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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ont wednesday january 25th 1956 first section what council did council will consider hew fire truck purchase georgetowns 1956 council what council did consideration of purchasing a new fire truck was asked by fire chief william hyde when he appeared at council meeting monday to make his annual report mr hyde said that a new truck which would carry a supply of water would be a decided asset to the fire department and he believes fire los ses could be reduced with this type of equipment mr hyde who was accompanied by deputy chief jack harlow reported a total of 27 calls last year and was proud of an attendance record of bo per cent by firemen at these calls a total of 3100 was recorded in fire tones the large bulk of this in thre commercial fires when the old bowers motors building on the high way went up in flames there was a total loss of 119000 a recent tire at the adjoining georgetown creamery accounted for 5500 and a fire at meadowglen growers 3700 two of the calls were false alarms and 7 grass fires georgetown firemen also respon ded to 20 calls in the township two of these being rescue calls council promised serious considers tlon of mr hydes suggestion and fire chairman leroy dale said he would arrange a meeting between his committee and fire department exec utives to discuss a new fire truck fur ther a round of applause an unusual thing at a council meeting was given by members and visitors when war den stan allen replied to remarks of mayor armstrong congratulating him on the honour conferred on him and the town by county council sid hardie president of sunbeam ratepayers association asked action in rerouting a ditch which drains wa ter into edward street but which u claimed to cause trouble to half a do- ten residents on prince charles near by the town engineer was instruc ted to look into the matter rev robt matthews curate at city church new assistant curate at st george s anglican church willowdale is rev robert matthews once a member of the local st george s parish mr matthews who was born in brampton lived in georgetown when he was a young lad then moved with his parents to stratford his father harry matthews died a few years ago and his mother now lives in kitchen er mr matthews graduated last spring from st chad s college regina and since then has been assistant at st barnabas medicine hat alberta the willowdale rector rev john r thompson was rector of the church in stratford which his new curate attended as a young man st georges bac plans years work over forthy men of st georges anglican church attended the early communion service on sunday and a breakfast meeting afterwards president walter biehn outlined the committees which will function this year these include tom van slckler rations cal laister phone gordon spence jim sargent rudy meier ken robertson kitchen bob borland ken robertson social gor don spence ken robertson cal lais ter grounds and rudy meier and stan finlay church service a letter was read from a former member jim patton who has moved to waterloo thanking the club for an engraved prayer book which had been presented to hint rev kenneth richardson mention ed financial campaign which will be undertaken this year and gave sta titties of st georges and another to tal church as an indication of what could be done at st georges he also reviewed the lenten program plan ned for this year which incorporates many new features the churchwardens harry savings and ed wilson also spoke briefly knox laches groups choose new officers mrs lykle devries r r 3 was elected president of the scotch block circle at their december meeting mrs norman devereaux is vice presi dent and mrs milton bird secretary treasurer on january 10th at the home of mrs william marshall queen street the main circle held their annual meeting and election of officers mrs frank robinson ostrander blvd is president and mrs bert palmer is sec retarytreasurer for the 1936 term the royal circle met st the home of mrs w c reynolds on the second tuesday in december at this meet lag they jested mrs wellington wil son union street to be their presid ent for ibm mrs wuhara sinclair was elected s i- sum the weather mr edlton weather uke the paat week helps to make the winter seem shorter and the sunshine does feel good era batkin date max min snow mon jan 16 29 18 tues jan 17 29 is wed ajn is 34 10 thurs jan 19 20 12 hi fri jan 20 28 13 flurries sat jan 21 j4 1 sun jan 22 28 is 1 average 29 12 2 home school assn seek ho 7 traffic light s0cialpers0nal mr and mrs prank knox toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs reg williams little robin heaver of oakville is spending a few days with his grand parents mr and mrs john hepburn mrs george marsden brampton spent a few days last week in town with ber mother mrs fred laws sharron