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the georgetown 1iekald i ocometown ontamccwtdnkoay july 1 1m authorised a leceul clan mall peat office dept ottawa rev lloyd whan new first baptist pastor rev r lloyd whan b a bd of norwich is the new minister at first baptist church succeeding bev a jti barker who accepted of the year mr whan has been at norwich baptist church since 1951 he is a graduate of mcmas- ter university during the five and a half months that the church was with out a minister dr jr j bean of boston mass occupied the pulpit four- cadets attend summer training camp four members of the george town high school cadet corps are awayt summer training camps for the next few weeks taking courses that will put them in une for promotion next term three of the cadets john sween ey bill wilson and stan mlckus are representing the corps at camp ipperwash and the fourth norm cooley at camp borden instruction in the use of the bren and sten guns plus various field tactics is included in the senior leader course in which the georgetown cadets at ipperwash have been enrolled cdt norman cooley is taking a driver mech anics course at camp borden havfng already completed his sen ior leader a number of local cadets are also training for militia service this summer at brampton cadets from town included john cum mins walter dixon bob walker bob cowbrough ron lavell dave smith and bill aiken cpl john lenz is also at the brampton camp as an instructor brownies receive gold bar 5 new tweenies enrolled at a recent ceremony m the parish hall of st georges angli can church brownies of the 3rd georgetown pack received golden bars and five new tweenies were enrolled the pack with leaders brown owl mrs she lawr and tawny owl mrs jack meades formed their fairy circle at one end of the hall and after opening cere monies guide commissioner mrs norman harchment was called upon to make the presentations after repeating then promis es as brownies sharon collier i peggy greenwood leslie buresh beverly gosling and vicky beau mont received their brownie pins brownies who earned their gold en bars were jane collett ann schouten dianne carr carol ste vens cheryl lawr cheryl sell mer elenore ross simone bodin and virginia fletcher brownies afterwards entertained their mo thers and tea was served grocer excouncillor norm hid dies suddenly operator of king st grocery store for 25 year and a former member of georgetown council norman burwelt hill 62 died on saturday at his home s king st e r he suffered a heart attack arly in the morning of the day he was retiring from business the store having been purchased by ernie rawson born in weston mr hill was the son of the late thomas s and catherine burwell hilt he mov ed to grantoa at an early age and following graduation from strat ford collegiate entered the em ploy of the former merchants bank now merged with the bank of montreat he held positions with the bank in watford hamil ton and finally on the audit staff at toronto head office twentyfive years ago he moved to georgetown where his father was cnr station agent and pur chased a grocery business on the king and queen corner several years ago mr and mrs hill erect ed a store and apartment building across the road and moved to lar ger quarters mr hill served as a george town councillor for 4 years from ims to 1951 he was for several years treasurer of the intermediate hockey club he was a 32nd de gree mason scottish rite at ha miiton and a member of mocha temple shrine in london surviving are his wife marion hoy reg n and three brothers wilfred of niagara falls thomas s woodstock and william brant ford the funeral service was held on tuesday at the harold c mcciure funeral home with rev alex caldcr conducting the service rev leslie barclay conducted a service at the graveside in avon bank cemetery pallbearers were george glassford walter gummcr ern thompson a m baxter frank asbeck and ernie rawson milton brooker new cnr express agent an onllia native milton brook er is the new express agent at the cnr station succeeding pete manning who was transferred to parry sound a few weeks ago mr brooker has been handling the ex press at the local station since the first of june he started with the cnr in jq26 and since that time has worked with the railway at ha milton onllia geraldton engle- hart and halton before coming to town he was overseas for four and a half years during the war he is presently boarding at s3 mclntyre crest until locating ac commodation when be will be joined here by his