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the georgetown herald seventyfifth year of publication the georgetown heraj wednesday july 15 1942 5c a copy 200 a year arse crowd turn out to welcome veteran guard uxtarur kmlii- ctt v j- thcfcftag bad ctuurge w 1tx4- tag there iu do doubt that the du- tea ol oeorgetown mrloomed the chance to entertain the 80th luwne oo veteran ouard ol toronto last vtti rod for they turned out lo large numbers co both gauuday and bun- da to welch manoeuvres and attend tt drumhead tenlor the company comprised hi officer and men aho came by train on oat urda orning aluioujpti the ualn a as almost an bour let crowds lined street and waited patieouy to wel- them aj they marched from the lion beaded by our own brass band and a complement of the lome boot sleglment alter thrlr supper and pre- pairing their openair camp lor the night the unit returned to ualn bt where a dvtc reception took place llaror joseph olbbons ratendrd the offlcil welcome folic tag which the company under cape v j pickering put on a drill dexnonurauoo hamper ed somewhat by he large number ot el t urn along the ildeunea the ma and general discipline of the vela abowrd tha thry had lost con of thr amartnoba in their drill alnce the plrsi oreat war and certainly did credit to themselves and thrlr commanding officers they rather look the civilian on lookers by lurpruc hen the bugle eoinded disperse and the whole company re tiered through the croad and nude thtmseles acarte for a few minute with the sound ol the bugle again they wire just as quick to fall in following th drill an impromptu entertainment took place at the main corner when communlt tinging and oter number acre rnjord by all offlcera of the veteran ouard enter tained the office ra of the lorne scots h- regiment and member of the town totjicu early sunday morning the veteran ouard assisted by members of the lome bcou reserve under lieut u- c mcclure proceeded tc take over and guard all v ulncruujr polnu in town in a large scale tactical mano euvre all public building tuch uu hydro plant telephone company pout office and railway bridges were cloirlj awarded anile men were placed at atrategtc point often camouflaged and a course tn map maklrg and read ing led others to their hldcouu this aa climaxed by a luncheon at the mcolbbon house gien by the of ficers of the lame scou in honour of the visiting offloera to which the members of the council were again guests this was followed by the drumhead service at the high school grounds when the veteran ouard lome bcou reserve and the members of the canadian legion paraded through the streets led by three bands lome boots regimental band vet eran ouard brass band and the pipe band on the return march ltool o b b couens took the salute at the saluting base at the cenotaph oapt j m mcdonald acton and mayor olbbona were also at the sa luting base a full report of thls ser vice oppeara elsewhere tn this issue former georgetown girl marries in toronto a wedding of local interest took place on saturday in toronto when delia mae wriggleauorth daughter of mrs wrtggleaworth and the late oeorge a wriggles worth conner residents or georgetown was united in marriage with john morris kearney cd c son or mr and mrs john d kearney the ceremony was perform jd by rev t w bamett in 8t clements anglican church 8 bollard played the wedding music and mr m mccourt aang olven in marriage by her uncle aymond c cowles the bride wore hlte brocaded satin made with fitted bodice her fingertip veil of tulle illus ion was held by a sweetheart halo of white brocaded atln trimmed with orange blosvoms and she carried red roses and babys breath miss irene wrlgglesworth was her sisters maid of honor in pale turquoise blue and mrs j r crawford was bridesmaid both with fitted bodices and halo of matching flowers and shoulder length veils they carried roses and pink corn flowers william kearney was his brothers best man and the ushers were 8gt- clare wallace cdc and fte ross brock eat odo at the re ception held at haddon hall mrs wrlgglesworth received in orchid shadow sheer with matching hat and white accessories and corsage or mnuve and white sweet peas and pink rosea mrs m morrtfl grandmother of the also received weariruj a gown t royal blue with matching accessories nd corsage of roses for travelling