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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday february 14th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy tire in caboose and laratter freight train crash 11th blood donor clinic most successful yet at the eleventh and largest bed cross mobile blood donor clinic to be held in georgetown to date there were 133 volunteers of which 114 became donors held in the legion ball on wednesday morning february 1th lilas auislie was once again the sup ervisor with miss hamilton as technl- dan at this time when the need for plo is more urgent than it has p ever been it was very encouraging for the committee to have such a large number come forward and volunteer to give their blood practically the same capable com mittee was in charge of this clinic as of the other ten mrs john camp bell rn was nurseincharge miss annie ryan secretary registered the donors and mrs t grieve was tem perature nurse the local doctors assisted by several nurses of the dls trlct and members of the st john ambulance brigade took charge of the donors mrs a lawson headed the refreshment committee there were twentysix new donors tn this clinic and it is to be hoped that even a greater number of new donors will enrol at the next clinic which will be held in about ten weeks of the 114 donors at this clinic there were 95 men and 29 women following are the names of those who volunteered n nelson f anthony j w arm strong a ritchie wm hyde s lyon f spires john lucas a e mwdleton alfred allen w h mc- clements jas roe p weaver arthur norton ruth evans a orr k ha milton b flewelung k m langdon m tantardini n robinson n lear month a- e colman mrs a scott e forgrave gwladys eason k mc veigh gene law mrs t harrison d marshall mrs crabtree w ricb- aroson jas boyle jack tost h hale l shortlll h preston mrs norrle 6 tennant s silver h norton geo hoare elmer hill h savings h crawford b cudden mrs burten shaw mrs v norton h mclellan g wright j warner a jackson j t ellenton n death v hepburn jean mcdonald s eason w j mc donald m londry c day mrs roe d barclay h king r ward g stringer g spence f newberger mrs crawford mrs wafjstafle w emslie c king wm alexander r bruce a hill c kenney j s harrl on don lindsay w l given t harlow mrs benton mrs jepson h hughes mim toman miss mccaskill mrs hill mrs ellerbv geo hender son mrs milter r jepson chas fng llsh o price m robb chas valen tine t clark p hill c soper e vivian f spear c cross h c wrlgglesworth c snow e mcclure d larkin john mcclure g bailey r salter go birt e snow n f verdec d e tough f j shortlll b yountr s marwood s p chip- man p larscn w mcndham r pinkncy r alexinder f mcfnery h burke mr e clirv mrs mr- bride j curtis m fnr k e hyde mrs kay j loruso a curtis mr lambert mrs f mcnaliv mrs die kle mrs b hirrlson mrs anthony mrs hndrson m pasm re hughes cleaver mp of burlington and present liberal member for halton at ottawa who was unanimously elected to again contest the riding in the next federal election rosebl n mission bwd fi fct officers limehouse presbyterian church annual meeting the annual congregational meeting of the limehouse presbyterian church twice postponed because of road and weather conditions was held on mon day evening feb 12th at the home of mr and mrs harvey norton the minister the rev charles cochrane opened the meeting with a brief ser- vice of worship and was elected char- man of the meeting mr john new ion was elected secretary in a few words mr cochrane re viewed the work of the congregation during the year and paid tribute to tl ose who hid assisted and supported him in his ministry he then read the n port o the kirk session which con tained l sincere appreciation of the nfe ind service of the late dr j g su herland in elder of the congreg atlon for manj jears thx financial statemtnt was nad by the feisiirer mr a w benton show ing the congregation to be in a verj satisfactory position from thit point of view the repor of the treasurer is adopted as read other reports were adopted as print ed and special attention was called to the new formed mission bind inder the direction of mrs sam gis b substantial balances were shown in eich of the reports read and the b rieet allocation was shown to have b r ii over subscribed each of the re f ing church officers trustees stew- rds auditors ind mmagers were lectid to their offices md a spec 1 invitation was extended to mr a w benton to continue is tteisurer f the congregation a position which he has nllrd with entire satisfaction t ic past six ycirs mi off to p ir ha he wcsterlv drhe sh d t rnber of the congr bacon export show planned for halton county 100 halton fanners filled the far mers bldg at milton to capacity an the occasion of the annual meeting of the halton crop improvement associ ation which was held recently a somewhat lengthy and excellent re- port was presented by the board of directors covering projects conducted during the past year this covered demonstrations and tests with per manent pastures hay and pasture mixtures annual pastures soil fer tility build up testa