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r ymt j- the georgetown fiem w weneaday- evening january 3rd 1940 ju bout to mr and u oufford deorgetcwarlt r a on edneeday january tod mho jmby girl carol wane bo8cqlxjby on saturday ft 23 loflb i fit anntu de- r tfueanr by ttoe rwr o catherine mary daughter- of mr and lo h t oulley to mr henry campbell rosa so of mrs mary rosa and the latetmr james laugh- un ross of georgetown died davis in toronto general hospital on tuesday january 2nd 1940 george w dayls beloved husband tx mary ross tbo funeral will be held from tola residence albert st to knox presby- terlan church onprlday jan 6th for service at 230 ocjock jnterment in oreenwood cemetery georgetown obituary notice next week r mcolure in olen williams or tuesday january 2nd 1940 mar caret mcgilvray widow of the late samuel mcclure the funeral will be held from her residence olen williams on thurs day january 4th service at i o clock interment in olen williams cemetery robinson on friday december 29 at toronto general hospital arthur o robinson beloved husband of anne and father of bessie robin aon of 12 tranby avenue toronto and lateof georgetown ont obituary mrs u r vu0 death claimed one of georgetowns most nlghly esteemed uut well known oltiaens on tuesday december sftth in the person of maude marie ander- betoved wife ot ju edward joeck 4rtmjr c robinson the funeral of the late arthur c a wise guy stepping up to the bus robinson was held from knox pres m it stopped the other morning said byterian church georgetown on to the driver well noah youve got tuesday january 2nd with interment la the ark full in greenwood cemetery the deceas the motorman answered back no i ed had been s resident here for ever me need one more monkey come on j fifteen years but had resided in to in ronfio since 1936 mr robinson had been in falling health for some time x who had been in 111 health for dver a year was a familiar figure in the life of the community and was jalve in church and w work the passing of mrs fleck will leave a void in the community that will be hard to fill bora in ohio fifty nine years ago mrs fleck had resided in georgetown for the past thirty four years her husband being vicepresi dent or the alliance paper mills she was active in the work of knox pres byterian church and gave much of her time to the womens association cedar crest golf club has also logt an enthusiastic member as mrs fleck was a keen golfer ftnd spent much of her leisure ttane on the green besides her husband she leaves two daughters to mourn the loss of a be loved svife and lqvlng mother mrs cllve snyder of kitchener and miss marie fleck at home a sob paul predeceased his mother twelve years ago the funeral service meld 5rt thursday afternoon last waaonduct ed by the rev d d ektvldson of knox presbyterian church and the pallbearers were messrs c w stew art hamilton j a wllloughby to ronto john bingham david crichton john cummins w v grant inter ment was made in greenwood ceme bery as we begin 1940 with this issue the herald beginsa hew year and pauses to wish everybody a happy and prosperous new year we also wish to thank all our subscribers advertisers and patrons of our job printing department for their support in the past we wish to thank our correspondents and all others who sent us news and helped in various ways to produce the herald each week and we also wish to thank you for good wishes expressed for our future welfare which goes a long way may success be yours too a bunttnauimuidtrjiiuiiraiiiatiiijimitiiuinuiih doth i ii tiai n ni i mi ii ui ii i ii tin georgetownjohoratlbociety concert tuesday 9 january 23rd proceeds in aid of red cross fund bflbomowrcarkaxabkaakra death cum an tbjfajf ptceaiber 20th at the toronto general ho surviving arc his widow and one daughter bessie robinson wqcr re- eat a traahy ave toronto tmr inson ttas born at livernoov-rng- land an4 came to canada twenty years ago fat fifteen yean he was a jiralucd employee atprovinrla paper ltd until 111 health forced htm retire and for some tne he ducted a grocery store in town was a member of knox presbyterian church and sang in the choir during the tune he resldesibere he was al so a past master of credit lodge ajf si am and a member of halton chapter ram w toronto he at tended avenue road presbyterian church wjth the passing of arthur robinson a noted figure in church and fraternal llte is removed the funeral service yesterday afternoon was con ducted by the rev