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v n i nrmh aab mlli ilfta it page 2 the georgetowb herald wednesday evening april 29th 1931 uaubelbbw salada orange pekoe is a blend of fresh young leaves tea fresh front the gaxdens gyproe says keep 0ijt fire draughty rodents gyproc wallboard that does not bora to the way of least expense when you desire to make alterations in your home store fac tory or on the farm use it f of all walls ceilings and partitions gyproc is made from gypsum rock into sheets 4 to 10 feet long 4 feet wide and y of an inch thick it nails and cuts as easily as lumber with a minimum of waste or muss gyproc is fireresistant easily and quickly erected structurally strong and has insulation value it is draught and verminproof as well as firesafe because it is ivorycoloured it does not require decoration when panelled yet it is also a suit able base for alabastine gyptex or wallpaper consult your nearest dealer today he will gladly supply you with a direction sheet on gyproc or write for the interesting free booklet building aqd remodolling with gyproc 7s gypsum lime and alabastine canada limited paris ontario boon wilson at ouelph general hdspl- tal on afji50lb 1931 to fir and mrs ouy wilson of norval for merly jennie mcmeekin aaon mills in georgetown on april 24th 1931 to mr and mrs sidney mills a son died francis at georgetown on thurs day april 23 1931 henry francis in his 62nd year dearly beloved htis- band of barbara- saunders in memoriam huogins kn fond and loving mem oryol ourdea james huggms who fell asleep 3 years ago may 1st since our great sorrow fell still in our hearts- we mourn the lost of the son and brother we loved so well sadly missed by mother dad and slaters fry in loving memory of a dear husband and father joseph stanley fry who passed to the life beyond three years ago may 1st 1928 oodkeep you till we come and then swing- wide the final door to all the loving hearts who fain would clasp your hand once more until the day break and the shadows flee ever remembered by wife ana daughters obituary 75enew0w gyproc far 8ale by the georgetown lumber co limited j b mackenzie son georgetown ont georgetown ont pure food store i i zz 91 10 bars pg while naplha soap 35c 3 pkgs sugarcrisp corn flakes 27c 3 lbs readycut macaroni 23c 1 6 oz tin rose baking powder 19c 3 large cans peas j 25c 2 pkgs windsor table salt 15c 16 oz tin gold medal custard powder 23c 6 pkgs deluxef jelly powder 25c 2 lb pure lardl 25c large tinsfijgmcy pink salmon 29c 4 cakes infants delight soap 23c 3 cakes babys own soap j 21c good assortment of new mangel and turnip seeds etc at low prices also fresh fruit and vegetables a e farnell phone 75 we deliver m ubs f 1 white the death occurred at her home on robert tjreet on thursday rooming last april 18th after a brief illness of florence agnes shepherd wife of francis l white editor of the mil ton champion mrs white who was in her slst year was wellknown and respected by all who knew her she was a lifelong member of st paujts united church and her death is deep ly regretted by a wide circle of friends surviving are her husband an only son frank rowell white and four daughters misses ethel lillian ruth and bdlth white ail at home the funeral which was held from her late residence on sunday after noon was largely attended the ser vice being conducted by rev j w alkins pastor of st pauls united church the pallbearers were robc boalbralth them mcjannett gor don maonabb stanley- fay b ran- dell and w tickner interment was made tn evergreen cemetery the floral tributes were many and beautl ful charter presented to georgetown lions cbabter night dinner and dance largely attended lions off to a good start miss annie shanks on monday april 6 there passed peacefully at her home miss annie shanks of pbttapiece manitoba miss shanks was born at limehouse on tario the eldest daughter of william and ellen shanks she was one of a family of ten rour of whom re main to mourn her decease mrs p kahler of mollne william of field ing sasfc john and thomas of pettplece she came to pettaplece in 1880 being one of the pioneers of the district she was a lifelong member of the presbyterian church and later of the dnlted church to know miss shanks was to know one who in early life had identified herself with the highest and the best the basis of her character was an undivided loyalty to christian righteousness but suffused with the glow of a loving heart the tone of the church and community is better for her presence and influence up to a few years ago she was ever active in the interests of the church and the welfare of others during the last few years she had de licate health but was lovingly cared for to the last the funeral took place from ths home on wednesday april 8th and was in charge