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the georgetown herald seventytourutyear of publication wednuday evening february 26th 1041 i 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to u s a sir henry drayton to be speaker atwar savings meeting a pubflo meeting has been arranged tor next sunday evening at the greg- cry theatre as part of tfee ww sav ings month program planned by the local war savings committee as a special speaker tor the even- ma the committee has secured sir zmxu drayton kjo pjc o a motion ptouire depleting the pro duction and use of war materials jn r will be shown and the com mittee is arranging for other fea tures in conjunction with the pro gram there win be no admission charge and the program is scheduled to be gin at 830 pjn dat mrs ml j btarbet dies atsons home the fameral of mrs margaret jane btarret who passed away on tuesday february 18th at the home of her son w alvln starret 8th concession esj queslng was held last thursday mrs starret was born on a farm on the 8th line where her father mr mocuoough settled after coming to this country from ireland bhe was the widow of the late robert starret who predeceased her some fiftyone years ago in 1890 after his death he moved to a farm on the 10th line ad farmed there for many years mrs bfarretwas in her 83rd year she is survived by one brother alan of taooma british columbia a sister mrs w a- wilson georgetown and two sons wilfred alvln of george town and robert wallace of cooks- vllle the funeral was held from the home of h 0 mcclure with service in knox presbyterian church rev d d davidson was in charge of the service and the pallbearers were harold bingham john bingham ed mcwhlrter alex hume alex mckay and fred shortlll interment was in greenwood cemetery georgetown baptist young people heab past president sydney johnson toronto layman and past president toronto bttjtj spoke to the congregation and par ticularly to the youth at the baptist church sunday night the service was taken from the text i am cruci fied with christ be stated that time of war it nvaraolx ninety boors more cloudy we this more necessary to encourage a deeper ooneentzatton and love of religion as message was enjoyed by a large congregation rev e g baxter in troduced the speaker and the meeting was completely taken over by the young peoples union under the di rection of mrs w p smith president of the local branch assisted by offi cers and members with special musi- al numbers by miss eva harding of georget and a mixed quartette from acton mr and mrs p kuuck and mr and mrs l vedhuls who gave two selections the weather h l hutt we may congratulate ouraetvbs this section of the country that the winter is slipping away so nicely and we have not bad more than a couple of real stormy days so far while other sections north and bast oil us report two or three feet of snow we have had little more than light flurries since our big fall of 20 inches at the beginning of the winter there has been much cloudy weather most of the time last week but on sunday and monday we enjoyed two whole days of full sunshine to remind us that spring is coming following are the record of temper ature and precipitation for the past week date h and l precipi- temp tatlon tto men feb 17 25 13 25 snow tues feb 18 as 10 wed feb 10 18 ib thurs feb 20 20 14 4 0 snow fri feb 31 31 22 flurries sat feb 23 2ft 26 flurries sun feb 23 28 13 man feb 24 30 3 a heaung jack armstrong barber floral co put a question to us last week that may be of interest to many others who may have been re sponsible for keeping the fires going this winter la it our new automatic stoker or the weather that has caused us to use on the average a half ton more coal a day this winter than last here is what our investigation of the problem found out last winter the average temperature for december was 30 8 degrees and for january 135 degrees making an average of 22 15 for the two months this winter the average for december was 25 4 and for january it 4 making for the two months an average of 21 40 that means this winter has been colder than last by 75 of a degree for the 62 days in december and january but here is another factor of even more importance which enters into the problem of heating a glass bouse and that is the amount of sunshine for when the clouds withdraw and give old sol a chance to get at it the au tomatic stoker just quits and lets him do it although we have not published our records on sunshine we keep them all the same and find there were about winter than last and five less days of full sunshine when old sol could get in his work at the stoking so that is why the coal bill has been heavier this year than last boaxywoods song- and danck talent garnered in strike up tbe band mickey rooney judy garland june predsser and other clever youngsters who rocked millions with laughter in babes in arms are at it again in strike up the band merry musical of youth coming to the gregory theatre next saturday this time mickey and judy organ ize a high school swing band and put on a show to raise