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herald 1 50 per annum in advance s2 00 to u s a brief historical sketch ot norval presbyterian church celebrated centennial on sunday last original church building served for more than third of century present building erected in 1878 following ls a historical sketch of norval presbyterian church which iqelebrated its centennial oh sunday last hbe presbyterian church at norval hads beginning as a mission in con foctloh with frasers church now jhwro as union presbyterian situated five miles north an thetown line of esquestng township about the year 1835 this connection is stlu main talned services were held first lr the t ot members in 1839 however quarter acre of land on th brow of the bill to the south of the village was purchased from james mitchell at the price of five shillings the trus tees were james mitchell alec mc- nabb james mcnabb john miller and duncan mcgregors a frame church was built and a cemetery was laid out in 1852 another quarter ac re of land was added in 1889 there was need for more land for cemetery purposes and mrs noble presented the church with an additional one thld acre the idea of improving the oouetery gradually took hold of the church more land was purchased in m67 a proper survey was made a caretaker was appointed and every effort was put forth to make the whole place orderly and clean until now it is one of the finest cemeteries in halton county plots are sold on a basis of perpetual care and upkeep when the original church bu lcling had served the congregation for more than a third of a century it was felt that it had become inadequate to their needs and while it seemed pre posterous to think of building a new church in view of their financial strength the idea persisted and grew until it was eventually agreed upon question thn arose as to where it should be built it became more and more apparent that the village was the proper place for the church accordingly a vacant lot at the comer of guelph and draper streets was purchased from thomas maxted and an adjoining house and lot from mrs helms the plans agreed on were copied from those of the con gregatlonal church in georgetown now serving as the public library mr walter mckay of georgetown was engaged as architect tenders were called for and contracts let as follows talong out foundations and moving sheds to john orr 8r mason work to thomas maxted carpenter work to the laird brothers besides following the principal of accepting the lowest tender consls tent with good workmanship the building committee further carried out the principal rf patronizing home trade all that view the church to day will agree that it was well and truly built the corner atone was laid in 1878 by the hon john mcmuirlch then an eider in knox church toronto the church was finally completed and opened far public worship on febru ary 33rd 1879 by rev d j macdon nell of st andrews church toronto the total cost was about 7000 00 in 1900 some changes and improve ments were made the floor was vised new seats carpet and pipe or gaft were added and the walls and celling decorated at a cost of 4000 00 the installation of electric lights with elaborate fixtures a few years ago has added greatly to the appearance of the church while the rev joseph alexander was minister at norval and union he lived in his own house on the george town road after his resignation it became necessary to build a manse the manse property belonging to union church situated near norval station was not suitable and was later sold in 1688 the present manse was built by norval congregation with the assistance of union church the same contractors who built the church did the work the total cost of building was 2 700 00 an addit ional piece of lana was purchased from james mckenzte and part of the old house was moved on to it and fitted up for a house for the care l taker the church in norval like church cmg the world over has been the scene jpf many arguments over ways and means for years there was no choir and no musical instrument robert reld sr samuel curry thomas smith and john hunter at different times raised the tune and led the singing when in the early seven ties a demand began to grow for bet ter music and an organ debate waxed hot there was decided opposition finally however an organ was lnstal led in 1875 and miss margaret mc pherson was appointed organist a position she held ior over forty year following the installation of an or ran came a choir with mr white as leader and teacher of singing of tfie many who have served the church in the service of praise we mention particularly the late john watklns whose ability and untiring energy was of great assistance when the presbyterian church in canada adopted a hymnal for use in jpie church service there was decided opposition the psalms and para phrases had for so long been in use that it was difficult to make a change itwas not until 1898 that the session permitted the congregation to use one hymn at- a service on the condition that no amen be sung the singing of amen after the hymns did not r continued on page 7 halton presbytery wms the eastern sectional meeting of halton presbyteriai woman s mis sionary society or the united church was held in ashgrove church on wed nesday june 22nd morning and af ternoon sessions with sixty delegates present in the absence of mrs clements 2nd vicepresident the chair was taken by mrs h inglehart pres byterial post president after words of welcome by mrs dick president of ashgrove auxiliary to which mrs brown of acton replied miss m sharp read the minutes of the last year s meeting bright re ports were received from auxiliaries circles bands and c g j t groups throughout the section highlights of the conference branch meeting