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e s first section georgetown out wednesday december 13th 950 32 sixteen r ages light vote monday old council returned grc 250000 grant favoured 2 to 1 a light vote on monday returned tba entire ldtvtf town council to of fice for another term frank patch auctioneer and employee of the dominion seed house headedvthe polls with 897 and garfield mccu virey herald foreman came second with 867 norman hu1 grocery tore proprietor v and barry hale provincial paper employee were tied with 522 vote each veteran councillor thos l lyons a ured farmer polled 506 votes and william tuck also a provincial paper employee had 486 in bis first try for a council seat fred mcnally who retired on pen sion last year after working for many years at provincial paper was unsuccessful be received 457 votes other town offices had been fil led by acclamation at last weeks nomination meeting harold cleave continues as mayor william q marshall as reeve arid kenneth macdonald as dcputyreevc gra ham farnell was returned as hydro i commissioner and stan flnloy cecil cnamara and ray salter as pub- vlc school board members the voters endorsed a 2500 rant to the recreation commlj- slon by a vote of two to oneyrm grant was favoured by 516 and op posed by 267 only half as many voters turned out to exercise their franchise as in 1949 when election in all offices created an alltime interest in municipal politics an estimated 840 ballots were cast this year in 1049 over 1500 people voted i win twomore raiders undefeated 8u11 flying high georgetown bald- era defeated new toronto ottraadere for the second time last night by a score of 146 it was raiders fourth stralsht win in the league schedule georgetown raiders pick of the intermediate a grouping in the district administered a sizzling 150 defeat to dundas when the teams inet for the first time here last frl- day dundas showed more promise than the score would indicate but they were confounded by a fine passing display by the seasoned local team which racked up five goals in the first period jack kemshcad was scoring star of the night he did the hat trick in the second with three in a row and added one in each of the other periods for a grand total of five del beaumont rang the bell three times as did ferri and singles were scor ed by patterson junior beaumont graham find channel raiders play here friday with burlington and again next tuesday with oakvlile as the opponents georgetown fred lawrence goal scotty patterson blackle gra ham defence jack kemshead cen tre max bradbury junior beau mont wings del beaumont nick ferri harvey chappel ken nash johnny haines sonny townsley mel beaumont dundas mlljure goal shan non crowpot defence hockridgc centre murphy osullivan wings stewart rushton hayes fisher brown killlngback arnett mc- quarrlc the wesather e we mr editor just an average week to report this time except to say ohrwhat a wet rain on thursday km dale mm 36 10 38 average 3428 2357 110 glen williams community welcome for sir and mrs g eason a recentlywed couple mr and mrs george eason the former lois felker were welcomed to the com munity by neighbours ot the oth and 10th lines who gathered on december 1st at the home of mr and mrs cecil barth e mr archie ecclcs who acted as chairman for the evening expres sed pleasure at the evidence of neighbourly spirit remarking that it was lack of this spirit between nations which was the cause of the present disturbed condition of world affairs he was always pleased he said to see young people get married and set up homes for them selves mr victor starret read an ad- dress of welcome to the newlyweds and betty garvin and albert press- wood made the presentation of an occasional chair and a duncan phyfe table the groom thanked those present for the gifts and said he would try to be worthy of the spirit of friendship shown after singing tor they are jolly good fellows the chairman called on the two fathersinlaw joseph eason and norman felker for a few words speaking briefly mr eason said that while he regret ted seeing his family growing smaller yet as a parent he realized that young people have their own lives to live his good wishes were with them mr felker said he was impressed with the neighbourly spirit shown and felt the young couple would be happy here few others spoke briefly albe presswood bob eason lome gar vin and john wogstaffe after lunch jim hill glen and art rhodes of terra cotta with jack coin as calleroff played for did tyme dancing a highlight was the dance to the anniversary waltz of mr and mrs alvln star- ret who were celebrating their 24th wedding anniversary- mewlyweds will live at berwick fell on saturday qfternoqn decemhfjrj oth in knox presbytjirlan churorji rev alex jl caldcr officiated at a dabble ring ceremony which united if marrlago jean gertrude colman opd norman h mcdonald the brldp is hho daughter ot air and mri albert e colman or george town and the groom is the son of mrs emily mcdonald of- llme- house and the jate arjgrsnjcdon aid iven in marriage by her father hrlde wore a whlto satin gown lth a net