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t the georgetown herald wednesday evening december 11 1940 personals mr wmimn brown of cobourg is iptth lew dm with his stater mb s p otlwm lira ann uwaon has returned to creorrtov iter a two months trtiitt in opbtngwood fte t h parry of toe 48th hi- t borden was in town ha a3 cameron of humunplon quetmo is ttattinff in town with ttie major j r batter hi taktowg a rctitaher course tans week at the toronto armouries we are sorry to report that slight onaxtge is noted in the lbneaa of mx a b wnioon who la in m the red deer alberta hospital mr and mrs walter moouvray of burttnffton were sunday visitors with mx and mrs f i moouvray i mr and mrs qarfleld moouvray nursing sister helen ine of oamp- borden military hospital spent fri day and saturday of last week witto iar stater mrs fred blncmr and tbe enaaftement la ammwnoed of margaret alice eldest daufbter of mr and mrs f o ktae of gtoorcatarwn to harold patriot malon youoiest son of mr and mm m f makne of reglna saskatchewan the weddj to take place early in january mrs e kentner attended tbe fun eral of her aeatrandson4he infant son of private joseph beard now overseas with the oasj and mrs bseard of 58 park street hamilton who passed away suddenly at hamil ton general hospital on tbunday de- cemtoer 6th die funeral was held cram the dodsworui and brown fun eral parlours at 2j on december 8th to woodland cemetery also attend ing the funeral were her daughter and soninlaw mr and mis donald her- rinstonu beit wluougbby son of mr and ifn j a wuloughby of toronto and georgetown has been chosen presi dent of the students administrative oouncfl at the ontario agricultural college lor the present term i peter iv t mofffctt steady then cool and pray when our hearts are oiled with fear in a world where might holds sway let faith and courage show steady then keep oool and pray startling headlines targe and hold tell of butskrelgs night and day parachutes and subs and tanks steady then keep oool and pray though our faith is sorely med and the skies look dull and grey l6t us quit ourselves like men steady then keep cool and pray sight will triumph in the end for cods purpose none can stay he is still upon the throne steady then keep cool and pray h w barker cut flowers pot plants christmas wreaths and table centres visit our store in the mogibbon block opening saturday december 21st the barber floral co phone ctw ft j a member georgetown l saturday december 14 40 little mothers j the a tre friday december 13 earl of puddlestone a hitgins family picture gaucho serenade gene autky fox news picturesque spanish moss now has new jobs long noted tor its picturesque con tribuilon to florida s scenery span mh moss is developing into a def mite economic asset furnishing em ployment and income to hundreds if floridians according to j s foley chairman of the industrial committee of the florida stale chamber of commerce for years the springy hair like fibers of the cured and ginned ong gray strands oavejjeen used fur stuffing upholstered furniture nd mattresses but today many new uses are being discovered and spanish moss is being found in many guises he declared one of these new uses for spanish moss fibers has been developed by he modern airconditioning industry the fibers fcre woven into a mat held m a wooden or metal frame md placed n the airintake to clean md filter the incoming air oft times the mat is moistened with sticky resinous oil and it will then pick up all dust particles as the air wends its way through the labyrinth of small air passages in the fiber mat similar aircleaning use of span tsh moss fiber is made in nlters at tched to carburetors on automo bile airplane and other internal combustion engines djuanish moss has also been dis- cqtfred to be a valuable source of njyjriabment for range cattle and white rather bulky for cooking in an ordinary kettle man could use its broth as a vegetable broth if so minded despite its range of occurrence throughout the south spanish moss enters commercial channels almost entirely from the states of lousiana and florida it is stated florida has 10 firms supplying commercial spanish moss according to the florida industrial directory of 1935 glen williams margot william who with aaolyn hayes was awarded tbe general pro ficiency scholarship to form v at georgetown high school conanenca- ment has been accepted for the to ronto general hospital school for nurses and will oommence her train ing when called in the new year mlamary bludd who underwent an operation for eppentttcitla in ouetpfa general hospital last week is now pro gressing favourably the annual meeting of the ladles bible class of the united church was held friday evening- dec 6th the following officers were elected for the ensuing ear president mrs j addy 1st vicepresident mrs o cooper 2nd vicepresidentsmrs w allen secretary miss alice addy monthly treasurer miss kate hu1 weekly treasurer miss una hul teacher mrs a allen assistant teacher mr r blythe pianist mrs j addy at the conclusion of the business meeting- a banquet was iield after which an address was read by mr george alien and a beautiful cogswell chair was presented to mr robert blythe in appreciation of his services as teacher of the class for the past ten years mrs w j hill made the presentation mrs blythe was pre sented with a church hymnary by mrs cecil barth the arnnal meeting of the wo men s association of fine united church was held on december 5th the fouowing officers were appointed for the coming year prestdert mrs fred norton vicepresldentmrs w j hh secrtarymrs a pxesswood treasurer mrs j mcmenemy pianist mrs j addy visiting committee mrs warren mrs r addy mrs wheeler devotional committee mrs wheel er mrs blythe mrs j mcmenemy drama and comedy pddir cantor march of time dutch east indies popeye nursemates chapter 10 zorro s fighting legion matinee at 3 pan tuesday and wednesday december 17 and 18 the light that failed by rndyard kipling with ronald colman walter huston cartoon what s all the shootin fer stranger than fiction send your own xmas greeting personalized greeting cards with verse and name printed to your order come in