d d davidson and- the pallbearers were messrs t l leslie sam mackenzie w a wil son d p crichton wm long w evans the masonic service was taken by rev w g o thompson chaplain of the order and jos sanford i pm mrs samuel meclure with the passing on tuesday janu ary 2nd of mrs samuel mcclure one of the oldest and- most highly respect ed citizens of the village of glen wu hams was removed deceajjfid was e good neighbor of a kind ghd quiet disposition beloved by all who knew her although well past her three score years and ten mrs mcclure had led an active life and up until about five weeks ago was around about her dally duties as usual deceased was before her marriage to samuel mcclure formerly margaret mcgll vray daughter of the late mr and mrs peter mcgilvray ana was born bicoke townshio prior to her lage she had lived for some lime lajla township and since msrrl age had resided iff glen williams for over fifty years she was a member of union presbyterian church and when not able to attend the church of her choice due to the distance at tended the glen united church the funeral service which will be held on thursday afternoon will be conduct ed by the rev mr cununings of nprval pastor of union church and rev mr bartlett of glen williams united church mrs mcclures hus band predeceased her seventeen years ago surviving are two sisters and three brothers mrs wm sloan glen williams mrs w j brown caledon t mcguvray thlstlctown watson mcgilvray toronto and f l mc ollvray georgetown orange ville and brampton paptrs please copy mr robert hah the death ol mr root hal in his 92nd year an old and- highly n spool ed cillzei of esquesing township oc curred at the home of hi n lec m w j goroon silveicieek on christ mas day he was the oldest on of the late ir and mrs christopher hall he was born on the stventh lint below druirquln in the year 1848 and except for forty jears which he spent at teeswatti the remainder of his life was spent in til c lion of l e coun try he had been conf i ed to his lied for the last six weeks it was his one wish to be spared to spend christmas with the family but at noon he passed quietly away the late robl hall was of a cheerful disposillon dearly loved bj with w 10m he cam in ontact he minion board loved a joke nrd was happy when tell the misfortune to fall ndpm her nip the shock wasuore- than a voman of her age could standi and although growing weaker she remain ed jutte bright to the very but mrs mcdowell was a devout christian and for over 46 years a member of lime- house presbyterian jchurch where w mm hnrvy firtow itn tmtpt she is the last of the russell family her two sisters mrs w blden of wallaceburgand mrs abe neilson of dresden predeceasing her four years and last year respectively records are few if any at all of those early days ln esqueslng when lumbering was the chief occupation and which the family was engaged with the passing of mrs mcdowell many of the early happenings which she could remember quite clearly and tell to her family will remain unwritten taking part in the funeral service were mrs v tl davidson mrs f thompson and ms harvey bfortbn therev d s davidson m a oiflci ated arid interment topk place on tuesday afternoon dec 26th in lilmehouse cemetery fourteen grand children and fourteen great grand children remain to mourn the toss of granny whom tjieyheld in highest esteem six grand children were pall bearers elliott mcdowell george currie gordon currle jack lawson jim and russell ross many and beautlfulfloral tributes bespoke of the high esteem in which mrs mcdowell and family and held someof which are as follows pillow frdm the family hand bouquet eileen marshall basket from the ross family sprays from jack lawson frances mcdowell managers of llmehouse presbyterian church great rarjdchlldren erin wm biden wallaoeburg the neil son nieces and nephews dresden the marshall toronto mr and mrs o currle the mcmillan family girls lookout club llmehouse pres byterian church mrs dobble adrian and hyatt mr and mrs p cleaves and mrs h cleaves mr and mrs w bird and family mr and mrs l campbell mrs j budd miss l hobart rcbekah lodge brampton mr e c thompson mr c choate hamilton mr and mrs n mcdowell brandon mr and mrs arthur mc donald and family acton acton free press please copy george brown mi s fred spires of georgetown as bereaved the second time inside of a week when after losing her be loved infant son larry gene she received the sad news of the death of her father in brampton the