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the georgetown herald wednesday evening august 21 st 1940 fruit and vegetables grapefruit good 6 for 25c california oranges meiri doz 29c bananas 3 lbs 27c cabbage eack 4c carrots 2 bunches 5c pickling onions w lb 10c staked 6 qt bskt 35c tomatoes 3 lbs for 10c woodburys soap 4 for 23c ivory soap large size cakes 3 for 20c shredded wheat 2 for 23c heinz tomato catsup peaches choice quality 2 for 27c neilsons baking chocolate 5 oz bottle 5c 8 oz bottle 10c 14 oz bottle 15c fresh spareribs 2 25c legs ol young lamb lb 28c front quarter of lamb lb 19c 8 cakes para sam i1favv waxed paper 100 ft roll 23c kelloggs allbran large pkg 21c grapenuts t4c quaker puffed wheat 2 for 15c weston s fancy mixed biscuits lb 15c bordens milk large tins 3 for 25c interlake toilet tissue 3 forz5c harry iforve s double cream harry iforve s double cream 19c custard powder 16 oz tins 25c phone 28w c j buck free delivery new advertisements for sole coal or wood annex cheap cash phone 312 for bent modern apartment on main st now occupied by k c mcmillan posses sion sept 1 for particulars apply to kenneth m langdon phone 89w it for bent 7 room frame house on main st bathroom furnace and garage cen trally located possession sept 1st apply to mrs d livingstone phone 55w georgetown it for bent five room apartment hardwood floors electric heater for hot water immediate possession apply o q benham phone 13 georgetown tf for bent comfortable three room apartment vlth bath possession aug lilt ap- ply at herald office tt for bent six room brick house on church street with furnace bath and garage immediate possession apply j w kennedy church st georgetown tf boarders wanted accommodation for one or two ladles soroished room with board or unfur ytob for light housekeeping phone an stp for sale stonecutters tools and quarry tools and numerous other articles very reasonable apply mrs 8 h burst 2nd farm north of schoolhouse n 7th line itp wood for sale choice dry hardwood 1350 per load mixed wood per load 305 ralls jer load 2 66 phone 283 j or 381 ah wood sdldt at per single cord j bbandfobd in our mail bag camp borden aug 17 1940 editor georgetown herald georgetown ont dear sir jist a line to thank your for send ng me the herald each week be lieve me it is sure appreciated not onl by myself but also by the other boys from and around the old home town thtre is usually an argument as to who shall have my herald first afer m of course even some of e ooys from acton like to grab it thats once georgetown has it all over acton hoping you and everyone in and around georgetown are in the best of health as i am at present and wishing you every success for your paper again thanking you i beg to remain yours sincerely pte t s warnes b74771 no 1 company 48th highlanders camp borden ontario notice to creditors of the estate of samuel herbert hurst late of the township of esqnesinr in the comity of halton contractor de at j persons having claims ag alnst the estate of the said samuel herbert hurst who died on or about the 23rd day of july 1m0 at the township of esqueslng are required to send to the undersigned solicitor on or before the 7th day of september 1940 full particulars of their claims and any securities they may hold therefore and take notice that after the 7th day ol september 1940 the ex ecutrlx will proceed to distribute the said estate having regard only to the claims of which she shall then have notice dated at georgetown this 7th day of august 1940 kenneth m langdon solicitor for ltllle hurst executrix perennials and rock garden plants shrubs we are reducing our stock of perennials at rock bottom prices this is ar wonderful opportunity to add to your perennial borders at minimum cost august is the ideal time to transplant same achillea 10c gaillardias 10c shasta daisies 10c correopsis 10c iris 15c jceland poppies 15c phlox 20c globe thistle peonies delphinium canterbury bells snchusia 20c 20c 20c 20c 20c- we also have an assortment of rock garden plants shrubs and evergreens at correspondingly low prices barber floral co 47 igetown local news sept m if you haven t registered you still have time this evening labor day the next public holl day will be observed september 2nd eliminate waist take slendor tablets 1 robbs drug store it miss jean martin a graduate of the mlltop business college is now on the staff of the local branch of the bank of montreal regali your lovely willowy fig ure take slendor tablets 1 mac cormack s drug store it last week end was one of the warmest this summer but the change in tempt riuure on monday was sud den but appreciated for 1 eatandtftfkctive printing bringcyon orders w this office and we witl mo the rest job printing a specialty phone no 8 with the canadian national ex hlbition cpentng on friday we realize that summer is slipping away and fall is just around the corner mr ivan lavery of palgrave and for fifteer years a member of the bramptonoonservator news staff has been appointed staff representative of the toronto daily