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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening october 2nd 1940 1 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to usa citizens are to decide term of next councu civil guards to meet tuesdays and fridays to join in parade at milt october 26th officers appointed halton county is now well organ ed with civil guard units tight com panies being intacta the george town organization is well under way and officers have been appointed at 8s a meeting in the town ball last even ing a large number enrolled and h is hoped that as many more may be on hand for the friday meeting dr c v williams is company ooxnman r j 3 m adjutant jas woods scout officer j p kiricwood sergeant major and platoon com manders are f smith p lindner w deans r w robb w e nodwell following drill instruction dr c v williams gave the first of a series in first aid instruction other courses in musketry nigra and mapreat lng will be taken it is hoped to have one of the larj gest corps in the county here as the t rui it g officer for the county llcol james bailantine re fides in thisdlstrtct a parade of all companies will be held at milton on october 26th join up now and be prepared for apy eventuality beret and arm bands will be worn soldiers comforts committee raises 112 53 in tag day the georgetown soldiers comforts committee would like to thank every one who helped to make their tag day held last thursday sept 26th such a success thanks are especially extend ed to the citiz of georgetown and vicinity the taggers olive macdonald isabel dobson barbara faram jane early mary paul bejy paul helen williams elizabeth coffin daisy braifby norah cleave alva crlpps agnes reld yivjen guyot george town gwen williams molly hep burn gen williams vera carter joan brown norval the pupils of glen williams public school who put stirngs in the tags and whose united efforts made possible the splendid to tal of si 1253 cigarettes will be sent at once to our local boys and the committee is making preparations to send each a box in time for christmas perhaps the following extracts received in re cent letters from the boys will ex press how much tile gifts you send them through your committee are appreciated thanks for the splendid parcel which i received from you and which i enjoyed very much i want to say how glad we are to have such friends when we are away from home and a letter or parcel from home makes lift a little more enjoyable wishing you every success in your splendid work received the parcel sent by you to me thanks a million times over it was deeply appreciated the lome scots are in the best or health and glad to hear from their home country not saying anything about receiving parcels which come in so handy i received the parcej sent by your orga on toda it certain wa wonderful the fruit cake was as fresh as if it had just come out of the oven the whole parcel was in tip top shape you have to be away from your own country to realize how good the tobacco eats and cooks are the cloth tha my box was wr in will become a firstclass tea towel it sure is great to be able to step down to the cookhouse around 10 pm and make yourself a cup of tea or cocoa with a slice of cake and some good old canadian honey who wouldnt be a canadian anyhow thanks a million to all of you the weather following the heavy rain of over half an inch on the 34th we had our first wiling frost on the 26th inst damage however was not severe ex oept in low areas since then the weather has been fine with normal temperatures following are the re cords of our local observer prof h l hutt for the past week h and l temp pall date tues sept 24 wed sept 25 thurs sept 26 frl sept 27 sat sept 28 sun sept 29 mon sept 30 63 48 46 40 53 cedar crest ladies hold field day on saturday afternoon the ladles of cedar crest golf club held their an nual field day twoball foursomes were played followed by driving ap proaching and putting competitions a hot supper was served at cedar crest by the social committee and mrs willoughby presented the prizes as follows two ball foursomes mrs mackenzie and dorothy macpherson acton yvonne adams and june frank first flight driving 1st isabel thompson 2nd marjorie gault approaching and putting 1st jean mackenzie 2nd mrs force acton 3rd miss hettle lawson second flight driving 1st hazel walker 2nd mrs norton acton approaching and putting 1st mar gcry mackenzie 2nd margaret hum berstone on saturday sept 21st the ladies plajed for the shield miss jean mac kcnzle was the winner and miss het tie lawsoti runner up rally day in baptist church sunday school rally day was observed in the bap tist school last sunday with large at tendance of the school and parents beautiful cradle roll certificates were presented to the babies of the past year th- beginners sang several songs the primary class recited scripture suitable recitations were offered by the juniors promotions were made from beginners to primary and from primary to junior classes new teach ers were announced for the boys classes the singing for the school and friends was made more enjoyable by specia hymn sheets of