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the georgetown herald wednesday evening june 26th 1946 georgetown lions sponsor weekend celebrations vgmld ar lnake the weather by h l jlutt beekeepers have been complaining about the fine oool weather i have been enjoying lor the past few weeks just tine for humanity but too cool for the bees to work necessitating the feeding of all too scarce sugar now that the temperatures hdv e got up into the eighties we may look for a smile on the face of the beekeepers but swelter ing townsfolk will lanuish in the shade and confine their gardening to the cool of the evening we are now in what thrifty farmers call haying time and this warmer wea ther is just ft hat they need for ouring hay here are the local tecords rain h fall tues june 18 64 4 weti thur jung19 jufte 20 63 4 58 4- fri june 1 66 4 sat june 22 71 5- sun june 23 82 o mon june 24 84 6 umehouse horse show saturday sports day and garden party dominion day holiday parade street dance fireworks among holiday celebration features horse show will draw exhibitors and spectators for many miles it s bard to know just where to start enumerating the many features which georgetown lions crub has planned to make the dominion day weekend a lively one for georgetown there is omethlng for everyone young and id and no expense has been spared to it the biggest celebration ever held ih georgetown to start it off on saturday will be m horse show in the park and ad vance entries promise a large showing of heavy draft and wagon horses eight road teams and eight carriage teams are expected there will be special road classes for saddle horses it is the first horse show ever held in georgetown to our knowledge and chairman bob caldwell secretary gar field mcgllvray and ken mcmillan have everything in shape for a smooth running show tory gregg wingham radio man who has announced the last two fail fairs here is showmaster and over 600 in prize money is offer ed in the 23 classes saturday night the dancing crowd takes over with a street dance on mill street just off main chairman art scott has secured the popular curly smith orchestra from brampton for modern and old tyme dancing on sunday afternoon at 3 pjn a community religious service will be held in the park this will be in char ge of ven w g o thompson and the lome scots band will be in attendance and will present a band concert in conjunction with the aenfoa monday s holiday snow starts early at 10 am when a stellar weston mid get team stacks up against the george town pirates at 2 pja a parade of floats decorated cars and bicycles led by the brampton kiltie band will move from the old town hall to the park afternoon features at the park include a softball tournament between teams from norval glen williams milton and georgetown and a number of race events clarence benham and ab tost are in charge of these features incidentally there are good prizes all along the way with 20 15 and 10 offered for the best floats 5 3 and 42 for decorated bicycles and 5 for the best comic costume bingo convened by art johnson will be played both on saturday and mon day and there will be several games as wel as refreshment booths a nov elty among these will be a watermelon booth the monster garden party on mon day night is just that probably the best show to ever hit town ray whit- ntee given 225 to put on the show has secured the jessie mcgregor con cert company front hamilton and the troupe numbers an even dozen top- notch entertainers miss mcgregor is coming along herself as pianist and director and among the star acts are alice dunbar most popular comedi enne to western ontario the whirlc on acrobatic roller stating team roy and doris head entertainers in magic and ventriloquism jean harris dan oer gladys cornell singing comedi enne pearl carter widelj known en tertalner pearl johnston cowboy sin ger and ben lucas entertainer and inasterof ceremonies added to this is the grand finale when dick licata wll be in charge of a 100 firework display to write finis to the biggest garden party ever the lions club specializing as it does in children s work has decided to make the whole show free to children admission tickets have been diatribu ted to all public school children in town and district which gives them free admission all dav saturdiv and monday there will be a 10c admission charge to the children for the girden party twocame winning streak as georgetown downs milton milton came out on the short end of twogame series with milton last week both games being played in the county town ofi wednesday the pa permakers won 05 though ouhltttng the mlltonltes 15 to 6 scotty patter son was back on the mound to spark the georgetown win everett wilson had a perfect day with three hits in as many times al bat including a lusty triple in the 5th patterson and evans each netted three out of four chaplin had two and the three ritchie bro thers and lane one apiece larry rit chie was back in the lineup for the first time since the season s opening when he injured his leg sliding into first the saturday game was in the bag after the first terrific liuung when georgetown scored thirteen runs they added another seven in the second just for good measure when the game en ded georgetown was leading 2415 milton also having had a big inning in the 5th with seven runs bill bryden pitched the first four inning for georgetown and awrie a new addition to the team from hiusburg way fin ished on the mound the bomo marked the first appearance of tudor beau mont