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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 11, 1957, p. 1

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s4w fourth f afles ocotoftown ontak wbnfsoav evwing septbmbw 1 19 fust section j georgetown higa school enrol- lnent stood at 312 laavweek as a new irecord high in number of students vindicated the eonstrac- tiph this year of the new 6 toon wihgl the total ijp approximate ly 30 from last year caused a tem- perary staggering of classes which win give students a four day week however the situation- is expected to be righted some time this weekr when at least three of the new classrooms will be ready for use the new wing includes a physics lab and commercial room plus six stendartl cassroonts the school board has acquired three hew teachers mrs grace era erson mr arthur dobson and mr tom beer to compensate for the loss of three of last years staff miss m ii burke mr carl schenk and mr damon roberts mrs em erson of meadowvale was former ly at northern vocational school and central tech and will teach histry geography and english mr dobson of kirkland- lake and mr beerof georgetown will teach maths and science and assist with pt completing the staff are miss florence luke miss rose piercey mr alan prouse mr a m bax ter mr blair armstrong mrs robert bess mrs sid hardie mrs- j l lambert mrs- john gunn mr maurice pasteur mr kenneth har rison and miss rosemary jordan the only major subject change this term is the resumption of latin classes by upper school what council did councillor seeks relief sister dies in ohio former resident here death claimed anocher old geor getown citizen in the name of mrs kenneth comrie of elyria ohio she came back here to visit with her sister mrs mary e morrow victoria street staying a week re turning to her home monday aaagdcaoaj fr vat 2th and entered the hospital t august 29th and died on saturday august 31st mrs morrow left on monday september 2nd to attend her funeral mrs comrie was the daughter of the late mr and mrs g w kelly georgetown and lived here for ma ny years she was born at cale- don east canada tune 1st 1889 going to the united states in 1911 living in cleveland ohio for a number of years then moving to elyria she was a member of the smith ft stone night at nojml halton ootf cluev the smitn and stone aight jit the north halton golf and coun- try dub was a huge success with seventyseven participants aveiglti bradbury and bus binkiey were the chairmen who arranged the meet the prize winners were group no 1 4w6 first low net jim graham second low net norf man marchment third jow net ted bludd first low gross jim linton most honest golfer jack hamilton tjroup number 2 1824 first low net harold hutchinson second low net stu young third low net frank wallace first low gross duke wilson most honest golfer cyril brandford group number three 2628 first low net hugh dickie second low net dick crichton third low net bill hamilton first low gross cec mcnamara most honest golfer e wilcox group number four 3036 first low net jim cleave second low net russ woods third low net peter darlington first low gross jiin gilchrist most honest golfer les percival visitors first low net phil greigs second low net murray ri chardson third low net j hillig first low gross jim hinchey most honest golfer alf sykes lucky draw winners were bill young norman marchment jim evans bill tuck bob burns bill tuck scotty patterson del wal lace jack malcolm art mackenzie ted nancarrow cec mcnamara twice cyril brandford i j parade of homes the weather quite a rain e lad on the holi day it was over half of the hpr- jntal for the month of september jail at once september is starting out well and both maximum and rnininmm temperatures this week ire above average ern batkin government bodies council was thrown into a dis cussion on the subject of the rising education cost at last mondays meeting when cr hyde questioned the senior members as to the pos sibility of greater provincial assis tance in the matter the action came after the reading of the ac count for the public school board this may be an old issue but ft has been in my mind for some time hb wotswpi mayor jack amnror dlscussetwhouses lie hud lust visited with clarence hes- lop of rex heslop homes limited at the parade oftlomes sponsored by the north halton builders associatioif the tour of the delrex residential area was attended by nearly 300 members of george town municipal bodies and service clubs photo by ross jamieson mimico church of the open door i think it i 0 of the reach or besides her husband she s sur- th municipality to keep on with vived by two sons k bruce and j education costs stated cr hyde george both of elyria 4dangh- weve got to approach the gov- ters louise mrs george james ernroen to relieve the town of north olmstead ethel mcnally i these costs he went on to sua- comrie mrs prank fritrler of rocky river noreen mrs bill collins mildred mrs bernie low- ry all of elyria seventeen grand children and six great grandchild