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the georgetown herald seventyseventh yew of publication wednesday january 19th 1944 200 per annum 5c per copy rsetown fall fair board held annual meeting saturday jrs report shows close to 100 surplus on years activitiesdeficit paid off several new directors elected plan for 1944 fair ig reid given second year as president i an enthusiastic gathering was pres t at the mogabon house on satur afternoon january 16th when eslng agricultural society prob- known as georgetown fair held their annual meeting t craig held was in the chair the 1942 annual meet- irere read and confirmed after i the presidents address was de- mr reid thanked the officers the society for their support and uon during the year and all who had in any way helped to the airtuch a decided success spoke of the 1943 show as one of feet lairs in this district and fare- mi erven better fair in 1944 he i to the director to put forth ewn greater effort to interest more liters and otioers in the fair he forecast a rueln the prise money usy of thrldimea mr reid said hoped tof interest more ladles in stiff georgetown fair and to add a to tnedjreotorate should he hold office e urged the sup- of every citizen in the community backing this worthwhile effort and fair would continue to go treasurer p w cleave who has this position for the past 21 gave a very encouraging report society had started 1943 with a 00 deficit and this had been eh ttrely wiped oft and a balance of 843 still in the treasury gate re- this year totalled 435 60 corn pared with 30850 in 1942 cash do tfr tvtht were also much higher 44675 being collected compared with 498760 the previous year the society out over h50jw more in prize wdey in 1943 81950 showing a jpctded increase in exhibits in some the secretary reported on the of district no 5 held at or ansevjlle in november directors heading the various com mtteea arid classes of the fair gave jaattsfacftory reports in all branches many assertions and criticisms were regarding the conduct of the fair and these will be discussed later at a meeting of the 1944 board sped at mention was made of the outstand ing light horse show and ok large flxmbit ofuvestcck at last years fair more exhibitors were present for the poultry show and some fine birds were flgttfblted tt was also brought to the attention of the meeting that the new arrangements made last year in dis playing the hall exhibits were a fine improvement it was suggested by the director in charge that probably an private b davtd hodge son of mr and mrs w hodge ste warttown who will celebrate his mth birthday january 28th pte hodge is now serving in italy with the r c ox3 he enlisted in may 1940 going overseas in october 1941 this will be the third birthday he has celebrated overseas prior to enlistment he was employed at beardmores in acton where his wife resides we juln with ypur family and friends in sending birthday greetings dave other year the baby show could divided into two classes due to the large number ofentrtes it was suggested that for the 1944 fair a school children s parade be held and this also will be dealt with by the incoming board it was decided that the 2 00 mem bershlp fee be forwarded to the fairs association for 1944 the president and secretary were elected as delegates to the ontario pairs association convention to be held in the king edward hotel to nto on february 10 and 11 eighteen directors were then eleot- for the society and at a meeting following the annual meeting the directors chose their executive for 1944 directors elected ate as follows t l iesile h c wrigglesworth g w t jiclmtock n h brown frii k petch cunningham w j alexander wilson t j brownridge john rird t j fisher harding price craig reid howard may robert htt ler n a robinson herb clea c x charles the executive is as follows president craig reid 1st vice president w alexander 2nd vicepresident d charles treasurer p w cleave secretary oarttew l moollvray it was decided to hold the fair early september again thlsyear lions pay tribute to memory of lill long at regular meeting monday night at the regular monthly meeting of georgetown lions club held in the mcgibbon house on monday evening tribute was paid to the memory of one of its charter members and past pre sldents lion bill long lion ed mc whlrter expressed the regret of the club at the passing of one of liis best friends and one of the best lions in the club and extended sympathy to his widow and daughter a period of si lence was then observed in his me mory an invitation was received from the i oakvllle club fox members to attend their dlstirct governors night on friday and a number signified their intention of going to oakville lion james bailantlne was to have i been the guest speaker and his sub ject highlights on the boer world war and world war il uon bauan tine however asked to be excused and would deliver this address at a later date he jald that the suddenness with which two of the clubs charter mem bebw had been removed lions bill oram and bill long he felt that the thoughts of the void these vacancies would make in the club running lhrougi his mind he would not be equal and could not do justice to the subject he did however in a very brief nay give the club a few thoughts on winston churchill to which uon dale thanked the col and insisted that he carry on with his subject at a future meeting the next meeting