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sixteen pages wednesday evemno ptll sqhi 1958 jtst section this panoftama of the roxy theatre fir scene saturday was taken by bob turk ing ton at a time when the upstairs front apartments were threatened in the blaze a rangette from the roberts apartment i being lowered over the canopy while other household goods wait their turn the dense smoke can be seen billowing towards main street and goods removed from ernies radio and maurice mandersons law office are piled on the roadside at the left of the picture town without theatre as 30000 blaze guts roxy the mail bag i seek more workers j for sport program i dear sir damage has been estimated at wall and continue its destruction as you are aware nine mem- close to s30000 as the result of right to the street hers were recently elected to in a spectacular fire saturday after- both tenants mr and mrs john j vestigate and organize the possi- noon that ravaged the roxy thea- lenz and family and mr and mrs bility of a community centre for tre on mill street one hour af- archie roberts and family were the people of georgetown out ter it had been jammed with unaware that the building was main concern at the present time children watching the matinee according to fire chief jack harlow the blaze originated in the eaves at the northeast corner of the building- nd spread rapid ly ta rwnrithe false tiir ceiling t w two families had to evacuate their apartments ernies radio appli ance store and the m e mandet glen williams new rector to prtach sunday at st albans what council did fire chief asia ban on sale of fireworks a suggestion cr alfred sykes that sale of fireworks be restricted to the two weeks prior to may 24th was carried one step furlher at mondays council meet ing when fire chief jack harlow expressed the opinion that fire works sales be banned completely cr sykes suggestion was made at last weeks meeting and the town solicitor had been asked to prepare such a bylaw on mon day the fire chief revealed that halton fire prevention bureau has a bylaw under consideration which it plans to tecomraend to ail county municipalities it would put a total ban on sales other than to specifically approv ed projects such as the legion- town public display in the park it is quite evident what hap pened at the theatre in saturdays lire and what happened at the hockey game later that day the fire chief said acton has had sales bah in effect since 1956 he reported and he would like to see georgetown do the same council by a show of hands decided to discuss a bylaw next week which would limit sales to the week prior to may 24th when the prevention bureau comes up with its recommendation it will also give consideration to a total ban ballinafad until fire trucks arrived is to organize sport for the child- shortly after the first flames were ren of this town spotted by mrs merv cook billl on saturday last in answer to anderson who operates the neigh- a school survey some 300 child- booring howling alley and a third j ren registered in the park eager p who tuned in the alarm to participate in sports baseball at about ten minutes past five softbatl soccer etc as soon as he was alerted mr im sure this will be great news lenz let down a fire proofing for the parents of these children screen in the projection room sav- knowing at last their children will blpe mountain children do well music festival many old friends and neighbors mourned the death of mrs wil liam mccluskey rhoda french last work the sympathy of the community goes out to the family in their loss john rathbone recently named mr and mrs b p waugh and as rector of sl albans anglican daughter ann visited on sunday church glen williams will afternoon with mr and mrs john preach his first sermon this sun- black and family day morning in the church which mr and mrs vic swindlehurst he wilt serve as its first fulltime and family have moved back to the minister v and are living in the house mr and mrs rathbone and formerly occupied by mrs bert their children kathy 7 and peter ro 3 wtube v to the glen from mr f w shortill has returned toronto within the next few after undergoing an opera- wj tion in the toronto general hospi- weeks they will tenimrilr be bc j residing in a house on mountain- y view road near the bridge until wc are lq rcpor hat mr what council did delrex gets council okay proceed with 582 houses son uw office were also emptied ing the films and other inflamable pay under the watchful eyei of rectory is completed be- arnod mcenery had to go back of their contents when the fire material stored there adults iside the church tenders for the t0 lhc hosp aga tn week threatened to break through an i the entire roof of the theatre we wish to appeal to the people rectory have been called by ro- and we wish hjm a spcc recov- opening at the top of the fire the screen stage curtains were of georgetown to assist us with land haines who is chairman of ery i j razed and most of the seats dam- this task we have at the present the churchs building committee as the fine weather continues aged in the fire which at its 2v willing helpers but need and work will be starting on it many of lhc farmers arc finished selfserve shopping centre alt madcenzies georgetowns oldest established- retail business marked another milestone last week when a new selfserve shopping centre was opened the j b mackenzie son ltd firm on james street just off main was founded 58 years ago by the late j b mackenzie m acton and over flftyyears ago bought the henry lawson planing mill in town