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the georgetown herald first section georgetown ont wechbaslay deaxnber lrt 1854 twelve pages no municipal elections this year in esquesing township 1954 council gets acclamation monday c0b ao kmumi1 munkmu office are tilled by accusneaon thia yeax u a result i monday nomination mtcl- the entire 10q4 council wu relur- bad a a croup reeve wilfrid bird ad deputy walter unbam were un- opposed- in the nomlaetioiu council lors georte currte campbell sinclsir and spencer wluoo will also return to the council table a fourth nomi nee robert held who live nrar speymlde announced hit candidature at the meeting but later changed hi mind and declined to run r l- davidson declined to seek an other term oa the board of school area no 1 and another nominee mur ray coles also withdrew new school trustees are j p kirk wood balline fad returning for another term and a newcomer c w taylor who lives in the lorne school district mr ty- lor la son of s man who was mayor of guelph a few years ago k c lindsay clerk treasurer and tax collector who acted as chairman at a meeting which followed nomina- tioru reviewed the auditors report and the 1054 interim statement both of which ahowed alight surpluses of a bit over 300 spotting the former clerk i u bennett in the audience ur lindsay asked htm to ul on the plauorm with him lorfacino for llmhu in his remark on county business in which he particularly spoke of road work reeve bird promised res idents of limehousc a hard surfaced road next spring out to no 7 high way the heavy gravel which makes travelling troublesome at present he aaid is necrsary to prepare the road for surfacing he warned that the county road budget is limited and that traffic testa are taken each spring before the budget is made up while some think the ashgrove to norval road should also be surfaced he said that the sur vey has showed that it is not travelled enough to warrant this yet the county supervises a total of v 154 miles of county road it has a ways been customsry for the four ru ral reeve to serve on the 5- member road committee but this year a change had been pushed through a burlington two urban members were chosen and trafalgar township bsd mao representative ur bird gave a brief sketch of county council work outlining the number of members how the warden is elected snd the committee work in volved urbanisation probums in his remarks deputy reeve lin- hsm predicted fringe development in this part of esquesing which will follow in the wake of the urbanisa tion of a 1600 acre annexation by georgetown we will need some sort of plan- ning ourselves for houses and indus try which will be locating in the town ship ssid mr lin ham extra houses wfllmean increasing school accommo- dalrthwproblems he aaid and good schools must be maintained for to days children are tomorrows citi- sens as a member of the county assess ment committee he was pleased to report for the first time in years there had been no arguing or appeala when the equalization bylaw was passed the by law apportions county taxes among the ten municipalities ea- quesings population of 4414 paid 640 per cent of the levy a reduction of 2 per cent over 1053 he paid tribute to the quarter cen tury of service of former clerk i m bennett speaking his pleasure at see ing him at the meeting veteran councillor a former coilnty warden whose council service totals 23 years george currie is still believer in balanced budgets and avoidance of debenture debt he is proud of the townships sound financial position this year esques ing has purchased such major equip- ff ment as a 475 road sander an 850 truck with spray outfit and a road grader and snow plow which will cost 18600 esquesing has 144 miles of roads tojook after almost as much as the county and with much less mon ey to spend on them he taid v hetevlewed hurricane loss in hal- r ton which totalled 13200 credit to be cleared councillor campbell sinclair told the meeting that under the new n conservation authority on which he represent esquesing its a mem- ber the sovernment la planning next year to dear the credit river of debris and chance the course of f the river in plane while there ave been rumours that several dams will be built on the river these are still in the ru- tpdur stage he aside he would like to tee s good road wit north between the 7th line and the sid line ctyntfiswusy ith ill be living in georgetown for the first three monhs of itoo said ur sinclair whose no 7 farm haa been purchased by delrex devtlop- raents