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the georgetown htn aid wnftda y evening june 12th 1940 interesting news items from surrounding village union a work meeting of the red cross society was held at the home of mrs peter dick on friday last when quantity of sewing was handed out our unit of the red cross respond ed nobly to the call for blankets twenty being sent to headquarters last monday a number attended the peel and halton holsteln breeders picnic at the oac- guelph last thursday miss gertrude watson came second lh the ladies judging competition warn ing a lovely carving set the terra ootta ujo and up wjo held their regular monthly meet ing at the home or mr and mrs w a lyons brampton on monday even ing mia held- of norval gave a splendid talk on commercial photo graphy mr leroy dale barrister of georgetown addressed the joint meet- the wms held their monthly meeting at the home of mrs albert etohson on wednesday afternoon of last week an outfit for a 15 year old girl was displayed at this meeting it was decided to hold a strawberry fes tival at the home of mr and mrs jos boare on thursday evening june 27 ballinafad rev and mrs g ait ken of guelph called on friends in this community hist friday miss phjllls foreman a graduate in arts of the toronto university last thursday received jitihe degree bachelor of library science at the university convocation her parents rev and mrs a o w foreman and sister mrs gordon aitken at tended jhe ceremony service here was withdrawn sun day mom ng as melville congregation were observing their anniversary be ginning sunday july 7th the church hill chaige will be added to this cir cult member of our wms and wa visited jie erin societies last thurs day and provided the programme foi the meeting which was held at the borne of mrs clifford burt mr sherlock foreman has been transferred from the montreal office of the british supplj board to the new york office of the british pur chasing commission the mission band held their sprint thank offcnnk friday evening short pr igrammt was given b the children and a very interesting story entitled sandy mcdonald stewart wa told by miss ldia snow missmuy mccalluill of tf canadas minute men prepaklsbness with teeth ay ltcol jas ballantlne dbo vd mrs r lane spent last week with friends in toronto the local red does workers have finished the sewing which they got from georgetown and have another supply on hand a number of our local girls took part in the achievement day at mil ton on saturday last the regular meeting of the lime- house wj was held at the home ot mrs e miller on june 5 the meet ing opened with a hymn for war time fojowed by the prayer the roll calj was answered by each lady naming her favourite meal time dish miss shirley wright gave her re port en the first half of the girls conference at guelph mrs kirk- patrlck gave current events both lo cal and international mrs newton had the motto do luxuries always airing happiness mrs hfll reported on the knitting as follows 1u pairs- socks 4 scarves 15 pullovers 8 pair wristlets the meeting closed with the national anthem following which misses jean given and shirley wright demonstrated a homemade cool drink as part of the dainty lunch stewarttown personals the jt lor w a of st john s church packed their bale last week ihe articles had been on display for a week and honed that the girls had been bus for the past year a list of the articles follows new 2 small woollen quilts 1 large embroidered quilt 1 urge print quilt 3 baby s nighties 1 bab s slips 1 babys head shawl ii babj s squares 5 babys bindeij 3 bnbys shirts used 1 girls dress 1 girls toque 1 girls hair rib bon 1 doll quintuplet dolls 4 scrap books 3 picture books 21 sunday cliool lesson books 1 skirt 1 sweater the nc goods were valued at li75 mr and mr frank jenkinson her bit and manly n of mjount dennis ind miss princes jenklnson mere at mrs h jenkinson s for the week eno the wa met at mrs tracys home monday fffternoon to mck their bale the new articles were valued at 32 00 and included quilts pillow slips swea ters gloves shoes mitts women s and irlh wea mothers bags there was ilso a quintitj of used clothing at tin devotional and business meet ng of lie jin or wa held monday night u m decided to close for the summer months and meet atrain whin cliool ojxns a vote of thanks was jiasid to the seiuois for their kind ms in qulllinj one of the juniors quilts this letter gives a plan for prepar edness and also a plea for unity for preparedness and for a truce to all adverse criticism of the war efforts of the government we are canadians no longer liberals or conservatives the situation transcends all party affiliations and calls for a united and concentrated effort behind the na tional coders with every red blooded canadian man woman and child marching one way towards the on objective of winning the war should we lose the war these party trappings and terminology would be as obsolete as the dodo today the british and french their heads bloody but unbowed animated by their unconquerable soul are fighting to protect our lives and homes while we like a divided house or a tower of babel raise our voices in