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the georgetown herald i fourteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday march 12th 195s first section founder hal rogers obe presents the charter of the newly farmed kinsmen s club of geor getown to president clare burns at a dinner in guelph friday also in the picture are left to right hart watts governor dist no i toronto john brubacher president guelph club mr rog bobgood national vice pres kingston clare bums and don kuntz president hespeler club ten years safe driving for jack crawford of glen ton vears of accident free dri ving for brewers warehousing were rewarded last wednesday ev cning when jack crawford of glen williams was presented with a bonus cheque and gold lapel pin by the company at the annual traffic safety banquet sponsored by the kitchener area of brew crs wart housing compan limit cd held this year at rosslyn grove in kjtchencr each ear drivers who have sue cessfully completed twelve mon ths without an accident veceivc the bonus and pin engraved with the total accident free lime on wednesday jack crawford reach cd the ten jear mark and now holds one of the longest accident free periods of any driver in this area the guest speiker for the even ing was t r buckley a former member of the raf and now a representative of the hope and anchor breweries ot england in canada mr buckley s theme was mistakes can mean death which he illustrated with expert ences he had while in the air force pointing out that driving is ex ambulance service reports 118 trips 57 the georgetown volunteer am bulance service answered its first call on march 8th 1957 one year has now ended and there was a total of 118 runs made in 1957 19 acidents and 99 other runs pa tients were taken to 15 different hospitals toronto hamilton and the surrounding area this week between february 28th and march 6th there were six calls three to guelph one to hamilton and one to acton and one to toronto bui ritchie linesman with the georgetown hydro was injured while working on a pole his glove slightly damp from the snow came in contact with a live wire and he was thrown to the ground he suffered a shattered heel and rib injuries and was ta ken to guelph general hospital and is now home recupecatihg kinsmen club granted charter third service club is organized k j dl uuiikimk uul iuui ui1v1iik is ta a goudy phot ihe puoung a p safety rules applied to both one noteworlh example he chose was rule number 7 m the motorists manual don t follow the car in front too closcl he told of taxiing behind another plane on the runway one day during train ing and while watching another the rapid growth in gears- bruce wilson 33 norton crcsc towns population is reflected in registrar bill hewitt 35 albert ftland failed tonoutnat the forming of a third service st bulletin editor jim flack lh la t front of him had club fnda mar 7th the kins- 61 shelley st directors john stopped thc ri was that hc mens club of georgetown recw- heaven 50 prince charles drive nt3r sheared its tail off with his ed their charter at a turkey din- george michn 90 guelph st propeller ne- meeting at the royal hotel dean talor 15 sarah st mem mr buckliv was thanked b thc in guelpbj bers bern middlcton 3 orchard chairman mr p schappert who arrangements for the charter blvd don burns 28 arietta st wished the speaker success in his night dinner were made bv the jack torapson 78 guelph si work in canada sponsor oakville kinsmens club glyn stevens prince charles dr and the presentation was made by ron ritchie emery st cliff nor the founder r a hal rogers ton 31 arietta st reg higham 0 br of hamilton- the first kin 31 norton cresc tony obryne club was formed there m 1900 33 ewmg st jack cuthbcrt 43 and there are now 331 duns across churchill cresc jack heslop 7 canada with 10500 m 16 red ct danny hewitt 6 sarah new clubs were formed the past st colin ray 3rnorton cresc year jerry henry of the oakville in making jaepresentaton of club was chairman for thc even the charter tb the first president s and called on hart watts the volunteers operating the of the club clare burns mr governor dist no 1 to present georgetown ambulance service rogers said there is a fellowship the pins to thc new club members are mainly from the st john am in kin that touches the inner he said thc maple leaves on the bulance first aid course fift heart a club has to have a real outside of the pms represented the six persons registered for the new purpose and km was doing a ten provinces the square intcg course which started last wednes bigger job than ever he said rit nd st andrews cross per day evening ut the 100 1- hall at people would know more about sonal sacrifice the were thc 7 45 pm registration is sill the kinsmen s club when vou sifts of thc milton and burling open this wednpstlav cur nk i fulfill our responsibilities ton clubs thc banner was pre- three members of thc minister officers of the club who will scntcd h dist no j b expan work in cooperation with the chairman hen walsh 1 ions and rotarv clubs now srv- other presentations were made ing the town are president clare b george kenzie fxpansion bums rr 1 georgetown vice- chairman oakille and consisted president bill mcdonald 4 or of portrait of queen brantforcl hard bld secretarv ra me- cnc oakvilli give i kit broom 14 gibbons pi trrurcr chener dtnncr badges preston and guelph proceeds of riffle entertainment was supplied b harold dagg will known comic tap dancer from hamilton accom pamed by j thwailes who ma be remembered as pianist for the original melod men also attending from georgetown were claredcebenham on behalf of the town jack walker dave