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theeorgetownl twelve pages georgetown onurio wednesday february 9th 1955 twelve pages stennetttyers wedding party uiu amiaooamltowa georgetown first 1955 church wedding took place in holy crot rc church saturday morning the bride and groom william charles stennett oakville and pauline ann tyert are pictured above with their attendants ileft to right miss eileenkerr miss kathar me tyersiwij joan chaplin homer stennett albert stennet and john tyers marshall m6wpotmistr succeeds ltcol couseru harold marshall has been appowi td georgetowna new postmaster succeeding ltcol gordon coiueu who retire on pension the end of ibis weet mr marshalls appointment takes fleet next monday tnougb be is tctu ally to charge now as colonel cousens is taking a few days preretirement uv this wek in almost fifteen years as postmas tar here ths rolonal has seen busi uses ejamhd from a yearly revenue o 13 000 in lso to ust years roc td tao000 a ataff of four in 1010 hu increased to a present itsff of colonel cousens succeeded the late john mcdarmid who died in 1s38 tile office since that tune baa become a grids 10 staff pott office and all the ataff are federal civil arrvanti serving under mr manhall will be prance deans james collier make inglls lanny weaver hun llulmi kenoregory and a new cltrk whu will be cboitn at a laltr date tlie new postmaster born at terra cotta la the ion of mr and mrs v g marshall of town and has ixm a georgetown reitdtnt unci hi u l child ikfore entering the txjstul aervlce ovir 15 yean slo he opt rated a atore near the station and beforo that worked for harry oldham in hia tiulcher shop he aerved for five yeara during the war with the cana dian loatal corps at ottawa what council did quash closing bylaw for georgetown garages the weathek mr rditor vf it m s cold all ritfhi but just to remind you that wc have had it before hurt ir a ftw rt curds v rrai time ip the lust ftw year tht umprture hu ixtn down to 20 and 21 u low uro in jjnuar 11h3 it w nl to 26 b low and in january 104b down to 2ti ulow tht luwel in tht jjt 13 jcam to rtvn m hi month of jaiuiai ibm it uj not too far of normal both n t iiirjtun an 1 tnuy i ht- a rra i matimtim fr janunry tilth tjr wn jill tin n rrnal is 21 1 1n juijji rut itiniu in thii j i ir uj 11 m kthc it rinal is it ihrvnuw fall tl is jan r am inttti lu 14 in i hi a j ist imhih sli rt of tht n r inal u irj 111 iih u i rrn lljllull laic ux mm ml jan 11 i1 1 5 riu 1 5 11 fib 2 m i tob w 33 31 rrb 4 li 10 fib i 15 j feb 0 jo j4 average jo 5 5 what council did boost town payroll will hire clerk assistant the municipal pa roll uai mcrea srd by some vi ioo monday nikht when council olcd salary increases to several cmplicrs and a rais in honorarium to ihi major and council members the mayor a allowance was increa bed from 750 to 1 000 annually councillor will be paid 6 a meet injt instead of the previous 3 the salary of the clerk treasurer john i kelly was increased from 3300 to 3730 town foreman r rn hyde from 3800 to 4 000 and asscssnunl com m us oner joseph it boons from 3 000 to 3200 mr ibbons also t ti a car allowance of 100 mrs ailecn ilradli f thy clt rk s office was inert ascd from 2020 lo 2230 mr and mrs william norton caretakers of the building will nc eivc 73 monthly in pi act of 72 and the pay rate of town implojei an thony vantol was raisud from 1 15 to 1 27 an hour council decided to engage a male assistant who will work with both clerk and assessor the positionwill carry a 2500 yearly salan only motion which met with oppo sition ill the increases was that for the l 00 increase in council meeting fee councillor doug sargent an out spoken opponent when the question was raised in council last year vol ed against it again as jid councillor harry hale cr thomas l lyons who twice moved last year for an in crease was a surprise voter in oppo sition this time the motion recorded the mayor reeve deputy and crs mcgllvray and noble in favour of the increase cr walter gray on vacation in hon rja was not present to have his vote recorded lengthy illness fatal for young georgetowner seriously til for some time john sam uel iennce 7 dud at his home 0 albert stmt on thursday morning the young son of mr and wn sam ivnrice succumbed to leukemia which he contracted a yiar kt last summer and for which medical hcimce tat ill has no asnwir a series of trial mrnts in thju4al for utk chil drn toronto at that time arrtmrd tht distasi so kucct ssfutl that lit tit john was abll to rtturn to school and complin im rade 1 couth at wril kltsworth school a recurrtnee ust summer ltd to anoint r slay in hospi tal and he had not bun ahlt to at unci school last fall though kcipink in fairlj tooxl