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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ont wednesday march 7th 1956 first section what council did bankers bond purchases 634000 debenture issue a 634800 debenture issue was sold by the town to bankers bond corpor ation at thursdays council meeting council accepted an offer made by mr mccutcheon of that company by which the town- will receive 99 50 for the 4 debentures approximately 3000 will have to be paid from cur rent revenue this year to make up the expenditure for a number of munici pal improvements including a large waterworks extension public school addition and a 260000 hydro prog ram bankers bond had originally been given an option m february to sell the bonds at a price not less than 100 50 r mr mccutcheon explained that it has been imposible to place the deb entures at the price his company an ticipated and alternatives were to raise the interest rate to 5 for sale at a premium or to sell at a discount at the set rate of interest finance chairman garfield mcgil vray advised selling at 99 50 and was hacked in this by all council members except reeve stan allen who sug gested asking for tenders council accepted the resignation of leslie dickenson as water meter rea der mr dickenson had requested his transfer to the town works staff possibility of patients in nursing homes becoming public charges after establishing the required term of resi dence could be avoided by licencing births moore mr and mrs r moore limchouse are happy to announce the birth of their son gary ronald on wednesday february 29lh 195 at peel memorial hospital ilramp ton oates mr and mrs alfred oates lorraine crooks of erin announce the birth of a son terry neil feb ruary 25th 1956 at guelph geneial hospital ord mr and mn john d orl announce the birth of their son john chc saturday march 3rd 1956 tyers at st josephs hospital guelph sunday march 4th to mi and mrs john tyers of acton a son john edward deaths djck david d on tuesday feb ruary 28th 1956 in cleveland ohio david d dick in his 83rd year son of the late richard and catherine dick the funeral was held at the harold c mcclure funeral home 34 edith street georgetown on fn day afternoon at 2 30 interment in jbllcrcst cemetery norval memoriam hadley in loving memory of a dear wife and mother dorothy had ley who passed away march 3rd 1954 lovingly remembered by her hus band and family cards of thanks allen mrs clayton allen would like to say thank you to everyone who sent cards flowek and fruit to her grandchildren judith and mar go williams while they were ill cunningham we wish to thank friends for kindness extended du ring mrs cunninghams illness and at the time of her death particular ly mentioning rev alex calder and members of the corner club w c cunningham and family deforest i would like to thank all those who sent me cards letters and flowers while i was a patient in hospital they were very much appreciated edith deforcst hunter i wish to express my sin cere thanks to my friends and neigh bours who so kindly remembered me with visits cards flowers fruit and gifts while i was in st josephs hospital guelph and since return ing home charles hunter lloyd i wish to thank all my friends and neighbours for cards gifts and flowers while i was in hospital and since returning home len lloyd merrttt i would like to thank all my friends and neighbours for their cards flowers and gifts sent me while i was in the hospital and since returning home mrs wil liam merritt nevttt sincere thanks to all my friends who remembered me with cards messages phone calls and visits during my stay in hopital til be among you again in a week or so joyce nevitt whitney my sincere thanks to all my friends and neighbours who so thoughtfully visited me and re membered me with cards flowers fnrit letters and getwell cards while i was a patient in guelph ge neral hospital my special thanks to dr a macintosh and rev morgan mefftriane bill whitney such homes said reeve allen indic ation that such action might be a wise one for council the matter will be further considered by council third reading was given to a bylaw which will provide a debenture issue of 42800 for alterations to the muni cipal building r l gregory owner of the roxy theatre building advised council that he would sell a strip of land behind the building to the town for 200 which if the creek were tiled could provide parking space for at least 50 cars delrex developments asked for street lights on a number of streets in the area and this was referred to light chairman alfred sykes the weather mr editor march made a very mild entry this year and the ram took away a lot of the snow the month of february was above normal average in all columns the maximum for the month was 33 and is 7 degrees above average and the min imum was 14 being 3 degrees above average the snowfall too was seven inches above normal which is 15vfe jnches for february the highest temperature recorded during febru ary was 46 and the lowest was eight degrees below zero any may march lonlinue with the sunshine ern batkin date max min r s mon feb 27 29 4 flurries tues feb 28 30 3 flumes wed feb 29 29 8 thurs mar 1 46 4 r 26 fn march 2 38 34 it 03 sat mar 3 42 27 sun mar 4 40 25 s 1 average 36 15 r 29 s 1 david dick 82 dies in cleveland after a lingering illness david dick 82 son of the late richard and atherme dick died in cleveland ohio february 28th he is survived bj two brothers pet er a dick brampton and clayton b dick georgetown and one sister bes sie mrs george kennedy of milton rev j i royal norval conducted the f uncial service on friday at the harold c mcclure funeral home in georgetown interment was m hill crest cemetery nonal mrs bev eves loses father james massev whose