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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday february 8th 1956 first section what council did accept delrex offer new road allowance mr and mrs dean leslie carman copland heads honeymoon in florida county poultry group exchange of a portion of delrex property for an unopened road allow ance which will be closed to fit in with subdivision plans was arranged between the town and the develop ment company monday when council passed a road closing by law objection had been made to closing the road by esqucsing township which claimed that it would cut off access to land in the township owned by provincial paper last week council decided to leave a portion of the road allowance to al low this access but when the subject was dealt with monday it was found that the roadway would be an expen sive one to open if ever needed as it toes over a sttep cliff rex heslop alan campbell and ha rold bairstow of the delrex company who were at the meeting said that the portion of land in question is not of paramount importance to the com pan though it would mean creating two smaller industml sites instead of one large one thty sugistcd it would be mutually bcncfiudl lo have the road allowance in a betkr loca tion mr heslop said that his plans would be held up if in b law am endmenk were made because of the legal routine needed and that if the bv law pissid that iwnmj he would tive a written umliitukin to ie a road allowance it either mi of wo locations discussed this met with council favour and the in ijw w is pissed requests b thne tivi opcntois for i parkin st mil in fionl of tlu r downtown locations was turned inu to the police committee for reconi mcndation o hionndc sp iki f r himself 1 ick s tai ind ckn i ixi is requesting this four residents of the new swanck subdivision asked questions about as sessment and ta rate and were re f erred to issesmcnt commissions joseph gibbons for answers donald thompson cutlph st re sident asked what action is hcint ta ken lo have a sidewalk iniront of the georgcview shopping area sainh it is dangerous for pedestrians he was told by road chairman walter gray that a decision will soon be made bv this committee halton health unit reported that one county municipality has question ed whether a 20 per cent share of fees collected for plumbing inspections is enough georgetown decided to have the matter discussed at the tn urban board meeting the weather mr editor january made a very snowy exit this year and brought the total snow fall for the month to 14 inches which is two inches below the normal for january the highest temperature for the month of january was 38 degrees and the lowest was 3 below zero both mixiinum and minimum aver ages were above norma this year the maximum average was 30 degrees and is 3 degrees up and minimum average was 15 and is 2 degrees up from aver ate normal wonder what we can expect for february as apparcnty the ground hog did not see his shadow last week rrn batkin snow mr and mrs dean leslie who were married in acton in december are spending the next few months in flor id a mr leslie and the former mrs fred blow were married in knox presbyterian church acton on dec ember 15th with rev r h armstrong officiating en route to st petersburgh they stopped for two weeks at melbourne florida to visit with her sister mrs a d love who lives there mr and mrs leslie are planning lo return home sometime in maj date vi min mon jan 30 25 23 tues jan 31 30 8 wed feb 1 28 0 thuis rob 2 34 18 hi feb 3 31 lb sit id 4 2 8 sun feb 5 38 8 average 31 7 returns from florida when daughter injured mr md mrs i iwuod micdougall h id ll bad new w utim fm them uinn th irrntd it the home of mis m udoiuills falhei in i iki land i i rul i th it ihu dauhtei maxme hi i been badlj injured in a motor ktdint th flew home inimedi ite h md now rtpiil tint their d iticher is pntrissm sbuij in peel meinoi i il hospital mrs uitlxiu all hid the misfor turn lo break her aim i few das hi fori the left for the south while their sin jack is still m i lej cast fioin i tuotorculc iccident suffered our i ear uo it is iteped their jin has run its course your visits and visitors are im portant herald news tell us about them raiders head league will be in the finals georgetown raiders grouped with stouffville and oakville in the inter mediate a playdowns will now stand by until the other teams play off and will meet the winners in the finals meanwhile raiders will not be dlle for a 2 game series has been arranged