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the georgetown herald authorind as sacond cbn mail post offic dapt ottawa georgetown ont wednesday may 27th 1959 second section barber shop singing is feature at manor program looking very smart in their concert costumes which were white shirts dark trousers scar let cummerbunds and black string ties eleven members of the bur hngton chapter ol the society for the preservation and encourage ment of barber shop quartette singing in america presented a tuneful and interesting vocal pro gram at the manor on monday ev emng may 11th the eleven visi tors included their president mr doug brunton their vice president mr s pyper and their vtrv cap able leader mr bob ballantvnc in addition to leading the singers mr balljntjno a so announced the numbers to be sung the pro gram btan with ihe smgm of the barber shop miigcra theme song the oil be n this wa- foil metl bv thi sinking of su h oil i i iritis 1 man h lit when ou rt svt t sixteen and f ler dili aiybthir amuim cl it ion w is a r uiul bn i un ih ll nursery rhymes their clumirg son i ct b tt tojlhtr was beartijv rtc prmated bv the audi enie a was evidenced by their hearty applause at the end of the program the visitors and rcsid ents enjoyed a social half hour to gether when a cold beverage and cookies were served the burlington chapter of the society is one of 600 chapters in the usa and canada founded in tulsa oklahoma 21 years ago the society now boasts chapters from the atlantic to the pacific and from alaska to ilawau there arc some 26000 members of whom 1 000 reside in canada about fifty young b6ys and girls ranging from ten to fifteen years and representing ohapel street and harrison public schools in georgetown presented an en joyabe and appealing program for the residents on wednesday evening may 13th the boys and irls were accompanied by their principals mr val stem of chapel street schol and mr harold hen r of harrison school mr henry performed the duties of chairman in a viry pleasant fashion the program was siin under the lea de ship f mr k harrison rct an i mi stein mr henry and mr ham on can be nv proud of ih ir talented voung pupil mr junes tvans was the ve v capable at umpamst for all the tho i j numbers while mr harrison ae compin id the soloists the fir t number on thc program winch wa sung by the chapel street choir consisted of three folk songs in the plaza down in ha wan and the gypsy song the second and third numbers were two appealing solos the moon sung bv david farnell of wrig glesworth school another of the georgetown public schools the next choral selection was sung by the boys choir of harrison school this was a medley of three songs jimmy the carter lad in which savings too have a way of grnir and just like her junior depositor s account your savings account will gro with regular deposits the canadian bank of commerce moke than 000 munches ihtoughout canada georgetown branch dm wingrove manvger congratulations says brigadier eric wallace as he welcomes mrs william freestone into membersh p in the 25 year club of smith stone ltd looking on are two other new members jack presswood left and herb harlow jr a solo part was taken by barry harvey give me a ship and on the street where you live in which a solo part was taken by david mcleod this medtev was followed b two moje very accep table solos angels ever bright and fair sung by bobby mccumbcr and my bonnie lassie sung by roberta hawes harrison school choir ang another medlev clem entine old folks at home and vive l amour barbara evans and david farnell then sang a fine du et slumber boat the combined choirs of both schools brought this very enjoyable program to a close by singing a medley of old favour ites long long trail daisy and home on the range it was a plea sure for the residents to welcome several adnlt visitors from george town also and after this delightful program had drawn to a close a very pleasant social time was en joy ed when cold beverages and cookies were served on sunday may 17th rev d a powell rector of grace anglican church milton conducted the ser vices in the chapel he read the scripture lessontajm the second chapter of acts and then delivered an impressive sermon on the sub ject of pentecost pentecost one of the great festivals or the chris tian church mr powell said celc brates the coming of the holy spi rit as described by luke in the acts of the apostles pentecost means spirit which in turn means breath when christ breathed his power upon his dis ciples the holy spirit came to the christian church this coming of the hol spirit came today to those who will receive it and without it there could be no christian church during the service mr w g likes one of the residents sang a hymn as a solo in the unavoidable ab sence of mrs waters mr powell plavcd the piano accompaniments diane hilson and betty ann has selfeldt came with xjr powell to help with the singing at support i me on monday even ing ma 18th when the residents were in the dining room the draw was made for the quilt on the raf fling of which many tickets had been sold the drawing wf one ticket was done by miss e han nant and the luck number 353 was held bv mrs a boeder regi stcrcd nurse m charge of the in firmarv the bobby class wishes to express its sincere thanks to all those who were so kind as to buy tickets and to sell books of tickets librarian explains work to council of women an interesting and informative talk by rosajbafctordan highllgh ted the may meetings the local council of tt omen held recently at the home of mrs r h jones 29 maple ave with mrs r t paul in the chair miss jordan ba scd her talk on her work in the public library and was thanked by mrs a reee the members bowed in silent prayer while mrs ed wilson op ened the meeting with the lord s prayer at the organ following the reading of the minutes by mrs wilson mrs d w baxter read the treasurers report after which miss hot tie lawson gave a brief resume of a speech delivered by dr char les rineham on the occasion of the presentation of thirty four books on the historv customs and life in south africa to the nation at council of women of canada in ottawa in february the dona tion was made by the south afn can government mrs j h kerr reported from the canadian association of con sumers prior to miss jordan s ad dress and the meeting concluded with tea scrv ed by mrs jones mrs vtilson and mrs florence curtis delhi balloon finds haven in norval field bruce brown son of mr and mrs j e brown r r 1 norval