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seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening november 20th 1940 150 per annum in advance 200 to usa artillery practice a gsun dm at mwim training camp is shown as it prepares a field fan for fitter on- ene ef the big omdvi artil lery ranges nomination day friday nov 22nd glimpses ot parliament by hughes olekver 2p township will vote on twoyear term esquesiiig township councu held their regular meeting on monday nov 4th deputyreeve o h may councillors o w murray edwin hat- rop and q e cleave were present reeve win a wilson presided at the meeting the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted moved by may and cleave that the treasurer pay the road sheets as pre sented by the road superintendent 81 11072 carried moved by harrop and murray that the treasurer pay the relief accounts as presented by the relief officer 12215 carried moved by may and cleave that the treasurer pay the following sheep claims john bason one sheep killed 800 harding price one sheep killed 1200 k c lindsay valuator 400 carried moved by murray and harrop that the treasurer pay the following ac counts c e- smith 2 cord wood for council chamber at sftfio kindling 100 tota 2000 bell telephone ac count 2415 h robertson stamps for treasurer 600 carried moved by cleave and may that the treasurer pay the grants to the acton agricultural society and esquesmg agricultural society 7500 each and to the halton agricultural society 2500 carried moved by harrop and murray that the fire insurance on the township building with the federal fire in surance company with premium of 2000 and insurance on the township grader in the general accident with premium of 2700 be renewed through o o brown carried perth wedding of interest mere during the present session i will en deavour m this column to gtve an unbiased summary of the debates tn the house of commons parliament opened with the usual normalities but the opening was strip ped of all the usual social functions it was announced that the first work of the house would be the de- bate on the speech from the throne during which a full discussion would tiuce place with respect to canadas fwar effort and that full disclosure would be made of what hasjbeen ac complished to date when this debate is completed as it doubues win be in about a weak or two then the house will adjourn un til about the end of january to permit the nokn a conference wlu provinces to discuss the sirols report after the usual speeches made by the mover and seconder the prune minister opened the debate for the government with a speech covering three mam topics 1 canadas war effort 2 discussion of the international situation and particularly our re latione with the ua 3 our war alms i and he assured the house that can- adas war effort will be to the full ex tent of our resources mr mackenzie kino we soi here to get a picture of the situation as it is today as the peoples repre sentatives we must face the situation in its stark reality we are here to do the best we possibly can to meet the situation to the utmost of the na tions sbength to present the picture as i eee it i have taken considerable pains to bring together in a form which i hope win enable hon members to carry away hi -then- minds the development which have taken place tn the last three months that is to say in the period of time between that at which parlia ment adjourned on august 7 last and its reassembling at the present sea stem x have tried to place tfaeso event in their proper setting to dis close them in the light of events which pre them so that all may see the bend and appreciate what really is in the minds of the dictators i intend then to set out what we as a govern- la our wax troops in newfoundland are under the atlantic command the navy since the outbreak of war the development of our small canadian navy has been little short of phenomenal even in the last three months its personnel has risen from about 9000 at the beginning of au gust to 13034 on november 7 at the beginning of august we had about 130 vessels in commission ex cluding destroyers by the end of october the number had risen u over 140 and as well seventeen car- vettesandfour minesweepers of our newconstruquon had already been launched in the same period thanks to the arrangement concluded with the united states our destroyer stren- gth donbledr- wenow twe destroyers in commission the air force with regard to the air force and air training the minister of national defence for ah- mr power told the house last july that on july 24 the royal canadian air force numbered 1706 officers and 17688 men or 19463 in all by nov ember 2 these numbers had risen to 2343 officers and 28v358 men or a total of 30599 this represents an increase of over fifty per cent in addi 3- 187 men had enlisted for training as air crews at the beginning of august on november 2 this number had reached 6884 lack of space compels us to leave the rest of mr cleavers column until next weeks issue moved by cleave and harrop ttoat mrs flora murray be paid 3000 for clerical work during niness of the clerk carried moved by harrop and cleave that the reeve be instructed to issue warrant to authorize a tax sale carried bylaws were read the required number of times and passed provid ing for the submission to the electors of the following question are you in favour as a wartime measure under the