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seventythird year of publication 1939 prize lisl ouf lor wednesday evening stfstabar 13th 1939 150 per annum in advance 200 to usa georgelown fall fair ninetythird consecutive year of fair promisenp be the best yet new attractiona larger prize list the 1939 prize lists of the sques- ing agricultural society fftu fair which is being held at georgetown for the ninetythird consecutive year have been printed and are now in the hands or the secretary mr oscar leroh those wishing to obtain a copy mr apply to mr s or call at this office au previous exhibtofb at tbe lair will be mailed a copy the fafar this year willbe held on wednesday and thursday sept 37th and 28th and due to the numerous changes in tbe prise list and the add ed attractions this years fair should be one of the best yet at a meeting of the directors last week all last minute arrangements said final plans were made and it is jdow up to the exhibition to get be hind the show and get their entry forms in early while the drill hall cannot be used this year for display tag exhibits this angle is being taken care of and adequate accommodation will be provided tbe first night of the fair wul pro vide a different type of entertainment this year when russ creighton and his canadian mountaineers will give a variety program that will please both jra artri 0 ari w he hard to equal there will be dancers singers comedian ventriloquist and other tal ent galore the progam will be un der the direction of alex tommy thompson and an excellent sound sys tem will be provided the admission for this show is only 10c and 25c you cant afford to miss it on fair day proper tbe directors ex pect a greater exhibit than ever and that fair day crowds will swing back to the old days when there was hardly room enough to turn around at the fair there will be excellent exhibits of fruit and vegetables flowers ladies work art and domestic science the halton county junior institute will have their exhibit and special awards are being made for ladles work by the womens institutes of halton and peel counties then there will be the baby show where babies 18 months and under will hold the limelight while inspec tor n guthrie of toronto presents the prize the sheafblndlng contest and the sixhorse team demonstration to say nqttillng of the horae racing high jumps and potato races that will be held in front of the grandstand will draw their quota of interested fair goers at 4 oclock there will be the parade of prize winning animals the livestock exhibit cattle sheep horses swine and poultry is one of the best that can be seen atany fair in the county climaxing a great show will be the dance and floor show in the arena on fair night russ crelghton and his orchestra is supplying the music for the dance and wee clara pelly that sensational acrobatic performer will put on a floor show that you will not want to miss all in all it looks as though george town fair will be another big success but let us assure it of success by get ting our exhibits in early and above an by attending the fair on sept 27th and 28th shand dam larger than most people imagine will be well worth seeing when completed figures regarding the grand river conservation dam being built in the grand river valley taken from blue prints supplied by or h g acres chief engineer of the grand river conservation commission follows the total length of the dam is over 2100 feet or somewhat less than half a mile the top of the dam will be 1400 feet above sea level and the nor mal height of the water when the dam is full will be- 1394 feet the present bed of the river is 1328 feet above sea level when the dam is fuq the depth of water will be 68 feet and tbe height of the dam above tbe present river bed will be 74 feet to the level of the roadway control and service houses will be about 15 feet above that and the framework for raising the steel gates will reach a height of about 1430 above sea level or over 100 feet above the bed of the river portions win be about 30 feet wide and the roadway about 20 feet wide the width of the dam at tbe bottom in the widest part is about 365 feet the concrete foundations go about 12 feet into the rock at the deepest part the central spillway portion of the dam which is of concrete except for four large steel gates each of which is thirty feet square will be 200 feet wide on the downstream side tbe width of the spillway itself the por tion over which the water will run when tbe dam is full enough is 150 feet three large piers will support tbe upper part of the dam including the bridge which will carry the 20- foot roadway across this part of the dam the outlets for tbe water dur ing normal times when the flow will be controlled will be through these piers at each end of the concrete por tion on top of the dam there will be small buildings one will be the control house with the machinery lor opening the valves and raising and lowering tbe- gaeav- the other will contain a stairway down into the heart of the dam with room also to lower a diamond drilling machine into the tunnel that runs through the length of the dam the tunnel some nine feet high gives access to the