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fyrlf hi the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening june 18th 1941 jl 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to u3a georgetown over top in victory loan capt creelman speaks at a garden party was held on mon day night on the lawn of mr a o patterson sllverereek service station in connection with the anniversary of limehouse presbyterian church rev h l bennle of knox pres byterian church acton was chairman for the evening and introduced capt the rev r c creelman bd chap lain of the toronto irish regiment who delivered a short address mr creelman recalled his preach ing at umehoqse in 1930 while still a student at knox college and spoke of the fine history of the church which extends back over eighty years it is worthy of note he said that the men leading the democratic nations today are men of great rell ous convictions it is your duty a young people to keep your church go ing and i hope that many of you will be on hand eighty years from now to attend such a gathering as this over 1000 churches have been des troyed in england in this war many of which have stood much longer than the eighty years that this building has stood lets keep it standing he urged by supporting the war effort to the utmost of our ability entertainment for the evening was provided by tom hamilton and his troope of entertainers among these was rex slocum who has made fre quent appearances in this district as magician in addition to this he revealed himself as a rival to edgar bergen with an uproarious ventrilo quist act nellie mcohle violinist violet murray singer and jack ayre pianist were the other entertainers tcm hamilton had his usual quota of comic songs and once more proved popular with the attendants at the garden party mrs andrew scott died in 90th year following an illness of some four yirs barbara marshall daughter of the late wm and mary marshall and widow of the late andrew scott passed peacefully away on monday june 9th in her 90th year at the home of her daughter mrs w o brownrldge born in carnforth england on sep tember 28th 1s51 mrs scott came to limehouse when six years of age and had resided in this district all her life in june 1868 she was married to the late andrew scott who predeceased her 24 years ago three children remain to mourn the loss of a devoted mother mary mrs a laweon r r 5 milton em mrs w o brownrldge r r georgetown and rae on the home place also two brothers thomas m acton and stephen of asbbury park new jersey and three grandchildren and ave greatgzandcfaildren remain and to all these the sincere sympathy of many friends is extended in their bereavement one son william pass ed away three and one half years ago arid james agnes and john died in infancy the funeral on thursday afternoon at the home of her son rae scott 4th line was conducted by her minister rev h l bennle and was largely at tended by many who desired to pay their last respects to one who had al ways been a highly respected and willing friend and neighbour hater ment was hi fairview cemetery ac ton the pallbearers were four nephews w o marshall georgetown will yarahttll toronto win and alfred yrnn toronto and two greatnep hews oordo and lloyd marshall of krm ftowerbearers were hyatt dobble jos mcdonald jos roes lawrence webster and john saierby and the beautiful floral tributes silently spoke of the high esteem in which this grand old lady was held in the community they included wreath the family sprays grandchildren the ma family toronto col and mrs step hen marshall asbbury park new jersey mr and mrs c a downes guerpb mrs a g webster guelph mr and mrs p a mcariams toron to mr and mrs j euerby and allan limehouse garden party munromcclellak wedding the marriage of edith viola daugh ter of mr h b mcoleuan and the late mrs mcclelian of stratford to mr mho- cecil munro son of mrs munro and the late thos munro of toronto was solemnized on saturday june 14th at the united church par sonage georgetown rev f c overend performed the ceremony the bride was attended by her sis ter mrs frank fetch while mr fetch was best man after a wedding din ner at hunters inn the bride and groom left on a short honeymoon they will reside in toronto jessie macdonafd saturday bride the marriage of jessie mildred sec ond eldest daughter of mr and mrs k r macdonajd to roy bernard eldest son of mr bernard and the late mrs delia wilcox of george town took place at acton saturday afternoon at 4 o clock with the rev j v morgan officiating the bride wore a powder blue red lngote afternoon dress with blue hat and accessories and a corsage of pink talisman roses she was attended by her sister olive who wore dusky pink crepe with rose hat and white acces sorles and a corsage of roses the groomsman was mr jack sharpe of hamilton following the reception held at the bride s home the happy couple left for a motor trip in northern ontario on their return they will reside in hamil ton mrs joseph logan died after lengthy illness following a lengthy illness mrs joseph logan a well known citizen of georgetown passed away at her home on victoria street on friday june 6th 1941 born on the fifth line ohinguacousy township the late mrs logan whose- malden name was margaret rutledge was the second oldest daughter of the late mr and mrs henry rutledge she was the last surviving- member of their family her sister mrs w c kennedy having predeceased her in december 1940 surviving are three of her child ran margaret mrs h l blodgett waubaushene edward and robert of georgetown four grandbhudren and seven greatgrandchildren her hus band predeceased her twenty years ago the funeral was held from her late residence on monday june 9th 1941 interment took place in glen wil liams cemetery the service was con ducted by the rev b b oolebrook of nerval the pallbearera were mayor joseph gibbons reeve harold cleave mr h imston mr allan norton mr c ford and mr a e wright the georgetown herald brithh war victim fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram fund 1066js cash on hand acknow ledged 9930 bank interest on savings account 03 wednesday night euchre club mm browns bakery proceeds from sale of shorten lng containers and milk barrels 750 total june 18th 130255 churchill lauds canadas efforts churchill end mcnaughton oddruislng canadlan5 the eve i am confident this tremendous the victory loan campaign mr effort wiu be crowned with success churchill is shown here with ueuten ant general a g l mcnaughton commander of the canadian forces overseas whom mr churchill praised during his address radio artist they say the greeks had