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the georgetown herald ten pages georgetown ont wednesday july 1st 1953 ten pages prime ministers visit a first for halton oldest town resident glenn stringer weds dies at age of 98 in bethel church what council did by special bus and car dozens of georgetowners went to oakville friday afternoon to hear prime min ister st laurent who was speaking in wallace park during a preelec tion totr of ontario it was more than a political meet- ing being the first time since con federation that a prime minister in office has visited halton mr c st laurent in his speech recog nized this and politicking was at a minimum as he spoke warmly of the greatness of canada particularly mentioning the rapid industrial growth of the torontohamiltoo area georgetown was quite prominent that day mr st laurent was pip ed to the platform by two mem bers of georgetown girls pipe band mrs john patterson and mrs jack crichton assembled with oth er civic leaders on the iplatform was mayor jack armstrong speaking briefly before the prime minister were liberal candidate murray mcphail the retiring mem ber of parliament hughes cleaver and dr f m deans oakviue lib eral candidate in the last provin cial election after his speech mr st laurent personally handed out ice cream to the schoolchildren who had greeted him each waving a lit- tie flag while the people present crowded around the platform for an opportunity to shake hands with canadas senior citizen the kings sneezes is school operetta last event of the school season at wrigglesworln school was a mu sical evening on thursday a well- filled auditorium saw an operetta the kings sneezes by the senior pupils directed by kenneth r har rison and mrs r b canhara as well as operettas by the kindergar ten and grade 1 principal william kinrade and mis jean ruddell pre- sented a pleasant interlude with their songs in costume gifts in appreciation for thelr work were ipresented to mr har rison and mrs canham by david cunningham and shirley fendley on the students behalf send two juveniles to training school appearing in juvenile court on friday two boys charged w ith a series of petty ihefts were commlt- ted to bowmanville training school for an indefinite period goods taken from local business places and a radio taken from a room in chapel street school have been recovered by the police and returned to their owners mossopoliver wedding knox presbyterian church in knox presbyterian church on june 20th rev alex j calder offi- elated at the marriage of margaret louise oliver daughter of mr and mrs john oliver and robert bruce mossop son of mr and mrs dan mossop pink carnations and white snap dragons decorated the church mrs edgar gowland played the organ and the soloist mrs donald han cock sang o promise me before the bride entered the church and- til walk beside you while the register was signed the bride wore a long sleeved gown with a bodice of white lace a v neckline and a skirt of net and lace panels over satin her finger tip veil fell from a small headdress trimmed with seed pearls and she carried a bouquet of red roses the bridesmaids mrs george duke toronto sister o t groom end miss mary mcdonald wore gowns of net over taffeta with matching capes and shoulder length veils in green and mauve respec tively matron of honour was the brides sister mrs e cardlnell of huttonville gowned in yellow miss june oliver another sister was junior bridesmaid in coral mr oliver gave his daughter in marriage danny mossop was his brothers groomsman and ushers were john mossop and wesley oliver brothers of the groom arid bride receiving in the legion auditor- the brides mother wore a white and blue nylon flowered dress and a corsage of red roses the grooms mother wore a navy flow ered dress and red rose corsage leaving on a honeymoon trip to the states the bride wore a pmk gab ardine suit navy accessories and corsage of yellow roses they will live in georgetown the groom is employed with cecil smith at stew- arttonra and the bride at smith and stone ltd mccumtxer forgrave get silver awards closing exercises were held at both public schools on friday be fore pupils were dismissed for the summer holidays chapel street school invited par ents of grade 8 pupils to attend in the morning when school board chairman edwin wilson and sid silver donor of the h silver mem orial scholarships were present mr silver presented 15 prizes to judy mccumber and thomas for- grave who had top academic stand ing in grades 8a and 8b a 10 prize went to douglas wriggles- worth second highest in academic standing and 10 to dennis bell for outstanding effort and excellent pro gress in his school year competition was keen in this years entrance classes and gail mcguvray and jill chapman who were tied for third highest closely followed by barry jeffrey were gi ven honorable mention in the afternoon at wrigglesworth school the whole student bohy as sembled in the auditorium where mr wilson mayor jack armstrong and rev a j barker were among the dignitaries on the platform a farewell address was given by susan canham grade 6 truly a farewell for she along with other senior students from norval and stewarttown