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the georgetown herald wed neaday evening june 12th 1940 lux soap 3 f 10c vn coup box top from lux flakes large pkg 23c felsnaptha soap 2 or 15c classic cleanser 3 for j4 clothes pins 3 doz for 1j miracle whip salad dressing 8 oz jar j9 rose baking powder i lb tin 13 shortening jewel or domestic for 2c queen of roses pastry flour 24 lb 59 bucks golden tip orange pekoe tea 33 blue berries no 2 tins 2 for 21c westons soda wafers jlc fresh picnic shoulders 1 5 c lb averse pork sausage small casings blade beef roasts lb 18c 19c fresh fruit and vegetables tomatoes firm ripe fresh home grown spinach 2 lb lb 15c cucumbers new potatoes bananas 10c 6 lb 25c 3 lb 25c for 9c fresh lettuce and asparagus at market prices c j buck phone 28w georgetown t local news in our mail bag ajondor tablets cannot harm yon 1 kobb drug store it on monda night at holy cross hall grand drawing and fteno at 830 pjn good prizes it ask us about slendor tablets m maccormacks drug sloro it the pre vacation meeting of he wctu will be held thursday june 13h at 3 pm at the home or mrs harvey clarke cedarvole it the united church glen wil llams will hold a straw berry social and cold plate supper on friday june 21 from 6 to 10 pm adults 25c child ren 13c 2t the local council of women will hold then regular june meeting at cedarvale school on monday june 17th at 230 p m it is hoped that all members will be present it during the past week we have displayed in our window a stock of rye which measured 6 foot in length and was grown on the farm of ward ruddell 5th line equeslng this is some rye for the lime of year and late season jken past 40 i rundown pepless feulng try ostrex tab lets of stimulants tonics oyster ele ments as aid to recovery normal vim vigor get package today if not de lighted maker refunds its low price call write robba and all other good drug s ores tf in respoise lo the urgent appeal for blankets for soldiers and refugees issued throughout the town and dls trlct last week the georgetown branch of the bed croas has been able to de liver to the warehouse in toronto the splendid i umbtr of 1t5 blankets near iy all new and in good condition the member of the society here feel that this li an excellent ellort on the part of citizens of this district and wish o thank everone who helped in any way to make this collection such a acces lesion sports and uaivce july 1st brat ch 1 0 c nudum legion is providing sports m and games for all on uw af ernoon or july lit a dance w 11 be held m the armories in the e nine lltlk holland and his band a hi provide moic the child ren wil tx admitted o the afternoon progr ini free and for adults a 3c darce ticket admit them to the park 1 1 the aiternoon and dance in the tvenine also a chanci on soooq worji of pru m tin lucky draw total irollts wil be used for legion war work aid for don oris o hie war aork of other ori nidations etown lonorable mem to talk of many plumbroke farm r r 4 georgetown jun 10th 1940 to the editor of herald georgeto dear sir the time luu said or was it ber for hal ton things of ships and shoes and seal ifrg wax of cabbages and chiefly of kings why must we be deluged by a torreit of bickering and 111 found ed charges and counter charges con corning the personnel of the present administration continued narrow ness and selfishness cannot but dis illusion the public not only in their elected representatives but also in the tflectivcnts of our system of govern ment it teems that both mr cleaver and mr homuth his sparring partner nave now enough rope to haijg them selves together wltti heir coueaguea it is to be hoped in the future that they will refrain from airing personal differences during business hours and confine their efforts to effectively urmlnatiig the present struggle in victory and organizing the dominion that she might meet successfully r the economic and social upheaval which lb an inevitable consequence of this or ary war sincerely weer retd church news scripture text the just shall live by his faith llab 2 4 r sl georges church rl w g o thompson rector each wednesday at 2 30 short service of lnterotision ln the church thursday evening this week at 8 00 o clock the bishop of the dlo ttae a aaiilnis r connrmi ion to a class of adulu all welcome fourl sunday after trlnliy holy communion a am sunday school 10 am holy communion 11 ajn evensong 7 pm st alban s church glen williams fo irlh s inday after trinity ma ns 9 30 am sunday school 1030 am anniversary services sunday june 16th standard time rev a gowland of oakyille will be gont speaker special music by the choir assisted by rockwood male quartette and miss helen mcgowan of bame and miss betty speight georgetown soloists limehouse presbyterian church i garden party i monday june 17th 1940 f program starts 830 standard time g on the lawn of mr a c patterson silvercreek service 5 station no 7 highway 4 rev ross k cameron c dorercovrt road presbyterian church will be guest speaker cranp programme by 5 may mon1e m champion international dancer 21 a breast of medals midget baseball some activity tn the baseball field marjorie