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the gc henid wednesday evening february 26th 1 941 e u c h re biliiinl byuw nisrvalweme tiihbbbt chbd whl fee 3tf8 ins jtihbm wednesday evening march sth b juat f 31s meof thajbtfclsh ball baa been dr tbe jtouassmg arttejes bavve been jtfven as prist juoky dumber oxmnm and to be auctioned sucahbht vavx mrs ct ocdmwnod 100 jbxiiatenq mash ulss r browne jj n jaobinann mrs j black miss joyjaird mr w louth mr oeorge brown mr rodway mr dark mr olegg mr e wmihi mr f hustler h macs otegg mrs joe murray 1 mr patterson mr spencer wilson i asked 1 be yceeeni baouotuftoh pastry jxotjr 001bsixal ion na b oaulon8 party tttb 4 qaujon oh 3 twm m bm uahs bhtj axe and znodbatob 5 dozen koo3 1011 one btjbhex apbleb mr ibnhsoter of the xeront xtalearan ins i i 1 i 1 i ujpjw pure food store 1 i- buy war savings certificates and help winihe war ss a tbeat ihaeolate p food cake 25c lux flakes 22c larre pt ivory snow makes snds in cold water faking knife free both for 24c palmolive lux camay toilet soap bar 5c aylmer pork and beans med size 4 tins 25c loganberry or peach jam 4 lb tin 49c teacup tea freda- pattern china free lb 80c special meat values maple leaf smoked midget pork rolls lb 29c fobs sausages y lb pkgs 2 pkgs 25c frozen salmon ha or whole fish lb 16c pot roasts boneless and rolled lb 19c smoked fillets for a lenten mem lb 20c pure lard i lb cartons 3 lbs 25c a e far nell phone 7s free delivery rjnmiiuii ii i i iii i ill i iiuii forty dollars worth of priies abb to bb ottkn awav by tbb lome sots mortar platoon at the wednesday evening march 5th tea eeey win ene at theae tataeme artuia h tloket lreaa eae at the beja tie roods tram the sale af uotoaa are to ka seel far aoilhm far the aawlie hot tickbtb on this lucky ntjhhot dkaw and hku tbb uk1al boys fob tbb tdk is coming when tbbt will bb to help tod watch our window fob weekly ice cbbam specials and confectionebt butterscotch royal sundae 13c 2 for 25c phone 89 own i longs conleetioneryge ommy 4 theatre friday feb 28 zanzibar on their own jones family fox news sattmuy march 1 strike up the band tvw aaseval reaefc mlekej jat oerfcaml past 1 ill cartoon first robin chapter 9 the green archer etal at may tuesday and wednesday march 4 ana s black friday s aps at sea awaee keath eeaaaar wk i aa ibetr canada carries on guards of the north ca the jjomlnkm parriscnent ottnuary 17 wub war finance dominant mane u oovermnent resolution submitted providing war appropriation of 14300- ooq000 during 1041 is largest appro priation in canadas history total war costs during year moreover expected to exceed war appropriation by constd- ejtsebl fbtlehbty 3 adding a moqjjooooo for repatriation of securities b 433000- 000 for nonwar dominion govern ment- estimates c wljoqofioo for probable provincial and municipal gov- ernnienis total readied of 2 billion which dominion provincial and mun icipal governments together will have to aise from canadian people during fiscal year rj this total of 370000ofl00 is over 60 per cent of national income ie income of individuals estimated at s5300000000 4 canada to spend approximately 20000000 this year on additional air drome construction namely about 1000000 on airdrome chain unking edmonton with alaska recommended by united states canada joint lie- fence boardi and 11000000 on home defence airfields economics a main dominion estimates for 194142 totalling 433- 131000 for nonwar purposes show reduction or 18120000 on current fls- calyer b dominion contributions to dhect relier to be discontinued from march 31 c main estimates indicate that for first time since 1b27 cana dian national railways earning enough to pay operating expenses and interest charges on debt cnb appropriation of 15000000 voted 104041 not re quired in 194142 6 at halfway mark in war bav- lngs campaign 675000 pledge them selves to buy war savings certificates subscriptions to dominion non- interest bearing loon totalled s3934588 o january 31 1941 8 wartime bureau or technical personnel to be organized under dir- cctlor of e m lltue general mana ger anglocanadian pulp and paper mills ltd bureau will act as nat ional agency to recruit and place sci entific and professional personnel in ar industries 9 cost of living index compiled by dominion bureau of statistics rose four per cent during 1940 10 active note circulation of bank of canada rose 94600000 during 1940 ii munitions and supply announ ced that armour plate of high quality now being made for the first time in canada in preparation for production of tanks on heavy scale contracts aw arded during week ended febru ary 7 numbered 2123 totalled 4707- 466 number empolyed by department passes 1300 mark figure includes ap proximately so busineab and profes sional men serving without remunera- 12 john b berry tectknlcal adtlsw on motor transport to department oi b and supply appointed motor vehicle oontnilltar army motes rawnt gradttsabb of ttoe galfc air craft training sobbol astort carter and fred and bui armstrong ban tail joined tbe air force and an srsttonad at mnntng pool toronto r ham moved with tbe highland light in fantry of canada from oove field barracks in quebec cuy to debert military camp debert hon scotia wlluama johnny eamtienon who joined tbe navy a few weeks ago left yesterday for an eastern canadian port agt