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toe georgetown herald twhve pages authorized usacondclmi mail pmt offic dap oltmn georgetown out wednesday june 10 1959 first section what council did discuss 52000 paving job for business section a 52000 face lifting job for georgetowns down town business section will come up for discus sion again at next weeks council meeting amotion to implement a road committee recommendation that main street to be resurfaced from the highway to church street with new sidewalks and larger storm sewers was wit held before voting monday when several councillors expressed different reasons for not bing prepared lo vote on it that night reeve sargent said he would like to see the work done but he is afraid the municipal board would turn it down its badly needed but id like to think it over for a week said cr ern hyde id like a more frugal plan which would giva us some of the most necessary improvements he sad mayor armstrong said he thought council should first have some as surance that a government subsidy will be available before ordering a construction bylaw and also that temporary funds will be avai lable from the bank pending sale of debentures 1 can see this costing a lot more than the estimate said cr mcgilvray and i dont think we can afford it lets resurface and ft it fl at that j deputy reeve gray explained that resurfacing would not be sat isfactory without new storm sew ers to correct flooding conditions in downtown basements questioned by a councillor about the cost of a complete main st project to maple ave engineer g r bligh said an extra 542000 would be needed to take the work that far sale of triangle of property be hind georgetown dairy ltd was okayed by a bylaw passed at the pay 400 for the jand warning of danger ut children who must use narrow ontario st on their way to school from the ann stret subdivision mrs t gsidd urged consideration and the problem was turned over to the fdad department j jtgaa chairman gray said widen ing is a major problem and re quires a lot of study every time we discuss it it ends in us saying it will cost a lot of money said cr harrison we will have tobuild a new bridge first then raise part of the road because of spring floods theres no use handing it to a committee unlss were prepared to do some- thing when- they make a recom mendation at cr elliotts suggestion coun cil decided to erect caution signs along the road in the meantime limehouse flag dedications parade for guides cubs scouts the guides cubs and scouts pa raded to limehouse presbyterian church on sunday and rev alex calder dedicate their flags betty ann and mary lou brown sang a duet during the service visitors mr and mrs ralph moggy of manitoulin island with the nobles and merediths a week ago mr and mrs a gordon of kingston with the merediths recently the wm kloosters of ospringe with the leferinks on sunday and rev and mrs- woudstra of grand rapids mich with them on mon day mr laurence sinclair of gcr- aldton with the pattersons on sun day congratulations to mr and mrs herbert spitzer on the arrival of a son in st josephs hospital in guelph a couple of weeks ago many prizes won holy cross games night tuesday evening was the final games night of the season for the holy cross school auxiliary with twelve tables of cards in play- trie evening was convened by mrs george mundy with mrs james boyle at the door mrs mike foley and mrs pat boyd were tied for first place for ladies euchre prize mrs t curran playing a gentlemens card won high for the men with mr stark winning the half wayprio miej- ael fitxmaurice won the consola tion prize mr bob brick took the enbbage prize and mrs t golden mrs p mastennan were first and second for bridge with george kay win ning the consolation prize mrs a syme won the grocery hamper ja tie lucky draw southern honeymoon trip for sue crabtree and kenneth frid standards of white gladioli white mums and pink carnations decorated st johns united church on saturday- may 30th when rev morgan mcfarlanc united in mar riage susan helen crabtree the daughter of mr and mrs- ivan crabtree of 7 parkview blvd and kenneth douglas frid son of mr and mrs percy frid guelph the double ring ceremony was a three thirty kenneth harrisan arct rmt played the organ and mrs george grasby was ihe soloist during the service she sang the wedding prayer and for you al one during the signing of the re gister the bride who was given in mar riage by her father chose a floor length gown of white silk pleated organza over taffeta the neckline was fashioned with a v back and front and bodice insertion of lace panel with long tapered slee- ves her fingertip veil fell from crown headdress of pearls the wedding bouquet wasipf lily of the valley red sweeoveart roses and white shasta mums mrs charles allan was matron of honour for her sister in ro patterned white silk organza