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r i 1 coming events bake sale friday feb 21 at 10 am united gas office main sts st andrews ucw variety nlgnt first geor getown cubs to be held at t johns united church hall february 27 at 745 pm massage scientific treat ments for back feet tired muscles and nerves also- heat lamp ke tarzwell reg j j 8772051 wedding flowers our spec ialty let us help you make the big day perfect webbs greenj houses town line south of norval 8658158 tf riding lessons for girls and young ladies indoor and out door arenas horses boarded stewarttown area orchard lane 8774410 tfj euchre stewarttown hall saturday march 1 830 pm sponsored by the georgetown womens institute lunch good prizes admission 75c everyone welcome 227 rummage sale cgit glen williams united church base ment saturday march 1st 10 am to 12 noon candy and bake goods table also proceeds for girls field trip to toronto 227 ides of march plan to at tend our annual dance march 14 at the riviera proceeds to our local mentally retarded for tickets call 8779944 or 8772341 313 dies suddenly on holiday in jamaica preparing to fly home satur day after a threeweek carib bean holiday mrs arthur scott maple avenue west suc cumbed to a heart attack early that morning in her hotel room at montega bay jamaica mr and mrs scottfi with mr and mrs howard holmes 11 main street north were con cluding a wonderful vacation which had taken them by plane and boat to many of the west indies islands during the night ishe complained of a pain in her arm and when this became severe a doctor was called but could do nothing for the fatal attack imr and mrs scott have op erated the georgetown trans portation company which op erates a bus line serving the town with links to malton and anuinber of school buses they also held the chevrolet-oldsmo- bile franchise in town ntil mr scott sold the business to an drew murray mrs scott had been a direct or of north halton golf country club and beonged to the business professional womens club and other civic organizations she leaves her husband and three children sandra duffy of georgetown karen of owen sk albant parish hall sound and john at home a danca saturday march 8 1969j sister mrs a law jean of vancouver b c and brothers mervyn and vernon kirby of glen williams georgetown golf country club danca to the ivatones 830 to admission 500 per couple 227 friends were received yestcr- peel county jr farmers day by the family at the har- dance friday feb 28 at jr old c mcclure funeral home farmers building elliott st sjand a private funeral service brampton music by art celsie will be held today and the singing plainsmen rival of their son steven christopher 8 lbs 5 ox on february 10 1960 at georgetown district mem orial hospital a very- special thank you to dr c a thomp son and the nursing staff dancing 9 p m to 1 am mission 175 ad- 2 27 lenten holy cross lecture church- series first numismatists coin collectors interested in organizing a topic canadian bishops views georgetown and district coin on birth control by father c john gallagher sl basils sem- ph georgetown 8779955 lnary monday feb 24th 1969 feb 830 pm all welcome plan to attend the annual meeting of your red cross on wednesday february 26 1969 at 830 pjn at the north hal- ton golf a country club maple ave w georgetown guest speaker refreshments every one welcome 220 monthly luncheon sponsor ed by the daughters of the church on wednesday febru ary 26 11 30 am to 1 pm in sl georges anglican parish hall menu turkey tossed and jellied salads scalloped potat- jhellev st oes homemade pies beverage price 125 j dessert bridge and euchre sponsored by zeta alpha chap ter of beta signa phi in holy cross auditorium tuesday february 25 at 8 pm many prizes proceeds for hope workshop for mentally retard ed adults tickets 125 b779807 220 canvassers are badly needed for red cross campaign for funds week from march 1017 1969 in the districts of glen williams norval lime- housestewarttown balllnafadi sihrercreek spaytlde and ash- grove volunteers 16 or older please phone 8773676 or 8771 6738 and donate a few hours to make 10 calls j blood donor clinic mon day march 10 1969 130 to 4 and 6 to 845 pm at holy cross 8 church auditorium maple ave e georgetown healthy persons ages 1865 and those between 17 and 18 with written consent of parents are urgently needed to donate blood and replace donors who left town or can not give blood anymore avoid evening waiting periods by at tending