of rev j e bell the pallbearers were j r w shanks o b kelley peter kahler albert westwood j j snowdon bo- ward spearln a large crowd of friends and neighbors paid their re spects interment took place in pet taplece cemetery rapid city report er man ttie arena was the scene of a large and happy gathering last friday night when bhe recently organized lions club of georgetown was presented with its charter trie function took he form of a dinner and dance and the large hall at the arena was suit ably decorated for the occasion af ter lion rev f wase had asked a blessing over two hundred sat down to the nicely arranged tables and the delicious menu provided and serv ed by caterer lion w h long was heartily partaken of and pronounced one f the best during tue dinner hour musio was supplied by george town citizens baa and their selec tions added much to the enjoyment of trie occasion president bill grant was the toast- master of the evening and when he thought all had partaken lib the limit he called the gathering to order and announced the following toast tp the king national an them- then followed an address of wel come by lion bui orant a response from uon stan moss president to ronto lions club lion herb sooer zone chairman then presented tne flags a union jack and stars and stripes to the club the toast master called on lion jack kelly who in a neat speech in troduced district governor lloncy thomas who following an interesting and appropriate address in which he outlined the principles- tf ttnwim and urged the georgetown members to live up to the high standard set by the o presented president bui grant with the ohartefol george town lions club lion bill on behalf of the club thardced the donor at this juncture mrs w v grant presented mrs cy thomas with a beautiful bouquet mrs thomas thanated the club for their beautiful present the toast to the ladies and ably upheld by rev dr of knox presbyterian church george town ate president of suncoe rotary club lion charles burnsides tall twister distributed the lucky number tickets and presented each lady with a car- nation the club also presented each lady with a box of delicious choco lates during the toast list choruses were sung by the gathering and instrumen tal numbers were given by stan ball company and sadie and ben silwtr thorn the singing of the maple leaf brought this part of the program to a close and the remainder of the even ing was spent in rfwwig to music supplied by the army service or chestra the lucky number prise a beautiful bridge lamp was won by mrs wal lace thompson the consolation prise going to mrs herb boper of hamil ton lions were present from hamilton burlington dundas guelph toronto and brampton sti georges church fbsttval of st george- observes a delightful banquet was held in st georges sunday school room on thursday april 23rd st georges day under the auspices of the wo mans auxiliary mrs s groat presi dent was in charge of the general arrangements whilst mrs l w dann took charge of the favours and special decorations being ably assisted by mrs kirk and other ladies of the auxiliary red rosea union jacks and a great banner of st george to gether with a beautiful picture of st george made the room look very pretty and fitting for the occasion tne rector rev f h wase pre sided and welcomed the many guests among whom were rev p a and mrs lawyer acton dr a l how- ard rev r w rumley mr and mrs john price- suncoe mr and mrs k roy edwards toronto mr j beaumont olenwuilams mr p g harris hamilton mr e rlgby and many others letters of regret were received from many out of town guests unable to be present the banquet took the form of a hot english dinner with roast beef mince pie etc etc during the evening a splendid pro gramme was given by the following artists mr cyril brandfond saxa phone solo mr jack tfconrpaori vio lin solo mr thomas bason trom bone solo mrs j graham and mrs a h feller vocal duet miss mlna north and miss ruth mcnally piano forte duet mrs s kirk vocaasolo accompanists mrs w f bradley and miss d wase- the rector introduced the guest- speaker the very rev l w b broughau ma djx rector of christs church cathedral hamilton and dean of niagara the dean was in a happymood and spoke very elo quently on the ideals of st george patron saint of england the spirit that has guided england down thru the centuries has been the ideals of st george her patron saint said the dean he took three of these ideals viz chivalry freedom and religion as being the outstanding vir tues of kngianrt and appled them to the individual life to ormilatm a very hearty vote of thaihra was tendered to the dean by mr k roy edwards for big helpful and inter esting address which was carried with great enthusiasm mr w p bradley in his own inimitable way tendered a sincere vote