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the georgetown herald seventythird year of publication wednesday evening june 12th 1940 1 50 per annum m advance 200 to usat corps of m formed in georgetown local business man j richardson bereaved ot brother in philadelphia mr janres richardson local hard ware merchant was called to phila delphia est week to be at he bed aide of his brother walter c rich ardson who had been aken serlodsly ul and later passed away the late mr richardson was born t in pickering ontario ot quaker par entage a son of the late william and sarah richardson he received his early education at pickering public school ard whitby high school in his youth he began his career as a clerk in a grocery store in pickering and from there went to a drygoods store on spadlna ave toronto leaving toronto he worked in lind say for a time going from there to mew york and in 1910 to philadelphia he had been with the john wana maker company for more than 35 years and had been general manager since 1934 besides his brother james of georgetown his sister miss elisabeth richardson of pickering was also with him at the time of his death surviving also are his wife a niece of the late john van dyke ou mag nate and a daughter margaret sympathy of the entire community is extenacd to the richardson family in their sad bereavements june meeting of georgetown womens institute the june meeting of the george town braiich of the women s institute was he d at the home of mrs fred mcnall on wednesday afternoon june 5th at 3 pm after the open ing ode and prayer the new president mrs wylie took the chair the min utes of the previous meeting were read by the new secretary mrs r t paul after uie adoption of these minutes and th correspondence read several items of business were dealt with the representatives were appointed to attend the district annual which fa fcnhft hal qt mjitnn pn tiiipihay wife of governorgeneral cousin of queen wuheminn we hear over the radio that grown princess juliana of the netherlands with her two little girls arrived at halifax they are refugees from the ain hordes of the filthy ones these tliree princeses are the only descendents of the house of orange pour centuries ago prince william the silent was the man who stood out for free conscience speech and press as well as for tolerance in general he gave the hollanders the first lead in their elgnty year struggle against the than strongest military force in the world the spanish empire he never won a bat tie but he won the war as motley points out in his marvellous book the rise of the dutch re public in one of his speeches prince william said the one matter that pains me most is seeing rulers trying to have dominion oyer the souls of their people during the following i centuries the house of orange al ways stood for this principle which is i exactly he opposite of nazidom no wonder hitler ordered the extermin ation of this house at any cost but his ordered not click queen wflhel mlna is to england with her govern ment her navy is a unit of the allied fleet tt e best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agleyt in the meantime we the people of canada are proud to be able to ex tend the hospitality of our dominion to the three princesses recently the voungesi was baptized at buckingham palace her majesty queen elizabeth standing as gfldrhojihei it might interest our readers to know that princess alice counters of athlone wife of our new governor general is first cousin of queen wilhemina of the netherlands local lions attend meeting in hamilton lions long mcwhlrter welk and kelly attended a district zone meet ing held in hamilton- on monday night at which w w bartlett md of brampton was elected deputy dls trtot governor it was also the oc caslon of the 20th birthday anniver sary of the hamilton club w j mccullough of the hamilton spectator was speaker of the evening and gave an inspiring address on eng land a floor show and community singing were also features of the dinner which took place at the royal connaught hotel rummage sale continues the community rummage sale will be continued on saturday june 15th in the mcotbbon block anyone hav ing articles for sale kindly bring to the sto e saturday morning we nould like to thank mr mcolbbon for the use of his stores and everyone who helped in anjway to make this sale a success halton holstein club make presentation to mr and mrs addison t woodley a social evening was staged at the home of mr and mrs v j lawrence by the halton holstein club on tues day evening june 4th in conjunc hon with his a presentation was made to mr and mrs addison t woodley on their recent marriage add woodley well known holstein breeder of milton and a member of the di rectorate of the halton club nai contributed much to the building up of the halton club into one of the stronges units of the holstein prle shin association of canada under the chairmanship of president a man on a brier programme was run off the address to mr and mrs woodley was read by secretary law rence of the halton club and the presentation was made by 1st vice president j c bell the balance of the evening was given over to pro gressive euchre the w lrmcrs being mrs j c bell and r s heathering lt col ballanline names leaders slates objective i asks support of all male citizens who are not already actively engaged m defence of their country last night at 9 pm summer training announced for lome scots by col conover officers will attend schools at niagaraonthelake in july june 13th mrs livingston gave report of he work done by the mem hers at the red cross rooms and owing to the seriousness of the war conditions at the present time urged every member to be present at the work rooms to do her bit mrs n snyder gave several very interesting items on current events arangernentawere made for the july meeting which is to be a pic ntc and will be held