variety tests husking corn a boys and girls grain club etc brief but most in teresting reports were presented by the following halton farmers cecil lawrence sheridan emerson ford hornby ross segsworth freeman j h wlllmott milton harvey nurse georgetown claude picket george town and victor hall hornby prof n j thomas of the depart mem of chemistry ojvc guelph gave a most practical and illuminating address on soil fertility in relation lc pastures and conservation president edwin harrop was in charge of the meeting which recom mended the holding of a bacon ex port show in conjunction with the an nual seed show at milton on march ifi and 17 both events are open to all halton farmers further infor mation concerning both may be se cured from agricultural representa tive j e whltelock at milton en tries for the bacon show close on feb 23rd an entry calls for the marketing of one hog between feb 26 and march 5 which will permit curing into a wiltshire in time for the halton show on march 17th an ex c ellent prize list is offered and lnas much as there is no entry fee or other expense entailed on the part of the hog producer it provides an excellent opportunity of determining the kind of carcass which the live entry will make the following were elected to the board of directors or the halton crop improvement association for ims esquesing robt miller m t mc nabb t j brownridge and edwin harrop nassigaweya archie service man- sell vellls and arthur diamond n lson w e breckon cis pal mer and a t woodley trafalgar cecil lawrence v j iiwrence prink hall and j h will mott frin and fr a mosa wallace swack- 1 imer auditor f h gilroy weilknown esquesing farmer died friday benjamin harrop well known es quesing farmer died on friday feb 9th at the milton hospital milton after an illness of three weeks mr harrop was in his 79th year thei funeral service was hellfin the chapel i of mcclure s funerfel home bramp ton by his minister rev s r cole- brook on monday february 12th at 2 pm born in esquesing township the late mr harrop was the son of mr and mrs benjamin harrop nearly fifty years ago he married the former rachel morrison who predeceased her husband in 1936 mr harrop farmed all his life on lot 6 concession 10 esquesing and was well known for his interest in horses he was a lib eral in politics and a member of the i o o f he was a member of st stephens anglican church hornby surviving are thrte brothers and two sisters jim ol toronto lou of vancouver b o albert of three creeks alberta mrs m leslie georgetown and mrs f sinclair to ronto seven children also mourn his loss roy of brampton ernie ol cleveland ohio mrs clare ford milton gladys mrs russel nichol son iva of snelgrove miss edna harrop toronto russel of hamilton and alan of norval pallbearers were messrs lester brown thomas douglas fred morri son will mcclure j g mcclure and thomas mcgee interment was in hillcrest cemetery norval engineer and brakeman jump fire brigade extinguish flames cpted bv the mcetl 1 vl 1 ii the following ofh rs of ie rose bud mis ion band vcre ins 11 i b rev r c t d i t e in i ir h i lng i president am e crib rec i recording secretary betj clirkr treasurer mrs p tjler i world frier 1s s retirv jim b rk shut ii secntir dnrotrj 1 i peice and tern pen nee henld shirley dobble witch to ii id f r- mr burke hird work committee jnnc milne miriam once jian dobble get ready commit tee ross mc gllvray billy thompson pianist mrs c wlllson superintendents mrs a r speight t e m iterlal of ms mi de bv a lflon n nd ne- thr- date on mr r i s in id be un red o t ic kirk ses lcr iov of thinks h m sim c sh to the h ifh for 1 ir t of the church s busl- fiitst sod tt rved for ttnique ffortietowv officf tlier is so much wonderf il color in hc precipitous age covered hills and wooded hill ides round and abo i georgetown thit wilter t fvnns de elded to transplant some of thf hem tiful birk covered cedar logs from his firm in northern fsqucslng to the h iness section of georgetown the e logs are belnt used in the construction of mr fvans new office w lien is being built on mill street be- twfon the brill block ind dr pauls rmc and residence ijoirin and hiines ire the oontrac ors and anyone familiar wltb the work done bv these artistic contractors kn w that a unique and comfortable 1 will b the result dk t h wylie died at toronto home dr thomas h wylic wellknown in this district died at his home in to ronto on feb 1st born on the ninth line of esquesing he attended the georgetown high school and milton model school for i number of years he taught school later he attended the royal dnltario dental college ind practised in chatham toronto and acton he was an enthusiastic liwn bowlrr and curlev elng a rhnr er member of the rusholme lawn bowling club a member of the lake vkw and onkwoort clubs in 1913 he wis one of a teim t canadian bowlers o win a our of the britl h isles he wis a pist chilrman of the ontario bonsplel ind was the joint winner for wo successive seasons of the globe scotch doubles a former elder of chalmers presbv- erian church and teacher of the bible class there