late mr brown was a life long resident of b ampton and was in his 62nd year he was born at derry west and was a member of the brampton salvation army surviving aie his widow who formerly maude alice burrows also three ons and four daughters fred walter and douglas brampton miss lillian mrs wm plant and miss ethel brampton and mrs fred spires georgetown interment was made in brampton cemetery last thursday afternoon ing stories of the olden times whin ceased plank roads and toache wtre in cxls low tercx ho well remembers the comlnp- of the railroads ard took a keen in terest in the advancement of the emuury hl was n jacko all trades andcohid turj to almost any kind of mfffk of late vears when not ablt to move about much he spent his time making walking canes out of scotci thistle and rings from five cent pieces which he gave to his frlnndrail ovtr the country thl funeral service at the home was condi ctei bv the rtv w g thomp sl s tea b re d d davidson tie remiln were laid to rest beside ii pjrtnfc ii ii i r llcan ceme urv h leave to m l his loss tw l ctlw mr ci il hi i arlsis and mr wm rill g r i besides a number of nlccts nr 1 phews the pallbearers w ere six nephews l e thornton w c thomtort w w thornton b t thornton r hall and hftll miltov woman dies m berlhfl w bews n resident of milton for more than fifty years died on tuesday after an illness of several weeks she w he widow of samuel r bews mrs bews was active in church and rri cross circles and at one ti va am mbcr cf ther f the hamilton con ference it un tt i church wizard or oz brtnob borsen something nrwfuton comes fa gregory theatre aa i spectacular and fantiuue musical b presenting what ir heralded as the mast ideal combine of laughs color music dancing spectacle pageantry and thrills the wizard of oz film izatlon of the celebrated fantasy by l franktjaum comes saturday next jan 6th to the gregory theatre georgetown as the most sensational musical treat to come out of the an rials of hollywood screen entertain ment while natural colour has long been held to be useful in many types pf pictures the wizard of oa is de clared the first to make use of tech nicolor en a sound psychological basis th story of dorothy opens on kansas farm this part of the pic ture is done in black and white phit tographx with a new form of tint on the film but when dorothygoes to the imaginary land of oz carried there by a cyclon trie picture be comes allcolor and remains in tech nicolor until she returns home the story is the same as written by l frank baum in oz dorothy meeta a scarecrow tin w and cowardly lion and they go to see the wizard to get brains for the scare crow- a- heart jcr the woodman and courage for the lion after tnanx thrilling adventures they all find what they had what they wanted all the time in the cast are judy garland frank tl bolgerr berpxahr jaof burton margaret ham- strapewln pat wulbe- e a little dog named thousand of the atnae- oa night uu picture- wffijj ie gregory thetre sbxtt s holidays of 1940 this is leap year with 39 h days in february and six of the ten statuatory holidays- fall on monday new yflafs day moriday h jan 1 h 5 j3ood friday march 22 ijawjl victoria day friday may 24 f kings birthday thursday i june 13 dominion day monday 1 july civic holiday monday aug s labor day monday sept 2 tj xthanksgivlng day monday s oct nov 11 m remembrance day monday christmas day wednesday dec 25 jj x probable date 5 electors of esquesing i take this opportunity of thanking you for giving me n acclamation as your deputy reeve for 1 940 i trust that the confidence which you have placed in me will be fuu merited wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year c h may 1 invnwaaaanwammk staff of jie george ome j ears ago the friends from a distance who at tended the funeral were mr w w thornton mr and mrs b t thorn ton and daughter teeswater mr al orzo thornton llstowej mr and mrs w c thornton mr l e thornton and mrs dick rabjohn toronu mr ai d mrs chester hall miss gladys hall ariss mj and mrs robert hall mr end mrs ernie hall mr gordon hall mr kenneth hall ouelph mr s g cordingly hornby mr m nixon milton mr a t brown mr james chalmers and daughter audrey ac ton caiital and iaboir aid in war effort contli ed from page 1 tlon one of the plans which has shown a rtmarkabl rapid growth is the sale of pension plans iss ied tjy the annu itlcs branth of the department of la bor to employers in favor of titetr em ployees this plan has been in effect less