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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication georgetown wednesday march 7th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy give help the georgetown red cross raise 6000 c e herrington edits new poultry paper feather fancier last weekend marked the birth of new ptmcauon featfcer tanekr prtnted at the georgetown herald of flee and edited by georg well- known chicken man o e herrington the first issue is a bright newsy four- page sheet welksunported with ad vertising and augurs well for the fu ton success of the pubueauon which win be issued the first of each month for some t 1 herrington baa had the idea of such a paper which mis a need for news of a specialised group ot poultry breeders in canada i addition to these new end adver thftnr of waterfowl bantams pet took and pigeons wul be incorporated m the newavsper xa ttw first issue are complete re- porta of the ouelph brampton and bamilton shows with judges remarks svwfflel tnf onnvttve columns of news and information the first issue went out to woo subscribers a good percen tage of whom manifested their faith 3a the venture by payinf a threeyear subscription in advance before even seems a copy of the paper sub ban are already looking forward to the atfl issue and new subscribers may secure their copy by addressing pea- cher fancier sox 336 georgetown enclosing 1 for a years subscription or 33 for a 3year subscription nbbcs op mr c g english wins schofcabshu is and mrs c o english esques- inc and mr and mrs p a gg hew toronto are very proud of their niece ceua prances broad a pupil of the orammar school for obis south ampton argland at present evacuat ed to bournemouth who has bean warded the gamble scholarship of the equivalent of 300 a year for three years at wedtfleld college university of london the following account is taken from an wigh paper she is 17 years old and is the daughter of mr h c broad who has been teaching for the vast 2fe years at pendown and has now returned to teach in southamp ton mat broad has had by no means an easy time during the past tour years her former home at st jai ltd- southampton was destroyed by enemy action in june 1941 her home in bournemouth was levelled by a parachute mine in november 1940 and her present address m fvrestcue road bournemouth was also damaged by bombs in november 1943 the weather by h l hurt if there is any truth in the old toy lng that if march comes in like a lamb she will go out uke a lion there is going to be a heap of growling and roaring in the few weeks that lie ahead of us fo not only the first of match but the first week of it has been quite lamb uke at all events it is best to enjoy the present all we can and not worry too much over thing to come however we have not yet forgotten that when we chose the 20th of march for our sale wen we left the farm a few years ago there was such aj roaring blizzard all day that no one but the auctioneer ven tured to come and when it was post poned for a week there was such a depth of snow on the ground that no cars could travel the roads but let us not be too gloomy for a week or more we have been having tine spring weather and the preaprtl showers are taking the snow away with no flooding here are the records for the week date h and l bain- temp fall tuea feb 27 36 14 wed feb 28 34 16 thura mar 1 41 20 fri mar 2 39 33 35 sat mar 3 48 30 sun mar 4 34 13 mon mar 5 41 15 pie percy king wounded in action word was received by his wife the former elsie buuoofc that pte percy king was wounded in action on feb ruary 34th according to his moat re cent letters pte king has been serv lng in germany for a week and it is surmised bis injuries are not serious as the cable stated he was remaining on duty with bis unit pte king went overseas nearly two years ago with the lome scots af ter arriving in england be was trans ferred to the toronto scottish regl ment and he went to france wljh them last july a month after d day moderators visit grtatly appreciated wellfilled pews greeted the moder ator of the general assembly of the presbyterian church during his visit to knox and llmehouse churches last sunday morning and afternoon the services were conducted by the mini ster the bev charles cochrane and uwo very fine sermons delivered by the moderator che bev a c stewart in the morning mr stewart spoke from a text in 1st corinthians for vre are labourers together with god and he called on every member of the church to do his part in the life and conduct of the christian conununlty the moderator acknowledged that his office imposed a very heavy burden upon him and requested the prayers of all christian people in the dis charge of his duties the only sure foundation of the church is jesus christ himself the moderator stated and the church is built neither upon the man peter nor upon a succession of men but solely upon th revelation of aod 1 make no apology said mr stewart for the continued existence of the presbyter lan church if we are true to our teachings to our doctrine and to the klory of god the moderator then proceeded to toraain the elderselect messrs wm cromar cecil dobie and samuel j mackenzie music fitting for the historic occa sion was rendered in solos by miss mary moyer and a duet by mrs herbert harlow and miss jean mae donald at llmehouse in the afternoon the moderator chose as his texts mark 4 40 how is it that ye have no ralth and luke 18 nevertheless when the son of man cometh shall he find faith on the earth the speaker said that there were many storms abroad in the world today and he foresaw men turning