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the georgetown herald wednesday evening june 4th 1941 -4- court of revision regular meeting esquesing township council bwarttowo june 2 1041 a court or revision for the- town- abp of bsquestng ma held monday morning at 10 o ctock wta a wilson o h may o w murray edwin har- xop and oeo e cleave were present after taking the required oath it was moved and seconded by murray and harrop that wm a wilson be chairman of ithis court of rmision chrrled as there was no appeals it was mov ed and seconded toy may and cleave that the rolls as finally revised and corrected for the year 1941 be now passed by this court and the clerk be authorised to certify to said rolls oanied stewarhown june 2 1941 the june meeting of esquesing township council was held on mon day afternoon all members present mid reeve wilson presiding minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted after the correspondence had been read it was moved and seconded by fiarrop and murray that the treas urer pay bell telephone co 308 a e wilson company bond renewal ho bx 16704 j kt charles eeent re treasurer to june 3 1942 4000 cecil chlahoka 276 dog tags at 29c 06000 stamps and registered letters 4529 total 7439 a w benton 245 dog tags at 26c 8135 stamps and re- ctotred letters 335 total g40 h stobertson stamps 3 00 carried moved and seconded by cleave and may that the treasurer pay the road sheets as presented by the road super intendent 857 48 carried moved and seconded by murray and xseave that the treasurer pay sheep xialm austin young 5 lambs killed 45 00 duncan waldle valuer 2joo carried moved and seconded by harrop and murray that the treasurer pay tbe relief acoounta as presented by the relief officer 46js0oarrled moved and seconded by may and murray that township tabpur be paid at the rate of 30c per hour carried moved and seconded by may and cleave that the salary of the treasur er be 400 per annum to date from june 3rd and the clerk be instructed to prepare a bylaw in accordance carried moved and seconded by cleave and may that this council do now adjourn to meet on monday july 7u1 a 730 pjn standard time or at the call ot the reeve carried annual ioof sessions in toronto with 1 000 delegates from all parts of ontario in attendance several branches of the independent order or odd fellows will hold their annual sessions in toronto during the week commencing june 16th the grand jjodge of ontario and the patriarchs militant department will meet in che king edward hotel and the rebekah assembly of ontario will meet in the prince george hotel to review the progress made during the past year and to plan for the fu ture and elect now officers a rebekah memorial service re ception and dance exemplification of degrees and a series or lunoneons will precede the business sessions on wednesday evening there will be a banquet and dance for all delegates and their friends thursday evening they will be entertained at tbe tarn 08hauter oolf and country club agteoourt the ioojp was instituted in the city of baltimore maryland on april 26th 1819 and the grand lodge of ontario was instituted at brookvllle on august 33rd 1856 it will therefore hold its 87th session this year the rebekah or ladles branch of the order was founded 88 yearn ago and the rebekah assembly of ontario was established in 1891 the odd fel lows maintain homes for orphan chil dren ahdjfor aged and indigent mem ber through an educational foun dation fund sons and daughters of members are financially assisted m securing higher education e v macoormack will represent orion lodge no 109 ot georgetown at tnese sessions terra cotta mr w h hunter reports that sum mer tourists are quite numerous in our village and has all his sunjmer cot tages on the credit flats rented he says he could rent quite a few more if he had qiem erected mr j duncan who has been in disposed for some time with an in jured hand is we are pleased tcf learn able to be on deck again mr and mrs wm dawson have moved into mr george townsends house on maple ave mr and mrs j puckering have mov ed to toronto mt j l crame of toronto spent the week end at his home here mr and mrs chas eves of to rent spent sunday with mr and mrs j eves mr wm stringer of toronto spem the week end with his brother mr j o stringer of this place mr vlncem bottom entertained some toronto guests jover ine week end rev d d davidson leaves for hew charge in smiths falls rev and mrs d d davidson left this week to take up residence in smiths fails where mr davidson be comes pastor of westminster presby terian church coming to georgetown in march 1936 the davidsons have made many friends in georgetown and their congregations at knox pres byterian church and limehouse pres byterian church join