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the george herald seventyseventh year of publication georgetown july 4th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy the sick childrens hospital campaign is on more georgetown servicemen arrive home for dominion day georgetown servicemen are coming home in greater and greater numbers and dominion day saw seven more local boys back home in the persons of lieut paul barber lcpl fred harr ison and ptes bill chaplin walker vpleve francis golden bruce mc- tjartney and e a hill earlier in the week dvr j w e davidson arrived at his home on the glen road while flying officer jim kelly reached can ada iast thursday and is now reunited with his wife in winnipeg lclcpl frod harrison a veteran of four years service in juopl fred harrison mm who won bis military medal for gallantry at or- tona enlisting in july 1940 with the 48th highlanders he later transferred to the armoured corps and went overseas on june 17 1041 he was wn tbc first canadian troops in sicily and among the many one souvenirs he has sent home is a coat made for him by an old sicilian tailor ljcpl harr- isqnyafltas the first allied soldier the stefilan had seen and the gift was in gratitude for their liberation a vet eran of the sicilian and italian cam paigns he has since seen action in france holland and germany and took port in the victory parade in prague cechoslovakda lopl harrison was met in toronto by his two children diane and freddie then hurried to toronto general hospital where his wife formerly bessie walk er is recuperating from a serious op eration pte walker cleave another veteran of the italian cam paign is pte walker cleave who is spending a months leave with his mother mrs iobel cleave at their home on emery street walker just missed a reunion with his brother lj8 franklin cleave who has been home on leave but is back on duty with minesweeper of the atlantic fleet pte cleave was employed at c j bucks store prior to enlistment in juty 1943 he trained at guelph and camp borden and went overseas as a cook with the rcasc in august 1943 he went to italy with the hastings and prince edward regiment and moved with the regiment to prance holland and germany pte brace mccartney pte bruce mccartney one of geor getowns youngest soldiers overseas enlisted in october 1m3 prior to his 18th birthday and had previously the weather by h l hutt now that we are into july and have all the figures for the month of june ne and that while night temperaturee for the month were about normal 50s degrees daj temperatures were 68 4 or 4 4 degrees below normal making 11 a rather cool month the rainfall was 3 71 or nearly a quarter of an inch above normal summer is now off to a good start with plenty of moisture for growing crops and farmers are getting ideal weather for haying following are the records for the past week date h and l no rain- temp fall tuea june 26 wed june 27 thurs june 38 fri june 29 sat june 30 sun july 1 mon july 2 46 64 63 been a member the local lome scots regiment since he was a lad of 16 training in portsmouth camp borden and debert he debarked in england last christmas day he was with the toronto scottish in belgium holland and germany prior to enlistment he was employed with smith stone ltd bruce is the son of mr and mrs fred mccartney his father who is deputy zone commander of the canadian legion is a veteran of four years ser vice overseas in the last war with the 68th battalion pte mccartney has enlisted for service in the pacific and will spend a month s leave at home prior to leaving for advanced training f o jim kelly returning from service overseas with the rcaf for the second time is fo j d kelly who arrived in canada last thursday and is now with his wife fin winnipeg fo kellj expects to be home in georgetown wllhln the next week or two enlisting in march 1941 he trained in toronto oshawa wind sor dafoe sask and trenion in wire less work and went overseas in 1943 shot down on a raid over cambrai prance on june thirteenth 1944 he was in hiding with the french under ground until a thrilling rescue by a british plane on sept 8th he spent a month 5 leave in canada last octob er and returned for further service overseas the following month he was with a bomber crew in raids over ber lin and later was engaged in dropping food supplies to liberated areas his yourger brother william