this season who nicked a hit in the second inning to show he was still in form heavy hitters were wilson and and ritchie with three apiece jlvemlfs trim oakville vive last vight behind the sterling pitching of don herrington georgetown jirieniles gu ned a decisive 7 2 victorv over oakvlll in their second league game in the park last night spence started on the jtnound but was moved to third base hen keith huffman stopped a bal between the eyes and had to re tire from the game bud hoare vas missing from last nights line up oth erwise the team was the same as in the first game ballon afad sorry to know that mr d j sinculr has been confined to his bed for the past week we hope he will toon be hie to be around again as usual mr ray powell and miss berthi shelbourne were honoured at a showtr in the hall last week mr jno newton was chairman for a short pro gram on thursday evening of piano solos by mrs jack cnchton tap dan ces by trudy scott and sharon har- ley with miss helen meredith at tht piano piano duet by ross norton and nell benton and violin and guitar numbers by mr and mrs earl scott mr sam gisbj led in community singing following the opening of mam beau tifu and useful gifts ray and bertha thanked their friends and invited them to their new home the remain der of the evening was spent in dan dng after lunch the zimmerman people tendered them a shower at the home of rays parents on wednesday night and ber thas feliow employees at smith stone ltd one day previously mr a e paul mr nd mrs aubrey grant and son kenneth visited mrs smetihurst and peggy over the week end miss blanche brigham rn of brandon man is visiting her slater mrs jack roughley miss jessie marlow of toronto spent the weekend with the sanfords and mitchells mrs fred shelbourne visited mr and mrs w p shelbourne and was a guest at the powell shelbourne wedding on saturday margaret spitzer and bemice cur- rie were successful in their grade 8 years work both have taken summer obs in acton miss ruddeu and her s s no 9 pu pils attended the fed agriculture pic nic in milton on friday and carried home a number of first prizes in sports events mr and mrs victor mills and dau ghter of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs w t mills miss helen swackhamer of detroit mrs mckecknie and mr and mrs rex tracey of toledo visited miss m swa- ckhammer over lhe weekend sunday school has disbanded for the summer months archie mcdonald martii isley wed in chi rch of olr lady guelph iwi are sorry that the account of this wtdduio lihu lit on pate j v to in strted by t or btfore pro f n idm ci nectiuns wtit made ed i the altar and sincuiaij of un church of our lady guelph were beautifully decorated with pink and white peonies on june 22nd for the marriage of martha elizabeth isley reg n youngest daughter of mr and mis henry isley 8th line erin to mr joseph hough son of the late mr and mrs wm hough guelph rev fr harold higglns officiated the bride given in marriage by her brother inlaw john holden george town was radiant in a floor length white satin gown with sweetheart neckline and a tulle over satin skirt falling in a long train her floor length veil failing into a long train was caught by a wreath of omnge blossoms she carried a wedding missal with streamers tied with orange blossoms mrs georeg johnson toronto sis ter of the bride acting as matron of honour wore a floor length gown of mauve taffeta with a low neckline matching picture hat and white nylon mitten miss evelyn goetz reg n bridesmaid wore a floor length gown of green taffeta with a high neckline matching picture hat and white nylon mittens both carried a bouquet of talisman roses little clan ruth hawker niece of the groom was flower girl in a floor length gown of yellow taffeta with matching poke bonnet and carrying a nosegay of mauve sweet peas mr wm isley georgetown brother of the bride was groomsman the ush ers were mr oeoge johnson toronto brotherinlaw of the bride and mr harold hough guelph brother of groom the wedding music was played by sr m dorothy of loretto academy and during the signing of the register miss helen allen graduate of st jos eplis sang schubert s ave maria and panis angelicus at the offertory immediately after the ceremony the reception was held at the royal ho tel banquet hall receiving the bridal party were mrs isley mother of the bride ind mrs a j hawker guelph sister of the groonj for her daughters wedding the bride s mother wore dress blnck accessories and piano recital miss helen blackburn atcm held her june recital on monday evening in the auditorium of the public school miss isabel archdekin of brampton was the guest soloist one of her sel ections was morning the song she- sang at the peel musical festival when she won the gold medal it was a red letter day for miss blackburn who just that morning it ceived word that she had successfully passed examinations lor hei atcm degree the class consisted oi the following pupils patsy richardson billy parmer marna mackenzie gail king bobby tracey betsy willson karen scott sandra scott joan fidler jean muc kart mai ilyn cleave claudia milne marie aimstrong bobby lucab marl lyn ch iplin bernice wilson patsy wlllson joan chaplin mwy arnold jane glazier pauline tyers gwen da vis joan bradley ruby mitchell jim my kirkwood jane milne joyce mc miljan glid 6 r lddell margaret sar gent betty king ann crabtree shir ley harrison kathleen thompson louise robuison ruth mcbride jtan tykr viok shepherd renee digglns miss m mackenzle mrs g scott pearl corkwelh