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the georgetown herald georgetown ontario wednesday august 15th 1956 second section jean peterson gives trip impressions of pei halton countys junior farniw president jim peterson 21 of hornby wet one of four de legates who mad oneweek exchange visit to prince ed ward island the following sto ry written by the four ontar lane visiting the island ap peared in the most recent is sue of junior farmer naws is sued by the dept of agricul ture the other delegates ware ha zel whit of durham glen cor neil of victoria and elliott snyder of peel county dollars and sense are you planning a trip dont take chances of losing your money and spoiling your trip by carrying large sums in cash before you go turn your money into travellers cheques easy to cash anywhere and safer than cash everywhere drop in and see us at the canadian bank of commerce and well gladly provide you with travellers cheques the protection is well worth the slight cost this li simply one of the many banking services we offer our customers to keep them free from necdlesi worry about their money georgetown branch c j hart manager the canadian bank of commerce the road to the isle proved a little rough as we crossed on he abegweit ferry to the million and a quarter acre garden one mon day in june to begin a one week exchange visit to prince edwni il island curious to know the size of oui boundaries for the duration of our stay glen inquired of a ferrx off i cial what were the approximate ill itk nsi oris of the island we wen somewhat perturbed when wc were warned not to drivl over 30 miles an hour tn case we should drnc ofl the other side of ihe island however in six dis we found that we h nl not btlun to see the entin proxincc of pi nice rdxvard island the slorj is told bj the island irs that tin indian god glooscap ltked the island so well that one il i he dipped his paint brush into the sunset md ljvl tin soil its beautiful red colour in contrast to the eiun of the fields jihi the trees the white honus and biuhl injs this red soil m ikes a i different picturesque landscape junioi larmer groups wen i course our main inter si u irned hut the hue three ehihs on the ishnd on in each of tin three counties the st eori s club in hinks tountx the vv lascox club in querns tuunh and the i isl prince e lub in i r ne lountj lach of these clubs is af filiated with the ill federation f junior r- irmers the eccutixe met tines heme hi id in e lurlollelo mi our first visit w is lei the st mrkt s lub tlu oldest of the thrie clubs m the is mil with i tm mini ship ut abi ut thex win organized in 1051 and usuillx hold meetings txerx two weeks mail box painting firm accounts home biaul if nation dances and sponsoring 411 clubs are their mam se p e i page 3 second section mrs clare wilson in hospital after accident a local man and his wife were injured saturday august 4th in a two car collision at the intersoc tion of no 7 highwaj and the limehouse road the first vehicle driven by clare wilson r r 1 georgetown was proceeding towards town on the highway about 2pm and a 1950 ford driven by tom hamil ton was pulling out of the sideroad when the collision occurred the wilson car ending in the west diteh mrs wilson a grand union carroll s cishicr suffered fractu red ribs an injured shoulder fore hiad cuts and an injured njht knee she wis rushed to st jos ephs hospital guelph mr wilson rtceixed chest tn june s and was treated it the scene by ir a c miunloui asscnjcrs in the wilson cir miss craig and aliee wilson xere unhirmed mr lluntlt m of 7 aililt i stud w is also iminjurid mi wilsons or i 1946 plxm cuilh u is i total wruk the ilam ilton e ir d imucd lo ihe ix tent of 150 jack arnold pallbearer acton merchants funeral j it k rnjld 3- hunh si was i pillhi irer il lhe funti il of w il ham dc illt ne of cl n lust known bu imssmi n itfiiinini miss wis iinduited in st josephs hurt h in iu fathn v j more in for i nun vh hi i bun n hit li irdw k busniss in ulon for i mais ihe st n is now mm 1 b grin n ltr s hi 1 iws his wif niie me run m d iiifjit i mrs j tin mdliikh hi m thir mrs kieh ir i tithcit i nndd in hler and i br ther md sister heuben of lie ton and mrs ntlla mtcann of guelph 01 nly plymouth offers so much for so little mshiuttoh powerfliti automatic triintuniflmon earnest driving cnntrnl ye t designed jurt touch n but ton etcponthe ran undgo mechanically perfect troublefree flighmweep styling the look that bpcub go m every lino jrcsb and simply beautiful plymouth is the one new car styled to atay new looking for yejtra opftmtoad power is yours to command with a choice of new hy fire v8 or big powerplow 6 engines in creased torque rivea you new aafer paming power instant takeoff at the light rjrmrtk swojp 4door ladtt bigoist choici ioqiit dbal now on thi lowpricid can with thi hiohvalub fmaturbs thats riiht no othar oar in plymouth low prise range can match the featurei you get when yon get a new flightsweep