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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening october 1st 1941 5c a copy 200 a year complete list of georgetown fall fair prizewinners below will be found the complete list of prizewinners at georgetown vtau fair which tu held la george town park on friday and saturday september 12th and 13th the fair which was the 96th consecutive event tasd by the esquesing agricultural society was a big success this year and a crowd of over 1600 was on hand to join in all the festivities races midway and an excellent hall exhibit heavy horses heavy dxaftbest 1 yr old colt 1st wreford hewson malton 2 yr old gelding or filly 1st robert reid ner val andwreford hewson 3 yr old gelding or ally 1st john smith bon waldemar team in harness 1st wreford hewson 2nd alex dolson nerval agricultural brood mare 1st gordon neelands mono road 2nd alex dolson 3rd hugh rodney son milton colt of 1941 1st robert reid 2nd hugh rodney son 3rd alex dolson 2 yr old coltlst dr a p hart matton 2nd gordon neelands 3 yr old colt 1st wreford hewson 2nd robert held 3rd alex dolson pair of horses wreford hewson ro bert reid gordon neelands general purpose brood mare 1st win b reid brampton 2nd fred lawrence son malton 3rd ellery brownrldge brampton colt of 1941 1st ellery brownridge 2nd gordon neelands 3rd fred lawrence son 1 yr colt 1st win j mcclure brampton 2nd win b reid 3rd alex dolson 2 yr old coltlst wm j mc- olure 2nd wm b reid 3 yr old colt 1st jean gowland brampton 2nd donald mcciean acton 3rd fred lawrence son pair of horses in harness 1st norman devereaux georgetown 2nd fred lawrence bon 3rd w o brownrldge george town specials delivery horse on rein 1st jean gowland tod donald mc ciean wagon horse on rein 1st nor man devereaux 2nd ellery brown rldge agricultural horse on rein 1st wreford hewson 2nd hugh rodney son draft team 1st wreford hew- 6on 2nd robert reid 3rd w o brownrldge s b bennett special ist robert reid 2nd wreford hewson 3rd john smith son light horses carriage brood mare 1st robert kerr acton 2nd mark glvens lime- house 3rd alex dolson colt 1941 1st robert kerr 2nd mark glvens 3rd alex dolson 1 yr old colt wm b reid 2nd alex dolson 2 yr old colt 1st wm b reid 3 yr old gelding or fllly 1st blue top stables kitchener aingle horse in harness 1st robert kerr 2nd mrs wubert wheeler hills- burg 3rd robert kerr team in har ness 1st robert kerr 2nd robert kerr single pony 1st mrs wubert roadsters brood mare 1st blue top stables 2nd dan campbell georgetown 3rd s somerville walde mar colt of 1941 1st dan campbell 2nd blue top stables 3rd robert kerr 1 yr old coltlst blue top stables 2nd alex dolson 2 yr olq colt 1st vivian clark norval 2nd blue top stables 3rd alex dolson 3 yr old gelding or ally 1st blue top stables tod dan campbell single horse in harness 1st blue top stables 2nd s somerville 3rd mrs wubert wheeler team in harness 1st s 6dmerville 2nd blue top stables best saddle horse 1st jean gow land 2nd vivian clark 3rd vivian beat pony 1st jean gowland 2nd mrs wubert wheeler gentlemans turnout 1st blue top stables lady driver 1st mrs robert kerr 2nd mrs wubert wheeler potato race 1st howard laidlaw 2nd jean gowland 3rd clarence carey high jump 1st vivian clark tod 2nd harold brown shorthorn cattle beet cow 1st j e pearen acton 2nd dr a p hart malton 3rd oscar lerch georgetown 2 yr old heifer 1st dr a p hart 2nd j e pearen 3oj cecil mccann omagh 1 yr old heifer 1st j e pearen tod dr a p hart 3rd oscar lerch heifer calf 1st dr a p hart 2nd oscar lerch 3rd j e pearen aged bull dr a- p hart buu calf 1st j e pearen 2nd dr a p hart 3rd cecil mccann herd 1st j e pearen tod dr a p hart 3rd cecu mccnn specials best female 1st dr a p hart 2nd j e pearen boys calf club 1st john lerch tod robert lindsay 3rd earl lerch best bed animal under two years 1st oscar lerch 2nd cecil mccann boys stock- uidging of beef eatue 1st ward brownrldge georgetown tod harold brown acton 3rd angus mcnabb ojjrprtown and robert alexander georgetown tied jersey cattle best cow 1st j m dolson bramp ton 2nd w d dolson brampton 3rd w j alexander georgetown 2 yr old heifer 1st j m dolson tod w d i dolson 3rd w j alexander 1 yr old heifer eccles mcclure f 2nd j m dolson 3rd w d dowon heifer calf 1st eccles mcclure 2nd j m dolson 3rd w j dolson aged i buu 1st w d- dolon 2nd w j alexander 3rd j m dolson bull call siw d dolson 2nd j m dolson herd let w d d to j m dolson 3rd w j alexander bpsalsmst femalelst j m dolion 2nd eccles mcolure baton nedal for best dairy herd 1st j it dolson boys calf dubbccles mc- toantlmted on page b the weather by h l hutt the general trend of the weather is well known for instance we expect the spring to be balmy and mild the summer hot the autumn blustery end chilly and the winter cold but the freaks it outs up coming and going keeps us guessing more than anything else the probs for several days have been promising us rain and still we suffer drought and dry pastures we had three days warning how ever of the terrific gale that ntruck us last tuesday although we were hop ing if would not hit us it first made its appearance down in the caribbean sea tore up through the southern and middle states at a speed of 60 to 70 miles an hour leaving death and destruction in its path washington reports it did most severe damage in the state of ohio we thought on dario had seen