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ten pages georgetown ontario wi eaneakuy february 6th 1952 ten pages on hondas fewtuaby fib ww install eaewrage and watar aanhia atlrssslnn on arietta street immediately tor tome time- than ha bean delay la sewering arietta street be cause a petition under the local itnprovesnent act did net have to- oueja slcuturee the proper num ber- have now been received and cr ooodlet pressed for immediate action to clear up unsanitary con dition cauaed by poor drain age a petition was alao received from property owners in the orr enbdlvlaion exiting for sewerage there and this wu1 be conaldered thia year alao it la alao expected that a petition will be received from what council did were notified uut inurmne claims had bn filed by mrs ar thur wllian who- ell en t ley rtdewallt on jflbn ft and p7 clenflusiy wjoe cm- wnr ewer an mbdmivmawt ea john street were told by buudluc impact george adam that be could see no solution for s drainage poblm which brills store had co of except for the adjoining raj lifting to run an eeveetrough outlet into the ftreet at awning level ur adams mentioned a couple of almllar bed spots where a solution u dlnvult in front of dale benneus and on mill street at the aide of the brill store ii alao mentioned that the town should give sonic consideration residents along the highway on the to the problem of trailer sa these eastern side of town for sewer ex- ore becoming more common 1te clerk was askid to contact other towns to tee what they do about ira hera cr good let questioned why the town foreman tan spend more than 130 without consulting committees yet committee chairmen are limited 1q 30 at one time lie mentioned a bill for 10 for salt as one example and auggeeted that any such ex penditure should be brought before committees or council as a whole some councillors thought the 130 limit is too low for preaent limn and consideration will be given to raising this kecclvtd fltfures on a houtc num bering system which would cost 1750 and postponed discussion on this until the budget is struck will meet with the public i li ra ry board next monday to discuss renovations or a possible new build ing for the library wilt purchase a 3 loch lump pump for town work at a cost of 400 to replace the preaent pump which is worn out after receiving word from the manufacturer that the commutator at the sewage disposal plant was installed backwards will contact engineer c b hagey to ask him o rectify this this matter has been under dis pute ever since the plant was put in operation and council now be- king dies deal efiiu melsaly kim oeerge vt beck te theae who beard ike sewaen early lag brwasjtaete j tke kin died la hi steeg atsandrlaabaat alutei f m it la bai a be etuyered a eereaary tkreas- basie ceatelesebsg freaa a aaajer itug eaeratleai laal year his death waa entirely anesyeeled frueees elisabeth and the deke ef umbsuin whe had est becaa a reyal tear ef heath africa- csneelled the teur and are flying keeae tral churches have aaaettaieed nnaertal strrtrea oarnvndar nan are at half saast aad is saaay ether ways 3eerelewn la shewing its trief at- ike news peprrsentstlvrs ef reaaetl leclea aad eharchse will mel tenlfht hi the mealelnal balmlag te cheesus what bbbiic term wui aelusewleage the aad am ii u passible that seas pablle aervtee will be bald later this week in which the teaaatanlty will abare the weather mr kdlto- the rain- in this weeks summary makes it look like a week in apring to review the average for january the maximum average for the month wus 31- decrees above nor msl while the minimum of 13 waa esactly normal the total suowfsll for the month way 23 vi inches being uv nches above normal the high est letnimtuture registered for the month of junuary was 47 and the lowest was 21 below- zero a differ encc of s3 degrees saturday waa wan b hamilton and james schofleld were et the meet ing to aak for this and they were advised to circulate a petition and return to a future meetlac will aeek en agreement witn faijibseint townahlp concerning pay- mattt for the georgetown ire truck srhan it answers calls in th coun try fire chief william hyde aakavi ooujicll for advice on what to do in caaa of calls being received from outoftown such calls are alwaya an emergency said mr ifyde and it puts the brigade in a difficult situ ation unleaa they know what coun- eila policy is at preaent tne bri gade can gel out of town on orders of the mayor reeve deputy reeve or fire chairman there was consider able dlscusaion about a matter srhlch all councillors admitf la a tricky point- cr hale thinks the brigade ahould answer all towredilp calls or nooe cr goodlct hald lit rall ahould be answered until aome working agreement was made with the township and deputy ileeve mcdonald agreed with him itecve marshall pointed out that the brig ade is maintained and paid for by georgetown taxpayers and their hrst duty lies here cr fetch mentioned that georgetown depends on the country tor business and that in eaaea where the brigade can be of help it does not aeem right not to go cr allen said work done in the paavjip glen williams and norval had been appreciated and he would hate to see any firm policy laid down cr mcguvray said it is diffi cult to lay down any hard and fast rule as it depends on whether the equipment can be of value keeve marshall mentioned a fire at the ismond farm in which the george town