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the georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wedneutay may 19th 1954 twelve pages towns first mayor marks forty years as practicing lawyer morval mtlpal coupu honeymoon south traxycounciarirar a uwyr in gorgtown for forty yrt leroy dale qc wno cla- brated the event on saturday with a open houae baa baas one of irjfe towns nibat prominent eltiseni beat known a jlrat mayor when georgetown was elevated from vil la statu 1a 1022 he la still ener getically engaged hi law work in the practice on mill 6tret which ha share with sybil bennett q c mp horn at modoc in hosting coun ty he la third generation cans- dlan on hla fathers aide while his canadian maternal ancestry goes back to the eighteenth century iris father james c dale waa a private banker 111 mother lily vankjeek waa a descendant of ball us van jcleek who came to new amster- dam previous to 1644 and aettlod in tarrytown n y where the family homcsuad waa built in 1702 in 1783 simeon vaitkjoek loyal to he british crown fled to new brun swick fearing arreet for hla loyalty to england in 1786 he waa given 1800 acrea of land in the ottawa valley and aa first aettler the town of vankleek hill bear his name today soon after graduating from os- goode hall mr dale arrived in georgetown may 7th 1014 and op ened his law practice in the office now occupied by the ifydro com mission on south main street he later had lh mill street oil ice which is now magistrate la at dun a office then moved to his present location in 1010 he was elected a village council member reeve the next year and mayor in 1022 he brought honour to georgetown in 1919 when he won the john ross robertson cup emblematic of the singles luwn bowling championship of camrta retiring at the end of loifi u may or he again ran in 1928 and serv ed another two year term mr dale has been one of the county s prominent liberal politic- inns and for many years was presi dent of georgetown liberal j so- ciatlon in 1023 he made a bid for provincial office running as liberal candidate in the ontario elections but was defeated the same year he become first president of geor getown arena company w hen a group of private citizens built the the arena which is now municipally owned in 1034 he was named kings counsellor and two year later en tered law partnership with sybil bennett who is now hallon s fed eral member of parliament at ot tawa during the war he was president of an energetic local red croei soc iety and was several times finance chairman far victory loans which always stood near the top in aalea across canada he served aa presi dent of georgetown lions club for one year and tatt year was named honorary president of legion branch 120 the weather mr 1 editor much improvement era bstkln date max mln hsln may iq u 32 trace may 11 53 39 trace may 12 u 38 trace may 13 67 31 may a 1 34 may 15 75 jo may 10 75 38 trace average 05 38 mrs joe emmerson home school prexy mrs joe emmerson la new presi dent of georgetown ifome mchool association she was elected to succeed sam penree firat president at a meeting last week other executive members include mra vem mccumber 1st vice pre sident krnle a 1 coil and vice pres ident reg broomhead treasurer mrs trevor williams recording nxrrelary mrs william dwycr cor responding secretary and a com mittee composed of mrs walter tow nend jack kunham james ritchie mrs sam mackenrle and mrs l g lloyd activities last year reported at the methjng included a theatre night with 100 profit divided between the two schools for extra supples and help by lady members with costumes for a school operetta a travel film on gasp provide en tcrtalnmcnt at the meeting ft leanne darou champ at 0 ac play day a georgetown high school stu dent leanne darou was intermediate champion at play day at the guelph oac on saturday one of a group of local athletes who competed she placed first in three events standing and running broad jump and the 75 yard dash running this in 0 1 seconds to cut 3 10th of a second off her time last year lennnc was alao a member of the first place relay team run ning with dianne harrlaon sandra scott and jean engleby other girls who won ribbons were betty ann hendcraon 1st in inter mediate high jump and dianne har rison 2nd in senior running broad jump only two boya competed calvin king won a second prize and francis hulmc two thirds claire bradley placed fourt in high jump and betsy wlllaon etv- alonne harris sandra bradley and sandra louden entered individual events also the volleyball team while not successful made a good showing against paris final score 30 2tt members of the team were sandra scott betty grelg elsie larscn jill chapman donna bennett mar- caret bryden ann hyde