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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening october 22nd 1941 t 5c a copy 2 00 a year uptoyou auction sale at local arena this friday donations continue to pom in and sale promises to be big succes three funds will benefit band radio program lucky draw added to program that the people in this district are going- all out in their effort to make the uptoyou sale a glori sue k is shoimin no mwttjln terms the lengthy list of donations ap- j below and thats not all for i as we go to press the telephone i jangling and new donation are be ing received hourly by the committee lin charge the sale is booked for georgetown arena this friday evening october 34th commencing at 8 pm frank fetch premier auctioneer in this dls trlct is donating his services for the occasion and hume currie will assist him as chief clerk with a number of other citizens doing their part to as dst in the sale the lome scots band will be in attendance and the alknseltzer radio program old i bay that with ken boole and doc lmdsey will be putting in their sec ond appearance in georgetown to provide entertainment for the crowd the idea for the sale originated in tbe mind of e r magioughlen main street barber at whose suggestion it may be recalled the herald war vic urns fund got underway last febru 4 that his idea is a good one can xewuly be seen by the interest which the sale has aroused right from the start it is impossible to name all the individuals who are helping to make the sale a success g w mcllntock as treasurer w f bradley publicity man frank petch mrs p f black- burn and mrs p b ooffln are among those who are working in george town itself and in the surrounding district montague merryday in the glen a r merriara at baulnafad joseph scott in limehouse a n robinson in norval and harry ro bertson at hornby are numbered among the willing helpers dona in addition to the list of goods to be auctioned there are other dona uons which we should mention the oocaoola oo and the credit valley bottling works have each promised two cases of their product the wm wrlgley jr co has given two boxes j gum and planters peanuts are sending 24 una of peanuts all these win be sold by girls and boys who are volunteering their services to sell re freahments through the crowd g w mcuntock and a c wlk bank o commerce and bank of montreal managers respectively have each giv en a war savings certificate as prizes for a lucky draw this will be con ducted on novel lines apples win be sold for 25c apiece each one contain ing a locky number and the draw wll be made towards the end of the sale anong the donations may be noted a collection of antique ware frnn mrs a- w nixon which will interest curio seekers a thoroughbred male cocker spaniel puppy from mrs art scott it is rumoured that mrs scott has been offered 35 for this pup whih is best in the utter so perhaps the wouldbe buyer will be on hand to put in a bid on friday night j thompson has given two bushvls of fancy spy apples which are at pros ent on display in the herald window other goods are being shown in the windows in mcoibbons store furniture clothing preserves fruit and vegetables calves and horse cup pers pigs paint golf clubs and quilts just a sample of what will be up for sale proceeds of sale the proceeds of the sale will be split three ways between the soldiers com forts fund the bwv fund and the red cross that all of these causes axe deserving of support has been amply proven in the past and the committee is hoping that this will be highlight in the long list of af fairs which have already taken place to aid the war effort there win be no admission charge at the gate and it is expected that the arena will be crowded to capacity when auctioneer petch opens up pro- on friday night that it win be a success is already a foregone con- rion that it will be an outstand- fig a grand and glorious success is iptoyou and you and you and you the list of donations below include all those which have been turned in tap to press time and is not complete by any means the fuh list of dona tions win appear in next weeks her ald a n robinson norval 2 bus ap ples 4 ladles from charles st mrs t a humfaerstone mrs w d john- aton miss annie thompson miss brown quilt misses k and a ryan electric coffee percolator e r ma- gtoughlen electric clock a r speight sgals anttfreese mrs w f bradley xmas