the afternobn clinic transportation and babysitting at the clinic available to donors if a ride is neededpnone mrs ca thompson 877986600 clinic day phone tovsiftl 36 brampton 4513121 smart dog grooming i professional stling to suit jour dog nail clipping bathing etc 8774503 tf teds driving school georgetown day or evening instruction dot licensed instructors fully insured dual controls operated by ted scott dial 8774006 tf paulines 23 main st s 8774616 ipeatthsi arthurs winnifred at the toronto western hospital on sunday february 16 1969 winnifred hyde beloved wife of v robert arthurs dear sister of ernest walter and william hyde all of george town onl rested at the turner and porter yorke chapel 2357 bloor sl w where funeral ser vices were held wednesday aft ernoon interment greenwood cemetery georgetown blick george on thurs day february 13 1969 at the halton centennial manor milton george blick former ly of glen williams in his 81st year husband of the late ellen watson and dear fath er of james of glen williams sarah mrs james joiiey of timmins kathleen mrs lome murray of kenilworth and dolly mrs kenneth murray of acton funeral service took place on saturday at the harold c mc clure funeral home 34 edith street georgetown interment in glen williams cemetery harlow herbert e sr on tuesday feb 18 1969 at st josephs hospital guelph herbert harlow sr husband of the late annie parsons and dear father of leslie of ingersoll florence mrs e gregory woodstock herbert h jean mrs r lockhurst ray tom marj- orie mrs h arnold all of georgetown and the late dorothy mrs j wallace st i thomas and jack harlow of georgetown resting at the harold c mc clure funeral home 34 edith street where funeral service will be held thursday afternoon at 4 oclock interment green wood cemetery mccann milton william on wednesday february 12 1969 at the joseph brant hospital burlington milton william mccann of halton centennial manor milton formerly of georgetown in his 78th year beloved brother of mrs lily maybanks ge orgetown and mrs violet har ding fergus funeral service took place on friday in the manor chapel interment in omagh presbyter ian church cemetery scott myrtle suddenly on saturday february 15 1969 at montego bay jamaica myrtle kirby of maple ave west georgetown beloved wife of arthur scott and dear mother of sandra duffy of georgetown karen scott of owen sound and john at home dear sister of jean mrs a law of vancouver b c and mervyn and vernon kirby of glen williams a private funeral will be held on thursday at the harold c mcclure funeral home 34 edith street georgetown flow ers gratefully declined in fav our of contributions to the ge orgetown district memorial hospital fund in mtinoriani ther matthew beaumont who passed away 6n february 22nd 1951 always remembered by his wife and family cards of thanks mrs wm mclean there was an attendance of eighteen 13 members and 5 visitors roll of weston were visitors at the call was answered by naming home of mr and mrs ernest barlow we wish to thank everyone who was so kind and helpful during our time of sorrow a special thanks to dr macintosh and dr pana- baker and the staff of george town hospital m barlow and family buck the family of the late george blick wish to ex press their sincere thanks to their relatives friends and neighbours for their many acts of kindness their ex pressions of sympathy and floral tributes during our re cent bereavement in the loss of a dear father and grand father special thanks to branch 120 of the legion and padre k johnston the mc clure funeral home and the halton manor dqbson many thanks to everyone who was so kind to me during by stay in hos pital including the complete hospital staff all my friends who so kindly sent cards and gifts or visited in person everything was very much appreciated mrs g dobson peters we deeply apprec iate the wonderful work of georgetown volunteer fire department when fire threat ened our home on sunday they acted as if this had been their own house removing furniture where possible and helping to keep fire damage at an absolute minimum our town is fortunate to have such a group of men fred and mary rose peters presswood i wish to ex press sincere thanks to friends relatives for cards something new on the market several new gadgets were pass ed around and admired it was decided to have a cuohrj and penny sale towards the end oflpital march mrs jesse mcenery van appointed to attend the officers conference at the uni versity of guelph this