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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 26, 1959, p. 1

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r- tekphoi nun tr ne tr72201 73201 to plc m d in tm ttarald tha quick- st way to buy or mil mlly mtd georgetown herald for fin printing century sotlka a pumtaov n a pi hoffarod byths hwokj to aooro and db- autfcorfnd i second clan moll root ofrko dapt ottawa georgetown ontario thursday november 16th 195 mrs hime cuts ribbon park school paing ceremonies sngla copy mess tn cants what couhcil did one sick parking to avoid traffic hazard avoidance of traffic hazards by oneside parking in two town areas found favour mondays council meeting council ordered a bylaw amendment prepared which will ban parking on tie south side of the highway from wafer st to alley st and on east aide of albert st from the highway to hcnabb st the decision emerged from a discussion in which cr john gunn suggested oneside park ing on the whole highway area reeve doug sargent while agreeing with the amendments voted against them because he thinks the whole parking pro blem should be studied fears that this move will only push parking onto other streets and create similar problems a public school teacher here m for 28 years until her retire ment in june of 1953 miss bea trice hume officially opened park public school in a ribbon tutting ceremony last thursday evening the public were invited to tour the school following the ceremony the centre of controversy for many months park school opened its doors to district pupils on nov 8th 1958 fol lowing a rain of protest from delegations seeking reason for a delay of more than two months the original late aug ust completion date could not be met because of weather conditions and contractor lab our problems principal harold catling chaired the evening and intro duced miss hume and speak ers tr j2dwui wilson chair man of the public school board mayor jack armstrong and public school inspector for halton area no t mr w l mcneil a large public representation heard mr wilson outline the rapid rate of school growth lo cally dealing at some length with the rising cost of schools and school construction mr mcneil stressed coinciding ratio of development lit the county the mayor spore briefly on the history of education here all the board members and their wives attended the cere mony w midgets champion calibre win 4 straight in hockey the georgetown midget hoc key club executive apparently have a powerhous on their hands this year the local midgets steam rollered their way to their 3rd and 4th wins of the young sea son last week blanking acton f 30 and turning back hespeler 32 to remain unbeaten acton who prior to thurs day boasted a record equal to georgetowns with 2 wins and no defeats were handcuffed by the local defense while snipers biu campbell bill carney and barry harvey penetrated the opposition there was no scoring in the first period but the locals broke loose for two in middle sess ion bill campbell triggered the first one from bill carney at the 430 mark carney was the marksman on number two thirty seconds later from camp bell and rearguard murray marchmeni- harvey s goal after eight minutes of the finale was un assisted the locals drew four penalties to acton s two georgetown lost glen cooper from the defense for seven eight weeks when he suffered a broken wrist hespeler s bid to come from behind saturday fell short when the rotary sponsored georgetown squad edged then on their home ice wayne dixon john scott and billy wheeler did the scoring here the locals lead 10 at the i end of the first period 21 after two and had it 3 1 until hespeler notched their second counter late in the game reliable sweets spilled on no 7 highway a section of no 7 highway near the eastern town limits looked like candy land friday after a panel trjick owned by schneiders reliable sweets went out of control and hit an embankment the truck driven by alan mayers of guelph developed a shimmy and plunged into the north ditch where it came to an abrupt halt against the bank the damage was estimated at 50 by opp cst roy haz lett who made the investigat ion damage estimated at 250 resulted in an accident on the 7th line monday involving a car driven by robert mccon nachie of raylawn cres mc- connachie was driving north on the line when the car went into a skid and snapped off a telephone pole the driver was uninjured in the mishap which occurred at about 1215 pm cst ray an dress of the county opp invest 1 igated entrants win cash for safety suggestions cash prizes for highway saf ety suggestions will be the new est aid to solving ontario s traf fie problems the awards to be known as the jack hammeh highway safety suggestion awards were announced by mrs hammell in commemora uon of the late mining figure 5 great interest in traffic safety all members of the