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mm twelve pages georgetown ontario wednesday july 1954 twelve pages historic mill swept by fire what cottncll dh wont enforce twohour parkins despite a request by fourteen merchant feat the 1hour down- uvn paricln restrictions i strictly enforced council ei monday meet- 1ns declined action on the matter cr irwlo noble and reeve stn allan aetovod to secede to the re- quwtatfth saying that signs should b taken down if no enforcement action u taken other were out spoken in believing the present policy the beat weve had no complaints these pest few years lets leave things as they are said cr mcgilvray with cr lyons echoing hnn dep utyreeve norton said eight cases had been thrown out of court when police were checking under the by law charles wray presented the mer chants request which came through the chamber of commerce the question led to general discussion of providing public parking facilities downtown and it is possible that ihe old james street wading pool property may be used if it can be levelled at s nominal cost alfred sykes also spoke on a parking problem on market street where cora infringe on his proper ty he was promised a proper fence to protect him lorn shipway asked that the pork be fenced on the south side in 1 ark v low blvd district and this will be done mr shipway elao mentioned that there are some young people using the track in the park for a speedway police will be freaked to check on this and barrl- cades will be erected to keep cars off the track thewrtther mr editor those few little dribbles of rain this week did not help any with the gardens although the haymak ers must be happy the month of june was not far from s normal average the max imum average of 76 for this june was only one degree above norms 1 snd the minimum of 52 was exactly normal believe it or not june rainfall wsa 310 lnchee being a quarter inch above normal and we had over half of the months rain at one time ern batkln italn date mu mln june 28 78 62 june 20 83 m june 30 82 m july 1 82 m july 2 72 12 july 3 71 51 july 4 78 47- average 78 53 mrs nelson cooke good church worker mrs nelson cooke 81 was bur ied in g reenwood cemetery yes terday following a funeral service in st georges anglican church rsvhlch she had served faithfully as a sunday school teacher and wa and altar guild member born in bermuda she was the former margaret ifall and was a nursing graduate of an english hos pital her husband member of an old esqueslng family retired from farming a quarter century ago and they moved to town at that time since his death several years ago ahe had made her home with mrs william cooke wcaleyan st who died recently mrs cooke was ta ken to brampton hospital last week after suffering a severe stroke she died there on sunday she tias no immediate relatives archdeacon w g o thompson conducted the funeral service and pallbearers were six men who had been in her sunday school class in boyhood mayor jack armstrong reeve stan allen harvey dewhurst roy bradley joe hall jr and wil liam chaplin wa and altar guild members attended the funeral ser vice as a group sister hostess for wedding reception mr and mrs kay harlow are living in toronto after a honey moon trip last week in eastern on tario they were married here in knox preabyterlon church on june 26th with rev alex caldcr officiating the groom is the son of mr and mrs herb harlow of town and the bride formerly marlon metcalfe is the daughter of mrs alice lucas toronto for her marrlajje the bride wore a yellow taffeta ballerina dress mauve hat ond orchid corsage llrr slater mrs william blight toron to was her attendant and the grooms brother jock harlow was beit man a reception was held afterwards at the home of the grooms alster mrs robert lockhurst with the two mothers receiving mrs har low wote flowered nylon and pink accessories and mrs lucas navy blue with white accessories and both had corsages of pink roses the groom la employed in the city with masco electric quests attended the wedding from parry sound brockvllle woodstock ingersou st thomas toronto and georgetown cpl beckett has taken over the local opp office and cpl joe mc- bnln is now on duty with simcoo detachment band pipes fn rob roy feature adding a topical touch to the showing of rob roy at the roxy last week the girls pipe band played in front of the theatfv when the picture opened wednesday night the day before manager bui leslie received a newnpuper from