Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 3, 1958, p. 16

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jt f hmau mmmy dm wow i we page 8 and cards by coutts we have a complete tine of boxed cards and indivi dual cards for that special someone come m and make your selections while our stock is complete opaa mn night until 10j0 joes tuck shop 27 main st n tr 73301 r imperial sso service irmwonth buasm terms anllabla from sept to jane esso furnace oil nominations mw somerville dial operator ami ask for zenith 67200 no toll charge to m aomtrcd hi 9 lrrw trim limehouse tr- 79332 travel notes trans atlantic family fares now in effect uutce savings when families travel together john r barber john r 1arkr aoencv msumnct travr tk 7h14 mill hast t continued from paga 4 one county appointee and ne uld it is odd that this has always been a milton resident with georgetown having the largest high school en rolment of the 3 towns involved and with an assessment which equal milton and acton put togeth er he urged georgetowns county council representatives to push for a georgetown appointee next year 1 feel school affairs could be handled much easier by a local board but nevertheless we have embarked on a million dollar ex pension program in the three towns which will include the cur rent addition at georgetown in cluding a gym auditorum- he said he criticized little red school- house type of thinking among a majority of high school board members which had vetoed a planned shop room at georgetown and home economics room at ac ton the two schools presently share this accommodation with town boys taken by bus to acton for their sbopwotk and the acton girls coming here tor home ec- onocnics georgetown board members have not abandoned the hope of a shop here in future he said while pleased to at last have a gymn he said it is regrettable that a double size one cannot be built as it will be needed a few years from now however we must use com mon sense in our financing he said and look forward to the future with pride and hope library progress the public library has shared in the towns growth with an in crease of 795 members in a year and 6000 more books issued said j l lambert in reporting as the chairman for the library board the board is concerned about reaching people in the eastern part i town where it is a long dis i tance jor children to travel to the library he said but lack of finances hampers any plans for trying to serve that area better he recited amusing statistics from the 1894 minutes of the li brary board to show how things have changed that year the board spent three meetings deciding whether the caretakers 25 annual salary included bnnging in the wood he said and it was finally deci ded it was the librarians job the fourth meeting records the resig nation of the librarian today the librarian has a full time job he said and of course the caretakers salary is substan tially higher than in 1894 ticklish problem handling of individual problems is a ticklish one said planning board chairman ed wilson the board has svmpatrn with iwtmrt uals j ct must remember it is working for the good of the com mumtv as a whole board dcci ions arc nut final he said and are onl recommendations to coun cil which can accept or reject thim aa the wih bul to date there has been excellent coopera tion between the two groups planning facilities art cxtreme- ij important in growing towns like georgetown he said and he hopes zoning will become law the next few months candidates speak new candidates for council and school board had an opportunity to speak and milton harke- wa the first called to the platform by town clerk clarence benham who was chairman for the meet ing mr harker said he has grown to love georgetown since he mov ed here and that he is not entirely ignorant of the management of public affairs as he has studied it closely i can t make promises about what i can do as a councillor but i can say i won t take sides or be biased against anyone if i m clcc ted he said jim emmerson said he had been gratified by support received when he was a candidate last j ear a native georgetowncr he is again a candidate mrs joe emmerson one of two lady candidates said she has ways been vitally interested town affairs and will do her very best if elected i agree with the mayor george town is the greatest she rcmar ked candidate john zorge said that as a councillor he would start wor king as soon as possible for any town projects which would qualify for federal grants i shall endeavour to investig ate controversial issues work to wards stabilising the towns econ omy promptly consider ratepay era grievances and generally ex pedite municipal business he said bernard cassell said the pnv ilge of a vote carries the respon sibility to elect councillors who will work hard and be made such a promise unlike the mayor of toronto i wont have an unlisted telephone number he said and will be av ailable for discussion with rate payers when they want me he has had some experience in municipal affairs in north york where be formerly lived and du ring hu three years in george town and will work conscientious- ly for all sections of town he pro mised mm al currie sdfd her qualifi cations include attendance at ev ery council meeting for four years as a press reporter 1 must have picked up some knowledge she said for if you are to report coherently you must first understand what is being discussed she favours creation of small playground areas for young chil dren on any iownowned land i donttnjnk women should bo in politics just because theyre wo men a woman must be judged on her capabilities she said mrs currie said a councillor must have thtneourage to have an unpopular opinion and to leave personal prejudices