local government extension act 1940 of the municipal oouncll elected tor 1941 holding office for the term of two years moved by may and harrop that this council do now adjourn to meet on monday december 18th at 10 am or at the call of the reeve carried an interesting wedding was solem razed at the home of mr and mia evan m doull perth on saturday november 9th when their daughter margaret frances became the bride of mr allan bernle olhard son of mr and mrs bernle guiard of aults- ville the home was prettily adorn ed with mums and ferns for the wed ding rev james r hplden of shar- bot lake performed the ceremony and the wedding music was played by mr robert merrfll of perth miss harriett brown sang t uoye you truly during the signing of the register the bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a gown of white bridal satin made with high neckline the long sleeves coming to point over the hands shirred bodice and full skirt extending mto a grace ful train she wore a fingertip veil of tulle illusion caught to the head with orange blossoms her bouquet was of sweetheart roses and bbuvarr dla mrs robert merrill was- matron of honor and wore a gown of mid night blue chiffon with matching shir red velvet turban and shoulderlength vell tta ca a bouquet of pre mier btrpreme roses mr peter clarkson of toronto act ed a best man fotowmg the ceremony a reception was held at vanity pair the couple left later on a short motor trip the bride travelling in a smart brown wool dress brown broadtail coat and grey accessories they will reside in cree- more where the bridegroom is on the sta0 of the bank of montreal he wasfonnerly teller at the georgetown branch leaving here two years ago for his new position in creemore meeting in public library at 730 vote on two year term this year effort touching only the main points i shall leave to my colleagues state- mente in detafl in my review i shall deal first with roiedlorces next with the national atkrn and training then with intraruons and supply labour and our rar finances in that order first the army in the review he gave on- july 29 last the minister of lfauohadefettce -mr- ralston told the house that the total strength of 4be canadian active service force on jury 21 was 133573 officers and men thhrflgure had risen by november 8 to 397417 which r an increase of 83844 at that tune the strength outside t was 81807 this has now rls- en to 53093 the strength of the canadian active service force in can ada on november 6 was 116324 the first division is an integral part of the army corps which under the btntnand of ueutenantoeneral me- ihse tskenjus place in anglican sunday school association meets in burlington the annual meeting of the halton deanery sunday school association was held last tuesday evening tn st lukes parish hall burlington after opening the meeting with hymn and prayer rev g w tebbs the rector of st lakes welcomed those present and hoped all would get benefit and pleasure from the meeting a model lesson was taught by mrs kay superintendent of st lukes pri mary school to six little boys and girls of the primary department the secretary mr d wilson oakvllle read the minutes of the last meeting which wa held in georg religious cranks operate here georgetown householders awoke on monday morning to find religious pamphlets on their doorsteps entitl ed the end of naziism the putoli- cations concerned themselves with at tacks on the catholic church the american legion and saluting the flag although no indication given as to their source prominent use of the term jehovah and sub ject matter contained in the articles suggested that the illegal organiza tion jehovahs- witnesses had some thing to do with their distribution mr j j glbbena reports that when he was returning home late sundar evening womtowm seen leaving his house she raptdry disappeared down the street and at ms doorway he found a copy of the tract martfn fleck wedding the marriage of marie maude dau ghter of mr edward fleck george- own to dr charles ansley martin milton was solemnized nov 16th at 230 oclock in knox presbyterian church georgetown rev d d davidson officiated the bride given in marriage by her father wore her gotngaway costume of sage blue crepe on fitted lines with this a matching offtheface hat was worn and she carried a colonial nosegay o sweetheart roses and bou- vardla the bride was attended by her sister mrs cuve snyder of kitchener and- mi g martini of toronto sister of the groom mr cllve snyder of kitchener was best man and the ushers were mr merry a d mr e bulmer both of oakville mrs caswell green of hamilton presided at the organ and mrs james de nike of new york sang during the singing of the register after a thort wedding trip mr and mrs martin will reside in milton the weather these are typical otfdnovember days the dawns are wercast the mornings lower and heavily in clouds brings on the day we did however get two days last week of bright sun shine which makes us- wonder if that was our allotment of indian summer for this year the winter we forecast as just around the corner arrived in due tlms last week with a hard crust on the ground and a quarter of an tnch of snow but it all disappeared in a day or two and fanners stth have a few days of grace to finish the fall plowing or the prudent townsman to dig his garden in preparation for early seeding and planting next spring but dont forget to take up he dahlia