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c f ithtgeorcetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wednesday may 12th 1954 twelve pages what council did council school board discuss school crossing charles armstrongs jean grasby pictured aftir nwipd wedding iv while shelving the question of traffic ugkt at the wrtggtesworth vol crossing or tha him being council oo monday took action whfcrh it u hoped will 16 some ea ten iwla danger ml accidents a group from the ptsbltc school board met with council to discuss a subject first introduced last year by a delegation of parents who were- alarmed after two near accidei its discussion monday showed soma disadvantage of traffic lights which might tend to speed up trait ic when tha green light is on rather than slow it down a blinker light might be more helpful it was suggested though no action will be taken like this at present council decided to instruct pol lea to make regular highway pat rol at school crossing times the school board in turn will consider using a crossing guard for longer periods of time and possibly hiring a special man for the job rather than including this with mr s dewhursts duties as caretaker council also suggested that safety films and lectures at the school would be helpful consideration is being given to easing the work of the present town staff either by hiring extra help or by using more machinery the auditor ii a lever men tioned in his 1053 report that he had been handling duties for sev eral years which are not a normal part of auditing meeting recently with the finance committee mr lever said he wat not interested in continuing this work even at an increased fee yet ielt that the clerk and his assistant did not have suf ficient time to do it either acton it is learned huc a bill ing machine which reduces routine billing of taxes and water lrem endousiy the low n might consi der buying such a machine or a one councillor suggested renting acton s machine at certain times if that town is agreeable dr faludl town planning consul tant hired by the town to prepare an industrial survey is at work at present and will submit a report within the next few weeks mayor armstrong reported thst while georgetown milton and acton arc advertising for an engineer to work for the three towns only georgetown and milton councils are authorized to proceed with hiring a man aoton representatives on the joint committee must take the matter back to their council for a final decision fred warnes dances w ballet festival mr and mrs thomas warnes who with mrs william carney at tended the canadian ballet festival in toronto on saturday had the thrill of seeing their son fred per forming with the janet baldwin dancers fred who has been studying bal let for several years appeared in an original ballet i want 1 want which was one of the highlights of the festival according to critics the festival took place at hart house cards of thanks mcmaster we wish to thank the many friends for their acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our beloved one thomas mcmaster bob and irene mcmaster shajn we wish to thank the many friends whose kindness to mother and to us during her long illness have been so much ap preciated while it is impossible to name everyone in this notice we would particularly mention dr r t paul mrs percy wag- staff e and rev j e maxwell kathleen and john shaln the weather mr editor this week summary shows both maximum artl minimum 12 degrees below normal for may ivrhaps the least said about the weather tills week the better km uatktn dutr max mill luin may 3 64 40 trace may 4 43 20 murriei may s 40 20 uw may 8 47 28 04 may 7 48 a 4j may 8 7 j5 may b 37 20 u2 average s2 31 18 lifelong resident of glen williams lifelong resident of glen wil llama where he farmed at the th line corner thomas mcmaster 78 died st his home on frldsy after a week s illness he was the son of the late sam uel and sarah fbrgrave mcmaster and sttended glen williams public school a member of union pres byterian church he sang in the church choir for many years unmarried mr mcmaster is sur vived by a nephew robert and niece msrguerue mrs ljoyd dav ison who lived with him since their childhood one brother survives of an original family of ten rev g l royal conducted the tfuneral service on monday at the home and interment was in glen williams cemetery psllbearera were george h leslie tom com eron howard garvin william dav lson floyd ward and harold camp bell mp made life member of iode sybil bennett qc who is hal- tons federal member of parliament was guest of honour at the 15th anniversary of countess of strath- more chapter iode on monday when members attended a turkey dlnrur in st pauls parish hall norval miss bennett was presented with a life membership certificate and badge by the regent mrs il j newman