star for the city ot hamilton the red cross rooms in the post office an open for workers once more there is an urgent demand for hospital boxes and ladies interested n thl work are urged to give their sc vps ihave ou something you would like to atll or is thtre something you wish to buy we frequently have enquiries for various articles so why not let the public ki ow what you have to offer through thi advertising columns of tl e herald many hands make light work such maj be said of the national reglstra lot of local citizens willing hands vert plentiful at d up to the time of writing 10 over working was caused the reyl trars each division had its church news courage there lie courage that you in starting to climb the mount of success rising sheer and wl en you ve slipped back there s the courage sublime that ke p you from shedding a tear these two kinds of courage more strength to the word are worthy of tribute but uien you ii not reach the summit unless you ve the third the courage to try h again scripture text by humility and the fear of the lord are riches and honor and life prov 22 4 rev r k gonder and mrs gonder have sailed for hawaii this week where they will join the christian church mission at koloa on the is land of kauai mr gonder was a former baptist minister in llstowel and stratford and has lately been at fairbanks baptist church toronto rev e w brearley ma has as sumed his duties as pastor of st james united ch h slmcoe going to slmcc tron pilgrim united church k mil on he wm former pastor at lomby glen william r k lemkay 11 am sunday school 7 p m worship the peaker at the evening service will be the rev d h gallagher of ookvllle immediate past president of hamilton conference and well known throughout the church we trust that you will take this opportunity of hear lng a me message st georges church thompson rector fourteenth sun day after trinity holy communion 8 am sunday school 10 am ma tins and litany 11 a m evensohg 7 pni wedncoay 230 pm ten minute service of intercession in the church followed by red cross work at the rectory sl albans church glen williams fourteenth sunday after ttlnty matins 930 aoi sunday school 10 30 am knox presbyterian church the united church union services of the two congrega lions will be held in the united church and will be conducted by rev f c overend the united church choir will lead the service of praise the sunday schools will meet i their respective schoolrooms rev w g o halton holstein breeders enter herd at cne hal ton county will again be repre jnfckl juljbenremterhqltfein shaw of the north american continent we understand from president a 8 ma hon of the halton association that animals have been selected from the following herds john oarr a t woodley and w f dickenson mil ton j e wuson and son milton robinson- bros and wilfred leslie georgetown john picket and son hornby w b somerset irwin shep herd and j c bell of freeman ow lng to crop conditions the herd will be smaller in number than usual but we understand that messrs robinson stark woodley and picket who select ed toe animals are optimistic that it will maintain the high standard es tablished in recent years by halton holstein nerds at the cne quota of wtllinghelpers tht herald will be sent to george town and district men on active ser ice whose nam us are handed in to this ofllc by friends and relatives while no restrictions are attached an occasional letter from those overseas kouid be appreciated for publication lieut keith barber proprietor of the barbei floral company has been called u ottawa for an officers traini ig course this is a one month course uhlch is being given tor the purpose of having weapons tra nlng officers available for war timt needs tralrirg centres for recruits call ed up under canada s conscription laws have been made public long branch unci kitchener are the cen ru ncd est to georgetown and georgetown men will probably take their tra ntng at one of these two centres at tl- 1 invitation of the press lalson officer of canada weekly news paper editors gathered at camp bor den last wednesday to see his ex cellcnc lord athlone governorgen era as he inspected the camp it was our press day and we were un able to attend much to our regret the other night we picked up a young chap hitch hiking between per gus and kitchener and it turned out to be len ross who used to work at the dominion store here about four years ago len is working in a new dominion super market in kitchener and he wished to be remembered to his friends in georgetown soldiers of the soil enrolment in accordance with the wishes of the department of education an op- portunl y is being given for boys twelve j cars of age or over to offer their services as farm helpers and to secondary school girls to volunteer as mstance tr the sale of war savings certlf lea tes enrolment forms for georgetown volunteers are in the hands of p b harrison secretary of the public school board parents are asked to sign the forms giving their consent information that is obtained will be turned oer to