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sixteen pages pmt office deptyottwet georgetown ont wednesday september mhi 1958 first section twelve classrooms at high school demolish old school add gym georgetown high school will have a gymnasium when school opens in september 1950 tenders are being called next week by harnett and rieder ar- chitectsfor demolishing the ori ginal part of the school building and replacing it with twelve new classrooms and a gym the work- will commence this fall with as little disruption as possible to the school curriculum a second storey will be added to the first building addition which fronts on the highway classes presently housed in the old building will then transfer there and that structure will be wrecked and replaced with a new one the gym will be added at the back of the building decision was made at a high school board meeting here mon day the completed school will have 24 classrooms andwii be a com plete twostorey building the gym will be designed so that at some future date a second half can be added to make it a double gym the new building will give georgetown one of the finest ed ucational institutions in the pro vince only major requisite mis sing will be a cafeteria at pres ent an 1800 grading job is being completed on the rugby field and it is planned later to add a cinder track around the field mcgilvray crescent resident was malton design engineer a resident of town for only a few weeks sidney pone p eng 34 of 30 mcgilvray crescent died suddenly on september 16th he was a design engineer at avro aircraft a graduate of stokeontrent technical college he received his early schooling at queensbury pub lic and stokeontrent technical school he was employed at the rolls royce plant in barooldswich lanes as a design engineer and after coming to canada in 1952 vas chief engineer at comet engineer ing goelph he was a keen fisher man and swimmer and was chair man of the avro chess club son of the late john fonc he leaves his mother in england his wife barbara and five children lin da barbara david sidney allan neil kathleen elizabeth and bri an michael 30 mcgilvray cresc a brother kenneth and sisters mrs ivy hilditch and mrs connie dyke all of staffs england rev kenneth richardson con ducted the funeral srevice on fri day at the harold c mcclure fu neral home pallbearers were fred etherington george finlay roy dutton william gordon john emmerson and andrew barber of gait interment was in green wood cemetery georgetown remove garnet safe total loot only 15 a breakin at the garnet build ing products office on armstrong ave last night netted thieves ap proximately 15 clarence small- wood the plant watchman disco vered tho theft at about 1045 and notified the police investigating the incident cst evans rollins and cst dan whit son of the local police department reported the entrance game bj forcing one of the shipping doors the lock on the office door had been broken and a filing cabnot safe taken the safe was later discovered in a gravel pit near the cnr tracks broken open ami looted two juveniles were apprehended by police late this morning ami will be charged with the ihef barbara lindsay award for nursing proficiency s annual babies tea held at st georges approximately fifty mothers and their children attended the babies tea on thursday at st georges parish hall put on an nually for the infants of the church by the ladies of the wa the table was decorated lor aut umn with fall colours and fill flowers and a film strip little boy lost was shown by rev ken neth richardson mrs ernie sim- son is president of the eabe branch of the wa a gold medal and a cheque a arded for general proficiency the board of commissioners of guclph general hospital school for nurses was awarded barbara lindsay at the graduation exerci ses in oac memorial hall wed nesday september 17th barbara is the daughter of mr and mrs k c lindsay 11 emery street and was a member of the 701 h graduation class from the school susan crabtree who was mis tress of ceremonies at a father and daughter banquet held prior to graduation was the other for mer ghs student among the uvcn ty who graduated wednesday re ceiving her diploma and school pin susan i- the daughter of mr and mrs ivan crabtree 7 parkview blvd the graduates filed on stage to take the florence nightingale pledge led by the assistant direct ur of nursing education miss mer- yle mcfee and the president of the womens hospital auxiliary mrs c morris presented the dip lomas miss kuih caw presented the school pins and each gradu ate received a bouquet of red ros es fro ma student nurse a grad uation dance was held during the evening in the elizabeth room the royal hotel attending the graduation exer cises from town were mr and mrs crabtree mrs george gras- by miss betty greig who is a nurse in training at western hos pital mr carl schenk mr and mrs harold mcclure mr and mrs charles allan burlingtoi who arc sues sister and brother- in law mr and mrs donald lind say r r 1 mary lindsay miss joan fiddler mr and mrs bill mcmurdo miss jean hancock miss muriel burt and mr and mrs earl wilson barbaras sis ter and her husband mr and mrs douglas davidson guclph also attended and were hosts at a reception at their home for all of barbaras guests following the graduation ceremonies darbyrudiashy vows in zion tabernacle rev ronald hall officiated at ai five oclock wedding ceremony on september 18th in zion pentecostal tabernacle which united in mar riage lillian rudiashy daughter of mr and mrs s rudiashy ver non bc and allen hoy darby son of mr and mrs george darby 47 john st el the bride is em ployed at smith stone ltd and the groom at the parkdale branch canadian bank of commerce yellow and gold mums decorated the church mrs hall was organ ist and miss