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the georgetown herald sixteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday october 5th 1955 first section what council did field day champions council ponders five seek open gas hours there ttu distinct emphasis on gas at monday s council meeting after listen ing to retfretental v of the united las co who sek a franchise for selling natural gas here council beard a delegation of liar 41 mea headed by rred harrison who presented a petition to rescind hr present closing hour by law for retail lias outleta the petition signed by ur llimi on al zeravlev dick iliddall cord m housklll ami doug woods represented ver the rqulred 33 per cent of the 2 retailer in town mr harrison vatd he spoke strongjy in favour of al lowing free cntirprise for people like himself who make thnr living from this buainru and who loe a portion of highway business particularly on weekends he said efforts to get tirijcmfn to agree among themselves on broaden ini the present open hours had hern unsuccessful and the signer want tic whole by law repealed a council discussion ird into a maze of who is a retailer and whrlhrr pot pie who have a gas handling licence but use it only for their ovn purposes should be governed by the by law there are several transport compan im with gas pumps who fall in this category after a discussion lasting aniost 2 hours the clerk was instructed lo write the dept of highways to ind what local firms have as handling licences the matter will be reopened when this information is avjilallc the weather mr jhditor once atain the weatherman favour ed georgetown with a lovely day for the rair to revtuw the month of septemrr the average maximum for the month was 70 degrees which is exactly nor mal the average minimum was 43 degree and thu is a dtgrees below the normal ayerate of 48 there was rain on only days dur ing the month the rainfall being only 1 b5 inches which is of an inch be low normal for sipumbcr krn uatkin rain ditr max min spt 26 62 31 srpl n 01 as xpt 28 63 43 srpt 29 68 34 srpt 30 72 38 oct 1 60 33 ort 2 os 33 axcrak 63 35 social personal mr and mrs c v v smock or tor onto visited with the pattrndcns wil liam street on sunday mr and mrs eric allan of st tho mas were weekend visitors in t own with mr and mrs p b coffin mr and mrs a h teller wcr- visit ing last week at crows landing kaw artha lakes at the summer cotta of ur thomas denny of toronto gordon halner toronto a resident of town several years ago was a visl tor on sunday with mr and mrs r r robinson 22 james street mr and mrs art suddab charles street spent the weekend in brant ford with mr suddaby s parents mr and mrs s suddaby mr and mrs g w mccallum have his parents mr and mrs m h mr callum of fenelon falls visiting with them this week mr and mt w f marshall of ot tervtlle were in town to spend thr weekend with his parents mr and mrs w g marshall mr and mrs keith macdonald and sandy were visiting in seaforth with mr and mrs g mcclinchey last week and this week arc in lachlnc que bec with mr and mrs clayton coons mr and mrs hilton smith and children garth and zionne spent thr weekend with the formers parents mr and mrs george d smith of 4h main street mr and mrs george hcwson flew to windsor to- attend mrs hcwsonl sister barbara pridhomme s wedding miss pridhomme became the bride of mr james guiry in assumption church windsor saturday morning october 1st once chief engineer halton brick plant joseph mcllndc 81 a resident of ti rra cotta district for most of hit life died on monday september 20 at guclph general hospital he was the son of james mcllnde and ann fjiza brown lie was born in terra cotta and attended lay htii school mr and mrs mcllnde were married in 1000 mrs mcllnde beins the for mt r martha mcnally ror many iars mr mcllnde was interested in lumbennj and man wilt rrmcmur him thnshing at their farms ills chitf in t rest however was engineering and he was chef engineer at halton brick compan in his later years h farmed in thr district and about six rars ao retir ed and lived in the milage of terra cotta mr mcbridc was affiliated with thr utile methodist church terra cotta he was interested in all community activities particularly in musical cv entj due to his line and ability to pla the ioiin he is survived by his wifr martha and daughters mrs harry bessey of slewarttown and mrs norman icam georgetown two brothers thomas nf ntrmandy illvd town and james of i imehouse iois bessey was his ony grandchild rev g iockhart royal conducted the funeral service at the harold c mcciure funeral home on thursday afternoon the interment was in glen williams cemetery the pallbearers were wm r hun ter charles mcnally leslic icam ii puckering all of terra cotta clvde kdkc toronto and mcllndt hunter of mrictsvillc anniversary mr and mrs william bulllvant 15 charles street will be at home to their friends on tuesday october 11 from ieven to nine pm on the occa sion of their fiftieth wedding annivcr sary honour quard saichiemitchell a guard of honour from the lome scots attended a saturday widding at boston presbyterian church when a member of the regiment john balks mlchie and ituhy i illinrv mitchell men married later they were pipe d intn the reccptoin in esqucsinfi commun lty hall by reeimcntal pipers the bride daughter of mr and mm nichard ii mitchell it h 1 lime house is employed in the georgetown 5c o 1 00 store while her husband son of mr and mrs harold c michic ii ii- 5 miltpn works at the maltort avro plant they will be living in georgetown rev james n mcfaul performed the ceremony in a setting of white mums and eolonred aiitumn leaves the brides cousin june enson of campbellford sang wedding prayer before the service and 0 