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the georgetown herald wednesday novemebr 28th 1945 vote for sleeve council monday for acclamation for mayor cleave for third term two candidates lor the reeveahlp and a total of ten candidates for i council in the three wards have quail- had lor election next nrtrfy as a nivh of the nomination meeting held last friday in the library or thos lyons is opposing reeve k r mao- donald for the position otgeorge- toera representative on county coun cil in ward 1 exmayor joseph gibbons will run against the present ootmcfnors garfield moguvray and wm p tfaompaon while in ward s there is a field of four newcomers thee eason jr oorey herrlngton jim ritchie and t l leslie in ward 3 or sid orr wlu be opposed by james ooocbet and bruce macken- ale town clerk p b harrison presided at the meeting which had a very small representation of ratepayers kl was first to speak and be dealt with county matters which affected georgetown particularly the hiring of a county assessor which he opposed but which was nevertheless voted in the reeve also gave the ciitfctses tax bate letter to the edior georgetown ontario 21st november 1946 the editor oeorgetown herald oeorgetown ont dear sir the only nominee for council who j the problem of whf our return- took advantage of the open session at- i lng veterans is a most serious one with ter committee reports was joseph us and indeed it seems as if we had gibbons who said he was seeking of- 1 come to the end of our tether we are again appealing to the dusens of georgetown to help us to find accom- flce as a councillor in ward 1 he questioned the mayors statement about a low tax rate and pointed out tfaat the government grant for schools had resulted in a saving of 14 mills this year and that the tax rate while appearing to drop had actually been raised eight mills in 1944 without any large outstanding municipal expendi tures he reminded or orr of his criti cism at last years nomination meet ing of the towns purchase of the municipal bunding during mr gib bons term asmayor and said that or orrvname appeared on a reso lution baying the building was not for sale when he mr gibbons offer ed to buy it this year mr gibbons said that if elected he would do his best to see that a board of education elected by the ratepay- masonic funeral for george dobson prominent citizen t death came suddenly to one of georgetowns beatknown and best- loted citizens at 6 30 pan lost friday when mr george dobson suffered a heart attack during the supperhour ond passed away almost instantly the late mz dobson had been in 111 health for several years but bore bis c sufferings with true christian spirit and always had a cheery word for his host of acquaintances in town born in mchiu county leitrim ire- latod 4ft years ago he was a son of the late mr and mrs robert dobson coming to canada in 122 he was employed in toronto for two years with the toronto suburban railway came to georgetown as station- master in 1924 in 1933 he was mar ried in toronto to fane lormex alice dhompaon of belfast ireland of late years he had been employed when health permitted in the insur ance office of mr elmer c thompson surviving are his wife and two eleanor smith jennette hore t5 r lk amateur finals modation for these men and their families by making any unused space they have available i a number of people have said it is true i have some unused spaee in home and i would bvglad to make it available to a veteran but for one thing what happens if i get an un satisfactory tenant under present regulations it is almost impossible to get rid of him i have to give stzjdaughters isobel and mary at home a months notice and that accenting to my understanding is not always very effective this need not be entirely correct there is a section section is of the wartime prices and trade board order no 394 which leaves an open door subsection c says that landlord may recover possession road report for or clifford bradley oow a resident of brto snow mwvjl sehwb board was big item last year totalling at- tote on monday most 000 while over 3000 had been pent on necessary sidewalk repairs increased population and i of new streets had required the services of two new men on town work cttes lew tax bate mayor harold cleave next on the j platform dealt in a general way with town affairs he pointed out that at j present the tax rate is the lowest it has been in 3s years with debenture debt dropping all the time the latter however will be augmented next year when the new sewage system is sche duled for installation he took pride hi the growth of the town now num bering over 3800 and lauded the work of the board of trade and the newly- formed oeorgetown recreational council the mayor promised that something would be done in the spring in pub lic recognition of the gallant work of local men overseas and praised dtt- aens for their outstanding support of the last vltory loan sewage instshattao now or orr giving his financial report indicated a cash surplus of about gmwo for a yesxend estimate the