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he seventyseventh year of publication wednesday evening 3tttlwr 200 vic mojlfim p8180med dead wn audience received a rare treat thursday hight 1 major edith r dick rrc adrewei meeting held by red crou societyteus of experience in france belgium despite tew sobaero weather of ichmomtey night jan 24th a goodly i asjmber of interested citizens gathered l tin tt public library auditorium to i tear major edith r dick rjlo ro- 9m1 bed cross of milton formerly t mnfcfcwl matron of no 10 canadian i unit toll of iier trlpexijerl- and work especially hi franco tad belgium in the summer and au- lumn of lmt lhe president of the local red cross mr leroy dale ko was chairman off che evening and in introducing major dick said tt was a pleasure to introduce one who bad brought honour jh our oouufcy major dick is a daughter of crown attorney and mrs i dick of milton mr dale also thought that georgetown could claim snare of the honour as major dicks grandmother mrs sidney young james at has been a resident here for a great number of years long before major dicks informal talk was ended her audience felt well repaid for venturing out on such s frosty night major dick told of leav ing the shores of canada in december 1943 in the big luxury liner queen uaabeth and- how it took hours of jstoadfly marching feet before lhlps human cargo was complete she sou ttte about her hospital work snglandv-herw- they had outfitted an obstetrical ward for civilian use bow they would get word to be pre pared to accept three hundred-casual- on from the italian battle front tmtt rest kindness had been shown them by tike people of britain and but she knew her audience wanted to bear about her hospital work in france and belgium so she quickly came to that interesting part of her talk how they hud been fortunate enough to go over the channel in a into instead of a barge as anticipated and bow they had arrived two hours before their vans were scheduled tc pick them up and were told to sit in s comer and make themselves as in conspicuous as possible this being shortly after d day she said that teamwork had meant so much even tn their organization everyone in then- right place at the right time she paid great tribute to the nursing sis ters at the casualty clearing stations whose work was so much more ardu ous and called for so much more have- whatlttakes than those at the base hospital these nurses actually sorted ttte wounded sending on those that could be moved and keeping the chest and abdominally wounded at the clearing stations all through her talk she paid great tribute to the help of the red cross lime and again she mentioned articles that might have been made right in our own red cross workrooms the short bedjackets the box linings the woollen comforts all came in for a share of her praise as for the patch work quilts wen their uses are manl- fold the pastel tones served as bed spreads as the army quota never con tained a sufficient number to equip all beds they brought a bit of color to an otherwise drab room quilts were used as covers for the wheelchairs or rugs tor the grass while the soldiers were convalescing the afghans were used as throws to cover the patients when they were trp and about yet having their after noon naps the first seventytwo hour leave that a soldier gets after being in hospital he is equipped with woollen comforts by the red cross and is allowed to select the type of sweater he wishes just as if he were shopping for it whether a turtleneck sleeveless or vneck major di spoke of the bloodbanks the ttcg cross comforts bags the red cross letter writers for those with hand injuries the red cross cards sent to next of kin reporting the true condition of patients in fact their work is legion major dick also said that she knew our editors brother major t j blehn eye ear nose and throat speci alist attached to the same hospital as she was he was doing very one work oyer there she also mentioned know ing col r j nodweu a brother of mr w nodwen of this town she might have mentioned had she known at the tune oat godfrey coiner is also on the dietetictans staff of this same hospital mr dale tn thanking major dick took the opportunity of making a plea on behalf of the local red cross for more workers- there was considerable room for improvement over om pres ent setup our soldiers were stand- tnfj firm and forging ahead there has jxrn tin slackening tn our war effort nor should there be any on ttte home front not even tn our red cross work ab v mil j missing since april 28th 1m when blmuc8 athabaskan was sank by enemy action able sea man victor millar is reported as missing presumed dead in an official casualty list issued from naval headquarters last week son of mr and mrs isaac molar sff lafcevlew former residents ef georgetown vic had been tn the navy for three years and had been a member of the athabaskan crew since she pot to sea a year before her smkmr the 1900ton des troyer was on prelnvmston mano euvres tn the english channel when she was split hi two by a german submarine ten officers and u5 ratings lest their lives to the sinking the remainder of the crew being resetted by a sister ship the halda while us were taken prisoners by the germans born and educated hi england victor came to canada with his family in 1mb an settled in geor getown where he was employed with alliance paper mills at time of enlistment tn the navy he was tl years ef age burvtving be sides his sorrowing parents are tw sisters mrs norman