hurren charlie cocklin from thc local store and dave hastings from thc herald three red cross blitzes in georgetown area last year the local branch of the canadian red cross society held their initial blitz it was a spectacular success over 150 volunteer canvassers swarmed ov er the streets and by ten oclock the work was done through the generosity of thc citizens of georgetown red cross was over the top later m the week a few volunteers stayed a token blitz in glen williams as in georgetown the response was splendid the quota as set by on lario division was exceeded by more than 6 per cent thc george town branch was in business ag ain business must grow or perish it cannot stand still red cross must grow to keep pace with expand jng communities and constantly increasing humane demands the georgetown branch has made a wonderful start but it takes more than one campaign and one year s work to maintain and build a suc cessful local red cross service what service ou may ask at present the georgetown red cross programme includes welfare service a sick room loan cupboard water safety a blood donor clin ic and disaster service these su vices must be maintained and built up so that ho matter how treat the need may become in this area vour local red cross can cope with the demand in addition to this red cross has high hopes of establishing a ilomemaker service for the geor getown district this is a vital sen ice when sickness strikes vou how wonderful it is to know that red cross has a fully trained worker who will step in and help vour fanulv while vou art hospit ahzed georgetown needs this semce and it is thc ambition of thc local red lress to put this service on its calendar your help is needed on thursday march 13th filen- williams will launch its initial independent blitz on mondaj march 17th george town and stewarttown will start their blitz drive have your don ation ready when a volunteer can vasser calls at your home let us make tbr georgetown and district brancvlhe best equip ped and most active unit in on tano yf qhs stardust ball highlights school year ial association have vol unlet id their services for ambulance work rev m g mcfarlane re v ken ncth richardson and rev alex calder will beg n thtir duties on march 20th and will serve once every tight weeks what council did no decision on delrex request for houses honelcr id nlificilion birigc gall sncikrrs lectrun hnmilton flac toncv treek president lare burns snd it was a great honour to acci pt the charter espcciallv from the toun dcr and thanked their sponsors and all whp had helped the club gel started stardust ind soft lights proud d the atmosphere jnd thc mod i rn ires prov idi d iht music as torutown hijh school ht id thei annual stardust hall in njjhs worth juditc rium on r ndav at undid h hi couphs comprising upper st hl students th u ach in s rr m mix r- of the hijh sthu 1 ho i j j ii 1 thur escorts lri ids of i ir dtrnntid tht tihiu and will r in auditorium in 1 t ihli v 1 nc 1 thi inmr lull nijjiteliil sth idurncd with tic inurs in tin trillion il sthonl e tour nd nd him 1h thc the delrex letter requesting an i men art which dei t i s fr answer as to whether the town sons i cr hyde said the question was rotarv president bill carr brought will be releasing more lots for hether w eou w from clubs home building was again read and dc hna t agreemenu drputv reeve walter gav r p considerable discussion took place cr elliott saw no benefit to the resented the town telcgrims but no definite answer was forth lown an s m f oj were received with well wishes coming more proposals from cool lake sask peace cr john elliott suggested the i tne sugeestion of cr river alta ladvsmith bc na matter be left over for a full n that a mi be de- tional president ken mcconnell meeting tf council members cr j vised where dehrex would pay the exeter club outlook sask new harrison being absent town an amount of money per lot glasgow n s brandon man cr hyde wanted to know what t aid capital costs apex club australia the town would lose in revenue cr mcgitvray said he had much installing the new officers bob if delrex moved operations else- the same idea but probably the good of kingston national vicc where- money could he placed in a trust president said the citizens of mayor armstrong said he knew f released back to del georgetown will have their eyes- the question would come up so rx f an when a certain amount on yu rttuvin line in duckd pitnnpil j i iambirt an i mi i mint rt btnrd numbers ind tht ir wivts mr and mrs tr i j n jj i fort rave in 1 mrs rrcd mas vt rl r mr nl mn tom n wn and numbers of thi student louncil rolnrt hooper john 1 enj mankn souther irjinia walker and tc m torgravc mrs jack watson mrs vern he had asked the assessor to pre- of industrial pare the following figures 378 a w a time limit acres of vacant land is now assess- mayor armstrong said ed at 400 per acre and 1090 type of plan as this might acres assessed at 300 per acre making a total tax of 2392000 if the 1468 acres were reverted to farm land as was the opinion of the assessor should delrex de cide to move it could be assessed for 45 per acre or 330400 in tax money this would make a decrease of 20 61600 per year cr elliott said be dldnt think the subdivider could appeal once a plan is registered and council should get higher opinion ct hyde felt the corporation could class it other than farm land mr harrison wood interrupt ed at this point but wastold hy the matter wa left cr tm mayor armstrong that he had bad bis say and from now on the nine men elected to council would discuss the issue mayor armstrong felt there was some section in the uaaaa- used but