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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening october 8th 1941 5c a copy 200 a year nursingsister helen lane tells of torontomoncton aeroplane trip interesting letter from former georgetown curl relates experiences on tca flight nursing- sister helen lane below you will find an interesting account of an aeroplane trip made by nursiw sister helen lane returning to hex post at sussex military hos pital aftefva visit home nursingsister lane is a former georgetown girl daughter of the late mr andmrs jonathonh lane she attended public and high school here hen entered grace hospital toronto where she graduated with high hon ours winning a scholarship for general proficiency at the school- of nursing university of toronto and peturned to grace hospital as a supervisor later she was appointed night supervisor at guelph general hospital returning to toronto to become practical instructress at toronto bast gen eral hosplta in june 140 she joined the rx5amc as a nursing sister being stationed mist at toronto military hospital and being transferred in march of this year to camp borden prom there she was sent to sussex nb where she is at present stationed nursing sister lane is a sister of mrs fred sinclair of georgetown mrs harold bobbins of toronto and mr john lane of hamuton our readers will we hope pardon the few personal references contained in the account below as we felt that b omitting them we would spoil the story of the flight which she has told in such an interesting manner my aeroplane flight after much thought figuring of finances and the consideration of time saved i decided to fly back from to ronto much to my surprise i was able to purchase my ticket in sussex just a matter of writing a cheque for 4635 my ticket was very carefully put away in my bank book would never afford another one the train trip to toronto did seem long and tiresome so i just kept saying to my- flejf oh well you dont have to come feck this way finally sunday night september 7 arrived the plane was to leave at 1215 ajn daylight time but while waiting at gwens the phone rang trans canada air lines toronto calling nb helen lane the mess age was to say the plane was two hours late however we left gwens at 1120 or so and ada and harold and i started for malton airport on the way we saw a lew planes flying into and out of port the airport looked very interesting and business like with a really mod em station here we met doris boddy who was also flying back her parents sister and friend i handed my tic ket in received a coupon not good for passage though then i had my luggage weighed at least harold did this forty pounds was allowed and much to my delight mine was just on the line and i had everything tuck ed in my bags that i needed includ ing verlenas jars of marmalade and pickle some apples and pears from gwens peaches from ada and harold the station or waiting room is really beautiful with air pictures hanging on all the walls there is also one wic ket for american tourist a pana- dian customs office shortly to my surprise audrey myrtle and dorothy speck came in and what a disappointed look from audrey when we tow her the plane was late then someone was behind me with their hands over my eyes it was flossie earl and jean were there also much talking and laugh ter went on but all the ume we watched planes arriving and leaving pfenes were arriving from ottawa london etc and leaving for new york and so on needless to say we enoyed watching the passengers all coming off chewing gum yes i must remember to remove mine they all seemed very composed as if it were an ordinary trip maybe it was for them it was rather chilly outside but we went out to see the planes take off by 1230 or so our families decided to depart and not watt for our plane so our farewells were made all very hap py doris and i had company until about 145 or so then the company had to leave we went into the rest room and sat down tired was no way for us to be but we were so had forty winks until 235 got our hats on then sent a telegram to sussex mili tary hospital to say the plane was late leaving this by the way did not coat us anything it is part of the tca service when planes are late our plane was in at 256 ajn watched the passengers coming and then the plane was serviced then at 310 over the loud speaker it was announced all passengers aboard for pttawa montreal moncton and hall- x we were ready yes i had everything coat purse and umbrella ready for the new brunswick weath- jr gosh i was really excited as we walked out that door marked for passengers only a short walk along a brightly lighted walk and there was our plane r- the stewardess was at the entrance had our names listed and checked them off as we stepped up doris and i had a seat opposite trom one an other thanks to a kind gentleman who moved so we could sk that way doris had been up before she flew back the last time she was home by now i was shaking with excitement and i struggled to fasten my life belt around bo one cant fall too far in case of a jolt or air pockets or something such as an accident doris had warned me about this but there is a lighted sign which reads- fasten life belt as soon m in seats this is on the door at front leading into the pilots compart- boent now a little about th plane room for twelve passengers six outi side mcdonald mckane wedding union preebyterian church was the scene of an interesting wedding on wednesday october 1st when miss marjorle mckane daughter of mr and mrs j a mckane became the bride of mt jack mcdonald son or mr and mrs a mcdonald in a setting of yellow and bronze mums and palms rev a leggett officiated and the wedding music