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m ppb v sixteen ragcs georgetown cntawo wednesday may 1957 first section do it again win oha int what council did h budget georgetown has been criticised hy the ontario mutt p jack rhooes ron dixon art white lou fawcett kr bill chard board for overspending ah appro ved 64000 lor widening and re surfacing the highway last year a letter from the board was read at the april 28th council mee ting in which the board expressed sinprise that final cost of the highway was 124000 aridthat no further approval had been sought until now to issue debentures for the extra costs mayor armstrong said at the meeting that there are several ex planations for the greatly increas ed cost original estimating for the widening had been done years ago and several changes and additions to plans had been made council was somewhat at faul he said in not checking more closely into costs and requiring more progress reports as the work pogressed the only thing that could be done would be to write an explain- atory letter to the department pointing out that this years budget has been sruck and that if the town is required to pay any of the ex- cess out of current revenue expen ditures will have to be reduced somewhere it is councils hope that the board will okay the extra debenture issue appearing for fred maveal and the canadian oil company solici tor p k mcwilliams milton dis cussed building permit which has been held up for a proposed new garage at the normandyhighway corner deputy reeve doug sargent said the building will meet bylaw spec ifications but is located in what would be a residential area when the zoning bylaw is passed coun cils town planning committee will meet with mr maveal prior to making their recommendation to council cotawh allotted 4230 to- purchase of fli lor the may 20th cele bration in the park for which the legion is contributing a similar amount stewardson new position in ottawa chief inspector at smith a stone ltd since coming to town eight years ago robert steward- son 21 tyers ave started a new position in ottawa on may 1st mr stewardson is working with the armaments division of the dept of national defence his wife and son michael a first year high school student will be join ing him in ottawa at the end of the school term mr stewardson has been a mem ber tof the public school board for several years and his- wife a member of countess of strath- more chapter lojxk x a qonirty georgetown welcoming district governor bofar co bramp tocat lions club members had a special evening in the legion auditorium with a large group of visitors from other district clubs this head table group shows seated district governor cooper club president jim jones and deputy governor george winnett oakville standing left to right fred steen erin club president don barrager russ vickers zone 6s chairman dkk ridall vice president henry helfant winner of the 444 club draw emerson aackinrtey brampton club president fred waun aaslton club president jack gunning zone n president clarence kennedy social personal peter norton glen williams was a guest of the boys choir at the church of the redeemer toronto under the direction of mr c h densem on sunday april 21st he was accompanist by mr and mrs h f beaumont misses jean and margery mac kenzie 38 mill st spent the eas ter vacation in florida margery motored south with mrs ken mac kenzie and her daughter margaret of acton jean flew down last friday accompanied by her nep hew jack they stayed at ellinor village at daytona mr and mrs william mccrack- en arrived home sunday after jour neying to montreal saturday to meet his mother mrs marion mc- cracken and nephew and family mr and mrs joe miller arriving from glasgow scotland on the empress of scotland mrs mar ion mccracken is just visiting can ada while mr and mrs miller are taking up residence in this coun try v mr and mrs m bender will live in listowel mr and mrs murray andrew bender will be living in listowel when they return from a honey moon trip in the southern states mr bender and his bride the for mer hetenmarguerite brown were married in knox presbyterian church here on april 20th with rev alex calder officiating at the 330 pm ceremony the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs howard hube 18 bair- stow crescent and her husband the son of mr and mrs clarence ben der listowel the church was decorated with standards of white glads and yel low mttms and w pews were mar ked with white ribbons and ivy miss joan ward london was solo ist and mrs edgar gowlanjl of brampton played the organ the bride wore a princess style wedding gown of white brocaded taffeta with v neckline and long lilypoint sleeves a circular fin gertip veil of sheer illusion was delicately embroidered in floral design her headdress was of see ded pearls and sequins and she carried white gardenias on a white bible the brides cousin mrs thomas pridham campbellville was mat ron of honour miss marjorie stonehouse brampton bridesmaid and the brides sister joyce brown junior bridesmaid they wore prin ces style balerina gowns jack boyne toronto was groomsman and ushers were brothers of bride and groom jack bender listowel and george brown mitchell at a reception in the church par lour a stiered wedding cake cen tered the table which was decora- ated with yellow daffodils the brides mother wore a sheath dress- of silk crepe in blush pink with matching bolero trimmed with white metallic navy accessories and a pink carnation corsage the grooms mother wore arnel figur ed nylon in soft spring shades an apple blossom pink souffle hat matching gloves and pink carnation what council did storm sewers are only swanek solution reeve with reeve stan allen claiming that money spent on anything o- er than storm sewers in the swan ek subdivision would be wasted council on monday stack to its de cision to proceed with a 1500 pro ject of grading ditches and install ing culverts to overcome to some extent drainage problems which plagued residents ever since the houses were built the matter was farther discus- sedaiter mnu qoanbary 17 elisabeth street complained of wa ter running from higher ground onto her property flies to england