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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening november 12th 1941 5c a copy 200 a year news parade garfield l moouvtaj the womens auxiliary lost week mr e j goodie r drop ped in at the office and left a very informative booklet for our perusual ob the south african womens auxl- jlary south africa may seem to be way oclhmjd we are sometimes to belittle their efforts in tht pires struggle over hitlers nordes the booklet is given over entirely to the womens auxiliary and its 80 pages are printed in a very neat and enterprising manner about every other page is given over to advertise ments and glancing through these one finds that the south african people are not far behind our own country from the point of being uptodate the paper states that thousands of girls are serving in the womens auxi liary air force many of them in brl tain the womens auxiliary army service recently celebrated its first birthday with a proud record of 3000 omeai on fulltime service the booklet has a wealth of information on the two services and is read with ln- particularly at a time when one pf our own georgetown girls miss margaret long has enlisted in the canadian womens auxiliary air force we thank mr goodler tor gv- jng us the opportunity of perusing thts paper which is published in johannes burg what no kitchen door if you have built your own home you must certainly have experienced the thrill erf a lifetime not only is it a thrill to the builder but there is something about building a house that somehow interests your friends too we know that ever since we turned the first shovelful of earth someone has been asking us what plan are you building under is it the colonial type or the cape cod will it be brick or frame how many are you having whatt no kitchen door we believe the last one has caused the most interest you see in our new home we have no door to the outside from the kitchen except through the way to the cellar from the side en trance it would seem that most peo ple prefer a doof to the rear of the house from the kitchen but t guess we wanted to he different we read an article oncewhere it was suggested that architects are already planning just one door for a house the one however we had planned our building before reading this item they claim it will be more economi cal save on the heating bill and do away with class distinctions and the christian science monitor comments thus yea the grocery boy can come along with the dinner guests the meterreader with the parson the fur- man with the bridge party and the cook can pop her head in the drawingroom door on the way out tell the lady what she did with the leftovers but what will a small boy do will lie always wipe his boots and never touch the front hall walls with play- dirty hands then too when mother was in the living room and there was definite need of two or three or four doughnuts or cookies or a slice of bread and jam a fellow had a sport ing chance with a kitchen door we view the proposition with some nostal gic misgivings olars are you listening to the man who mapped out the 1 calendar tor 1942 the scholars ready to give three cheers and a the school year ends on june 1942 and is revealed to be the possible under present regu- tlons the first break comes with on thursday because of the holiday period commences er 20th the last friday before rtetmas day new years falling on ursday also gives the pupils a holi- until january 5th the easter catixi is the same length as- last ril 3 to april 12th deprived holiday this year with may 24th a saturday school children next win have a holiday on may 25th commemoration of the day which 1942 is on a sunday the summer uon will be from june 27th to 7th inclusive this term rerurned september 2nd you see the man who puts the date the calendar gave opportunity poppy committee thanks contributors the poppy fund committee of branch 120 canadian legion wish to thank all those who made such a generous response to their appeal for funds on poppy day to carry on their work for the year 1942 also the fol lowing for their generous donations for oils cause bank of montreal bank of com merce dominion seed house beau mont woollen mills glen williams harleykay ltd mr d o h wright alliance paper mills mr i e fleck ladies auxiliary canadianleglon es- qucslng township c b dayfoot co mr lindner apple products co glen williams georgetown council mr r carter norval iod mr le roy dale kc canadian legion georgetown lions olub miss h a staunton major o o brown george town fire brigade merchants pro ceeds or bingo held in legion hall signed j f mccartney president ltcol gordon cousens chairman mrs t grieve secretarytreasurer mrs j w hepburn buried in st thomas after a very brief illness the death of ida