the reception held at the homl of the brides parents mrs cripps received tn a rock of french blue crepe with black accessories and corsage of pink gladioli petal she was assisted bv the grooms mother red brick substantial and attractive they are being painted and decorated those that need it most getting first wearing navy crepe with white aeces attention and once shipshape the trus ties feel that it will be simple to mal tuui them in good repair some build nigs are quite old and need rather ex tensive repairs and such modernizing as extra windows in common with most schools except the very modern they have the fault of windows on opposite sides making a cross light which is nard on the eyes in time it maj be possible to give them win dows on one side and one end but meantime most of the rooms are bright ind weu lighted and wien some of the dark ceilings get the coat of light paint now promised t hem the room will be bright indeed heating is by furnace with one of two exceptions and the tidy piles ol wood standing to season before storing in the woodshed promised warmth for winter days just two schools have electric lights but all are to have electricity in due course and in this the trustees are thinking not onl of the chudren but of the value of a warm weu lighted building for meeting and other neigh bourhood uses in this connection one thinks ot the schools now standing idle here and there in canada because of lack of pupils in these larger areas sories and corsage of pink tlndiou pe als for travelling the bride donned a suit tailored in puttj beige garbar dn i with chartreuse blouse and hat and brown accessories following a trip to northern ontario lac allen will return to his station at toflno md mrs allen will reside in george town capt lynne a wilson is wounded in arm captaln lynne a wilson rcasc attached to a canadian armored dlvl slon has been wounded in the arm in france on july 25 according to word received by his parents mr and mrs k l wilson of 87 mcrae drive lea side the wilson family are former residents of georgetown a letter dated july 29 from capt wilson to his parents said that he was in caen it is an awful mess but the french people arc delighted to see us he wrote prior to the war he served with the lome scots and when war was declared he immediately went active he lias been overseas since november 1b42 former ashgrove boy lt c f thompson killed in france word has been received by iiis mo ther of uie death in france on july 2lst of lieut clarence franklin thompson who was fighting with the slierbrooke fusiliers annohred regt bom in georgetown ontario the second sou of the late walter thomp i son and mrs thompson later moving to toronto he attended frankland pibllc school and graduated from jarvis collegiate and victoria college prior to enlisting he was employed jwith the bell telephone co he re ceived his commission at brockvule ind went overseas in august 1942 h was i member ol st barnabas c i rch danlorui ave burvlving are his mother of 86 clendenan ave to r nt ind a brother victor of the 1 itc a f in england i hie sympilhj of many friends in 1 1 e ashgrov e georgetown district i goes to the bereaved family and rela t ta in their loss boys bard at cedar vale school an entertainment or unusual m erest was held last thursday tven n- on the spicious grounds or ce darvile school when the bojs band inder the direction of mr carter endered a program of music the program was a splendid demonstra- lon of mr carter s training ind each number showed the future possibilities of the boys when darkness fell a sing song was njoved bv au this was followed bj the girls being guests at a most en jov able and rare ireit of a welner roast i alliance team heads 1 local softball loop s un inure sting tames inu been llied in tile local softball league ind the alliance mills entry is at pre ml it idliu the held with glen wll li m i second place ilaglt standing lions carnival next week to be outstanding affair 1 1 uas p w l t words of appreciation wert express the idle schools are cared or and good j houston supt oi cedar uses ma be found for community vaie s rep were made by buudings such as these while waiting mr carpenter and mr carter fui the letu of a yo p thal will nil the little seats again and people the grounds once more with playful children pianos and one or two organs are t found in these schools and at least one piano was bought by the board for a school which lacked this important item miss florence johnston atc m who uvea on a farm near orange vule is employed by the board as teacher of music and she visits each school for a forty minute period each week in june miss johnston plans to hold two school festivals one in camilla and one tn mansfield the hot lunch each day is another fine feature found in nearly all the schools and warmly supported by the board they allow 1 00 per pupil per irm to teachers serving lunch and this makes it possible to plan interest ing meals and to do some simple teaching in household science in the loyalties and these communities have dates over the j c has a hot meat a fairly long history doorways of schools take us back to the 1860 s and 70s and doubtless there ere those who felt some reluctance to e a system grown familiar but ence here as elsewhere shows at the more loyal the community more firmly rooted its tradition he better it cooperates with others rong communities are not timid ut launching into new paths and ey take stability for granted this school area is particularly in estlng jaccause of its size there been a belief that eight or ten made the ideal group for ad- tlon but in mono township eel they cantiandle their twenty excellent results and they are rfclng out their system to conform to elr own conditions for one thing plan that of the ave trustees two come from thenorthern part two the south and one from the mid and that each trustee will have 1 charge of four schools keeping touch with the teacher and visiting as we went from school to it was evident that the children their trustee and welcome