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the georgetown herald lye pages georgetown ontario wednoday august 5th 1953 twelve pages unkley named manager tew ss plastics plant gamrf purchasing agent stewardson promoted r e w binkley purchasing agent and supervisor of duallty control itsmith stone ltd for the past even years has been made plastics division manager mr binkley assumed his new pos- jlition in july and is in charge of the tiew plant addition which houses this important part of the company 6 products formerly the plastics di- ivteion was located in the duplate plant in oshawa another company man robert stewardson will take over quality control while arthur parry tor- onto has been engaged as purchas ing agent mr binkley ts a toronto native whose business experience began witfa ontario hydro where from 1934 to 1940 he worked with the approvals laboratory joining re- jearch enterprises at leaside in the early war years he was for three years assistant chief inspector in the radio division and later techni cal assistant to the contracts depart- ment manager in 1946 he was ad ministrative assistant to brigadier t c wallace now managing direc- tar of smith stone who was at that time directo- of the radio branch at national research itt ottawa a resident of valley view road jmr binkley has retained his inter- t in hydro affairs serving several terms as a georgetown hydro com- iinissianer arthur parry the firms new pur chasing agent is a toronto man who has previously been employed the canadian general electric company he was purchasing sup ervisor for the radio and television section of that company prior to that mr parry worked with the s a armstrong firm in the city he is unmarried mr stewardson has been with smith stone for five years and is a resident of elgin street prev iously with the cathode ray divis ion of research enterprises he was before that an electronics technician witii canadian pacific airlines a small number of key men will foe coming frow oshawa to the new plant which is already in partial production all major equipment has arrived and in a few weeks all machinery should be in operation the plastics division produces all types of thermoplastic mouldings and extrusions as welt as polythene collapsible containers about sev entyfive mostly men will be em ployed and at present production is on a 24 hour basis with three shifts working a large number of parts for gen eral motors products are manufac- tured here including gear shift cnobs refrigentor trays car name plates and upholstery welting such varied lines as radio cabinets and dial knobs are also in the assembly line while most of the production is for component parts of other pro- i ducts some will bear the smith and i s label including a line of gar tien hose and a r hose i former businessman was active community worker a former georgetown business- i man robert jrob gray 60 died i in sunnybrook hospital last week after a long illness he had been i patient there for thirteen weeks mr gray operated a garage here j for two years leaving town in 1939 j for port colboroe where he contln- lued in the garage business he was i located here on mill street in the building which now houses the brewers retail store born in scotland he came to canada in 1912 and lived in tor- i unto and alderwood before moving getown 4n 3937 he was i active here in the lions club and legion and attended st johns un- fited church in port colborne he also was a nunity worker and at the time of his death v as commodore of the keside yacht club a past pres- t ident of the optimist club he also j was on the executive of the east i side athletic club and belonged to the order of buffaloes surviving are his wife margaret johnstone four children jjpe mrs j jim emmerson terra cofj ruby mrs george bailey alderwood george gray weuand and row at some a brother peter i gray lives in swansea there are five grandchild a legion serice in oakwood cemetery followed the funeral ser- iyictt in port colbome the weather mr editor with all the hot and humid wea ther we had in july the thermome ter did not reach 90 at any time and the average for the month was 80 degrees which is the exact nor mal maximum overage for july the normal minimum average for july is 57 degrees and this year the average was 2 degrees below nor mal the total rainfall of 2 36 inches for the month was just over half an inch below normal taken all round the month was not far from normal date july 27 july 28 july 29 july 30 july 31 aug 1 aug 2 average max mln rain trace trace heart attack fatal p f blackburn dies one of georgetown s bestknown sports stars and a former main street businessman p f black burn 56 succumbed to a heart attack at his home on monday mr blackburn had been dead for several hours when found by his son- inlow bob marchington he had been living alone since mr and mrs marchington had moved to their farm near acton earlier this year son of the late arthur blackburn he operated his father s tailor shop and men s wear store until he sold the business two years ago