a werd for it tmt tt takes several adjec tives to describe froata gregory this pert young songstress addr a delightful touch ef f to ow here for over there the new series of br leasts ever the cbc network on wednesdays at 8j pa edst these variety programmes also feature songs by jess jaffray and the guardsmen comedy by woodhoose and haw una and mi la directed by bob farnon no blame attached in guelph accident frank king of georgetown driver of a truck which collided with peter slobodlan a ukranlan railway worker on sat urday june 7th causing his death was treed from al blame by a coroners jury which met in guelph last thursday the jury recommended that the por tlon of no 7 highway from the city limits to the main entrance at the on tarlo reformatory be lighted and that the sneed limit be reduced nine wit neses testified coroner dr t r plckard presided and crown attorney j m keerns kc examined the wit dronvint wedding in toronto myrue mae vint daughter mrs vint and the late mr vint and elmer roy dron of georgetown were mar ried quietly saturday june 14th by the rev a stewart at his home in toronto the couple have taken up residence in georgetown our mailing lists have been correct ed is your label up to date william f dawson buried in glen wllttatn f dawson a resident of terra ootta passed away last satur day june 14th a native of sheffield england he came to this country 37 years ago and had been an employee of the ernest martin stone quarries he was predeceased rjne years ago by his wife surviving are three daughters mrs charles ledwldge of georgetown mrs harry hayward and mrs lome oralne of terra ootta and a nephew mr albert dawson of terra ootta the funeral servtoe was held on monday from the home of his daush ter mrs lome craine r k lem- kay student minister of the glest united cbuvnbj cpnduoted the eer vice interment was in glen wu llama cemetery pallbearers were messrs joseph mc- bride we rmttodtfe harold han- cook frank hafnpson thomas cltf ford and percy wagstaffe among the floral tributes received were pillow from the family wreath mr and mrs albert dawson wreath emme tom and bob basket mar garet bui and bui sprays employees of ernest marun quarries mr p wagstaffe mr and mrs harry press wood brampton doctors son tragically killed david jol n heggle three year old only son of captain dr colin heggle and mrs hegifie of brampton was instantly killed last friday afternoon uhen he stepped into the path of a enr driven by jules sandusky cooks ville the child had accompanied his mo ther downtown and when she parked her cai to do some shopping she left him in the front seat it is thought that david decided to follow his mo lher and jumping from the car step ped in front of sandusky s car the driver swerved and managed to avoid striking him directly but caught him a glancing blow which threw him to the pavement and the resultant in juries caused his death the funeral was held from his par ent s residence on monday with burial in brampton cemetery word was received from england this week that dr heggle had been seriously wounded by a bomb explo sion in the midlands where he was serving with the roamo he is now considered out of danger and is resting at a convalescent home canvass chairzhan w h long announced today that georgetown was over the top in the victory loan drive the objective of 160000 ha been passed and a victory loan pennant was added to the flag at the post office thw afternoon subscriptions for the loan are still reported as brisk and citizens who have not yet pur chased their full share of bonds are urged to do so at once for every 25 over the objective a further penn ant will be added to the vic tory loan flag a telegram firci ottawa this morning gives total of subscriptions in the dominion at 501484250 from 558- 000 subscribers this leaves 100 000 000 still to go to reach the objective of the marion leslie wed last saturday marlon lorine leslie eldest daugh ter of mr and mrs george leslie 4th line esquesing was married last sat urday afternoon to russell james thompson eldest son of mr and mrs wesley thompson of orange ville rev ross k cameron of dover- court road presbyterian church to ronto officiated at the ceremony which took place at the home of the brides parents the couple stood under an arch of evergreen and orange blossoms the bride given in marriage by her father wore blue chiffon with a cor sage of roses the bridesmaid was her sister irene who was wearing pink chiffon and a corsage of corn flowers and bouvardla mr walter thompson the grooms brother was best man the wedding music was played by miss betty snyder of georgetown during the signing of the register miss alma mcenery sang i love you truly a reception was held following the ceremony about fifty guests were present including friends and relatives from toronto grand valley orange- vlue and brampton four girl friends of the bride misses norma thomp son eleanor graham alma moenery and dorothy cleave assisted in serv ing the couple left for a honeymoon la north bay the bride travelling in navy blue sheer with white accessories go their return they win take up resi dence in georgetown presentation at union for mr and mrs ted mcbride on friday evening june 13 friends and neighbours gathered at the horns of mr and mm starrett lssue tltt occasion being a social gathering and presentation for mrs ted bride enid cook a recent bride after anrogranaine of readings and muslcj2ev arthur leggett who was chalnnanor the evening asked mr and mrs mnbride to come forward and the following address was read by mrs olarenoo anderson dear enid and ted we your friends and natghbouss have gathered here this evening to honour the happy occasion of your recent marriage we regret that you are leaving our community enid as you have been a help in our social events and in our young peoples society nevertheless we feel that you will be appreciated in your new netghbourhosd as a small token of our esteem wo ask you to except this gift carrying wtth it our best wishes for future health happiness and prosperity mrs alwrt dotson mrs j a mckane mrs r uaue mrs o anderson mrs albert dolson made the pres entation which consisted of beautiful out glass stemware the recipient very feelingly ex pressed her thanks for the lovely gift a dainty lunch was served by ttw ladies invest your full share in victory you can buy another 50 or another 100 or another 500 or another 1000 the best nestegg you can have for a rainy day and good interest too have we done our best that is what we expect our fighting forces to do be proud of georgetown buy victory bonds now space donated by dominion seed house