Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 27, 1951, p. 1

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iivvitvisi t pspjjijpjgffifffijffly iwelve pages georgetown ontario 27th 1951 twelve pages social and personal and mrs william bonathan judy spent last weekend at uble beach t- dorothy deriham joyce ice- and lois are spending their lidays at sundrtdge smrsjohn lenz is convalescing in elph general hospital after un- fjrgbing an operation last tuesday 5mf- and mrs fred bcoran and of humber bay were week- guests with mr and mrs harry isabel butler kitchener is itlng this week at the rectory archdeacon and mrs w g o apson e weekend visitors with miss a iutherford were her brotherinlaw sister bir and mrs james barr iito j e start of windsor was visitor today with her brother and rinlaw mr and mrs walter dr and mrs charles sayers n and billy and his mother william sayers of pricevule it last week at ubly michigan mr and mrs earl harding and latters mother of toronto were visitors with mr and mrs harding rior to his transfer to the delhi ich last week members of the of commerce branch here pre- isented bill arnold with a travelling clock miss georgina young former ismember of the public school staff ewho now makes her home in mil lion was visiting with miss annie lxtyan for a few days this week little betty sue johnson daugh- lter of mr and mrs fred johnson lwho was taken suddenly very ill j last thursday with scarlet fever is inow progressing favourably miss joan bishop a piano pupil lbf mary mackinnon shore has ipassed with honours her grade 8 examinations at the royal conserv- liatory of music toronto pupils of kenneth harrison ict rmt who have completed meir raidsummer exams at the eltoyal conservatory of music tor- ito include joy barber honours grade 1 piano virginia barber ijgrade 2 piano anna srpltzer hon- in grade 4 vocal mrs albert tennant and mrs e iflicdermott held a shower at the lipatters home last wednesday for llmiss grace scott whose marriage to stan adair of schomberg will take rf saturday twenty friends for oddfellows rebekahs attended gloria boyd daughter of mr and kent rladau sa of mr and mrs dlckriddall celebrated his ninth birthday on thursday with a party at his home on ostrander boulevard his guests were carolyn biehn car ole greensward jill and ricky chapman trudy and gary scott agnes nelson paulene watson paul graham margaret eason freddie harrison norman lockhurst ross peters jimmie lindsay his cous ins- lynda arthurs and david hall and his brother wayne guests at the wedding of albert norton and eva hamilton which took place in georgetown baptist chuqh on june 16th included mrs josephine cricbton mrs harold crlchton and mrs james bennie gueiph mrs e mcadam and mr william mcadam beeton mr and mrs h bradley mr bert bonneau toronto mr and mrs william j norton mr and mrs john r ham ilton rev alfred barker mr and mrs clifford norton mrs ruth hamilton miss joyce hamilton mr and mrs william mcclements johnny and ruth mrs elmer hill mrs harvey king mr douglas her- rington mrs wellington wlllett mrs r h wright mr douglas nor ton mr and mrs charles laws mr and mrs hugh wylie mr tho- mas hamilton mr bruce norton mr w hill howard john david james and linda hamilton georgetown lions club combined their induction of officers with a ladies night last tuesday when club members entertain their wives at hilltop lodge erin among those attending were deputy dis trict governor frank bartlett ham ilton zone chairman doug flem- lng dundas mr and mrs fred steen erin mr and mrs ray whit- mee mr and mrs don barrager mr and mrs jack armstrong mr and mrs clarence kennedy mr and mrs spence mckinnon mr and mrs cecil mcnamara mr and and mrs edwin wilson mr and mrs j l lambert mr and mrs fred chapman mr and mrs ernie rawson mr and mrs art scott mr and mrs harold mcclure mr and mrs jack ginning mr and mrs dick licata mr and mrs harry goldham mr and mrs jack runham mr bill barry miss shir ley muckart mr elmer dron mr joe mcbain pte jambs brandon serving in korea with the 25th battalion 2nd brigade princess pat ricia light infantry is a george town soldier pte james brandon a native of hamilton he was work ing at the alliance paper mill when he enlisted he trained at calgary and fort lewis washington before going overseas he is married to the former joan tuck of george town gihs pipe bnd has many june encasements georgetown girls pipe band led by pipe major mrs mary patterson will participate in hamiltons fifth annual scottish gathering on fri day the baod will be one of thirty from canada and the states which will appear in the civic arena the pipe