caracas venezuela which told of a similar- publicity stunt there when six ar gyll and sutherland highlanders pul ped ond danced at the pictures pre miere in that city burnspalmer wedding knox church saturday the marriage of ellen isabel pal mer daughter of mr and mrs bert palmer and denattke1ith burni 3mon of mr norman burnt wtl aol- emnlzed in knox preabyterian church on saturday afternoon rev alevj caldejr performed the double ring ceremony and the church waa decorated with baaketa tafof pink and white spring flower lira edgar gowland played the wedding muiic and mr o lock- hart royal tang the lords prayer and o perfect love given in marriage by her lather iyjthe bride wore a strapless gown of nylon net over aatln featuring a net peplum trimmed wttti eppuoued lace and rblnestone bar jacket was of bench lace- arid real long pointed sleeves a stuart held her veil of tulle illusion and jace she carried red roe and ate- phsnorls matron of honour 4r her lister mittens her headdress wai of blue tulle and fdrgctmenots and ahe carried a bouquet of white carna tions red roaea and ivy robert burns waa groomsman for hla brother the ushers were em ery thompson and clare burns following the wedding a reception waa held in the church parlours the brides mother received wear ing a delphinium blue summer crepe dress with navy and white alcessor- les airs norman burns assisted in rose crepe and lace with navy accessories both wore corsages of pinksweetheart roses the couple left on a motor trip to northern ontario mrs burns travelling in- a dress of coral linen with whit accesso and a coir- otdhib and white carnations will live on- market street letown guests were present front-new- alma allen pins scholars badge on mrs jack press wood rijrrit of georgetown at the 64th provincial convention of refceknha and oddfellows at the royal york hotel recently social and personal mrs jamea good let and family are vacationing at their cottage at glenhoven lake slmcoc mr and mrs cecil dovidaon are vacationing this week and next at imnelands port carllng mrs walter blehn carolyn elun and charles ore spending the next two weeks at inverhuron beach mr and mrs john bell spent the holiday weekend at liftthelotch lodge on the french itlvcr mrs hosts duncan joanne and koss jr have left to spend the summer at their cottage at mea- ford mrs jack saunders and family arc at glrrwvood beach lake sim coo to spend the summer at their cottage there mr and mrs clarence bain and gloria with mr bains brother bert of brampton spent the holiday weekend at rice lake mr and mrs hon mcndham were guests for the weekend with mr and mrs john it walker at their cottage on victoria island mr and mrs bruce kennedy cheryl and lynne of lansing were sunday visitors with hla mother mrs george herrington visitors this week with mr ond mr alex keen were mr and mra bob prldeaux ond cynthia sam la and mr and mrs jock young ked hock gall mcgllvroy with beverley clark of wyoming a former geor getown girl is holidaying for ten days at the mirlmacht girls camp on lake huron near port elgin mrs sam pcnricc jean john and douglas arc spending ten days nt glenwood beach and the remain der of july at bonsecour beach lake simcoo karen blyth of orungevillc- spent lust week in town with her grand parents mr and mrs alf collins sgt and mrs bruce collins and patricia of bnrric were also here ior a few day a spending the american holiday in town with mr ond mrs keith barber were her sister miss vlc- corla wobter windsor- ancl- mrs mary bauer and miss judith foster detroit visitors last week with mr and mrs herb hughes were mr and mrs charles gribben mrs joan clark ond mrs walter clayton toronto and mrs- d a thompson brockvllle mr and mrs jack gunning were in windsor for the weekend and on saturday attended the wedding in st aldans church of mrs gun nings slater miss pat elley who married mr kwtreuge alex reoder who handles pic tures and stories about george towns provincial paper plant for the monthly abltibl magazine is 1n iroquois foils this week attend ing a conference of magazine re porters saturday mr and mrs s held had a barbecue party at their home on college- street guests attend- mrs george hewson lyn and john are pending the summer at their cottage at crystal luke near klnmount mr und mrs andrew jones uar- rie mrr week end guests in glen williams with mr and mrs jack crawford sr mrs k d wlggett and son ted of kirkland like are visiting with her sister mrs c ii barber ted will