hstf- an interesting experience last fridav when he found a balloon wilh a letter attached on his fath er s farm about six miles from town the letter states that it came from 1 one of the balloons sent aloft bv the delhi balloon club it requestedthat the finder return the v 1 with answers as to where it was found how much gas was left in the balloon and when it was found the letter enclosed stamps to cover postage for return ing the balloon and letter it had been sent aloft on may 18th and was first sighted by bruce on vtcdnesdav may 20th but he didn t investigate the ob ject on friday the 22nd paul barber cautions summer water safety the w omens institute members met for their may meeting tues day evening may 19 at the home of mrs a watson lhc former percy laird farm witlr the past president mrs cliff hunter op ening by all singing o canada and the institute ode and then instal ling the new officers the mcom ing president mrs francis thomp son took over and called on mrs thomas giffen who in a few well spoken words thanked mrs hun ter for her work as president mrs fred nurse presented her with a gift of an institute cup and saucer to which the past presid ent replied and thanked all for their splenid cooperation during her two year term mrs frank ttilson called the roll which was answered by a safety hint delegates were appointed to the district annual at acton also a donation was moved for the polio patients club achievement day was announced for may 30 mrs leslie giffen gave the motto it is better to be safe than sor ry mrs john inglis correspond ing secretary for the new hospital in georgetown was present and spoke on the great need for this building it is to be 65 beds with facilities to add more she stres sed how the town has grown in the last ten years and everyone s sup port will be needed sandra tin dale delighted the ladies with her accordion solos followed by a splendid talk on water safety by paul b barber of georgetown he told his listeners swimming is healthful and satisfying anyone from two to eighty can learn drowning can be prevented he gave do and don ts in swimming and also more people today arc en joy ing motor boats which is a wonderful sport when care is used artificial respiration lessons are provided in the town and he urged everyone to learn to swim it is marvelous exercise and lots of fun current events were given by mrs tom brownndge mrs clayton wilson thanked the host ess and the speakers and any who had taken part and the meeting closed mth the qbeen and a soc lal hour all her friends big and little are sorry to hear that nora barnes hs been a sick little girl in mil ton ospital we all hope she will soon be home and have better health and be able to go back to school lorraine ledwidge flower girl at wedding of uncle lorraine ledwidge daughter of mr and mrs tom ledwidge 25 king st e wore a full length yellow taffeta gown a headband f yellow roses and carried a pink and white nosegay when she was flower girl at her uncle s wed ding yvonne newman jhe bride s niece was her companion similar ly gowned the wedding on may 16 which united in marriage mavis jean daughter of mr and mrs arthur newman newmarket and william john son of mr and mrs wil ham wade toronto took place in st paul s anglican church new market rev j t rhodes officia ted in a setting of white and pink mums and snapdragon mr w il lis was orjjani t jnd the jrooms bntlur rocr wade 101 sargent ltd eorsetown sunj o i ronme mt jnd hecau e ire brill w r hi e late ovci sji n with h p skirt jnd chapel train fmerl p e 1 wa hel 1 bv a crown of setd pearl hearts and she carried a bouquet oc white and red carnations mums mrs dercck newman matron of honour wore blue axl fcta miss patsy gilkes and thai bride s sisters peggy newman i and mrs walter higgins were thai bridesmaids wearing green tafrl fcta kenneth hargravcs was the j gromsman raymond wade andl derek newman brothers of groom i and bride were ushers it was double ring ceremony receiving afterwards in new market legion hall the brides t thcr wore blue lace over taffeta i and a pink corsage the grooms i ytothcr beige lace bronze accesl sonis and a yellow rose corsage i for a lake placid honeymoon i trip the bride wore a green sheath i dress and matching hat white acl cciiorics and a corsage of whita1 and red mums mr and mrs wadef are living m newmarket he is i emploved with the globe mail 1 and his bride with the lncmployi ment insurance commission bell awards contract for building addition contract for construction of an i of the building readv to serve addition to the dial telephone about 200 new subscribers by dec equipment building in georgetown ember of this vear when equip- at the corner of main and james ment in the new addition is ready streets ha been awarded to james i next februarv the exchange s total kemp construction co ltd ham capacitv will be some 5000 tele ilton l g denbv bell telephone phone lines for georgetown and manager for this lerritor announ j surrounding temtorv ced this week the building extension due for competion late next fall will add space for equipment to serve some 5000 additional customers 50 that ultimately the exchange could serve about 9 000 subscribers in georgetown and vicinity initially the new part of the building will house equipment to serve 1000 additional customers said mfdenby this equipment will be in service in february 1900 new equipment will mean- while be installed in the old part new homes in delrcx subdivi sion and in georgetown as well as rural areas made it necessary to expand our facilities as rapidly as possible mr denby said the new addition to the dial building will consist of a basement and one floor it will be of brick construction to match the existing building when it is completed late in the fall dial equipment will be moved in and installed architects are prack and pratt hampton w know these new traffic 1aws effective monday may 25th 1 4 you must lower your headlights 1 when within 500 feet of an approaching motor vehicle and 2 when following another motor vehicle within 200 feet it is an offence to place signs on the windows and to hang objects in the motor vehicle which obstruct the drivers view it ts an offence to load a truck or trailer in such a way that any part of the load falls on the highway during transit and the penalty for such offence has been increased up to a mavnnyir fin of 200 and m addition the licence or permit may be suspended passing on the right 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