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the georgetown herald georgetown ortt wedneatby eves june 22 1955 twelve pages rotary harness races draw 600 to the park crowd of over 600 watched some excellent harness race at the park saturday the rare were sponsored by the new rotary club and it ww the first public venture of the club while they were disappointed lht the crowil waa only sufficient to cover expense members hop to continue this ano ther year aa an annual event and are confident that it will grow and become aa big an attraction as it is in orangevltle new ham bur a and uthrr towns where race meets have become eaublished wives of members operated a refreshment booth which was well pal ronlxed during the day the club was greatly aided in arrangement by cliff chapman who operated the belting concession judge were dr he op and w montgomery and lull mcdon nell was announcer there were ten complete races with eight horses running two heats in eaeh race during the afternoons program horse came from orangeville mrat ford brantford hamilton guelph wall ens lain ingersou tillaonburg walton brampton ohsweken elora arthur seaforth bel wood sh el burnt and dundas total purse paid waa 1100 ready cash owned by armstrong bros of brampton and driven by b travis took both heats of the 230 classified corporal jerry owned by 11 mcuan- us stratford was twice a winner in the 230 pace or trot favourites took both heats in the other races too w s riddell owned by r ritchie of guelph the georgetown develop ment pace or trot cindy s lass own ed by l owen tillaonburg the hot ary club trot for non winners of 2000 in 1054 wee atom owned by armstrong bros brampton the mer chants class for non winners of 3000 in 1054 double wldbihfc norton twins row with husbands attendants whatc0wci what council did award 820o0 contract for waterworks system the weather mr kditor sunday night s storm broke the spell of excessive heat which was ra iher early as summer does not begin of finally until tuesday june 21st hro uatkin it is seldom that georgetown teas a double wadding and when the bhdei are twins ii makes the occasion more unique the wedding party in si alban s church gln williams poiod for this happy occasion when the norton twins were married earlier this month left lo right ere their lister mrs james valentine metronof honour mr and mrs bussell fall lillian norton mr and mrs terrenceiimbers mildred norton and bridesmaid kathleen wareing in from are two little flower girls shirley norton and jane haines clifford hibbert joins municipal office staff clifford ilibbart king street who is cmloyed in toronto with canadian national telegraphs will be joinini the municipal office staff next month mr ilibbert was hired by council monday night to replace mrs ailcen bradley who u joining the herald of fice staff council had originally advertised for a lady assistant and six applies tions were read at the nicotine mon day when the applications were be ing discussed reeve stan allen brought up the question of hiring mr ilibbert who had applied for the job of asststant clerk when clarence ben ham was hired recently he will re ceive a 2500 salary assessment commissioner joseph gibbons received an increase in car allowance to 250 from the previous 100 in view of the larger territor which he must now cover in his dut lea mayor armstrong said that the ad ministrattve committee had discussed with town clerk john d kelly the hi ring of temporary help to aid in wa tcr billing as this work is behind schedule mrs thomas eason was engaged for this and will be paid 35 a week during the time she is work ing the new engineer douglas wilson who started his duties monday was introduced to council he will be taking over the job of building inspec tor also from george adams the first of july cr walter gray lost out in a plan to provide extra parking apace across from the post office when council members were deadlocked 4 to 4 in the vote mr gray suggested that land ad joining the georgetown lumber prop erty be filled in a cement abutment erected and parking space for several can created we have been dealing with a lot of big qnestlons like the hcslop dev elopment and a waterworks system he said but there are some small things too which are important i m setting disgusted with parking and driving conditions downtown and its time we took some action on these problems mayor armstrong said there is me rit in the idea but he could not fully approve an expenditure of several hundred dollars when mail delivery looms in the future when that time comes congested parking at the post office will remedy itself he said speed trap planned in georgetown soon tests of equipment to trap speed era hsve proved so successful thst georgetown council has ordered an a metro n speedmeter which will be put tn use within the next few weeks the k a horton sales co which handles the equipment put on a de monstration here on the highway last week roy haley the new police chief and members of tho council who watered the demonstration were impressed with its accuracy snd have decided to put the system to use monday night at council meeting cr walter gra who is police com mittee chsirman