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u the georgetown herald wednesday nov29a 3 951 jeddo kisiockat o anthhacilf lis r fireplace cannel coal stoker cqal a coke barber building blocks readinganthracite and blce coal t 8tjnray feeds ernie thompson glen williams phone 707 r 23 perc king dealer in scrap metals phone 607j georgetown 1 ir bowl at the lucky strlke open bowling monday afternoons until 830 pm tuesday afternoons wednesday nites after 10 friday nhes from 930 ad day saturday 10 am to 1 130 pm mill street beside the roxy visit our snack bar stop and see us for pontiacs w buick8 nja vauxhall v clmc trucks o 9xre8 batterd38 farts a accessories ckkm selection of oskd oars 0 complete service amd repairs lome garner motors acton main street phone 452 the preston touch by d w macdonald rwhumbrng through the seed l catalogues youll find the name of preston cropping up here and there in connection with various ornamental plt in government bulletins listing the best specimens of hardy shrubs to brighten up the canadian gardens youll frequently see the name preston mentioned as the originator 5f leading varie ties it you care to investigate further you 11 find that preston links to gether the lily fanciers in man parts of the world particularly canada britain and the unite stales prestonlae lilacs add a loum of color to the knglish countryside and more than a few ireston- reued rosy bloom crahappe trees stnft the early spring toloi parade in american gardens anyone si lie ting the best of hardy orna- nu ntals for the garden esjieclnlly in northern areas would find it dificult to avoid the preston in fluence the cuiious would gather thit here is an accomplished horti culturist someone with a special touch and would be pronmjed to inquire who is this man pies- ton nd thals where the surprises sunt p pping up for the inquiry would rev ml that this widely recognized plant breeder is a shy and retiring canadian and fuithermore he isnt a man at all but n fjrand old lady now living quietlv in a small ontario town jjibolla preston retired to her small home and garden in george- to in three ears ago after twenty- siien useful years in ornamental plant bree lln work at the central irm ottawa over ractiod hand and merit set the pat- tm for now garden creations that have bought honor to canida and to heisolf plant bree lln wo tjvk rimer tal far jpjkvears hor pn hft reciation for n not horticulturally inclined good ir i canndmns have b n known i i p lit r mound with j i li ns but as u nation were not ii i up n ns gieaf authorities i ih i i j t i he science of qar- 1 1 1 n hasn t pintesed in cnn- ii io h ka n cli iroe that it has mi i i hor imintucs such as britain v if ardenini is an ait so its i i surpnsink mat most of miss 1 i ston s h ilu st h mors have come i i counlnes other than cannda ii ill in pile il the flirt that i c i l ins ucli selected for i i i in i on iitmns lo il mm t n ul t in il i iot ii i inc mi iiniiii mh 1ics- t s v il iibp wink in pus nting ith th i s il i i lis cii the t inl iwn b this uoild i i i i i ii u oi k w ith nlies 1 i i in h 1 1 tins tun in for i n hie lu i font lii4 c up was necr actually shipped to can ada because of its size howcvei het- name has been inscribed to record her accomplishments the v- viassachusetts horticultural society has also honored her for experi mental work with lilies by present ing her with a gold medal in 1931 among misa prestons other prized possessions are the veltch memorial medal in gold from the royal horticultural society for work in raising good garden plants the jackson dawson mem orial medal from the massachusetts horticultural society for distin guished work in breeding hardy wooded plants and the carter medal from the ontario horti cultural association for horti cultural achievement mtas preston holds honorary ufa memberships in the pennsylvania horticultural society the cana dian iris society and the massa chusetts horticultural society if canadians as a whole have failed to impress as horticulturists at least isabella preston has done more than her share in establishing the name of canada in the horti cultural world isabella prestons success hasnt been a matter of chance she started on a career in nortlculturs at n early age in her native eng land and hasnt altered her course since for the most part she has made her own way after a short training at the womens horticul tural college at swanley this lan- ashire lass made her way to can ada and the ontario agricultural c olle at guelph ont she con tinued her studies there in 1913 at a time when young girls studying agriculture were the pet aversion of the male students they paid little attention to this young english girl bent on np ex clusively male career miss j2es- ton recalls one classmatej who treated her with the courtesy of recognition and that was e f palmer now superintendent of the horticultural experimental station and another of canadas biggest contributors of improved horticul tural varieties in spite of the heartbreaks and loneliness of those early days at guelph miss preston pursued her course and later when established at ottawa had the satisfaction of having the students who scorned her presence at guelph seek her above although retired from offhal duties isabella preston stus cultivates lilies n her home garden above left rosy bloom crab j apple twigs are smothered in moonv wctilxkftkfr akjhsti isl hat the fountain ulae left well named because of the drooping nature of the blooms seen in eloseup at right r35s lnkamilc one of the better royb1oom crabapple varieties bays off in profuse bloom and striking purplish foliage advice in her capacity as the gov ernment leading expert on orna mental horticulture before going to ottawa however isabella preston worked at the college under prof crowe whom she claims taught her most of what she knows about plant breed ing employed as student labor for twelve cents an hour this girl made the cross that produced the famous creelman lily named after an oa c president and prized by lily fanciers not only for its white beauty but also as a parent in ori ginating new varieties the creel- man lily is the parent of many popular varieties today in 1920 very few canadians took sufficient interest in ornamental horticulture to train themselves for positions in that field so its not surprising that the federal experi mental farm service seeking to fill a position in ornamental plant breeding work found that a young girl was the leading candidate isa bella preston consequently left guelph for the central experimen tal farm at ottawa to work under the direction of the dominion horticulturist at that time dr w t macoun here the work began in earnest for miss preston she was