Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 4, 1950, p. 1

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mt tvcul andmr john r to- the holiday wwkend r gpentffie holiday i i li jmbtty ttrovo of ieronto was imhor uirrnek at wlldwood utt sr- and mrs ern balkin mrs joshes dohortyssnd gferino dirrtrrisst week with religious tmovie fob week of grayer jtthy ca cop im bo mlnjttairbiim film produced in ttojljwpbd omv portraying ftpc-wes- ful pieswr-c- ofpjttkroand raadwru jfettyertl aembvy hell on ffttfay evfcriihte january 13qi at rt ovlokynu thentniis f the loti i jltiiisitiifcvadeilitiort this tiliii i o junrh lit louium in of vhich o the-veek- the inovlny rentro arotmt yputhf npil wish t story of a leafier fiery zeda ih ium the who overthrow the ilomn i rule tv iivhilf terror reigns tri judca and tli spirit of reolt i rife but finally celin out jems in the jxpe o finding n king to eadhr n mle out of the witderrerfl of konian ornsoi joel tctrnn of j learn u hoe who it e i the sword perish ay the sword and ja love i uie only rut- key toth lit and john of toronto spent nyw w4u ad mrs sam aval- fter neu were in stratford with w 1eld nrt u otfl 1 mother fdr uie new ycan-hori- piuwr- barry- and bob wenger publish- jpsrs of the mildmay gazette weft ivltors at the herald office one last week dr and mrs w jh mccbrkindale dd mis molly campbell of tor- anto were holiday guests with mrs freure carole seddon spent the christ- as holidays with her undcand at mtj- add mrs- andy caves in iton mr and mri harold simpson anil bill of oakvuie spent new its in town wth mr and mrs eph shields holiday guests with mrs maudej blnson and- miss marlon robln- i were air and mrs homer dix- of woodstockr lbs reg wlggett of klrkland was a visitor in town last with her sister mrs c h and mr barber mtbbd mrs stan flnlay bar- lbara and john visited in- toronto the newyearholldoy her smother mrs t humberstone mr and mrs ted scarlett jim- say and gail were here for the mew years weekend with her par- anbi mr and mrs wesley lane mr and mrs joseph carter and rtbetr grandson raymond carter pgapent the christmas holiday in npbellford wttr reuben eason mr edlton i-i- thearrlyjllof jomwas cprulnlyj shleldetti tot however we woj get look al itloon thininbhur- of decembei was above t6rn1 thebklnrnirti betab 5 dp jrecs ibovevtfle avbraiys of 30 and the mlnhmum 0 desrees abpv the avoraae of 17 thq rainfall for fthe month was nearly ytbrjoe tlmes the normal of 126 and tho snpw was jtist halfttrc normajvpf 12 tnclxta t9 conf oxfh vlth the weather lfappy faster ivpuld be m6rcseas oiiible than hmi-nou- yeir woe joiin mdean was qusinessi plfenhv fiptyfour years nlilgs j new year guests wuu mr and u mrs- e w binklcy were rrr and wllham ttuttei mr douslnr irutter and mi and mrs c mc- i dure of toronto j holiday- visitors with mr mrs george burt at thclf home on tfte 7th line were mr and mrs husseu gray mrs foster and tush of toronto mr and mrs jam fevuns mary and barbara and mrs wiit ham frank spent new years day with mrand mrs ajidrew prank in rassagawcyar mr and mrs bill armstrong or toronto and miss dbris armstrong rjj of branuord were sew yeors guests with their parents mr iind ihrs fred armstxonb mr and mrs charles grlboen and sou alex- mr and mrs james graham- and mr jwlmlam shelton all of toronto wer holiday visi tors with mr and mrs herb rughea recent visitors with miss doro- thy stone at- her home on the check line were councillor- and mrswblter taylor of east york nd professor and mrs wendell iiawlon of columbus ohio mr and mrs alan prouse john ad judith and mr and mrs john jngus were holiday visitors in llt- lfttte britain with mr and mrs per cy prouse and in clarernont with mr and mrs arthtu prouse mia l j norton and boh jack at glen william spent the new tears holiday in london with mr and mrswelllngton densmdreand alatar mary allen and mr and mryloot allen and family christmas visitors with mr and lbs william mecjeroents were mr arid lbs cd meredith and daugh ter marie of toronto mr and mrs naaall meqrsth of burlington vara here for new year day i a party at the hom of ar aid mrs uaif utkih on mis annie kennedy long resident here a wliliowii