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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday august 22nd 1956 first section georgetown louisiana linked when gas valve is turned on plan parking area on new hydro property what council did delay storm sewers pending legal opinion siwirs in uu swin i r ii f utin iigi il ilu m vur s iid ik inil t like d tini wiiti si nil geoigt tunic who uwis i n i ilk subdivi k ii on mnn stittt north and mi s win tllll lit i not mu teste il in in i is i 111 111 1 s un hnl would sell the town n i sluj il tin n ir of ins lo f ii m h 1 l it 1 m i p 1 lo p i t ii m fu i pir llun win n in is i m of iht n n 1 lint m ik 1 i wii will turn fit noin the s ixtra parking accommodation in the downtown area will be avail able when a project jointly plan ncd by the hydro commission and town council is completed flit hydro commission has pur chased land from r l gregory behind the new building lotdtio i on y iter street at munel i s council meet n mijor armstrong explained th tbe commission will make this land avaihble tor public patking i nt pi m is fot the commission lo tile tl ink uhiih runs thiough iil propulv it prist nt i in uinimis sion in turn his isktil hit town to ptovitlc fill to lewl it off for nk n il i id p n iti in is miikiiwki iinif 1 i i ililson of i ul i in reported air id tin ik i sj it use initjrj sin pju fund in u was grinttel the le a lo hold a tig dav sept id of the hospital building sih nvc itit i to foi lit hi id alltn 1 1 hit town tikis oir the toik told bj ci illt i u said lb it hi stt lights instill d tid legal lehm hi ubdims n is still pnv de proptrtv and coin cil might pi ict themselves in in tmharrassing position h procc d i ing with im siuh work kill bird ixprissul tonccrn al his section of riuabelh stre ik miw i imsl would like to now but siilji fori proct ding official valve turning ceremony allowing natural gas into on the 8th line a group of those present help to turn the valve anthony gas and explorations company reeve stan allen mayor mrs rex heslop mrs walter biehn and in background councilloi georgetown distribution system took place yesterday morning icluding left to right mr and mrs tony seynuck aclon of the md mrs jack armslrong mrs allen town clerk ihd kelly walter gray support ill lounul number when he sji it is not so much t lie question of st tin few hitndnd doll irs involntl p hul hit it would sit a pittt i n in m future land hm ing if thi own paid ilk for whit hi ttrmid rcljiu 1 worthless line opening ol mapli in fitt enhances the vahu of tin rim uning property b giv ing it front c on an opened street the reeve said ptputv rcividouf sargent s u i that in the last county expropna where wittr still lies i foot dcepi lnc counu ha1 p 4 3c f papermill employees hold picnic at erin the emplojees of provincial pa per and their families held their annual picnic in stanlev park fr in on sundav august 19th several people travel it el h red cross tests offered at pool red cross swimming lists will commence at the swimming pool on fndav august the 31st si ir ing al 10 a m anvone interested m ceremony yesterday brings gas to town n the ditch after recent rai that evening his 14 month old voungsltr fell into the ditch and could have drowned he said and if the flitch isn l fixed soon he is loing to dig it out himself iv per precautions 1 i lor complained about rt uii land mar milton heights reeve allen complained th it lontractors art causing extensive damage to strut is and roads with heavy machinery and said the should be fined for not taking po georgetown transportation bus hp various classes lifted below nd the rest in individual cars lea requested to inquire at the pool vmg georgetown at 2 pm on ar marv jones chief supervisor al rival the children win given tick the pool and her assistints havi ts for treats at the booth bicn filing instruction on these games and races wert orginizcd classes since the opening of thi the winners being bovs and girls pool qualifications for thi unullors mil their wives the town ckrk press re prist ntativi s anel a numbir of townspeople wire wilnissis a i historic ceremonv t tucsdav noon when tht main valvi whiih bnnls niturd g is to orgitown for tin first turn nting hi compinj omint ii turned t n took 3 years and under susan stamp all the youngsters in this race rec eived a prize girls 