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wednesday evening july 17th 1946 july weddings harley hyde weddihg last saturday the marriage of agnes hyde flang of mr and mrs henry laley 9th line erin and gordon al- hart barktf aon ol mr dean harley and the late mrs- harley of george town took place quietly on saturday jury 13th at the baptist manse geor getown rev j k ostrqnfokfirfatod the bride looked lovely in a street- length dress ol flowered iceblue silk jersey white bat and matching acces- tortm her maaronoihonour mrs prank van wyck georgetown wore a streetlength dress of blue crepe white aaceaories and a corsage of talisman mr orval browh acton at- a reception was held at the legion receiving with the bridal party were mrs henry xaley and mrs dean harley the former chose an riqua crepe dress black accessories vltb a corsage of pink carnations and the latter wore a flowered aqua crepe white accessories and a corsage of pink carnation for a honeymoon trip to nashville tennessee the bride chose a lime green suit white accessories and a corsage of talisman roses they will lire in georgetown on their return mcdonald service wedding at presytkbian manse milton rev john ridden officiated in the presbtyerian mama milton on july 6th when dorothy service daughter of mr and mrs win service became the bride of russell mcdonald son of mrs angus mcdonald and the late mr mcdonald the bride was charming in a street length dress of white sheer with gath ered bodice and white accessories she carried red roses and forgetmenots mrs emmerson wilson as matron of honor wore a street length dress of pink sheer with pink accessories and carried red roses and forgetmenots the groom was attended by mr em- merson wilson following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the grooms sister mrs jedwln currle received in white dress with blue accessories and was assisted by the grooms mo ther in a rose dress with navy access- is after a short wedding trip the young couple sill reside at milton heights guests were present from rockwood acton georgetown and milton former georgetown woman hthtttr toronto businessman a pretty wedding took place at st hildas church of england toronto on july 3rd when katherbie annie preston formerly of georgetown be came the bride of mr john cordaro of toronto rev a a jackson offi ciated the bride wore a floor length gown of shell pink sheer and carried a bower bouquet of better times roses and babys breath she entered the church on the arm of her brother-in- law dr archie girard of paris her attendants were mrs l travolo gow ned hi shell pink taif eta mrs archie gtrard tn turquoise blue brocade mrs h smith in rose taffeta and miss thelma gane in blue sheer ah four attendants carried arm bouquets of pink and white carnations with pink and blue streamers lfttve doresn mctiftugtitin made a charming flower girl she wore hpng white dress of net over white satin and a lace cap over her pretty curia eri- tratalowas beat man the wedding music was placed fay mrs m w pynn and mr e mealing sang 6 perfect love during the signing of the register the church was beautifully decorated with tall standards of blue delphinium fern and aspidistra ush ers were mr james preston and mr harold smith the reception was held at haddon hall where about nne hundred guests at down to a surnptbous repast and enjoyed the rest of the day with music and dancing the couple are enjoying a trailer honeymoon and are visiting niagara palta crystal beach paris brace- bride and copper cliff on their re turn they will reside on hglinton av enue toronto fry cain wedding at st georges a quiet but pretty wedding was sol- ematsed on saturday july stti at st gemeee ohurcta georgetown when gertrude mae only daughter of mr w cain glen williams was united in marriage to john henry eldest son of mr and mis john fry also of the glen ven w g o thompson offi- fbaser mclaughlin palms and white gladioli formed the background for a very pretty wedding at norval presbyterian church on sat urday july oth when grace isobel daughter of mr and mrs charles mc laughlin became the bride of george robert son of mr and mrs william praser milton rev j l self nor val officiated at the ceremony and the brides cousin lloyd hustler ac- co brampton presided at the console of the organ during the signing of the register miss alice chalk toronto sang still as the night entering the church on the arm of her uncle mr mungo nixon milton the bride looked lovely in the tradi tional gown of white satin the yoke of her dress was of fine net outlined with swiss eyelet and her skirt fell to a sweeping circular tram the filmy veil worn by the brides mother on her wedding day fell from a coronet of braided white satin the bride carried a cascade bouquet of red roses mrs john manning vancouver bc sister of the bride was matron of honour wearing a picture dress of white prin ted taffeta with sweetheart neckline and fullfilowlng skirt bridesmaids were mrs joseph a harris hamilton and miss evelyn morrison kingston they chose similar gowns of blue prin ted taffeta carried sheaf bouquets of fuchsia gladioli and wore matching bats of pleated net mr grant praser of gait was his brothers groomsman the ushers were messrs joseph a harris and george force both of hamilton following the ceremony a reception washeld in the church parlors the brides mo ther assisted the couple in receiving the guests wearing a dress of chinese blue with white accessories and a cor sage of pink carnations the bride grooms mother assisted wearing a navy and white printed crepe wiui white accessories and bouquet of better times roses later the happy couple left on a wedding trip to northern ontario