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the v georgetovfn ont wednesday october 12th j949 u at council did oh tiiursoax octobctt th a speclaj meeting wag held list thursday morning by council to discuss with mr roberta the wat erworks engineer the serious sit uation which has arisen in town due to the depletion of the present water supply acting mayor jack armstrong said that there were fwo matters of paramount import ance the maintenance of adequate auppltaskfo keep industry going and for tire protection and coupled with this was ie fact that the board of parks management had i planned to flood the arena last weekend this latter was impor tant from a financial standpoint as it would mean decreased rev enue for the publlclyowned build ing cr herbert said that the fire brigade had offered to pumrrgiterf- from the creek if this would help but while council thought this would be an excellent idea to pro vide the surface ice it would not be possible to keep pumping the large quantities needed to keep the freezing unit in operation the milton arena it was reported had used 69000 gallons of water every 34 hours while it was operating last summer when questioned about whether a temporary hookup could be made to the new well which is being dug- on lower main street f he weathe mr editor ultc a summery spell wo had over the weekend sundays high- of 83 was within one degree of he record of 84 as the highest octpbor day the warm dry wea ther was a welcome change too bfterbdays wluuraln em bntkln date max mln rain oct 3 84 51 03 oct 4 72 48 03 oct 5 us 45 21 oct 6 01 30 94 oct 7 66 54 03 oct 8 72 oct 9 83 49 average go 4742 124 ann curto weds at st anthonys church hamilton on saturday october ist vedding of local interest was sol- holy cross churchf bazaar in arena is successful event so successful was the allday bazaar held in the rose room last wednesday by holy cross- rc church that it is being considered as an annual event the bazaar was a most ambitious undertaking comprising several garnes booths bingo fortune telling refreshments tea cup and rard reading and the sale of tlckots on a number of lucky draws winner of the cedar chest filled with linens was mr milton jonas of breslau and miss ann wylio won the beautiful doll other prize winners included mrs charles boyle cushion mrs moore of ccdarvllle set of dishes elma stringer pillow cases and joan lavole tablo cloth n the bingo game operated by several men of tho church congre gation had good patronago all ev ening as did the tea room down stairs tables for eating being sot up in the ladies room behind rcfrcsfiment booth the limehouse main st business changes georgetown main istxect has lost its second oldest merchant with the announcement of- the retire ment of exmayor joseph gib bons who next week will assume lhc poslon of assessov mr gib bons has sold his barber shop and tobacco business to edgar a dc- pew who comcs to town from qrangevllc with the exception of mr john mcbean mr gibbons was in business longer than any other morchant fn town having been established there from a b mclean ho had his shop for slx- ucen years in the store jow occu- mtchigan 1 pied by jack williamsons barber shop then moved to the present location in the gibbons building mr gibbons mother mrs sarah gibbons is now a resident of tor onto another change of ownership of a local business occurred last week when the pries brothers sold their miss helen macdonald was- a guest in peterborough for thanks- riving with mr and mrs al cam eron mr and mrs victor torrance and mrs hugh lindsay visited in peterborough for the holiday with mr and mrs arnold atwood mr and mps e wbinkloy lave returned from a vacation trip to new york city and virginia mr and mrs ern hyde spent the holiday weekend in detroit miss joyce mcmillan was home from branksomc hall toronto to spend the thanksgiving week end with her parents mr and mrs ken mcmillan hamilton became the bride of mr roberts said this could be done louls battaglio son of mrs san ta a few daya it would cost 130 i nn tj lnte jyj battaglio of to instal a turbine as well as the hamilton the bride is a sister of cost of making temporary connec- a richard licata of george- tlons at both ends of the system a town tractor and a man to operate it there were fifteen members present at the womens institute i1u xiic unkqry u w i meeting last thursday at the homo mackenzie bulldins emnlzed in st anthonys church of s wri e mluer m hamilton when ann curto dough- wa ln the chalt and w the ab ter of mr ond mrs nick curto of i0ncc of j eucrbvi j no wena stull acted as secretary the roll call vas my first home only four of those present had their home in esqucslng three being from england two from scotland one from the united mr and mrs stan flnlay spent the holiday week end with mf rnd mrs r b matson of bramp- bakery to two hamilton men jack ton at their ummer cottage at stockton ond ronald borg both norland are english emigrants who have been in canada about nine months tommy lee and mr mockton is married ond the t stephen vicky anu father of a son stewart mr borg n j xt served in tho far east during the jj- wlth ond urm lost war ln th- raf bomber comj waltcr benn mand the bakery located ln the mr and mrs 3 d pace have mzzlvi s mackenzie building on mill street returned to toronto atfer vlaltlng wnght mrs e miller was