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wv georgetown- ont- wednesday september 13th 1950 what council did on monday september 11 gave first and second readings to a bylaw providing tor sewerage extensions up to a value of under the supervision of hagoy ihe proposed extensions will be made along paperrolll road to the new plant of commercial displays ltd in the ore -aubdivl- sion on msple avenue and on ar- letu and john streets the by law go to the municipal board tor approval before its third read- consolidated existing parking regulations in a new bylaw which establishes the present system of angle parking on one side of main street andrparallel on the other two hour parking regulations on main street are retained reeve marshall suggested that an amendment be made later enforc ing snow removal from sidewalks promised smith stone ltd that arrangements would be made to supply better fire- protection to the part of town in which their plants are located company engineer trygve wold interviewed council about this mat and said that a 8 inch main on guelph street feeds 6inch branch es on john queeta and durham if anything were to block the guelph main the whole industrial area would be cut off from water and fire protection he said i present pressure of 75 lbs drops to 33 lbs when the pipes are opened he said and this is nit enough protection in a big fire he suggested that an 8 inch pipe be connected to the 10 inch pipe on main street north to run along ewlng elm and ontario streets and connect with the present six inch loop in college view plans for company expansion would be greatly expedited by such a meas ure he said reeve marshall who is chairman of water said an 8 inch main would be put in at the earliest possible convenience of council a new main he said would provide better service in a district which now has only a one inch main would give proper fire protection on valley- view crescent and help out the situation at the provincial mill a complaint by dick licata that a driveway between the budget grocery building owned by him and goodlets hardware was unus able because of too steep an en trance on main street was turned over to the road committee the weather mr editor maybe we better correct the misprint in last weeks report re garding- the tqil rainfall for augj ustthhv year vhe correct amount should havo been 421 inches which is considerably leas than tae m in- ches which appeared in the paper jefs hope the new moon sched uled for this weekv yilu not nave any bad effect on the weather for georgetown falrf on saturday bim bstkln date max september 4 61 september 3 73 september 73 september 7 77 september 8 73 september 9 78 september 10 66 mih ftaln 32 trace 41 r j 42 v 33 i 54 22 average 7214 4785 grace burt honoured marries this saturday mrs clifford burt entertained at her- home on main street north at trousseau tea in honour of her daughter grace whose marriage to mr bert mcconneu takes place this saturday in st johns united church mrs william mckenzle and mrs james delaney assisted in receiving the guests gladlqlf and pint and white dee- orations formed o colourful setting ln the dining room where tea was poured by- mrsmartth near and mrs john kennedy of town mrs george robertson and mrs rpeter cole v misses jean sinclair and doreen burt and mrs gordon robertsonj served the gucsls while mrs d pol lard mrs robert puckering and mss isabel archdekin were in charge of the trousseau rooms doris brownridge weds john mcnabb saturday at ashgrove church robert scott dies lived here 30 years v a resident of town for thirty years robert ft scott died at his homo ipri church stscet iastwed- ncsdoyvif ter on illness of a tew days jt mr sobtt was a native of llme- hdusc a sonot the late john scott and margaret neldjhe worked for many- years with the huffman con struction company he s in his 82nd year his wife the former jane mere dith died several years ago ane their only son- herbert jkredeeeased his father two years ago he leaves one daughter pearl a granddaugh ter pabry and one brother charles of acton- rev alex j caldcr conducted the funeral service on friday at the- mcclure funeral home and n terment was mode in llmehouse cemetery- palibcerers were charles meredith roy mcgill lachlan mc millan ed sanford bruce mocken zle and jack noble canon wase preaches again at st ceorges sudden death monday of public school principal shock to town howard wrlgglesworth principal of georgetown public school since- 1038 dted suddenly cerly monday evening death of oncof george- towns most prominent citizens from a heart attack was a great shock to the town and his loss will be keen ly felt a son of mr end mrs fred wrlg glesworth of ashgrovo he was born forty years ago oh their farm near hornby and received his early edu cation at hornby public school continuing on to miuon highly school where he- was an dutstandflk getown recreation commission amid baskets of filnk and white gladioli ashgrove united church was the scene of the wedding on saturday september 9th of doris brownridge daughter of mr and mrs thomas j brownridge and john young mcnabb son of mr and mrs m t mcnabb george town rev fred alnsworth offic iated miss betty bryan of grand valley played the wedding music and mr robert rice of streetsvllle sang through the yeors and