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s- the georgetown herald seventy seventh year of publication wednesday july 18th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy welcome home 1mb week we inaugurate a new column to welcome back to george town and district soldiers sailor and airmen home on leave or discharged from the service we invite these men to drop into the h office for a chat and ask their and their fa mines cooperation in- notifying the herald of their return among the group returning last week from service overseas were sl- 0gt tom wames sgt trevor wb- mams pte albert simeon sgt char les wall pte chuck laws dvr shel don lawr and lopl j maodonald sgt charles wall returning on the he de prance foi a thirtyday leave prior to leaving fo paolflc service with the roap was sgt oharles b wall son of un afcert smith of milton he is a grandson of mrs joseph bulls and attended ashgrove school and george- town high school at time of enllst- ment be was attending school in port vr he has been overseas since april of this year he is visiting with relatives in the district during his leave st8t teas wants orerseas wttfa the lome soots amee jjtme 1mi s8gt tom warne ar rived in new tort aty on the queen icarr last wednesday afternoon and got home to georgetown 11uidy originally r- to june 1m0 with the 48th highlanders sjbgt wamea rejoined the lome soota when the regiment went active tom has everything good to say about england and scotland as he puts it and says the british people treated the canadians royally a small arm instructor during moat of tali army career in england he was particularly fortunate in being located jb a town where be could keep up with fcu music and was a member of the aldersbot choral society and the vaanborough operatic society a had a featured part in a production of the desert song put on some time ago by this latter groop this spring at the alderahot masks festival the ohoral society won first prises in all their four entries and 8-6gt- wamea won third prize for a tenor solo men l in the same unit as two other georgetown man walker cleave and jack watson- he was in action with the regiment all through the tough fighting in italy and at the conclusion of the campaign returned to england where he recuper ated from an attack of desert rash contracted in africa prior to enlist ment pte laws was employed with the dominion bridge co at toronto he will spend a thirty day leave at home and on a trip to the port hop and peterborough districts with hie family after which as a pacific vol unteer he reports to toronto pte laws speaks highly of the trip over and of the efficient arrangements made by the army to see that every thing on the homeward journey run smoothly and that no time is tost in speeding returning veterans to their homes he la also appreciative of the thoughtfulness of individuals and or ganizations in their parcels and let ters to him while he was overseas sgt trevor wukaaas overseas for four years sgt trevor williams was another district boy who made the trip home on the queen f mary and was reunited with his par ents mr and mrs j b wullams of the glen sgt wullams enlisted at london on jan 7th 1m1 and after training there and at debert nj3 went overseas the following july bom in wales he was able while in eng land to spend several leaves at his old home there oolng to prance with the first troops on d day sgt wonams was with the highland light infantry through tough fighting in belgium and took part in the schelde estuary am phibious ftnpalgn he was hospitali zed with shrapnel wounds for three months in england and then spent some time in a convalescent hospital he has enlisted for the pacific he has one brother pte jim williams overseas and another brother pilot officer harry wullams is with the roaf at oharlottetown pj3j other members of the hlj from here in cluded sgt wllttamr chum pte bob momenemy with whom he en listed pte ralph bludd and lieut bruce zimmerman who was killed in action last spring fred yeates died in 50th year his many friends were sorry to learn of the sudden death early tuesday morning in toronto oeneral hospital of fred yeates aged 47 years althougn mr yeates had been 111 since november death came suddenly as a result of a haemorrhage he had been in ouelph oeneral hospital for some time previous to being moved to toronto general hospital for speci al treatment the late mr yeates was the son of james yeates a native of georgetown who died in windsor in january and the late mrs yeate s he was bom in leigh lancashire england coming out to canada in 192 be and his wife the former euen setjdon have lived here ever since the late mr yeates was a charter member of georgetown post 120 can adian legion and a member of the imperial section of the legion he bad always been active in legion af fairs where his presence wtd be great ly missed mr yeates was a member of holy cross church he was employed with provincial paper ltd surviving him are his widow and one son james of the royal cana dian navy who will arrive home on j thursday he has one sister mrs brown windsor the funeral vice will be held in holy