Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 23, 1959, p. 11

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f the georgetown herald geoftgetown ont wednesday september 23 1959 second section new hydro substation will harfnonize with housing for the third consecutive year spring faitntond piebe left owned by j m fraser streetsvtlle and wilfred leslie georgetown was grand champion holstein bull at the cne at the right is the reserve grand champion sheffield supreme dustv owned by sheffield farms st george and led by sheffield herdsman orion eby at the left is tom leslie with j m fraser in the centre frank nicholson new clerk at post office the increasing volume of mail handled daily bytbe local office which recently merited home del ivry service has necessitated an increase in the inside staff hired as a postal clerk some weeks ago was frank nicholson of 81 norton cresc georgetown res ident for three years with two years previous post office experience in toronto a native of that city he was employed with ap supermar kets there before- moving to town frank served overseas with tho royal artillery from 1941 to 4 and is a mason with thornhill kroy lodge mr and mrs nicholson and their two daughters eleanor 10 and lorna 6 make their home at 81 norton crescent heat soar scores oil lady bowlers open season soaring temperatures were con trasted by dipping scores when the ladies afternoon bowling league was 2nd high in that department launched their 195060 season at the lucky strike bowling club the lucky strikes and the pan trv raiders jetted to the front with 7 point sweeps despite sub normal scores resulting from the summer layoff and phyllis york showed no effect from the wiltmg leat bowling an enviable lftl aver 1 age for the three games she also took high single with a 13 and a high triple of 573 do me coxe and jean stamp tied for the second high single spot with 208 and jean roshier s 549 triple first of its- kind in georgetowi bungalow type substation will jullt by georgetown hydroelectr commission on mountainview rd apposite sinclair avenue this new substation will serve the eastern part of georgetown and the new delrcx subdivision chairman e trv binkley of georgetown hydro said that work will start immediate ly on construction or the new sub- 1 station it is scheduled to be com pleted and in service in december 1050 th bungalow type substation is quite unique in its physical leaf ures the exterior restobles an attractive dwelling and it is ds igned to harmonize with its sur roundings in a residential area the substation is so well disguised with its homelike exterior that people often mistake it ft r a house mr binkley said in some communities that have these stations there have actually been enquiries from inter estcd persons about renting or pur chasing that nice looking home the bungalow substation in georgetown will be of bnck con struction with stone trim and will have a single attached garage the building will be constructed by rexwill construction limited georgetown contractors and the electrical equipment will be insta led by harlock schultz electric limited of guclph electrical con tractors a 5 000 kva transfor mer will be installed in the new station mr binkley said the total cost of the building and the electrical equipment would be approximate ly 70 000 this new station is being constructed at this time to improve electric power service for the eastern part of georgetown highlights of prize list make far fine fair here next week hall exhibit country music show horse races midway livestock an exceptionally fine program is tables ladies work etc on friday lined up tor georgetown s 113th an morning entry forms and tags nual fall fair on friday and satur may be received from the secre day next week the directors are tary prior to this in order to speed putting the final touches on the up entries hownnd a meeting this week ma le sarevery thing was in readiness fir the big event the hall exhibit wi 1 no douht be dnolher outstanding attraction iwith the school work being ret e ved on thursday afternoon oct ttl and the baking flowers vege the midwav will the biggest annual attraction georgetown fall fair sponsored by the esquesing agricultural society saturday october x 3 hall exhibits open friday evening 7 to 10 pm admission 25c friday evening at the park country music show york county boys of toronto blue valley ranch boys nd quest stars admission 1 00 per car grand horse show featuring some of ontano s finest light heavy horses outstanding livestock exhibit commercial dairy and beef calf classes poultry lawn show vince mountford master of ceremonies georgetowns own girls pipe band bernard midway shows rides games refreshments many other attractions admission 50c cars 50c i school children fre6- whhuo mffi ptldm mrs mac auxanocr lady t ttevor wuiams svrtytrms than th 72127 harness races 228 221 trot or pace purse 500 something ni w is being tried this year n the way of a coun wrist watches donated by the bank try musie show which will be held in front f the grandstand on fn day evening a family admission of 1 00 per car is bein charged als bt trees are available for reforestation there is still time to order trees for your windbreak or reforcsta hon project advises w m curry of orangeville chairman of the reforestation advisory board of the credit valley conservation authority he said that trees were available through the dept of lands and forest upon apphca tion to the zone forester peel and dufferin are served by the fores ter at maple halton and welling ton through hespeler tree plant ing assistance is offered by the authority and details may be had from mr curry or from field of ficer ted sutter at the authority s headquarters at terra cotta since the official credit valley report was published by the dept of planning and development in 1956 much has been done by the authority to improve watersheds wood lots and more than a quar ter of a million forest trees have been planted with the authority s assistance the 1956 