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y t the georgetown herald sixteen pages georgetown ontario wednesday june ut 1955 first section trees hydro take beating from windstorm lightning harold mcclure hew lions club president president of georgetown iions club several ears ago harold mc clitre was again installed as club chlm last night he will hold office for the next year succeeding cle trie kennedy wharcoomcit did- douglas wilson will be georgetowns engineer two severe electrical storms one tcompajued uy wind which umost recii4d tornado proportions in err tin areas left a trail uf damage in georgetown district last wcek uobl unusual txwnrnce was that of mr and mrs lu ieauniers who were sitting oh tin porch of their king sueit home when a blinding lightning flash stunned them appar ently both were looking directly t the flash fur later unit night mr it sulniers found that his eyes were ex tremrly wore and the flesh puffed out around thrm his- wife was also bo thered though not so srriousl a butcher at the iga tore he is still wearing dark laue s to rehesi u eye strain lira newton kuddell nnivul a tcut when the bulb in the kitchen light exploded mr itueldtll was cent ing into the house from tin barn and heard a loud thunderclap as it happenod when a hydro transf onne r was struck near the home of he i p1j1 r on mthinlainvuw i load power was tut off in that part of georgetown and in glen williams from tuesday night until the next morning the minr aria was uain affectiel saturday when a inapli tn t on tht mulhn property toppud in tlu wind acrus power hn blocking traffic between town and the glen milio waa off for two hours and phom lint a down until the ni xl da a couple of old trees in the mulhn orchard also were victims of the wind a tree in front of mrs a sempli a home on albert strut was struck b hghtnink saturda leasing ont the trunk standing it fill across hdro wires i ifehtnink also struck a trie at tht side of walter llirhn a hoim on queen strut shearing off the upper half which pulled down a tv aerial as it fill mr and mrs huhn win sitting on the back verandah and as the tree came crashing by tht window glass in the door shattered mrs boh lane aaw the tv set ilk hi up a if hough it was not turned on when lightning felled a tree in gil bcrt mcmcol hack yard then hopped across george street to strike a large maple 1are branches win sheared off and fill across hdro wires on victoria street a trie was split by the wind and it fill across bernard wilcox house knocking down a chim ney and a tv aerial a crane was needed to lift tht tree off tht roof wind lifted a corner off the roof of don 1 indsav s hirn on no 7 and levelled an elm trot ik hind tht hull ding larthir down tlu hiuwa silo at torv llendersenv farm was toppled as was a silo it tht itont hurt farm on the im t t wn twins w oodwi rkuil it 1 inn house had sonit w rk f tht ir ewn to do on suntla rt pi uini tin rt t n the ir hip which wis blown off b wind it was a sm ill twisttr which struck the tllagt for it nt ill lifltd all tlu iwrry cines tut of tint skin s j ir den iornnr giorm touncrs mr and mrs a r cnpps of stajner wire it tht 11 summer cottage at w iford hh tnini boll cime down tin ehim ne and knocked sescnl stom s tut of tht firtplict what coumcil did interview tonight police constable georgetown council is interviewing an applicant tonight for tht muoii of probationary constable on ht mw town force i wo applications wen rtxrnvml ft r tht position at mondays mi tint one front a ntw canadian who is not it naturaluid and could not le conoid iid because of this mrs alleen israelii rrti ned hi r pesitioir in the clerk s office x lain ing that he is arceptink a new post tiun at thi lit raid uffue the town is advertlhini fur a rt plact mi nt mr jums ol tht ad irt ss f h lu t x plain d details jf a machine which the town is lensieiirink buint f r aeldrtsmnk tax and water bills ai sessment notice ttt cennplitt cost of the machine is 500 mr jones estimated that it wfiuld saw some t00 man hi uts a year in routine work ttndtrs for watirworks building and rstrtir wire opt nt ej and sent to mr uobirts consulting tnjmetr fir ins rtcotmni nelation a wattrmain extt nston 75 feel will le made on lower mam stnt te the ntw ieatr heady mixed plant with ceist stimattd at 273 r rt d lucktr complainetl about wattr frdin tht road runnink alont thi sidiwalk