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the georgetown herald twenty pages oeoroetown ontario wednesday december 12th 1956 first section your georgetown council for the year 1957 doug sargent dputyrv garfield mcgilvray councillor walter gray councillor jack armstrong mayor harry hale councillor alfred sykes councillor stan allen rhvt births arthurs ethel and don ar thurs announce the adoption of their chosen baby son robert steven a brother for linda gordon pte and mrs jim gordon olga misgtur are hap py to announce the birth of their son william franklin on december 4th weight 4 lbs 12 ounces in b m h iserloxn ger many both fine kay sgt and mrs g m kay betty dickenson pans france announce the birth of a son steven michael on monday de cember 3rd 1996 petterson carl and elaine petterson nee pries are happy to announce the birth of their son lawrence michael larry 9 pounds 5 ounces on satur day december 8th 1956 at peel memorial hospital bramp ton deaths mcbrxde martha mcnally sud denly on fnday december 7th 1956 at her home terra cotta martha mcnally in her 76th year wife of the late joseph mcbnde and mother of ann e mrs harry bessey and edna mrs norman icam and grand mother of lois bessey the funeral service was held on monday at the harold c mcclurc funeral home interment in glen williams cemetery memoriams whitney in loving memory of mrs george whitney who died december 10th 1955 and while she lies in peaceful sleep her memory we shall always keep always remembered by mrs jack whitney and family cards of thanks button i wish to thank all mv friends and neighbours for their kindness cards flowers and gifts during my short stay in guelph general hospital and while re ruperating at home mrs n button 38 john street davison patsy davison wi shes to thank friends who sent cards and gifts while she was a patient in milton hospital evans brian evans nephew of mr and mrs f j murray nor val would like to thank all those who sent him cards and gifts while he was in the hos pital and since returning home fallow i would like to thank friends and neighbours and the employees at vanan associates for their cards gifts and fruit sent to me while i was a patient in st joseph s hospital guelph jim fallow grieve i would like to express my sincere thanks and apprecia tion for the acts of kindness and for the bon voyage gifts i recei ved prior to my leaving canada they were most appreciated mrs margaret grieve livingstone i would like to tthank all my friends for he cards gifts etc while i was a patient in guelph general hospi tal and since returning home jack livingstone mcclure i would like to thank all my neighbours and other friends for cards fruit and flow ers while i was ill mrs annie may mcclure mcntven i wish to thank all friends for cards and kindness while i was a patient in st josephs hospital bruce mc niven sanderson i would like to thank all my friends and neigh hours for the lovely cards gifts and flowers i received while i was a patient in the toronto western hospital mrs g san derson sinclair we would like to sincerely thank dr williams rev alex calder our neighbors and other friends and relatives for their many acts of kindness for their flowers and cards dur ing mrs sine airs lllnesa sad at the time of her death gilbert sinclair and family mrs binkley attendant at sisters wedding mr and mrs e w binkley 6 valley view rd were wedding attendants when her sister nor ene adele rutter married donald kenneth marquis last week in st clement s anglican church new toronto mrs binkley was a bridesmaid and mr binkley an usher the bride daughter of mr and mrs william rutter and the groom son of mrs donald mar quis and the late mr marquis were married by rev terence crosthwait the bride given in marriage by her father chose an original of white italian daupioni siik with alencon lace and pearls accenting the neckline and fea tunng a bouffant skirt that flowed into a cathedral train her tin gertip veil of french illusion was caught to a jewelled crown and she carried white orchids the matron of honour mrs ruth lewis and bridesmaids mrs marjorie mcclurc and mrs e w binkley wore walti length gowns of pinkcopper iridescent taffeta with matching crowns and earn ed bouquets of ivory and apricot roses the flowcrgirls susan marquis and sheila somers till sonburg wore dresses of white brocaded taffeta with pinkcopper trim and earned flowered fans jack mcalpinc was best man and- robert marquis e w bink ley keith somers and douglas rutter ushered for their