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ni the georgetown herald georgetown ontario wednesday july 27th 1949 contract awarded foj road improvements georgetown program of road im- protemlfnu wlu soon be underwaj fha contract for an estimated 30600 worth of work has been warded to consolidated sand and gravel co of toronto the lowest of five tenders received at a snee- lal meeting of council on monday night the company is well and favourably known vhere having done the major share of george towns road work in the past ten i years including the main street paving tho town will pay 15000 of the cost the money being raised by a pending debenture issue the government pays the re ilsooo as a road subsidy county engineer roy smith was present at the meeting and the pro posed work was reviewed first work will be done on king street on the section of john street from the cnr culvert to mcnab and on hill street in front of the post office it is possible that all re quired work cannot be done within the financial estimate and if this is the cawit ut likely that nothing will be done this year on maple avenue below the edith street cor ner or on lower main street the plan as originally outlined and on which contractors tendered was for new pavements on maple from charles to main main from church to maple 9th line from king to hunters inn resurfacing the weat mr editor this weeks summary shows an other week of perfect july weather with a nice tain to start with and also one to finish off with ern batklh date max min rain july 18 t 78 68 88 july 10 84 v- july 20 81 8 july 21 78 53 july 22 82 02 july 23 77 52 july 24 89 49 28 average 8042 57 28 755 newlywetb honeymoon in oininhiin rockies baskets of pink and white glad ioli evergreens and white hydran gea formed the background in georgetown baptistchurch on sat urday july 23rd tor the wedding of elsie edna mov efiy niece of mr and mrs william f smith to john edwin hayes evans son of mr and mrs john a evans rev charles k gower officiated given in marriage by her uncle the bride wore a gown of white upper satin and nottingham lace social and personal with a fitted bodice bouffant skirt is plotraed on george street part of and bustle flowing into a small clr- the 9th line king from mcnab to cular train her embroidered net 9th line and resurfacing and wid- ffngcr tip veil was held by a white cnlng mill and water streets re- beaded headdress and she wore the pairs work will be done on existing uroom s gift a double strand of pavements on market edith vic- pearls and carried a cascade bou- toria albert mcnab maple cuet of white killarncy roses and charles churcn and john streets leplianotis stancol will be the material miss marjory ecans sister of the used and this will be purchased by kroom as maid of honour wore blue the corporation separately tender slipper satin with pink headdress price for work to be done is 15075 md mittens and carried a bouquet road repairing has been caused of swectheort roses and blue sweet in many cases by sewerage installa- i c is miss donna thompson mn r j waldle is vocpofllng at norland with her daughter mrs h b matson mr and mrs john casely have returned home after spending last week at wasoga beach mrs bob lane carol and terry have boon vacationing this month at thunder bay miss jean bird spent a few days last week with her cousin miss joanne reld near norval mrs w m mccorkindole of tor onto visited in town last week with her mother mrs c freure the misses helen and jean mc alllstcr are holidaying on georgian bay near parry sound ontario mr and mrs jack hamilton and children jimmic and linda are vis iting with relatives at blind river mrs lena kelly of shawvllle quebec was guest at the home of or and mrs a mcallister last week gail mcgilvray is spending this week at rice lake with mr and mrs jack rush marilyn and gary of toronto mrs william bulllvant and mrs george allen have leff on a trip to boston worcester moss and new york dr and mrs a mcallister i ond son arthur jr attended on thurs day last the funeral of councillor melvin molr of hcnsall huron county a nephew of the doctor limehouse mr and mr h e ostrander and mr aijd mrs cecil given spent tho weekend at baysville in tbe dorset district mrs w v grant hes roturncd af ter a holiday wth her sister mrs- ian stewart at pleasant view mus- koka mrs harvoy sparling of toronto is holidaying with her daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs albert livingstone mr and mrs george walker and son jimmy are holidaying this week ut the saxe cottageot mary lake muskoka mrs percy wagstaffc of glen williams with mrs alice white of deland florida is spending this week in montreal mr and mrs john bell marilyn and jocclyn are holidaying for two weeks at thcr cottage at acton island near bala mr and mrs victor mcniven and mr and mrs ronald bailey arc en- joying a vacation motor trip through northern ontario mrs frank pcnson and mrs perc rundle and daughter joan will nend a few day this week visiting in paris ont and in the states mr and mrs stun finlay bar bara and john were weekend uestswlth mr and mrs walter biehn il inverhuron beach miss charlotte mccullough flew b american air lines to buffalo n v this week and will visit with hlr sister at batavia ny mrs ian hay and elizabeth are visiting in tara with mr hays par- may be more students fall at ghs eleanor aiursdjriy wed william cunninghtatki st georges church of england was the scene of the morrlifge on saturday july 23rd of jjleanor anno anthony ontjh daughter of mr and mrs fred anthony dur ham street to william frederick cunningham eldest son of mr and mrs robert cunningham norval archdeacon w g o thompson per formed the ceremony jock grich- ton was organist and miss jean horlcy song the lords prayer during the signing of the register the bride given in marriage by her father was gowned in white members of georgetown board education attended a meeting of the board of north haltqrl high school district on monday night in mjltoai to discuss the possibility of eoopov etlng this fall arid starting the new system to exclude gedrgetowia chairman walter blehn of the local board explained that he felt that substantial savings could be mad in transportation costs once georgsv town was in the district as student from this area would not have a long bus ride to milton as george town would not officially join the district until january it would mean a delay until september 1954v before any change could be mad unless it was done now the geor getown board he asld would be hon which cut across existing pave ments and hard surfaced roads it was not posible to permanently re pair these until the earth had set- lied and this is the earliest oppor tunity there has been to restore georgetown streets to tiieir pre- sewerage condition reeve arm strong has advocated the paving of john street past the culvert to the victoria street corner but it is doubtful if this can be done this year without making serious in roads in the program voted on thq engineer and road committee will check on financing after the first port of the job is completed and it moy be that at any time some modifications n the plan niay be mode elsie fey feted before marriage were inter- of mrs roy glen wu- about forty guests tamed at the home robson the avenue hams on july 14th when miss mar ion forgrave and mrs e baxter held a miscellaneous shower for miss elsie fey in honour of her approaching marriage a novel presentation of gifts was made tjridesmaid wore pink taffeta with a blue headdress and mittens and carried a bouquet of yillow ophelia loses and blue sweet peas the roomsman was james kpss and the ushers herbert hcrsom and al len zcraclcv mrs r h wright played the wedding music ymr william o hear of brampton sang until and during the signing of the regi ster through the years at the end of the reception he sang thank god for love receiving in the church sunday school room the brides aunt wore powder blue romanic crepe with iuy accessories ond a corsage of pink roses the groom s mother issistcd wearing a queens blue dress with navy accessories and a corsage of pink carnations tor a wedding trip to the cana dian rockies the bride donned a queens blue crepe dress with navy cuts mr and mrs m m hay he w k of glcn williains will join them there next week n vmuh m m f and mrs don barrager patsy mr h mr n in hi i mo ip this j mura wcn wmie accessory llzt eek to port ln new brunswick i and corsage of red roses mrs cun- i ft he re tticy will visit with relatives ninunm assisted gowned in navy mr nd mrs e e young former plnk accessories and a pink dents of town are here from r rai- i or a honeymoon trip daughters of mr and mrs jack roughlpy kvcnt visitors from toronto with tie gljnns weie mr and mrs ralph is r and fanny and ws mother i twjl ind are slal win tsvue the bride wore