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georgetown herald wednesday evening jaytfauyl hd 140 icodipeclmt quality plug economy at bucks quaker muffets box q national soap flakes 3 lb libbvs tomato juice 2s oz tin 2 for 19c rose baking powder f pearl soap s bars with handy ammonia 23t h durham corn starch 0 master wheat flakes 5 lb bag 23 c prime rib roasts lb fresh beef liver fresh pork loins fob boasting pyre lard our own rendering pork shoulders picnic style 5 lb average lb 15c r lb ib 10c ib 18c fresh fruit and vegetables new cabbage lb 5 new carrots generous bunches 2 for 13c apples tolman sweets or snows g qt bskt jg grapefruit medium size 7 for 25c c j buck phone 28w georgetown caaoaaxacoaboakacoaoacakakaa nee jeo rkound trip bargain fares g i from georgetown jan 5th to cnr stations in the maritime provinces province of 7 quebec new brunswick prince edward island jon scotia f jan k vj to ottawa 95 to montreal 98je5 to quebec city s12jc5 to ste anne de beaopre 1285 x l tickets fares transit limits and information from- agents t 25a canadian national i local news it was ton below at 7 o clock this morning in town it coats some people moretokeep p appearances than it does to live barries population now stands at 8823 the highest figure in its history choral practice will be held on monday jan jqnd in the presbyter ian church vital statistics for acton in 1939 pffere births 11 marriages 23 and deaths 22 if you have anything to sell tell it well b inserting an ad in the her aid oountj council met in their inl tlal session of the year at milton on tuesday they meet again on jan 30 james thompson farmer lost three fingers from his left hand when caught o a clrctllar saw at his farm just north of erin village the georgetown united church hai plans now under way for thelr centennlal celebrations in october of this year ch thursdla evtening the local junior hockey team will play in acton no doubt a number will go up from here dr j t thomas moh of cale don township announced that 13 births and 34 deaths were registered m the township during 1939 the georgetown fire brigade have installed an alarm button in browns bakery any fire calls will be received when phoned to 202 nomination will be held on frl day evening feb 2nd to fill the vacancy on the municipal council al so for hydro commissioner the lome scots band have al ready planned to enter in tffe cjije and- waterloo musical festival com petitions this coming summer we are agents for counter check books and our prices compare with those of travelling salesmen leave your next order in georgetown the rain on sunday followed by more snow on mcndaj made the roadways and walk ery treacherous with ice you hae to watch your step don t fail to see the pictures and hear the talk on australia given un der the auspices of the horticultural society to morrou night in the pub lie library alexander murray for many years a resident of glen will am was burl ed in the cemeterj there last thurs da m or ring mr murray died at trie home of his brother l toronto it would be appreciated ii some one interested in the rural hockey league the games of which are pla ed in acton would hand in reports and standings of the various teams news from ontario weekly news papers is an interesting feature on sunday morning s radio program from cbl it is pre ented from 10 00 to 10 15 pm the band turned out to the hoc ke match on tuesdaj evening arid mrs olive snyder of kitchener is visiting t the home of her father mr l e fleck mr harvey wlllson and mr and mrs harold spry of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs w h wll lson mr and mrs shrank fetch and son boss of union have moved into town and are making their home on charles st we welcome them to our com munlty mr j h lllrlco is attending mr borneo lagores post graduate course in toronto this week my lagore of chicago has won world wide fame fn halrstyling control technique of per manent waving cutting shaping i- personals 1 lieut col and mbs keene entertained at oakv1xle home lome scots blner supplied music- many attend a delightful event in oakvule ox sunday was the tea given by lieut- col louis keene and lira fceene spring flowers and chrysanthemums were used throughout the rooms and music was supplied bypipers of the lome scots among the guests were mr and mrs byland new miss e mlddleton miss n patterson lieut col and mrs a e nash lieut col and mrs s a lee col and mrs r y eaton lieut rodney adamson lieut col and mrs c a rae lieut col and mrs k m holloway col and mrs o 8 holllnrake capt and mrs g walsh lieut col and mrs t c evans major and mrs harry mackendrick miss d k herbert dr and mrs j steed mr and mrs c keene miss violet 1eene miss m jeffrey major h c beaumont capt and mrs e pullen major and mrs r w lent capt and mrs d c heggie major and mrs c t sharpe major and mrs g p doty mr and mrs frank smith judge and mrs a cochrane mr and mrs gordon graydon lieut col and mrs a j taylor major and mrs m drurj ma jor and mrs i c elland major and mrs j g godfrey col