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wednesday eeomc january 21t 1948 georgetown wins from acton 8 4 in overtime game i on we0e8pa jaw t4 y v i f chow jhriea wluedn and boric usv sargent trinv tnlne applicants lar uw position t clerstreaaarer w cobeetor and akedthemto ap pear before council the followfne monday for an interview adopted mayor gibbons recom mendations for standing conunitteee aa follow firat named is chalr- aaan finance maclaren armstrong vicechairman davidson good- wt roads goodlet maclnrcn hale herbert w end e protect herbert hale whumce recreational and industrial waitmce doodlet mccumber property mccumber whit- knee armstrong veterans affairs hale hcr- kert davidson police and street lighting davidson armstrong mccumber reappointed w g belt and mantes richardson for three year terms on the board of parka man- cement moved by mccumber davidson halo voted against set regular meeting nlghte as the jtrst monday in tho month at 8 pm moved by whltmea and meela- asked tho head of the seott- jhsckaon construction firm engineer c fchagcy and town solicitor k m langdon to moot with council aa monday january 19 to dlaeuaa avral problem relating to sewer etfe installation moved by armstrong and hale aaked the town solicitor to pre- de a bylaw for a vote on a 1200 nnal etnt tothe breaa band at the earliest poaaftle date moved by goodlet and davidson ordered tan eeple of the mun- kslpal- world a monthly publlca- hm for council members and the larks offloe moved by armatrong and hale aaked the hydro to inatal ano ther atreet light on maple avenue moved by goodlet and mecum- r accepted the recommendation of the sire brigade ifor harry sav ings aa chief wujum hyde aa dp- utychlef and jack tost as truck budget idrawn up 4 rate ajtruckv and the businessman found in diacuwed with itwn foremjui alf gplutut the roa4 juiauon iji towh- the town toremmh said thm bcoitjfmclmoei firm ns toot wvitttff roads iki profcmr condition and cr whltmce expressed th same opin ion reve maclawjn ramleabner ilairey was being paid to ce- to jnttern iiku thiit uiul it wasnt up to the road cominiuq to dcl with dolalu or goodut new road chairman said the town foreman should take complaint to mr ha oy ajnd if tho situation was ntul unaatibfiictory brinetho matter to council lator at tho meeting it was decided to air all aewerage qucntions at a monday meeting cr goodlet aakod tho town fore man to submit a monthly report to council on work done on road and water services hired town iosaor arnott early to ftoll do jfa with an al lowance to hm r joc for each tag iuld moved by ditmce and macla- ten m a 1asscii a motion and instructed the clerkto aend a copy to the new ilbusing administrator philip ilycrs that wo respectfully request cen tral mortgage and housing to give preference in renting house in wartime housing project 2 to ve terans of overseas and acqveticr- vitc in canada with first prefer ence to thoo with prior residenco in georgetown moved by davidson and herbert reappointed mia georgina young for a threeyear term on the pub lic library uoard moved by herbert and goodlet reajpointed u hutt and ed mcwhirtcr for throo year lerraspon the cemetery board moved by whitmoa and madarn injured in fall 0lara at- baucm- who for tnenaat year hhd operated a branch in coortetown of hi guelph buaineaa aa accountant and ihcojmev tax ooaji jiultaht wff9ujid dead jn hu car at c pjt mono- evening the die- covory waa made ono ghbrh way near speyatde live mile couth of acton by georg umiliaxd and john hill burfimen both of spey- xidb who walked by he car and noiicea mr bouck who appeared to bo aataop in tho car they jidtl- ficj provincial conaublo kay mi- noni whp ordered tho body removed to tho johnstone and humloy fun eral home m acton dr g e sayre coroner pronounced death due to asphyxiation from the gma cxhnusl pipe of the car mr uouck shad been quiteuc ceiisful locally in aecurin cliente fur whom he acted aa accountant und auditor nd maintained an of fice on mill street although a e- nident of guelph ho had jilanned on movjitu to georgetown when he aecured a hoijse horo and he had taken jiart in comniunitylifo aaj member of tfe ti6na club and oddfellow- iodti nowa of hia buddcn death came aa a diatinet- shqck to townspeople he is survived by hia wife and one- son who live in guelph moved by armatrong and hale ordered the present tapping n- thine to be traded in on a new one from canadian brag company at a net coat of 150 moved by herbert and hale declined to aend a delegate to the good roada convention in toronto believing thi convention waa of ntore value to towiumlp road men pa and acoounta including 10650 ta mr smjllie of milton for enow removal on january 2nd and srd and 30300 for office furniture for the new municipal building authorized