daughter mrs rev eves lues in glen williams was buried tn acton ctrmtery on tues day he died in hospital in hamilton the previous saturday mr massey who was a resident of milton is survived by his wife olive kennedy and three children doro thy mrs bcv ecs of gltn williams lileen and peter at home the fun eral service took place in milton at the mckersie and thatcher funeral home pinegrove forum members at safe driving lecture the regular meeting of the farm forum of the 20th was cancelled so that the members could attend a lee ture in lowvdle on safe driving sponsored by the halton federation of agriculture the farm forum meeting of the 27th was held in the pine grove school the topic and discussion were on paying for our help mr harold early was chairman for the meeting it was decided to hold a euchre on the 21st of march at the school mrs al len harrop and mrs harold dennis were in charge of the lunch which was served at the close of the meeting spencer wilson and bill brain are attending a course in milton on how to run a movie projector we are sorry to report that guy wilson had the misfortune to break his wrist it is nice to see elizabeth cross home on the 10th line again she now has a walking cast and can get about congratulations to mildred johnson forgetting the best actress award in the halton junior farmers drama festival sorry to report that the clifford hunter family have been hi with jaun dice buf happy they are better now the forum meeting of march 5th was held at the home of mr and mrs allen harrop the topic and discus sion were trade and tariff how free can we make free trade in can ada mrs harold dennis was chair man for the meeting sandy barnes gave a very interest ing report on the folk school which he attended u the forums represen tative mrs tom mcgee and harold and chester early were lunch committee and served luscious hamburgers mayor warden mpp visitors 50th wedding on saturday march 3rd mr and mrs walter gummer celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in their home on king street georgetown mrs gummer was born mae clark in codrington ontario and mr gum mer was born in casselton ont they were married fifty years ago by the methodist minister rev mr dixon for their honeymoon they travel led west to alberta there liking the country they stayed for five years ranching a quarter section of land in ardrie five miles north of calgary from there they went to the county of northumberland for sixteen years leaving there they moved to milton where they operated a dairy farm for six years in 1928 they moved to geor getown where they have made their home ever since they have five children mrs mar shall timbers zella mrs george chaplin norma mrs don massey grace of peterborough mrs millie armann and bruce there are nine grandchildren and seven great grand children the esteem in which this couple is held was shown by the profusion of gifts cards and flowers and the num ber of people who colled during the afternoon and evening gifts from the family were a fri- light lamp an oil painting and a vase the grandchildrens gift was a hall mirror and from the great grandchil dren a hand painted tray and a cop per vase honoured guests were mrs g clarke sister of mr gummer mr norman gummcr and mr and mrs bruce gummer of warkworth treasured mementos of the occasion were a scroll from the province of ontai 10 a telegram from ontario s prenuei iislie frost a personal visit from mr stanley hall mpp warden stanley allen and mayor jack arm strong bringing greetings and best wishes from the town of georgetown mrs gummer received her guests wearing navy ertpc with silver broc dde and jvenring a beautiful cameo set her husband s gift receiving with her daughters mrs marshall timbers mrs george chaplin mrs don mas sey mrs millie armann and daugh tcr in law mrs bruce gummer and granddaughters mrs ray crawford mis don jarvie karen and marsha armann pouring tea were mrs john farm er mrs p chaplin of georgetown mrs grant clark and mrs brue gummer of warkworth mrs harry watkins of milton and mrs don her rington oi georgetown sen ing the guests were mrs doug woods mrs agar guest mrs w marchmcnt and mrs g cibbs and mrs f louden guests were present from windsor niagara i alls buwmanvillc new lis keard peterborough norham wark worth toronto and millon i nable to be present but sending fifttings were grandchildren vanc armann at school in pomona calif ornia mis george tanner in soest germam and george massey rccov i ring from an illness at his home in pelei borough also great grandchild rcn bobbie and donna marie tarmei in soest germany where their fathei is stationed with the canadian arim son in low don masscj sent greetings from peterborough unable to be pres cnt due to illness mr and mrs gummcr lie an active life mr gummer still keenly intc ested in gardening and politics and mrs gummer as always in her chil dren and friends dolly varden house destroyed in fire a dolly varden family are home less after a fire which completely de stroyed their house saturday night the 4room insulbrick house at dol ly varden built a year ago by georgo service was completely consumed in the flames as well as all furnishings clothing and household goods mr and mrs service and their two young children were away at the time the fire was noticed by a neighbour who summoned george town fire department while power less to save the house firemen bat tled the blaze using water from mrs angus mcdonalds cistern and from a nearby creek adjoining houses were not damaged mr service is employed in george town at alliance paper mills what council did 100 total damage three cars skid damage to three cars amounted to only 100 when they were involved in a water street collision at 1 a m on saturday morning john a