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the georgetown herald seventythird yer of publication wednesday evening september 6th 1939 i so per annum in advance 200 to usa lome scots band third in c n e competition made fine showing anctare to be congratulated had only seven practices under new bandmaster the lome scots band of george town entered into competition at the canadian national exhibition to ronto last thursday and although they did not capture first place never theless made a fine showing to be awarded third place this will also be considered a credit to the bandsmen and their leader mr wuuams when it is learned that they had only seven practices under their new leader be fore the competition five bands entered the glass competition and placed in the follow ing order ghathaniflfitowen sounc 2nd georgetown 3rd brampton th and brockville 6th the points award ed were chatham 91 owen sound 90 and georgetown 89w again we wish the band continued success in their future endeavors and hope to hear more from this fine musical organisation williamsfallen weddino at glen williams bertha irene allen daughter of mr and mrs clayton allen was married on saturday morning at glen williams united church to albert tames in the ne ws of the week there are already indications that all the leniency and tolerance which canada has extended to subverisve elements in the country is coming to a- sharp stop with the dominions en trance into great britain s effort to halt hitler and his ideas first definite sign of this cropped up in toronto where alderman stew art smith avowed communist is the target for bitter criticism following his attack on chamberlain and his policies attorney general conant is investigating smith s remarks hint ing that he may- consult ottawa to determine whether or not the alder man has violated the criminal code members of toronto s city council in emergency session sought to force smiths resignation there seems little doubt of the in tentions of the authorities at ottawa britain is at war canada will the fateful hoar has traejl of cannon her part hont the world troops art of falling bombs again marching and the roar of cannon and terrorises earope and once again canada luu risen to answtr the call through out this dominion today troops are mobhlamr as they did in 1914 to answer the eall of the motherland to jain with the empire in the effort to stamp oat the monster which has risen fat another land and which threatens to email the ideals whjdh an of as hold despite statement of ad unas which have been made daring re- centmanth when war merely t it was inevitable that canada would make her immediate eontrfeatlon our ties to the motherland are so dose that her hoar of crtsfr is canadas also canadas sons are the empires sons and once again as they did 25 years ago they are offering their sendees there ooold never be any question of what would be done poli ticians cannot hefy the win of a people and the wfll or the people of canada was that this dominion should give every possible assistance in every possible way to the motherland in fighting her great battle it may take some time before canadian troops can ko beyond the that la i which only the experts can teu but the mere is tnf indira its willingness to her fact that this countrys cittern assay is massing indicates its willi and shows to britain that herons and daughters are rallying aide the moral value yfctwaibtlon s tremendous i canada ea sswnd apart canada would not stand apart her place is with the motherland no matter what may happen in the next few months or the next tew yean in the spotlight at ottawa 46 stam out from fir disl radical groups one can be sure that no social credit group for example will get away with the epetltion of their recent action in the quebec con vention when they resolved against the manufacture of arms in canada for great britain and declared them selves against canada s participation in any war within or without it will be interesting to see now whether aberhart in alberta follows mitchell hepburn s example and je cides to cease his pinprlcklng agalns central federal authority to throw himself into the cooperative task of carrying out canada s duty in the great war many optimis tically jumped to the conclusion mis the fighting would be over in a short time experts solemnly declared the bonfire was bigger than the woodolle but the carnage went on for fou years the woodpile being augmened by fresh drafts of human lives a visit to christie street hospital in toronto will show that for many the great war is not over yet this by way of emphasizing that the great fac tor in any new struggle is patience and preparedness i a pacing reference to the compa a tive soundnass of canada s financial structure made in the column last week in connection with the threat of i war has prompted an txtremelv in teresting letter from a canadian tcciicmist who draws attention to an i entirely new phase of modern warfi- following the last war the econo mist writes the radical soap box or ator