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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening march stft 1941 4150 per annum in advance 200 to usa more pledges needed to put georgetown over top sir henry drayton speaker at war savings bally sunday evening 714 pledges of 1150 quota now in carry on canada film presented i although the town of georgetown jjaa not natt hottohoie cairns as yet 714 of tfae 1150 pledges quota for the torn ttave already been recelvv d stated john d kelly who acted ma chairman at the war savings com mittee rally to the gregory theatre on sunday evening although february was set as a war- savtngscertiltcate month pledges can be signed any time and the local com- tnlttee is hopeful that the quota may be reached in the near future on the platform at the rally were chairman of the evening john d key mayor joseph gibbons hughes clea- ver mf titool gordon cousens chairman of the local war savings committee and the guest speaker of the evening sir henry drayton kc fc kb during his opening remarks chalr- xntai kelly brought the cheering an nouncement that 168 pupils of the fublic school are regular war savers he then introduced his worship mayor gibbons who appealed briefly to the citizens of georgetown toget behind the campaign and bring it to a suc- cessful conclusion hughes cleaver mp for halton county said the campaign was going well throughout ttie county with two towns already going over their quota of pledges he stressed the need for saving and lending the government our savings to help prosecute the war wars are fought with manpower and with weapons mr cleaver said and our ability to produce weapons of war is measured by our total ability to produce goods leas what we consume at home we most make a personal sacrifice denying ourselves of many of the luxuries we have been accustomed to these are salient facts which can not be measured in dollars and cents said mr cleaver sir henry drayton kjo pjc kb finance minister of the borden gov ernment in puut wax days was intro duced for the first time to a george- town audience he made a stirring appeal here as he has done in many ontario towns far the fudeot cooper ation with the government by toe purchase regularly of war swings certificates the challenge to canadians ta this wax is a challenge to canada itself said sh- henry he stressed the fact that german bombers are only twelve xmurs away from our own sboree dis- tance in oils war is not measured in miles but by time and how the nads would gtoat over canada and her re sources he snowed how britain has denied herself in order to go all out in this war 96 of all the schools in fngi are pledged to war saving while every district and street has a systematic saving program collecttttf over 3600000000 in a lsmontti per iod australia was doing her bit with savings of 10000000 a month and her population just seventwelfths of canadas he urged canadians to save and lend for a cause that meant more than life itself to safeguard our liberty our homes and our religion the speaker then presented the selfish side of this war saving as he called it although really depicting what might happen in postwar days following the first great war in 1919 canada experienced a depression which could easily take place follow ing the present war he urged those engaged in industry to buy war cer tificates and save for the future the speakers address was filled with pathos as be described scenes which were taking place in england today at the hands of the hun raider where women and little children pere mac- hlneguned on their own streets something must be done about it give me liberty or give me death has oft been quoted but we must live it to day said sir henry in concluding his remarks two patriotic songs written during the first great war by mrs beth loud of georgetown were sung by her daughter mrs katherlne preston with the audience joining heartily in the choruses mrs dorothy swan of brampton another daughter who had set the lyrics to music was at the piano the songs were well received selections by the lome scots band under the direction of w mendham were appreciated and added much to the pleasure of the evening following the program three films were shown on the screen front of steel a letter from aldershot and on the home front they proved very interesting in bringing before us the part canada is playing in the pres- ent conflict there was no expense connected with the meeting and the theatre and the t of the operator were giv en tree of charge song sheets were banded oat by members of the legion and local raflltta men acted as tamer the weather byhhihutt ever since the terribly- ootttt wbrtr- ary of 1934 w hav alway ibotod gor ward to that month with some degree of apprehension as to what might be in store