wife jessie in orillia move to florida mr and mrs frank dewhurst larry and beverly of milton start ed on a motor trip to jacksonville florida tuesday morning where they plan to make their home mr and mrs dewhurst lived on queen st before moving to milton twelve years ago he is the son of mr and mrs sol dewhurst guelph street thomas r norton was native of georgetown thomas robinson norton 11 henry st gait died at the south waterloo memorial hospital on thursday july 3 in his 81st year the deceased who was born in georgetown had resided in geor gctown owen sound and toron to prior to making his home with his daughter and son in law mr and mrs arthur spooner for the past 12 years he was an adher ent of the presbyterian church the late mr norton had been a member of the cof court man chester for 61 years surviving are two sons cecil of windsor and fred of toronto two daughters mabel mrs robert gordon of toronto and clara mrs arthur spooner of gait seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren also survive his wife the former ida mcpher son predeceased him in 1920 funeral service was held at littles funeral home in gait on saturday july sth at 2 00 pm interment was in mount view cemetery penny sale successful event at golf club over 80 articles were donated for a penny sale held at north halton golf club on wednesday evening the event was planned by the ladies section with proc eeds earmarked for new furnish ings there was a special lucky draw for a lawn chair and table and a guessing contest for the number of pennies m a jar which proved to be 888 bill mcnally club president was master of ceremo nies jean mackenzie headed a com mittee which convened the even ing and committee members in eluded mrs c v williams mrs ken nash mrs scotty patterson mrs bill raycroft mrs don rand mrs harv chappel mrs norman marchment mrs ron kitchen mrs joe dwyer mrs scotty her- kes and mrs lloyd marks social personal mrs james corner 53 john st e has returned from a- weeks vi sit in nanticoke with mr and mrs wesley kindree mrs art reinhtedt mary da vid and mark of orillia visited with her parents mr and mrs harold moyer norval last week mr reinhardt was a former ac countant with the local branch of the royal bank since then being transferred to leamington whu ton orillia and just recently to brantford mr and mrs graham porter and their children doreen maril yn and graham jr who have been living at 31 charles st are moving this friday to springmount near owen sound mr porter has left bis position at smith and stone ltd to join mr and mrs john kennedy former george town residents who operate klub 21 there r christine sargent daughter of mr and mrs doug sargent 33 charles st had her cousins at her party on wednesday july 9 when she celebrated her 11th birthday with a swimming party at the pool and later a weiner roast at her home her guests included catherine saxe pat sargent betty sargent and jane and barbara cleave her sister mary jo was 9 on the 29th of june and had as guests at a party judy landreville jane ellison linda jenner jane mcfarlane peggy given jane graff linda wood joanne smith pat tuck janet chamberlain doreen porter and cousins jane and barbara cleave seven yearold pcgg and eight yearold paul children of mr and airs gerry perkins had a birth da picnic at waterfalls pia ground on sunday their guests were mrs jim edwards linda and harold mrs john kicr patsy jud vclma rick penny cher ic and daid mr and mrs w asseltinc suzan judy jennie and kennie lynne emmerson lilly potts mrs gear hayes hea iher petcrand ann mr and mrs jim wilson and calvin mr and mrs c davidson mr and mrs w hajcs and riece mr bud hayes their grandmother mrs a hayes and their brothers randy kim and tony little bonnie ford daughter of mr and mrs cecil ford 24 vic toria crescent celebrated her sec ond birthda on july 12th with a lawn party for her little friends those helping her celebrate were kathy margo and susan ruddell kelly robinson roxanne sweczie cindy and johnny emmerson christine and frank te anderson paul and joan weiss brampton her brothers and sister and mrs sweezie mrs ruddell mrs weiss mrs robinson and mrs mount en those unable to attend were mrs r berfi bnan sharon dan n and kathy mrs t davis marj tedd and rick mrs carson rae glen bruce kevin and den mi mrs w davidson mrs p fendlcy jimmy kenneth and keith first section a geokoetbwn couple mr and mrs robert ollivter were mar ned in calvary baptist church brampton with rev bruce penny officiating the bride irene fogg is the daughter of mr and