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the georgetown herald twelve paces georgetown oot wednesday evening april 30 952 twelve paces townships will consider school building program in an at tempi to solve differences of option wluch ara dauylng the w north ilalton high tonool boards ibew dtlmatas tout plans for new schools srt george- town and acton and a gymnasium jfflftn o 505 p 19 lit addtuotr at ml hon the board imt with the count uj of esqueslng and nassagaweya township at stew- art town on wednesday earlier this- year the board uium lmouaiy decided on the building program and nought support of the five municipalities which comprise the district affirmative decisions were given by the uiree towns but the plan waa bucked aa too coitly by the township rquealng at the aune time renewed a dispute with georgetown about sharing acbool costa and refused to consider any building program until in munlclpalltlea are paying achool coata on their actual aaaeaamenta school board chairman john 1uu apoke f irat at wednesday a meeting briefly outlining the situation and pointing out eapcclally that by 1056 an increase of at least 1m students would completely overtax existing facilities in the three schools the board la also faced with the prob lem of having no school at acton at all in ibm when the public achool board which cwni the building will take rt over for elementary achool use mr dell said the board had been shock ed by esq u mings decision be cause the township a represent tlvea on the school board had fav oured the plan he estimated the yearly coat to eaqucslng of the building program at it 000 and to nassagaweya 5200 a round tabic discussion shaded that township councillors oil believe their constituents will not sanction auch a large expenditure at one time there was some opinion that they would favour starting the ac- ion school immediately and delay ing a decision on the balance of the program until a later date a suggestion of dr carl martin chairman of the building commit- 1a was that the whole plan be adopteu this year but be carried out in thre stages with two or three year intervals tctwcen build ing this would stagger a bond issue over a longer period esquestngs protest against geor- tjetown was put in concrete form toy eftfcucsing treasurer k c llnd- ay who was asked by reeve george leslie to produce pertinent figure the township has compiled the actual assessments of the five municipalities and compared per centage of school costs being paid under a ruling of the municipal board with the percentage figured on the ass this shows that xsqueslng is paying 3 per cent more and georgetown 3 per cent jess nassagaweya 2 per cent more and act ours p ceni es mr lindsays figures in detail were assessment thirtyeight delegates represent- irrg local unions throughout on fa rio were in georgetown saturday iot the spring meeting of the prov incial council lntirnatloiial broth erhood of tlixtr icsl workers also present were international vice- president john raymond internal lonal representative borden cock- rune leo grondln tind fckt liurr and art muttliew international or gunlzcr for the a of i president william arquar of toronto cuiumi lite in mating to ordtr at the legion hull william booth secretarytreasurer of the electrical contractors association was gursl speaker and spoke on the necessity of legislation making it compulsory for cveryone making electrical in- stallat ions to be 1 icenccd by the province during the question per iod it was iolnted out that uny mimber of the ibkw making elec trical installations lias passed a vciy rigid test before he receives his journeyman s card mayor juck armstrong welcomed delegates to georgetown saying that he had once been a memoir of an electrical union at smith and stone but that was before employees had smartened up and joined the ililw he was glad to say that georgetown is an at or l town labourrrlanokcment relations are excellent and it is his hope that they will continue so before the business meet in if the group visited the main plant of smith si stone ltd the tour be lug urrangtd by local 788 there members of management and stall conducted the one hour tour arr angements had been made to have a few machines in the different de partments operating the visitors were treated to drinks from a cole spa machine being produced in the plant a printed address of wel come and literature on some of the newer wiring device being produ ced was given to each plus a pack age of ssts clear vision fuse plugs and a cigar os a small memento of the visit regret was expressed that a tight schedule only allowed a one hour tour when normally- it would take four hours ifugh bolton of windsor was na med president and stan allen president of local 788 vice presi dent ab mcgulnncss guelph was returnedj for a third term as secre tary treasurer ottawa was named as location for the next convention this fall the day ended with lunch prepared by members of the legion auxil iary naturalist flower lover had beautiful movies a rqaji noted sjor his love of flowcrs and for beautfiful movies which he had taken of district and nauoaal scenes sholto mounlford buck died in peel memorial hos pital on april 20th mr buck had been hi since suffering a heart at tack a year ago and for the past six months had been a patient in ikospual he was born in georgetown the son of mrs james buck and the late mr buck after attending the local public and high schools he graduated from shuws business college in toronto and joined the canada iucki rs firm travelling for the