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the georgetown herald seventythird year of publication wednesday evening november lt 1939 1 so per annum in advance 2 00 to usa prolessor c j zavilz addressed county council on reforestation land purchased for such purpose and pay rates inc for road workers eased at the meeting of halton county council held in milton pn tuesday of last week minutes ol the last meet log were read and adopted and cor respondence read by the clerk before assembling for the afternoon cession members of the council were photographed in a group picture which will later be hung in the entry to the court house an annual custom which has been observed at the end of each year since the year 1917 protestor c j zavlta from the- forestry department addressed the council relative to work of reforesta tion as planned by the agriculture committee mr gordon chairman of this committee stated the property under consideration was that being the west half of lot 12 concession 7 nassagaweya this was a string nun dred and the committee was favorably impressed with the possibilities of this property lor reforestation purposes i would like to ask the professor said mr gordon what would be the best way to care for property of this size professor zavitz stated that where there was much work to do a fore man was necessary but in this case the acreage was hardly enough to pro vide enough work for a full time job the professor gave instances of what had been done in other counties simcoe had 5 000 acres planted while norfolk had 1 500 acres scattered through the county and the work was managed through the county council commltteee and with the help of the agricutlural representative he re commended purchase of this property for halton county and advised that planting material would be provided free of costby the department ana supervisors would be sent out from time to time it was possible a rep resentative could meet with the agrl culture committee some time next week to look over the property that had been recommended it was decided to purchase the southeasterly half of the westerly half of lot 12 on the 7th concession of nassagaweya subject to the appro val of the reforestation department mr robinson asked mr ro smith county engineer to address the coun ell with regard to labour troubles that had arisen among the road workers mr ouitih said that unfortunately we jfound ourselves with a sort of sit i down strike on our hands for part of one day the men on the road that is the laborers are dissatisfied with their present rate of pa which lb 28 cents per hour we have eight or nine men on steady work during the winter we keep them working two or three cays a week to keep them off relief on an average thej probably earn approximately 5650 or 700 per year they are all married men and live in rented houses and i uppnsc living costs have increased at least 10 per cent personally mj sympathy is with these men and although i told them i could not give them more mj self i aid promise to bring lhe mat ter before the council i would say these men are entitled to 30 cents per hour mr robinson and mr gordon were very mich opposed to the fact that the men had thought fit to strike but still they were of the opinion that the men were entitled to 30 cents per hour under present conditions mr hewson although in favor of the increase said he thought a strike among county workmen was detest able jrhen all they need to have done was to lay their case before the en gineer the council increased to 30 cents per hour the rate of wages paid the county laborers to take effect nov 1st liability insurance was the next business to be discussed the insur ance which had been awarded to a e wilson had not given satisfaction to the council in so far as the policy had not come through from lloyd s as expected a e wilson and t g ramshaw were both present mr wil son having leave to address the coun cil opende fire by asking are there any criticisms from mr ramshaw as well as from the council if so i should like to hear them mr ramshaw i am not here to offer criticism that is not good bus ness i think mr wilson should be the first to be heard mr wilson the time has come when the insurance company has de cided that the rate should be set by the company and not by the agent two years ago you gave your lnsur ance to another agent who only se cured it by underbidding this year i did the same thing but it didn t wore on april 21st i gave you a coverage note for your full liability and that stands good even supposing you never receive a policy up to the present date you are covered by 10 000 20 000 and 2 000 however the under writers have asked to inform you that the 2000 property damage will have to be reduced to 1 000 and we ask you to accept this reduction for the bal ance of the policy year the pro perty- damage is of very little impor tance and very few claims are made upon if mr wilson then asked if he might see the policies formerly held by the council to order that be might see if the policy gave full protection after looking over the policy he asserted the protection was inadequate mr ramshaw laid his case before the council and after