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1 the georgetownieraij twelve pages georgetown ontario weaiedy january 12th 1955 twelve pages maple avenue extension may be reality m 1955 mayor xftvns improvements f oreeast by alayr jack armstrong in hu jbsu- tra tpmch to council monday will include eoupleuon of a major water program eototinued improvement of town roaj and lposbl joining of the two maple avenues by a new road way addition of 1000 acres within the municipality by annexation u goinu lo require the energy and skill of all ecuheulors said the mayor any council can take in a- lot of tai re venue and apand it but the smart council is the one which can do a bin job with a small amount of money and that u what we must do what the mayor described as the itibg overdue job of xoning the town if also on the ibm agenda and hr promised thsl this year street would be properly identified with new sign the industrial position of the town is well shown in a si 00 expenditure for welfare in 19s4 said thr maor w must keep full employment in town by continuing tu bring in new industry he said mew cemmlttea one new committee will be added to council this car an administration committee which the mayor will head as chairman other committees will function un ler the samr chairmen as in 1054 these are finance garfield mcgil way water stan allen iloads allan norton public works harry halt property thos l lyons industral town planning doug sargent wrl fare light l police walter gray firemen it veterans affairs irwin noble after councillors took their osth of office from town clerk john f kelly rev morgan xlcfarlane and itev al fred barker conducted a short rtligi ous service continuing a practice of pant ytars council snd toun employets will at tend a church scrucc aa a group ihii sunday morning and this year they have chosen first baptist church the weathex mr editor- s the big weather complaint this week has not been the temperature but the serious ly condition we hsve hsd to contend with krn batkin date mai mm snow jan 3 35 28 jan 38 21 jan 5- 32 id jan 1 34 24 jan 7 31 id jan b 31 19 ls jan u si 24 l mayor entertwas at inauguf dinner mayor jack arrnitrontf vntrrtaihfd at dinner uondayr following the in augural council rneeuof when coun cil member and town official were his tfueiu m the legion auditorium a croup of legion auxiliary mrmbcrs catered or dinnrr aikeuinent commissioner joneph tbbon was chairman and called on trvcra of those attending for a few words those who spoke included hrevc stan allen iuv alfred uirlur lotion president 1slie clark herald itjitor walter ilirhn opi corporal hay hcckett solicitor george c hew- mn and bank managers h w darou ind jack hart town clerk john p kelly thanked the i at tea who catered others attending the dinner lnclud rd town foreman krn hyde ngineer ross simmons iuv morgan mclar lane deputy ltrre allan norton and councillors garfield mcgilvray thos l lyons walter dray doug sargtnt harry hule and irwin noble hrampton entertainer vince mount twenty boys sign up for town boys band organisation of a bos hand i l well underway and some twenty bos signed up aa members when they at tended a meeting thursday in chapel street school with their parent another mectinj will be held next tuttday when bos who could not attend ust week and who want to be come members wil hae an oppor t unity to join band boys will pur chase their own instruments on a time payment basis weekly prac tice under trie direction of alfred perrott lome scots bandmaster will start later this month while many members of the senior band are taking ahand in orsanizink the boya group is a separate organi sation and u not being sponsored by the lorne scots any boyfrom town or district will beocccpted ofbecn headed by harold henry chapel st principal were elected thursday ithe executive include alfred perrott bandmaster ed pet era secretary fred armstrong jr treasurer and aa committee members arthur herbert john bennett and william hyde awrait 33 22 j valerie nuree 14 milton school student well known in county 4 11 club work and lnuslc festivals valerfe margaret a student at milton high school nurse 14 died suddenly at her home on saturday valerie who was attending milton high school after graduating frorq r ashgrovc public school was ft memy am pianist alf sutton entertain ber of the jersey calf club as well as other 4 11 organizations a talented musician she had often sung in coun ty music festivals she was a piano and ocal student with kenneth ii harrison daughter