The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

the georgetown herald wednesday evening november 13th 1940 jatbi bruos ftuil re itr olwe snyder jtrf jdtehaner is jtmndmg a few 1m1 4n town wtth her leather mr l e rook jcen mdwmlejoo of mr earn mrs j b msrrensv has joined the ju3 sod is at present stationed in matt ton albert carter and bui howltt left m rooming for camp borden where they will be members of the hjoajac act a b wujson who returned to jus home jn bed beer alberta a lev weeks ago after arxwbng the ram mer in georgetown is ailing in the ixdejntal chen t suxa qnlman na at iwme to friends last wednesday hnwmher 0 mhm she oaumtatod her 79tfc fairthdfty during the afternoon birthday cate and tea was served by mrs a ol- fimn to friends mho ceiled and ewarjr- ope admired jutge bouauetnt eteye- nhemum a jwesent from the idtos aid or jhe jbaptiat church your eyes the examination of yonr eye b most important that is irfar we have speelabsed a eye diagnosis we are continually taking lec tures and studies that we may keep uptodate in our eye ex amination ibis is another reason why our eye service u better for the newest style in glasses at city prices consult 0 t walker ro eyesight specialist who will be at hi office over the bell telephone co wain street georgetown the second wednesday of each month or you may consult o t waiker at his office in brampton phone georgetown 67 brampton 599 limehouse f the november meeting of the kwai branch of the womens institute was haitt at the home of mrs f shel- bouene on tlunwday correspxtsdeaot 3xnm mrs ichjyot thawwng tie ladle fox the twentytour pounds of honey donated by them to tbe soldiers comforts committee and a letter from piper robert uovey m appreciation of the flashlight sent bun by the branch were read m the mnetbig jbfint vluer reed very full report of the district director meeting m aoltcn last month lira miller wm asked to choose a oommittoe to act with her in arranging to hold an evenings entertainment with the sprucelelgh farm pictures and lecture it was decided that we should not apply for the go grant this sear mrsxuerby bad current events for the day choosing an extract from speech by 3ft boyer mrna to tfcejtow pork that to which he stated that oennany was apt to go the way of trance owmg to low morale nwt civilian population she also- quoted from an arttde by owendoryn p clarke that madeover clothing could be given to the salvation army for refugee work firtimw salvation army headquarters wax services de partment 21 dundas square toronto mrs smethurst gave a short dis course on the motto hb who would enjoy power must pay the price by shouldering the responsibility the roll call was tmmtxl by each member naming something for which she was most thankful mrs cowan district president was present and gave the address of the day she told us that she found that many of the jadies took their knit ting to the meetings and that in most nlaces the ladies of a community helped the women s itut with their war work she read the story of the origin of the women a institu tes and pointed out tbe benefits de rived from being a member a vote of thanks was tendered mrs cowan and also the hostess mrs shelhourjac for the use of her boo the meeting closed with the 1 uonal anthem following which the hostess and her assistants served freshmen ts mr and mrs moody and family and miss carr and a friend of schomberg visited mr and mrs e beerman and family on sunday mr and mrs earl scott and little garry of malton spent the week end with his parents mx nedy lhe here maybe majbc docs he or doean t he maybe he does im his landlord and its all accordin to whether he pays his back rent or not p mrnifttia3srm- the symbol of americas topflight florists cut flowers pot plants floral designs m a specialty let tjs wire flowers to that far away friend the barber floral co phone 47w ft da member georgetown fa watch our window for weekly ice cream specials ani confectionery frail and nut sundae 13c 2 for 25c longs coulee uonery iceey theatre friday nov 15 the farmers daughter swell pasture prank with martha rare charles rugglee sabotage thrills arleen whetelt gordon olhrcr fox news saturday nov 16 3 cheers for the irish gay comedy with priarflla lane popeye wimmen is a mystery miniature mendelssohns wedding march chapter 6 zorros fighting legion tuesday and wednesday november 19 and 20 the mortal storm a tbrqjtog rfciuaamil of csa werm affairs james stewart magic carpet valley of 10000 smokes cartoon ants in die plants news parade by oarfwd i ifoqtrrray pardon our neglect we admit our negleot end it might have still supped our memory had we not been reminded by one of our citizens we had taken the btot our selves but neglected to pass h on but seem that indian sunatter us to come our way you had bettor not take any further chances and put em on now of mar- axex ferguson dies at ovtxfh alex perguson hushand garet raid died at his oualph on saturday last mr fergu son had not bom to good health for some time and a heart attack proved fatal at the last born at sverton a son of the late dugald ferguson and kate mcouvray he farmed on the homestead tor many years retiring to aeton and later to ouelpfa t he ttar a gardener at tbe oaxj was the last surviving member ot his family mr normaa burns a nep hew acted as pallbearer at the fun eral on monday afternoon mr p l mcguvray georgetown and mrs wm sloan glen wuhamfi are first cousins of the deceased arovnd town and elsewhere municipal nominations are the next event in the ufe of the town with elections if necessary