over white taffeta it was of waltz length with white cumbcrbund and sash she carried a nosegay of pink sweetheart roses and white shasta mums her accessories were of white the flower girl las little leeann allan niece of the bride in white silk organza over pink taffeta with white cumbcrbund and sash with matching pink head bow her accessories were white and she carried a nosegay of pink sweetheart roses and white shasta mums norman sonnenberg guelph was the groomsman charles allan ffiitrrthigton and harvey knighton of guelph were the ushers mrs crabtree received for her daughter at the reception held in st johns hall following the cere mony her gown was of rose faille with blue and pink accessories with a corsage of white and blue tinted shasta mums the mother of the groom assisted in a silver blue faillcd gown with a corsage of white and pink tinted shasta munis her accessories were pink and blue the bride and groom left on a honeymoon motor trip through the southern uis on their return they will live at 25 liverpool street guelph the bride a graduate of the 1958 class of guelph general hospi- lal has been nursing at the mount isinai hospital toronto the groom is manager of frid clean ers guelph potterymen victors as glen ball team fades smith stone greased the skids for the sliding glen ball club last night when they handed the early season wonders a 21 setback their third in a row after winning four straight both smith and stone runswere scored on roundtrippers off the bats of bob freestone and jim proj timleck scotty patterson and hurst were a charmed combination for the stoners while kemshead and web ster were the losing battery the win was the 3rd one of the season for smith and stone while that was going on at the glen cotton bros were busy dump ing the alliance by a 9 to 3 count charlie jewell was t w pitcher with moore and boxford sharing the plate duties for cot ton bros as alliance went the route with gib telford and dillon smith and stone took both ends of a double header at- the park sunday from cotton bros who succumbed 81 in the first game and 61 in the second contest which was rescheduled from hay 26th mossop with hills in the 6th and hurst held cottons to a single run in the opener while the cas- sidybo battery were giving up a bundle lotbe winners and mills continued his stingy game in the nightcap when smith and stone rapped pomeroy for 6 in a single game at norral don aubin hurled tho distance for the home club as norval stopped alli ance 64 langraff was the norval catcher telford and leslie work ed for the costers last thursday cottons handed the glen heir second loss in a 9 to 7 slug fest at the glen and smith and stone carded their first jrezone moore farm property preparatory to subdividing stan hall jack henry owen mulun pifiiir flection on thursday for a seat in the ontario legislature arc three halton men fn jen prferessive2onseririvc has represented the county for five terms a hornby district stan hall srtitmasonic and orange lodges the international plowmens association farmer he is a member of he masonic ana us t t president of halton fskf representative zn oakville labour riding cof recording secreia r ters club g mullin libera lives in burlington kjjn a graduate of st- dunstans university mssisfmnt of north burlington ratepayers and on the executive commttcc of burlington liberals what council did liability not accident towns insurance reminder discussing the towns compreh- ensive insurance policy at mon- days council meeting john r barber accornpl resentatives of the western group firm reminded council that the town does not have an accident policy but rather a liability type which protects the town against legal liabilities but does not rec ompense residents for damage un less gross negligence can be pro ved the insurance men had been asked to attend the meeting to discuss any questions councillors might have about the town policy mr barber explained that rat es for an accident policy would bi prohibitive and that claims for broken car springs are rarely paid his firm however checks cverj claim submitted and requires a re port from the insurance adjustci and in future he has requester the adjuster to also- supply a cop to the town clerk he said mr dcrry of the western firm aid there are certain costs for each claim which his firm pays the town is protected for any jourt costs should there be a suit and will pay any judgment asses sed in court since the policy took force in 1956 3 settlements have been made on 14 claims presen ted he said he explained that the value o insurance is to protect the town treasury against huge claim which might occur should neglig ence of a town employee cause an accident the most common type of claims paid arc for accidents arising from cracked sidewalks he said the policy mr barber cxplai ned covers every town appointed board and service