him addition there are the group ln- and on tbii day the task of trustee was to inspect all school i and equipment these achooli are almost an buflt of dish once a week and at another the mothers take a keen interest last winter the took turns in providing a hot meal once a week the teacher tinned a hot dish of meat and vege tables for another day and hot soup me entire evening was oneot greatr enjoyment and to mr carter and his band goes the sincere wish that attainment of great success will be theirs in the future ashgrove the young people had charge of the regular church service last sun day morning with members of the y p s in the choir and miss joy ruddell as organist the service was led by john bird president of the y p s and ward brownrldge read the scripture lesson mrs chester dcforest rendered a lovely vocal solo the guest speaker was mr gordon hume of muton a candidate for the united church ministry he gave a splendid nddress pointing out how the spiritual enllghtment of the world must keep pace with the ma terial and scientific development if we are to escape another war pte louie reed c via c of wood stock visited with her sister mrs geo wingfleld last sunday miss marjorie ruddell of toronto uln 12 clen williams 9 4 4 1 fl smith a stone 7 3 2 2 b terra cott 7 j 4 0 6 provincial 8 3 5 0 6 nonu 7 2 4 1 5 scores of games played since last reported juh 21st fanuui stone 23 pro- lal 11 alliance 9 norval 6 j il mill alliance 22 norval 15 smith stone 20 provincial 9 glen wullams 13 terra cotta 8 jul 28th alliance ii smith stone 7 terra cotta 8 provincial 5 norval 4 glen williams 0 august 1st provincial 12 alliance 9 august 4th provincial 22 glen williams ii august 8th provincial 9 norval 5 alii met 16 glen williams 14 for beverage supplemented the food and miss lsmey kean or rockwood brought from home for the three re eri weekend guests with joj and mainlng das ncily ruddell fair ubraries are found here the i mr geo coyne of toronto visited boird spends j10 a year on the lib- at the home of mr and mrs a j nrj and 5 on pimary supplies for j unddeu last week end che little children plasticine and such aids to beginners all can borrow from tlie department or education and here much depends on the enthu i slasm of the teacher a few schools had work benches and instruction in wood working a subject enjoyed very much b the boys several had the boxes of sand now so much used in social studies for making models of geographic detail good arms and such matters the board approves the dairy health routine conducted by the teacher which is a simple inspection of clean hands care of the teeth and encouragement of health habits as soon as possible this area hopes to have adequate health service school gardens are not a feature in this district out an the schools have good playgrounds and a general alofj neatness and care xu time there will continued on page ught ralph hew ins of stoney creek is spending a week with his aunt mrs walter brownrldge mrs maurice dixon of toronto visited with her parents mr and mrs r j graham last week end the regular meeting of the w i will be held tueedayjuigubt 15th at the home of mrs russell hepburn a good program la being arranged by the junior girls community sympathy is extended to mrs walter thompson of toronto who has received word that her youngest son lieut clarence thomp son was killed in france on july 21sc government controls and regulations can go only so far to keep prices down the rest up to each and every one of us glen williams miss vera beaumont miss mary boyd and miss jessie boyd all of to run to were recent visitors at the home of mr lindle beaumont mr and mrs herbert hancock and denis spent the weelc end in buffalo mr ind mrs oodfrey chrlstensen returned home on sunday after spend iiik a weeks holiday at shanty bay lake slmcoe miss eveln robinson spent a few dajs last week with mr and mrs manser in cheltenham mr and mrs clayton allen were visiting in toronto and st catherines during the past week mr willi mi scott of gait was a visiter inst week it the home of mr nd mrs jack fry mrs w bennett who met with an unf rtunatc accident while motoring to wasarft beach last saturda week was able to leave coutngwood hospital n thurda she returned to her home on sunday mr w bennett mrs robert mc master and mrs harry compton spent a week s holidays at wasaga sgt gordon graham has returned to terrace b c after spending a fur lough with his parents mr and mrs it b graham mlsa astrld chrlstensen spent a weeks vacation at wasaga beach mrs piatt of oshawa is spending a holiday at the home of mr and mrs robert mcmenemy and mrs nell cummins of guelph was a week end visitor at the same home mr and mrs john hepburn molly bob and maureen spent a weeks vaca tion at kashl lake uuskoka mrs albert presswood and ruth active service notes ljxc ronald latimer of centraila has been home on two weeks furlough w o horace hurley has returned to dorval after spending a leave at his home here cpl peter besseyr stationed at malt- land n s is speilding a furlough with his parents mi and mrs h r bessey n chief cook all oolhas of the mer chant navy arrived home on leave last week after having been ten months at sea c c collins has visited many ports of the world including the middle east and england a former employee of the burling ton gazette pte anson camp has been wounded in france in action uound oaen according to word re ceived bj his mother in burlington pte camp went overseas in 143 fit lieut w s bui lindner son of mr and mrs j f lindner of norval arrived home last week from overseas on 30 days furloughjbill is a member of the r caj and was slightly wounded in action last febru ary congratulations are in order this week for douglas sargent who has been promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant tn the rcaf fit lieut sirgent has made many trips over german and enemy territory and his promotion dates back to may former pastor of st pauls united church brampton capt twjfg andrews his been given an important ducalion il post in uie