card beloved wife of j w local girl joins the cwaaf margaret long first georgetown girl u join newly organized air force auxiliary miss margaret long left last week end for toronto where- she has become a member of the cwjvaf canadian womens auxiliary air force she is the first woman from oils district to enlist with this newlyformed branch of canadas military forces at present she is stationed in toronto where she is taking a course in cook ing anctdleticlan work and from there will go to guelph for further training miss long who was porn in george town and attended the local public and high schools is the only daugh ter of mr and mrs w h long she was a popular member of the coun tess of strathmore chapter iode being wool convenor at the time of her enlistment and was an active knitter for war work prior to her departure lhe iodje presented her with a handsome lea ther writing case in token of this ser vice two uptoyou sales net 525 institute meeting at the home of mrs m l near the november meeting of the georgetown womens institute was held at the home jf mrs m l near on wednesday afternoon november 5 in the absence of the president mrs d livingstone occupied the chair the meeting cprned in the usual manner with the institute ode and prayer after the tending and- adop tion of the minutes of the previous meeting the correspondence was vwad and dealt with it was moved and seconded that two blankets be par- chased for lhe red cross also that 1000 be sent to the institute contra fund misses charlotte mccullough and irene leslie were present and gave a very helpful talk and demonstration of first aid in the home piaiv were dis cussed for a series of small house par ties throughout lhe winter as a means for raising money after a vote of thank- io misses mccullough and leslie alio he hos tess the meeting closed with god save the king and a cup of tea was served visit from seamen the concluding hepburn occurred at georgetown on sp0 by a monday november 3rd in her 73rd year deceased was born at tjlbo- ville near st thomas surviving her are her husband and tour sons oapt dugald ottawa lieut gordon now overseas russell at georgetown thayer in toronto ana one daughter mrs m k gordan toronto and five grandchildren after a private funeral on wednes day nov 5th at the home of her son russell interment was made at un ion cemetery near st thomas uploynu sale lmlttee headed by red cross shipment the following shipment of knitted goods and quilts is being forwarded w the red cross warehouse in toronto this week seamens comforts 25 pr scamans socks 21 pr seamans boots 11 seamans scarves 9 turtleneck sweaters 10 ribbed helmets 26 pr plain mitts 1 aero helmet 1 aero cap army comforts 3 turtleneck sweaters 5 scarves 5 ribbed helmets 5 pr gloves 5 pr plain mitts 4 pr twoway mitts 1 pr rifle mitts 45 pr socks air force comforts 2 pullovers 7 scarves 3 pr twoway mitts 2 pr plain mitts 1 pr socks ftuseeumiicons 18 large quilts 2 large afghans i small aflghan magloughlen was held in the town halt last friday night auc tioneer frank fetch oncenort con tributed his services and though the crowd on hand was not a large one enthusiasm was high and bidding was brisk on the articles offered for sale the net proceeds for distribution to the red cioss soldiers comforts and british war victims funds amount to about 525 372 of this has already been turned over to the receiving sour ces and the final distribution will be made next week meanwhile books i 111 be kept open until monaay evening for any cash dona- lions which may still be made ableseaman o whitfield and mrs whitfield are visiting in town with his ulster mrs harry scott able seaman whitfield a former norval boy whose home is now in london and his wife the former phyllis davles of that city were married last satur day he lias been home on a months leave he has been on convoy duly with the roy at canadian navy serv ing on hm c s sagucnay when it was torpedoed and has made many irips across the atlantic how man i never bothcied to count them says able- seaman whit field modestly mn scous brother- inlaw john durkop vn who joined the navy the about the same time as whitfield was next also a visitor in towr universal carriers in town to boost war weapons drive the weather j by h l hutt these aie the dull cloudy days of iall when for the greater part of lhe day the sky is overcast and a rny of nslilne now and again is a treat and we may expect tills to last till the colder days of december and jan uary turn the humidity in the air in to snowflakcs we had our first flurry of snow lust montiav morning but it was only a iiai and the ground was not froze it had all disappeared by ten oclock our first snowfall last year was on the 15th and was a full quarter of an inch sone idea of how gradually otr wintei