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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday may 30th 1945 200 per annum 5c a copy georgetown boy home from service overseas last week was a happy one for se ven georgetown and district families with the return home of their service men from overseas arriving togeth er at toronto last wednesday night were pte gordon lane cqms joe emmersoa po john wilson pte mormon mcdonald pte harry allen pte ltoyd grace andpltlt leon cowtan pte gord lane wounded at dieppe in august 142 served with the west minster regiment he enlisted origi nally with the lome soots to april 1941 and went overseas tihe follow ing june gord was employed ftt jjarley kay ltd before going on ac tive service pltlt leon cowtan overseas for two and onehalf years as a wireless operator in the west africa coastal command arrived home may 34th to be greeted by his wife the former sue smith and son rabbin whom be saw tor the first time plt1a oowtan looking tanned and fit was working with a new zealand squad- xon he has been a member of the roaf for tour years and prior to enlisting was employed by the dale estate brampton just before com ing home leon saw fp les olark nd norm barber who is in an army orchestra after being overseas more than five yean pte barry allen was reunited with m wife and daughter barbara at present living in milton pte al len was m headquarters company of ho 1 odn corps he enlisted ori ginally with the lome scots and has served m italy holland and belgium one brother sgmn stanley is still serving overseas and his other bro- ttieiv harvey baa returned from overseas service and is employed by pro paper ltd pte kfoxman mt- who has been a prisonerofwar in germany since october wtfa was liberated on april 13th by british troops and ar rived in toronto last wednesday night has mother is mrs eknily mc donald of dolly vanden norm was in hospital for a time in e with a sore foot but is now feeling fine pilot officer john wilson wu given his commission when he arrived in hfrftfrnd after having been a prisoner- ofwar in germany since october 12 1mb a wlielesseirgunner in the rgaf he bailed out over amhelm holland when bis plane was shot down by german light fighters three of the crew were killed he was at large for three days before the ger mans picked him up the dutch family he apptoaohed tor feftex coiod not bide him or they would have all been shot pk wilson is in good health in spite of the starvation ras meted out iu th p on christmas day their food con sisted of three slices of bread two potatoes and a cup of watery turnnip soup just to anger the prisoners the germans posted up the menu ger man prisonersofwar in canada had christinas day pk wilson and bis fellow prisoners felt very bitter about the excellent meals and housing of the german prisonersofwar in can ada when they were so poorly treated- john said he was one of the lucky ones and wasnt abused their only pastime at the camp was reading p o wilson has come back home with the very definite impression tbat can ada is the most wonderful country in tiie world pte lloyd grace overseas 5 years with the royal canadian engineers arrived home wednesday night last on a 30day rotation leave lloyd has served in holland belgium and ger many he was an employee of smith and stone ltd before enlisting with the rjce in london ontario pte grace wishes to thank the soldiers comforts committee legion w a loren scots wa and the united church for their kindness in sending him darcels c qjms joe emmerson went over seas with the lome scots four years ago he is home on a 30day rotation leave with his wife and children grant ahi marina a brother chief petty officer john is in halifax nj3 and another brother sgmn jim is in the navy at sydney nfl 10jjj3 hold meeting the countess of stathmore chap- tar lojjjkm held their monthly meeting monday may 21st with the regent mrs l j bell prodding several items of business were dis cussed and plans made for the mhe- ofpennles held last saturday mrs h e baudn was appointed convenor each member brought a chocolate bars to the convenor of the adopted ship committee miss m cave these will be sent to the crew mrs arthur beaumont in charge of the chapters adopted school in haliburton collect ed the used clothing brought to the meeting and it will be shipped to the school in the very near future tea and sandwiches were served by the hostesses for the evening mrs j x kelly miss m mackenzie and miss hoda erwin mbs max hauptmann dies in kitchener hospital mrs max hauptmann the former rosina flunfer passed away on mon day may 21st in st marys hospital kitchener where she bad been a pati ent for a week the late mrs haupt- rnann had lived in georgetown for past thirteen years where her husband la employed with smith stone ltd devoted to her family ahe lived a hardworking christian life and had borne the pain of a seri ous umess for the past few years with courage and fortitude she was a member of georgetown baptist church and took an active in terest in tihe mission circle of the church surviving