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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 1, 1954, p. 1

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tbw georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ontario wednewky september lit 1954 twelve pages feather fancier editor fifty years a showman congregation says farewell social dnd personal to ahslican rector wife t marking hu fiftieth year u poultry ehowrnan and iis ub as judge corey harrington stewart- town u prominent thla week in fancy poultry ctrclea at tfae cana- dun national esjtlfcltlon during hla year in the fancy he had i the amazing total of over fifteen thousand ribbons trophies and cup and is still add ing to tils collection his judging record include nine consecutive years at the royal winter fair and six consecutive at the cne besides idoiena of tail fair appointments in ontario he has judged such ahows as wei land stratford and gelt on various occasions and in the last ten years ha made six trips west where he has been s udgeat winnipeg kbrt william and ncepawa mani toba in september he goes to syra cuse to judge at the new york state fair in october he will be judge at the poultry lawn show at geor getown lr e native of brighton mr harring ton has lived in and near george town most of the time since 1010 he is a first war veteran married to the former delu ross of town and father of five daughters and two sons mrs jack mcmullen mra ijoyd robinson mrs jack mellar end mrs audrey ucclesn of acton miss doris llerrington georgetown and corey jr and george who live at home a few years ago he mo ved his sunset farm establishment from tawt to stew art town perhaps his best remembered win in the show ring was in 1028 when a pen of duff orpingtons took the prize in the world poultry congress in london england and were sub sequently purchased for the vatican city farm of pope plus ten years quo noting the absence of any publication devoted exclus ively to the interests of poultry frehowroen mr llerrington inaugur ated kealher r anclcr a monthly newspaper which has met with wide approval in canada and the states printed each month at the herald office its 1400 subscribers also in- chide a few in britain and europe australia and india lome scots band at ex tomorrow thc lome scots will be compet ing this thursday morning in the class b competition at the cana dian national exhibition draw for position will be made at 10 30 am veterans of many years at the ex the bands last appearance there was in 1052 when they took third place in class a this yesr band master alf perrott will take 35 men on the trip they will com pete with barrio collegiate nor- wieh musical society and burling ton the lornc scots arc booked to apnea on saturday at port hope fair c e heuunoton next monday is labour day and stores will be closed in george town for the djy masonic funeral for former mill official superintendent of alliance paper mills ltd for over thirty years and actively associated in public af fairs in georgetown david peter crichton 73 died in gucph gen eral hospital thursday he had been seriously ill since suffering a stroke a few weeks before mr crichton had been one of the town s best citizens lie was a rrrfrm- cj of the public school board for se veral years served with the lions club a few years ago and took an active part in affairs of the local progrcasnc conscrvatuc org anization much of his energy was deuted to the masonic lodges in 1035 he was first principal or hal- ton chapter and the next year ser ved as master of credit lodge he was born in 1b81 in port eliz abeth south africa orphaned in early childhood he spent hla boy hood with his grandfather in scot land when he was a youth of 17 he came to canada and after work ing for a short time on a farm own- d by the barber family he went to work for them in the old lower pnpcrmill wen lh present pro vincial coating mil tas opened he worked there und when l k fleck beg in the business which is now alliance he shifted there as a fore man later becoming plant superin tendent his son jock assumed this position after his retirement in 1mb mr crichton was a member of st georges anglican church where he once served as churchwarden he is survived by his wife gertrude mae thompson four children jack of georgetown and limehouse ray mond and richard brampton and david port arthur nine grandchil dren and one brother william crich ton in scotland the funeral service on saturday at the mcclure funeral home was conducted by archdeacon w g o thompson members of the masonic lodge conducted a graveside service in greenwood cemetery with leslie clark worshipful master in charge mr and mra watson winfuhd holidayed last week at bass lake and in ottawa leat week mr and mrrf fred armstrong had as their guests mr end mrs hurry lewis of fort erie mrs john mcdermld spent the weekend in ssafurth where she visited with ur and mrs duncan aikenhead mrs george patt las angeles california was a visitor in town last wevk with mr and mcr ken richardson wri jl g webster essex was a guet last week with her son- inlaw and daughter mr and mrs keith jisrber mrs norman mcmillan and sons david and ian of caledonia were recent visitors with her parents mr and mrs j a mckane mr and mrs p w cleave mx and mrs trevor will urns kather- ine and hugh tv9 been vacation ing at their cottage at mesford mr and mrs werner steln joyce warren and hi chard of woodstock were weekend visitors with his brother mr val stein and mra bteln queen street dr and mrs j craig alexander cincinnati ohio have been visit ing with his mother mrs eliza al exander and with mr and mrs rob ert c alexander mrs fred laws and miss annie reynolds