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y the georgetown herald seventysecond year of publication wednesday evening may 10th 1939 1 50 per annum in advance 2odto usa j streets in town to be paved may 22nd proclaimed holiday business transacted at council meeting last night tax arrears must be paid parliaments busy session may end may 12th headway being made with agricultural program prepara tions for the royal visit to ottawa bj spectator ottawa may 9bh parllametnar jans ore doing their u most to com plete the legislative programme and be ready tor prorogation when the king and queen arrive in this coun try the aim is to be finished by the 12th the chances seem to be more favourable for this than they were a short time ago the alternative ac cording to the governments idea is an adjournment to june 19th and that would seem hardly advisable unless there s a good deal of work lert over a summer session is not pleasa the main measures or rather group of measures that have raised doubt about early parliamentary proroga tlon have been those embodying the governments agricultural program good headway however has been made with these bills one or these measures which will aid cooperative marketing provides lor an initial guaranteed payment of sixty centi or wheat but this is to be put info force only on proclama tlon it wlu depend on the future course of the cooperative principle in the meantime for the present crop year 1939 40 there is the guaranteed price for wheat of to cents that is for number one northern delivered fort william the government did no agree to the demands or sections of jhe west tha the 80 cent guaran tee should continue under the se venty cent guarantee not more than five thousands bushels will be accept ed from any one farmer and penalties are provided far infraction of this stipulation by any producer another bill one which will come into effect only on proclamation provides for an initial pavment for a wide range of agricultural products the initial pay merat not to exceed eighty per cent of the wholesale price of the particu lar commodity for the three years previous to the year of production this initial payment will be guaran teed by the government if the co operative or se rig agency to which tha anaran ee ls given by the govern mem secures a larger average price than the initial price the difference will be distributed among the pro duceis af er the selling agency has reimbursed itself for selling process in costs etc there has been a change in the rates of payment under the crop in surance plan the new arrangement is pay 2 00 per acre in townships where the yield is from zero to four bushels from five to eight bushels 150 and from b to 12 bushels 1 00 these provisions apply to an emer gency year and 193940 has been de signaled as an emergency year there ifi a further provision in the amended mil which says that in a year not declared an emergency year but when 135 townships in a province have a crop failure through drought or grasshoppers or where a similar con dltion exists in 50 townships in two provinces a payment will be made of 2 50 an acre to farmers in these townships whose ground yields less than five bushel per acre there is another bill tor the atten tlon of parliament which affects agrl culture but also other sections of canadian life this is the measure to incorporate a central mortgage bank this new bank which will have a capital of ten million dollars and which will have the right to issue bonds will seek to put the whole mor qrage structure or the country on a more uniform and flexible basis this refers to bath country and city mort gages in the budget speech the ob ject of the bank as explained was lo deal with the immediate problems of excessive and harassing indebtedness by providing for the adjustment of existing mortgages on an equitable basis which will inspire new hope in the debtor the idea is with the cooperation of lending companies to bring top heavy mortgages down lo reasonable figures and get interest in to closer relationship with the pres ent money market stronger defences urged in the past few days there has been a vigorous demand from members of the enute for a larger measure of defence for this country it was held that the bill to limit profits on muni tlon contracts to ave per cent while embodying a most important principle to which 1 1 ascribed that ls the re moval af profiteering from muni tioni contracts might restrict and hamper the essen lal need of the time the expansion of our arma ments in i me of genuine danger the bill to create a defence purchasing board was passed by the senate the royal visit preparation parliament and the whole city of ottawa are naturally eagerly awaiting the first royal visit to canada pre parations in the city ls progressing rapidly and the interdepartmental committee has been dotting the final 1 s and crossing the final t in the ar- xaagenrtents for the royal tour through canada government house the residence of the governor general wmon wlu be tbe home of the royal couple for the four days they are in tile capital has men redecorated the royal mint baa been turning out the now colas commemorating the historic erent there arethe new medallions