sweetie undewent a tonsil ectomy on monday in guelph general hospital mr and mrs c e warnock of tor onto spent sunday with mr and mrs a pattenden william street mr and mrs s c mackenzle of an caster visited with friends in town on tuesday mr and mrs frank robinson at tended a family party in toronto over the weekend at the home of mr and mrs e greedy mr ray kenney who is manager of zellers store in calgary alta was a visitor yesterday with mr and mrs walter biehn mrs e brain pinegrove spent the week end in kincardine with mr and mrs john ellenton miss lucy cross is recuperating at the home of mr and mrs frank fend ley norval after being in hospital with a broken ankle mr and mrs lloyd marks and their daughter wendy spent several days last week with relatives in windsor and detroit mr and mrs william burtenshaw left today by train for a vacation trip which will take them as far as south era california they intend to be away for two months mr and mrs harold gollop of nor val attended the funeral of mrs gol lops brother russell lumby of pres ton last wednesday mr lumby died very suddenly of a heart attack at his home in preston miss elinor boyce of odessa miss june meyers of trenton miss shirley petherlck of campbellford and shel agh ritchie all students at the um versity of toronto were guests at the home of mr and mrs ian ritchie over the weekend mr and mrs barry a tooke 4 pauline street entertained at a fain ily buffet after the christening of their daughter cynthia jean cindy at st johns church on sunday jan uary 15th mr and mrs w a tooke and mrs hilda jacobs grandparents of toronto were present as well as many friends and relatives mr and mrs frank merrett and mrs a c allison peterboro grandparent were present at the christening of their grandson robert cameron allison son of mr and mrs murt allison on sunday january 22 at st johns church mr and mm jack merrett of peterboro were also present mrs a c allison is spend ing this week in town bui batflsa ooorfttown members of the 1956 georgetown council posed for this photo as they attended the maugiirel meeting earlier this month seated mayor jack armstrong it flanked by reeve stan allen who is county warden on his left and deputy reeve doug sar gent standing left to right are councillors irwin noble alfred sykes walter gray garfield mcgllvray harry hal and leroy dole q c new 60000 church hall fine addition to knox a wonderful year of progress dux ing which a new 60000 church hall was constructed was reviewed when members of knox presbyterian church congregation held their an nual meeting monday a cash expenditure of 30 000 on the building was equalled by a sim ilar amount of work by members of the church during several months last year it was a common sight to see men of the congregation working a carpenter masons and labourers as the handsome stone addition came into being the building committee which sup ervised the work was composed of bob lane sam mackenzie wm b hamilton ruisell hepburn august spitxer and dick packer the ball will be dedicated during the morning church service on feb- ruar 12th rnd it was decided at the meeting to hold open house after wards rev alex calder acted as chairman of the meeting which followed supper served by the church ladies he op ened the meeting with a scripture rea ding and prayer lome peters was secretary for the meeting various reports were presented alex hume for the session james rit chie budget mrs campbell sinclair wms frank brown choir herb har low sunday school mrs e r robin son w a and organ fund jean rud dell young ladies auxiliary wm g marshall treasurer bob burke bull ding fund and sam mackenzie audi tors a budget allocation of 2444 was accepted for general church mainten anct and missions at home and abroad 1955 budget givmgs were 2367 included as part of a total of 26322 raised by alt departments of the church an increase in stipend for the minister was voted new members were elected to the board of management harry dev creaux james linton dick packer john mcclure wm g marshall for 3 years frank brown george coul tng and mauley dcnsmore 2 years and herb harlow 1 year other mem bera continuing in office are bob lane bob burke russell hepburn alex hendry elmer hill and august spitxer william cromar joins herbert cleave and alex hume as a trustee mrs lorne peters was elected stew ard wm g marshall was reelected treasurer james ritchie budget trea surer and lorne peters snd sam mackenzie auditors the kirk session comprises herbert cleave robert foulis william cro mar 8am mackenzie campbell sin clair robert alexander wm g mar shall james ritchie dick packer george henderson bob lane lorne peters alex hendry and alex hume mrs edgar gowland is organist and choir leader and joseph young caril loneur what councit did reeve presses safety control at georgeview i hope there will be no bad acci dents while council is debating what