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i y the georgetown herald 4 twelve pages georgetown ont wednesday sept 12th 1951 twelve pages look for big attendance at georgetown fair saturday large advance entries favour grand snow at park this weekend advance entries in all classes give lair directors hope of a record show on friday and saturday of this week bath hall and park are be ing put into shape for the 405th annual fair and it is hoped the weatherman will be kind on this occasion the hall will be opeh on friday evening from 730 to 1030 when those wishing to browse around may do so a refreshment booth will be open following this the big dance of the season will be held in the rose room with the cknx ranch boys providing the music ladies are reminded that there is still time to enter in1he big specials offered for home baking and ladies work saturdays fair will feature many attractions the livestock show pro mises to be bigger than ever with many district farmers bringing out their fine herds as usual the horse show and harness races will be a feature at the grandstand there will be rides and pony rides for the kiddies and robinsons baby show will be held in the big tent with mr nat guthrie of toronto also donating prizes for these classes boys and girls entering mcgou- ans pet and novelty show are asked to be at the grandstand at 130 and this class promises to be a bis one with pets dolls and dec orated bicycles tricycles etc dont forget to look over the prize birds at the poultry lawn how and take a peek at the sheep and hogs at the far end of the track the fair was to have been op ened by c d graham deputy min ister of agriculture but due to cir cumstances beyond his control he will not be able to be present on his behalf mr w p watson on tario livestock commissioner will do the honours tory gregg will be on hand again as masterof cere monies and the georgetown girls pipe band will provide music dur ing the afternoon and last but not least dont fail to attend the friday night dance in the rose room when cknx ranch boys will supply music for old and new time dancing the weather mr editor last saturday morning was the first time this season that the ther mometer dropped into the 30s if the beautiful weekend that follow ed the low temperature is repeated next week it will be perfect wea ther for the georgetown fair- era batkin date max min rain sept 3 74 52 sept 4 75 49 sept 5 76 44 11 sept 6 71 52 04 sept 7 60 50 sept 8 72 37 sept 9 75 40 average 7185 4628 15 glen williams moves to glen from nova scotia mr j arenburg who has been making his home with the william youngs has brought his wife and three children from dartmouth ns to make their new home here there are gail age 4 lina who is in grade 7 and vernon 16 em ployed with the plgott construc tion company at malton an older son laurie remained in dartmouth birthday congratulations to ger ald moody one year old today mrs j mouritzen brampton spent the weekend here with her soninlaw and daughter mr and mrs gordon rcid congratulations to mr and mrs herb preston on the birth of their son and mr and mrs charles hen nessey on the birth of their daugh ter visitors with the william kor- zacks for the weekend were mr and mrs f j harrington and john lansing mr and mrs alf harri son and mrs e taylor weston mr and mrs bev moody greg gerald and miss myrtle warren vis ited on sunday in dundas with mr and mrs erald moody mr and mrs clifford davison wayne and palsy spent sunday at alderwood with mr and mrs har old davison midgets take first game with stayner the georgelowh- midget baseball team has reached the playoffs on saturday they played then- first game here against stayner sad won by a score of 1312 ron ritchie did a good job of pitching after taking over from ron harrington n the fourth inning the team play ed a fine game but errors did the damage as stayner scored eight un earned runs tomorrow georgetown travels to stayner for the second game due to the glen fair on saturday there werent many out at the park to see the boys play and it is hoped to see a nice crowd on hand when the team plays their next game before reaching the playoffs georgetown played exhibition games with acton milton brampton auid orangeville and have made a good showing in these many tamworth wins for t j brownridge eighteen prizes on thirteen pigs entered was the record this year for thomas j brownridge at the can adian national exhibition mr brownridge a prominent georgetown tamworth breeder is always well up in the prize money and this year he had three cham pionships five firsts and four sec onds excouncillors wife mrs tr cave dies 111 for three weeks at her apart ment in the valley view apartments mrs t r cave died on sunday mrs cave whose late husband was at one time a member of town council leaves a wide circle of friends in town she was buried in greenwood cemetery this after noon after a funeral service at the mcclure funeral home was daughter of two