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page 8 the georgetown herald wednesday evening october 18th 1939 bucks- food values for this week loins of lamb flank 22 fresh pjork butts lb 23c porrteoins for roasting lb 7c rib boiling beef lb 4 porterhouse roasts lb 28c rump roasts round or square end lb 22c stock up on these grocery specials choice quality pumpkin large tins 2 for 19c st wtjluahs orange and grapefruit marmalade 2 lb jar rolled oats fine or coarse 1 large package chipso 2 piece glass serving set sun dryd coffee kraft dinner s pearl soap 1 handy ammonia westons old hickory sodas 100 sodas to a box 25c zest crab apple jelly 2 lb ice box jar 25c kraft loaf cheese 2 lb loaf 59 sugarcrisp corn flakes 3 for 23c fresh fruit and vegetables hd 5c 23c 5 lb for 23c ad for 25c lb 27c 18c an for 23c cabbage firm csreen nt 1 rnokinr onions 10 lb bag 23c spanish onions 2 lb 13c cooking apples 6 qt bas 15c sunkist extra large grapefruit 4 fo 25c bine gowc good size oranges doz 25c phone 28 j buck georgetown local news buy canadian and buy british it will help the cause taxes are due again the flrst of next month tfany subscriptions come due at this time have yod renewed hockey club meeting friday night in the arena at 8 pm the baptist bazaar will be held on dec oth ffcjll particulars later it verdun bebekah lodge euchre in the arena not 7th at 830 pjn good prizes and special door prize it there was a good attendance at the dance last friday evening in olen williams hall when pri hulls or chestra supplied the tnusltr don t forget the lome scots band concert sunday evening in the greg ory theatre a collection will be tak en with entire proceeds going toward- red icross work ewv w iplercy outstanding canadian reciter interpreter of liter ature has been secured for the bap- tisv annlersary supperprogram mon day oct 30th miss evelyn stocfcford of george town and mr e cooper of ml dennis who were injured in a car accident last week are both doing as well as can be expected in toronto hospitals we wish them a speedy recovery rt hon r b bennett former prime minister of canada and now a resident of surrey england has ac cepted the post of director or all eur opean activities of the canadian red cross sunday oct 29th 92nd anniver sary services at baptist church rev h w stewart of stratford wlu preach master david karn and the choir will sing it we who might think e are suffer lng in the curtailment of luxuries should be thankful for the present at ieait to be so far removed from the rightfulness of the conflict in europe where there is real suffering and want ladies auxiliarj lome scots pd and h regiment will present star royal tour pictures of their majesty s visit on saturdaj ee dec 16th in georgetown keep this date in mind it some businrw people spend time cussing their competitors w hlle more successful ones take the same time to plan adertismg campaiirns to get the business awa from iheie rlals the local council of women hold their resultr meeting at hit home of mrs w g o thompmn on pri daj oct 20th at j o c nek mrs gnet will bi ih iui s xrkrr simplication of words in writing is gaining william the conqueror was to blame for many of the orthograph ical peculiarities of the english lan guage according to professor de witt clinton croissant head of the english department at george washington univensity writes roy eaatin in the washington star english was originally a phonetlo language and the norman scribes thought that they were writing it phonetically but they heard the language differently and they used a different set of symbols profes sor croissant said he has advocat ed simplified spelling for more than 20 years his fight is gradually making progress he believes and cites the changes in government documents m spelling catalog instead of cat dlogue and cigaret instead of cigarette the adoption oi some newspapers of such forms as thru nite and tho are considered steps forward by the professor as examples of the progress made he cites james howells grammar of 1662 which recom mended that logique be changed to logic and sinne be changed to sin and that bodihe be made bodily all of which have come about johnsons dictionary of 1775 is blamed by the professor for crys- tahzing our spelling the words with their unnatural spellings were embalmed and since then it has been considered sacn legious to disturb the corpse ho- said noah webster was an advocate of simplified spelling and his flrst die tionary contained forms far more simplified than even the simplified spelling board recommended hen ry holt late publisher estimated that a 15 per cent reduction in the iiibi of books could be brought about by leaving out silent letters there will bt fxecutiu of tin i red cross soci u nows the time to save at d brill co childrens winter coat sets 500 ladies coats fur trimmed 1095 i o iron district i public lib of t m r 19 n r of hit q x ud to be georgetown choral society opens october 24th at 8 pm members bring your music invitation is extended to all who are interested in choral work several concerts to be given this fall bass and tenors we need you diamondbacked turtle saved by u s fisheries diamond backed terrapins head td for total extinction a few years uo apparently have been saved s a species through the efforts of tht u s bureau of fisheries ac cirding to the washington evening star in the gay nineties this reptile v is a sjrnbol of sinfullv extrava jant li my such high prices were i ud that nil the sounds estuaries mil swamps thing the south at 1 inlit ojsi wi r sti uicd tor the in itutes b the turn of the cen turv they vtre f ihuli us s mt- 1 lie dttn ind dropped off with j i il ibitmn this pr b ihu saved i in ti rr ipin situ it l ic a breath it l sue ii ind an opportunity for iltt grlniriient bio tists to get the r e on a m me f t t j ij nn up t lile m re tl 1 2 0tk1 young i ii lx en shippi tl fi hi thi hureiu islitrns t il ri it br lufort s i t ist k i l tu silt ii irsm- i un siutheri st m s tht brood i tk the st m n nist of which is i rn in n 1 1 v i fv during the t 11 je rs ti msls of th niales 1 1 m rt th tn 2 inu km iks childrens ribbed wool winter