and new stamps parliament hoi has poles erected for the royal standard which will float for the first time in the capital the face of parliament bttfldingw will carry the royal coats ofckrms and the union jack across the walls and already in various parts of the city buildings have begun to show outward marks of the welcome to the countrys monarch confeder ation square in process of construc tion ls rapidly taking shape at the centre or the square ls the war mem ortol a wide series of steps leads to the foot of the memorial and from it stretches a boulevard with two lanes for traffic and lawns along the route now being sodded the federal drive way confederation square the parks and decorated buildings will present a pleasnat and beautiful back ground for the capitals welcome to the king and queen lome scots band to play at toronto may 22nd twenty three military bands will play in five oity parks in the toronto civic celebrations following the royal visit may 22nd the board of control met with el wood hughes general manager of che cne who with his staff will be in charge of the celebrations mayor day stated there will be community and choir singing torch light parades and tiieworks in each park the ceremonies will commence at 8 30 pm and last until 10 30 or 11 pm they will tx held m beaches egllmon earlscourt willowvale and high parks there will be at least three brass bands and ont pipt or buglt at each park the mavor announi following- are tlu bano 48 i landers queens own riflis nor centrals hoise guards qi rangtrs irish raiment artillery band toronto grtnadiers originals canadian army sirwtl corjk to rono police hamilton light infantry 91st highlanders osliawa citizens band lome scots band georgttowiw lincoln regiment bai d st ctithar inesi qutens own rifle- bugle band 48th hig ilandlrs pipers 48th b iglers c asc ti m ban qi k in gers bugli band irish rejriment plptr- toion o stollih putr to ran to grenadier bugle band shortage of ordained ministers a ho uige of approx rmtely ff y ordn ned tilnisters and serious vck oi candidates for the mlnistn was re ported at the annual meeting of the executive of the general council of the united church oi canada just concluded in toronto the right rev dr john w woodside moder ator presided rev dr gordon a sisco ls secretary speoial plans wt be launched by the board of home missions and the board of christian education to in form united churches in canada of the need for ministers and to chal lerige youth with the claims of the ministry rev dr r b cochrane secretary or the board or home mis sions and rev dr frank langford secretary of the board of christian education presen ed to the execu live dttall of the shortage of mini j tiers and the lack of suitable candi dates for the minlfry mother s day may 14th wo mv ifflotfjer was there ever one so patient was there ever one so dear who could understand your longing as your mother ever near she has time for every sorrow she will tend to every need not a cross word or complaint ready with a word or deed in one s childhood what a comfort in one s youth a helpful guide ever sacrificing working always standing by ones side oh but for the love of mother when you re sick andnronesome too is there any one so faithful can you find a friend so true just a smile when most you need it driving way the load of care when the burden seems too heavy mother always takes a share then at last life s journey over mother s played the greatest part vt hat we are or ever will be all comes from mother s start m ext sunday may 14th is mother sunday one da in th year 1 we all should lommemorate speaking of mother a may be tha you hav noticed ht careworn look upon her race as the years pass b and through it may not have been raided by any ac of yours it is your duty to chase it away a kiss on that dear face will brighten it more han you can imagine besides you owe her a kiss or two away bi k whtn y i win j child she kissed ou wiien no one else was u mptetf b your r r turned bienth and swolhn face through those vt irs of childl li s ilshim and shidow she wa ilwuys rtad to cure b the magic of i mothers ki s tht il u dirty chubby hands when itr tht y wtn injured with tlu first skirmishes of this rough old v rld then tlu midnitrht kis will which she routed so many bad dreim as si e li uied uboe your rtstkss illow have all been of in terct the a long ling vears of course she may not now appear so tty and k usable us some of the younger of her sex bu when they have accomplished uu task mother has tlu contrast will not lo so marked her fac has more wrinkles ard ye if you were sick that face would appear far more beautiful than an angels as it hovered over voi watching eviry opxrtunitv to minimtr to your comfort and every one of those wrinkle- would seem o be bright wnvcets of sunshine chising each other over the dear face she will leae you one of these days the burden of life will break her down those rough hard hands hi have done o many ner arv things lor you will be crossed upon htr lift less breast those neglected lips tlia gave you vour first baby kiss will be forever closed and tho e sad tired eyes will have opened i eternity and then you will appreciate your mother bu it will be ta late