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till ommbtown hiau wdniid eewoorr llrh 1s tie georgetown herald publication wijter c blehn managing editor garfield l mcguvray production superintendent office suff v mra aileen bradley plant sufl leslie m clark corey r herrlngtpn terry harley dave hasting bob baskerrille serein the coramunihe of g glen willaira nerval balllnafed askgrova terra cotta member of the canadian weekly newspapera aaaodation and the ontario division of the cwna authorized as second class mail post office dept ottawa editorial comment businessmens grdup forms formation of a downtown businessmen s group is a forward step for main street merch ants it is on organization which has flourished on occasion in the past but has been missing for too many years while the organization came into being during discussions on parking sites in the down town area there are many more things which it can tackle given an active interested member ship of merchants who are willing to contribute a share of their time and financial support to fur thenng their business interests as well as the larger field of community betterment in past years merchants groups have prom oted such things as weekly lucky draws street dances and similar activities merchants a few years ago were instrumental in having a liquor control stare locate here helped promote a local sad news for georgetown car licence bureau installed waste containers which eventually gave way to the more adequate ones donated by the chamber of commerce in future an organized association can do much for themselevs and the town christmas lightmq has far from reached perfection either collectively or individually sales of the dollar day type have never successfully been promoted asa group action no organized attempt has ever been made to our knowledge to encourage location here of a business which theuown does not possess a photographer comes to mind as one thing which would be an asset to the busi ness community a theatre is another with proper direction and the right support the new businessmen s organization can have a bright future and we wish it well champion country correspondent for a weekly paper philip laforo left 69 of gibson indian reserve near bala receive ontario hydros award of merit from james a buy hydros director of information presentation took place in toronto during the annual convention of ontario weekly newspapera association which selected mr laforce for his colui bracebridge herald gazette word that georgetown s senior band has gone out of existence is sad news for a town which has taken such pride in its musical accom plishments a bright spot however is that the boys band is thriving and the hope that in a few years these youngsters being trained so well in music fundamentals will graduate to a new senior band which will once more carry georgetown s ban ner high at the music festivals and the cne a town is the loser when itdoes not have a band there was a day when life was less hurried and television had not taken its toll when a friday night band concert was the week s highlight and even in recent years first in the theatre and later at the park band concerts have delighted audiences which while lacking in numbers made up in enthusiasm for thenusic dispensed by the local band v music hath charms the old saying goes and whether its soothing a savage breast keep ng toes tapping at a parade or delighting those who ipve music in ail its moods a town band is something no community should be without we hope t won t be too long until a senior band is again flourishing here churches grow with town annual church reports contained in the last few herald issues reflect a healthy religious growth commensurate with georgetown s popu lation increase two churches the united and ajskglican have already taken steps which will lead even tually to second churches in the eastern delrex area in 1958 st georges anglican became a separate parish as did st albans glen wil hams first bapt st has started a transportation service as pari of its church school facilit es grace baptist with future build ng plans for a church structure has secured a parsonage for its minister the presbyterians have pledged 10 000 to their general assembly as well as mainta nmg a h gh rate of g vmg for their own local church st john s united is discussing an extension to their church fac lilies as is st george s the glen anglicans have built a rectory for their new m nister roman catholics took a giant step when they acqu red property on maple ave and bu it a separate school with end plans call mg for a new church ad0 nmg it s encouraging that in a world which sometimes seems too busy for other than com merce the church has not