and mrs g b chlshoim mr and mn h cleaver judge and mrs w munro mr and mrs ross ostram mr and mrs al fred bunting mr and mrs r8s blaikie col and mrs r conoer major and mrs e polnton lieut and mrs m wyndham dr and mrs a purdv capt and mis e hcouicoe mr and mrs r pears mr iiud mrs harrj ryrie and mis helen arundel sons of st george mmmmummmmmmuma9w silvers january clearance presents important savings on highgrade winter clothes ladies woollen dresses alimlted number of these warm stylish frocks at lades woollen gloves at 295 50c value 35c su9 reguiai childrens snow suits to clear at mens pullovers crew neck zipper and rolled neck pullovers at jj ao- mensxjned mitts horsehide face with spht cow hide backs 49c mens work shlrtseavy doeskin shirts also salt and pepper flannels at 98 c boys underwear fleecehned combinations in sizes up to 32 88c girls hose cotton and wool special 29c mens underwear heavy ribbed cotton winter combinations special g girls overshoes rubber qyerahoes fleece lined sizes up to 2 special g all our lines of men s and ladies winter i fllfl coats have been drastically reduced for v quick clearance come in ancwet us show you the savings you can have by buying now for next year s wear the annual meeting of the sons of st george was held in the club room en thursda yevenlng after the presentation of very satisfactory rejort5 the elections took place and resulted in the reelection of mr e holmes as president and mr c sar thur music certainly pepped things up 1 sent as vicepresident mr n petite they will play at all home games of was elected secretary treasurer the red cross c oncer ti it pays to buy a coal that is guaranteed take advantage of mil paelthre ouarairta of qmmy a in on mm eoal forroator toeatlag aattafaetto this winter its tn sty al in tfc world that is calearad moo 1 1 1 the georgetown teams from now on citizens are reminded that per i sonal and other news items are ap predated if handed in at this office i help make the local paper newsy by informing us of every happening in the life of the community the local newspaper is read in al most every home in the community georgetown merchants will do well to i have their ads appear before the buy ing public every week by advertising in the herald it was six below 2ero at the arena last night when the burlington georgetown game was in progress but that is mild compared to the 20 be low at bolton when the juniors play ed there last week printing supplies we are pre pared t fill your next order for print ing promptly and with best possible materials and workmanship phone no b for attractive printing of all kinds canada s new slogan is make your dollars fight tor freedom in connection with the new war loan bonds if you don t get in on the first issue you may have a chance latter on calendars are not as plentiful as they used to be although there are some nice ones distributed by local business men and according to an authority on sflveruslng the weekly newspaper li outdoing this method of advertising the hocke game of the season i brampton vs georgetown at the arena here fridaj nttrhl be sure to be on hand for this game the keen est rivalry exists between these two teams on friday night jan 19th the big draw sponsored by the georgetown hockey club will take place at the arena the prize is a beautiful amok ing stand containing 2500 in cur rency get your tickets now bingo in the arena on monday jan 29th 8 pjn sharp in aid of red cross society 15 good prizes also feature attraction they discovered america motion picture presented by gray coach lines admission 25c classes in boxing and badminton will begin soon in the town hall for young peoptcof the community inter ested in athletic training public school students will be given definite consideration watch for opening date something different i hear about the wpnderful land down under iiertalnment committee consisting of mr c sargent and mr e holmes was reelected a generous conttibu tlon was voted to the oeneral fund of st georges noral junior farmers and junior institute meet the january meeting of norval ju nior farmers and junior institute was held on wednesday january 10th at the home of george and janet henderson at the junior institute meeting with the president beta fisher in the chair the roll call was answered by the duty of a hostess dorothy cleave gave a paper on little cour testes worth knowing and observing a paper on table setting was given by bea lyons the girls had as their guest speaker mrs whv mc clure of brampton at the junior farmers meeting the roll catrwas answered bj questions for the question box jack ruddell acted as chairman and current events were given by cleave wilson robert miller who had attended the course at the oac guelph spoke on co operative at the joint meeting isabel wlig glasworth and amott charlton were the two speakers the next meeting will b- held at the home of james eccles shop with confidence at silvers dept store where your dollar goes farther phone 375 georgetown will be presented by the