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the georgetown herald wednesday evening august 13th 1941 social and personal mr and mrs l5alton mccartney of ottawa are holidaying with friend in torn uisb emily tyodall of toronto la penmng this week with mrs w w tyndall or and mrs clifford held have re turned worn saisble beach where they pent their holiday mr david brill attended the bond clothing convention in montreal last mr and mrs a e lake of tim- dins spent a day last week with mr ad mrs a h feller miss ihitt watean has returned from a vacation spent at hollywood lodge lake slmooe mrs o c campbell and miss luena campbell spent a few days last week in rffila wlttr mrs d elder r idiss ann axmstrdhg and mlas joyce huilex of toronto are spending tola week with mrs a wright mlas hazel burkholder ot toronto is vacationing with mrs d l her bert at her home on maple avenue mrs i m bennett spent a few daya last week in barrie with her niece mrs james drummond and family master billy bulliyant is holidaying iii toronto with his sister mrs wil liam clements and mr clements mr and mrs r b shortlll and mr rid mrs floyd varey holidayed last week in the muskoka and huntsville district mr and mrs ross mcclellan slilr- ley and stanley ol stratford visited with mr and mrs frank petch last week miss peggy adams mr bill mc- nally and mrs paul barber are a oatlonlng chls week at bugles rest bala mr and mrs k c mcmillan and joyce have returned from a motor trip to quebec and the gaspe penin- ula mrs j murphy toots murphy and mrs frank holmes stayed with mr james stewart in new toronto for a holiday recently mr and mrs james murphy and mr and mrs alfred murphy of michi gan visited mrs j murphy and mrs fred yates over last week end pte lebar of petawawa military camp visited with mrs a e colman and other friends in the district re cently while on his last leave mr and mrs gordon pass and sons david and peter of preston visited with her parents mr and mrs wil liam bulllvant over the week end miss marion overend is a patient in the general hospital hamilton where he is making a satisfactory recovery following an emergency operation lor appendicitis misses l and c boomer accompani ed mr and mrs fred armstrong and miss doris armstrong on a recent va cation trip through the muskoka dis trict mrs charles booth and daughter betty of brampton and mr james ronalds and mr wilfred hul of nia gara falls visited over the week end with mr and mrs t s hill mr and mrs a m nielsen and miss lois nielsen have returned from two weeks vacation at port elgin and bruce beach lake huron miss bonnie bissett who has been guet of mlas betty speight for the past two weeks has returned to st thomas miss speight accompanied her and will spend two weeks in st thomas t mrs 0 b dayfoot returned on nftnday from muskoka falls where she had spent a quiet holiday with her son mr arthur dayfoot student mini ster of the united church in that district or and mrs j m kalne and child ren of winnipeg who are spending the summer at turifey point and mr and mrs r j hore of ouerph spent sunday at the home of miss osborne rev woo thompson and mrs thompson attended the wedding of miss florence w achardson and mr w s seaxle in st lukes church burlington last saturday afternoon sprucelawn home of mr and mrs john l robinson milton was the setting or a delightful trousseau tea on thursday in honour of their daugh ter miss margaret lois robinson- whose marriage to cecil davidson took place on saturday the hostess re ceived her guests wearing a flowered sheer gown and the brideelect chose a white silk taffeta gown a silver bowl of beautiful mixed flowers cen tred the table uhich was presided over by mrs nelson lawrence cousin of the bride assisting in looking after the many guests were miss e grace maytoee mrs bertram jones miss margaret robinson cousin of the brideelect and miss wanda lawrence over sixty ladies called during the af ternoon and evening two miscellan eous showers were given for the bride elect tt mflffjory neejands of hornby gave one and miss jessie cross of georgetown the other neighbours somebody near you is struggling along oner lifes desert sand faith hope and courage together are gone reach him a helping hand turn on his darkness a beam ot your light kindle to guide him a beacon are bright cheer his discouragement soothe his affriglt lovingly help him to stand somobodj near you is hungry and cold send him some aid today somebody near you is feeble and old left without human stay under his burden put hands kind and strong speak to him tenderly sing him a song haste to do something to help him along over his weary way dear one be busy for time flleth fast soon it will be all gone soon our season of service be past soon will our day be done somebody near you needs now a kind word some one needs help such as you can afford haste to assist in the name of the lord- there may be a soul to be won through the blitz to london by ltcol louis keen in the