neckline trimmed with lace and a floor length brocaded veil fell from a crown headdress she carried a bouquet of red roses miss jean bruce was bridesmaid wearing a blue taffeta gown her headdress was a band of flowers set off by a short blue veil she carried a bouquet of yellow rosea tho flower girl was miss marilyn patton who wore a pink taffeta gown trimmed with blue flowers and matching bonnet trimmed with white lace she carried a nosegay of yellow roses mr thomas wylie was grooms man and the ushers were the bridqs brothcrlnlaw mr stan alkerton of hamilton and the grooms bro ther mr clifford mcdonald miss marion hepburn ployed the wedding music and during the sign ing ot the register mr thomas worncs sang o perfect love and because receiving seventy guests in the odfellowshall mrs colman wore a maroon taffeta dress with navy accessories and a corsage t yellow roses the grooms mother chose a firry dress with navy accessories and red rose corsage for a honeymoon trip the bridq wore a rrey suit trimmed with black velvet grey accessories and corsage of red roses the couple will live in an apartment at ber wick hall killed fn accident stewarttown quarry foreman funeral stewartt0wn hill again oakville teacher injured a funeral service was held sat- ursay at the mccluro funeral homo for robert thomas cain who was killed in f ah occldfent at sykesr quarry last wednesday moating mr cain was struclcnjy o boom when two- cablcscjusappcd on a derrick while a heavy stone was being moved mr cain was a son of the late james coin and mary jane stokes and was born at cheltenham 81 years ago during the first war he enlisted and scrvod overseas with the 116th battalion after his return to canada he joined tho royal icanadlan mounted police and served in western canada from 1010 oj1024 he had since lived near glen williams and had been foreman at sykcs quarry fdr ten years t he was a member of branch 120 canadian legion and of the orange lodge his talents at calling off fovsquore dances were wellknown in the distrtctand he often appear ed lp this rolc at parties and dan- ces he is survived by his wife mabel h mcnally and six children bere nice jimmy margaret audrey maiiene and lois- a brother and sister jack and margaret cain live in georgetown a brother edward in rudvlllo saskatchewan and 0 brother wilfred in sault stc marie a sister mrs william davidson predeceased him four years age archdeacon w g o thompson officiated at the funeral service and pallbearer were alfred sykes theodore brown floyd ward jack mcquarrlc william hyde and wal ter hyde fellow members of the legion branch attended the fun eral and conducted a graveside ser vice under the direction- of branch president david bowman inter ment was made in greenwood cem etery georgetowii gravel trucks collide highway traffictieup li prominent churchman dufferin county cleric ltcol john a v preston county clerk in dufferin county for more than thirty years died friday at his home in orungevillc in his 87th year ltcol preston also was registrar of the surrogate court colonel preston was a lawyer in grand valley before taking tho county position he served in the northwest rebellion and in world war i he was a past district dep uty grand master of the masonic order and a prominent anglican churchman rendering signal service on the finance committee of niag ara synod colonel prestons son allan who lives in montreal la married to the former eleanor beaumont of glen tlluams archdeacon w o 6 thompson re the bishop at the fun- eral servihe in st marks church orangeville on monday morning which wag conducted by canon sh wettmemester mr arthur nt ot ban williams alas at- ttta larrtoa decorations by dawson arts cvtfafts exhibit decorations designed by alan dawson made a beautiful setting for the exhibit and sale of work by members of the arts and crafts on saturday there were displays of various crafts engaged in by members mrs j h chamberlain being in charge of arrangements for these mrs wil liam carney mrs jesse wyatt mrs j p girvan and mrs ern batkin demonstrated weaving and mrs john glynn and mrs leonard bell spinning leather work was shown by mrs a m nielsen find mrs llngwood of caledon lftss lucy molesworth of toronto was at the pottery wheel ami mrs it stewardson demonstra ted rug making tea was served under the con- venerslil of mrs wes belittle of acton and mrs ray thompson a lucky draw convened by mrs rank benner netted 50 which will be donated to georgetown rec reation commission mrs cyril urandford won a pointing by mrsr a g m bruyns place mats made by mrs william carney were won by mrs j6hn r barber mrs edgar beeney toronto won an aluminum tray made by mrs h j newman and clare burns pottery candle- sticks made by miss lucy moles- worth mrs j a early president ot the group and mrs m h mover a former president greeted guests at the door two truck drivers escaped injury when their trucks collided on the highway near the main corner in norval early friday afternoon both trucks are owned by the white line trucking service of itchener and mitchell and are ngaged in hauling gravel norman donnell or mitchell