by bylaw the bor rowing of up to 50000 from the bank oi commurcc to meet current aapenaea until taxes are received pirut reading moved by david- on and mccumber 2nd and srd rveadinga by goodlet and hale mayor gibbons reported hat tho mew municipal buimim on main staet would be ready for -occupan- cy by february loth granted ltranch 1 20 n canadian legion use of tye jiark on july 1 moved by hale and herbert left with cr hale to arrange for placing a memorial tablet in 3eorgotown memorial arena in memory of thoae who lost their li ves in the two wank received a lotter from dr rter- ry chief sanitary engineer for the province reminding council r he aeaasiderod water chlorinutton nec- aaarrr uv hougli no 2 wartime boualng project was to be served fcy sewerage heeve macuren suggested a aur- ty be made of houses under eon- aaroctlon or cojlldlatea this year which would need water service st georges vestry ad roada in order that thai lnfor- lisd our share of georgetown in yaailon niktht beon hand before the the annual vestry meeting of st georges church met in the church basement on monday evening ac cording to the canon archdeacon w g ov thompson in the chair and mrs wallace thompson acting vestry cleric alter the vestry man declaration had been signed by thom present the rector op ened the meeting with the recita tion of the apostles creed and prayers the minute of last ves try were read mr r w pruat peoples warden was then called upon to give the financial report which he did showing an excellent condition of church finances with very substantial reduction of the bank note this report was utvp- tod and followed by a vote of thanks to the churchwardens for their servioes during the year tho other reports followed and all were good appreciation waa expressed for all who had served the church in 1947 tho rector thon gave hia report ofivthe vital statistics of tho parish lie added his thanks to that of the vestry for faithful service men tioning the churchwardens lay reader sidesmen vestry clerk choir and all the organizations with their officers and members mentioning mr and mrs- bradley mrs dawson mr tlios warn eg and mr jack armstrong the last numed three being in cluirgo of the girls and boys junior choirs mr stacey was mentioned as having given much time to the painting of the basoinunt vand mr wm mc- nully for work tho aido chan nels and for tho two choirvestmept cupboards tie uxprossod satisfac tion with the sunday school and the work of the church generally suying that it would take too much time to namo all who deserved fulnmcadsuon but asking all who had helped to know that their ser vices lisd his witrm appreciation there mul been 40 baptisms of which 3 wuro adults add 37 infants 2 confirmed of whom 14 were female und 15 male 8 cburehings i nuirriugeij j by banns- slid 4 by license and 17 burials the vestry stuoa while tho names of the de parted were read and a short commemoration offered the archdeacon urged u contin uance of faithful servico on the part of all saying that aa the church is progressing may thai irogress continue that we have injured on tuesday january 6th when she baoke her hip tna iall at fhe united chttrchv whateodlng a prayer yicrvicje j4as a grace die4 uut wednesday january 14th in ourph goneial lloepltal wtte c theuu edwin wllham grace h- was born annie lousie deeley in england 76 yclra kgoand jaima to canada forty seats aio- flrat settling in acton she had hcen a resident of geor getown for the past twonty-fcw- yearsr witli the exception of a year or twontnt at terra cotta a mcipbir if the united chareh hra grace was activein tho work of the legion womens auxiliary and du ring the war years was a- valued membdr of the lome scots ladies auxiliary i she is survived by four sona ri chard and lloyd of town clifford 7th line and fred- terra cotta four grandchildren slid a sister in england rov r c todd conducted the funeral service from tho mcciure ifunerul homo on saturday the legion w a service was included with the president mrs j j kenr slioud reading a prayer and the sinning of rtlept he the te that rinds after which each member placed a poppy on tho casket pall bearers wore- pore clark fred er win ed francis thomas warnes george riddall and sandy mckay interment was made in fairview nicter acton over 1800 fans ftvr v i- tli hockey season the weather mr kdilori itie folldwihg summary ahqw thfeo- belowzcro days hi one week and that means cold i it is the first time it has occurred since january 1944- cheer up 4- ye are still looking for- our january thaw- r tttt i ernbatkln date max min sjow jan ii 87 16 jan 13 23 8 jan 14 j2 3 flurries jan 1 g 27 13 jun in 25 12 flurries jan 17 19 j 3 jan 18 18 9 average 23 1jg george ismottd was long norval resident george thomas isrrfond a resi dent of