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the georgetown herald wednesday september 17th 1947 track meet here saturday school championships 30mile relay are feature of meet track fans from far and near will congregate at georgetown park this saturday when the recreational council in cooperation with glad- atone ac of toronto present their ionawaited dhow feature of the flay is the thirtymile interna tional silver relay with six teams tlelng for the honours high and public schools throughout the coun ty will also compete in special clas ses while there are several open events among outside competitors will be the brown twins the mai vemettes which include a local girl mrs bcotty patterson on their team and eileen ohauoran 13year old junior olympic sensation who cop pad honours at the cleveland track meet entries have come in from kingston bowmanville peterbor ough and niagara falls and spec tators can expect to see some won derful races also on the program is a rhythmic drill by a group of finnish girls from toronto mayor joseph gibbons will offl dally open the meet at 2 pjn and from that time on there wont be a dull moment as the events are run off gold suve and bronze medals are provided foi prizewinners and trophies for the public and high schools winning most points brown treanor wedding at st andrews streetsville st andrews presbyterian church streetsville decorated with baskets of gladioli was the scene of a very pret ty wedding or saturday september 12 when in a double ring ceremony rev c d penis united in marriage lydia wllhelmine elder dauuiter ol mr and mrs martin treanor mea dowvale and ross gordon youngest son of mr and mrs milton brown norval miss mary switae plaved the wedding music immediate preceding the ceremony miss gwen rice sang trrough the years and during the signing of the reglote because given in marriage by her lather the bride looiced charming in a gown of white satin with an heirloom veil held by a juliet cap embroidered with pearls her flowers were a cascade of red roses and stephanotis she also wore the brooch worn by the groom s maternal grandmother on her wedding day miss alleen treanor t rocked in pink nylon sneei was her sisters maid of honour miss betty monk in yellow and mls dora whitfield in green nylon were bridesmaids little nelda bennett in pale blue v as a very charming flower girl the at tendants all had floral head bands and nosegays of gladioli and corn flowers harmonizing with their cos tumes mr murray may was his cousin ghoomsman and the ushers were messrs kenneth brown robert tin dale roy ellis and ronald bonham a reception followed at the home of the bride s parents her mother re oeived in a dress of aqua blue crepe with hat and gloves to match the groom a mother wore fuchsia crepe with black hat and accessories both wore harmonizing corsages for travelling through western on tario the bride wore a black dress and hat sea blue coat and black ac cessories her corsage was white gardenias on their return they wio make their home at brownhaven farm quests including the grooms grandmother mrs c h brown were present from welland london tor onto georgetown hornby beams tille port rooinson and streetsville glen williams mrs bngush returned home last week after spending the summer months at her summer residence green gableo vasaga beach harry williams has returned home after spending the summer at que uco pro lnciai park with the on tario land and forest dept st alban 5 ladles guild held their opening meeting on wednes day at the parish hall the main business of the afternoon was the discussion on an achievement day i which the guild are planning they would like all local resident to watch for f trther announcements the weather mr editor its hard to tell what september is trying to do but take a good look at these 80s and near 803 of last week because it will be a happy thought when you are shovelling both coal and snow ern batkxn max min rain sept 8 76 62 sept 8 84 57 sept 10 84 61 sept 11 83 68 04 sept 12 79 68 sept 13 79 64 12 sept 14 80 69 average 80 71 62 71 tot 16 cheltenham home is scene pretty september wedding the marriage of marian lorraine harris daughter of mr and mrs herbert harris of cheltenham and newton alexander hardy ruddell son of mr and mrs ward ruddell of georgetown was solemnuud b rev mr luek on saturday septem ber 6th at the home of the bflde a parents given in marriage by her father the bride wore a pale blue sheer w dress a fingertip veil of blue sffk net fastened at the head with red rosebuds and wore a corsage of red roses her only attendant was her sister phyllis w ho wore a peach sheer wool dres brown accessorie ind wore a corsage of pink roses fred ruddeil acted as his bro hti groomsman tl e reception wi 11 1st held at the brides home the r win being decorated with flow 115 nci plhk and white streamers follow ii e the ceremony the couple left on a trip to the coast the bride wcannt 1 powder blue suu with navy accessor ies over which she wore a wool ehor tie coat on their ret irn they will reside on trie groom s farm neir georgetown salvation army fund campaign here sept 