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tiffi georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ontario waejky april 6th 1968 rrst section vt council dib wo companies seek natural gas franchise possibility or georgetown being with aaturtu gas la future pw revealed moaday when two re- sjueat for each franchisee were recei ved by found anthony gk taut oil exploration i ll eempany beast by tony synuk of i acton reported two fiitlurl gaa wll on property la the scotch block with a eombiaed dally bow of 300000 cubic feat the company ha an ob jective of another fifty wui before the and of this year a latter from union go co ud with headquarters at chatham con veyed a aimllar rvauett for the future whan lky expect th gas would be supplied from the traatcaaada pipe- 11m drool alberta cwitrhi has asked conaumen gaa wuak la sow supplying brampton to ihwllh use queation at a future coun ell meeting eftqimiirs music winners dtsn tar festival a number of esquestng boy and girls were choaen yeaterday to com pate at the county muaic featlval later tali month when the townahip held ita feauval hare in st johna united church g melbourne evans who u i lusic supervisor in oakvilleachoola wai adjudicator and viaitara were wel coined to georgetown by rev monan mcfarlane lira clifford hunter wai chairman in the morning and mra hector bird in the afternoon three winnera were choaen in the sis clauea and two in the choira girls solo 7 and under jinl leyland duberin linda fielda bannockburn doreen hartop plnegrove solo 0 and under nancy hunter ashgrove donna rennick dufferin gloria zilio mountainview solo 11 and under sandra carney quatre braa carol barth mountain view ann welkin lome solo 12 and over eft harrop pinecrove barbara schrsg duserin soaan canham stewarttown boys solo 7 and under roger free pat 1 riela paul kidney stone school wll uam briggs llmehoute solo b and under donald chii holm hornby wayne bowen lorne kenneth tranaom patricia solo 11 and under keith ella of hornby peter peddle ligny chrta canham stewarttown solo ii and over tlkhird smith blue mounuin david howdcn ligny robert stark hornby solo cltanged voice ronald arch er waterloo albert ouwendyk quat re braa tel sinmiya ligny duets chria and suaan canham stewart town eileen harrop and johnny wtl on plnegrove double trio hornby dublin choirs enrolment 24 and under ashgrove plnegrove enrolment 20 and under mountainview lorne enrolment 30 and over stewarttown hornby the weather mr editor just look what april atarted off with a high temperature of 08 the month of march wai s degree above the normal average with a maximum average of 40 degree the minimum average for march waa 10 which ta right on the normal average the toul anow fall thia year for march waa 16 laches being 7 inch es above normal maybe spring la here at laat ao leta get the garden toola dusted off and oiled up and be ready era batkin date max mm hain march j 33 12 march 29 42 10 march 3048 20 march 31 57 6 april 1 m 34 april 2 89 31 31 april 3 40 31 average si 23 jl decision reserved as iga appeals bylaw case in a second attempt to quaah the georgetown atore cloaing by law law yer c e shand representing the iga store argued use case in milton court yeaterday before judge morley of mmeoe county iga ownera bob caldwell and bruce williamson were appealing a decision handed down in february by magistrate holllngrake when the two men were fined s23 including costs when convicted of keeping their tore open thursday afternoons con trary to a bylaw which haa been in effect for several years again yeaterday the iga case hin ged around the validity of the by law with the iga ownera admitting the contravention it waa a trial da novo in which whole case was repeated town clerk john d kelly and opp cpl ray beckett who laid the charge after purchasing merchandise in the atore on a thursday afternoon were again called as witneeeee john ord of the local hewson and ord law firm appeared again for the town a point atressed by the appelant yesterday was the unavailability uf the 1042 petition by merchants upon which council of that time acted and which ia not available in the town filea judge morley reserved judgment after hearing all evidence in the case and will hand down a decialon at a later date aypa lenten service st georges aypa held a ienlen devotional period of worship at their meeting laat week rev kenneth