plymouth theres tip to 200 fxp under that hood to giv yon the power you need for aafer pan jag fast takeoff theres extraroomy comfort innde for relaxed riding and ihe preventive safety features yon get with plymouth are standard equipment its a fact plymouth it the better car i sit its extra value costs you no more o wonder plymoutha are selling so i fait and of course yon can get ail of plymouths quality features in every model the best time to boy it is now when the deals are big and tradein a talus of your car is at its peak csrsslcr corporoiicm qf cauda tamotd i i1gcar comfort ban other exclusive you get with plymouth roomier insida and smoother riding onflow shock absorbed lavaloat the roughest road pteventtvi safety futon like safetyrim wheels safetylock door latchea twmcyimdsr front wheel brakes help prevent aco dents hatp protect yoa sod yoarnmuy everybody likes its looks 11 loves its goi plymouth 6v8 ray bowers motor sales ltd 5t guelpli street georgetown present comment on newt of 30 20 and 10 yean ago as re ported in the heraldc of those days thirty years ago then herald august is 1936 coopers bridge glen williams was closed while repairs were b ing made by contractor w march mtnt the new tennis courts at st georges church were offic lally opened with i mixed doubles tournament and tea william ji mes poilc 50 died john i an ean celebrated his 93rd birlhelaj the railway was running bar vesler excursions west advertising that 50 000 men were needed sin lle fare to winnipeg was 15 md half i cent a mile to points bejond the return trip from winnipeg cost s20 ileen hi ss w is louij ditioit lei it nn l i i nurse a report from kine inline was that 10fi applie ilions hid been received for xicuncies on ihe public md hiuh school staffs in that ilruee count town mrs martha knott 9 who died in ioronto it the heme of her son john was buried in 1m willi mis ccrmtiix lie idwaids and w r li id le were in ottawa exluliilinj then automatic electric rinces now august 1956 the bridge is still suunc the 10th line though not so familmh known bx ihe cooper n ime 11 wis thus called iftcr mitch coopei i painter now dec istd win se h mi xxjshesnlt it hie tennis courts limit undu ihe liii lance of hi ircd w ase now ictircd and liwne in ii imilton arc still in operation and after a few dull se isons are bcinc used mote cmcnsneh his xear impiovemenls in farm machine rx haxc made harvestml excursions a thinj of the pasl and while some oung ontario men find work in western wheat ifelds in hit fall there is no mass exodus as there was jn those dajs there has been a radical change in the market for teachers and now adajs demand exceeds supplj and smaller towns sometimes have dif ficullx in citing exen one appli cation for a position aileen ross graduated as a nurse and still does part time duties at irox idenct hospital in detroit now wife of lawyer thej haxc a familj of three her mother mrs bessie ross moved from town a few ears ago and spends- part of her time with them in detroit the late mr bradlev later founded domm ion seed house world famous for its mail order seed business mr edwards joined his brothers in toronto in ihe ldwards morgan firm of chartered accountants i twenty years ago then herald aug 19 1936 llarland hustler 26 of norxal was killed in a tragic highwax ac cident when his motorcycle was crushed between two cars 2 miles east of norxal son of mr and mrs rank hustler who now iixe in brampton he also left a broth er llod t j brownndge and frank wilson led the early barlex field crop competition elea nor daughter of mr and mrs r e wright married gordon russell in knox presbxtenan church bet t kean was bndesmaiel sarah lucille daughter of mr and mrs thos l i xons and harrx barrett were married in cheltenham lni ted church in first baptist church raxmond son of mr and mrs walter whitmee and ghxds morns were married attend nls were connie and frank whitm e miss h izcl harrison and mrs a m orandx were hospitalized n collingwood after a car accident the winded wheeler cjcle club planned a 12 hour endurance run which took them as far as ar thur and fergus three busines ses ltcatas fruit market maple leaf dair and georgetown cafe sponsored the run and prox ided refreshments for the riders gardens were touched with frost on the 12th it was reported fro n the glen charlie willson was transferred from toronto office of pickle crow cold mines to pickle lake acton eliminated george town 97 in the count baseball league the local team lam rit chic 3b and ritchie ss harrx wood 2h rox ward c ed hoare cf tudor beaumont lb clarence wallers p bill brxden rf leftx mcmann p clarence benham if poor crowds during the season led to a financial deficit according to president harold marshall of the ball club now august 1956 the gordon russells are sjill lix ing in brampton where he operates a service station bridesmaid bet ty kean now mrs j r bridges also became s brampton resident after her marriage while the wrights