Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 2, 1953, p. 10

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fjfe you jieiv the founder descendant authors oakville history of 521 pases wednesday evening dee 3ntl thkobomlbxowk 1 pahb rv wdl cheer upl you can pay your ftiej bin fa with a prompt cuh loan from hfcl thousand of othen dot fait oneday aovfce iso to 1000 on your own signature up to 24 months to repay finance 1 1 6 wyndhan strmt phona t9 quomttont alt uanoii m 1m h nhft mto i mm smv flmm sn b main st south wcond floor phono iso on oht bkowpton specialists in mew or remodelled bathrooms air conditioning heating sheet metal work hot water heating eavestroughing estimates free of charge thompsons hardware main street triangle 7297 1 s oakville and the sixteen uni versity ot toronto press 10 la a sizeable history presenting its 821 page of information in an interest ing style thatrwill attract the non- fiction readersas well as the stud- ents of halton history hazel c mathews was a natural for the compilation of this book as she is a descendant ol a pio neer oakville family as mrs mat- kewsej5plaii1gth the prefiace a quantity of family papers untouch ed for half a century formed the nucleus of this local history dr juliet chisholm sister of the auth or added 36 line drawings with remarkable accuracy and detail from old maps prints faded phot ographs woodcuts in rare gazeteers and newspapers actual objects and places as well as the line drawings scat tered through the book three color plates add to the value of the rec ord included is a plan of oakville of 1835 and a picture of the sea gull one ol the early boats plying the harbour again in 1826 chisholm expres sed an interest in the advantages of the sixteen but for the pre sent and all time to come a harbour at the mouth of the six teen would serve greater propor tion of the settlements so de clared col w chisholm as he con tinued his petitions for a grant of the land at the mouth of the six teen where the present day oak ville is located tracing the history of oakville and th sixteen through the years f its founding and the steps of de velopment mrs mathews does an excellent job of placing that de velopment in relation to the rest of ontario and canada with the elver popular rumour that oakvulo may in the near future become a city the historical work is well pla ced in concluding the work mrs mathews indicates the changed at mosphere in the present town when she says the harbor though lit tle used by commercial snipping has lost none of its popularity am ong owners of pleasure craft it continues also to perform one of its initial functions that of n harbour of refuge the recent announce ment by the canadian government of its intention to carry forward the st lawrence seaway has im plications for oakville oakville as has been indicated was primarily a port at the mouth of the sixteen one of the most significant voyages from the strug gling port was by the sea gull a 238ton 105 foot schooner built at oakville in 1864 it sailed to dur ban to stimulate trade between oakville and south africa the carefully mtmpiled informa tion backed withnotes that indicate the authority for the history should be a necessity for the countys schools and public libraries the hook is a good example of the tho roughness with which similar his tories of canadian centres should be compiled it is understood that the same author is now working on a companion book on halton coun ty pittsburgh paints ernies radio you can have one t00l skilled aircraft technicians are the line backers in tha expanding ttoyid canadian air fores team without their ok a plana isnt permitted to take off i lac eric craig was a garage mechanic a couple of years ago today ihes a fullytrained and sjculed aeroengine technician hes an expert on all types of aircraft engine from singleengine planes to j fourengine transports vwhat does be think of the life m m sfiavtmlsm tmt fmtmtiffms 4 j4 cdd 4 lacfuc otalo 23 ol corp ontario dovtnl go enough of ftonrt in ma rcaf lohoia tksud ato- enala txmdm ta mi tpar saw b mow nodal oktroh 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season of the year when farm organizations meet for their annual meetings during the past week at least three such meet ings were held nelson federation on thursday evening the annual meeting of the nelson federation of agriculture was held in nelson township hall this took the form of a banquet with ladies of the nelson united church wjv cater ing there was a splendid repre sentation of the farm leaders of the township r gordon bennett associate director of extension for the on tario department of agriculture was the guest speaker of a splendid programme presided over by pres ident m a campbell mr bennett who was introduced by agricultur al representative j e whitelock is a native of the kilbride carlisle community and he delighted his audience with his thought provok ing address brother jack bennett rounded out a most enjoyable programme with the aid of the lowville quar tette the newly elected officers are president harry king milton vice pres jack h taylor burl ington sectytreas mrs velma norrls milton spencer wilson elected also on thursday esqueslng federation of agriculture held their annual and the following were elected president spencer wilson nor- val vice pres denney charles georgetown sectytreas mrs j i ellerby lunehouse milk producers the stewarttown township hall was the scene ot the annual meet ing of the halton milk producers association on rriday j afternoon it was an excellent meeting and a real credit to those responsible tor the planning it was a real privi lege to listen to the summary and outlook presented by president wm hoyles secty william wu- mot and fleldman win itbcorqaa- dale of the toronto lbuc produc er association also tha excel lent progress report by george jackson jr on the proposed plant tor secondary milk in the toronto district the newly elected officers axe president walter rpyle oak ville vice president m c beaty milton sectreas john m bird georgetown for expert eye care consult o t walker optometrist 8 main st north 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