taylor guelph had turned off the highway and his car skidded cars behind driven by allan walker and douglas murray 5 charles street were unable to stop and each rammed the car ahead jrs lead raiders trail in hockey playoff series georgetown juniors have a game edge in their playdown series with parry sound after an exciting game here last night which the locals won 53 georgetown lost the first game here 10 2 but came back strongly in parry sound saturday to win 2 1 jim beck ett 2 bob freestone ken and doug richardson scored last night the teams meet in parry sound again saturday and back here next tues day i he intermediate a raiders who have had too long a layoff took a 105 beating from slouffville monday in the first of the series playoffs i he visitors look an early j goal lead and it was only in the last period that raiders showed their real form the varey lnglis dixon line was clicking parlieulaily well voycc beaumont dion irons and bolzon got the raider goals the teams play ihursday in stouff ille and here saturday when it is hoped that more than the 500 admis sions of monday will register at the wicket enrolment ceremony for the girl guides the 1st georgetown girl guide com pim was enrolled last wednesday by dimsion commissioners mrs r a hoey and mis s l wood at st gcor gc s parish hal commissioners and guests were wcl corned by the company leader dawn iiebig girls weie enrolled in pat nils ind welcomed in the woild sis ttihood of guides bynthc commission ers the girls gave the audience a glimpse into the c ampin e held at then meetings by iheir song and sto lies followed by the guide prayer and taps hev kenneth richardson spoke a ftw woids of praise about the wolk done by the leaders and the import ance of this ijpc of work in the com muniu lea was served hj the rangei captain mrs norman maichment as sisted by mrs william chaplin guide pat sykes gae a otc of thanks to those who helpid with the tea i he company consists of 32 girls under the leadership of captain mrs ernest ball and lieut mrs c grieve guides enrolled on wednesday were mario i aird cathie smith donna louden pamela turnbull linda clarke margaret eason barbara kin- rade june i on dawn fiebig carole lane carole greensward angela marsh margaret hadley ann lorraine noble betty meguigan mary jane tucker helen kingbcil marilyn sun- nucks maude hadley shirley engle- by jacqueline morrow jacqueline shepherd barbara bennett dorothy thomson joan rundlc anita marsh heather marchmcnt pat sykes bren- da bell rosemary hole sharon swales and carol mills miss helen mcgiu and miss mary lindsay entertained at the mcglll home for mrs james cleave prior to her marriage with a miscellaneous shower dog owners important notice in an effort to control the spread of rabies in georgetown legislation has been passed providing that dogs may not run at large at any time arrangements have been made withoakville humane society to pick up stray dogs m georgetown commencing next tuesday morning march 13th if your dog is picked up you have 72 hours to claim it from the pound in oakville by paying eny fine imposed and a boarding charge of 1 00 a day please note this is an important measure for the protection of the general public and it will be strictly enforced john d kbit ckrv tie up all dogs rabies precaution full house two nights chapel school operetta overflow crowds jammed knox church hall thursday and friday to see the blue belt a norwegian op eretta presented by senior grades of chapel street school the beautifully costumed operetta had every aspect of a professional pro duction and with its music humour and fairy talc setting was a delight for the audience principal harold henry directed the play kenneth b harrison was musi cal director with mrs james f evans assisting and framing the dancers the scenery was designed by the school staff val stein was in charge of publicity and properties and lu- ena campbell and mrs h c wrig- glesworth were assisted by mothers of the players in making the costumes leading rojei in the operetta were played by sonja berg bob salter monte andrews brenda bell danny golden sharon swales janice shrub- sole gary teeter and paul marko the large cast also included fairies in waiting diane greenwood joan craig queens maids barbara whit- mce gail malcolm cairne babey piges andrew deboer jimmy hamil ton leonard tucker john bennett wilston weatherall barbers douglas kennedy lynnc hyde leo tucker fairies bheila dorsey karen reeve christine leslie ann lorraine noble marlene armstrong jean anne lnglis margaret murray mary evans cour tiers barbara avery linda vanwyck moths pamela curne pamela wil liams betty carey jocelyn bell el aine greenwood gnomes david mac kenzie gary herbert richard page aire vandcrvoort robert wriggles- worth georgetown boys band made their first public appearances at the show playing both evenings to open the pro gram kindergarten pupils had a rhy thm band and a peter rabbit operetta children taking part in this in cluded janet armstrong john camp bell patricia i ince brenda tizzard jane i lhson michael fans and kay mond mtcolgan what council did 25000 population in twenty years faludi georgetown will be a city of 25000 within twenty years so said dr 11 g faludi of town plinnim consultants in presenting a zoning report to council thursday dr tuludis suggestions for guidign future growth of the town were heard intently by councillors and a number of interested citnzens who attended the couneil meeting his report which he synopsizcd was illustrated with coloured maps showing proposals for zoning the town into residential industrial com mercial and park areas the controversial moore farm and downtown parking came in for some discussion dr taludi s maps showed a highway strip of 25 acres reserved