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the georgetown herald wednesday evening july 3rd 1940 harrison in peel memorial hos pital brampton on saturday june astta co mr and mra fred harri son a son a brother for dianne mbs e e young leaving fob tbenton members of st george a wjt met at the home of mrs w v grant on friday afternoon to honor mm el e young who has been secretary of their organun jon for over eleven years and who is leaving for her new home in trenton very shortly mrs woo thompson had charge of entertain meat consisting of each member writing an autograph in an album presented to mrs young and also the presentation of an upholstered chair mrs sid mckenide read the follow ing address members of st georges wa listen to these words i m going to say they are about a very gracious pair who saled from england leaving loved ones there xt was in the year of our lord nine teen twenty two they left their homeland neath sides of blue enroute no doubt they would often sing rule britannia and god save the king but when they came to our canada fair a new song they heard upon the alr oh canada beneath thy shining skies may stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise and then as predicted in the song a few years later alan came along their fht friends in canada were in toronto made but they soon came to georgetown and with us stayed for seventeen years theyve been friends staunch and true and lent relping hands both to me and you service has been their watchword especially in church tasks in wa choir sunday school or anything you ask faithful to christ both in sun and in shade i think jlst for them this wee verse was made god giva us life that we may give be gives us love that we may share sometimes he gives us loads to lift that we may lend to bear and life is sweeter when we give and love is gladder when we share and sometimes loads lift easier too when we have learned to bear your welfare we all hold dear to our heart and thoagh to trenton you are about to depart we hope good luck will follow you to your new home and see you through our lasting respect and our love and our care are combined in presenting to you this chair and if at times you are lonely and blu- perhaps this little verse will bring cheer to you i am glad that i live that i struggle and strive for the place i know i must fill i am thankful for sorrows i meet with a grin what foitune may send good or ill j may rot have wealth i may not be great but i know i shall always be true for i have in my life that courage you gave since i have rubbed shoulders with you mrs 6 groat presented the chair your eyes the poblic are getting to know our new low price fob glasses la a real bargain for the high quality glaami snppued why pay more than otjb new low price oar eye rrsmrnatlon has al the ftmst equipment and over z0 years experience the people whom we have served are com ing back to as because they real- fan oar eye service fa beat come in and let na show yoa the newest style in glasses all at dry prices con it 0 t walker r0 xiei sight specialist win be at ms offloe i co toons geotietowa summer time table effective saturday june 29th leave georgetown to toronto ajn 8ifl am light refreshments were served and many and varied were the good wishes extended to mrs young who has been a very faithful and valued member of st georges wa deep regret and apprehension is felt about filling the offloe she will be forced to vacate as the well worn phrase puts it what is georgetown a loss will be trentons gain entrance results the halton county joint high school entrance boards announce the results of the high school entrance examinations recently held at george town centre the list includes candl dates who were admitted on certificate or the principal as well as those who have writen on and passed the high school entrance examination papers set by the department of education candidates who have received honour standing are so listed those who have been rejected by the entrance board will receive a statement of marks earned and may have their answer papers reread on lodging an appeal with the board at least twoweeta be fore the reopening of school in sep tember that is before august 20th and on paying a fee of 200 which will be returned if the appeal is sus tained such appeals should be ad dressed to the secretary of the en trance boards namely the public school inspector milton ontario alexander craig allingham donna anderson joyce beam edward bianchi hilda boyle james bradley margaret bullivant isaac burns robert ca archie carter vera clarke eric cole jean hon colefa hartley hon cook eleanor