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the georg herald set cnty seventh year of publication- wednesday august lt 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy welcome home fuueai dour argent i returning to canada on the strath- eden which docked at quebec city slightueuterant doug sargent arr- iyed home inst nlghl to spend a leave with his parents mr and mrs ohris dargent tugbtlueuterant doug sargent tea been overseas with the roaf ince 1041 stationed in iceland north scotland and- northern ireland oerdon boody years with the irish regiment lieut boody was wounded shortly before he was taken prisoner he was a member of the same unit as pte geo green sward who was also taken prisoner at the same time and has been home in georgetown lor several weeks lieut boody is che son ol mrs boody and bhe late harry boody ot sarnla a graduate of the university of toronto he will resume study for his chartered accountant degree with clarfcson qordon duworuh nash following his discharge from the army on friday evening at 7 30 in st georges church he will be married to pte heidi williams daughter of dr and mrs o v williams alliance local 474 picnic alliance local 474 held a picnic on july 28th in stanley park erin at- tended by 32 members friends and marri special doug was due home lor a rest leave at ohrbjtmas having completed mo than his quota of operational flights hu brother jim who was in tte paratroops overseas has just re turned and another brother bgmn george is still in holland doug en listed following his graduation from georgetown high school sgt g h bnuth james watson george beckett died at his pioneer citizen home in 40th year dies in 92nd year the dculh ol george dolg beckett james wnuon who celebrated his gloved husband of juin bi union stjst birthday on july 25eh passed occurred at his home on sunday cven- a prl5onerotrar in germany yor away m ulklav july 29ui after be- ln jul 23nd mr beckett had been seven months after he was captured in lag bedfast for ave days although 1u far wle iust slx months he was in italy lieut gordon boody arrived in n failing health for some time mr 1u3 year toronto a week ago yesterday after wfttson 5 demise came suddenly and i a p gardener mr bec- hnakuig the atlantic crossing on the men faculties remained clear lkeus mam lllt in life was now- 1 louis pasteur overseas for towth llgnl to the last drs flnd burdens d ny hom in a son ol the late wtlliam and mary l been made beamtlful due to watson he was born on ae home- his v and care of the grounds stead in nassagaweya one of a fm flowers the late mr beckett v as mily of nine the tote mr watson a bk p1xe scov farmed in nassagaweya untu 10ot land a son of mr and mrs thos wiethe moved to boofcwood in 19 beckett he came to canada and set- ttie family came to georgetown and u geot lfl aro ih ed here until the death of his wife it j br the former margaret jane ramsay in 1936 he then lived at the home of his daughter mrs p laveme thomp son qtih line chlnguacousy while in georgetown mr watson worked for j b mackenzie co and for harley- kay ltd for twenty years he was a member of the united ohuch and a staunch liberal in politics mr wat- ton lied quieth with gardening and reading his chief hobbies about two tears ago he moved to toronto where he lived at tweedsmuir house mr watson was married bwtoe his first wile having been tlhe late mar tha ramsay children of the first rlage surviving to mourn ttoe loss jv- f jj f dlof their father are john r london management pennnel a special greenwood cemetery irtr- k m millar vanoo bc caoets fbjuged tor good conduct at camp fire razes n0rval bus depot and general store the weatheh of grass to cut following are thl records for the past week date h ac l raln- temp fall tues july 24 87 eo wed jury 25 87 67 thurs jury 2fi 78 60 fri july an 77 68 3at jury 28 74 56 93 sun july 2d 78 62 mon july 30 82 66 reotton of thomas eason jr the following prize winners 3on of mr and mrs g main street sgt hilton smith arriv ed home recently on the he de prance overseas about a year he enlisted in 1942 with the rcasc and has signed lor the pacific he is spending- a mouths leave with his wife at their home in washagd set smith is one of three members of the family to a in this war hb brother our edwin recently returned to canada after being wounded and taken prison- e at dieppe his sister lieut darlene mccbcaman is a nursing sister with the navy fit ll jim etans bc mrs f laveme thompson uean is k i j i the only child of his second marriage races boys under 5 paul ward l jean ago abo giving 1 a too- f s p tt- tsi ooddbum cadet l rlz z instructor at niagara camp which beach california ihere are if fa grandchudren and 3 peuhtrandcwli n boyslmmahs who uwnded i camp their recently margaret bason penny norton 8 and j l i platoon and says in part i wish to nrtr handra acott c3all wheeler i o m ls dauehter mrs