pioneer hajtbn fanjles i member of a pioneer district fisca lly mrs john hunter died on tuesday september 4th at the- home of her daughter at breslau to her 84th- year she had been in good health until suffering a severe stroke recently she was the former elizabeth margaret dolson and ws born at alloa a daughter of uwe late ste- phen dolson and mary mckane she married thomas lyons of chel tenham who died before the turn of the century and later was mar ried to john hunter of norval who died in 1922 she had made her home at norval with her son oliver until moving to breslau four years ago mrs hunter took an active part irv ladies work at norval presby terian church and was a life mem ber of the womens missionary soc iety of the church she is survived by four children edgar lyons streetsville mrs h e arnott mary breslau albert and oliver hunter norval the eld est of a family of six she also leaves three sisters and two broth ers mrs thomas l leslie george town mrs j h mcclure bramp ton mrs herbert nicholson bramp ton ahd mr albert dolson r r 4 georgetown and mr thomas dol son r r 2 brampton there are eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren after a short family service on thursday at the home of mr and mrs oliver hunter a funeral ser vice was held in norval presbyter ian church conducted by rev lock- hart royal miss margaret russell sang in josephs lovely garden and the lord is my shepherd during the service pallbearers were grandsons john and lome hunter joseph and bertwm lyons james doanc and william mccaueherty interment was made in the family plot in hillcrest cemetery norval shocked by hydro cable terry kennedy badly burned exhibits fastball parade at 5th annual glen fair six bridal attendants femvickismond nuptials norval presbyterian church dec orated with white and pastel glad ioli and fern was the setting for a pretty wedding nn saturdayssap tember 8th at three oclock when mary gertrude ismond only daugh ter of mr and mrs john ismond was united in marriage with mil- ford francis fenwick only son of mr and mrs w f fenwick of brampton rev lockhart royal performed the ceremony and mrs j c hars- ton was at the organ mr lloyd laidlaw cousin of the bride sang the lords prayer vprior to the ceremony and ill walk beside you during the signing of the gister the bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a lovely gown of whito brocaded satin on taffeta with fitted bodice buttoned down the back and fashioned with a high collar and long closefit ting sleeves the polonaise skirt carried panier accents her match ing floor length veil was held in place by a halo of seed pearls she carried a cascade of american beauty roses and wore a pearl neck lace the gift of the groom mrs donald ismond erin sister inlaw of the bride was matron of honour she wore yellow taffeta with nylon yoke and carried a cas cade of mauve gladioli misses lor- een and lois fenwick sisters of the groom were senior bridesmaids they wore matching gowns of lilac and blue respectively styled wlih net over taffeta and scalloped yokes they carried cascades of yellow and pink gladioli in matching gowns misb norma hall wearing pink and miss ruth ismond in turquoise cousins of the bride were- junior bridesmaids their gowns were sty led with taffeta and net and they carried cascades of pream and or chid gladioli sharon anderson of toronto cousin of the groom as flower girl was gowned in green taffeta similar- to the matron of honour and she carried a basket of red roas all attendants wore matching headdresses of net and gladioli and jong- net gloves mr asllott snyder was grooms man and the ushers were mr har old raine cousin of the groom and bride a reception for eighty guests was held in the church parlours which were decorated in pink and white the beautiful threetiered wedding cake was made and iced by the grooms grandmother mirs- frank fenwick brampton the brides mother received the guests wearing claret faille and lace and a corsage of yellow roses she was assisted by the grooms mother wearing navy sheer and a corsage of red roses eight friends of the bride served the guests misses bernice wilson ellen palmer thelma hun ter marilyn cunningham marion hunter jean eccles betty mcclure and ruth wilson the bride and groom left amid showers of confetti and good wish es on a honeymoon trip through the central states for going away the bride chose a powder blue gabar dine suit with navy accessories and a corsage of american beauty ros es they will live on the grooms farm on the 3rd line west chin- guaurousy two new polio cases in county last week two cases of poliomyelitis were reported to halton health unjt dur- ing the week ending september 8 one case an oakville girl age 13 showed some temporary paralysis the other a 12yearold boy in brontorwas not definitely diagnosed and he has now recovered this makes a total of 14 cases re ported since august 1st glen williams th fall fair sin- sorcd by st albans guild