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mr- gcorsalovm ontv rvedtiaafcy juituiry 25tn 1950 v mats uui hildftheh ithnuwmeel lrwali chairman and john bird ding steward a brtef worship pirieeded tbe business meat- fat vwcfi reports of committees showed a steady hi church work during the ministers report allowed tftjal of 504 members 388 of ma are resident thirtythree members were received into membership id were remove transfer or death there were -baptisms- and s marriages e b mer and georgeward were a elders during the year financial reports showed pta of almost 21000 divided general fund 8807 and maintenance i 1313 society 14- lords day 11 ontario temperance ltlon 33 session 41 sun- rsehool 521 5030 club 301 scorns 824 choir 61 rose- mlsslon band 138 womans ation 1688 wms 461 mis- circle 26 explorers 3 chair 334 building fund 8367 action of the committee of in securing seward wil is church officer and korman as director of music was nehded with words of praise the efforts of both men ap- ntment of an elder to fill the caused by the transfer of tm weatber rv -i- mrfedjtor v i- herewe aire with another jweefcs iommliry arid stiliiandlab ouf job lots of odds and entfif in the weath er une we have only had one below zero day this month and before the month l ended we may be having more than a weekly january thaw date jan 16 jan 17 jan 18 jan 19 max 26 32 26 18 21 34 38 2785 bm batkln min snafar 18 16 16 7 flurries 3 14 1 26 flurries 1428 1 jjan 20 jan 21 jan 22 average shop work home economics for local st grade 9 pupils at georgetown high school will soon have the ad vantage of shop work and shomc i clifton floyd was are dr on monday the meeting was held a tl godfrey georgetown high school under vllte jeweller nere economics training decision to have students go to milfontwo half jays weekly for these courses was ernard miller lb acton church wasluaifc at a mcoting of the north ift for further consideration preshalton high school district board bt members of sessloh mcallister clerk j d nomas bird alex maclaren vic- he chairmanship di arloff dills of mcdonald p b harrison wal- y acton the georgetown boys and tr4canarlftiyjm irls will take their courses on riorman bums t l leslie i m ruosday and thursday afternoons l arnold william jmd the time is sufficiently long for enns howard wrigglesworth ihem to take the whole years raham farneu e b swackhaner course by the end of tmscrm ar id george ward rangements for bus tjansporta- tne committee of stewardwas tlon were left in the hands of the by reelection of john transportation chairman ltcol garfield mcgllvray james f gordon brown ans and election of al zeraylev attendance at special evening members are claude kent- classes for dps which arc held in bar e b swackhamcr frank milton has dropped and there was whltmee hector bird alan prouse omc talk ot dropping these classes kmle forgrave vern mccumber altogether irowever the board de- sd william deans p b harrison deled 10 continue until june with d v t cavanagh were re-elec- me teacher taking oye the duties ted auditors pnd mrs clarence bared by two up to the present buck and mrs r h jones re- mrs j a early new arts crafts head mrsj arnoft fearjy wasehosen presldefy oy the arts and crafts oj georgetown when the annualnyset- tljg of ttut- tfrup was held lajt thuair rt the home of mr cvl vwulawa befiprtaoh tneyear work ehovue an incrsase-lift-tbe- nunrofjb courses s- ranged lndudlfiji ode in weaving two in leather work and one which is in progress in jfove maklnjt handicrafts werv ejlblted during the year at the canadian handi craft guild a buyers show held in oic library building the gift show at the xing edward hotel the can adian national exhibition george town fall fair and the sale and exhibit hejd in december mrs w beatty ot acton made a presentation on behalf of the mem bers to the retiring president mrs a m nielsen tea was served mr mh moyes- pouringassistedjbj miss marjorle gault mrs denney charles and mrs j f glllls officers elected for the coming jjear are hon pres mrs m h mbyer president mrs j arnptt early 1st vice pres mrs alex greig 2nd ylce pres mrs h x newman recording sccty mrs xeonmrd bell r corresponding sectyl mrs s w orr treasurer mrs ted darlington acton group leader mrs w beattv auditor olra wallace thompson beaumont employee mary watson diest a resident of glen williams tor 38 years mary wsiaon died 0ov denly oil thursday january jojh sucqujnblng to coronary utrom boalik bpcn in oorfegal treiaqd she came- to -canada- ln 1014 jtnd ttvediljces befor mwng tn the w vlhere for the past twenty years ahj- wis emsjloyed av the jaiuinpl knitting muls survlvfrig ro- one daughter maryva sjstet mrs george bhck of glen wlujams and one brother william watson in ireland rev alex caider conducted the iuneral servlciufrom- her home on saturday with interment following in glen williams cemetery pallbearers were matthew beaumont gordon graham george hcnally cyril clarke ray