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the georgetown herald wednesday evening may 22n 1940 interesting news items from surrounding village died mental trio under direction ol wxllla14sonat bt joseph bob- i prata moved to 1130 pra pltal guelph on wednesday may starting monday may i willi i nl lirtllnn mlnul i j ashgrove the young peoples union held a octal in the church on monday night after a short worship serfloe marlon dick and john bird put on an inter esting program of games concluding with treasure trail at the close of the meeting lennls crogxnan who b leaving our community was presen ted with a small remembrance from the society miss lonrn breckon ol norwood vis ited with mr and mrs henry wilson last week mr and mrs walker duffy of bol ton were welcome visitors at church on sunday morning we are pleased to report that mr eaton tansley who has been seriously ill during the past week is improving slightly mr and mrs wylie and mona of st catharines were visitors with mrs stuart miller over the week end balunafad stewarttown mr and mrs w hump hries and children from georgetown mrrand mrs q burgess from milton mr and mrs mcboln and family from balllnafad private harry dickenson from ex hibition camp was home over the week end bui tennant was unfortunate in tafcirut a piece off one of his toes last week while using an axe at his work congratulations to mr and mrs richard standlsh at the arrival of twins in their family a boy and girl this makes five small infants our village and they are all growing and well next sunday may 26th st johns church alii join with the rest of the british empire in prayer for our em pire the service will be at the usual time 3 o clock abarfdard time all who wish to join in intercessions at this grave time are invited to come to this service glen williams mrs a r vannatter of george town is visiting this week with mrs b vannatter and was a welcome visi tor at our church service sunday morning miss jney glvens visited with friends in kitchener on sunday the members of the wa met for their may meeting at the home of mrs b vannatter the opening de- votionals were responsive reading and prayer led by mrs h hilts after the business part of the meeting the roll call was answered with the name of a famous woman and something about her history the programme consisted of a piano solo by mrs van natter a reading by mrs starret en titled the happy ease of sunday a duet by mrs a foreman and mrs klrkwood speak to me now lord jesus and a musical romance con test by mrs jesse mcenery mrs foreman distributed the national prayer curds asking that all join in this daily chain of prayer for peace lunch seas served bj the committee limehouse mr and mrs jos scott miss inez and masters olen and douglas spent sunday in toronto sundav visitors with mrs ft lane included mr and mrs e morrow of toronto miss gladjs packer miss marjory cross and mr dick packer all of georgetown and root lane congratulations to mr and mn earl scot on the birth of a son garry lynne last week the wjujs met at the manse gemcgejfly n on friday eiening with a good attendance mrs jos scott read the scripture lesson mrs a benton took the praer and the text work was juoge the guest speaker of the evening was mrs leggett of nor- val who entitled her talk ambossa dors mrs f shelbourne spent last week visiting friends in toronto mr and mrs holmes and family of toronto vlsited with mr and mrs bui and family on sunday stewarttown mrs bailv visited in toronto with her family on mother s day john edward infant son of edward baily was christened that day at st johns church west toronto mrs j c murray and family have gone to ihe at their farm on no 15 bideroad at th w i nieeiingjieldla5lweet 22nd 1m0 matthew williamson be loved husband of jane h cation ag 78 y ttetuneralwni deheld bt-hbrrwi- daya10j0pjiieaiatjaaueafcat dence guelph st georgetown friday may 24th service at 3 o clock d8t interment in greenwood cemetery georgetown mr and mtsj s cowan of toronto were weefc end guests at the home of mr and mrs oeorge bllck mr edward bludd who was taken ill the week before last was removed on saturday to st josephs hospital guelph and reports today indicate his condition remains very critical mr and mrs harry compton to gether with mr and mrs robert mc master spent sunday in barrle guests the the home of mr and mrs doherty mr an1 mrs wm bennett and ina and mrs hewitt spent sunday in grand valley mrs geo faulkner who is staying with mrs sloan was in streeusvllle on tuesday attending the funerakof her nephew wlo died suddenly on sunday on thursdaj afternoon mr and mrs john garvin received the tragic news tliu their grandson harold ganin of ottawa had passed