gales enough in the one that blew all day on the 6th inst when one apple grower in the burlington district was reported to have lost the greater part of a 7000 apple crop tuesdays gate was much more severe and widespread reaching into northern ontario and quebec the drop in temperature the last week of 8 degrees on the average be low that of the previous week indicat ed clearly that summer is past and autumn is herestlu we may have lots of fine warm weather yet before winter following are the local records for the week date h and l rain- temp fall tues sept 23 70 59 wed sept 24 74 47 thurs sept 25 79 46 fri sept 26 53 45 sat sept 27 sun sept mon sept 29 74 53 54 35 last tribute paid sgt sandy grant alexander sandy grant was burl ed last friday in park lawn ceme tery toronto a retired police ser geant he died on wednesday septem ber 24th at his home in toronto in his 09th year the late mr grant was born in limehouse and was a son of the late mr and mrs george grant as a young man he worked in the lime- house quarries then went to toronto where he joined the pouce force he was a frequent visitor in limehouse where he owned two properties in the village he was a member of the first mo torcycle squad organized by the to ronto police department his wife predeceased him two years ago in august and he is survived by two sons william and james both of toronto two brothers also survive george and james of the peace river district the funeral service whioh was held from his home was conducted by rer j swing reid pastor of albam- bna united church pallbearers were exsergt george dickenson and ex- patralsergt charles d anderson two of the officers associated with sergt grant in torontos first motorcycle squad other pallbearers were e fol- lis alfred stowe f s mccluskey and prank publow honorary pallbearers were ex-in- spector nat guthrie inspector doug las marshau exsergt george dal- by exsergt alexander mcmillan ex- patrolsergt william hunt and ex- constable arthur white canada at war articles number two the army by bmp the tour of easarn canada ar ranged by the d of national defence for canadian editors while covering every branch of canadas war enterprise concentrated especially on the army we visited the basic training cen tre at brantford the army trades school at hamilton the general mo tors proving ground for army vehi cles near oshawa the great military encampments and advanced training centres at camp borden petawawa valcartier and defeett and the offi cers training centre at brockvule we saw the raw recruit with only a few days training in army life be hind him and the young soldierstu dent being taught the art of a skilled tradesman we were impressed with the fact that the classroom plays fully as important a part in this war as does the drlllhau and the riflerange while the great army of instructors are performing a service as vital as that of officers on the battlefield later we came to the more advanced trainees engaged in rifle drtu mac hinegun tactics mortarjflring demon strations and manoeuvres going through their paces with machinelike precision we were given every op portunity to talk with officers and men almost without exception we found them keenly interested in thelr ork and eager to get on with the job of mastering the complicated arms and machines placed at their disposal canadian blitz above all we were a at the tremendous hittlngpower of the modern mechanized and swiftlymov ing army we had a preview of can adas new war machines at the gen eral motors proving ground in the wilds of eastern ontario where speedy blitz buggies vied with tracked or armoured fighting vehicles and troop or loadcarrying utility trucks for the honour of climbing the steepest hill or travelling over the roughest ground down the side of precipitous slopes through deep gullies and over sharp projections in the landscape went the bouncing bounding vehicles sur mounting every difficulty with apper- ent ease it was not so easy on the drivers and crews as some editors found to their sorrow when they es sayed a ride in one of the new fight ing machines but it was a revela tion of the progress made by canadas motor industry in meeting the de mands of modem war the armoured corps at camp borden we witnessed an other demonstration of the mechani cal prowess of canadas army when we watched a motor company swing into action with its motorcycles re connaissance cars universal carriers and utility trucks their skill in oc cupying a position and their appar ent wealth of firepower were a re velation at the same camp we viewed on impressive platoon attack on an enemy position with machine guns and rifles covering the advance with hall of metal and with smokfc bombs providing a screen for the attack at borden is located the 5th canadian armoured division under major- oeneral h w sansom dbo who accompanied us on our tour of the camp for training purposes a num ber of old united states tanks4iad been obtained and these were greatly in evidence vdurlng the afternoon they have proved most useful in train ing personnel in driving and malnten ance with canadas newlyequipped tank factories speeding up produc tion it will not be long before can adianmade modern tanks will be available for this division camp- petawawa camp petawawa was famous in the last war for turning out some of the best artillerymen and engineers found in any