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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday april 4th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy ueen st resurfacing sewerage estimates town truck purchase discussed by council monday with several important items on the ends fane april meeting at george town council was n lengthy one and it lu ntldnigtat oefore azl busmess was ds with the reeurdtacfne of queen street which will cost in the sbekfafaouifaood of 16000 repair work on mill street in the post office dis- triot and a proposed new sidewalk on king street are among the improve ments planned finis year in town and oouncu took the initial step towards sswagt system when the desk was acted to contact an engineering and ask a representative to meet 4bh council in the near future and dsscaes the matter town hap mr w p smith and messrs j kelly and george muokart represented the board of trade at the meeting and smde a jtrong plea that taunedtate ac tion be taken to have a town ma ordered they presented a cheque for j3s0 to the town wjnoh is s0 more sacred cantata v well attended naval couple take vows red cross campaign tops objective by 2000 as we go to press local red gross officials inofnu us uiat donations in the current campaign for funds have reacned 0600 this is 2000 over the objective of 4600 and a most generous bom district citizens donations fare sulisoomlng in and it is expected that a full report will be avtolable for next weeks issue of the herald kaster church services well attended the churches were filled with wor shipper on easter sunday when ttie page of ttie resurrection brought hope to many hearts made heavy by these anxious times special music and lovely flowers added to the beau ty of the servtoes at st georges anglican church the easter sunday services were pre ceded by a three hour service good friday afternoon on sunday morn ing the choir sang maunders o death where is thy sting mrs thomas bason taking the solo and in dhe evening mr thos eason jr took tlie solo part in the anthem the strife is oer the easter sunday services at the untied church were also preceded by a good friday service in the morning the setuor choir was assisted at both services by the junior choir the an them at the morning service was they have taken away my lord and tfbe junior choir sang easter bells in the evening the junior gholr presented a hymn pantomlne jesus the name high over ah and tins joyful eastertide the senior oholr anthem was what are these which are arrayed in white robes the easter service at knox presby terian ohurch was also well attended with a good many visitors present miss marlon hepburn was soloist sing ing the lovely the holy oity by morning was the anthem by the choir at holy cross rc church baster services were held both on good fri day and easter sunday rev fr v j morgan conducted the services assist ed by the choir the easter services at the baptist church were marked by spirit of hnte and joy as the congregation were re minded by the messages both in word and song of the deep significance of baster for the christian tn the a sacred cantata by maunder olivet to calvary was rendered by the combined choirs of georgetown united georgetown baptist knox presbyterian and st george s angll- churches on thursday evening march 29th in th-t- united church as the fourth of the community holy week services the church was croncted to capacity to hear this beau- ttfu nmsic so splendidly presented under the conductor miss lynda ste wart atcjm mr kenneth haixi son was organist and miss margaret cook pianist the presentation opened with pray ers by archdeacon woo thomp son and a hymn by congregation and choir beneath the cross of jesus the cantata recalled simply and re verently the scenes which marked tde last few days of the saviours life on earth the rejoicing of the multitudes with hosannas and palms the view of jerusalem from ttie steep of olivet the lameit over the beautiful city the scene in the temple and the lonely walk back over the mount at night formed the chief features of the first part part 11 opened with the supper of the passover at which jesus washes his disciples feet and gives to his friends the new commandment of love for one another as the sign of true dlsdpleship from this the scene passes to ttie infinite pathos of the garden of qethsemane the sudden appearance of the hostile crowd jesus forsaken by his disciples his utter loneliness