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the georgetown herald sfitytourtij year of pablktdioa wfaedy june lgdt 1842 5c a copy 200 a year active services leasue plans gab celebration on civic holiday karm qnwg u bab fast f cr flmitmaaisi baa t bala large saw f mnr u usual lltmlj a gaie relrtnttos u planned to cuotftii hxrt on cine riohday ilnw aurjst irs when lb nretj- organised am berne league wm bold 8 inumi fundratir- arunw oo tjtbalf of dnstrtct bus to th aresed foruaa after mo or htm preliminary cfteetlsc q ofginlmlvwl meeting via arid in u public labrary lost fri 6j irvitu end a aiat of officer tlkttd to brad tbe new croup nicer ere tkmarerr chairman u e- fleck oram chairman w v orant arotr vlrrilrman a- beaumont secretary oartbld uoourrey treasurer o w mrumoct oeorral commute uor joseph m w v orant ooi o b o oouwoa u ii c uccir e ii mtlouhlro o w ifxtaclocs oer- tuld urouits t j oar it and cor coembrr from each of in clje ami cortruee reprraenled at the meeting th object of the ortardaauon u to raise funds from ume to umr for a rh thlncs as entertainment cf enllafert meo before lalng town and on em- lrt financial iiiihimi tor tamlllr of casualjur c th tint aourity planned u th cine holiday celrerauon and lente- tlv ulumudu call for th btffral program area tn this district for many day starting at j 00 pn there will b a continuous round of entertain ment gamr and aport racca for the eculdrtn pony and oonary rldaa aldr hows amateur show refreshment rjoolhr bocle and motor take obalacw race tugofaar aa aril aa drmoo- atrauons by a platoon of the lome boou itraervt and the ut john ambulance brlgadr th hydro u tonavng after unhung anengemrna an effort hi been made to secure trie popular xxd i aay that radio program soldiers in uniform anil or adtulled free lo the ground and to trie dance tn thr armourl which will alnd up the bg da all in all it promises tu be an outstanding day in oecrgrtown hlilory and the oommutee hope to ralae a good turn of mane to start off thrtr axirk nzicroa a htkotnon prealdrot of tba commodity prvm rkafjtlmiion oorporatlon and mrcober of the wartime itlcrt and trade hoard otuaa the weather dy ii u hull thrrr hu brm ft 6tcl4cd unprtntv mrot in uie iruvrr and thr at nrm lk lut rrk ror ill o vhich irt u b thnklul- pujwjiji arr thr local rrcord for the vtrk date 11 i nd l rain temp fau tuea june 3 ea m wed june 1 73 u ttiun jane 4 79 07 m m june 5 67 oat june s 77 61 dun june 7 s3 67 mon june 0 71 00 w i district annual in georget last thursday vtottacial pmldfn olm ma rcfrftvhmrfit cnurtaliudrtit ft- tbm h lbcai branch tbe i3xis annual district rally of hal ton oount women izuututrs aa bald in uve oconrttovn arrna lut thuraday june 4tii 1ui about 133 rrpttntaur from tno 10 inaututra in lh county prearnt mrt p w merry of hombi vaa rtclcctrd pre- aident for the coming year with mrs alex near acton vice- president and mrs w h burton palermo secre tary rrporu on the year s work shov ed that many branchea had done con tlderable work in salvage collecting in addition to other war actltltlca it was decided to carry on the shipment of jam overseas for bomb victims dur ing the coming ear mrs e duke of oravenhurst pro vincial president of the federation of women a instltuus and mrs t d covan of gait addressed the meet ing mlai dorothy cleav c gav e an account or her trip to chicago last fal tnhjch she uon on achievement day and uhlch aa sponaorcd by the institute entertainment was provided by lo cal winner at the recent halton music festival john whitney gold medallist song a solo accompanied at the piano by mlu elma king mluca noroh cleave and ala crlppa presented piano solos and betty and mary paul acre accompanied at the piano in their ocal numbers by their mojier mrs r t paul pollovtng th business meeting a box lunch was enjoyed with salad and tea provided by the georgetown wi hurrcnkirkwood wedding in erin township last saturday the home of mr and mrs john p klrktood erin township m as the icrne of a kncl wedding lost sat- urda june 0th mhen their daugh ter violet margaret aos united ui marriage to clarence alfred hurren son of mr and mrs john hurren of erin o urn in marrtorc bv her fa ther the bride more a blue silk jersey areas with matching blue felt hat and corsage of tauhman rones sho as attended by her slater mis wit- ma klrkwood who wore a rone jersey dress with matching rose hat and cor- age of saeetheart roses utue mor ion klrkwood cousin of the bride was flower girl