uf mr and mrs i- red norte she was their eldest child and was born whfle they we re farming near krin the had liwd at ashgrove since the famil moved there niqe ytars ago her mother is the former cta raham daughter of mr anil itrs h j raham of georgetown dls nct she attended ashgrot united church surmmrtg are her parents a sister adnenne two brothe rs je tre and stuart and her grandparents mr and mrs it j graham and mrs george l nurse she was the oldest grand child on both aides of the famil the funcratcrvicc at her home on monday wti conducted by a forraur asrurove minister rev georgi leek uf rand valley assisted by mr ian williams who is student minister of the church mrs i- rani is thompson sang a solo during the service six tiung oit nds acted as palllwarrrs tommy hunter harold and gordon brain boss austin allen brownndge and norman bird interment was in hillcrest cemeterj nonal ed during the evening with songs and humour ballinafad army paratrooper visits relatives a canadian arm signalman who has juil eoinpli ted his parachute training at rivt rs manitoba has 1m en a visitor for the past couple of week with his uncle and aunt mr and mrs hrme barnes al balllnafad lit is sgmn brian sprack who join ned the army after coming to canada ijj1 ytar from hts homt in dorking i- ngland sgmn sprack who stood sixth in a class of 34 at rivers is returning for duty with the iucs in kingston houk amd school tely reporter tells 0 british tsuifttta atoaday night the local home and school began its ibm activities at the howard wriggluworth ctool the programwas otejwtlng in forjnative and very colorful rocmary jordan librarian at lip local library surveyed activities for the past two yert during hst time the member ship has increased from a jew of one hutsdrsd ur a present high of eleven biuvdred with circulation of approxi mately thirteen thousand five hun dred member are oh 11 dr en of the lo cal and district area schools hesldes fosterintf an interest in reftding the library has been the fo cil point for illustrated lecture by has krost and others it is altm a centre for the fast growing hobb and crsjts activities of georgetown wis jordan sohciteel the coopi ra tloss of all members in better care of the reading material made available to them mofhr of the crtdit for the improve mtnt in library fticihtits is due to miss jordan s capable and understand irtg manner in carrying on library work arid this tetmg was voiced by members of the home and school as satiation jim kmnit rsnn a graduate of the local school and now a reporter for the toronto telegram showed very amusingly and colourfully illustrated slides taken on some of his newspaper assignments to british guiana during a period of unrest there he also co vered the royal tour of jamaica iast year during the duke of hdin burghs visit to the northwest tern tories and the yukon he was again as signed lo reporting this journey he concluded his slides by showing some very colourful pictures of local intt r et among them were the caledon hills iorks of the credit etc box lunches wt re broughtfor rt freshments tranaffr local soldier belgium to germany corporal albert carter a mt intx r of the canadian army who has been stationed in antuerp belgium stnet going overseas last march has been transferred to germany lpl carttr who is the son of mr and mrs altxrt carter of town is now at fort henry mi germany township worker injured falls from sanding truck pr1ssnt coffee table to rbtiring employee on her retirement after 8w years o mull un alhanrr paner mill mrs william burtenshaw was presented with a beautiful coffee tabic with the best wishes of her fellow workers iode members plan valentine dance plans for the annual valentine dance were discued at monday s meeting of countess of miaihmorc chapter low- when is percy saxc was nametl dance conemr commit tec members are mis llrt gilmer mrs eeiwin inon and mrs graham farnell the ladies met at the home of mrs john ounn maple ave w with thirty member present and the regent mm h j newman presiding reports were read by the secretory hilda krwin and treasurer mrs leslie clark mrs percy leslie reported gifts were given to blind residents of geor gctown and district at christmas a basket of fruit to adults snd a toy to a child she also requested flannel ettc be purchased to be used in lay ettes ruth evans reported a very success ful sale of christmas cards assistants ftriunehweem rs jamaseva raiders juniors both well up in standing the local hockey scene has taken a definite upswing