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ten pages georgetown oourio waaiprhy jkrwry 3th 1965 annexation almost triples towns size strudc by train 500 car damage sob hardraa escaped injury whefi jaayear was struck by an saslbound oot paiitiiiirr trin monday night u ii iu braking to atop at the atation mr llardaun waa crossing trie track est route to his job e prowinclel pe- pair ltd- and failed to notice the ap proaching train which struck the car tsssrlnd tha rear door and spun it ax- oubd on the ice 1 72s esquesing acres taken- iff town limits the weather mr editor- with tua wuu report i am includ ing a summary of the highlights of the 1054 weather during the year there were 50 days with the tempera georgetown icreage increased by 1728 acres january 1st when the lews annexe 1 1 f arints and a number ol amaher properties joeated-lnkaque- ing township the annexation more than doubled the aue of the town which formerly contained 1100 acrea it stretches tb towns boundaries almost to norvsl w inu 80 there were 17 days register the earwas damaged to the eslentlnif below scro the lowest being 10 t k ui j ftcil k towns uounusnrs hidw iu rttmvmi ot 300 a nsi ot itlic najaiuyu oat asrleultuxil colitf oualr- ss alexander left tf s mo- 3isroetown a fourth yeer student al the ontario agricultural cccbo goalph receives the j750 qriceefo scholarship in turfqrast management from dr j s shoemaker head of the depertrrtentf horticulture oac the annual award i given t a student who has completed his thlittyeer ijrtpe horticulture option and is continuing in his fourth year for the bsa degree on lhe basis of academic standing and pxactlijar experience in turfgrass management it is given through the courtesy of irve vicepresident of thekeef brewing company mr charles watson who is a past president of the royal canadian gollassocialiorx- the presentation was mode at the semiannual prize- giving banquet held in lhe oac cafeteria in december gcotgetown sailor aboard hmcs queb cruise south lfttvlbc for halifax yesterday alter a holiday leave at home uidahipman pnl barber had some interesting tale to tell of his cruise aouth this fall aboard hmcs quebec paul u a member of the crew which docked at such ports as tort of spain trinidad rio de janeiro i j guam and caracas in vcncrucla col on and coco sola panama and an un scheduled atop at bormiuiacuvthc re turn trip there was generous time ashore he said and a rial opportun ity to see the countries vjutcd diuang ham fleming included mr ii 1- hem- the aeveh weeks cruise log mr and mrs george firming- ri- also on board was o s tr james young another district boy whose home la in glen williams paul la one of two son of mr and mrt george barber sr serving with the navy and often has a get together with brother dave he has met sev eral georgetowners in the east em it on them fred dickenson who recent- 1 ly enllated in the navy keith scott i- who la an alrforce officer and kent storey remembered as a hockey star here and now playing with new glas go bangers social and personal mr and mr thotnaut eason hosts at choirparty members of the choir of st geor- nee anglican church were entertain ed last thursday at a social evening at the home of mr and mrs thomas e- aon in their new home on byron st the easons moved there last month after scllirut their roaedale floral business to mr and mrs krnie pearce a buffet luncheon followed an even- inr of games and cards lcroy dale qc is flying from mai ton tomorrow for a vacation visit in st jzclcoburgh florida new years guests with mr and mrs wit- new lawyer arrives ttrjoin hewjon firm john ord new partner with george c hswson in the main street practice which mrllewson established a year go started work this week- in hia new office the partner will share office aeeommodaoonin the house be- llde- the presbyterian church ownod by mrs jur raid which contains m mcc mr and mrs the law office downstairs and mrs jon mccure and ml jane mr ar raids apartment upstairs chjc g mr mr ja8 ecci utetwo men were classmates at wum and mr m osgoode 1111 where mr ords gradua- rfmk and m nd mr t 0 ted in 1b51- h has been work ng in j h0t ncw vt d ti lhe the city in the law office ot croll bo mcclure f mounu road irlns and shift a family dinner was held mrs ord and their son durlruj the holiday weekend miss chard and susan af caledonia tbjl fleming children jon and marsha spent the holiday week in listowel with their grandparents mr and mra j a marshall mrs m a cook is here from owen sound this week vis- iting with her son mervyn and family normandy blvd mr and mrs albert pattcwkn had as holiday gurss hrr father and bro ther mr j ajand mr luvw- llamble- ton