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it the georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wndrintdtymay stfa 1954 twelve pages blind fund blitz now on what council did bridal couple will live in qermany school traffic light question reopened a letter cram the public school board rsftd at mondays council meeting recspened the question of a traffic light for the wrtggveaworth tichool crossing last yar a delegation of parent which had frst asked action from the school board came jointly to a meeting with board members and made their request council later obtained orices on lights there and in other parts of town but made no anal nfr 1 1 ion at that time next monday council has invited tha school board to again meet for a discussion a temporary fence will be erec- ter to replace one taken down be tween walter hydes properly and the new elm street road until s permanent fence is installed later mr hyde appeared at the meeting to ask for this council will have an extra 91000 in this years budget with an un expected decrease in the county rate from 5 5 to 5 j mills at the time the town budget was art fig ures were not available and county coats had to be estimated dr faludi a town planning ex pert who has done extensive work in oakvtlle and trafalgar has been engaged by the town to make an industrial survey of the town and give adtce on industrial locations laurence burt 74 was georgetown farm pioneer i member of one of georgetown a pioneer families laurence hurt 74 died suddenly at his farm home near georgetown on saturday morn ing mr burt had farmed for almost fifty years on the 7th line purch asing the property from his uncle george hurt prior to that he far med two years in din township on a farm adjoining his father a property son of john wilson urt and janet mckjnnon he was barn at conningsby and attended cormlngs- by school mfty one years ago in february he married alice matilda sovereign of durllngton mr burt i grandfather was one of georgetown s early residents working at the ken nedy mill which was on the pres- ent wild wood property and mar rying one of mr kennedys daugh ters the old log cabin where his grandfather lived la now used at the bowling green as a clubhouse hte mr burt had keen tntereat in community altalra and for many years served as a member of the board of the stone school when he retired last year he had been secretary treasurer for a number of years he belonged to stone school farm forum and st johns united church surviving are his wife and six children george roy helen mrs ken hamilton margaret mrs william johnston lloyd and el mer all residents of this district two children alice and bruce died in infancy there are fifteen grand children and he also leaves three brothers and two slaters chester and goldwln erin townshk mrs d p sovereign annie burling ton mrs p g cole minnie of appehje and clifford georgetown a sister mrs p j sinclair bal unafad predeceased him hev john m smith conducted the funeral service yesterday at the mcclure funeral home pall bearer were george henderson kc lindsay charles grelg john devereaux pare cleave and wm o marshall- grandchildren and nephews acted li flower bearers interment was lacooajj the weather mr editor the weatherman certainly smiled on the golfers fur the opening of the golf club over the weekend april was quite a wet jnontn a total of 460 inches was nearly double the normal average tne maxunum average of 04 was 3 de grees above normal while the min imum average of 32 was one de gree below normal and so now on to may em llatkln dau max mln kain april m 48 30 3s april 27 43 37 38 april 28 m 38 april 20 so 31 april 30 w 38 trace may 1 81 48 03 may 2 75 m 12 average 82 40 jx bsrrager plans modern new cleaning plant a completely modern dry clean ing plant is in the picture for georgetown don barrager completed negotia tions yesterday for purchase of clarence bains building on south main street snd expects to hove his complete business housed there by the end of the year mr bcrragcr plans to consolidate all operations in one building ad ding several now items of equipment and inaugurating a 3hour cash snd carry service to his business until ihe change comes he will continue in business in the present ms in street office and the dry cleaning plant behind sliver store i- or tha present mr bain will continue to operate his ac to 1 00 store in the building which he purchased a few years ago the business which opcrotcd under the ready name for many years has been in mr bain s name since the purchase local objective 2500 for jcnib building fund cordon campboll brmxnptoa married in norvnl united church on april the 24th mr and mrs william melville staines will soon be leaving for germany where the groom will be work ing with ttie a v roe company lliebnde is mary isabel carney daughter of mr and mrs a e carney norval and the groom is the son of mr and mrs f m staines agincourt lucksmhhs dctth ends century business the blacksmith bus i nets operated in uallinaiad for nealy a century by the ferguson family was ter minated on april 26th by the death of ictrr 1erguson 16 in ouelph general lfosplul mr kerguaon had operated the blacksmjth shop alone since the death