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the ge herald wednesday evening december 10th 1947 o voters favor 1200 annual grant to brass band tersj ads polls the weather q goodlet heads polls whitmee edges lyons in wardi vote bowel of education band grant get large majority voters do not favour general council election ward 8 traditional election cen tre in municipal elections was the only ward to vote on monday for council and voting was heavy with 480 voters casting ballots of an es timated six hundred qualified vot ers the same three men contested the two council seats as last yeax and once again cr james goodie led the polls with 225 second place was extremely close and ray whit- mee scored a fourvote victory over cr thos l lyons with 198 to 194 last year the results were goodlet 234 lyons 196 whitmee 128 while council school trustees and hydr6 commissioner were else where elected by acclamation all voters had the opportunity of vot ing on three important questions rat little interest in these was shown in wards 1 and 2 only 54 casting ballots in ward l and 72 in ward 2 there are 424 and 775 re gistered in the voters list in the wards majority approval of granting 1200 annually to the band and forming a board of education was expressed electing councillors by general vote rathern than wards had a slight majority in ward 3 but was defeated by opposition vote in the other wards garage operators elect new officers mr editor the weather has been variable to say the least lets hope it is not leading up to something again on the very eventful december 12th krnbatun max 3c 40 44 35 31 34 date dec 1 dec 2 dec 3 dec 4 dec 5 dec 6 dec 7 average snow min 14 20 33 1 08 r s 46 26 21 19 28 earn it 1 08 council of women hear provincial report mrs angus mcarthur was oldest district resident the halton county branch of the garage operators association held their annual meeting and election of offucers for 1948 at a dinner meeting in the nelson township hail on thursday december 4th seventy members and guests from toronto hamilton and guelph were present the president james waumeley welcomed the members and guests the ladies of the community served n excellent chicken dinner hollowed by a vast array of their famous pies the head table gueste were intro duced by bui bafllie provincial di rector from hamilton len mc- kindley introduced the guest spea ker of the evening hr gordon btt- ton president of toronto branch mr hilton held toe undivided at tention of the entire meeting for thirty minutes while he delivered an informative address on the value of salesmanship m it applied to the garage trade mr btfton being an outstanding automotive parts sale sman his address was well prepared and delivered in a manner m which every man could digest its context harry doughty manager of brit ish american motors toronto thanked the branch on behalf of the members from toronto and wi shed the branch future success provincial treasurer jim robertson presented a brief outline of the fi nancial setup of the organisation pointing out that an increase in fees has been necessary in order to render better service to the mem bership ed yvadhara obliged the meeting by telling a few of his hu morous stories george davis chairman of the hamilton gasoline committee gave an outline of the industrial standards schedules as they apply to the gasoline trade and stated that despite some adverse criticism the trade as a whole was solidly behind the program ed wadham conducted the el ection of officers mr fred sin clair chairman of the nominating committee presented a slate of of ficers as no nominations were re ceived from the floor this slate was elected without voting the offi cers elected for 1948 are as fol lows president laurie mannell oak- ville vice pros lke lynn burling ton secretary ernie saviri oak- vflle treasurer geo macleod bronte directors joe whitam and bd jennings acton r bowers and jack cain georgetown lloyd peer rtde tom henry milton joe ith and benny hurst burlington mr fred sinclair and jack cain were appointed as auditors to audit ike boks before turning them over to the new directorate the meeting unanimously chose mr fred sinclair to serve ss the branchs representative onjjhe pro- tinciat board of directors the meeting closed with a report off the activities and accomplish nsnts of iks bwneh over the pas oldest resident of this district and known to all who knew her as grandma mrs angus mcarthur passed peacefully away last week in her 100th year the last of the family of the late aaron and leah wheeler mrs mcarthur had been bedfast since last january her lo ving qualities patience and true friendship endeared her to many friends in the cedarvale communi ty always a faithful church wor ker she had been a member of the old erin centre church and in la ter years of the enn church of christ predeceased twenteight years ago by her husband she leaves a family of four daughters and two sons mrs j o martin vineland mrs herb keeler and mrs arthur griffin erin mrs burt davidson acton and howard and