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the georgetown herald wednesday evening august 14th 1946 etowitvets will get 50 war bond we see this week at a meeting of georgetown war barflae recognition ctommlbtee held in the municipal building on monday rening k was decided to give each georgetown veteran of world war n i 460 war bond as a gift of recognition for uieir service during the war the tend will be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives it b estimated that there axe from flbo to 300 me and women to be thus honoured and the amount of money which wffl be raised by pfiouc sus- aorrption may total close to 15000 ho decision was reached as to what conn the presentation would take it is quite late in the year to plan any outdoor activity and unless the canvass jsjad be speedily made the presenta- l day may have to wait over until next spring those to be honoured include la anyone resident in georgetown at time of enlistment and b anyone brought lap in georgetown whose home was in georgetown at time of enlistment this latter group is intended to take in georgeown boys and girls who though not actually living in town when they enlisted had not set up a home nothet town and would include young single people who were perhaps going to university in training for a nurse or boarding in another town where they were working a tentative list will be compiled and printed hi the herald issue of august 28th with a request for additional ell gible names to complete it prior to deciding on the bond as an individual gift the group had spent june time discussing a war memorial a memorial high school was one sug gestlon which has already received same attention but with shortages and fai labour conditions any major bmktmg is not an immediate prospect the results of the questionnaire pub- hffaed for two weeks in the herald were disappointingly small a total of nine replies being received if ihese on be taken as an egression of opln ion the public seems to favour a swim ming pool or extension of the present arena facilities as the most suitable form of memorial one other sugges tion advanced was a cottage hospital eontaammg xray equipment for emer gencies suggestions for individual uts favoured a pass ticket to any nereational project adopted with others suggesting bond a watch and ring the weather by h l hutt there was no lack of variety in the weather last week to begin with a few days of fine warm weather but still- cool nights then a warm night fol jowed by a violent electrical storm and nearly half an inch of rain since which it has become cool and cloudy with the nights so cool that winter blan- l-kete- were necessary the prospects loon are for warmer weather here you have the figures tor it h l rain tues allg 6 77 60 wt aug 7 82 50 thur aug 8 67 64 fri aug 8 72 64 sat aug 10 74 62 sun aug 11 68 63 mod aug 12 69 52 ashgrove the wms ladies had charge of the service sunday morning with the pre sident mrs thos glffen conducting miss joy ruddell sang so beautifully the sok stranger of gedilee and mrs h caldwell s talk on the christian life touched everyone present she is a living example of a true christian and radiates his presence in her dally life there will be no church service this sunday so let us give our minister a real heartwarming by every member being in his place in the lord s house when the service is resumed on august 25th birthday greetings to mrs thos glf fen whose birthday is august lth and also to mr henry wilson who will be eightythree on august 19th misses joan and marilyn wriggles worth of hornby are visiting their grandparents mr and mrs fred wiigglesworth we were pleased to have mrs cald wells daughter mrs archie kerr and her little daughter betty ann from acton at the sunday morning service oaju of thanks the many expressions of sympathy and floral tribunes and the kindness of those who gave blood donations were ineerely appreciated during my bbreawment wm r anderson lucky number souvenir program oakxttno ass ran georgetown fall fair includes program prize list historical pictures price 25c get your copy cjly at the herald attce or from one of ttie direc hp as the supply is limited a bou youll want to keep op the 100th pair on that mr and mrs trygve wold ore sailing from norway tomorrow on their return from a trip to their home land that rivervlew crescent has been opened and the four new homes con structed there by smith stone ltd are now occupied by mr and mrs bud binkley mr and mrs jack malcolm and daughter gall mr and mrs waldo digglns and family and mr and mrs john emmerson and family mr binkley is purchasing agent mr hfaiuyorp production superintendent and the latter twif tool and die makers at the plant that logan haines are bus erecting the memorial pylon and flag pole in the park and aim to have it ready for pair day on september 7th that w o brownridges agricul tural float