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the georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wednesday october ltf 1952 twelve pages georgetown must have extra classroom and teacher in 1953 acton wedding principals an enrolment of 184 this year will grow to at least 200 next sep tember and necessitate another teacher and another classroom according to the inftortruttion srven to hjorth halton high school hoard by georgetown principal j i lunbert at lost wek s board meeting in milton mr lambert said the school 1 crowded to capacity cit present und teachers are overtaxed in teaching time ratio of teachers to students at georgetown is one teacher to 20 7 students while the average school ratio is one to is next year he predicts two urge grade 10s and a large grade 11 and there is concern about distribution of students as there are only four large classrooms in the school mr lambert remarks drew at tention to the boards position in knowing that new schools are nee rosary in georgetown and actoo yet being unable to proceed with any building plans because of re fusal of the two townships in the area to agree to any building pro gram at present there had been a suggestion of approaching the county council to issue debentures lor the building program but fin ance chairman dr j b milne re ported that in a meeting with some of the county reeves there was little support for any such arrange ment and he did not consider the board would meet with any success it was the feeling of the board that the gcorgctownlsquexirig dispute over sharing school costs was a stumbling block to any progress last year the municipal board had ended the dispute with a ruling on cost sharing which will stand for five yours esqucslng still dels they are paying loo much and hove re fused to consider any building pro gram until the township is paying on w hat they consider a prop r georgetown members of the board were aslccd to discuss the matter with georgetown council and sec it the town wo ild consijer a revision in rates the board had invited the milton staff to attend tne meeting and sug gestions for improvement of the school were discussed with them similar meetings arc planned with the georgetown and acton stans it had been reported toy attend ance officer m h moycr that the parents of a 13yearold girl who graduated from georgetown ps in june had refuted to send her to high school and it was his inten tion to prosecute the case tho board were in accord with mr moycr and will back him up in the charge r two new sewing machines will be purchased for the home econom ics room at milton three appli cants were given permission to at tend guclph vocational school and one who could get a similar aca demic course at milton wns refu sed the four school track meet for georgetown milton acton and erin will be hld in georgetown on october 14th it was announced principal robblns of acton spoke in answer to a note he had receiv ed from the board expressing con cern about poor standings of upper school students in june much of the blame he said could be placed on parents who allowed children to work after school hours and on saturdays it is difficult to give extra instruction to such students and they do not have the proper time for studies norval wilf kirkwood buys carney hardware here jl former georgetown man wil fred kirfcwood hai boujht the for mer carney hardware ot norval it will be operated now a kirkwooda hardware mr klrlcwood who u the aon of mr and mr john klrlcwood erin va employed in town for five yeara at thonrpioni hardware before go- imperial army vet william maybank dies a veteran of world war 1 and resident of georgetown for 23 years william j maybanks died in st josephs hospital guelph on sat urday he had been seriously 111 lru last may unci hud spent mot of the time in hospltul with the exception of ilx wei ks when he wui uble to be able bt tili home on hlvervlrw crettct nl mr maybanks mas born in it rati ing berksliire rtglsnd 30 year riro he served with tht imp rl army in the war and spent miiih time in a german prison tamp corn ing to canada in i0j0 he was ut ifuttonvllu and brampton before moving to georgetown he had been employed at smith si stone ltd for some time he wui a member of brunt h 110 canadian legion surviving are his wife lily mi cann one son arthur and two bro thers and a sister in england mrs clara chandler charles and walttr maybanks all of heading rev alfred barker conducted the funeral service on tuesday at tho mcclure funeral home which was followed by interment in green wood