graduates this weekend as a second lieutenant from brockville o t c where he i yanked second in his class lieut paal barber bon of mr and mrs c h barber and husband of the former ruth mo- kally lieut paul barber was among the happy group of homecomerb on dominion day paul was cne of four officer members of the barber family who went oveseas with the lome scots raiment in june 1941 since last christmas he has been a member of the queens own rifles and has seen action on the continent in holl and belgium and germany priorto enlistment lieut barber was employ- ad wttfc pormdal paper id a bro- cher herman it overseas wttfc the- huge crowd enjoys glen garden party a crowd of well over 1000 enjoyed a garden party and street dance in olen williams last friday night after a day which threatened rain the wea therman smiled and it was a lovely evening for the event which was held near th post office chairman for the garden party pro gram was e v maccormack of geor- 1 getown the program included a group of the gertrude cain dancers with irene mitchell may as accom panist comedy by harry hale and vocal selections by john wagstaffe georgetown girls pipe band were al so present and played several selec tions for the enjoyment of the ga thering those in charge of arrangements in cluded mrs j r williams entertain ment mrs jack crawford booths mrs w hadley lucky draw the street dance which featured fishers orchestra was in charge of tom hill and jack addy roy norton was in charge of games lucky draw winners were mrs john wheeler sr lamp mrs- sutcliffe knitting bag chris frank cushion the committee were most appreciative of the kind offer of the blyth con struction co for putting at their dis posal lumber and equipment which total proceeds go to the bean- igjen williams school report entrance class joe fry harold hilts audrey norton robert norton carl schenk grade 7 to grade 8 jean beau mont hon junior beaumont jimmie cain betty hancock hon louise hilts gerald inglla leslie norton russell robinson keith scott hon grade 6 to grade 7 bulie haines hon kenneth norton lola felker hon grade 5 to grade 7 jean han cock hon grade 5 to grade 6 gary coo- ptr ion charline gibbs hon bud haines hon blake inglla isabel outran der recomended for grade 6 harold digits charles norton edna beaumont teacher junior room grade 4 to grade s eleanor schenk hon sylvia norton hon david cooper mildred norton harpln beaumont mabel sevan lillian nor ton marilyn felker ethel lusty james tlmleck norman gibbon dec grade 3 to grade 4 kenneth schenk hon douglas logan hon richard hancock hon margaret cain carl hill william barclay ger ald scott freddie dickenson douglas marshall ronald h11u william mc murdo grade 3 to grade 4 gall wheeler hon nancy larsen hon ellen dickenson audrey robinson grade 2 to grade 3 gordon preston dennis handy george mc naliy rec william lusty rec leroy hilts rec grade 1 to grade 2 elsie lar sen hon roger addy hon jimmie schenk hon marion shantz hon barrie tlmleck hon eva garvin hon teddy hancock stanley nor ton edward norton jean young james young grade 1 audrey cain violet lusty laura young mrs e f presawood teacher nb only children whose sixth birthday occurs before january 1st 1946 will be accepted as beginners mont parcel fund and will be used to provide a welcome home for glen williams servicemen returning from overseas louth gilchrist wedding a quit wedding took place on sat- urday afternoon june 30th at the united church parsonage rev r c i todd b a officiating when edna dorothy only daughter of mr and mrs walter louth of georgetown became ihe bride of wilfred james son of mr and mrs gilchrist brampton the briae was attired in streetlength pale blue silk jersey dress with white accessories and she ore a corsage of red roses her cousin miss verna louth glen wil liams was bridesmaid gowned in a streetlength dress of rose silk jersey tth white accessories and she wore a i corsage of pale pink carnations the groomsman was mr stewart mcbret- ney of brampton after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the grooms par ents mrs gilchrist was gownd in alice blue sheer dress wearing a cor sage of red roses the happy couple left later for orlttla and other points and on their return they will reside in brampton v norval boys pkjboneksofwab arrived home public school promotion lists for next term pte fw o card of thanks the family of the