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the georgetown herald wednesday december 19th 1856 i give dad the most wonderful i xmas surprise a gift so unexpected and useful that it will be the j highlight of his christmas morning1 if dad is a home handyman 01 would like to start a home work g shop here are just two of many gifts from beavir i umber that j wall make dad beam with surprise and pleasure we know tit w cause every day we watch men in our stoic and they alt have g that powerful urge to build tiling for the home and fjinilj 5 nothing could be more natunl and pleasing than a 11ft to help i him build those piojects lies al j ways wanted to build phone j beaver toduj we 11 be glad to help you choose the eict to sur pwsc and please did or his son beaver work bench pnacut packaged ready or chmtrtuu givmgl 1295 a good solid work bench constructed to lat a lifetime ii s an j ideal working size and height b x 30 and 34 liifh with slulf ind back board mid here s the big advance it s all pie tut from 2 smooth plank and 1 plywood ill dad has to lo is nail it together from an easj to foil w drawing takis j less than 30 minutes to assemble phoni u dav for christ mis delivery join work bench will be dtlivered to your door j completely packaged nails included plus i free better homes gardens workshop ideas booklet a nil surprise yisl for j dad or his son sfrsfi addatool board 295 a 3 x4 pre painteo tool outline peg board with a beaver add a tool board dad wilt know exaetl where his favourite tools are when he needs them and that s half j the battle when oure working around the house ore prime j painted peg board with tool outlines clearlj indicated this i board will help keep dads tools neatly on the wall rcadv for j use and make his wood working much more fun and keep his tools in better shape complete with 30 hand tool ho ks and j wall anchor kit onh 7 95 4a if in doubt be sure to please give a beaver lumber gift certificate beaver lumber 5 1 1 water street triangle 7 2234 3 ft y 6 v 1 s i 52 weeks in the i year georgetown herald 300 per year 400 in usa a christmas card will be mailed to the recipient bearing the name of the one making the gift s santa here saturday then now thirty years ago then december 1926 deaths recorded in the last few weeks of november and early dc ccmbcr included mrs samuel beaumont 80 of glen williams edwin bonrd 79 of stewarttown miss barbara mctivlsh of ballin afad james mcbnde 86 o tern cotta mrs john robinson 72 of norval who died in denver col mrs william mccartney 85 mrs thoirfts menally 62 mrs mark clark 71 mrs ralph ross dr wesley willoughby 55 of tuclph alvin starrett and ldythe presswood were mimed and r h mitchell and lalliau bason george hillmcr oik llle was re elected conservative mpp for halton with a majority of 3fa2 over harry m pottit 1 ree man a candidate for the proyeb sive ota party mrs sleight holme and daughter stella moved from town to toronto report ing an item from the daily papers the herald told of a lady school teacher at sault ste mane who was dismissed from her position for smoking cigarettes on an e curston trim i ick mcdcrnud was elected h ilton s member of the ontino bojs p irlnmcnt a letter from r i warren to ronto a former llinld publisher iskcd council a list of questions in a letter to the editor is there any effort heme mule to secure new industry and has the town gone to its limit in issuing debentures were two of his posers the interim financial statement of the town included some items not seen toda v number of bonus loans were listed including those to smith stone 11 corke marshall hud son co georgetown foundry and the georgetown arena co flections v ere mostly by acch mation m the municipal nomin ations donald mclntjre succeed ed leroy dale as major when the latter retired after 9 ears in of fice councillors acclaimed were william barclay w c bessey john d kelly a h feller i i benison and william ashcnhurst m l near defeated w h lohlj in an election for reeve ihrrv dafoot was acclaimed hydro com missioncr and s harrison d crichton and ro edwards school trustees now december 1956 thirty caru later the heral 1 this wi ek records the death of dr willouthh s sister mrs car rie beck and the de ith of mrs mcnillv s sister in law mrs i mcbnde ihe progressive 01 pirtv is no longer in existence halton is still represented b a conservative at queens i irk in the person of streetsville f run r stan hall i he mtlkhtholim hivt since moved from tt