cemclcry pallbeartra wire harvey lusty charles ijy jack harris thomas beckett james mur phy and jack harrison a legion service at the graveside was in charge o branch presidtnl leslie clark mr and mn allan ellerby were married on september 6th at the hpme of the brides parents mr and mrs g if mussel i e anton sh is the former olive ann musselle und the groom is the son of mr and mrs j l k her by llmehouse showed his horses at georgetown fair a horseman who wtlh his neph ew brought hi horses to ccorge- town fair this year william e newman 74 president of newman brothers contracting firm died in st catharine hospital on saturday he s uttered a stroke on thursday born in st catharines mr new man spent all his life there his firm built many of the larser buildings and industrial plants in the niagara peninsula horses were a lifetime hobby and he organized the first sl catharines horse show he exhibited in many parts of the united states and canada and often acted as a judge he is survived by his wife and one daughter mrs clare helmcr gordon graham studies engineering at sps gordon graham son of mr uml mrs w t graham norvl has entered university snd is studying engineering physics at the school of j radical science university of toronto gordon graduated from milton high school in 1031 with a brilliant scholastic record and spent n year with his fa tht r on the farm before continuing hi education he is boarding with two other local engineerlnjj studt nts andy molozzi and bob addy both of whom are in their graduating ur friday euchre party lady curlers have an attendance of seventy people enjoyed a cuohre party in the itoie boom of ithe arena on thursday which was sponsored by the ladles curling club mrs c stacey won the door prize and mrs stan wright was first prizewinner at cards followed by ted bludd mrs a pottcndon and mrs may hunter the curlers are plonnlng a dance in october and the famous cknx ranch boys have been booked to supply the music sybil bennett tours themaritime provinces paper man 47 years arthur herbert retires second only to u 1111am merritt in years of employment at the pro vincial paper mill arthur herbert was honoured by fellow employees on monday with the presentation of a handsome smoker stand ross duncon hugh dickie and clayton allen spoke briefly during the pre sentation mr herbert who is now caretak er of georgetown public school worked as a coater at the mill for 42 years and for five years before that he was cmploynrttie lower mill now closed down working under the late james mcnicol and ed mcwhirter he spent iwo years in wiarton when he emigrated from england before moving to georgetown he is a native of crick near rugby mr herbert recalls thai he first worked at the mill under tho late bob hickcy father of miss ann hickey of the provincial office staff in 1014 he was oneox tho first ito sign up for active service and went overseas the next year m with the 1st canadian contingent pr sllvcr annivtrssstv he later transferred to the impcr- iol army with the arifyle and suth erland highlanders while he was overseas he married miss marie coy of lanark scotland he hat been prominent in town affairs serving for several terms as a councillor he has been a mem ber of the lome scots band ever since coming to town mr herbert ur proud of the fact that he was a members of a group of tho local sybil bennett qc national pres ident of progressive conservative women and candidate for halton in the next federal election arrived in halifax sunday night to embark on a threeweek speaking tour of the marltlmea mis bennett a partner in the lo cal firm of dale at bennott is much in demand as a public soaker last year she made a similar tour of the west on her eastern trip she will speak in principal cities and towns in nova scotia new brunswick and prince edward island at political rallies that have been called in ndvancc of ine federal election which is almost certain to be cal led sometime in 1031 red newman was great entertainer known not only to servicemen who served overseas in the first war but to theatre hud icjee throughout canada red newman died at wasaga beaah on friday he was a star of the dumbbells who entertained troops overseas the company was extremely popu lar for years after the war urdll the decline of vaudeville brought an end to their entertainment he operated a tourist resort at wasaga social and personal mr and mrs andy frank and son held of carapbellville and misses ruth and wilms mcpharland of newport michigan were veekend visitors with mm wm frank and mr and mrs james