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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wedneaday june 13 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy hughes cleaver wins halton seat for liberals the weather by h u hutt the cool weather sttll continue away on in june and bloom is last ing unusually long on spring flowers xt was our privilege to see one of tho most colorful iris gardens we hav ever seen last week down at bjuxds- ton but that is in the banana belt of canada where vegetation is a week earlier than up here this coming week will see the iris at their beet here and we found they were no earlier at toronto following are the reoors for last week kins street residents seek relief from smoke nuisance sewage system and queen st paving come in for discussion oatrander boulevard approved by council the regular monthly meeting of georgetown council was held in the kunldnal building on tuesday june 6th with mayor harold cleave presid ing reeve k r maodonald and councillors bradley orr mcgllvray lyons and thompson present a deputation of practically all re- aidente on king st in the clay pro ducts district waited on council in regard to the smoke nuisance caused by smoke from the kilns at george town clay products ltd the deputa tion had appeared before the town p an several previous occasions the town had taken action against the company about three years ago and a decision was handed down hi court in favour of the company the residents of that district are still not satisfied with this decision and are pressing the council umoostlnto the matter further the were of the opinion that the clay product co had taken no step onl their own ac count to try and lessen t smoke nuis ance which was not only annoying but waa lowering the value of their pro perty council felt that while they appre ciated having this industry m town they did not feel that the duaeus in that district should be subjected to this smoke nuisance and they would do all in their power to have this re medied if the company did not co operate in the matter k m langdon presented a plan on behalf of mr and mrs billiard oatrander and asking council to ap prove the opening up of a stavdtvlsion of 16 building lots to be known as oatrander boulevard the ostranders have given the town some ten eleven feet along durham to widen the roadway to a required width and the town would be c to buod a roadway through the centre of the boulevard and supply the necessary conveniences such as light and water when the lots were built on council appreciated the fact that these were suitable lots and that in all probability would be bajlt on shortly aa tfale would mean extra revenue to the town in taxation the plan was given ap proval by bylaw the town solicitor suggested that a bylaw also be prepared in hiring the engineer to make the compiled map of the town and this was done the contract was let to mr p e bow- quclpfa at a cost of 1500 00 again prime minister it is expected that it will take two years to complete the map which will then be registered a number of hospital accounts were dealt with and the clerk instructed to contact the parties concerned regard to payment a letter from the liquor control board of ontario gave the towns share of the liquor authority tax as 375 96 the reeve asked tor the council s opinion toward a county assessor so that he might report to the county council at their next meeting it the unanlmious opinion that we tain the same system of assessing as m the past assessor w o marshall will attend the assessors convention to be held in niagara falls this week considerable discussion centered around the resurfacing of queen st since the last council meeting the sewage engineer had changed his plans in regard to the sewers on queen st should his plans require the sewer to come down the centre of queen st if was felt that the road should not be resurfaced some members of coiin ell felt that sewage might be two or thre- yeara away yet and that some thing should be done at once it wax however left over until further word could be obtained from the sewage en slneer the waterworks supt reported that the new water line in the park which is being built to supply water at the grandstand and cattle pens was progressing nicely the erection of a new rail fence in the park will also be made shortly council felt that we have a park to proud of and that some i were in line the matter of repairs to the old town hall was also brought up es pecially the repairing or removing of the bell tower which one councillor auggested a good wind would blow over council were more or less agreed to make repairs if labor could be found to do the job the iode were given permission to bold a tag day on june 23d the girls pipe band allowed to hold a carnival on main 8t on june 25th ad the ffci legion granted use of the park on august mb tnt hydro etoctrie qrstem was continued on back pag date h and u rain temp fall tuea june 5 58 40 wed june 8 m 38 sa tburs june 1 87 is fri june 8 to 30 sat june 9 71 40 sun june 10 60 45 45 mon june 11 7 m 700 attend opening lacrosse game at norval mrc an estimated crowd of 700 attended the opening lacrosse game at norval on tuesday june 5th when a strong brampton team edged the norvalltes by a 7 5 score to win the evenings nonours it was the official opening of t he noval memorial recreation centre planned for the youth of the com munity and dedicated to the young men and women from the district who are serving in the armed forces georgetown girls pipe band were on hand with their usual first rate music and rev j l self was chair man for the brief program which pre ceded the match one minutes sil ence was observed and the last post played by oeorge burrows brampton goalie who is a member of the rc ap the chairman then introduced jack worthy secretary of the ojla dr w p mclean and dick blain all for mer brampton lacrosse stars who