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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday may 23rd 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy victory loan exceeds objective in georgetown georgetown and esqueslxig- geor getown district have again topped 4r victory loan objective with fly- colours a total of 533300 or z of our 385 do0 objeotlve was with individual applioa- tkne increase by 171 over the 7th loan ot this amount 376500 was aub- orifced in town and 183 800 la bb- payrou purchases show an fckrease of 43 in number and 7000 in atnount as compared with the 7th victory loan although a little be- tow the total of 561000 reached in fee last loan which set an auume ugh for canada nevertheless attaln- 1ns 138 of our objective is a fine ac- nt on which the victory loan sjeanen and purchasers are to be congratulated e v mac- oarmack and leroy dale joint sales dwlnnen expressed themselves as be tas wellpleased with title response to tth victory loan it is a matter of interest to note that georgetown and district have invested 3900200 to right vlotory loan issues or in three and one half years the executive for the loan was com posed as follows w f bradley and l k fleck tvotat chairmen rakfti hobs hon chairman at v macoormack and leroy dale mrs william h anthony died in 77th year the weather brhu hlrtt ait long lost we have had a change in tine weather a whole day and a half of glorious sunshine bwo days without rain and the tentperature wanned up yesterday to 76 degrees and we are not giving the moon the credit for it poor old girl she was blamed for all the cold and wet the rest of the month we are giving the credit to the elections just think of all the hot hand staking and baby kissing turned on here in ontario by 310 candidates running for 90 seats in the legislature and about twice that number running in the federal elec tions thten again we are dreading the frosts ukery to come when hundreds of these candidates will be snowed under on the 4th and 11th ot june it to make it very late before sate to set out tomato plants following are last weeks rain soak ed records grand opening of norval recreational centre thursday june 5th j ellen jane shortlu wife of the lat- new ughtlng system installed coat william herbert anthony died at her 763 00 h b poumb oroup payroll atd sttverpubttolty t bason jr secretary balevnen were win deans p ker- ey george brown h may w h okgff w a wuson young progressive- conservatives organize an organisation meeting was held last thursday night in the brooke block committee room to form a george young progressivecon anvatlve association there was an enthusiastic meeting and the election of ofoetb resulted as follows prestden4jack thompson vloelpresidentiscath squires secretaryjack lucas treasurer wrn mcnahy open forum chairman r r- bodal ohal betty anderson telephone lohaiitnan mr rwth barber an ambitious innovation was the appokntznent of a hansard secretary who wu collect clippings from han sard to keep a record of matters of interest about the party and what local are dome open forum political dlscussioni wffl be held when groups of liberals tiie norval memorial recreamon centre has proved a pioneer in the new much taucecvof community centre idea started by a group of farsee ing men and youths of norval and district its fame is reaching far al- ready the secretary report- a anmber jffsij home r r 1 llmehouse early fri day momijig may 18th alter an ill ness of four weeks mrs anthony was the last remai4ng member of the shorbul family and had lived in this district all her life she was in her 77th year born in esquesing township she mrs e b tyers president lady bowlers the ladies section of the bawling club held a social and business meet ing at the home of mre e b tyers lost week v wmi a game of euchre was enjoyed dur- of letters from other districts asking and mal khtwood fifty five lng y a p evening with liberal candidates speak at georgetownltheatrerally tor information of how to start one years ago she married william h anthony and before he died four the following being the prlsetoiimers sport and activity for old and young for men and women aleady the new lacrosse box ti re ceiving the name of one of the finest in the province the new lighting system finished last week at the cost of- 708 65 is superb everybody here- aboutsls planning to be present for the opening lacrosse game thursday june 5th at 930 pjn it is said if you miss the grand opening and the plans for the future in the re- 1 mm e duncan mrs wm muliere creation centre include tennis courts y a golden s mackenzle mrs w g lawn bowling green and a fine base- ha bau diamond the motive of the or- v the election of officer resulted a banfelr committee being to have wtan vnmedchurcheb and al- fouow m of the bannockbum womens in preeldentmre stltute rev r c todd was in charge of the funeral service held from her late residence last monday afternoon a lovely solo the city pouraiuare was j 3 q prize coimnttteb mis em thomp son and mrs w q beu lunch oommittwe mrs w o beu and mrs j h lulloo refreshmento were served at the conclusion ot the evening b tyers vicepresident mrs wm mllhere secretarytreasurer mrs sydney duncan rtatrnr committee mrs sung by mrs fred shortlu interment was in oreennood cemetery george town surviving axe five daughters and four sons florence and margaret mrs k r macdonakl