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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ont wednesday september 12th 1956 first section georgetown fair saturday september 22 legion branches in annual memorial parade 3 if 0r ftrvh photos by photocrnft enterprises uegion branches from several communities participated in a huge parade here sunday wh ch was later televised over the hamil on station en route to the cenotaph and cemelary for a memorial service the local branch 120 is pictured standard bearer charles day and jack kerr are n the foreground followed by parade marsha henry shepherd in the front of the marching ranks president harvey garvin carries a wreath with zone commander leslie clark and district commander hugh lamb on his left with visiting branch presidents following i social and personal mayor concerned about tag day raises new esquesing subdivision i til miss helen guthrie toronto wac a visitor in town this week with mr sod mrs elb eutupqfl 22 james street millye dawdson of sarnia is pending this week with her bro thtr jack davidson and his fam y at 10 academy road mr and mrs barry tooke 4 pauline street have a g te with them from si john s newfound land she is mrs l j harnum who is mrs tookes grandnothtr mr and mrs george crawford f montreal were week end visitors with mr and mr sand mcdonald and gail mr and mrs james print mr ind mrs roj lovcquist and dau ghter gay ljnn mr and mrs j marchment recentlj spent the wtekend at bert and donna s d tint at huntsvime mr and mrs ralph pick of hal liax ns visited in town vwclnes day september 5th with his brolh r doug and familj 45 normandj blvd thev also paid visits to mr and mrs bill thompson george street and mr and mrs emcrv thompson parkview bhd her tenth hirthdav w is the oc tasion for a partv given bv mr and mrs william hvdc 18 qncm street for their daughter 1 mii i on siturdav aftc rnoi n i h t i vited included cam ii r irnell douglas hirlc pal hdi c arolc crawford fllcn buhn mithiel hall frances i inton hizibcth hay bonnie brand ford jeann tit davies her sister debbie md little i it ct lome hvde f uyfntt leant more about the plans im opposed to the ctmtcm 1 plated briar mill subdivision was mayor armstrongs comment at a planning board muting on thurs di the mavor expressed concern that tht subdivision which would be locattd on the former w 1 cro mar farm near town limits mijht damage 900 when car rams another a rear end collision at micul lough corner on highwaj no 7 resulted in over 900 dam igi to two late model cars last sunelav night chtirchv lie n idmt w lltir watchus driver of the first c ir i 1956 dotlgt was- procuding south in tht highwav about 1 1 20 p m approaching tht sharp turn it tht base of the steep hill between pen sons service station ind the ml crossing a 1953 iincoln driver b i- r imand doss j3 t irontt wis ft 1 lowing behind the w ikhus e r allowing d gap of three or four i n hngths to separate the two th clits a hinl tar north in nnd in ihc sevtnth lim h id just n si ihe cnr tratks and w is slopped whili w utin for an opporlunitv h mln ihc lughw i on n xhinj thi corner mr watchus was t mpt r ir indirect affect the towns econ om am toncrrned with what ser vices briar hill might require from georgetown now or in tht future vatir sewage disposal and high school education sud the mivor hi pointed out th it a group of high school students ire ilreadv being taken to acte n daih for their education tht matter wis discussed when a letter fre m the dipt of plan ning askid answers to stvenl questions some of these proved unanswi r ihli for thi hoard which decided to answer that it the pre sent time giirgetovvn could not altogether look v th favour on i fringe ana housing tie ve le pmi nt christian reformed plans local church appt iring bi fore torgctoun i lanning board on 1 hursda le ter ttiststevn river drive iske d if mvthing in the zoning bv law would preclude the chnstnn re firmed church from leeitinj on m mi street 1 in church he txpluned is eon sidenng bin in tht former ge t r e mi da r propi rlv he was told that in such pureh i i wi lid be in e uli r but wis ask mr ill i s will h s c hurt h peo ple possilulitv of illowinv a right of w i into the dlev i the k n which mignl si me d n hi i pubic p irking area over 500 will be added to the i hospital fund from a tag day held i last weekend by ladies of thi can iadian ugion branch i i he tag dav was organized under the leaelcrship of mrs me x lav lc r and the v a