debenture debt at the end of the year wlu be 60000 mostly for waterworks he advocated immediate insfcallauon of sewerage saying that while labour might be cheaper later on debentures could now be floated at 8 and compared with 5 water debentures would result in a saving of 56000 this was more money than the whole cost of the labour involved praise firemen and chief or mcguvray in his report on plre water and light praised the fire bri gade for their excellent work and al so spoke highly of the police force be gave a general picture of what the 1946 council had done taken the sewage vote laid new sidewalks a map of the town being compiled new subdivision opened up and extensions made to water mains he said be was running again in ward 1 which he had tried to serve to the best of his ability for the two past years contests reereahlp or lyons announced his intention of contesting the reereshlp after se ven years on council in ids report on property he spoke of the new fence t the park and pointed to a 1500 item in the road report for oil and gravel which he thought could be considerably reduced by hard sur facing more streets he thought ac tion on sewerage installation should be dependent on whether the final es timate is much in excess of the pre- bmlcary report or thompson said that his oom- tittee work had been wen covered fay previous speakers and said that be was again seeking office m ward 1 era would replace the present tyftemlthe accommodation in accordance wh oi an elected public school and an ap- j the law of the province if the tenant is in possession under a lease for a term certain of five t or voting am take place next mon day with the polls open from 9 am until 7 pjn polling places sxe as fol lows ward 1 town han ward thos grieves home ward 3 munici pal building made on or after october 1st 1943 sister isobel mrs simpson belfast and four brothers william dublin robert mohul bar herbert dobson chicago hl sod edward with rap in tp a private funeral sendee conducted by bis brother was held on monday afternoon followed by a public service at the mcclure funeral home in charge of bis pastor rev r o todd a profusion of lovely flowers bore sil ent tribute to the fond place he oc cupied in the hearts of the towns people at the graveside in green- bev j b harrington special speaker at the open meet ing of the bible society in the united church last wednesday was rev j 8 harrington the weather over two hundred were turned away at the door of the gregory on mon day when the theatre was filled to ca pacity for the third and final ama teur show sponsored by georgetown lions club in two previous hrnilyy night shows junior and senior win ners had been choserrto compete for the 68 offered in prise money lion chief clarence benham wm chairman for the show on monday with jack thompson once more finine the master of ceremo post judge weregordod vlvlfui and cecil obhm qfbrampton and bruce mcker of milton and they had a difficult task for every entry was of grade a cali bre topping the senior group was hea- nor smith tap dancer with jean blair vocalist hugo tapp pianist and geraldine kendall vocalist tot- loving in that order junior winner was jeanette hore ox brampton with marlene buidd and diane hillock second donna burrows brampton 3rd and evatonne smith fourth all these young ladles were tap dancers and pupils of miss gert rude cam entertainment during the jadgtua was provided by irene mitchell mar and alf sutton who also acted a accompanists gertrude cain and jeam blair prided that this clause shall only woptoemvteryt afeaonic funeral eer- hornby the hornby parish of the anglican church has secured the rev h leigh- pink who is a licentiate of theology as rector his duties will begin on sunday december 2nd and wdl in clude the ngt churches in horn by norval and stewarttown he has previously served at shanty bay hanlaas point toronto and nobel and has been editorlnchlef of the canadian churchman an w j church paper we wish him every success hi his work amongst us mr fred robertson has sold his house and lot to mr john clayson of toronto as for our sick folks mrs edward brlgden is quite well again and stm at the borne of her son murray nd mrs brlgden mrs william baoey has letumed to her home and is well again mr james bailey is about the same mr john ford is slightly bet ter and mr john king has aq bat recovered from bis recent attack of shingles on sunday november lath united churches welcomed the a o w foreman of bellrnafad to their pulpits the pastor rev fred alnsworth was in churchill preaching the anniversary sermons man had supper with sir and mrs vvllmer thompson of the hornby tore and post office the woman s association of the homby united church had a two- day quilting bee at the home of mrs cliff wrigglesworth during the early part of last week at the last meeting of the bethel yjtj tom alderson was elected rep resentative to the official board oi the hornby charge lois merry sang a patriotic solo dear land of home to trie tune flnlandla mrs emerson ford told the story of the man without