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r w we4nemay december loth 1997 ge page 4 paintings a gift of distinction an exhibition of landscape seascape paintings now on view at frank blacks studip 80 guelph sltet trianglejr2946 ty specials i see philco rogers majestic hallicrafters motorola priced from easy terms guaranteed prompt efficient service milliere television former torbnto mayor is wardens dinner speaker 12 wesley n st georgetown tr 73405 haltons achievements in 1997 under the direction of county warden thouute a millward reeve of bronte were lauded de cember 10th when the warden was host to about 175 county and pro vincial officials at the annual war dens dinner in the pine room of the oakville arena highlight of the evening was the stirring message by guest speaker william j stewart former mayor of toronto and presently- a mem ber of metro council who told his audience of the advantages and disadvantages of the merging of 13 metro municipalities to govern a million and a half people in 240 square miles i shudder when 1 think what would have happened if metro hadnt come into being declared the speaker in outlining its ad vantages looking ahead to the future of ihe toronto area where within ipo miles of the city lies onethird of the purchasing area of ontario mr stewart wondered if the oak- villetrafalgar area might meet the oshawa area and predicted that the seaway would bring a tre mendous increase in population to the area foresight democratic government and an individual in terest in civics were the main re quisites he explained and scored the apathy and indifference to municipal politics shown by- most people you have many problems here the speaker continued and the solutions can be found in a thoroughlyeducated people here he praised the power and service of the press and with an advis ory board of area citizens to study the problems he wasmntroduced by wilder breckonridge editor of the oak ville recordstar and thanked by reeve bill card of oakville reeve don bath of trafalgar proposed the wardens toast and mr millward replied his honor judge w n robinson proposed the toast to county council and reeve stan allen of georgetown replied the toast to the past wardens was given by lloyd d i dingle q c and responded to by k y dick during the program i exwarden stan allen was pre sented with his gavel and mpp stan hall and mp sandy best presented rfeses to mrs millward and mrs stewart haltons j debating champions john black bertha watson bill marshall and howsoh ruddell were presented engraved gold wat ches from the county by warden millward at the conclusion of the even ing the warden was presented with a hostess chair by his fellow countycouncillors publishers wife native of huton a pioneer powassan resident who formerly lived in acton mrs joseph b lake died in north bay hospital on friday she was the wife of the publisher of the powassan news the former mary abraham mrs lake was born near london england in 1886 she came to canada with her family as a child and lived in acton until her mar riage on february 1st 1906 the young couple moved to powassan where mr lake founded the weekly newspaper which celebrat ed its fiftieth anniversary this year mr lake was mayor of powassan for many years mrs lake was a devoted and active worker in st marys an glican church where she was a life member of the womans auxi liary she was also active in the iode for many years surviving are her husband who learned the printing trade at the georgetown herald and acton free press four sons and five daughters franklin of noranda joseph george mrs oliver bclcy and mrs charles driscoll powas san james ofcameron falls mrs alan sprague belleville mrs sydney asbury lome park and mrs john hills toronto and two brothers john abraham toronto and george abraham powassan the funeral service was held in st marys church on sunday- burial was in powassan cemetery sunday afterooon party for holy cross children holy cross rc church hall was bulging at the seams sunday afternoon as pver one hundred and fifty children awaited santas coming at their annual christmas party mrs fred mastennan charles street convened the party for the catholic womens league as their treat to the children while await ing santa claus the children had l sing song of christmas carols when he arrived he presented each one with a gift and a bag of candy the afternoon was made complete by the serving of a party of sandwiches cookies ice cream and cold drinks revolver club turkey shoot members of georgetown revol ver club had a turkey shoot on december 6th at the armoury in the park followed by a social evening jack puckering and ellis taylor took home two turkeys apiece others who won their christmas dinner included alf long