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the georgetown herald wednuday evening july 10th 1946 social and personal i mrs fred armstrong doris bui axe vacationing this week in ttawa district f and mrs t anderson and fam bf toronto spent the week end with r rind mrs herb hughes amongst week end visitors with mr un edward wodson were mrs t and mr and mrs oecfl why- o toronto jime shepherd was taken to jomphscbospltal guelph on sat- and is recuperating alter on op- for appendicitis juliana devrles has successful her grade 4 piano exams the toronto conservatory of music is a pupil of miss m- maihews pavideon flew here from ot- ntly and will spend the sum thvhift uncle and aunt mr and perc cleave margot williams has returned ttie glen following a cycling trip the ne england states with friend miss audrey cameron of sound and mrs ai cameron and eon of kincardine have been vis- with the misses brown on char street and mrs paul collins have re to rockport after spending with their uncle and aunt mr mrs herb hug bessey has returned to after spending a week with and mrs harold bingham glen and mr and mrs herbert ve of town r hunt of sherbrobke que mrs oswald smith of toronto t a day recently with mrs d l rt isabel butler of kitchener is ding a few weeks at the rectory tb ven and mrs w g o thomp- kemeth f waldron of pitts- pa was guest speaker at st s church of england on sun- morning a native of petroua he a few weeks vacation with wife and family at cedar springs and mrs j p ritchie of ayr mr ad mrs armand swackba- nd jimmy of guelph visited at inme of mrs- herb brwin on sun- mary appteyard was hostess at miscellaneous showter for twenty of mrs lome masters mar- xane on the thursday evening her marriage jand mrs lindsay mercer and jane of windsor visited last end with mr and mrs wilfred donald food returned with them windsor for a visit and mrs j c alexander of nor- bave returned home after vaca wttbmr and mrs w j brown at beach lake shneoe mrs is feeling much better store recent alness and mrs joseph armstrong miss lag and mr and mrs armstrong and son robert have from a vacation trip to tren and ottawa they enjoyed a boat through the thousand islands and mrs s b biehn of pany and captain donald biehn of connecticut visited one day week with mr and mrs walter capt biehn is on discharge to after serving with the u s med corps at white horse yukon the community picnic of s 8 lfi on friday june 28th at the home mr and mrs- edgar beeney a pre was made to the teacher kay lyon whos has resigned her after being teacher at the four years doreen apple i an address and mary llnd the presentation of a coffee from the students and their par enlng hi the sunday school rooms last tuesday a trousseau tea was held at her home on queen street mrs james ritchie and mrs andrew rlt chie presided at the tea table prior to her marriage last saturday to mr frederick r edwards miss betty speight was honored by many events both in toronto and george town among those who entertained for her were miss irene taylor a shower mrs w kennedy shower mrs h mutton pantry shelf shower misses m shore and f moffat show er mrs n h speight shower mrs j bain mrs r ashton and mrs w f edwards shower morse street school staff dinner and presentation sherbourne house club girls coffee pasty and presentation and in geor getown a progressive shower by mis ses marion williamson and jean rud dell polowing the rehearsal on fri day evening mr and mrs e j ed wards entertained the wedding party at httmf another businesi change as rachlin cleaners sold the downtown business fraternity says goodbye to another member this week and welcomes a newcomer with the announcement that mr i rachlin has sold his cleaning and pressing business lo mr dorland dun barra ger mr rachlm established the business in august 1939 coming here from tor onto and has dore a good trade from his store which is located on wesleyan street just off main for the past rew months mrs rachlin has been in ill health and mr rachlin has dec ded to retire and move back to the city they wil be missed in town where their friendly personalities have made them popular fr barrager the new owner is a young man who is a native of napa nee he was discharged from the rcaf last october after serving 5s years latterly in newfoundland hold ing the rank of sergeant he has had experience in the cleaning and press ing business with the new system cleaners and dyers inklngston he is married to the former doris pea cook of port elgin ns and they have baby daughter patricia anne they are members of the united church they will occupy the living quarters behind the shop which are being vaca ted by the racfabns glen school report entrance class jean beaumont louise hilts junior beaumont gerald inglis junmie cain leslie norton betty hancock russell robinson grade vh to grade vhi honours billy haines pass lois felker joan hancock grade vi to grade vii honours -r- charline glbbs isabel ostrandex blake inglis bud haines pass garj cooper absent for one examination but re commended for grade vti harold in glls recommended for grade vh char les norton grade vi margaret mcquame grade v to grade vi honours eleanor schenk syhii norton pass ethel lusty marilyn felker and david cooper equal norman gib bons harpin beaumont james tim leek lillian norton absent for several examinations but recommended for grade vi mildred norton recommended for grade vi mabe bevan edna beaumont principal grade i to grade ii marlene cain donald alexander donna mcquame robert hooper robert hills paul eason eldin askm recommended freddie young