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the georgetown heraldl seventysecond year of publication entyrseo wednesday evening august 17th 1938 1 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to us a nually much of this being to mining areas lying beyond the reach of rail waya aerial transport over the mac kenzie river watershed where mining development and prospecting have been increasingly active during the past and the present year has been expanding rapidly before the end of the year passen gers will be carried on regular sched ules over the trans canada air lines which at that time it is confidently expected will be operating from the atlantic to the pacific it is only in the eastern section from montreal to the atlantic seaboard that airports and equipment are not yet in complete working order trom montreal west ward the line is ready canadas national defence forces to be increased air force comprises 2100 men 300 planes by end of year hi health may take dunning from finance office airlines under transport board control by spectator changes in national defence department ottawa aug 16th the most mo mentous announcement that has bro- k the midsummer silence of parlla ft ment hill during the past week has r the word of plans to increase the efficiency of the country s defence forces as has been said in the case 01 the united kingdom although in britain defence measures are of course on a much more extensive scale canada does not intend to be shot sitting there will toe a grad ual and thorough reorganization of the military forces boards of ad visers for the three services army navy and air force are to be ap- pointed these committees compos ed of men with records of distinguish ed service will be available for con sultatlon on matters concerning the efficiency of the services air marshal w a bishop vc distinguished air man of the war will be a member of the air board and general tremblay famous commander of the 22nd regl ment of infantry will serve on the army board the others on the com mlttee also stand high on the coun try s roll of honor a number of promotions in rank have been announced among these being w a bishop formerly vice atr marshal to air marshal a new rank for canada s forces col l r la pleche deputy minister of the na uonal defence department to the rank of major general and commo dore percy w nelles ranking officer of the navj to rear admiral a new vitality is being instilled in the defence forces the development hf militia training camps has made rapid progress in recent months the air force comprising 2100 men and which will hae about 300 planes by the end of the year is coming more to the fore and taking its rightful place as an extremely important arm of defence the establishment of 130 searchlight bases at strategic points on the pacific coast to be fol lowed by the establishment of slml lar posts on the atlantic seaboard is a forward step in the creation of an effective air shield for this country it has been suggested that canada might perhaps coordinate civil ana military aviation in the manner which is to be followed in the united king dam in any etent the lessons to be learnt from the destruction wrought by aerial attacks in spain and china have given the air force an assured place in canada s line of defence the inspection of canada a flying fields being made by captain j m robb with a view to the establishment of training schools for raf pilots in canada will probably lead to a considerable expansion in training facilities in this country not only the raf but the canadian air force as well will reap benefits from this will afford greater opportunities the training of a voluntary reserve of pilots for the canadian force arrangements have been made the training of fishermen on the west coast in the of season as voluntary reserve for the navy this is in accord with suggestions made in trie house of commons last session next year the plan will be extended to the atlantic seaboard mr danning fwbwe wu1 hon c a dunning bring down toe budget at the next session of par uament will be accept a portfolio a little less exacting than the mini stry of finance everybody is pleased that mr dunning is making a good r from the illness that at tacked him at the close of last ses skm and prevented him from attend ing the house during the last few days before prorogation but the strain of the onerous duties of the finance department has broken the health of a number of bis predecessors tat office robb fielding and rhodes tiyvng them and it may be that dunning s friends may prevail on him to assume a less exacting portfolio monetary reformers have been critical of his what they consider too strict adherence to the laws of orthodox fniw but all recognize the value o the service he has been giving to his i country a clear thinker lucid cour mgeous and good humored in debate an able administrator of the country s pn he is too good man to lose but to his own private advisory board formerly