creeps in on us may be ieen from a comparison of the average weekly temperatures for the past eight aecks here is how they have drop ped week by week since the middle of september 650 5cg 551 510 470 46 3 41 2 37 8 follow mr are the local records for the ast week date h and l ecipl- temp la lion tues nov 4 54 29 wea nov 5 40 30 thuxb nov 6 42 36 rain 95 kru nov 7 43 35 02 sat nov 8 42 33 sun nov 9 39 31 mon nov 10 19 32 snow r a trace al naval headquarter- ii active service notes d gdsm w f smith who spin a vl ac2 v r klrby ayimcr lac short leave in town last week irop- trenton lac gordon ped into the office on thursday to macdoimld p jack voice his appreciation for the copy oi gdm frank mcdonald the herald which has been reaching ac2 ra hanmili victoriaville pq him at the northern prison camp ac2 c e couycri sl thomas victor where he has been on guard duty not and roy pton rcnvr only do the other men from town ljac pred armstrong tren- pounce for the paper when it arrives pu w klng toronto he said but when the georgetown men are through catching up on the news it is passed on to the members of the veterans guard from brampton who are a l the camp the camp at red rock wrure the local men have been stationed for se veral months has been closed and the prisoners removed to other cimps gdsm smith was detailed to help transfer a group of prsoners io the foothills of the rockies at present he is stationed at morvteith men in uniform home last week lac leslie clark guejph ac2 arnold atwood toronto pilot officer ian mackenzie hagersville cpl j hurst brantford ac2 stewart young jar- mrs loud and daughters continue aid to war victims mrs e- loud and her daughters mrs k preston of georgetown and mrs d swan of brampton have been faithful woikers tor britisn war vic tims ever since the war began and there is no slackening n the good work on monday afternoon mrs preston and mrs loud came to the herald office with a box or tickets sold on the quut which has been on display in the window at the empire lunch the quilt donated by mrs ann law- son and a group of ladles who worked it was raffled off to pay expenses of shipping boxes of clothing to england the clothing which includes a num ber of new and good used articles has been collected dunng the past month by the trio many of the articles have been on display in the empire lunch window on monday the ere concerned because some- holiday at one had left a parcel containing three sweaters and two skirts at mrs pres tons and as therewas no name in w 1 the parcel they had no opportunity of do you find happiness thanking the donor the sum of 17 10 was collected in le people find happiness in their th lucky draw for the quilt and when others think happiness is somehp draw was made by jimmy pres- afar off something to strive for ton ticket no 100 held by mrs t e others are so busy trying to find j elson was the lucky one ss that they never find it we there is room for a few more ar- find ourselves jubilant and hap- tides in he box which will be shio- after the weekly edition of thel this week and the ladles are start ed is off the press be it wedncs- lng right in on another one evening or thursday morning i i fact says mrs swan after a sigh of relief or something and y over we intend to keep down as ft were to enjoy a we h 0 and will help the people in grove choir assisted by norval friends rest but we find this is short- present occupied countries they and a duet by misses joy ruddell and and while we are seeking a new i ft1 certainly need it j edith wrigglesworth while the interval another wed- among the pleasant surprises en- i evening y has come around and another countered by the ladies have been cash choir sang twi per to get out this little poem j donations from people in other towns pi int ca s food ff rafve tea d or heard o th wb balunafad mrs w cassidy of guetph spent the week end with her mother mrs p cole mrs frank binnie has disposed of her village property to mrs e swindlehurst on saturday afternoon the members of the baby band with their mothers were entertained at the home of uie superintendent miss b hilts a short programme was given by se veral of the mothers and older mem bers the mite boxes were then pre sented also christmas gifts to be sent to one of our wm5 hospitals tne chudrnji then amused themselves with iimple games after which all enjoyed the refreshments served by the hos tess ashgrove many exmembers and friends from a distance had the privilege of en- joying the two wellattended anniver sary services on sunday in ashgtove uinted church two very impressive ind timely sermons were delivered by the guest pastors rev r c todd of georgetown and rev d h gallagher of oakville the work of the choirs both morning and evening added much to the service in the morning the music