ik- uiklng a summer course at the university of toronto and his jnouiir will be spending the summer here with mrs barber mrs fred lluifnpson who had been visiting for several weeks vtlh her mn vcrn and mrs thompson at union has returned to pierceton indiana her daughter mrs l a pulling was also a guest at the thompsons for a few days mr and mrs ircnrl malon of toronto who are frequent visitors with his uncle and aunt mr and mrs trygve wold hod a vocation trip lusi week on the great lakes travelling from toronto to chicago on the norwegian freighter ilutcn- fjcla mr and mrs it m dale and their two children were guests of mr doles uncle w a and mrs mc- gowon on sunday mr dale com mercial secretary canadian embas sy returned the first of the year from chill he haa had similar appointments in new zealand and australia and they leave shortly for a tenure of office in egypt miss gwynneth mcgowan montreal was also with her parents over the long holiday anniversary mr and mrs george brownridge h ii 4 milton will be at home saturday july the tenth from two to five and seven to nine on the occasion of their 25th wedding an niversary fall from hayload fatal for farmer william payers prlcevlue farmer died yesterday from head injuries received when he fell from a load or hay he waa the father of dr charles sayera georgetown veter inarian ins were mr and mrs pete wright bon vovagb pabty pjslei mr and mrs tandersoni- fo jack ckawfofcdr weston and mrs william fowler toronto mr and- mrs jack thirty friends surprised mr and duncan perth sewlandj mr and mrs jack crawford sr at their im o wow rtj mrs russ mioohy beverley hills home in olen wull on satur sirs emery thomoeott wore soft toronto gueipn toronto bramrv mr dev jhhrtl oualnh sir odsy it was a bohvoya party ttt uni- n msjaey and miss peasy evans tor- for the couple who ire leavlr tws tlure buildings razed in big glen blaze fosterlong weddins first baptist church a couple who will uvs in chel tenham wer marr4ed saturday ev ening in first baptist church here wedding principals wre yvonne marie long daughter of mr and mrs john william long 7 moun tain view hoad snd wallace if ope poster son of mrs j w r water cheltenham and the late mr pos ter the groom is employed in town at scott motors and the bride in llremplon at the tesonics corpor ation jtev f a luck darrte was offic iating minister assisted by rev a j barker mrs w townend was organist and played o perfect love during the signing of the register the bride wore white aatln and her gown waa styled with s chapel train sh wore a floor length veil a tiara of aeed pear la and brilliants and carried two mauve orchids on a white bible attendants were her sister gail and mrs a levlne tor onto iloth wore apple green taf feta and small halos of white taf feta and lily -of- the valley the grooms sister mr- goritet mc millan honey wood was matron of honour and wore gold taffeta and a small white hat trimmed vtith a veil and brilliants all attendants curried nosegays of rosettes small white carnations and mums and slephanotls the grooms brother norman kofjtit agincourt waa best msn and ushers were another brother eddie f osier agincourt and the brides uncle thomas long toronto mr long gave his daughter in mar riage at the reception in the oddfel lows hall mrs long received wearing a navy dress and white accessories with the grooms mo ther assisting in navy crepe with white accessories both wore cor sages of yellow roses kor a honeymoon trip to ganan- oque the brido wore pink taffeta white accessories and a corsage of mouvr orchids a spectacular bhze completely gutted one of the largest buildings in the district early saturday morn ing today only the stons walls are standing in the old woouan mill in glen williams which altar years of use and a short period of idleness has been used for the past year by a feather converting firm and for storage of other mtscellsneous equipment the fire was discovered about one oclock by charles pell fore- msn snd night watchman who with his wife and young son mich ael wss asleep in the old office living quarters they with two employees george hof and henry lafonlaine escaped from ybe blaze which had made conalderalbe headway when it was noticed most of their household poaseaaions were saved georgetown brigade answered the call ylth the bsqueslng fire ares truest then called for the george town truck under ifalton mutual aid agreement with acton truck coming to georgetown to stand by kir emeu were