bto- lanffaun irene of lakevlew and mr robert anderson audrey ef georgetown to these are ex- tended the heartfelt sympathy of the comnmnity urut russell fbftbstxnb bomb from overseas with i4dq inj his many friends b town will be glad to know of lieut russell flre- stlnvs arrival hack in canada and al so to learn that although he received bad tog injury in france he win eventually have full use of his ksj again lieut ftrestine was wounded on august 20th after being ra france only a short tune he arrived back m toronto last wednesday and was met by his good friends mr and mrs sam tennant and lcjopl jean tenoant he to in charley park hospital at present but expects to come norne to the tennants shortly mr and mrs tennant report he looks very fit con sidering the rather had tune he has had like the other boys who have come home lieut firesune was very happy to be on canadian soil again after having been overseas for fifteen mon ths at the time he was wounded pte bernard tennant was wltc him and it was through bernard that the tennant family received news of the casualty before being officially noti fied by the government the unit was about five miles from the front line in france when lieut plresttne was wounded during his service tn eng land and france russell saw several men from geor inch nick carter chuck davles tom given percy chaplin and roof bar- re palliating in the army to june w39 lieut flrestine trained at brampton newmarket three rivera and brock- ville before proceeding overseas tadlbxynusvtt wedding at 4 st rjnobobs a pretty wedding was solemnised on saturday afternoon january arth when wlnnlfred irene wuletv daugh ter of mr and mrs w wlllett on tario street became the bride of gerald dtnm pendley son of mr and mrs j fendtoy norval archdeacon w o o thompson officiated at the ceremony- in st georges angtloan church the bride wore a twopiece rose en semble with brown pnesbortai and age of white carnations her bridesmaid was miss pearl webster who onose a turquoise dress with to accessories and corsage of ptnfc carnations mr wesley fendtey of hamilton brother of ttte groom was best man v following the wedding a reception for the family and a few friends was held at ttte brides home where mrs wfflett in a wine crepe ensemble re ceived the guests upon their return from the wedding trip mr and mrs pendley will live tn georgetown hornby well january has gone and we can not say that we regret its passing for it has brought us little comfort it has been the coldest january with in the memory of the oldest resident with nary a thaw at all the mer cury has been at or away below sero most of- the time there has been a succession of snowsbarms and buz zards water supplies are getting low and many have to melt snow for wash ing water and many farmers are drawing water for their stock let us hope that feburary will bring us the thaw that january failed to provide the north grey byelection has not engendered sufficient heat to warm up the air that continually blows down to us from that direction perhaps the rv ajtm lroachtag general election win me oaraer t- yjjg yp a wt for mr howard bradley is m sat isfactory progress toward recovery following his recent operation but has cot yet returned home from hospital in milton mrs william near is spending some time in the home of her daughter mrs edward brlgden after a few days in milton hospital where she received some medical treatment we hope her condition win rapidly im prove the sympathy of all is extended to mr william nielsen owing to the re cent death of bis sister mrs wuuam allan whose burial took place in mu- ton on monday major dick was then qoestioned bout tier in tar at buoktogbam card of thanks the family of the late mrs p f blackburn wish to extend their heart felt thanks and appreciation for the acts of kindness messages of sympathy and beautttul floral offerings reoe from their kind friends and nelfh- boura during their recent sad bere ment palace and though rsmniantra i grackunuy save a word picture of thts and his majesty the king she re ceived the royal red cross a token of srjprecistktn given to nurses for their work on the field our wounded soldier are to be en- vied tf an the mines are as osdntr as bright as efftetens and as kind as major dick tis audience en readily understand what monad the sons tb rose of wo manl land m the last war a fat heads lorne soots band executive for ims the annual meeting of the lome scots band was held tn the band rooms in the old town han on tues day january 23rd mr s a fay of milton was chosen president for uh6 other officers elected wet honorary presidents l r fleck b mackenzie d g h wright a mason acton col g b s cousene col w e phillips col jas bellan- tlne vice president i ernecle secretary ohas w lanaborough acton treasurer h king caonmlttee a c herbert joseph carter j t armstrong r speuvogel acton b mckerr milton ubrarisns t herbert j property custodian and caretaker n long social committee t herbert herbert r speuvogel mrs p f blackburn dibs 8uddemxv it was a distinct shock to her many friends in this district to hear of the sudden death on sunday jan 31st of errs qoldtne arnold beloved wife of p f btackburn and youngest daugh ter of the late herbert thomas and mary graham arnold born in acton at an early age she moved to george town where she spent the rest of her life she was a member of st geor ges church of england and was treas urer of the wa for the past thirteen years she was past district deputy of verdun rebekah lodge also member of