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the georgetown herald seventythird year of publication wednesday evening october 4th 1939 150 per annum in advance 2 00 to usa voluntary regi ol geor women will take place next wednesday and thursday oct 11 and 12 booths to be set up at public library united church and ifa barber greenhouses in charge of local women there is no happiness apart from freedom freedom is the sure heritage of those alone who have courage to defend it to every nation there comes from tin to time periods of national dls tress and calamity this time can ada is at war that the canadian wo men may be in a position to serve their country better it has been suggested that they band themselves together in a voluntary scheme of registration so that they would be ready to render intelligent and efficient service if the need arises with this in mind it has been de ckled through the efforts of mrs elsie 3eu gardner of bu county convenor of the vrcw and miss sybil bennett subconvenor for this district that voluntary registration booths be set up here and the names taken of georgetown women while the registration is voluntary in every respect it is hoped that all women will avail themselves of the opportuni ty of serving their country in some capacity some women may be able to knit drive a car or take old coun try children into their home should the need arise and thus help canada and britain in their fight for free dom the women have never failed yet they will not fait this time may it be mentioned that those registering under the vrcw are under no ob ligation to carry out their offers to help ir circumstances at the time make it inconvenient or impossible to do so booths will be held in ward i the uni church ward tj at barber wardh w- t j from 130 to 2i mos inspiring thing ever done in this country rary they will be open rrom 130 to 930 pm on wednesday and thurs day oct 11 and 12 those in charge of the registration will be miss sybil bennett miss mary lawson miss n maynard miss isabel thompson mrs t grive mrs g dann mrs w carney mrs r barber mrs p ooffen mrs guyot and mrs gwlvet we nresent the list of questions to be answered and it will save time if everj woman will study the ques tlonaire so that they may be answer ed promptly questionnaire 1 name 2 permanent addrss 3 telephone number 4 are you a brit lsh subject 5 married single or wld ow age group 16 18 40 40 60 50 65 6 occupation religion 7 are you employed if unemployed how ijong 8 where educated 9 if chll dren hew many under age of sixteen years 10 could you take children or adults into your home temporarllj now or in an emergency how many free or for payment 11 what sex bace or religion would you prefer 12 are you willing to have your home inspected and visited tor this purpose if so by whom 13 a is your eyesight normal l with glas ses 2 without glasses b is your hearing normal c can you be active on your feet for six hours dally 14 have you been occupied a in business b in organizations 15 what experience or training have you had in managing or organizing holiday or other camps or recreational groups or public lnstistu tlons 16 what experience or training have you had in catering buying or pre paring food in large quantities 17 what qualifications or technical trai nlng have you for example alr mechanlc air pilot bookkeeper chem 1st dietitian filing clerk first aid wor iter motor mechanic physician nurse dentist dental mechanic dental nurse telephone telegraph or radio opera tion code or technician typist secre tary shorthand writer translator in telllgence work censorship laboratory technician surveyor practical nurse laundress architect teacher 18 what languages other than english can you a speak b read c write 19 can you knit crochet sew tailor 20 have you registered with any organization for service in the event of an emergency 21 what training and experience have you had a in commercial preparation of food b operating farm machinery what kind c farming general truck fruit poultry dairy d shear tag sheep el wool processing f commercial fishing g curing can nlng marketing inspecting fish etc 22 what training and experience have you had in manufacturing or in spectlng hospital supplies clothing or munitions or in any factory work 23 what training and experience have you had in manufacturing or inspect ing hospital supplies clothing or mun luona or in any factory work 23 what training and experience have you had tn fitting shoes 24 can you drive a car kind of license chauf feur or private driving do you own a car and would you be willing to tjse it in an emergency 25 do your circumstances permit you to live waxkf prom home in canada ab road have con ever served in naval idltary or air services an active or reserve capacity in 27 would you like to secure training for any nat ional emergency for ex motor mechanic emergency first aid work map reading radio telegraphy and si nailing commissariat duties sanitation wmfc service ctertoml work antlgaa high school students vie al sports field day last friday was successful event the pupils or georgetown high school held their annual field and track meet last friday afternoon at the park competition was keen in the junior intermediate and senior section of both the boys and girls sec tlons the sports were under the dl rection of principal j l lambert and physical directors miss f beale and h j heldmann a complete list of events follow boys section standing broad jump junior w long 6 ft 10 in r latimer 6 ft 1 in o carter 6 ft 54 in intermedl ate j cofell 8 ft 