financial post editors note ltcol louis keene author of this article which appear ed recently in the financial post was formerly ojc of the lome scots with headquarters in brampton col keene is now in england in command of a canadian unit through the b11u the car i am riding in is a ford v8 exactly the same model the peo ple back home are riding in except that the steering wheel is on the light the machine and the body are the same but the similarity stops there the finish on the outside is a com bination of two kinds of paint one which looks as if it were made from soot and mud the other dirty drab the two are put on in an irregular de sign and the result is supposed to look something like the color tf earth or roads into which it is supposed to blend this is the camouflage on the windshield is a sticker which reads defence of the realm wd vehicle no this vehicle is being used for the purpose of his majesty s service tn an emergency the upholstery is a cheap dull glazed material which is also drab the army driver s uniform blends into the covering so do we all he has an army blanket which he can wrap around himself in his long wait outside headquarters there are very strict instructions that no government vehicle must be left unattended we are armed besides the steel helmets in the car are our respirators and the driver s rifle 4h50 round of ammunition on the shelf behind the back seat obey ing orders both drive- and myself wear loaded revolyets my binoculars and camera are in the glove case easily ailable are ordnance survey maps of the immediate district and of the corner of england which we are at present travelling in the luggage car rier in the rear there is a folded up camouflage net to be put over the car in case of neea two spades waterproof sheet four tins of arp petrol chains arc extinguisher and towing cable ii is difficult to write this in the car overhead we hear the roar of spitfires going somewhere toward thb coast we nre on our wa to london we are chceied by the sight of one of the 60 ft long raf lorries loaded with a torn messerschmitt full of holes part of it looking like a piece of crumpled silver paper from a cigarette package then two mysterious trucks loaded with something extremely heay covered with tarpaulins armed guards are riding on the backs of the trucks we can only guess that it may be tomommj night s load of bombs for germarjgsiy in onpssmall town is a pjll in garase where a few people are gath ered round a truck on which is an airplane it a an italian plane in show room condition with the date showing it to be only one month old we pass a truck and a trailer with balloon barrage cylinders then new wings for a bomber several enormous packing cases with srrlall screened ventilators in the sides each case be ing a sufficient load for a truck planes for the middle eas perhaps later vc see another aerial load large box- od three bladed propellers place names removed as sign posts names of places or roads hotel signs railwny signs store names church notices which might gie away locations to a ger man invader have been removed we can only find our wav about by look ins for familiar landmarks or work ing with maps names of place are even obliterated on auctioneers pos ters advertising the sale of stock and farm effects we pftas a sentry guard ing some gas pumps and as the army is very active doing traffic con trol we are directed on our way by soldiers wearing white sleeves or by motor cycle traffic control troops who look after the constant stream of con voys travelling in all directions in this country magpie miarklngs are painted on the road alvmain roads are white lined and along the curt4nitfhe paint ing is continuous eyeryujlrsj that might become a danger at night is ringed with white bands trees gate posts walls lamp posts edges of buildings steps anything which might be dangerous in the dark and if the object itself is not black enough the alternative bands are painted black even tree trunks which protrude onto a pathway are banded white every mudguard and bumper on all cars or trucks must be painted white and ped- filled in are taking longer now to repair what a harvest for the build ing trade when the war la over may they build wll and wisely mn nothing that can become a slum mil lions of partes of glass gqne not only from enemy action but also from our own antl aircraft guns what goes up must come down i air raids umred the siren goes again some people move toward a shelter but moat of the people take not the slightest no tice of it and one can hardly teil when the alert is on or when the mlders pased has been sounded the alarms being so frequent so much so that the hotels restaurant bare and offices have twosided cards which they swivel round air raid on one side raiders passed on the other these are to be seen everywhere and save people asking questions poor battered london hit and burnt in the places of the poor and the homes of the rich in the stores estrians