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the georgetown herald t3eveayfourth year of publication wednesday evening october 30th 1940 150 per annum in advance 200 to usa class in mechanics peggy maclaren scholarship winner peggy madaren fourth year student at the central technical school to ronto was among those receiving scholarships at the annual commence ment exercises held in the school audi torium on friday october 25th she placed first in the third year arts course ant won a scholarship donated by the aulfc wlborg company of canada ltd peggy 1s the daughter of mr and mrs alex maclaren and attended georgetown high school be fore starting her course in toronto two lorne scots bandsmen in c a s f f john scrymgeour and albert sun- son former members of the lome scots band are now serving with the caj3f at exhibition park as mem bers of the oovernoroenerals horse guards band albert ivho is a bro ther of ernest sanson plays pornet and has recently been prompted to the rank of corporal at the sanv time gaining appointment as assist- antbandmaster this is quite ai honour for a chap who has been with the band for little over five weeks john is a son of thomas scrym geour and the late mrs scrymgeour of georgetown he is following in the lootrtteps of his father who is a veteran of swo wars the boer war and the first great war he is a drummer with the horse guards john collingwood keadc speaks ai united church anniversary john ford puses after lengthy illness john ford passed away at his home i market street last friday october 25th after a lengthy illness mr ford was in his 8lst year son of the late ell ford mr ford had been a resident of georgetown for the past thirty years coming to this town from guelph he had been a builder b trade ano had also engaged in the retail lumber business he is survived by his wldowr the former caroline sours a son john lb acton and one daughter mrs lily seager of toronto he also leaves four brothers fred of morden wil liam of elora george of acton and richard tn the united states and two sisters mrs mccrea of elora and mm webster toronto a private funeral was held from his residence on monday afternoon with rev w g o thompson in charge of the service the pallbearers were j brandford william mcdonald john standlsh william emmerson norman deike and l webster interment wan in greenwood cemetery georgetown friends attended the funeral from acton kitchener gruelphi elora orange we mono mills stratford and toronto besides the thousands of pilots to be turned out under the commonwealth ah- tratalni plan even greater numbers of other experts an being trained to make the empires air forces the world s most powerful a class m aeromtmhanles b shown here at study in one of the many schools across the over 500 strong civil guards parade at milton ixcol james bauantlne dso cotnmsndinc officer led parade judge monro took salute marching ever 500 strong bfettton county civil guard paraded at milton on sunday for their first church ser vice which was held in victoria park companies from georgetown acton burlington campbellvllle and milton termed ai the high school grounds and paraded to the park where a religious service was conducted by the rev gerge tebbs of burlington anglican church and rev j b moore of milton united church mr moore read the lesson and pronounced the benediction while mr tebbs delivered the address and led in the prayers following the service which was a and inspiring for the oc casion judge munro of milton and the mayors and reeves of the various municipalities in the county took the salute at the march past the georgetown unit was command ed by captain williams adjutant j burns milne and sergt j p kirk- wood ltcol james ballantine com manding ottcer of the county assisted by adjutant earle of milton were in charge of all arrangements for the parade and service following the service battalion maneouvres were held on the school grounds after which the commanding officer comp limented the men on the fine showing they had made he was sorry that the oakrlue and nelson companies bad not been present but that at the next battalion- maneouvres all units would be present music was supplied for the parade and hymns by a brass band from bur lington prior to leaving for milton the local civil guards were photographed and motion pictures taken by mr ginsberg one of its members monally home scene of whist party tstreet home of mrr and mrs fred mcnally was the setting for wellattended whist party daughters of the church mrs rus sell kirby received the ladles prise which was a decorative flower bowl filled with flowers mr bud duncan was presented with a deck of cards for topping the men mrs p f blackburn and mr paul barber won oonsolaucr prizes delicious refresh ments were served by miss ruth mc nally assisted by fellow members of the daughters of the church among those at the party were mr and mrs russeu kirby mrs p p blackburn mrs w robb miss ann bullrvant miss mabel ohave miss margery mack mr and mrs prank whltmee mr and mrs fred ifcnauy mr bui mcnally miss ruth mcnahy mr paul barber mlas isabel thompson miss marjori gault mr natalie wnnrt mun martm ortrajder blehn rer and mrs w g thompson miss florta feller moreen palmer mr joe ross denny charles mrs joseph gfbbons miss lorraine wright mr harry wright miss yvonne adams peggy adams mr and mrs fred armstrong mr and mrs jack stew art miss mary feller mr bud dun- can mr norman marefament mrs t bason jr mlas marlon treanor mrs jean marshall mlas margaret paasmore mist