that be would not want to take cash in fieu of industrial assessment the agreement should remain in force m tbrs re gard it was the opuuon of cr hyde that delrex could not any other place and do better cr mcgihrray asked what the future would bold if delrex quit and what effect it woum nave on the future dfvqopmcnt of the town a suggestion was made by cr gunn that a further study be made of council monday armstrong said the l ilb must be prepared to either reject re lease lads tmt a what cobmsv tions or be prepared to say just what they intern to d 175 attended the dinner with hubs represented from stoney creek oakville kitchener mil ton preston gaic brantford hanover stratford thorold sim coe burlington south peel st catharines hamilton hespeler brampton esgnesins debentures sold to jl graham co and cm bank of com esquesiiig township council were successful in disposing of their debenture for the new stew arttown public school to j l graham ft co and the canadian bank of commerce at a price 10037 for wt6 bonds after thia bid was accepted the graham peo ple offered a better price on 5 debentures at 926 which was ac cepted by council tberv were eight bids submit tod and all very dose mctumbtr mrs morgan mtlar lane and mrs howard wrirrles worth were in charge of the re freshmtnl table others atundinc included virginia walktr william farm cr john cummins margaret has on brian hjatt corej freeman judy hvcdehave flame king van hansen kennt th schenk betty jean anderson sandra bradley barry timlcck carolyn biehn ro ger addv jean gamble frank carltr hizabith sloan wijliam cohoon marie emnurson michael t bnen judith mccrfubet en neth richardson elaine laird ro bert crawford clarence spence jr sandra sproulc james good let jr linda korzack robert hul chison barbara lusty john ben ham maureen hepburn marlenc mann davidgrecnwy peter hart rhoda dixon jacqueline lu cas victor ghuasim michael lam bert judjlbonathan lynne scott charles jewell leslie dean rod ncy hyde helen muckart glen dance patrick dillon sharon cook les pcasy margaret mcfar lane mr and mrs thomas beer colin hayward jilj kentner char les carney wenffy saunders wil june lyons anne armstrong douglas wriggles- worth john lenx carol lane david jones barbara kinrade jack livingstone dawn fiebig gau mcguvray bill stokes dou glas mills dianne pearson helen cook bruce beckett ann humph ries htnneth dodcu gerald fil kes ruth micdonald joan peters john ottivvav mr and mrs blair rmstninit irinia barher arth ur skt mar jtan penrice thomas hunk r barbira ucott jtrald hnmeuood b ramido anne tucke r loim as tucker eliza htth ward marhni tizzard ttr r harlev 1 nrraine garvin carm m maltbv dianne brown fdwarri tildwtll rise pcarciv mrs i ii ss miss r i ukr iarl i iltle nituv lkfftrnan mr a pnmso mr a m baxter thomas for rie tom dobbtc r hooper ta raiders play dresden or windsor riverside the raiders mav be travelling ill tht wav to windsor in their intermediate a pi will probably be starting for rcil a week this saturdaj depending on thc outcome of the seno be twee n windsor riverside and dresden which just got under wav last week end the raiders were knocked from the stnior b picture on saturdaj when the dropped a 75 decision to brampton consumers at bramp ton to terminate their best of scv en grudge with ust a win and two ties to their credit what council did delegations complaints requests featured mondays council meeting although deputations nave been somewhat conspicious by their absence at council meetings dur ing the past few weeks mondays meeting broke thc spell and se veral questions and suggestions were directed their way rex cocjc a resident of henry street asked if council was con they are built schooling is a terrific problem he went an and the roads tbe roads arent roads but pioneer trails come spring the roads wont be in condition to take over all wet get isprom- lses and disregard for all plans- ing he felt mr bairstows del rex manager dismissal from the sidering conditioning- of roads in planning board was long overdue the clgvcrdale subdivision some portions of the road were not in a desirable state of repair deputy reeve walter gray answ ercd the question by saying that hc had not brought in the road budget as yet but that his com mitlee would be giving consider ation to repairing the parts of the roadway mr cock also asked if council was intending to do anything about the piece of town owned property on mary st that was in rather a disgraceful condition cr hyde said he had hoped to have this done last year but that time seemed to run out for the town employees the matter was turn ed over to this years property committee for their recommenda tion harrison wood of the delrex subdivision had something to say about the proposed request of delrex developments in regards to releasing more 4ots for build ing houses mr wwoods wanted to know if delrex was holding a knife to thc backs of council and said that the industrial ratio was aninrted one at 80 residential and 720 industrial he said delrex had promised to bring industry and that the tax payer was forced with taxation they shouldnt have to bear schooling is a problem he said overcrowding double classes and staggered hours whole land is provided for schools where is the money coming from to put them up additions are filled before request for readers digest by local i0de as allrutes have been broken mayor armstrong thanked mr woods for his remarks but coun cil did not comment john henley also of the delrex area was the next speaker who commented that he hoped he wouldnt be brushed off by coun cil as mr woods had been this raised mayor armstrongs ire somewhat who said that