into the ci liar of bis bomi at oj mam strut north mr ande rburj and mr koss who list on tsutlph st also te mplained i i hii hw n drain age onto their properties mr hu te r said that a mistakt bad bet n made in surveying his sai ah stre 1 1 property and askid permission to build a krage within a foot ol tht udeline instead of tht j nt rnjui red b the building by law bible socjety elects officers the norval branch ef the i per canada bible socut met on mi nda evening in tht rnstntinin thurth oifictrs iltcttd for tlu com ink fir in president mrs ssm met lure si t retary mr r arl wilsm tn isuri r mrs j maxwell guest spiaktr fe r the mmrik wis k ti i iars ns of the i ppi r in id i itihlt soeiet h tuld i f the kre it diffiiultus ncounte re i iti tnn vlitink tht natie tinjue- of africi md india inte rnklish h lliwint his talk mr 1 nsns sh 1 a tn n which ceirt i lli t n i ilt from hi i n w into 1 uli sh n 1 hi t nnlim i f the bible nvi i tl e i ist six u ntur 11 tolhtleirs wen riii ste i t h is i thi ir work complete d h the en lone md if tht h i in t 1 n uly rtctistel notice if this the wiilld within the tuat lew ilis ol licteirs fer tht im e n um j pointe d social and personal urs sam tenoant u a patu nt in guelph general hoapilal if prest nt hi uphemia martin and mrs nan scott visited niagara kails on sunday a mr and mrs krtd armstrong vud tl last week end la urantfurd with his atster urs ii ii malthtws mm john isost is rtcupeeating at heme after hi r rettnt opt ration in st ji ph hospital guwph mrs val stein spent last wtek in dtlroil mithikan when sht islttd with her sutir miss horenee wist brook mr and mrs burton matdonald huth ant josce cjut en street islled with mr ant mrs 1rednoblt stre i is villi on sunela miss iclorla websttr windsor was a kuest tif hi r sister mrs ki ith harwr for tht amtrican detorjlun ta wt e k lid mr ami mrs t olin mcintosh we ri lure ire in willand to spt nd tlu wnk uul with her parents mr and mrs in mas 1 i yons mrs ii m millar of vancouwr 111 armed a week ao saturtlay to spi nd sonit wnks at the honu of her sister mrs 1- it thompson an 1 mr ihompson at their farm in ii it 4 mrs theimas wilson noral was isitink last week in hand with mr and mrs j iaat mr and mrs lzaal s daukhttr was soloist in norsal an 1 l nion lrtsbtirian t hurchis at i hi ir se rsice s a wi k aj o sun la i hilij p macdonald 00 uelph stmt celebrated her ninth birthday with a parts on ma 2j her kutst win barbara and jacqueline tost arri 11 arm ii carole greensward tarolt t rawford narai jamieson iian itcsnolds ma mcniven jynda llvdt heather allen jennifer smith and markarct tinhakc paper stream r and balloons decor atid lrea scott honu when hi ibtiratid her cikhlh birthday ma j4th with a party for hi r friends in sis wirt h lie n bit hn ilia kieti out 1 at sarke nt barbara markhani 1 inda i- 1 sti r 1 e tomlinsi n marsh i he mini jin he mink 1 arrs irucvk ji annc hide emt it na and y rankle 1 russo her cousin lawrenee scott in i hir bn thir disid peter canham top cadet wins col barber trophy cadet 1 1 peter canham judred top cadet in the high school corps was presented with the harbor t ophy by its donor ltd col john it barber last niht at the conclusion of the annual inspection in cooimtown poru col barber former ixirne scots co complimnteil the corps on main laming the high standard of cfllc ency act fi- th past few viars under rchlcf instructor capt alan prousc accompany n him wis capt it j flynn fron cnlril command oak v c following the inspection and march past there were several demonstra uons including a precision squad dir ected by barry timlock bren gun by sean warclng rifle michael lam bert sten gun gordon spcmo sig nals david carter rocket launcher peter darlington ficldcraft piter canham and girls pt directed by miss dorothy parkinson ol the school staff other proficiency awards were general proflcloncy trophy two cadet sgt paul wade general profi- clehcy trophy three cadet major don seddon general proficiency trophy lour cadet captain barry timleck honourable mention medal cadjst sgt bob kldd honourable mention cadet tom barber cadet sgt gordon spenee cadet lt michael lambent girl cadet trophy cadet major san- dra scott hon mention medal sgt sheila carney cadet hon montlon cadet barber bowman cadet csm 2rol bebhmijh year ca- tomedalawrtlt batber hon mention firtt iir liosl cadet sm g spmcc cadet 1 1 michael