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seventysecond year of publication wednesday evening november 16th 1938 i5u per annum in advance 1200 to usa dominion parliament to open at ottawa early in january subcommittee of cabinet to make arrangements for visit of their majesties next summer us trade treaty almost completedunhuig back at meetings by spectator ottawa nov 15th the next session erf parliament will start early in janu ary- this point was made clear by mr mackenzie king on his return ifrom the west indies where in com- jjony with mr skelton ander secre tary of state for external affairs he lias been spending the past few weeks in recreation after a strenuous and trying summer- mr king also rruide it quite clear that parliament was not to be rushed in its deliberations be cause of the visit of their majesties next summer word had not yet been received of the exact time when the sing and queen would arrive in canada if the legislative programme lor the session was not finished wnen their majesties come to canada par liament will be adjourned and re assembled later to finish up we will expedite the business as much as pos sible said mr king although we do not want parliament to be rushed the business of parliament will be proceeded with in an orderly manner it was hoped and expected said mr kmg that their majesties would visit ah provinces of the dominion during their three weeks visit to this coun try there would be close coopera tion and consultation between the federal and provincial so that all ar rangements would dovetail ox course all plans covering the tour through canada would be subject to tbelr majcsties approval a subcommittee of the cabinet would be in charge of arrangements the main principle which will govern the itinerary- will be to let their majesties see as many and be seen by as many as possible of the people of the dominion social arrangements will be kept to a mini mum the king and queen will be given the opportunity of becoming ac quainted with their subjects in the tjommlon the visit which the mon- archs will make to the united states will not be taken out of the time spent m canada they will be in canada the full three weeks originally intend- wbether the king would preside at a meeting of the privy council in canada of which there are about ninety members is not certain the prime minister however felt that it would be a very nice thing if this did occur in london mr chamberlain the prime minister has described the coming visit of the king and queen to canada as a truly historic occasion illustrating the special part their majesties would take in the life of the commonwealth of nations also of outstanding importance said mr chamberlain was the decision to lake the opportunity of their presence in canada to pay a short visit to the united states their majesties uld carry with them a warm message of g to the great republic of the jitm world if the trade treaty with the united states were ready for signature the nfton would have been called he- lore christmas but without the treaty there would be little sense in bringing from distant parts of can ada for sittings of a week or two rnd then have them travel long distances to their homes for the christmas re cess there is still the uncerunity about when the treaty will be signed when it is ready for signature mr mackenzie king will go to washing ton to sign it beyond the fact that it is now in its final stages secrecy still surrounds the progress of the negotiations mr c a dunning minister of fin ance is beginning to attend meetings of the cabinet at ottawa he serins to be quite recovered from the illiess which attacked him in the last lew days of last session he is still how ever taking care not to overstrain his strength and has not up to the pres ent taken over the administration of bis department the department ios fortunately been under the capable guidance of his deputy minister dr clarke a report issued by the department of finance shows that in the past wo or three years about 47 million dollars nave been loaned on housing schemes in the dominion a little over 22 mil lion have been spent on the repair improvement and modernization of houses under the home improvement act and the balance under the na uonal housing act and its predecessor the dominion housing act the na uonal housing act did not come into effect until the end df july and con siderable time was spent in making the necessary arrangements with land ing companies a large part of the building season had therefore already passed before the act came into actual operation furthermore there were adverse business conditions and the crisis in europe to retard matters for all that good progress was made it is particularly encouraging that october although an autumn month had the largest number of loans ap proved of any month since the hous ing pi began this was a favorable sign for the next building season deputation waited on t a blakelock mpp in protest against establishing a brewers warehouse in georgetown on saturday afternoon a strong deputation from georgetown and vici nity waited on mr t a buteltck mjp for halton county to present a protest against the establishment of a bowery warehouse in georgetown they were well received by the member and