to jesus when all else had failed only through faith are these storms to be overcome solos by mrs a w norton and mr samson glstoy added beauty and re verence to the service- kkkekah marathon euchre successful the marathon euchre held under the auspices of verdun rebekah lodge no 184 in the oddfellows hall came to a successful oonchislan last thursday evening when twenty two tables were filled for the fifth night when prises were presented as follows marathon winners mrs tyers and mrs v king tied with a score of 353 mrs tyers won the draw and had first choice with mrs king econd in third place was miss ro- wena stull with a score of 340 mrs ken hunter was fourth 336 mrs harvey clarke was a close runner up with 335 and was also presented with a prize the high scores for each night were as follow miss olive logan 112 mrs a wilson 103 mrs h bailey s3 miss bovena stull 91 consolation miss l francis 263 there was a tie also for the nearest to half the high and low score added together which was 303 mrs jlmmle britton and miss wllma stull having to out with kn britton winning miss stull received a small prize also the high score for last thursday evening was held by miss floiie al- cott with mrs jack mcoshbon second and mrs b kay consolation a sandwich and a cup of tea was served and after a few remarks from the noble grand mrs myrtle dron a successful marathon euchre was brought to a close by singing the na tional anthem ac professor speaks to poultry association on hybrids the regular monthly meeting of the georgetown and halton county foul toy association was held at the town hall georgetown wednesday evening feb 28th a good turnout was on hand members being present from brampton milton and georgetown after the regular bush ess was at tended to president c e herrington faxttrodu td the special speaker for the evening mr j mctjraioi of the ortario agricultural college mr mchralth s main subject was hy brdds from his experiments he said you could take two varieties the one parent with good laying ablli and long llvlbillty and cross this with- parent just fie reverse the progeny would be a flock carrying most of the characteristics of the better par nt another result was that by crossing barred rocks that would tar in weight from 5 to 8 lbs to white leghorns that would vary in weight from 3 to 5 i lbs you would produce stock very uniform for size their weights being from 5 to 5 fi lbs this proved the case in laving ability also breeding a 300egg parent to a 100egg parent the progeny would all hold an average around 200egg wltn no great variation showing he stressed the fact that none of thl hybrid crossing was necessary if h was possible to get pood ptifebreds and maintain straight breeds but during jie war years t ere hid been a scar it of straight breeding stock ard the hvbrdf had become top lar wltl a lot of farmers after his main address in otn forum was h id with mam interest lng q temons being asked mr me- ilralth answered these to the satl faction of everyone the president then called upon mr don swiss to move a vote of thanks to the speaker which was uriarrirnoas- mr8 thomas bbistow dies en toronto in ill health for the past two mon ths mrs thomas brlstow passed away at her home 980 dovercourt rd toronto on friday march 2nd the funeral service was held on monday from the myer elliott funeral chapel and was conducted by rev l i hun ter of westmoreland united church interment was in park lawn ceme tery the ate mrs bristow was born in england she was predeceased ten an ago by her husband who was at one time a resident of georgetown jid was a son of the late mrs john mcnfahy whose death occurred a seek ag surviving are a daughter kathleen a sisteeuid two brothers mr and mrs jnex lewis george town and mr and mrs charles mc nally terra co ta attended the fun tral pte william kay dees of wounds war brought sadness to another georgetown home last week when mr and ma adam kay received word that their eldest son pte william kay had led of wounds born in georgetown 24 years ago pte kay moved with his family to elora at the age of five years attend ed school there later graduating from he school of practical science at cal gary and taking a position with the elora and fergus motors he enlisted in the army in april 1942 with the kite ener waterloo regiment since arriving overseas he had seei action i france beuu an and holland and was recently mentioned for bravery d ing the battle of nleudrop survlvii b beside hls p re ts are wo brothers jack of crorgetown and cnr roland in englni d sudden death of mrs frankbnbenton llmehouse martha jane franklin benton died very suddenly at the home of her son at llmehouse on tuesday feb 20th born at llmehouse in 1878 the daugh ter of james d lane and hannah havens she spent all her life in es- quesing township following her mar- lage to arthur william franklin benton in 1904 the couple resided in acton for thirteen years since when they have made their home at lime house following the death of her husband two years ago she had lived with her son arthur of five children born to them two sons mourn the loss of a quiet loving mother arthur william at llmehouae and john ritchie of r r 4 acton there are three grandsons the funeral conducted by rev c c cochrane was held on feb 22nd with services at her sons home and in limehouse presbyterian church where she was a member interment was in the adjoining cemetery pall bearen were messrs t h price j n newton w g marshall b m wright sam glsby and jos scott soft ice for band carnival due to the mild weather last week the ice at the arena was not the best