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An extraordinary marriage in By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer If the walls of the community hall In Stewart town could talk they would have had a con Satux day eight Just hours earlier a Sikh wedding had taken place there The celling which has echoed some pretty lively township council meetings in the past was decorated with festive streamers dozens of rugs covered the floor where normally square dan cere twirl and wolf cubs pack While Last Indian cooking waned In from the building ante rooms Anita Kalsl a Crescent George town resident married Singh Dhanjai of ending a four month courtship still quite unique In western culture Even Tor many of the Indian youngsters among the SO or so wedding guests it was he first time they had seen the brief casual ceremony This was certainly the case for Rattan Singh and Jean other five children Although lunch was served following the ceremony Sikhs customarily hold the reception before the wedding starts Guests their shoes removed and their heads covered around a table laden with traditional East Indian diet breakers sweets separated into the green and white and Noodles and lentils and the Indian Mutthi cookie complem this pre- wedding brunch As guests padded Into the hall four priests supplied a traditional musical accompan iment unduoltlng notes and a slow musical rylhm The head priest the chanted pensively In the mid die of the floor near the stage Already money had begun to accumulate between the priest and the spot where the wed ding couple would sit The ceremony itself Is sooth ingand uncomplicated lasting not much more than mlnut There are several prayers said by the priest and guests the Issue of the marriage la uncluttered by religious dog ma and even in the solemnity of ancient tradition the at was relaxed enough to allow family photographers to move around freely The bride and groom rose four times to circle the Holy Book which contains the teac hings of the religion last ten great gurus killed about Their are no more gurus for the and for orthodox members the Book is their Bible providing not only inspiration but guidelines for conducting one dolly life On the fourth circuit jit and Anita were greeted with a loud cheer from friends and family They were In marigold petals and confetti returning to their places be fore the priest a newly ried couple But the ceremony necessarily finished with the fourth stroll around the Holy Book After they sat down and Anita were drap ed with garlands traditional ly real lowers were used but modern times have turned these Into paper and relatlv and friends dropped money and sweets Into cloth baskets in their laps At tie same time two of he moved into the crowd conducting a kind of Communion serving each guest a ball of warm buttery sweet pars had after lunch the mar still had a couple of steps to go before the couple was This wbb the doll period and Involves liberal gift exchanges between the fimilles of the bride and groom It separates the wedding couple for a short time usually about a day before head off for their honeymoon And where will the new ha n jo Is spend their nuptial vacation Well they spent one day in Niagara Falls over the weekend but as or press lime they will be probably with friends in Montreal Indian touch to Royal Wedding week See also Page A3 fourth march the priests or Holy Book lie wedding couple are officially married And as and his new wife Anita pais by well- they are by showered by marigold petals and confetti When they themselves before the priest the couple receive pun had a wheat pudding- along with other guests In the hall In a ritual to a Holy Communion Herald photo I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER FOBERT I DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Since 1866 WEDNESDAY JULY 29 No need to roam its right here at All trio shops and you need There are 1 good reasons lo shop Downtown Geotgelown FREE PARKING Op leader quizzes Varian sta newsmen Joe Clark comes here looking for answers BEATING THE HEAT Toiling water balloons to each other It only the many ways kids have various ways to beat the summer beat Including water balloons and adults beat at keeping coot during the hot summer children are going for a dip In be pool More about bow children have been participating la the sports camp sponsored by the Hilton Hills Recreation and keeping during the holiday Inilde Department With a tittle help from their leaden the children found Social economy cheques available- letter carriers delivering today Letter carrier and other worker In Acton and Georgetown are making I pedal today Wednesday of all social economy cheque Family allowance Canada Pension Old Age Pension and superannuation cheque are being delivered throughout wherever poitlble All urban delivery routes and rural routes are expected to be covered Georgetown letter carriers will be working out of the Nerval postal station while striking Inside workers picket the main post office at Maple Avenue and Street Residents using post office boxes In Georgetown can pick up their cheques at the station from Dim In noon and from I 30 to You are obliged to show proper identification There Is no phone at the Nerval station but more information be obtained from the main post office at mi In Acton post office box uteri can pick up their cheques at the Royal Canadian Legion list off Mil Street today Thursday and Friday between Ham and After Friday all cheques not collected will be forwarded the federal Department of Supply and Service Make Inquiries at the Acton post office The nationwide strike by member of the Canadian Union of Postal Worker Is In Its 30th day with no end In light REGAL INVITATION Hem it is Okay so It tabulate but there a a mall strike Inilde today lasu a special spread today a wadding Charles Lady Diana Spencer The reproduction souvenir tea towel above cornea to yea Elizabeth Carney of Georgetown whose from England recently visited her bringing several Royal Wedding souvenir like this one The heir to the British throne marries the daughter of the eighth Earl