richardson conducted the worship and instruction period on the aypa rule of life christs plan and your plan the meeting was well at tended and was under the chairman ship of the president glenna doher- ty the members adjourned to the rectory for refreshments served by mrs richardson what council did extra school grant to reduce tax rate a bonanza of 2028 received as an unexpected grant for education id 1055 haa been turned back to the town in the form of a reduction in grant to the public school board the board informed council mon day that they are reducing their re- qulsltlon of tax funds by thia amount though it la difficult to promise that the budget can be adhered to if any mushroom growth boosts school en rolment beyond present expectations in september the extra grant of 4 00 for each public school child wax announced last week by premier leslie frost as i special aid for education a request by mrs maurice hillock to starches charity lane an unopen- ed road allowance beside her proper- et ty on queen street was turned down 1 as council deemed u unwise to close li j future entrance into possible park land la the river flauz a aimllar request from harold obrien asking ta purchase a road al- lowiuwbealde bis borne on maple av- ii eneflvwag delayed for further eon- slderstlon mr obrien asked permhv- raton to either buy or dean up the wopatty and also asked tie town to uilttp a dead end sign to atop traf- ajresn using ills driveway at a turn- f band ajtaetitto was jvta north hilton chooses music festival entrants fingers from public schools in georgetownt milton glen wiulxmi and nerval competed la a festival in town last week l which winners were chosen to go on to the county festival at milton this month adjudicate miss isabel stewart assistant music superisor in llamil ton schools ehose the winners with georgetown and milton getting the larger share of the honours for the day two winners were chosen in the individual and duet classes aad one choir list of entxanta with winners ap pearing first ia as follows code c chapel st georgetown wg wrigglesworth school georgetown iim bruce st milton dm j m drnyea school milton gw glen williams n norval duct june lyon david hid dleston cg barry burne billy standing bm lynn merrill ruth ann sherratt bm joyce mclean nancy graaby norval robert cril ler frank graham dm bon nie mcmeekin truus hunneraoa n msrgaret lason joy barber wg sandra lloyd diane hill wg maureen hepburn marlene kenuhesd gw jennifer charlton betty cole dm unda bottoms si man frankruyter gw junior choir wrigglesworth georgetown chapel st georgetown hruce street milton denyea uliton glen williams norval boys choir chapel et geor getown bruce st milton wriggle- worth georgetown senior choir chapel street georgetown bruce st milton nor val glea williams triple trio bruce st mutoa wrigglesworth georgetown chapel st georgetown glen williams nor val girls solo 8 and under bar bara evans cg barbara markhaa wg betty lou bundy dm irene draper bm judy rbown dm fran ce linton wg joy mckerr bm evelyn stamp nl betty anne eyre beryl williams cm karen kortaek gw barbara ii11u gw boys solo 8 and under paul martin dm robert mccumber cg gary thomas dm wsyne brush bm murdoch mefarlaae cg rich ard beater k dieter twksaaaa wg larry allen wg raymond carney n jamea hancock gw rl cky rowley bm donald norton gw girls solo 11 and under roberta llawea cg judy richardson wg margaret whewell bm son berg cg lloya kovacs wg car ole kirton dm maria van lirre gw susan cunningham n reta klooiter gw jill cannon dm msrylou dcslva n joan newsom um boys solo 11 and under har old wilson bm sydney fletcher cg david rawson wg larry saunders wg henry drenth gw gary teeter cg jamea richardson n dsnny robson gw lsmbutus hunners n david bell dm jimmy toewea dm brian harry bm girls solo 12 and over joyce mclean n lynn merritt bm bar bara lusty cg maureen hepburn gw diane hill wg sandra lloyd wg catherine tullough bm mar garet mcfarlane cg gloria mc- quarrie gw jennifer charlton dm nancy graaby n boys solo barry burne bm robert lucas bm colin hayward cg david hiddleston cg robert crosier dm ross marshall n wayne norton gw stewart bottom- ley wg douglas fiahburn n den nis emerson wg simon frankruyter gw boys solo changed voice bill brush bm jim brown dm clarence spcnce cg hans bydevaate cg george smellie bm wayne preston wg john fllkkema n social and personal thievcs