brigade could be credited with eaving the property it was decided to let the matter stand as it is at preaent until the fire committee meets with esques- laat council at the request of the fire chief a no parking ban will be put on one aide of cross street parking on both aides of this street hampere the brigade in taking the fire truck out qf the fire hall lowered the taxi licence from 2s to fls a ear charles crawford and jack mor- row who had appeared at a prev ious meeting returned to aak far lower licence feee peea in bramp- lt was reported are lfc sjo 3 1b acton fl0a and in milton 8 several councillors said they thought taxi operators are making a mistake in asking lower fees u it might en courage competition from parttuna operators v e granted the lions club use of the park on july 17th for a garden party e e e wui have brush cut on ontario street in answer to a request from john mcdonald who said brush was o thick that oars could scarcely travel the road cr ooodlet who la road chair- man aald there was possibility that ontario street could be bard surfaced this year to provide a roadway to smith a stone government will pay a 50 s grant on this road 1 when a rumour had been heard rdenerkl electric hatf taken as on land near mlhon lor a plant mayor armstrong had otacted the company only to find was no truth inul the com- lleves definitely that it was a mis take on ute part of the engineer and should be lili resiransibllity to fix were informed that the county equalization has been established by judge robinson and the dispute is settled for this year a letter from harry wills solicitor for the town said however that he did not slsn the agreement in order not to pre judice any future dispute about the sharing of hiflh school cotts in north hslton school district told bob mcmcnemy who com plained about water lying at the foot of normandy boulevard that council would make every effort to have this cleared up the trouble is caused by poor drainage on the tost property and land owned by the public achool and mayor arm strong said he would be in touch with both parties to seek a solution wui put street light on dm street reeve marshall alao poin ted out that lighting waa poor on wesleyan street and aalcad other members to look at thta sometime it was reported that street lights will soon be extended to town um- ita on the eastern end of the high way cr petch auggeated that if coun cil continues asking for sidewalk petitions the financial picture may get out of hand cr ooodlet who has been promoting this aald aide- walks and roads had been uppermost in jieoples minds at election tuna and he thinks all built up areas are entitled to them if residents are willing to pay their share of local improvement tar at preaent he baa signed petitions from arietta street and normandy boulevard and is holding these for dlacusaon until an jock crichton heads hunters and anglers jsck crichton wss elected presi dent of georgetown anglers si hun ters association when the annual meeting was held last wednesdsy in the oddfellows hsll he succeeds harry adams who has become s dir ector of the ontario federation ot anglers and hunters new officers lected ut the mew ing are jsck crichton president kred spires vice president bob jepaon trvaiui ki td johnson secretary ifany adams george muckart gordon sence directors the club liad a very successful year this yeor they have plans for the erection of a clubhouse on the property purchased last year adjoin ing the ilallantlne farm the club decided to raffle s mans or ladles madetomeasure suit to help one of the menilhts chuck davles who was injured in n shoot ing accident recently hornby nonagenarian buried in georgetown a lifelong district resident who was born at sllserereek j sin as price died in hamilton general hos pital on sunday in his 92nd year mr price was a son of john price and mary swltzer and was born on what is now the gordon kidney farm at silvercreek he farmed for many years in that district selling ids fans lo miller brothers in 1d0r and moving to the 8th line trafal gar near hornby where he had since resided he was a mctriber ol st stephens anglican church the last member of a family of seven he was predeceased by his wlfe mary ann tllley surviving are four sons stanley ernest and harry of ifbrnby and gordon of alllston hev j e maxwell conducted the funeral service yesterday at the macnab son chapel milton and interment followed in greenwood cemetery georgetown pallbearers were fred and victor harding ed gar swiuer harding price ernest and bert anderson city appointment for royal bank manager manager of the royal bank branch here since it was opened four years ago frank bersner has been appoin ted to a new poet in toronto mr benner will be manager of the st claire and qakwood branch in ihe city and expects to leave for his itew position within the next two weeks appointment of a new georgetown manager lias not yet been confirmed but word is expec ted this week bennett george cleave may be pc nominees interest is keen in next tuesdays convention ef progressive conaerv- atlvea in milton when a candidate will be choaan to contest the next federal election conservative circles are optim istic about their chances in hhe next election following the news that hughes cleaver longtime lib eral member plans to retire from politic at the end of ma preaent term believing victory at the polls is in sight a number of