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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening july 9th 1941 5c a copy 2 00 a year red cross make large shipment the following shipment of knitted foods is being made to the red cross hhrehouse in toronto this week this hlpment is to complete all the knit ting on the previous quota for april may and june a new quota for the uext three months is published this week beamans comfort 7 turtle neck sweaters 6 seaman s scarves 11 ribbed helmets v6 pair plain mitts 1 p seaman a stockings 8 pr seaman s boots 2 pr seomans socks army and air force comforts 17 scarves 2 pullovers 2 ribbed helmets 1 plain helmet 1 aero helmet 12 pr plain mitts 4 pr two way mitts 94 pr socks seaman s comforts qoota for july angus and september 20 pr seaman s stockings per month 20 ribbed helmets 20 turtle neck sweaters 20 pr plain mitts 20 seaman s scarves 40 pr seaman s socks u the great need in knitting at the present time is comforts for our sea- men and the above is the quota re quired from our branch per month for the next three months we would ask all who are helping the red cross by knitting to notice particularly p hat articles are required from us and to lo their best to help the georgetown branch fulfil what is asked or it red cross workers are being asked by headquarters not to discontinue their work entirely during the holiday sea son this j ear when the need for a steady how of work to produce th necessary comforts is so great i 0 d e met at wildwo0d the countess of strathmore chapter i ode held their july meeting at the home of mrs a ijreig monday even ing with 17 members present after a picnic supper the business on hand was commenced the regent presld ed in the chair and the meeting open ed with the members repeating the prayer of the order in unison the secretary gave the report of a previous meeting the treasurers re port was given and also the result of the draw for the 100w bag of sugar mrs o dobson being the wln ner it was voted to assist at the red cross garden party by taking charge of the candy booth and the hot dog stand the navj league will hold a tag day in georgetown on august 2nd and the order will have charge of this it was decided to entertain the ladies of the acton lakeside chapter at the august meeting to be held at the home of mrs moyer a vote of thanks was tendered mrs greig for her hospitality and the sing ing of god save the king closed the meeting mow tattoo marks may save sick peoples lives science urges a warning code mark on vour body if you re llkel to col lapse from diabetes or some other all- tient robert d potter will reveal in the american weekly with the july 13 issue of the detroit sunday times be sure to get the detroit sunday times this week and eer week joan had been naughty nearly all day when her mother was puttinj her to bed she said when you ij vour praers joan aik to be made a good girl tomorrow with an inquiring elance join ak ed whj what j on tomorrow rev r c todd inducted as pastor of georgetown united church reception afterwards in church basement totten preaches induction sermon rev j o rev r collin todd ba was in ducted as pastor of georgetown unit ed church at an induction service held last friday evening in the church mr todd who preached his first ser mon last sunday morning came to georgetown from lucknow rev a o w foreman bjv chairman of ealton presbytery who preaches at bahlnafad melville and churchill was in charge of the service which opened with a hymn the church s one foundation sung by the congrega- tlpn rev j o totten ba of ash- rove and hornby then read the scripture lesson followed by prayer by rev charles oummings of norvai united church r rev j o totten took as the theme cor his sermon sir we would see jesus 12 john 21 he told of how m number of greeks came making this request and were introduced to the master by philip one of the twelve disciples who is better qualified to reveal jesus than those who know him he queried and pointed out that on of a ministers tasks was to reveal jesus to his congregation we must prac tice christianity as individuals as members of the church and as a na tion tf we are to be true followers of the one whom we profess to believe in x have never found any reason be said for a minister to be a bette man- than any member of his congre gation we are all christians and should conduct ourselves as such mr foreman then outlined in a general way the duties of a minister m his church and conducted mr todd to the pulpit of his new church mr todd pronounced the benediction mr c b dayfoofwas chairman for the reception in the- church basement which followed the service in the church he introduced rev woo thompson of st georges church of id rev charles cutnmlngs ol united church and mr r b uus who represented knox presby terian church and each spoke brief ly welcoming mr and mrs todd to the community refreshments were served by the women s association of the church mr todd is a son of rev t r todd of beamsville who at the time of his retirement a few years ago was preaching in stmcoe his uncle rev j e todd who rormerly preached in ooeiph is now at st clair united church toronto he is a native of freelton and at tended high school in hamilton he fsva graduate of victoria college and obtained his theological degree at em manuel college in 1937 his first charge was at vlttoria on the vlt- torlawalshnormandale circuit and srota there he went to lucknow where or the past three years he has been tor of lucknow united church jgi and mrs todd have a fifteen- monthold daughter colleen united states navj band is one of the largest as well as one of the finest bands in the world its eighty- five members under the direction of lieutenant charles benterwulbe a fourteenday feature on the