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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday august 29th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy ig day planned for 99 annual fair next week welcome home ibft herb barlow lfsgt herb harlow who crossed from englaua an the samaria arriv ed home in georgetown yesterday be la the son of mr and mrs herb bartow and husband of the former borm tost whom he married shortly before going overseas in october 1941 xjjgt harlow was employed at smith t stone prior to enlisting wtth the uso in april 1841 he was sta- at oamp borden and fjaawx drier to leaving lor service overseas where he has been in holland and qermany with nb 2 casualty clearing station he is one of three brothers atbo have been overseas with the can adian army pte leslie harlow re- tamed to canada some time ago is now discharged and living in ingersah bpr hay harlow who enlisted with the lome scott is a member ot the 3loj3 in holland uoc jack ua canada again after afcnoat a year o the water during wrncfa be has seen moat of the world leading can tata oook jack kemahead ret to georgetown and the oten last wed nesday where he win spend 98 days leave he has been tu the hairy for three and a hall yean aa a member of the crew of hmos uganda jack left canada last september and has been in england ftrpclandi through tbe aiediterrmtiean australia and tbe south pacific since that time he is the my local be to our knowledge to ban aeon action tn the pactflc the atjap baa crossed the equator atx times and baa touched at such wellknown rcsfic outposts as trufc jack reports back to bqutmault bo on tenntnav- tlon of his leave and hopes to be dis charged this fan in time to get in gome hockey locally where he was one of the stars on the intermediate team prior to enlistment bon of mr and jars j kemehead he is married to the former mildred norton who with their baby daughter mariene baa been bring m glen williams his bro ther ab abble kemehead is also in the navy and bis sister ethel is in she wrens stationed at halifax lac ed cohrer renewing acquaintances m town feat week end was lac ed oouyer who recently returned from overseas service has since been discharged and at present working in toronto when he enlisted hi july 191 hid was employed in town at f sinclairs oarage he trained at gait st thomas and macleod alberta went overseas the next year and has ser- ed with the air force to england france belgium and germany he intends to take a course which win qualify him for a technical school teacher the weather v by h l hut so far we are having an unusually cool summer and with plenty of rain there has been abundant growth but heat loving plants such as com to matoes and melons are maturing very slowly and unless we get more beat in september without early fall frost grapes will not ripen in this section this rear farmers have had good weather for harvesting with only a few showers of late to interfere with it but we who garden would appreciate another good rain which reminds of the priest who when knptored by seine of his congregation to pray for irani said said he would when they were ail agreed on it but that time never came written monday rain tuesday ed here are the local records for the past week h and l- rain- date temp fall tues- aug ad i 83 o7 jdt wed aug 23 08 thtns aug 23 75 w prl aug 2 tn 48 sat aug t 01 60 af sun aug 36 07 moo aug 27 79 45 dr h moore industrial psycholoist talks to local group an informal gathering at the home of mr w b nodwell on sunday af ternoon was privileged to hear a talk by dr h moore senior psychologist for the firm of stevenson and kebog ltd management engineers dr moore was visiting t m moran vice- president of the company who la spending the summer at cedar ores cottage at the golf unas dr moore and mr moran describ ed bow psychology and engineering have combined to help industry place the right men in the right jobs while the firm cannot promise per- fec results through a series of tests suited to a particular business it is possible to increase the batlng aver age considerably to have happier workmen and more efficient work the company has conducted surveys in large business firms in the united states and canada and has tested wen over 300000 men in this process at tbe conclusion of the discussion mr moran said he would be glad to help the george rehabilitation oouncil or other local groups in their work with returning servicemen and that he would be glad to give advice on testing any georgetown returned men who wish direction in choosing a career fire destroys 6th line home fire which spread from a coal oil stove in the back kitchen late