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i anaaut wmwdr nim dec tth un y tt l uk hi the georgetown herald lot sprawl wihwof oversew sdiolsrsnip georgetown olkn w1umms nokyau umooir hornby stenakttown baiunapad abhomovk niu oora subscription bate 8340 a year slnglo copies c eacb 1 adwushss bates quoted on appli walter c bjxbm publisher and editor gahoeld l meqihmr leslie u dark corey heringum jr bag broombead the herald is printed each wednesday in the office on main street authorized as second class mall post office deptt ottawa member of the fsnadfan weekly newspapers association and the ontario division flt hx 6wjna meet your candidates cm mondaygeorgetown voters will be asked to choose between two candidates for a twoyear hydro commission term and to sel ect six of eight nominees who will serve on council next year thumbnail sketches of candidates follow w o browrldsditwajairlynew resident of georgetown whentne has lived four years is a member of pioneer esquesing families he was bom on a 6th line farm which he later owned mr and mrs brown- ridge uve on college street he is a real estate salesman and has also been an auctioneer on occasion he is an active worker in the odd- felolws lodge belongs to homby orange lodge and the united church he has served in a municipal capacity as dog tax collector and weed inspector in 1952 walter gray another eon of the soil was bom in dufferin where his grand parents were among the first settlers he has lived in georgetown 14 years has been a salesman onthe road for the cockshutt co worked with georgetown lumber hawes nelson flowertown motors brampton and riddall motors he attended guelph oac was once president of dufferin plowmen 8 association and is secretary of georgetown lawn bowlers and a member of the lions club and orangeville black knights ijodge mr and mrs gray uve on church street harry hale a councillor for several terms was this year chairman of veterans af fairs and fire department since coming from england mr hale has been a provincial pa per employee served once as union president there and is president of the quarter century club he is a legion member and much in demand as a singing entertainer a grandfather several times he is father of mrs joe hurst acton mrs roland haines glen williams and henry of town mr and mrs hale live on ontario street thomas l lyons has served a total of twelve years on council his last term being in 1 95 1 he too has a farm background and farmed near cheltenham before retiring to town 19 years ago he has been chairman of the board of management at st johns united church was a cheltenham school trustee and is a member of an old district family his fam ily of nine children are all grown and away from home mr and mrs lyons live on edith street pot poilrri the new young man at the golden gate cafe is a nephew of proprietor fred lee who came to canada a few months ago billy emi grated from china via hong kong where he tivccl for four years and acquired a fair know ledge of english he is attending english classes at the high school to further perfect his language his father who is- now living in toronto was formerly proprietor of a res taurant at norwich miss marion bathgate is a new resident of town coming here from toronto she has purchased the bruce mac- icenzie house on edith street recently ccpeotmg a recent news item about new of ficers of the daughters of st georges mrs alan dawson is flower convener and mrs ted sttgger is in charge of fanclwork re turning to town after living at oakville mr and mrs william gantoit are living on john street and mr ganton will commute to his work at oakville they have three children marlene ron and linda mr gantons tjt dave another former georgetowner wotf mn of the baptist church in mit- perhaps were in the minority but m whifa christmas and hope for a m after spending a few kjraataorant business bob caldwell i oldtore on main street he is garflelmcgllvray council fin ance chairman for several terms has lived in town most of his life and is foreman of the herald shop he is secretary of esquesing agricultuil society a united church mem ber and lather of a young family of four he has always been active in town affairs at var ious times holding office in such groups as the curling club lions and hockey club the mcgilvxays uve on guelph street irwin noble came to townfrom hanover when- he purchased the georgetown dairy from riley brethour and lives with his wife and young daughter ann lorraine on church street he is a mason and an active member of st georges anglican church where he is on the executive of the mens club mr noble is making his first bid for elected public office in this election douglas sargent is the only can didate who claims georgetown as his birth place after returning from overseas service with the rcaf he married josephine cur tis they live with their young family of three on normandy boulevard serving two years on council he has been industrial chair man he is a member of branch 1 20 cana dian legion and works in the smith stone engineering department del wallace another new council aspirant is also a past union president at pro vincial paper ltd and now is storeskeeper at the mill mr wallace has lived in town 15 years coming here from shelburne