honeymoon the couple went to jamaica saturday dates for 2 holiday herald editions christmas and new year hoh days on tuesday this year ncces sitate a change in publication day for the herald during the holiday weeks the herald will be issued as usual next wednesday december 19th it will be followed by a christ mas issue on saturday december 22nd and a new year edition on saturday december 29th these will replace the papers which would normally be printed on the wednesdays of the holiday weeks the schedule will get back to normal again on wednesday janu ary 9th the change is planned as a triple benefit to advertisers who will have their christmas and new year messages in the hands of readers before the holidays to subscribers who will have their news when it is news and to the herald staff who can enjoy holi day weekends remember next three issues wednesday december 19th saturday december 22nd satu y december 29th fred harrison councillor 1956 warden stan allen dinner host yesterday quite a variety of weather recor ded this week one thing we did miss was the predicted thunder storms em batkin date max mm snow and rain mon dec 3 41 25 tucs dec 4 36 23 wed dec 5 35 22 r 71 thurs dec 6 51 32 r 02 fn dec 7 40 35 sat dec 8 31 24 1 sun dec 9 31 18 s 1 a note to advertisers next wednesdays herald is your last chance to boost christmas gift shopping we suggest you feature gifts for last minute shoppers in the edition which will be is sued as usual wednesday af ternoon seasons greetings edi tions arc planned for issue saturday dec 17 and saturday dec 29 your cooperation in submit t ng adtcrtis ng copy as early as possible for these three issues will ensure the herald reaching subscribers on schedule the pattern of life in halton is bound to be changed for tood or ill in the next twenty years and you hold the destiny of the future in your keep your actions will determine this future said fred young speaking to a group of county dignitaries assembled last night in georgetown legion audi tonum mr young a member of north york council and chairman of the parks and planning council was guest speaker at the warden s dinner at which ilatton s 1956 warden and georgetown b reeve stan allen was host the retiring warden his wife and daughters june and sharon included a number of local offl cials in the party which also in eluded present and past county council members with whom mr allen has served past wardens ind county officers special guests were members of the junior far mer debating and judging teams who brought provincial honours to hallon this year reeve archie service of nassa gaweya presided at one of the most pleasant features of the evening when he presented a handsome leather chair to the warden as a token of appreciation from his fellow councillors the warden was toasted by ro bert marshall retiring reeve of trafalgar who spoke of the ex cellent direction he has given county affairs during his term in office in his reply mr allen said it had been an honour to himself i and to the town he represents to hold office and paid tribute to his wife for her patience and under standing during a year crowded with meetings which kept him away from home so much mr allen outlined a few county improvements of which he is proud these including completion of an addition to ha it on centen nial manor and building of a new registry office continuation of a road surfacing program and a hospital survey which while nnt yet entirely acceptable to all municipalities is a start in the right direction guest speaker mr young warn ed of the pitfalls of expanding municipalities in north york a zoning by law had not come soon enough he said we had 100 000 population be fore our zoning bylaw was pass ed he said and today we arc paying the price for waiting too long he pointed out the advantage of foreseeing large traffic arteries and requiring buildings to be set back before an area grows up yonge st is an example where a present mane highway should be widened but cannot be done be cause stores line the whole high way he spoke particularly of drain age saying people sometimes for get that water runs downhill north york he said has water shortages in the summer while beset with surplus water in the rainy season don t push extension ahead of services was his warning remind ing those present that building should not be allowed without sewers and watermains installed at the same pace mr young was introduced b thomas millward reeve of bronte and thanked by william card oakville reeve assessment