to do said reeve stan allen monday as council debated whether to place guard railings between the sidewalk and store parking areas in the george- view district mr allen pressed for action on railings which had been ordered by last years council when be was told that merchants had objected and the installation had been temporarily sus pended he received only partial support from council who turned the matter over to the new road committee for further study reeve allen said he believes it a mistake to instal a sidewalk on the co op side of the highway as it will be no advantage to pedestrians mayor armstrong asked the road committee to secure an estimate on cost of completing the maple ave link which he feels is of prime impor tance this year in 1954 the dept of highways had verbally agreed he said to paying 50 per cent of the cost and he is anxious to know if they wilt still cooperate certified cheques for 2500 from romania bros and 2000 from sun beam construction were received and agreements signed with these compan ies for the town to take over the roads in their subdivision now even though they are not completed it repairs are not made when needed the town will do the work and deduct the cost from the deposits cr sykes voted against the agree ment saying he thought the compan ies should complete their work before the town accepted the roads when the town clerk read a report o the tri urban board meeting which mentioned a natural gas discussion leroy dale spoke in favour of every consideration for anthony gas oil a local company which claims to have adequate supplies for all towns we all want to see this companys gas used said the mayor if not on a pinegrove venison meal served by men foramen ptncgrove farm forum met at the bbme of mr and mrs harold smellle on monday evening january 23rd with s wilson acting as chairman after listening to the broadcast a dls cussion period followed on the safe driving competition the slogan be ing off your guard mrs milton browns essay was chosen to be the best the men had charge of the evening and progressive euchre was played prize winners were mrs h smcllic william brsin snd chester early the men in white caps snd aprons served lunch their menu venison tew with dumplings ice cream and cake head chefs were harold smcl he and mac alexander assisted by william brain harold early spencer wilson alan harrop dick mclaugh lin milton brown mrs smellie and mrs albert hunter the next meeting will be held st the home of mr snd mrs frank barnes ilo aid to make deserts green with modem earth moving equipment the government ef bind in pakistan hopes to make thousands el seres ef tcsert in the arcs suitable for cultivation with the aid ef the international labour organisation the necessary manpower to operate and maintain the machinery is bow bets trsiaet st a gvrsnaseat center st bind above ilo expert k a medsnld f the united kingdom expuins the dtesel ssifbae to stoats ws sis receive mowwh trstahtf once dentist here dr jejackson dies on january 19th dr j e jackson 50 died in westminster hospital in london after being in ill health for quite some time dr jackson practiced dentistry in town prior to 1940 when he left to join the armed forces he was a vet eran of two world wars he was a member of the anglican church and belonged to the canadian legion and the lions club while living in town he is survived by two daughters and a son alice judy and joe five slaters and three brothers mrs wes ley lane mrs annie bunton george town mrs hacsluso chicago mrs stella daniels vancouver mrs mat- tie allen vancouver sid jackson swift current sask lyman jackson montreal wes jackson san diego california he was predeceased by his parents mr and mrs w j jackson mark dale and three brothers and sisters the funeral on saturday january 21st was from the evans funeral home london interment in park lawn cemetery the pallbearers were six fellow dentists mr and mrs wesley lane mr and mrs delmar beaumont and mrs bun ton attended the funeral andrew john lindsay 89 served erin tp well erin township lost a revered mem ber of the community when andrew john lindsay died on friday janu ary 20th in guelph general hospital in his 90th year mr lindsay was born on lot 8 on the seventh line and lived and farmed in the district all his life he was ac tive all his life in affairs of the com munity and served in many capacities in the life and business of township as clerk of the court for twenty years tax collector assessor clerk and he ensc commissioner for east welling ton mr lindsay was predeceased by his wife eliza cole eleven years ago one daughter ina mrs fred shortul and a brother and sister he is sur vived by ray of delhi eva mrs w harding limehouse ola mrs j stewart port credit his son and daughters three grandchildren and two great grandchildren and one bro ther s h lindsay the funeral service monday was at the united church