for us that year m oury played hide and seek arm sero for the greater part of the mon th and hid below it for twenty of the twentyeight days once at seven teen degrees below at night and stdj fifteen below at noon next day the mean temperature for the month was 48 degrees february this year gave us nothing to growl about on only two njgbte was there a slight dip below sero and the mean temperature for the month was 21 degrees radio reports said march roared tn like a lion on both the atlantic and pacific coasts but in this sheltered neck of the woods it was quite lamb like with four days of bright a shine during the week followed by nearly half an inch of rain the old snow has been gradually reduced to a five or six inch level following are the records for the past week date h and l prectpl- temp lotion mon feb 24 30 3 tues feb 25 23 13 wed feb 28 22 6 thurs feb 27 25 s frt feb 28 30 8 sat mar 1 32 9 sun mar 2 40 13 mon mar j 37 28 43 rain jim hunter at legion stag s12140 ttjkned over to war victims fun ma local men attend 12140 has been turned over to the evening telegram war victims fund by the canadian legion branch 120 this represented proceeds from a stag party staged in the legion booms last fyiday night and attended by over 125 men from town invitations had been sent to the various lodges and clubs in town as well as to the coun cils of georgetown and esquesing and over 126 men responded to the invita tion jim hunter radio news reporter for the toronto evening telegram was present and spoke an behalf of the fund started by the toronto paper several months ago for thebeneflt of british war victims entertainment was provided by jimmy goda blackface comedian and a troupe of entertainers from toronto among these was carol lane aerobe- tic dancer who has recently returned from entertaining the troops overseas leroy dale kc was master of j fletcfwr i say old boy could ceremonies for the evening and mayor i you possibly lend me ten dollars un- glbbons g w mclintock and a c til frday welk were nominated to count the j briggs sorry old man the ten proceeds of the party lunch was dollars i usually lend is out at pre served by the men i sent ralph ross speaks k m langdoa appointed tax on education by the press secretary the february meeting of the wo ttj was held at the home of mrsw- deans tuesday february 25th mrs r h wright presided and mrs a reeve conducted the devotional ser vice of which the subject for medi tation was rejoicing lnhope konu 52 this one of the great christian- vu tuca is often referred to in the scrip- tures which sound out a persistent call to that hope which never disappoints us moffat because it reaches out in storm and calm to god as to an anchor of the soul sure and steadfast and which enters the toner presence behind the veil moffat the prayer hymn o god our help in ages past our hope for years to come made a fitting close to this devotional period f following a brief business dismission the president welcomed as guest speak er mr ralph ross who addressed the gathering choosing as his subject present day tendencies in educa tion in a skilful blending of information humor and interesting comment the speaker carried us in thought from the days of the little red schoolhouse and the three rs to those of the modern consolidated school with its uptodate equipment varied curriculum i continued on page 6 march meeting of esquesing township council stewarttown mar srdvuml the march meeting of esquesing township council was held on mon day afternoon deputyreeve o h may councillors g w murray ed win harrop and oeorge k cleave were present reeve wm a wilson presid ed at the meeting the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopt ed letters were read from the depart ment of highways with reference to expenditure on township roads in 1940 commissioner of agricultural loans stating they had sold a farm in the township from m j carton re road allowance lot 7 con 1 from dick dick regarding arrears of taxes on a property on which their client holds a mortgage mr k d charles addressed the council re insurance under the work mens compensation act on workmen employed by the township the auditors report from jenkins st hardy was presented for the year end ed december 31st 1940 which showed a surplus on the years work of 2 26858 moved and seconded by cleave and may that the treasurer pay bell telephone company account 441 the georgetown herald account to date 15136 jenkins hardy audi fee for imo ttsj h o icoolure 1 shade for council chamber 900 whil- uer and company supplies for treas urer jt717 the municipal world 9 subscriptions tfo0 walter lawaon to 500 bx corn 1000 h robertson stamps 600 n r thompson stamps 120 carried moved and seconded by harrop and murray that the treasurer pay relief account as presented