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the georgetown herald wed january 19th 1944 additional rations tor soldiers on leave a new provision has been made by the wartime prices and trade board to increase the amounts of rationed foods available to householders who ftnup catidifirs home- on 48 hour lea or more we have been inlbrmed by tho secretary of the local ration board mrs robert harris by this new provision a soldier going on itf 48 72 or 96 hour leave may pro cure a card from his camp which he will present to his hostess the house holder will tike this card to the near est ration office where she will obtain ration coupons equal to a two weelt buppli of any one rationed commodity in return lor eich nine meals served thus i le tsentraetfto one sugar cou ladies bowling club hold annual social the ladles bowling club held thclr annual social and business meeting at the home of mrs e b tyera on thurs day evening january 13th after a game of bridge and euchre mrs tyers gave the financial nroport of the club which showed that the la dls had hud a very enjoyable and successful ear with a small balance in the bonk trrti moved and seconded and una nlmously carried that the officers for 1941 be reelected or i year 1944 vhlch are as follows president mrs h cleave 1st vice prcs mrs w blii sec treas mrs e b tycrs socld committee mrs edna don- georgetown loses again this might be an apt title for re cording a sports event it is an apt title for recording the sodden pass int of bui long for he was one of the bst sportsmen georgetown ever knew not perhaps was he evtr engaged actively tn spovt but wlnpivcr there was a job to be done in tne community bui lone never turned down the opportunity to help mtmeoiil or some organization but tt fl t tn greenwood cemetery jeeps the ute kill luiir aloiirside another of georgetown s loirnunil builders the late bui grant these men had somelhinr m common thiy made splendid contributions to community life of georgetown i hornby i the members of hornby lojl held a dance in the orange hall last fri dav eveninp there was a large at- tuioance ilte annual congregational meeting of hornby united church was held at the parsonage last thursday evening jan 13th the minister presided ana mrs stanley leartnont acted as secre tary encouraging reports wert re ceived from all organizations of the church the report or theiboord of i iii t wrd showed all obligations met and a substantial balance on hand s143 00 had been contributed to the missionary andmuinunoncepuiiddui ppn or 2 butter coupons or 4 meat can mrs ern thompson coupons or one preserves coupons j prize committee mrs h lilllco where a leave is over 9c hours the miss may langan serviceman will be issued a ration games committee mrs s c mac book before leaving camp kenzie mrs p p blackburn a reminder of the hours which tht i th following prices were then pre ration board office open might be of sen ted e ichre mrs bell bridge miss 4 part happy tomitt aiin some assistance in this cose thcylnnsnn bow ling prizes present hold- he great arch of the universe has reunited two community build i ing tlit year rhc sunday iooi rais ed a tot il of 80 09 for all pui poses i the women s assotlatuui receipts lor hejcar wert 16400 rhc amount of 74 00 was raised by a seclal canvass lor hit- parsonage fund tlie election down throukh the years with only of qluccrb ond teachers for the sun few shoit months between their ucaths lod ly they rest side by side and as has been said of other great sportsmen happy to meet are from 10tk 12 noon and ram 2 ers of the cup donated to the ladies by pjn to 4 dm on saturdays the office is open in the morning only from 10 to 12 o clock lorne scots band elect officers the annual meeting of the lome scots brass band was held in the band room on tuesday evening jan 18th after the election of officers a junch was served by the social com mitstee followed by games for the rest of the evening the following officers were elected for the year 1944 hon pres stone l e fleck j b mackenzie d g h wright col o b 8 xusens col james bal- lantlne and aajfason president k r macdoinkl vicepresident i emslie secretary chas- landsborough treasurer j armstrong committee j carter r spleivogel b a pay h king r eaoon librarians t herbert j harrison propery custodians n long b wilcox social oommitteej carter r ea- son t herbert- there are more than 13 000 women in the canadian women s army corps now la its third year wanted people who would be willing to take into their homes temporarily the families of raf men as paying guests if you would consider doing so please leave your name at box d herald office mr rihnrdson mrs tyers and mrs dt goldham these two ladles were laso long was fc yqnng mw cup andj he ho lhed a rich and fuu jife he had played his part well and had presencd with a beautiful saucer rach for having wen the most cup games during the season high score for the season mrs r cleave mrs h goldliam- nearest to half the high score- mrs ern thompson high est score for one day miss may lan- gn a cup of tea was then served by the hostess assisted by a committee and after a vote of thanks to mrs tyers tor her hospitality a pleasant evening was brought to a close warning the high school authorities can not be held responsible ipr any accidents losses etc at the school rink occunng after school hours per sons using the rink do so at their own risk kennedy states province to buy union stockyard announcement made at meeting of agricultural federation hon t l kennedy minister of agriculture announced recently that a bill to take over the union stockyards in west toronto and appoint a com mission to operate tnem will be intro duced at the coming session of the provincial legislature another bill the government is considering is to authorize construe tion of a terminal warehouse