will be held the first monday in february when each lion is expected to speak on what could be done along cvic i ments death comes suddenly to wm h long the sudden death in toronto oh thursday january 13th of william h long a lifelong resident of george town and for the past fourteen years the proprietor of longs confectionery store and gray cqach depot came as a great chock to the citizens of this community he was in his 61st year mr long was born in georgetown the son of mr and mrs nathan long received his schooling here and worked at cb dayfoot co for twenty five yearsj before buying his main street business twenty nine years ago he married the former ethel m wallace who with their daughter margaret remains to mourn the loss of a beloved husband and father also surviving are one brother jack of georgetown and a sister nellie mrs john smith of couingwood the late mr long will be greatly missed by the community as a wjhe as well as by his wide circle of friends for be always took an kqhy part in community life and fy freely of his time and efforta tn any worthwhile cause he was bast grand master of credit lodge af ail and helton chapter he has also held office in the oddfellows i o o j one of the ori glnal members of the lions club he was a chartei member and past pretl- sldent for over twenty ave years he was chief of the volunteer fire bri gade mr long has played a prominent part on all victory loan committees and will alfo be missed by the local branch of the red cross in which or ganization he was a valued member of their packing committee he was a member of the united church for many years he held the office of chief i ranger and financial secretary of the i independent order of foresters the many beautiful floral tributes testified to the esteem in which mr long was l held xt lodge install officers friday evening january mth 1944 inaxted anoth masonic year for credit lodge the installation of wot bro f wilson and his officers was in a capable manner by wor bro h dickie assisted by rt tor bro dean leslie tvor bro hit gble of walker lodge acton and past a serious housing shortage in st hasten of credit lodge a numper of johns n rrne it vir of townvlsltors from acton tuauy impossible for bpwiyarttved and mount dennis were pre- soldiers families and dependents to mot and the number of local mem find suitable aogrfmrodation has been jmn present gave promise to a very brought to the attention of canadian year- for thelodge 1 armyjwuiprtuc toronto wedding will hold local interest pilot officer jame- a tremayi e ben an sen of mr and mrs f b be nan of st catharines formerly of ceorgetown will marry miss pamela jane little diughter of mr and mrs frank h little of toronto on january 29th in st clements anglican church north toronto the wedding will be of considerable interest in georgetown because mr and mrs behon w csided on the norval road while living here were well known members of st georges church of england many of the young people will remember tremayne who is now a graduate of the ojvc guelph his bride miss pamela little is the granddaughter of the late w a fra ser well known canadian writer mr and mrs fraser were residents of georgetown for a good many years and lived in the house on main st south now owned by dr c v williams st albans guild annual meeting the annual meeting of st albans ladles guild was held at the home of mrs john hepburn glen wullams on thursday evening last the rector ven w o o thompson presided after the devotional opening and the reading of the minutes of last an nual meeting the reports were pre sented the secretary mrs hepburn reported on the years activities mrs arthur beaumont treasurer reported complete receipts of 31089 which were so well used that a balance of thirteen cents remained mrs wm hadley gave a report on the sewing and quilting done the officers were reelected as fol lows hon pres mrs w o o thomp son president mrs wm hadley vlcepres mrs thos haines treasurer mrs arthur beaumont secretary mrs john hepburn sewing committee airs wm had ley and mrs thos haines social convenor mrs herbert preston sick convenor mrs jas dickenson the rector spoke in terms of com mendatlon of the faithful work of the small group and then asked the pre sident mrs hadley to take the chair on doing so mrs hadley thanked the guild for her reelection and asked for the same support she had received in the past it was decided to hold the annual ba zaar on shrove tuesday which will be feb 22nd and to meet weekly until that time the congregation will be asked to attend and contribute showers- for the usual booths the meeting was closed with the benediction after which delicious re freshments were served by mrs hep burn and miss molly i a largely attended masonic funeral was held at the united church on monday afternoon at 2 00 pm with i rev r c todd taking the service assisted by archdeacon woo i thompson masonic chaplain pall bearers were messrs edward mcwhir ter w h kentner fred armstrong j d kelly e v macoormaok harold cleave among those from outoftown who attended the funeral were mr and mrs john weir ayr ont mr bill morton ayr mr 3 mrs murray mcknight rockton mr thomas henry cheltenham mrs martha ro binson mr and mrs earl harrison mr james brooks of orangevllle mrs john smith colllngwood mr and mrs norman wallace glen morris and children william and agnes mr and mrs george wilson and harold of glen christie mr horton mr