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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
10
The fall fair, a storied event in Georgetown, returns on September 23 with a scaled midway and horse races. Newcomers will find the displays at the armoury and center field, including livestock, farm machinery, poultry, crafts, and Women’s Institute exhibits, creating a festive, must attend community occasion.
The 7th Halton Retarded Children's School executive and auxiliary push a Sunshine School origin to a new building site between Georgetown and Hornby. The project aims to provide tailored education for mentally challenged youths, with long term benefits for independence and societal contribution. Local residents are urged to support the humanitarian effort.
Georgetown hosts a grand Glorious Twelfth event bringing Orangemen from five counties for a July 8 observance. A major parade, speeches in the park, fife and drum bands and lodges in colorful uniforms are planned. The town shifts the parade yearly and this will be the last here for about a decade, drawing many visitors.
At a local meeting, newcomers were urged to follow laws and receive hunting and fishing education. The Dufferin North Anglers and Hunters Club discussed early issues with immigrants, while other notes cover Oakville Trafalgar amalgamation hearings, a stop work order in Toronto Township, and Pennyworth area developments. The Bolton Legion opened its new $40,000 home, Brampton’s strong market stands out, Milton plans cemetery fence work, and Keates Organ Co. Ltd. plans Acton move with 12 hires.
June dates mark pivotal events from the Little Bighorn battle to Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination. Notable milestones include the UN Charter signing in San Francisco and Gone with the Wind’s landmark publication. Also listed are national observances National Hot Dog Month and Dominion Day celebrations.
Conservation grants totaling 62,071 dollars were approved by the Ontario government. The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority receives 54,571 dollars and the Credit Authority 7,500 dollars. Heart Lake expands with 26,271 dollars for reforestation nature trails and erosion control plus parking and a year round building with facilities. Credit Valley Dam 17,100 dollars funds Albion Hills and 11,200 funds Glen Haffy. The Credit Valley Conservation Authority uses 7,500 to repair Belfountain dam.
Four Nova Scotia editors from the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association invite colleagues nationwide to the August meeting in Halifax. The theme is the Order of Good Cheer, dating to 1606 by Champlain at Port Royal. Inductions occur at Province House with Champlain era costumes.
Thirty three Halton residents including Fritz Conle of Georgetown and Theodorus Bruin of Oakville appear before Judge W. Cory at the Miller county courthouse at 9 am for Canadian citizenship certificates. The list includes many Oakville Burling Bronte Acton and Burlington residents with multiple family groups and surnames.
A veteran columnist offers humorous matrimony guidance for men, warning of deep emotional scars and the pitfalls of marriage. He grounds advice in playful warfare metaphors of probing weak spots, flattery, stealth, and hit and run tactics to navigate domestic life.
A saying about misjudging challenges, noting that problems that seem vast from afar can appear small when examined up close. This reflection encourages careful assessment before acting on fear or assumption.
Town foreman Ern Hyde reports vandalism at Silvercreek reservoir after padlock break and cleanup valve opened leaving the reservoir empty. Local officials warn of swimming risks at the dam and look to lifeguard oversight for safety. A Highland Games event and a 25 year reunion horse guest are noted alongside theatre listings.
In the House of Commons John Pallett of Peel commended the federal government’s water conservation and flood control plan. He noted the April 19 ministerial announcement on Toronto area works, praised local conservation authorities, and cited Brampton’s 1948 and 1951 diversions and 1954 Hurricane Hazel as evidence of their value in protecting property and lives.
Georgetown Herald lists Walter C. Blehn as Managing Editor Garfield McGlivray Production Superintendent and Terry Harley Aileen Bracile y News Editor along with office staff, accountant Tom Rush, advertising manager Leslie Clark and Dave Hasting Bob Baskervilles Myles Gills Bob MacArthur.
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