page 2 f st f vf l the georgetown herald wedrteflday eyening ajgust 3rd 1932 i same fine qiialitylower price frsh rrom the gardens l l 2 lb guelph best creamery butter 41c i tins eagle brarid condensed milk 35c 3 tins crosse blatkwell pork and beans 25c p d sauce for cold meats etc per bottle 15c crosse blackwell catsup per bottle u 21c 4 small tins carnation milk 25c 5 pkgs deluxe jelly powders 25c gold medal kipper snacks per tin 5c 1 tins gem 100 lye 19c 2 lb pure lard j 17c choice breakfast bacon sliced per lb 15c 2 x 2 rj tins choice red cohoe salmon 29c choice fresh fruit and vegetables a e farnell phone 75 we deliver bied home at georgetown on thursday july 38th 1932 elisabeth aitken widow of the late oeorge hume 85ui year in obituary mrs georoe hume after a lingering illness of some months elizabeth auken widow- of the late ocarge hume passed away at vrtraoie here on thursday july mth deceased was born on lot 3 4th line kouesuhi july 8lh 1848 and cele brated her 84th birthday but month she was a daughter of the late thom as auken and isabella laldlaw and the last surviving member of she was married on mai to the late peorgc hum ceased her lbears lai family of three daughtei son survive isabella laku alexander pavldson town beatrice of the public schooi stair and bessie wife of p j foxton of toronto police force also three grandchildren mrs arthur bird miss ada hume and mas ter hume foxton and three great grandchildren donald douglas and roy bird mrs hume had been a resident of georgetown since 1914 when she and her late husband re tired from the farm she was a life long member of the presbyterian church a devoted mother and true christian woman loved and esteemed by her family and all win knew her the funeral took place on saturday afternoon to greenwood cemetery georgetown the service being con ducted by rev or howard assisted by rev ross cameron of streetsvtlle the pallbearers were six members of knox church session wm barber s harrison r b poulls a robin son h q clark and hugh black- there were many beautiful floral tri butes from relatives and friends the 31st annual convention of the provincial nretnens association was opened in georgetown on friday julyi rath with some 200 delegates present from different parts of the province at 2 pan president geo h smith of dunnvllle called the meeting to order and called on rev dr howard who opend the convention with prayer after the chairman had thanked dr howard for his kind words be called upon ktayor j b mackenkie to say a few words the mayor then addressed the gathering as follows mr president executive and visit ing firemen 1 deem it a pjeasure indeed to have the opportunity on be naif of the cttfeens of georgetown in supporting our firemen and welcoming you as provincial delegates to our t at this time we are living in a period when there seems to be very little done without the object of tgluk paid for h out the volunteerdirirtes asking nothing for t s and r am sure that we here are very brood of our ftremew who gwe their time and risk their lives without any re compense whatever it is a great compliment to the personnel of the volunteer fire brigades i hope that your visit with us will of donald s moore dead i block former scotch block bo passed away suddenly at lockfort ny for fast photo finishing bring your films to daiws drug store work left before 730 at light or 930 wednesdays and saturdays will be ready at 5 the next afternoon no extra charge for border prirrts a free 5x7 enlargement with each dollars worth of work done save your envelopes darins drug store phone 327 mecau aaa btjttbbick fattkbntt georgetown r h thompson co for dependable hardware i specials for harvest mule binding gloves 25c pr horsehide gauntlets with cuff 65c pr dr williams fly spray 75c gail brantford binder twine 600 ft 8 lb large size aluminum preserving kettles 98c stockaid animal spray in bulk plumbing tinsmithing el ectrical wiring furnace work r h thompson co phone 46 georgetown llf i speights gar4ge dominion tire depot loai we take great pleasure in offering a new dominion tire the guard a guaranteed tire priced as low as 575 for 29 x 440 all sizes tires and tubes carried in stock ff t phone 279w ights brake specialists georselov we take the following the buffalo evening news of july 25tn relating to an old scotch block boy who will be remembered by many friends in ueorgetown and ksqumlng township lockport july 25th fitrirxnn sud denly with a heart auarr donald s moore 63 of 110 high street former corporation counsel and former chair man of the niagara county bepnhh- can committee died at 330 pjn sat urday in the home of a distant rela tive mrs urace moore 3ss willow street where be had gone to make arrangements for a family picnic he bad been undergoing treatment for heart trouble the last two months born in oeorgetown oot jan 21 150 the son of william and cather ine moore mr moore was educated in the public school there and in wood stock collegiate institute at