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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening march 12th 1941 s i 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to us a acton exceeds quota georgetown hears mark in war savings drive with the february war savings fledge campaign in its final stages the town of acton has gone over the top with 1026 pledges reported to march 8th over 300 greater than the quota of 700 georgetown reports 714 pledges from the quota figure ot uoo and oafcville 630 out of 1600 other halton centres have not as yet turned in reports to the national committee cash returns to the national war savings cofimittee headquarters in- ucate the interest created in our re cent drive waller p zeller cam paign chairman declared last week in announcing receipts of 2840 613 tor the first six days of march reports from 774 committees out of 1867 show 1204 482 actuat war sav era pledged fof duration there will be many more when complete returns are received but these fig ures merely emphasize the tremendous job still to be done to date we have signed one in ten of our population and this leaves a tag field open for our workers said mr zeller if the receipts for the first six days continue for the balance of the month the result will be most satis factory but that is an it we cannot leave to chance it is quite evident that the february pledge month has given a strong impetus to war sav tags but as this is a duration under takg the final measure of success win depend entirely on the cash re ceipts in the months to come zeller stated toronto again overtook montreal in the race between oanadas two lar gest cities reporting a total of 175 030 as against 166385 for montreal during the past week ihe number of committees going over the top tsbsinereftsed from 180 to255 by provinces these were bo 24 alta 31 man 3 bask 20 ont 98 que 30 nb 10 nb 27 and pjju 2 large crowd attends rebekah birthday party there was a large gathering at the 23rd birthday party of verdun re- betah lodge held in the arena last friday night thirtyone tables of euchre played around the table in the centre of the room with the usual james praser orant i birthday cake bowers and aanales- at th home of his daughter it was also veteran night and several former members were present just before lunchwa e louise clark of toronto district deputy president of centre distric no 23 spoke a few wenchosen words on the origin of the order and some of ite teachings a delicious lunch was then served including the birthday cake the euchre prizewinners were 1st mr corey herrington 2nd mrs frank king 3rd mrs c clegs 4th 8 alex lewis the door prize went mrs priestly of toronto lucky umber prises to mrs william mu here and miss viola costigan and pedal prise to mrs alf collins lira howard iilllco vice grand presented the prizes and thanked e for their presence a portion f the proceeds the amount to be announced next week will be forward cd to the british war victims fund ufge folks back home to back boys 4 generations at herrington birthday party on tuesday evertlngv march 4th some twenty members of the family gathered at the home of mr and mrs george herrington to celebrate the 70th birthday of mr george her rington a short euchre party was enjoyed after which corey herring ton read the following address to the guest of honour to our dad once more we are gathered to gether to celebrate your birthday but this day however is of special inter est as you have now reached the good age of three score years and ten may it only be half your span on behalf of those whose names appear on this card we now present you with this restful chair may you have many hours of rest and con templatlon while sitting in this chair and think ol those who think ot you you have been a grand father lived a good full life and have a name as an honest man no man can do more i only hope your sons grandsons and greatgrandsons may have the same honourable names when they have reached the allotted span heres hoping we may only hold another party on your 100th birthday at which ttune we will present you with another chair with all the best wishes of your famfly signed on behalf of your family corey mr bruce kennedy presented the sift a handsome kxoehler walnut occasional chair there were four generations present at the party mr george herrington mr corey herrington mrs john mc mullen and master bddle momullen of acton limehouse resident dies limehouse lost a highly respected citizen on monday march 3rd when quietly passed the georgetown herald british war victims fund k r magloughlen boo the georgetown herald 6 00 helen donald and marilyn 10 00 joe bice 100 sappy times club 3 00 mrs j a evans 100 mrs a l grace 100 bars h scott 25 mrs w o bell 600 mrs matthew armstrong 2 00 georgetown high school proceeds or valentine party held on february 14th 10 50 glef- williams 7 70 total feb 28th 51 45 miss yvonne adams 2 12 a friend 2 00 mr and mrs russell hepburn 5 00 h a smith 100 slalom ski club 9 64 mrs l h scott 50 proceeds of dance feb 28th sponsored by larry mac kenzle ralph whltmee and bob early 2105 proceeds of play put on by ladies of norval united church 20 00 additional contributions at legion stag party 85 collection from concert on hockey train to fergus march 3rd 5 66 total march 5th 11927 mr and mrs h hancock 2 00 social evening mar 6th at home of mrs f broom head 700 geo women institute 2600 the glen community club 