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the georgetown herald wednesday evening april 16th 1941 man what becomes of agricultural college graduates prof john buchanan of the ontario agricultural college guelph will be on hand to tell you at the first annual rural night i of the georgetown lions club parish hall norval monday april 21st 8 pm dst rexslqcum sleightofhand comedian charlie bodley at the piano a great show that you wont want to miss get your tickets now from any member of the club a representative of the toronto evening telegram will be on hand to receive a donation to the b wv fund t are you reading hawk in the wind our thrilling new serial by helen topping miller the story to date virgie morgan widowed owner of a carolina pulp mill has indignantly turned down a proposal of marriage from wallace withers wealthy widower whose eyes are on the prosperous mill run by virgie and marian her headstrong daughter who is infatuated with bry hutton a drunken nogood strongly disap proved of by virgie and lossie the morgan maldofallwork in last weeks instalment a young man who had lost his way in die mountains stumbled to the door and was giv en shelter by virgie and lossie this weeks instalment on page 7 come one to the come all saturday april 26th at sykes shed corner of market and yonge sts living room dining room bed room and kitchen furniture radios and assorted household goods sale begins at 1 30 d st frank fetch auctioneer mark every grave buy direct from u qakville monument works ttcolbonestwxonlwnmv oakvxlle i this and that in sport by o itm uoqumr spauno is now here in earnest but tbere is still no sign of any base ball aottvttir to town it is too bad ubat someone baa not taken hold of tine situation and started to pro mote what mlgbt prove to be a wel come summer prvt llwre are a number of newvoomera to our town woo are toning to get their hands on a n or even softball tf t op portunity presents ttsek how g tbese boys are we dont know but any rate they are willing to take a stab at the game there dobsnt seem to be much doing in the way of sports in the county although we cant picture milton without a baseball team it is our contention that too much em phasis is being placed on the foot that- a tot of iormeilplayereh join- ed the nghtlng forces and that we are neglecting the younger set who might be relied on bo fill the gaps we are sure our juvenile team of last season could- give a good account themselves m the 03-a- and we are also confident the rest of the county could do likewise fifteen ob moke yeabs ago georgetown was noted for its in terest in horseracing and for its races at fall fairs and other big days at that time a big dappel gray jack powers was a sure bet on any track ust last week at the age at 30 years jack powers died at the home of his ler john mitchell of eramosa township the horse originally be longed to the late william power of elora and was named sifter bis- son jack power prior to his retirement from the track this horse had set a mark of 300 and was considered one of the best in 1916 he was awarded the dominion championship having wotrinore races in that year than any other horse so often had jack pow ers travelled the tracks of the district that he knew them better than the driver it is said that he was a treat to watch seldom breaking but just maintained a long steady stride death came to the winner of many turf classics from the kick of another horse in the same stable and he had to be destroyed four hookey ofaamptnnshlfw that georgetown fans have been more or less in in were decid ed during the past week boston brums earned the stanley cup by de feating the detroit red wings in four straight games seaforth anally eli minated paisley to win the ihtcnae- b honours cor the flsst time st three straight to laarfc- tfae wmners romped off wllfa the junior c championltktp after bolton had been unbeaten until the eats clinton juvenile squad captured the ontario minor hookey association title and gained custody of trie uonel oonaoner cup when they outaeored regtopolis college of king ston 5 3 in a suddendeath game at midland saturday night so with this comment we say adieu to the hoc- bey season of 1m041 bobby goldham scores again only this time mb not on the ice the football field or the basketball floor but with toe robert ffltnrw oo of toronto on monday morning bob was pictured along wltti a num ber of other young- meri in this com pany s advertisement in the globe and mall as joining their sales staff in the sporting goods department an editorial in the same advertisement