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the georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wednesday march 18th 1953 twelve page chapman hew presimht chamber of commerce local solder in korea fred chapman manager of the bank of commerce was elected president of georgetown chamber of commerce when the annual meeting was held wednesday in wrigglesworth school elected as- directors to serve with mr chapman were c p boutelle ernie rawson william kinrade james linton charles wray nor- m bird robert darou albert tennant art scott and dick lic- ata retiring president boutelle pre sided at the meeting which heard reports from each of the committee chairmen covering activities of the past year speaking for industrial activities jack malcolm referred to the compiling of a booklet con taining information about the town which would be essential in secur ing the interest of industries wish ing to locate in this area mr mai- the weather mr editor- we certainly had some apring- like weather this week and the readings in the high 40s brought the average up to over 6 degrees above the corresponding week for last year ern batkin dale max min rain march 9 3q 14 march 10 28 11 march 1 1 48 12 march 12 40 29 03 march 13 49 30 march 14 38 29 23 march 15 38 31 32 40 2228 58 thirty models in brill fashion show britainholland i flood relief fund j acknowledged 232427 mrs john evans 500 mr and mrs leslie ellis 1000 three acres 300 mas 525 j d godfrey j 200 miss w ivens 100 jane hoare 180 mrs rose lucas 300 st johnfc stewarttown 100 mrs george barber sr 1000 w g 200 st georges sunday school i00 j h hilts 500 238832 rural mail courier- joseph watson dies joseph watson 89 wellknown resident of town for thirty years died in hospital in hamilton on friday after a short illness mr watson was the son of john watson and ann henry and was born in reach township in ontario county he attended greenback school and farmed for many years near clifford before moving to georgetown he also lived for sev eral years in edmonton alta he was at one time a member of clif ford council for many years he was mail cour ier on the georgetown no 2 route a lover of horses and sports he was one of the most faithful follow ers of georgetowns hockey teams he belonged to the masonic lodge and was a member of the united church he is survived by one sister miss mary ellen watson of town rev john m smith officiated at the funeral service on monday at the mcciure funeral home pall bearers were william mcclements ron edwards jack cornish brn batkin fred armstrong harry devereaux and frank wilson in terment was kn clifford cemetery eolm also directed activities during a successful industrial week mr chapman as treasurer pres ented a report indicating a healthy financial picture he wa also chair man of the civic and recreation committee which enlisted the sup port of council municipal employ ees industries unions and busi nessmen in a program for improv ing the town park a good deal of interest has been shown in the project he said and further work is anticipated this summer mr scott spoke of the cooper- tion of georgetown post office off icials in arranging earlier mail dis tribution hqurs during daylight saving time his committee work ed on commuting rates on the cnr to toronto but without success through cooperation of the ontario motor league 60 road direction signs were placed norman bird who headed the ag ricultural committee spoke of the interest being generated in cham ber activities among the rural com munity he praised the agricultu ral window display during indus trial week meetings primarily for farm people are being considered nd mr bird looks ion- a strength ening of ties between the cham ber and esquesing agricultural so ciety the president commented on the merchants program and praised the rsitmnrnc tnlta i asmi work of chairman charles wray d which included surveys and meet- 1m avfo pldvoffs ings concerned with closing hours for stores publication of notices about holiday closings cooperation with i exhibitors during industrial week and a christmas decoration plan for main street james lintons public relations committee was responsible for the welcome to georgetown signs on the highway at both ends of town in reporting on public meetings of the chamber which were held at stewarttown and at the united church hall jack gunning who eh program chairman aranged these meetings spoke of plans to increase the number of public meetings dur ing the coming year he also sug gested changes in the program or ganization of the chamber the president warmly commen ded the work of joseph gibbons who is the permanent secretary- manager of the georgetown cham ber of commerce