perfect love during the signing of the register mrs r anderson milton was organ ic the bride wore a chapel length gown of ehantilly lace to tho hlpllno and skirt tiered with cancan ruffles of gossamer nylon tulle over satin it was accented by draped lace bodice enhanced with pleated tulle ruffles which aw wort a chantilly uc perfect day park thronged for annual georgetown fair worval united church marks world wide communion uorld wide communion sunday was observed with services of be y communion in the norvaj home and glen uilliajni united church attrn danrt t all churches was most encour ani and a v ry devotional allitud wsis noticeable uiniuri rec tved at home church were mr and mrs john h mccul lough from the former mt pleasant convrelstion and mr and mrs ilolluf kurs from norval members receiv ed at glen u ilium were mr and mrs bert dixon from norval announcements included thsnksgiv ing ktrvicea in all churches nest sun day that at norval to take the form of a harvest home service at 10 a in bill lurdmtn g rirtown champion at the 4 ichool high lihool track meet in milton lat week included two ghs stixient winners are left to riht girls bantam i nod well erin untor p lands borough acton if iter mediate b anderson milton senior leanne darou georgetown boys left to ngh bantam j kerr milton junior norm lockhurst georgetown in termed ate f cooper acton senior d proenix erin georgetown grows 5004 census shows of their officers and at a conxreat i nal fireside and a social evening for confirmation candidates which will tr held after the service in tht par uh rooms deanery aypa council meets at st georges halton deanery council of th aypa met on monday evening at st gcorjrc s church georgetown with miss shirley savin deanery president presiding dans were made for the fall activities and discussion focimed on assistance to the sunday school by post project a hande is slated for saturdax oc tober 2flth at milton and on sunday october 10th thr nct meeting rtt the ixcal council will be held at st geor gc s in the afternoon it 3 pm the iocal council will join the local branch in rvcnsnng at the installation pipers at wedding a qtittn anne collar trimmed with npuli set nt sequins and tiny si d pearls hit louhlt illusion fingertip oil fill from a tncorn headpiece olo emhroidertd with pt arls and sequins she enrntd a bouquit of red rosea and white mums mrs j h stone toronto hi r sk tcrs matron of honour wore n mow gold gown of snhn with double net skirt enhanced by hands of satin a shrug jacket over a strapless hodico and feather headpiece mr mitchell cave his daughter in marriage george michic was grooms man for his brother and another bro the ken michic and jim stone were ushers the groom his brothers and father wore tics and tartan rosettes with pins honouring the family elan the brides mother received in es- quesing hall wearing brown and white nylon taffeta green accessories and yellow rose corsage tjn brooms n other also received and she wore grey rayon twoed shantung black ac cessories and red rose corsage for travelling the new mrs mlchie wore a two piece suit of teal blue ac cessories of turqolse and a eortage knocked from bicycle max hams injured struck b a car druen b lhtv dale qc early sunday evening max hams 14 received severe bruises anj abrasions to his hsnds and hips young hams was utting on his hu rle on the soith side of duelph st a quarter mile east of the 0th ijne uhile waiting to cros the hikhua when he was struck by the car i olic chief roy hale investigated a local man received a cut over hi ec in a colliiun which occurred on thursday morning at the market park intersection tom ferguson market street was the injured man his car was in collission with a leo s rice trie panel truck driven b harry c ilailc 10 charles st total damage to vehicles was estimated at y00 by the police chief monday afternoon little i isa hoare daughter of mr and mrs hob hoare received slight injuries she was rid ing her tricycle near her home on normandy hi vd and collided with a car driven by denmi carr tonsta blc james ililsborrow investigated eorjt town k present population is 3004 latest census figures werr kivt n t council on mundav by assess mi nt cum mismon r joseph cibbon who his just completed his figures for assess ment purposes town growth was al most 000 in the ear s period total georgetown assessment now is a rofl 400 said mr gibbons total assessment increase in a year has been ever two and a quarter million dollars a million and a half is in new inru mint with the balance cominj from properties anni xcd to the eastern part of t un in january mr ihtx nt has also prepared fij un to sht u hou assessm nt is divi did in various citctorus i n rntlv 71 p r cent is n side ntia 1v- p r c nt industrial 11 per cent romrmrcial and l per cent farm pro pirtv the ratio has decreased con m1 rabl in industrial and commerc tat ljisl sear 42 per c nt of the as sessment total comprisetl these he said n 6s seek ontario honours tonight a win tonight will make geortown n4ia ontario lacrosse champions for thr second time in three years haying their 6th gime in george town arena against huntsville nags havi a one game i est winning to- nikht wuuld make it 4 to 2 a hunts vtlle win would send the series into a final garni with chances being that it would im played at huntsville where crowds have been consistently better 1ast wednesday the best garni of the series and in fact the most tit it ing game of the whole year kept the crowd on their toes through one over time period and a sudden deati final hitlson was definitely the evening star huntsville had i 3 goal lead at thr ten minute mark in tbx finil per lod hillson banged in hue- goali in less than two minutes to lie the score