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wf v georgetown ontario wednesday may 1st 1957 second j5ect1qn sodal and personal town engineer douglas it wil son wasin toronto last week to attend a lecture at the toronto building centre the meeting as sponsored by the construction saf ety council and prof gf sowers of georgia tech spoke on technl- cal matters concerning shoring of trenches and excavations t v 0 lake and river paradise forfamilies miss sunshine visits georgetown kv0objji3titvl paruajnont bmg toronto aftorida orange growers promotion brought miss florida sunshine to town last week miss sunshine who as marianne lenchak competed for the miss byline ball crown in toronto last week visited local schools distributing oranges- to the chil dren and extolling the merits of the florida citrus industry oranges and grapefruit which came to the store in a large trailer were only 48 hours off the trees posed with members of the iga staff are standing left to right mrs roy haley mrs doug marsh all mrs m briggs pete oxbjorn store owners bob caldwell and bruce williamson stan hutchinson and lou desaulniers front row mrs fred briggs ed caldwell neil reid george cook ab tost cemetery purchase adds to acreage georgetown cemetery board has completed arrangements with james graham 33 king st e for purchase of property adjoining the present cemetery a parcel of land 14 acres in area is involved in the purchase which will increase the cemetery property to some 8 acres the town cemetery which has its entrance on king street now borders the rear property lines of homes on king and sarah sts with mountainview road and a mature man who has served his community and country born and raised in halton county five years milton town council two as reeve warden of halton county 1951 chairman of milton public school board 1954 nearly five years army service may 1941 to feb 1946 overseas june 1943 to dec 1945 discharged with rank of captain charter president rotary club ofaailton at present practising law in milton firm of dick dick and aacwilliams a respected resident of milton where he lives with his wife daughter sally and son kenneth kenneth y dick your liberal candidate the man to elect in halton june 10th i published by halton liberal association u ft i- remember mother f sunday may 12th v with a lovely box of flowers or a flowering pot pl ant floral cant oft to ouk olthmousi tiim stop in et ernies ratio bectric next to the post fo-agka- m iioweiu- tklan9lo 73952 many features planned milton june centennial maple ave e forming the other boundary lines the purchased property is part of the old walter moore property other portions of the moore land were subdivided for home building some years ago harry savings secretary of the cemetery board says no immedi ate plans are being made to for mally incorporate the new land in the cemetery proper and the f or- mtthpwner will be allowed use of it for garden when it is eventu ally ab into the cemetery the land will be landscaped simi lar fashion to the rest of the cemetery a portion of the new land will be allotted to the roman catholic burial ground as an extension of this division of the cemetery ernie currie president georgetown curling club last thursday evening the mens division of the george town curling club held their an nual banquet and election of offi cers in the odd fellows hall on wesleyan street the ladies divi sion catered to the delicious and hearty roast beef dinner for the fifty men and their quests officers elected for the 1957- 1958 season are president ernest curry vicepresident clifford burt secretary don wingrove treasurer dick licata the chair man of the games committee is ted bludd and sam mackenzie will do the honours as chairman of the reception committee during the business portion of the meeting it was also decided by the both clubs to purchase jointly with the arena board an iceplaner for the arena this planer will be much appreciated by everyone using the ice surface at the arena since it will eliminate all the small bumps and bits of roughness on the surface of the ice i men and women who have grown gray watching the years pass during their absence from milton will be exchanging greet- i ings with men and women who have grown gray in the centennial town miltons big birthday party from june 26th to july 1st will be the largest celebration ever held in this county town honorable lester b pearson secretary of state will open the centennial celebrations on wed nesday june 26th lome scots regiment will provide 100 man guard of honour with eight bands in the gala parade miss centen- i nial will be chosen from the pret tiest girls in halton county the entire week will be filled with activities for all ages ama teur shows sports school activi ties junior farmers and rural day and an old time street dance on june 28th with cliff mckay and his holiday ranchers providing the music are only some events planned don fairbarn cbc neighbour ly news commentator will be on hand to give his regular sunday morning broadcast and the cbc will present a special salute to milton in the special events there is a beard growing contest with over 400 entries and an oldfashioned dress making contest for the ladies who will model their masterpieces an old stage coach