oe date h and l ratn- temp iau tues maor 15 36 114 wed ma 16 38 3nr t1hurs may 1 60 13 br prl mky 18 48 46 ier sat may 19 83 40 sun may 30 07 m0n may 21 1 47 mt 1 wo geogetownn change ownership f event in the history of norval district the norval team this year is very j strong and hopes to finish on top of the peel county league the f ana win recognise such hockey stare as jack shropshire joe scherbo nick and qulnn ferrl jim clark and len self in the line up besides such play ers as jim burton ouie burton len varey freddies eeyes lloyd orich- ton archie campbell and many other new players who have tried to oatoh a ptace on this years team to date 160130 has been collected for toe recreation park and this in itself speaks wl for the splendid sup port of the citizens of this district besides the senior lacrosse team norval will have a bantam under 16 jon 1st and 10 this year and a mid get or juvenile team any boys of norval georgetown or district wani ing to learn lacrosse and wishing to try out are asked to phone rev l self immediately a further sports notice includes the fact that norval win also have its winning ball team coached and mac aged by cam sinclair back in the two ecem changes of ownership have token place in ihe lcal business field a few weeks ago the budget groceteria was sold by mr james goodlet to mr r j caldwell of br ampton and will be operated by mr and mis caldwell as caldwell s food store the new proprietor has been meat manager for the a p stores in slmcoe toronto weston and latterly in brampton and has added a full line of meats to the grocery line he is a native of cheltenham while mrs caldwell is the former gladys irekuwi of inglewood they have a son edgar and are members of tfce united church they are urtog to the apartment above the store while uk goodiet family have moved into their new home on edith street second business change is that of a e crlpps ford agency which will be operated by the new owners cecil t hardle and lome h peters as the georgetown motors both men come from toronto where each has bad sev eral years experience in the automo- tive industry mr and mrs petere i thursday between ttbe giants and irt ooptand othwpouttcal paruesbave puithaeed the ortpps- home be- joanuefcs and the white sox but wffl be invited to come and sit in onswe the garage and the orlpps family postponed on account of rain the j ti foum will also in- have moved to an apartment in tte game was played on friday dining fmm roszeu acton william r r 1 llmehouse joseph on the notttcsxad bertha mss x pas llmehouse fred georgetown ethel mrs fred brooks b r 1 llmehouse glen williams shoruit robert shortui fred shortm john klnawood thomas kexjoedy and oliver mofnit plowerbearen 1 messrs clarence cole akiezt brooks fred hhortul lawrence anthony james jones stanley morrison wil liam mcdonald james mann and chris moffat arts and crafts met at wildwood the may meeting of the arts and crafts was held at the home of mis h k batkln wildwood on thurs day may 17th eleven members from georgetown were present and four from acton mrs moyer the presl dent opened the meeting with a wel come to the new members who bavere- oently joined and are already ardent the organizations member georgetown and district ball league ship bo date is twenty seven this summer heres wishing them minutes of the previous meeting sucess were reed by the secretary mrs once again don t forget tuesday bruyns and a financial statement giv june 5th the opening lacrosse game en by the treasurer mrs milne the meeting continued with gener al discussion which included plains for oeobgetown pfblic school encouraging handicrafts in the school and of furthering work of educational by don brhl vaiue tea wa srved by the hostess the second game in the series of our softball league was to be played on tory of the party oapt charles h wilson son of mr james h wilson and the late seaskma the forums wbl also in- nave move i a w taittljyour progress conserva- leaue borne mr peter is a recesses two in the afternoon the ilztut latuuq ueudu olid uli v i i canuck had the advantage in man wto the hardle family are stm living in powerana tt while sua iis toronto and intend roovtog to oeorge- less reliable subs therefore the can- town as soon as housing accommoda- ucks came up on top of a 27 to 7 hairy devereeux attended the l ean be secured mr hardle has icore the batteries were for the mrs graduating execlses at the toronto lwo married daughters living in tor- j canucks hamilton and tyers and for general hospital for the student diet- outo a 300 eugene at school and two the white soxt golden and norton idaos miss helen devereaux being sons in the army pte john camp the game was ably umpired by bui one of the graduates borden ana pfc william orillia mr muir behind th plate and bill bull hanle is a native of kilbride both ivant on bases families are members of the united the respective lineups were as fou- church lows white sox 3b dean thomp the former staff of eldin askin and son as keith kins k gerrard wilcox brnce lindsay hawe been retained by b bill arnold if bob rogers catcher tre new owners and they are present- j ross norton cf gorge rogers lb w ly engaged in making alterations to mills pitcher jim golden the building with a viw to making cantjcks ss bud varey catcher the local ford ogencj one of the finest john tyers 3b keith thompson lb in the district