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f toe georgetown herald ft a second clau mail poll ofbc dapt ottawa georgetown ont weoncsoay juiy 29lh 1959 second section what couhol md town renews lease on gibbens parking area renewal of a seas kath msbi assure continuance at sihlfcaatk irrg for main street baas was authorized at last weeks cwnnoo meeting mayor armstrong gggogiwd ttloft j j gibbens oarneg as a jbjff parcel of property behind a mrat of stores had agreed tn reamr a lease which costs the ftwra ssejc yearly phis the tans n the property at mr csfihear tw- quest the alley st afimk tho uie parking area vim he okuae a oneway street and tomautmssa traffic will also he restrotted hb the street which runs bessie has home it is a 5year beosex mstii a 30day eancetlasea ctanse fcy either party cr fred harrison opfaed the discussion that he tthaagftitt merchants shonld pay the jejartty 50 as other shopping areas pro vide parking at their oa soae if not then the inane sfwinwhi a taken from parking natter wceone he said the parking tot is far the ca- venience of the pabbitf was or hydes opinion who nauaedt wait that downtown property wara have been heavy taanagq years brampton merchants haw af- fered to pay zjmm to have me ters in that town taken wott stai reeve sargent 5o tk toots as iff merchants consider a naakaas ana beneficial to thenx the mayor pointed at that the noaia way be shortlived anyway a view of negotiations being ear ned n by a chain store which toeou create a large free parking area in an adjoining location resignation of mrs thomas 5assbftrantllertown office to takirlhan mmober position caused a discus sion initiated by the mayor on possibility of splitting the clerk- treasurers job in tvo there was mixed opinion cr hyde suggested that a man be engaged as assistant to the clerk cr elliott opposed any ge freni the present system- reeve sargent said a 2dnan perfect weather for lowville mill picnic tern works fine in the county offi- ccswith a clerk and a treasurer who can assist each other when needed cr harrison thinks council should hire an assistant and con- i sider splitting the job later parti- ctrfariy a this yearns budget is struck it was lojt to the administration committee to deal with j sugncstionof cliff hibbert that street signs on king st designate it as eat and west was accepted far the alliance coating mill field shear annual picnic at lowville otwwnwaity park this year where lipptswincl and their families took fttasl advantage of the perfect wea- sher sunday july 19th for an af- ifeemaoon of races and games high- jgbtod by the always bountiful laacaic sapper after supper the ifcmjys team upset the allstars mw 2 in a ball game to termin- laite the outing i kenneth hancock and sheila januesoa were winners in races iter boys and girls five and under ignry george and prank drenters wr first and second in a class far boys ages 6 and 7 and cathy k8g and cathy given were win ners an the same class for girls i par boys and girls 8 and 9 joe dmemters and barry elliott and sasan wheeler and alice drenters sapped prizes and in the 10 and 11 ee group races for girls and boys 12 and 14 went to betty quackenbush and june given and allan wheeler and terrcncc hancock 14 and 1g betty quackenbush and leslie quackenbush danny robson and michael cummins ladies 16 and over mrs moore and pat given men 16 and over manley dens- more and jim golden married women mrs moore and mrs jim yates married men manley densmore and ted quack enbush ladies ball throw mrs jim yates and eleanor hill mens ball throw ray robson and del beaumont ladies kicking shoe leslie quackenbush and betty quackenbush and couples sponge throw imr and mrs p drenters and mr and mrs del beaumont in a relay race for men a team consisting of ray robson danny robson e quackenbush and man- ley densmore beat the team of del beaumont james golden mike george and jack cuthbert whats new at the mutual cm mlai oaaty- t y t ym 1 1 iii ii r maaal ttfc aam aw lower rates for tcotnent with a deep bow to the ladies the mutual life now provides you with insurance at tower premiums than for men and recognises that you arm youpger madam than your years your proven ability to live longer means real savings for you from the mutual life of canada r council okaed a request from mrs a smith 113 main st n to allow establishment ofan an tique business in her home pro viding she conbrim with the zon ing bylaw the planning board had recommended this to council a 225 tender lowest of three received was accepted from halton home services for redor- ating the apartment in the fire hall rotarians hear about life saving techniques monday evening july 20th the rotary club met asvusual in the dining room of thefejorth hakon golf country club for their re gular meeting after the dinner meeting the members of the club were treated to a very instructive and educatio nal talk delivered by paul barber jr chairman of the water safety committee of the red cross the speaker whos is very well knowi in georgetown particularly as a swimming instructor and as a life guard gave an excellent ad dress and later demonstrated the various points of artificial respir ation he had two of the mem bers demonstrated the currently- favorite method the one developed and known as the swedish method this is a radical departure from the older method known by most people and is supposed to be great deal more efficient and more certain but cannot be used in the case of a person with injured arms or back bill maccormack and gene green demonstrated both methods for the club mr barber answered a number of questions including the one asking for information about the much publicized mouth to mouth method he replied that at pres cnt this method is undergoing a targe number of tests and an an nounccment will be made regard ing its use in canada when they are completed at present the oth er two are the official ij accepted