are her husband and one daughter ingeborg at home the funeral service was held from mjcclurea funeral home on wednes day with her pastor rev j k os- trom officiating at the service pall bearers were george chapman char lie roberts bill mcdonald watson wlnfleld clarence bain and km thompson interment was in green wood cemetery georgetown her weary hours and days of pain her troubled nights are past and in our aching hearts we know she baa found sweet rest at last board of trade executive meet the first executive meeting of the newly elected officers of the george town board of trade met in the municipal building last friday night president arthur speight presided fr a e wilford publisher of transport news addressed the board m regard to an advertising scheme he was promoting in an endeavor to induce u s manufacturers to locate in ontario small towns his contacts would entail o remuneration of 200 00 the board felt the town was not in a position to cope with fur ther new industry until such times as housing and labour righted itself but would keep mr wufords plan tn mind the housing problem was then hsx cussed again at some length and the board felt the townspeople certainly did not realize the seriousness of the situation 33t was planned to draw their attention and that of the town council to this fact by an open letter in the press and to souoltr the whole hearted support of all citizens so that sometbing in the line of housing may assure our soldier boys of accommoda tion when they return mayor harold cleave and rev c o cochrane were elected honorary presidents and appointed to the execu tive a donation of 10 00 was passed to the sports setion to be used for re creational work among the younger boys of the town at the park this project is open to all boys who attend a request will be made to the lo- halton deanery the clergy of halton deanery met on may 15th at st georges holy i communion was celebrated at 1030 by rev rural dean kirk assisted by archdeacon thompson rev 8 h colebrool was the preaotier meet ings for business and discussion were at the rectory and dinner was served at the mcglbbon hotel a paper was given at the afternoon session by rev e rlgby on the sub- ject of rural life and was followed bj considerable discussion the following resolution was passed after discussion of bible instruction in the public schools resolved that one deanery of halton strongly and unanimously approves of the bible teaching in the schools and expresses appreciation of the action of the de partment of education in the course they are pursuing card of thanks f the family of the late mrs w h anthony wish to thank ohelr friends and neighbours for their kind expres sions of sympathy extended to them and for the floral tributes at the time of the death of their dear mother cal council of women asking them for permission to remove and repair the swings now located in central park to the agricultural park or any place where they see fit in order that they may be pot to better use the m drive for the 1946- 46 season it now under way and it is hoped that many more wql avail themselves of becoming a member of the georgetown board of trade jean macdonald wed in toronto a pretty marriage was solemnized on may 12th at parkdale presbyter ian ohuch when jean elizabeth mac- donald daughter of mr john mac- donald became the bride of mr edward witty of toronto the rev c c oochane of knox presbyterian church georgetown officiated at the ceremony which took place at three o clock the bride was attired in a street- leneth frock of white sheer and lace her fingertip veil fell from a head- di ess of seed pearls and orange blossoms and she wore a corsage of red roses land white sveet peas the bridesmaid was miss grace macdon- ala sister of the bride who wore a powder blue sheer dress with match ing headdress and corsage of pink roses and whte sweet peas the brides brother mr william macdon- aldof toronto was groomsman following the ceremony a reception was held at the old mill where the brides sisterinlaw mrs wm mac donald received with the wedding party for the wedding trip to new york mrs witty changed to a blue ensemble with black topcoat and ac cessories dpon their return mr and mrs witty will reside in toronto engagement notice mr and mrs frank smith bauin- afad announce the engagement of their bwin daughter ruth wlnnttred to wilfred mbkmnon burt sen of mr and mrs cheater burt of hutseurg wedding to take place in ballinaf ad united church june 33rd the weather h l hutt we have had a lot of unusual weather this soring that has had f marked effect on vegetation and win have a more marked effect on various crops for bettor or worse this year to begin with there was little or no frost in the ground last wlntermarch proved to be the warmest on record and the first half of april there were no rains to hold up work on the land and a lot of spring seeding was done much earlier than usual which now looks very promising for a bountiful crop then the latter part of april and for the greater part of may we have had incessant