bthel woods mrs wallace thompson miss leursr scott halton swine team provincial champions the annual provincial interclub contests were held at the ontario ag ricultural college guelph on friday of last week from renfrew in the cast to lambton in the west and coch rane in the north came 360 club mem bers to vie for provincial honours these junior farmers represented 5311 members ol definite club projects or ganized in ontario in 1940 in short the vent at guelph was a meeting of champions halton was well and wor thily represented by teams of two young men in each of the following projects namely swine foal dairy cattle and grain while all four of the halton teams made a magnificent showing the outstanding achievement from a halton viewpoint was the win by angus monabb and bruce reld re presenting he georgetown boys swin- club in the swine club event of the 28 swine clubs organised in on tario in 1940 19 were represented in the competition as provincial cham pions the halton team were the win ners of the parmer trophy which they will retain for the next twelve months in dairy catoe halton was represented by a team composed of donald peer and george pedetterlo both of the milton holstoln calf club these young men in a competition which brought out 36 club teams plac ed third the foal club contest brought teams of 2 boys each from 21 of the 36 clubs organised this year here the halton team which placed fourth was represented by george hea- therlngton freeman and lloyd stokes canmoeuvwe both of the ac ton boys foal club the grain club project found 40 of the 62 clubs organ ized with representatives on hand halton was represented by george hamilton and win lucas both of freeman rep the nelson boys grain club in placing fifth in this strong computlon they maintained the high stancard of trie dob teams prev- lously mentioned and of halton jun ior farmer and junior work in ge t dars-nrog- vlolctshernpwerswere a cascade of ramme culminated in a banquet pre sided ovei by dr o i christie pres ident of the ontario agricultural col lege and at which hon p m dewan minister of agriculture for ontario was guest speaker cook wtodis bedding at cataract the home of mr and mrs norman wlddls cataract was the- scene of a pretty autumn wedding on saturday afternoon october 36th when thelr elder daughter dorothy margaret be came the bride- of george clifford cook second son of cook and the late j c cook geo rev fred ward of grafton officiated mrs fred ward cousin of the bnde i card op thanks leash tdthtak the nr for one sindi shown to me in my re- osnt bereavement mrs mm ford father wore a street length dress of queens bine wtth matching accessor ies she wore a corsage of better times roses and white baby mums al so a headdress of rose buds and bouvardia miss ruth murphy to ronto a bridesmaid wore a costume of mayflower rose wttn bow aooaator- ies and a corsage of johanna hill rose the groom was att by- ted mc bride of flakwiflni mrs widdla assisted by mrs cook rec at the reception which fol lowed the oeremony for an eastern ontario honeymoon the bride chore a dress of monterey rose with black coat and matrhlng accessory they will live near edith godfrey weds cotppawa man on wednesday october 23rd at 4 pro- edith mary godfrey daughter of mr and mrs james d godfrey of georgetown was married to james herbert wilson of chippawa son of mr and mrs herbert a wilson of brampton rev f c overend of georgetown united church officiated at the ceremony which was held at- the brides home given in marriage by her father she was becomingly gowned in a streetlength ensemble in beige imported fine wool crepe with a black felt offtheface hat with red foxtrim and box veil she wore a corsage of talisman roses and for getmenots miss helene felstead of toronto was bridesmaid wearing an aquamarine blue crepe with match ing hat and brown accessories she wore a corsage of sweetheart roses mr d a elliott of chippawa was best man and the grooms sister miss helen wilson played the wedding music a reception was held at the home where mrs james godfrey re ceived in a coma rose crepe dress with black hat and accessories and wear ing johanna hill roses the grooms mother also received in a soldier blue crepe with matching hat and black accessolcs her corsage was of yet- low butterfly roses the couple left on a honeymoon trip and on their return shey will make their home in chippawa doris jarvis married to j a breckon at palermo saturday the marriage was held at palermo on saturday of doris v jarvls daughter of mr and mrs s d jar vls of tansley to james a breckon son of mr and mrs f r breckon of merton the wedding was held in the 143rd division room of the palermo sons of temperance rev d a p- brace of toronto officiated the bride given in marriage by her father wore a full length gown of white valencia lace styled on princess lines with long sleeves end ing in points over the hands and a tight bodice the gown had a short train and fulllength veil of bridal tulle which was held in place by orange blossoms she carried a bou quet of ophelia roses and bouvardia mss verna watson was the brides only attendant and john l breckon brother of the groom was best man miss myrtle peacock of omagh play ed the wedding music the reception was held in the hall after the ceremony where guests were received by mrs jarvls and mrs breckon mothers of the couples later the couple left on a motor trip to eastern ontario the bride travelling in an imported wool dress of regency mauve shade and match ing accessories on their