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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication georgetown july 11 1945 200 per annum 5c a copy georgetown high school entrance results a- t5ie georgetown high school trance board has awarded hfcjb softool entrance oertlncates to the sblkvwing candidates as the result of inw principals reooimnendatlon the terms work or as the result of candi- dates having passed the regular high gfcbool entrance examlnetton these candidates wrote at georgetown amlnation centre alexander jessie honj arnold wlllhun barnes france bedell byron beeney margaret bennett elisabeth bousfcul robert branch mazy qxxo brill donald hoto buck joan honj bullrrant william cash ronald oavanagh phylis honj oonn betoofconj dickie marlon cbotu dihon ross doohetader oarol h mmereon lorraine farmer george fendley ronald ghuder james oomen james hamilton james haaeh doreen oaonj herrlngton pauline qttmo buuer june hubae marie chonj hoare haae mae hunter ronald king eumbeth honj kirkpatrfck margaret klrkwood james chonj mclennan joan mendham kenneth merrlam gray mitchell ruby quo minr margaret chonj mutr wuusm norton audrey norton robert norton rom oiney dorothy pallister evelyn peters donakl ritchie markm own rogers oeorge schenav carl sheard helen thompson keith banj vanvllet agnes chonj wilcox gerard wilson herbert chonj young margaret zllio aift4 the following farm labour dates nave passed a special examin ation set by the inspector earlier than she regular high school entrance sbt- enunatlon and will be awarded high ekfaool entrance certificates on ttie submission to the inspector a a cextt- xkmte certifying to thirteen farm labour brain russell brown ethel ourrle john chonj ffnyiinh seymour nwwij fletcber ruby held wlqlam stringer glenn chonj wilson earl chonj wingneld gordon chonj the weather byhu hutt let them talk about california florida and even muskoka could any thing be oner than the good old sum mer time right here at georgetown here is what we had last week h l da to temp tuak july 3 7s 47 wed july 4 12 48 thunj july 5 83 48 ph july 6 74 55 sat july 7 75 55 sun july 8 n 63 lion july 9 77 9 atkinson alexander wedding in knox church midst a setting of summer flowers knox presbyterian church was the scene of a pretty wedding when mary alexander daughter of mr and mrs john alexander became the bride of vernon hughes atkinson only son of rev and mrs l e atkinson of uxhridge the doublering ceremony was performed byrev c c cochrane assisted by rev l e atkinson the father of the groom the bride given in marriage by her brother was gowned in hex mothers wedding dress of ivory satin and lith lace her fulllength veil of french tulle was hemmed in seed pearls and caught in a halo of orange blossoms she wore a pearl necklace and matching earrings the gift of the groom she carried a cascade bou quet of talisman roses bouvardla and a sprig of white heather the bride was attended by her three sisters miss isabelle alexander ah maid of honour gowned m lavender aheer carried a nosegay of talisman roses and bougainvllle and wore ma tching headdress miss margaret alexander and miss jessie alexander as bridesmaids were gowned alike in daffodil yellow sheer and carries nose gays of dream roses and f onjot-me- nots and wore matching headdress the groom was attended faty his cousin mr walter raham of to ronto the ushers were mr walter gordon toronto and mr william alexander brother of the bride before the ceremony miss thdma atklnsoi sister of the groom sans o perfect love and during the signing of the register sou as the night mr kenneth harrison was at the organ the r was held at the briqefb home the bridtes mother wore a dress of leaf green crepe with primrose yellow accessories and cor sage of better times roses and bwahv- sonla the grooms mother chose printed silk jersey in old rose attn black accessories and corsage of tv- ken roses and bouvardla the couple letf for a wedding trip north the bride travelled in powder blue linen with matching hat and navy accessories on their return they will reside in toronto elm street grading sewage vote decided at council meeting south american visitors host lately to several distinguished visitors from south america on june 22 a party composed of mi de luxima and mr slfinge of lima peru and messrs oscar gomez g uribe and mr fanie ol bogota co lumbia visited ths plant with mr schofleld of the imperial oil oom pany toronto they were in finade to get information on the use of oil burners and lubricants and were brought to se some of the uptodate installations in the smith stone plant on june 28th mr fuenzaliba a representative of the government of chile accompanied by professor frechette of the new york state col lege of ceramics made a tour of ths plant to witness production