3 in e stigger 7 ft 5w in j bowman 7 ft 5in sent or g long fft t ruddell 7 ft 11 in r earl ft 114 in running ftroad jump junior a young 14 ft- m o carter 13 ft 2 4 in r latimer 12 ft 814 in in termediate j cofell 17 ft 54 in e stigger 16 ft 6 in o gilmer 15 ft 6 in senior j ruddell 16 ft 3 in g long 15 ft 94 in r early 14 ft 3 in hop step and jump junior o car ter 29 4v in w long 28 ft ss in a young 28 ft 3 4 in intermediate j corell 35 ft 8 in d sargent 31 ft 1 in g oumer 31 ft 5 in senior ruddell 33 ft 3 in g long 32 ft in r ettrly 31 ff running high jump junior o car ter 3 ft 11 in d crichton 3 ft 10 in b mccartney intermediate j ailing ham 4ft 10 in j cofell 4 ft 9 in e stigger senior g long 4 ft 7 in j ruddell 4 ft 6 in k dolson pole vault junior j keir 7 ft 9 in g ferry 7 ft 3 in w long inter mediate j cofell 9 ft 3 in o wal ker l hunter senior r early 9 ft w boyle 8 tt 3 tn shot put junior g perry 26 ft 11 in o carter 26 ft w kellj 25 ft 64 in intermediate j mcmenemy 28 it 11 in e st gger 28 ft 2 in d sar 1ent 28 ft 2 in senior g long 27 ft 2 in k dolson 26 ft 3 in r earl 25 ft 7 in 100 jd dash junior a young 13 1 a seconds o carter w long inter mediae j cofell 11 15 seconds e stiver g walker senior g long i seconds j ruddell k dolson z 0 yds dash junior a young 35 econd g serrj o carter intcrme diate j cofell 32 seconds e stigger senior j ruddell 33 seconds g long k dolson 440 yd open j corell one minute 9 seconds e stigger j bowman 880 yds open e stigger 2 minutes 28 seconds j wilcox j bowman 1 mile open e stigger 5 minutes 53 seconds j bowman d sargent champions junior ormy carter in teamed late j cofell senior geo lxwlg girls events running high jump junior joan browne 4 ft 2 in barbara cou sens 4 it 1 in jean harley 4 ft in termediate m cummins 4 ft 1 in joy ruddell 3 ft 11 in joanna shor till 3 ft 8 in senior h devereaux 4 ft 4 in m campbell 4 ft 2 in jean ruddell 4 ft 1 in hop step and jump junior jean harley 27 ft 3 in ruth golden 26 ft 7 in doris armstrong 25 ft 6 in intermediate j shortill 49 ft 10 in m cummins 48 ft 8 in senior h devereaux 48 ft 11 in m camp bell 47 ft 8 in j ruddeu 47 ft 2 in standing broad jump junior betty paul 7 it jean harley 6 ft 10 in joan browne 6 ft 10 tn intermediate m cumntins 7 ft 3v in j hale 7 ft 2 in j shortill 6 ft 7 in senior h devereaux 6 ft bv in j rud dell 6 ft 84 in basketball throw junior m schenk r goldhatn peggy hornby intermedl ate joan hale j shortill j ruddell senior h devereaux b speight b grout baseball throw junior b paul m schenk j harley intermediate m cummins j hale g williams senior j ruddel m campbell m dick 75 yd dash junior b paul 12 sec onds p hornby j harley intermedl ate m cummins 10 seconds j shor till senior j ruddell 11 seconds h devereaux m campbell running broad jump junior b paul 12 ft ti in j browne 12 ft 24 ft goldham 11 ft 11 in intermedl ate m cummins 14 ft j shortill 11 it 6 in m curtis 10 ft 84 in senior h devereaux 12 ft 8 in- j ruddell it ft 5 in m campbell champions junior betty paul pts jean harley 14 pts joan browne 9 pts intermediate mary cummins 33 pts joanna shortill 21 pts joan hale 11 pts senior helen devereaux 24 pte jean ruddeu is pts garet campbell 13 pu the finan post in commenting on the voluntary registration of can adlan women has the following to say the voluntary contribution off canadian women to their ooantry as it mobilises to meet the chal lenge of war is already an im pressive one from ooast to coast women by the thousands are coming forward to register themselves and to in dtcate the character of their skill and experience available to be thrown into the war effort the voluntary registration ml canadian women is ene of the most inspiring things ever done in this country to the women who are carrying it out canada mast be forever grateful when the registrations have been completed there will be need for additional effort in compiling the information gathered usung the women according to thete tech nical and other abilities and sup plying the record to ottawa practically all womens organlsa tlons in canada have joined to pot the registration over success fully they have set up com mlttees whose efficiency may well set an example to government of fices some money will be needed to pay inescapable hula although contributions in time and kind nave already been generous bvstaesmnett who make financial contributions to the work of the voluntary organisation of cans dian women can be assured that they are saving on their taxes for the registration will be dene by the women at a fraction of the cost to the government of doing a stml lar job no one is getting a salary the only expense has been for postage travelling expenses etc but on a nation wide scheme suc- i toenail j carried through even such items will be considerable georgetown women meet to organize tor war service mrs elsie bell gardner andhughes ed womerft meeting called by ip address- new organist and cboir leader for united church mr p c cox of torciildjhaa been appointed organist and chottieader of the united church mr oox comes highly recommended from a church in toronto in which city he is also a bandmaster in addition to teaching piano and organ he teaches wind instruments in some toronto schools he will be open to take on a few pupils in georgetown mr cox will no doubt be a decided acquisi tion to the muslcar cuclesott3eotge town he will take ov er his new duties november 1st sorshlp specify 28 do your cir cumstances permit you to give- regu lar full time se l with ox without remuneration information taken by