wood stock ont he then came to new york state where he entered cornell university law school and was gradu ated in ibm having friends in this city mr moore located here and was admittec to the bar in 1895 after serving a clerkship in the office of john b and culhbert w pound he began the practice of law for himself in 1897 after the death o john k pound in 11104 mr moore entered with judge pound in a partnership which lasted for one year until judge pound be came a justice of the supreme court when the partnership was dissolved until judge pound was elevated to the state court of appeals mn isidore served as his secretary in 1926 he formed a partnership with former assemblyman david e jehery this partnership continued up to the time of his death always a republican in politics mr moore served as a member of the board of education for several years and in 1917 was elected chairman of the niagara county republican com mittee which office be held for three years on jan 1 1931 mr moore was ap- poltned corporation counsel by former mayor ernest b crosby and served throughout tbe five years of the cros by administration for 20 years he had served as at torney for the sara m ousting trust fund the income from which is used for tbe care of poor and deserving wo men of niagara county at the lock- port city hospital mr moore was a m and a trustee of the first presbyterian chnrrh social and fraternal orgard- aatinni of which he was a member in cluded niagara lodge 375 af am cataract lodge 54 1joof delta chi fraternity tuscarora club lock- port lawyers club niagara county bar ass and toe new york state bar asodatlon 8urvivmgare bis wife kuaabeth m moore and three brothers robert j moore niagara falls o mowat moore toronto and dr william d n moore chicago funeral services were held in the home 210 high street tuesday at 3 pm burial at glenwood cemetery provincial firemens convention parade and demonstration business sessions fridajr and saturday church service sunday evening big parade and competitions on monday w h lono of georgetown eleoteo president for ensuing year other officers eijmtei3elebration in dunuas 4 in w33 be most pleasant and as a the hospitality i voice here we are brigades feeling that going to presjbft you with the key of cxafpllshed something the town ftfae key was then carried senator w b willouqoby died in moose jaw senator w b wuioughtoy former conservative leader in the senate died in hospital at moose jaw last monday night atjthe age of 73 the late senator wlllougnby w bom in peel county ontario july 10 18s9 in 18b2 he married susan smedley jones of philadelphia daughter of jamesjs jones of qeranantown mr wuioughbys early life was spent in peel and duhertn coutnlea and later in toronto until 1807 when he went west to moose jam this city was his home from that date on- he graduated from the university of toronto in 1883 with honors in in lbbtthe received ilia degree admitted to tbe bar of ontario in 1886 he practised m toronto until 1807 when be came west and engag ed m general pracuce he was con servative leader in the upper rouse at ottawa until a few months ag when illhealth forced him to resign deceased was a brother of our et teemed townsman mr j a wlllougn by who left for moose jaw last week when he received word of his brotlhrb serious ghnw in by two lltue boys dressed as men alvin grieve and bruce mccart ney and presented to the presldentk mr president i present you with this symbol feeling that every ciiaenjel comes you here and wants you to have the very best time you can and cany away pleasant memories of toe cltl- aens of tbe town and as we hare only one policeman here we will ask you to use due diligence in seeing that tbe liberties sue not abused and i just want to say a word re the blowing of the siren especially after dark it will be alright to try it out in the daytime but at night it would likely disturb our cuisens on behalf of the cltisens of oeorge town i present you with this symbol of the freedom of tbe town oeorge h smith the retiring presi dent received the key and lit answer to mayor mackenzies address of wel come said mayor m on be half of this association i tnank you and i none that on monda night when we are ready to depart from the town you will not regret the privileges you have bestowed upon us and that you will be able to bang out the sign of welcome asjatn president smith then speaking to the delegates said gentlemen i hope you have listened to what the mayor has said he has given you much freedom and i hopip vou win see that it is used in a proper way the president address ws as fol lows oentlemen and brothers as i reacn the cole of my year as resident ol tins association 1 nave a tew tnougms wiucn i would like to leave witn you 1 trust they will be 43epted in the spunt m wmch they are given and toe brothers wdl try tnd iouiw toe advice i give first allow me to tnank you for the oonor you conferred upon me and my brigade in electing me as president of tms association