Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 6, 1969, p. 12

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5 ix v7 v v i 33sp3 ehfflw9fflssssabi j v- vv v t i i v immm high school essays rating a 100 per cent mark are not so she could hardly stand it it common that theytidnvdeservc some special attention the fol lowing nostalgic piepe of writ ins submitted fprsajication because of iu perfect ratjng won done by a grade 11 stud ent karen bradley of 35 nor mandy boulevard a few months ago on a warm spring day 1 asked a friend of mine if she would like to go for a walk to a spot we called the orchard what orchard she replied and i realized that the prchard was gone never to be n the war she later told me that was such a small place so peaceful dad cams out of the war and on the land which used to be plentiful vith apple trees and a favourite spot for hikes there now stands a new sub division actually it is not real ly new it is about five years old- i really am behind the times there have been at least three more since that one it seems hard to believe but time ma jes on not long ago this town was very small population 3000 and everyone knew everyone else it was a friendly place to live in and neighbors were al ways willing to help when tra gedy struck north h alton superintendent e s lavender is the new superintendent for the north halton school area and has recently set up his headquarters in harrison public a school on rexway drive his appointment was made at a january board of education meeting mr lavenders responsibilities cover all classes kindergarten to grade 13 in georgetown acton milton esquesing and nassagaweya dances plan of discussions is youth group by ralph hawet the fourth semi annual stag tune which will be held on friday tunes th march 7 get your ticket early good crowd they never last long seems that every day week vc have been busy mak ing brief notes on scraps of paper which we have gathered the branch pipe band held together this evening as we get an election of officers for 1969 underway with another writeup result were- john norton of the notes in this pro busih- chairman murray taylor treas- dusters played popular some new some old to a the floor was full all the evening hope to see the tunc dusters back again soon cars no dirt and no cramped playgrounds just fresh air and lots of it not much entertain ment- but that depends on what you did in your spare time if you liked the outdoors imfwide open spaces this was a paradise they bought the house it was then on the last street in town newly buijjland surrounded by farms and an apple orchard that may seem hard lo believe now but i am sure my- older sisters wftl not forget it they told me there was many a tithe they had to chase the farm an imals out of the garden tliey also went picking apples when no one was looking for their favourite apple pie this was the ideal tcjhm not a village far from being a city just the right size an ade quatq supply of- neighbours a few stores and lots of fresh air along marched time after ten years a new builder came to town along with a new fac tory and of course mora peo- but we are growing uplplc a new subdivision popped since the arrival of a few new i up where the farms used to be factories the town has doubled i the far got a good price bled its population j for their precious land many people who have mov ed proably do not realize how much a to- n can change liv ing in this town all my life i feel i iiave some authority on this subject i had noticed our town chan ging before but it was not un til this autumn that i realized how fast and how drastic these changes were being made i worked for ten weeks in a a small town with a population of one thousand the people there are so friendly and neigh bourly it was hard to realize these kind of people exist still i feel that it is the size ofj town novv the town which makes the difl me children still went for ference in the peoples attitude hlkcs picnicsi and bicycle rides though these children learned they both decided that this wapete sniderofwynfield nurs- the perfect spot to raise a fatni- ry no city crowds no street the huge winged poacher that has been playing tag with pets and small livestock on ge orgetowns western outskirts may be a goshawk according to eriekbh 3 georgetown mr snider who has seen and identified goshawks near his home said he has noticed many more in this vicinity than in past years he said they have quite an impressive wing spread and fit the description of the birds that have been harrassing rural residents airs w burt whcklives on the 6th line is the latest to thursday fit 4th in v page 12 v v report sighting of a large mys tery hird in thn herald- she said she watched it pick off a mouse as it scurried across the snow near her house one morning it almost got our cat jnc day