georgetown community choral society in the presbyterian church georgetown 0 tuesday evening january 23rd x at 8 p m i i silver collection he estimated the loss at about 2500 beside the building 200 prize hens a work horse 460 bushels of wheat 35 tons of baled hay a new binder and 15 tons of loose hay were destroyed the los is completely covered with insurance mr hall said guarantees tht qual mo rrwtcoj0 7 absolutely free evening of enjoyment in the library thursday evening- of this week at 9 00 pjn come one come all and see the pictures of aus india and hear the talk by mr o o gordon of toronto mbn want vtm try raw oxbt8r tonic ostoex tablets to pep op the whole body quick if not delighted with results first pack age maker rafundstts low price call wxtye robbs druflr store and all other goo drug tf why stjffut with rheumatism bdavuom lumbago rumaoaps two- way action quickly relieve pain while attacklnc the cause fiobbs drug star and store afjuoormacks drug deputy reeve wilfred hall of trafalgar loses zm chickens in barn fire pat a watchdog of uncertain par entage sounued the alarm at the w s hall poultry farm in trafalgar township monday night when fire developed in the barn if pat had not started barking as though all bedlam had been let loose we probably would have lost more than the barn mr hall stated mr hall is deputy reeve of trafalgar township council and a prize poultry fancier it was about 12 o clock and for some reason i could not go to sleep i had a premonition that all was not as k should have been mr hall said when pat sounded the alarm i went to the window and saw the bam on fire call we pla immediately for the t townsmp and bronte yere brigades will arrived wttfttti few minutes and according to deputy reeve hall did wonderful work in preventing the blaze from spreading to other farm buildings water was poured on the blazing building for 4tt hours one hen house containing 300 hens only 35 feet from the blazing bam was saved by the flremerr mr halls hens have repeatedly won dominion prises the success of the brigade is due to th water supply which mr han had siored up m a pond la a small creek which runs through his pro perty x made tt for just an occasku like this and after all that pumping you would hardly know any water bad been taken from ifc mr raft stated editors serve their home municipalities editors phil fader of the leaming ton post and news j b lake of the powasaan news and h e rice of the huntsvllle forester have been elected mayor of their towns editor roy vandusen of tara leader won the reeveshlp or his village and edl tors bui ross of the stayner sun and c b smith of the creemore star are returned as members ol their local chool boards good men all in good places to do good work farm paper to play important war time roll a progressive pollc for 1940 de signed to help the farmer adapt hun self to changing war time conditions nas been announced by the family herald and weekly star throughout 1940 family herald af tides written by staff editors in co operatic l with leading agricultural experts will show how the fanner may plan to avoid losses through changing markets how he can take advantage of new opportunities that are likely to present themselves as a result of the war throughout 1940 with its coast to coast distribution to over 300 oot can adian farm homes this influential seventy year old farm weekly will render reat service to the dominion and to the empire through its praise worthy efforts in showing farmers how their farm operations may most profitably be conducted during war time new advertisements for sale child s large wooden crib and mat tress 6 00 phone 38 georgetown it situation wanted situation wanted where help is re quired in household duties apply to box w herald office itp- wanted small house apartment or rooms wanted centrally located with con ceniences apply at herald office ftp j j 10 vo or offer ntcfc little couch seat three condition chintz slip covers phona 320 georgetown good apply itp for sale or rent acre farm near belfountatn and to some extent beef are likely to be p tmes the family herald will feature practical specially prepared articles on the raising of hogs sheep and beef cattle articles showing how poultry production may be started increased and adjusted to war conditions also will be featured prior to the war vegetable and root seeds were brought into ca in considerable quantities this year the sources of supply are cut off and the famlly herald will show how many canadian farmers can grow some of these seeds as a cash crop appla grass oed and flax alw will be dur- xt is evident that the goahead policy of the 1 noted ta 1939 will be 300 acre rann near peel county good land new btiildlngs m watson drawer 31 wcdstock ontario 5t wanted manufacturing firm in vicinity of georgetown requires stenographer with knowledge of bookkeeping ap ply by letter to box h herald office jt frank fetch uccnsed auctioneer i and all classes of insurance prompt service phone 31 georgewti f a box us wood for sale ri f