Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 10, 1953, p. 9

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budget terms arranged if desired for s bwje coal a complete fuel service w h kemtner son phone 12 high quality stoker coal blue coal fuel oil l i georgetown coronation day a most successful celebration hamilton construction at your service for concrete work remodelling fc repairs or a complete new home discuss your building with us wm b hamilton phone 220r31 no 7 highway opposttttdominion seed house insurance travel real estate walter t evans co mill street phone 1 83 georgetown ontario serving your community for over 30 years coronation day will not soon be forgotten in georgetown v the town which has shown its firm ties with the motherland in so many ways record enlistments in two wars substantial donations to british flood relief heavy purch ases of war bonds went all out to honour queen elizabeth it was a big task which dick lic- ata and a large committee tackled when organization started for the georgetown celebration ideas had to be sifted and some discarded and some retained until a proper bal ance was achieved for a daylong celebration anxious people watch ed weather reports and worried about the days of rain which pre ceded tuesday and when the day downed bright and clear and just rthe right temperature everyone dug in with a will and no one failed in their appointed tasks citizens filled knox church in the morning for a community service in which protestant clergy took part with certain portions of the service parallelling that of the ac tuai service in westminster abbey earlier st georges church held a communion service common to all anglican churches in the dominion and at the noon hour the big parade began assembling ready to march to the park for the afternoon festivities a sports program filled in the afternoon while a happy throng surged around the grounds then after an hour or two of quiet the park once more was filled to watch a garden party and the fire works which brought georgetown s big day to a climax parade depicts four generations royalty patriotic theme of the parade was four generations iof royalty from queen victoria to the pres ent members of the women s in stitute who arc celebrating their 50th anniversary this year chose the victorian era and on their float mrs william frank was the old queen w ith mrs herb cleave mrs a h roller mrs har old cleave mrs chester deforest and gretehen bradley as ladies in- waitint knox church arranged their float to portray the sailor king george v and the late queen mary fittingly travelling in a boat jim ritchie and mrs ted darling ton were the pair the late george vi his queen and the two young princesses rode oi the legion w a float with johnny em- merson and mrs frank smith as the royal couple and karen norton and linda cuthbert as the princes ses the iode chose the present royal family harold henry and mrs john frost were the duke of edinburgh and queen elizabeth and little pamela clark and ricky alcorn princess anne and prince charles new canadians show loyalty to the crown mary english rode in state on top of a colourful float designed by alliance paper mills nd the neighbouring community of stew- arttown also added to the parade with a float which a number of residents there created helen cook susan canham and billy wal ker rode on this the fire men brought up the rear of the procession with a float which was later sent to milton for a parade there making a big hit with the crowd was the contribution of a group of hollanders the idea was origin ated by john meyer and other em ployees at the beaumont knitting mills they contributed two flower decked floats drawn by tractors with a number of new canadians in their bright national costumes town bell rings for last time there was a nostalgic touch to the day when the town bell on the old town hall was rung for the last time by henry marchment re tired town employee who had rung it so many limes in the past the bell pealed out at the noon hour it is soon to be removed when the old building is stripped but will have a place of honour in the new firehall soon to be erected across the road ga1 decorations on stores and homes for young men of 16 trades training for an army career under the soldier apprentice plan the canadian army soldier apprentice plan offera a unique career opportunity for young men of 16who want a good future 3way programme trains soldier apprentice for career aa skilled soldier tradesmen trades training under expert instructor in one of 16 tkilled trade academic training in physics chemistry algebra english etc military training a a canadian soktter soldier apprentices follow a balanced pro gramme of study work and play live in separate residence at army school under supervision of military and civilian instruc tors its a healthy beneficial course of train- ing that prepares soldier apprenuces for fine careers soldier apprentices are eligible for all army benefits pensions and the 30 days annual leave thef receive half pay while 16 but upon reaching their 17th birthday they re ceive full pay with extra group pay aa they qualify the young man who is interested in the happy healthy and purposeful life of the soldier apprentice should investigate immediately theoupon below wth bring you fuu de tails without any obligation general officer cs central command ortona barracks oakvule out- please end me the booklet od the soldier apprentice ne cr had georgetown seen the dctoriting whuh rmdc the town bhssom in n stj of fl is streuners tnri buntings st ireely a window in hit downtown disliict wjs unrlcc n ui i i imp posti were uwnid m rid ulute md hlue almost ecry hi use too produced flan merch mis cxhuiled their stotks a week bt fore ihe day and last minute shipments were snapped up almost as soon as they hit the counters