among ruthless foes the tumult before pilate in the judgment hall the passage of the cross the tragedy and triumph of calvary the solo parts were excellently in terpreted and beautifully sung by the following mrs thomas eason miss ruth evans rev j e ostrom mrs j e ostrom mrs alva allen mr watson wlnfleld miss mary moyer mr douglas cole mr thomas bason mr a tost mr s t faram miss jean harley mrs h harlow mrs a r vannatter and rev c c coch rane violin olo by mr hartley an- derron accompanied on the piano by miss joy ruddell were appreciated by the audience between the first and sec ond parts of the cantata a silver collection was taken which was divided between the choirs taking part to be used lor the sacred music fund the hymn rock of ages by dhe congregation and- choir and the oeneaiction toy ven w g o thomp son brought the cantata to a close the cantata was so well reoeiv hat it has been decided to sing it igatn thursday evening april 5th lie united ohuroh two otilcers stationed at h m c cornwalus marry in toronto social and personal furlough wedding of note was held in erskine united church toronto when sub lieut nursing sister dar- lene beatice smith became the bride lieut james harold moclennan rcnvr boh are stationed at hmcs corurwauls the ceremony was performed by r phillip dunc an and mr h c williams played the wedding music mrs g dejardlne sang fie brick s parents are mr and mrs george d s main st georgetown and the grooms parents are mr and mrs rupert j mcclenn an indian road toronto the bride entered the church on the arm of her fat er wearing a bridal gown of white satin it had a sweev- heart neckline fitted bodice and gath ered skirt long sleeves came to points over the hands and she wore pearls her fingertip veil fell from a heart shaped headdress and she carried a cascade bouquet of red roses her attendants all wore gowns of swiss dotted muslin the maid of ho nour miss doris glbney in blue the senior bridesmaid miss margaret mcclennan the grooms sister yellow miss barbara armstrong the junior lnlitiaiisilil in pink and miss deanne cox ttie little flower ghi in white the two lastnamed are nieces of the bride all wore flowered head dresses to match the cascades and nosegays they carried best man was mr r steer while the ushers were mr gilbert smithh of midland the brides brother ana mr walter chal mers at the reception held in the church parlour the brides mother wore green crepe with flowered hat and a corsage of yellow roses the groom s mother chose powder blue fuschla accessories and a corsage of american beauty roses the bride travelled north in her nursthg- sistter uniform after the honeymoon the young couple will turn to their respective duties at km os oornwallls miss lena monaqy spent easter in detroit with mrs john mclean and mrs ernest bedell mss anne hlckey visited with tfaan ttie original grant to the board and specified that this be used to de fray oosu of the map council deckled to seek further par- ttoulare before ordering the map witfeh it is estimated wlu cost about 1600 tnm truck pwehaae vetoed in answer to a previous application for a permit to purchase a town track a letter from ottawa was read refusing permlablon for ttus and pointing out that mr bob lane the omen garbage oolleotor had just re- centty purchased a new truck for this purpose an4 the town waff adequately serviced at present oouncu decided to reapply tor a permit as they f ek the town is badly m need of a new truck for municipal purposes uflm urges hotag alo a letter was read from branch 120 canadian legion sutdng oouncu to do alt jn tfadr power to persuade property owcers to give preference to returning veterans in the sale and rental of pro perty council expressed themselves as in full accora with this idea and said that anything that could be in fr direction would be market street leveumg k m langdon asked council for consideration ir levelling southern market street he has recently pur chased several lots in the vicinity and intends having them levelled for build ing and he suggested that council might use some of the cut from us properties to level the road mrs a o m bruyns was appointed to replace mrs c v williams as a member of the public library board on petition of mr ab tost the boy scouts were granted permission to hold a tag day on april 21st a 2s an was made to the rehabilitation from the local barbers i befs the nrst ding isen a won mr and mrs pat uuonovan ana oi rfe mald of honot 