25 oct 4 the 1947 red shield appeal throughout canada is now hi prog ress with the salvation army setting a national ob cctlve of 1 000 000 in georgetown mrs r t paul presl dent of the local council of women has consented to act with other pro minent womer 3 organizations- to raise funds loyally harold mcclure president of the lions club and dick licata are in charge of special names and r h ireland manager of the bank of commerce will be local treasurer the committee u planning a tag day on saturday october 4th and anyone wishing to make a special contribution may give it to any me mber of the ommittee the good work of the salvation army in war and peace is wellknown and a gen erouse response is asked in this dls trict first fall meeting iode the first fall meeting of the countess of sfcrathmore chapter iojde was held at the home of mrs arthur beaumont glen wil liams eighte n members were pre sent and the recent mrs norman verdec presided reports were given on the tea held this summer and on the bait ol knitted articles sent overseas fifty nine baby garments made up the bale also ten hand knit sweaters donated by the monday night knit img club a monthly food parte w ill be sent ov erseas to a needy family and conations w ill be rccel ved at each ubseq ti menu g plans were made to holt the se cond annual iode i 11 te n niber mrs r jones and miss margerj mackenzie as isted the hoste s to serve lunch the next meeting will be held at tht home of misses jean and margery mackenzie remember the big sports day on suurdav 1 ext at the park town will place memorial tablet on cenotaph a memoriol tablet containing names of georgetown servicemen kilted in the second world war will be placed by the town on the cen otaph a balance of 200 63 from i the now defunct war services re ceptlon committee has been turned over to the town for this purpose and any extra expense will come from the pub 1c treasury the ow3rc voted itself out of existence at a meeting in the mun lclpai office last wednesday for med to arrange a reception for local service personnel the committee was first headed by mayor harold cleave and later by mayor joseph gibbons and arranged a civic re ception last july 1st when s20 cheques and serous were presented to 335 men and women to an ori glnal list of j32 the names of ar nold atwood george blanchard and grace kldd which had been omit ted by error were later added a fund of 6900 63 was collected by public subscript ion for this purpose and all incidental expenses were paid by the town treasurer r h ireland repoited at the meeting that elev en cneques were still out standing ind 1 stoed thit these be cashed in order that books could be tnlinced and a dlted and the sur phis transferred to the town several letters from recipients of the presents a ere read by the sec retar archdeacon w g o thompson b th he and the mayor said that the committee had wor iced hinnon o isly and that it had been 1 pit isure to be associated with new minister named by georgetown baptists rev charl s gowe r water ford i s 1 copied a all is mii isltr of tiist btiut chirh co rue tow ind will t ke ver his lew dutits in wn i in d o tober hi succeeds ftcv j e o om wl o with mrs osfom ai d elobby is now making s h me in p rt rtli ir social and personal 101st annual georgetown fair scores another successful event although skies threatened rain over 5000 people crowded park wonderful hall display drew much attention harness races big event horse show good cattle classes down but show a second best on record dianne schenk ani gail stjoger take honours in baby show card of thanks we would like to express our deep appreciation to the many friends whose kindness flowers and expres tons of empathy were so helpful st tbe time of our bereavement the louth family the esquesing agricultural society scored another big success on satur day when over 5000 fair goers crow ded into the georgetown park to witness the 101st annual show spon sored by this organisation the at tendance was almost on a par with the record breaking show of last year and was certainly encouraging to the directors who had worked so hard to plan this event for the peo pie of georgetown and district hot only were the directors encour aged in their efforts by the attend ance but many new exhibitors aval led themselves of the opportunity to show both ir the hall and on the grounds however the peak is not reached here and they are looking forward to meeting many more new friends at their show in 1948 the hall exh bit was probably one of the highlights fair never before has this display looked better to the public eye it eatured the work of the rural and urban school chldren ladies work domestic science and displays bv georgetown umehouse norvai dublin ashgrove and hornby institute branches classes for flow ers and vegetables were somewhat de pleted from other years but it is hop ed more growers can be interested in the future tre norval junior far mer grain she made its usual good showing apd the arts and crafts pot tery modelling was a big attraction in the hall sponsored by the junior farmers the oa c had an exhibit on animal