public are invited to submit ideas on traffic safety improvements in ontario seventeen prizes of 50 00 each will be awarded for the best ideas from each of the ontario provincial police dis tricts for the best idea from the province of ontario an ad ditional award of 15000 will be presented suggestions should be con structive and designed for sav ing of life and the prevention of accidents on the streets and highways of ontario suggestions should be prop erly identified with the name and address of the sender should not exceed 150 words in length and must be postmarked not later than noon december 9th 1959 they should be mail ed to the district inspector ontario provincial police 121 137 lake shore blvd e toron to 2 ontario judging the contest in each ontario provincial police dis trict will be a panel of welt- known citizens the contest is being supervised by the atoi ney general s department halton mp landrace winner at the royal halton s member of parlia ment sandy best who operates greenock farm just outsidt town limits as well as a farm in nassagaweyi had exceptional wins in landrace hogs a breed he has been specializing in the royal winter fair mr best showed one which was adjudged the supreme champion landrace of show he also won the senior boar champ and junior boar champ as well as the premier exhibitors award for afnassing the largest number of points in the show mr best also breeds cattle and isone of north america s leaders in the field of develop ing hybrid lilies mr best was elected member of the federal parliament first top essayist guest on hamilton tv top essayist v the recent contest on the chamber of commerce industrial exhibits martin wheeler son of mr and mrs harold wheeler glen williams was a guest on chan nel lis feature tv presentat ion ontario this week in a ten minute interview with commentator jack burq hart marty told howneplan ned the essay and the paw chatted about school and sports some of the other guests on the program including renown ed jaxzist louie armstrong were on video tape and so marty missed a chance to meet them he was presented with a cheque and a book on the sjt lawrence seaway by harold bairstow when he was announ ccd the winner oakville radio station chwo will play host to marty this friday night when they will make a recorded interview to be spotted on an upcoming program herrington poultry outstanding at winter fair poultry show pace setting increase lead varian bowling the current pace setters in vanan associates bowling bill mairs team strengthened their an outstanding record in both showing and judging was scored at the royal winter fair by co rey e herrington balllnatad mr herrington internation ally known lat both depart stents of the poultry world and editor of a monthly newspaper feather fancier completed bis fourteenth consecutive stint as a judge this year he awarded ribbons in the asiatic austra4 lorp andalusiah and campine classes showing 70 standard and 16 bantam birds in other classes in the poultry show he amassed an impressive list of wins for his sunset farm entries a 511 ver polish hen was breed cham pion as was a mottled houdan hen and a silver spangled cock ere he was awarded best dis play m six of the eight classes entered- and in one of three bantam classes in which he competed detailed wins for sunset farm included buff laced polish 1st hen cockerel and pullet silver polish 1st cock hen cockerel and pul let seend hen and breed champion on 1st hen single comb black minorca 1st cock cockerel and pullet 2nd cock hen and pullet 3rd cockerel 4th pullet best display and breed champion on 1st pullet ruff leghorn 1st and 2nd cock hen cockerel and pullet and bestiisplay single comb mottled ancona 1st cock and hen 2nd hen 3rd cock cocker el and pullet 4th pullet and best display silver spangled ham- burgs 1st cockerel 2nd cock hen cocarel and pullet 3rd hen 4th pullet best display and breed champion on 1st cocker- el mottled houdans 1st cock and hen 2nd cockj hen cockerel add pullet 3rd epek best display and breed champion on first hen buff orpingtons 1st cock and hen jtfd cockerel and pul- let 3rd cock hen and cockerel and best display in bantams mr herrington showeopln three classes he took first prize in the four oe spangled games in polish bants he had 1st hen 2npycock 3rd hen cockerel and pullet in silver spafigled hamburgs he had best jisplay 1st for cock hen and pullet 2nd cock hen and cockerel andsrov hen a local man clarence spence was assistant to the floor super intendent at the show minor accident at bad highway corner a minor accident at the inter section of guelph and water street monday caused 75 dam age to a 1955 dodge driven by ernest charles bobbins of r r 1 me the robbins car was stopped hold on the top spot this week t the water streer si by taking an 11 point margin and other vemcle involved over the second place team captained by