countess of strattunore chapter toxe besides her hus band she leaves to mourn her loss two daughters jacqueline and helen also four brothers william and roy of acton and george and jack of geor getown and two sisters mrs g o brown norval and mrs g g me- nlcol georgetown the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon from st georges church and was conducted by her pastor rev w o o thompson interment took place in btnctest cemetery acton by h l hutt there are two young peach trees in this vicinity we had intended to watch carefully this spring for me prospects of a fine peach croo but with the mercury down to 30 and 28 below only a few yards from our tree snd bir roneyti tree onry t iew nunared yards away and on the same level we are not counting heavily on the peach crop we have not heard a peach peep out of the niagara district yet but we know how thfltgrowers down there get on their glasses and with an anxi ous look on their faces begin to slice into fruit buds after the weather has been down to 10 or 12 below one con solation is there was a generous show of fruit buds last fan and they went into the winter in excellent condition here are the tell tale records dat h and l bnow- temp fan mrs r c todds father dies in toronto the sympathy of the community is extended to mrs r c todd the death of whose father took place in toronto last sunday afternoon ttie late james henry laverty was bom in new york city 75 years ago raised in ohatsworth out he later became a realtor in toronto he was an eldsr of centennial united church to ronto his death came after an illness of over a year mr laverty is survived by bis wife elizabeth a son captain the rev a m laverty overseas and a daughter florence mrs r c todd george town a sister and brother also sur vive mrs alex robertson ssnjose california and mr william laverty edmonton aha the funeral service was by rev s h greenslade from myers elliott funeral parlours tuesday last at 4 pan interment was tn prospect cemetery toronto 1944 fair bestjn past ten years annualllmeetinqreports show craig reid elected president for third term other officer elected c e herrington guest speaker the weather tims jan as 33 17 wl jan at 8 a tburs jan as 19 38 ftt jan m 15 20 23 sun jan 38 e mon jan sb 37 10 limehouse the county road leading to the vil lage was closed by the blow of last week until plowed early saturday morning the congregational meeting of umehouse presbyterian church has been postponed one week the burial of the late victor d d praser of cheltenham took place tn llrnebouse cemetery on saturday two quilts were completed last week one at mm h nortons for the wmj3 and one at mrs jos scotts for the w l mrs j e campben spent ttte week end with mrs lane mr and mrs wilfred rohrmrm of guelpb visited mr w a lane on miss a ryan chairman public school board the public school board bem ttwir flrst meeting of the new year on wednesday evening january 17th miss a rvan was elected chairman of the board and the following com mlttees appointed supply committee j d kelly and mrs p w cleave property committee h barnes f v msooonnack and d p crlehton attendance officer w gp marshall secretarytressurer p b harrison representative on pubuc library boardmrs j l lambert the board wtil meet the second tuesday of each month several cases of tire and gas thefts people who value their fourwheeled autobuggies these days of gas and tire rationing would do well to keep them securely locked away in a garage when not in use judging from the fate that has befallen a few unfortun ates within the last week on saturday night last a party from the dominion bridge company ski club in toronto came out to spend the week end at y camp norval the lane leading to the camp was blocked with snow and three cars had to remain parked at the gate for the night tn the morning the girls found that seven wheels complete with tires and tubes had been neatry removed from two of the cars traf fic officer ray mason is investigating another case of car tampering oc curred a few hundred yards farther along the highway towards george town a week ago saturday night when the a e sbalns were disturbed by a noise in their garage at about half past two in the morning upon investigation the next morning they found someone had drained the gas tank of the car and had evidently been in the act of trying to take off the spare tire when the lights in the house frightened them away traffic ofncer mason is also investigating this mr aittrar knovtes is undergoing treatment for goitre tn gntsph gen eral hospital we hope that lie may mr and mrs mae given of desks smafc are vudttng with mr sad mrs mark given and famfiy a i i tbat ttte once rarely en- pienttful in the georgetown dhsrtet this winter there have been several dogs suffering from uneriiirrtitfi with the bristly beesuea laws to assure dog stirred by revelations of eruetty ong lovers are urging obngrssa to protect k4 valiant wawft twhlleia from vtrisse- hon oh ttds sun fftib 4 issue of the detroit sunday times brbujtng yon the american weakly with an article on these dog heroes snd many twoalarm fikk on milton main btkekt fsuduut a two alarm fire occurred on main street milton last friday night when the frame block owned by ernest mlddleton and formerly the p of the late e syexs very narrowly escaped complete destruction dam age was estimated at around 12000 matters shoe store marshall whites printing office chambers bakery fred dewars insurance office and the apartment of mrs evelyn block are all included in the