dr wvlle wrs latterly a member of st clnlr avenue united church his wife the former knte mcfav den predeceased him five cnrs ago s irvhit jj are i daughter kathleen two sons thorms and ftp cvrtck of toronto one sister mrs isibelli st ill ind one brother andrew wvlle of georgetown a s nicholson of burlington who was chosen as progressiveconservative candi date to contest the halton county riding in the next federal elec oon ii i i bt1i namft rfsfrf am canadian strathaven supreme comrade owed bv w s hall oakvllle was named re serve all canadian three holsteln bull for 194 in the all-can- idlan contest just concluded he wr first nrize three vrnr old and reserve grand champion at the re rlonal championship show held inst fall at oikllle tn 1w and atraln in i he received honourable mention i r all canadian m ind ms f thflr h cy board of trade hold pleasant social and business evening me in rebekalfs hold imprfsstve ceremont an impressive ceremony was held at fie regular meeting of verdun bekah lodge on tuesday evening ruary sth when the charter was drap ed m memory of the late mrs p f blackburn yjho was a past otrtct dspott president of toronto centre ftitrict if o s during the cm lfrs a h feuer sanv of somewhere ippi ri to rne ortrinlst the cir- nd tl e mini tcr is i oken of timon of their work durlntt h vear tl e meetlnc adjoiirned and was r ismisscd with he benediction by thr nlnfster and icfreshments were ser ifd bv the lidles of the congregation william keddt weds hamilton girl rriends in georgetown will be in terested to heai of the recent narrl- of junior offloer william reddy the merchant navy wk was marri ed on january 27th in laidlaw unit ed church hamilton to ina putman daughter of mr and mrs delbert putman mr reddy is a son of the late mr and mrs frank reddy for mer georgetown restdeats who oper ated a mfft route in tow yean asp it fifu mi mbtrs of ui ieor i wn ind dlstrl t boird of trade j vi d i pi nil orlil and busin n nv in the 1a ion r ms f n i 1 r- i i ffbruarj 8tb it h p m r bixirfiit pnsiddi ol tin b- ii 1 f trade wis liairmni for the mn in i and opened the meeting with a it brief remarks about the work il ready accomplished by the board ii d also reported on the delegation which had been sent to interview council about having a compiled plan made of the town the rhythm rubes provided muchappreciated music at intervals throughout the evening mrs w f smith chairman of the retail division gave a report on that divl skm she said the cooperation had been excellent among the retalers and that they were planning a retail di vision night with a special speaker in the very near future mr h o mocture treasurer gave a detailed financial report of the board to date an official eonstltutloa for the board of trade had been drawn is and this was adopted by the meeting i mr wllhm noluel sprretiry of bi t how i reels t mm 1 pi ires nf vorceown and dls rj t the niin if tl r r plct res irrc tikei 1 r 1 r b mr si nltn nick ind one reel wis tiken bv mr odwell the heme of tic miln pic ture bv mr b irk the seisons is they appeir in ccnreetown and vici nity spring fall summer and win ter were eqtialv beautiful they opened the eves of many present to beauties of landscape and flowers in ind abaut our town never suspected several local men appeared in the films including charlie prker robert foulls dr paul ed mcwhlrter john d kelly and office staff of the paper dtvsion provincial paper ltd many of the younjr people appeared in the shot of aiding on the golf hnfcbvort a sunday taken just recently the men present passed deudoos refreshments prepared by the ladles of the lome soots wa- trios brtrig toff a highly successful and enjoyable meeting to a close st georges boys club have busytime st gtorge s church boys club has bten having a very busy time be sides pliving hockey every saturda morning their regular cnurch at tendance sunda and their club meetings mondaj night they cele brated their third anniversary with a lelgh ide last monday night a treat from pilot officer a sykes mr john devertaux being the genial driver for lwo hours the boys had a grand sleighride which was made ever so much mort seasonable by a very valu able set of cirlllon bells loaned to dr reld by mr nixon aiut the sleigh ride a surprise part j for the club ind in celebration of i birthday and erls mr and mrs walters assltscd by erls sisters en ertained with a fullcourse hot din er at their home on durham street their generosity can be realized when thirtv sat down to this grand dinner with all the trimmings of a banquet in table having a large birthday cak wth the cb tt oior- red white and blue and the oth table beinr centred with a lovely blrthdiv cake with three cindles on i i gift from mrs jos gibbons the conclusion of the dinner wal ter sinrent moved nnd paul barber seconded i vote n ft hanks to be given to mr and mrs wilters for their teit kindness ross svkes as prcsi dent oiled for the vote and the ap- pmse certainly sh6wed the boys ap- treclitlon mr walters gave the boys i verv klndlv replv sundiv morning the clubs third an nhcrsarv was recognized