of porce lain and clay products the chilean government is interested in developing natural clay sources in that country and is studying production methods in canada and the usa by shepher d receives m pictured above is company ser geantmajor henry shepherd receiv ing the decoration of member of the british empire at the investiture in queens park on june 17th lieut- goveraor albert mathews is pinning the medal on cbjm shepherds chest a veteran of the last war he en listed with the halton volunteer rifles in 1911 and at the age of 19 kilned for active service with the beth battalion twice wounded ov he served with the rank of sergeant in the 2nd battalion until 1910 returning to georgetown he reenllsted in the halton rifles later known ss tbs lome rifles scottish and rose to tbs rank of wo 1 with this unit on the amalgamation of the lorn rifles scottish and the peel and duf- generous response sick childrens georgetown is responding generous- ly to the building fund appeal for tbs hospital for sfok children canvassers j are busy tbrouguout the town the sponsorship of the gfoifetusjb sewage map engineers report available at municipal office a large map of the proposed system in georgetown has been put the wall of the municipal office i a copy of the engineers report is also available for any interested pro- perty owner to read later this summer a fullpage re production of the map win appear in the herald and dr c v williams medical officer of health has been asked by council to prepare a series of articles to explain all details of the proposed system to ratepayers the matter will also be discussed fully this summer in the editorial and news columns of the herald and a publi meeting is being planned when it is hoped to have the engineer and repre sentatives of the department of health present to take part in a public discussion of tie project meanwhile property owners are forged to take advantage of the op portunity of looking over the map and report and to acquaint themselves with all detaila exgagemknt notice dr and mrs claude wlmsnsi an- noance t engagement of tbetr daaghtar helen louise to lawa oor- idon henry boody irish bsckagat of canada son of m boady sad ths lata sat henry boody of sanaa out lions club lions o w mcuntock and leroy dale are in charae of tbt drive although the report from the housetohouse canvas is not available for this week following is a list of larger donations already received dominion seed house 10000 e w cole 500 thus e appleyard 600 d w baxter 500 john d kelly 30jq0 fedcrai sales engineer ing ltd 10000 the dayloot shoe company 3000 nurts club 500 miss k given 5x0 georgetown lumber co 100x0 staff of silvers dept store 1000 twisawrigglesworth wedding at ashgrove ashgrove united church was the scene of a very pretty wedding on saturday when frances orpha daughter of mr and mrs norman wriggleaworth became the bride of mr claude charles twlss son of mrs twlss and the late charles twlss of kilbride peonies and delphinium de corated the front of the church where rev j o totton richmond bill for mer minister performed the marriage ceremony the wedding music was played by mrs a j ruddell and dur ing the signing of the register mrs chester deforest sister of the bride sang i lover you truly given in marriage by her father the bride wore floorlength white atlk jersey with shoulderlength veil 4 carried pink snapdragons and bouvar dla mabel wliggleswortb sister of the bride was bridesmaid and wore a gown ot white sheer aver bine tnffrta with shoulderlength veil she carri ed sweet peas and bouvardla mr george twlss brother of the groom was best man and mr harold -ooul- son kilbride and pte gubert wrig- gtesworth brother of the bride were ushers following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of mr and mrs i horace barnes sister of the bride went overseas i the brides mother received wearing moved by may seconded by cleave beige figured sheer with white bat that the following be paid a w bed- j whtk tbs rooms wof won yo on sny t as 4ow fig j w wrtm aftjt ti foavm ferln regiment in 1836 he held the rank of rbm and was attached to the lome scots until september uho when he reenllsted for active service as a private in toronto he served on the instructional staff of newmarket training centre until march 1044 as a company sergeantma jo and at tha time was appointed deputy fire mar shall attached tc the fire prevention service section at montleth ontario a member of branch 120 canadian legion he is receiving congratulations from his many friends in town on the recognition of his meritorious work to the service attending the ceremony on june 17 were mrs shepherd and daughters doris and june and mr herb dis tance locally to hospital campaign georgetown property owners wlfl c l jp e di i vote on a wwa