22nt bv law was amended to s and the second lift your daughter patey were visitors on sun- weartn ume junior the doel hour 6 otad voices i d iy with mrs j haines i i rw juaice tne w j lviously t the evening service the minister sgt pilot dick beiumon pent the pjn in place of io pm pre mts3age the wprf enrf t hu home wlth new day and led the congregation in mr- w h beaumont spirit and thought through the sacred mrs huntley spent the holldnv with events of the resurrection day the relatives in hamilton c ion number was must jesus bear the mr ana mn goldie mnsales and hornb cross alone 8hf words of the fami family of st calharines mr and mrs liar old hymn with a fine anthem set vm everson and wavne ard mr6 j ling i a wlluims of toronto were visitors following the sermon mrs ostrom on sunday at uie home of mr and ins hosanna by jules granier mraclayton allen xpreiscd in beautiful music friends in detroit mich over easter holiday mr and mrs william bonathan and judith spent the week end in toron to at the ciome of mr and mrs james weatheraton mrs c jones ol toronto who has been visiting mr and mrs mckibbin for the past week spent easter with mr and mrs r h jones mrs hat- ton and daughters mary and jane and elizabeth also of toronto were eas ter visitors with mr and mrs jones mr and mrs arthur tyndall of toronto visited mrs w tyndall dur ing last week mrs alma rankin of wougsrviue is a guest with mrs tyn dall this week mr and mrs edward fritchard of toronto and mr and mrs austin matthews of brantford were baster sunday visitors at the home of a mr and mrs joseph armstrong mrs ghas wlllson and daughters patsy and betsy were baster visitors at mrs willsons home in wlngham mrs v a smith and sons donny and dickie are visiting with her sister mrs g mogllvray miss marion williamson of toronto thompson dressed as bride and groom during the afternoon a pro gram of contest and games was en- joyed one novel feature was everyone glen williams the with morning the message delivered by mr lindley beaumont spent rev j e ostrom was titled the eastertid holiday at ancaster new dawn wliei the events of that mr and mrs lee aahford first easter dawn were recalled and law fanny weaver who is on duty m oh inspiration crd help gathered christie st hospital spent week from them the choir sang two num pna leave at her home bers the first bing risen a glori mr an mrs pat o donovan and gertrude e watson weds thomas mcgee easter lilies and pink and white car nations adorned the home of the bride s aunt and uncle mr and mrs laverne thompson at elmiawn farm georgetown for the wedding on satur day last of gertrude euphemla wat son daughter of j r watson and the late mrs watson london ont to thomas halg mogee son of mrs mc- oee and the uvte hector mcgee r r 2 brampton re j l self of nor- val officiated and miss agnes mcgee played the wedding music given in marriage by her father the bride wore ciel blue crepe street- length with cap sleeves and peplum of matching lace a blue veil held by flower headdress and bouquet of pink roses her sister miss doris watson j joining ir to make a bride s and veil from cheesecloth and a bou quet of flowers made from tissue paper on saturday march mth mrs ed gar watson hogarth avenue toron to entertained at a bridal shower for her niece miss gertrude watson whose marriage to mr thomas h mcgee took place on saturday abov twenty friends ana relatives in torox to gathered for the happy occasion mrs william mckay and miss jes sie mckay of toronto visited mr and mrs william kirfcwood and friends in town over the baster week end miss nell maynard toronto spent last week end with her mother mrs maynard mrs anne i grelg of toronto and formerly of wttdwood georgetown hasleft for vancouver and vancouver island bc where she will make her home mrs r roscoe of st catharines is visiting this week with mrs r waldle mr and mrs w g marshall were in ripley on monday attending the funeral of mr marshalls aunt mrs levi havens mrs william kelly and ann left is spending the baster holidays at her i ror brockville last week to join kelly who is taking his officers train ing course there mrs george marsden and carol of brampton and mrs a guest and evelyn marilyn and roy of toronto were houday visitors with mr and mrs fred laws mr an- mrs frank plewb of de troit wer baster guests at the homo of mr and mrs s p chapman mr ana mrs charles gilbert and nell of toronto spent the week end with mr and mrs a reeve mrs allan parkinson