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tiegeorgetown herald seventythird year of publication wednesday evening may 22nd 1940 1 50 per anifcm in advance 200 to usa wctl convention ask total prohibition for duration of war the woman s christian temperance union of halton county met for their fortyfourth annual convention in the united church georgetown friday may 17th the afternoon session under the presldenae of mrs r b galbralth of huton opened with the devotional period led by mrs e a baxter of georgetown whqse scripture study sen from the book of esther who weth whether thou art come to the v for such a time as this counselled courage and self surren der in the fulfillment of the mission entrusted to us as individuals and as an organization the reports presented from the different unions showed some good work done in the face of many diffl- cultles but the feeling of the meet ing seemed to be that there is much need for more energetic action in the work to which we have set our hand in halton county alter much earnest discussion those present renewed their dedication to the task for god and home and can ada the address of our guest speaker miss c rosamund dun provincial field secretary or the wjctu fur lushed much of information and not a little encouragement to patient per severing endeavour a greater sym pathy toward our work of scientific temperance instruction is one of the most encouraging features in the present situation during the past year she has had the privilege of pre sentlng to approximately fifty thous and students in different ontario schools both protestant and roman catholic from primary to collegiate lessons in alcohol education to use the term more commonly applied now to studies she has given them in three of ontario s normal schools and this spring was invited to address the ru ral sectior of the ontario educational association in convention she has also spoken in hospitals jails reform atorles and in one city in the arm ories where she had the privilege of addressing sir hundred soldiers training doors seem to be opening on all sides jue no doubt to the growing realization by the public of the men ace which beverage alcohol has be come in our national life every com munity where liquor is readily avail able possesses evidence of this fact and citizens are awakening gradually she believed to the necessity of de- flnltely constructive action in the matter the following resolution presented by mrs p c overend georgetown head of the committee on resolutions was unanimously passed by the con ventlon and the corresponding secre tary was instructed to address a cop continued on back page local man anxiously awaits word of brother the friday may 3rd edition of the portadown ireland times reports that stoker george fox rjj is miss ing at sea george is a brother of jack fox of georgetown who is em ployed a- the alliance paper mills and is connected with the lome scots non permanent militia another bro ther william james also a citizen of georgetown died a short time ago when jack last heard from his bro ther he was serving on hms star let quoting from the times stoker george pox rn third son or and mrs william fox mullavllly has been reported missing it is under stood that he was on submarine duty aged 29 he joined the navy four and a half years ago and had served for three years in china he was home on leave at easter exceedingly pop with all who knew him stok er fox was actively associated with mullavllly boy scouts tftid often play ed for laurelvale fc his parents and family are great ly esteemed and widespread sympathy has gone out to them in their sorrow other members of the family are samuel serving with the bef in prance thomas in london england fred cornascriebe and sarah mrs joseph thompson of mullavllly lawn bowling gets underway an enthusiastic meeting of the ladies ard men s committees was held on may 16th and arrangements were made to start the season off with a bong it is hoped to start bowling on may 24th and an opening tournament has been arranged for this date a mixed rink for june 10th and a mowed double tournament june 27th are two events already panned and all indications point to a successful year for the bowling club the ladles as usual will have their bu da on tuesdays opening may 28th in the recent election of officers for the men the following slate was chosen president w o bell vice president fred thompson secretary t faram green committee olbbent cleave thompson faram game committee reeve coffin harrison mcdowell entert ilnment committee rich ardson lillico cleave reeve lovt the little trade that thou hast learned and be content w ti it glimpses of parliament by hughes cleaver halton s member premier reviews canada s war ex penses confidence rather than complacency is attitude of can drastic tax increase seen the keynote of the opening speeches ot the house on friday last was a criticism of the alleged complacency of the canadian public toward canada s -war- effort hon mr hanson the newly appointed opposition leader in lus opening remarks stated we shall expect from the admin istratlon a full accounting or its stewardship during the past seven or lght months the canadian people are asking for that i fear that they have been too complacent during the early period of the war however now that the shock of this tremendous conflict is being borne upon them arid through them to us they desire to tomir the meas of effort canada is putting forth at this time mr sinclair member for vancouver north struck the same note when he said in seconding the address this is no time for