mon day afternoon completely destroyed the farm home of mr and mrs jack mclaughlin lot 27 eth line it was a particularly sad loss for the family who had spent considerable time and money in renovating the home since tfaey moved into it from acton last spring at the time of the outbreak mr mclaughlin was at his work in acton tannery mrs mclaughlin was upstairs and their daughters helen and arm were playing the piano tn jaie front room tbe children ran to the road to try and stop passing ears and the smoke was seen by neighbours including wilfred and fred harding who hurried to the scene as well as bui hyde and bill afntvmalrt of geor getown they succeeded in removing some of the furniture from the living room but the flames spread rapidly and it was impossible to save much of the contents the family lost all their personal effects and many heirlooms which had been brought from ireland the loss is only partially covered by insurance i active service notes oongratxrlattons to earl hornby word of whose promotion to the rank of sergeant has been received by bis parents mr and mrs l hornby fart hornby is in holland with the lome soots i chief petty officer dehnar lalrd l i has received his discharge from the rcnvr and is back at work with j b mackenzie son in the navy since january 1943 be has been sta- tioned on the east coast edr bin anderson is home on leave from debert nj5 able seaman arthur frederick mil- tier of the royal navy england spent vj day and his leave at the home of his uncle and aunt mr and mrs a hancock r r 4 georgetown lac alva grieve stationed at kingston with the roaf spent the week end with his parents mr and mrs t f orieve wren barbara oousens stationed at hmos discovery vancouver is home on furlough with her parents lt col land mrs o b 8 oousens several pacific volunteers who bare completed their leave at home bavre reported back to barzieseld oamp wars end has left their status rather lndeflnite and lt w supposed that most if not all of those who volun teered for pacific service will be dis charged among the local men at ber- rtefleld are lieut paul barber 8 sgt tom wames ptes worker cleave ed hil and chuck laws mccuntocklong wedding monday at a quiet wedding last monday evening in st georges church of england margaret jean long only daughter of mrs long and the late wax h long become the bride of lawrence g mcclintock son of mr ant mrs joseph mcclintock of brampton x the couple were attended by mr and mrs maurice hillock the bride wore a streetlength violet wool en sembte with corsage of roses ven woo thompson performed the ceremony after a honeymoon trip they will take up residence in george town the groom who is a veteran of five and one hah years service overseas with the lome scote returned to canada in july and has recently re ceived his discharge from the army social and personal mbb audiuy shabpe lfcavinu fob overseas word of her acceptance as a nurs ing aide with the voluntary aid de tachment of the s john ambulance brigade has been recelied by mrs audrey grieve and she expecte to ve earlj in september for england sharpe has been one of the lead ing members of the local brigade of the st john ambulance association since its inception in 1941 and is the first member of the brigade to be chosen for service overseas she is following lr the footsteps of her mother mrs t p grieve who served in the first war with the brit ish vax s her father is a veteran of the world war and her brother lac ala grieve has seen service overseas with the roaf her ftiend in town wish her toon voyage on the trip and congratulate her on her detennlnatlca to do her bit in overseas hospital work power interruption yesterday a serious break in the hydro lines yesterday afternoon resulted in geor getown being without power from 330 p m to 30 p m local factories were forced to shut down and the herald was unable to set some scheduled type for this issue inolndng the middle school resorts and some of the wel- aorry fosbi these win appear next canada at last touching canadian soil for the first time at the wolfes cow dock at quebec as the canadian pacifics duchess of richmond came alongside on august 18 with 4000 returning troops aboard are pte james huntley calgary fue jears overseas and capt b morgan leamington ont three jears over there b midmorning the next day the last cpr troop special had left taking the boys home and on august 20 a civilian boat train armed with passengers for the richmonds return passage to the old corafcry- dr and bars o v williams have returned from a mouths vacation at srrviue mr and mrs edward townsend have returned to their home in nerval after spending a week at wasaga