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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday november 1st 1944 200 per annum 5c a copy buy victory bonds today district exceedsj30 if er cent quota first seven days loan drive ssqnestiig op georgetown down from last loin figure dent be complacent warns sales chairman sales of 7th victory loan bonds m the first seven days ol he campaign amounted to 134700 acoordlng to flg- ures relsaed this morning from the loan office in the waterworks bulld- tblaa over 30 of the quota of 6000 and while the total is good is still a long way to go of total 70600 was subscribed in township and 54100 in gfeorge- town proper this latter figure is low because it does not include many of the industrial payroll sales which will be turned in in the total chairman h b foulis of that committee re ports most of the firms already over their objectives dont bo complacent is the warn ing of e v maccormack and le roy dale sales committee chairmen who point to a feeling prevalent among some that because the 6th victory jjoan met with such usccess and be cause the war is in its final stages in europe there is no need of lending money now every 50 bond sale is needed this district is to do its pail in putting the 7th victory loan over the top and help to speed victory norval pioneer dies in 90th year the death occurred last week toronto at the age of 90 of george petugrew a member of one of nor- vals pioneer families a twin son ol the late james and ann pettigrew he was one of a family of six boys and two nirls all of whom have prede ceased him jborn on the homestead farm in chlnglacoiisy a mile east of norval the lute mr pettigrew had spent most jf his life in this dis trict jntll he moved to toronto 13 tears 3go in 185 ue married eliza both thcmpsox who died a few years after their marriage vu fet- ttgrew was a staunch member of st pauls church of which his father was one ol the fojica ril tun an active part in lie churcno work he is survived by a son harola and a daughter eileen the iuneral was held on thursday from st paol church rev s r oolebrook officiating the pall bearers were messrs wilfred thomp son frank thompson charles coup- land harcjd lyons john sllngsby dick maxwell interment was made in hluctest cemetery norval milton and georgetown rebekah hold joint installation on thursday evening october 26 about 35 members of verdun rebekah lodge no 181 paid a visit to even ing sui rebekah lodge no 70 mil ton where joint installation of the two lodges was held sis mrs florence young district deputy president of centre district no 23 toronto and her installing staff installed the officers of the two lodges jointly in a very efficient manner following are the newly installed officers of verdun rebekah lodge for toe term 1044 45 jpng 61s vivian arnold noble grand sis myrtle dron vicrf gtand sis lillian ritchie rec secretary sis mabel forgrave fin secretary sis edna cleave treasurer sis ouve rem rsng sjs pearl lllllco lsng sis florence bailey r5vg sis olive kennedy lsvg s5 pearl scott warden sis edna mcgibbon conductor sis alleen bradley inside guardian sis edna spence outside guardian sis norah tuck chaplain sis emma mendham pianist sis dora fetch sis vivian arnold was presented with her past noble grands jewel by sis florence young in a few well chosen words sis arnold thank ed the members for her jtwel the junior past noble grand of the milton lodge was also presented with her jewel trom the milton lodge visitors were present from toronto guelph hamilton and grimsby at thq conclusion of the regular lodge business a social hour m en joyed csm chuck davies wounded csm c f chuck davles was wounded on october 13th according to i word received by his wife on the 18th of october chuck was serving in holland at the time and received shrapnel in his hip and back and one i ear drum has been broken at pres ent he is in hospital in england we are glad to hear he is progressing as well a can be expected csm davles enlisted in the lome scots nearly lour years ago he en trained at the east coast camp bor den and the west coast before going overseas a year last june he was transferred to the queens own rifles in england shortly after dday he went to france with the black watch regiment in august he was promoted from sergeant to company sgt- major prior to enlistment he was employed at provincial paper ltd coating dl vision pte norman hcdonald missing overseas as we go to press the sad news has bee received by mrs emily w mc donald r r 4 acton that her son pte norman mcdonald is mlssslng m action hi prance since october 17tli oas column oct 2327 1844 by joan main as far as beadline events go this past week has been very quiet there was a basketball game scheduled far thursday night but owing to the fact that the captains of both of the teams and some of the players were at play practice it was postponed the students are busy the last period every afternoon when the boys have rifle drill at the armories the glrls dances are going on in tht front hall and play practice in the lab all in preparation for commencement the rest of the students are trying to keep the homework situation vrder control the students council met on tues day and some tentative plans wore made for a high school party about the 21st of december something pleasant to look forward to the school u expecting a visit trom the