at oak vi lie were given in a fifteen min ute report by mrs b mowat acton presbyteriai delegate the guest speaker mrs j a jewitt town counco civic recognition of success of lome scots band dog by law amended pavement bylaw given first and second readme a special meeting of council was held last evening in the council chamber mayor joseph gibbons was in the chair reeve george davis and councillors n h brown jos hall thos lyons and a e cripps pres ent roy smith county engineer pre sented the plansand specifications for the pavement on john mcnabb emery and king sts the by law to authorize the con struction of pavement on john mc nabb emery and king sts under i local improvement by law was given its first and second reading a by law to amend the town dog by law was read the necessary num ber of times and finally passed moved by brown seconded by cripps that this council arrange a civic recognition of the success of the lome scots band and that mayor gibbons councillor hali and town clerk p b harrison be a committee to arrange for same carried council adjourned honor former y secretary at camp norval honoring william t talt first se- drgetown branch canadian legion i entertain members of coun till at regular meeting last thursday f over one hundred were present at the regular meeting of georgetow n branch canadian legion held in their spacious club rooms last thursday night mayor gibbons find members of town council capt bud mcdonald past zone president of acton jack hearst president of guelph branch and guelph legion degree team j were among the guests of the even tog wm roney president of george town branch welcomed the vlsltorb and members and bespoke a good time for everybody the guelph degree team led by jack htaifit initiated six new mem bcrs to the local branch col cousens and col brown were presented with post presidents bad ges by capt bud mcdonald a good program of vocal and in itrumenta music community sing ing etc led by the guelph degree team and short speeches by mayor gibbons reeve davis and other mem bers of council and dr jackson on behalf of the candidates made a very enjoyable program refreshments were served during the evening stslfs m ri ry ot boy work ot the west end past president hamilton conference ymc who served in that position 5 e to me he employee of the evening w m s members personally and as a group she also conducted an open forum mrs h caldwell presbyteriai secre tary of temperance and christian citizenship urged moat vfms mem bers stand by every organlzatio i that helps the temperance cause and stressed prayer as the right arm of every department of our work the acton mission band presented a family party under the dlrec hon of mrs emery vocal numbers were supplied by mrs a e plckard of bronta and the bums brotheis of the georgetown mission bond the worship services were conducted by members of palermo and oabvule auxiltarie the quiet halfhour was taken by mrs a o foreman ballin a fad assisted by mrs klrkwood mrs leonard was in charge of the literature exhibit the new treasurer mis j mcderrnld spoke a few words with reference to her department the closing message was given by mrs earl- wilson presbyteriai presl dent during noon hour luncheon was served by the ladies of ashgrove auxiliary lome scots band georgetown awarded first prize in class a highest military band honors at waterloo musical festival on saturday wilcox herbert and carter wm in individual competition welcomed home by large assembly of citizens on main st- mayor gibbons made congratulatory speech georgetown lome scots band have again brought distinction and honor to their home town at the waterloo musical festival last saturday in competition with the best bands of the province they were awarded first prize defeating the chatham kilties who have won this coveted prize for the past five years in succession captain charles onelll was the adjudicator and his classing of the two leading bands was as follows lome scots regimental band georgetown 93 chatham kilties 93 municipal councils and weed inspectors- are still responsible v citizens should notify council or weed inspector of any neglected areaweed control act of ontario states all noxious weeds mart be destroyed now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their city town i village or township by notifying their municipal council or weed inspector the whereabouts of noxious weeds in the locality the weed con trol act passed in 1927 by the ontario government and since amended places the responsibility of weed con trol directly on the shoulders of the municipality and weed inspectors every person in ontario is entitled to protection under this act and should notify the council or weed in spector of any neglected area infest ed with weeds it is the duty of the municipal authorities to see that these weeds are destroyed as soon as they have been notified by interested citizens yourself for example clause four of the weed control act reads every occupant of land or if the land is unoccupied the owner shall destroy all weeds design ated as noxious by the regulations as often in every year as is sufficient to prevent the ripening of their seeds it is the dutyor each municipal council to appoint at least one weed inspector and to set the remuner at ion he is to receive these lnspec tors are responsible for seeing that the provisions of the act are enlorc ed in their municipality the weed control act itself will not control a single weed it depends entirely on definite human action and the scope of this definite human action will depend on the force and extent of community opinion on the municipal council you and your neighbors can bring about quick ac tion in the eradication of weeds by making everybody s business your business copies of