seventysecond yeai of publication win be closer economic bond between english speaking nations trade agreement between ca and united states to be completed in september machine gun contract criticised wheat marketing discussed wednesday evening august 31st 1938 150 per annum in advance 200 to usa 37 spectator ottawa august 30th the trade agreement between canada and the halted states will be completed some time in september that is accord- lag- to the latest reports from wash- where three dominion de bntal officials skilled in nutters of trade and diplomatic negotiations have been discussing details of the pset wljth wlsbjngton experts while the progress of the negotiations has been held secret it is clear that it mtfbeen easy sailing for our rep resentatives while our treat has been under negotiation an agreement between the united states and the united fednm has aftso been dis- cussed the two agreements are dls- ttnet but 1 is obvious that each has a bearing on the other as readier ac cess to the british market is desired by the united states and canada en- joys preferences in that market un- the british empire trade agree ments with the jkmg drawn out negotiations it is natural that all sorts of rumors have been current of made by ca in pr ences and of compensatory conces sions in the tariffs of the united states mr king the prime minister however recently stated that we have given up nothing and nothing has been decided yet so there the matter must rest until the pact is completed and its provisions made public there can be no question that canadians have a sympathetic in terest in the objective of the anglo- jatnerlcan pact a closer economic bond between the english speaking na lord stanleys visit the visit of lord stanley the sec- of state for dominion affairs who has been cordially entertained at ottawa who has opened the toronto exhibition and who will holiday with members of bis family for a fort night in the rockies brings memories to older canadian citizens of the five years spent by his grandfather in this country as governor general fifty years ago lord stanley of pres ton also opened the toronto exhibi tion and his son the present lord derby the father of the present lord stanley was later a member of the staff of the late marquis then arl of aberdeen at ottawa st lawitan seaway rreject tjhtn definite word is given by the mii government the question of the st lawrence waterway which was urgently advocated by president roosevelt when he officiated at the panmg of the thousand island bridge bmst remain obscure mr rig has smu that the latest united states offer affords a practical basis dis- t and has opened a new chap ter in the consideration of the water way problem he also pointed out that cooperation of the hydro-eele- me commlssloct and the government ot ontario would be necessary for the utxumoon of the power produced at ffscara and the st lawrence the tjomtnkm government will shortly xepty to premier hepburn s letter in i which he opposed the project because of a surplus of power already on hand mod because the waterway would mean new competition for the rail ways whose problems are still unsoiv- matff can contract the accusation that there has been waste in a large contract for hm son manufacture let by the depart ment of national defence has been vigorously denied by the department 2h an article in macleans magazine xt ool drew claims that the bren mur gun contract with the john tagjtts company of toronto means a attach larger profit for the manufac turer then appeared in statements made m the house of commons by mr maofcentfe minister of national defenra not only does the company the ten per cent profit on cost mackemde mentioned says drew but also a list of company i are paid by the government brings the total profit consid- the export wheat situation with do- paxtmental officials here the parley when he sllj is believed to have been informative rtw vn not policy forming as the participants were permanent officials in view of the uncertainty about the range of wheat prices because of heavy sup plies throughout the world there is naturally a keen interest in what form of export subsidy is likely to be adopted by the united states to en sure a sale of 100 million bushels abroad there is a fairly strong feel ing evident in canada to carry out its own selling programme without any sort of arrangement with the united states which might be inter preted in markets abroad as a ten dency to curtail shipments and bol ster prices 7a its reply which is a sharp denial ool drews statements the de- of national defence states the british and canadian gov- have exactly f con- exacts with the john tngus company copies of the contract were given to nenben of parliament m w wusty published there is nothing about the contract the says the state- of ita policy of factories as a i of developing r manu- has evo a type of contract this purpose the saving to the canadian sjowernment as compared to a sole la