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y the georgetown herald wednesday evening july 30 1947 social and personal kster bev and mrs a e cameron are leaving tomorrow for a visit with feendfl in belleville mrs r wadle is spending two weeks to st catharines wltfa htm xtabert htosco mrs ivan hay is leawln tonight or a visit with her parents hi plsk eaafcatchqvran mlssea ethel james and margaret foster holidaying this week at was- aga beach v mr attiole stewart and son breok are visiting with his parents mr and mrs h m stewart at wuchrood miss lillian watson has returned to position at silvers dept store ajreeks vacation mr and mrs fred armstrong were in brantford on sunday where they visited with their daughter miss doris armstrong mrs leigh bradbury is in fort wll 11am where her father is seriously mftnd sharon is vlstting in dundolk with her grandparents mr and mrs william ezoslle mis ees may and june hlcfcen and alma stringer are holidaying at oreen ga bles wasaga beach mr and mrs derrick dodgson and children pat and john of toronto spent the weekend in town with mr and mrs sam walter mr and mrs c e stacy are home again after their visit to the old country thev made the trip both ways by plane mrs j dlg has returned heme from toronto general hospital where she has been confined by illness for the past two and a balf months depufcybeeve john t armstrong mrs armstrong and tbe children mo tored to sudbury last week where they visited with mr and mrs a b parr mr and mrs paul mohardt and family of detroit michigan are visit ing in town this week with her mo ther mrs bessie boas we are sorry to report mat town assessor j- arnott early has been quite 111 and is at present in christie street hospital where he will undergo an operation mra a l anderson victoria 9t has as her guests for two weeks her sister mrs s e morre mr morr and their daughter annie laurie of hollywood california mr and mrs e r robinson and daughter breads are vacatio this week at a summer cottage at victoria point miss mary klrkpatrlck of limehouse is brendas guest for the week miss jean adams rn of buffalo who has been vacationing with rela tives in town is enjoying a visit at niagara palls tills week accompanied by misses lyla and daisy armstrong mr alastalr kean of toronto visl ted for a day last week with his pa rents mr and mrs a kean he is vacationing with his family at a cot tage at churtivflle miss mary paul rjm staff member of a red cross outpost hospital at es panola spent the week end in towr with her parents dr and mrs r t paul mrs george nbcon form- vh enne gayot of ajax is visiting in town with miss muriel kear miss kean will rei m to ajax with tier for a few days mr and mrs reuben eason and family who recenih moved to cim i bellford where mr eason is empl ed with the dayfoot shoe company wtie bweek end visitors in town with nor parents mr ird mrs joseph carter week end visitors with mr and mrs wesley lane included her bro ther dr j e jackson and mrs jack son of london and tier sister mrs john macaluso and mr macaluso of chicago illinois here to attend the beaumont lano wedding mr george fa oneman and mrs fred i stonemin df dundas have been visit lg wih mr and mrs j a mcdon aid r r 3 and renewing acquain tances m the district mr stoncmnn is a native of the ashgrov e d istrlct and got his early education at ash grove school he recalls that mrs s k kuddell of georgetown was his urst school teacher mrs william kelly and daughters ann and paddy have returned to their borne in ajax after visiting in town lor several weeks with her parents dr and mrs k t paul and mr kelly s parents mr and mrs john d kelly her husband an engineer ing student at ajax is spending the gammer with a canadian army de tachment at cbuuwacfc bjc mr and mm w tennant of web ster my an vlattmg in town with mr and mrs harry qomhnm miss else howhtk of amsterdam holland is vlstting tor the summer with her cousin miss joan devrtes mrs ted arnold visited in kitch ener last saturday with mr and mrs william potts misses joyce and ann bedell are visiting in newport rhode island with their aunt miss josephine be dell mr and mrs stan fmlay barbara and john arc vacationing at nor land with mr and mrs r b matson of brampton miss madeline sanford and mr godfrey collier weekended with mr and mrs art scott and family at their cottage barrillia park lake simcoe mr and mrs james mcbean of boston massachusetts have been spending a few days in town with his fattier mr john mcbean visiting with them were mrs mcbean s two nephews mr and mrs john elston of new ton robinson spent the weekend in town at the borne of her brotherln law and sister mr and mrs alfred sykes mrs elston is remaining in town ror the week cr harry hale has returned from vacationing at glenwood beach lake simcoe with his soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs joseph hurst of brampton mrs- hale has been visiting in toronto with her sister mrs l williams mrs harold cleave mrs j h liulco and miss olive kennedy spent last week at balm beach georgian bay mlsa kennedy remained over for this week and was joined by her sister miss nell kennedy and their niece patsy squires of toronto miss patricia edmunds youngest daughter of mr and mrs george