f assure you that your boy acquitted thonwson m une cfclnpjacousy on u genuanen eoday july jtat at 2 30 you it was a ploasur to bearer were four nephews and on lauon grandson messrs ellas orvlue and morley watson of nreeman wilham btidgeman burlington wilbur wataon toronto and ms- co wtan 12 and under terry merritt roger wade buly merritt 16 and under glen scott bobby hepburn doug scott open 100 yds jimmy sar gent thomas hill halfmile relay andy ritchie arid jim sargent glen scott and george stlgger halfmile open billy ttulr glen scott girls 5 and under elizabeth ward another georgetown boy who came home on the stratheden was fit lt james p evans son of mr and mrs waher t evans e in june 1940 jim trained in manitoba and brltl3h columbia graduated and was cormmsslonea aftvrnrnpegmkaubtrl deluusaladlaiaupper 1941 the following month he was served married to te former june prank and the ball game between left for overseas two weeks later as a alliance was called in the 5th under sandra scott gail wheeler ellen dickenson 12 and under mary mcnauy pafcv palhster donna oastle 16 and under marie hukne kathy haines ruby mitchell 100 yd open marie hukne patsy pulster batf- rodle relay patsy paihster and marie hulxne jean tennant and ethel ketn- shead necktie race mrs roy norton and tom hill soda biscuit race lilian alderson marjorle harlow boot and shoe race grace beerman jean tenn ant sack race patqy pahlater james pord 3leggea race jean tennant and jim sargent potato race mary mc- nally howie tarzwell wheelbarrow race jean tennant and jim sargent rolling pin grace beerman inez scott tug o war finishing dept defeated coating dept to capture crichton trophy mr i j uehouse misses marjorle and doris herring- harrtoon oeorgetown ttour ton wl fred brcns last wee wawon brothers sang the city four- mr and mrs poster of baden win square at b service interment was t sma in bbenezer cemetery i helen meredith in tororto on noil- days this week 1586 tctil to date in sick childrens hospit i campaign i a total of 1586 50 has been received to date in tlhe georgetown campaign fo- the toronto sick children s hospi- iatbqlimi f the original -ob- ashgrove there was a larke attendance of members and is iters ax jie wblner by hl hutt except for a cliaiifee or surroundings there- has been no weather this year to drive our citizens to lake side re sorts it has been delightful summer weather rlgtat here at home on the whole ust a little cooler than normal our figures show the daily average temperature for the month was 062 degrees which is 1 6 of a degree be low normal and the rainfall 352 jj irvrhes a little over hall an inch above asa member of knox presbterlan nal no town watering and lota cttrarcn surviving to mourn bis loss are his widow and parents mr and mrs beckett of blebo scotland two sis ters elizabeth mrs james scott and msy mrs alastalr macphall both of blebo also one brother thomas beckett formerly of georgetown and now of pitscotlle fife scotland the tuner tl service was held from the home of mr james brunton vic toria street on wednesday july 25 by the rev c c cochrane pall bearers were messrs jack harrison robert henney james murphy ar- ha1j air 4nuls georgetown fair dates frlfte and saturday sept 7 and 8 with so many newcomers to geor getown and district the fall fair may be something new to many as a man- ber of places do not hold fairs to these we might say the fall fair is a combined effort of the fanners and the townspeople to put on a day of enter- talnment with educational value aay for displaying the farmers wares of better livestock horses and poultry and a chance for the womenfolk to exniblt their best in baking fancy work and handoraft it is a day to which most rural communities look forward to a day that sets the small town apart fom the rueh of the dby it is a country fair there is nothing else like it we invite you to attend how te enter your exhibits to enter almost any event lt is necessary to either have a mernherbhtp or pay an entry fee this helps to de fray expenses so it is with bhe fair big cash awards as well as awards in merchandise are given and this has to be raised in various ways no matter what you enter at the fair it is necessary to secure a irtemtoership in the society if you are displaying baking taney work vegetables etc in the hall your 1 00 membership al ions you ten entries from the prize lis should you enter more an entry fee of 10c per entry is onarged just take your prise list and go omr ths various ite a see how yon can make yourself a little extra ffilsfau a disastrous fire which broke out at 1x30 pm last wednesday completely destroyed the general store and gray coach depot operated by mrs j black in norval village the fire resulted rrom exploding panowtax which was being heated on an electric hot plate at the time of the outbreak mrs ro bert goilop was waiting on a customer in the store and