o urn n itnl year cadet modal cadet ail smith hon mention cadet joan turn mins cadit i inda whltmce hist itlflc shot badge cadet li p can ham best kiflc shot medal cadet iorna klinrbeil hon mention itlflc shooting cadet linda mino after the- inspection george glass ford s orchestra played for a dance for members of tho cadet corps assisting capt prousc in training cadets are major paul barbeand lt allan teeter of the lome scots 2nd ltd blair armstrong and cadet in structor bill hardman officers and ncos are major don seddon major sandra scott capt barry timleck capl donna bennett lteuts michael lambert doug wrig gleaworth peter canham michael obrien peter darlington barbara bowman diane harrison barbara alcott csm john lent csm carol benham end sgts bob kldd gordon spenee philip wade danny martin sean waning sheila carney helen muckart and sandra bradley ballinafad engagements mrs it in m 1 minni n i i i i 1 un i i in i i 1 hi hast sorthi rn in 1 in 1 anni un i thi i ni im mi nt i i ixl il mi hi r hi ill ill i aim i i li 1 i inn r s n of mi an 1 mrs janus r i i 1u ifast nirllnin ll iii un n hi il i mill ilk i in 1 ihii i il ikin sum 1 luw tin 1 st i hn 1 mini l him i iii in ii il mil r nd mis n hi in i mm nl m is nk soil mi will send 2lothing to angola misslfjns the wms met at the home of the president for their may meeting the worship service was led by mrs hilts stressing the need tor special prayers i i 1 1 s i ih i in ii nt i lln ir il n l hn i mm nl m is i li nal i hi pbiiin si i nk soil mi n 1 mrs illt un si lunk li ii s ill mis i hi 111 ir ri it i will 1 iki i i ill st john s n iti i i hut ill h i i i in 1 nil i loin un nl ninth il si si u j in mr mil mrs i orki it in in i 1 nnitlnn thi i ni n i mi nt if thiir s iiiiii si ilnuhtir ilnrolhs r i nni in itnnilil hills son of mrs lto hilts mil iiil i iti mr hills wf clin wlllmns 1 in inurlam is to i iki pi ue on 1 nil i juni iht sisintnnth tin inuakcment is annountctl of isabel jam leslli dauuhur of mr ah x i eshe v vert it and the late mr li-slir- to lliarlm william allmcir son of mr and mrs hamilton gallin ger the marriage will take place on saturday june the twenty fifth at four o clock in st gcorli s anslican church georgetown gola missions clothes which had been gathered for the bale were dis played and will be sent to depot in toronto for shipment overseas pur trier plans were discussed for the as soclate helpers meeting which will be held in juno miss young read a splendid article en christian stew ardship and mrs caasidy read anoth er chapter on the life of paul the topic which dealt with the 75th anni vorsary o angola wo read by mrs klrkwood assisted by othor members there is now k staff of ib missionar ies there representing the united church in angols goitre and tub erculosis are very prevalent even am among young people primitive me thods of farming still prevail due mostly to the high cost of modern equipment the roll call was an swered by describing one of jesus miracles and the mooting closed with prayer j rv and mrs e currio of acton were guests at the manse on friday evening the weather mr kdilor in ihistvuvs bummar both man mun and minimum average arc li n tegrit abovt normal for tht month of may tin twibtir tint hit this district on saturtla sfternunn may 21uh caused considerable damage in van ous placsrs with roots blown off and silos down arid irres uprooted tht re was an alarmink 10 or 15 minutes and at tin rati on rain came down it would be on hi babi of about 4 in ihes in 1 hour lan llatkin juni max mm luin ma il 7b si trare may h5 ss trace may 2s 70 1 aj ma jl ag 40 02 may z7 11 42 ma j1 iij 50 i ma j 74 ml airii 71 ii 0j harold c mrcuurc the nrw president outlined ft iar program whuh will see completion ol s iwimininj jmkji a the main projret i he club is ahu sunsurink b rograin this lummrr with teams ranifink rorn pitnwen to juniorb in town and oba leik h jsj is baucball chairman the zmh birtri day ol the club will come during the yrar and appropriate ccri monies will mark the occuion jim luon of toronto downtown club who helped in charter nu ht ran ako returnetl hst mi ht to idci ciate it the installation olhe r officer arc j c t olhe r 1st wee prcatdent jim jone 2nd vice prcudcnt dick luddall 3rd vice pre sident jack unman aeeuury dick i kta trearurer walker cleve uil iwistrr pat vance lion tamer chic jewell bulletin editor joe