erin and inter ment was in erin cemetery the honorary pallbearers were all post reeves of the township of erin active pallbearers were norman rid the home and school association has made a plea to council to instal a traffic light at the john st high way crossing cr alfred sykes brought the mat ter to councils attention monday when he read a letter from the assoc iation pointing out that when the swimming pool opens this summer there will be even more congestion st this dangerous corner mr sykes is police committee chairman and he was instructed to study the request with his committee cost details secured last year by coun cil on installing such a light is avail able for the committee objection by esquejung council to closing part of a road allowance which would cut off access to land in the township near the old dynamo was considered valid and the road closing bylaw will be amended to exclude this portion the road is being closed because it interferes with subdivision of part of the delrex property several years ago a small portion of caroline street was deeded to pro vincial paper when the firm addd to its building the transfer was never legally completed and monday a by law was passed clearing up this mat ter third reading was given to several debenture by laws borrowing funds for projects underway these include 260000 for hydro 091 parkview sewers 6387 edward st sewers 4383 shelley st sewers 0731 prince edward watermains 5088 shelley wbtermains 1050 churchill water- mains deputy reeve doug sargent remar ked during this phase of the meeting that the bylaws point out the need for passing a subdivision control by law which council adopted later in the year the annual 1000 grant to george town citizens bana became law when third reading was given to this by law there was some discussion about whe ther the money was to be paid in a lump sum to the executive or as it is requisitioned and mayor armstrong said his interpretation is that it will be given in instalments as required by the band executive milk bottle thefts being investigated the police are investigating thefts of money from milk bottles in the king queen and guelph streets area ler norman sinclair elmer mckln- non ernie teeter c g graham and jim delaney lyndhurst benefit game aids raider injury fund retail basis at least on a wholesale united suburban have agreed to use local supplies halton natural gas said yes with out reservations but united suburban had reservations whlh he doesnt uke said reeve allen he thinks uni ted suburban should be pinned down to taking all the anthony gas the companys lawyer had told the urban board that halton gas is with drawing from the field but as council has had no word from the company the clerk was asked to write for in formation silver wood mrs annie stu1x hostess at euchre first of the house euchres plan ned by the w i was held at the home of mn annie stull on saturday even ing with guests from ballinafad glen williams snd georgetown district making up four tables of cards first prizes were presented to mrs horace bell and mr t warnes mr bob mc- master and mrs wm sinclair recel ved the consolation prizes a salad plate was served by the joint hostes ses mrs stull mrs mcclure and mrs george burt mr and mrs edgar becncy and fa mily have moved to their new home on silvercreck hill several men of the neighbourhood attended the first m a series of ten weekly clsssc on civil defence at mil ton armouries on thursday nlgtil these meetings are sponsored by the provincial police mr william pearson died at the peel memorial hospital on wednes day january 18th in his 8srd year the sympathy of the neighbours is extended to bis widow of sllvercreek and his daughter mrs burley of tor onto georgetown raiderb showed up well against some classy opposition mon day when toronto lyndhursts came out for a benefit game in aid of in jured players advance ticket sale and attendance at the game showed good public sup port and a substantial sum was raised by the team to take care of some of the heavy expenses incurred by play ers who have suffered serious injur ies this season georgetown took an early 7 2 lead in the game and ended the game with an impressive 130 score bud varey led the scorers with 4 goals ron oil on snd 3 harv chsppel 2 singles were registered by irons ptashlnk and blake inglls a special feature of the game was lucky draw for a 00 bond it was won by jim graham king street raiders are playing in oakville to night with a return match scheduled in the local arena on friday intemmdlsf hockey standing w l tpta georgetown 12 8 0 24 stouhviue 10 9 0 20 uuton t 7 2 20 oakville 8 s 1 17 brampton 8 12 1 13 rakton scora tally chard 8 27 s3 j beaumont 18 8 28 ptaihink is 11 27 chappel 14 9 23 b inglis 10 15 25 dixon it 0 20 varey 7 11 18 ferri 8 8 16 voyce 2 10 j india 3 7 10 bolton s s a iron 3 2 8 nath 1 4 8 martin 1 3 4 bradkin 2 3 s broth 1 1 2