tualth until chnstmaj time john was born on the isle of man and was onl 4 months old whin his part nib came to canatla tht firt lived at moncton nit cmnj to ceorgetown fit tars ao whin mr 1cnrice became assiniattd with the beaumont knitting mills in ckn wil liams besides his parents he is survived by an older sutler jean and a young brother douglas ilcv kenneth richardson conducted the funeral service jut saturday after noon in st georges anglican church four members of st georges sun day school which john attended were pallbearers paul and michael armstrong danny edwards and gor don spcncejr interment was in greenwood cemetery georgetown read the herald regularly subscribe today1 stennetttyers wedding in holy cross church robert erwin 8a was lacrosse star a link with g corgi to wd s early snorts history was brokin with the dtath on saturday of robert henry irwin m mi i- ruin as a member of thi fain us ttna lutlo t it am which brought unu to town b winning iht lanadian championship in 18u5 1m nl surmmng mrmlh r of the team ii ir trank vs auon of town alwas tntertsttd in sports of all kinds he was a faithful supporter of the hockey lacrosse and baseball teams he took great pride in the success of his grandson hob goldhain whftst hockt cart t r with toronto chicak and ditroit has madt hi in i ni of the ami s jri ats morn at silercrtek r rrwin was t nl a tuh whtn his parents hobt rt and susan sparlink krwin moved tu torkitoun as a votinu man hi wttrkel it the tdd provincial taper lowi r mill for 14 tars llitn w ts tmploti with jami s butk in his but chtr shop and lati r as i drovt r with hukh clark in 100 with his si ft in liw llarrv olilhjm ht btcamt main strut merchant they opt rated a bulchi r shop in the prjst nt met lintoek tuck shop location until hi retired in 1041 mr oltlham still operates tht businiss which has since moved a f t u doors down the street into what used to be the dominion store he was the oldest living member of georgetown eire department and was the fourthman to serve as fire chief after the brigade was formed he at tended the old methodist church antt later st johns united church his wife lcah board died a year ago and he is survived by a daugh ter nellie mrs harry goldharn two grandchildren bob goldharn of tor onto and detroit and mrs ruth mil ler in british columbia and five great grandchildren his brother iorne krwin of town is the only sur viving member of un original family of nine rev morgan mcearlane conducted the funeral service yesterday at the mcclure funeral home with inter ment following in greenwood ccmc- ury pall bearers were harold and percy cleave george c brown howard kentncr jack arnold and a nephew jim erwin toronto district nurto explains society childrens work members of georgetown rotar v club heard a nurse from the crippled cbc hombv lowct is children society explain how that organtution optrates at their monday hdnjlfk t0 60cvclc dinner meeting at the mcgibbon house miss margaret met wen who in her capacity as district nuni investigate cases and makes recummendatiuns in this district told the club that tht rt an fifttt n childrtn in this district at prrst nt iminj aidttl by the socul she talketl on tht ji nt ral work of the t r manila turn whu h rt ct ivt s strung hacking from uolar and t tht r sir vice clubs as wtll as on tht mort specific ditails of her own job auests at the meeting included iioht rt rrid prrsldt nt and donlun i wlan 1 a numur of tht milli n showers presentation for pauline tyers mis i n i is th ii vinu b i ii n i im i til i n i i i ii l 11 1 i n ti ti ikv ii i nt t n 1 it vi r il sh i in n l m s naids mlsm s r ill t n kttr m i joan haplin nit rtainttl f i s t a nusct ii meous shnwtr at miss kt rr s home on thi 19th the m xt t vi ninj mrs ilham boj it and mrfi uilliaru dwcr also hi id a mihct llaneous shout r at the fornurs holm when thirt quests were pres tnt in oakvitle the grooms sisttr miss y lo stennett and sister in law mrs albert stennett were hosi esses to forty guests at a miscellaneous show ir the new mrs stennett has been a member of georgetown girls pipe hand and at the home of shirley has mussen band members presented hir with a hi lo ironing board kngimcrs and technicians will uork the midnight shift for the ntxt tuo wttks carrying out ontario llvdro 23 to oocyck ihunhcuvtr of tht it puwtiful radio transmitting statu n at ii rnbv utht of toronto i- irst tuts utrt madt mundav niht tw bik transmitttrs ont for statu n c1u and the other for cjiic uill im tonvtrttd for b0ccle op t ration during thi hour from mid niht until 0 10 a m in ordi r to avoid interrupting tht cbc s rtular broad eastink pt riotls hydro frccjut ncy chanj1 rs able to supply cithtr 2 or ktcvclt ptiwtr will