stanley nicholson of the rjo c 1s reported in recent diopatohea from england as being criflcally ot the former brampton boy whose mou ther lives at brampton b r6 has been in the army eight years and left for england with canadas first contingent i december 1939 he was born in england corning to canada when he was eight yean old and la wellknown in the district he attended brampton high school a02 john wuaon was home for thet week end from manning pool to ronto weekend visitors in town included pte bui ritchie of peterborough pte lex sohrag toronto ac 1 ken mac kenzie toronto and charles stock- ford toronto the mortar platoon of the lorne scots the mortiir platoon ino 3 in head- quartern company is the youngest platoon in the regiment as it was just organized lost summer the word mortar does not mean plaster it is the name given to a gun a very special gun the mortar is a quick tiring gun which is very mobile easy to conceal nnd to operate it does not make i loud report when fired and the flash and smoke are negligible it is quite accurate and has a range of nearly a mile it tires over a hill or buildings and drops the bomb on the large t from a great height the boys built their own practice mortar and took it to camp last sum mer where it received much admir- from some of the high ups save with safety at your rexall store a help smash the axis powers j the following are a few of the many made in britain a articles carried in our stock m boots halt bxtbact boots keloids woodwards ob1pb beobsan fbott salt woodwards grippe wateb mcleans stomach powder ztjbb8 cough drops kruscjikn salts btle bbans tie ioduxd thboat tabs tse sse mcleans tooth paste wilkinson razors 3 i nrvba cream tkkbhoobnb wool help win the war buy war savings stamps robbs drug store aihliilhhhiihbbbuih b b b b i born campbellat wiarton hospital cm wednesday feb 19th to rev argyie campbell and mrs campbell of bracebridge a daughter married cole davenport on saturday february 22nd at the home of the brides parents margaret esther daughter of mr and mrs c e davenport of nassagaweya and joseph vernon son of mr and mrs w cole of milton died crossmanln rose town saskatche wan on thursday february 20th james crossman formerly of george town they later made some improvements he hads loving word for each on it and the general at his in spection remarked very favourably about it the boys are now working on a sight for their mortar which is a very intricate mechanism and at the fame time are keeping up with the other platoons in arms drill and other parts of their training the mortars are doing tthight dont you think in memok1am traoey in loving memory of al bert tracty who died february 23rd 1p23 his dear bright eyes and cheerful face axe so pleasant to recall and died beloved by all sadly missed by father mothci and brothers glen williams i aiurotnewsr r 8crtptr text ttnmmmbhtm feet is nsae uka nu tit o imrd thmm ait great and thy name is gnat fa adgftt of the nauotb sad in all their kingdonia there b ms hke ant thee jerj0l7 st georges cfavtreb w o o thompson hector first bundsvy in lent sunday school preacher on stmday evenlng win be the 10 am holy com munion 11 am even song 7 pan the rev s r cotebrook of norval thursday mar 6th lenten service in the church at 730 pm rev st albans church glen williams first sunday in lent sunday school 2 pm evensong and litany 3 pjn wednesday lenten service at 8 pnx preacher ven g f scovll of ouelph nature notes by h l hutt a couple of weeks ago we mentioned s f our winter residents among the birds and asked for reports from anyone who had seen the cardinals this winter it was not long before wvieatd from half a doaen obbervers in the vicinity of tbe bawling green who had had a good look at them and could not be mistaken in their iden tity we are mclined to tmnk there is but one pah- which for the tmie- being is keeping fairly close to that section because of the brilliant red color of the male and his dear musfeal wtdsoe fhere is no mlstamng him for any oflher bhd the female lass wutant- ly colored is much less no a couple of other winter rettrvrnts here sre the great horned owl and the little screech owl oomg down our woodland walk through tbe limbertoat fq the poftt oooe the other nrorning we came on utamlstshle signs ot a bbd tragedy the night before and all the enddence pointed to the little owl as being tbe murderer no doubt being hungry for mice- which he cannot now find readily he bad made a meal of a starling and tedt nothing but a blood spot in the snow and a few fea thers to show where he had his repast for the benefit of several who have reported hearing pfaoebea already let me quote from tavemer our leading canadian authority on birds to prove who was the singer tbe chickadee has another song composed of only two notes of rather high register clear and whistlelike the first is prolong ed and the second shorter about two tones lower and has been translated as springs here our dates for the first arrival of the phoebes for the past couple of years has been april 20th for the three years previous to that they arrived nearly three weeks earlier st johns stewarttown rev 8 r colebrook rector 930 am holy communion st pauls norval ii am holy ckxnruinlon 130 pm sunday school st stephens hornby 3 pjn evening prayer and litany baptist church rev e o baxter