an honor which i ueeply appreciate oentkimen we are at the turning point m tne history of our association alter toe convention in oundas last year an unfortunate incident took place wtuch cast a stigma upon toe associa tion one of then- tine entireties being destroyed and while we have the as surance of our past president bra duiuvan that noblame was attached to any member of the awla cer tain parties thought otherwise some newspapers even going so far as to comment upon the matter xhls ques tion was taken up at tbe first execu tive meeting in hamilton after the convention and a committee appoint ed to interview the fire marsh and discuss this matter owing to pres sure of work in the office and s of the fire marshal it has been im possible to hold this meeting and we nave yet to hear his side of the story and what was discovered during his investigation what i do wish to impress upon everyone present is that until you realise the true meaning of tbe fust paragraph of our constitution which you will find at the top of page 81 of our year book with special reference to the last four lines in that para graph which i trust you will read then we must give up the idea of re ceiving any amlnrsnre or support in our work through tbe mwlliwn of die fire marshal who has expressed the opinion that our convention is noth ing more or less than a jamboree and that nothing serious l oontemplated brothers when your ore siren sounds there isnt one amongst you who hesitates to answer the call and you stay there until the job is done tbe siren of the ontario association is sounding now theres a job to be done will you answer that siren and show if we are on a jatntiorec or in carrying out your in- dont be afraid to ask this is your convention thank the respective com mittees for their work during the past year and trust that tin- incoming president wul have nb complaint to nuke at the end of hut term of office if he is to have a successful year and our organisation is to redeem it self we have got to settle down to huslness and t la up to every officer and member of the association to answer the slrem so that when this convention closes we can truthfully say it was the best convention we over nail only by working along these lines can we expect to regain the confidence and esteem of those who are interest ed in this work and we need coopera tion of all bro heaton the fire marshall has been one of- the best friends this as sociation ever had and i trust that the work of this session will show him trial we are serious brothers i have spoken olilnly not with the idea of being a wet blanket but for your own good and the best interests of the association i trust there will be no hard feelings and if you will try and carry out my wishes we will all return to our respective we have ac- geo h smith president following this a large basket of flowers was carried in by two little girls evelyn roney and gertrude hutx this was presented to president amith by mrthos grieve on behalf os the ueorgetown brigade dr howard before leaving the meeting on behalf of the georgetown clergy invited the members to attend their respective churches on sunday and stated they would all be the remainder of tbe after noon the business session of the con vention was proceeded with and at 715 in the eveninsa a demo of a three engine hookup was staged on main st under tbe direction of chief a- holmer of oakvllle vtnree engines pumped water through 4000 ft of hose achieving a noxkle pressure of 85 pounds the denaonstratibn proved the efficiency of the pumper type of engine in combatting biased at a distance church news st geargvs caareh rev w o o thompson rector eleventh sunday after trinity holy communion 8 ajn sunday school lo am holy commonlon 11 am even- fl pm st albania ctaareh old wullams rev w o o thomawon rector eleventh sunday after trinity matins and litany bjo am sunday school 1030 am card of thanks the family of the late mrs oeorge humewlsh to convey then- very sin cere thanks to relatives- and friends for their many ktnd mud expres sions of tyinpathy extended to them tn their sad bereavement by the death of their beloved mother if we can stay with this job until it is finished will you show the jlre mar shal by your actions at this oonven- tlon that you can handle this situa tion the same way you handle a serious fire or does it interest you oentlemen you were appointed by your respective brigades to do a cer tain duty to ering back a clear in telligent report of the b sea- tonics and demonstrations of this convention the only way you do this js by attending strictly to this convention supporting the ctfncers and giving your careful oon- sdderation to all questions brought up bur topics committee provide speak s and papers stay and listen to our educational committee provide demonstrations attend them you wfa still have considerable time to see everything else of interest or do any thing else you may want outside of the actual business time of the