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seventythird yearof publication r wednesday evening january 24th jl84q 150 per annum in advance 200 to usa l initial meeting ot halton county council last week warden geo finney chosen two minutes silence in mem ory of the late mr geo davis reeve jaf georgetown a committees appointed qtber business not lor inany years ns there been such a coqiplete shakeupjin the per- x upr nf waiting iviiinfcy rgmnntl as was evident whenthe members took their places at the 1940 inaugural meeting held in the court house mu- ton on tuesday afternoon of last week interest ran high as to who would be given the honour of being elected as warden of the county when the council took their seats the following gentlemen were nominated fpr the offlce mr george finney massagaweya moved by mr wilson seconded by mr hall mr rex hume moved by mr gilbert seconded by dr heslop mr w a wilson mov ed by mr kerns seconded by mr may mr wilson and mr hume thanked their fellow members tor the honor given but asked permission to with draw their names in favor of mr finney mr finney therefore was unamlnously elected as warden of halton county for the year 1940 and was sworn into offlce by bis honour judge munro who complimented the warden on receiving the highest honor within the gift of tbecountyand so early in hla political career mr finney thanked the council for eleoet- ingttfm to offlce and promised to ful fil the responsibilities lncurredto the best of his ability correspondence was read by the clerk after which mr roy smith county engineer addressed the coun cil with reference to the personnel of the road committee mr smith ex plained that members of the road committee need not necessarily be members of the council but this year the road committee as it now stood established a precedent in county history in that not one member of the committee was now a member of the council and it was up to the council to give some thought to the new committee to be appointed the former members had each been ap pointed for fiveyear terms with terms of office running out as follows mr victor hall 1941 who had already banded in his resignation mr hew- fion 1940 mr robinson term expir ed 1939 mr gordon 1942 mr mc jjiven 1943 council adjourned with the reeves continued oh page 6 womens auxiliary elect officers the womens auxiliary to the can adian legion branch 120 george town held their election of officers jorlfl40on thursday jan ifltfa in the legion rooms newly elected offi cers were as fallows president mrs grieve past president mia kemshead first vice president mrs mccart ney second vice president mrs stacey secretary mrs o ferry treasurer mrs w honey social convenor mrs collins sick visitor mrs young standard bearer mrs davis the ejection was conducted by zone representative mrs potter of bramp ton wtuvthe assistance of mrs james anil mrs burrows also of brampton itis potter duly installed the new of ficers to- their places a vote ot thanks was tendered the ladies for their work and for coming out an such a stormy night the meeting closed with the singing of the national anthem uons club meeting the regular meeting and dinner of the georgetown lions club was held in the mcglbbon hotel on monday evening at 630 chief kelly in the chair after the minutes of two preceding meetings were read lion jack wat son presented the report of the christ mas tree satisfactorily receipts a good day and a small balance the appreci ation of the club to all who helped was expressed by the chairman col ballantlne announced that he had secured a series of speakers for coming meetings the llone will be addressed on feb 5th by mr c b dayfoot on the shoe industry in canada past chief e mcwhlrter was ap pointed chairman of the membership committee replacing dr jackson who has moved awax discussion of various objects for club work took place lion welk men tioning some activities of the mitchell club which is the only club in can ada showing one hundred per cent attendance georgetowns main object is child welfare it was said the sponsoring of midget hockey was considered with favour lion w g o thompson was ap pointed chairman of the education committee the meeting then closed with the singing of the national anthem hornby lol district officers installed at the annual meeting of hornby district loyal orange lodge held in recently at campbellvule the follow ing officers were elected past district wor master j wilson hornby district wor masterc k browne acton dep district master l king mil ton rec and fin secretary geo king milton treasurer r brownridge hornby marshall c robinson hornby chaplta c dobble stewarttown first lecturer s hubble acton second treasurer w bro smith stewarttown past county master f norton of glen williams held the election past county- master c beatty was installing officer during the installa tion following the election wor district bro c k browne of acton gave an interesting address as did other offi cers called on campbeuvule lodge served refreshments and a good time was enjoyed by all safeguard milk in nelson township sale of unpasteurized milk in nelson township will be prevented under milk regulations recommended by the de partment of health dr h r mac- donald mtffch told a special meeting of the township board this week he outlined new regulations and they will affect some small dealers who cannot afford to install the required equip ment said clerk j a petttt local red 1 cross make another large shipment the