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the georgetown herald wedneaday evening february i at 1939 page kings weekend specials pure lard 2 33c choice tender beef fwsta lean brfakct er villa boiling besel 12 hamburg steak 15 hkatt tkndeb round steak roast 22- shoulder roast 16 choice boneless sod boiled prime rib roast 25 vbcul machine sliced streaky side bacon 29 ftaa picnic stria pork shoulders 19c lb lean meaty pork butts 24c lb special sweet pickled cottage rolls 24 choice boneless choice veal roasts 23c lb lamb shoulders 19c lb special rose brand first- grade butter 25 fresh sea fresh lake- herring 3 lbs 23c herring 3 his 20c frozen silverbright half or whole salmon- 1 2i fresh fillets j7 lb choice tttirk smokrd fillets 19 lb imported special kippers 3 pr 25c golden smoked c1scoes 1 lb 3 wm king sssk delivery glen williams mr and mrs win bennett and ina left on wednesday for their new home to branttbnl and mrs jew mcatcnemy and ida mcmencmy visited mrs joseph momenemy sr in brampton hospital on sunday mrs mcmenemy had the xnlsfortuno to break her shoulder mr and mrs david barclay lily and sonny spent sunday in toronto guests at the home of mr and mrs c mfwapn mrs oharlle eveojon and son glenn of brampton visited with relatives here over the week end mr and mrs lee ashfofd and daughter evelln of ancaster guests at the home of mr undley- beaumont on sunday hospital toronto jimmy has been a patient in the hospital tor six weeks with a broken hip ballinafad qrelcory theatre friday february 3 keep smiling with jane withers at her beat comedy boarder trouble fox news cartoon mickeys trailer saturday february 4 boys town the drama based on boys town catabhwried 25 years ago by father edward j flanagan starring mickey beoney and spencer tracy band clyde mccoy cartoon poultry pirates the last chapter of wild bill hickok m at 3 pun tuesday and wednesday february 7 and 8 mysterious mr moto mystery thriller with peter lone musical star dust novelties land of contentment pennys picnic ski flight soon suez the story of a treat achievement western canada special bargain excursions from au stations in eastern canada goino dally feb 18th mar 4th 1839 inclusive return limit 45 days tickets good in coac at fares annromixately fc per mile tourist sleeping cars at fares appr 13 per mile standard sleeping cars at fares aowax l5lbc per mile cost of accommodation in sleeping cars additional baggage checked stopover at port arthur armstrong chicago and west ftff- exeaxatons from western to eastern canada daring same perlsd tickets steeping car reservations and all information from any agent abe for handbill t30 canadian national watch our window itw mmi ice cbcam amcuu and oohraonomar strawberry marsbmallow sundae 1 3c 2 for 25c longs confeclioneryso monster uons carnival in the arena friday feb 17 use of r inger marks la traced slack to chinese the use of linger marks can be traced back ages ago to the chinese but classification of ringer prints for the detection of crime begin to be used in england about 50 years ago and a little more than 10 yearn ago in this country the first successful applicntlon in this country of the thumbprint test wot announced in the new york evening post on may 2 1906 credit for developing the system of finger prints and placing it on a scientific basis is due sir francis gallon who in turn admitted his in debtedness to sir william j her- schel from whom he received the first impetus for an investigation of w m the subject herschel was stationed rswr- uukfirtrom the sic chlldrena chinese hfld beer j fer j time and he conjured up from his own resources a system which had been known and applied in the cast ages before his time of identifying the natives by an impression of the hand itself this proved so good that he became convinced the meth od might be further utilized he claimed that he chanced upon fin ger prints in 185q and followed it up afterward plating all his ma terial at the disposal of galtnn gallon s attention w is first drawn to it in 188h when preparing a lee ture on personal dentification for the royal institution which had for its principal objel an account of balllnafad lost another highly re spected and life long resident of the community when mrs ira hilts pass ed away- tuesday jan 24th in her 82nd year deceased suffered a heart attack two years ago since then has not enjoyed good health on monday afternoon she suffered a stroke and passed away peacefully tuesday morning mrs hilts was a member of the united church her maiden name was martha ann beswick daughter of the late george and phoebe beswick she jims born on lot 3 6th line erin she was predeceased bj her hsuband ira hilts 37 years aeo and leases to mourn four daugh ters beatrice at home mrs jos allen mrs r wame of balllnafad mrs wm kcntner of bolssevaine man three sons