will not be at this school next year all accommoda tion being needed for local chil dren musical selections were given by the junior choir report cards wece given to each pupil as they left wie auditorium after the closing exercises georgetowns oldest resident mrs anna k nielsen 98 died in acton on sunday in excellent health she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last week during a visit in acton and passed peacefully away in her sleep imrs nielsen who would have been 99 this september had lived in georgetown for the past eleven years with her son am nielsen local chiropractor and her interest and activity in community affairs were remarkable for one of her years mr and mrs nielsen are in lud- ington michigan where the funer al is taking place today in the dan ish lutheran church a native of denmark mrs nielsen apent most of her married life in ludington where her husband died 24 years ago a daughter mrs frank a johnsonmives in merced califor nia and there are also three grand children and three greatgrandchil dren surviving says parking facilities should be public utility the meeting of georgetown chamber of commerce on june 18 took the form of a dinner meeting at the mcgibbon house with a no table guest l a buckley ontario representative of the canadian chamber president fred chapman intro duced mr buckley and asked him to give an informal talk and gener al suggestions suitable tor a small tow chamber of commerce mr buckley said that chamber work could be divided into fie phases civic improvement retail merchant activities industrial development agricultural relationships and tour ist trade he mentioned that most cham bers concentrate on one or more of these and seldom on all of them haling visited georgetown several times he said that parking facili ties are very important especially for the farming comrrtunity and should be considered as a public utility the same as water and hy dro he suggested that the c of c work closely with town council on a parking project and that it might be an idea to have a council member an ex ofticio member of the chamber a merchants division could be formed to promote special t shop ping days group advertising etc and there should be a small com mittee to speak and act for this group mr buckley said everything possible should be done to promote better understanding between far ming and business groups and rural and urban residents a question period followed and a vote of thanks was moved by joseph gibbons to mr buckley for his in formative talk faithfukhurch worker mrs charles coupland one of the most faithful work ers in st pauls anglican church norval mrs charles w coupland was buried in hillcrest cemetery on thursday after the funeral ser vice in the church seriously ill for several months mrs coupland died at her home near norval on tuesday the for mer mary jane glendinning she was born at norval the daughter of pioneer residents robert glendinning and mary noble mr and mrs coup- land farmed in the district since their marriage with the exception of a few years spent in the math- eson district in northern ontario mrs coupland devoted a great part of her life to church work she had been organist at st pauls and t a light in the sunday school for many years and was active in the various ladles organifttions she is survived by her husband three sons and a daughter rev ro bert coupland anglican rector at homings mills warwick and roy of norval and mary mrs j e maxwell wife of the norval ang lican rector tnere are two grand children mr maxwell was assisted by rev robert coupland and archdeacon w g o thompson in conducting the funeral service pairbearers were john marshall james desylva murray laird sydney morris broadie tregunno and harold lyons silverwood in bethel united church on sat urday jean madeleine rae daugh ter of mx and mrs ralph a rae hornby was married to glenn rob ert stringer son of mr and mrs wellington stringer georgetown rev george leek officiated given in marriage by her father the bride was gowned in satin un der a lace bodice and bolero with pearl and sequin collar and ankle- length skirt of net a crown out lined with pearls and sequins held her fingertip veil she carried a cascade of red roses the matron of honour mrs george rae wore a ballerina gown of pale pink tiered net over satin with net bolero the grooms sis ter miss eima stringer also an attendant was similarly gowned in ice blue both wore matching headbands of roses and carried nosegays of pink carnations john currie was groomsman and ushers were james ismond and john rae at hawthorne lodge milton the brides mother received in navy blue lace and crepe with red carna tion corsage the grooms mother assisted in navy blue sheer with pink carnation corsage stone school friends have strawberry social the last regular meeting of the stone school farm forum was at the end of march but the neigh bours and friends like a little get- together during the summer and so monday june 29th was a straw berry social held in the school- house fortytwo neighbours were present and a lively game of euchre enjoyed mrs harry marchington won the ladies prize and earl burt won over a tie with russill miller for