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the george c- wednewfcy thmmber 19th 1947 building bylaw discussed at special c meeting disagree on zoning but favour buiinem building restric- tiona building inspector would be hired yates connely wedding at holy cross church at a lengthy meeting on monday movember 10th georgetown cory ell met tn special session to discuss a major question the introduc tion of a building bylaw here earlier this year town solicitor k m langdon had been asked to draw up a draft bylaw for discus sion and each council member had a copy of this to study mr lang- don explained that the draft had been prepared as a composite of a ample bylaw provided by the on tario dept of planning and dev elopment and from bylaws he had studied which were in effect in va rious other municipalities it was councils job to discuss each sec tion accepting altering or reject ing as they saw fit agreement was reached on a b umber of preliminary points such as the appointment of a building inspector prohibition of erecting altering or removing a building without a permit and a schedule of permit fees ranging from 6 to 16 according to value of work contrac ted there was however a wide vari- et of opinion on a suggestion to one the town into a business b industrial c first class resi dential d second class residen bal e areas not affected by the bylaw deputy- reeve jack arm strong said that while he believed and settling toning is probably a good thing a he worked for on saturday november jlsth at 11 am rev ft v j morgan of ficiated at the wedding service in holy cross roman catholic church which united in marriage elizabeth patricia connely daughter of wil liam connely of lakeview and the late mrs connely and james yates son of mrs fred yates of george town and the late mr yates given in marriage by her father the bride wore a wedding gown of white brocaded satin with long veil caught with an orange blosbom halo she carried a white prayer iook with streamers of red roses her only attendant was her sister miss margaret connely who wore pink taffeta and carried a bouquet of van coloured mums mr william dwycr was grooms man and ushers were frank golden and earl wilcox miss dawn ke ian was at the organ and miss joan lavoie sang ave maria and pa- nis angelicas during the service i following the ceremony a recep- 1 tion was held parents asked to to warn children sleighing with the winter season hase pa- rents should make it their duty to instruct their children in th dan- gats of sttighing on the streets particularly down hills which lead onto main thoroughfares on sun day a responsible citizen reporta that he was driving down the in cllne from king street onto queen street when a young lad on a sleigh cabe down the hill directly into the nath of his car luckily the car was going very slowly and he was able to stop justin tune accidents can happen juatftike that and it la a parents responsibility to do their beat to prevent children taking such chances georgetown lions meet frank robinson milton hi tops husking corn competition the weather mr editor the weekend snow was well ti med for the santa claus parade we hope this lot soon disappears as snow from now on would make a long winter although the attendance was somewhat dealeted at the regular leting of georgetown lions on ouday evening at the mcgibbon the home of mr fiouse it did not dampen the en- a recent photograph above shows four generations of the mcdonald family from left to right are grandfather t nomas mcdonald of brampton greatgrandfather pat rick mcdonald of cobourg who holds 10month old edward mcdon aid and father james tommy mcdonald of georgetown mr patrick mcdonald emigrated from paisley scotland in 1919 ar riving in canada on the megan tic i eorgetow n whei e ight yeara at the and mrs james boyle mrs boyle fthusiasm of those present and received for the bride wearing awery lively meeting was the result maroon dress with corsage of yel- feature of the meeting was the sin- low mums the grooms mother i ging of the quartette who enter- assisted wearing grey with similar i tamed at the hamilton rally last v em batkin date max min rain nov 10 42 26 nov 11 4 31 sz nov 12 43 29 nov 13 ss 28 nov 14 46 24 nov 16 38 24 snow 1 nov 16 33 23 2 average 41 28 26 42 37 r 3 s rain r snow s iode collects gifts for adopted school corsage outoftown guests were present from toronto guelph and windsor for a honeymoon trip to wind- sor and detroit the bride chose a grey gabardine suit with black accessories on their return the couple will live in georgetown building bylaw is too big a ques prowncial paper mill he went tion to tackle all at once and that from here to vancouer and now toning should be left till next year makes hi home in cobourg where cr hale objected to the terminot his wife died earlier this year tit ogy first and second class residen- couple had fie children mr tial areas it was agreed houeer o ncill elizabeth of toronto that the business district could be i thomas of brampton james of c o decided upon as one zone and a de i bourj owen in the usa and mae tailed hat of regulations were ap 0 kalamazoo michigan then are proed the mai po included that all future buildings tiert must be of incombustible material that