in appreciation of her long standing as an iode member and of the time the had been a number of the local chapter dinner was served by ladles of norval institute at tables attractive ly decorated with spring flowers and a birthday cake the toast list included a toast to the chapter by jean mackenzie with mrs john infills replying and mrs lcsllo clirk thanked the institute ladles for catering for the dinner mrs woo thompson told numbers that she would be living in st catharines when next years dinner is held and thanked mem bers for the honour bestowed in naming her honorary regent for several years at a brief business session ten dollars was voted to the cnib building campaign all knit ting is to be turned in at the june meeting and mrs k h jones and mrs h rugg are in charge of pack ing a bale of used clothing a june tea is to be held at the home of mrs john frost miss bennett favoured the meet ing with a talk on her social life and activities as a member at ot tawa she said the most memorable day of her life was when she took nor scat in the house of commons and told of cabling on the governor general tea at mme st laurent s dinner at mrs george drews and attending the speaker s dinner and the governor general s dinner mrs john gunn thanked miss bennett for her talk the committee which arranged the dinner comprised mrs percy leslie mrs ted darlington mrs j gillis and ann hickey donations total 1630 blind building campaign mrs john oneill 90 nx monday on monday another georgetown lsdy will join the over 00 birth day dub when mrs john o neill marks a happy birthday at her home on wesleyun strevt jler friends wish much future hap pine to a lady who is blessed with die good health to live alone do her own housekeeping and led a busy snd useful social life married in st psul i angllcsn church norval on may 1st mr and mrs charles alexander arm strong are living in brampton where mr armstrong is employed with brampton optical company he is the ton of mrs w burrows off brampton and the late alexander armstrong the bride an avro employee was jean dorothy g rat- by daughter of mr and mrs earl grasby norval rev j e maxuell officiated and mrs maxwell played the wedding music the church was decorated vith white and mauve snapdragons carrying red roses the bride wore while bouffant vth nylon net over klrt snd a floor length eil of ny lon net mrs ruth hyott matron of honour the bride s sister shirley und groom s sister marie armstrong gordon campbell brasnpton brampton were attendants all wearing floor length taffeta and net gowns with matching net jackets their gowns were yellow mauve snd green respectively and bouquets of mums were in contrasting shades mr grasby gave his daughter in marriage mac hyatt was grooms man nd ushers were the brides brother george grasby and grooms cousin lome goodwill woodbridge the two mothers received after wards in the parsh hall mrs gras by in navy and white and navy oc cesser lea and mrs burrows also in ruuy and white both had corsages of white mums leaving on a honeymoon trip the bride wore a jpowder blue suit nay accessories and red rose cor age they honeymooned at batawa n y roger guy0t weds hart house chapel a former glen williams msn roger guyot was married on sat urday in a ceremony in hart house chapel toronto mr guyot who has lived at queen s court jarvls street since he moed to the city a few yenrs ago married isabel mary elizabeth jordan daughter ol mrs joseph jordan ss dean of lawyers marks anniversary dean of georgetown lawyers lcroy dale qc marks his 40th anniversary of praotloo horo when he holds open house in the legion auditorium this saturday afternoon r irst mayor when georgetown became a town in 1022 he has been a community leader in many fields such as red cross lions club vic tory loans and local and county politics wigo television new business here newest businessman on main st la maurice goudckettlng who came from holland eight months ago he has opened a radio and television tore in the cordaro building in premises which he will share ului neighbourhood sewing machine native of elndoven where the lhllips company factories ore loca ted he has been working ss a tv trouble shooter at the philips branch in toronto since coming to canada his family operates several radio and tv stores in holland mr goudckettlng lucd in eng- lanl for several years during the war an ir gunner wih the neth crlands air force which was based in england he flew on 71 bombing missions his wife and children yolandc and alex are living in tor onto at present stewarttown sincere sympathy li extended to mrs john bird and all the family at the time of mr john birds death mr bird haa been a member of this community for many yeara and those who knew him best ad mired and appreciated him most ho will bo greatly missed junior wa meeting was held last week at mrs