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the georgetown herald wcdneaday dec 24th 1947 proclamation boxing day holiday whereas it has been the custom in georgetown m past years toxoid a boxing day the day following christmas day and whereas the municipal council have auth orized me by resolution to proclaim such a day therefore 1 do declare friday december 26th 1 947 a civic holiday in tke town of georgetown joseph gibbons mayor god save the king news and items of interest to halton farmers ernest west wins district public speaking competition li 1 jimo no garbage collection on christmas and new years days collections ordinarily made on these thursdays will be made the following fridays the district public speaking competition held at the barton stqne church near ryckmans cor net on monday december 8th brought together the junior fanner winners from the counties of hat ton wentworth waterloo brant oxlford norfolk haldimand lin coln and welland counties ernest west of the acton junior jarm ers club who had preiously won the ualton county competition and theonfe competition held at water- down was declared the winner br- nest took ae hu subject world ci tizenship and will now represent district no 4 at the provincial fi nals to be held in toronto on janq- ar 7th group representing palermo juniors participated in the amateur entertainment contest and while thc did not secure the first award their skit based on feud in and a fussin proved a crowd pleaser our best wiahes will go with er nest to the provincial finals in short mr booths 4 acres f im proved lone ttfrmpaatan pcoa 204 84 worth ns milk than a similar acreage of the mi h give- en above or mil move milk per ere of improved pasture mr booth ts indeed to be congratulated on his soccess much of which u do the excellent management given this pasture which is located on highway number 26 approximately miles south of milton calfhood vaccination program launched in nassagaweya township our first christmas in georgetovn gives us a chance to wish our many new friends the compliments of the holiday season georgetown 5c to 1 store mill street beside the roxy theatre farnells w f santa cmtokijalrfc on friday of last week a public meeting was held in the nsssaga- weya township hall president ed davenport of the nassagaweya township federation of agrieul ture was in charge of the meeting which while not large was most en thusiastic regarding the county wide programme on calfhood vaccina tion for the control of bangs dis ease ft s heathenngton natio nal film board operator screened an excellent film entitled fight- ins brucellosis following which agric rep j e whitelock led discussion on the subject and the canvass which is to follow this can vass is to be made under the direc tion of m j carton w l fergu son robt laking and frank rine- hart while all organization work has not been completed the follow ing have expressed their willing iicbs to assist with the project jack vfcphaii harvey blacklock ivan ihe annual meeting of the hal jhwrdson john robertson arthur ton plowmen association as held and lest mdler c van oozen stanley robinson wm halton plowmen elect c f picket as president the agricultural office milton on saturday evening december 13 hi secretary fj report revealed that notwithstanding rather unfa orable we it er conditions whith prevailed on the moimnj of the match 44 contestants coni tte i foi tlie 900 prut- list which was offered trib ute was i aid m the ame report to chas jurvib and bom for the splen did iit piovided t the ladies of the omagh w 1 and appleby w a h weit responsible for the cater ing arrangements al noon and night rebpecm ely to the team tractor and farm machinery ov ners for their splendid co operation as well as to the man individuals and firms who contributed to the out standing prize list the association had a membership of 150 in 1947 it is anticipated that their 1948 match will be held in nelson town hip j a hlfiott past president of the association who was in charge of the meeting paid tribute to the late peter peddle u former presi dent of the ualton plowmen for his outstanding contribution to the association in this connection the meeting onsen- ed a minute sil ence the election of officers for 1948 resulted as follows hon pres j a elliott president c f picket 1st vice pres arthur diamond 2nd vice pres vernon mcar- mahon llod chishvim and a r service the meeting was unani mous in feeling that this campaign for calfhood vaccination offers possibilities of greater alue and mportanei to the people of halton count than e en the t b free area piojecl of a few eara ago t ew people toda in halton would not be v tiling to admit that this latter