date form checked by date icruarad by date misses olllff musicians of brampton a very happy time was enjoyed by all who were privileged to attend greater number of exhibits at georgetown fall fair fine weather and a good attendance assured show success claimed to be one of the best fairs held in this district prize list next week 99th anniversary 1 celebrated at united church en order that george ons on sunday oct 1st the united church celebrated the ninety ninth anniversary of the church under the most happy and encouraging drcum stances the ret-s- t martin ma dd of st giles church hamilton was the anniversary speaker and brought to the largeeongregatlons which attended two timely and inspir ing messages in the morning he dealt with the making of a new world and impressed on his audi ence not only the imperative need of a new world order but its absolute dependence on the recreation of the individual in the evening dr martin took as his subject christ as dictator show ing that our lord claims more ab solute power than any earthly dictator has ever claimed but that he uses his authority not to enslave and op press but to liberate and empower all who come under his sway the mas terly addressed closed with an earnest plea for a greater loyalty on the part or those already under the leadership of this loving dictator and an enlist ment q those who had not already come under his sway the choir was most ably assisted in rev manaon doyle was the special speaker at anniversary services held in hornby united church on sunday large congregations were present both morning and evening to bear two very inspiring sermons by dr doyle the choral part of the service by the choir was assisted by mrs wiley solo 1st on tuesday evening a fowl supper was hehft by the women s association followeotjy a first class program by the following artists mrs wiley sop rano soloist st catharines miss jessie il- a lth m part of the s by ther wn something doln all the ume aid we ertainh enjo ed the how ihi war w re some of th r mmci pased whn the nlpftv third annual fall exhibition of the es q ir ink agrlciltiral socieu vas brought to a close last thursdaj president pr ink petch secretary o car lerch and thiir board of direc los are to be con sm tula trd on th fine program presented and thev c in be ass ictl that their efforts were ap predated bj all who attended the show ooened on wednesdav when a considerably larger exhibit was placed in the hall than for some years previous and judges were fore ed to do a little extra work in order hat everything should be judged by fair day the exhibits of ladles work filled a large space in the hall and a as of high quality the exhibit of the women s and junior institutes being a feature the display of vege tables was large and the exhibit by r h hunter and f r fendley of norval were well worth seeing mr hunter who won the first prise had in his display a variety of vegetables that would not be surpassed at any fair in the province the domestic iclence exhibit the flowers fruit and grain have not made a better show tng for some time in the evening a show of variety en tertalnment was staged in the arena although the attendance here was rather disappointing the program was continued on page 8 mrs heels contralto of hamilton on monday evening the anniversary services were continued in a congre gational supper and concert from six o clock to eight thirty the ladies of the church served a delicious din ner in the sunday school room the rooms and tables were attractively decorated the color scheme being la vender and pink after dinner the t idience which filled the auditorium of the church enjoyed the program of in trumental and vocal music provid ed by toronto talent and the witty nt rest r g and instructive address given bv mr walter bowles broad cister of the toronto star norval rifle club a po rm rh 1 be nit ininkcd be u u thf cnr rifle ci lb or to onto nnd the nona rifle club to ako p ice on monday nlfiht oct 9th ml member ar req lestod it this 1 oot fifteen hripl will bo hot on i in 1 the be t 10 cores will decide lit w n er refreshmen will be served at shoot he ins llts of the summer contests sponsored by the dominion of j canada rifle association for small i bore shooting are to hand these contcs s were competed for bj rifle men from all parts of canada mr maurice atkinson of the normal rifle club won 5th place with a score of 790 out of boo in the dewar match shot at ottawa in august last mr haney nurse won first place on the canada team with a score of 396 out or 400 and maurice atkinson third place with 395 in competition no 18 atkinson was plac ed second with a score of 398 out of 400 atkinson tied the winner but his shots were not so well placed on the targets in competition no 19 at klhson was in 7th place and nurse 14th the scores in the aggregate event on monday night are as follows h nurse 100 m atkinson 100 a b robertson 100 f johnson 99 c mere dlth 99 a w wilson 98 e mckinney 97 w lisk 97 our mailing list corrected our milling lists were corrected over the week end and still show a number or subscribers in arrears with their subscription to this newspaper we do not like to have to bring this subject ap again bnt we need the money to carry on business especially when the price of malerials paper and ink are steadily rising in price doe to war conditions if yon are in arrears will yon kindly do your best to put yoor subscripuon ap to date in re turn we will try to give yon a newspaper jtm can be prood of this will take co operation can we have a paid ap