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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 17, 1957, p. 1

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fcrsiome tsiitf storm -sewers- h tflwswanek subdivision is jteijjw dropped by the town council at at meeting monday decided that expensive cost of-lit- igatktn weald not be worth the risk of losing thesuilthe town bad rtim that mr monro- is respon sible for an estimated 11000 sew er system needetlto overcome ser ious drainage pxdnlems in the sub division built on farm land form erly owned by the late tom hew- eon a full discussion was held with solicitor johnord who has repres ented the town in the action mr monro has launched a counter6uit the hewson estate and mayor ann strong and a majority of council felt that it would be- a protracted affair which could last a year or two and entail heavy legal costs t the motion to discontinue the uit is op the understanding that it can be done without payment of costs to mr munro and that he discontinue all court action of his own reeve stan allen and deputy reeve doug sargent opposed drop ping the suit they argued that the town has a good case and that it is not fair to ratepayers to sad dle them with an 11000 expendi ture which they feel is not the towns responsibility cr garfield mcguvray wfio with cr alfred sykes made the motion to drop the suit said he had been against the court action from the start feeling it too risky others said they had changed their minds and could not risk more money on the chance of winning a lawsuit vq 4rintrnng smjl before the ttseojjsrah started that as he had become personally involved in the salt he would refrain from any discussion and would also not -vote-ea-aay- decision which council might make as the discussion concluded- the mayor remarked in my years on council i have had my hardest job tonight sitting here listening without opening my mouth council called tenders for con structions of a chlorinator building at the sewage disposal plant a catch basm and culvert will be installed at the 9th line near lincoln motors to overcome a bad drainage condition estimated cost is 300 similar action is planned on the highway near georgetown animal clinic but council could not agree on the proper action and will have the road committee look over the situation with the- town engineer mr and mrs el j keyse s-chb- dons place are sister ifiss qdesade gee to arrive on friday via the press of scotland mjw fifwi planning to make her home in canada for many yean ate done missionary work with dr grahams baptist mission in jmampnwgt india and since re turning to london england se veral months ago lias been work ing as a social worker in a child rens clinic in london on saturday pierrette pruneau t f fii agaj had a party at her home 55 ontario st to celebrate her birth day guests enjoyed dancing with lunch afterwards and miss pruneau received many lovely gifts guests attending were art mcguigan pat pruneau bill ham mond maxine macdougau jack shirley and bob lowin mr and mrs terry bludd mr and mrs jack cuthbert lillian shepherd joe kirley doreen armstrong moira dorsey beverley davies tom shea dave ikons bill chard three raiders who contributed heavily to the scoring picture in saturdays championship win over sjhdridge beavers were dave irons bill chard and junior beaumont irons and chard each had a goal and assist arid junior scored twice in the final period bud varey was the other georgetown goalgetter t fourteen rural schools in stewartt0wn music festival heart attack is fatal for doctors daughter helen mary mcallister the elder the engagement isjmounced of p jj a mca viou jane eldest daughter of i lister 5 u sl n sudden engagements mrs john hemphill bowmanville and the late mr hemphill to wit liam james evans ef oshawa son of the late mr and airs e evans of devon england the marri age will take place in maple grove united church on may 38th at threethirty oclock mrr and mrs paul larsen r r 4 geo announce the ekde marilyn to ames daniel hewitt son of mr and mrs wil liam hewitt 1 churchill crescent the marriage will take place on friday may the seventeenth at seven pan in sl georges angli can church georgetown stewarttown susies have first aid demonstration on april 3rd the 4h club stew- arttown susies held their meeting at the home of mrs fred arm strong the meeting opened with the 4h pledge seven members were present the members were pleased to see mrs l devries at the meeting and mrs jamieson the halton county health nurse who gave a demonstration on first aid the hostess served a delicious lunch to conclude the evening the next meeting will be on the 18th of april at mrs armstrongs home ly from a heart attack at her home on apnjl 10th mis mcallister attended public and high schools here also guelph collegiate she was very fond of her church work having made plans to help serve at a church ga thering the evening following her death also to assist in preparation of elements for sunday common- she wastond of outdoor activi ties especially hiking skiing and swimming she as a member of the friendship circle of st johns united church she leaves her parents a sister jean of toronto and brother arth ur e of georgetown the funeral service on saturday at the harold c mcclure funeral home was conducted by her pastor rev morgan mcfarlane and in terment was in greenwood ceme tery georgetown the pallbear ers were two cousins alvin pass- more exeter and nelson couling london and walter townend george ward graham farnell and kyle bingham from georgetown many outoftown friends aten- ded the funeral these including mr and mrs e f brooks toron to mr and mrs james yaale of hamilton mr and mrs george d smith and daughter orillia mr and mrs simpson from the re- greensladeherringfqn wedding in knox church search dept ttc toronto mr and mrs aivin passmore and mr 1 anil mrs oscar tuckey exeter mr and mrs clifford molr us- borne huron county mrs bert j barrie mr and mrs nelson coul- i ing london mrs grace gciger i waterloo mr and mrs cyril dale i hespeler telegrams