with two teams of fcjrbai champion calibre deserving better support of fans than haa been seen to date the intermediate raiders handed milton coops two more defeats last week winning 8 6 in milton and 8 here to boost them into second placo in the league just behind oak illc they meet the tough markham team here friday and play in oak wile next tuesday monday here the juniors gave col lingwood what has certainly been their best scare lo date the north ern town has been highly touted to take the league last time the teams met georgetown took a 10 1 shel lacking but monday it was much dif ferent collingwood eked out a 8 5 win y scoring in the last minute of the jlame tunc juniors next appearance on lfcal ice is next tuesday when midland will be guests the junior team this year has this rostir of players carman mallby goal george grasby don jarvie jim mrs g farnell mrs g w mccal lum mrs jack armstrong mrs wm b hamilton and ann hickey firemen canvas for muscular dystrophy funds ison ronhreen gemrij hall sic fenct sandy mackenzie lion ritchie dave hart terry brush bruce hood bud haines george webster bob wvbstcr boh freestone james cun mngham boss cunningham jim beckett ross turner calvin king forwards mrs harold smellle is institute host the january meeting of the norval ytj institute wa held at tbc home of mr harold smellie the roll call was answered by naming counties and capitals letters were read by the secretary mrs graydon chester from the childrens aid and halton centennial manor thanking the institute for their gifts two picture had been presented to the manor for use in the dining room money was then voted towards a pro ject being undertaken by all the womens institutes in canada where by tho women of ceylon will be taught more efficient methods of cooking opd sewing a paper wa scad by mrs don murray on the motto habits arc like cobwebs then cables mrs joe murray gave a ihorl talk on the place of women in the changing world and mm wilhert cleavo on starting out on the new year following the meeting a social time was enjoyed union ptibytrtins gtttoous iii giving for mission the annual meeting of union presbyterian church was held on monday in the sunday school hall there was large turnout of mem- bers and adherents to consider the reports uf the various organizations after m dtlicious dinnor served by the ladies of the congregation the meeting was opened with s devotional period conducted by the minister hev g i royal a portion of the 10th chapter of john gospel concer ning the good shepherd was read followed by a pastoral prayer f i thompson was elected chairman ass is ted by mrs frank dolson as secretary the first order of business was the kirk session hi port delivered by the minister mr koyal pointed out that the highliyht of the year 1dm was the otersubscr thing uf the inu sionary hudgct by 200 with a total contribution of 71hw the congre gaiiun accepted their allocation for 1053 and the hope was expressed that they wuuld attain 1 000 toward the missionary cause the ministe r cony inrndid the congregation heartily for their perseverence and diligence in extending the influence of thr church in all areas furuign and local during 1dm there were two mini ber joined by profession of faith and b by certificate from other con gregations the active membership of the congregation stands al 0j the retiring trt asurer norman icam read the financial report and commented on it mr herbert lol son uae elected to succettl mr icam i he o lowing re ports were then re ad sunday school by mrs clarence an ii tin n in absence of donald ander son treasurer the womens mission ry society by mrs r l thompson the u omens association by mrs trunk dei i sop the presbyterian young people s society by lie t g i- iloyal the emttery hoard by 1 l thomp son thanks of the congregation was ten dered lo larence anderson for his gift of a parcel of land to the ccme ler board the work of the hoard of management was reviewed by w t- hunter chairman and he outlined projected plans for the coming year a special tribute was voiced by mrs i- i thompson and mrs k s ixslie m regurd to lac constant labours of the home helpers group to aid the missionary advancement of the church the reappointment of owens mardon aid as sunday school superintendent was enthusiastically endorsed by the meeting the following were elected to the board of managers wilfrid 1es lie fraser macdonald and herbert dolson along with the present mem bers who are w k hunter chairman frank dolson norman ncwns john a mcdonald fnc