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the geotieym herald weekday evening october 23rd 1940 oknino wbrina of local oovmdo or man it local council of women bald the hkst meeting of fee season at the home of mra j b martrenstt pseei- dent of he counojl onjamday temdon ooxaldenble hafattm w taken ok of reports wen tan on tbe work of the sohool nm spon sored by the council fh poftekt school children who had heh- tonsoi removed hadgnatl hnprwed un peher gave a graufyjnv report on the childrens wading pool doris ann- strong proved a very capable super- vlwr jjfr john j kelly representing the georgetown war savings committee save a short talk and explained tbe workol the committee mn c b dayfoot earplamed the resolution brought to the local coun cil and read by km r h vtight re mrtnne testation of liquor sale atter a pleasant social hour dur ing which the hostess served tea the ineethig adjourned j dancing guelph friday night b 1 dat ted parker and his 5 admission 40c and 50c saturday night j 912 dlst george bailies orchestra 5 admission 50c and 60c i paved road now links glen with georgetown after being accustomed to a btftuptybuinptybuinp road between ge and dten williams for many yean the local motoring pub lic sigh a sigh of relief as they glide over the newly paved connecting link drawn the two districts thai only a matter of aeoonds when you go from one to the other then again the pavement was extended from the 9th line down king street to queen thus eliminating another piece of bad gravel road that always seemed to he out of repairdue to the hesay traffic in that direction this tssalmprove- ptcht was made to a road which the motoring public of the town use a great deal and is greatly appreciated the new pajtement is of bituminous provincial constable cookman ad civil guard here with a good attendance present last friday evening provincial constable george cookman of mflton address- ed local unit of the balton coun ty volunteer civil guard at their regu lar drill in the town hal introduc ed by litcol james ballantine who 1s commanding offlcer for the county constable cookman outlined the duties expected pi the civil guard should the need arise in ontario be -formed- under- the direction of the torneygenerals department as an aid to the provincial police the civil guard hat become a provincewide organization ready to protect life and property against any invader or saboteoor and to assist in the keep ing of law and order in wartime being organized now lor many monthsi units in the lower end of th county are much farther advanced 1 pure food store evaporated milk i lffebl i 3 fo 21c bordens 2 tall tins 15c f buoy i spect i oxydol health soap corn flakes gy large pkc 21c pork and beans libbys 3 tins 25c red river cereal a ph i ech p- 24c solite shortening i ct 2 for 25c special meat values breakfast baconuan smokedb the ptoclb 4c cottage rolls sweet pickled uean s t 23c back bacon mealed choice by the piece oo pork bologna visaing cased 13c by the piece m sausage a 2 for 25c pure lard 1 n orton 3 for 25c a e farnell phone 75 free delivery watch our window n wauy ick ckcah mouu and oomonoiim x banana mallo sundae 13c 2 lor 2 j longs confectionery rgetown than is the local unit it is hoped however to have a large turnout of the geo men at the ohureh parade at milton next sunday after- noon october 37th men in george town and district who are not con nected with the militia and wish to become t me of the volunteer civil guard may do so and should be on hand on friday evening for the final drill before going to muton the unit has received their quota of berets and should look smart on parade following the address by constable cookman col bauaniune continued the lecture on mapreading captain o v williams was in charge of the drill tuesday evening jw another god turnout and new recruits oresent the lecture on mapireadlng is becoming more interesting each evening and in a few weeks- georgetown civic guard should be one of the snappiest units in the county lions clubs lead in seven countries associated in lionism today are over 3350 chartered mens clubs with a total membership strength of 140000 representing the business and pro- fesslonal ranks of the united states canada cuba china costa rica colombia and mexico m those seven countries lions clubs are far in the lead outnumbering the service club nearest in size by several hundred clubs and the third largest organiza tion by nearly 2000 clubs says the se cretarygeneral in the lions interna tional monthly letter it would be a fine gesture if has been suggested by a citizen of our town that seeing how the bri tish government has named one of their recentlypurchased destroyers from th- us h m 8 georgetown it would be a fine gesture on the part or trie town to send