mrs black was in the front part of the house calls were immediately sent to brampton and georgetown fire brigades and the brampton brigade reached the nre some ten minutes later george town brigade were somewhat later ar riving as no arrangements are in ef fect between town and township re garding fire protection in the town ship and it was necessary for the lo- ral brigaoe to secure the proper au thority to answer an out of town call 1250 feet of hose was laid by the brigades from the mill dam and a bucket brigade of neighbours formed until the hose was hooked up al though not able to save the blaring structure efforts to save adjoining miildlngs one owned by c grimwood and the other tenanted by mrs clara watson wore successful although as a precaution all contents of the build ings were moved out four brampton firemen oliver burton herb jordan jerry kendall and noman poyntz suf fered burns to their faces and plre chief george mai bland suffered in jury to his hip when struck with a large hose neighbours stayed at the scene all day wednesday and until o a m thursday morning to quell fur ther outbreaks citizens who rushed to the scene of the fire were able to save a consider able quantity of the stock and soma of bhe household furnishings in the doomed building a westons bread truck driver who lejst bis truck to aid in clearing the building was the vis um of thieves who looted his truck and made off with quantities of pies and pastry the building of frame construction contained some t rooms includ ing living quarters and a number of store rooms it was erected on the site of a building owned by the late ell goilop father of mrs black wfaloh was also destroyed by ore 81 year ago last march circumstances of the two fires were somewhat similar aa the first resulted from an faiefcib while mr gouop was mowing reete which he used in harness g id this fire bis 10 year old daughter mary ann was burned to death end mr goilop htanseftf was badly burned the loss in wednesdays ore bee not yet been accurately determined but it will run into several thousand dollars the loss is partially ooveret by insurance no plans have been medefor rebuild jectlve as 2500 nd officials are still nct b h a hopeful this bgure u1 be reached as of j ypu ln mr noa ymr dahlte j aksm5t salvaged articles sterol canvtisers have not et turn n r first navigator o b loaned i j score at this j z er reto games wr tn thu r a p h hns iwn attachpd lime dculg o i ior u a- t i inimnh nrl luimyi ctokut cmnnri to an raf squadron ever since after his first tour of operations he was posted as an instructor ln sub marine bombing to nassau and he and to mrs evans spent a year and a half in the bahamas he returned to great britain in may 1944 for a second tour his only brotiher frying officer john taylor evans was kffled on ac tive service six weeks after pilt ev bingo brought the pleasant evening o a close committees were as follows sports ro ward prizes elsie fey md alice adaj supper marlon por- krne and miid mcdonald trans location r wird alf goodwin ind win wheeler mkal citizens organize lob futirf fire protection s in aiterniatli of the ire which dttrojed mrs j slicks general store and home ln nnal village last wed iitsdaj a public meeting was held ln the schoolhouse on monday night at wr lch the nonal fire protection as soclation was formed some 30 rate- pdyeis altendeo the meeting which was presided over by walter fldler with george c brown as secretary an executive headed by norm denr- erling was elected with miss grace mclautghlln secretarytreasurer and an execuhve committee composed of n a robinson j bidwell e mclean several donations made pri i toronto before the local campaign was started and these hne not been in- cludtd in the ilxne total ctmiss clialrmen in the district are 1 at bun on lmuhouw k c llnd- i tn stewirttown jolin bingimm c rn williams rurnl wm schenk tilen willi ms haiold cleic jack rn trung mrs t griee d brill c rgptown hh c npairi will co in in ut tor an u i r witk r two ind tliost who i 1 o mike donati ns ire iinied to d w throuph their canvasser or nt ir bmk of conimerre although the i roi to f md is neirlng wen million doll tr oer thi orlrlnal six million objectim- no sum nn be loo great to pcnd for children s health work or if your beets j ntoed and lunoh served around the carrots pumpkins are as good as john i imp fin a singsong brought a ery j bring your entries to the kisanl ttnin to a close sh retarj at the office on the fair i rounds on friday morning sept 7th mr denis retd his ah his mint mr cx corp perc oiks u irct lt oiks md bten visiting wnnrtleld s army air on perry of lsluki at uie home of chjton wilson last district farmer dies sudutnlt cn if port miss mr nnd mi- wetk i ac victor thompson and mrs rhomjxson ot toronto arc isiting wiqi th george nurse miss enid shore of woodbrldge is usiiing with mr and mrs fred wrlg zlisworjri