minister 3 pjn bible school 7 pjm worship service communion service tuesday 8 pjn btjtj tburaobgr 8 pxn prayer meeting a welcome to alt bar d d davidson ujl m1iihu morning service at n am air 7 pa fm r o orwrond bjl innhttf 1am jd and tttkool and bu ulm jmh mow ttllliailll r5 ovoar im pit ota far of ck today former georgetown man dibs in west mr james crossman a former georgetown resident passed away at his home in rosetown saskatchewan on thursday february 20th as o young man he came to geor and learned the trade of blacksmith after his marriage to the former ella moate be farmed for awhile nea acton moving from there to bal- oarres saskatchewan and later u rosetown he had lived in rose for the past 35 years re leaves to mourn his loss eight children re was a bro ther of mrs e caiman of george town let us sand you k c mcmillam pfeow40 georgian bay islands national park one of the most attractive summer vacation areas in eastern canada is the georgian bay district in ontario farming part of the great lakes sys tem georgian bay is an immense arm of lake huron with which it is con nected by two main channels stretch ing far inland towards the ontario highlands on the east it is nearly 50 miles wide and 130 miles long the shoreline is broken by hundreds of deep sheltered bays and along the eastern side lies an archeftelago nearly 30000 islands its fparttlmg blue waters astound with fish and form a vivid background for picturesque rock formations rocky capes sandy bays and a myriad of channels winding through greenwooded lake the region is also rich in early his torical associations huroniaas it u often called was the ancient home of tbe great huron confederacy of in dians which was practically exter minated by the iroquois in 16 60 near midland on the north shorn ot georgian bay stood the pattaa indian village and jesuit titoifrffi of st ignace which was destroyed in 1640 further west on christian island tbe hurons made their last ineffec tual stand against their hereditary foes in this region the g of canada has estahusbed oeorgian bay is national park nutating of 30 islands ranging in sibd from less than an acre to several square miles on many of these islands wharves have been erected to facilitate tbe ap proach cifmotorlxts shelters equipp with tables and camp stoves have been provided and camping areas laid out for the use of visitors beausoleu island the largest is about eight miles north of midland and two miles west of honey harbour it is more than five miles long and nearly a mile wide and contains nearly 2712 acres on it have been located the local admin istrative headquarters of the whole park beausoleu island for many years was the home of a band of ojlbwa or chippewa indians and remains ot their settlement are still visible an indian village stood near the site of the park headquarters building on the eastern shore and an indian cemetery is situated nearby ancient legends concerning the district are stall related by indians living in the vicinity and many of the physical features of the island bear indian names itttobl- kewana bay is named for a super natural being who is credited with tbe creation of the great lakes system and who formed beausoleu xaland so that be might have a place to rest depressions on the island are supposed to mark the spot on tbe island where his shoulders rested tbe southern part of the nd la covered with sandy loam soil which supports heavy growths of mixed kmds woode inrjndlng maple white birch beech red oak and ash in contaat the nort seouon has heavy ou cropping of rook and contains open stands of wtvte pkne rnanle and oat wild animal and bird utvls araner ons sk and daer hinahtt tbs and n nooon porcupine end sites under special authority oeorgian bay is a favourite region for robing bass maskinonge lake trout pike and pickerel are among the species raugtrt included in the park is island which la located in the i of oeorgian bay at the head of brace peninsula the island owes its name to rocky pillars separated from the li cliffs by erosion which stand out boldly on the shore line like two immense flowerpots small trees and shrubs growing in the fissures of the rock accentuate the resemblance in the cliffs are a number of interesting caves which rise to a height of 300 feet above the water trails have been cut through the woods leading to tbe oaves and shelters equipped with campetoves have seen erected at various points thr town of midland and penetan- guishene form the southern gateway to the georgian bay islands sjstam and here ore to be found outfitting cen tres for campers and flshermen beau- soleil is is served by dally passenger boot service from midland during the summer season access by motor boat may also be made from honey harbour on the east which is served by motor highway midland tanritirit and honey harbour are all served by the provincial highway system ot on tario flowerpot tsoand is iecvcbed by motor boat from tobermory which is the tennlnus of a motor road from wlarton beausoleu and other islands lttbimg the parfc are sunervlaad d the summer season by a resident l ooer as yt there 4s no hotel soleu island but r flfjr wtth camp stores and other oss- ertcesham bam kdd out at combi- nt potot long the sbnw4tat a large dock at the park rjeadaaart- ers 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