bond 8beb at the ca national ex- mbttion this year the weather the weather on the whole the nest week has been just fine summer wea ther of course it was a wee bit hot for the isf of july celebration when the mercury reached 91 but the aver age for the week w as 67 1 or 5 degrees lower than the two previous weeks the sudden gale last monda noon toppled over everything moveable and raised havoc among the tall delphin iums that garden en huslasts hae been admiring fcr the past week or so and b we are hoping for a good soaking rain before grain harvest be gins the little that came wit mon days gale did not do much more than lay the dun following are the local records for the week date tues july 1 wed july 2 thurs july 3 fri july 4 sat july 5 sun july 6 man july 7 h l temp 50 rain fall- council takes drastic steps to collect tax and water arrears womens institute the members of the georgetown branch of the women s institute en- jowd a very pleasant afternoon and eveklng at the home of mrs fred mcnwlly on wednesday july 2nd after a very short business period conducted by the president mrs w g mcdowell the rest of the program was handed over to a sports commit tee consisting of misses luena and mamie campbell who had arranged several amusing contests and games which were held on the lawn at 6 o clock the members gathered around the dining room table which was very pretty with lace cloth and bouquet of blue delphinium and laden with plenty of good things to eat each served herself buffet style and repaired to the lawn to enjoy the out- ofdoors after supper a game of euchre was the order with mrs v king carrying off the honors a vote of thanks was tendered the hostess and the gathering dispersed 1th the singing of the national anthem robbrt john bell died in toronto robert john bell a native of this district died in st michael hospital toronto on saturdat june 21sl nf ti i a lengthy illness hi was born at ashgrovi g9 car io and was a son of the late wll inm bell and jane mcdowell h came to stewarttown as a boy and went to chool and irrew up hire as i ouiu man he nun id to toronto in 1 secured employment in clark s tannin ht was a immbtr of tlu unitea clinch and a const n uiw in pos tic- a brother willlim hws in the w st at fort qu appelle saskatche w n another brother nathaniel cued in brampton o few ears ano he i sunned by his wife the former all i maude rvder who ls a native cton and two sons william and kehin the funeral sen tee was held from tl i mcdougall sc brown funeral clupel with burial in pine hill ceme- 1 or toronto i leslie family reunion july 1st over 200 members of the leslie clan gathered at the home of mr and mrs wilfrid leslie alluvialdale farms georgetown on tuesday july 1st for their ninth reunion following the picnic dinner presi dent dean leslie of georgetown t ed the gathering to order for a short business meeting and program ojh cers elected for the next reunion to take place in two years are as follows president j leslie stewart hamil ton 1st vicepresident george h leslie georgetown 2nd vice president walter leslie york mills secretary treasurer elva j pearen acton short speeches were given by the new officers and also by rev chas leslie toronto and mr thos j les lie fngersoll mr roy leslie roct- wood thanked mr and mrs wufrld leslie for their hospitality and spoke of the suitability of this fine home with its spacious lawns and beautiful walnut trees for such a gathering mr thos l leslie georgetown gave an interesting talk on the history of tne leslie family and stated that a thousand acre blook in this distrlc liken up from crown land by the lslii familv is still owned and ooctipi- l b leslies and descendants of the loslu olm eirom joined in sing ing god saie the king mr joe flndlay toronto scotuh pix r delighted all with his numbers md miss beth watson versatile en t rt ilmr a i of toronto assisted ni h miisicil selections and variety dances diinnt the afternoon a program of i ins was mjojed also a game of ball those attending from the farthest distance wire mrs j c leslie cal- larj alberta and mrs norman -lop- kms rot own saskatchewan other members w ere present from brant- ford toronto osliawa hamilton guelnh thamesford ingersoll mil ton brampton terra cotta strcts- vilie acton rodcwood and george town rev j e ostrbm new baptist minister in georgetown and acton rev j e ostrom preached his first services last sunday as pastor of npwlvvvfias georgetown and acton baptist j churches mr and mrs ostrom who will live in georgetown come to this j town from uxtorldftj where for the past six and a halp years he has preached in uxbridge and goodwood he ls a graduate of mcmaster unl- rrsity obtaining his bachelor of arts decree in 1926 and his bachelor of theology in 192a he was bom in c and came to america with his famtlj in 1906 where they settled in the new england states in 1913 the family moved to toronto where r took his university course mr ostrom was ordained in 1930 at winchester his first charge he next public holiday monday an- subsequently minister of a bap- gust 4th civic holiday are honored church in cornwall before mov ing to uxbridge a large crowd of caledon and com munity friends of mr and mrs wal ker glassford newlyweds met in the township hall recently and present ed them with a lovely breakfast suite end other gifts dancing was the pas time of the evening mr and mrs glassford are making their home in georgetown gnr donald appleyard leaves to night for sussex military camp after a fourday leave spent at his home in army day visitor at camp one of the more pleasant jobs for the visitors the nse of the equipment b t f a leeenfield rifle at the lansdowne park army camp wx showing the is seen here instructing an interested visitor on the use photo public information rev j e