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ads that pay you can placa an ad in dm marakrs lasslflad mm by sthontng 8773201 buying or sailing th hanm u whara ysh will find tha results yer want ffie home newspaper for georgetown and district printing publishing tha gaargatovm rlsrald hm mrvtd gaorgatown and district as prlnttrs and publisher for over ctntury offering the bast in fin printing and newe coverage v i sacond date mail registered number 0943 r ratvrn postage ouarantaad j georgetown ontario thursday september 25th 1969 500 per yoar single copy price fan cant lajormovim lank changes location farm commenfai or present for fall fair opening it was moving day at the was by deboer movers who canadian imperial bank of looked after the furniture commerce friday but most of i police protected the move sufvas done atnight the big from si until two in the mor- inove from the corner ofmainjnini and bank manager don i srod mu1 to the miltstreet sitejwingrove was happy indeed to across from the municipal- par- have them there they did a irking lot a matter of three j great- b for us he beamed from both banks the main streetf i iu ivn i i great u iwr i hundred yards took from sixl the staff fi on the evening friday untfil- colimerce- four in the morning saturday tfcen from nine hi the morning saturday until early afternoon fc the friday move was carried i out by chubbmoslertaylor safe co who moved safe dep osit boxes and the safes them- branch and the plaza branch pitched in to help hi the move at the moment demolition of the old building is not expect ed to begin until spring which would mean the new building would not be started until sum ontario dairy princess lor- eoe archdekin shorthorn queen norma leslie and cbc farm commentator george at kins will be among dignitaries at the opening ceremonies of georgetown fall fair on oct 3rd county warden george cur- rie district members of parli ament and civic officials will also be present to inaugurate the show in georgetown park emcee vince mountford and georgetown girls pipe band will be on hand a bonie show livestock ex hibits and a hall exhibit of baking ladies work and flow ers are some of the attract ions with a midway for the children halt exhibits are on view the previous evening as usual one of the oldest fairs in ontario- the executive is hea ded by president stuart hall lady president- mrs keith webb treasurer bob lawsoh and secretary garfield mc- gilvray selves while the saturday move mer v s 3- ka o years hay supply lost in mushroom firm fire a years supply of hay val ued at over 3000 went up in flames irj a spectacular fire early monday evening at mea- dowglen mushroom growers ltd firemen saved a nearby mushroom building by climb ing on the roof and flooding the tar roof which was bub bling from the intense heat luckily there was no wind or homes in glen williams below the hill on which the plant is feet of hose across a cnr spurline to reach the property owner ernie skrow told the herald tuesday that he has been trying in vain for four years to have a larger water- line installed to his property line he has offered to put in his own hydrant he said but the town says he is responsible for installing a waterline und er the railway track he praised firemen fortheir j it tfef i altsk located would have beenthrca efforts in keeping the fire tened j from spreading to the firm s buildings and said they did a firemen had to lay 1700 fantastic job business tax pre illegal solicitor says thats only for not business tax really tax i even manager don wircgrove pitched hi to speed op banks move to temporary quarters a move by council two weeks ago to impose i 100 deposit on businesses toward payment of business tax was rejected by town solicitor fred helson who claimed he b v l last vear civic project on dead elms dead elm trees on town- owned property all over town are gradually being cut down the present contract is only one of many such pro jects which will continue for a few years the contract for 2697 was awarded to south western tree service of preston who are currently working all ov er the older section of town where the elms grew in abun dance durham sarah chapel park judith ontario and charles arc some of the streets to be covered in this cutting unfortunately these trees arc only a fraction of the number that will have to come down before all the dead trees on town land have disappeared could find no such a bylaw authority for vfoveakiets contract for town snowplowing when council discusses snow- of six thousand dollars was p can win far be hind monday night they gave two readings to a bylaw agree- council briefs g sigurdsoh was- appoin ted to the planning board by council monday night to fill the unexpired term of j cos- tigan who has moved from town the term expires jan 1 1970 council accepted with re gret the resignation of mary- ann e smith from the ac counting office and decided to advertise for a replacment with cr em hyde ob jecting council declared the week of october 5 to 11 as fire prevention week eric balkind was appoin ted to the georgetown lib rary board to replace hugh powell who moved to edmon ton the term expires on jan uary 1 1971 the house closest to the new main street bridge used as an office by armstrong brothers during the construc tion will be put out for tend er with the stipulation that there will be no vehicular ac cess to the property a 39car cnr freight train developed air brake trouble early