The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

wednesday evening october 30 1946 social and personal j mr fred wames spent the week- end with friends ta new toronto miss marilyn wames spent the weekend with tor friend miss betty 1 at acton mr walter carpenter of ooftlpb pent the week end to town with mr and mrs garfield mcgllvisy mr and mr harold bell of hamil ton spent the weekend with his mo- ther mrs jobiben mrs eliza peacock of port elgin hbt is visiting in itown with her son- inlaw and daughter mr and mrs d barrager mr arthur tyndell of toronto spent sunday with his mother mrs william tyndau mrs e harris and family attended the funeral on saturday of her bro ther t e leeder who died suddenly in toronto bast general hospital on thursday mr and mis christopher andrews and family of lakelands beamsvllle were sunday visitors with mr and mrs r h ireland they also called to see archdeacon and mrs woo thompson archdeacon thompsons test parish was at beamsvide and mr andrews was one of the boys in bis sunday school there eight friends of mr a w mclin- tock met at the home of mr victor king ouelph street recently for a party in honour of mr mcllntock he was presented with door chimes for his new home in toronto mrs king and mrs a duncan served refresh ment prior to her marriage on saturday the office staff of smith and tsone ltd held a miscellaneous shower and presentation for mrs frederick maveal osobel richardson at the home of miss may hlcken the monday night knitting club also entertained in her honour at the home of mrs william ronatihan mr and mrs william h coleman i and daughter lily of hamilton were the guests of mrs coleman sr and mr and mrs a e colman on sunday outoftown guests noticed at the st georges tennis ball on friday in cluded mr and mrs w keuy picker ing miss betty grant arthur mr elmer mcoumber mr and mrs david orlohton jr miss mary paul m vera king mr and mrs george nix on vrrtenne ouyot toronto amongst the many from town and district who attended the internation al flowing match at port albert were harold cleave jack mbglbbon george cleave norman devereaux ken mc millan mr and mr jack lawaon wilfrid leslie william netteon hugh leslie james bodes charles ooup- land george leslie speyside j bird craig held calvin clark and spencer wbeon mi ralph ross dies in toronto hospital suonanhtng to an illness of several months tawttan mrs ralph ross passed away in toronto general hos pital on saturday october 20th born in dundas her father ja somerville was editor of the dundas banner and an mp in the days ol laurier char lotte after the death of her parents moved to hamilton where for a num ber of years she was active hi commu nity work she resided for some time in california and in british columbia and travelled in england and soot- land after her marriage in 1996 she resi ded in georgetown where she took sport shorts by stdeltner it was an auspicious start for geor getown intermediates when their first preseaeon practice was held at bavlna rink in toronto on sunday afternoon some forty puckchasers were trying out under the watcafiei eye of mana ger em thompson and playingooach jakflc ingoldsby another practice next qirniqy and after that- well oe able to give some details on the team makeup which for cerjeln reasons are sull a secret wont hurt to keep the tan ners in the dark for another week any way jack armstrong bob lane cece bar die norm hill and teddy king were all down to see the practice but ken mcmillan of that hockey and hor ses foursome last year was among the missing a correction to our own column last special interest in red cross work she 1 week the hockey club executive in- waa a member of the presbyterian i forma that although there was church the study club and the local some discussion on raising admission council of women of her own family now remains two 1 sisters marjorle of covina california and mrsj brock carey peg of long branch california the funeral service yesterday was conducted by rev c c cochrane as sisted by ven w g o thompson during the service miss ruth evans sang a hymn pallbearers were har old cleave walter t evans freeman kersey k b foulis p b harrison and joseph watson there were many beautiful floral tributes interment took place in hulorest cemetery dun das where mrs ross was laid to rest beside her mother numerous dundas friends assembled there at the grave friends from out of town who at tended the funeral were mr and mrs eustace ross and mrs neihorn tor onto mrs cosford and jack of learn ington mrs helen tuer of hailey bury alex and beckie goldie of gait and miss wilson of aurora hornby price it has been decided to keep the hockey price at 35c this year there 11 be no doubts about a full house for ev ery game with the advance tips point ing to a championship team this year it takes money to carry these pre season city practices and sports fans are urged to patronize the hockey dance on november 13th this is the second dance sponsored in the rose room by the club another country heard from and now we read in the afj that acton has the finest arena this side of maple leaf hang out sea who ojb principal heads halton teachers federation h c wrtgglesworth principal of georgetown public