norval boys liberated from german prison camp geo c brown norval k georgetown 382 r 21 wool growers organization wool mr collect to mr mrtmit ws i me 1 iiiff amadwa obtain hcks and twine from m 8am geergetowii milfclsi huik b i mha or dirsct from oahadlan cooperatm woot okowtbfl umtted f anderson 2b bill brydon pitcher jim hamilton cf ross dillon if ivan h iffman rf colon oousens capt c h wilson brother of clabje wilson becetvkd bad facial injuries ly wounded overseas when the jeep in which he was riding had a beadon collision with another jeep one eye was injured and his face is badly scarred oapt wilson is with the 63rd transport coy his brother olore is employed by hedley shaws georgetown capt wilson whose home is on elsifleld rd toronto has been over- eas bwo and one half j ears he went hughes cleaver hep presents com prehensive post- war program for liberals mrs fettit first halton woman to hun for provincial office a wenattended rally sponsored by the liberal party was held in the gregory theatre monday evening prior to the political speeches the audience enjoyed a movie the devil with hitter and baritone solos by mr ronald stewart leroy dale k president of the halton liberal as sociation then introduced mrs mkrr petmt deputyreeve far nelson towk sbdp whola seeking election to the provincial house mrs pettit stressed the growth of woman 3 place in industry and pubhc life since war began and said that it is our prime duty to see that the re turning servicemen have every oppor tunity to rehabilitate themselves qu ickly and suitably she is s in savour of reducing the age limit for voting so that any man who has been in uniform win not be deprived of the right to vote another plank in her platform is a change in the old age pension to provide higher rates a lower age limit and less red tape in adrniidstrauon one of her main efforts if elected wffl be to further the public health pro gram in ontario a project which sb has strongly supported tn county coundl liberal history reviewed n a clear concise maimer mr hug hes cleaver mj of bxaungton thaa told of some of the regulation 4w by the federal government durtec itiepast ton years when be had rep resented halton in the leglslaaura such measures as the housing aot government control of the bank ot canada and the expansion of trad had contributed to a sound economai structure he said the liberal panta believed that our standard of living must be such that production wl tm equalled by consumption and that only in this way can we avoid njhaw depressions the party platform is to provide ft more equitable dlslributton between tti three groups agriculture labour wtam capital to aodompush this agrtaft- ture is promised a floor for fatm prices reduction of utrlff on farm fea- plements and a continuation of trade special memorial service was held in st albans ohturch of eng- olen williams last sunday morning in honour of pte clarence beaumont son of mr and mrs mat thew beaiainoat who was killed in ac tion on april 38th a large number of friends and relatives attended blaine isabel fnfant daughter of pte and mis herbert robrneon was baptised in st georges amgllam ohurch georgetown by the ven w g o thompson last sunday after noon the babys father pte robin son is overseas there were four gen erations present at the baptism the two grandmothers mrs leslie robin son and mis w wulett and a great- grandmother mib wlllett br ot stewarttown mr robert davison of ihglewood spent the week end with mr and mrs john wheeler pte mehy beaumont spent a week end leave at home sgt and mrs bill koreack toronto spent the week end at their home in the glen with them as guests were mr and mrs wm warx and son i terry of brampton mrs william allen qf london apen i extensions to provide markets for the week end with mr and mrs geo i our surplus farm produce auen j for labour mr cleaver uqma mr and mrs frank miccullough of himself in complete agreement wtttb erin visited mr alex waroes sunday mr and mrs am auen vistted mr and mrs geo auen on sunday congratulations to flight sergeant george walker overseas who has re cently been promoted to that rank pte thomas ledwlage montreal and pte may walsh owac mon treal were week end visitors with mr and mrs c ledwidge stog st mr and mrs wm clements of streetsvioe mrs gordon pass and sons david and peter of preston were week end visitor at the home of mr ond mrs william bulllvant mm william bulllvant was hostess to st georges wa last wednesday night when 25 members turned out to enjoy a social time and a sale of homemade baking and articles franoe shortly after dday and the conclusion of the evening the hat served in belgium holland and hostess assisted by mrs sam wal- getman he is married and has er mrs w v grant and mr one child before enlisting he was a sargent served refresfcojents druggist in toronto jldge mtinrg speaks to i ions the policy of unions and couecttve bargaining and said he believed that labour and capital should be in part nership with a more equitable dtotci- huuon of excess profits between faha bwo capital too must have its fair share of profit but he empbaatetl that if the tories head the govern ment canada will be in for a field day of stocksplitting and dlsthbutloa of profits ttn not ga3natbttbig bosmeas he said but i am against certain groups which are trying to gain con trol for their own selfish alms mr cleaver dwelt briefly