late mrs mary e j harris wish to extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the many friends and neighbours for the acts of kindness messages of sympathy and beautiful flornl tributes received during our recent sad ber eavement in he loss of our beloved mother canadian army show and his brother lieut kellh barber is in england with i the lome scots another brother i george who also served with the army 1 hat been recently discharged from the 1 forces with over fllve years service over- drr j w e davidson as to his credit pte j w e bill dividson vns another veteran who arrived home in georgetown last week pte davidson has been overseas since mirch 1940 and has been with the army service corps in france ger- mnny holland and belgium he is one of ave members of the family who have served with the forces in this war his father mr william davidson now discharged was a sergeant instructor with the roaf a brother cpl nor man davidson has been discharged after service overseas and two broth ers are still in the service pte bob with the lincoln and welland regt in holland and pte clayton at ver non b c pte davidson married the former margaret sharkey of edin burgh scotland four years ago and she is living in edinburgh with their two children norman and robert pte frank golden pte frank j golden who completed five years of army service on july 1st is the son of mr and mrs frank gol den and will spend a months leave in town with his parents he went overseas three years ago with the irish regiment and has served in italy belgium and holland pte golden has enlisted for the pacific and win report for training at end of his leave shortilltaylor wedding in guelph on saturday afternoon june 30th at 4 oclock ruth taylor daughter of mr and mrs william taylor guelph became the bride of fred shortlll son of the late mr and mrs john shortlll rev aitfcen of chalmers united rch ouctoh officiated at the cere- mony which was performed at the home of the brides parents miss doris harding played the wedding music and sang the sunshine of i your smile j the bride chose an attractive blue ind white crepe ensemble with white accessories and corsage of pink roses hi- sister miss olive taylor was bridesmaid and wore a rose dress i with matching hat and corage of pink roses the groom s brother mr r b shortlll of georgetown was best man follov ing the ceremony i reception wis held in the guelph ym ca w here mr ard mrs tay lor and the wedding party received the guests there were 43 gvests present after a wi ddlng trip to stratford and nia gara falls mr and mrs shortlll wll live on the groom i farm in erin township guests from this district included mr tnd mrs john taylor and son rom brantford mr and mrs james taylor and daughter of kitchener mr and mrs wllf harding and doris mr and mrs john cole ballinafad guests were also present from guelph london mosboro and the west gordon browne son of mrs m browne and the late mr grade i to gradfi u honors irene bousklll lorraine carpenter marilyn cleave robert cummlngs june eason sandra fox marie fujlta george glbbs terrence harley calvin king gail king ken- i neth langdon raymond mccartney ross mcgilvray carole seddon bar- bara welch pass dennis barker lawrence bou sklll claire bradley janice bradley margaret elizabeth bryden bruce denham sylvia diggins thomas dob- ible daniel edwards diane harrison edward hewitt dinnne hillock fran cis hulme kerry jepson michael lambert jack livingstone mama mackenzie jack millar claudia milne claudette miron rodger mudie ed ward pallitter marilyn peters patri cia richardson marine ryall lillian shepherd marjorle spence william vivian recommended edgar caldwell oratjtt 2 to grade i honors usan crabtree lorraine given anne hyde beverly hyde mar jorle roe patricia schrag sydney shaw dale tost patricia wulson pass kenneth barker dorothy brandford edward cox marian cum mlngs ross davis joyce denham jack handy ronald herrington doro thy hillei gordon jenkins sandy mackenzie lynn macneale arthur maybanks jean muokart jim mudie louise oliver anne proctor sandra scott donald seddon david tost robert tracey douglas tucker kath leen williams reicommended william thompson james wilson browne of norval and pte orrnle bud carter son of mr and mrs reuben carter toronto and formerly of norval arrived home together on monday afternoon after spending a vnr n the same nazi prison