1600 mrs william mitchell after a short illness the late mr grant was ac uve until his last days in spite of his advanced age having celebrated his rtbhtyfourth birthday october 19th last year he was born near aoton the son of james grant and mary turner grant and spent most of his hfe in esqueslng township forty- seven years ago he was united in mar riage with mary meredith of lime- house who with one daughter mrs william mitchell gertrude and two grandchildren mrs ed sanford and miss doris mitchell remains to mourn his loss for a number of years the late james grant was a familial flguri acton where he drove the exp dray later being employed at the lime bins at dolly varden and fin aly farming on the land on which he passed away the funeral services at the home at 2 pjn march 5th were conducted by rev 0 t davidson pastor of lime house presbyterian church of which the deceased was a member interment took place in limehouse cemetery messrs john newton thomas ken nedy robert scott fred brown harry brown and angus lawson acted as pallbearers one of his favorite hymns abide with me was sung and mrs a norton sang softly and tenderly as a solo the many beautiful floral tributes were carried by messrs carl mere dlth will meredith saul bell allan norton leslie campbell and harry smethurst as flowerbearers flowers were from the family the i pivmm of ear sanator men m all aad i ar sld to a n ear se vuod for aw realise fta imaluabla mutldm tfcs m o l fesm lvil to out alsmd pareaa at aaaa and abroad a have boan prlvtlagod to mo tkaea war sanrleoa at work in canada and great britain and a are greatly larpranaaa with tki axcellaet work tbay ar doing la cannot phaalsa too traatljr tba laportanca of providing plaaaant rocraatlon baaltnj rajaatatlon and eonforta far oar aallore aoldlora and alnam and so ara aura that netfciac coatributea o audi to tbalxphyaieal aad spiritual mubalaa thmrn aarvioaa txtcaltr to tnaa tba affactlon aad tkttughtfolmsa of nb folks back hoaa- ttt salvation aran thayhca tbayvca tba cawdlan legion taa knight of coliaabaa and tha i o d x anltad la taa canadian sar sarvicas fund caapolga and aa oaaamnd thalr ala and purpoaa to all canadian your alncaraly hava u- canadian lar sarrlcta too 200 bay stree tpjtqito ont war victims fund exceeds 150 in third week gghg invades georgetown motorcycles and army trucks roared down main street last friday morn ing as several hundred governorgen erals horse guards arnivedin town on a route ride from their headquar ters at exhibition park toronto the cyclists looked businesslike with rifles slung across their shoulders and a companion riding in the side car of their machine the army trucks painted a dingy graybrown were fill ed with soldiers faces reddened by the chilly wind but looking for all that as if they were enjoyung the out lng the troops drove to the armouries in the park where a salvation army canteen truck supplied hot coffee to the men after circling the town they headed for toronto again georgetown lady is srsonally thanked by mrs v massey mrs elizabeth loud of george town who before christmas sent a parcel of clothing to mrs vincent m issey for distribution among air raid victims in england recently received a very charming letter from mrs mas sey thanking her for her thoughtful ness mrs massey s letter read dear mrs loud i cannot tell you how touched and donations for the herald war vkh tlms fund received in the pasjl two weeks have raised it well over te10o mark with todays balance showing 16827 in the bank account 2105 was turned in by bob 3 ralph whltmee and larry mack who sponsored a successful dftnctng party in the arena on friday febru ary 28th a donation of 2000 was added to the fund by the ladles of norval unt ied church this was proceeds of play look whos here put on by the young peoples society of eden uni ted church to norval on february 19 964 funds re to the credit of the nowdefunct slalom ski club were turned over by the treasurer of the club while miss yvonne rtfflw finding a small account at a local bank which she had forgbtten about closed it out with a cheque to the fund the georgetown women s institute voted 25 00 from the general funds of the organization to be added to the war victims fund while a 15 00 do nation was received from the glen community club representing pro ceeds from social evenings held by the club another social evening at the home of mrs f broomhead netted 7 00 to swell the growing list of con tributors marshall alderson dies in toronto hospital irving marshall alderson who mov ed to georgetown with his family in january of this year was taken to toronto general hospital tuesday eenlng march 4th and passed away the following day he had suffered paralysis after an attack of measles alderson a son of mr james moved i was when i opened your and tne late m alderson had spent wonderful parcel those little dresses l jl di the earl of athlone canada a governor general stated he and the rrtneeaa alice were glad u become patrons at the canadian war serrtces fond because they bad aeen its orgairfiallona at work in canada and great britain they recognized the invaluable aid these services gave the flffhtinjr men of canada he said nothing contributes so moch to their physical and spfrltoal wed being his excellency pointed oat in the letter reproduced above these services signify to them the affection and thoaghtfalnesb of the folks back home earths shadow to cross moon eclipse