renin to oshawi how times i hinu i i lies sm kmj in public be uu v u tellers or n t ire quite icciptel n pit nt i iv sot i t ik mi dermid s e irlv trunmj h re fruit wlnn hi jruiluud is a t niti d church minister ik mw strvs it i hrjc brampton church it d warren irnny vc irs dea 1 won lei be surprised to heir his qui stums reptile i at the recent nominilion meeting whi re new industrj ind debentures were afain p ipular subjects with the speikirs bonus loins are no lonte r in the munictp il scope the smith a stone 1 an pud oft inn is nielv i h p e t lish georlctow ns larn bt industrv however proving its worth m inj times over many council li ures are with us no more de ceased arc messrs mclntre bar clay bcsse denison ashen hurst neir iong dayfoot and crichton roy edwards lives in toronto but messrs feller kcllv and harrison are still local rcsi dents now december 1956 twenty years ago then december 1936 hockey news was a highlight with appointment of dick carroll former windsor bulldogs coach to manage the papcrmakers team mentioned as some of those seek ing a berth as goalies were harry malone bus bell and ernie al cott trying out for the team were sheeny tost ken and walt richardson bungy ward llojd sanderson dick and george rid dall ken charles llsic fey arrived from sheffield england to make her home with an uncle and aunt mr and mrs wm smith mrs charles willson left to join her husband at pickle crow mines the georgetown ricquet club which wa promot ing table tennis md badmintoi had ed hoare gord ale tt and bruei kenned as officers deaths rccordi d were those or mrs wm 11 scott 7 of glen williams mrs t j speight miss ccceln tercsi kelly 82 who hv ed with her niece miss may la an jcoric d ivis defeited wm r smith in an election foi reeve and james costiean and loe hill win in i wav council nee gainst claremc armstrong in one of the council wards bert pirr thomas l lyons md a f cnpps were councillors by accla nution and a second nomimtion wis tilled to find another wild 1 councillor joseph gibbons w is beginning his third term as ma or harry davfoot another riu as h dro commissioner and school trustees were s harrison john i kell and hugh dickie charlotte mccullough graduated from her secertarys position to become president of the ladies division of the whole ontario fall fairs organization the jour dams moved back to england for n few years but returned to gcor getown again last year mr clark s grocery store is now opcr utcd by kay bludd and the clark family lives in wyoming in the sarnia district the mackenzie building is tenanted by george town 5c to 100 barbers gift shop lucky strike bowling and dr j b milne as well as a num ber of apartments amateur theatricals haven t been held for some years in town and many of the apprentice cast are no longer in town ted maccormack ami mary moyer who became mrs neil mcclennan arc deceased mrs dilains lives in california daughter hence is married and live s at port credit pcfgy kelly is mrs peter moorchouse of ot law i mrs magwood lives in bus sex n b mr mcclennan in to- lonto mayor cleaves prcdic lion was exceeded in 1956 and the town s population has passe 1 the b200 mark j ick armstrong became the town s mayor and harry hale is still a councillor hirry shortill and graham far ncll still hold their municipal positions also ten years later ihe grc ran into touth times anel folded up a year later now december 1956 the papcrmakers changed names to the raiders when a brandford radio announcer eave them this tat several ears ilo flsie rey is now mrs john tvans and her mother also arri ved later to become a georgetown resident too the willsons re turned to town a few cars ao now live on park ave the racquet club is extinct and there is no badminton plavid in town now the cluh officers hive ill it ft town ld hoare to oshawa bruce kennedy and gord alcott j to the city of election figures george davis clarence armstrong bert parr and harry dafoot are deceased a e cnpps has mm i to stajner ten years ago christmas trees beautifully shaped all sizes see them at archdekin and m0l0y 24 wesleyan street tr 73640 georgetown s3qv3w ainmoaa oi aoava ava nacnoo the 2nd georgetown brownie pack was honoured by the attcn dance of the district commission er mrs norman marchmcnt on saturday december 15th the occasion was the presentation of the golden bar badge to fairy judy meade the first one to be awarded to a brownie in george town the ceremony was preceded with a fanfare on a golden trum