for fathers funeral mrs w r cock 29 henry st flew to england yesterday having been notified of the sudden death of her father oliver mathews in cornwall england it is believed he suffered a stroke mr matthews was sixty five vears old and had only retired from his position in an engineer ing plant two weeks ago and was planning to farm their small farm in cornwall he is survived by his wife and two daughters mrs cock of georgetown and mrs jack bullen of philadelphia penn mrs bullen came to georgetown tues day to stay with mrs cocks fam ily while she is in englandt corsage guests attended the wedding and reception from listowel kitchen er mitchell london fergus rbam- pton rockwood gait hanover and campbellville for travelling the bride wore a sheath dress of navy blue silk crepe matching short jacket with white trim a cor al sbortie coat white accessories and a corsage of white gardenias reeve allen said he had toured the subdivision during saturdays heavy storm and when he saw what was happening became con vinced that nothing short of storm sewers would suffice cr era hyde who had also been on the scene saturday disagreed with the reeve and said he had been surprised so many culverts were working so well he remin ded residents that the council work will only be effective if they coop erate in sodding the ditches cr hyde said that storm sewers on unpaved roads are never satisfac tory as they tend to become plug ged with eroded soil saturdays storm was ah unusual one road chairman walter gray reminded and even storm sewers will not take such heavy rains fin ance chairman garfield mcgilvray said council cannot spend 15000 for storm sewers at present and the only alternative is to try the 1500 project if we keep making decisions and changing them next meeting well never get anything done said cr mcgilvray with no motion on the table for any change discussion on the mat ter was dropped an amendment to the taxi bylaw will require increased insurance coverage effective june 1st to comply with provincial law and operators must provide proof to the town clerk that they have com plied with this regulation council was- informed by the municipal board that paving and widening of main st s cannot be okayed until the town gives assur ance that financing arrangements have been made oust tillsonbllrg to win robertson trophy jsa tnere was sound of revelry by night i and there was good reason for a celebratoin which lasted into the small hoars of tuesday morning for georgetown had just won pro vincial hockey honours for the 3rd time in nine years mondays victory the second in a row gave raiders a 44 game edge over tulsonburg pan drieds it was a complete reversal over last weeks match in the local ice palace when tulsonburg adminis tered one of the seasons worst drubbings with playing coach bill simpell hattricking in a decisive 71 win in that game raiders had only one good period holding the visitors scoreless in the 2nd while blake inglis scored the lone raider tally a real thriller tfae fifth game played in tul sonburg friday was the most ex citing of the series georgetown held a 21 lead in the first period on goals by junior beaumont and jamie cunningham dalt shine got the tulsonburg goal raiders did everything but score in the se cond peppering fullerton with shots a tulsonburg rally had the raiders baffled in the third and drew scored to tie up the game frank ptashnik became the hero of the night a minute later with two quick goals final score 42 raally champions raiders proved themselves real champions monday night held scoreless in the first trail ing on a goal by coulter in the second until dixon evened the scor ing near the period end they put on 4goal display to win handily in the final stanza varey ferri irons and white were goalgetters unique venture by two local men two local men a n ahbtedt and meiniieislde of m rrfhes charles dr have opened a busi ness locally which is unique for georgetown the men operating under the firm name personal house clean ers are offering a variety of ser vices ranging from window clean ing and removing storm windows to taking over a complete house cleaning job grass cutting and lawn and garden maintenance an also included in their advertised service cook scored a lone one final sjeore vi robertson cup- as the crowd swarihed onthe ice after the final gong there was a brief ceremony as kenmcmillan qha vice president presented the j ross robertson cup to captain junior beaumont outside the ar eon the girls pipe band played victory music and when the players emerged from the showers they were escorted to the fire truck which led a victory procession ar ound town and to glen williams bonfires downtown music and dancing in the arena where the team was given an official recep- tion fouowed in 1048 raiders won their first oka intermediate a championship heating markham 41 i games two years later playing iirthetb grouping they took four straight from sundridge beavers this years semifinalists for ontario honours junior beaumont captain have you been xrayed if not do so immediately yet fractured leg when car strikes on queen e love of a faithful old dog caused grief to his master yesterday morn- ing bob simson son of mr and mrs ernest simson ontario street is employed at the flash service station near the dixie plaza and while on night duty he took his dog down for company yesterday the dog ran out on the highway and was hit and bob rushed to help him not seeing the oncoming car he was struck and rushed to st josephs hospital in toronto he is suffering from a com poundfracture of the left leg and a broken ankle unfortunately bobs dog was khled scotty pattlrsoki president del bamtomontmamevsr i d nicttferri placing coach swimming pool fund previously acknowledged 3985718 lions club proceeds 444 draw 20000 henry helfant 2o000 425718 scout commissioner presents glen charter district scout commissioner da vid dills acton presented the charter to the 1st glen cub pack monday at a ceremony in st al tons hall david lewington and mrs leslie young are leaders of the new group the ceremony was witnessed by parents and murray scoyne acton district cubiaaster was one of the visitors also latihi f bud varey 4s