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n the wednesday evening july 21st 1948 l qbirs jack fry wins firig in li c ffraw jack kry sr of glcn wil liams was first prize winner in tho lucky draw at tte iions variety show in tho wrk hist tbutoday and won the rtripldniro ottered aa the irond pri lhc draw ihe of thol j t fc u r held jn the district for 8 yrauatvu thought ijirrtrf- ijail i loourled conauifcriiblc prw wrest anda large crowd was on hando acoth thow nndto acetho luck ticfcobt drnwh by diannc hiu lock marlenc- bludd mw- fry ticket waj number- g7l6 other prizewinners wire j auan itobihtton 2t0 balmoral yive s humilujn tf8981 electric atovc john buaa trovinciai paper toronto 13779 bicycle clifford davison glen williuma dido waffle iron and aandwich toaster bert carney nor val 10101 fog lamps n k lan- don 27 mossom ltd toronto 7734 toaster tho show waa held to provide an initl fund for the erection of a bundshell in the park and net pro ceeds will amount to about 8ug the lucky draw waa in charge of a committee composed of lome pet ers frank murfin john gunning and jack armstrong with the latter in charge of the variety show for which he acted as master-of-ccro- moriies talent all local was ex cellent and included clarence and eddie varey violin selections dianno and marlene tap dancers fred warncs ballet tom wamca and mrs leslie tomlinson ducts and solos kenneth harrison and the weather mv- editor whttp i mehtlonod recently ttboutq the- weather bojhg- good foi hok njua wuii ok artywuy you picked a nice wyok to lje away ano we hup 6 you enjoyed the rest tho breze an sunday put ancpd tcnv porarily- anyway to the humidity andit wuh an ideal day to tack on the end of your holidays you missed fridays- rain which wijh jin amount of 138 inchea waa tho moat for any one day this year recorded here it certainly brought the creoku up to flood proportion and would no doubt help the acinous water shortage actuation in town jern batkih dnte max julv 12 88 july 13 78 july 14 75- july 15 hi july ifi go july 17 83 july 18 78 min rain 02 c2 55 47 52 138 c2 04 ci picture above is gordon paaa of preston a prominent exhibitor of jumpers aboard one of his fine worses at the recent gnlt florae show gordon who runs a furnij turu and funeral formerly worked home in preston in town with mcclure home furnishings and ia married to the former louise bulli- vunt of jieornitowii social and personal we see this week that thegrc is- lnniili a commfirtity picnic- tijrajn this year witji july aairj sot lis to wiiiker cleivi- in chatriuaii in1 charge of tin event- average i771 j jj discuss hiring assistant i recreational director mrs f tost dies in guelph a resident of this district all her life mrs fred tost died in guelph general hospital on saturday july bud tost piano duets the latter j j 7t formerly josephine thompl also playing an accordion solo and selections by both the lorne scots band and the girls pipe bnnd mrs walker glaasford and kenneth harrison accompanied at the piano for the various musical numbers an added attraction was a revival of the georgotowndolbeau skit by ttilcy brethour and john gunning without the uniforms which they uore when it was presented at the hockey dinner mr gunninp also gave a short talk explaining the aims of the lion club in building the hand shell which will also he used for various entertainments in the park st georges sunday school picnic st georges sunday school held their annual picnic at miles park last saturday in addition to tho appetizing lunches being enjoyed among the record attendance there were var ious racing events held by the dif ferent classes which caused a great deal of amusement the winners receiving lovely prizes beginners class c and under all received prizes girls fi 7 patsy mckally diane verrege boys g7 son she was a daughter of the late william and isabel thompson and was born in glen williams 75 years r since her marriage she had resi- iled in georgetown except for a few years spent in hamilton she was a member of st georges church j of england i predeceased by her husband 21 i years hko mrs toit leaves a family i of three sons frank jack and i duncan all of georgetown ten 1 grandchildren and two great grand- i children two sons fred and jlonry predeceased her- a sister mrs j i megibbon lives in ottawa and a brother frank thompson in de troit michigan archdeacon w g o thompson conducted the funeral service on monday from the mcclure funeral home with interment following in greenwood cemetery pallbearers were jack tost albert tost harold pete tost kay thompson fred tost and norman hejbert umehouse if plans of the hockey club board of parks management and recreational council materialize georgetown will have an assistant recreational director in the near fu ture to provide coaching particu larly- for hockey and baseball an advertisement was inserted in daily newspapers recently asking for ap plications and last night at a joint