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ten pages georgetown ont wednesday augusl 26th j953 ten pages what council did council asks highway diversion via maple ave what council did kyopening up the maple avenue iaghtofway to link the east and rest portions of that street could done at very small expense to georgetown if county and province r cooperate in the opinion of mayor i armstrongs a strong delegation from council will interview the dept of high- lways about this matter which ties dtnip possible plans for extending igeorgetowns water system now be discussed by council the maple extension came up af- i ter council had heard engineer ftob- i trs report recommending a second l water source and a reservoir when lithe mayor said it would be en op- importune time for establishing a i roadway which sooner or later must jrbe done while the town is running water llfnd sewer lines along the right-of- kwby it would fee economical to pro- toeed with the road itself he be- kueves technically maple avenue ja the county link with no 7 and would be a good chance of l county paying so per cent of lthe cost he said and if the high- cway department could be persuaded tto make this a subhighway to kxoute traffic through without pass- 1 dug down the narrow hilly stretch hat present in use another 25 per lucent might be available there the deputation will have a good ijrtory o tell the department in the mayors opinion it is fool- i ish for the government to continue i its present plan of buying up land i bordering no 7 from town limits to i normandy boulevard and do an ex- i pensive widening job only to have this end in a bottleneck down thru flats ffd up the church hill lihls he feels would accomplish nothing and cost a lot of money the department would be much i farther ahead to share the cost of t finishing maple avenue two traf- rflc avenues would then be avail- i able a growing nuisance of nar- 1 row turns for buses at guelph and i water streets and at mill and main i would be eliminated at the same i time as buses could proceed lalong k maple then straight along main ito the depot social personal mr and mrs ivan hay elizabeth and mary spent two weeks vacation recently at sauble beach mr and mrs dick rlddall and sons kent and wayne spent last week vacationing at cedarvale beach near trenton visitors duringthe past week af the home of mrahd mrs james f evans included mr and mrs john loverfn kincaid saskatchewan and mrs russell macfarlane and miss ruth macfarlane new port michigan six years old on tuesday jimmy richardson son of mr and mrs ken richardson had a birthday party guests were neil young glenn broomhead john flnlay paul and jimmy thompson keith allan donny maveal and jimmys brother and sister ron and beth a theatre party marked the elev enth birthday of sharln harley daughter of mr and mrs ray har ley on friday sharln s guests were judy richardson barbara f inlay peggy ann cowle lnda korzack sharon bradburv heather arnold dougie harley and jsharln s brother michael on saturday david presswood son of mr and mrs jim presswood had a party at his home on norm andy boulevard to celebrate his sixth birthday his guests were bob mcmenemy christine sargent jane cleave david barrager barry lewis neil young glenn broom- head jim scarlett russell bradley michael tost johnny andrews wayne and rodney presswood calgary move for georgetown mountte a georgetown boy constable ron denham has been transferred from ottawa to a new posting at calgary alberta with the royal canadian mounted police ron has been in ottawa since joining the mounties he spent a leave in town with his mother mrs dorothy denham enroute to his new posting ings take wallaceburg second same here tonight georgetown ngs will be trying i hard tonight to sew up the semi- punal lacrosse series when wallace- i burg appears at the local arena georgetown look a big advantage son saturday by winning the first ne in wallaceburg and a second win tonight would put them well on the way in the bestofseven i series to decide a winner the ngs fielded their best team i and played a superior game against a hardfighting wallaceburg crew i which led the scoring through most of the game don ross scored first for geor- hgetown at the two minute mark the red devils tied the score a few 1 minutes later and mccandless put 1 georgetown ahead again with a j welltimed goal wallaceburg had all the ad an j tage in the next two periods lead- ing 63 at halftime and 9 8 at the tid of the th rd watching his i chances going into the last period i john haines scored the tying goal i and junior beamuont came through with