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t georgetown ont wedneaday november 30th 1949 water critically short expect relief by thursday temporary hookup being made at now well cut off oilt arena to save present supply omham harston weddm in norval church georgetown will b using water from the new well by tomorrow at the latest a motor in elmlra has been borrowed from a guelph el ectrical firm all part necessary for the hookup have been assembled and are on tfielr way from brant- fbrd and a chlorinatlon unit li being vuhed from toronto there li some poulbulty that ihe system will be in operation u evenlngl householders nro meanwhile asked to continue rigid economy in wat er um until notice is given that everything is in order the water shortage which has been serious at several times dur ing the past year became critical nn sunday when it was discovered that streams which fed the sllvcr- creck reservoir had almost com pletely frozen an emergency council meeting was called in the afternoon and a sound truck was sent around town telling that wat er was to be used for drinking only and asking housewives not to do their washing a second meeting was called in the evening to which industrialists were invited ond it was suggested that local mills make a survey of what parts they might have available for loan and that they meet the next day with en gineer roberts to draft a plan the meeting was held and with full co operation from all parties a suc cessful temporary hookup was de vised the permanent installation is expected to be made within the next month at the meeting council passed a resolution advising the cs national railways that the town would be unable to supply them with water until the emergency was and that no water would be available for the ice plant in the arena local garages were also asked to discontinue washing ca the cnr it was explained is the biggest single consumer using 6 million gallons in a three month period about as much as the two paper mills combined town fore man ern hyde assured the meet ing that sufficient water would be kept in reserve for fire protection and- this would have priority over industry cr arthur herbert said at the meeting that there bad been a mis understanding all down the line that water is available at sliver- creek water is not there said mr herbert and ths only place we can get it is from the new well ashgrove well folks have you brought those goloshes and fur coats out of storage winter has come from ar ound the corner and looks ss if it might stay too we understand mr and mrs jas carney have purchased murray sproats farm on no 5 alderoad we wish them all kinds of luck and prosperity the young people held their meeting sunday evening at the home of jean and margaret bird with george wilson in charge frank wilson read the scripture passage jessie wlngfield read a story on stewardship bcrnlce wil son played a piano solo and gordon wlngfield gave the prayer their new officers for next year will ap- lpear next week f congratulations to mr and mrs hartley anderson of campbcllville on the birth of their son november 10th in mt hamilton hospital mrs anderson and the babe are visiting at present with her parents mr and mrs arthur ruddcll mrs louis laird sr dies in newmarket one of the oldest residents of the district mrs louis laird sr died on monday november 21st in new market at the home of her son rol and she was born lillian alice wansborough in 1864 and after her marriage spent most of her life in the norval district she had been in falling health for several years but still retalnoo a very active interest in community affairs surviving arc two daughters and two sons mrs a m mcmeekln wlnnlfrcd of norval mrs bo- valrd irma of london louis of nerval and roland of newmarket the funeral was conducted by rev alex cowan on thursday at the mcklllop funeral home in bramp ton with interment following in hlllcrest cemetery norvol norval presbyterian church was the scene of the wedding on satur day november mth when rev j l self united in marriage dorothy kbbel daughter of mr and mrs john harston and john carlisle son of mr and mrs arthur old ham all of norval the bride given in marriage by her father wore a lovely gown of blush ivory satin made by her mo ther and her bouquet was of red roses she was attended by bar sister ruth in turquoise taffeta tarrying russet mums and bar younger sister susan was flower girl in peach taffeta with a bou quet of pale mauve mums gordon oldham was best man for his bro ther mrs j l self played the organ and the brides brother jack har ston was soloist a reception was ncld at the brides home where mrs harston in midnight blue with corsage of red roses received assisted by the grooms mother who wore a navy blue ensemble with ravy accessories and a corsage of pink carnations after a honey moon trip to the states the couple will reside at huttonville prizewinner announced at local events a number of weekend events in town resulted in lucky prizewin ners being announced on satur day cold weather kept down the crowd at the annual shooting match oi the anglers and hunters which was held at the mcmaster farm in the glen but those present enjoy- ea a fine afternoons sport and many took home prizes of fowl george h leslie von the rifle in the lucky draw mrs francis thompson was winl mrs annie gollop and mr ir of an electric tea kettle offey- v go b ln ner cd as a lucky draw prize by rich ardsons hardware on saturday entrants had to iron a towel onan electric lroner which was being demonstrated at the rexy on monday chris tina golden and mrs charles led widge won chickens