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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 8, 1953, p. 1

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hue georgetown herald ten pages georgetown ontario wednesday april 8th 1953 ten pages what council did social and personal j on monday april 4th and muton drop a 15 per cent loc mr comfort roszel and miss mr iw rii m margaret roszel are holidaying this will extend water service to a portion of ihft tyers subdivision for pacholok brothers when the survey plan is approved and trie contractors have installed streets the firm is contracting to jniud a minimum of ian houses on the property behind normandy boule vard and has asked the town for a guarantee of watar service when tfcis is done heard that the police have been taking some action at council s re quest to chock speeding on the 9th line and that one charge has al ready been laid were asked by walter biehn to remove a dead tree on his property on mcnabb street gave mrs d w shier permis- i ho up to the 1 service at silvercreek mrs shier da to pay expenses of installing the service and will pay double rates as called for by out6ftown users during a discussion on mrs shi er s request mayor armstrong said he thought the time would come when the silvercreek reservoir wou4d be abandoned and there would no longer be town water available there reeve macdonald believes the town will eventually have two water towers in place of the reservoir for storage turned over to the pohce com mittee a request from the public school board that some action be taken to deal with the problem of dogs around the school already two teachers and a child have been bitten and the school board is concerned about i hired sam harrison to read wa ter meters at his tender price of 250 a year this was one of two tenders rfe ceived the other being for 300 from fveeman kersey set the annual grant to the fire brigade at 1350 and increased the chiefs salary to 175 and salaries of deputy chief and driver each to 90 v increased the garbage contract held by bob lane to 5500 crs allen and hale both spoke strongly against the motion and vo ted against it mr allen said a jump from 4200 to 5500 in a few years was too much and he thinks garbage could be collected cheaper by the town men he also said the time is approaching when the town will have to secure another garbage dump and he believe one man would be interested in tendering foj- collection ind supplying a site if such were advertised j cr mcgilvray opined that mr lane has done n excellent job and has been giving a cheap service for sev eral eirs cr petch opposes any municipal collecti n on the grounds that people would expect too much cr sargent pjintcd out that the s5 500 figure imounts to about 6c a call while brampton which has a private sen ice pays 25c a week reeve macdonald said that milton a much smaller town pajy 5 000 cr goodlet who once was an exponent of municipal col lection said mr lane isn t being overpaid at this figure and that people are well satisfied with the present service will have the road committee in vestigate a request from w f bradley for an extension of water street in order to build three hou ses on property behind berwick hall cr norton is concerned about the danger of dead end streets and the problem which sometimes an ses in diverting water onto private property thru erection of new streets road chairman allen said council must have an eye to the future and if a road is put into the property it must be graded to al low for a hook up with maple a enue if maple ae is ever exten ded tentat i a approval w as fiiv en to suggestions of harold cleav e that if and when some of his land be hind ray whitmee s is subdivided the town will supply necessary scr vices when a guarantee of the building of a certain iwmbor of houses is received similar approval was also given to a possible subdivision on land owned by tom hewson on ewlng street assessment commissioner joseph gibbons dealt at some length with the assessment question both loc ally and on acounty scale and milton drop a 15 per cent loc ation obsolescence which is at pre sent allowed for county purposes with the township dropping the 15 per cent on residences only this he fears would react unfavourably for georgetown which would pay a higher county rate he jeels that georgetown itself is quite equitably assessed compar- ing any one property with others and is also equitably assessed com pared with milton and acton any future trouble in the county he feels will be arguments between rural and urban municipalities concerning the location obsolescence factor at cr allen s suggestion w ill put some gravel