Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 29, 1967, p. 2

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histories sealed in cairn one thousand enjoy nervals salute to canadas centennial year nonals centennial day on salutxin june 24th was a very successful day with approxim atcly 1 000 ncope enjoying the festivities held in the school grounds the centennial com miuec romposod from the sf out ul ind guiding groups in the ilapc with norman guthrie as chairman had very busy dav the barbecue chicken was served to nearly 850 and thi hot dog booth waa kept ncarh as iius with over 600 hot dojs consumed dunng the afternoon on display in the grounds was an old slcm engine with its shrill v hi tic causing excite ment in old buggy and an old ford car of interest in the ev enin mounted on a car trail er was a covered wagon pulled bv 3 team of carved wooden horses tompletc with leather harness and a driver which had been mado bv cj1cv armst rong of georgetown ponv rides in charge of bill donaldson was a favourite spot for the oungsters the sports events run by mrs ken ewen were enjoyed by the children winners were treasure hunt paul cinnmgham greg schcnli barne dunlop brent laidlaw and doug getty and christine poraeroy janice pom eroy donna mcmillan sheri fomeroy brenda coughlln and alary lou laidlaw preschool rr s race girls carol anna laid law stian ewen mary lou laidlaw boys billy davis mark cunningham- grades 1 and 2 girls kelly sc- dore christine pomeroy laurie robinion boys wayne laid law david jeffrey greg schenk grades 3 and 4 kelly frost robin alcord cindy carr boys teddy kumpcr glen lyons john mckay grades 5 6 and 7 girls karen robinson karen phillips debbie frost boys john little gordon lyons john pinkney shoe kick preschoolers su san ewen susan batts darlenc o conncll grades 1 and 2 greg schenk laurie robinson way ne laidlaw sack races boys grades 5 6 and 7 doug getty ricky cunningham gordon ly ons girls helen dunlop debbie oconneji joyce crcswick wheelbarrow races andy and janet mckay debbie frost and glen lyons janice binnamore and terry laidlaw 2nd wheel barrow beth laidlaw and gor don lyons andy mckay and carolyn barber karen robinson and doug getty sack race grades 1 and 2 greg schcnk tommy frost wayne laidlaw and steven blair tied rolling pin toss mrs dean robinson catching the greasy pig billy cumingham the unveiling of the cairn with the bell from the old school took place it 4 30 p m this was the centennial project nf norval women s institute the georgetown pipe band par aded and played several selec tions they were followed by guard of honour composed of 6 representatives from each of the guides scouts cubs and venturers carrying their flags they took their place on each sido in front of the cairn the members of the institute follow ed most wearing old time cos tumes and stood behind the cairn mrs graydon cheater welcomed those present and in troduced mr pat patterson master of ceremonies who in troduccd dr h harley mp for halton county dr harley spoke briefly on the history of the bell and of the women s institute he called on mrs joe murray the former mane smcl lie present president of the wi to unveil the cairn which was draped in a white cloth on which the institute crest in blue had been painted mrs harold smellic the former grace fid lor rang the bell for the last time and mrs ed mclean the former dorothy watson fast ened the bolts on the plaque they were chosen to perform these duties as they are the only wi members who attend ed the old school miss prairie magutre was also an old time pupil but she was absent sealed inside the cairn in a wwmpw jar ii the history of the achool the history of the w l and some centennial coins following the unveiling the judging of the old time costum es were held judges were mrs marion reed the former marled noble and mrs win graham the present secretary treasurer of the wi mrs lorn clem won the best authentic old cos tume wearing her grandmoth er s 115 year old wedding gown and mrs lawrence may won the best reproduction old time dress the prizes were present ed by mrs wm reid the oldest life member of the wl steal ing the show was little 2 year old gayle taylor wearing an old time dress and pantaloons she is the granddaughter of fred fendley who built the cairn a large crowd gathered for the street dance in the evening in front of rabsons store and the post office however it just nicely got started when the heavy rain forced them to move inside the parish hall which was soon full to capacity norm hannsworth was in charge of the music for the square and round dancing many old timers enjoyed mee ting each other over the week end with many families having get togcthers mrs bert hunter enjoyed a visit from clarence hunter from chicago the for mer tllley hunter from toron and from stanleyhunter mr and mrs c chesney the form er gertie louth and son carl of cleveland visited relatives dur mg the weekend mr and mrs elmer carney had a family ga thering on sunday and mr and mrs ed mclean entertained about 25 of the watson relaliv ea on sunday it was centennial sunday at norval united church on sun day june 25th with several wearing their old costumes mrs marion reed gave a short historical sketch of the village and churches which all enjoyed the choir sang spec ial music and the service clos ed with rev w ridley conduc ting the communion service present at the service were the 1st milton scouts and their leaders who were spending the week end at norval mm iti ulslaa ioss hamilton and trevor moores turn barbecuing chickens rev and mrs w ridley lin da and donna will be on holid ays for the month of july nor val united church adherents hie been invited to join with the presbyterian church during 1 the holiday month the service is at 10 am wants halton peel in one large health unit halton