the store last owned by a toronto man v as located beside thompsons hardware perc as he was familiarly known in the district was a star hockey defenceman and baseball player in the twenties and thirties and kept up his- interest in hockey long after most of his teammates had hung up their skates only a few years ago he played a season of bush league hockey in a district grouping he served overseas in the first war and served on the legion cxe cutive in the c irly years of that organization he w as an original member of the board of parks management and was secretary until he left the board lat year his wife el a arnold died in 1945 he is survived by two daughters jacqueline and helen mrs bob marchington and his mother mrs annie blackburn a private furcral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at the what council did seek debentures for 11000 sidewalks the municipal board will be asked to approve a debenture for new sidewalk construction in geor getown last night council gave first and second readings to a bylaw which will authorize the issue of deben tures for 3330 feet of new sidewalk on victoria street victoria ave park ave and queen market young and water streets cost of the sidewalks is estimated at 11 430 the by law is drawn up under the local improvement act but en tire cost of the project will be paid by the town and no individual as sessments w ill be made against property owners all sidewalks planned will replace old pavement which had deteriorated while no discussion took place on the bylaw two of the members voted against the bylaw council lors mcgilvray and goodlet one hundred dollars was voted to the fire brigade for expenses of del egates to the convention in thorold last weekend at the suggestion of cr norton the highways department will be asked to paint white lines across no 7 for children crossing to cha pel street school notification was received that georgetown s share of county costs this year will be 21 117 with a 4 per cent discount for payment in december budget figure for coun ty costs is 20 000 granddaughter of ralph ross dies after motor accident granddaughter of a former geor getown resident mrs donald c brittain 24 died on july 19th in toronto east general hospital fol lowing a motor accident in the city she was a resident of eastview ontario n mrs brittain was the former bar bara ellen tuer daughter of mr and mrs c f tuer haileybury her mother is the former helen ross and her grandfather ralph ross of toronto was for many years principal of georgetown high school she leaves besides her husband three brothers william robert and david tuer of haileybury the funeral serv ice was held in hail eybury in the united church with interment in haileybury cemetery four attend saturday bride joan bradley the marriage of patricia joan bradley daughter of mr and mrs roy bradley and noel richard but- terworth son or mr and f mrs h butterworth weston was solem nized in a double ring ceremony on saturday in st georges anglican church archdeacon w g o thompson officiated given in marriage by her father the bride wore white chantilly lace and net over satin her full length veil of tulle illusion was caught to a wreath of orange blossoms she canred red roses and stephanotis miss mary carney maid of hon our and miss lanice bradley her sisters bridesmaid were gowned alike in orchid lace and net over taffeta with maching wide brimmed hats they carried yellow carna tions carol butterworth sister of the groom was junior bridesmaid and the brides sister lynn was flo wer girl gowned in orchid taffeta they carried nosegays of yellow car nations william harris weston was the groomsman and ushers were the brides uncle wilbert bradley and leslie jane of weston the wedding music was played by mrs j r wil liams the reception was held in the church parlours with archdeacon thompson as toaetmaster receiving the bride s mother wore twilight blue sheer trimmed with lace over taffeta white accessories and a cor sage of pink roses the groom s mother assisting wore pale blue matching accessories and pink rose corsage for a honeymoon trip to new york city long island lake placid and ottawa the bride chose for travelling a pale green crunchy rule dress with white accessories sie wore a pale mauve orchid mr and mrs butterworth will live in norval mcclurc funcr home and inter ment will afterwards be made in hillcrest cemetery norval three seek halton office federal election monday the federal election campaign will end next monday w hen canadian voters go to the polls to choose their next parliament in hallon three candidates are busy winding up their campaigns this week and with two of them from georgetown there is more than usual interest locally seeking of fice in the county are stan allen smith and stone employee and georgetow n council member who carries the co banner sybil ben nett qc partner in the local law firm of dale andd bennett running as a progressive conservative and murray mcphail campbcllville secretary manage i of the ontario retail feed dealers who is a lib eral there are