cross church prldey morning july 20th at 10 am dvr sheldon lswr overseas for 2 vi years with the rcasc dvr sheldon lawr who re turned on the queen mary has been in prance belgium holland and oer- nobman lowrey and eunice emmekson wed at baptist church beautiful floral decorations provided the setting in georgetown baptist church on saturday july 14th for the marriage of eunice daughter of mr and mrs james emmerson to nor man harold lowrey son of mrs jane lowey and the late george lowrey of brampton rev j e ostrom ofn elated given in marriage by her father the bride woe white satin with lace inserts and orange blossom headdress and finger tip veil she carried a shower bouquet of pink carnations she wa attended by miss evelyn roney of toronto wearing blue taf feta and net with shoulder length veil and carrying pink roses albert lowrey brother of the groom was best man and the ushers were george lowrey and jack davidson w lliam chearn of brampton sang a solo because during the signing of he register a reception was held in the legion hall where the brides mother receiv ed in a dress of queens blue with white accessories and a corsage white carnations the grooms mother assisted wearing mauve and grey 15 enter thi years hu slang corn competition the field crop competition in husking corn fifteen georgetown and district farmers have entered this year this is an increase of two over last year s number many other entries would have been mode this year hod it not been for the late planting- sea son and the uncertainty of the corn many records for tins part of the province were broken last year for husking om and it has been proved that this type of corn can be grown in halton at well as in the southwestern counties this corn is not only w good feeder but can be sold to oom- merdal buyers for the making of food products thbse entered this year are spencer wuson r b 1 norval this j btownrtdge r r 2 geor getown gordon hume r r it milton k c lindsay r r 1 georgetown w p thompson r r 3 oeorgetownt malcolm t mcnebb sons r r georgetown ruddell bros rr 3 georgetown john alexander r r 2 georgetown w h held- sons r bz george town fred nor- bl he brim harvey norse r r 2 george w a oatraader r r georgetown ohraoe pkfcet r r georgetown ross a brown b r 1 mml w e breckon freeman donations total 135975 for side childrens hospital campaign te weather by h l hutt the normal ralnrall for the month of july is three inches we got two inches in the downpour the last week end it was a grand rain for all of us w tn gardens and crops will keep gro tng at a great rate but i wonder how many thought of the damage it did on famas with soaked hay and beaten down grain crops it means a lot of extra betohichlng wox for the farmer but h is used to that and can take it so far this year there haa been no shortage of moisture hot we are long way short on heat units and heat loving crops are maturing slowiy following are the local records- fox last week with returns still incomplete in the local campaign for toronto sick children 6 hospital building fund s total of 1359 71 has been donated by citizens of georgetown and district space does not permit us to itemm the many generous donations received but a glance at the subscription list is ample proof that citizens are auoutf in their support of the campaign glen williams community where the campaign has been completed have a splendid record of 310 in do itions the parent fundin toronto has as- ready exoeded the six million dollar objective set last nights total being 612510522 with gifts still pouring in dote tues july 10 wed july 11 thurs july 12 fri july 13 sat july 14 sun july 15 mon july w many before joining the army three wl p years ago he was employed at malton three fighting sons of mr and mrs matt lawr his brother tpr harvey in england awaiting passage to canada and his other brother spr archie whose english wife and two children are living in georgetown is tn holland dvr lawr has enlisted for the pacific and is spending thirty days leave at home prior to reporting oack for duty also returning on the queen mary was his cousin tpr stanley marshall son of mr and mrs fred marshall of hamilton dvr lawr arrived in toronto on jul 12th exacuy thirty five ears to ihe diy when his mother arrived in that city from england one feature ol english life which made a particular impression was the speed and efficiency of the english trains which are a constant source of wonder to people from this side of the water on the trip from new york city to toronto the returning canadian spot ted a carload of bananas at bing- hampton n y the first they had seen tn five leara and it wasn t long until most of the travellers on the troop train were munching the yellow fruit those in charge of the shipment good naturedly gave all the ripest bananas to the soldiers ssgt wamea who is looking par ucularly fit and well is a pacific vol unteer and will spend thirty days with mrs wamea and their children marilyn and fred at their home on church street prior to reporting to toronto at present he is suffering from a mild case of larynglti con- ed the former gene kirby tracted on the