of thanks to mrs groat and the officers and members of the w a for their work in preparing such a wonderful banquet and last but not least we had mr 8 kirk in his droll and humourous manner thanking the various artists for their splendid pro gramme the pronouncing of the blessmg by the dean brought a very happy gathering to a close b ispjmliffll public school concert queen street shoe hospital we cater to the fine and dress shoe trade also to people who are particular about then- feet our prices have all been regulated and you will and them correct both for best material and work manship on goodyear welt shoes all old stlches are picked from the welt and sewn again in the same holes as sewing inside of the stitch ing either damages loosens or breaks the ingram this is very import ant fliiaws unarnrnnjl me we ate have golf i u nave a standing invitation to visit this shop any j a ballantine box 546 phone 300 georgetown ontario henry frances after a long illness mr henry frances passed away at his home on thursday afternoon last deceased was born in bessey heath kent england 63 years ago he has been resident of georgetown for the past 23 years he was a member of the independent order of foresters and a conservative he is survived by bis wife she daughters one son three grandchildren and one sister of london eng the funeral took place on sunday afternoon to green wood cemetery the services being conducted by his minister rev p wase at st georges church the pallbearers were w greensword f armstrong h dickie w gui a walker and win long those out of town who attended the funeral were mr john collier mr jos collier mr sid collier mr prank collier hamil ton mrs ellis toronto mr and mrs p chaplin toronto mr wffi saunders belleville there were many beautiful flora tributes from thefollowmgi wreaths couler boys hamilton collier fami ly hamilton mr and mrs wlckens and family toronto mr and mrs p ohapun toronto mr and mrs saunders and family belleville st georges congregation the coating dlr provincial paper mill the boy scouts and rover scouts cross mr and mrs wm chaplin and family sprays mrs simeon and sons misses fcthel gertrude and lillian davis fyfe and drum bandt mr and mrs lorusbo mr endmrs price toronto juts ellis toronto w a of st georges church st georges junior bible class 1st georgetown co girl guides h c dayfoot co ladys auxiliary canadian legion mr and mrs s walker and family pillar family the public school concert was re peated in the assembly room of the school on ttjursday april 23rd mr a duncan chairman of the board welcomed the parents and friends of the children and later spoke op some mitten pertaining to the school the patriotic number a flag for the empire was followed by four selections from ths choir of thirty children who take part soon in the hahon music festival the singing of the children delighted the audience showing very careful training by thetr instructor miss harrison the shoe makers dance by eight little girls and boys was a pretty sight the chief feature of the evening was the presentation of the operetta the queens bouquet or grandmothers garden about se child ren helped in the winging of it and solos were taken by the queen fran ces deans the grandmother doro thy bertrams a rose jane rumley daisy joan hale weed buster hale and frog steward maclaren the lovely costumes of the flower- chtktreai the grandmother the queen her attendants and messenger the birds bluebird oriole robin the butterfly the bee and ttoe happy faces ot the fairies and the children of the garden made a scene not soon to be forgotten two pretty dances one by popples and bachelor buttons and tne other by eight little dutch children were given in the garden the teachers in charge wish to thank the parents who helped tn procuring the pretty costumes and especially to thank mrs vance kent- ner for her invaluable assistance the proceeds from the concert go to the public school library interesting addresses at lions olub dinner there was a good attendance at the lion olub dinner on kfonday evening when o h oustar organiser for the canadian national institute tor the blind and wm f dresden ontario supervisor of industrial em ployment for the same institution were the guest speakers of the oc casion after all had partaken of a most bountiful dinner and the business of the evening had been transacted president bill grant introduced the speakers mr oustar outlined the work of the institute and stressed the necessi ty of having a survey of children in the schools ucbrder that those with defective vision may receive the pro per attention and possibly be saved from besoming blind be sighted numerous instances in ontario towns and cities where much beneficial work had been done in this connec tion and urged the cooperation ol the lions olub