seven polling subdivis ions in town and ten in esqucsing and voters can check where to vote on a poster in the post office loc ally polling booths for divisions 11 to 33 art located in this order municipal office chapel street school library old town hall e martin victoria st alex kean mcnabst and walter gummcr king st esqucsing polls are numbered from 41 to 50 with polling booths located at milton heights school quatrc bras schol hornby or ange hall norval parish hall es qucsing township hall dublin school lime hall silverereek service station and the latter two in glen williams school jean bruce wm hunter saturday newlyweds on st georges anglican church on saturday at twothirty arch deacon w g o thompson offlcia ted at the wedding of jean dorothy bruce and willnm keith hunter the church was decorated with phlox of many colours mrs j ft williams was organist the bride daughter of mr and mrs 9 j bruce of moftat is em ployed in town at smith stone and the groom who is the son of mr and mrs a illiam hunter cas- tlcmore works at morrison motors br implon weiring while nvlon net over tallela the bride carried red roses iiul fern the bodice of the wed ding gown was figured in net and sequins over taffeta and she wore a nylon jacket over the strapless gown a fingertip veil was caught lo a crown headdress mrs norman mcdonald matron of honour wore w hite pleated nylon net over yellow taffeta and carried pink roses the bridesmaid miss kay cox wore white pleated nylon net over green lofteta and carried a bouquet of pink roses mr bruce gac his daughter in marriage the groom s brother norman hunter was best man and ushers were the brides brother in law jack har low and lome clemcnce teh reception was held in the oddfellows hall where the bride s mother received guests wearing navy and whle nylon white acces sories and pink rose corsage the groom s mother who assisted wore marine nylon white accessories and yellow roses for a honeymoon trip north the bride wore blue nylon with white accessories and corsage of red roses they will live in georgetown guests attended the wedding from htsptler guelph hamilton tor onto oshawa brampton moffat mallon castlomore and george town one of these next m p exhuntsvu4e banker i relieving at royal during r w darous absence on vacation mr s h gregg of tor onto has been acting as manager at the royal bank branch mr gregg was manager for sev- t huntsville before social and personal mr and mrs jack lawr are holi daying at saublc beach mrs gertrude atkinson of toronto was a recent guest of mrs fred laws f mrs robert waldie isapendlng the week in palgrave with mrs m m matson mc and mrs charles laws patsy and reggie are vacationing this week at lake simcoe mayor and mrs jack armstrong and family motored to new york city over the holiday weekend mr and mrs mervyn cook and myrna are holidaying this week at normandie lodge wasaga beach clarence spence wilf breen and don barrager attended the firemen s convention last weekend in thorold melvyn kenney of streetsville spent the past week with his grand parents mr and mrs len harding mr and mrs scotty patterson are spending this week at port elgin with mr and mrs norman locking mr and mrs andy jalowica and judith lynn left by motor on sat urday for a two- week holiday with friends in winnipeg mrs duncan tost and christine of orangeville are spending this month with her parents mr and mrs arthur herbert corey hemngton jr alfred sipence and jack baird of bramp ton are spending this week at mil- ford manor muskoka mrs thomas hewson and her granddaughter jane wardlaw have returned from a vacation spent at springhurst beach mr and mrs wilfred mino and mr and mrs ted stigger and their families spent last week at grand- view beach georgian bay misses gall king dlanne harri son gail mcgilvray and judy mc- cumber are holidaying for ten days at ryerson beach lake erie mr and mrs robert harris and robert jr mr and mrs ed harris and mr fred braisby are vacation ing this week at port sydney mrs philip howard and sons mi chael and kent have arrived from edmonton alberta for a visit with her parents mr and mrs a e daw son mrs harry stockford together with mr and mrs charles stock- ford of downsview spent the holi day weekend at port elgin and southampton mr and mrs graham farnell carroll and david spent a few days last week in trenton where they v i sited with mr and mrs james mcclelland mr and mrs joe dwycr are away on a holiday motor trip east they intend to visit in connecticut with mrs dwycr s sister and will also visit new york city mr and mrs bruce mackenzie and paul were visitors last week with mr and mrs calvin clark and family who ha e recently moved from wanstead to wyoming mrs stanley gowland mrs frank wrison and marilyn have returned from a trip to fie maritlmes where they visited with dr a h wilson and family at jew glasgow ns mr and mrs j kcmshead had mrs ethel dunnct of gait visiting with them list week mr and mrs george bozman of windsor were also visitors during the week miss ruth evans her sister mrs chirlcs jeffery caledon and