at the home of mrs a c mcmurchy at huttonvllle at the conclusion of the business the meeting closed with god save the ktng a pleasant hour was then enjoyed playing euchre the prize winners being mrs duncan and mrs bell the social committee served a cup of tea and refreshments and after a vote of thanks was tendered mrs mcnally a most enjoyable af ternoon was brought to a close tulip record shattered our little article abou a tulip with three blooms which was grown by mrs r h eason had a quick re sponse the herald was scarcely off the press last wednesday when mr and mrs w h preston king street came in to say that they had not only one but two tulips each with eight blooms or one stern just to prove it mr preston presented them to the herald on thursday morning these ones are of a white colour wih a pinkish fringe on the petals a full compliment of officers of the lome scots ipd j h regt i at tended a special meeting tuesday june 4 in the brampton armouries to hear col r v conover v d commanding officer detail plans for summer training and announce dates for officer s training schools more than twentj officers from the regi ment will attend schools at niagara on the like during july disappointment was expressed at the fact thj the regiment had not ben included in the third or fourth di vision as announced by the depart ment of national defence but en thuslasra on the part of the officers for their work was undiminished and the keynote of the meeting was ex patriotic students student at georgetown high school have a plan of buying 50 00 worth of war savings certificates and turning these back to the government to date the students have gathered over 20 00 towards their objective above authorized establishment it was pointed out that opportunl ilea to serve in the militia and thus obtain adequate training for the ac the service and for the defence of i canada had never been better and that full facll ties for such training are available lt col leonard bertram mc sec ond in command of the unit re viewed cinadas war effort in the last conflict and emphasized the fact that n the p f ent crisis the responsibility for providing the dominion with train ed men ia almost entirely with the militia regardless whether we are mobillz ed or not said lt col bertram it duty as soldiers and canadians trussed uv col conover who said wei continue training in this area so shall carrv on ji the officers and men who go reports by company commanders i orth to serve their country from the indicated that the prospects for re counties of pee duflerln and hal crultmg in the various centres had i ton which we represent will be sec never beei better and that while ond to none in the armed forces of certain trained men were being trans 1 ir csuntrv and worthy successors erred to- the casp new recruits o whose who served from this dis were maintaining regimental strength nc in tu grea war annual summer recital given by pupils of margaret dickie atcm tlie annual summer recital by the pupils of margaret dickie atcm was held friday evening june 7th in the public school auditorium the platform was attractive with baskets of lilacs tulips and iris the assisting artist kate rumley de the audience with thee attractive violin selections she was sympathetically accompanied by jane rumley atc m the pupils both class and private played solos and duets ranging from grade i to grade x those taking part in order of appearance were joyce mumiuan margaret marshall marlon dickie bessie harley jane milne mary woods ingeborg haupt mann blly arnold katheleen thomp son violet barnes george walker peggy kelly jean dickie june clarke barbara faram doris armstrong bern cd hughes richard crtchton norah cleave lois nielsen alva crlpps helen blackburn and helen wilhartl during intermission miss dickie presented the following pupils with prizes fo perfect attendance at les sons duiir g the year margaret mar shall violet barnes june clarke ber nice hughes and norah cleave on behalf l the pupils jane milne pre sented miss dickie with a beautiful bouquet of mixed flowers joy mc mulan presented kate rumley with an attractive nosegay of flowers frqm miss dickie following the recital miss dickie assisted by misses hilda erwln and jean mackenzie treated the pupils to refreshments at the home of mrs c v williams here another recital was heard when jane and martha rumy both plaved enjoyable piano selections those present from out of town were mrs nirtrlp toronto r mr and softball league reorganized consisting of five teams games three nights a week i at reservoir park after a period of inactivity extend ing over two years the local softball loop hao been reorganized and will operate this jear with five teams games will be played on mondav thursday and friday evenings com mencing at 7 15 djbt all games will fro nine innings it possible and will be plaved at reservoir park at the conclusion of the regular schedule the second and third place teams wll play a best in three game series the winner to meet the first place team for the championship the schedule has been drawn up as follows june 10 glen vs pirates june 13 smith stone vs busi ness men june 14 acton vs pirates june 17 glen vs smith stone jun 20 business men vs acton june 21 pirates vs smith stone june 24 business men vs glen june 27 acton vs smith stone june 28 pirates vs business men july 2 glen vs acton july 4 smith stone vs pirates july 5 glen vs business men july 8 smith stone vs acton july 11 acton vs business men july l5 pirates vs glen july 15 smith it stone vs olen july 18 business men vb pirates ju 1 va glen july 23 business men vs smith stone juiy 25 pirates vs actqn students try for scholar- glimpses of parliament by hushes c en e halton s member bowling club off to a good start the lrst of the thursday evening 10c jitneys saw three rinks in play mr bell and mrs mcdowell tumed in high scores for the evening a feature