given the assurance that nothing had as yet been decided re garding this matter that a wellsign ed petition would decide the issue and that he himself would sponsor a de putation to mr odette provincial liquor commissioner he also assured the deputation that the movement originated not from within george town but with the brewers associa tion a petition is being circulated in the town and surrounding country and everyone concerned is asked by the deputation to see that his or her name is on it correspondence milton nov 11th 1938 dear mr editor at the annual meeting of the hal- ton county educational association in milton last night i was not able in any adequate way to express my thanks and appreciation for the very beautiful illuminated address present ed to me on behalf of the trustees and ratepayers of the county in recogni tion of my twentyfive years service as public school inspector in haltcn at the meeting were present repre sentatives of both rural and urban boards in fairly large numbers and i trust they realised how humbled and grateful i felt for this manifesta tion of their confidence and regard but i am constrained to ask you for the favor of a short space in ymr paper to offer to the larger constitu ency which these men and women represented indeed to the whole coun ty my warmest thanks for the uni form kindness i have received at their hands during all these years i do trust that in the quarter century i have been privileged to serve the county some advances have been made in the status of our schools but i hasten to disclaim any major credit for improvements that have come about teachers trustees parents and the girls and boys themselves in the schools have cooperated to the fullest extent and to them the credit must go for my progress that as been made i am deeply indebted to all for cur tesy goodwill and cooperation i have received on all hands i believe there has developed in the past few years among the supporters of our schools a deepening concern for the welfare of these schools and a keener appreciation of the value and impor tance in fashioning thcfuture of our citizenship only through the sym pathetic cooperation of all concern ed can the best results be achieved i shall continue to have the deepest interest in all your efforts towards improvement it is a source of gratification that in my successor tn office mr l l skuce ba b paed you have a man of such tried experience and recogni zed ability i am sure that he will have the same willing support anj as sistance in all quarters that i have steadily received at last nights meeting an unpar donable omission was made in my failure to pay tribute to the man who has for years been the secretary of our trustees and ratepayers associ ation i refer to mr m a campbell to him more than to any other one man has been due the success of the organization made twentyfive years ago he has interested himself in every phase of our educational prob lems and has been more than faith ful in his office as secretary the county has reason to be proud that mr campbells ability has been so recognized in the wider sphere of the province a tact that led to his ap pointment as secretary of therprovin- cial organization in conclusion i wish to again thank j night all who in any capacity in the county i have assisted me during my term of office and to assure one and all of my very best wishes for the future ac cess of educational efforts in this good old county sincerely yours j m denyes october relief cost 18716 in esquesing township sheep claims grant to fairs and other accounts paid stewarttown nov 14th 1938 the council held their regular monthly meeting on monday after noon deputyreeve w a wilson councillors o h may g w murray and edwin harrop were present reeve n a robinson presided at the meeting the minutes or the last meeting were read and confirmed communications were read from w plaveue judge munro w r somerville and be limehouse wo mens institute may murray that the treasurer pay relief accounts as presented by the reuef officer 18716 carried wilson harrop that the treasur er pay the road sheets as presented by the road superintendent 213192 carried harrop wilson that the treasur er pay bell telephone co 38121 222 9112 150 total 372 corpor ation of georgetown esquesings share division court costs and rent 3300 a w benton attending before judze on appeals against 193s voters list and mileage 560 cecil chlsholm at tending before judge on appeals against 1938 voters list and mileage 635 n a robinson selecting jurors 500 cecil chlsholm selecting jurors 500 a w benton selecting jurors 500 i m bennett selecting jurors 500 j h smith 1 cord wood for council chamber 850 1 single cord kindling 20 total 1100 carried murray may that the treasurer pay sheep claims a j evans 2 ewe lambs killed by 1600 i lamb in jured by dogs 200 total 1800 w a wilson 1 ewe lamb killed by dogs 800 1 lamb injured by dogs 5100 total 900 archie ecclcs 1 ewe lamb killed by dogs 800 k c lindsay valuator 4 trips 800 carried harrop wilson that the treasur er pay agricultural grants hilton agricultural society 2500 esquesing agrlcutlural society 7500 acton agricultural society 7500 carried wilson harrop that this council do now adjourn to meet on december 15th at 10 am or at the call