william mcarthur erin one brother aar on wheeler and one sister mrs smart predeceased her the funeral service was held on sunday from the home of her daughter mrs arthur griffin with rev w g charlton of erin con ducting the service a solo we are waiting by the river was sung by ner nephew campbell mcarthur of guelph pallbearers were fred shortill will marshall john berry smith griffin ed smith and james neville flower bearers were burt berry lome keeler harvey pea- voy robert marshall wilmer dav idson theodore martin harold and donald mcarthur neil hading and russell smith friends from a distance who at tended the funeral included mrs j o martin theodore martin and mrs robert shekelton of vineland mr and mrs l huntsman mr and mrs arnold huntsman beams- ville mr and m ra frank smart grimsby mrs w nelson mrs w smart mr and mrs john smart miss irma smart mr donald mc arthur mr wes lloyd of toronto mrs thomas birney copper cliff w j mclean red deer alta mr and mrs a h mcarthur mr john mcarthur of stayner mr and mrs john mcarthur mr j d mc arthur mra mary ovens cree- e mr and mrs campbell mc arthur mr harold mcarthur mrs burt bonany guelph mrs fed mcarthur rockwood mrs wasner minneapolis minnesota ship of hope beginning early m j948 new canadians to the num ber of 800 displaced persons and other immigrants will arrive in this country with each voyage of the canadian pacific steamships 16- knot dieselelectric liner beaver- brae seen above alongside her re fitting berth at sore quebec for merly the german vessel huascaran of the hamburg amerika line she was cat turul virtually undamaged b allied forces in a norwegian fjord where she had acted as repair and mother ship to uboats see king their toll of hipping in the north atlantic and handed over to canada as part reparations pay- church news i the united church rev r c todd ba minister miss lynda stewart at c m lr s m music director 10 am sunday school and bible class 11 am public worship sacrament of bapt ism 7 00 pm evening worship subject who has found the gar den of eden rus sia the usa or neither for the christian the incarnation is the greatest event of all history st c chard archdeacon w g o thompson rector third sunday in advent holy communion a m sunday school 10 m aj matins 11 sin mr c n blagrave student in charge of erin will conduct maflns at st georges evensong 7 pm st alb- church cj wuuai third sunday in advent holy communion 9 30 am sunday school 2 00 pm akilh vsmlt an died cameron at the msnse geor getown on friday december 6 1947 rev alexander camer on beloved husband of olive macfarlane and father of isobel mrs c c cochrane town5end at hk home on sunday december 7th 1947 ed ward townsend beloved husband of ellen d mclean and dear fa ther of william e and margaret mrs oliver hunter aged 77 years in memor1am mcmurdo in loving memory of a dear husband and father wal ter mcmurdo who psssirt away on december 3rd 1946 years cant alter nor shadows dim the lasting memories we have of turn always remembered by his wife and children keep it up thanks to advertisers and cor respondents for early copy which helped us publish a lpafce paper this weekr firt baptist church rev chas r gower minister sunda december 14 i u am the man who wine 11 am sunda school a class for all p m christs power is avail able for all a pm monday bypu 8 pm wednesday prayer meeting and bible study ballinfad 10 an sunday school 1 1 a public worship churchill 1 30 p m public worship 2 30 pm sunday school melvflle 2 pm sunday school 3pm public worship norv united cawd charge rev f j dunlop norval public worship 280 pan sunday school public worship cun w1uum 2pm sunday school 7 i public worship all sre nd uatm pryterfa rev j l self babd nocval 2 pm sunday school 3pm public worship unlet 10 am sunday school 11am public worship municipal election monday december 8th ward 3 council james goodlet 225 ray whitmee thos l lyons 198- 194 do you favour a 1200 annual band grant ye no ward 1 34 17 ward 2 38 32 ward 3 4 113 total 326 162 do you favour a board of education ye no ward i 32 16 ward 2 53 19 ward 3 267 67 ment master of the beaverbrae is captain g o baugjft obe rd a royal canadian ifavy veteran of the battle of the atlantic who quite pi iiblj tangled with some submar ines which had been based along side his- new command canadian pacific photo knox praabyterian church gator gtlovrn re chas c cochrane b a bd minister 10 am sunday school and min isters bible class 11 am public worship 7pm public worship limehoum lrmbytriaia church 2 pm sunday school wild min ister s bible class 3 pm public worship at the meetingof the local coun cil of women held last friday at the home of the president mra r- t- paul reports of the provincial con vention in toronto were presented by mrs w e nodwell and miss hettie lawson mrs a m nielses read an interesting news letter front- headquarters a feature of the meeting was the receiving of a life members pin ha the parent body the national council of women which had been a treasured possession of the late miss gertrude dayfoot miss