the bride wore a british tan allk jer sey drees with tan and beige accessor lee and corsage of roses following a motor trip to muskoka the couple will reside in toronto card op thanks pte william f and mrs smith wish to thank the many friends who have extended to them their kind sympathy in the loas of a dear and loving brother ueut oharlea 15 hereon stanley finby margaret humberttom wed atjjntted oturth oeorgriown united church beauti fully decornlrd with blue delphinium was the setting cor the wedding on thursday afternoon of margaret au gusta daughter of mrs thomas allan humberstonr and btanley a flnlay ton of mr and mrs john ftnlay to ronto rev it- cv todd rfrwansd and the wedding music was played by mrs james erana the bride given tn marriage by her brother ac lewis ilumbentone r cap was lastly in a floorlength gown of white taffeta iter finger up veil was of tulle caught with orange blotrtoma and the earned a bouquet of better time rosea and boutartua- the matron of honour mrs r b melton of brampton was cowtvd tn pink ehrtullf taffeta and carried rocra the bride sisters mrs ernest ilde georgetown and mrs fred robertson liornby gowned alike in blue cheniue taffeta and carrying roa also at tended the bride the groomsman was mr gordon steele toronto the ushers were mr howard oopeland of huttonvlile snd mr prank bennett of toronto at the bride home her mother re ceived in a dusty rote facomme gown with corufte of cornflowers asauted by the grooms mother who chose powder blue crepe with corsage of sweet pea pec travelling the bride donned a blue and white printed silk dreta with navy and white accessories upon their return from a cruise on the satruensy the nealyvrda wili make their home in georgetown womens institute hold picnic tr jul meeting of the oeorgriown brunch of the womens inutute took ihr form of a pcnic meeting hen ir tlcv ladlr mil ui uu home of the preldent mr- w o mc- doill on vrdnndi tftrmoon jul iui meeting opened with institute praver mrs uwls the rrrrtnrj read wvrral items of builmi ahlch need ed to be dealt with and at the requeue of uie national lnstituu- for the blind u aus mowd und secoiklrd ilmt ilw i rut it uu- conduct t a fvocnrttme n augu nnd n rommittee was op- imlnted to look ofttr this mrs bell brought in the completed ofglian nnd it uh decided to give thl to the sol vation amj the quill donaird t th rj cro b mrs h c dixon wu on display and thi mrmbrrr ench bought tickets to help swell this fund as a patriotic gesture and due to the sugar and tea rationing t ns moved seconded and carried that uie boclal half hour at the close of each meeting be dls- perned with for the present an opportunity was given to renew members f and several new mem bers were addd to the list there will be no august meeting and the sept- imber meeting will be held at the home of mr e c thompson queen street at the conclusion of the busi ness mrs livingstone and mrs h roberston conducted a quiz program and there were many varied answers klvcn a picnic supper was served on the nan after uhlch mime or the mem bers enjoyed a gome of cards while others left to attend the picture one pool in heaven war imccoliinjo lxier duimg nun 4 i jnvtit aim rivilnnsvlun irvllm hy rirli u tl- cniua na ikji knlj so dvuknetl a tg 1 1 me dirver foe the ujv un i jr rir actusllv a coffee khop n imu ijt ujih miliury jrwl tii1un ivimrftgefs in he lm r liwn alr the cumtn- imhii iji i fir to and fuur nas- mi trttkvtd irumiianujrd tlinin im amf rrplftced by to tjhli tl tnth 4 live car arattng m inw j 4 w cr jo thus grejlly cj 14 ting m il iime services for astsdi ccwbf bwjwbduws v9mjgimxx jhoumwm anr i 1 ilieufecjri trnirv which li iv ut been puied in service by the cnh pint meal tj iv mfet nt mlertr iitu agsin ilieixfitinli- j1 ul u- luti given jy t ctltv iilli arranged slmi it i- mi i m log cuiiijuriiitni- i ir i j kitchen in itil- im vil compurtfiknt it t a t ml ri ifuiu- mnnnkullon fur 40 lin at ooc sitting these cjt ti i au ul t xtislructija and uro ir 4 n jimml ikjc tin vl the ir is shutto brluw ljivii 4 tut i immikkiry ktt lien car fie iii pkjli tjfl turn p linnv i ik cars have imth in m t if c n ikcnr hoes oc ova udviji active service notes culinary cues ethel m chapman is a native of hal ton county and a disunfttlah- ed graduate of maedenald college hhe is the anther of several de usmful