by the relief officer 14898 carried moved and seconded by cleave and may that the treasurer pay the road sheets as presented by the road super intendent c273372 carried moved and seconded by cleave and murray that the treasurer pay a k wilson co premium on workmens compensation policy to march 1942 01 25 carried moved and seconded by may and murray that this council do hereby apply for subsidy on the amount 1243380 under the provisions of the highway improvement act carried moved and seconded by cleave and may that this council do now ad journ to meet on monday april 7th at 130 pm or at the call of the reeve carried ami water rate collector 500 salary goecwitn new job nightsr council meeting 2 record vote at lat nokvai uiu club 1t cores of the korral rifle cbob on lffanay evening axe m xbuowt r w ban 100 x 9 jobnaon loo at- kttmon lot x none z butler m x o han mi ttoniith n i 1 dowaa 91 x cant t x 4 ws- aon ss z s proceeds from friday dance go to war victims fund net proceeds of 2105 realized from a dance held last friday night in the arena were turned over to the herald war victims fund the dance spon xierd by bob early ralph whiunee and larry mackenzle was advertised as a dancing party with music by all he famous bands which was provided by a phonograpfavlctrola patronesses for the event were mrs walter whltmee mrs sid mackenzle mrs amott early mrs john r bar ber and mrs isabel cleave among the dancers were included robert early ralph whltmee larry mackenzle james oofell vivian guyot mary paul mrs walter whlt mee e bean james ruddell george perry jack alllngham frits devriee evelyn shore marjorte fry j curtis roy peck katween lyons stuart young peggy hornby margaret cur tis ethel kemshead anne graham christina dickenson j bowman phylts frosav mrs r hardman bvelyn frost dorothy aooott mary t smith jocelyn mccartney ethel lane dorti mccartney marjorte scheme sydney pleads kevin breen a gibson betty gibson jack jenklneon eleanor mu- here muriel hewion mrs 8 macken zie h harlow b tost d armstrong g mcdonald j w kefly ruth mil- lax verna louth fred kxamp don stewart gordon graham joe han l nielsen barbara paraen jack craw ford mervyn khbr prater uacdonald steda lane gordon momurctky bttty snyder iedlth denxiylomdne wright jean wood btfad wood mrs j a barhr jane early major and mrs j r barber herbert arnold e mc- cutriber helen williams oatnpbeb muriel kean marjory keas wm davies jean martin horii feller harjorto winn eramoaa lome kb regular monthly meeting iode the countess of strathmore chap ter iode met for their march meet ing at the home of mrs wilfrid ford the meeting opened by the mem bers repeating the prayer of the order the minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted the treas urers report was then received a new member mrs roger guyot of glen williams was received into the chapter the chapter is planning to hold a bridge and euchre party toward the end of april mrs k m langdon read a very interesting paper dealing with the financing of our country in time of war mrs guyot gave a very interesting talk on belgium the country from which she came to canada the meeting closed with the national anthem and prayer for peace holyfccross church observes prayer for victory- sunday in all the catholic churches of ontario was a specialday of prayer for victory large congregation at tended all the services in holy croat church the pastor rev father jl l mcbride said in his sermon in- part we are gathered about the altar to day to pray for our empire our cons cience calls on us to do this for our al legiance to our country rises before us encircled with the halo of our loyalty to our god we owe our first aueo lance to god for we are his creatures god and his eternal laws of justice and righteousness are- supreme and hold first claim next to god country and duty to country is a duty of conscience a duty to god our country receives from god the author ity needful for its life and wodc there is not power but from god and those that are are ordained of god duty to country is a duty of justice and gratitude the country fos ters our dearest interests it protects our hearths and altars without 11 there is no safety for life or property no opportunity for development and pfqbress and is there not for oana- dlatns meaning to the word country is there not for canadians reasons to live and if needs be die for country these are days when real patriotism must be exercised and what is pat riotism patriotism is love of country and loyalty to its life and weal love tender and strong tender as the anec- llon of son and mother strong as the pillars of death loyalty generous in linking from no sacrifice seeking no we halton chapter installs officers on friday feb 2lbt halton chap ter held its annual installation of of ficers