away harold who was well known rare having spent his summer holidays ith his trarfdparenb would have been 16 jcar ol agl on may 24th two wtks ato he commenced to work is an elevator attendant and on wjjik w hursdaj afternoon ik roll down lhe 0 bundi levator haft receiving sevtrt head injuries and a broken neck resulting in iiistmlamous diath the funtral took pli on saturdav afternoon in ottawa and was al tended bj a large coninanv of sympathizers mrs john guvm and fni mrs herbert louth harcj oamn and gordon garvui ol dtiroii moioiid from lirt to at d hit inner il ilu sympathy of the community is extended to uie fa v in heir sudden ben iemnl healy wulan eminent canadian com poser and musician presently featured in organ recital series from cbc sun- new unit for overseas service cbc s new mobile unit no 3 which is being built for service overseas whercvci the canadian forces may be will ibc eouipped with a standard military chassis four wheel drive spe cial military tire and everything re quired for operation in the field the unit wih pioceed overseas shortly in charge of a w holmes of the cbc fngineer ng division and is awaited by the personnel of gecs unit now obrpad which includes r t bowman of the special events department commentators jerry wilmot and ger ard arthur as well as a e altherr who will assist mr holmes in uie tech nlcal operation of the unit if ever a motor vehicle was hung with horse ahoes mobile unit no 3 will be ii the sham or good wishes from all the cbc associates on the home front winter sports in june t o wlklund in ohare of special events for the obc in canada will don skis in june and climb 6800 feet vo the chalet atop the columbia ice fields on the edge of the auhabaska glacier o ce just how much the min cral in lie rocks up there irobble up radio waves ii ls raihtr out of the oralnary tpeditlon is a preliminary to the btoadcast horn ihe ohalt t of the opening ceremonies in connr etion with the inauguration of the banff jisper h fhway july 1 it seems that xnnunis must be made txloie a snuslaiorv liort wave pitk up nn be made tnd relayed to the national network ind mr wlkhmd will i ilung w th regional eninei r roy cahoon 01 cbc s wulrous truism tiler ci3k to mike icls 01 the dominion honqur from canada at allamerlou friendship banquet in new york may it paul leblanc the young frenchcanadian violinist who was accorded highest honours in a paris competition georges enesoo one of the judges appearing with the prom may 30 he 1 be playing a men delssohn concerto for his broadcast audience canada calls on friday may 31 between 8 00 and 1 0 00 pm edst the cbc will broad cast a radio invitation to guests from i across the border and beyond her sea- washed shores canada calls will present seme of the attractions of the eastern half of the dominion on tario quebec and the marltimes hid visitors welcome with a wealth of at- attracttons y iwarm -and- holiday specials announcements ktcents dtgrel mrs law son consented to remain as president and mrs murray as secre tary for the spring season mrs h graham was reelected treasurer and mrs h p lawson vice president we welcome the following families who have recently come to live in dupluat one of tlu trukit t job ei sjm pluiiv bit ah u 11 k n cuiwl 1 iv j 1 n adt km i 10hvs profile 1 l ll 1 t r inn 111 lnejish inn in ft r is spcikinf from the boo h in the lor 0110 in in 11 d ipl tati inn tin tnu 1 btnil kvtn to the fnmh nuikiiu llsuners fiom mtntieii 111 t nt ton 1 oil il bv viruil in 011 1 puial lilt phoiu eirt 11 m n re il 1 it tin inn iimeemi nts ran b svnehron i personals i mr and mrs w c anthony visit ed sunday with mr and mrs j a leslie in aylmer miss velma stewart is confined in gtielph general hospital suffering from a broken hip mrs e i schcicy of detroit michi gan is spending some time with her parents mr and mrs j n oncul miss jfssie leavitt is in guelph general hospital and will undergo a major operation within the next week mrs nita crooker of san dtego california is spending a couple of months in town with her aunt mrs a hubard mrs h ferry w ho has been tak inn treatment at st josephs hospital guelph is now home again and pro grcs ing favourably mr ai d mrs arthur herbert and norman mi thorn herbert and mr and mr waltei anth my attendtd the funenl of arthur b castell in high- l iti li sl mondai mr and mrs gtorge lake spent a liv in 1 wii with mr lake s sister mrs a h feller mr luke is pub kher ol the poi cupmc advance iimniin nd livis in thornhill wt art pleistd to ieiort that mas til lk 111 it hi 1 int on has r turned home fioii the sick children s hospl- t il wh r li untlt rami a serious op n 1 1011 1 1 is 1 nt none pit n did 1 c mn mi mpi liv is extended