Georgetown Events, 1 95 1- 1 967 45 From Charlottetown Guardian,

(Events prior to 1951 are listed in

Georgetown Stories

1951:

Jan. 26 & 30: Panamanian freighter takes n 40,000 bags of seed potatoes at Georgetown, the latest winter loading ever.

Feb. 8: Picture of Georgetown Town Council inc. Mayor Boudreault See also Feb. 16, Mar. 16, May 23. Councillors acclaimed were Guy Hemphill, Henry Martell. Emerson Llewellyn, Raymond Soloman. Andrew MacNeil and Patrick Murphy.

Feb. 12: Inquest ordered into a death. See also Feb. 20.

Feb. 23: Georgetown to be assembly area for pulpwood on former pit—prop land. See Aug. 4.

Mar. 12: School ice sports

Mar. 16: Fancy—dress carnival

Mar. 28: Georgetown School Girls' hockey team are P.E.l. interscholastic

champions.

Apr. 3: Georgetown Community Welfare League

April 16: Gerald Soloman is a highway fatality.

May 26: NB. Mair picture re ordination

June 5: Alden Jenkins is a fatality in car accident.

July 4: School prize list

July 31: Street paving

Aug. 8: Nine baptized by immersion at railway wharf. Also Sept. 8

Aug. 16: Swim meet

Teaching staff: G.H.S, 1951-2; Mervyn Maclnnis, principal & J. B. Scully, D. A. MacCormack, Mrs. Florence Jenkins.

Anne Keenan, Genevieve Soloman

Sept. 6: Georgetown Canadian legion meets; also Oct. 20 & 29, Dec. 21.

Sept. 18: Freighter loads pulpwood. See also Oct. 24; Dec. 3.

Sept. 21: G.H.S. Sports Field Day

Oct. 16: Georgetown Ladies' Auxiliary to legion is formed. Pres.: Mrs. J. W. lavers, Sec: Mrs. J.A.B. MacConnell; Treas: Mrs. Mary Yorston

Nov. 6: Annual meeting of the Credit Union

Nov. 12: Record attendance at memorial service; also Dec. 10, Dec. 21

Dec. 31: "Georgetown Busy Port These Days" article

1952:

Jan 3: Sonny George's picture before going overseas in Can. Army

Jan. 4: Newfoundland schooner is grounded off Georgetown.

Jan. 8: Baptist Sunday School concert

Jan. 10: Picture of Sgt. Ward Landry in Korea laying a roof.

Jan. 14: Community Welfare League

Jan. 16: Georgetown Town Council on mail delivery

Jan. 17; Harbour still completely ice— free

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