georgetawic ladjv mre annie e kennedy djeefc in ilamihon on saturday pecember j4uvatcr a kmgthy illness the former annie e mckinlcy she was worn ii luskcka inf80b a daugh ter qt the late john melinley and margarat ann gilliland and spent her girlhood in lin wood where in 111 she married the late william l kennedy who died several years ago sho iiier lived at port sydiiey and mooretelrt7 then at ljiuchuuso moving to georgetown i 1d04 trs koiidy- is survived by three sons william of clartoon thomas mitchell of nlagara falls son jolin ewvei was killed in ac tion in 1916 at the battle or cour- cilete tiu re arc five grandehil- irer ur irnt- r mdrhlldren a brohir th mkniny of veorsetowr aii a is tor mrs thomns wliniion of toronto are date max dec 2f 42 liec 27 4t pec 21 0 uec i- 27 dec 24 dec 31 3li iin 1 g ine a71 min ttaln 30 14 i4 12 20- 211 i m 32 20 21157 4b ern batkln mrs sam walker heads st georges auxiliary orininal lie only u v-r- of iamily of ev n huv l r goltrer conducted the ircral sevl rrthel ttcdurc irinl hti 1 jktiidniday ri mitcrrfcietfotloi in in park mrs sum walker was elected president of st georges wa at the annual jneeting held ih the church bpseracnt on wednesday december 28lh archdoacon wr g o thompson presided at the meet ing the various reports prctseptcd by the respective officers showed mood work done during the year and satisfactory progress made the ncmberauiip was increased afl was the average attendance at meet- irprisinqly good showing hard iis and the financial p was work excellent rt4txrns and a cora- iortable balance before proceeding to the e ion o officers the rector offered his commendation and appreciation o the branch nd asked them to carry on with cqual ortncfeased vigour and cunsecrfltlon for the coming year praying gocts bless ing upon them and their work the election resulted i as follows hon pros mrs w g o thompson prcldcnt mrs sam walker 1st vice pres mrs d w baxter ind vice pres mrs w v grant sec ty mrs w g o thompson treasiircrrmrs g g mcnicol porcos 9ecty mrs syd maekenzle little helpers7mrs james pattodj ttcu kunrtxmrs c h barber uto qllerlng mrsw iiulllvaiu jiuuir supt mrs- harold hancox livtith tettte- nelson cooke enveope secty mrs grant kttori itvp mrs john fanm i patton everyone at lion- carrival a yootl ie v a- had ly all wen ih lions club and recrea tion ion misjlpn 3atied a joint car nival n the aren last wednesday ninht a novice hockey game be tween canadiens ond bruins was refereed bv santa clans novelty and speed races an isrizcs for cos tumes were avarded with cvery- one joining in public skating after wards those receiving costume prizes were bruce dennam lois denhora betsy willson mama mackenzie joap cummins and sandra scott winners of races were under 0 joan cummins karen scotv catharine smith paul ward victor millar tommy forgrave under 11 marna mackenzie pot richardson betsy willson john hulme peter pomeroy doug year dy included ur and fedtdttuartln and danfflitar ml of onafavolt mr and tin mlaorft wdtty ateni jtan- gnlvm jaan and mr and wm e mtoa v t cmvanagh lajvoodsteclt with at thacava- cavanagh of golden anniversary for the oliver shields wednesday december 21st woga happy day formr and mrs oliver shields of victoria when members of their family gathered nt mead- owbroqk ianh mayfield for a fa- hrtly dinner in honour of their gol den wedding anniversary- the bride and groom of fifty years ago receive a beautiful bouquet of fifty sweetheart roses and a refrigerator from the family and numerous oth er gifts among cards and mes sages of congratulation were those of mr and mrs thomas l lyons georgetown and the federal mem ber of parliament for peel mr and mrs gordon graydon the couples five sons one dough er and seven grandchildren were ajupresent at the dinner miss reblc shields mr andjmrs hygh shields virginia eleanor and ell en mr and mrs fidgar shields janet and norma of brampton mr and mrs harry shields of mayfield mr and mrs bill shields and barry of victoria and mr and georgetowns oldest active busl- ossman johb fttcgoanldicd sud- deftly on saturday rdeccirtber 31 a t filshonie on queenstreet nt the aeof mr mcbc9n had imjvi at work asuiual that tnornlng it