orangevillr- n l his father mr f c pattenden and mis a emmcr- son cheltenham holiday visitors with mr and mia john mcclure king street included mr and mrs e c donnell and miss olga donncll mr and mrs raymond sleedsand arthur and miss anna mae hutchinson tor onto during the holiday seisnn mr and mrs mcclure attended a fa- mily party at the nomc of mr and mrs delbert amott strectsvillc a large family christmas dinner held at the home of mr james ecclca sr and miss jean eecles brawtpton waa attended by mra william mcclure mr ecelea mcclure mrsseaagnes gueals including mr and mra iew llumberstone ann snd tommy from mrsrford mrs t llumberstone tor- unto mr and mrs krn hyde and fam ily and mr don humjcrslone from town mrs fred laws spent new years day with mr and mrs vic toddor at applewood acrea during the christmas holiday bri an son of mr and mrs percy hill entertained a few of bis chums st a christmas party at his home on charles street those present were peter towncnd hob saltrr john and michael bennett and doug mitchell mrs florence curtis was jaken to st josephs hospital guelph yeater day after suffering a heart attack she- has been living with her daughter mrs david saxe for the past few months while mrs sase was recuper ating after an operation a sud- doa attack of appcndicirr- monday cfiarlej w carney 83 uftlofis horval farmer a farmer all his life charles w cairnry 83 jied on leeember 20th at his home in norval jlr carney was born in cray coun ty attended school at waltera falls slk waa married in that town in 1002 lie waa a member of the united clulrch the ioyal orange lodge no ft cantpbrlvs cross and a staunch rnnscrvative 7 riif cameyls urvlved by his wife fthel cathrea carney and seven chil dren frank of bock wood bert of norval vera mrs charles lawrence of arthur flmer of georgetown jim of milton klwood of norvaj and fjea nor mrs william hyatt of norval he is also survived by a brother byron of london and a sister ida mrs r j ilewson of clarksburg 16 grand- children and two greatgrandchildren mr carney was predeceased by one son wuliasn who waa killed wlh the 11caf in 1044 and two aistcrs car- rle mrs ssm marshall and bertie mrs richard quinton both of walters falls the funeral was held at the mc cture pimeral home on december 31 wltm the rev a r muir and the bev g l royal conducting the service the pallbearers wereerling marshall and emmcrson quinton of walters falls bob perry of scarborough junc tion harold wttsonof bognor clarke svt of meaford and dovglaacaraey of kitchener interment waa in hill- crrsl cemetery norval low the total snowfall was sb inches being 4 inches below the normal ts3 inches for a year the rain fall was 33 v inches which is bh in ches above the normal of 23 v4 nches for a year and so on with 1915 frn balkln hate mas mln it 4 s dec 27 30 31 11 00 dec 211 37 30 08 dec 20 2i is sr dee 30 34 25 dec 31 30 24 jan 1 30 13 r 68 jan 2 38 28 avtrugc 37 24 b 104 s 2 tells farmers club about british visit about unrtyfivo mombcrs and tinchbours of the terra cotu krm it club met at the home of mr anil mrs tuortic frairr on monday even- mrt john stetlarf was jiquesins pioneers kin mri john steumrt dld it tha fotv ticton ilospiul brlluh columbia on december 18th 0m after a ungerlnif 111 new mn struart befort her mar riafie waa jane ptaier rldect daufih- ter of the late ilev alexander prater formerly of the township of kaquci- inr mra steuart was predeceased by her husband ten years ago also two sons douglas and alan left to mourn her passink are one aon roy steulrt of jvnticton bc and a daughter mrs walter t kvana gporjetown ontario and three granddaughters mtssts mary pcejcy and velma steu art or penticton bc the funeramook place m decem ber 21st from summer land united church bc where the late mm ste uart was the first organist new anglican rector preaches first sermon 8 highway including small itortioa- f the wrtt knd vmca property on the norval hill contained in the acquisition are ten farms purchased by delrex devel opment lod the rex ileelup project which will he transformed into cut- antjc industrial and housing develop ment as well as the a k fiiiein farm which u still privately ownfxl a aum- ur of home owners alonfi maple ave k and others who have built on lota suljdividtl on the various farms will income ooryetown residents by the anntkation eorgetown will pay certain com pensation to esquesing for tax reve nue lost in the transfer three years taxes plus a cash payment- of approx imately 3000 was agreed between the two municipalities at the munici pal board hearing in november wbep the board accepted the town request for the annexation survey work has been in