the mens prize bowls of straw berries and other good things to eat were much enjoyed the flowering shrubs around the stone school were never prettier and it is a in tel beauty spot on the no 7 high way was thirty years windsor teacher in windsor on june 17 the death occurred of mirgaret ellen pooke 84 sister of mrs h l hutt of town except for a few short intervals she had been a resident of wind sor for more than sixty years and was a schoolteacher there for over thirty years since retiring she was still closely concerned with the ed ucational and cultural life of the city and was active in special activ ities necessary during two world wars she was a life member of bor den chapter iode and of the wms of 9t andrews presbyterian church she suffered from failing eyesight and of late years was quite blind but she was able to come to georgetown at just this time a year ago for what proved to be her last visit with her sister and family jean hutt of weston and dr fred hutt of ithaca ny were in wind sor for their aunts funeral on june 20th burial was in windsor grove cemetery oddfellows rebekahs visit home at earrie a grnup of fifty locsil oddfellows and rebekahs went to harrie by bus and private car on sunday to visit the home for elderly people which these lodges maintain there it was an educational trip to show members where funds allocated for this purpose are used the group touted the building and chatted with the 39 residents as well as distrib uting treats to them they later had supper on the lawn dolsons celebrate 25th anniversary mr and mr5 harold dolson charles street who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on sun day were guests at two dinner par ties in their honour at hilltop lodjjc erin sunday evening sisters and niec es of mrs dolson entertained and the following evening a group of friends had a similar party for them social personal out of town guests at the wed ding of louise oliver and robert mossop last week in knox prvsuy terian church included mr and mrs ken inglis and linda mr and mrs wes marchment acton mr and mrs clancy mcdonald and barbara mrs edgar gowland of brampton mr and mrs ernie car- dinell and jackie huttonville mr and mrs earl marchment glen williams mr and mrs joe kusmin lakeview mr and mrs george duke and kathleen mr and mrs neal mossop miss mae mossop mr and mrs john mossop and johnnie mr and mrs harold martin tor onto mr richstxi oliver oak har bour- ohio town guosts included rev alex calder mr and mrs ken hunter mr henry marchment grandfather of the toride mr andy hunter mb and mrs jack lavole mf end mrs wes oliver and linda marie miss annie challcer miss mary mcdonald mr and mrs wil liam mcdonald mrs donald han cock mr and mrs dan mossop mr and mrs john oliver miss june oliver mr percy mossop and mr danny r payment of 1953 taxes the second instalment of taxes is due and payable at the municipal office georgetown on or before wednesday july 15 arrears those who have tax arrears please note that satisfactory arrangements for payment must be made before further action becomes necessary john d- kelly tax collector the weather mr editor- not much comment with this weeks summary which is almost a perfect june average both in max imum and minimum ern batkin rain date max min june 22 79 54 june 23 68 47 june 24 72 40 june 25 76 49 june 26 76 64 june 27 85- 55 june 28 84 56 average 77 52 highway accident two to hospital charges have been laid against a toronto man after an accident on the highway in town in which he was slightly injured and a guelph lady was taken to hospital with head injuries the accident occurred at ii 45 friday night cars driven by roy arthur rose toronto and roy s hammond guelph collided about 75 yards efisvolr queen street mrs hammond their daughter and ted day were passengers in the guelph bound car and mrs hammond was taken by ambulance to a guehph hospital for treatment of a deep cut the head mr rose was taken to brampton hospital passengers har ry hachey edward dubie and rob ert caslator all of toronto were uninjured social and personal miss helen mcallister had retur ned from a visit with relatives in exeter hensall and london mrs j mcdermid is spending a week in gait where she is a guest of miss jessie quarrie mr and mrs w j walker and gail miss winnie patterson and mr george stringer spent the week end at brocks beach lt col gordon brown aacretary of north halton high school board attended the convention of urban jnd rural school trustees last week at bigwin inn dr and mrs arthur mcallister misses helen and jean and mr ar thur mcallister attended a family reunion on saturday at springbank park london newlyweds mr and mrs william hutton of prescott were isltors on sunday with mr and mrs herb hughes mrs hutton is the former beth thompson a niece of mrs hughes they were married in athens on saturday two members of the lyons clan have arrived from the west to at tend the lyons reunion on domin ion day at erin they are mrs george frazcr the former ada mc- kane who ikes at hamiota mani toba and mr thomas l leslie of sedgewick alberta mr and mrs don hutchinson james buck shirley forbes david slorach maurice tendall and don ald beckford members of- the