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seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening february 19th 1941 150 per annum in advance 00 to usa have you your war savings pledge addresses lions lions roar as 10th anniversary celebrated on monday evening roly young chief speaker cbevroot presented to charter member lliree new lions initiated monday night mi a gala nw tor the georgetown lion oh when a banquet and aortal awning ww held at the mooiaon houses to con arete the 10th anniversary of the f ouwttng of the local dub tor the ocoalon the toronto downtown olub chartered a bus and cape to a body to celebrate with the club which they sponsored ten years ago also present was joe sheedy of toronto who beep ed to organise the local organisation as veil as lions from the neighbour ing towns of brampton oakvule and burlington ool james ballantine uon chief welcomed the guests who came in such numbers that most of the local mem bers were unable to be seated at the dining hall and had to dine elsewhere during the meal the vlsl- tbm were briefly introduced by the various club president three new members dr j h bateman ralph boss and walter btehn were initiated as members of the olob in a short ceremony alter which presentations of 10year chevrons were made to thirteen charter mem bers by district governor bennett of qakvime these were w h long w v grant a h feller ed mc- whlrter art beaumont j d kelly charlie bumstdes g w mclintock h c mcclure w h kentner j b mackenzie d brill and w bradley during the evening rex slocum sleightofhand artist baffled the ga thering with his clever tricks while charlie bodley of the toronto club entertained at the piano roly young movie columnist for the toronto globe and mail whose ramblmg with roly column is en joyed by hundreds of readers was guest speaker of the evening and ap- pealed to his listeners to support the idea of anational canadian theatre to develop canadian talent norval club the scores made on the range at monday nights shooting were not up to the average the scores are as fol lows hustler 100 x 7 mckmney 90 x 5 robertson 90 x 7 nurse 98 x 7 r w han 89 x 6 oantelon 97 x s norma hall 96 x 4 dr stevenson 96 x 5 o downs 96 x 4 crosier 95x3 photo courtesy globe and mall bolt young toronto globe and mall movie critic who was guest speaker at the lions club meeting last mon day night mr young pointed oat the unfortunate clrc ex isting at present which makes it neoessary for our ca talent to go to the united states and england to give ex to their art i have just finished alutng through seven evening of watch ing the ballet basse at the reyal alexandra theatre and tn my mind it cannot compare wtth to rontos own boris vodtoff ballet aid mr yowng in canada sabsldlsed by the gwf- artlsts weald not have u leave home in order to enjoy a career which would fay thesa a salary obtnmensorate with their talent only one of many says main street merchant 1 feel that i am only one of many to this district who want to do some thing for the relief of british war vsrthns said e r- msgloughlen last week as he started off the herald war victims fund with a cheque for 1600 it was at mr magkmghlm suggestion that we decided to start the oeorge- town herald war victims fund to atari the ball rolling the herald ha contributed a like sum so our grand total to date amounts to 1000 bach week we will publish our list of donations and at intervals the money win be sent to the evening telegrams war victims fund in toronto with each cheque we wfll aend along our complete list of dona- ttons so that full credit will be given by the toronto newspaper for contrl- amtlous received wjkls executive meets at milton the halton presbyterial executive of he womans missionary society of the dotted church met in st pauls oturch milton on tuesday feb 4th mrs charlea readhead first vtoe-pre- atdent had charge of the morning session and the president mrs earl wilson presided for the afternoon ses- aton mrs j w chapman secretary f mission circles who led the de votional service stressed the need of snore bme study and prayer the reports of the secretaries show- d many splendid and encouraging rev w a fmglend of niagara falls addressed the executive on be- j half of the war savings trtlflceto on presbyterian ofaueofa held ormmtttee qafbe united church the fiveyear pkfi and the ptorsirog of the annual presbyterial meeting to be held in acton on march 14th wen ssnong the busmess items discussed mine anxaftary presidents swatted ttkemsetres of the opportunity to at tend the exec and two of jhs conf erence branch oooers were also norval mrs hamuy mrs mscktaley and mrs oarruthers toronto mrs peer and mrs marshall freeman misses margaret and mary m and miss gray of oakvflle were visitors at the misses mcphersons inverholme last week dr and mrs james bovalrd lon don spent the week end wtth mrs l h laird 8r miss helen m browne spent sunday in kitchener miss joy g laird visited with mrs aubrey wallace in toronto but week mrs john manning london has been visiting with her parents mr and mrs j c ngjtrg miss mary ooupland entertained at a party on monday even mr and mrs arthur greenwood of weston spent sunday wtth mr and mrs o orfanwood mrs r e munro