hearing both gentlemen a motion to accept mr wilsons policy was moved and the yeas and nays were caned resultmc anniversary services held at baptist church rev h w stewart ba bd of stratford was guest speaker over 200 attended mondays anniversary supper the baptist church in georgetown celebrated its 92nd anniversary sunday october 29th when rev w stewart ba bj of stratford preached to good congregations ir the evening the united and presbyter ian congregations joined with the baptlststln worship filling the church to capacity mr stewarts subject in the morring was looking two ways and in the evening joy in the chris tian life the choir under the leadership of mr joseph young and accompanied at the organ by miss m young sang special anthems they were assisted in the mprnlnjj by mr charles landsborough who played theholy city as a cornet solo in the evening mastef david karry of hamilton sanguto soprano solos i will extol tuee and the lord is my shepherd then solos wer greatly appreciated by the congrega tlons on monday evening over two hun dred enjoyed the well prepared sup per prepared by the ladies of the church and many remained to enjoy the splendid program provided by herbert w piercy reciter and drama list the musical program was con trlbuted by mr charles landsborough and mr norman braida of acton and mr john emmermn the pastor board and members of the church are grateful to all who joined with them in making the anni ver ary such a happy occasion editor basses red cross soeiety organize for national campaign tor funds wm h long elected general chairman of campaign committee canvassers will be oat november 13 1ft joseph matheson moore editor and publisher of thegerald for over thirty years who died at his home factory and charles streets georgetown on monday october 30 after an illness of some weeks remembrance rites planned canada to mourn dead or the previous war on november 11 in the midst of war efforts canada will pause again november 11 to pay tribute to the memory of those who died in the last war remembrance day for many vears observed as armistice day after the end of the last war november 11 1918 is included in the list of statutory holidays though not observed by the general closing down of business and industry as is the case with other sta tutory holidays solemn note will predominate across canada this year people win pause for a minutes silence at 11 am a more solemn note than ever will predominate as people will remember that at stake again is the thing which died those they honor the young peoples union of the united church held a erj successful halloween part in the basement of the church on mondaj evening there kelly were am eri cleer and amusing presidentn cos um5 but tl i best co u me of th evening w nt to j ick maclaren whp drew a round of ipplaue when ie appearea in clcer impersonation cf sir notllle chamberlain complete with umbrella and gas mask a sing ontr same and contest rounded oi t p njiln w th refreshment at the close boys band organized in georgetown the meeting called last week to form a boys band in georgetown was well attended by both boys and clti zens of the town mr j carter has undertaken the leadership of the band and will endeavour to make it an outstanding organization in the com munlly the following officers were elected hon president maor gibbons hon vice president mr john d brow i vict president t winio conductor j carter screuirj w emmtrson v trt a- urir t w irnes librarian w emmcrson and t f tpi trick pricticcs will be i eld on t icsd ij nd frit n tv nings the death occurred on friday oct 20th of john mcnabb rockwood father of mr malcolm t mcnabb of georgetown mr mcnabb had onlv been sick a few days and his death ci me as a shock to his family he was well known in the district and the executive committee of the georgetown branch of the red cross society and others tntere ted met in the public library last thursday evening to draw up plans for the na tional campaign for funds after much dkcusslon as to ways and means of covering this work mr wm hl long was appointed general chairman with a committee of six who have power to add to their numbers as they see fit a number o n mes were proposed who might consider it ft privilege and duty to help the society by acting on the comml t and it was decided to contact them a further meeting will b held on thursday eeotng loov nd in the public library when the town will bje divided into districts and canvassers appointed to solicit donations from our citizens the red cross execu tive hope everyone will be as gener ous as possible and help in this worthy cause v marshall overland wedding knox united church caledon was the scene of a pretty wedding on sat urday when daisy margaret daughter of mr and mrs w j overland be came the bride of john gordon mar shall son of mrs marshall and the late thomas marshall of erin the ceremony was performed by rev a v bentum the wedding music was played by mls mae glassford the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white sheer with matching veil and wreath of or ange blossoms and carried a bouquet of joanna hill roses miss clara san derson of toronto cousin of the bride was bridesmaid