which won first prize here at the lions dominion day show was also a first prlaewlnrer at milton on civic holiday that brigadier wallace is driving to work these days from the smith stone staff house in a slick new bulck that the post office is getting a new paint trim around the windows and doors that the bam behind tom sykes house on mill street has been com pletely removed and mr sykes has placed an attractive white picket fenct around his whole propertj that harry goldham had a beau tiful basket of glads in his butcher shop window on saturday from the garden of dr r t paul that tom parry has given up his position with the georgetown dalrj and is now working at the alliance paper mill food is the world s number one prob lem buy leas use less waste nothing share with the hungry t brampton lions jamboree- thursday and friday at huttonville brampton lions club will hold forth at huttonvlue park on thursday and friday when they present a twoday jamboree jam packed with fun and ewtertammwnt on both aluernoonb there are races and pony rides for the children and txith nights there will be fireworks the modern aires will play for dancing on thursday stan portch and his orchestra on friday thursday night georgetown girls pipe band will give a concert and the lions pun parade under the direction of gordon vivian will have stunts and gags supplied by roy ward dixon of the radio show of the same nama friday night s beauty contest to choose miss peel county will have hollywood producer james hrrell as m c and judge the brampton citl zens band and the alka siltaer radio show did i say that will also be included in the evening s entertain ment members of the toronto ornamental swimming club with ewljn buchan an former canadian ladies diving champion will give demonstrations of swunming and diving both nights all in all it looks like there will be something doing every minute for the two days at huttonville and we know that there will be a goodly percentage of georgetowners among the crowds at the park district youth killeimm weekend auto accident engagement mr and mrs prank smith wish to announce the engagtmei t of their aaughlcr doris frances to john chailca b irt son of mr and mrs geo c burt hiljsb irg ont wedding to take place in balllnafad united church the tnd of august engagement mr and mrs ben young announce the ngaginteiu of their daughter helen guabeui to douglas arthur thompson son of mr and mrs r t thompson of olds alberta the wed ding will take place in calgary on aug ust 22nd no play off berth but put away tanners anyway although out of the running for a playoff spot in the halton intermed late o b a league georgetown went into their last game ol the season on wednesday determined to set acton back on their heels and they did bill bryden back oyfthe pitchers mound again turned in a swell per formance allowing only six hits walk lng three and getting credit for seven strtkeouts scotty patterson donned the catchers mask just to show his versatility at all positions the game was tight until the sixth when acton scored two on a double by brush georgetown taint through with a triple play the only one of the season to our knowledge in the sev cnth georgetown evened up with bui ritchie doubling to score wilson and bryden acton added their last count in the seventh and it was not until he last half of the ninth that patterson smashed a double to drive in two runs and end the game 4 3 though georgetown did all tjbey could to help milton into a playbff spot the county towners were edged 8 7 in the final league game in acton on saturday and oakvllle and acton will meet in the playoffs the win gave georgetown third place but in this case close only counts in horse- shoes georgetown journeyed to oakvllle saturday for a friendly exhibition match wiih their erstwhile rivals and were royally entertained by the lake- si lore boy 6 social and personal auction sale of household puknttubs foul- i try equipment garden tools etc the undersigned has been instructed by the j a strang estate to sell by public auction at the real dence maple ave ceast of hunters inn georgetown on saturday august s4 at 2 o clock ftjknrrrjre moclary 3 plate el ectric range oak dining room suite tstde 6 chairs and buffet ches terfield suite occasional chair roll top desk small desk rug 11x14 mantle clock floor lamp 2 small tables 2 dressers day bed electric grate electric iron electric toaster waterless cooker copper boiler set of 240 lb scales wasbtub 2 lawn chairs dishes pictures kitchen uten sils hall mirror etc poultry equipment large brooder stove 2 peed hoppers 0 ft several small chick feeders a few bushels of mixed feed garden tools etc kincald gas garden tractor hand cutting box 24 ft euenskm ladder quantity of new baskets and berry boxes wheel barrow number of garden tools bench vise number of other tools 3 garbage tins several bushel palls step ladder