whltmee and william robinson curators for the sac- appointed nenl the congregation approved the addition of bob hardman k sin i son and ernie forgrave to the artmen of imucatlon esqucstim 1 scous group committee lunch was an nassagawiya lovvnslilps boll served by the church ladies after eel tliai tiie prcscm system puts an i irfalr burjcn on tiicm and i iv order to secure inforrnatlon about otlilr bases ot assosins school costs in additioji to tliot in force by equalized assessment the secre tary wasaiked to consult the de- i mf nf tfliilnn vct nestil i douglas gowdy gets magmjdna appoi i themeeung i miss marion hutt i dies in calgary mlssjilnrion hutt a former resi dent of town died in calvary alberta on january 10th a sicr uijjijpus to have v hal they consi- er a fairer metlioa aduited the reary wis alfo ankvcl to prepare t iitiiui for tic next meelln of uurcs baeiion eluvnl atten- t nice from ibe fie numiciiaifllts lom noveii in the district ns well as itend 1 detail- of tranortatl6n dance tiienext meetiiu of the board a former main street merchant lifton canniff floyd died -sudden- i iv in st catharines general hos pital last friday following a licart attack born in mattawa 49 years ajto he moved to toronto at an- early age and tfcn to georgetown where he began his career as a jeweller opening a shop where duffys restaurant is now located durine liis residence in town mr floyd lived with his mother and brother in the house on the high way nofw occupied by mr hnd mrs seward wilson moving to st catharines 25 years uo lie opened a jewellery and gift lion which he had since operated ife vvli u member of st- pauls united church union lodke ioof perfection lodke akasi and un- itas rtcbekah lodite surviving nre s wile forfnerly irene mctnvssii ml one brotiier clarence of -tor- no tlie funeral service was held i monday with fnterinent viforia iawn cemetery st catlvhfiies douglas h gowdy a former res- ident of llmehouse and a graduate of georgetown high school has been appointed business manager af macleans magaxine son of the late wiillani gowdy who lived for many years at llmehouse before moving to acton he has been man ager of the financial post since 1842 mr gowdy graquatcd from the university of toronto in 1823 in political science he joined the financial past in d26 he was elected a director of macleanhun ter publishing company last year a director of the periodical press associatlon he is also vlcerprest- dent ot the business newspapers association past president of the toronto canadian club he was xirst vice-president- of the national organization in 1048 sunday evening recital at st johns church following the evening service in st johns united church on sun day kenneth h harrison organist of knox presbyterian church pre sented an organrecital he assisted by mrs herb harlow jr oprano and mrs eric shields bass members fot knox choir among the numbers played mr harrison were the prelude to act 3 lohengrin by wdghcr an- tianiiiiobyfloyd st clair and the meditation from tjials 1ltishiclds and mrs ilnrlow sang love lifted te and god will take care of you st georges annual vestry last friday afternoon thepqsii of grade tht ithhhrirftfrwr tpwhdpal u c wriggtsjrarettli toured the plant- of smltjjsai suihe ltd- ty tjyr thv gwi n was evdlany receivu by erie londsboip personnel ma-a- ger ray salter addisssed th pupils briefly and jfack malrrjn production superintendent- them somle idea of what to expect dividing- into bye groups hsh messrg sslter renwlekf hosura vahl -antf-rfing- as guides the toor began the process of manufacturing pot-r- tery products from raw materials to finished ware was demonstrated and explained dry clay dull grey in colour brought in from virginia in 1m v round bags was first seen clay with water in large vats to the proper consistency for mould ing was demonstrated by itobert wyott proceeding to the mouia- ipg department the pupils saw the clay slip poured 4nto moujds ak lowed to harden and xeleaseav sherthr as lamps bathroom fix tures or switchboxes in the dry- jlng mnm stacked trays of- pottery were on movable tracks they war first exposed to steam then hot air was applied the next step of the process- took place in sk1i kfciike foit wililciitlkai society iiltinil iid- r a 1h iisoil bv society en bie players euchre and esquesiiir ar- t tburslay in lanuar i iii- lie of the late mrs hw kennedy andi vin bc acton n the fourtli monday in february a of the late professor h l hutt she lived here for sdyeru years in lie sios and 30s with mrs kennedy she was a daughter of the late frederick a hutt and janet law- son and was born near stamford ontario one sister miss alice huttof calgary is the only surviv ing member of the family rey county registrar was georgetown native 1 a georgetown native dr harold holmes died in owen sound hospi tal on january 13th son of the late mr and mrs robert holmes heattended public and high school here later studying dentistry at the university of