inspector very soon every- kone should keep this in mlntf and ai rways be on jhelr toes because this visit is without warning another visit in the offlng is that of sgt major sailings district cm instructor who will come next fri day and if the weather permits he win pot the cadets through drtn it the weather is inclement he win give a lecture to the cadets it was called to our attention that in last weeks note on the mrtrmin game we were vague si to who wan r glen williams trimble hancock wedding a quiet wedding was recently solexn nlzed by the rev r c todd at the georgetown united church manse when grace trimble became che bride of room hancock the bride was attired in a rose dress with black hat and black accessories her at tendant waa alma stapleton and herbert hancock attended he groom the young couple will reside in glen williams mr and mis gordon robinson and family of erin were visitors on sun day at the home ol mrs halpm mr and mrs jack addy visited to hamilton on sunday bob hcaton who attends northern vocational school spent the week end with his parents mr and mrs wil son heaton pte herbert robinson who has re cently been transferred to the win nipeg grenadiers is now serving it france the ladies guild held a successful euchre in the parish hall on thurs day uvenln the prizewinners were ladles nigh mrs george preston low mrs dickenson mens high john hepburn kw eugene logan mrs arthur beaumont won the door prize boys and girls in uniform home on week end leaves included bertha schenk martorle schenk vern klrby herijert preston jack gilbert teddy beam and bill korsack last week the employees of beau monts knitting mills packed k parcels lor local boys that are over seas each prcel weighed 7 pounds and contained fruit cake gloves socks writing paper and envelopes tobacco cigarette papers handkerchiefs hot chocolate soup razor blades flints gum toffee chocolate bars tooth brush shaving cream soap shoe laces candy and cheese united church anniversary services and supper the 106th anniversary services georgetown united church were ex ceedingly wellttanded last sunday with capacity congregations at both serviced inspiring sermons and beau tiful raislc made the occasion a memorable one in the morning rev j a tuer of laldlaw memorial united church ha milton was the guest preacher hi sermon subject was building i christian world rev r c todd conducted the service in the evening with rev s h greenslade toronto as guest preacher rev greenslade chose as his subject tackling the mountains the anthem rendered by the choir at both services were very lovely as were the selections by mr a slater soloist at the morning service mrs francis thompson and mrs h c wrtgfclesworth sang two beautiful solos in the evening ii estimated that 300 sat down to the anniversary supper sponsored by the wa on monday night and all report an excellent meal after the supper a program in the church wa enjoyed with mr p b harrison as mastered ceremonies messrs char les wlllson atij jack armstrong play ed a cornet duet with mrs wlllson at the piano miss lynda stewart gave several vocal numbers and also en tertained at the organ for those wait ing for their supper mr bob huson weston sang comic and scotch songs in connection with the victory loan aim which was shown he sang several patrlouc numbers his pianist was his sister mrs gracey mrs obor gina la oarde wejton was elocu tionist all these numbers were great ly enjoyed and at the conclusion of the concert rev r c todd spoke a few words of appre and also urged support of the victory loan advising the congregation to buy an extra bond icr the church building fund pte fred kidd killed overseas pte frederick harold kldd of the lome scots regiment was killed in france according to a recent notifl- cation received by his wife who was hilda lornman of glen williams pte kidu 26 enlisted in toronto with the lome scots in february 1043 trained in canada five months at nevmarket and camp borden be fore going overseas he arrived in france- y september 20th where he servecl as a dirpatch rider on octo ber 6th he was reported as missing in action and later reported as killed m action on the same date born near ingldwood wnere he attended school he was employed at smith stone ltd at gee getown at time of en listment surviving are his widow and three- yearold daughter carol louise of the glen his parents mr and mrs fred kldd ol inglewood two brother- and four sisters dorrie keliy o italy with a postal unit james ui the roaf ai moncton nb prase kldd cwac exhibition barracks toronto irene mrs r wilson inglewood edith kldd employed a john inglis toronto and jean at home overseas vets address main street loan rally the weather 1 by h l butt the drought still persists here we are within one day of the end of the month and no rain or snow yet a total of only 70 rain for the whole montn and the normal for the month 255 what a grand time it has beer ror the town 1 earburners and wha tons cf valuable leaf mould has gone up in emote here are the local records for the week date h and l rain- temp fall tues oct 24 55 45 33 wed oct 25 82 4fi thurs oct 26 47 30 fri oct 27 46 33 sat oct 28 53 26 sun oct 39 50 30 mon oct 30 53 31 cedarvale it- mrs archie mcarthur of creemore and mr ralnh hodgson of brad ford called on mrs angus mcarthur on sunday a number rom here attende halloween party at woodslde school on friday