Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 1, 1941, p. 4

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ir the georgetown herald wcdnoday evening october lit 1941 the georgetown herald sowiera comfort fuid hie georgetown herald 2 00 verdun rebekah podge am tot october 1st 6j october fifth wld communion sunday next sunday october 5th will be a iignlflcarrt day in all religious con gregations around the world when people of all races and creeds will ga ther at their places of worship for a world wide communion service the observance does not contemp late union services but rather that each local congregation shall seek to have all of he members present at its own communion service it is ex pected that every person will take his plucc n his own church on world communion sunday committing him gd anew to the world task and its one sqfrfer in the neediest time of any generation umehouse rally day services at the presbyter ian church were observed on sunday with mr gordon price reading a scripture lesson miss doris harding contributing a vocal solo and rev c c cochrane delivering the address thursday s wind storm was less se yere here than in many places al though quite a number of trees and branches were broken off and we were without hydro for some time another quilt was completed by a jen of the limehouse ladies last week for overseas refuge work a pair of sea boot socks were on display in the store last wee these were knit ted for the red cross by mrs a hill being the first ones completed here mrs e davies has finished a second pair since miss margaret swackhamer has re turned after a year with her sister miss helen swdckiwner who is quite 111 at mrs w j mckechnies in to jedo ohio week end and recent visitors here included mr james nickell of detroit michigan has been visiting his par ents mr and mrs john nickell mr and mrs a w lane and daughters mr and mrs ted mor row of toronto mr and mrs bob lane of georgetown visited with mrs r lane sunday mr and mrs earl scott and gorrj of malton jutr his parents mr end mrs proctor and mr and mrs mckinnon of toronto with tht mitchells on sunday mr and mrs denis hil and blake of hamilton with his parents the mills family and the halls tpent sunday at their respective col tages canada at war continued from page 1 open only fifty yards distant and we witnessed bren gun 3tnch mortal and artillery firing that again testified to the hitting strength of this new army in the making the training plan brigadier kenneth stuart dj30 mc vice chief of the oeneral staff who recently flew back from britain after several weeks of conference and study with british and canadian mill tary men there told the editors that the army training plan was devised to dovetail with british requirements moreover canadian troops now in brl tain were organized and equipped in accord with british practice canadian officers were constantly being brought back from britain for instructional purposes and to head up new forma lions he compared the general scheme of re lnforcemen training in canada with the wldelypubllclted ccoiimonwealthitir training flan and declaredthat the training centres would provide training capacity for a maximum of nearly 50 000 men at any one time this is a0art altogether from the formations already in cxls tence for overseas service the system would absorb about 10 000 recruits per month or whom perhaps 6 000 would be volunteers for active service any where and the remaining 4 000 would be secured under the njima plan of compulsory service for home defence prom the advanced centres were pro cured the reinforcements for overseas while others would go to their own units for further- training brigadier stuari expressed himself as well satis fled with the type of recruits being secured under the system and likewise nith the fact that a large percentage of young men brought into the basic training centres under the n r m a were volunteering for active service anywhere basic training centre canadian editors had a chan e to see the plan in operation during the tour at brantford basic training centre thev saw recruits in the pre liminarv stages of the r training the lads remain there for two months and receive instruction in first aid rifle arrd bayonet squaddrill protection against gas ami aircraft rifle and lizht machii e gun firing on the range fieldcraft and mapreading social a p mr douglas braofcen spent the week mlaa betty orant daughter of mr end with his parents in oananoque and mrs w v orant has returned to toronto where she will enter her mr a b reamnn of kincardine sec0ik yrar arts course at the unlver- was a visitor in town