for home building and the balance of the farm for industrial use cr leroy dale said he had always believed that a railway siding into the moore property would be too expens ive deputy reeve sargent said this opinion is erroneous according to an engineer who had been over the prop crty last summer dr faludi suggested that any opin ions on his report be reserved until it is studied in detail with downtown parking particularly he said he would first like to discuss his rccom mendations with council then with merchants before the information be comes public his report said dr faludi is com piled from a technicians vicudoint and is subject to modificatoffpr fac tors which only a resident can under stand the town has a total acreage of 3000 acres and 73 per cent of this is still to be developed the future will bring such things as a hospital more public schools ex panded public utilities and parking facilities in the central part of the city he said he foresees a five mil lion dollar industrial assessment in the jiew industrial area anwering a complaint from reeve allen that cars in the downtown area are not chalked until 10 a tn allow ing people to park all morning in the 2 hour area cr walter gray said that one answer teem to be parking met ers though be has always been ag ainst taking this measure until merchants come to town with a majority petition im not even go ing to discuss meters said mayor armstrong if you have metering without a free area nearby worry downtown about competition from new shopping areas becomes real he continued citing the case of bur lington wjiicn abandoned meters af ter a few months of use strong measures to forestall any outbreak of rabies among george town dogs have been taken by the town council council has extended the prohibi tion bylaw enforced in the summer months to a yearround proposition effective immediately it is an offence to have dogs running at large at any time oakville humane society has been engaged to patrol the town and pick up stray dogs owners of such dogs have 72 hours to claim them at the oakville pound by payment of a 100 a day boarding fee and any fine im posed by the local police george towns dog by law allows a fine rang ing from 1 00 to 10 00 for allowing a dog at large action was taken when reeve stan allen who is chairman of the county rabies control committee outlined the seriousness of a rabies epidemic at last thursdays council meeting while no actual cases have been de finitely diagnosed in halton he said there have been some suspicious inci dents the game warden reports a number of dead foxes lying in farm ers fields and one report says a farm lad tried to kill a fox with a club which refused to run away one of the symptoms of the disease rabies started some weeks ago in northern ontario and are bound to spread according to veterinarians georgetown has joined with several other municipalities in asking the gov ernment to provide fiec vaccination of all dogs in the county the humane society will begin op erations in town next tuesday morn ing the town wil lpay a charge of 51 00 an hour and 10c a mile for their council took action to acquire a 17 foot wide strip of land from private property owners along no 7 highway in the delrex area by instructing the town solicitor george hewson to negotiate with owners offering a price of 10c a square foot this is the am ount paid by the dept of highways for similar properties last year delrex is deeding a 17 foot strip along their entire highway frontage in order to keep a wide highway en tranee into town and the town purch asc will tie in with this a fifth policeman will be added to the town forte in june council is advertising for a probat- jonan constable at a salary of 2700 to join the force on june 1st sisters bridesmaids at cleavemuckart wedding knox presbjtcnan church was the scene o the marriage of shirley mar garet muckart daughter of mr and mrs geoige muckart young street and james dolson cleave son of mr and mrs lome cleave r r 1 norval the ceremony was performed by the rev alex calder at 4 30 saturday af ternoon mrs edna gowland was the organist the bride given m marriage by her father was gowned in a white waltz- length crystallite wedding gown fa shioned in princess lines with scoop neck bordered with mandarin lace her fingertip veil fell from a head piece of the matching mandarin lace she carried blue orchids and white hjaeinths the brides sister jean acted as the maid of honour and her sister helen as bridesmaid both were dressed al ike in pale blue crystallite in a style similar to the brides they wore matching headpieces and shoes their flowers were nosegays of white and blue mums walker cleave acted as groomsman jack muckart brother of the bride and frank cleave were ushers at the reception held in the church hall mrs muckart received the guests wearing a printed silk in blue tones with white navy and white accessor ies her corsage was of white carna tions mrs cleave assisted the brides mother wearing a printed silk in ice berg blue with navy accessories with a corsage of pink carnations for their honeymoon trip to the united states the bride wore a blue tweed suit with pale blue and nivy accessories her corsage was of pale blue orchids mr and mrs cleave will live on mill street guests were present from toronto new toronto hallburton norval georgetown campbellvule bramp ton leroy dale q c left friday morn ing by plane for florida and will be holidaying at sl petersburgh tor the next few weeks mrs g k urquhart has just retur ned from kingston where the spent a week with her brother and his family mr and mrs win scott mr and mrs art suddaby charles street had u their guests sunday mrs k suddaby and daughter roth of brampton and mr and mrs frank a r smith port credit