return they will live in milton west marie isobei cook bride in kingsway united church the kingsway united church t corated with palms and standards of white mums and cedar was the set ting for the marriage saturday after noon of miss marie isobel cook daughter of mr and mrs- frederick cook to john uoyd white son ot mrs white and the late thomas white rev o w barker officiated with mls3 perrene harper at the or gan the bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of ivory faille taffeta made with full skirt extending into a slight train eyelet embroidery enriching the sweetheart neckline and sleeves she wore a to- gertip veil of tulle illusion caught to the head with a headdress of cream cream roses and bouvardia7 the bride was attended by her sister mrs harold c huckvale as matron of honor wearing gold crepe the dress made along the same lines as that of the bride she wore a match ing hat and carried roses dr stan ley lowrey was best man and the ushers were harold o huckdale and daniel atkmson a reception was held at the home of the brides sister strath ave the kingsway the brides mother wore plum crepe with matching hat and sables her flowers were a corsage bouquet of roses and violets the grooms mother was in dove rose crepe with black accesso a silver fox jacket corsage of orchids the toast- master was r brides uncle he is a pubuo school i and srsrrjit on the couple sstt- later on trip to montreal ottawa and que bee city the bride travelling m i smart french blue wool ensemble the kmg fitted coat made wtth saver tax lapels she wore matching hat brown acceasostes the couple iffl reside en rriererest blvd both attended the unrversltj of toronto marie is remember town where she lived as a child at- tendm the pabflc school here fatherat one time operated at in the cook block on mill street and be was a brotherinlaw of the george leaue the manly moved to toronto several years ago where they have norval rifle club the scores ma on the nerval rifle range- last night were very good but the attendance was small owing to members attending other functions the aggregate scores are as follows m atkinson on the 20 yard range at 25 yards 100 x 8 a w wilson 100 x 10 a b robertson 99 x 6 w llsk 99 x 6 f hustler 99 x 6 c caves 97 x 6 iode plans continuous salvage drive encouraged by the success of the thanksgiving week salvage drive when georgetown citizens contributed tons of waste paper and scrap metal the local chapter of the iod have planned te continue the drive mr norman snyder is kindly loaning one of his trucks which will be stationed on main street every saturday after noon ana evening citizens can then bring thtlr donations to the truck every week and on monday morning the load will be taken to toronto to be sold the truck will make its appearance on main street this coming saturday and it is hoped that everyone in the town and district will cooperate in bringing their waste paper down to it remember that your contribution no matter how small will play its part in raiding money for war purposes alliance emp remember the soldiers employees of the alliance paper mills tn georgetown have just sent their third consignment of cigarettes and other comforts to georgetown soldiers serving overseas with the c a s f to date over 17000 cigar ettes have been sent overseas in ad dition to other comforts and the list of recipients now numbers twenty- seven card of thanks the family of the late mr james fiddler wish to sincerely thank their friends anc neighbours for their kind nesses and messages of sympathy ex tended to them in their sad bereave ment hired man feared lost in barn fire crowded church hears cfkb news cominetotor almost 400 sapper served by wai john colungwood reade cfrb news commentator whose dally noonurns and evening news digests are heard by hundreds of georgetown people was guest speaker at the united church annlverasry program on mon day night a crowd of almost four hundred packed the church and partook of an excellent supper serve by the wa so great was the crowd that it was eight oclock before the last table whs set the program was opened with two selections by the choir in which mr stewart maclaren was featured in the tenor solo parts rev f c overend then introduced the speaker of the evening john collingwood reade whose subject was announced as current events mr reade briefly traced the history of the last decade m what he called the democratic realists for the present muddled state of world affairs these believed that the pub lic wanted only lower things and wer not interested in cultural or artistic pursuits democracy became de based both here and in europe since the outbreak of war british politics have become purged of this debased outlook but unfortunately stated mr reade the same cannot yet be said or canadian politics our politicians he condemned have not forgotten their personal and party interests i am not meaning to doubt the sincerity of the present government or the opposition but il do plead that canadian statesmen turn a united front towards the prose cution ol our war effort referring to the general military picture mr reade pictured hitler as a desperate man now confronted with water and russia although russias offensive power is of dubious quality she is capable of swallowing up ten attacking geimanles so hitler has no hope in that direction this leaves as his only alternative a water as sault against britain and water i hitlers nemesis at the start of the war he said we were prone to believe that the day of