ssid signs hsve situ been ordered as it u obligatory wh speeder arc elect rically timed to hsve warning signs erected in the ares clocked it ii not georgetown t intention tn ue this is a reinue product r hn been suspected in certain othn town hut it is drf nitely dceulfd to cut down cxccsmv t p ed ami recku s driving both jh 1 e hikha and on t iher town slit it i intiresiii tn note sjys mr i ray that 80 per ctnt of tin can cockrd on the hituwiv mar wnp pes worth schi wcrr driving oer- mies aa aoj in a 30 mil per h ur s w oodbridge provides lively lacrosse game an exciting game which saw two players banished for fighting had fans on their feet most of the game last wednesday when woodbndge and ngs tangled in a lively match the trouble itarted between zeke xfccanduks and longhousc of the visitors who each drew 5 minute pen allies lons house kept up the fray with bill louth when he entered the penalty box and both plaers got the nod from the referee to continue their game tn the dressing room georgetown won the game 11 8 and led all the way through 1st period 1 ng hillson uooclm 2 oodbridge llowntree castator ng caruso savagt ng caruso savage nag mccandles irvans 2nd per lad w oodbridge ro ntr c g malloy ixivetl ng fvans culhbert nag ciruho cuthhtrl 3rd period oodbridge casutor 350 550 b 10 8 45 1222 tv 2 24 h25 231 10 11 1 w ood bridge rowntree ng woods beaumont 4th peeled oodbridge cherry rebekahs odd fellows march in remembrance on sundav the independent order of odd fellows held their annual grave decoration and church parade the day s programme started at 0 in tho morning when after meeting at the lodge rooms the odd fellows left for glen williams norval horn by and stewarttown where memorial services were held in the various cim etenes in the afternoon the odd fellows left the lodge rooms at 2 30 marching to greenwood cemetery with the georretown girls pipe band leading the rebekahs joining them at hill s store jim collier the noble grand presided for the ceremony those taking port were charles lcdwidge chaplain corey herrington who read the roll of honour and charles will son and reg ryall who played trum pet and sax for the hymns sister jean king acted as noble grand in place of alice jcpson who was ill sis julia wauon read the roll of honour and sis ann collins placed the wreath for the rebekahs in the evening the rebekahs and oddfellows with the georgetown girls pipe band marched to st georges anglican church for the evening ser vice bros harvey dewhurst and brock bradley read the lessons and the service wai conducted by the rector the rev kenneth richardson ushers were ken gregory and les dickenson 14 ntg mccandlcss malloy 15 nag malloy savage 16 ng evsns woods 17 u ood bridge longhouse chard 18 woodbndge lxnvhouse id oodbridge ixnfihoue 42- 11 00 14 23 228 3 25 3 52 1 2fi i52 14 10 14 51 eath was relieved by frank carl had no better luck walking three men sherman put out the fire but the da mage had been done cotton a lone run waa scored by ted renning the last frame line tcore b m e cooksvllle 7 8 2 cottons 1 4 1 barter lea cooksvllle sunduh and orr cottons patterson frank sher man and chap pel carl frank in his first starting as slgnment for cotton s made a very impressive debut aa he hurled a five hitter against the regents backed by some strong hitting and good field tag carl was never in trouble cot ton s started in the very first inning jumping on regent s starter aubin for six runs adding three more in the fourth and three in the stvenih regents collected all their runs in the third on a home run by aubin with two men on alti r that r rank was ntvtr in truuhh slliming onl thrc hits ihe rem of th wjv and fjnnin- scn som pillf rson ltd cotton i at the plate with thret hits happel kit chii and llarragrr had two apiece itlll itoukhlev plaved a standout game at third base handling seven chamis flawlevsu cottons next game is wtdncadi junr 22nd in streelsville line score ft h e regents 3 5 5 cotton h 12 12 1 fcatfvrua aubin cook and w ilson i- rank chappel and pat regent otton s lerson cottons beat this tie town but lost to cookaville cotton bros had their winning striak broken last tuesday when they were defeated by the strong cooksvllle en try 7 to 1 standish on the mound for cooksvllle pitched a neat four hit tcr while his mates were collecting 8 hits off three of cottons hurlers ror six frames it was a tight battle but cooksvllle came to life in the scv cnth getting six runs off four hits and three walks to break up the ball game patterson started on the hill for cottons and after being touched for three hits and three runs in the sev leaaua standing won 1ost cotton bro 3 cooksvllle 2 thistletown 2 malton 1 brampton 1 streelsville 0 pts 0 4 4 2 glen williams twins have double wedding juveniles win first victory last night georgetown lions juvenile baseball entry were guests of campbellviue nine last evening with georgetown fi nally coming alive and bringing home a win though by the narrowest of margins however win they did by 54 and it was a well played game spoiled only by the few error which crept in and allowed the score to mount jutchio tus ltuee council about cotsunevce chamber charles wrayv