president mrs char its d i with members assisting in stringing tags counting mone and the various jobs needed to makt it a sutctss tiggns were in town nnd n igh houring parts of sejue sing md haei a good re i ept ion from the public sunday parade shown television station chch m in local tele vis e n viewers were thrilled to see famihir faces on two i hch hamilton eh mm i 11 news prog rims the on wis shiwn at 11 p m suml i night md t insisted of shots of the pn aele proceeding down the main st on the d45 news progrjm on mon el iv evening the pictures wen re peated in etc ul showing the entne pinde md ilso hit first portion of tht service it tht eemeten i irticulirh interesting were the ishets of the miiehers liken from dose up on tin m un street whieh i illowtd viewers to pick out the in i divid mis the v knew quite casih i i h i e r irm nm n we n used two following the course of the pinde ind the iirimonv it the pintle ilong us route while the third wis slitionetl at the cime lervgitis mil used for the smite exhibits midway band plus vince mountford dale mix mon sept i 81 ttlis stpt 4 at wtd sept 5 80 thurs sipt f 70 itj sipt 7 bi sat sipt 8 ml sun sept ft 11 avtragt 71 the weather mr fell tor hi timpi rat urt s we re down i to tht frost lint ovtr the k end st pt ember 21st last tar was thi first to register a mark of 32 digues anil october 24th had the f rst snow flurries lrn ilatkin mm rain 51 building stilt slack august only 42585 building tontinuts slack in geor gitown this summir in august permits were issued for onlj two new housis plus a number of altirations and repairs and total value was only 42 585 according to a report compiled h building inspector harold amp bell to date 1 481 0 is tht value of 1956 permits issued in 1955 the town hid an all lime rccorel whin the jiar ended with 3825 075 as the grand total august ptrmits included 20000 for a house being built b william mcnally on the market street maple corner 12 400 for a house on rexwaj drive being built bj f koch 3500 dick i icata for re modelling a mnn strut stort which will be the office of united suburban gas 1500 t eaton co for alterations 1025 r c i tnnie alterations to the jaik o lantern restaurant 1 000 stan allen al ti r itions to his home on river dr 600 s jones a carport at 25 mc intvn crist 700 alex tajlor ilti rations at 43 john st s500 a turnbull altiratieins at george town tire and ititterv main st n for 110 years esijutsiny agn cultural society his presented its annual fall fair anel this vcar pto pit will be thronging to the p irk a week from saturday to again view prize livestock flowers and vcgctiblts eraft work baking and hindi work ind all the elements which go to makt a small town fair the fair is not only a showplace but a meeting spot for present and former residents a midwav will prove popular with the children while harness racing and the par ic of champion livestock hold in terest for grandstand spectators there are refreshments booths in abundance pony rides and com mercial displays the i ornc scots band will play during the afternoon vince mountford brampton s well known entertainer will be cmcet there will be no frair dance in the evening as in other years lnddi night the armory will be open for those who like a preview of the hall exhibits the fair is an attraction which new residents shouldn t miss and older residents never miss meet your friends at georgetown fair is still the slogan board may reverse gas station decision with neigbounng guelph street sidtnts reported as registering nei opposition to location of i ser station on the rexwrj drive tornt r me mhe rs of georgetown i tanning board viewed the propo sat in a more favourable light when ihej discussed it again at thtir niteting thurstlaj prcviouslj the board had recom mended to council that a permit be refused as the proposed zoning bylaw indicate the area as resid cntial council acted on their adicc and refused to issue a permit to me coll frrontcnac oil co which has optioned thi properties of w g sutherland and albert colman w ii gibson re il estate agent for the company showed sketches of the sirvici station to the board rs e 91st terra cotta lady is 91 years old a firra cotta resident mi m hodgson celebrated her birthdaj yestirda mrs hodgson who is a native of dover lngland has been in cana da since 1905 and has livid at tirra cotta for 23 ears where she makts her home with her son iknjamin messenger a daughter mrs morgin worth lives on van comer island