for travelling the bride wore a french blue ensemble with white and tan accessories and a corsage of pink roses on their return they plan to reside in hamilton grc plans big track and field meet early last spring the georgetown recreational council reserved the park for the civic holiday monday august 5th since that tune the council have been laying plans for oneof the largest track and field meets ever held in the town one look at the programme reminds one of the british empire games held at hamilton some years before the war there are events for every taste every age and every event will be a thriller- for the spectators in pre paring this huge sports programme the council have endeavoured to select events which are not only spectacular but are within the physical capabili ties of local competitors events such as the discus throw javelin high and low hurdles have not been included it was felt that our boys and girls have not had the opportunity to train for events of this type it is expected that the medals cups and trophies over 10000 worth will attract a large field of competitors from nearby cities and towns particularly in the dashes relays and tugofwar there is also a closed tugofwar event in which it is hoped a number of local heavies will man the rope due to the large number of events it will be necessary for all competitors to have entry forms they will be avail able within a few days and it is expec ted that there will be a scramble for these sheets there is no entry fee genial au sykes has taken over the chairmanship of the meet and is al ready planning the grounds jumping pits and lanes for the many events sparky dron is arranging ttie re freshment booths lor the lucky chair man of this committee who has not been named as yet unfortunately sparky will not be in town that day not content with a busy afternoon the hard working council also plan a gala garden party to end off the day talent scouts are rounding up some thing unusual to amuse and entertain the holiday crowd yes it looks like a great day we see jlus week that or jim ooodlet has started erection of an addition to his main street hardware store that ithe large barn on his prop erty has been sold by thomas sykes to dean harley who is busy dismant ling it that a brother of don barrager who bought out thevrachlln cleaners last week is looking for a location in town- to open a photographic studio that tne skirl o the pipes is not heard in the park district these even ings with the girls pipe bond off to the lions convention at philadelphia that joan devries is saleslady in the phoenix gift shop while ruth barber spends a weeks vacation in muskoka that prank murfln has eaves- troughed the public school building that several feet of new sidewalk is being laid on emery street by the reeve brothers that extensive alterations includ- ing a new heating system are being made in the basement of st georges church that increased business at the bankof commerce has resulted in mov ing back the tellers cages and coun ter to allow more space for customers that the speed limit on ontario highways has been restored to 50 miles an hour and signs to this effect have been placed on the roads that pauline norton is the young lady with the pleasant smile who greets you in the ladies department at brills dept store mayor cleave heads committee to arrange welcome home for local war veterans the weather by h l hutt we are told it rains on the just and unjust alike we arc wondering where we come in under such a classification apparently we are neither and get no rain at all or only a sprinkle that will barely lay the dust while at hamilton last week they got a four or fjye hour soaker and the niagara district reports a million dollar ratri last thursday was the hottest day of the year so far when the mercury got up to 91 degrees then a sudden drop of 77 next day and so cool at nights of late that woollen blankets are again needed for comfortable sleeping following are the local records tue july 9 wed july 10 thur july ll fi july 12 sat july 13 sun july 14 mon july 15 the bride wore a stjeetlexfgth dress powder blue sheer sweetheart neck- shirred bodice with full skirt her 3y ornament was a gold locket her vcobamge was of red roses and bouvardia the bridesmaid mrs jean symons chose a mauve silk jersey with white accessories her corsage was pale yellow roses and bouvardia mr bill bymons was the best man following the wedding a reception was held at the grooms home where the a1any playing tennis this year st georges tennis club has opened its first season of play since wartime days membership totals about 35 at present including both seniors and jurnonj but the clubs executive ex pects many new members before the end of this summer plans are being made for the pension of the clubs activities to include tournaments dances and bon fires money is to be raised to give the courts a permanent surface which would ensure the players several months more in which to play as it is players turn out every day morning afternoon and evening and there are some who give every lndica- tllon of developing a good game be fore very tong the executive is as follows president bill anderson secretary margaret hoare treasurer basal arnold grounds convenor bui mcnahy the season has just begun and the club welcomes any new members dont be shy its krta of fun ps if you see anyone working on the courts night after night its sure to be either mrs bedell or joe hall welcome home v major alan mac donald overseas almost four years major alan macdonald returned home a lew weeks ago aboard the lie de france he joined the army in september 1940 having previously been a mem ber of the lome scots