april according to he poets is a time of soft showers balmy air and tlrrlnin of life in the brooding earth but according to the weather stalls- tictan at toronto observatory this un merry menth run a close second to the chilliest april in this district in the last 100 years bick in 1b74 h natives shivered through an april that had a mean temperature of 33 4 the normal mean ls 412 average of a century this april for the first 16 days had a mean of 34 1 there s been nothing quite like it tor more than half a century reckless motorists should contri bute cheerfully to the hospitals with tlie feeling that they are going to be well cared for locomotive of royal train ready scheduled for the biggest job ever assigned to a steam loco motive canadian pacific engine 2850 photographed at the angus shops in montreal is ready to haul their majesties the king and queen on their 3 000mile trip across canada the royal tour will markthe first time one engine has made a continuous journey of this length and 2850 a record will not be equalled on the tour specialty refltted and decorated for the occasion the big canadian pacific locomotive 1b a mass of shining stainless steel royal blue silver and gold the semi stream lined engine bears the royal arms over the headlight which has been sunk flush with the front of the bollercaslng imperial crowns decorate each running board the crest of the canadian pacific appears beneath the win dow of the cab and on the tender the royal arms four feet high are blazoned in relief the general decorative scheme comprises a background of deep blue on the nnderframe smoke- box front df engine and all mar ginal work on engine and tender the sides of tender cab and run nlng boards are painted royal blun a panel of aluminum leaf laid in diagonal squares matching tho panel on the cars of the royal train extends hair way on the tender the panel is outlined la gold the jacket on the locomotive handrails on tt and the tender and other trim is of stainless steel gold leaf has been employed on the engine numbers engineer eugene leclerc of quebec who was fireman on the royal train lo 1901 will be the first canadian engineer he has been in regular canadian pacific service between quebec and mont real for approxlmat ly 48 years a e dobbie hon president ontarioquebec division canadian weekly newspaper association at the luh annual meeting of the ontarioquebec weekly newspaper associatioa held at ottawa two weeks ago officers were elected as follows hon president a e dobbie smith falls recordnews president r a giles lachute p q watchman vioepresidert andrew hebb newmarket era secretary trea surer prank maclntyrc dundalk herald directors walter legge granby leader mail c p pearoe slmco re former c e bond new losfceard speaker l b calnan picton gaz ette a v nolan stouffvule tribune e w johnston fort erie times re view c b smith creemore star l h logan pembroke standard ob server the 20th annual national conven tion takes place at niagara palls aug 3 4 and 5 c v chartrs brampton managing director an- nounced may weddings wilcox dwyer the marriage took place at st peters ca hedral peterboro may 6th of clara ellen daughter of mr and mrs joseph dwyer to joseph henry wilcox georgetown son of mr joseph wilcox and the late mrs wll- i cox owing to the illness of her fa ther the bride was given in marri age by htr bro her mr joseph dwyer rev dr p j kelly officiated and the wedding music was played by miss veronica scollard the bride wort mauve triple sheer black fur jacket mauve and black accessories and corsage or talisman roses she was attended by miss mary mclean wearing blue triple sheer with beige accessories mr stafford sulli van was groomsman after a short motor trip mr and mrs wilcox will take up residence in oeorgetown ten vant smith st jonn s church of england stew artown was the scene of a wedding on saturday afternoon when miss norma ethel smith eldest daughter or mr c e smith became the bride of samuel weymouth tennant eldest son or mr s c tennant rev w g brook of norval officiated the bride who was given in marri age by her father wore a bridal gown of white satin with long tulle veil fal ling from a halo she carried a bou quet of american beauty roses mrs k kidd of ingjewood slater of the eroom was matron of honor wearing a gown of robins egg blue taffeta with matching hat and gloves and carrying a bouquet of pink carnations the groom was attended by his bro ther in law mr k kidd the wedding breakfast was held at the home of the brides grandpar ents mr and mrs j h smith mrs smith receiving in a gown of black sheer with corsage of pink rosebuds she was assisted bj her daughter in law mrs c e smith who wore navy sheer for going away the bride travelled in navy crepe with grey coat and matching accessories on their return mr and mrs tennant will make their home in stewarttown a special meeting of council was held last evening with mayor joseph gibbons in the chair reeve george davis and councillors n h brown joesph hall james costlgan a k cr pps thos lyons and k mcdon ald present petitions twre presented from pro perty owners an edth midfeet and george streets asking council to have hard surface pavement laid on th above streets considerable time was