prominent ere angling for4he nomination and there is much be- hlndtheecenes activity definitely in the running la miss sybil bennett kc of the local law flrm of dale bennett who was candidate in 1048 miss bennett made national speaking tours for the party and holds office as prealdent of the national womens association also definite as a candidate for nomination la major william tlejpalod petit ar r o p churchill crescent sarah street and mentioned also la exwarden george petrander boulevard mr ooodlet aald the road com mittee would be meeting before the cleave of georgetown whohas hid many years experience in township and county munjclpal affairs b still looking ff the budget struck to consider hard pflulte a number of others heve 1 aad and council la intouch surfacing some of the town roads i to show what -george- this year of 1b2 miles of streets ding to offer jea than half are paved last year 7 e ud it had oohtule town 4000 if appointed lnduetrlal tuuitn for- a 1500 rauera jbdlaarnuitrorul for gridiiisjriind jutehfakf nd he attend an vliuhrta4 eoitterenee belleveeit would be moraeconomn by tbaidapt of matbtsksjt cal to embark on jg pro ei i atumi wrurih5nb taw afefgig i v fjxpiessed interest in the nomina tion but as yet have not definitely announced their intention of starm- iriaf groundhog day snd cloudy enough for him to stsy out out maybe to his sorrow ern balkan dale msx mln rain jan in 20 8 jan 23 b 21 jan 30 21 13 jan 31 sb 11 xa feb 1 40 30 sa feb 2 38 31 j2 feb 3 3 23 06 average 2883 983 82 hornby church improvements mr benner started hu banking planned at hombv t then aocnt lwo fircer in wtxxlstock then spent two yjiii in waterloo two ytra back in woodiuxk and was ftccountant ut th main branch in windsor from iit36 to 1041 when he joined thr ttcaf after discharge from tha alr foict in 1945 he was assistant man- iilier for i short time at the yonsje aid bloor branch in the city then went to the main branch li toronto us assistant nintnaser mr and mrs benner who have irolh taken active tarts in conunun- tty life luriiik their residence here will be in town for some time until they finit mil table living quarters in the city mr benner has been jjeonlfs warden at st geotts church forfdur years and jias jusf been appointed rectors warden ife hns been secretary of the btall merchants association since its or ganization and is honorary troasurer of the canvass for the instmut for the blindw mrs benner is also ac tive in church work last year aha was president of the daughters of st georges was u vice president of arts a crafts of georgetown a member of the iode and is on the halton advisory board of blind institute ln wlllmmb plan 50th church anniversary for 1953 on tuesday january 20th the annual vestry meeting of st albans church was held in the pariah hall archdeacon w g o thompson presiding and opening tha meeting wlui the apostles creed and pray ers the minutes were read by mr h f beaumont the annual financial statement waa read by mr arthur beaumont peoples warden and after discus sion of various items adopted reports were received from the v sunday- school st albans guild 5 and the junior aypa good work and excellent result were shown and were commented on by the rector with appreciation ot the ser vices rendered by all mr arthur beaumont waa elected peoples warden and on the sun day following the rector announoed the appointment of mr jack lucas as rectors warden the sidesmen were reelected the board of mansgenjenu by decision of the vestry would have representauvej from the organiza tions and congregation thus the churchwardens mr s bludd mrs riggs mrsrthos haines mrs wag- staff e mr w korzack and mr and mrs joseah eason r the term of mr luidley beau- mbnt as lay delegate to the synod 1 homing expired the vestry elected mr arthur baaifmont for the term of throe yean mr joseph beau mont the father of the newlyelec ted official had served the mngre gut ion in synod for many yean previous to his death and had also served in various capacities in the work of- the church outside parish v and diocese the annual vestry meeting of sl stephens anglican church hornby was held last friday at the home of mr and mrs ken ella with hev j k maxwell in the chair tha meeting opened with prayer follow ed by the election of miss evelyn course as vestry clerk the rector ttavc his report in which he stated that the statistics did not show the extent to which the young people of the church were taking their port in the various activities and that their willingness augured well for the future of the congregation mr maxwell congratulated the wa on making the vestments for the choir ami also on their nusaionary efforts during the past year he also then- uad tha officers of the ehureh for i heir help and cooperation and their kindly support he mentioned too that the recent formation of st stephens guild would be a helpful addition towards the support of the church financial reports were read by kenneth pewtress church treasur er mrs wilfred thompson for the wa mrs foster brain for the cemetery board and a report for the sunday school had been pre pared by miss mary thompson all these organizations were shown to be in a flourishing condition john bussci wasappolnted rec tors warden during the election of officers which followed richard course wuj act as peoples warden treasurer mrs john bradley ad vlsory committee messrs wilfred thompson kenneth pewtress ro