was played by mrs james evans during the signing of the register mrs francis thompson sang because the bride given in marriage by her father was gowned in white tafetta cut on princess lines with a sweetheart neckline she wore a fingertip veil caught with a halo of pink rosebuds she carriedbshower bouquet of white roses sweetheart roses and white bou- vardla miss ida mckane was her maid of honour and mrs art mc kane was her bridesmaid tney wore white tafetta gowns cut on princess lines and carried bouquets of briar cliff roses mr art mckane was the best man and mr art mcdonald and mr clarence anderson were the ush era a a reception at the brides home her mother received in a nav7 blue dress with a corsage of premier roses she was assisted by the mother of the groom who wore a soldier blue dress with a corsage of johanna hill roses for a trip to eastern canada the bride travelled in a blue talloreo suit with black accessories upon their return the couple will live near terra cotta with the bowlers smith stone dance well attended 8000 added to active service fund from friday night affair a large number of young people at tended the dance iff the arena last friday aight sponsored by the smith as stone employees in aid of their active service fund buss crelghton nnd his orchestra of toronto were on hand to dispense both modern and old time tunes for the dancers and hep cats and square dancers vied with one another to make it a gay evening an unannounced feature was a lucky draw for a compact and ronson light er donated by l a keuleman brampton jeweler and a flashlight donated by mr a e wilson toronto representative of the firm winners of these were compact miss dorothy post hornby ronson lighter don cation brampton flashlight ken davidson georgetown about 80 00 was added to the ac tive service fund as a result of the evenings entertainment and 13 00 netted in the refreshment booth was given to the georgetown red cross society by 3pc wondering why what would normal ly be welcomed wishlngly and warmly must be meticulously metaphoned or minutely minimized to escape em- brelllcal effronteries from critical correspondents such as potential chal lengers powerful cupholders and ex- cupholders thjs column is glad to be itll in existence thanks to good fall weather curlers warming up and ye editor we hope that got by u at least if you have not alreadyfbaptist ypu elect officers the womens institute held iheir monthly meeting last wednesday af ternoon october 1st at the name of mrs prod armstrong the president mrs w o mcdowell was in the chair and the meeting opened with the in stitute ode and prayer minutes of the last meeting and correspondence were read and the roll call answered by naming a favourite vegetable the district president mrs p w merry of hornby was present and gave an interesting report of the convention in chesley on september 10th and 11 th miss doris- arm strong entertained with a piano soio a vote of thanks was tendered the hostess and the singing of god save the king brought the meeting to a close garbage problem brought before council by public h officials councillors will seek ratepayers opinion on disposal problem toxoid campaign this month the weather by h l hutt now that the month of september is past it is wyresting to sum up the records to note how it compares with the normal or average of other sep tembers from this we learn it was considerably warmer and dryer than for a number of years the average aally temperature was 42 degrees higher than normal and the rainfall was 1 54 inches below normal this accounts for the earlier ripen ing of rrults of all kinds tomatoes melons grapes and other fruits tnat require a warm season to mature have ripened well the worst feature of the month was the- terrific gale on the 25th that les soned the marketable apple crop and wrecked many trees following are the local records for the past week date hand l rain temp lail tues sept 30 47 32 38 wed oct 1 00 47 thurs oct 2 68 40 frl oct 3 65 51 sat oct 4 65 54 07 sun oct 5 77 55 24 mon oct 6 58 52 halt0n deanery the annual meeting of halton dean ery womans auxiliary was held in conjunction with the clergy on thurs day of last week at acton the preacher at the holy communion was the bishop of athabasca some fif teen of the ladles of st georges wjv attended at the afternoon ses sion presided over by mrs d russell smith of oakville the bishop showed a set of beautifullycolored slides de picting scenes in his diocese at the meeting of the clergy held immediately after the morning service canon d russell smith presided as acting ruraldean the bishop of athabasca addressed the chapter a resolution of sympathy for mrs naftel in her bereavement was carried by standing vote rev w o o thomp son was nominated as ruradean and the secretary instructed to notify the bishop of the clergys choice the bishops commission has since been received by mr thompson for a term of three years left us e have plenty of gran trophy news as of lost writing this symbolic silverpiece was held by messrs chapman and fred thomp son on thursday night last how ever these above mentioned were soundly trounced by w o bell and em thompson monday this week saw challengers in the person of j w kennedy and a reeve while put ting up a strenuous effort still un able to carry off the coveted criterion bang bong and away she goes how ever for on tuesday the grant trophy went to new quarters when messrs bell and thompson were defeated by richardson and mcdowell next please or is next weeks column bridge and curling news training attendance enforced to be a member of a coy 2nd bn lome scots ca r appeared before magistrate macelwain in police court at port credit this week charg ed with