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wednesday evening august 3 1 at 1 949 hew water supply more thak adetiii ate fdit town 5eorge towns new wntor system will give an equate supply for years tt coma tests were com- plated yesterday prior to actual construction operations at the maplo avenue site which proved the new deep well source to be capable of yielding 71b gallons a minute the waterfls pure and of excellent taste and will not need to be chlorinated it la somewhat softer than the present water which comes from surface drainage at sllvcrcrock and is piped into town by a gravity sys tem the water tests began monday and continued until tuesday after noon about a million gallons were pumped from the well and drained into the creek just above cedar- vale school during the tests thei underground stream which will supply the new systcrri is located about 64 feet below the surface tests of the water depth showed that after pumping the water still was within 29 feet of the surface mayor joseph gibbons was ono of the first to sample the new water and the herald reporter confirmed his opinion that the wa ter was al by tasting a glassful yesterday it is expected that the new syst will be in operation by the end of the year and there is a possibility that a temporary ar rangement may be made to have water from the well pumped into the present system in order to re lieve the present critical shortage the vtathet mr editor the majn topic after the week end was rain how- grand it was tod and even if it did interfere with some picnics we stfll wel come the rain one would almost think the heavens had hoard the broadcasts on saturday about the water shortage in georgetown the normal nvorago high for august is 77 and up to date there have only been two days that did not reach the maximum of 77 and some days were as much as 17 degrecs above the- average ern batkln date max aug 22 84 aug 23 87 aug 24 79 aug 25 87 aug 20 03 aug 27 90 aug 28 80 s rain average 8571 5857 140 provincial picnic at stanley park alma may winter weds james doane at parents home multicoloured gladioli and ferns were arranged before the fireplace at the home of mr and mrs al bert hunter on saturday august 37th when their daughter alma may was united in marriage with james charles doane son of mr and mrs john p doane all of nerval rev j n mcfaul of oakvllle who had officiated at the marriage of the brides par ents performed the ceremony kenneth r harrison played the wedding music and during the signing of the register miss jean chester sang because the bride given in marriage by her father wore a white satin gown and a fingertip veil of illu sion net held in place by a beaded coronet she- wore the gift of the groom a double strand of pearls and carried a bouquet of white roses her only attendant was miss lorma mcclure wearing daf fodil yellow taffeta with matching gloves her headdress was a halo of bronze poms and she car ried a matching bouquet the annual picnic for employees of the provincial coating mill was held lost saturday at stanley park erin about 250 attended apd en joy cd an afternoon of races swlm- t ming and a ball game followed by a picnic supper the finishing room challenged the rest of the mill to a tugofwar and won their challenge for ball game led to defeat when they dropped the game 83 playing for finishing room were denny wright jack kcmshead bui bonathan cyril engleby junior beaumont herb arnold steve emmerson norm marchment and george sargent the winning team was composed of alex kor- zack ross duncan bob mcmen- emy sheldon lawr ted arnold norm fendley trevor williams chuck davis end jack louth sisters reunited after 32 years on a recent trip to the united states two local ladles had a hap py reunion with a sister whom they had not seen for 33 years it was in 1017 that mr and mrs fred channln who now make their home at s3 main circle shrewsbury massachusetts left toronto to make their home there and visited in georgetown en route with her sisters mrs- william bul- livant and mn george allen all three are natives of yorkshire avujland who came to canada in 1004 when their parents emigrated h this country mrs channln lias been an invalid for more than 20 years she has a family of two daughters and two sons all mar ried and resident in the states pictured above are left to right mrs channln mrs allen and mrs ocid and news by looking through the faml ly album mary coupland weds norval minister smith a stone advance in softball playoffs with a 154 win from meadow- glen last night smith si stone ad vanced one round in the mens softball