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georgetown ontario wednesday marchjodt 1954 ten pages nobval public sosool operetta what council rin w c reynolds 40 years 4 a r e provincial paper employee ihia itaioit 2 park residents object o ine p wed in st pads church n wnbiuou j motorcycle meet oahoe atiulftr at provincial i per uut georgetown division alnrfe 1m7 wuuam c reynold 7 u burled in greenwood cemetery on saturday following a funeral ser vice- t the mccxurs funeral home mj reynolds who took serious- ly ill last tall died in hospital at jacksonville llorlda on tuesday son of the late john reynolds and mary ann luchsrds he was a nat ive of- toronto and hud worked in every one of the provincial mills since joining the company in the tity forty years ago serving over seas with the 102nd battalion he wu a prisoner of war when the ar mistice came after the war hewor- ked in georgetown where hi mar ried opal fcjixabeth mcwhirter in ju22 jle was employed at the old lower mill when he was trans ferred to thorold later that year and nine muntlts latir he went to iort arthur whre he served as unfile manager for 25 years in tort arthur he wua an active worker as a member of the klwanls clut the oddfcllgws lodge and the parks hoard in georgetown he served as a member of the session of knox prembytcrlan church lie ww a member of the quarter cen tury club of the mill and was first president when the local organiza tion was formed surviving are his wlfo a brother franklin of new toronto and a sister mrs lien kirk st paul minnesota friends from many parts of the province attended the service here including mr and mrs w wheeler and mr and mrs hen ry s mosher who were neighbor in port arthur others were from to na wands n y toronto llumtl- ton stratford thorold port credit uurltnglon campbell villc and homings mills the funeral ejtce waa conducted by rev alex caldcr and pallbear ers were john buss archie held allan ball and wlllard morris from toronto head office and ray pom- eroy and hugh dickie from the lo cal mill little nhl sponsors series here saturday lasi saturday hockey day ns certainly one of the blftffect and btst the town has kch in many ycira the ultle nul using the local arena lor their district playolts had n wonderful day for the gamca and the crowd that wa present was everything lo bo desired wlui peo ple from evcr where coming to see the kid battle ii ut ns well a o inrse number of spectator from georgetown ttic games started at 8 00 n m and t that time parkins focllltlea 1n trip arena area were bcuuc sev erely overtaxed with cars ltnlntt the atrects for blocks around the hockey waa extremely good with all the lads out to really win quite an interesting feature wa that ad three toronto dallle were rcprcs- cnted with the reporters phoning in the result for their papen while the cbc had a man out snooting pic ture for the toronto television sta tion quite a number of celabritles of tho hookayworldwere preaent among them bunny morganaon of the toronto telegram gordon al- cott originator of the uttle nhl pet patterson chief referee of the oha and ken mcmillan oha dir ector marshall timbers wu in charge of this district uttle nhl set up und with the help of port chairmen bud james and frank connelp and the other men who have been helping each aiturday us well a all the referees deserve a ereot deal of credit for a real day the legion wa served lunch to the lads ond tholr coachea between 12 and lto the winning teams were as jowi east york 2 georgetown 1 east york toronto tajip 2 georgetown 3 faustina 2 east york 0 scarboro 0 10 mini overtime scarboro 12 wexford 0 toronto twp 6 georgetown 1 scarboro 4 east york 2 in the american sem final scarboro s east york 2 in the uttle hl semlfinol in the american league flnal- scnrboro s wexford 0 scarboro 8 georgetown 0 uttle nhe final- toronto twp s scarboro 1 k- mcnolly won- the drow for a uit of clothe sponsored by the hockey committee on visit to england mrs btleeb mcdonoigh and chll- dren brian raymond and linda left last week for an extended visit to xxindon england tthey sailed from new york city eta friday aboard the ssrsartvirla it ween s fov- wuliam c reynolds prudential insurance