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the georgetown herald fourteen pages georgetown ontario wednetday february is 1956 first section banquet appropriate ceremonies mark 25th year of lionism here monday evening february 13th will long be remembered in the annate of the georgetown lions club as the night they celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of the formation of the club here over 200 lions their wiv es and guests were entertained to a lovely banquet entertainment and dance in the legion hall president harold mcclure three times president of the club welcomed the guests and then turned proceed ings over to mayor jack armstrong past president of the lions club who performed the duties of master of ceremonies rev alex calder said grace and lion george winnett of oakviue zone chairman toasted the queen and held silence for the depar ted members of the club lion dick licata also a past presi dent proposed a toast to the ladies with mrs arthur scott responding past president clarence kennedy in troduced the head table guests district deputy governor howard stewart of the port credit club called the roll of visiting lions with clubs from brampton port credit oakville erin burlington and toronto central being represented mayor jack am strong read telegrams of congratula tlons from the director general of lions international in venezuela from i ions don barrager and ray mond whitmee holidaying in florida and the georgetown business ind pio fessional women s club claude miller of durtnville district governor was introduced by lion jack gunning and presented service certi ficates and pins to lion harold mc clurc 25 years lion leroy dale qc 15 years lion don barrager 10 years lion jack gunning and dick i icata were presented with lions keys for meritorious service five of the twenty charter members of the club and their wives were pres ent at the hanquet lions hirold mc clurc arthur beaumont david brill treff linbleau harold cleave the chairman also called on hiss sybil bennett qc mp stan hill mpp and warden slin mien to sa a few words miss bennett received a standing ovation when she rose to speak as did the guest speaker of the evening harry a newman past in ternational president in his ad ircss mr newman strcs sed much of the fine work being don by lions clubs the world over stait ing from a handful of clubs in 1017 lions international is now openlmg in 74 countries with over 12 000 clubs he said the work the clubs are doing for the blind in ontario is probably their greatest effort mr newman was international 2nd vice president in 1920 director in 1922 president in 1924 and on the board of directors in 192526 mr dale thanked the speaker for his fine address and also reminisced on his associations with the george town lions club the evening concluded wifh danc ing to doris hulls orchestra during the evening delightful enter tamment was presented by emma san derson pianist elaine o hara in ir ish songs and eddie dowie in xyla phone numbers lion jim jones was in charge of the entertainment showers presentation for mrs wm mcmurdo prior to her marriage mary mcdon old who is now mrs william mcmur do was tendered a shower by her sis ter in law mrs william mcdonald jr and another by mrs dan mossop jr who entertained at the home of mrs percy chaplin the bank of commerce staff pres ented her with an electric kettle and a pair of sheets lady president ontario fairs bruce heath 46 dies suddenly bruce heath 46 who spent his boy hood in georgetown and attended high school here died buddenly on saturday as a result of a stroke mr heath whose home was in nla gara on thclake had worked in st catharines for several years he was the only son of the late dr and mrs fred heath his father was a dentist who had a main street of fice above the present don herring ton store and also served as the town clerk for some years mr heath was also predeceased by a sister mrs josephine mathews a few years ago he was buried at niagaraon th lake following funeral service yester day miss charlotte mccullough prominent member of esques inq agricultural society and former pres dent of the ladies section of georgetown fair is the new president of the worn en s section ontario associa tion of agr cultural societies she was elected at the conven ton in toronto on thursday six towns here for mixed curling bonspiel twelve rinks from six towns joined tilht links of local curlers for a mix id bon piel at the georgetown area last ednesday the all day affair ended with a buffet supper in the rose room fol lowed b a dince with dons hulls orchestra playing rinks from bradford hamilton vic torias inionville fergus brampton and midland were here for the day mrs donna briber umonville won twentv silver dollars in a lucky draw and mrs sam mackenzie ten the draws were imdi by mabel chave and margery mackenzie in the 9 o clock draw a rink skip ptd by e carr bradford won first prize wray besscy georgetown 2nd and m rohmer hamilton 3rd ian fmslics georgetown rink won the 11 o clock draw followed by nels robinson georgetown and bill rame brampton charge youths with bowers car theft two youths from georgetown and glen williams arc charged with car theft and breaking and entering and will appear in guelph magistrates court next week they were picked up by guelph pol ice at 3 a m thursday when they were spotted in a car stolen from bow ers