with the public school board to have a survey made of the pupils of georgetown school the 50000 worth of ladies silk hose and lingerie to clear at half pr i now is the iime to buy lingerie and silk hose we have just purchased a bankrupt stock of ladies higrvilass lingerie and silk hose at a verymow price pn the dollar this stock comes frorh jt yry fas hionable ladies reddytowear shop in toronto and cdnaits the choicest merchandise we are placing this entire stock on sale at extremely low prices the valqes thus offered are very special you can save by buying novi here are a few of the specials offered r ladies fullfashioned pure silk hqee in such popular makes as smart lady and pleur de lis regular 150 a real bargain 79c ladies silk hose jiigh spliced heels and double sole a very good wearing stocking regular 75c 39c ladies fullfashioned pure silk hose in chiffon and service weight regular 20gv 125 mens oxfords shoe extra special guaranteed 295 ladies red robin ancf weartex silk hosiery- regular 98c at jo- ladies silk- bloomers and vests extra good quality regular i 0 50c ladies silk slips gowns and pettinickers reg 175 at qg- we have on sale a line of ladies house dresses reg 125 at 7qf mens fine silk broadcloth shirts a very good make in ah exception ally fine silk broadcloth regular 250and 275 at 195 have you seen our new lines of ladies silk dresses we now have new dresses in every fashionable type for women misses and juniors never have styles been more thrilling nor values more exciting see them and convince yourself h silver phone 375 where your dollar goes further north main st georgetown motob tbade leads bcsine88 opening ot the welland ship canal for the season of 1931 revealed the fact that waterborne freight was muoh more in evidence at the start of the year than it was last year and led to the comment that the outlook for business generally in canada was gratifying rrnmlrintlnn of the freighters watting for passage through the canal revealed the fact that many of them bad cargoes which were con nected in some way with the auto mobile industry one of the first boats to clear port weller eaatbound was the enterprise with a cargo of 300 tons of steel for general motors of canada at oshawa it was the first cargo of steel ever to be con signed to an oshawa firm by water oshawas harbor having been opened survey would not cost the board one for larger freighters only last year cent and the great benefit to be derived by those with defective vision would be appreciated mr dresden who himself is total ly blind was a most cheerful and in teresting speaker after reviewing the advancement made in the educa tion of the blmd since 17m he said that while blindness was a great handicap it did not mean total dis ability and cited many lnst womens institute baseball v to improve your appetite feeling indiffe tcrfrodrour7sfstotgi3epfeaeir stimulate your digestive tract with digestine all vegetable gentle but thorough sets iid of body poisons that cause indigestion gas etc and gives you a new interest in food 75c bottles i 1 danns drug phone 327 georgetown readmore lending library i at an enthusiastic meeting held on thursday april 16th the following officers were elected for 1b31 hon presidents mayor mackensle dr st t paul i president ool o o brown vicepresident b stone 8ectreas o king executive b mcmenemy h woods p blackburn o barnes manager intermediates j mc- olbbon assistant manager b- mcmenemy it was decided to enter a juvenile team in the juvenile baseball fjea- gue of halton county and- p black- burn was the man chosen to manage it we expect to have a gofed inter mediate team this year with several new faces on the lineup and should make a better showing tluut the pre- loua two yearsr when they vojre only beaten in the playoff by the cham pion milton team a schedule of the league games will be published as soon as possible the first game is on saturday may 16th when oorgetown play in bronte card of thanks to friends and neighbors we here by convey our very sincere thanks for their many wrolnsisfs and sym pathy on tne oc of our sad be reavement by ins death of our be- the georgetown womens institute upon closing- its books in april for the year 193031 reports the following as among its years activities twelve meetings were held with an avenge attendance of st the sum of 00000 was donated to the cemetery board for the cemetery gates a high school student was provided with textbooks and clothing a ton and a half of coal and a load of wood was given to persons in need a bale of clothing valued at 8000 was sent to a poor district in north ern ontario a sale of homemade nr was held at tne pair an interesting ex hibit of useful articles made from jute sugar sacks was also displayed at the air twentynine boxes of ohristxnas