ed munds new owners of grandvlew farm 8th line near balllnafad motoring home ttils week from cooks lake penetang where she has been holidaying far three weeks with her sister mrs d brown miss stanley oowland of george town assisted in pouring tea at a trousseau tea for miss margaret mc- culkmgh prior to her marriage on july lth miss mooullough was mar ried to james neill mcqueen of brampton the tea was held at the home of mrs william mcclure first line west twenty four neighbourhood ladles gathered at the home of mrs e mc giugan college view for a miscel laneous shower in honour of mrs james brunton mrs brunton the last english war bride to come to georgetown arrived here last may preceding her husband who returned home in june a social evening and sing song made a happy evening and refreshments were served tn the hos- beaumont lane wedding at st moans church itt a double rlivg ceremony at st albans church of england on satur day july 26th archdeacon woo thompson united in marriage ethel lane daughter of mr and mrs wes ley lane and delmar beaumont son of mr and mrs matthew beaumont given in marriage by her father the bride wore a white crepe street length dress picture hat and corsage of red roses her younger sistvr mrs car men wholey of streetsvllle wore a grey crete dress with while accessor ies and pink roe corsage mr melvift beaumont was his brothers grooms man gift to the bridesmaid was a lapel locket and to the groomsman a rbnson lighter after the ceremony a reception was held for sixty guests in the sun day school room mrs lane receiving in a blue crepe dress with black ac lories and corsage cf tea roses the groom s mother assisted wealing a black and white ensemble with cor sage of white roses tbt couple left on a northern honeymoon trip edith lyons marries will live in orange ville the marriaee of edith jtin lons ding ter of mr nnd mrs hnold ly ons norval to charles dougla reld son of mr and mrs hugh reld onmgeville wok pi ke in norval un i led church on wednesday july 23rd tth rev f j dunlop officiating miss phyllis r id played the weddinr 11us1c glcn in marriage by her father he bride wort a princess town ot norj satin made with sweethein neckline long pointed sleeves and short train her long ell was held ith orange blossoms aid sin carried nsuwie of rtd and white roses mrs elltn fisher hoov er of bnirliivglcni tollc gi room ma e or the bride was mitron o lionour and mioses m irlel johnston orangevillc and marion crawrord rn brampton cousin of tin bride were bridesmaids they were gowned alike in pastel nylon marquisette oi orchid blue and pink respectively slth ma chtng mflttens and floral headdresses they carried nosegays of nlnk rosebuds md sweet peas mr lyle rid was groomsman for his brother and miss florence laid law was soloist the ushers were mr ciaik lyons mr william laldlaw and mr jack reid after the reception at harobel farm norval home or the bride a parents the couple left for algonquin park they will live in orangevllle wvere the bride was a member of the collegiate teaching staff she is a graduate of victoria college univer sity of toronto mrs w mcclure embarks for institute conference overseas mrs wm mcclure br 2 bramp ton a member of tht provincial board of the ontario women s insti tutes left friday night lor montreal where she will board the empress of canada enroute to liverpool eng land she will go directly to belfast inland then to scotland returning to england she will spend a week with the women s institutes in east kent and the next week with the essex co federation before going to purls france where at the request of the toronto executive she win spend a few days in belgium before going to amsterdam holland to at lend the fifth conference of the as sedated country women or the world other womn in the party are miss ana p lewis director or women s institutes for ontario miss edith collins a member of the institute staff and miss marjorie lee and mrs angus jackson of stoney creek mrs hugh summers provincial president of fwlo will also attend the confer ence going by way of new york she leaves with the american delegation august 22nd aboard the queen mary dr d a moir was minister here last century one of canada s most outstanding christian ministers and a methodist circuit preacher ki ontario s early days rev dr d a moir died in hamilton general hospital on july 5th known as the children s minister dr moir who was bom in glasgow scotland was a staunch supporter of church union he was hi charge o the georgetown methodist congrega tion from 189 95 and had been here as anniversary preacher on several occasions since that time dr moir had also held pastorates at hamilton st catharines alma drayton walk erton niagara faue dunnville tho- rold simcoe and oakville in 1925 he became minister of oentaal united church ham item and although he officially retired in 1929 he continued to supply in many pulpits and his sunday school work continued right up until the last year et moir was predeceased by his wife several vears ago surviving is t niece with whom he resided in ha milton funeral services were held from first united church hamilton with interment in mount pleasant cemetery toronto annual legion wa picnic at park members of the