sandra sproulc sang the lords prayer during the ser vice and because while the regis ter was signed the bride wore a street length sleeveless dress of white nylon over satin it was fashioned with panels which floated from the shoulders and had a bouffant skirt a finger tip veil fell from a white satin pill box she carried a single white orchid with golden throat on a white bible and wore a small pear necklace violet gough 18 edward st was bridesmaid wearing moss green taffeta with bodice of tulle over taffeta and bouffant skirt matching hat and gloves and car rying a bouquet of yellow and gold mums bill hardman 8 norman dy blvd was groomsman and ross norton limchousc usher the bride was given in marriage by her brotherinlaw r m turkinton 38 prince charles drive a reception followed at the jack o lantern dining room mrs turkington received for her sis ter wearing a black crepe gown f wide brimmed black hat and grooms mother wore pink with what council did matching hat and corsage of pink and white carnations guests attended from midland toronto and georgetown leaving on a honcmoon motor trip to niagara falls where they stayed at the fallsway hotel and other southern ontario points the bride wore a turquoise wool dress with black and white accessories and a white orchd mr and mrs darby will itvdt 47 john st f building plans are announced 480000 delrex shopping plaza construction on the initial stage of a huge shopping plaza is planned to start in midoctober according to rex heslop presid ent of delrex developments ltd a building permit was taken out last week for construction of 40000 square feet of floor space with value estimated at 480000 the firm will start grading land earmarked for the plaza at the highway and 9th line corner this week mr heslop said and con struction will start as soon as pos sible when the land is prepared the plaza is a salient feature of the overall delrex plan which tration accepted when instruction will be given on the basis of no more than three children in any one class ballet tap baton twirling and ballroom dancing is included in the tuition offered mrs i ay has accepted a posi- j tion as secretary and teacher with also includes an office building in j lne brampton recreational com that area land has also been mission thus her classes will havr set aside for a hotel said n ck n i scarboro man escapes uancing school upens injury at silvercreek for another season 2cst vicky lav has opened hre i ckily escaped serious injury when school of dancing 8 margaret st 1 his car left the highway and plun for the fall and winter classes ged into the east ditch near sil which will have a limited regis i vercreck on monday sept 15th mr mcqueen was driving south on no 7 and bright lights from an oncoming car caused him lose control and wander off the travelled portion of the road his car a 1956 pontiac received dam age estimated at 1000 by cst ray andrcss of milton detach heslop a large chain grocery will occu py half of the planned building but delrex is not at liberty yet to divulge the name of the chain a herald reporter was told the other 20000 square feet will be available for a bank drug store hardware ladies wear shop and eight smaller stores news of the plaza was first mooted several months ago when the a e lepage ral estate firm was named exclusive listing ag ents by the delr x firm mr hes lop envisages in tie future a plaza which wnl be one of the lar gest in canada with parking fac llities available for 5000 cars discovered in town stolen brief case the contents of a car reported stolen in toronto saturday nigh were discovered sunday at hungry hollow dick budgell 139 prince charles drive and his brotherin law lloyd moore of 3481 first lane cooksville were looking for a good fishing hole along the cre dit river near the ninth line bridge when they stumbled on a briefcase which contained cheques and literature and an umbrella the men notified local police who made a check with the met ropolitan police to discover the articles had been in a car owned by albert james croke of 63a chryessa ave toronto which had been stolen the night before chief rjaoejr and cat ted scott handled this end of the in to have a limited registration but is able to still accept a few more pupils the classes will be work ing for their concert at the end of the season and also for exam inations where it is appropriate scveral pupils received excel lent marks on the examinations taken at the end of last season those successful in grade 1 bal let were jean ann infills barbara hilts georgina hoesch jane bou kill christine earl in primary tap jane bouskill received 93 jo haines 92 v carrollec mottart 80 diane stoutley 77 dorothy lisk 77 and pat hyde 70 in grade one wayne mckclvey 84 s and christine peterson 77 ment opp who investigated engagements mr and mrs cyril englch announce the engagement of their elder daughter jean mar garrl to benjamin lor rim an son of mr and mrs arthu lor- riman glen williams the mar riage to take place october the third nineteen hundred and fifty eight mr and mrs wilfrid bird rr 2 georgetown announce the en gagement of their daughter marion babel to james gordon mcphail son of mr- end mrs neil a mc phail milton the marriago will take place in ashgrove united church on saturday october the eighteenth at three oclock white gardenia corsage the induct rev lloyd whan minister at pint baptist rev lloyd whan formerly i of norwich was inducted as min ister of first bdptist church when an induction service was held at the church thursday ev ening mr whan who has both his ba and bd degrees- com menceo his pastorate the previous sunday v the moderator of the baptist churches of the guelph associa tion norman mclcod presided during the ceremony and wor ship period was conducted by earl clements following