byla this fall sc at omith oc atone riant cording to a motion passed at the july meeting of the council on tuesday tim smith stone plant have been july 3rd a recorded vote was taken on the motion and unanimously pass ed by council members exact date for the voting has not been decided but it will be in late september or early october according to present plans mr win ford was present at the meeting appearing for a number the smith stone employees who usv elm street for wafting and cycling to work mr ford explained that for several months of the year the road is practically impassable and that a cinder path put in sometime ago had washed out he suggested that the hill be cut down and the road graded using the cuton from the bin to flu in the low spot near the creek smith stone had done this on the faotofj side of the creek with good results he had consulted the county engineer who was of the opinion that this could be done for a cost of less than 300 council adjourned and went to kan street to look over the situation on their return to the council cmambecs motion was brought by grs ann- strong and thompson that tomedtwfc steps be taken to grade the street and that the county engineer be consult ed for advice mayor cleave said that he hoped in the next few years to aw a bridge built over the creek and to have the road properly opened up and that he hesltatod to put much work on the project until the town was in a position to do the job light after some further discussion tbs motion was passed council feeling that the road could be graded hi such a manner that the work would be co to the later work of building a bridge and fixing the road for motor transport a delegation composed of otalg held herb cleave and p w olsas was present to ask for a grant to us esqueslng agricultural society prsav dent held thanked council for the interest they had taken in fall fair work by improved fencing and aatsr faculties at the park and said the smith stone picnic at erin park about 300 of the staff and employ- ees families and friends of smith sone ltd enjoyed a picnic last sat urday at stanley park erin a ball rne in the afternoon between pot- tery and assembly saw the latter vic torious 98 in the evening there was a girls ball game pottery whin ing 16 11 later a dance was held in the park pavilion with music by the rhyihm rubes and jack cain calling off u e local 526 donated a j cheque to cover expenses and the management made transportation ar- rangementa for the event j following th picnic supper prises for sports were presented to the fbl- lowing children 3 5 john stringer clar ence spence girls 57 marjorle j spence diane harrison girls 7 10 emen difchflem muriel spence girls j 10 14 marie hulme bessie harley j boys 57 bobby hooper danny mar tin 7 10 ronny ritchie dong tucker id 14 doug norton brock bradley ladles 50 yd marie hubne mens 50 yd everett wilson ladles over so mrs m ditchfleld mens 100 yd- everett wilson needle and thread andy and marg ritchie bundfold jim sargent and basel arnold i legged jim sargent and haael ar- inold throwing too men os h silver 1500 d r mclaughlin 20000 ralph ross 1000 smith stone ltd 2000 e e l 6jm number of deputations at esquesing council meeting esquesing township council held their ragular meeting tuesday even ing july 3rd members all present with reeve g w murray presiding minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted a letter from the county clerk shewing the amount payable to the county for 1945 will be 3286473 let ter from the department of educa tion giving approval to bylaw no 8 setting apart the township schoni area of esqueslng no 1 copies of tax arrears list as of june 14th last from the auditor showed 847373 on he books the following deputations waited on the council president craig reid and herbert cleave on behalf of esques ing agricultural society president dr frank oakes and c b swack- hamer on behalf of acton fair board dr c v williams on behalf rtt aid to the hospital for sick child rens fund denny charles and mal colm mclfabb who introduced mr paul fisher who spoke on the work of the indention of agriculture edwstd martin re toad tn glen robert addy on behalf of the boys and this irbo niagara falls 1 and benton 2750 a stamps 300 a w benton to equal izing union school sections 1000 cecil ohlsholm to equalizing union school sections j1500 daniel allan to ahootlng dog in act of worrying sheep s500canied moved by brown seconded by our- rie that accounts be paid the geor getown herald re sanitary notice and assessment appeals 1295 the muni cipal world ltd supplies 1574 george macdonald and company sup plies 1429 acton public utilities comm crescent street lights 1500 hepc brampton lights t council chamber 405 the bell telephone co services 381 r 21 437 3fl0 225 total 662 carried