hach team scored twice in rr ulatu n overtime and whin sudden death uu decided it was htlison who aiain popped in the last counter rinal score 12 11 for georj clown ilcnnttt was anothrr good scorer perfect weather a near record crowd and a particularly fine hall dis til iy maxu saturdays gorgetowb v air one of the best in history an estimated crowd of 6000 atten ded and while many filled use grand stand to watch harness races and live stock judging others patroaued th midway looked at commercial exhib its and renewed acquaintances with formtr residents who returned la number fur the day the flower and vegetable sections of the fair set a new record in nun ber of entries and quality ks hi bits by school children domestic science crafts and ladles work were up to their usual standard of particular in terest was the institute noneorapeu- tivt class where rlevc district groups showed twenty five boys entered pies la this unique feature there was a fins entry in decorated bike trike and doll carriages cattle classes were up to standard but there was a disappoint ing turnout of hint horses many leas than other years hex heslop developer of the delres subdivision officially opened the show and il was interesting to learn thsl in 1013 he had sold hot dogs st one of the booths with s travelling restauranteur the girls pipe band provided music at various places ta the park during the afternoon several visited the hall friday night for an exhibit prcviaw while a danea in the arena was also well patronised that night gtttlng 4 of the early goals hillson also scored one in uie first period mtgs 11 huntsville 9 saturday s match in huntsville wss another close affair as all the games have been huntvillc was trilling by one goal when payne and higgs each scored tuice in the final period mrcann sewed up the game for georgetown with a final scort at 1420 to give the ngs an uo win caruso beaumont savage bennett wilson and mccann shared in the scoring the latter getting four what council did december vote on 1500 band grant anniversary mr and mrs chris grim wood 4fi rrcdcrirk street brampton are hold ing open house from 24 p m and 7 10 p m on saturday october 13th on the occasion of their 23th weddink anni versary no gifts please 10 12 would have been 90 next birthday a distant relative of william mc hinlev assassinated president of the united states thomas mckinley 80 died mtddcnh on sunday at haiti n ent nmal manor milton where he had tx n a resident two yrars mr mchinley who was a native nf 1 invvoml had previously lived in geor kctoun as a young man he was em plovtd with the toronto street rail wav lattr utnt vvct where he homc- steadtd for many years near w inni pik he was burned out and came to cormtown about 17 years ago mak int bis home with his sister mrs an nie htnnedy and later with his neph ew jim h nnedy when they lived on guelph street unmarried his clos est survivors are a sister mrs thorn as illiamson toronto his nephew jim and niece mrs charles j day of town rev alex calder conducted the fun eral service at the hirold c mcciure funeral home here monday night in ttrment was made the next morning in park 1awn cemetery toronto the herald office will be omn next monday thanksgiving day mo receive news and advertising karly copv for oct 12 issue appreciated community swimming pool in the making property owners in georgetown will im asked to express opinion on a 1500 yearly grant to the present boys band which will became georgetown citizens band at the december muni cipal elections a petition signed by 273 ratepayers was presented to council monday by harold henry who explained the need for funds if the band is to continue the municipal act forbids any grant to a musical organisation with out consent of ratepayers and whils a majority of council members teem ed sympathetic to the request it is impossible to act on the matter with out an affirmative vote mr henry spoke of the magnificent work of director alf perrott who so far has served without a fee a town grant would ensure his continuance as a paid bandmaster as well as helping with cost of music and uni forms the hand is making its first public appearance a week from mon day at the home ard school meeting he said a by law is being prepared for a 10 000 storm sewer which will drain a portion of king elgin albert and mcnabb streets clearing up drainage problems which have offended for some time kenneth swales cleavcholm drive asked council about procedure in get ting sidt walks in the cloverdalc sub division and mayor armstrong ex plained thit a petition is necessary with costs shired under the local im provenu nt act he was also told that street lights will be installed in that arm as soon as it is possible for the hydro to get to work on them police chairman walter gray and deputy reeve norton were tho only supporters of their motion to pajttlso expenses for the police chief to attend a convention in sault stc marie later this month c of c promises hospital in town a goorcetown hospital is one step closer with formation of a hospital committee unbcr the sponsorship of the chamber of commerce the chamber has for some time been investigating possibility of local hospital facilities and last week john gunn who is c of c chairman was named chairman of the new commit- no oantfe goorfetown tee georgo slvlli is secretary and v this is what jhe community swimming pool looked like a tew weeks ago when don barragar snapped this mmbsnelumavov jsifjsmi photo work- has been progressing rapidly and the pool located behind the arena is taking shape serving trong reeve stan mlta john 03 georgetown tnd the surrounding area this 50000 addlllon to georgetowns recreational facilities will benney charles william klnrade and