another to put ngs back in jthe lead at 9 04 len caruso scor- i ed a beautiful joal then gcorge- ltown tightened up with a checking t barrage which kept the game score less until the whistle blew beaumont and caruso were scor ing stars junior getting 4 and len 3 mccandless lownsend ross and haines had singles playing for georgetown were freddie cuthbeit in goal bill louth joe louth don ross john gard- house john haines defence bob mccandless junior beaumont russ fendley len caruso doug town- send george grasby paul barber bud haines forwards the team was transported on the long wallaceburg trip in cars own ed by fred lawrence george louth bob mccandlevi stan archdekin roly haines and junior beaumont georgetown returns to wallace burg this saturday and the fourth game is schedl led for georgetown arena next wednesday mr and mrs c robinson were holidaying last week in the novar district visiting with mrs edward wod- son this past week was mrs clara ranking of toronto miss m little st catharines spent last week town visiting at the home of mrs frank wood mrs clare reith of seaforth spent last week with her mother mrs ed hill mr reith and bobby spending the week end here mr and mrs a h feller visited in port hope last week with mrs allan feller and mr and mrs hen- old pollard misses jean mclaughlin ruth wilson marilyn cleave and mar garet bird spent last week at springhurst beach mrs ralph hawes and daughter roberta spent a few days in buf falo n y last week travelling there by plane vacationing last week at elgin house muskoka were miss isobel thompson mr elmer c thompson and mr and mrs bert gilmer jamie and ross cunningham don- and cleave and chuck and bill reed of stamford were vacationing last week at wasaga beach mr and mrs william kelly ann and paddy spent last week in town with dr and mrs r t paul and mr and mrs john d kelly mr and mrs t l bebb of de troit michigan visited in town for a few days last week- with cousins mr and mrs thomas eason mr and mrs wakefield ford are back from a motor trip in the states they travelled through tennessee north carolina kentucky and vir ginia during their trip dr and mrs m kalne and daugh ter sharon have returned to otta wa after spending several weeks at glen williams wth miss m os borne mr and mrs reg broomhead are in cleveland ohio this week vis iting with mr and mrs mill owens they travelled by plana for their vacation mr and mrs harold tost gren- ville and linda and mr and mrs htrb harlow ji and mary are vac ationing for two weeks at fenelon falls guests holidav ing at vallcyview cabins huntsvill from george town during the list week included mr and mrs william roney and mr and mrs h brooks miss sybil bennett mp spent hst week on a cruise aboard a great lakes freighter with her brother mr arnold bennett of port col borne mrs jack rush and gary or toronto are visiting this week with htr mother mrs if stockford mr rush and marilyn spent the week end here when mr and mrs jim kelly and son patrick of winnipeg are in town next wetk all members of tht kelly tami y will be present on sunday for a family reunion mr and mrs kelly arc spending this week in toronti with his brother bill and will visit next week here with his iartnts mr and mn john d kelly mr and mrs william robinson are visiting in meaford while mr robinson is on vacation from his position with mcdure home furnishings on sunday dr and mrs george lambert bill and barbara of war- renton virginia irurited in town with his brother arid sisterinlaw mr and mrs j l lambert mr and mrs ross fetch and daughter carol who live at vaud- reuil terrace near montreal are visiting m town this week with his parents mr and mrs frank petch mr and mrs irwin noble and ann lorraine were in walkerton for the weekend visiting with mr and mrs ray taylor ann lor raine stayed there for this week mr and mrs stuart young spent last week in new york state mot oring around the syracuse district they were with dr and mrs jack kerby who are continuing on to florida this week mrs tref imbleau and mrs eliz abeth ryan st catharines mrs bes sie ross detroit michigan and mrs edith hamilton acton were visitors with mrs charles watson and miss lillian watson last weekend holidaying lait week at elgin house muskoka were miss mamie campbell mrs j f lyons miss ella lyons mrs h m thornton and miss enid thornton of toronto and miss clara quance hagersville mr and mrs sam mackenzie and david spent last week at elgin house muskoka their son sandy and ross mcgill accompanied them there and continued on to spend the week on manitoulin island convalescing after a major oper ation jack wilson will be in