had a grand time pointing h i finger at international financiers aid bankers and accusing them of en couraglng the slaughter for their own profit while that was a lot of poppy i cock it remains true that before the i last war all banking was in priva e hands that tended to give at leas some color to the vaporings of lhe man on the soapbox j but id like to point out to you he fact that since the last war the tu atlon has changed most governments have central banks the ptvau banks even if profit were possible out of destruction could not make an profit out of war financing simply b cause war financing is now in t le hands of governments through tletr central banks governments the representatives of the peoples of the world contr 1 monetary systems like hitler they have learned that the only author y than can make money out of nothing is a government the thing that has deterred people from wars in the pisl at times has been the fear of expen e and the burden of debt that would have to be borne afterwards as i say governments now control the expan sion and contraction of money in any country and the banks have nothing to do with it if we can have monev for nothing we can have interest tee and debt free wars and hang the expense but it- is the governmeiu that have that decision in their hands and not commercial banks comm cial banks through the deposits of their depositors are able to finance he movement of gods and services bey can supply the lire blood demanded by the commercial fabric but only as demanded they cannot force peo pie to accept credit if they don t want it federal member call tor poli members of the police force we de clare war on the bandit interna tional banditry has to be treated in the sa way j coaur te 385359 transferred to housing sinking fund from current account bylaws for pavements given final readinss accounts passed council met at 8 pm on tuesday evening members present mayor joseph gibbons reeve davis coun cillors brown grippe hall costlgan lyons and mcdonald minutes of previous meeting wen read and confirmed moved by brown seconded by mc donald that the treasurer pay th relief commission th sum of t081v to pay august acoountscarried moved by lyons seconded by davis that bylaw no 3910 to authorise tb construction of a bituminous pave ment on edith market george mj nab and albert sta be now read third time and finally passed and ibf seal of the corporation be attached thereto carried moved by costlgan seconded by brown that bylaw no 391 to author ise the resurfacing of main 3c and parts or min st and the moving of the curbs on main st be now read s third time and finally passed and tb seal of the corporation be attached thereto canted moved by hall seconded by mcdon aid that the amount of 385350 b transferred from the current account to the housing sinking fund car ried by wilfred eggleston ottawa sept 5 the outbreak of war in europe found canada united in its de to cooperate with britain to the utmost in opposing the nazi policy of agression against weak er nations the capital went to sleep on the ev ening of august 31st still believing that peace might be retrieved over in europe the fateful drama which the world has been watching with fascina ting dread reached the aero hour while most canadians were asleep once germany took the irrevocable step canada worked fast premier king was up all night reading and lis tening to the reports of the internat ional descent into the abyss of war at 7 30 he was at his office in the east- block at 9 ajn his colleagues arrived f the emer me atten moved by hall seconded by arippat that the treasurer pay the following accounts john oliver ww ft 890 john emmerson ww b0 w gummer ww 3jn john oliver ww 1205 w chaplin ww 3- john emmerson ww 159 a hill ww 4j0 e harris ww 4sb j p black park 28j4j canada valve and hydrant co ww 74jx georgetown lumber co wading pool 1650 office 2235 office 425 ww 300 total 45 jo j m bruyns oil for streets 7100 halton county sts 64j0 bell telephone co 158 canadian brass co ww 7639 scott s transport town truck 11 48 municipal world stationery 361 james kennedy park office 705 p c whltmee sts 38 75 ontario dept of health wetar- 100 richardson s hardware 110 georgetown herald printing and advertising 17057 r h thompson co 1125 the fyr pyter co fire pro 33 00 p conn sts 6 00 hjdro electric 110 75 p b harrison postage etc 7 68 moved by lyons seconded by hall that the consolidated sand and gravel company be authorized to lay a cem ent material between the sidewak and the curb on main street at a cost of 270 00 under the supervision of the engineer carried moved bj brown seconded bv mc donald that council adjourn carri ed tjwynne williams bon of mr hnd mrs reg williams the rev mr barlett conducted the marriage ser vice and mrs jack addy was at the organ the bride given in marriage by her rather was lovely in a white georgette gown her long embroidered net veil was secured by a halo of orange blos soms and she carried pink roses the bridesmaids wsre edith masalcs cou sins of the brld and margo