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the georgetown herald georgetown ontario weaiuy may 2s 1655 first section park fireworks draw muse crowd monday mr id mn- homer sttftattt aw my briui coupfe what council did more can crowded into georgetown park than at any time but fair day whets learuspeople gathered lor a mil leldjwl may aturfirework dupliy on macula night over 1400 worth of firework sup- ikued jointly by the legion branch and lb town council wr uaed in the display there were beautiful rocket burst giant plnwbeela a waterfall end lota of bang to thrill young atera and grown upa alike it wu the aecond annual community dlaplay only other event to mark the noli day wa a cooperative effort by golf club member who pooled their re source and treated the children to hot dog aupber followed by the firework other georgetowneri look advan tage of the monday holiday to viait in other centre open wmmn col tagea and go on fishing trips pacific cruisb fob caoit giokgi vuclure cadet george mcclure hai passed hla aecond year aucceufully at koyal military college kingston and i al prent on a pacific cruise with 1imcs sussexvale which la based at ksqutm ault b c he left for the weat coast last wed neaday after spending some lime in town with his parents mr and mrs harold mcclure george will spend the summer with the navy before re turning to school next fall a class mate cadet ii d silver hale com eau quebec was a guest with him in town restaurant operator was rv ballplayer youngsters who want to learn some baubijl know how will be aula to get some upa from harold cole the new proprietor of the golden gale cafe a mr cole spent several years in pro ball competition in the stales playing with such travelling leama as florida hoboes and new york rocket s left handed pitcher he lost some fin hers in an accident in 100 and bad lo switch lo outfield he played on ihe hanla ana air force base team with joe dlmaggio and al one time or an other bumped into many of the big league stars his accident happened iusl when be had been lagged for a tryoul with cleveland indians he has already been out to the park during practice by the juvenile and junior teams and has offered to assist in coaching mr and mrs cole purchased the restaurant recently from kred lee who has returned to iort hope they came here from toronto where they hsct bren operating a snack bar and confectionery bh is a toronto nat ive and his home la near albany new york they are living in berwick hall spartmenl the restaurant has been thorough ly renovated and redecorated and has been drawing good patronage since it reopened mrs edith morris windsor was a holiday guest with mrs william os trandcr emery street mrs arthur herbert u in orange- ville thl week visiting with her daughter mrs duncan tost mr and mrs george glassford vis ited lat weekend in london with mr and mr alfred judge mr robert waldie spent the holt f day weekend visiting in si cathar lnes with mr r boacoe mr and mrs james itobiruon of midland were weekend visitors with mr and mrs joe hoarc glen wll llama mr and mrs ken daren of bramp ton had their young son kenneth christened in sl georges anglican church last sunday mr and mrs charles 1aws and fa mily and mr and mrs herb harlow sr apent the week end in woodstock with mrs grerory mr and mrs elmer dron milled with friends in ailsa craig sarnia port huron and london during the holiday weekend mr and mrs george louth jr and family of peterborough arc in toun for a week visiting with his parents on king street miss hilda erwin flew to ottawa for the weekend to visit with her sis ter and brother in law mr and mrs armand swackhamcr a aurprlsc party was given for mr and mrs wilfred brccnjiy their neigh hours on saturday owning in honour of their 25lh wedding anniversary holiday vuitor with mr and mr val stein were bu alater and brother mr william kllng and mr s stein who live in kitchener mr frank fetch will h returning home tomorrow after a visit in otta wa with mr and mr ross petch her granddaughter carol and new grand eon ralph fio jack tanwell hla wife and son john were here from ottawa for the weekend with her parent mr and mr alvln mcdonald queen st lit tle john 1 staying for a few week with hi grandparent mr and gall doug and mr and mr sieve eason and itren- da fay apent the holiday weekend in csmpbeuford with mr and mrs reuben eason june and betty mrs conine mcdonald of stratford wa a weekend vuitor with mr and mr r ii joae son howard visited wilh hi grandparente mr and mr victor mcdonald w0 and mr j fenemore spent sundsy al the home of her parents mr and mrs john evans hdilh sl nd lelt monday morning for whitby and ottawa on sunday ihey visited mrs evsns mother mrs sarah everett in bolton who celebrated hep p2nd birthday on friday may 13th mrs e d shcley of birmingham michigan spent last week wilh her mother mrs o nell mrs o nell mrs shrlry and miss addle covenlr vim ted in chcsley and wingham for a day and on saturday they vimtcd mrs o neil a son arol and his family in toronto whire celebration of mrs o neil s 91st hirthday was hi id i ynne ritchie daughter of mr and mrs william ilitchle was 8 on satur day and had a theatre party followed by a birthday supper at her home on union street her bursts were judy nash mary mcnamara jane brad ley peggy tyler margaret gilchrist bonnie dunlop sharon allen jill itunham yolanda wiener marja slol and yolandargoudcketting fifteen little friends enjoyed a par ty at the home of villa hideout the daughter of mr and mrs victor hide out 23 ontario st on saturday to