provide t ither c tit ah nttt1td during thr switch onlv ont ittm will im alttrtd on tht 045 ftkit radio transmitting towi r i tii if at tht station this is a motor izrd bkmir usttl dunnk the spring and sumrm r months to ktcp insects from accumulating btluetn the tips f a lihtninj arnstor at the base of the towt r in sufficient numbers tht could cause a power short and put tht station off the air early closing for georgetown em stauoqa will be rescinded when coun cil pakw a by law ordfrung this at their next ft e ting on muflday kred ii arruun and l rravlev reproaented five garage owners who petitioned to have cloa int rtgulations suspended harley motors liousklll s garage and lanes farage werv the other signers and thiy represent 45 per cent of the t liven local outlets die law provide that council may in suth petition grant the request i his will supind a 1049 bv law which has forced gas outlets to close i arly during the week with two open i arh wet k in rotation uncil will set k itkal advici on the title lo the public library land vnhuh was dndrd to the town by tht di fund congregational church ouncillors favoured selling a 0 ft strip of land to knox church neces sary for ihi ir pruosed new church halt but want to give a clear uue to iht property the library board has recommended silling this to the rhurrh for w bob lane and sam mackenzie appeared for the church at thi meeting vj k mcconnell oakville will be paid 100 to establish survey monuments at various places in town which will st re as an exact basis for future sur vtv cost of this is shared between town and province tht 1054 firi report presented by fire hief william hyde showed 24 calls in town 4 mutual aid demonstra tion runs and 10 calls in the township fin art a tht re was a total fire loss of al rn is 210o0 in town last viar v10o0 inlustnal 3 170 commercial v000 farm an 1 5 717 duillini no i itimuit vvas hin of lossis in the township arta mr hdt asktd council to contact the ontario hdru rtgardink fixing tht kinn at thi station which has not uurkid satisfactoril since go evele conversion realtors discuss form a board objective 1000 dystrophy fund l iremen have been meeting with so much success in their fund cam palgn for the muscular dystrophy association that they have decided to extend the campaign until this sat urday in hopes of passing the 1000 mark georgetown fire department as have many other volunteer brigades in the province took on this work as a public service this year and already most householders have been called on after donation envelopes were left at each house by the two dairies which also cooperated in the cam paign a few homes may have been missed norval st pauls guild elects officers st iaul s ciuild norval met at the home of mr and mr arthur llurtun tuesday evemnc jrhniary 8th dans were made for the tea and bake sale to be held in st iaul s iarlsh hall on saturday itbnjary 12th rev j f maxwell presided over the election of offl c rs the result of which is aa followa president mrs ryed fewley vice president mrs c barker secre tary mrs j rawtinrson treasurer mrs ii gollop sick visitors mrs ii gollop mrs g shcrring refresh ments were served by mrs durton silver wood mr and mrs wm reid entertained at silver- wood in holy cross church on saturday morning rev fr v j morgan offic iated at the minute of pauline ann tyers daughter of mr and mrs e b tyers of town and william charles stennett aon of mrs hilda slcn nett oakville and the late james stennttt mrs george c hcwson was or ganlst and soloists were mrs rob ert becney and mrs harvcydiwt the- bride wore a floor length feather white gown of chantilly lace and tulle a strapless lace bodice was offset with shirred tulle and rows of satin binding and the full lace skirt was cutaway in scallops and rows of satin binding to reveal the tulle underskirt she wore a lace bolero with long sleeves form ing points over the hands a finger tip veil and carried a mother-of- pearl prayer book with white strea mers and red rosebuds her lister miss katharine tyers was maid of honour and two friends eileen kerr afld joan chaplin were bridesmaids they wore waltz length peacock blue crystalette with ichu dradlng eveiuie shoulders forming roses other attendants wore pink feathered hata and matching gloves and carried pink roses mr tyers gave his daughter in mar riage and homer stennett waa the groomaman for hia brother the ushers were john tyers acton and albert stennett brothers of bride and groom gucats attended a wedding dinner in the church hall and a rocoptlon afterwards at the tyers home the brides mother wore cocoa brown taffeta yellow hat and glovca and a yellow carnation coraana grooms mother also received the guests wearing navy crepe