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the georgetown herald wednesday december 12th 1936 beaver lumber your basement can become another living room or profitable basement apartment how to start remodelling your basement first decick what area ou mid for a fainil fun room in jour basement take a few measurements thin see btaur i umber for ideas plans and wide solution of ias to handle building ma tirials needed to do i good job will help ou select thi ncht material to make the job easier and of fir timi and mono sawny ideas you can build a large recreation room 12x20 for liss thin 170 using inexpensive material or approximate 285 usinf prcfin ished wood panelling throughout whether ou do it jourself or hac it done for ou the total cost can be paid with easj and convenient pavments on a ueiir budget plan free estimates build your basement room now in time for christmas fun rtil cstmnus ire a regular beaver s r ucc our isit and inquiries ahas welcomed inn in and talk it uir whither ou do it oursilf or hive it done wi tan help ou mt started beaver budget plan no down payment up to 3 yrs to repay terms as low as 9 a month enjoy an extra room in your attic use all the spate our home provides b building rooms to fit an extra attic room is cosj and comfortable and its easj to build jourself gie your son or daughter a room of their own see beaver now beaver lumber 1 1 water street triangle 72234 farm fresh ontario i oratory award to i burlington girl sylvia moore wellington square school burlington was judged halton s top orator when finals for the public school speaking contest were held in lome skuce school trafalgar last week she won the women s institute cup second place winner was marga ret whewell bruce street school milton who was awarded a cup presented by halton teachers insti tute fourteen contestants each a win ncr in elimination contests compe ted there were no georgetown competitors they having been eli minated in a prior contest in ac ton the week before mr d kemp chairman of the public speaking committee presi ded and while the judges were ma king their decision there was a pro gram which included musical sclct tions by the triple trio of lornc skuce school directed by miss m tuck mr m evans music super visor of oakville gave a demonstra i tion lesson with eleven pupils on how the recorder is taught judges for the contest were k y dick milton lawyer j elder of the burlington high school staff and william jones head of thi lnglish department in oakville trafalgar high school othir young people who spoke in the contest were nula dinun st mar b oakville ann siolt and bill stafford lawnc smith school burlington larmen kichtofm s s 3 nissjgawija judy adkins loekhart school burlington shir lcj williamson 1inigrovi ti ifal gar i nine stewart maple oroe trafalgar carol forbes s s i esqiusinf ricke i utkett oak ville central dorolh kodgtrs mr curd s llorntn marg iret mt ih nl s s lf ampbcllville lis le ann dubj acton auction sale of furniture tools etc till propiru of the estate of thi liu mrs margaret j roshier or il on saturday december 15th at 1 oelock tin following iii i tod hson and itisih pi mo and j stool ihistiifuld two mtirns ih in nuhcil in iilisionil ihnr disk mil t ible oik diiuiu libit oik buffi t u mol ld i inns four md ld kill h n ib us f mi olil dusts id kkkir iilin lin lil ind spr n 2 slid bids md spun- st 1 1 k t dii ssi is 2 i h si in h si win m u him i tri all thick luuth 2 flour rugs it 1 1 r nis stral rid chdir- wukir inn th nr i irc old nip board flour bin erokm u bmrd nl sin ill t ibhi lui lit im kitihtn n k st with retire ir iu he at r 2 burnt r coal oil r imtk r bowl sic iimr tiunk nl pans of old chini and uassw in odd dishis looking ul nsils iti irdtn ind other tools 21 rliurj plough 2 seufflirs u ft stockrai k whittle tree s neck s erossiut siw shtntls bars forks garden toots other tools mil mall articles the aboi furniture is e in tkkms ash frank petch auctioneer teb phone lit 7 2854 turkey especially grown and dressed for those who want the best lorraine farms sold to householders hotels restaurants church groups caterers hamilton construction 64 prince charles drive tr 73480 homes industrial requirements garaoes renovations concrete work building supplies every building need protective foiljlmfs 60000ton carrier any housewife would have thought of it but credit goes to the builders of the u s navyi mighiy new carrier u s s ranger for using aluminum foil to keep their product fresh dunng construction ship rests on wooden block which absorb a lot of moimure to protect their costly steel hull from rust and corrosion dunng the 18 month construction pe riod the navy simply covered the blocks with ordinary house hold foil this brainwave was a natural for a marine builder since nowadays he uses ihiny non corroding aluminum to widely for upentructurcs hfe- boats and other important ship building components aluminum company of canada ltd alcan official opening saturday for new hydro town building a