driver of tin westbound truck was proceeding towards georgetown and applied his brakes to avoid collision with a vehicle in front it is believed tliat a wheel seized and the truck swayed into the caslbound lane colliding almost headon with a loaded tractor trailer driven by reginald rintoul of kitchener a brother of the owner of the com pany traffic was routed off the high way for several hours until the tractor trailer which was astride the highway could be moved both trucks were damaged con siderably and damage may be about the 2000 mark provincial con stable j bradley of milton invest igated i mr- and mrs alarry ooldham flew to detroit last week-end- to visit with their son- bob and his wife and family while there they took in sundays hockey game of bobs team the detroit red wings social personal guests at the wedding of norman mcdonald and jean colman in knox presbyterian church on sat urday included mr and mrs wilf hlllts mr and mrs eric tomlln- son mr ond mrs norman mareh- ment mr and mrs ed shortlll miss audrey mitchell mr and mrs charlie day mr and mrs stewart puckering mr and mrs thomas warncs mr and mrs vimout hep burn mr anil mrs william j mc- dunnlil miss mary mrdonald mr lorne cross mr keith hutlman mr thomas wylle messrs hubert james anil clare hums mr wil- ham mcdonald jr miss kay cpx mrs ed hill mr and mrs james pulton and marilyn miks jean bruce mrs james stewon mr jack muckart mrs susan column mr and mrs albert colman rev alex j caldcr of georgetown mrs angus mcdonald mrs r lane messrs joe ken and clifford mc donald of llmehouse mr and mrs ted colman mrs glcnna mcmahon miss audre mcmahon mr and mrs james colman mrs sadie tate mr gordon tate mr james stone of toronto miss mona ecker mr- and mrs stan alkerton ot hamilton mrs william ball mr and mrs bernard tennant of ac ton jar james cleave of norval mr and mrs robert tonelll o milton norval debut at wi party new orchestra makes the norval wl held a very suc cessful euchre and dance in the pai ish hall on friday when a new orchestra the mcfodalrcs under orval shea made their first local appearance and were very favour ably received winners for the euchre were mr c wilson 1st with mr albert hunter 2nd and for the ladies mrs oliff and mrs eiegg took the hon ours during the evening a idraw was made on a singing teakettle and the winner was mrs douglas currie of ashgroyc st pauls guild met on tuesday of this week at the rectory to ar range for the sunday school and congregational christmas party to be held in the- parish hall on tues day evening december 10th and also to make final preparations for the annual christmas euchre and dance to be held during the hoi day season the rector complimen ted the group on the success of their various projects which had been undertaken during the foil the next meeting of the guild will bo held early in the newyear re freshments were served at the close of the meeting by mrs a barnctt and mrs j maxwell the scout and guide committee met last week at the home of mr and itirs murray laird to arrange for a joint christmas party to be held in st pauls parish hull on thursday december 21st each uuup will be responsible for part vf i he program and also there will be a magician from toronto and the- usunl visit from san la claus m w hobncs oakvlhe publle school teacher sufferod facial lacer ations when a ear in which be war a passenger turned over on tba stewerltownhni monday night mr holmies was one ot en route to attend a 1080110116 meet- ihg in glen wlluams yrhe car driven by harry sfnfrsldbjded on the curve on the hill in front of corey herrlngtons house and tam ed over in a 3foot ditch damags to the car is estimated at 280 dr r t paul was called to at tend the injured man and constable mcnlven ot milton investigated tte accident several accidents have occurred at the same spot this year the pavement becomes treacherous when wet and a curve at the slip pery spot aggravates the condition umehouse along the boards by steamer emmorson alliance still dominates tho in dustrial hockey league with five wins in as many games played next monday will be interesting when they meet the bjjpln busl- nessmch provincial after a flying start arc in a slump but not to be over looked players like wright car ter barber wyllo and the burns boys make them strong contenders actons baxter lab is tied with them for third spot smith stone last years champs arc having trouble though prac tically the same team they havent been clicking and coach scotty patterson claims they arc overdue for a win they have 3 points to date norval got their first point monday in a tie game with ss with clark lyons back in the une- up they will show some improve- presents for shutins tthe goal keeping department planned by institute alliances charlie jones holds first place he has two shutouts to bis credit jackie hamilton of busi nessmen leads the scoring parade with 8 points bill mulr of alliance has 7 mike george walt richard son and denny wright all have six ss 4 norval 4 norval in command during most ol the game had to be content with a draw doug sargent collected four points when ho scored