control chambers pumps and inspection chambers it is large enough for a diamond drilling machine to be used if one should be needed to check up on sepage under the rock altogether the plans show an im pressive and handsome structure far larger than most people imagine even yet and supplying a new road across the valley where there has been no bridge before the finished dam will unodubtedly be worth going a long way to see opening fall meeting of local womens institute the georgetown branch of the wo mens institute met for the meet- ing of the fall and winter term at the home of mrslgorge campbell george st on teuraday afternoon september 7th mrs d livingstone the president presided and there were twentynine members present and three visitors after various items of business had been dealt with mrs george camp bell gave a very interesting- item on current events and mrs fjreure read short article commenting on our kings speech of sept 3rd and he present war crisis it was moved sec- onded and unanimously carried that the institute stand ready to serve in whatever capacity it might be called upon in view of the serious war con ditions now existing while the members engaged in a singsong miss ht harrison and mia dr paul judged several living room bouquets a which the members bad brought and miss harrison after a few instructive and interesting remarks on flower arrangement awarded tbe prise to mrs w mcdowell after a dainty lunch was served and- mhitia pay rates are announced rates of pay for all ranks canadian militia now being as the canadian active ser- force have been announced men recruited at the armouries have been uformed of the following schedule for private soldiers and non-oommls- stoned officers privates 1 jo a day xanceorporals4150 a day porpormls 170 a day il90 a day sergeants 220 a day 1 wives of all tbe above ranks will receive a separation allowance of 35 a month there is a further allow ance of 12 a month for each depen dent son under 16 years of age and daughter under 17 years of age no one with more than four dependents lah0w being accepted for enlistment tjhtjl billets and food are provided all recruits will receive an extra dally allowance of 35 cents for bed and 50 arts for board tbe pay increase also applies to officers lieutenants formerly paid 340 a day now receive 5 a day then wives t5 a month captains now recemri 850 a day instead of 51 their wives get 60 a month a vote of thanks to tbe hostess toe i majors receive 775 a day their wives singing of the national anthem 55 and lieutenantcolonels receive brought a very enjoyable afternoon tola comparative increase bringing daily a close i pay to 10 and their wives about 60 glimps of pa the following has been written for the herald by hugh cleaver mp haltons representative at ottawae the special war session of parlia ment went into action with a mini mum of formalities and with a united front col harry hamilton of sault ste marie who by the way was a college chum of mine at osgoode 25 years ago had the honor of making the opening speech in the house of commons he had a brilliant over seas record in the great war and is still a young man in his forties to an applauding house and packed gal leries he delivered one of the finest speeches ever given in the house of commons and moved the address in reply to the speech from the throne this motion was seconded by j a blanchette a french canadian mem ber who served in the ujs overseas rorce then followed speeches by the prime minister and the leader of the con servative opposition from which i have picked some of the highlights as follows right hon w l mackenzie king prime minister for my part 1 can not find words to express the admira tion i feel for england and the stand that she in this hour is making for freedom and for france and the stand which she is again talcing to preserve her liberties and the liberties of the world where did our liberties and freedom come from i ask hon members ol this house to reflect upon that be fore they utter a word against full participation by this country in the the saying of the aay have you enlisted yet what britain has it hold twentyfive years ago the oreat war started and it may be of inter est to see what has happened to the british empire in that time w l clark in tbe windsor star points out self that- king george vi rules over 15 per cent more of the earths surface than rampton is headquarters lor lome scots regiment recruiting a number from georgetown among first to enlist others go to hamilton to signup now that canada is at war with oermany in earnest brampton has been made tbe military and reerult- jng headquarters for three counties as the lome soots regiment is put on an active service basis outside the armories look peaceful inside things are humming with activity there is an abundance of men eager to serve the great trouble is picking those required tor immediate service said col louis keene of oakvllle commanding officer present orders from ottawa only can for two details of men for service in canada but machinery 4s being set up to carry through complete mobilisation and ex pansion when reqtured medlcal tnrm officers have found tbe applicants from peel hal