cheer valued at 17000 were assexc led and distributed for these boxes 7400 wis received from the christ mas bsunperund 19 was received in private onnatlone and the balance in donations of clothing and goods all sick members were remembered with flowers two very instructive demonstra tions were given at meetings by gra duate nurses ptve splendid addresses were de livered by persons especially quaur oed to speak each ta his own parti cular field a complete layette was kept on hand ready- to- out- wlthwt charger to any needy mother the sum of- s40 was spent locally in dotnlrst boots groceries etc by the helping hand committee for the benent of the needy the catering for the bums supper wasdomiv this branch the sarin of 800 was donated to ward the poppy day fund the years receipts totalled ap proximately ssb0o and the expen ditures t5o00 where men and women were making good 100 per cent in factories and other business callings in ontarlothey did not seek charity all they wanted was the opportunity to make good a number of lantern slides showing blind men and women at work were ably described by mr dresden and con vinced all present of the great work being accomplished by the canadian national institute for the blind on motion of lions jack kelly and bill long a hearty vote of thanks was tendered the speakers of the evening miss ryan principal of the public school was present and when asked to speak said that she found condi tions m the school similar to that mentioned -by-tha- armaren she was delighted with the addresses and would welcome anything the lions club could do by way of relieving those with defective vision mrs preure who was also present said that the womens mtsltute were quite willing to cooperate uon jack kelly who is a member of the publlo school board aald that the board were heartily in sympathy with the survey the singing of the maple leaf brought the meeting to a close waterborne cargoes of steel for gen eral motors of canada will be numer ous in future because of rapidly in creasing sales of general motors pro ducts if this test water shipment is found to be an economic success eavetroughing sheet melal work plumbing have your eavetrougks repaired before the spring and summer rains prices are most reasonable roofing cement smokestacks j f l mcgilvray your new idea furnace man phone 273w john st georgetown oasdop thanks we hereby convey to friends and neighbors our very sincere thanks for their many lliinniwats and- aym- pathy is our sad bereavement by tne death ot our betove wife and mother loved husband and fatter- hi mr oeorgje miner and rtunby het- nranda and family georgetown wuummv st address and presentation a a surprise party was held at the home of miss nellie long last wed nesday night when the members of true blue lodge no 393 georgetown presented miss long with a beautiful floor lamp and the following address miss nellie long dear nellie the members of hal ton a pride l t b 303 have gathered here to night to present you with this floor lamp this we we feel is but a poor ex pression of our feelings towards you but we hope you will accept 11 not from its value but by the spirit in which it is- given during the years you have been with us you have proved a sister and friend to us all anything that io- terests us you would also find interest ing and your uawavertng good nature has endeared you to us all now that you are leaving us to get married v would like you to feel that our best wishes for your good health happiness and prosperity are yours al ways l beusu was o braisby dm mra semple wic of the lodge read the address and made the pres- euon miss long very feelingly thanked the donors for their beautiful sifts befnshments were served and the renialnder of the evening was spent in gp eto miss long leaves shortly for her new home in oolllngwood bhe bat tne nett wishes of her mafcy george town friends for a nappy and srot- ptroui writ i jan 36 csmltttl plsmasfsawl bacon ik 25c caraffttetv rnrnai rolls lb 22c carallvrfa- bologna ibl9c cmfraailaaf lb ay cswrolt- wnsppasl bread per loaf 6c cmtvwi pan vlrgwa fmaut butter lb 20c cotoui rich old cheese lb 28c tomatoes 10 no zvx tin no vt tin spkliatyllambf aswmt wleawwl corn spmiirsajlpsw cfclptta not imiimm soups 3 no a ting a tin jy chilftsauce 205c arlpur ketchup 2 iss 19c arhm oolcha wa beans 2 no a an 29c milk arbw cmcu gfclw paste 2 29c mrurcm qmmh olives j 37c awl bagua mustard 14c ayhmm cnw pineapple no tt- 2lc arlawcfcalc peaches n it- 15c marmalade v 29c arhr bdmdual taw wttttsblf p tins 25 t pears 2 25 cftisco 14b tin 23c 34b fin 69c b sosfc u4c ftsnl oak baeudi floorwax l4btin29c large per doz main street 2db for 25c 25c 3 lb for 23c oranqes small oranges extra large cabbage per lb 2 dor for 31c 6 for 21c 5c georgetown mi ri z i ti t 1 i el-