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the georgetown herald twelve paces avhiortnd sacond clm toil potf ofhc dp ottawa georgetown ont wednesday august 19th 19s9 x motor license bureau closed for vacation august 17th to 29th l indusjva conservationists everywhere will heartily endorse peel county coun cils condemnation of any unneces sary slaughter or trees in new housing developments there are still many excellent stands of unv ber throughout the credit valley watershed and many fine indivi- dlxj specimens wihich owe their continued existence to the efforts of treeconscious residents the credit valley conservation auth ority has taken a leading part in reforestation efforts throughout this district and js- prepared to render assistance to anyone inter ested in the planting of forest trees and windbreaks enquiries may be addressed to field officer e f sutter at the terra cotta headquarters of the conservation authority an interesting account of the local forests of the past is record ed in the official credit valley report early concern with timber fine ill send item right heme welcome words at mealtime usually a phone call or two among the neigh- hours rounds them up how many cold meals and frayed tempers and moments of uneasiness have you been spared be cause your telephone was handy how many manhunts when small ones have wandered off the telephone helps male a neighbourly commu nity helps us all to live morjesecurdy to get more things done more easily yes your telephone is a wonderfully lowcoat wonderfully efficient servant peel county condemns slaughter of trees will red around pine and oaktor the british navy and the asily cut softwoods for building purposes fuelwood was important but was everywhere abundant and npt worthy of special note in addition the type of timber was of indirect interest as an indica tion of the quality of the land pineoak forests indicating light easily worked soil and maple- each stands suggesting richer but heavier soils today with the exception of farm woodlots where revenue is still a factor the trees of the watershed are primarily regarded as a means of holding the water level of enhancing recreation areas and beautifying the land scape there are many good rea sons for preserving and protect ing our trees varian founder invented klystron a man who gave his name to one of georgetowns industries died last week dr russell harrison varian 61 inventor in 1937 with his brother sigurd of the klystron tube died aboard a cruise ship near juneau alaska of a heart attack va f j 20 millionayear electronics which established a canadian i branch in georgetown five years ago they invented the klystron a radio tube operating at micro wave frequencies that figured pro minently in the development of world war ii radar and later gui ded missiles dr varian was board chairman of varian associ ates at the time of his death the guelph business college announces the opening of its fall term september 1st and 8th or on monday morning by appointment secretarial ft complete offkx training courses guelph business college sincerity in education i c p weus ba csjc print telephona taylor 43971 miss popularity queen was crowned on august 1st in acton as part of the gvic holiday ceremonies there she is trudy scott daughter of aar and mrsearl scott limehouse and ap pears right front with other finalists all acton high school students left to right are eike aaacke gloria latimer marjorie gough and miss scott judges rear were mrs r johnson mrs g fryer mrs r spielvogel mrs c rognvaldson and mrs b mowat acton free press photo lome scots officers meet princess margaret l is for look looked at last winfters heating bills looking for a plati to even out your payments during tke heating season arrange your pay ments on the ten month budget plan do it now telephone tr 73921 for complete information united gas limited by w e doole the pipes and drums of the lorne scots have been invited to participate in the i960 edinburgh festival a great honour to the peel dufxerin and halton regi- ment indeed to 17 militia group the invitation was extended by brigadier maclean head of the famous festival during the recent visit to edinburgh by the units commanding officer ltcol arthur kemp of burlington and hon ltcol john r barber or j georgetown a former co the two lome scots officers were in the united kingdom pri marily to attend the 200th anni versary of the battle of minden this took the form of a glittering dinner party in londons guild hall which was attended by the queen mother as colonelinchief i of the kings own yorkshire j light infantry princess margaret as colonrlinohief of the suf- folk regiment and the duchess of gloucester as colonelinchief of the kings own scottish bor- derers these were three of the six regiments who took part the victory of minden another i was the iancashire fusiliers si iter regiment of the iorne scot this handsacrcs3t hesea affil ation was originally established by ltcol c m corkett of brampton who fought in world i war i while attached to the lan- cashire fusiliers and who later rose to command