sunday after travelling over a level crossing in acton scene of a fatal accident that claimed the life of a 13 year old toronto hoy and seriously injured his acton uncle when the train stopped 2 ik- wiles west of the crossing the crew got out to check on the brake failure they found that the rear fro ntr wheel of a ce ment car had left the tracks and was tearing up crossties as it dragged out of line a hike back to the north main street crossing confirm ed the crews fears about car number 24 until then they were unaware that the freight had collided with a southbound auto russell gauthier of 439 sackville street toronto died in the wreckage of his uncles car which was wrapped like crumpled cardboard around the signal standard cteralcfflsnkist 20 of 13 church street acton is in guelph general hospital with concussion a broken tuieecap and other injuries he was thrown out of the oar dr craig hutchison attend ed him at the accident scene there were apparently no witnesses to the 3 am collis ion police were notified by a passing motorist gordon ward of georgetown north halton opp corporal larry neale and acton opp constable bruce kessler are investigating the fatality the victims body was pin ned in the wreckage and could not be removed until a tow line freed the debris from tha signal standard the crossing just north of no 7 highway has warning flasher lights wont endorse ideas from other communities reeve hunter claimed a loss was through the inability to collect business tax after all they m t0 hlrc prcd avals grad- are in competition with others er w wlne p an operator he told council mondav in town who do pay their bus- io i a da standby time so they a an nour ben in use i the third reading was held w up when a difference in interp retation of the agreement ar ose the standby time at 10 a day lasts from december 15 till march 15 but council could not decide whether the 10 would be paid in addition to the 12 an hour when the plough is in- use i night by letter that they do iness tax he stated have the authority to license should pay too any business but it would have to apply to all businesses reeve w f hunter spon sor of the original bylaw stated he had no objection to licensing everyone we have to get around tha loss of thou sands of dollars a year in business tax by peodle open ing and closing businesses be fore tax time he maintained if a business turns out to be a flybynight is the next occupant not responsible for the tax asked cr donna dcnison no replied the reeve an alternative system be discussed at committee new bridge means parking restriction an application by victor tomkinson to operate a sum- ming pool business at 65 guelph st was turned down council agreed to allow a portable building to be erec ted at beaver lumber co for a six months period the lum ber company plans to build a new building on the highway near sinclair ave council accepted the re signation of hugh hunter from the assessment dept he has taken a position as assess ment commissioner in aeton the matter will be cleared nd parking will be allowed on the approaches to the new ly constructed main street up before the third reading bridge council decided mon day night stores offices gutted by fire the no parking area will extend from guelph street to the north side of ewing st on both sides of the street delegation critical of bicycle licencing step four stores and five offices were destroyed in a 250000 fire early monday morning which burned through a build ing at the corner of george and nelson streets in brampton the blaze started in the seven seas restaurant but cause was undetermined bicyclist hit by car a saturday morning car- bicycle collision sent 14 year old bruce peck of 38 rcxway drive to hospital with a head cut and sore left leg accord ing to georgetown police the police report said the boy was riding west on guelph st on his bicycle when in col lision with a car operated by keith barber of 9 king st e the harbor car was making a left turn onto queen street when the accident happened at 945 the practice of endorsing resolutions from other towns cities or counties was assailed by cr donna dcnison when a resolution from the city of chatham suggesting that chir opractic fees be covered by ohsip was put before coun cil monday night its all too easy to endorse without looking into it said cr dcnison why should a council even discuss such thing she asked deputy reeve art speight said it was circulated by chat ham to get councils opinions before submitting it to con vention in belleville the motion to endorse the resolution was defeated on a 44 vote cr mackenzie was absent 1700 damage in three car smash v a three car smash did 1700 in property damage saturday afternoon the accident hap pened on guelph street near the georgetown market police said a car operated by julius koch of 54 langs- tone crescent was entering the highway from a service stat ion lot at the corner of guelph and imountainview when in collision with an eastbound car driven by betty mae car uso of brampton the caruso car was knocked into a car driven by david norman and- safety deposit boxes arc rolled out to thai front door onto a moving van r bicycle licensing was strong ly criticized by mrs pamela fraas acting as spokesman for both a delegation and petition ers monday night at council meeting firing questions at council she asked who is responsible for the bylaw why was the bylaw considered necessary was any survey done in sur rounding