st joseph s hospital guelph for ano ther week the operation perfor med two wceka ago was quite suc cessful and mr wilson hopes to have better health in future during their vacation mr and mrs edwin wilson and bill visited in bluffton ohio with mr and mrs r l tnplctt mr triplett is head of tht firm vvhch formerly had a branch plant in georgetown which was managtd by mr wilson mr and mrs charles mcnally ind gary of ttm cotta with mr and mrs art rhodes and wayne of toronto have returned from spend mg two weeks at carlcton place on the mississippi river near ottawa mrs a ziho p nt a week there with ihtm rev and mrs wilfred bradbury who live in kincolith b c have been visiting in town with mr and mrs leigh bradbury and at lime house with mr nd mrs max brad- bury their daughter mrs henry holm mr holm and dorcen and judy who lie in pelrolia were ilso visiting here miss mary mcclure is home from i motor trip west with misses jean gilbert verna day and eliza beth clare of preston she was away five weiks they travelled west through th states chen up to alberta where i hey visited banff and drov e through the canadian rockies they tltn proceeded to san fvanoisco and made the trip t omc through the desert and back across the states county gives georgetown road runaround allen the weather mr editor and another week of that lovely weather although we have had showers all arojnd us it is two weeks since we had a good shower here t ern batkin date max min hfen aug 17 71 49 aug 18 74 46 aug 19 75 43 aug 20 75 47 trace aug 21 70 50 trace aug 22 78 50 aug 2j 82 52 ubradleys in england fcvisit elaine wodson and mrs w f bradley and jimr and mrs bruce harding who tare now in england after spending kjuly on the cont nent had i plois- nt meeting with el lint wodson ft writing to hir parents he rt mr land mrs edward wodson their daughter who is well known on the i english stage tells them she atten- the mornn service at the fchurch of st bartholomew che f great in smithfied with the tour- 1 ing canadians and afterwards they ihad a round trip to tower bridge bind back on the river i7 later m the week the bradleys alned miss wddton at dinner band afterwards attended a theatri- wcal presentation which starred diana pynyartt-and- cecil parker labour dat holiday m labour day this year comes quite lute and will be on monday sep bomber 7tti school will open on the r twfeaday tqnsvtfn whigstandard nioto lieutenant robin bourne and his bride leave st georges cathedral kingston under an arch of crossed swords after their marriage on august 1 5th mrs bourne is the former patricia agnew daughter of brigadier d a agnew commandant of royal military college and mrs agncw the groom recently returned from korea where he served with the royal canadian hots artil lery is jhe elder eon of lt col and mrsk m bourne stonecrotv limehouse average 72 48 ghs grad appointed virginia state vet a graduate of georgetown high school where his brother j l lambert is principal dr george lambert has been appointed state veterinarian in virginia dr lambert who with his wife and family was visiting here on sunday spent a year on the ontario veterinary college staff after recei ving his dvm degree he then went to the states and was on the staff of the university of western virginia and later the university of wisconsin he then had his own practice in lake mills wisconsin until joining the state veterinarian staff in vir ginia he has been stationed at warrenton but with his new ap pointment he expects to be moving to the capital city of richmond la ter this year i want some pressure put on the county engineer to resurface lower main street said rod chairman stan allen at the last meeting of georgetown council mr allen said that georgetown has been getting the runaround from the county and if they dont intend to keep the connecting links in a good state ofrepair the town should stop paying taxes and look after the work itself reminded by deputy reeve petch that engineer roy smith had rec ently said that main street from church to park avenue would be looked after cr allen retorted- yes and i doubt if his promises stay in his mind until he leaves town mr allen who lives on river drive also a county link said he was fed up with eating dust on that street this year too the county engineer is in quite a spot mayor armstrong said be cause this year the county road grant was cut by 80000 by the govern ment and there just isn t the money to do all thats necessary reeve kenneth macdonald said burlington had been threatening to take matters into their own hands too but of course this could not be legally done the best that