harold mcciure who was one of the founders of the chamber in georgetown spoke enthusiastically of the accomplish ments of the first year ernie rawson who led the membership committee felt that not enough luck lof the llei trooper harold hend son p mr nrl mr j henderson normandy blvd is pictured at the left in this national defence photoi inspecting a shock absor ber of their tank in korea with other crew members serving with the lord strathcona horse they are left to right tpr henderson tpr p deslandes englehart jim haywood toronto and sgt fred jefferson mpn- treal fred nurse joins coop directors clarence ford omagh heads the board of halton cooperative sup plies for a second term of office mr ford was reelected at the annual meeting of the coop in milton on wednesday when mem bers heard a talk by hamish mc- leod distribution manager of uni ted cooperatives of ontario j e whitelock haltons agricultural representative introduced by mc- leod total volume of sales in the two branches at georgetown and milton was 548679 last year it was re ported at the meeting w h stnel- lie norval is manager of the co- op and charles harris georgetown manages the georgetown branch david lawson milton and spen cer wilson were reelected directors and fred nurse joined the board as a director william hume muton is vice president and victor lawr- seek stanley cup for presentation legion officials are looking for the stanley cup presented for com petition about twelve years ago by john d kelly during the days when the lions legion and various other organizations and industries sponsored teams in the kid hockey league here the cup has not been used for several years and if it can be lo cated by saturday they would like to use it for one of the cups for young canada night denney wright or bud james would appre- iate information about the location the saturday affair incidental ly looks like a good evening of sport four hockey games and a rber of lucky door prizes should everyone their moneys worth ence bronte secretarytreasurer other members of the board are lykle devries malcplm mcnabb jack mcdonald terra cotta and r william mahon campbellville bnice gummer though georgetown commuters play well with the odds against them they have their work cut out next sunday to overcome a 4 goat lead in their playoff scries with biltmores sunday biltmores defeated them 95 an added blow happened in the third period when mel jordan was rushed to hospital with a bad cut over the left eye which required five stitches to close cliff norton with 2 goal and 2 assists was commuters best and jordan played an outstanding def ensive game williams mccaffrey and longhouse were standouts for biltmores hamilton mccandless and muir scored the other local goals williams had 3 longhouse and mccaffrey 2 each and wright and sutherland one apiece for the winners social and personal guelph lady cousin of local residents a cousin of several georgetown reside ntsr mrs d harvey reese 74 died at her home 107 ontario st guelph on friday she was the former ann emlyn bott a daughter of richard bott and grace emlyn cleave harold percy lome george wilbur and herb cleave and mrs seward wilson are all cousins she resided m eramoaa town ship until moving to guelph in 1905 sjhe married mr reese in 1909 a member of knox presby terian church she was a life mem ber of the womens missionary so ciety and also was active in the goodwill circle of the womans association mrs reese was very fond of flowers and took great pride in her lovely outdoor garden she leaves her husband three children r eugene reese of wel- land mrs l g fitton clara rivervlew n3- and mrs h s carleton evelyn of kingston ten grandchildren and one sister mrs ethel somerville guelph a sis ter mrs bertha boys died in 1950 rev d crawford smith conduc ted the funeral service on monday and interment was hi eden mills cemetery pallbearers were har old cleave georgetown k l mc gregor wetland arnold somer ville albert boys stanley hewit- son and ernest campbell guelph with a cast of thirty local models brills spring fashion show wa presented for two nights at the le gion auditorium last week with a full house both nights the legion wa sponsored the show and pro ceeds of over 100 will go to tho britainholland flood relief fund mrs bob jepson assisted fred cotton of the brills staff as com mentator suits and afternoon dresses were featured as wellas spring coats and- fur jackets a number of lucky door prizes added interest to the evening each lady attending received a bottle of tif fany perfume from robbs drugs models were mrs mervyn cook eleanor sphzer betty king shirley muckart mrs victor mcniven- mrs david hurren mrs thomas mc- colgan mrs james sargent