the presentation of the minister by watson winfield chairman of the board deacons the service of in duction proceeded with mr mc- leod leading the congregation and rev walter schcll minister of cheltenham baptist church offer ing the induction prayer a close friend of mr whan rev l e mason of first baptist church guelph preached the ser mon following the anthem hos- anzia by charles h gabriel sung by the choir greetings were brought from guelph association by e f west of kitchener and from the credit valley minister ial association by rev g l roy al of norval presbyterian church mr whan pronounced the bene diction a reception was held in the church school auditorium at the conclusion of the service when an opportunity to meet mr- and mrs whan was presented honor ed guests at the occasion were the new ministers parents rev and mrs edward whan of water- ford i what council did bernard cassell announces candidature for council combines win on telfords nohitter combines numbekope hurler gib telford came within one man of pitching a perfect game against smith stone last night in in dustrial fastball finals at the park telford gave up no hits and walk ed only freestone in the sixth in leading his club to a 7 0 shutout over the electrical workers and gain the lead for the first time in thc series 3 games to 2 combines took the sunday en counter 5 to 3 to tie the- set after being dumped by smith stone on thursday the blueshira could take it all tomorrow thursday night in the park when they get together for the sixth game ken derose allowed just four hits in suffering the defeat but got some loose glove work from t some of his club and it showed up on the score sheet combines scor ed the winner in the first inning added three more in the 2nd and erupted for another 4 runs in the fourth boxford caught the brill ant pitching of telford hurst worked behind the plate for de- rose game time at the park for to morrow nights game is 630 mrs violet hackshaw terra cotta native a former terra cotta resident mrs violet hackshaw was buried in bowmanville following funeral service last tuesday there she died in her sleep on september 14 the former violet udell she was born at terra cotta 42 years ago and later lived in toronto huntsvillc and bowmanville her husband died in christie st hos pital rom war injuries received while he was serving overseas in world war 2 since his death mrs hackshaw had been living in bowmanville with her parents she is survived by her parents mr and mrs jack udell two brothers and two sisters floyd and mrs harry warren of toron to william of melissa and mrs don drew bowmanville friends from terra cotta a tending the funeral included mr f schleicher and ron elwood golden wedding marked by mr mrs j finlay mr and mrs john m finlay 295 riverside drive toronto re le bra led their golden wedding an niversary on monday sept 15th with an open house at their home mr and mrs finlay are the parents of stan finlay 17 durham st who with his wife and the rest of the immediate family mr and mrs i- rank bennett and mr and mrs george murray en tertained by dining out p ior to the open house mr and mrs finlav pr recei ved neighbours and friend- from 8 until 1030 pm and pouring tea were mrs gorge arnold and mr and ja v ra harley o george town mrs walter bauman ol erindale and mrs frank bennett attending frot i town were mr william carr resigns as georgetown engineer resignation of william carr as parttime engineer for the town was received at mondays council meeting mr carr in a letter expressed re gret at leaving the position he has held for over a year pointing out that his own business and a teach ing commitment in guelph will not allow enough timor to serve the town also he suggested that either the town engage an experienced en cor full time or consider hiring a junior engineer who eould take ad vantage of mr carrs staff for con sultation on larger jobs he thnk it would be easier to obtain a young man at a salary up to 6000 than a higher salaried engineer mr carr said he would consdi supervisory work on the park sub- 1 division ann st and storm sewer installation until some new engin eering arrangement is made council delayed decision on what to do to allow councillors to think over the matter of a new man the mayor expressed councils appreciation to mr carr for his work and cooperation during the term of office cr alfred sykes said that while he regrets seeing mr carr leave he feels a resident engineer is needed full time he auo suggo- 1 led council consider hiring a muni cipal manager although it would not be necessary to do so such ac tion should be decided only after a vote of ratepayers expressing their opinion he said 12 windsor esquesing institute arranges fair exhibit the esquesing wi held their fall opening meeting on thursday september 11th at the home oi mrs w ijwson with twelve mem bers present the roll call was answered by giving a good quali ty of the lady on my left a committee of mrs fred armstrong and mrs robert law- son assisted by miss ann humph reys and mrs robert harris were appointed to arrange the fall fair exhibit the committee for the halloween party is mrs w hum phreys mrs robert harris mrs iv lawson mrs l devrics and mrs william venner the wi will have calendars to sell to increase their funds a vote of thanks to the lunch commit tee was made by mrs jack murray the meeting closed with the lords prayer charge juveniles with breakin at arena cigarettes chocolate bars pota to chips etc taken in a breukin at the arena friday were recover ed on sunday through an investi gation by cst frank dennis cst dennis apprehended three juveniles and charges were laid and mrs stan finlay mi and mrs george arnold mr and mrs ray harley mr and mrs ted ar nold and mr and mrs hrb arn old mr finlay was af one