evsns- engagement mr snd mrs george currjf georgetown snnounce the engage ment of their daughter marlon ell een to john ellery brownridge aon of mr snd mrs ellery brownridge brampton the marriage will take place on saturday october the eighteenth -as- the weather mr editor sumintr rettlulnly had u last fling on sunday v rth u ttrnperuturt u degrees above normal maybe that mil ju to i- icbru r ui f ml of daylight ftamnic tlmr ini iluk in djtr mai mln luln rit 2j 63 41 troi sipt 21 64 40 03 s1 24 61 i stt 23 67 40 truro srpt 26 61 sipt 27 67 11 scpt 20 78 47 atprutfo 6a 42 42 71 0j attendance record broken st johns rally service evidence of the increase in sun day sctrool attendance in george town was shown very cleurly on sunday september 28th when an attendance of 263 was recorded at the annual holly day service at hi john s united church sunday school the choirs were arranged to form a great wmlclrclc while the nur cry ami primary classes were sea ted in the centre of the semicircle the seating arrangement plus the colourful floral decorations which covered the plulform and front area of the hall created a cry imprca slve scene the highlight of the service was as uaual the singing number by 27 members of the primary class un der the direction of misses shlrlty dobbie and suian crab tree paulene watson read the scrip ture which was taken from luke 2 verses 4052 paulene s mother mrs jack wat son was reponslblc for the splen did arrangement of the floral display rev john m smith led the school in special prayers mr smith was pleasantly surprised when he was informed during the an nouncements that the executive of the sunday school had placed an order for a suitable copy of the authorized revised edition of the holy bible ns a present o him a short rally day address was given by mr e for grave the service closed with the sing ing of living for jesus under the spirited leadership of mr nor man laird musical director of st john s power failure darkens part of town thursday a faulty scctionallzing switch at the corner of mill and guelph streets resulted in n power failure which left the south part of the town in darkness for halt an hour thursday evening the roxy theatre was included in the cutoff and some patrons did not wait to sec the show before the power was restored t arthur herbert relatives have party relatives of mr and mrs w t graham norval gathered in ea- quesrng community hall stewart- town on september 20th for a par ty in their honour the grahams were twentyfive years married on september 22nd present were relatives from burlington nelson waterdown st catharines and oakviue as well ai from the immediate district fol- garden reception after- hainesgolden wedding lions club members do some travelling members of the georgetown lions club have been busy attending meetings lately last tuesday president don bar- rager and lit vice president jack gunning were at mcmaiter univer sity hamilton to attend a zone rally on thursday night messrs barrager gunning spence mckin non and albert tennant were in v wetton where they attended a dng to guelph where after a short militia who were chosen to so to lowing a short speech by mr graftt- meeting of the ontario society for tkn whh bonds hardware he join- quebec city to form a guard of am brother chris of burlington crippled children ed the staff of halls hardware honour for the duke of york later the couple received a card table he has worked there the past five kins george- v who visited the- and chair set with the good wishes years i- cltytn 1008 w f bradley and of the gathering an orchestra tod hals a grandson r the late mr everett cole were other members by mr grahams uncle john alder- and mrs wm klrlcwood of geor- of the group v son of nelson played for dinclng aetown and a nephw of mlssjcato mr herbert 1 a charter member and the evening ended with lunch mckav of town and past president of provlnciali on mjonday trienda entertained former proprietor of the haitf- quarter century abb his son mr and mrs- orsham andjtave them ware in norval wsj bert carney norman t alio a provincial env beer cow completes lactation record huntshaven supreme pabat a holsteln in the herd of j9r paul beer r r 9 georgetown finished a lawn reception at the homo of the grooms parents in glen wil liams followed the wedding in ac ton on september 20th rof margaret jlary golden daughter of tho late mr and mrs frank golden and john joseph haines sonhf mr and mrs thomas haines rev frv j morgan perfor- medthe ceremony in st josephs rectory and the couple were at tended by