progress on the delrex farm since that time and a railway spur line waa started- this week which will serve industries which will locate in the northern part of the development first urge scale action will be construction o some 600 houses on the ii craig reldvfarm this spring the annexation increases the towns 10m population by well over a hun dred people delrex owns the farms of mrs w a mcclure il craig reid campbell sinclair wilbert cleave bruce reid kuscll hepburn william kmsllc w t craig reid george cleave and p o hwright suited in a trip to uclph cenvral mrrdenoary 3rd mrs f l thomp- r tl ll ll ai mnnlinrt al hospital for tom dobbic young son of mr and mrs jim dobbie he is con valescing well after his operation attend parents 40th wedding anniversary december 23rd was a happy occa sion at the home of mr and mra george croaker when members of their family and friends attended a reception to express best wishes on their iqlh wedding anniversary mr and mrs crocker whose farm home is at rothsay in the harrlston district are parents of mrs irwin no- blc of town mr and mrs noble and ann orrainc were amonk those at tending the event they have farmed at their present location since their marriage mr crocker is a native of the district and his wife came from arthur they have two other daughters mrs roy- den clark valmcrston and mrs fd duncan llamilton an extra surprisclhe same evening was presentation of a trillght lamp by a group of neighbours who gathered at their home for a aocial time son presided at the ladies meeting at which mrs wilbert cleave gave a pa per with some very fine thoughts for starting on a new year wilfrid leslie presided at the joint meeting when members were enter tsined with violin music by mr archie fuller and mr donald garbutt ac companied by mrs alex dolson mac sprowl of acton was the guest spea ker and showed the slides of his trip to the rritish isles and parts of the continent f i thompson expressed the thanks of the club to mr fuller and mr garbutt to the host and hos tess and to mr sprowl for his excel lent pictures and explanation of each which made one feel he had been on the trip the meeting closed by singing the queen and mrs fraier assisted by a few of the ladioa served lunch and a pleasant social hour was apent toge ther mr engagements and mrs e b tycra announce i who have been visiting in england with her parents arc enroute home i- and the family will be moving here from port credit at a later date folk school officers jssmjj55 program on thursday evening of last week it tasur privilege to sit in on an in- tarestlne meeting held in the home of itair and mrs rov coulternesr low- lpiirpiqmptitho meetingwss social and personal itemawill be found on pages 1 2 0 and 10 of this weeka issue islay mcchtre visited friends in darrie and beeton miss mary mcclure has cesumed her teschlng duties in prea- jon after spending the holidays at her home mr arol oneill toronto was s new years visitor with his mo ther mrs john oneill snd they spent the day at the home of his aunt miss addiecavcntry attending afm- lly party new years day at the home of mr and mrs harry scott queen street were mr and mrs j g gillies and miss lorraine gmiesrstch the engagement of their fourth daugh ter pauline ann to william charles david stinnett son of mrs john stcn- nett oakvillc and the late mr bten nett the marriage will take place in 4lotycrom church georgetown on saturday february the fifth tten am welcome to qeorgetqwn rev kenneth richardson newly ap pointed anglican rector in george town and glen williams preached his first sermons in st georges and st albans churches on sunday mr richardson who succeeds archv deacon w g q thompson here will be moving to town later this month when renovations are completed in the rectory he is married arid father of diane 4 and dawn elisabeth 2 born in shelburne he has lived mostly in st catharines where he re ceived his public and high school edu cation he served overseas in world war 2 as a flight sergeant with the micaf then attended tho university of western ontarlolondon studying theology st huron- college as ot january 1st georgetown has a numberof now residents who hav changed their postal addresses from norval and georgetown rural joutw to asucftove g6od turqpu fur sunday scivoors5ppr the annual sunday school supper and concert was heldjn the church basement on wednesday evcplng taee 20th the weatherman sent sleet and a mixture of snow and rain but all the families turned out and enjoyed an evening with the children after the liountiful supper all went upstairs where superintendent rob cunning ham was chairman for the pro gram christmas carols were sung