control be exercised over overhead signs awnings etc that fire walls be installed between adjoining buil dings mayor gibbons disapproved of too many small regulations which would tend to make the by law complicated and several of these were dropped in favor of kee ping it as simple as possible discussing residences council agreed it was wise to prohibit fur ther installation of septic tanks and cesspools where sewerage was ro ided bat vetoed the idea of banning outhouses this was in connec tion with a discussion on setting a minimum site on houses- built with in the corporation several coun cillora believed that while this might be a good thing it was unfair to penalise an ambitious ctixen who could not immediately afford all the refinement of a larger home and wanted to start bis house with a roomor two and add to it when funds were available reeve m said this could be over come by asking the hoosebuuder to provide a longterm plan when he applied for a permit other points decided included con trol over the erection of public ga rages authority for the building inspector to order premises dama ger by fire to be demolished if a hazard were created and the town foremans approval of cellar depth on property which might later be serviced by sewers so cellars would not be dug below sewer level how c v er no matter what course the discussion took the contentious zoning regulations kept bobbing up mayor gibbons who had expressed his hope earlier in the evening that a complete by law might be finally drafted tat the meeting said as mid night passed that he had no inten- lon of having the meeting drag into the early morning hours and as one oclock approached the meet ing was adjourned to a later date necn grandchildren and lit tl ed wardis one of f6ur grea g children the bab s mother is the former vema mckinley of bame and his father is a veteran of the wai and served in german with the occu pation troops his grandfather was with the army in india in the first world war rebekahs exemplify degree at waterloo on mondav teninn ibout forty tiumlnrs of vtrdun rtbekah lodge went to waterloo b special bus wl ere thed tjrrce ttim temphfied the itebekah dijrie in u e cred itable manner on fi e candidate four from cms al i kirc waterlpo and one r trillium lodge fl mtrn af tw conclusion of lodge waterloo i odge sen ed a salad plnte upj or md a social time was pent q week and then- challengers who proved without a doubt that the wrong quartette went to the ral- ly lion frank murfin reported on the doings at the conention and lion jack armstrong leported on the recent t p clinic held in geor getown out of 1630 x rayed here onl even art tequired to hae a re chc ck of thi number three had spoiled films and iht other four did not look like d uicrous cases and on the rocheck might prove to be negative 1 ion armstrong ropor ted that out o iu 0 ratd in the town of oak ilk only two- were po taaea und in milton their at the monthly meeting of coun tess of strathmore chapter iode members brought christmas gifts for pupils of the northern school adopted by the chapter candy and nuts and a quantity of used cloth ing were also sent in the shipment the meeting was held on monday night at the home of mrs wilfrid ford durham street with twenty two members attending a report were given on the sale of christmas cards by the members and final plans were made for the dance which wil be sponsored tomorrow night in the rose room a donation of 10 was voted to nation to the iode war memorial polish relief and 50 a second do mrs j c clark was joint hos tess with mrs ford for the meet mg and refreshments were served bv them after the business meeting mrs ann perkins of toronto pent ithe week end with mr and mrs a w bsrrager new georgetown pastor welcomed by baptists mckibbin family move to ottawa residents of georgetown for the past seven years mr and mrs r r mckibbin and son john are mo ving to ottawa next week mr mc kibbin has severed his connections here with meadowglen growers ltd and has been in ottawa since the first of the month where he has taken a position with the dom inion department of agriculture with headquarters at the central experimental farm engagement mrs martha blackstone announ ces th engagement of her daugh ter patrida sinclair to theodore edwin ted darlington the mar- rlaga tbs place early tn decern- a very happy gathering aasemb led in the prettily decorated sun day school room of the georgetown baptist church on wednesday ev ening november 6th when a rec eption was held in honor of their new pastor and his wife the rev c r and mrs gower receiving with mr and mrs gower were mr ancl mr watson winfield mrs a reeve and srwalter peck an invitation was extended to the mo derator of the guelph association mr g zimmerman and his wife of preston also to all the ministers and wives of guelph association the local ministers and wives the deacons of acton baptist church and their wives a large number sat down to supper at 6 30 which had been prepared by the ladies of the church bronze mums added beauty to the well laden tables after supper re p luck of cheltenham took charge among the visiting speakers were rev r c todd georgetown united church rev c c cochrane knox pres byterian church archdeacon w g 0 thompson