because the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white net and lace over taffeta with a fitted lace bodice and short sjeevgs the skirt of net was gathered at the waist and had a pointed net oversklrt edged with lace her matching fingertip veil of net and lace was held by a coronet of seed pearls and she carried a cascade of red rosea and stephanotls miss viola brlgden as bridesmaid wore orchid net over taffeta and carried a cascade of yellow and orchid gladioli the flower girl linda coulson was dressed in pink net over taffeta and carried a cas cade of pink gladioli both had matching floral head pieces mr angus mcnabb was grooms man and the ushers were mr don ald mcnabb and mr ward brown ridge a reception for seventy five will install two lights on the guests was held at the home of the highway beyond normandy boulc- brides parents where mrs brown- vard on the request of fred har- ride received in taupe crepe- with rison who has erected a new gar- black accessories and a corsage of ge there and who pointed out the talisman roses she was assisted danger- to pedestrians without street by mrs mcnabb in black crepe lighting with black accessories and a cor- sage of pink roses subject to the advice of a solid- for travelling the bride wore a tor will construct a sewer line up rust wool dress with matching lamb street to the smith stone jacket a copper brown feather hat plant cost to be as follows the dark brown accessories and a cor ing student anil athlete he excel led in track events and was one of the best 100 yard runners that hal- ton has ever produced after graduating from toronto normal school mr wrlgglesworth taught at st catharines for six years then joined the local school staff after the retirement of miss annie ryan as principal during his prlncipalship the school con tinued to grow and expand a kindergartenprimary course was added and the teaching of manual training begun and he promoted interscholastic sport in baseball o r- hockey track and field with neigh- former rector of st george a bourlne haltqn schoolll t year he is survived by his wife formerly ruth glffen two sons douglas and robert his parents mr and mrs fred wxlggleswortll bno brother clifford of hornby and one- sister mrs jim carney sbbel ashgrove sorrowing friends filled st john united church this afternoon where rev- john m smith conducted the service rev rc todd of niagara fells assisted during the eer- vice a quartette composed- of james evans thomas warnes chart illson and stuart- young trousseau tea showers before brampton nupitals miss june clarkes friends in georgetown will be interested to hear of the many events held in her honour previous to her mar riage in brampton on saturday to mr donald ray of port credit she was tendered a kitchen show er tt the home of mrs william parkinson port credit a miscel laneous shower at the home of miss yvonne kerr brampton and apantry shelf shower at the home of miss carol graydon brampton her aunt mrs r hewson- malton opened her home for a social even ing when the hoopers members of her mothers family presented june with rnany beautiful gifts on tuesday afternoon and even ing september 3th her mother mrs harvey clarke held a trous seau tea in her honour mrs f l ray streetsvllle grandmother of the sroom and mrs r p clarke toronto the brides grandmother presided at the tea table during the afternoon in the evening mrs grant of woodstock new bruns wick maternal grandmother of the groom and mrs dow ray the grooms mother poured tea several and st albans churches was prea cher on sunday at both churches canon fred h wase of dunnvllle preached at both services when the congregation of st georges cele brated their annual harvest thanks giving and also took the morning service at st albans the glen church held their harvest service friday evening when rev f c jackson of oakville was the prea cher st georges church was a bower of gladioli with vegetables fruits and sheaves of grain placed on the window sills canon wase was welcomed by many members of his congregation of twenty years ago and it was a happy time of renew ing old acquaintances archdeacon w g o thompson assisted with both services mrs leslie toralln- son was soloist at the morning ser vice and thomas wames in the evening cunon wase went from here to guelph in 1931 and was later trans ferred to the anglican church at dunnvllle abide with me members of hi lodge attended the masonic service and pallbearers were p b har ison graham farnell frank wil son campbell sinclair edwin wil son and norman burns flower bearers were members of the sun day school class which he taught interment was made in greenwood cemetery georgetown central peela meet dundajsarniax winner he had been assisting the school board with plans for an auxiliary school to take care of increasing enrolment mr wrlgglesworth received bis bachclor of arts degree front mc- master university last fall taking his course in the summers and in extramural studies during the winter months his interest in his position led him to take a princi pals refresher course in toronto this summer a faithful member of st johns united church he was superlnten dent of the sunday school at the time of his death a member of the board of session and of the 3030 club he enjoyed music and pos sessed a fine singing voice