norval died in guelph general hospital last wednesday morning in his 80th year tho reault of a fall the previous week bom in erin township mr i- mond enme to norval sixtythrqe years ago in 1894 he married flo rence mckinnon of priceville and fajmedonthejjth linejwt chia- guacousy until eleven yeara ago when mr and mrs iwnond retired to norval village surviving are his widow two sons douglas of nerval and john of georgetown six grandchildren and a brother jim of calgary al berta tod by rev j l self on friday from his late residence interment was in hlllcrest cemetery norval pallbearers were james russell harold early lester brown and three grandsons donald bruce and george iamond flower bearers wore harold mcciure fred hall guy wilson james laidlaw ches ter early and stanley peach children injured in- 7 toboggan accident two georcctown children were injured on saturday in an accident on maclarcna hill when their to boggan got out of control and struck a fence linda mlno daugh ter of mrand mrawllfred mlno broke her log above the knee and is undergoing treatment in toronto sick childrens hospital jane gla- zlerwaatratedatjiomefrj ccrated nose balunafad fifteen members braved ley roads on monday to attend the farm fo- the funeral service was conduc rum meeting at the home of mr and mrs frank smith a lively discussion on the marketing act was followed by a recreation period arranged by grenville wright the forum accepted an invitation to attend a township rally at oaprlnge euchre prizewinners at busy week eor news gathering iuva long time since thero hive beep so hows items- for one lerald edition and with hacklog of copy from last week we have not been able to keep ulco with it again this week the acton hockey game laet night precluded any ov ertime work and we ag be inr dulgcnce of readers for several it ems which have had to bo held oyer chief among these is an ac count of mondays council meeting undthe editor has not had time to prepare report of tho many im- wrtant items discussed alter fur ther discussion on hiring a elerkj treasurer- tax collector it was deci ded by council to delay a final de cision until the regular february meeting a full report on this and other items will appear in next weeks herald qver 1800 ejathnafastte frocfceei talis frotric actea sb4v surrounding catbjjnme paefcaw the local leapalace last rdghi aa a capacity- and wttneasea je siaaesral mpit thrilling- hockey sjieetacla botrffccarftjt were- out towht asai the result waa samarty mtnntas oat imectaciilar pujr aat the teams went into teh minutes of overtime ba- fore the ipermakeni dacblvalyi trounced their keenest opponentau the georgetown team luad tzav first two periods wej in hand tbnt with the score standing 48 in flaa final reel acton put on tbe p sure and out of some tough work on their nart managed bo tie ths icore before the end of fall tlmel however they ha spent tsielr ear ergy and the overtime period pro ved only a nitmare as as locala banged in four tallies to climax tfc jrftme time doefmt permit us to go lnia a full account of the game but it can he said that all players gave their best on both- teams and thai if last nlehls game la any tadtea- tlon of what the playoffa wfit brinir there should be some tlrril- lors to initiate georgetowns new artificial ice- we are going off the deep end ta pick the stars first to kent bto- rev for a lovely playmahng rente with three aaslste in the genial scrrmd to jack plrtwlntle whose da- fenblve efforts kept the visitors weh away from the goal month combi ning the third star for the tw bradbury brothers who netted rra- j agricultural director banquet at hornby ishc georgetown tioai khodaa the dlrersodeequeainara enee7wiisehablrwu arh forum party in the hall on janu ary 18th were mrs george ed munds and mr robert mcenery week of services as baptists reath one hundredth milestone continued on page 10 georgetown ilaptiat church is the centre of interest thia woek as the congregation celebrates the 100th anniversary of tho church organiz ation in georgetown a full week has been set aside to honour tho occasion and on sunday tho church wus well filled at both services when tile prcbont pastor rev c r gower preached on the subjects lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes and be strong and of god voice mrs charles lambert oftoronto sangopcn tho gatoa of the temple us a feature of the evening service whilo at both serfi vices tlic preston mens quintette sang severa hymns mombera of of the group are ed clements george pollard gerald coons cy ril sencer und bert little the choir under the direction of mia marion hepburn with mrs r t paul as organist also liad arranged upccial anthoms and douglas peck uml charles landoaborough of ac ton played a cornet duet bless this i louse in the evening