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the georgetown herald wednesday evening september 10th 1947 georgetown fair friday and saturday this week another big show planned if weather holds good featuring hone show cattle exhibit harness and road races poultry show hall dirplay merchants dis play baby show and stangers big modern at tractions should the weatherman smile on georgeto fair on friday and sat urday of this week another record fair should be in the mating entries in the various classes or the prize list are gradually tolling in and by the weekend should find the hall filled with displays of children s work la dies work vegetables grain and flo were georgetown lair is notoed lor having one of the best hall displays of any oneday faj and this year should be no exception the arts and crafts will feature pottery making in uielr booth as well is entering in the spe dal crafts class as sponsored by the dept or planning and development the dominion government will be back with a new display on farm de velopment and a junior farmer dls play from the oac guelph is also to be en added attraction the vari ous schools in the district are putting an extra effort into having the school displays again the big attraction in the ball anyone who has not 6en this school display is missing a real treat tor the outdoor entertainment tory gregg of wingham will act as master of ceremonies as in previous years with the additional prize mo ney being offered in the harness classe this yea a good turnout of carriage and road horses is expected as well as a large entry of heavy hor ses for the horse lover who enjoi the sturdy beauty of the fourhoree teams the baby show will be as usual a big attraction at the fe and will get under way at 4 o clock there will be two classes under 9 months and un der 18 months the midway will be another feature attraction and staoger shows has promised to be on band wioi rides and other entertainment for the younger set the merchants of georgetown have cooperated with the fair board this year and wfll have displays in the b tent as well as throughout the grounds this is georgetown s 101st annual fall fair and according to predictions should be well in keeping with the centennial celebration last year so its helghhb come to geor getown fan- iv bud kentner buys chapmans drug store frank bud kentner is the new proprietor of the former chapman drug atore and opened his store on monday after being closed for decor atmg nd stock taking last week the new store will operate as kentnera drug stone handltng the ijxa line of merchandise bud deeds no introduction to local people being a georgetown boy the son of mr and mrs vance kentner be attended public and high school here and worked at robbs drug store before attending the ontario college of pharmacy from which he gradua tod in 1940 that summer he managed a drug store m rldgeway and crystal beach then went for a year to dry den as manager of a drug store there he then spent a few years in toronto where he worked with tamblyns mitchells and mcmillans and two years ago returned to georgetown to take a position with maccormacks drug store he married the farmer gladys beaver of georgetown in 1940 and they have one daughter glluanne mr and mrs s p chapman and their daughter virginia have lived in town for the past ten jears since mr chapman established his store here with its familiar green front active in town affairs he is a past president of branch 130 canadian legion and was president of the mens bridge club the weather mr editor september is following hard on the heels of august in trying to keep up with the hot stuff it has done very well as the following record for he first week shows far ahead of sep tember nomuus of max 70 and min 48 heres hoping the good weather will hold out until after fair day next saturday em batkin date max min rain sept 1 72 46 14 sept 2 76 58 sept 3 81 d7 sept 4 82 52 sept 5 75 54 sept 6 82 55 sept 7 87 58 average 7928 5428 tot 14 w b shortril funeral held today funeral service for william bennett shortlu a georgetown resident who died in toronto on sunday were held this afternoon in knox presbyterian church conaucted by rev r c todd mr shortlfl husband of the late jane anthony was in his 70th year and had been in 111 health for some tune last sear he sold ins for mer home on edith street in town to mr wakefield ford and had been staying m toronto at adams rest home parkdae the funeral was held from the johnstone and rumley fu neral home in acton to the church with interment being made in hill crest cemetery nerval wilms stull u cn e spelling champ miss wilms stull of the george