only ma ntained its r ghtful placei but is on the upsw ng may t ever be so the mail bag some opposite views georgetowns economy 45 main st north georgetown january 31 erin dairyman purchases maple leaf business here one of georgetown s oldest bu sinesses changed bands last week when fred steen erin assumed ownership of the maple leaf dairy he purchased the 32 year old business ftxtm era thompson who has been proprietor since the death of his mather william thompson 25 eaw ago mr thompson with hisudc5tab- hshed the dairy business local included in the sale is the bull ding on water st which was built h the thompsons and where the first introduced a pasteurization plant mr thompson recalls the da they were first ib business it was the morning that the old foun dry on king street the present location of the graham bell com pany burned dowit we put a bottle of milk on each doorstep in town that morning he says and it took exactly 500 bottles to cover the town mr steen has been an erin bus messman since 1944 when he star ted a dairy there under his own nam a 1934 graduate of the oac oetry school he formerly worked as a buttermaker at erin f a boy on ice and youll keep him out hot water lreamcr born on a farm south of brampton hi moved as a child to an erin dairj farm ownership of the two dairies now gives him a distributing terruory covering many district communities includ ing bait na fad terra cotta ingle wood caledonia and cheltenham married to the former myrtle mcquarne of erin mr and mrs steen have three children barbara tommy and kenneth mr steen has played a prominent part in er in community life he is a former member of the village council past president of erin lions club and a member of wellington mas onic lodge no 271 he belongs to erin curling club and played orha hockcv for years as a ccn trc on the erin team hillside firm operates esquesing garbage route a garbage service started six cars ago in this part of esqucs ing township by earl scott has ctn sold to hillside sand gra cl a co operated by tom taines glen williams the service filled a great need n the township which has no mun cipal garbage service and rccei ved the cooperation of the town hip council which established a supervised dump on the mcdonald farm at dolly varden where gar bage is properly covered after it is dumped by the contractor the service has been widely us ed by a majority of township rest dents who make their own pay ment arrangements with the con tractor mr haines will be carry ing on the business fronvoow on in the same way as it was operated by mr scott who is now sales rep resentative for simpsonssears in town dear frdilor i read aim interesting letter in this weeks hi raid from it c thompson which i would like to answer if i ma r c thompson is a newcomer to our fait town or he would havi be n informtd as to how the town of georgetown has doubled its pop illation m 3 cars and who is res ponsib e and whj we have no indus try looking back to 1955 we were a fairl prosperous and a happy community then was work for most of our population right in georgetown suddenl there were rumours of fabulous prices paid for farm land in the dilrex area an avalanche of oi rich quick ideas descended on this small but happ community about this time m husband and i sold propert in toronto and de cided iii lakt a much overdue holi day to the land of our birth in i- ng and and in ltal four month later we returned the building boom was on but instead of the indus trj which wt had been led to tx peel there were rows and rows of new houses one look at our tax bill was enough to convince us that while some got rich with this pro ect we were included with the ones who would pay for it as timi wtnt on and no industry transpired of importance yie the people bckan to feel the impact of this venture our taxes were doub ud more schools were needed hiu lu schools were enough in tbc past wl now have 5 or 6 this meant more uachirs more upkeep it meant a trillions to our municipal offices more sewage more water eti etc hut till the tiderolled n th r eami a tinu when most if lis w iki i i the fact tht inu thinj was nn in win were the amines guen to inir town fatht rs nl three of whim were opposed to the tidal onslaught of the 111 ild iv boom a peek in mv scrap b k where man of the niws hems pro and con ab ml this subject reveals the fact that the three councillors namel hjde ham on and elliott had serious misgiwnrs onlv lat pril about the soundness of bull ding jet another 582 homes until georgetow n had acquired more industr manj of our citizens voiced their protest also including mjsctf all to no avail it was pom ted out even then that should mai ton close down our town would be bankrupt and many of our citizens