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q two fatalities crossing now has warning signals warning signals at the fourth line esquesing railroad cros- glng when gordon leroy thom pson iwt his lire 18 days before went into operation on the day of the inquest similar signals at the third line crossing on the other side of cton limestone quarries began operating that evening information that the installa hon underway at the time of the accident was now comple ted was given to the coroners jury at the inquest in the town ball by j madden of toronto canadian national railways claims agnt mr thompson was driving north not far from his lime- bouse home when his station wagon was struck by an east bound freight train the jury all from ft r 4 acton included an unusually high number of women three to two men picked to serve were patricia woloshyn mary mcdonald marjory thomson ben fuchs and gerald slur- row mr skirrow was elected foreman of the jury halton county coroner dr robert d buckner presided for the inquest with const j feld camp acting as coroners con table afsr hearing witnesses from pjs until 945 the jury re tired returning about three- quarters of n hour later their finding was that mr thomp sons car skidded on tha icy road and slid into the path of the train causing death no recommendations were made during the hearing assistant crown attorney bruce martin conducted the questioning of witnesses called const robert burke of the milton detachment of the opp which investigated presented his report and corp kingman tt hrblled photographs showing distances and skid marks const burke indicated the car radio was found to be on at the lowest volume and the car windows were up it was his opinion seat belts might have minimized injury he said the road was wet and icy hut sanded visibility good and th crossing marked he gave the measurements of a stockpile of gravel to the west donald baker stratford the engine man operating the train and h j hurley stratford the engineer both testified mr baker knowing the cn work gang was installing sig nals at the two crossings blew the train whistle extra long he recalled the bell was operat ing and headttgnt on full a neigbbow ritchie benton thi oloftoitown hirald thoretiay march h 1k7 page a recalled hearing a normal whis tle two men from winnipeg eric kilbral and harry woroniuk were working on the instillation of flasher signals at the time and were called to testify they saw the car only moments be fore impact as they had been watching the train approach cn claims agent mr midden reviewed a similar accident at the crossing in june 1965 the inquest august 1968 recom menced speed signs at appro chos showing 20 raph and oros- sing signals with flashers esquesing township and the province made representation to the board of transport gov ernors a consequent meeting was held at the crossing the township reduced he grade widened planking on the cross jng and installed the advance warning signs the board issued an order on july 18th i960 authorizing in stallation of signals within sli months making the deadline january 18th on january 12th the deadline was extended to may 18 1967 since the cn was very heavily engaged in the signal crossing program arising out of the com muter program between dun- barton and hamilton which has an april deadline tool die apprentice gets provincial diploma erwin sobandelmeiar has re ceived his diploma from the provincial ptpt of labour marking the finish of his ap prenticeship as a tool and maker an employee of zenith too and die ltd mr schandcl meter who lives at 6 stevens crescent was presented with his diploma at the plant yes tenia by lee pearsley head of the zenith firm he is one of the first men in this district to complete che course hospital northern parish benefit from helping hand traces bahai history in talk at meeting georgetown residents were joined by visitors from harail ton and oakviue last week at the centennial hall to see col our slides of the baha 1 world centre at haifa israel and to hear a talk on the history of the baha i world faith mr sid ncy tukeman of hamilton who recently returned from haifa gave the illustrated lecture he introduced by wajne mil ler a former georgetown esid ent now res ding in brampton refreshments were- served after tho discussion by mrs lena em mcrson and miss marlene mil ler of georgetown some of the historical events and leading figures in the baha i faith were shown in mr tukeman a slides the founder of the faith baha u hah gave as the central theme of his teachings the un ity and oneness of mankind of god and of religions mr tuke man explained since there hi only one god said the speaker it fol lows that all the religions which tell man of god are really but one one great rejig ion reflecting the same light of god founders of the major religions such as hinduism judaism christianity and islam were compared to teachers in a great school each one could teach any or all of his subject but presented only that part of it which could be understood and used by the society of his time i the basic spiritual laws mr tukeman pointed out were al ways the same love of god love of one s neighbour the golden rule bahaullah less than 100 years ago brought again the an cicnt spiritual laws said mr tukeman and gae social teach ings which befit the amanng century and age in which o now live was last member old georgetown family last member of an old geor getown family mrs lmma godfrey johnston died recently in clinton and was buried greenwood cemetery town a small group of georgetown s senior citizens well deserve their chosen name the help ing hand circle appoint clare mckay county deputy clerk claire mckay of oak rldgea was hired as deputy clerk of halton county at hut week a meeting of halton county coun cil clara mckay of oak ridges clerk of king township or the past five years he waa selec ted from twenty five applicant the new deputy will replace jim andrews who resigned to take the post of deputy clerk of guelph mr mckays sal ary was set at 6 030 formed some years ajo tho women raise money by quilting i and home made baking com i blnin q bit or socializing with georje- their object of holplng worth vhilo projects widow of fred w johnston who died 18 j ears ago she was the last member of a family of eleven brothers and sisters she had