rose taffeta velvet she wore a gown of trimmed with turquoise halo of turquoise flowers and carled a bouquet of yellow mums mr elmer overland was best man and mr douglas gra and mr allan mar shall were ushers a reception was held at the home farmed at lot 5 concession 6 eramosa of the brides parents later mr and township to a number of years be mrs marshall left for the states the in tht oiduiaiytaw1nrket andl fore icllring bride travelled in a wine dress with the entire proceeds of the legions coat of poppy day campaign go for the sole mr purpose of assisting deserving exser- in flanders fields 4t- what- canadian does not know the words of that moving poem of lt col john mccrae in flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses row on row that mark our graves and again on saturday november 11 the popples will blow not only on the fields of flanders but here in this community when the members of the canadian legion offer to the public not only an opportunity to wear the poppy in memory of those who gave their tomorrow for our to day but also an opportunity to help the legion in its magnificent work of caring for those who still suffer from the war the dependents of those who tell and the disabled left to us i a heritage of war the popples that bring back so many memories will be poppies simi lar to those offered by the legion throughout the whole empire pop pies made by the labor of those who through disabilities cannot compete mr mcnabb was born in eramosa matching accessories and township almost 92 years ago on the hudson seal on their return arm next to the one where he lived and mra marshal will live on at the t me of his death he was a groom a farm at erin life long resident of the district and was held in the highest regard by all who knew him a on of pioneer health report scot lsh parents the late mr and mr wiliam mcnabb he was an ac thc ollowing is ihe report of c ti i nure around the home until munlrable diseases bj tin moh t sa irdaj wh n he suffered a fall georgetown board of health for oc edict of which brought about lils ober 1939 nat givens commences business in creemore mber church i after thirty years in saskatchewan an old georgetown boy and wellknown in this district creemore star among the seven new residents that hae recently located in cree more is mr nathaniel givens who earl this year returned to ontario after spending over thirty jcars in saskatchewan mr givens has had a wide business experience he was member of lhe lcglsla lire for rosetown sask under the anderson admtnislratlon from 1929 to 1934 and following his defeat when the praire provinces reversed its politics in 1934 he was appointed official receiver under the farmer s creditr rs arrangement act in this capacity he had to his credit the ad justment of many complicated farm ers and mortgage companies he ls also prominent in the orange as5oclaion and in 1928 was grand master for the province of sa4kat chewan one of his hobble is educa tional affairs and in this direction he has had wide experience on school boards and ls an advocate of the lar ger unit as pertaining to admlnlstra uon he is opposed to consolidation born in wellington county near erin of genuine north of ireland par cnugc mr givens acquired his edu cation locally and at georgetown high school he started out as a shipping clerk on the railroad but in 1906 decided to join the exodus to the west he soon got into positions of trust including collector for the j i case company later he opened a hardware and farm machinery bus ines at dellsle early this year he decided to return east and after spen ding some months around his old birthplace and in western ontario he found creemore and purchased the alfaira mill and chopping business from mr w robertson mr and mrs olvens have located in mrs ovens home there are no children his nephew mr david olvens is associated with him in bus mess he is a young married man and has leased a home at the south end of the village we join with other citterns in welcoming these new resi dents to cr now of creemore as follows yeas messrs hewson chi- bert monhren kern gordon davis wilson and irving nays messrs ro binson mecuteheon hume and allen nathaniel oivens who has started an alfalfa and cho plng n 11 in creemore british or canadian christmas toys should be purchased twelve hundred tons of german made toys have just arrived in hew york harbour consigned to various american wholesalers probably most of our readers were already practising the boycott against german goods and hardly need to be reminded that the reason for that boycott are now more valid than ever we hope they will be vfgfiant in making sure they do not give as presents this year toys from a land whose present rulers have done more than any one else who ever lived to bring suffering and death to children let us be sure that none of these germanmade toys is bought with our money you can do so if you buy british buy canadian and buy u ge keep your money in town and watch it circulate mcnabb 1 rockwood presbie ii i l prcd ct ised b his wife thc rmr ann mccailum in 1914 and j nc o mourn t i la s three son w hum frimo t lownshij malcolrr i 8 h lti r c porgiapwii and je