a country mr alnsworth gave the second talk on church mem bership qames were played and the meeting dosed at about 1030 pjbl about 36 were present there wm be a special speaker and this friday apply to the first such lease made la any period of twelve months this means roughly that if a land lord makes an agreement to rent for five months or leas with a tenant ha can get rid of that tenant under the normal process of law as if there was no wartime prices and trade board noneviction regulations people be fore committing themselves to a long term agreement can protect themsel ves under this particular subsection we feel this should be widely publicis ed in tin community our present to secure on- used space la only to cover the em ergency period five months bousing this winter would be a godsend many veterans it will get them over the hard months of whiter d al low them more time to arrange for other housing when materials and labour will be more readily available anyone who will do this much for those who did so much for should write or call the georgetown rehabilitation council offices at rear of municipal building upstairs hours tuesdays and fridays b to i pjn and fridays 3 to 4 pjn or get in touch with the undersigned at the post office gordon oousens tioe was conducted by w bro ross thompson master of credit lodge assisted by vw bro w g o thompson chaplain of the lodge pallbearers were six fellowmasons walter t evans walter lawaon fred mcnauy o w mcltntock alex kean and fred armstrong prominent in masonic circles mr dobson was a past master of credit lodge aj tfc am no 210 gro and a past z of halton chapter r a m no 234 grc as well as being secretary of the latter for a number of years he was an active member of georgetown united church and served on the board of stewards thcchurch be was also a member of coronation lodge no 312 lojl toronto by el hutt and winter came at last the i ground is frozen hard which puts an end to garden operations for the year i unless it might be to rake up a few more leaves and cover lightly tender plants against alternate freezing and thawing for we are getting now and then a bright sunny day and then a lew dark and cloudy ones this is the tj we can take time to cad an some of our friends or enjoy a friendly book from now on till spring our efficient librarian win see us oftener here are the local weather records date h and l predpl- temp tatton tues nov 20 34 26 wed nov 21 36 20 tftiurs nov 22 32 24 at prl nov 33 37 3v sat dec 34 si 30 or now sun nov 36 33 m mon nov 36 34 33 welcome home georgetown rehabilitation council ot jack armstronc m us retirement as coancfqor for ward due to pr of business said he bad enjoyed his two terms on coanefl and paid tribute to the town clerk and pouce force for theiroooperahon with w h kentoer r for the hydro obmnriedbn said the demand for acrrtot bad increased so rapidly 1 hen to be pro- of tbjboo wffll birth notice maowood dr and mrs 8 mag- wood nee peggy adams wish to announce the birth of their son peter stuart on tuesday november 20th at peel memorial hospital brampton death notices redd at her home in glen allan on friday november 23rd 1945 sarah matilda mckane beloved wife the late timothy held dobson at his borne mill street georgetown on friday november 1945 george dobson beloved hui band of alice a thompson and dear father of isobel and mary we card op tbank8 wish to extend our heartfelt and appreciation for the acts of kindness messages of sympathy and beautiful floral offerings received from kind friends and neighbours during our recent bereavement mrs george dobson and girls csm david bowman third district man to win mm third georgetown man to win the military medal obm david bowman la receiving the ttaa of friends for this recognition of ids gal lant service with the canadian army overseas news of the award came in a letter to his wife from ottawa last week the fan text of which col- iowa it is with much pleasure that i write you on behalf of the m f national defence and members of the army council to congratulate yon and tyy of your ffuir on the honour and distinction which has to your husband osm david bowman uixuucb the award to tain of tlw mdttary mortal in of ohm bowman returned home 1 month aboard the new amsterdam now di latged from tfbe arsis has resumed bis former employment with harleykay ltd he went o seas m june 1941 with the la scots transferred to the saskaloob light infantry he served m bkfly italy france belgium holland and germany mrs bowman is the for mer edith francis and they have two children barbara and david other holders of the military medal are tpr thomas dickenson of mow arttown and tpr fred s son both of whom bare ntnxnod to an the co horace btyth a home after nearly three years ov erseas to greet his wife and a little daughter sharon whom he saw for the first time is dpi horace blyth of the lome scots horace returned to canada on the queen elizabeth arr iving in georgetown last thursday morning cpl blyth enlisted with the toronto scottish regiment on july 20 1942 but after