spent a few days last week visiting with mf and mr george marsden at brampton and mr and mrs victor tedder apple- wood acres dixie mrs dave mcclure georgetown mr a nd mrs r e dredge and family mr and mrs alex mitchell and marie spent a pleasant week end with mr and mrs humphrey gillies and family at kirk land ca bins wasaga joe ifsll sr had a vacation motor trip last week which took him to callander where he spent some time with his soninlaw and daugh ter then to ottawa and home by no 2 highway miss lillian watson had a dc- jlghlful two week vacation on cape cod and in new york travelling both ways by plane she was the guest of mr and mrs r tonneson at fairhaven mass orf thursday at the home of mrs pearl reding brampton a surprise bridal shower was given for miss anne jaijucson whose wedding will take place in georgetown saturday gifts were attractively arranged around an arm chair with a decorf a ted canopy over it refreshments wore served by the hostess among those present were mrs mcdonald and mary gloria bull verna atkinson marg hsrrls joyce goddard mrs ptickcring mrs sands mrs cox mrs mccartney mrs adams freda coates mrs short bernlce child mary god dard mrs knight grace ca vender mrs cuthbert mrs mcnclr and mono and dorothy jamleson tor onto pallbearers were thomas eason cyril brundford trygvc wold bert r iddlcr walter lawson and camp bell sinclair miss margaret pettlgrew toron to spent last week in norval with mies prairie maguire mrs v w johnson edith street is home again after spending two weeks in ottiwswilh hr daughter mrs w h suplry and her two grandchildren weekend guests with mrs charles watson aud jlijjs lillian watson were mrs bessie kjjss de troit mutiltfan mrs tlmbeeu and mary and miss rlizabeth ry an st catharines id mrs a shannon capreul miss doroth jane dlompson daughter of mr snd mrs r 1- thompson is flying to iherceton indiana to spend the holiday week end with her uncle and aunt col an4 mrs l a pulling and her grandmother mrs j c thompson next tuesday the wll lake up her duties on the staff of duke of york school toronto on friday evelyn and david stamp celebrated their 8th and 11th birthdays respectively when they entertained at a corn roast guerts were susan cunningham betty ann and murray eyre linda smith barbara and linda davles billy end brian cunningham their cousin bobby cunnlnghagd and bro ther and sister jimmy and paddy dr and mrs j b milne have re- lurne from a vacation visit at nan tucket mass retiring from anglican mini archdeacon goesto st catharines residents of town for over 22 years during his term as rector of anglican churches in georgetown and glen wllllcms archdacon and mrs w g o thompson moved to st catharines today they will be living inxaji apartment there at 108 queen strset the archdoacon is retiring from the active ministry re has served fha such places as beamsville mount forest stoney creek and port col borne since his graduation from twnity college son of john h thompson late publisher of the thorold post he ntwas bom at stirling where hla far ther was alio in the weekly news paper business the family moved to thorold when he was only six weeks old and he spent his boy hood days there hu slater ujas ethel thompson- h now publisher of that newspaper during hla ions ministry here the archdeacon and hla wlfa have been prominent in town affairs as well aa in organization connected mrlth their churches mra thomp- son who la thedeughter of the late canon rob ker of st oempi rjhureh be uathahnearhaa been honorary meant of- countess of 1 strathwuw chapter ioc tor aev- gal yjfra- arvjhwr lions clubttn thepast at time of retirement he was aervlng the public library board and aiehap- lnln of credit masonic jfidge and branch 120 canadian legion he also belongs to hallon chapter ram in port colborne where he was stationed before coining to georgetown lie served a term aa master of mcnsb lodge and also a term aa principal of xtnc hiram chanter jhnew ffnintmmisim iwi the weather mr kdllor- thc past week had some real hot sticky daya and some of the rain that would have been very welcome a month ago krn fjalkin dale mas mm juln august 23 eo so ib august 24 at 62 11 august 23 m o os august 26 as m augual 27 7a 40 auguit 2d 72 48 26 august 20 eo s3 averaie 78 s3 05 ingagements mr and mrs thomas ldward morgan wish to announce the wed ding of their daughter audrey mar tin to mr wool ford allison broth er of mri rted nelson georgetown which will take place in giles blvd united church windsor on satur day september the eleventh mr and mrs charles adams charlottetown pei announce the engagement of their daughter 1jt rtcia margaret to joseph keith ixmith son of mr and mrs georue louth georgetown the wedding will take place in sl georges an glican church st three oclock on saturday september the twenty- flrth ba1jjnafai mrs duncan icrguson held cuitc a successful auction salt at her home here wi saturday afternoon mr and mrs w sanderson cal- wn and jimmy visited last week with friends in peterborough mr and mrs g sinclair wilmn ross and laurie of milton were sunday visitors with kirk woods thomas appleyard 71 lifelong district farmer a successful district farmer who specialized in hog production tho mas edmund appleyard 71 dud suddenly l hursdsy morning st hii home at sllvcrcreek lifelong resident he was born on the farm which he continued to op erate after his fathers death ills parents were the late albert apple- yard and lortllia kern mtt apple- yard attended the stone school in boylmtod and later served as a school trustee ife was ah elder of limehouaeresbyterian church at the time or his death he is survived by his wife jes sie given three children richard do men mrs