hn do tin framas township and one 1st r mrs a wilkei rockwood thc luntial took pi ice on mondfi from tl e home interment wo in rockwocd cemot r bkothfr in law of mrs r waldie died at a ton neck or so active life and the passing awa of william ro bertson an esteemed and hlghl ro spected resident of acton mr ro btrton died on saturday evening oct 21st at his home on victoria ave he was in his seventy ninth j ear a son of the late john and eliza robertson deceased w as born in es queslng tow nship at the scotch block he spent hls entire lire in his native township for a number of years he owned and farmed the pro perty on thc first line about sixteen ears ago he retired from the actl vlty of busy farm life and came to acton he purchased the property oi victoria ave that gave him an abun dance of garden space and room for c fruit and with this as a hobby he maintained his activity william robertson was a splendid ype of citizen in any community a kindly neighbor and a loyal friend not onlv in the home but about the streets his- frlendlj greeting and kindly smile will be missed many friends share with mrs robertson in the bereavement which is of course most c for her beside his wife who was before marriage miss jessie f waldle he leaves four brothers and one sister they are harry at speys de freeman and benjamin on the homestead at the scotch block levi in nassagaweya duncan in brampton and mrs emmett in es queslng township mrs root wal die of georgetown ls a sister in law the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon with a private service at the home conducted by his minister rev h l bennie mr robertson was a member of knox presbyterian church and his church associations were second only to the ties of home it was rarely indeed that be missed its services interment was in fair view cemetery acton free press hiram yes ive seen a few bad crop years in my time too one year our string beans were so poor that the crop didn t even pay far the string silas that a nothing hl in 1914 twa corn crop was so bad that my old daavwho had a very poor appetite ate up 14 acres of corn at a single meal dlptlk rla scarlet fuer chicken pox meaile c i tin in mei les m imp infantile pirilvsis tjphoid fever whoopint couirh cerebrospinal meningitis epidemic tht vice men and dependents a very will ing and ready response is anticipated bv the officers and members of the georgetown legion the need in the stirring years of 1914 18 was great and these men met the need with their bodies today these men suffer because of their ef forts of the years of the war and i their need is in turn great the pass- in- years have robbed them of the j vigor the health and the fire of j jouth today it is acain our turn to stand behind them as we tried to do in the dajs of the war as we know that oir citizens will keep faith and assist the legion in its campaign 0 man is quilt a bit like the leaves he also finds it a difficult to keep up appearances after now slr come down in the world pretty hopeless golfer whose caddie has been re placing divots time and again iii move heaen and earth to play thts game properly caddie you ve only heaven to move ie ha i l leslie chosen president of exwardens association gordon graydon m p guest speaker at banquet held in brampton george curne elected to committee canada to an increasing degree during the war will be called upon to give heavily to t ie allies from her fields and industrial plants gordon graydon m p told the members or the peel halton wardens association tt their annual banquet in thc vic torla hotel monday night under the presidency of j j jamieson of cooks vlll- our economic set up ls today much uperlor to hat in which the war 1914 found us the nation is quickly and readily responding to this oppor t unity to serve economically as well as in a military and naval sense mr graydon declared- i have nothing but strong approval of this govern ments avowrd policy of pay as you go which is being carried out as far as possible with regard to wartime expendilure this will give us a two fold advantage the guarantee of wis er expenditure at the moment and thc removal of much 67 the burden from the taxpayer in a later period of lesser economic expansions the speaker dealt at some length with current doings in the dominion house then turned to municipal af fairs the members of this assocl a uon have set a good example in the elimination of party politics from their municipal deliberations be said this ls a spirit which is parti cularly necessary today peel in the past eight years has reduced her de benture debt by 60 per cent t l leslie geantetown was nam ed president of the association othe officers elected were vicepresident j gk beck brampton secretary- treasurer o r church streetsvdle committee halton county john irv ing milton george carrie george town peel n s ltndsy clalrtttle t h bdioti cheltenham elected president thomas l leslie of georgetown was elected president of the peelhaltoh exwardens asso- clafon at the wniav banquet on monday night the honeyateen wanes when you married me you knew you were marrying a bank elafccdld- nt you yes why oh nothing only i thought per- haps you imagined you went nian