the new addition consists of height threatened the adjoining j many more to make this under- later this spring mackenzie building however the taking a success mr rathbone will bc ordained speed and alertness of the fire j urgently needed are coaches to the diaconate on may 18th in brigade confined it to the theatre managers umpires referees christ church catherdal hamil- proper water damage occurred linesmen will all adults inter- on a student at trinity college the standing portion of the ested in giving a helping hand f since 1954 he has another year please contact one of the follow- of studv ahead before he becomes ing mr j hole tr 74605 mr 1 building the false tin ceiling gave the firemen their most trouble it was whie they were trying a native of toronto be is j v of rivo coui jbefore entering the ministry he tear down sections of this to get leeuwen tr 79495 at the flaming rafterslbat one of the next meeting wilt be hclil the firemen george gussford in the park on saturday morning was injured by a piece of falling at 10 mm all are most welcome tin another casualty was john lenz jr who dislocated a recent- lybealed shoulder while remov- modern onestorey building with j j partmrat 32 foot frontage and 72 foot depth 3 n which adjoins the mill in 2300 tbe j- i lthe ieet of floor space there is disj ft e furniture played buildertimrtlwar paint j ppf c fromnhe complete line of hand and power j tools ana building supplies it is f f j- gregory of he companys aim to carry the f meon lines jthat the contractor home- j owner and doryourself mm wiu bul d need and use the mackenzie firm has traded many of georgetowns made as yet the theatre was built in 1028 and was known as the gregory theatre until a few bestknown buildings the post 2 jf f office wriggleswortt and harrison f th the building public schools the roxy theatre b p flrc pecuon by a building and the adjoining george- 8 investigator town 5c to 100 store arc the firms workmanship mr macken zies first local contract was the wluoughby livery stable which has now become the legion hall and k is recalled that the late gobe 4 mail owner mining mag nate william wright hauled stone when that building was in pro gress the firm has a staff of 19 in geor and acton since their fathers death his son sam and daughter jean have managed the business the local staff included comfort rossel del laird ronald erwood robert keeler william lusty james douglas and mrs william king pur the opening a number of lucky draw prizes were given douglas latimer won a combin ation screenstorm door donated by donria sajdvstreetoville black decker feud drills were won by mrs iasnvxoong tern cotta and gail mcdonald bjl x gar- den prt wheelbarrows donated by bobfl hardware were won by b r francis 5 keats ave and c g bfsbop glen williams mirrors by canadian pittsburgh 1 the blaze is believed to have been caused by firecrackers local members of pw attend regional meeting seen members of the george town business and professional womenfe club attended the reg ional meeting of district no 5 on saturday in grace church bramp ton with the brampton club acting as hostess club elsie gregory macgill provin cial president by miss noreen ay- ers of new market regional advi sor presided over the meeting greetings and a welcome were extended by miss irene abbott president of the brampton club to those attending from new mar ket stouffiftue unionville geor getown and brampton those at tending from georgetown were mrs win wallace as voting dele gate mrs w gwizdala miss iso- bel dobson mrs a n cole alias marion robinson miss lena mc- nauy and mrs aileen bradley miss abbott was elected as re gional advisor for the next year and uw georgetown club will be hostess club for the next meeting everyone enjoyed a delicious ban quet at the conclusion oj the bus- to attend any children from 8 to 12 yrs of age who have not registered can do so at the park this satur day last chance for registration of this age group for this year mr j hole chairman community centre ass nan commui iixaljuoha mcmillaft oha viceprexy ken mcmillan 8 emery st is again first vice president of the ontario hockey association mr mcmillan was acclaimed to the position a couple of weeks ago when nominations were received for the annual meeting and elec tion of officers which was held in the royal york hotel toronto last saturday worked in the city with the on tario automobile co and later was a salesman in western onj tario with national motors hek lived in listowel for a year dur ing this time and is not unfami liar with georgetown where one of the auto dealers was on his call route he has been student assistant at his home church sl marks parkdale until now his wife is the former joan philpott jot toronto mr rathbone is vice- president of his divinity class at trinity this year their seeding and the start of day light saving time and the sound of lawn mowers are real signs that spring is here to stay the afternoon auxiliary of the wms was held on wednesday af- ternoortat the manse miss hilts presided and conducted the wor ship service and mrs shortill read a study on the book of numbers that had been prepared and sent to the meeting by miss young for the topic mrs neelon gave a report of the 33rd annual meeting if the committee on evangelism and social service which was very interesting congratulations to the teacher and pupils of the blue mountain school who performed so well at the music festival on monday ka- thryn sinclair was the winner in the solo for girls 8 and under and goes on to the finals and the choir was