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the georgetown herald wednesday july 31st 1946 social and personal mils mary smith is vacationing this v week in barrle mr and mrs a rolfe spent sunday with friends in lynden mrs v gouop of kltohener was visitor in town on tuesday mr and mrs walter mcoilvray of lemalngton are holidaying in town mr- r waldle visited last week in st catharines with mrs r roscoq mr and mrs b f murfln are va- joatlonlng this week at lake rosseau amongst weekend visitors with mr and mrs wodson were mr and mrs alfred redpath toronto miss gertrude tackaberry of to ronto was a visitor for the week end jitfa mr and mrs r h jones bmt and mrs albert tost and dar win are holidaying thin week at oravenhurst mrs howard lillico spent last week in orulia with mr and mrs clar ence moeaohem miss eleanor sherman of toronto pent a few days last week with her uncle mr henry sienko edgar beeney was among a group of servicemen who returned home last week aboard the aquitanla mr gordon pricker is home again from brampton hospital alter an at tack of pneumonia mr james downs la home again af ter an appendicitis operation in the brampton hospital mr and mrs walter whttmee are borne after visiting for the past mon th with mr and mrs w scott stew art in whitby and with mr and mrs x w merrett toronto mr clarence bain has joined mrs bain and gloria for a vacation with her parents mr and mrs fred arc her at yarrnouth hjb mrs l r hurst of toronto is visiting with her aonlnlaw and daughter mr and mrs alex orelg at wudwood mrs hurst has just re turned from a three months visit in calgary mr and mrs jack haslam fhtsh- feg long island mr and mrs jack makin and mrs morrison of toronto called on friends in town last satur day visitors last saturday with mr and mrs fred armstrong were mrs ar cher miss archer and mr rlbbtogton all ot toronto miss joyce hill 1s visiting this week in toconto with her parents mr and mrs j v hu1 while on vacation from ber summer job with smith fc atone ltd mr and mrs e porgrave and fa mily have returned home after two weeks- wum at penetoo vails usses yvonne and helen gamer of mterjaw spent a few days last week with their ancle and aunt dc and mrs r t paul mia leslie clark spent a few days 4n watterton sue week with her par ent mr and mrs w anderson mr and mrs sam ross of watter- vule are vlsttlng with her sister mrs charles valentine mrs atmle adams and miss jean adams of buffalo ny are visiting with mrs j w kennedy and miss mr and mrs wilfrid hunter haw returned from a weeks vacation at alcona beach lake shncoe mb marjorle hunter spent ian week visiting with mends in shel- mr and mrs- stan finlay and barbara are spending a tew eka with mr and mrs r b matson of brampton at their cottage at nor land llr and mrs stan lyon and daugh- r joan were vacation guests with mr f mrs david saxe for a week re cently at their cottage at marys lake miss lillian watson has retained to her position with silvers deps score after spending two weeks at holly wood lodge lake stmcoe rer and mrs c c cochrane elan- eld and william left ibis week to spend the month of august at their cottage at victoria point orilua mr and mrs j m mckmley of toronto spen a few days last week with her sister and brother miss hastf harrison and mr p b ham- sot mr and mrs john cordaro of to- lonto visited in town last week on xtetr return tram their honeymoon with mrs a semple is her mrs hugh donnan a war brio who comes from belfast ireland mrs donnan m he making ber home vtth ber husband to kirkland lake mr and mrs lome rentner helen and lloyd of ottawa visued over me week end with mr and mrs j war which they drove mwa isabel s to marys lake where jbe w vsrit warn ma derid hhujiiiii o tat and mr and mix oak as faerrkk of aim the ostsag for among group of local girls who spent ten days at the ojgxt damp at bolton were jean tyler betty clarke jean oolman shirley dobble bessie barley ann orabtree and joan latimer mr and mrs harry h munn and son cameron of paris ont are spend ing a few days with mr and mrs r h ireland mr and mrs a w mcoorrle and granddaughter joan of ohesley visit ed one day this week with mrs a misses jean and helen mcallister have returned from a weeks vacation at fort oarllng miss baa bessey attendeded the morisontstuart wedding last satur day at st andrews prebyterian church hamilton and the reception afterwards at rycroft inn mrs o v hodgson of port hope has been visiting for a few weeks with mr and mrs p b oaflto on mon day mr and mrs h b hodgson and daughter alice jean of san franciao calif visited at the same mr and mrs a c towe barbara and richard of philadelphia pa are spending this week at the home of mr and mrs v t cavanagh mr and mrs allan goodlett were vacationing last week in simcoe port dover and tlllsonburg miss marjorle goodlett of simcoe returned with them for a visit mr and mrs fred bralsby and misses lyla and daisy armstrong have returned from a motor trip to kirk- land lake en route thej visited at waahago with mr and mrs harry perry and at new liskeard with rev and mrs george baxter mr bax ter was minister at georgetown bap tist church a few years ago engagement mr and mrs harry brown r r 4 acton announce the engagement of their eldest daughter margaret elisa beth to william harold barber eldest son of mr and mrs d h barber r r 1 acton the wedding to place the middle of august heart atudr fatal to clvwjteaham fararar a heart attack proved fatal