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yvftiyjfiw f ft spectacular sunday fire destroys cromarfarm barn a large barn on the fanner wmr t cromar farm was com pletely destroyed by fire sunday night the flames battled in re lays by georgetown firemen were seen as a pink glow in the sky by residents five miles away lack j building sand concrete gravel road gravel pill and top sou stone work tom haines gun williams tr 74309 of a sufficient water source on the sight of the blaze number 15 side- road at the 8th line necessitated the shuttle system of trucks be- teween there and town two sheds which also caught fire were saved by the bremen who concentrated their efforts on the outbuildings when it was evi dent the large barn was beyond saving the- barn was empty when the outbreak occurred since was no one living on tfe farm prospective- buyers were to have visited it this week the firemen made sure there would benp further trouble by watching over smouldering ruins until early monday morning the fire broke out at about 530 sun daynight one incident occurred during the height of the fire which axe men have tried to avoid through pleas to the public over the yeaiajl fortunately in this case the fire men were not hindered in carry ing out their duties when an un usual number of thrill seekers flocking to the scene of the blue in cars and trucks caused a traf fic tieup on lower main street which if serious enough could have prevented the brigade from transporting water to the fire pittsburgh points exterior and interior ernies radio mill st tr 72701 ia saved drowning man glen resident gets safety award ballinafad cyril hordern of glen williams security guard at orenda engines ltd has been awarded the natio1 nal safety councils only life sav- mr amd mrs s h lindsay ing award the presidents medak observe 66th anniversary this presentationmade recently by orenda president and general walter r mclachlan manager came as a result of mr horderns action last july when he was credi ted with saving the life of willie licder mr liedcr had been pulhsd from the credit river by his wife who ran tt mr horderns nearby house to ask for help mr hordern im mediately applied artificial respir ation which he had learned at a course for orenda guards and fire men s6me two years previous the medal is granted for success ful resuscitation from any accideij- tal cause that may result in prolon ged suspension of voluntary or hit- uratoreathirtg it is a comparat ively rare award in canada as only an average of two per year are given out awards average 70 spberyear in north america h it was the mr into first time that jj i hordern had occasion to put use the life saving technique lear ned at orenda the symbolism of the design on the medal is of greek origin the three goddesses of fate are repre sented on the right cloth is spinning the thread of life in the lower centre lachesis who deter mines its length is measuring it and on the left atropos who severs it is being restrained by a figure representing safety mr hordern is the first orenda person to win this award farm news fill shim and knit pad cona- protactatf thick luia cop junior to 12 yaars pair fun mix is allvibi shim amd kmei fad extra laatrtarcovarad roll bato knaa an surcashim and knei ao extra ii to protacl thigh 575 ond calf pee wee hockey set hw a6is to a raol profankmo looking oivat plant of protacflon without jawing down tha httla fallow outfit mcludaa snouldar end chant guard laathar hocfcav mutts ond shin guordi aq wheat marketing panel feature crop meeting j e w j a panel discussion on the propo sed winter wheat marketing plan and an illustrated address by dr v e tossell of the field hus bandry dept at guclph arc to be the two features of the annual meeting of the llalton soil and crop improvement association scheduled for the milton fair bldg on friday january 3rd sta tes maurice c bcaty president of the halton association the panel discussiohon the pro posed wheat marketing plan should be most timely in view of the fact that the vote is now sche duled for friday january 17th not dec 9th as originally announced dr tossell who is well and favor ably known to many halton farm operators spent several weeks in kurope during the past summer when he studied the grasslands of j i northern europe this popular a farm mteting will as in former years start at 1030 am when a number of local cooperators will prrsent brief interesting reports oilier features of this iiutstanliri programme will inclmle tle an nlminriinenl of the avvai rs made in rimnccliin with halton- iituri- ami liiin coin competitions ill scutii itlnck womens i i i i el cater for the nooiulav luncb hi farm news county debaters are good win both sides of debate j e w resolved that farm people are losihg their independence