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the georgetown h fourteen pages what council did georgetown qnl wetlnemlay mawa 30th 1655 eraj rrst section surfacing highway definite this year resurfacing of no 7 highway mvd improvement to the drainage i along tha flat i definite thu year according to council road i ehalrasaa deputylleeve allan nor on- questioned about progress at coun i eil on mondsy air norton aid appro i vej ha been given for one phew of i the plan by the highway branch in hamilton and engineer rou sim i moo 1 presenting the plan to queen park for approval before coming be fore council adjustment was nude at the meet i lag in the town gsrbage contract with bob lane isr lane told council last week be i had lost money collecting gsrbage at hie fee of s3700 lait year and sug gested either a charge per pick up or a fee set by population with the town growing so rapidly i council felt a substantial increase was justified and that the fairest way u slide for installing water meter in new bouses with the town providing the meters the town will consider txsding a position of land near the sewage dis posal system to rob lsne or a simi lsr strip of land in another location to the mutual advantage of both par ties a new soccer field snd two soflball diamonds will be crested in tbe park by levelling some of the infield land a parking lot will also be crested when the old town dump is levelled off and covered social and personal presentation made to h craig reid wfcesi the director of e agricultural society nut at the home nf ur ana aire john it bird on tues day evening a presentation of a beau tiful snorkel pen tad pencil set wa made to one of their director 1l craig reid who u leaving the com- whay council bib mr howard hillock is vacationing in florid and is staying in holly wood after travelling south by plane mr s r lloyd and daughter dan ielle from trenton n j were recent visitor with his brother in law and aister sir and lira don shankland last week mr and urs j d god frey had as tbalr guests her brother and his wife itr and un william faludi to advise on zoning bylaw mufcity soon to lake over his new dr ii c ftludi and his firm town planning consultant hve been en- gagvd by georgetown to make a ion rtumlu who live in huthestrr uiehi- muauiy on w lssc over mi w a t gageo uy georgetown to maae a son hwglas who live in jtocbester mem fmrm mju muon tfae um a ff lk hfsaf log survey of the town which will wa acquired recently by delrea dev svm uinvii wui lead to a tuning by law later thl year eiopmenla sj i t v l tte uv passed at holidays president harding price spoke high nofvcll lof i foonv council meeting mentions a fee of ly of the fine work mr reid has r 1000 for work done on this during done in connection with georgetown the weather spr1n0ttt well this u the summary for the vt nn t n fn lelllng weekof soring both the msxl a rate after comparing costs in erne other municipalities it wa decided to use the previous years population as shown on the assess ment roll as a basis of payment mr lsne will receive jz00 per person a year in future payment this year based on a 4110 population la ibm will be 18220 cr thomas lyons wss s lone ob jector to the plan if were going to pay so much money to collect garbage it would he better to let people arrange their collection privately and save put ting it in the ui rate be said public utilities he continued should be based on a system that people who get a service psy for it three lights will be plsced in tbe new downtown parking area behind south main st stores cr wslter gray reported in future contractors will be respon nathaniel hardle cpr policeman nathaniel kirkwood llardie 74 a retired cpu police officer who died in toronto sunday was related to many people in this district a native of glasgow scotland he emigrated to canada as a young man end worked on district farms then in the acton tannery until he moved to georgetown whero he was employed at the papcrmill over forty years sgo he moved to toronto his wife who wss maria jane given and a native of this dis trict died a year ago and since then mr hardic had made his home with cousin list guthrie mr and mrs hardic were childless and his closest living rclstivcs sre two sisters in glssgow interment was made in resthsven memorial gar dens yesterday after the funeral ser vice in the city mum snd minimum svef sgenre nor msl for the month of msrch ilut the anowfsl this week is equal to the normal total for the whole month of march tbe snow drifts sre higher than at sny time this winter and we had plenty of llreexes snd wind to spare lrn uaktin dste mai mln rain it snow march 21 s3 28 it 72 march 22 43 30 r 12 va march 23 36 20 flumes march 24 37 24 flumes march 23 33 13 s3 march 28 23 10 s4 march 27 24 0 average 34 10 it 84 oh ur nd ur william ucnally arid ur and urs juhn lie 11 left fur lorida on thursday they pun to be away two wrrks shd will be stay ing at diytoni llrsfh urs uoy guest snd mis usrtlyn i url wt re co ho t curs at a kilch d tbower fur punna timbtrt last friday evening twenty friends at tended the shower held at marilyn curat a borne urs jack tarxwell snd ion john are here from ottawa visiting with- her parents mr and urs alvin mc- i ton id queen street k o tanwell is in clinton fur two weeks taking a special course harold btoddart vuilrd with hii parenu ur and urs j c suxldart over tbe weekend harold who is with the ucak was sutioned at saa katoon and has now been transferred tattevtem norval junior hockey team and their wives were