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the georgetown hernia wodnea november 29 1944 cloave jos gibbons continued from fue l tttlt totter ww ptwralal whkh omm up mi jmi i mora been starved but would idly appear again next year a wojooo bridge to glen wmumi to have been bunt this postponed tin the spring propoead county advertising hbad ml yol been geo had submitted lta m-r- of the copy matter and be iftated the good work of the board of bkada in this retard dosed wmja bis thanks to the iwtapajer tor their oonfldenoe hi re naming htm by acclamation as reeve ims committee chairman i of clifford bradley the minister at vsnanoa re the interim state- aagntt cxplamtng some of the items at greater length and also praised p b harrison for his efficient work as town clerk cr win p thompson gave a brief savkfw of streets and- roads and gbanked the public for his return by aoriamatlon as councillor for ward i ip or os next tear bays lyons waterworks chairman thos i svponh announced his intention of being candidate tor council again in ward 3 and if successful promised lat he was going up or out next jew or garfield mcgilvray said that his work as chairman- of welfare light and police had been light due to the efficient police department and the enforcement of the ourfejg bylaw rtdch had cot down the rowdyism am autn street he thanked the rate payers for ills return to council by acclamation or jack armstrong chairman of lpnjmtngs and property said that he jrtwquld again be a candidate in ward 33 and hoped for the support of the voters to return him to office chai a w orr of the post war b committee said no behoved it was that committees job to wait tm war end and then cmpeite fully with provincial and federal government rehabilitation orr why waint it put to a vote of the peoplef gibbons ybu may have something there but i believed it was suoh a good buy there was no use in un necessary delay orr the carrying charges plus loss of tax revenue make it an expen- slva building w h kentner representing the gave a brief re- pott of the successful year enjoyed by that body and quoted relevant statis tic xmayor again s candidate following the committee reports other nominees for office were intro duced by the chairman first of these was joseph gibbons who is entering the local municipal contest after years retirement prior to 1044 he served a tenyear term of office georgetowns mayor i am not interested in the honour and glory that goes with the job of mayor stated mr gibbons but 7 interested in municipal govern ment and if the people of george town desire me to devote ray time and thought to this in 1945 i am pre pared to do so challenging mayor cleaves state ments about entering his term as mayor when the pot was boiled dry e contrasted this with his own entry mto municipal life when the tax rate as 50 8 mills there was a 036 bank loan outstanding 42000 in tax arrears and a 300000 debenture debt over a tenyear period he had put the town on its feet again i have acted fearlessly consclentl- ously and independently for the best interests of the taxpayers as a whole he said and if elected i will do so again defends arena sefanre defending ni actions in taking over the arenajor the town because of back taxes mr gibbons said he be lieved that if the corporation insisted oh collecting tax money from indivi duals it had the same obligation to collect from a group of individuals be said the arena had been a com munity asset ever since its erection and under town guidance was continu mg to be such and he looked for the cay when it would be even more centre for the youth of the town to anjoy clean wholesome sport against longterm debentarea mr gibbons was most emphatic bearing his di of longterm de bentures the tune is rapidly ap proaching when a sewage sya must be installed he pointed out but he believed tins could be done with out much increase tn the tax rate and ajrlthout longterm loans kanicipal mf gibbons over half of the tax was business tax which would have been lost anyway is the 104 council will ing to sell it for what we paid for it deavev1 am orr yes and id take a loss on it bradley gentlemen this isnt a council meeting dale defends debentures mr leroy dale ko a nominee for mayor said that he was not entering the contest for mayor but he would like to defend the issuing of long- term debentures which was a reflec tion on his term as mayor several years ago when i entered pubtic life in 1019 he said the town had dirt roads there was no