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the georgetown herald wednesday evening october 22nd 1947 district firmer killed in saturday night motor accident vtttuy injured when 3trucfc lay an automobile about midnight test sat- uxday sydney lewis homerwood 49 dtod of a fractured skull shortly af ter admittance o pool memorial tflmsjttrt brampton mr hosaewood vat employed by dr e a mocul- kmgh at bis farm just out of geor getown be was walking with the traffic on the vest bide ol he road hd bad reached the corner at wtehrood when strode by a car dri ven by edward o day of fergtia vwwllty is said to nave been poor at the time she injured man was attended at the eoene of the acci dent by dr o v williams and was rushed by the mcofure ambulance to provincial oonataue j w sbef- field investigated mr homewood la arrived by two daughters and a son dorothy pnyi- th and buddy of beuevule funeral services took place in betterlne tola week an investigation into the fatality la being carried out by grown at torney w x dick and as yet ho in quest has been ordered or charges provincial executive members speak at rode open meeting an open meeting for memtwa- of the ootmteea of strathmore chapter xojjs and their friends was held on monday evening at the borne of mrs r- h ireland mrs norman terdao tsurtrtml and after a abort bdbtness meeting mrs j b smart and mrs allan honlngrake mem- ben of the provincial rreouttve ad dressed the meeting on the work of the lodft ana the use of its funds a question period followed donations weft voted of to the lucy morrison memorial fund and gto to the poppy fond mrs ben batkin new obud welfare convenor reported tint a bale of good used clothing tor the northern adopted school would be packed and ohristv- sasa sifts and domttnrai for the bale are to t brought to the rsovwmbsr mrs r h jones won a band wo ven knitting bag donated by mrs aatktn for a summer raffle project of the chapter hostesses for the mee ting were mrs iceland miss mar- jorie gautt mb huda rrwtn mrs wallace tbompson and mrs stan orabb mrs wuxrid ford invited the chapter to her home for the presentation made to mr and mrs wftnam sptoule prior to their ma on satur day mt and mrs wunam bpronle anne oraham were entertained by the ti wifi iri community at a party held at the borne of mr and mra francis thompson on tuesday night oroktnole and progressive enobre was played mrs hasen gra ham and mr hera cleave being phaewmners at euchre following the games the prospec ttve bride was called forward and mrs hector bird read the following dear anne we your friends and neighbours m this community have met tonight to extend to you our best wishes for much happiness in your new home and for a happy trip down the voy age of life tour duties in toronto have taken you away from our midst but we realise how dear home ues are to you by your return each week end we are sure you win make a true helpmate for bill and a real i hoeoemafcer m your own home may plgod richest basal ngu rest on you we felt we could not let this oppor- sanity pus without expressing you m s tangible form our desire to be remembered by you flgned on behalf of the community ruth thompson mary bird presentation of a walnut duncan phyf e table was then made by hec tor bird and francis thompson- wclchmr and mra r l welch clayhank nasiainnieajj are hap py to armonnce the btrth of a tor barbara and lynne on octo ber utb uft at peer memorial ssrsrfsr rotkcs den s are happy to an bonus be hmh of then dsgh- er marten ma at toronto oen- thuraday octo ber sth st georges tennis ball opens fall social season st georges olub dance pint of a series of winter eeml- fonnalb the st qeorgbs rrennls bau in the rose room last friday drew ft gay crowd of over two hun dred dancers to enjoy the music of the merrymakers orchestra the dance was arranged by members of the tennis club headed by mrs mary bedell president miss marg aret hoare secretary and mra ted arnold treasurer winners of nov elty dances were dr and mrs w o stiles mr and mra cecil brown and mlas marguerite mbuenemy and mr torn wylie punch and cookies were served during the evening and bal loons released from the ceiling sup plied a novelty midway through the dance quests at the dance included mr and mrs l mccuntock mr and mrs don harrington mr and mrs bruce mnennfr mr and mra harold arose mr and mrs fred anthony mr and mrs nels robin- sua miss muriel kean dr david waterhouse mr and mrs art scott mr and mrs bob lane mr and ms cece hardle mr and mrs lome peters mr and mrs ray whitmee mr and mrs joe emmerson mr max hughson mr barl johnson mr murray stamps miss peggy wlllett miss qste fey mr joseph gibbons miss breads robinson mr norman long mr and mrs d m timbers mr and mrs a guest mr norman mcdonald miss violet louth mr and mrs j patterson mr and mrs william monslly mr and mrs vera klrby mr and mrs oraham farneu rev and mrs r c todd miss margaret sargent mr don parker mr and mra lloyd crichton imas mary mcglure mr joe chapman miss joyce bedell miss ann bedell miss eunsn alder- son mr gharles crawford dr and mrs w o stiles mr and mrs ross tho mr and mrs norman smith mr and mrs cecil brown mr and mra thomas bason fmss p srhciwtwbtiin mr james coluer mr and mra jack cotton mls avanor mmiere mr spence mekkmon mvw shirley muckart miss renee dlg- glne miss marlon norrie mr and mrs leonard beh mr and mrs j r gunning mr and mrs frank benner mr and mrs john beu mr and mra roes duncan mr and mra maurice hillock archdeacon woo thompson mr and mra fred maveal mr and mra manley denemore miss marlon peddle mr woilam boyle mtos mary may mr