complacency it 1s time for united effort for cease 3ess endeavor above all for action for fearless action this is the time to subordinate all other efforts in order to smash the political bickerings and the departmental red tape which in the past have impeded democratic ac tton this is the time to mobilize with njthless speed every resource of this vast country it is of course easy to criticize bul tar the life of me i do not know where these gentlemen got the idea that canadians as a whole are complacent about the war unless it might be that they have misunderstood conflden lor complacency while i snare with other canadians an abounding confidence in the final result of the war i do not find anyone who does not harold c meclare addresses lions georgetown lions club met on monday evening at the mcglbbon ho tel chief j d kelly in the chair after a good dinner business was conducted as usual col ballantlne wm long and a c welk were appointed delegates to the- zonemeeting in hamilton on june 10th nominating committee consisting qf lions long moclure mcwhirter ahd licata with chief kelly ex officio was appointed and instructed to re port at next meeting lion mcwhirter thanked the club for flowers sent to mrs mcwhirter when in hospital there was also a- question asked as to whether the club would repeat its excursion on the lake the matter was left over a report was made by lion moclure on canadian boy air cadets with some description of the prganizatlon further investigation was left in the hands of the boys work committee for report at next meeting at tihls point chief kelly was ob liged to leave and turned the meet lng over to col ballantlne first vice president col ballantlne introduced lion h moclure as the evening s speaker past chief mcclure spoke on his own profession and was listened to with utmost interest embalming is one of the most an clent professions coming from ancient bgjpt i is a silent service with no shop talk death is something lightly spoken of but in bravado because of dread of the unkaown but death is a natural step in the course of events in a changing universe embalming has been practised for nearly five thousana years the word comes from balm and implies the use of balms and balsams of all occupations it is the least understood but canada and the united states have the best stan dard in the world remarkable facts have been brought to light through discoveries in the ancient tombs the origin of embalnflng may be because of the scarcity of fuel in ancient egypt for cremation or the uncertainty of burial in land constantly disturbed b the overflow of the nile but it is more probable that it had a religious origin in preserving a habitation for the re incarnation of the soul modern embalming has three ob jects li preservation 2 beautifl ca ion 3p sanitation sorrow is less sine death looks like slumber the service rendered bv the funeral director is next to that of the clergy in consolation of those who mourn he is- cal td in because of confidence in his ahilltv and his manhood and has a sacred trust to fulfil an interesting observation was that all chemicals used jn the embalming procei are required by law to be non imlfonous since ir occasion arises to tmcstlgiu a suspicious death there must be no chance or contamination from the process constant progress la being made and even methods or fifteen years ago ire now obsolete a funeral director n s keep abreast of the times sonu six hundred thousand persons in canada and the united states are making their living either directlj or inrilrecuv from the profession and equipmcn and method are constantly being improved the funeral director must now be a skilled technician al- wnjs red to idopt new methods the occupation has two sides the funeral directinr and the embalming wh le boh art very important the cmbalmin- seems the more so since t smoothes grief b creating the illu don of peaceful sleep the clubs appreciation was moved by lion thompson who said that subjeot which might be somewhat grusome had been treated bv lion mcclure slnceroly and revwently and in a marner wholl nice the molion was seconded by pimchlef long the nvttnif then adjourned with the stnglncof god save the king union church marks anniversary will sing at union church anniversary the 107th year of worship in union presbyterian churoh esquesing win be marked this coming sunday with special services both morning and evening rev a leggett ra pres ent pastor of the churoh will preach at both services and as a special fea ture mr wlshart campbell of to rontd will be guest soloist mr campbell w known both lntel country and in the united states a one of the foremost interpreters of religious music and it will be a real treat for music lovers to hear this man in person monday evening a plunket dinner notice of which appears in another section cf the herald will draw mem bers and friends to the churoh from all parts of the township and sur rounding district a splendid pro gram has been arranged and a large turn out is anticipated home church anniversary successful event at alloa wishart campbell canada s favorite baritone will be guest soloist at morning and evening services in lnlon presbyterian church on sunday may 26th former local man dies at highgate lady rebekahs euchre the lidy rebekah ixxlge sponsor ed a euchre on tuesday night ithe mfs oddfellnvs hall ten tables were at- play and prize winners were mr harold campbell mrs frank king mrs s groat and mrs w tost the drawing was held for e recent lucky ticket sale mrs wil lam mit chell limetiouse was the winner of the luncheon set and mrs b bradley l thr