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wepwmi j twelve pages georgetown ontarjo wednesday- october 3rd 1951 twelve pages 3vhat council did on monday octobeb 1st granted 25 to the ministerial ciation for their expenses in onducting a halloween party for children m emerdron speaking for the hjudns club asked for this explain ing that labt year he lions grc board of parks and the legion had jointly promoted the party this year with the grc put of exist ence the ministers had agreed to lake their place but needed- funds to do so in answer to a letter sent to the bell telephone co objecting to the company increasing rates the company replied that the george town system is in good condition and good working order and that the service is the best that can be given with existing equipment the company requires more funds in or der to improve service in george town and without such funds the company is without means to make any improvements will charge st georges church the minimum water bill a letter from the church explained that not much water is used at the church and when the water meter reading of 105000 gallons was checked it was found that a pipe was leaking a letter from burlington which has already been published in the herald explained why that town is appealing the new county assess ment they claim to be over-asses- aed in comparison with other south halton municipalities a letter from milton council sta ted their opposition to any compro mise in the assessment appeal of burlington and oakvule saying that the appeals should be heard on their merits with a view of con firming the work of the county as sessor were told by halton health unit that toilet facilities at the park should be increased and washroom facilities added the health unit also reported that a local family is living in a tworoom apartment wthout adequate sanitation and re commended that the family cease using the premises immediately v will inspect the public library with the library board next wed nesday j l lambert and harold henry interviewed council on ber half of the board saying that the building is in deplorable condition and that a conservative estimate for renovating would be 19000 the basement floors are rotting plaster is falling down and the whole build ing needs renovating the present budget of the board shows income of 1730 and fixed expenses of 1230 so 500 is hardly enough for book purchasing and allows nothing tai major expenditures mr lam bert said there was a possibility that the town could be better served by a new smaller building granted permission to the boy scouts to hold apple day on satur day october 27th cr lyons questioned expenditure for putting new pavement in front of silvers store lyons how much did it cost macdonald 17602 lyons i didnt think any com mittee could spend over 50 without bringing the matter ef ore council macdonald when you start a job what do you do leave it half done lyons a tank was put in and no pne- asked permission town foreman hyde i was ask ed and i couldnt see anything wrong when the sidewalk was al ready torn up hale was the sidewalk so bad that it had to be replaced hyde there were some bad blocks and it isnt practical to patch one block when the next one is bro ken hale the sidewalk at the john street culvert is in bad shape ptetch several blocks were pitted at silvers lyons its pretty hard to support a 176 expenditure without council support when hundreds of citizens are asking for sidewalks all over town hill was it taken up so the tank could be put in marshall no lyons if on of u puttoa tank wouldnt we have to pay- for the sidewalk marshall the fidewalk was in terrible shape ive seen half a doc- en ladies fair i paid for a pair of fltbckings myself to avoid trouble there are lots of bod sidewalks but itsnt mala street the best place to jtatart repair work bale youre right but how abosd the weather mr editor this weeks summary shows three days with a low of 32 the first frost last yeap did not- occur until october 15th with a low of 29 the month of september was not for off normal the maximum av erage of 70 was exactly normal and the minimum average of 46 was 2 degrees below normal total rain fall for the month was 216 just about half inch short of normal average no snow yet so indian summer is yet to come ern batkln date sept 24 sept 25 sept 26 sept 27 sept 28 sept 29 sept 30 average max 67 61 69 66 51 56 52 min 44 51 32 51 39 32 32 6028 4014 rain 42 06 04 trace trace 12 principal and bride feted by teachers on tuesday evening miss marion hepburn arct entertained the staff of the public school at her home in glen williams her sister maureen was applauded for her pleasing vocal and instrumental numbers a coffee table was presen ted to principal and mrs henry by misses beatrice hume and marie lindsay on behalf of the teachers words of goodwill and welcome were expressed after which mr henry voiced his sincere apprecia tion a buffet luncheon was enjoyed with mrs james f evans pouring tea for the occasion a word of thanks to mr and mrs hepburn and marion was expres sed by mr stein bringing the plea sant evening to a close minor injuries when brushed by car dr c injured accident crossing brushed aspeck received nose v williams was slightly yesterday morning in an on main street while the street the doctor was by a car driven by erwin r r 1 georgetown he bruises on the forehead and raise 29500 in navy league