bosks and editor of the home section of the fanners maratjne she is an eiperi in mattem relating to nutrition and food mnstrvauon and ww swaka this hr sabieet when she appears as meat speaker on the national farm radio forum monday july 20 at fuo dju engagement sgt and mrs alfred collns george town wish to announce the engage ment of their only daughter elaine florence to cpl oeorge arthur blyth rcaf son of mr and mrs robert blyth olcn williams the marriage will take place on august the eighth in st georges anglican church llrtitrnvnt alar mirlmald i urn brtlsh colurrbtu is riprndntt liu lur- ujugh in town with his wife anl in- funt non birthday gteetlnrs to spr jim ph gtvnalji en july uth from relatives and frimd1 in lon thls lr tht 3rd birthday he ha celebrsted oerra lfwls ilumbentone is taking a lladio technicians courw aiih the rcap at th oac in out iph p o douqli sargent of la chine pq w02 home on leavt lom meek viih uls parents mr and mrs c ibargent sgt alan voun who is stationed at otuiau spent monda visiting friends in town i laac lester pat vance formerly a butcher with c j buck ut recent ly promoted to the rank of lac and is now stationed at north svdney sb coniiratiilations are in order to duncan tost who is with the 12th canadian field regiment ovcnas he ha just ben promoted from the rank or onr to ui nor- bombardier home on weekend leave mere sgn george sargent toronto acl lloyd flod exeter ont lac bruce ken nedy st catharines aw3 elisabeth coffin no 6 mann ing depot toronto nnd mwi ray roycroft edmonton alberta spent uu week end with mr and mrs p b collin sgt armand swuckjuuner of moun tain vie bpent a few days leave in ton last week according to a telegram received lust week by his parents lac b1u armstrong formerly mutloncd at van couver bo has been trunsf erred to ihe aleutian islands word has been received uiut spr david bell who is with the cunadtan army overseas has been promoted to corporal lac jim kelly transferred recently from wts winnipeg to no 5 bombing and ounnery school at da- foe bask exwarden and mrs john mopee or hlllsburg received the sad neus last week that their son wireless air gunner allan mcpee was reported missing he went overseas labt de cember mr and mrs d 8 harley had an other son go active recently when brock harley who has been residing in lindsay enlisted with the 8th bty 0 a p regiment and is now at mili tary camp petawawa lac albert colclough from stoke- ontrent england now taking a spe cial course with the itcaf at kings ton ontario visited the young family emery st over the week end pio bllue williams from langley moor england also now in canada train ing with the rcaf was a visitor at the some homo a week ago both these boys were given the voung fa mily address by relatives of the youngs in england they like canada so well they are considering settling in this country permanently after the war is over mr and mrs iarr hpruuh or limpon n iitl i miijio fiom tliilr mn hi i hpnmlr- liu is a prls ontrofwir ut cumji hlalar near jrcsdtfi oernian ttitre ere ollir curjiuil in the pctim hill is orvvnlnr of all canndlsns in uie camp which is u late one mun in ton ere surrt4xl over the tk end lo tentu the urquuint nice of pt jeff ombtt who mas with hie both lusfnc veteran ouard i chmbutl alii be rtmrmbered as mlni the driin clerk in between the time of the tteuui ol the lale mr l w lnn und the purcimse of ihe liiisliitsa from hls estate b mr k v miiccormack jeff hadnt forgotten min of uie friends he had made uurink tils stay here rjnriituljtions ko this uttk tc hjroul t marshall vin of chief w i ci marshall nnd mrs marshill who has bctn promoted to the rank ol trtfeant st marshall enlisted with the postal ouivs ma 1st 1041 und has rimu rapidl from a private to the runic he nun holds prior to en- 11 linn harold as u kinlal clerk at tin local post onice lit has been siiinm d since cnllstnunt at head quarters tn ottuwa last fall mrs marshall and son paul joined her tin band and have made their home in uie capital city on juljijjrdjiorace u roi of mr und mrs herbert hurley irorgetoun ruduated wlui the rank of si- rue at it from no 5 bombing und oumury school ut dafoe sask horace enllsted on august ihth ifmi oiiik u munuliig depot toronto und then lo jarvls and no 4 wireless 5chihil ouelph where he received his spjrkn on friday june 5th