given as a prize by goldhams meat market in connection with the showing of chicken every sunday at the theatre along the boards yes were feeling better and thanks for the enquiries from rea ders both of them who missed the column the past few weeks had a nice article all ready this week ragging the ads but the political news takes precedence and the edi tor says well have to be content with a few lines of facts congratulations to oakvllle who have taken the test memorial trophy home for a ysz after twen ty minutes overtimesalnsw the raiders they have a goo club and deserved to win kenny bralthwalte popular oha referee of last season has taken over coaching duties for the raid era a boy who has really been around in hockey circles for a number of years he is giving the club a new lift and under his- lead ership we should see a good club in action raiders have had tough luck and lost their two opening gomes wes ton beat themjl7 last week and 21 last night in weston milton won a game played here against oakvllle 87 last night mr ond mrs sam walker dlanne and freddie harrison and mr ond mrs ted arnold spent sunday in toronto at the home of mr and mrs derrick dodgson georgetown nominations norval joann barber daughter of mr and mrs george barber jr of georgetown and granddaughter of mr and mrs ncls robinson was baptized at the sunday service ln the presbyterian church by rev j l self a family dinner was held afterwards at the home of mr and mrs barber sr ln town iago after a lengthy stay in mon treal mr and mrs frank hull and son john and mrs gladys gollop all of toronto were visiting with mrs i webster over the week end and renewing acquaintances with their friends the wa of st johns church of england stewarttown held their weekly meeting last thursday at the norval anglican rectory st pauls guild met wednesday in the parish hall the members worked on their various pro for the coming bazaar and discus sed plans for the annual dance dur ing christmas week friends and relatives gathered at the home of mrs isabella web ster on friday on the occasion of her 01st birthday mrs webster received good wishes end congrat ulations flowers and v telegrams from widely scattered points tea was served during the afte and evening from a table centred by a threetiered birthday cake which the hostess had made her self pink and white mums and tall pink candles ln crystal candel abra completed the tea room set ting the whole community joins in wishing mrs webster many hap py returns and a sincere wish for a pleasant year ahead a joint presentation was held ln the pariah hall on thursday for two young couples who were rec ently married mr and mr clark lyons ruth mason of brampton ond mr and mrs jim doane alma may hunter there was a short program glen and june walte ringing duets accompanied by lira gordon sharpe and norman long of georgetown playing a trombone solo rev alex cowan was chair man for the evening and led a jivcly singsong nell van vllet read an address to the guests of honour and bill and lloyd laid lew presented them each with r wcllfllled purse lunch in the basement and a social hour fol lowed mayor harold cleave leroy dale james ritchie aucx maclaren norman brown r llcstsj james goodlet a debeaulleu chas ledwldfe reeve jack armstrong r llcata john bell w j marshall jack williamson everett cole bid orr t tom hewson frank sykes deputy reeve james goodlet john malcolm e w blnkley kenneth k maedonald william roney thomas sykes council ward 1 mrs jos emmerson r leonard bell a g andrews arthur 1terbert jack armstrong k r macdonald vern mecumrer ernie rawson fred schultz garfield mcgilvray leroy dale harold cleave william tuck tom hewson john s hughes council ward 2 cecil davidson edwin wilson cecil mckamara harry hale james ritchie k r macdonald norman hill a ernie rawson cecil davidson charles led widge a dcbcaulieu alert maclaren w g marshall leonard bell lome peters james murphy leonard bell leslie clark ted vahl james murphy stan allen council ward 3 thomas l lyons tom hewson william roney roy maglougbxen frank petch a e crlpps sid orr harold mcclure w g marshall frank petch harold hutchinson roy magloughlen thomas 8yke8 everett cole k r macdonald ray whitmee cecil davidson vera mccumber i david saxe lome peters frank petch ern thompson jack tost george martin hydro commissioner e w binkley r llcata john bell alfred debeauldxu alex maclaren chas ledwldge bruce msekbnznc k r macdonald james ritchie ernie rawson edwin wilson vera mccumber hugh lindsay harold mcclure w g marshall public school trustees ross duncan stan flnlay john bell stan finlay edwin wilson cecil davidson cecil menamara edwin wilson cecil davidson edwin wilson cecil davidson fred schults ray salter stan flnlay edwin wilson harry snorthx john a evans tom warnes david saxe william mcnally john malcolm names in capitals are standing for election the six public school trustees have been elected by ac clamation but there will be elec tions in all other offices two coun cillors arc elected ln each ward and one member on hydro commission seems rather early- for such an old fashioned winter such as we have had uuvtat week the low est thermometer reading- for any november day back tor stars was only 2 below zero which nfake the 18 below recorded here last friday night somewhatot i record dont start for florid yet though is this may net last too long ern batioh the weather date nov nov nov nov nov 21 22 23 24 25 nov 28 nov 27 average max 3s 32 34 30 30 24 22 mini 22 10 24 m 10 13 a row flurries flurries 4 flurries 2928 1128 10 high school teacher speaks to jlode miss e allison of the