sjhsoojdoo the canadian is for 7j000 bren machine w the british for 5000 the cost t the cans is expected toe be sooo- according to ool drew the de- ent points out that the actual r is wtsoojwo many of the in the article the statement of says are inaccurate and inferences are misleading offtcals of the department of agri- oatture at washington who have been tattbg- the international confer- i of agrieauutbl economists at be abm de beuerae quebec have for a day tn ottawa vffmr business men organize association in georgetown officers elected at a well attended meeting on tuesday evening as a result of the meeting held a week ago and the efforts of the com mittee then appointed in securing the names of fiftyfour members george town busiress mens association is now a reality a well attended public meeting was held in the public library last night when after listening to addresses by president mcqueston messrs murton law and blaln of the danforth busi ness mens association of toronto it was unanimously decided to organize an association in georgetown and the following officers were elected president wm h long 1st vice president n h brown 2nd vicepresident e v maccor mack secretary garfield mcguvray treasurer r h thompson the next meeting will be held on the second tuesday in september the 13th when committees will be ap pointed and further business in con necuon with the association transact ed every business or professional matt or woman in town is invited to be come a member and assist in mak georgetown an uptodate business centre of the community doling the evening entertainment was provided by johnny bmmerson cowboy soloist and miss ethel kern- ahead tap dancer with mr joseph young accompanist they were both appreciated and heartily applauded a vote of thanks was tendered the representatives from danforth for their splehdid assistance in the or ganisation of the association and to mr emmerson and miss kemshead for their entertainment venerable jew dies after fall- isaac brill father of t bbhx georgetown was 1w yeabs of age one of the oldest if not the oldest jewish resident of the dominion died last friday nlgnt in mount sinai hospital toronto in hla 106th year mr brill dnjoyed excellent health and as amazingly active for his age until a week tmr to his death anitfeli at the jewish old folks home where he resided and fractured bis hip bom in austria he came to can ada in 1902 and became a naturalised citizen soon after his arrival the centenarian always claimed that his longevity was due to a rabbi who blessed him when a young man he recently stated that he was fond of modem life and was happy when listening to a radio mr brill a member of mcoaul st synagogue is survived by four sons j brill toronto d brill george town b brill new york city and s brill rumania and a daughter mrs sarah menkes poland also twenty grandchildren the funeral took place on sunday and was large ly attended by representatives of all walks of toronto jewry milton wins halton county baseball title in two straight game milton will represent the halton county league in the 03a inter mediate championship play downs by virtue of their 12 to 4 victory over oakville at milton on saturday mil ton captured the first contest last wednesday 1311 thereby winning the championship in two straight milton will now meet the winners of the toronto intermediate b group in the first round of the o b a championship play downs lions garden party one grand success excellent talent provides snappy program delightful weather beautiful scen ery and excellent stage settings made a perfect background for the lions club garden party which turned out to be one grand success at the park last thursday evening noted for tops in entertainment the lions olub surpassed all previous occasions with their garden party show the attendance for an affair of this type reached a new high and over seven hundred people greeted the uons for their first annual event the entire show was under the di rection of the affiliated theatrical co who presented the revue of revues fourteen acts of highclass entertain ment including dancing humorous skits fun on roller skates juggling and various other acts by skilled per formers previous to this big show the lome scots band provided a halfhour of band music which was much appre ciated by the large audience president harold c mociure was the genial chairman of the evening and introduced mayor joseph gib bons who congratulated the club on their show and the fine work they are doing among the underprivileged in town and then introduced the cop per cliff midget baseball team to the gathering bingo games and refreshment booths attracted many during inter mission and everybody joined in for an evening of fun and entertainment the committee in charge of bring ing this outstanding show to town was h c mcclure dr j e jackson wm long g w mountock a u feller r ltcata and ed mcwhirter everyone will look forward to an other such event next year provided by the