company for several years he was o world war 1 veteran he la ter worked for whytc and co and latterly had been an accountant with irtsxuood brothers in the dty in 1920 he married irene mcclure of hultomllle who died in 108 since that time ho lived in the city and spent his week ends in town with his mother he was a in i mber of credit masonic ixxlge and orion lodge i oof george town and of wellington lodge and the scottish rite in toronto surviving besides his mother are three sisters ermal mrs jo me young and merie mrs l a jones of toronto and carrie mrs w t graham norvai and one brother jack of owen sound he was prc- deceaaed by two brothers harold and clarence archdeacon w g o thompson osslsted by itev john m smith con ducted the funeral service on tuts duy at the mcclure funeral home pallbearers were everett cole- mr brown with uhom mr buck had boarded for many years in toronto and four members of wellington lodge interment was in green wood cemetery georgetown acton 3340700 1357 15 730 gtown 3672 030 21 31 24 011 milton 2232072 14 57 14 051 esques 4782 j0 35 7 32 002 nairn 883280 1485 12 615 after a full discussion the town ship councils promised to reconsider the matter and o pass motions at their next meetings which would inform the school board of their feeling on the matter edwin wilson preacher anglican mens club comparing the church td a man ufacturing plant edwin wilson de livered a aplendld sermon sunday morning at sl georges in which by a number of similes he exam ined ways and means of improving the product god gave us two things when we began to work in his plant said mr wilson an instruction book and tools sometimes we forget to use the instruction book some use their tools in the wrong way or do not use them to the full some of us refuse to do our best because we do not like the superintendent or fellow workers others wont work unless they get a job they like a church cannot be run any more successfully than a manufacturing plant if these conditions exist ho warned and promised that if people come to church in the right spirit the church will grow and prosper and they will find more than en ough to please them to make it worthwhile st georges mens club conduc ted the entire morning service cecil davidson read the opening prayers thomas warnes sang the responses and collects prayers of state were read by fred chapman lessons by lorrusos celebrate wedding anniversary on the occasion of their 41st wed ding anniversary on sunday mr and mrs e lorusso had a surprise viist from her daughter mrs annlo mcconkcy and family of oshawa hiss rose lorusso and mr austin jacklin of toronto son fru mr lorusso was unable to attend aa his wife has just under gone an operation in st marys an other son michael is with the army 1 in korea mr and mrs lorusso were presented by the family tj with a beautiful statue nf st mary mrs lorusso hopes to have all v the family of nino children and ten sjrandohlldren with her on her birthday on may 24th as michael jfc expected to be home from the r sit by then union church setting paying should carnwellstoddart vows pay union prcabytcrlan church was decorated with lilies and snapdro gon for the wedding pn saturday of alice june etta stoddart and al bert mcclure corn well rev g lockhart royal performed the ccr- cmony miss shirley mcnally was sam penricc and horry adams organist and miss marlon hepburn sang 1 11 walk beside you the bride is the eldest daughter of mr and mrs carman stoddart of geor getown and tho groom la the son of mr and mrs harry carnwell of cheltenham the bridal gown was of whlto nylon with long sleeves very full skirt and threequarter length veil the bride carried a bouquet of roses and cornflowers her atten dant was the groom s niece betty harris of brampton wearirig pale blue nylon with a bandeau of simi lar material long white gloves and currying roses the brides sister marion was flower girl she wore white and carried a nosegay of sweet i- eas harold stoddart the brides brta ther was groomsman another bro ther jack stoddart and the grooms brother henry cam well were ush- archdeacon thompson had as his evening text he ma if cs ted him self in this wise he mentioned the occasions after the resurrection when jesus manifested himself to his followers today tho manifesta tion of his real presence is at con firmation and during the holy com munion and also in the dally work of men and women earning an honest living news in brief buried here yesterday dr j c mccullough who died in new llskcard was buried in the family plot hero yesterday rev alex caldcr conducted the committal service sybil bennett speaker ers the bride was given in mor- speaker at a mens dinner at st sl georclhjveh arcbdeaeon w0 o thompson rector i suntfay after easter rlage by her father at the reception in terra cotta community ludj mrs stoddart wore a nnvy bluo redimroto white hat and accessories and a red rose corsage the grooms mother wore navy bluo and pink white accessories and eor- ccorges church on wednesday wos sybil bennett q c social amd personal miss joyce mcmillan sutended the alumnae meeting of brenksome j fall in toronto on saturday mrs george kesn klushlng it 1 u a visitor this week with mr kind mrs alex kean masters kent and wayne itlddall spent the week end in milton with mr and mrs bob brush and fuin- ily mrs charles hutchinson of belle rlvrr was a visitor on 1 ucsday with mr and mrs leslie young at their itrra cotta farm home mrs garfield mcgilvruy and carol spent the latter iart of last week in london with her brother inlaw and sister mr and