jackie lu cas mary barber carole seddon marl one dixon and marilyn cleave accompanying georgetown a team to guelph were athletic instructors alan prouse rose piercey and dor- troiusaa tea showers fete donna thompson a trousseau tea on saturday at trie home of mr and mrs william p thompson was one of several delightful events for miss donna whose maxil micu kcs place saturday in georgetown bap tist church to howard graham of hfllaburgh the brideelect s mother and the grooms mother mrs morgan graham received guest during the jvcf pout hundred afternoon and evening at the tea mrs ern thompson of town mlsh norma whajey toronto aunts of mlaa thompson and mrs russell sbullock preston poured tea ai- stkuncj in the tea and troussca rooms ware the brides sister barbara mrs emery thompson and misso local bank bids 10595 for town debentures cordon campbell brampton honeymooning in flornda and culw are mr and mrs stanley walter carr who were married a weelt ago saturday in norvnl united church they will be living in toronto where the groom is employed with a mort gage and loan company mrs carr was formerly mar ion joanne pomeroy daughter of mr and mrs ray pomeroy norval social perisonal mrs fred mcnally visited with relatives in belleville and cotborne last week mra edjrar 1 rrs uullalo ny is visiting in town for a few da a this week 1 ranees dcuui and marjortc r v una spent last week end in detroit michigan rev and mrs r c todd of nia gara rails were visitors on sunday and monday in town with mr and mrs graham rumell bn route home to kenora after spending the winter in the south col ashton t fife spent a few daya wtth mr and mrs william s wrifht mrs c h barber and mrs paul barber were visiting last week at the home of the former a brother dr and mrs h weagant in corn wall mr- and mrs jack thompson and children christopher and kerry arc arriving tomorrow from ottawa for a visit with his parents aren- deocon and mrs w g o thomp son mr and mrs james cave dear- borne michigan and mr and mrs lome cac an jimmy toronto were week end guests with tneir brotherinlaw and sister tor and mrs ross rhompson mrs bud buckwold and son turkey dinner dance for bowling league av their annual turkey dinner and dance held at llmrhotur last mon d iy the mixed howling league re elected present officers for another i ir president c rll hrandford secret iry bui aisdcrson treasurer george adams team eupluln aie mrs r rnte mill r mrs john inrmer mrs cy rll ilrindford and jack hooper the president presented a trophy to mr and mrs jack hooper who held the high single for the sason ami to jack saunders for a hidden score mrs john farmer presented tro phies to members of the season a winning team mr and mrs don arthurs and bob harris mr and mrs cyril brandford mr and mrs hill anderson douglas son of mr and mrs nor man mcdonald ce lob rated his third birthday on wednesday may 12th his little guests included larry linda and diane mojeury shirley murray and susan stamp kothy and susan hale ricky mcnlvcn rrank king janet armstrong pam- e a iin riir4r p m terson who assisted in coaching leanne darou at dale reception over four hundred people called at the lesion auditorium on satur day to give beat wishes to leroy dale qc who held open house to marlc his 40th year as a local hrwyer receiving wtth mr dale was his law partner sybil bennett qc mp a group of legion ladles cat ered tor the event and tea was pour- ad by mrs jack armstrong mra lng mr graham waa presentetlwltn wumdbirijlts leslie and mrs leslie m clark friends from many parts of the county who joined wtth a host of people here included stan hall mpp judge arch cochrane of brampton sheriff w j robertson w i illck mist myrtle field the county registrar and all the law yers from the north end of the county two honoured guests were nonagenarians ralph rots oovof toronto former high school prin cipal -and- walter dlgguuv 04 n- other former resident in recognition of ua record at the towns first mayor a penrand pencil set was presented to mr dale at the reception jby mayor jack armstrong aa a memento jomci are visiting in town at pros- cnt with her parents mr and mra thyparuinaoinmd mra-johnpot- aijorisiclb ha txrn tranaferrcd from branuord to an olp poatlng at paryy bound and they will bo joining him there soon on saturday terry ritchie who was twelve yeara old had a party at the home of his parents mr and mrs james ritchie his guests were philip rau doug mcgllvray jim lindsay doug packer john cum uhtfan and his brother gordon and uee slater joan lt col and mra gordon coua- ens with their aon cat georne couacna who wai on leave from hla ucmp posting at kredcrlcton nj1 motorixl lost wick to south caro lina an interesting port of their trip waa to view mlddleton gar dens near