money for a trip to paul whltemans radio contest for school bands in chicago mickey meets whlteman played by the orchestra leader in person all is set for the trip then one of their pals needs the money for medical aid to save his life and they make the sacri fice but thanks to the town million aire they make the trip and win the flayers include william tracy re membered for his scoring performance in the shop around the comer larry nuns twelveyearold radio star margaret early the southern jolss of forty little mothers changes in local bank staff two changes in local bank staffs took place during the past week at the bank of commerce dick mont glen williams boy who started with the local branch several years ago was transferred to the- branch at new hamburg and was replaced by b1u hunter bill whose home is toronto came here from midland charme bartiett teller at the bank of montreal for the past two years se cured a transfer to lucknow and left last weekend for his new position to replace hlm norman stewart was brought from the tara branch of the bank normans home is in kincar dine prior to his leaving a staff party was held for mr baruett when he was presented with a handsome scarf as a token of their regret at his departure on another occasion a group of friends gathered at the home of miss mar garet long and presented him with a billfold and keycase nokval rifle cl1 the scores of the nerval rifle club on monday evening are as follows johnson 100 x 9 wilson 100 x 9 p hustler 100 x 9 atkinson 100 x 8 lhk 100 x 7 robertson 100 x 8 mere dith w0 x b cantekm 99 x 7 mc- klnney 99 x 7 downea 99 x 6 o hall 99 x 5 stark 07 x 6 stevenson 07x1 fiqbt against tub the fevers temps t canada masrtal war i flxht agmiast tone with rtue lllisii f sash i a wnliimn is beta is i a canadian j away at his hmen with eae baa en the t wh maeatae regiment parades to aid war savings drive ltcol covens reviews the troops smart drill on saturday night by local molua last saturday jnight at 920 o company of the lome scots peel dufferin and halton regiment held a parade on main street in aid of the company marched from the armouries downtown and gave a short demon stration of company drill iao0l oousens chairman of the local war savings committee reviewed the troops and expressed approval of their smartness and precision good attendance at choral party georgetown choral society held wellattended party in the legion rooms last friday evening for mem bers and friends the program in cluded bridge euchre and dancing with luncheon served afterwards bridge prizes were presented to mrs r t paul and w g mcdowell and to mrs c tyers and miss ethel brownridge for euchre trail rangers ski hike the trail rangers of georgetown united church under the leadership of stewart maclaren made a moon light ski hike along the credit river valley friday night they demon- strated the practical value of their open air training scheme by preparing a campfire meal of soup and hot drinks amateurs perform at st georges under the direction of w f bradley an amateur program was pre sented at st georges church last friday night in aid of the stoker fund of the church among the talented entertainers faking part was paul barber who p accordion solos and ac companied a girls trio composed of margaret bradley mary meyer and mrs j goodlet singing the ferry- war savings pledge campaign wltlf oat serenade mrs kathleen pres- lleut roaf barber in charge the j accompanied at the piano by mrs w p bradley sang f and later appeared in a gypsy duet with jcytfl brandford 3 much amusement was caused by billy williams j brentford sing ing a miscellaneous jumble songj which was ended by the gong sounded by professor snow w v grant masterofceremonles for the program little kenneth mendnam sang grown up and henry matthews presented a musio hall skit called they go wild over me furious flossie at the races was im personated by mrs t eason jr while roy bradley presented an amus- the highlight of the show was misinformation please quiz program conducted by dr j d kelly and his brain trusters who included col g l cousens m h moyer dr clifford reld and fred monauy a mirthprovoking skit by bill monany cecil davidson and joe hall in which the latter took the ladys part was wellrecedved and weir reld as miss d train did some fancy operasin ging rev woo thompson aired a ministers woes in a monologue called im insulted which ended the pro gram an orchestra conducted by mr w mendhatn provided music during the evening auditors report presented to town council special meeting last niqift rfwarj raii v wvnninr mux street parking well bewardbaily wedding be restricted a special meeting of the town council was held last night to- hear mr lever of the auditing fsm of jenkins and hardy presenc auditors report for the year 1940 was accepted and filed and instruc tions were issued for the printing of 100 copies of the report a motion was passed requesting the tax collector to return the tax roll by march 4th the clerk was instructed to prepare a bylaw to restrict parking on the northwest side