of brantford was an easter visitor at the home of mrs harvey btadley mr and mrs ed hoare of osbawm visited mr and mrs charles hoar and mrs harvey bradley last weak end mr f- leonard white and son don ald of toronto visited relatives is town on good friday lieut russell flrestine who is ul dergoing treatment in christie hospital spent the week end with tennant family mr a h pellet was- borne f owen sound for the holiday week mr and mrs jack buck and daughter of owen sound spent ter with mrs james buck and and mrs clarence buck visitors for the easter week end with mr and mrs arthur mlddleton were mrs clara smith and daughters stella and eileen of toronto and mr and mrs anthony elchert of prteton mr and mrs e locker and family home mr and mrs derrick dodgson and baby daughter of toronto visited mr and mrs sam walker during the hou day mrs jack young niagara falls miss muriel kean toronto and pte alastalr keen toronto visited their parents mr and mrs alex kean dur ing the easter week end miss doris armrtrong nurse in- training at brantford general hbspi qal and pilot officer bill armstrong st thomas were at home with their parents mr and mrs fred armstrong over the week end mrs frank blnnie of lindsay has been visiting friend in town mr sid roonej of brantford spent the week end at the home of mr e c thompson mr and mrs jack leetle of were week end guests at the home of vir and mrs mark clark lac and mrs graham faraell ot tawa we e holiday visitors with mr and mrs a e farnell and mr and mr- s t faram easter visitors at the home of mr ind mn t l lyons included mr and mrs ross campbell and mrs jack wedley toionto mr and mrs coit miklntosh niagara falls mr hugo lyons cheltenham mr and mrs harrv barrett and children joan uid donald of brampton miss norma tbumtwon titnrtainml at a dtnaer on tqesdsr ewsnmff usr 27th in honour of lieut n 8 darlene smith ard lieut james h mcclen- j brantford and miss m locker of nan rcnvr whose marriage took v with mr and mrs place on saturday s e holmes over the easter holiday arohdeocon w g o trompson was mr and mrs gilbert smith of mld- guest preacher a all saint schurch j j jjg hilton smith of washago a grood friday service was held in st stephens anglican church at eleven o clock in charge of the rector with a fair attendance easter sunday services in both st tjie oh qj a hearts beautiful stephens and the united church were x iq jpts of j and snajxjmkon ad d tn p dp it for the da ashgrove e ster smdiu was flttinply observed with two inspiring ohuroh services at the mo i iir service the minister rc j o totton delivered a very helpful easter sermon ard the special music j the church choir also proclaimed trip joyou mevwirp of th season tie c tnlrtr scivicc was h id under i in j cps of the yju with the larydy attended holy communion observed au- in boll churches e were favoured with musuallv fine warm weather for such an early sprirg date the weather man did not play an april fool trick on those who wished o display their new easter clothes and hats hornby women s institute kept up rts good reputation in the splendid dinner served in the orange hall last wednesday to the member- of halton jersey breeders association miss jardine our popiar public school teacher is spending her easter pr ward brownridge in charge faolksays with relatives at concord on the scripture was read by betty rud- rio oil rp j diinlop of norval was mss eldred sibbald of merritton he spec al speaker a joung peoples public scrool is with her father mr hoi under che direction qjmiss is wrn sibbald for the holidays mey keai rendered two splendid se the children don t seem to feel bad- lections miss joy ruddell sang a w n not seeing u eir teachers for se lovely easter solo the srring flowers eral dai at this time and easter lilies which had been plao- mr harold bol e eldest son of mr th church idded futhr beau- and mrs calvin bulley has enlisted in u to th services the canadian army and 1 taking his mr a d mrs mark collier and basic training in toronto daughter audrey of hamilton were ret r d trask bjh of atwood wc end truest vith mr and mrs ont will occupy the three pulpit of of nl whon se united churches on the hornby mr ind mrs harry christian and sund n u rejnilar fimlly of hamilton were sundaj vlsi i tors with mr and mrs frank ruddell mkses tsmcv unc veri kein of guelph were guests at the home of mr and mrs a j ruddell on sunday some spring work had been done on the land last week but recent