lions of georgetown esquesing township annual plowing match for 1938 an announcement has just been made by president peter peddle of the halton plowmen that the big match which is held annually on the first friday in november will this year go to esquesing township on the 8th line near hornby we un derstand that the prize list is being revised and with donations coming in rapidly everything points to a record match health report the following is the report of com municable diseases by the mjoh to georgetown board of health for august 1938 diphtheria 0 scarlet fever 0 chlckenpox 0 measles 0 german measles 0 mumps 0 infantile paralysis 0 typhoid fever 0 whoopingcough 1 cexberosptnal meningitis 0 epidemic copper cliff midgets given rousing welcome by georgetown citizens take home ontario championship of midget pro baseball tendered civic banquet at cedar crest golf club much crstt due to gordon alcott georgetown played host to the copper cliff midget american base ball team over the week end and citizens generally did themselves proud in extending a warm welcome to these boys who travelled so far from home to play a game of base ball nothing was too good for the northemltes during their stay in town the boys returned home man day morning after thanking all for the happy week end and assuring them they had spent one of the best times of their lives here the boys arrived in town thursday evening and were immediately taken to the park where they as guests of the george lions olub at their garden party were officially welcomed from the stage by mayor gibbons friday they were the guests of the canadian national exhibition in to ronto and in the evening along with the members of the georgetown mid get teams were guests of the toron to baseball club at maple leaf sta dium f saturday was the little world series when the copper cliff ameri cans won the ontario midget pro championship from georgetown na tional 14 13 jn a hectic game on sunday morning the team and the car drivers their manager and mayor gibbons attended church ser vices tn a body and at noon were ten dered a civic dinner at cedar crest golf club by the town council ma yor gibbons rev d d dmvkbxmand mr j a wllloughby president of the golf club were among those who congratulated the copper cliff team and gordon aleott extended the thanks of the boys or the way georgetown had received them the boys then went an a sightsee ing tour in the afternoon to the cbl radio tower at hornby burling ton beach for a swim and to hamil ton returning home in time to at tend the lome scots band concert in the park in the evening this round ed out a well planned program and the copper cllfftons returned to their homes monday morning wth much to tell of their visit to georgetown a good deal of credit is due gordon aleott for his efforts in bringing this team of young boys here gordon had done some good work among the bojs of georgetown before going north and it seems that he is con tinuing this work among the boys of copper cliff he has always been in terested in boy s work having been the organiser of the midget hockey league two seasons ago and also mid get baseball copper cliff is lucky to have the services of gordon aleott what is georgetown s loss is copper cliffs gain we hope to nave the northemltes back here again this winter for the ontario midget njjl- finals ratepayers request for audit granted erin township council m regular meeting held last week decided to grant the request of 80 ratepayers for an audit of the- township books from 193 to jan 1st 1838 the cost of the audit has been estimated at approxi mately tsjooo tn council decided at a previous meeting when ft k barbour pre sented the petition praying foran audit by properly qualified auditors to seek legal advice from their soli citor ft c bone of gualph daniel gray treasurer of the town ship has held the office for 16 years the books of the township have been audited by george c burt farmer and b r mooonneu merchant members of the council expressed the opinion that the township books were in proper order but to clear up all misunderstanding decided that the cost of the audit would be justified correspondence the following letter concerning the visit of the midget baseball team from copper cliff ont to george town was received by mayor joseph gibbons from the mayor of the nor them town coppei cliff ont aug 24th 1938 mayor joseph gibbons georgetown ontario dear mayor gibbons i wish to convey to you our most sincere thanks and appreciation your kindness in receiving and assist ing our midget baseball team charge of gordon aleott mr aleott has done a great deal lor the boys since he came to copper cuff and this is going to be a wonderful trip for the members of the team who were fortunate enough to be selected to be representatives of the three teams in the league mr aleott tells me that you have me seventyfive members of ytour midget teams to choose from but we hope to make a good showing on our orst attempt