are continually being warn- the east end and of regent seet ed to wear something white by ad- jums churches rnomimente vg- aces and other military objecuvjs whose destruction must show to the world that the hun never changes i f ffff bsyjc s try t ford fighting machines in action with spectacular realism the canadian ford company will present canadian fighting national exhibition this year a ycftri proving ground complete with dirt track shell holes r fcaaards and other obstacles 1 to test the stamina said performance of army trucks artil lery tractors and universal carriers is being coastructcd at pjthlhihn park daring test drivers will pat the formidcble war vehicles through their paces four times daily and free seating accommodation is being provided for several thousand spectators the vehicles demonstrated in the show will include those shown above 1 bcwt army truck 2 field artillery tractor s uni versal carrier a told the canadian ford company produces more than 20 different types of vehicles for military use and has supplied empire armies with more than 90000 units to data vertlsements in the press war traffic heavy death defying cyclists pour out of a shadow lactory at shift time swarm all over the road and flit in between the heavy traffic like pigeons hi lon don a rolls royce with a solitary pros peroufi looking occupant is being dri ven by a uniformed chauffeur who says we re short of petrol a great olive grey painted tank full of pool gas passes up then a stream of 10 crash helmeted army motor cyclists go by wearing the blue and white arm bands of the signal corps a large sign on an even larger boarding says dig for victory two london mbtor buses go by under their own power with their tops completely burnt out by incendiary bombs there are many marks in the road where in cendiary bombs have burnt the wood en naving before being put out we pass a convoy slowly weaving in and out among the oncoming traf flc to discover it is eght 4 7 guns and their equipment going up to help in the jefence of london eight twice the lumber that gibraltar had at the time of the munich mess we pash a place that used to bt a beauty spot with a lake which has ill been trained the swans are look ing at the mud very disconsolately all the water having been taken from un der them our town has a large cotton poster across tl street have you seen our messerschmitt we pass a load of newsprint this is now worth about 28 5s od a ton at the beginning of the war it was 11 8s od next a sign unexploded bomb- keep away an air raid siren starts to wail at this point there have ben so many of them and so often that they now cause more annoyance than anything else there have been so many that english people have overcome their shyness or prejudice in carrving steel helmets many of the wardens have thelrs painted white so that they will be more easily recognized in the dark we notice a woman taking her steel helmet from hopping basket in front of her bicycle as she rides along the police alwuys wear their blue steel helmets when on dut in he flat fields we see that the haystacks have been built so as to break up the possible landing spaces road blocks tree trunks with a wheel at one end huge concrete blocks and bnt steel rails buried in cement old farm vehtcts and decrepit automobiles are either in place to drag across the road or are in the middle of spaces which might be considered suitable landing place for the hun the limp pists are still standing but in 1 m cacs tne uss has been re i motett mostly bj enemy action a comov of now trucks not yet tak en ow r bv the covernment ire driven j by ivilian drivers we arc picd by i numbtr ol private cars some with mittrcats strnpied ovtr the op to prewnt splinters and thcic is a steady s ream of cars loaded with families buwlis perambulators suitcases bed d iit uid pets evacuating peopl from l doi v pass manv tngonioumv came- t flnm i buildinsn which have be n jhmnllv pn pared as surprises for our distinguished vijtor if he oan mmvg o ci here another hold op in the traffic look ing out of the car window we see a hme piece of bomb hanging up by a piece of rope outside a public hoise and on t is written in chalk we hive been blasted try some of our blasted beer nearest first aid post for talking casualties only besides the many wrecked buildings which we are already familiar with by our journeys there are more every time we come which is frequently a building which received a d licet hit was cut clean off leaving the fire places exposed on every floor and on one floor we noticed clothes still hanging up on their hooks and pic tures on the walls in the distance we now hear the whomp whompl of falling bombs a truck bearing the title rescue party with ladders tackle and steel-helmet- ed civilians in dungarees passes there is another hold up this time a big one police and auxiliary fire service men are trying to untangle the traffic on the right a big fire is raging it has been going