waterworks system and i used to lie awake at night wonder ing about what would happen if the fire bell rang and we bad no water to fight the fire he said he was proud to have been a member of a council which was far- sighted enough to incur a debt for a waterworks system which had helped to make georgetown what it is to day and which was giving a service which contrasted favourably in quali ty and charges with any municipali ty in ontario t mr dale concluded with the state ment that he believed the 1641 coun cil had all done a flue job and should all be returned to office brown blasts former ntgttt const he nominee tor council in ward 3 ex- reeve norman brown confined his remarks to a vindication of his stand dismissing the former night con stable he had evidence that since leaving georgetown the former night constable had been charged in lon- ooh with a serious offence and also that vancouver police were on his trail for deserting a wife and family tn vancouver art speight last speaker lost speaker of the evening was mr a r speight a nominee lor hydro commissioner mr speigh said he did not believe he would stand for election as his duties as president of the board of trade were taking afl his time regarding sewage system he pointed out the need of a survey map for the town and urged that this be given immediate consideration emi btoby or omiaixm john henry ouuer in an article i the american weekly with this sunday deo 8 issue of the de troit sunday times tells how aesops famous 040000 highball set the fashion for fabulous characters who have tossed away fortunes in prodigal splurges for the delight of their own strangely thwarted cgaea get the detroit sunday times gibl gtjtde news by doryne mulholland the guide cookie day convened by lieut moyer was a wonderful suc cess we are very grateful to mr and mrs robb for allowing us to make their store our headquarters and to all those who bought our cookies we say a big thank you shirley harrison won the selling contest by disposing of 78 packets of cookies t that meant a lot of hard work and we will all enjoying seeing tier wear the girl guide ring which is being ordered for her prize con gratulations shirley i the runner- up will be announced next week owing to commencement work the ghs aulde3 were unable to stay for the full meeting on nov 2id the public school girls and working girls were present in good numbers alter learning to make a packers knot uie patrols had a parcelwrap ping team race the bluebirds led by patrol second joyce bedell were the victors the recruits wwe given instruction by lieut anderson in preparing for their tenderfoot test next week in our mail bag the salvation army brampton ont the georgetown herald dear sir v- the returns for the red shield home front appeal drive for the brampton district are now complete and i thought you would be interest ed in knowing that the people of geor getown donated 31762 to ibis cause i would appreciate jit if you would be kind enough to convey our thrmkaj through the medium of our herald thanking you believe me to be sincerely yours ruth baddeley adjutant mrs wednesday decembeb 13th set as date for agricultural banquet sponsored by the esqueslng agricul tural society and the halton crop improvement association a banquet will be held wednesday december 13 in norval parish hall marking the elusion of a successful husking com eoaapstulon hold by the societies thirteen competitors took part in this competition which was held to ascertain whether husking com could be grown successfully in halton coun ty the competition has proved very successful and while the results are being held back until the banquet it is believed the average is around 70 bushels to the acre i in promoting this competition for the benefit of halton fanners the society believe they have started what may prove to be a new branch for the mixed farmer and at the same tune fulfill the purpose in a small way for whlsh the organization is formed the banquet is being arranged to bring the compeutiors and others in terested together to discuss the pos sibilities of growing and husking corn and to hear some outstanding speak ers on the subject slides and a short program will also be given and mr k carroll 8upt of the pairs as sociation will be present the norval womens institute are catering for the dinner and tickets which are limited can be procured from the secretary or any member of the society clerks notice of first posting of voters list auction sale in ebqtjbsetig