evening mrs herb keeler and mrs earl fuller visited on sunday with friends at grand valley miss tbelma hardy of guelph spent the week end with mr mrs win butler messrs ed and ruaseu smith hare left on a hunting trip north mr and mrs james sprawl and j viola mr and mrs earl bprowl and harvey sad mrs lane at anton and mrs oeorge griffin of to smith griffin mr and mrs griffin and smith visited on at the home of mr and mrs arthur oriffln mrs reginald blair arrives in georgetown georgetowns second english war bride arrived in town last wednesday morning in the person of mrs regi nald blalr who was the former nancy white of sussex salt dean eng land and their little son james reginald mrs blalr will make her home with her husbands parents mr and mrs james blalr until reggie comes marching home pte blair has been serving in italy lor the past year and four months he went overseas with the first contingent of lome scots nearly ave years ago mrs blalr had a very rough at lantic crossing and is consequently still quite tired after her long jour ney what little she has seen of canada to date she likes very much shopping in georgetown win be a real treat for her as she is still amazed ut the quantity of goods on the helves on behalf of the communi ty we extend a welcome to young mrs blalr and hope she will be hap py living with us mrs james inglis passes in 74th year mrs james inglis glen williams passed peacefully away after a short illness on october 24th in her 74th year mr and mrs inglis and family came from hawick scotland in 1015 settling first in norval later they moved to the farm at glen williams where for the past 10 years they have made their home before her marri age mrs xnglls was janet lawsonj hogg lovely earvice conducted by the rev c c cochrane of georgetown assisted by the rev j l self of i nerval was beld at the home of de ceased before interment in green wood cemetery on thursday october 26th there remain to mourn the loss of a beloved wilt and mother her hus band daughter ann and sons alex george jim and john mr and mrs mrs w h reid daughter and son- inlaw mr and mrs w brexman daughter and soninlaw mr and mrs w inglis son and daughter-in- law also the following grandsons craig and bruce reid gordon gerard harold and fiake inglis dr noble toronto mr alex noble miss f mcphcron norval mrs m peers burlington and mr tblrd aahgrove cousin 3 of mrs inglis mourn her passing three of the georgetown men re cently returned from overseas aw interviewed a3 part of the 7th victory loan rally beld on main street last saturday night mr john d keur was the interviewer and afkect jjues- j tka abou the food and equipment all the men praised the way oanasc had looked alter her troops and ask ed the cltlzeis to keep buying bonds to support the boys ths men who spoke were cpl gordon harley in georgetown for a thirty day leave from chorley park hospital where ha is being treated for a broken leg opi ted hlcken who returned to can ada on prisoner of war escort and stoker lloyd keir home on furlough after lengthy service with the navy bands loan film the three local bands were bi at- tendajict lome scots regimental- band girls pipe band and george town boys band and as usual sq supplied the grade a music for which the are noted the cocacola vic tory loan film with commentary by napier moore was marred by the in ability 10 htolt the sound track up to the loudspeaker and only those close up got the full benefit of the ge this film 4s one of the fin est yet made and the victory loan committee hopes to have it shown under more favorable clrcumtsanoes at public gatherings during the course of the loan chairmans address mr l e fleck joint chairman with w f bradley of the georgetown and esquesbig loan committee spoks briefly in support of the loan the objective in his district is 38600av he said but if everyone plays there part we can exceed that by 100000 he pointed to the money lying idle la bank savings accounts anc stressed the advantages of an investment at 3 compared with the 14 paid fay the banks leroy dale who is acting jointly with e v maccormack as head of the sales committee also made a few brief remarks and paid tribute so the effort of the salesmen who were so conscientiously pursuing their job h c mcclure acted aa mjstnr of ceremonies for the program whkej- was under the direction of jd sqvar publicity committee ehsjrman active service notes gordon king has enlisted in the army and is taking his basic training at brantford three sons of mr and bars d hilts are overseas and at last reports were all wu and in good health cpl clifford klts who joined the princess pats in 1939 is beginning his sixth year overseas he was married two years ago his month to an english girl the lormer miss dorothy sim mons of brighton sussex they were married at the royal church of st george on oct 29th 1942 both ne and hit brother pte wesley huts are with tlf same unit in belgium wesley cidlsied and went overseas with the lome scots in june 1941 the third sr cpl arthur hilts is with an rcaf hospital unit in france the same unit in which lieut ns irene mjlk hand is stationed he has beor overseas two years in no vember anoher son of mr and mrs hilts earl is with the reserve army at port credit and a brotherinlaw pte robcr skyring of guelph is with the rjcaao lieu berlis schenk spent the week eiid at her home in the olen lieut schenk who has been