steal safe from order mr and mrs bwood webb lyon and keren of paiaswiek were week end visitors at use boon of mr aad mrs wellington wuaeu mr sod mrs alex mccumber left today to speed use easter holidays la florids they will be slaying at the kestailworth ubtel la uhipl tom hewsoo will be a patient la guelph general hospital for the next few weeks where be expects to undergo an operation next monday mr and mr frank sutton of tor onto who ere returning from flori da tela week will be spending the weekend with mr and mra leonard suansveka of river drive visiting with mr aad mra j a wulttts of ballinafad for the weekend were their son aad family dr d a aad mrs wulitts bonnie lee and bar bara of uxbridge high school student sandy mac keaxle son of mr aad mrs sam mackenzie waa lakea to guelph gen eral hospital friday night for an em ergeary appendectomy aad will be in hospital for a few days yet rev aad mra kenneth richard son bad aa weekend gueata mr and mra thomae morton aad son dale they are enroute to their home in quill lake saskatchewan where mr morton haa a farm implement bu slnass sfter s motor trip to florida mr and mrs jim evans gave a surprise party last saturday evening for mrs evans mother mrs william frank to celebrate her birthday there were twenty five guests from guelph acton st catharines caap- bellville kilbride moffat and george town jeremt wager celebrated her aev enla birthday on saturday with a par ty at her home on durham st her guests were heather barber merger et rusk sharon puckering maureen smith lya bradley mary jane ward ellen bieaa steven hill ronnie lane and mary harlow on monday maureen daughter of mr aad mrs roy a smith entertain ed at her 8th birthday party at her home en elgin street her guaats were jane and lyn bradley peggy tyler ellen bieaa christina aad pat sargent janice mlao dale mccart ney aad mary jane ward mr aad mrs jamas goodlet end family aad mra b saunders flew to florida laat week spending the week in miami thee had an extra thrill on the return trip in being passengers on the first viscount plane flight to new york when passengers were pre sented with orchids ss part of the ceremonies mrs v t cavanagh of new ltam burg formerly of drorgelown waa renewing old acquaintances last week she spent the week with her son in law and daughter mr and mrs jack norman of norval and thia week she is spending a few daya with mrs w a mcgowan of ostraader nivd among those entertaining for her were mra bill lire mrs m ken nedy mrs irwin noble and mra blake leslie heart attack fatal to factory executive a w bert gilmer local indus trial executive succumbed to a sud den heart attack late yesterday after noon- mr gilmer wasiee president aad manager of harlry kay marslaad ltd a knitting machine company oa water street with which he had been assoc iated for many years after work be picked up hi car at the neighbouring speights auto el ectric aad had atarted for home driv ing up the steep park ave hill ap parently be suffered e weak spell and barked down the hill to the gar age where be asked mr speight to drive him home a few seconds la ter he collapsed and died before me dical aid could be aummoned he leaves hi wife marjone gault a brother fred of town and sister kthel of branuord the funeral service will be held good friday afternoon at the mc- llure funeral home a masonic funeral will be held thursday even ing members meeing at the masonic tali at 0 00 pm for service at the funeral home home show features teorsetown this year georgetown is prominently featur ed at the national home show in tor onto thia week those who visit the coliseum st the exhibition grounds will have aa op portunity to aee a lopogrsphle map of the delrex subdivision with its planned community of homes fsctor- jes end commercial establishments it is part of an exhibit by rex hea- lop homes which focussea attention on georgetown georgetowna civil defence plans have been put in eharge of ltcol john r barber who was appointed civil defence director five of 14 applicants for the posi tion of town enginee w selected for interviews when letters of appli cation were opened and read by the mayor council will interview these men next monday mutoa council informed george town that they are levying a special school tax on subdivisions in that town and enquired whether george town is contemplating a similar move council replied that planning