cake georgetown herald 5 yr stftscrlptaon harvey lusty end table canada bread co per ken ems cake j valentine oedarrale school 2 bos smles kiel prairie magulre norval smear set lb w h long 3 pies e heir j evens set of bed fen etss anon star bread in arfers dept stare la mee growers baskets mushrooms wrights meat if mi cottage rod fetch and brad ley sna pair of pigs arthur pytoc reids hardware j gal red paint smiths shoe store dressed chicken fred charles 2 calves fred thomp son drop leaf table richardson t hardware per independent electric toronto electric toaster mrs a w nixon pieces from 200yrold din ner set 2 antique candle sticks 2 marble statuettes silverware mrs a e colman 6 jap green tomatoe plckl anon hamper of large onions vogue halrdreeslng permanent licata s fruit market assorted fruit budget groceteria case of canned goods j thompson 2 bus spy apples 9 00 reserve bid placed by mr thompson mrs r h eason r maroon baby pram hugh dickie end table longs confectionery 2 lb box mohs choco lates 1 doz gallon jars mrs t hum berstone 2 doz butter tarts anon coal and wood stove annex joseph beaumont hosiery glen williams 3 doz pair pure wool sox fred mc cartuey camera mrs wm maybanks 2 jars fruit t eaton co ltd silver casserole m m jeweller ladles evening bag carroll s ltd 24lb bag silver star flour mrs m armstrong bed springs child s rocking chair foot stool john ismond bag of potatoes mrs w a mcclure bag of potatoes mrs walter richardson baby pram miss h a staunton wardrobe trunk miscellaneous articles j b mackenzie 120cgg incubator oil burner horse clippers 6 silver butter spreaders mrs art scott purebred male cocker spaniel pup georgetown creamery coldstorage locker 1 yr joseph young singer sewing machine dan campbell balllnafad 21 lb cabbage r shortiu balllnafad 53 lb pumpkin merrlam s general store 100 lb oy ster shell dominion stores ltd case of canned goods mrs d p crichvon table lamp mr and mrs w f brad le jacket heater george h leslie pair of ducks brills dept store sewing machine new ladies cloth ing misses l and c boomer medl cal lamp erwln c goldham overseas food package lilucos beauty salon permanent wave robbs drug sore toilet set mrs vance kentner qle bee heater maple leaf dairy milk tickets pall of honey christie brown co 2 cnw deluxe biscuits new method laundry order for miraclean ing of ladies dress or mans suit richardson s hardware radio lamp mrs e y barraclough basket of gro ceries k c lindsay yorkshire pig cash donations mr and mrs c b dayfoot 500 robert simpson co ltd s5 00 herald funds still growing the bwv and the soldiers com forts funds sponsored by the georgetown herald stilt continue to be well supported by the public- the latter still in a small though none the less sincere way this weeks do nation of 100 was from mrs robert mcvey of limehouse who says her husband who is overseas has received parcels from the comforts commit tee and this was a token of appreci ation last week lack of space forbade us telling of the novel way in which mrs r t cave raised a goodly sum of money from the neighbours on col lege view with an apron on which were sewn dozens of utile pockets she made a canvass of the street each contributor put his donation in a poc ket and mrs cave sewed it up when she brought the apron to the herald office and all the pockets were opened and emptied the grand total amount ed to 2950 a donation of 4 00 was made to the bwv fund this week by mrs a colman proceeds of a social evening at her home the funds now stand at soldiers comforts fund ashgrove miss edith wrigglesworth was charge of the devotional meeting of the young peoples union on sunday evening the topic was given by mr n o wrigglesworth john bird was in charge of the scripture lesson a vivid description of an air aid lr london was read by miss marlon dick miss joy ruddell favoured with a vocal solo and miss ioooel wriggles worth gave interesting items on cur rent events on monday evening twelve young people from the yfu enjoyed evening of roller skating at the strathcona club toronto the october meeting of the wj was held at the home of mrs horace barnes with a splendid attendance on tuesday afternoon oct 21st mrs percy merry district president of hornby was guest speaker her ad dress was based on thoughts on our individual task regarding internation relationships among foreigners in our own countxy the motto noth mgof lasting value is cheaply won