army it is fitting that in these days of mechanical warfare petawawa should again be the locale for training of canadas artillery and engineering corps the editors were treated to an astonishing display of gun drill by the young artillerymen both on the 18pounder and the new 25pounder which win soon be the standard equipment a firing demon stration by two batteries of howlteers and lbponnders out on the ranges in dlcated that the canadian gunners have lost none of the skill and accur acy possessed by their forebears the engineers gave an effective show in demolishing trees and a crossroads with high explosive while a boobytrap comedydrama proved a masterpiece camp debert an entire article could be devoted to that other great military camp at de- bert in nova scotia a year ago i wilderness today a veritable city with 30 miles of roadways 422 permanent and 82 temporary buildings plus fire stations banks telegraph offices and other requirements of a great army it ls recorded that authority was granted to construct camp debert on august 7th 1940 the first battalion moved in the latter part of october and by christmas there were 12000 men housed in the camp the forest had been cleared roads built water and power systems installed and buildings erected an achievement that constitutes a miracle of engineering and stands as a tribute to the enter prise and efficiency of the engineer services branch of the canadian army the editors party were at de bert for only two or three hours but in that time were treated to several remarkable demonstrations we watched with amazement as universal carriers crashed through the sturdy saplings of nova scotia forests with evident ease we saw the most skilful use of camouflage by troops in tactical exercise so deceiving indeed that it was impossible to detect men in the continued on page 4 b9 flevt ibs- tie local council of women meet at miss ha stauntons the september meeting of the local council of women was held in the home of mlsa h a staunton about twentysix members and friends were present the minutes of the june meeting were read and approved splendid reports were given by the committees mrs a h feuer reported on the wading pool which had a favorable season and a great many chudren made use of it miss m lawson re ported that 14600 was collected on their annual soldiers comforts tag day mrs h l hutt read several communications re league of nations miss annie ryan vicepresident of georgetown red cross reported a good representation of sowers had accomp lished au they were asked to do a large box was soon to be packed mrs hutt introduced the guest speaker mrs g robinson a former member of the toronto board of edu cation mrs robinsons subject was on war work she urged housewives to conserve all fruits and vegetables to save au fat and bones and wool any piece size of a mans hand these are piade into seamens mitts she also urged people to go back to purtiisge da to mrs robinson to miss staunton and to miss hetue lawson hostess for the afternoon the meeting ad journed with a cup of tea the lad les then walked around the lawn and admired the beautiful flowers on view and youu agree with that verdict heres a serial story in which the characters are real so real theyll be like old friends when youve finished the last exciting chapter its a story youll like one thats entertaining and refresh ing one that will win the author thou sands of new friends two keys to a cabin by uda harrimore a charming new serial by the author of such outstanding successes as the wagon and the star mulberry square true by the sun the silver flute and jonathans daughter serially in these columns nightblooming cereus upsets popular tradition major john b barber here is a picture of major john r barber of the lome scots sent to us from overseas fcyfte fred tost he just happened to be passing s pte tost in a note on the back of the snapshot and always a good sport he let me take it op supposed einsbven nortonpoole wedding in hamilton a pretty autumn wedding was sol emnized at st james church ha- mil ion on friday sept 26 when delia caroline poole daughter of mrs laura poole and the late george poole of glen williams became the bride of joesph lloyd norton son of mr and mrs james norton glen williams rev hamilton powell of hamilton performed the ceremony the bride was given in marriage by her mother who wore a black crepe dress black hat and shoes the briaes dress was of turquoise blue with black velvet hat and shoes she carri ed a bouquet of red roses and wore a gold pendant the gift of the groom the bridesmaid was miss leoiine cyrile of hamilton wearing a wine wool dress and carrying a bouquet of pink roses james norton nephew of the groom was best man after the ceremony a luncheon and dance was held at the grooms home with guests from london hamilton georgetown and glen williams the voung couple left on a short western honeymoon on their return they will reside in glen williams it was our good fortune last satur- day afternoon to visit mrs l webster and miss prairie magulre at their home in norval to see a nightbloom ing cereus plant which is among ttm prize possessions in their collection of plants f the nlghtbbxnimg cereus is popu larly believed to bloom only once in seven years but tradition has been up set by the norval plant which nil bloomed every year since it was plant ed some time ago up to