spring a letter was read from our member of parliament rud whiting it was n reply to the lettersent in protest of the pro posed estate tax in answering mr whjtinf commended the surgical ward dr duff dr engelbrecht and all the kind ball1napad mann harold and shirley beaumont f in loving mem- aj letfbt pfofestgcl are happy toannounce the ar- ory of a dear husband and fa- v changes m estate tax page 18 thb georgetown herald thursday feb 20th 1969 1 the february meeting of thej wood bene shortill press rep- wi was held at the home ofporfer julian eckert wl for writing and said hesunday the 5 scouts who earn- wculd welcome comments at any time mrs mclean spoke for the cemetery committee re garding plaques and read a cipy f the letter she had mailed for additional information business temg over canadian industry ccivener then took over the meeting and called on mrs ada kukwood lor current events ilis jamieson gave the motto the reason a dollar wont do as much as it once did is peo ple wont do as much for it imrs jesse mcenery gave a demonstration on liquid em broidery which was most inter esting a valentine contest ended the program during the social time there was an ex change of homemade valen tines mrs archie mcenery and mrs smith assisted the hostess in serving lunch vicki lyn hembruff celebra ted her 9th birthday on sunday at the home of her grandpar ents mr and mrs lloyd mar shall her aunt and uncle and two cousins from toronto were also present to help her cele brate the many friends of mbi afryand mrs vern plunkett mcenery and mr cam mcenery on saturday they visited with mrs cam mcenery who is still a patient in the georgetown hos- sorry to hear mrs drysdales mother mrs earl jackson had the misfortune to fall and break her arm quite recently five boys along with their leader ernest mckim had a winter campout in mansell nelles hush last saturday and ed a badge were gordon smith john snow gregory snow don- nie matthews and randy wil son winnifred smith stewarttown flowers gifts and visits while luena campbell will be orry i was in hospital and since to hear she is a patient in the coming home special thanks gorgetown district memorial to the nurses and staff of the hospital with a fractured hip miss bonnie cotton rn visit- people who supplied trans- cd at the npme oi air an mrs portation for my wife thank robert mcenery on saturday you all harry presswood there was a fairly good crowd s lor me manyi shown them to p p a meeting of the halton county board of education will be held in the resource centre of the robert little public school acton on thursday february 27 at 730 pm acid meeting association for children with learning disabilities thursday feb 27th 8 pm kennedy public school library j guest speaker dr joan e bowers psychologist ontario qept of education all interested adults welcome dancing this saturday new to the branch peel county gents at the legion auditorium saturday feb 22 admtown 1 jo couple the canadian red cross society georgetown and district branch annual meeting rippon the wife and mem- bers of the family of the late jack rippon wish to eonvey their thariks for the many kindnesses branch 120 canadian legion and imperials the legion womens auxiliary members of the mens and ladies dart and cribbage club the geor getown youth bowling leag ue the glen junior softball league friends and neigh bours of terra cotta the staff and doctors of st michaels hospital for their constant care during mr rippons brief illness the staff of mc- clures for their understand ing and help employees of northern electric and to mr and mrs ken baker of terra cotta who have proven to me what the word friendship means at the euchre on thursday night sponsored by the scout and cub mothers thirteen tab- going social personal friends will be happy to hear that mr gilbert mcnichoi of 58 main st n is home after spending approximately four and a half months in hospital in toronto mrs mildred penson 9 ewlng street has just returned home from a three week holiday at riviera beach florida where she stayed with her daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs james dear formerly of bram pton mrs anne collins 102 guelph street has just returned home from a two week holiday in windsor nova scotia while there mrs collins attended the wedding of her great niece lynda findlcy to mr richard orkel to ladies first mrs teneychi 2nd mrs freeman mens 1st j farnell 2nd elwood snow la dles travelling prize went to mrs switzer mens travelling