pet played by rairy christine les lie and laura bairstow fairy seconder was cushion bearer for the badge jean penrice pack leader assisted in the ceremony on her way up to the toadstool to receive her badge judy had to cross over six stepping stones marked obedience loyalty cnselfishness service and health and last but not least the brownie smile and brown owl mrs eric timms explained the meaning and significance of each step as it was taken i at the head of the stepping stones wis a replica of a golden bar on which judy stood to re eeive her badge ind congratula branch 120 canadian legion christmas tree upstairs in the legion auditorium thursday december 20 there will be a present for every child age 10 and under of a legion or a legion w a member tions from madam commissioner grand howl given by the brown the ceremony ended with a speci ies in honour of their commission al salute in the form of the er fill il bu mess ir 4 irs 111 whin ud hciiiirs nurih tlll tlr mnu iws ncss of ar itiur slidtllt tsuli ihn iinun ill in 111 falh r i j sin 11111 hi iclu miuillillh is i in lid s i rlin tin il mile fill l is s it n tti iodi lhip i hill p irlj n ihi hum hum f i hi li ir miiks hhri h 1 jii i 1 l j in uh r sold u hi sh mil in i 1 n 11 t i it j nl mils k dm i ii 1 1 ll l 11 md rnlh l lih n uh f 1 f in 1 i i i h i 1 1 n itilph i t 1 1 h kh il h 1 prim 1 1 1 1 i i in 1 11 s ire i 1 il i ll llillii 1 nil i you may be a prizewinner twelve prizes for the best exterior decorating of georgetown homes ingenuity and originality will count in the campaign to your furnace or b0i1er can be converted for gas heat have an old furnace or boiler with omo good yean of servtca left in it wo can change it ova to a gas with the bryant con venrion burner givea you auto matic fctt heating with thormo itnt control iratnllntion mnd promptly iet us jtivo you an mtimato no obligation briiani conversion f automatic gas burners g r muckart plumbing heating tmimi thing gat a oil burners and servica electrical wiring est over 30 yean phona tr 73592 3247 wen i tli k w luiln it i i ml i mint mill h si n id u w is hunt nnde u 1u s tor and the new micki nn i i i hn wis unilt r consliuili n n m 11 st i skll lilt tin it 1 1 ms t the buildinf boom sir i ml i in streets were optnid up ind hie f rmir hirbir rlonl u pi p lj subdivided into buildin elot- the laff rune was pn luci d in apprentice productions ith i cast inihuling jaik thompson tul maecormaek kenle diijins mrs victor ditems mary motr itgg kell mrs joe lmmerson mrs stewart magwood mrs i dann sid orr hal newman neil mcclennan and mrs gordon cous ens deaths included joseph hills b2 local painter and decora tor mrs james cain 88 frederick johnson 64 walter mcmurdo 58 mrs b j forstcr 98 who dud in calgary david john sinclair for mer wellington county warden philip ken hurst ifje 2 of acton and glenn daryl wilson 6 months baby son of mr and mrs omer wilson toronto rclinnt as mayor after a 3 year term harold cleave envisioned a town of 5 to 6 000 population in the next few years joseph gibbons was acclai med the new mayor alex maclaren reeve jack armstrong deputy reeve nnd art herbert william thompson jim ritchie harry hale were acclaimed councillors thorn as 1 lons and jim goodlct won in the ward 3 council elections and harrj shorlitl was elected in a 2 man race for school trustee in his ward mrs perc cleivc and dr j r milne were school trustees hv acclamation and graham mrncll hydro commissioner ted mac cormack wis elected president of gerpelown recreatiomi commts sion and other officers included ha rold mcclurc don barrager and el mor dron menally wood prod ucts began construction of a new building near the cnr station decorate georgetown for christmas judging will be done in the week between christmas and new years please keep your display lighted between 6 30 and 11 00 pm prizes in each of 5 town zones jointly sponsored by georgetown chamber of commerce and the ratepayers associations imperial esso service always look to imperial for the best to be assured of trouble free oil heating always use ess0 stove oil ess0 furnace oil and for prompt and reliable service stove oil and farm customers call john l hodgins phone brampton 2530 authorized esso farm trade agent rasidenti of georgetown and surrounding diltrict phono zenith 31000 furnace oil customers maurice w sommerville phone brampton 1354 authorized esso furnace oil distributor residentt of georgetown and surrounding district phone zenith 67200