destitute and on relief the grim fact is now on our doorstep that malton ma indeed shut down and 600 families no wdepenrient on malton will be uncmpocd with no possibilities of work here in town vh lont ago wc read in the herald that a certain inriustrj was nt crested in locating in george town but alas our water supplies could on take care of our popu lation iirhips if hr building fever had been curtailed we might have had enough water a search for more water is still in progress as per the itrald f jan 21st ouncillnr mc ilray has the right idea in his complaint f the trif ling c sum of 10 000 for just a few report much pubhcit was given about the new sighs advertising the mer its or living in georgetown the only resu i to date seems to be an additional 500 new families for which we must supply more schools sewage water etc etc and which as r c thompson points out may easily lose their all the closing of makon will mean tragedy for georgetown the boom in building will surely be topped by the exodus if that happens j4 is smalt comfort to send depu taticosjo the prime minister on like our town fathers be is doing his best for our countr and will take a long look into the future before he is swayed in his deci sions i well remember oour town 20 ears ago from the mayor mr joseph gibbons to the lone police man who was also the assessor the roads supervisor etc etc mr wm marshall assisted by mr w fmmerson as night con stable hach look a fricndl inter est in their neighbour and man a helping hand was extended to those iti need and a friendly boost t ihi ambitious to a wl have grown cold to the needs of others together with the majon pf the world per aonal gain and liviho up to the joniss seem the on v th nt that couns georgetown hd to grow es but not all in one spot to the detriment of the rest as r c thompson puis it do something now before il is loo late i am qjile sure that the editor will hae plentj of mail this week an i i second the mot c thompson whole ion of r heart edh katherine cordaro last schedule game hunter realtors pla their last scheduled jami tridav here with alhston the visitors the ptavoff schedule is bcini drawn up this weekend and will be announced in next week s herald coming soon same day shirt finishing watch for our opening specials wfjdcap barragers cleaners 18 main st s phnne tr 72279 styling coloring cold waving telephone for appointment open evenings cjsaiodft baauiif jjaungts harper method specialists m skin and scalp treatments jj main st north georgetown ontario triangle 73651 directory dr j bums milne dental surgeon xray dr john r kerby practice of dentistry xray tr angle 73841 main street georgetown dr k w mccauley dentist 6 main street north tr 7641 tf s m faibiah ro optometrist mcnamara jewellers georgetown i for expert eye cam consult o t walka oculist prescriptions oiled haarlneaid glasses 12 stain st south brampton gl 14474 res gl 16243 hours 9am to 6 p m daily friday 9 am to 9 pjn evenings by appointment georgetown animal cunic c w severs emma 106 guelph street clinic open 7pm to 9 p m mon tues wed frl afternoons by appointment monuments pollock campbell designs on request inspect our work in greenwood cemeter phone 2048 62 water street north g a lt maurice mandebsonq c barrister solicitor 61 mill st tr 7 24m roxy theatre building a m nielsen dc hd doctor of chiropractic and naturopathy 43rd year of practice 1vs pm closed thursdays lady attendant 164 guelpi ou georgetown triangle 73612 ralph davies a c j s fa accountant and aud tor 122 guelph st georgtovir tr 73351 office hours 9am o 5 p m mondays to fridays wrcart professional enginaar ontanti land survayor georgetown ontario res 81 prince charles dr office guelph sl telephone tr 7300 i wallace thompson 3rd division court clark aw commlsstenar tr 72963 tf prevent chimney fires usa fira chief chemical chimney cleaners to eliminate soot and scale from your stoves and pipes the smaller the flame the more soot and carboh for use in oil coal and wood fired units for sale at halton coop 1 supplie i lever hoslcin chartered accountants 51 main n brampton 14824 glendale 11 44 victoria st toronto phone em 49131 frank petdk licensed auctioneer prompt service po box 413 tr 72864 georgetown dale bennett j and latimer barrister and solicitor i lcroy dals jc 19141996 sybil bennett qc 19301956 douglas v latimer ba triangle 73381 mill st georgetown hews0n 0rd and hels0n barrister- and solicitors 39 main st south beame knox church 120 guelph sli hunter bldg no 7 hwj george c hewson johnd ord frederick a heison tr- 7xm6 tr- 79781 earl g black b comm rja oa chartered accountant 163 main st milton ont triangle isssl tl robert w fletcher licensed bailiff prompfreporta v alley 73s14 r r 1 bronte