visible here tomorrow a partial eclipse of the moon the first eclipse of 1041 takes place on thursday march 13th tomorrow the greater part of the eclipse will be visible throughout most of north am erica except the extreme northeastern section about one third of the moons disc will be darkened by the earth s shad ow and the phenomenon will be clearly visible where skies arc clear the eclipse begins at 537 edt when the moon enters the penumbra the middle is at 755 a m and the end comes at 10 13 am ebti although not a notable astronom ical event this eclipse will make an the weather last week began with the first sleet storm of the winter and made it rath er slippery for travelling for a short time but it has been followed by more or less sunny weather for the greater part of the week which has gradually melted the old snow till there is not more than a couple of inches on the level and on sunny banks the ground is bare again for a couple of times during the week the night temperature went down to almost zero atlhough with the brignt sunshine it warmed up well dur- with the maple leaf on them will give more pleasure than you can ever know and the tender care with which everything was made and planned is being told the people that receive them the help and understanding of people like yourself mean so much to all the people here you would be amazed at the courage and spirit of the people young and old whatever happens to them they remain indoml table may i at this late date wish you a very happy birthday and do know how full of gratitude i feel for the imaginative and charming parcel you have given me the privilege of dis tritoutlng yours sincerely alice vincent massey mrs loud and her daughters mrs dorothy swan brampton and mrs k preston georgetown have been actively engaged in war work for the past year helping out wherever they can to aid air raid victims in eng land at present mrs swan ik busy pack lng more bales for children suggesting that people bring her donations of shoes wool ribbon print anything which can be made into children s clothing anyone wishing to help fill the bales may leave donations with mrs k preston in geo meanwhile mrs preston is busy on a scheme of her own to raise money for the war victims fund she has made a quilt and is embroidering names on it for 10c a name and hopes to raise 20 00 before she is through where he farmed in tossorontlo town ship moving to georgetown this year he took up residence on church street he was 48 years of age and member of the anglican church marshall alderson is survived by his wife formerly gladys lafclng of ever ett one son james and three daugh ters margaret jean and lillian he leaves two sisters mrs j r ludlow of alllston and mrs vera callow formerly of alllston now living to brampton the funeral took place from the home of mrs ludlow on king street alllston on saturday afternoon rev f c mcmulkln of rosetnount con ducted the service and the committal in alllston union cemetery rev b smyth and capt o m maclean reng s ror those who hap- t he day 1 sunday imd mon pen to be up bright and early on dav it became almost as balmy as flowers were from the family the i f a j snrinir but it is a little too soon to merrltis of georgetown daisy and thursday morning on the day of the sprinc but it ta a mtle jjg frank hazel mcquillan and family llpse ihe moon is full and rises just for that yet san nbout as the sun sets frank hazel mcquillan and family shaun family mr and mrs ford harry and fred brown and i there will be an annual eclipse of families mr and mrs a hall and thi sun on maich 27th but in the ramlly mr and mrs d robertson i western hemi pherc it will be visible owen dobble and grace gibson girls onlj in parls of south america lookout club the campbell s and nor ton s and mother galbraith jessie and bob those from a distance who attend ed the funeral included mrs r btar hope of kitchener mr harry smet hurst and mrs james dabble of acton mrs c songer of toronto and relatives from brampton george own h ittonvllle and toronto daw n east snow storm that set in this t iesda reminds us winter t 11 with us heie ire tht records for the week temp precipl date h and l ution mon mar 3 37 28 g6 rain the pallbearers were two brothem- in law j r ludlow and roy t two cousins russell hood and lorn whlleslde and fcwp neighbours job small and george jackson jr friends were present from toronto george brampton flhelbuine stayner stroud and lefroy the floral tributes included remem brances from the assembly room staff or smith stone at georgetown and the georgetown clay pro where his son and daughter are em ployed contributions for the herald war victims fund accepted at die herald office on main street v the problem of the empty church the following letter written by mrs n mclachlan powassan ap peared in the toronto globe and mail and was later reprinted in the powas san news one of our readers has asked that we reprint it in the her aid total march 12th 16837 publicly advertised goods are like tfce widest and most public city beets nearly always safe save you signed your war savings ftsdf n not why not drop in to kjkt post office and do so at once the bright queen of the sky ven ls rapidly disappearing into the in iriiinf tll rht as uie distance be jf tween thls planet and the ww1 creases on march 27th he waning ere cent moon will be try i close together and can be btst seon at mar b i ln the sk at about 4 46 a m edt s f