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centennial party- goers had a ball a happy crowd many of them in costumes of a hun dred years ago danced to the music of george rowes cen tennial orchestra at the r viera fr day it was one of several events planned to mark canada s centennial by a georgetown committee headed by counciu lor wm r smith counc llors donned the r ersatz side and ch n whis kers for tnc even ng wh e the r wives wore magnificent gowns rem n scent of v ctor an days several other dancers ente ed into the spirit of the ball by devis ng centennial cos tumes too at intern ss on mr sm th introduced each councillor from the floor and mayor joseph g boons spoke br efly lay ng th s would be one of the h ghl ghts in future rem nis- cing a floor show introduced by counc llor wheldon stea mer emmerson featured select ons by the barbershoppers and a few scenes by the little theatre players fresh from that even ng s performance of a little of what you fancy there were spot dances and paul jones and the door prize a centennial co n collection nclud ng a twenty dol lar gold p ece was won by will am robb ns 10 mcgilvra oescent those attend ng received souvenir cards and centennial pins blames metro enforcement chinguacousy crime rise an increase of 28 per cent in the crime rate la chlnguacousy township last year is reported by police chief kenneth sider in his annual report to chin guacousy police commission chief sider blamed concentra ted programs on crime preven tion in the larger surrounding police departments for the in crease in crime the report said that as neigh boring police stepped up their programs more criminal offen ses would occur in the smaller police areas such as cbingua cousy as the criminals are for- ced to commit acts outside the larger centres the report also says that recent agreement between area police departments regarding boundaries has cleared up doubts as 5 who should be in vestigating accidents and has greatly helped in the efficiency with which accidents are hand led wont move museum board starts 30000 building halton museum board defying a suggestion that the museum should be moved to another nearby site at kelso park has decided to go ahead with its ambitious centennial program a new 30000 building at the museum will house relic bug gies sleighs and other forms of transportation landscaping will go ahead as well as a bot amcal garden for the area board chairman george cur rie said thursday the project start has been set for june 15 several months ago the board flatly refused to have the museum moved from present historic site and pushed ahead with its centennial plans for expansion tawl tr beard slipping master points night draws sixteen tables sixteen tables playing in two sections were in play for mas ter points at the duplicate bri dge club in the legion auditor ium on tuesday night feb 21 in the first section north and south winners were jim kalil and mike lorusso ah allen and rj raymond h frost and r barber east west don whichelo john zahara gary hall muriel allen tied for third mary rose peters doris barber kay harrner and george solty in the second section north south l keir r prust helen atkinson ron cash marion hunter mrs j gibbons east west mrs f nodwejl mrs w wilson helen hyde fc ham ilton donna varey and harj nefl drop criminal negligence charge against motorist magistrate james black ruled last week that a 20 year old rr 1 limehouse man was criminally negligent in a geor getown crash at a dangerous corner november 26 he discharged the accused following a preliminary hear ing lie said insufficient evid erce had been produced by the crown to warrant sending him for trial the accused had elected to be tried by judge and jurj georgetown constable roy henderson told the court that at 1 45 a m an accident occur red at the main st n dufferin st corner gene roshier of churchill cresc was seriously injured as a result of the collision which completely wrecked his car constable earl andress test lfied that be saw a yellow car being driven along main si at about 80 mph in a 25 mpk zone moments before the crash hewas unable to positively id entity it as the accuseds car the charge was dismissed by magistrate black the accused now faces other charges one of dangerous driving and the other of care less driving he will be tried april 19 cr end mrs jim young canvassers needed march is itck o s month ertort it will take to meet this year s objective help spread hf unrlr inpd i tanada thr lim h n ilii fauiad an rrrt cro makes is w pnuat appeal for fund can get mlmmum rflte ssers arc ur ntl nccdci for f n ii a d j i his jcarscampat b a d bo ban meter keader i ftizen volunteer as a cm a for the red cross in our l pnun mit thr more cam a bair low crescent resident has town council concerned i kl there an the le time and harrison wood has refused to allow the meter reader to check his water meter claiming ha aras awarded a minimum billing last summer because of dirty water and reading the meter will serve no purpose when informed by the town solialor of this on tuesday council referred the matter for commiuee discussion plan summer opening for manor extension auhon halton centennial ma nor old folks home extension will not be opened officially until early summer it waj an nounced tuesday manor business administrator stanley allen said it is haped the 300bcd extension will bn in use before the opening cere mony the opening date will not be before the summer perhaps in june he said during an in tennew we would like to have the frounds fixed up as well mr allen added martin house he said- the new 1400000 building named martin house will be functioning smoothly before the ceremony takes place there is certain work that won t be able to be completed until summer he said poor weather conditions and freezing temperatures have stal led work on the exterior for the tune being meanwhile work is cont nu ing on the interior of the bull ding inside- it is pretty well canvassers needed help is needed at our local red cross branch now volun toer canvassers arc wanted to help out in the 1967 campaign fpr funds the oioroitown he raid thursday march 2nd lfet page 3 buying decisions are made when readers buy the herald finished up mr allen said three floors the structure has three floors above grade and one below containing the kitchen and oth er services it will give the manor anoth cr 150 beds immediately and a further 150 later on 14 wards the present building accom modatcs 226 people and 14 wards of the manor are being boarded in private homes in the acton area many senior citiicns have applied for admission to the new building since plans were first announced halton county council antici pated no difficulty in filling the extra accommodation quick ly originally scheduled for com pletion in december 1965 the new building has been suoject to delays from a number of causes including unseasonable weather str kos and labor and material shortages quebec city is the only wal led city in 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february clinic due to a shortage of staff and in the number of beds this situation has been remedied and there will be no excessive waiting at the blood donor clinic on mon march 13 at knox church hall in georgetown this vital young religion bahai world faith for local information call 8772670 sealys 86 anniversary sale is your kind of easy payment terms robert gougeon household furnishings 14 main st s phone 8772522