georgetown high school teaching staff was guest speaker at the november meeting of the countess oftrath- more chapter iode held tues day november 15th at the home of mrs arthur beaumont glen williams there were thirtyfour members present miss allisons address was most interesting as she told the chapter of the development and work done by the ryerson school of technol ogy and how successfully it rehab ilitated the men and women of the forces into civilian life miss ally- son spoke from first hand informa tion hovlng been on the staff of the school for several years herself miss ruth evans educotlonol con vener introduced miss allison and mrs sam mackenzie expressed the thanks of the chapter plans were completed for the bridge night which was held later in the week and a prize of j1000 was donated to the high school to be presented on commencement night four new members mrs ted darlington mrs fred chapman mrs lome peters ond mrs j f gillls were welcomed into the chapter by the regent mrs wal ter blehn coffee and refreshments were enjoyed at the close of the business meting served by mrs beaumont mrs james alcorn and mrs ray whlbnee miss marjorie gault and mrs h rugg hew name for united church regular morning worship was conducted ln the georgetown uni ted church on sunday by the min ister rev j v smith the choir under the direction of miss lynda stewart sang the anthem lee4 me o lead me with mrs j ball ey and miss isobel dobaon adnglntj the duet the junior choir aaast the hymn the ships glide in at the harbours mouth mr hoi from preston a member el the gait gideon camp very ably ptesv aented the work of the gideon boev lety during the past week new testaments were presented to ttk sth grade beys and girls of the public school by the gideons they also place bibles in hoteltv jan and hospitals thus making the word of god available to many people who otherwise would net avail themselves of a bible the evening message was enttt- tcd be not deceived and was the concluding meditation ln a series at pauls letters to gelations a dua cntitled oh it was wonde wos sung by mrs l galley miss ruth evans after the morning servicers vote was taken on the name for out church a large majority of those who voted favoured the name st johns rev j m smith wftt name the church next sunday and will speak on the significance of the name st johns hornby district native miss lavinja orr dies the doath occurred at hornby on thursday november 24th of lavlnla gertrude orr daughter of the late mr and mrs samuel orr in her 88th year she had spent bar entire life ln the hornby district and resided with her brother an drew orr the funeral was held en satudoy ln st stephens church of england with rev j e m well conducting the service internes took place ln st stephens tery fifth line forum a lively discussion on are we good farmers featured the meet ing of the sth line forum monday ln the sth line school recrea tion and lunch were arranged by mrs fred lyons mrs william hunter and mrs chueuee ander son for the next meeting at 8jj no 2 hostesses wtn be mrs alt garbutt miss florence newns and mrs bert van vllet rebekahs have successful bazaar verdun rebekah ledge held very successful bazaar and saturday afternoon at the oddfel lows hall a reception intiimhf composed of the noble grand mrs alf collins the vice grass mrs a c mebrtde mrs balsa bradley and mrs a h ysbsfv greeted the patrons of the the various booths charge of the following eonv fancy work mrs elmer dross homemade baking mrs walker candy mrs rupert mont touch and take mrs buluvant suppler po mrs harold cleave prominent local merchant albert e farnell dies an illness of several months was fatal for one of georgetown best- known merchants albert edgar pkaieu who died ln toronto gen eral hospital on wednesday nov ember 23rd with ms son mr far nell operated a grocery and china- ware store on main street and was second only to mr john mcbean in length of service as a main st i e taller a son of the late john farnell and mary lambe he was born 68 years ago ln meadowvale and star ted his career as s merchant by working as a clerk ln the general store there he later clerked ln a store ln markdale and ln 1907 af ter the death of william barnhul of norval he was employed ln the barnhlll store for five years he then entered business for himself in balunafad and for sixteen years operated what is now merrlams general store twentyone years ago he purchased the business of the late a m grandy and had since built up a reputation for dealing in quality groceries mr farnell was a promlnaat member of georgetown unit church and was s tiu of jk church at the time of his dea he is survived by his wits the former annie graham of kbrselt an only son graham and twe grandchildren carroll and da two brothers dennis and whllesa live ln toronto and a sister has harold south ln meadowvale a tlster mrs w a gardner of bat- ton died several years age the funeral service at the afa- clure funeral home on friday conducted by rev john m and rev lc todd of niagara falls a former minister of the georgetown church pstflisaisjrl were walter t evans dr j b milne kenneth m ijngdon 8 t faram sid morris and joseph gibbons interment w greenwood cemetery is very scarge the cooperation of every householder and of every industry is vitally important in order to conserve exist ing supplies of town water the new system is expected to be in operation this week until that tune the most rigid economy must be practiced by everyone in order that industry can function and in order to have suffi cient reserves in case of fire please save water in every way possible rr