entertained at a buffet supper at the home of ur and urs vcrn archer following uonday nights final game jamio cunningham thanked ur and urs archer for heir wonderful hospit shty ur george scott of gait wss in town wednesday to attend the fun erl of ur undley beaumont a former glen williams resident ur scott played on the same lacrosse team as mr ufaumont many years ago fair being president for a fiveyear term and as a director treasurer r w cleave made tbe presentation on behalf of the director taken eompletaly by surprise craig thanked iha members of the society for their gift and for their loyal support while ha held tbe pre ideacy he also extended an invt lation to tbe directors to hold a roeeung at his new home at a later mrs robert stone mother of artist a lady who was planning to make her home in georgetown died in st joseph s hospital toronto saturday after uking suddenly ill the day be fore urs robert jj stone 71 was mak intf plans to live on the check line with her daughter miss dorothy stone the former mabel bdna ho worth she was a lifelong toronto resident she was known for her skill at need lepotnt and worked at this profession ally her artistic ability was passed on to her daughter who is a comracr cial artist and art teacher in george town high school mrs stones husband predeceased her and she leaves besides her daugh ter two sisters mis sybil ho worth and mrs ii s hyde of toronto the funeral service last night was followed with cremation at toronto crematorium with interment later in peterborough cemetery cy wilson mary english worried at st georges on saturday march 2flth 112 pm in sl george anglican church mary ss gilberts jscquelme english deugh- churchman mtljic l0vr ter of mr and mrs gilbert english fcl of milton became the bride of john lindlev bebultlont dl5s cyrus wilson son of mr and mrs john b wilson of georgetown the bride formerly worked at kentner dmg store and the groom 1 employ ed with smith and stone given in marriage by her father the bride wore a street length gown of romance pink nylon organxa over sstin with three quarter length slcdves and victorian neckline her acc essories were of navy blue and she carried a white prayer book with an orchid and a sprig of heather sent from england by her aunt especially for the occasion mrs bill junes attended the bride wearing a street length dress of ice for seventy five years a resident of glen william undley beaumont 83 member of a pioneer glen family died in hamilton general hospital on saturday march 20th after a months illness he had gone to visit his daughter in stoney creek for christ- mi and had not been able to re turn home mr beaumont was born in gait on january 23 1872 a son of samuel and emma harpin beaumont when he wa six years of age thefamiry mo ved o glen williams in his youth he spprehtcl as a msehlnist at r w king and co which was located blue eorded taffeta with navy acce- ln the plant now occupied by harley sorles and a corsage of pink rosebuds the best man was james wuon brother of tho groom and seymour english brother of the bride was ush- kay marsland ltd ho later entered the beaumont textile mill as it was at that time as a carder and had been tbero ever since he raarriod the former margaret price whs died over twentyltvo years ago mr beaumont was a member of st albans anglican church and all hut life was an ardent churchworker for forty yean he wuehurch organ ist and both he and his wife taught in the sunday school for many years he was also a lover of good music and following the service which was conducted by the rev kenneth rich ardson a reception was held at tho home of mrs jack tost draper st spring flower decorated the house mrs gilbert english received for the bride wearing 2ptoce navy dress 1 with white trimming and matching ae- eessorie she wore a corsage of red was loader of gjenwuliama band for rosebuds urs john wilson received twenty yean for the groom wearing a navy crepe in polities mr beaumont was a r dress with matching accessories and strong conservative and enjoyed no- corsage of red rosebuds thing more than a good political db u olowina the reception the bride elusion hewu a sports enthuslssl rnd groom left for trip to wlndsorv- being keenly interested in lacrosse vifor travelling the bride woran hockey and rugby one ehronuputt taffeta ensemble surviving tue one daughter beat- ou nwpun topr by 4 two titk mrs lie ashford stoney droek much discussion centred around the possibility of adding more dir ectors to the society and anyone in terested in the future success of georgetown keir will be welcomed by the board the isdy directors gsve s report on therecentcoovlng chouvhj turtlm over a substantia sum to the trrsiu rer which will sbout wipe out the deficit in the building fund 11 wss reported thst the advance lsdlea work domestic science snd flower prize lists were ready for dis tribution to those interested in show ing at the fsir and a meeting is be ing held next week to complete the junior list for school children spencer wilson extended the thanks of the directors to mr and mr bird for the use of their home norval for trophy aclun junior jarimrs copped tha milton milling trophy monday when thr defeated norval in the final game of the county hockey playoff series the game wss played in cor- gtluwn arena the tesmi were tied at two games aplrce snd it was a heartbreak for norval to see their hopes dashed with a decisive 7 3 win by acton acton took their big lesd in the se cond period after a close opening per lod the winners scored first