charlie jcnner mair s crew has 34 points jen ners 23 george bent s 272 high single was part of a 677 triple also high while tom graham nailedj a turn onto john street at down the runner up spots with the same time and a pop truck 266 and 668 i was parked opposite gowlett s the top scoring ladies were i confectionery making the cor- mrs bill hilher with 255 and ner een more treacherous in 1957 and again in 1958 he marg o flaherty with 189 cst evan rollins of the geor lives on his home farm just the best total counts were getown police dept made the outside town with his wife carded by mrs hiuier 682 j investigation at about 1210 and son charles and mn graham 465 p m 1950 chev driven by harry william dunlop or port col borne was making a left turn off the highway onto water st when the collision occurred an eastbound car was making what council did scotch thistles tartan walls greet dancers at highland ball amid an attractive decorat local bandsman george gra j een walker mr and mrs wal ing scheme of aid scotch nara pped the guests around iter pacholok mr and mrs c tii j ti la j tne hai in rn march heslea mr and mrs m h thistles and lions and tartan n m qm dor pme a tqm mf md d godden covered wausmjfc chris wal j poria bar won by sylvia mr and mrs leigh bradbury ker of 50 hewson cresc crowned queen of the when the georgetown girls pipe band hosted some fort five couples at their annual pipe band dance in the rose room friday evening the norm robinson orchestra was dudar ball signing the guest list were a- t reed theresa beeney douglas tucker jean pcnnce mr and mrs j berry mr and mrs s alcorn mr and mrs r mckay mr and mrs h for sthe mr and mrs bui garbutt the enterprising high school ers saw their hours of hard work justified last thursday when their annual high school bazaar proved an overwhelming success realizing an unpreced ented 467 held in the new gymnator- ium the bazaar offered the first opportunity for many of the parents to view the latest addition to the school and most of the new rooms were open for inspection a chemistry de monstration was carried on in the science lab for the visitors and some of the students acted guides convened by karen norton and arranged by committees headed by grade 12 students the bazaar was open for busi ness from 530 until 930 but the terrific response cleared the tables well in advance of closing time commercial spec ial looked after the serving of tea in the home economics room mrs ruth murray of rr 3 won a mary maxim sweater mrs bill mcgowan rr 1 glen williams a mat and mrs wilf trolley rr 4 norval a quanti ty of groceries in a raffle con dora ross may brown donna mr and mrs bert francis mr mackaj linda brown pipe and mrs dick licata harry major george l ross leslie grtig don anderson barbara brown ross otto mary wy houston mr and mrs charles howson ruddcll lillian igreig ross dillon sylvia dud ar mr and mrs walter pope from guelph played for dancim wolf bob hilher marg bing and some of the georgetown ham bill sunnucks marilyn band members entertained dur he lop e macvittie cochrane ing the intermission a iur ont mr and mrs m sharpies pnse early in the evening add mr and mrs m hedgman mr ed to the program whin gcnrgi and mrs gjkeiebig mr and ross of the clans york p pe mrs bkhui richmond hill band played the highland flmi mr and mrs mcmeachie toron accompanying dancirs dm na to mr and mrs j summerhay mckay and linda brown also toronto jim carne mary of clans york the attend with jonts mr and mrs e r mag other members of their band lotihltn mr and mrs j inglis from toronto b clayton c f walker maur mr and mrs e scott george graham mr and mrs terry norton mike o brien virginia walker ernie lawson trudy scott mr and mrs j rundle mr and mrs garnet collett band members present in eluded barbara alcott betty avery mabel grcig lesley brown carole hepburn runham judy nash and jackie lance delrex land release still debatedg a carng na in ratepayers views at council of sl louis mich f ing this past were visit week with his w w fisher rr 3 georgetow n y mr and mrs glint rt r bin another session of ratepayer cr harrison took exception george ltans who said he son flf brunswick and comments on the pros and cons to the storm sewer remark is proud to be a delrex era- mlss r marlm and ra quoted statistics on water runployee quoted figures which nam werc ms wlln mr nn off on delrex blvd and saidjhe said indicate 12c on the mrs mac alexander hr 1 nor that the town engineer could dollar of debenture debt can belj tms ready for january opening of more delrex land release for houses took a sizeable of monday evening s council meeting mrs john cordaro reviewed her assessment and tax figures on a main st commercial pro perty pointing to rises in both departments and commented if everyone had had their as- sessments raised over 4 000 in seven years there would have been an open rebellion william mcnally