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v 1 a 72 if pages c georgetown ontario wednesday january 3rd 1951 r 7i eight pages 3 golden wedding marked by councillor and wife ear at ptospaffice when a tota of jsjbetters post card and christ- jjpbl vent through the can- ig nwchine during the two- jsierlod before christmas in fftion t this there was the usual volume of parcels tl weather if robert waldie spent th if matson at pal mrs jfew yea ejokvai rzmfiliittftimt tinar jwiptigr frohfott with jjjt9 h richard grace jr was home from f eounclllar- ami mrs thorny j rwlnoh hake ff i m- 1 th jtuhhjl jjm s with wis parents jri town srt was home- v to and mr arthur reeye spent f h 2 v 1 b apiopiptcd men gc vn cfitirchbeoble bid adieu ydtorwj-tw- f fi they were at borne to their e spent 4as ltacitfl iiikuft au- i xsuaidi w mr editor- it was beautiful new years eve this year instead of the usual sleet and fain storm wttrv thl weeks sianmacy i have worked e idea of the heavy holiday out a table of comparisons showing ed from the formation the average monthly normal tem peratures rain and snow and have compared them with each month of 1950 the temperatures rim slightly up or down from the average but the snow and rain certainly got well away from the average normal date max dec 25 13 deh 26 14 dec 27 dec 28 dec 31 average of a total of 99135 stamps sold the two weeks 81000 were cent stamps most of which ild be used on christinas cards fcfor the post office business exceptionally smoothly the ic cooperated in separating local outoftown mail in the boxes as well as keeping their in bundles with the stamps one corner this was partic- jrlji helpful an saved hou of dec 29 fk far the staff in arranging let- dec 30 j business was back to on friday montfngr decem- ady to plunge into the chore of catalogue mailin takes over just after the rush lie extent of this- business is jwn by one days mailing live and a half tons which was pped by a special car on the way addition to the regular staff post- gordon cousens harold frances deans jim col- mrs william mcdonald noel and teresa curtis three employees were used for holiday weeks doug latimer ae for vacation front trie unlver- of toronto david bowman jr richard slenko miss freda herbert was home v mrs artwarkeeve spent humimlm auitm from toronto for the hcifdayswlth christmas holiday in toronto i q iflinhwf- 41110 frlfc her wthy mrs d i herbejrt 4kith mr and mrs charles gilbert members of norval and- union jmiss lucy molesworth of tor- mfss sue lewis of toronto a ipresbyterian churches gathered in onto teas a holiday guest in town former resident of town was a hoi- nibn church last thursday for a with ner sister mrs d w baxter may guest with miss joan schulti farewell party new years visitors with mr and her h on s street mrs pius rat were mr and mrs mr a pattenden sr and mrs stan potter and son tommy of emmersdn of cheltenham were new 16 25 31 32 33 2385 min 3 1 4 9 1 13 1 snow flurries flurries elmira newyears visitors with mr anijt mrs erri batkin at wildwood were mr and mrs paul jprgensen of port credit holiday guests with mr and mrs j b shields maple avenue were 471 ll50comparaiive table month average jan average feb average march average april averaje may tafad averafe june averafe july kai aixocatton kooss new officers vms have elected the fol- offlcers for the coming year are pleased to report they have djheir ajtlocatumfor 1bs0 f w fihortfll vice presmrs w ofbb vice pres mrs jesse mifk secty mrs f j shortiu sectybflss b huts mrs r warne stewardship mrs f smith helpers mrs c mccluskey sec mrs j kirkwood secty mrs a mckay friendship mrs a mckay ss organist mrs j kirkwood reznperance miss b hilts fission band super mrs leo jainleaon it mrs jesse mcenery aby band mrs f smith circle mrs r mcenery r and mrs w gibb bruce and rbara have been visiting with ids in gait and st thomas certificates and awards were gi- to those who had written on national temperance course at close of sunday school be bauinafad hockey team play- j if friday night in hlllsbuxgh the sing team shiloh was defea- 100 this- is the second win r boys have chalked up so far presentation was made to mr mrs oscar jcenney and mr and cliff kenney saturday night the hall mr kenney has sold farm and purchased a grocery less in streetsville avenge aug ayeisge sept average oct ivawge xov average dec max 27 36 26 28 35 32 51 48 69 65 73 75 80 77 77 76 70 67 57 62 44 30 30 min 13 20 11 10 19 14 33 27 43 40 52 50 57 55 55 54 48 47 38 41 28 26 19 17 rain 107 315 snow 161 120 150 213 266 280 280 373 296 481 276 421 252 134 260 316 218 ir 129 128 24 180 3j0 64 mr and mrs wiu ferrier and farrr j fr retch were her sister fly of steetsville mrs m c munro mr munroand v j their daughter lynda of toronto mr and mrs mervyn cook had s as theirguestsfor nenryeatshis parents mr and mrs wansell cook of owen sound- mrs w c bessey of kitchener was a holiday visitor with mr and mrs a k- bingham at their farm home near town mrs edith morris of windsor was a visitor in town last week with mrs william