con vention life members you too have s duly to perform some of you may think having attended three or more con ventkms it is perfectly alright tn register and then proceed to enjoy yourself we need your past experi ence and your presence at the meet ings will be an eramnte to she new delegates that the principles of this association are worth sometrung and that you are still interested in help ing the other fellow to the delegates who are here for the first time dont think tram tne prevl- our remarks that you are forgotten we welcome you to ibis convention and if there la any information you are seeking or you have been sent by your- brigade with some definite in structions to carry out ask for tbe ln- formauol and i have no doubt we win- be able to answer your questions from some section of the floor or from the water supply at 8 pm the business session was resumed and at this time mr u j bishop of the fire marshalls depart ment toronto gave a most interest ing and excellent address on fire prevention which was illustrated by rprq of moving pictures and lantern slides some of the important fea tures dealt with were as followa new and proper methods of artificial res- plratlon draper waya of carrying heavy fyhiivs from burning buikungs train ing in schools for fire drill proper equipment and tying firemens knots mr bishop also gave several de- rfmnstratlreyj of biases caused by sources in the home not ordinarily re garded as particularly dangerous he stressed the necessity for the utmost caution in having inflatnahie material in the home especially gasoline tor cleaning which has been the cause of untold loss of life- and property he also especially mentioned that many fires both in the home and elsewhere could be prevented by children hav ing a proper knowledge of tbe dangers and causes of- fires and materials and strongly recommended that girls anl boys be educated along these lines in early childhood n interesting event took place at this session when chief nelson tuck of tbe georgetown department pre sented long service medals to w h long and fred armstrong who had both given 2 years service in the oeorgetown brigade both men replied thanking chief tuck and expressing the hope that they would be spared to give many more years service mr joe nelson of the hamilton vets was tbe oldest fireman at the con vention he is in his 83rd year after the close of the business ses sion that evening mr h beardall of aft dennis was on hand to show the firemen the uses of the latest type of gas masks and demonstrated the revtvlng power of an inhfiim using a combination of oxygen and carbon dioxide on saturday morning july 30thl the final business session of tbe cooven tion opened at 9 oclock an interest- trig and instructive feature of this session was a paper given by mr s c wttt of the dominion electric protec tion company on the subject of automatic devices for the supervi sion of sprinkler systems oe point ed out that ore losses had been reduc ed more through the means of the mrhrwnatlc sprinkler than thi any other agency and that by going a step further and having automatic supervi sion of these systems bv industrial plants and build trigs it would help further to reduce ore losses besides m the work easier for the fire department as it also reduced the amount of damasre by water flow next on the program was the elec tion f officers and tot the coming the following were elected president w hc long oeorgetown 1st vicepresident j k williams dumber bay 2nd vicepresidentlh j smith bit dennis secretarjr w j armstrong toron- treasurer t m wftumsley bur lington rl tne new officers were installed by air jas oardhouse of weston and a gavel was presented tow h long new president of the association at this time mr long announced that all the visiting firemen were requested to be cm hand at the fire hall at 130 pm- when ihey would be taken for a sightseeing tour of oeorgetown and vicinitp the business being concluded the convention closed wluw the singing of god save the king on sunday evening the and officer and men of halton bat talion tmrne rules headed by lome rules soottlah ban lions boys- band acton kfagle band and caledonia band paraded to the cenotaph where chief n h tuck de posited a wreath fiafterwards pro ceeding to the parkiior service rev 3 w bready ka ch d of toron to delivered a splendid address rev w o o thompsonjbev dr howard hey h j prltcharw and cant w bradley also took part tn the service tbe lome rifles band and lions bays band played the accompaniment to the hymns whtrjft were sung during tbe service lit monday rooming- a pumping demon stration by one of the latest in pump ing eoutpinent was staged by the american lafnum ire engine co this was the flrst ttfpe this had been put on at any cxmvention on monday the big celebration and monster parade took place when thousands of visitors lined the gaily decorted streets and watched the pro cession as it passed on the way to the park in the following order i