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the georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wednesday november 5th 1952 twelve pages 5 councils vote new high schools skuce officiates wrigglesworth school offically opened here with school insipector i l skuco officiating use new howard wrlg- glufworlh public school was official ly opened thurrduy an overflow crowd filled the jiuditorluv ulid cor ridors whrr l he irtugr teremoiurs wrrt carried b an amplifying y tern mr skuce uucud georgetow n s educational history and paid trib ute u tix wrk of mtkt and pre nt teachers and principal iwrticulurly mentioning die lite mr wrlggls worth murk and the fitting tnb utr jmild by the swloo board in riumiiii tin new tructun afur him mrs wrigglesworth cut a ribbon width oiu tally opened the school and hev john m smith dedicated the building mlmb r of the school board were on the platform during the ceremony and chairman edwin wil ton at led ua master of ceremonies amoiik thoae who kpokc were may or jaik armstrong stan hall ml principals will turn klnrude and har old henry and mr kred wriggles worth stan inlay acknowledged lllttm which imluded flagpole and flags from the legion a piano from the lodk rwlngs from the lions club a flug and stand from uic legion wa as well as a picture of the quern for each room mm skucu wui pre- jen ted w llh flow r j by little jill hunham a short musical programme inclu ded selection by choirs and a dou blot trio as well as a rhythm band all under direction of kenneth ii harrison and miss marion scarlett after the program all roomi in the building were open for inspec- tion members of the board and their wives had dinner in st geor ges church basement preceding the opening the weather mr editor novrmb r u oil 1 i a immj fttart with a icudl ntf ul 6j til h li 0 drgrues above the i ungual avt riu for november october was cerlali ily a w ry dry month trw total ri4 infall w j only c7 of an im h bcliis uihjut j int im a below nor ma 1 tl maximum nor mat av rag for l l r i 17 ttt and till ear it was c j tly tti but uie i mlmniiiti i um rji ll cd 6 degrcea below nutlet of ih j or octooer this time lant y i r li il i inches of sn uw ljut li bi nm that up rill llilkm date m mni liim october 27 ul id october 28 3h 11 october 20 vtober 30 m li t 11 october 31 5h 42 nuvt mllxt 1 l 111 november 2 ou j l av trage 01 4 j j4 42 10 harold mcclure celebrating quarter century in business a quarter century in business is being celebrated by harold mc- clure who since 1027 has been the proprietor of mcclurcs home fur nishing one of the best known and mewl public spirited of geqtketown s merchants he purchased the busi ness of the late w ii willaon and two years later was granted his licence as an cmbalmer and funeral director harolds roots are deep in geor getown doth he and his mother were born in the house on marple avenue now owned by charles henderson only a fow doors away from the present mcclure home the family moved to hamilton when he was a boy then his father tho late james a mcclure bought a farm at llsjgar station and harold attended public school at whaleys corners and high school in bramp ton they returned to georgetown in 1020 he first worked at the old vic toria foundries a company which preceded smith 4 stone then with his father he operated theatres in georgetown and acton which were later sold to r l gregory prior to enterlruj tho furniture business he sold cars and farm machinery for the late j n oneill ills business career has been one of steady expansion seven years ago he purchased the faram home on edith street and converted it into a handsome funeral home up to lhat time his funeral work had been carried on in an adjoining room of the store and this space was incorporated into the store proper later the upstairs apartment was taken over for the store also elec trical appliances radio ond tclevt- sion as well as a record bar have became part of he business mr mcclures name has been identified with olmost every phase of public activity for uie betterment of jjie town twice president of the lions blub and a past deputy district governor he has been pro minent in various merchants org anizations hockey club masonlc- jodg and recreation activities for five years during the war he was officer commanding c coy lorno scots v harried in jb33 mr and mr mcclure m george who i a fifth form high school student and mr mcclure sr live on maple ave harold c meclure last family member here for dedication present for the dedication of q stained class m indow in st geor ges anglican church on sunday morning in memory of edward godfrey and ellen mckay and their family was mrs emma johnson of clinton mrs johnson visited with mr and mrs fiod armstrong dur ing her stay in town