i scarboro heights won the second theran mluusness of drlwinvtor crystalware r- m dewing crys w struggle in addition to a willingness to p any necessary sacrlce i qnd everywher a very determined insts tence that this time there shall be do excess profits and that this time 4here shall be equality of sacrifice in so far as it is humanly possible to attain it on monday afternoon hon r b hanson spoke for two hours in a crt ttoit wn on canada war effort cov ertog again a great deal of the criti cism which was voiced during the general elections he stated that he understood the recent mandate of the electors to be that we sh use all our power and all oar resources to continued on page 4 brampton youth sentenced the young brampton man who was charged with assault occasioning ac- tnal bodily harm in connection with an attack on a young nerval woman was sentenced to eight months in jail in county court last week the two had been keeping company for the past three years and in a fit of jealousy he beat her severely caus ing injuries which required medical attention an original charge of at tempted murder was reduced to the assualt charge after a preliminary hearing on march 16th brother of norval women dies in bram sin lair laldlaw lifelong resident of the churchvllle district died in tho peel menu rial hospital on may 16th in his 63ro year after a brief illness he was born at meadowvale a son of the lite john laldlaw and had bcn a member of the churchvllle school board and an official of the churchvllle united church and waa also a member of the masonic order mr laldlaw was a conservative in politics he is urvlved by his widow who was miss may l reld two sons bruce of erlndale and hugh churchvllle a dauohter mrs morris weael of mt dennis and four sisters mrs wesley may of norval mrs w n laroche if gore bay and miss sadie and mlss lily of norval a min who is fondly remembered by f lends both vourg and old in georgetown passed away on saturday may 18th in highgate this was arthur b castell for many years a resident of georgetown where his duties as bandmaster choirmaster of knox prftobvterian church and di rector of music in the public school brought him into close touch with the whok community boin september 22nd 1857 in the northamptonsh re district of england mr co tell came to canada when he wa a lad of nineteen he first settled in highgate where he set about to improve 1 is education bv attending night school he married a highgate girl and the happy couple were look ns forwarc to their 60th wedding an nlvcr nrj oils coming december when still a young man mr castell movi d to wlarton in the bruce pen ins ila where his musical ability gave him the position of choirmaster of the metmdlst church bandmaster md music teicher in the schools wiilc in wlarton the castell family l tame c ose friends of mr and mrs w c an thony of georgetown w ho were no hbours in wlarton a friend ship whlcl has grown through the ears in 1903 mr and mrs anthony came to georgetown and two years later their friends followed them here cnstell was nimed choirmi ter ol ki ox pre byterian church and also took over his duties as bandmaster of local band it is interesting to that he played the chimes in the church wren lh wen first installed mr castll often remarked that music nd the church were his life and he ceolicd rcil joj from hls chosen f wo k while in licumt own he was al o bin imn ler of the 20th reg mei il hand mvin o hliriigate ten years ago he led fhe highiile bftnu tind whs holr leader a the anglican church in tint vuhrc mr castell was an nrti i mi son and three years ago was appointed onranlst of grind lodge p si a m while in georgetown he was worshipful master of credit lodge a i- a am he entered- the order in wlarton lodge af fc am in 1894 as a token of respect a lovely floral display was sent b the georgetown branch of the masons mr ca tell was also associated with the ridgetown i oop for the past lilty years hls last trip to george town was at exhibition time last fall when he visited with relatives and friends in town since that time he had been ailing with a heart condition b it this did not dim his ready wit he always had a joke on his tongue and it was a real pleasure to be known is a friend of this man every six years he made it a point to visit his old homeland where many or his re latives stil reside in his immediate family he leaves 1 w if emma and one sister mrs etilj herbert of crick northampton shire england an adopted daughter eva mrs will griffiths lives in grand rapids michigan tom and arthur herbert of georgetown are nephews and a niece mrs george scott is a resident of detroit michi gan the funeral service was conducted on monday from the anglican church in highgate a crowded church and i large number of floral tributes gave evidence ol the popularity of arthur castell h that town besides the church service he was honoured with the masonic rites the anglican rec tor who preached the burial service praised the good life led by mr cas tell and eulogized but that we all could leave behind a like history of ervice and love he was laid to rest in highgate cemetery home church aloa held a very successful anniversary on sunday may 19th rev gilbert agar ba of toronto was guest speakep mr agar preached on this circuit 40 years ago and brought back many reminiscences 0l those days he gave a very inspir ing message on the church of yester day and the church of tomorrow although the weather was unfavor able the church was filled to capacity both morning and evening the many flowers which decorated the church were in keeping with the spring sea son