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Wednesday June is ism At Pioneer Days Antique fire truck display GEORGETOWNS PAST Herald Special Lea than ten years ago a com of volunteer firefighters pur chased a 1W2 Ford fire truck from Hills Today the same Ford La France model truck Is a showpiece owned by the Georgetown Firefighters Association and looked after the committee and is brought to parades conventions and put on display at fire truck musters After purchasing the truck in the firefighters refurbished it within the next two years investing about In the truck This money was raised by the committee through barbequcs turkey shoots and draws and part of the money also came from a grant With the money raised the firefighter restored the truck by Sold to the volunteer fireflffhlrni around truck does ri or this old fire truck remlndi regular pumper many of the way things used to he replacing original equipment that had been taken off of the ruck then they painted It The transmission of the truck was rebuilt and the engine was replaced The committee Is now responsible for maintenance and polishing of the Ford as well as taking it to parades and other events The Ford committee is made up of firefighters who are elected to the committee by the firefighters Now on the committee ore Walter Peltr Todd Fred Cufrc and Rob Qui ton The truck was purchased by the Town of Georgetown in 1942 only the second motorized truck to be purchased by the Town The first motorized truck purchased by the Town in 1927 but that truck was par in IK dismantled several years later and used for hauling lumber In a northern Ontario lumber camp In its history the Ford truck figured prominently In one of the biggest fires of the area when the Mill in Glen Williams burned down Jack Harlow was fire chief at the time The Ford truck water for ten hut an occasional quart of oil had to to keep the from seeing up and the hood had to In kept open In order to keep the truck in overheating during the A irailtr now houses the truck the J- ire Hall on Maplt where it is kept clean and protected The firefighters on the 42 Ford committee Invested bet ween and into the When it Is brought to lions the Ford truck is kept in the ruler mil hauled to its destination Make Hay Pioneer Days at iSS If TIGER BALM tie turn of lit t I TEAS Main Street ml DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Phone Invites You to Come And Enjoy The Fun With and LENNY THE MUSICAL CLOWNS SATURDAY JUNE a noon Comedy Music Balloon Art Colouring Contest Fun UNIQUE UNUSUAL Cards Gifts Beautiful New Items Arriving Daily i Georgetown