o pole jt lllzabcth arden mr ond mrs victor mills and mrs mills sr were visitors with mr md mrs w i mills on bundoy mrs it 13 store of toronto vis ited lici sislct mrs mills list week hint morrow of toronto is with kglioiiing tin lici tiunt mis h nurton uiu u and anil mi and mr joseph carter ore holidaying this week with their 11111li1ic1 and soninlaw mr and mis iteuben fason at campbell- ord ii 11 c mil titildic lliiiison are week with their mr and mrs gor- corsage of red roses flu v w hi reside in georgetown proviniid paper employee fred laws die satin and lace her sweeping skirt swirled into a lovely train bordered- to teach students from the with lace a threequarter length veil of embroidered tulle was folded to a white satin headdress and she carried a crescent bouquet of red roses and gardenias the maid of honour miss margaret mulr and the bridesmaid miss marylyn cun ningham sister of tbe groom were gowned in pastel shades of green and mauve organza and carried matching fans of ostrich plumes and roses the little flower girl susan cunningham sister of the groom was dressed in canary yellow taf feta and carried a nosegay of car nations daintily tied with matching 1 ibbons from her dress mr hugh cunningham was his brother s groomsman and the ushers were glendon scott and russell fcndley a reception was held at the home of the bride s parents where her mother receivea in a gown of tur- j noise moira with white accessories miss hens cntert lined those in accessories and corsage of pink car- lst of tne mr clifford midonald left on curitc of acton it their cot lucsdit iiioininc list week to dine i ll pike ij i to minitobi i liiium shortill uallinafad jwr md mrs h s cuiincll and lj ue of toronto cisllcd kcv and mrs k h dividson on sundaj mis pupui md mis don saun- ucis of toronto jsitcd mr and mrs ciil clarke one div list week conc1 itulations to mi and mis led jjiown on the iiiia of a new daughter at peel memorial hospital i 1st week little rrcddie mcdomld is fine k 1111 after removal of tonsils in hi impton last week n is p is cd hie grade b hoyal con- m itoit pi 1110 examination with loiiouis she is a pupil of mrs h i new 111 in at cm mi ind mis gordon alcott of weston were in town for the week- district for the fall term with no charge being made the district board carrying these students osj their books and receiving the go crnment grant the district board favoured the idea and instructed the tranporta- tion chairman d r mtjngml to make a survey of bus routes with georgetown included if the schema is adopted this fall it will probably mean that students from the gleet end terra cotta who have been attending school in georgetown hut not receiving transportation will have this extra advantage tho question of commercial teach ing was also discussed last year georgetown employed a fulltime commercial teochcr miss allison and has engaged her for another term the local school offers a one- year commercial specialist course and also options and opportunity classes for other students the dis trict lost year has the commercial ftption taught in acton in this year has as yet no commercial teacher the former one having resigned there is a possibility that students from the district who wish to take full commercial course may do so in georgetown with the george- tow n teacher travelling to acton a half dav weekly to teach the com mercial option there the three school principals are to be contacted and a meeting arranged in order that time tables may be dovetaileel rhdcnt of georgetown since w in the bebt interests of r r 1 j t u students riiiunu from england 17 earsago il j u ijts- i chairman arthur beaumont of f it 1 aus passed away at his normal rt r 1 july p district board said that he hod 1 lei nfi tnhn tlnll r ntanua 4 41 a guclph stmt on sunday he was horn in fincham eng- u i md in ifimi 1 von of lhc late dan iel ind martha laws and had been miiplocd at the provincial paper mil until ill health forced his re- tirinilnt last october he was iid with his pirents mr and rjrs member of the provincial quarter i ctntury club i surviving are nib widow the for in nations on their return the couple will make their home in george town the bride uft her bouquet with the grooms 80lurold grand mother mrs everett who is a pat ient in peel memorial hospital brampton and was unable to be i present at the wedding ttoih- alt oil mrs alcott and mlss i im rit aliott returned