of the evening was the pres entatlon of prizes to some of last jears plajers mr faram presented twin cups to mr and mrs j w kennedy as winners of the doubles mr kennedy spoke a few words of thanks from his wife and himseir he regretted that much as mrs ken nedy enjovs the game she has been forced to give it up this vear for rea sons of health she will be missed as an active participant but lt is hop ed that she will still be on hand to enjov the social events and give moral support to j w the two cups will be engraved and will remain the permanent possessions of mr and mrs kennedy mrs harold cleave and mrs mc dowel 1 came second in the event and their prizes were a vase and a bake dish mrs mckenzto and mr reeves in third place were presented with a teapot and a china ornament defence minister killed during the pas weeks mv weekli e ter has been in the form of select ed quotation from speeches in the house of commons as our war effort has now been full reported b the government and as full comment has been made of the criticism of the opposijon i thought that this week i would rk giving some of my personal impressions gained from talks with members of the press gallery and membe of parliament but events have be n marching so quickly these davs tha i almost hesitate to write ttther impressions or prophecies which ma be badly outdated by the time this let er goes to press during the past few weeks we have een de imark norway holland and btlglum lal into the hands of hitler ind toda the destiny of france rests in the balance at noon today came the new of italv s entry into the war followed almost immediately by the news of the accidental death of our minister of defence and his party the late minister was a young man forty ave years of age this afternoon the house met in an air of general gloom which extended throughout its membership and the gallery pectators tear filled eyes were see on all sides immediately the house was called to order prime minister rose to make his sad announcement mr kings voice was low and shaking scarcely audible as he said it is my duty to inform honorable members that my dear mast in memdry mrs rumley jane kate and martha rumley agtncourt halton rural mail c met at home of mrs pettit nflson township under the instigation of lt col james bauao- tine dso vx seventy representa tive citizens of georgetown and dis trict gathered to discuss the organic zatlon of a local corps of minute men col ballantlne addressed the meeting at some length outlining the object of the scheme it is simply or ganization of the men of the com munity so that if and when the tima comes there will be an auxiliary force trained and ready for action at a moments notice which could be plac ed at the service of the government to be used in any desired capacity there are a great many men both young ana old said col ballantlne who would like an opportunity to serve their country some of these are highly trained but above military age others are younger men whose duties as farmers professional men and workers preclude their acttvs partlclpat on in war work this wfll give them that opportunity without interference w 1th their everyday work he emphasized that this was not a plan o form a halton guard thera are no dues no obligations and no pay the men of different districts will merely be organized under group leaders there will be instruction mt first aid taking up positions signal ling and light drills although not formed primarily for the purpose of checking on fifth column activities it will be expected that any man who is suspicious of subversive activities will immediately report these to the rx3 mp wno are in charge of such in vestigations col ballantlne expressed his thanks to major barber for the use of tha drill shed in the park for this and future meetings several citizens expressed their satis faction with the plan adopted an with the leaders chosen by gol bah lantlne r j more capable of putting this pin in operation than col ballantlne x shall do all that is humanly possible to assist in the plan dr c v williams it is an hon our to be chosen as one of the leaders and i reel that the sooner we get started the better dr williams suggested that tha members of the group wear some sort of distinguishing mark to identify them as members principal j l lambert this plan will have great psychological value insofar as tt will be converting dis gruntled criticism into some tangibfci action paul i appreciate being tuesdav june uh is a date that will long be remembered by the hal ton couriers who accepted the kind invitation of mrs mary pettlt the ladv member of nelson township council to hold their usual monthly meeting at her lovely home prospect lodge on the queen elizabeth high way at burlington there was a good turnout of mem bers who in addition to transacting l he usual business were privileged to en pprthity f thinking w hear a very- fine address by mrmac of some hel this time of ltan the postmaster from hamilton i on the subject of the development of the postal services in canada hon norman rogers canadlai defence minister who was killed when the plane in which he was a passenger crashed east of toronto flags on the pot- office and other he said it is my duty to inform buildings in town are flying at half honorable members that mv dear mast in memdry of one of canada s three georgetown high school stu dents have applied for university scholarships this year margot wll luuns daughter of mr and mrs j r williams glen williams and betty grant daughter or mr and mrs w v grant are writing for university college scholarships while asolyn hayes daughter of mr and mrs c bares hopes to win a scholarship to mfirt- university john ford celebrates 80th birthday mr john ford celebrated his 80th birthday last friday june 7th at his home on market street mr ford has been a resident of georgetown for the past thirty years coming to this