but i uu own a farm at limehouse and expect to be building a new home there indicating his de- ciion to again seek council ffice review wej lawaytn also back on council for a second term spencer wilson reviewed a weed spraying program which he fell had been satisfactory the total cost of 2000 amounted to about 14 a mile robert cunningham reported for the tchool area board and gordon brown secretary of the district high school board reported that growing enrolment will mean a 3 room addi tion at acton and 2 rooms at mil ton next year public school board members it 1 davidson and j v kirk wood spoke briefly as did nominee murray coles nd c w taylor who oins the board as a new member changes mind announcing himself a candidate at the meeting robert he id later chan gid his mind and will not seek a council seat thu year mr held introduced himself at an knglish emigre who came to canada 7 years ago worked st glcnspcy farms and now if in business for him self canada ha been good to me and 1 would like to show my gratitude by offering myself for public service he said the southwest part of kscjucs- ing has not had a representative on council for some years he continued i dont see many from my neigh bourhood at this meeting tonight he said perhaps they arent interested but if 1 am elected i hope i can make them interested satlsfiod with anmidlon clerk m missy spoke briefly as the meeting closed about the annexation by georgetown of 1705 acre esques ing will receive 5800 a year for three years for tax losses and a cash bounty of 3340 its more than we would have got by fighting the case he said and it is considered a very fair settle ment answering s question from th floor he said there is a 173000 assessment on the annexed land the annexation case which esques ing is fighting with acton is entire ly different mr undsay said the land involved is over 8 per cent of the total township assessment and is mostly taken up by an established in dustry the georgetown annexation contained about 40 per cent farm land as the meeting closed former coun ty wsrden george leslie who retired from the reeveship was asked to speak and he complimented council on their good work during the past year juniors lose opener nobleton are victors opening their season lst ir here the junior hockey team were defeated by nobleton 64 the teams were fairly evenly matched and nob leton proved a more experienced team against the newlyformed local squad a few more practices may tell a different story- georgetown juniors entered in c competition this year will bring some teams to town that 1ave never been represented on local ice before in the 8team grouping are aurora collingwood midland betan noble ton stouffvllle and unlonvllle when the schedule wudrawn up recently at a meeting in aurora ab hulae qua representative who acted 192 county warden t l leslie promineiit in public affairs ur and mrs e eyres of buffalo ny were guests of ur and mrs ir win noble over th weekend ur and mrs philip carney had as their visitor ever the weakend air and urs austin on ell of toronto ur snd urs george glaasford vis ited on sunday in uaple with bar brother fred uartin ur alex uaclaren jsck snd doug las hsve returned sfter visiting in yonker ny with ur and urs bill uaclaren ur and urs arthur needhsm of norval left from ualton last saturday on a trip to england for a months visit with ur needhasna father a couple of weeks ago ur and mrs dennis brown of parkview blvd had as their guests mr and ur phi lip harrison newlyweds from toron to mrs roy hindley everton wife of the well known district auctioneer is a patient in guelph general hospi tal after breaking her hip in a fall last week mr ken nash who sustained se vere injuries in a motor accident last october returnod to guelph general hospital for another operation on her broken leg and will te there for an other week mrs john s hughes had as her guests for the weekend her sisters mrs g collins of rochester n y and mrs 1 s dann of kulton n y also mr and mrs j i gold and chsrlannc of llocheater ny mr kred braisby returned home last weekend after a two month noli- day in england where he visited with his brother and sister and other rela tives in kettering north hants this is the first visit mr braisby has paid to his home town in 48 yean mrs walter mendham widowed last week when her husband died after a lengthy illness has returned to town from hagersvitle snd is staying at present with her son ron and his wife mr and ur mendham had operated a general store near hagcrs- villc since leaving town