with muton for the group champion ship milton a senior b team is playing off with brampton in the fin als meanwhile raiders will not be idle meet again in milton next wednesday raiders ended their regular sched ule friday losing 74 to milton the winners pulled ahead with a 3 goal splurge in the last two minutes of the game mclean had 3 for milton towns cy 2 and max bradbury and hughes one each dixon scored twice for raiders fern and chappel each one standings w l t pts georgetown 14 10 0 28 milton 13 9 stouffville 13 10 oakville 9 12 brampton 6 14 raider scon tally g norval held their annual meeting on wednesday at the home of mrs har old gollop officers of the group are mrs c barker president mrs j rawling son secretary mrs harold gollop treasurer and ms a barnctt public ity arrangeemnts are being made for a st patrick s tea and bake sale on march l7lh a list was made for each lady to take turns monthly cleaning the church the guild is arranging a flower fund and will also provide new chairs for the sunday school silver wood institute ladies have another eucrjre the second of the silver wood wo mens institute parties was held it the home of mrs it corbctt on salui eto evenins ihree tables of euchre ind one of irihhijc were pi ived mrs clare wilson won fust prize for the 1 idles and mrs burl corbell second u ire wilson reefctved first for the nun ind hen isstconrt lunch wis lined b mis cornell ind her co hostesses mrs frn batkin mis llire wilson ind mrs hurt cor bitt conntuliliins to mr ind mrs duk pplijanl on the birth of their son md also lo mr and mrs ilcnr vusttiwld on th bnlh of their son se viral pioph fioni this district imludim tlu president of the lidus si it ion mis i n ild nils i expect l ik ill tidin 1 1n i ill 1 in i n nil ii hi in in i i t ih kiiil i d w in ii ltd this vuk carman copland was elected presi dent of georgetown and halton coun ty poultry association when members attended the annual meeting january 27th in stewarttown orange hall he succeeds tom clark percy clark also a past president conducted the election other officers arc lloyd miller 1st vice president c hadfield mil ton 2nd vice president clarence spcnce secretary treasurer percy clark k weston auditors and dir ectors a waldie milton harvey lus ty bert dodds fred turner cliff ridler carman stoddart clarence spence was congratulated at the meeting for winning the covet ed bickle award at the itoyal winter pair ihe association made plans for future meetings which include a ban tarn night in february standard fowl night in march and pigeon nifcht in april the president was named del egate to the confederation annual meeting active year reported at st johns united church htinn ind ii i 1 in the w if ihiir h led inus mi of i fm iki il support i hen is on ih simh school roll l iinu 1 din in i inthusustii bruyns mcnabb wedding takes place in calgary atpci nt marriage of local interest took place in central united church calgary alberta wedding principals were reita nei lenc msnabb daughter of mr and mrs fcleil mcnabb acton and dr a g m brujns son of mrs brujns ac me alberta and the late a g m brujns of georgetown ulo 3 12 17 i ins fi v ih iin 1 i iln t r with pi l it morun mdarluic hrii fl rc uewul some of the iceomplishim nls of the ear and sujlested certain coils for he u ir ihe nl whili sup port of the nussionan work of the church bis been mere isi d he surges ted cwn crialer men asi in 195o he asked foi more ouncer women of the church taking more responsibility in worm n s organization of the church and more organized visitation b the worm n of the church mr mctirline urged that lhre be a grcatl mcreas ed use by the members and adherents of the church of the duplex weeklv contribution envelope for regular and systematic giving it was his hope that in 1956 all indebtedness can he removed kmphasis was given to the call of the church to the membership for serious reconsideration of their vows to christ and his church and the rededication of members at this com ing lenten season to this end scr vices will be held throughout holy week and adult groups are asked to see that none of their meetings in held that week at the conclusion of his report mr mcfarlane asked those in attendance to rise for a moment s silence in honour of those of the con gregatlon who had been called in death in thep ast year prayer was offered for the bereaved claude kentncr the church trcasu rer presented the printed financial statement for 1955 and this was appro ved during 1955 13 545 was con tribuated toward