legion wa and their families gathered in georgetown park last thursday for their annual picnic the day was a perfect one and everyone enjoyed the games and races which were followed by a bountiful picnic supper winners in the races and contests were girls 9 and under lillian shepherd i barbara bowman sandra fox ie and under pat wilson helen chaplin shlrlej mcnally land under belle tennant ma bel shepherd joan chaplin shoe race helen dickenson shirley mcnally louise oliver boys 9 and unde- kerry jepson da vid tost ray mccartney 12 and under danny hewitt 14 and undtr danny mccartney bill hewitt shot kmc siui ti muil bill htwiu denny mccartney ladies guessing mtrbl s in jjr mrs fi ed mcc trtm i mi s john olivtr chi dim 1 n- oliver throwing ro luii pin mrs j j kinhed mr- ptit cti iphn lions may move swings to wartime housing tall whetarts now being harvested in tills district tli lions ci ib discussed the pes sibiii v i ni i i swu g md slides 1 ng abindoi ed m c n ral pirk to a m w location it wartime housing when the cl ib met f r di mcr it the mtclbbqii rioiise un monday evcnnlg lou rav wl inn l ulunt erred t look over the eq itpment md set what wis needui in llw w ii f lepalrs the club wll xsk the lowl council wormi who own the swings and slides tor permission to make the change lloi jose h crlbboi s aslced if the club would be willing to conduct a cersus of the town to estobli the true population figure th club will organize this under a committee com posed of j l lambert walter blehn glen williams mr lee ashford of ancaster and mrs hugh buttrum elizabeth and ronald of hairllton returned to their homes on tuesday after spending a weeks holiday at the home or mr llndley beaumont mr and mrs charles hancock and children spent sunday with relatives in smlthsville mr and mrs lome garvin eva and lorraine spent the weekend in cale don la mr and mrs walter rigg of geor getown moved into their new home here on sat irday miss vera beaumont miss jessie boyd miss dorothy dickson and miss betgy henry all of toronto spent the weekend here guests at the home of mr lmdlcy beaumont last saturday eva garvin celebra ted her ninth birthday with a party at her home on the 9th line her guests were nancy and elsie larsen marlene oaln barbara eves marie gibbs ehzabetti ward donna moquarrle donna mcmillan and joan lucas from toronto prior to her marriage on saturday mrs delmar beaumont ethel lane was tendered a miscellaneous shower at the home of mr and mrs tom beaumont what council did the westher mr editor did you happen to hear about the rain on sunday that was really something as july normal rainfall is only 298 perhaps sunday tried to beat that mark in one day ebn batkin july 21 71 56 july 22 65 53 68 july 23 67 52 july 24 78 51 julv 26 81 08 july 26 to 62 03 july 27 70 66 264 average 7385 565 t 3 35 fourth 1 annual albance picnic at stanley park hornby many attended the funeral of the late mrs sam trimble a highly res pected citizen the omagh juniors ball team visl ted hornby juniors thursday night hornby were the winners with a score of 8 to 6 hornby seniors visited trafalgar friday evening the score being 10 to i for the home team miss violet fendley visited at the home or mr and mrs w j thomp son this pat week the united church sunday school picnic was hpld at hidden valley of tuesday of last week the fourth annual picnic staged by local 474 alliance paper mills the biggest and best yet over 250 sat down to a cold plate lunch fol lowing an afternoon of swimming boating and aces at stanley park erin last sati rday a feature of the afternoon was the uigof war between the coating and finishing rooms the latter carrying otr the crlchton trophy thomas eason convened ttie picnic with roy ward in charge sporttt and mrs baxter convening the lunch prizewinners in the races were girti a 8 years marilyn peters patey manally karen scott 810 years gail wheeler sandra scott dianne harrison 1012 years shirley mcnally dorothy mahiery gail wheeler 12 14 years mray mcnally ma bel shepherd kay cox boyir 6 8 years bobby hilller ross hluier bobby kidd- 810 years terry modlu hadley bobby hilller 10 12 years ross mcoill barber terry norton 12 14 yards paul barber john de beaulteu bob mcgill balloon race inez scott george walker rolande de beaulleu peanut race mrs george wal ker mrs- ernie forgrave mrs derrick dodgson mens 100 yard ross hill george walker joe mcmenemy ladles 75 yard mrs gvaorge walker mrs lottie smith miss evelyn robinson stewarttown mr md mrs r travers and friend of mount lxnnls were visitors with mr and mrs i greenwood we ui id welcome mr and mrs cicy iu rr iun and family to our illage mr md mrs r st indlsh and fa mi of fat c murines visited in the lllig hi s uidiy owing to ilii liy runs on sun i iy the c wk is flooclc right over tit worst ui s s uson md mtliely vited m valur la son s girden balunafad to map out the town by districts and report at the next meeting as many members were away on holidays scheduled taflt on lions education bylion j d kelly was postponed till the next meeting remember the dates of another big georgetown fair september is 13 mr md mrs lloyd marshall enter lamed iwentj members of the farm forum for the regular monthly mee ting at their tl on monday