camp the bovs came over together on the same ship and it was a real coinci dence that gord and bud friends to gether in norval jet serving in alto gether different regiments overseas should find themselves together in the same prlion tamp in fact their prison stalls ere right next to each other pte browne was a prisoner of war for a year he served with the see- forth highlanders and was missing for three months before his mother re ceived word that he was a prisoner- ofwar he said they most certainly would have starved had it not been for the red cross parcels gord enlisted in july 1942 and prior to that ran his fathers malt mill at norval pte orrnle carter has been a pris- macule margaret mcqulgan terry oner of war since last october and nnrt n n grade 3 to grade 4 honors robert allen donald cleave leona conn charlene davis george hoare marian mudie mary mcdonald arthur mudie shirley mc naliy john wlnfleld pass marie armstrong mary bar ber betty bousklll oretchen bradley helen chaplin patfly day glenna doherty robert freestone billy oibhs billy hardman donald livingstone teddy middle ton claude miron ian was serving with a special force prior to his capture american brandford lorriman wedding norton billy penson marlene rau orlo ryall louise tucker marilyn warnes george webster robert web ster dorothy williams robert case- ley paul prust grade iv to grade v tv wedding was solcmnt i honour jamm quietly in st georges church rf buct eleanor buxtt anmojsdw7 england at 4 o clock saturday after- t v jane ok tsrntat noon when amelia eldest daughter of kometz bert lucas sandra shaw mr and mrs athur lorriman be came the bride of pte lewis brand ford camp borden third son of mr ind mrs george brandford arch- deicon w g o thompson officiated at the ceremony the bride wore a street length dress of white crepe white hat with shoul- dtr length veil and white accessories her corsage wa of red roses mrs henry lorriman was matronofhon our in a flowered silk jersey frock with green accessories and corsage of pink carnations mr henry lorri- imn was groomsman muriel spence pass- ann bedell terrybiudd mar lene bludd ronald breen audrey bradley billle brydon frank carter gerald cox jack davidson allen darby ruth dillon john dohertr marlna ernrneradn joan fldier don aid ford joan harrison danny he witt joan jenkins sylvia lambert ross mcglll marjorle mfcneale ron ald ritchie dean proctor richard sjenko donna thompsonr keith tost pauline tyers allan walker bulls whitney grade 5 to grade 6 s honours shirley caaeley joaa dobble dorothea lane george m dure ruth mcnaliy norma omey heather rasmussen wanda timbers pass mary jane arnold allan bat ley paul barber faye barker jim bousklll harry brandford oman conn gwen davis david doble wil liam doherty miriam grace joycs hehlhgtuh douglas hill john hhuer ronald hulme joseph louth jim lusty robert mcglll jane milne elizabeth mudie mable shepherd annie vivian grade 6 to grade 7 honours frank anderson john balrd david barber david bowman barbara boyle joan bradley betty clarke anne crabtree joan latimer william maccormack james macdon- ald jean tyler sarah wylle pass jean bedell bert carey marilyn chaplin donald cofell kathleen cox shirley dobble james fallow jamee ford bessie hartay pearl glazier corey herrington do lores herrington william huhsr doreen hornby iran huffman mary mcnaliy gerald morrow dougjas norton eileen prust marie roe robert rogers kathleen stockley dean thompson floyd varey cyna wilson recommended john accbxmav wllbert miiu grade 7 to grade 8 honours donald burns albert gar ter william goodchild keith king lome mcbride john nodwell hugo tapp shirley thompson earl wat ters pass margaret bradley joan chaplin jean colman ronald den ham margaret golden donald her rington william hewitt william hyde molra keuy robert lavojs joseph lorusso denis mccartney ross preston alfred spence belle tennant john thompson donald brydon joyce mcmillan join tyers william huffman and leona smith wed at st georges church with ven woo thompson offlc- itttinu at the ceremony the wedding took place at st georges church of england on thursday afternoon june 23th at three o clock of leona marlon smith daugitcr of mr and mrs cecil i e smith of stewarttown and william kay huffman son of mr and mrs william huffman given in marriage by her father che bride wore a turquoise suit with white accessories and a corsage