and was at one time a member of the church choir he was master of credit lodge afam in 1mb and a director of esqueslng agricultural society he was one of the organiders of geor- norval central peels will meet the winner of the dundassarnla series in the intermediate lacrosse semifinals sarnla beat dundal 127 in the first game on satur day a seeond game scheduled for dundas yesterday was rained out and may be played today at any rate a winner is to be declared by the weekend it is possible that a game will be arranged this saturday in bramp ton and lacrosse fans are advised to listen for an announcement at georgetown fair appoint harold henby acttng school principal social personal mrs clara king and mrs bert oliver of branchton are visiting- in town this week mr and mrs it b canham and family arc holidaying this week at friends from georgetown attended i iake simcoe the trousseau tea and expressed mr and mrs ian f stewart of best wishes to the charming bride- toronto visited with mrs w v tobe t grant and betty over the weekend mrs w j brown of caledon is sunday guests at the home ol visiting with mr and mrs g me- mr and mrs clifford burt were gilvray and mrsf l mcgiivray mr and mrs harry perkins and weekend guests with mrs harold henry whojotaed tb public school staff this fall hag been appointed acting principal al ter the sudden death of principal howard wrlgglesworth mr henry will take over the teacing of grids 8 miss hazel harrison who re tired last spring will come back on use staff as a sutstirute teacher for the present meet your friends at georgetown fair grc news peewee lacrossi tourney saturday nineteen teams have entered the ola pee wee lacrosse tournament in brampton this saturday games will be played in the arena and at george davis at her home on albert ihe itosi bowl and final games will town will pay tor digging and back filling smith it stone will pay for the pipe and laying and no german shepherd third frontage charge will be made lamb street heard from town foreman ern hyde that the grader which was damaged in a fire some time ago is all fixed and ready to operate discussed the possibility of lay ing asphalt sidewalk in place of cement along the highway to nor mandy boulevard if cement cannot be obtained were threatened with legal action by a toronto law firm acting for mr wilfred ford unless the gar bage nuisance is remedied mr ford who owns property adjacent to the town dump in the park claims there is a fire and smoke nuisance and also that garbage is accumulating on his property sage of yellow roses in class at the ex a german shepherd dog owned by paul barber jr of town won third prize in his class at the ex hibition the dog was entered in the star derby on labour day by his owner son john mr clifford harvey tor- i i onto mr and mrs wilfrid burt street were mr ond mrs r r i be arranged in maple leaf leaf and daughters linda and lois mr i smith and mm ina smith of tor- gardens before one of the cup fin- and mrs thomas gibson and faml m c b smith and daughter i als ily erin joan of london four attendants for puckeringemmerson vows at st johns mrs mcdermids brother dies in winnipeg man only brother of mrs john mc dcrmid of town mitchell cobban died in winnipeg last week after a lengthy illness a native of acton mr cobban vas a printer learning his trade at the acton free press until his retirement a tew years ago he was employed with the win nipeg tree press lyons joseph armstrong council turned the letter over to dlcr and mrs w a mcclure ith the gsgrt in the presence of over two i hundred guests on saturday sep tember dth in st johns united church rev john m smith offic iated at the marriage of lorraine lois emmerson only daughter of mr and mrs william emmerson and stuart h puckering son of mr and- mrs harvey puckering terra cotta it was a double ring ceremony ihe church was beautifully dec orated with gladioli and fern mr norman laird was organist and the brides brother john emmerson 1 sang for you alone during the fid- 1 ceremony ano ill walk beside v leroy dale ic they also sent a letter to the garbage collector bob lane absolving him from any re sponsibility should legal action de velop a letter from langdbn acayls- worth acting for j j gibbens threatened action against the town unless a bill for 200 representing rent on his property where a town septic tank had been installed is paid the tank was originally in stalled to temporarily serve chur chill crescent and 100 was paid in 18411 for use of the property there is a dispute m to whether this is a yearly rent or not asked the hydro to have tree ex perts remove dangerous trees on tpwn property near the residences of w c cunningham thos l v- is received two booklets on civil defence from the prime ministers office and put them on file for members to read signed a new agreement with the dcpt of highways for maintenance of the highway through town the previous agreement was for towns under 2300 population and was out dated i sent a letter of congratulations to the lome scots band for winning first prize at the cne reeve marsnall remarked that he thought the time had come when the town needed a qualified en gineer to oversee public works and that lt is a matter which council should be thinking over you while the register was signed the bride given in marriage