town from quelph he is a builder by trade and has also engaged in the business of selling wood a son john lives in acton and his daughter mrs lily seager is in toronto mr norman delta of g la a grandson of mr ford he has been in good health until recently but has spent the last three weeks in bed we hope that ford will be able to celebrate his next birthday in a more pleasant mannei friend and colleague has been killed n an airplane accident he said mr rogers had this morning asked him if he should cancel the engagement in view of war developments at the last minute he had decided to fly to toronto and by back immediately in order to be present in the house this afternoon the prime minister said w hen he and mr rogers concluded their conversation preceding the mini sters departure mr rogers last on the prime minister added 1 be lleve those are the words he would have me give his colleagues and the people of this country at this time and so passes from canadian public life and from a canadian home one of our most beloved statesmen norman as he was known to his friends was kindly of disposition un assuming and a staunch friend a this time our hearts go out in deepest sympathy to his wife and his two young boys it has often been said that the true measure of a man is the way which he faces adversity the same holds equally true of nauofas and of outstanding public men while sadded and depressed by the reverses which we have sustained in the meld and by the loss which we as country have sustained in the death of our defence minister the canadla i people were never so deter mined as they are today to nght to a union the struggls in- which we are engaged canada s answer to the reverses which we have sustained and to the entry or italy into- the war u express ed by the words of the prime mini ster when in concluding his recent broadcast he said i speak the heart and mind of our country when i say that every fort in canada will be another calais and every harbour another dunkerque be fore the men and women of our land allow the light and the life of their christian faith to be extinguished by the powers of evil or yield their liber ties to the tyranny or nasi brutality ottawa monday june 10 1m0 maclean has had a wide experience i in the postal service and gave some verv interesting stories of his trips in the northland among the eskimos he also gave some very interesting facts concerning the air mall service point ing out in particular the fact that a letter mailed in hamilton before 7 p m would be delivered in vancouver on the afternoon delivery the next day or ust 15 hours after mailing mr maclean also pointed out on the map of the northlands how the air mall services have speeded up de liver of the mall from somewhatf around veventv to elghtv days to just three dtys to various points within a few hundred miles of the north pole there is only one delivery a year a several offices in that region and he gave us an amusing instance of a delivery of mall he once made to a man living alone on an island except for two mounted police and some eskimos it was the first week in september and he man received 1200 letters and 5 large bags of newspapers the majority cf it was christmas mall and the man was at a loss to know which christmas it was intended for the coming or the preceding one also at the meeting was the presi dent of the burlington branch of the british legion mr eagles who gave a short talk on the activities of the branch during the present grave crisis another welcome visitor was mr kenlner the genial postmaster of burlington who spoke briefly a hearty vote of thanks to mrs pettlt for her generous hospitality brought to a close a most enjoyable evening n h brown i am strongly fat favour of the movement i suggest that we have some distinguishing signal say three blasts of the fire siren as a warning call to assemble our numbers quickly when needed capt beeney this is a movement worth going ahead with we must put our shoulders to the wheel as we did in the last war w f smith i am proud to sea the men of georgetown here tonight to see that there are people who are thinking and believe me in these times we have to think we re stfll british and we re going to be as long as tleres a man of us left j d kelly a splendid group of men have been chosen as leaders and i have no doubts that they will servo us well i hope with all my heart that we shall never have to use this force but if the need conies we shall be ready at this point the meeting was ad journed and the various leaders were instructed to register the names of those from their district who were at the meeting piper e r maglough- len provided some stirring music on the pipes while this was in progre col ballantlne announced that the next meeting would be held on tues day 930 pjn when it was hoped that the leaders would turn in a complete list of names for their terrl- tory the meeting closed with the singing of god save the king the gross revenues for the all inclu sive canadian national railways for the week ending may 14 a40 were k4 613996 as compared with 3383064 for the corresponding week of 1930 an increase of t7 030333 or 1a percie cox will lead petrolia white rose band arrangements have been completed whereby a noted toronto bandmaster mr percle cox has been secured to ake charge of the petrolla white rose band this local organization whose name has been changed from that of the petrolla citlsens band in recognition of its recent sponsorship by the canadian oil companies ltd manufacurers of the white rose oil and gasoline products had its first practice on tuesday evening under its new director and the band eaecullre is looking forward to a successful sea son and s continuation of its p relations with the public of town and district in an interview on wednesday wltfe the advertisertopic mr oox voiced his pleasure over his reception by the continued on page 8