boat trip home and it leaving town soon for the honeymoon trip north the bride looked charming in a brown checked suit with white aocessol and wearing a corsage of gardenias one their return the happy couple plan to make their home in bramp ton l stkr alan law discharged now working in thorold after two years service with the rcnvr leading stoker alan law has received his discharge from the service and has accepted a position with the ontario paper co at thorold enlisting in hamilton two years ago he trained on both coasts in canada travelled through the panama canal and saw action in the irish sea so months ago he was hospitalized in glasgow scotland and underwent an operation after convalescing with relatives whom he had not seen for 20 years in north ireland lstkr law returned home recently for bis di three years ago be marri- wbo win is hoped hte votoe will soon b tn to give georgetown a aampl of ate fine singing pte c f laws pte c f chtlck laws son of mr and mrs fred laws victoria street arrived in halifax at midnight on fri day on the re de france and got into union station early monday mcmlng joining the army in may ims he arrived in england in june of the following year as member of a lome scots reinforcement unit he went to north africa m november lfta and on new years day was transferred to hah- here h joined lb nstlns and prince ml m bari- home in thorold with ber husband orange lodges mark glorious twelfth at tottenham orange lodges from the district in cluding hornby glen williams and milton paraded at tottenham to cele brate the glorious 12th last thurs day the georgetown girl pipe band took part in the parade in tot tenham and in the evening journeyed to orangeville for the canadian le gion jamboree on sunday july 8th the pips band combined with the ouelph pipe band for an orange lodge church panda in that city baseball news by don brill on tuesdaj night the local boys baseball team under the capable lead rshlp of sgt jim sargent pulled hroigh i 12 6 victory over the smith stone team the batteries of don herrington and cliff norton for the boys and andy ritchie and doug herrington everett wilson ino holden were really hot don herrington astonished the sizeable crowd with his nine strikeout and only one walk pitching besides tills don banged out the only home run of the game and also got on base twice by virtue of an error and a walk bui mulr the first baseman made two lovely catches in foul territory besides getting on base four out of five times on two walks and two er rors ritchie pitched quite well for s s while oeorge rogers who actually belongs to the boys fielded excellently and banged out a long double th lineups were smith sc stone doug herrington c e wilson ss a ritchie p oeorge chaplin lb clarke 2b o louth if holden 3b g rogers rf c burns of boys team bill mulr lb w sargent rf b hoare 2b j king cf r dillon if d herrington p d brydon ss o norton c len tenn- ant 3b ejmehouse miss wlnnifred ivens was guest speaker at the wmj3 meeting at mrs e millers last week she re viewed the novel by unyd o douglas the robe which an enjoyed six ten ladles answered ma can with text work rain rev leonard self of norval was preacher at ltmebouse on sunday the congregation was quite small due to rainy weather and mrs jams noble visited mr and mrs poster of baden week prve limehouse ladles were guests of eag wi at the home of mrs devrles on tuesday mrs euerby was their speaker her subject being citizenship of which she is county con venor miss mildred reainsbottom of to ronto is holidaying with mr and mrs c a foster mr alex wright of toronto and pte norman mcdonald of brampton were at their respective homes over sunday mrs wilfred harding is progressing fafrourably at her home following few days in hospital while unloading arm and shoulder seriously telegrapher frank robinson of the royal navy visited the millers re cently mission band met at ruth browns lome friday evening and l tempi 83- 41 7tt 74 79 rain fall jw 148t active service notes baix1nafad mr d mobnery st i visiting his daughter mrs jack nelson at amea- dale ont also hi son- jack at screes river congratulations to mnri kbe wood and elizabeth benneti who passed their entrance- eammatton on their years work also to gray merri- am having passed the regular high school entrance exanttnatlon we are pleased to learn that mrs cameron mcenery has returned home much improved in health after her re cent operation the july meeting of the mission circle was held friday evening at the of joanna shortlu devotional exerdsee were taken by betty rldler the topic by joanna shorun was very interesting the mission band picnic was hekt at the home of mttsborttu there was a good attendance game and races were enjoyed by all a picnic lunch was servedv th robson family reunion wa beat saturday afternoon at the home of mr and mrs arthur bather 30 of the family being present a ball game and other sports planned by joanna shortlu and mxs 8 slnelalr were en joyed by all after which a picnic lunch was served on the lawn the young people met on monday evening last at the home of garnet and jean sinclair the devotional sborttu and