of the reeve carried bloor- switzeit wedding si stephens church of england hornby was the scene of a wedding on saturday afternoon when irene josephine sinclair daughter of mr and mrs joseph c swluer norval became the bride of james ernest bloor only son of mr and mrs james bloor malton rev w g brook officiated mrs clarence den is presided at the organ and as the register was signed miss doris swlt- zer sang the bride wore a gown of white taffeta fashioned on princess lines her long net veil was held by a clus ter of orange blossoms and she car ried a shower bouquet of lily-of-the- valley and fern her only ornament was a white gold locket the gift the groom miss jean switzer georgetown sister of the bride was maid of honor wearing a dirndl dress of turquoise blue taffeta with fuchsia velvet trim she wore a dolls hat of turquoise blue flowers and carried johanna hill roses miss marjorie switzer was bridesmaid gowned romance pink taffeta with blue vevet trlm with matching floral headdress and bouquet of johanna hll roses mr arthur plant was best man and the ushers were messrs arnold and fred swiuer a reception was held for members of the immediate families at the home of the brides parents mrs switzer receiving in a gown of black crepe with corsage of orchids assist ed by mrs bloor who wore black vel vet with a corsage of johanna hill rosebuds the bride travelled li black sports frock with mulberry oat trimmed with squirrel and black ac cessories on their return they wil make their home near malton past masters night at credit lodge pedestal dedicated to mem ory of the late vw bro george ford there was a large members and many visiting brethren at credit lodge ap a3l no 219 georgetown last friday night when the annual past masters night was observed the nrst degree was conferred by the following past masters wil- w bro w h long ipilw bro h dickie sw w bro d crichton jw w bro l marchment jjj w bro f anguish sj3 w bro w lawson io w bro e cole ss w bro w evans js w bro h dayfoot a remembrance service and the de dication of a pedestal in memory of the late vw bro george ford was conducted by vw bro rev w g thompson among the visiting brethren were thirty members of mount dennis ledge headed by w bro archie mc lean wm members present from kitchener and waterloo lodges were rw bro e tallby djjojtf of wel lington district rw bro hugh freestone rw bro herman hass vw bro rellley after lodge all retired to the le gion hall where a banquet was held presided over by 8 j mackenzie master of credit lodge the toast list was as follows past masters proposed by bro v mcoonnack responded to by w bro w h long visitors proposed by bro k m langdon responded to by rw ero e tallby w bro archie mclean w bro geo hinton w bro a j leslie the candidate proposed by bro nodwell responded to by bro gorrlng the lome scots band orchestra provided music during the banquet destined for screen immortality the most important motion picture event of the year no cast no thrill ever to equal it truly great because its heartwalloping human story matches tears and laughs and ro mance for every spectacular moment of it clark gable myma loy spen cer tracy in victor flemings produc tion test pilot with lionel barry- more see this wonderful picture at the gregory theatre georgetown next saturday nov 19th afternoon and ashgrove the anniversary supper and concert held m the united church on nov 10th was a gratifying success the church was filled to capacity and al most all thought it was one of the best evenings we have had a hot supper preceded the excellent program with rev j o totlon the capable chairman the generous selections of music in ensembel and solo numbrrs given by the geo high scnool orchestra under the leadership a mr sutcllffe w9e greatly appreci ated many in the audience were un aware of ueh splendid talent in our georgetown young folk exceptional ly sweet and well given duets to misses ethel and doris hyatt accom panied by miss a sinclair of norval were indeed enjoyed mrs ola mc- naughton reader of toronto cami to us highly recommended and all were delighted with her wholesome and humorous pieces miss marjoir dawson soloist of milton accc panted by mrs foster added much to the eevnmgs program in her well- chosen numbers a remembrance day program was carried out at the young peoples un ion on sunday night under the direc tion ol miss ruth dierlam the scrip- tuer was read by miss isabel wrig- glesworth and two readings first one poppiesred by master gilbert wrlg- gelsworth and the second one re flections of armistice day by miss dierlam were quite appropriate duet shine for jesus was sung by misses joy and betty ruddell very fine address on remembranie day under these three headings 1 remember 2 fear not 3i respon sibility was given by our minister rev j o totton we were then fa voured by a piano duet by mrs j o totton and mrs frank wilson the galloping school tor the nor thern section of the young peooles unions of our presbytery will be hed here on thursday evening at 8 oclock sharp friday nov 18th is the progrcisive croklnole and social to be held in the sunday school room all are welcome premium paid or debentures by j l graham co toronto pavement five- year debenture bearing three and a half percent sold for 10160 our towns