the county committee in charge of the placement of volun teers 2t annual halton plowing match to be held nov 1st the annual match of the halton plowmen s association which is sche duled for november 1st will be held on the farm of w r hume nelson township according to secretary j e whltelock the site is an ideal one according to no less an authority than fred robinson veteran plowing the halton association we under stand the prise list will be up to its usual high standard your personal appearance for women only an article presenting a lengthy list of questions which when answered enables any woman to find out bow she appears to others will be found in the american weekly with the august 26th issue of the detroit sun day times the author of this feature is judith t ohase wellknown quut e jbejure to jwt the 25 issue of the detroit sunday times- new arrivals of fur trimmed fall and winter cam the seasons lateststyles trimmed with silver fox mink jap squirrel persian lamb and wolf thes are made of the best woollen fabrics satin lined and chamois interlined newest styles in seal fur coats millinery we have the smartest and nicest variety prices are very reasonable select your fall outfit of a coat and hat from the first outstanding styles shop with confidence at silvers dept store where good clothes cost less phone 375 georgetown western canada special bargain excursions j from all stations in eastern canada going daily sept 13 27 1940 inclusive return limit 45 days tickets good in coaches a fa approximately imc per mile tourist sleeping cars at fares approximately 1 3 8c per mile standard sleeping cars at fares approximately lc per mile cost of accommodation in sleeping cars additional bacoace checked stopovers at all points enroute going and returning similar excursions from western to eastern canada daring- same period tickets sleeping car reservations and all information from any agent ask for handbill t233 canadian national j missionaries fbom chengttj cortinued from page 1 sent three months previous to their start and reached its destination at the same time propaganda is blamed by mrs ag new for the japanese action for in stance in japan the people are told that the chinese hold no japanese prisoners a japanese soldier would be killed in action or commit suicide before surrendering the fact is there are plenty of japanese prison ere in china the mass bombing of china is not breaking the morale of the people rather it is making them more determined to fight for then- homes custom in china are of course much different than here there the housewife must refine all sugar and salt used all meats are cured at home milk is a very scarce article large herds of cattle cannot be kept since there is no pasture land the wafios majle condensed milk almost prohibitive in price coffee has risen from 4 to 25 per pound on account of war conditions schools cannot op erate in midday on account of the danger of bombing the hours are gener 6 to 10 in the morning and to 4 in the afternoon mrs agnew during the conversa tion made a rat interesting com ment regarding travel in china as compared with canada china abe sadd is missing the railway stage of travel travel toy air and motor coach is the means used with only main arteries connected by rail com ing to canada the family came across canada by motor coach from van couver to toronto in all that trip across the continent stopping at in numerable railway crossings they came to a point between hamilton and toronto before they saw one railway train in motion thousands of miles of track had been viewed with not a train using it perhaps china has been fortunate in some things too dr and mrs agnew will remain for a year on furlough and are taking special courses to fit them for their work in the mission fields mrs agnew is the former mary caldwell and a sister of mrs c j buck of georgetown acton free press american philanthropist dies arthur henry fleming famed am erican philanthropist and lumber king in the united states died last week at his home in pasadena california he was born m milton 84 years ago and went to the united states at the age of 21 there he prospered in the lumber business he was chief bene factor of the california institute of technology and was instrumental in bringing professor albert einstein to the states in 1033 where he was of fered a lecturing position at the in stitute mr fleming was decorated with the french legion of honour given him for his interest in reconditioning and endowing the famous railway car in which the armistice was signed n1c ot mont manaoeb at walkerton retires mr a j comm manager r the bank of montreal at wahcerton will retire from the service of the bank on september 1st mr collins has been manager of this branch for the past ten years and before that ha served at elora tavistock and mount forest card of thanks mrs o lucas and family with to thank their many friends for their thoughtful interest and sympathy also the kind neighbours for their assist ance st t time at of her husband sod their father