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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 25, 1943, p. 1

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the georgetown herald strgsfysfcycatfa yer ol pumwrina wtdsmfcy ah 2stfc 1943 2mpes sepmecej prime minister churchill and daughter mary greeted return from us by m t churchill and prime minuter king quvoec ahead ol britain prim i back irotn llic united utalea mr icnlur urs churchill deaccno the churchill stepped from the train to a steps ol lb train trial brought her waiting car without a coat despite a husband and daughter mary talking rain itorm it wa evident to new- j to prbnr minister mackenzie kins papermen present unit neither mr i churchills cheerful enthusiasm nor her husbanda cigar were allied by the neather news through from local men in sicily uleuj mil iu4 falll german lmtt itallsbs in hhscfclaf condlttan the battle or sicily la over and the united nation hsc uocciaiii1 com- pieed the tint itcp in thr invasion of the axis european fortress the eye of the world were focusacd on the action taking place off the toe ol italy while many an anxious family waited and wondered whether a toed one was in the thick of the battle ragtag there now that the canqurst is complete in formation 1a being gradually released and it ha been repealed that men from oeonjetown and vicinity are again taking their places in the front line of battle with the moat efficient and forth over the grain the trip to and highly trained of the united ma- sicily says cpl horruon was a long tlont troops they proved the stuff of and tedious one but he wasnt seasick which they were made in the dieppe and managed to acquire a good tan raid and went back with renewed mrs joe stamp received a cable determination to take a second crock from her husband rflmn j stamp on saturday morning saying he was in sicily a member of the brockvtlle rifles rflmn stamp went overseas last january the rcap hat plajcd a prominent part in the operations in sicily and iad urn foid to rv treat in a shock ing number of case the flreinn huns had slrtpihd the iiutlws of all ttulr a limbic and much ol their clothing tie ornish army found many of the populace hiding out in caves alter re alllng that the drills a ere going to treat them with kindness they came out and as an cumpc ol the iruod will rtunlnii between the two supposedly warring people cpl harrlaon says he has made a friend of one particular sicilian who is trying to teach him some italian and fred in turn is try ing to teach htm english it seemed quaint to him to see the people thresh ing by having the horses walk bock the axis to sicily ft may well be a cause for rejoicing that there has been only one casualty which ha struck close to home as a re sult of the sicilian campaign major oordon sutherland llmehouse re- cetved shrapnel wounds while leading po wm s lindner on of mr and his men in an attack over a strongly i mi j f lindner or the apple pro- fort i med enemyheld ridge near ennnj ducts co olen williams a fighter pl- july 23rd and according to word re ceived by his a he has been evacuated to a hospital ship away from the battle rone wounded in the dieppe raid pte oordon lane was again in the thick of things during the sicilian battle ac cording to an airmail letter received by his parents mr and mm robert lanr this week he hus been in sicily since the 10th of july and say it uus a pretty hot place for a while oord also said that he had run into two georgetown bows tn the same war rone earl wilcox and ed shortlll oolng overseas in june 1041 with the lome scots he has been transferred and is now fighting with the saskatoon light infantry the hlcken family received word on tuesday from cpl ted hlcken of head quarters squadron 1st canadian army tank brigade to say he too had taken part in the sicilian offensive lot flew a spitfire between malta and sicily tn counties attacks during the invasion major wimp the telegram reporter overseas at the scene of ac tion rave special tribute last week to the particularly good work done by po lindner and hls comrades since solnjr overseas in junuury 1942 after dmdujtlng from the school at st