agent here 20 years prudential insurance agent in georgetown until he retired in 1044 arthur lteee 80 died in toronto on wednesday mr kcee was stri cken with a fa tul heart attack while visiting in the city with friends who formerly lived in georgetown mr and mrs james kastwood i lorn at faton in norfolk county hngkuid he hd lived in cunada since 1011 mr and mrs hecc first settled at glen williams and he worked as a farm it and uurr mun then for seven yours work d for pro lnclal piiper al the old lutr null und inter at the coaling mill in 10i4 he started a successful career with the prudential company at their locil insurance salesman he as a munlx r of the orange lodge and a faithful worker in the ha hist church where he tuid ser ved ns a deacon and as a member of the finance committee sun l ing are his v lie annie m dlx four sons sldne toronto william and hobcrt georgetown and albert pickering a daughter mrs c gilbert toronto eight grandchildren and two git igrand- chlldrcn a daughter frances died at the age of it in 1030 three bro thers of a fartll of l herbert al bert and henry predeceased him he leaves three brothers and two si iters in knglind george hubert and hcrtle of norwich mrs e pep per and mis it bradfleld of lon don kov alfred j barker conducted the service in the baptist church on fviday and interment v ns in greenwood ctmetery pallbearers were jack austlng brvunpton wutson winfleld hoy mngtough- len fred armstrong william tuck and david bowman rev j maxwcu officuted and mrs uaxwtl played che wadding mule at the marraue of bueen oor sedore uidkeivin dal the urddintf- took place in jit paula anglican church norvul on lbru- ary rtrr tne brtdc daughter of mr a nd mrs uoy d kedore h or val u employed with imperial op- thai brampton arid the groom son of mr and mrs norman dale it it 1 malton works al the vn- udiun metal h m coritpany bramp ton the thurth um decorated with pink and whih fyrnatioin for the t erernony the wedding gown of heavy white satin had a luce front and u lace edged ttiee4uarttr li njetti veil wus caught with a halo uf jearls and rfilnrtvtones flic brld wrrlrda bowiuct of rtd ros she had three attendants t r sister mrs kster herulry matron of honour wor blue lace with a blue hcaddreta and halo of blue flowers uid car rled u lxutuft tf blue and yellow panties and pink ruses the grooms suiter mrs llilxrt bastedo and miss grace barker eiindatc were bridesmaids in gowns of pink und mauve and carrying matching flow ers mr sedore giive his daughter in marriage the grooms brother hub ert dale was best man and ushers were the brfdws brother dale sed ore and hoberrilnsledo hecelvlng afterwards in he par- isli hall the bride s mother wore a dusty rose gown and yellow rose corsagr and the groom s mother wore black with white ruin and a corsage of white roses for a honeymoon trip to ottawa the bride wore a furtrimmed blue drru w ith eujru blue k uncuor- es and corsage of roses they will make their home at 103 john street uramplon initiate new member in stewarttown lodge at the latt meeting of iol ofl stincarttown held on march 1st i pood tuntout of members and v tors from acton milton hornbv tuid georgetown saw the initiation of john bvaltte into the irnnge order count nistcr john fox ond dts- iriit master kniie wllwn were both present and addressed the bn ihren w bro out lit att of hornbv lol- lfti was in charge of the s rrt work operetta by senior pupils of chapel street school when they presented alice ih wonderland mj wrig- iletfwarui audj tor 1 urn the operetta directed by princi pal harold henry was excellent throughout jind the stage setting designed by wilms stull and other staff members was a pcrfnrt com- plement o the excellence of the performers carolyn biehn plgyed alice and the wonderland charac ters included joan curnm ins gor don spepce barbara juxty tom- jny henderson bob 11111 john cum mins itaymond fletcher keith tracry wayne prt ston lavld hld- dleslon john ieru lynda wlilt- me hjky cliapmon heggy cros by sean warring pamela williams paul arnudrong max harris ant sidnvy mcuher with others er- forming as dancers and rholr pen- neth 11 harrison und mrs jaunt v i vuns were inulca directors lord lee introouittl