waters harold rich plane entertainer in comedy radio artist peltjxk dbrothy piano accordion las a million dollar popularity nftetf g alcott w dropped into the herald office on monday afternoon gordon la super lr of uvenllt sports up at copper c iff and he ulls u they have 150 boys making up eltvtn teams play ng midstvt baseball in copper cllfl it li planned to pick an all star am from thtse groups and lhey w 11 jo imey to georgetown the sat irday belore civic holiday for a two ame series for the ontario midget pro basoball championship tlie co jer cllfl team u sponsored by the inu n ation il nicku corporation lle the georgitown boys are btlng rwhd by the lions club this will be tht uurd year of this competltljr which lias been won by copper cliff in the ftrsi two series gordon rtporls that tlie copper cliff kids are anxious to avenge their hoc key defeat of lost winter while the georgetown bovs are ju t a anxious to ca t n that e l 1 brtiebill championship wliich has w ce be tore slipped awaj from them ed mcwhlrtu iiid jlmm sargent are tn charge of arrangements i in georgetown and it u txixrcted qiat uiey will turn out a teim of cham ptonshlp calibre such as the one which took the hockey chunplonshlp a few months ago it li n ported thai tonv lazzerl wo ild like the team to pla three or our nnuifti at the maple lnaf sta dlum a- a prellmlt arv to oni of uie big leftg p garner if tlili can be ar ranged t will bt q hie an honour for uie boys and liilklentaly for uie town its 11 rem mber the date saturday and civic hoi day baptist church rev e g baxter minister 10 00 a m morning worship and school i 00 p in worship service monday 30 pm bvpu thursday 8 00 pm prajtr weiing a welcome to all fathers is here this coming sun day june 16th is dads day a day set aside for you to remember him for you to show your appreciation are you puzzled about what toget for him your worries will be over if you drop into silver s dept store and see the smart se lection of merchan dise that he would appreciate so much and what could be more substantial than something he could wear a let sdvers help you say dad you are swell silvers dept store where your dollar goes farther phone 375 georgetown the t nited church ii am and 7 pm re ft a mit cl 11 ma dd of toronto will iw 1 a sunday3chool and bib e clas es rebeku1s entertaived at ilu conclusion of the- regular meeting of verdun rebtkah lodge last tuesday tvenlng mrs s c mc kenzie tf t noble grand invited the member to hir bom whtre a most tnjoyable time was spent several m uremlng games wre plaved and win e iht members engaged in a inn song with mrs llllico at the piano ju tl e dining room table a tempting plalter of waffles and maple sr p was pliced which needless to av qu ckl dtsapjered and were vtr much enjojed ever one pnsent then conributed a few lines to a letter to mrs brown lte wno las recently returned to vol ev field qui bee but who during her stav hire had been a faithful atten tut at the lodge meetings afler several lea cup readings and a vole of 1 aj ks to mrs mckenzle for a v r pleasant evtnlng uie members i iclan ly parted the garage operators association meeting the regular meeting of the halton branch o the ontario garage oper itors aboriatlon was held in the tom hamilton character scottish comedian hooch aye song and palter 2 admission adulu 25c children 15c d refreshment booth on the ground fiinmihiwamkinvnvikii circle cleaners summer dresses light suits and whites are now in vogue torontos most modern and efficient plant with every faculty at your service phone 375 mu l wauon silvers help win the war buy war savings stamps and certificates r v pit her mcreivy former priest ai holy croa church was recently honoured at parts on the occasion of the twntj fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood quoting from uie paris star the parishioners of the church ot the sa red heart took occasion on tuesday evening to honour their pas tor rv pi f j mcreav it being the twenty firth anniversary of his ordu ation the ivenlng was a social one dur ing which the pupils of sacred heart school the congregation and the c y o all made suitable girts and visiting clergy referred in complunen tary terms to the guest of the even ing this was followed by an interest ing and tntertautlng program by pu iite o th wheal every number- ox- whlch was enjoyed by all father mcreavy thanked all for their unrl tributes and gifts and aald he was most happy in his work here cltiaens of parts generally join in this evidence of the respect in which father mcreavy u held he being most highly regarded by all who know him luncheon by the ladies of the con gregatlon and c y o concluded very enjoyable evening above all things we must avoid jit ter the empire has been in difficult places before and has came through military news a veu nns platoon of thtrtj nine all ronki ls btlng recruited in the cunt i of halton peel and duf iltji as part of 2 a company vet m hjitip oua d tilts unit is irt of ilu cask and is liable for en ice in can id i or elsewhere re crul j must hove seen service in an act ial ituatre ot w ir and not be over 50 j ears of agt lit it col c o