last week mr and mrs j b miller spent sunday with mr and mrs art mc kcown of maple mrs e moouigan and miss dolene mcenery spent the week end with mr and mrs william morey of oalt mrs j mcdermld is visiting in orand valley ibh her son and daughter in law fte and mrs john mcdermld miss annie rose has returned to her home in ottawa after spending the week end with mr ethtmrs j r muraock and mr and mrs j b mil ler mr rthomas weir of toronto and mr alex weir of seattle washing ton were recent guests at the home of their cousin mrs j b mackenzie sity of toronto miss betty speight daughter of mr and mrs a r speight has enrolled in toronto normal school and taking the teachers course mn d campbell and miss mamie campbell and mr and mrs albert dolson were guests at the mcoaug herty lyons wedding at streetsville on saturday mr w j mckechnie of toledo ohio paid a call at the herald office last saturday and recalled he days when he was printers devil at the shop which was then owned by mr r d warren of toronto mr mc- kcchole who will be visiting with re latives in the district for the next week or two is now head of tnejo- ledo casket company g h s column by agnes reid tht bell of opportunity is ringing once more and onward we plod the road o learning woulds t you were kith i us but will you join us in friendly chats on friday sept 26th ghs stu dents put on an imp essive display of sports at the annual field meet each and everyone put forth much energy in order to make the day a memor able one here are the results field meet bov sr champion 1st bill long 2nd john bowman 3rd bob early junior champion 1st m beer 2nd craig alexander 3rd bob houre grade ix 1st robert sa inders 2nd b collins and d hirrington 3rd bailey senior boys results running high jump 1st bob early there are 2nci alvi grieve 3rd bill long 28 such centres across canada the standing broad jump lit bill long brantford centre has about 1 000 re crults at one time from such cen tres the recruits go u the advanced training centre for their particular arm or service such as infantry ar tillery engineers armored corps mac nine gun army service corps etc where they are trained intensively for two months in the use of arms and vehicles peculiar to their service in the case of infantry for instance thev are instructed in bren gun 3 inch mortar tommy gun grenade rifle bayonet and rev olv er protection atralnst gas driving of wheeled and tracked vehicles as well as in tactical exercises there are 26 of these ad mr and mrs s m wright and j vanced training centres across can miss shirley spent sunday with the wrights in erin mr and mrs william gowdy pcnt a couple of days early last week in buffaio with mr edward gowdy who is in hospital there dr sutherland and mrs j r g sutherland attended the hand suth the editors saw them in ac tion at camp borden petawawa and valcartier army trades school meanwhile another vitally import ant role in moulding canada s new i army is being carried out at the army i j j csj 3oinr trades school in hamilton where erland wedding stroud on satur 5tudents eam he trades amo t d r mr mit i cited with mechanized equipment chl affi t ssix delopment of u funeral 01 the late alexander grant i r i but one phu of twrmtn rui th hu trades training program aim mtx mrs ed in curne and providing skilled and semi skilled bobby with the mcdonalds fourth tradesmen for the canadian armj mil over die week end which is now completely motorized and wlui mr and mrs john nickell on i which has armored ttrnenls and sunday mr and mrs b1u grieve mr tank battalion as lu sixiklng wea and mrs lome grieve and win lns for example all students at the daughters mr and mrs elmer grieve v trades schools fir attended and son all of brantford terra cotta we extend our deepest sympathy to mr and mrs c shepherd of this place in the sudden passing of their infant daughter viola marie shep herd who died on saturday afternoon sept 20th after a short illness the funera took place on monday after noon the funeral service was very ably conducted by mr r k lemkay student pastor of the glen williams united church the remains were interred in glen williams cemetery the wedding bells are ringing loud ly on the 5th line this week mr and mrs gordon stringer and family have moved from their farm to their new home in terra cotta congratulations gordon mrs vickers has moved into the late mr william daw sons house on the corner of main street corn cutting is now the general or der of the day mrs r puckering is spending a few days with her sister mrs j mcnally of ooulngwood our local quarries all report trade quite brisk in the stone line at pres eat a number