consul tant dr faludl is preparing a subdivi sion bylaw for councils consideration and thatjt the present time there is no thought of any such tax a letter from red vlngs hockey star bob geldham thanked his home town for remembering him with a gift at a special night in detroit rec ently a number of councillors volunteer- ed to attend a meetingbeing called- by the chamber of commerce next- wednesday forfurther talk about a hospital for georgetown chapel grade eiohtbrs have saturday party pupils of principal harold henrys grade 8 class at chapel street school nad ai fine evening saturday when they ataged a party in the kindergar ten room with mr and mrs harold henry present to direct proceedings there was a gay time of games and dancing with lunch following the pupils ar ranged the evening themselves with various boys and girls working on- commlttees balloons and pictures pslnted by some of the students were used as decorstiona first serious robbery downtown since a year ago when a smash aad gvab thief stole several vatchaa trom- barbere gift shop occurred last ev ading victim this time waa the slupsaaa order office- almost across the street from the police station cat guy harrington when t a routine check of atore doors at ii pm found the order office door unlocked aad called e store employee who came down aad found that the safe had beea lakea aa estimated 300 to woo was con tained in the locked safe provincial police have as yet no clue to the robbers or the wherea bouts of the mtttg aafe nineteen new members join st johns united a large congregation was in atten dance at st johns united for easter communion last sunday mor ning tthe minister received 19 persons into full membership in the church with the consent of the church ses sion by profession oil laith mrs clark holmes paulene watson unda whllmee judy mccumber gail me- guvray margaret mrjfarlane karen scott marilyn sorenaen jane hender son teal lee marlene mann penny ferro jan hansen by -letter- of tran sfer mr clark holmes mra fred watts mr and ura baverstodt mr ballinafad mra o ferguson move to gorsetown mrs d ferguson moved to geor getown last week where she haa ren ted an apartment in berwick hall mr and mrs hckim of weston are moving into mra fergusons home here we extend our sympathy trurs b mcmenemy in the loss of her mo ther mrs john gibson of acton who passed away sunday after a long ill hess the younn people met friday ev ruing at the home of marjorie and elisabeth gibson gordon padfield hew manager at carrolls trading managership of two grand unioncarroll s stores john ware has gone to mutoa and the new manager in georgetown ia gordon padfield wao waa traaaferred from the couaty town mr padfield a native of mount forest haa been with several stores in the chain during hia two years of company service he haa managed a hamilton store aad was assietenl st s isrge store in aaeaster he was la georgetown for e short time slso as assistant to ken allan when the lat ter waa manager mrs padfield and their young sons ricky 3 and thorn 1 will be join ing him here next week aad they plaa to live in the marshall apart- menta on queen street the family attends the united church rotary meets j urge list of possible community projects waa reviewed at mondays rotary cjub meeting la the mc- glbbon house when each member submitted a list of things which the club might do foe the town ern hyde waa the speaker for the evening and explained how hia mem bership committee works stuart young was present and took indivi dual pictures of members and the first bulletin edited by wm b ham ilton was presented terra cotta atttwvd restaurant convention in city mrs h ferrer proprietor of terra cotu inn with mra viekera mrs sutton and mra jones attended the restaurant and hotel convention last week la toronto mr aad mra be evea were home with hia father joe evea for the week end ranald elwood and mra schleicher visited at newcastle sunday with mr and mra jack udell sorry to hear miss llllisn eves haa a very aore eye quite e few of our aummer real dents were out sunday getting their cottages ready to open up we hear some lota have been sold ao expect some new home will show up soon 50th wedding reception for the alex humes declare three winnera little nhl league winners bf the three little nhl league were declared friday when hockey concluded for the aeaaon bisons won the americsn league