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the georgetown herald wednesday evening february 16th 1938 soi ttcnauy treasurer of the sla lom jclub entertained the members at his home last friday night theje was a large tornout attd those pies- entettt afterwards declared that it was one of the best social evenings yet held by 30 all had arrived and the evening got under way the first part was spent playing bridge alter which it was announced that there would be a scavenger hunt the members drew for partners and each couple given a slip oi paper with in struction as to what was required of them some were asked to get such things as a 1936 calender a black cat stag 10 shoe a birds nest etc etc v7e might mention at his time that one of the highlights of the evening was the president and vicepresident trying to catch a black cat and not meeting with very much success another interesting feature of the hunt was when the two mem bets assigned to bring back some red hah- tried to persuade an auburn- haired young lady to part witfl one if her locks by 1030 the last strag glers and how some of them did straggle in had arrived and after the various objects of the hunt had been shown to the judges of the contest the first prize was awarded alter the party had recovered their breath and were sufficiently rested lunch was served at this point we would like to thank those who have had the responsibility of preparing the eats each week it is ratlur a difficult job to know how many to prepare lor each meeting night and our social convenor mary paul de serves a greatwdeal of credit for the way she handled 11 after lunch was over the pianist of the evening paul barber gave us some music and the party bad a paul jones various games were played and the party lat er danced to the radio and it was several hours before the party finally broke up the next meeting will be held at the home of leslie clark on friday night feb 18th all members are urged ute present at s oclock an interesting feature of the evening will be a baby contest any one wishing to do so may dress as a child under ten and compete for the prise for further particulars see the clubs of fleers if it should snow sufficiently between now and friday plans will lie changed and the club will meet at cedar crest on the ninth church news scripture text if any man serve me let htm fouaw roe and where i mm there shall afem my servant be if any man serve me turn will my father honor jta jx- st georges church rev woo thompson rector sexagesima sunday sunday school 10 asn holy commun ion 11 am evn song 7 pjn the rector called a congregational meeting after evensong on sunday last stating that the rev eustace vesey wjio had been rector of georgetown and glen williams from 1898 to 1901 had died and suggesting that a resolution of sympathy be tent to his sun iving family from st georges it was accordingly moved b mr p d mcnauy and seconded by mr w f bradley and carried by stand in b ote that such resolution be sent- qleo williams united chwrch anniversary services sunday feb 20th at 11 ajn and 7 pun rev a b irwin of milton will preach at the evening service sunday school at 1030 rev charles jolllffe minister the united charon rev f c overend ba minister wednesday 8 pm weekly prayer and bible study sunday 10 ajn sunday school and bible classes 11 am the mightiest power in the world 7 pan youthful measures baptist church rev e o baxter minister 1030 ajn sunday school 7 pm evening service deliver us from evil mon day 8 ptn bypu thursday 8 pin midweek service a welcome to all st albans church glen williams sexagesima sunday holy com munion 930 ajn sunday school 2 pm evensong 3 pjn the celebration of the holy com munion had to be cancelled on sun day last owing to the impassable condition of the roads on sunday morning but will be held on sunday next a congregational meeting was call cd at st albans after evensong on sunday afternoon the rector men uoned the death of mr vesey a for mer rector it was stated that ser vices had been started in the g en by mr vesey and the church had been built the ear after he left it was moved by mr joseph beaumont seconded by mrs e bludd and car rled bj standing vote that this con trregallon express deepest sympathy with mrs vesey and family in their bereavement and that the vestry clerk stnd a letter to that effect wood for sale choice beech and maple at 3 single cord mixed ralls s250 per cord mixed wood 2 65 per cord j bkandford phone 365 or 831 georgetown lfcan and tender 9 choice fresh and cured meats kings government inspected for your protection ss roast 19 boneless and kollkd prime rib roast 21 fresh beef hearts 10 ramp roast 16 brisket ob p1ate boiling beef 10 lb hamburg steak freak and lean 2 25c hmkss slewing beef 2 25c sweet pickled pork shoulders best cuts tendeb porterhouse or sirloin roasts 25 round shoulder roast meaty blade roast makes a delicious pot rout 15 lean meaty pork butts 22 country style freth sausage large gasbags y 2 25c choice rolled veal roast 23 pork shoulders 17 sugar cured breakfast bacjjn 29 ib machine sliced domestic easifirst shortening 2 25c red salmon hall livic b haddock fillets 2 b 29e no1 potatoes 2 pecks 29c best qvaltt carrots 15c basket telephone 27 wm kin g itwnphtebvery importance of wjood as fuel department is investigating ways and means to extend 1u uae canada s forests continue to be an important source ol fuel supplying about 15 to 20 per cent of the domes tic requirements of the country dur ing the ave year period 1931 35 the average annual cut of- fuel wood in canada was approximately 8000 000 cords valued at about 33 000000 wood as a fuel has a very definite field it lb the mainstay of our iiral regions and is mucn used for heating purposes in villages and towns in those parts of canada where lack of coal deposits- prevents the popiuitlon from securing cheap coal for domes tic use if methods of selling meas uring and