each of the three ails with a narrative tlie oeretta was prtcededby n- tertalrunenl by junior grades of the school which included a rhythm tkund a patriotic drill and songs by the junior choir fergus leads 21 hockey semi finals fergus now leads the semi finals 1 after winning last nights game in fergus 5s it was a wry close game with lrrgus srortng their final goal when raldrr pulled their goa- jletn the final aeeonds in a des perate attempt co even the score the injury ridden georgetown haiders have a now goalie with ievcr on the sidelines be cause of an operation harry pait- kovsk who played this year with port klgin is tilling the breach the m w goalie comes frun water aiw where he plaed junior b last year haider h lust the opening game in i i rus wednesday 10fi and suf fered two casualties when junior beaumont twisted his uncle and bui hewitt received a bad cut over the eye which required 15 stitches the came back strong here krl- da to lake the second game b1 in the georgetown scoring spree 1igh bradbury blake inglls a net hon dixon each got two and chap- kl and currie singles the fimirth crme will le in geor getown saturdav and n fifth if nec- esnar will be plaed in berg us mtncla the weather mr editor march ceruiinly upheld tradition for the month with its ruin snow and irigh wind although tlw aver age tempejutures are fiot far from irorijfcj krn llatliln ill- man mln italn and snow mar h 1 47 u it 1 05 s 1 mlreri j jo 2j s 1 5 mdrli j m 18 s 1 munh 4 18 7 marc h i j7 11 s 1 marih b h mun h 7 jj in 1 lurries 1irua otta two families are moving to town two terra cutt families are mov ing to georgetown mr and mrs james mckane have sold their farm and will be moving to town in the near future mr and mrs jim tnrflcrson and family are staying with his brother john at present until their new home in sunbeam j heights is completed mr and mrs henry el wood cele brated their 17th yrdding anniver sary tills week gordon cameron and bill novak toronto were visi tors with them on sunday muart puckering who is working lit north bay and his wife who is liv ing in georgetow n sient the weekend with his mother mrs harvey puckering mr and mrs wultc r huyward guelph were uimi v isltors miss ida scarth toronto was a wnktnd gin si with mrs a wil son mrs a petch is spending a few wc eks in now toronto mr and mr mrs a zilio spent sunday in milton with mr and mrs l nova their daughter ner- ettn nurse- in training in gbelph wn home for the weekend mrs f schleicher is on the sick list gain also little kenneth baker forty jour residents of the park district object to a motorcycle meet planned in the park bn the july 1st holiday weekend a petition aigned by these as peo ple sskod council at mondays meet ing to reconsldav ah earlier decision to grant uir use of the ycsslt tn petition pointed out that this is a residential district and should no bs subjcpteotlo the noise and duet- which races entail and said th meet would be of no value to the town council wrote to the petitioners that a iromlse head been made that the track iuell would not be used and ouit there should lie no dust nuisance at the same time a let ter to the yellowjuckets club which is promoting the meet asked that they cooperate in clearing cy cles oil the streets each evening as early i social and personal mrs w botham aurora is visit ing with her sister mrs e harris ontario street mr and mrs william hardwood proprietors of the horseshoe grill are returning this week from n trip to west virginia mrs harvey lusty who under went a major ope notion in guelph general hospital has returned home andla progressing nicely mr and mrs mrs lawrence mc- klmon of edmonton alta were weekend visitors in town with mr and mrs ted arnold mr mckin- non who lived tn town when he was n tc pilot now is a flyer for imperial oil ltd mr and mrs harold mcclurc were in kingston for the weekend where their son george is a student at roal military college tiey at tended the west point hockey game and the dance which foil owed the game on wednesday douglas son of mr and mrs sam ponrice had a party to celebrate his third birth day his guests were frances lln- tcn mary and michael hall janice mi no bobby alcott maurice dy- ball and