frank golden mr and mra ken richardson mr and mis william dwyer mr barl wilcox mr and mrs doug sargent mr and mra oeorge walker mr and mrs ted arnold miss teresa curtis mr bent storey mr and mra leigh brad bury mr and mrs r holme mr max bradbury mlas marie ruhne mr ken bulme mr and mrs leslie gftufe miss margaret hoare mr art bernhardt mr and airs ray salter 1 king brigadier f o wal lace mia nan brown mr ralph peck miss dawn keelaa mr walter cook miss marguerite momenemy mr tom wuey miss norma thomp son miss ethel leslie mr harold bcbenfc mia margaret mtiitm ma oeorge oretto mr and mrs james cameron miss mary 0hra mr alva oriere mr and mrs pat vance mr and mrs ivsn bay mlsa mary dobson mr don rand mr and mrs eugene oreeu miss ec aitfcen miss bertha fryer mr fred warnes mr ross but mr n k harris mr t o burgees mr and mrs brie lo mr and mrs harold hancox miss mary moyer mr nell fnfn mr and mrs frank murfm mr and mra ray harley mr and mrs bob hoare mr ralph peck mr and mrs oeorge njxon of ajax sproufe graham nuptials at knox church knox presbyterian ohuoh was the scene of the wedding on saturday october 18 of anne margaret ora ham daughter of mr and mrs ba sen oraham and william harold sproule son of mr and mrs harry spicule of brampton rev o 0 cochrane performed the ceremony given in marriage by her father the bride wore a wedding gown of ivory slipper satin with fitted bodice and full skirt her long veil was caught with a halo of seed pearls and she carried a shower bouquet of red roses and stephanotls her sister miss eleanor graham as maid of honour wore blue brocade with matching hat trimmed with rose os trioh plumes and carried a bouquet of deep red roses bridesmaids were her cousin miss basel oraham of weston and miss margaret knight of toronto both wearing rose brocade with matching hats trimmed with blue ostrich plumes and carrying red roses groomsman was the grooms bro ther mr john sproule of napanee mr kenneth r harrison played the weddmg music and mra al of brampton was soloist the lords prayer and tu walk you ushers were the brides cousin mr francis thomp son and mr james bredm or-otta- receptlon followed in the sun day school rooms where mrs ota- ham received dressed in queens blue with an orchid corsage the grooms mother who assisted chose a black ensemble with orchid cor sage for a donaymoon trip to the states the bride changed to a bars brown suit with matching accessor ies a yellow rose corsage and tntofc furs the gift of the groom they will reside at 401 indian orore to ronto bell telephone group party at agincourt the champlain council pioneers eglon no 1 held their annual party at the tamoshahter olub agincourt on friday oc- 17th at which some 86 mem bers enjoyed a splendid chicken din ner following the dinner preaenr tftoon of pioneer oeruficates to new members was made by mr o handcock past president of charles sleetford sia chapter and life member of ohamplaln council mr hancock gave a very inspiring talk as to what la expected of a pio neer an excellent programme was pro- vlded by the entertainment com mittee followed by a sing song which was led by norm kupatrick and rounded off by a dance mr h g young general plant manager wjv and past chairman of algonquin council gave a brief resume of the ims convention to be held hi the royal york hotel tor onto next may during the evening a lucky num her draw was held for a footstool was won by mra muriel baoey central ontario district office toronto amongst those present was a mabel chave supervisor of the georgetown bell telephone office blur mokenzik was noted lacrosse plater a former resident billy mckeo sle who starred on georgetowns championship lacrosse team in the wa died i and was burled hhx near baujnafad bftsno ctjt down improvements are underway on the road near balllnafad where the road is being straightened and the hul cut down to facilitate traffic on this important artery which con nects balunafad with no 7 highway and geor marjorle kentoer royal bap grose cap rehshsrd bob hoare kay tyers frances art beh telephonewalter cook cap dalt prince harry unkhtter violet louth mra fhyd varey laobel thompson- mrs john buaseu was ashgrove native mra john h bussell a native of the ashgrove district died suddenly at her home in toronto an friday october 3rd in her 76th year one of a family of ten she was born barman wilson a daughter of the late john wilson and frttwh gas- tie after her marriage to the late john h bussell they farmed an the 7th lincneer hornby until his death twentyeight years ago she bad been making her home in toronto for several years with her lwsrhtw mrs lloyd martin surviving are one son guy of ffhornby and one daughter vera mrs martin of toronto one bro ther and two sisters john wilson of mrs thomas j fisher georgetown and mrs r j fox of katon also sorvrre there an ave grandchtldren mra bussell was a member of the church of wgjtri and the funeral service was held from the home of her son at hornby to st stephens church where rev grifqn thomp son at hamilton conducted the ser vice panbearers were six george gastle ed gasue readhead john euenton bennett and john wuson acted as flower-bearers- interment was in homby cemetery lions tuberculosis xray clinic here next week we see this week that mrs cecil brown is work ing as cashier in the dominion store that silvers department store will soon be double in size with work almost completed on an addition a the north side of the store that the lot at the corner of main and church streets owned by the hydro has been levelled andgra ded improving the business district that mr trygve