criticism bused usually on false premises or listen to the bombastic oratorical of fusions of men as illogical as the bull of bashan in march we elected so many liberals and a few conserva lives to ottawa these men are no longer liberals or conservatives they are canadians now and all fully alive to the seriousness of the war sttua uon a child taking his first lcsson ir geography can see that and so to direct our emotional energies into constructive channels and at the same time add tremendous strength to our defensive forces we have devised this plan in georgetown and vicinity men of all agts above and below enlistment age as well as men of military age too preoccupied with their business or farm to enlist for active service aie beimr called together as a corps of minute men men who will prosecute their vocations without abitement but who at the same time will be as vlglltnt as sentries on their beat and prepired to spring to arms at i mlruti notice in defense of j their homes and country the idea is not new the minute men of me american revolution rt n detcd vpomin serviei as a ix i i to tilt col ial army these minute men will be groiixd bv loci itics under competent lenders in in of whom hive w ir strv ci or mlitla trailing as ofuci r or nco tlui in this locality alone will be a potential force of over thre htm dred rval canadians w rkin hli nelu mi ih builders of the holy u ti p p 4 vi u man with a swo d girded oy his side 11 is nni will b fiimir prof sioi il men business men trmk dm miss eltanor- trcanor was a visitor in midland over the week end mr gordon alcott of copper cliff spent the week end at his home here mrs d j matthews who recently came back to georgetown suffered vcrc stroke last week mr and mrs j wilson and helen and gordon of toronto spent sun day with mr and mrs mark clark mrs e v maccormack and billy are visiting with mrttsaccormack s sister mrs j c mcallster in detroit mr w e harris publisher fit the burlington gazette was a caller this week at the herald office mr jonn kaiser and mr and mrs l jones all of toronpo spent sunday with mrs william graham at norval miss velma blair rn of ouelph general hospital was a week end visit lor with miss june frank mrs andrew gray has rfeutrned to htr home in inwood after spending some time with her son jim gray mr and mrs thos eison were re cent visitors in detroit where they visited the henry ford museum and other points of interest mr will kaiser of london mr jack buik owen sound and mrs j jamus oung of toronto were week nd visitors with mrs james buck mrs c burnside has returned from u wttks v sil with her son claude who ls managei of the dominion store in mtaford mr a e colman lias recently re timed to oeorgttown alter a stjous illness in a toronto hospital and is recuperating al her home here rtv john a mcdermld of mount fori st ha acttpud a call to the united ct urch grind valley and will take up his duties there july 1st save with safety at your rexall store for mosquito 5 sta way r does chellt wklle koe 39c girts all want adrienne harmonized cosmetics popular prices specials for this week me soxzxma ufa 54c overseas toilet kits ready for mailing floo cott flashlights complete 98c ooracic bath soap 2 for 15c olw free with english ttuh saurn 39c for fathers day yardley shaving bowl and shaving yon can always shop to advantage both for si at your rexall store cress corn bumon salves thy it today 50 each confucius say mad who wear nneet never pit itotpoot nufeet medicated insoles 25c t robbs drug store georgetown phone 70 we deliver rexall store mr r s htl tr and baby jane returned to os alter spend wk with dr and mrs r t sale of homemade baking under auspices of the wctu in the lane block main street prom 2 6 pm dj3t saturday june is 1940 i and miss vera longstreef spent the week end with friends in toronto mr and mrs w cole of george town and mrs f harding of lime- houoe visited with mrs c longstreet on sunday -bornevttfcfcs- limehouse week end visitors in the village in eluded mr and mrs earl scott and little on garry of toronto mr and mrs thos haines and sons all at mr and mrs jos scott s mrs r storey and son lome and mrs wm mcdowell of toronto spent the week end with mrs mills mr and mrs wm milllere and family with mr milllere s parents mr and mrs e morrow of toronto with mrs r lane mr george ware of the 43rd bat tery guelph spent sunday at hls i home h re mr and plummcr and baby lyle spent sui oay with friends in erin sundaj visitors at the home of mr and mr wrlgglestvorth were mrs j f alexander toronto mr and mrs jack alexander and children and mrs moguire port credit mr w j alixande georgetown mr and mrs rosk wrirglesworth mr and mrs norrlsh guelph j a mlsrdlaneous shower wag given to miss desmond on the occasion of her marriage a number of aeroplanes pass over ths district day and night enroute tram gait to camp borden a number of visitors spent sun day sight seeing at the beautiful river here watch our window poft wbbxly ick cream specials alfd oowr fresh strawberry sundae 13c 2 for 25c longs confectionery 9 saturday june is its a date romantic comedy with deanna durbin kay francis and walter pldeon chapter 14 lone ranger rides again