township voter lists 1044 municipality of georgetown county of halton notice is hereby given that 1 have complied with section 8 of the voters lists act and that i have posted up at my office at georgetown on the 23rd day of november 1044 the list of all persons entitled to vote in the said municipality at the municipal elections and that such list remains there for inspection and i hereby call upon all voters to take immediate proceed ings to have any errors or omissions corrected according to law the last day for appeal being the 14th day of de cember 1044 p b harrison dc 6 cleric town of georgetown auction sale pereheron horses durham cattle sheep tractor threshing machine implement hay and feed the undersigned has received in structions from thomas b douglas to sell by public auction at his farm lot 4 concession 9 township of es- queslng on v fbidsyt december bth 1044 at 1 o clock the following horses 1 pereheron mare 4 yrs pereheron gelding s yrs l pereh eron mare 9 yrs cleanlegged wagon type cows brindle cow bred nov milking full flow durham cow calf at side not bred durham heifer bred in aug milking hereford heifer bred in july milking durham heifer not bred 11 choice durham and hereford steers about 1000 lbs hereford bull 2 yrs old 2 veal calves sheep and pios 18 choice shrop shire ewes 4 choice shropshire ewe lambs purebred shropshire ewe york sow with 13 choice pigs ready to wean poulrttry 00 rock pullets choice flaying 100 white sussex yearold hens laying grain hay and straw 40 tons mixed lucerne and timothy hay tons mostly lucerne hay 1 stack timo thy threshings l stack long wheat straw 0 tons oat and wheat straw shredded 400 bus banner oats suit able lor seed 200 bus oats barley buckwheat mixed 150 bus barley 50 bus fall wheat 10 bus lucerne seed tractor and equipment m h 101 jr twin power tractor on rub ber as good as new mjb 2furrow plow as good as new grain chopper 10 plae double disc drive belt for chopper cultivator sawyermassey grain thresher size 2648 with clover redeaner attachments shredder high grain elevator extension straw pipe and heavy drive belt this machine is in al shape and was now 3 years ago and has done no custom work farm implements m h grain vnder mcd mower dane hay load er turnip drill t a manure spreader dump rake cockshutt fer tilizer grain drill new hoe grain drill land roller 3 drum hay tedder 2 set seed harrows 4sectlon single- furrow riding plow oliver mh walk ing plow new 21 fleury walking plow fanning mill low truck wagon mw scales flat hay rack new light wagon lumber wagon and box cut ter bet of heavy sleighs buggy sei of light sleighs extension ladder rledric motors and emery odd lad ders oil barrels grain bags sacks bcufller colony house 14 x 10 new logging chains odd collars set of biukband harness forks hoes bars and other art cles too numerous muitlon terms cash settlement with clerk naj of sale no reserve as the proprietor has rented his farm and is giving inrming j a elliott auctioneer phone 155 r 21 milton f robinson clerk at the conclusion of his speech mr olbbons was questioned by cr orr aa to why the 1043 council if beuev- tng that money should be collected from groups of individuals had re lieved the bank of montreal the se- atmd largest corporation m canada of m00 yearly tax payment when the town purchased the municipal buqd tag a rather heated rtlsmsstrm jewed gibbons it is my opinion that the buddinf was on of the best oopetroct- ad m halton county and cheap at rev j moore speaks at north halton ministerial assoc the north halton ministerial as sociation met at the parsonage at baulnafad on monday afternoon nov 20th the president rev j moore of milton in the chair the rev f forsyth of waterloo was the guest of the association and spoke on the subject of tiie children in the church an interesting discussion followed the next meeting of the association will be held in april as it had been decided that it was not convenient to in the winter months the thanks of the gathering were tender ed to mr forsyth and also to the host rev a o election monday december 4th farm stock and implements the undersigned has received in structlons from p j baker and col g o brown at lot 17 7th line esqueslng to sell by public auction on thursday december 7th 1944 at 1 30 o clock the following horses bay horse 10 yrs bay horse 10 yrs cattle brindle cow 3 yrs due time of sale ayrshire cow 5 yrs bred apr 1st red cow 3 vrs bred in june holsteln and guernsey cow bred in aug holsteln and guernsey cow 7 