celebrate her 8th birthday those present included teresa scott ellen blehn barbara markham lynda dav lea chri sargent pat sargent corina and iris maile norval lisa and joanne pruneau janice mino bon nle saunders frances linton maur een smith and mary macnamara and villas sister and brother joanne and paul engagements iu and mr geoffrey needham an nounce the engagement of their daughter maureen eunice to william jameynewns son of the late mr and naparenu mrabolom newn the marriage mr garfield mdgllvrywm take place in sl paula anglican gui doug and carol motoredowv church norval tte emtna for the weekend to spenohe urday june the twenty fifth i m st wt aklht tat s task yv v aa asssssim sal- behday with mr and mr calvin clark and family mr and mr paul barber and mr and mr ed malison motored to new york city last week spending a few daw there and also visiting in con necticut with his brother norman bar ber and family mr and mrs george walker were away for a few day last week travel- una with mr and mrs al thompson toronto to cantley quebec where jtbey visited with mr and mrs dan sowan r visiting mrs chri sargent over the weekend were mr and mrs w htchfield and bobby of windsor mr id mr walter sargent of port-fit- church shcl it and mr and mrs bernard cewtan the engagement is announced of mur- id family brampton i eulne appleyertl daughter of mr and mrs john macgwlvray mrs appleyard and the latethomas wernnd danny were in cora- applayard to jgarfleld firth jwfls tssifr sisv andjfftasrriald fjrv mvs the mat talto tat7weo ji bowers supplies hew town police cruiser ttfe weather ur editor this weeks summary show two hlgbu rekitefioi frost but tbe ma tin urn average u 0 degree above av erajt and we needed that shower over the weekend ctunn photo cmtr blrtunpton a north bay airfofceman homer stannett and hli bride joan chaplin leave st georges anglican church after their wedding may 7th the groom it the son of mrs james stennett oekville and the late mr stennett the bride member of smith stone office staff is daughter of mr and mrs percy chaplin sign dave hart as midland pitcher a georgetown high schooler dave hart has signed as a ball player with midland s oda intermediate a in diaru for the season dave a georgetown resident fifteen years ago when his father wai bank of commerce accountant returned to town a year ago when his father jack hart was transferred from richmond 1111 as manager he will be reporting at midland when the school term ends he plaed last year in the north york juvenile hsehall league and was tabbed as top prospect in camp by new york slant scout tony itavnh when the slant staged a baseball school in orillia last year dat a left handcr is a pitcher who can also double as an outfielder when called upon wht council otd 96th birthday for mr walter fowlie last thursday walter fowlie who makes his home on the 7lh line with mr and mrs charlca grclg celebrated his 06th birthday mr towlic still enjoys rood htalth and u active for his years he was born in scotland and came to canada when he wa 21 his wife whom he married in fergus died for ty years ago and their only son four years ago he farmed at port perry and after hla retirement eleven years ago lived in toronto with a ntece he haa been living with the grelga for the paat year krn balkin may is 75 42 may it 87 28 may ib 72 38 may ib 72 47 may 20 74 so may i 7b 34 may 22 81 39 31 average 74 37 31 nonagenarians mark birthdays 91 and 92 two ladies one a resident here and the other remembered by those who have lived in town for some lime hate recently marked birthdays worthy of note mrs john o neill whose activities belie her dl years has the good for tune to live alone do her own house keeping and lead a busy and useful social life mrs sarah kverett who as mrs wagstaffe worked as a maternity nurse with the late dr nixon has lived in uollon since her second mar riage on may 13th she celebrated her 02nd birthday lowest of three tenderers for sup- plvinr a town poltea cruiser bowers motor sales niade the sale to george town council utraday the town u purchasing a plymouth cruiser and the black 2door medel will be delivered next month total rust of the cruuer is 101790 future bouses built la town will have more land area according to a building bylaw amendment passed at the meeting a new house must now have a lot of at least 5000 square feet compared with a 000 formerly frontage requirement of 50 ft rem a ins in force a second by law amendment seta the distance which a bouse must be placed from the road boundary at 25 ft a house built on a corner lot is allowed to be within 10 ft of the side road boundary discussing with solicitor george hewson a subdivision by4aw it was decided to give more consideration to this before making any move ur hew son read the new oakville by law and mentioned other municipalities which have regulations for subdivisions possibility of having the town natal roads and sewers under a town engj nters supervision wilh the subdivid- er paying costs was mentioned home towns require a payment per lot for schools as high as 325 and this may be considered here to interview four engineers monday four applicants for the position of town engineer v ill be interviewed by council on ma 10th it uu decided at a council met tin last night a total of 17 men applied or the position and thur letters were read at the meeting r fctra help for the clerk s and as scsior s offices has been requested and council will study this as well as the possibility of a billing machine for tax and water bills a by law is being prepared for