bert orr and guy busaell sides- men messrs dick weller chit hun ter wlhinm brain irvine thomp son john bradley orville orr cemetery board messrs foster brain john russell wm robinson cliff hunter and john orr auditors william brain and kenneth pew- ley delegate to the synod sthutbraln substitute delegate wilfred thompson orgsrtlst mrs ernest price sunday school super intendent miss mary thompson during the d iscusslon which fol lowed it was decided to form a com mittee to proceed with the buodlns of the church basement and ifeaatb ken ella arthur brain carl saun- ers john bradley- and dick weller were elected at the conclusion of the meeting the rector pronounced the benedic tion following which a delicious lunh was served by the hostess mrs ken ejja haydowits georgetown ut oab won tjkasff group last week by defeating wpost- brtdge 14- j and t1 te the uvesuto osuia fdayeoa e 1f leaonponaored team ssssav aged by au sykea is now s by waiting tor vord rem the ohkav about further snmnetttttm by est reports the brand of hockey playsst by these lade la orada a and those who have seen them in actios ere loud in their pralea unfortunately the team has beast weakened by two serious injuria in the last game with woodteidgav george grsaby a mainstay of the team suttered a broken arm os monday playing industrial backer carl uchenk dislocated an elbow to leave the team another man abort in the minor town leagues wtuisa the legion also sponsors brulna lei and canadians were put out ol further competition leaving han kers with 18 goals red wings regal black hawka 7 red wings and ulack uawke plsy off this saturday morning in a sudden deeth game tor a final place against the llangere at h am oilers were put out of tha play- olls a very close game between bears snd iteds mskes snolher game necessary for a place against the hornets st 830 ssturday morning- tlie midget start their playotta ssturdsy too with brentford tag hamilton und kitchener va owen sound booster tickets are being sold on these games and everyone is urged to help finance the team by buying i hem as we go to press we find that the midget entry handled by bud james and walt richardson beat nobleton last night 63 they wui play in nobleton on saturday aler varied meetings for stone school forum the stone school farm forum he had an inlereatlnataerlea of meet ings this year on january 14th jim alcorn ee- rountant at the bank of commerce lolncd in i discussion on is there enough farm credit available the next monday the forum mem bers visited bannockburn forum and heard a full report of the federation convention in toronto given by- mrs j j etlerby january mth was a social evenlnff one intereating item being a spelling match la which all took part ldst monday mrs a stull wae hostess and the topic what sees farm prireat was ably taken by miss isobrl moore lunch hosteaaes were mrs stull mrs ern batkln and mrs charles qrelf- mr and mrs albert pattenuen are vacationing in the state with afw pattenoan eotiatnis arg biesiite social personal don herrtngton jr la home again after spending the past- two years as a ipatient tn toronto hoepltal weaton many of theae months don who waa a star pitcher with george towns intermediate ball team spent in a cast after a hip operation he la able to he about with o cane and is making steady progress towards recovery ken mcmillan and jack arm strong attended a dinner of hamll- wuvc ton lltma ctub onjmonday noonjt the rector mentlofmdjthal next which- an sha gold hockey stick year wouldbe the fiftieth annlv- w oreaented to perce thompson eraaryt bf albans andahould be weuknown hamutorj eports figure observed in a fllhm manner -cek-v- thompson b manager ot ham- smeratton to be glveii atth ims iltortaretib and o th hasrnluon vestry meeting hs- tlgemhocliey club the vreeenta- the benediction was pronounoed uon for sk years aervice to hockeyt nd refreshments aerved by the waiwkde- byohajrjldent jack laities hoxbubp vorval discuss renting parish hall to norval community the annual vestry meeting ef 9 paula church norval waa held est wednesday at the rectory with rev j maxwell in the eamfar tea meeting opened with prayer followed by the election of mr wfflson au- lenby asvestryclerkthei gave his report in which he ked the various officers of tha church for their cooperation and help during the peat year atahrlst that the year had keen eery aaa ceasful one in every way financial reports were then read by afsssr prairie msgutre and mr warwick conpland the following offlcera were ap pointed rectors warden mr war wick coupland peoples warden mr john ltawursgaon treasurer miss prairie magulre sidesmen messrs william nisnisnore walter pldler roy coupland j herbert wlllaon allonby gordon csumtey arthur burton parah bui commit tee mrs shdrlng mr needham mrs alblnhy messrs w coupland w plrmamore wrauonbyisundey school auperlntendent sir o ana ing organist mr- walter wdter caretaker of church fssfe azrm william flmwnorej lay delegate to synod mr john slmeaby during tha evening at nelsmibb from the norval recreation society consisting of e c reed and bert carney came in to the meeting to dlscuaj fte poaathuity of renting st paula parish hallona community but i mr reedtpliuied t need for a community hall m norval and the member of the vettrfe took tw proposal under cflnsltteratlon lit was decided- that further liasamaw of the ropneentatlve som the lue- reahansodetya thptrihotj 0luitsvswia