school was elected president of the halton teachers fed eration when the group held their an nual convention ttus month in hamil ton officers elected were honorary president j m denyes ba- toronto inspector l l skuce ba bfaed milton president h c wrigglesworth of georgetown vice president miss p meares fishers corners secretary miss m s gemmell mihon treasurer f v brown oakvule executive miss ismey keen es- ouesing mrs g brinklow naasaga- weya f davis nelson miss m wll- lis trafalgar and principals of the graded schools wilson parton wedding at st georges church at a quiet ceremony in st george s church of england on saturday oc tober 26th eva parton daughter of mr and mrs charles parton george town was united in marriage rlth mr alex wilson of milton ven w g o thompson performed the ceremony the bride ohose a powderblue btreetlength gown with black acces sories and corsage of sweetheart roses attendants were the bride 6 sister sirs james fox and mr nelson newell of milton a family reception followed at the home of the brides parents credit lodge ladies night has outstanding speaker rev w j johnston dd of eglin- ton united church toronto was guest speaker at ladles night of oredk lodge jlf and am no 219 grc held in the oddfellows hall last frt day choosing the topic let dead bones live dr johnston cleverly ex plained the bones which are necessary for a person to enjoy a happy life the funny bone which enables one to enjoy a laugh and see the funny side of things backbone which allows ui to stand up for our convictions wish bone which makes us strive to attain high foijig oomblned with uh warkbone to make our wishes come true r johnston was introduced by wor ro k m langdon wor bro e v macoormack was masterofceremonles and wor bro charles worshipful master of the lodge toastmaster the toast to the king was propose by wor bro frank wil and th to the ladles bjrwotbro gaerleswlfh mrathow- ard wriggleeworth responding after an excellent chicken dinner served by ladles of verdun rebekah lodge a musical program was presen ted featuring vocal numbers by mis ses marlon hepburn and mary moyer and mr thomas wames comet solos by mr joe wilcox and a piano duet by marlon hepburn and kenneth harrison who also was accompanist for all the musical numbers high school news by l mcb at last we have finally secured the reports of the inter school field meet at acton as you already know acton won the day with 188 points george town was second with 120 and erin had 43 now ye ed tells us that due to shortage of space the list of winners will have to wait till next week a 12piece school orchestra has been formed under the guidance of mr capps and mr lambert violins cor nets trumpets clarinet baritone and piano compose the orchestra monday night another off-the-re- cord rugby game was played between the peck and dillon teams score 51 for the latter beaumont scored the only goal of the game the reason for the offthereoord games is the fact that peck and duion told us this the other teams refuse to play sman rugby but instead crave for the 12man game dont forget boys there is a shortage of manpower see yotpat the high school dance five sticks of dynamite can and did do a very good job of breaking up a slseable stone and a window or so for each stick of the explosive as the post office corner folks discovered when the men gordon brtgdenhad asked toj break up the stone had finished tbe job three windows in the thompson beebouse one large one in their din ing room and one in the firont upstairs of gordons house suddenly caved in with the usual glass clatter to a good deal of consternation of all concerned even tbe furnace doors in the thomp- i son store basement were blown open and the cellar filled with gas its not often were blown awake at our break fast tables like that and well appreci ate it if it doesnt become a regular occurrence sunday saw a visiting minister from acton rev walter fosbury in one of our hornby charge pulpits when the regular minister was at the former place erring an address on missionary work in japan the lantern pictures recently given in our churches on the ohuroh in file city streets were the first of a series of missionary lectures to be given dur ing the fall and winter months in the hornby bethel and ashgrove chur ches they willjjlve a very good idea of the work the church is doing in the mission fields at home and abroad folks around here are doing then- best to be kind to the weather man this week in the hope that he will pro vide a fine warm day for the halton plowing match to be held on october 31st on the william near farm others again will be glad to have plenty of rain for the evening to dampen tbe ardour of the lads and their girl friends as they roam our backyards in search of unprotected buildings on which to test their prowess and skill neighbours expect to have their move able material exchanged for that of a their neighbours and the road signs are shivering in the wmd in their ex pectation of being pulled up or bent that their ugliness may be seen for another year lights will flash on and off as the filmy spooks slink in and out of the shadows frightened at their own shadows and noises and in tbe i uc worship morning the older folks wlu