of mill street tn the region of the post office it is pro posed to erect two noparking signs with restricted parking between signs coledavenport wedding last saturday an event of last saturday was the marriage of margaret esther daven port daughter of mr and mrs c e davenport nassagaweya and joseph vernon cole son of mr and mrs w cole of milton the wedding took place at the home of the brides parents and the cere mony was performed by the rev mr irwin of campbellviue miss june prank of georgetown played the wed ding music the bride given in marriage by her father was gowned in white and wore her mothers wedding veil caught with a halo of orange falosaoms she carri ed a bouquet of white roses and sweet peas miss jean cole and mr arthur davenport attended the couple the gift to the bridesmaid was a bracelet and to the best man a billfold a reception was held at the home after the ceremony for travelling mrs cole chose a blue ensemble with gold accessories they will take up residence in georgeto where vera is employed with c j buck in the meat and grocery business card of thanks we hereby wish to ex our sincere and heartfelt thanks for the many kindnesses and words of sym- cent sad bereavement also for the beautiful floral offerings mr and mrs alvln starret and family the georgetown herald brithh war victim fund b r- mag 500 the george herald 540 helen donald and marilyn 104 joe rice loo happy times club 300 mrs j a evans 100 mrs a l grace 140 mr h scott 3b mrs w g bell sj mm matthew armstrong 340 georgetown htafa sobool proceeds of valsmsne party held on pe 14tfa 1050 glen wmmnur 770 total feb 30th 61 4ft took place at oakvtlle a quiet wedding was solemnised saturday feb 15th at st johns church parsonage oakvthe when mary louise ballfry bename the bride of auan seward rev d h gallag her conducted the ceremony in the presence of immediate relaprves and friends the brides parents are mr and mrs george bailey of hornby the grooms mr and mrs joseph fowler of burlington the bride wore a navy blue ensemble with matching bat and accessories she was attended by mrs ray fowler of burlington who wore an afternoon dress of rose crepe with matching hav both had corsages of spring flowers ray fowler was best man mrs hayes addresses council of women the local council of women held heir february meeting at the home of mrsr c v williams with a very good attendance it was unanimously ag reed to buy 2000 in war savings cer tificates for the club treasury mrs clarence hayes the guest spea ker had as her subject the year book of the national council of wo men it was wonderfully dealt with and in closing mrs hayes said all the women throughout the pro vinces are working together with com mon aims democracy if given a chance will work mrs j b mackenzie gave her report on the convention held in ottawa re cently a campaign for old gold cot ton and linen will be started soon mrs williams and mrs w e nod- well served tea umehouse fund reaches 50 mark coloned hubert btkthrtm ojmo djbo director of internment operations and director of the prisoners of war information bureau blank stoller ltd photo bridge benefits war victims fund a community bridge party was held last night in the legion rooms with net proceeds earmarked for the bri tish war victims fund the com mittee in charge of the bridge includ ed mrs anne lawson mrs w e nod- well mrs h c mcclure mrs p f blackburn s p chapmen and w o biehn and a euchre party is alfo scheduled for the future prises of war savings stamps went to mr george brown and mrs gordon browne of norval and the draw for the door prize went to mrs george brown of norval among those who attended the function were mr and mrs w robb mrs wallace thompson mls m c mathews mr 6 p chapm miss yvonne adams mr and mrs cam sinclair mr norman dleke miss isabel thompson mr elmer thomp son mrs john campbeb mrs j b milne mrs blake leslie rev and mrs woo thompson mr j r wotlams mr bill roney miss mar- jorie gault miss margaret pasmore miss margery mackenzie miss jean mackenzie miss june frank mrs hewson mr and mrs fred anguish miss may langan mrs pomeroy mr walter biehn mrs fred monauy mr araott attnrood miss chave miss alice treanor miss marlon treanor mrs keith barber mrs john barber mrs george barber mr and mrs h o wrigglesworth miss l scott mrs p f blackburn mrs w e nodwell mrs j b mackenzie mrs anne lawson mrs joseph gibbons miss m hunter miss margaret long miss murray mrs mutiere mr d o lawson mrs c v williams miss mary feller mr and mrs p cleave miss ruth mcnally miss treanor mr and mrs k m langdon mr a e wright mr jim kennedy mr harry wright miss marie undsay mr and mrs george brown mrs gor don browne miss brown mr l humberstone the girls lookout club held their regular monthly meeting at the home of miss ines scott on saturday after noon as the president miss ivens was unable to be present the vioel president inez scott was in charge of the meeting tickets are on sale by some of the members for a draw on a rose quilt miss jean given was ineharge of the program at the to the girls mr and mrs e morrow spent