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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday october 7th 1953 fourteen pages t ieorgctown captures ontario lacrosse championship t brooklin here in overtime thriller sgt bruce collins home from korea the georgetown ng s are in termediate b champion of the on tario lacrosse vociatlon they copped the honours when they de feated the brooklin dodgers 87 in an overtime thriller at the local irena last wednesday night blowing a three goal lead built up in the first three periods they had to come from behind in the overtime before making the stub born dodgers say uncle the ngs took the best of seven final four games to two it wag the closest and best play ed game of the series and at times had the fans hanging on to the edge of their sets the ngs took a two goal lead in the first period on goals by wilson and moddison and but for the heroics performed by bradley in the brooklin net would wave had a wider margin each team scored once in the sec ond period and the ngs maintain ed their two goal edge at the half caruso scored the air goal of the third quarter to live the locals i three goal lead and they looked to be home free in the fourth period with cleae of the ngs seivmg a penalty a holdover from the third period brooklin scored twice in 42 sec onds mitchell nd craggs being the snipers a minute later with the teams at full strength robson picked up a loose ball and back handed it into ine net to tie the score junior beaumont put george town in the lead again when he btatled his way in to score doug townsend gave them a two goal lead on a pass from wilson the dodgers s ruck back and goals by craggs and cook tied the score again both goalkeepers made sen sational stops to force the game into overt me in hit ov erlime robson gav e brooklin the lead for the first time in the game when he caught the defence napping and sifted in alone to beat cuthbert len car uso got the equalizer when he took a long pass from cuthbert and out ran two defenders to score with less than a minute to go in the overtime period junior beaumont took a shot in the general direction of the net and the hall hit the wire behind a surprised bradley in the brooklin net after the faceoff the ng s put on a successful rag ing act to hold the ball till the final whistle caruso who saw a lot of action during the game play ed a fine game for the locals and paced the attack with three counters junior beau mont had two ncluding the winner wilson moddism and townsend scored singles for the dodgers craggs one of he best men on the floor scored three robson two mitchell and cook singles the ngs while not an outstand ing team proved that they had what it takes when the chips were down and are worthy champions and as such rate congratulations sh saturday bridal couple will live in exeter date max sept 28 7 sept 29 b6 sept jo 72 oct 1 74 oct 2 74 oet i 78 oct 4 b min j8 rain st john s uni ed church decora ted with gladioli and chrysanthc mums in all the autumn shades formed the setting for the double ring ceremony on saturday octo ber 3rd when elizabeth louise daughter of mr and mrs william king georgetown and alan james son of mrs charles j mcgillivray of toronto and he late mr mcgil livray exchanged their marriage vows before the rev john m smith mr kenneth harrison played the traditional wedding music end miss moira kelly was soloist singing the lord s prayer before the en trance of the bridal procession and because as th register was sign ed given in marriage by her father the bride wore a floor length gown of white nylon net and chantilly lace over satin the strapless lace bodice covered with a fitted jacket which buttoned to a high neckline with a small pointed collar exten ded into a pointed peplum which accented the fullness of the double tiered net skirt the long fitted leeves of the jacket extended to illy points over her hands her fin ger tip veil of white illusion was held by a tiny cap of lace banded at tin back with pink rosettes and atephanotis matching her bouquet of pink rosettes and stephanotl she was attended by miss ann crabtree as maid of honour and the t sister kiss gail kins as of any insurance adjuster council instructed the clerk to tsk foi a full ieport from the com 1 any at then next meeting v request fruin art scott to pur tit isc town owned land adjoining hii ropertv cm the highway was tut i ice ovei to the property com mittee for coi siacration decor ition o christ m is turn chailes wray i man of the ch n main street at suggested by ho is retail chair iber of commerce mr and mrs alf collins are in toronto today for a reunion with their son sgt bruce collins who arrived home by air ambulance from japan yesti rday recently su collins who had been serving in korea with the lord strathcona horse regiment wrote to say that he had injured his leg in an accident and was in hospital in japan last week ano ther letter told them that he uould probably be lominj home by air neither his parents or his wife who lives in barnc were inform cd of the time of arrival and mr ind mrs collins first learned of his return when kuss cooper tele ram corrcewlent phoned the herald editor last nifcht to tell him the news later in the evening mrs bruce coll ns phoned from barrio having teen in touth with hei husband ifter arrival it hospital the weather mr editor the weather or fair day was a perfect finish tc n beautiful week as the summary shows the month of september with on average maximum of 72 wis 2 deg- i ees ibovc normil av erage while the