town public school teaching staff was judged champion speller at the big contest at the cnj2 and reoei ved a 50 cheque from mayor saun ders for her effort her sister miss rowena stutl also was a competitor m the contest in which about forty had entered godfrey collier and madeline sanf ord wed in milton rev fr h b smith officiated at the wedding ceremony on saturda september 0th of madeline helena sanford daughter of mrs w j san ford of hornby and the late mr san ford and john godfrey collier son of mrs j t collier of georgetown and the late mr collier the wedding took place at holy rosary r church rectory milton the bride wore a pale blue street length dress wtth navy accessories and corsage of roses her bridesmaid was her sister doris who wore navy with black accessories and a corsage of roses the brides brother mr jack sanford was grooms a reception for forty guests follow ed at the home of the bride a mother who received wearing a flowered gold and black ensemble with rose corsage the grooms mother assisted gowned in blue with corsage of gladioli pol lowing a wedding trip to ottawa the couple will lake up residence in georgetown popular trio will be at fair shown above are the sons of mr and mrs w r m leggette r r 1 oshawa david 9 mounted on goldle bulle 7 up on topsie and bobbie 10 mounteo on babe the boys have made a name for tremselves as topnotch riders in fairs around the countryside and will be at georgetown fair this satur day the two older lads were one of the big attractions at georgetown centennial fair last year area convention w i held at oac guelph social and personal herbert dolson and john lyons have left on an ex trg to the west coast they plan to re turn honoe through the ttaaed states- ross fetch is spending a few weeks at the forest rangers school at dor set a part of the field work in his engineering course prior to returning to the university of toronto mr and mrs william kelly aim and paddy are in town for a few weeks before returning to ajax where he is attending engineering classes at the university of toronto mr kell has just returned from summer ser vice wtth the army on the west coast hugo tapp sorf of mrs edna tapp of the public school staff has been awarded another scholarship to st andrews college and has returned there for a second years stadjsa mr r c nixon maple avenue spent last wee islting with her sis ter mrs j l ross r k 3 george mr and mrs w h reid flew to ottawa to spend the weekend with their son in law and daughter mr and mrs whliam long mrs ivan hay returned home this week after spending su weeks with her parents in flske saskatchewan mrs emily baxter of hamilton is vl siting tn town with mr and mrs d w baxter charles street mrs w w tvndal spent the week end at centre island toronto with mr and mrs arthur tyndau mr wilfred klrkwood formerly of the t hardware staff in town has accepted a position with the bond hardware guelph in their new retail area chairman mrs j h speir of brussels presided for the guelph area womens institute convention held in memorial hall oac last thursday and friday she announced the theme our responsibility for the life of rural ontario sod went on id enumerate a few p facing bomemakers tn rural communities she advised all to read miss lewis address on june 18 as printed in the farmers magazine her talk ended with the reading of are vou an ac tlve member devotional exercises were taken by mrs a w mullgan of burlington who asked us to observe a few mom ents silence m memory of fellow members who had passed on and read a short passage from proverbs 23 as usual the girls session wag an important part of the mornings pro- igram home economics coach miss humphreys introduced miss marjorie ford or gait who presided for the demonstrations 1 cotton accessor ies for the club girls bedroom 2 the maksog of a housecoat this demonstration took third prise at the cnje and while one girl modelled her housecoat anottier explained its makin from a commercial pattern with necessary adjustments using a bright cardboard pattern on wallpaper material 3 a paper on garden club work mfcsa flora oilman a home economics coach explained relations between sr and jr institutes their government has changed with the changing ttmts hoping to lead to better reports and closer jinity with the seniors j girls on the provtn dal w i board at present are misses betty rudder from halton and mar jorte mltched of wentworth one girl is changed each year miss anna p lewis director of women s institutes branch sent greetings and best wishes from scot land while on her way to the con vention of the countrywomen of the world in the netherlands in her