to thomas andrews cheltenham district farmer on saturday july 37th mr andrews had been shopping at the store in terra potta and tpry not feeling well starting for home he was forced to stop along the roadside and some paspg motorists drove him home in bis car soon after entering the house he was taken with a fatal selsurc mr andrews had been a respected resident of the cheltenham district for five years he was born at nrnfc 71 years ago and lived for several years in toronto before he took up arming in caledon bast and later at bis present farm he was a mem ber of oddfellow and ma lodges in the city and attended union pres byterian church be is survived by his wife former ly mary davuson and a family of tour children honor robert mrs leslie herbert marlon of toronto and david funeral services were h4ti from the home yesterday afternoon con ducted by rer j l self a further service was held in bethany united church followed by interment in bethany cemetery pallbearers were six nephews john kenneth and emest andrews toronto john an drews orulia bemie jackson chat ham and everett cole hartford conn businessmen blast alliance 15 8 to lead industrials playing their second game in he park last thursday the strong busi- anens entry to the industrial softball league kept op their heavy bitting o aim alliance by a 3s 8 score wtth jim sargent on the mound and steve halptn behind the piste iuanee wre held o seven hits garnered by norton i2 james hall latimer kesnsbead and gsbbs ucnally led the gytg business men with lour hits m six trps to the plate wilson and halptn got three out of atx and two bits were registered by robb and assets wuunu sar- gen and shortul each albed one the businessmen cnched the game n the first inn when jxy got ten of their runs and added ttrr eight m the second toning jack kemshead pitched lor alliance wish cls norton catching robb george mckahy sieve nill tree wsbam jfcn sargecc brule aleott esarry sborttq bob richard- affiance cub deoy mrs fred harrison dies in toronto hospital the whole community was saddened to hear of the death of one of its most popular young members mrs fred harrison in toronto general hospital on sunday july 28th the former elizabeth bess walker she was the daughter of mr and mrs sam walker and was born near ner val 30 years ago she moved with her parents to georgetown when a child and attended school in town where bar pleasant personality made her a general favourite with a wide circle ot friends during the war while her husband tpr fred hftirlaom mmy was serving with the army overseas mrs harrison and their cwldrenpianne and fred dy made their home with her par ents and she worked in the assembly dept at smith stone ltd she served as chairman of the first labor- maaagement committee organized at the plant mrs harrison was taken seriously ill a year ago just prior to her hus bands arrival home from overseas and had been a patient in toronto general hospital lor the past few months a member ot st georges church of england she was an active member of the daughters of the church he leaves besides her sorrowing husband and family her parents mr and mrs sam walker a sister mrs ted arnold hazel and a brother george her eldest sister mrs der rick dodgson alice predeceased her funeral services were held from the home of her parents to st georges church this afternoon and were eon- ducted by ven w g o thompson pallbearers were her three cousins george jame and douglas sargent and bernard cowtan dick riddall and maurice hillock interment was in greenwood cemeterj george own limehouse mr and mrs roy ross and ronnie and mr and mrs wm mcdonald of toronto have been holidaying in limehouse miss doris mitchell spent a couple of days in toronto last week r j n newton mrs arthur ivens mr and mrs w l newton and miss ivens attended the grieg- barker wedding in brantford on sat urday mr and mrs w wheeler and su san of toronto are holidaying with the roughleys mr e karn had bis tonsils remov ed in guecph hospital last thursday miss ret bruyns of toronto is visi ting at the mulders this week mr and mrs thos taylor of goelph spent the week end with mr and mrs a w benton mr and mrs w t mills are spending a couple of weeks motoring tn quebec province mrs arthur ivens ot toronto spent the week end with mrs gale and mr and mrs w l newton of barrie spent the week end with his parents mrjoe scott and douglas spent the week end with mr-and- mrs earl scott at dunrrrtlle messrs stuart and alex wright motored to berkley mrrtgin i week end mr and mrs clarence pouett and peter have just completed a two weeks holiday at their summer home on the third line mr and mrs gordon grieg of brantford called on their aunts here this week judith johnson is holidaying in to- aieen soelburne is enjoying a weeks holidays with her sister mrs ray powell at lowriqe mr anil mrs lowden joyce and jean of windsor visited with mrs gale and mj ivens recently gall sandra infant daughter of mr and lr alex sandy i ucdcc aid was naptlvd by rer c c coch rane at the sunday service i mrs harvey norton and kay spent few uavs in torono the first of the fall faif prize list on the press biggest list yet offered to celebrate centennial year the biggest prize list ever issu ed by the gsquesing agricultural society fof georgetown fall fan- is now going through the- presses to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of thsociety the 1946 prize list offers the largest amount of prize money