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tub osokoatowm hmald wtaneaday evening march so um pag the georgetown herafct serving uw eomtminiues of georgetown olen wtulams norvat umehouse hornby stewabttowm baulrlarad ashgkove nuutorta walter c biehn publish and editor subscription kate 3 00 year single copies be each advertising rates quoted on application the herald is printed etch wednesday in us outce at 2 usin st georgetown syam garfield l mcguvray corey harrington jr tlra jo ferguson laelie ii clark keg broomhaad bob baskervule authorised u second class mall istoiri post office dpt ottawa member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario division of the cwna the 64 question georgetown 1v55 tax nnm ote n till tr question of the year the only certainty iy that there will be 6 riie in taxe over lyit yeor s 45 mill moit corner vativu eitimote hinted by finance minuter garfield mcglvray monday at the council meeting u 50 mills guesei boed on tentative in come and epcnie estimates mode by h a lever town auditor predict as much as an 18 mill ump certainty it will be a difficult job to climolu with any certainty at this early date expenses which may come before the yearend if the present rale of new construction continues in the old part of the town let alone unforeseen expenses which may bob up m connection with the new delrex soction of town for example on monday the garbage collection fee to bob lane jumped by 52500 when council re improving the park projected improvement at georgetown park this spring will create new tporu area and allow a new parking area badly needed on luch days as the fall fair it i proposed to lovel the entire area inside the race track making a new soccer field at the up pr end which will not interfere with the hardball diamond it will also be possible count 1 1 think to have two softball diamonds neither of which will interfere with any other activity no shortage of policemen the provincial police may have personnel prob lerm but there seem little doubt that lots of men arc interested in private policing jobs withdrawal of opp officers from fifty ontario town this year is undoubtedly duo to the shortage of manpower but georgetown s advertisement for a police chief ha already drawn 24 applications with several days to go before the deadline for submitting these we arc somewhat worried however about who- pot pourri what do you mean no storm damage was the response to one news item in last week s herald on thursday morning it was our first knowledge that a large firestone sign on harrison s garage wa a wind casualty the 500 sign was smashed in a thou land piece when the wind snapped a 4 inch steel pole which supported it thanks for telling u tut an unusual visitor at the herald office last week aslo d many question about our views on county health tervices the tb association and what we considered canada s major disease the visitor represented pub lie opinions surveys which is conducting a survey for w would guess the provincial government hank rugg came home from montreal last weekend to hejp move the family to their new home in strathmore a city suburb and was berating fate for choosing their saturday moving date to create a blizzad like the one f a low days before in montreal mrs rugg andrew and david had remained in georgetown since mr rugg left smith stone for a new position the first of the year their market street home ha been pur chased by john ord a law associate of george hew ton council ha a record of getting along well with town employees but councillor doug sargent and the lane garbage truck had a difference of opinion on main street monday the truck was the winner by v ewtd the contract in the light of increasing popu la t ion salvation for the town may corrse in intimations by subdivide re httttop that tvu has ways for keeping a conservative tax rate by moving fast in registering subdivided sections of delrex and boost mg tax income somewhat earlier than might be leg ally neccsary lhoi who are wondering about the new rale w ii moariwl ilo have to be content to watt until council tics all the looe ends together suffice it to say that like all councils in the past a rate will be set as low as possible for in march and april even the most progressive councillor hasa spasm of men tal penny pinching in other words it will bo possiblo for four games to bo in progress simultaneously overcoming arguments which sometimes arise between sporting groups about who has prior claim to park facilities at certain given times closing of the old town dump will remove one of the town s oldest landmarks which goe back al most a century on its site will be a further park mg area created by moving excess earth from the park cnfrc to cover the garbage thcr georgetown can offer attraction to hold a chief who is ambitious if ono can believe a daily news paper item the newlyengaged chief in the town of elora resigned a few months after he was engaged the reason not enough activity we can t prom it our new chief much better unless lawbreakers show more cooperation in fut ure for georgetown seldom boasts any major crime and there will be days when time hangs heavy for a man who craves activity one crumpled fender many georgetowners have been to toronto to see the pyama game one of the best musicals to play in the city this year the pcrfec tion achieved in such a production was outlined by the famous team of rogers and hommerstein on a television show sunday mr rogers who has contri butcd the musical score for such shows as oklahoma and south pacific in answer to a question said that it is true he sometimes writes a hit song in an hour but ho sometimes spends months with themes run ning through his head trying to tie the music into the proper place in a story so it is he said that the ac tual writing of a song is relatively easy a trip to toronto saturday during the severe storm was not the most pleasant experience cars were in the ditch by the dozens including two which had flipped over at the top of the norval hill we saw a gray coach bus take a hoader into the ditch neaccooksvllle while we were stalled at the roadside who else would run out of gas on a day like that and another motorist who tried to mount the sunnyside boardwalk and wo playod goodsamaritan to a rpan who was stranded in a parkiog lot from which dozens of can had do parted without one person offering a hand to push him out of a snow drift silverwood storm