monday evening was designated sunday school and bypu night und rev keith daniela of hamilton wus special speaker talking on tliese phases of church work and singing sovoral spirituals ralph and douglas pock contributed ji- strumental duots dr f r watson and walter peck as past superin tendents and watson wlnfleld pre sent superintendent of the sunday school were called on for a few words as wore watson wlnfleld walter pock dr watson and mrs w f smith as past presidents and douglas colo president the young peoples union tonight is historical night and on friday numbers of former georgetown baptist church church mombera now resident else where are expected back for home coming night tho week will elude with a missionary sunday with rev l e wihon missionary to india preaching at two service mr ernest warren a former geor- getowuer will sing at the evening iorviee to honour the centennial a book let has been printed giving valu able historical data about the churchs history which will be re viewed in detail in a forthcoming edition of the herald rlcultural society held their second annual banquet- last thursday night at hornby when a turkey dinner was served by the ladle of hornby womens instttut la the orange hall president el praia keld spoke briefly about plans for the 1048 fair in georgetown and urged a good attendance at the hm mee ting on saturday january slat ha introduced several guesta among them mayor joseph gibbons ar thur speight president of the board of trade the herald publi sher walter biehn and agricultu ral representative j e white- lock and bill alexander president of the norval juniors each of whom spoke a few words among the directors called on wcrt miss charlotte mecuilough howard wrigglcaworth john bird ken mcmillan harding price tho mas brownridgc treasurer pere cleave and secretary garfield mc gilvray euchre was played afterwards with mrs rrnnk patch charlotte mcculloghf ken mcmillan and graydon chester prise winner fifteen stalwarts among ah atten dants had a chance to work of f the enormous meal which themjornby ladles supplied oh what pnsak when thejr helped to push the her ald publishers car out of the ditch on the trip home of theclght goala and playedheadsi j up hockey all the way for acton gillespie htlaen anil kentner walked off wjtli the 8atss honour thenex big game here j on w4- day nlrfit when the local team esh gle whb weateai- in westons beaas gante oh the local ice georgetown goal rhode da- tre storey wfnga iks rhwdbnrr gibson alternate mardoefc mao tin ferrl hash pstteraon l rradbury basond acton goal wood decasasac bayllaa and rlddajl centre qulaa- ple wlnga l mano kentner a- ternate morton got l afaiasx hltson t mano mcphatl braeh referees patterson and seotfc toronfo sommaity ffest perud st albans guild annual mcotirfc of st a1- bunu ladies guild waa hold on wednesday afternoon january 14th at the hbme of mrs arthur beau mont v thencctor arcluloacon thomp son opened the meuting with pra yers- the minutes of last annual mee ting were read by tho secretary mtn jack hopuum 1 georgetown gtlson storey j 2 georgetown rvrrl 104at l s acton l manto goy 11 1 penalties brush huaoa fust jor nash seeaisd perted 4 acton cffieapte bayjiss mano lomf 5 georgetown m bradbary gibson storey lolb fi georgetown l bradbury murdock iumc penaluea m byadbtwy martha tutd wuj acton kentner t gmieanle fja acton morton is penalties blnser s baymaal hilson onrtlasa parted 9 georgetown gibsons storey t t 10 georgetown i bradbury murdock j ls 11 georgetown m bradbury storey glbaotr k4k t 12 georgetown l bradbury gibson vaeh 1 ii retail merchants meet next week the secretary gave a report of m rj r j u the yearwork showing w jt chants next weev to discuss pot season tho treasurer mro ar thur lleaumont then presented an excellent financial report mr r j williams gave a report of the care of tho bhutins tho elections were carried out with the rector in the chair and weve us follows hop pros mrs w g o thompson president mr too halnas vice prcs mr jl preston secretary mr kmcst miller 1reaa mrs arthur beaumont sick visiting mrs r j wil liam sewing convenor mr h preston mr haines then took the chair continued on pag 10 ting thetulall tttvhdon ef the 1 on a sound footing sc that georg- town will- become even a battesr shopping- centre than it b at pro- sent the meeting will have a romsd tahlo dlxcusslon led by the herald odltor walter blebn aijd it is ho- ped thbt out of the meeting an ac tive organlaatjon with malorlty support aolldfy behind m will bw formed to deal with queatlon w interestto retailer a a body tka mooting la being oehl on wadaw day evening in the odfeflow hab and all georgetown marehanta ara asked to make it a point to altaaj u their sugareatlpn and ulllikasa will help aehlevj- the board c ftratje aim