being his- ostom to spepd thi- uminings it his dry yooh store- vjiiich he jiht operated- 01v main iitreel io a 4 yea his dentil closed a en reei unitjne in tlte- auz1 nalsvxai tndian inerchanthstng and it is dqubiful if any man has etpial- id hi record of actively parliei- jailnu in imsineri for such w long p7riod or at sucli an advanced rige the last he- retained a shrewd bxttlness insight which has ruado the name mcliean stand for qual- ily merchandising in this district mr mcbcon was born on the estate- of the macintosh of macln tosh ncur tho eityof inverness scotland indecember 1800 one dt a family jjf- twogirlsohdfqut boys he was 3eftrmotfier i early childhood with almost no formal education bdt with the a uity to speak gaelic ana jsn- tfllsh he entered a jtore in inver ness to learn the dry goods busi ness having sfenjlhls five years as an apprentice he secured em ployment in london andit was there that bccan4dissatisfiedwjth the lot of dry goods clerk he was attracted by an advertisement in a london paper for dry good clerks for the island of bar ba docs in the british west indies at what was theri an extraordinary salary and lie immediately signed up ind lan- ftled there ih is83 where he worked until the death of his employer the firm vis old and realizing that working conditions would be out bock to conditions then pre- vailing lnlintion hesailed for bos- ton landing there in 1888t with money saved he travelled through canada on a vacation and being i yftrressed witli this country he formed a partnership and started the dry goods firmofwalker mc liean on spndlnn avenue toronto n tuql jut rillvil jnofttlnnd but iuum dissatisfied witln conditions theie he returned to totono la hu5 tho iiartncrsybought uie presr- lnt georgetown business from mc- ieod andcottho iiartncrslilp was itissoled mr mcliean taking the tiem ituwii ijjiru- o as ids share mr mcliean was broulit up and hved a staunch presbyterian and fas ii member ftf the church until ins death in polihis he was a i i fe ll hi liberal during ids early ais he was most enercetle in de- iinintin unfa ourable working 1 mdiiions antotjiei faults eneoun tired by yoiim men in entering tie various trade apprenticeships that he would h rylmtilfap 1 mias nianoc cooh7nn of port j arthur- peqeral hospital is spend- herhotidas with her parents mr and mrsv 1l copk lastleridoy baltlnafnd took a 41t verdict fraft cedar valley in hillsv burg arena the close hard fought jiamti jsslvf cedar valley use six tfoc- vardsin n i ditvh etfortto n rvail ltthp inyr played a sound mine ainl liioioiitrhly ileserved to i mcrriatii sahvd- tlie scoring ratt iirttie fjrt period and kirk- rmjod lnadv it li11 before the period ended cedar valley crime hack strong in tjiu ccondand cunning- itm with 2 and jtojzch scored wth out reply in tht liist frame the fflcals came out- fleldnincdly avid khkwood tied ft up on u nice pass from bro and seconds later iushcd the- winner from a r tt was decided to hoidhe annual neotlng o tth cong dn wcdnesaoy evening january iltlv rev john smith of geo 4ttt preside the iocnl hookey team played the second game r jnthe schedulel against ghiloh a week ago- a very one sided game saw the boys rack up nine goals to shilohs lone reply which- come seconds from the end of tho gom f g werrscoed by jim kirkwood while f short- ill g- price d brown an french accounted for the other four limehouse richardson under 14 barbara thompson joyce tlenham irene fobj ronald bree nnn itcvaft ken mcneil james schenk undermrs joseph shields and brydon of 20 dolores herrlngton scott ann hyde norm don jarvle jim jtlmleck sandra young uuuy barbara thompson sandra scott leyce denham june orabtree ann hyde marjorle roe bob mcqul- an bob ldd francis htflnie bruce denham kan smith ken richardson bui richardson george qnuby- don jarvle john hulme jnd paid marshall bobby kemshead son of- mr and mrs jacltjremahead was the hb sjtater on be fee and mrs qwty kwivn imn a nrini for the oldest skater present the denhaii family won the erlxe for the largest family preaetlt on skates an exhibition of jumplna was glteft by bruce denham miss alan da tatt obsuw urn monriniufi nol mr aad ifrs i- t a committee of