red cross society have this week made the following large shipment to the ware- house in toronto 13 seamans scarves 14 72 22 army scarves 12 x 46 21 aero caps 12 pair rifle mitts 06 pair wristlets 15 sweaters 1 pair seamans socks 57 fair socks 45 pair pyjamas ii 36 pneumonia jackets 13 t binders 11 13 triangular osndages 12 hampton pads 13 pair pillow cases 15 dozen handkerchiefs a shipment of childrens jl clothing to the value of 16500 ii r for poush relief was also made h the ladles of tte committee fl wish to thank everyone who- n helped in any way to make tnls fltut mhtpmftnt to the rfirt cmm for pottah belter these article 1 were b donated separata by q 0m fclnauttit r vwrintm rdtimmn j and were not taken out of the ii w fitnt funds couectsd n fire alarm sounded twice last friday georgetown firemen had two calls last friday when the thermometer registered six below zero and a high wind blowing but quick action on their part soon had the fires under control with practically no loss or damage in the morning they were called to a e crlpps garage on main street where an overheated furnace had caused a fire that was soon extln- kulshed and about six oclock in the evening the stove pipes at the home of mrs grace on queen st became ignited and an alarm was sounded the severe cold wave last week had caused citizens to put extra fuel on the fifes high school held successful skating party last friday evening a school skat ing party was held under the auspices of the student council of georgetown hight school on the school rink in spite of the severity of the weather about sixty students were present to enjoy the excellent ice when the skating had been in pro gress for about an hour and a half the students left the ice rather reluc tantly and assembled in the school for lunch cocoa was made and ser ved bysorae of the amateur cooks in the student body the latter part of the evening be came a theatre party when by a spe cial arrangement with the manage ment the students attended the greg ory theatre as guestsiof the student council judging by the appreciative sounds of the students the picture was enjoyed by all w th stu finally se they were with one voice acclaiming the eve the success that high school skating parties always are treasurer reports surplus of 14572 the report of james henderson djufferln county treasurer was recei ved by che county council in session at orangevule last wssfcua surplus of s44jot940 of current assets over cur rent ttabtuoas was shown for u3b of tills sum 19030101 will be credited to the general account and 05 to the roads account the total- deben ture debt at dec tl 1938 was h93- 9t16b english youngsters cheer canadian troops willi tbe first c division down to hard work in england route marching is playing no mean part in the training schedule the illustration shows one of the canadian scottish battalions swinging along the snulea no doubt being due to the warmth of english welcome and in anticipation of the evening tea many enjoy bon temps chin dance there was a good attendance ana everyone present enjoyed the hospi tality of the bon temps cluo at their annual dance held in the arena last friday night music was supplied by wally oldhams orchestra of toronto who delighted the dancers with their various numbers a spot dance was held during the evening and the win ners were mrs 3 ooodlet and mr e arnold the hostesses were mrs r paul mrs r cleave mrs wm frank mrs wm deans and mrs lawon the club members who were re sponsible for such a lovely evening and a delicious lunch were misses isabel mcdermld marjorle gault jean mackenzie madeleine erwln margery mackenzie isabel thompson june frank and margaret pasmore norvai rifle club owing to the military authorities using the oac rifle range at guelph on january 29th the norval rifle club will visit the oac range on thursday feb 1st all members will pleased take notice of the change of dates mr h beers of sanford manitoba donated a sporting shirt as a prize for an offhand shoot and was won by g h hall the scores made in the aggregate event are r wrhau 100 x 6 m atkinson 100 x 9 h nurse 100 x 9 e mcklnney 100 x 6 w lisk 99 x 7 a b robertson 99 x 5 c caves 98 x 8 dr stevenson 98 x 4 o h hall 98 x 4 a- reeve 98 x 5 w wilson 98 x 5 f hustler 97 x 3c cantelon 96 x 5 norma hall 93 x 3 f stark 93 x t ontario business summary following is the ontario business summary as issued by the bank of montreal wholesale and retail trade remains steady in somewhat higher volume than last year christmas business was in excess of last year with the in crease reflected in sales of lowerpri ced merchandise collections are good the high level of industrial activity in recent months has been maintain ed iron steel and electrical trades are fully occupied and agricultural implement factories while not on full tune are operating substantially above the level ofi a year ago the automo bile industry is in full production although less active than a month ago paper mills are operating at relatively high level and woodcutting operations pre on a much higher scale this year than last furniture manufac turers while moderately busy are hopeful that the exhibition this month will result in increased business tan- joeries continue well employed and shoe factories generally are working full time rubber footwear and tire manufacturers have a good volume of orders on hand but output- remains curtailed due to export restrictions textile hosiery woollen and worsted mills continue fully engaged