joseph fry and mur 1 one grandchild and one brother albert appleyard toronto a brother and sister predeceased him john of hamilton snd mrs 1 cllr webb guclph rev alex caldtr conducted the furxrnl serue on saturdsy in lune house preabyterisn church pallbtun rs were k c lindsay arthur lit ntotj joe ross a c pat terson andre mlno and harding price flower bearera were ed ward robertson robert miller harold campbell john william and roy bradley interment was msde in greenwood cemetery georgetow n altar guild makes trtskntatiov to rector monday night at the home of mrs ron ld wards members of the al tar guild of st gexutfcs presented archdejicoii thompson with a note book and mrs thompson a silver tray mrs fred armstrong guild president made the presentations a series of farewell presentations culminated in a reception la sl georges church basement satur day afternoon for archdeacon and mrs w g o tfeoaijoa churchwardens jack armstrong and edwin wilson spoke for the congregation in wishing the couple happy yeers of retirement and thanking them fur over 22 years of faithful service to churches here and forty yars in the christian mlnistrfte a generous purse to which iiiembers of bl georges bad contributed was presented to them albert hunter presented a life membership in hal ton chapter ram together with s dozen pair of box while leslie clark acted for credit lodgs a fa am in present ing a pen and pencil set earlier in the day members of the legion gave the archdeacon a handsome smoking jacket and mrs thompson a bouquet of roses at other events last week areh- debcon thompson was feted by various church organisations in cluding the sunday school a trav elling bag the choir a pipe and tobacco jar and a purse from st albens church earlier such or ganizations as the wa daughters of the church aypa snd mens club had made presentations among those who poured tea on saturday were wives of church wardens past and present mrs ed win wilson mrs jack armstrong mrs fredminally mrs l w dsnn mrs thomas eason and mrs frank bcnner toronto mrs elmer mc- c umber toronto daughter of a furmcr warden the late w v grant and miss georgina young milton serving was done by members of the w a daughters of the church and aypa ihe archdeacon preached his last sermons sunday morning in st georges snd in st albans glen williams in the evening sybil bennett mp sum hall mpp may or jack armstrong reeve stan al len and members of the town coun cil attended fhc morning service when the church was filled with members of the congregation snd other friends to bid farewell to the popular rector and his wife girls pipe band en traim for chicago herbert family bereaved s george scott dies george scotb retired contractor and husband of the former tly her bert of georgetown died suddenly on sunday morning at his home in detroit it was a particular ahock to mrs bootts brothers in town to hear the news as hey had been expecting the couple to visit town thla week as they usually did during exhibi tion time mr and mrs thomas herbert mr and mrs arthur herbert and mr norman herbert attended the funeral service in detroit yesterday nude to the parish a yet and a w- urad clergyman archdeacon mac- social personal mr and mrs john hughes of gcelph street spent two weeka recently in montreal- where they had a happy time visiting with brothers and sisters ted leslie with mr and mrs cy one month till fall fair day one month from today is the op ening day of georgetowns annual fair when hall exhibitors will be bringing out their exhibitors it is hoped that the many new residents of georgetown as well as the citi zens of long standing will enter into the spirit of the show business and the various classes as listed in the 107th prize list just oft the press if you would like a copy call the secretary g u mcgil- ray and one will bc mailed to ou the 1054 prize list offers many specials in the domestic science and ladies work classes and you can rruike yourself a tittle pin money by exhibiting at georgetown fair as well as help to make this annual show bigger and better than ever the junior farmer and farmer ette will certainly be interested in a chance to win a wrist watch and this can be done by entering in the commercial dairy and beef classes and showmanship section there arc two classes with the bank of commerce and barbers gift sh donating watches holstein breeders will fare well too with special prizes for best lolstein herd being donated- as follows silver tray by royal bank 400 lbs pasturegro by swifts and a cash prize by n a robinson sons n watch this paper forfurlher pot ticulars on georgetown fair and kcqp october 1 and 2 on your date list it interesting irlp to the muchevn state tbey vlahed halnftxys ttgttdb pipe tkmtk members jot georgetown girl pipe bond who played at the biant music festival in chicago recently were snapped on the train that carried theni there by a tor- onto telegm photographer seen in the group atave are from rtiw ijatmne lytfi mu p rtiihty anil tgniiipt vnn back to school next tuesday when school opens next week some of the senior public school pupils will be shifting schools boundaries have been slightly altered for the entrance class with durham street aervlns thla year to aeparate putula between the two- aehools the old boundaries which run up queen street to mcnab then under the culvert and down john street to the railway track will still be used for grades 1 to 7 the river acta as the boundary for kindergarten elaasm which will number over fifty at each school according- to advance rtitietiatkuv received by the principals harold chaplirisjcirtws eileen kerr june allenvjq chap-

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