a supper and theatre party marked the 11th birthday of barbara finlay daughter of mr and mr stan fin- lay durham street on friday nov ember 26th her guests included joanne duncan sharin llarley judy richardson carolyn iliehn karen armann myrna cook and marlene ganton mr anfe urs alan ucgluivray and tea stuart who have recently moved from easter to stratford spent a few days in town last week with her parents ur and urs william king atefore her departure from george town ktoeaia jeanette allen whtt was married friday to rusael shier of cerbetion was honoured st s mlacel- laaaoua shower held by s number of bar friends at the home of urs oeorg wilson where she boarded the punch pre department of smith and stone where she waa employed presented her with a trilight lamp and electric iron sharon allen daughter of mr and ur stan allen cclcbratertrer 8th birthday with a party on friday november 26th invited were the fol lowing little friends pat allen ilea tber allen ineke weststeyn john handy unda ganton dale mccart 1 nay judy nash jane bradley lynnc ritchie ellen biehn sharon coburn mary mrnamara carol rayncr ellen and judy gilchrist norval snd mar and jane copland the annus dinner meeting of ks quesing agricultural society at stew art town on saturday was honoured with the presence of two members of psrliament who are honorary direc tor sybil bennett qc and stanley hall other guests attending inrlud ed mayor jack armstrong heeve wilfrid bird and mrs bird of kv queaing hsrding price mr and mrs spencer wilson mr and mrs gar field mcgilvray mr snd mrs perc cleave mr j a carroll who was guest speaker and mrs carroll ag rep art bennett and miss patterson of milton mr and mrs robert cun ningham miss barbara cunningham ur and mrs frank wilson mr ami mr mac alexander mr and mrs uauree baker mr and ur ward rrownrldge ur and urs nelson robinson ur and urs herb cleave ur and urs gerald graham miss jean ruddell mr and un oliver hunter mr and urs gray dan ches ter mr and mrs thomas brown- ridge mr and mr k c lindsay mr and mrs bruce lindsay mr and mrs vern archer ii craig reid ur and mrs walter ijnham mr and mrs val stein mr and mrs jack williamson mr and mr william cromar mr and mr bert gilmer mr and mrs r w darou and mr and un walter biehn bob lane chairman board of parks at a recent meeting of the board of parks management a councilap pointed group which operates the municipsl srens bob lane waa chos en chairman harold mcclurc secre tary and dick licata treasurer the board has hsd a change of personnel this year with retirement of vctersn members w g bell snd j j gibbcns because of 111 health and fred chapman who has moved to peterborough mr mcclurc is one of the new members along with ivan crablrcc and art scolfc ted king one of the original appointees when the town took over the arena in 1045 is still on the board hillu preston back to former businesses two businessmen are returnink lo their former positions in georgetown and glen williams will lllllis who moved with the 1rudcnlial assurance co to a new position in port arthur s couple of years ago is returning next week to take his old position back here fred ljiwrence who took over the job when he left has left the companys employ george preston who sold his gro cery business recently to mr mcclel land has bought the business back again and took over ownership on monday the sale was negotiated by rial estate bitiker w f hunter st qeoroes men join brotherhooo the mens club st st georges anglican church has decided to affil iate with the brotherhood of anglican churchmen a newly formed group which will establish a mena organiza tion somewhat similar to the woman auxiliary of the church sunday morning the church men at- tended the early communion service in a group and afterwards had break fast in the church baaement arch deacon a c mackintosh of hamilton who has been acting as rector until rev kenneth richardson takes over these duties in january officiated at the communion service orators in action at home and school a group of pupila from the three senior grades in the two georgetown public schools will compete in a pub lic speaking contest monday in wrig- glesworth school it will be a feature of the home and school asoclation meeting that night tropble for the winners have been provided by branch 120 cana dian legion market st resident mrs peterkin dies a rciidrnt of market street in the new orr subdivision mrs j ernest prterkin who hsd been seriously ill for seversl weeks waa buried in mount pleasant cemetery on thurs day following a service