sun day with her mother mrs lane mrs yeates and mrs king of lon don are spending a few days with mrs sutherland master alan sutherland who has been visiting in london with his grandmother has returned home f und of toronto and miss janet oray of georgetown vistt- 2l ana brjottim saturday mr and mrs emrl soou and babe spent the we and attto parents home mt and mrs john snott and mr harold scott motored to toronto oa sunday mr bui newton was home on sun day stewarttown mm joseph standtah visited with mr and mrs john standish over the week end private s hunt has returned to newmarket after spending six days leave at his home there were two classes of the horns nursing and health course in the council chamber last week some of the subjects discussed were contagious diseases vitamins minerals in the diet temperatures and how to take them oare of the thermometer how to send for your doctor the conclud ing class is being held wednesday of this week a meeting of the world day of prayer will be held in the council chamber friday afternoon feb 28th at 230 standard time this is a for all womenwho wish to at- in first week good besponse to war ylathna fun bank account opened the first week of the georgetown herald war victims fund shows a total of 51 45 on hand with prospects thai several more donations wlh raise it well over the 100 mark in the next week bright and early on thursday after th- first list was published in last weeks herald a district man came la with 1000 to be credited to helen donald and marilyn since then several people have brought in dpna- ations of various amounts until ttw present total has been reached students of the georgetown high school presented 1050progeeds from the valentine party which they held in the arena on february 14th a note from secretary waiter sar gent of the happy times club says please send enclosed three dollars to the telegram war victims fund s a gift from the hoys of the club yesterday morning an envelope was handed in addressed to the british war victims fund from g3en wil liams no names were signed and we must thank the anonymous donors for their gift an account has been opened at a local bank and money received is de posited daily in another week wo expect to forward our first cheque to the evening telegram along with our list of contributors baujnafad the mission band held their febru ary meeting at the home of mrs j kirkiwood there was a good atten dance and plans were made to hold the easter thankoffering during eas ter holidays mr george mcmenemy has been visiting with mr and mrs gear sin clair at milton a pack of wolves has been rovihg this community for the past two weeks all efforts to hunt them down have been unsuccessful so far they were heard howling quite close to the vil lage on monday the mission circled of annie snow monday evening the topic on living epistles in korea was given by florence sinclair and a reading on christian stewardship was read by miss p praser the wateb tower was irr charge trf the president ret allen- miss annie snow has accepted a position with smith a stone ltd la georgetown there was a good attendance at the euchre and dance held in the hall tuesday evening in aid of the british war victims fund prises were won by dorothy tytrittrnswi of osprlngm and mr ray mcehery the fonnfja- uon prizes were given to mrs tea givens and mr bernard muler norval miss margaret russell of toronto spent the week end at her home her miss grace mclaughlin spent the week end with her parents mr and mrs j c mwnuvjrhhw mr and mrs jos a harris of hamilton spent the week end vlnv ing their parents miss margaret newman of toronto is visiting ith mr and mrs o grim- wood miss mary msrrtnnelrl of oakvffla ipent the week end with mr and mra w h reld and family mr and mrs thomas memlchaci of toronto and mr and mrs bui mo- mlchael spent sunday in tffiintnti mr william b armstrong of ores- ton bjo is visiting whh hfa swer-m- lav miss helen m browne mr albert aiken of ojuo goelph spent the week end with rev and mrs a leggett roy coupland roap has return ed to halifax nova scotfe after spending sick leave at his home here st pauls anglican oboreh held a successful bake sale and euchre last friday evening the womens missionary society norval p church held ttaea monthly meeting at the home of mrs fred white on tuesday afternoon several members of the jf t p 8 attended the ratty tn wtoornridge on monday evening help your country and help yourself ut signing a war savings pledger canada objective in the war sav- tage drive to have tfioqflot million wax savin pl signed this means that everyone must hasp no matter how smajl no matter how large yonr oo wul just be that much more tn helping to smash the axis so give and give gepero herald war victims fund a fund for british war relief has been started by the georgetown herald and interested individuals and organizations may leave their donation at die her ald office the money will be turned over to the evening telegram fund in toronto at intervals please make cheques payable to the georgetown herald war vktw ftmd