all night stretching right across the road ar four heavy wirebound hose pipes car rying water to the scene ot action a policeman asks me if we are on duty and being also assured that the car is not heavily loaded we are told to drive slowly across the four hoses and continue on our way windows bricked tip many windows of shops have been bricked up completely brick aprons have been built up around the front doors and lower windows of many public buqcmngb and rt in oase many of tbem have loopholes through which to fire as we get into london there t one largs m news parade garfield l mcouvtay jall fair but a month aww the cooler weather of the past few days or should we say nights makes one tnlnk that fair time is not far off in fact it is only a month away for georgetown s fair dates have been advanced this year to comply with the publics wishes for a saturday fair so mark your calendar september 12 and 13 red letter aays we are glad georgetown is having a fair this year because there has not been a real gettogether in the park this summer even in wartime it is necessary to have some sort of outtng to keep up the courage and morale cf i i people and give them a chance to how what they are doing toward canada o war effort at first the directors of the esques- ing agricultural society were skepti cal as to whether to hold a fair this y ear or not some towns were not having the annual show bu f ma jority were the department of igrl culture urged all fair boards o carry on during the war as canada needed a showplace lor agriculture for agri cultural products were vital in the war effort britain needed better bacon beef eggs and farm produce what bet ter place was there to show and compare these products than at the local fair it is hoped the georgetown com munity will rally around this tune honoured institution and make this the ninety fifth annual event one of the most successful yet held ninety- five years is a long time in which to hold as many continuous fair days the chain must not be broken fair aay in georgetown has been a day on whlci townspeople and farm folk meet for friendly intercourse when out of- town visitors and old residents gather to meet their friends in an atmos phere of happy memories and rooouoo- uons it would be a shame yea a tragedy if vus years fair was no supported by every dttsen of our town an institution that has existed through good times and bad for nlnetir4tve years appesb to you to support their 14i victory falr and furthermore dont let any thing interfere with your entering a many exhibits as possible in the fair the ladles are especially appealed to to boost the exhibit of homebaking and domestic science in fact the mmsber of things that could be exhi bited at the local fair are innumber- atole trme is short get your exhibits ready carry moke truth than fiction the other day we were talking to some influential businessmen who in formed us that before long there would be a shortage of bath tubs due to the government requiring more ma terials for the war effort in fact it is already stated that in the city of kitchener ome new homes are minus this useful bathroom fixture which all goes to show that the weekly sat urday night bath may not be tak en in such luxurious quarters and that the collapsible rubber tub now in the attic or the family wash tub may again come into its own no we would hardly like to think that the weekly dip would be done away with if bath tubs were no more but few would be in favor ot the horseaedbuggyway of going about it especially in a new home glen williams miss una hill has been holidaying for a week at orlllla the guest of mr and mrs joseph wilcox mrs e a hill has been holidaying this week in toronto mr and mrs bert hill and mrs edward hill jr spent saturday with mr and mrs edward hill la toronto bs 7m yovrilrmrs qtrathy work quick smvic a49 foto album free su you ret unique- service in georgetown at s p chapman phabma91st dancing huttonville park wednesday and saturday leading obctdbstha8 kxgulak admbsiok 1 tea and sale of home baking on the lawn at knox presbyterian church on saturday august 16 from 4 to 7 tea 25c everybody welcome which formerly had oneway traffic now has traffic ninnlnc in each direc tion the craters wmefa at the be- ghmlr of the blita were so quickly white sattn pastry flour 24 lb when packed 69c baking powder one found tin 19 ungraded a v country kist peas 2 tins 1 bc domino tea vto china sod silver call for the tempting frafrtnee sod fullbodied fftnovr of domino tea re- v4 j frssbiifcf and tiuiizinf a 1ajh mm swsfib btaod of the worlds 79 than batf a esot a test richmello coffe lb 41c 3 for 25c clarks 90 ot tins pork beans peaches no 1 69c bologna lb 19c canteloupe laro whll 2 for 17c peamealed bacon lb 49c celery bunch 5c chicken roll lb 39c large green peppers 2 for 9c sklnlcn weiners lb 26c beets 3 bun 10c jellied veal lb 41c celery hearts bun 10c cooked ham lb 32c dominion stores ltd thqnk uu ires debrery l for victory