was contributed by the ash- the lac george r long son ct mr and mrs john long has arrived safe ly overseas george enlisted with the rcaf last spring and graduated as a radio technician at london ont alfred sykes son of mr ani mrs thomas sykes entered the rcaf last week and is stationed at no l manning pool toronto at prcicn congratulations to two local boys who received their wings recently sgtobseryer ed lunan got his whir at mountain view last friday and has been transferred to no 2 ans at pennrtetd ridge nj lac john wilson was in the graduating class at no 4 bombing and gunnery school fmgal an eastern canadian seaplane base november 2nd 1941 dear sir i thought i would drop on a few lines to let you know how pleased i am to gel your paper regularly it is really swell to have the georgetown and glen williams news rzach you every week when you are so far troin home your efforts to bring a little cheer to the boys of the diftfent ser vices is very mu4h appreciated by them all i can assure you your col umn of aclive service notes is very interesting to me as it gives a sood account of how the local boys are do ing i enjoy the rcaf very much and have never regretted the day i srter- ed the recruiting office in toronto to give them my name i am the only georgetown boy down here and so i have had to make all new friends however i am enjoying myself i have had many exciting experiences while i hae been on the east coast and in newfoundland and hn ve en- joyed every minute of it we have a big job to do here and there is seldom i dull moment ir i am ever fortunate enough to go overseas i hope your paper will sull continue to reach me 1 am glad to hear of the good work the people ol george town and the surrounding dis tricts are doing to help win this war i want to send my best regards to all my good mends in georgetown and glen williams may the cu rs of nanism soon be driven from wr lands and we will all be together again thanking you again for sending me the herald i remain yours very truly george a blyth r97187 i presentation made to margaret long pihji io jut enlistment in he cana- liii worm ii auxiliary air force ms mirtret long was gutij hon or at it iocinl evening hed at the home of mrs maurice hillock and mrs h wright last thursdiy cour whist was played durine the evening mi r beaumont being the prize- i a inner after which a lavy lunch was ved and a pudental oi ui a beau tiful slieafler tifetime pen and pencil l made to miss long tne follow ing address was also read dear marg it it with mingled feelings of regie and nappinehs that your friends meet nere lonigtil regretful that you are lining our company for awhile and liappy thai you have seen fit la oner your services to the canadian wo mens auxiliary air force wun the distinction of being the first from georgetown io have this honor you liave always been a true friend to us and we could not let this oc casion pass without showing our grati tude though it be in a small way the sentiments that go with it navo no bounds your home was always open lo we girls and when cluh was at margs everyone knew a good time was in store to say nothing of the eats your new position with the waaf as a dietitian should make life a little easier for some of our air force boys as a token of our affection fo you we ask you to accept this pen and pencil set and no matter wherj you may be stationed may they ever le- mind you of your friends here as you use this gift and as you enter in to this new branch of the services the best of wishes for health and happiness go with you from dorothy hillock kathleen bludd doris wyles toronto helen macdon- ald marlon atwood eleanor treanor isabel dobson margaret stewart marjorle woon toronto mrs h wright emaline moollvray clarice king irene king josephine stephen son gladys mcmillan mrs w long hazel wright margaret beaumont mary harley bessie harrison yvonne adams mrs k r macdonald mil dred davidson edith mcmann mrs t elson it lsnt every day that one can get ride in a universal carrier one of the lmporlaninmachinefi in meohanited warfare in the current war weapon drive to promote the sale of war sav ings stamps and certificates george town has set her objective at 5000 monthly or the price of one of them versatile machines so last saturday the local committee headed oy lt- col gordon cousens arranged to havo two universal carriers brought to town from oamp borden to give georgetowjfcoltteens an opportunity of- seelng what their savings will buy nine men from a10 infantry ad vanced training centre under com- mand of lieut h d stevenson made up lhe party which arrived early in the afternoon they proceeded to the park and put on an interesting de monstration of manoeuvres in the two carriers one of the features of this compact little machine is its abultf to turn