hubert quebec p o lindner has seen plmty of exciting action he was uinm the air fighters who formed the umbrella of spitfires over the men taking part in the dieppe raid he uut also in the big drive against rom in el in north africa before being sent to the mediterranean theatre he helped form the fighting escort on mmblnrt expeditions over oermany he mid hls buddies have had many close havei u5 is evinced by the fact that nr atone or the crew from st huberts who uent overseas together is still in the air every day probably more news will ccf usder sttrtf fsfsitt lw wmiam ifwllilfhwih atkiifii i rwiy any pronaoiy more news with rcsurd to mall received since em- be rommg out or bmly nnd 5j itoai indeed of our boys who ure talc- folks that only nlrgraphs nnd air mall letters hud been delivered to the men in action hes getting plenty of fresh fruit to cat but sayh the wntcr which is always warm enough to shave in could stand improvement ted took his training at camp borden with the 48th highlanders before going overseas he later transferred to the tonic bri gade now a member ot montgomerys fa mous eighth army opl fred harrison who like op hlcken is in tanks was one of the first to get word through to his wlfo and family telling of his arrival in sicily since the first cable two letters havo been received as much as is allowed about what he is doing the weather is evidently pretty warm over there according to dpi harrison and they will not get any rain until october writing one letter in an almond orchard he told of bow the united nations found the ing their plnccs so gallantly and giving of their best in order to preserve our way of life previndsl orsarriier of dcpt of national war services visits in lown robert corinoly provincial ortiunlirr of thr department ol natlonil war service national tiauasc division toronto ald a visit to mra kathleen prraton last wednesday note un tiring effort in war relief work are veil known to resident ol oeorge town aa proof that such efolrta do not go by unrecosnlied by the government and in order to impress upon the ci tizens the importance and urkenc of this work mr connoly gave the he rald the following statement i was very gratified to nnd on ar riving in georgetown the splendid work done by mrs preaton in collect ing fata and bones prom april 1m3 till july 1043 1300 pounds of lata have been collected by mrs preaton and tuso poundu of bones the fata if put into antiaircraft shells would make 200 antiaircraft shells which would bring down 300 oerman planes or 14 depth charges which wvuld blow 14 submarines out of the water thl work must not be overlooked by the citizens of oeorgetown carry on as you have tn the put ju we are atlll needing 40000000 pounds of fata airs preston with all of her other work is also packing boxes for the british bomb victims will the good ladles of oeorgelowti give mrs preston some assistance and to the fanncrrt in the vicinity of oeorgetown it is a small thing to ask of you to put your futa in jour car and deliver them i mrs preston every dolln- of this money received for fats is turned into cloth ing and useful articles for overseus besides helping us win the war by i l bchuo1 u ach0 x tt making explosive from our fats do l students who not let us have a false illusion that weir subjects can stop our war efforts now and still i b 0 others will re am the war thls is the time to nut u v1 0 1 utmost efforts into collcetl allclasse u1 iil 1 m fcssri a frmurat ruitor u ta arart ol his isrmta rrr and una osarlo jol- til aba wiimbbh ea his fiutur ms of the ftrhtad ohuron tn that tlligy and to rjasafcous tmamrd a julllffr leader of tn oourlo ccf party is known to aaaay residents j the vtrfnity of oaorgetown at ui lime iut jotgff nd to oleo wal- llama the futui anlrttrlsn was prac- uatng law hi toroano a brother od uaur paul tot pranoea antded ocontriovn bagb bcbooi from uart to lji prom oko wullama it and ifrs joullfe asend to lunrnaa on tario born lu oaloa brought up fear and on an ottario farm and tor so reara a uaircl in pnflanfc geta -rwj- jajlvfe haa had eartad and ittnuomnf butdwind bom uarco t ik al uicnoa rar cnuof klnt cruna ur jcjbttra borrtsd vnua