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j kiwtf rtzmimii r y0wsflt ci j g ontario wednedsay evening december 4th 157 v second section 6 mayor gets seventh term sargent reeve cray deputy with ten candidates contesting- the six georgetown council seats therewillbe at least two new faces on the 1958 georgetown council i the mrpettop municipal positions were filled by acclamation at thursdays nomination meeting in wrigglesworth school audi torium jack armstrong will fill his seventh term as mayor deputy reeve douglas sargent 33 charles street will sceed to the reeves position vacated when reeve stan allen who has moved to milton declined to be a candidate cr walter gray 6 church st will be elevated to the deputys position and will serve his first term as a county councillor four 1957 councillors are seeking reelection garfield aacgil- vray 8 guelph st alfred sykes 3 young st fred harrison 1 ed ward st and em hyde 24 ewittg st a fifth harry hale is not seeking office again newcomers in the field include john elliott who was 49 votes short of success when he was a council candidate last year james h emmerson 20 margaret st john gunn 34 maple ave w murray macdonald 16 windsor road roy war wick 7 prince charles drive and mrs al currie 19 elizabeth st two other nominees for the a hydro commissioner returned mayoralty declined to allow their for two year terms on the school names to stand cr era hyde and former town clerk john d kelly 11 albert st two others wte also nominated for council harold cleave 96 main st n a former mayor and past county warden and w oliver brownridge 26 college st school hydro acclamations there will be no contest for hydro commissioner or public board are edwin wilson valley view rd harry shortill 45 maple ave w and roy hansen 70 king street wants town manager no industry transacting the volume of business done by the town would operate without a general manager and thats what georgetown is doing said mayor armstrong as he spoke following school board this year e w j the nomination period thursday binkley 6 valleyview rd i the mayor was introduced as the serve another two yearmrm as i first speaker by the town clerk bowers dawson wedding a georgetown public school teacher last year aaa william bowers is now a toronto resident since her marriage mr bowers and his bride shirley dawson are pictured as they leave for the reception after the marriage ceremony in st peters anglican church maple lake clarence benham who acted as j consider the possibility of a plebi- chairman for the meeting which j scite vote in which ratepayers was attended by some iso rate payers the mayor said the time is would be asked for an expression of opinion he gave his opinion that the may set itself up as a city if either should happen it would mean a great revenue loss to hal- ton need hospital her i have been keenly interested in the legislation passed bis year by which the county will pay 6000 a bed on new hospitals half the cosftof this facility par ticularly whence need a hospital so badly here the reeve said commerce chamber sponsors christmas decorating plan so successful was the home dec orating contest sponsored by the chamber of commerce last year that another is being planned this christmas season the contest is open to any geor- georgetown still hasto convince e rc a j s arded for the most effective exter ior decorating in the opinion of a board of judges originality and beauty rather than cost of the dec orations involved will be the criter ion in judging the town will be divided into the provincial hospital board that the need exists and that george town citizens are willing to con tribute their share he said urg ing everyone when the time for a fund appeal comes to dig deep and be generous six districu this c with a num road paving takes a large share hcj of es awarded winn coming when municipal business 1958 council would have to con- cannot be efficiently carried on tinue a cautious policy on capi- by councillors without having a tal expenditures because of the general manager he suggested continuing tightmoney situation that next years council should jgct give your local merchant a boost win a prize the georgetown chamber of commerce solicits your cooperation in selecting the winner of our award of merit to the merchant in georgetown whose store is most effectively decorated for the christmas season i t fill in and sign the ballot and deposf it in one of the ballot boxes located in the georgetown banks by december 24th i iiii- tii cl out ii- georgetown chamber of commerce christmas decoration contest your vote will help the merchant of your choice and your ballot may bo drawn for a lucky prize in m hi in in in in in in i recommend my name store i t j i i a of the county expenditure in re cent years he said this year residents of this area arc enjoying a new stretch from georgetown to ashgrove next year paving of maple ave is in view praise ambulance service reeve allen said the volunteer ambulance service established this year has been a wonderful success he hopes that in 1958 esquesing and georgetown will get together on a joint plan and buy first class equipment for this new public service concluding his speech the reeve expressed his regret at se vering connections with council and said that be is sure the town affairs will be properly conducted next year with experienced men like the three top officials on hand to provide good administra tion industrial promotion mentioning the proposed 110- 000 arena remodelling he ex pressed disappointment that it could not be undertaken despite an affirmative vote of ratepayers reechoing the mayors senti last year because debenture money ments on everyone being an in is not available referring brief- dustrial missionary deputyreeve ly to the tax rate mayor arm- 1 d sargent said we have the strong said the amount of taxes dcst town in canada and we paid on a georgetown property onlv hve to convince others this compares favourably with what a i so resident of acton or milton mr sargent who is chairman of would pay and that georgetown tne industrial and town planning enjoys a lower tax payment than portfolio outlined some of the either of the two neighbouring w industrial promotion has towns 7000 missionaries when arc