with them in wtston foi fnv dah mi ind mv robert itobtol of m c ithanijl formev residents of iwn ml on i tup to scotland and itil ind and while overseas will visit tin jrive of then son in helgium thaile who w i killtd on active service in rt uorld war ii sistirs orgetovvn board to prepare a map howing the locations and enrol ment of all public schools in til district as suggested by mr duff la of the department of education ree entl the georgetown board wu niso asked to complete a pinpoint map compiled by the district to r j jj j how actual residences of students e tom the glen and terra cotta and the form of a swandecked canoe rowed in by the hostesses games i o j were played and obohemian lunch ira a inewna jtufied enjoyed in mayfield cemetery on thursdoy the clrls of the sort- ing department of the alliance after a llitcrins illness mrs paper mill presented elsie with a j absalom newis died at her home featherweight electric iron and lot 10 6th line west chinsuacousy wished her many years of joy and on tuesday july 10th mrs newns happiness in her married life was the former janncttc grace qp july 13tu the women of the chcyne and was born sixty years m bapliaf church held a miscellaneous shower at the home of mrs walter eck durham street the house as beautifully deeoratod in limo green and pink and a large horn of plenty held the gifts games in cluding a musical romance wets played during the evening and mrs watson vinfield and mrs william thompson assisted the hos tess in serving luncti the members of the church choir ifunday bchool and young peoples union presen ted miss fey with a bridge lamp and silver candlesticks mills family reunion at cecil avilson home o in london england mie came to canada when she was twelve oars old and had resided in the mayfield district unlll moving near norval sxteen jears ago she leaves besides her husband a family of ten children raymond mn c h mcclurc dorothy and mrs ern barnstaple ethel of brampton mrs charles brown grace and mrs william glbbs muriel all of georgetown and harold william bernice norman itnd florence ut home flcv j l self conducted the luncral service on friday from the funeral home of the brampton fun- eral service and interment was made inmayfleld cemetery members of the mills family gath ered last sunday at the home of mr and mrs cecil wilson ash- rrave to enjoy aiay with a brother jbjbufh mills of auburn washington n his first visit home in 22 years present for the day were mr and mrs james mills weston mr and mrs mark collier and audrey of breslau mr and mrs charles mills and family of milton and mr and mrs jim van fleet of acton a picnic supper was enjoyed with a apaeial birthday cake for audrey collier who was celebrating her fjretfth birthday that day rmttobmbks3m recent w a plav h nd their w ncs or hus- i nifls on v i ida evening prizes iui eeiehre wen to mr w hirding md p it patterson and eonsolation to a w ben to i few mem be is of the wa cele- ti iud the first birthday of the or- k mization witn dinnerat the hoyal i motel in guelph and the theatre la- tei on wednesdi evening i hose on holidays uielude mis shirley wright nt lake mus- 1 p fuki for a week iwilh i ffrhl mr ind mis harvey norton rosa tueht from the georgetown dis mil kuv at thunder day for thc mr and mrs wilfrid hun w ek t nd mr aid mis c h meredith mr iliiotd km n and mr nnd mrs e is nn and ekanora u manitoulin island hurbura currie spent a couple of ivs with th melsau children on mumber 25 mr and mia h seiateh at was- l i ileich ovei the weekend miss mlldied heamsbottom with k i sisters at lake simcoc itfttnt visitors wth the a spit- ms inelude mr and mrs lery mr and mis nessninnn and mr and mi i kohlcr of toronto with mrs smelhurst is her daughter mrs a e paul sudbury and on sunday mr and mrs jack mncuiurst mr douglas mceachcrn mr and mrs c a grant and ken neth misses petgv muir it nn nit entertained it i joint mis- telillous shovvtr in honour of miss hi nior anthony u bride of last iluida another lovely event held loi ht r was u shower held by mrs arthur walters and mrs bernard ai nistio th iirls at the a mill presented her tuet at mr i lei s valley view cabins near iiiinunviiil recently include mr c r ngliby mi h lorusso mr a hill mr c bopli mr and mrs e o mm tin mis j p heid mr wil liam logtmi miss olive logan and luwlywcds mi and mrs william l cuiuiingham h ithf mcgllvkay take loslllon in uuxxville ioiir children mrs