credit still fin class useful noxious weed by its rapid invasion or lands per manently or temporarily abandoned the russian thistle has retarded soil drifting and served as an emergency live stock feed when nothing else has been available it is an annual weed and is thought to have been introduc ed into the dakotas aboit 1873 later spreading into the prairie province of canada today don believe this thing of b atjoror at 30 or 30 or 80 luetegma each morning the dawn of the new day is the open door to a new world one that txmfenges u to make the beat of it so forget jul hilar live only in and for today apples can be kept two tears 1 apples may be kept two years by simply wrapping them in newspapers in order not to make a failure of the business however- only newspapers that have been paid for should be used otherwise the dampness result ing from the dues may cause the fruit to spou only for the hohday one of those flighty city women was visiting in the hills of new engiand she this place has so many odd and peculiar people native yes but most ol them go borne by the first of s one phase of the modern desire to get something for frothing is the expectation of some people that they can get all kinds of benefits through their home town life without contributing service to the advancement of that community there is one form of advertising tha costs noth ing ana it consists in saying good words for your home town it spreads the reputation of the community and encourages its people to work for progress your home merchant spends his life trying to provide merchandise that will meet your needs i at least give him a few minutes of your time to look at it halton scnool trustees and ratepayers association the annual meeting of the halton trustees and ratepayers association was held in the high school at milton on thursday november 10th five contestants representing the various school fairs in the county took part in the public speaking contest bessie early r r i campbeuville was chos en to represent halton county at the district contest which will be held the other contestants who took part in the public speaking contest were barbara cullen hugh harris nell richardson and gladys mullen the main feature of the meeting this year was the presentation of an illuminated address to mr j m denyes who has served the county for the past twenty ave years as oub- lic school inspector and who is now retiring mr j d campbell asisstant chief inspector for public and separate schools gave an outline of the early life of mr denyes mr campbell stated that mr denyes had begun as a teacher in a public school was ad vanced through continuation school high school and collegiate institute being appointed inspector of halton county while principal of oakriue high school he referred to the nigh regard which the department of edu cation held for mr denyes mr shipley speaking on behalf of the urban board stated that mr denyes had gone far in impressing the principles of virtue truth and honour upon the pupils under his care he referred to the outstanding fea tures which mr denyes had introduc ed into the county these features spread to other parts of the province of ontario john wilson who has been a trus tee in sjb is trafalgar for over fifty years paid tribute to mr den yes stating that he had always found mr denyes a helpful progressive and true friend to the trustees of the rural schools george gordon a member of the educational committee county coun cil emphasized the value of educa tion as it was a door which opened many opportunities to those who had extra training he thought it was the duty of all trustees and ratepayers to give the boys and girls the best edu cation possible he r to the high esteem which mr denyes held in the county council having been ap pointed by that body in 191 mr l l skuce the newly appoint ed inspector referred to the good work and the excellent conditions of the schools in halton county which was evidence of the fine work which mr denyes had carried on during his term as inspector mr skuce appre ciated the opportunity of following a man who had taken such an active part in the building up of the school system in halton county through the introduction of training houeshold science music etc mr holtby past president of the association in presenting the illum inated address to mr denyes con gratulated him on the work which he had done during the past twentyfive years he stated that mr denyes had spent his best efforts in the build ing up of the schools of the county and had assisted in the work of the school trustees and ratepayers as sociation he referred to mr denyes as a christian gentleman whose word and deed wild brfelied upon at all times the illuminated address which was presented to mr denyes read as fol lows on the occasion of your retirement from the office of inspector of public schools we the members of the hal ton county school trustees and rate payers association wish to pay tri bute to the excellent work you have done to give halton a leading place among the counties of ontario during the past twentyfive years you have by your interest and advice greatly assisted the school boards- the many wellequipped buildings of the county are in themselves a tribute to your work in the classroom vou