of Spencer today In London SI Cathedral Police Beat Store hit again The Robbins ice cream store in Georgetown was broken into for the second in two weeks early Monday morning Thieves gained access by smashing the recently replaced glass door causing an estimated damage Nothing was stolen though since no money had been left on the premises Assault charge laid A old London Ontario man was charged with common assault after an Acton man received a gash to his forehead lost Wednesday evening regional police reported that the attack occurred when the man appeared uninvited at the victim residence and minor scuffle ensued Regional police charged Eugene Bright Beer theft recovered A Georgetown teenager was charged with possession of stolen property by regional police Saturday afternoon after two cases of beer wero discovered stolen from a Brewers Retail truck Tho truck was being unloaded In front of a Georgetown restaurant Friday afternoon when it was discovered that two cases of beer valued at approximately were missing After an investigation regional police charged an 18year old Georgetown youth with possession of stolen property the next day llyPAUt Herald Special It was a Joe Clark in search of answers who visited MP John McDcrmld Conserve riding of Brampton Georgetown Tuesday Prior to the tour of Varlnn Canada Incorporated on River Drive which highlighted his visit here the federal Oppos lender sat down or lunch with editors and publishers of several and Peel news papers as well as lelevi si on of idols The Varum tour was one in scries of visits Mr is making th summer to high technology Industries across Canada his only stop in this rid was expected to de some suggestions for the development of such In and tin on Ihejob training of skilled workers The luncheon in Brampton was set up as a mutual get acquainted according to Mr McDcrmld and Mr Clnrk fioo i set aside his guests questions ask one himself We re trying to Rein handle on the Impact of high Interest rates at every level he explained asking the medio representatives far their Input and wondering aloud how the government might alleviate growing social problems seen as indirect results of Inter national economic problems from family break ups to child beating Liberal Cabinet minister Allan old the House of Commons recently his government can do nothing about socioeconomic pro blcms Mr Clark said but he Conservative ion dlsa The medio reps offered little In the way of hard facts Instead quitting Mr Clark about national concerns among them the postal strike the recent pay raise which MPs voted themselves day announcement about VIA Raj closures and the difficulties of home ownership How can I ell my staff we can only afford to pay them so much when the MPs are getting a per cent salary hike one publisher asked it t have come at a While Mr McDermid point out that per cent raise applies to the six year period since MPs salaries were lost reviewed Mr Clark challeng the newsmen to suggest a better time for the move In the last two or three years Opposition leader said his party would prefer to see a commission set up similar to one operating successfully in Australia Such an dent disinterested body he said would align and review salaries of elected reprcsenla tlves and set dates for any increases Admitting that his tlon will appeal to the reason of the average tax payer though not his emotion Mr Clark defended government salary hikes as a way of ensuring that the right staff can be hired and retain and a way by which MPs maintain their quality of living and their interest In parliamentary duties without generally reverting to their more lucrative private pro fessions For Mr Clork the to buy and mainta a home Is a means by which Canadians can develop pride in them selves and then in Canada Any government action to increase that ability he said invites the taxpayer pale in his country economy and benefit from lis growth Depleting the taxpayer ability to buy a home how ever is the Liberal govern ment s failure to give the economy higher priority than the Constitution energy and the so called north south dialogue Mr Clark contend British Prime Mo run ret Thatcher has nation wide noting to worry about and S President Ronald Reagan is concerned over worldwide communism be pointed out but both are primarily concentrating on their respective economic pro blems Of the national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Continued on page A3 Operations manager for Varian electron device division shows federal Opposition leader Joe Clark some of the many telecommunications products the firm during Mr Clark brief visit to the Georgetown plant afternoon Mr Clark is examining some samples of travelling wave tube which are used In transmitting signals la communication systems Mr Clark toured the plant chatting with various employee and ipoke with Mr Smith The Herald will carry additional about Mr Clark visit In It Weekend Extra Friday Trial date hearing delayed until Aug 31 HALFPINT HOTJDINI And nothing up my ileeve magician Lee Davison lold audience he dan led and parent alike with his magical at the Day Camp last Tuesday Lee was one the many who entertained the crowd at he Parents Day held at he Terra Con lion Area Croatian priests Mladen Chuvalo and appeared briefly in Milton Provincial Court Monday morning and agreed to appear In court again Aug 31 to set a date for their trial The two priests were with extortion a weapon dangerous to the public peace arid the use of a firearm during the commlss Ion of an offence June by regional police after a complaint was received from several employees of Fair- mount Amusements on the Croatian premises near June 13 during Feast of St Anthony celebrations employees bad returned to the Centre on Winston Churchill Boulevard June IS to pick up some equipment left behind when thty were met at the galea by two man a rifle between them were refused admission grounds to pick up their equip ment and reported the occur rence to the police After conducting an Investigation Halton regional police two rifles and a shotgun from the premises and charged the two priests