Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 26, 1954, p. 4

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wednesday asreotsw fcy ratmt rorotiirweul44aanes malum avad l i commodore ouor traxiaiu 1 credit river again cvt valley tuj call ic tmu pittsburgh paints ernies radio flowers for all occasions potted punu bedding stock bubm artistics designs we wire flower rosedale floral 14 murdock st tr 72952 gravel top soil fill cement building blocks general trucking erhie thompson glen willum tr 73366 tiuoakburrr elosv itimff f mew moowuj ukhts serve vou right j they make the wotchew bill6arbutt sarah street fliow 1 wangle iitts travel notes your moneys worth more in mexico fly tca to chicago thon non- ovlco clly hy ameri can airliner blue ribbon alrcoaeh return fse 20610 allexpense tours- in mexico available at low rate consult r barber kmfcviok- mfll stat by lx sato i tk cuw sbu in istt th crdli rlw produ ced the power for what u bellewd to kv bm th worlds first prac- ileal nimlation of etoetrusl ner ey thm tint terra in ontario to be furnished with hsdmeiectxlc- power got that 6wer from the credit john vl detigle provided lartrttity for dvtd smith for e rlhtofway aproaa hu farm on xat is the fifth concession west csle- don township on april 30th rprsnutlves of is municlpauues met st brempten to discus tfc formation of con servation authority for the credit luver watershed the credit hlver orlvn opportunity for type of conservation that has hilherto been ignored in ontario f reheblliu- tlon tf sites for thenersllon of rlortnctil energy the credits headwater he in the counres of dullerm welting- ton heel and llblton rywn onmge- ville to port credit the river falls 1 joq feet in the early llkjo s juhji lit unit lt the villages or erin al ton caledon caledon east hllu- borkh and cheltenham with power irtun a 0o ktllowatt instaluitlon jt caianut hi gt im rators orovi- diti clrxtruity tur a pari o orange- villt und or a local brickwork latlc and lila successors estima ted that they could devtlop 4o0 huruiiuwir by borinic a tunnel through the clay ridue ulo i credit i- jrki and uuuij llwiir turbine loh itt btlow in the alley the tutmrl wai necr built in compe tition with the ontario hydro-hlec- tric jower conimlmion there w only one poaalble course sell out rhe hhpc had the dam blown out in 11m4 1 ar duun the mer at lrlndale the kriiufale vuwt 1 on built o plant in 1010 that developed 1300 h p it provided electricity lor mot of toronto township borne or the oldtnmrs claim that the plant tit much of west toronto but hy dro records claim that such was not the cac at any rate the dam and powerhouse werr txmght by ifydro and the dam vtas blown out after operations there ceased in 1922 in the depression years hydro had more powir than it could acil now there la a dearth of power in the years immedtauly after tbc second world war the rehabilita tion of small power akes was dls regarded because wages were rti injt it waa not regarded econ omical to put back dams and mach inery ajid pay men to operate the machinery for a gain of only a lew hundred horsepower massive steam luatils seemed the answer until dev elopment of the st lawrence power piojcct ceniuauy rovidcs tem porary respite from the increasing diinand or electrical energy the tremalne maps of pool coun ty for 1b50 show upwards of 46 grist and saw mills on the credit tyicrc uaa besides the ij arbor woollm mills at mrcctsvllle and the ilar- bcr ppcr mill at creorgttown one of the lrst to be established in can ada the village of alton alone had scveu mlllwheels turned by the river in 1911 the federal conser allnn commission nportetl that at 10 sites along the river in georgetown noral and strectsxille 1107 hp were being developed at the llar- bcr paper mill iu georgetown where the first commercial transmission was carried out over a distance of two milea between generators and the paper factory 150 hp was be ing used and what arc they doing with the water now three small indus tries in alton are atlll using uwj ri ver as a source of power to keep peak loads down from alton down the river to glen williams und to georgetown the dams arc gono the harbor dam on the outskirts of georgetown is intact but the paper rrlljsujicdonly for storage the dam still uinds butthe mill is abandoned although the wheels thcro one developed 300 hp the canny people st streetsvllle are putting the credit river to us best use streetsvllle gets its water supply from the river uses a mun icipally owned turbine generator to cut its peak power load by 75 h p and has us