ostrom ba b th recently appointed pastor of the baptist church public school board given 1756 grant for new heating system assessment bylaw changed and relief officers services discontinued as at july 31st accounts passed a owing to the regular monthly meet ing night of the town council falling this year on dominion day july 1st the date was set forward to monday july 7th for the session due to the tardiness of some mem bers and a short agenda at the outset it looked like a quiet evening for coun cil but when all members were in their places some very important mat ters were brought to the fore which brought forth much discussion one of the main items was the re ceiving of the tax collectors report and recommendations and after con sidering the situation at some length it was decided to give the collector authority to collect water rate arrears according to the water bylaw and the treasurer was also instructed to proceed with a tax sale of all pro perties four years in arrears of taxes whose owners have made no effort to cleanup public school heating mrs kathleen cleave chairman of the public school board and mr john d kelly approached council re garding the proposed new heating system for the school mr kelly was spokesman for the deputation and be- rore outlining the purpose of their coming to council apologized for not being in a position to approach coun cil before they had set their estimate lor the year continuing mr kelly cited the poor condition of the heat ing system at the school when during extremely cold weather the hot ah furnaces could not be forced enough to heat certain rooms and as a result these rooms had to be closed for two or three days at a time not only were the furnaces inadequate for heating but they required rnuch need ed repairs during the past three years said mr kelly repairs alone to these furnaces would average 20000 a year instead of making these re pairs again this year the board had had plans and specifications prepared for a new steam heating plant which would cost 17fl which they wished council to consider not only would a saying he made through repairs dur ing the year mr kelly stated but a considerable amount could be saved in full and the job would have to be done next year anyway if the coun cil could see fit to make this grant the work would be proceeded with at once and completed during the summer holidays council considered the matter from all angles and the members were un animous in their opinion that a new heating system was what was needed at the school to show their good faith and en deavour to keep the towns expenses at a minimum the board promised to return the amount to the town over a period of two or three years by cut ting their estimates and by fuel sav ing with this in mind and the great need for a change in the heating sys tem council went on record as favor ing the move and a motion was pass ed granting the amount 1756 which will be taken out of ourrent account should it show a surplus after the budget for the year has been met grant to fair board a further deputation from the es- queslng agricultural society asked for the usual grant to the fall fair la speaking for the deputation mr frank petch said he hoped the fair would be held on saturday this year if a date could be secured but if not they would have to hold it on the thursday date however he promised even a better fair than last year which was one of the best in the district from the standpoint of exhibits council saw no reason for not supporting this community enterprise and the 10000 grant was carried unanimously when the june account for relief continued on page 8 war victims fund f swelled by 60 this week two donations received this week to thi herald war victims fund were made by children 5 50 was turned in bj beth and margaret connely toots murphy and peggy young as proceeds of a bazaar held on victoria street at which canned goods wer sold 3yearold junle eason daughter of mr and mrs reuben eason who has already contributed 1 is from the sale of flowers sold roses to the neighbours last week and presented 335 to the fund from the sale of these the glen community club which has been one of the most active sup porters of the fund turned in 5000 which represented proceeds of a par ade and entertainment held in the glen on friday june 27th this en terprising group ls already planning a garden party to further aid the war victims and ls to be commended on its good work the georgetown herald britimh war victims fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram fund 1086 13 cash on hand acknowledg ed 12682 proceeds of bazaar con ducted by beth and margaret connely toots murphy and peggy young 550 little helper junie eason age 3 money from sell ing mowers t 3 55 glen community club proceeds of parade and entertainment june 27 5000 total july 9th arrived safely cables maj barber as lome scots reach england 70 district men in tank corps and lome scots recent arrivals in england mrs j r barber received a cable gram last sunday from her husband major j r barber telling of the safe arrival overseas of the lome scots regiment w hlch left standard bar racks hamilton several weeks ago about set enty district men are members of t company which went overseas with the regiment in the same convoy were a number of local members of the tank batta lion including troopers fred harri son ed hlcken and clarence wln- fleld who are now overseas with their regiment had field burt wedding last week the marriabthtook plioe last week or annle4cathaleenhadfleld daughter of mr and mrs wtther hadfleld of tjowvllle and roy laurence mckln- non burt son of mr and mrs laur ence burt of georgetown mr frank petch was one of the luckj winners of a 5 war savings cer tificate at the colterville garden party last week