on duty till late sat urday morning and while it was impossible to do anything to save the mill buildings they did yeoman service in keeping the fire from spreading to the nearby home of mrs e y ilarraclough widow of a former owner fire singed vines on the house and set a large elm tree on her property oblate but no damuge w as done to the house it was the third fire at the mill since it was built in ip 10 one building was burned out and years before that in the time of mr sykcs another building containing stores the tire swept the building hous ing n glen feather industries op erated by b kllgermon toronto another bxillding contnainlng stores of army raincoats and rubber pads and an empty warehouse dsmage waa so extensive that it is prob lematic that the building will be ever used sgain for eommerda purposes bruce harding is tv set winner bruce harding choirmaster at st georges church won the tele vision set drawn saturday at the iga store all shoppers at the store since it opened a few weeks ago had recei ved chances on the lucky draw which was made at the store sat urday by mrs may lauder guelph street conducts funeral service in city rev john m smith conducted the funeral service in toronto last tuesday for mrs a f smith 58 who died suddenly in dunbarton she was the mother of a former georgetown resident tlcberr j smith who now lives in toronto and also leaves three other children mrs w tomlinson west hill mrs g tanner halifax ns and arthur of sarnla your personals please your visits and visitors are new phone them in to the herald what council did bullclam may be garbage answer engagements the engagement is announced of margaret laabcll daughter of mrs clarence maxwell and the late mr maxwell to mr william hyde son of mr and mrs w hyde george town the marriage will uike place on saturday july the thirtyfirst at four oclock in st andrews uni ted church north bay mr and mrs robert warne of acton announce the engagement of their daughter dorothy marie to kenneth ljine allen son of mr and mrs charles allen of acton tlie marriage will take place on satur day july the twentyfourth in bal- llnafad united church at three oclock saturday bride feted before her marriage dolores harrington who waa mar ried saturday in knox church to kenneth morman young waa hon oured with many ahowera and pree- entationa during thaseeks prece ding the weddlnf mrs tibor dlvlnlc and mrs bert thompson held a maceuaneoua ahuwer in toronto and la bramp ton mrs ken long mrs rodney graham and mra wes mccauley entertained at a similar event mrs william garbutt and mrs harold rasmussen were hostesses at a shower in georgetown mra wil liam burrows brampton held a pantry shower ai her home there at the home of mlas isobel dob- son girls of the alliance pupar of fice staff presented the brideelect with crystalware a toaster and iron were gifts from alliance staff association and management tea- there of knox church sunday school presented sheets and her school class a cup and saucer tijua nylon net sbjessiowiffi aetotv mutx olsiesufety onto weekend fpr a trip to england mmmimmmmms ballinafad mr and mrs lao jamleson and family spent the weekend with jarvis friends the sinclair family reunion was n riverside park guelphlon sun- lei t- unt n russand bobby ar vlsv- illn la mralfor4jfcr jew days r perturbed by a aituation in which town garbage is being dumped on private property and a nuisance created in the public park and the area around it council may this year take action a petition signed bymo residents of the district asked that burning of garbage be controlleaandpoaed the old question what can be done im farther at aea than i ever waa to know what to do said ma yor armstrong we trfed a bull- olam machine last week as sn ax- pertment snd it didnt meet with favour cr ucgllvray and- reeve allen opined that it la time to take the bull by the horns and take positive action council is to blame on reaction to the bullclam said the reeve we should have explained what wa were doing we ahould buy a bull clam i dont know how we could finance h but w need it deputy reeve norton said there is plenty of townowned land jiear the sewage disposal plant which could be eouverted to useful land whb bullclam reclamation coun cil will look over this and other possible properties and meanwhile advice will be sought about issuing debentures for an 11000 machine and the company asked iftiiey would c renting a machine r a thal bumlii pf88a will also bv 6onirouedat to p