who intro duced himself as lifelong resident of town said that as a builder he realfces a number of families depend on this trade for their livelihood that he is a substantial taxpayer himself and is interested in rate and that with the town comitted to a million dollar sewage disposal plant he be lieves more people to help share capital costs will be best for the town delrex he said figures the town has pro fited some 150 000 by their derations others say it has cost the town money one solu tion might be to set delrex dp as a separate tax area he fend delrex is prepared to pay the 400 a lot the same ashe lane subdivision he continued which will cover capital school costs 150 000 for storm sew ers he termed a legendary figure substantiate figures on cost of storms cr hyde pointed out that a million dollars is the cost of the first stage of the disposal plant to serve a population of 12 000 there has been a great deal of expense m the water 5 stem such as a 17 main up the highway he said present residential industrial ratio in was suggested by plan- the old part of georgetown 3664 while in the delrex area the figures show 1189 he con- tinned at present the delrex firm has indicated it would give away land for a hundred dol lars an acre to attraet new in dustry mr hde said but if housing land is released be fears the town would have no hold over them and they would be asking high prices for the land hamson wood termed a 147 000 lackof industry pen alty when housing land was released last year a smoke screen and asked if anyone can explain how it will ever be paid in industry or cash he said council is taking the pro per action in investigating costs and said he thinks indus try will be more attected to a town which shows it is aware of its problems attributed to delrex which means 12 50 yearly on an average 250 tax hill the 4060 ratio should be a goal not a rule of thumb he thinks and he thinks delrex should be able to take advant age of the 400 per lot the same as other subdividers hyde pointed out that ning consultant dr faludi who acted for both the delrex firm and the town and that indust rial taxation must supplement residential taxes in a town he is confused by mr mcnally s stand on the question he said because only a year ago he bad appeared at a council meeting and bitterly opposed release of more housing land rev alex calder spoke brief ly saying his stand against housing release is still ralph ingram -ju- raylawn crescent resident asked about school population statistics say ing this has been quoted at 87 per house and 1 1 and wonder ing if 400 per house which would cover capital school coats will apply in future alsaw he was referred to the i clerk for mrs arthur i arr 99 m pic ave w flew to williamstown n j last week to visit with her sister mrs roland white she also stopped over in ntw york city linda daughter of mr and mrs bruce harley 21 ewing st celebrated her tenth birth day on tuesday november 17 with a party her guests were faye hennessey mary hender son janet mtfclure jcanette riggs mary stockley shirley mcpherson cherj 1 sief ned roseanne parry and her sister heather anniversary mr and mrs howard kent ner 43 queen street will be at home on tuesday december the first from two to five on the occasion of their golden wedding anmversar w i ither conditions from m w until the first of the year it determine the completion dale at the new north halton itrl n rink according to bu iding chairman e w bink l mr bink ley said that no de finite date had been set but that the ice may be in by dec 151 h barring any further hold ups construction has already been hampered bv frost and unfavourable weather condit all delas considered the building should be completed no later than january 1st pius the four sheet nnk the building will incorporate the new clubhouse and facilities sister dies in london sympathy of the community goes to mr and mrs harry scott in the death of mrs scotts sister miss ivy whit field who died in london on november 13th daughter of the lata mr and mrs peter framcis whitfield former re sidents of norval she had liv d is london for several years shooting accident ashgrove one of those accidents which happen each ear in deer hunting season came a shock this year to charlie aus- ashgrove when he leant ed his two brothers jim and alex were shot near little current they were mistaken for a deer altho both were in red jackets jrni is in sudbury hospital suffering from shock and twi bullets fired from a 3031 rifle are lodged in his thigh alex had a bullet removed from his shoulder on wednesday morning profit 467 as crowds flock to annual high school bazaar vened by marlene kemsheai edith brown and reta kloos- ter had charge of a penny table where another fifteen won minor prizes marilyn mcfarlane kathy hunter frances bauer trudy belleghera carroll far- nell and agnes baker operated the bake table