which- owing to the very unfa- vmtrable weather had to be postponed at jhe january meeting there was an excellent representation df the local members together with- a large number of- visitors from the surrounding chap ters the ceremony of installation was conducted by rt ex cbmp j f marr of guelph who was assisted by companions of guelph the following were installed to their varlour offices z e v maccormack ipz alex kean h a h feller j frank wilson scribe e george dobson scribe n h o mcclure treasurer john d kelly p s e l arnold s s a c welk j s d leslie tyler ex comp j sanford following the work of the evening a chief jtem ot business at last nlgbtir tegular nwetlny ot georgetown- odun- lou was the question ot appointing ft tax and water rates collector for the town this jon fee which application had been advertised was previously part of the duties of chief a folic w g- marshall and council bad thl year deemed it d to have separate collector who could give mora- time to the job and leave mr mar shall free for his duties as chief of police three record votes were taken dur ing the session after rttsmiasion on the applications received for tax and water rates collector s j mufilrnijt and k r macdonald moved the ap- pointznent of el m tertgrton local lawyer at a salary of 500 a year this was supported by councillors cripps and brown and mayor gabbonsy with reeve cleave and councillors bradley- and oostlgan voting n gainst the motion an amendment was moved by cleave and costlgan that mrs olive reld be appointed as assistant to w g marshall as tax and water rates collector with the movers voting for the motion and all others voting against another record vote was taken on motion to have the 1940 tax rolli the companions sat down to s treu rj ln lv dr- banauet mssetover bvt turned to the treasurer pijpaicd banquet presided over by comp e v maccormack after the usual toasts were duly honoured and that the tax collector be authoris ed and instructed to continue the col lection of all tax arrears oosugan ssssz iw zz 3k themselves including rt ex comp j f miirr who responded to the toast to grand chapter ex comp morris of brampton in a short ad dress pointed out the close connec tion in which our church and masonry were linked together and stressed the great need now more than ever before in which we as mnpn should prove our loyalty and express and demon strate our devotion to both the singing of the national anthem brought to a close one more ot the rfai nights of halton chapter the georgetown herald brituhwar victim fund harris ivy hancock verdun wright don jourdain isaac bulltvant doris hurron irene young june graham eve clarke pat vance margaret vance mrs isabel cleave c wheeler aid sanderson george walker ormie r carter doug thompson john collier norman macdonald olive bailey jean tennant pearl leslie clarence ken nedy jos gibbons mervyn cook jim alderson don early josepliine step henson bob mackenzle alfred sykes james louth elmer stockford albert williams elmer dron evelyn miller mr and mrs h tost ebuckerfleld doris kean d h bracken el r magloucblen f6or the georgetown herald 5001 helen donald and marilyn 1000 joe rice lott happy times club 300 mrs j a evans v mrs a l grace o mrs h scott a mrs w o bell w mrs matthew ar 20ft georgetown high school proceeds of valentine partly held on february l4th iftfia glen willlains tto total feb 26th 5145 miss yvonne adams 1 a friend mo mr and mrs russell he 500 h a smith 100 slalom ski club ftm mrs h scott j proceeds of dance feb smh sponsored toy larry mac kenzle ralph wjtnlmee and bob early 2100 proceeds of play put on by ladies of nerval united church 2000 additional contributions at legion stag party 85 collection from concert on hockey train to fergus march 3rd 500 total march 5th 11927 the vote of other members carrying the motion 6918 in relief accounts for febru ary was passed for payment as well aa the following accounts w spence sts 120 l harding sts 90 a hill sta im cnr rent pipe crossing 1300 provincial dept of health 169 mrs margaret stewart ww rebate 375 j n oneill sts 650 k m langdon legal fees 500 k c mcmillan coal 3000 s r hart co stationery s3j7 bell telephone co 1841 w h kentner 3 son coal 3844 w g marshall tires for truck 1250 postage 116 13m hsom ehsctrlc mjl g r muckart ww 130 speights oarage im tl was decided to buy two foamite extinguishers and arr for the fire truck and the tender of scott garage for repairs to the town truck at a cost of 7700 was accepted a representative of the lafrance fix engine company was present to dis cuss fire trucks john last saturday friends in town were grieved to leam of the death on wednesday february 26th of john batcnetor former geor getown man at his home tn toron to he is remembered as drummer for many years with the om 30th