at bates and ataddocks funeral chapel in the city she died on tuesdsy in private pat ients pavilion toronto general hos pital mrti peterkin who waa mary jane minnie slater before her marriage in 1013 was a native of toronto she was the daughter of the late richard and mary needham slater she was a grsduatc of parkdale collegiate and the school of nursing at toronto gen eral hospital and was a nurse at wcllcsley hospital before her mar riage a cousin of mrs s t faram of town she was a frequent visitor here and mr and mrs peterkin became so fond of georgetown that they decided to build their market street house and reside here permanently she belonged to walmer rd bap tist church and firsttlaptist church georgetown and was also a member of the downhill golf country club the canadian club evangelical church of death and the canadian red cross society she is survived by her husband rev c bentall of walmer rd and rev alfred barker georgetown offi ciated at the funeral service pall bearers were s t faram james mc- clclland harold r frost john d williamson harry r winter and al fred b ward hvtbyebleeted ltaw laat nera wll join in acton and mlltontn has been bady neglected few years too much tttenuon paid to older eluba had resulted la a er- iooi laa in hockey or fans and eluba allutlsb mid the 0ha will be pay- inlnar attention pa the younger a second contest at wrigglesworth school when hnallsti wlllbe chosen for the county eonteit in january thii will be held in wilton a musical program la bent planned for bounil4t v v heslop martin council acclamation in milton dr c ii heslop begins his second term as mayor dr carl martin was returned aa reeve and sidney chllds aa deputy when all milton municipal offices were filled by acclamation at last weeks nomination meeting members of the ibm council arec johnaonrltrlteldrboss pesren b i cunningham j charlton and c w wilson o li hadley was returned as hydro commissioner public school trustees include a former georgetown man v frank dewhurst h e church and f deaken the weather mr milo wet wcatliar waa use order of thai day as th summary shows tor last week high utnratures keep anatry the snow th sure sign of wlntar zrn batfcln date mas mm luin nov 22 38 28 m nov 23 43 24 03 nov 24 38 32 40 nov 23 sb 30 00 nov 28 42 29 nov 27 39 27 trace s nov 2b 33 29 31 average 42 20 b3 saturday opening for kid hockey saturday st 100 pm kid hockey has its seasons opening in the arena sis games are schedulrd for th young player with trams matched as follows amarlcan league pittsburgh vs buttslo llrrshry vs providence junior a marlboro vs guelph ll vs kitchener nml ml as l maple i rail vk cansdirm black hawks vs hangers players are reminded that birth ccr tificates must be turned in by lec ember llll to obtain these write the hegutrar cncral parliament bldgs toronto smith stone employee corbetton farmers bride a smith 4 stone employee for the past two year mr kussclt delbert shier will be making her home on a farm near corbetton the former flossie jeanette allen she was mar ried in dundalk friday night itrv s uttlewood officiated the bride ia the daughter of mr and mr wilfrid allen and the groom the son of mr and mrs joseph shier portia wr the new mrs shier and her atten dant mrs kmest jack dundalk were dressed alike in navy blue suits pink accessories and corsages of pink ro ses mr jack attended the groom a threetiered wedding cake deco rated hy the brides cousin allen smith centered the wedding tsblc at the home of the brides parent where the reception was held pink snd white accessories snd s white bell with pink roses completed the decor ations the bride mother received wearing grey figured nylon and the grooms mother sssisted wesring na vy crepe both had corsagca of red rose- mrs clifton smith aunt of the bride and two friends from geor getown doria silk and jean mcclcl- lan assisted in serving mark 4th anniversary mr and mrs edward harris will be celebrating their 40th wedding anni- georgetown lost one of its most prominent citizens with the death isst wednesday of thomas lyons leshe b3 a past warden of llmlton county he was for many year an ksquesing township councillor and while serv ing as township reeve in 1020 was honoured with this top county posi tion his parents george p leslie and sarah ann lyons were both members of pioneer district families and he had hundreds of relatives in various parts of helton and peel counties lie was born on lot 10 6th concession west chinguacousy on land now dar ned by his son wilfrid in 1808 he moved across the road lo