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the georgetown herald ten pages george ontario wkwky may 7th 1952 ten pages what council did maslhilj sat the 1mj halliard uefncv fee a 184 for uet table and 1 dor each rm table a request had previously been made from the sruprfot re- eltc ts i cosead rate in reviewing the licence council secured rale from jaalflsiihiiliill towns and while hav ing neither the highest or lowest i state eat the new licence eocordlra ty it was previously iis per table mr a moclaren addreaaed council inviting the members to a lecture on bwn planning to be given in st johns memorial 1uu by dr edward pleva professor of geog- raphy unlversmy of weatern on i carlo under the sponsorship of the club of st john s united church mr wellington wllleu also ad- reased council in regard to sewer etttension crossing property now by his soninlaw and on i which he was digging a foundation when stopped by the town foreman 1 last he should interfere with the installation chairman yank j sketch and public worka committee i ajsa asked to look into the matter that building operations might mr e d tyers appeared before w again to enquire as to the 1 j c ch st ion he wee informed that last ni k years council had already approved i the subdivlslon and the present i council did not think it necessary i to again approve it it also appeared i that the dept of planning and de- velopment were not giving their ap- iproval as they expected the new i council to sanction it first as well aa answering the q reeve marshall and councillor imcguvray felt that a water service ehould be put in the subdivision ss as possible in order to give building water without the sanction of the planning board tyers agreed to give the town amd far the new street and the agreed to pot est the water mayor armstrong reeve marsh- lall deputy reeve macdonald and i councillors pelch and hale were i appointed a court of revision to rrlth assessment end tax chan- durtng the year three changes in town bylaws rare given final readings at this meeting the first wss a bylaw tfaculailng parking on the south of george street only ano- ither amended the taxi bylaw to fix the rate at 13 per cab instead of the previous t2s the amendment of the water by- llaw didnt go through as quickly as i the two previous onesthls bylaw 1 reduced the rate for sprinkler sys- from 8173 to 12s councll- llor goodlet strongly opposed the i change and felt that council would burden the wage earner rather than i industry by reducing the rate he laald the rate arrived at had been i aa up on the advice of one of the beat water engineers councillor fetch said he believed the rate wss itoo high especially when the water iwas not being used reeve mar- jld they had secured rate i charges from other towns and left our rate justified a reduction councillor sargent said according ts his figures our rate was not low- with the exception of milton which town did not charge for cbunclllolmc idllvray said he felt the rate was i high for this service and that e this will be done under local improvement the owners in front of whose property the sidewalks run paying two- thirds of the cost decided to purchase a scott sir pack for the fire brigade at an es timated cost of 1330 will ask the police to enforce the 2hour parking on main street and mill street streets will also be marked to give better parking mrs keith barber bereft of brother death came to ooltof windsors most prominent hnslneas men last week when fred f webster bro ther of mrs keith barber of geor getown passed away st his home in amherstburg he was 30 yesrs of age for more than thirty years mr webster had been a leader in the uuto distributing business being president of webster motors wind sor limited he was active in scores of community activities the major ones being the windsor ro tary club the masonic order the sportsman s association essex coif and country club beach grove golf club the press ciuo and the windsor club lie was a member of the presbyterian church besides his wife the former hel ena labadie of windsor he is sur vived by two sons snd one daugh ter danny in business with the webster firm donald in toronto and madelyn a nurse at hotel dieu his parents mr and mrs h g webster reside at cotham two sisters miss victoria of windsor and jean mrs keith barber of georgetown tlev alex cowan leaves nerval charge george scott buried la erin cemetery albert durham and union guelph to king albert sl mcnahb to union durham st union to os- trandef blvd oetrander blvd mill ontario and college john to elm college st victoria to onta rio college and academy victoria to glen iload victoria oca john to chanel east chapel k- victoria st cuelph to chapel edith at church to young young st edith to market market st church to wesleygh wesleyan st main sl widen pavement george st to james st mr goodie said that he had asked the town foreman to measure up all needed sidewalk repairs and this showed en amount of 18300 lineal feet estimating the cotfl for replacement at 40c per square foot would coat in the neighbourhood of 30000 council were stunned st this figure mm these repairs would have to be made out of the general