matinee at 3 djn i soon northwet pamtce spenwf tracy 4 s tuesday and wednesday june 18 and 19 raffles k thrills unrhx myiterj with david nlven and olivia dehavliuad 4 march of time republic of finland 5 unusual occupations lpete smith stuffy i lanl mr uid mri c kedd ot v tncou u pinv a di last vttk with tholr i in loi i ml and uncle mr and mr john niv n itki 11 of lunchousc ni ind o lu in in i i pi nohpiniahs hv ird a ill jkvsrvs i ntle sxr in or oturvn i shot f un nr inj otiitr we ipon il ul hith weajmiis abound in any lo i lu m s rithirdon r l and the rt fat c it h nines wen ciiorc rtttorj on mr colitj r in optritinn it himilloii il hasp hi r f c oititnd l il comfort ibl md ls lxit r t m home this coming sat afur u itw das m town he i with mrs ovtiend lo hptnd inumiiife pir of thi mon h at b ith n likt huron essentials of defen ic v irfare in cludini first aid d fenslw poitlon ilrecti n ignnlling and tie elemental of drill for purposes of astinblj by t s m of gmup under- ip it vul be fi a ib i to contact n memho s m in ho ir s timi each man equipped and ready for anv contingencj it ls n t a home guard please do not ia it thit but a force mo btk its tirceful and utlciem imbued with the spirit of the men of piardt i berj st jul en ind c ilats n m torld column capable of long dl tancts in prnauly ovncci cars the leaders v ih all be hkhlv qualified sucli a foru woiild of courw uork under govirnnunt authority should in emergency arise it will ynp us a stimulus to re crul tn oor the door to number ship is incrlbecl loyah lllaiicc pa triotlsm nd duty and so i mice to talk and crltl cism of tur government war eflorts lets us work let us prepare and let us emulate the spirit or mcduft i have no words my voice is in my sword such a force of militant workers wilt hi an immeasurable effect for food in anv community it will con firm uie loible knees of pacifism sj npathj to n scnse of its obllkations give great encouragement to the lojal workers in the red cross give all red blooded men a military ideal and objective render the activities of the so culled fifth column extremtlv hazardo is and lramlatc into action the stir ing words of our national hymn oh canada we stand guard for hut h a rd wrl th pnjui tt orgi town public school w it i in passu k tin lourth jiar i cours vliich he has taken ex rallj from mcmaslcr univtrsitj j mi frank has also boen not n sh jms id tilt sti nd t ir i t nun mon from proposed assessment fob halton county new split up would increase all towns except milton decrease townships liat vtck we printed tins com pirison o uie pro pes d new assess sp 11 up as compared with that x at presmt inadvertently the wiw ma old heidirus wen inter tn ned o we reprint the article cor rectly th s week pol ownik ls a comparison of pre- smt and contimph ed ossessmenls as aisiusssd at i t weeks county coun i 1 rnti mi in milton as shown by the at on pr t press old 1 j92 786 2 706 70o 1 613 889 j 486 839 3487 6o3 5 251 055 2 233 104 5253172 t52b57t ashgrove aiu n burlhiitn grorgctoh mi ton oiull csq j mg nji aiattt 1 rafil ar new 1 435 543 3 648 609 2 002217 1 287 g46 5 127240 3 505 863 1 564547 4182 482 i 737 500 31 913180 30 492 097 1 i ntc m m lion hirtreaus and son sid uid mr md mrs william clf mints f toronto mi and mrs l schrax ind daiglttr pi sj of brampton an mr and mr gordon piss and joils divid in a pttn of preston were re nn vlstor i mr and mrs william b hwnt charles st toronto ball cll e is riding high almost slre of ila oh- berth on tueday afternoon at 430 bright star mission band held interesting meeting in the of the church clayton dick jr was in the cl ir the scrftture was in- charge f betty ruddell jean wrlg- tlcswortli and ruth morrison after which mrs dick gave another chap ter from the mission band study book dons brownridge mabel wrlff- bleswort 1 and viola brigden sang a trio howson ruddell read an in er- ting item from a mission station in i idia nit fiances hayward taught in ro ip a temperance ver e the iilling cioed with a hymn and pray er dont orjit th sundaj school pic nic to fctanley park tun on thurs- dav jun 13th everyone in the communi y ls invited bring your lunch basket and enjqj the- day several from our congregation at- unriid the morni and fyenln nturt isar services of the norvaj unit ed church on sundaj new advertisements for rent choice suite of three rooms bqi and cellar independent and very com fortable apply at herald office it gibbird of moae jiw lavs this week at uie i kt llls 1 b thai mr akx sp nt a liomi of mrs r e harrison cabbird ls a former principal of ciortitown high school and made it i point to call on all of his form r pup ls tin t he could locate in town he lias ieuntl tendered hls reslmia tlo i as librailnn oj moose jaw pub in library after a trip through eastern ontario ho will return to uu wist md lie and mrs glbbard will take up lemdenee in vancouver mrs tlie liafs are headed for the in icmntiona leagues first division and pig tot s lomnio b fan 1 8 cl0ice yorkshire pigs 8 weeks ow loronto nd vicumy have heard in app to malcolm t mcnabb an ii 1 n j t r i bee so l 7 8i l esquestog s is fp m pllon1 georgetown 94 r 4 it t idium since 19j4 the jiar the club