ram that has held us work on the land so that seeding nov done earlier will be very late and quite likely lighter yielding another effect of the lack of sun shine o for the greater part of this month has been the sickly growth of plants in greenhouses yesterday we struck out to find a few tomato plants that looked at to plant and instead we found a good grower so discour aged after all his hard work this spring he said he felt like pltehin his whole house full of plants on the scrap heap unfortunately au tbe help we could give him was to advise him to pray for more sunshine and vote for an honest to goodness govern ment at toronto and ottawa on elec tion days province of ontario general election june 4th 1945 notice to active service voters absent from their units the attention of members of the navy army and air force and all other persona who qualify as active service voters under the ontario active service voting regulations 1945 is directed to the following provisions 1 active service voters at their homes active service voters who are in their place of ordinary residence on polling day may vote in the manner prescribed by the election act for civilian voters whether or not their names are on the voters list on taking a declaration form 8a before the deputy returning officer such voters may vote at the regular polling place for the voting subdivision in which they reside 2 active service voters on leave or furlough active service voters who are absent from their units but not in their place of ordinary residence on leave or furlough including such voters on farm leave or industrial leave may poll their votes with any commissioned officer appointed to take the votes of active service voters oa producing to such commissioned officer docu mentary proof that they are on leave or furlough and provided that they have not already voted in the election such voters should apply to the nearest naval military or air force headquarters for information as to the location of the commissioned officer nearest to their present address alex c lewis chief election officer province of ontario date h and l rain temp tall tues may 22 75 61 jov wed may 23 56 40 thut3 may 24 06 40 fri may 25 i 73 40 sat may 26 71 41 sun may 37 71 60 man may 28 66 60 m fubuc school hold open aftkrnoon last wednesday afternoon day the georgetown public school was open to the parents and friends of the school tht guests were free to visit the classrooms from 130 to 230 see the classwork in progress chat with the teachers and see the work of the past school year display ed in each room by so doing it was felt that the parents mtgbt theitnom eaxqy fee awe to u their chads comparative position in the academic standing of their losp classes bach classroom presented a very colourful display i arts and craft work besides examples of work done in the various other subjects of the school curriculum the staff was well pleased with the umber of parent who took advantage of this oupnnm by of cooperating with the teachers in this way the classroom visitation was fol lowed by a program in keeping with empire day presented at 340 in the assembly room of the school after the opening chorus by the en- tlre sc and a few remarks from the prlnicipal the program was ed mer to pauline herrington presi dent of the junior red cross who act ed as chairman grade x presented two numbera old king cole and hickory dicky ory dock mixed choirs from grades iv and v sang the waterfall and now is the month of maying this was followed by a health playlet the safety first train from grade ii two choruses from the senior boys were enjoyed aurora and men of harlech grade ills con tribution to the program was a marching song our country follow ed bj a twopart girts choir o west thou in the caum blast the concluding number was a vic tory pageant presented by the pupus of the senior grades this was moat fitting to the occasion and recalled many of the highlights of the past ave years of war leading up to ys day and spoke of the winning of the peace which now confronts us mrs mclellan music supervisor of milton presided at the piano she was ably assisted m the musical part at the piano by miss hazel harrison for mer music supervisor of the school social and personal mr and mrs h b graham of glen williams have purchased tbe former mumolland home on chapel st and have taken up residence there we are glad to report that m charlotte mccullough who has been seriously ill for some time m guelpb general hospital la now much im proved and out of hospital mlas ftosle roranlu and miss ann ourto visited mr and mrs r ucoafca on the 34th of may last friday evening a number of friends held a surprise party for mrs e oneiu at the home of her sister mrs j h uutoo mrs otoeur health has improved considerably and aba is going to visit her father mr web ster at oakwood rev r c xpdd is attendlns ses sions of the hannhan conference of the united church of canada bsmf held this week at mbmaster univer sity hamilton lleasra j b ladsr and t u ishe are lay repum nuuiei from georgetown united church