hearst and mr don malcolm- of gray coach unes toronto mr and mrs donald son toronto mr fred cook toronto mr and mrs thompson of the bramp ton gray coach agency brampton mr fred wesson of kitchener mr jack chambers guelph mr vic denis guelph mr j t cameron guelph- mr w bernard milton mr arthur norrington dun das mr and mrs george black ayr mr edwin harrop milton verdun rebekah lodge attended the funeral there were aisd a number of masons present from milton and guelph floral rtbutes were recelv d from office staff gray coach unes inter urban staff and drivers bay st art jordan ford hotel laura and harold wyles bruce laing corporation of georgetown the rite guelph mem bers georgetown fire brigade hal ton chapter no 234 credit lodge no 219 orion lodge no 109 i oof verdun reorient lodge nellie gvorge nor man jenn ind families george chong silver family mr and mrs georve martin mr and mrs george black mr ind mr w morton mr ind mrs j wler mr and mrs j morton mr aid mrs a wrhlt ind mr and mrs i an wrigh and fin ii s jack chambers an 1 vic denis mr a d mrs ke mncdonald ni c helen the dobsons r erwin and h goldham ivan crabtree han oor coach ind rojnl city co rl mr and mrs wm bullivant i i hughe a co georgetown linns club georgetown businessmen tina and dick g w mcllntock lebovj dale garfield and emaline mcguv ray waiter and mary blehn mrs d swann mr and mrs e v maccor mack sister nellie and john brother jack and family bill mcnair mrs a wright and family edith iode book month wherever men and women of the three services are fighting training on guard hospitalized or imprisoned there you will find the worlds best books sent by the imperial order daughters of the empire half of them will be brand new books the latest non fiction works the newest mystery and western tales the best of the novels of adventure and romance these new books have been purchased through the iodjs camps library fund a fund you are asked to support thii month as nearly half a million books are needed don t buy new books to send give the money in stead as the i o dj3 can make your dollar go much farther send books or give money for books but don t fail to support the iojxe camps library fund this month see advt elsewhere in this issue imperial section canadian legion war contributions the imperial section of the cana qlai legion during the past year has donated the sum of 136 70 for bene volent purposes realized through their bingo parties in the legion hall great credit is clue to the chairman of the imperials mr jimmy roberts and to the treasurer mr chas parton ably assisted by their committee the fol lowing organizations benefitted navy league 2750 miik to britain fund 10 00 soldiers comforts 10 00 canadian legion w for soldiers comforts canadian legion cigarette fund canadian legion christmas tree pirty for children joseph wickbon heads halton nimhoda joseph wlcfcson palznero was re elected president at the annual meet ing of the halton game and fish pro- teetive association held at palermo on wednesday evening bufc other offl eera elected went vicepresidents a wlndover palermo and george brec loon bronte secytreas gordon booth bronte plans were made to hold a euchre and dance at palermo shortly st georges church annual vestry me held monday wm h long prominent georgetown businessman who succumbed to a heart attack while in toronto last thursday mrs fred laws president of st georges w a the annual meeting and election of officers of st george s w a was held at the home of mrs clifford reid last wednesday afternoon venerable w g o thompson was chairman for the meeting during the first part of which sports of the dif erent w a officers were leard they showed that the organization had had good year both financially and so cially the w a donations to the church funds were increased this year over last the election of officers lor 144 waa then held with the following results president mrs fred laws 1st vice pres mrs w bullivant 2nd vice pres mrs b weston secretary mrs c h barber treasurer mrs p b blackburn dorcas secretary mrs sydney mackenzie educational secy mrs w v grant extra centraday mrs woo thompson united thank offering mrs w bullivant babys roll mrs a dewhurst living message mrs b weston mrs j farmer and mrs harry scott wen appointed doras helpers mrs c pat ton is pianist at the conclusion of the meeting a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to dr and mrs reid for the use of their home for the meeting meetings will be held the second wednesday hi the month and all are urged to attend w ms knox church elect officers knox i c bytrriin church held its r mo i i fie jeir on wednes d jar ir ptl a the home of mrs r b fo lis i 1 a splendid a tend i ice the pr sidrnt mrs cwhro e preside l the first chapter of the stuoy book wis ably takn b mrs cochrane- she depleted thp life of tne people and the reso rces of the coun 1ry nn told of tie vork o ir mission aries are doing there the following ofscers were installed for the year past presidentsmrs w sinclair president mrs cochrane 2nd vice pres mrs ralph ross secretary mrs a hume norval presbyterian church has good record fob 1943 the annual meeting of norval pros byterian onurch was held tuesday ever ing january 11th rev j l self minister presided a large number of church members were present to hear reports on the progress made during the year and tor the election of offl oers mr oliver hunter secretary trea surer of the