we going to have new industry i wish i could an swer that question said the ma yor as he urged everyone in town to promote georgetown whenever possible we should have 7000 mission aries selling our town at all times was his way of putting it mayor said there are often spot- been undertaken a brochure is- sued by the chamber of com merce advertising in a special edition of the financial post and joining the metropolitan toronto industrial commission have all been beneficial though not as yet producing any new industry he said there was some encourage- j ment this year however with ad dition of the new sykes fool ters visiting town on behalf of plant and a large building addi- potcntial industries thev talk 6f smith sonc which rais ed the percentage ratio of 30 casually to residents here and there forming their opinions of for the award of merit address deposit in ballot box at bank by december 24th 1957 industrial commercial and 70 town life and it is important that nt ad people show them they enjoy liv- zonina an impetus ing here j adoption of zoning recently i am aware of three firms at culmination of over a years work the present time which appear 16 by council and georgetown plann- be very close to settling in town ing board will be an added impetus j the mayor continued georgetown to industry he feels because new has attractive industrial land industries want to locate in a available at a reasonable price he planned community said in the past georgetown has mr sargent spoke of the tri- thrived because of the vision of town urban board of which he was jltsuch men as harold cleave jos- chairman this year the board i epth gibbons and the late j b composed of council representa- j mackenzie leroy dale and don- lives from georgetown acton and i i aid mclntyre during their terms milton has no official status but as mayors he said they had most valuable in exchanging prizes in each district last year there was terrific co operation from residents even those who were not trying for a prize had some form of decorating and the town was a vista of beauty this year it hoped that every home will cooperate in making georgetown the chnistmas town dairy staff dines at seaway hotel on wednesday mr and mrs ir win noble entertained the staff of georgetown dairy ltd at the an- hual staff party and dinner at the seaway hotel toronto those attending included mr and mrs bob edwards mr and mrs jim edwards mr and mrs john moore mr and mrs mel tay lor mr and mrs george mumby mr and mrs bill conroy mr and mrs les henderson mr bill weir miss joan brooks mr len murdock miss eva garvin mr and mrs lome from and mrs clarence bain then mother said leis give them a call tonight isnt there someone youd like to call right now telephone t6nig hhaoa thi bkt1 tiliphoni company of canada lmg distant bargain rain mights after 6 and mil day sunday faith in georgetowns future and ideas and promoting legislation in the three towns he said dog control and the volunteer ambulance idea were two things x so must we farewell from reeve reeve stan allens speech was imnli or fdtnorroip vradice moderation cbe jhouse of seagram dtttillm una 1857 the swan song for a man who has served the town for six years in this important post mr allen has moved to milton to become superintendent of hal ton centen nial manor and is not seeking re election his report covered his council work as waiter chairman and a review of county council activities mentioning a nearshortage of water last summer not generally known by the public he said it is imperative that additional sour ces of town water be located this spring or the town will definitely he faced with a shortage this year a firm has been engaged for this work he said and the water department is in the for tunate position of having surplus cash on the years operations which should cover their fee fqr explorations he recommended that next years water committee proceed with chlorinauon which will kill a growth in the water pipes which while not injurious to health creates a nuisance in dirty water for many householders annexation confusing formation of one municipality by burlington nelson and a por tion of east flamboro township has caused a confusing situation in the county be said went worth county from which flam boro was annexed has started proceedings to attempt- to annex this whole area to that county jtat im which had their birth in the ur ban board he said at present there is talk about a tritown in dustrial commission which may come into being in the future tax rate low here a lot of people are crying blue ruin but i have faith in george town and can see a wonderful fu ture was finance minister gar field mcgilvrays way of opening his nomination speech mr mcgilvray said georgetown like all ontario municipalities has been hampered from certain ma- jot improvements because tight money has made it impossible at present to sell debentures it has perhaps been a good thing for towns he said because it has slowed up their major spending and given an opportunity for coun cils to take stock he expressed agreement with the mayors opinion that a town manager is needed cemetery board helps surplus pointing to an estimated 14600 surplus on the years operations mr mcqllvray said credit is due the cemetery board for foregoing an 8700 grant in 1957 to help town financing tm not going to review town finances in any detail be said for most people follow municipal affairs in the local press and are informed about what council is doing im there are many things the town i needs storm sewers sidewalks and street georgetown municipal election monday december 9th 1957 elections for six councillors polling subdivision no 1a at the residence of mrs maynard 5 arietta street polling subdivision no ib at the fire hall guelph street polling subdivision no 2a at the residence of mrs george barnes 47 john street east polling subdivision no 2b at the residence of mrs thomas grieve 25 queen street polling subdivision no 2c at the residence of mr fred anthony 26 durham st polling subdivision no 3a at the residence of mr gerard wilcox 142 guelph street polling subdivision no 3b at the municipal building main street north polling subdivision no 3c at the public library on church street polls open from 9 am40 7 pm 3