he wor ked in a bank before that mr and mrs wal lace live on ostrander boulevard don barrager hydro commission candidate has been active in many organiza tion since he established his cleaning plant here after the war a napanee native he served in the rcaf and is a legion member past president of the lions club a mason and ardent hockey club supporter with his wife and two children he lives on normandy blvd e w bus binkley is completing his second twoyear term as a hydro commis sioner and this year is chairman of the hydro commission coming here with smith and stone in l946tne was this year made mana ger of the new plastics division at one time he worked for the hydro as a lab technician mr and mrs binkley live on valleyview road mac sprowl 28 year old t acton district farmer has t awarded the 1954 lord nuffield scholarship for eastern canada under which young canadian fanners ere given k six months- sojourn in greatbri tain for a study of farming and farming methods in the old land the scholarship in canadail sponsored on behalf of the nuffield- foundation by the canadian fed eration of agriculture and mr sprowl is one of those whose appli cations for the 1054 scholarship were endorsed by the ontario fed eration of agriculture mr sprowl will leave in april along with the successful young farmer candidate in western can ada who is kenneth euison of oyama b c for the six month period of study overseas mothers we respectfully draw your attention to t followi matinee parties cts working for joe hohmann and is in charge of the meat department at the budget prizes for the hockey club lucky draw have drawn much attention in the herald window weve even seen a few puzzled faces who wonder if we have taken on some merchandising side lines but we hasten to assure you that pub lishing the herald is quite enough work and were not going into the store business misled reporting a fire call a week ago mon day and for those who wondered it was a live wire on the highway m front of j j gib- bens home which hydro men had under con trol before the brigades services were neces sary these are busy weeks for the herald office with larger papers than usual adver tisers and those phoning in news items can help us get the paper out at the usual time by supplying their copy as early in the week as possible the last round up before christ mas sees next week wh taken up witj christ mas concerts and parties which always make it a full week for young and old alike friends are pleased to see bill reynolds offico manager at provincial paper home from hot- pital he is not hack to work yet and i tak ing treatment in die city but is much impro ved in health canadian visiting the vs for ore than 48 hours spend on an av erage of 88 each according to federal statistics roxy georgetown these are specially elected programs for the kiddies wednesday december 23rd hopalong cassidy returns plus one whole hour of cartoons and comedies thursday december 240 beloved of all children i rusty leads the way with another hour of cartoons and comedies the entire seating capacity of the theatre has been sold to merchants in georgetown glen williams stewart- town and norval for the- wednesday show when making your purchases enquire about these tickets they are tree tickets for thursday matinee now on sale 15c free popcorn and free orange crush to each child both days make it a merry xmas for the kiddies and give yourself a chance to get things ready for the big day by sending the kiddies to the roxy matinee parties december 2324 program changb each day travel notes spend christmas siul new year in new york enjoy one of the long week ends in this wonderful city air fare 4080 return hotels from 450 consult john r barber travel ad elmer c thompson insurance service tr 73521 mill street directory alfred j bishop certified fubue accountant main st georgetown tr ts351 your enquiries invited monuments pollock campbell 02 water st north g a lt designs on request phone 2048 inspect our work in greenwood cemeterr a m nielsen dc nj doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy hours 25 pjn closed thursdays lady attendant ib main st n georgetown tr 73612 dr clifford red uxs djjs dentist tr 72981 main street georgetown frank petch licensed auctioneer prompt service tr 728s4 georgetown po box 413 dr j burns milne xray dental surgeon mill street tr 73871 hamilton construction at your service every building need discuss your problems with us tr 73894 1s6 guelph street radio repairing we specialize in this work 28 years experience j sanford son dr john kerry practice of dentistry xray tr 73641 main street georgetown c w sayers dvm veterinarian guelnh street opposite armstrongs garage tr 72741 s m fatbish ro ketrist i jfnvasets bui garbutt plumbing and heating an trass it repair work water fualiniis sarah st georgetown tfuangle 73638 xawdouowrrovsons complete real estate service head office toronto so bay st e 30604 city end osuatry yoor lecal e llla tom hewson tr714u walter fidler pton 886 r 4 laroy dale qc m sybil bennett qcr barristers and solicitors ql st georgetown tr 73381 james fmcnab barrr1stbb solicitor notary public norton bdlg main street tr 73481 lever hoshn ehartsrjl a jmmmvdwter a 1808 metropolitan bios 44 victoria st tons jac4m h