well knowr hymns the whole program was un der the direction of mr harry wood acting superintendent of the school mr baxter gave a short talk on why we come to sunday school the school will meet at 2 pm until the spring norval rifle club the scores for last night were very talr although the attendance was somewha smaller than usual they are as follows m atkinson 100 x- 10 a b robertson 100 x 9 a w wu son 99 x 7 c caves 99 x 7 r w hall 99 x 0 w lisk 99 x 6 norma hall 96 x 3 prank hustler 99 x 4 griffin 99 x 3 a chicken shoot is being arranged in the near future caught or bought haltons member guest of mail couriers the halto group of the rura mall couriers association met mon day evening at the home of oeorge greer freeman with thirty members and visitors present prestdenv c e parker took charge of the meeting the business porltlon of which included a thorough dls cussion on the gas tax rebate ant contracts the reports of secretary n kranstst and dominion secretary s h webster who were delegates to pet convention on septem ber 2nd and 3rd were favourably re celved and all present realized that last years work of lhe association was not in vain mr hughes cleaver mj was guest of the evening and he presided over the election of officers for the coming year the present officers c e parker geo president acton britten miss n k geo seere tary treasurer were again voted to carry on mr s h webster acton who had been past secretary had to dl4contmue his work in the group owing to so much dominion work to be done it is hoped however that be will con to lend bis help to the group so far as his ume allows and oontlnne as an active member of the rmca mr cleaver addressed the meeting fftftnig on the present mail carrying system in halton and warmly prals- ing the pm y of haltotra mail thanks te to the bolt and hoa- mdtaey wont talk tats itr soil mrs gears greer 1 greetings to our halton county press this week is newspaper week in canada i am grateful for this opportunity of extending a word of greetings and appreciation to the ac ton free press the burlington gazette the georgetown herald the milton champion and the oakviue record star in our christian democracy the freedoms which we today enjoy could not be maintained without the freedom and vigilance of the press ready aft a moments notice to arouse public opinion during the preseiu war emergency the press and the radio are making a very real contrlbu won to canada s war effort i am confident that the people of this county are very grateful toour weekly press for their willing and voluntary as sistance to the cause and i trust that this gratitude will become more and more apparent in practical ways newspaper publishers are human beings and appreciate your good will aria co operation when they do a good piece of work tell them about it and when you have printing work to do give the home printer the job he deserves your patronage and cannot exist without h yours sincerely hughes cleaver mj mrs edward mcwhuter will be missed by many friend georgetown has lost one of its most highly respected citizens in the pass lng of the late mrs edward mc whirter at ber residence king street georgetown on wednesday sept 25th in her 69th year deceased was margaret ann eldest daughter of the late mr and mrs william forgrave and was bom in glen williams where she resided un ul her marriage to mr edward mc whlrtcr with the exception of a short time spent in cleveland the late mn mcwhlrter spent the rest of her life in georgetown she was a member of verdun rebekah lodge che women s institute and an ardent worker in knox presbyterian church having been leader of the royal circle beside her husband she leaves to mourn her great loss two daughters gladys mrs t j a fergusson ha mllton and opal mrs w c rey nolds port arthur one grandson ted fergusson hamilton two broth ers john of holyoke moss and alonza of tonawanda n y and two siskrs mrs john crosland toroni and mrs t garner grand goulee wash the largely attended funeral was conducted by rev d d davidson as slsted by rev w g o thompson and rev r moynan hamilton and was hed from her late residence on friday afternoon at three o clock to greenwood cemetery the members of verdun rebekah lodge took part red cross shipment the following shipment of goods was made to the red cross warehouse in toronto this week 91 pair socks 8 pair seamans socks 1 pair seamans stockings 19 sweaters 36rmy scaryes i seamans scarves 6 plain helmets 11 ribbed helmets 4 balaclava helmets 2 quebec helmets 22 pclr mitts 6 pair broadcast mitts 12 pair half mitts 6 pair wristlets 22 hospital gowns 43 pair pyjamas 110 handkerchiefs 1 carton refuge clothing the pallbearers were messrs kelly 3 w mcuntock e w cole robt ewln bert smith and n mcnlven the large number of floral tributes were impressive and bespoke of the high es eem in which the late mrs mcwhirter was held prize- winners georgetown fair held last thursday entry list down from last year races baby show sheaf binding among items of interest red cross booth one of highlights heres andy bonrty news over cbcs ontario sunday morning at 1m with a nlee oaten of georgia bay lake tree frank