st georges church rev mr williamson of pres ton rev earl cameron of bramp ton mr g zimmerman preston mr c ptank of acton all of whom expressed thai desire that mr and mrs gower might find themselves ery happ and that their stay might be a long and profitable one the clerk read letters of welcome and greetings from five ministers who were unable to attend inter spersed with the speeches were musical numbers by miss jean har ley mr douglas peck and mr c landsborough of acton rev mr gosnell of brampton introduced mr and mrs gower he being well acquainted with them mr gosnell spolte ery highly of mr gower work in former pastorates mr gower ery feelingly replied pledging himself to the lords work and asking the cooperation of al in his newly chosen fields on be half of the members of the church mrs a reeve spoke a few words of welcome to mrs gower and mis norms thompson presented her with a lovely bouquet of mums this being the occasion also of mrs r cohnans 86th birthday mrs a rear offered her birthday congratulation and miss elsie fey presented her with a lovely bouquet mrs w jrw into pu l 1si nuts wtrl made na minstrel shi x iaramlllen i j ut in charge mac alexander norval ano ruddell bros i second and third of the thirteen entries in the esv quesing agricultural field crop- q competition in husking corn ten entrants finished the competition while the crops of the other three failed to mature the yields varied from the win- nine entry of frank robinson mu- tonrjpisis 82 to the lowest of 846 by malwlm mcnabb georgetown this bhe fourth year in which the esquesing agricultural society has sponsored the competition and it has been definitely proved that husking corn can be grown success fully in halton county it most- likely that the society will hold a competition in other grains in 1948 contest standing is as follow lstfrank robinson milton 6682 2nd mac alexander norval 58 0 jf 3rd ruddell bros gtown 47 2 4th spencer wilson norval 4695 5th ross brown norval 4648 6th harvey nurse ashgrove 4681- 7th donald mcnabb gtown 89 68 8th joe ross georgetown 86kju 9th l devnes georegtown 861ft 10th malcolm mcnabb g 8488 norman deuce weds vancouver girli att die oronto hospital mrs w j hyatt wellknown nor val district resident passed sway at the private patients pavilion tor onto general hospital on mond- day november 10th after a short illness born sarah jane mcclure 76 yearshsgo she wars xlfcughter-f- the late thomas and catherine mc clure of 2nd line west bramp ton she attended the 2nd line school and thirtyeight years ago married w j hyatt making her home with htm on their farm lot 6 6th line west esquesing a member of norval united church mrs hyatt belonged to the womens association of the church besides her husband she leaves one daughter mrs allan harrop jeanl of norval and three granddaugh ter also aurvivinpr are a half- brother mr garfield mcclure and a halfsister mrs will mcclure mabel of brampton she was nredeceaned by a sister mrs david cation mary eliza and a brother thomas mcclure rev f j donlop conducted the funeral service from norval united hurch on wednesday with inter ment belnjr made in hlllcrest ceme tery norval durinjr the service mrs keith christie sane 9afe tn the arm of jevo and shall we meet at the river pall bearers wen archie armstrong melville wanless albert rogers clure ca tion wbllsm hyatt and hyatt mc clure manv beautiful floral tri butes were carried by craig reld fjrerton wilkinson hunter cat ion bob wanless neil armstrong hamilton mclaughlin spencer wi1- on hurt leslie mac hyatt gro- t er eeerter and hugh summer rurlhci for the lomin early in tii jack gum in dialogue a lettti wao itiid from th es- quesi ib agricultural society thank ing the lions for their assistance with the 1947 fair arrangementu were almost com pleted for the ladies night to be held next monday night and for the dep district governors night on december let tickets will soon be on sale for the annual christmas draw to take place at the christmas tree when the boys and girls of georgetown will have their visit from santa lawrence guchrjat and joan lyon wed here on saturday november 8th the marriage took place of joan lyon daughter of mr and mrs stan ly- onof georgetown and lawrence gilchrist son of mr and mrs s gilchrist of brampton the cere mony was performed by rev r c todd at the new home on the nor mal road which the newlyweds wilt occupy the bride wore a wedding gown of ivory sheer her long veil was caught with a halo effect and she carried a bouquet of red roses her sister in law mrs george gilchrist was matron of honour wearing blue and carrying yellow talisman roses the bndesmai miss bertha frer ore a similar gown in pink mr george gilchrist was his brothers groomsman following the wedding ceremony a reception ft as held in the odd fellows hall for a honeymoon trip the bride chose a goingaway en semble of candyitnpe taffeta dress with blue sequin trim grey coat and black hat and accessories st georges club hold scavenger jluntl in spilt of the unpleasant wca ther there wa- a good turnout at st ceorges club meeting last tuesday the program planned was a scavenger hunt and after taking a show of hands as to whether ga mes be played as provided by mrs harold bickle or have the scaven ger