cork joan cummins eleanor ihon currie marion hon curtis alice dickenson christena doane jeanne hon dobson mary early jane hon parmer john hon grieve alva guyot roger heeley dorothy hepburn marion hon herrington norma hoare robert f hunter phoebe ismond donald latimer george louth violet main joan hon mcallister arthur mccallum mary mcclure mary hon mckenzie robert mclellan muriel mitchell audrey moreton herbert morris tttjian hnr morrison ruth murray marjorie newns bernice honj pen david petch ross hon preston herbert shorttll floyd starret victor s doris hon swttzer doris hon thompson douglas trimble lorraine v vue betty webster pearl whitney albert willet mary wilson everett wylie edith zltjo marion church news script ore text wherefore lay apart all futhl ness and superfluity of naught ness and receive with meekness the engrafted word whkh is able to save your souls jas 1 1 st george s chore rev woo thompson rector wednesday ten jlb minute stvice of jkmassnm i intercession in u church followed by hnsl red ctos work hk rectory living cfl room the rector vwhhk appealed tor the use 0 a couple of sew ing machines seventh sunday after trinity sun day school 10 00 ajn holy commun ton 11 00 ajn evensong 7 00 pjn the true blues and orange lodge at st georges on sunday evening st georges sunday school and congregational picnic will be held on saturday afternoon leaving the church grounds for huttonville about 12 30 items of interest in the ne wis weeklies amalgamate w a pry publisher of fhe dunn vllle chronicle has bought out the in terests of the dunnvllle gazette from the hastings estate and henceforth dunnvllle will have but one weekly paper established in 1852 the gazette was the older of the two papers since the deah of david hastings in 1938 mrs hastings has carried on the busi neb assisted by her sons fred and edward walter mcollvray of george town was unrh recently associated with the gazette leaving dunnvllle for a new position with the burling ton gazette iwo weeks ago this further amalgamation in the weekly field is but another sign of the passing of the old days when every town had twp papers one liberal and the other conservative gradu ally two paper towns are changing and one finds few of them in ontario today seaforth durham brampton and llstcwcl are the only four that this writer can think of off hand nowaday the majority or weekly newspaper are independent in polltl cal viewpoint believing that the press should show both sides of the picture oats predict british victory lost week several blades of oalb from tht iarm of william culbert concesion 8 we t brought to this of dee on each of these a distinct im pression oi the capital letter b of the alphabtt was dlscemed some re mimbtr that rhiring the world war of over 22 jean ago a similar pheno menon was noted it was taken as a good omen pointing to the success il outcome of the war on the side of the allies wl etht or not we may be supersti tious let all hope that uen in these dark houra it may prove to be a sign of victory in the cause ol freedom and justice kincardine news scarctk had wt set up this little storj when two local farmers reported similar stories one lad kindly brought in two or three blades with the letter b marked on them a few hour later mrs leslie campbell phoned to u11 us of a similar pheno menon on the oats at their farm as1aragls qlintb the port elgin times has on dis play i strange vegt table freak five talks of asparagus grown together so toronto philharmonic orchestra feature of cbc summer symphony seriws one of the most widely known musical organisations in canada is the symphony orchestra which performs each summer under the baton of reginald stewart hi the great indoor arena of the university of toronto established first in 1934 as the toronto promenade symphony concerts the enterprise gain ed international fame and civic patronage which gate steadily mo anting audiences classical ninsic throughout the summer months occasionally in the early years the prom concerts as they are popularly known were heard on the air hut it was not until the cbcs policy of presenting representative symphony orchestras of the dominions principal title was formulated and put into effect that the concerts became a regular fea tore or the canadian airwaves for the past two seasons the broadcasts have been an important high light of the summer programme schedule and again this season under lb new name the toronto phil harmonic orchestra is performing works of the great cum posers before enthusiastic audiences and for manj thousands more among the listeners of the cbc and of the national broadcasting co