shlr ley hogben grade n jr u crade n sr honours barbara eaves audrev cain judith beaumont iss donna bennett jack mc quame amrie gibbn jtiai young laura young violet lusty grade ii to grade hi honours james schenk elsie lar en syhia digging barry tunteck edward hancock ass eva garvin george gibbs roger add james young edward norton recommended stanley norton grade m to grade iv honours lillian askln dennis handy paso gordon preston william lus ty george mcnauy leroy hilts grade iv to grade v honours kenneth schenk doug s logan margaret cain pass gail wheeler richard han cock carl hill douglas marshall nancy larsen william oibbs audrey robinson william barclay william mcmurdo ronald hilts teacher e f presswood wt see this week new that mcbeans store has green and white paint job that mr and mrs em hyde and family have moved into thtir new home on ewing street that the no speeding signs prom ised by council are being placed at strategic points around town that bus bells house at the park entrance is being given a coat of white paint over the red bricks that norm snyder has a neabuil ding under construction on his prop erty on young street that dr pen is now answering calls in a new blue plymouth that fred baird bought the wat son property on maple avenue at the auction sale last saturday that an antique coloured glass centerpiece brought a price of 65 at the sale that union services of the united and baptist churches art being htld ih is month that ernie aleott is now on the staff at brills store and hugo tapp i working there for the summer months rev a 0 w foreman retires as ballinafad minister the weather by h l hint t no doubt it ma be wicktd for a town gardener to priy fjr rain in hay ing and harvest timt bi wt must ad mlt that is what we art doing with the shortage of rainfall ii uns parti cudar locality the ground u terribly dr and garden crops and lawns are suffering from the drought it is tantalizing to listen to the wcu ther forecaster predict featured show er when thty have betn so scattered w set none of them if we had only quarter of that del ai lit got down in essex and ktnt utely ihey would hive been glad to sjxire rt and we would have been thankful to get it here are the local records for last week 51 1ee town hall officially opened last wednesday evening some sixty teenagers gathered in the auditorium of th old town hall to officially open it as the centre of recreational faclll ities in the town dancint was en jovtd to music supplied by margaret sargent records played on a machine lo uied for the occasion by harold mc clure tlie refreshnie4booth was wtu patron ied and during the evtn don parker took several pictures of um dancers moonlight dancuig pro v ed popular and there were novelty and lucky spot dances a number of voung people bought membership tick ets which entities them to free ad miuance to the dances for six montiib so sucessful was the event that an other dance was held on friday night and there are more planned during the summer bill milllere and his re cordings provided the music on this occasion and more new members were recruited for the ranks of teen town hall the project u being sponsored by the recreational council under the guld ance of the director h j newman there is still a lot of work to be done on the hall and the teen agers have been pitching in with a wid to put it in firstclass shape mastebsane wedding at united church in georgetown united church on saturday june 20th marjorje olive lane daughter of mr and mrs rob ert lane became the bride of lome walter masters son of mr and mrs e w masters of acton rev r todd p formed the ceremony given in marriage by herrfather the bride was gowned tn white satin a sweetheart halo held her dr length veil and she carried deep red roses her maid of honour was miss mary apple- yard gowned in blue lace and ta and she carried pink roses brides maids were the grooms sister miss ruth masters and the brides sister miss dorothea lane gowned in pink taffeta and yellow lace respectively they carried yellow and white roses mr gordon james was groomsman miss lynda stewart played the wed ding music and during the signing of the register mr alfred tost sang be cause ushers were mr vic masters and mr keith mcleod following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides parents her mother received wearing a figured grey and blue jersey with white accessories ard corsage of pink roses the grooms mother assisted wearing white and green jersey with white accessories and corsage of red carnations for travelling the bride changed to a grey dressmaker suit with blue and white accessories and pink rose cor sage after a honeymoon trip the couple will take up residence in acton tue july 2 71 wed july 3 74 thur july 4 77 fri july 5 82 sat july 6 86 sun july 7 83 mon julj 8 84 lorgetown juveniles try for o bjl play off spot ct retown juveniles lost a heart breaker at milton last wednesday night when after scoring five runs in the third inning to lead 5 to 3 mil ton came back with three runs to eke out a victory spence started on the mound and was relieved by herring ton in the third georgetown is now in third place in the league with an important game w ith acton coming up tomorrow night the kids have been playing great ball and deserve a playoff berth so here s rooting for them tomorrow night rev a o w foreman minister of ballinafad charge of the united church has retired after a ministry of eleven years at the churches in baui- nafad churchill and melville mr foreman who is eligible for pension is taking a smaller charge at ponson- by