Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 30, 1953, p. 1

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herald twelve pages georgetown ont wednetd ay september 30th 1953 twelve pages e0rget0wn fall fair friday and saturday ok for recotxf crowd if weather holds good should the weatherman smile on i georgetown fall fair on friday and saturday of this week the es quesing agricultural society look jtor one of the biggest events in their long history entries too have feft comingin in greater numbers and the 107th annual event should also see one of its largest lists of exhibitors and exhibits the fair building opens at 9 00 oclock friday morning to receive the entries in the baking ladies work flower and vegetable classes judging will begin at 100 and the hall will be open for public in spection beginning at seven in the evening the fair proper on saturday will get away to an early start with the exhibiting of livestock the horse snow and harness races commence promptly at 12 30 poultry judg ing at 10 oclock the midway promises to be bet ter than ever this year with rides and games for young and old while there will be a ferris wheel and other rides the merry go round promised has broken down and will not be available the directors of the fair are hope- ful that everyone will turn out to weir annual show they have spent many hours of planning this event for your enjoyment and look forward to meeting you and your friends at georgetown fair for the dancing crowd the usual big fair night dance will take place in the arena on friday evening with the oebonnaires supplying the music lets make 53 another record- breaklng show both with your ex hibits and your attendance three courses here rural night school halton rural night school will branch out this winter with three courses offered in georgetown and three in acton as well as the var iety of courses which will again be offered fn the county town as a result of representations made to the community programs branch dept of education after a meeting of interested georgetown and acton people a few weeks ago dick licata georgetown and mrs wes beatty acton have been ad ded to the planning committee it is not yet known what cour ses may be held in town the arts and crafts organization has under taken to advertise the night school locally and to coordinate courses here it is planned to circularize every citizen by mail some sug gested courses here are leathercraft oil painting metalcraft ceramics millinery photography and wood carving questionnaires will be answered and courses which will serve the majority of those inter ested will be chosen as most courses are limited to about a dozen people early applica tions will assure georgetown people of a chance to attend the local courses all courses in milton will of course be also available as in former years when several from town have travelled there weekly for instruction trousseau tea for saturday brideelect mrs william king entertained at a trousseau tea at her home on murdock street on saturday for hex daughter betty who will be married this saturday in st johns mcgillsindair vows in ballinafad church amid a setting of colourful glad ioli and candelabra with tapers united church to alan james mc- alight a pretty autumn wedding was gilllvray it solemnized on saturday september in tne afternoon mrs roy mcln- 12th in ballinafad united church gh oshawa who is miss kings when margaret rose jean sinclair g aunt poured tea and in the daughter of the late mr and mrs evening her grandmother mrs david j sinclair became the bride ctani kingi branchton officiated at of robert elwin mcgul son of mr the tea uwe mrs william king and mrs fjwin mcgul of orton and ute groom s mother mrs officiating at the double ring cer- charles mcgullvray toronto gree- emony was rev e a currey of t guestsyet the door acton assisting in serving were mrs mr norman russ played the wed- grant mcintosh oshawa mrs har- ding music and accompanied miss malone oakville and mrs dick yvonne brunelle who sang the jm frienos who took charge wedding prayer prior to the cer- displaying the trousseau inclu- emony and because during the d misses barbara and mary lou signing of the register given in marriage by her brother mr garnet sinclair the bride carol benham mrs k w king was in charge of the guest book on thursday mrs clarence ben- ham and mrs k w king held 1 chose a gown of french imported satin styled with a fitted bodice embroidered with seed pearls her sheath sleeves came to lily points k shower at mrs benhams m over the wrist the bouffant skirt home previously she had been f extended into a cathedral train her entertained in toronto at a pantry w full length veil- of french illusion atif ahower by m barbara mc- w and chantluy iace fell from sweet- gimvray and at a crystal shower w heart headdress of satin and orange by jj a j mcmillan neighbors blossoms she carried red sweet- georgetown attended a miscel heart roses and stephanotis on 1 white bible laneous shower at the home of mrs arthur walters at which mrs ber- miss dorothy warne as maid of nard armstrong was joint hostess honour wore a waltzlength gown of pink nylon net styled with peter pan collar and bouffant skirt trim- med with corded ribbon and carried is a basket of yellow roses mrs charles