to exhibi tors of perhaps any fair on re cord and exhibitors are asked to read the various items carefully in order that they may appreciate the efforts being put forth by the directors the booklet now being issued not only contains the prize list but is also issued as a souvenir program with a goodly scattering of pic tures and historical data regard ing the centuryold society the program carries a list of the events tor the day and a photostat copy of the memorial which is be ing erected in the park by logan fc haines st contractors to mark the looth anniversary work is progressing satisfactorily on the memorial and it will be complet ed by fair day the booklet con tains 68 pages in order that expenses may be met on this souvenir program and prize list a nomi fee of 25c will be charged per copy and pro grams will also be on sale on fan- day september 7th you will not want to miss getting a copy of this pictorial souvenir program out- oftowners and old residents of the community may get a copy by for warding 25c to the secretary of the esquesing agricultural society local people may get their copies either from the secretary or di rectors or at the herald office we see this week that thos ix lyons and fred thompson hae joined the cnr pay roll for awhile and are reporting for the company the amount ot train traffic oter and auto and pedestrian traffic through the john street sub way that bv cole has gone into the painting and decorating bmtnes and is up early these morning doing a superduper job on the veranda at his home on charles street that the reeve bros sidewalk crew have transferred their activities to church street and have laid a new walk there from main to market that the w b shortul bouse on market street which has been pur chased by wakefield ford is be ing renovated prior to occupancy by mrs w v grant and the misses penson that don houston is busy bond ing himself a new home on victoria street that mr and mrs alex orelg are p to move into a new house which they are building on the acton highway on the wudwood pro perty that mr and mrs barry sav ings have moved into the apartment in the grandvlew recently vacated by mr and mrs horace blyth peter mulder was rushed to gudph general hospial on tuesday for an appendicitis operation we wish him speedy recovery belattve hears broadcast more word of the dominion day broadcast from georgetown park to e has been received when mr fred laws got a letter last week from hj saner mrs darrtd curk saying she had been tneed in to the bbc at the tfene and was thrilled to bear the pro gram mra clark lives jiear wtabech ashgrove on wednesday afternoon july 24 bobby ruddeu had a party at his home on the occasion of bis sixth birthday his little guests were allan biowuiklge ross austin rae archer and freddie and ann barnes games and a lovely birthday luncheon were enjoyed by the children mildred and basel reed of cale don are visiting their couains gladys and bobby ruddell me and mrs wirte coulter of alton and mbs muriel coulter of toronto spent sunday witn mr and mrs walter broraridge mrs muriel laldlaw or norral spent the week end with ber cousin miss betty rudder rev fred atnsworth will be on his holidays for the next faree weeks the service next sunday will be to charge of be young people when gordon hume ot milton wk is training fo the ministry at university of toronto will be ewest speaker on the ilth the wilb ladies have charge with m3 h oaktwej of aeon as guest speake and on be ibth there will be no drowsing ekkoxeocslt kefostted at caxt oktal a rumour was widely circulated last wednesday evening chat a drow bad oum at camp norral and two of the crty dafiies were rhifrt for particulars w suggestions made for memorial at monday meeting the weather by h l hutt we are now getting caught up on the shortage of rainfall the soaker early tues morning of nearly an inch of rainfall will put a stop to harvest ing operations for a tune but it was needed tor pastures and all growing crops now that it appears to be setting in for an all days rain the hard worked farmer may take tune off to consider whether it would not be better for him lo do like other workers go on strike for more pay and shorter hours if he did it would soon put an end to all strikes and the world would be happier here are the local records h and l rain temp tues july 23 80 65 wed july 24 80 67 22 thurs july 25 70 63 fricl july 26 72 46 sat july 27 77 47 sun july 28 82 49 mon july 20 85 63 golden wedding anniversary of mr and mrs w frank a very happy event look place to brookville hall when mr and mrs w frank celebrated their golden wed ding mrs frank was bom in pus- linch and is the daughter of the late mr and mrs andrew gilmour mr frank was born and lived in nas sagaweya all his life they were mar ried tn pusunch by the late rev w robinson of duffs church the hall was beautifully decorated with roses carnations and snap drag- and on the table was a three- layer wedding cake and golden can dles the busy bees catered tor the event they have four children to bless their union e3ma mrs w bullard kilbride pearl mrs w anderson guelph andrew nassa gaweya and june mrs james evans of georgetown also six grandchildren kenneth bullard billy axiderson jean joan and donna frank and mary abeh evans after a short pro gram the remainder of the evening dwas spent in dancing music was supplied by andy franks orchestra mr and mrs w taylor motored from halkirk alberta for this