Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 26, 1953, p. 7

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l shorthand accounting typeunriting and related subjects thoroughly taught at day and mgt school by fully qualified teachers starting september 6 1 953 under new management for free catalogue and tuition rates call visit or write brampton business college 21 main street south brampton miss elma d avery principal school 1186 phone nos reatdence 2282 individual attention given every student f ine jwtmorials sb monuments markers and inscriptions catalogue on request gordon strain phone 158 r 32 rr i milton found a hidden talent discover moneys talent for opening opportunity open a a savings t account at canadian bank of commerce norfolk plow model world champ trophy this october crmck plowmen from 12 countries will be vying for possession of a golden model of what it in ell profitability the greatgreatgxeatgranddaddy of the plow they use from day to day the winner wiu be the first tractor plowing champion of the world the championship and the trophy known as the esso golden plow will be awarded at the first world plowing championship match which will take place on the durham- northumberland counties home farm pear cobourg it is being held in conjunction with the ont plowmen s association annual four- day international match october fi to 9 j a carroll of toronto presi dent of the world championship ploughing organization announced this week that the united states denmark and belgium had confirm ed their entries in the match competing countries now total 1 the trophy for the world cham pion is being jointly offered for annual competition by imperial oil in canada and other interested companies overseas it has been designed and is being made by the goldsmith and silversmiths co ltd of london the world- famous company of british crafts men which reconditioned the crown jewels for the coronation it will cost about 1 500 the world championship plough ing organization decided its trophy should be symbolic of plowing as an ancient art the original of the plow selected as a model is in the london england science mus eum it is believed to date from about 1721 though some of its fea tures go back to the 16th century called the norfolk plow it was one of the pioneer light plows in eng land and the continental countries and the forerunner of nearly all modern plows with a pair of hus ky horses and an equally husky british yeoman behind it it was capable of turning over about an acre a day about one quarter as much as a modern tractor plowman with a onefurrow plow could ac complish the finished trophy will be mounted op a mahogany base two feet long one foot wide and seven inches high from the top of the plow to bottom of the base it will stand 1ft inches high the main trophy will be held by the national plowing association of the winning plowman the world champion will receive a copy about one third the size word of us entry into the world match was received by mr carroll from alfred larson vice- president of national association of soil conservation distriots this association sponsors state and area plowing matches climaxed each year with a national match the u s world competitors will be chosen at augusta wis september 17 18 confirmation of the bel gian and danish entries was receiv ed from alfred hall wcpo se cretary in england other nations competing are gt britain northern ireland republic of ireland norway sweden fin land holland west germany and canada social personal miss louise matheson toronto was a visitor in town last week with mr and mrs roy hansen king street marion hunter daughter of mr and mrs a g hunter burlington isited in town ust week with her grandparents mr and mrs thomas j fisher oderation is but another name for wisdom socrates the house of seagram menayjo think of tomorrow practise moderation t0dy wimming pool start hoped for this fall tfedfc obokattowlf hkau wednesday smnlnc aug sb 195s raob i in the early summer a committee was set up from varioua organiza tions in the town to get facts and figures on what a awbnming pool in georgetown would coat and to find ways and means of financing the same two meetings were held and progress was made but with the advent of vacations mat ters were left until the present the committee is composed of a chairman leslie clark secretary robert mcmenemy jr and consists of mayor john t armstrong don barrage fred chapmen jack har low sidsuver ed wilson and dick llcata it is understood that there are at least three feasible plans for the committee to explore and this is to be done at a meeting held tomorrow night it is expected that a deci sion will be reached then as to what tyipe of pool would be best suited for georgetown and if as most of the committee members seem to be lieve that a pool is quite possible in georgetown in the near future findings as to beat location cost and financing methods will be placed before a public meeting in the near future member of toe factfinding com mittee feel that if the public is as interested as opinions expressed by many seems to indicate that it is quite possible swimming facilities for georgetown could be a distinct pos sibility for earl next year stewarttown teacher jean frank married former teacher at stewarttown school and last year teacher at no 4 nassagaiweya jean frank married fyfe sotnmerviue on august 15th in ebenezer united church she is the daughter of mr and mrs an drew frank campbellville and the groom the son of mr and mrs george soroerville r r 2 acton