ostrander at her home nn emery street in honour of their- minister and his wife rev and mrs j l self who left this week for their new field of endeavour in midland presentation of a wellfilled purse was made to the couple by wilfred leslie after an address had been read by john harston rev william weir of brampfan who will be interim moderator for the churches until a new minis ter is appointed was chairman for a program which included piano selections by mrs lloyd davison a ad 1 duet y mrs john ha and mrs r 4j donald dolson with mrs qliver hunter at the piano solos by mrs years guests with mr and mrs a- pattenden main street south mr and mrs edwin wilson had as- their holiday guests her mother and sister mrs j e harrison and miss h harrison of woodstock holiday visitors with mr and family of brampton were visitors on new years day with her broth erinlaw end sister mr andmrs j e lambert mr and mrs s w orr were in toronto for christmas with mr nd mrs alfred orr for new gears they had as their guests mr and mrs reg c johnstone of tor onto j miss betty grant has returned to her teaching position at arthur miss moira kelly wau home from mecdonald hall guelph to spend jgig soot after spending the dolson and 5 reading a ministers problem by mrs arthur mc- kane several members of the congreg ation were called on for a few words including garifeld mcclure malcolm mcncbh nelson robin son clarence anderson albert hunter norman icam and vern thompson a banquet- lunch friends in theafternooh and even- honored guests included membera of the original wedding partymrs harry devereaux and mrs jamea lyons of brampton and mrs ly ons brothers and sister r h and joseph hunter and mrs nelson carter of brampton following the reception members of the family presented mr and mrs lyons with goldcapped foun tain pens congratulations were re ceived from hon ray lawson lieu tenant governor of ontario mrs jenny hubbell winnipeg miss clara quance hagersville mr and mrs w williams new toronto mr and mrs william mccracken streetfc- viile and many others those pouring tea duringthe af- ternoonxand evening were mrs james lyons mrs w a lyons mis3ellen lyons and mrs r n crtr prffpt miss mamie 7 i the holidays with her parents mr and mrs john d kelly mr and mrs qerrick dodgson patricia and joan of toronto were holiday visitors at the home of mr and mrs sam walker kenneth clifford and joe mc donald of dolly varden were visi ters on sunday with mr- and mrs hyatt dobbie at lakeview rev and mrs r c todd of niag ara falls were visitors last week with mr and mrs graham farnell their daughter colleen visited with carol benham mrs reg wiggett of klrkland lake was a visitor in town- last holidays in town with her mother mrs w v grant holiday visitors with mr and mrs ernie rawson and mrs v rawson were mr and mrs walker rawson of toronto and mrs k rawson and faviily of guelph mr and mrs l w mcmillan and donald and mr and mrs grant mcmillan and donna of nassaga- weya spenfnew years day with mr and mrs john barber and fam ily normandy blvd miss marie armstrong was home from loretta abbey toronto to spend the holidays with her par- served afterwards by the church ladles mrs self had previously been presented with a gold life member ship pin by the ladies of union wms and sterling silver flatware group in the korval church farewell sermons were preached in the two churches on sunday by mr elf and the family left nor val yesterday for their new home- in midland where he will be min ister at knox church campbell and mis stanl ii ouw land georgetown mrs r h hon ter and mrs j h hunter noryal it was on the first day of a new- century when thomas l lyons and amelia kruhfer were married at norval at the home of her- parenta wasboth are members of pioneer dls- 45 300 138 35 marie ritchie weds douglas mccallum on sahuday evening in knox presbyterian church rev alex j caxder officiated at the marriage of ethel marie ritchie daughter of mrs john b ritchie and the late mr ritchie and douglas james mc callum son of mr and mrs vic tor mccafbm of streetsville the briq wore pale blue faille crepe withlnavy accessories and a corsage of sweetheart roses her twin sisteri marion was her atttegu- dant wearing blush salmon crepe with black accessories and corsage of hibbard poses mr jack may of norval was groomsman a receptun for members of the families wat held at the home of mr and ms william ritchie the brides mqiher received wearing navy printj crepe with matching accessories and corsage of red roses the groomji mother wore navy printed sllkj jersey and a corsage of pink aftter a hoieymoon trip the couple will lve in jbebrgetown week with her sister mr c h bar- h mr and mrs bernard arm strong- mr and mrs leslie botcher of toronto were holiday guests at the same home mr and mrs allan adamaon of port hope spent the kerw years weekend at the home of her bro therinlaw and sister mr and mrs richard grace mr and mrs les burns and dolores of streets- viile were visitors on sunday at the same home mr and mrs gordon alcott were new years day visitors with