current expenses and 2656 for the missionary and oir n i i sunil i ii s hi n i he stuus ir ass7k niifin indus nilni of the uo scouts rxplor i r i ii r lub 1 omnj aim i ir i ru nilslup tirclr rust bud mis ion lluiil mil tin choirs colound pictures win shown bv mr 1 iirel of sonu fllii people ind ittivitits of the church ihi evinine wis hroiiclt t to a close with th il ni diction willnm kin rid ihi neonling stwird of th ioncr l it ion took the minutes of the niim mr mel- irhne wis chair mm new members elected to the session win ian m ritchie and john it micfiilhtnv new members dee ti d to th committee of stewards wire r hinsen ii lee r wvatt b baver stock i armilate d trench m norton v habc t troulen j mc bride m allison georgetown lumber co sold beaver chain are new owners confer degree on two new rebekahs tuesdi mnim virdun rebekuh i odm cnliliinid sew ral guests from milton ind brampton lodces mrs miv kusk ddf of centre ells twcl w is also prisent hoi il lie h kih i ode liiampton leinferiul tlu decree mw mi nibi rs mrs august spitzer luron shet in i mis j lohoi n i line h nisi buffet lunch was served aftei tlu ibsinc i f the mi i line llu w iidcn of llu itebikah sscm bl f tint im w 1 b a mm si it the iul im lm ih it sh will bi nitu t ii i mlk h r i j i i ii st n i 1 mill n md wi urn 1 be in i llu worm it s i nsidiabli fin lie sutuiu si h 1 watch for plavoff dates of our stellar raider intermediates burlington man buys cordaro candy business sale of the cordaro candies busl ness has been completed this week new owner is edward pawley bur lington who will continue to operate the business m its present mam street location he is already hard at work preparing goods for the easter trade mr pawley in taking over the bus mess from mr and mrs john cor daro plans to add more lines and ex pand existing ones he has been in the candy business for thirty years and has worked for several toronto firms lit lues in burlington with his wife and family mr cordaro is retiring after over fortv years in business first in lor to and for the past ten years in geor ctown social and personal mr joseph hill sr left on friday for i tw month holiday in florida mr and mrs mice i inns of tor onto spnl suml i with berjle patten den william street brles lluntr ind phil mel niney ire n i tin t r tup s ulb lo miami lit kj 1 lu id i an 1 kev wist in i j uqiielin i uc is llu isll ikitd mis lo nt i lehei spilal i i f u nth iii id d ml with h i wilhtl an i mr h it i connnuht llittl in llimil u list wik mi in i mrs ilii i rne br ml rd mil h i i i knd v ith sbind mr mil mis kmndh owdl durham street mr md mrs pick iti id ill hue re turn i nflr sp nil in i month m i lor id i t hi motnre d ttow n n w islunkton whm they saw manj fu mius i indmarks such as gttljsburc mil the two fnrms bi loncinj to pnsi el nt i isinhowtr the white house md tin mint in i loruh mr and mrs riddall usited with mr harold pippin in orlando ind ilso visited in mnim west pilm beach and st pel rsburgh on their journey home th riddnlls stive d in detroit a few d ivs with their cousins mr and mrs jack brown swim pool donations domtions are still needed to put ihe communit swimming pool cam paign over the top vou can make jour donation at either bank don t delay give today the georgetown lumber co ltd established 35 years ago by howard kentncr has been sold the business transfer will be com plctcd this week and new owners are the beaver lumber co ltd a large firm with some 50 branches through out canada the firm s head office is in winnipeg and its ontario divis ion headquarters is in sl catharines whitney whit campbell who will be manager in georgetown arrived in town monday a native of campbell ton nb he comes to town from hag ersville where ho has been manager of another branch for two years pri or to that he was with the firm in niagara falls mr campbell s wife and their spns lane 6 and clayton 3 will be joining him in town as soon as they find a house the family are members of the roman catholic church mr campbell is particularly inter ested in scouting he has maintain ed his interest in the organization since he joined it as a youngster and in niagara falls he served as district scoutmaster when deorgetown lumber was or fanized in 1920 it took over the for mer h p lawson sawmill and is still in the same location on water street a steady program of expansion and building has left little of the original buildings excer for the small stone building nearest the road last used as a bhcksmith shop a fire in 1944 eiestrojed the planing