williams sister of the bridegroom ana shey wore primrose yellow juet gowns over taf feta large legnom hats ani carried yellow single chrysanthemums and blue delphinium trevor williams was best man and the ushera were harry williams and george sargent at the reception afterwards the bride s mother received in a navy georgette dress with corsage of pink roses assisted by the grooms mother in midnight blue sheer and corsage of red roses later the bride and grcom left for niagara and other points the bride travelling in a navy tailored suit navy bat and white accessoies on their return they will reside m glen williams clark bx rle y wedding the marriage took place friday evening in st george s church of edna may only daughter of mr and mrs herbert hurley georgetown to mr james davey clark son of mr and mrs barry clark of glen wi hams rev w g o thompson offi ciated the bride was beautifully gowned in suez crepe with navj hat and acces sories to match and wore talisman roses and was g ten in marriage by her father the matron or honor mrs wm ritchie her only attendant wis beautifully gowned in violet sheer with black accessories and wore a corsage of biiarcliff roses mr barry clark jr brother of the groom was best man following the wedding a reception was held in the club rooms of the church where a delightful luncheon was served mrs hurley mother of the bride gowned in capri rose with navy accessories and corsage of pre mier roses received assisted by the groom s mother who wore a mauve printed frock with accessories to yo of briarcllff roses the happy couple left amid showers of confetti on a motor trip through the united states and will make then- future home in georgetown amongthe guests from out of town was the bride s brother mr horace hurley from virginiatown northern ontario trace daring war burlington sunday sept 3 britain is at war in a few days canada will be at war every possible effort compatible with safety has been made to prevent war repeated warnings were given to hit ler that u he persisted in acts of in ternational banditry great britain and france would fight to preserve the peace and security of the world his only reply was the mercenary answer that if we did fight we would lose financially even though we should win the war to a man of his mentality thls answer appeared to be all suffi cient we in the democracies believe that war with its accompanying human misery is a terrible calamity hitler with his blood purges believes that war is beneficial and brings out the best in the human race we should then not be surprised that he rushes lhe world into war in such a carefree manner we are fortunate that the issue at stake in thls struggle is so clfarl de fined we are not fighting for one foot of new territory nor are we fight lug to punish wrac affront to our na tlonal honor we arc fighting in di ftnee of those freedoms which hrough the years we have acquired ind havf learned to cherish freedom ol thought religions freedom freedom of speech propertv and civil rights all of these freedoms have been sup pressed by hitler in his own country and his present lawless attempt to seize by force part of a neighboring nation is only the mtural consequencl of a mentality that jeers al christiani ty a mentality that jttrs at mornltu and a mentality that openlv boasts of the txncflcial effects of bandltrv namely war when a man commils murder in canada we hunt the mur dercr down and take hls life to pre serve the safety of the public thls is done at great expense to the state and sometimes with loss of life to proceeding but we have no alternate much as i bate war i was never so proud to be a british subject as to day when i heard the broadcasts of mr chamberlain and our king calling us to war and once again my jjmall services are at the disposal of my country to- use in whatever field i can best serve her during the past few years i have been liberal member ol this county of halton and have con sistently supported liberal principles because i believed they were beneficial to canada but i trust i have never been partisan from the moment war was declared this morning all my political leanings were burled in the larger issue before us and from this time forward until the war ends so long as r represent this constituency i will to thl befit of my ability and to lhe full extent of m endurance represent liberals and conservatives alike in helping to prosecute lhe war to a successful conclusion i ask for the same political truce on lhe part of all my constituents alreadj man personal messages have readied me from ail parts of tin county offering help in any ca kicitj i believe that it ls tht dut ol government nt thls tunc to enlist tht support of t v er one both j oung and old everyone can makt his and hti contribution of persona sacrifice ivirjont can do his and her part to prod ice foodstuffs and war armaments no fine should make profits out or war n u vervoiu should denv himself all ol the luxurlts of lire everything ex pllnj a irutnl living m that our mtirc assets may bt