try to be brave and say boys will be boys if they are not girls and silently go about gathering up the pieces and ex changing material and greetings with their neighbours congratulations to keith merry for hltlng the top m tbe ont hog judg- ing contest at ouelph recently its a nice way to bring home tbe bacon seeing princesses greatest- thrill for mrs dewhurst church news st georgea church ven woo thompson rector twentieth sunday after trinity sunday school 10 aih holy cpmraim- ibn 11 ajn even song 7 pm st albns church glen william twentieth sunday after trinity evensong 3 00 pjn first baptist church minister rev j e ostrom organist miss m cook sunday nov 3rd 11 am worship worship the lord lords supper 3 piti bible school 6 45 pm gos pel songs 7 pm gospel service one lord one faith mr ostrom speak and sing the young people meet on monday at 8 p m the prayer meeting on wed at 8 pm welcome- took trip by plane to visit english relatives the next time i make a trip horns to england said mrs andrew dsw burst after telling of a most driwhtfot passage by air it wju be made in ex actly tne same way in corfsjany with mrs m lattr mrs dewhurst ar rived home last saturday offer nearly a three months stay in britain the trip by plane from canada to scotland was grand went on mrs dewnorflt although the second plane from prest- wick to london did make cue a ufctts sick however this was negligible 1 considering the days that a person oft be seasick when going by boat i have crossed three times on visits and this is the best trip i over bad of course meeting her three bro thers and one sister was the mam ob ject of her trip and the greatest inter est to her her greatest thrill over seas however was seeing princesses elizabeth and margaret hose yes i could have almost touched their majesties the king and queen and she stopped but the princesses they were lovely mrs dewhurst spent most of the holiday in lancashire and the north of england she had the good f ortune to spend a week at blackpool that favorite summer resort on the aea and visited in manchester and england carries many war knox presbyterian churoh rev chas c cochrane ba bd i minister 0 am sunday school 11 am pub- i lie worship beginning a series of four i sermons on tbe liberty of the chris tian from romans 14 i the crisis ttty w a i i said mrs dewhurst especially the big of christian liberty 7 pm public worship j umehonse presbyterian church i pjn public worship norval united charon charge minister rev f j dunlop mount pleasant 11 ajn public worship nerval 150 pm sunday school 230 pm public worship glen wuuanif 3m sunday school 7 00 pin pub- norrsl and union presbyterian cbqrebes rev j l self ba- b d minister norval 10 am sunday school 11 am public worship ueaves fob visit to scotland mrs daniel banks left on sunday lor scotland where she will visit witn relatives for the next three months at ttipihiifyti dunbartonshire she sailed from montreal aboard the sb manchester commerce mrs banks win mate the trip home by slr stewarttown a good congregation greeted the bi shop of niagara at st johns church for confirmation service on sunday af ternoon rev h leigh pink presented the fpuowing candidates mrs ethel dickenson mary english sylvia bar row seymour english and roy orr halton deanery sunday school as sociation held their annual meeting in grace church milton monday even ing with a good attendance in spite of the dense fog special speaker was rev a ongley youth chaplain of the diocese he used a u s airforce train ing film comparing with it the neces sary training for ss work he out lined the graded study course supplied by the g b k e and stressed the im portance of the work at the business session the presi dent sec ty treasurer and delegate to gbr e were reelected to serve three year terms instead of the former one year in he future the association will meet twice yearly in spring and fall the 1647 spring meeting to be held in burlington ybody especially the drivers breathed a sigh of relief to find that a breeze had blown the fog away lor the return trip those who attended from s were rev h leigh pmk mrs w hodge mrs m bally mrs o english mrs e hodge and miss davies 1uobel richardson weds will ltv in fergus rev k c todd officiated at the wedding ceremony on saturday even ing october 28th at 730 of florence isobel richardson daughter of mr and mrs james riohardson george town and frederick maveal son of mr and mrs w maveal of erin the wedding took place at the united churoh parsonage the bride wore a green suit with brown accessories and corsage of tal lin roses her attendant miss christine dickenson wore a rose suit with corsage of pink roses and baby 5 mums mr william bradley hornby was groomsman a reception tot the bridal party was beld at the home of the brides par ents following a honeymoon trip the couple will take up residence in fergus tbe cherokee rodeo ts coming georgetown arena nov 21 m the weather by hlhutt so far as weather is concerned in this particular neck of the woods we have much to be thankful for tins year we have had enough rain to give bountiful crops in field and garden and tbe weather has been fine for harvesting them the meteorological department tells us last sunday was tbe