about a month ago and gave it such a scare it wont go outside now she said an ann street resident and a ballinafad area farmer have also reported seeing the bird in action they said it was lar ge enough to be an eagle tmm ryders tv announce a new model new price new warranty by motorola a few more yearns and a cou pie of new factories later the population increased onee more there was also the addition of one or two more stores down town it was about at this time that the movie theatre was bur ned down this caused great excitement and the familiar question arose what is there to do now the arena seemed to be a good solution and il hockey and skating had been popular before it would flourish now in the summer there would be the recently built swimming pool no more swimming in the creek son we are a falr- t model 870 supplied to us on a quota basis introductory price extended to include this weekend 899 wt ess it is either a ine feast or fam- urer doug weir committee sam archibald goudie ross irwin bill mcfarl- ane merv allen pipe major scotsmen all for the third year in surccs- tuesday evening we were at a meeting with the youth of town regarding the use of the branch auditorium on sunday venlngs the meeting wassion ken derosc and harry chaired by ron lincoln with bottoms have been top men at mrs hayes of the ladies auxilii the playoff for the fred gllm- ary and mrs denison of theer doubles dart trophy the parks board all of whom are trophy was won by the two interested in youth the com- marksmen on saturday klcven mittee of the teens was charles teams were in the round robin biehn farley helfant eric this year something new the peavoy jim egcrton and dale winners will receive individual towards each other in small towns the people need to dep- at an eariy bowtojushat4 end on each other so they can- he 0 swimming hole i my- inot be enemies with too manyjif can remem many scalon people because of the unty of tlmc when t went fis witd porter the community j my hrothers and sisters h could i ever forget i was usu- i ally elected to bait the hooks cen to be believed has to be ross ilillier and friends will tap next satur early or carry the gear carleton prior to the meeting the impression was that the hall was needed forweckly dan ces not so say the teens it would be used once a month for dancing other evenings would be discussion groups film showings briefly the hall would be used for a place for the teens to go once a week it would be available from 8 pm to 1130 pm trophies prizes ucnt to lo jean mullen and al porter the community secretary something different at saturday i jo dance a dannng bartender j y ec hav off the subject but i am trying to give some background another five years passed and here we are several new facto ries and three new housing pro jects have appeared there ar few trees and no more farms where they used to be so num- what happened to the lovely j erous few children go for hik- trees and the picturesque es or go fishing any more farms the answer to lhat ques- why i cant answer that joes of tion is that time has captured uon but if they look long snd tne them in a whirlwind of pro- j hard they might find a few hi- gress king spots be on tap next saturday so come i r tember and i was truly shocked 1 saw the outskirts of town fil led with houses i was nausea- i ted by this sight club leaders choose walter nornngton the ultimate aim of these young people is to ohlain a place of their own perhaps in some small way the branch can help them by starting them ial curling this could off with a roof over their heads four day visit feb 13 two teams from branch 120 were at hsmilton saturday to curl in the district contest the teams were harvey chappel doug ellis dune moncypenny pat chamberlain and slu young john mintcrn g sig- urdson t williams 14 teams competed with the team skip ped by harv chappel finishing on top we believe this is the first lime the branch has had the district curling trophy the georgetown team will trav el to north bay to the provinc- be a m 15 mr walter nornngton r r 6 milton will head halton 4h club leaders 1969 his 1st vice president will be berlrahi stewart h r 1 hornby 2nd vice presin u j v ten years ago when my oldest dent is john mckinnon of r r came to school here 3 milton the rrpresentativej there were if i remember cor- lo the halton farm safety rcctly about ten classrooms and council is bill sinclair burling ton john mcnabb georgetown is the immediate past president the annual meeting took place on thursday january 30 at the caravan restaurant mil- an example of this progress find enough time from your q is the building in which we arc i modern toys young man and sitting yes the high school you might find a very interest ing hobby out of doors my friend and i did go for that walk instead of the lovely trees we used to climb