toronto the family lived in the house on charles street now occupied by mr and mrs frank benner dr holmes gave up the practice of dentistry some years ago and had served for some time as registrar of grey county he was predeceased by an- only sister mrs o t mckay of georgetown in 1040 and by his wife morie chlslett severalyears ago a daughter mrs thomas qoodland lives in edmonton al berta jl officers elected at anglican choir social i ell mi- l c powell groomed as cne chief a toronto a ivertiinti man lam bert c powell is being groomed as suceessor lo elwood hughes general manager of the canadian national exhibition mr powell has been appointed director of public relations at the cne as on advertising executive with cock- field brown atd company he plan ned an institutional campaign for smith stone ltd which was featured in the herald for several weoks when that company changed ownership in 1045 later lie be come vicepresident in chorgc of stiles promotion and advertising with the duplnte and flberglos firms which arc connected with jthe some company rn nlty ball mr- it i- ikuil hcpbujn won fiist v ken hamlton of nnd prize for irull at stpwart- i aiwlkn- ui c- and krin won a tbrcc tie for mens sc to it i- davidson in tresbinents were serv ing was enjoyed to an orchestra from brampton the party was ronvened by a committee composed of hardlne price john mcnabb qroydon chester mrs- john ellpr- by mrs jack williamson and miss charlotte mccullough li csidi- tl i at vestry mqetlng of cliiirrl- was held in t on mvaliy evening to canon ii tiomii- after the iotv by the an b a ftaltor county farmer harvey nurse of georgetown ended up a winner at the prp- vinclal tractor driving cham ptoifship held at tlie coliseum intoon january 19tlt mr nurse gained fourth place among six hundred con testants from thirtytwo coun- ties in ontario who entered tlii- junior farmer farm kvuilpment project for his skill in handliue farm equip ment machidry be was pres ented wrth tn airtoam trac tor seal uh1 a prizemoney ajieiue the tractor roadco first of us kind to be held in on tario was sponsored by the ontario derartntest c agrte- oiiuic iina inc iiumui rortlr ers association this project was introduced to promote piore economical operation and maintenance of farm mach- i- sirnl bette safety meth- inlv anoiii tuiiin- kjrniirs in ontario ami tine wentv be cut ncjt i1 cd mild danc- fottum approves free cjtade with states i thomas wamea was reelaetcd president e st georges church choir at a social evening held last thuradaat the borne of mr and mrs warns other officers of the group ax ouvajfoyar secretsry isarcarat boare traastirar margar- i t boara fred ttalsou librarians lira thomas laaon lira doog mufisbi fifth line chlnuacousy lorum considers that rpe the united states would- farm trade with the united states would -be- rood tor canada bccausclt would encourage american capjtarsto flow in which wofild help develop our ve- ourccs and also create a market for our surplus goods however frc trade with other countries might lower our standards ot liv ing and would load to too much specialized industry the ques tl6n of obollslung tariffs was dis- lussed at mondays meeting at the upper fifth school mrs hartley cameron mrs eraser macdoni and mrs donaiddolron will bel tessss f or next mondays- tni whleirtakas th form of tha loww hjth 8eho i five new members join oddfellows i orion lodge ioof entertained members of maple leaf lodge orj amtevlllc on monday at the odd fellows hall when the degree tejun under the direction ot bro gordon rponco conferred the initiator lie yree on five ncv members from orangcvlllc and fivcfrom the local nde the new candidates from 4w were wilfrid mlno fred scltult ronald borg al zeravlev and william cumpspy bro harry savings pdd intro- uuad the speakers ddgm bro welb of 6rangevlile nnd ddgm tvo ed dcpev of georgetown ijotli speakers urged members to carry out the lows of the order and iro depew nnnounccd that orion lodge would be honoured with a visit from- the grand master when lie tours this district and this will be one of the most outstanding meetings of the year refreshments prepared by bro- william ritchie and his committee war s ler lodge t next monday members of ooldan star iedga brampton wtn ba will confer tharirst where approximately fifty employ ees were engaged in fettling dried j -hrovaiv- these were passed on to 1 los who sponged them with wa ter o smooth them the firing of i be clay products interested that class a kiln that consumed 300 gal- ions of water and 800 gallons cf oll daily amazed the group they saw the meters which measured the temperatures of the klhm and the indicators which revealed it tt had become too hot or too cool they learned that one kiln has been used continuously for fifteen years day and night without any stoppage after products are fired several times they are glazed then reaflrcj grey glaze is usually first applied and later coloured glaze added it is