on a goal by d currie pete poroeroy and karl wilson combined to tie the score and scott from mckenxie put acton in the lead again acton scored a trio in tb second on goals by mckenxie fred cume and don currie to hold a command ngeacttor the reslof the ffameji mie and hoss cunninghsm added one for norval before the period ended pomeroy scored again in the third and mackenzie and fred currie put tbe game on ice with two more goals for acton the game was fast and rough at times with plenty of penalties ban ded out particularly in the third when no less than six players were in tbe penalty box at one time or an other anniversary ur and mrs alex d hume will be al home to their relstiva friends and neighbours on saturday april 2nd from three to five and seven to nine pm at their home 75 market street for the celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary gifts please ryder swimming program helps crippled children the next year but mayor jack arm strong explained that thu is a ficti tious figure and that subdlvtdar ilex ileal op has agreed to pay costs of tbe survey as it u id bis interests to have the whole town properly xoaed council has also engaged toronto solicitor harry willis who worked for the town on the annexation last fall to represent georgetown at the depl of 1 manning and development in any matters which might arise in connection with the new toning by law council has asked a represent stive of an electrical company to come to the april llh meeting and out una coats o ftraffic lights at the four cor ners and the john street highway crossing mayor armstrong said that an ed itoria in the herald outlining the need for these had brought the mat ter to his mind again after it had been shelved last year am it is his opinion that the time is near to con sider installing lights in view of the toning by law which will be drawn up this yesr council deferred decision on a request by bob lane for approval of a prelected 127 house subdivision on his property near sunbeam heights we are not shutting the door on the subdivision said cr doug sarg ent industrial committee chairman but my committee feels it would be unwise to make any decision on major bousing developments until we have more information on toning no lrn engagements mr and mrs charles ihhs william announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter annie charhnr to mr donald bdgar robert ton son of urs everett robertson and the late rev robertson wood villc the marriage will take place at norval saturday april the ninth what council did cnoote le dickenson water meter reader leslie dickenson was chosen uon day as a new town employee who will read watcf meters one of four applicants who were interviewed that night by council he was one of 22 men who applied for the position advertised recently ills duties will start april 1st and the job carries a yearly salary of 2000 georgetown rotary club was hon oured uonday at their dinner meet tng with a visit from giu ryder toronto swimming coach who sprang into world fame when hu protege manln rcll swam across lake on tano last summer mr ilder has for ear helped crippled children achuve swimming skill at invcshort sminnnn hub a custom broktr by profession ho drvrlopcd his interest as a suim coach when he taught a polio victim to swim he showed movus of handicapped children some with an arm or leg missing others paraplegic or polio cripple who have been helped to a better life and to partial or complete physical recovery through swimming he told of one of his graduates con fined to a wheel chair on land who swam to shore in a boating accident last summer while others in the boat had to be rescued people vsrylng in age from four teen months to eighty two yesra have been taught to swim at lakeshore and no child has ever been turned mr eirm a den help him in the good work questioned about marilyns lire in georgetown and glen wil liams ills parents mr and mrs james dickenson now live in king- aton there are many men who wish to work for georgetown according to clerk john d kelly who reported to council that six have answered an ad vertiscment for a town engineer and 24 for police chief with deadline for applications still several days away the finance committee asked for a list of tax and water arrears which will be reviewed at the next council meeting a taxi licence was granted to liar old hawksby glen williams who ap peared befpre council to ask for this big swim ur ryder said that something which had not been publicized was his talk before the swim i told her he said thst we should ssk divine guidance from the greatest coach of them all and we knelt in prayer beside the lake president john gunn introduced the speaker and e v maccormack extended thanks guests at the meeting introduced by steamer emmcrson included don darrsger john frost blair arm strong rev alex calder and charles wells guclph a letter from sybil dennett qc mp extended her congratulations and best wishes for the success of the newly formed rotary club jack gunn again heads chamber of commerce the cxecotuca of the chamber of commerce were elected for another term last night at the annual meet ing of that organization in the lihrsry john gunn president dob dsrou treasurer and james f evsns secre tary will continue in office although the latter has asked to be relieved of tbe job and will continue only until a successor is chosen reporting the year s sctivitics mr gunn outlined s 1000 budget spent on such varied things as downtown christmas decorsting plsyground equipment on