hae unce moved from town to st catharines the tuffdtett barretts also live in brampton while the whitmccs after living in england returned to george town several years ago ray works with mcclure home furnishings and his wife is on the eaton order office staff mrs a m grandy whose husband had the grocery store now owned by graham far nell lives m otterville both lad ies had a successful recovery from their accident injuries the charlie wihsons later returned to live in georgetown and mr hew son is a car salesman for ilcwson motors baseball dropped du ring the war years had a revival af terwards but was still beset wrth the same troubles lack of crowds and fmpnees this year it has dis appeared entirely from the sports scene it is interesting to note i that all but two of the 1926 ball team still live in town harry wood is in toronto and rd hoare in oshawa clarence walters one of ihe best ball players george lown produced later pitched a few seasons for st thomas in the inter countj league ten years ago then herald aug 14 1946 mr and mrs trxgve wold were sailint for home after a trip lo their native norway john rus sell brain 15 xvas victim of a motor accident near trafalgar the milton high school student was the son of mr and mrs arthur bmn r r 1 norxal decision xxas midc bx council to present each war xeterun with a 50 sav incs bond walter carpcnte- look a position on the fnglish de partment of the guelph oac millie i ixingstone who became mrs vic menixcn recently was gixcn a presentation by the thurs dax afternoon knitting club ev wilson batted 377 to lead the georgetown ball team which fin ished the season in third place mrs percy dillon 46 died after several years illness in hamilton san w h reid and son had a bull calf included in a holsein shipment to cuba the first export shipment ever made by air from canada two barns and a dnv ing shed were destroyed b fire at the former burgess farm at union owned bx howard dolsi n mrs robert m wilson sister of mrs joe moore and the misses clandgc died in vancouver a local knitting factory offered 35c an hour for women employees in the classified ads councillor thomas eason asked the herald to clear up a confusion of nams the week before the herald repor ted that thomas llson retired as a machine tender at provincial pa per mr eason had a similar pos ition at alliance and sexeral peo pie had though he was retring mrs w c anthonx moved from norval to make her home in brampton now acgeit 1950 this year mr and mrs wold spent their vacation closer to home in parr sound mr carpi n tcr high school principal here du i ring the war jears is still on the i oac staff air shipments of cattle are much more common now i and w t craig reid a nephew of w h is in business in a big wax as an exporter w h and son craig meanwhile sold their large farm to delrcx and it is the site of a large scale house building mr reid built a new home on the limehouse sideroad while cnig is farming near milton all members of the clandgc fam have followed their sister in death including mrs moore widow of the formei herald editor mr fason no longer a councillor is still on the job at alliance mr elson who was caretaker at the berw ick apartments has been dead for a few ears farm news suggested prices for seed grain jew according to a release just rec eived from the seed marketing and publicit committee of the ontario soil and crop improvement assoc lation the following suggested nun imum prices were recommended for fal iwheat rye and winter bar le i fall wheat registered no i grade 2 50 bus common no 1 grade 2 10 per bus rxe common no 1 tetra pelkus ancty 2 50 per bus common no i other xar ictics 1 75 per bus winter bar lex common no 1 200 per bus these prices are for treated seed with new bags included fob shipping point incidentally the tetra petkus fall rye is a dew four rowed high jielding variety at least three or our hilton farmers hive tueable acreages so those interested should nd he coulo see at a glanct thai we wche experts at sat sfr na custokoiks taacars 24 hr towing tr73611 he5tr 733g9 your home too even if you are careful and watchful of your home there are many places where fire can start care helps to prevent firo but insurance pays for the fire you cannot prevent in sure your home adequately to prevent financial loss consult john r barber insurance and travel agency john r barber frmman ktrmy mill street trmngle 73521 here speed and safety is our game so we have won a lot of fame ask anybody about uc folks know that we deli ver the goods on time and at the right cost fs movers gord friocer norm snyder tr 715lt 7mio local end lonq distanc moving there be able to secure their require ments local providing the make their wants known in sufficient time it might also be pointed out that the suggested prices for fall wheat seed are practically the same ai those of a year ago notwith standing the fact that prices of mil ling wheat are considerably above tbose of a year ago