have been an inspiration and a guide to the various teachers a high stan dard of work vrng the pupils has been the result through your ef forts one of the first county trustees associations of the porvince was or ganized the first auxiliary unit in a oneroomed school was established on your recommendation a nurse was employed by a school board for the first time you were an enthusiastic supporter of music in the schools and this county held the firs school music festival besides your interest in all edu cational matters we wish to recognise your hearty support of all worthy community enterprises it is with a deep sense of personal indebtedness that we tender this ex pression of our loyalty and affection in reply mr denyes referred to the importance of trustees tn the carrying on of the educational work through out the province he stated that die trustees had great opportunities to fashion and determine c sea in the scbool he regretted the action taken by trustees lntthe matter of large units of administration before ft had been thoroughly d he stated continued onlpage s town council met on tuesday even ing at 8 pin with mayor joseph gib bons in the chair reeve george davis and councillors n h brown joseph hall and thos lyons present tenders for 1810876 debentures 3h percent 5 years were opened as fol lows j l graham co 10160 k robinson co 10151- lynch me- names be co 10131 dyment ander son co 10000 harrison co 100775 the matter of putting in a supply of sand for the winter was discussed moved by hall seconded by brown that the tender of j l graham co for 810876 town of georgetown 3h percent 5 year debentures at a price of 10160 be accepted carried moved by lyons seconded by davis that bylaw no to provide for an issue of debentures to cover the cost of a pavement on john mcnab emery and king streets be now read a second and third times and finally py and the seal of the corporation be at tached thereto carried moved by lyons seconded by brown that we do now adjourn to meet on monday november 21st at 8 pm carried wctu the regular meeting of the wc tu was held thursday afternom nov 10th at the home of mrs mor- ley pettit maple ave r the presi dent mrs a r vannatter welcomed to our gathering visitors from balllna- fad and acton who accompanied ujs ida robinson of fergus a welling ton county worker the guest speaker of the afternoon as usual mrs a reeves conducted a helpful devotional period assisted by mrs henry caldwell the subject of study being psalm 46 a song of faith and courage god is our refuge and strengthmererore we will not fear a very earnest discussion led by mrs sutcllffe and mrs f c overend evidenced the deep concern aroused hi all members by the report current that a brewery warehouse is to be es tablished in georgetown mrs c b dayfoot reported re the steps already taken toward making protest to hos in authority against this proposed ex tension of liquor sale in our locality plans were made to uphold the forts of the committees frphyirt t the public meeting of proteose which- evening in the tjhltecvi a very ittvery instrumental solo by mrs norman burns pr the ad dress of the afternoon miss robin son gave an interesting account of the school for leaders which had been held early last august in wward kail toronto when fiftythree w from different parts of the provmce enroued for study under the leader ship or mrs john wright provincial president miss chappeue of tndana ujsjl and dr oeorge little of to ronto gleaned from much of value in the interesting address are these words of goodadylceior alt tempeanoe edu cators be uptodate and wellin formed never before has there been such abundance of sclenting evidence to uphold you in your stand for total abstinence as the only safetyam attltude toward beverage alcohol place these facts before young people and lead them in intelligent consider ation of the subject but teach them to make their own decisions based up on facts not opinions the delicious cup of tea served by our hostess provided opportunity for an enjoyable social halfhour which brought to a close another interestimj the invitation of mrs ferguson of bal one of our new members to hold weather permitting the de cember meeting at her home was enthusiastically accepted rev dr henry dickd3 veteran cleric honored celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination rev dr henry dickie retired united church mini ster formerly of georgetown was honored with a dinner at the gray gables avenue road toronto mon day evening of last week given by his son w c dickie vicepresident of the national bank of flint mich among those present who paid tri bute to the ministry of dr dickie in nova scotia ontario and oanadlan west were 8tr robert falconer rev j w m crawford rev dr r b cochrane rev a s orton and rev a m- dallas ralph ross and p ci wardley also spoke briefly dr and mrs dickie were assisted in recetvlibg by their sons w c and george dic kie and their daughter miss margaret dickie a storekeeper kept a blackboard in his store and as different people pass ed be asked them to write what they did a lawyer came along sad he wroca i plead for anr next came a preach er who piomdy wrote t pray for abi a doctor passed next and wrote i prescribe for all i then came along scrtiblec- pay for all-