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the georgetown herald wednesday evening may 29th 1940 international onitorm smday school lesson 1 testing conduct by trjshoilness a principle u tempciaie living 8tj junk tnd 1h0 golden text ye shall know than by their milt matthew 7 16 lebson passages evekiel 16 16 matthew b 13 16 7 16 30 1 cor inthians 10 6 7 the failures of life sit around and r complain the gods havent treated them right theyve lost their umbrellas whenever it rains and they havent their lanterns at night wood 16 vines are useless as wood too small to be used as timber and too crooked and gnarled to make lumber when the vine ceases to produce graces it is burned as refuse there is not enough good wood in a vine to make a pin or a peg compared with the oak maple dm or pine a grape vine is valueless as wood eaeklel used this illustration to describe the moral con dition of his nation at the time of the captivity their spiritual lightness and moral crookedness warranted na tlonal destruction the nations of the world may well face this test today ih social usefulness to mankind which nations best deserve to survive the test is not historical age tradition or race but social usefulness in the twen ueth century citizens the world over may ask concerning their own na tlon is it meet for any work what does it produce what are its by products does it deserve to endure or to be destroyed salt 13 six hundred years after ezekiel we find the same principle enunciated in the words of jesus the test of per manence is social usefulness salt is essential for health it prevents de cay and gives taste to food that other wise would be insipid christ taught that his followers should perform that double function in society are they doing it have christians been pre venting the decay of democracy and national character in russia germany italy great britain united states and canada granted that there are many noble individual christians in these countries collectively are they preventing moral decay and insipid national character in the past it has been the boast of the church that christian nations have been the pro gresslve iorward looking nations re generating their own life from within today in several nations christianity is openly denied while in several other nations it is politely ignored as irrele vant light 14 16 was christ too hoperul when he said that his followers could be the light of the world paul let his light shine and many nations received the gospel and his letters are still read by mil lions of people wesley let his light shine and saved england from revolu tlon and arrested moral dry rot in his nation a chinese business man took christ into his heart and for seven years without remuneration has pro vided seven hours dally broadcasting giving christian messages he has a vision of establishing radio broadcast ing stations all over china and by radio winning nearly five hundred mil hon chinese for christ eighty per cent of the chinese are illiterate un able to read or write but they are not illiterate as to hearing there are al ready one and a half million radio re oeivhig sets in china a pipe organ costing forty thousand dollars in a canadian city church is used two hours a week a radio broadcasting sta tlon costing nine thousand dollars could be used in china for fifty hours a week fmlt ieu trees ura j by their fruits orapea do not grow on thorns nor figs on thistles uke yields like a good tree brings forth good fruit but a cor rupt tree brings forth evil fruit this scripture passage has been chosen as applicable for the quarterly temper ance lesson is the organised liquor traffic as we have it in canada so cially productive there are some glamorous aspects of social drinking but what are the moral fruits gov ernmental revenue is attractive but when crime accidents and dependents are cared for there is a net financial loss roadhouses are gay and glad some but the highway accidents re sulting to the patrons are tragic the low lights of a beverage room may seem restful after a days toll but when a social worker reports he num ber of children who have become pub lic charges by reason of the intem perance of parents we see the mat ter in a truej light drink offers popu larlty and brilliance to young men but sir walter scott after long years ob serving social drinking said depend on it of all vices drinking is the most incompatible with greatness idols 6 7 what are the modern idols forwhlch we crave the images that tempted the israelites in babylon no longer tempt us but we do seek for money good meals and entertainment a study of the advertising cards in a street car indicated that money was offered by borrowing instead of by work that beauty was to be gained by nostrums instead of by health that pleasure was to be found in commer clalized amusement instead of by par tlclpation in play drugs instead of exercise confession magazines instead of scientific study comic strips in stead of poetry romantic pictures in btead of realistic religion such are the distorted bargains offered by ad vertisements yet a few moments re flection will convince us that can a das national future depends upon genuine ecucatlon business integrity individual industry high minded go ernment end dynamic religion may canada s rational purpose not be that of the ancient corinthians comfort and tun as described by paul the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up tc play questions