and mr sutherland and mr col man both attended the meeting mr gibson said the service tsation would be 40 feet from the rear property line and his company would agree to placing a hedge to screen it off from residences on prince charles drive which back the property sid hardie president of a rate payers group m that district re layed opposition of some of the prince charles residents the planning board is giving con sideration to zoning the entire highway frontage from edward st to rexway as commercial but de cided that no hasty action would be taken the matter will be discussed ag ain at a board meeting on sept 18 and any residents of the district are being notified by letter that if they wish to register objections they can do so at this meeting father anselm named capuchin superior thi virv rev father ansilm spaiiv orm tap has bun iltelid provincial superior of the ipuehin fitlurs in ontario and m imtoba fralhir ansilm who succeeded h vincent morgin as pastor of llol dross it hurch here four months igo left town toela for his new position to tike up residence in the heatltpiarlcrs of the capu chin orelir in bknheim engagements mrp t vickers announce the engagement of her diughlrr mir lent patricia to mr reior harlcs barr son of mr and mr- harles barr of acton 1 ht m r riafip will take place on salureh october the sixth it eleven im m holv cress rc hurch f etre lown mr and mrs wislev i euth e r v il anne uncc the en igeme nl f their eldest daughter andre pearl te norman wallace cuthni rc r mation macdonald minitobi the marriage will take place in nerv d preshjlenan church on siturdiv october the sixth it two thirt p m mr and mrs charles willson park avenue announce the en pagement of their daughter i n cia ann to george frederick gras bv son of mr and mrs earl gras by norval marriage will take place in st john s united church friday october 12th at 7 p m mr and mrs lkle devnrs an nounee the engagement of their daughter julia wilhelmina to don aid alexander gray son of mr and mrs john m graj 340 stuart street sarnia the marriage will tike place on saturday september the twenty ninth it three o clock in knox presbyterian church georjre- town ilv minded bv the lights of the stoppt tl vehicle and un ible le cltorh hi the highw v m irkt r eltirc si i his speed a in id eif it re ill ng tint tht of him is lm t mr diss r ir in front planning board wont okay georgeview permit e ppi thtl elo an le it n e the eel the hick oi w iltln c ir enish ng in the an 1 n r fe ntle rs md tut front limit rs ind 1 gin c i hi offin lt ca reu iv ui ick d fron e n 1 wh le the ir re ir ef the ltd it to over 5j40ii 0 rgc moon invtsi georgetown youths i escape injury thi eorgtin euttv bod 18 main street an rovlc ijq via nil n onlv a shaking up when thi orgev evv uk ng sp t iv il ble in iemn it i n ni hours when be die the mjent n ins inn held up in iti n if if his itisines i he pi inning 11 e t dun 11 nn n bo irtl in re hoard fe it tint it would be he tit i k e mm n i ng to until i hit but f r the n 1 mr ml to hive some ding i mil it not gtintid elefiniu irrintimtnl with neigh he i i i e i skitl tn sm 1 i ting i md t wners before tlu i turthvin tmmi e f tilt rt si urinl t emld ce ns lie r ihc re tiutst further i i t 1 1 i 1 hursd s mc 1 1 ng i ok iv ii i 10 fool iddition e n the s tie e i i the mildng the brnnl ruled that cnrin per 011 tl al pre mnl there is n it e ne ugh pit wiui f ci 3viiui king irea is ri mured in tin prop r mr ind mrs norm in snvtler hi o te zoning hvlaw and an addition would dggi n tt the malter furth net car rolled over on the sixth line inst sdturdav september 8th the bodi car a 1b48 studebakcr was proceeding south on the sixth lim and unfamiliar with the road failed lei slow down at a dangerous rpot where the road curves sharp ly to the left and then back to the right before crossing a bridge the car skidded on the loose bra vel hit the ditch and rolled over twice the damage is estimated at about 400 almost the complete value of the car mr turch letter pointed e ut that thin i plentv of too much copy v intl instalment of the proposed zoning b law has ic be omitted from this tgsue and will appear in the sept 19th herald space shortage this week has also held back a number of news items including an account of monday council meeting albert street hive re leirnitl ho ifter a mote r trip tt montreal qui lie it intl str anne dc beauprt returning b av of ot tavvn mr and mrs f llshger 71 prince charles drive have had