rains have delayed the seeding mr and mrs ernest rrbson and 1imllv ol guelph visited with mrs 8 nc toil on sundaj mr wm btrnett spent the week end with relatives n pi ui borough idismaid was miss dorothy jane i lompson in pink crepe thy nr natchdng flowers in their hair and arr ed pink roses and golden roses grcximsman was douglas mogpc us i era weir wilb ir watson and bill mrgw al the home of mr and mrs f l piompson the brldi s aunt received in irhuri i ik jersey witili bronn roses tie croom s mother wore a navy sheer nnsembk with corsage of red roses r hi weddirir trip lh bilile thant 1 t i pivj suit with tin hat and im 1 hilr tnifat the co i le will id i r r i norval charge hours your correspondent can report some my early growth in his garden some seeds sown on saturday march 24th were showing niccy above the ground a week later georgetown your shopping centre shop in georgetown in these days of scarcities it is wise to deal with your friendly georgetown merchant who knows your needs and can satisfy them to the best of his ability quality is the keynote in every georgetown store georgetown board of trade retail division i eiln on easter sunday afternoon mi w c anthony of brampton visited friends in town during the eas- siason mr and mrs george herrington i returned afiei a week visiting frleids and relatives in rochester n y mr and mrs bruce kenned v ivift a couple of days with mr and mrs hei nngton during the easter season mrs c freure has returned to her home in town aftei spending the win r in south be no indiana with her i son mr ptrcj pre i re mrs h c mcclure and son george ir tiolioaying with mrs mcclures it t ind uncle in unlonvllle con uihictt mr and mrs guy parsons mr f holmes spent list week with his daughter mn locker and family 1 i brantford mrs mn she r t of frln is visit inv 1 er lister mr w g marshall mis doroth thomson of brant fhr i as holidav visitor r the home of mr and mrs frank tyler miss noima wtialev of toronto visited a the home of her sister mr and mrs william thompson the un ted church choir entertain ed lie clolr members of the baptist p sbtle ian mr and mrs lome cox and family of oiilua mr and mrs harold arm strong and family of london were- week end visitors at the home of mr and mrs george smito main street after attending the moclennansmlth wedding in toronto housing problem discussed at rehabilitation council the regular monthly meeting of the gcorkctown rehabilitation council was held tn the municipal offices with a verj good attendance mayor cleave chairman of the reception committee gave a vcrj aotlvi report mr brill was sorrj to report he had not received nnv replies to his advertisement up to date but he was hoping the people wot id keep it in mnd ven woo thompson chairman of personal services reported that his commitu included rev fr morgan rev r c todd rev j e ostrom re c c cochr ne mr carpenter ohaltman of vocation and education sntd there was nothing to report in his worj at present dr c v williams chajman of handicapped cases re port 1 al cisvs are still under the and anglican churches oe 0 car anr there was nothing who took part in the cantata olivet jy spe to report b this time o cilvarv lis thursday evening mr m reported that mrs j following the presentation mr and suuidish one of the ladies on her mr walter t fv ans opened their committee had vmted one bereaved homf for the ocision and a delicious family mrs mendham had visited nlnc supper was enjoyed by all fol- three families in the past month lowing the suppe- a gift vas present ri t ie conductor of the cantata j ml lvnii stewart atcm in ap precintlon of her splendid work i miss gertrude wttfcon was enter wined it a delehtfiil m scellaneous bridal shower b mrs owns macdon ild on saturday march 11th about flftj ladles of th- community union church and rmtuute were present i the macdonald home was prettily de corated in pink and white for the oc casion and the gifts were brought in 1 1 by beth jean anderson and royed service men col cousens president of the coun cil reported he had been working on v rious items- pertaining to this work chi ring the past month as a result of a very timely question from the jcolinel art interesting disci skm arose about the housing problem mr roy norton inri mr harry hale were of the ppinion that in some way several men of the town might volunteer co- optttlo i with je construction corn- par es in their snare time tc hurry up the building of homes for our return-