pastel gladioli formed the setting for the ceremony which wascon- ducted by rev robert armstrong acton the bride who was given in mar riage by her father wore a floor- length gown of white nylon net over taffeta with embroidered front panels on the skirt and a chantilly lace redingote with standup col lar long sleeves lily points over the hands and buttons to the waist her embroidered fingertip veil fell from a matching nylon headdress and she carried red roses donna frank was her sister s maid of honour in a floorlength strap less gown of cornflower blue nylon net over taffeta with matching bol ero and headdress her bouquet was of white and yellow mums kenneth allan of georgetown was best man and the ushers were the brides cousin bill anderson of st catharines and the groom s broth er bill somerville of acton the wedding music was played by mrs james f evans of georgeto- town the soloist john kitching of guelph sang the lord s prayer and because during the signing of the register a reception for 100 guests fol lowed in the church parlours dec orated with blue and white tapers and blue white and pink cornflow ers and the couple cut a threetier bride s cake the bride s mother received her guests in an afternoon dress of queens blue mesh with black accessories and a pink rose corsage she was assisted by the grooms mother in a dusty rose crepe dress with lace insets navy acces sories and a corsage of pink roses guests attended from georgetown guelph hiusburgh toronto sar- nla montreal london kilbride fergus listowel kitchener ham ilton acton and district lockport new york and st petersburg fla leaving for a trip to montreal new york and vermont the bride ttore a pink linen suit with navy blue accessories mr and mrs somerville will live at r r 2 ac- acton tottenham featured on cbc documentary a documentary on life in a small town in this instance the town of tottenham ontario was heard in a special edition of dominion mag azine on stations of the obc dom inion network recently the documentary entitled appro priately enough small town was based on tape recordings and was narrated by allan anderson an derson surveyed the life and living habits oftottenhams population of 501 traced the towns past and through tape recordings of conver sations of the people themselves gave a picture of presentday activ ities in the little community with his tape recorder anderson took the listener to tottenham s post office the town s favorite gathering place to a barn with its bellowing cattle to the towns lawnbowling club and to a discussion among a group of tottenham boys in which they expounded on such subjects as swimming fishing and turtle hunt ing andersons big objective in pre paring the broadcast was to get at the daytoday life of a small town through the actions of its people tottenham lies forty miles north west of toronto and another thing anderson wanted to find out was what happens in a community of this size as influences of the city and the city itself creeps closer and closer one hardman medallist brother accident victim the hardman family are much in the news this week bob hardman norrnandy boule- vard reports that son bill who is back from a summer spent at ip- perwash cadet camp received the shield awarded to the best cadet in d company and narrowly missed the governor general s medal which is given to the best cadet in camp bill was company sergeantmajor for d company a position which he has filled for two years on the local high school cadet corps barry tim- lock and bui leslie of the local corps also attended the summer camp on monday a letter from elder son bud who is a member of the lord strathcona horse regiment stationed at currie barracks cal gary tells some less pleasant news recently a platoon was out on a tactical scheme when an army truck went out of control on a road wash out bud was in front beside the driver and was thrown twenty feet unconscious for some time he spent a few days in hospital and is still bothered with a knee injury the unfortunate driver died in hospital and nine soldiers in the rear of the truck were injured though none seriously to complete the family news story mrs hardman who is em- ployed for the summer on the cook ing staff of camp kennabi boy scout camp in haliburton has writ ten saying that a bush fire came close to the camp and burned out several acres of tlmberland in the vicinity fall fair dates acton sept 18 19 arthur sept 29 30 barrie oct 13 beamsville sept 10 12 beeton sept 29 30 blnbrook sept 11 s2 bolton oct 2 3 brampton sept 17 19 caledon sept 25 26 caledonia oct 13 chesley sept 11 12 collingwood sept 2426 cookstown sept 17 18 dundalk sept 9 10 elmira sept 4 5 7 erin oct 9 10 12 fergus sept 18 19 grand valle oct 2 3 gait sept 2426 georgetown oct 2 3 lindsay sept 22 26 listowel sept 28 29 london western fair sept 14 19 markham oct 13 milton sept 25 26 mount forest sept 12 14 new hamburg sept 18 19 orangeville sept 15 16 owen sound sept 27 28 ottawa winter fair oct 27 31 owen sound sept 2830 paris oct 2 3 peterborough sept 15 19 rockua oct 10 12 seaforth sept 24 25 schomberg oct 9 10 simcoe norfolk oct 510 smlthville sept 25 26 stratford sept 2123 streetsville oct 2 3 teeswater oct 6 7 toronto cne aug 28 sept 12 toronto royal nov 1321 waterdown sept 22 23 walkerton oct 29 welland sept 1419 woodbringe oct 10 12 check the date ol your herald and see if your subscription is up to data commercial domestic wiring good workmanship prompt service leos electric service mill st phone 240 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