canne id a successful conclusion on satur day when a good crowd visited the lacrosse grounds to see exhibit- of ladies work baking flowers and a baby show there were races for children a parade with decorated bicycles it idni and the third game of the finals between glen williams and the legion fast ball teams won by the legion joe martin 85yearold cciiigf- towner entertained with step danc ing and playing the bones willi min baxter accompanying on the piano the girls pipe band played during the afternoon and jack armstrong was emcee this year in addition to the tair something novel was presented on friday night in the form of a wes tern show featuring jack thymic the icansas farmer and his enter tainers it was a cold night but a good crowd tui ned out to see this versatile performer miss eloisc ctiilds won a radio as a lucky draw prize and mrs audrey mcclean stewarttown won a table lamp prizes for doll car riages went to rita kiggs jacque line timleck and jacqueline har low bikes to betty lucas gordon kiggs and maureen hepburn tri cycles to billy lorriinan and mary eleanor hill baby kcmshcad born on august 15th was the youngest at the fair mr joe martin 115 and mr j mcmenemy 79 the oldest and mr howard craik saskatche wan the one attending from the farthest distance gcraldine domm durham won second prize for this two local ladies win stoves at ex two jocal ladies were in luck this year at tlrc cne mrs fjenrgf famphmlt- g street filled out a draw ticket on u wostinghouse stove on pyre food day and was chosen as the winner when the draw was made mrs john fry glen williams who won a refrigerator raffled by the i ions club a few years ago was mother major prizewinner having her choice of iin oil burner or a gas or electric stove in a draw at the womens building a brampton man ken cooper won a garage as third prize in the grand draw for a prefabricated house nephew wins bursary enters med school miln harvey a nephew of mrs w a mcgowin of town has re ceived a 400 tiursary at the uni versity of toronto a graduate df kitchener collegiate he will enter medical school this fall following in the footsteps of his father a prominent kitchener surgeon who died last spring baby show results results of tht baby show at the glen fair are missing in this issue and will appear next week sybil bennett kc is institute speaker miss sybi1 bttuneit kc promin ent in law and politics addressed more than twenty members of sil verwood tm on tuesday evening at the hotw of miss charlotte mc- cullough she spoke concerning our heritage as canadians and gave numerous little sketches of cana dian life as she had seen it her and there in our great dominion miss marilyn souther sang two numbers and was presented later with a book our two princesses as an award from silverwood wj tor having been one of the gold medallists at the spring halton musical festival reports were made on the partic ipation in the glen williams fair and further plans completed for other local fairs mrs r r corbett thanked all who had helped with this evening meeting especially the speaker miss bennett refreshments were served by the hostess also miss isabel moore convener of the meeting7 miss redmond and miss ftowcna stuu brilliant young tenor sings here in october on october 1st georgetown will have an opportunity of hearing a young canadian tenor of exception al talent he is 25yearold adam gaw of toronto who will make his american debuut the- week follow ing his concert here at the waldorf- astoria hotel n new york city from boyhood singing has been life itself for mr gaw however it was while rie an ex cetntnandp was recovering from a war injui in a navy hospital that he first thought seriously about a musical career he joined thfe meet the ravy show and after discharge from the service he bogan studying with his dvaxcrecttt with albert whitehead at rhe royal conserva tory 1 when dva helpwas ended adam paid for his tuition through awards won in obc competitions and by parttime work after thre years in toronto he received an oppor tunity to study further in milan italy at the renowned lascala school ife was acclaimed by ital ian critics afte- his debut at anti- nori p and iw re 1 canada made an extensive tour which took him to many european cities he sang with the london promenade orchestra over the bbc and appeared on british television mr gaws appearance here has been arranged through his friend ship with rev alex calder he will sing a varied program of popular classical semiclassical and sacred music which will be enjoyed by everyone fouryearold terry kennedy suf fered serious burns early wednes day afternoon when he grasped hydro cable at the hydro substa tion on the highway u e is in the hospital for sick children in toronto where latest- reports are that he is holding his owu the boy was bady burned on the left hand both feet and back with a small burn on the abodmen the young lad was playing with david barrager and in some man ner got into the