Ontario Community Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 16, 1956, p. 19

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ha hey motors 31 john street trlangle 72591 firestone tires as low as 1395 and your old retreadable lira have your headlights set accurately with the only tru level headlight alignment gauge 250 the lawn cruiser rotary power mower 18 blade and johnson 2 h p 2 cycle motor only 8450 willard batteries for all cars extra fouryear warranty repairs to all makes we specialize in ford products burlington honours retiring pubilshers burlington residents and weekly newspapermen in the district hon oured george harris and his father elgin harris last week at a testi monial dinner a television set was presented to e a harris and an outboard motor to george harris they have retired as publishers of the burlington gazette which mr harris founded in 1899 most of the evening was given over to remmisc ing about the old days which was enjoyed equally by those who had lived through them and those who were hearing of them for the first time garfield mcgiivray represented the georgetown herald at the dinner in the estammet and g a dills who publishes the acton and milton weeklies accompanied him m m robinson president of the newly formed burlington printing co winch has purchased the business in trodueed ofheers and directors of the company and outlined future plans a s nicholson was chairman and paul a fisher gave a historical re view of the early days in burlington district speaking on behalf of weekly newspapers were bill telfcr managing director of canadian week ly newspapers association don fair bairn cbc neighbourly news broad caster and mr dills planning board starts study of zoning plan holding their second meeting on thursday in the municipal building members of the new georgetown planning board began studying the official zoning plan prepared by dr h fdludi it is anticipated that the page to page study of dr faludis material will occupy several meetings of the board members will make revisions where they feel it necessary and when they have prepared a final draft it is planntd to present this at a public letting of ratepayers a proposed zoning by law will then be rccom mended to the town council for fur ther sidy and eventual passing call tr 73271 tr 72674 concrete work footings cellar floors sidewalks block work brick laying for your construction needs carpentry homes garages kitchens bathrooms remodeling modernizing mcnally construction elgin street near cnr station sam reid president of valley hill ratepayers officers of georgetown s newest ratepayers group valley hill rate paers were elected last tuesday at an organization meeting in chapel st public school thi new group is composed of resi dents in the north cast section of town and was organized primarily among home owners in the new swanek subdivision sam reid 1 college st was elect id president other oflkers include james mc bruit ice president wall suther land secretarj treasurer and an executive committee mrs al currie ian cass a e taylor and norman carrie road conditions in the subdivision occupied the attention of the meet mg as a main topic residents com plained that the roads are in almost impassable condition and they have received little satisfaction from the contractor while the town council assumes no responsibility until the roads are in proper shape and offi ciall taken over by the town last week the council contacted mia reporting the situation and it is ixpecled that thu mi speed eompktion of the roads packing the biggest power punch in history new 1300 send iruclt model 1314 new panel model 143 new lightweight champs grmt ntw cholc in power planti carrying capacitlvt boosted i a modern short stroke v8 for every model and four famous 6cylindcr engines with higher horse powers than ever seven brilliant engines in alll new front axle rated at 7000 lbs new rear axles rated at 18000 lbs and a trucking first revolutionary tripletorque tandems with more advanced fea tures than any other tandem on the market nw wldar choice in transmits ions automatic and synchromtshl now a work saving enginesaving automatic for every series the range of hydra matic models has been expanded and chevrolet proudly introduces an exclusive new heavyduty 6speed automatic powermatic with the hydraulic retarder thai saves service brakes i theres also a complete line of synchromesh transmissions for every model 1 anything less it an old fashioned truck chevrolet trucks arthur scott motors ltd fred wase elevated to anglican canon retiring in june as rector of st pauls anglican church dunnville archdeacon fred wase will become canon residentiary assisting at christ church cathedral hamilton canon wase was rector of churches in georgetown and glen williams extend halton baseball zone the halton count baseball lea gue at its annual meeting returned pete mcmullen of milton as presi dent of that loop taking over in the roles of first and second vice presidents of the league were two oak illc baseballmen doug wilson and jim bltck while jim waldie of milton will handle secretary duties other duties went to art melan son of milton who will assist in cer tificate documentation mike timm ins was appointed umpire in chief another result of the meeting was that the territorial rights of the hal ton county league were increased in area the new boundaries arc out lined by highwaj 27 to highway 7 past bolton north to orangeville down ilighwa 6 to fergus and past alt skirls hamilton and along highnj 2 through burlington and bronte and back to highwaj 27 glen williams mrs bud bishop heads glen home and school mrs j bud h shop succeeded tom hill as president of glen wil hams home school association when the annual meeting was held tueda evening of last week in the school roj norton sr is vice president and mrs j armilage sccrttar five executive officers were also elected mrs curl wheeler john armilage mrs herb hancock mrs bert dixon and william korzack mae sprow 1 ga e an account in picture and words of his visit in britain aftc r winning a scholarship one of two given each vear to oung canadian farmers b the nuf fie id farm equipment firm he showed over a hundred colour ed slides of the counlrvside and cit ies in all parts of britain ireland r rnnco swityerland and germanv one in particular he values highly showing the queen mother looking almost el i recti v into the camera it was taken within three feet of her while she was at a flower show and mr sprowl explained that his over seas badge helped him get so close for the picture he also showed six slides taken during presentation of the glen school operetta and mentioned that parents can obtain prints of these if they wish tea and cookies were served warn rouseholders on wiring racket some electrical appliances sales men are trying to trick householders into rewiring their houses and pur chasing other electrical equipment kelso roberts attorney general and w j scott ontario fire marshal have warned speaking at hart house to the an nual training course for municipal fire chiefs the two men pointed out the salesmen were making use of legislation passed at the last session of the ontario legislature the new legislation allows fire departments to order a householder to ask ontario hydro for an electrical reinspection of wiring believed to be a fire haz ard mr scott said some private firms were attempting to get new business by entering households and stating they were making inspections under the fire marshals act they would then say rewiring was necessary he said householders should not allow such persons into their homes said mr scott at present there are no representatives of the fire marshals office visiting homes in connection with electrical inspections and any program by municipal fire depart ments tn this new field has not yet started wtcfpn jtrtk fawytown ontario trimjte 72251 booth taxi your a surance of prompt cour teous safe service the georgetown herald wednesday evening may 16th 1956 page 7 i flowers for all occasions wedding work corsages a specialty cut flowers and funeral designs we wire flowers rosedale floral 32 albert st tr 72952 iimiiraiutianurjiiuiiiiiiiiuiiniiiirnrfiriiiii ji from 1926 to 1931 he is anglican archdeacon of haldimand mr wase is remembered locally particularly for his sunday school work and his music trained in choral singing he also contributed much to this part of church worship he was associated with the cathe dral before coming to georgetown and was in town in 1952 when he was one of the special speakers during st georges centennial year tmummtftiwio don houston plumbing and heating tr 72506 travel notes england this summer limited number of tourist class berths available early may and late july reservations for summer sailings 1957 now being reserved john r barber traval advltor john r barber agency insurance travel triangl 73521 mill street life mot the bogey it seems remem8ek- that today is the tomorrow we worried i about ye6teroay wiring cemnwdal and domaatk beatty pumps literal tradln time payment plan now available per wlrlni and suppll leq5electric commercll i domestic rf at v pumps mill street tr 72901

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