outside the council chamber my only promise is a negative one not to make mistakes for not to open your mouth is the way to avoid mistakes and thats too much to expect of a woman she concluded need subdivision rep candidate pearce porter belie- vescouncil needs representatives from the newer areas of town he has talked with older resid ents who share this view and said it is a healthy attitude present councillors have car ried the load for a long time and f suggest you choose a candidate from the subdivision who can shoulder some of the responsibilit les he said ill endeavour to bring a better understanding among all residents and do every thing possible to make this a great town he suggested that council should approach the provincial govern ment to straighten no 7 highway from brampton to georgetown the narrow winding highway is hazardous to trucking he believes and might be a deterrent to an in dustry locating here i what 1 feel georgetown needs is small and diversified industries i employing a dozen or so people and 1 wonder if council and del rex have been going after these he said financial papers are forecasting a canadian boom in the sixties and small industries will grow into bigger ones he said school trustee only two of several men nom mated for school trustees mount ed the speakers platform thomas van sickler and ian cass both announced they would be candidates and asked for con sideration by voters on election day mr van sickler later recon sidcred his decision and did not qualify as a candidatet garfiild meoilvray senior member of council in years of service garfield mcgilvray 8 guelph st has beep finance chair man for several years one of sjx councillors seeking reelection he is a staff member of the george town herald baptism held at st georges church rev kenneth richardson offic lated at the baptism on sunday af ternoon in st georges church when shelley lee daughter of mr and mrs don white 51 mill street was baptized her godpar ents were mr and mrs ted stig ger king st and mrs fred john son churchill crescent after the ceremony mr and mrs white entertained at a buffet supper their guesls were the babys grandparents mr and mrs george pauvof acton mr and mrs ted sugger mr and mrs fred johnson and family and miss sheila paul of toronto sapity drivb fttldft mudy hazards push although december has drop ped from first to seventh place among the years traffic danger ous months it still contains one of the most perilous periods the christmas and new year holidays police forces across canada fed oral provincial municipal and in dustrial will cooperate in a cam paign against decembers holi day hazards the drive to get a surging start with the nationwide safe driving week sponsored by the canadian highway safety conference between december 1st and th inclusive safe driving week receives strong and forceful- participation by all police as well as provinc ial and community safety organi sations service clubs church groups magistrates and judges government officials and nil other bodies its aim is to make the motor and pedestrian aware of his ponsibility as an individual in prevention of highway accident injuries economic losses and deaths when safe driving week closes at midnight of december 7th the poljce concentrate more specific ally on the menaces that come with the carefree and happy spir it of christmas and new years while safe driving week is a campaign of awareness holiday hazards is a drive with legal teeth in it and the law enforce ment bodies strengthen their vig llance at that time in an effort to prevent drivers and walkers from killing themselves with happi ness the canadian highway safety conference urges every motorist and pedestrian and every par ent and teacher to extend their personal efforts to cooperate with the police in this vital work wellington cafe 14 ovelph st ecra trlangle 7229 georgetown propane gas sales and service for home farm industry distributor for afagas ltd agincourt ontario tanics stored at silvercreek on no 7 highway tr 72032 collect if necessary bill mcenery give something for the home i 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 pearce porter an employee at the oakville ford motor plant pearce porter 37 mclntyre crescent is one of tnir teen men and women seeking election to council james ludgate was engineers son james mcldrum ludgate was buried in mount pleasant cemct cry toronto on november 22 fol lowing funeral service in the city his father j v ludgate is dis tnct engineer for the dept of highwas and is well known in georgetown area where his work brings him frequqently besides his parents mr ludgate leaves a sister mrs w s lundy erf gall notice to creditors in the estate of mary cath erine standish widow deceased all persons having claims ag ainst the estate of mary catherine standish late of the township of esquesing widow who died on or about the 25th day of septem ber 1958 are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of december 1958 after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice and the under signed will not be liable to any person she shall not then have no tice dated at georgetown this 25th day of november a j 1958 beatrice standish sole execu trix of the estate of mary catherine standish by her solicitors dale bennett and latimer georgetown onl 1210 never before at this low price n a t i o n a 1 1 v famous r e cl i n e r 1 i i 1 1 1 the only jtedlring chair at this low thousands of persons have for the benefits theyve gained from this type of chair scientifically designed to cradle and support the entire body today greatest eholr value terms to suit you mcclures 14 main street georgetown phone tr 72522 1mmgm3msm8m8m3m8ms1xm

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