mrs vic smith mrs c v wlllams is spending two weeks in winnipeg man where she will visit with her sisters mrs c w hurlburt and mrs j t whlt- taker friend of mrs charles wruy mill street will be sorry to learn of her illness she is at present with her daughter mrs it v wicks at oakvillc mr and mrs ambrose mcfadden port elgin and mr and mrs war ren mcgtu chcsley were week end visitors with mr and mrs john kennedy weltryan street on sunday afternoon john rob ert mcnally baby son of mr and mrs william mcnally was baptucd in st georges church archdeacon w g o thompson officiated and mr and mrs john bell wire god parents mr and mrs joe hall jr and son david mr bob hall mrs dick hlddall and mrs cr white brampton atn tided the wedding of their cousin miss beverly green to mr elmer horns ley on saturday at kvergreen lutheran church dc troll michigan a saturday bride june stoddart whoa wadding took place in union 1 cbtiroh to albert onrweu was guest of honour at a miscellaneous shower the orcvlous wednes day th ladies of the thimble club tendered the shower in the com munity halt at terra cotta gillian chapman daughter of mr and mrs fred chapman celebrated her twelfth birthday saturday with a birthday dinner at her home fol lowed by e theatre party her guests were gail mcguvray judy mc- cumber glorli bain gall thomp son jean penrlce helen muckart bob kldd bob hill denny martin dennis bell douglas wrlggleswosth wayne armana paul armstrong gills brother ricky and sister vcr- scy little jane cleave daughter of mr and mrs walker cleave had party on saturday for her fourth birthday her guests were kathy spence susan collier judy con- nely david presswood jimmy walker christine and mary- jo sargent elizabeth and mary hay kathy saxc and janes sister bar bara guests who attended the wedding of june stoddart and albert cam- well at union church on satur day and the reception which follow ed in terra cotta community ifall included mr and mrs william sell wood owen sound mrs gerald day and roger mr and mrs reg sell wood and john collingwood mr and mrs stanley miller tor onto mr and mrs harold stod dart campbellford mr and mrs albert stoddart malton mr and mrs w brooks miss shirley mc nally mr and mrs j a mcclure mr and mrs j ovcrberg mr and mrs m boycs mr and mrs george harris mr and mrs mac finney and margarot mr and mrs t -a- mcclure mr and mrs george h leslie mrs f schleicher mr and mrs henry curnwell mr harry bradbury mr and mrs john ful ler mrs hclfcn roberts mr and mrs hugh henry miss dorccn jop mr and mrs harry cam well mr and mrs carmun stoddart harold jack marlcne george and donald stoddart holy commun ion 8 jn sun day school 10 a confxrma- llioni t u leslie honoured retiring after 25 years as a dlrec- tor of ttalton mutual flro t l sage of red roses the tables were leslie was presented with a gift at decorated with gladioli- and the- hall dlrectora moetinj mondoy in ac- was decked with pink and white v strca men tndios- of the thimble ftmsx of eight aetfcles on the history of assessment and mimkipal taxation in ontario the weather mr editor another week of nice weather to record according to the record this week s temperature ere a lit tle higher and theralnfull lower by one inch than the corresponding wtrk in april last ytur would april showers be coming in may lrn buuln oute max mill kaln april 21 00 32 april 21 ho 42 jfl aiprll 2j is jo april 24 ml m april il 07 j1 april 16 us 36 april 27 76 j3 average us 42 35 14 jo youth director speaks at st johns sunday on sunday sl john a had a spe cial guest speaker at each service in the morning it was the itev it j d morris ba bd steward ship director of youth organi zations for the united church of ctinuda ml usid deuteronomy chapter s verses 7 8 and u and as he has just recently completed a 34 000 mile tour of canada with the united church youth caravan he spoke with rome authority when he compared our ijfid with the promised land of his text the lsord thy god brlngtth thee into a good land a land whirein thou shalt cat bread without scarceness he showed how good it really is and how with america lis standard of living is from 10 to 100 times high er than that of other countries and how we arc the envy of the world but he also showed how easy it la to set our standards of success aa how much of this worlds good we can accumulate instead of how much we ran share with those who have not also the danger of thinking my- power and the- might- of my right hand hath gotten me this wealth and then the tragic edict of god tnat unless we treat more like brothers the millions in other lands who are dying of star vation amid our abundance- and narrow the tremendous gap between our way of living and theirs then shall these things be taken from us and we and our nation shall be destroyed and perish the choir sang the anthem still still with thee miss ruth evans taking the solo parts the junior choir sang we would see jesus at the evening service under the auspices of the wms and the wa the guest speaker was miss ruth sand hands deaconess of grace un ited church brampton miss san- dl lands gave a very intimate talk of life and interests inside the dea coness training school living and learning with other christian young women from many lands she strea ked the great need for a new and adequate building to replace the present two small houses situated not too conveniently for lectures at emmanuel colltge this need being the greater because fewer men than arc needed are offering for full time christian service and many young women are wjlllng and anxious to carry