mon mar 10 39 ind womens institute there were twenty eight members and four visitors present at the march meeting of the georgetown branch of the women s institute which was held at the home of mrs howard kentner on wednesday afternoon march 5th mrs e wylie the prel euchre and cash gifts give war victims fund 30000 the sum of 300 00 has been sent in opening ode and prayer the minute uah w vcuna fund rrom the otthe ppevlou mestlng were read and tt ot jj approved cah donations and proceeds from an several items ol business were dealt sf with and the sum of 25 00 was voted to the british war victims fund mrs w g mcdowell gave several interesting items on current events among the visitors were mrs cowan district president and miss btvaz district secretary of palermo mis cowan gave a most interesting and helpful talk on life miss bsma king favored the meet ing with a beautiful solo hie roll call was answered by sug gestions for easy sunday dinners after the singing of god save tfce king and a votsof thanks to the hostess and those taking part m the program a cup of tea was enjofed hall last wednesday j there was algood attendance at the euchre which was sponsored by the norval women s institute with mrs j h hunter ja charge of arrange ment amonflhs prlsewlnners were spencer wuvmrs p dick mrs stark mrs tfoubert e lyons w anderson and w ash w h mckee acted as auctioneer for the foods which had been donated by various people tn the district many prlsewlnners turned these in to be re- auctloned and mr mckee was kept busy st bis job a list of cash drmatlonsrwhich space does not permit us to print this week will appear in the herald next week glen williams native dies in toronto james edward forster a native of glen williams died at his home 92 ascot avenue toronto on february 24th in his 80th year he had been tn feilinr health for several roars mr forster who was s brotber-m- law of the late rev pr t albert moore onetime moedrator of the united church in canada had been a druggist to toronto for thirty years b graduated from the ontario col lege of pharmacy about 45 yean ago and bad operated drug stores in pal nwrston and kitcnener before to toronto he was a i earlsoourt united church surviving 7 his wife the former the problem of the empty church is one that should be of thoughtful and prayerful interest to every chris tian and i uould like to give a few reasons that through observation and questioning have come to my notice it is to our young people we must look to fill up the gaps being made in pulptt and pew every year and s nee so manv new and varied meth ods are being adopted to draw them into the church after quitting the church school one cannot but question why so few especially of our young men can be persuaded to at tend being concerned about this i have questioned some and the parents of others and find that the following tire among the chief reasons given that all the church warts of them is their money that they sec no diff erence in the lives of those who go and those who do not that neither the pulpit nor the pew practice what they preach and profess we frequently near it said that there has never been a better or more intelligent class of young peo- file than we have today and ertaln- y there has never been one more given to criticism or to independent thought and action therefore then criticism like the bitter tozuo our doctor pr to correct some physical disorder should though not pleasant to take be a means of rous- obntinued on page s a weekly review of development on the home front february 27 march 194l 1 governmentowned housing oom- pany formed to deal with shortage of living accommodation for war work ers joseph m plgott hamilton pre sident designate of company 2 contracts awarded during week ended february 21 by department of munitions and supply numbered 1534 and totalled 19 019240 3 thousands of canadian soldiers and airmen arrive to great britain march 1st 4 total of over 90 000 vehicles for military purposes sent from canada to empire at war 5 justice m b archibald supreme court of nova scotia appointed com missioner to inqjlre into the causes of lack or capacity production in the coal mines ln the mintochlpman dis trict new brunswick 6 government bill before com mons making pensions act of great war of 1914 18 applicable to present war 7 of 200 000 enlistments since open ing present war 10829 discharged as medically unfit means adopted to tighten medical e of re cruits canadian warships arrive home after ten months servuce ln war area- s net revenue from tourist traffic to 1940 estimated at 82000000 10 income tax collections during eleven months period of fiscal year april 1 1940 to february 38 1941 totalled 23m7948s n increase of 103627330 over corresponding 11 violet irvine s brother dr p j r forster of stratford and two sisters mrs george p stewart of bellevnle and m t aswrt moore toronto the funeral was held from the wh- ham epeers funeral chapel on wed nesday february 29th with interment in prospec cemetery months of previous fiscal year 11 munitions and supply contracts awarded from july 14 1900 io ho ember 30 1940 totabed ftljmajbsjsl total includes both canadian and xt k accounts also orders for nsnutsii civil sviatkn dtrision 12 8taohy4bree saffls treated l- 490 tons ot omfrom ontario in january ptsswh shjbs reoortfor gam asip la ufllstyhwh of ouuasjum to i defence of oap- ada regulations with ksr rwattnf to deportation and xwtarasssn