report on historical research miss gladjs parke of wiarton con venor advised a cement vault near at hand for important historical docu ments she claimed that the oount buildings though safe were usualh too far away she advocated a 11 brary project tor womens institutes to put the rljht books before our young folk in her home economics report mrs anne dickui of gait gave a recipe for making suk hosier holeproof 2 qtt water preferab y soft 2 tablespoons alum i teaspoon vtngear let silk hose remain covered overnight rinse wel repeat after every ten washings canada s richest deposit are not her radium or her gold mines but her children was a quotation from cttl aenshlp convenor mrs c a vance of cheeleys report all convenors stated that a fairly high percentage of reports had been received other reports given fociu ded agriotutime and canadian in dustries by mrs t watson of gait and publicity by mrs d s mcnaugh tea of btuerale lhely community singing conduc ted by prof dr g e reaman of ojlc opened thursdaj afternoon session minutes of the 146 convention ex ecnthe meeting and treasurers and auditors reports were then heard dr flora littles talk on growing dp was a highlight of the afternoon she advised regular habits for child ren also that a happy home life was a protection lor health and progress in school parents making a close friend of their children can discuss adolescent problems freely with them later on she spoke of cancer and heart dlsea ses of later life which should not be feared but with regular physical exa minatlons and early diagnosis could often be cured by beginning to train for old age at forty one could grow old gracefully but few do so she ad vised parents to discipline their chfl dren firmly but at the same time keep their affection so that they will want them when they are old tho they do not n them miss a spencer field assistant in handicrafts wj branch toronto had a fine display of leather work weaving etc in the room and in a short address stated that the hand crafts once done in the home are now continued on page 3v r and mrs harold grose and ja nie and mr end mrs l mccltntock and mary elizabeth are acatloning this week at sturgeon point mrs edna mccallum of london who had been teaching at the unher sity of alberta summer school spem a few weeks in town with mrs l w dann on her wa home from the west what council did social and personal mr and mr l o mocllntock and mary khxabeth are spending this week with mr nd mrs h grose and janie at sturgeon point miss joyce hill of toronto was a weekend guest of miss margaret sargent joce who attended george town high school last year is living in the city wtth her parents and at tending shaws business school mrs e j johnston and sons pal mer mura and laurence moved to campbellford thsweek to join mr johnston who has been there since the dayfoot snoe plant was consoli dated with his oraun bale plant last april mrs w c anthony of brampton is visiting for the month with friends in georgetown and norval 0 mr and mr e e young ofpeter borough were in town for a few das last week vistutg with mr and mrs s dewhurst cpl and mrs alan young of ottawa were here at the same time and stayed at the home of mr and mrs sam walker mrs young sr had just returned from a vtslt with resumes in england monday afternoon september 8th marie laird celebrated her 4th birth day with a party at her home her guests were paulene watson patsy scott marilyn patton eileen kerr tommle forgrave peter forgrave bobbie hyde billie sanford bulie wheeler arthur patton mr and mrs jack darm of toronto are spending two weeks in town wtth bis mother mrs- l w dann no pheasant hunt in esquesmg this year esqueslng council went on record as being opposed to a pheasant hunt in the township this sear when the council met for their regular monthly meeting on tuesday september 2nd reeve george cleave presided and all m were present deputy reeve oeorge currie and crs george leslie h craig reid and wilfrid bird council voted to pay 100 to c g rlddell for moving his crushing equipment from one gravel pit to tfee other and for payment at the rate of 60c a yard for supplying and crush tag gravel and mileage rate as per contract at a special meeting august 13th mr fellows assistant to i the district municipal engineer had met with council and looked over tbe gravel pk at lhnehouse where ttoey i viewed conditions under which the contractor was crushlnsr gravel far the roads owing to the large per centage of rock in the gravel pit which was slowing up production it was acreed to pay mr rlddell 10c a yard extra for snivel crushed after august 1st subject to the approval of the