husbandry to interest the farmer while the dominion govern ment exhibit had its usual ftoe dts play wht is travelling the larger fairs on the western ontario circuit not for a number of years has jierc been so rrany horses m the harness classes with eight in the 228 and nine in ne classified race com petition was ken and racing fans would see no better racing anywhere an unfortunate accident occurred in the first heat when doc hesrop of milton was thrown from his sulky hi a spill on the turn and suffered se veral cracked ribs which eliminated him from further competition the road races we e also outstanding with stan somerviues horses from wal demar edging those of les wright and dr poster the leggette brotiiers of oshawa bobbie 10 david 9 and billie 7 show ed themselves top notch riders and got a great hand from the crowd in their appearances on the track the also showed the r skill in pony jump ing shwing in the carriage and road ster classes in front of the trend stand were dr e poster of gait r ken- a son of acton les j wright of lis towel stan sommerville of waldemar matt macdougau of erin and j a mckay and ken mcmillan of georgetown a number of saddle horses were also present with riders from aldershot watkerton brampton and acton wreford hewson of mai ton had his fine string of heavies here direct from the cne and was the main exhibitor in this class oth er heavy horses were owned by e f armstrong and ft reid son geor getown and miss s cochenour of waterdown due probably to the threatening weather and chc lack of stabling at the fair grounds the cattle exhibit iwas down in quantity but the high quality noted for georgetown exhlbl lo was excellent in the holstein herds f j m fraser streetsville oliver h inter john schertal nor v al the ay rsh re herd of w e lans dell sons malton and the dual purpose shon horns of miller bros ind j b mi lor georgetown a tood showing of sheep and swine rounded out the classes of a fine jab ot special interest to the ladies was the baby 5 low whloh this year found forty one babies to come be fore che judges winners in th class under 18 monfis were dianne dau ghter of mr and mrs william j bchenk normandy blvd david son of mr and mrs john fletcher and terry son of mr and mrs r lane in the class 9 months to 18 months gail daughter of mr and mrs ed ward stlgger stephen son of mr and mrs william hancock glen williams and karen dauglier of mr and mrs m irray brlgden hornby were the winners others entered in the baby show included nancv daughter of mr and mrs john hunter gordon son of mr and mrs ernest currj june mary daughter of mr and mrs thomas given lawence son of mr and mrs wm tennant patsy dau ghter of mr find mrs charles laws barry son o mr and mrs allan early dianne marie daughter of mr and mrs thomas golden her bert son of mr and mrs robert lockhurst mary catherine daughter of mr and mrs gordon pricker brenda lynn daughter of mr and vlrs ray harlow david son of mr and mrs bruce harley gene son of mr and mrs herbert roshier judith ann daughter of mr and mrs william isley douglas son of mr and mrs gordon harley carol ann daughter dfi mr and mrs cheter stevens all of georgetown richard son of mr and mrs jack keegan of hamilton robin ann daughter f mr and mrs harold petuj new market peter son of mr and mrs joseph hough guetph danny son of mr and mrs john wagstaffe karen daughter of mr and mrs william korzack wayne son of mr and mrs clifford davison james continued on back page mrs roy barker and louis have returned after a visit with her pa rents in marmora mr and mrs alex fraser of nta gara have returned home after a vacation in town mr and mrs h gallugher of ha milton visited in town this week with mr and mrs bob lane mr ad mrs arthur reeve have re turned after spending a week with friends at peterboro mrs ann e kennedy 5 many friends will regret to learn of her illness at her home on guelph st misses norma thompson and elea nor mllllere lad a pleasant holiday at green oaoles wasaga beach mr a b parr of sudbury spent a few days in town last week renew ing old acquaintance ships mrs w j campbell has returned home after spending some time with her daughter and son in law mr and mrs a b parr at sudbury mr and mrs watson wlnfleld and son john were guests of mr and mrs charles bowler hespeler for a few days last week mr peter bessey of toronto was avlsitorsat the home of his parents mr and mrs herb bessey guelpl street miss mary gflen of new york citj visited in own last week witl her cousin mrs w d johnstoi charles street mrs p p brown and miss beve 1 brown of akron ohio were tl g icsts last week of mrs brown parents mr and mrs w m c hicr fwtng street the reverend w h wallace of toronto had harge of the services ii tht baptist ch ircli o sunday last ind was a gjest at the home of mr and mrs l haiding mr and mrs james costigan hae returned from a motor trip points visited were pene on falls algonq iii pirk ottawa and montreal miss violi costigan accon panied her pir cnts visitors at the home of mrs ann kennedj g lelrh s oer the week end inuded mr and mrs william kennedj and daughter dawn ol clarkson week end guests