in the united states the broadcast portion- of the concerts is presented on thursdays between 10 00 and 1100 pjn edst the dales are shared throughout the season with les concerts symphonjques de montreal glimpses behind the scenes and during a performance are shown above lop left shows reginald stewart in the role of soloist as he has appeared with his orchestra and with many leading musical ag gregat oi s in canada the united states and abroad in the centre is john adaskin cbcs producer who has contributed no lly to the success of the concerts with the radio audiences and on the right mr stewart is seen in a characteristic conducting pose lower left shows an audience of nearly 8000 people overflowing the sealing capacity of the arena and occupying every fool of available floor space the view at the right shows the orchestra comprising nearly 100 of toronto s top ranking musicians and inset is harold sumberg concert master of the toronto philharmonic orchestra the next broadcast of the prom concert by the toronto philharmonic orchestra will be present ed on thursday july lftth at 10 00 to 1100 pm edst three georgetown brides cboose end oi june ior marriage vows that the plant smiw as one ann arderson perrj editor of the i elora express is nway for a three- 1 month western holidaj and has turn ed oier her job to murdie mcdonald well known news commentator who will be in charge until her return mr mcdonald has had wide experience as a writer oi syndicated news but this is his fl st experience with a wetkl paper hit ontario weekly news i appears in many ontario weeklies th m irrtage took place quietly s t irdav afternoon at st georges ch irci georgetown of margaret claire daughter of mr and mrs t e htwson to lome archibald son of mr and mrs j h wardlaw rev w o th p fche- cercmon tlie o ide wore blue crepe with matching nccessorits and corsage of pink ro n ds she was attended by her slstr muriel ann who wore powder blue with nay accessories md corsage of rosebuds mr whcldon emmerso i assisted the groom as best man following the wedding breakfast at the home of he brides grandmother mrs hew on sr norval the happj couple left on a motor trip through northern ontario st albans church glen williams seventh sunday after trinity ma tins and litany 134 am sunday school 10 30 ajn baptist church rev f g baxter minister 10 00 ajn worship service and school 7 00 pjn evening worship lords sup per thursday 8 00 pjn prayer meet ing a welcome to all a ft14 i ma 523 pjn 408 pjn 6 08 pjn 913 pjn a except sundays to london x ftjs am 206 pjiu b 6 00 pjn x 760 pjn connections for owen sound b sundays and holidays standard time tickets and information at w hlong ay coacb lines orraat jul 7t io sulbtty school and bible classes ii am and 7 pjn the union services of the united church and knox presbyterian church will be held hi knox church not a hitler big a local iad who feared that hit lers threttened attack on england with a plague of insect pests had come to cinada brought a queer look ing bug to the herald office on satur day afternoon the creature was about two inches long with a grey mottled 1 ard shelled bark and a head with what appeared to bt two large black eyt six shiny black legs were also in dence miss penson science teacher at the local nigh school obligingly gave us a riamefor the bug which is a borer beetle known as the eyed elator it is not uncommon in ontario the grub of the beetle is an insect pest which attacks trees and lumber bar ing its wa into the heart of the wood the betlr can fl and also jumps making a peculiar clicking sound we can assure our anxious lady therefore that this is not one of hitler s rumoured bugs a new family in town surprise ls scarcely the word lor the editors feeling when he was walking to work tuesday afternoon about 130 pm passing dr watsons home on factory street he came face to face with a skunk not only one skunk blt six of them mother skunk was proudly leading the parnoe with five babies in a straight 1 ne behind giving the ap pearance of a long white ribbon mov ing along the sidewalk when last seen the family had dis appeared in the ditch running beside the docior s house whether they were still in the ditch or had dis appeared down a drain was left for some more reckless person to invest gate this was ope case where a nan interven ion policy was the wisest thoice st george s church of england was the scene or the wedding on saturday afternoon of miss ola helen yawar ski daughter of mr m yawarskl and the late mrs yawarskl of cobourg to arthur henry bulllvant son of mr and mrs thomas bulllvant of george town rev woo thompson per formed