htehway department council wtth mr pehows also went to lot 32 concession 11 to look over a trr1di hat hod ben damaged by ttw recent flood account oassed for navment tn eluded relief 41 60 roads 3297 so prov or saskatchewan september charity 30 norval juniors grain ci rb 2i acton and oeonretown fair boards 75 each vitton fair board 35 canadian general insurance foeo c brown anent clerk s bond s sheen claims parsed r-v- pavment totalled 49 made un as follow j c murrav i ew killed 25 1 lamb that had to be kllwi 15 1 lamb injured 5 a n stark valuator 4 council petitioned the department of hlehways for the rtntutorv cram nn road expenditures of 2 66681 from january 1st to ainturt 31st bv lhtt 16 aeire the fhool sections union school sections township school area no 1 and chinguaoooey west school area wa eiven the re quired readings and passed a supplementarv bv law 17 grant- nw pernnsdon t the reeve and treasurer to borrow monev tw mw current township expend ltirres up to 50000 was papd a letter received from w o brown rtdve w filed on motioi bv bird and currie on monday accepted an offer of central mort gage and housing to pay half the cost of septic tank installation in wartime housing project no 2 w w scott chief of sales and negotiations at tended the meeting to talk over the question which arose when the town found the agreement called for the town to instal the tanks and funds had not been budgeted for this pur pose moved by maclaren and thompson voted against received a delegation headed by mrs harry bailey from the womens institute asking that public rest room facilities be provided in the new mu nicipal building council agreed to take some action along this line were told by mr scott that central mortgage was anxious to landscape the no 1 housing subdivision and that sidewalks would have to be con structed first it was suggested that this be proceeded with and pay at least part of the cost out of current road estimates purchased for 1000 a second hand grader owned by the county which the town had had on trial for several weeks fmoved by armstrong and maclar en lyons and thompson voted ag ainst received a claim for 80 50 from john cordaro for damage in his cellar on main street resulting from surface water overflowing from main street council decided the only remedial ac tion was to raise the sidewalk in front of the property and authorized the road committee to do this jv approved the langdon subdivlslos on maple avenue and instructed tha clerk to notify the dept of ptexdnf and development c moved by maclaren and aadn granted 50 to the ffae brigade moved by herbert and hale i thanked the uona club lor ducting the town census whlob lished the population as 3118 moved by maclaren and hale asked the treasurer to apply to usv dept of highways for ac grant on road expenditures moved by lyons and herbert decided to use 300 of the 3000 budget to instal beating in the audi torium of ttoe old town hall d w barrager appeared on behalf of vbm qjbjo and said they could see their way dear to paying 150 of the 500 necesqary to put in proper heating t bought an air raid sbn which had been tried out and m by the phe brigade to supplement tfca present fire siren at a cost of 100 copy held oyer dw to qpat lnita lors a number of lews items ret to be hed nve- for next week s tisii irrdudtne two or three weddm- and imoortant agrfc uharal news rein mr whfelock and from the mmtkn of agriculture hornby hornby field day on september mi as a big success tn tbe ball gatoa omagh girls won from tibe local gtrsl whue hornby junior boys defeated the omagh juniors the hornby se niors beat streetsrlne in the first game then omagh defeated own take the championship a keen interest was taken in the races especiallv the h moe in which tha honours went to streetsvffle there were many competitors at horseshoes the winning team betag ross and w h rober amonf those who helped make the- day such a success were the umpires messrs toletzlca and wqson of muton ttsl hornby womens institute which op- rated the booth mrs clarence han and alfred brtgden terracotta we were sorry to hear of the sud den nasdnit of the late mrs thomas townend of orand valley recently who had formerly been i resident of this place we sincere sympathy to the bereave a- mflv mr c menf1y met with a painful accident when he was digging a wes h tlioped down a ladder fifteen feat into the wen but luckily escaped wmt onlv a tew slitrht bruises mr 3 eaves has ecnred a lucrative tmatlon at he smith and stone plant m ge school days are here seadn trireshine seems to be the i order of ttoe da miss annie pucfcermg of soent a few days with ter friends