of deep rose carnations her only attendant was her sister eleanor who wore a purple suit wltn white accessories and a cor sage of pink carruttinns mr charles crawford was groomsman the young couple left for a honey moon trip to buffalo and jamestown n y returning along lake bkte and through niagara falls they wm take up residence in georgetown l fclcmltaied oollitn wujuinl anniversary mr ind mrs j h schoales ci golfvlew ave toronto celebrated their golden wedding june 15th with in informal reception attended by many friends and relatives including two brothers of mrs schoales- mr h smetliurs of acton and mr r g smethurst of vancouver bc also prtsent were two nieces miss mar garet e smethurst of sudbury and mrs a j h smethfirst of barrie mrs h smethurst of acton and mrs a j smethurst bt dirrertonse poured tea assisted by mrs r robinson and mrsj r blackwood fifty golden roses provided a lovely background for the anniversary cake made by mrs c a grant a niece of mrs schoales many bouquets and i gif ts4noudlng a purse of money from immediate relatives were received by the honoured couple mr and mrs schoales have one daughter mrs m patterson who as sisted in receiving the guests also four granddaughters their only son joseph h gave his life in world war i at the age of 19 the schoales family came to can ada from england and lived in stew arttown for some years moving to toronto thirtyfive years ago mrs schoales is a sister of the late a j smethurst of lbnehouse congratulations are extended to mr and mrs schoales from mends to this district united church sunday school picnic at stanley park erin a on thursday afternoon june 28 about 120 members of the united church sundaj school and 60 adults took advantage of the ideal weather to enjoy the annual sunday school vlcnic to stanley park el in the transpoitauon arrangements were ably handled by howard lullco and e l arnold and art scott very kindly of fered the use of one of his buses to assist in the transportation of the children swimming and boating were enjoyed to the full during the early part of the afternoon after which a full orts program was carried out under the convenorshtp of miss m camp bell at 5 30 the children sat down to injoy in their usual hearty manner the picnic supper refreshment ar rangements were convened by mrs h clarke assisted by a very capable committee during the supver hour miss mwiiiitiiw s riiua cffti prfiinnted- with a watermelon in recognition of their attendance record at sunday school the picnic was concluded after sup per with swimming and softball of particular interest was a game between two teams selected from the interme diate boys the results of the various athletic events were as follows swimming races boys under 13 burns and spence girls under 12 j dobble open race junior grace shirley watklns track races miss lyons class 1st doug richardson 2nd m bird 3rd bobby bryden girls under 7 and 8 joyce denham marjorle spence sue crabtree boys 7 and 8 bill thomp son tommy dobble cahrin king girls b and 10 joan dobble jana milne muriel spence boys 9 sad 10 jim buck b bryden booy whitney girls 11 and laisaa tyler ann crabtree ruth dtoon boys u and la d burns ronald denham h taps boys 13 and 14 billy arnold junior grace d bryden married womens race mrs bm mrs denham married men walter richardson h c wrigglesworto shoe race girls j dobble muriel spence ruth dillon shoe race boys d burns j gflce r denham girls wheelbarrow jean colman and jane milne miriam grace and josu dobble boys wheelbarrow d her rington and d mccartney hop tapp and d burns keith kins and bud varey girls threelegged rare shirley thompson and jean tyler ann crabtree and betty clarke jeam colman and jane milne boys three legged race billy arnold end oba brydon alfred spence and bui oood- child don bums and hugo tapp biscuit race girls ruth dillon boys junior grace flnait junior qtaos 440 yd openb arnold d bryden herrmcton lieut bertha schenk en route overseas with cwac a glen williams girl lieut bertha schenk daughter of mr and aire wm schenk is en route for ghl with a contingent of the cwac sn- llsttng cm december 10th 1m1 lieut schenk has been stationed in toron to north bay and brantford and took her officers training course tn mon treal card of thanks mr and mrs james orahtree wtah to express their atooere thanks ib friends and g for then neay aneano to us after sir o accident v