george of glmll man william of toronto and henry on the homestead two brothers al so survive e b of acton and george of orangeville the sjmpathy of the communitj is extended to the bereav ed famil re a o w foreman conducted the runeral service on thursday afternoon in the church interment in ballinafid cemcttrj pallbearers wtrt mcsrs f huggliis d j sinclair f w short iii raj mcenerj akx mckaj and norman sinclair week end specials 70 x 90 flannelette blankets 2 27 x 36 crib flannelette sheets 25c 22 x 33 fancy bath mats 85c best quality print house dresses 1 90 for 149 ladies and misses real angora gloves 185 for 149 ladies fine wool overhose 45c agents- for langleys cleaners and dyers mcbean co phone 64 we deliver georgetown the anthropometric method of rer tillon wjshint to treit the subject generally he iirl ind having a vague know lid e f the value some times ismini i fin ir iimiks i m ide inquiries uii u is sui pi sed lo find both h w mu h had been done and how t ih there nmms to do before es 1 i shine their the ort tual ilue it cl pruetical utililv sir fn is g n was jn ex i tr er ind s ntisl i rn dt birminj him fn i cliujrv 16 m2- dnd died n i i i i in j muary 1 11 plant and flo tracti inns erin mr frank mcculloch suffered four fractured ribs and painful brulsci when assisting a neighbour to load ha in a ttemtplng to ccuro a- boom pole on the load the pole broke thorwing mr mccuiloch to the ground he a as remoed to his home and given medical attention at last report he is comalesclng d s leitch reeve of erin village was appointed chairman of the pro perty committee of the county of wellington and is also on the edu cation committee mr robert somerville who recent ly underwent an operation at guelph general hospital returned home last friday and is convalescing suddenly at toronto on january 18th joseph h joe crawford pass ed away on his way to the c-nh- ex press office where he has been em ployed for 28 years joe was a son of w h crawford and martha de- mayne and was born in cheltenham ontario and raised in erin where his father was a former school mas ter of erin p s he has resided in toronto for 35 years advocate lute hko the re i optn bears a pun meaning a lire the atamaee low pinelnds of georgia derives algonquin name ripen and misk i poke is an ir mean blood e- names i to the ind iv e f nur pt i is fn m the ii d in n wildlife msti- from the aiton brc ik something 1 tree the pi e m ljonqmn name nut lily found in the 1 i gulf st ttes md its n ime fre m tvo id i meonint to i meining it is red inn word said to possiblv an h h acton an easy way of spreading taxes over the whole year is possible under the tax prepayment plan now in effect here mr and mrs james livingstone of guelph spent sunday at the parental home with mr and mrs george so per mr and mrs wm iqkatson of grand valley spent the weekend at the parental home with mr and mrs thomas watson here friends regret that mis august anderson is still a patient at guelph general hospital but hope that she may soon be restored to good health officers chosen at the annual meet lng of acton library board were rev e a brooks chairman and mr nell gibbons secretary treasurer mr m m leitch principal of acton high school was welcomed as the new member of the board succeeding mr a t brown whose resignation was accepted by the board last night last thursday evening the ban nock bum literary society held a er successful euchre and dance the prizes for the im were won by miss dora denny ana mr hugh mc cutcheon for the gents harvey young and mr jos scott the con solation prizes were won by miss grace gibson and harvey fisher after lunch was served dancing was enjoyed by all free press government to expand national defence program continued from page 1 of projects for which appropriations have been made in previous sessions roads and tourist highways rehabili tation works in the west national parks harbor devlopments airports elimination of level crosslngb mining roads etc the national housing act home i plans and the act aid ing- municipalities in self liquidating projects will continue to pky their part to rtttimtattry employment in the buudlnff trade trade treaiw the principle of brtttah pref la strengthened rattier than weaken ed by the triangular- trade pacts sign ed at washington lat m ihm the minister of trade and oo mr bala- told the house in a ligneous de fence of the united states agreemeot there will be a foil dress debate on this paot when it is pot before the boon tor sppvoval allusion to the reddish juice of trj fruit or color of the stem another suggested denvit on is from the word pohk meaning break possibly reerring to the ease with which the brittle stem brc iks the largest native flower of the water lily tribe is the wampapin or wank a pin meaning m chippewa curved in allusion to the crooked edible