tag a successful tag day for the navy league netted 295 on saturday when ladies of the legion w a conducted the affair those who helped with the tag ging included mrs j kemshead mrs william taylor mrs c stacey mrs stan allen mrs i wilson mrs gordon harley mrs bruce harley mrs albert henney mrs j dickenson mrs r norton mrs m lawr mrs alex taylor mrs wilf hillis mrs jim sargent mrs- george duke mrs harry knight mrs kera westfall josle lorusso barbara bowman jean jennings bernice cain patsy laws and mas ter kim westfall mrs westfall and mr charles laws assisted with transportation and mrs william roney mrs h harlow st and mrs fred mccartney served sup per to the taggers at the legion hall glen williams clinton takes midgets winston wheeler was saturday baseball church sport leader social and personal glen williams is mourning one of its most prominent citizens this week winston churchul wheeler died in st josephs hospital guelph on friday after several months of falling health he was 41 years of age win as he was familiarly known in the glen was born in glen wil liams and received his schooling there and at georgetown high schoolshe was a keen sportsman and during his residence in bramp ton where he was employed at the dale estate he pitched for the brampton hardball team he retur ned to glen williams in 1939 when he took a position at the alliance paper mills his interest in sports continued and he was a member of the championship glen fastball- team in 1948 he was popular with the young people always giving a help ing hand to organize activities for them he was a favourite chairman at the school christmas concerts church work took much of his time and at the time of his death he was superintendent of the sun day school at the glen united church and chairman of the board of stewards ill health forced him to give up his position at the pap- ermlll last spring and he had wor ked at the dominion seed house since then he is survived by his wife rena ridley whom he married in bramp ton in 1934 and one daughter gail a daughter carol anne died a week after birtb in 1947 he also leaves his parents john a wheel er and elizabeth davison four brothers and two sisters andrew clinton eliminated georgetown midgets in two straight games trouncing the local team 196 when they played saturday clinton is plasing off with wheatley this week and the winners will iplay for the championship with the winners of the oakvlllecarleton place series ron herrington pitched for the locals until the fifth inning when he was relieved by ross mcgil ritchie took over in the eighth none of the local nurlers was effective against the clinton batting bar- rage of 16 safe hits the team is thankful to those who supplied transportation during the season including frank cleave ted king ajjd william mcclements who provided cars for saturday those who helped in a financial way this season were the legion smith stone silvers and pro vincial paper the boys are looking forward to a good season next year wheeler and mrs c f ohara margaretta toronto harold and winfield glen williams russell of streetsville and mrs p l vannat- ter mary georgetown rev alex cowan conducted the funeral service on monday in the glen united church with interment being made in the glen gemetery pallbearers were steve halpin wes brennan william korzack ross giles alf goodwin and daniel byrne brampton two favourite hymns unto the hills and near er my god to thee were sung during the service bell purchases huston property dial phones promised in 1953 georgetown will have dial tele phones in 1953 announcement is made this week by the bell telephone company of the purchase of property on main street by the company it is the old ruston property on the corner of main and james streets vacant since the death of miss jessie rus ton two years ago the company plans to tear down the house and erect a new build ing to house the mechanical appar atus required for the new dial tele phone service w o misener district manager for the company states that this is the first visual step in that dir ection it will also be necessary to erect additional cable throughout the town and change all telephones both in town and in the country the amount of work necessary will take considerable time and it is hoped that materials will be avail able for all the work to be comple ted in 1953 residents of glen williams will have an added benefit from the new service for all telephones in that area will be converted to twoparty or private line service this was originally planned last fall but had to be abandoned at that time be cause of material shortages the company does not plan to convert these phones from rural lines now with the dial project definitely un derway but will do so when the changeover to dials is made breaks leg shoulder pinned by dump truck seriously injured in an accident on thursday oliver carey was rushed to guciph general hospital mr carey who works for lanes haulage was operating a dump truck at mr lanes quarry on the 6th line near limehouse backing the truck to the dump the load shifted to one side when one wheel dropied over the edge and the truck rolled over pinning mi carey un der the cab cliff soper who was working with him managed to pry the truck up and get the injured man out his right leg was broken in two places and his left shoulder was bad ly broken and he also sustained three broken ribs archdeacon present at cornerstone