kingamill and mrs ri chard buckles as bridesmaids were similarly attired in green nylon if net they wore matching picture if harts trimmed with rosebuds and li velvet streamers and carried bas kets of pink roses f little miss julie ann wheeler as if fl girl wore a gown of white t nylon net her bandeau of red rosebuds matdhed her basket of ted roses i harry mcgul was his brothers groomsman and ushers were earl satton and john reld at a recep- v tlon which followed at hilltop lodge the brides aunt mrs peter traffic victim one of georgetown s mosvpopu- cole received in a purple crepe you men thomas arthur pal- and lace dress matching feather hat meri n i mourned by a wide cir- and corsage of pink roses assisted c of friends in the district by the groom s mother in midnight victim of a traffic accident he blue crepe with navy accessories g on 8qh mrs arthur wz and corsage of pink roses palmer and also is survived by eileen oats ross mcgill top ghs field day winners fire prevention week starts next sunday next week is designated across canada as fire prevention week and the local brigade is planning an inspection of business prernises particularly as they have done for years at this time georgetown has had an enviable record for several years in low fire loss and the efficient volunteer brigade can tane some of the cred it for this fire prevention is ev eryone s business and this is a good time to take stock of your house and make sure unnecessary hazaids are not present it is also a good time to clean out furnaces and stoves check stovepipes and get rid of any ruobish in basements which has accumulated since spring c a chlnn brampton mr and mrs colin marshall sign the register after their recent marriage in norval presbyterian church now residing on the groom s farm r r 4 milton mrs marshall is the former mar ion hunter daughter of mr and mrs albert h inter the groom is the son of mr and mrs robert marshall ise mcgullvray and fern rabjohn toronto and misses gail king and following the leception the bride nis grandparents mr and mrs p groom left amid showers of con- townley brocklbank streetsviue jtettl and good wishes for a motor and fcn unc joseph e palmer of trip to new york and lake plac- barrie tils father was killed over- d seas while serving in italy with for travelling the bride chose ti paratroops i dusty pink suit with navy acces- friends from many places atten- les and orchid corsage they are d the funeral service conducted living won the grooms farnfat or- in knox presbyterian church by friend were preaent from re aje j calder these includ- toronto burlington ing harolfcon peterborough pttr hope sbelburne dundalk corbet- ton orangeville weston toronto and mrs fred maveal and schomberg barrie streetsviue vand mrs -william- hayward en- walton lake view cookstarwn axton guelph and courtland i motor t last weelml to o valley sl catharines v horbaoho uy bottom brampton bridal couple will live in georgetown a saturday bridal couple who are honeymooning in northern on tario this week will be george town residents mr and mrs stanley paul o connor who were married in st paul s united church brampton will live in their new home on ewing street mr oconnor is the son of mr and mrs james oconnor bramp ton and the bride who was norma sybil conboy is the daughter of mr and mrs george conboy of brampton rev john a mcder- mld performed the double ring ceremony and the church was dec orated with two beautiful baskets of bronze and yellow mums mrs fulton played the wedding music and miss reita cuthbert sang the lord s prayer before the ceremony and because during the signing of the register given in marriage by her father the bride wore white french chan- tilly lace and nylon net over taf feta with lace bolero a fingertip veil was held in place by a coronet of seed pearls and lily of the val ley she carried a cascade of white poms with a centre of red roses mrs bette reld sister of the bride was matron of honour in primrose yellow nylon net over taf feta she carrlei a bouquet of bronze poms with yellow ribbon and wore a matching flower headdress miss lois jass toronto and miss wlnnifred patterson brampton were bridesmaids miss jass wear ing nlle green and miss patterson pale mauve nylon net over taf feta each carried yellow poms with bronze ribbon and wore matching headdresses little marie maltby daughter of sir and mrs allan maltby and nfece of the groom was flower girl gowned in primrose yellow ny lon net over taffeta and carried a basket of bronze poms with yellow ribbon roger oconnor was best man for bis brother ushers were another brother alfie o connor and allan maltby the canadian legion hall was beautifully oecorated for the wedding reception with the table decorated with tiny roses and but ton mums of bronze and yellow the brides mother received the guests gowned in grey crepe and chantil- ly lace black velvet accessories and a corsage of pink tea roses the grooms mother wore a silver grey corded suit with grey and silver accessories for jthe honeymoon 4r north the bride chose a two tone grey 4iiit with black velvet hat and bag pink scarf and gloves and a cor sage of pink tea osea v mr and libs herb hughes were in athens yesterday attending the funeral of mr david atbompaon the weather mr editor this week s summary shows both