campaign was a great forward moe and one which has given real esults both from the standpoint of health and economie aspects w fc breckon well known farm leader of nelson township gave an excellent address on the seed and reed grain situation aa a result of mr breckon s address the can vassers on the calfhood vaccina lion project will at the same time make a survey of the seed grain si tuation paul a fisher president of the halton federation of agric ulture also addressed the meeting briefly and offered the support of his organization in the programme under a merry christmas s and a i happy new year o 4 o from the management and staff of silvers local news a flash from blain wo told jou we would fight to keep price down first it was graniteware reg 1 00 for 49c second it was pjrex bowl sets reg 140 for jjc and on saturday december jth while the last last a dandy l j house broom for 69c blaine hard sec treas j l whiteock nri u ware and oc to jl 00 store bram- honorar directors hukhes mod plon one of ontario s largest cleaver m p stanley hall mpp j w h breckon victor hall w a robiiuto w j j c cun koy cur- add summertime freshness to your holiday meals birdseye frosted vegetables asparagus spears lima beans green beans wax beans cut corn green peas spinach birds eye frosted fruits sliced strawberries raspberries blueberries sliced peaches seasons greetings to all our good friends and customers we send greet ings and good wishes at this welcome season of good will and reunion may each of you enjoy a truly merry christmas f a r n phone 75 l ls free delivery robinson w robertson directors bsqueslng ningham m t mcnabb rie clebert mcdowell nassagaweya j e ellenton ross gordon harold ferguson nelson glen campbell ross l bogsworth jack taylor ceo read head trafalgar j a dixon jack manhment cameron marshall ha rold 1 ickct associate directors esquesing llod richer iitirw nurse and fred ruddell nassagaweya jack mcphail lloyd t rawford and clark arm jlroni nelon reutheiit ne colling and roy lllenton trafalgar to hall leonard lister john richardson llod may auditor john irving wm booth wins pasture competition hardwares ross carbei t will serve a i er term on the north halton high school hoard representing nassa- jaca township mi eva powell with ticket won the mat offered as prize luck draw conducted by the f the hurch mrs bob barber made the draw on saturday night in the phott ix gift shop what arc ou doing new uars le avs thi current song thirt two things t lot of people will be doing in georgetownatten ding tfie fireman s flail in the rose room or tin i ejrion dance in the new branch 120 clubrooms lont forget rnday is boxing day and itores will 1 closed in jeorgctown i havs yonr r xamimd hj o t walksr ro optontrbt at hu office over the bell telephone co main street georgetown thm od waja day a- or yon may consult o t walker at hfe offlm in brampton phone gsor- tw brampton 699 may gft from our father ladden your way jas 1 17 and bring you tto peace of th glorious day i la 2 14 pa 46 1 mk 1123 2850 joy for eack sorrow ln 2 10 cheer for j ul hop for tomorrow 1 pet 1 18 faita in hi whli blemingt from hssvn n in all that yon do ptot this is say cbrbtmaa prmyor for yoo iitim u kentners ida drug store phone 72 phone 72 the friendly little shop on mam street where gift problems disappear and jewellery store phoenix gift shop and jewellery store phone 310 georgetown repairs to all shotgun rifle wagon sleighs guns bought sold traded for sale cooey 32 ingle shot 950 has not fired 100 rounds pccelo mfg co les tomunson the results of the long term pasture com petition jointly sponso red by the halton agricultural so ciety and the halton crop improve ment association have just been n leased wm booth of tnafalga township wins the first award with gerald graham the 1946 winner in second plao other awards are at follows 3rd j a dixon milton 4th w it raid and sons george town 6th fred nurse geotver town 6th v j lawrence oafc- ville and 1 i t trimble street wile it was most interesting to learn from the report of wm booth tfcat his four acre demonstration plot seeded in 1944 carried 23 milkln cows and s dry cows a total of 28 days during the season in other words this 4 acres of improved pas- tare provided a total of 672 pasture days during this period they pro duced milk to the value of 646 87 in contrast to this his 4 acre check pasture also seeded in 1946 to 6 lbs alfalfa 4 lbs of jud clover and 8 lbs of improved timothy per acre a total of 18 lbs per acre provided 480 pasture days and the same herd during this period pro- oced milk to the tune of so40s o christmas v greetings and every good wish for the new year mcnally wood pn i contracting store phonejjw mwyw