motors wednesday evening pol ice discovered quantities of confee tionery cigarettes and peanuts in the car and acting on information receiv cd later discovered a large quantity of confectionery in an old shack in the glen williams area upon investigation it was found that a large amount of confectionery was missing from the booth in erin arena which had been broken into on wednesday all the news of georgetown and district each week building starts briskly january permits 183000 if january building permits issued is a criterion 1956 will see building in georgetown skyrocket to astrono mical heights in january traditionally a slow month in the construction trade bud ding inspector douglas wilson issued a total of 183 400 in permits this compares with only 32 000 issued in january of 1955 a year in which bull ding totalled almost four million dol lars graceful homes a company build ing in the dclrcx development sccu red 18 permits with total value 183 000 for the erection of 18 bungalows on their property the 400 was for a permit issued a resident for repairs georgetown community swimming pool donation litt previously acknowledged 283294 verdun rcbekih lodge 6000 john simon i 2500 junes richardson 10000 car hits wire in unusual accident an unusual accident tuesday caus cd 400 damage to a pick up truck driven by rural mail carrier albert prcsswood and bruises and shock to a passenger arthur nccdham when he was thrown against the windshield mr prcsswood was driving towards town and had just passed over the pa permill bridge when his car struck a wire cable across the road it had been placed there by herbert allen waterloo a trucker who had got into difficulties when turning his tractor trailer into the hi lite furniture co plant the trailer jacknifed at the road way and the driver had fastened the cable to a tree across the road in at tempting to get his truck baek on the roadway mtmurdomcdonald wedding at knox church in knox presbyterian church on february 4th rev alex calder offic iated at the marriage of mary louise mcdonald daughter of mrs william j mcdonald 39 maple ave w and the late mr mcdonald and william grant mcmurdo son of mrs walter mcmurdo glen williams and the late mr mcmurdo it was a double ring ceremony the bride is employed at the canadian bank of commerce and the groom with osborne electric for her wedding the bride chose a ballerina length gown of floral de sign chantilly lace over accordion pleated net a jacket with long poin ted sleeves pearl collar and fingertip veil her headdress matched the pearl collar and she carried a bouquet of pink gladioli and white roses lloyd mcmurdo was his brothers groomsman mrs mcdonald received afterwards at her home wearing grey and black figured taffeta with a pink corsage she was assisted by the groom s no- ther who wore grey garbardinc with black trimming and a red corsage honoured guests at the wedding and reception were the bride s two grand mothers mrs florence bousklll of georgetown and mrs emily mcdon aid i imehouse other guests attend ed from milton mount forest malton georgetown and i imehouse leaving on a honeymoon trip the bride wore a dark green dress and matching jacket with half belt yellow hat and gloves and a yellow corsage mr and mrs mcmurdo are making their home in the grandview apart ments queen street council visitors are guests at lions dinner members of the council and their wives as well as visitmt i ions from several towns joined local club mem bers in celebrating the 25th anrmcrs ary at i dinner and dance monda in the i etion nidit num ainone th se present were mr an i mrs david brill mr an i mrs bill treadwav gurd henninj otto aur bach ncit i w pari milntobh jim wilson ind th r schnauffir from i r onto central mr an i mrs ficl steen mr and mrs b b median mr and mrs lmerson mathers mr and mrs junes millin mr and mrs gerry sheehy fnn bryan burkart delmar chapplt jim brown mr and mrs c 11 kiehtnon i mr ind mrs russ graf ton bob cooper brampton mr ant mrs manse kttehen mr an 1 mr- howard stewart credit valli mr and mrs claude miller dunnvilh george winnett oakville russ vick crs burlington rv and mrs alex calder sybil bennett qc joy laird stan hall mpp and mrs hill war den and mrs stan alien mr and mrs doug sargent mr and mrs gar field mcgilvray mr and mrs alf sykes mr and mrs irwin noble mr and mrs harold cleave mr and mrs william hyde mr and mrs fred ma veal mr and mrs jack muckart mr and mrs george chaplin mr and mrs clarence carey mr and mrs jack davidson mr and mrs clarence spencc mr and mrs rex hcslop mr and mrs harold bairstow mr and mrs wesley ficbfg mr and mrs har old hutchinson georgetown mr and mrs treff imbleau st catharines mr and mrs arthur beaumont glen williams mr and mrs david barb our erin harry newman toronto central and club members and their wives harold mcclurc jack gunning dick licata clarence kennedy god frcy collier jim jones dick riddall pat vance walker cleave ivan crab- tree vcrn kirby joe rice jack arm strong john elliott cliff found wal ter gray george hewson chic jew ell lloyd marks art scott albert tennant jim turnbull stan wade and leroy dale q c seek interest revival in chamber of commerce the boy scouts were greatly aided in their recent waste paper pickup by a number of businessmen who loa ncd trucks murt allison bowers mo tors scott motors and hewson mot ors they appreciate the help the weather mr