lot 10 ks quesing the present alluvlaldale farm where wilfrid and hu family live and was there until he moved to georgetown in 1030 he attended school section 3 at one time mr leslie was ksquea- ing road superintendent lie was a director of hal ton mutual fire in surance co for 25 years and belong ed to the orange and to credit mas onic iodgc which he joined in 10x3 he was an elder in st johns uni ted church at the time of his desth nil before moving lo town served in a similar position in union ire- hytcrian church he had served as president of ks quesing agricutuxsl society and was jn honorary director of the society which operate georgetown fair mr lveslic took a keen interest in life with such hobbies as gardening hunting photography and playing the violin filling in his leisure hour i it december 6th mr and mr les lie celebrated the 60th anniversary of their marriage which took place at alloa she is the former harriet ann dulson member of another family which traces its history back to pio neer days his wife and five children survive myrtle leslie toronto wilfrid les lie hfll georgetown percy lelie b it 2 georgetown klizabeth leslie of town and lloyd leslie passdena california there are five grandchil dren tommle keith karen susan and loralee mrs harry m thorn- tun toronto is his only surviving sis ter he was predeceased by sisters sadie snd elizsbeth itrv morgan mcfarlane and rev g l royal officiated at the funeral service friday in st johns church during the service mrs jsck bailey sang the 23rd psalm and the congre gation a favourite hymn abide with me mrs gordon kidney was organ 1st pallbearers were thomas lyons kdward lyons frank petch ross thompson laverne thompson snd john schertxl at the grsve- side in greenwood cemetery a masonic service was conducted snd wor broa frank wilson denney chsrlcs ssm mackenzie campbell sinclair ross thompson and bro ce cil davidson served as pallbearers versary next monday the couple have four children bob ken mrs hsrvey lusty and mrs ed hodge all residents of town as well as 11 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild f slippery roads cause three accidents today dinner theatre party for s050 clubbers work of the 5040 club of st johns united church was reviewed hy prank whitmee at a dinner meet ing last night mr whitmee told of the organisa tion of the club nine years ago and pointed out what the club had done for the church in this time ladies of the church wa catered for a turkey dinner at which presi dent alan prouae presided- there were attractive favours provided hy graham farncll snd bob wyatt tmm- ked the ladies for catering the group then attended a movie at the roxy and later went to the home of ur and mrs robert darou for lunch of coffee and donuts with mr and mrs graham famell and mr and mrs mervyn cook in charge jamea evans expressed the apprecia tion of the club to the hosts poppy fund still opbm for donations mrs thomas grieve chairman of n lnril poppy fund has asked us to remind organisations and indivi duals who might still wish to donate to this that therboeu are still open and donations are still welcome last week donation from the i0de wu added to tbe w previously published damage to three cars which skid ded into ditches near town this morn ing totalled 1400 several other mi nor accidents occurred on slippery highways according to cat george moore opp officer at milton who was in charge of investigation a 1054 plymouth driven by doug las read wlllowdale turned over at the foot of silvcrcreek iuu after go ing into a skid at 030 am there was 800 damage to the car ur read was shaken up and taken to the office of dr w g c kenney acton for treatment of cuts and bruises earlier in the morning robert heaa of union waa motoring south on the 11th line near norval skidded on a curve and there waa 500 damage i when his car rolled over in the ditch another morning accident occurred south of st johns church stewart- town on the 7th line william proud palermo driving a new 1053 pontiac waa the skid victim damage was 100 when his car rolled in the ditch two other accidents involved dis trict residents lut week friday in norval a truck going cut driven by wesley louth wu turning off the highway onto draper st when it was truck by a car driv en by clifford mccauley weston to tal damage to the two vehicles wu 480 on sunday county clerk whllaa- oeans wu turning llnto s driveway off the hlghwavat sllyerereek and his car wu in collision with one dri- ven by james catania bradford to- tal damage to the ears wu moo t- 4 w u-v-