established by the kemshcad for a week al wlldwood with mr chair and in the ob- rami and bought a year ago by the pries brothers who came here from walkerton the church was decorated with n r ic- would lw henecessaryjokeep candle tapers ami- pink and white il fr 1 the pump going an estimate of uiadiodi rev fr carlo blanch weekly operating costs was from performed the ceremony ond miss 250 to 275 every council mem- ann mosso was ber felt that this was out of the j ave maria and question and the arena would not u was a doublering ceremonv produce sufficient revenue to moke the bride wore 0 wedding gown the idea sensible on motion of c wn slipper satin off-thc- davidson and goodlet a motion houlder style with vnocklinc and minute reports from conveners of landing committees ond current menu were given soloist singing mro a v angelus deus was passed requesting the fioord of paries to delay ice making until they had further notice from council i mayor armstrong mentioned that the canadian national railways used more water than the arena ond thought it might be possible to have the railway get its water supplies elsewhere cr herbert believed that this was the only available supply for the railway bewcen guelph and toronto mr roberts said he had always found the railway most cooperative when emergencies arose and that he thought they would effect every possible saving if they were ap- proached a discussion took place on the erection of the pumphouse ten ders had beer asked but no firm had submitted a bid cr david- mrs j a smethurst gave a re port of the area convention ln cuelph last month school gar dens and girl club activities and arid a report f the fair committee 1 were given by mrs sam glsby yoke of spanish lace her train fnbk brown ft w and cuffs were edged with the aeclded to send 10 to h un same lace as was the fingertip emcrbcn fund lor ovcrkas por veil and she wore an orange bios- j k som headdress she carried a bou j scout news home for thanksgiving with mr fred laws were mr and mrs yto tedder of toronto and m anol mrs jdeorge marsden of bramp ton mrs w v grant and mix batty grant spent the thanksgiving weekend ln toronto with mr and v mrs ian stewart mr and mrs w tbagshaw mrs iva jewell and son harold of sunderland were holiday visitor ln the glen wltw mr and mrs rest williams mr and mn reg mowforth et leasidc spent the weekend in town with mr and mrs trevor williams at their home on church ill crescent- mr waltcr bichn attended s banquet ln london last friday for graduates ln business administra tion of the university of western ontario holiday guests from nlagara-on- thclake with dr and mrs clif ford reld were mr and mrs al bert rcld frank mary elizabeth pnd sapdra and mr george reld j holiday visitors with mr and mrs james richardson at their new home on edith street were mr ond mrs elwood huyck and daughter donna beth of pickering mrs george johnson of bellevilla nd mrs ern batkln mr and mrs george allen spent ar mr and mrs carther of strat- the holiday week end in london f r and and whece they visited with mr mrs wellington densmore mrs william allen guests on sunday with mr and mrs armand swackhamer were mr and mrs norman a splnka mid jeffery of toronto- holiday visitors with mr and mrs alex kcan included mrs jack young of niagara falls mr and mrs- alastalr kean and fami ly of toronto and mr and mrs j r bridges and peter of bramp- i ton quct of white gardenias and stcp- hanotis mold of honour was the grooms sister miss ann santini wearing a gown of autumn gold satin in period style with a short train and sain headdress trimmed with ostrichtipped feathers she car ried a fan of talisman roses bridesmaids were miss violet ivan and the brides niece miss tina curto similarly gowned ln tur quoise and carrying bouquets of tea roses joann curto also a niece of the bride was flower girl her peach pink gown fashioned similarly to those of the brides maids and she carried a basket of pink gladioli eels and members were asked to bring to the next meeting articles suitable for a christmas parcel for the honor family ln england the institute donated books as prizes for the boy and girl at gibraltar and hendersons school 7th line whose attendance punctuality and cleanliness rated highest ln the school lillian askln and btltv sanford won these at gibraltar and jimmy forbes and eileen and diane shelbourne tied were the winners at no 7 school mrs wright served lunch ufter the business meeting saturdoy october 15lh is boy scout apple day the scouts and cubs will call at your home and place of business they cordially invite a hearty response li victor mcmiven is seriously injured in motor accident new rebekah lodge officers installed tenderfoot scouts who had com pleted the requirement to attend camp lost summer but who were on tuesday evening october 4 dsoppolntcd when camp was i mrs sadie rice district deputy withdrawn because of the polio i president of centre district no 11 scare enjoyed a tru to niagara of rcbekuh assembly of on- falls on monday unfortunately torio and ncr installation staff owing to a misunderstanding in p a vlsit to verdun rebekah communication we were unable to no ia4 to lnsto1 the new fislt the power plont an interest- officers for the 194050 term memi uig highlight of the trip was a visit bcrs and visitors numbering about to the locks at st catharines 130 