ton and dufferin in better physical condition than city recruits only about she per cent have to be rejected with traditions running back to the war of 1s13 the lorne scots regiment includes tbe former lome rules and peel and ouffertn regiment reorganl- aed in 1830 at the time of tbe crim ean war it is responsoj for armor ies at oekviue mxtton oaorgetown acton orangevute and sbaunurne be- aides h in brampton major roy w lent of brampton anadtor of the mmtrtpalty tor tbe past 19 yearn it second to co of the lorne boot w a ms of young me this district have signed up to bramp ton others have recruited in hamil ton- did we get our freedom of religion we got our many freedoms as an in heritance from those men of britain and prance who never hesitated to lay down their lives for freedom and those of their descent who followed their example on the soil of canada iteelf i never dreamed that the day would come when after spending a lifetime in a continuous effort to promote and to preserve peace and goodwill in in dustrial and as well in international relations it should fall to my lot to the one to lead this dominion of canada into a great war but that responsibility i assume with a sense of being true to the very blood that in my veins and i assume it in the defence of freedom the freedom of my fellow countrymen here the freedom of those whose lives are un protected in other communities and countries the freedom of mankind lt- his father george v did to 1910 britain owns more than one ship in every four in tbe world british investments in countries out side the united kingdom total over 18000000000 east of sues there are british ships and cargoes daily carrying goods to tbe value of more than 500000000 the british wttiin and protect 38q0 nubs of important sea com munlcauons each year gteat britain imports so 000000 tons of raw materials an foods safe transport ships carrying these loads out of every moo worth of stuff 80 is tmported of every 100 barrels of oil predated in the world britain controls the pro duction of as barrels oat of every 100 miles of frontlets bounding british territories are bounded by tbe seas the britten own and control 11sjd00 mum of r ra by which communica tion btods to tbe various domto- witb yon op in ma you an thtntttng that the emissb flag is vanishing from tbe world there is an old britain say- but let me say this i care who the individual may be how respectable in his own eyes or in the eya of others he may appear or what posltoln he may hold if he seeks to profiteer in this crisis he belongs to the underworld and should be treat ed as one of those who menace all that is sacred in human relations if the address in reply to the speech from the throne is approved the government will therefore im mediately take steps for the issue of a formal proclamation declaring the existence of a state of war between canada and the german reich game wardens appointed township bylaws and accounts passed at mondays meeting of the esquesing township council halton juniors take high standing in intercounty contests halton juniors were again well to the fore in intercounty contests held recently at brampton class b fair and the canadian national exhibition at the former show which was open to juniors from the counties of dufferin halton peel and york halton girls repeated their triumph of a year ago by winning first honours in the inter- dub demonstrations the team was from the scotch blocks group of which miss peggy marsh of milton is the leader and the team members were the misses charlotte mccullough reta moved by may atadmurray that m jj3 jr treasurer pay the following ac counts bell telephone co 38101 296 9112 150 total 446 aotod public utilities crescent street lights 1500 j sanford supplies 20c relief account to date 3000 total 3020 j e cbown account 4400 that the cheque for cutting weeds given to walter hodge be cancelled fl 200 r h thompson co roof hon r j manion leader of the opposition it is no exaggeration to say this is a war for the preservation of uman liberty we have had abun dance bf evidence that hitler means autocracy barbarism international gangsterism i used that term about it fcfikiblnfc3jjrton of this parliament ana think it is a proper term to describe the actions of hitler should hitler win this war it may well be the end or civilization as we know it the civilization which we enjoy to day may go as other civilizations have gone before it sir we are bound to participate in this war we are british subjects we are part of the british empire and as i have expressed it on other oc casions i do not see how we can pos sibly be in and out of the british em- j pirc at the some time at the special j tr mon of parliament held twenty- five years ago the leaders of the op position of those days leading the libera opposition a i am leading the conservative opposition today that greirconflcl whlcnvwragmgtn j j prenchcanadtan sir wilfrid europe where did we get our con- laur1 expressed himself more elo- stltuuonal rights and liberties where l v d0mg fisher and borothy cleave team from tbe same club placed third and the appleby team composed of tbe misses mary breckon florence wukerson and florence reid was