fill along the highway where sewerage installa tion has churned up a muddy sit uation and where eventually a sidewalk will be placed regarding an extension of charles street w hich is being made thru to young street cr allen said he would like anjngineer s opinion on how high lfshould be a property owner he says claims the road is beingj made too high and too much fill will be needed to put building lots in proper hape cr mcgilvray stated that he did not think the road should be built up higher than the existing houses namely sargent s and davidson s as it would only trap the water and a pond would surround the houses will provide sew erage services for j j gibbens with a line going along the alley running from back street to the highway the old gjl man dairy property will be asses sed for this concerning enquiries which he had made cr sargent said there is no provision m the municipal act for a bylaw to force sub dividers to include cost of services when they sell property etobtcoke has a matter of policy which they have been using to accomplish the same end while toronto township strikes a bargain with each individual sub- divider week in florida miss mary butler visited in belle ville for the holidays with her fa ther mr clifford butler mrs arthur herbert is visiting in orangeville this week with mr and mrs duncan tost mrs jesse wyatt spent the holiday weekend in sarnia with mr and mrs jack crosby mr and mrs lome peters were week end visitors in trenton with mr and mrs robert wyatt mr and mrs dome kidd suz anne and robert spent the week end in mcaford with mr and mrs- deed grant mrs seward wilson who under went an operation at guelphxjen eral hospital last week is return ing home today mr and mrs e b gibbens and sons peter ahd john paul of cal lander spent jthe week end with his parents mr and mrs j j gib bens f rev john m smith is taking a course at colgate divinity school rochester n y this week and mrs smith and the children are visiting in hamilton during his absence mrs don barrager who has been quite ill with jaundice returned home this week she had been staying with mrs verp archer at the archer farm near hornby mr and mrs garfield mcgilvray and family spent last week end in wanstcad with mr and mrs calvin clark and family and in london with mr and mrs vic smith and family mr and mrs art scott and their children sandra karen and john emc the annual meeting of the geor getown women s institute was held at the home of mrs herb cleave durham street on wednesday ap ril 1st at 2 30in the afternoon ow ing to the illness of mrs seward wilson the president mrs frank petch first vice president presided in the absence of miss luena camp bell mrs fred armstrong sr ac ted as secretary many letters of congratulations on reaching the 50th anniversary were read and several donations were received so many kind words and deeds helped to make the occasion a very happy birthday indeed and the institute is deeply grateful to each and all who helped to make the anniversary dinner a memorable one the roll call was answered the mr john hancox toronto was a 31 w v s moelng i enjoved most by ev- week end guest wittthis sonand btl j to new y eryone present and while rnany daughter in law mr and mrs har on thursday and took a cruise boat had yanous lon5 mr stbn fin south from there s old hancox mrs jack saunders and her mother in law mrs b saunders spent the easter weekend in new york city mr and mrs ernest game of toronto were week end visitors with mrs florence curtis and mrs david saxe mrs r l mcgilvray has return ed home after spending the winter months in dunnv ille with mr and mrs waller mcgilvray mr- ross thompson and miss elizabeth leslie spent easter week end in new york city where they stayed at the waldorf astoria hotel mr and mrs ron maitland and daughter janet were visitors with her parents mr and mrs william deans for the holiday week end miss joyce mcmillan returned home on monday from kitchener- waterloo hospital where she un derwent an appendectomy last week girls of the junior choir of 9t george s church were entertained at a theatre party on monday by their leader mrs a e dawson the girls attended the matinee per formance of fantasia at the royal alexandria theabjf in toronto mrs angus dobbie dies at smith falls wife of the editor of the smiths falls record news mrs ankus e dobbit hit d on monday bom in 1 l troll i she w is the f tn cr mary urn kcrby she is s rvivcri b hm inishind nul two i uj biers mrs v c northc tt i t i r ilii il 13nbin a stud i t it ut nrsilv f ac un 1 1 t u ik t i i i 1 li nhilt 1 nklv ml reception at home boxfordconn wedding a reception at thettome of her parents mr and mrs raymond