ren she is also survived by two brothers reginald kelly of cleve land and bill of conniact ohio six sisters mary mrs mary el morrow of georgetown mabel mrs j b mcnichol annie mrs joe cooney orangeville velma mrs frank cameron etheleana mrs louis malavac irene mrs w wilke all of cleveland ohio mrs comrie was buried from the sudo curtis funeral home the service was held at 1 pm wed nesday september 4th the rev ralph neighbour officiating bur ial was in lakewood park ceme tery rocky river a brother and sister predeceased her george kel ly of round valley alberta and ida mrs charlie hoare of geor getown- mrs morrows three sons mot ored to cleveland over the week end to bring her back roy wig- gins jack j morrow and gerald g morrow esso station displays sailpcanj since sunday sept 7th a 36 foot span sailplane- has occupied the showroom of the new ebso service station operatedtoy herkes ray- croft the machine is a primary single seat trainer and was recent ly acquired by trie newly formed georgetown chapter of the aero club hanmonle tola soaring or gliding club owns flying field of ever 260 acref near bejwood and a 2jo0 square foot banger is near- ing completion this building will bouse the jtralner plane and the other equipmeqt el the eluh the latter includes a two sealer high performance machine with wkueh a record was recerftjy established and the tow winch tninajipim can tow a sailplane to ls00ricet in less than ode minute ft lso peeled that the winch will shortly at the ess station gest that pressure be put on the provincial government inquiring if there was any organization with this aim to which the town could give their support it was pointed out by reeve stan allen that at one time premier frost promised that the province would pay 50 per cent of education costs and that at present the rate stood at approximately only 38 in answering cr hydes question the mayor reminded council that the mayors and reeves committee of which reeve allen and himself were members were working stren uously on the problem stressing that council could best help the movement by supporting this or ganization four requests by the george town volunteer ambulance service were turned over to cr hydes committee speaking on be half of the gvas officers john henley asked council to have the stove cleaned and humidifier re paired that water be piped into the building that the building be lined with tentest for insulation add that the steep incline which makes it difficult to back the am bulance into the building be level- led and surfaced with- asphalt the latter request will not be able to be granted however until sewage and water are installed it was suggested by cr- hyde that part of the problem would be solv ed if the one usable door were- widencd and the other closed off entirely speaking on the poor attendance by georgetown at the monthly ur ban board meetings deputy reeve sargent opindthat it may be ad visable txa go back to the old sys tem in which various councillors wan appointed to attend cr bale agreed that georgetown should show better attendance at these meetings and suggested jhat names be drawn from a hat to choose a bttegatfr jeeve allen stated that hawifljl rather see 3 or 4 oonadllora vofcmteer to attend guests at union for campbell ostrander vows mrs william ostrander mr and mrs w h ostrander mr and mrs ted leslie mr and mrs nor man icam mr and mrs frank as- beck mrs kenneth richardson all of georgetown mrs oscar ostran der rockwood mrs andy ostran der mr clarence ostrander mr and mrs j a mccauley mr and mrs murray brown all of hutton- ville mrs ida moore mr and mrs charles hunt miss mary marshall mr f keates mr and mrs a lun- dy mr and mrs bert borst mr and mrs j gatwsy miss donna churchell mr and mrs jin algie miss hilda mewbouse mits caro lyn sutton mr and- mrs harold olsen miss jessie johnston mr and mrs w l barber and mr eugene strickland all of bramp ton mrs g l royal and mrs don dolson of norval mr and mrs leslie young terra cotta mrs h inglis glen williams mr wil liam campbell ceylon miss p l johnston mr and mrs w n johnston mr paul johnston wil liam johnston mrs marilyne deck- ert all of toronto mr and mv reuben wilson dave johnson and miss sadie johnston of god- erich mr and mrs clifford brod- ie mr and mrs burke thomas burke james brodie mr and mrs wilfred brodie and t j brodie of markdale driver seriously injured norval tank truck accident limehouse oah fofvolunteeri by the mayor 58 students enrol at limehouse school school opened at ss no 9 with thirty seven in the junior room eleven of them beginners all under the guidance of miss glenda quin- ton of meaford mrs mckay of rockwood is in charge of the sen ior grades with twenty one enrol led congratulations to mr and mrs don graham on the arrival of their little daughter at peel memorial hospital sri september 2nd her mother mrs yakes of mount for est is visiting them miss olive marshall of toronto has been visiting the w mitchells mr and mrs hennault of de troit visited mr and mrs mills a week ago a pleasant evening