lllsl mto llle p for sale mnnger ton lazzeri 29 dura nt six no license runs wrfl guttapercha tires mrs f a gollop has moved from her miln strctt apurtmem and will ake up nsidence in milton she has been a well known and well liked citizen of our town for many years coming hire with her husband the late dr b oollop from norval some vtars agi since then she his madt manj frltnds in georgetown and shi will be greatly missed hie eolior ls himself greatlv li debtrd o mrs gollop for utkimc him into her home when he came as a strantc to teorrelown three sliort months ago it was with real rcuret uiat he uarned or her declsion leave as she had contributed much tovvjirrls making those three monuu so pleasant mrs gollop has leased her apart mrnt hh1 lht dental office to dr clif rcl ik id of toronto who will m into ils new quarters within the next hw weeks white we are sorr that mrs go lop has ceclded lo kave georgetown we are glad- that she will be only a few miles awaj and tt ex t t her often back in town we know n milton ami oul lass wlh m ton s gain tn wfluams indignatlon has been freely express cd in the glen during the past week mer the a l tempt being made to close the pjblc footpaui leading from uie glen to georgetown all uie older residents of the glen have used this path for periods varying from 40 to 05 years and in many instances their parents before them it is onlj na tural that they most strongly resent any interference with a right they have always enjoyed a wellknown firm of solicitors has been consult ed and the necessary steps are being wen to safeguard their rights in the matter wore a better cnih or swap for cattle kinnear mos folks think we ve got limehoue h ultcihri ind wevc fcot the hitters i w ji i invent been netting the i work wanted bi iks tin pitchers have been doing firm work of any kind permanent r pin but uu hitters invent had or b jie dav last a ij luce tlu ve been hitting the ball uht on uu pick but it ijwaji si to tc rim at a fielder the law ncngt will look after all that time bo now the hw of averages is at unit in f ivor of uie leafs hi is iiui uu tiam has started to ml i no onl hunt that can mop 11 i injiitii ji walkup the curve bi ir w1j was lounted on to win tvilvc or fifteen games this ins come down with a muscle injury n lis shoulder and the doctors saj nr will be out for another three weeks pn top of thi big jim reninger who has alieadj won four games and was one of uu club s leading pitchers pul led i mu cle m hls arm an injury wiiich w ll keep him on the sidelines lor it nasi a couple of weeks but to eounuiaet uicsc mi fortunes 48 year old sid sam jones who joined the hub m the role of coach has come out irctiicnt and surprised every wilii hls ixert relief pitching th- big improvement of course has bcin m me hitting lric tipton and drlo looigiaiil are in the charmed with marks of 345 and 309 re i el and fred chapman buddy oolinnj tylei and fern bell last couiile of weeks as this ls being written the leafs have won eight of heir last twelve games most of them ert 10t h ana art no con ctdtd to be one of the leagues hot test teims manag r tony lazzeri has contrlh nh llus s show whjhl i and nsenmiy ith which he has handled the club ball slhv ca wln for so mjjlil well ge rid otttertrirsfa putting this theory into practice s if l john rtj 4 eatl caldweu two veteran pitohers isd pat mclaughlin both mccnrbto aid mclauguin hae been able to m from the first gooff he gave mel thr from s10000 hls outright release and far med young billy southworth out to wilmington then he sent havley at first base to knoxvule and pur chased kung bob latahaw from ln- alanapolts as a replacement bodv clll1 picn- bute val po apply j multer nor- tff lost green zipper pencil case containing fountain en and post offlcekey re ward to finder barbara faram edith st georgetown it piano for sale piano for sale will sell cheap ap- plv mrs black guelph st phone 243j georgetown it for sale seed buckwheat sudan grass millet seed faiicj ensilage seed corn win couse sons strwtsville phone 18w open evenings 3t wanted to rent out of town party wants house in good repair near downtown district occupancj august 1st apply by letter to box j herald office it for sale thoroughbred holstcln frieslajt cow 4 yar old due to freshen about june 20th herd accredited apply d radcliff 4th line esqueslng phone georgetown 91 r 4 it for rent furnlshed flat 3 rooms with kitchen ette separate bathroom and small bal cony coilinuous hot water and every convenience mrs watt queen st apts pnone 256 georgetown it sptrella foundation garments splrella applies natures own prin ciple of support and control to year indlyidufti style or hsalshbstqijixa plan which removes all guesswork for demonstration and consultation mrs florence k curtis king st georgetown phone 406 tf salesmen wanted familex quality products becoming better known everyday we need more salesmen to insure the best possible srv ce lo satisfied customers any- active ana honest man can inake a living selling 200 necessities which bring repeat orders by themselves there is no risk with our success- plan ask for m catalogue and lnfoimauon familex com pany 570 st cflement st mon treal it