wi ladles were rn of an enjoyable evening of cards for adults and games for the children in the hall on tues day december 27th treats- pro vided by the wi were distributed to the children of tho immediate commuriltyr lunch broug the evening to a close thrrirl pioject 4oup held n christinas party a the home of mrs cisly n thursday evening toloivint dinner and exchange of ifls they were joined tor games iiitl laiiintf by a few giicsu itcccnl iitors include mr and mrs leslie campbell 6f itimilton with mr and mrs a norloij yjr and mrr lex henderson 6f oianuville with tr and mrs kuss tlromiwon mr wm grlck arj mr and mrs gunlon cricr anfl dnugliter of ilranlford at miss ivens mr and mrs ed hylaod of mat- tawa district with miss reamsbot- toni and mr and mrs foster mr and ml dixon of minola alberto with the a spitzers i mrs geary sr and mr and mrs become a scho- rh h t v lr were if no r the hardships jsfc vt z endured in his yuumsur years is wilh hd vo- wcsldn vident by his self education and mhells and sanfords spent love of lilsto-y-awl-etosito-litora- j n t0 lure which he boiirht from his mr a mm ot new mcaiirc saving he- sv wrif ty luxssp ge j ini nnri niin to t mesdomos roberts acker qrfcb lesoortuite ihsaifrfitndbrclhour of toronto at mrs norval il v tiieannairtibcont of kdrval united church washeld m the church auditorium ftlday eu 6nng december 2srd the-sun- i flayrschphi fuved a- nbtwuyiay and thew wi 4fla a lusfttuftlon- of the prucwtt auririethesjnii day schdbljyibar supjjervrtuf jjftv- tbbbyrthrbdiesr7 t the christmas edition- of ohlcken pox o reived in lho vilwge ip tiros to curlbjl some of- the usual ftcttvi- tics ofsmall fry ofer thfrweek end one small one was heard ptiisinc alorm o perfectly- legltlnjata grudge to another otfheomo your brouiet went and got the ih p co hi 4id and if smty clans comes to your rousa firt ifell cutcii ihem before h e wro down qurchinlneyi word lias been received tha me ami mis john rnwlingson and miss ivy hawlinkson arrived safely iii elicland in time to spend chrlsf- mas with their reliitivcs and friends the annual christmas party spon sored by st pauisxhuich -guild- was held on- wednesday december 2ilthn the parfah hall with a plendid rdiretidaiice eucnre was enjoyed in th early- c and mr pcrcyccsjje and miss mami campboll hadlho hlah tcnroi doris hulls jorchostca provided excfcllont music and mr wea lquthof nor- valwas the capable jlobr mana- gcr mr don milton won the door prize pur thanks arc extended to the decoration- committee of the i saturday night club who very kindly assisted in docorating the hall so nicely for the occasion the uppcr tables toero arranged with candles and grdens mrs a arnett and mrs e burton were in charge of the lunch those assisting mr michael hushmer the president of the quild were as follows my b brown misses dorccnhazcll eileen sedore mr warwick coupiand jmiss prairie maguii e dr forbes don lawson dick wjiller henry peacock don jarvle maureen necdham arnold hacll anti a burton the comr mittec have planned a special val entine dance irr february with the same orchestra and floor manager watch lpcals for further notices a large crowd attended the con- jcert in norval presbyterian clurch the thursday before christmas when pupils- of the sunday school appeared iri various playsjmdrej nations after which silppef was berod1iticl movieataken by mr sliolto bock were shown among the items on the program were a song by mrs oliver hunteps class a- piano solo by ken richardson nnct piano duet by mrs j 1 self nnd jamie cunningham piano solo ly shirley fcrdley and vocal solos by joyce mclean and pearl louth mrs- james harslons class sang a iarol and recitations were given by ken robinson and arthur day- is ann davis played a piano solo ina marlene dixon and peart louth sang a duct pupils ofdor othy oldham nd jpck harston also sang a- carol oeorgetown also present were brother edgar of streeuvlue and mrs stua cdt alstais m herbertlfiidsay of toronto mrs james duke and mrs dick spears of caledoh howard spears of cal cdon mr and mrs joseph 8peere snelgrove and mr and mrs russell duke victoria natc business warfirst carried on in the corner building which now houses the