leslie arthur mc kane lloyd cnchton and gordon stringer the members of kirk session arc rev g l royal moderator f l thompson clerk james a mckane clarence anderson wilfrid leslie george 11 leslie fred lyons and nor man cam a rash of accidents cuscd by icy sau kept milton opp officer busy last weekadfaj they travelled to dif ferent psrts oi the township to inves tigate v only injury reported was u- wil 4iam corley u r- 2 georgetown who had severe pelvic mjunw when he fell beneath the front wheels ol a sanding truck at 5 p in fridsy ur corley a township employee was standing on the truck driven by william donaldson norval during sanding operations on the 1st line near acton the truck went into skid into a 20 foot gulley and lasvded undamaged on its wheels attended by dr d a gsrrett attonfte was taken to guelph general hospital snd will be a patient there for some time unusual accident 1 our vehicles were involved in aff unusual crash saturday at 8 p m un no 7 highway at the 4th une inter- scttlon scott motors tow truck dri ven by wallace foster and a car dri ven by allan ingus also a scott em ployee were parked on the north side of the lughwuy and a car driven by i- rank he lb r actun on the south side approaching on the highway jo- wards acton a car driven by elgle varey acton skidded into the inglis ear sending it across the road into the heller car and bounced gainst the tow truck total damage was estima ted at 300 hit gas pumps car lroperty damage of 800 resulted at ballinafad last wednesday night when joseph hamilton it h 3 hrampton travelling south skidded into a ditch then into the s win til e- hurst garage property his car hit two gas pumps then crashed into ray swindlehurst s car which was parked gearby a twocar orash occurred at the hide road intersection of the ballina fad road just north of no 7 at 5 p m saturday when cart driven by gar field price lnn who was travelling south and ralph utt toronto pro ceeding east on the sideroad met damage was about 500 iast wednesday a car driven by uymond jackson toronto skidded off the hiejhway into a fence on the g dirge henderson farm there was minor damage to the car and fence sunday afternoon john jeftery acton was driving south on no 25 highway 2 miles south of acton wbn he lost control of the car knocked out te n guard rails and plunged into a deep ditch he was uninjured and there was 250 damage to the car mrs w d johnston 94 next tuesday onc of georgetowns senior resi dents mrs w d johnston will mark her 04th birthday next tuesday at her home on charles street though confined to a wheel chair now mr johnston takes a keen in terest in community all airs and leads an active useful life sewing reading and listening to the radio she enjoys excellent health and was able to have christmas dinner with her son in law and daughter mr and mrs norman snyder at their home in town read the herald every week good friday the next public hol iday falls on april oth this year choose john gunn as rotary charter president maintaining their record as one of the most public spirited groups in town members of georgetown fire department will conduct a fund cam paign for muscular dystrophy re search in georgetown this mordh they will thus join an endeavour undertaken by the ontario volunteer i firemens association through the various departments in towns and township- many departments have already made their campnlan but in georgetown it was thought better to wait until alter the holiday season the firte department will have the cooperation ol the two local dairies maple leal dairy and georgetown dai ry who have offered to distribute sub scription envelopes firehicn will than call at each homo to pick up tho rdonitions v each year it has been eujtomary lil lr wremen to donate from their own f pocekts and send in a cash sift to thc i hoipltfl far slek children in toron- lo to the total pf individual dona tions is added a like sunt frtm tho def- ntfunua this year it has decided to line the department gift to esty i silverwood emcuss fall fmrs- at farm forum meet miss charlotte mccullough invilett stone school farm forum 4 to her home for its meeting on january 10th the subject of the meeting being fall fairs mr thomas brownritijeof the local fair board and mrs brownridge were visitors and an interesting discussion on fall fairs in general and our own very successful one in partlciriar was held some criticism was made of the midway but attendance being the prime requisite of a auoacgsfu fair it was conceded that a varied-tcntqr- tainment