church gave the general statement which revealed that the church was in a good condlton flnan dally with a substantial balance on hand at the end of the year reports of the various church organizations were presented and all showed that excellent efforts had been made during 194j among those read were i sur day school report presented by jjsam mcclure treaj irer the wmjs- report by mrs hyatt mcclure treas the w a report by mrs oliver hun ler treasurer the mission band report by master george dixon treasurer p oint report by sam mcclure president election of officers for the coming e r u ei ensued during whteh four new managers for a three year term of olfluc were elected messrs harold mcclure robert cunningham w it reid james eccles mr oliver hunter a secretary treasurer was re elected b treasurer mrs r b foulis supply secretaries mrs campbell and mrs cooke glad tidings secy mrs hill home helpers secy mrs murray and miss redmond welcome and welfare sec miss young pianist mrs c sinclair press secy afra kersey richard kerr norval dies in 75th year the death of richard kerr resident tif esquesing township for the past thirty years occurred at his home jan 8th following a short illness he was born in mayfield peel county moving to the norval district thirty years ago he was a farmer and member of the church of england survtvtag ana ma wife the former elizabeth hulock of caledon whom he married ah yean ago one brother robert of mayfield one sister mrs lydla mogaohern of toronto two daughters miss edna at home and mrs lawrence ttrmer at norval two sons xrwtn at borne and aubrey serving m north afttoa with the canadian army the funeral was held on monday afternoon church officers elected for 1844 the annual vestry meeting of st georges church was held in the church basement on monday evening ven w g o thompson the rector in the chair the vestryman s declaration was signed by those present and the meeting opened with theusual devo tions mr wallace thorapson vestry clerk read the minutes of the last vestry meeting the rector gave his report com prising statistics from the church ro glsters with observations on the life or the parish describing the past year as good one with all organizations working well and the finances im proved he offered his appreciation and thanks to the church wardens and offi cers and members of the organizations of the parish and to the congregation he mentioned as an outstanding con tribution of the year the changing over of the organ from tracker to electrto action the gift of mr and mrs w p bradwy he suggested a revival of the board of managementi or a property committee with the particular thought of the care and beautifying of the church property he asked the people to share with him the spiritual burden of the parish and to strong for the church there were eighteen baptisms twen tyone confirmed ten marriages and eleven burials reports were then received from the church wardens and the various church organizations all showing an excellent condition g lyings during the year had increased and the general financial condition was much bh proved the elections followed and- were rectors warden f d mcnolly people a warden thos eason jr convenor of sidesmen wm kelly auditors mr and mrs j wallace thompson secretary to wardens s w orr the usual motion authorizing the church wardens to carry on the bust ness of the church with thejbftnkswj passed resolution was carried acknow ledging with gratitude the gift of mr and mrs bradley of the new organ action the vestry noted with pleasure the honour conferred by his lordship the bishop on the rector archdeacon of halton and wellington mr eason peoples warden onv lounced a new system of loose leaf bookkeeping whereby quarterly state ments of givings would be sent to the envelope contributors these state ments to be kept bv them and used as receipts when making out income tax returns a vote of thanks was tendered to tfie organizations and to the rector and his family for their faithful work during the year a resolution of thanks was also ten dered the church wardens who had carried on the church s affairs with satisfaction to the vestry the meeting then adjourned a congregational meeting was im mediately convened for the purpose of electing a lay delegate to synod and ft substitute mr wallace thompson whose term had expired was reelected for three years and mr harvey dew hurst was reelected substitute for one yeai itie neeting then adjourned the rector pronouncing the benediction refreshments were then served by s mrs grant mrs laws and mrs walker the weather by h l hutt it is surprising how the weather can keep on breaking records the me- terological department has been keeping records since 1840 a little ovef one hundred years and they say our snowfall so far this winter of slightly over three inches is tihe lowest on re cord n s we noted an item in yesterdays globe and mail that only in the last few days have the wildgeese in al berta been frying south two months later than usual which would indicate that only recently has the weather in the far north been severe enough to make them think of going south we have had no rain or snow for the past two weeks and only half an inch of snow for the whole month following are the temperature re cords for the past week date h aihlj ttmp tus jan ii w tt wed jan 13 at 1ft ttrtrm jan 13 38 u pri jan ti as it sat jan 16 91 is jbs16 m mon jan it 39 1