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the georgetown herald eight pages georgetown ontario wednesday july 23rd 1952 eight pages radical change in store closing hours what council did on monday july 1st dcffidet to take no action on a letter received from trafalgar town ship asking for a georgetown rep- mentation at a eminty assessment meeting couikh felt the appeal gainst the equalized ttesmenl waa entirely u to the municipal ities at the lower end of the coun ty to decide sid silver presented a petition tearing the names of ti3 of the georgetown businessinerv asking that the bylaw regulating store flours in georgetown be amemwd to allow the stores to stay upin on friday evening up until u p m and close on saturdays at 0 p m coun cil passed this legislation on mo tion of goodlcl and marshall the new system will go into effect on friday august 1st lion chief don harrager addic ted council regarding u donation to the stayathome camp he said that due to their garden party be ing partially rained out assistance was needed again this year to put over the camp- on motion of mc- gilvray and hale 200 was granted lor this purpose only two application were re ceived for the position of caretaker for the municipal building and on motion of goodlet and allen the tender of william norton of wo 00 per month was accepted charles chapman also tendered for the job at 63 per month if council instal led oil heat or 75 00 if firing a coal furnace moved by goodlet and fetch that a steel light be installed on park view drive council decided that the new type lights should be in stalled wherever new lights are re- quired f on motion of goodlet and sarg- ent the account of ted bludd of 43430 for painting the interior of the municipal building was passed for payment two new fire hydrants were purchased on motion of mac dona id and marshall to replace a couple of antiquated ores the wbvther f mr kdttor both maximum ami minimum av erages hls week ujv 6 degrees ubove noriaul lor the month of july l4i si summer august 30th with u ttjiimialuie of do wu the only day to rtjrh ik uml we have already hud 7 day with ik oi over ihja year uml only one month of u m m er has iki md krn lialkln date man mil ittin july 14 1k fl july 13 h4 i truce july 13 hu m july 17 w mi 7 july 1h h3 v7 40 july i 110 till uly 20 hi 611 03 average 83 37 i h 1 30 huge tree falls wrecks swim hole a huge tree known to d of fit of people who have enjoyed pirnki ami swimming at dcvries flats has gone where all good trees go monday morning mr dcvrws neard a loud crash and rushed to the bam to see what had happen ed all was well there and further investigation of the farm property revealed that the elm tree which nangs over the swimming pool had crashed into the water the tree had been dead for the past two years and mr devrles had thought of removing it but couldnt figure just how to do it for the present it has spoiled the pool and there is still a problem of removing it from the water it is too heavy for a bulldozer to pull it out and it is impossible of course to saw it under water there u a chance too that it might wreck the pool for food for lu roots held back the bank which was uprooted in the crash memory of the tree will be per petuated in a water colour painted several years ago by mrs a g m iiruyns hockey laooue star at turn of century a sportsman who played on chum- plonshib hockeatand lacruaac toams half a century ago herbert i gra ham died in gueluh general hos pital wi saturday mr grshaiiv tuid vve m falling health for some time and had been in hospital since early july i- wai in his 73rd a mxi of john t graham uml kill- u thompson tic wus tor n lit glen williams the faintly innl lu georgetown for a short lime then back to ihe glen and mt itiiifii smnt the gi cater part of hi hfc there he had resided in oi klowtt for ihe past eight years urwt lived on oiael slreel kut a prled ioaeslon wua a lock ft th n tjo playei l on thr champion thl glen lacrottse team of 11kh in 1011 and 1012 he played on the gun hockey team which won championships in the manufactur ers lesigue in later life mr gra ham continued his interest in sports and was a keen follower of boxing and wrestling on television he was employed at the ilea union t knit ting mills until he retired this year several years ago he served as u trustee on the glen williams public schdkt board ife is survived by his wife kva snyder and five children marie mrs arthur beaumont glen wil liams jack gordon and june mrs mervyn cook georgetown and mrs madge copeland toronto there are five grandchildren he also leaves three brothers and three sisters raymond graham paris harland graham wetland percy graham brampton mrs william hayward 13 rant ford mrs a smith ami mrs ilobert j hynds st cath arines he was predeceased by one sister mrs james wilson hev john m smith conducted the funeral service at his home yester day and pallbearers were robert and graham hynds and carl hunt ley hamilton duncan tost orange- vllle bernard armstrong and frank tost interment in greenwood cemetery georgetown civic holiday monday august 4th is the next public holiday bell calls tenders for new building seven firma including local con tractor j d mackenzie son have submitted tenders for the building of a now dial exchange for the dell telephone company in georgetown tenders closed on july 15th the contractor who takes on the job must first wreck the old hus ton home one of the oldest build ing in georgetown which has been empty since the death of miss ruston in hmd zrectlon of the new building is made necessary by the planned switch to a dial exchange in geor getown some time ago the date for the change was tentatively set for a year from now and the call for tenders infers that the company is prepared to go ahead with the plan by that time it will mean a major change tn the business com munity releasing one main street location which is owned by dale and bennett