commissioner jos gibbons was dinner chairman and in his opening remarks stressed the importance of gatherings like the wardens dinner where people from all parts of the county meet form friendships and increase the spirit of goodwill through halton mr gibbons introduced head tabic guests and county officials while warden allen introduced county council members and his georgetown guests the toast list also included a toast to county council proposed by judge w n robinson with walter linham reeve of esques ing replying and a toast to past wardens proposed by crown at torney lloyd dingle qc mri mary pettit replied to this for the past wardens mayor jack armstrong extend ed georgetown s welcome to the guests and deputy reeve doug sargent presented flowers to the wife of the guest speaker mr and mrs george glassford pro vided music during the dinner which was served by ladies of the legion auxiliary social personal mr and mrs alex kean mcnabb street have had their grandchild dren douglas and cynthia prid eaux of sarnia visiting with them for the past two weeks gail daughter of mr and mrs william walker 64 market st is convalescing in st joseph s hospital guelph where she re cently underwent an operation mr and mrs edgar bccney had some of their family home with them last week for a few days their daughter mrs bill curley w o curley and children patsy gail and susan were here from ottawa wjo curley is being transferred to the rcaf station at summcrside p e 1 and his fa mily will be joining him there early in the new year bob lavoic who works with the dept of transport at sydney n s is home for the christmas holi days with his parents mr and mrs wilfred lavoie harrison hyde join four council returnees the weather alliance staffers christmas party average 25 r 73 s2 milton newlyweds living in oakville mr and mrs john allan hun tcr who were married in st paul s united church milton on november 24th hav taken up re sidence in oakville after return ing from a honeymoon motor trip to florida rev victor hall officiated at the wedding of his niece janice marilyn hall daughter of mr and mrs john e hall milton and mr hunter who is the son of mrs r h hunter r r 2 norval and the late mr hunter the bride is a 1956 graduate of guelph general hospital nursing school standards of white mums and fern decorated the church and mrs j m ledwith played the wedding music soloist mrs har old magee sang wedding prayer and o perfect love the bride wore a floor length gown of white crystal charm styl ed on princess lines with a wide bouffant skirt the gown had a v neckline embroidered with seed pearls long pointed sleeves and her fingertip veil was held by a crown of seed pearls she carried white carnations and stephanotis miss shirley hunter reg n hespelcr was maid of honour bridesmaids were mrs lewis litchfield toronto and miss doro thy ellis barrie the brides sister margaret was junior bridesmaid all wore waltz length gowns of shrimp crystal charm princess 6tyle with v necklines and wide skirts cumberbuns and butterfly bows of bronze crystal charm they wore matching shrimp ban deaux headdresses and bronze ac cessories and carried bouquets of bronze mums mr hall gave his daughter in marriage and it was a double ring ceremony the grooms brother william hunter of toronto was best man ushers were clayton bulhs toronto and harland smith kingston mothers of bride and groom re ceived afterwards in the sunday school room of the church mrs hall wore a teal blue dress beige accessories and corsage of yellow roses mrs hunter chose a bronze dress brown accessories and pink the alliance staff association held their christmas party on sat urday evening december 8th they held their dinner at the jack o lan tern and proceeded from there to the north halton golf and country club for their party and christmas tree everyone received a present from santa claus mrs george grasby acompanied by mrs george glassford sang silver bells and winter wonderland for the guests dancing was enjoyed by the guests to the music of mr and mrs george glassford and mr earl mcphcrson malcolm brandford was the win ner of the door prize a smoker set lucky winners in the spot dances were mr and mrs norman young mr and mrs bill collier and mr and mrs roy ward winners in lucky draws were mrs bill col lier mrs win wheeler mrs geo grasby mrs norm young mrs stan t inlay mrs pete hunter mrs millie armann mrs trios hamil ton mrs tom eason and mrs ted stigger lucky draw winners for the men were herb distance stan finlay