for discussion 1 are most of our fife habits tormed befor the age of twentyone 2 salt saes from insipidity and you 3 isjoar christian witness ot candle or searchlight power 4 has there been any effective tent- perance education in your com munlty during the past year 5 what are your special idols lesson outlines copyrighted by the intern a tioral council of religious education used by permission going into kings cross road post oflice lor don for some stamps a man wa told sorry but we are sold out a new consignment arrived shorll alter prestons j if yoq want a special dish i m surewe have just what you wish prestons 5 lake trout phone 293 we deliver watch our window ob wh1lt ick cbkah 8fbouls amv oofubuhonkbt fresh fruit salad sundae 13c 2 for 25c longs contectioneryok gess2ry i theatre friday may 31 knights of the range zane grey story with jean parker and russell llaydcn covered trailer mile a minute action with the hitflns family fox news saturday june 1 eternally yours loretta young and david niven muaical folliesparisian cartoon arabs with dirty fezzes chapter 1 2 lone ranger rides again mattnm at 1 bum tuesday and wednesday june 4 and 5 balalaika grand musical with nelson eddy and hon hitj stranger than fiction miniature the oh south ture the oh south 3 personals mrs hoot waldle of mutan was a week end visitor in town mjae r lojrry of toronto spent the week end with her sister mrs j l watson mr e e young of tlwntdn was a week end visitor with his family in miss doris greene of toronto spent the week end with mr and mrs ohas bumside mr and mrs claude kentner ot milton visited at their hemes here during the week end mr and mrs sam mackenzie week ended at ethel and seaforth visiting relatives mr j stevens and daughters of ottawa attended the funeral of miss velma stewart on tuesday mrs j r hambly of toronto visit ed last week at the home of mr and mrs- w h wluson mr and mrs a reld of toronto spent sundaywith mr and mrs r l kcrcher mr lome erwin and daughter jean of toronto visited the erwin brothers last week end mr and mrs walter h mccuvray of uunnville were holiday and week end visitors at their homes here mr walter blehn spent the holl day week end in chesley with his aunt miss belle elliot and sister isobel miss helen shaw and miss evelyn ashmore of toronto were holida visitors with mr and mrs arthur ashmore mr albert reeve has returned to georgetown from the north and with his parents mr and mrs a reeve mr and mrs jack stewart ana daughter barbara were visitors over the week end at mr stewarts home in tilbury mrs r w mcleay and miss jo- anne of mimlco spent the holiday and week end with mr and mrs w wlllson mr and mrs bruce mckenzie and son paul ol hamilton spent the week end with their parents mr and mrs sidney mckenzie mr an i mrs jack williamson and daughter marlon spent the hohda with mr and mrs george bain at hamilton mrs aril ur jepson who has been tnously ill at her home or some mr c roy vandusen editor of the lara leader and mrs van dusen were visitors with mr 5 h mcgib bon and family over the 24th mr and mrs k r mcdonald miss florence anthony and mr and mn h anthony viiltcd with frank an thony in harrision last sunday mr and mrs percy chaplin and fa mlij of mimico spent the holiday week md with mr and mr george chap lin and daughter marilyn mr robert clarke and mr leonard elcr of toronto and mrs victor up- shall of brampton spent the holiday with mr and mrs w c anthony miss charlotte lyons daughter of mr and mrs thomas l lyons edith st georgetown was among the nurses graduating from st michaels hospital last week mr and mrs j e anderson spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs a c welk mr anderson is an ac countant with the bank of montreal in hamilton mr marshall timbers or the rca f st thomas visited his family mrs timbers and daughters at the home of mr waltei gummer during the past week end mr a b gillard formerly teller with the bank of montreal was a welcome visitor in town on sunday mr gillard is now with the bank at creemore mr chester l smith editor of the zurich herald and mrs smith and daughter mae were passing through town on saturday and tnade the herald a pleasant call mrs r asselin of vallcyfleld que is visiting with her daughter and son in law mr and mrs steven emmcr son mr asselin also vlslted on the week end but returned to vallcyfleld on sunday mrs grant clarke of morganston mr and mrs norman gummer of norham and mr ana mrs walter haln were holiday visitors with mr and mrs walter gummer and family mr and mrs robert woon and daughttj- roberta have returned to to ronto after spending some time with mrs woon s parents mr and mrs f c hillock mr woon is connected with the rcmp in toronto visitors with the misses ryan on sunday included their nephews glen rjan of sao paulo brazil and dr c ryan of toronto mr and mrs stuart mcneil of santos brazil and mr bob daly of chicoutaml quebec dr j b milne attended the tues day clinicr and lectures of the on tario dental convention in toronto this was the centennial year for the association and many special features were planned in honour of this event mr herry j stenko who opened a shoe repali shop in town about ten months ago has brouguflh wife and son richard to town they are llv ing on eaith street thtbjenkos came here from toronto and are natives of poland dr f r watson was present at all the sessions of the ontario den tal convention in toronto last week end he teports an excellent atten