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OUR CULTUR4L EXPLOSION SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday October It INI Pap John Elliott By CHRIS Herald Staff Writer Sovcral streets and Inslltut Ions In Georgetown bear the names of quick wilted hard nosed civic politicians who parented the community through soma of iho most dramatic moments in Its hist John Elliott former council lor deputy reeve and reeve of Georgetown is the latest town father whose civic duties have been honored posthumously the late Joseph Glo ria and John Armstrong among others Fittingly enough his name now graces the theatre annex to the towns library cultural centre the construction of which is really a reaction to a need created as municipal reps like Mr Elliott began to carefully envision a larger urban community as far back as the late l9Ms and early ads Old Herald headlines and articles serve as a historic barometer telling of the tur bulent transition Georgetown making from a small town to a larger more diversified community A new sewage treatment plant opened in Hungry Hollow DclrcxDevclopmentsLtd was the physical and demographic structure of Georgetown almost daily councils anxiously watched In investigate possibilities or locating here to stay others continuing their searches elsewhere and every a World War JOHN ELLIOTT and every year there seemed to be upon which dales could build a platform EIGHT YEARS Mr Elliott spent eight years on Georgetown council during a particularly busy period yet ha still found time for his business and about a dozen societies and service gratefully In the DDay invasion of Normandy in 1M4 Tbe Saskatchewan native died in February at the age of Poll tallica from election years Indicate he was a pop ular campaigner His first bid for office in the December election was narrowly thwarted by 49 votes The following year he and fellow newcomer John Gunn Joined our council retourneei In an election in which residents once again raved about the outstanding turnout at the pollsalmost per cent of the electorate Vying for his second term as reeve reeves and deputy reeves served as municipal representatives on County Council In the Dec ember election Mr El scored a victory over challenger Norton to retain his seat he was declared an across winner In ail three town wards Theatre named after businessman Elliott Gibbons in Mayoralty Race Hunter Home Contois Mm VftlFralYv Funding drive tops Announcing hli J Men ions our months before the 1005 municipal election did then John LI Hod little good He toil to incumbent Mayor Joseph Gibbon tieeklng his thin consecutive term and all time term In by a margin of voles that December Mr hen retired from political life A week after announcing the Dec 1M3 election result The Herald that Mr tea year old daughter Loll would be making her third appearance as a singer op TV Tiny Talent Time Christina Show Mr Elliott decided lenge Incumbent Mayor Joseph Gibbons In tbe IMS election following two more successful terms as reeve An Aug issue of The Herald declared It one of the earliest campaign announce- the work he did for them W Iteevc John Elliott retained bis seat In the December election with Ml challenger Norton a former councillor Era Hyde returned to the mayors chair after a yean by defeating Incumbent Dong Sargent and Joseph Gibbons la a race put Bill Hunter returned to office with a comfortable margin over Coon Fred Tat Harrison on record and the lead story featured highlights from Mr Elliott s hat tossing speech In which ho blamed the mayor for council a in fighting In response MayorGibbons then yean old accused Mr Elliott of being unable to hold down county Uses while as Georgetown reeve In iho election which followed four months later bons edged out Mr Elliott by votes returning to office for a third consecutive and six teenlh In total term CO TABLE Mr Elliot I never returned to the council table as a sitting member Instead there was a business to run Georgetown In I OWn Terminal Warehouse Ltd he was still employed by Canadian National Railways as the Georgetown station manager Terminal Warehouses Ltd Is now operated by his widow Norma and daughters and Lois At a press conference last week to announce the naming of the new theatre after Mr Elliott Lois Elliott always great fan of plays comedies and country music and credited him with her own pursuit of the dramatic and musical arts John Elliott would probably Tally Vote It was a long time coming Continued from page AS home count 1 real zed the old church could be used for no other purpose By ire Hills had an I Ralph Uriel at is helm Well known locally as an to church rs and a musical rector at the school and with area mm societies Mr nevertheless describes as pr an arts patron Although the new Arts Council concentrated Initially on rs things f rat with Summerfest prime object With Mr assisting pal ley Consulting Associates formerly of Toronto now moved to California conduct a feasibility study to determine whether so many diverse needs could be accommodated in a single facility and if