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m -r- the georgetown herald ten pages georgetown ontario wetbimy july 14th 1954 ten pages married in knox church georgetown 111000 hydro debenture issued plan new street lights building the weather mr xdllor seems strange the thermometer couldnt climb into the 80 a this week end nearly the middle of july the low 40 early in the moming staed more like the fell not even e trace of ruin to register thla week em jlatkln lie in pictured following their wedding at knox presbyterian church georgetown rec ently are mr and mrs roy harlow the former morion metcolf of toronto their attendants ore the brides slater mrs william blight of toronto nnd the grooms brother jack harlow of town cordon cnphii pho revmorgan mcfariane new minister at st johns church itev morgan g mcparlanc b a of jlespclcr will succeed rev john m smith oj minister of st johns united church georgetown hev mcfariane hai served the hcspelcr church for the past four yean and previous to this pastorate hid ser ved the church in elm vale for a like time and prior to that had been in the saskatchewan confer nc rev mcfariane cornea to geor ivtown highly recommended a food apeak cr and a young people s worker he is a graduate of st andrew s collect saskatoon and will be inducted into his new charge early in october a welcome is txtended to itev and mrs mcrurlanne and thiir fa mily of five children to george town they have four girls and a boy and mrs mclarlanr s father who la a retired presbyterian church minister will reside with them at rhe parsonage fall fair dates acton sept 17 18 bolton oct 1 2 brampton sept 1618 calrdon sept 24 26 fergus sept 10 11 gait sept 23 25 georgetown oct 1 2 father of dr sayers buried in acton a former nisaaguwcya resident william james sayers 78 of price vllle lird in durham hospital last wcdmiday he suffered head in juries the day before vhcn he fell from a load of hay after a team of horses bolted ifc is survived by his wife the former margaret llllott and four sons dr charles sayers george town veterinarian ralph of hcspe- ler grant of pricevtlle and willis of mcaford two sisters sally of acton and margaret of nccpawa man toba and one brother hrnry of ac ton the funeral service friday in st andrew s presbyterian church durham was followed by interment in kalrvicw cemetery acton 500000 plastics plant completed in georgetown completion of a new 1500000 ther- moplastlcs division of smith and stone ltd georgetown was an nounced recently by col w e phillips president simultaneously he also announced that the plastic facilities of on associated company duplutc canada ltd oshawa have been transferred to georgetown this expansion program has meant the transfer of key employees from oshawa and the addition o 50 geor getown men and women to the staff b w bjnkley is manager of date mm mln july 5 71 55 july a j4 50 july 7 71 50 july 8 71 41 july s 75 48 july 10 75 44 july 11 7u 46 average 74 47 nil msjuery family reunited after many years alt item in a toronto dally news paper lias reunited a georgetown man and his aged grandmother whose whereabouts had been com plrtely unknown to him a year ago vic ma j aery noticed an account of a birthday celebration at lanark for mrs jennie majuary and noted the similarity of name sewing another item last month he wrote to the lady and received the surprising information thai she was his falhirs stepmother mrs ma liar y 103 years old on june 2mb lives with her son on a farm 50 miles southwest of ottawa at flower stution is still spry and 1 ist year took a plane ride on her birthday in her letter she told mr mujuery that she married his grandfather hurry in 1872 who was then a widower with two sons and a daughter bill who was mr msvjuery s father left home when he wis a young man and lost con nection with his parents and this was the first time that the folks back home had any trace of this branch of the family mr majucry intends in visit his grandmother ai soon oj possible and will be meeting a whole new family connection for she told him in her letter that she is the mother of a family of five boya and four girls who would be halfbro then and sisters of his father not counting the victor majuery fam ily the lanark lady has 51 grand children 134 groatgrandchildren nnd m great great grandchildren john r murdoch dk funeral held today wellfcnown in uie eorgetown district where he had worked at the carpentry trade for many years john robert murdock suffered a heart attack on sunday evening july 11 ui wbl it vulting with friends and passed away tiu late mr murdock was born on lho jlfth line hsquesjng town ship in the ashgrovc district 76 yrun ago he was a master trades man in the building business and although of a qv4et and unassuming nature he was veil liked in the com munity and his services were always in demand he worked at his trade both hi re and in vancouver he vas the son of the late jumes murduxll srul june cook plunccr jijiui ang fanners and attrnd d aaiikmw sthool he was a rnernbt r of tin united church in 911 he married hsie icver- eauit who survlvis with two broth ers tind one slsttr georgt murdock or orllllu andrew murdock milton and mrs it 1 hunter susan of mount i- oresl iuntral services were held from the met lure funeral home this af ternoon with lte r newman con ductlnjf thi s rvlce pallbearers wm i- red wrlkglrsworlh cjnylon dick walt r brownridgi cedrlc cross arthur ruddtll and daniel wright intc nnriil took place in ortt rmood t metery mrs william sharp celebrates 95th birthday probably glen williams oldoot resident mrs william sharp cele brated her 95th birthday on mon day july 12th at the home of her daughter mrs george foster mrs sharpe is enjoying comparatively good health and is up and about her home etch day and enjoyed the company of neighbours and friends who called on her to extend their congratulations on monday mrs sharpe has bevn a resident of glon williams for the past elecn years moving there after leaving her farm horn at cheltenham be sides her daughter stir has a son y dward ho resides in rochester ny the plastics di ision with the newest in plant equip ment and methods col phillips staged we can safely say george town has one of the most complete plastics operations in cnnada em ploying 700 of the town n 3 roo pop ulation in its combined operations smith and stone is also recognized as canada s largest producer of el ectrical wiring devices and dry pro cess porcelain parts in production 24 hours a day five days a week the compnny s plastic products range