near elora extremely popular with the people of this district mr foreman has completed forty years in the ministry since his graduation from victoria college he holds a bachelor of arts degree in honor phil osophy from the university of toronto since his ordination mr foreman has been minister at shallow lake al- lanford mount hamilton winona and fhiitand fort erie north preston and erin where he was minister for five years before going to ballinafad prior to their departure the congre gation gathered at bauinafad to bid mr and mrs foreman adieu before leaving for their new home f w shortill was in the chair miss lydla snow read an address and robert wame presented them w4th a purse miss jean sinclair read an address and mrs ernest mcenery presented mrs foreman with a silver tray as a gift from the young people and a gift from the young people was presented to miss phyllis foreman by miss dor othy warne with mrs f j shortfll reading the address mr and mrs foreman have a family of three children mrs gordon aitken fanna of osprlnge phyllis librarian for the hydro electric power commis sion in toronto and a s foreman a lecturer at the school of practical science university of toronto the new minister at ballinafad is rev o r flindau who comes from alma and preached his first sermon there lasts sunday mr fundall is a native of trenton and is a graduate of the university of toronto and vic toria college mr and mrs flindau nave ministered at alma goldstone and bethel and goshen prior to com ing to this district anyone can win as 0ba schedule posses halfway mark halton intermediate oba w l pet 6 5 545 6 500 500 held a miscellaneous sboner at home of miss geargtna eccles sunday july 7th mr and mrs c taylor had their son charles christened at st georges of england by the rector w o thompson the chris robe a family heirloom had roto bj both the baby s mother godmother at their christening in god parents were mr and c jordan of toronto to her marriage last saturday grace mclaughlin was guest of at several social events miss chalk of toronto was hosted at te shower at the home of mrs mrs joseph harris of miscellaneous shower and morrison of toronto mis- shower held at the home of otfeta mckende klngsway the of norval presbyterian church another 123 paid in sheep claims hornby haying and baseball are the time- paaeers these days and evenings in our communlty the hornby team went down to defeat to omagn on monday july 1st on the omagh field and in return sent the omagh team home beaten on friday evening july 5th earl ford broke his left arm while practising baseball with the bethel united church young people at the coyne school grounds earl is left handed evelyn ball who has been confined to hex bed for some time is improved in hearth mrs robert ford is back home from her operation in the milton hospital and is slowly re gaining strength margaret fuller and clifford mc clure were married at ue uume of the brides sister mrs william mcpherson on dundas street in trafalgar on saturday afternoon last by rev j o totten a former pastor of bethel united church it is expected they will live in toronto letters and cards have come from jim and lois mcdougall indicating the were having a good time in tor onto on their honeymoon those people who live on the un paved part of the base line believe that long since they have eaten their mrst arlow reunion peck of dirt and are ready now to iield at huttonville pnss out unless the dust layer isspraved i will you be at georgetown park on civic houdai kltibeb from army service major roger guyot a former red dent of glen williams has been reti red from the canadian army after four years of service on the staff of the directorate of personnel selection he served as army examiner at no district depot toronto at no 26 ca b tc orillia on and at a19 c a s c t c camp borden on being promoted to the rank of major he held the appointments of command army examiner camp bor den district army examiner md 1 london onl and md 12 reglna sask born in ghent belgium a city so many of our young veterans have lear ned to know he served with the bel gian infantrj and was taken prisoner at uie end of 1914 near ypres which the canadian veterans of the first great war well remember prior to coming to canada in 1922 he was assistant transport officer with the reparations commission in wiesbaden german major guyot is a member of the georgetown branch of the canadian legion he is returning to his former employers the canadian and general finance co ltd toionto to takt chirge of their translation department oakviue acton milton george 9 4 5 44 games last week july 3 georgetown 7 acton 6 milton 8 oakviue q july 6 milton 5 oakvllle 4 acton at georgetown postponed games this week tonight oakviue at georgetown july 13 georgetown at oakvllle july 17 milton at georgetown on their road immediately we ae told ttiat strikes et cetera are the reason tor the delaj this jear fieres hoping et cetera wil get a move on only the very faithful attended our churches last sunday others made crnji landings lr the coolest places thej could find sheep claims still drain esquesmg township treasury raised the years total to 118850 when esquesmg council passed bilk at their her marriage last saturday to meeting in stewarttown on tuesday christian of woodstock rita july 2nd total claims of i15 were was tendered several showers paid to w r stalker for 3 ewes and kay mcvey was hostess at a mis- shower at ber home near and in woodstock the la the ufeuted church held a in her honour knox presby- oburefa choir p her fen etoctrtc toaster