yel- lowjackets motorcycle club and vcrn postill of blyth travelled to laconia now hampshire on june 20th where they attended the new england states gypsy tour visitors at the home of mr and mrs thomas leslie victoria ave nue on sunday were bob hamilton of everett mr and mrs jack les lie toronto m- and mrs william davison glen williams and mr and mrs mark clark of town mr art jarrolt who has been visiting here for the past month left for his home in fort william on sun day night mrs francis anthony green en tertained at a trousseau tea on june 22nd for her daughter betty whose marriage to kenneth m langdon took place friday evening show ers were given for the brideelect in the city by mrs a e smith and mrs h e parsons and mr and mrs e w binkley entertained at an afternoon party for mr langdon and miss green at their home in town mrs p e tyas the brides sister entertained the wedding par ty after the rehearsal and a group of mr langdon- friends held a stag party at the mlsslssauga golf and country club on monday june 29th held a court of revision to deal with revision in connection with local improvement charges for sew erage extensions heard an ajppcal from mrs a n cole in regards to charge for sew- er running along charity lane the complainant felt that this charge was unjust due to the fact that she had previously been required to hookup to a sewer at the rear of her property on back street th court was in sympathy and the charge was written off alterations in the size of three lots along the highway were also adjusted the dominion seed house ap pealed for a deferred payment on their sewer charge of 2835 until such time as their property might be subdivided but the court of re vision folt they had no jurisdiction in this matter the seed house has the option of appealing to a higher court at a council meeting following it was decided to paint the grand stand in the dark at a cost of 175 further sidewalk work will be held up until budget figures can be compared as the work so far has cost considerable and council does not want to overspend their bud get it is hoped that victoria street college view and victoria ave may yet come in for new sidewalk will lay new sidewalk beside the smith and stone plant on the north side of glen road this being done under local improvement with smith and stone paying their third this is being dpne to clear up a hazardous road condition as well as giving employees a place to walk will advertise for an attendant at the fire hall to answer telephone calls applicant to receive free ap artment water heat light and tele phone accepted the revised bid of par from nesbitt and thompson for de bentures issued for road construc tion last year but which jiave been held up in order to meet municipal board regulations also revised the bylaw having only the last deben ture callable at any time council went over the tax and water- rates arrears and a definite plan of action will be decided upon at the next meeting in order to col lect all arrears properties in ar rears of taxes for three years or more can be put up for tax sale if council so decides drastic action will also be taken against delin quent water users engagements mr and mrs roy a bradley announce theengagement of thelr daughter patricia joan to noel richard butterworth of weston the wedding will take place in st georges anglican church on sat urday august the first at three- thirty oclock leslie reunion held at park at woodstock georgetown members of the les lie clan took honours for the oldest and youngest persons ipresent at the fourteenth reunion held on sat urday in southside park woodstock thomas l leslie 85 was the old est man present and 22 monthold bobbie lindsay the youngest child mrs elizabeth shook mimico who is 87 was the oldest lady at the picnic mr and mrs cecil burrill bur- gessville were conveners for the day which saw 144 people attend some from as far as norwalk ohio mr and mrs douglas mr and mrs calvin aitken acton had the largest famfty present five chil drcn president wilfrid leslie conduc ted a short business meeting after lunch and new officers are george s leslie guelph president orwell johnston acton 1st vice president howard shook mimico 2nd vice president mrs ernie currie secre tarytreasurer a moments silence was observed after the secretary read the names of those who had passed away since the last reunion and all joined in repeating the lords prayer it was suggested the nettt reun ion be held in riverdale park in guelph in 1955 leslie stewart tor onto capably thanked woodstock area relatives- for their kind hospi tality as well as the retiring pres ident and secretary mrs peter dick brampton and the sports con vener mrs ernie curry in the afternoon sports program winners in the various classes ran ging from 5 to 12 years were linda leslie janet leslie ted wardlaw dianne smythe janet aitkenles- lie adam florence smythe naney aitken john allan and brian wardlaw three legged race doris and jim adams mrs murray har ris and margaret leslie mens bal loon race jim leslie leslie ward- law boys balloon race donald curry harvey adam kicking shoe mrs murray harris mrs lloyd crichton toning iball mrs thomas orr mrs k c lindsay