tsx rste snd not on debenture it wss decided thst the budget be checked and a set amount allow ed for sidewalk this year reeve marshall felt the work should be let by contract but councillor mc- guvray felt that the patching could be done by the town men much cheaper the town foreman agreed and he waa given the job new sldewaks are acheduled for normandy blvd south snd north george h scott brotherinlaw of fred sinclair of town died sud denly et his home lor u 8th una erin on friday april 23th while at work in his ham he had been in his usual health and his passing was a shock to hi friends a son of the late james a scott rev alex cowan has been called to centre street united church in osrtawa snd will tske over duties st rus new churoh on july 1st mr cowsn hss lived in norval for the past three years snd has ministered to the congregations of norvsl glen williams snd home church he graduated from emmanuel college in 1043 and served for two years in the western mission field in the district around drumheller alberta before coming to norval mr cowan wss assistant for a year at runneymede church toronto glen wiujau8 william coaburn die in guelph hoapitml descendsnt of a pioneer toronto family and himself a native of the city william cosburn died in guelph general hospital on sun day l mr cosburn who wss in his 83rd year waa a grsndaon of mr snd mrs richard cosburn who set tled in esst york sfter emigrating from london england some of tho earliest settlers in that part of the country cosburn ave wss named after them mr cosburn operated a flour and feed store on queen street near berkeley until his retirement sev eral year ago for the past year ha and his wife have lived in ohm wrfilam wtus their deaths mr eleu baxter a prominent orangeman ha was past master of lol no 711 and was also a member of the black precep- tory no 202 he was slso a mem ber of rehoboara lodge no 83 af am mr cosburn wss the original instigator of the ward 2 division of the progressiveconser vative psrty in hi health for a year he had been hospitalized for three weeks surviving ere his wife elsie maria anderson a daughter mrs baxter and one son william a cosburn of toronto there are two grand children mrs ray robson glen williams and dale of toronto and two greatgrandchildren five bro thers slso survive albert henry robert charles and fred cosburn all resident in the city the funeral service was held at the mcclure funeral home george town this afternoon with interment afterwards in greenwood cemetery 1ialton soldier arrives in korea stationed there private alun aseltan rcr the son of mr snd mrs arthur aselton of it ii 3 georgetown has arrived in korea with a contingent of the canadian army firemens wives form auxiliary wives of members of the george town fire brigade met last tues day evening in the hall and organ ised a ladles auxlllsry to the bri gade the new organization plan to meet once a month and the pres ent membership is 22 the officers lions club net 60000 on peanut day saturday the weather mr kdhor another nice weeks summary end we are on into may now the month of april was 7 degrees above and jus wife the late sarah jane normal with an average of 38 scott he waa born on august 17 while the minimum normal was 1803 on the farm lot 11 con 8w eri township on april 10 iks he united in marriage with carrie sinclair for the past twenty years they have resided on the fsrm lot 11 con be erin township he wss a member of lol no 112 erin besides his wife he u survived by two brothers pointer of blind river earl erin and one sister bessie mrs jsmes leitch 24 highway erin township the funeral took place from the waddell funeral home on monday sfternoon when mr allan valr of burns church conducted the ser vice in the presence of a targe gathering of relatives and neighbors interment was msde in erin cemetery the pallbearers were bert ber ry r d graham james gillespie dsn msdsen gordon msrshall and frank robinson while the minimum normal only 1 degree above average 34 the dry spell still goes oo we have only had one shower since the 13th of april easter weekend bo perhaps we will get plenty dur ing the month of may ern batkln date max mln april 28 76 40 april 29 7 3t april 30 80 44 may 1 81 32 may 2 60 29 may 3 62 29 may 4 66 30 rain average 67 14 34 12 bishop preaches at confirmation service on sunday last right reverend walter e bagnall dd bishop of niagara visited the parish to ad minister the rite of confirmation to classes which the rector had been instructing for the last few months at sl george s in the morning s class of twenty four condldstes was presented the procession en tered the church the girls of the class in their confirmation veils leading the boys followed snd thsn the isrge vested choir singing as the processional hymn praise my soul the king of heaven at the end came the bishop with his chaplain mr ed wilson who bore the pastoral atari the service proceeded with the presentation of the candidates by the archdeacon the reading of the preface and scriptures the vows snd the hymn kneeling invoking the blessing of the holy spirit the bishops prayer for the sevenfold gift of the holy ghots then the candidates kneeling