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r i 0 fourteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday april 3rd 1957 first section z i li i red cross qarhpaign qoes0erthe top l t georgetown and district resi dents have once again displayed their ability ho rally- behind a worthwhile campaign and put it over with dairiling success the effort in the cause of the local red cross branch was noth ingness than spectacular less than two weeks before the campaign which started march 1 the branch was completely reorg anized a new executive was elec ted and plans formulated to launch a campaign despite the limited time available an objective of 2255 was accepted from head quarters although this figure could have been reduced due to the fact that a fund drive had not been held locally for nearly ten years it was decided to blitz the town on march 18th those few hours qf intense ef fort told the story more than 2000 was realized and subsequent donations have boosted the total well over the 2255 objective social and persona mr oliver whitmee george town is visiting with friends in windsor for a week mr and mrs maurice el mander- son 20 tyers avenue have just returned from a two week motor trip through florida mrs maurice goudeketting 8 prince charles drive has been a patient in guelph general hospi tal for the past four weeks mrs arthur reinhardt and chil dren mary david and mark of orillia are visiting with hex par ents mr and mrs m h mayer 35 monntainview rd mr and mrs fred baskerville and daughter diana of fort erie have been visiting with his mo ther mrs ainaley baskerville 39 maple ave w mr and mrs bruce williamson silvercreek have returned from a motor trip to florida where they vacationed at winter park his mother mrs w e williamson of burlington accompanied them on the trip miss lois gardiner of brant- ford was a weekend guest of claire bradley 33 victoria street last weekend lois is a class mate in fashion design at ryer- son institute directors of esquesing agricul tural society were joined by mem bers of the adies division at a bu siness meeting and social evening saturday at the home of- mr and mrs wilfrid bird mrs john d kelly albert st left malton airport on sunday to fly to hamilton bermuda where she will stay for two weeks it will be like returning home for mrs kelly for she lived there appoint alex ooke rettirnips officer kenneth y dick the liberal candidate for ha tori announced today that alex s cooke milton has been appointed re turning officer for the electoral district of hal ton in the place of his father the late p w coofce of milton who died recently mr alex cooke has just returned from ottawa where he received a course of instruction in the of- hce of the chief electoral officer he had assisted his late father in earlier elections in the capact- mr alex cooke stated that for the purpose of the next federal election the electoral district of halton has been divided into 103 polling divisions burlington oakvijue and georgetown are ur ban polling divisions and the re mainder of halton will be rural polling divisions in the 1953 federal elections 20600 votes were polled in halton and this re presented approximately 71 per cent of those entitled to vote li mr and mrs king reed v coop sets million dollar sales goal a goal of one million dollars in sales has been set by halton co operative supplies this year the 20yearold organisation has tripled its sales in the past seven years reaching a volume of 851700 last year it was reported by general manager charles har ris to the annual meeting thurs day the meeting followed dinner in esquesing community hall stew- arttown served by the ladies of ashgrove united church presi dent william hume was dinner chairman the coop has 550 member patrons and operates branches in georgetown and mil ton halton agrep j e whitelock was guest speaker and discussed pros and cons of farm price sup- j ports three retiring directors ence ford denney charles brampton men purchase owers garage business memorial windows dedicated sunday the story of the building of sol omons temple taken from first kings chapter 8 was the message given by mr norma russ at the dedication service at ballinafadthome town is edinburgh scotland bardy vhotaajraptat toronto mr and mrs king reed are pictured cutting the cake at their reception in the guild of all arts they were married at donway united church toronto the bride is the former vera morrow and the groom is the son of mr and mrs egbert c reed norval businesswomen mark international night the georgetown professional womens chib ob served its first international night on monday evening march 25th at the home of mrs art scott maple avenue with mrs margery pewtress as guest speak er members of clubs from brampton guelph and kitchener were also present the interesting and informative evening included the candlelight clar- ceremony conducted by miss joan aad wilson of guelph who is the re- a g hunter were reelected forltfonal advisor of district no 2 three year terms others who will assisted by miss isabel dobson of continue in office are president the georgetown club the cere- hume john mcdonald vice-pre- mony included the lighting of sident v j lawrence secretary twentysix candles signifying a and fred nurse david lawson william mahon and j s wilson directors at the dinner mr harris intro duced howard coles who has succeeded him as manager at georgetown and worley lund- many years as a young girl when quist new manager at milton her father was commanding offi cer of the royal canadian regi ment which was stationed