the officers and sailors aboard this ship a christ mas gift perhaps cigarettes further comment is unnecessary hold the fort when listening to a rebroadcast of mr churchills speech on monday evening as delivered to the french people we could not help but think of another speech made this sum mer in which he described england as an armed fortress to fred young of london it recalled memories of childhood as it no doubt did o many a british heart in canada here is a poem he penned on that occasion we recall in days of childhood how the sabbath classroom ram with the strains or ho my comrades as the carefree children sang hold th fort for i am coming sang those children blithe and gay memories of that stirring hymnal thrill our soul anew today we were taught the need of courage in the battle against sin taught u fully trust the saviour if the victory we would win onward comes our great comman der we can hear those voices still echoing in that sabbath classroom of the church beside the hill in a wartorn blood soaked europe crushed beneath a tyrants hand stalks abroad a flesh clothed satan spreading tenor through the land while his legions shout hell hitler as they march with ruthless tread filling all the tortured landscape with loud wailings for the dead though the hun is in the saddle god still sits upon his throne and in his appointed season he will make his purpose known we will trust our oreat commander who for us hath wonders wrought by his grace well win the battle for he bids us hold the fort hold the fort for i am coming jesus sienals still wave the answer back to heaven by thy grace we will personals mm keith baxter baa return from a visit with friends m windsor mr and mrs ernest dabble ofnew- markpt were weekend visitors in georgetown mr p b harrison has been absent from his duties as town clerk for several days on account of lpness mrs william prank and june and irs a a vannatter motored to dunnvllle on friday to visit relatives ueut keith barber of newmarket training school was in town over the weekend rev w o o thompson attended the niagara diocesan conference of the church of england held in ha milton an monday mrs w mprphy miss evelyn morphy and mr boy pickett of to ronto spent sunday with mrs whv tjftdall mr and mrs albert webster of oakwood and mrs b o oneill of belleville were visitors last week with mr and kirs j h luuco mrs clarence hayes has returned from a trip to algooia and manitoulln island where she addressed womens institute groups in ponheotlon with her work for that organisation miss helen momurchy of hutton- ville was elected president of the peel cpuirty teachers association ai their arnual convention held ii brampton in a news item last week concern ing the anniversary services of knox presbyterian church we reported that mr william young accompanied miss june frank on the violin during the offertory we have since learned that it was junes brother andrew of campbellviue who provided this musi cal feature of tbe worship announcement mr and mrs h a dolson r r no 4 georgetown wluhe at home their friends on tuesday october 20th from 3 to 5 pan and during the even ing on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary mmt m new good new goods new arrivals includwg wool dress goods and wool plaids woolette j 36 woolette lovely patterns soft and warm suitable for pyjamas and night gowns 36 yama cioth suitable for pyjamas night gowns 5 flannelette 36 striped flannelette at 20c and 2sc yd 36 white flannelette 20c and 25c yd 30 white flannelette 17c yd 27 tiite flannelette 15c gl dress goods x 40 all wool scotch plaid 75c yd t 40 wool and rayon plaids 110 yd 54 wool and rayon kooleth cloth colors brown grey navy copen wine black 175 yd 36 best quality canadian print 29c for 25c 36 american percales for one week only 35c for 29c agents langlevs cleaner and dyers e mcbean c o phone 64 we denver georgetown t save with safety at your rexall store mimknvwmssm theatre friday october 25th two bright boys exciting action freddie bartholomew jackie cooper manhattan heartbeat robert sterling fox news saturday october 26 brother orchid edward o rebutson ann sotbern muatcsfva gartoon gets theird chapter 3 zorros fighting legion kittew at 1 l tuesday and wednesday october 29 and 30 newudoon with the screens faverke rtngrngtoant jaaaett natab eddy popular science cartoon foul ball player soon aar harty meet a d mleawy 1 accident at mill vernon mccumber employee of the alliance paper mills broke bis arm last week in a fall while working at the mill he was taken to ouelph hospital where the break was set h hunting licenses hunt for ttie pheasant m in esquesing township friday oct 25th and saturday oct 26th may be obtained from richardsons hardware georgetown frank hustler n -harry- robertson hernby h b cox j