which was used over 90 years ago will make a cross country trip to toronto hamilton acton georgetown and most towns in the district with an official proclaimation of the cen tennial dates over 1000 special invitations have been sent to former mllton- ians all over canada and the unit ed states urjes consideration training school boys speaking at the morning service in st georges anglican church on sunday victor gunn who is probation officer at the brampton training school asked for kind ness and consideration for young men who had paid their penalty for law infractions successful reestablishment de pends not only on the man him self ha said but on the home surroundings and the job which he secures he asked his listen ers to examine themselves as pro tossing christians and not to turn their back to a person twho baa made one error lest they push him into others by forcing him taf associate with bad companions the service was the annual one which the men of the church con duct a a feature of st georges day also taking part in the service were several member of the brotherhood of anglican churchmen including president ken robertson clare tfcahols bruce harding logan atacdonald and jade meade at a w ajn the mn attended thefcummjtiyf ofportte eon farm news robert deweese is named carrolls orocery manager robert f deweese vice presi dent and general manager o grand uiiioncarrolls limited has announced the appolntnenfc ofc j gordon bennett as grocery mer chandising manager for the chain mr bennett wiube in fcharge of all grocery buying sales sales promotion and merchandising mr bennett is a native of lind say and a graduate of tillsonburg high school in 1935 he joined carrolls limited as a delivery boy in the tillsonburg store his history with the chain has been omr-ofr- continued- advancement after serving 4wyears in the in 1948 mr bennett became assistant buyer for the chain then advanced to buyer and head fedrer in referring to mr bennetca appointment as g merchan dising manager of grand union- ofhcarroiis limited mr deweese said this is truly a story of lo cal boy makes good mr bennett and his family re side in ancestor his motier ana father mr and mrs john bennett are still residents of tulsteburg royal canadian air force he re turned to carrolls in 1945 as store manager in hamilton farm news ross shortill heads 4h tractor club j e w farm safety was the keynote of the evenings program at the or ganizational meeting of the acton 4h tractor maintenance club held in ray thompsons garage in acton on the evening of april 18th ross milne agricultural engineering fieldman of the exten sion branch of the ontario dept of agriculture was in charge of the evenings program acton junior farmers are the sponsor ing organization and those taking a leading part in the program were mac sprowl win prioe and san dy buchanan the officers elect ed are president ross shortill vicepresident ted freeman and secretary george robertson m notice to creditors in the estate of walter c lunan gentleman deceased all persons having claims against the estate of walter c lunan late of the township of esquesing gentleman who died to or about the 31st day of de cember 1956 are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of may 1957 after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice and the undersigned will not be liable to any person of whose claim he shall not then have notice dated at georgetown this 23rd day of april aj 1957 herbert lunan executor of the estate of walter c lunan by his solicitors dale 4 bennett geor getown ontario 58 when you travel be sure your moneys safe always carry larger amounts in the form of royal bank travellers cheques theyre as good as cash and a lot less worrisome if they should be tost or stolen and have not been countersigned we refund your money before you take a trip drop in and convert your cash into lossproof travellers cheques current accounts savings accounts travellers cheques money orders safekeeping services the royal bank of canada canadas iargjst bank georgetown branch r j miubl manager new varieties of forage crops j e w halton livestock men have long been convinced that hay and pas ture are their most valuable crops this year we have bean impressed by the number of halton fanners who are talking in terms of ver nal climax and lasalle it is no longer just a question of alfalfa timothy and red clover it is quite apparent that moat of hal- tons leading farm operators rea lize that the sowing of inferior strains and varieties is not going to help them solve the cost price squeeze true the initial cost may be somewhat leas but on an acreage basis the increased cost of these new unproved strains and varieties la almost nil and in the final analysis the socalled cheaper seed iis the most expensive it la also bncouragmg to note that the bulk of the available local sup plies of garry and rodney oats and brant barley have been pick ed up there is however the odd lot here and there and should any of our readers have underestima ted their requirements wife think additional supplies ol rthe two varieties of oats at least can still notice starting monday may 6th georgetown shops will close all day mondays shop hours tuesday wednesday thursday saturday r open tui 6 pm todays optn tiu00 pj