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v the georgetown herald seventyfifth year of publicaticm wednesday august 12 1942 5c a copy 200 a year black knights celebratio here saturday aug 15 plane crash injuries fatal to leslie gregory citizens of georgetown were sadden ed and shocked to hear of lb trade death at uu gregory only ion ol ur end un i l oreeory oakvllle tale sunday afternoon in hamilton oenerel hospital iron tnjurlee suf fered in the crash of his airplane near town early sunday momlne he wu wuknovn to many xealdenta or this community havlnj hrlped hlj tether the oregory tbeetr here several years eto our deepest sym pathy li eiteoded to his family tn thetr bereavement the jayeerold filer who rnmid at h kim street weat hamilton died su 930 pa bunday from shock setere bums to the lower part of hla body and a bad fracture of the rtfhl lr lie was admitted to the hamilton oenrr- 1 hospital at 11 jo po following the plane crash in the oeorgetown dis trict the plane ur gregory waa ruing to le airmmer home tn honey hsrbr waa dh fo moth equipped with floata which he first flew about a weefe ago be had already made a round trip to the oeorglan nay reaort balurday and apparently waa returning there thli morning when the accident hap pened orefory ran into foggy weather and be waa forced to attempt a landing in swamp near the cole farm on the sixth line in eaqueajng towruhlp be wa treated by dr ii t paul then taken to hamilton hospital a flying enthusiast for several jrars ur oregory atarted training for a private pilots ucenae at cub aircraft frmtw two and a half years ago he completed hla training at hamilton aero dub since then the popular epcrtaman had been in crackups from which he waa able to walk an several weeks ago the float equipped oub plane he was flying crashed in hamilton bay off indian point he was rescued by the harbor patrol a former manager or the tlvoli theatre hamilton mr orewory in re cent years had managrd three neigh borhood movie houae the royal windsor and york theatre his wife was still at the oregon summer horre at hooey harbor sunday afternoon goldenhunter wedding at holy cross church holy crou catholic church wu the ccne of pretty wedding on fiatur- eloy august tth when ghrutlna pearl euugmt daughter of mr and mr nidcth hunter of georgetown was united in marriage with thomas oeorg son of ur and mn prank golden also of georgetown rev py v j- morgan officiated the bride given in marriage by her father was lovely in a princess town of white slipper satin and a tulle fln- ferup veil in a halo effect and frtaf- d with orange blossoms she carried ft white prayer book and pearl rosary lifts from the groom the prayer book had white streamers caught with a spray of white asters the maid of honour miss edna preston of george town wore a gown of pink net and a pink shoulderlength veil which was caught with pink and red roses mus shirley marchment of acton was bridesmaid and was downed in tur- quolse blue taffeta and wore a shoul derlength veil of the same shade caught with tiny purple delphinium and pink roes mus margaret oold en sister of the groom made a quaint fiouer girl dressed in a floor- length frock of pink organdy with a hat to i match trimmed with white orange lfaloscnu the three attendant car- tried bouquet of pink gladioli mr fperard korley of acton was grooms- nan at the reception held at the home of the bride parent mr hunter teethed in a streftltngth frock of queen blue with tan and nay ac cessories she wan avljted by the brooms mother who afco wore n trod length dr ss of alrorcc bhit- with black and white nccessorlo both wore aortas t of pliidloll for tra velling the bride wore a frock of beige and blue her acccsorti were beige and tan after a short trip through out hem ontario th happy couple will live in georgetown 8 s teatteraxce prize winnxiis the following is a list of the prize winners in the sunday school tem perance study course held last fall- prizes awarded were war savings stamps seniors 1st 13111 macmillan terra cotta 2nd catharine dawdle oak- vule 3rd margaret wilson oakvllle intermediate 1st dorothy perdue oakviue and ingeborg ilouptman georgetown baptist 3rd hmsrle bomervule oakviue junior br part 1st joan hidden oakviue 2nd ruth brandtord geor getown baptist 3rd billy armstrong oakviue junior 1st donald bums oeorge town united 2nd patsy burton oak ule trd june klrkwood ballina fad the weather by h i hutt after a hoi week of fine wvather and moderate temperatures we got an other soaking rain on sunday and it has happened that most of our rains of late have been on ounday last sundays rain will hold up har vesting for some time although tl would be a booster for growth of gar dens and hoe crops- there is abundaift growth this year and the country ner looked better but with the cool nights the ripening of