the weed control act and information regarding control of weeds will be gladly forwarded free of charge on request by the crops seeds and weeds branch ontario department of agriculture ment buildings toronto telegram a playing field was donat ed to camp norval summer quarters the west end y monday night by c t sharpe the held equipped with baseball diamond volley ball court and horse shoe pitching pitches filled a long felt need of the camp which had practically all other facilities built since the land was first given the wesl end club by morden ncllson chairman of the nights service of dedication was h r frost kc president of the west end organize tion and visitors to the camp were introduced by j l meikle executive secretary of the club william talt was guest or honor having made the trip from his present home in ed monton alta to be present at the opening of the field brief addresses in dedication were made by the donor c t sharpe mr talt and w h scott chairman of the metropolitan camp branch board the opening prayer was de livered by capt t f best the opening of the playing field wa signed to officially deliver the new equipment to the camp before the ar rival of the first group of boys foi the summer course of training be ginning of july 4 a pleasant feature of the proceed ings was the presentation to the guest of honor william talt or a colored picture of the camp taken from the air by e f hope one of the camp directors glen williams mr joseph mcmoster of detroit is visiting with relatives here miss annie hood who was visiting with mr and mrs william hadley returned to toronto last week mrs eva marsdin and daughter aubrey ot woodstock are spending a holiday here the guests of mr and mrs j w hill mrs dolby and mr arthur dolby of guelph mrs wilds mrs lappin mrs marshall and little helen john on all of acton were visitors on monday at the home of mrs fred norton misses edna davidson eve garvin and agnes mcdonald left on monday fororlllla and other points for a two weeks holiday acton miss h a staunton opened her home and grounds on friday after noon june 24th for a tea held under the auspices of the united church women s association oroup 3 the president miss ellen mckay with the hostess received the guests num be ring over seventy during the afternoon mrs jas gil lespic elocutionist of erin gave se veral excellent readings under the direction or mrs n burns misses marjorie kentner jean cole mary dobson phoebe hunter june clark and lois nielsen gave three lovely vocal numbers considerable amusement was creat ed by a quest lonalre contest and al so by musical numbers rendered by the circle s kitchen orchestra arter the program the guests were served a dainty lunch on the lawn secretary wright has received con fir ma tion this week of the arrange ments to have hon p w dewan on tarlo minister of agriculture to am daily open the acton fair of 1938 mr vlm church of sundrldge has been ewted president of the ontario postmasters association at he annuel j meeting acton friends offer congra tulations ted harsen son or commissioner and mrs c hansen acton has been successful in passing with good stand ing in all subjects of his course for the year at the university of toron acton friends tender hearty con gra tulations rev dr t a moore of toronto was a visitor at moorecroft on sun day mr wm speight and mrs ernest speight of toronto visited at moore croft last week t miss audrey macarthur is spending a week at the home of rev g i stephenson at eratnosa mr and mrs alex mcpherson of sandusky mich visited with mr and mrs r j mcpherson and other ac ton friends the rev h x bennte conducted the ninety ninth anniversary of the crieff congregation of pusllnch town ship last sunday miss margaret j forbes r n o the royal sanltorium ottawa spent the week end at mr r n browns and attended the churchill celebra tion miss forbes rather was pastor at churchill for several years free press much credit is due bandmaster peirott and the members of the band who have spent many hours in strenuous practice in order to attain their present high standing and bring honor to themselves and their home town members of the band who won in individual competitions were joseph wilcox 1st for cornet solo under 25 ears 1st for cornefsolo under 20 years and 2nd for comet solo under 16 years in the saxophone solo competetion norman herbert won 1st in the class under 25 years and 3rd in the open in the clarinet solo competition frank carter won 2nd in the class under 20 years miss jessie leavitt was accompan 1st for joitph wilcox and norman herbert while mr joseph young ac companled frank carter more than 20 000 persons left waterloo park following the presenta hon of this seventh annual festival and tattoo under the direction of professor c f thiele conductor of the waterloo band ind president of the waterloo musical society bands from all over ontario took part in the massed bands demonstration and a stirring parade of contests and drills beginning at nine o clock in the morning and con eluding shortly before midnight was brought to a close with a display of firew orks most impressive moment of the evening performance which was pre sented on the four acre park ground was the moment when the red cross flag was taken on the field and a hush crept over the assembled thousands as the massed bands played nearer my god to thee on their arrival home shortly after 1130 pm the members of the band were given a rousing reception and prolonged cheering greeted them as i they paraded down main street head ed by the fire truck with mayor gib bons and fire chief henry shepherd i and firemen aboard j after a selection by the band may or gibbons spoke as follows i bandmaster perrott members of the band ladles and fellow citizens we are assembled