eleanor cummins a beautiful bouquet of roses was pre sented to miis blackb lrn b pi sy lllson on behalf of the class a t the recen t examination held at he toiouto coniirviitory of music grade v ann ci utrec pass grade iv betty km si lion gride iii j in my knkwoid 1 i 1 uss lion joan bridley hon jtan tyler pass and gwen divis hoi the pnze iw i d gut i loi lie high ist rnuk- nudi on he xinnnittons w is w hi by jimmv kirkwood crepe marries huttqwille gikl of ptnk earn all ont hawketcncs a medium blue silk jersey black ac ivories and corsage of pink carna lions for the wedding trip to cleveland ohio and olher us points the bride a a quie ceremony in the united church pisoniri at hi lomllk on saturday june 22nd doreen alice kennedy daughte of mrs edward nned v and jie lau mr kuincdv of chose a grey check suit black top coa and white accessor son of mrs angui hriarcllffe rose q aqlr wint u bc suit oiack ton coit huunhc as marred o archibald and hl ccmsor ror tllld sou nf mr antrm naim ivi ife oi robert mcdotiild mcdonald and the late m of r r 4 acton rev j l rmed the ceremony the bride was charmingly gowned in i white suit with whle accessories she was attended by her sister mrs jimes throwers who was slmllarlv gowned mr clifford mcdonald was his brothers groomsman a reception followed jie ceremonv at the home of mr and mrs throwers guests were received by the brides mother assisted by the mother of the groom the couple will take up resi dence at rjl 4 acton mcdoi ud t will reside n guelph leece per outof town guests were present from owen sound detroit windsor london hamilton kitchener and georgetown card of thanks cpl ronald edwards wishes to thank beaumont and smith stone emplo yees and all organizations who were so kind sending parcels and cigarettes to him oversea- sincere thai to all t welcome home cpl ronald edwards back home after five years with the canadian army in england is cpl ronald edwards who crossed on the aquitanla and arrived in georgetown week- cpl bdwards enlisted and went overseas with the lome scots in jte wii he vas an employee of smith stone married to the for mer florence lee they have one son danny glen williams present watches to returned servile personnel garden party sports day street dance feature old boys reunion mantel clocks to families of five killed in action ktlout oh anlmbl b local minister on sund iv morning the congrega uon of knox prebby urun church heard a report of the activities of the 72nd general assembly of the presby wiian church in canada given by the minister the rev chas cochrane who was a commissioner mr cochrane told the congregation that the tone of the meetings and the level of debate was very hifch and that a fiesh approach to the problems of the church was evident the pres byterian communion will continue its connection with the church of christ m china as established three years ago appolntmert was made on a temporary oneyearj basis of the rev dr john mcnab to the editorship of the presbyterian record the question of state supervision of religious edu cation was sent down to presbyteries for their consideratiion in the light of the confessional standard of the church with reports from the presby teries invited for the 1947 assembly a committee of assembly was set up to examine the administrative nfleds of the church particularly in connec uon with the appointment oi perman ent secretaries of which seven had been requested this year alone no appointment of secretaries was made pending the report of this committee next year of special local interest was an am endment to a recommendation of the committee of evangelism and social action offered by mr cochrane and given wide circulation on the radio and in the daily press the minister stated that the amendment had been lost by only four or five votes in pre sen ting this amendment mr cochrane suited that his purpose had been slm ply to speak to a vexing social prob lem in complete fidelity to scripture the amendment will be printed in full in mxt wiek s htnld seventy seven glwi servicemen and women were honoured guests on sat urday when the neighbouring village combined an old boys reunion with a twoday celebration in their honoui brigadier h a sparliiih db o offi cer commanding m d 2 was present to shake hands with each man and wo man and present the gift of a pocket watch a ladys watch or a ronson llgh ter as the case might be as each re celve their token of esteem a round of applause reeted them from the eiowctota lhousanatwho witnessed the scene the presentation proper was prece ded bv a parade which formed at the cedar archway on the glen road and marched to the athletic grounds hea lied by the lome scots band the par ade included members of branch 120 canadian legion a detachment of glen veterans a st john ambulance detachment and the children of sb 11 glen williams dressed some in white some blue and some khaki floats included the old glen band i patriotic float with miss gertrude cain as miss canada maureen hepburn miss glen williams and nine girl guides as the provinces the apple prod icts tmck which featured a real apple tree with red paper apples wheelers lightning delivery repre sented by jack tost s smart little horst and cirrlage and the credit valley bottling woiks truck with jim schenk norm i mtmurdo kathy haines mar lent kemshead and elizabeth ward popping out of large oranges not to mention the baby buggy which brought up the rtar with win wheeler david barclay and russell wheeler general chairman j f lindner in troduced lt col n