with mr and mrs leslie m clark john street includ ed mr and mrs irv ine kelsey ol montreal mr and mrs wvlie dallen mrs w bristow and son mark of tronto mr hodgen barnes returned home last thursday after spending a few weeks in guelph general hospital convalescing from neck injuries re- 1 ccived when he fell from a ladder al his home on young street visitors over the week end at the home of mr and mrs james costi gan were mrs herbert sinclair and her two children gloria and dannv of hamilton mi and mrs elmer costigan and son jimmy of toronto and ray and peter costigan of ha milton we are please i to report that mrs a g m bruyns has had the cast re moved from her leg and is making good progress toward recovery she has been in gutlph general hospital since early julv after breaking her leg when she slipped on wet grass while gardening week end guests with mrs emily james included mr and mrs edward james bartonville mr and mrs lo v ell puckering and mr and mrs thomas hore billy and kenny of brampton enjoying a motor irlp to the west coast al present are messrs- thomas j fisher lome cleave walter and harold early they had reached sas katoon when ast heard from and will continue to the coast returning through the jn ted states mr hodgen barnes and miss violet barnes attended the wedding in hlllsburgh united church on satur day of miss mildred sutton and mr alastalr mckinnon mr barnes is an uncle of the orides father mr wil son b sutton mrs john miller of silvercreek ha been enjoying a visit in tiatsfleld saskatchewan with friends who for merly lived in ontario messrs lati mer and fred bingham mrs belle brebner and mrs bessie woodward she will continue on to westlock al berta to visit with her sister mr douglas cole is holidaying at lake cecebe the guest of his uncle mr e w cole misfortune struck double in fta douglas ismond family last week when mrs isrrond was taken to guelph general hospital for treat ment of a broken hip suffered in an accident mr ismond has been in hospital for over a month with foot injuries caused when he lell from lrom tht hay mow in his barn visitors last week end with mr and mrs v t cavanagh were their dau ghter mrs b v massel and grand daughter sharon of woodstock and mrs r wenger of mlldnuvg visitors at the same home this week are mr c martin and mr raymond martin of windsor and mrs roy bosomwortb of elora visitors with mr and mrs i m bennett last week were mr and mrs j s drumifiond ruth and melvin mr and mrs bill druinrnohd and johnny of barrie mr and mrs r heath pennsylvania miss ml bennett acton mrs f c bllckens- derfer new mexico mr and mrs i william near kitchener mr h cook grand rapids mich mr and mrs cahui miller and jack guelph- many from out of town georgetown fair meet your friends at george town fair has always been the slo gan and the 10 st anrual fair was no exception the many outof town v lsitors noted included mr a b parr sudbury mrs jimmy jones new toronto mr and mrs jim oraj and daughter kathy cooks- ville mr chick roney toronto mr and mrs j m- mckinley tor onto mr and mrs nat guthrie toronto mr and mrs alf cole toronto mr and mts robert w fox miiton mr and mrs m s nixon miiton mrs w c bessey kitchener m j a wliloughby toronto mr amos mason acton mr os ar lerch puslinch mr sta 1 hall m pj streetsville mr j e whiteljji and son james mil ton mr george xodwell district no o fall fair director and daugh ter of orangevilie nursery furniture wiu be manufactured in georgetown georgetown will soon have a new industry when henry davis wood products limited begin production of nursery fumltsre next month the company has leased the digglna building on main street and ex pects to be in production by october 1st it is a subsidiary to the henry davis company of toronto which has been in business in the city far a long period of years goods wfll be manufactured here for shipment from coast to coast as well as far export lines to be manufactured include cribs bassinettes commode chairs and the comfy safe auto seat the company will tny employ about twenty five all production in the plant will be in charge of mr thomas spence mr spence s mother who now lives in toronto is a native of this district being the former elizabeth harrison of stewarttown he was born in guelph but has made bis home in the city fo several years with his wife and four sons james bruce bobby and gordon he b moved to georgetown and is occupy ing an apartment in the front of the building petroha band entertained en route to lindsay the petrolla white rose band made a stoo in georgetown hut wednesday enroute to lindsay pair where they were one of the feature- attractions mr and mrs walter mendham assisted by neighbours had arranged to cater for supper and had a tasty meal ready for the 43 members of the party which was served in the garden guests at the supper were mayor joseph gibbons and alfred perrott bandmaster of the lome scots who lost otrtby half a point at the cne to the first place white rose band leader of the petrolla band is percle coxa who is well known in oeonetown where he served as organist and choirmaster a few years ago at the united churon