batta lion band he moved to toronto about thirty years ago but had been a fre quent visitor in town during the in tervening years the funeral service was held from his residence 678 duffertn street and the funeral party proceeded by motor to georgeto for interment tn greenwood cemetery rev w o ot thompson conducted the service at the cemetery mr batchelor was yeans of age and had been in falling health for the past bwo years he is survived by m wife the former mary raynor four daughters mrs k dabble mrs albert moore and mrs c bible of toronto and mrs e everett of denver color ado and a son thomas of toronto also surviving are two slaters mr mary cameron of glen williams and mrs j marsells of rochester ny speaker tells lions of the evolution of the telephone jersey breeders elect officers chas mckeown of acton was elec ted president of the halton jersey cattle club for 141 at a meeting held in milton last baturday afternoon at this meeting tentative plans were made for the annual field day and picnic and also for the annual county jersey show which last year proved such a success in its initial venture at ac ton plans are also underway to ap point a county sales agent for halton other officers elected are ha fouows hon president r j graham george town 1st vieprocnt maurice beaty milton 2nd vtospreavlent ed- win harrop kjtton sectreat j b w dthbotostt rftafafear jack fea- thentone victor hall bbquetlngwud ruddell andrew murray naauhga- weya datum barber stanley robm- netoon are not all asked to defend our coun- lh nl ssjs try with arms but we are asked to lhe strengthen those torces from which vf sssfin rj5 l a counuy must draw tea life i these great forces are morality reli- irion ana intelligence patriotism bids us to do all we can to preserve these forces morality is the very soul of good ci- tlzenshlp the deep abiding sense of duty the quickly responsive moral conscience can effect what interest ambition honor would vainly attempt they who observe the ten command ments violate no civil law and are prompt to respond in action and sacri fice to countrys call a nation may seem strong and prosperous and the sentinels at its outposts may repeat that no danger is mgh but if sensuali ty dishonesty and intemperance dwell in the hearts of the people the strength of the nation has departed the vi of the people is the ltfe of the country religion gives life and power to morauty without religion without the recognition of a living god the ruler of nations and the everlasting imper sonation of righteousness and ka aven ger morality is vague in its enaot- menta and feeble in iueiifudemeuta materialism and the denial of a uvmg god annihilate oanaa break down the barriers to sensuality dis honesty inteniparance and are fatal tq liberty and social order zt is mo continued on page 5 ballantlne tn the chair several welcome visitors from the brampton club were present the minutes of the last two meet ings and considerable correspondence were read by secretary a c welk tenyear membership chevrons were presented by deputydlstrlctgovernor dr bartlett to pastchiefs h c m clure and jd kelly it was moved by wm long and se conded by r ross that the trustees of the band be requested to raise 500 to be disposed of as the dub sees fit carried dr legard president of the new weston club armoupced charter night lor march 28th and invited the georgetown club to be present chief bauantlne jmld that at some date in the near future he would nk lion a w motintock to give a sketch ot the first tenyeara of the oeorge town ox and poke of the fatthfal- neu and efficiency of lion uountook who had been secretary for eight years clhielsxt oapps of bnnpuma- preesed bis pleasure at being pn and conveyed the goodnrffl of his deputy- dr bart- leu spoke kindly to the omb and brought up a tow tteow of interest to then col ballanune introduced the speaker of the evening w o mhtener manager of the bell telephone com pany at brampton and supervisor of the district mr mlsener conveyed the good wishes of brampton rotary to the georgetown lions and then gave a most interesting address on the evolution of the telephone early methods of communication over distance had been- crude and imper fect yet useful heliograph mi norm gers beacons had their place but the introduction of electricity meant tre mendous forward strides it is hard now to imagine a world without the telephone m 1876 dr alexander graham bell first succeeded in transmitting sound from room to room he was no fin ancier and left that part of the de velopment to others the bell tele phone company was organised in 187 the switchboard is the heart of the tele a there hare peen many dereiopmeiria until finally the auto- matte switchboard has come into hamilton exchange 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