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the georgetown herald wednes february 27 1946 h- new methods new materials will fcep to extend telephone service quebec and oouno farms will benefit from the new telephone materials and construction methods to be pot mto use as soon as men and supplies are arail- ablc a type of insulated wire for instance can be ploughed directly into the ground then there is a steel wire which allows for incre bpacuig of poles thus reducing construction tune and cost these are two of many telsphone developments which will help bring the telephone te more farm families who want it tem tlumbek fails to fix pipes melkknauiwilson case thatown oct first preontbqii of the st georges players alnoe the famous moyer-wal- iter chicken thief trial a tm seasons back another auoceaaful nock trial was presented before a group of fugi- ltrres from the hookey game on tues day evening fetx ltb in the sunday- school rooms the case before judge j i imbert was a lawsuit brought by bui mc donald against bis neighbour george scotty wilson for declining health caused by queer noises em from the wilson household with f tions of pigkilling and murder j d kelly was lawyer for the plaintiff and fred mcnally supported the defend- sit an effective tlt of acting was at ol jack thompson as noah tbls- tleswalte who had great difficulty in pronouncing his own name due to a drooping moustache which made his remasks fwnpla yy up wplugh less the moustache was held up in the air mrs thos eason as miss flowex- escent also gave an excellent perfor mance in the witness stand the large cast of characters included harvey dewhurst as a policeman ray thompson as a hardware salesman walter blehn as dr gillespie mrs jim ooodlet as a nurse mary moyer and peggy kelly ladies about town paul barber and darryl dawson tom parry paul barber jr bui mcnally owen hughes mrs w v grant and van woo thompson thos eason was clerk of the court and cecil dav idson foreman of the jury which en joyed sandwiches and the dauy paper during the proceedings after a mass of evidence had been gathered against the defendant the mystery was solved when scotty him self was put on the stand after stout ly defending his actions and laying a countercharge that bui mcdonalds randd rubes had caused loss of sleep lnf the wilson household be played a few selections on the pipes w f bradley author and director of the trial then presented him wttn a black watch shield and an illuminated scroll complete with lighted candles was given to mr mcdonald letter to the editor oaretton place ont feb 12th i48 the editor georgetown herald dear sir some time ago whue attending the toronto winter fair i met a lady from georgetown who had an eadilbu of siamese oats at the oat show at that time i owned a pair of siamese oats myself since which time they have died if you know the lady i refer to t hove forgotten her name i would surely be under obligation to you if you wul ask her to write me as i am interested in procuring a si amese oat again thanks very much for your kind at tention yours very truly harry steet subscribe for the herald we had quite a utile visit from your girls pipe band last fall and they far cured us with a few elections on main street the locals were much impres sed with the organisation and many were wondering how i got to know so many fine girls xt was easily explain ed when i told them they were from georgetown we are hoping that we can have them up some time next su- miner dan moquarrle of lindsay was at our club last thursday night and he asked about miss coetlgan dan had something to do with bringing the girls to lindsay fair last year he thinks it is a wonderful band and would like to form such an organlza tlcrr in lindsay if he can get a leader kind regards to you and all george town folks from mrs west and mtfmek card of thanks mrs mary oooper wishes to thank her friends who so kindly renumbered her with flowers fruit and cards dur ing het recent illness 0- regular herald advertising is pro- ring effective to our advertiser get rour name before the pufauci ehhiuiiitinuijimiiurjniiimiiiniiinimiaiinmiiituiimmiia fergus georgetdwn friday night at arena here bank of montreal feneton falls out dear sir enclosed is cheque to cover renewal to your paper for another year we were interested in your editor- ital a few weeks ago featuring the bus iness changes in the past few years your reference to the stone building on wall street as we used to say brought back many fond memories of the times when bui long ool bauantlne jack kelly ed- mowhlrter howard kent- ner bob foulis dave brill k o mc- i mhlan and a host of others called and we would settle big affairs at least in our own minds your lions club is making good progress and x am pleas ed to notice that some of the stalwarts of the town are associating themselves win your club we have rotary here and i have been shouldered with the position of sectreas scribe and al most anything that no one else wul do we have had a splendid winter at times it was very cold bat other times quite mild we have had little or no snow up to a few weeks ago but at present we have plenty the river has scarcely been frosen over for more than a day or two at a time doug mc kay who was with me in the bank in oeoregtown arrived home from over seas on monday he came over on the queen elizabeth and like most of the boys says it is mighty good to be back in canada annual red cross meeting the annual meeting of georgetown branch of the canadian red cross society will be held on thursday february 28th at 8 pan in the municipal building georgetown all interested in red cross work eire urged to attend important matters wil be decided isthepathtoustiupeaoe oday moderation is a ne sit my trunk rating our pleasures b controlling unessential spending w wrvt our nation and ourselves beet the house of seagram for man art- ha advotatrd moderation now during thest das of adjustriu nt it uggt st this vi n mon strongly we canadians an still tty om forts standards and pleasures that less fortunate people are d nied but 1 t us r nit mix r that th ontinuation of these advantages h longs nl lo thos who irtat 1 lit in with rt spect let moderation tie our mtelhgt nt t oittnhtilion to th futuri modi ration in spt mlinr inodt ration in all things wt do aye l the house of seagram h x 9mtom 0 e 0y precision made the very best ingredients accurately precisely blended give shurgain feeds their perfect balance shurgain facts 1 great reputation the popularity of shur- p gain feeds is growing all the time already there is more shurgain fed in canada than any other brand 2 high quality every bag of every line of shur- gain contains the best ingredients balanced in accordance with the experimental findings and recommendations of nutrition experts 3 low cost shurgain feeds are manufactured tight here local manufacture results in a great saving in transportation costs which we pass on to to you shurgain feeds are precision made made and sold by l a murphy norval georgetown 90 r 2 phone brampton 327 r 23 woods electrical equipment milkers crinder oat rollers coolers fast freezers water heaters we can ma im delivery i to avoid disappointment next summe we would advise ordering your coqler now for rmmectate or spring delivery we are now taking order on fa freezers for the home cattl accepted in trade t e hewson phone 332 georgetown