the peel and duffcrin regiment which has been perpetuated by the lorne i scots 640 officers it was a brilliant military gath ering with a galaxy of generals and other highranking officers in attendance including second lieutenants there were 640 infan try officers who rose to their feet to toast the battle in which six battalions of british infantry f routed the flower of the french cavalry- for the two visiting j canadian officers cols kemp and barber the highlight of the memorable evening was their riveminute chat with princess margaret approximately 60 privi leged guests were invited to private guildhall receptions by the queen mother princess marg aret and the duchess the two lome scots were received by the princess and they found her a vibrant personality and a cap- ing locally the battle of minden tivating conversationalist they then proceeded to london keen interest for guildhall dinner on july radiantly tanned her royal 27- highness put us at our ease in famous orchards said jcnl showed keen interest in her sis ters the queens royal tour col kemp was pleased to advise that the lorne scots had provide ed a 100man guard of honour as well as route patrols he recalled seeing the princess at hamilton when she presented the col ors of the hll of gait and they quipped about how she had bunted her platform chair out of the glaring sun i may be english but im not so jfnglish that i want to sit in the noonday sun she laughed gaily july itinerary prior to the guildhall dinner col kemp and col barber had begun in late july an itinerary which commenced when they landed at prestwick airport in scotland they first visited edin burgh where they visited ander sons the units tailors thence to glasgow from there they took a side trip to invcrary castle home of ian doug ashe red itary chief of the ancient campbells of ar gyll whose tartan and other clan ensignja the iorne scots wear the duke had been the units guest last fall and col kemp on behalf of the unit presented his grace with a handsome em bossed album containing a photo graphic record of his visit inverary castle the duke sent his compliments to the lorne scots and took his guests on a tour of the fascinat ing historic residence about twothirds the size of casa loma invcrary castle is now part of the national trust it is complete with moat and drawbridge and its great halls and corridors are resplendent with suits of armour flags ancient family portraits and the other trappings of his toric castles on july 25 the two lome scots officers proceeded to manchester where they attended passingout ceremony of new lancashire fusi lier recruits who were scheduled to join the first battalion on duty at cyprus the lanes have four battalions on active duty that evening the regiment was their host at a cocktail party celebrat- insurance travel real estate walter t evans co triangle 72512 millstreet serving your community or over 30 years vate life col kemp found time bis ujc visit for a tour e of kents famous apple or chards he also paid his respects to the rcaf war dead when he visited the famous commonwealth air force memorial at runny- mede same 244000 names of air men with unknown graves are re corded there off to the continent he spent a day in brussels and went by heli copter to dortmund via eind hoven and duisburg at dortmund he was greeted by friends who drove him to soest for a visit with the second battalion of the canadian guards there he met capt don paisley a former lome scots officer now intelligence officer with the 4th canadian infantry brigade the brigade had just returned from patrolexercise competitions with allied units and in the final scoring the queens own of tor onto were shown in second place to the buffs or britain morale is high col kemp said the brigade is on a fiveandahntf day week with of course a regular percen tage of personnel remaining in brigade area at all times this percentage varies he pointed out in accordance with the prevalent political situation morale is high living conditions are good and membersof the brigade live very comfortably col kemp reports the posting provides a wonderful opportunity for travel and for flie broadening of ones education he iid three twoweek leaves are granted annually a healthy lot progress was evident in all parts of germany he visited and he was most impressed with the almost fantastic enthusiasm of individuals although lacking the equipment we have in this coun try the germans plunge into their work with determination tackling witjh manual labor many jobs which we now consider ma chinery chores such as for example backfilling gas and sew er lines a healthy lot of people it was not uncommon to see thou sands out bicycling on the week ends col kemp was also impressed by germanys widespread refor estation activities much of which judging by the siie of the trees probably began at the turn of the century prosperity and enthusiasm were much in evidence throughout the united kingdom too and col kemp was especially impressed by the tempo of life in london where people especially the younger set are exceptionally well dressed