invoking the blessing of the holy spirit the bi shop s prayer for the sevenfold gift of the holy ghost then the candldstes kneeling one by one before the bishop on the chancel step and the laying on of hands with the words of confirmation his lordship addressed the class and the congregation congratulat ing rector and class and then prea ching a most inspiring sermon de livered in such a manner as to cre ate a profound impression on all the church was filled far beyond normal capacity to welcome the bishop and to witness the confer ring of the great gift by the apos tolic rite the snthem was 0 christ the heavens eternal king by thlman find the recessional hymn was how sweet the name of jesus sounds at the dose of the service the bishop greeted the newlyconfirmed personslly and autographed their prayer end hymn books the con- irmstlon certificates signed by both bishop and roctor will be given next sunday after the first commu nion jack crititlon head st georges tennis club tuesday night asw the opening of 8t georges tennis club the new officers elected were as follows honorary presidents archdes- con w g o thompson snd mr w e wilson president jack crtchton vice president danny hewitt secretary barbara dickenson treasurer verna louth jack gunn was elected chairman of the work committee while rose duncsn wss sppolnted heed of the membership committee work nights sre planned for this wednes day and thursday this club is open to snyone who is interested in plsylng tennis the dste for the next club meeting has been set for wednesdsy msy 28th a second successful peanut day waa held by the lions club satur day when the 60000 planter pea nut float came back to georgetown the event was held last year for the first time aa a money raising event by the local club and pro- eeds were used tor the annual silay at home camp which the club sponsors in cooperation with the ministerial assoctstlon the float was in town all day and hundreds of town sad district people came to see the peanut queen and the two mr peanut whose unique costumes drew attssw lion to the decorated float it made 1u headquarters at the main corner in front of the megrbbon house end from time to time travailed along the town streets in the af ternoon vtelte were also made to norval and glen williams club members under the direc tion of don barrager acted as tag gers snd each contribution was ack nowledged with a 6c nareege of peanuts for the past month lions have also been selling tine of cock tail peanuts and party packs with a generous commission all on each aale by the eomoany this with s cooperative advertisement by lo- csl businessmen made a total of ttsoo for club welfare funds the exact number of peanuta on the float was 101273 when the sealed envelope with thai figure was opened by mr barrager esho spoke briefly from the float at the conclusion of the dsy a guessing contest had been held in connection with the event closest guess waa 192300 by tom hill who won a case of party psck nuta a his prise second prize of a esse of cocktail peanuts was won by mrs wilfrid mlno with her guess of 100000 most optimistic guesser waa the young lad who put 600300000101 on his guessing slip while another contestant guessed 101 v curlers banquet at hhxtop lodge erin a week ags smdaytfc tossti curling dab annual masting took the form of a dinner party at hilltop lodge erin about sixty curlers and others interested in the curling club were on hand for the delicious turkey dinner and all the trimmings served by the host followtng dinner president har old hutchinson thsnked the curlers for their support during the past season and the treasurers report showed a very successful yeer perc cleeve then took the chair for the election of officers which resulted as follows president ilsrold hutchinson 1st vice pros ted bludd secretarytreaa fred chapman cards and a social time was en- joyed afterwards elmlra la still in the oil hockey plsydowns they are tied three games all with bracebrldge after last nights game plsyed in brace- bridge editors brotlterinlaw diet after heart attack john k wart windsor lawyer snd brotherinlaw of walter bletan of town died suddenly at chealey on sunday mr starf had been visiting with his father who is a lawyer in tare and was staying overnight wish other relatives mr and mrs john oswald at their farm near cnea ley he succumbed to a s heart attack on sunday afternoon- after graduating from osgood hall he was employed in windsor with the huron snd erie mortgage corporation and for the past twen ty years ho had hi own law prac tice he is survived by his wife mar garet blehn two daughters elea nor who is at present in england on a visit and nora a student at the university of toronto his fa ther c e start of tars and one sister mrs richard wetmore of newfoundland interment wul be made in tare following the funeral service in windsor lower rate might encourage other ito lnstal sprinklers and thus help lio add greater fire protection to neighbouring buildings councillor goodlet asked for a recorded vote land the bylaw carried yeas msr- lltkxu fetch macdonald hale mc- chltay nays ooodlet armstrong i and sargent prlvateaser i yea uf ag a mrs william