it will also have an effect on the local employment situation as the dial system will be almost completely operated from brampton and only a business o it ice will require personnel here at present there arc about twenty full and part time telephone operators under the supervision of miss ma bel chave the new building will be set 18 feet hack from main street it will have a reinforced concrete foun dation and will be of brick con struction with stone trim one storey in height ii county assessment hearings september 10 the county omeuixiear battle vrill get underway on september 10th judge w n robinson decreed at a preliminary procedure drafting tea- won at milton on monday tjen treieuar wmfadntapha objection to the county judtfflirealdint and the judge told acton he had jurladlc- tlob auruntwliappoel oi the 1031 sed by county council on june 10th will be heard first followed by thst of oakville then nelson town ship and trafalgar will have the right to reply after which the other municipalities will have the right to present arguments prior to the burlington appeal the county assessor ford rogers will outline the method of assessment employed in the county though the various assessors may be called a witnesses they will not be con sidered as experts and any muni cipality will be entitled to call on outside experts to testify hughes c leaver representing burlington at monday preliminary brought up the ageold question of what is value in an effort to comc to some conclusion the judge ordered each municipality to fum- ushall other municipalities with a list of property soles from hmd- to 1051 inclusive within their respec tive boundaries together with the present assessed values of the prop erties concerned angus mcmillan represented oak- ville on monday while douglas mcconachle represented both nel son township and trafalgar though k y dick recency appointed as county solicitor was present judge robinson did hotask who would be representing halton county at the september hearing the municipalities are battling over the percentage of county costs tobe paid by each municipality next year the bylaw approved on june 10th placed the total assess- ment fos the county at 55506550 new minister at asiigrove and hornby george leek a itudenf minister who is taking his last year in theology at emmanuel college has been engaged as minister for ash- grove and hornby united chur ches succeeding rev fred aini- worth k u mr- l i- planning to move into k the parsonage at hornby toon he to a m m and father of three csdmil ken harrison will teach at high school kenneth r harrison recently ap pointed music teacher for george town public schools has also been hired to teach music in georgetown high school next term at a yearly salary of 600 mr harrison was chosen from three applicants at a meeting of north halton high school district board on monday at stcwarltown he succeeds mrs george heaver the former marion hepburn the lender of georgetown plumb ing and heating for installing a number of fluorescent lights at georgetown school was accepted at a tender price of s362su mrs stanley turner itoniby who as alice falrbarn was a mem ber of georgetown leaching staff a few years ago was hired as latin teacher at milton the board decided to ask county council to proceed with the first step in a three school building pro- grum by issuing debentures for con struction of a new school at acton and a gymnasium at mrlton to fol low the finance committee will dis- stayathomc camp enrolment is now 262 two days of the 1152 stayat- home camp have pasted feutd lhv campers seem to be enjoying them selves itnmrnsely al present there itrt- 2tii ca in perk registered in five tluups 6u years girls meet in st geutgei chuicti under the irudti hip of archdeacon w g o thompson kjleen oates and sylvia lumber i flu yeark boys meet in tu- itaptht church under the lead ership uf hev a barker and ner- itla ilio tl12 yrurs glrli mett in st johns memorial hall under the ieaderkhlp of kev j maxwell and kueen lrukt 01 boys meet in knox church under the leadership of hev a- calrter and ken luch- ardson girls und buys over 12 nuet in the high school under the lead erslip of itev i hoyal marilyn mrll and jim kirk wood the morning program consists of worship bible study games songj and handicraft and follows a pat tern each day the afternoon pro grammes are varied some after noons are left free in order to give the children some time at home other afternoon programmes con sist of movies trips and other fea tures one of the main features of the 1us2 camp will be held on monday afternoon july 2ath when two mohawk indians will visit the camp and speak to the campers on indian life two afternoon periods have been arranged for the preachool kiddles who are not included in the regu lar camp thtc will be held on v ednesday of each week of the camp from 34 in st johns mem orial hall mothers are invited to bring the little ones to enjoy pictures fun and treats each day the campers receive a copy of the camp roar ahe camp newspaper which carries informa tion about coming events and keeps the parents informed about camp requirements the only costs to the campers are registration fees 26c if there tl one camper in a family 50c if there are more than one and the 10c bus fare for the trips taken in this way the cost is kept very low for the family the approxi mate cost of operating the camp per camper will be about 1275 the lions club and public support pro vide about 250 per camper and the family 25c per camper- thc second week of camp starts on monday july 28th at 0 30 am children who have been away on vacation may register for the last week prijtas of isoo vouchers with lo cal merchants are to be awarded the ust night of the camp to the tamper in each group whose con- achievement in bible study and handicraft marks him or her as the best camper cuss the matter with the county council while ihc building commit tee