beach i mr and mrs george awde of hagersvllle were visitors on monday with mrs j r bridges prominent among prizewinners in i the 5th annual international dog show held at the b h bull estate i near brampton on saturday was mr chips of miradon who took all awords i for st bernards gwned by mrs don j aid r mclaughlin of georgetown hei is a lomoiths old 166 lb aristocrat of dogdom proceeds from the show were donated to the navy league of can ada mrs c v williams is recuperating in the private patients pavilion at to ronto general hospital following an operation for appendicitis which she underwent shortly after returning from vacation mr claude bumside of colllng- wood was a visitor tn town last week with hts mother mrs charles burn- mr and mrs t wold have returned from a wo weeks vacation which they spent at parry sound mrs w mcmillan has been vaca tioning at the mcmillan summer cot tage at thunder bay dr and mrs j b milne and family hai e returned from their vacation i which they spent at the kawartha i lakes mrs e d incan has returned from a acatlon spent in niagara falls and 1 turke point with mr and mrs roes 1 duncan ard mr and mrs jack dun- can mr and mrs jack duncan of sim- 1 coc are isting this week with his i mother mrs e duncan mr and mrs n hill and mr and mrs r aiurheson of stratford visited on sunda with mrs h erwin mr and mrs fred marshall of himll on spent he week end with mr and mrs mat lawr mr ind mrs george jaggs and fam1 of coc irane- ont were holl- dj visitors las week with mr and mrs ted ev ing of the glen mr and mrs robert buchanan uslted with mr and mrs ro be t mccartnej at long branch miss margaret broughton toronto mls helen stewart st catharines and miss ruth schweitzer kitchener i spent the week end at the home of mr and mrs walter t evans mr and mrs john miller millers corners hate returned from visiting mr and mrs marsh richardson at bala for three weeks miss joyce smith returned borne i sunday alter spending most of the summer working as a farmerette near gait t mrs charles mcdonald of detroit spent a few days last week at the home of mrs h erwln mr g a munn and sister mrs j matthews mr and mrs a e ohalker and daughter annie spent last week visiting with friends in st catharines and niagara falls mr w a mcgllvray and mr jos martin of toronto cabed on bfc bro ther mr f l moqorray en banday biggest faiton georgetowns history promised on sept 8 ucumciunii tuiu en njuiiu uwui sneppard son of mr and mrs wal ter stoeppard of malton ven w o i o thompson officiated at the cere- m p mmy i sions thanks to ttje good wort ofoor ocal horseman ic o mcml and mony given in marriage by her uncle mr ulan norton ihtbra toei in 2 j jss a wedding gown ol lvorj dipper pann if j floorlength veil and carrying and carrying red roses her two sisters helen and peggy willett were bridesmaids wearing pink and bhie net over taffeta respec tively with floral headdress and carrying pink roses mr roy sheppard brother of the groom was best man and ushers were cmrtord norton and fred sheppard mrs r j wllhams played tbe wed ding music a reception was beid at the brides home mrs willett receiving in a gown of bhie flowered jersey with white ac cessories she was assisted by tbe grooms mother who chose a blue crepe frock with white accessories guests were present from toronto malton georgetown and district for a honeymoon trip to niagara falls the bride travelled in a bhie i crepe ensemble with white accessories on their return the groom win report back to newmarket training centre where he is stationed with the oan- igian infantry corps mr and mrs percy freure of rich mond indiana mr and mrs warner freure and children and miss marvin of detroit mrs mccorkindale of to ronto and mrs d reid and miss held also mr and mrs pratt of gait were liojiday visitors with mrs c freure jim and doug sargent visited in windsor last week with their sister mrs w ditchflekl mrs jack cunningham and miss jessie hill are back in town after va cationing at wasaga tlssrtr lieut and sera ksrib barbsr idalighter mary are boudaytac honsesboe island mhskpka i to miss so join the crowd and i visitors during the summer with mr i your friends at georgetown fair and mrs fred laws have included mr and mrs vic tedd r tom and bob mr and mrs a guest and child ren evehm marilyn and roy mr and mrs lloyd pearl and mr and ml r kirbj all ol toronto mr and mrs h grootne and len of per hope and mrs g marsden and carol and mrr f ward of brampton pte ar1bxr sheppard and wlth interest and enthusiasm set- geraldine willett h s p wed at st aldans a completed for the 99th pat fair sponsored by eequeslng agrlcol on saturday august 18th at 4 pm tural