moved by may seconded by cleave that relief accounts as presented by hc relief officer be paid 1440 car ried moved by cleave seconded by brown that the road accounts as pre sented by the road superintendent 83334 be paid carried moved by cleave seconded by may chtaholra i sortj aiilt the reception the bridal benton cou igft f a abort motor trip the bride wore a mauve crepe dress with white accessories for travelling on their return they will reside near kilbride capt lynne wilson married in toronto against a background of syrlnga and roses t he marriage was per formed in glenview presbyterian church ekronto of jean daughter of x rev and mrs r j kirkland and capt lynne arthur wilson son of mr and mrs k l wilson the brides father officiated assisted by dr stan ley glen and dr r a mceachem played the wedding music miss edith storer was the soloist mr eric st j bare brother-in- law of the bride escorted her down the aisle where she was given n marriage by her mother her wedding gown was of white chiffon and she wore a fingertip veil caught with orange blossoms and carried red roses that this council do now adjourn u j oouvardia and fern mrs eric st meet on monday august 6th at 8 jonn bar was matron of honor and pm or at the call of the reeve two ot sisters misses beth this years fair was going to be and better than ever a grant of was made to the fair board by the town mr m malina attended the mast ing and pointed out a traffic haaui which existed st the comer of the highway and water street he else suggested that signs pointing to ttss main street hnpphig dtatrlet be erected on the highwa a letter was read from w f brad ley special names aalttwan for the campaign tor funds for the hospital support from the council the man- bers expressed themselves as snenlty behind the campaign and said every effort would be made to see that geor getown did its share to raise funds for thenew hospital a bylaw was passed authorising the resurfacing of queen street and the issue of 5000 debentures to meat the cost no immediate action is con templated on this until the sewage vote is taken as sewage lnstadatiobi would mean tearing up the new sop lace the county rate this year is tav 46333 and council decided to take ad vantage of the discount and pay the immediately monday august 6th will be pro claimed a civic holiday in geor town a number of hospital sceooate were discussed and passed for pay ment it was decided not to hold a meeting in august unless urgent bbbv ters turned up in which case the mayor will call a special meeting carried late albert graham was g h 8 graduate a graduate of georgetown high school albert e graham died at his home at gore bay on june 16 the late mr graham received his early roses the grooms mother assisted education at belfountaln public school wearing black and white and pink and after graduating from georgetown roses freda kirkland were bridesmaids the matron of honor wore lime and the bridesmaids oriental orchid and carried roses lieut robert davldge was best man and the ushers were lieut leo mclaughlin toronto and mr peter hall of hamilton at the reception in dalfrew manor the brides mother received wearing navy blue silk 8id a corsage of red high school attended chatham busi ness college he set up in business a little current manltoulln island and represented that constituency in par liament until the seat was removed by redistribution surviving are bis wife and son lee also a tjfother and two sisters capt r l graham of little current mrs agnes burnett alton and mrs h matthews erin he was a past grand master of the masonic lodge inter ment was made hi owe bay cem for their wedding trip north the bride chose a tan and white print dress with matching hat and sortes and mink furs the gifts of the groom they will live in toronto capu wilson is wellknown in geor getown where the family resided for several years when his father accountant at the bank of he attended public and mgb school here overseas stnee 2ml he wotmded at caen and returned to canada a few months ago limoo rajolv enjotb reunion mr and mrs j h luhoo hare rv turned home after a weeks vanatsek ln the lindsay sad balknrtob dh trict during the trip they enjoyed a happy family reunion vban the enttes famay of is of the late mr acas william luuoo met at shady lea farm r r 4 peterborough the boast of mr and mrs bmor lobco tfaose present included mr we llhgton lflaeo vbden masx stf and mrs charles napier hbrtfa bay mr snd mrs e howard of woodmae mr ehnor luncd snd tanxuy ough mr snd mrs clarence j and family wodvflsi mr end mkg howard ball ltttte britain mr ota fee ltodaay mr and mrs jgsw bourne wright and gtt stimsi me mrs3eime ttrt atr test mrs wuford- loneo mr sad t guidon ubtoo gad tanflyv see ssaf mrs doqg kssoer mr and lfm f r hm and deadly acra of auof