other small articles terms cash frank fetch auct s 25th anniversary celebration limehouse wi garden party friday august 16th steve norries 9th line georgetown the old nixon estate alkaseltzer did i say that alex mcgregor co of galt georgetown girls pipe band admission- 35c and 15c proceeds for presentation to returned service personnel mr and mrs cecil hardle spent last week vacationing at bracebridge mrs j modermld is spending a week with friends in seaforth mr w h scott of galt was a visitor with relatives in the district this week mr and mrs james ritchie and terry spent the week end at stanley park erin mrs wm bond is staying with her brother and sister in law mr and mrs a walters mr and mrs sid meckenale are en joying a motor trip this week through the trent valley to ottawa- mr and mrs ross duncan and daughter joanne are vacationing this week at meat ord mr and mrs comfort roszell and margaret axe holidaying this week at stanley park erin mrs w w tyndall spent the week end with mr and urn arthur tyndall at centre island toronto mr and mrs william bonathan and judy are spending two weeks vacation at alcona beach lake simcoe mr roy foulls of dorval quebec spent the weekend in town with his parents mr and mrs r b foulls miss betty grant and mr elmer mocumber are visiting in mule roches with mr and mrs w h murdock mr and mrs irwin and miss eleanor irwin of toronto were week end guests with mr and mrs fred armstrong rev and mrs j atkinson from nogalcs artaona were guests at the home of mr and mrs a walters for a few days mr and mrs ern thompson and mr and mrs chris graham have re turned from a holiday motor trip to montreal and ottawa mrs jack young has been here from niagara falls for a few day visiting with her parents mr and mrs alex kean mr and mrs george a bellamy or winnipeg and mr wm j bellamy of toronto visited with mr and mrs f l mcouvray last thursday mr and mrs william coleman of toronto are spending this week with their daughter and sonin law mr and mrs wilfred hunter mr ben young is motoring west to attend the wedding of his daughter helen to mr douglas thompson which takes place in calgary aha on august 22nd mr and mrs george scott of de troit michigan were visiting with rel atives in town one day last week mrs scott is the former lillian herbert and rived here before her marriage mr and mrs hugh dickie jean and mpr marie roe and islay mbolure spent two weeks vacation at waaaga beach islay and jean are spending this wpek at brscebrktge and sparrow mrs e d sheley of birmingham mo iub uyci iub bl jou uy michigan spent last week in town with wilaon who bad a 377 mark her pare mr and mrs j n oneiu wl 33 hit in 61 times at bat scotty as the season i5 still young the ball club is hoping to book a few exhibition games at the park and are dickering for one with guelph wilson leading batter seven hit over 300 with the official season over for georgetown s intermediate ball club scorer jack harlow has supplied us with the batting averages of the eigh teen players during the season seven players hit over the 300 mark led by john russell brain 15year old son of a prominent district family was in stantly killed- in a motor crash early sunday morning when the oar in which he was riding collided with a heavy transport truck the accident occurred n no 5 highway near tra falgar when the brain car proceeding north across the highway and the trahsport driving west on no 5 were in collision minor injuries were suf fered by the young man s brother wil liam who was driving and sustained an injured left shoulder his sister mary lacerated left hand donald phillips neck injuries marilyn phil lips bruised and lacerated forehead and william phillips lacerated fore head they were taken to st josephs hospital toronto for treatment gordon hutton of lakefield driver of the transport was uninjured but his wife had a bruised left arm their two children who were also passengers in the transport were uninjured provincial constable e a moss of waterdown investigated the accident the accident was a tragic culmina tion to an evening s pleasure trip to sunnyslde park where the brain chil dren had entertained the phillips who come from roseland and were visiting at the farm john russell brain was the son of mr and mrs arthur brain rj 1 norval and belonged to a family which are pioneers in the district he attended milton high school and was a member of st stephen s church of england hornby surviving be sides his parents are his sister mary and three brothers william harold and gordon a short funeral service from the home yesterday was followed by ser vice in st stephen s church with rev h leigh pink in charge mrs ernest price was at the organ and two hymns forever with the lord and safe hi the arms of jesus were included in the service interment was after wards made in st stephen s cemetery pallbearers were will noble bert gastie poster brain