tnstt dlrulm batnia haa c- rrvta bom tn ohlna and hts grand fuoxft farm near asotkwood lb r curd hit early tarnation at itasrsood raabtic acbsal and th canadian atabool at chrnaiu ohtna and oupl oej- leglale r atubdad wait china union university and victoria oouate at tlr university of toronto tn itto he waa m tided a a hhodea acnolar from on arte allien enabled nlm to con- iliije 111 studies at oxford university on leaving oxford ur jollllte stodled law at the lnna of court lon don and aas later admitted to thr kmthvh bar dunivg his student days mr jolltffe aorked as a newspaper man in tor onto montreal and new york he haa tntilled alorly throosh laitov and aja mr jollllfr first became active in polltus as a member of the nrtllsli lvtxiir party in 1931 on lus return fntm lilnd he became a member of the ccp he mas campaign director i the irt for ontario in the elec tions ol 10u and 1037 and imibllcllv director in the south york bs election campaign in 1043 which sent j w noariworthy to ottawa as ontarios first ccp member of parliament he was a member of tle ccf na tional council from 1030 to 1040 and has txen a member of the executive ct the ontario ccp since 1034 he was elm ted provincial leadrr when lha ofice aas first created at the ontario ccp convention in toronto april 3 1m3 mr jolllffr haa practised law at toronto since m and in numerous court appearances haa represented unemployed groupn and more re cently various trade unions he has written many articles for le gal publications and other papers while at the inns of court in london he became the drat canadian to win the ardrn prtar of 13200 and one of the highest awards granted by the inns of court mr jnlllffe was married in ims to miss ruth moore of dundas ontario they have one daughter naomi m two wwtkf from friday aod saturday high school upper school results rl following are the results ot the mimihtafatuwfd tatjdty afttfasea onucful ataedardi at gladioli foro- id a etivg i in air at th united church acton on tuacday autjul nth for lb afflice of uarcarrt jean mfcr elunhfit of ui and lira itoland ay amoid of acton la air craftman allan john charlton mr- crr hxuap ana of ur and mrs thomaa ucrotr e icrvdnn oalarto the srverccd c l pool ngvtalwl aaxtued by lha lueereod a waits poaamry utta strn brosn avaa at in cotanlr ol the organ and airing uw tlcdtag of tha nsrutrr una a waller poitvury aaaw the klcuna oram 0 prtact lo- the brtd rxn in mrrta by fc father was loaery tn a govs of card- ou atast falllr with baaou batbr long uiht sleeves and a dainty bounce ol cnantill jlsce edftoi lha dn net yoka sha wore a sited cjakx of the ame material with a tlounoad drape ol chanuily taor framing bar hair liar howtsrs arrr a cascade ol joanna itlu rosea staphonotki and axranannla ura louia richard uooul as ma iron of hooey and itm orrakuoe wu wm as bridesmaid sera gomnad alfka in laopltc aulla of earning grean moire with ptaated exxtuleu and prrtry llarrd pepluma they wnre forward- tilted list in trtnged moire of the same sluide as thetx dreaa and carried rjlscutles of ivory amrthyrt and wine flowers the bett man was ur robert mrr- rer brutlirr of the groom and the ushers mire mr oerald stapler and mi dcv arnold at the reception at the home of the brides iwrents the brides mother clvct iihe wore an aqua gown with navy and aqua acccxaorteiv and a cor- ite of jsinni hill rose she waa isslsted by the rroom mothrr who rhofc a a hue ensemble and a corsage joanna hill rosea rvnr tmvelllru- the bride choose a twopiece dnivs of navy blue with alilch she wtire navy acceivaortea and a coraaar of rues upon tlvetr return aircraftman and mrs mercer will re- itle in london of salvaiic so that we may not be short of anything when the time comes to use it active service notes word has been received of the safe arrival overseas of laeut russell plre- stlnc pte jean tvnnant of roeedalo bar racks toronto was home for the wcok end a03 albert whitney was home on sunday from quoboo city qutftea pte jack bailey son of sir and mrs jack bailey has arrived safely overseas according to a cable received by his parents on sunday jack la one of those lucky boys having relatives to visit over there