she is the last surviving mombcr of their family out oleven children clever costumes at lions annual dance s another gay halloween dance sponsored by the lions club filled the rose room friday with the us- ual quota of clever costumes harvey smiths orchestra from guelph played for danclnsj cos tume prizes were won by mr and mrs frank murfln toronto doru silk betty dickenson joan harri son and patricia vance sweepstakes winner town bows to esquesing equalized assessment plan 300 robbery xt maple leaf dairy jolfte are rekliu clue- in a durltu brtak n early wrdnedjy nlitht when 300 was stolen from the jjple leaf dairy office ttielieft occurred between 0 1 minn pfoprltlor km trmpmm l ked up for uw nlht and a luilf hour later vhen h returned to the lu i id nd iou nd the off ire na n 4t ked and tin iih niilti kutry fil txt n utaiim d llirouih a rear win dot uml th olfnt door mai om n ttl by bi ndini a boll lot k mlwkuik ulto wt re tliret iouctn urxl by milk iikii on th ir tfmihlt tind two iittoii ltua which are uied to uike mot it y to lite hank a i lose heck is h lii made of iaces where ismail coiils mrictit lx luilmxt for ull the iwt was in sll vi r the bulk of the money wia in quart r dlnn twid iil keu r if ten n dollars was in iopen and 10 in wk pleies ncvrr allow lumy rverytiay affairs to dim for a moment tlc memory of tliosc who suffered and tuicrificetl for ua remembrance ap ijob utb what council did eames leaves 0pp new man coming- hcslirnatlon of cat g4orie lumt a ironi the ontario provincial police leaves a vacancy on the it a i d tachment which is txpcited to be filled next week al prevent cst lrnevt allen from uundas i retlev tnj temorurlly joinlntf cpl joe mclialn and cst lloas marltat mr eamo has resinned fron th force to take hl oki position with the cpr ex press ut wlllowctale give keneroualy for your poppy on saturday novemler 8th social and personal mrs c e mitirin of chosley spent a few day a lat week with mr mid mrs walter blehn weekend visitor with mn v v grant were mr and mm ian stewart and dr and mrs v uobb of toronto v alter illehn and garfu id mc sllvray attendixl a meetlnj of dis trut utlixiiers in marrlston on sit- urdoy mm e l slu ley ilirmlniham mil hlfan fcpt nt i few li s last week with her mother mrs j n o nelll mr and mm j m mckinly of toronto npent the weekend in town with miss huzil and mr i- ii itir rlon sunday irueais with mr and mrs walter 131ehn were mr and mrs william rannie jane teddy and mary mr luinnic is publisher of the dcamsvllle express mr and mrs twirgent brown nnd sorvi bobby tommy and donny of kitchener were sunday visitom with mr and mrs garfield mcgllvriy and family weekend kmesls at st gcor- iies rectory with archdeacon und mrs w g o thompson were mlsa f w klchnrdson mlu ella head and mlsa nita jones air of st cath arines mrs harry matthews of kitchen er was a weekend jjuest with mrs fred laws mr henry matthews was a ruest of mr and mrs harvey dewhurst and joined st georges choir for the mornin service mrs e deer i nff attended a birth day party halloween night in tor onto which friends were sivlnu for her daughter mrs w bettes mr and mrs bptles have recently mo ved and now live at 27 hendrick avenue in the city a number of local i tons nrtnm janied their prialdtnl don barra ker to a reiftonul fall rully of lions clut in brampton teion hall on v edm sd n urn 1m rii in the pirty were sm iut mxklnnon clan mil ktiined jatk cunnlng george c brown hay whitme art sott and joe herbert norv al john proline ion of mr aud mrs alan prthtse entertained hi frit nda nt his fifti birthda party on sit ui da ills kcts w vrv glenn ilioonjieud nell vuun gludv s s nil hi bonn it- nnd lynda iine cntlila lamtktt charli ne le itoniile and jimmy ituhardson and johns staler judy and brother tom my hallow in is in extra exciting time for 5 jear old krances linton daughter of mr and mrs jamet i inton for it is also her birthday to her party on krlday she inv i ted mary and michiel ifall ellen lliehn lartnri and mary evans carroll and david farm ii michael kelly bobby alcott and laird crawford guets it the vvcddintf of hob kiard antl sarah wylie which tool place in knox church on october included mr and mrs bui littleton miss doris herbert mr rvanklin ezard mn jean wylie ind mr jack wyjle brampton mr keith hunter milton mr and mrs milt hcwfiill mr husml hewkih woodbrlilue mi and mis barry clarke acton mr and mrs gordon showindue mr and mrs llo d grace mr nnd mrs hugh wylie mr tom wylie mr ed wylie miss ann wylie mr and mrs jim penr- don mr and mrs jack hamilton mr and mrs bob mccandlcsi mr and mrs duncan baxter mr and mrs fred anthony mr and mm lou brandor d aiuvmins jean bruce thirteen in class thirteen new canadian enrolled in english classes at ghs tuesday on wiunlsda october