douglass brother john and sister jean on monday ronnie lane son of mr and mrs gordon lane had his sixth birthday party at his home on normandy blvd his guests were bobby mcmenemyp- david mozil billy saycrs jackie gudgeon mary allen his brother terry ond sis plan royal blue tcr uynda nnd sharo- rnitfdccgmagllnaxt attending the potentates ball of utaikttrimnttaxxh barneses shrine templo friday at al the last meeting of lol 2385 tfe royal york hotel toronto were held in the oddfellows hall mux local shrlncrs amtoielwivcs ton on march 8th a good turnout m and mn mamitnnj mr ond mrs jrwln noble mr and mrs brampton ladys mother dies at manotick mother of mrs earl mckay of brampton who is well known loc- ally mrs milton ii gordon 75 of manotick died after a short ill ness on march 1st in ouowa civic hospital daughter of the late mr and mrs william gomble she tttd lived all her life in the manotick district was a member of the united church there and an active participant in the work of its various organiza tions besides her husband she is sur vived by one son ormond of mano tick her daughter isobel mrt earl mckay brampton three sisters and one brother as well as three grand oh 11 dren kenny and barbara gordon and billy mckay the funeral service in manotick united church on thursday was conducted by her pastor rev how ard hamilton interment was in rldeau vale cemetery on ftnturdaj jane bradle daugh ter of mr and mrs wllbert brad- lej entertained on her seventh birthday at a ihiwtre party and a birthday supper her guests were lynnc ritchie judy nash ellen btehn mary mcnamara sharon allen lynnc bradley maureen smith sharon bnadlcy acton bev erley ann bradley hock wood and janes brother robert mrs ern ifyde entertained thurs day afternoon on the occasion or the birthday of two year old philip guests were mrs david saxe and catharine mrs fred maveal and mercantile playoffs saturday afternoon steamer saturday night was the opening for inior mercantile playoffs and burns transports who finished 1st in the league tangled with com muters while warriors took on smith nd stone when two of these teams are eliminated combines and horn by will fill the vacant spot with a playoff series for the b champion ship the series continues this sat urday afternoon burns 0 commuters 1 anyone who witnessed the game between burns and commuters would think ot times they were wit nessing the modern version of cus ters lost stand pic dillon in goal for commuters played general cus ter and held the fort like a real trooper in the first period ami only gave up one goal which came at the 17 42 mark ev wilson scored it on a pass from ormie carter george barber and dillon were billy mrs elgin miller and bobby n handouts in this period corn- mrs walter blohn and charles mutcrs were checked into the ice of members welcomed visiting ibrethrenfrom acton lol 467 nd georgetown lol no 349 including wpr bro jack fox county maiterr and bro a carter jr county chap lain the royal blue degree will be exemplified by district office 4er the next meeting of mutpn fcouge in april candidate from william hamilton and mr and mrs william crbmar v guests this week in town with mrs william c reynolds were mrs bed kirk miss helen kirkr mr and mn ray kirk ond hetr hnujhter miss mildred kirk all of srtpautminnesobi- mrs kirk waa tn florida with the beynolds at the airs stan fin lay and philips sis ter and brothers ltynn monty and pat guests at the wedding in st pauls church norval a week ago saturday when eileen sedore ond kelvin dale were married included mr jclt hendry mr john calla han mrs ester hendry miss grace- barker erlndale mr and mrs al- bert sedore brown hill mr ond mrs wes sedore mr and mrs reg tomlinson toronto mr and mrs petelevcnaort mr carl steven son miss teresa stevenson bald win mr ross rickets oshawa mr and mrs arthur wood inglewood mr and mrs bui wilson miss rhoda dale mr herbert cadlln wood- bridge mr and mrs garnet wil liams nashville mr ond mrs bob bastedo meadnwvalc mr and mrs ralph webster mr pete worthy mr john parr mr and mrs herb crawford mr and mrs albert porr mr and mrs janies carter bramp ton mrs david dale mr arid mrs albert wiley mr and mrs norman dale mr robert dale malton