spent discuss ing tax arrears and then collection a number of places were indicated for a tax sale the securing of material and re pairing of john st hill was also dealt with moved by lyons seconded by mc donald that this council construct a hard surface road on edith market george mcnabb and albert streets and the county bngineer be asked to prepare specifications for same ear ned yeas hall lyons cripps mc donald brown gibbons costlgan nays davis moved by brown seconded by davis that the united church tennis club be granted the use of five feet of ditch on chapel st at a rental of 1 00 per year carried moved by mcdonald seconded by hall that this council authorize the mayor to proclaim a civic holiday on monday may 22nd 1939 in recogni- lon of their majesty s visit to the capital city of ontario carried moved by davis seconded by costl gan that the 1938 collectors roll be accepted and returned to the treasur er and that w g marsh be au thorized to continue the collection of all tax arrears carried kegl lar meeting of i o de the regular meeting or countess of strathmore chapter imperial order daughters of the empire was held monday evening may 8th at the home of mrs j wallace thompson artet rou tine business was conduct ed a report was given by mrs k d barber on the provincial annual con ven ion of the iode which was held in hamilton at the royal con- naught hotel on april 20th anil 2 1st it waj stated tha this convention proved to be very helpful and the repois ot the past years activities or the imperial order daughters of the empire wrrt simply an inspiration due to illness mrs barr regent of duke of devonshire chapter or ac ton was unable to present her illus trated lerture on england and her trip to the coronation but hope was expressed to have mrs barr speak at a later date it was brought to the attention of the meeting that the question of a change in our national flag ts to be presented to parliament again at an early date and it was decided to send a letter of protest to the federal member of parliament in our constl tuency regarding same it was also suggested that members wear their badge during the forth coming royal visit the last meeting of the season will take the form of a bridge party for the members at the home of mrs c v wuuafnson may 19th mem bers wu be notified regarding the first meeting next fall mr s j dornan editor of the dispatch alameda saat has been chosen as the official representative of the canadian weekly newspaper as sociation aboard the pilot taln which will accompany the royal party on their trip across lions safety patrol the boys safety patrol at our pub lic school sponsored by the george town lions club has been operating for the past four months and is prov ing a huge success the boys look quite smart with their white belts and crass belts and are smart also in the performance of their duties there ts no doubt that they have prevented manv accidents the motor traffic on the highway passing the school is quite heavy at all times and will be worse il the warm weather approach es but there has not been a single accident to any child from our school since the patrol aas organised the buys of the patrol know their duties thoroughly and the rest of the pupils have learned that safety means obey ing the patrol when crossing the highway the lions club continues to show its hi erest and have equipped the patrol with waterproof hats and capes for use on wet days the capes are marked in white so that motorists passing can recognize them and know that school children at the crossing are under control the lions club are again to be complimented on the interest they are showing toward the safety of our school children halton presbyterial wjsls the spring meeting of the executive or halton presbyterial wmj9 was held at burlington united church on may 2nd mrs earl wilson prestdlnav the devotions were conducted by mrs h inglehart and mis wilson a welcome was extended to the new members mrs j w chapman mrs b mowat mrs brownridge and mrs w a shane mrs john hunter free man was apoplnted second vicepresi dent replacing mrs r m clements who ls now a member of the hamil ton conference branch executive mrs o a sherwin was appointed a member of the finance cocnmltee speakers for the year are as fol lows mrs h s pkmes bronte mrs c j o jolllfte glen williams mrs sutcliffe georgetown mrs j w chapman burlington and mrs g c gifford acton highlights of the branch meeting at slmcoe were given by mrs a o boswell mrs clements and mrs a k leonard monies had been received by the treasurer for the first quarter front all but three auxiliaries scclonal rallies will be held at appelby and bethel the second week in june date to be arranged announceznent was made of the annual hamilton con- lerence branch picnic at the o a c guelph june 9th when a report of the dominion board will be given by the branch delegates mrs p mxtxteeon and mrs j t heslop members bf the h b execu tive were visitors health retort the fonowinc is the report of com- mu diseases by the mfiit to georgetown board of health for april 1939 diphtheria o scarlet fever o chickenpox q german measles mumps infantile paralysis typhoid fever whooplngcough cerberosptnal meningitis epidemic