university of itoronto extension department capt andrews will be in charge of the or- mizaiion and administration of all dutation courses for returned sol diers a pr s despatch from italy gives the information that cpl robert mur nek of milton was in command of i tank which did well at a vital phase f die battle of the gustiv line cpl murdoch is a son of mr andrew mur dock muton and a nephew of mr j it murdock georgetown mr nil mis mark clark received word over the week end that their ti h o leslie clurk was back in kngland f o clark had the fortune a few weeks ago to fly home from overseas and spend a couple of weeks with his family he is with the raf i r insport command calling the secretary of the sol ditrs comforts committee f0 les he clark who had returned from ovtrseas expressed his and the appre lation of the boys nod girls oversea to the committee for the wonderful entire proceeds to be dshd to beautify lions park lot an event that deserves the support of all citizens will be ts lions club carnival to be htcr on friday evening of next week at this particular tune ther is only one reason why your support is solicited it is a community project the building and beautltylng or the lions park lot on water street georgetown is greatjyin need of a central park a place for the weary traveller bo rest a spot for a band- shell a playground for the w the lions club with your support hope that this may be achieved in the near future already much time and money has been expended on this pro ject friday of next week those roaring lions are all ready to take the town by storm with a carnival that will far outdo anything you have seen this season with the weather favouring the event lt will be a night no one will want to miss the program will open with the music of the lome scots band follow ed by a free show of entertainers bill davles ventriloquist charlie jackson comedian and lou rayne english comedienne what a lot it promises fun for all- then there will be the jitney dane ing with doris hulls orchestra and bingo with unusual prizes purchased from carefully selected stock games of all kinds refreshment booths etc tickets are already in circulation for a draw for one ton of coal and on the big night a grand draw will b made for a new bicycle from ticket sold on the grounds plan now to attend and watch next eeks herald for further particulars work they are doing t- sending dga rcttes and other comforts no words of mine can tell how much these gifts ire appreciated b the fellows over there said fjo clark sergt air gunner donald hlllmer hud a narrow escape when a bullet struck his cigarette case while on rilng operitlons over enemy territory i l cording to a letter received by his father deputy reeve c v hiltmer of oakville a bullet evidently with mj initials on it struck the case he wrote i am sorrj to say lt is no more it shook mc up a bit but im o k so don t worry with luck like th it 1 11 be all right i1a1t s of fall fairs announced for emnts o dlbtkict nie department of agriculture compiled a list of ontario fall fairs f r 1944 and uie following are the d ties ol interest in this district brampton sept 2 and 4 elmiri ibept 1 2 and 4 fergus sept 8 and 9 oeorgetown sept 15 and 16 orangevute sept 12 and 13 acton sept 23 and 23 ancastcr sept 22 and 23 arthur sept 26 and 27 coledon sept 29 and 30 cooksvuie sept 28 and 27 milton sept 29 and 30 aberfole oct 3 and 4 bolton oct 13 and 14 erin oct 7 and 9 grand valley oct 3 and 4 markham oct 5 and 7 rockton oct 7 and 9 streetsville oct 7 woodbridge oct 7 and 9 spent a weeks holidays in toronto mr and mrs hooper of toronto were week end visitors at the home of mrs a presswood and mrs n o hooper and miss dorothy hooper are spending a week with mrs pre wood and ruth mr and mrs george aoen spurt a weeks holidays at owen sound thirtyfive girl guides from west toronto are in camp at the 10th ua on the farm of mr t bad accident on road t glen saturday night a bad accident took place on the glen road last saturday night when mr and mrs win hadley were both struck by a car while on their way home to glen wullams the force of the impact hurled the lctlms into a 6 foot ditch dr r t paul was called and attended the injured couple later having them removed to toronto general hospital where lt was found mrs hadley was the most severely in jured she had a possible broken arm cuts and abrasions mr hadley was uowed to return home the car involved was driven by john harris of acton and is said to have had defective lighting equipment when struck mr and mrs hadley were walking facing the traffic the car coming up from behind them chief w g marshall and t q ray mason investigated acbrge win be laid itel county lacrosse league final standing the norval senior lacrosse team placed fourth in the final league stand ing of the peel county tin nnaa league however all teams will go into the playoffs which are ncm well under way standing won lost tied pta mglewood 9 1 0 u nortonvule 6 4 0 u caledon 4 4 2 10 norval 3 4 3 reserve army 4 6 0 oultenham 1 8 1 t on monday aug 7th reserve army met nortonvule and mglewood took on cheltenham while on tuesday norval was at caledon j f0 wm skelton loses life overseas georgetown friends and acquaint ances of the skelton family win re gret to learn that official notice has been received by his mother mrs j m skelton that her youngest son f o william hugh skelton bid lost his life during flying operauodg on july 27 at qllerton park shrop shire england where he was tafctng his training- as a fighter pilot the air craft of which he was the sole occu pant collided in midair with another aircraft his funeral took place at 11 00 sjtl on july 31st at the bla- com cemetery btacom cheshire bag the skelton fandry were icaldsjass at wudwood georg a oumi of years ago and bui was lost a boy when they left this osstttet mrs skelton now resides m fauafrili a ba ther moore ut ontsssz spftjtmr bro ther douglas and a stoter lft tn oampbeb ta in toronto the l syttyathy of many old friend amended to tbam m ftfeato ad b8jlvteamqt