meetitnjirfthethvee organi zation in the old town hall eigh teen applications were reviewed and four or five chosen for further con sideration a committee composed of ted king for the hockey club perr blackburn for the arena board andalf sykcs for the glic were ehimn to deal further with these applications the anticipated alary for the position which would he a part- j time one is s i in and a majority i opinion fa a playing coach for the intermediate a team who could also devote some time to baseball in the summer as well as j training ache for minor teams several of the ik applicants had had big league hockey experience and i several enuld not be considered be- ruie of the financial considerations j involved m i mr- harold kami attended tho monroekarn wedding in montreal last saturday where he was groomsman little judy johnson is holidaying with her aunt mrs mckinlcy at i lake simcoe congratulutioim to ruth mcbridc who passed with honours her grade f h piano with the koyal conserva- 1 lory of music toronto she was a that- stall shier otoshawa was manager at- tia dominion store vhilenorm smith wii enjoying hls twoweek vacatupi tujw mr tvapk murfjnhna accepted a jhisition its afternoon clerk at krhies kadio store that the georgetown dairy have a new sign on the top of their dairy which adds to the appearance of the building with its new coat of paint that kentners drug store is looking smart with a now maroon and white floor covering- that several main streot stores have been painted recently includ ing goldbm moat market white ma her shoe stores greon and red and karragers cream and green i that dennis davies of aurora is relieving manager at the fioxy theatre while jack poly is on vac ation- he will go from here to oakville for a similar job j br nd jlirs doggiaa greer wj mr riiul mm jiarry loss ar vacationing at locarno ilalburton- misiijebaie croaa and mrs- gdorga ogi of toronto wdro vlaibin with frienda in town- on moikday paul muckonimj f is at camp- kuddy a vmca camp oi xak ljrlc for two weukij y v that joined the luring tlic tiiil of miss d keelan formerly of georgetown mrs k t wilsn i spent the weekend j at fort krie and buffalo i kay urtoii is holidaying ifttor- onto rev r davidson conducted her- i ices at liniehouse presbyterian j hunh on sunday afternoon and j will do so on july 25 also j mr and mrs a w benton and iy visited mr and mr w green- m at canipbelkille mi sunday we extepd sympathy to mrs j campbell and her sisters in the sing of her brother mr wm ott of xorval a group of li me lin use ilesbyter- i church ladies gathered at the me of miss i vein on tuesday evening where officers were appoin ted for a womans association as rosemary jordan staff at silvers summer vacation has store th rebekbh tlwnk school children for donation mccaig costigan wedding on wednesday july 7th in st jeorges church of england arch- norman lockhurst bobby hornby j deacon w g o thompson officia i mrs collins father dies in toronto girls 89 barbara bowman gail thompson boys 89 danny mar tin fred harrison girls 1012 dorothy hiller shirley mcnally boys 1012 bobby webster peter lewis girls 1314 ruth mcnally ann bedell boys 1314 puul bar ber john doherty girls 15 and over mary mcnally jean bedell boys 15 and over byron bedell bill doherty tie race jean bedell john doherty threelegged nice mary mcnally bill doherty boys aack race 12 and over fred dick enson girls sack race 12 and over jean bedell wheelbarrow race ann bedell paul barber thread urtd needle race mrs h c lewis mrs clark shoe nice paul barber mystery person charles parton discovered by helen chaplin fblalo johnnyonthespot wns ir genial guest photographer al bert simson and last but not least was the fine bit of clowning of a sunday school officer assisted by one of the teaching staff the balance of the afternoon was enjoyed by viewing the various types of animals especially a proud display of peacocks plenty of fun warn had around the swings and slid os by young and old alike judging from the cluster around the refreshment booth everyone in cluding the moneys and bears were well filled and happy or wore they prior to leaving for home the children ended a happy outing with a peanut scramble ted at the wedding of viola may costigan daughter of mr- and mrs jame costigan and james k mc- caig a n of m r a nd m rs alex mccaig the bride wore a ntreet- i length white crepe dress with a i tunic of chantilly lace and white j accessories she wore a cordage of pink roses attending her was her sister mrs h sinclair of ham ilton wearing a blue crepe dress with white accessories and corsage of pink roses mr klmore arch- dekin of brampton was groomsman following a family dinner at the home of tho brides parenth the couple left for a northern honey moon trip the brido travelling in a hght blue suit with white accessor ies they have taken up residence in georgetown noreen edmunds weds in glebe road church engagement mr and mrh henry