group except the volunteer ambulance organize tion council is at present ai tempting to find some coverage for these men who unlike volun teer firemen cannot be insure under workmens compensation standards proposed by ed hall amhulanc service chief a 125 inhalator was purchased as equipment for the auxiliary ambulance fi oddfellows rebekahs hold church parade orion lodge no 109 and verdun rebekah lodge no 184 of the independent order of odd fellows held their annual grave decora tion and church service on sunday the lodges paraded from tha ioof hall on wesleyan sl to the cemetery in the afternoon where they decorated the graves of de ceased members and in the even ing the order attended a public worship at knox presbyterian church chaplains mrs herv cook and mel tamblyn read the lessons and rev af j calder preached the sermon entitled go 1 thou and do likewise in thof morning a delegation held brief services at outhrnre re baptist sermon explains lords supper belief in connection with the baptist jubilee advance rev lloyd whan of first baptist church preached his second sermon explaining baptist beliefs on sunday when he based his text on why bap lists believe the lords supper i- a symbol and not a sacrament sacrament suggests a meaning foreign to new testament teach ing by suggesting that the act it ielf brings the individual salvation from his sin he said baptists prefer to call the supper an ord inane- something established b the lord rightly observed how ever the lords upper is worship on ihe highest level and has in very sscred meaning the supper declares the amaz ing love of christ in giving hi- body and shedding his blood u reclaim men for cod its obscr vance therefore declares the grateful love of those who have been restord to god through his death the lords supper is a symbol in that when jesus said of the bread this is my body he meant that it represented his body and what council did lions pipe band at windsor convention the georgetown girls pipe band and a delegation of local lions took part in the biggest par ade in the history of windsor when they attended the annual district a ontario and quebec convention this year staged in the motor city from sunday may 31 i to wednesday june 3rd i bands floats antique cars and the colourful costumes donned b the parading lions made this the most fabulous parade yet and com manding particular praise were the georgetown girls pipe band who were eye catching in their smart new green jackets so much so that the judges awarded them d full ten out of ten marks for dress while not in on the prize for pipe bands competing the young band was highly commen ded for their excellent perform ancc ui vieing for honours against several of he finest pipe bands from two provinces the club entered the robin hood float- which won- first prize in last years santa claus parade foi the chamber of commerce here and a good representation of local iions made the trip to windsor for the weekend to be on hand for sundays parade delegates attending the entir convention included mr and mrs dick miller mr and mrs george hcwson mr and mrs ci heslop mr and mrs howard hoi- social personal mrs john kemshead and mrs jack cuthbert 43 churchill crcsc were in gait on monday to attend fthe funeral service for a friend mrs ethel dunnctt mr and mrs gordon taylot and sons stephen and douglas 24 queen st spent a recent weekend in owen sound where aey visited with her parents mr and mrs herb richards and his parents mr and mrs george taylor t mr and mrs cecil barth it r 1 glen williams mrs lucy wag- staffe and mrs albert smith of glen williams visited on sunday with mr barths brother lloyd and his wife at honeywood miss madrec jones hamilton bermuda dianne and glenn wright hillock motored to st thomas on sunday to attend the baccalaureat ceremony at the first united church st thomas held annually in honour of the graduating students at alma col lege mr and mrs norman vinden 10 delrex blvd have his mother vi siting with them for four months mrs a vinden whose home is in aldershot england crossed on the ss homeric for her first visit in canada her son and family have been in canada for two years and have been georgetown resid ents since last june mrs s b groat 33 victoria st spent the weekend with mr and likewise he spoke of the cup that it represented his blood poured outljnes- a mr and mrs dick rid forgiveness of sjs ted and in denouncing the idea of sacrament said the lords supper is not spiritual magic to eat and lo drink at this service can never depart any divine fav our to cover ones sin in closing mr whan told the congregation the sacred import ance of the lords supper there fore arises from its meaning and its purpose it is a symbol of hoi icst truth first that christ give his life to rstore men to god second that this restoration come through partaking of christ ami christ alone the observance