and mable greig carol barth and dons picket dry goods the mystery booth was op erated by penny norton and marg mcfarlane 2nd hand books carolyn taylor diane greenwood and reinke schre- lber candy table joan craig janet murray and joanne dun can and touch and take jovce mclean pat sykes and joan rundle some of the school organiza tions were represented at their own booths carolyn biehn was in charge of the student coun cil table with ken beam rex heslop and brenda dawson re presented the science club hona kovacs barbara whitmca and gloria trolley the iscf the lady teachers and the wives of some of the men teachers assisted in the serv ing of tea most of the monev has been earmarked for gm equipment bride married in church built by greatgrandfather first baptist church built by the bride s great grandfath ef was decorated with stand ards of white mums on satur day november 14th when lois june bessey was united in marriage with norman edgar dredge the 3 30 pm ceremony nas performed by rev lloyd whan miss ruth mcbrlde cousin of the bride played the wedding music and the groom s cousin elmer dredge was soloist he sang wedding prayer while the wedding party stood at the altar and 1 11 walk beside you dur ing the signing of the register the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs harry f bessey rr 2 georgetown her husband is the son of mr and mrs her bert m dredge rr 1 acton the bride who was given in marriage by her father chose a floor length gown of import ed chantillv lace and nalpac fine net m ah lace bodice highlighted by the form fitting sabnna neckline with sparkling sequins and cultured seed pearls exquisitely designed al ternating tiers of chantilly lace and accordion pleated nalpac net flounced into a cascading bouffant skirt in front and an all lace back the elbow length veil fell from a crown of seed pearls and sequins and she carried white mums mrs john stark was utroir of honour gowned in tioor length green velvet with mat ching hat and earning bronza mums helen dredge the groom s sister and mrs cacl deforest were bndesmai is wearing identical floor length gowns and matching hats miss dredge in gold vehet and mrs deforest in rust both earned bronze and goldie mums robert dredge was grooms man for his brother and john stark and jack dredge were ushers the wedding reception w is held in esquesing community hall stewarttown mrs bessey recened for her daughter wearing taupe lace over satin toast hat and gloves and a jel low rose corsage mrs dredge assisted wearing cinnamon brown with pale green access ones and tellow carnation cor sage mr and mrs dredge left on a wedding trip to southern ont arto and the eastern united states the bride chose for tra velling a green ool dress and hat china mink jacket black shoes and bag they will lne in their new home l rr 3 milton guests attended from oakil le milton campbelhille mof fat acton erin kitchener toronto glen williams camp borden and georgetown nomination meeting tonight at wrigglesworth school audi torium mrs sid hulme high bowling score this week saw a terrific up set in high scores in afternoon ladies bowling league with mrs sid hulme rolling a new high single of 301 seconded closely bj mrs pud walkers 294 mrs ern saunders 733 triple bettered the previous high in this department and mrs sid hulme moved into second place with a 724 mrs joyce miller retaned her high aver age of 193 while mrs fred spires and mrs herb roshier bed at 177 mrs r mcmenemys lucky strikes stretched their lead to 60 points 8 ahead of mrs bruce mccartneys balls of fire with 52 herald announces new service carrier boys replace mail copies second stage of a carrier boy delivery system in georgetown is inaugurated with this issue of the herald within the next few weeks the entire town will be served by carrier boys herald will now be deliver ed thursday afternoons at a straight charge of 10c a paper ii will no longer be possible to receive the herttw by mail or as an office pick up for a year ly subscription payment the change in service is des- igned lp have the paper in the hands of readers as early as possible after thursday noon issue and will find favour with a large majority of residents it is with some regret that the publisher has decided to elhn inate a subscription list which gave a saving of 120 a year to mail subscribers we hope the extra service wih make up this difference for over a year some 600 residents in the eastern part of town have been served by earner boys this week four new routes will be in operation serving all the town area over the white bridge and east to the creek plus cloverdale and churchill areas other areas will follow as soon as possible in succeeding weeks rebate cheques are being mailed to paidinadvance sub scribers as each district is ab sorbed bj carrier bos an statements to those in sircar

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