lived in clinton for 45 years where mr johnston was proprietor of a bakery she had no children but leav es several nieces and nephews funeral service at beattic s funeral home clinton conduct ed by rev rw w enham of st pauls anglican church w tended by friends and relatives from georgetown ridgetown kitchener london windsor detroit lucknow and godcrich in georgetown a graveside- scr vice was conducted by the rev d enc mills of sl george s an ucan church in january a donation of 144 went to georgetown hospital for the purchase of step stools a year ago 105 was riven for the purchase of step stools and overbed tables in between the women do nated a quilt to the kinsmen ciub for a raffle project tho planned senior citizens ap artments and another to the canadian legion branch for thetr kindness to senior citizens the won en have also aided an ang cin rector the rcvcr end garbutt in his parish at enudalc with clothing bales a box of tns and game and a contribution to buy grocer es es ra ta tn es izc eji 5 s s b j b i e i e naw add ctty a r u e s this coupon can be the start of a wonderful european vacation this summer boac offers you a complete program of british and european car and coach tours you ii find all the facts in three colourful new booklets they re free and they give you all the details you need to plan your perfect summer aca tion be sure to get your copy fil in the coupon and mat it today to boac po box 46 station b montreal 2 quebec please send me the tree books i have indicated britain by car bnjm by coach d britain and europe by car e tat a ea boac agent is barber henley limited 27 mill sued 877 2214 complete travel service at n extra cut te you ladies if you knit or sew- the place to go is dobb1e industries newlands textile salesroom new location corner water and queen streets gait balow bowling alloy out prespring clearance sale 25 off remnants and yard goods bulky knits orlon pile novelty knits orlon wool jersey linen arnel double jersey laminates bonded fabrics nylon fleece poodle cloth wool jersey angora wool jersey coatings mohair loop brushed mohair many types in stock march 6th to march 18th abo at bargain prices towelling bedspreads yard terry upholstery fabric yarns orion rugs sheepskins etc regular store hours monday to friday saturday 9 wn te 5 pm 9 jn to 12 noon tuesday end thursday evenings 7 tun to 9 smu direct from mill to you s galt 0nt dobbie industries limited textile salesrooms new location corner water and queen streets wauttno sionais in opbution at the 4th line of esquesing cnr crossing west of umehouse were being installed when train car crash k lied gordon leroy thomp son 13 days earlier candlelight ceremony enrols 12 new guides sl george a anglican parish hall on february 16 waa the scene of a solemn candlelight ceremony when twelve young guides who had passed their tenderfoot tests were enrolled in 2nd georgetown guide com pany the commissioner miss carole lane was present the ceremony while their sister guides formed a horseshoe in the dark cned hall captain mrs free stone lit a candle and passed it to a patrol leader who then lit candlos held b five other guides each in turn reciting one of the ten guide laws each tenderfoot guide was acorted by her patrol leader to the captain who asked each re cruit to repeat the guide prom lae before pinning on a tender toot pin and giving each guide handshake a formal salute and the newlyenrolled guide turned to face the company all saluting following the ceremony the commissioner poke and exhnr ted each girl to consider wril what she was undertaking to do when she made her guide pro mise for it lays the foundation for a whole way of life some very active and noisy games relieved the solemnity of the eeeaskm tea and coffee t by the leaders and tire closed the meeting the new guides are marilyn armstrong allssa dak in shar faulkner donna grant sharon hewitt cathy hoarc yvonne lorusso alison macln tosh leslie mitchell linda moonej patricia narcy and june warwick mrs freestone is captain and mrs wolfe lieutenant of 2nd company milk ranks third among tho canadian leaders grampion lady d has average bca s tfi 203 and she is ihc plaque n ner in the senior 4 year old class her 17 930 lbs milk ra ik second among the all time lea ders and her 681 lbs fat ranks sixth flowers for all occasions wedding arrangements cortaoos a specialty cut flowers and funerai designs we w re flowers rosedale floral m albert st tr 75j tua was axtmnfed by linda fiaftott mil ttmrn couett who mat ftqft1ff kotfea badge mn t ao rtrfct sec- tiry three clark ayrshires production leaders the 1966 ayrshire production stars containing the five high producers for each age class for the ear in canada are a re markablc group of high prod iiccrs the leader in each age group will receive a production plaque for her herd owner tth ch will be presented at the annual meeting ot the ajr shire breeders association of canada ah clark georgetown la the winner of three production plaques this year and all three rank among the canadian lead era grampion kitty lula gp with aerage bca s of 209 is the leader in the junior 2 year old class her milk yield of 16 368 lbs established a new can adian record for this class the other two clark leaders are both by selwood dewdrop boy grampion prettv dcudrop ex with average bca s of 195 is the junior 4 year old leader she was second last year and third in 1964 among the prod uction stan her 16612 lbs attention home owners call us for your requirements of ice salt wild bird feed mix water softener salt sunflower seed master rabbit pellets master dog food master feeds master feec stewakttown dial 877 3512 georgetown we deliver saturday m each week in georg you name it- your yellow pages has it tj- our towns got everything fine shops handy services helpful people and the one place to find them all is in your yellow pages take for instance all the things to do with building your yellow pages can help you find the builder the lumber dealer or brickwork or masonry contractor you might need whatever you re looking for your yellow pages can help you find it quickly and easily whether you re building a factory or just decorating your patio with some ornamental concrete blocks like the one illustrated yes its good to get in the yellow pages habit everythings here in town everything here in town