of our young men are employed a the john inglis co to ronto and art earning good wages congratulations boys the windstorm of last week was ihe worst seen here in many years and considerable damage is reported in tins section of the country- a num ber of silos were blown ddwn mr w p hunter one of our enter prising farmers has erected an up-to- date cement silo the first one we have seen in this vicinity built in the latest modem style we all loin in wishing mr hunter every success in jus new enterprise our enterprising merchant mrs k icam reports trade quite brisk at present we wish her continued suc- we aw orry to leam ttoe mr jamas lfarcbnient 1 m a present toronto for treatment we hope he wffl soon be abk to wtwn mueta 1m- pwrtd la bmlm jew daw wmi man to toronto bmnh tor bin flur one of the 99 canadian technical schools they were also first trained n the fundamentals of soldiering at a basic training centre at present there ire about 1 300 students at the hamilton school with an ultimate ca paclty of 2 000 their periods of in structlon range from three to five months depending on the character of their trade these lads will become artillery artificer carpenters and joiners electricians engine artificers motor vehicle fitters instrument and wireless nechanlcs these are only a few of the 15 types of tradesmen in the modern army a large staff of in tractors is required for the four main departments which are automotive electrical machine and fitting and carpentry in addition there are faci fhties for draughting blacksmlthlng welding and sheet metal work officers training centre what about junior officers subal terns for the canadian army of which it is estimated that nearly 6 000 will be required in the next year they wll be provided through offl cers training centres established at brockvllle ont and victoria bc if the course of training seen by the editors party at brockvllle is any criterion the annys new officers will be fit in every way to meet any pos slble emergency the course is a strenuous one and preeminently de mands a high standard of physical fit ness for the first month of the three months course the potential officers undergo training common to all arms including squad and rifle drill protec tion against gas route marches mo torcycle riding and trench digging they then receive advanced instruc tion in their particular arm it is a strict rule now a lesson from the last war that officers must come up from the ranks candidates for cocnmls- sions must have served either four months in an active formation or for one year with a reserve unit they may then be recommended to go to brockvllle by their n offi cer about 1200 men are now in train ing at brockrule with onethird of that number being graduated each btedy u ke such is the gigantic training scheme for canadas new army now in full operation across the farflung domin ion we ham des only what we 2nd john bowman 3rd law rence beaumont running broad jump 1st bill long 2nd john bowman 3rd ormle carter pole vault 1st bill long 2nd bob early hop step and jump 1st john bow man 2nd bill long 3rd ormle carter shot put 1st bob early 2nd bill kelly 3rd jack shaln junior boy results standing broad jump 1st michael beer 2nd bob burns 3rd craig alex ander running high jump 1st bob burns 2nd dik crichton 3rd craig alex ander running broad jump 1st michael beer 2nd bob hoare 3rd craig alex ander shot put 1st bob burns 2nd bob hoare 3rd craig alexander hop step and jump 1st craig alex ander 2nd bob hoare 3rd walter cook senior girls results basketbill throw 1st m cummins nd r goldham 3rd e mllllere bosobill throw 1m m paul 2nd m alexander 3rd m cummins i hop step tnd jump 1st m cum mlns 2n i r goldhnm 3rd m alex indtr running brood j imp 1 t i cum mins 2nd r goldhnm 3rd m alex ander standing broad j imp 11 m cum miiis nd r gotolnm jr 1 m altx ander r inning hih j in 1st m c im j mins 2nd v gijo 3rd m a exnn ier j a jd ii h m c imm ns i champion m c immlns junior girls results basketball thro 1 i l ne lsen 2nd j dtvrlcs 3rd b pnrun baseball throw 1 t l veilsen 2nd r sn ith 3rd b pa il hop step and junuj 1st b paul 2nd b fa im 3rd j wi liams running brond jump 1st b paul 2nd b coustns 3rd m mcclure standing broad jump 1st b paul 2nd b cousens 3rd l nulsen running high jump 1st b cousens 2nd j brown 3rd b paul 75 jd dash b pa 1 champion b paul grade ix girls resulu basketball throv 1st b booth 2nd i milliere 3rd m blick baeeball throw 1st i mcclure 2nd v louth 3rd m wrigglesworth hop step ana jump 1st p cousens 2nd m wrigglesworth 3rd i mcclure running broad jump 1st p cous ens 2nd i mcclure 3rd v lane standing broad jump 1st