sewage disposal plant on the river the mccarthy mill ing co ordinarily takes 175 h p from its turbines and can when there is sufficient flow in the river develop as much as 250 h p tho held mill takes rather less last spring churchvulo was flooded the dams up the river werft gone itwas fnarnri wfjh ltulq cnusc that the big dam at hutton- vllle that formerly provided pow er for tho mcmurchy woollen mill wos going to give woy tho rivet ran chocolate brown to lake onta rio with topsou washed from the farms of four counties the man agement of the mccarthy company at streetsvllle derived little pleas ure from the sight their dam had been rebuilt t a cost upwards of 125000 every pound of silt brings nearer the costly operation of dredging the mulpond the pioneering industruusts who built the dams and set up the wot- verwheelb in the usjl entury noi have been pleased either they had owuowalu el txtrtfy to waste and they were urwlersurid- cttncertted wkh majnumlng the river as a valuable cnachlne o pro vide power for their enterprise they hid perhaps no big expen sive visions they merely made the most of what they had they put their industries along the river and bufll their homes in easy wviking distance the river provided them with fishing and swimming and energy for their work they had good lu and now most of their water- wheels are gone the hydro spokes men warn that there is likely to be a power shortage by 1060 and the credit runs rampant in spring snd dries to a sad trickle tn sum mer because the ontario lfdyro- elec tric cemmlsason has been too busy to work out wiljj the department of planning and development a scheme for knocking the peaks off power demands with a lotof small plsnts rather than few big one the crdlt river it would seem lias little chance of regaining its old time usevfulies when it is re called that no generating opera tions were considered at the htg sjiand dam on tie grand hlver or the kunshawe cam on the thames hut if hydro has further bud luck with thr ktrhard i ii earn strum plant it might be will for hubert lfood saundrrs to give erti the credit hlver a thought and a con- sarvtillon authority for the water shed would be able to og his mem ory now and then janice baker wins rotary ottawa trip janice daudtfr of mr and mr maurice baker pent four dy uit wick in ottawa aa a ueat of the acton end ottawa rotary c3i choun to rvpreaent acton hie school janice had a wonderful four days in tlie capitol the event is held annually ao nigh school stu- ents may ohserve eovernment in action a grade 12 student she lw at scoudale farms near georgetown where her father is herdsman for s g bennett her brother grant and sister uary are still in public school a brltluinl scholar she has headed her class each year at ac- on u president of the students council and also eatrels ul sports cqmmoal and domehc q wlrintl leos euaric service mill state tr 72901 beatty pumps liberal tradein allowance phone m the morning between 730 and 800 am after hours triansla 73245 aik f or herary dylan 7 m m ol rv wiijiams edmonton posting for glen soldier hill barclay son of mr und mrs iavtd ha relay who has enlisted for army service with live quwn a own hu let is mw stationed at wuion- ton alberta judy williams daughter of mr and mrs 11m williams c iterated her mh birthday with a party at the home of h r grandparents mr and mrs clayton allen recently hi r young gjcta were hrenda and douglas hilts margaret crawford iarry norton carol marchment kathrlive and hugh williams ton aid gambell ifrothcr peter and sally ann hayes susan hilts jim my and shirley hancock elltalxtri murray and judy s sister marmot thsr is a canadian army recruiting team coming to georgetown monday may 31st rrorn 2 to 500 pm municipal office keepoool look ppol stay cool canvas or metal awnings brampton awmihg venetian blind co vauvnce lloxrs ditaiery 111acks lrer llooklets ihone or write u iirowm pi jui lit brsmptaa phase xi r 11 specialists in new or remodelled bathrooms air conditioning heating sheet metal work hot water heating eavestroughing eatimatea free of charge thompsons hardware main street triangu 72971 test it your way nn u rot looks if ou like sleek styling youll iika plymouth its lower than moat cars in its field over 3 longer than ever before inside its two- tone fabrics and flno appointments rival thosa of expensive cars tut its suocat tlbl self sdjuhting onflow shock sbsorbcrs snd bi upcred loaf spring help deliver a truly balanced riclo try a imymouth osr the bumpiest road you 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