survey conducted by f g jackson bsc f indicated that 81 0 per cent of the woodland in the watershed was uneven aged and therefore might readil become a source of continuous rewnue tn the owner however he warned this continuous production will not last long unless there is an im pruvement in the natural rcfen eration in the woodlots over half of the woodlots showed virtuallv no regeneration which could bt clas std as jood or excellent oni obvious reason for this condition he said is the fact that approxim ately half the woodlots art grazed hi strongk urged reforestation when or possible and pointed out that in additi in to obvious com mcrcial benefits to farmers and other land owners that reforcsta tion helped protect water supplies by deterring evaporation erosion control was another benefit tree planting is one of the most worthy projects that any iandow ner can undertake not only is he investing in the future value of his own property but he is also making a worthwhile contribution to the country as a whole be open for a preview with a 25c admission fee saturday october 2 is of course the big day of the fair when ex hibitors will bring their prize an mals to the show there will also ber horse races and heavy horse show the georgetown igirls pipe band will provide mu sic for the occasion and bernard s midway will have plenty of rides for the younger set the commercial calf and show manship competition will again in terest the junior farmers and of commerce and barbers gift shop will be awarded to the win n full ners in two age groups the royal bank tray and t faton co sil verware will go to the pnzewin innifc tattle in the open classes j a bit tent will house the poul t y lawn show which will bring to gethcr manv of ontario s finest show birds so mark your calendar and do not miss one of ontario s better fall fairs next week wilfrid bird is president of this fine organization the esquesing agricultural society and he and his officers extend a very warm welcome to all our old and many new citizens collier team leading in horseshoe league now in its fifth week the geor getown horseshoe club is exper lencing some of the most over whelming response ever to greet a new local sports organization carman copland who did the fround work figuratively in estab hshing the league and literally in preparing the pits on mountain view solved the early darkness problem which threatened to ter minate the season prematurely by installing floodlights enabling the teims to play out their sched 1 ile since the entries have not yet selected nam s fr r themselves eich team is represented by its captain in the standings which are as fol lows september 16th team bill cdlur tom crahim jot stamp art stamp jack kcmshead ceorge sargent roy puckering dave stamp gord inlis carman copland amert stapleton rocco lorusg w i pis 21 4 21 18 7 18 17 8 17 12 8 12 since iwb 1 m i id different phones as they developed bcltir iml intler ones and not once do i remember calling 1 repairman manv other lone tunc users hae to flunk hard to remember vhen the last bad to have their telephone fixed hen you stop to consider the jileasure and convenience ou enjoy with never an extra repair expense you ma vell agree that the value vou get for jour telephone dollar is truk unique thi mu mvhoni compant of canada heslop presents builders views to plannmg minister geofetown developer rex w heslop presented views of canad lan home builders when he coo ferred last wednesday with on ario minister of planning and dev elopment w m nickle and mem hers of his department vice president of the national home builders association mr heslop led a delegation to the mm ister of planning development to present resolutions passed by the ontano regional housing con ference held earlier this year at ottawa with the minister they met community planning officials of his department who concurred with the home builders that a na tional bui ding code would improve the standard of community plan mrg and subdivision development if municipalities across the country would adopt it lmr heslop pointed out to the minister that adoption of the nat ional building code would reduce construction costs present codes are most onerous and tend to re quire over design of structural members he said at the same time those municipalities which have inferior codes would improve their standard of construction as it relates to structural safety health and fire hazards the urban development insti tute a part of the national home builders association are now pre paring a brief for the minister which will detail the points raised by mr heslop and the deputatinn the minister reiterated that his de partment was anxious to have the views of the builders and develop ers terra cotta sculptor night school teacher an interesting course offered at the night school this yearwill be wood cirv ng and clay modelling instruction will cover elementary wood carv n including small fi gurcs and possibly trays and bowls some modelling in clay may be done if desired by the class the teacher will be miss rebecca sis ler who makes her home at terra cotta miss sisler attended the ontario college of art the danish- academy of fine arts copenha gen and taught for two years at the john madsen folk school un lonvtllc she is now secretary of the sculptors society of canada and has recently been commission ed by the art gallery of toronto wide rthe auspices of the canada council to do a- piece of sculpture for the gallery she works in wood 9tone and terra cotta one of her stone carvings was displayed at the cne art gallery last year bal room dancing begins on thursday october 22nd and not on tuesday october 20th as was reported in 4sf week s herald square dancing will begin on its usual tuesday night october 20th bah a i picnic on sunday sept 20 the bahafs of georgetown were host at a pic nic in georgetown park guests in cluded daha is and friends from hamilton burlington sftltfieet dundas mouht porett ingtawood and soartoro

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