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the georgetown herald georgetown ortt wednesday december 29th 1948 1 social and personal judy jonathan u spending the holiday week with relative in toronto mlsaes nell and olive kennedy spent christmas at clarkson jmr and mr jack squires mr and mn k w blnkley were intoropto tor christmas with her parents mr and mrs william kut- tr holiday guests with mr and jjrs p b coffin were mr and ho vrnon a smith of port nel son miss ellon slmms at toronto u was a christmas visitor with her niece mrs davtd saxo and mr mlsse- vi and lucy molcsworth i saxe i toronto were in town for w iii11 christmas with their sister mrs t rt s d w baxter and mr baxtoi buffalo ny were holld ly quests in town with mr and mrs harold mr d mn john bell marilyn mcclure jocclyn were in toronto for mrs l w dann christmas weekend in toronto with her mother mrs e van sin elalr mr and mrs jpercy olncy nor- ma and dorothy spent the holiday in toronto with mr and mrs dan falrhead the weather mr editor with this weeks summary x would like to wish everyone iialry new yeah krn batklat date max mlrtj snow december 20 30 1 december 21 30 20 v dtacdmbur 22 37 29 flurriaa december 23 30 16 flurries december 24 w t december 25 14 4 december 26 20 a j average 2757 957 4- no election in eiquesing currie is new reeve bdcnt the cllrlstm0i where they visited with v 1 professor and mrs j e held mr and mrs leslie ellis and brian had christmas dinner in acton at the home of her uncle warden cleave retires walter linham is new councillor leslie steps up to deputy reeve mr william everson dies in the gleri george mcmenemy dies on christmas day lcnditure of oer 13000 lost year all offices were filled by accla- for now plowing had beep a con miss doris armstrong who has been nursing in brampton was mr and mrs j e pecrkln of h ch w i mr uiiu v unts mr and mrs fred armilr m toronto spent the holiday week- and mrs griliam holiday visitors witli mr and end with mr farnell mr and mrs fred green of toi- onto were christmas visitors in town with mr and mrs r h jones mr and mrs thomas mcdo aid of brampton pent christmas day in town with mr and mrs john cordaro mrs william tyndall is holiday ing in florida with her son and daughterm law mr and mrs r thur tyndall rev and mrs john smith and daughter gladys spent christmas day in hamilton with mr and mrs j h gllllland mr and mrs stewart young and son nell spent the holiday week end in stratford with his mother mrs e young mr and mrs ivan hay and eliza beth spent the christmas week end in tara with his parents mr and mini m hay miss betty grove was out from toronto to spend the christmas holiday with mr and mrs ern batkln at wlldwood mrs alfred sherwood and miss dorothy cooke of lucknow spent christmas at the home of mr and mrs frank tyler mr and mrs c r wray and mr and mrs it f wicks and son brian spent christmas day with relatives in oakville mr and mrs george allen wens tn toronto for christmas day which they spent with mr and mrs thomas waters miss freda herbert of tormto mrs clarence bain were mr apd mrs george bain mr keitn b ln and miss pat marner of hamilton v and mrs jock rush mari lyn nna gary of toronto were bcie for christmas with her par cnts mr and mrs harry stock- ford mr and mrs william maclaren of laurclton long island were in town for christmas with his parents mr and mrs alex mac laren christmas visitors with mr and mrs calvin clark were mr and mrs s ft peart of rockwood and mr and mrs henry hosklng of guelph mr roy foulis of dorval quebec and mr john foulis of toronto were home for the holiday with their parents mr and mrs r b foulis christmas visitors with mr and mrs thomas esson and mr and mm jesse brandford were mr and mrs william g gordon of toronto mr and mrs harold hcldebre ht and mr and mrs john lake of i ottawa were christmas vl ltors in the glen with mr and mrs i curly wheeler i with rev and mrs alex calder for tlie holiday were her mother i mrs w r b mckay her slser mrs murray hall and mr hall all of toronto i mr william faram of ottawa and miss barbara faram of tor onto were home for the holiday with their parents mr and mrs fa t faram spent the we j mrs george dobson and misses 5tt c d and mary dobson were in herbert edith street toronto for the holiday weekend mr and mrs gordon alcott where they visited with mr aid were here from weston to spe d mr r f rovland matiun at the annual nomination tributing factor in- funds not being meeting of esqucslng township available for gravelling and that held in the new township hall at with better luck tins year moe stewarttown on monday one i oael work can be done change took place on the council i koad widening favoured when