Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 14, 1968, p. 3

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pupils lay wreaths at centennial cairn glen williams publlcjschool pupil joan lindsay lays a wroath at tho cairn while teacher mrs ireno wheeler and other pupils look on rev robert duncanson conducted ho brief service in front of tho school which wos arranged by james barrott of tho teaching staff experiment with lay indian burial ground a j is r rt visited by cub group assistants for kp classes on n experimental buu on poppy day well received taggers set new record ly ralph hiwm it seems fashionable these days to worry about what the younger generation la coming to we hear such expressions as hippies and similar phrases referring to tho present clay teenager it causes tho adult population somo concern but all ls not lost for saturday be tueen 50 and 60 teenagers and come younger girls and boys volunteered their time to branch j20 to assist with tho poppy campaign these young people some who are members of girl guides boy scouts and air cadets and many who be long to no organization proved boy ond a doubt that the tcen- ajirrs of town have the sinkings of good citizens this years response by the public lo the peppy campaign surpassed pre vious years thanks to th regu lar volunteers and tho young people who helped much credit for this years success must go to chairman bruco collins a newcomer to the poppy campaign but a young man of fortitude endur ance and an open mind he far med a hew committee which bet forth to do their best and with much forethought and planning their best was com plete success but bruco says better next year bruce is a digger who will not be satisfied to be with those cold timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat he will always bo striving to do better fallen comrad the basic purpose of the le gions existence is the romem trance of our fallen comrades and tho welfare of their dep endants along with askance to tho thousands of disabled veterans who returned hemembrance supper a part of the branch remembran ce week which in the past has created keen interest among the branch members however during the last few years the interest has grown less and hai continued to wano to the point of the pitiful attendance of last friday evening when lit tle over 10 of the branch menibem saw fit to purchase tickets it is lmposslble to un derstand the cause of the mem berships apathetic indifference and lack of concern lcj clark was master of cere monies on triday evening and as usual handled tho evening with ilia greatest of ease bros cntatlons were made by presid ent henry hale to david bow man past president 31m mur phy and herb harlow forty year badges sam glsby and boy smith twenty ave yoar badges j j x louhunalhd pkr senior vets had obtained and to strive for better pensions for the thousands of disabled who but for their war wounda could be miking a normal living in stead of a mere pittance of pensions of 3150 a year which he explained was insufficient to live in this present day society i sunday parade was the blc gest we have seen for many years as usual it was bitterly cold one could sympathize with the members of the branch pipe band and tho cadet bugle band their hands must have been frozen parade marshall david bowman was much imp ressed by the large number of young people on parade he felt this was a step in the right dlr ection for in order to keep remembrance alive the young folk must understand why sm yennant trophy some news for branch crlb- bage enthusiasts the sam ten nant trophy will be played for this coming saturday novemb er 16 at 2 pm u ls hoped that this year there will be indivi i dual trophies available for the winners this will be in lieu of cash it is expected that win ners of remembrance trophies such as this will in future re celve individual trophies which they will keep ashgftove last saturday our ladles were away to oakvillo to the inter zone bowling six teams represented the branch the branch ladles took third and fourth spot better luck next time joan archibald a new member of the auxiliary won high score after thy ladies general meeting on thursday novemb er 21st there will be a pot luck supper so bring jour pots and your luck uith you and mis it a big night siturday night dance was very successful alf sutton band played lively happy mus ic which seeme to have every one in a dancing mood for the floor was always full of lancing couples ways and means prizes went to stan ash elmer sticf and les clark door prizes to pat doucelt and dave wood worth there will be no dance next week those new years party tick ets should be soon ivaiahle orders for chn tinis card which arc made by mmln rs a hope workshop arc beini taken by the steward at the branch new county boards plent of 1000 donated by branch ladle auxiliary pres ented by president jean lock- hurst guest speaker was geor ge laughln one of provincial commands most outstanding public speaker he praised the first world war veterans for being tho founders of the hoyul canadian legion which was formed lo protect tho rights of he returned veteran h thought tho second world war and korean vets must conllnmjjavh to protect the rights that tho continued from page 1 vldcd so that burlington has eight georgetown one milton one esqueslng one and the com blned area of nassnjjawcya and acton will have one the halton county roman catholic separate school board 14 trustees will be apportioned as follows oakvllle five burl ington seven georgetown one