bally s home ineka oouslag chose jesus loves mo to open the meeting and led in the worship service scrap books were made in the busy period mr mrs isley fifty years wed mr and mrs henry islcy who were married fifty years ago on may 4th were guests at a family celebration on sunday mr and mrs clarence corey were hosts at their home on main street north mr and mrs islcy received many boauttful gifts and spent a happy day with members of their family three local qpeens scouts qet certificates at ceremony the first georgetown troop were don and jack livingstone and ross mcgilvray mayor lloyd d jackson welcom ed the lieut governor to hamll- ton and complimented the boy scout haunt llj ueutgoverobr of assoclationo th p day mitkirjrmnt in trt h ontario and patron ot the boy scout have done in the ipeatand the scout cemetery association end provincial leaders on the serious manner in council of ontario tills was the which they concentrated their ln- on april ao mrrand mrs jaraea jflrst queens scout recognition ear terest in this movement f evan and ton wullam frank mony bald in tha south on- an excellent address was giv attended the wedding in msawoe tarlo region and u comprised of ajby superintendent x brakefiemihwohlgan ot jvanks cousin aa area bounded ttuosmir to motoraha bl senior graining suth moearlaneund jonujdody three local boy scoots were among 118 queens scouts who were presented with their queens scouts certificates in convocation hau mcmaster university last friday ev- atwthe ha louis o brelt- merchantsuncle dies uncle of graham fsmell and el dest brother of his late father a e farneu william farneu 74 died suddenly in toronto monday morn ing mr farneu had been employed with the smith lumbercompany in toronto for the past fifty years he leaves his wife two- sons and three daughters a sister annie in meadowvale and brother john d in toronto the funeral service was held to- funeral service here for mrs chambers mother of a smith and stone em ployee- mrs nellie chambers was burled in greenwood cemetery here following requiem mass con ducted by rev v j morgan in holy cross church on thursday mrs chambers died in ouelph general hospital on monday surviving are six children stan ley of erin who works in town at smuh it stone mrs vincent flaherty caledon earl toronto clifford oshawar cecil erin and mrs pearson meglll brampton mr and mrs stanley carr honeymoon in florida the marriage of marlon joanne pomcroy daughter of mr snd mrs itay pomeroy norval to btanlry w slier carr son of mrs carr and the late walter carr was solem nized in norval united church sat urday afternoon with rev j m maxwell officiating the church was decors ted with s profusion of spring flowers mrs iluth wilson was organist snd mrs coriigan of toronto formerly olive itankine norval sang the lord s prayer and o promise me during the service the bride given in msrrtage by her father wore blush ivory satin the moulded bodice featured a wide v neckline with illusion tulle inser tion encrusted with sequins long sheath sleeves formed points over her hands cm the nipped waist her floorlength skirt fell in un pressed pleats ending in a sweep ing chapel train ifer pleated cap had a fingertip veil calla lilies formed the bridal bouquet june carter willow dale and marilyn cunningham norval were attendants gowned alike in irides cent beige bombazine shot with green a square neckline offset with soft draping over the shoulders fa shioned the fitted basque bodices and the gowns featured full waltz well past tha half way mark to their 3300 objective canvassers are still malting their rounds asking donations from residents who have not yet oimulbttted to the cnib uuilding campaign last weeks blitz in which every home in georgetown and clan win llams was visited resulted in con tributions of 11830 on monday ful ly by organizer dkk licata while canvassers have called back at homes where people were absent on the first visit there arc stu some who have not beei corilacd peo ple who were missed and would like to contribute are asked to leave donations at either of the banks where official receipts are available canvassers report a favourable reception on their calls and a real ization thst the funds are being spent on s most worthy cause better facilities for training blind people in this section of the prov ince to lead a happy profitable life rather than becoming objects of pity and charity social personal arol onclll toronto was a vis itor on sunday with his mother mrs john onclll i- i miller loiulesboro visited last wcok with friends in this dis trict mrs c jones who spent a couple of weeks in town flew to ottawa to visit with mr and mrs it r mckibbln former residents of town i- o snd mrs jack tarxwcll and baby son lrlc of ottawa were week end v isi tors wl th mrs tarx- wells parents mr and mrs alvin mcdonald queen