his parents mr and mrs george al cott mr alcott who was on the sales staff for the face elle co and director of recreatjon at gib son park has accepted a position on the personnel staff of ccm lim ited at weston and commenced his new duties yesterday a family dinner party for new years at the home of mr and mrs john cordaro included mr and mrs james dear and jimmy mr and mrs tom mcdonald and peg gy mr and mrs james preston and barbara of brampton mr and mrg george penson johnny and david of milton mr arid mrs dav id penson and son brampton mr bar and mr barber of the valley- view apartments miss joyce mcmillan home for the christmas vacation from brank- some hall with her parents mr and mrs ken mcmillan bad as her house guest a fellow student miss nancy nablo of st catharines joining a family party on new years day at the home of mr and mrs cecil hardie were mr and mrs murray newbigglng and fam- ily and mr and mrs- john hardie of toronto and mr and mrs j b robertson and son at weston miss gwynneth mcgowan flew up from montreal for the weekend and with her parents mr and mrs w a mcgowan spent new years day in kitchener with mrs mc- gowans brother dr m c- hai- vey mrs harvey and family mr alex reader spent the christ mas holiday at his home at corner brook newfoundland sir reader who makes his home with mr and mrs a g m bruyns charles st is a member of the laboratory stair at provincial paper ltd miss murlef thompson spent christmas day at the home of her j and mrs tom mcdonald jr and nephew and njece mr and mrs- children caledon mr and mrs a unit inamaam u a hi nik norman mcdonald huttonvllle mr 0se game with oakville jders win their seventh georgetown raiders who play an 8e1eartt wn i ibitiongame tdnigh at the local j p txiw hfi n with markham millionaires fsajss ye won their first seven games in in hom season intermediate a v f isttweek jfo conrplete their 1950 games i mr and mu walter lawson and haiders defeated milton 94 ort sons bob and donald visited at bel- v22nd took a close match wood on sunday ith mrs peden v oakville fe4 in overtime last for a family- gathering lesday their next league game mrs lawsoji sr joined with a a monday at dundas family party tost simday at the vey gnappel was scoring star home of mr and mrs lloyd fisher i milton gam jetting two scotch block and three assists the beau- congratulations to mr and mrs e brothers del and junior each lome murray on the birth of a oki twice n1 p6rrl naol a oay little daughta- december 24th a sfthree assists and townsley and sister for bath fred jtobortaoh harry irendti pson teach scored one mr and mr mortram miss anj ann and r of horn- au iand vox provided tha nle brbwn and miss molly jones of dy mr and mrg stan flnlby bar powej for miltoiiv toronto spent christmas with mr b8ra and j of town tsvand mrs w ifumphreys and farnr w uy r l mr and mrgj j e sanford- spent allan mercer i acton other guests at the same home were mrs w s morphy and miss evelyn morphy of toronto and mrj and mrs iroy arnold of acton t miss helen pevereaivx ua re turned to st annes quebec after spending the holiday with her par ents mr and mrs harry devereaux at their farm home near lime- house miss devereaux is on the staff off the home economics de partment of the macdonald institute there mr and mrs gordon boody joan lois and the twins ann and david of toronto tvere visitors this week with bet rrarents df and mrs c v williams mr boody who re ceived his degree as a chartered accountant thlyear is employed in theity with the hancock lumber company y mr and mrs em hyde were hosts for a family- dinner on mew year day those present- included mrs t humberstone and donald of tor onto mr and mrs lewis humber stone- of bri5rripton mr and mrs trict families tsft groom being son of james lyons and sarah ann mccullough and the bride adaugh- ter of francis hunter and sarah reed the minister was the late dr j w pedley of to an uncle or the bride and ffieu- atten- dants were her sister mary hunter the late mrs spencer early of saskatoon and the grooms broth er william a lyons of brampton who was unable to attend satur days celebration due to ill health the couple settled on the family farm near cheltenham lot 29 4th concession west chlnguacouty which had been established by mr lyons grandfather thome u if at present fanned by the fourth generation mr prank yohs r in 1935 mr lyons retired and they moved to georgetown to liv in their present home on bdith street which had belonged to jfo lyons grandfather robert reed and later to his son dr henry reed mr lyons became interested in municipal politics and in 1s36 wag elected a town councillor a posl tion which he has filled sine with the exception of two or three terms- he has held office for several years in the local and county progressive conservative organizations and has served as chairman of the board of management of st johns united church mrs lyons has been a member of the womens institute and the wa of the church the couple have three sons and six daughters hugo and frank who farm near cheltenham