guests from dieppe n b his mo ther mrs m e elsligcr and sis ters and brother carmel teresa and ravmond at their home 46 queen street miss gwen davis and mrs noel buttcrworth held a miscellaneous shower in honour of ifus janice bradtej brideelect of this satur day twenty five guests were present for an enjoyable evening wrecks car swerves to miss tractor a toronto ind t kitchener rcsi dent wire h ike n up in an atciel enl west of here saturdav when their e ir rolled over after ensh i ing ibiough i feme ron rogers 2t driver of the nhitli wis proceeding south on hie hill between itnsons service st itic n mel mic ullough s corner it ibotit 12 30 pm whin ht sudden iv nine upt n a slow moving inc tor mr rogtrs swtrved to avoid colliding wh the tractor but in i rutting ttio shirph lost control the car a 195 ford spun into the cast ditch crashed into tht fence anel after rolling over tivice came to rest straddling the wood en fence rails the driver anel a pissener in the car diane cordo za 18 of kitchener were fortun att to escape unharmed during the hnef te ur of destruction dim age lo the late model car mounted to between 800 and 1000 don i indsa was the elmcr of the tractor opp officer george moore milton detachment was cal led to mcstigatc the crash mr and mrs burns move to rockwood norman burns who with his sons operates the local burns transport has moved to rockwood son bob and family are living in mr and mrs burns former borne 4 edith street he will he replaced in giorgc town bj the very revert nil fathtr thorn is v m i air ul- w cap the outgoing provincial superior father sp icev is a native of czechoslovakia and came to this countrv light jctts ago he had a distinguished career tn his own countrv being closelv connictcd with its govtrnmml in ixilt elur ing the war attn tht war be v is sent by his government on a diplo rtiatie mission to rome later on fr anselm spacey when the communists seized pow er in his country he had to leavi in order to escape imprisonment whin holv cross became a sep arate parish in may fr morgan took over full time duties in ac ton father anselm in taking leave of georgetown after onlv a brief stav savs that it is with the greatest regret that he leaves a town he has come to love he had hoped to staj for man car and had great plans for the spiritual and material improvements of the parish the capuchin order is govern ed on strictly democratic lines and all officers are elected for a three- year term after which unless re elected they have to step down dianne hillock to attend alma college in honour of their daughter di anne who is entering alma col lege st thomas for the coming term mr and mrs maurice hillock held a dinner party last sunday evening those attending included is annes grandmother mrs a wright and her godmother mrs l g mcchntock joe mcchntock and mary mr and mrs frank peddie and bobby of milton mr don ellison miss claire brad lev miss irene bouskill mrs d bojd and miss vera boyd mr el mer burt mrs v ii long mr j ford mr and mrs e mcmann and bert mrs kaj bludd mr and mrs harry brandford and randy mr george brandford miss bon me brandford mrs f bray mr j martin mr and mrs joe march ment norval mr and mrs print and nancy brampton mr les jackson mr and mrs terry bludd and michael and dianne s broth ers glennwnght blavne and gra dj three teachers summer courses three members of the public school staff took dept of educa tion summer course this year ruth mcliriele took elementary music i dna moffat elementary home cc e nomics and hazel hall intcrmcd ntc art glen williams friendship club bazaar and tea the friendship club of the uni ted church under presidency of mr and mrs ro norton jr held a successful bazaar and tea satur dav afternoon mis curl wheeler was in charge of the bake table mrs herb hancock candj and touch anel lake mrs w illiam mcgowan used clothing table mrs john wag staffe baznr table mrs cecil barth convened ihc tea assisted by mrs bert dixon mrs roy nor ton jr mrs bert bullock and donna dixon ah her friends arc sorry to learn that mrs ed martin is quite ill in st josephs hospital guelph and wish her a speedy recovery gerald moodj celebrated his 6th birthdaj last night with a weiner roast his little guests were patsv and wayne davison kathryn mac donald alan and susan wheeler gail and dean little karen nan ey and neil korxack patty and mi chad herrington linda puckering and hia brothers gregory and ja mie sunday school baa started again at the two local churches