townships will the dollar carry the costs or will taxpayers have to make up the difference she went to list the practice in other areas she claimed bramalea and milton have free licenses while brampton has none in metro toronto eards with all the details of the bicycle arc issued free while mississauga charges 50c if you want one they arc not compulsory continued mrs fraas she contended licenses should not be compulsory but available only if j the owner wanted to protect his bicycle she pointed out that etobicoke did have bicycle licensing but found it too costly so elimin ated it the mayor explained that the bylaw was passed on the recommendation of the chief of police and the board of police commissioners he said that the chief thought it nec essary to help track d6wn sto len bicycles it was also a recommenda tion of the safety officer van clief who travels arojind th schools instructing tho child ren in safety habits added the mayor in reply to an earlier ques tion from mrs fraas regarding the five dollars fine for having no license the mayor stated that the highway traffic act made a small penalty neces sary snakes illustrate talk on reptiles to naturalists j only know of two com plaints apart from this one stated the mayor and five hundred have been issued and three hundred are on the wait ing list reeve w f hunter pointed out that the vote was not un animous as he had opposed it in answer to cr denisons questions regarding the cost the mayor listed the license at 35c and the remaining 65c of the one dollar cost for admini stration and forms deputy reeve art speight claimed it was a safety meas ure which might help children ride their bicycles with care he claimed many elderly peo ple had asked if something could be done about the care less tiding of bicycles he felt the fact the number could he noted and reported would make a difference not that the children would be sum moned but the safely officer would come to your house and tell you what your children are doing ha stated dont i get a chance to re fute some of these statements asked mrs fraas im afraid not replied the mayor un der the procedural bylaw you say all you have to say then you arc finished we cant en- tor into a debate isnt anyone else allowed to speak asked a spectator the mayor then explained that the clerk must be notifl- cd by thursday if a delegation wants to speak at mondays council meeting sorry i was undor the im pression it waa a democratic country stated mrs fraas as she- and thadtelegation walked out a python a snapping turtlej a soft shelled turtle and rtest erved rattle snake illustrated a talk on reptiles by torontol reptile club president bruccj mcbride when he visited thc georgetown naturalists club at their meeting in first bap- list church sept 16 introduced by r burchcr mr mcbrfde told his audience that all poisonous snakes in canada bear rattles that a snake never attacks but only defends and that education al leviates fear of reptiles after answering questions from the members he was thanked by f n cramp the meeting was the first of the new season for the natur alists mr cramp showed a certificate which the club re ceived from the halton region conservation authority for participating in the july con servation week program and he also outlined the upcom ing events saturday sept 27 the club will go to rattlesnake point to observe the hawk migration and on october 11 it will visit the home of mr and mrs charles hildebrandt for a na ture walk leaflets listing alternatives to ddt were available at the meeting at the close of the program coffee and cookies were serv ed by mrs cecil davidson and mrs norman hill rew also of brampton estim ates of the damage to their cars was 650 750 and 300 respectively two hundred dollars damage was done to a truck driven by james randall of waterloo tuesday police said it was southbound on main street at 820 am when the driver swer ved for stopped traffic and struck a light standard just south of the moore park cres corner friday noon cars driven by richard abresch of 19 hawks place and allan richard hain es of 38 raylawn cres collid ed at the guelph delrex cor ner doing 350 damage and an accident thursday night damaged ears driven by nora krantz of esquesing end rob ert stewart of 40 moore cres to the extent of that ope happened hear tha same corner park 525 moving to maritimes friends fete dixons mr and mrs wayne dixonl and sons timmy and terry 7 emery street will be leaving for nova scotia where he will join his fatherinlaw frank wallace who has taken over operation of a canadian tire store in spryfield a halifax suburb mr dixon who has been with the service department of north halton motor sales will be assistant manager of the store another former george town man jack thompson who has been manager of the hag- crsvllle store operated by mr wallace is also moving to spry- field as manager mr wallace was associated with his brotherinlaw lloyd marks in the georgetown cana dian tire store boforc moving to hagcrsvllle friends of the dixons held a surpriso farewell party for them recently at the home of mr and mrs t van dcvalk rcxway drive to wish them well in their new home they presented them with a purse and the evening featured buf fet lunch which included a beautiful cake georgetown naturalists club merhbir aarsc shram rrwkes friend with visiting python short of target si far the oxfam walk in may has raised 86000 the lo- ical miles for millions tartfat was 100000 vtr