speeches by fred wrigglesworth snd tom niackett selections by the church choir followed by a christ mas pageant entitled for god so lo ved the world it centred orf christ mas eve observance lna canadian family and showed typical celebra tions in different countries every scholar did his parts so welt and great credit is due mrs j ii hunter for her different costumes at the close frank ruddell and frank wil son distributed the gifts jothe chil dren and their teachers from the the young peoples party was held in the schoolhousc on thursdsy even ing euchre winners were jean bird and clayton dick jr dancing was enjoyed and spot dance winners were marion bird and frankie wilson next years committees is marilyn and ann barnes herb wilson and gordon ferguson the school children on thursday af- ternoon enjoyed sleigh riding and to- boggannlng at the home of their tea cher mrs w t cromsr everyone had a grand time after which teacher and daughter barbara served a won- dcrful lunch before they went home we have a note of sadness for our column this week we extend sympa- thy to our minister mr williams in the death of his mother to mrs job drake and mr klrby in the death of their mother and to jamea carney in the death of his fstlsar we are sorry tdreport that mr r j graham isnt so well and has been ordered to rest by his doctor also mr fred morrison had a slight aci- ordaincctalacon in 1050 he was curate of holy trinity church wei- gnorgotovmprofwtth annexation of a considerable portionvof esqueslng lnd for almost ayear and atler or- dent in wsujarnv last- week and was township iy the town dlnsuon has been rector at jarvls and in hosnltal tor a day or two but property owners on the georgetown assessment roll as ol mnndsyinsexjlntlcoke since then he ia chaplain is improving we hope both men will mrs william treanor and mr alan treanor meadowvale mr and mrs elwood macpougoll andfamlly visited in lindsay on sun day with her parents mr and mrs l mcarthur holiday guests at ibo home of mr and mrs ed pries vic toria crescent included sisgvjohn ali mtra rota maw jfrmumfb joe prucyk meadowvale mr- and mrs jamea mcllwratb tolayans f or wirlfloif hilton folk blbcktmrniohtiavleb oftlrwhlch will he held during the tjtek in february or ilrst week lrr itakhi- certainly judging by the liealloreol interested rural leaders in tsatundsne and tho keen discussion iwtsok place everything pointrtp other successful folk school inhal- while blans- still haveto be llhalv h sandffrom westpalmbcoli bad tbawejt aonie ukeuhood that the florida and mr and irs carl pelett- v tbeotnhe108h folk school will be aejit port credit sjsgt ssndfort mr and mrs harry ooldham ivprtavfuture of thejamily farmiln came north with sgt and mrswllllam mr ahdmgordmrshoebrldge lvaltimj this is topic which should brooeslo visit 4he formers parenu mr and jmttsuleorge coaling xlmm towfetmutpii the hramrst morrln nodwetifrbriit v- nizzxzafcjtre iijkpssmat iarlkirf2 ltenu hbmelow bnr1rwlmw mr and mrs e w carter mrand mrs frerj apployard mrand mrs doug townsend mrs w a mcclure mr snd mrs rotvmendhsms mr and mrs al zeravlev mr and mrsjs tfaram mr h cralb reid mr and mrs w t cjralg held mr and mrs campbell sinclair totv iliurfasrt herbhsrlow skjl coulter spent chhstiias in woodstock with ipertla taiyv- r hate been aolovb mr and mra frank carter mr and mrs wllliammcdonald mrand mrs wilbert cletvet d g h wright mr and mrs ted darlington rev and mrs john medormtd mr and mrs george cloavp mr and mrs william enuhe mr anit mrs lorne gilchrist mrand mrsbrueereid shaln estate miss alberta whitney mr andjiri russell ihepdum mr and mrs percy saxe mr inrlmrl jsraes andrews mr h j vout lby st least a hundred pewplejirinae ttent towtt residents while nentsltd nayetjoaulrtd of the guild i chaplain niagara diocesan servers soon be fooling better on new years day mr arid mrs r j graham received a telephone call from th da luis mrs maurice dixon at kapuskasing and tho voice came through so clear widf i the new years greetings m start work on hew delrex railway spur first activity in the now delrex de- 555f t fss velopmentilohdlvulon aaldo fronr rhtirimompoybt surveying which has boon going on for e four yii t u jni- somo ume ttbnjutocuonot rail ttssata the provlnirial paper tsttlee way spur osuie cnr main lino itrv kerasltesd wfl presented wis 0 work was started by rex lesion a night table when she iretbeduheend on mondayon tho4inb of december tories which will locate in the areav tr71iattrsttcebsnw n adjacent to therailwjyjrhe line will their home on rjvelijwvttreeently to rtuitmibulllruie hl wj ctttar ritt0vvruvn into the highway farms- which have waking their hordrwith thnjrtoriln-