mrs gordon jamieson mrs david bry- ripn jtan muokart- ilyn warnes ellen dickenson pearl scott joan dobble leona conn gretchen bradley and mrs- stanley allen childrens clothes were mod elled by jacqueline shepherd june allen sharon allen lynda kor- zack pat sargent charlene day gail mccartney kathy hale jim my tost jacqueline tost and john knight barbers gift shop provided jew ellery accessories and mrs atkins of the tiffany company was hi charge of makeup ernie alcott created a coronation backdrop for the stage setting floral arrange ments were by norton floral and mcclures home furnishings sup plied furniture mrs alex taylor wa presi dent introduced the show and offi ciated at the drawing of door prizes grand prize a 1 eatons voucher was won by mrs sam tennant tif fany prizes were won by mrs- doug wilson and jean engleby among those who donated prizes were budget market maher shoe stores barragers cleaners norman hill georgetown 5c to 100 mcgowansj specialty shop bucks fine foods richardsons hardware norton floral rosedale floral harold wheeler friday the 13th georgetown people were participat ing in the chambers program and he promised a vigorous campaign throughout the community three directors retired from the executive council jack mai- ceolm jack gunning and alex mac- laren stewarttown health unit nurse institute speaker speaking to stewarttown w1 at their meeting on wednesday miss frances ftsh of halton health un- itjom of the great necessity and the benefits derived from having such tin institution in the commun ity nine members and a visitor attended the meeting at mrs cooks home the president ms bob har ris taking charge it was reported another heavy quilt was completed and sent to mrs ellerby for ship ment to greece penny- roundup bags for mental health were dis tributed mrs humphreys and mrs grant were lunch hostesses and mrs j c murray thanked the speaker some of the members attended the burns transport champs ashgrove euchre and dance after qf industrial league their meeting mr and mrs william walker defeating businessmen 63 on attended a turkey dinner at hilltop sunday burns transport won the lodge erin on saturday with sheeney tost memorial trophy as g- georgetown council na town em- winners of the industrial hockey league friday the 13th glen williams played their 13th hockey game certainly one of the most exciting of the season five hundred fans saw them de feat beeton 74 in georgetown ar ena after losing the first 96 on wednesday deckling game will be played tonight at nobleton the glen pressed hard right from the first del beaumont get ting the first goat half way through fhe period with beeton scoring a little later and going qnc goal up early in the fcnd don schenk tied the score when he registered on beaumonts pass and beaumont put the glen in the lead as the per- iod ended bud haines started a scoring spree when he notched one in the last period later adding two in the overtime a costly penalty almost proved the glens downfall when beeton evened the score and push ed the game into overtime gxasby and jarvte combined for the other goal in overtime the whole glen team playpd a sterling game and have high hopes of winning tonight mrs edith morris of windsor was a visitor with mrs william os- trander emery street last week end s mrs v gollop of hanover is spending a few days this week with mrs robert gollop at norval mrs wm frank and little grand daughter barbara evans spent the weekend in guelph with mr and mrs wm anderson mr william devereaux of hali fax ns was a weekend visitor with his parents mr and mrs harry devereaux dr and mrs c v williams spent last week at the elbow beach club in bermuda they travelled both ways by air mrs bill marshall wife of the proprietor of marshall motors is in v guelph general hospital where she underwent an operation last week mrs don mothers home is ill at her hamilton she thomas watts of downsview who is married to the former evelyn stockford of georgetown is ill at present with pleurisy and pneum onia mr and mrs spence mckinnon of dresden were visiting in town on saturday and went on to kitch ener to spend sunday with her par ents mr and mrs william mil- here mr and mrs alex kean and dr and mrs david waterhouse of guelph are visiting in flushing li with mr and mrs george kean a party attended the annual st patricks formal dance of the irish regiment veterans association at the royal york hotel toronto on friday the 13th those attending included mr and mrs clarence kennedy and mrs jack run- ham and mr- and mrs george greensward of town mr and mrs nelson downey and mr and mrs bart watson brampton mr green- william hitchcock was long district farmer worked on many district farms