than two years and today over 10 000 employees arc protected the amount lrvolved in the purchase of these pensions runs into millions of dollars the plan is deslgnecttb the end that a comfortablt pension will be provided tor employees when uiey can no longer carry on t tir emplovment but while o ir major thoughts must necessarily be directed to the effective prose of the war t are tw peace umcprobletns which will re i take m lmad oft 0our feet off your poeketbooh oft your tnindt save steps savt wy save worry thats the triple economy oflered by our old companys anthracite this hardest of hard coals spread soothing he w thr all yo i eluding floors and ceilings yet you make fewer trips to te furnace be cause the harder the coal the slower it burns the fewer the tons you use we deliver promptly and our jjinjjigan truckmen leave our premise clean mackenzie son georgetown mrs james mcdowell friday december 22nd marked the death of one of esqueslng s oldest and most highly esteemed residents in the passing of fannie ruseb widow of the late james mcdowell mute testimony of the respect in which mrs mcdowell was held being shown by the large numbers who came to pay their last respects bom on the sixth line esquesing 85 years ago the daughter of the late mr and mrs j russell she spent her entire jife in j nelgr lrseo during which a wide circle of friends learned to know a most kind and gracious soul in 1672 she married the late james mcdowell who pre deceased her 23 years ago six daugh ten and five eons were bom to grace the family all of which axe laying mrs d ross of toronto mrs d ourrle aaxnpbeurule mrs a lawson georgetown mrs r ohpme bramp ton un w qajbome at hone mrs mar t joim o gr jim of manitoba wu1 of george harvey and bert at home kzcept for jim mcdoweumanitoba au were prese with her to che last mrs mcdowell was enjoying eomparauta- ty good health tol saturday decetnv her stb when at that ume she had quire careful and continuous consid eration the first of these is the problem of unemployment while it is doubtless true tlmt this problem will be less acute during the wartime period those who thought that in the advent of war the problem would be immediately and automatically solved were mistaken there has it is true been some reduc ho but even when industry has been keyed to the high tempo produc ed by war activity there will still re main a substantial number who will depend from time to time upon the state for their support the second of these is the problem of the aftermath of the war it is not too early to beglvlng this our earnest consideration and our most careful thought the situation which will be created when our forces on the land the sea and in the air are required toreturn to peace time activities and when the artificial stimulation of in dustrial activity created by the scourge of was has been removed will be s most serious one but the extent of our post war dis location will be largely governed by the forethought and pwwful planning mm la given mfcluui ur uu inevltafale occurrence y- the avoid ance of industrial disputes by step taken now to avoid undue inflation by measures calculated t bui up a back log agahut ths emergency by the sense of confidence we can instu into our canadian people by a rigorpus and honest prosecution of v war and by fee extent to which wa can succeed- in marshalling jthe vast resouromaf tf p tlew to banishing hard niuon and despair jthe toast of the town just naturally bums up when she is neglected rati township kindly except my sincere thanks for the support tendered me at the polls on monday although defeat ed by a small majority f the r i appreciate the vote given me and wdl continue to work in the best interests of the township- may all have a happy and prosperous new year nelson a robinson ihmlnion monmpmibs special blend balk 49 aylmer soup o 1 r tomato vegetable a for idc beehive or crown brand syrup j d lb tin 3c fresh milted rolled oats pea soup pkstry flour bread flour ii 5c it2sc ib 10c lynn valley lombard plums i 15 ox tin o carnation o milk 16- o tin j ti 25c 25c quick or plain pot barley xima beans tapioca pearl bulk habitant 2h size white satin 241b bat xxxx junker 98 ib bag sago per pound green peas whole lentils bulk red ii 25 loc 55c 279 10c 1 a9c aoc ginger snaps lb far zbc early morning coffee shrjjded rrb ora lb 29c j h tzsct 9c- blmck bulk itdc starch a lb tomatoes and corn 3 tins 25c oranges 25c grapes 2 lk 23c 10c st w29c 25 obdtt hearts crlsa white tuttnlps