p cous ens 2nd v lane 3rd d brown ridge running high jump 1st p cousens 2nd i mcclure 3rd j smith 75 yd dash p cousens champion p cousens relay race 1st senior team 2nd junior team 3rd grade ix team picnic afttr the exciting field meet gjib cades marched to plumbroke flats where a picnic was held soon a sham ba tie was in progress each squad proceeded across the creek scrambled through the woods until they again reached camping grounds famished eveiyone devoured the delectable lunch provided puiring with satis faction we inarched singing and shouting our cheers onward to george town then everyone attended greg or theatre a most enjoyable day to soy the least in tact we are all looking forward to more such events expressing yourself club besides interesting the students in various sports the teachers are en couraglng expressing yourself clubs there are several activities to choose from including making of model aeroplanes school magazine editorial board dramatics science junior far mers war services art gymnastics further announcements shall be made regarding the above items we feature for fall barnby twists tahoredtomeasuie tip top tailors a spadal tip top fabric mads la tto top podflcation beht wsar lallon beautifully a wide varirty of patterns cmd colors bright or dark for every taste barnby twists combine the endur ance al a worsted with the smart ness oia tweed only a limited supply has been sent us come intoday 2975 madetomeasure d brul exclusive dealer for tip top tailors ltd vl brill vdept store corner mill and main sts georgetown phone 167 active service notes men in uniform home last week in eluded ac1 armano swackhamer and ac2 dick beaumont mountain view cpl j hurst brantford ac2 arnold atwood toronto ac2 george long london pte w emmerson and sgt russell firestlne hamilton ac2 hor ace hurley jarvis pte w emmerson georgetown night constable who is on active ser ice ls now at allenby school voca tional training wing hamilton lac edward iunan has finished his course at st johns quebec and is now at no 6 bombing and gunnery school mountain view pte edward ted hicken who was injured in a motorcycle accident while doing guard duty somewhere in eog- and and who was confined to bed for several weeks is now able to be around again word from overseas re ports we wish ted better luck in the future and hope he recovers com pletely from the accident gdsm jack whitney was home with his family over the week end- found in eastern canada it counter part will bt found in the west as well there ls no gainsaying the fact that the complicated arms and machines of modern jar require ciom application and concentre ed study the old days or constant squad and rifle drill and rout marches are gone during our whole tour we saw only one band there ls little time for music in this war it ls study study study day and night canada s army is being whipped into shape by long hard hours of grinding on the part of in structors and pupils naturally it tends to become mono tonous and grousing is inevitable but in the course of many talks with both officers and man we heard few serl ous complaints other than the exprea slon of a general desire to be on the way overseas month after month at borden petawawa and debert tend to become tiresome to put it mildly it was the same- at valcartier where the frenchcanadians were chafing at inaction and anxious to be an their way theycealike however that their h will come and when it does they will be thoroughly trained and su premely prepared to strike and strike hard as canada a army training jjlarxjwlngajnjto highgear we m look forward confidently to pbwewxbg powerful machine that will glori ously uphold the traditions of 101418 next weekl article win deal with maybe your friends dont know this when pulp and paper mills are busy many other people benefit because this industry is a large buyer of the things such people make or the services they provide for example 1 the pulp and paper industry is a large buyer of electrical power what is its annual bill 2 bringing supplies to the mills and shipping pulp and paper out gives employment to railway and steamship workers how much does traosporta on cost the industry a year 3 what is the yearly bill tor chemicals 4 the butcher and baker depend on your wages how much is paid outby the industry in a year for salaries and wages 1 for power about 18 million dollars 2 fortransporra- tion well over 55000opo 3 for chemicals17 million 4 for wages and salaries 56 million dollars try these questions out on your friends the pulp and paper industry f canada tnts tffwt-rt-r-

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