roots for it is liable to freeze up for keeps at any time now without further notice we hasten to announce it was old jupiter pluvius and not the town council who put an end to the leaf burning in the streets last week we rd hoped our reference to those who indulge in such amusements as a flock of tame geese would raise a storm ot protest but the editor in chief reports- he never heard a honk from even the most pugnacious gander in town pos sibly they agree with jack miner that it is a compliment to be caned a goose for he says he knows of nothing wiser than an old wild one following are the local records of temperature and precipitation for the past week a nomination meeting has bees called for next friday evening ttar- ember 22nd at 750 pan for the phr pose of nominating candidates mayor reeve councillors public a trustees and a hydro commlft election tatt has been very around town this year and j tive ofnceseekenj are either i istent brextremery shy of publ however it is nkery feat there wfll be at least a contest for the cotmcfl- importance centres on this years election because the question of the two year municipal term is involved georgetown in common with the ma jority of ontario municipalities is holding a vote on this question which was brouriit about by the local gov ernment extension act 1940 it is the duty of every puulcspfrhv ed citizen to attend the nomination meeting and see that the men be thinks most capable of directing the towns affairs for the next year or two years are nominated for ofttos we have a precious heritage tn thkf democratic selection of our lea lets show that we value our cratlc ways attend the i meeting on friday november 22nd h and l rain date temp and snowtab mon nov 11 57 44 rain 12s tues nov 12 37 30 wed nov 13 90 10 thirrs nov 14 34 22 fri nov ib 30 26 snow 36 in bat nov 16 31 19 snow 10 in sun nov 17 39 25 mon nov 18 39 25 rain 03 on active service defence of britain the eeoondtmvlh 5 toe character 3rd to en- iston te completing its tra in pre- fpftrauon for incorporation tq this 1 which will then become a oen- boons continue to share j garrisoning of iceland and of the british insular possession to this lb tom apart bom troops on sod other peetal d i the country and units still tn the can yttw aros has been groupedundsr lantic and one for the paohv town in his address mr holtby the presi dent said that he considered the sun day school one of the most important parts of the churchs work and urged all s 8 teachers present to take their work seriously and be earnest about it in the business session it was de cided that a treasurer should be ap pointed and a small amount asked from every s 8 in the deanery to create a fund tot expenses the amount to be sunday schools with a roll call of one hundred and over one dollar those with a roll call of fifty to one hundred fifty cents and schools with less than fifty pupils twenty five cents this was voted on and carried mr holtby was reelected president for the numfng year mr wilson elected secretarytreasurer rev 8 a kirk of st margarets hamilton spoke on the i of religious education first to lean the child to jesus christ 2nd to mens bridge club organizes meeting on monday night for the first time this season members of george town mens bridge club enthusiasti cally endorsed the resumption of week ly games this year however their games will be held from house to house instead of at one point only those present were able to say that they knew of almost as many more who desired to play but were un avoidably absent for the reorganiza tion inaugural the financial posl- liim of the club was g and able the cnuoverh g up to-tafce- hls place in the world the dlsnwbinn was led by rev w r symons of st peters hamilton under the following beading teach ers punus lessons parents personal contacts borne visiting the dlsous- slon w unomavhalpfui and thought- pro poking a vote of thanks was tendered tt those taking pert tn the meeting sad to the rector and oqogngstloa ot at luke for their hospitality the na tional was sung sfter which the ladles served new set of officers elected last years president mr w s king having roined his majestys forces r w prust who has moved to ottawa was also missed the nrw officers selected are prestdentwarter blehn vlceprpsrdent f spires secretarytreasurer 6 p chap man provision has been made to accept new mem anyone so desiring is asked to please get in touch with the secretary word has reached mr walter t evans of the death of his sister mrs mrgaert evans hood in claremont california on november 6th 1940 she was the wife of the late dr e lyman hood mrs hood daughter of the late john evans and janet fraeer was bom in esquestng township and be will remembered by many george town people as one of the first gradu ates of the georgetown high school she was an author and poetess of considerable note having travelled extensively she lived in honolulu for a number of years and made this his toric spot the background for many of her writings she was society editor of the to ronto dally star when it was first established and later was on the staff of the toronto globe and the vic toria columnist victoria bc bh u survived by three sisters and four brother mrs rev a maomulan naramatn bc mrs john o taylor sacramento cal mrs j a praser beulah man rev dr james p evans san francisco cal john p evans winnipeg man joseph l evans saskatoon bast and walter t evans