consisting of his sense of duty his ambition and private in unatton a new member has been ap pointed bis doctor the state of his health wul be the governing factor in his future atrttnes cssamg tjsder tramp art mr and mrs e scott celebrate golden wedding a happy event took place on satur day august 13th at perndale farm home of mr and mrs j o gillies scotch bloct when the par ents of mrs gillies mr and mrs e scott of georgetown celebrated their golden wedding anniversary mr and mrs sott formerl lived in the erin district some thirtyfive or more guests as sembled on the spacious lawns and an enjoyable afternoon was spent in baseball horseshoe pitching and other games a sumptuous buffet supper was sened under the spread lng trees following the games two sisters of the groom of flft years ago n ere present mrs mcar thur of hamilton and mrs samuel eagles of colllngwood also their fa mily mrs near of detroit mrs wat son of toronto mrs gillies of the scotch block and mr harry scott of georgetown and their grandchildren the head table at the supper hour was decorated with the brides cake ornamented with fifty golden candles after the cake was cut re b f an drews and mr w e scott on behalf of the friends and relatives respec tively congratulated the bride and groom and their descendants mrs mcarthur of hamilton eldest sister of the groom in a lew brief but well chosen words gave a benediction to the scott clan then with a very fit ting address their family presented mrs scott with an electric reading lamp and mr scott with a smoking stand other beautiful gifts were al so received from neices nephews and friends the grandchildren added their good wishes with an exqulslt boquet of gladioli family pictures were taken before the guests from toronto hamilton michigan and elora departed sudbury midgets coming to town fee wee bawballnn to stage little world series between sudbury and georgetown jtuunle fowler and syl apps to umpire georgetown s baseball diamond will be a hive of activity next week end saturday august 27th when the sud bury peewee baseball team arrive in town for the little world series v with georgetown plans are going forth full blast and a grand week end or midget baseball is looked forward to by all sport fans the visitors are also looking forward to citizens gen erally giving them a rousing welcome arid are all keyed up over the whole affair as midget activities are new in the north country the whole affair is planned and under he direction of gordon alcott who put midget hockey over so well in georgetown and local citizens know that nothing will be overlooked m organization to give those who at tend their moneys worth the whole sudbury team will be in uniform with their gehrjgs dimag gios and all the rest of the ameri can league stars the georgetown midgets are stacking an all star team against the sudburyites and competi tion should be keen a big week end is being planned for sudbury and also the local boys the team from the north will arrive here on thursday evening the 25th and will attend the lions garden party frida they will be guests along with the local boys of the cana dian national exhibition and the to ronto baseball club at their stadium saturday is the game here at 3 o clock in th park should the game coincide with a halton beague fixture it will be played as an added attraction prior to the game none other than the genial jlmmlc fowler oi the toronto maple leaf hockey team will umpire this game and it is almost certain that syl apps will be on hand to lend his sup uort to thii affair georgetown was the first town u sponsor midget hockev in ontario the first town to sponsor midget base ball in canada come out and sup port jour team weekly editors meet in vancouver c v charters brampton elected managing director the canadian weekly newspapers association which is in convention at vancouver elected f j burns pub lisher of the advertiser kentvule n as president or the association to succeed george w james of bqw manvllle who is retiring other officers elected h t halll well of the journal coleman alta first vicepresident h t rice the ihuntsville forester huntsvuie out second vice president and c v charters the conservator brampton ont managing director and secre tary directors from ontario are p lancaster havelock standard john marsh amherstburg echo andrew webb newmarket hugh templln fergus hews record bruce a mckelvie once editor of the victoria colonist in address be fore the association said freedom and democracy in canada are in danger of being submerged by total lariun tendencies provinces trying to operate as sovereign states are up setting canada in the same manner as the united states was upset prior id the cjvij war canada needs leadership today as never before and it is up to the press to see she is given that leadership blakelock picnic draws large number irom here miss ruby gallow of oakville acclaimed miss halton of 1938 ian errotie georgetown wins high jump many familiar georgetown face were