by her father looked lovely in her princess style gown of slipper satin with boutfont skirt panlcrs and sleeves of chantllly lace and yoke edged with blush seed pearls her full length veil was of nylon net lipid in place by a halo of seed pearls she carried a cascade df american beauty roses and white baby mums mrs james h emmerson sister inlaw of the bride was matron of honour wearing orchid embossed nylon and carrying a cascade of mauve and yellow gladioli her headdress and long lace- gloves matched the gowp bridesmaids were miss joyco bowler of hanrlu- ton cousin of the groom and miss marina emmerson niece of the bride miss bowler wore white and green embossed nylon with match ing headdress and long lace gloves and carried d cascade of gladioli miss emmerson wore pink eyelet nylon matching headdress and long lace gloves and carried a matching cascade of gladioli the brides niece beverly ann emmerson as flower firl was gowned in blue silk taffeta and carried a basket of asters and gladioli mr alex llio of terra cotta was groomsman and ushers were the brides brother william emmer son and the grooms cousin allan hayward the brides gifts were a rhine- stone necklace and bracelet to the matron of honour rhlncstone neck laces to the bridesmaids and a ster ling silver bracelet to the flower girl the groom gave the bride a necklace bracelet and earrings of pearls set in rhlncstone the best the local team will practice every night this week after four among those trying for places on the team ac bob carey bud glbbs bruce denham doug richardson wayne armann francis hulme kerry jcpson calvin king bob hooper jack mcquarrie leroy hilts ken schenk barry timleck ross cun ningham ken and bill richard son peter pomcroy carl sedore james teramolo glenn welling ton and j d cameron iset in on thein rants midgets juves ready for playoffs bantam midget and juvenile teams arc also shaping up for play offs no dates have been any of the leagues the bantams number on roster george grasby don jarvie dale sedore julian reed laurie reed dun smith jamie cunning- 1 ham bob wey art maybanks san dy mackenzie jim timleck david cooper bob caselcy lyn mac- neale tom palmer and gerald scott midgets include walt alexander harvey hazcll pete fehdlcy mitch hunter sho teramolo paul bar ber carman maltby fred dicken son jack mcdougall john wln- everything is in readiness for georgetowns biggest annual event the fall fair which takes place this friday and saturday and a record crowd is anticipated at the park the fair will again feature lta horse show and harness races to entertain the giandstand crowd with the girls pipe band playing during the afternoon the poultry lawn show will have new cooping a 200 prize list features the junior calf club show with a special prize of a bulova wrist watch offered by the bank of commerce for show manship the hall exhibits in the armouries will lijclude- displays by womens institutes and one by hal- ton girls garden club a last minute arrangement will bring the robinson baby show of hamilton back for another year in addltion the guthrie baby show several merchants will have dis plays tents and farm machinery and automobiles will be on view a brand new feature is a pet show sponsored by mcgowans spec ialty shop and canada packers is offering a can of chun dog and cat food to each entrant with six cans to each winner while- the dance is taking plaee in the arena friday night the hall will be open to the public from 7 jo till 10 nm merchants tents will man received a gold ring shtij in butch gold cigarette cases and soloist leather wallet the brides mother welcomed the guests at a reception in the legion hall wearing a smoke blue dress with black accessories and a cor sage of pink roses the grooms mother wore dusky rose with navy blue accessories and a corsage of tea rosea for a honeymoon trip in ontario und the states the bride wore a baby blue english gabardine suit with navy accessories and a cor- sagcof pink roses mr and mrs puckering will reside in their new home in terra cotta and gary cooper among the juvenile hopefuls are dave barber joe louth keith scott bill hewitt terry bludd arnold hazel ross oldham lloyd sedore george smith and john hunter there are vacancies on all teams and any boys wishing to try out should get in touch with the recrea tional director rev j l self hardball teams near end of the season sudden death playoffs have been arranged in hardball tuesday at 6 pm i tuckers commandos and also be open that evening exhibi tors arc reminded to have their en tries in early friday morning as judging starts at i pm c company of the lome scots regiment is putting on a military display during the afternoon two lucky draws will take place one on n holstcin calf raffled by the fair board and one on a television set raffled by the girls pipe band and boyles bombers and glbba pallors on diamond two thursday the bantam finals will be held at the park main st rata and glen terriers meeting on dia mond one and college view bull dogs and john street wildcat on diamond two soccer will begin as soon aa hardball is finished and a satur day morning house league is- being arranged softball this year ylll be under the supervision of the public school and games will be played at the kings flyers play on diamond onechool grounds after four oi