40 ears aud rev blankstem brenda eason boys 46 vcars jackie kemshead bert arnold girls 6 8 vears jo ann kemshead jo ann barber boys 68 years richard farrv al ian arnold girls 810 years jo ann kemshead lvntla cuthhert boys 810 years douglas davies folh sfnior swimmfr wittr safetv knowledge reaching assists artificial respiration holgcr nicl sen and schacfir methods shil low dive 300 vards continuous swimming correcth and with ease stride jump in deep water 75 v 1 continuous 25 yd on back scull ing 50 vds on hack legs onl hands and wrists out of the watir the hilf hour ct n place al thi rigid dint stain n oi the 8th 1 ine just smith of town ii mits whin i fmtitl tnelosun contains the aluminum p until valvi equipment t p pmckanl gim r tl m magi r i in ln og i nittd suburlnn c is which tint t lb w is flow mi has thi distributing rani hii in those uk nding were mivor j uk armslront mil reive si in allen txpresscel the own s pli isure in h iv ing this ni w sourie of fuel avuliblc mention ing also ih it thi in pirluularh pliasid to hivi closi tooptralion between inilid suburban ind the anthonv imp mv a number of spcititors sharid in turning the vilvt which start ct thi flow of mluial g is inlo town mavor armstrong was thin asked light a icmporarj burn r instal lini conclusjv pi oof bobb kemshead girls 10 12 ears isurface divi underwater swim tir shirley engleb jean kovacs boys 1012 years eddie white douglas davies girls 12 14 ears marlene kemshead carol kovacs boys 12 14 years eddie white michael burgess young women s open 1st marlene kemshead car ol kovacs young men s open george barber tom dobbic mar tied ladies open jean kidd shir lev beaumont cinderella race couples mrs jack kemshead mr jack kemshead egg throwing couples sandra bradley barry timleck plate race couples mar lene kemshead jack kemshead balloon bursting contest ladies carol kovacs blind pig race men junior beaumont george barber shoe kicking contest ladiesl mrs jack kemshead wheelbarrow race men aka grieve peter hurst darts singles r 1 orusso t lie doubles dick grace bill nor ton horseshoes pairs jack kem shead a stamp lynda cuthbert guessed that jim dobbie was the mjstery man after the races everyone enjoy ed the swimming boating or just relaxing picnic supper was serv to vn s immanzed iht mind u lion of his mi con pinv int i the lot il vw ire ni hv in night mtfil an el will hi p nt mi i gooi scrv 1c it r t 1st mbli cost fir vc ars to ed swimmer tow for 20 veb or tread water for 10 minutes beginners watir safetv knowledge reaching assists ji open eyes under water bobbing f times continuous jelh fish float front glide roll over stind up back glide roll over stand ip swim 40 ft flutter kiek on had for 20 feet jump in tread water for 30 seconds junior swimmer water safety knowledge rt aching assists 5 front dive into deep witer 40 vards on front continuous swim bobbing 10 times jump into deip water 20 jard elemenlarv hick stroke triad water or float for t minutes inttrmmfdiatf- swimmer water safetv knovvlcelgc rei hmu j compam assists 8 holgcr nielsen milholi general supcnnlmdi of artificial respiration staudin front divi 120 vards of conliruou- correct swiming stride jump into deep water 40 vards continuous 20 vards sculling hinds hi on back 2j vards legs onl on luk surface dive swim under mir for 10 feet float or treid watir for 5 thi compam his spent hilf a million dollars bringing gas to north halton hi nd toronto has had this fuel for a ctnturv without interupption ind it will lie tht simi siorv hen he pointed out that georgetown is getting natural gas imported from tht states bifort hamilton and thit irj tht future alberta gas in unlimited qtiintities will revol utionne this growing part of un tano he mmtionid too that anv sup plies of ias found bv anthonj gas ind rxpleirition which is drilling in various sections of the county throiri his the compinv at a buffi i lunchton at north halton golf anel country club following the ctremonv dust and ihe mivor suftistid that nsitunls do whit had bien done in anothir subdivision last ear approich the subdivide r who might in turn ask the town to oil streets ind p iv tht town for su tloing r w irrm asked if councils dilij in installing storm stwtrs mcins that the sewers are necs sir onlv if munro pas for them no councillor thinks thtm un nictss irv the mavor old hurt but thin is