london spent the week end wtth her parents mr and mrs a m mnmeekln rev norman mcmillan of caledonia was a visitor in norval last weak roy oouplaod rjcaj halifax is visiting his parents mr mrs o ooupland mrs e reld of toronto visited with her father ool a noble last week the norval womens institute held a successful bake bale and tea last friday in aid of war work bud carter entertained two of juvenile hockey players from copper cliff over kb week imd the womens auxiliary of honed presbyterian ohuroh held valentine social last friday evening the young people of nona and on- tbear the- womens association of the ginrch se dtonp to both the presbytery and the presbyterial execu- tht georsetawn herald brituh war victim fund r megkmghlm the oeorgetown herald total feb lftth 9 500 500 stewarttown fortyfive ladies attended the dees of home nursing and health held in the council chamber last thursday the subjects discussed ware the house fly oare of the feet the oom- mon cold tralnernm ftwaiuiwila sad a demonstration of inaldng a mottord poultice masses am feeing held this week tuesday and friday aft the last class wib be wdnwidar feb ruary 36th friday srftsrnson fsftru- ary astb a service of the worlds day of prayer will be held in atewurttown this service 1s undeaionuattoaet itis hoped that every woman who withes to attend win do so and make the vjoe of prayer her own private tom dickenson of was visiting his home on sunday an aypa has recently been form ed in oonnectton with ot johns church to which all the young people of the community are cordially invit ed personal and social mrs joseph standlsh is visiting with relatives in thorokl for a few weeks miss evelyn shore spent the week end with her sister in aurora mrs t h c mason of toronto was in town on monday i mrs j l thompson of whitby 1b visiting in town with mr and mrs blake leslie lccpl and mrs thomas of to ronto visited with mr and mrs wil liam anderson over the week end miss islay brown and mr earl stubbs of caledon called on mr and mrs f l mcouvray on saturday mrs wallace boothe of bummer- land bxx and mrs philip robert of drayton ontario spent a few days re cently with mrs h stockford mrs c a martin nee marie fleck martin street milton win be at heme orimarch 1st from 4 to 6 oclock distn miss doris bessey of toronto visit ed her aunt and uncle mr and mrs w c anthony last week end she was guest soloist at the united church on sunday morning mr and mrs charles connell ox burlington and mrs ezeard and mr murray ezeard of toronto visited with mrs j kentner on sunday mrs kentner is slowly improving after a recent illness mrs william bowman buried here there passed away in toronto on monday february 10th annie marin taylor wife of william bowman in her seventyfourth year deceased was born in toronto and in 1888 was mar ried to william bowman she spent the greater part of her married life in esquesing township near georgetown later moving to guelph and then to toronto she was an ardent church worker being a life long member of the metno- dlst and later the united church during her years in guelph she at tended norfolk street church tasing- a deep interest in its progress she gave freely of her talent as an elocu tionist in the direction of religious plays until ufctealth terminated her efforta although for the last sot yeanvjof her fife she was an invalid sheajoyed writing poetry many of her poems having been published sing ly and also in book form she is sur vived by her husband wuliam boa- man of toronto two sons william of oe and edward of whit by two sisters and two brothers elisa beth mrs o thornton john and al fred an of toronto the funeral took place last wed nesday from ross craigs undertaking parlors toronto and was conducted by rev ross k cameron of dover- court road presbyterian church in terment was in greenwood cemetery georgetown rev j o totten of hornby conducting the service the pallbearers were sons of former neigh bors of deceased h cleave h dever- eaux n devereaux d leslie j j thompson and f card of thanks we hereby wish to express of sin cere and heartfelt thanks for the many kin and words of sympathy ex tended to us during our recent sad bereavement also for the beautiful floral offerings mrs jack stewart and barbara army notes ool d h o mason who has been confined to toronto military hospital with an attack of flu is out of hospi tal and on the road to recovery ool mason who recently sold baronston farm to mr d r molaughun is col onel of the royal regiment of canada stationed at fort york asmouries to ronto london at last raids thrilling everything ok cables cadet j k h mason to his parents ool and mrs dh c mason john recently went overseas with the royal canadian navy he secured a transfer to the navy after joining the rcaf last fall when he was stationed at no a wireless school in calgary another local man on naval service is johnny emmerson who la at pres ent in toronto he recently joined the rcnvjt as an electrical artificer a letter in toronto will reach him if addressed co mrs morris 29 pryor avenue toronto pte bruce zimmerman is stationed at cove field barracks in quebec city with the highland light infan try of canada he is a former george town boy who joined up