Georgetown Events, 1 95 1—1 967 59 From Charlottetown Guardian,

June 19: "Georgetown Once Busy Port with Top Shipbuilding'— in Special Fisheries section- historical

Mar. 25: "House Burns in Georgetown"— Mrs. Sadie Clorey's

June 24: Picture of Mary Lelacheur, Georgetown,: Montague High School Grade X11 valedictorian

July 4: G.H.S. Closing. Dennis Martell Wins Medal

Aug. 3: "Red Cross Swimming Classes are held in Georgetown" -with instructors Kaye Boudreault and Pat Sinclair

Aug. 10: "Track and Field Meet Held at Georgetown'

Aug. 19: "Georgetown Probable Location of New Large Fish Plant"— rumors of a "northern European" firm setting up. For the progress of this important development see Aug. 21 (Ray Soloman's comments) with pic.; Aug. 23: pictures of W.J. F. Fitzgerald, Edward Easton, James MacMahon, wharf, street, plant, pulp yard, C.N.R. Station; Sept. 27: naming of plant as Gulf Garden Foods Also Nov. 6

Aug. 22: "Georgetown School District Votes to Join Regional Unit'— in 1963-4.

Oct. 3: "Two Georgetown Men Fined on Charges of Assault" & with damages against property of Ernest Roche.

Oct. 31: "Legion Home Is Moved in

Georgetown"- from Richmond St. to Glenelg St.

Nov. 4: "FOur Per Cent Dividend Declared by Georgetown Credit Union" Earl Walsh is president, William Murphy is secretary-treasurer.

Nov. 5: "Shipbuilding Plant Plans for Georgetown Are Outlines' —Bathurst Marine. See also Nov. 6, Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Dec. 9

Nov. 27: Book Week Quizzes

Dec. 2: "Islands Newest Lion's Club ls Organized" by Souris Club Howard S. Macbean is president. J. W. Lavers, Secretary. Frank Parker, treasurer, with Alan MacPhee, lion tamer; Charles Mair, tail twister. First members aside from executive above are Allister Stewart, Charles MacConnell, John Walsh, Gordon (Red) lavers, Roland Gallant, Paul Batchilder. More on Lions Dec. 12, "Re Charter Night," Dec. 19 and in 1964: Jan. 11,Jan. 17, Jan. 30, .Feb. 13, Feb. 28, Mar. 2, Mar. 30, May 2, July 17, Aug. 4, etc.

Dec. 2: "Committees Are Appointed to Plan Georgetown Day Events" for Centennial year, with parade, track & field, water sports, sky—diving, dance, baseball gameetc.

Dec. 4: "Police Probing Break at Georgetown Legion Home"- breaks into Legion reported again on Jan. 27/ 64; Feb. 3/ 64; June 23 /64 , Nov. 14/64, Feb. 24/65 etc.

Dec. 5: Town-planning Act Proposed for Georgetown

Dec. 5: "Three cars involved in Highway Crash'— at Poole's Corner— unnamed Georgetown car

Dec. 9" "Two Vessels Load Spuds at Georgetown"

Dec. 11: "Georgetown Investigating Municipal Loan " (Report of Town Council)

Dec. 11: "Parked Car ls Damaged by H it— and-Run Driver'- J. Waldron Lavers' 1958 Ford Sedan, while Lavers was attending Council meeting.

Dec. 12: "Two Service Stations Report

Break-ins at Georgetown"- MacConnell‘s B.A. & MacLeans's Irving Oil

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