while knitting mills have eased slightly from recent high operarttng levels paint and varnish manufacturers report or ders in satisfactory volume gold production for november totalled 255- 307 ounces 48935745 ujb as com pared with 236378 ounces 8234730 us in november 1938 construction led s826o55o0 as compared with contracts awarded during 1939 total- 73070100 in 1938 and increase of 13 she i dreamt last night that you gave me a hundred dollars he well since youve bee such a nice little wife you may keep it legion education services will help our fighing men resume life as civilians by f h wooding the men of this country who have volunteered for service in the present struggle have by their action identi fied themselves as good citizens un like the armed forces of totalitarian states theirs is a war not of con quest but of defence of freedom and the preservation of those spiritual values which alone make life worth living democratic armies have nothing to gain and much to lose they serve simply to protect the rights of nations and individuals from the brutal on slaughts of teutonic demagogues who threaten to destroy civilization iand recreate human thought and action according to their own satanlc liking canadians have answered the call because they like then- fellow britons and gallant allies the french refuse to be bulldozed into subjugation they stand firm in their determination that the wayward course of nazibolshevik antichristianity must come to a de finite and final end before the future or our nations and our children can be regarded with any measure of se curity the disturbances of war can if al lowed to go unchecked impoverish c tot ge to comer the experience of the last conflict proved this for even though the tu mult and the shouting of 19141918 have faded there are still visible evi- dences of the horrible drain it made upon society war today is a different undertak ing from a mental standpoint ai least than what la was twenty years ago there is no socalled patriotic flagwaving and bandplaying and canadians those is- already have seen service and those who haw suf fered from the aftermath do not con sider it a glorious adventure fraaght- wiuh thrills and wrtlmwrt toons and old they know the full meshing of a tremendous aacrlflcea they wffl be called upon to make they have entered this war because they are good citizens they have left farms and cities schools jobs homes and security and they have de nied themselves yes even those whom society was unable to provide for in peacetime or their own- measures of freedom they are men whom can ada can hiafford to lose most of them will ccme back just as their fathers and brothers did in 1919 but during the process of winn ing the war they will undergo terrific j trains and mental upheavals the moral convictions courage and eager ness that now are theirs will be taxed to the limit they will find themsel ves face to face with hardships suf fering and deprivations that might easily turn them into bitter distrust ful cynics robbed of ehefr faith in humanity that is unless preventa tive steps are taken the old soldiers doty old soldiers more than anyone else realize this from experience and it is logical that old soldiers themselves those no longer suitable for active service because of age or physical dis- bbultlestshould feel it their duty as well as their indisputable right to provide for the wellbeing of those whohaxeaccepted thei rchallenge by means of their great exservlca mens organization the canadian le gion they have accordingly volun teered to cooperate actively with the authorities to- providing essential ser- vtoes fsrsfi branches of me forces navy army and airnot only in can- ada but in england france and in fact wherever the fortunes of war may- talcs them for this purpose they have enmted a special nonprofit making body known as the oanadufn legion war services incorporated to which the d of auxfnary ser of he canadian active service force has entrusted oartaln important duties these duties are provision of a edu- coatmned on- page 7 two councils plan meet at brampton march 25th appointment of house of refuge officials peel and halton county councillors will meet hi joint session at brampton on march 25 to consider appointment of officials at the house of refuge operated in brampton by the two municipalities if new appointments are decided upon there will be a sec ond joint session in milton at a later date peel councillors set the first date upon the suggestion forwarded in a letter by halton members william yarranton now under tem porary suspension as superintendent of the home faces his second trial at county assizes in march w manslaughter charge arising out of thetecentdeath of an inmate a new trial was ordered when a jury failed to agree on a verdict at assizes here in november councillor jos hall resipsj nomination meeting feb lst- james blair appointed foreman of roads town council met in- special t on tuesday evening with mayor gib bons in the chair councillors k bc mcdonald n h brown 8 j mac kenzie and r t cave present w ot joseph hall ftg councillor for wardh was read and accepted and plans made for a no mination meeting to be held on thurs day feb 1st to fill this office also the cflltej of reeve and hydro commit- sloner james blair was also engaged by council a3 foreman on the street and roads and the waterworks depara following are the motions as by council moved by brown seconded by me- donald that the resignation of mr- jos hall