enjoyed a salad plate supper where we were fortunate enough ranged by the four group lead- mr thomas bacoline k son said that one local firm had re- groomsman and the ushers were ssloaas smsnastar sft trained from tendering because joseph savilh leo vincezettl i j loiiajjci ol they thought the plans were too rwimi-i- b elaborate and that they would not commit themselves on quoting a hundred guests had dinner at the rose room in the evening a re- ception was held in the polish al- ln town wlu price on a building with glass blocks and an overhead cement canopy mr roberts explained that the glass blocks were used to give the maximum light and minimum heat loss the turbine which the building would house would weigh 2tt tins and it was necessary to design the building so that the turbine could de taken out if nec essary ln a short space of time deputyreeve goodlet suggested that the original plans be followed except to change the cement can opy over the doorway to a wooden one and council was ln agreement with this contractors wil be con tacted individually ln an effort to secure prices before the next meet ing of council mr roberts said that all possible speed would be made to have the hew system in operation as soon as possible the turbine was to be shipped on october 10th from los angeles and all necessary machinery should be ln town by the end of october 9 county engineer roy smith was present and reported that up to that morning he estimated that 1 road repairs amounted to 2b833 this including resurfacing up john htreet from the subway to victor- la which hud not been included ln the original 30000 estimate parts of mcnab albert edith and main remained to be done ond he esti mated that the job would amount to about 2000 over t he estimate late was no reason he said why a of the road oxpendlures could not be charged against the sewer age debentures as the larva part of tha work being done was direct ly atirlbutahle to sewerage work ha strongly auggasted leaving ualn btraat until nazt year tobe l put of tha new road had already aouapaad and no fait that tha road bad not aattlad to hold up 1 harry sorring is new manager ol alvinston bank be sec a ship passing through the green falx under sixer doug- ins wrlgglcsworth won the good hunting pennant last week the wolf cubs are collecting wire coathangers points are giv en for each coat hanger a six pro- luces any cub will be glad to re ceive your spare- hangers christmas cards are being told mc- i by the cubs to raise money for cub hancchali wheye theyrlde mol l ltl dulpmant and the cub fund 1 polntmcnt of harry f gorrlng as iher received dressed in maroon mana of the alvinstor branch with grey accessories and a cor- of tne bnnk of montrea mr cor sage of tallsmon roses the lng amumcd his new position on grooms mother assisted wearing september 10th and hos moved to grey with navy blue accessories tne wes ontario with his wife ond a corsage of red roses among and robcr ttom simcoe guests from town were mrs rlc- mr gorrlns flra jo tne hord licata and mrs john mc- bank o montreal in new york mojter icity in 1021 later being on the for a honeymoon trip to mon- ptaff at branches in toronto wlnd- trcal the bride changed to a navy 1 blue tailored suit with maroon accessories and a corsage of rosea they are visiting for a few days in gedrgetown and will take up residence ln hamilton- many holiday visitor atcromar home mr and mrs william cromor and barbara hud many visitors at v their farm near town on thanks- i of the simcoe home school asso sor brantford and georgetown he left town in 1040 for simcoe whero he was assistant accountant and for the past four years accountant in simcoe he took an active part in town affairs as a member of the kinsmen treasurer of the swimming pool committee a mem bers of the board of stewards of the united church and a member of norfolk lodge af am mrs gorrlng was alsc active ln commun- fty affairs and served as president the fsjffhe plomi r glvink sunday they included mr elation and was a member of leonard oldfield london eng- klnettc club iuyt vaulul misilts land mr ond mrs c b wain- is a coincidence that david un norvol 3 each and lome scots wrlht darberry conn mr and wilson whose retirement as man- 4 dr nger ln alvlnitori made the vacan or s at tables pretty with fall leaves and flowers at the conclusion of the regular lodge business sister rice and her staff installed the following officers ln a very credi table manner j png mra gordon spence noble grand mrs alf collins vice grand mrs a c mcbride rec secty miss mabel for- grove fin secty miss dolene enery treasurer mrs j p rcld warden mrs dick riddoll conductor mrs drls press- wood rsng mrs ailecn bradley lsjfg mrs jack mcglbbon rsvg mrs e l arnold lsvg mrs gordon king chaplain mrs bert tuck inside guardian mrs al norton outside guardian mrs bob jepson pianist mrs j h llllico mrs spence was presented with 1cr post noble grands jewel by sister rice and mrs collins pre sented sister rice with a gift from the lodge uiappreclation of her work in stalling tho officers slsjer rice graciously thanked the members for the gift there were about twenty mem- comblncs pulled into the lead hcrs present frdm evening star lust week in the industrial bowling lodge of milton ond the noble league and hive 10 points closely grand of that lodge thanked ver- rollowcd by ss local