yrs bred in june red heifer 11 months ayrshire hei fer 8 months roan heifer 6 months pios 3 purebred york sows 6 and 6 months york sow not bred pigs 2 months 1 pig 3 months harness peed and fowl new set of heavy breeching harness 2 horse collars 2 mows of good mix ed hay portable silo full of corn quantity of turnips about 160 bus of oats fit for seed about 76 bus of mixed grain 129 leghorn hens implements mh binder 0 ft cut mh mower 5tt ft cut oock- shutt 11 hoe drill drag cultivator a sections horse rake steel roller disc 4section harrows steel wheel truck wagon lumber wagon hay rack 31 fleury plow root pulper est of 1300 scales forks shovels wblffletrses and other small articles anker holth cream separator mbf- fatt tonne clearing directory f r watson pdjb itda tot t afternoon dr j burns holne dzntal 8hwkok xmat omrgotown founo 10 dr clifford red ljx djxu 410 open ertningi uitn start c imsduncb samoa n auto mndatonn o p roomy and mom stoouhofp eraacaaa kuuuuauuira phono lisw or monuments poujock a ingham inspect our jvork in greenwood laroy dal kc mn sybil oaxvsnta baa nielsen the crropraotor dr s e magwood 11 ondoe dut d dork offloo ond ibo anr mnhrtpol btdldfcc m tao mt- oor at kohl ond hm lll oakvhxe monument work w 1 kenneth m ijmgilii bonttv sobouor kotoir pohu pint mortgage money to loon office gregory tlieetre bug tnu street pbane ob georgetown j a willoughby wukougnby j- arm agency head office toronto 166 yonge street ad0006m largest and oldest in canada established forty years consult our active city depart ment for that home in the city tom hewson b your local representative auction sale of farm farm stock and implements the undersigned has received in structions from erwln brothers to sell by auction at lot 21 bth line esqueslng north of georgetown on friday december 1st 1944 at l o clock horses bay horse 12 yrs brown horse 10 yrs cattle orad shorthorn oow yrs calf at foot grade shorthorn cow 6 yrs calf at foot grade short horn cow 8 yrs bred maroh 21st grade shorthorn cow 3 yrs bred apr 1st grade shorthorn cow 3 yrs bred may 19th grade shorthorn cow 7 yrs bred may 23rd grade shorthorn cow 8 yrs milking well grade shorthorn ow 3 yrs fat ode ayr shire cow 3 yrs calf at foot ode ayr shire cow 6 yrs milking well 4 short keep steers 4 steers 18 months steers 6 months dual shorthorn bull 3 yrs implementsmh binder 0 ft cut mjl mower 6 ft cut if h drill 11 hoes 113 steel roller mh cultivator m h rake maxwell disc mcoormlck deering team souf- fler set of sloop sleighs truck wag gon and hay rack lumber wagon and box buggy cutter set of harrows fleury no 77 plow wukm- bon wo t plow bag truck renfrew scales turnips drill sis rp engme pump sok sat of aungs fork iso ft bay rope 1 sets of a c n r timetable daylight saving time going bast 701 am passenger and mall 10j0 sm passenger aad mall 7jq pm pasamgar sunday only ml am pasaenger dairy 9m am this tratn w fo the flyer but now st gotno west passenger and mall 840 am pmssenger bat only us pm paasengsr deny aaospt saturday and sunday ftjb pm daily sxotpt sunday 7j pa peais tiger sundays only 1l8s pm dairy oodfo tionth radio repairing we specialize in this work 1 teen 1 j sanfordson frank fetch licensed auotionebb prompt service phone 301 oozgotown po box 413 qualified oonsbtterji for better class foundation garments reasonably priced anyone wishing a fitting or further information phone sb or call at the house mrs w mendham guelph st georgetown springs vice forks shovels chains whlfnetrees neckyokes etc lumber dairy utensils quantity of 4 x 4 pine scantling quantity of pine joists 16 ft long cream separator good as new milk palls milk strainer haftneab set of heavy team har ness set of plow harness set of single h 4 horse oouars fbbd about so ton of good hay about 800 bus of oats about 100 bus of whe about is ton of turnips tbs pahu consisting of b0 aorat mora or less 4 acres of bush spring m bosh balance workable good bank barn drrrtng shed and nump houas hydro available 1ms is a food farm gray coacb lines timetable now ln bfps90t daylight saving time leavb gjdobcjmtiowir fob tottofcto lim m 9j4 ajn ut ut pun b 10o fob umx r loje ojn ru mm 1 uonao ouipjn- 450 pjn xo ilm nm bdb a onky- x lt oooton 4oftr to k- ohonor atm and au y lb aumanor to stratford o cl in good shape less than kmttc from the town of ge w1xl bo offered subject to reserve bid qsual te and conditi of sale terms op ntfiftfirn ftsatl no res as the proprietors an sa poar health and are grrmg up fana- lng art bantoa clerk