the ceremony the bride given in marriage by mr william bulllvant uncle of the groom wore a suit of bedford cord with pink and white accessories and a bouquet of pale pink roses she was attended by miss anne bulllvant mr harry wright of georgetown was best man brother and douglas hoare the groom s brother were ushers a reception took place at the cana dian legion hall for seventy five tuu us mr and mrs hoare received with mr james and the bride and groom mrs james wore a frock of orch d sheer with white hat and ac tpsorrcs and corsage of white gar denlas mrs hoare was charming in flowered crepe with white hat and ac cissorles she also wore a corsage of white gardenias atfer the reception the bride don ned a du ty pink nubbyspun frock white coat and white accessories the lelt for a short motor trip to ottawa and district on their return the will reside in brampton out of town guests were presen from acton toronto brampton ha mil ton and ottawa preece br1gdjen wedding at a quiet wedding at hornby par- sonag on jun id evelyn eliza beth preece onlj daughter of mr and mrs robert preece of bradford be came the wife of murraj brigden son of m s brigden an i he late w e brigden of homb reverend j o totten officiated the bride looked charming dressed in symphcry blue with white accessor ies and a corsage of sweetheart roses she was attended by mrs bruce brig den who wore powder blue sheer mr bruce brigden acted as his brothers kroomsman after eastern ontario mr and mrs brig den will make their home in hornby 12 the fo lowing shipment i forward this week 30 surgical dressings 19 80 surgical dressings 9 x 10 120 surgical dressings 9x5 400 wipes 2 x 2vi 600 compresses 4x4 43 surgical towels 60 bia bandages flannelette 4 60 factory cotton bandages 4 thhjt id naotfuel tbsuccv just like j old chum cheese mild canadian some stkawbbkiues mr dan livingstone presented us with a box of strawberries last week which was really something those who sampled the berries were loud in their praise of the taste qualities of the giant berries which were quite the biggest this reporter has ever seen whats more mr livingstone says those are only a sample of the rest of his strawberry crop and he expects to have many more boxes just as big and just as tasty st george s church setting for hoare james wedding strains of organ music played by mr jack crlchton greeted the guests as they found their seals in st george s anglican church saturday afternoon for the marriage of ruth edith james of georgetown and thomas stanley hoare of brampton tall standards of pink and white peonies made a fragrant setting in the church the ceremony was per lormed bj rev w g o thompson ruth wh ls the daughter of mrs e james and the late george james was escorted to the altar on the arm of her uncle mr edward james of hamilton who gave her in marriage her long white sheer dress over taffeta fell in graceful folds into a train the fitted bodice with short sleeves had matching bolero of french lace a tull tenjlh bridal illusion veil fall ing in sof folds to the hem of the train was fastened with an attractive coronet of orange blossoms and seed pearls she wore lace mittens and carried a shower bouquet of ameri can beauty roses and bouvardia her only ornament was a string of pearls the gift of the groom her maid of honor was her sister dicl ii ma w wo a f r t b thu8id pink brocaded celense organza over taffeta of which the shirred bodice was trimmed with tiny bows of blue velvet two pockets made of pink and blue flower petal trimmed the skirt her floral readdxess was of blue flower and velvet ribbon she wore lace mittens shoes wcoatch and carried a bouque of cornflowers and wistaria miss jefsie cross was bridesmaid and wore a frock okaqua blue mous seluie de sol with pink floral head dress mittens and shoes to match her bouquet was of butterfly roses and maiden hair fern mr norman hoare was bis cousins groomsman george james the bride a shortening clarks cooked spaghetti five roses flour domestic o ir oes- or jewel oc vt 3 ib b 85c p g soap 3 for 14c kirks castile 2 for 9c oxydol 9c 21c ivory soap 7c 10c chipso 9c 22c ivory snow 23c i soda biscuits pound bag 10c graham wafers 12oz package 2 for 25c assorted sandwich 29c red rose coffee 47c lb 25c corn flakes sugar pt kjusp pkg i c parowax pkg 14c rubber rings pkg 5c zinc rings doz 25c certo 25c crown sealers 89c 1 05 1 49 doz salmon cloverleaf 15c and 27c red cohoe salada tea brown label 78c ib 39c i iicklesswerixed- jak 19c jar z5c fresh fruit and vegetables transparent apples 2 lb 25c choice hew lettuce each 5c new carrots bunch 6c new cabbage 66 dominion stous each 5c 66