hand has a heavy season booked up already this year they started their 1951 engagements a week ago saturday playing for a picnic of ditto company employees at huuonville they have also ap peared at the toronto highland games at the exhibition grounds a masonic garden party in bramp ton and last saturday made appear ances at malton lions club carni val and a similar carnival at klrnira in the evening sunday they para ded with the oddfellows and re bekahs at a decoration service and church parade in town the girls are selling tickets at present on a lucky draw project which will send some lucky two some on allexpense cruise to bermuda hornby the weatheft mr editor how often we get storms about the 21st of june marking the start of summer this year- proved no exception and we were very fortu nate to be out of the line of the twisters which accompanied the storms in other sections of the coun try this weeks summary however showed we had plenty of rain ern batkln date max mint rain june 18 82 46 june id 81 48 june 20 76 58 35 june 21 73 53 31 june 22 63 53 116 june 23 72 52 june 24 80 52 next monday july 2nd is a pub lic holiday in georgetown average 7528 5171 172 entrance results for georgetown public school honours george andrews barbara bradley susan crabtreo marilyn cleave brian goodlet jacqueline graham ross mcgllvray alex mackenzie dorothy oates marjorie roe patricia wiluon pass i- sunday church parade s lloyd boyd queen street cel- ated her eleventh birthday with party friday after school her nests were gillian chapman gall icgilvray judy mccumber bar- alcott barbara bowman helen ni rain peggv ann liven and dlanne hillock visitors from england with mr mrs george sivill at their larro town are mrs slvills sister james roach and her sons ollln and frahkie mrs sivill and roach are sisters the visitors vho crossed from england on the jjs franconia last month will end the summer here karen blyth daughter of mr bid mrs george blyth celebrated iter seventh birthday saturday with fa party at her home her guests myrna cook jacqueline shep- jimmy swackhamer gary awick grail scarlett lanie lenz mr bain patsy laws her usln sharon blyth and patricia and her brother and sister lin and suzanne p visiting with dr and mrs a me ter this week is the doctors ephew mr john forbes of hous- itbn texas mr forbes is a nat ive of sezbrth and with the mc- ers will attend a family re- later this month he is re- frorn his position as an audi- or with the southern pacific rail- jray mr and mrs arthur reinhardt wiarton who visited in town t weekend with her parents mr nd mrs m h moyer attended the in toronto on saturday of mullen and dr charles bar- of niagara falls ny mrs rdt and miss mullen were pi friends in toronto dr and baranauckas were guests at elnhardt wedding here earlier oddfellows and rebekahs held their annual church parade to st georges church on sunday even ing led by georgetown girls pipe band lodge members and visitors from district lodges inarched from the oddfellows hall to the church wh a w g o th son gave an appropriate address during the service in the afternoon the lodges held a decoration service in greenwood cemetery in memory of deceased members the pipe band also being present at this service e v maccormack harvey dewhurst gordon spence william ritchie james collier and william cump- sty were among the oddfellows who took part in the service mrs a c mcbride mrs bert tuck miss ma bel forgrave and mrs jack press- wood acted for the rebekahs arch- james beckett dorothy brandford mervin davidson joyce denham tllen dickenson fred dickenson irene fog wayne gribbons roy henderson jack handy ronald herrington ann hyde john livingstone margaret mcculgan jean muckart bruce norton terrence norton louise oliver joan schultz sandra scott donald seddon pauline smith barbara thompson donna timbers barry timleck robert tracey douglas tucker stone school forum meet at hendersons monday evening the stone school arm forum met at the home of mr george henderson there were about sixty neighbours including many children and as they so often say of these l hairs a good time was had by ail the party started oil with vocal duets by marilyn souther and muri apployard and muriel and earl hurt which were much apprec iated certainly the games proved quite hilarious and guessing con test was cun too prize winners being mrs r souther and mr ben case the other prize winners were shir ley burt and mr w norton with mrs k c lindsay and mr h campbell as consolation prizewin ners the lovely large home of the hendersons lent itself most admir ably to such a host of friends and neighbours and the