being absent from training parades and annual camp trolnlns pleading guilty he was assessed the mmlmum penalty of 15 and court coats or 7 days with the warning that any further offences would be dealt with separately gala community auction sale planned for october 24th proceeds will be given to bwv and soldiers comforts funds e r magloughlen committee chairman- frank petah donates auctioneering services for big night t the plane seats like ordinary bus ones very comfortable we were sit ting in the second from the back which was perfect at we could see down tne view from toe others jp wuv bring a good price everyone has u not so good because of the wings 1 melt home which they continued on page s have no use for and yet which some- a meeting was held on monday evening at e r mogloughlens store on main street to moke plans for a community auction sale to be held in the arena on friday october 2 the sale which has been success fully tried in other ontario munici palities this year is something new in this district and it is expected that it will draw much interest from both townspeople and residents of the sur rounding countryside committee named e r magloughlen was chosen chair man of the committee in charge of arranging the evening other officers of the executive are- secretarytreas urer o w mcllntock publicity w f bradley farms frank petch mer chants mas p f blackburn assist ing those will be a number of others including representatives from the various communities in the district it whs decided to split proceeds from the sale between two funds sponsored by the herald the herald war victims fund and the soldiers comforts fund and the georgetown branch of the red cross the money realized will thus go to three causes to british war victims to supply ing comforts for georgetown men ser ving overseas with the canadian arm- c r and to provide vkal sup- plics for red cross hospital work what yon can dot the object of the sale is to have people donate useful articles which one else might pay a good price to own merchants may contact travel lers from the supply house and get donations from the producers of their goods some people may wish to make cash donations which are just as acceptable to the committee the purpose is to raise money a lot of money for the three worthy causes outlined above and show the world that georgetown isnt lagging behind in its war effort central warehouse donations may be brought to oneills garage on wednesday and saturday evenings this week and next or to the herald office any day per ishable goods of course should not be brought in until the day of the sale but the committee would appreciate jour getting in touch with one of tt members and telling them what you are donating and its value next week a list pf donations to aate with the name or the donor and the value of the donation will appear in the herald meanwhile act now and get your donation in to make the sale a success everyone must co operate tn whatever way he can the first fall meeting of the bap- st young people s union was held on monday september 29th rev j e ostrom gave on impressive talk to the members on the subject youths great opportunity and the devotion al aeriod was in charge of mrs w j smith miss eva harding presened a pleasing solo the installation of officers for the new year was in charge of mrs j e ostrom officers installed were pas president mrs w f smith president miss eva harding ut vicepresident william gartfon 2nd vlcepresidentmrs harry shortlll secretary miss eunice emmerson treasurer miss elsie fey holsteins purchased by v 8 a shipment of fifty head of pure bred holstelns has just been purohas- eo in this district by george e cow an bedford ohio edgar lyons streetsville acted as agent for mr cowan local breeders contributing were as follows george h leslie g perdval leslie and benjamin young georgetown roy j wilson f peue- terio and w a cripps dt son milton h inglehart bronte e h feather- stone freeman emmerson ford and norman w cantelon hornby and n a robinson norval i umehouse mr kenneth mcdonald returned home on sunday from the hospital at guelph after being operated on for appendicitis mrs w gain oksn wuuama holding ticket number 416 was winne or the red cross doll donated as a lucky draw price for the war victims fund by mr adam kay the draw was made in- the herald office last wednesday night by miss mary oua j a murphy formerly superintendent air toronto canadian national railways who has been transefrrd to be superintendent at stratford announcement of mr murphys transfer was made recently by j p johnson general superlnten- riont bfmitriiip fvitpiln rcthf anr approved by f l c bond vicepresi dent and general manager central region mr murphy will assume his new duties at once mr murphy has sjd a long service with the canadian ational railways in many districts the georgetown herald british war victims fund arwarded to toronto evening telegram cash on hand acknow ledged draw on red cross doll oct 1st donated by adam kay total october 8th the georgetown herald soldiers comforts fund cosh on hand acknow ledged 650 the gang from longs 240 friends 150 total october 8th 1040 the regular meeting of georgetown council was held last night in the council chambers with mayor gib bons and councillors macdonald brawn cripps bradley costlgan and mackenzie present dr c v williams and mr harry goldhatn representing the board of haalth appeared before council to present the problem of garbage dis posal which is particularly pressing at i the present time treating the subject from the sanitary angle dr williams who is medical officer of health for the town presented a brief to the council outlining the situation and suggesting remedies which