doubt in some mim hers minds that we c in inst il them immteliatih if the town has to foot ihe hill another driin ige problem hid bru f mention when it was repor till tint all but one propertv own ir has agreed to casements to in stall a storm sewer to relieve bad drainage in the while bridge elis trict rain cuts attendance at the rocket run honour donna bennett enters nursing course will be distributed through his ed in the dance hall at five o clock minutes nurse heroine averts drowning terra cotta mrs b park a nurse holidavmg 1 meanwhile mrs park attracted in this area became a heroine inst to the distressed swimmer bv a saturday when she applied her life gathering crowd had used artific savmg knowledge to revive brampton resident after he almost drowned at terra cotta john van deere 17 brampton was pulled to ihore unconscious b a couple of friends at about 5 15 pjn the area opp dundas were notified who in turn rang in a call to the georgetown fire department requesting them to itand by with thlr ifihalator ters as a test lhat none is being tost several compam officials were introduced including hirmon bov cs natural gas sales manager jim al respiration on him and after 20 robertson district manager and minutes had succeeded in reviving now a georgetown resident al him when the fire truck arrived the mhalator was not needed moments before the van deer mishap mrs park had rescued her six month old daughter sturyn when she toppled into the seven feet of water st albm s church tiundaj school teachers met last fndav evening al the homt of mrs wil liam korzack to honour donna bennett their sccrelarj treasurer who is entering st joseph s hos pita school of ojirses nxt week rev kenneth richardson made the presentation of a nursi s while pen and pencil and thermometer set donm on bihalf of the teachers ard pupils before closing the htird jrictor wilcomcd jian hancock hvslop explained how the gas is who is taking over donna work piped from i ouisiam some obtain in the sunda school ed from undirwalir sources across rhoih dixon rclurned home on the border al niagara then to vonflaj evening after spending 2 sheridan where umud suburban months emploved at the cotton laps into thi svslom club blh rhoda an nclivc hi explained how pressure is guide of the norval branch hopes reduced from mini pounds to the onn u for and oh the 4 ounce pressure which inters a hichrst honour in guiding the huusi and the nnslir mcler which 1 t her mother mrs bert measures the amount of gas im dixon is convalescing at her home tfk porled to town in he compared arcr an operation in st josephs with ihe amount on individml mi hospilal last week four voung girls of the glen ann davis lvnda puckering bar bar a lilts and karen korzack arc attending junior girls camp at camp artaban for two weeks mr and mrs illiam everson wane and caroline spent their two weeks holiday at balm beach mr and mrs clavton allen and granddaughter judith williams pent one week with them walter dixon also spent a week with them mrs william allen and her sis ter mrs wellington densmore peat the past two weeks at mrs l j nortons borne rain saturday night drasticilly cut the number of entrants in the yellowjackets 4th annual rocket run but the event still went on i- ort molorc clists almost one quarter of the expected 150 ga thered at the cast entrance to town on highway no 7 at 8 30 pm the c clists were informed vag iielj of an area wherein the flare like rockets could be spotted the object being to find the place from where the rockets were being laun ched thi firsl rocket was fired at ap- proximitel 9 pm and successive ones were set off at five min ute intirvals it took onl 25 minutes for the first cclist to reach the launching point and to claim the first prize of 10 00 within minutes the second and third prizes of 5 00 and 2 00 had owners and after the entire group had reassembled a wiener roast was enjoved the yellowjackets intend to nlest a jcarlv event open lo all motorcvclists dutton consul l ing engineer ed gar elliot assistant general super intendent william common trea surer r a sharpe sales man 5or r njuifc ired gas and keith burnett assistant general manager tony seynuck president of an- thony gas spoke briefly complim- twoball foursome golf club feature sundav afternoon and evening for t four members of the north hal ton golf and country