of the lord- supper vividly recalls jesus suf fcring for sin but observing the supper can add nothing to the free gift of divine pardon insleads it- observance furnishes new insights into the glory of the cross and mo ves people to follow christ in a way of selfdenial sacrifice and fidelity junior hockey player injured in accident a milton youth who is well- known locally as a member of georgetowns junior hockey team douglas black tain- milton hospi tal with head lacerations suffered in an automobile accident satur day that claimed the life of elgin herbert murra also of milton black age 19 was the driver of the fatal car which plunged orf an elevated detour on no 25 high way just north of milton the youths were northbound on the highway and unable to navigate the widesweeping temporary curve the car a 1954 meteor conver tible was totally wrecked opp constable dave hardy who investigated the crash said mur- rav died moments after the acci- mctcrics at hornby glen williams norval and stewarttown the com- dent occurred at 525 pm mittec in charge of arrangements included mrs bob jepson mrs tomorrow is election day for herb hancock mrs gord king ontario andvoting will take place crawford atigust spitzer and jim collier win to four starts by turning back norval 5 to x tjotriorrow thursday night norval lit at the glen anb alliance and smith and stow are scheduled for tha park in town from 9 am until 8pm dst there arc 10 polling divis ions there this year with voting booths located in the same places as last years federal election this years ontario campaign has been a quiet one and the vote isnt expected to be a heavy one be sure to exercise your franchise two soning changes recommen ded by georgetown planning bd were adopted by council ilpnday the moorfarm at the towns western outskirts slated for dev elopment as a subdivision will be changed from agricultural to in dustrial commercial and residerc- jnial with a portion reserved for a public school land contained between the cnr rail line and emery and king streets will he rezqned from in dustrial to commercial as it has been discovered the land is more suited for residences reeve sarjjent opposed the moore farm change on the grounds he thinks the landshould all be allocated to industry mayor arm strong also expressed some oppos ition on different grounds saying he thinks there is no need for a commercial area there as residents can be served by the present down town area final surfacing of streets in the park district of town which recat- ved an initialsprime and chip ap plication last year was discussed the engineer was asked to estimate cost of this for further discussion at next weeks meeting ted francis 5 keats avenue brought four points before coun cil for discussion s opined tbat there should be a street light on keats which had been turned down on grounds that the blockloiusjjeet has a light at either end and is lightesd as well as the majority of town streets the light committee was asked to dinner buffet in honour of their son bob and his family who are leaving shortly to make their home in st petersburg florida mrs charles day victoria st attended the family party on sunday mr and mrs fred mcnally 37 market st have returned from a weeks visit with relatives and friends in eastern ontario they visited in colborne trenton belle ville brighton and prince edward count and had an enjoyable boat trip on the st lawrence out of alexandria bay grant and graham twin sons of mr and mrs don wingrove 15 durham st celebrated their 9ti birthday with a parry at their home on wednesday june 3rd their guests were john findlay david and ronnie richardson tfaul t j eas charlie biehn paul presswood douglas penrice and michael har dall all hotels and motels were boo ked to capacity for the convention and the windsor population was swelled by 2500 the local club have- already planned to attend next years assembly scheduled for ottawa paper mill tour is taken by institute the meeting of georgetown womens fnstitute was held in two parts this month in the afternoon of june 3rd at two aclock four teen of the ladies enjoyed a con ducted tour through the provincial paper mill at eight in the even ing the regular meeting was held m knox church sunday school rooms with mrs clare wilson the president presiding industry was foremost at this meeting for afer the ode and mary stewart collect roll call was answered by giving the name of a canadian industry located in halton or peel count ies the usual order of business was followed with nnnutes and corres pondence being read and deall with in the corespondence an invitation was received from mount union w i for their 35jh arimversary to be held in milton on june 17 correspondence was also received regarding souvenir spoons commemorating the visit of the queen it was decide that the georgetown branch would sell these attractive spoons