mrs henry sienko 14 george st arid her husband is the son of mr and mrs r a ollivier 44 prince charles drive attend funeral service for widow of minister mr and mrs p w raines 170 guelph street mr and mrs les lie young terra cotta and mrs c r hutchinson attended the fun eral on saturday july 12th of mrs frances may bourne mrs raines mother mrs bourne was the wife of the late rev n a f bourne who predeceased her sunivmg arc two daughters and four sons amy mrs p w raines georgetown jessie mrs a j richardson penetanguishenc arthur a of newcastle england redvers d f of hamilton george e of pet erboro and john h of toronto her parents were the late mr and mrs r m horsey of king ston funeral service was conducted in the churcbof the resurrect ion toronto with interment in mount pleasant cemetery town clerk attends honey harbour conference georgetown town clerk oar ence bcnham attended the confer fence of municipal clerics recentl at honej harbour several lectures were attended by the clerks at which distingui shed men crscd m the tcchni calities of municipal affairs were the guest speakers the clerks discussed their problems and ben efttcd b each others experience in discussion groups which took up much of the three day meet the groups were divided into township clerks town clerks and cit clerks ghs commercial results commhtlal sracuu stsetyn bird steselyll capnaoo bain ook gavin id j4faritjb m bine 1 s 3 2 1 cd h da 59 06 63 90 63 83 88 00 79 63 67 50 88 08 07 75 77 73 a n n 87 03 08 74 77 09 3 a a 1 3 n cs 60 76 06 00 63 09 61 60 08 u 03 05 71 70 08 61 76 03 00 05 05 83 79 79 00 05 89 71 m 75 65 80 79 57 72 73 63 05 09 09 57 00 75 08 08 58 09 73 n 00 74 0 78 75 70 03 74 70 07 03 80 mrs isabella white dies at norval home mrs isabella white died at the home of her daughter mrs bert carney norval on thursday july 10th after being in ill health for over a year she also leaves to survive her grandchildren mrs w m staines mary of ottawa mrs carl schenk pat of rich mood hill sheila charles peter bill and ray rev w e gill conducted the funeral service at the harold c mcciure funeral home on sat urday july i2th at 2j3d three of her grandsons acted as pall bearers charles peter and bill bill staines carl schenk and el- wood carney were the others in terment was in hillcrest ccmet ery norval varian associates hosts at mens golf thursday varian associates were hosts last thursday at the regular men s day at north halton golf and country club providing prizes for golf and a lucky draw at a wellattended event prizewinners for the day inclu ded kicker handicap net score walter brandford hugh dickie jim linton bill tuck stan wade 1st low gross ron kitchen 2nd low gross don rand most hon cit golfer roy mccabe toronto several prizes were awarded for scores on individual holes including low score on 1st leigh bradbur harv chappel cec mc- namara frank wallace low on 4th dr jack kerby low on 9th graham farnell high score on 2ndr wortley wib bradey matt todd high on 8th bob hamilton best poker hand was scored by harry sanderson al wheatle dave jones and phil zambra lucky draw winners were wib bradley al norton and two tor onto isitors dutch holland and bill gibbs what council did limited water source in georgetown says engineer car skids off road near stewarttown damage amounted to about 150 when a car skidded off the sev enth line near stewarttown satur daj night the car was driven bq nickms radogica of 2 gib bons place georgetown who told count j police he took the ditch to at oid hitting a child who had wandered onto the road the mishap occurred at approx imatcly 7 30 pm and was inves tigated b cst dave hard of the opp cars crash on hill on no 7 highway both drivers luckily escaped serious injury late friday night when their cars collided midway between the corners of number seven highway at the seventh line and pensons corners driving towards town in one of the cars was frank angelc young st acton in a car driven by frank e emele of toronto the car collided almost bead on at the brow of the hhl with a north bound vehicle driven by helge pugaard of r r 2 georgetown resulting in damage rrnntnl t about 9435 the northboandcar struck a hydro pole after wag bounced off the travelled portion of the road by the impact jcst william bennett of the county off investigated the building going up a new 3tore fctng being erected on the old main sl hydre property by dick llcam it at bra ces of construction now ralph ross high school prindpal here 21 years principal of georgetown high school from 1914 to 