dedication archdeacon w g o thompson took part in a service sunday mar king the laying of the cornerstone of st aidans anglican church at oakvllle the archdeacon read the scripture lesson in the servlqe which was conducted by bishop bagnall mr and mrs roy magloughlen have returned from a five week motor trip to the west coast r the spot i mentioned on john street macdonald i dont think there would have been any criticism if people hadnt seen the tank going in lyons i still say it should come before council cr lyons declined to vote on passing the accounts which inclu ded the expenditure for cement signed a tenday option for dom inion securities to purchase the 220000 public school debenture issue at 98 the bonds are 20 year 4v4 per cent i jack wallace representing the company made this offer which seemed a fair price to council in view of prlcesfor bonds received by other municipalities of similar size will put additional street lights on mcnab arietta and oeorge streets pased a byuw to borrdow 400q0 pending sale of debentures for ex- penditure on the new public school gave third reading to a bylaw authorizing tha borrowing of 25000 pending sale of debentures for ex pansions of the waterworks system wilcoxcox nuptials in holy cross church on saturday morning september 29th at 1030 am in holy cross roman catholic church georgetown rev fr v j morgan officiated at the marriage of margaret joan cox daughter of mr and mrs fred cox 35 wellington street w brampton and john gerard wilcox son of mr and mrs bernard wilcox george town the church was decorated with pink and white chrysanthe mums mrs william carney was organ ist and the grooms sister mrs harvey lawr sang sanctus and on- this day o beautiful mother during the ceremony and holy mary mother mild while the regi ster was being signed douglas tucker and jackie cole oshawa were ajtar boys- and members of the choir were mrs lawr mrs robert beeney william and holley dwyer the bride wore white net over satin her gown fashioned with long sleeves bodice and peplum of chan- tllly lace a heart shaped head dress held a fingertip veil and she carried a bouquet of white carna tions centred with mauva po miss hazel cox was her sister bridesmaid she wofjkplnk satin with bodice peplum and headdress of chantilly lace her bouquet was of deep pink carnations centred with white pompoms the two flow er girls brenda and sylvia cox nieces of the bride were gowned alike in turquose printed organdy with black velvet ties they car ried baskets of bronze and yellow mums mr cox gave his daughter in marriage and the grooms brother joe wilcox was groomsman the ushers were allan cox brother of the bride and earl wilcox brother of the groom receiving at the oddfellows hall brampton the brides mother wore a navy dress with navy accessor ies and a corsage of red roses the groom mother also wore navy with- gold accessories and a corsage- of yellow roses for a honeymoon trip to eastern canada and tha united states the bride wore a bluegrey wool suit with burgundy accessories and s corsage of white carnations they will live in georgetown where tha grdom is employed at smith and stone ltd before liar marriage ute bride was employed in the hy dro office jn brampton j mr and mrs charles harris were vacationing last week in thest catharines district mr charles lake of lakefield was a visitor last thursday with his sister mrs a h feller and mr fel- lfer dr praser mccoil of san diego california was a visitor last week at he home of mr waiter t ev ans mr and mrs e s darcy and son wray of sturgeon fails were visitors last week with mr and mrs alex korzack mr anpl mrs jack carson of washago visited with her sister mrs r lane and mr lane union street over the weekend sunday visitors with mrs charles watson and miss lillian watson were mr and mr treff imbleau and mary of st catharines miss millye davidson of sarnials vacationing in town this week where she is staying with mr and mrs jack davidson mr and mrs harry hayward spent the weekend in new toron to with the latters sister mrs j l cralne and mr craine mr and mrs vic torrance spent the weekend with mrs torrances brother and family mr and mrs w e marshall at ottervllle mr and mrs elwood snow are home from a motor trip west they visited banff and lake louise and returned home through the states mr and mrs william d fleming jon and marsha spent one day last week in port elgin at the home of mrs flemings parents mr and mrs j a marshall mrs c e blehn of chesley is spending a few days this week with mr and mrs walter blehn mr and mrs john oswald of chesley were sunday visitors with the biehns mr and mrs graham farnell were in niagara falls yesterday where they attended the annual meeting of the grocers division of the on tario retail merchants association the meeting was held ta the gen eral brock hotel mrs f p brown of akron ohio and mrs r w latta of hamilton ohio and miss ethel potter of tor onto were guests over the weekend at the home of mr and mrs collier ewlng street miss mabel ptiave has returned to her position as chief operator at the local bell telephone offlre after vacationing at grey rocks tnn in the iaurentlans the inn is located at st joblte quebec mr and mrs clarence carey were entertained by their son her bert to a surprise birthday party at their home on main street worth on saturday night guests came from gait guelph toronto and agincotirt mrs ellen mcencry who under