an j ace our sample boola hundreds of attractive christmas cards at reasonable prices order early and avoid disappointment the georgetown herald persian inscriptions may prove big historic find recently discovered inscriptions node about 290 a d by kartir a oruabtrian high priest and power uhmd the throne re hailed by un ersity of chicago archeologlsts us 1 visi importance in the study of tin lent languages and history dr martin sprengling interna i ally known authority on anciet i juages made the translations mi photographic enlargements ot u inscription he compared them i ircheological importance to the stua stone which unlocked the i lcient egyptian language dr sprenlinfe estimated the in criptions were made about 290 a d by kartir a zoroastnan high i icst and kingmaker wli se i arecr nt rlaced those of four ancient per an rulers the inscriptions were in pallivi middle persi in language wli ch mains words of both semitic ami irthi m origin tlicy were discov icd near the ancient city of perst i js l urthculolists from the un i rsil of pennsylvania ind il i itiston museum of fine arts ihc kartir stones reveal di picncjing said that the uncie t u- ins did not practice relignus oicrunce contrary to previous ci i usionb from romantic literaturt ciious groups using sacred writ ncs for guidance were persecuted rding to the new translation it w a indit ittd that- the zoroa- t tns then had no such sacred book f their own the zoroastnan kartir dr bpren i ml siid is revealed as havinc un tnc nl the must important re l ous fieures of all time inscnp u is n tntionnil hirr were discov d in 1416 but he then was spi ken nlj as an obs ure oung church new advertisements for rent six room house with all convem ences centrally located vacant dec i 1st phone 278 for sale engllah style pram and playpen for sale apply herald office for sale sow with nine pigs phone 92 r 3 georgetown 1 1 for rent 7 room brick hoiuc all conveniences hardwood floors immediate possession applj c g benham phone 164 or 13 tf lost sme nek off loading shute between georgelouti acton phone j j mcamlrh r r 4 guelph h l tinsmithing plumbing furnace work new idea furnaces heat bettrhr save fuel last lokoer f l mcgilvray would aid nature lovers national recreation leaders who ivi been busy organizing games cilj pork for people s leisure me are placing more emphasis this i ar on appreciation of natur il eouty in the out of doors v k tit own president of the midwest in ititute of park executives told a onference on mture recreation ind duration recently it appears that the iew leisure t c has sent people to parks to sk nit mis to map out more softb ill l imonds more cricket fields mi r tinis courts the whole movement f organizing people into teams ind ournamepts for various kinds of or aniztd play has gathered such mo- nentum recreation leaders point ut that some of the good old fash oned enjoyment of the outofkloors has been pushed to the background as some of the speakers ex pressed it at the conference the ex tension of playflelds in some cases has shut out the man who just wants to be quiet and observe the trees flowers birds squirrels and take in a little sunshine extended beaches for instance have cut off he view of the people who just want o leisurely sit and watch the waves oil in army war college the army war college at wash ngton dcii one of the general ervice schools of the army it is ie highest unit in the military edu aiional system having as ita ob- ct the training of selected officer or duty in the war department gen ra staff and for high command in cenrdance with methods- approved v the war department in addi r it supervises the activities of jie historical section xmas trees any size delivered phone 395 r if no answer phone 22 395tttt 25c to 45c 10c up 150 ladies pure linen handkerchiefs a large assortment of ladies fancy i handkerchiefs ladies ski mitts fleecelined 175 misses mens furnishings a large assortment of mens sweaters wmdbreakers forsyth shirts gordon shirts work shirts mens initial handkerchiefs 25c and 35c men s and boys ties 25c 39c 50c 75c and 100 mens sox men s fancy sox a large assortment 25c 39c 50c 59c 75c 100 agents for langleys cleaners and dyers mcbean co georgetown phone 64 pure food store m mm at may wc state thai the quality of mr nmsan if yi ralfa currants peels nut meats and jguwed fruit i i vu waivc is the choicest obtainable mm mm n may we sugge l yah rllv christies imperial ii i vu vu gilchrists blch fi may we suggest fruit cake fitdt cake evaf5eatet5 milk 2 for 15c tall tins heinz soup 2 for 25c family slxe tins 5 bars pearl soap and 1 pkg handy ammonia 23c candy canes for vow xnuw tee cello ha of 10 10c special meat values spareribs 2 lb 29c butt chops lb 23c week end onlr pork bologna lb 13c by the piece cottage rolls lb by the ftoce 22c salmon snacks lb 39c ciscoes v lb 19c cooked and smoked be4con brand only 1 1 more shopping days before christmas select your gifts from our large stock of fancy china and glassware a e farnell phone 75 free delivery wanted men to cut cordwood in busn at fcockside paying 2 00 per cord ap ply c r mckinnon hlllsburg phone erin 4 r 113 up for rent brick house on church street oc cupancy january 1st apply james a acton or e c thompson georgetown itp boarders wanted gentleman with room and board close factories apply box 183 olen williams ont ltp for sale 30 ford sedan delivery new urea in good mechanical oondlttcn apply georgetown flour and feed up for sale 130 hollywood strain white 1 pullets six month s old at tl jo each apply w f thompson gecajmown r r no 3 phone 48 r 5 2tp apples for sale 50 bushels of northern hptst do- masti gra si 00 a busbd omtmnd in town apply w w rtmumfyi georgetown r r no 3 phone 4i r r p dibatw m wrbnrwwi i have service guide your selections this year of all yean see that your remembrances are geared to the national effort your list can be filled ben qnlcuy and eeonomteallr vain wub senrioe our store is filed with hems for every member of the family and riendi toilet articles by yardley hudnut colgate palmolive st denis etc dresser sets from 695 guaranteed value money belts billfolds military brush sets come in and browse around