under the heading we are proud to present says on this page are pic tured students from 26 weuykffiowi toronto schools ttiese young men have set a high standard in scholar ship and sports and we believe tttej- are worthy representatives of the youth of this city and a credit to tb- rontofi able teachers as in the past two years when simpsons has had leading students on the selling staff these 26 young men will gain practical experience in the world or business when they join the selling staffs of the mens apparel boys apparej porting goods camera and book de- partmetns during the efcster holiday week bob ookttiarn is a senior ma triculation form student of northern vocational school of which he is president of the students cbunoil allstar football halfback canadian junior lacrosse champion forward basketrjan champion in track and held and a member of this yeara marlboro junior hockey team balltnafad anas phyitss foreman of toronto is spending the holidays at her ho here and mrs alan uorrtaon mrs h caldwell was the guest speak- at the easier thankoffering meeting of the wjmjs held on wed nesday april 9 the ballinafad atnd- liary were in charge of the devotional period taking as their theme peace mrs m o wilson of norval and mrs hector bird favored with a vo cal duet at the close of the meeting the ladles retired to the basement where everyone enjoyed afternoon tea preparatory services were conducted by the pastor of the united church on thursday evening april loth at the easter service on sunday morning the following young people were received as new members of the church may and jessie wlngflcld mabel wriggleawortt and clayton pick jr mr and mrs fred nurse and val erie were welcome visitors at church on sunday morning and mrs win wright the mission band an holding their evening in the church ifts c bomafl and margaret vhu m t wjl ust for their april oat- 5i jig mr stunt tod ttw opening the tfaa bi ifsoaiu mrs a tbreman tod la prayer after hm boafasm wsjffli nadkifm m jjjojvibs h baaadana a ix o mono oc sad an- j ltma at hka- wars bands slstton tdodss of stewarttown some of our easter visitors were at mrs jcrjoinsonrs mr and mb frank jenmnsan herble and marylyu and mr jack brown all of mount dennis at mrs dailys mi- p bauy mm and mrs edwanl bad and son john mr norman bally all of toronto mrs larwson is visiting in toronto for the easter holiday miss kelsey is spending the holiday at her home in clifford the aypa who provided the eas ter illy for the church on sunday presented it to mrs tracy who has been ul for some time norval mrs m macpherosn and miss jane macbherson of brentford and mrs ivor macdonald of st thomas vjsltr ed with mrs j n mcpherscn on sun day master jeffrey noble of toronto is r ti fft v withmt and mrs c coupland miss edith lioree rn of toronto spent the week end with her uncle mr j m morgason mr and mrs jos a harris of hallton spent the weekend in norval dr and mrs james bovalrd of london spent the week end with mrs l h laird sr miss grace mfllaughlin spent the week end in london mr and mrs stevenson of upper canada college are r the easter vacation at norval house the closing young peoples district- rlly was held in the presbyterian church last monday evening ashgrove l1mehouse bramucy suddenly m toronto on wednesday april mh 1m1 walter e brawley beloved husband of an nabeua brown funeral took place from his main st residence on saturday at 1 oclock with interment in forest lawn ceme tery orangevcue pau1kner in peel memorial hospi tal brampton on tuesday april is 1041 mary aderto graham widow of the late george faulkner aged 77 years the funeral win be hem at h o mccoures maple ave georgetown on thursday april 17th service at 230 oclock djst interment in greenwood cemetery georgetown in mbmobiam halpot hi loving memory of pte wubert halptn 116th battalion kill ed in france april 17th 1918 oft we think of you dear wubert and our hearts are sad with pain o this earth would be a heaven could we hear your voice again sadly missed by the family many holiday vutors m the village womens instttate raids knehre the april committee in charge of raising funds for war work of the women s institute held a euchre party at the home of mr and mrs a w benton on tuesday evening april 8 when a sum of thirteen dollars was realized prizes were won by mr steve ndrric and mrs e p and consolations went to mr joe ross and miss bertha shelboume mr harry devereaux held the lucky num ber on a pair of tea towels which were raffled the same evening these were auctioned so raising the p those present at the above euchre included mr