went a serious operation at the lockwood clinic in toronto several weeks ago is able to be out of hos pital she will convalesce at the home of her daughter mrs stanley sinclair at rockwood catole greensward daughter of mr and mrs george greensward had her ninth birthday party on wednesday september 26th her guests were ann fiddler sharon sayers marlon majuery joanne duncan and jacqueline tost to celebrate his seventh birthday on friday brian hill entertained six of his chums at him home on charles street those present were david rawson brydon shields glen cooper keith wood tommy lyons and peter townend the decorations were in red white and blue miss judith bongard toronto deb utante will be presented to the governor general and lady alex ander at the artillery ball on nov ember 2nd miss bongard is the daughter of mr and mrs strachan bongard- and her mother is the for mer helen lawson of georgetown she is a niece of mrs arnott early of town prior to her marriage on satur day to gerard wilcox margaret cox was entertained at a crystal shower by members of her bowling group at the home of miss jean wilson brampton on september 19 court whist was played and a de lightful lunch served many of margarets friends and former schoolmates gathered at the home of mrs russell moore brampton on september 20th when mrs bud teasdale held a shower jn her hon- our after the lovely gifts were op ened several games were played and refreshments served a miscel laneous shower was also held at the home of mrs william cox on september 24th when margaret was delighted to receive- many lovely and useful gifts mrsv cox served tasty lunch following the playing of bingo mrs james h wilson and chil- dren barbara and marion of ham ilton are spending a few days thla week visiting with mrs wilsons parents mr and mrs j d fouf yearold wayne king son of mr and mrs gordon king had a birthday party at his home churchill crescent last wednesday september 26th his guests inclu ded marlene armstrong judy browls alan arnold jlmmie free stone lynda cuthbert shirley and phil bludd jlmmie gjuest beverley ann and betty rfue johnson alfie and etta hume gene roshler lor- nie and lynn cofell donnle mav- eal donna stamp kathrlne wil liams jlmmie held his aunt mrs william held and grandmother mrs archie mcenery guests at the wedding in holy cross church on saturday of mar garet cox of brampton and gerard wilcox were mr and mrs william dwyer mr and mrs joe wilcox mrs william carney mr and hn joe dwyer jr mr and mrs lome cox mr and mrs harvey lawr mr and mrs mike lorusso and mr earl wilcox georgetown mr and mrs william mcarthur miss june mcarthur mr michael mcarthur mr and mrs k w cole mr and mrs j g mcarthur oshawa mr and mrs wllbert alexander alton mrs gordon morris byron mr and mrs joe wilcox mr and mrs joe dwyer callander mr and mrs bud teasdale guelph mr and mrs george turner mr and mrs john p wilcox toronto mr and mrs jack roy scarboro and from brampton mr and mrs r moore miss ella mae moore miss marion coyne mr and mrs jack budd mrs dorothy patterson miss nancy pattlrson miss ma isle sharp mrs william cox miss june cox miss allie beatty mr and mrs sam moore mr and mrs fred winters mr and mrs bui bean mr and mrs c a plant mr and mrs bob wilson mr arthur kinghott mla alleta kingshott mrs gladys bean mrs herb winter miss margaret winter mr and mrs jack sheppard mr and mrs bob bean mr and mrs allan cox mr and mrs jack hunter and mr and mrs george cox hodge barnes once georgetown councillor a former school trustee and coun cillor and once international har vester dealer here hodgen barnes died in guelph general hospital on sunday mr barnes had been in falling health since undergoing aa operation a few months ago he was 72 years old he was the youngest son of the late maymon barnes and elizabeth wilson and was born in erin wj farmed for many years near geor getown selling out to russell hep burn in 1921 when he came to geor getown to take over the implement dealership he sold out several years ago to the late william mc millan and for the past few yean had been working with ken mc millan who now has the agency mr barnes belonged to knox presbyterian church where he be longed to the board of management he was thrice married his first wife being the late sarah bilton his sec ond wife the late lidia given and his third wire the late violet ellen- ton a daughter died in infancy and he is survived by one daughter violet mrs robert bettke a bro ther and two sisters also survive john barnes mrs elizabeth cun ningham norval and mrs hawwh bniddell who lived wlth him la town rev alex j calder conducted the funeral service yesterday at the mcclure funeral home six neph ews were pallbearers vera and tansley barnes milton jack sut ton hlllsburgh robert cunning ham norval and frank and horace barnes georgetown a number of old friends were flower bearers in terment was made in greenwood cemetery georgetown party celebrates 25th wedding anniversary mr and mrs fred fryer celebra ted their 28th wedding anniversary on saturday when a number of friends gathered for a party at their home on maple avenue efspmpte received many beau tiful gifts including a silver tea service they were married in hani uton and have lived in town for several years where mr fryer is a member of the staff of the domin ion seed house they hav one- daughter bertha mra jsck wohle of t friends came to te party from hamilton and g j-v- j io- ftr