averages slightly below the norm al for september nevertheless we have had some beautiful days nd let s keep our fingers crossed for good weather for the georgetown fair saturday ern batkin date max min rain sept 21 63 42 sept 22 60 36 sept 23 59 30 sept 24 71 32 sept 25 75 46 32 sept 26 68 48 42 sept 27 68 46 averaye 66 40 social personal- mr and mrs milton samuelson port huron midi spent the week end with mr and mrs edwin hall queen street mr and mrs graham farnell at tended sessions oi the annual con vention of the food division retail merchants association yesterday in the royal york hotel toronto lt col and mrs gordon cous- ens were in peterborough the first three days of last week attending the postmasters convention at the ermpress hotel they spent the bal ance of the week in brighton with their son inlaw and daughter mr and mrs edward rutter on saturday elaine robinson daughter of mr and mrs herb robinson was 9 years old and in vited some of her friends to a the atre party at the roxy guests in cluded linda vanwyck karen ree e barbara mcbain ruth and john mcciements gary smith her cousins bruce and donnie fend- lcy judy and david sheppard and lynne wylie and her brothers and sister paul kent and helen michael and mary hall children of mr and mrs edwin hall queen street celebrated their sixth and fifth birthdays respectively with a party last wednesday afternoon their little guests included linda and david kentner lynda and debbie hyde carroll and david farnell carolyn and ellen blehn 42 alan mcdonald keith allen marsha and jon fleming jane bradley frances linton donald 74 boyd eileen oates and ross mcgul copped the senior championships at georgetown high school field day on monday eileen had 28 with gail wheeler ronnerupxwith 19 ross had 24 points and j was closely followed by ron ritchie 20 leanne darou and francis hulme were intermediate champions and sandra bradley and bob mcguigan were best juniors points in these divisions were leanne darou 30 bandra scott 22 francis hulme 34 calvin king 17 sandra brad ley 31 sandra loudon 17 bob mc guigan 19 peter pomeroy 18 junior boys pole vault bill zuio allan beeney bob mcguigan running broad jump pete pomeroy bob mcguigan bob crawford high jump roger addy ken rich ardson danny martin shot put bob crawford roger addy jim potts 100 yds bob mcguigan pete pomeroy mike lewis 220 yds pete pomeroy bob mcguigan mike lewis intermediate boys pole vault gordon greig per cy mossop calvin king rumiinc broad jump wayne pries fran cis hulme calvin king high jump francis hulme wayne pries jack handy biiot put calvin king francis hulme wayne pries 100 yds francis hulme calvin king wayne pries 220 yds francis hulme sandy mackenzie calvin king senior boys pole vault don anderson running broad jump ron rit chie richard sienko don anderson filch jump ross mcgill don anderson ron ritchie shot but ross mcgill richard sienko ron ritchie 100 yds ross mcgul ron ritchie richard sienko 220 yds ross mcgill ron ritchie rich ard sienko open 440 francis hulme sandy mackenzie ron ritchie open 880 sandy mackenzie bill leslie francis hulme junior girls runnlns broad jump sandra bradley 42 10 elizabeth ward betsy willson standing broad jump betsy willson 6 7 sandra bradley betty grieg high jump sheila carney 3 8 anne fiddler sandra louden basketball throw sandra bradley 53 san dra loudon betsy willson softball throw sandra loudon hz bet ty grieg betsy willson 50 yard dash sandra bradley 8 05 sec jean engleby betty grieg 75 yd dash sandra bradley 11 8 sec onds jean engleby sheila carney intermediate girls running broad jump leanne darou 13 lvt dianne harrison betty ann henderson standing br jump leanne darou 6 8w evelyn harris dianne harrison high jump betty ann hender son 3 11 leanne darou claire bradley basketball throw sandra scott 69 laura evans claire brad ley softball throw sandra scott 133 sandra fox beverly hyde 50 yard dash leanne darou 7 4 sees dianne harrison anne hyde 75 yds leanne darou- 10 5 sees dianne harrison anne hyde senior girls running broad jump dorothy williams 12 6v2 eileen oates annamarie spiuer staadlnc breed jump eileen oates 7 2 anna marie spltzer mary butler high jump pat carney 3 11 mary utler eileen oates basketball throw mary butler 65 gall wheeler pat carney softball throw gail wheeler 115 mary butler pat carney 5 yard irsn eileen oates 8 0 secs dorothy williams annamarie spltzer 75- yard dash eileen oates 116 sees dorothy williams annamarie spltzer cmehbaa open j eleanor schenk gteu wheeler 2 evelyn saunders annamarie spltzer 3 pat carney beverly hyde relay team 1 scarlet team eileen oates dorothy williams evelyn harris leanne darou 2 blue team- sandra scott dianne harrison sandra bradley jean en- leby principals tn recent wedding in knox presbyterian hurch were margaret sva macdonaul daughter of mr philip mac- donald of ifajbck end xkniglsi sari banhgton son of mr and mrs orbey henington they are pictured above with their dies suddenly vatthessalon a vlalterln towaronly lart wdc mrt w c kvana died tuddeoljr yesterday morning at her home in toieualon lbs xvan bad returned bona on niday aer apebdlng aome time in georgetown wittk ber daoshtar hn- b v haocormack arho left for ihesaalon after receiving on ltt wl jw wwwjw

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