no one had ever been brushed off by council in the history of the municipal council he said mr harrison had told the council what he had on his mind and had not directed any questions mr henley still maintained he had a point but continued to ask council for a satisfactory an swer in regards to roads in delrex he was not sure whether prince charles dr and rexway blvd had been taken over by the town and if we were paying alrex construc tion to fill the holes if the answer was yes why did we take them over mayor armstrong said they were taken over up to a point roads that have been ruined by building were being maintained by the subdivider and the builder de puty reeve gray said the town was responsible for a 30foot stripe of roadway hut would not take them over completely until the ditches had been properly graded and this the subdivider iiad agreed to do when asked if he bad anything to bring before council w o brownridge said he thought it was a 5050 heslop delegation but he congratulated the town ful filling the potholes at the station ron dixon ron dixon was spectacular in the losing cause scoring four urn es twice in each of the first and third periods wally magdy coun te the other raider tally dixons pair gave raiders 20 lead at the end of the first period magdy dded his in the second but hunter also found the mark to make it georgetown 3 brampton mrs g l royal norval was hostess at her home for the march meeting of the iodf held mondaj evening mrs i eslie clark the regent presided with twenty five members present the meeting opened with praver r the order and the placing of the stindard bv mrs yoem in tht minutes were read bv tht sf i- helen micdonald the ma the blind was disc u ions wcie made to the halton mu sic festival and st johns ambu lance ruth eans read the trca surer s re p irt a request for pocket editions of the readers digest was rnidc to be sent to gennanv to canadian soldiers ind anvone wishing to donjti some of these are to leave them at the home or miss margin mackrnzi or with mrs roval du nnj the wlek these arc urtentlv required mrs jc hn t rmatrong repor led on the evening held for now canadians held last week mrs i eshe c ark eive her report on j ihe valentine dance which had proveel to be quite a success mn ih ba welcomed as a u tt i ncw member members were isk offs which td o htp with thr lrqtiit blitz which will taktptatsl oji march 17th a committee was named to look after the annivcrs arj dinner which will take place in mav a total of sixtj one dollars was donated to various provincial funds as follows i went j five dollars to i uc morrison memorial fund five dollars to provincial workroom mat ntcnance two dollars to provincial special representative one dollar to provincial film fund five dol lars to british and european rcl lef two dollars to the seamen s fund five dollars to korean pro ject fund five dollars to national shipping fund one dollar to the peace garden fund five dollars to the commonwealth relations fund and five dollars to the wilhelmina garden fund the meeting- closed with thc queen mrs r h jones and mrs ed win wilson will convene the health clinic for march and april mrs gordon kidney thanked mrs royal for her hospitality and those assisting mrs royal were mrs sam penrice hilda erwin mrs cecil davidson mrs garfield mcguvray mrs john t armstrong and mrs james linton correspondence contained a letter from rev r a hall of the pentecostal church com plaining about a recently erected sign at the sunoco gas station in- tcrfernng with the vision of traf fic leaving the church property and with a church sign erected at some expense to the building in spector s specifications the mat canvass for ter was left to the oad committee cd donat to check the sign in question 1 at the end of the period the gassers erupted for 6 the finaje ford notched half of them formika kennedy and hunters second of the night com pleted their scoring dixon pot ted bis other two in this frame to keep the raiders dote a letter from the property chiirman of council who was ab sent from thc meeting stated that meeting between the parks bd and committee of the council as whole had been set for wed- ncsda evening a number of council members said they would be unable to be present and sug gested they should have been con tacted before a date was set a letter from the cnr district engineering office in reply to one forwarded from council last week stated that there was no public crossing at the station and that they felt there was no responsi bility on their part to help in the maintenance of the road as if was placed there only for the convenience of their patrons council will check to see if there is a nghtofaway at lamb street before going further into the mat ter the clerk advised that he had eligible to work under the gov eminent works program for un employed in response to an ad vertisement placed m the local press the department is now being contacted to ascertain what specific work can be undertaken within the scheme a letter from a e peters drew councils attention to the fact that employees must be given time off to vote in elections and that in the last election workmen were forced to work up until near dos ing tune filling a trench in the road before being allowed to go they got there in time however council will draw this to the attention of the town foreman but cr hyde said he should not be s criticixed because the fining of the road must have been import ant and that they did get their vote it should bo left to bis discretion when the men may leave twetytwo street lights were ordered placed on megtrrray crea hale dr delrex bhrrl prince charles drive