r leishman aetan frank petch charles gt ouwa in our mail bag biandon man oct 16th 1940 the georgetown herald georgetown ontario gentlemen- just a line to express the gratitude of tlu hoy from georgetown weir reid jimmy kvans and myself lor the copy oi the herald which i have trren reviving weekly since iny en- liumiu in rcajt a few weeks ago lnal news which is so fully writ ten up in the herald is appreciated so much more when one is so far away from home we have enjoyed ourselves lully since lur enlistment and we can all truthfully say to use a local phrase that we are indeed happy in co zr- vice yours sincerely ian mackenzle ac 2 r72329 rcaj manning depot no 2 brandon manitoba cleanse tour kidneys with de nova kidney pills 40c we carrjt a fall supply of vitamin products always fresh specials jnr ths wrfk injector ll genuine schick razor g genuine schick blades and tube of palmolive shave cream ail for gin pills dr chases nerve food 110 rromo seltzer 59c lotus cologne 110 195 lyou can always shop to ad van tape at your rexall store wait for the original rexallone cent sale nov 6 7 s robbs drug store s phone 76 we deliver rexall store georgetown 1940 england sept- 24lh to the editor of the herald dear sir i received your georgetown herald today anu was very pleased to know what you are doing for the boys as we all enjoy news of home we nere in headquarters company being attached to the transport have had the opportunity of travelling many miles over england and of seeing a great deal of its beauty thanking you for the herald i am sincerely yours sapper joseph standlsh 1st can pioneer batn rjce headquarters co transport sect j cjij base p o canada many district exhibitors at erin fair erin fall pair which was held on thanksgiving day drew many georgetown people to the fair grounds where one of the chief at tractions was the appearance of the lorn scots regiment c company prominent among exhibitors from this district were horses craig mcclure robert reid vivian clark w o brownrklge cattle d e kllgour w p lald- law a sons poultry w j alexander fred conn t j brownrldge grata and field rootc t j brownrldge ii- a tjoisoh vegetabies f r fendley t j brownrldge w o brownrldge fruit f r fendley w o brown rldge flowers p r fendley mums poms singles and seasonable pot plants snaps mums 75c dozen up the barber floral co cot flowera phone w ftda pot plant ftoral dericiu sprctattr o si georgetown kemsheads are featuring cream pulls and cream goods also choice doughnuts and meat pies try our delicious sliced or unsliced bread kemsheads bakery phone 3j7 we deliver georgetown new advertisements to rent house on tjnlon street all con veniences reasonable rent apply dale and bennett georgetown town ol georgetown notice off court of revision or voters list notice ls hereby grran that a court win be held punrcant to the voterai lws act by hat honour the judge of the county court of the county bakon at the municipal ottos thataaay the list day at ooteber zm attack in the afternoon tjbt for hearing all oomplamts an against th lint and aeoond parti of tbe voten lut of the municipality of georgetown for 1md dated 3krd day of october 1m0 2t p b babfuboh ctak wanted to rent a small house orapartment for sale coal or wood annex excellent shape cheap for cash phone 312 for sale 8 yorkshire pigs 6 weeks oldapply to c v picket 381 r 12 it for sale chesterfield in good condition price reasonable phone 414 it board wanted young lady desires room and board in vicinity of queen or king street box 114 georgetown lip wanted bright young girl or woman to work in shipping room and greenhouse the barber floral 067 georgetown iv for sale or beat 6 roomed solid brick house on king street with all ootrvenlenoea for merly occupied by mr r pruat foa- sesalon by not 3ut also butkung lot adjoining apply to mrs w a mbr olure maple grove farm oeorcetown r r no 4 phone 96 r 5 itp aocnts wanted ojood rootb av of h awleiah onmdera ia eaperlenoa needed lt aelat main t rjroflta kpennajatnt m tana wrtte a mflh dept hum1mj monti for sale a snappy team of 3yearold ronsrwelghlng abo 27 p so a team of clyosdatosjo mdtt years old weighing about 3200 pou both teams are sound and ready jr any work price for percherona blftw for clydesdales 350 will aelljfe- team only enquire at herald ottoav men wanted famhjsx keeps 900 work i our assortment of dally necessities needed in every t sells t relatives and eetahqabedrd tele with or without experience mm can succeed if you are honest aaft ew willing worker every saw of ilctt brings you aroqt who oant seuftlfc lewst cioo in an hourt this mttenet that y earn ajbo j per t wztbout afmtc writ once to bamtucx fsboouotb are you thb many watkms dealer beoween 28 m years with oar tov t an maat be satued wt oname mcone to start fna i cum helpfw