george mars den violet of brampton mrs fc ii guest may of georgetown v icloi tcddi of toronto and i iws georgetown there iglit grandchildren two sisttrs and a brother live in eng- bellc 1 mrs david clark of wisbch mrs tred adt ock of cromer and mr what council did on monday july 25th awarded a contract for 30000 road improvements to consolidated sand and gravel co of toronto price for the work is 18079 the town to supply materials this was the lowest of live tenders received moved bymcnally and lyons orante floo to the fti f mnvantl rrprnii brigade staff changes at dominion store a recent chango in staff is noted at tho dominion store miss kay stocklay hat rejoined the staff re placing mrs mac wilson who haa obtained a position at smith and stone this week while ron ed- miinds is nn varstlnn will chioniclc and will start his job there next week sliile leaving town walter has worked at larder luke durllnttton dunnviue where in w is employed whltlnc new- defunct dunm tile gazette and inle- 1 at lliimington where he has been foi cman of the leamington post and news for the past seven years he is tho son of mr and mrs prank mcgilvray of town ond a brother of the herald foreman garfield mcgilvray his wlfo the former elsie doyd is also a georgetown girl daughter of mm o a boyd of queen street fire brioape caixep to car fire tflttjulbbrlgsde wu called go tuesday morning to wesleyan st just off spin what the wtriqg la i fl wiiltei mcgilvray a georgetown niui who learned his trade in the llinild sliop tins ucieptcd a posi tion as foreman of the pimnvll nj mr and mraaord lcatlc stay at home camp ends this friday the staynthome camp so suc- uen laws of leaminfiton spa cesfullv operated for the past two weeks comes to an end this friday when the closing exercises will be held in knox presbyterian church parents arc invited to attend to see review of the work and the pres entation of proficiency prizes and diplomas crests will also be pre sented that night to the winning softball and lacrosse teams in the grc leagues the camp which has been spon sored by the lions club with the aid of the recreation commission and the ministerial association has lcn very popular with the boys and girls of town and district a jjilit vaiiety of activity has been offered including various sports and gomes handicraft first aid bible study und swimming such special events as a trip to tho mus eum and casa loma a hike and plum at the glen and a field day- have added to the interest and to night a camp fire program is plan ned in the flats at the devrics farm on the check lino archdeacon w g o thompson conducted the funeral service on i uesday from the mcclurc funeral home pallbearers were walter i outh george louth harry hale ttttb harlow sr j j kcmshcad and stan murdln of toronto inter ment was made in greenwood corn ell rv georgetown friends atten ded the funeral from port hope oshnwa toronto lisle and sault ste mric b loril tilbutes included those fiom the 1ainlv grandchildren palsy mr and mrs geo ching mr ind mrs ted clung mr and mrs john donaldson mr and mrs c chapman miss annie reynolds lo- c il 7118 sfcs benefit fund ss biinch 1j0 cnnadian legion wal- kt i cleave aubrey kerr jack w itson m and mrs herb saw- yeis mr and mr bertrum sawyers mi and mrs lome mccartey and clifford of lisle mr and mrs tom audrey mrs slclghtholmc mr and mrs jack makin roy bar- kei charles brown mr und mrs sol dowhurst local 475 provincial pjiper mr und mrs h groome port hope quarter century club provincial paper mr and mrs h harlow mr and mrs jos carter mr and mrs j d kelly mr and mrs fred marsden mr and mrs bert weston st georges wa mr und mrs jack leslie vi louth and family mr and mrs frank saw yers toronto staff steel co of canada employees dominion bridge co clare hicks algoma steel dominion bridge legion ruth and kal mr and mrs ernie lewis wingham mrs hyde mr and mrs walter hyde victoria st neighbours norval intermediates win mkst lacroh8k game norval intermediates brake th jinx which has kept them from winning a game all season and beat orangevillc 33 in a game in that town last tuesday norval led all the way with clark lyons scentnt two junior beaumont jim burton md len varoy one each tor nor val thursday at norval theioeala kept north peel to a 8au tie until a minute to go whan the visitors rapped in twequick goals to will 84 ll little known la the tact that canadian dr abraham qanaar fit vusya i