for a successful skating carnival but a very good crowd turned out with quite a number of costumes major h c moclire was masterofcere monies and handled the microphone d trlng he evening the judges for the costume events were mrs mcclure and mrs j l lambert i the winners of the races and cos tume prizes were as follows boys race under 12 yrs 1st keith fay milton 2nd bud varey george town boys race 12 to 16 years 1st frank anderson georgetown 2nd jim goldliam georgetown girls race under 12 years 1st delores her rington georgetown 2nd belle tennant georgetown girls race 12 to 16 years 1st marie hulme george town 2nd jean tyler georgetown best national costume blllie mac- cormack best comic costume ron aid denham best negro costume mrs elsie hitler best skating couplemr and mrs msxseu oakvffle oldest jcatlng couple mr w gteensward and mrs hdlst following the racing and costume events the lome soots band and some members of the boys band pro vided music for anting the annual red cross drive for funds has now begun and on behalf of all the men and women serving in the allied armed forces we ask that you give as generously as you pos- slby can when the canvasser calls at your home there is no need to elaborate oa how very much the vital services per formed by the red cross are needed letters home from the men ana there are the best testimonials yo could ever have whether they bv wounded sefelng on the field of battle flying planes sailing shine or in a german prison camp the bed cross is making tieir lot easier and in an un told number of cases saves their lives the red cross is needed more today than it has ever been now that w have actually come to grips with the enemy on his own soil give gener ously that then- services may be car ried on and extended the campaign organization far the local brarch has been completed wtttl the following committee in charg chairmen ward 1 ralph rosbf ward 2 s cnr j d kelly war 2 cn cnr harry savings ward v william deans glen williams vqlaa wiluam schenk glen williams rural john bingham nerval howard mayt stewarttown k c lindsay llme house a w benton list of canvassers assisting abort chairmen will be published next week pte w h balch brother of mrs v bedell missing en action the home of mrs vaughan bedell was saddened last friday when word as rtc i ed that her brother pte w h balch was reported missing in action bill was born in somerset frvg and came to canada with his tan lly in 1927 who settled in new bruntoicit two years later he and mrs bedell men ed to ontario and intll his enlistment early in sept 1139 he had made his home with her and her family in september of last year he was transferrm to the infantrj and saw srnic in france belgium and hoi it d doing advance patrol duty with ho efcscx scottish regiment m n e of his recen t letters home he itd how he had met jlmmj king f georgctbati and through him had become well icq nlnted with his sis r s new home town mrs bedell h n mocd he e shortly after her bro er proceeded overseas in 1940 pte balch was due for his 30 day leave this month and had expected to spenlhis 38th blrthdaj in the return rip nome to canada vhlch is the 25th of this month his parents moved to ontario four y ears ago and live at hornby canadian army comm il sjmpathy is extended to t ese in the loss of a brae soldier son and brother church choirs combine for choral effort a reil treu for mu ic lowers is in ore later this month when some 60 1 embtrs of he choirs of st georges k x hi ui it d and baptist lhe churches will present the cantata ashgrove olivet to cal arv ministers from t r e of the churct es are assisting in tie chornl work to he extent of tak tlub ling solo parts and soloists from eachchers but the leg is responding fa i h rch also have important roles o irablj to treatment and will event 1 tl e work is under the direction of 1 ually be 100 again miss lynda stewart atcm assisted friendi welcome lieut russ firestine back to georgetown saturday was a blgday at the home of mr and mrs sam tennant john street when friends gathered to wel come lieut russell firestine back to georgetown wounded on august 20 while serving with the canadian army in france lieut firestine was invalid i ed home to canada and arrived in toronto m january where he has stnes been receiving treatment at charley park military hospital recently he has been transferred to christie st hospital and his 48 last weekend was the first opportunity he has had to renew acquaintances in town the reception was the first to be arranged by the reception committee of the georgetown rehabilitation council which plans to welcome back all returned servicemen in an organ zed way and to show the gallant lads from this district that georgetown truly appreciates the sacrifices they have made lieut firestine arrived at the ten nant home in a car driven by mr d brill and was greeted by a welcome home sign on the flagdraped house among those who were on hand to greet him besides the tennant family aere mayor harold cleave lt col a b s cousens major harold mc clure cr garfield mooilvray qmb henry shepherd w e nodwell and walter biehn mr nodwell took veral pictures of the group and lt is hoped to have one of these available for insertion in next weeks herald lie it firestine suffered a bad leg 1 jtirj which required grafting a bone from his good right leg in order to re i air the injured one it will be some ime before he can discard the crut pte clarence freestone home from overseas pte clarence freestone 23 young est son of mr and mrs f c free stone of georgetown is the latest georgetown man to arrive home aftav service