made short speeches and nels robin son president of the norval athletic association who pointed out further improvements needed in the park and said he hoped further donations would be addea tolhe ateljnrene7wlbhgrt theji tags from the community the official faoeoff saw dr mc lean and dick blain with nels ro binson as referee the game then got underway with norval off to a fast start tallying three goals in the first four minutes brampton got back tnro of these before the quarter ended and at half time were leading 43 the game ended 75 for the brampton- ions at the end of the second period there was a ball throwing contest for boys under 16 russ pendley and bill reld being winners the norval team is entered in a 6- team peel county league other teams being brampton caledon inglewood nortonille and cheltenham through out june home games will be played in norval every tuesday night coached by jerry kendall the line up on tuesday was goal fred keyes defence doug raine rev self rover jim burton centre joe schertzl homes nick ferrt ollle burton alternates jtm clafe hartley ca meron wllf ralne archie campbell milt burrows clark lyons bob davis social and personal halton member for ten years gets 668 majority in county government returned to office in dominion result of mondays federal election the liberal government of prime m king was returned to office complete returns will not be known until the service vote is tallied but indications are that the liberal will hold about 117 seats a few abet of an overall majority the proges- slve conservatives under john bracken captured about 67 seats bo form the official opposition in halton county hughes cleaver liberal member for the past ten years was reelected with a majority of 96f over his closest rival allan nicholson conservative candidate mr cleaver led in all but three of the county municipalities glen wil liams voted a liberal majority for th first time on record while oakvlus burlington and nelson township wen the opposition strongholds complete county results are as fol lows brown cleaver nicholson 86 589 446 321 906 061 10t 643 590 84 530 390 201 896 1033 108 840 630 83 481 305 263 966 981 218 1096 904 rt hon w l mackenzie king canadas wartime prime minister william lyon mackenzie king whose liberal government was returned to power in canada on monday for another term of office halls majority 1071 as halton t rovincial results tabulated pinal fives net available aa service vote suh awaited provincial vote to county over mm heavier than in 1143 complete tabulation of the halton county vote in the provincial elec tion june 4 as received from wm mcdowell of georgetown return ing officer show stanley hall pro gressiveconservative member of the last ontario legislature outdistancing mrs mary pettlt liberal candidate by 1071 votes than that of aug 4th 1943 a total of 14544 votes being cast as compared with 11399 the increased vote was shared by the two old parties with the ocp showing a sharp decline in county support 1943 results were hall pc 4433 blakelock l 3596 wilkinson oop 3381 poster ind 111 locally the same trend prevailed conservatives and liberals showing an increased total with oop losing complete final figures will not be available until at least a weeks time when the service vote is received pol- lowing are the totals for halton coun ty hall millward pettit acton burlington georgetown milton oakvllle esqueaing nissagaweya nelson trafalgar advance pou 431 1004 643 403 1064 672 314 hughes cleaver reelected liberal up fo halton 215 489 197 180 467 198 133 290 387 2555 0 3555 416 hall mwward pettlt ward 1 109 46 14f ward 2 128 37 117 ward 3 77 59 119 314 133 381 ted smith and victor grey- goose home from service two more georgetown soldiers ar rived home from overseas last wed end in the persona of onr edwin h tajcen prisoner at dieppe after lng wounded in both legs gnr was released from german camp sta- iag 9c in april his parents mr and mrs g d smith moved to their home on main street georgetown from orlllla after he went overseas in au- gust 1941 with the rca he origin ally enlisted in 1040 with the grey and simcoe foresters we have been unable to contact the fatnllj of dvr oreygoose but hope to have full particulars for next weeks issue rebekahs hold installation 5459 a 5462 the oeorgeton vote by wards was as follows hall millward pettlt ward 1 i 126 80 130 ward 3 368 89 197 ward 3 249 19 133 643 197 480 esqueslng township gave a liberal majority and a very light oop vote hau millward prtut ward 1a 4s 1 3 ward ib a 44 91 ward 9a at a m ward 2b si 8 41 ward 3 n m 123 ward 4 79 90 109 ward 5a m is h ward 63 17 98 ward c 1s9 43 113 673 196 713 only other manlctpabty to show a ltberal majority was kaaaagaweym township where tnt voting snowed there were sixty five members of verdun rcbekah lodge no 184 att ended the regular meeting last tues- da evening june 5th a carload from hamilton was also present the rebekah degree was conferred on tour new candidates by the local lodge n a very creditable manner there a ere twenty six members on the tam and the main charges were exceptionally well given by the noble grariq mrs myrtle dron vice grand mrs lillian ritchie chaplain mrs w mcndham junior past noble gr and mrs vivian arnold assisting at the piano were mrs dora petch pian ist and mrs lucy peller soloist the new members received into the order were mrs james dobble mrs gordon king mrs g oavanagh and miss bessie white at the conclusion of lodge a delic ious lunch was served by groups 1 and 2 with mrr- w marshall and mrs w mendham convenors in our mail bag 1940 preeman ontario june 9 dee sir through your paper please convey to my friends sincere thanks for the kindness shown me in the recent election campaign and their vote an june 4th tours truly mary s petttt mrs oeorge allen moved to 1 chener this week where mr allan 1 secured a new position prior to the recess during the sum