there stood rows of identical houses staring at us they seemed to be mocking us telling us to get up with the times it is hard to do that though when you love the outdoors and the familiar landscapes which have disap- j peared very tiard a handfuf of teachers we now have about ten times that num ber of classrooms and approx imately eighty teachers that is progress my parents both came from a large city when my mother came here for a visit during delivery as soon as possible 2 year warranty on all parts j applies en 1 year free labour quasar models only 90 days on all tube models why not an ordinary warranty quasar is not an ordinary color tv after one year these facts in georgetown the quasar has never failed from overheating it runs cool the quasar has never needed bench repairs the quasar has not cost its owner one cent in repairs the quasar has never failed because of tube burnout it only uses 1 tube hard to believe yes we would not have believed it ourselves no ordinary tv can be this reliable but come in and see them and believe at ryder s tv georgetown sales service 49 main st north 8779796 once a week the branch exec- and utive under the chairmanship of vice president lloyd boyd granted permission to the teens the first night will he sunday feb 16 we understand a dan ce will be held 16 the branch ladies did well for themselves last week whenj v i now open t moore park plaza five teams qualified for the re gional playoff in darts branch 120 won the zone competition with case taking first second at the executive meeting third fourth and sixth spots which we attended after the the teams finished in this order meeting with the teens it was team one ann nicholson jean reported this years membership garbutt vi coburn maud nor- is 131 this is paid up members ric two marg hcdley em come on fellows we can do bet- ter than that sargent dot day wilma uns- worth three loltiq bottoms dot lusty greta stoddart jean lockhurst marion carney four beta rudiger joyce markham jan emmcrson marion finlcy five brampton six bernicc t j t emond ncl chaplin marg ar- march 9 and bronte march 16 har marf harley itfhaia rtflinnrc rnmlnire n a tn harry bottoms the branch gt at arms received the bles sing of the executive and will take his initiation team to brantfordfcb 16 to wcllandi riviera hair stylists where officers seminars are be ing held the team will demon strate the correct- procedure of the friday night dart shoot was a boyd night lloyd and his initiating new members this isj wife pat won four out of ten quite something for the branch prizes quite a good average team for they will be demonst- this is how it was done lloyd rating to well oyer 50 branches boyd alf sykes al mahaffy from district b we believe ray wielarld denny mccartney branch 120 is the only branch george nyce pat boyd pat in this district to have a team boyd lloyd boyd murray mc- harry called the team of 16 plus four spares to a practice at its luck ynu have it or you the armoury on sunday ho was aint should mention here that quite disheartened when only 12 lloyd and pat give a lot of their of the tcan reported there will time on friday evenings help- be another practice at the ing joe norm and bob the branch next sunday harry andthrcc regulars of the dart shoot he executive feci that the team j the car draws this week were woh by dan porty blake and practice iniist be perfect flakes perfect the branch executive donated 430 to the mentally retarded association for prizes which be won by students writing best essay on the mentally led i y andljbans lorm ward rbhihlriauon dinner tickets koae jhjtenstedrihi is for lnglis fred pickcnson lynda thompson and marg holmes wc note quite a few car club members are visiting the branch on friday evenings and are al ways made most welcome saturday evening ways and means prizes went to b6b allen and davcemortd in the even ing at the weekly dance the hours 9 am to 6 pm daily open thursday friday evenings phone 8777222 154 main street north today we extend to the ladies of georgetown and area a warm invitation to visit our new beauty salon which we believe to be the finest in the area the very latest equipment has been installed and our staff of hair stylists will fashion a hairdo that is exactly suited to you make an appointment soon opening special 20 off all permanents regular 10 15 and 20 riviera barber we specialize in cleaning and setting hair rieces r wigs and falls the most complete beauty salon service in the area 156 main st north the riviera barber shop is under the same manage ment as the beauty salon but operates in a separ ate store next door drop in any time for quick service and an expert cut closed mondays largest and best equipped barber shop in the area 6 chairs to serve you specialists in hair styling i

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