county council has been advised to hire a new me dical officer of health as soon as possible despite an antic ipotcd requ t from pcci board of health for d scusslons on am igamat n dr archer bull pro incial beallh departments rcprcsenta uve and director of the central region of ontario has told hal ton board of health that peel will scon make its amalgamation bid dr bull former moh in hal ton told the board h s depart ment reckoned a unit should deal with a population of at least 190000 and that larger districts up to 300000 could be administered more efficient he said it was ejjjajated that amfes should beatned into du- trid each to b directed by an jboet sad business sdannia- sidered amalgamation with peel umt as an ideal arrangement creating a population coverage of over 300 000 provincial subsidies will be increased from 50 per cent to 75 per cent of unit expenditure county counctkhas decided to go ahead witblhe hinng of a replacement moh for dr buh who left hjltor last dec tember four candidates will bv inter viewed for the job latrr thu month council has meantime okayed a meeting with the peel board of health to discuss amalgama tion staffing dtff dulties fl the halton unit j a msr head ache for the board of health i ttl saturday julv 1st and monday july 3rd will be pub lic boltdajs in georgetown guests at silver wedding anniversary mr and mrs a w benton at tended the silver wedding an niversary tea honouring mr and mrs stewart spillane in tor onto on sundav miss marv lou brown is one of those representing halton 4- h clubs at a homcmakcrs con ference in guelph this week the ted brown family attend d the switzer family reunion at the home of mr and mrs bill donaldson norval on sun we hopfnat mr b ii henry continues better in health after several eeks in hospital in i cuelph congratulatory to dr and mrs wm i ohoon nee miss whiincv laird dai ghtrr of dr and mrs laird ho were mar ried in st stephen s nghcan church at maple on friday ev ening last his parents mr and mrs wm coboon were guests from here earl burtywinner in talent contest earl bort waa a second prize winnerat the talent show held at rock hill on june 18th there were fourteen entries mrs wm r norton was guest at the bmker boudreau wedding in st paul s united church long branch on june 24th and a reception which was held at 27 banquet hall mr and mr george burt attended the fostersharp reunion held at the scboothouae r r 3 chlcguecousy on june 18th sevra of oun residents hav been to expo including- mrs minda corfcett mrs sallyjbshn mr and mrs george ironside mr and mrs fred dtrffield the duffields extended their holidays with a trip through maine to plymooth book and lake placid before returning mini uaetf ju faints cfluu himces 49e nunc snips 33c scope movmnsh 87t c0ppotwe 129 l 57 oftuge clystau 4 69 fireirpuofutf 3 c 49 wamwstvlz miioiui5ua tefi huutme ktbbn or shortcab 49 kotos sfflkek 2c59 iuohk1 259 nam omn inaiu georgetown iga fcmik wm isa iucky shopper mrs e wilson 41 victoria si 31 05 coif auvwnnr m nam m mif ma mm kubt nui m ma tm mt ima toot mat mltm mibyfutk iamekb zsst mm ftozni fw rumis bete hue 4jtfc i a can sssr ml closed all day saturday july 1st hornby news on sunday june 18 40 mem bers of the howden clan gath thered at the home of mr and mrs thomas howden for fath crs da sincere sympathy is extended to mrs bob stewart and family in the death of her mother mrs george joel who died in the queen fhzabcth hospital tor onto on friday june 23 mr and mrs frank hall and family attended the wedding of mrs hall s niece held in the murray street baptist church peterboro on saturday june 24 mr and mrs garry hamilton visited with mr and mrs cliff connor of milton on saturday evening donald hamilton and robcr rutledge returned home on thursday evening from mont real where they enjoyed a few days at expo get well wishes are extended to mm howard king who is a patient in the oakvilletrafalg ar memorial hospital s friends of mrs sa winch are sorry td hear she had the misfortune to fall and break an arm birthday greetings to edward robertson who will celebrate his birthday on june 21 to an nette reid on june 22 eileen bradley on june 24 to allan jennings and billy stout on june 25 birthday greetings to the fol lowing celebrating birthdays mrs bob brownridgo mrs ar thur plant and mrs john ham ilton on july 1 kenneth alder- son on july 3 and floyd brjlgd en on july 4 ur and mr carrv haiti t hon kent and kcndra were pinner guests on sunday evening of mr and mrs keith ella of georgetown the 27lh annual reun on of the south clan was held on sunday june ib when 70 ga thered st the orange hall hornby for a 12 30 p m dinner members of st stephen s an glican church guild met at the home or sirs pat hippance on tucsdai ccmng june 13 with ten members present t mr anl mr i ii mav enter tamed mcml trs of the wrijlcs worth fam 1 at their home on wednesday ec in honour of her bi5tcrjtnd brother inlaw mr and mr ictoa hawt n v vancouver hi arrived st mr and mrs cup tr m nfc es 1 on tuesday june 13 mr and mrs clifford wrls lesworth hcid open house at their home on sunday juno 18 in honour of their daugtcr an i son in law mr and mrs victor hawtin relatives and friends gathered to extend thcjij wishes to the young couple who were married in aneouver op march 0 the georgetown herald thursday june 2h 1967 clearance specials petunia marigolds phlox zinnias alyssum celosia dianthus stocks geraniums whit and purple 6 boxes i 1 george r brandf0rd 15 mountalnvlew rd north strawberries pick your own 30c quart monday wednesdays and fridays 7 am to 12 noon 5pm to 8pm saturdays ati day 7m tojpm quart pickin boxes only bring your own or purchase at patch please no children under 12 br0bar farm john f mown r r 3 mlfcon exactly 3 mum north fnwi 1 ei4y ml

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