town which saw the worlds first practical transmission of elec tncity will chronicle another im portant chapter in its history on december 15th when the new of fice and service building of the georegtown hydro electric com mission will be officially opened by lt col a a kennedy dso ed commisioner of ontario hydro discussing the new building which reflects the town s continued growth graham farnell chairman of the local commission recalls that 44 years ago the ratepayers of the town voted in favour of joining the hydro family of municipalities since that tune he states the local utility in cooperation with onta no hydro had spared no effort in serving the people of georgetown for some lime now mr farn ell says we have realized that our office space and storage facilities had become inadequate and would have to bi replaced by more spac lous quarters to enable this tradi tion of service to be continued the modern building on water st is the result the catl industrialists of gtor lelown mr faintll points out made extensive use of water pow er from tin credit river to drive the machinery of their factories before eleitneity became available in lomniiriial quantity in 1888 john k harbir of georgetown cr eeled a mjo hoiupower turbine on the credit hier to supply power for bis papir mill the transnus sion of power over the two mile line lonneiling this larly hjdru ileitue plant and the mill is re puted to be the first practical ex jirtple of power transmission in the world georm town first received pow ir from out irio hdro in 191j mr taindl slates during the fust jidi of our commissions op er ition there were 354 customeis w ithin tin municipahtv and the power dim um unounted to 72 kil emails lj i in end of 1955 thi numbi r of iiistomirs has jrown to 2107 mil tin power demand had ineieised to 407 kilowatts thi two slon struiluri which ground floor is taken up by a ter razzo floored public office section flanked on either side by a board room and private office space loading platforms and garage facilities for the commission s trucks are provided at the rear of the building and ample storage space ic also available for equip ment such as tools and transform ers the superintendent s office a meter room and additional storage space are located on the second floor movement of heavy equip ment between floors is facilitated by an elevator in addition to past and present mi mbcrs of the georgetown hydro electric commission and members of the georgetown council those in attendance will include stanley l hall mpp for halton stanley allen warden of the county of halton ontario hydro officials re presentatives of nearby municipal utilities civic bodies and service clubs ofhcers of the omla amlu and of district 4 omea press and radio representatives from geor getown milton brampton and ac ton have also been invited to in the mi tqu rtcrs of thi eoimtown hdio i lectru i iiiiimi n was d signed bj h hill of id iinpton it combines fumlional utiliu with the most pit isini ii ihihs of m lun an hi tiilnri si l in liii is idj tc nl to llu p jffui thi 1 u i 1mi h is a 4i foot fr ml i w th i dipth f ih fut and is fin i w ih nt biuk iml ituminum skulnl pi iti l1 iss iln front siitim of thi violinist baritone at community concert subscribers to the jprogrim communis mnurl series heard a jouril loronto violinist ind a ban torn soloist who weri paired in the si kind concert in the auditor mm of knox ircsbjunan church on cm ruber 28th aroljn und showed the til i cnt whnh has won her man aw irds and rncau mints including promnml lours sponsor d by the dipt of rducilmn in thru groups of violin selections hir grtig son ltd in c minor was oni of her out standing numbers h intone rred llarlli ilso a scholarship winner vinod his sol us from tin porloliu to paglicicci to i jimp of negro spintmn he sine twice weiklj on the chc j 1 r ins t an ida matinei i lina llitchit provided excelleut piano accompaniment for both i buy christmas seals inside story rugs furniture clothing kitchen equipment these will go too if your home burnt down youd rule to py for even part of tha replacement but you may have to if your in surance isnt adequate to meet the toss see us for an inndendout protection checkup tod ay 1 john r barber agency insurance and travel john r barber frtmn kriy mill street triangle 73521 announcing the grand opening of a new singer sewing machine store in georgetown at 20 main st n phone tr 74331 mr o j dyson authorized agent for the easjnsbbittllc sewing you just cant beat asinger opening special a new singer portable electric reverse sew darns mends and embroiders regular 119 95 now only 9990 come in and see the famous singer straight needle machine singer slant needle singer swing needle especially the new fingertip controlled automatic sewing machine other items of interest repairs guaranteed to all makes of machines rent a machine weekly or monthly notions to include zippers thread etc ideal christmas gift for the young lady a real sewing machine reg 14 95 now 1195