reserve and was stationed on the west coast with the dufferin and haldlmand regiment before going to england where he ser ved as a transport officer during the war with the hamilton light infantry he was with the occupation forces in germany as a member of the queens own refpment major macdonald who is the son of mr and mrs victor macdonald is married to the former oorlnne anguish who with their son howard has been making her home in gait during his absence mrs john r campbell succumbs to long illness the death of mrs john r camp bell which occurred at her home on edith street georgetown on sunday july 7th has caused widespread sor row among her many friends in the district mrs campbell had been a patient sufferer during a lingering ill ness following a serious operation in february 1943 she was bom myrtle irene nelson knox and limehouse hold annual picnic a goodly number of children old and young turned out to enjoy the annual sunday school picnic of the knox and llmehouse presbyterian churches on saturday july 13th at stanley park erin the day was per fect for swimming races and games which were supervised by the teachers race results were as follows chil dren 4 and under carole lane linda packer and helen kintiard 6 and under kay norton donald cochrane catole lane 8 and under kay nor ton donald cochrane bobby hill girls 10 and under louise webb mar garet moouigan mary mcdonald boys 10 and under terry norton donald cochrane bobby hill girls 12 and under joyce hertuigton joan latimer mary mcdonald boys 12 and mayor harold cleave was chosen prldent of an organization to make plana for a welcome home and presen tation for- georgetown servicemen at a public meeting held in the munich- pal building on monday evening this meeting was attended- by some thirty interested citizens many of them rep resenting organizations in town a general discussion was first held in which several expressed their op inions and nominations were then asked for officers tt form the nucleus ol the organization these are v president mayor cleave 1st vicepres a r speight 2nd vicepres mrs w v grant secty ven w g o thompson treasurer b h ireland canvass chairman leroy dale ko a committee composed of mrs w v grant cr garfield mcguvray and a representative of the legion was named to begin compilation of a list of georgetown servicemen and women dr c v williams was made an ex ecutive member and it was decided to ask each interested organization in town to name one of their member to this executive which will hold a meeting on monday july 29th win one lose one in weeks intermediate ball femes mother received the guests ln caledon township 56 years ago the under ross norton terry norton i georges picnic at la salle park members of the sunday school of st georges ohurch of england and their parents enjoyed a day at saue park last saturday when the annual picnic was held the group left by cars and trucks tn the morning and enjoyed a full day of sports games and swimming several took advantage of the boat trip to hamil ton in the afternoon only casualty of the day was mary monally who sprained her ankle when jumping the races were held by classes and winners were mrs olney freddie harrison bar bara bowman patey given mrs medd keith tost johnny doherty danny hewitt miss louth diane harrison lil lian shepherd jacqueline lucas mr carter brock bradley paul barber frank carter mrs arnold mabel shepherd ei leen prust joan harrison miss parton dorothy hiller mari lyn wames glenna doherty patsy schrag mr dewhurst doug norton joe louth bill hillier mrs eason belle tennant joan chaplin gwcn davis ladles race mrs schrag mrs blckle mrs hiller mrs arnold mrs eoson mrs given mens race alva grieve harvey dewhurst jack lucas 3legged race brock bradley and joe louth bill hewitt and bill hillier georgetown blasts oakrllle 60 but edged 76 in overtime on satur day milton here tonight with pattersons superb pitching al lowing only six scattered hits george town coasted to an easy victory in the park last wednesday njght when they toppled the leaguenteadiug oakville team 60 the only tight spot in the game was to the very first inning when the first two batters up hit safely with potential runs on third and sec ond markey languay and snowball fanned in quick succession before the game ended sootty added seven more strikeouts to his seasons re cord the georgetown lads made their nine hits count for six runs with a big 3ntn inning in the second evans had a perfect day with 2 for 2 and other hitters were chaplin 2 andy ritchie bui ritchie larry ritchie lane patterson and beaumont saturday saw jack bertwistle pity ing his first game ln a georgetown uniform in the leftfield spot bungy ward was in catchers posltkm for 7 innings and netted a hit in the fifth then was relieved in the seventh when bui brydon pinchhit to bring in two runs bui ritchie finished the game behind the plate awrey pitched the first seven frmgs for georgetown allowing only 5 hits for 2 runs he got into difficulty ln the 8th and with two runs across the plate and a man on base patterson took over awry was credited with 8 strikeouts sootty with one oak ville added a tying run ln the 9th to make it 66 and two hits in the over time inning drove ln carter with the winning run beaumont had a good day for geor getown with 3 out of 5 and chapun knocked out two hits with wilson l ritchie and evans one apiece tonight milton comes to town at the park and georgetown has a good chance to get out from cellar spot with a win first games of the playffs were held the tigers and bears and the bisons and cubs will play a threegame ser ies with the winners to meet in a threegame final for the beautiful me- lintock trophy