floyd sborufl had charge of the rest of the meeting the topic was history of some of our well known hymns after the recreational part of the meeting the host and hostess served a vsry dainty lunch i to tx a s notes two ol the three staplrtop bj thers overseas cecil and asbert had ft reunion hi holland- lately when jv bert who is stationed hi took advantage of a lei cecils camp in the among the local men he renewed av qualntances with were steve ehunaf son pete tost fred that brae ha ley and bui boyle pte godfrey collier la now in obb many with the army of oooopattosv is with no hospital ashgrove miss m nixon of toronto 1 vlatt- tng with her niece mrs clayton wu son miss enid shore of woodbridge if visiting with mrs john hunter for few days mr w j blake of woodbridge lb h blake of goderich and lao roy blake of ottawa were sunday visitors at the borne of mr and mna frank wilson mrs stanley oonland is holidaying near bracebrldge tins week holiday time in georgetown an invitation stanley han mp j and mrs haq extend a cordial invitation to the citizens off hakon comity to attend a social evening at their bobwy lot 13 concession 16 township of trafalgar en wednesday jaly 15th at frm to meet the hen oeorge drew and bin drew and ether mem ber of the ontario government vacation closing for both industrie and merchants seems to be the ac cepted order this bummer in george town alliance paper and the two provincial paper mills are both closed down for this week and the smith stone plant has made plans for a acatlon week commencing jury 28 both the local contracting firm b mackenzie st son and the geor getown lumber company have an nounc d a holiday closing for the week of july 30th and harleykay are taking the period from july 27th to august 7th another georgetown firm enjoying a holiday this week is the dayfoot shoe company federal sales engineering have taken their vacation on a split week schedule hall the plant being away for one week and the other half the succeed ing week another firm closed down for this week is w j lavoie sc son the glen textile industrie ltd are taking the week of july 27th august 7th ss is the beaumont knit ting mill georgetown olay product is closed this week for a weeks holi days among merchants who have had their dosing holiday for the sum mer are smiths shoe store p f blackburn the georgetown cafe and peneons fish and chip store balrds bakery reopens this friday after a weeks holiday and g r muckart 1 taking the week of jub 30th the georgetown herald will be closed au gust 4th to august 11th inclusive professional men too must have their vacation dr p r watson is away foi o few weeks at present and dr c v winiams is dosing hi office for a month about jtdy 80th dr 8 e magwood veterinary surgeon 1 closed for this week dr oofford held ce will be doted to august 7th jtp stewarttown esqi eslng women s institute held their july meeting at mrs devrles home being a cool windy day the met ting was held in the sunroom in stead of on the lawn as planned mrs deviles presided at the meeting it ia h pleasure to have several of the limehouse institute members pres ent mrs ellerbj of limehouse ad dressed the members on the subject of citizenship and spoke of the privilege and responsibilities of being citizens of canada mrs devrles erad a paper in pursuit of happiness a social hour was spent during which lunch was served lopl and mrs hunt have moved into their house in georgetown we are sorry to lose them they have been good neighbours mrs f jenkinson and children of mount dennis are spending a few weeks at their home hen mr henwood of ouelph took the services at norval hornby and stew- arttown churches last sunday betty humphrey is holidaying with her grandparent hi toronto mr and mrs a grant betty smet- hurst mr and mr v patterson elsie schoales and daughters joan and may are spending a weak or two at mrs granfs home here saturday rain postpones sunday school picnics the ram last saturday forced post ponement of two bunday school pic nic scheduled for the day st oeor ge s sunday school win hotd their pto- nicjhls fwlrg saturday at t foot bdl knojt oburoh ban postponed plcnto to an tpr joe hall a recent issue of the smith i stamp shows tpr joe hall in front of his pup tent overseas joe i on of 39 employees of the plant on active service overseas brampton brampton wmthewar committee has voted branch of the canadian legion i help renovate their chased building l8gt donald campbell ployee of the armstrong co at time of his enlistment 1b m jumy ha been awarded the mdhatw medal for bravery m action k boy land over 200 peel county junior f mers enjoyed a cruise on the 0vqjs on lake ontario and tb masut river gordon vivian promtngnt biamy- ton businessman and manager of huttornrffle park it be new presi dent of the brampton lion ohm 1w club is cente and ht prepared to pay a por tion of the alary of a t eel director former poprietor villi 1 band of the royal hotell robson pi it away to har4 ctompietinw her fed year i art at the tmoantty of margaret wmteey daughter of mr and mrs btchard wutay mm be awarded an exabamj safcemmmfe m uulng her to a yearfewttenommt ft oomml