seen at oakvllle on saturday last at the seventh tnr picnic staged by thomas blakelock mjp for his constituents this years af fair was by far the largest yet held and attracted residents from all porta a basket of tomatoes on one stalk mr i r williams or glen williams presented the her aid with a bunch of tomatoes on monday that number se venteen to one stalk these tomatoes arc of good sixe and color and were planted on april 22nd in his garden seed was purchased from the do in ion seed house georgetown and the tomatoes are a good advertisement for their seed they weigh 3 pounds 10 ounces and are on display in our window georgetown middle school results the figure or letter following the subject denote the standing as either of the county many attended the funeral on sat urday of the late mrs margaret ramesbottom hamilton held at her residence with burial in woodlawn cemetery ouelph the late mrs- hamilton in her 82nd year was a native of erin township and the daughter of pioneer settlers she was a member of the gospel tabernacle two brothers james ramesbottom maple and allan ramesbottom col lingwood and one sister mrs k mor ris swains ny survive d before the endjrf september unas operating in canada will be brought tinder the control of the transport board an act was passed last session creating the board railway commissioners into a trans- pott board with jorbdlctfcm over ah lines and steamships the control over jtteamshlpa being qualified to extent as wen as over rabways ab imss operating in the north under sbarp competitive conditions have been catting rates on ps freight below cost terete whb the transport board to operation fair rate schedules can be established and these air toes wflthave a chance of air hue in canada carry from mton lauos pounds of freight ao- not man left to work hon eric cross ontario minister of welfare says there are 60 000 persons in the province receiruig old age pen slons 3000 women who received mothers allowance 10 000 children who are wards of children s aid so cieties and the number on relief ranges from 160 000 to 300 000 we are further informed that out of every dollar collected by ontario 24 cents goes toward servicing of public debt not a rosy picture service to the community is the lions club slogan the georgetown lions club plan to stage one of the biggest garden party attractions ever held in town on thursda eteninpi august 25th this is the major source of revenue for lhe club projects mainly under privllged children s work conducted for the benefit of the immunity and surrounding district the call on th treasury of the club for medical and other services on behalf of those less privileged have been great ana in order that none ma go without pro per care it has become necessary for the club to raise money the lions have made a large con trlbutlon towards community improve ment during the vears this club has been in existence the achievements represent not only the expenditure of very considerable sums but also a great deal of hard work accompanied by not a little personal sacrifice on the part of the members efforts such as the lions hae put forth deserve the hearty support of the community cordial cooperation has been received in the past it should be given in even greater meas ure at this time the fuller the eo operation and the more generous the support the more complete will be the program the club will be enabled to earn out for the benefit of george town and surrounding communtly the members of the club are work ing hard to make this event one of the best attractions of the season a company of artists has been secured which cannot be equalled for enter tainment and georgetown s lome scots band will also have their place on the program the garden party will be held in the park opposite the grandstand and the scenery and color effects or the stage will be worth the price of admission in themselves fourteen big acts will combine to give the public a grand evening of fun and amusement the best show the lions have yet attempted don t forget the date thursday august 25th see advertisement on page eight for full particulars flrt second or third class honors or a credit adams margaret ahc hist c geom c chem c lat auth c lat corap 2 fr auth c fr comp 2 barber norman eng lit 3 alg c pliys 2 barber paul anc hist c beeny edgar eng comp c alg 1 braisby daisy eng comp 2 eng lie 2 can hist 3 alg 1 cleave franklin geom 2 lat auth c lat comp c f auth c deans mae eng comp c can hist 2 alg 2 phys c devereaux helen eng comp 2 eng lit 2 can hist 2 alg 1 phys l dick jean eng comp c er g lit c can hist 3 alg 2 dick marion anc hist 2 g c chem c feller floria anc hist 1 geom l chem 1 lat auth 1 lat comp l fr auth 2 fr comp 1 germ comp 2 goldham robert eng comp 2 eng lit c can hist c grant elizabeth anc hist c geom 1 chem 2 lat auth 1 lat comp 1 fr autn l fr comp 1 germ auth l germ comp 1st hansen ralph anc hist 3 geom hayes azolyn eng comp 1 eng lit 1 can hist 1 alg 1 phys 1 henderson janet