happy occasion other guests were present from windsor toronto wswrnnr ouejph milton acton george morrlston aberfoyle carlisle kil bride and oampbelrrtlle memorial at st alban8 the sunday morning service at st albans church glen williams was the occasion of the unveiling and de dication of a window in memory of allan dewhurst who died on august 13th 1934 aged twenty yean after the processional hymn the rector mr harvey dewrjurat and mr montague merryday cfaurchwar- den proceeded to the veiled window after the invocation the rector ask ed mr dewhurst to unveil the gift which he did formally p it to st albans church mr merry- day tor the congregation accepted the gift thanking the donor and re quested the archdeacon to dedicate st the rector did so in tbe following words to the glory of god in lov ing memory of allan dewhurst and for the use and beauty of this the lords sanctuary we now dedicate this window in the name of cbe father and of the son and ot the holy ghost amen prayers were then offered for gift and gfver and the special hymn sung for presentations of gifts to the house of god psalm 84 0 how i t are thy dwellings thou lord of hosts was used in the course of the service m the easter gospel read as the lesson and appropriate hymns sung the recessional hymn being let saints on earth to concert sing with those afaose tssv is won there was a dlsappolnttngly small turnout at monday nights meeting in the municipal building for further d of a memorial and presen tations to georgetown men and wo men who served in the armed forces dorlng the war many organisations were hot represented at what had been advertised as an executive meet tag to which each had been asked to send one of their numbers to be come a committee member the name of the group was officially adopted as the georgetown war ser vice recognition committee a general discussion took tfuce on what form a memorial could take fevi among the suggestions were a swim ming pool a recreation building simi lar to actons ymoa a renovation of the arena with a view to including facilities in it for a more all-year- round usage individual gift sugges tions for servicemen included watches pen and pencil sets club bags and some sort of pass entitling them to ad privileges to any of the suggested memorial buildings a committee was appointed to in- estlgate the various plans and to report back to a further meeting which will be held on monday au gust 12th the committee in turn decided to advertise and ask the gen eral public for their suggestions in order to adopt the plan which will meet with the most public favour every citizen is urged to nil out the questionnaire which appears in this issue of the herald in order to facili tate the committee in this work mrs wm rutledge last of pioneer family mr and mrs frank pelch mrs b fetch mr and mrs wes rutledge and mrs andrews attended the fun eral of their aunt mrs frances petch rutledge in port credit last tburs- doy widow of the late wm rut ledge former provincial constable of peel county mra rutledge m her 1 year was the last surviving member of the family of the late mr and mrs benjamin petch pioneer settlers in chmguacousy township she is survived by a family of ten children wuham acton oliver de troit oscar new turontotfredjpen- tanguishene and bert port credit mrs chas green and mrs lex har rison port credit mrs chas torfrie oocaavule mrs e sjumvan new toronto and mrs fred wuker inger- sou also twentythree giandchidren and eight greatgrarjckhlldren leg broken when strock by cab james stewart a georgetown man who is employed with georgetown clay products sustained a bad break in his right leg when bis tacycle was in collision with an automobile on saturday afternoon the aoduent oc curred on the highway hi front of mr h r besseys home mr stewart was riding his bicycle op the hm and the car which was also uuiimmlliig op the bill was driven br mr h a stevens of fergus who is an mstruc- tor at central t in toronto dr r t paul attended the injured man who was taken by acawjlance to ouejph general hospftal tike acet- ent was hrresngated by chief w a m no charges have been laid against the driver welcome home lac v kenaer home from service overseas aboard the georglc b lac norrle kermedy who has been two years ov wwx the rcaf t with the air force three years ago while employed with toe hecuey shaw feed mm norrle was stationed at jarvts beforw gotng to he served to bcft glum fa11f and germany wto so 13 spitfire wing he is the son of mr and mrs prank kennedy who moved to brampton while norrle wa overseas wife and sow join chables wlls wfwe georgeown dissrtct an ccber english bride and her daughter as- week when mrs chafes h mills and caroi ann aged one creased on the queen mary from overseas mrs mills is the former gwendolyn bauey and is the rtanghtcr ot mr and- mrs charte bailey of ktagstonwthames smrey she married pte mm who was a mernher at the lome scots re- gknent on june 19 w4x he re- tarried to canada last march and is employed vim the hatton kgg-grad- mg station tn mp winners anvotjced in fall wheat co mil iuh results have been anrjounced by secretary r m readbead of the competition sponsored by halton agricultural society b the standing flesd crop co to fau wheat cdawetn t golden chan wtonem and their cores are h r barkrxdcser freeman b r x m w h blggar oakvoe 4 john a a bona oeor- r r 2 ih vernon archer georgetown 1 miber brothers george 1 oh r flh and tlh dtjartj v j