georgetown i mrs hood was laid to rest by lov ing friends in pomona cal lions meet in hamilton several members of the georgetown lions club attended a zone meeting which was held at the royal con- naught hotel in hamilton last mon day evening guest speaker of the evening was mr erwood hughes di rector of the oanadtan national kx htbltion local men who made the rlp included lion chief col jm banantihe thck ueeta a c wedc bfil long at mcwhnrter tom dykes and p lindner choral society holds successful party some eighty guests enjoyed a bridge and euchre s by the george town chars society last friday even ing dr and mrs r t paul lent their spacious mtu street home for the party here is a list of georgetown district men and former georgetown residents who are now serving with the caflj or the rcap we have tried our best lo present a complete list of names and addresses if we have missed someone or listed someone incorrectly we shall welcome corrections for our next list all addresses of those over seas should be terminated with base post office canada ca8f base post office pan pte harry l allien b74016 no 1 holding unit 48th highlanders spr lorne barrow b2ss23 2nd field coy roe pte w beamish b51523 1st infan try bap depot lome scots pte reginald blair h16w6 llfn platoon c company ppjoxx rfn arnold brill 883083 bisss quarters coy queens own rtflea of canada pte james brunton b73957 48th highlanders pte william ohapltn b86670 no 1 echelon 2nd div supply col rcasc opl larry cole 881798 rcasjc pte r connely b3746 a coy rjllj pte harry d dickenson b87806 royal regt of canada c coy l force spr james dickinson b29408 no 2 road constr coy rjce spr t duffy b25363 2nd field coy rce capt j arnott early ppolx pte h r elwood b63928 hq 1st battalion q own rifles of canada w force charlotte ellen reed pedlby mrs charlotte euen reed pedley widow of the late rev james w pedley died last tuesday november 12th at miss winnings nursing home in toronto mrs pedley was the last surviving member of thcfamlly of the late mr and mrs robert allan reed she was born on the 8th line years ago and attended school m btewarttown about fifty years ago she snd mr pedley who was minister of the c church georgetown were married in the home on market street where her meoe mrs t l lyons lives tnr oojsffi afterwards lived in vancouver lon don and toronto where mr pedtay s as minister of congregational churches she is survived by a son ueutodl james h pedley and two grandchild- ren diana charlotte and james wil liam pedley of toronto the funeral service was held in to ronto on thursday dr salem bland was in charge of the service and the pallbearers were sbx nephewa snd six gra she was buried greenwood cemetery georgetown staff8gt c w morston mf b61503 1st infantry base depot lome scots pte john okane b98073 boay unit 182 r5ii pte r raynor 073956 48th htgb- land no l holding oo gnr sidney reeve boom fill battery rcjl pte g w rxddaill a3t109 llfls can field ambulance corps rjcjl mc pte charles rogers bsbom 2nd dlv supply col roaj9c pte edwin b 8hdrttll h10184 ppcli spr joseph standibh b30m3 1st can pioneer dlv xt ooyhbec 11 rce major j o sutherland pja lx arenoehq 1st division ptst bt f tost b8t185 rjllj c coy son murray wilson 633327 1st corps sign ro regt hjq spr william wyxje b3827 rcjs on active service but stql in canada pte gordon w allen a43ss no 1 ccnroany no 1 platoon nov j irto camo borden pte ray barrand b746s6 4mb hlrwanders camp borden pte w t bell rt9044 3rd dm- mon petrol co rcasc debert canm nova scotia pte james c bell b746m mb i company 48th high borden pte j h ezeard a3784 no 1 pte ralph bludd as79t3 can holding unit rcj comnanv hlt stratford opl henry ferry b61m8 istonr h h brown omh battery infantry base depot lome soots ustowel barracks cpl edward f francis b36743pte albert carter 685109 vl rcamc military hosphsl oamp spr james freestone b33143 borden no 2 road constr coy rxuc px oeoroe uhurnb1u 4h pte clarence freestone hlnhlanders camo borden b73b56 48th highlanders got alfred collins b51617 1st b3esm infantry base depot lome scow 1st holding unit odn roe camo borden pte james ghjlevet b3t0s8 b coy unit 182 rjllj spr sam qesby 338183 no l tunnelling co rjcjs cpl thomas given 01508 1 wing base depot lome soots pte p n grace bmm7 1st tofan- spr l o grace a20486 11th field coy rcjc 2nd division try base depot lome scots pte j r graham b61511 1st in fantry base depot lome boots pte o el hale b88663 2nd dtv supply col roafljq pte clifford hilts h16188 pj cli o coy 1st canadian dm- stan pte j a howey b515s2 1st infan try base depot lome scots spr carl hyde 830044 snd os pioneer bt a co no 8 see rjqx pte joseph kendall b73q0l toro scottish regt ptpbr robert mvvey 72736 48th highlanders gnr james a mills b9u34 33rd medium battery rojl 1st ued reg trooper t e dickenson booth 2nd can motorcycle regt rjxjq 3rd og jto oam 3ord pte gerald otulevet b8t8bt b co rttit cam bor pte prank golden b79380 trislt re o borden pte bruce haklst b74701 48th hmilanders rest signs rjsw- osjmpjo 303 kmgston pte pred harrison bt4703 4mb highlanders okrm borden pte william hewl bb6111 b oamcr mflh t -chsbc- bo pte ed a hjoilkw 874788 rift 1 company 4mh highlanders cp pte mtoflp rill bmft if t oampany no 3 ltjo 4befc bjtgb- laaders osmp borden oim david hotjosft h3b8m ifsv 43rd battery hjojl sussex m0ttsy om wj r ftb a s hu rrft pte d ktdd bbb483 tuojlmjx kioo horse palaee toronto conthmed on page 8