conn followed the wedding on sat urday of gwenn ella conn and da vid kemp boxford son of mr and mrs edgar boxford clark son st john s united church was decorated with pink and white snapdragons fr the ceremony which look place at two o clock w ith rev john m smith officiat nig mr norman laird was org mist the in k w i pn k ind cjey checked suit i pu k h t with my piping in dutch ul stvlo n w ic ccssoiics 11 1 i qim f 1 1 lllf eirnations her sifter mis il liam arnold was matron of h nr r wearing a grey dress suit with tnperi ok and sleeves ycllc w hat and gloves and a corsage of buff pinocchio roses mr conn gave his daughter in marriage jack thompson clark son was groomsman and the brides brother in law william arnold was an usher at the reception mrs conn wore a beige suit with brown striped yoke wheat cploured accessories ind a cors ge of yellow roses the grooms mother wore a navy dress with white accessories and a pink rose corsage mr william hawk ins toronto the groom s uncle proposed the toast after a honeymoon trip in the states mr and mrs boxford will live at aldershot before h mar riage the bride worked at the a v roe company office in malton the groom is employed with the bell telephone company at oakville and wis a member of this years inter mediate raiders hockey team mr and mrs cyril brandford re turned on friday from a three week trip to florida they vacationed at hollywood where they met friends from erin mr and mrs stanley leitch miss mabel chave with three friends from toronto misses helen and margaret bunker ind ivy fid tiler spent the week end in new york city the ladies btayed at the shclton hotel mrs fred laws is home after a three week trip to florida in the party were her son mr vic tedder and mrs tedder of toronto and mrs tedders mother mrs f ward of brampton they spent osme time at daytona beach and miami mr and mrs eric allan of st thomas are in town this week vis iting with mr and mrs p b cof fin mr allan is attending the convention of the ontario educa tional association in toronto mrs allan has just returned from a trip to florida ruth hancox daughter of mr and mrs harold hancox was 12 years old on march 21st and had a birthday party at her home on rlv- erview crescent her guests were virginia walker sherron brad bury patsy pruneau barbara lus ty charlene day jean engleby jean renrice gill lane chapman paulenc watson jean jennings and brian ellis lay bsc who gave a wonderful address on canadian industries pro ved the favourite the programme consisted of a reading by mrs wil liam sinclair i m taking a trip by edna jacques a favourite of all institute members a 5 00 donition was sent to the ontario div ision of the canadian mcnt il health association o 00 to the haiti n music il festival and 00 to the children s aid society it milton after the yearly reports of the standing committees were given mrs petch asked mrs clarence ifiycs to tike the chair for the el ecticn of officers mrs hayes deserves credit for ithc splendid slate of officers for 195j which are as follows hon prcs mrs seward wilson president mrs frank petch 1st vice pres mrs albert livingstone 2nl vice pres mrs verral rawson sec treas miss luena campbell assist sec- mrs harold cleave district director mrs h c bailey 1 press secty mrs w v grant pianists mrs r t paul mrs albert livingstone auditors mrs fred armstrong mrs r t paul sick and shutin committee mrs norman snyder social welfare 3c helping hand committee mrs w g bell and mrs jack williamson to save time it was decided that the executive name the conveners of standing committees for accep tance at the next meeting mrs frank petch proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the out going officers mrs w v grant voiced everyone s regret at the ill- ness of a beloved president mra seward wilson and hoped she would be working with them in the not too distant future a hearty clap ping of hands showed that these re- marks were shared and endorsed by all present mrs petch asked the meeting tg name a committee to represent the histitute at a meeting to be cal led by the council to decide on a celebration of coronation day in georgetown the president mrs frank petch and the secretary- miss luena campbell were asked to act in this capacity a vote of thanks was tendered the hostess mr- herb cleave and the lunch committee mrs w j hunter king st invi ted the institute to her home for the may meeting social personal dr and mrs j m kaine and daughter sharon of ottawa were holiday visitors with miss m os borne at her home in glen williams- pc and mrs murray robertson and children gary and mary lou of belleville are in town this week visiting with relatives he is con