was taken by mrs russen hepburn the industry of flax growing which has been developed more extensively in canada since the outbreak of the war was described by mrs clayton wilson win edith wrigglesworth and mrs horace barnes tested our skill and knowledge in a mirthful game of quia simple refreshments were served after the winging of the king the novem ber meeting will be at the home of mrs t giflen oongratulstions to mr harvey nurse on his success at the provincial plow ing match nov 9th wul be ashgroves anniver sary sendees ft cash on hand acknow ledged 1746 mrs robert mcvey 100 total oct 22nd 1646 british war victims fond forwarded to toronto evening telegram si 8511 cash on hand acknow lodged 183 05 proceeds of social evening at the home of mrs a e colman 400 ttotal oct 22nd 2032 06 stewarttown last week mr and mrs frank jenklnson her bie and maralyn of mount dennis mr and mrs dick standish fed rlc hard and rosemary of thorold spent thanksgiving with mrs h jenklnson visiting with mrs baily were mr and mrs s hayward of berkeley heghts new jersey norman and percy bally of toronto lc cpl s hunt of newmarket and lao gilbert hunt of trenton were both nome for the holiday this week mr and mrs ken harris have mov ed to toronto where ken has lately found employment mr and mrs har ris have only been a short while in the vhlage but they have made many friends and we are sorry to see them go the wi quilted another quilt for the people of britain at their meet ing last week the quilt was a gift oi mrs bodweu one of the members mrs j c murray was elected secre tary in the place of mrs ken harris miss belle tennant of georgetown spent sunday with her friend sylvia barrow ballinafad bar j foebury of acton chaise of the service here morning in cooollange with rev a o w foreman it being mle ban- toy tlie wjcjs will nolo tbelr autumn thankoffering next mday erantac when re kwmwtti j b of to ronto win sire an luuttrated laobm everybody welcome tne wjl held tbelr rarulax meeunf at tne nome of itta donald maaan tne tame of tbe l enreass waa tnanaabtrtrar and aa to cbanre of aba j soow ha rab eall was also answered with tlaiiilaatiliaj venae a abort padod was then de rated to unameaj attar wtnon an oral the h maatanf wfs t acre atsamfe borne lady bowlers reelect officers the ladles section of the george town bowling club brought their ac tlvitles for the 1941 season to a close on monday evening october 20th when they attended the fowl sapper at knox presbyterian church and af ter partaking of a tleliclous suppec journeyed to the home of mrs w g bell for the annual social and bus neis meeting after a couple of hours of euchre and bridge the business of the evening was conducted by mrs 7 mackenzle the president of the club mrs j j gibbons secretary treas urer gave the fi report show ing all debts paid and a small bal ance in the bank it was moved seconded and unani mously carried that the same officers be re elected for the 1942 season namely president mrs s o mackensle vicepresident mrs harold cleave sec treasurer mrs j j glbbens social committeemrs w g mc dowell and mrs h cleave prise committee miss may langan and mrs j h ialllico plans were discussed for raising money for the club throughout the winter at the conclusion of business the following prises were presented bridge miss laura scott euchre mrs edna duncan bowling prizes for the season high score mrs robert erwln runner up mrs george ford trebles 1st mrs s c mackenzle skip mrs edna duncan mrs e s thompson 2nd mrs harold cleave skip mrs p f blackburn mrs j d kelly light refreshments were served by the hostess and after a vote of thanks to mr and mrs bell and miss laura bell for their hospitality a very pleaa ant evening was brought to a close william vint dies in hamilton after lensthy illness friends in georgetown were sad dened to hear of the death at hamll ton sanatorium last thursday octo ber 16th of william richard vint he had been in 111 health for the past four years being confined to bed for over a year the late mr vint was born in georgetown and was the son of mrs mary vint and the late charles vint of georgetown he attended the lo cal public and high schools and took up the trade of electrician upon leav ing school he was married to the former mil dred foster who survives with a son ronald aged three and a half also surviving are two sisters mrs arnold and mrs elmer dron of georgetown and a brother