to nd mis i tit vn s of r 1 with seasonable weather here brills as usual lead with new quality merchandise f in all departments and offer the following weekend specials ladies outing shoes mercerized duck with suedejne trim cuban heels just the thing for picnics et sizes 3 to 8 special 139 fullfashioned chiffon hose newest sum mer shades prices only 59 c ladies spring coats individually tailored reg to 22 50 specially priced 1295 mens shirts fine materials and well made a selected group of 2 00 lines placed on sale at 139 boys athletic jerseys and shorts sizes 26 to 32 at only 25c we are showing a varied and selective range of mens and ladies sport jackets slacks hose and shoes d brill co main streeta mill phone 167 georgetown 1 i of ind mr t h scott it ls for tin v 1 1 and threi 1 liming lxtw il we tin v odueer of h dr whtn an i fourth 1 coit d lavs p oredure h lik rfict on sundi ppi 1 toronto nd montreal liki i 1 mr john dturkoji kk plui in sl jamt with canon wallat i ft her hat i it 1 brollit 1 i hom she had nrs with mr r mrs otore 1 htlsbind and tutlv vt ciaunhti onto ht 1 1 held i id mi li in 1 wood wish to 1 o lit ngnm mt nt of their r 1 lit inn lenore to omer wilson on of mr and mrs 1 11 c t lmlown the mar in lite june 8 in the t cluireh t minuind dufi provincial tr jir oi the wctu was rfv a j wilson rfa bd editor of the untied church ob server official organ of the united church of canada ht last week rwnvrd the deirree of doetor af divinity at a convocation of queens university kingston summary of parllanirnt rtiltlrs brue hutthusoii a in so s rub oik hollow alks inv bttn 111 tf tin 1 most popilir fr 1 lures n r r cbc i networks is in ottawa this ession is b ti membe nf th pari hint n 1 v prt ss a t lltrv and fr i nt wrtr fir tin h vancouver sun hi is jo the t m r e u of bmadt isls each wtdntmln nirht t 1010 pm hbt kit iln t cm idian listeners in touch with lh or uslntioi brohjit tliwn 111 thi houst hk tillcs will be ontltl tl th we kin s ikt 1 u the halton county i irlhm nt commenct mav 2 and wctu convtnuon sh ihcc hn know his h ulv frltndl sevtrn tht public schools of this and simplt stvli will w icomo such adltrlcl spcnkliik on hie subject fir itt roiter on tlu network nl cttntifc temperance i thls tlmt tht brondenst will be prt scnted in co oijeration with tht lx p of in form hon i air trai nng schools and depots for use 11 ht empire air training scheme this scheme will require an i in miclioml staff and ground force i of over forty thousand officers and i men i as to llu infanlrv the first division 1 f 23 g78 men 1 now overseas the ond dl ision of 24g45 men is tra nin in cat atla ind we have others ft ml 1 lot coisial and home de fintes br uriiil to total of this branch of tilt if under arms of over ooood nn 11 it ins been decided to nu i th id division immediately a u nt 1 il seediik up is to take pi u is o ill hervicts two new mini itr rt to bt ippointed a mini- t of d ene lor air and a minister t wir supplj i in iti iic to financing the war con lit ins lime ridlcnll changed since the list ar at that time we were 1 htiiow monev for uils pur pot from the united kingdom as s i um the united stales this tlmt th umttd states is prohibited from it i lintt and is to the united h ludoni we are not only unable to bci rt w f i that source but wt must repatnme canadian securities now h h ihne in order to assist the un ted k niiam to finance her pur rln cmiida from this it will be sem that the forthcoming budget mil of tctsslu provide for a drastic increase ir taxation kuest ot mr- davfoot due yo ur eyes the public are getting to know our new low price for glasses j is a real bargain for the high quahty glasses supplied will pay more than oub new low price our eye examination has al ways been thorough as we have the finest equipment and over 20 years experience the people whom we have served are com ing back to us because they real ize our eye service is best come in and let us show you the newest styles in glasses all at city prices consult 0 t walker ro eyesight specialist who will be at his office over the bell telephone co main sl georgetown the second wednesday of each month or you may consult o t walker at his office in brampton phone georgetown 67 brampton 599 news from the nyal drug store dorsay perfumes eight distinctive odours comtesse toujours fidele casino ganika les fleurs milord mystere duo now in original bottles 25c 35c 50c 100 125 1 50 eau de colognes 100 125 150 framed ttot verses 3 cress corn 50c mm bumon salves and 100 today w v each cameras films and supplies giimpsfcs of parliament fxperts on farm broadcast or i id ix no s ed in the only ni oi supiih w ui dpd on to tr k t ii aid mr nicliol frmn alllston