warmest 37th of october in century and we nadt five degrees warmer than to toronto 73 degrees but there are warnings that ttns cannot continue indefinitely wild geese are going south indicating that their feeding grounds or waters are frozen over in the far north and yes terday s reports are that a cold wave is sweeping over the prairies with aero temperature in some places and two feet of snow at lethbrldge folowlng are the local records max min rain the cherokee rodeo is coming georgetown arena nov 212223 tue oct 22 wed oct 23 thur oct 24 frl oct 25 sat oct 26 sun oct 27 man oct 28 36 40 cities of manchester and london en many places they havent time to tear down the wall and rebuild properly but are rebuilding as best they can on the broken structures she dldnt feel that the islanders suffered too much from the food shor tage and said that salmon and pork chops seemed to be on the daily menu mrs dewhurst related many interes ting and amusing incidents which took place on her visit her endeavour to see clement attlee at 10 downing 8k but just missed him her trip to west minster abbey to madame tuesauds wax museum and many other but space does not allow us to d further a grand plane trip to 1 and return union 2 pm sunday school 3 pm public worship awgiinn parish of hereby rev h leighpink lthu rector st stephens chaxeh hemby morntag prayer eray sunday at 11 am except tie first sunday m the month when brantng prayer la held at 3 pm holy oommunkm saoood sunday to the month at u uai w a meets 2 pm tuesdays at homes of bl johns stewarttown morntag prayer 1st sunday in month 990 am holy communion 2nd sunday in month si 3 pm other sundays evening prayer at 3 pm bun- day school 2 pm every bunday st peers nerval holy oommunton first sunday m tbe month at 11 am all other sun days evening service at 730 pm rev h leigh pinks address to the rectory norrsl one telephone i r ii hsly cress m c ctanefa rer ft v j morgan mass at 9 am 2nd and 4th sundays 11 am 1st 3rd and 5th sundays watch next week for special write- up on the 100th anniversary of st pauls norval jiimunhqumtiininniiinnnhiamiintramimoaotm remembrance day balltoafsd charge of the united church of canada rev o r fundau b a charchql 10 am worship 11 am sunday school balllnafad 10 15 am sunday school 11 15 a m worship melville 2 pm sunday school 3 pm wor- thrbb hundred attend gat hauoween many coloured evening gowns of the ladles made a gay picture at the aaa- sons first semlformar last vmdaf night in be rose room when at georges tennis bail was staged by the members of the tennis dun boom three hundred dancers enjoyed the music of the modem aires with jmfc novelty dances and paul jones fe- tured the evening wiuh an 1 ill is use slon for serving of sandwiches and coffee mr wilfred hunter and wnewondnnwraori von tbe toky 1 spot danoe and mrs watred void partnered by her husband and mlm i joyce lehch whose dance part- ner was bud tost were birthday dance winner y krutko wedding last saturday rev r o todd officiated at the mar riage ceremony on saturday october 26th of miss nettie krutjto and mr raymond arthur addy son of mr and mrs robert addy glen williams tb ceremony took place at the united ohuroh parsonage the bride wore ft blue suit with brown accessories and a corsage of pink roses the grooms sister miss alice addy was bridesmaid wearing a green suit with brown accessories and yellow rose corsage his brother jack addy was groomsman a reception for the wedding party was held afterwards at the home of the grooms parents after which the couple left for a honeymoon trip to toronto and st catharines they wffl take up residence in the glen apprentice productions ltd wfu present their first play on november 9mh in the old town bau n ovember 1th gospel srhces pentecostal gospel services contln- ning in the oddfellows hall at geor getown each sunday at 3 pm come and get behind the gospel in george town see what god can do through yielded saints never allow busy everyday 1 affairs to dim for a moment the memory of those who suf fered and sacrificed for us give generously for your poppy receives commercial diploma at northern vocational among graduates of the oommennal course at northern vocational school who received their diplomas last fri day night was miss joan ds vrissr daughter of mr and mrs l de vrtes r r 3 george her father and brother henfe accompanied her dur- tng the evening 4he lieutenant -oor- ernor of ontario uneeflsd tablet tor students killed fa the war two georgetown churches celebrate anniversaries on sunday october 30th knox presbyterian church was filled with members and their friends to celebrate the 86th anniversary of the churchs establishment in georgetown rev d d davidson m a of mltched who was pastor at the church prior to rev c o cochrane was anniversary preacher and mlse betty windsor leading soprano of grace ohuroh-on- the tflll toronto was sololat- last sunday rev francis vlpond of francis bask was guest speaker at the united church when that church cels- hrated its 107th annftersary a eps- eial song serrioe was held in the even ing mrs archie black of oajt a former member of guest soloist for the day apprentice fxeduotlons sent their first day on aath m the ou town aau sbkesbg