early in de cember the local militia made a one showing at the remembrance day service on sunday as did also the legionnaires and the volunteer civil guard whose ranks were aug mented by members of the acton guard a number of our industries are so busy that it has been neces sary to work on sunday to meet tbe demand for their products capt dr g a montemurro of streets- vllle rcamc who has been sta tioned at ottawa was recently trans ferred to nova scotia little don aid and bruce mcmurchy of hutton ville are busily engaged entertaining tneir cousin keith dyer who is a war guest from london at the home of mrs alf mcmurchy his aunt injured in an automobile accident near fergus recently mrs margaret cole miss elva cole and mr samuel mcclure of bollinafad are recover int nicely in st josephs hospital gueloh another 30day training period will begin later thfc month and the balai ce of the 21 year old class and 22 yearold single men have re crtved their notifications to report for medical examination as an american sees it chonning pollock writing in the los angeies times attempts to slm pllfy the reason hy the united states should not stand idly by and see grea britain defend herself against the i nazi machine here is how he puts it if yoi were walking down the street with a friend who suddenly was attacked by thugs what would you do would you say this is none of my business and if i don t interfere perhaps the highwaymen will be sat isfied when they have beaten my friend to death and taken his belong ings and will let me alone or would you say this man is my friend and at the moment our in terests arc the same it seems ridi culous to suppose that having dispos ed of him these robbers are going to pass up my purse which is fatter than his and my watch which is worth more i dont want to fight but if i must it s certainly better to help him and have his help than to wait until hes finished and then fight alone its ust possible that if i hand him the gun in my back pocket i may not have to fight at all to me the question of aiding the allies is as simple as that the way the english take it the slor is told of a london bar ber who had the upper part of his sftap blown to bits by a bomb putting up this notice i have had a close shave how about you why not your announcer u some wounded soldiers were being admitted to a hospital one of the patients was being car ried to l ward but at the door the stretcher bearers were met by the sister who said im sorry but lb full up that a all right gasped the pa tient 1 u just go to eaven obituary robert george hodgins the funeral of the late robert oeorge hodglns was held from tbe home agnes street acton on thurs day afternoon oct 31st at 330 pjn- the late george hodglns was bom in carieton county on august 3ftth 1878 and was married to bertha alma mino an november 19th 1013 he leaves to mourn his loss his wife one daughter margaret and two sons wulu and harve au of acton al- onc b jrf gudph the late george hodglns was employ ed by beardmore a oo aoton for the past m years on thursday oct 34th ha suffered a stroke of paraly sis while at his work from which he never rallied and passed away on october 39th the funeral services vera conducted by the bev g o osfford of the united church acton in tb alfred james mcdonald ernest roofiat wm rat mackness ray maesneat is a firstrate sart of chap bw cames aeflnltety wnder the heading ctvfluwd im satte of the met thavb was christened rag- hum rayvnmd ne me ever caded bim radn names hrfaet they dve eabta bfaa anything baa ray except once fat a while when a very great friend called fate mae he has a glib tongae a sober face and a sense f vahtes he is esoaelentloas ver satile arwrfected and phnssoahleel it was ni tbe ghunonr side of bread- easting- that snared ray into a sa dlo radio was to mm an intrig- alw lsokmg mass of colls an4 wires to he deeded to be a radio engineer he went to a radio sehoat the school eaerated a station the sta tion uighieer slept hi one morning ray had to sabsutete that was in 19zs ray was 17 had been fat can ada six yean tbe seventh he spent en board a pacifle coast steamer as ships wireless operator and for ten years after that he stayed with the coils and wires on land and sea then on september 13 1937 he mo ved ram the west coast to toronto and from tbe control operatarspsn- el to tbe live end of tbe sne the inland excursion not the end of bis travels most have brought him lack it certainly brought bim a swift series of breaks a great var iety of experience in thte entertain ment end of broadcasting and a re turn ticket to vancouver in 1938 all equipped with his own specially developed pared of talent be tep ped into a stellar role as master of ceremonies on stag party the pa cific coast beadllner from cbc s vancouver studios msckness i the lire and breath of stag party he is six foot one has rrddkh hair and brown eyes he is an avid camera fan a wizard at pirn pons and a good swimmer he got his last for water early when he was two his father went u holland on bantrrcsu and ray went alone with ihe rest of the fam ily but he wan forever falling down in the street and in holland that was a oanal by the time the got hack to london he was string enomgh to swim the atlantic but he came over on a boat and went right across canada where he con tlnutd to improve his stroke ray likes to think about a lot of thinrs the travelling he still hopes to do his five musical brothers the good stage hows he has seen and the day when television will be with us he can t forget some that he would rather his