tomstoet melons and corn has been slow following are the local records for he past west date if a nd l rain tamp fall tuas aug ith t u wed aug ith t tl thure aug 6th it 5 frt aug 1th n u bau aug ith 79 68 bun aug oth 1 63 ijo uoo aug 10th 76 1 formtf 6wrt6wn man di in toronto james thomas nose died tn toron to august 8th uh2 and was burled in oreenwood cemetery turdsy august tth after a short service tn the georgetown united church conduct ed by rer r c todd ur rose mas the eldest son of mr and mrs lawrence rose he was educated and spent his early manhood in oeorgetown he lived for many jears in brantford where he married miss susie morgan afterwards they moved to bronte where ur rose had greenhouses ills wife prrdecrumd him some years ago ur rose took an active part in the old methodist church oeorgrtown and in the brant avenue united church brantford mtierr mrs roue waa a soloist in the choir they were both active members of the bronte united church mr rose was s true chrltlan gen tleman interentrd in all good works loved to visit the sick and bring com fort to thoe in sorrow or trouble he is survived by four brothers and four maters william phln rose ayr north dakoka dr john rose chicago ill dr prank rose spokane wash dr p w rose coopers town north da koka mrs sarah a harrold pullman wash mr polly mecbean reglna sak mrs laura rose stephen and mus annie rose of 230 1st ave ottawa ont the pallbearers were mr j ken nel mr j re id mr j deveraux mr j murdock mr b miller mr h l hutl those a tending the funeral from out of town mrs alex paskln port credit mr howard ooodenow toronto dr and mrs john rose chicago miss annie rce and mrs laura rose stephen of ottawa lome scots return from camp niagara tanned and trim and reluctant to get back into civics the lome scots second battalion reserve arc back at their farms offices and shop this wek after a fortnight at camp their advance drill woa carried out under actual wartime condiuons induced in the routine were rlllr and bren um practice bayonet instruction uni an assault course together with uttalion company platoon and sec tion exercises c compony was on dutj friday july 3ut and us such provided the niagara cimp picket ivrsotmt 1 u- mltcttad from the company in u nd after an hour and a half of miiartfiunkup exercises under coy stmiior ciriuy won lor the fteki- iuit hliest praise irom t i imp ntllclals lor their stnut ippeiii iiui precision movement tlie piih- band rsistid in no small way in making possible the creditable showing tspn cie coips was hlfch mi- were bood and there wasnt a dull mriimit at camp ntawara the unl i undei canvas and were awakened each morn ing at fi a m to the tuneful reveille of tom condor 73 of oakvllle veteran military bandsman tom just wouldnt- go to camp this year unless he was allowed to play the bugle he did conder was the oldest man at camp jlmmle windsor 14 nlso of oakvllle was uie youngest jimm ie has been playing the pipes each year for the past six years which means he first came to niagara camp at the age of eight in keeping with the reputation of their more than 3500 active service brethren the lome soots has sup piled more than any other regiment in canada the reservuta won a good same at camp for their smortneflb and predatton farm lads make good soldiers veteran lnstruetors say farm lads were nmnerouy tn the xjoroe boots getting up at 6 sun was late to many continued on page 4 hydro intennptiortt hot local it has been brought to our atten tion that many of our cl tiaras are of the opinion that the recent hydro power service interruptions are of a local nature this is not the case interruptions are due to repairing of high tension wires between here and oooksvlile put out of order by the heavy electrical storms this summer in the past oeorgrtown hss been able to avert many povrr inter ruptlons when they could witch over to either the ourlph or toronto lines as the case may be but this is not poulble at this time the reason is that the voltage has been increased tn oeorgrtown and as far et as acton and until these new transformers can be installed the rest of the way to ourlph we can not use the ourlph power line therefore when interrup tions occur on the toronto power une the local cocamlulon hut no alter native but to accept the break in pow er service mrs charles vint died after long illness funeral unices were held wed august ft for the late mri chrlv vint alio passed away august 3rd at her home following a trnglhy illness in her olit year before her maniase she was usry jane klcklry eldest daughter of the late mr and mrs richard klcklry she waa bom in cs- qurlng township and lived all her life in this community her husband predeceased her four and a half yrara ago and one son william ten months ago she lesvee to mourn the l of leving mother two daughter and one son mrs e dron