was the tonic of two interesting debates held on tucslay evening of lis week the one was held in the court house milton where hal- tons negative team of barbara cunningham and jean peterson met and defeated wellington coun tys affirmative team of glen and keith dickson palmerston up at fergus at same hour john bird and mildred watson who upheld the affirmative side for llalton met and defeated wellingtons negative team of murray cox and arthur taylor in view of the result of these two debates we arc strtl in doubt as to whether or not farm people arc losing their indepen dence we can however rcpart that george e elliott qc popu lar coach of the halton debaters now appears on miltons main st wearing a satisfied smiic hockey sticks craft fram aaiactaa fcardwoa jumbo satnonad hardwood 36 to 38 q mollfry tin amattur aih handle touoh lominotad lift bloda 4s to 49 long 8 to 12 yaow collect laminated aim bloda trralght groin 1 b ash rmmdl 5052 long champion locauared rock elm bloda loml- j ab notad ttroloht grain aih hondla aaa ici who salact ash hondla locquarad 1 qs lominotad rock elm bloda i inn tire assouate store 1502 guelph street georgetown ilcotd marks twins woodworking sash frames plywood trlnv umehoum tr 72162 open evenings till 9 saturdays till 5 mateammafaiaauumi congratulations to mr and mrs s h lindsay who recently celebra ted their 66th wedding annivers ary they were honoured jhy their family at a dinner on sunday ev ening at the home of mr and mrs d h lindsay at acton amo letters and cards received on this occasion was a personal letter from prime minister dief eahaker mr lindsay suffererd from a fall last week but other than that they are both enjoying fairly good health mr lindsay was recently made an honorary elder of ballinafad church where he attends quite re gularly and takes a keen interest in all the activities mr alan neelon was in toronto sunday evening attending service at windermere united church the choir trom emmanuel college which he belongs to sang there and took part in the worship com memorating the 250th anniversary of john wesley a very successful waistline tea was sponsored by the cg1t group on saturday afternoon at the home of mrs black misses jean lawr and marie mitchell did the measur ing and welcomed the guests and the rest of the group dressed in their new middies served a delic ious lunch mrs p j shortill and mrs n sinclair who are the sun day school teachers of most of the girls poured tea the leaders and members of the group would like to say thank you to all the moth ers and friends who helped in any way with this event mr and mrs stewart douglas and family from clifford visited with mr and jmxs floyd shortill and mr and mrs grant wright on sunday mr and mrs e smith and fam ily visited with relatives in fergus on sunday mrs t gibson and mrs j black have been attending the night school classes at erin for the last two months the final and open house night is decemlber 12th the wms had their november meeting on wednesday afternoon at the home ot mrs d mckechnie wiutftttiss bl hilts presiding anoi chapter of the missionary top- was studied and plans were dis cussed for the coming years pro grams mrs moran hadrthe misfortune to fall one day last week and cra cked two ribs we wish her a spee dy recovery as it was a very un comfortable ailment the georgetown herald wednesday eveg dec 4th 1957 page 8 local relatives attend funeral service in city joseph hall sr mr and mrs joseph hall jr and david mr and mrs dick riddall of town mr john hall of hamilton and mrs clar ence white brampton attended the funeral service on thursday for miss annie elizabeth brown who died suddenly on november 25th miss browns death occured at the home of her sister adelaide mrs john bliss lfrrrmdwyjck ave toronto she was 77 years of age besides her sister adelaide she lea ves sisters lily mrs james ken- nedy andlucy mrs william hen derson miss brown was a sister of the late mrs joseph hall pallbearers were six nephews joseph hall jr and dick riddall arthur brown london alfred studd gait gordon kennedy tor onto and jack brown northville michigan interment was in mount pleasant cemetery toronto fe can put you on the trail of 5000 about ts a week invested with s it guaranteed to lead toag the tnl to ssmdoo ft is yeata tarr jt villi ml ittftttm wpf a dick riddall tr- 73697 4 ostrander blvd i n vesto re syndicate a 4 m l the blood donors clinic will be held in knox presbyterian hall on thursday december 12th i i i norton floral handy main street location s triangle 73582 1 1 1 1 1 i temm3m3mm3imi3ai3m3m call concrete work footings cellar floors sidewalks block work brick laying for your construction needs carpentry homes garages kptchens bathrooms remodeling modernizing mc elgirt street construction near cnr station m