charleston named after ancestors of mrs couaens who play ed prominent parts in the early history of the state mary daughter of mr and mrs jnmes p evans who nvas 8 years mini rlckyandverseychapmon old on may sth cele with a bonnie carlisle irene nelle marl lyn carter and normal thompson on monday relatives in hlllaburgh gathered at the home of mr and mrs donald matheson for a miscel laneous shower during the even ting mr graham a a bible by members of the choir of hlllaburgh disciples churchr in town mra bra and mlaa nor ma thompson entertained an may 10th at a shower at which out-of- town guests included mrs j e aottrom of clinton wife of a former local pastor the sunshine club and ladles of the baptist church numbering etty entertained at a shower for her in the churek rooms with lub members providing en tertainment during the evening vnelghbours on george street at tended a- cup and saucer shower at the home of mra sam walker- and irene nelle and bonnte carlisle were- joint hoatesaes at the former mrmtattraiid pantry stajf- mary and elizabeth hay last week catherine daughter of mrs david saxe celebrated her 4th birthday with a party her guesta were carol ann barber pat hyde gladys smith david lounds her brother stephen ondouiln stew art saxe christine and jody har- gent jane and barbara cleave and nmy walker lyndo damlileonarrandtaraa gordon lane 10 normandy blvda celebrated her fifth birthday last wednesday with a party at her home quests were lornle anagall rayner cbarlene lee ann gud geon suzanne kldd margaret sar gent carol rayner carol stevens judy prouse barbara gilchrist and her sister and brothers party on friday her guests were pamela and beryl williams patsy laws etta hume marlene arm strong carroll and david fume carol mcgllvray sharon king marilyn pstfon june lyon jean ann lnglls janice chaplin prances lintonianlca bouwman and her sis ter barbara mrs s k ruddell 97 next tuesday georgetown a oldest resident mra s k ituddetl will marv her 07th birthday next tuesday at hough not abl to be out as much us formerly mra huddrll who with her daughter mrs ii h wright uvea at 24 charlea street retains a lively interest in town and national affairs she is blessed with food eyesight and get great en joyment from reading newspapers and books lions peanut day afain big attraction a fine saturday drew crowds to main street to aee the peanut float on its annual visit to town a publicity idea of the planters peanut co the lions club has sponsored pea mi t day for the past four ytars deriving revenue from the eunut tag day and from sale of tins of cocktail pcunuta and bunks chlldrtn and grownups again thrilled to the magnificent float with its imuutlful peanut queen and the dutiling attendants and the loggers wen will nutronlzed as thy asked people to donate to club funds giving each donor a nickel package in nturn gut using slips were pro ided and prlxi wlnnt rs for rlotest guess were lynnt ifyde twtng street whoso guetvm of 2007 j won him a cast of pjrty pack nuts and mrs paul bwett witr btret who guessed 200kh to win a cose of cocktail peanuts the number of peanuts on the float announced after the con test was over was 201 t5d a new feature was added this year whin the club held a street da net 1 riday evening with bui mcdonald s hhythrn bubes playing for dancing rihotslkb in gueltu dtts suudimy ilrotiu r of a total man charles edward go id ham si died suddenly last wick at his guelph home iorn jn lngland he spent his bovhood in acton and served oyerseas in world war 2 surviving arc four sisters mrs w ncln new york city mrs florence cook lindsay mrs doris creamer and mra h holmes acton and a brother harry goldham georgetown ivalunaiad jim kirkwood speaker at sunday service jim kirkwood who leavea tues- doy for work in the united church mission field near hbvelock waa guest speaker at sunday mornings church service he based hla aermon on the 0th chapter of isaiah at the close of the service he was presen ted with a pen and pencil set aa a gift from the congregation mra 1- rraorj snow l from the congregation and mra h warnc making the presentation mr and mra leo jamlcson and family were with friends in bur lington for the weejeend meetings of the church wa the evening auxiliary and wms easter thankoftcrlng arc included in thla weeks news budget but have had to be held over for printing until next weeks lsuc georgetowns financial position la certainly strong in the- aye of inveatinent homaaa aaid mayor armstrong at monday a council me-trts- ing commenting on bid from vtx bond firm on a 970000 debantura issue for the new fir hall w and water aaitenaions lowest tender for the bond wma 10303 while the afiocesaful bidder canadian hank of commerre and hankers bond corporation offer 1u505 