john street erection of parking signs and erection of stone pillsrs st the psrk entrsnee the 1st ter with 400 finsncial support from the womens institute jsmcs linton membership conven er traced steady growth of the cham ber to ita present 52 members discussion st tho meeting centred around a downtown parking area cre ated behind stores on main street s the chamber will investigate possi bility of the town buying the proper ty am hss been done in brsmpton as otherwise it is not possible to improve it with paving and proper drainage asked for suggestions for future chsmber activities individuals men tioned such things as moving the war memorial to another location estab lishing public rest rooms trash con tainers on main street and formation of a separate merchants- association the board of director elected for a year comprises sid silver james linton william b hamilton dick 1 llcatadon barrager charles wray and george stvlu banquet end seauusn cribbase dart group the first yesr of the industrial crib- bagc league was concluded saturdsy with a mulligan stew banquet in the legion auditorium served b mem bers of the legion auxiliary rosa duncan of provincial paper 1 td presented the smith and stone dart team captained by joe stamp with the irish armstrong memorial trophy and nick garvin the john la bait cribbagc awsrd to the provincisl tesm captained by tom herbert con- solslion prises of lighters were riven to d wilson and bis orcnds fngines teammates thanks was expressed to fred armstrong stan haennel of the labatt co and mr oitcill of o kecfcs and others who assisted in making the year s success chsirmsn rycd mccartney and sec retary treasurer gordon jamieson were recjected with joe stamp for darts and r lorusso for cribbagc for ming the committee members of the winning tesms arc smith snd stone dart team joe stamp gordon jamieson fred gil mer hon caah uruce mccartney charlie day provincial cribbagc tom herbert george sargent jack kemshcad art stamp alva grieve herb arnold fred mccartney jack louth w young orval llayncr jack fry or- by herrington norm mcdonald orenda darts doug wilson nell ellison alex koruck herb wright marshall timbers jsck hamilton james uradlcy gordon lane main street excitement an argument on main street friday afternoon between a motorist and provincial police drew a large crowd of shoppers to listen in on the verbal altercation j e whitelock speaks at farm form rally mrs m j brown farming is big busldess and farm ers must be prepared to adopt busi ness like methods keep record and make a study of their varlou opera tional costs and returns if our family farm unit are to survive these and many other thoughtprovoking ideas were expressed by j b whitelock when he spoko at esqueslpg farm forums rally lie presented many fscts and fig- contlnued on page 8 near steep rock for the funeral on tuesday march 29th rev kenneth richardson eonduc- tcdtho funeral service its in af ter the casket had rested in the church from noon harold wheeler cyril clarko noel hoarder dundas william hill thomas j hill and an drew fyfe toronto were pallbearers- interment was in greenwood cemet ery georgetown of the family one brother -wu- llans bomtoatknxviveaultu st georges plan junior choir service on palm sunday a new venture will be initiated at st george an glican church when facilities snd staff will be available to provide a junior congregation of nursery and kindergarten children of the church of the ago level two to six years facilities are also being provided where mothers may take their in fant directly to the nursery room tho older children will participate in morning prayerwlth their par- bored among all the women of tllq church and the daughter of tho church hd womans auxiliary this religious work- is expected to be of great aulitanes to those par enu who desire tottndmottilng worship wlustheir family heading y j uttee j georgetown milton share music festival honours public school pupils who will com pete in nalton music festival next month in milton were chosen yester day in a preliminary festival held in wrlgglesworth school boys and girls from georgetown milton norval and glen williams were judged by miss isabel slewsh assistant music supervisor in hamil ton schools the towns divided hon ours almost equally with georgetown giving better performances in the choir dosses festival executives ruth evans and urs clifford hunter served as chairmen during tha day those who will compete at milton include barbara evank bob mecum- bar david hlddleeten june lyon roberta hswes sidney fletcher the boys choir aju settlor choir from cha pel street school barbara uarkham judy richardson and the junior choir froai wrlgglesworth school joyce meleani narvah and front mil ton paul martin harold wilson lynne merrjtt barry burne robert- smith stone hockey champs what proved to be a spectacular gamo of hockey sunday ended up with smith stone as the new cham- m ploos ofthc industrial hockey league enu and then after the singing ojnd holders of tho shceney tost me- tho third hymn will descend to the mortal trophy parish house for instruction and fcl- beating burns transports 4 to a lowshlp the smith and stone team played a numbor of assistants have undj tireless game bf hockey burns ertaken this project and are nuro- defeat wore equally a in brilliant and have certainly nothing to bo ashamed of s shamng scoring honours tor smith and stone were r freestone 2 goals c norton goal and assist j king goal and n nowoaeuu j beckett and c webster assists vwylifc owle carter apd