lloyd kllenton ross brown and earl wilson flower bearers were duncan robinson john currle fraser mcnabb glenn strin ger don humberstone ernie may irvine thompson jack marchment guy orr and earl mcdowell her nephew john oneill of toronto returned with her for a week end in the states we are sorry to report that mrs corey herrington suffered a stroke on sunday and was taken to st josephs hospital guelph her friends are anxiously awaiting good news of her condition oharles a coutts of clares- holme alberta visited friends in town last week he was married to the late harriet hartweu of georgetown who passed away lat june their many friends in town will be pleased to know that mr walter car penter and family are at least cooling closer to georgetown mr carpenter has accepted the position of assistant professor of the english department oac guetph miss marilyn rush of toronto is holidaying with her grandparents mr and mrs harry stockford mrs c freure spent a few days last weetc in brampton with mrs w c anthony who returned with her to town for the week end mrs anthony has recently moved to brampton from norval and is living at 136 queen st west a recent bride mrs victor mcnlven the former millie livingstone of tot tenham was honoured by the thurs day afternoon knitting club recently meeting at the home of mrs jack bailey the club presented her with a bet of dishes a social time was en joyed and refreshments icnea by the hostess patterson and tudor beaumont fol lowed him closely with 376 times hometown radio writer and actor braden looks to vancouver as his home town but the hometown hes looking after right now is an odd little canadian community about which ne has written 13 plays player at bat hits pet e wilson 61 23 877 j patterson 64 24 375 r beaumont 40 15 375 b ritchie 57 20 360 b mbmenemy 6 2 333 a ritchie 67 22 326 g chaplin 64 20 312 l ritchie 42 10 338 l evans 69 14 312 w bryden 40 8 300 r ward 36 7 300 o norton 10 2 200 g lane 31 4 job auric 13 1 76 w wheeler 2 0 0 j bertwlstle 3 0 0 c walters 2 0 0 j momenemy 4 0 0 18 games played kinal standing halton intermediate oja p w l t pet oalcville 18 11 7 0 611 acton 16 9 8 1 839 georgetown 18 8 10 0 444 milton 18 7 10 1 412 games last week aug 7 georgetown 4 acton 9 aug 10 acton 8 milton 7 legion notes the imperials of branch 130 with their families held their nnirffil pvmk on saturday august 3rd at stanley park erin the weather was good and everjone report an excellent time the winners of the races wen aa follows children race a mooutoan zjtt wiley 2nd boys race 1st a mogulgsn snd j dickenson 80 yds for girls 1st d herrington 2nd b tennant 80 yds for boys 1st p day 2nd m mcouigan three legged race mixed 1st a- hcnney and d herrington 2nd j dickenson and l wsej 80 yds ladies lst mrs kemsheadi 2nd miss j murphy 80 yds men 1st a henney 2nd j icerr throwing rolling pin ladles mrs day 1st mrs murphy 2nd wheelbarrow race jjhcurphy mrs businessmen lead industrial softball league businessmen are leading the softball league with a perfect average of four wins in four in recent games they beat dayfoots by a topheavy 233 score and last night in the park took smith j5z stone 1611 league standing is p w l pet businessmen 4 4 0 1000 smith stone 4 2 2 500 alliance 2 0 2 000 dayfoot 2 0 3 000 a bountiful lunch was served fol lowing the races by a committee con vened by mrs tom grieve weston lads play baseball here saturday on saturday afternoon at 3 pjn gordon alcott is bringing a group of weston lads under 16 to meet a simi lar georgetown group for a baseball game in the park engagement mr and mrs oharles meredith of limehouse wish to announce the en gagement of their only daughter helen agnes to bnmaauel wquam kara son of mr wuliam o karn and the late mrs sam of montreal quebec the marriage to jake place the latter part of august ballinafad the regular monthly meeting of tha mission circle was held on friday ev ening at the home of joanna shortin the devotional exercises were in charge of the president mrs uoyd swindlehurst gave a very interesttnc topic on the women of today miss lydia snow read a piece on christian stewardship the meeting closed and a pleasant hour was spent over the tea cups miss joanna shortiu has returned home after taking a six weeks slimmer course at momaster university ham ilton rev and mrs o r flindall leave for their vacation this week mrs leslie of winnipeg is spending a few days at mrs william cassldys visiting her aunt mn peter cole misses lula and ellen rbbson of ottawa spent a few days with relatives in the community miss ida tlh and mr b shaver of winnipeg called on friends in the community last week sympathy is extended to the grief- stricken family of mr and mrs a brain to the untimelydeath of tbatr son russell who was killed in an sod- dent saturday evening georgetown oeolannlal ikvtr jut around taw earner fin son si keep that data free bapt 6 and