in a blue crepe frock and carrlng a basket of blue forget-me- nots and lily -of-the- valley the grooms brother mr elmer hurren was beat man the ceremony was performed by rev t j reeo of erin the bride a cousin miss jean mc lean plajed the aeddlng music pol lowing the ceremony the gucsta en- joed a ueddlng supper after which the couple left on a honeymoon trip on their return they will take up residence on the grooms farm on the 4th line erin ouests were present at the wedding from brcalau hamll ton and acton glen williams mlu dorothy dicluon mlu connie turner mlu maple olaltely and mlu vera beaumont all of toronto apent tno weekend here guesta at the homo of mr llndley beaumont mr and mrs harpln beaumont and daughter barbara apent sunday at the home of mr joseph ebaumont mr and mn harold bennett and doiirm of hiuibure spent sunday with relatives here marge wuuanu and amy wulion tudent nurses tn toronto oeneral hospital spent saturday afternoon with the formers parents mr and mrs j r williams mr and mrs oerald moody who were recently married in toronto spent the weekend in the olen mr and mrs harold beam and kenneth were weekend visitors with relatives here boys home in the village for the weekend in uniform included sgn ooorgo sargent rcob from tor onto 8gn raymond addy rcob from kingston pus mcrvyn lurby from damp borden lao john hooper from tlountaln view aol vernon klrby from aylmer and a03 lawrence beaumont from trenton with the bowlers by b p c at a very well attended mixed jlt- nc on thurmlay night three games were played by conforming to the new early starting rules winners were decided at least half an hour earlier than lias been achieved previously prize were awarded to mrs w mlll- lere and w o beu first and second respecltvely while j j olbbens and h dickie were third and fourth on friday night several pair start ed on a mixed doubles tournament monday evenlngss play was the second night of the mens doubles fourteen players participated and two of the teams each had three wins to earn a bonus point in their standings mrs a j oneill and son john of inglewood were holiday visitors with mr and mrs j n oneill the foundation has been laid and construction started on walter ric hardsons new home which he is building on durham street beside mr p vannatters recently built home sft bavld crkfctoa saft it ctytea goo kewfc aftjuvxd last huday wpajaextk axd puotos ovolkxd to heaa o ejvcjh ruou tuoaroft at da iid p eviction u safe la c7oix this good news cur in m letter to hu parrnu ux and ura d p crtcbtoo rfcrutd uu prtday from uha aland in the fax rwii it has brec an onijois time of swiunx tor nas since march liih vrtfn art onchtoca lut irtter vu ivcmiiih lt oa poatbiaikffid htaporr and writ ten on january to antra brforr th japa captured thai lufated stronxhoid iknoa thro his poxeota and frtrnds hate had wu of onie- ty sotidertnx if he had mrpd when the nmj came or bbcthrr rwr raa a pnscnrrofvo or had lost his ufr the lrttr m daud april irth and ut cticmon related his grt for- tune in tvcaping lie fr frw drtoils of how he got to on on iikia is more than 1600 muaa from uaafapore but aald he u in aood healxh and do- inf a lot of iwimmlna as the vrather was very hot the lhtrr stmt airmail cost 115 rxt ctlchlon enlisted in tw rc av on july 1st 1m0 he u a gradu ate of oeorfrtovn high hchool and ass attending the ururrs2ty of to ronto at the time of hi mutomettt a t eras tile auvkte ne rareurd tn practically etery branch of kcrl he played rugby for the 8pil inter- facull loom at unltrrmlty and was prominent in track and field evreta he u still holder of the unltrnlty re cord for the onemile stretch he also played hockryjboui in ovontrtown and at university thr last rir hr urd here being playing msnsgrr of the intermediate ojta tntry he secured his training as an ot vnrr with the air forrr at ctni borden rraina and morbank bask and rlrr manitoba shenr he rr- celed his wings he ass then in nova uroua and montreal from ahich city hr flew to scotland ith the atfero arriving overseas on june 1 1m1 prior to leaxlng im- manird miss margairt pefury prior of to ronto in uootiand he look a uirre- month course of instruction for the ooatal command and thrn ws transferred to i or land for a month bcax in the old country he su in wales for three or four montivs prior to leaving for the em hr arrird in blngaporr about two months before the jap lnasi n kotth haltob mbteri uh at asbfrove the north luxoo unsirriaj aa- sociauon