howard or hamilton moh reports excellent attendance at toxoid clinic help canadas seaward defence ivwar savings tr5i- certificates active service notes mrs harvey allen received a letter this we f her husband opl harvey3jien of the 9th infantry bde nowoverseas in which be speaks of attawung the theatre royal some where in england imagine my surprise he said when one of the entertainers turned out to be pte bob mcmenemy of the rjijjj a glen williams boy he sang his ver sion of my blue heaven and was applauded by a large audience of ctvl lians and soldiers lac john wilson stationed at no 4 bombing and gunnery school fin gal was at his home in town for the week end another group of lome scots have left standard barracks hamilton for other stations rbm john murray sgt russell flrestine and pte bui hllller are at debert nfl and pte norman delke and pte norman wright at chlppawa with the 14th bde pte bui tennant has arrived safely overseas to join his brother pte b j tennant who went overseas with tbe lome scots in the summer nursing slsber helen lane has arrived overseas and waft mentioned on the radio by the com mentator who described the scene when the convoy arrived at a british port gnr albert oohnan was an other georgetowner who crossed at the same time children inoculated at public school last friday rr c v williams m0cal oxoosr of health for georgetown expressed himself as extremely pleased with the toxoid diphtheria clinic which was conducted last friday afternoon at the public school the clinic which had been announced for the pcecedlqe two weeks in newspaper and poster ad vertising drew a total of 72 ofaodrea to be inoculated of these 46 were school children bringing the total of georgetown school children who have been inoculated to over 95 the group of 26 children of pre school age who received their firs dose numbered 26 and was the lar gest of this type ever before present ed for treatment at the clinic thle is an indication oi the interest beta taken in health measures by parent of young children in georgetown in a newspaper advertisement wbiob appeared in the herald on october 8th the medical officer of health warned citizens of the increased dan ger of a diphtheria epidemic in can ada due to the mohllizattrm of men from all parts of the country and other countries where immunization has not been used last winter severe out breaks occurred in halifax and st thomas and public health aihtsorlues are doing everything possible to pre vent a repetition of the disease this year the treatment consists of three ino culations spaced at three week inter vals the next clinic win be held at the public school on friday novem ber 7th and parents of those child ren who could not attend the first clinic are reminded that they may bring their children to this second clinic where they will receive tbe ftnt- lnoculatlon georgetown has a fortunate record being free of the disease since 19w when the last case occurred ooinel- dentally it was in that year that ino culation was commenced in town red cross bridge and euchre nets 11401 twenty five tables of euchre seventeen tables of bridge wed p fist friday night in the the funeral service at the home of vhea ujg q society sponso- l0calmews keep saturday nov 18th open for the verdun rebekahs euchre parti culars later euchre in legion hau on wednes day october 29th proceeds going to wa soldiers fund everybody wel come good prizes admission 25c the cedar crest golf club win hold their closing party at the club house on thursday october 23rd at 8 o clock with bingo and dancing all members invited the local council of women will bold a business meeting at the home of mrs a h feller- on monday oc tober 27th at 3 pm au members are urged to be present ttie glen community club will hold an old time dance in the town ban glen williams at 9 o clock on friday oct 31st proceeds for christ mas cheer fox glen soldiers admis sion 26c each a group of interested dtisens held a meeting this wee to talk over plans for a community halloween party on october 31st no definite plans hare been made and unless another meet ing is catted next week there wm be no ptbuc function on that night a dance win be held m norval pariah hall on friday oct 34th sponsored by normal taller farmers and tnalbite george chalk sod hto orchestra of toronto old time and modern d lunch wul be serv ed ftrh vw 4sc babys act ailments bcasma outs eta respond