avenge m nimum of 46 was 2 degrees below normil this ab ove an j below avenge is probab ly accounted for by the several high 00 marks ana several low 30s in the month the total ra nfill for september was 3 55 inches which is just over 1 more than normal what council did councillor blasts insurance companies how can anvone possibly win from an insurance company said councillor stun allen it mondiy s meeting commenting on an insur ance claim whuh had been turned down by the company h indling the t wr s liabilttj insuranec if daihiei is caused by a storm it i i act of god if a condition exists for sumo lime then the com pil says the victim should have kiowi tbout it continued mr altei iskuil now long the r ite ptvus would stand foi p tying m- sui tiice fees which nen t of any benefit to the town mr allen commented on a letter nctucd from mrs t t grieve siving a claim for an x ray on her knee injured in a fall on queen street had been rejected and that the adjuster ind been sarcastic when he interviewed her wed be better off to have a hood sharp lawyer instead of- hav mg i policy was mr aliens op lnion that s how the companies opcule thiy iitnt mtcretted in twelve from here doinj vvh it s it r to the ratepay ers miyor armstrong reminded the council that insurance is carried to relieve the town of liability and that in the case of an accident the town docs not make the decision he fivoured asking the company for a full repor tut rcserv ing judg ment on the n and wrong of the cist until b th sides are heird from c mcgilvray thought the com 1 ii wis getting pretty small to icfi i sib cl mn cr pctch dis icr t i s t ing thit ttic sul of a claim should noi be a guiding fac tor but whether the claim was jus tified near record crowd at georgetowns big fair s a town project was also turned over to the piopcrty committee mr wray api cared as delegate for a group of interested merchants sid silver gordon garner stuart oung ind h iroict mcclu ax 164th reunion re we supposed to pay the in surance company and to heck with the people submitted cr hale while cr norton said he would tike mrs grieves word over that a dozen members of the 164th battalion lecilled days of comrade ship in world war 1 when they at tended i reunion dinner in orange ville on saturday each year the sergeants assoc iation h ts a dinner and this year it was decided to throw this open u all me mbei s of the regiment 1 ft such iffair was held in geor ct mn in lmg mx ut 1 i vine present in or ii seville th se from georgetown incl idmk gordr i o brown jack try walter louth harry goldham oi bey hen ington norman snyder ken hunter m trtin cummins jack long fred armstrong fred wea ver and perc graham of brampton the batttlion raised in dufferin and halton counties m 191 ind in 1u16 went overseis in 1917 ballinafad church was bridal scene with pepl urns celled with taffeta bands over the fuil skirts and the strapless bodices of taffeta were edged at the neckline w ith ruffles of net they vore tiny mandarin taffeta jackets ind their half hats were of matchirg taffeta they car ried baskets of vellow and bronze poms set off b deep copper oak leaves mr alan joh ison of couingwood was best man and ushers were d arcy mcdonald of toronto and keith king of georgetown at the yellow briar brampton the bride s mother received wear inng leal blue methasse crepe with black accessories and corsage of orange sweetheart roses the groom s mother chose a coffee creme lace and crepe gown with brown accessories and a corsage of tawny gold roses for the wedding trip to the states the bride wore a suit of turquoise and brown twed with matching hat brown accessories and a corsage of gold and bronze mums on their return they will reside at jexeter ontario guests were present- from toronto oshewa couingwood 9t catharines oak- ville gait and georgetown among those attending the in ternational plowing match from this district were tom grieve and wm milton mr grieve also vis ited en route in colboroa with bis charles luitherford vc mr and mrs robert mcgiu with sweet little flower girl julie ann wheeler are pictured after their wed ding on september 12th in ballinafad united church mrs mcgih is the formermargaret rose jean sinclair daughter of the late mr and mrs david j sinclair anc the groom is the son of mr and mrs elwin mcgili orton they are making their home on die grooms rarnxabt orton ill for four months alicia langan dies hi in st josephs hospital in gueiph since last maj miss alicia i uikaii died on saturday a daughter of the late john lan han and mary rutledge she was i or n in ioron o and came to geor clown with her family as a child atfer attending school here she lived in chicago 111 for a number of years ind lor ibt past 35 years hid lived in aelon with her sister mrs will arnold who died last year miss langan is survived by three sisters el isabel 1 of toronto may of georgetown ind kathleen mrs jl n- galloway burlington ano ther sister mr thomas trcanor died several ycirs ago hev hr v j morgan conducted requiem mass in st josephs church acton yesterday morning with interment following in the fa mily plot in greenwood cemetery georgetown pallbearers were j j gibbens and joseph gibbons georgetown djvid gordon henry dcveau neil gibbons and e mar- zo acton ted scarlett buys business at dundalk a gorgetown man has bought a business in dund ik and took over management of the dundalk dairy i r in t rridny ted scarlett who has been work ing it the avro plant at malton since returning to town three years ilo has bought the business there and