around christ mas time he was formerly on the dominion store staff going from here ur kitchener and then serving as manager in guelph and gait his father roy zimmerman who was em ployed as blacksmith with jn oneill ac son is serving with the veteran guards of canada braces address is pte bruce zimmerman a37873 btn headquarters highland light infantry of canada cove field barracks quebec city gnr jimmy mills spoke over the radio on sunday night at 715 from england on sandy mophersons pro gram he sent beet wishes to all his friends in georgetown he is overseas with the rca while his brother o h mills is with the 48th highlanders at camp borden ac 1 d p crichton pardon us we mean sergeant observer d p crich ton la getting closer to home and is stationed with the rjcaf at no 1 amb at rivers manitoba being transferred there from mossbank saskatchewan dave has recently been promoted to his new rank and georgetown friends wul join with the herald in sending him congratulations pte bruce barley was home on cave from camp borden last week end 7 fred jake castle of the 48th highlanders camp borden was a visitor in town during the week end pter fred harrison of the 48th highlanders and pte frank golden of the irish regiment are back at camp borden after spending their furloughs in town the weather by h l rutt again we have had considerable variety m the weather the past week it began with a drop to 7 below serb on monday morning followed by a rise to 43 for a couple of days in the middle of the w this was accom panied by a rain which reduced the snow and ice to show a few bare spots in places exposed to full sunshine then an all day snowfall last monday restored the snow blanket that has covered mother earth au winter here are the records date h and l predpl- temp to uon won feb 10 ballinafad the wa met lor their february meeting at the home of mrs j klrk- wood mrs wiley selected the 55th psalm as scripture lesson which was followed by prayer by mrs j snow several items of business were under discussion it was decided to use the book entitled doorways to devotion for the devotional exercises at our regular meetings all enjoyed a game of chinese checkers at the close 01 the meeting mr orant wright and mrs m swlndlehurst were prize winners at the euchre party held in the hall tuesday evening the mission circle win meet wed nesday evening at the home of annie snow the sympathy of the community is extended to mr ahrin starret in the of his mother mrs m j starret who passed away at his home mon day night after a long illness baby picturbs wanted e fob each picture feinted send your babys picture to the detroit times 3000 in cash prises i s500 first prise 1 a full page of winning pictures every week in the detroit sunday times plus winning pictures dally tn the dally detroit times see oris sundays detroit times for latest page of winning pic tures plus interesting baby picture contest details and entry blank u your chance to help win the war ever since war was declared the folk at home and who on ac count of home responsibilities for business reason are unable to ac tively participate in the struggle have by the hundreds been offering to help in any type of war endeavor now is the chance for all of us to do our part we are asked to save and to loan our savings to the government to help carry on the- war for the following f 1 the money is needed to buy guns planes tanks and muni tions of war 2 wars are fought with manpower and with weapon our abutty to produce weapons of war is measured by our total ability to produce goods less what we f at home for this reason every time you deny soursstf soy luxury no matter what it may be you are pennsmng that much addi tional labor and capital to now into the production of the a the money that you save now and loan for war purposes you win be able to spend when the war a over to buy the thtags which you are now doing wmmuvaad tins large sum of money and tills inal acounudetad wssrvoa of oansotner demand for good win help to grn smntoymsnt to flu men when the war is over oonwared with the sacrifices which the people of great britain are tusking this onwbutson on our part is quite ktoktng in giw but you can make it none the less effective the matter hv enttraly in your hands the measure of the self sacrinos which you make hi umtted only by your willingness to serve hughes cleaver hi lome scots will parade saturday night at 930 pm aid in war savings drivetwo mills j 00 pledged as we go to press latest details off the local war savings campaign have just been learned from ool cousenav chairman of the georgetown coinmit- tues feb 11 35 wed feb 12 43 thurs feb 13 41 fri feb 14 43 sat feb 15 27 sun feb 16 26 man feb 17 28 tee on saturday night at 930 pan the lome scots- p d h regiment uuv- der the cbnunand of major j il bar ber will parade along main street and give the citizens an exhibition of military manoeuvres this is part of a program formulated bj the george town committee to dram attention to the february pledge campaign and hi injure with similar deanonstratlons la the larger centres the committee is pleased to report that two local firms have reported 100 cooperation from then employ ees in the pledge rnrflgn one georgetown