on i- nday i pti ca1dfr gfts rarh qlfen s honour in the park before the parade w s dismissed parade marshal hen ry shepherd called everyone to at tention while a brief ceremony took pi ice on the reviewing platform ht re dlgm tines included mayor armstronk u cols john r bar ber gordon brown and gordon cousens halton s mpp stan hall and legion president leslie clark col barber presented h capt alex j calder padre of the lome scots regiment with his commission one or the first from the new queen thrff local boys br come quefn scouts still another highlight of the day was the elevation to queen s scouts of ross mcghvrsy jack and don livingstone the three have been working diligently toward this highest honour in scouting which comprises meriting badges in path- finding ambulance cycling and firemen after gaining their first class badge it is believed that only three other men in town have ever held this two of these being charlie stockford and gordon martin scout master reg broomhead made the awards from the garden iparty plat form with other scout groups in can ada the troop lit a beacon fire in the park at the appointed time of 9 30 in the evening in a worldwide tribute to the new queen lorne scots band has a busy day most people who watched the lome scots band march by in the parade did not realize what a busy day it was for band members not onlyjild they join the parade here but they also saw duty in orange- ville brampton port credit and milton parade tremendous as hundreds march never have so many people been grouped together in a parade in georgetown almost every schoolchild was there not only from the two local public schools but from glen wil liams nerval stewartown stone school cedarvale and notre dame de beauregard as well the horse and young colt brought by the notre dame boys and girls made a big hit with the crowd lome scots regiment high school cadets legion and legion v a boy scouts and cubs cgit and explorers were flanked by mem bers of the yellow jackets motor cycle club some schools had shoul der bands of red white and blue all the children carried little flags the firemen marched in their dress uniforms too the true blues and the council members coronation souvenirs are georgetownmade it is not many towns which can boast home made souvenirs like georgetown handsome little mugs given to all public school children in town and district mere locally produced by mr and mrs jesse wy- att the crests awarded to those amassing the proper number of ipolnts at sports day were created by the silk screen process by barber industries with individual ribbons printed at the herald office committee did a whale of a job an original committee of five headed by dick licata was aug mented by dozens of others in planning the day mrs alex tay lor and harold henry were co chdirmen garfield mcgilvray trea surer and mrs trevor williams sec retary the legion handled the garden party and fireworks and the lions club the sports the home and sehool ajstciauon took charge of the parade and the ministerial association the thurch service it would bo impossible to even make i pirtia list of those who contrib utcd their serites in one way or another the georgetown herald wednesday bvenlng june 10 1953 page 9 fred johnson named ccf official agent r red johnson gcorgelow n has been appointed b stan allen as his official attnt in this year s fed eral election when mr allen running under the ccf banner will seek a seat in the house of com mons campaign committee for the hal ton riding include t cooper cam piign minager b macintosh pub hcity mr and mrs h grieg lit erature and ed adamson scrut ineer in a provincewide membership drive recently halton riding plac ed second get ing 2w of their quota first place port arthur edged out halton by only four members at a dinner in hamilton last month honouring former ma yor sam lawrence on his 50th anniversary of service in the so cialist labour movement a cheque for 60 was presented to mrs m pinney of burlington county presi dent for winning second prize in the contest market prict5i900 good to chqtce eggs lit to 13 a pot maple sypup 7spowwe gallon tw first mtwt issued ona0af0k a wasmf- machine ism by i first wivn1 pes raw exchange organized 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islanders and you immed iately associate this great aggrega tion with the tops in pops in old- time music much valuable space has been devoted in recent months to interesting articles about the ever increasing popularity and accept ance of old time square dancing in cities and towns across canada don messer and his islanders are synonymous with this ever increas ing form of entertainment so much in fact that brampton arena have arringed to bring don and his star studded show to brampton for one night only on thursday june 18th the islanders put on a complete evenings entertainment if it s square dancing ou are wanting you 11 get plenty then there s love ly marge osborne the golden pice of the maritime- to sins for you naturally the show wouldn t be complete without jovial charlie chambcrlun to peck awiy at his guitar and sing some of those nov elty tunes the k nd thit has mide him fimous from coast to coast euchrepcanasta at coronation party a family party for parents ana children was held may 30th in st alban s parish hall under sponsor ship of the ladles guild grownups played euchre and canasta and the young people had their own game supervised by mrs wellington rigs and mrs gordon hilts thomas warnes and mrs jack hooper won prizes at cards travel notes once again 5day cruises from owen sound aboard s s norgama very special 3 june sailings june 8 15 22 only 4000 allexpense cruise regular summer sailings 6 now being booked consult john r barber travel advisor elmer c thompson insurance service phone 119 mm

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