chem 3 lat auth c lat comp 3 fr auth fr comp 2 hornby earleng comp 2 en lit c can hist 1 geom 2 phys c isley martha eng comp c eng lite can hist 3 joluffe paul alg 2 jordan stuart eng comp c eng lit c cart hist 2 alg c long george geom c chem c ltlnan harold chem c macdonald fraber anc hist c geom c lat auth c lat comp fr auth c macdonald gordon eng comp c mcdonald jessee lat comp c mcdonald olive eng comp c eng lit c can hist c maclaren margaret chem st josephs cm bch acton to celebrate its 8th tear of first church in the rev noel palmer former rector of district st- anne s anglican church toronto who has been occupving the pulpit of the congregation of st josephs st judes church oakville during church acton are preparing for the the absence of rev canon russell celebration of the first catholic church smith in england preached a fare built in the district 80 years ago the well sermon to a large congregation church was built in the district call on sunday rev mr palmer leaves ed little dublin where the cemetery early in september for liverpool now is in 1857 the present church where he has accepted an appoint in acton was obtained and many ment to st saviours parish rev canon smith returns to oak ville this week and e c flecher riewly appointed organist of st judes will take over bis duties aug 15th he will replace albert proctor who goes to ottawa night second playoh baseball game lo be played flere next monday night georgetown are playing in the lakeshore town tonight mihon defeated acton saturday in first game of halton county league playoffr played here on monday night aug 22nd at 5 45 pin should a third game be necessary the oakville club will decide where it shall be played the georgetown nine stand a real chance of at least taking the first round in the league playoffs and if they play headsup ball should win handly over the lakeshore boys it goes without saying that the team needs the sup of every ball fan m town both morally and financially in order that they may cirmb to the top rung of the baseball ladder and al wind up the seasons actmuea on the right side of the ledger georgetown baseball t an have always come to the aid of their team tn the ftpali and we donl think thb year win be any exception to be rule a record crowd for the season is looked far many georgetown were disappointed on monday when the first game in the county league playoffs between oak vilie and georgetown bad to be post poned it seems that oakvllle bad entered a protest g acton for using a certain player and the league lit found it necessary to call the game off as it might have effected t ytmiitig of the tea however at a league meeting called on the same night it was decided that ft should remain the same and that georgetown and oakttue would have to play off and the mntonaetao game played last saturday would be counted it appear d from the outside that oakville and acton were trying for different post bns m order not to meet the teams as the gro stands at the pres- as a result the georgetown team is ptaymg to oakrule tonight wed nesday and the reborn tame snu be milton and acton met hi their ftrst playoff game last saturday and stewart anc proements hae been made on it the priests in charge of the church until 1893 were the jesuit fathers from guelph in 1890 it was estab lished as a separate parish from guelph and the priests of the diocese have taken care of it since the cemetery which was the site of the first church has been levelled and new pillars and fence erected monument to the memory of the first church and the early pioneers has been erected six beautiful stained glass windows have beentnstalled in the church to commemorate the 80th foundation year a tridlum three days of thanksgiving is being held at the church on sunday sept 4th mass will be at 1000 am and the sacra ment of confirmation administered 3 jo pjn blessing of cross on the site of first church and sermon and bene diction of blessed sacrament man day labor day sept 5th requiem high mass for the of the parish and relatives 6jd0 pm to 7j00 pn supper in the ball for the parishioners and former parishioners and friends with the former d pres ent pastors 7 jo pa devotions m the church tuesday sept 6th 730 am mass for the pr parishioners and the children especially tuesday 7j0 am solemn closing of the tridlum by the priests of the diocese the cathouc legionnaires of acton and georgetown will act as guard of honour to the bishop of w daring his stay in acton all friends are hwtt to attend thli outstand- the congregation of holy cross church georgetown are utng with sl josephs charon aeton m ah e v maclaren hist 1 mcctjmber elmer chem 2 fr auth 3 fr comp 2 mcgowan helen eng comp 2 eng lit c alg 2 mcnally william eng comp c anc hist 2 geom c reid marion eng comp 3 eng lit c can hist c htchardson ebobel can hist c nanc hist 2 geom 2 chem 2 xat auth 2 lat comp 1 fr auth 2 fr comp 2 germ auth 2 germ comp c roddell joy eng comp c eng lit 2 can hist 2 shortill joanna eng comp eng