was spent in the hall on saturday when hon oured guests were mr and mrs herb spitzer a bride and groom of last week mr w mitchell called them to decorated chairs on the tage and after mrs roughley read an address they were presented with an upholstered revolving tv xhair and a walnut magazine stand oh behalf of friends and neigh bours in the community fioth ex pressed their thanks mrs smethurst read a short item and mr mitchell recited a humorous poem earl and glen scott and friends provided music for danc ing with joe mcdonald oalllng lunch was served 1- 25 jrdduate at milton high school milton high school must have set some kind of a record when 25 of their graduating class are continu ing their higher education of the class of 90 which began upper school in the fall of 1956 25 are continuing at university nuratngand other ijjreavmlflw six are training far tatabfcera fear nur ses four secretaries two chemical engineers two afar force volunteers five civil engineers a diplomat and a lawyer of the five who did nu complete their studies last term some arc returning this fall to have 30 pupils in the gradu ating class must tx a sort of record in itself vicky lav dance school qpens again for season tpe vickie lay school of danc ing is in full swing again this fall with the regular classes of last year of up and ballet many young people have also already enrolled in the new lcasses of baton twirt ing and ballroom dancing in the ftaliroofc damdng elasestheyaimrsnellul jgardiw jfrajoe public school sets new record 1316 enrolled the three georgetown public schools have an enrolment of 1316 pupils this year setting a new re- cord in numbers a total of thirty five grade teachers plus music su pervisor and a kindergarten assist ant also contitutes a new high in this department too and with new houses being built in the new er part of town the story will be augmented in ensuing months en rolment at the schools is chapel 386 wrigglesworth 497 and har rison 433 after a hectic day some pupils had to be shifted from one school 1 to another until the best accommo dation arrangement could be made with space available kindergarten enrolment is particularly heavy this year there are 50 children at chapel street school 61 at har rison and 70 at wrigglesworth school the auditorium has had to be pressed into service here and miss sandra scott has been engag ed as an assistant instructor at this school which is under the direction of principal william kinrade members of last gears teaching staff include harold cav ling william byng charles pink- erton miss hazel hall miss ruth mcbridc miss shirley burtch miss edna moffat mrs peter macdon- ald and mrs james bilsborrow new teachers are mrs m taylor who comes from beeton mrs alex- a rider mceachcrit from clifford and douglas scott from oakville principal val stein at chapel st taphoel has most of last years staff still with him these including ha- zeri allen mrs james f evans miss wilma stull mrs v bull miss luena canxpbell mrs h c wrigglesworth mrs t barber miss marie lindsay new staff members are mrs ian haslena and mrs eric smith at harrison school where harold henry is principal teachers contin uing from last year are logan maeponald miss marion scarlett mrs jade thompson miss barbara j cunningham miss jean ruddell lambert bellar of newmarket was rushed to peel memorial hospital with severe back and leg injuries and suffering from loss of blood early yesterday morning following an accident on norval hill in which the tank truck he wats driving plunged into the east ditch and rolled over mr bellar who had apparently wandered off the road during a heavy fog was heard shouting for help by a passing motorist who cal led the police station mrs john oliver who took the call radioed cst ted scott in the cruiser at the other side of town who called doc tors ambulance tow trucks and notified firemen to stand by in i case the truck broke into flames pinned in the cab for over an hour mr bellar was not freed until the wreckage was pulled apart by the tow trucks he was given an injection at the scene of the crash by dr macintosh who took the risk of climbing into the teetering cab 1 to relieve the injured drivers pain i georgetown fircment prevented i an explosion when smoke started i pouring from under the hood while i it was being towed into town the 1 threat was put down before flanfs could reach the gasoline which was streaming out of the trucks fuel tanks the trailer section of the truck was used for hauling tal low however was empty when the accident occurred police said a full tank would have proaby flat tened the cab traffic was detoured around the crash and spectators prevented from entering the area port cre dit opp investigated the accident dont fail to hear lisa sergio at knox presbyterian church hall on tuesday september 24th a real must for you and your family date mjul min rain hon sept 2 80 64 tues sept 3 ax 60 137 wed sept 4 74 56 03 thurs sept 5 67 45 fri sept 6 73 41 sal sept 7 gs 45 sun sept 8 71 40 average 74 4l4c ballinafad