shepkerj announce the engagement of thth- daughter violet dorothy to fred erick john king uon of mm frank king and the inte mr king- the mltrhago will take place saturday august 14th ut three oclock in st gebru church of ftngund this 13 a tenpack papct noreen icdmundri daughter of mr and mrs- george fdjmundu grand- view farm georgetown chose saturday july 17th for her mar ring to alexander red haughie son of mrs haughie of weston and the late mr haughie glebe road united church toronto whore tho wedding was performed waa decora ted with phlox and gladioli the bride wore a white taffeta wedding gown with a fingertip varfl and car ried a bouquet of red roses and babys breath her uiutor mian pat ricia ann fjttmundu was hef only attendant gowned ui white aid carrying a bouquet of red roses atnd bachelors buttons tho grooms brother james haughie was mh best man- the brideh a mrs d d brown entortained ajtr the cere mony at hor home in toronto inhere a fourtiered woddin cake had the place of honour on tho table altar a honeymoon trip in tho north mr and mnt haughie av mrs- edward jewell father j of mrs alf collins of town died sud denly in toronto on wednesday morning july- 11th at the age of 71 a native of england lie came to canada 11 years ago and settled in toronto where for thirty years be was employed with the provin cial board of health until his re tirement three years ago mr and mrs jewell celebrated tlurir golden wedding anniversary earlier this year with a reception and fam- j ily gatheringdn toronto the fun- eral service was held oh saturday mr jewell is survived by his wife and a family of nine children mrs 1erey kilcup emily windsor ns mrs alf uollins anhulof georgetown mrs william stobbs henrietta windsor out mrs harry cox ada mrs william austin may mrs albert noakes christina mrs willium bloor sally william and edward jew ell all of toronto president miss w- iveiia vice pre mrs h norton secty treas mnia c pat- terion meetings will be held the 3rd friday of each month visitors include mr and burt of montreal with away onjt tworweek uip to thrf united stated mr ilkid jvlrs d w jlater and -her- alters themlaaea molcwortli of toronto aveve vacationing jjujt week at penetangiiishehe jh mr and mrs e j crowehiuni daughter patricia of hollywood fla were recent visitors with mr- a wright- miss celia ann atwood of peter borough ia visiting in town at th home of her grandfather t w treunor mrs william mcnally and david are vacationing at inverhurou beach with her sister mrs walter biehn mr elmer stockford of toronto spent the weekend in town with hi parents mr and mrs harry stockford misses norma thomjwon and jean harley are visiting in port arthur with rev and mrs j e- oitrom mr and mrs graham fam ell and carroll visited last weekend lit niagara fulls with rev- and mra r c todd and family mr- and mrs william guild and three sons of lethbridge alberta spent four days last weer with mr and mrs norman verdec and fam- iy mrs a wright mrs d iloyd mr and mrs maurice hillock dianne and tilennwright and mar lene bludd spent tho weekend at port elgin mr and mrs w g bell returned j this week after spending two weeks members of verdun itebeknh lodge were particularly pleased at the thougjitfulness of the children of tleorgetown public school who do- at wajmeta lodge sturgeon lake nated 15 to the cp and t fund during their stay there they attcn- of the iodge jiart of the proceeds from the sale of waste paper which they collected the cancer polio- myletis and tuberculosis fund is being sponsored by the lodge as a oiii ce of fumta for treatment of disease locally which cannot be paid by the person being treated there have been no calls on the fund to date and a nucleus is bc- ing ae cumulated fur the time when m id iuiea 0- dd spray worries terra coha nttluraiisli summer lunmujily of tiio terra cotta diwtiict many of whom are natuia lists wore disappointed last year to find that the roadside had and mrs geo campbell and i been sprayed with ddt as a weed brampton with the killer which seered all vegetation i and in turn drove animal and iniect n of brampton life away from these areas whll j recognizing the good intentions of d morrow and j the officials who with mrs la duffys take lead in fastball loop monday and tuesdays games in the grc industrial fastball league nt the park set new highs in excite ment rained out twice the firut meeting of lions and duffyi toolc place monday and ended in a d5 score tat duffys lions its in the first when they had a field day to score all their runs duffya caine back with four one each in the 2nd and 3rd and 3 in the 6th to aow things up a powerful homer by scotty patterwofri high lighted this inning and brought in the three runs hal gibson also got a homer in the 3rd last night provincial almost had the trame in the bag- lending m the last inning and with two men out two errora in the infield al- lowed duffy runnera on base and a couple of hit boosted