station i in nortn bjy and toronto was trans- ashgrove large congiegatlons attended the 84th anniversary services of aahgrove united church held last sunday beautiful autumn flowers decorated the church dr j c cochrane toronto and rev e m carter of lowvlue delivered inspiring sermons and pclal music was given by the church choir assisted at the morn ing service by pfo hartley anderson and mr clifford wrlgglcsworth and at the evening service by lowvlue male quartette sunday visitors with mr and mrs a j ruddu were mr and mrs percy jalillaw and family of norval mrs 8 k ruddeu and miss olive ftutten or cmorgetow mte intel j ceevt sl coyne of toronto miss ann clifton b tc brantford of bethel and mr hartley anderson n go r oeen received or toronto that warrant officer jim kelly ax- dt j c cochrane with mr and j rtvpd cflnada eng friday and is now reunited with his wife in winnipeg jim was reported mrs a wxht with mr rnd mrs fred wriggles- worth were rev j o totbon and mrs totton mr and mrs james car ney and sandra of alloa mr herb cantelon mrs james of streetsvlue miss enid shore of woodbrldge and mr and mn clifford wrigglesworth of hornby mr horn of streetsvilie u visit ing with mr and mrs o b dick lac o k blaksv of ottawa and mrs blake and ann of toronto were weak end guests with mr and mrs frank vtllson mr sad mn oeorge a wuson of btn cbhstle thdssd with mr and atr osefl wuson wriswjaewortfa sad wen with mr and mis horses bsxnes misine for several months after bombing rale over france and escap ed to the allied lines after the land ings in prance he win lie in geor getown in the near future to see nls parents mr and mrs john dkeoy an airmail letter dated october ma and received by his wife on saturday brought news that aol wuf aono is now lb india with the roaf he is the second local awn that we know of to be stationed there the other be ing pilot officer jack oomett wsw formerly clerked in rohvs drag store perhaps the two win be sale to sjet together sometime and talk over the liometown dctnss flgt iaad j sen of ayhner span a week end at us horns here spwft-m- he graduated on wednesday plight engineer pte hedley shaw writing home tells of an unusual incident while he euchre and other in ambers of his company were listening to the radio in the camp recreat ion room they were tuned in to he lord hawhaw broad cast from beilln and were amazed to hear him address those present in that particular room he said gentlemen if you will look at your clock on sucl and such a sire of the room you will observe it is running ten minutes fast as indeed it was modern atrk8 halloween dance a sal a halloween dance was held n the rose room last night by the modern aires orchestra many of the dancers vtre gay m costume and madeline sanford and doris ooxe won prizes for the best of these winners of lucky fipot dances were charlie milton and mss j murphy and helen shepherd and ralph ellison at th intermission a floor show was pre sented by miss gertrude cain and a troupe of her dancers which included dianne hillock and marlene bludd robbeky at iters milk products a rebbry occurred at the office of tyers muk productss last friday night when mt tyers went to work satur day mominfr he found the door open and three pouches missing from the desk v these contained 38 in silver and sw w o milk tickets local police investigated and questioning cf a suspect resulted m recov of the three pouches and the mffk uokete two pouches were recovered on satur day and the third yesterday saaraoea tt is understood that a charge wm at laid against the aeeuesd umehouse intended for last week mr and mis fraser and wm ns lie fraser of cheltenham were m4 tors at umehouse church last aun- lay the womens institute war work fund benefited from the enjoyable evening at mr and mrs 8 m wrights on friday winners as were mrs osborne and mr w shelbourne consolations falling to mrs a norton and master russell muler doughnuts cakes and coffee brought the social to a close mr james nlckeu is in guelph general hospital with a tracked pes vis bone as the result of a fafl mrs kirkpatrlck is prcgressms fa vourably in the same hospital messrs john and bui newton and mr and mrs a w benton attended the halton oarage operators annual banquet and ladies night held in palermo hall oct u miss shinty wright is attencttne business college hi brampton this week rev argyle campbell of keen and warsaw will preach at ume house with the sabbath school and church at 330 next sunday while rev c c cochrane is at keene con ducting anniversary services mrs frank benton is visiting rela tives at cobaurs- mr and mrs a w benton and children visited mr and mrs thos taylor n guelph on sunday mr and mrs jas mclennan aad joan visited the birkpatrictp on sunday mrs j r g sutherland called or friends in the village last week mrs smethurst is spending a short holiday in tcronto and barrie the mission band haaaar and tea held at mrs 8 nomes on satotdav was quite a success during the tea hour the children entertained with musical numbers acoordlng tc word received by mr and mrs alunl muler last week an other wenknown lad here bat peat ism sayieut eaortflce o dtr bsb adaa was ktoed oct 10 bay home was m toraaso hot he had spent a wtmasr of year wtta sv lment to tads i the street isvelsof modem te many plsess are a feet r awej shore the roadways at sastsso ssseavl i ttm imtl iwimlllllrt ml mta mar la aenaal vm