miss ricky burke de troit michigan end mr glenn scott the brflde wtore a mauve suit with navy accessories and cor sage of orchids miss burke wore a bhie suit navy accessories and a r rose ert kieswetter kitchen aiint of the bride received for mr and mrs frank whltmee linda and barbara spent the week end in buffalo ny mr and mrs art scott flsv to montreal lost week to attend the annual convention of the canadian federation of automobile dealers miss margaret sargent and mr andrew molozxi wera visitors in st catharines on sunday with mr and mrs eric shields constable hon drnham who u stationed in ottawa with the moun- tlt was home last week on a few days leave mrs art scolt attended the gmc dealers accountants club meeting tu tiie king ldwurd hotel toronto on moiduy mr and mrs john kennedy with mm alice looptr mr red ijing- lry und mrs john wilkinson of toronto tf ut the week end at hire ijikr near ivler bo rough at mrs v llklnson s cottage mr and mrs vim bowman and min kurt were wekend visitors in presto n with her parents mr and mrs mil ton llilborn mr and- mrs liowman were cucbratlng their wedding anniversary mayor jack armstrong harry savings georgo glassford and wil liam campbell motored to sudbury lor the week end to visit with mr and mrs a b purr mr campbell icrnalned for a longer visit mr parr who is convalescing after a btroke is much improved hi health motoring to stratford on sunday mr and mrs l devries and fam ily visited wltu their son ifenk and his wife who were married recent ly henk who is with the forestry icpaftmcnt lias been transferred irom hespeler to stratford local judges at the great north ern exhibition at coliintfwood on saturday included mrs j l eller by who judged domestic science and mr maurice baker who han dled the beef cattle ring president harding price of georgetown fair also attended the fair on r riday carole greensward daughter of mr and mrs george greensward had a party at her liome on guelph street to celebrate her tenth birthday ifer guests were joanne duncan marlon majuery jacqueline tost sharon saycrs jill itunham anne fiddler linda kor- rck sharin harley and margaret eason a party for linda korzack ten year old daughter of mr and mrs alex korzack marked her birthday in the grandvicw apartments last tuesday lindas guests wero margaret eason sharin harley b rend a hawes lthda packer karen and marsha armann pat and mar gie sargent bobby and cherry jepson karen and nancy korzack carole greensward jane schenk and lindas brother bobby visitors last week with mr and mrs william tuck were her sister mrs roy mccartney and mrs mc cartneys daughter dorothy of vancouver bc it was a happy re- union for the sisters who had not seen each other for 24 years guests attending a lawn recep tion at the home of mr and mrs thomas haines glen wlulams following the marriage of margaret golden and john haines on septem ber 20th included miss ricky burke detroit michigan mr and mrs rfubert kieswetter kitchener mr and mrs edwin dietrich wat erloo mr and mrs ocorge strauss clarence dorothy rita and alfred walkcrton mr and mrs sam snow erin mr and mrs orval usher woodbridgcth- mr and mrs jack nelson mr and mrs pat odono- van toronto mr and mrs thomas golden diane danny and johnny mr and mrs frank golden mr and mrs james golden mr and mrs thomas haines joy and bud mr and mrs- roland haines tim and laddie mrs jane haines mrs catherine bouskill and janle mr and mrs harry traccy mr and mrs thomas beojumoni mi and mrs tom norton penny pam and peter mr and mrs jack crichton mr joseph scott mr glenn scott mr and mrs douglas scott mr and mrs earl scott trudy snd gary mr and ulrs del beaumont snd vicky atnavullam haines mrs matthew boaumorft mr leonard marchment mr and mrs peter bryden mrs mabel sowerby mr and mrs george preston and gor don mr and mrs charles hancock shirley and jimmy mr and mrs john patterson mr and mrs clark lyons mr and mrs robert mc- her wearing a uine dress black accessories and corsage of white candless mr and mrs hnsr fend- and pink rosea mr haines wore a mr aaftbrose hancock mr pink with buck accessories and a bert addy mr douglas leil corsage of pink rosea a weeks vn n uui u a royal iton- vssa they wire heirjaetatlon wt totsu ot mjw honeymoon rip took the newlywedi jtt jftt tmsi ware in norval waa bert carney norman p also a provincial a ttoyai uotuumvase ineyweso seswh noneymooo trip took tne newiyweo vi i hvmsuwfimtu ployee and daughter vawssktnt married in rgtown mr g5i- iba d mok and wo lbc of butterfat t0 the stoag a the bniwpenln- tor bumftnt mik joan jatffahv