seeks municipal hoard and- dept of education anproval the county wll be asked to speed the matter so plans can be completed and tenders called forthe new school next jan uary meanwhile acton public continued on page 8 change open night saturday to friday home from korea ptc wesley iiilth ite wesley hilts arrived home last week from korea where he has arved with the united nations for ces since early this year new industry for georgetown three representatives of a can ton ohio firm were in town this morning accompanied by a man from the trade and industry branch nd by town officials they looked over various acreages which might be suitable for industrial building mayor jack armstrong cr doug las sargent assessor joseph gib bons and clerk charles wlllson sc- cumpanled the group on the trip around town they were entertained at dinner afterwards the company which manufac tures a variety of industrial equip ment ds seeking a canadian site for expansion there are already sev eral branches in the states a fairly large acreage will be needed if plans materialize it has not yet been decided just what product will be manufactured in canada j radical change in retail busi ness hours in georgetown wlllome into effect on august 1st kroin tliat date stores will remain 0en on friday evenings until 0 pm and close saturdays at 0 p m a petition signed by 35 merch ants wan passed by council on mon day bringing the change into elfcct- therr were no compltnls tit the meeting about the new hours al though there are at least ten mer- ffeants mho did not sign the peti tion htom who signed the document vtit- cleaners ilarragers krank king llarben win huffman merv cook don hutchinson jack wl- ianimn food ktores guldharns cleavea saunders n ii ltll kays grocery llucfc s algnd by ist vance carrolls signed by ken allan clothing stores silvers urlli henrys irvlngs clothing garners mcgowans specialty shop shoe torc matters signed by joan iatifmrj druggists itobbs signed by h s young jewellers liar- bera simmons signed by c mr- numara hardware electrical ap pliances and furniture mcc lures goodlets h h thornpaon g r muckart richardsons ernies ila- uio beauty parlours lj11 loos ivan hay variety georgetown 5c to si 00 store shoe repair h j stenko wallpaper don herring- ton miac eaton order office mrrohants wtiose names did not appear on the petition include par- nclls budget market maccormacks drugs kentners drugs simpsons order office gains be to 1 store caruso fruit market ljvingtone uakery and louds store the petition does not cover cer tain classes of business and restaur- ants billiard rooms and refreshment stands were not asked to sign new insurance han coming to town succeeding villi uulls as pruden tial life assurance agent here is jack gudgeon the company recently added fred lawrence to the local staff and will continue to have two agents in town mr gudgeon married with two children is at present living in guelph where he has worked with ap stores k walter sargent weds stewarttown teacher mckinnon crown deed shown at family picnic four hundred members of the mckinnon and thompson families registered at u family picnic in stanley park erin on saturday these families were pioneer set tlers in erin township the orig inal deed for the mckinnon home stead dated 1830 was on exhibi tion and is the property of mrs- alexandra mckinnon who is a sui ter of mrs laurence burt of town a family tree has been comple ted and the family history extend ing back 400 years will be printed ths summer proposed new bell telephone building tenders have now been called for the erection ofgeorgetowni new dial telephona exchange wilding ati architects aketqh ot which is seen here the a onestorey structure will be loenjed on 4he old huston property on main street and will house the complicated equipment needed to faring dial service to georgetown- comtructlon of the building u expected to get tinder way lite this summer after the present building on the property hti beetr renvjved the building will be osieet wide and 46 feet deep of reinforced concrete eojurtnietlon wlth brick wills two former residents of bramp ton were married in st georges anglican church here on saturday the bride anne shirley held daughter of mr and mrs allan h held fort william was a teacher on theaat of central school and will teach next year at stewarttown the groom walter alfred sargent son of mrs chris sargent geor getown and the late mr sargent is employed in the office of the a v roe company at malton the church was decorated with white gladioli and sweet peas archdeacon w g o thompson was the officiating clergyman mrs reg williams was organist and mr thomas warnes sang o perfect love while the register was being signed- the brtdo wore chantllly lace over corded taffeta matching mit tens and a fingertip veil caught to a halo of lily of the valley the bridal bouquet was of red sweet heart roses and stephanotls miss margaret sargent the i grooms sister was maid of honour in yellow nylon marquisette over taffeta with matching mittens she wore a flowered headdress similar to the brides and carried a bouquet white daisies and yellow sweet heart roses marylln reld sister of the bride was flower girl in nile green marquisette over taffeta with matching mittens she wore a halo hat of mohair trimmed with rose buds end carried a basket of sweet heart roses and daisies mr reld gave bis daughter in marriage ian waller brampton wag beet man and bill arnold and keith thompson ushers at a- reception- in the church parlours the brides mother wore aqua slllf linen with white acces sories and ar corsage of white car nations and steohanotls mrs sar gent also received wearng m deff blue dreas with white aceessorie and a similar corsage leaving on a hoheymoon thphn northern ontario the bride wore a silver grey dressmaker suit mauve accessaries and a coreage of orchids they will live in the norton apartoriw mala street oeorgelown tvihkrgae 1