playoffs they had won 1411 last friday night against the same team mondays game between chel tenham and norval is in dispute and a decision will be made at a meeting of team managers tomor row night at the old town hall norval were ahead 144 in this game at the end of the 6th in the first half of the 7th chelten- bruee ham came to life and brought the district residents celebrate their 25th anniversary gocfd cousin of the groom was score to 1514 and the game was groomsman called on account of darkness be- the brides mother received the fore norval came to bat again guests wearing a slate grey crepe dress with black accessories and a of hlbbard roses the i mother assisted wearing of silver boucle grey crepe and french lace her accessories wece grey and she wore a corsage of better time roses the young couple left on a mo tor trip to montreal the bride wearing a navy blue gabardine suit with matching velvet hat grey accessories and a corsage of white roses jack thompson weds daughter of orangeville rector mr and mrs laverne thompson were at home to their friends jsit friday evening on the occasion of their twentyfifth wedding anni versary over 100 friends called during the evening at their home elm lawn farm rr 4 george town including outoftown guests from burlington milton campbellvllle brampton toronto und morkham pouring tea were mrs a urwin and mrs frederick spencer of to ronto mrs clarence lyons of cheltenham mrs l a pulling of west lafayette indiana mrs england peter dick brampton and mrs wilfrid leslie of georgetown as sisting in serving the guests were miss violet dick of brampton mrs roy crichton miss shirley mcnally and their daughter miss dorothy jane thompson many lovely gifts were presented to the i couple on friday the bride and groom of twentyfive years ago left for a week end trip to north bay andi french river st marks church of orangeville was the setting for the wedding on saturday august 27th kt 11 am when elizabeth joan daughter of canon and mrs h westmcmasteri became the bride of robert john ker thompson only son of archdeacon and mrs w g o thompson of george town the marriage was solem- hired by the father of the bride and holy communion celebrated by the father of the groom miss ethel allen organist of st marks played the wedding music the bride wore a period gown of photographers ore cxpcrlment- ivory satin with rose point heir- wltn what lhcy call on loom lace and full length veil of white pictures the results look tblush pink tulle caught in a coro- ukc a arl snowbanlt fnet of white flowers she carried talisman roses and was given in marriage by major m j tamplln 1 of falconbrldge- her attendants i ronto and mr reg kjjigshott of were mrs reg klngshott of or- orangeville hundreds of bcautl- at st pauls church of eng land norval on monday august 29th archdeacon w g o thomp son officiated at the marriage of mary elizabeth only daughter of mr and mrs c w coupland norval and rev james e max well anglican rector at norval stcwarttown and hornby mr maxwell is the son of mr james maxwell of hamilton and the late mrs maxwell miss lillian morris norval station was bridesmaid and the brides brother rev r w trucker injured truck wrecked in accident master rodney hyde spent last week in- toronto with hls cousin billy johnson r mr and mrs frygve wold are micationlng at the hotel belvedere parry sound mr and mrs stuart young and nell visited in harrow lost week with mr and mrs l f ounsworth mrs jesse brandford is spending a few weeks in newmarket where fhe fs visiting with mr and mrs ernie dobble mr and mrs- james mcbean of boston massachusetts are visiting in town this week with his father mr john mcbean mr and mrs frank whltmcc lynda and barbara spent last week on vacation at mussclmans lake mr and mrs riley brethour and andrew have returned- from a vacation which theyspent on man- itoulln island mr and mrs howard wriggles- worth douglas and robert are vacationing his week at lake ber nard suncudge mr and mrs j e start and bulllvant catching up on thelrjnoro of windsor spent ofew days this week in town with mr and mrs walter biehn mr and mrs ernie rawson and david and mrs v rawson enjoy ed a vocation motor trip last week through the new england states miss f w nichardsoh awmlss l thompson of st catharines are paul wagstaffe of glen wuliams quests of mrs w g o thomp- sustalned painful injuries on mon- son at st georges rectory day when a truck he was driving mr and mrs garfield mcgilvray was in coulslonwlth a truck dri- and gail attended the queiin- by charles hancock on the fedy wedding reception in kit- ven 9th