and waa staying with on aunt in nairn scotland hen he sent the cable mru p mrclllloiiril buried at georgetown itinrral services weie held from her late residence on monduy august intli for annie w stewart wire of the late patrick mcoullough of markdalc mrs mecullough passed away in oticlph general hospital on august 13th prior to her marriage mrs me cullough was a schoolteacher she is survived by one son dr r c me cullough of erin a daughter char lotte predeceased her several years ago also surviving is n sister mrs power of kingston interment took place in arcenwood cemetery oeorgetown before tale em- kalian people after ttie oerman forces irttauon he trained at oamp bordn jack la in the hoiusjo i our poutwar air world by major alexander p do severalty tomorrows commuter will roll his ho- lloopter out of tho garage and scoot away to business i tomorrows week ender will board a sltont startouner for a jaunt to parts or hawaii with the speed of sound read about our post war air world by the author of vic tory through air power in the ame rican weekly lit this sundays aug m issue of the detroit sunday toner alexander mitrgurrteng ul 12 eik cump 3 hist 3 ocoln c i iliysc c chcm o prauth c iy cump c bkai vv oonlon ellg camp 3 knit lit cleoni 3 trig 3 pliys a chi m 3 ileeit thomas ocom i trig o 1livs c chem c pr auui c fr comp c orrm auth 1 oenii comp 3 cook walter trig 3 phys c pr comp c crlpps alva eng comp 3 oram 3 trig ft comp c eason mildred eng ul 1 eng comp 1 alg 1 oeom 1 trig 1 phys chcm 1 pr auth 1 pr comp i lawson robert eng ut c eng comp o alg o trig 3 pr auth o lono william eng ut 1 eng comp 1 alg c aeom 3 trig c phys c chcm c pr auth 3 pr oamp 3 mclure agnes eng lit c eng comp c hist o alg o trig c chcm o pr auth c pr comp c paul mnry eng ut 3 hist 3 alg 1 phys o pr auth c pr oamp ohcm o onetime georgetown resident marries in windsor a quiet but pretty wcddlntr took place at first united church windsor on esturdsv july 31st at 7 pm when margaret u okeefe eld eat dauohtcr ol mr and urs thomai okfefe rowland ontario became the bride of oordon m ostrander only son of mr oscar morris draxnpton and the late oeonje t ostrander dnunpton many people in oeoreatowti will rt- m ember uie groom who used to live in oeorsjkown and attended school hrre rev stephen t dunk of echo bay ontario nas the officiating minister ubfttitutlnp for rev c p mcintosh pnnor of windsor united church who uns away on his hoidny the bride win attliwd in street lenath dress of whltr chiffon her hat was henrt- blimied with pink should tr length cll and corsase of pink roftes she was lttended by her coitaln mrs william johnston of rnseland who avre a dress of blue chiffon with hat to mutch unci corsape of red roacv mr william johnston was irroomsman after dainty lunch at elmwood hotel the brldeind irnxin left fo ra short ho- nrvinoon trip lo detroit tliey will re- side at 1311 elhmere ave windsor ontario met tattfttt iviscsd lry lata eitubrtsft sad fskcotfi every passing day alnra lha im or- ganuauon of oeortrtown pair board heelangraly naval weddirg ut o eng l pr auth c cluuvhlll united church was prettily decorated wtlh vtliidlnll and other flow ers for the wedding of thelmn edna ii raff cava ac daughter of john ciralf and the late mrs draft of ac ton to petty officer pntrlck joseph nd n hec an son of mr and mra edward iij ini o ijllt lleelan blarney county cork ii eland 1 z howewr uarud lo cork hu brought snow day that much cluatr until new u la only two wets amy much time and a neat deal of effort haa been put into ptrpajatloas for oeorgetown pall pair this ter and 01 alone is bring left unturned that aould make this ninety amrnin annual esrcl one ol the bfa in the history of lis apooaora the bf quralng agrtcullural bodety the oaorgrtown pair board u tfcm rar coapctrd ot the fouowtng u- use together alth a large group of interacted farmers and cftlarna of the district whoa asmee are lagtoo honorary prealdmv hughea oearar u p hon pint vice praaldrat l at rvct prratdent cralf rrld pint vic pte4lclstt w j alaxaar er fieoond vlceprilont d cruutea treiasurtr p w cleave i sacrrtary oarflild l ucouvray directors t l leaue o w lto- unlock prank