chairman of the re- of cmnmekpllmd th makeup abd weh we u georgetown bdajnuofthatormrdjauonwhenhe totlery with herrington relieving poke to i members ict theloeal coun- tutchii in the 7th rs amusb- sxcloalna one for georgetown suffered jhelr second ksussikdjeomej alraight defeat j in the flat home fefl55 slst z u w t of honour an unique occasion in glen wil liamwns a double wedding when the twin daurhtert of mr arthur norton and the late mrs norton were mar ried in st albana church on june 4 the twins lillian bessie and mil dred ann both smith and stone em ployees wore identical bolero jack eted gowns the lace jackets had long fitted sleeves and pearly bead and ra yon braid collars the gowns had lace bodices and skirts of double ny lon net cotton and silk lace trimmed with rayon braid mock peart beads and nylon flowera the headdresses were of beaded pearls and satin trim and they carried bouquets of red ros es and white streamers rev kenneth richardson- officiated peggy willoughby was organist- and kathy haines soloist in the ceremony lillian became the bride of russell george edward fatt son of mr and mrs harry patt milton and mildred married edward terrance timbers son ot mr and mrs edward timbers of milton- mr fatt la em ployed with x b mackenzie andf son ltd in georgetown and mr tim ber with the p l robertson mfg co milton i j date max mm ksin juni43 66 40 04 june 14 72 47 junr 11 78 48 juor 11 01 si june 17 bh ai junr ib 83 june ib b4 ml a averafcr 711 m h0 woodbpjdge beats n i gs playing a game of three 20 minute periods georgetown ngs dropped a lacrosse match last night in wood bridge 7 5 oodbridge came from behind in the last period and scored three quick goals which gave them the game hil son mccandles acr lvans and moloy shared the n l g s scoring tnile am we the victors kathleen warelng wai and bridesmaid both wore blue gowns of nlon net and cotton and silk ucc the gowns had long pointed sleeves lace bodic es peter pan collars with pearl beads and satin applique and skirts of bil lowing nylon net with deep lace in scru they carried pink carnations shirley norton niece of the brides and jane haines were flower girls wearing pink pleated nylon gowns and pink flowered headdresses mr norton gave his daughters in marriage kenneth fatt acton was groomsman for his brother and keith houston milton groomsman for mr timbers ushers were ronald fatt another brother of the groom and james valentine in the parish hall of the church mrs lillian norton received for her granddaughters wearing navy bluo rayon crepe with nylon lace and a white gardenia mothers of the two grooms also received mrs fatt wear ing navy crepe with white accessories and mrs timbers in delphinium lace with lace oversklrt and navy accessor ies mr and mrs fatt who are liv ing in georgetown went on a honey moon ttjp north and to the united states had mr and mrs timbers to wlnis4rf01rthb-brtdewwe-htht- blue suits with white trim and white aeceasoriej social and personal mrs george llrrrington ipent the weekend with her son bruce ken nedy at willowdale ur koss macdonald toronto spent the weekend with his parents ur snd mrs burton uardunald qtleen st beth mtcgillivray of the royal bank staff ia spending her holidays in cornwall with relative snd friends mr and urs h b swackhamer were in ottawa last week visiting with mr and mrs armand swackha mer mrs jian bogusz of hamilton is spending a wiek holidays with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs john macdonald glen williams mr and mrs a 11 fdtir spent the wtk end with mrs keller s brother and ustrr in law mr and mrs george 1ake thornhill mr and mrs stan i- inlay barbara and john were guls of ur and mrs boss duncan at their cottage at georgian beach ueaford last week end rev and mrs ross cameron tor onto and rev and mrs g w rose of guelph were guests on sunday at the home of mr and mrs j g gillies k it 5 milton mavor ami mrs jack armstrong spent he wtckmd at sherwood inn iakc joseph whtre mutual life sl i nts and their wivs were entertained by the company dr telford ilirhn sarnia who is attending a medical convmtion in toronto this week was a visitor on sundav at the home of his brother mr and mrs s alter bithn miss shirley burt entertained at a miscellaneous shower on june 8th for her cousin marion hamilton whose marriage to reginald faulkner look place last saturdav visitors this week with mr and mrs fred armstrong are mr and mrs bill armstrong and kim from north ba iast week miss may gardner of brantford was a guest with the arm strongs mrs vi freeman and children mark and kathy arc visiting with her bro ther and sistir in law ur and mrs gordon jamieson guelph street they have been living in trenton and will now be making their home in ottawa where mr freeman has been transferred with the rcaf last thursday evening mrs thorn as kennedy and mrs george herring ton held a personal shower at mrs kennedys home for isobcl leslie twenty five friends and fellow emplo yees from the bank of commerce at tended the shower and the bnde-to- bc received many lovely gifts rev and mrs a j colder hac just returned from a weeks trip to the states where they visited his sister and brother in law mr