were receiv ed from toronto shawville que the marriage of pauline june c 8ang walk beside you herrington daughter of mr and and because mrs orbey herrington and cecil given in marriage by her fa- p messages from hamil- herbert greenlade son of mr ifher tbe bride chose a long gown re and mrs ch creenslade of f hn of french lace brampton was solemnised in knox presbyterian church on saturday afternoon rev alex j calder performed the double ring ceremony and the church was decorated with standards of white sbasta mums and salmon pink gladiolus mn edgar gowland played the wed- ling music add mrs donald han- good response to easter eal fund iowner of a recently opened ac counting businesson main street walter popewas introduced as a member of the georgetown rotary club at the clubs regular meetihgranmonaay at fairview jnh mr- pope brings to three the number of near members joining the club the first of march bob barns enairman of the seal x able to keep on tb ka wmmt tla 4hmmavtaml jfhmk j fimthilhad ahwwtr toppttd uiriacnlbe stafest iar enbrt an th wpllwitfa pink studded with pearls and coloured sequins with a mandarin collar and long pointed sleeves the flowing skirt featured nylon net over satin with french lace trim her fingertip veil was held by a headdress sprinkled with sequins and pearls she carried red roses and stcphanotis matron of honour for her sister mrs norman young wore a pea cock blue silk organza waltz leng th gown with matching headdress and gloves miss verna louth and mrs emery thompson chose similar gowns of sun coral they carried bouquets of white shasta mums mr emery thompson was groomsman and the ushers were mr melvin greenslade had mr ronald herrington v following the wedding a recep tion was held in the odd fellows hall the brides mother receiv ed wearing m teal blue crepe dress with pink acce mrs char les greenslade assisted in a embroidered taffeta dress wffli rcm aecessories both word cotfe sagec bf sweetheart oisiv the coople itft on a jnabpr tndtjstrlaw rate m a news item reported the in dustrial tax rate incorrectly last week the rate is 53 mills not 64 r of trafal- idjudicator a list below with fin- fourteen public schools from ru ral esquesing competed in the es- quesing township music festival in the stewarttdwn hall last wed nesday to decide the finalist from fourteen divisions to represent the township in thej county festival at milton jack asher gar schools of entries apj alists indicated girls solo7 and under finalists robin simpson quatre bras and christine mctrash mil ton heights christiana pillegrims stew- arttown darlene leslie of hornby lidianne beer water loo anne shortql blue mountain connie coles bannockbnrn jul thisuewaitecligny dublin scbooh wendfowen lorne sha ron hume dufferia boys solo 7 at finalists ricky corbett stone school and david sanmiya ligny douglas guardhouse quatre bras stuart nurse ashgrove har vey taylor lome tommy brad ley stewarttown billy dennis of pinegrove laurie death hornby roy brooks bannockburn sid hof- sude dublin philip powell mil ton heights learn unknown friends at rebekah banquet tuesday evening april 16th was the evening that the members of the unknown friends club of the rebekah lodge had been waiting for a whole year to find who had drawn their names last year and who had been sending them gifts and cards all through the year after a delicious salad banquet which had been catered to by the four group leaders the noble grand mrs william gibbs propo sed the toast to the queen mrs v torrance proposed the toast to the lodge and mrs gordon king responded to it mrs peggy wy- lie proposed the toast to the un known friends and mrs jack wat son replied eryone was still waiting to open their parcels which this time in cluded the name of the person who jbliottjj had been surprising them all year after checking the list for prope bates for tbeneat year the big zoo- ment came and tnere was a mad dash for the cards job the gifts bearing the all important name and then pandemonium broke loose with explanations all over the room of surprise appreciation and relief from the suspense relief from suspense was shortlived tho because names were immediately drawn for the coming year and the tantalizing circle starts again one of the very pleasant things choir school enrolment jtiharh f- the retartt home for the evening of mrs under fianlist ashgrove pinegrove continued on page 8 first section walkout shuts malton avro orenda plants a walkout yesterday at the mal ton avro plant spread today when orenda engines closed down at noon when insufficient employees reported for work the trouble arose over dismissal of an avro employee with the un ion claiming the company had not observed proper procedure in the dismissal employees asked for passes tuesday morning and many attended a meeting in toronto in the afternoon sympathizers at the orenda plant took similar ac- ti t an anoth uuiun me ing was scheduled today the walkout affects many local people employed at the two plants edgar eyres from buffalo she is a guest of mrs elmer dron after the banquet the members adjourn ed to the lodge rooms for the reg ular lodge meeting i- u jjcrb georgetown raiders enter the 0ha intarmediate- a flnalarvi tonight i the raiders travel to tilisonburg to start a best of 7 series whht the partdriecb who ousted bowmanville saturday as raiders elt minatedsundridge in a dose victory here thisoruwrg corneshere saturday tor the second game and the balance of the schedule will be decided tonight- when team offic ials get together in tilisonburg saturdas garnethere was a fitting climax to a thrilling series which went the full seven games georgetown won the first on home ice sundridge ditto raid ers took the third on home ice followed with two tiegames the weather mr editor- there has been some snow recor ded on every day but one in this weeks summary which makes it look more like a winter report a merry christmas would seem a bel ter salutation this week than hap py easter era batkin date max min snow mon april 8 43 26 1v4 tues april 9 45 22 wed