wold has star ted contructlon of a new home on maple avenue beside miss h a staunton a that mr and mrs edgar scott are now living in their new home an the highway across from the high school and mr and mrs james lin ton have moved into the house on albert street vacated by them mr linton is manager of glen textiles ltd that the georgetown dairy has a new station wagon that lome mcbrioe received 6 for a story published in hi news ontario high school publication that the fire brigade was called on thanksgiving day to extinguish small fire at the home of oeorge blanohard that art johnson of lanehonse has joined the staff at richardsons hardware the oddf euows hall will be ft bus place next wednesday thursday ani friday when citizens of this district flock to have their free chestj xrays taken by the mobile clinic when ik comes to town the project is spon sored locally by the lions club as s public service to he community fa safeguarding against tuberculosis there is no charge to the individual for the service little inconvenlenc as the new xray equipment does not make it necessary for clothing to be removed and all x rays which take only a few seconds wul be done by appointment canvassers have been busy lining up appointments but wh case your home has been missed appomtrhenti can be made by phoning 600 this applies also to residents of the sur rounding district where no bouse tohouee canvass was made but who may make appointments by calling the above number district governor visits lions club ge lions club was boat on monday evening at then dinner meeting at the mcglbbon house district governor bui pbjpps of paris who was paying his omciftl visit to the club lion chief harold mcclure presided at the meeting and the speaker was introduced by clarence renham the club decided to cooperate wttb the recreational council in stssdhs a halloween party at the old tonm hall and garfield mcguvray wag appointed club representative for the party jack aimrtrong repotftof all details arranged for the xflkjf clinic next week a committee car the annual christmas tree was ap pointed dick lteata lome peters and frank murfm bowling league in full swing at lucky strike death notice fbttjb at twanthan on i october 14th 1mt sarah ami me- gcire widow of the ms john price sad mother of alice mrs henry rous fetmel david and irene aged 78 years local authors book people who read the advertising carefuuy have their attention called to many bargain values and advan tageous opportunities to buy mrs harry waltdns received word this morning from teasdon boose philadelphia book pubttsbjng fhm that her novel these unks dont break had been published and an ial 760 copies sold the letter en closed a royalty cheque and the pub- ribhers said they would be interested in any further novels which mrs watkins might submit to them rjt- financial bowling league organized the financial bowling league got underway at the locky bbrtke last tuesday evening when four teams took aver the bowttng dob from s on u the teams wul play every week at this time and is erpact to be keen among the lads and ladies from gorgetown wan street commerce no 2 chal ked up team honours for the night and high mdrridoal scores went to marjorie rentner 709 and don rand 004 teams are as follows connnerce no 1 oec dome oapj don rand bui mbnere jean martin violet barnes margaret hoare commerce no 1 art warren cap spence mnnmvsi aqss boyle mary rjobson sassnor mfdksrav four years ass depertineiil of rafiway pole the poles were ja pine the the the osnaffiti pactoj new type of tol- tn wo ontario made from the towry the corn- relation of forest treated with of in order to provide increased eleeranees for new automatic block signal wires js of the poles m ttds section are to be replaced wtth fcn- grer poles this year but so successful was the experiment of lett that many of the shorter poles are to he used elsewhere on the system and not a single pole has bad to be re placed since that throe dne to rot ting m the top picture some of the pcaet can be seen still as good ss of the mam hue just west of ttamwij feettve and economical on band side of the track at the poka to c3scovw- the of on wad the sections ta the third one 100 per cent oht wtth break ef- the right tower left penetration of the the lucky strike bowling oaab fj provmg idxreaatdgry popular ss i tall season gats underway sad ager hal gibson baa had a time aoxaxawdauns an the which have been formed in and stm leave time for bowlers to enjoy a game at present smith oc stone sets the psce wftss sixteen teams taking over the eh from 7 to 11 on mondays and wed nesday the provincial obatsrs bafljv four teams ptaytog tuesday iiimilnssj and alliances four teams play est thursday night on to tog from s to 11 a four 1 dal league wtth mostly f am the banks and tefcphone office strut friday from 7 to s the piece de re sistance comes tn the terra of lbs industrial league which features topnotchera from alliance sfciwei aj stone provincial and a oossbabs team made up of bcwtaas dob esaw- allxankx teaaa no 3 gbob mtdt no 1 qw1 james no glen scott no a win wheeler high singles jim ruth qoldbam 104 high triples jan ruth ooldharn ssw proviieoial mcsfcnemy marchment gunning arnold high score o 1n1jsj91h1ax team ajjlianck smith store prov 14 i 9 high singles ah ktrby john ourmtag ms high tripleaair mrhy ob ounnmg tbs smith g teaaa press line fanssea tool room timber topplers baked fms drafting dtpsy dooetlers tnrnlng t s v str assembly orris hakettte a an pottery ofrts merry psda oenarwky rats gsavrs office oirts hath fltngv k huhne xki hwi trtole r