james- of georgetown mrs ross campbell elinor and charlotte a nurse at sunnybrook hospital mrs colin mcintosh elizabeth of welland mrs mary mckinney brampton mrs harry barrett lucille bramp ton and mrs jack lawson kaov- leen of acton who is teaching this year at blue mountain school they hove ten grandchildren and mrs frank penson and bill mr and mrs bruce rundle joan land robert mrs dorothy swan and mrs e loud spenct mckinnon new lions club secretary spence mckinnon was elected secretary of georgetown lions club at the dinner meeting irthe- mc- glbbon house layit night he re places cecil davidson who has re signed froth the club the- citfb planned to buyaomo batteries for two blind residents o thfe district since they are no lon- gersupplied by the cntb a report on the christmas tree showed it to be the most successful ever over 800 children were treated at the tree and bags of candy were sent afterwards to cedarvale school and many guests attend lyons anniversary many friends called afthe home of mr and mrs thomas l lyons on saturday to extend their beat wishes on the occasion of their gol den wedding anniversary those who signed the guest list included mr and mrs george herrington mr wellington greensward air and mrs fred mcnally mr percy and miss hazel harrison mrs ar- nott early mr and mrs t l les lie miss elizabeth leslie mr and mrs george h leslie mrs hugh clark rev and mrs alex j cal- der mrs hugh black mr and mrs fred thompson mr and mrs la- verne thompson mr david and miss hettie lawson mrs blake leslie mrs w t sinclair mrs d h mcclure mrs francis thomp son mrs j j thompson miss ann hickey mrs harry devereaux mr joseph gibbons mr john r camp bell mrs stanley gowland miss mamie campbell miss may langan rev and mrs johnm smth mr and mrs percy leslie mrs m- leslie dr and mrs a mcallister mr and mrs w g mcdowell mr and mrs albert dolson mr and mrs guy wjlsonrmrs w v grant miss betty grant mr and mrs thomas fisher mr and mrs jack arnold mr and mrs clayton wil son mr and mrs frank petch mrs m lawn mr arid mrs gar field mcgliyrajs mr and mrs wil fred leslie mr and mrs jelcwak wilson and marilyn mayor and mrsttharold cleave deputyreeve and mrs kenneth maedcnald mr craig reid mr and mrs james lyons bobby and tommy of geor getown mrs james lyons mrs w a lyons mrs thomas dolson mr and mrs john mcculloch mrandlltjss mrs w j mckinney mr frank jm i ashgbove sweezie family moves presentation at concert the sunday school cqheert waa held december 27th in the churrfi basement each child did their pan so splendidly from the beginner dolson mr arthur mcclure mrs arnott mcclure mr and mrs james marshall miss ethel mc clure dr and mrs clare steven- son miss sheila stevenson mr and mrs george anderson mrs wil liam mcclure mrs bertha cole miss ellen lyons mrs charlotte carter mrfand- mrs harry barrett joan and donald mr weir reid of brampton mr and mrs james mckane mr and mrs hugo lyons mr and mrs notre dame de beauregard farm clarence lyons mr and mrs j j jfor all the four goals le game was the jfpaj4e came to defed pplkviue fa jflnal period and tor minutes oyoij beaunmttnsaiml jac in ovortutie for the locji j christmas at and mrt w il fey xflerytoall fhvfo73mvjkry lehouse with mr sell and family week prosperous rl6liday visitors with mr and mrs jfefrrt mcmeriemy included mr andmrs joe mcfljenemy thorold mr ard mrs harry smallman about 75 was netted after all ex penses were paid initialplans were made for the annual st patricks dance and a meeting planned in erin later this month to which men from erin and hulsburgh have been invited with the idea of forming a new club lri that district w iw pamiltoij mr ani mra wiuiam beat mabham in new baileyr mr ker polity nd misi exhibition oitml marilyn steadman brampton ijirw- irr ugqdjjuia george wood awmr percy woods kaidem wgnin exjubitio cahipbell mr and mrs frank ly ons cheltenham mrs edith moewan miss char lotte lyons miss emzabeth langan dr and mrs weir lyons mr and mrs ross campbell of toronto mr and mrs angus lawson mr and mrs jack lawson and carol of acton c mr and mrs r h hunter miss florencehunter mr and mrs joe hhhterjof hprvals sented a play the spirit of chri mas after all the recitations solos dialogues and plays mrs j h hun- tei took charge and presented the prizes to the sunday school schol ars for 4ast yearfs work barbara cunningham is the star pupil again for the third year so is eligible for i her photo taaein the honour roll in the sunday school rooms the girls of mrs dicks class larhm bird bernice wilson and barbara gave out the presents from the tree and a gift of a beautiful table lamp was presented to mr and mrat lloyd sweezie who have moved from our midst while they were here they were faithful attendera and mr sweezie was a sunday school tea- ohar refreshments were served at the close what la wonderful holiday season we had the weather and ttada were perfecb may we wialj the editor andstaff and all oyr rfiadeva a most prosperous new year and that 1051 will be the best ever fot baquibp nit be held a jayweiunftj illnomsry 74 j