as councillor representing ward n be accepted with regret- carried moved- by mcdonald seconded by cave that james blair be employed at a salary of eighty dollars per month carried horticultural meeting poorly attended th meeting of the horticultural society last thursday was a j as far as the programme was concern ed but the attendance was very poor mr a m nielsen the president gave a brief account of the work of the work of the past year mr mcun- tock read the auditors report the officers were reappplnted for another year mr g g gordon of toronto gave a very instructive and entertaining talk on aust then followed a de lightful set of views of the industries landscapes cities flowers trees and animals of that wonderful continent the picture of the lyre bird wasj companled by its remarkable the attendance was certainly disap pointing indicating a lack of interest in the work of the society on the part of its members at a party the husband of one of the guests arrived very late i have only come to take my wife- home she explained oh my dear mr blank said tb hostess why dldnt you come sooner religious instruction will be given in public school by approval of minister off education mrs kathleen cleave named chairlady of the school board for 1940 tuckwaterhouse wedding at acton a lovely winter wedding was solem nized on saturday afternoon jan 13 in st albans church acton when nora daughter of mrs c waterhouse became the bride of albert frederick youngest son of mr and mrs n h tuck georgetown rev e a brooks performed the ceremony to the little sunlit church which was decorated with pink roses miss marjorle gib son sang because during the sign ing of the register and mrs george simpson played the wedding music the bride given hi marriage by her brother william looked beautiful in her white bridal frock made with lace bodice and bouffant skirt of dou ble tulle with a slight train a halo of orange blossoms held in place her fingertip veil she wore white slip pers and a gold necklace with white pearls and carried a bouquet of red roses forgetmenots and llhesofthe valley the brides sister mae who was her only attendant wore a floorlength gown of fose silk taffeta with a matching bolero her slippers were turquoise blue and her headdress was a turquoise blue halo with rose strea mers she carried a bouquet of lilles- ofthevalley and talisman roses the brides brothers fred and chas acted as ushers and elmer burt of georgetown was groomsman at the reception at the brides home mrs waterhouse received attired in blue chiffon velvet with a cor sage of pink roses and mrs tuck also received dressed in wine cr with a corsage of pink roses among the outoftown guests were mrs anderson toronto mr and mrs h lindsay georgetown mr w tuck and miss clara aterj3raxhpton for going away the wride wore a green chiffon velvet dress with a green wool coat and black acces the couple left on a motor trip to toronto after which mr and mrs tuck will ttj i ge halton juniors- to hold skating ouhovai halton juniors are undertaking a new venture in the form of a vw amtval which we understand is to he held at milton on tuesday evening january 30th prises are being offer ed for the best costumed lady gent and couple as well as a wpeclal prise to the club with the ursjeat number to costume therhik wlu be open to the nubile bat onrjr m of tb various junior dubs wm be eligible to compete in ube various classes the public school board held us inaugural meeting on wednesday jan 17th when the following appomtment were made chalriady mrs kathleen cleave property committee h barnes ix crlchton miss a ryan supply committee j d kelly ho dickie atte officer mrs c freure school nurse miss e marshall representative on pobuo libra board 19104143 k m tangrvn caretaker thomas warnes secretary treasurer p b harrison a communication was read from the minister of education in which no- gave his approval to the devoting of one half hour each week to i instruction this instruction win given- by the muusters of the and it has been arranged that each thursday morning from 9 to 930 wfu be given to this subject a time to advertise whenever business faces a crisis remarks canadian business published by the canadian chamber of merce the first thing to suffer is t advertising appropriation canada is racing a crisis right now but it tr not the ordinary kind as the writer points out business is going to be infinitely better industry commerce finance and ag riculture will be pressed to capacity we are told to fill the needs of thosb- at home and at war in a few monttia there will be no such a thing ss un employment average purchasing powd er will have increased and so will the average spending canadian business therefore advis es that 1940 is not the time to stopr adveruslng on the contrary the op portunity is wide open to invest xa future sales while the going la good remember too that some percentage of excess profits can be devoted to constructive development of bu via advertising the logic of which is selfevident with the greatly increased purchasing p of th peo du t the war industries and the demand for war supplies the a made for advertising should bring particularly good returns winnipeg free r dufferin county council makes grant to hospitas the dofferm county eouncfl raised its annual giant to lord dufferto hos pital from h0m sl300 a grant of 8100 was madelnthe ontario in stitute for the blind reeve t j ottjan of shsdmrtis that 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