reeve george cleave ic- tired deputy reeve george cur- ne moved into the vacancy and a councillor george leslie assumed ul n ligation was pay- arclulcieon w g o thorn the deputyrceveship a resident of glpn willlnmu for the jmt esirs mr william ii ever on died hi her home there on wcdncdaj december 22nd tor- merly martinet baron nhe was born 7 ycir ajo in lancashire i rtjdnnd and hid lived in the glen ccr since cominu to canuda she wai a member of st albans church of enjjlnnd mrs everson had been m ill health for several years surviving bclckf i er hu biaj are two sons john t everson md farm until leslie who will be dep- william h eveison both o tor- next ear said that into and one gi andiort i on christmas mornlnr geone mcmenemy died at the home o his daughter mm j p klrkw o4 tt balllnaad after a sho t ulneari mr mcmenemy who wan in his 7nth j ear wnw born in gftrafrnxft tovnshlo and waa a on ct wxm lat james mcmeremy ul mary ann slnan his fat er httd come to canada as a yonn man from hi mtive trelmd after hn mirdage mr mcmenemy farmed in eaquaau in t en uent to manitoba for ton eir netnrnlnt to kqueslng in 1022 he farmed on the mckay his retirement three yeir to since the deith of hl wife wllhclmlm fclker li ims he had made hla home with hi councillor in for tic 11cw hau rond work tonducted the ncra crlce from dnukhurs at ballinafj f 1 mil i uas equally important thw jear iood work had been done in widen ing roads on the ith 9th and 10th i line- ind on 12 stdoroad and this would be i it at help tn wow mo tins winter there are sev eral places to do yet including r iisi three or four joiji where rate nay- bird was reelected to the school jtirij i have offered land for this pur board and xi l davidson was el- j t post a new bridiic had been buit ccted as a new board member i on the 0th line and a new culvert keeve cleave rethes on the sth he thought esqueslng allowing tlie t nomination meet- roatls were in comparable aliape to those of any other municipality wilfrid dird and craig reid re tained their scats and walter lin ham retired from the school area board to become a councillor a former councillor r n brown was nominated for office but de clined to stand for election hector ric a public meeting was held with the township clerk mr isaac bennett acting chairman reeve george cleave was first introduced and announced that he was retii- mk at the close of the year he spoke of the township hall ad garage as the major achievement of the ims council and said lie be lievcd it would be appreciated more and more as the years go by it had cost somewhat more than originally planned but council wanted to do a good job and one which swould be permanent dur ing tlie year a new bulldozer had been purchased as well as a truck for the road superintendent be cause of these heavy expenditures there had not 1 een as much dor on roads as in other years the county he said had been n the same pesrtlon there was increased demand for road improvements increa coets to do th s and it could not be done on the old levy congratulates ueeve on leadership councillor craig reld who entering his third term on th council congratulated reeve cleave on the leadership he had given to the younger members of council and on the time lie had spent jn supervising w ork on the township building he spoke of the impor- the home on friday pallbca e s were robert armstiom res wil hnnih lame- wulhms john fiy chailcs black and m nt gu me ry- ton he leaves a fonulv of three children mn j p kfrkwood of balllnafad mrs gear sinclair of dav interment was made in clen milton and bert of gle williams williams cemetery thrre 1 r ithers of n fm ly f a v- en bojs and two firs also stirvve cimistmas party fob i oeph of glen williams david of union sunday school p afnd nnd h hrami- ton 7v the annual christmas party for kev n fllndall conducted the chlldvcn of the sunday school hc funeral service from the klrfc- of union presbyterian church waa woo home on monday with intcr- held last wednesday a supper mcnt followins in gii williams was served tc the children and cemetery pallbearers were wit is i their parents by the church ladies before the concert after the show- inc by wilfrid leslie of two mov ies the children presented their concert which included carol sing- in two playlets and recitations by tommy lee leslie keith leslie hush hunter douglas starret tancc of soil conservation and saij murray mckanc bill hunter and that while he favoured a weed el- i david anderson bill shanks sane imination program it would be a solo and monologues were given useless to tackle this unless a long- by marlene berry danny mossop urm program was adopted with and betty jean anderson a dis- widenlng