here tonight for the purpose of welcoming home the lome scots band of georgetown af ter being placed first in class a in one of the most keenly contested competitions held under the auspices of the ontario amateur sandmen s asosciatlon in the town of waterloo today by their efforts and success dur ing a period of recent years by reach ing the pinacle of success not only on this occasion but on occasions such as this in the past they have advcrtls ed the town of georgetown through out the north american continent as a town of musicians and music may i call to jour attention that regardless of how successful they have been as a musical organization they never forget their civic pride and loyallty to the community in which they jive no inconvenience is ever too great for them to assist in any worthy cause in this municipality i know all the citizens of george town join with me in wishing the members of the band continued suc cess in their musical endeavor therefore on behalf of my col leagues in council on behalf of the citizens generally of this municipality i am grateful for this privilege it is a pleasure for me indeed to express our appreciation and gratitude to bandmaster perrott and the members or the band for the honor which they have brought to the town ol george town bandmaster perrott replied thank ing the mayor for his kind expression of appreciation on behalf of hef and citizens of georgetown while ha had endeavored to assist the members in the development of their musical talents much credit was due the boya- themselves for their keen interest honest endeavor and loyal support which made it possible to attain suc cess in the competition at waterloo a coaple of selections by the band followed after which all left for their homes tired but very happy erin ere electric storm hit the dis trict north or the village on thurs day evening or last week lightning put the erin telephone exchange switchboard out of commission for two hours peter blnnle a farm hand work ing for wilmer thompson was knock ed down and stunned when lightning entered the house by electric wiring entering the same way it burned the curtains on a window at the home of angus mclachan and at the home of fred white the telephone was completely demolished mr mac abbott of toronto has returned to work after spending two weeks with his parents dr and mrs abbott the body of william lang 43 of erin township was found last fri day afternoon- on a lot at 1888 st clair ave west toronto deceased was identified early saturday by his brother gordon lang corner dr j p f williams decided an inquest wa unnecessary miss margaret bingham mrs grace and mr d houston of george town were sunday visitors with mr and mrs w r bingham rev george h thomas ma djd of kitchener has accepted a call to erin united church charge the induction service will be held on thursday evening june 30th rev thomas will commence his duties on- sunday july 3rd advocate engineering marvels at vancouver parlla ballin afad rev n waddell left friday spend two weeks at the bummer home of his daughter mrs h mcintosh near coboconk miss minnie bennett of acton call ed on miss j shortlll sunday after noon congratulations to rev and mrs foreman who celebrated their thirti eth wedding anniversary on thurs day last june 23rd rev and mrs marshall of long branch who were also celebrating their thirtieth annl versary spent the day with them several members of the wwfl at tended the sectional meeting held at ashgrove last wednesday terra cotta mr phillips of toronto has moved into mr davage s house here we welcome him to our midst the quarries here all seem to be doing a good trade at present our merchants report trade quite brisk mr w h barth of the 10th line lost a valuable cow last week mr r j stringer who has been spending a few months with mr and mrs c mckeown of acton has ar rived home and he informs us that he purposes taking up his residence here again in the near future we welcome him back george townsend of cheltenham has turned his farm here into a fruit farm and has about 10 acres plant ed in fruit trees now we wish him every success in his new enterprise we are sorry to learn that mr jas mckane jr met with a painful ac cident while repairing a roof he feq off it fracturing his arm we hope he will oon be able to be- around again as usual the empress ef japan queen of the pacific passing under the splendid new bridge now under construction across the first nar rows the entrance to vancouver s landlocked harbor the mainmast of the vessel is 195 feet above her load line the bridge being 209 feet above high spring tides the canadian pacific liner em press of japan in addition to hnldins all the speed records on her canada hawaii orient run is the largest ship entering vancouver harbor the illustra tion clearly shows the magnl tude and the beauty of both bhtp and bridge boston church marks 118th anntversakt one of the oldest churches in can ada boston presbyterian church in the scotch block esoueslns township celebrated its 1 18th anniversary on sunday june lbth with special ser vices at 11 am and 7 pm rev pro fessor j r watts of queen s univer sity kingston whose first charge as a minister was boston church was the special preacher assisted by the minister rer b f andrew the church choir rendered special music both morning and evening services were largely attended the church be ing filled to capacity the oldest living member of the church is mrs isabel wooding who celebrated her 89th birthday on thursday last the annual church garden party which was held at the home of john irving was a grand success in every way the fine program furnished by russ crelghton and his canadian moun taineers being greatly enjoyed by those who were fortunate enough to he present and hear them