btrect mr and mrs i farry devercaux have returned after spending a week in mint michigan where they v lilted with mr and mrs everett cummlngs llrenda kayc daughter of mr and mrs steve eason celebrated her third birthday with her parent nd grandparents at a dinner in l grccn ooster guelph on sun day later visiting with her uncle bract let length sleeve and shawl collars ending in a bow knot doth brldcavmaids wore matching feather caps and carried bouquets of spring flowers centred with bronze and yellow mums gall carr thlxtlctown sister of the groom was flower girl in a frock of green bombazine with belgl bonnet carrying a miniature bouquet similar to the bridesmaids david mcalthonc weston was groomsman ond ushers were wil liam ardalc und alan taylor of 1 histletown a reception at the yellow briar followed the ceremony with the mothers of the bride and groom re ceiving guests from iuce lake bow ma nv mo weston toronto thlstlctown brampton georgetown and norval mrs pomcroy wore o ballet length gown of french blue inco over pink pink accessories and corsage of pink rosebuds the groom s mother mrs carr chose a gown of delphinium blue lace bal let length with rose accessories and a corsage of pink carnations lor iho wadding trip tho brido changed to a grey tailored costume with grey und yellow accessories mr and mrs carr will spend three days in new york city en route to miami florida and cuba upon their return they will live in tor onto the groom is employed with the copus and burrltt mortgngc and nd peggie tyler loan co and prior to hermarrtagef on mr the bride was private secretary to mr decks ot the a v hoe com pany malton aunt and cousins mr and mrs roy weston and family milton visitors for mothers day with mr and mrs thomas l lyons were mr ond mrs anthony alexander and mrs koss campetl toronto mr and mrs u barrett and miss joan barrett brampton on monday luiott kllngbell had a party at his home to celebrate his 6th birthday guests were trudy emmcrson barbara deforest carol mcgilvray billy cunningham reg gie laws grcnvllle tost and his sisters helen ond lorna andrew dewhurst son of mr and mrs harvey dewhurst guelph st celebrated his fifth birthday with a party at his home on monday may 10th ills guests included matlonand ruth kennedy michael cummins paul marko john knight and his cousins gall and george stigger lynec ritchie daughter of mr and mrs william ritchie celebrated her seventh birthday on saturday when she cnlortalnod a group ot her friends at the roxy matinee fol lowed by a birthday party at her home on union street guests were sharon allen ellen blehn jane bradley jill runham mary mc- namara judy nash and her cous ins karen reeve margaret gilchrist mrs martin cummins wins doll and 50 mrs martin gummlna won the doll dressed in fifty dollar bills in tho lucky draw sponsored by the girls pipe band and drawn at their bazaar and bake sale friday even ing in the oddtellows hail mrs dick grace was the- winner of a basket of groceries also drawn for at the event lmhtn- jorne alcorn will fly from malton to ber muda where they will vacation for two weeks at the bermudiana near hamilton this week with their children ricky douglas and heath er they are visiting in kfngston with mr and mrs malcolm mac- kenxle and will also visit in whitby with her sister mrs murray det- lor mr and mrs albert livingstone mr and mrs it hardman and mr and mrs garfield mcquvray atten ded the queens scout recognition ceremony in convocation hail mc master university hamilton friday evening when don end jack liv- the bazaar was quite successful and the girls have earmarked the ingstone and ross mcgilvray were proceeds for a trip to chicago next presented with their queens scout august heart attack fatal father at thessalon mrs e v maccormjck andson sill were in thrsanloh last week end called there by the death of her- father w c evans who died after a heart attack on thursday certificates by his honour louis o brekhaupt lieutgovernor ot ontario guelehurrler- loses mother mother of louis lafontalna guelph forrierwho operates a fur jucslnoju nntlve of london mr evans had storage branch in georgetown zm- a butcher shop in blind river when rraune refiihart lafontaine 7s ww mgacltj sixteen members of the soso club of st johns united chureff went to gait saturday night where they ware entertained at square dancing party at the heme oimr he was a young man andvipent the died suddenly in st josephs boa- pott fifty yearateeaia36n7 his pltal last week wife died seven months ago native of preston aba spent moss surviving are two sonsnd three of her lite in quetthwu a loretto daughters wflbert and thomas academy graduateand rneuber of saturate marlemrs- bruce ham the church of out ladyburvivlng 3j isaytijttla rapids mrs j q mr rc jfctfa rths kdward and t wnimwi auyj esmrtlac jabchlftty m 3asfrgl jitst