line he was taken to guelph general hotptal for treatment of s cut tongue and an injured hand two fingers were severed from els left hand the accident occurred on the 9th line the hancock truck pro- esieuak towards the glen and the wagstaffe truck in the opposite direction mr wagstaffes truck coupland of daysprlng nova sco- was badly wrecked gordie han- tla acted as groomsman cock son of the driver of the other 1 truck was a oassenger in the wag- ti1fe truck and escaped injury as old his father fire call tuesday no damage reported the fire brigade was called tues day afternoon at 5 oclock when a small fire broke out in the garage at the rear of llcatas fruit mar ket the fire was noticed by duke burrows of the goldham store staff and don barrager whose cleaning plant adjoins the build ing both men by the way are members of the fire brigade mr a restivo who lives in the apart ment above llcatas had while seen it and secured den hose and had the are out be fore the brigade arrived quarrymiller wedding at union church on saturday august 20th in union presbyterian church rev alex calder of georgetown offici ated at the marriage of edith helena miller daughter of mr andi mrs nelson joseph miller of terra u w c welner cotta and albert quarry of chel- hom mr and mrs herb enham rhener on monday afternoon mr and mrs bert fiddler joan anne and jimmy have returned from a vacation which they spent at ernie forgraves cottage near kenelon falls mr and mrs ryerson douglas john and mary elaine have re lumed to town after spending the summer at their cottage near port carling miss bessie latham of trenton new jersey i spending a two- week vacation in town with her cousins mr and mrs charles far- ton bruce and carol godfrey return ed to toronto on sunday after spending a week in town with tnelr grandparents mr and mrs j d godfrey on friday evening the glen lady bowlers and their husbands mrs reuben easoh and chudrsa june and betty ann of campbell ford are spending this week ib town wiffuher parents- mr and mrs -joseph- carter mr kasoa will join them here next week mr william cromer and daugh ter barbara enjoyed a weekend trip to buffalo new york making the round trip by plane barbara has been working for the summer n the insurance and travel ottoa of elmer c thompson mr sam coventry of nansimo bc has returned home after visi ting in town with mrs j n ottetl and miss a coventry and attend ing mr oneills funeral mrland mrs g mclnrils of berkeley and mr and mrs c ransome of bel land centre also attended mr oncllls funeral tcrrence hancock son of mr and mrs herb hancock glen williams who was two years old en august 28th held a party for tils playmates at the party were linda puckering allan wheeler karen korzack betty sargent linda foster jimmy richardson robert harris dennis foster douglas sargent and his brother dennis in honour of a bride of last saturday mrs donald ismond jlargnret brown mrs alan har- rop and mrs m guy wilson were joint hostesses at mrs- wilsons home on wednesday afternoon august loth for a miscellaneous shower manv friends gathered to express in a tangible way their good wishes after receiving the lovely gifts margaret expressed her thanks and invited those pres ent to coll at their new home near hillsburgh hancock imperial veterans trip to buffalo take the couple were attended by the mr and mrs william hoare and meanibridc isler and brother mrs guy of detroit michigan rtllen bmmern and mr eugene visitor thu week with mr miller miss dorothy thompson m j- hoare glen wii- played the wedding music they will live in cheltenham where the j mr and mrs wilfred burt and groom is employed on the roy lyons farm i members of uve imperial sec- i local soldiers tion canadian legion and their at brockvclle wives enjoyed a bus trip to buffalo ny last saturday they had din ner at the marine grill and later took in the floor show at mcvans night club returning home in the wee sma hours the committee arranging the trip was composed of alex taylor james murphy bob mulr charles parton jim dickenson tom herbert and mrs thomas grieve now pte hugh wylle who has been liome on furlough for the past few weeks after completing his para trooper training in the west re ported to brockville last weekend where he will be stationed pte philip carney of town is also sta tioned at brockville both men ere members of the princess pats regiment angevllle as matron of honour and miss diana thompson pf toronto as bridesmaid both wore gowns of lrrldescent taffeta the matron of honour in gentle pink and the bridesmaid in periwinkle una tnelr head bands ware flowered