three goals and an assist for ss buslncsiimen 4 baxter lab 2 walt richardson chuck tyler and jackie hamilton led businessmen to another win tylor scored two goals llulmc sclislzzi and barry were missing from the lineup bax lab trailed from the start alliance s provincial 0 alliance extended their unbeaten string by defeating the floundering provincials denny wright and herb arnold were missed by the blue shirts as their teammates couldnt findanyone to lead the at- tack clare burns played well for provincial as did goalie dillon who received little support norval gift wrap demonstration for norval wi ladies the december meeting of the norval wl was held on thursday december 7th at the home of mrs w cleave with a goodly number present the meeting opened with the institute ode and the mary stewart collect the roll cull was answered by each member donating a small gift for an elderly lady in the llramjiton home for the aged the gifts were later judged by the artistic appeal of the wrapping and tlie prize went to mrs j d murray a very interesting talk was given joy mrs nelson robinson on the origin of christmas carols and the christmas tree legends- mrs j d murray and mrs e burke gave a very instructive dem onstration on gift wrapping show ing pretty and unusual ways ot decorating and tying christmas par cels the afternoon program was concluded by singing christmas carols and god save the king lunch was then served by the hos tess and her assistants the next meeting will be rield on thursday january 4th at the home of mrs e- c reed miss wlnnlfrcd ivens ot lima- house village was hostess to seven teen members of the local institute for their december meeting mrs horace bell vicepresident acted in the absence of mrs a j smeth- urst tho singing of carols opened the meeting roll call was an- swered bystatlng a health rule current events were given by mrs harold barber and the motto read by mrs harold campbell hallons home economist miss hunt of milton addressed the group and commended higrrrjtthe work of mrs frank brown and mrs sam gisby for their splendid achieve ments with the junior institute girls work it was decided to donate ten dollars to scott mission and a sim ilar amount to the salvation artnyv fruit fowl or tobacco will again be given to the shutins tor christ mas mrs e l miller reported balance of 6100 from fall fair work anh mrs s klrkpatrlck an- nouced rflooo was netted from the bazaar jje catering committee mentioned their intention of serv ing a banquet tin thursday evening to the girls of smith it stone ltd pottery department christmas carols were sung and gifts exchanged among the mem bers refreshments were served by the hostess and an assisting com mittee glen williams wins doll in guild lucky draw the ladles guild of st albans church held a euchre at the home of mrs j r williams last night prizewinners were mr and mrs ernie miller high score mrs wil liam korzack and mrs george foster low score end mrs millar the door prizes a doll beautifully dressed by mrs herbert preston sr was drawn for during the evening and thai winner was mrs jack crawford jr with ticket 153 mr j watson mode the draw theatre party for smith stone kiddies on sunday afternoon at the roxy theitri children between ares 6 and 1 whose parents are employed at the s in i tti nnd stone plant atten ded a christmnsparty santa clans distributed candy and ornnkes to all the children and they writ cnltmtainid with cartoon mov ies and a feature liush christmas the smaller tots will have their patty next week in the oddfellow hall hov they voted have you got your tickets for the lions christmas draw this sat urday i council ward 1 ward 2 ward 3 total petch 122 213 262 597 mcgilvray 1 35 205 227 567 hale 104 234 184 522 hill 93 248 181 s 522 lyons 105 186 215 tuck 115 187 184 mcnally 90 157 210 457 grc 2500 grant t yes v 104 187 225 516 no 1 55 3 99 267 social personal to celebrate his sixth birthday lost saturday stephen saxe son of mr and mrs david saxe had a party at his home bis guests were david mcnally jocelyn bell bar bara ffhlay lynn and monty hyde arthur patton tommy mar shall andrew rugg and stephens sister cathy at the morning service in st georges church of england arch deacon w g o thompson officia ted nt the baptism service for baby james gordon patton he is the son of mr and mrs janics patton market street mr pattons sister sister mrs james firjneuan of toronto was rodmother a surprise porty was held at th home or judy walker daughter of mr and mrs cecil walker to cele brate her sixth birthday on decem ber 0th quests were david and patsy barrager heather and sandra morchmcnt karen bills dlanna schenk ricky parry carole craw- y ford ann humphreys lynda bob by and bhly walker a choir stung ensemble 1 recital at 8t johns amuaicar treat was a joint recital by the hjgh school choir and the georgetown string ensemble the recital was presented in st johns church audhbrlum sunday evening miss marlon rapburn dir ected the choir in a number of see- red selections mrs- james 1 cyans was accompanist refreshments ware servad after ward by- the girls and leaders of the core