qufcfcjj to li i ii ll qmok heattnc balm abx heals psoriasis t aryttas- ma eto wo h00 u m and strong meomiimjndsd sad old by bobb and ottnr i jwrrhody h waiting tor the rkx- au osugcofai am oatrr uul two ttams or tbe price of one ptos onbontoanjl over m0 baifatoe to from and tow m tfgn to ook qp his mother on john street day was conducted by rev r c todd pallbearers were three cousins robert and william klckley of to ronto and clifford motbersul of brampton and william hyde walter hyde and jack tost interment was in greenwood ceme tery georgetown there were many beautiful floral tributes from friends in token of their respect for the de ceased ghs column by agnes reld lime to pen again war weapons campalxn starting this week war savings stamps are being sold at the high school heading the campaign at ojij3 are mr heldtnann acting chairman verna mcuntock and mary cummins general supervisors in each form there are representatives name ly ib michael lorusso la pamela cousens 2nd joyce williams 3rd marjorie wagstaffe 4th robert lawson 5th meaner mullere the drive is one hundred percent ss each pupil intends to buy a war sav ings stamp a week by so doing it 1b expected that qms will raise 100 s month every person is requested to bring their money on thursday with the cooperation of every pupil it is expected that qhjb win be able to contribute nowy to the universal car rier that georgetown has resolved to buy every months an invitation from muton has been extended to a junior and senior pa team of ohjb the games win take place on friday oct do your best sod carry ui to vmory i monday oat louiorichton vs long it ii to favour of ortohtan resuhs of oo ib ga oiwta va long 30 if to favour of okmitob successful party to raise funds for their work a total of tlmdul was realized from the sale of tickets and the refreshment booth operated conjunction with the affalr mrs a s wilson held the high score in the ladles euchre and mrs who was tied with mrs king for second place won the cut for second prise mr olegg and mr harry savings were first and second prise winners in the mens eucnre bridge prizes were presented by mrs w r robb to mrs gowdy and mrs george brown who were tied for first place and to mr r nodwen and mr w f gray both of balllnafad miss grace gunby won the war sav ings certificate offered as a lucky number prize man struck by car on highway this afternoon stanley hall of the 10th line tra falgar received severe injuries this af ternoon when he was struck by a car driven by edward little of george town the accident occurred about 2 pm in front of speights oarage mr hau was crossing the highway m the direction of the hedley shaw feed mill stepping from behind a parked oar he turned his head to can a greeting to mr arthur wilson who was standing in the doorway of the georgetown creamery and walked directly into the path of the ear driv en by mr little the ear struck him a glancing blow which threw htm against tbe dool handle and be r a nasty gash in the forehead as wttt as other in juries he was attended by dr c v williams and then removed to his home in trafalgar mr ban la rnanager of tbe muton district cooperative according witnesses the accident was unavoid able mr littis was proceeding at a moderate rate of speed sad bad no chance to stop vban be noticed mr hau appear m front of me ear church news f st johns church stewarttewn rev s r colebrook rector 2 00 pm sunday school 300 pm evening prayer st stephens church hornky 1030 ajn sunday school 1100 jxl morning prayer st paals church norval 10 pan sunday school 730 pm evening prayer o a st georges chmeh rev w th twmiuetfa sunder after ttimv children day and youth sunday holy oomnnmlon am sunday school with slides 10 am matins and litany uu pm st ahmuis charoh glen wmism twentieth sunday after titottr children a day and youth flunaeyf sunday school 3 pm ohildrena evensong 8 am knox prertytertaa charea georgetown rev ohas o cochrane aa 1000 am sunday sonool class 1100 am public worship 700 pm public worship 130 bsd sunday school haas 230 est public worship geergetewn united cbavea rev r o todd bjl mrnerter 10 am sunday snhooi 11 am tbe hour of worship asm subject mwntte corwereauon no evening service to bsgjtf anniversary our anxuvweery hbv bar rr v j let srd and stb sundaje has at and and 00 am k lemur bja 200 1 7joo pa i oome to sna day 1riaaamaslbbblsdbajk artrttbtaasn aa sv sb aast to i i kin pit