there mrs w g o thompson wife of the former rector of st geor ges anglican church the late archdeacon w g o thompson has returned to georgetown to make her home she will be at daring breakin thieves get 250 deposit slips dropped by care- 4k- wci j m or n- ess thieves while carrying a cash the residence of mrs l w dann bw- wl william street mrs thompson has been living in st catharines engagements the engagement is announced of laura douglas daughter of the late mr and mrs frank douglas of clifford ontario to grant wright son of mr and mrs wil liam a wright rjl 1 george town the marriage will take place saturday april 20th at twelvethirty in the afternoon at the home of harvey douglas r r 1 clifford daffodils and frogs no mrs c e snow bauinafad had been listening to the radio on march 21st bearing them proclaim that spring would be officially here at 4 pjn she had occasion to go outside and to her at that moment 2 pm spring was offi cially proclaimed for she heard the croaking of frogs a sure sign of the season register from the exchange house early saturday morning led to the recovery of 36 of the total 250 taken in the second storey break- in the cash register and the re covered money were found under a ramp on one of the railway sidings near the hotel shortly af- ter constables trafford and scott homes began their investigation climax ing a trail of deposit slips lead ing from the building manager of the exchange house by sandra scott marsland until years ago he retired a few candle for each country belonging to the federation although some to the countries are now behind the iron curtain and their candles are out for the time being it is hoped that they will soon shine as brightly as those of the united states and canada it was an impressive sight the twentysix candles burning against a back ground of the eighty flags of the member nations of the united na tions mrs elizabeth buck read the international message from the international president mar garet hyndman qc the need of help and the ap preciation of that given was clear- william kirkwood ly expressed by mrs pewtress r b kirkwood and a d mc- who along with miss margaret i encry presented mr and mrs hyndman have recently returned wright with a triltght floor lamp residents forty years mark 50th amuversary georgetown awrente for forty years mr and mrs leon cook 39 water street received many ex pressions of congratulations flow ers and gifts on march 21st when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary included in the gifts was a trilight lamp presented to them by the ladles of first baptist church married in bennington vermont they came to town when mr cook took a position with the old latch needle co which later was acquir ed by the creelman firm and oper ated in the factory last occupied by harleykaymarsland mr cook once had a milk route in town and church on sunday afternoon he told how the people brought their gifts to erect the building and they believed that they must give the best of their material wealth to build the house of god their an swer to the questions where should we seek god and where should we worship god was ev erywhere it is a long time since the reign of king solomon but this service of dedication reminds us of the historic procession of persons who share the need of fellowship with god and we still have the same goal seeking god today our answer to the question where shall we seek and worship should be in gods house in fellowship with other worshippers a stained glass window is made up of many pieces put together with lead and so are we made of many parts and held together by the spirit of christ the one true foundation that the church is built on is our confession that jesus is christ the solid rock we are able to enjoy the win dows better from within and so we can live our lives bet ter when we have the spirit of christ within us and in the words of paul dedicate our minds and strength to him the church was filled for the service and the love ly suny day and suitable music rendered by the choir and mr and mrs f j shortill all added much to make the occasion one that will be remembered the two memor ial windows at the front with sym bols of the two sacraments were placed to the glory of god and in memory of mr and mrs david mcenery william and david jr bv the members of the mcenery family and mr and mrs david j sinclair- by mr and mrs garnet sinclair and mr and mrs robert mcgill the congregation acknow ledges with gratitude the thought- fulness and generosity of these fa milies and are pleased to share with them in the beautiful memor ials to their loved ones messrs cam mcenery and robert mcen ery unveiled the windows assisted by mr neelon and the congrega a local garage business has changed hands- with purchase of the former ray bowers motor sal es ltd by two bramptpn men the business will be conducted under their own names herkes raycroft motors- and will continue as a dealership in chrysler ply mouth and fargo trucks john seotty herkes whose also served for a number of yean v i ition enjoyed a social time with the as caretaker of the public school i he was employed at harlcykay presentation party for 5pth anniversary on april 1st mr and mrs r b kirkwood were hbsts at a surprise party to mark the golden wedding anniversary of mr and mrs w s wright which was on april 2nd after playing euchre a bounti ful lunch was served euchre prize winners were mrs j ii allen and from an international meeting in and a coffee percolator they posed vienna while in austria they visited some of the refugee camps the need