the caledon east quartette fur nished music at both services and were greatly erjoyed by everyone the nigh class entertainment which followed monday evening under the leadership of rev wesley hunnlsett of fred victor mission toronto con sisting of twenty five trained boys was well worth hearing they gave a sacred introduction of classical music on violins guitars and piano mr hunnlsett toured bermuda two years ago with these boys giving a concert every night we hope the ladles will all come to our wms june picnic meeting which will be held on june 3rd at 2 pjn standard time in the church mrs emerson ford of the halton presiiy- terial will be the guest- speaker for the afternoon mrs ford will give an address on the story of stewardship with which she won the special prise at the hamilton conference branch recently flneral of margaret bingham with the rev geo h thomas con ducting the service the funeral of the late margaret peggy bingham was held from erin united church on wednesday afternoon last miss bing ham died suddenly on the sunday previous a large number of friends and fellowworkers from georgetown attended the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings bespoke of the esteem in which she was held the pallbearers were william mar shall a e cripps robert weather- ston charlie pinkney p j sinclair hume currie girl friends acted as flower bearers interment was made in erin cemetery parents and friends visit public school national uay ot prayer sunday may 86th 1940 a national day of prays to ask for strength and victory tor the empire and its allies and the cause in which they are united has been proclaimed by the dominion government this is in accord with a similar proclamation made on may lh in london by ttvr king tt is desired that in the services which may have for next sunday special attention will betfvento the jt guidance in thfr prosecution of this war which f0 5 bythoae fiseeung to overthrow the great fundamental principles of freedom and justice a large number of parents and friends turned out lost night for the annual exhibition of the work done by p iplls or the public school at 7 o clock the teachers were in their ci as rooms in each of which was n display of the accomplishments of tiie children of that grade model houses a model farm soap carvings maps murals and different forms of art work drew manj complimentary remarks from those present the ex hlbitlon l ot only testified to the cleverness of the children themselves but also to the ability of their teachers who guide them in this work the new emphasis in education is to teach the children not onlj to use thelr brain bu to combine this with hand craft as one teacher explained children used to be taught to weave paper into ion strings or large sheets now this weav lng is converted to a practical purpose by having the chil dren make little rugs and table cloths and furniture for model houses after view lng the classrooms the visitors made their way to the as sembly hall for a further demonstra tlonof the work of the school child ren mrs kathleen cleave was mis tress of ceremonies and announced the different programs in her opening remarks mrs cleave stressed the wonderful advantages which the chil dren of this country possess in having education free and operr to all both rich and poor she cautioned the children to get all the education they can a little education is an easy thing to take she stated dont be tempted to leave school when you are young for the few dollars a week which may look enticing you will have lots of opportunity to make money once you have your education but it is sometimes hard to get tifca educatlon if you quit your studies be fore your course is finished the children of grade one presentee a song and dance entitled little ro bin redbreast after this came s choral reading by the boys and girls of grade two followed by a nag drill b the boys of grade three for the next half hour the program was given over to selections by the public school entrants in the recent halton fmusic festival these included the junior citdlr ruth brandford and june hlllier from the girls junior solo class th 60 voice choir which won second place in the festival june clai k girl s senior solo hartley coles and henrv matthews boys solo the senior boys choir t june clark and jane earlj duef henry matthews and jamie burns duet and the double trio donald and clare burns competitors at the festival were un able to sing owing to bad colds mrs cleave was warm in her praise of miss harrison and miss frank fox the splendid showing made by their pupils in the recent contests thl was echoed by j a partridge public school inspector who was present to give diplomas to the competitors to the festival mr partridge stressed the cultural aspect of musical train ing in the schools how forunate we are he stated to be privileged to sit and listen to such a program as this tonight while in europe millions of people are homeless seeking some lltte corner where they can- escape from the horrors to which they are subjected the evening closed with a gymnas- c display under the direction of pttrtclpal whgtfeswottft tnms-dfif- play a mysterious mr ogrady proi vided much amusement he would only allow the boys to do the exer cises when his name was mentioned final number on the program was a patriotic pageant saluting the can adian flag while the flagbearer stood erect different students came out and explained why we should sahite our flag then with a smart salute they took their places behind the flag circumstances are the rulersof- tx weak they are the instruments of t strong-