hydro area which is protected with a reinforced wire fence he apparently began to climb a ladder and when he touched the cable a blinding flash cut off power in a portion of the town a c mc- brlde who was walking past at the time and len harding who uvea across the corner rushed to that scene and mr mcbride phoned the hydro office young kennedy thrown rom the ladder lay stunned on the ground and was given artificial respiration by hydro superintend ent g w mccallum who was on the scene minutes later dr c v williams also hurried to the scene and the boy was rushed to hospital in brampton and then transferred to toronto by ambulance parents of the boy alerted when david barrager can to his mother at their store to say that terry was all on fire were also on hand in a few minutes it is estimated that 4000 volta passed through the the boys body he is the son of clarence kennedy operator of the arrow taxi a por tion of the town was without hydro for twenty minutes after the acci dent occurred glen fair prizewinners idles work sofa cushion mrs e miller mrs footitt mrs foster chesterfield set limehouse wi mrs footitt card table cover silverwood wjl iimehoitee wi 2nd and 3rd lun cheon set silverwood mrs foot itt brcakast cloth limehouse mrs- herb preston crocheted dolly mrs vpreston elizabeth ward mrs millert tatted doily mrs footitt pillowcases silverwood mrs foot itt 2nd and 3rd dresser set lime- house silverwood mrs miller oven milts mrs preston 1st and 2nd knitting bag silverwood mrs miller limehouse afghan silverwood practical apron sil verwood 1st and 2nd mrs miller fancy apron mrs herb hancock limehouse mrs hancock knitted gloves mrs preston silverwood knitted mitts mrs footitt 1st and 2nd pullover janke dykstra car digan mrs miller smocked dress mrs miller childs pullover mr preston mrs footitt limehouse chi ids cardigan mrs preston bed- continued on back page what council did will study law at osgoode hall fred helson- has left his position with baxter labs acton to enter cjsgoode hall to study law imr- helson and his wife the former margaret y will continue to live in town mr helson i a grad uate in chemistry frotn the oac at guelph public school enrolment reaches 467 thi year enrolment at georgetown public school this year is 467 to date the highest number of pupils since kindergarten classes- were started is noted with 76 registered three classes have been forfrfed with mrs- harold henry assistant to mrs jos eph dwyer most teachers have at least two grades in their classrooms lj3pliuup of grades is as fouowi miss hume grade 1 miss lindsay land s bos scott 3 and 3 musi eason 12 and 3 mrs wrlggjesworth 8 and 4 miss weatherhead 4 mr stain a newcomer to the staff s mte stuu slmrsi evans 7 miss carnpbell 7 and 8 and principal harold henry grade 8 list of pupils in each room ap pear on another page of this issue mcgowans novelty show pjn at grandstand fair day 130 on tuesday sept 3 appointed mayor cleave council lors harry hale and n b hill as a committee to plan for a civic banquet in honour of the lome scots hand prize winners at the cne returned the school bylaw to the municipal board after giving it final reading the bylaw was pas sed in theammnt of 220000 the board turning down a proposed de benture issue of 230000 the bond issue will not go on sale until the first of the year a large block of debentures came due in 1052 and by holding up the sale of the school debentures there will be less bur den on the taxpayer some members complained about not being properly informed in regard to the sale of the wartime housing and as a result the var ious sale figures were tabled four and five roomed houses on church ill crescent are selling tor 3625 and 4250 respectively the follow ing sale prices are effective on nor mandy blvd four room 3525 five room 4150 six room 4475 council received correspondence in regards to bell telephone pro posed increases fa rate and pofc rather dim view of this since in creases had already been given this year and also felt the local service did not justify endorsing the increase the clerk was in structed to write the company stat ing that the council could not en dorse the proposal until such time as the long- mooted dial system is installed in georgetown and ser vice better generally granted the institute for the blind permission to hold a tag day in georgetown on saturday sep tember 15th heard requests from ray barley for a tile in front of his driveway and one from j carter with re gards to a catch basis in front of his home the harley request brought much discussion ft- about laying tile in driveways- it wasi pointed out that georgetown is one of the very few towns which had continued to supply this service some council members favoured that discontinuance of supplying tils and the matter was laid over it was agreed- to look into mr car ters request as water had been backing into his cellar councillor tuck- reported some needed repairs woaktba shortly the library