bank of commerce but was moved many years ago to the pre ent location next door in 1009 he married lena cotton or toronto who prgjjeceajed him in 1042 their son james an en gineering graduate uvea in arling ton boston one brother michael jives in mary-viho- washington and hip two slaters are still living in the old country mrs margaret noble in urontouonspey scot land and mrs e barrett in hertford herts jakland rev alex catalr conducted the funoral service on tuesday ft the mcclure funeral home and lnter- tnent took plfce in greenwood mr shields i cemetery georgetown pallbearers were jphn rlngham r bfoulla jack w kwrjwj vie mitchells ashgrove hornby iiadiks kntkbtadncd ti lions cmistmaseramt members of tertained ubl-en- lelr wives at a christ mas party last tuesday at the yel low briar inn mar brampton im- the jp80 otxlcen are prompui entartalnnient in songs and l whaldon knunerspn made a made a tilg hit- as santa oatis demanding a kiss trpnvaacli o t ladles ait came fcsrwardtb raejtfve their gift crank martin later gam ani axhlbiuon iec jafla-glr- qnnaia bta ayw the waa juaalng to tor mcdonald and dewrfr laird officers elected for kalton chapter waller rigg was elected to bead halton chapter ram no ss4 qrc whan the election of offloars took place at a meeting in the lodge rooms a week ago friday pigaa mr rigg succaedtb corap jomar dron i the retiring principal yljkatj h comri jack lucas j com jack addy 3teasurtr-tt- comp john d r- scribe jurftt comp 1 l amoldf serib rcomp wmiam craaav paoomp ksnnami whltworth ban0neitcompv 8lnelatrm did you all make new years resolutions may 1050 be y h lest and best for you all the annual young peoples par ty wag held in the schoolhouse on thursday december 20th with sev enty young people attending euchre was played the winners being clayton dick jr and mil- dred reed after lunch dancing was enjoyed until the early hours the committeeresponsible for- the plea sant evening was viola brlgden jessie alexander herb wusen and cliff mcdonald the cdatunlttee for 1050 are irenefisher maoklsmond howaon ruddefffand frankle wu- aork l congratulatlns to bob alejtanr der and his bride miss norms may of milton who were married hyr saturday u mrs george nurse and her bro- ther mr wiriam b s the jcnrwnias week in kroote miss gladys ruddell of the ham uton buslpeai coll wag noma withthir parents fttrouistmsau miss lute reed of toronto epent ch with the ttingflalfl fllil tlic annual congregational sup per and sunday school concert of st stephens church hornby was held in tho orpnge hall hornbyp- on friday december 30th with nearly one hundred members pre- sent a most enjoyable supper was served by the ladles of the wa under the leadership of mrs foster brahv following which a vote of thanks was extended to the ladles by mr irving thompson after tho supper christmas carols weresung in the main ball with mrs ernie price at the piano miss evelyn course president of the aypa took charge- of the concert which consisted of recitations by lorn sklia bruce pewtree jeannle hun- lter donnle chlswniny csxoia- hunter and g play entitled tpls-f- mates from fairyland several members of the aypa alas took part in the program presenting play entitled wanted a itousa keeper starring messrs hemx peacock and jack marchmant uav- also a pantomlne read by course and including- massrit iiy miss barbara- cunningham spent christmas week with her grand mother la toronto returning home now years day don forget farm forum m on monday night attha bona of mr and mrsafttur ruddatl lt otiaijw aaadsk 1 i ingram richard o brain anif luiuait givlewr closing song was song by ai from the sunday school ole hunter a fleam hamav- mario haixotx oordon brahv and tonunyrhuntar ur freak chlsltolmt for santa osva and dlsfbutedthamany gtfk tag evening cloaed with the amgtng ex qod 8are the king ontues avaolnal bers of tt h27th the mambara of -tha- aypa attended athaatra part ta oakvuie and saw coma ik stahla following wtueh ttay f turned to hornby tor a plata adetal hour at the heam g mki mm qian sastifstaa one of mgifteg fl a gyjpgagr wag sjav presentation of mtfaral plaaai w ipr m toa mmmwsm

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