even ing the discission period vas on sd growlngj om petitions between roinces it was announced that the field dv and picnic of the erin township federation would be held n august 4th the august meeting will be at the home of mr and mrs william jwnvtu jacqueline and lynett hulls daugh ters of mr and mrs george hulls st catharines are spending this week with mr and mrs frank smith miss joyce smith nurse in training and dick lirata who were lnstructefli guelpti general hogpittu is home for three weeks vacation with her parents mr and mts frank smith it will be a quiet civic holiday m town next monday no organized vitertalncnent has been planned by any local organisation bui paul mrs kalton ojla intermediate standing oakvule acton milton georgetown july 23 georgetown 6 milton 0 july 26 milton 11 geor 7 oakville 4 action 3 milton at georgetown tim league game llmehouse rount visitors include mr and mrs vm gordon and miss fi van gordon of oxford michi gin with the wrights mrs roy ross and ronnie of tor onto with mr and mrs w mcdowell norma mcklnley of toronto with hu johnsons mr md mrs kohler of toronto with the spuzcrs a ft days this wick mr ind mrs j a smethurst and jacqueline witli mrs stpclhurst mr and mr leslat campbell and miss joan of hamilton with the a w nortons recently seventeen boys of 0 seventyfirst boy scout troop of brantford with their lender mr freemfln are enjoy tug ten days camping at mr john nickcll s mr alex wright was liome from toronto oer the weekend we regret that the wj garden partj was not so successful as had been hoped due ven disagreeable wea uier f wi lie working with mr cyril clarke on his house last week mr sid kirkpatrick had the misfortune to break a bone in his foot when the scaffolding gave way dropping both men to the gund below eileen shelbourne has been holi daying witti her sister mrs ray pow ell at lowvttle miss audrey mitchell has been hol idaying at rtoyal rtacess lodge port elgin on monday july 98th fnameo the arena tbe geor getown memorial arena first reading moved by thompson and lyons 2nd and 3rd reading by herbert and hale passed a bylaw to improve en large and lnstal artificial ice in s arena at on estimated cost of 30000 37 10 year instalment ojobentures would be issued and third reading at the by law subject to irrrlpi board approval first reading moved by maclarea and armstrong 2nd reading by goodlet and eason made agreements pith the can adian national railways for pipe crossings for the sewerage system at temple road and john street increased the salary of the clera treasurer to 1500 retroactive to march 8 1947 in line with salary in creases to other town employees moved by goodlet and armstrong apopinted alfred collins as weed inspector moved by goodlet and herbert invited hughes cleaver mp and halton officers and exofficers of the lome scots to attend the august lltfc meeting to discuss war assets band instruments moved by maclaren and arm strong reeve maclaren asked that ttw town solicitor report at the next mee ting on easements for sewerage and on the widening of the john street subway asked the hydro to lnstal street lights on elgin street moved by hale and armstrong instructed the road committee to have some sort of sidewalk along the highway to wartime housing be fore school commences heard from reeve maclaren that esqueslng township would be gravel ling the road from hunters mn to the bridge cost to be shared 6050 by town and township were told that gray coach bu officials hod oeen invited to attend the august meeting to talk over bus rerouting asked frantoel brothers to send a fire siren fully equipped on approval and submit price authorized john oordaro under su pervision of the sload committee to curb main street in front of bis pro perty to stop water damage in his cel lar were told by the mayor that th lions club would conduct a town census to find the exact population of georgetown were interviewed by robert hard- man on behalf of wartime housing residents regarding more fill at toe back of their lots and construction of the road into the property he was told that the town would have the road built just as soon as equipment was available as for fill it was a matter to dlsouss with central mort gage and housing the property ow- deputy reeve jock armstrong re ported tluvt tne county grader was booked ahead for some time on county roads the county had a se condhand grader for sale for tlooo and this was to be tried out yesterday on appioval by the town arrow jeat port dover 9 8 in overtime one of the best lacrosse games of the year was played at norval mon day nlghj when a muchlmprovted port dover team almost beat the highly rated junior arrows the score was 7 7 at the end of the regu lation period and in the overtime stretch norva edged the visitors 21 in the scoring bill laldlaw had a field day scoring six or nonatv goals and bob hepburn rubs fend ley and johnny haines counted the others a new man powllss was toe best for port dover whose team is predominantly of indian i card of thanks mrs j doig would like to t friends for the many cards flowen and glfvs she received while a patient in toronto general hospital fall fair prise lists will soon be issued it pres a premium lie wen worth reading