might be tried including a suggested bylaw tills required a strict enforcement of regulations allowing dumping only in the town dump at the park and dis couraging haphazard dumping on pri vate and public property in the dis trict it was also suggested that that the town set up a municipal collection system calling for tenders for the col lection and adding the proposed ex pense into the tax rate this is done in at least one other municipality in halton acton where the system was inaugurated last year a lengthy discussion took place con cerning the matter and a variety of opinion was expressed by the coun cillors it was suggested that one or more garbage collectors be licensed so that while the town was not running the collection it would have some con trol over the collectors no decision was reached as it was felt that time to think it over and to sound out public opinion was neces sary dr williams also brought to uie councils attention a toxoid cam paign planned for this month by the board or health two serious diph theria epidemics were experienced last year in halifax and in st thomas ana there is grave danger this winter that more extended outbreaks may occur georgetown is among the group having the highest percentage of its population immunized against diphtheria andjt is hoped that close to 100 immunization will be attained in the campaign a grant of 50 00 was made to the fire brigade to oover expenses of sending delegates to the firemens convention the canadian legion was authorized to hold a tag day in november 8th for the poppy fund fall war savings campaign opens here october 20th universal carrier objective in georgetown district committee chairman named to act under chairman g b s cousens a meeting of war savings commit tee workers was held last thursday evening at 8 pm in the legion rooms to discuss plans for a fourweek cam paign which will commence on octo ber 20th the campaign win tie in with the ontarioquebec regional campaign when all municipalities in the two provinces will commence an intensified drive to boost the sale of war savings stamps and certificates ltool g b s cousens chair man of the committee for georgetown and district reviewed the results to date and quoted figures which were very encouraging since the com mencement of sales in june 1940 some 5300 in stamps and certificates have been bought through postal sour ces or this approximately 800 was subscribed by pupils of georgetown public school and the chairman spoke most highly of the part that the school children were playing in the campaign the employee payroll plan which is in operation in most of the factories in townnls accounting for approxim ately 2000 a month in payroll de duction and while there has been a slight decrease in this during the summer months it is expected that hhe former level will soon be reached and surpassed in addition to this the two banks in georgetown report a good volume of sales many of them through a pledge plan whereby the bank regu larly buys certificates for a clients account from his savings account new officers a new slate of officers was drawn up to head the committee in the new pall campaign working under chairman cousens they are secretarytreasurer h c mcclure publicity w f bradley and w c biehn employeremployee plan w v grant schools j d kelly organlzalons f d mcnolly stores a h feller and e r ma gloughlen 5000 objective a new note is struck in the cam- pttigri with the introduction of war would be substantially exceeded by tb middle of november when the four- week period was ndd rural campaign the rural campaign will be under a separate committee beaded by mr a beaumont glen williams who wih organize the surrounding territory and appoint a committee to look after this side of the campaign last year this was handled directly from georgetown and it was felt that better results could be attained if the new setup was introduced weapons as the basic theme the oo- jectlve of georgetown and district for the four weeks commencing october aoth is to sell enough stamps and cer tificates to pay for a universal car- rter which is 10118017 5000 this he is charter xember and past presl- abjective is not a high one and the dent toronto railway club committee was com s that r iode meeting the regular monthly meeting of the countess of strathmore chapter i odx was held at the home of mrs w r robb monday evening september 6th mrs a greig pre sided in the chair and the meeting opened with the members repeatinc the prayer of the order the minutes of the previous meeting were read arid approved and the treasurer gave the report letter was read from miss ethel marshall school nurse t the chapter for the milk supplied last year to pupils at the public school eight half pints dailythe necessity being reduced this coming year to six half pints daily a report was given by the convenor of the baking sale a report was given by the wool convenor on finished articles turned over to the red cross and to iojjk headquarters it was decided to knit turtleneck sweaters to help the red cross in their quota a report given by the magazine convenor showed one hundred and sixty pounds or magazines sent to the camp at truro na the war convenor brought up tb subject of ways and means of rais ing more money for war work and it was decided to have a raffle on a ton of coal tickets to be 10c 3 for 26ctne date for the draw will be announced later plans were made to fill the 81 utility bags made by the members for wo in air r i miss margaret long was named con venor representing the iodjc to look after cards pencils etc for the red cross bridge and euchre the business on hand being conclud ed the meeting adjourned with the membersslnging the national an them