rice kan rat trer ern kirb jim lease dint lurs 100 pe r cent attend inee butti ns weir presenile jt the niiitinj to messrs kenned unnitik i n jt j j m s i tin r b lenninl un i i- rntt ui tt st georges men plan work bee men of st george s anglican hureh planner a work bee on tht ehurch grounds at a breakfast meet nn of the brotherhood of anglican hurt bine n sunday inoxning at tht ehurch thi bnakfast followiil atten djnee at the 1 o clock coinniunn n si rm hxpljimnk that much work is nee iu it to uautif thi church property pnsidmt stan inla asked four mm te si rvi as rhurmi n erdon spenee charlea hams san penricc and jim alrntine the nun also offered help arrant ink races and kini s for tht sunda school picnic with jim sargent and orelon bptnee the committee in t harc sam i rnrice as e his impressions of the 81st synod of niagara which hi altendod as a lay delegate two note of local utereat wr elevation to archdeacon of canon frrrd wase of dunnville a former deorgetown rector and iht change of name of this eliocne to trafalgar it was for intrls known as the archdeaconry of llalton and wellington the new archele aeon of trafalgar is canon stanle kirk dm iph who succeeds archdiaeon h- o thompson now lisinj rrtinel m st catharines liouglas r- wilton verdun que bec wu hired ijooday u george town s town wigifteer the mekjdl univvriity graduate rlau of si wai one of two mm interviewed by couo cil two tithe rs who had been gran ltd lrttervitwa did not appear mr wilson will ftv the fifct nan to hpld the job whith camei a b 000 balary the town last ya sjiared the fcrrvicfia of hou blmmoru with acton and kuhon ur mtnmons it now engineer for markham town ship ijm puty kervc allan norton and or garfield mcoilvriy wrrr still oppoaed to the town taring an engineer and voted against the motion monday holh eiplained that their action was not a reflection on mr wilsons ahu ily but that they did not think the towns nerd warrants such an tupen- diture mr wilson will be basing a similar position in greenfield park a juebec town o 3 000 to come here ihc- he planned a nservoir and pump sla turn at ted as building iiupttor eind waj up4rvuvoi of nil town inj ntr ink needs iu graduaed is b owl tnuretr after wartime si rsice in many pirta of the torld as a petl offictr wth the iu s jn li itertaduatc uc wor ked with tht vt i lun engineering de partment on dtsui rg and bupen it n of inunki il wtrka af u grad uatii i hi wis w t i riadian rational ltjdivfc in ihe ii i laintei jiih eif way dept then wurkeil with a con suiting enginur in montrul uure he helped plan sewage and water plants at st uubett qu iu baa leen at reinfuld park since last septemlmt he is mamod and fath- ir of two children nctu look no 7 prospect widening curbs drainage h pr j i sill pi ins in ill n ilizr anil il i tn 1 is fm iti i bs un dnt inn miniiilnl mnhu us llrinih iml itu muiiu il l nil t m iph strut mm 1 1 i h i si ill tin jumtinn of i ii 1 1 h sin i i in i main sim t to 111 u 1 hi ii i is will nit iinu h in i n is 1 k i 1 ins i im iln i y 1m n ipiiiinl i s llu nl ii in nipt ol hi ilth to si im si hi tin l in iph slrjuj lull ii i i li i l slip tlu iiinstint wish i il iloni tin hiihvt h linll i litmn lit tin hi ml lonilitliins which ilwavs ix i t ifti i i hi aw rim at thi imitlurn i tin hill 1 i ns iso rill fm tin v ult mm of nt n strut tool thi ci not iph to liolliiin strut with curlis it will in in nt willi from ihi cenotaph to witir strut anil will inrrow to 12 ful from here to uurhim slrttl llu iti r strict intersection will h im in w sweeping entrances oiisuli rablc face lifting is neces s i to iccomplish this fine new high way i mm the cenotaph to cross st thi sidewalk will be movetl in approx imattly three feet as will the hydro polts and a number of trees removed in order to give a symmetrical appear ance to the entire street the same situation exists from al bcrt street to durham street where a halfdoicn trees will have to be re moved on the east side of the street to allow the sidewalk to be shifted inward besides the new sewers and pave ment widening new sidewalks will also be laid on both aides of guelph street the bridge over the creek will be widened approximately 10 feet and a sldewslk will be laid from john st to queen on the east aide where aat present there is no sldewslk upper main street will also get the same treatment with storm sewers and new