burning firewood were jm proved the value of this fuel un doubtedly would be more appreciated to this end the forest products lap- oratories and the testing and re search laboratories or the depart ment of mines and resources in co operation with other organizations are investigating ways and means of extending the use of wood for fuel it has been found that as a rule thc fuel of seasoned wood depends generally on the weight per cubic foot the heaviest woods naturally giving the most heat a standard cord of well seasoned sugar maple lieech or yellow birch split firewood weighs upwards of 4 000 pounds whereas a similar cord of softwood may weigh less than two thirds as much the relative alue of the different wood fuels may therelin be approximately compared on rtt basis of their weights at the some moisture contents two pounds q seasoruxu firewood are generally re quired to furnish the amount or heat obtainable from a pound of nniira cite coal of good grade coal ho ever is generally burned somew at more efficiently especially since much wood is ubed in heating installations designed for coal in order to deliver the same imoutit of heat to a boiler as n pound of coal n little more ian two pound oi wood arc requlrca the cxunsfoi of the use of wooa for fuel l piciillv that not i l fteo in logrink or in the saw mill woild be of grc i idvantage to prod jeer consumer and labor and if tht clt of fuil od is idequatcly reguuted th lnc t i dunmd ma be xp t ed to enhance the alue of canada s fort t itands 4 page 5 week end specials fanck- wool gloria zephyr wool 2 and 4 ply odd numbers 25c week end special 15c utility lavina shepherd wool 1 2j2c and 1 5c special week end 10c pyjamas childs pyjamas feet in sizes 2 4 6 week end 79c golf hose boys golf hose cotton and wool lastex top 22c boys alkwool golf hose 39c pr scribblers school scribblers with lines 50 to 56 pages week end special 3 for 5c f sweaters g child 8 sweaters sizes 2 4 6 69c 1 child s white flannelette nighties simplicity patterns 39c 15c 20c 25c agents for langlevs cleaners and dyers mcbean co fl phone 64 we deliver georgetown mm km 4 hume women and unemployment 1 if it 1 irut a t arid us author tes hae estimated that the women of canada coi trol directly or indirt tij approximate 87 ptr cent of the pur chases made in the dominion they cxcrclse 1 lt poiuit iiiiluuiu on emplojnunt conditions if women therefore adopt the slo gai bt canadian buj canadt n and decline except when necessary to purchase foreign made goods then it would be interesting u see what the results on the employment situ atlon would be as a natural bar gain hunter no woman is going to buy canadian simply for patriotic reasons nor should she be expected to do so bu where price and qual lty suit in comparison to the foreign merchandise it is to be hoped they will continue to use even more of their power in purchasing so nat more or our people will be able to ob tain work possibly as the national produced in canada association has suggested on many occasions if the women of the land made an inventory of their own homos and pantries for instance they might be ostouided how much they are spending on foreign goods at the expense of em ployment of their fellow canadians j watch our window for weekly ice cream specials and cokfeoflonkh fruit salad sundae 13c 2 for 25c longs conleetionery e2 grjby theatre friday february 18 big town girl romantic advmtnrc with clair trevor comedy affairs oi pierre band from minuet to big apple fox news artoon villain still pursued her new advertisements houmfor sale seven roomed brjckr- bouse furnace lights and bathroom corner durham and mcnabb sts for sale apply to s burton norval atp to bent two apartments to let in mcdougall block mill 6 all conveniences ap ply at elmer c thompson s office georgetown tf saturday february 19 ebb tide based on the story of robert loots stevenson done in technicolor musical okay rhythm cartoon keeper of the lions chapter 4 tim tyler s luck mattnee at s pan tuesday and wednesday february 22 and 23 100 men and a girl with the canadian born dkanna dubbin comedy timid ghost scenic rocky mountain grandeur of bank niqhts will be held every wednesday during march i op amateur contests will be held on thtjrs t march 3 17 and 31 at 8 pm subs for sale btove length slabs for sale at reas onable price georgetown lumber co pbone 260 tf for bent fiveroomed modem heated apart ment grandview aparts corner king and queen sts ready march 1st apply j b mackenzie son i it for smle or rent six room brick house on victoria st near cnr station also up right piano in good condition lor sale apply w b ford phone 204w painting and papernanging painting and paperhanglng at reasonable prices estimates given all work guaranteed snow apples for sale 20c large basket bring your bas ket d herrington phone 351 ltp notice ballantines shoe repair shop on queen st will be reop n ed for business after this date our prices ar right and we use the best of material in our workmanship try lis and be convinced your patronage will be greatly llppreclated j bal lantrne georgetown 4p adjourned tax sale the adjourned tax sale of lands for taxes in the township of esques- ingc will be held on tuesday feb 22nd 1938 t 10 a n h tht hththm albf in the vil of stewarttown oboboe leslie 2t treasurer call ing all subscribers in a rrears as march is the end of our business year we are anxious that all subscriptions owing on the herald be settled or arranged for by that date up to the present a large number of our subscribers have responded to our re quest and we thank them however there are still a large number in arrears and we must have the money due us if we are going to stay in the newspaper business these days our mailing lists have been corrected to feb 1 st and once again we ask you to kindly look- at the label on your paper thanking you in anticipation of your favor yours very truly j m moore publisher