devoted to lhe prosecution of tht war c inudn ia not a war minded nation and constqutntiv during units oil i ici all xlltic il parties have been inf in the mittcr of rmammts whilt wc as a nation mnj be justly trnctyd for our lack of preparedness ji uj immedlateh assuming our full shnre of rcsponslbilltj we can in huge measure redeem past neglect- will jou help 7 yours slncerel hughes cleaver bubal mail carriers met in convention at guelpi1 rural mall carriers from all parts of ontario attended the annual com en tlon of the canadian rural mail car rlers association at the ontario agri cultural college over the week end but the war crisis apparently preven ed representatives fron other provinces attending president p b lowry of rolney sounded the loyalty of the group in his opening remarks and announced that the association had wired the postmaster general saturday offering its services during the crisis and ask ing suggestions for the best way its members might serve their country total membership of 886 through out canada was reported by secretary mrs j m lowry rodney in her re port they had been successful in eecurlng return of all legal holidays for rural carriers a reduction or 7b in number of routes placed for public tender car marker had been issued to couriers as safety measures although they bad not yet been re ceived she declared officers wenfreturned by aoclama- tton a folknnv president p b lowry rodney vicepresident e w bolton marfcham secretarytreasurer mrs j k lowry rodney adjustment officer j a carter sarnla editor c new ton guetofa aotttora w skinner woodstock ibick vwbmr acton beer vote in beeton a petition seeking the legal sale 6f beer and the reopening of a license hotel in beeton has been signed by more than the required number of voters 25 per cent and we under stand the question will be decided by a vote of the people on october 11th the only hotel in town that surviv ed the dry era has been closed for many months during which time many business men claim the lack of accommodation to the travelling pub lic has been a great detriment to the business interests and welfare of the village did they give you a tip asked the restaurant proprietor of a new waiter who had just served his first custom- era tea sorr was the reply they told me i had better go and carry a nodi the king spoke to the empire on sunday following is the text of the kings address as broadcast over an nationwide hook out on sunday in this grave hour perhaps the most fateful in our history i send to every household of my peoples both at home and overseas this mes sage spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if i were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself for the second time in the lives of most ot us we are at war over and over again we have tried to find a peaceful way out of the differences between ourselves and those who are now our enemies but it has been in vain we have been forced into a conflict for we are called with our allies to meet the challenge or a principle which if it were to prevail would be fatal to any civilised order in the world it is a principle which permits a state in the selfish pursuit of power to disregard its treaties and its solemn pledges which sanctions the use of force or threat of force against the sovereignty and indepen dence of otlvr states such a principle stripped of all disguise is surely the mere primi tive doctrine that might is right and if this- principle were established through the world the freedom or our own country and of the whole british commonwealth of nations would be in danger but far more than this the peoples of the world would be kept in the bandage of fear and all hopes of settled peace and of security of justice and liberty among nations would be ended this is the ultimate issue which co us for the sake of an that we ourselves hold dear and of the world order and peace it is un thinkable that we should refuse to meet the challenge it is to this high purpose that i now call my people at home and my peoples across the seas who win make our cause their own i ask them to stand calm and firm and united in this time of trial the task will be jiard there may be dark days ahead and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield but we can only do the right as we see the right and reverently commit our cause to god if one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it ready for what service or sacrifice jt may demand then with gods help we shall prevail may he mem and keep us all minutes after nine mr king came out and gave waiting pressmen news that a proclamation was being issued sum moning parliament to meet on sep tember 7th momentous conference cabinet council continued to meet at one o clock that day members of the press were again summoned for a momentous announcement the writ er who was among the thirty news paper correspondents gathered in the prime ministers office will never or get the brief subdued meeting by far the most eventful of the scores of s m liar conferences in the