1935 and prominent in many phases of georgetown life during his resi dence here ralph ross 94 died in toronto western hospital on sunday after a short illness he had lived at 63 delaware ave toronto since leaving georgetown ten yean ago mr ross taught classics and guided the destinies of fenera tions of high school students through the first war years the roaring twenties and the depres sion years which preceded world war 3 he was one of the last veteran of the 2nd kiel rebellion serving while a student at the university of tor onto with k company qoeens own ttifks fat 1080 at harrington in the sl strict he was the nan of scottish immigrants mr and mrs george ross he taught at peter borough iroquois brockville and pembroke leaving the latter town to come to georgetown to succeed r d coutts when he retired m 1935 the present principal j l lambert replaced him in peterborough mr ross mar ried ella louise wrighton who died in 1926 their two children survive eustace of toronto and helen mrs c f tuer of hailey bury 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchidren in 1936 he married charlc somerville of dundas who died in 1946 mr ross was a past president of georgetown lions club bad served on the public library board and was a member of credit mas onic lodge in pembroke he had served a term as lodge master he took an active part in victory bond campaigns during the war extremely fond of music he sang in the presbyterian church choir in pembroke he played the flute with the georgetown string en semble enjoying fine health long past the span most men enjoy mr ross could attribute some of his robustness to his hobby of walk ing for years it was his custom to take a brisk moe or two walk often breaking into a dog trot during this daoy exercise per iod it stood mm in good stead at times hi keeping track of some of the more twdven bays in high school who were no match in foot power for their principal when they were inclined to take a few hours off from school work bey alex calder conducted the funeral service on t morn ing at the harold c mcchare fta social personal mr and mrs kelly kldd suian and gary 57 byron st were rec ent guests at valley view cabins hunts viue mrs frank bennett and her daughter sandra of agincourt were guests of mrs a w gil mer 10 park avenue for a few days last week mrs robert smith age 96 and her daughter gladys smith of to ronto visited for a week recently with mrs w c ure 24 market street mrs ethel dukes of vancouver is visiting mr and mrs joseph drake at ashgrove mrs duke was a former resident of glen willi iams forty eight years ago mr and mrs vance kentner 33 king st w have their daughter and family mrs dick welch lynn beverly van and mary from claybank sask visiting with them for the summer mrs dean barley is john st w has her daughter and family mrs donald adams bobby mark brenda and lori of welland with her for the week mr and mrs walter gray 6 church st had visitors last thurs day mr and mrs t w miller iron newmarket and mr william crceser buffalo n y herb harlow sr 25 george st has been in england since july 7 when he flew to bedfordshire to visit for a month with his sisters and brothers guests at valley view cabins huntsvillc operated by a local couple mr and mrs pete hunter were mr and mrs thomas hill and daughter eleanor of glen williams mrs graver norton 6 ontario st left malton airport by plane on sunday for a twoweek visit in edmonton alberta with her bro ther and family mr and mrs al bert kemshead mr and mrs cecil ford 24 victoria crescent had us guests at their home on saturday mr and mrs arnold weiss paul and joan of brampton and mrs weiss mother mrs beal of ingersoll mr and mrs william graham 23 market st mr and mrs era thompson and norma 19 guelph street and mr and mrs chris graham of burlington were noli daying recentl at honcj har bour mrs calvin clark of wyoming mrshenry hosking and miss jan anderson of guelph were satur day 151tors with mr and mrs garfield mcgilvray 8 guelph street mrs bruce mackcnzie hamil ton was a guest with the don barragers last week her niece vickey mackcnrie was with her and spent the weekend at the barrager cottage peter mcnamara son of mr and mrs cec mcnamara 9 young street will be returning home on thursday after two weeks at pio neer camp at port sydney mary lake tuesday evening july sth miss helen holmes attended a shower in brantford for miss patrice kerr who is being married to helen s nephew mr victor locker on saturday july 26th mr and mrs sandy mcdonald main st s motored to spruce