emery thompson norm young tom eason bill bryden herb 1 reston bud tost malcolm brandford gord graham the committee who arranged the party for the asociation were tom hamilton olive logan joan fid dlcr and mrs norm young young dancers are party entertainers a group of young ladies from the vickie lay school of dancing were among the entertainers mon day when the rotary club held their senior citizens party among those entertaining were carol mills gloria shering janice carter patsy bowman darlenc walker patricia tost pamela cur ne wendy marks susan graham charlene lee ann gudgeon bar bara and patricia blackett elaine and diane greenwood yolanda goudckettlng yolanda wiener cynthia lambert barbara hilts jean ann inglis ginny lee gail little and barbara coleman gordon graham oac prizewinner at the semi annual prize giving banquet held recently at the on tario agricultural college guelph the general proficiency prize for highest standing in the third year of the degree ourse was awarded to gordon graham he is the son of mr and mrs w t graham 23 market st rose corsage for travelling the bride wore a grey flannel suit white pearl trim hat grey persian lamb jac ket black accessories and a cor sage of white carnations municipal election results council 6 lcad garfield mcgilvray walter gray harry hale alfred sykes fred harrison ern hyde john elliott mm reid sid hardte 1 11 000 arena dcknturi yes no 1a 2a ib 2b jc 3a 3b 3c total may d f hal barnes gr eve pr wood w cox m bid lb 101 85 177 70 133 159 55 191 971 103 62 162 59 122 149 53 175 885 86 87 131 55 125 147 46 145 827 67 61 118 52 93 126 48 147 717 78 58 113 36 94 138 33 110 660 75 45 93 37 81 106 41 113 591 82 50 83 34 74 100 29 90 547 66 27 63 16 41 157 20 48 438 33 25 56 16 39 180 11 43 403 99 61 106 36 90 191 30 112 725 40 40 56 29 48 101 7 55 376 arena debenture carries 2 to 1 four present councillors will be joined by two newcomers when the 1957 georgetown council con venes in january on monday councillors garfield mcgilvray walter gray harry hale and alfred sykes were re elected in that order by the town voters fred harrison and em hyde were in fifth and sixth place to complete the council roster mayor jack armstrong reeve stan allen and deputy reeve doug sargent received acclama tions at the nomination meeting as did hydro commissioner gra ham famell and public school trustees stan finlay ray salter and cecil mcnamara a vote on a 111 000 debenture issue for arena remodelling re ceived a substantial majority on monday with 725 in favour the no vote registered 376 irwin noble a member of this years council did not stand for election and another councillor leroy dale q c died last month defeated candidates in the elec tion were john elliott sam reid and sid hardle an estimated 40 of the 3151 qualified voters turned out at the polls on monday some 1300 last year s 1350 voters represented 50 of the voters in 1949 and 1951 when there were contests for the top muniei pal offices voting was much hca vier the 1951 elections saw 1372 at the polls or 70 in 1949 when the town was much smal ler 1503 people voted in a record election garfield mcgilvray was almost 100 votes ahead in the council race heading the polls with 971 as he has done on several occa sions walter gray had 885 harry hale 822 alfred sykes 712 fred harrison 660 and era hyde 591 acton funeral today for frederic hunter father of mrs gene green 37 prince charles drive frederic wil ham hunter was buried this after noon in fairview cemetery acton he died suddenly in acton on sun day mr hunter is survived by his wife irene marchment and sons and daughters cpl ross hunter petawawa sgt ronald hunter shi lo manitoba betty mrs eugene green georgetown ethel mrs mack wilson alton lois mrs john turkosz acton mervyn da vid mar and marlcne at home and a brother henry hunter ot guelph the funeral service was held at the rumley funeral home acton holds birthday party brenda manning daughter of mr and mrs e j manning 17 king st west celebrated her sixth birthday on wednesday december 5lh with a party guests who eel cbratcd with her were moira judge joanne smith patricia tuck eliza bclh allen jane schenk and her sister and brothers catherine roy and russell yes there are only ten more shopping days before christmas pictures iy g0udy pictures of council school board and hydro commission candidates appearing in this and last week s herald were reproduced through the kind ness of local photographer j a goudy whose pictures fre quently ippcar in this news paper