dance for this the 100th anniversary of the practice of dentistry in can ada and the united states among the prominent guests was dr a h mexrltt president of the american asotiation mr and mrs vnorau lyons and kathleen attended the graduation cot- erclses of at michael a hospital tor- onto on may 33rd when their daugh ter charlotte received her rh she wur be attached to the hospital staff for some thne mr and mrs edward- w wodeon of toronto who have been summer visi tors with us for a number of years are here again to enjoy the reatfulneus of the town after a busy ufo in the city mr wodson is music critic for the toronto evening telegram local foldler boys home over the week end were ftes ed francis and bert tost of royal highland light infantry hamilton ptes len and w rayner harry allen of the toronto scottish and pte pat gilllvet of the engineers toronto mrs n l pulling and son laverne of port meade south dakota are spending some time- in town with her parents mr and mrs fxed thomp m mrs thompson has been in ill health and we hope sixe will soon be up and around again dr and mrs fred hutt and child jen bruce bobby and margaret spent the week end with their parents prof and mrs h l hutt dr hutt is eon nected with the poultry department at cornell university ithaca ny and crves as chairman of the department of biology mr frank bud kentner was sue cessful in graduating from the on tario college of pharmacy and has secured a position in ridgeway ont we extend congratulations to bud and wish him success in his new job he will leave for his new home to day on friday evening may nth the employees of the beaumont knitting mills presented miss peggie taylor with a set of kitchen pyrex ware in honour oi her approaching marriage to kenneth westfall the presentation was made by mr and mrs arthur beaumont at the home of mr and mrs alex taylor in ceorgetown pure food sto pure lard 3 baking spbciatvt neilsons cocoa r i9c stuart orange marmalade jar 21c lux flakes st 23c miracle whip salad dressing 8 oz jar 19c hawes floor gloss sf 59c golden bantam corn fic am 3 tins 25c special meat values cottage rollss smoked sticky by toe piece breakfast bacon back bacon fresh bologna lb 20c lb 24c lb 32c lb 14c this is pineapple week do your preserving now a e phone 75 farnell free delivery save with safety at your rexall store in our mail bag georgetown may 28th 1b40 i to the editor i george own herald dear sir may al once more point out to our fellow citizens through the med urn ol jour paper the inner me mine of last utki ntws mm re thi re uiulj rtc ved liquor control board cheque which amounted to 262 o5 the argent kt rtltlved bv the municl 1 lit as a d in jour is lie last week ius imoliit is 20 ol the govern ment t ix on beer and w nt mid in he uaii beverage rooms that sold t the legion which pay a club lictiim nd b the brewers ware houm l not uieluded we are uiform ed bj tlit liquor control board through dr a j irwin secretary of the oi tario ttmirrance federation tlie t u li 6c per gallon on the value ol tlit beer sold and 5c per gallon on ih u ol wine which pre siimnblj ls about the same but as in tnall communities cry itttle wine ls old w nasc in our estimates ignor ed the difference counting sixteen glasses to the gallon of beer retailing it 10c the beer sales in our beverage rooms last jear would amount au- proxlcitelj to 35 006 66 between fke ind six thou and dollars more than for thai ending march 31st 1939 in less than five and one half years georgetown s outlay for beer in bev irage rooms alone at a conservative tsjtlmate has reached 162364 00 if wc compart these figures with the amounts asked for lor the piopced mwerage sjsttm and for the propos td extension to our high school neither o which wc thought we could nllord i and also with the imount ubscribed to the red cross lost lar we gain a clearer view of hie meat mg of that liquor control board cheque apart irom ail else mr editor we aro at warwhui every possible elimln aiion of waste is imperative is it not time thin wc recognize john barleycorn as a traitor within our gales wa ting our foodstuffs impair ing efficiency undermining health and above all and first or all striking at seiroontrol one of our most dearly bought possessions on behnll of georgetown wctu and the local branch of the ontario temperance federation f c ovcrend chairman of local branch puretest mineral oil 16 ok 49c very cleansing yet easy on the skin mountie carbolic soap 3 for 14c specials for this week nova kelp tabs 79c kruschen salt alka seltzer 2c bath sprays eno s fruit salt 47c rexall orderlies lou can always shop to advantage at your rexall store lady dainty cleansing tissues zoo sheets 2 for 23c bring na your films for finishing fast service work guaranteed id f aow propj ntammamd cress corn ft bunion salves thy it today civ- veach for spic and span white shoes get 15c applicator and brush and 25c elkaya white shoe 29c robbs drug store j tuone 76 we deliver rexall store georgetown a supporter for agnes plumbrokc farm r r 4 georgetown may 16 1940 dear taxpayer if you were not quite so smugly complacent you would not have form ed sue i an unfair evaluation of miss agnes mcphails merits and services while not tully in accord with dls lriuvued agnes i do believe she has held moit highly and persistently to the ideals of truth equality and jus tice thxn many of he electors again dear taxpayer a word with you typical of the average taxpayer through every line of