fourth halton girls were also prom inent winners in the classes open to individual club members in the junior parmer division a team from the milton holstein calf club composed of bruce and herb reid and trained by craig reid all o fwnr n ff year ago in the interclub demon strations while in the livestock judg ing competitions bruce reid of georgetown was the senior champion with herb reid fourth in the junior section craig held the third mem ber of the winning family group plac ed second in the grain and seed divi sion for seniors at the canadian national exhibi tion where the competitions are open to the province the halton team from the scotch block group composed of the misses helen mogibbon charlotte wilson and marion leslie were cham pions in the clothing division while the halton team in the nutrition sec tion placed fourth this team was from the appleby group and was com posed of the following young ladles mary breckon florence wllkerson and florence reid in the junior farmer activities hal- tons greatest triumph was the gold medal award to donald peer of the milton holstein calf club this was emblematic of the grand champion- sbowman over all breeds which brought out 100 entries in tbe inter- calf club competitions halton repre sentatives placed second in both hol stein and jersey sections the ani mals in the holstein group were ex stewarttown sept 11th 193 the september meeting of esquealns townshlp council was held on mon day afternoon deputyreeve w a wilson councillors o h may g w murray and bdwln harrop were pres ent reeve n a robinson presided at the meeting the minutes of the last meetingwere read and confirmed r were read from jenkins and hardy j e ohown and motor vehicles branch moved by harrop and wilson that the treasurer pay board of health ac counts j sanford account to date 1080 department of health insulin supplied to russell thompson in 1936 98c mrs comer to june 146 total 344 carried moved by wilson and harrop that tyratattiw pay h tmah ffhftf pft presented by the road superintendent 208187oarried moved by murray and- may that the treasurer pay the relief accounts ited by the relief officer aspresented b tdt02obrrled moved by harrop and wilson that leave be granted to introduce a by law to distribute the interest accru ing from the railway bonus fund among the different school sections entitled thereto and that said by law be now read a first time carried moved by murray and may that bylaw ho 913 to distribute the inter est accruing from the railway bonus fund among the different school sec tions entitled thereto be now read a second and third times and passed and that the seal of the corporation be attached theretooanied moved by murray and may that leave be granted to introduce a by law to assess the several school sections and union school sections of the town- hip of esqueslng for the year 1939 and that said bylaw be now read a first ttoneoameda sitcl 5k- moved by wilson and harrop that bylaw no 914 to assess the several school sections and union school sec tion of the townhlp of esqueslng for the year 1939 be now read a second htbltcd by ward brownridge ross i and third times and passed and that herefore i shall quote two or three of his entenpes he said we have long said that when great britain is at war we are at war today we realize that great bri tain is at war and that canada is at war also and sir robert bordon in the same debate answering sir wilfrid laurler as the prime minister will speak af ter myself today said as to our duty all are agreed we stand shoulder to continued on page 8 maxwell donald peer and bruce reid while in the jersey group the halton representatives were ken and be v ella frank millar andffed ruddeu the junior farmer livestock judging competitions brought out 335 competi tors and here halton winners were as follows dairy cattle craig reid 3rd jack taylor 4th beef cattle alton breckon 7th walter reid 11th heavy horses john mcnabb 7th swine bruce reid 7th poultry ernest davles 4th geo young 7th our congratulations are extended to the young people mentioned and also to the many others engaged in the very excellent junior farmer and junior homemaker programmes being conducted throughout the county not only for the honours they continue to bring to halton but more particular ly for their initiative and energy to thus equipping themselves for the fu ture good average yield ol crops over entire dominion my hon friend was kind enough to offer to the government certain prac tical suggestions the same course was adopted by the mover and seconder of the address may i say to my hon friend and to all the members ot this house that there is nothing the government will welcome more than suggestions of a practical and con structive nature no greater service can be rendered the government than that every man and woman in this house of commons out of then- to- dividual knowledge and wide experi ence of affairs in this land should give the government the benefit of every helpful suggestion i come to profiteering i believe x have already stated in this house that i know of nothing hvthe world more contemptible than that any mar should seek to profit from tbe sacri fices which others