placed second in their group with three councillors still dis senting the 582house delrex re quest was okayed monday- when council gave third reading to an agreement bylaw allowing con struction to commence the reading followed a defeat ed motion supported only by crs hyde harrison and elliott that the third reading not be presented until there was a vote of the peo ple or until the 194delrex ag reement to provide 40 per jent in- dustrnl and commercisi- assess ment in town be fulfilled prior to the council delibera tions opposition was also expres sed by three ratepayers sid orr who had sparked a previous peti tion for a vote tom ferguson and humphrey martyn mr orr quoted at some length from herald hews accounts of coun cil meetings and particularly ques tioned delrex statements that total tax reevnue from the 582 houses would be 221000 mr ferguson quoted a burlington newspaper re port which showed that town conn- cik is concerned about similar growth porblems there and asked if georgetown is requiring sub- dividers to provide a number of extra contributions to aid the tax treasury as many other towns are doing mr martyn asked if coun cil has seen a delrex financial statement if the town owes any money to the company and whe ther a larger sewer than would otherwise have been required had been installed during the debate which prece ded passing of the motion cr hyde who has been an outspoken opponent said he had consulted a solicitor who gave the opinion that the 1954 delrex agreement has no teeth in it as far as the 6040 ratio is concerned because nothing in the municipal act cov ers such a situation its quite a blow to me to real ize the town cant force delrex to carry out this clause he said and 1 think the town should get legal opinion as 1 did before going any farther in the matter cr harrison said he is on the council representing the voters j and petitions have shown that vo- lei are not in favour of going ahead without outside opinion the present sewage disposal plant is overloaded he said and any mass building should be delayed until the new plant is underway im not anlidelrcx said cr harrison i want to know wheth er were on the right path how ever and id like to know if the municipal board will sanction sep tic tanks before we proceed cr hyde said that by voting for the building council is turning its back on a good percentage of georgetown who have asked for a plebiscite council is elected to make de cisions and if we turn every tough decision back to the people we wont have much of a council in a few years was the opinion ex pressed by cr gunn mr gunn said it is hisoptnion that the ag reement is fanv and he doesnt think the public is solidly opposed to it with due respect to public op inion i think council is thepnly body in a position to make sion he said i feel- we have complied with happen if we stop progress entire ly he said no councilir wants to stop pro- gras replied cr hyde what some of us are doing is trying to uphold specifications laid down by experts and i dont think that is stopping progress- reeve sargent said he believes f jeople have had an adequate op portunity to examimvthe facts and he thinks those who have so ex amined them will feel as he does that the agreement is a good thing l cr elliott said council had been petitioned for a vote and if this had been ordered when first requested there wouldnt have been much time lost speaking just- before the vote was taken mayor armstrong ex- pressed appreciation to council for the long hours of deliberation on the issue i have deep respect for those who vote on either side of the question he said for i know they are acting in what they consider the best interests of the town i can assure you the office of mayor has not been exactly a plea sant one these past few weeks he said for problems seem to be getting more and more difficult all the time regardless of the decision we will make tonight i sometimes wonder if we dont lose a little faith in what we have and if our municipal problems dont also depend on economic condi tions in the province and domin ion rather than being isolated in our own town council he said must have faith in the future of the town and must work cooperatively for the best interests of the town others ukine part in solo compet i j pumicswish for more time iid cr sykes the facts have business bureau speaker explains sales rackets social personal ition were nigel spicer evelyn k kirkpatrick and brian sinclair f pushed in the paper and i haven i had one citizen phone to ask my opinion j council was told two years ago that a new disposal plant is need ejl he said and reiterated his be- lief that ihe town needs more hou- mr eric marchant of the bet- mrs harvey bradley of oshawa sijng to help share costs of this other officers returned- include ter business bureau toronto was is visiting in town with members ifl the municipal board says geor- president lome cook of kingston guest speaker at the business 0 her family at present making gelown cant afford a new disposal j second rice president a hulse o professional womens regular her headquarters with mr and p ant it would also be saying stop aurora treasurer george s dud dinner meeting at the jack olan- mrs wilbert bradley 17 elgin sl f building and this would apply to icv of midland and secretary w tern monday evening his topic i vr4a t ir l0 he affirmed and he a hewitt of toronto the only was rackets and the members new member of the executive com- were very enlightened after listen- mi t tee is tim oneil of stouffville ing to him and he answered many