society hard working member in st albana church of england board prxiby the glen wiriarns the wedding took place entic w president orajg raid of geraldine mary willett daughter aave 8 to arrange of mr and mrs wellington willett of snow wiucn any in the db- georgetown and pte arthur edwin itici for quautv and f or tb sneppard son of mr and mrs wal- entertainment of patrons fairgoers this year wfll see lr- entries in the horse and poultry e herrlngton proprietor of sunset oultry farm and fancier magazine who is promoting a poultry lawn show along with tbs i other members of the halton cbunta poultry association in connection wish the fair with 63 in prise money the halton boys swine club compe tition will be a papular event and tbe t eaton co bacon hog special wal again be a feature in the swine dfrrl- sion vegetables fruit flowers and ladies i work wfll oncemore draw many en- tries and several new classes bars been added to the domestic sclent section including the robin hood flour special georgetown is fortun ate in being one of the fairs chosen by the ontario travel and pubordbr bureau for a handicraft special mem bers of the local arts ss crafts group will be on hand to give exhibits of spinning and weaving a feature which most country fairs are not pri vileged to offer the popular baby show for which prizes ore awarded by a geor old boy mr nat guthrie is again a feature of the fair and school child ren will be competing in handicraft and in the victory vegetable garden dlspty grandstand attractions this year in clude a 2 22 and a 238 trot or pace race each wlh a puree of 128 the georgetown girls pipe band are one again featured and the lavote mid way promises to be the biggest yet offered at a pall fair tory gregf wellknown radio announcer will keep things tomtrntng around the grand stand during the afternoon the usual fair night donee wfll b hed in the arena on friday with the modern aires orcb in tbe park friday night the way win be in tuft swing for tfaoar 1 who dent wbtt to daaes 1 ah in an lt looks ttke a grand da of eritertejrsnent that you cant aflunt i to miss so join the crowd and principal leaves for chatham post a resident of georgetown for tbe past three years mr walter carpen ter will commence his new duties a head of the classics department at chatham collegiate institute next tuesda mr carpenter has miss been acting principal at georgetown hxjh school during the absence over- cas of copt j l lambert mr carpenter will be greatly mtaa- ed in town where he has taken aat ictne part in church social and wv ire activities since coming here front bowmanvule a member of st oeor- te i church of england he has bean sunday school superintendent and en prominent in all phases of chui ork he has been the energetic aaw- prior to he departure tor clarlm i owrgrtoirnuonotabil to join her huaband mrs rich- f if j j j5 work of the fsjj pair board the bad cross blood donor clinics victory loans and georgetown boys band mrs frank sawyer of lisle was visitor last week at the home of mi and mrs fred laws mv charles watson and m lillian watson have returned from v ication spent at hollywood lodge lake slmcoe mr and mrs harold bell ot ha milton were visitors in towa last wee wiji his mother mrs john bell amongv wek end visitors with mr ind mrs wodson last wee were mis3 dorothj anne ward and miss h biker of toronto pr sask to join her husband mrs ard welch was entertained at an sf vsmmw ttojoon sog1 at the horn- of mr a q boj band ls jf 7 l5 ue iomc scot berve sented with a beautiful peirl neouac i 1 by the members delicious refresh- j mnts were served by the hostess engagement notice mr and mrs norman snyder wish to announce the engagement of their only daughter elizabeth adelene to john gordon mcmurchy soi of mrs archie mcmurchy and uu late mr mcmurchy of huttonrule the wed ding win take place at qejrgetown united ohnrch on saturday septem ber the f the fas fair prise mate are off the pram oat a copy afcftf until a residence in chatham can be procured mrs carpenter and tbaat chudren lorraine patricia and anar baibara are going to hve in toronto mrs obxpenter has been a rneaober of the countess of strathrnora cbaptef iode and has taken a pmurlu i part in cburcti work at st oeorira tvflnlte wats fdfe those wbf stutter there are no two adult stutterers who stutter the same way dedaraa ruth lewis director of the speech clinic at the hospital for sick child ren toronto miss lewis win itiaissj i the diverse problems of adult stotteran and the proper methods of tnaanant x in he third of bar currant aahas off racho talks on tlajn fxwdb flns wl apeak on tne tbo tranaoaaataa network friday anrost si at ut pn eot