mrs frank petch was appointed secret ary treasurer and mrs dan livingstone conducted the tnstal lation of officers mrs ern thomp sonjnd mrs bcrlpalmer wen- ap pointed as a commilfetttn charge of the individnal exhibits at thr fall fair mrs e r robinson and mrs newhouse were appointed a conveners for the institute dipla mrs clare wilson presented mrs clifford burt with a gift thanking her on behalf of the members for her work as secre tary treasurer it was decided that the short course will be when food makes- the difference further particulars and date will be forthcoming later mrs norman snyder gave a re- si johns united holds childrens day service getting started right was fie title of the sermon chosen by rev m g mcfarlanc for the childrens day service of worship in st johns united church on sunday morning the junior and intermediate choirs under the music director kenneth r harrison arct rmt led in the service of praise the junior choir singing i hear chil dren singing and lead us heav enly father while the intermed iates favoured with jesus loves m and loving shepherd david farnell sang the solo come let us all this day and ducts were sung by barbara evans and robert mccumber come thou fount and david shrubsole and paul kidney prayer for the organ prelude mr harrison played mendelssohn- andante and for the offertory or gan solo air by handel as a postlude he selected chopins pr lude in c minor summers here georgetown is having its share of summer weather these days with temperatures in the nineties ii is one of the hottest junes that people can remember and those lucky few who take early vacations can crow this year port of the halton county tb din ncr held in oakville recently mrs matthews henry street gave a won report of the district annual held tn acton in may detaiu of the w i bus trip niagara falls on june 16th were further discussed all those with tickets are asked to meet at scotts garage the monument or the presbyterian church corner 845 am a vole of thanks for the tour through the provincial mill was given and one also to the luncheon committee the meeting closed with tha national anthem the committee served anenjoyable lunch to bring the days activities to a dose mrs s c mackenzie in ancaster jiview the request on sunday mr and mrs macken- jvt francis complained of unt- zie entertained their family at a idy ditches and in view of a rise in taxes- he thought the town should look after this it was ex plained that the best the town can do is cut weeds a few times a season and that the town hopes re sident will cooperate and keep the road shoulder in grass taxes would rise even more he was told if the town undertook to do this type of work vacant lots in sunbeam area are being used to dump refuse mr francis said and the clerk was asked to have the weed inspector and police check on this he also mentioned discoloured wider which has been a recurring complaint since chlorination was introduced he was told that coun cil is doing its best to deal with this and intends starting a system of regular flushing of mains to eliminate discoloration criticism of the bell telephone co leaving cuts on maple ave and other highway intersections after installing a new line was expressed by the mayor and the company will be told that the town expects remedial action dissolution of the present high school district and replacement with three new districts was- ap proved by a council motion which will be presented to county coun cil at a meeting this week geor getown has beerr active in promot ing dissolution of the district items contained in a report from engineer g r blight included in formation that storm sewers on john and henry street have been completed that hewson crescent regrading will be completed this week and that street signs have been ordered for the delrex part of town masonic lodge attends church parade at knox a masonic church service was held recently at knox presby terian church when about 40 vis itors and members of credit lodge 219 afam took part the guest of honour was dist rictdeputy grand master of wel lington district wor bro l r hertel who read the prayer the lesson was read by wor bro james linton master of credit lodge the service was conducted by rev a j calder whose sermon was titled i am the way two anthems were sung by the high school choir and joyce mclean sang a solo tea was served afterwards by members wives in the church hall correction in the social and personal col umn of the may 27th edition it was reported that mrs arnold a glenn toronto and reg carcaud 21 bairstow crescent flew to syra cuse ny y to attend the wedding of their nephew jeane s haxelton and nancy euson unfortunately there were two typographical errors in the item mrs glenn and mrs carcaud are sisters and it was the two ladies who made the toip their nephews name is gene rather than jeane as we reported sorryl