doesnt stop wl birthday party in spite of the wont storm of the winter hazardous driving and block ed roadi there was a aplendid turn out at the silver wood womens inati tutc birthday party on saturday even inn march 26th there were seven tables of euchre winners being mrs charlie grclg and russell miller con notations going to mrs henderson sr and mr oliver whitmee the cro- klnole game was won by mr o automobile collision repairs refinishing reupholstering glass installed personalized customizing 1 georgtown ziollision service wisy yih iint ih autobody reconditioning georgetown ioning trianfil 73790 1 brownrldgc and mr rudy corbett won the cribbago game there was to have been a draw on the hand- tooled leather purse but several hoi dcrs otbooks of tickets were not sblo to get to the stone school on account of blocked lanes and roads so tho draw will be made at the nextmcct ing of the silverwood institute meet ing and the winner announced after a most enjoyable evening refresh ments wcro served by the ladles thb mail bao taxpayer pleased with town buiinew conduct march 29th loss dear mr editor i attended council meeting tho oth- cr evening as an intorcjtod taxpayer and was pleased with what i found the council as a whole is in my opinion conducting tho business of tho town in a conscientious mrtnnor and with dignity ind despatch yours very truly a bystander farm forums discuss safety on highways with highway hazards what they ar traffic accident so numerous and the death toll mounting appallingly no more fitting topic could hm been chosen for the dosing discus sion of the farm forum season than safety on the highway it wu quite apparent frees report receiv ed from halton county forums that all are very aware of these hasards sou problems mentioned were excessive speed and in some eases the joy driver who drove too slow ly often taking more than his share of the road thus holding up traffic lsek of courtesy failure to observe signals and stop signs falling to dim lights when meeting a ear at night over fatigue of drivers espe- cislly truckers driving to close to ear ahead and drivers with sbuitf iro paired by alcohol suggested methods to solve some of thees problems were divided high wsys with specified speed on rsch lane more strict enforcement ottref fie rcgulstions truck drivers should not drive whin overtired sll cars should be equipped wjlh signal lights and drivers taught to operste them properly some groups tuggfsted education in highway safety in uhool both flcmtntary and secondary also on trliviklon more rigid tests before giving beginners a drivers licence and periodic tests for all driyfrt atxivr all don i attempt to mtx gss olinr snd skohol it wun i work diocesan servirs guild plan rally and conference the president of the niagara dio- cissn sirvin ulld mn albert an drews tlatrs that the plsns for the annual rally snd confennre to be held in st judrs church oskville are now complete the represents lives of the various parochial guilds will convene on april 14th and lath a series of films arc to be shown by the rev m cresl dlocessn youth advisor and devotional periods of instruction sre to bo conducted by the llev 1 c irickrr snd c ray mond al the annual banquet on the fn day evening the oung men will hear an address by the ilishop of ni agars the rt rev w e dsgnsll dd rollowing the dinner the snnusl rslly service will be held in sl jude s with the young lsymcntaking part the sermon will be premrad by the rev john dartlctt of orangeville during the rriday afternoon special entertainment and an industrial tour has been plsnned by the host parish qstr a bigger and better selection than ever before in our maim stun store hydrangeas easter lilies daffodils and dozens of othfp potled plants and id cut flowers we will have tulips snapdragon roses daffodils to mention only a few watch the display window and drop in at the store norton floral next to thompson s hardware aag i n itmsa mwmmm sirmmnnnr tr 7 3582 wedding invitations neatly printed at the herald directory frank fetch uclnstd auctionujl prompt service io dos 411 trlangle 7 2804 georgetown st johns united church minister rev m g mcfarlane b a music dir mr norman laird sunday april 3 easter communion services 10 a m sunday school and bible claaa 11 am holy communion reception of new mem ben sermon calvary the crucible of character 3 the crucible of lorftiveneu anthtm the palma foure 7pm holy communion sermon christ brrad easter sunday april 10th three services of worship at d 30 a m 11am and 7pm dr clifford rfjd los dds dhntist trlangle 7 2i81 main street eorgrtown a m nielsen dc nj doctor of chiropractic snd naturopathy hours 25 p m closed thursdays la4r attmidant 164 gurlph st georgetown trlangle 73613 dr j burns milne d1ntai surgron ray mill street tr 7 2871 lever ahoskin t cksrtorsd accountants successors to jenkins 6c hardy m 40131 1 1805 uetropoliun dldg 44 victorts sl toronto dr john r kerby practicl of dhntlstry xray trlangle 74641 main street georgetown weekly sports calendar little nhl hockey final games this friday at 7 30 pm como and support tho stars of tomorrowl 3 games 3 for loagua championships c w sayers dvm vfter1nar1an gurlph street opposite armstrong s gsrsga tr 7 2741 alfred j bishop crtlllsd public accountant msin st georgetown tr- 7u51 i oslce hours 0 am to 8 p m mondays to fridays s m faibish ro optometrist mcnaman jewellers omrcstown tr 7441 dale bennett banisters snd solicitors ieroy dale o c sybil bennett q c m p trlangle 73381 mill street georgetown it pays you to buy or sell through j a wluoughby soru limited realtor city and country homas farms and smalt acroaaas industrial a business prapartias your 1ocsl representatives tom hiwton tr 71412 waltir pidleft bramphwi ms r 4 iiu 13301 46 ggllnton ave e hesd office toronto congratulations to smith and stone sheney tost trophy winners in industrial hockey and acton junior farmers winners of the county hockey sorlos okeepgs brewing company umitbp hewson ord barristers and solicitors 39 main slraot south deslde knox church george c hewson john d ord trianols 7214 monuments pollock campbell daslons on raqusat inspect our work in greenwood cemetery phone 2048 62 water street north g al t maurice manderton barrister solicitor notary public 4 main st south trlangle 73160 w h carr profsulonsl bnolnasr a ontario land turvaysr georgetown ontario i triangle 79381 60 mata stj radio repairing we tpejplvi hx ttoa worlj u 27yars v issahf