brown v d who las voluntarll n verted m rank has wtj appointed to command the pte toon temporary headquarters will be to georgiiowh hall at m 1 on on thursday tvening june 6th the president mr j l mckintley ji charge the number of members and vlsl tors was not as large as usual but the tnihusla m was of the same high standard and what was short in quanti y was made up in quality a large number of items came be tore the meeting for discussion and a verj keen interest wao shown by all the members in the manner in which every item was discussed it was with regret the branch ac cep ed the resignatiorf ot two of its v alued member officers the genial reasurer geo mcleod stepped from the ranks of the branch and offered himsell as no 1 of uie organization and places himself at the service of our king and countrv the best wishes of the bos of halton branch will follow mac and we sincerely hope before long he will again be one of the member officers of the branch roas maxwell the vice president al o stepped from the ranks ross having seered his connections with in business in burlington resigned from the branch it is hoped ross will again locate in the county and again join the membership one ind all the boys join hands in wish ing him every sqccesa and the very best or luck following ttie regular business period the meeting was turned over to rep resentatives of imperial oil limited- mr r r baker toronto district a legman mr j q shand fleet con sumer salesman and mr r v cunn ingham of the sales promotion staff tlie big feature of their programme was motion pictures on the care and maintenance of the engine or a mod ern automobile this was one of the best programmes presented to the branch this season a vote of thanks was given to the imperial oil co limited and to their representatives for their efforts in bringing to the halton branch such an insplrng and educational program by a motion the meeting then ad journed and the regular meetings will be discontinued until september at the close of the meeting mem bers and friends enjoyed a buffet luncheoi provided through the oour tes of ihe imperial oil co limited of the organization will be indicated by the while rose trade mark on the crest of the caps mr cox has had considerable ex perience in training bands and has frequently acted as adjudicator in im portant band contests at the pres- ent tlmehe o tlw canadian bandmasters association and is in line next year for the presi dency bom in london england he first directed bands in the north of england before coming to canada in 1911 for a time he resided in fort william and port arthur where ho was bandmaster of the 96th lake superior regimental band the port arthur citizens band and uie port arthur shipbuilding company s band is well as playing first trumpet in the thunder bay philharmonic society in huntsville he was a member of the anglo canadian leather company band ai d conductor of the choral society for the past fourteen years kl i he has resided tn toronto where he has been musical director of the pop ular queens york rangers first am- 1 erican regimental band at the in ception of school bands in toronto he was appointed instructor of east to ronto school bands an organlzbtioa of 43 boy s and girs in all three places be has been organist and choirmaster of local churches mr ccx is married and intends bringing his wife and familv of a daughter and two sons to petrolia in july petrolia advertiser topic percle cox has been choir rrtir at georgetown united church for the past year although not a resident of oeorgetown he has made many friends here through his work witti the choir and w hile congratulating him on ihis splendid position he will be greauy missed in his duties at the church here it would be uie height of disloyalty for either conservauves or liberals to seek to make political capital out of the present critical military situ ation hufltd torses is the tallest man in the cbc this big brother and brother we mean blg is producer or uie talks depart ment of toronto six foot five 36 years of age with energy plus for each of his 180 pounds porsee is a combination of travellers aid editor fatherconfessor coach psychoanalyst and friend in need to all those who have something interesting- to say in front of the micro and who ar invited by gbc to say it percie cox will lead petrolia white rose band continued from page 1 company and the public which he states has been congenial and quite satisfactory i don t see anything in uie way that will prevent this band from proving of mutual benefit and interest to the town and to uie com pony he sakl the band shows the advantage of good training and much natural ability admiration c the morale of the band was expressed as well as pleasure over its young mem bers and equipment tbe new name prestons s patience is a virtue that very few possess and when your fish and chips are late it puts you to the test we only hope you realize it s just as hard for us when you phone tn your orders late we 8ure do have to rush so i wejxelate count slow to ten we surely should be there by then fresh fish of auc kinds daily phone 293 wedriiver piffl fl