past with prem ier mackenzie king and his predeces sor rt hon r b bennett mr king was grave his face lined hb lips trembling a bit but his voice firm as he read to us from the an nouncement it had been decided to give out the answer was no surprise but it was epochal just the same he did not sa canada is at war nor did he say parliament will decide but he made it unmistakably clear that cabinet council had weighed the consequences ind had decided that whatever britain mderiook to do in europe she would find cinidi w holeheartcdlj by her side thls was the recommendation which the government will lay before parliament this week no one doubts wha the nature of pirliaments an- wei would be mr king wis obviouslj anxious that tht nrbigc of the governments decis ion should be riaslied around lhe world nt one hi said as he ended lhe rea titif of the notice that thls was the message he had no doubt that oan- nda w ls waiting to hear that brit aln wis wui m to heir and h- iidtkd in a volc bnrdy audible what the word wis waiting to hear pnt i kenzic king is a man oi leace a conciliator a chrisuan only god imiows what it ls costing him to be the head of a state in a time like thls when the sword ls the appropriate weapon but now that the maelstrom has swirled canada into lhe orbit of world war he will lead the country with all courage and devotion effect on canadian unity in the past there has been much speculation as to the effect upon can adian unity of another crisis like that of 1914 some persons have openly pre dicted canada would split that the isolationists would stand out that one neat race would refuse to cooperate ther- was no sign of that at ottawa in the opening days of the grave period now upon us the issue is even clearer than it was in 1914 to the vast masses of the people on this side of the atlantic the nego tiations leading up to conflict have been followed almost hourly by per sons hi the most farreaching parts of the countrj the habitant of french- canada has been kept acquainted with developments he sees that an era of unopposed nazi conquest would soon draw canada within its orbit the antichristian nature of nasi philosophy is another potent factor the agreement with soviet russia while it may have helped hitler im mensely with hla- tactical military problem has cost him heavily in moral opinion in a good deal of the world this ls especially true in catholic por tions of the dominion of canada the government here has no illus ions about a cheap or easy victory they prepare for a long and fearful conflict but they are confident thav might will be opposed by might and that the democracies will survive any test to which they may be subjected particfpatkra on the side of prance and britain will be wholehearted and persistent so the signs indicate harry williams wins rntversity scholarship word was received today that hairy williams of georgetown high school had won a mnvesstty ytwjwimp for general proficiency barry took 11 firstclass honors in his subjects last term he was awarded the henry john cody scholarship tar general profi ciency valued at 1 with tree tui tion a total possible vain of 735 odbgratulsttan harry 1qghwat officers are changed appointment of bert howell of rockwood who patrolled the beat through here as sergeant of provincial traffic police in the central division of ontario has necessitated changes in beats of traffic officers in this district constable jimmy culp of morris ton w ho previously patrolled the entire hamilton highway from oueiph to clappisons corners now goes only to puslinch while officer bond of ha milton patrols the remainder ot the route culp now travels he toronto highway as far as georgetown and the hespeler highway as far as glen christie on the waterloo count una constable charlie hunter of arthur continues his patrolling ot the owen sound road throughout its entire route but the kitchener highway pre viously patrolled by sergeant howell is now covered by a kitchener man it is expected that another man wtb be appointed in this district- neat spring when the traffic begins to get heavy again young people plan threeday meeting young people from all parts of this district will gather in guelph on fri day sat and sunday sept 8 9 and 10 fox the seventh annual convention of hamilton conference young people union of the united church sessions will be held at the on tario agricultural college with the central theme of the discussions christian youth and world oluaen- shlp rev dr edward g bi of king street baptist church kitchen er win be guest speaker at all sesatona dr g i christie president of tba ojlc will act as host to the gather ing over which r bruce lalng fen- wick will preside h ralph oowaa of jarcis is chairman and arthur harvey of hagersviue ls registrar health report the following- to the report of oom- nxunloahle diseases by the mojo to georgetown board of health for august 1s39 diphtheria 0 scarlet fever 0 chlnkenpox 0 measles 0 german measles i 0 infantoe paralysis typhoid fever whooping cough oerbarosptnal meningitis