at a social ev- 2 lambs killed and 2 ewes and a lamb injured with 8 o duncan wahtte as valuator the treasurer was instructed to pay l l mulltn as treasurer for ward 4 service pensomel fho quotations submitted to county b roy f smith by the ontario bridge company for repairs to the steel bridge on the 5th concession and for repairs to a culvert at lot 24 con 4 were accepted accounts passed included road accounts 244483 relief accounts 2550 acton pujc 15j0o bea telephone 615 hydro v 7150 assessors exp to oabraauon 1630 last sundaj the harlow family held their first annual reunion at huttot villi park when some thirty members ol the f unijj from georgetown st thomas woodstorit and iiigcrsoll ga thcred to enjo a picnic sports and t bill garni feimrrd th afternoon wiiii the in laws beiting uit out laws in the latter youngest member to attend was btllj harlow of ingersoll and the one who cam the farthest wtts mrs ray harlow wlo j 1st arrived froth england this w ck mrs ra1 harlow arrives from england getting her first glimpse of her fu tune home town of georgetown on dominion da was mrs ray harlow who crossed from england on the aqultanla she is the former mary grftnahaw of surrey england and was married to ray in england last nov ember he returned to canada in feb ruary georgetown is pleased to wel ssr this newest of the many british who married local men overseas norval edged by mimico in juvenile lacrosse opener the opening game in a juvenile la ctosse league in which norval has en tered a team was played in norval las friday evening and saw mimdco edge the locals 109 in the overtime period norval will play against muni co weston brampton and etoblcoke in the league and the team includes clark lyons and doug townsend who played for the champion brampton juveniles last year bill laidlaw phil watt bob davis bill cunningham archie campbell and norm russ and gerry fendley from the oien are bob hepburn john haines ernie thompson alid junior beaumont and goalie glenn scott is a llmehouse boy who did a wonderful job in his first uric at goal on friday the game was exerting as first one team then the other held the lead and the score stood 9 all at the end of official tme with two minutes to go in the second overtime period munico scored the winning goal since mimico had a couple of seniors and at least three juniors from other teams they wtrc a hard outfit to beat townsend haines and norm fendlej wtrc missing from the norval line up and had thej been there it might have betn a different story clark lyons earned off scoring hon ours with four goals and hepb irn and beaumont both plnved a first rate inme for the norvalltes other scor ers were la dlaw 2 and campbell hepburn and beaumont jim clark is coaching the team and they should go a long wav in the series as the halton intermediate oj3a schedule passed the half way mark its anybody s guess as to who may come out on top at present oakvllle leads the league and georgetown is in the cellar spot by virtue of the least num ber of wins but equally important it the fact that all four teams have the same number of losses which puts a different slant on the picture u georgetown wins tonight against oak vllle it wil put the papermakers in third position and the loser in the actonmilton affair wfil take then- seat in the basement were sure to see some good ball from now on with a battle royal for those aulmportant playoff positions the best game weve seen yet was that in the park last wednesday when georgetown humbled the tanners 76 with a mighty lasttoning spurt not that they hadn t already scored a fig urative vtotory tor larry rttchis banged out a triple in the 6th bring ing in two runs ony to be ruled out for not touching first on the way by the game was a seesaw affair all the way with acton socking two triples ii the first to get an early lead going into the last of ok seventh the locals trailed by one run brydon watted and scored on a hit by larry ritchie then replaced ritchie as run ner on first everett wilson then came through with a beautiful double which put the winning run over the plate patterson s pitting was right in the groove and he registered nine strike out snyder on the acton mound did nt appear to have too much on the ball but did an adequate job george- towns eight hits were tallied by wil son and beaumont two apiece and bill ritchie larry ritchie evans and chaplin line ups were georgetowti everett wilson cf andy ritchie ss bui ritchie c scotty patterson p chaplin if beaumont lb bryden rf lome evans 2b larry ritchie 3b acton waterhouse cf brushy footlt h lindsay ss masales 2b riddall rf goy 3b allen lb snvder timmtns wedding for banker formerly here took tim a wedding of interest locally place in first united church mirts on june i9th when bracken son of dr and mrs j e bracken of cannlngton and helen thomson of thnmlns were married douglas was teller in the bank of montreal here prior to his transfer to the tunmlna branch a few years ago bob bracken of montreal was his bro thers groomsman and another brother john was an uafav industrial softball league plans summer schedule with the spring safthall schedule completed the four teams comprising the industrial softbau league began a new 12 game summer schedule at the park last night when smith stone defeated dayfoots by a 261 score the schedule has been arranged in co operation wlurthe recreational coun cil who are offering a trophy to b presented each year to the winning team smith stone dayfoofa al uanoe and bjustnessmen comprise ttw teams m the league pasyotfs will start on smorday august 17tb