and the combined area of mil ton esquesing and nassagaw eya will have one j nominations in oakville will be held in the trafalgar iloadi municipal buildings they will open at 7 30 and close at 0 30 j town hall election officials arc warning prospective candidates for the two separate school positions on the board of education that they mutt register november 10 at tho burlington town hall rn ther than their own municipal ity to be eligible for nomination to the se para to kehool board a person must be 21 year old a canadian citizen sign a certifi cats declaring there are no taxes owing on land owned by the candidate or if he or she is a tenant that tho candidates rent is paid up as of nomina tion night county board itedfor posl s ucatlon the candidate must sign a declaration that he or slit is 21 a canadian citizen resides within the school division is u public school ratepayer and has no taxes or rent owing costs of te election will be shared by tho propped and each municipality involved there are some restrictions concerning who can nominate to if you wish to nominate someone to the board of educa tion you must be a public school ratepayer if you u jnt to nominate someone to the sc parate school board you must be a separate school supporter the candidate must have his mover and tcundcr presc nt when he fib s his nomination papers november ib i so far only two georgetown men have announced tlair cin i didacy for either of the two county boards wiliunia hen boyle chairman of the george town separate school board will be a cindidnte for the new separate school board of edu cation and gudni sigiird tin chairman of tie giorjituwn public school hoard will tcek to represent the town on- the public board plastering contractor harvey walters dies a plastering contractor by trade and retired employee of central mortgage and homing robert harvey waltf rs of 10 church street east acton died jn st josephs hospital guelph on october 17th he was born in georgetown in 100j son of the lute george walters and maude harding u married lucy edwards in 1042 besides his wife ho leave a ashgrove institute to royal alex musical on monday evening novem ber 4th the w i members and their husbands 4j in all boar ded a bus at the church yard parking lot for a trip tp the royal alexandra theatre in toronto to see the popular music show anne of green gables the tary tikes place in and round avnnlea a town in prince edward island and at green gables the farm home of matthew cuthbert and bis sister manila who had sent to an orpanage for a boy and in stead received a girl they kept her and with the lovcable and winsome wavs she won the hearts of everyone al one along with the music and delightful dancin it was a met enjoyable performance and wiifl which will not soon be forgotten the bus then took every one to the west point restaur ant on lake shore blvd for a midnight snack before leaving for home thanks go to the committee mrs clifford hunt er mr- robert auxandcr and mrs ford uickson anil the ge nial bus drncr for arranging the delightful tvenin and get ting us hick saftlj the friendship unit of the ucw met at the home of mrs john mcnabb ory wednesday afternoon november gth with president mrs ward brown ridge presiding and opening with a hymn and prayer mrs wilfred bird had tho devotion al on the gift of sicoch with xripturc reading by mrs jas carney secretary mrs- v thom pson read la t months minutes and called the roll which was ansvyend with a thpu ht on stewardship the program was in the form of a short play tiny speak peace it op ens in room at the back of a small church in japan and the five people invohld wnjrak ira man mrs j m wickson manko matsumoto mrs fran- ci thompson araki sin mrs w brownndce kenji mrs john bcllboddy and doulas weston mr it cunninhaiu a student from an american un ucrmty for he firt time in japan attending an ecumenical work camp iluy are having an informal talk and the student doug tells of the quulllles ho lias discovered in the japanese people and their desire to be polite and make others happy also to keep a pliasant atmos phore and harmony and be strong and pitiful a brisk dis- cusslon follow d after which mrs harvey nurse gave the courtesies and mt cling closed wifbrprayer and a social hour mrs john bcllboddy ly the georgetown public school board decided last week to hire lay assistants in ths crowded kennedy school kind ergartens with twice the kindergarten enrollment of any other public school kennedy will now have two lay assistants for three hours per day their duties wul include helping dress and undress chll dren mix paints distribute tup- plies and many other dirties to lighten the load of the kinder garten teacher trustee robert bradlay em phasized it was only an expert meat till christmas after that its value wij be reexamined tbarrks to an alert parent peter frukney a potential danger spot at kennedy school hai been eliminated after attending open uonsev mr frisiney wrote principal hazen allen calling his atten tion to the spacing between the railings on the stairway lie claimed a small child could easily hang out between them and suggested the num bcr of railings be doubled tlie board immediately ag reed this safety hazard must be eliminated either a metal panel or de corative rods will bo erected to cut down the spa harrison school principal lo gan macdonald wondered if there was any way of putting anreffectlve ban on bicycle rid ing through the school yard tho nuisance is created by students other than harrison students riding on the wal ways