to complete his course as u wlrclcss-alr- k tinner he linn went to no bomb- nu und gunner school at dafoe tiisk he is now home on twentyone dav- leave before reporting aguln for duly at the rcaf b tat ion at debcrt n s we congratulate horace on his success since entering uie rcaf ond hope hb future may be as successful as the iiast ten months have been for him lust weeks toronto star weekly carried a very informative article en titled canadas navy grows up pictured at the head of the urticlo was the kim hmcij battle ford this drew local interest when inform ed that petty officer norman herbert won or mr nnd mrs arthur herbert of georgetown was attached to thu corvette the batueford is only one o canndap mnny corvettes plying the high b90a on convoy duty chasing submarines and enemy raiders but like the rest is playing a big part in tlie war letters home tell of nor mans love for his job ond of the miny exciting ocean crossings since joining the navy he hs had the pri vilege of visiting the homeland of his father and tells much or the haunts or yesteryear around cardiff for which the older herbert holds a soft spot tn his heart prior to enlisting norman was a valued member of the lome scots band and since enlisting married miss margaret oliver who also resides in town on sunday morning lome soots company ianm acton georgetown and milton and members or acton legion patjoed from tin armouries in arton lo thurch m rvu in st albsuv ciiuih lit ihe lome beots bant ihe wuit b j ri purk avenue und mill ltmit t the soldiers mem ira una thn h frederick street and uowir aienue o st albans it- i a nrooks rector of st al- lari who is also a member of the rimnr urmy was in charge of the mtv ice the return march was b willow and mill htrttls to the armour le there wns a splendid turnout of all t oinpintfs dob early left stanley uartocks to ronto monday night for victoria bo when- he atu take the officers train- hut course if mirtiint chankps und correcuons in the addresses of our boys on ac- mvt strvloe reach uvls office not later than saturday of this week we will indtinour to publlsl another up-lo- dato active service llst nest week former district resident dies in british columbia robert john cunningham brother of mr f ttereey and mr w a ossw ningham georgetown wellknovi merchant at crescent valley bo and district resident for 31 years died on monday july 6th at koolenay luke oenerul hospital he became middenly 111 saturday and was taken to hospital by ambulance mr cunnlgham was bom tn ner val ontario about 60 years ago he went west in 1007 and resided varl ously at witilow brldesvuie and tag hum twcntyflvo years ago he sett ed at crescent valley his home since tie funeral was held tn nelson d c on frldiy july loth the first pxsbyterlan church where services were held wos filled with mourners from slocait valley points and with nelson friends ond there was a pro fusion of floral tributes archibald stewart and rev t j b fertfuon officiated p e wheeler was ornnnlxt for the singing of the hymns unto the hllls rock of ages and abide with me burial was in the family plot in nelson memorial park surviving are his wife and daugh ter carbarn at crescent valley an other daughter belle at nelson and two sons oiibert at trail and robert nt vancouver a brother william and a sister mrs ethel kersey both at georgetown ontario umted sfwikli war vtttras held fksk camp mo 33 of the united spanish war veterans held their annual pic nic in acton park saturday afternoon july 4th hillrve j b chalmers of adon a member of this camp and a veteran of uie spanish american war was in charge of the local sr mngemenu rrcve j m nw on behalf of acton accorded the vtt- eranr a cordial welcome to the town and alavsd thrlr picnic every auc- crs there wre over 40 present la uding the members and their wives and they came from petroua durham mount ponxt mo oeorge town ha milton and acton to this rm katbtrtng a very fine act of u vulting am erican veterans was thrlr march to lh war mrmoral in acton and deposlv- lug u ttrsuuiul bauart of flowers ot thr monument the basket bore use crrst of the united spanish war vet- tnuu of the uua during the aitrrnoon three ne mrmbrrs were initiated into the oampi nnd a most rnoyable rtunkjn held a b burke u commander of oaxap no xi and was in charge mr stanley haley was the onb