strawberries were most plentiful together with all the other good things to eat members of the stone school for um enjoy the monthly gettogethers planned for the summer and the july party will be anticipated with the usual enthusiasm newlyweds will make nome in brantford rev crawford smith officiated at a quiet wedding in knox church gueiph on friday june 22nd when irene lillian fisher younger daugh ter of mr and mrs george a fisher r r 3 georgetown was united in marriage with james fra- ser rae brantford son of mrs rae and the late d w rae wipxeter the bride wore a white linen suit with pink accessories and a corsage of pink roses after a honeymoon trip in western ontario they will reside at 36 westmount boulevard brantford barns houses trees and telephone poles bore the brunt of a twister which blasted a fivemile trail through hornby early wednesday evening no one was injured three people had a miraculous escape when the twister lifted them off the ground and hurled them so feet into a cut vert they were lloyd wood his 5- yearold daughter bonnie and frank campbell one of the hardest hit was harry newton the roof of his house was ripped off garage destroyed and 400 chickens killed when the chicken house was carried away by the wind in the house at the time were mr and mrs newton their daugh ter grace harry locke and six young children from a toronto wel fare agency the h m of russell king near the newton home was de and timbers scattered over a wide ara huge elm trees were uprooted or completely shorn of their foliage similar damage was done to several other barns in the path of the storm in one barn a load of hay was blown 120 feet across the barn and the wagon tongue pushed through the frameworktf the storm passed close to the cbc transmitting station but did it no damage hundreds of sight thronged the area and traffic was jammed on sunday as they came to marvel at the damage there were a few flat tires from nails and glass which was blown into the pavement it was hornbys worst storm since 1923 when a similar twister struck on election day leaving a trail of damage in its wake lions ministers sponsor 1951 stayathome camp cedarvale girls entertain choir leader the girls and staff of cedai v ie school entertairied mr arid tdrs norman laird mrs g creighton mrs william ure mrs fred sin clair rev and mrs john m smith and gladys at supper on tuesday presentations were made by the girls to mr and mrs laird mrs sinclair and mrs ure as tokens of appreciation of their leadership and interest in the junior choir of st johns united church of which the cedarvale girls form a large part kathleen williams david tost honours average of 75 per cent or over pass average of 80 per cent or over not less than 40 per cent in any one subject recommended promotion results for ule will sc deacon thompson delivered a short address and music for the hymns was played by charles wulson jack armstrong and reg ryall terra cotta bonfire blows up boy surfers burns a a 13year old terra cotta lad was seriously injured monday when some bags he threw on a bonfire blew up on him the accident occurred when rob ert elwood son of mr and mrs henry elwood threw some bags on a bonfire he told police the bags blew up on him but it is not known whether there was something in the bags which exploded or whe ther the wind blew them over his body the young- lad who was wear ing only shorts and shoes was badly burned about the chest arms face and left leg mr foster a summer to her marriage a isatis- ago resident rushed him to the office to bertllorton ays 6f dr r t paul in cjapr r hon was tindemd several who gave hint first aid treatment and presentations the pot- andh ad hint taken to gueiph hos- irls at smith stone had a pltaa in the local opp cruiser at toe jjpinfeof mra clifford ttls condltton is reported aalmaj organist and 9i save gm mnfc mtjtmlit it mrj hvrriio held a pdwwr umi before ha can leavt the nottosftiori a st f end mrrelllngtonwillett ul he la bandaged ifjpein head t6 cfuelphy and is ai local musicians get their arct degrees two local music teachers have completed their examinations for their arct degrees miss marlon hepburn who se cured her arct in voice last june can- now use the degree ait pianist also she is a pupil of thelma cappa morrison brampton kenneth jr harrison passed with honours his arct examt as a aolo performer he is a pupil of gordon hallett toronto vbom these youpg local people are making careers as teacher and choir leaders miss hepburn tea ches mualc at several dlstaiotschools j3 ii v v grade viii to grade ix roger addy bui barclay donna bennett carol crosby sylvia