ray robson ron mendham jack crich- ton john kreppi george hoarc jim gambell and doug wood the club is in process of build ing a clubhouse on property which it owns on the outskirts of lime- house and next year expects to be able to have the turkey shoot on its own property limehouse reelect wms officers limehouse presbyterian congratulations to mr and mrs harold brown on the arrival of a little daughter at milton private hospital last week the wa entertained some six ty teachers and children of lime- house presbyterian church sun day school at a hot dinner and gifts after in the hall on friday evening the wms met at the home of mrs kirkpatrick on thursday evening the program followed the glad tidings suggestion mrs a norton read scripture and mrs roughley led in prayer the specials sunbeam steam or dry iron 1 lightweight reg 1995 special 1395 gckk i sunbeam junior mixer white only reg 2575 special 1695 h also marty specials in gifts toys r h thompson hardware free 10 main street parking we deliver y y y a iu min jikeei wc uaiek in yi m s tr 72971 ladies read seasonal verses and short articles bread was used a text word miss quinton oblig- ed with hymns on her piano accor dion officers were all reinstall ed president mrs w mitchell vicepresident mrs j roughley secretary mrs a w benton treasurer mrs a c patterson glad tidings secretary mrs a norton lkerature secretary mrs s gisby supply secretary mrs a j smcthurst welcome and wel fare mrs mills and mrs a nor ton home helpers mrs mitchell the meeting closed with prayer hy the president the hostess ser ved refreshments afterwards recent visitors with mrs lane included mr and mrs a w lane of toronto on saturday and on sunday mr and mrs wesley lane of toronto and mr and mrs birk of guelph we are pleased to hear that mrs f j shortill is able to be home from st josephs hospital following a few days there with injuries received in a motor colli sion her son ross was able to return home following treatment the evening of the accident your key merchants in georgetown cotton bros clothing 2 main st s georgeview open kitchen for fin dining 154 guelph street georgetown meat market we sell only baby beef 38 guelph street maveal i motor sales international sales service main st wigo television appliances records 32 main st freds texaco service 184 guelph st the waitress at the george view open kitchen seems to like the pony worth 300 as much as jim costigan does but its his prize to keep if he wishes it became his when the key tag he received at the kitchen turned out to have a winning number in the key merchants association if mr costigan of georgetown chooses he can receive the equivalent amount of trade dollars rather than the pony winners television sets watches ponies theyre all being wen by shoppers in the great new key merchants association some other winners mr l strong 1049 orchard rd lakeview orrt mr fred lawson 54 elgin st actonxont fred a jackson georgetown ont mr j simpson 16 bernard court willowdale ont mr kenneth mitchell laurie motor sales willowdah ont a routine shopping trip to bradleys butcher shop turned into a memorable event for mrs peter edge of acton after shopping she received a winning key mer chants key tag that brought her a beautiful bulova watch worth 15000 here she is deciding whether to accept the watch or the equivalent amount of trade dollars from mr c w bradley while mr frank terry postmaster of acton and presi dent of the chamber of commerce gives an approving smile how can you win how can you win a similar key merchants prize just deal with key merchant thats all there is to itl look for the merchant who displays their circular key merchants emblem in their window and do your shopping there- then ask for your key tags at the cash register when you receive them youll find that by tearing down the middle a number is re vealed check this number with the bomber listed under the price board at your key merchants if your number is there youve won the priiel ask for your key tags from a key merchant today mrs bev mcnairney is all smiles and well she should be because she has just won a general electric madison 21 inch television set worth 42995 it is one of the prizes available through the key merchants association from left to right is mr jack morrison of morrisons home appliances merchant director of the association mr coujbar manager of the torontodominion bank and president of the brampton chamber of commerce mrs mcnairney mrs comrie of cotton brothers who gave the winning key tag to mrs mcnairney mr jack cotton of cotton brothers in mr- cottons hand is the equivalent amount of trade dollars which mrs mcnairney can take rather than the tv set if she so wishes ask for your key tags from a key merchant today i krahlj