lady who is herself a silver cross mother and whb hss a son oh active service in this war is laying aside 8 a month from her allowance for the purchase of certi ficates ool cousens reports a good response in voluntary pledges receivedl at the post office and he is anxious to have volunteer canvassers for a housetohouse canvas get in touch with h a committee meeting will be held on thursday night in the mcqibbon block campaign headquar ters at 7 pm ashgrove i on a direct broadcast from england on sunday evening mr and mrs cecq wilson and family received a personal m from mrs wilsons brother gnr james mills he wished to be remembered to his wife members of his family and an his georgetown mends pte chas mills or camp borden spent a day with his sister mrs o wilson while on furlough last week mr and mrs tom brownridge en tertained the euchre club on wednes day evening mrs h bird arid mr clayton wilson won the prises quilting seems to be the order of the day among the wx members of aahgrove we understand that several lovely quuts have been completed and others are still in the making these quilte are for the british war victims ladies first aid class held banquet tuesday evening umehouse 1 the first aid class ox ifcehjoma ambulance association held a dinner the meotbbon hotel on tuesdayf night feb 18th miss jean macken zie acted as toastojustress and tha toast to the king was given by o paul miss martha graham proposed the toast to the st john ambulance corps which was responded to by dr williams who outlined in a ver ln- teresting way the set up of arjp work to be shortly organised throughout canada in which first aid work would have a pare mrs t grieve spoke a word of wel come to the visiting ladies which was ably responded to by mrs o v wu- mlss luke proposed the toast to the- doctors and dr bateman made a very gracious reply miss edith squires then presented mrs grieve with a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the class in appreciation of her work as instructress mr j b wauace secretary of on tario provincial branehof the- john ambulance association and lonner resident of oeorgetow was expected to be on hand and pm the certificates but owing to oar trouble was unable to be pres d his absence mrs grieve end pr wil liams made the presentatio to tha successful candidates some m in num- ber otsnfosed of miss luke marlon fbrgrave maud thornton mrs ooutos mrs bradley martha graham bars ooje jeto mackensle edith squires lois crtpps evelyn shore doueea hbknery glenn leslie mrs gunvet mrs brill audrey grieve grace foxstor batty- mooolgan mrs taylor floria feller mary peuer a tyera janet mcdougau audrey merrtti mary ourer paula arthur i morrow charlotte mcoullough t lira orelg amy greenwood freda herbert voucher ann bsokey and mm good let labels the gathering closed with the stat ing of aula lang syne friends fay last ewrwcts to jack stewart hundreds of frtsnd gathered at sc georges church last tjrursday after noon to pay their last respects to jaefc stewart who passed astay snfldsnras4 his home on the piseeding monday- evening ray w a o tfaomnaoa wasjn charge of the ssrvtos jpsb brsjnn werettoyi ley jack wmasatoa a 6 rera cauvnos bala and waltsr rtonardsobw many floral lifwl huge display from- tb ladsdj buiwutwj the mens bridge cam was enter tained on monday night by j h lillico high scores for the evening in which mr btewfrt ws mm to ttsaj j r williams and cam oeorgetown jtsopjsv burial wis tf- greenwood osmstory georgetown the womens missionary society met at the home of mrs a w nor ton on thursday evening the womens institute of umehouse held a bingo in the glen wuuems hau on wednesday evening from which they realised slightly over twentyfive douers which was donated to the georgetown red cross quite number have urged the ladles to hold another bingo soon x and mrs janneson entertained a number at euchre on saturday even ing five tables of cards were played prizes going to miss ivens and mr a w benton and consolations to mrs gowdy and mr rae scott the pro ceeds are going towards the wo mens institute war work axnumber of local ladiesattended the health and home nursing oourse lecturesxat stewarttown again last eek j the girls lookout club of the presbyterian church held a croklnole party at the home of mr and mrs beerman friday evening prises were i by mrs smethurst and mr s m wright the yourigestpfeyer was master ross norton miss ivens con ducted a valentine contest which was won by miss shirley wright and mr harvey cook messrs wouam and gordon grieg of brarjtford and miss helen gale of toronto visited miss ivens and the gales during the week end mrs roe spent tost week frith mr and mrs wla- lane mr angus saudonald of v bramp ton visaed at mr and mrs norrles mrs 8 gsdnt spent a couple days with mrs norrie last week and sire tom bains and sons john and buddy aoss toes scott and and mm karl scott end ttto garry spent sunday wmh mr and mrs joe scott mr and mm gowdy spent sunday and monday in toronto with mr and mrs d m gowdy and children committee has been formed to conduct a giant bridge evensflg in aid tlsh war victmar fond the hm of the consmmtos are mrs anne lawsoivmbsirr aviajdweu- mrs h c miiohne mrs p p black- bum walter bkftm 8 p