editor this week s averages are both much above normal for february during the same period last year we had 3 days below zero the lowest be ing ten below on february 8th and we also had more sunshine last year than we have had the past week em batkin date max min snow mon feb 6 33 16 vi tues feb 7 38 29 wed feb 8 43 36 1 thurs feb 9 36 28 fri feb 10 37 28 sat feb 11 31 10 5 sun fib 12 32 29 flurries average safe driving awards school bus drivers two rcorgctown school bus drivers will receive safe driving iwards next mondat when hilton federation of agntuluirc holds an awards nifht at fairvicw school i owvillc vtrn kirb an 1 wilhce foster arc numl ri i anone iilht drivers who have in icudcntfrec neord of five years or more liniist ne farm forum which sub nnttf i the best essay in the c unty in a s if driving competition spc iriorcd by tlu nl no ttdcratkn will also rcci ive their prize that night speakers from tin ontario provin cial 1 olic and i film on safe dnvin will bt p irt f the program ind tl sqmn lane ng ind refit shments will c mj leti the evi ninf total 2sj0444 georgetown leads mi ton vie for group honours georgetown raiders have a 3 goal lead in their twogame playoff scries with milton for the league champion ship the teams ended the season in a tic and decided to have a playoff while raiders were waiting for their intermediate a playoffs the teams played here friday and chappel sparked raiders in their 85 win scoring 4 goals while bolxon irons varey and blake inglis added the others melanson got three for the losers stevenson and mcneil the others the second game is being played in milton tonight to keep in shape while they wait for a stouffville oaknlle winner in the league leml finals raiders have booked two games with fort erie an intermediate a team which might b the competition in the ontario play downs they play hen next tuesday and in fort eria on the 23th hydro shutoff in georgetown this sunday 700 to 800 am and 200 to 300 pm the shutoff is necessary to complete changeover on maple avenue east at no 7 highway 30 24 url guides have bazaar and tea monday evening the girl guides and rangers assisted by the senior scouts held a very successful bazaa- and tea in the basement of st g r to s church the hall was nicely drr orated for st valentines day and the bake table and apron table were full of good things all brought by the girls themselves it was the first effort of this group at fund raising and they did it very efficiently and graciously and the mrls and scouts all looked so smart in their uniforms sandra bndlcy was the luckv winner of the valentine cake on which tickets hid been sold curlers compete in toronto smel two ctnrl town rinks competed in toronto this week in the 29th annuil ontario bonsj lei at which four city rinks were hsts mondav ind tuesdav sam mackenzie joe chapman and ben mcii ire were in i rink skipped in 1 in fmslic ernie curry was skip nf inotln r rink c mposcd of ted bludd duk hiwes and perc cleave skatinj carni 1 puhlic sehiul pla hockcv scout linncr and a num her of puehres and dmccs makes a busy round of activity locally while the fate of the survival of georgetown chamber of commerce still hangs in the balance those who did attend the meeting on tuesday evening struck a more optimislc note when they decided to advertise the aims and objects of such a cham ber by a canvass of all businessmen in the absence of president john gunn through illness william hamil ton took the chair for the meeting with charles wray secretary the meeting was thrown open for discus sion and each in turn expressed their views the general feeling was that the chamber could play a very valu able part in the life of the community hut it was hard to define just what their aim should be harold mcclure stressed that a ch imber of commerce could act as a liason body between the municipal council and the citizens and industry he said it was most important now that the town was growing so rap rity he felt that the chamber could be op erated in sections although it must serve industry businessmen and citi zens equally as well dick licata said the businessmen were confused as to who the chamber represented whether it was the downtown business section or if it in eluded tbe merchants in the other parts of town also harold bairstow suggested that the support ot all merchants and industry be enlisted to see if the chamber could not be continued and from this suggestion a committee of four was delceited to contact industry and merchints jick cnchton and ron mcndham will be in charge of indiu trial ind sam meltzer and chic jew ell will contact merchants and report to an executive meeting m two weeks time william brcckenndge of vtnan associates said the local newspaper should be used more extensively for publicity of the chamber a t ntative date of march 13th was set for the annual meeting at which time it was proposed to have a spea iter from the canadian chamber of commerce set out the aims and ob jects of such a group and get the nimher back on the right footing the meeting will be held in the rose room and the present executive hope for i representative gathering from industry and businessmen dedicate new knox church hall seed house fame spreads to the pas when prospector k g miller nor il purehased a copy of the northern mail durim a stopover at the pas manitoba on a business trip he didn t expect to sec