hunt as olanned the scaven ger hunt won the teams were sel ected given lists and off they went leaving one person to take care of the fires and prepare the soup the only thing wrong with the hunt proved bo be that it had been made too easy for the teams returned in record time both having brought back among ether things a geran inm blossom a piece of ribbon i town councillors signature a paint can a page from a star weekly etc etc next time the hunt will be a real toughie fololwing r short business meet- i and cheese and card of thanks t albsns ladles guhd wihei to thank all those who donated mo ney a f to make the flmt glen william fair such a sue cess and the jndtres for their cour tesy in serving in oils capacity of mums from the member of the church mr g zimmerman closed this happv gathermr hh prayyr west pom grey presbyteru church vancouver bc was the 1 setting for the wedding of maude i evelyn bnggs daughter of mrs m bnggb and the late t l and mr norman e deike s the late mr and mrs h v pel the groom is a former resident i georgetown the ceremeny took place ber 11 with pev james evans i ficiating the bride was given marriage by her brother mr cutq bert w briggs effective ailver lace trimmed 1 poudre blue irock and similar fo her headd she an heirloom vumeo whlchbe1 to the groomfc family and a shower of delphiniums mums and gardenias her matron of honor dress of peach trimmed with handpainted in gold and her t stress matched he oh in tones to harmonize mr david william gould best man an usher was mr i k kydd a reception was held at the 1 of mr and mrs c f kydd and 1 tor the couple went to vanet island for travelling the wore a red suit with dark brown i cents crack am served hy tea were served hy mrs walter blehh and mrs ted arnold assis ted by mothers little helper next tuesdays meeting k to he a card party and singsong and all members are asked to be present to make it a really good evening in the mae- bag jun bingham will manage arrolla tillsonburg store jun bingham for the past year manager of carrolls store here has been appointed manager of the companys store in tillsonburg and left town oh monday to assume his new position one of the most po pular managers ever in charge here mr bingham has been active in community affairs especially as a member of the georgetown lions club and he wffl be missed in georgetown miss edna aitken is acting store manager pending the appointment of a new manager the tillsonburg store is a larger one and the move means a promo tion for mr bingham who will be in charge of a futliime staff of five he fobows the previous man ager here mr alla g who went from here to ttosooburc and recently left the company to enter the grocery husineea on hi own dear sir the poppy fund committee wi she to thank the citizens of geor getown most heartily for their ge nerous contributions to our poppy collections on popay day nov 8th and to assume them thye are ifery much appreciated below is a list of those who haie previous helped the cause and to assure them they are very press our best thanks possibly however owing to so man other ccti lties at present time quite a few of our old subscn bers have not vet been heard from may we hear from them at an early date the total collected on popp day street collection was 280 69 apple products dominion seed house beaumont knitting mdls canadian legion legion ladies auxiliary l e fleck miss h a staunton true blues harleykay marsland 1 o o f smith and stone ltd esquesing cooncfl george town council lions club bank of commerce lome scots ladies lo cal council of women k m lang- don verdun rebekah lodge fire men iode le roy dale kc t eaton oo esquesing institute public school royal bank imper ial section canadian legion all merchants i blanche grieve- sec treas grace wyfie weddm i balilnafad parsonage a quiet wedding was solei on wednesday evening novel 12th at 8 pm at the parsonage 1 -rev- o sr fttnf when he united in marriage beth jane daughter of mr mrs william wylie and lloyd goorge eon of mrs 1 win grace and the late mr t grace of georgetown the bride wore a dress and brown accessorial j had a corsage of rosea j m wylie sister of the bride attendant wearing a black white ensemble with mums mr harry allen of i getown was best man a tion was held afterwards at j home of mr and mrs harry i of normandy boulevard for travelling the bride grey tailored suit and coat with matching accessories ter a honeymoon trip to the f the couple will live in geoi georgetown bowlers 1 mihon austars mrs bob harris and eon robert jr visited last week m uttlex brrt- in with han her sister mrs charles continuing a series of bowling matches between from milton and g group from the county town 4 to georgetown last friday evenings sport at the lucky a five man team composed of j and boh anderson kan nsan i brandford and harold schamk i considerable edge over the ton team of j orchan j b taylor j lagouet and f bard winning 80s7 to 2768 the score m the girls l much closer with georgetown ing out a tenpin win 8186 to sf players for georgetown tyers helen wdiett syhda man doris harrington teresa gerald ruth goldham sad boh anderson mfltons ten as members irene ih coatee helen hatfiem wat pantos bid md louajs j a return match is milton tomorrow algkb