so where SCHOOL PLAN Mr Wagland pointed out that the Georgetown Utile Theatre at that time was keen on own idea to have council share the coat of building a theatre Into the new expansion at Wrigglesworlh Public School Fairly elaborate plans were drawn up and the Haiton Board of Education indicated readln But the would have TOM a the need for a proper cultural centre remained Its preoccupation Elsewhere In town the Rotary Club of Georgetown of Just happen ed be a member was In search of a worthwhile project it could get nd The proposed new theatre was an Ideal goal and the club soon obtained an option to buy land near the hospital Suddenly the isolated facets of a town w problem all came together on the ron of council chamber and I short com Urn I and others saw as a political football ended up on 55yard line Mr Wagland recalls the library site as almost an after thought on Queen Park a pari when a list was being prepared of area locations to be scouted for the now theatre The ministry of culture and recrea tion perhaps identified the pos of combining both Urge project before anyone in town and the Ides suddenly nude perfect sense It sine Inclusion of a libra ry that this whole project viable Mr Commented The mix makes this a solid concept Holy Cross Parish Community 224 Maple Avenue CALENDAR OF GROUP EVENTS 1 October Church Halt October IHE Matt OF THE OF Joe and hay 4 Wednesday Church Hat THE NEWS SpeaJit Safer Joan Novemrwil flOOpm THE HEW OF FAIT OF AH0 Mr EdKnipica Wednesday November the Church 7W GCM WS OF Communal Celebration the OF Everyone Welcome I have with that kind of community selflessness for the common good Ills campaign I published for race In 1965 cited his Intention to stimulate a favorable atmosphere for ndus trln I th a a pledge to strengthen com unity spirit In Georgetown Tbev reflect pressing he perceived in his day Ills family is helping to tarry on similar Ideals For the moment however In growth Is substituted for growth and as three communities attempt to become a homogeneous entity Georgetown out to Hilts Herald Special Tho Town or Hills library and Cultural Centre fund raising drive topped this v thanks to a donation from Tcnnant see separate story A Jubilant Mayor Pete reminded members of the fund raising com mittens action team which has been mounting a six week bills prior to the official open ing Sunday that this was the original goal of the 18month long public subscription The target was raised to when anticipated Ont Heritage funds for the restoration of former Unit Church the old library building were not forth coming As Library staff scrambled get things ready and Georgetown Little Theatre backstage crew began as sembling the set for tho first production In The John Elliott Theatre workmen were still pulling the finishing touches to the million facility Archllect Keith spent most of tho thanksgiving week end personally putting up signs while Chief Librarian Betsy Cornwll cheerfully set to varnishing library shelves something they don teach you in school Meanwhile- the big push for the necessary public funds to complete financing continued this week with industrial bus and professional con trlbutlons amounting to DieMold Tool Ltd Cllpsham Ltd Wag and MacAdam Also this week Georgetown Area Ratepayers Association don a ted 1 100 the proceeds from I ARTS COMPLEX FUND It la net who is Si the lrtdmtrUlccmin its now bat with the official Sunday other their is remain lobe fitted on one of the rug hangings which will hang In perpetuity In John Elliott Theatre at the new Library and Cultural Centre ConUasied en wis All WHAT ARE THESE CULTS Canada be by various new usually caled cults Where do they come from What do stand or What Is the Chr tan response Coma and hear J M an swer these questions in a series free classes beginning on Monday LUTHERAN CHURCH Windsor Rd Carols SL 770424 CHURCH DIRECTORY This Weekend attend the Church of your Choice ST GEORGES ANGLICAN CHURCH SOOualphSt RECTOR Rev Mew Rile Junior Church Nursery lies HOLY CROSS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Maple Am Georgetown Father Dart Cats Murray mum Sal 7pm Son Bam 10 ALLIANCE CHURCH Main Georgetown PASTOR Evening Semes Oct 14 Baptism semes In Cturcft p Semes Oct hers A by on Chu CorUt el the Crutch CALLsrrssis MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR Edwin Preaching Good Music It HO am Nursery WEEKLY em Study ft Prayer Ladies ColtM Hour Youth Recreation Boys A Dubs MONTHLY Jcffy Sartors Missionary Meeting IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday CHURCH SERVICE been the only ones happy Park the inlxr of others I by the Arts Plus formed the Arts Counc I and the Rotary Club Current Arts I dent Day proud Ihe fact that the umbrella organ rat largely Mr played such role In launch the project was Mr Uriel who led Rex Hcslop Jr to I Arts Plus 1 has been Mr son the man who It who has nod widespread corporate and trade support for the project Whlemany of preferred the for Continued on page ffyouiie heating with oil 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