tubers of this plant habits of the meadow moue when mature the meadow mouse has a total length of about 6 mi inches the usual color is dark brown shading to gray or tawnj on the underparts this mouse it is claimed soon adapts itself to con finement eating almost any food of fered and soon becoming tame it is recorded that in the far north this mouse at the beginning of win ter gathers in large numbers about the fur trading stations and other habitations where they persistently invade the food supplies the am mats take advantage of all sorts of shelter especial h that which is close to the ground under fallen leaves and weeds the trails become half tunnels t e n in the open meadow they are often entirely hid den under old grass and their pres ence would hardly be suspected from any surface indications un der the favoring shelter of piles of weeds grass or other litter the trails made by the animals are usu ally more intricate than elsewhere save with safety at your rexau store vitamin and mineral tonic neo t chemical food 115 245 wo have buckleys proven system of cough and cold control extra specials for this week noxzema 27c size 15c giant kruschen 59c d k face creams 25c 45c scotts emulsion 53c 98c klervnex 200 s 2 lor 25c mk slltzer 29c and 57c for the bath colgate s floating soap you can always shop to advantage 3 for 1 1 c i at your recall store j mineral oil extra heavy 49c 98c theyre effectlvel rexall kidney and bladder pills 50c for the baby hcuik strained soups 3 for 25c robbs drug store phone 76 we deliver the rexau store georgetown preston s specials 25c rrv fresh caught haddock oystcre bulk tout or a hole nsh 18c lb i g s j lfc fresh caught flounders 18c lb ifahbut sleaki i5c lb i t tou k baby finnan haddies 15c lb dr cod 19o lb fresh from the ocean to your table phone 293 we deliver curling news georgetown curling club will hold a one day bonsplel on monday feb 13th invitations are being sent out and 28 rinks are expected on thursday of this week a jitney will be held and all members are ask ed to be present games to start at 730 sharp on saturday evening a social night hi be held with georgetown being visited by two rinks from milton there will be a jitney held each week from now on and also play for the maccormack cup any person wishing to learn curl ing or interested in the game are welcome and all possible aid given to them milton residents of milton for 55 years mr and mrs john r mills of mill street recently celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter mrs babcock mil- mr mills who is 75 years old was born at speyslde in halton progress of welding welding is the i rnccss of joining together two pieces of metal by the application of intense localized heat prior to the introduction of modern welding practice metal sheets were joined by forge welding a process confined to relatively small objects or by the use of bolts and rivets which inevitably resulted in large- clumsy excessively heavy struc lures the various techniques that have been emploj ed to eftecjthe joining of metals by the application of localized heat can be roughly classified into six categories one of the earliest forms of welding and one that is in common use because of the simple equipment necessary is gas welding here the heat nec essary to fuse the metal parts is supplied by the burning of oxygen and acetylene the passion flower the three leaves of the passion rower that grow in a cluster repre sent the father the son and the holy ghost the tendrils are the thongs with which christ was bound the various parts of the flower- stamens pistil sepals and petals repre the crown of thorns the three nail prints the five wounds the three spears the two clubs and the cross the ten pods represent the apostles excludinf judas who betrayed christ and peter who county while mrs mills who is 71 was born at palermo they were married in the old presbyterian church on martin street huton which is now the armouries at the nomination meeting held last monday to nominate a oanov i date for one public school trustee for the south ward to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of dr o h heslop john r mitchell was elect ed by acclamation 1 w i dick announces that his sod kenneth y dick will be arochued i with him in the practice of law in new offices on main street mivf immediately west of the canadian bank of commerce on and after monday february 6th stanley learanont of hornby has gone for a few weeks visit to 8t petersburg florida where he will be staying with his father t leannont donald bradley 7yearold son of mr and mrs leslie bradley trafal gar is recovering from a fractured skull in toronto western hospital he was involved in a collision with a car at the trafalgar intersection on jan 14th the driver of the car was not held champion gray coach lines new highway cruiser