henry shenpardmarshall of parade w h long president of ontario firemens association chief n h tuck of georgetown association executives mayor reeve and councillors of georgetown w georgetown lome rifles scottish band georgetown lions boys band hamilton veterans and original fire apparatus 1843 georgetown fire brigade float st marys brigade new toronto brigade burlington band burlington brigade and drill corp british empire float mrs grieves h umber bay brigade silverthorn brigade jarvls brigade moynt dennis band mount dennis brigade dunnvllle brigade kincardine brigade dundas brigade fairbanks band fairbanks brigade swanrsa veterans illuminating products company s- barclay newmarket brigade x acton bugle band bronte brigade falls view brigade grimsby brigade baden brigade alliance paper co float brampton band brampton brigade thorold brigade anj drill corp weston brigade birds eye centre fire truck tees- water oakvule band oakvllle brigade bronte veterans humbercrest brigade 1 port credit brigade milton band milton brigade i lambton mills brigade islington brigade maple brigade caledonia band caledonia brigade merriton brigade swansea brigade york township rward 1 band york township ward 1 penetang brigade teeswater band teeswater brigade mount forest band mount forest brigade aurora brigade listowel brigade north york thorold south at the exhibition grounds the drill competition between burlington and thorold a feature of every demon stration attracted a crowd of more than 2000 burlington was awarded the trophy with 86 13 points thorold scoring 85 brampton brigade won the trophy in class a for best appearing com pany on parade and fairbank received honorable mention herrttton was winner of class h and the trophy teeswater receiving honorable men tion hamilton brigade with a reel dating 1843 won the prise for the old est apparatus on parade kincardine won the prise for the company of 20 or over coming rrom the longest dis tance in the rescue race for the blckle trophy milton brigade won with a time of 17 35 seconds burlington second 18 16 dunnvllle third 18 25 penetangulshtne won tbe ladder race in 31 t5 seconds kincardine second 23 26 dunnvllle third 24 15 dunnvllle brigade won the hose race tn 67 36 penetamrulshlne sec ond 76 45 swansea third 7a rn the chiefs race j wilson york township j k williams humber bay and j kemp swansea were first second and third respectively bert sale humberstone won the 100- yards open for firemen over 30 with wright and french york township second and third prises awarded tn the decorations contests were as follows business place d brill 1st bank of commerce 2nd homemiss bella wheeler 1st mrs fred armstrong 2nd the association accepted an invita tion from mayor a c caldwell and the dundas fire brigade to hold next years convention in that town notes dd you notice that the firemens convention in 1933 wlube held in dundas mayor caldwell and dun- das fire brigade extended a hearty invitation to the gathering and 11 was accepted the lions boys band certainly looked swell in their hew uniforms the future of this organisation looks quite bright and our cltlzejns are proud of them lome rifles scottish band did themlves credit on monday many complimentary remarks were passed by outoftown citizens regarding the music they provided during lhe three days of the convention their new uniforms are very attractive especially the trews well they were a jolly lot of lads those firemen and all apparently had a good time we enjoyed their visit to ohir town our business men and citizens gen erally deserve credit for the manner in which they assisted in decorating the town main street looked very attractive and numerous homes were prettily decorated 1 that calcium chloride contributed by the town council was all light mk far as it went but some complain fil didnt go far enough there were between five and six thousand visitors tn town on monday and oonsldjrlng the large crowd the order was exceptionally good pts i noise we admit but we were ah boys once except the girls electrician ben forater and his as- sistants handled the illumination to the credit of the town and satisfac tion of all the strings of colored lights looked very pretty decorations etc were mi cleaned up on tuesday morning and now we are back to business again after a very busy week end chief marshall was on the job all the time and while it was necessary to give a few warnings to some not firemen the order generally over the week end was good the chairman of the committees hi charge of the arrangements and to whom much credit is due for the suc cess of the event are advertising and printing wm h long finance fred armstrong reception and billeting a b parr invitation f mccartney entertainment and concession a c roney parade h shepherd police w o marshall parking root mccartney booth jos hall sports fred mccartney judging a kean novelty and other attractions h h brown memorial n h brown convention hall trios grieve general chairman