mrs james carney and daughter sandra also visited at the sam home glen wiluams sgt tom hewitt and mrs hewitt returned to peterborough on satur friend in tlu district wee shocked ter spending the past two to heir i rhe sudden dtiili of artlm j evins 8th hue farmer jesterday morning mr eians complained at the breakfast table that he was not fcling well and inter went out to the a e carney cecil adams and perc barn wlhere he suffered a heart attack donaldson j and po nil s ti i mr it was decided at the meeting to aim mrs david evarw of streetsville colleot 160 which will be divided ne in ms seth jeir equally between georgetown and funeral services will be held to brampton are brigades several sug- morrow at 3 o clock witn interment in ara arrived overbeas and it was some ons for finure fire protection were oreenwood cemetery georgetown comfort to jim and his family that he brou befo lhe m and was able to attnd the burial service ecuuve committee will investigate m kirk andreas isle of man and make p to another fit lt evans wiu ei uiirty dayi wc meeting which will be hekt in mrs mo h report leave in georgetown and rockwood tpf r f bob emmerson tpr r p bob emmerson son of mr and mra john emmerson geor gstown arrived at his home in acton few weeks tune card of thanks mr and mrs chris grimwood nor- s ft ss an nl d tljfurtr home the recent fire ber tr his wife and also brampton and oeorgetown overseas for wo year f brigade tor their prompt and tunfly luln efficient rtces we sincerely appre- u1r elate what evkyone did to help for service m the facinc the jury report of the medical of ficer of health flhrwg the following statistics on communicable diseases in georgetown ohickenpox i 0 scarlet fever 0 mr isles 1 german measles mumps 0 tnlantile paralysis 0 typhoid fever 0 whooping cough i 3 cerebroflptnal meningitis epidemic 0 tuberculosis t 0 weeks at the home of mr r s mcmaster mr and mrs bert lucas and fa mllv of london were visitors on sunday at bhe home of mr and mrs george preston mr anj mrs david barclay 6r mr ana mrs david barclay jr and mrs gordon hilts have returned home after holidaying at midland mr and mrs ctayton aben spent a week s holiday ln toronto with mr and mrs wm everson jr and wnlle there they attended waynes birth day party wavne was celebrating bis third birthday dick beaumont spent the week end with mr and mrs w h beaumont mrs mcmaster of niagara palls n t is spending a holiday with mr and mrs roy hilts bernard poole recently received his discharge from the army and is work ing ln toronto is j ou hae a large entry better to j send it in ahead ol time and do your share to help boost the 1945 fair looks as if this years fair will have one of the best midways for many a season most people like a good mid- wnv if for nothing else than to hear ihe music o the pipe organ the- iiector6 haie signed an agreement with the lavoi midway attractkrs co to stage the whole show they promise fou- rides and twenty oon ttssions the directors intend having the mldwiy in full swing friday night tor those who do not wish to dance at the arena the usual fair night dance which last year attracted over 400 will be held with the modern aires orchestra supplying the music every indication points to mr w h petrle of toronto bringing out his sixhorse team to georgetown fair then again we may have jack mc pherson of the ontario and quebec farm broadcast cbc with us and possibly the obc mobile unit should he come jack promises to cover the fair for his mondays broadcast while these items are still in the air we 1 understand that there is every possl bilty of them being at the fair tory gregg of wlngham will again be on hand as master of cere monies more about the fair after the holi days when the prize list is expected to be off the press in about a week stewarttown last week t m patterson and daughter anne of toronto spent the week end wlh mr and mrs grant mrs jenklnson mrs r standish and miss frances jenkinson were at mrs jeakinson s for sunday mri and mrs john standish have holiday at bala miss christine dickenson visited with friends in brampton over tbs week end mr and mrs rosa campell toron- to are holidaying at the home ot mr and mrs t l lyons adlve service notes lac graham parnell has received his discharge after two years service with the rcap and is back on the job ut their grocery store on main st no herald next week the herald office will be closed from saturday august 4th to saturday august 1 1 th inclusive and there will de no issue of the herald next week if you have news and social items advertise ments et for our next issue on wednesday au gust 15th we would be pleased if you would leave them with mr thompson at phoenix gift shop rl mr and mrs joseph lake and son lac joseph lake of powassan visited esterday with mr and mrs a h feller lac lake is on 30day leave prior to leaving for pacific service with the roaf