are making and if the laws and other measures which this government may introduce and seek to enforce an not snfficlentty jm destroy anything in the of pr i hope of this boose will bring to attention in a way that win also i it to tbe attention of use coun- what we ought to do to achieve that au important end then are some things that art very difficult of hn- of skies as wen as tta good aide andlmdmvnk an average crop of grams nmathnm u u wary dtfbobftt to copls todvatad but roots and potatoes effectively with- tbe tsndeaporid and us bavs suffered a sevbaok as has fruit fruit and harvesting nearly completed in most provinces vegetable crops abundant in ontario good progress has been- made with 1 although the yield of apples stul pro- the harvesting of the grain crops of mlses to be at least equal to average the prairie provinces although wet weather has caused delays in manitoba and in parts of saskatchewan thresh ing is well advanced in manitoba and is general in saskatchewan in sou thern alberta and the peace river district threshing is under way but elsewhere in tbe province litue has been done while wheat yields are extremely variable outturns hi most districts kre higher than expected and the grain is reported to be of good quality good average yields are be ing obtained in manitoba and albert heat and drought caused considerable damage in saskatchewan but except in the southeast district what crop are practically a failure wheat yield generally wttl be fairly satisfactory in quebec province crops are matur ing raptdy under good weather condi tions and p are favourable for heavy yields of slltne main staples in ontario gram hay and root crops are satisfactory paanries grapes and late a abundant tomatoes a good crop and the tobaooo crop of average weight and qu in the maritime pfotiness crop prospects have become favourable daringf tftt past two in british columbia grain crops are slightly below average there is an ex cellent crop of hops late potatoes and roots are doing well and all the tree fruits are plentiful and of good quali ty prairie provinces alberta about 75 of the wheat crop has been cut under favourable weather conditions early threshing returns indicate higher yields than anticipated with grades one to three northern predominating cutting of a light crop of coarse gnuns is well advanced pastures are drying up but no shortage of winter feed is antici pated sugar beets are satisfactory aaskalchewanwhoe rains nave caos- edsome delays cutting is praetteaby finished and tbiashing is now general threthlng returns indicate the yields uui mdes of wheat to be better than ludpated crops in tbe south east district are nraettoauy a faqon bat stotwhere fairty tausfactory are being obtained ooaae gram crops are fair wet weather has caused several de lays threshing it now- well advanced wheat yields sssserauy at somewhat higher than stysnilil and indications are that the total rslsrjrlno win be osotmoadkoa reawt j the seal of the corporation tached thereto carried moved by harrop and wilson that leave be granted to intorduoe a by law to assess the township of esques lng for the year 1939 and that said bylaw be now read a first time carried moved by may and murray that bylaw no 915 to assess the town ship of esqueslng for the year 1939 be now read a second and third times and passed and that the seal of tbe corporation be attached thereto carried moved by wilson and harrop that leave be granted to introduce a by law to impower the collector of rates to collect statutory penalties for non payment of taxes after december 31 1939 and that said bylaw be now read first time carried moved by may and murray that bylaw no 916 to impower the collec tor of rates to collect statutory penal ties for nonpayment of taxes after december 31st 1939 be now read a second and third times and passed and that the seal of the corporation be attached thereto carried moved by harrop and wilson that the following be appointed deputy game wardens for the township of esqueslng daniel allan milton r r 3 mel- drum stark muton r r 5 george woods nerval r r 3 spencer wil son horvai r r 1 alfred brlgden georgetown r r 3 samuel burton nerval winner watkins acton r r john presswood geor b r lwmrj mcdonald acton r r 3 a w benton umebouse l i munin acton r r 4 george leslie acton r r 4 harvey nurse georgetown r r 3 neuson stark georgetown r r 3 carried moved by wilson and barrop that this council do now adjourn to meet on tuesday october 10th at 1j0 pm or at the call of the reeve carried norval rifle club after- urn mootiu holfctay ftoa tbe indoor nnse tbe dujb mentor resumed tbetr weekly practice and te ad00tcon hobday night and compiled some- ood aeons ibe mnnate scores tor ai nubt are si follow m mfetosca 100 c l senium loo k w ben w p hostler a p n m r l m a w wilson set w usk 97 c cemtelon st o h bsd m on ubar day in i r w and o h ban ot brampton wbo ai insmtoenv of the rsnrrsl utile qua jonmttsml to qrsvsnmuvt and n tbe irlhuuiual oup tor the sseond tuns in wwlnn hartag rsan m na hay of thu yaar thar smh oom- tat lancet score star made tor- ophyv in oup is sir t ttys nan at 19syaras una his 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