n h tuck general secretary fred mccartney homemade harpoons kill white whales for doc feed come and get em that is the answer to the white whale question so far as residents of churchill and the hudson bay region are concerned there are tens of thousands of those greater porpoises in tbe churchill river the harbor and outer waters according to information reaching the canadian national railwys trappers take the whales without any trouble by using a homemade harpoon made out of scrap metal they go out in a canoe with a piece of board or an empty can for a float harpoon the animal and leave the tin can or board attached as a mark which shows them the location of the whale when it is dead then they haul it ashore and cut it up for dog feed people in these regions however are satisfied that something should be done to re duce the white whale population they show that these large manunals do away with vast quantities of small fish that are of value town council grand stand in park to be shingled accounts passed council met in waterworks build ing on tuesday aug 2nd at 8 pni with mayor in the chair reeve and members of council all present minutes of bwo previous meetings were read and confirmed communications were read from hydroelectric power conunisslon of ontario and relief land settlement committee of ontario moved by cummings seconded by parr that the chairman of property committee be instructed to advertise for tenders for shingling of grand stand in park tenders to include 3x shingles and the putting of them on laid 5 inches to weather sine coated nails carried moved by cummings seconded by gibbons that the treasurer pay the following accounts h marchment sts 1800 jas momahster health deparv 1000 jas harding parks 3r 1100 marchment ww t ioo armstrong sis 480 marchment ww jas harding- park a hunter sts wm huggins good reads marchment good roads hunter sts thrs spelrs park c stabey town hall georgetown hydro electric t a hydro electric town hall hydro electric fire hall hydro electric ww hydro aelectrie power bell telephone co mun oidoe bell telephone co chiefs res f atkinson town hall edward beerman good roads fred harding good roads georgetown lumber co park pred sinclair town truck county of halton calcium chloride j n oneill son ww e h thompson co town hall georgetown herald printing dr williams charity w j btnnle sis a uvtngstonosis h stapleton police- protection w breen police protection oeorge perry police protection j n oneill son are protec tion moved by davis seconded by cleave that we do now adjourn to meet at the next regular meeting or at the call ol the mayor carried 1800 1760 1050 350 1800 1030 815 1500 135 30ft 75 121 4233 611 247 600 j 58 jo 333 200 25070 170 3493 5642 1500 7633 1335 300 100 540 233 canadian national net earnings continue increase jane flgare up iltfrlwa and six months period sltssjm over 131 montreal july 29 an increase or 1332861 in the net revenues of the canadian national railways for june 1932 as compared with june 1931 is shown in the monthly statement or operating revenues and expenses issu ed at oanadian national headquarters today this betterment in net was ef fected despite a heavy drop tn the gross- receipts gross revenues in june were 812 437076 a decrease of 2799 134 or 1837 per cent from the gross revenues of june 1931 operating expenses were cut by s4132016 or abs per cent the result was that the rail way had net revenues for tne month of 1227856 as compared wmh a net revenue deficit in june 1931 of 106- 005 a betterment of 1332s61 the operating ratio for june 1s32 was 9013 per cent as ag- 1o0jjo per cent in june of last year for the first hah of 132 tne cana dian national had gross revenues of 70187818 a decrease of 18087308 or 2040 per cent as compared with the first six months of 1931 operating expenses for the first half of the cur rent year were 67779143 a decrease of 19167447 or 2205 per cent from the expenses for the first half of 1931 net revenue for the half year 1932 was 2408674 as against 1320035 in 1931 an increase of 11079639 or 8123 per cent the operating ratio for the first half of 1933 was 9637 per cent against 9649 per cent in the period of 1931 m000000000000l00000000000 ywincs ywotm i lllllllg ye itwelmn haw yaw cartel ok bar tsw aaka ra we always have our strong empire preference ta not a product of the imperial conference we have always favored empre goods and we hall continue to exploit them to the limit of pubbc acceptance such erapirembidedztees beooeaes carroftt an cgaiinaaoa conceivad in canada 40 rears ago now 115 more operated and owned by canaraini e raaexe on this waaka special prices -4wbciai- australlan choice -twxciat- jkcsal engllsh h p sauce bottle 24 aprmcotsnotu85c rr nojvt 30c raisins 2 lb 99c ngw clovtr honi mclara- jelues jars 4 pkss 93c dot 99t sl rwawww no 9 poh 3t iviaw3aa vlrtone mfe- natures best cherry jam 40oz jar rings dot 90c victory rd salmon lb sic chateau pvj 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