john f bottghton jtweller watches clocks watchband- straps jewellery silverware guaranteed watch repairs opposite georgetown high school guelph street insurance travel real estate walter t evans co triangle 72512 mill street serving your community for over 30 years- root family history traced to usl in 1934 on saturday july 5th about seventy descendants of robert ind john root returned to rob ert roots old home lot 20 con cession s erlng township for a family reunion and to celebrate mr and mrs haines roots 2stb wedding anniversary the afternoon was spent renew ing acquaintances and reminisc ing there were sports and swim ming for the more active tables were arranged on the lawn and a buitet supper was ser ved with the bride and groom and their two boys as honoured guests the three tiered wedding cake which had been baked and decor ated by the bride was cut by the bride and groom mr archie goldie pastor of hillsburgh baptist church was master of ceremonies the toast to the bride was proposed by da vid n boot the groom replrcd that if the next 25 jcars were as pleasant as the last they might celebrate 50 jears together mr ernest root expressed the scnti ment of the familj after a pi ano selection by miss eveln root john root gave a talk on the historj of the root family the root fa mil has been trac ed back to europe they have liv ed and are living in varloui eoun tries such aa france germany and england varloui spellings have been used or the name such as kroot roote racine ruth rotl and the present spelling root there are records of roots in the usa in 1634 in 1700 henry roll came to beamsville ontario with other loyalists who crossed the border at that time henrys oldest son john settled in erin twp in 1826 before the city of guclph was founded john s old est son robert cleared the farm where the reunion was held this farm in the family since 1847 has been owned by robert root dav id o root and nqw by john h and haines root the programme was brought to a close by short speeches from representatives of ar1ous branch cs of the famtl many expressed the desire to make the reunion an annual afrair after the singing of blest be the tide that binds the pastor pronounced the bened iction mr and mrs john root were hobls to the guests who were p c sent from bantford erin fergus georgetown hagersvillc hilu- burgh loftoon niagara falls norwich rockwood and stratford wc ipecializt in wedding in vitations the herald tr 7 2201 canada conversion loan available victory bonds local residents who hold vic- torybonds worth 50 or more have an opportunity now to ex change their holdings for units of the new canada conversion loan of 1958 announced july 14 in par liament it is estimated that more than 2 000 000 canadians hold one or more of the bonds the gov ernment now offers to convert copies of the prospectus and further information about the conersion loan may be secured at local banks or from any invest ment dealer trust or loan com pany described aa the largest financ in undertake n in canadian his torv the canada concxmon loan was launched on monday with an announcement in parliament by r- inance minister donald flem ing and a combined radiotv ap pcarance b prime minister dief en baker and mr fleming on all canadian radio and tv stations mondav evening speaking directlj to the people of canada mr diefcnbakcr and mr fleming stressed the import ance of the loan in reorganizing the government debt as a contri button to financial stability in the country and impetus to further r t s how is the time to register ontario hospital insurance effective january i 1959 the plan will pay the cost of essential standard public ward in hospital services for ontario residents tvbo are insured under the plan benefits will be available in approved hospitals in ontario for as many days as hospital services are medically necessary approved hospitals will include public general hospitals hospitals for convalescents and the chronically ill tuberculosis sanatoria and provincial mental hospitals the only out patient benefits in ontario will be for emergency hospital services received within 24 hours following an accident benefits will be allowed for hospital care received outside ontario as the result of a sudden attack of dlness or an accident all residents of ontario are eligible enrolment is open to every resident of ontario regardless of age or physical condition cither through a group or individually on a pay direct basts nonresidents of ontario are not eligible premiums the low premiums of 210 a month for a single person and 4 20 a mooth for the family husband wife children under age 19 are made possible through extensive financial coa tribuiions by the federal and provincial governments how compulsory enrolment if you are a resident of ontario employed where there are 15 or more on the payroll including the employer you are subject to com puhory enrolment through your place of employment your employer will register you voluntary enrolment if you are a resident of ontario and not employed where there are is or more on the payroll youare eligible to enrol through any of the following means a voluntary groups persons employed where there axoftom 6 to 14 on the payroll including the employer may be enrolled as a group if the employer applies for approval as a mandatory group and all employees participate o collectors group organizations such as pro fessional associations medical cooperatives craft i credit unions retail federations etc may apply for approval to act as collectors of hospital insurance premiums on behalf of their members ask your organization c pa direct enrolment if you are not eligible to participate through a group you may apply to pay directly to the commission see when you enrol below d recipients of public assistance who are covered by the medical welfare plan through the ontapo department of pubuc welfare will also be eligible for hospital insurance benefits it wbt not be necessary for them to apply for enrolment or pay a premium thf only basic hospital insurance on and after january i 1959 the ontario hospital services commission will be the only agency offering standard ward hospital insurance tn ontario no private insurance company or prepayment plan m ill offer benefits covering standard ward hospital services after december 31 1958 whi to have protection effective january 1 1959 anil also qualify for the two months free coverage croups must submit lists to the commission by august 31 1958 and begin payments in december 1958 notice to employers i the commission has mailed to ontario arms with 6 or more employees the required forms and instructions for registering their employees any employer with 6 or more on the payroll who has not received these forms should immediately notify the commission individuals appling for