and from norval mr and mrs lloyd sedore mrs lucille tweedy wrc warwick coupland rev and mrs by burns and it was only with five minutes to go they started to show signs of the team of old mike george gillts and allen all added counters for burns in the second period but not before dillon show cd thorn a few of the latest tricks in the athletic world jock hamilton was inspired by the work of his teammate and worked hard and it was rewarding for him to score the only commuters goal commuters were held down so much walters in goal for burns could have sat on the bench for all he had to do the big line for burns wylie george and clare burns turned on the steam in the last period and mike george potted two more goals while gillts grieve and carter each added singles alva grieve played one 6f his be games and scored a picture goal in the final period gord fricker and barber were tops defensively for burns while grieve corter wylje- c burns mike george wilson and cillla were tops up front dillon and hamilton were tops for com- tmutcrs these two teams play again sat urday in the best twoofillfee warrior s stmlth and stone 2 the second half qf the double bill near tragedy when overcome by smoke overcome by smoke in a fire last night cttmet thompson wss taken to guelph general hospital otter being given oxygen by local fire men he is fully recovered today mr thompson who lives at sam barclays house on 6t michael 9c is believed to have set hjs mattress on fire while smoking in bed an other tenant of uu house hocoo lor- usso first noticed the fire and wltsk mrs bob barclay was attempting to rescue mr thompson from tna smoke filled room when firemen ar rived michie farm home destroyed by fire firo which broke out thursday morning in the kitchen of harold ml chics farm home it k 5 milton completely destroyed the large stuc co house fire brigade from milton and georgetown were able to save the barn despite a strong wind which blew the flames towards this nearby building some furniture and per sonal effects were savod from trie house the michie farm is on no 10 side road near the 4th line it is in milton fire district and the mil ton brigade was first called to battle the blaze a second call was made to georgetown when the mil ton truck ran out of water social and personal a number of local firemen at tended a banquet and entertain ment in the burlington beach club- rooms friday joining members ot the nine departments which com prise the halton mutual aid assoc iation those attending were wil liam hyde jack harlow clarence spence don barroger wuf breen clarence carey g eorge chap erwin lewis william ritchie and iferb roshier a family gathering at the home -ormrr-bnb- mrs tjeorge b celebrated mr bnandforda 54th birthday on saturday evening all members of the family were present including mr and mrs lew brand- ford mr and mrs claude reitl lloyd and ricky mr and mrs mal colm brondiprd brenda and bar bara mr and mrs harry brand- ford and randy george brandford kay bludd and dorothy brandford norval i dragged by pony painfully injured recovering from a nasty accident young norman shea son of mr and mrs orval shea is home from peel memorial hospital brampton norman suffered painful injuries when he fell from a pony and was dragge al the ground for sev eral fect cuts in his head needed several stitches and he had several bruises on his body luckily none of the injuries will be permanent boy scout news tom fa boy scouts who art interested there 1 abronze arrowhead rouna at burlington march 26-27- j e maxwell wr walter whaoru wilaona warriors edge the fir and mrs earl grmby mr and smith and stone club s2 war- alutoti acton georgetown and 7 of bar brtlhelefi and ae- elodiaajlye p totjsjuuiltn mrs bajrnnlns hnrosutq si5jl mrs mel corkum mrandmrs iorssa john meamen mr carl sedore fcffls mr jetyscdon mr bale sedore stiwij mrnbuimmhtiue ttm wnnaia u and troop and patrol leaders will meet at st johns church sunday at 3 pjn ladles auxiliary meets- in the ladles parlour monday at 8 because of high school ebm- ontatau times mencement there will were not handing meetlnc oils week itch or tbe mucin- flave your papers and tfcait dtacmnj lot toji teutrva mlvi sljesal both ways and