your letter you infuse the pious dogmatism of pro perty rights nevr conceding its wrongs you men of deeds o property consider xoucu wiaued to pass judgment on all manner of things first ou consider it wise to keep the sock tightly tied while thous ands of our fellows are deprived of their birth right of security and the opportunity for self realization this with ample wealth actual and po tential sufficient for all and to spare now that aggression threatens pro perty will many things more precious the suggestion has been advanced that the impoverished and unemployed whose morale and stamina has been sustained so wellby relief allowances should be placed in the front lines to fight for the p of whose fruits they have tasted so little in ihi community the abuse of roern l clearly evident the tax pair aw no need for a sewage sy tern cun qienilj wc have a menice to general health an effective scare- off to nev industries and home seekers not to mention the pollution of our streams with pollution from our paper mills ana other industrial plants piillc jou say did you ever smell the west branch see its waters crystal clear fit for ash and beast to drink and revel in this ls our local ganges then there is the little matter of l long needed addition to the high school to permit and encourage the f illcr development of our youth and citizenry through introduction of crafus gmnaslum facilities and above all deeper and richer cultural op portunlties wc would not try to remedy the appalling condition of 125 000 employable unemployed men in canada of which two thirds are un fit to fill their roles in industry bei cause of the lack of and inadequacy of their training shall we continue to dissociate economics tthd human values shall we continue to waste the only real wealth the productive contribution of all mankind to life in mat rlil and spiritual worth remen bcr you are not the only one bucd dear taxpayer don t draw in your reck like the turtle at critic l m or your responsibilities i am yours humbly weir rcid i church news 1 scripture text for the lord himself shall de scend flora heaven with a shoot with the yoke of the archangel and with the tramp of god the dead tn christ shall rise first then wc which are alive shall be caught up loirethft with thn in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the lord 1 thess 4 16 17 georges church rev woo thompson rector second sunday after trinity sunday school 10 am holy communion 11 ajn evensong 7 pjn st albaivs church glen williams second sunday after tltalty tins and utany 930 ajn sunday school 10 jo ajn the united church morning and evening services 1l am and 7 pn sunday school and bible class at 10 am rev f c ov erend ba minister baptist church rev e q baxter minister 10 bm morning worship service and school subject whence come wars 7 pm evening service subject the nearness of ood lords supper monday 8 pm bypu thursday 8 pm prayer meeting a welcome to ail umehouse mr md mrs geo barr of toronto- spent the holiday and weekend with mr and mrs a w norton and family we aie sorry to hear of mr chas mccditis accident and hope that h will make satisfactory progress toward recovery there was a large congregation at the services of prajcr conducted by rev d d davidson at the preetoyter ian church sunday mrs clayton longstreet erin town ship visl ed mr and mrs w a lane one day la t week along the air waves continued from page 4 who is gueststarring with the to ronto promenade symphony orches tra june 6 9 00 to 10 00 pjn edst has 67 leading operatic roles in her repertoire has sung many of them for audiences at the met covent garden the paris opera budapest prague salzburg and has appeared with nearly every important sym phony orchestra in america the broadcast part of june 6th s concert is devoted to richard strauss and miss paulys contribution will be two songs by the great modern composer around the studios john murray gibbon canadian au thor literateur and leading authority on frenchcanadian folk lore has been honored by the tjniversite de montreal mr gibbon received his honorary lix may 31 cbc listeners know him best for his highly success ful canadian mosaic series and tar last seasons new world ballads norman norster 26 yearold toronto baritone soloist of college street united church highly recommended by cbc auditions board ls redtalist tuesday june 4 at 7 30 pjn edst over national network fiances james soprano leaves june 4 with eric tredwell baritone for summer engagemei ts at banff and jasper with toronto trio making westward hike same time same locale trio is murray adaskin violinist louis crer- ar pianist and cornelius ysselstyn noted dutch cellist b k sand- well canadian editor and lecturer will propose the toast to the art of printing at banquet commemorating 500th anniversary of the invention ot printing in europe speech in cluded in story of printing feature jmlpfll edqt jun 7th if you have catching glenn tuners arrange- ment of toronto ruth lowes sons 111 never smile again you prob ably got a kick out of hs inclusion on tommy dorseys opening braadv cast from the astor hotel may 21 the canadian band moastros are shifting to their new summer spots len hopkins from ottawa s chateaa to vancouver s swank panorama roof mart kenny and his western gents to banff horace lapp is at thfc ro yal york toronto lulgl ronoamltt keeps the king edward dancers happrt and don turner is giving that comme d conmne ca at the normandy htwc mount royal v