other tender res were j l gra ham and co it a daly co galr- drier it co a k ame and hell gouln lock dominion securttlea to overcome a technicality in government grants the town grant to the library hoard was raised from uic to 82 per capita i- urns on a method of garbage disposal with use of hullcuun shovel were shown oy ken mcmil lan and messrs kjlgour and kelly of the international harvester co ihe machine worth 10000 cru shes garbage and covers it with earth each day and mr kllgour es timated the job could be done har in thre hours dally releasing that machine for road grading and other work lt is used in such centre as scarboro peterborough and nla- ifaru rails 7th line resident marks 93th birthday on wednesday walter tow lie of torotito will be os years old mr vow he lives with the charlie grolg on the 7th line hale and hearty ha enjoys games of euchre and he at undod waral parties at the stone school thlt winter he was born in scotland and camt to canada at 21 in r crgua he married his wife died 40 years ugo and their son three years ago they farmed near port perry until ten ytars ago when he went to toronto to live with a niece this winter he moved out to make hla home with the grclg attend may restival at a i ma college three ladles from silverwood dlfctrlct mrs archil kerr mrs dave husscll and mrs dave wnllamson were in st thomas on saturday they attended the may festival of alma college where marie kerr la a student banker tbanbreued to peterbokougn post dank of commerce manager fred chapman has been notified of i pro motion to manetger at peterborough and expects to be leaving within a few weeks his successor here has not yet been named fuix house fob limehouse flay making one of several appear ances in the district the limehousi players delighted a large audience last tuesday in knox church with mrs slmpklnb boarding house rev alex calder waa chairman mrs e kam soloist and mary barber played piano aoloa toronto man charged aftermath of an incident on george street early sunday morn ing a toronto man waa charged in court here today with assault ho la alleged to nave assaulted his wife during an argument while their ear waa parked on the street and pol ice were called by neighbours who were awakened by the commotion newnsscheuneman vows aptislrchurch ceremony knoaoemints mr and mrs george r paul ot acton announce the engagement of their elder daughter shirley marie to mr donald leonard white of georgetown son of the late mr and mrs leonard white of milton the marriage will take place on saturday jtane the fifth in bt al tons church acton at three oclock mr and mrs alvln denny ac ton announce the engagement of their daughter xarldena marion at an afternoon ceremony in georgetown baptist church on sat urday rev alfred j barker orlc- tated at the marriage of phyllis eunice scheuneman and norman albert newns the 1rlde daughter of mr end- mrs relnald scheune man of pembroke was employed at smi ai her marriage and the groom son of the late mr and mrs atoeolom newns tarms at norvul imsebsjsctjljgqopa j- appendix complications aiewabttown man ill dangerously hi in st josephs hospital guelph r b canham of rji to duncan alexander robhv btewarttown underwent a second ion son of mr and mra nelson a operation on friday on mfy 6th mr canham underwent an emerg ency pperatkjlt tot rarn0veiof i ghirek pink and white snapdragons were used for church decoration mjj w townend played the organ anil mrs donald hancock sang oh pother creating before the ceremony and o perfect love while the register waa signed mr scheuneman gave trip to niagara falla montreal and his daughter id marriage puebec the bride wore a beige suit thebrlde wore a ballerina length and pink accessories and a corsage gown- of irench lace and nylon net of pink rosea over white taffeta withmatchlng guests were present at the wed- bolero xonft alethnueeves5rm aifsttlmreeaptlon from pembroke as maid of honour wore a baller ina length gown of nylon net over blue satin wtth matching bolero and a blue headdress she carried a bouquet of pink carnations and gypsophola the grooms brother harold newns was best man and ushers were another brother wu newns and bud james receiving afterwards in the church hall the brides mother wore a navy crepe dress white accessor ies and a corsage of red roses mra raymond newns received for her brotherinlaw wearing navy nylon whlta accessories and red row corsage leaving on a honeymoon th robinson norval the marriage will- d point over tier hands her n- klrklana lake toronto port cre- take place on june the twelfth at gertlp veil was caught to a mary dlt grimsby brampton hwsbargh three cmock in the presbyterian stuart cap andebaf carried red ro- 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