the resurfacing and widening of the highway from durham street to the white ilridge hstimated cost is w3 000 exhibit medal won for horticulture miss isabella preston world famous for her de elopment of new varieties of hi lies who has been a georgetown resident since her retirement from government service in ottawa spoke to the local council of women last friday the ladies met at the home of mrs f w johnson edith street met preston h4tt3i her several medals she has received for hortlcul ture work which she showed to the ladies included in this prise collec tion were the vetch memorial medal for garden flowers jackson dawson memorial medal for woody flowers ltlel trophy ftoyal horticultural so ciety england massachusetts llorti cultural society for lillies carter me dal koyal horticultural society am mean ins society during the lunch hour mrs a r vannntur was honoured with a birth day cake she has been a member of the group for many years and has served in several executive capacities surprise euchrc party for silver wedoimo ur and mrs albert patlendcn who celebrated their 25th wedding anniv ersary yesterday were guests at a surprise euchre party at the home of mr and mrs percy olney with their family they were dinner guests st the olneys st their home oa mill street and later in the evenlnx a number of friends gathered for the party the olney home was decorated with sweet peas and ulyof thevalley mr and mrs psttenden received a dumber of gifts during the evening ontario voters go to the polls on thursday june oth rev robert matthews ordained in west a former georgetowner rev rob ert matthews has been ordained an anglican priest his ordination took place in st ilarnabas church medicine hat alta with iu rev m k coleman of the diocese of quappclle officiating mr matthews received his testamur in theology this year at the convoca lion of st chads college rcgina he look part in a service in st georges church here during a visit to town last year plan highway repairs r0ckw00d to brampton del french bob lucas new pott office staffers two new members of the post of ficc staff have passed their civil ser vice examinations and become perm anent postal employees del french who formerly worked at ken mcmillana implement agency is filling the position created by the elevation of harold marshall to post master when ltcol gordon cousens retired bob lucas joined the staff recently succeeding ken gregory who has ta ken another position bob previously worked at smith and stone local girls teach in town grimsby two local girls have graduated from toronto teachers college this spring and have already accepted po sitions for the fall term sylvia lambert daughter of mr and mrs j l lambert will be teach ing grade iv in grimsby park school ruth mcdride daughter of mr and mrs james mebrde limehouse has accepted a poaitlon on the staff of the howard wrigglesworth school to teach grade iii good news for highwav motorists is that no 7 highway from rockwood to no 10 at brampton will be macadam- patched this car the dcpl of highways plans to use 10000 tons of material to smooth out rough areas on the highway the rough stretch through georgetown cost of which is shared by the town and province is also planned this year tenders will be called by the town as soon as the necessary approval is received from queens park beam ish construction has the contract for the rural portions of the highway high school track and field team ur and mr ii lay announce the engagement or their daughter beverly ann to ur ross henry preston son of ur and mr w il proton geor getown the wedding will take plaee on june the eighteenth at seven pm in fraser view unity church van couver b c rev g a ucueehan of- ficlsung ur and mrs harold melue ot nor val announce the engagement of their daughter lois marie to john milton raburn of cooksville son of mrs edith reburn and the ute milton re- burn shelbume tbe marriage lo take place saturday june 18th 1069 at 4 pjtt in st pauls anglican the grfe trade w whlchimtehn amow ltd wk vocw inpjkj lin thl wtoub photo by photographer bob hardman front row left to rloht barbara dorw alton maria emmarson joanenqliby jane handartorv sandra bradley lorna kllngbwi anna fiddler diane harrison hair teadtoyblaneihlltodf sandwjseott fiddle ow john rgowan ron meuari sandy lie butehuycw ftobyraeey paul marshlirrtx oniaqntlflkflrpeto ftirfleroy don fodo itotwhwbadwtoorum jdarmyimfrhn ken wet plastic demonstration for hornby institute the may meeting of hornby women institute waa held at the home of mrs russell king the new president who welcomed members from drumquin institute who were guests there was a total attendance of 30 ladles during the business period mrs ar chie king gave a report of the tb an nual dinner meeting which she and mr guy bussell attended mrs l sampson gave a report on the meet ing in milton in connection with the proposed hospital delegates were appointed to the district annual to be held in june at ashgrove united church mrs frtnk chlsholm gave s demon- ttrfttlon of plastic work having taken the night school course in that sub ject w her talk mrs chlsholm men tioned where the materials could be obtained she demonstrated how the plastle material it moulded and show ed aome ttalahed pieces tray candle sticks lamps etc it is a comparative ly new hobby and a great many arts- elesrcan he developed tram plastle the roll call was a honsedeanlng hint which brought forth some new ideaat mrs wlllard featheratone of drum quin wx thanked the hornby wx ter tto invitation to tbe meeting the- 1 3 d v s