with other friends in the district in voicing re gret at their departure mr davidson came here after serv ing in the western mission field he is a graduate of knox college to ronto where he was awarded a scho larship for post graduate work lead ing to the degree of mjv he is a native of ihe seaforth district mrs davidson comes from saska- toon saskatchewan and has her at cm from the toronto conservatory or music both were active members of the cedar crest oolf club and mrs davidson served as president of the wjms in the church with their dnudren walter and donna marie they leave for a wider field of endeavour in smith falls where mr davidson will minister to a congregation numbering 800 umehouse t stewarttown mr and mrs dick standlsh ted richard and rosemary of thorold mr and mrs frank jenldnson herble and marylin were week end visitors with mrs jenkinson mrs carter formerly irene lane and her two children don and oale of mount dennis are guests at mrs sanfords this week the aypa held their banquet last friday evening mr humphrey browne of milton was the guest speaker l y the minrsrer of finance of the dominion of canada offers for public subscription 600000000 victory loan 19 4 1 dated and bearing interest from 15th june 1941 and offered in two maturities the choice of which is optional with the tubscriber en follows ten year t bonds due 15th june 1951 payable at maturity at 101 callable at 101 in or after 1950 interest payable 1 5th june and december denominations 505100 500 1000 5000 25 000 issue pricei 100 yielding 3 09 to maturity five and one half year 2 bonds due 15th december 1946 payable at maturity at 1007a non callable to maturity interest payable 1 5th june and december denominations 1 000 5 000 25000 issue pricei 99 yielding 2 19 to maturity principal and interest will be payable in lawful money of canada the principal at any agency of the bank of canada and the interest semi annually without charge at any branch in canada of any chartered bank bonds may be registered as to principal or as to principal and interest cash subscriptions cash subscriptions for either or both maturities of the loan may be paid in full at the time of application at the issue price in each case without accrued interest bearer bonds with coupons will be available for prompt delivery cash subscriptions may also be made payable by instalments plus accrued interest as follows 10 on application 15 on 15th july 1941 15 on 15th august 1941 20 on 15th september 1941 20 on 15th october 1941 20 71 on the 3 bonds on 19 52 on the 29c bonds on 15th november 1941 the last payment on 1 5lh november 1941 covers the final payment of principal plus 71 of 1 in the case of the 3 bonds and 52 of 1 in the case of the 2 bonds representing accrued interest from 15th june 1941 to the due dates of the respective instalments conversion subscriptions holders of dominion of canada 5 national service loan bonds due 15th november 1941 may for the period dunng which the subscnphon lists are open tender their bonds with final coupon attached in lieu of cash on subscriptions for a like or greater par value of bonds of one or both maturities of this loan the surrender value of the national service loan 5 bonds will be 102 15 of their par value inclusive of accrued interest the resulting adjustment to be paid in cash the minister of finance reserves the right to accept or to auot the whole or any part of the amount of this loan subscribed for cash for fither or both maturities if total subscriptions are in excess of 600 000000 the proceeds of this loan will be used by the government to finance expenditures for war purposes subscriptions mav be made through any official representative any victory loan committee or member thereof any branch in canada of any chartered bank or any authorized savings sank trust or loan company from whom may be obtained application forms and copies of the official prospectus containing complete details of the loan the lists will open on 2nd june 1947 and will close not later than 2tst june 1941 vvtth or without notice at the discretion of the minister of finance department of finance ottawa 31st may 1941 death called one of our former cnv- izens of uxnehouse from our midst on may 20 at st josephs hospital ouelph in the person of james wil liam davles jim as we knew him was born near birmingham england twentyseven years ago and came to canada with his parents mr and mrs elijah davles and a sister elsie now mrs ohrlstopher awackhamer oi ao- lon at the age of seven besides these he leaves to mourn his loss his voiing widow formerly miss helen scott of eden mills with whom he was united in marriage september 28 1940 and one brother ronald at home as a boy jim as mechanically in clined and was engaged in that line of work as a