of his alder broth er ixincen six months ago as partners they had operated the business for 46 years inheriting it from their father before them inrter ferguson born in bail 1ns- fad was the son of ieter and char lotte betgrove 1erguson aa a young man he worked for two years in a hardware store in toronto helurn- ing to ball t na fad ha lived there for tha rest of his life in business part nership with his brother mr rer- guson was a member of balunafad united church mr norman ruxs conducted the funeral service last wednesday af ternoon in balunafad united church pall bearers were james klrkwood melville mccullough dan camp bell matt shortlu richard bhortlll and stan allen interment was in greenwood cemetery georgetown mr ferguson s wife the former annie t ischer died five years ago surviving ae two sisters joanne mrs frank blnnle undsay and addle mrs jack may of msrk- dale if la elder brother duncan and two sisters charlotte of balunafad and mrs john macdonjild toronto predeceased him social and personal officers sergeants annual army balls members of ihe lome scots offi cers association and the lome scots sergeants had their annual dances recently the former a week ago friday and the sergeants on satur day both in brampton armouries lt col john r and mrs tlarber were hosts at the officers evening and special guests on saturday when they led she grand march both events were cabaret style with tables around the room at which the different parties congregated mrs ostrander member orillia tudhope family in st josophs hospital guelph alnce suftcting a severe stroke on easter sunday mrs augustus os- trundcr dlpdlniltucadaya mrs e d sheley of blrnlngham michigan was a recent visitor with her mother mrs j n on hi mr and trs al norton and son boss are home again after a motor trip south to key west florida mrs david saxe is a patient in toronto general hospital where she underwent a back operation on monday miss helen gates montreal was a visitor last week with her sister mrs ron mend ham and mr mend- ham at their home on no 7 mr and mrs j l craine new toronto and mr and mrs thomas hayward guelph were sunday vis itors with mr ond mrs harry hay- ward mr ond mrs leslie em and son brian former icsid whoso home mrs clarence ifuyes and mrs r rank fetch are in guelph today ut tending an officers conference of the women t institute at the oac mrs hayes will lead one of the discussion groups patsy laws daughter of mr and mrs charles laws celebrated her 7th birthday with a party at her home satunioy guests were carol mcgllvroy mary ond barbara ev ans mury harlow helen kitngbell catharine laird thcrctu scott and patsy s brother reg a georgetown resident for seve ral years shephas divided her time between the homes of her daugh ters in guelph and georgetown for the past few years lcr husband died in 1042 the former mabel tudhope she was born at oro near orillia the daughter of the late walter tud hope and catherine mccnllum and was member of a family which gave its name to many products of the large tudhope manufacturing plont in that city before her marriage she hvedtfor a few years in win- nlpeg mr ond mrs ottrander lived in wybrtdg near midland when they were first married then spent a year in georgetown and 3 years in floral fork before returning per manently to georgetown she was a member of st johns united church and the womans associa tion surviving ore two daughters morion mrs ken juchardson of georgetown ond phyllis mrs a juorphet of guelph live grand children ond three sisters mrs george pott los angeles califor nia mrs earl hamilton and miss mildred tudhope orillia rev john m smth conducted the itineral service on thursday at the mcclure funeral home pallbear ers were afar gatrander h a oatrandar walter ricfaardsoti tom m6m uehy plareae osjuider and best botst irternta was in kcat is now in salem ohio were visi tors last week with mr and mrs ray thompson mrs j s rankin leaves this wcck for avuut wlthhcr bqpjohn t and mrs rankin crosse point michigan stopping en route to visit with her sister in london attend ryer son printers school rlpkrwpsms attending a spring clinic for weekly newspaper staffs at ryersoninstituttf toronto 6n saturday pub lisher walter biehn and reg broothhead examine a sample of printing produced by students at the school the two sat nton a lecture series which will continue with an objective of s300 for georgetown and glen williams the cn1b building fund eommutee be gins lilltx campaign tomorrow final details of use buu are being decided at a meeting tonight in st joints church 1uu which will be addressed by arthur ma gill an outstanding blind school alum nus who has established training schools in kgypu lt is the hope of chairman llsrold mccjure organixar dick licsts and their commute members that the campaign will be successfully concluded by the weekend wtih every home in geor getown and the glen vtshad by that time while cash is the main objective pledges will also be gratefully accepted from those who wish to contribute more than their current budget affords the two bank managers bob de- rou and fred chapman are serving as treasurer and secretary of the campaign snd mayor jack arm strong is chairman jack lucas