on th social security legislation enacted by the government with respect to famfly allowances and said that public heamfa has already been extensively studied and is next on the agenda when tills has been rntroduced the gov if reelected plans to make a compre hensive survey of the old age periston system ard introduce needed improve ments he dismissed the cof as a party of wenmeaning but misguided ideal ists whose lack of business tadrdna stewarttown news of the liberation of the last two district soldiers known to be prison ens of war in german camps was received last week by the families of pte w g m gordie browne and pte onrde carter a coincidence of fate placed the two young men from norval one taken prisoner in italy and the other in france in the same prison camp and the same hut in ger many enhgtjng originally in the lome a dt tri- to welcome opl edward htcken opl scots pte browne trained at camp lome barrow tjcpl joseph standlsh mrs jack young of mlflgara palls is visiting her parents mr and mrs alex kcin mr a c prouse of claremont ont has been recently appointed to would play havoc with toe i erxoomlo gtiest speaker at the dinner meet- the high school teaching staff mr structure if they were anoweu to gab lng of the georgetown lions club prouse win tae up residence in town control and ended with a plea for tail held monday evening in the mcglb- on sept 1st reejeotlon as member for ttwn bon house was judge w n munro mr and mrs rosa miller daughters which he hud served at ottawa to th borden and vernon be prior to go ing overseas in september 1943 he was in action in italy with the sea forth highlanders when taken prison- eronmayaim4 helsthesonof nshi of rev s r of milton who detailed several inter 1 ruth and anne of woodbridge also entlng legal casei which had helped miss dsa besey of toronto were sun- the stewarttown soldiers recept- eatabluih our system of law day visitors at the home of mr and ion committee held a social evening komlnationfi tor officers for 1945- herbert besey in the schoolroom on thursday even- received and the club voted were pleased to welcome mr and tng maj 10th to welcome home four grant of 10 to the oeogetown re mre j r balantlne and daughter of the first returned men la the dlst t iiajbllltahon council lions c c bock to town after having lived in let an of whom have seen action both oochane g w mclintock ab tost englandbr the past six and one half in italy atld the continent around xaaa chief leroy dale were pre j years mr and mrs bauaniune ore friends and neighbours gathered seated mi paper knives for their xcrv gjad to be back in canada again efforts in bringing in new members and w make their home in george- doiring a special campaign last spring town ond tpr thomas e dickenson mm rhe evening was spent in a program of songs and music under uhe chalr- of the unique features of the program was an address of welcome by mr i james standlsh regu s major jc i murray interviewed the men and pre- i rented each with cigarettes lunch mrs browne and the late w o m browne of norval and attended school ji georgetown prior to enlistment pte ormie bud carter who is the son of mr and mrs reuben carter tomoto fomer norral reden ift t al enlisted with the lome scot i j t 1 i nn to welcome the bors as they re buu as transferred overseas to the own rifles he was trans- 1 mrs e dlckirson attended the roy al regiment w a service in st james cathedral toronto on sunday even ing mrs lawson mrs devrles and mrs i hunt attended the w i district ann ual meeting held in brookvole last week queens own rifles he was trans- fcrred from italy to france and was attached to the special american army service force when taken pris oner on september 10th of last year bud attended ghb and was pro- minent in local hockey circles before moving to toronto where he attend ed oakwood collegiate committee will investigate georgetown housing shortage a meeting of local contxaotors real 100 homes are needed by fall for re- ctate men the finance committee ol turning members of the armed forces the council and representatives of the and that never in the towns history board of trade rchablutauon ooun- has the housing shortage been so cil and industry was held in the great municipal building on friday night to discuss the housng shortage in georgetown h c mcchirc was chairman for the evening and pointed out some of the advantages which would accrue to the town through the bufldlng of more houses it is estimated that dose to motion was passed appointing a to delve further into the present housing shortage and assist the town oouncil in ov the situation members are col q b 0 oousens le roy dale sam mac kenzie w h kentner and bl m langdon beet of his ability for the past birth notice mcoutchbonto mr and mrs wilfred mcoubcheon nee may han cock a daughter joan ann at the bumalde wing toronto general hospital tuesday may 15th i death notice anthonyat her late residency bt r 1 llmehouse early friday i tog may 18th 1945 ellen jane i tin widow of the late wimam her bert anthony in her 77th yaar hatjptmann in iqtohaoer on monday may 31st 1b4b romtna fulaffer dear beloved wife of max baupbmum aged 48 yestn t in memobxam 1 warren tn loving memory of mrs alex warren glen wunsms who died may 34tn 1944 in silence she suffered in patience she bore till god called her home to suffer no more always ty nwi hpry by and daughter myrtle