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i r the georgetown herald wednesday dec 12th 1951 emancipation has drawbacks iadies must tell their age ladies in town will think that ssessment commissioner joseph gibbons is getting nosier and nosier when he makes his roundsjrfus year heretofore mi gibboris has con fined questions about the delicate matter of age to generalities between 20 atid 35 35 and over etc which satisfied him for his record purpose and did not cause too many house as meeting for louse institute norval friends gather for 93rd birthday wishes belated but none the less sin cere birthday congratulatlonssrre extended this week to mrs i web ster of norval who on sunday nov ember 25th celebjrated her 90rd birthday fon many years it has been mrs websteivs custom to hold open house on the day and man nave been the good times enjoyed high- tendant on a full scale party and had planned to spend the day quiet ly she did not reckon with the host of friends who remember the day however and so it was that robert w fox prominent in school church work a brotherinlaw of mrs thomas fisher chareu street robert weli she is truly a norval pioneer himself has just passed his 91st her parents mr and mrs etgouop milestone being among the oldest settlers her this year mrs webster did not husband who died several years feel quite up to the excitement at- ago was askilled medical practl- younger brother george gollop who just passed his 91st p the annual christmas meeting of the limehouse womens institute was held at the home of mrs a w been the gaqd tlmes enjo nign- wirte magulre little white lies among the female benton on thursday evng with dance gxepa of long ago ura i norval population seventeen members and seven visl- by mrs wsr th her nome w ner x now the lid has blown off instead j1 n of these vaganties next year he will come right out with it and ask the specific age of every female in town but ladies don t blame it on mr gibbons dont even blame it on the county assessor or the dept of municipal affairs from whom this order springs blame it if you must on the emancipation of women wearing slacks smoking in public political office equal pay have all come your way and the crowning achievement came last year when the government decided to let you serve on juries you thought it was a great idea at the time but little did you real ize that there was a hidden hurdle in order to prepare the proper in formation you must tell your age jurors you see must be of voting age 21 or over and cannot be over the age of seventy so there it is ladies you asked for it and you got it on the subject of jurors it might be interesting to ratline the proce dure which is ollowed in the town voters list the letter j should ap pear opposite everv man who is tiuufied for duty and commenc ing next year every woman the town clerk selects a given number of names prior to a court session these are forwarded to the court and groups of names from all municipalities are put in a hat and the required number chosen only one excuse is allowed for not turn ing up when called as a juror a doctors certificate thai the man is unable to appear there are some classifications of occupation which are exempted from duty the main ones include ministers lawyers doctors den tists druggists veterinarians fire men hydro and telephone employ ees and newspapermen also ex empted are senators and members of parliament sheriffs policemen the head of a municipal council people under subpoena and mem bers of the armed forces silver wood institute members host to family and friends v on tuesday evening the members of the silvciwood wi met in the stone school for then first christ- mast paitv then families and friends wen guests on this occasion which promises to be an arvnual event we are pleased to teport that mar- old campbell returnod home from guelph general hospital on mon day mi and mrs hunter of tor onto spent vhe weekend with her parents mr nd mrs it r corbett of skoie we are glad to see mrs alex mckay home again from guelph hospital where she underwent a leg operation mr and mrs e l miller visited friends in rocwood on sunday congratulations and best wishes to mi bob marchingtoit and his bride the former helen blackburn who were married last week iteen tors attending the meeting open ed with singing home on the kaagii- and repeating the mary stewart collect library cupboards in the hall were reported completed at a cost of over 75 and considerable work done on books for the same doua- tins of 10 each were made to the scott mission the hospital for sick children and the halton children aid society and a baby bank book was opened for 1 mrs kirkpatrick reported that over 63 was cleared from the bazaar and mrs noble reported a twenty pound food par cel sent an unfortunate family in england a committee was appointed to look after a community christmas party with games and lunch mrs frank brown convener of home economics was chairman for the program with vocal solos by anna spitzei and piano numbers by neil benton mrs euerby enlarged on the motto home is the anchor of our national life speaker for the evening was mrs batkin district convener of home economics health who reviewed the chapter efficiency kitchen from bells on their toes