from klbcpglas rein forced aircraft slats to tooth brush handle with facilities for engineer ing development tooling manufac turing nnd assembly smith and stone this year won awards for such diversified products as terminal pa nels refrigerator insulating baffles telephone handset aircraft instru ments forming lubes and loop hous ing smith and stone was the first company in canada to introduce vacuum metallizing a process that gives todays automobiles three- dimensional plastic horn buttons crests and hub caps and provides junior cbwtooys in the family with gleaming revolvers holy cross church picnic council gave final reading to a bylaw on monday night authorizing the issuing of 1 11000 in debentures for the georgetown hydro piectric- commlasloa to be used for eonver- aian and other purpose the issue of junds will be used in connection with the avw frequency standard ization fur transformers new wir ing etc it is also planned to pur chase the sub- station from the on tario commission improve the street lighting on main street and erect a new garage and stores building where hydro equipment can be con solidated authorization was given for 6 water mains on byron street in the txcrs survey and along itiver drive to connect with the main from the old lower mill frank m deacon who has purchased 14 lots in the armstrong survey on ontario street and intends erecting homes in die tnur fulurx asked for uwtr con- next tons council assured mr deacon every consideration would ih iiviii and wilt look into the cost ijthe matter council will consldi r removing the curb on the north side of queen street and widening the road to ensure greater driving safety pav ing of this street and young street will commence as soon as council have received undirs for the work it was decided to advertise for tinders for sidewalk work on vic toru street victoria ave end lovtr guelph street as soon as the engineer has completed his specifi cations other sidewalk repairs may be considered later this month council expressed their willing ness to eiitend lorne street when fred ma veal asked council for ac cess to two lots he has purchased at the west end of that street members of the public work committee were asked to propose various sites for garbage disposal should consideration be given to the purchase of a bullclom when this is done a representative of the company will be asked to pass his opinion on these sites so as the right location may ba used mr jack gunn president of the chamber of commerce attended the meeting to discuss further the park ing situation on main street it was felt that every available lot close to the business section should be used for parking cars if at all pos sible and both council and mr gunn agreed to contact owners of various properties work will pro gress on the proposed parking lot on james street as fill is made av ailable a motion was recorded express ing regret that rev john m smith was leaving the community and wishing him continued success and happiness in his new home at whit by in a happy mood are a number of picnickers snap cross church picnic held atthe breezes near acton recent ly in the picture are right mrs fred tucker james boyle mrs george hewson jtm carney william boyle left g drenth mrs william carney mrs james boyle mrs william boyle 4h club met at home of mrs r cunningham the third meeting of the ath- ffrovc 411 garden club was held on july 5th at the home of the leader mrs r cunningham the meeting was opened with the 4h pledge the roll call was to tell of one in sect in the garden mrs a borg- atrom homo economist visited the of tomatoes the meeting closed club and demonstrated the canning with a lovely lunch served by the leader a twmjrtni oaii tvonne martin boles like the kind o nenav hhst most men wouldnt mind meeting actually she is rfqns uie rtr svnlntf finish obtained ott childrens cowboy gum toyvmttum 1 mm or unto du ijdrto- thfsejjlba stowt a8tftt ltd brownridse swinego to south america georgetown district farms an be coming increasingly well known for their purebred stock and from export sales during the past few years these tamers can be proud of their accom plishments the latest shipment is to south america where three purebred tam- worth swine will go from the farm of t j brownridge son at ash- grove the completa ihlpment will include tour tamworths four yorfc- thlre and our berkshire and the selections were made by william mnwiillin and jvuilay stewart of the dominion department ot agri culture in toronto mr brownridge and son are shipping two guu and ohehmr tta shipment whkh u being as sembled at hays farms trafalgar will io by to fwm jsjuctkflatetr lome scots in camp at niagaraontkelake officers and men of c company lome scots pj ah rcgt are nou in camp at niagara on the xolce the complement includes major paul b barber lieut r d hoare ueutr h marchlngton oic allan teeter sgt j m brand- ford sgt j p chamberlain sgt r b harley csm k o murray asgt r h ouea cpu j jjoherty licpl t harlow ptes b m beck ett a r darby w darby r freestone k gregory a leslie w leslie e e nevers w c ar- nan alcott o brlsbolsw plies ir seddon d j tucker d o jennings d weir major sam charters of brampton is in charge ofthe regiment while col john s barber is temporarily gommanfllng t mr and mrs g brownridge celebrate 25th anniversary brigade which includes the lome scot algonquin rogt and irish about two hundred guesta exten ded their best wishes and congratu- atlons to mr and mrs george brownridge on saturday july 10th on the occasion oi their silver wed ding anniversary the brownrldges reside at r r4 milton and mr brownridge is employed in george town receiving with mr and mrs brownridge was the letters sister miss abble turner the spacious home was beauti fully decorated with bouquets of white andvink roses sweet peas and delphinium many lovely gifts were received at sixthirty oclock buffet 5jbb89- upper was iwvfldtojarfrfal oliuuvea at whlchlme rev wjv booth who performed the the delicious lunch in the after noon and evening was provided by ladles of bethel united church pouring tes in the afternoon were mrs r blggar miss mary brown ridge mrs m mann and mrs e merlfield serving were misses christina and dorothy marshall mrs r t reed and mrs west- wood in the evening pouring tea were mrs morris turner mrs r bush mrs r crosier and mrs j rrolllnaworth serving were mrs j foicles mrs b bird miss k armstrong guests were p from niagara fslbjtty orangevulo jpakville brampton georgetown and ku- brde the herald jolnl with uv and mrs browoildt jnany trlenos ln