match ing accessories and a corsagejof pink carnations leaving on a motor trip to lon don and stratford the bride wore a rose coloured i dress bluegrey coat and navy and white accessories and a corsage of white carnations mr and mrs stennett will be living on queen mary drive oak ville the groom is eniployed in oswald to orangeville baverstock new banker coming to town from new ham burg jamoa baveratock will replace john oswald on the ataff of the cana dian bank of commerce here mr oswald a cheslcy native who has been here for a year and a half a group of 20 optimistic real estate dealers from the brampton george town and north peel area heard a toronto realtor tell them that in 1055 they can enjoy a substantial portion of last year a 050 million turnover in ontario real estate murray boaley s member of the toronto real estate board was the guest speaker at a meeting called in branipton to form a local real catatc board alao prcaent and acting in an advisory capacity at the formation meeting were two more real estate men from toronto telford nix and bill followa secretaryof the toronto real estate board m the group after a banquet at the quccna hotel named an interim neighbours on the 8th line wel corned newcomers to their midst when mr ben case entertained sat urday evening mr and mrs wm reid have moved into their new borne on the crossroad at the 8th line from the highway just caat of georgetown there were five tables of euchre a by c anrrninyonewlswng todo ole of eribbage a eheeker eonleat- nate who haa not already done ao may nd a croklnole board attracted its phone any fireman to have their en vclopc picked up or may leave it at the herald office a supply of envclopca is slso avail able at the herald office for rural people who were not reached in tho canvass and donationa from any of these will also be much appreciated fans mr caae welcomed mr and mrs reid to the neighbourhood and ii craig reid responded on behalf of hia parents prizes were distributed for all the games and a delicious 1 lunch was served mrs r r corbett and miss charlotte mccullough acted as hostesses with mr cast what council did will aoon leave for orangeville where queens jioici nameu he will be assistant accountant and committee lo draw up a charier the also ervettheloxnktrncv kml the new staffer who is the son of mr and mrs alfred baverstock pal- may have fulltime engineer in georgetown ton and secretary harold hare also of brampton other members of the hydro men attend the mertonrtedwrhttebahk there tzsj2 toronto convention nn1 itna ilnhi hnnn nt pfth kltfln biwl r atd has since been at port elgin and new hamburg draping oveilthe ahouldera forming vine the groom u employed in j j cap ihseve knd fuusldrta in a sue- oakville wlthaircolto ilimlted and sslwmas ltol j sfe3l hii bride worw to tirtfaw oti potluck supper for church ladies group the first february meeting of the daughters of st georges anglican church took tho form of a poiluck supper held in the church basement on monday february 7th tho new rector rev kenneth rich ardson and mrs richardson were both able to be present over thirty members of the active organisation ter fidlcr of norval and art clever ley of calcdon the formation of a board will rep resent a big step forward in the or ganisation of real estate dealers in peel and is ukcn as an indication of a hopeful future in the county the aim of the board is to set up a code of ethics and establish a group in which tho public can have confi dence mr hare said thehard will e tab- members of tho local hydro com mission and the superintendent atten ded the convention of district 4 on tarlo municipal electrical association which was held recently in the king- edward hotel toronto u waa an afternoon session and din ner at which tho now hydro chalr- u hei man dr richard l1learn apoko for tho first time in this capacity form er hydro ehiof engineer he succeed- llsh a cooperative listing- system ed the late robert saunders la this speaking in an interview on the gan- position recently eraloutlook he t added that there is the local parly included eommls- y smith h ecjintyengl- sfay hr t wore r sjtstjtr ssb it engineering requirements in the three north halton towns require that a second engineer bo hired georgetown may docide to engage a full time man to serve this town alone the matter was discussed monday at council mooting when mayor arm strong introduced the subject saying that the tri urban board which em ploys engineer ross simmons hss talked of engaging a second man and some part time summer student help as well reeve stan allen expressed him self strongly 4n favour of a fuutlme georgetown engineer last year was the first i remem ber when we djdrt pay an engineer