experiences as a little boy in the air raids over lon don in the last war an interview wtth mixie baer which turned into an kitervicw with ray matfkness announcing the death of george the fifth to a western radio audtence once he got mad at radio decided the life was a dogs life the honrs excruciating quit he got a job lab elled nlne to five in two weeks he vas back in broadcasting and he on ly leaven it now for an occasional snack and a few hours sleep if he ever retires he wants to stay right in vancouver with seasonal jaunts to mexico or tibet or honolulu he has often wondered what he would do if he inherited a fortune he says he still hasn t the faintest idea mino jr james mills flowerbear ers were messrs bert lindsay wm fryer jr wilfred mino jas hu1 fred lawson john prentiss robert stumpf and edward thatcher among the floral tributes were those from the family ben hodglns and family mr and mrs james hill elmer ard dorothy glen william- mr and mrs l f white milton and mr and mrs irwin king brampton mr and mrs alfred fryer mr and mrs victor mcoowan arthur steeds mr and mrs w j switzer mr geo mino mr and mrs andrew mino llmehouse mr and mrs wilfred mino georgetown the lindsay family and mrs a mc donald mrs wm macarthur and mr james milts mr and mrs earl an derson and family mr and mrs ernest rookes and olive the dlrec tors and staff of beardmore co the employees of beardmore co the employees of beardmore co warehouse department making and cutting departments of the storey glove co iadios of the united church the women s institute mr and mrs geo fryer and mr wm fryer relatives and friends were present from london woodstock toronto ouelph milton eden mills qlen williams nerval geo bramp ton llmehouse and acton acton free press pure food store- for your chrutmu batons we haye the finat quality raisins currants peel cherries pineapple nuts lifebuoy boat 3 f 21c 1 pk fltnrth sop ikke ousa ikdit mm both for 19 ivory soap large sow bar 2 f 15c evaporated milk ss3to 2 for 15c bakers cocoa i- we i ib tb 27c kleenex tissues it m 29c special meat values fresh pork tenderloin lb 30e cottage rolls ami ruum uaa 23c porkbolap 13c vudac am bj the vk lb pork swages hnt beef rolled chucking ib 18c back bacon lb 32c breejst bacon lb 24c a e farnell free delivery phone 75 pw the new undergardener gased wonderlngly at the shallow basin con taining water in the lawn whats that dor be asked the head gardener now now dont ye be afooun me what u it really a bird bath dont you believe me no stdd bat wtth a shake of ms head i don believe that theres a bird auve what can tell saturday from any other night provincial cabinet ministers buy rodeo tickejs miss helen zealand of the queens park war services guild seba tickets for tbe motion picture war services rodeo in aid of the lord mayor of london s ah- raid victims fond to premier hepburn andt ministers of his cabinet the cabinet ministers shown above with juv hepburn and miss zealand are hon duncan macarthur mr chester waller hon a sinclair gordon hon t b meqoesten and hon robert laurier snapshot guild tabletop pictures amusing tabletop pictures are fun to plan easy to shoot use any camera and a supplementary closeup lens our house has suddenly become a workshop for tabletop pic the naat five or six eve- nings jack atid ann have been tiuay with fascinating llttl set upb and i ve never seen anybody have more fun with a camera they rt clever at it too think ing up tabletop ideas and finding household materials for the bcenes the aursery has been raided tor small toys and almost all tbe statu ttes in crandma s whatnot have aroused his curiosity and i didnt been borrowed to pose in pictures pictures have also come out of the icebox and vegetable bio quaint animals and figures made of car rots or potatoes with toothpick legs and tufts of cotton for tails ive made my contribution to tbe fun im all out of pipe cleaners take a few woolly white pipe cleaners and you can twist them into the most amazing little figures just perfect for use in tabletop scenes tttblbnjptrtitirsurted oner evening last week right after din ner when jack began popping questions at me uncle john he demanded what does plusthree mean on a lens its just a rating i said pot a plusthree supplementary lens in front of your camera lent and yon can have the camera only about thirteen inches from a subject pinstwo about twenty inches plusone about forty inches and even closer with yr framsra be cause it s a focusing model so tow get larger images that s good said jack be- cause i got me aphnvth plus two today they don t much and the clerk said they were eab to use what can i shoot with them r oh i said any small bubject nature subjects flowers tabletop aceneb that was as far as x managed to go tbe tabletop idea finish the newspaper that evening instead we built enow scenes with an old carpet draped over soma boxes for hills and icecream salt for snow to add life we put in sv couple of toy skiers borrowed from the nursery effective the scenest were perfect tou d enjoy tabletop shoounc and here s all there is to it arrange your scene put the camera on a firm support at just the right dis tance to sa the supplementary- lens youre using and shool u yonr camera has a fast lens stop it down to f11 for better sharp ness all through the seen ex posure its just the same s for any other shot under the sama light conditions indoors use photo bulbs and high speed film as for rsgular snapthots at night its fun to phut that taabtop scsnsa assy to shoot tham an they do land spice to your atetnrtt john tsjrcnuuer 306