of help was dearly visi ble both for those in camps and those being sheltered in private i vocal selections were presented by miss wilson who is a talented maurice hillock reported that on retiring at about 215 am the doors and windows on the ground floor and the cellar windowsend door were all socurw t ga c in the same vein signs the harvey try the thieves had to use the fire escape pass through the upstairs hall and descend the inside stairs to get to the bar where the cash register was located eight peo ple were sleeping in the hotel when it was entered when the police began their investigation at approximately 753 the main floor was littered with i papers the register with the mrs o st houston thanked mrs pewtress for the talk that had kept the members and guests spellbound and presented her wfth agift gifts vinrn also nrff- mountalnview road have daffodils blooming in their garden so it the daffodils and frogs are here spring cant he far behind firs rephsfctiwrcli i rev a j barker a- bjx 1000 anv church school u0ajn lam the vine i 700 pjn tthe attraction of the crpjbl of spring 250 was the only thing missing copland cst trafford followed the paper slips to the cnr siding where he discovered a piece of chrome be longing to the cssh register the register itself was covered with large cement slabs the cash drawer separated from the till and covered with a mauve sweater was also under the ramp along side a screwdriver which from themwtel bar sented to mrs maude bayley president of the canadian feder ation who was a guest and who had introduced mrs pewtress and to miss wilson and sandra scott a buffet supper was served at the conclusion of the meeting someone will win a new che v friday interest is keen in the lions club 444 draw whose winner will be chosen this friday evening when a lucky draw will be made downtown the elub has been selling ten dollar tickets limited in number to 444 onntiw chevrolet all for a picture and mrs archie mc enery read an address which said your golden anniversary means a lot to others too and we feel especially honoured in congratulating you may each blessing as life brings you as this proud event appears make a sweet and happy memory along the road of years it was signed on behalf of friends and neighbours by mr and mrs a s mcenery mr and mrs norman jucuean hrsi effie thompson and mr and mrs r b kirkwood mr and mrs wrighf both replied thanking everyone for their kjnd remembrance fiberglas boat is missing at factory police are still investigating the theft of a fiberglas boat hull from the gumpre boat co on john st recently the hull which is 13 long 22 deep with a 86 beam was taken front the side of the building about two weeks ago it is valu ed at 200 cpl jim bilsborrow is handling the investigation many visitors following the scrv ice visitors in the village for the special dedication service on sun day were mr and mrs ray mcen ery mr and mrs stewart russell and merle mrs edith mceachcrn mr and mrs wm early and mar- gardtmr and mrs wm robinson mr and mrs wm kirkwood mr j p kirkwood mrs e mcenery mrs stanley sinclair miss sheila sinclair mr and mrs bert akitt misses helen akitt and matheson mr and mrs john cole and fam ily mr and mrs wesley warnc mr and mrs isaac bennett mrs wm sinclair mrs fred sinclair mrs r a v a natter mrs annie vanatter mrs wm evans and grandson mr and mrs jas wilk- ins guests at the manse over the weekend were mr and mrs r j edwards and mr and mrs arthur edwards and son douglas all from london mrs amelia tait from moose jaw saskatchewan is visiting with mr and mrs f j shortill the afternoon auxiliary of the wms met at the home of mrs cam mcenery on wednesday miss bea trice hilts presided and led in the worship service based on the 4th and 6th chapters of ephesians with the theme put on th whnlft armnr emigrated to canatla in 1948 after serving in the war with the british army he has been employed at orcnda engines and the dixie cup company and has been operating a service station in brampton his name is not unfamiliar in the dis trict for his uncle andrew herkes was police chief in brampton for many years he is married and father of a young son john age 7 months bill raycroft has also had exten sive experience in business and has been employed as district sales representative with a large oil company a native of burlington he and his wife are presently liv ing in brampton both families are planning early moves to georgetown the part ners are working on plans for an official opening later this month with a number of special features another brampton man norman brown has joined the staff as a mechanic the weather mr editor the month of march departed sunday like a real lady march this year was much above normal the maximum average was 42 be ing 7 degrees above normal and the minimum was 22 and is 3 de grees above normal there was 10 inches of snow during the mon th and that is the normal average amount for march the highest temperature during the month was 60 degrees and the lowest was 7 degrees and there were certainly a great many real sunny days during the month era batkin date max min s r mon march 25 34 18 tues march 26 33 25 s3va wed march 27 41 28 thurs march 28 50 26 fri march 29 47 26 sat march 30 50 24 sun march 31 51 16 r06 average 44 23 s3 r 06 t- installation of parking meters in downtown georgetown probable this year a petition sighed bs about 90 of downtown businessmen asking i for was presented to coon- cu monday by sid silver repre senting the signers mr suveb explained that the request is be- ing made becaase the present s- hour