peuh john ntrd jameo plsher t j urownrldgr nelaoo a koblnson k c undsay llecuay wiaa harding price wilfrid lrahe w c cunningham howard may ifertt cleave 8otncer wuton vliat haa been said to be one of the best prlie llsta ever issued by the so ciety is now being circulated through out the district prom cover to eoear it contains a wealth of show new tlie judis cl the various clauee on show day the list of tnoae who hare contributed by way of cosh donallone und prucs to help make the fair a suc- oeu the rule and rcgulatlona ahich govern tne fair and ita eahlht tors and then the list of prim given for horses cattle ahcrp awlne poultry grain roots and vegetable fruits llowtrs domestic science la dle work handicraft victory garden specials and the list ot special pruaa hich is alwavs popular witn the ex hibitor local and district uuaena will not only show ihrlr interest in this time honoumt institution by going to the fair but will contribute still more b taxing advantage of th tii uit offered and exhlbitinj as many artija poasuile in the hall and on the grounds let us show by way of com petition what we are really doing to wards the war effort if we can hope to live up to the slog of the fair they oho serve who peed the empire- we believe the secretary atlll ha a number of prlre llsta which he will gladly mall to any addrea o you may call at this office far your copy besides the privilege of viewing tb ekhlblta at the fair those attending will be entertained by a inmitr of event during the entire afternoon horse racing at oconretown fair haa conic o be n traditional feature and this year will be no exception classed have also been added which will brtnf out some of the best saddle and high- jumping horses and together with the potato races and musical cjuilre on horseback should be plenty ol enter tainment in itself the exhibit of live stock and iioultry con not be surpassed ut any show a bl7 feature will be the presence of georgetown girls pipe band thle uovlyformed organization has en deared itself to the muslclovlng pub lic nnd ne hope will get the ovation they deserve prizes will be given for the largest famllv on the ground oldest person attending nnd the person coming he greatest distance i lie ladles wouldnt miss being on hand for the baby show and it looks like u bumper crop of the wee tot mil be on hand to give the judges plrnt of trouble in making decision pries in this class arc donated by mr nat outhrle a former oeorge town old boy it is hoped to have a midway to en tertain the younger set but these are hansen ralph aj 3 oeom 0 trig i phys i chem 3 rev mr foreman of balllnafnd of ficiated and mrs harvey norton play ed the wedding music during the sign ing or the register doris harding sang i love you truly the bride who was given in marriage by her fattier was attired in the sum mer uniform of tho cwaac her corsage was red roses she was at tended by her sister mr pred an thouy who wore a gold rcdlngote dress with brawn accessories and a corsage or bronze roeee the groom was attended by petty officer john h puge the reception was held at the home of hor lister mrs pred anthony among the guest ilutoraoy is not a oauae for rejes- won hlpmates of the groom and lions in the canadjan army tntejjl- blonds from toronto aston and ai- gence and leamrna abuhv are the berta- after abort honeymoon the chief reqtiantes b and groom will rtturn to their reepeotlve atatlonf there will be baseball games conces sions and plenty of refreshment booths as a number of organizations have already signified their desire of operating at the fair we need hardly mention this a the fair night dance like the fair it self has become so well established it needs little publicity it will be held in the arena the first night of the show prtday 8ept 10th with hulls orchestra providing old time and mo dern music this sums up in a very brief way what ean be expected at the show for both tho showgoer and the exhibitor weather perrnlttuuj the dlreetorate are expeetlng the whole community to bask the fair and held ktap timehonoured lai tvart at democracy hseif gahvifhtil fit boya get home o

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