powell of the lome soots who in turn introduced brigadier sparling w hose remarks were brief and explicit it is with pride he said that i bae served with such a group as is here represented i couldn t want to be with a better group of men than the canadian soldier overseas he then presented gifts from the people of glen williams as follows nfhs flsii s we r t press it has just been i i mod tint tn lions sports day on monday wll be honoured with a visit horn don falrbaim of the cbc the c bc and tht bbc ire staging a joint broidcast on the celebration of dom- nion day in cinada and in the mo l her land ma gcorgi own will rcpit sent a typical canadian small town on the show i will be i thrill to residents to know hat georgetown wul be part of this direct broadcast to england from 4 to 4 4a our time which is 9 to 9 45 en glish time georgetown s portion of the show will be 4 minutes going on the air at 42850 these radio people believe in sputtln secondsi for the benefit of canadian listen ers the program will be rebroadcast over the trans canada network of the cbc at 530 pm that evening and can be heard over station obl tor onto watches army don t go away this week end youti miss the lions horse show a show sot to be missed sgmn j allen sgmn g w allen sgmn ray addy pte ted beam tpr jim blick cpl j c bell pte ralph bludd cpl horace blythe pte m beaumont sgt cyril clarke pte jack crawford spr james dickenson pte clayton davidson pte r n davidson lcpl clifford davison cpl r g edwards pte john everson sgt jim gambell l cpl g h garvin sgt gordon graham sgt clifford hilts pte n h handy pte ed hill pte irvine hu1 cpl wm koraack pte mervyn kirby cpl bert marchment spr borden marchment pte w marchment sgt bob mcmenemy pte harold mcmenemy gnr joe mcmenemy pte lloyd mcmurdo pte joe norton pte reg norton pte albert noith pte bernard poole pte h preston tpr albert press wood pte james presswood pte r presswood f o j h reld fo a w reid pte herb robinson sgmn george sargent pte a stamp opl clarence winfteld pte a j williams sgt trevor williams rcf- watches fsgt george blyth sgt dick beaumont sgt wm davidson sr cpl norman davidson lac j gilbert sgt john hooper lac vernon kirby lac henry lonlman sgt norman marchment lac j b moody cpl wm scherik lac harold sohank po harry williams lac curly wheeler wnavy watches a b delly beaumont navy w it gn wren sarah buok army c w ac pte phyllis doherty lieut bertha schenk pte marjorle schenk pte una wheeler rc af wd law fannie weaver army ronson lighters pte mervyn cook pte barry claike fc pte carman copland major roger guyot pte r giles pte wm louth pte m miller pte john mcdonald pte grover norton pte merle re id rcaj- rpnson lighters lac jack presswood sgt elwood smythe navy ronson lighters p o jack kemshead ven w g o thompson and rev j dunlop were then asked to pre sent mantel clocks to the families of five glen boys who did not return from foreign battlefields fsgt lawrence beaumont pte clarence beaumont pte stanley dickenson pilot officer jim louth and pte fred kidd mr montague merryday presented gifts to miss mary wateon and mr harold wheeler for their efforts dur ing the war in sparking the beaumont parcel fund which raised a total of 4280 for parcels and cigarettes sent regularly to glen boys overseas the presentation was concluded with congratulatory remarks by hughes cleaver mjp and stan hall mpj after which a sports program got un derway a ball game between the glen res plendent in new uniforms and the georgetown pirates was called after four innings due to the lateness of the hour with georgetown having a ft5 edge in the play winners in the race events were peggy mcndven bill sah- tommy dobbie nita sahli muriel spence david cooper georgia domm donald white jean campbell gary cooper h huffman j louth mrs j gilbert del beaumont shirley preston friday evenings variety show sow a crowd of over 1000 on hand to see the stars of stop and go present the entertainment which ttiey had given in army camps across canada pat mcintosh was the star of the show with his clever comedy and songs and caveli and co baffled everyone wlth the usual line of magic routine half- pint don sinclair interspersed his comedy with vocal selections and the three modernettes presented several danoe routines sgt hal shaw was mas- terofceremonies an added treat was the appearance of tsvo wellknown glen entertainers gertrude cain tap dancer and marion hepburn who used her goldmedal voice to good effect in two solos accompanied at the piano by kenneth harrison the modern aires played for street dancing on saturday night on sun day morning st alban s church was filled for a community service at which rev f j dunlop preached with the rector ven w g o thompson assis ting witlr the service and so lt ended a glorious chap ter of glen history which will not soon be forgotten by those whom lt honored and one of the most successful events r staged in the district teen town haul opens wednesday wednesday night july 3 marks the opening of a new phase in teenage activities in georgetown when teen town hall has its official opening the members have been working hard to renovate the auditorium of the old town hall in preparation and while there is stil much work to be done the hall will be presentable by wednes day dancing to bill milliere s recorbv lngs is on the program and there wih he a refreshment booth all teenagers are invited as well as any gnnmw who are interested in seeing what 2ms been accomplished tfaere wffl be small admission charge to help ony expenses