subscription list by the end of the year the lome scots regiment which ls on dut at the brampton annour les attended church service on sun day in brampton presbyterian church rev a n miller was the speaker gttjanfeggiuing iflonuap october 9rt the frost is on the punkin when the frost li on the pumpkin and the fodders in the shock nd you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin turkeycock and the clack tn of the gulneys arstthe cluckln of the hens and the rooster hallylooyer as he tiptoes on the fence o its then s the times a feller is a fedin at his best with the rlsln sun to greet him from a night of pleasant rest as he leaves the house bare headed and goes out to feed the stock when the frost ls on the punkin and the fodders tn the shock theys something kindo harty like about the at- mosfere when the heat of summers over and the coolln fall ls here of course we miss the flowers and the blossoms on the trees and the mumble of the of the hummin birds and busain of the bees but the airs so appetlaln and the landscape through the hase of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days t is a piotur that no painter has ttie colortn to mock the frost is on the punkin and the fodder in the shook order that georgetown and dis trict women might have a part in war work should- the need arise a meet ing was called in the public library last friday evening by his worship mayor gibbons when the ladles turned out in large numbers to offer their services in ume of emergency- mayor gibbons opened the meeting by welcoming those who had availed themselves of the opportunity to serva if needed and stressed the necessity of united ekort on the part of ths various women s organisations for this work he said that in the past the women of georgetown had done many things for the benefit of the communi ty and he knew they would rally to the war work with the same enthusl- he also intimated ttiat mr- cleaver hal tons representative in th dominion government had express ed his desire to speak at this meettxuj and that if the ladles so wished ho could bring him to the meeting by a standing vote the ladles unanimous ly declaed that mr cleaver should address the meeting during the interval mrs w o o- thompson was asked to take the chair pro tern and called on miss sybil bennett to introduce mrs elsto bell gardner of burlington who is halton s convenor of the vjl c w and who explained most fully the neces sity of every woman registering for war work asking that this county do all they can to put halton well in the lead in the voluntary registration of canadian woman every woman between the ages of 16 and 05 is ask ed to register and although entirely vohintarj important the tabulation of informa tion will be to the country in time of extreme emergency you register wc what work you can do best jt mayor gibbons then introduced mr hughes cleaver who addressed the ladies very briefly stating that it was his desire that a branch of the cana dian red cross be formed in george town and in every town in the county as soon as possible he said that red cross work was one of the most im portant parts women could play in the communitv while he did not vh to force his ideas on this com munity if hey did not desire it he hoped the meeting would give his sug gestion tome thought miss bennett on behalf of the meet ing told mr cleaver she felt sure the ladles would keep hlrh informed as to the result of the meeting at this point mayor gibbons left the meeting in the hands of the ladies urging them to organize at once and not leave before something definite had been accomplished much discussion took place as to what ntme or society the indies should band themselves under and it was moed and seconded that a ballot be given each one present on which they might give their answer after this had been done and during the count ing of the ballots miss bennett again tressed the necessity of doing what she said the government had asked the women to do that of forming a red cross branch this meant the discarding of the ballots and it was decided that the mayor call a pubue meeting and procure a speaker from the red cross i the thanks of the meeting was ex- tended to mayor gibbons for bringing this important matter before the ladles and to mrs gardner and mr cleaver for their helpful thoughts it was decided that registration booths tie set up in ge oct 11 and 12 so that the women of tins and the surrounding community rni have a chance to register under the voluntary plan further particulars as to place time etc will be found in another column those appointed to take charge of the registration were miss sybil bennett miss mary lawson miss nellie maynard miss isabel thompson mrs t orleve mrs q dann mrs w carney mrs r bar ber mrs p ooffen mrs guyot and mrs oillivet the meeting closed with the na tional anthem regular meeting of iodjb the regular meeting or the imperial order daughters of the empire was neld at the home of mrs woo thompson monday evening oct 2nd nth twenty members present the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the trea report given the chapter wish to take tins op portunity to thank all those who help ed make their refreshment booth at the fair such a splendid success tickets were given each member to sen for a lucky number draw on a s surer tray the proceeds to be used for wax work wool donated by mr sdrer was distributed amongst the member to be made up into socks etc the meeting sojourned with the member staging the nsttonsl an them any canadian and buy british tt wui help the cause s