mer months st george s wa held meeting at the home of the presi dent mrs fred laws last wednesday afternoon 23 members were present and under the direction of mrs jack ivlcmenemy a bale was packed for the the indian school mrs gordon brown gave an interesting reading on wales and tea was served by the hos tess on monday june 4th at a special lssembly the teachers who are leav ing were presented with gifts as a re membrance from georgetown high school miss peebles mr carpenter and mr matthews were each present ed wloh two books then miss fair- barn was presented with a table lamp craig alexander president of the student council was chairman at the ssembly a number of ladles from knox church attended the annual sectional meeting of toronto presbyterial w m which was held this year in union presbyterian church a good program was given with mrs w l dick mil ton and mrs dr qulnn and mrs moynan toronto special speakers sgt and mrs armand swaokbamer and baby son jimmle of mountain view are visiting mr and mrs e b swackhamer and mrs herbert- erwin we are sorry to learn that mrs pred harrison is 111 in toronto gen eral hospital where she underwent a serious operation mrs jesse brandtord had an un fortunate accident on saturday when she slipped on a loose rug and frac tured her collarbone ralph hansen it to be congratula ted on having passed his 2nd year exams at sps toronto tjniversltiy miss betty grant has accepted position on the staff of arthur high school where she will specialise in french and music mr and mrs charles gilbert and son nell of toronto are visiting mr and mrs arthur reeve ven woo thompson attended the centenlary service and confirm ation service at st lukes church palermo on tuesday evening miss elma king of ayr former united church cholrleader here spent a day last week at the home of miss hilda erwin mr and mrs walter carpenter en acton burlington georgetown milton oakviue nassagaweya nelson trafalgar 153 6965 0387 georgetown which gave stan wt a majority of 183 over his liberal op ponent in the provincial action a week ago helped to return hughes cleaver as liberal mj in the federal election with a 44 vote majority over the conservative candidate results of mondays vote in george town were browne cleaver nicholson ward 1 town hall 13 90 m ward 2 town hall 8 90 at ward 3 public library 10 ward 4 public library ward 6 braisbys ward 6 hornbys 10 174 10t 1s1 principal for cbe past three yean is taking a new position in chatham in the pall mrs w sahli and mr and mrs leslie sahll of toronto visited friends in town last saturday opi and mrs bob bridges are visit ing in town with her parents mr and mrs alex kean opl bridges is on furlough from the roaf station at moncton nb mr thomas lake of toronto spent a few days in town recently at the home of his sister mrs a h peller mr c e mccrelght of windsor is visiting in town at the home of mrs a tost queen st mr o j whitmee of roseland is visiting with relatives in town l3cw prances boffin stationed at no 1 ktfl toronto spent the week end in town with her parents mr and mrs p b coffin we are sorry to report that e a kid ingram proprietor of the green lonttem restaurant brampton and former district supervisor for do minion stores suffered a heart at tack last week and is in peel mem orial hospital mr ingram took 111 while occupying his chair as council lor at a meeting of brampton council on june 5th miss shirley porter of the toronto general hospital spent last tuesday with miss mary paul miss mary paul nuraemtrainlng bx toronto general hospital has re turned to toronto after soendlng a threejweek vacation in georgetown and brockvilie mr and mrs john dawson and terry and mr and mrs d q h wright of toronto were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs ken mc millan mr and mrs ken wiv md joyce who were so successful in the horse shows at several fall fairs last year have made an early start this season on may 36 at hamilton the mcmillans secured l second three 101 043 on the results in georgetown are on s prauel with the 1940 elections when toa twoman contest mr cleaver do- y qpnaerratttw fjuih oaktlttb hy a maq of 4a votes la g us votes were oast in the 1940 election compared with 1943 on monday oof support in georgetown drop ped by 98 votes from the recent pro vincial election with candidate oar- lyle o browne receiving only 101 votes it was a coincidence that both pro vincial and federal for the progressheoanaervattre parly re ceived exactly the same number of votes 643 in both elections in aflf getown which would indicate thai t drop in ocf support and the ed vote both favoured the liberals the local vote on was 1343 compared with 1300 previous week a comparison of local party in the two elections shows the lowing provincial june 4643 460 federal june ii 643 599 1st 101 county horse show at stratford june eth two 1st a sseond two srda and three 4ua oh jane 9th at huts- btnafa hone snow they had a good j showing with three 1st one 2nd 1 3rds and one 4th the last two rebekah work 1 ings have been held at the hom of mrs win anderson and mrs j rett the usual quota of work was com pleted followed by a social half how and cup of tea mr and mrs john lane and sosj leonard of burlington were vtsttora on saturday with mr and mrs vtaa sinclair sunday visitors at the home were mr and mrs j h dennys and mr and mrs harold robbfns and baby son all of dirt mrs 0 j patton of toronto and law marlon patton were visitors tfcs week with mrs pattons sister un x r cave law patton has bean stat ioned in winnipeg with the roaf tl is en route to a new posting at moos- ton nb engagement noticc mr and mrs john nstidet wmta to announce the engagement of taste daughter mazy kuaa pjsnfcaj to mr vernon hashes atkinson onb 3rds and one 4th and at the perth son of the rev and un u k a 4vvrat oka en la a u uruon uuidfc ontario marriag gt tot pto at sac pnatartan amah onpwk july ttbat i ottnfc