mill and this his been eeplaccd while the sales of fice mil warehouse which front the stict have been enlarged and mod uniid al various times through the mars ihe film was in the contracting bu siness until eidit jears aco and since then has concentrated on retail lumber buildml supplies and mill vi nk ihe slaff of ten will all be id lined bv lb nci in inaenicnt i hi eompmv at one time had bran dies in milton ind aclon hut dispos e i of these i few vears aco in order to encintiite on j slcadilj trowing heal business in 1914 mr kcntner was joined in the firm bv his son claude who was at that time working for the bank of montn il in windsor he managed the milton bnnch then came to georgetown when it was sold in 10j5 thev purchased the coal bu siness of the john mcdonald estate ind have since operated it as w h hintner son adding fuel oil as a product two jears ago they will con ttnue to operate this business howard kentncr is one of george town s best known citizens both as a businessman and in private life he has been an active community work er and al various times has served as a school tiostec hjdio commission cr member of the old arena board and later on the board of parks and as an elder in st john s united church born near ballmafad he worked in toronto with the eureka refrigerator co as a young man then was in partnership with the late albert tost as a house contractor be fore establishing his lumber company what council did phone call from ilaly to hockey stars wife mrs art hurst who with their chtl dren david and billy is visiting with her parents mr and mrs james murphy 51 ontario street while mr hurst is in italy with the olympic hockey team was thrilled last week to hear her husband s voice on the tnnsttlantic telephone the call came through from italy on tucsda and while the line was not too clear they were able to make each other out suggest more insurance on townowned buildings a comprehensive report in insur ance on municipal buildings prcsen ted to council on monday by a firm acting for barber agency and walter t fvans and co suggested substan tial boosts in some policies and advl scd coverage on some properties which now carry no insurance the report pointed out that only 8 000 insurance is carried on the municipal hall which is valued at 45 000 the report was left with the finance cadet corps guests of roxy management chard 10 plash ink 20 b inghs 11 dixon 19 chappel 17 beaumont ih varcy 12 fcrri h voyce 2 g inglis 2 bobcon 5 irony 4 bndktn 2 martin 1 nub 1 brash 1 nokval elect guild executive for another year prlnct ourim studio gcorgttown lut yetrt officer were elected membors of the high tchool cadet corpt paraded to the roxy theatre rec- i theatre owner bill leslie in the background at the cadets posed for this r tnotttcr term when the ladies where they were guests of the managjement to see the film the picture in front of for tnotlter term guild of s pauls anglkaa church long gray line instructors blair armstrong and alan prousa stand with j the theatre the picture filmed at west point military academy was of particular interest to the group committee of council who will study it further referring to a herald editorial sug gesting a council appointee on the citizens band committee mayor arm strong said it was a worthwhile sug gestton and the band committee had also indicated their approval cr har ry hale was named by council to rep resent them a letter was received from united suburban gas indicating their wil lingness to purchase as much gas from anthony gas for use in north halton is is needed should united get franchises for distribution al norton asked 1500 for land ow ncd by him on john st across which a large secr istieing installed to scr vice the swanek subdivision mr nor ton said the sewer is depreciating the land for commercial purposes and that it would be of future value to the town as a park site councillors expressed surprise as they assumed an easement had been secured for the sower and the matter was turned oicr to the town solicitor council and town officials were in vitcd by rex heslop to make i bus tour of delrex subdivision and the trip is planned for the afternoon of march 3rd reeve stan allen mentioned cxten sive water breaks particularly in the sunbeam heights district and blam ed them on faulty installation and use of transite pipe cr alfred sykes said that be belie ves the town should hire contractors to make major installations like wa ter lines and not leave such special- lted installation to the town works staff