z7lh agned to pay high acjiool coftts on an eualueti ojamsment basis ra ther uian on a ruling made 2 years ago by the municipal board fixing tilt rofi ut u let figure for a five yiar prlod couiull ulso okayed u 3u00 plan for new schools at georgetown and acton and a gym addition at milton chairman john bell walter hlehn and dr j b milne represented the school board at the meeting and tolned out live necessity for the new buildings particular haste u needed in inaugurating the program this year mr bell pointed out be cause there is a rumour that the dcpt of lducat ion may cut max i mum expenditure on which thev iniy graifu from j0 000 to ooo per classroom next year mi or armstroiig w as outspoken in expressing his view than the only thing georgetown could do in view of the stubborn attitude of enqueu ing was to relinquish a 3 per cent advantage in school costs in order to expedite building of schools it would be coilly and inefficient lie pointed out to keep operating the present school ond cljssroom in other parts of town and a possible 40o the town might save in the next three years would be offset by these increased costs on which grants arc not paid and by the iosible drop in government grant on a future build ing program all members of council expressed themselves in the same vein some remarking that they didnt like to see- ehqucsing getting the best of it but that under the present cir- curmstancee they could see no al ternative a new 8 inch water main will be installed to take care of smith and stone requirements in the new plant which will be constructed this winter a street light was ordered on parkview blvd extra men will be engaged for a short period to help the town men with a vrogram of sidewalk repairs and sewerage installation there was some criticism of tho town foreman toeing in complete charge of hiring men and it was ruled that fn future permanent em ployees would be hired by council an immediate strt on rewilnh 1 1 hoou in oeorgetdw n and acton and gymnasium uddrtlon ut mil ton la nllt puled in the light of d vt loptuenu iff five municipalities this week itie hain of events was started last monday when kaquemlng coun- i il agreed to a ki 000 building pro gram providing payment would btv made undt r th etjuullnx hsuti met it wviiuty nigtit iiairman john hell dr j b milne and wal- t r bltthn oulllfiei uie tuatlor to jeorgtown count ii and georgc- lwn agreed on the same bails our i vu unanimous in the op inion that it wus hard to give up a flnarulal advantage of over 11000 u ixjr whlth the town had gained under n municipal board ruling two uri ago but that the urgent mxj for belter school accommoda tion left no ootetourse on monday nasjtagawrya and mil ton councils passed the plan and last night acton council added their voice to give complete munl- ipal agreement in nortlt ha i ton school district for the first time since ui district was formed five years ago tlie school board now has the municipal go ahead signal for building u room schools in goorgotown and acton cucli es timated to cost ixasooo and a w 0o0 dual purpose addition at milton terra cotta rangers fight fire danger seems over the bush fire which burned for over two weeks around terra cotta la believed quelled and there seems little danger of it breaking out again i- ores rangers from lindsay were called in last weekend after local people had been bafuing the blaze intermittently for several days el- wood carneys bulldozer cleared large tracts of land which were then soaked with water last night there was some smoke from sections of the fire area but as el no sign of a recurrence of the fire is shown reeve george leslie of esquesing took an active part in arranging for artlon to be taken to stop the fire from spreading further and the ac tion of many terra cotta resident in giving hours of their time to beating the ground played a large part in avoiding whit could havo been a serious fire two sets grandparents see baby chrutened on sunday morning october 26 at the united church norval dianne mary infant daughter of mr and mrs joe brown ridge was baptized by the minister rev c c gilbert the occasion was mar- ked by the presence of the grand parents mr and mrs el i cry brown- ridge and the greatgrandparents mr and mrs matthew akroyd of brampton check line forum mrs hazen graham ond mrs l devries were cohostesses with mrs dcnncy charles for chock line forum on monday i faxk cav1uon burned a 4000 tire destroyed stanley mrs bob meehon wile pfan erin parle dining hall at uh jsopufir erin erocerymsn won over fsoiooo with ust week a ticket ii the irish sweepstake bse4 the hew howard wrigglesworth school built to aecom modate the towns tacreaafag itchool population it shown hnnnrohitoctyslmldj jhb ioorwmopexl ffidalyuit tfa