of roads there was a pos- 1 play of tumbling and pyramids was sibllity that weeds could be mowed also included in the program by rather than sprayed which would pupils of the union school santa be cheaper pmcl his visit later in the evening taxes not too high and presented gifs and awards to the children f l thorn so i ss superintendent was in charge of u self 11am wright richard shortill nor man sinclair james mckeeh nit alex mckay and thomas hu1 high school news christmas with his parents mr and mrs george alcott mr and m j wcathe ston iind daughter lynda of toronto were i holiday visitors in town with mr and mrs william bonathan mr murray stamps of tho smith and stone engineering department spent the holiday weekerd with his parents in toronto mrs edith mcnamara of toronto spent christmas in town with her son and daughter inlnw mr and mrs cecil mcnamara holiday guests with mr u d mrs don bariacei ueic mr nui mrs gai net buna ei tnccj in 1 margaret of auroi a w miss dnnnl trink of c mpbcll- vllle is spending th s week in town with her uncle md aunt mr and mrs james f evans mr and mrs e v maccorm ck and bill were in hamilton on sun day where they visited with mr and mrs gordon calder i ross petch 4th year cngireer- ing student at tlie university of toronto is spending the christ nas vacation in town with ins parents mr and mrs frank pete i holiday guests with mr lnd mrs george herrington were mr oliver whitmce of windsor and mr apd mrs bruce kenntdv and daughter cheryl of torono j mr and mrs w e ma shall ind daughters el une nnd margiret i of otttrvilll were in town for christmas with his paient mr i and mrs w g marshall mr mcl mrs jame jones i f lu loionto and mn jessie wil cox of hamilton were chrism is wstors with tluii piie its mr a d mis kenntth micdonald mr and mrs ted beam a d mr and mrs itoad ma t a d vterl home from toronto f r christmas with tluii parents mi and mr wdllam deans councillor wilfrid bird who also will serve a third term refer- i t j i the program and rev j rid to on editorial in the herald acted as chairman which had said that a candidate i zz for office should state what he had the county still had three years to done and what he intended to do in go before the remaining 30000 of the next year one thing he was ashgrove what had been at one t me over interested in was the paying of a an 800000 debenture debt would bounty on foxes which was done happy new year to all be retired the secve aid tht al- in several neighbouring townships on wednesday cvenng tl ough he was retiring he would he made an interesting comparison 2ind the ss concir was held retain an interest in towns lp af- of taxes compared to wheat prices the bailment the first fairs in which he had been engaged ih that present taxes were the evening the young people con- fourth and commercial class stad for a long i criod n an official nor so high comparatively in 1029 ducted a christmas musical con ents during the two flms the by lloyd merry christmas it may ba a bit be a ted but vce still w ah yea one last week we neglected to extend this greeting so now w are making up for it while we aw on the subject we wish you onst and all a happy new year and a chloppy easter we suppose eveiy- one is now ladn down wltsj christmas presents of all kinds and sort and is filled with cturlt- mas cheer not tlie liquid kind and looking forward u a hettsc time in 49 but enough of this idle chatter v i on wednesday lost as we pro- phecled the schools annual party took place it wa a we rd bor at j show with our ears still ringing dec from the numerous cap pistols tiat were fired these were mostly in part of the hands of enterprising hlrd i opacity tree ilyiau ilev le v ed i he new reeve george cur le is no stranger to co inty pol tics it is the second time he has held this office and in 1036 he served is warden of halton county in his speech he rt mewed lie tree in law passed by this c ir s coun t council and spoke of the ex- tie me importance of const re ing cxistinr vvoodlots ind pi intmg more trees to help stop soil eios ion he also ud th it i hi iv tx when wheat was 1 15 a bushel sale of 100 bushels left him 80 ifter paying 04 taxes in 1032 w ith vvheit at 50c he had a deficit after taxes of 15 this year al though taxes had increased t 94 100 bushels at 2 0 left him 111 surplus reeve holiday visitors with mr and mr and mrs hlley brcthour and mrs lome pe ers were her son andrew spent christmas day mother mrs w t campbell and in preston with her parents mr mr and mrs c l easton md and mrs w h henwick i daughter barbara ann of toronto i mr and mrs sved schultx and mr bnd m a j daugher joan and gloria were in i daushter of b ton i r h visitor christmas day with