weight stockings 9c to 39c pr genuine goodyear welt oxfords for men reg 5 00 on sale at pr 345 mens suits reg to 19 75 work gloves genuine horsehide genuine horsehide coats boys whipcord breeches boys all wool sweaters coloured yarns i oz ball i 1295 49c 975 139 93c 10c d brill co phone 167 cor mill and main st phone 167 georgetown r m vitt un ml tilt mornin lotk will ik rot duet ciimmlrt t non i nd in is dr ii i erll eilh pi rev v port im church im- serv x on tm 1 n rt n td b a wood varied prmr wiifn pains akt tort ri- from rlieumntlsm sctitira backache lse runiacap their two wu ac ion attacks the cause ftobb s drilk store and maccormack s drug store band concert sunday oct 22nd a band concert will bt kicn bj the lome scots band in the gregory theatre on sunday evening oct 22nd at 8 30 pm entire proceeds of collec tion to go toward rod cross work mr grefforj has klndh donated t le use of his theatre for thls worthj er fort the all american roofing isph it shnitll is tht only lennn ro fing m iiirial it is t only used nn three out of every e houses but it is the only popu r tpe roofing to be origimtld and i t l pod in this country the first n mtral surfactd asphalt shingle is made by h m reynolds of grind rapids mich in 1902 the shingle wis an immediate success but it was not until the war that it nceted its first great acceptance since that time its use hos in- r eased steadily spurred by an in nibing demand for a fireresistant r ofing and by a growing popular preftrence for more colorful roots pure food store monarch fancy pastry flour new low price 24 lb 67c red river cereal poster stamps free pkg 24c westerns fancy biscuits english quality i lb pkg 30c westons old hickory sodas 1 lb 8 oz pkg 25c fancy quality peas ha 15c chocolatp fuworfd chopped nut spread 15c j5c pi ub house choppfd niti butter f i a brand sfviuf oranof mialade um jar mo hftn7 brand chickfn and noodlf soup medium uns isc clarxs mincemeat kltcnsou co alnrr ram s csssilssb prune and nit blu crcsf black wells chcooiate nut bread unlsc sweet pickled cottage rolls bj he piece id zjc swfft pickled back bacon b ul piece jj choice breakfast bacon bj the piece id jc slss atwia vegetables at mahket prices a phone 75 farnell free delivery anniversary services will be held in ashgrove united church sunday october 22 rev mr cummtn06 of norval wlu have charge of the service at 11 am rev mr porter 0 milton at 70 in the evening friends from georgetown and norval will assist the choir with special music tuesday even1ns october 24th annual hot supper will be served in the basement of the church after which a good program will be given by the following artists the abonorown amumo bnseubls mbs oca mefmtrgopon who delighted the audience with clever readlnss last year will be with us again mr- ertoart macursn baritone botoist of oeorsetown hope mombbkth and mart uarshaix m vocal duet and ckhers trying to pass the bick newipa iermen find out about people one of lhem albert murray has j lews on the caspar milquetoast char j cterlstlcs of some cttissen1 which ere aired recentl in shining lines he pictures a redfaced man entering a newspaper office in a hurr condi lions in this city shouts he are a scandal your paper oughl to expose this man i will give you all the facts you ought to come out wllh a blister ing editorial against him it is your civic duty the eei tor hears him through then speaks i tell you what we will do he say- calmly you wrtu our paper a letter exposing the scandal and we will be glad to publish it over your signature a period of silence follows during which the visitor cools down rapkuy he wems to shrink in sine until he looks like a collapsed balloon when he speaks again it is in a different tone lower and more apologetic why he says somewhat flustered you cannot expect me to do that it would get me into trouble- n would hurt me in my business alter this speech the visitor begins to realise there is little more he say the editor watches htm move to ward the exit and smiles it la ever thus he says and goes to work tar heels proud of tarnish north cirolmians are proud of the ercen tarnished dome of the state cipilal in raleigh built 100 years igo the capital was given a bright i oppcrcoated dome time and ulither has turned the copper to a bright blue green when a bill came jp before the legislature a few vears ago to recopper the dome r at least shine it the motion was helved as lobbyists claimed that it iuld lake away much of the ot uosphre and antiquity of the build casanova by grenoville paris b ihc un o uil drllihunl titri 7 h nouwi j jj rrl miu7 sh- h bnr visitor lo or tre iame to choice of s odor in jcmoolrllon atomizers to nmpte tr ol ctol she cn help herself to these perfumed eolocnes oi too wonld like lo buy her some the sosr are 55c 110 195 remember for christmas casanova by grenotute fa rope uses most fertilizer ci numption of fertilizer in the tinned states is at the rate of five p junds per acre per farm na nons oi europe rank far ahead of this country in fertilizer use hoi land uses 99 pounds of chemical plant food per acre annually bel gium 80 and germany 67 then ime denmark with 40 norway with 29 and sweden with 22 pounds france uses 21 pounds per acre italy 17 and great britain 12 card of thanks we wish to extend our very sincere thanks to maids and neighbours for the many kindnessee and f of sympathy extended to us during our reoaat sad bermvement in the death of a beloved wife and mother donald lattmer and muy eternal city rome was known as the eternal city among the ancient romans because the people thought that no matter what happened- in the world no matter how many other empires might rise and fall rome would go on forever in virgili aeneid jupiter tells venus that he will give the romans an sternal emptr s p chapman phone pharmacist 72 for better drug store service expert tailoring guaranteed by rachlins cleaning and pressing establishment on yoqg alterations and repairs your cteantas nd pressing requirement will to bandied with meticulous care and pressing done in our modern itorftman steam press machdffir rachlins cleaning establishment whja 8trn uxvw phone 233 c 5w