uupllod with a spray- sun the finished articles are tamped with the registered trade mark of the firm which is two linked diamonds each containing an s in the assembly room scores of workers were cngoged in combln- ing parts ot bakelite wallplugs etc large steel presses were seen as well as a few older hand pres- ses still in operation here fuse- plugs and bottlewarmers were made in the packing plant several workers were wrapping finished pieces in newsprint labelling the necessary boxes with fragile and ianiing the contents ready for shipment this- most interesting ond educa tional tour ended in the cafeteria where liht lunches ore serve here tlie children thoroughly apprecla- i ted the treat of coca cola mary uiarbor on behalf of her class moved a vote of thanksto oil who kitrhen when the new heating made the tour possible and so en- la bad been installed and would i how bae a new and convenient r meeting pt the women tea- kinhen in the new ptfrt he also rederition ot esqueslng hnhesied that the debt incurred which wos to be held on tuesday would be paid off in short order evening at the home of missbeat- ii spoke of the fact that the angel re hume was postponed due to r death lead been busy and some favourable weather veilknown worshippers called on monday moruinc the talented durink the vear he expressed cor- ty vs a family of professional al appreciation ot the services ebneert orlists presented a musical churchwardens and lay delegate programme that proved weaslng to i hnirmninr nnd choir moro ulan four hundred students eport snowed a quite consmerau reamst an i i of the public high and cedarvato urn raised especially for the build- mciuiomng the good work wlth the fc introduced to ng fund with special offcringsl irninirtb of t i the by principal h c donations by orgnzauon and -v- rshooi it wtn wrigglesworth tsnffiliatlls the daughters of the mrs vera henderson davie mus- iclrter s ofotv wr setten the pronm its new siding nnd mentioned with fi -whercnn- you appreciation the donor of the funds il in ltn tyfuurtb apostles minutes meetln peclar ct ope the 4c i salm fie 1 ot tat i were lir j the pro- the ecitaon- of and prayers vestry and ready by mr vestry clerk thompson onfirmed llie cburibwarleis financial talement was presented by tlie peoples warden mr frank bcn- ner who commented on various items and answered questions- the report showed a quite considerable uencrous gifts by individuals the work on the aefdition is advancing satisfactorily andi will soon be romjueled a lettorfrom the blshorjsas end by the rector a reports were presented from the sunday school choir womans auxiliary daughters of the church junior auxiliary little helpers laymens association and auditors all very satisfying and all receiv ing a word of commendation from mie rector and appreciation by jhe vestry the rector reported 30 baptisms 12 marriages 3 by banns and 0 by licence 1 churching arid 21 bur- nils the names of the deceased were rehearsed while the peoplo stood the archdeacon spoke of hc years work mentioning that while the church attendance hnd possibly increased a bit there was much room tor improvement jia mentioned the retirement through 1 illhealth of bishop broughall and tho election and consecration ot bishop bagnall who will be here tor conflrmatlbn on passion sun day- march 26th ha referred- to thjl new building with its conven iences espedanx mentioning the patlanoe of the womans organtsaa ns which bad beast aepttvad of to pay for it he called all church of england eple to continual wirship thnt st georges might stand forth as gods bulwark arainst evil with his blessing upon all her people tlie election then took place with the following results rcesjprs warden thos eoson i peoples warden frank benner convener of sidesmen cecil davidson auditors mr and mrs wallace thompson lay dclogatc to synod john t armstrong substitute irwin noble- the motion authorizing the churchwardens to conduct buslni with the bank was passed and the continuance ef the payment i of rectory fuel light and telephone after a few other inatters of business were transacted the v try adjourned tha- recti ing the benedlc rwxmsalumbls wmvo 4w0q ladles of st oeotja wa with the voices ot frances davie meixosoprano nel les davie- dramatic basso and noble davie lyric baritone tnahnv ing harmoniously the dramatic solos big brown bear now for vengeance and incorrigible were presented by nelles davie and met with tremendous applause miss davie in pure tones and worsts presented two numbers maidens ot cadiz and smoke gets in your eyes by kernnoble davie rendored the floral dancer a cornish number followed by an amusing french canadian aire two duets followed namely the disappointed sercnader a ger man aire sung in that language and ah sweet mystery of life from the opera naughty mariet ta in italian a street argument was interpreted in mustevtrco an italian opera the selection was away with you you big luonal duet a r dramatically