mrje mrs e l arnold vlvan both of oeorgr town and howird of hanulton also five grandchildren bulle and mary jane arnold mjrtlr uoue and ron nie vint and two brother wullam j klcklrj of drantford and richrd klcklry of toronto the funeral arvtcc was conducted oy rrv woo thompon with in terment in orrtnwood omei paubstarrra were robert kjckjcy william klckley melville ltalladay george drown william talbot john mcoibbon there were many floral ultxiuh t how the eateem in which the decnsm wa held pillow her family wreath grandchildren wreath mildred and ronnie boakrt mr and mr- w i klcklry and mrs scott wreath mr and mrs r 11 klcklry and fnmty wreath mr and mrs e a ingram and mr and mrs c motheriu sprs veidun ftebekah lodge spray mr and mrs r dron and melvln spray mr and mrso brown spriv mr and mr r erwin mr and mri h oom- ham spray mr and mrs d harley and family spray mr and mrs w d talbot and june spray mr and un o paster spray mr and mrs h kaufman spray john o rah am fvr- istx brantford bpray mr and mrs j mcoibbon sprav mr and mr- w ttinir and mrs a steven spray ms e drons unknown friend of rrukan m lodge btttirtm men wilting to help farmers the farmers of the georgetown dis trict need not go without some kind of help in riarvesung their crops 11 the business men merchant and pro fessional men along the main street have anything to say about it with few etcrpuons every one interviewed is willing to give what time he can to the harvest most of the cttisrnr are unable to get away from thrlr own bulnesas at any tune eierpt thurs day afternoons but have made their services available for the ha if da t- in thrlr willingness to go out into the flrlda the merchants are follow ing the example of many men em ployed in the mills who have ahead spent considerable time on the land partners who need astutanoe are ajk- ed to get tn touch with the municipal clerk mr p b harrison to make arranjermentj for the men it is ex pected that the volunteers will go out tn team of four or five for the half- day in this way it u hoped that the burden lmnoaed on the farmers by the heavy crop will be somewhat eased though very few townsmen fee them tehet capable of doing a lard day work such as is required on the farm it ought to be said too that there are a few man who can get away ai irregular intervals and who would be willing to do farm work whenevrr the opportunity coincides with their free time the aucceas of the plan depends up- on two factors the readiness of the farmer to phone in to mr harrison and the reliability of the cltisen promise to help let it not be tvald that the ororgrloati district failed in tills department of the war effort holy cross ht mmkr hciiool a vrr mk refill sumrr school undei the tutormtlp of rev sister m made lelne and rev obiter m dohrrly of the bistrrs of lorrrtta toronto tu conducted from july 5lh to 10th at ht josephs acton and holy cros oeorcctown in acton there was an average attendance of to and in 00rceton 35 the firm wk of the course was conducted ut st jomph s while the sond awk wav held it holy cross georgetown chrtatiun doctrine religion cate- hlsm moral tyatnlna and chimicut building were the subject laukht b uir suters thl3 is the second year uie bummer school ho been conduct ed and proved a itrrat success from an rducauonul und religious stand tlnt the two weefcft term was clovd bv a joint picnic of the two parishes on the farm of mr beeny aji enjovabl- tlme wai had with a progam of race baseball swimming various iamis and contest and a sumptuous lunch large crowd expected in town big parade will start at 2 pm mlts 111 ami ltm itltcii to bit- llfjrty centenarian explanation of why she young lntcrem1 scientists even thou nil thur curimltv about her rule of livlnc don t interest her it will be revealed in an extraordinary iirjcle by dr leonard keene hirsh- beig dlrectorlncliief of iiiittute for ressearch in the american wwkly with nxt sundays autruit 16 lssue of the detroit sunday times elaine collins marries cpl ueorjs blyth strain of organ music played try mlu hrlen blackburn greeted the guest ua they found their seats tn bv oeorgca anglican church oeorge- town ugturduy afternoon for the mamagr of lhaine klorrnce collins and corporal oeorge arthur bjyth hcaf son of mr and urs- it blyth olrn williams toll standards of multicolored gladioli msde a fra grant setting in the church the cere mony was performed by rev w o o thcmpshon and during the signing of uie register miss joan hale sang oh perfect love suulne who is the daughter of ser geant and mr alfred collins was es corted to the altar on the arm of her father her long dress of white sheer over taffeta fell in graceful folds into a short train it wms styled with flu led bodice three quarter length sleeve long torso waist with edging all around of petit point lace a full- length bridal illusion