neph ews charles and john jehery have returned from a visit at ahmic har bour with mr and mrs walter t evans mr and mrs ron mendham mr ira gates and mrs h e gates were vacationing last week at hoselawn lodg bala mrs gates left today for her home at blanch ford ns mr and mrs jim blair have re turned from a two week vacation at baptiste lake which they spent with their son in law and daugh ter mr and mrs thomas wilson loronto mr and mrs sidney robin with mr and mrs clare robertson of milton have returned from a motor trip during which they travelled to ottawa algonquin park and the huntsville district week end guct with mrs annie adams at her home on church st were her daughters mrs charles jutikin and mis jean adams reg n and mr and mrs hill of buf falo ny mrs d l herbert miss freda herbert and mrs d w baxter are home from a motor trip to the eas tern townships in quebec they visited with mrs herberts sisters ifissc g bieber and mrs t c parljer in lennoxviile and with her brother h e gleber in richmond while mrs baxter was visiting at three rivers with her brother h n mbleaworth mr and mrs george greensward and carole are spending this week at springhurst reach with mr and mrs jaok runhum and jill carole remaining next week while mr and mrs greensward go on to buffalo guests holidaying at valley view cabins huntsville during the past week included mr and mrs sid robin mr and mrs clare robert son mr and ms irwin mcpherson mr and mrs harold scott and faro ily and mr and mrs gordon mci murchy huttomille mr and mrs james f evans spent a few days in rochester n y last week while daughters barbara and mary visited at kilbride with mr and mrs willian buuard mrs vera scott and miss sana scott of can- boro were visitors with the evans the latter part of the week mrs ernest ball entertained at a surprise birthday breakfast for nic- olette nicki boughton on her thir teenth birthday nicki came from england with her parents and sis ter candida candy six months ago they are at present living on main street south mrs h r holmes a resident of rotherham england arrived last wednesday for a visit in town with her son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs eric holmes charles st mrs holmes crossed on the empress of australia which docked at mon treal last week mr and mrs norman mcdonald had as their guests her mother mrs george morton and mr morton of phoenix arizona also joining the family group here on sunday were mr and mrs ted colman toronto and mr and mrs stanley alkerton hamilton threelocal young men are atten ding guelph association baptist summer camp this week which is being held at camp hermosa near goderich thev are douglas peck david carter and donald- stone douglas cole gerald scott and john winfteld will be going up this weekend for a few days mrs fred brown spent last week with mrs paul barber at bala mr brown joining them there for the weekend several georgetown people called during the week at the barber cottage including yvonne adams joan devries mr and mrs fred helson miriam grace joan macdougall joan dobbie and fran pries prior to her wedding on satur day miss jean bruce who is em ployed at smith stone was guest at three showers mrs charles boyle was hostess at a miscellan eous shower at her normandy boul evard home and mrs norman mc donald had a similar event at her home on john street a neighbour hood shower was held at the home of mrs v hepburn union street when the neighbours gathered to present her with many lovely gifts employes of smith and stone pre sented her with a trilight lamp honoured guests at the wedding on saturday of joan bradley and noel richard butterworth in st george s church were the bride s g ra nd mothers mrs g poile geor getow n and mrs harvey bradley oshawa and the groom s grand mother mrs chappelle of weston guests from outoftown included mr and mrs clifford bradley miss sharon bndlej and miss audrey bradley acton miss margaret biadley and mr ray slater toron to mrs eileen parkinson and paul mr and mrs ed hoare oshawa mrs hilda butterworth mr and mrs leslie jane mr and mrs jane sr mr and mrs cliff hall mr william harris weston mr and mrs max storev and beverley ann rock wood miss lena coxe erin mr and mrs fred kealy bolton mrs bert carney norval mr and rs harris sr bttrjiham rd local guests were mr and mrs roy bradley miss ethel davis mr and mrs roy smith and maureen mr and mrs charles davis mr and mrs george scotland mr ind mrs wilbert bradley mr and mrs ray crawford mr turd mrsr will cunningham miss eileen prust and mr leslie dickenson engagements mr and mrs a ncilson stark georgetown announce the engage ment of their daughter frances el eanor to emerson osborne son of mr and mrs george robinson of milton the wedding will take place saturday august 29th at starcrest farm georgetown mr and mrs lester brown nor val wish to announce the engage ment of their younger daughter ethel florence to george clayton wilson son of mr and mrs clay ton wilson georgetown the mar riage wij take place saturday aug ust 29th at 230 oclock in norval presbyterian church