and alll- 1 dun for pleasant evening there anee both with 0 fij tire leg were also a number of other vlsl- ion smith stone and norton ors present from toronto floral all have 7 points misfits the boy scouts and wolf cubs are to receive their group charter al a meeting on monday evening when scout field commissioner a s fleming will be present parents and friends are invited mothers and friends of the boy scouts and wolf cubs are invited to meet ln the united church sun day school hall on friday after noon at 3 oclock if you arc in terested ln boys please plan to be present our purpose is to form a scout auxllory victor mcnlven suffered serious injuries on sunday when the car he was driving was in collision with a toronto car on no 10 high way near victoria the accident occurred at 830 ln the evening during a heavy rain mr mcnlven was driving to the home of his wifes people to spend the holiday his wife having gone up on fri day he was driving slowly at approximately 30 miles an hour both cars were badly wrecked jack jackson id of mimtco waa killed in the accident and his bro ther harry 18 had concussion and leg injuries the georgetown man was rushed to peel memorial hos pital where he will be confined for some time with a broken jaw and two broken legs attempting ta avoid the crash a tplrd car driven by herbert hol- born of toronto skidded into tha ditch and four passengers received cuts to the face and hands with the bowlers mrs j h manncll ingersoll rrirnr win putney j bill mr wil- anderson 221 gord king 220 nip home in j shlpwoy 217 frank anderson 210 ernie peters 214 maurice herbert 213 jack cuthbcrt 212 sing encouraging reports on iiaby8 condition little blane golden 2m year old daughter of mr and mrs thomas golden is making good progress toward recovery according to lat est reports the baby was ittickan last sunday with a disease which at first bad tha symptoms of polio myelitis and was rushed to toronto for treatment it la mm lnllemit that it la a form of matiltuhti or ittflljaiibb wfsvftjl ssf ism vjflnton0 mir it lrt o- iiuii muac mc vacan- lost weeks big 10 with their and mrs a k mlghton anne cy was also once in georgetown meroges were jim yates 269- ken sharon jane and susan oshawa being manager of the branch hero nosh 240- jini carney 23- mr and mrs r m morrison ken prior to mr a c wclk mr wil- j ind murray mr john sllmmon o plons to muke his miss a j armstrong mr and mrs grimsby george soulsby mr and mrs rus sell moffatt mr and mrs o w scott- of toronto mr and mrs waltcr fidler norval mr and mrs r b stlckncy and mr john stlck- ney guelph mr and mrs a mlghton and nell mr and mn k a sllmmon john alan and jean mr kenneth armstrong mrs r m armstrong fergus mr and mrsw a scott mr- jack scott mr ronald scott bora mr and mra frank sllmmon miss baanor sllmmon drayton mr and mra j di brydon m fwaknay mra j watsnntmrtm mra soott ballinafad mr onto were holiday visitors with mrs lloyd marshall mrs w mckay and miss jes sie mckay of toronto were vlil- dan mc- institute members take sewing course mrs walter peck was hostess for the october meeting of the wom ens institute held on wednesday october 5th mrs h c bailey tha president was in the chair and the motto was learn to disagree without being disagreeable tha roll call how to postpone old age was well responded to and proved amusing and educational the institute is sponsoring a sewing course from october 31 to november 4 the number in tha class being filled by members la dies of the institute are planning to attend the royal winter fair in a group if possible a ten dollar donation was voted to the salva tion army mrs peck gave a detailed and interesting report of tha district annual ln guelph happiness was the theme of the convention and most speakers showed varlooa ways of creating this ptmosphera in everything we say ahd do mra clarence hayes of georgetown of the wj home economics branch- gave a wonderful address on tak- r t iv- vtvuy ui xorunto jes went to jim yates 3qi and dal tors with mr and mrs beaumont 300 jim yates also had kcchnle and other friends ln the high triple wth 807 bill andgraoa was second with 787 timber topplers and glaxers lead the two smith and stone leagues each with 12 points last weeks h4gjsingles ware regis tered by maurice herbert and mra scotty patterson and high tripled by maurice herbert and mra frank anderson v 8aslcatehawan hainlna and mrs jas miller of tor- lng core of youths idle hours thus uiu proving a prophet is not without honour an essay on a womans day was read and proved extremely in teresting and worthy of being sent farther afield mrs harold cleave gave a reading on early pioneer in esqueslng the months topto being a historical research this pa per was received with great inter est and some reminiscing musical entertainment waa provi ded in the form of piano solos by alfred tost lunch waa aarved by the hos mra norman bnydef mrs victor king mra f onto aad loli howeud bsstttsmi eriflmwobc ttavvvw s to all wh0 community there was a good attendance at our thanksgiving serlvces sunday morning mr f j shortlll sang a solo entitled thanks be to god which was much appreciated visitors at tha manse for the holiday weekend ware rev w brearley and mrs braarley of st thotnae mr andrew olbb mlaaas catharine and aanaa ofbb of oatt omgratubitloijato mra f smith nd mra isnuti dates wto have t i