dale to visit their daughter gail while she was attending girl guide camp and continued on to pow assan to visit with her father r n crawford mrs lloyd marks and wendy 22 shelley street mrs stan wade and erika 7 charles street and mrs jack kerby 18 market st have been enjoying a two weeks vacation with mrs russ woods and baby lisa at her cottage on georgian bay they were joined by their husbands on the week a iss joyce nevitt rn a for mer member of the north halton health unit staff spent last week in town visiting with mrs l jamieson 40 henry street in september miss nevitt will as sume hr hew duties as assistant editor tin the canadian nurse a magazine published in montreal council reviewed progress to date in a search for new supplies of town water on monday when they discussed the work of inter national water supply ltd with j w kirk representing the firm mr kirk told council that the town has a very limited water source and the only possible i plies are contained in a pieglacial valley in the region of the pres ent town wells and the sewage disposal plant natural recharge from the river and rainfall u re plenishment for this and he spoke of the possibility in future yean of erecting a series of small dams to aid in this recharge a total of 13 test holes have been drilled at various locations jn town since the firm i gaged several months ago total cost of which is 8756 only large source of water discovered is in two holes near the present waterworks and mr kirk said it is still to be determined if tap ping these sources would affect the present wells capacity of the two new sources is estimated at half a million gallons daily each it would cost about 500 to complete the investigation to determine this he said cr fred harrison was critical of the large cost involved in ex ploration he had heard he said that there are wells within a 3 or 4 mile radius of town with large supplies of water what have we to show for our 8765 he said i dont- think half a million gallons is worth the money mr kirk said his company has thoroughly explored all possible- sources and these are conclusions they reached town engineer william carr said georgetown is currently con suming a million gallons daily with alternate pumping from the two wells cr em hyde agreed with the mayor when he said dominion drilling which located sources a few years ago bad said existing wells wouldnt affect each other they are 1200 feet apart and that 2h million gallons could be pumped daily mr kirk shook his head in disagreement questioned by the mayor mr kirk said nis company is the only one in ontario using an aquifer test in keeping with standards es tablished m the us a scientific method of determining quantities of water available his report he said has been filed with the water resources commission which requires such action pumping tests conducted by the previous firm were not so filed he said and advised council they are entitled to this information council decided to write both the commission and dominion drilling for these and left a de cision on proceeding with testing to the water committee which has been asked to bring a recommen dation to council engagements mr and mrs christopher ar thur irvine announce the engage ment of their daughter chclsttoaj evelyn te atari date tost sen f mr and hn devi b jack teat of qeataefomm tto marriage wfq take place on saturday august the ninth in grace united church council adjourned during tfc meeting to visit the funeral home as a group to pay respects to the memory of norman hill a for mer councillor whose death oc curred on saturday the national union of public service employees recently certi fied as bargaining agent for the town works staff asked for a meeting to negotiate a contract mayor armstrong will arrange a meeting between the administra tion committee and a union repre sentative the police committee was au thorized to open applications for the position of police constable and recommend a number of ap plicants for interview visited in town day before sudden death fattier of two local residents fred from s3 died suddenly in heapeler on june 28thi the day after he had retoraed borne from a tiatt here with them a heipeter native he was a machinist employed at ri woollens there be hens his wbe break three children bui of hstpesbv lens of u prince charles or and hrs har- sey copland m bd his father william from betpe- ler and ts psl l e a aiwseueef st jams nthenmaereh eaaoncted a funeral esrrlee en urns 99th at the stafer feneral bnan with i fenewfaw b heapdsr