georgetown featured so prominently on the front page what was his surprise to read the following paul ttoloschuk is 67 years old a bachelor a cook and now of late i horticulturist of note for the pist three years he has patientlv nursed in his home a lemon tree he ha i sent to him from dominion seed house in ontario on monday of this week he cut off the tree s first fruit a lemon weigh ing one pound one ounce and as big if not bigger than the biggest grape fruit mr woloschuk or just plain paul to many of whom he has come in con tact with since coming to the pas 10 years ago says he hopes that be fore long he will have more lemons to start things rolling he has put the tree away in a dark spot for three months this is called resting the phnt after these three months he expects to have several blooms the bloom for this weeks lemon started last ma he reports and wis i centre of attraction later in the year at the annual the pas horticultural show causing some excitement among the cnr churchill excursionists who couldn t place huskic dogs whales northern lights and lemon trees all together in an overnight train trip open house to visitors social personal mrs reuben fason campbellford is visiting in town with her parents mr and mrs joseph carter mrs j ii murdiek hanover spent the weekend in town with her broth er in law and sister mr and mrs a mino mr and mrs charles gilbert neil and margot of toronto were here ior the weekend with her mother mrs arthur reeve mr and mrs bill james entertain ed ot a family dinner part on fndav evening on thp occasion of mrs james mothers mrs a pattendcn birthday dr and mrs l balfour the kings way toronto were week end guests with mr and mrs sam reid 1 col lege street and attended the iode dance with them on friday night mrs fred nelson pirk avenue is leaving thursday on the franconia to spend a few months in leeds york shire with her aunt and uncle mr and mrs james park freeman kersey returned home last week after a two week motor trip south he was accompanied by john and calvin sproulc of acton they motored as far as key west and took a boat cruise to havana cuba friends ore hoping for i good reco ver for mrs william c cunningham who suffered a sudden stroke satur day night as she was going to bed mrs cunningham is a pitient in georgetown rest home and is making good improvement at last reports nancy jimicson was assisted b louise kennedy in entertaining a group of school chums at her home on guelph street saturday at a valcn tine party the afternoon was spent playing games with lunch icrvej at terwards robert mccolgan jr son of mr and mrs robert mccolgan temple road celebrated his third birthday on february 14th with a combined birthday and valentine party at his home his guests were his sister deborah janet mcclure vicky chap- pell philip and ann hyde jamie and edward reader ricky osborne tor onto and steven wallace both of ro bert s grandmothers from toronto were also present mrs osborne and mrs mccolgan over tight hundred people viewed the new knox presbvtcrian church hall on sunday when the church held open house after a dedication serv ice in the morning the beautiful 60 000 hall comple ted last fall was an inspiration to visitors who were conducted through the building by members of the church it was particularly notable that a treat proportion of the con struction work was done by men of the church themselves and roughly half the buildings value is in work contributed by them the large hall with stage will be used as an assembly hall for the church school and is already serving a public function as a temporary room for one of the public school clas ses and for an6us events planned b church and other organizations it has a large adjoining kitchen and there is a new church heating system a church parlour and choir room beautifully furnished and a study for the minister are also beauty spots in the building the hall was officially opened after the morning service when mrs hugh clark eldest member of the congre gation cut a huge purple ribbon ac ross the entranceway she was escor ted to the scene by alex hume clerk of session previously a capacity congregation heard dr j b skene former moder ator preach an inspiring sermon in which he stressed the importance of dedicated buildings in the life of a congregation and the greater impor tance of having a church membership of people dedicated to follow christ tan teachings dr skene said that the church s work can only supplement religious education which young people must receive in their homes and urged the church members to aid their church by such instruction rev alex calder took part in the service and a highlight was presenta tion of the keys by sam mackenzie representing the building committee to bob lane chairman of tbe board of managers following which the ded icatlon ceremony took place church ladies served refreshments to the large number of visitors who attended the open house during the afternoon engagements hattons pages of the past is a book which is recommended for any library a limited numbe rot copies are still available and readers are ad vised to order their toon fom the mr and airs george r muckart announce the engagement of their daughter shirley margaret to james dolson cleave ton of mr and mrs j lorne cleave r r no 1 norval tbe marriage to take place march s lfim at am pra m knox presbyter ian church georgetown