beid lhrtr cerucz in ashgroe united church at j octock ao uondsy je iter a o w porrcnan of nhnaf prccjdrd they had on oujcandnj teljtt for the occaiiop rev d da tea ho ad- droatibd oo the cziuch in japan today or batea has been codsidrftd th lewdt edjoauonala- amongst ctuisuan lutm in japan for rar he hu urn the man in the unxrd cturch in that coun try and until reocuy hr wu prvsi- dmt of the united christian unjtf- uc in jspan ottorrs or the coming rar tit elarvnl lth iu it arooud liruoka ol ac ten pretudmi and ftrr j moore of mjton trcrrtrytitaturrr ptano sucital the annual aummrr rrcltal of pvptls of marforet duitrf atom ws held in the puhbc uchooi pnday rr- nlufjune mh the hall was attract with boikru of uu and peonlra- the children taking part in order of so- pewrancst acre patiy bchrag ujlia loabert jane milne ari crabuee betty curke linda olnstourf uar- fkret bradley dorti icabm mary woods ingotoorg uauixmann katlke- len tfaompaon boddy tutl violet bamaa june clarke and korah oar the sithtg arut for the ntruni m isyau eid dorothy oarden cop- rano pupil of ekrida boulton at ou of tbconto hhe delighted lhr audlenre with her artulic imdltion of three rharming sonx pa lay uchrag prruntrd hrr 1ji flower fium mia dirmr dunn anetmion lihia lambrit itor4nled mis dckir alth flowers on behalf of the pupua mlu dtrke prrarnted art en pupils aith prixes for perfect attendance at kasons during the year pol lowing the recital the pupui acre trested to tor cream those preterit from toronto rre the mitten kortncc and loub mac- don aid un donald ounn atcm mrs dvckle and do roth oarovn red cross over the top with 4200 aa we go to press word comes from chairmen e v maaoormack and howard ma that thr red crotu cam paign in the georgetown district has gone over the top with approximately 14200 in cosh and pledges donated by district cltlrrns this is a fine effort and keeps up oeorgetown s record of never letting a aorth campaign down the objective was m0o0 the georgetown herald britkli war victims fund porwardrd to toronto evenlna telrrum s2s60 01 cnh on hnnd ucknoti- ledsed 34 12 card partv at n a robinson s norul tu june 2nd 7 8 3 b esqueklnc raffle on afghan 11b0 total june khh 291103 urge amount of scrap collected in salvage drive last week m1hu hjuuan ovxtofd lata r mariaa onrrai aaarklrr tl krr aa kn v c orrrraa f dreyta was a iratfaatias rlasa af orarral uaaaual hrkaal af nara- u taa traavaliaat earrriua vera uu am jasw tia at mrmastre ialtmllr aa4 mlaa oiarrsa was aaarax la tusj lolarra llawa hrkwuralila fw itru orwral pre- fbirnr hhe faraarrlr urad la grarfrtaww wbar strr fatter was pi aw mt the tailed chart aa- iu el iraatfrr u drataai ust high school stvdtrt oo- onsjatb wttb uons oil 0 hake chuve a 8uocv88 fixudmu of otorgstcwn htds sonool roopcratad wtui the oaunn km loru 3t last tburaday to makr a ruusetohouie canrais of osorffkovn for aalvaxr and a larf amount oc scrap material of every irpr waj onurctad uodrr th dlrac uon of principal j l lambert th unrn aas dirvwd into dluarte and is inr morning the itudrnta called from house to boutr aaking that sarrtf bs irad vttra tri trucks cauad dur irif the aiirmoco trucks dmstad for thr o try boju transport 8 walarr and il ucata prealdent of tlte rls made th rounds and larg s of rata rubber paper and wrap mrlal aarr colvcted prooaadi ram inr ta of the scrap should amount to vrooo or mora it is ca- umated and this wtu be added to ua uoru balvme pund from wrucb do- nsuons are mad to draervtng war ihanura on friday afternoon lion ii c uccsur donated nil truck tad lsjtate oouected at house wtuclt had btt missed the georgetown herald soldier comfort fund ivraardro to georgrtoan txj dli r comforts cwninullrr c33ao4 cish on hund ucknerk liaised 1s30 nunal iublc bchoo collecuon ih0 helton ivdr no 333 loal true niur lodgr blniro u 0h 23 00 oiirurtoati uons club uu dunatlun 10 00 countess of strathmorr chapur i ode 8 00 total june 10th u7xi cpr shopmen give gun for freedom lome stetf auxiliary oieeting the regular meeting of the lorot r j ladlrs auulury was held ra- iiuy at thr home of ura j r lurbrr alih twenty mrmbera pre mt ttir minutea of the last meet ing were read and approved and tn financial report aas given ura it luriow gate hrr report of social ac tivities for the month and handed ta thr cum of 177 07 from btngo and toctalb pinal arrarmrment were madr for the dance which was held on friday junr 5th in the annour- ira and for the picnic held last eevn- tng at mrs