prize to mrs wm mcdonald playing as a man the door prize was won by mrs russ snyder a the second meeting of the 4h homemaklng girls took place on saturday morning in the community centre there are 22 girls taking the club cottons may be smart discus sions took place regarding choo sing a pattern cutting the fabric and getting proper measure ments the newly elected offic ers for the club are president heather buchanan vice presi dent sheila jamieson secretary nancy snow treasurer beryl mcenery telephone committee debbie french heather kirk- auction pot luck supper for wi a pot luck supper produced a variety of food at the esque sing womens institute meeting held at the home of mr and mrs stuart hall thursday even ing february 13th a birthday cake complete with candles was specially made for one of the members who unfortunately through illness was unable to attend mrs robt thorns vice pres ident presided in the absence of the president the roll call an article wrapped for a blind auction mrs herb held conve ner of agriculture was in charge of the program and al though mrs reid moved from this district to manitoulin is land in july of last year she sent along a letter explaining the farming conditions on the island and also told of meetings sponsored by the dept of ag riculture she told an amusing story of a family shopping ex pedition and enclosed a poem describing a work day of a far mers wife mrs robert lawson proved to be an excellent auctioneer and disposed of the wrapped articles to the highest bidder some received bargains others paid dearly however the money will go to a good cause and the excitement of unwrapping the parcels made it all worthwhile the ladies of st johns church served an excellent hot turkey luncheon at noon last friday which was well attended by local folks along with many from georgetown and surround ing districts sincere sympathy of the com munity is extended to the fam ily of the late mrs arthur scott who passed away suddenly on saturday feb 15 while vac ationing in jamaica mrs a grant presents new in coats suits dresses millinery sportswear rainwear handbags and accessories if its new youll find it at silvers one of ontarios finest family clothing stores information meeting on new estate tax succession duties at ontario school for the deaf auditorium milton friday feb 21st 800 pjn sharp speaker t g hall formerly chief legal advisor treasury dtpt ro ontario succession duties sponsored jointly by the halton federation of agriculture and tha ontario dept of agriculture and food t herald classified bring quick results film for children walt disneys the misadventures of merlin jones holy cross auditorium saturday at 215 oclock doors open at 1 45 children 35c adults 50c 4 at north halton golf and country club maple ave west georgetown wednesday february 26 1969 at 830 pn guest speaker mr mj furlong bthe principal of the georgetown district high school topic 1ducation and the community refreshments served i the public is cordially invited coffee chitchat their cup of tea a tuesday morning getto gether for women and children proved successful at st and rews united church this week and will be continued some thirty women most of whom brought their proschool children sipped coffee while discussing affairs of the day in town and in the world an unfortunate mishap oc curred when a coffee perc boil ed over and mrs norman wod- hams had to make a hurried ex it for medical- attention luck ily the burns were only super ficial mrs wodhams was originator of the idea a friendly hour for older and newer residents of the east end to meet and dla pel some of the loneliness which some of the newcomers might feel although sponsored by a group of st andrews ladles it is stressed that the tuesday mornings are non-denomlnai- ional and members of all churfl cbes are most welcome i odeon theatres weekly guide daily from 7 pm saturday matin at 200 pm sunday from 500 odeon brampton held over today thru tutsday clark gable vivien leigh in gone with the wind color one show nightly 8 pm doors open 7 pm sat mat 2 pm doors open 115 pm sun mon tues all color show a lovely way to die added feature jigsaw adult entertainment bingo thursday night at 8 pm holy cross parish hall maple avenue georgetown 15 reg games 20 per game 2 other specials jackpot s3 numbers proceeds for holy cross church 300 i b its in prizes at the 770 jackpot 300 in 58 numbers riviera won 00 pm ilvers final winter c drastic reductions in all departments on winter apparel