who replaced neil cunningham of questions involving various types lindsay of door to door salesmen crn- ployment rackets and rackets in- elected masonic post volving the mails after several members of the local halton questions and discussions mrs chapter were among those taking marchant stated that georgetown part in jjne centennial meeting of is apparently one of those grand chapter royal arch mas ons in toronto this week and a former principal of the lodge lou tracey was elected district super intendent of wellington district several members went to to ronto on sunday to attend a speci al religious service held at the royal york hotel on monday a group of members and their wives went to the centennial dinner wtuch ailed two ballrooms in the hotel with guests from all parte of the world were mr and mrs charles wick mr and mrs 1 mr and lira thomas eason mr and mrs sam- penrice mr and mrs irwin noble and mr jack faddy rare fortunate places where the citizens are seldom involved or duped with rackets mrswin wallace gave a very good report of the regional meet ing heldsn brampton last satur day a great- deal of business was transacted a donation of 200 was sent to the united nations childrens emergency fund a donation to send the united na tions uason officer mrs margaret ashdown to japan to study con ditions for hntineaa and profes- m japan it was to send w500 to the of coaamerce for the erection of the dub emblem at the e entrance to george- i other ehib env mrs s b groat 33 victoria sl spent the week- end in toronto with friends mr and mrs jack- gerrie 1 mr and mrs norman blackstone end with the ted darlingtons on of lindsay visited on the week- main sl s blems a very satisfactory re peat was given on games night which bad been held on april 14 in the legion hau a delegates fund was established for members attending conferences and semin ars this fund will be increased at later dates and will be used to help defray expenses of members wishing to attend these various affairs which are moat beneficial to the club and its activities it was also decided that the dub be come aflutated with the local council of women and that a menitarsadp be paid the gnest ap aras intro duced by shirley brennan and thanked by betty fwatan the m adjourned after the say ing of the creed and iweirdichon c nt see this happening to slop development now wiuld create a stagnant pl and tl ats not good he continued cr s kes said he had heard other pe- ti ions have gone beyond the mu ni cipality and if there is any good in them council will certainly hear akout them cr mcgilvray said he believes the 582 houses will be a good pro position for the town and that he favours keeping building rolling delrex has shown good faith in i4 operations and will do so in the luture he is sure we have the lowest taxes in halton thanks to good financing bj past councils he continued hphihcil is closer to this situation than the public is and i think the majority of ratepayers are leaving it to council to decide deputyreeve gray said be had given the matter careful consider ation and feels council bv doing the right thing by signing the agree ment t hare to support the motion because vm afraid of what would silvers addition marks steady 30 year progress thirty years ago a russian imi- grant who had built a successful business selling clothing from door to door in georgetown took a big step and opened a modest store in the present cottage inn restaurant premises last week addition of 11000 square feet of selling area doubl ed the size of silvers dept store give georgetown what is be lieved to be the largest store of its type in a town this size in ontario tbe thirty years have seen a steady expansion in the business founded by the late hyman silver and now operated by bis son sid moving to the present site in 1930 the old half of the store became the mens section when the main sl frontage was doubled in 1948 two years later a base ment shoe department was add- ed the latest addition at the back doubles both upstairs departments while in the rear basement a childrens section- is in process of construction basement storeroom capacity has also been greatly in- creased a sewing room and small private office has been added as well as a mezzanine business of fice a staff of 29 men and women is employed at silvers miss lil lian watson manages the ladies department her brother jack wat- the mens and ross thomp son 4n charge of the shoe de- partment miss isabel thompson is booueeepersniployed in tbe ladies section are mr4pedwyer sr mrs bruce ross mrsken da vidson mrs ed shortill mrs wuliam carhart mrs robert riggs mrs jack watson mrs gordon currie mrs e l molloy mrs edith hamilton mrs herb campbell mrs ray wbitmee and misses judy mccumber barbara carharl paulene watson and sharon cook working in the mens department are david jones john lenz jr robert mat thews norrie wilson john ben- ham and cy perkins acton and in the shoe department mrs ron kitchen mrs norman march- ment and miss carols conic social personal mm f owen af verdun que bec u a visitor last week with mr and aire frank fetch 30 chapel sl e mrs charto gallinger and m kitnntjr who live at stettler alta have been visiting in town with mr and mrs clarence kennedy 2 water st and with other rela tives at everett the former la bel leslie mrs gallbxcer was a member of the bank of commerce staff here before her nurriate the gallinfert spent a veer at elliott lake before movinf west mr and mrs jack gonnmch charles st had her brother jack euey of windsor vanstaf whh them for a few days recently