on a dime as the saying goes and to plunge over and through practically any kind of terrain after the demonstration evexyom was given an opportunity to ride in the carriers and it was an enthusias tic crowd of grownups and youngsters that rushed to take advantage of thl mr william gllman the oldest spec tator was not outdoneby tie other and enjoyed his ride immensely one of the soldiers suffered a head injury during the demonstration but it turned out to be not too semu and after medical attention he wa able to take his part again in uie dis play in the evening the machine were on display downtown and sat urday night shoppers flocked around to look them over ard ask questions the v im l i n eldiers were billeted overniirht at the mcglbbon hous- a uema ol the war savings committee an1 expressed themselves as well sat- fieo with lhe hosptality in george town admission lo the grounds was by the purchase or one war savings stamp and 16 00 worth of stamps were sold in this manner the georgetown hera j british war victims fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram j184s11 cash on hand acknow- leoged 36387 marguerite mcmenemy 1 in american pennies 100 mrs alex taylor 100 donald and bernard brill 100 total nov 12th the georgetown herald soldier comforts ii fund forwarded to georgetown soldiers comforts committee 15153 war savings stamps on sale m addition to the list appearing in last weeks herald of merchants nho will have war savings stamps on sale at their places of business the fol lowing have notified the local commit tee of their intention to do ao n b hill j longs confectionery brewers warehouse rachlin cleaners donations acknowledged the committee of the uptoyou auction sale wish to acknowledge further donations to their concluding sale f kersey bag of potatoes car rots etc mrs d j sinclair bauln- afad bag of potatoes committee hears progress reports at dinner meeting thought i jus ust week a lady in toronto sent i sl 00 to be used as they saw fit a e strive for happiness as though h i brampton lady enclosed with a 8200 were bill a note with this simple explana- continued on page b i hon i try to help wherever i can- solo by mrs iisu rifj l bring any old woollen garments lovely anthems and a t tl 2i rs w iw c wrigglesworth to the meeting on tuesday nov the home of mrs t plmn the anniversary supper will be held i tomorrow thursday evening and a good crowd is expected i the lady teachers of esquesing met at ashgrove school on wednesday af ternoon nov 12th f3r a session of udes o a wi are issztt the georgetown war savings com mittee held a dinner meeting at the mcglbbon house on monday evening lo hear reports of the campaign t o date which aim at providing at least one universal carrier a month valued at 5000 for subscriptions in georgetown e r magloughlen cochairman of the store and jcanvass committee re ported a good response from a circular letter sent to merchants asaing them to place stamps on sale at their places of business twenty seven mer chants and- organizations expressed their wulingness to do this and it is expected that this will be of material assistance in helping the sale of stamps in the future a suggestion was made that a con certed effort be made to secure signrd pledges particularly bank deduction ones there are many people in town not afiected by the employeremployee plan at the mtus and it was felt that these should be canvassed to acquaint them with fud details of the drive thu wa le in the hands of the- canvas committee which will deal with the matter in the absence of w v grant em ployeremployee chairman gordoi martin gave a comprehensive picture of this situation the payroll deduc tion plan has been in successful oper ation in the larger mills for a year but some of the smaller ones have not inaugurated any such system it was suggested that a speaker from the war savings committee be secured to talk to employees at these mills the suggestion was veil thought of and steps will be taken to carry it out the schools are doing their share in the drive reported j d ketty who is chairman of this committee prin cipal h c wrigglesworth of the pub lic school stated that sales naive in creased from to 50 since the pksent campaign began the high school which had no organized plan last year has undertaken one this year and this feature was particular ly pleasing o the committee mr kelly mentioned the project of the uonsvatib whereby the jrjmb win place the final stamp in one book com pleted by each pupil in public schools in the district this involves an ex- r of ab tlo to the olub a leiter of thanks win be sent to the commandant at camp borden tat the military display put on test satur day by a deuchment of troops and universal carriets from 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