mijwji editor of the dmncami herau sad vtoepnalmiil o the ontario dm ion of the canadian weekly news papers association was andys com panion on this expedition whethar andy teally landed these fton or made a titrate deal wtth the up per w a meaferd rtahtaf tog with a reduced entry list parti cularly in women s work georgetown fair was held last thursday altera noon the day though cool waaan ideal fair day and brought out a i goodly r limber of people from the dis trlct for halton s oldest fair a feature in the fair building which drew much favourable comment was the red cross booth where articles made by the georgetown branch were on display next to this was the war savings booth where miss frances de a miss lu hicken of the post office staff were present to sell stamps end certificates to fair goers grandstand features included the baby shaw with inspector nat outh rie of toronto on hand to present the prizes first prize went to john hulme son of mr and mrs sidney hulme while second and third prise were won by clarence spence son of mr and mrs clarence spence and donna knell daughter of mr and mrs leonard knell all of george town joseph watson of georgetown took first place in the sheaf binding con test wl l george neubauer hespele- runner up in the high jump isaac bulllvant put vivian clark s horse successfully over the hu to b her first prize money and tedbrown copped second and third place the mile race was won by melody owned by mr bovalrd brampton with vivian clark s loss gaining second prize money the potato race which climaxed the grandstand show was hotly contested a threeway tie for first place was broken with an additional contest and harold brown john devereaux and garnett laldlaw finished in the order named results of the trot or pace events in which a 100 00 purse was offered for each race were as follows 220 1st teddy davenport owned by fred hewer morristown 2nd tie between bertha lee owned by robert wilson toronto and rayadale own ed by william lawson orangevlhe 1st streamline orattan own ed by miller wray 2nd i wueen elisabeth bwnaty- alltor dickensox mount hope 3rd rosa belle lee owned by dr c oollton toronto in the evening a large crowd en joyed the dance in the arena where ruzs crelgbtons variety band played both new and old time tunes for the dancers heavy horskb best colt robert reiil georgetown 1 yearold robert reld agricultural 2 yearold okla gray celadon pair of horses ofcla gray cmledon general purpose brood mare win j mcclure brampton stanley summerville waldemar colt donald mclean acton wm j mcclure stanley summerville 1 yearold wm mcclure 2 year old wm j mc clure donald mclean w h reld sons georgetown 3 yearold donald mclen t s livingstone wood bridge fred lawrence molton pair of horses t s living sxme w o brownrldge oeorge lown srecials delivery horse t s livingstone t j brownrldge oeorge- t own wa gon horse donald mclean r s livingstone agricultural wm j mcclure w o brownrldge heavy draft team okla oray t s living stone w o brownrldge light horses carriage brood mare mark givens ltmehouse colt mark givens 1 yearola dan campbell george town i yearold donald mclean blue too stables kitchener robert kerr acton 3 year old mark givens single horse in harness a b chalmers guelph dan camp- be 1 robert kerr pair of horses in harness r n baden hillsburg robert kerr sinole poky vti harness jean gon land brampton wuburt wheeler orto roadsters brood mare dan campbell a b weber blue top stables kitchener vivian clark norval colt blue top stables vi vlan clark dan campbell 1 year old vivian clark dr a s foster at son gait 2 yearold blue top stables dan campbell 3 yearold in harness dan campbell dr a 8 foster son stanley summerville single horse in harness dr a s foster son blue top stables stanley summerville team in harness dr a foster blue top stables dan camp bell saddle horse dr a 8 foster rooert kerr vote to be taken at next municipal election fire chief tenders resignation and new officers appointed for balance of 1940 accounts passed council met in regular session tuesday evening with mayor chbbooal in the chair reeve cleave and oouutfl clllors a e crlpps n h brown svi j mackenzie and t r cave present the minutes of the previous met- lng were read and adopted and corj respondence read l mayor gibbons brought to the arj tentloh of council the foot that toa rultngof the p ment the council elected for the yesfi 1941 at the next election could hohf office for a bwo year term unless tbwl present council took some action or petition was presented by at least flvw percent of the electors it was his opinion that counouii should submit the question to thwt electors and let them decide whether i they wanted the council to remain fori a twoyear term or not as a v measure he said it was an old i tahllshed custom that the o should come before the electors l and thought it an interference on ttiv part of the provincial government councillor mackenzie voiced the opinion that local electors were not very expensive and he was in favor of a vote reeve cleave said it gave the crtt- sens a part in municipal affairs and if they did not want an election lit 1p41 they had