repmentauir from georgetown as uie picnic it was most interesting to us ten to uie nptricncei he had from uie year 1kw lo h01 he enluted at spokane washington in 1899 and tolled to honolulu a short lime later he whu uie re about two weeks wnsa ucy received orders to proceed to manilla he remained in manilla for amoat two ytars about uus time trouble was brewing n japan snd china which two countries were on very irundly term the forces were therefore moved to nagatakj japan for 47 days before the urgent need of thrm in china then in uie throes of uie boner rebellion made it imper- utve to shift them over to peking china thry wtre no doubt a ood- mnd lo uv haratced europeans ugulnm whom uie violent outburst of racial prejudice w us being directed mr harley remained then for a few man uu and arrived back on ameri ca- all at san francisco in 1801 drumhead service well attended baptist church holds s s picnic in park about forty children and mothers u icmbcd in oeorsteown park saturday july 4th for the annual picnic of the baptist church sunday school per fect weather added further beat to th ball gamea rocea and various other names which were participated in there were races for all classes a nrtee was riven to everyone in the beginners class and primary class primary class foot races 1st prise bluy hewitt snd alan tutor junior boys obstacle race 1st dean thompson and billy hewitt junior girls clothes pin race 1st prize ingeborg hauptmann and mary wood kick shoe rase 1st ingeborg kiru athrr and a good attendant ol totipvopir made lhc drumhead brrwcr on uuixlay afurrnoon july ix a itr imprrfcalte one the btauuful hianj or the itigh uchool avre a fit ting background for the crlcc nlch aas in cnargr of the local slinlsteruu association ironijtl ut 3 00 pjn titc 80th rtea- mc co vrtrraiu ouard of canada c compan 2nd reecrvr bait l4rna bcou und branch 120 canadian uton dlal amrd at the school ktounda ufter having parudm througb loan from the para we cannot pass uils point aithout a word of oammen dallon tar uielr smart appearance and marching ltcol o b 8 cousens was murhall of parade the rrmce opened with the singing of the hymn unto the hills around do i lift up my longing eyes th lome scots bnus band lome scot pipe band and veterans ouard band provided the musical aocorjaparilment re woo thompson and thnsn assembled read alternate erses of psalm ul this was followed by the scripture leaton the 01st psalm which rev j e ostrorn read prayers for king the empire canada the armed forces and victory were offered a beautiful selection by the band fol loued rev w o o thompson gave a short address taking a text from acts 153 men who have hazarded their lives what is life north what would w consider more important than life it self some people can content them- schtv in a condition of virtual slavery but the people of the british empire ould rather be dead than suites throughout the world many nypin llvcx are in hazard today our enemies are driven by a desire to domlnata the norld one paramount nation pra siding over an enslaved world we and our allies are driven by a desire to hold the world for decency that all men might nave the right to live whale suine lives freed from fear and want wc have one great ollpowerta illy cod himself though we acknow ledge our oun imperfection yet we arv satisfied that nc are fighting his war uc arc on his side may he protect all who hazard their lives army navy alrtorce women of the auxulury ser vices and those engaged in lndtutry- all who serve and tvbey you men of the veteran orders for wham this is not the first war you who have not seen war you who have hazarded you who will haiard your lives may oodfe blessing be upon you upon our causa and upon our king may he bring us through war to peace ills peace and establish his kingdom among men all joined in the singing ot tho hymn onward christian soldiers alter which rev j e ostram pronounces the benediction the service closed with the singing of the mstlonal an them hauptrnan 2nd ruth brantfard intermediate boys sack race 1st douglas peck and ralph peck foot race 1st douglas peck and diuy thompson qlrls classhammering nails 1st mrs o wilson and miss eva hard ing kicking shoe 1st miss bra hard ing tad miss u oook ladles balloon race 1st mrs j blair and mr w thonvson supper was served by the ladle e the church