pay direct enrolment must make application by september 30 19s8 and pay one month s premium at the time application is made application forms will be available at public hospitals and banks or at the post office if there is no bank in your community on and after monday july 28 anion will be payable monthly in one remittance to the coaunbaon beginning in dec 1958 iadfarmaab remitting to the commission cat a paydirect bub wul pay aa follows one months premium at the tune of application on or before september 30 1958 and after that payable on a quar premium bash beginning m january 1959 faid cdsh1qthe first payment of one moans pn n by groups and iadtviduab registered prior to the ctosatg date slated above wul cover a btaciw period of tnret smmtfaa from january 1 to malta 31 1959 this wul sat ia a prepaid period to maintain benefits inning timet whea a pu any be laid off roimfni jobs or temporarily out of tboprovbace primiums late registration may prove costly groups and individuals not registered by the closing dates stated above tinder when you enrol wul not only fad to qualify for the two months free coverage but wih be required to wait three months following application before benefits become available for example a resi dent or group applying m february will not have pro- tecjictf effective until may 1 you must ontario hospital services commission hospital insuranoi division toronto 7 ontario i economic expansion under the terms of the canada conversion loan anyone holding victory bonds worth 90 or more may exchange them in return they will received bonds bearing a higher rate of interest and also an immediate cash settlement this cash adjustment pajment is expected to add to investor inter- in the new bonds and consti lutes a premium for a lengthen ins of term any victory bond all of which bear interest at 3 per cent may be exchanged for new 4h 25 year bonds three shdrtcr malurl tics are available at lower inter eht rati s imp to look boaond the needs it this fiscal tar said fkming announcing the loan in parliament dunn tht next few ears there will mature in quick sue cession the whole of the remain int five wartime victory loans totalling over 6 400 000 000 this constitutes more than 60 per cent of our outstanding public debt excluding the special categories of canada savings bonds and treas ury bills the conversion pro gram is designed to refund these issues in an orderly way tni moftmtown herald wednesday eveg july j3 1 pages elect jake spence president of midtown clarence jake spence was el cctcd president of club midtown for the 1958 1959 season last thursday july 17th when about fiftj midtown members met in the rose room to choose their new officers jake spence repla ces grant caseley as head of the cluh thi meeting was called to or der at 8 30 and took just oer an hour to complete the elections it the only business dealt with other members of the new cxecut ie include barry timleck vicepre sident and i inda korzack sccrcta r treasurer voted to the committee were jim coodlet darwin tost john benham john mcgill jackie har low barb lust mrna cook and dorothj thomsen the outgoing executive included grant caseley president dave jones vice presid cnt and susan whitmee secretary treasurer at the conclusion of the busi ess dancing was held until 11 pm aluminum tray making shown to sunshine club a demonstration on making al uminum trays was given by mrs douglas peck at the july meeting of the sunshine club of the first baptist church held at the home of miss norma thompson on july 15th mrs donald hancock pre sident presided and mrs pecks group was tn charge the devotions were led by mrs john stopper with miss thompson leading in prayer the minutes and roll call were read by mrs ken mccosh secretary a report of the catenng at a wedding in june was given it was decided to spon sor a child for a week at camp with the child being chosen by points won in attendance at sunday school a gift was presented by the president to mrs graham por ter who is moving to owen sound refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by members of the group the next meeting will be a picnic in august with mrs bert corbett s group in charge extra heat cul coata at once by getting mors heat troaa the tame toel whs s14jrrstiwnkoalw 00 find ahr conditioning uojl the tbcftaotube actaauy crana the heat from the oil and puts it into yoar name no waste lower caal see yona smarts dealer for ihe ml story now on k rh thompson hardware or gas heating hardware mumb1ng phon tr 73971 farm news mb moaimrgmpi winter wheat price established at 145 jew an arbitration award of 1 45 per bushel plus an upward escalator clause to a high of 1 50 for wheat marketed in january and february of next year has recently been an nounced according to report the price to be paid top producers bj dealers and processors delivered to local elevators is a minimum of 1 45 less grade discounts hand ling charges and moisture dis counts and also less the amount to be deducted by the ontario wheat producers marketing bd according to the winter wheat marketing plan the marketing board can deduct up to nine cents per bushel this money would be used to expedite the movement of wheat into export markets as they develop accord ing to reported statement of r j myers of chatham who is the chairman of the ontario wheat producers marketing board the marketing board will not be ma king the full nine cent deduction unfortunately when we were preparing this news column we were unable to contact anyone who knew what this exact deduc tion would he in any event it would appear as if this year s star ting price to the grower will be considerably over that of last year which as we recall was ar ound si 15 from our limited knowledge of the situation we cannot see too much wrong with the minimum price of si 45 keep ing la mind what western wheat can be laid down at in local naar- notice to creditors in the estate of evelyn laws i all persons having claims ag ainst the estate of evelyn laws late of the town of geo widow who died on or about the 31st day of may ubs are hereby notified to send particulars of the same to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of august 1958 after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall then have not ice and the undersigned will not be liable to any person of whose claim they shall not then hare notice dated at georgetown this 14th day of jury ajx usb violet marsden and victor tedder executors of the estate of evelyn laws by their sol icitors dale bennett ft lati mer georgetown ontario 730 hie question mafic in our la whether the escalator clause which provides an addit ional 5 cents per bushel for wheat held on the farm until next janu ary or february is su to justify the additional expense i storing ptns the shrink and rl