wasuneccssary jcfldol holiday friday public school children- in the coun ty will have a holiday friday when sold cleaning business here to don barrager wellknown in georgetown where he conducted a cleaning and pressing and tailoring business for scvoral years- isaac jlachlin died saturday at new mt sinai hospital toronto ho had been ill for some lime coming to canada from europo as a young man mr rachlin first lived in toronto then moved to george town where he was in business until hp retired selling out to don barra ger nine yooks ago hotmurnod to the city and had since lived there at 480 briar hill ave surviving are his wife ida follaclc and sovon children harry of buffalo ny bon of lacton ihda farmer ran- ypr olthat town john of hartford conn- samuel of toronto who was associated in tusincashtrcr with bis father dr maxwell of st louis mo mrs j nlmon esther and mrs c nlmon oloto of toronto mrs david brill toronto also a farmer george- tttro relative attend collingwood funeral two local relatives attended the funeral service in mcaford last tues day for gordon krsklne os who died in owen sound hospital on new years doy m mr erswinc was a cousin of mrs frank pctch of town and inclc of miss lois mennry former toochor at no 3 school chinguacousy and thisycar a teacher at snelgrovc both ladles were at the funeral mr erskino is survived by his wife mrytlc irene crosskill two daughters mrs harold porker markdalo and mrs william scott north bay four stepchildren mrs charles gcnkow occansidc california mrs george burton toronto mrs leslie dsvlcs mooford and vernon brcadner wol- kcrton and two brothers clifford and clinton erskino of mcaford iga protests bylaw decision february 2nd hearing a charge this morning in north york magistrates court in whlchj the georgetown 1ga store is charged with contravening the town store closing by law magistrate hol- indrakc reserved judgment until feb ruary 2nd tho case first brought up in gcor- john gunn provincial papor chem ical engineer and preaident of geor getown chamber of commerce was m named chorter president of the rot ary club of georgetown monday mem bers met for their first dinner meet ing al the mcgibbon house to organ- lie the club and elect officers who will hold office until a year mils juno the ejiih g hjanch of the interna tional organisation which devotes a great deal of its effort to aiding crip pled children will have aslc of esster soals as a main fund raising activity members will meet for dinner each monday evening et the hotel it is getpwn court last month was adjour ned and moved to another court be cause magistrate 1c mr longdon had georgetowns second service club the teachers will bo attending their an- town resident was a nicceiof tho huateonvontlon in hamilton i aecoased he also leaves thirteen visiting teachers will spend dhp grandchildren a oie g rnltth visiting various buhuetehud a i i rika i thffnt service suiiday wai in kid hockey schedule games this saturday at thenar beginning at 745 am wtlhoe as lows american ueaoue buffalowa pittsburgh hershey vs providence junior a marlboros vs quclph giil vs kitchener- 1 acted tor the town originally in draw ing up the bylaw the charge was laid after cpl bay beckett of the opp detachment pur chased merchandise in he store on a thursday afternoon i g a owners bob caldwell and bruce williamson who were represented by lawyer c c downey admitted that their store had been open and- advertised as such in tho herald on thbr closeiuaf ternoon but questioned the validity of thif by law in their defence town dork john d kelly was also jj- called as a witness today to give fac tual information about sftc bylaw jcjw ord ot tho howson ord law firm octqd for tho town dibs suddenly in hospital far an operation mrs john mcdormld died suddenly yestor- dayinbrampton service will be held lionsclub having been here fos over 29 veors i five other officcniilcctod monday arc john ii barber vice president alex reader secretary robert burke treasurer lorne potcrs james hit- chte directors others of- the 26 charter members are e v uaccarmack dr j h cham berlain ralph hawes george slvlll bud bishop jjtobert darou john d kelly wheldon emmerson wtrf b hamilton fiod movosl bab burnt kennajhrjeckmuckart harold hut chinson stan hutchlnson robert jones robert mccolgan era hyde maurlco manderson and juck shirley several rbtajy members from clubs in guolphvsd milton attended mondays meeting giving helpful sug gestions about activities jftmse in cluded from guelphprealdent trevor a