aldewalk althoush the trav elled portion of the road will remain practically the same this la work that has been on tho municipal agenda for some years now but looks as though it may be reali zed before fall with the town grow ing so rapidly and with the increased highway traffic it l essential that somothing be done to this street v when the now look is accomplished cltlxens will feel a lot prouder of the roadway than they do atjhe present time as the- resurfacing is long over due art class visits ceramics plant trje it pupils of chipel st schi i 1 tmired the plant of georgetown cera inns m stenla the visit was arrjn mel b miss wilm i mull art teacher it the school a a speiial event fer thi list irl class ol- the ytar hob itt who with hn pirenl mr mil mr jesse wyutt operates tlm thriving business in tftt old town bill explainul how pottery is pro eluctd as he conducted the bojb and mrls lhrouu hr plant tluy siw the kilns bi in fired pot tuy in various mages of its precss ink and iht materials which arc used to produce ceramic products the w ilti make a large arlcty of novelty items and such things as salts and pippcrs jam ars ash trays anel flo wer dishis 1och student received a gift from the management jacqueline gray expressed thanks from tht students for the visit and giffcn clan reunion at cheltenham park on saturday may 2fith 185 members of the giffcn clan descendants of ro bert g if fen who carae from scot land in the early nineteenth century and settled on the th line east of brampton gathered at ferndale parte hcltenham for their lmh family re union at 12 30 everyone sat down to a sumptuous dinner due to the ill ness of the president joseph grey of toronto his nephew ivan grey of itrampton acteel as president with mrs karl williamson as secretary and mrs joseph specri as treasurer after a shot t business period a splen did program was enjoved of accord ion unmbers by jean gill piano scl ections h carol gravdon and the iu tul ti nor soloist itonam stewart s ini to the nuintkrs of his own clan a minutes hilence was ohstrsed in honour of those who h i pissul on sum tin last n union folleiwiel b a wtrel of praver b hill wilkinson stu dent nuniste r inns for ihe ul lest lads ind fm lit nun went to mr inel mrs kotnrt spurs of toronto and fer the young est number lei llruce g if fen infant son of mr and mrs wilfrtel giffin of st i ne r t he office rs for the m xt reunion to be held in two ears time at midhurst park are president liar rs giffi n mine milt ice preside nt i lure cation of misfulel secntir newman taiffcn of stiymr anel tre a surer llue r giffen of iimsing new police chief ilns haley began his duties today as georgetown s chief constable he will he working with the opt for the rest o fthis month when georgetown will replace provincials with its own force presented a box of chocolates to mr wyatt in appreciation t seven polling subdivisions for june 9th election glen williams storm fjancels soqal evening ssturdsys storm forced the wll ling helpers of glen united church to cancel the social evening they had planned for may 30th a large limb from the maple by the church bit the meter box when the tree was struck by lightning all the wires were torn down and a complete wiring job had to be done with a hydro inspection before they could have electricity ag ain i visitors with mr and urs john wagstaffe of glen williams on sun day were mr and mrs henry wheel er and mr and urs bert thompson of ilulaburgh j friday july 1st is the next pub licholiday voters in georgetown on june oth will cast their ballots at one of six different places depending on where they live the town hu been divided into se ven polling subdivisions printed lists of voters are posted at various places in town and residents who might be in doubt about which division they live in should consult these lists vot ers are listed by street addresses ra ther than alphabetically polling stations are at the munici pal office the fire hall public lib rary and at the residences of miss eumphemis martin victoria st tho mas grieve queen and mcnab su and charles ledwldge king street polls will be open from 0 am to 8pm daylight saving time advance polls on june 2nd 3rd and 4th orrbelng jield in oakviue burlington and milton for people whose business will take them away from town on june 6th an adver tisement elsewhere in this issue gives details ol this