given a list of plants to work on and then left to her own resources to pro duce the results the idea was to originate ornamentals sufficiently hardy for prairie and north coun try farmers to dress up their home grounds miss prestons touch has given them a wider selection of hardy ornamental plant material te make their gardening efforts more effective although the common lilac and the french hybrids are widely grown in canada they are by no means perfect they caskbe im proved considerably and that is what dr macoun had in mind misa preston now has her owa home and garden in georgetown ont when he d elated the task ta isabella pieston hack in 10 by rossing a verv nardy chri sa pedes snnca illosa with a less hardy type with atti iiva rospink bloom miss pirons raised a number of seedling- lha best of which are known as the prestonlae lilacs they brought new hope to people living in noithern nieis while thn better tpes of lilacs did not pros- per the new lace also exwnjed the blooming period so that ow anyone b careful selection of prestonlae iiitios can haa blooms a week or ten days ifter the common lilac has finished its show for the ear thrive on prairies specimens have done well at ben i lodge in the peace river distuct of northern alberta and at brandon and morden in mani toba the well known manitoba horticulturist f l skinner ha described gulnevera a prestoniaat lilac as the finest in the district specimens sent to the botanical gardens at kew and edinburgh in britain have aroused interest in the varieties among old country gardeners and many of them hava planted these superior canadian introductions in their gardens lilac fanciers in the united states have adopted them because of their valuable and urfiisual bloom ing characteristics very few plant breeders achieve success to the same extent as isa bella preston did with her rirst crosses those who undertake te create new varieties can expect many reverses before finally hit ting on something worthy of in troducing to the public in the car of isnhellp prmton the results of continued on page 10 r cross s auto parts oats aad msslh to 825x90 towing sad wlnenlag cavr d ajdes frtmnb mru bolvron ul mrs john mcclure much feted before marriage mrs john l mcclure george town the former ethel hutchinson of cheltenham was guest of honour t several happy affairs previous to her marriage on october 20th on thursday evening october ir mrs william a hutchinson enter tained at a trousseau tea in her daughters honour pink candles accented the attractive dining room table which was centred with pan ties and delicate rosebuds mrs vm h henry mrs h devereaux mrs d c carruthers mrs t a mc clure aunts of the bride and mrs james eccles poured tea for many friends relatives and neighbours during the evening assisting in the dining room were miss shirley glf- fen mlai doreen bowes miss joan townsend and miss irene la rose i the upstairs rooms were in charge of mrs iiloyd wimamson mrs norman smith and the brides sis- tar atlas anna may hutchinson others who entertained for the bride were miss doris taylor of brampton who was hostess at hkf home when number of school aates and meads came in honour of the bride mrs john moculloch heaped to spend a pleasant evening with tlw imowmi of thn colourful ffctufes of her recent trip trough the western provinces miss don taylor and miss maiy mtcluic ul led in a gaily decorated waiton wtli a miniature bride rnd groom aloii with many beautiful personal kl mrs wm atylor mot hi i of the u teas served a delightful iuihkoi on october 13th a innniii shower was neld in home united hurch here the bride riccucd many beautiful and ueful miscel laneous gifts during the afternoon mrs george bowes very capably acted as chxlrlady mrs gordon cation recited a very humorous poem and miss jean newhousc sang the rose of tralee assisting the bride opening the rifts were mrs is wanless mrs l williamson in her sister miss betty hutchinson the bride used ihree song titles to sum up her thoughts for the lovely gifts received ill be seeing you thanks for the mem6rles and may the good lord bless and keep you the ladies of home church concluded a very delightful nnd socicble afternoon with a delicious luncheon prior to her leaving the toronto teaching staff the teachers of queen victoria school held a party in the auditorium which was attractively decorated for the occasion the bride received a lovely gift from the staff also ari electric tea kettle was pre- entedfrom the pumls of her class room ct a surprise party along with many other useful gifts assess tcerers 50 hafloweer damage five teen agts who tin c i i brooking windows and doing mil clous damrgo to the hih school building on halloween wtie urdci cd to make restitution to the bond of 50 at a meeting of noith hallon district high school board in geor- v c wi iast week the five ap peared at the board meeting and were ordered to pay the damage the next day or further measures would be tsken board members censured the youths none of whom are high school students apd warn ing was issued that in future the board would not be so lenient with offenders continuing a program of modern ization at the georgetown school new desks and chalrms will be or dered for one classroom the lava tories were examined by the board and while there was egreemont that they are in deplorable condition it was thought wiser to leave any ma jor alterations until next summer recommending to next years board that the improventents be budgeted for donations of 5 00 each were vo ted to the poppy funds in the three- district towns acton milton and georgetown two requests to re route buses to pome nearer pupils homes were turned down the bond explaining thct it was impossible to do this in the middle of the school year a camobellvillc boy david allen was granted permission to attend guelph collegiate for a voc ational course h m moyei school attendance officer discussed his work with the board satisfaction ws expressed with the job he is doing a request from the milton attendance officer for e raise n salary was turned down the secretary was instruo- j ted to inform brampton high school i board that north halton is holding that board responsible for paymeusjl of fees for two norval sisters at- tending georgetown and milfe schools because transportation toj brampton is not available for thstnjl within two miles while georgetown end milton buses pass their doorjj brampton has so far refused toacl cept responsibility for payment of their fees here d winter parking restrictions motorists are reminded that no motor vehicle shall be parked on any street in georgetown from midnight to 600 am from december 1st to march 15th tfttwluunltim a- up rfsfr- ygbi lltfilr7ittt mi l lj i a ie i