harvey mcdowell mrs osborne mr joe ross mr harry devereaux mrs a norton mrs h norton mrs l campbell mr and mrs s norrle mr a maw mr percy hurst mr jas klrkpatriok mr and mrs jaxmeson mr and mrs e mjuer mr and mrs c e meredith mr joe scott mr jack davles mrs smethurst misses dorothy and bertha shelboume mr and mrs w gowdy mr and mrs s wright and miss shirley wright mrs e beerman mr and mrs f benton mrs w miuiere and miss gladys muliere mr arthur knowles the april meeting of the w m 8 was held at the home of mrs gale and miss xvens on thursday evening with mrs smethurst in the chair the text word was seek mrs a w benton led in prayer following respon sive reading of the scripture lesson mrs harry norton read from the study book the life of doctor go- forth mrs davidson rendered a solo under his wings during the pro gram after the benedlotlon the hos tess served a dainty lunch holiday visitors included mr and mrs jas davles of hamil ton and mr and mrs chris swack- hamer of acton with the davles fa mily mr wilfred johnson of thornloe with the mils mr and mrs e morrow mr and mrs arthur lane and daughters mr and mrs r lane and mr and mrs r packer of george all wttn mrs root lane mr t l oatnpbell home from ha milton mrs kittnear of tbronto with her son mks batty dickie and the storey fsnkfly wttto the m3b family d robertson at their cottage mr and mrs bail tanwab and mr and mm the halnea and sons with th scott family mr and mm who meaner and mr bib wit the mh- uera famoy mr a j amethurat of georgetown mr aad mrs pnmy hardtnr mr and mr fred harding wtth the the regular monthly meeting of the countess of strathtnore chapter lo djs was held at the home of mrs roaf barber monday evening april 14th twentytwo members being pres ent the regent presided in the ohair and the meeting opened with the members repeating the prayer of the order c the minutes of the previous meeting wm read and approved and the treasurer gave her report the wool convenor gave a report on the knit ting being done by the chapter eflooo was voted to the canadian fwar services fund final arrangements were made for the bridge and euchre to be held fri day april 25th under the imperial oil stations l odjs collections cartons will be placed in the imperial oil stations here for donations of new books or books in good condition to be forward ed to the nghtlng- forces also for new clothing new knitted garments new blankets and quflte cor the brit ish war victims mrs t wold guest speaker of the evening gave an interesting talk an her native country norway its in dustries fishing being its chief one its r formerly roman catholic now lutheran on its art nd litera ture and on its s famed the world over mrs wold had pictures showing the grandeur of the moun tains and the beauty of the fiords and of the wellbuilt and beautifully kept cities and towns she also bro knitted sweater mitts and embroid eries to show the excellence of their handterart a vote of thanks was tendered mrs wold the meeting adjourned after the members had sung the national anthem rev ix d dwrktoon itrmttnl as ter srrfces at fa pi onurch on sunday with mr harvey norton singing alone during the offertory the girls lookout club intend hold ing their postponed tea and baking sale this week mr wright and son norman of acton showed slides of the wwfr improvement plan contestant build ings and other reels at the school a week ago the children sold candy and took a collection to be given tow ard war work time to have yob want to step out in style fn the springtime hi clean smartly pressed clothing to match the seaaan better send yor spring clothes to rachlins now far cleaning and jam the parade of wendressed cos- tstimis serviced by na store your winter clothes for the summer months fully insured rachlin tailors phone 233 not to dr mbntfs oooo heres your chance to have fresh meats fruits and vegetables the year round our cold storage lockers are now ready for rental call and see them the georgetown creamery guelph st phone 174w i pastry flour svet 69c tomatoes lvnn bband 2 tins 23c soap chips th 25c beehlte or crown brum strictly fsesh corn syrup soda 2 1b 19c 5 lb 39c biscuits 2 lb 25c prani it budget blend butter bulk 2 lb 25c ifcaeraoau bias lb bbc choice htmty prunes 3 1b 29c ueat values pubs sausage lb 19c lard bulk lb 7c skinless rivs sxvtfiu wejners lb 19c brooms each 25c mkaum moovs back bacon lb 35c garden mkaijcn seeds 7 pkgs 25c pork rolls lb 25c ban aosc enousb coffee lb 47c brawn mould 10c fruit and v pineapple 19c grapefruit 5 for 25c oranges 19c 29c r apples 3 for 10c spinach celery lettuce radish