a resident of halton centennial manor who had been a patient in mt hamilton hospital for eight months charles hicks 84 was bur ied in greenwood cemetery on saturday- mr hicks had lived in george town from boyhood until 1935 when he became a resident of peel- halton home at brampton he was the son of paul hicks and anne oconnor and his parents of irish birth lived for many years on charles street in a house which stood on the site of the present a district farmer all his life wil liam hitchcock 81 died suddenly early friday evening at the home of his daughter mrs john hard ing 4th line erin he was born near st cathar ines and when a year old his par ents henry hitchcock and sarah sayres moved to a farm on the 7th morrison home line near georgetown his son he was a farm labourer and wor- harry is the third generation to ked for several different farmers operate the farm including the cleaves mcgibbons six years ago he retired and li- and bradleys vent to hamilton- last week to visit sward and mr watson served over- her mother who is seriously and contracted pneumonia three piano pupils of kenneth r harrison passed their midwin ter exams at the royal conserva tory joy barber had honours in her grade 3 piano virginia barber her grade 4 piano and ill seas with the irish regiment engagements mr and mrs jack williamson georgetown announce the engage ment of their daughter marion iso- bel to mr franklin wilbert cleave ved in georgetown for two years with his daughter mrs- henry pres ton then went to live with mrs harding at erin he was predeceased by his wife harriet sharp whom he manned in 1898 surviving- are five chil- dren mrs henry preston hazel and mrs len harding ida of georgetown mrs gladys wedge and mrs john harding ella of erin and harry on the homestead 19 grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren rev a o w foreman conducted the funeral service on monday at the rumley funeral home acton palbearers were six grandsons henry wedge clarence neil and gordon harding gordon and cecil hitchcock interment was made in greenwood cemetery georgetown archdeacon w g o thompson conducted the funeral service on saturday at the mcciure funeral home pallbearers were george cleave harold cleave norman devereaux jack mcgibbon herb distance and jack armstrong douglas copeland norval took son mrs robert cleave george- honours in grade 2 theory town dogwneks wjkxre bylaw no 1927 of the town of georgetown pro vides that every owner of a dog who neglects to obtain from the assessot a tag on or before the 30th day of april and keep it securely tied upon his dog is liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars tags may be purchased at the assessors office in the municipal building office open every friday night 79 pm in addition to regular hours until the end of april for the conven ience of dog owners limehouse marathon euchre series concludes at umehouse grand prize winners at the hall board marathon euchre series in cluded i meldrum stark a hand- tooled leather wallet and key case mrs ron latimet a handtooled ladies handbag 2 e miller a double deck of plastic coated play ing cards nd mrs r mcenery a china teapot s robin and mrs meldrum stark won consolations those winmng prizes for the final evening were s robin and mrs- h campbell h karn and mrs e miller with consolations going to h cudden and muriel burt the committee served lunch at the close airmen m b everett and h p everett of plaster rock nb and w s parks of canterbury n3- all stationed at camp borden were weckendvtsitors with mr and mrs- earle nevers the wms met at the home of president mrs smethurst on thurs day evening miss ivens reviewed a portion of the study book on af rica text word used was voice mrs a norton and mrs briggs favoured with a vocal diret the hostess served lunch at the close the karris visited at glen chris tie on sunday town staff council dine at hilltop lodge members of the council and town employees and their wives had an enjoyable party at hilltop lodge erin on saturday the evening was arranged by itown foreman ern hyde and in cluded a turkey supper and enter- talment by magician jack holland as well as impromptu songs by cr harry hale and dancing among those present were mayor jack armstrong reeve ken mc donald deputy reeve frank petch and councillors garfield mcgil- vray stan allen jatnes goodlet harry hate and- allan nprton and ftheir wives town employees em hyde alf clolins ed beerman w j walker matt lawr and wives and geert lentlng mr and mrs w g marshall john d kelly mrs ail- een bradley mr and mrs- walter blenn lkmen hamilton and his mother mm hamilton of guelph dont forget young canada njgfat and mr and airs timbers acton this saturday