methods ef u j sflk 11 r3baana ww9 lh f tlnal spy y sjflb bpjr- i j hultt jism miss mary lou taylor 17 of burlington who has been chosen halton county dairy princess miss taylor will compete against 49 other county princesses in the annual ontario dairy queen contest at the canadian national exhibition the winner gets an all expense trip to britain the dairy queen competition is sponsored by the cne the ontario milk producers coordinating board and the telegram what council did expenses watch must expenditures a june 30th comparison of exjitnd that councillors are not per- penditures with budget shows the town is running ahead of sche dule according to a statement at last weeks council meeting by finance chairman mcgilvray we will have to curtail any major expenses from now on es pecially in road work was his re commendation presenting a draft of a propos ed bylaw regulating operation of driving schools cr anne currie had her ideas accepted and instru ctions were given the clerk to have such a bylaw prepared it will establish a 25 fee per car and 5 per instructor require extra braking on cars used and make the town clerk the licencing authority councils planning committee was asked to bring in a suggestion for fees to be allowed members of a committee of adjustment who will deal with appeals against the zoning bylaw when it comes into force reeve sargent said that it is cus tomary to charge a fee not exceed ing 25 to a person appealing nutted to sit on such a board possibility of extending charles st 50 he could build two houses on tots owned by his wife was mentioned when fred helson ad dressed council this brought up the matter of what is a subdivision and what charges should be assessed against a builder even though it is only bne house the town planning group inmurance for 5 or more employees really comprehensive coverage at re markably low mutual life rates ufa insurance hospital surgical medical expenses and income while laid up plus health insurance and maternity benefits for dependants all integrated with foveroaaent plans where in effect twkttmr ufcom aaxh yam motnal man a mutual life policyholder ndam aervios the most attractive savings in ufa gat y at km net oast tram the mutual wn with the outstanding dividend record ymn of imderehip in mutual life insurance ima mswact mjihlmtattvg john t armstrong clu are you safe to be near committee was instructed to in vestigate costs e w binkley whose vaheyview home adjoins the property also ap peared at the meeting to register his objection he had chosen his location for the privacy afforded lie said and also pointed out that his taxes would increase should his property become a corner lot the hydro will 4 asked to in- stal street lights on new streets in the park subdivision think iroquois once occupied credit country when in or on the water when e sports do you rruike it tough for others there ifinite set of laws for safe rition of boats and for water g swimming etc these rules are so easy to follow nor do they detract from- your own fun dont forget to carry life jackets bailing cans navigation lights etc on your boat all the information you need to become a smart weekend skipper is contained in the gov ernment publication safety afloat all the rules and safe ty hints are there in easytounderstand form get the booklet soon this advertisement published in the interest of a worthy community cause by absence of archaeological re mains has made it difficult for historians to reach any definite conclusion about the inhabitants of the credit watershed in the period between the preiroquoian occupa tion and that of the mississaugas in the 17th century it is thought that five nations iroquois were temp orary residents v b blake writing in the offi cial credit valley conservation report states a french map by raffeix dated 1688 was one of the first to show the credit river and that rough u terrain at the headwaters was probably a deter rent to early white and indian tra vellers for this reason it is sus- pected that except for wandering bands the credit region did not attract much traffic or many per manent indian settlements it was about 1649 that the mis- i sissaukaus who had been fighting the iroquois for 40 years began j invading southern ontario and the district embracing the credit the n nations iroquois had over- jnded themselves and far fronsubduing the northern trib es cournot prevent them from moving south into the lands from which they had once driven the hurons and petuns by 1680 the ms french mapmakers were already placing the mississaugas east of georgian bay dose to the end of the toronto portage denonvilles expedition did not destroy the iro quois and for some time made things worse for the french trade it did however so weaken the senecas they had to abandon their castles north of lake ontario during the last quarter of the 17th century the mississaugas pushed steadily south and were firmly es tablished in the region by the be ginning of the 18th century j will build storage shed at glen cemetery at a recent meeting of the glen cemetery board vera kirby was elected as president mrs vera kirby as secretary treasurer two new board membeal were elected wes brennan and marchment others members of the board are mrs robert mcmaster tom hill and howard garvin the building of a new storage shed was discussed and it was de cided that this would be the pro ject for the year to replace the one now in use proclamation whervat at a meeting of the council of hie town of georgetown it was resolved that the mayor be authorhted to proclaim monday aug 3 civic holiday for the current year therefore in compliance with this resolution 1 hereby prodoim monday august 3rd as ctvic holiday for the town of georgetown if you are travelling on the highways that weak and we ash along with the of of highways that you use car courtesy and common se to make ft an accident- free holiday weend jack armstrong mayor