the chance to reti council by acclamation the other councillors agreed a votel was the proper way of dealing witlsl the question and a by law was passi ed to this effect here is the que tlon to be submitted are you in favor as a war time measure under the local government extension act 1m0 of the municipal council elected for 1941 holding office for two- years due to the absence of fire chiesfl henry shepherd at military traini camp where he is an instructor bwl resignation as chief of the fire bri- f gade va5 accepted and a motion l passed adopting the recommendation of the br gade in regards to new of- j fleers for the balance of the ye donald latimer chief at a salary 4 s67 50 per annum fred mccartney deputy chief at a salary of 31 so per annum and wm e ncaii trade driver at a salary of 45 00 per annum the relief account for the nwmtli of september was passed for paymentr at 53 08 other accounts passed were as fol lows w spnce sts 9j0 w spence ww sts 139 w spence sts 2m c carey good roads 9 j w spence good roads 108b w h kentner st son coal 30bv wm ward court services 4joo e c thompson court services 460 bell telephone 14j0 j p reld sts wjw bjs richardson s hardware sts 5jt georgetown flour and feed mills weed killer 13m armstrongs oarage town truck 201v georgetown herald printing advertising etc 14m j schura good mart bofltl salada tea special prize for plowmen hore plowmen who figure they are i pretty good in sod will be looking for ward to their branch matches to take a nlng at the 10 00 prize salada tea is offering for the best plowed land in sod using horses winners of the event in every branch in ontario will be entitled to plow in the salada special at the international where the prizes m thtburlal service atthe grc i f f i the province first two winners will be awarded gold and sliver medals and an extensive trip in the spring and the next twelvecash prizes from 2500 to 500 a woman of twenty may reckon that she has tfty years more to live n baron robert kerr gentleman s turnout- bluetopstawesr br w bar- den oattlc shorthorn cow j e pearen acton cecil mc oann omagh 2 yearold helferj e pearen cecil uooann 1 yearold heifer j e pearen heifer calf earl larch georgetown john lerch georgetown j e pearen bull aged j e pearen cecil mooum bull calf oscar lerch ge herd j pearen cecil mooann best female j e pearen cecil mfoann beat beet snhnsl j e pearen cecil mooann shorthorn calf dob sari lerch continued on page 4 hon angus u macdonald minister of national defence for 1 in our mail bag 1 georgetown sept 30th 1040 editor ol the georgetown herald georgetown ontario dear sir allow me space in your valuable paper on behalf of the officers and directors of toronto township agrl cultural society to express our ap preciation to those who have so gen erously contributed to our orgmnbm tlon by way of advertising donations tnd special prizes as president i am asking for the cooperation of the general pubuo that we may have a larger and better fair which we hope win become more and more outstanding as the years go by we trust that you will avail your self of the opportunity to visit the fair at fttreetoville on october 3rd halton county sts canadian brass co wjw georgetown lumber co sts k m langdon legal fees p c whitmee sts jack tost good roads hydro electric fire hall 432 office 238 fire alarm 125 power 35 72 street lights 64734 total l davison gravel a livingstone good roads thos carey park as there was very little b council adjourned at 930 pjm smtj tertalnntent provided also bear in mind- that the free-draw- for 4hgenl eral electric washing machine and other valuable prises that go with the membership ticket takes places around 400 pm net proceeds of the fair are being donated to a branch of the red cross sincerely wm o brownrtoge among the outoftown visitors al georgetown fair last thursday ww hughes cleaver mp- burlington mr and mrs j a wluonghby in speetor and mrs nat ctathrie and mrs duckworth toronto j k white- lock muton bypu elect officers on monday evening of this week qttr xiins people of the baptist chu held a special service to install newly elected officers for this l a as the officers received their charg1 from mr baxter me honorary prof dent they grouped about a ughtt lighthouse placed centrally on tzl platform bach officer responded 93 the charge wtth a suitable verse of j scripture on light after a of dedication they sang one vers- chorus of the light of the world is i jesus unaccompanied a mr baxter then gave a short o 1 dress snowing some shnflartties bttl tnveen the power of light of efeotriolty j and the power and light of the oos- l pel he concluded with a charge tol all that we as uvtng lighthouses oaf firmly grounded in the rock gbxlavi jesus that we may stand true that webeweuuncfcdjncto andsufe to stand the stress of 1 tatlonflnd ato lighted to give warning and dlrectkt to others in the darkness and i of life during the evening the lesson was read by miss elsie pay- and a solo was sung by miss btalr the officers of the byptj for year are past president mr david osntoo prealdent mrs w f first harding qan ton- secretary mrs h boortfu treasurer mr h wood