miss ruth brown told of her rec ent trip to chicago as a member of a group of junior farmers and institute girls and showed some souvenirs miss jean ruddell gave the cour tesies report god save the king and lunch finished off the evening aftei an exchange of 0c gift par- t els we ii sonv that mrs fred brown sr n undei the doctors care she has just returned from hospital in toronto we ue clad to see mi sam gisbv able to be home after nine months in sunnybrook hospital mi and mrs h thompson atten- l d tin funera of the late e j hendiismi at oringeville on mon- i iv iti lames orouikc has arrived in oirmnnv iirmdiu to a letter ikiuiii 1v hi- iaients reccntlv uiipnt visito include ii hitman ind mis ruth batr in in nf mnnitoulin nl mil and pro v iik ill c onstabli an mrs vin ant of ooksv illi with the james nobles mi- mux of sli iiuhai linn ind toronto ind mi a c liournc of i ii imiio with ik bournes mr and mi- cm don grii and il myliti i ind mi win grieg of hi mtfnrri at mis- ken- on sunday mr ind mr- fie i cox of hills- iniigh with the shelbournes mi i- tank miller with the brock mrllirs more than fifty close family friends ungton fox 75 suffered a jieart at tack and died at his home in milton thursday morning- mr fox moved to miltdn several years ago after retiring from farm ing on the 5tti line omagb he had been prominent in churcu and school affairs in milton and served several terms as a public school trustee mr fox is survived by his wife mary elizabeth wilson who la a sister of mrs fisher and four chu- were present to wish her well the years have dimmed but little the enthusiasm for life which it has been mr websters blessing to en joy fauvig eyesight has somewhat restricted ner activities though she gtill has energy aplenty and at a recent st pauls church bazaar her baking contributions arrived as they have always done her niece makes her don ina mr n faathewtoflev woodstock wilson and marlon mint bruce berry both of toronto he also leaves four sisters mrs flora booh oakville mrs azalea- l riche omagh mrs stanley beatty london and miss frances fox ham ilton n the fkneral service was held on monday in grace church of eng land and interment was in st ste phens church cemetery hornby dren lillian mrs d leach tioner who was a doctor in norval and georgetown for many years when purchaang that christmas gift consult the herald ads- youll find better value for your money here in georgetown rings of style and beauty my jeweler l a keuleman brampton vi i 1 1 1 i 1 1 i s santa says i 1 i 1 t i 1 for easy shopping for the whole family try maccormacks first inwniiwii for her for the family for him beauty kits elizabeth arden dubarr yardley 500 4350 8 va ft i i 1 1 1 1 gift sets lhzabeth arden dubarry yardley max tactor bourjois helena rubinstein 115 1500 heating pads 795 1095 borg bathroom scales 1095 electric razors sunbeam schick i remington boxed stationery 50c 250 gift sets yardley lentheric courtley astor gillette razor sets 125 1250 1 1 i 1 1 1 perfumes blue grass tweed nx lute magnolia shandra lotus 1 veiling in paris 100 1800 givi i h her ild foi xmas anglers hunters have banquet turkey roll some foitv menilk i s of the ani- liis inrl ifiinttrs assoc iition met at th orlrifhlow hall last friday to enjoj i mulliuitau n stow prepared li sim tennant afki the- in nial dinner which uix enioyod to the full the lucky diiw wis made foi i rifle on which ti kits hid been sold for several uiks winnei was tames tlm- ii i k noimandv boulevard ihi hitter art of the evening is stnl in i turke roll i 1 1 i 1 colognes blue grass i weed white magnolia yardley shandra evening in paris 100 400 thl week at georgetown arena wednesday afternoon and evkn1ng mr s illlmnf tlltksdat dm fmbkr luh afternoon iaimks iiriim fitnine mens iirijn friday december 14th hespehr at georgetown intermediate hockey the raiders eavr bridgeport a erral game saturday cher them on to a win against hehpeler 81ft pm admission sftc and 25c turkey and chicken roll in thr roho room after the game saturday december 15th morning kid hockey public skating afternoon evening monday december 17th industrial hockey 3 games for 35c tuesday december 18th kids free skating after 4 evening public skating r r oobhnc ay dec mat jutmtonbjbgtogb bath requisites falcum dusting powder bath salts bubble bath yardley lavendomeal boxed soaps complete pi ice range dresser sets 695 1495 hair brushes by prophylactic 195 395 a k x a a m h a a a a a a a m a a a a a a a a a x x x x x a a x x x x x x x x x cameras 335 2775 kodak camera outfits 3450 6450 photo albums 100 335 mens ntted cases 725 975 for the children books manv old favourites 59c 149 story books colouring books puzzles x x x x x m x x x x x x x x x x x i x x x x x x shaving brushes simms rubberset 75c 1000 billfolds 139 950 cigarette lighters ronson presto 650 960 gents hair brushes military or club style 149 595 for baby pull toys brush and comb sets rubber toys bottle warmers x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 4b pipes dr plumb kaywoodie yellobole rollit 100 600 i 1 1 tobacco pouches 150 275 cigars cigarettes tobaccos in tins and jars a- ah nrkini rtrr parker watermans 1qfl a ca pem amd pencil sets eclipse parker si 198 2650 boxed chocolates i christmas cards xmas wrappings