by some of the boy tik nc special parts in the service nl their church mr thompson mde special mention of their innlversarv isklng god s blessing on the ci ib ind its leaders id its work mr thompson also ncke f the club in his sermon the vond tesson st matthews gospel ii verses 1 16 was erv baly reiri b the clnh chipliln ross nor- n tne collection wis tiken up by res svkes and firl walters this col cctlon was then received bv two boys f the cl ib in tie choir paul bacber id b b luris m the meeting list monday night n elc ion of officers resulted in ross les heln mide president for hii r irth term bllh bulllvint secretary rid wiit sargent treisurer mp reld received i lovely bouquet f irl i flowers i pift from three or mohers iso a hentitlful cup and i cer from two bovs brothers in the club the boys have been very fortun ate 1n having pilot officer a sykes tiklnir over most of the hockey coach ing duties from dr reid large crowds of citizens drawn by ft brlghir glow in the sky in the smithy stone district hurried to the scene of a fire on the northern line of thr canadian national railways imc night when the alarm sounded at fc o clock townspeople first thought the fire was at the smith stone plant and thu rumour passed around town quickly the fire was caused when an incom ing freight train piled into the ca boose of a freight standing just within the yard limits the brakeman who had just made his way to the front of the train noticed the red light pull ed the safety brake cord and jumped into a snowbank visibility was poor due to a heavy snowstorm the en gineer of tht incoming train alq jumped from the cab the force of the crash tefcacoped the caboose of the standing train and the upset stove set this and the next car which was filled wuh pulpwood oh fire by the time the georgetown brigade arrived on the scene the fire was burning briskly and it was a stiff threehour fight to quell tha flames just after the brigade had left the scene the fire started up again and a second alarm at mid night called the are brigade to thf ccene again what would have been a serious fa tality was averted by the coincidence that just before the accident the en gineer of the standing freight had finished his supper in the caboose and went to the front of the train to teh another member of the crew to go back and have his supper and no one was in the caboose at the time of the crash the georgetown fire brigade turn ed in their usual good work and checked the fire from spreading far ther than the two freight cars they retched the fire through the smith a stone property using the hydrant at the back of the plant with eight lengths of hose stewarttown the meeting of the world day of prayer for stewarttown and vicinity win be in the ootmcfl chamber on i friday afternoon feb hrh at three oclock every woman m the com munity wftj be welcome at this meet ing the county fnddojer made an excellent job of ctatrtna the lflh st rdd of ft large aetmnrflhipp of saow and lee on tuesday laomfatg publishe3 father in fatal crash it came as a great shock to family nd rriends to learn that dr c k blehn wis fatally injured in a car ao- ctrient r windsor on tuesday febru ary sth dr biehn succumbed to serious head injuries a few hours af ter he was rushed to a windsor bos- p tal arter ms car collided with a truck born at bright ontario the late dr biehn was in his 68th vear after tmduating from dental college in 1897 he practiced for a year in shelbourno then opened an office in chesley which he carried on until 1921 when ihe iccepted appointment as supervisor of dental services for the windsor se ools he was a member of forest lodge af st am chesley tb fssex county dental association and the new windsor club and was a regular attendant of chalmers untted church windsor he had served on the board of the dental college in toronto sinivinc are his wife the former ties fltlot of chesley two daugh- t and two sons mrs j k start of windsor isabel of chesley major 3 telford blehn overseas with the can- arllm army and cpl walter blefib nuhllsht of the georgetown herald tte also leives six grandchildren one brother and two sisters dr s rx blehn of pirrv sound mrs 8 fraser civ westminster b c and mrs temette weneer florida a funeral vr ie was held in windsor on thutb- riv and the remains were then taken to chesley for burial preceded by a service at the home of bis stster-to- iiw miss belle elliot frld cranam owvs otttstandtno jebset there are some outstanding i made by the jersey breed in decem ber of 1944 the leading record was that made bv brampton favorite beautv 79835 bred tmd owned by b h bull jk son brampton ontario beauty completes her second medal of merit record at 10 years of age with 18 192 lbs of mfnr and ibs lbs of fat she is one of the outstanding daugh ters of the famous medal of merft sire fatorrte volunteer beauty wm milked three times a day and her record is for 988 days the leader on twice a day wtnar tn the same olaai to royanst mat rlngleadei p8l8fl bud and owned by oersld k oraham georgetown ibas rfngleadex pradnesd lmt ba of aaflk and 8m lbs of fat