will you kindly convey our appreci ation also and thanks to the lkmi club and to all your citizens who have assisted in looking after our boys i hope it will be possible for you to visit copper cliff and give us the pleasure of meeting you yours sincerely e a collins mayor following la mayor gibbons reply georgetown ont aug 30 1938 your worship mayor collins copper cliff ontario dear mr mayor fthls is to acknowledge and thank jou for your letter of aug 24th it is my desire to congratulate you and the cltisens of copper cliff for the interest you are taking in the athletic youth of your community it is pleasing to know that tn the sec tion of northern ontario where the development of the natural resources are so essential you do not forget the importance or the development of the minds and bodies of the youth of this great province in the interest of good clean sport and good sportsmanship the members of your midget ball team i assure you while visiting here were a credit to the town in which they live a credit to their manager mr gordon aleott a credit to their parents and to themselves all the citizens of georgetown join with me tn asking you to please ac cept our best wishes for the future happiness and prosperity for the peo ple of the town or copper cuff yours very truly joseph gibbons mayor concert by lome scots band enjoyed by large gathering band will compete in class a at toronto exhibition on thursday- public reception sponsored by the lions qlub will be tendered die band on their return win or lose procession will form at high school at 11 pm and proceed to park copper flfff takes ten innings to win baseball championship defeat georgetown national 14 13 after locals hold 8ban lead fans pleased with brand ball syl app was present by g mac mcouvray a record crowd of baseball fans witnessed the little world series at the park here last saturday afternoon when copper cliff americans defeated the georgetown nationals 14 13 for the ontario midget pro champion ship the fans were well pleased wtlh the brand of baseball these young boys played and excitement ran h when the northern team overcame brun lead to win the championship from georgetown syl apps star rookie of the toron to maple leaf hockey team received a big hand when he took the field to umpire a few innings of this import ant affair the georgetown nationals took a wide lead in the first five innings of the game when they counted b runs on 6 hits off feller tresise visiting pitcher at the same time they kept copper cliff off the score sheet and hubbell coltell allowed only one hit going into the sixth innings georgetown decided their lead would allow giving their pitcher and catcher a rest and at the same time allow other players to get into the game and lee sanderson and goodman kemshead took up their duties this however did not prove success ful for the local team and gave the visitors the break they had been wait ing for lee sanderson failed to last the innings giving way to med- wik morrow who finished the game copper clin also changed pitchers with feller tresine retiring in favor of grove basso who pitched well for the balance of the game while copper cuff went scoreless compete at the cjijs in intercalf club competition at c re this year halton county is rep resented by the following members announced by j e wbiteloek agri cultural representative bolstelna jack hamilton freeman donald peer milton herb held george john vanaickle pal ermo jersey harold barber ac ton gordon hume milton edward romnson milton p ruddeh town shorthornergeoige bronte grant healop freeman lerch geor bruce lindaay georgetown the halton girl team win compete in achievement day work bed room accessories abas marsh mar- jorie mckerr helen afeoibbon atf of milton cotton may be smart charlotte wftaoa georgetown laura johnson and vera joe both of ac ton demonstration team betty rlvax palermo rita fisher george town and wthna henderson mltton mx hack mcmenemy and hubbell cof- feu the third and fourth went blank while in the fifth hack mcmenemy herman murphy bartell lane lombard james and ott raynor scored to make the count at t stage of the game 8 to 0 in the sixth copper cliff touched lee sanderson to the extent of five runs and medwlck morrow for one gehrlnger vanauen adrlu rogers gehirg smith foxx dunn green- berg otteiuy and ggin dop- son all crossed the home plate the nationals went scoreless la the seventh innings georgetown scored one run when medwlck morrow pounded out a two base bit and rounded the bases when copper glut threw the ball for errors copper cliff americans took the lead for the first time in the gam when they counted four runs in the eighth innings the scorers were adrill rogers dickey cundarl feller treslae cronln wulff the nationals went ahead again in the last half when leifaer beau mont herman murphy and bartell lanei scored this was short lived however for the americans tied up the count in the 9th on runs by geh rlnger van allen and cronln wulff