veil falling in mitt folds to the hem of the train was held in place with an attractive coro net of tulle and rosebuds she wore lace mittens and carried en arm bou quet or brlarcilfje rosea and bouvardia iter only ornament was a gold locket hrr matron of honour was mrs oordcn hills who wore a frock of ou relied nel over taffrul made on pnnceu lines with matching floral headdress und shoulder veil she wore lscr mittens to match and curried a cucade bouquet of yellow gladioli mlivs phyllis iliyth sister of the groom w a- brldeunald and wore a simlliaj frock of pale pink net matching flor al headdress und vill und carried a cascade bouquet of pink gladioli the j unior bndemtuild joan jewc of toronto cousln of the bride wore yellow loser in her hair and carrt- ixl a noegay of mauve and yellow riowrra the bride gift to her at tendants tre matron of honour suing of pearls brldesnald gold pen dant junior bridesmaid silver locket lac vrmon ktrbv of olen wll- lurm was groorriaman bruce collins iroiher of the bride and wullam nioor were usher the reception wo held at the can adian legion hall mr and mrs blyth ieclved with sgt and mrs ooulns and the brtde and groom urs col lin w ore a frock of rote lace will artc black picture hat and black ac- cessorles and wore a corsage of jo hanna hill rocs and mauve gladioli mn bjyth was charming in powder blue crepe with blue hat and acc soria her corsage wax of belter time roses and pink glsdlau the couple then left for a short motor trip the bride travelling tn a beige silk jersey suit brown heart- sxuaped hat brown accessories and corsage of red gladioli outoftown guests were present from toronto hamilton oshawa brampton and windsor nova bootla black kni jits from york dufftrln wellington middlesex ontario went- worth and orey count lea will find a warm welcome in oecrgelown on bat urday august 15th ttiee counuea contain forty to fortyfive preonv tonr and each preceptory has a mem- bervhlp ranging from 3o to fioo so in spile cf a thinning out of rrpresen tauves due to enlistments tn the army we may expect a great crowd of mem bers of this worthy ancient order in cur town on saturday we were inter ested to earn that the order of black knights was rounded in ooothem ire land way back in 1103 and the prtn cple on which the organlxaton waa csublikhed b equal rights for eb men and special prtvurgee to none there are 35 to 40 members of the dlack knights in georgetown at 10 ts saturday morning a apedal train bearing the delegate will arrtre in georgetown station headed by tha band they will parade to the ceno taph to place a wrepth in memory of those who gave their lives in the last war knox church ladles are catertna for the noon meal as well as a good number of private home after din ner the grand parade will take plaoa at 300 pm from the park and upon their return there five or atx promin ent speakers will addresv the knlghti from the judaea stand in front of tha grandvuind all townspeople are cor dially invited chief speaker will be the most wor sir knight dunlop re cently lieducted minister of norval united church who is orand master of the black knights of british am erica another ptomlntnt speaker of particular lnterrsl will be rw bit knlsht wm tuck past orand mas ter of ontario brother of mr nelson tuck georgetown after the days activitlefl are completed the black knights will leave town by train at b 90 pm all arrangement for this snh con v en ton are tn tha hands of a com mittee comprised of mesar pred nor ton prank wood roy norton and robert buchanan this is the third black knight celebration to be held tn oeonirtown the first being held in 1931 and the second in 1034 repairs to glen williams washout to cost 299100 township council held three meet ing daring past month a sptcal mietln of ksjin sjs touiuhlp council was held on monday av nliik julv 20th with nl membcra presiii reeve c ii mv pr 1 i the minutes of the lam meeting were read nd adopted a diptiuitum fioin beardmor- crvs- cut atttulcd statlhk thit tn- brlage id in fni uie credent iul been soied atnl the resdii- hat no prop- i wiiy of kttiiut to itltl irtni vut unit mr harry ltm and iiiius ihot w r pi i si in nwirdint the contract kivui ior vnik on th oli lin mnvnl b wilson sitondul b mm- iv liu iiei to chaiircs in hjwcl- unliis o breakwati i it w it mi 0th line hi pce ir ti v a r to homiaall be 1000 and ful 5000 subject to the approval of the oepat tment of highuays and tin nintion a- of june 1st 19vj pertain- inn thereto be rescinded carried moved by cleave seconded by cur- ne that we do now adjourn carried esqiiemng township council held their regular meeting on tuesday ee- nitk aunust 4th councillors oeorge e cleave oeorge currie and william wilson were present reeve c h may presided minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted a letter from mr c p