bun ministers wife takes church service the wms was responsible for the church service at ballinafad on sunday morning and mrs e d snelgrove the ministers wife from erin took the service she gave a very thought provoking message on the churchs mission to the nation and gave the definition of a missionary as one sent with authority- to accomplish some aim and when we think of missions to day we do not only think of other countries but of our own commun ity around us she went on to say that it is not enough just to let our light shine but others must also see our good works and for her text from the bible she read ye are the salt of the earth we as christians bring out the flavor in our community and in preserv ing the good of the earth we help to purify and blot out evil in the world we should practice tithing of our time and of our possession and have a passion for the better ment of our co the young peoples society met on sunday night at the home of the gibson family with ted free man the president in charge the topic for the evening was taken by duncan gibson and ross shortill conducted the worship service these two young men from the ballinafad church also took their place in the sunday school on sun day morning as superintendents and arc to be commended for a fine job plans were made by the young people for the service next sunday the speaker at all three churches will be miss bertha wat son mfr and mrs jesse mcenery vis ited friends in cooksvillc on sun day mr and mrs f j shortill and family visited with relatives in to ronto on sunday mr and mrs arnold mcenery and mr and mrs robl mcenery left last wednesday on a trip out east as far as winnipeg and dis trict mrs wm mcenery of guelph is holidaying this week with her dau ghter mrs n sinclair and her son mr jesse mcenery mr and mrs alan neelon and family are visiting this week in dunnville and will be taking in i the western fair at london more than 300 people mostly from the georgetown areaigota preview of the fnstdevelotabig delrex residential area saturday when the north halton builders association held its parade of homes sponsored by tne association the event was attended by his r worship mayor jack armstrong members of georgetown municipal bodies and service clubs as well as representatives of the charter ed banks central housing and mortgage corporation and the municipal life assurance comp any visitors were greeted by harold bairstow secretary of the norths halton builders association and w b hamilton vicepresident 49l40lthey then toured the area and viewed some 14 model homes of varying styles the tour was fol lowed by a cocktail reception given by rex heslop president of the association at present there are some 140 homes in the area either complet ed or hearing completion of these 50 are already occupied and a number of families axe preparing to move in the houses have an average of six rooms and are all reasonably priced with a top price of 13510 laid out by professional planners to give maximum comfort and safety for children the area will have sidewalks sodded boulevards and wellgravelled streets member companies of the asso ciation whose houses were on display were sylvan construction harold fobert limited rex hes lop homes limited and halton apartments limited the majori ty of the homes are single dwel lings while some are of the semi detached variety yvonne mcenery wins proficiency award miss yvonne mcenery daughter of mr and mrs archie s mcenery r r l a member of the graduat ing class of guelph general hospi tal wednesday september 4th re ceived the obstetrical nursing award those attending the gradu ation were mr and mrs archie s mcenery mr a d mcenery mr and mrs lloyd mcenery mr mac sproul acton mr and mrs char lie overland mr and mrs tom reid streetsville mr and mrs gordon king of georgetown the graduation exercises were held in memorial hall ontario agricultu ral college mrs archie s mcenery and mrs lloyd mcenery attended the moth er and daughter tea held thurs day afternoon firemen called to fire at lorrimam cabin alertness on the part of george town firemen in answering a fire call in the acton district saved a log cabin owned by arthur lorri- man of glen williams from being burned to the ground on friday one corner of the cabin which is on the 5th line north of no 1 highway had already been de stroyed when the brigade arrived however the firemen managed to hold the damage below 600 the acton fire department were not called to the blazer since theyhavo no contract with the township visitors look at new delrex homes the oiu councillor to antweiv aleanungcrm7thliig from the sed ate and beautifal wajbi4o- anfhea- tjwyer new staff members are lfn obm crapbelv mrs a j 1 secretary of the north haljchvicferss for hjphn c srnlth executive vlcepreawent of hie national hoo bpmcterasiocttdrieflie n 1 jotutpiobbes branch mataaerot ibeetoblcokw ofttpe of cpwfll hourj tffiorc6nemf hon the new house as one of i4yslhd by some 300mople salvtal thslraarbj

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