council could decide about the matter was to write a strong letter to county council pointing out the urgency of the repair work needed here fishing trip recalls accident last year a weeks vacation trip for sandy mackenzie and ross mcgill to man itoulin island last week brought back memories of an interrupted vacation last year for the boys about this time a year ago san dy and ross started on a bicycle trip and a few miles before reach ing their destination ross was side- swiped by a passing truck and spent several weeks in hospital there and a convalescent period at home with a fractured pelvis this year the boys went with mr and mrs sam mackenzie to elgin house and continued on by cir no mishap- this time and they had a good week of fishing limehouse open house held for australian visitor mrs j haines of western australia delegate to the acww was a guest of mrs mitchell a few days this week on monday mrs mitchell held open house when quite a num ber from the neighbourhood called to meet mrs haines lt col and mrs k m bourne and sir frederick and lady bourne spent a few days at haliburton last week mesdames smethurst jas noble s kirkpatrick w mitchell f t c brown ellcrby sanford and benton represented limehouse wi at canadt day at the acww trien nial on friday kny norton and trudy scott arc denham family will move to london mrs dorothy denham and fam ily who have been living in geor getown for the past ten years are moving to london this saturday mrs denham has been employed for some time on the local bell tel ephone staff and in view of the changeover to a dial system and consequent elimination of a local staff she has accepted another pos ition with the bell organization in london f making their home with her in london will be son bruce and daughters joyce and lois at glen mohr presbyterian camp on lake simcoe for a week mr and mrs mills are on a few days holiday north oforillia this week the a c pattersons returned last week end after a weeks motoring north mr thornton won two firsts two seconds and a third at guelph hor ticultural society show recently on glad exhibits sir frederick and lady bourne left for sussex england by plane from malton on tuesday after a visit with his brother here visitors included mr and mrs s lobb of rouge hill with mr and mrs m crook mr and mrs barl van gordon of la pier michigan with the s wrights mi and mrs buckle and children of hamilton w ith the john nobles on sunday master da id staying for a week mr w i newton of bamc with his mother misses jean ruddell ruth brown anm spitzer and mrs herb har low were menjcrs of the cast i 1 1 forming in dominion of des- tu pigtint ioi acww triennial confirtnu at maple leaf gardens oi tnday and sturda acton council protests school cost estimate t p sir5 010 ho kd hct rl bli szsooo difference of opinion is to how ninth the new ctbn hih school will cost liis led the council of tint town to p5s a borrowing by liw 5 000 m cxcc of the requisition from north halton district board when tin school boird first tick led the problem o building a com- lilctt now 7 room school in atton a 4 room iddition at georgetown ind one extra rjom at milton ap proval was given by the five mun icipalities concerned to spend a to tal of 350 000 on the project the money was apportioned by the ar chitect at 210 000 for acton 120 000 f6r georgetown and 20 000 for mil ton tenders which have been accep ted all from j b mackenzie and son of georgetown and acton were low in the case of acton high in the other two a mtmth ago the board secretary was verbally in structed by the board to increase the georgetown figure 35000 and decrease aetoathe same amount at it was felt 185000 would be am- 1 if to complete the iob oi e fcubsitiuentlv i itttcr i ihi board fi m at ton touikil o iescd dis c ii fiction at mo itclurticn si ing u n lit ol i 1 nu mm do not lil v this is t o iih rroncv and in ic ttinj that ih it it intil would w t for fmthot v ord from the sthool boird befoi t passing a bor i ng by law before the board met lit tucsd mother letter was received saving that vcton had gi ven third readme to a s210 000 by- liw to clirify the matter a motion was passed at the meeting against the opposition of two acton board members confirming the verbal instructions previously given to the secretary onechange was made because a later decision had been s made by the board tb suspend land purchase negotiations here for part of the tost property atftplning the high school grounds georgetown a estimates have been tdwee by 50001 the three borrowing bylaws wjfl now be 185000 for acton 140000 for georgetown and 22000 for milton x