time a re sident of georgetown his father managing the old paper mill for a number of years georgetowns new delrex shopping plaza atchttecrs sketch of the first stage of the delrex shopping plaza shows chain grocery and several smaller stores forwhich a 4w0rboikjing pwniiww taken out last week by delrex develop the company hat announced that building will three legion ladies attending convention representing the ladies auxil iary of legion branch 120 mrs charles day mrs thomas grieve and mrs j lockhurst are in tor onto attending the auxiliary con vention it the royal york hotel this week bernard cassell road is the first ratepayer to 1 nounce his intention uf seeming a j scat on the 1959 council mr cassell an eaaeuuve of i east georgetown ratepayers as- sociation told council on monday that he intends to be candidate at the december elections he was appearing at the meet- big to ask for a progress report on drainage andditcbesirj sunbeam section of town mr cassell said promises had been made that ditches would be hard- surfaced and that on windsor rd where culverts have been install ed driveways are in good condi tion but there are muddy stretch es between road chairman walter gray ex- fl plained the difficulties faced in solving the problem where drive ways have been built up they will have to be torn out to pro- perly grade ditches and hard surface them he said and such action seems to be the only ans wer to the problem he promised a full discussion at a road committee meeting tomor row night another road committee matter will be discussed with douglas cole guelph sl on thursday mr cole was invited to the meet ing following reading of a letter from him in which he said there are certain differences of opinion on a road matter between the road chairman and himself he had discussed this by phone with ur gray he said and the conversa tion ended abruptly when ur gray became excited i wasnt excited i was mad said deputy reeve gray tve had phone calls from mr cole de manding that i do things right away which i couldnt do i told him to come to council with bis problem council meeting is open to any one and is reasonably reported in the press said cr hyde if ur cole feels he has been unjustly dealt with he should attend meeting and explain mayor armstrong pointed out that the writer had asked to meet the road committee and his request should be granted mr coles action drew commen- i dation from cr sykes its the first time in my three- years on council that a request has been properly put through the right channel ur sykes said if everyone would bring their- troubles to a committee we could avoid a lot of council time and maybe have two or three meetings a month instead of four silk screen specialist speaker at b p club the business and professional womens club held their first din ner meeting of the season at the jack olantern on monday even- mg four guests were welcomed j to each bring at least one guest miss norma oshea of the north it is hoped to have elsie gregory halton health unit mrs jean macgill present to speak of varian associates decided to hold a coffee party at the north halton golf country club on wednesday evening oc tober 8th members were asked mcarthur mrs h g howard of unued suburban oft and mrs sam mac kenzie math sl south mrs wallace thompson presen ted the budget she had prepared and some discussion followed it was decided to leave it to the exe cutive committee for study win wallace reported regional meeting to be held april stating that mrs maud bayley past dominion president who now lives in the states will be the guest speaker miss betty phelan reported per- tinent information about the hos pital and mrs robert wicks ask ed and got several volunteers to help make dressings for the north halton branch of the cancer so ciety and jean ruddell talked on the various courses that were be ing taught at night school this year miss nora kranstt was appoint ed delegate to the provincial con ference to be held in sarniaon october 1617 and 18th several of the members plan to attend marion robinson reported on the nearly new sale to be held in the newucata building at the south end of main sl the sale will be held on friday evening and saturday the 26th and 27th of september members were requested to bring in good used clothing jewellery dishes books and anything that could be used at the sale marion asked for all the help she coum get for thurs day evening friday evening and all day saturday busmen womens week is be ta nhanuj tea ueek jean ruddell introduced the guest speaker mrs elizabeth hoey of eden mills who held her audience spellbound with her talk on silk screening mrs hoey spe cializes in industrial design and displayed samples of her beauti ful work in draperies which have mrs been hung in the canadian wcs- thc tinghouse the bank of nova scotia atlas steel the mess of the royal regiment of canada these drapes all incorporated the symbols of the various companies the research that went into the company design was an education in itself mrs hoey is now do ing research on halton county and is reproducing her drawings for draperies bedspreads and tea towels which are much too beauti ful to use although at the pres ent time she has a modern well- equipped workshop for the pro duction of her materials her early equipment was aft homemade and having no experience and no one to teach her about the process of dye steaming and many other problems she encountered many set backs and how she progress ed and surmounted these difficul ties was an inspiration lo every one mrs jean bundle thanked her for the wonderful talk she had given and presented her with a gift on behalf of the club the meeting closed in form and adj georgetowns biggest annual attraction the fall fair is com- lag saturday o 41a bunt it