on am cx krhc doubts wll n ntt rvn vv will lion p bairn on lie cbc farm brondenm for the ontario rorioii mr wilson itros sed the tmporlanre ot cirilflod seed bj further point ine oil thi il is as free from chsease as nnv sefrt ran be entry thursxlav lisltncrs tct tips such as thb from farmers and ntikt indiiir ajjrli ultunsls on the farm broad cif1 at 1 30 pm ftst around the studios frnest l buslinell general sui vlsor of programmes for the cbc is back nt hls desk aftr sevtral witk in enirlnnd superlntcndink the plan of action for cbc s overs as unit which will stand bv with tiie canadian forces wherever thev mnj be to keep the home folks posted jlekular and sh cial broadcasts oribtntrting ovi r st is are scheduled on ihe cbc nat ional netvvork vtlth two esiablihed weekl retturcs wltli the troops in england and enjlish nvv ltter coitlnued irom front paget win die war he stated that he was oppomki o anv time now belne taken to onsldor unemployment insurance or nnv other jxxst var problem as to let us do your developing and printing all work guaranteed maccormacks drugsf orlf chode 327 we deliver georgetown soon to be aiirmcntcd greene c bc s news announcer has completed his secoid a sifmmon as narrator for tin national film bird s canada carries on sciis tlie flrm film atlantic patifl was released in april the second v 11 ro into tile pic lure houfti ma 21 thi spell in from ot the sound track in o tawa was a visit to the home town for gre ne who was born hi the eapitnl 34 vonrs ago wedding bells juno 1st for nora pheinn of the cbc harp duo imlss phelan and maude waflerworth gralg presented from toronto on wednesdaya at 7 15 pan edat miss phelan becomes the bride of arthur rogers of the ontario provincial in surancc department john goss famous english ijaritone scheduled for a recital with a toronto pianist owen williams accompanying wed nesday may 39 1150 pm edst sydney dixon in charge of cbc re corded programmes at toronto recei ving bouquets for his einplre par ade sundays at 12 00 noon ana btngera and songs dally at 11 0v ajn in the music room wltn frances james soprano and instru- whether the consent of the piovincci eould be obtained in regard to the imendmt n of the constiuillon to per mit th lederal government to enact unemplovim nt insurance on monday evening mr king gave i complete synopsis of canada s war ffort nnj war plaru to jv c 1 regret that i am unable to give verbatim re ports of these speeches of our leaders but as my copy must go to the county press to nlghl if it ls to be published this week this is impossible mr king stited that the most accurate meias of arriving at a correct imprcs slon of tie magnitude oi our eflorl was to rive comiarauvc casts in the first eight months of the war canada has spent over twice the vimwhich was xpended in the same period of th e icat war our estimated war expen ditures for the coming f seal vear are seven hundred millions as compared with one hundred and mx v six mil lions spent during the corresponding lome i l0 of the last i sin an increase of the reti i ol tlie de 1 nee m il tei from england it has been decided to further increase this amount as to the canidin navv we are pending thirty times more than we pent in the same p icl of the inst krt in addition to the following ships now in active rrvice 7 destroyers 11 mine sleepers 16 antl submarine ships 51 auxiliary ships wo have ninety new ships now under construction we now have an ac tive naval personnel of 6614 officers and ratings which will be increased to 11450 by march 31st 1841 on the air force we are spending 100 millions as compared to 3 mil lions during the same period in the last war on may 10th we had 13315 of all ranks m the air fore in ad diuon to these figures we are spending 350 millions over a period ol three years as our share of the british com monwealth air training scheme we haw built and are building 110 separate d dominion test kitchens fyrtovtfaoduct values- on salrrwedi thurs sat may 22 2325 butter first grade 2 ib lor 49 peanut butter 2 lbs 25c bulk hutton s corned beef loaf tin 12c prunes rimatlon tall tin milk 3 for 25c rid 32 oz jar salad dressing 39c med si7f 3 29 california fancy apricots hallowf dates oxydol tb 29c 2 lbs 25c soaf walnut pieces fresh seedless raisins lb33c 2 lbs 29c powder p g laundry soap 9c 21ci 59c cake aq camay toilet soap cake 5 shortening domestic or jewel lb for 25c tnnrlv deal reg 39c lc 1uuuj 1cai sif tin for size tin for domino tea 1 lb pkg 59c lard vkubest 2jb 17c kciiock s quaker com flakes 2 pkgs 15c puffer wheat 2 pkgs 15c domino dry ginger ale loc plus deposit bre aid white or brown 2 luc h- 10c tomatoes b 29cj green beans fresh pineapple 15c to 19c 66 dojunioji