this year the plant has been true to form in oolv blooming during the night but once again it has acted strangely and when two buds opened up on friday night they were stin opened the next morning in all their glory when we arrived shortly after lunch the buds wtre beguiling to close but a good view could still be obtained of the inside of the flower it resembles a water lily the outside being rose and the centre petals ft rich cream with a waxy appearance an oddity of the pfent is that each leaf acts as a stein on an ordinary plant and new jeavtrfand buds form on the edge of the leaves instead of from a central stem or branches the plant has drawn the attention of several hortlculturalists and mrs webster generously offers slips for planting for the asking to anyone who wants them letter from overseas the following letter was recently re ceived by mrs t grieve it is from the hon mrs coplandgriffiths lady supeiintendentlnchlef of the st john ambulance brigade overseas dear mrs grieve i am so glad to hear of the form ation of the georgetown nursing di vision it is splendid to hear that yet another one is formed in the toron to subdistrict and i shall be most grateful if you will give my best wishes to all your members and a very sin cere and heart welcome into the ranks of the brigade overseas the old est and largest ambulance service in the whole world i should also like to tell you how very grateful i am to you for under taking the important work of lady divisional superintendent the pos sibilities of such a position are great as the whole division takes its stan dard from the superintendent both in keeness efficiency and more import ant of all the spirit of service and to achieve a really good division means for the superintendent a great deal of hard work but the work has its re ward for her in all the useful work that her members are able to do in the service of humanity i see that you have three years military service in the last war the experience that you there gained whl be of incalcul able help in running your division and i am sure that your members are very lucky to have secured the ser vices of someone with so great experi ence with kindest regards and the very best of wishes to you all yours sincerely tjsila coplandbrunths henry ellenton buried at hillsburg henry ellenton lifelong and well- known resident of erin township died on september 22nd at the famuy home lot 27 concession 6 in his 77th year mr ellenton a son of the late mr and mrs george ellenton one of ttm townships pioneers spent his boy hood at the family home lot 17 10th line for many years he farm ed near hiusburg he was a member of the anglican church he is sur vived by two sons george of hffla- burg and john with whom he lived and one daughter mrs joe levitt of bowmanviue also three brother james and thomas at georgetown and george at lowville the funeral took place from bowes funeral chapel hiusburg on wednesday afternoon when rev w g o thompson rector of st georges church of england george town conducted the obsequies dur ing the service mrs george lacey and mrs garnet lacey sang a duet the beautiful floral offerings war borne by six nephews of the deceased wm hall joe hall ernest hall wm harden edgar ellenton and joe day interment was at huxley cemetery the pallbearers were george lush george bryan fred hall millar barnes archie thomson and charles baldwin a j marchment died at port credit home albert john marchment died sod denly at the home of his soninlaw james simpson oentoo road port credit on sunday september 21st mr marchment who was born near guelph was in his 73rd year he br ed in port credit for a number of years moving to george about nine years ago just three weeks afjp he moved to toronto to live at vbm home of a daughter and was spendma the weekend in port credit when he was seised with a heart attack whfla in port credit mr marohment worked at the st lawrence starch company and was a member of the united church his wife predeceased him is years ago the funeral service was conducted at the funeral home of g p t on tuesday with rev 8 l osborn officiating interment was in s vlile cemetery the pabbearers were messrs sam lyness jesse f 3am domaer harold gibson james warner and alex milne surviving are four daughters btfcm mrs james simpson port oredtt verda mrs charles bolton toron to myrtle and alice of port credit also surviving are two brothers rich ard and henry of georgetown ad bwo sisters mrs wlluam cook sad mrs thomas roberts of guelph post office facilitates collection of books for the forces special arrangements have been made by the canadian post office de partment to facilitate the sending of books to canadian forces in camps in canada and newfoundland honour able william p mulock postmaster general announces that all post of fices throughout the country will act as depositing centres for books this dots not include magazines news papers etc lcool gordon cousens george town postmaster informs us that special mall bags have been provided for this pur and handed in now at the post office it is not necessary to wrap them yon can help relieve the monotony of the men on active servloe oils winter fay sending them some good reading mat the georgetown herald british war victims fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram third donation employeei of smith stone lml total october 1st twmt