lit c can hist 2 alg 2 speioht betty geom 2 chem lat auth 2 lat comp 2 fr auth 2 fr comp 2 stephenson hist c williams margot anc hist geom 2 chem c lat auth 1 lat comp i fr auth 2 fr comp 1 williamson marion anc hist 2 geom 2 chem 3 lat auth 2 lot comp 2 fr auth c fr comp 2 races and sports events for the children and grown ups alike took np the greater part of the afternoon in the ihtgh jump ian emslle of george town won easily over a large number of contestants when he cleared the bar at 5 foot 2 inches a girls soft- ball game was staged in which oak ville ladles wan over danfortfc aces 248 the largest midway in the history of the annual picnic went full blast all afternoon and evening and the kid dies had a real day when mr blake lock distributed free tickets for the rides ice cream pop and candy the feature item on the program was the choosing of miss halton for 1938 which was held before the grandstand in the evening bronzed blonde and smiling ruby gallow 14 of oakvllle was adjudged the most beautiful graceful and attractive young lady in halton county twenty dollars in cash and a lovely bouquet of flowers also went to the winner running a close second was another blonde miss caroline ryan also of oakville the judges had a hard time to pick a winner between these two girls after thirteen others had been eliminated although there was no second prize designated mr blakelock thought it only right that miss ryan should also be awarded and she was the recipient of a five dollar bill the many spectators cheered the winner and the cheers grew louder when she lost her voice in front of thpmlcrophone and couldnt make a speech i went into the contest because i want to do a lot of horseback ridmg and i m using the prize money for riding togs she explained even so my sister coaxed me into it its a big crowd here for a shy girl shes right at home in a bathing- suit swi a good part of the time thats why she bad such a beautiful tan and supple figure ac cording to her explanation i don t diet and i dldnt make any particular preparations i just like swimming she said shes a popu lar girl and a smart student at oak ville high school other girls reaching the final round were dorothy dunn and beatrics- taylor of acton and irene hughes of oakvllle in the evening a garden party pro gram was also given by toronto ar tists and oakville citizens band sup plied music something new for a semi political picnic was the fact that there were no speeches norma can yodng helen can it will come as a surprise thousands of regular visitors to the canadian national exhibition to know that exhibition park includes a rose garden of exquisite beauty this love ly gem of nbral artistry is unfortun ately missed by many exhibition visl tors at night concealed lights lend a fairy like enchantment to the scene practice and more practice for lome scote band the lome scots band of george town are spending many evenings 0 the week during this month 4n dili gent practice for the contest septem ber 1st at the canadian national ex hibition the bandsmen under the their leader bandmaster a h per- rott spend many hours in prepara tion for this contest and deserve the wholehearted support of every citizen the test piece of this years contest builders or youth was written by captain charles oneill late of the second quebec regiment who will in all probability be the adjudicator following the contest win lose or draw the band will be tendered a re ception upon their arrival home this reception will be under the di rection of the georgetown uotu club and will be one of the biggest recep tions yet held the toronto globe and mall is campai for a more open sunday how old readers of the globe must groan only 16 cars out of 130 pass first safety test here 687 can are tested in frve halton county towns by garage operators association ton of this number 316 reo unlike the other four towns in hal ton county which operated safety lanes last week georgetown s cam paign for safer driving had to be urday owing to wet weather tms postponement allowed the safety lane to operate only up until 5 pa whoe in other towns it operated untn dark however whose in charge here were very satisfied with the response from georgetown motorfcts as 130 cars were given the test in the first test only oat of the iso received ox owners h had ad- and s3 cars went through for safety stfcfcew on the re eat during the week t7 cars were test- in the are towns of georgetown ojc stickers burlmgton had highest percentage of any town wlizt 100 cars oat of 1m passing the task out of us tested oakvfds had us can pass through the lane nd sb woe found without defects of say kind acton gave approval of m cam out of 133 machines- tested the oaraga operators associstloa of halton county were pleased wttn be cooperation they rec from the motorists durbsg- she safety km tests and battens first for safer dxrftmr was a decaded sne- cess mr pled sinclair of the white of a here to jbe hsenee of the president mr a r speight