and mrs f a wedbcrg of columbus ohio while there mr caldcr presided at the mar riage of hia niece lois wcdberg to daniel clod feller on sunday he preached the sermon at the first presbyterian church in columbus weekend visitors with mr and mrs john r macgillivray snd fam ily were miss lena barry rn otta wa mr and mrs carl dafoe corn wall and mr aylmer barry picker ing mr hurley richie and sister connie of cornwall spent saturday evening with fern macgillivray sandra scott left on monday for camp oolahwan stc marguerite que bee where she will spend her second summer as a counsellor sandra who is a piano pupil of madeline bone toronto recently passed her grade 8 conservatory examinations and as a vocal pupil of thelma capps morri son brampton her grade 0 vocal ex ams both with honours several georgetown and milton pu pils ot kenneth it harrison have pas sed music exams at the royal con servatory toronto they include carole hunter and barry burne hon ours in grade 2 vocal lois nlven in gride 3 pianot mil roe wilson hilton part of the contract for the new waterworks exunsion was awarded at monday s council meeting dunker construction co kitchen er lowest of two tenderers for erec tion of a new pump house reservoir and other buildings will receive 182 404 for thu part of the work con sulting engineer mr jjfberu of the philips and roberts fitfo was present to discuss the raatlar with council only one tender was reeeived for laying water pipelines which will ser vice the new delrex subdivision from a route along the unopened part of maple ave two others have indie led a desire to bid on this job which will be more expensive than the dun ker contract and decision has been deferred for a week os two johnston bros co have submitted a bid which engineer koberts approved of though he said it waa considerably high r than his estimates ur smith rep resenting cornish construction and town works superintendent hrn hyde also spoke on the matter at the meet ing to avoid a confusion of street names the former henry st which runs from ugin to sarah streets will be renamed durham street forming a continuation of that street there is a henry street in the new clover- dale subdivision pat vance and rrank tost asked ab out the possibility of purchasing town owned property behind their homes on churchill crescent the matter was referred to the property commit u c for a recommendation hngineer roberts was asked to pre pare specifications for grading of ma ple ave before the new water lines are installed to ensure that there will be no difficulties in opening the roadway some day after the water lines are laid chamber of commerce caitipdigfp for members members of the chamber of com merce executive are conducting thetr annual campaign for membership in thu useful local organization several letters have been mailed to present and prospective members and the chamber is also personally solic iting to increase membership in the discussion stage at present is a largescale solution to the down town parking problem and there u a real possibility that this year may see the start on a convenient supervised parking arcs railway accident kills graduate of notre dame a happy time for miss therese st jean and the boys at notre dame de beauregard on saturday was sadden ed by tragic news later in the day miss st jean and ur and mrs charles migue were in niagara falls that day to attend the wedding ot jacques levasseur and connne well- man which took place in sl patricks r c church the groom was a grad uate of the school and had lived here for several months last spring they returned home sunday morn ing lo receive the news that another school graduate andre gauthier 20 had been killed in a railway accident in quebec andre who had been with notre dame when it was located th st cath arines was an engineer with the can adian national railways he lived at taschcreau and leaves a wife and fa mily of four young children turkey dinner for scout auxiliary ladies of the scout auxiliary held their annual dinner in st johns me- l monal hall on monday when ladies of the church wa catered for a tur key dinner a letter of thanks was read by mrs garfield mcgllvray from the scout group committee thanking the aux iliary for a donation of 150 proceeds of variety night held in may the money will be used for a camping fund the ladies also donated 70 to help send scouts to the jamboree in niagara falls this summer don barrager and jim jones were present representing the lions club to receive a cheque for 13 proceeds of the mile of peanfek last weekend they expressed the thanks of the club miss norma thompson showed slides ot local and distant scenes which were much enjoyed by the ladies those attending were mrs albert livingstone mrs frank sedden mrs j whitney mrs watson wlnfleld mrs fred masterman mrs edwin halu mrs morgan mefarlane mrs garfield mcgllvray urs joe emmer- v son mrs boy ward lb robert martin mrs william ilayward mrs grade 4 vocal ruth ann sherratt and thomasj golden mrs dave wood barbara french milton both honours mi jut hale urn i taylor mrs intlrsde plartououglm dtedgqnd james- patton miss norma thompson ian foster milton honours in grade mi7xximewc1rstke