day- foot was instrumental in establish ing the local group in 1921 and was its first president the pin was sent by mrs c b dayfoot of oak bay b c who suggested that the present president wear it mrs j b mackenzie pinned it on mrs paul who expressed the honour she felt at wearing such a token a social hour over the teacups concluded a pleasant afternoon holy cross r c church rev fr v j morgan mass at 9 a m 2nd and 4th sun days 11 am 1st 3rd and 6th sundays celebrated 55th wedding anniversary mr and mra john oneill cali brated their 65th wedding anniver sary on sunday when a family par ty was held in toronto at the home of their son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs a j oneill preeent at the party were their daughter mrs earle d sheley of birming ham michigan and mrs oneills sister mies a coventry of george town total 3s2 102 do you favour electing councillor by general vote rather than by wards ward i ward 2 ward 3 total ye 18 32 170 220 no 29 39 164 232 lo new christmas concert and dance at waterloo school on december 17th st georges sunday school concert will be held on friday de cember 19th at 7 30 pan sharp in the sunda school rooms those wishing to join the cur ling club are asked to have fees paid to the secretarytreasurer les lie ellis before december 17th united church sunday school christmas entertainment friday ev ening december 19th christmas shooting match de cember 20th at arena bolton dressed fowl 22 target rifles 22 sporting rifles and 12 gauge shot guns bolton athletic association dancing every saturday night at bolton casino until the end of december merrymakers 9piece or chestra 1210 the daughters of the church will hold a sale of aprons fancy work homebaking and candy in the mcgibbon store on friday de cember 12th at 8 pm 1210 the lome scots band will present a concert in the roxy the atre sunday december 21st 816 pm featuring christmas carols and community singing presenta tion of trophies and medals will be made by prof c thiele of water loo have ye etjea eas m try o t walter aux op at his office over the bell telephone oa mai street georgetown the amd weeavaaday ef ch awttth or you stay eonanlt o t walker at his office in brampton phone geor getown 6tw brampton 599 big sale now on sporting goods for christmas gifts chalet senior ski bindings 1 95 set la crosse sticks 2 98 hockey p 1 19 sleighs s2 98 and thousands of other specials slates hard ware and 5c to 1 00 store bramp ton one of ontarios largest hard wares selling at chain store and dty nrlccstt etev alexander emest cameron resident of georgetown for the past year and a half succumbed to a heart attack which he suffered last friday night december 5th born seventyone years ago in bathurst township lanark county he was the son of the late wil liam cameron and caroline carroil he attended public and high school in perth and received his ba de gree from queens university in kingston in 1908 he grad uated in 1906 from queens theological college and m 198 received the b d degree from queens he was an active suppor ter of queens theological alumnae association he i past moderator of tery ir cameron retired from the ministry m 1945 after serving eigh teen years as minister of st johns presbyterian church in nwahliish township near kingston n ehanp which also included the church at sandhill his first church was at melrose near belleville and he la ter preached at metcalfe near ot tawa and at plaster bock new brunswick he reaves his wife far- marly olive macfarlane an only daughter mra c c cochrane la- obel of georgetown and tw grandsons a sister miss agnes cameron lives in toronto the funeral service was conduc ted by kingston presbytery in se andrews church kingston oa monday with rev dr s mclean gihnour conducting the service pallbearers were eiders of mr camerons congregation at st johns and sandhill interment waa in melrose cemetery rev a e cameron buried in melrose cemetery local dog wins at royal graham farms parader 281790 a 9 month old sable and white scotch collie owned by mr and mm gerald graham of georgetown waa placed first at the royal winter fair in open dogs and went on to win winners prise he got fira points toward his championship which requires ten point and wan the ckc trophy graham farms buddy boy 226133 another collie the grahams did well atfi shows and at barrie kennel club show he waa placed first in open dogs although he was only ten months of age mr and mrs harry fryer celebrate golden wedding on december 8th mr and mra harry fryer hed open house at their home on king steet whan many friends and relatives visited them to pay their reepecte on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary mr and mra fryer were married at the methodist- manse in georgetown by the bar george mitchell the bride being the former bertha hawea they have three children mr fred fry er misses louisa and jessie fryer 11 residents in georgetown and one granddaughter miss bertha fryer space is limited merchants wishing verttsing are asked to contact an immediately a apaaa it itaitai