dig- gins eva garvin marie gibbs qen- nis handy elsie larsen kathleen leeder carol ottaway gordon preston james sehenk grade 8 jack mcquarrie james young grade vth to grade vtii leonard benstead ted hancock jacqueline lucas mary mi no eddie norton marjorie stewart recom mended leroy hilts grade vi to grade vii bobby hooper stanley norton john ottaway jean young laura young recommended donna mc quarrie grade 6 james ellison grade v to grade vi edith beaumont audrey cain marlene cain muriel davison paul eason joan hilts robert hilts el izabeth ward fred young recom mended violet lusty bernice ward janke dykstra grade 5 chaiies gibbs grade iv to grade v betty avery kenneth beam reg gie crosby gerald felker jean gam bell lorraine garvin harvey handy matireen hepburn gail hogbcn shirley hogben louise kidd betty lucas marylynn reld gordon rlggs douglas sargent douglas ward stephanie gillis recommended blllle hilts grade iii to iv sandra allan lola cain dennis foster mlchele gtllu dennis han cock roland hancock clinton han dy dorothy lusty catharine ltc- oratn gloria mcquarrie norton penny nortonbrlan puck ering recommended elaine scott hade n to grade iii f isabel bmumont caroiyh han- grade i to grade ii barbara avery larry bailey wayne- bingham catharine bishop joan davies david diggins tlmmy haines gordon hancock marjorie hancock harry johnston billy lu cas peter norton danny robson donald sargent billy wheeler grade i freddie hilts betty ann preston maple ave resident dies suddenly at home georgetowns third annual stay- athome camp will be held from july 16 to july 27 this year the camp was inaugurated in 1949 by georgetown recreation commission and the lions club and ministerial association combined with the grc in its direction this year with grc out of existence the lions club has taken over the sponsorship with the active support of the ministers and is footing the whole bill for the two week camp rev john m smith has been engaged as chief director and work- ing with him as senior directors are jean ruddell eileen oates rev aleirjf calder rev alfred barker rev alex cowan and rev j e maxwell junior directors include don r bons sylvia lambert gretchen bradley marilyn bell and bill maccormack the park churches school grounds and classrooms will be used for the various activities a registra tion fee of 25c per family is the charge activities this year feature some new treats including a puppet shqw and a magician bible study singsongs games movies group hikes a lions out of town trip and a lions evening treat are some of the highlights detailed information will be made public in the next two weeks the lions committee in charge of the camp is headed by j l lam bert and includes bdwln wilson ray whitmee stewart young jack armstrong and norman smith staff changes at a wellknown resident of town mrs william j alexander died sud denly at her home on maple ave nue east last sunday evening mrs alexander had been under the doctors care for some time but had lately been much improved in health she had been downtown on friday and saturday and frlenda who had seen her on the street w0 locfll baillcs were particularly shocked of her death a native of copenhagen den mark she was the former karen margaret neilsen she came to america in 1024 living in the states for a short time then moving to georgetown where she married mr alexander in 1925 they farmed at ashgrove until his death four years ago she sold the farm soon after wards and built a new house in town she was 99 yearaof age she is survived by two brother and two sisters in the old country nearest surviving relative- in this country is a nephew grant alex ander of toronto to hear t two staff changes took place in local banks last week vlnce jones accountant at the royal bank for two years received a promotion to first assistant ac countant at the main branch of the bank in sault ste marie mr jones was transferred here from new lie- keard and was married last year his wife bernice taking a position as bookkeeper at mcclure s home fu whona m rhj- town she will be moving to the butler a native of ripley whohn peen trsuirferred from the kings- rev john m smith conducted branch his wife wfll johtruni the funeral service last wednesday nere august at the mcclure funeral home and arnold son or mr and so internment was nude in ashgrove e jack arnold who- rsr cemetery pallbearers were grant milking career in qua donald and ross alexanderherbert br here hat been casitelon vtirtorltuhdle and arauf m taking his place k marlene keinihead wayne neflsen banish emigrant no rr j j

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