h c ucdurea mans wrre made to send the boy rneas another parcel and shipment of clfarrllr as soon as a list of cor rect sddrrases could be gathered any one aho has a relative overseas with ihr umr qcou can help the ladlea it thr aul send in the correct ad- drrss urs narbrr spokr on behalf of the active bermcca league bairist formed in town vhlch la planning si rata celebration on august 3rd and mrs if c mcciurr and ura paul narbrr acre named as repreaentaueas from the auxiliary the meeting ad- jaumed alth the singing of the na tional anthem after vhlch refresh- mrnla vrre arrved canadas mounting shsre in the fight against the axis was emphasised oy brigadier p m j by bi w harvey vc officer com- mandlnir military district 13 when on saturday afternoon may 23rd ho received the 100th naval un produced at the canadian aclfle railways ogden shops at calgary as a gift ram the muni tions workora there to the nation let tu hope that it goes into action soon he said on a cana dian ship with canndlan gunners behind its sights although rate of production at ogden has not been revealod by authorities the 100th piece of war ordnance came off the as sembly line there some time ago paying all shop costs and coat of material on this particular gun the employees presented it to the country in a simple but lmpres- tfce gun itself is an allpurpose naval weapon designed for use against submarines and surface craft aa well as sky raiders throwing a shell ef approximate ly 12 pounds from its long barrel in receiving the gun from it alderman representative of the shopmen brigadier harvey rep resented hon 0 d howe min ister of munitions and supply for canada the canadian pacific railway company waa represent ed by w a mather vicepres ident of western lines who offi cially received from the employees cheque for shop rests on the gun and by h b bowen chief of motive power from montreal 3 h cubbing works manager acted as chairman the guard of honor was nude up of war veterans among the shopmen under cant mclennan pictures show brigadier harvey inspecting the guard of honor the gun and a glimpse of the aetuu presentation ceremony umehouse the regular meeting of the lfme- hruw w i aas held at the preat- dents home xfrs ellrrby conduct ing the meeting the roll call was nnsrarrrd by spelling your maiden name baelraards it was decided to plve war savings stamp as prises ta the public school children garden ing contest a salvage collection ta planntd late this week ueadamaf jamleaon and wright were appointed drlrpatr to the district annual urs ellrrby la convenor of the flnsnclal committee for june mrs oowdy read a poem by edjat guest take home a broile urs ucvey read a paper entitled btoso quarrlea prepared by doris tfvfrnaf and urs jamleson read currscab events following the national anthem social half hour waa sivent eight ladlea of umehouae attended the district annual of halton w 1 held tn oeorrretown last thuraday mr and urs a w lane and daughters of toronto spent tlat week end with urs tt lane mr w a lane is spending g couple of weeks with his sister ura murray and her husband at mooes creek mr and mrs jus noble or chelten ham and trp a oamble of camp borden visited the merediths dur ing the weekend tao newly married couples pte and mrs harry bmethurst nee helen mcoowan and pte and mrs pat trainer tnee ruth allison visited mrs bmethurst saturday mrs fred nrooks is progressing favourably following an operation in hospital in toronto little david movey entertained a number of children at his birthday party on saturday pte john dlerby was home from kitchener over the week end ashgrove mus betty speight it oeorgetown was guest speaker at the y p v on thursday evening june 4th at th home of miss marion dick her toplr outlined the very interesting work of oenerallsslmo and madam kal bhsk of china miss isobel wiiggvesworth gave a reading and hbwson rudded favored with a guitar solo a slnasofuf around the campflre with a hearty lunch and toasted nurshmallowi brought the pleasant evening to a close miss betty speight visited with miss marlon dick for a couple of days last week mrs russell hepburn mrs milton bird mrs cecil wilson uus elsie bird and mrs thomas cjtffen and isabel wrlgglesworth attended th district annual of the wi in george town on thursday june 4th the junior farmers and junior in stitute met at the horns of miss mar lon dick on tuesday evening june 9 a deer was seen in the field of lit fred morrison 7th line one day lut week