overseas a member of ttw 48th highlanders he is spending 3v days leave in town overseas sines august 1940 pte freestone was wounded two days before christmas of 1943 by the explosion of an 88nun gun during the battle of ortona he was in a field hospital in sicuy for two months then was returned to england fox further hospital treat it before coming home first pansies of 1945 aahgrove ypu held an enjoyable j by organists of the presbyterian and i katlng perty in georgetown arena on baptist churcl es the cantata will be wednesday eenlng feb 28th after presented in the united church on kating lunch was enjoyed at the t irsdaj march 29th this is a date home of mr and mrs howard wrig which every music lover will want to itli wort i ktcp in mind georgetown red cross meeds workers harold stalford addressed meeting v baxter will knitting con t e ladies of the georgetown brinch of the red cross held what a reilly a ixtension of u e red cro s a nual meeting last tuesday usl t in the municipal building due to the inclement weather a large i number of the ladies were unable to i t d the regular meeting j tl e meeting on the 27th was a very kood one and all present seemed en i ui slastk over the work planned for wednesday mrs mckibbln miss lear c cave and mrs d 0 tin c their work venors discussing ways and means of stim 1 ing greater work in the rooms lt w i decided to appoint two or three a dies to be in charge of the rooms on certain nfternoons in the week the follow i g were appointed monday mrs a duncan mrs w g bell mrs a m nielsen tuesday mrs r ross mr 0 1 bnllantine mrs knoepbl c g i t the canadian girls in training met in the sunday schoolroom of the united church at 730 on tuesday feb 27th the meeting was called to order by he president virginia chapman the meeting opened with the cgjt t ymn followed by the c o i t pur nose the leader mrs jeffery took the vorshlp service the secretary joan t yon read the minutes of the last meeting in the business period lt was decided that the next meeting would be a work meeting at which wo ild be made silhouette pictures the meeting continued with mis slon st dy from the book second pioneers the girls then played some rames and the meeting closed with taps bv virginia chapman coming year mr harold stalford the meeting a splendid address on his experience with the red cross both this war and the last war he dn t prttst the red cross work rt when mrs r boss took the chair mrs lawson was elected vice preslden of the local branch con mrs fi vfral service for mrs john mcnaixt a f neral service was held from the m of her son charles mcnatlf at mrs f laws and francis friday mrs h bar- mrs w g o thompson 1 e red cross is irgently in need ill workers possible as the new tirra cotta inst wednesdav for mrs r- tll tnough mrs a lawson pre- q ota has come in the work aill be john mcnally who passed away the s ded except for the election of ofn e s and interesting being mostly ptviois monday rev j lt self children s clothing as many women as the officiating minister and pall as can do so are urged to come out hearers were jos mcbrlde gerald to the work roorm as many afternoons downer harvey pickfc jack edge errors for the cutting of materials at as possible a shipment will be made 1 fred mcnally and wesley ruuedge the work rooms were mrs d living- i next monday of ari the articles in the tntermen stone and mrs robinson mrs p w rooms i cemetery mrs george herrington brought a lovely nosegay of pansies to the of fice on tuesday the hardy ntoa flowers are blooming in her rock gar den between two hanks of snow pan anyone beat wm peeardt hornby an unusually large number attend ed the euchre and dance in the or ange hall on tuesday evening feb 27th under the auspices of the wo men s institute all seemed to have a good time and returned home about three am the official board of hornby charge of the united church of canada met for the transaction of business at ths parsonage on tuesday afternoon feh 27th the minister presided and mr emerson ford acted as secretary there was a good number pr from all three churches on the charge reports were received of the work of all departments of the church for ths past year which were highly satisfac tory the total amount of money raised was 3983 of which 363 was given to the missionary and mainten ance fund mr john t ford was elected recording steward for an other year and mr thos douglas was elected lay representative to presby- terv and conference a motion was passed agreeing to adoption of the new plan for the support of the pension fund or the church namely a payment of an amount equal to 5 or salafypaid to the minister a pulpit supplyxcommlttee consisting of messrs thos douglas thos brown- ridge and perey merry was appointed a large number attended the march meeting of the women s association held at the parsonage on thursday afternoon last march 1st after a short business session in charge of the president mrs clifford wriggles- worth busy fingers in record time completed a quilting lunch was then served by the hostess and a so cial time enjoyed over the tea- cups it was decided to hold a ctokhxale social some evening near st patricks day we thought we had enough snow to last for many weeks yet bat lt is surprising how so much of it has dis appeared both from fields and roads during the past week it b surely good to be able to drle on bare road beds once more there are signs of an early spring such as the return of the robins and flights of geese wtogtaf heir way north and never haw w seen the grass and fall wheat m eitau when the deep covering of snow bss been remowd