tho ulore to 111 j and robbed pitcher juek kem- shead of victory keren mis norm the earns m mis lila of roughle s the law cliildr with the gisbys mr and mrs t elane f toronto on suikiay mr and mrs- earnent polkinghorne of mjiiiuvsnui usa mrs polking borne and miss winifred polking borne of swansea with miss i vein and mrs gale on monday johnson of willowdalc with ters and miss keasbottom tied thelindsny old boya reunion mr- a b parr of sudbury waa a visitor in town last week his motherinlaw mrs w j campbell returned to sudbury with him for a visit with mr and mrs parr mr and mrs cecil davidson aro concluding a two- week vacation this week at the ernescliffe hotel juduhuven mr and mrs john bell marilyn and joeelyn are vent ion ing for two weeks at sauble beach lako huron fc miss elsie bird of the princfl edward county hospital pic ton ia spending some time at her home on the 7th line j mrs harold mccliure and georgo are vacationing at their cottage at port sydney dr mr the hk lions discuss bandshell plans at a ting of the lions club in the park following tho fastball game on almday evening future plans wore piade for the bandshell which is to be built in the park a committee was appointed com posed of lions alex mnclaren don barrage r hal newman ab toat and art scott to get various plans and present them to the club for a final decision oh the tyjw of plat form to he erecud a diucusuion also took place on waya of raising additional fundu to augment the estimated 80000 realized on the lucky draw and variety show organized the spraying they are concerned about the spoiling of the natural benuly of the countryside and are hoping this year that some other means might be foiinj to combat weed mviace ballinafad mr and mrs hector mckay of iortage la prairie manitoba vlsi- 1 ted hint week with mr sydney and mrs j d bibbs and daughter elizabeth of cleveland ohio were weekend guests at tho home of harold mcclure- mrs d a thompson and daugh ter elizabeth of athens ontario returned home yesterday after spending a week with her brother-in- law and sister mr and mrs herb hughes mrsc l hall helen and jimmy of little britain are in town tltfi week with her parents mr and mrs fred brajgby mra ii harris and robert visited last week with her sister at little britain mr- ralph murfin of montreal visiting in town with his brothor sandy mckay and called on other friends in the vicinity- mr and mrs charles barber of guelph spent the weekend with mr and mrs f w shortill james kirk wood jr is having two weeks vacation at tho athletic training camp near lako couchi- ching and mys frank murfin he is onhiaannuai marj orine sandra and curtiaa leave from the merchant navy david watkins celebrated hbj birthday on monday when ho entertained dorothy brand ford john booth wayne armann waynp preston john and douglas carney paul marshall and david panneter card of thanks the family of thclate mra frod tost wltdilfb thank friends for kind nesses oxiendbd to uumbi in tholr bataa 1 token recalls old department store older rlmxiunt will rttlll jack- hmiih iouirtiiiifiitjtl store hfch was lucited in thu iiruminuii nuw occu- ficil by k it mukioukhiukx toro uml uiu latlieu ltijjutmunt of drill tho tor closud about 23 yunrh ufo followjiiir mr jeckoiin dentil puriiiir noworajro xcuva- tuiim in townuu aluniiniiiii token wu unenrtliou buurlnir tho imprint c4 for 10o in muwluufdiaf at jacksons dopt- skore and tfca nurio wa hrouirht to hon cfflni f jjupuy dr j- s mcculloueh and son john of new litikeard are visiting uaherwootl of toronto are spending with hia father dr h a mccul- their liolidaya with their in-ond- louith nt hia farm homo near geor- pnrenu mr unit mrj w matthowa iretown iir thia villajt ihe mihaion band hild a diaplay of their aewina at the manse tuoa- duy afternoon infanu nurhtica un other articlea havo houn and nrc jo be sent wftll dr w e stranirway wlien lie returns to africa lohutions were ulao irlvon by the wms and mlaalon circle some trout a yiahintr party from town had axtnuorylrnnrily rtmul luck on imuturdiiy jnunt to tiko bintcoo only half un hour after throo local meu john lllnnlium kjiicry thom- anii and 1vod weaver had ol out in tholr boat km luiulod in a 10v4 pound lieauiy not to be outdone ivcd goon had a 34 fifteen poan der which la hahy fo aona record for ui dletrlct mr and mrs jack momenomy- iind wayne wore vacationinjr last week in a cottago ut stanley park krin and this week- are off on a trip to visit relatives in hamilton acton and lueph visitors at the home- of mr and mrs henry iley 8th line erin inst week wuro mr and mrs iyed laloy of klorida mra waltor ialey and daughter of detroit michigan and mr and mra gooro laloy of lireslau- mihs joan mcnivon tiaa given up hut- position with the time study dopartoiont at smith and stone and hua returned homo tb live at sha- winlkaii fulls que miaa mcniwan a icraduate of moglll unlveralt haa been in town for tbe peat few ye makliu lier lmr wtts