from norton crescent and mackenzie drive when our students are coming and going to school it becomes danger ous said principal macdonald as he cited an example of a i boy having his tooth chipped i recently i school board member ed 7il- son suggested posts be erected to force the riders to get off and walk after many other ideas it was felt this problem needed further thought the board will check with par ents and the transportation company into the feasibility of changing the luhcb time and the dismissal time of auxiliary students the hour and half lunch time is felt to be too long for those students who do not go home at lunch time the suggestion from tho teachers of auxiliary classes considered twelve till twelve fortyfive a suitable lunch time with the students being dismiss ed at three fifteen the long delayed addition to centennial school should go to tender by the end of tho month said planning chairman chris walker the moore park school lso moved a step closer to re ality with the board authoriz ing the architect to prepare sketches thc mooro park school will bebullt on tho con- p plan tho first ono jn the area as un samw saatss knieltztr of norvul brothers lome minute of acton clai enco of georgetown and lloyd of hamilton and a sister mrs harry jeslt miortlll of genr gelown and two gramkhildreir rov a mckunzio conducted the funeral sendee at the bum ley- shoemaker hi tier ul home acton and interment was in falrvlow cemetery pallhearct were fred boyd pete fischer ray webster joe hofstede ken marshall and don mclntyru cub packs combine for hllpween party cubs of georgetown a and b packs held u joint h illoween party october 20 which featur ed games and a btory by b rkjugheera mrs boss colt- p uiw at tho tradilionul bobbing for apples cookies hot chocolate and cuudits win- served uio boys by mrs clancy mr- donals mrs srrvoi und her daughter tout ellen judged un having tho best coktumetj wre john owen laul macdonald lance early of a park and kenny diamond fred peters oind dan ell stone uf b pack explains assessment procedure in talk to hills ratepayers its the taxpayers own res ponsibility to tell the assessor why he feels he has been asses sed unfairly georgetown i as sessment commissioner marshall bain told halton hills ratepay ers last week when they met in george kennedy school the assessor strives to place the same value per unit on buildings of the same construc tion and use said the guest speaker in arriving at an asses sed value the size type qual ity of construction plumbing heating additions such as a garage or finished basement are considered in the case of incomeproducing property we also consider the rental value said mr bain summing up the process of assessing a property te spea ker pointed out that a certain percentage of actual or mark et value will continually be arrived at providing the guides and manuals have been used properly ho briefly outlined the meth od of arriving at a mil i rate a job not done by the assessor but by council council or the finance chairman of eouncll de cides how much money will be needed while the assessment department provides the am ount of taxable assessment in tho town by dividing one by the other the mill rato or so many dol lnrs per thousand of assess ment is obtained tim town assessor stated that wido variations in the percent age of market value sparked tho recent reassessment prog ram throughout the county the object of this reassessment said the assessor is to briig properties to an assessment range of one third of market vmiiii yrmmi a recent hike by 5th george town b pack cubs and the 1st scotch block pack included visit to in indian burial ground a walk on the bruce trail and exploring some local caves leaders accompanying the cubs were mrs terry colter mrs evelyn owen boss colter bill schrelbcr with parents mrs kruger and mr owen as sisting social personal mr and mrs bud cluney and children guy mlko and patti jane 7 norton crescent have returned from three weeks hol idays in nassau tho bahamas youngest son scan visited in ottawa with his grandparents th1 moroitowm huhawt thursday nov lh tv pack hbfc mr and mrs if fbdn they were away mr and mrs ed welncr and children hans and yolanda 44 maple ave west and lira mor ris goudeketting 101 auifistg 5 have returned from a vults in holland they had a spedalal reason for the trip to attcnrjl the 00th wedding- anniversary of mrs werners parents mr and mrs j datmen of enid hoven mrs murray henley 31 charles st whose husband is i a member of the travel firm of barber and henley joined an agents tour of hawaii re- i cently they visited many of i tho states attractions including the islands of oahu maul and kawai and spent three days in honolulu f in conclusion he reminded tho group that assessors are sworji to act in an impartial manner and may lose their lic ence to practice if discovered doing otherwise a lively question and answer period followed a call for volunteers for the georgetown volunteer ambul ance corp was issued by a member of the corps as be ex plained its function t v t daddy a man came and took your chair away today how else would a four year old explain the results of his mommys georgetown herald want ad daddys prety glad though for mommy promised him shed use the money to buy him a new chair to match her living room furniture but daddy didnt expect results so fast things like this happen for all kinds of items you no longer want when you dial 8772201 and htu a llass alt i i georgetown herald

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