spent with their psrents mr and mrs sam mackenzie sandy mama and david were in seaforth for christmas with her ther mrs john cardno mr and mrs bernard covvtan with mr and mrs william reeve mrs rieeve and mrs hicks are ss- ters holiday visitors with mr and mrs alex kean were mr and mr it j bridges and son peter of and sons david and billy were in brampton and mr and mrs jack town for christmas day with her mother mrs- chris sargent mrs w v grant and miss betty grant spent chrlatsnas day in tor- sfas j- fzfl- filter beanvxrl young of nusjara cauls the latter going on to stratford for christ mas dy with his mother mr and mrs a patlenden and of i alloa mr t davidson of chelten- lan stewart and mr stewart holiday visitors with mr and ham and mr howe mambleton of i mrs stan grabb were her knottier oranajevllle spent christmas at the and sister mrs jt dudgeon aid home of mr and mrs john ham- miss verie dudgeon of ltoronto ifletoq main street sout 1 gcorgi currie arcramation moved b spencer wilron and diaries e cutta gtiorge cleav e moved bv i o hunter and win alexander deputyreeve i georgl leslie acclamution moved bv r h hunter and hector bird council wilfrid bird acclamation moved bywm alexander and wm cromar walter linham acclamation moved by charles e cutts and w j ritchie h craig reid acclamation moved by nela robinson and f o hunter r n brown moved by mjm coles and g r somerville trustees school area no 1 hector bird acchtmation moved by wilfrid bird and wm alexander r l davidson acclamation moved by w j ritchie and charles e cutts walter linham moved by hector bird and r h hunter j tata with trios duets and solo names of which we gladly forget parts while cla ion dick jr read as well as the contents of these the story of tie white magi be- pistols were leinj shot at regular tween musical numbers follow- intervals reminding you of thent ing this all went downstairs whore thai daze of wl 11am th infant the childicn pre cnted their reel- billy the kid to you tn re user unions md song and thon mr j developed do es after the films liuntci gave out the seils and the various gifts wee dist lhuted pries to the- sunday school ch il- by some of the fifth formers no irs for their iai s vco k barbara s claus was present these ber sid that he couldnt pro cunninihani was the stir pujil or presents e lded under a trc last veir c i ok es quel ici ir am which we hesitate to call a christ- weie served at the cosi mas tree it was a monstrosity mrs malcolm mcnobb wis id ubout 10 oi l feet feet high i ure ther uofortun ite two dos before j pine from top to bottom we will christmas when she slipped on the not repeat the names of thp twe iooi step and bioke hci eft wr si fellows who fetched this thing her manv friends hope it wll but they ought to be ah t at sun- snon mend and w ish her better use luck in the new year krvleus school affairs walter linham new council im m misc itraighter roads and lower taxes but oulv that money allotted continued on page g lllck uvi fokum cheistmas party intended oi last week llnrtyfive members of the check i inc farm forum gathered at tlie home of mr and mrs l devrfes on monday evening de ember id for a christmas party a delight- ful evening began with the singing day sunday lind neglect to write a the presents wce another filng worthy of note the greater per centage of these we e cigars or chevvin tobacco other gifts in cluded loaded cigarette hund lo hon containing cs2 it stinks flea powder etc this affair broke up about 11 oclock and the- kids s sr- ted their holidays as they are on holidays this week we will have no news to re port so we think we will sleep all of carols followed by o solo by mrs devrles and piano sele uoni by julia devrles the youngest in the family bill recited the night before chrlstmai one of the highlights of lie eve ing was a duet sung by those wellknown singers denny charles and joe ross all i want for christmas is column tills week we assure you it will be a welcome relief for both of us we would like to extend slncer- est sympathy to mr lambert i tlie death of his father mr lambert was away moncuvi- ttiesday and wednesday of last week with the exception of tues- my two front teeth and their ef- d morning at which tline he re- fort met with great acclaim joan i turned u put out the death sen- devrles led in folk dancing and tence for many of the kids re- santa arrived to distribute gifts imrtm v know let no more be after which supper wa- served ssld except that we mourn with the devrles family is to be con- you in this time of deepest sorrow gralulaled on the festisw too- tlons in their home for tbe o i sion and on tbe talent which made the evening such a suctee this is a 12 page paper 1