building and sus tained damage the fire is said to have started from overheated stove pipes the alarm was first sounded at 630 pjn and the blase extinguished but apparently it was still active in the partitions of the buodtng for at 800 oclock miss dorothy roffey noticed fire again and turned in a second alarm by this time it was threaten ing to gain great headway and if it had gone unnoticed a few minutes longer the building would have been lost it is situated between the bank nova scotia and the dcrmmion store both of which are brick build- sudden passing of isabel tfe- dermh in toronto saddens georgetown home it was a great shock to her friends in town to learn of the sudden pass ing of isabel mdntyre modermld popular georgetown girt tuesday january 23rd in ill health for the past few months miss mcdermld had recently returned from a trip to the west and was taken to toronto wes tern hospital for treatment a few weeks ago her condition was not be lleved critical when death came quietly in her sleep born in georgetown she was the only daughter of mrs john 8 mc dermld and the late mr mcdermm she received her schooling in george town and for the past ten years she had been a member of the local post office staff she was an active mem ber of georgetown united church and t valued member of the countess of strathmore chapter lode being secretary of that organization 1 was also s member of the bon temps club to moum her loss she leaves her mother and one brother rev john a mcdermld of brampton funeral services from the family residence on thursday were conducted by hex pas tor rev r c todd pallbearers were walter richardson douglas cole charles willson j g kennedy sam mackenzie and howard wm interment wes made to greenwood cemetery georgetown mojh report the uos pesents the f odowtoc re- pbrt on i btfmflflft bsessss for the month of january tn georgetown chlckenpox 0 scarletfever 1 1 measles 0 german measles 0 mumps 0 infantile paralysis 0 typhoid fever v wtjoopmg ooogh t oerebrosptnei mmttagttsi ospfciemk r t tuberculosis lu the 98th annual meeting of the ra- queaing agricultural society operettas georgetown fair was held in fee municipal building on satorday after noon january 37th with a fair at tendance in his address president craig reid thanked an those who had assisted in making the lm f sir ti husking corn competition and otbf projects sponsored by the society tb grand success they turned out to be he touched on the various phases of tbe fair rrigwhjnting the events that proved most attraclve to the show slid offered suggestions to bring ttte weak sections up to par the financial report was presented by the treasurer p w cleave and showed the largest increase known ht some years three years ago the so ciety bad a deficit and tins year statement showed a bank balance of 430000 with an obligations met the directors agreed that there was time to rest on our laurels but tcmfct they must continue to strive to mate georgetown fair one of the most out standing in this section of ttie pro vince and on a level with ttie larger fairs many suggestions were pot forth for increasing the prise nst and providing better entertotoment for fafc goers mr c e herrington presiden of the halton county poultry association was guest speaker and gave a eery enllghtning talk on poultry from the showmans angle he said that both the poultry fancier and the of production fowl were both toward the same goal bote wem working for higher egg prddoxttobv etc while the bird fancier ende ed to attain the high egg produotlsa and at the same time keep the bm true tb type and variety the prodos- uon breeder was not so particular as long as production was tocre breeding fancy poultry goes back to the days of jungle fowl stm tat herrlnton and there are 207 differ ent varieties he said the g town district was noted for the bu ber of fancy poultry breeders and compared favourably with any rbstrtbt of the province mr herrtngton sem the newry org halton oo poultry association would enonavear to cooperate with the fan bsazdv bl revising the prise list he bad ben an exhibitor at georgetown fan for 33 vears mrs herb cleave mrs spencer wilson craig reld and g mpuvnry were appointed as delegates to the ontario fairs association conventtom to be bem tn the king edward 1 an feb 8th and 9th directors on the various gave reports on last years work i activities on fair day special mention was made of iuccess of the husking corn t tion the arts be crafts display at ttfsv fair school childrens work and tts tight horse show members of ttk georgetown arts crafts are mt a display at the fairs convention hi toronto next month at the request of the department mention was ess made of the address to be given at ttsk same convention by c howltt pulsb school inspector for halton ooomtf or effective planning for an exhibit of school childrens work the election of officers took place as follows honorary president hughes coeaver mp honorary vicepresident l st fleck president craig reid 1st vlcefresidentw j agrftt and vlcepresidenhsrdlne prjea treasurer p w cleave secretary garfield mcguvray honorary directorsnat douglas o h wright john 1 w a wilson dr r t paul t u leslie herb cleave board of directors o w took t j brownrldge john m h meyer r miller h a 1 glesworth w c cuimingbem i carpenter spencer wilson fetch howard may n h browb ix charles nelson a robtnsoo jsaass fisher associate dlrectorsk c 1 john mokabb r mcchrxe lady directors mrs h mrs spencer wilson mfc o mflostw tough miss skde bird miss ernw oault