parking limit is being abus ed and that it is- almost impos sihle to enforce it to any great extent a majority of council looked with favour on the proposal and it was decided to invite tenders from meter companies so that information would be available for a future decision a recorded vote on the motion found only deputyreeve sargent and cr sykes against the propos al the deputy said that he is not convinced parking meters solve any problem cr sykes was not against the idea but thought it a hasty decision to endorse any plan so quickly and suggested that no motion be made but that costs and type of machine be as certained mayor armstrong said that a year ago he would have opposed any idea of meters but that with a free public parking area in the offing downtown the picture changes such a free area is ab solutely necessary he said be fore a town can think of meters they would be an advantage to store customers and fna 100 for them observed cr hyde reeve- alien and cr gray supv ported him in saying that the public would favour meters im doubtful if citizens as a whole will want meters hot if 90 of the merchants ask for them ni vote for ihem rs the merchants baby was cr mcgil- vrays observation a 5300 debenture bylaw to provide funds for chlorinating the sewage disposal plant was with cr hyde reiterating his position he had said last that the money should come from current revenue rather than be debentured an agreement was signed with esquesing township whereby the township will maintain the 8th line from town limits to the bridge with the town paying half the bill when mayor armstrong said he had had complaints that the town is not looking after its own portion of the road from the bridge to maple ave it was sug gested by cr harrison that the township might be asked to ex tend their work to maple raiders split pair with sundridge beavers georgetown raiders and sun dridge beavers both took advan tage of home ice last week to win home games and tie their bestof7 series at one all the teams meet here tonight and back in sundridge saturday fifth game is in georgetown on monday april 8th next two games if nec essary are april 10th at sundridge and april 13th at georgetown in town last wednesday sund of god mrs neelon closed the devotional period- with prayer and tax rat tofmoht after tonlgfara council meeting mrs shortill gave a reading on an outsider sun due finished stewardship several of the lad ies took part in presenting the mis sionary study which was on hong kong and formosa and plans were made for the thahkoffering to be held on april 28th on the sunday evening the members were also reminded of the presbyterian meet ing to be held in georgetown on april 10th morning afternoon and evening the roll call was answer ed by the telling of how some hymn was written and the meet ing closed with die singing of a hymn and prayer by the president mr ami mrs win wright were honoured at a suprise party on monday night by their neighbours and friends at the home of mr and mrs r b kirkwood it the occasion ofrthdr sweep ticket holder gets 1200 consolation georgetowns only sweepstakes ticket holder on the grand nation al run at a in tree england last weekend will receive approximat ely 461 pounds even though his horse finished out of the money tom mcnamara 17 henry street who is chief security guard at or- enda engines malton stood to col lect about 140000 on the strength of his tirkot nn hnamnrior- his winnings work out to about 1200 in canadian money first in the field of 36 coffee maker mr and mrs wright both expressed their thanks for the gifts and the evening was spent paying cards and a delicious lunch was served mrs joe allan and mr wm kirkwood were the prise winners for the euchre mrs clifford reid entertained at a dinner party on sunday in honor of her husbands birthday relat ives from niagaraonrthelake vis iting for the occasion were mr and mrs walter reid mf and mrs albert reid miss mary elisabeth rreid mr frank reid and sandra we are very pleased to learn that dr reid has an office set up lnbjahoage and will receive pat- ridge took a 30 lead before raid ers could find their legs christie woods and boycr were the marks men raiders then scored two quick ones by dave irons and nick ferri and boyer scored his second of the night to give beavers a 42 lead from then on it was all george town bud varey and gerry ing- lis tied the game before the second period ended the third period was scoreless but georgetown had a decided edge on thep lay mur ray young making some good sa ves in the beaver net at the 0 minute mark of overtime junior beaumont scored the winner on a nice pass from ferri blake inglls added an insurance marker 2 min utes later saturday different saturday is was a different sto ry boyer got his first of three when he scored before the game was two minutes old raiders came back strong- on -goals- by beaumont and ferri but this ended their scoring for the night woods and boyer gave beavers a 32 lead in the 2nd at 031 of the third boyer completed his hat trick and only greal goal tending by jack rhodes kept the score at 42 dots and dashes in the first game the raiders forechecking was responsible for three of their goats in the second they seemed content to let beavers bring the play to them result i three goals that should have been cleared art white was badly shaken up saturday when a dewing shot hit him on the face rhodes- ferri and irons are he only three play ers who have showed to -advent- age in both games saturday sundridge had 8 penalti to 3 for raiders but the georgetown power ii 1