cluding his vacation and returns to duty next week with the provincial police detachment at belleville mr arthur tyndall of toronto visited with mother on easter sun day uncle officiates at the cleavewilliamson wedding h th i prior tc th it he had leirned his trade at the her dd shop in georgetown the funeral service was held this itfernoon in trinity united church with interment following in maplo vale cemetery euchres raffle aid easter seal fund a riffle for crippled children w is completed on saturdiy at the iccjon ii ill vhen winning tickets v rt dnvvn mrs alex tavlcr with ticket 2 w i winner of fliiuulctte sheets wl ile ticket 37 held by mrs lohn hr cjuoeh sticet h n j j air f pill iv rises number of it ms sponsored th i itu ind 1 o i el i euehrt pir lit it their hits to ruse i tolil f t i whith 1 is bt nn sei t to tin raster s il committee it mil 1 hi lilies who pirtuit ited imlu ded mrs peter brydt n mrs c f sticey mn n rmnn sndcr mrs john s brown mrs clare wilson mrs george alcott mrs john r scott mrs robert waldie mrs george walters and mrs jim gra ham lorriman racehorse looks like a winner arthur lorrimin has high hopes for i new rice horse which norm an fisher is trim ing for him at lodl branch the recent 1 purchased 1 jear old is miss thadcrby whose mo ther icit i nn second m the ken tukv derby a few vears ag the ce it wis sired by tex martin lions see movies of grey cup finals m irs of the grey cup finals wire shown to members of the li ns club indvisltors last night tre pictures were shown by rep resentatives of the hiram walker firm who itlended dinner at the mcgibbon house the club lafer went to the legion hal where the pictures were shown rebekahs greet assembly president mr caroline cutler of wfllind president of the rcbekah assembly of ontario paid an official visit last night to verdunlodge lodge members gathered for sup per at seven o clock which was fol lowed by a lodge meeting at which mrs cutler gave an inspiring ad dress mrs jack presswoodnoble grand of the local lodge presented a gift talhe visitor accompanying mrs cutler on thursday apnl 2nd in grace church milton a local couple were married by rev griffin thompson at a seven o clock ceremony principals were marion isabel williamson daughter of mr and mrs jack williamson and franklin wilbcrt cleave son of airs robert cleave and the lite mr cleave mr tin nips n is i greit uncle of tiu groom tht bride wore a gold suit and hit brtwn icccssones ind a cor sit of mime orchids her brides- mud miss bernice diwdpe tor- nt utirt i miyvc suit nd hat nnri i vtllow orchid coisice mr willi imson gave his d uhtci in m u nalc ind the groom s cousin jim cleave was best man a reception was held at haw thorne lodje the brides mother receiving in navy blue and white the groom s mother was in navy and grey and both had corsages of red roses mr and mrs cleave went to montreal for their honey moon trip they will live in geor getown where mr cleave is em- plo ed with smith 8c stone ltd the bride is a member of the stafl of palmerston avenue public school in toronto has severe stroke seriously ill mrs w v grant was taken to peel memorial hospital late yester day afternoon after suffering a se vere cerebral hemorrhage at her home on edith street she had been about as usual yes terday and had called on several friends and was planning to enter tain mrs c h barber at tea when mrs barber arrived she found mrs grant unconscious and immed iately called the doctor and she was rushed to hospital by ambulince d van viejt r r no 2 norval nght college ontario veterinary college and mac- third year student at the ontario agricultural donald institute this scholarship is estab- college receives the carhng conservation lished to promote an interest in wildlife man- club scholarship in wildlife management agement and conservation which is die guid- trora mr foster director of pubhc relations mg purpose of the carhng conservation club cartings breweries limited toronto the and in memory of the late sir john carling o mr helen toronto tiistrict award inaugurated in die winterterm 153t and the work which he did as commissioner lj ottmn iawm ot actom wnln societies banquet of the ontario agricultural tural education in ontario four grass fires durinc past week four more grss fires required the services of the fire brigade dui ing the week thursday morning they dealt with one on john street near fred mc cartneys home and monday morn ing another near the john street culvert monday afternoon a third grass fire was extinguished behind tna smith stone plant and today just before noon hour the brifad ykfer macdooald maple avenue

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