on the work if proper train ing facilities are provided albert tost sang two solos one sweetly solemn thought and open the gates of the temple a maclaren accompanying and playing for the congregational slnslnff it was rather a coincidence that mr morris and miss sandllands were two of the canadian delegates to the world christian youth com ference held in oslo norway five years atfo glen wiluams- c3ub assisted with the reception home fhom kopea a dance followed the wedding re- pte jim brandon one of several caption georgetown men serving in korea uunnm for a honeymoonat niagara the- arrived home yesterdoy j1jmwjbv a green suit with ftelgs n 7 pjetywcemotl lhy wiu mflta their 4 sr 3t struck bv auto boy breaks leg michael hilts 3 son of mi and mm paul hilts- was hit batar on the glen bead monday even ing taken by ambulance tn stele childr hosp toronto his irw klhnta sco juries ware found to bet not as ser- lous as at first supposed though he s did su a b le further xrays are belnc taken at the hos pital andy mino joins he wson real estate m a andy mlno glen wil liams has joined the sales family of james w hewion brampton real estate broker mr mlno retired from farming a few years ago and moved to the glen he will te georgetown repre sentative for the firm specializing in arms suburban and residential property he succeeds w 0 brownrldge who haa been transferred to the brampton office as office manager prlzfevlnnersat odotsoxowsieuiairer xn evening of euchre in th oddfellows mall on friday spon sored by the oddfellows waa en joyed by a good towil prtnwihneraai otrdjjwere mrs by george w james in the bowman vllle statesman while the question of municipal assessment nd taxation has arou sed much interest in the post ten years there is nothing new about it in fact there has been a form of assessment jod taxation since the world was created while as laapayera we may be come wrathy about municipal ass essment and taxation we should keep in mind two things the first j that hie present ontario assess ment act gives us ample opportun ity to appeal against an unjust ass- ewncnt secondly tile higher mun icipal taxationl of the past decade has been caused by the desire and densjnd on our own part for certain municipal services which were for- inerly considered luxuries some of these are garbage collection bet ter roads sewerage and water ade quate fire and police protection vow sliioval community centres libraries equal educational faclll- tws for all etc in urn first of this short series of articles a brief resume will be given of the early stages of assess ment to show he progress mads since that time taxation primitive style in the early days of our known history chieftains of tribes levied tribute or assessment against the members of their tribe by demand ing a that hey furnish soldiers to fight against neighbouring bribes b that they build fortifications waterworks roads etc fc that they gic up a portion of their crop cal- h jewellery possessions etc to hustaln ulhcr the chieftain or the army in the field this practice is itlll being carried out in some of our eastern neighboring countries and there is no appeal against these levies th next step was beck in the middle ages whan taxpayers war called upon to give labour in lieu of possessions this was generally in the form of building roads fight ing in the srmy etc a parallel mlghl be drawn to the american civil war when those called for ser vice in the northern army could escape such duty by paying recruits to take their place these recruits in some instances escaped actual warfare by desertion and became known as bounty jumpers later in the middle ages the predominant churches the roman catholic and the protestant angli can assumed municipal services mostly educational and welfare by levying pn the socalled well to do u esu type government possibly our first well known form of government in upper can ada ontario and municipal ass essment and taxation to carry out the work of such government was created y the arrival of the united empire loyalists m few munici palities were created by special charter to carry out a form of mun icipal government and they estab lished their own form of gevern- ment and taxation generally speak ing howcver the government kept control by appointing the district councils and the working officials in 1840 the act usually called the baldwin act after robert e baldwin but which rightfully should be called the baldwin lofontalne act was brought into being this was really the first municipal act which applied to all upper canada ontario and in the act wcro the first assessment chapters the as sessment sections of the act had many provisions which would cre ate much indignation if they were in force today for instance a field stone house no matter its sue or condition was to be valued at a higher rate than a frame house with more area and in better condition clay loam land was to be value higher than sandy loam land even thatigh such land could not be wor ked until late in thehipring or waa baked in the summer months bus iness assessment was levied on tha stock on hand and the amount of trade and this gave opportunity tor the dishonest assessor to warn and the dishonest merchant to be warn ed of the tune to move goods from the present premises a personal assessment was also levied on the cattle and livestock of the fanner next weeks article will tell of the appointment at the molennan commission their v recommenda tions and the first assessment act in ontario vvtlsllvxrfvledal at hamilton festival at the kiwanto mdatof