the national went out in order necessitating another innings to break the tie the first half of the tenth foxx dunn scored and gretnberg oreilly crossed the plate for what turned out to be the winning run in in the last half the georgetown team failed to rally sufficiently to win the game durocher golden scored the only run while two men were cut off at third base with the tlelng run still on third base grove basso struck out goodman kemshead for the third out the final score was 14 13 for the visitors both teams played beads up ball and there was little to choose between the teams to the winners of the ontario championship we say con gratulations and to the losers better luck another year score by iifi copper cliff r h e ooo0 080ta q i4 11 a georgetown 120050130 i 1313 5 copper cuff americans ab r h e gehrlnger iram allen 2b 7 3 0 0 there was a large gathering in the park on sunday evening when the lome scots band of georgetown un der the able leadership of bandmas ter perrott rendered the following very excellent prograni which was enjoyed and much appreciated by all present hymn abide with me band march t washington greys gra- fulla overture lustpiel kela beta- waltz bower of beauty brooks morceau mill in the forest eilenberg march vimy ridge bldgood comet solo by joe wilcox gaiety polka hartley ole sole mlo ol capua overture builders of youth capl oneill test piece for cnje march king cotton sousa regimental march john peel h c mcclure was chairman of the evening tomorrow thursday our band wilt compete in class a at toronto ex- hibtion when they are scheduled to play in the band shell at 5 pjn lst other bands in the class are owen sound citizens band chatham kil ties band and dundas citizens band- on their return to town on thurs day night about 11 pjn the lome scots band will be met at the high school and a procession will form and proceed to the park where a pub lic reception sponsored by the lions club will be tendered the boys win or lose we shall all remain proud of our band and every citizen should be on hand thursday night and take part in this public reception stewarttown mr thos hamlyn spent a few days with his sister mrs j a tracy mrs gordon cunningham is visit ing with her sister in toronto misses leona and eleanor smitb have returned home after a few days holiday with their cousins in glen williams rev w brook took charge of the service at st johns church hut sunday having returned from hfa summer holidays sunday school win reopen next sunday at 1030 am standard time rf 7a dickey cundarl c e l feller trealxejp of 6 1 gehrig 8mlth lb 6 1 dunn sb 6 2 greenberg v ofwuly if 6 3 dimaggte dopson cf 2 11 cronln wulff at 6 11 continued on page 5 umehouse mrs morrell norman and john fevenaon of guelph ml- archie holmes brussels miss donalds hen derson wlngham mr alex service and mr sandy mcdonald visited at the home of mrs a mcdonald nrtiw the week mrs a mcdonald mrs h porte marion russell and clifford mcdonald pent saturday at glen meyer mr henry porte was home over the week end mr and mrs w j mcdonald and family of georgetown spent sunday with mrs a mcdonald and family ballinafad mr john cole or toronto visited last week at mr alex mckays mr and mrs r n weir of toron to were week end visitors with mr and mrs f bennle mr and mrs c mcenery mrs a soper and mr j soper visited bun- day with their cousins mr and mrs evans in morrlston mr and mrs f w shortul mr and mrs alvln starlit spent sunday at mr j hogarth s home near fer gus ideal weather prevailed for the field day which was held at mr h mcenerys under the ttspices of the wa ball games were enjoyed by all present there was a good pro gram of isports and miss lydla snow and mr don brown won the prises awarded for those winning most points in racing and contests the august meeting of the wmjb was held at the home of mrs h hilts there was a good attendance at the meeting and plans were made for the autumn thankoffering service to be held in september the roll call was answered with thoughts on trust which was the theme for august the scripture study gods guiding hand was read- by alma mcenery the chapter of the study book was in charge of mrs mckay assisted by other members the watoh tower was given by mrs starrlt sod sv splendid item on temperance was read by mrs warne a pleasant social gathering was hekl hi the community hall t evening when friends and members of the congregmupn united cfaurcb tendered a miscellaneous shower to miss anna foreman a bridetobe of this week mr d j sinclair very capably took jhe chair and a short program was given followed by a mock wedding which proved very am- dxtntv miss foreman and her qn were tbaft called to the front and a very anfwppriate address was read by rata snortni on behalf of the con gregation there were many beauti ful and useful gifts presented to the young couple both of them responding very graciously the bast wishes of the community will follow mte 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