etrelats antuthay carried cascading bowrusts ful gladioli in all colours were us ed in decorating the church these were a gift from the dominion seed house of georgetown the reception was at the rectory where mrs mcmaater received la a frock of beige tissue fsltfe with matching hat mrs thompson ehom navy shear with grey hat for bar tnvaulatt- suit ths serious water shortage water must be conserved the use of hose is prohibited at any time until further notice anyone violating this order will have their service discontinued this applies to all who uae town water including thou outside the municipality by order baby daughter and mrs frank smith spent the week end at can- rry lodge wasaga beach with mr and mrs charlie burl mrs mary mcdonald of scots- town quebec visited for a few days in town last week with her niece mrs roy wiggins and mr wiggins marlon thomas of guelph and stanley archdekln of brampton were visitors last week with their grandmother mrs george hender son at her farm home near town miss e mayer and mr william ramage of east orange new jersey were visitors last week with mr and mrs a g m bruyns at their home on charles street air and mrs elmer patterson and mr and mrs joe murray and norma of norval enjoyed a few days last week holidaying in the huntsvlllc lake of bays- and al gonquin park district mrs william bulllvant accom panied mr and mrs arthur har- greaves of ottawa to london for a few days last week where they visited with mr and mrs jack ifnrgrcavcs doug ireland who moved to brantford this summer when his father was appointed manager of schools open next tuesday morning its back to school next tues day for public and high school students in town and tuesday win see the usual bustle of opening day as classes are arranged text books assigned and teachers acquainted with new faces in the classroom while earlier in the summer there was some hope that the new high school district would get un derway this fall there is no like lihood of this now and the high school here will again have a minimum number of students with most of the district boys and girls being taken to milton and acton by bus georgetown officially joins the high school district par january 1st students returnlnsr to ghs will notice some improve ments in the building including painting and decorating of some of the classrooms and new fluorescent ightlng in the two downstairs rooms the high school teaching staff remains the same as last year the sevenmember staff is headed by principal leonard lambert and includes messrs allan proust and a m baxter miss marjorle io nian who spent the summer at her home in dunnvllle- miss floretsss luke who divides her time be tween toronto and fort erie in the summers and this year took a trip to quebec miss rose piercey of fergus and mu edith allison who as a businesswoman la her own right operates the ferrydale cabins on the st lawrence near napanee summer improvements has al so been made at the public school with increasing enrolment a new classroom was needed and this has been placed jn the former assembly room and a new corridor construct ed between that and miss harri sons room another three rooms have teen redecorated which al most completes the program inaugurated at the school three or four years ago three new teachers join the staff nsxt week mrs james f evans who as june frank taught at the school before her marriage will return as grade 7 teacher to re- place mr george bale miss mil dred eason who formerly taught at cloy hill school has been hired lis an extra staff member and will teach a combined grade 2 and 3 the bank of commerce there was j room replacing mrs edna tapp last week with n visitor in town bill bulllvant mr and mrs wellington dens- more mr and mrs victor allen leslie and marilyn and mrs mary allen all of london wore visitors on sunday with mr and mrs george allen recent guests from georgetown nd district at valley view cabins huntaville operated by mr and mrs wilfrid hunter included mrs maude robinson miss maron robinson mrs fred mcnsuy and her sister mrs ern badau of de troit michigan mr and mrs joseph marraraaa dtoghgsrnor- who will teach in gravenhurst is miss norma weatherheod of luck- now who was formerly principal of a tworoom school at alton the remaining staff members are mis- scs laura scott hazel harrison may longan marie lindsay baa- trice hume wilms stull and mrs joseph dwyer who teaches the kindergartenprimary room en rolment for the n student will not be made utttn wsdnesday principal howard wrlggieeworut will teach grade 8 and also ban- die manual training this year