se warfare had passed now we can see that boats are still a mott important factor and the might of tho british navy is of paramount impor tance in the war mr reade believes that one of hit lers serious mistakes was in the cap ture of norway which cost him much in the way of men and supplies and is of absolutely no military importance he is now engaged tn a plan of des perationattacking britain through the mediterranean so far he has not succeeded in inducing spain to enter the war she has anoid regard for britain since the napoleonic wars and besides this she knows that she can expect neither financial nor ma terial aid from the axis summing up the situation mr reade believed that we can find a just and sober reason for confidence in the ultimate winning of this war by the empire following mr reades speech the musical portion of the program was resumed and the gathering was fa voured with two contralto solos by mrs j r ferguson of delhi ac companied by miss elma king af the piano mm ferguson who was also soloist at the sunday church se te is a niece of dr a mcallister of georgetown miss elma king recently appointed organist and choir leader at the church presented two piano solos bringing to an end the evenings pro- local boys assist in remov ing animals hundred of citizens from this dis trict nocked to a spectacular barn fire on sunday evening on the farm of j j thompson 5th line esques- ing the populace was aroused about a quarter to twelve when the town fire alarm was sounded the blase could be plainly seen from all over rev j h arhup ba dj od toronto vas the speaker at both ser vices in georgetown united church last sunday when the church ob- served its 100th anniversary special town and many people tfttng eastern jnnglcw fe b -toe-ebon- -un- sectkm thought that it was at the golf course a steady stream of cars uon which was a biasing ruin by the time the first cars arrived ralph whltmee sen of mr and mrs walter whitmee and larry macken- zle son of mr and mrs sid macken- zie were among the first at the scene of the tragedy they were returning from milton and noticing the smoke hurried to the scene and assisted mr thompscn in removing stock from the barn three horses 26 swine and two beef cattle were saved and the only loss of stock was a sow and her utter which wese eat off by the the bam whs was a fairly large welleuut structure was a complete loss and a large quantity of hay and grain was consumed tn the flames the loss is partly covered by insur- aaos added tr m seared dale has been missing since the fire he toft the boose early sunday even ing and no trace of him has since been found bis nasty and other posesssminc were stffl tn his room rosendale had worked on the thobspson hum for the past two years and is d by bis emnjor aa a good wetter wtth a keen interest in farming be nnlsned his chorea on sunday evening and dsd to eat any sapper he listened to the radio lor awhile he then left trj hous and was not seen after that provin cial ponce have been c the rums in an effort to rmd sometraee rev j h- arnup ba dd speaker at united church anniversary der the direction of miss ehnk king and mrs j r ferguson of delhi teftltji mi ifpurfal nlnbrt of the day dr arnup began his address with a feeling reference to those pioneers of this town who a century ago by their earnestness and self sacrifice laid he foundations of the congregation turning then to his theme and bas ing his remarxs on the incident moses st the burning bush he spofcr first of the faculty of curiosity wonder as being one of mans richest endowments it is that faculty which lends interest to dally life leads men to the search for the oreat first cause and has laid- the foundation of all scientific progress then the spirit of reverence shown to be an inherent quality of human character the incentive to worship yet tn these modern days tn support in the carrying of that responsibility was the third point of the address which was brought to a close with an impressive appeal tor personal dedication la the evening dr arnup took his bearers with ban on a most ta mg trip tc africa showing them the pathos of the old slave trails end tba w that titiw rtfimft ad ministered by the missionary doctor is seoomnushmc among- the lepers of africa- then snovrnc to india he gaie a vtrid picture of the erret mast mrtts ment particularly acnonc the bhus which is one ofjttae century james fiddler passes james fiddler beloved htmi of the late jane ann bird passed eway at the famuy residence quelph st georgetown on saturday october 30 mr fiddler who was born august is 1863 at burghby8ands o england came to nerval in the fall of 1888 and was employed for a mnn- bei- o years as-anibert- the-robt- noble flour mills after which h farmed in nerval vicinity irg to georgetown eight membef of the church of tbn and a staunch conservative mrs fiddler predeceased him seven years ago surviving are two daugh ters miss alma of george mr w h smenie sfaeu sod three sons walter norval wnuam toron to and wubert georgetown also she grandchildren four br and two sisters also survive in ibnghnd the funeral was held to st pauls church nerval on tuesday after noon where services were taken by rev w g o thompson and rer s r celebrook the pallbearers were f bustler j n cameron x iv noble w t graham a and e s thompson t in hlllcrest cemetery morval oarrotherf at the bank of montreal arrived last friday to begin bar new duties boar who is years old is a native e wm be ledger keeper at fiw bank and win live tn staff quarters nasnlrs