april 10 44 27 4 thurs april 11 42 26 1 fvl april 12 39 25 w sat april 13 40 20 flur sun april 14 45 24 flur average 43 24 7 mackenzie gets contract for new acton fire hall tender of the local contracting firm of j b mackenzie and son suspense was mounting since w ltd for building a new fire hall in acton was awarded last week by acton council the mackenzie bid of 5863 was lowest of ten received coftmetes rcaf courset mew posting m quebec flying officer donald e carney has completed bis adweather course on cf 100s at cold lake alberta and has now been posted to squadron 425 bagotville que jfe spent a few days leave with us parents mr and mrs elmer carney r r 4 georgetown en route to bis new station he was accompanied by his navigator fly ing officer gary flatt of medicine hat alberta last wednesday in- sundridge the home team scored a 4 1 win over raiders who were shorthand- ed with blake tnglis and pete bradkin on the sidelines with in juries with the series completely ttsdv some 1800 fans jammed the election june 10th the federal election has been called for monday june 10th saturday for the final with about 200 disappointed people on the outside when the doors were closed after t he building was filled to capacity it was a scoreless tie in a fast first period irons and chard teamed for a goal shortly after the second period opened to start a scoring spree which saw sundridge come back with a pair then raiders with two more johnston and christie for the visitors chard scored from irons and gerry in- glis and at 1904 varey pot rai ders ahead again on assists from dixon and blake inglis the win was sewed up in the last period by playing captain junior beaumont ferri and ptashnyk set up his first goal with ferri and white contributing to georgetowns last score of the evening bucko mcdonal boys lead for geo didnt slow up the game at att at 8s oshell came back with a sund ridge goal and at 1335 the reli able boyer notched one from here until game end the beavers pressed hard goalie young pop ped in and out of position like a rabbit as he was withdrawn each time the beavers made a drive op the ice and rhodes was called upon for some sterling work to save another tie score the game ended 54 the same night a 4 2 win by tilisonburg over bowmanville ended their series by a similar- 42 game score cgit daffodil tea a successful event the members of the cgit held a daffodil tea in st johns hall nsaturday april 13th undecthe convenership of their superintend ent mrs c e teague the girls went to tremendous amount of work to carry- out the daffodil theme the room was beautifully decorated with daffodils the girls had made themselves and they wore black crepe paper aprons with daffodils on them and little yellow caps with black streamers it made the setting very attractive and spring like as well as the tea there was home baking for sale lucky winner and handicraft work the girls had made mrs earl lince poured tea it was a most successful afternoon silvers legion tie bowling league the silvers entry in the indus trial bowling league pulled up ev en with legion no 1 last week both teams have 139 points in the race for league- leadership with provincial and andersons follow ing closely behind with 134 and im valentine and w bradley led the bowlers in the week with high single and triple of 314 and 818 jack kemshead and g jjrnv- itage were consistent getting shv glesof 811 and sob and triples of n and 794 to also place in the top brackets r point standing of other teams in the league kentnert 115 firemen 104 legion no 8 100 kays 96- barflies 81 davidsons 79 block busters 74 imperials 62 1 barbers and beauty shop opera tors in georgetown are considering a change in store hours on monday council received a petition signed by a number of these asking for monday closing regulations which govern grocers and thursday opening and meat stores the petition presented by rubs taggart was withdrawn when may- or aimstiuug suggeste th as beauty shops wished to have an extra evening open they should petition separately four other barbers in addition to mr tag- gart had signed m m fi tt cwta what council did barbers beauty shops may seek monday closing john elliott thanked council on behalf of the red cross for allow ing the red cross flag to fly over the municipal building during the fund campaign he reported the funiu caw miss surishiire presents orangesv public schools something new in citrus fruit promotion came to georgetown last thursday when miss florida sun shine accompa a large trailer load of orangestancvgrapefruit to the iga foodliner on guelph sl it was the first time that the flor ida fruit had been offered for sale in a retail store just 48 off the trees wi miss florida stuuube whose real name is marianne lenchak was at the store in the morning be fore visiting the three local publld schools where stwpresented each ik1 with an c sd objective has been exceeded with a total of 2285 to date requesting permission to erect a garage on his arietta street prop- building bylaw to some extent erty which will contravene the similar tojjjenry helfant was granted such permission with crs fred harri son and alfred tion sykes in oppost- they objected because the gar age could be placed in another lo cation although other councillors pointed ou that it would be ex pensive for both mrhelfant and the town if an unopened road al lowance had to beused asking for some gravel to fix a drainage problem la front of his college street home w o brown3 ridge was told by road chairman walter gray that he would investi gate and action will be taken it needed a request for direction signs at the maple main sl comer by h m martyn was turned over to the- road committee mr martyne complained that dri- v vera become confused at the er use his driveway for turning when they lose their way and ttut this js dangerous because there hv luted hill which could lead to ae djen t- mrs grace kmp wasengaged at as temporary help in the clerwci office to assist in sent bdls v h m i m

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