hyae p has been in the army about a yeor ident mrs jock harlow treasurer he enlisted in toronto and trained ana jjj vvilf breen secretary at petawawa chester burts lose home in sunday afternoon fire the loyely farm home of mr and mrs chester burt at the 6th line erin and no 17 slderosd crossing was completely destroyed by fire on sunday t to ir t known as the maples they had wm li ujsstreet oporatad it as a tourist home dur- ive garage which ljvhuje itreet fhe gaagona and it wai a request for a street light at ids corner of king and sarah su granted rev john kitching dies in hamilton rev john wesley kltohlrm ba n ui mo siuiuira uncle of mrs c j buck of -george- ktanoedo nru k town and mr archie kerr acton a in the vicinity mr and mr burt young street werb w lmma itte mof caught i vut irot from chimney sparks they had sn offer of 200 to harry wat8r upply hose and elec- for s3 tt trlansle off th trttptunp but at- the time of the leorner of hu guelph btreet prop- tln u hyjpo off ru before f so that the roadway might bo u eodd restored the house wag n too far gone to save thl i the i second time mr burt ha lost his ess tome fcy flr- r w a year ago gfeoai chairman goodlet presented not hr awa thaujhe first rati- hard rcbtjom pro- hence wi burnt to tte yrounav which will cost o7v ind ittat happened also on a sunday he will ask the- municipal afternoon rt approve street dasigna- mr burt la a brother el xur at thr ovlock on sunday af- lernooh t service o c toot place at st albans church glen williams a smsller clsss was presented by the rector snd the service proceeded as at st geor- ges the bishops chaplain was mr h f beaumont lay reader andthe crueller was gordon pres ton the bishop in his notable address spoke of the beauty of st albana churoh and called upon the newly confirmed and all the people of the congregation tct be faithful and valiant in the pursuit of godliness and at the close of the service with pastoral staff in hand gave the kneeling people the apostolic bless ing the hymn were command thy blessing from above o god on all assembled here we love the place o lord wherein thine honour golden wedding celebration for mr and mrs mccullough on april 2h st vauey brooke farm the home of their daughter charlotte mr and mra w h mc- cullough were at home to a num ber of friends on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary almost two hundred people call- rrt during ihr afternoon and even- t ian soldiers passed away at his home 20 paisley st hamilton on friday may 2nd he was 82 years of age the late mr kitching is survived bynlf wife the former mary sib ley and one eon dr john kitch ing of hamilton also one sister and 2 three brother mrs chris moffat another grass innlafall attartai i hjv gaorw fire saturday kitching weston william of guelph and percy natssgewfcya the extremely dry season has led t funeral waa held on iflwaay x ing to express their best wishes to the couple both lifelong residents of this district those pouring tea included mr mcculloughs sister mrs nettle mcenery acton and mrs mcculloughs sister mrs wil liam keith owen sound as well as mrs alvin sterret mrs annie stull mrs t j brownridge and mrs s mathews gra served the guests mr and mrs mccullough have a family of nine children sb grand children and 8 greatgrandchildren eight of the family were with them for the day allan of niagara falls being the only one not able to at tend other member of the fami ly are mrs harold white and mr jim grainger guelph mrs j clayton wilson ashgrove mrs ethel oaks batavu ny mrs al- triple snower by bell telephone employees a shower last week at the home of mrs bob burns proved to be a real surprise for two members of the bell telephone staff and a for- mer member mrs gene logan who thought she was attending a golngaway party for mabel graham and mrs mel spence found that the girls with whom she used to work had brought miscellaneous gifts to help the wardrobe she lost when fire destroyed the logan home in glen williams the week before mrs spence and mis graham invited to the parry for mra logan found that their friend on the staff had parting gifts for them miss graham leaves in another weak for a new position with the company in toronto mr spenea has joined her husband in oolllngwood man ager of the dominion store here when it closed ha was transferred to barrle and on monday commen ced work in the colllngwood stare of the company dwells and go forward chris vto marshall fergus charlotte georgetown melvln acton and harry hamlltoic valley brooke i the ancestral home of the mccullough and the bridegroom of fifty years ago who is a son of the late mr and mrs robert mccullough hi father be- loibrmrsrme kobsn ftscsilbjptoit kstiks from rvovtnckl staff retiring- on pension from provin- clajj paper utd lvabert fcpber- son was- honoured by fellow em ployee on wednesday when they rjeeented him wrh mp nd tobacco and other stria mr mderon has been a car- from th swikhamw j2atta8ll sfwls tmuoz am wlts at tt a to isfrlisivssiksi5 ytoof korvaj a daughter of fowfig- jupbihsdiaituml nburl of oeosfrtown snd ttjalr wooduvmcmutery iljs 1st mr and mrstiwib melvln wtattowaiidabyibx operated hske kiijsnrai o5rs-