reaching england he was transferred to the lome scots and has served with them ever since cpl blyth saw service in france b holland and germany pte david weeds pte dave woods was georgetown serviceman to home on the queen elisabeth woods went overseas with the lome soots in 1942 later transferring to the royal regiment of canada he ser ved in belgium hfiiifft md germany cpl woods married the former roth miller they have one son keith before enlisting dave was employed in the bakellte department of smith stone ltd recreation council recruits juvenile midget hodceyists at a meeting held in the municipal building last wednesday it was decid ed by the hockey committee of the georgetown recreational council to have district boys interested in play ing midget and juvenile hockey tins winter to report to the town ball ob prday evening november 30th jt the purpose of signing contracts the committee reported that a ten tative schedule had been drawn 9x1 and the board of parks mnnssjs ment would be approached wrth view to the- use of the arena on tdsv- days and fridays after school ixalnv day nights and saturday morntojs a number of men will be approacsl- ed and asked to serve as coaches fldt the teams necessary equipment brat been ordered and all signs point t a good season of hookey hat young folk a 16 donation has been received by the argarumtlon from verdun re bekah lodge a o mcbrtde iy made convenor for boxing and bat stiver convenor for tftri ft also hoped to get a badminton 1 organized in town this winter social and personal mr corey henington president of the ontario poultry confederation is judging at the owen sound poultry show this week dr j bateman and mrs bateman sr of montreal attended the funeral oi the latemr george dobson on monday visitors with mr and mrs j d oodfrey this week were their nephew cpl andrew douglas and mrs doug las of rochester michigan cpl douglas has just returned from ser vice in the philippines with the am erican mechanized cavalry little barbara fmlay daughter of mr and mrs stan flnlay celebrated i her second birthday last saturday with a party at which the following children with their mothers were guests hsel matson brampton judy bonathan and bonnie carolyn biehn paulene watson lymxand monty hyde and stephen baa i st georges choir gathered at the home of the choirmaster and organist mr and mrs w f bratbeyrtsst bun- day evening to honour a faithful choir- member mrs gordon brown who fs leaving georgetown for england on tuesday on behalf of the choir archdeacon w g o thompson pres ented mrs brown with a sequin trim- brown will travel to kn gland on empress of scotland ontario imperial yets meet the imperial section of the cana dian legkm held its quarterly meeting in the local legion hall on sunday nov 18th most branches in ontario were represented by visiting delegates including tbe dominion and provin cial presidents a parade was held to the cenotaph led by the lome scots band and the dominion p placed a wreath in memory of im perials who lost their uvea in the war ven w o o thompson oharplaln of georgetown branch read the prayers after the parade j murphy im perial president of y u0 thank ed all those saristtng to the parade and before frf the meal lng asked all comrades to remember obka wm carney who passed away the previous friday nlghx ttw gavel was banded jio the provincial president who thank ed mayor cleave for tarnlas ont on the parade also president s p chap man for the use of the noma the la med handbag expr at the same dies for refreshments served and the time the regret all felt at mrs browns band mayor oteave departnre a pleasant social time and official wetooma from bible society open meeting rev j s harrington gave englng address at the opfb meeting of the bible society in us united church last wednesday nav lng rev harrington is a grasdaxav tnlaw of the late canon v a 0meara second rector of st oeergaw anglican church oeorgetown wl son born in georgetown later came pr of wycuffe university of toronto the late can on omeara was at one ume nnawow- ary to the indians on manrtouttn bf land where be was the translator of the bible into the ottbway tonsyss one of the great challenges faefdf the ohuroh today said mr ton la the replacement of th 1 the ravaged lands of enron the displaced people farul 4f wen is the tremendous increase at the number of people who are abts to read in the last few years anv dons of people m india and afrjoft- particularly bare learned to read be cause of the sbnpuned script iuisbt ed by missionaries because of loat wages no profttfnaldns lunumi ds afford to supply itteratora to tbraav only the bte boclety is able by sktdae the distribution of low post aav uons of the abo in this w the observed that ont of ore soviet dav fons ca of adult 1 last several years hews lion new readers m itiawla when t is not ukdy ttsm twithnt eoplaa of tence these ara some of oat tunitjes iiiibfiil iglni cm oband which the bible sodsty fa sjol attempt to tats a4vanaaaa g the sodsty re started eel and set taw that 1 nday on oat data av ttfsywwflfcwae