club met for a two ball foursome mrs tod fcnning and don rand won the first prize and mrs murt allison and russ woods the prize for the most honest golfers on the hidden hole a delicious buffet was scr ved in the club house to complete a very pleasant day fall fair day september 22 discussion on t signs when cr walter gra presented an estimate of 6930 as the cost of purchasing ihcm for all town streets church ladies give bride surprise shower mrs adrian schrauwen of grim sb a recent bride was guest at a surprise shower thursdav evening tendered bv ladies of holy cross r church and other friends mrs schrauwen is the former svlvia lambirt daughter of mr and mrs j i i ambcrt of town and has bei n teaching public school for the pas jear in the gnmsbv district the couple were mirned hert recenll with th holv cros rector fithcr anselm officiating sixtv ladies atttnded the shjwer and extended good wishes to the bride rifts ladu who received manj lunch served by the church concluded the evening silver wood pleasant family get together was held at the home of mr and mrs george burt on sunday with thirty two members of mrs burts familj including her mother mrs foster of toronto attending mr and mrs russell miller and children visited with mr and mrs ferguson at guolph on the week end wi an tilling people the cant hook roof di linage into the sam tarv stwir but we are doing it our sthis s nil m iv or armstrong pointing out lhat tlraim c from the unieipal building roof is being sposed of in this way council decided to dispose of the watci in another waj approached bj the chamber of commerce to form an industrial tommission in town council sug gestcd a meeting between chamber officials and council s industrial committee to discuss the matter further the chamber letter indicated jack crithton and dick licata would be willing to serve on such a commission halton health unit informed council that the whole county now has standardized plumbing inspec tion under the provincial plumbing code ovenctte bakery is holding the town responsible for flood damage caused during a storm on july 8th according to a letter from solici tors dale and bennett the letter was turned over to the town s in surance companv i council was informed of a meet ing september 12th at vineland when formation of a regional dev elopment association will be dis cussed the association would take in halton count and council was as ked to send delegates to take pait in the discussions the weather mr editor it was tho humidity we felt more than the high temperatures on a couple of davs in this weeks summary oh well only one more month of summer left now em batkin date max min rain mon aug 13 79 59 23 tucs aug 14 78 60 wed aug 15 75 57 thurs aug 16 83 56 03 fn aug 17 82 64 sat aug 18 84 62 08 sun aug 19 74 58 average 79 60 34 return from wedding honeymoon in mexico a local garageman and his bride have returned from a honeymoon trip to mexico and are living at 1 edward street rev kenneth richardson offic iated at an evening ceremonv in st george s anglican church on july 27th uniting in marriage frederick tut harrison and grace anna hopkins daughter of mr and mrs w illiam ii hopkins toronto mr harrison who is the son of mr bert harrison bramp ton has operated his garage on no 7 highway for several vears his wife is an employee of canadian national telegraphs in the city mr and mrs ted arnold were attendants and a reception follow ed the wedding at north halton golf and country club engagements mr and mrs john r giffen an n ounce the engagement of their daughter shirley anne to george edwin leslie son of mr and mrs george l leslie georgetown the marriage will take place in home united church alloa on septem ber 15th 19q6 at three oclock clarence heslops home first to use natural gas the home of clarence heslop reid court used natural gas es terday for the first time in the town s histor mr heslop sales manager of rex heslop homes is one of many local householders who will be us ing the new togeorgetown fuel and being closest to the distribution centre his home was first to be connected to the system others will follow in order and within a few days will be avail ing themselves of the fuel if tuesdays weather is a criter ion they will be using it for heat as well as cooking an unseason able cold wave had georgetown shivering yesterday labour