lcatherland clerk of acton was read in connec tion with the closing of the bridge leading to the crescent with a copy of the resolution a- letter from mr deans county clerk ohowing the amounts due the comity for 1043 mr hiffffinj district engineer attended when tenders were opened for driving plies at washout on 0th line no ac tion was taken tha reeve and mem bers of acton council attended on the council in connection with the road leading to the orescent ur leatherland and mr dills accompani ed thi m moed by cleuvt secondcu bv wll- on that the following accounts be paici 11 i ml of hydro comtntsmm- rs georgetown sreet lights at olen wiihunis kt jun 747a hejc ilrnnptni lights nt council cham- im r shu bell telephone co aicount w7i n mimlcliial worui 194j ontario jstatuei 2 00 o c uruvvn riiuwil uoml no ivjcr for clerk to julv 13 1043 carried m i d in wilson mconch a bv clc av that filicc view els be paid lor voik perlorinwl june aoili clur- iin ancieriun ij0 it w cunnlni- hair s2 00 tlos 11 cook sj m cstiud movul by wilson heconded by cur e that lellif ticcounl be paid mnount si7 ti carntd move j by currie seconded by ctavc that board of health actounts pad iii r t paul and dr c v wlllliinit to holdlntt board re n cook ana a hcarns 10 00 each 20 00 or r t paul utti ruling moh ron- untion 1 1 000 mountain saiinfoniim pneumothorax refills on indibent march 20ln to unc 10th s15 0o v- currled movtd by wilson seconded bj cleave that road accounts be paid s7708 carried moved by cleave seconded by cur rie that bylaw no 001 to assess the township of esqueslng for the year 1043 be now read a second and third time and passed and the seal of the corporation be attached thereto carried moved by octave seconded by wil son that leave be granted to intro duce a bylaw to assess the several school sections and union school sections of the township of esquas- tng ror tha year 1643 and that said continued on page baujnafad mrs oeorge mcmrncmy is seriously ill at uie home of her da us titer mn j p klrkwood we all wish her a sieedy recovery thi hall at ballinafad was filled to caiucity wednesday evening when a miscellaneous shower was given mls helen mel an a propram of local tiltnt ossslsud bv mr finney of lon don wws enjoyed by all present mr and mr john robson of iiielph are sptndin a fortnluh ut the home ol ihetr daughter mr and mrs k w short 111 miss mildred clarke her mot her and two bro hers of toronto normal stnuul and claude uarnrs of wllim- ie spnt smulav with jiunna shor- t ill rev mr ftiit man ls kept busy with matrimonial inrers liavln line widdllirts last wtek miss ilrit nee craimim of isling ton is holidaying a itvse mcknerys on monday eventm friends and neinaboum kaih red at the hall ard presented mr und mrs victor swln- cllelmrst with a mlscellaiusau- showtr mi shirley henderson of mimlco holidaying wlui miss lillian shor- tlll some excltiment was created when uie plane owned by mr l oregory crashed on the sixth line a short dis- talce from the village sunday morn ing causing the death of the pilot ashgrove dr and mrs arthur wilson of halifax spent last week end at the home ol mr and mn frank wilson lena and ellen palmer spent last week with jeosla and may wlneflold gladys ruddell is tislunf orenge- vllle friends this week the aucust meettaf of the w x will be held at the hams of urs r j oraham on tuesday aug 11th than will be no ehurah or sunday school aenrloes on sunday auf 16tb stewarttown mt dorothy aloott or oeorvetowa and mrs j c murrey spent sunday ut nlmironuielse xllu drrnda robinson of oeorfw tomn vusited with mus margery mur ray last veek and msrgery is visit ln miui brenda this week ir cpl a hunt of brampton was homr for the veek end isih etta conlin rn of nlafan palls new york was a visitor last eek with mrs joseph standlsh mrs lowton went to toronto for the week end to visit her brother and bis wife dr r o and mrs- fisher norman dally of toronto spent the week end at home pte jack jenklnson of cnlppawm has been home on leave for two or three days the georgetown herald soldier comfori fund forwarded to oeorffetown soldiers comforts committee cash on hand acknow ledged total aunust 12 i42sa4 hss8j the georgetown herald british war vlctiou fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram t2b8001 cash on hand ncknow- icdsed 9114 mcnub st nelshborhood club 500 total august 12th 293115 july moii report following is the report of the mx h for the month of july meusles 0 mumps 1 scarlet fever f chicken pox 0 german measles 1 infantile paralysis 0 typhoid fever 0 whooping cough d cerobrosplnal meningitis 0 epidemic 0 card op thanks the family of the late urs charles vint wish to thank their many friends and nelshhors for their und tzpre elans of sympathy and floral tribute offered during their recent esd bar earemaflt tn the death of s lotsaaf mother x