chsmplonshlp defeating providence by 105 on the round bob hender son wss the standout eeoring all bis ons gosls in the two games doug davie and timmy haines scored two each tor providence ivan crabtree district commissioner presented the simmons jewellers trophy to captain henderson gslt scored 10 goals to win the junior a aeries 1m from kitchener bob kenuhesd netted b goals 3 as sists laddie haines 3 goals murray marchmant a goal and s assists don ald caldcr one- and three jack gud geon scored the three kitchener goals dick licsta presented the leonard bell trophy to captain laddie haines black hawks won the nhl cham pionship from canadians 187 kent rlddall scored 3- and 1 fred harrison 2 and 2 doug ward 1 and 3 ed wyue sparked canadians with 3 goals d cunningham got one goal tarn barber a goal and assist and v maughun an assist causdlens play ed a sound game with w everson standout in goal pat pattersorc i u of highways minister to visit georgetown a distinguished man will visit geor getown next wednesday to attend a meeting called by the chamber of commerce at which further discus sion will take place about a hospital for the town hon james allan ontario minister of hlghwsys accompanied by it k hurapage of dunnvule will attend the meeting but hia visit haa no pol itical significance and in fact haa nothing to do with the government portfolio he holds either th etwo men were instrumental in organisation work preceding the buil ding of the dunnvule hospital a few year ago and their advice is being sought to help plan a aimllar building here town officials and representative of organisations are being invited to attend and while the meeting is not particularly planned aa a public one anyone who wiahea to attend will be welcomed aays chamber president john gunn hamilton milton visitors at rebbkah birthday party twentythree tables of euchre play- era including visitors from hamilton and milton enjoyed an evening of cards and lunch with the usual blrthc day cake when verdun rebeksh lodge held their annual birthday euchre last tuesday in the odd fel lows hall mrs bob jepson who la noble grand this year welcomed guests mrs alf collins and mrs gordon spenee convened the party with mrs rupert beaumont heading a group of board it waa a happy day at the home of mr aad mra alex hume on satur day when thia well known local cou ple celebrated their 50th wedding an niversary by holding open house in the afternoon and evening the house was gsy with flowers in cluding s bouquet of fifty golden ro ses from their family among the 130 friends who called were visitors from london brussels clinton nlsgsrs falla ny st catharine toronto aad niagara fails ont their daughter mrs arthur bird with mrs stanley dyson mrs doug las bird aad mr roy bird of toron to sad mra donald bird bt cathar ine assisted iii serving thirty relatives and dose friends bad a buffet supper between the re ceptions featured on the tea table was s 3 tleredi wedding cake baked by the bride of titty years agxu alex hume and mildred hood were married in stewarttown on january 4th 1005 and began their married life on the 5th line farm now owned by douglas currie six years later they moved to the hume homestead which had been cleared by mr humes father and grandfather on the 6th line where milton bird bow farms in 1027 mr uume retired from farming and moved to georgetown where he became masseyharrls dea ler after selling the dealership ten year ago he continued his associa tion working with jim taylor and then mutt allison until he retired last year the couple have two daughters mrs arthur bird of toronto and mrs campbell sinclair georgetown and five grandchildren they have been particularly active in knox presbyter- ian church mr hume is a trustee and member of the session and haa also served on the management- lira hume is particularly la- ladies who served on the lunch com- terestod in the missionary society she mlttee t one of the oldest members of the- winners of euchre prise were mrs church which the has attended since wm t sinclair marie barbour mar- childhood garet cain and mrs hugh dlcklet several of the wedding guests of mrs chris sargent won the door titty years ago were present on- sat- prise and mr bay coin was presen- urday ineludtag the brides only ted with a bouquet offiower forithe brother john o hood nlakar falls llrthdsv prix in a pelalaw 5ffj ast rl o- toronto beat-