yesterdays scores were tigers 6 bears 3 and bisons 8 cubs 5 the recreational council has spon sored the bantam league under the direction of hal newman and will pro vide crests for the winning team the mcllntock trophy was donated to the recreational council by mr g w mc llntock who reently retired from the managership of the bank of commerce branch here and will be used for an nual competition among the younger boys indnstrlal softball league p wli pc businessmen 110 1000 smith stone 2 1 i 500 dayfoot 1 0 1 000 games last week july 9 s s 2fl dayfoot 1 july 12 alliaocedaytfoot postponed july 16 businesmenu s b 4 game next week july 18 buameosmen alliance july 22 s 6c s dayfoot ally 36 alliance businessmen grooms in a flowered silk jersey dress with white accessories her corsage was of pale pink roses the grandmother of the gr who celebrated her 80oh birthday the same day also received the guests in a turquoise flowered dress with corsage of red roses going away the bride changed to green and black silk dress with white accessories after a honeymoon trip to niagara the couple wiu live in the glen the guests at the reception were from glen williams georgetown ac ton toronto and hamilton flbgi card op thanks i would lite to thank the george town united church provincial paper ltd soldiers comfort and other cr- nhwrtosw and mends for endmg panels and cigarettes while serving elder daughter of the lateoeorge nel- arthur moouigan girls 16 and under sou and margaret spelrs she had dolores herrlngton joyce berrtngton been a resident of town since last fall joan latimer boys 16 and under when mr campbell sold his farm at lot 1 erin township and the family took up residence on edith street she is survived by her husband one daughter margaret and two sons donald and bui the funeral took place on wednes day the ceremony being conducted by rev r c todd assisted by rev a o w foreman of ponsonby who had been her pastor at melvute united church caledon a solo was sang by mrs frauds thompson interment was in green wood cemetery georgetown the pallbea were wesley rut- ledge john campbeu oeorga last starret lesbe p armstrong and gordon spelrs ross npnton terry nhrton arthur mcguigan girls open shhley wright violet barnes jean martin boys open terry norton ross nor ton arthur mcoulgan married la dles race mrs herb harlow mrs harvey norton mrs charles coch rane married mens race c c cochrane r lane h harlow miss jean martin captained the winning socthall team against mrs herb harlows allstars prizes were distributed to the win ners during the supper hour after which the picnickers returned home card of thanks mr john r oampbeu and family flower bearers were 1 wish to express their sincere thanks john jackson geqtse kjrirwoojl dan- to the many friends and n can ueaodani jim gibson stanley toatfe been so kind and thoughtful paufcner jack mcmufan and morris during the i threat and death of their asm g mtrnnam tt wife and boys club entertained st georges church boys club were guests of dr and mrs clifford reld at their summer home on the seventh line near bauinalad on monday night the younger boys loft georgetown by bus at 6 oclock and the older boys left at six at 630 supper was served at the conclusion of which ven w o o thompson honorary president ad dressed the club after supper games were played and after a lunch the boys left for george town by bus at 10 oclock a fine evening was spent by all and the boys were ttie first guests of their leaders at their summer home halton iiucrrocdulc oba oakviue milton acton georgetown 11 5 6 0 pct 538 500 500 455 games last week july 10 georgetown 6 oakville 0 milton 3 acton 3 july 13 oakvule 7 georgetown 6 muton at acton postponed games this week tonight milton at georgetown july 20 georgetown at oakville july 24 georgetown at acton the hopkins one of the founders of the old georgetown foundry dtod t bta borne in oudph and u being bojrisd there this afternoon bantams playing off fob softball championship smce may 30th georgetowns youn gest bail teams have been battling ev ery tuesday and thursday lor a place to the softball sun four teams bears cubs bisons and tigers started the season and interest was ao keen that the teams managed to weather the storm of outside activities and jobs which make up the average small boys summer day the final league standing was w l tigers 5 1 bisons 4 3 bear s oubs 0 6 yeataraay at 10 am tn she park the halton juvenile oju p wlpct milton 6 6 0 1000 oakvttle 6 3 3 500 georgetown 4 13 250 acton 4 0 4 000 games last week july 5 milton 11 oakviue 3 july ll georgetown at acton game postponed july 15 milton 7 acton 6 july 16 oakviue 6 georgetown 4 games next week july 23 acton at georgetown brampton beats norval in second juvenile lacrosse game monday night saw brampton victors m the second game of the juvenile la crosse series when norval was host to the boys from flower town the brampton entry was strong most of the players having been on last years championship team the norval lads held their own untu the last quarter which started with a 74 score in fa vour of the visitors but netted only one goal to bramptons four in that frame to come out on the wrong end of an 115 score haines townsend lyons and scott looked good for nor val and the team is out for a win when they play at mimlco a week to morrow night schedule for the 4pteam league has been drawn up aa follows july 5 mjmlco 10 norval 0 july 15 brampton 11 norval 6 july ig mimic at long branch july 34 long branch ait brampton july 25 norval at mimlco july 29 mhnioo at brampton long branch at norval aug 1 brampton at long branch aug 7 norval at brampton aug 8 long branch a mimic aug 13 norval a long srancli