man being employed for the past two years as mill wright and maintenance man at the hamil ton potteries ltd belonging to a musical family jim was a member of the umehouse or chestra for several years during which ttanfe he made many friends in other communities although ill for several weeks jims death came as a shock to bis many friends the short service at the home of his fatherinlaw mr cam eron scott of eden mills on may 23rd was followed by a public service con ducted by rev a h wilson in the eden mills presbyterian church where he was married less than a year ago in terment was in the adjoining ceme tery six of his close friends acted as pallbearers messrs denis hill jack sharp fred brooks harry smethurst earl scott and roy mc- keown the largely attended funeral was attended by many friends from eden mills and umehouse districts i el low workmen from hamilton potteries limited and others from a distance including miss nellie davles colonel and mrs mason of toronto mes srs redshaw and harold svmons ot hamilton and mr joseph mcoowan of barrie the many floral tributes were very beautiful hower bearers messrs harold sy- mons roy wilcox doug redshaw george emslie of hamilton leslie and ross swackhamer of churchill albert brooks of acton among those from a distance who attended the funeral were friends from the eden mills and umehouse communities and col and mrs d h mason toronto mr and mrs john scott preston mr and mrs denis hill hamilton mr and mrs l scott malton messrs joseph mocowan and harry smethurst barrie mr and mrs roy mckeown freeman miss olive- marshall toronto mr and mrs oock- bum morriston mr and mrs harold swackhamer hamilton mr h red shaw and mr harold symons hamil ton two of his foremen at ttie plant and other the girls lookout club met at the home of shirley wright op saturday last when plans were discussed for a sale and tea the end of june rev d d davidson conducted communion services at the presbyter- ian ghuroh on sunday also preaching his farewell sermon prior to leaving for smiths falls this week where he has been called to a now charge at a joint meeting of the elders and managers of the presbyterian qhurcb last neek further arrangements were made for the anniversary services and garden party on june is and ib week end visitors included mr and mrs w oradwell and ken mr and mrs frank mummery and mr and mrs norman enwood all with mrs clifford mummery at her cot- 1 messrs wm and gordon grieg of brantford with miss ivens and the gales mesdames yeates and king anddit- tle anne sutherland ifrom london with mrs gordon sutherland mr and mrs chris swackhamer of acton with her parents mr and mrs e davles mr and mrs denis hill and bke of hamilton with the hills x mr and mrs douglas qowdy bruce and barbara with mr and mrs wm qowdy mr and mrs dan dorrie and miss gladys milllere of hamilton mr and mrs w milhere mr bui and miss eleanor of georgetown with mr and mrs wm milllere sr pte clifford mcodnald name from barracks in hamilton mr and mrs leslie icam of terra cotta with mrs s gisby mr and mrs c e mereditn miss helen meredith and mr a gamble spent sunday with the jones at cheltenham and attended the baptist church anniversary mr and mrs steve nome and mr ben mcharg spent the week end at stratford mr and mrs e miller and russell spent sunday with friends at brant- lord the mills family the hall family and mr and mrs robertson spent the aeek end at their respective summer homes pte gear hayes was in the village on sunday night constable wanted applications will be received bythe council for the position of night con stable for the town of georgetown ealarj 65 00 per morrtih applicatlona to be sent to the clerks office by 7 o clock june 7th further information at clerks office 11 p b harrison clerk help finish the job buy victory bonds bread flour xx 259 solite shortening 2 lb 25c lynn valley table salt 2 for 15c peaches 2 for 23c 2 lb pacltag grapefruit juice dutch loaf lb 25c 20 oz tin 2 for 19c macaroni priors 32 oz jar loaf lb 25c marmalade 23c cooked ham lb 53c tomato juice 20 oz tm 3 for 25c midget smoked rolls lb 31c soap chips 29c sausages lb 21c peamealed coffee lb 41c bacon lb 39c peamealed plums tin 10c cottage roll lb 27c sweet mixed bologna lb 17c pickles jar 29c devon white bacon lb 33c serviettes pkg 10c weiners lb 21c fruit and vegetables celery hearts 2 for 23c tomatoes 2 lb 29c radishes 3 for 10c spinach 2 lbs 9c wax beans 2 1b 29c beets 2 bunches 13c carrots 2 bun 13c new potatoes 5 lb 19c dominion stores ltd fifi free deurery georgetown snyders cartage furniture removals local or distant local and distant hauling stake or dump trucks we carry full insurance mnd govemmmt 1 irrn daily tr se established 20 years connecting with most poina in the province phone 171 georgetown o