bill korzsck and jack add are looking after tha glen campaign whits locally the town is being divided into twelve districts those assisting in the canvass here include mrs 1 larry shortlu mrs h h ilugg mrs bob darou mrs jack runham mrs harold cleave mrs ittomas golden mrs leslie clark mrs sam mackenzie mrs bob iteeve mrs jim sargent mrs j gillls mrs dick riddall mrs stan allen snd mrs gordon spcnee kmagfmints mr and mrs remold schcune- mn pembroke ontario announce the engagement of their daughter pnyllls eunice schcuncman and mr norman albert newns the wed ding will take place saturday may the fifteenth in georgetown baptist church mr and mrs richard harold mit chell announce the engagement of their daughter audrey marie to james hamilton stone son of mr and mrs lome a stone of toron- to the marriage wlu t p on saturday the fifth of3unc at two oclock in knox presbyterian church georgetown two night sellout for minstrel show a sellout two nights in a row proved the success of two dark knights first minstrel show to bo organized in years in georgetown younger residcitts bad their first taste of this popular entertainment which brought nostalgia to older members of the audience who were in st johns church auditorium last night and monday members of the church choir appeared in the production which was directed by norman laird and jim mulock of guelph who also starred as an end man featured performers included in terlocutor rev john m smith and five other endmen whcldon em- merson vern mccumbcr stu young ern hyde and george glass- ford speclolty artists were tom 1aram isobel dobson mrs jack bailey bill coleman beth macgiu llvray mrs ii c wriggesworth mrs gordon kidney john mocgil- uvray jim evans reg broomhead mrs don rand val stcln mrs e g bishop ruth evans laura ev ans bud tost sandra scott others who sang in the chorus include mar otic evans patsy vance sue crabtrce tom for- grave audrey bishqp mrs harold t cleave in ma erwln mrs a von- dorothy joan drake weds airfof ceman a former ash grove minister of ficiated at the wedding in grand valley on thursday of dorothy joan drake and ac1 earl allison bay ers rev george lexk performed the ceremony in the united church there with a family reception fol lowing later in the day at the home of the bride s parents mr and mrs joseph m drake at ash grove the groom is o native of llallfax ns the bride wore a navy and white suit while accessories and carried a white bible with sweetheart roses and stephanotls the grooms sister betty bayers was the attendant wearing a grey suit navy accessor ies and sweetheart roae corsage ronald drake brother of the bride was groomsman the groom has been stationed at the rcaf station ot rockcltfte ot tawa but will soon be leaving for a new posting at goose bay labra dor natter frances deans mrs 1l stockford ond mrs c j buck mr bernard shrubsole ployed the piano and bill mcdonald the banjo to accompany the many musical numbers also contributing to the show were the talents of ernie a1- cott for scenery and eleanor spltzer and mrs jim mulock makeup mixed foursome first north halton event mrs john bell is lady golf head at the opening ot the north hation golf and country club on satur day the lady colicra held a busi ness meeting at which the ilrst officers ware elected to the execu tive president mrs john dell 1st vice president mrs j h chamber lain secretary treasurer mrs fred helson captain jeanmackenzle vice captain mrs sam madconcte handicap convener isobel thomp son social convener mrs arthur beaumont house convener mrs don shankland x goldhanvhere for kid hockey banquet a friendly mixed foursome tour nament in the afternoon followed with buftct supper and a social ev- cnlnjr marked the official opening ot the newnorwhslton golf snd country club on saturday members ot the club from town milton and acton were out la force to enjoy the first organised activity at the olub and to moat the new pro larry edwards who handled the tournament mr edwards took over his duties that day after com ing from a winter engagement at belmont manor bermuda the club also welcomed ttio new stewards mr and mrs bob mopadden frora brentford who with their daugh ter judy are living on the proper ty president kenneth m langdon spoke briefly after supper of tha happy tunes which members will enjoy he mentioned that member ship had not yet reached 4h full quota and that ha hopes that those in north halton who have been da- laying joining will do so soon be- fore the membership u completed with too many members from a dls- tanee it la still tha clubs hops to have north halton a club of district m people trlies for tha tournament were rjresented by vice preldnt james j anil buijs4jsbbb s4aalbva jekssiss i ii iiamisi last monday night the local le gion auditorium was the scene of the annual itegtonatkhuorad hock ey ibaneruet for the kid hoekeylsts who play in the saturday morning hoekeyjeague m qoldam oeor- getowns blgtunenhl alar n orr unton to four couples mr hand to apeak to tha lads and n- lira john bglmlaa isobel ttaompvf ewer questions a cull report of the son snd twtstudd tr ah- mrs if affalrwul appear in next weetfg vrldiain ucnalrkahd mr and alres ssssrt ijsrtiahesssmwt jjmarjsflabs