is now on the job his wife and children gail jimmy and ron- nj will be joining him there later this month ts in adjoining apart ment is included in the deal ted is no stranger to the milk business with his father he was formerly asociatcd with operation of the itosedalc dairy in brampton and later scirlctt s dairy in oril hi he has been living on norm and boulevard since coming back to town and has sold his house there this story makes scents durham st residents who have been disturb bv unorthodox banknil procedure will be rclie ved to know tht things are back to norm il in tht neighbourhood seems that skunks had been vis iting a banker iot to m ike a loan but to leave i scent and as if that wisnt ci oujh a well kept lawn was being disturbed nightly ih their nocturnal ramblings and brother those deposits had an odour ill thei- own it ended in he small hours of october 2nd when said banker row in righteous writh to deal with his nt w clients from all re- lorts his position on the bisley team should im assured and dur ham street is now sleeping more easily georgetown f in on saturday aamc close to setting a record in attendance aswer 5000 crowded into the pirk on i perfect autumn d y to enjoy a v ried progranv of i ices see the li cs oek and the ex cellent hall cxluoit and walk along the largest mid v ly which has yet lun assembled lotnlly cattle and hordes again domina ted the prize ring with a large poultry show jso drawing atten lion the races were thrilling and the hall set a new high in exhibit with thirteen women s institutes tnd local and district schools enter ing n competitive displays keen competition w as noted particularly m the handicraft and domestic sci ence section miss marjoo mccready of milton had the most points in ladies work and won the srmpsbh sears silver tray mrs frant whitmee received ackers bedspread as top domestic science prizewinner mrs welling ton wilson had most points in flowers and won two specials offer ed by don herrington and chris tie s biscuits top point getter in the hall and winner of the t eat on tray wis mrs norman robert son acton among notable prizewinners for liv estock was gerald graham who won the royal bank trophy while doue slarret as best junior show man won a bulova wnstwatch gi ven by the bank of commerce mel barden hillsburgh won the road race followed in order by joe humclton rockvvood jim somer- villc and stan somerville bob rus sell headed the pony race in which keith leslie and danny mcarthur were next in order institutes which included in the wellfilled hall included george town acton silverwood dublin atton junior bannock burn busy bees esquesing norval ashgrove limehouse ncrv al junior and hombj the babv shov again proved a popular feature prizes went to susan marie daughter of mr and mrs e mcgilioway acton and dale son of m- and mrs alva gnev c 3 months catherine jean daughter of mj and mrs spencer wilson and neil son of mr and mrs william korzack 36 months roberta laurene daughter of mr and mrs b rennick acton and robert son of mr and mrs r mc- colgan 6 12 months and joanne and jcanette t win daughters of mr and mrs william collier w g gollop 4 norval attend ing the fur for the 31rd consecu tive year was the oldest person at- tf nding to register in the classified race n corbett alma drove juriv todd to a 1st ind jrd in the o heats to take top pne monev soldier boy dri ven b m whaley ciledonia won both heats in the 2 28 exl in orde- in the classified w ere billy napoleon d sargent belw ood jimmy mcgratton m vickleson milton and lorraine hiddell bob moody schomberg lied for third with horses driven bv wm neevel- milton and ed oung orangeville finishing fifth and sixth others who finished in the 2 28 were don corbett alma i giles orangeville stan somer ville and armstrong bros bramp ton twin sister attendant marion ritchie weds at a ceremony in knox presby tcnan church on saturday after noon at three mrion phyliss rit chie became the bride of bruce edwin lindsay son of mr and mrs k c lindsay rev alex j calder officiated and the church was decorated with gladioli the bridal gown was of ivory satin with fitred bodice and full skirt her tulle illusion veil was caught to a pearl inabroidered cor onet and she carrlevl red roses and stephanotis mrs douglas mccallum twin sister of the briae was matron of honour wearing apple green nylon and matching feather headdress she carried yellow baby mums the groom s sister mary lindsay who was bridesmaid wore champagne nylon net over taffejsand carried bronze mums lflue lynne rit chie the bride s niece was flower girl wearing mauve nylon net over taffeta carryinff a nosegay of yel low baby mums with a similar slim sdtr ccwlancf ist and miss anna spitzer sang the lord s prayer and through the years during the service mr john andy ritchie gave his sis ter in marriage mr bill bosl montreal was groomsman and ush ers were the bride s nephews huey mcmenemy hamilton anct fionaldr ritchie receiving afterwards in the sunday school parlours mrs rit chie wore queen s blue crepe with deep wine accessories and a cor sage of hlbbert roses mrs k c lindsay the groom s mother wore navy blue crepe matching acces sories and a red rose corsage the couple left for a honeymoon in northern ontario the bride wearing a robin s egg blue corded silk suit with black velvet mm and matching accessories and a corsage of sweetheart roses they will be winiriig their home near town on- no 7 highway mr lind say is employed here with hcnshy construction and the brue- has been a donunjffttseed house- em ployee