for fruit and vegetables in toronto so that as soon as the war is won we can work on this col kennedy added the announcement was made at the banouet ofthe annual meeting of the ontario federation of agriculture the absence of col kennedy who to convalescing from influenza his speech was read by m mclntyre hood secretary ontario agricultural com mission we have changed the system of government assistance to fanners col kennedy stated we have turned things upside down we are going to de centralize the work of the department we intend to have the policies start in all the different parts of the province and come uo from there to the depart ment for approval and for whatever assistance we can give in having them carried oat we are trying also y arrange system of floor prices and we are corvlnced that only the farmers can make thee floor prices new markets must be sought we will adopt the me thods of our manufacturers and send out commercial travellers to find ex tra markets for our products col kennedy quoted census figures showing a decrease of 17h per cent in the number of farmers between 1931 and 1041 and with a decrease of 27 oer cent tn the amount of year round help on ontario firms h pre dieted that 1943 figures would show striking decreases he stated he was hjing down a policy for the extension of junior firmer work in the province he said he was proud of the growth and pro stress ol the ontario federation o agriculture and declared he as making a strong effort to net tht countv committees started his aim was to haf onlv farmers on these he stated and not college prof essoin or professional men no matter ho bril lliant thev tnaj be put more into life and was doub ly repaid than some men will in a lifetime nearly every organization in georgetown owes a debt of grati tude to the late bill lon for his earnest endeavour and capable exe cutive ability we can still hear him say i d rather not take the job on but i wont see you stuck a fine attitude for any man to take in his younger days when the pressure of his own business was not so engaging he took an active part in sunday school work being superintendent of the methodist sunday school for some years in later life he continued this program of child welfare when he helped to organise the lions club becoming a charter member the fire brigade bad hla guidance as chief for a quarter century a record of service which is hard to equal in the varl ons fraternal organizations be took nrleaditnhrole a member of the iojf- the rebekah lodge indepen dent orderof oddfellowm past mas ter of credit lodge af a ajtt past first principal of hal ton chaptet- and a member or the scottish kile masons patriotic and welfare organisations always round bui long eager to help and in the first red cross drive he headed the campaign committee he had served on the town council socially bui long had a host of friends across the province he was the life of any party he was the centre of attraction at any club or fraternal meet never was there a georgetown hockey or base ball team that did not find him with them on the sidelines although business interfered as it will those who knew him well found he had a heart almost as big as himself mere sympathy doexn express the feelings of those who knew him best the large number attending his runeral taxing the united church to more than its capacity testified to this georgetown has lost again gjflcg ouj school rtsulttd in the some ones being asked to carrggn for another nr mr fred hulfman was re elect ed elder for another four years mr wm falbbald for another thret years and mr m j brown was elected for two years to complete the term of the late g a may messrs stanley lear ant and clifford wrlgglesworth were elected stewards for three years and mr chas bvooks was chosen as chair man of the board of stewards mr wm stbbald and mr fred huffman were elected as members of the par sonage board mrs fred huffman was asked to continue as organist with miss dorothy norris oslstanc mr clayton may and mr norman cantelon were reelected ushers congratulations are extended to mr an4mrs fred robertson on the birth daughter in milton hospital on tuesday jan 11th ba1x1nafad the balunafad w a met at the home of the president mrs j snow for the january meeting with a very encouraging attendance the scripture waft takn from the 27th psalm by mrs h hilts after which mrs ft mc- dmry led in prayer it waa decided to give a donation to the war service league and plans wcic made for throe short plays to be held rriuay jan 28th part of the proceeds tor the red cross mrs a stairtt read a poem ind mra r shortil gavt a musical contest ifttr which the hostess and mrs h hilts served t red cross ten the rvbliihy mileting will be held at the hqmt of mrs john cole cb 8th brampton faepd display day announced for milton on january wife 4 the halton crop improvement as sociation recently announced that thut ore substituting a special seed display day for their regular seed fair this is to be held at the milton town ball on baturday jan 2ttth the primary purpose of the event is to afford an opportunity for hal- ton tanners who require seed grain and small seeds to locate their re- quircments without unnecessary loss of lime and- gasoline in conversation with secretary j e wh telock of the association we un derstand that there should ue suffi cient ted grain available in halton provided those requiring same will take steps immediately to secure their lequiremciita it was pointed out by mr whitelock- thatthegreatr p je of halton farmers with seed grain lor salt ire finding it necessary to hu xed grain and consequently un- ptc d a pitterson brampton now on aotive service oersms won the coveted canadian efficiency medal a bih of thn health league ol canada wa5 lotmed las tuesday night murv qf lh lit i meeting held in the court housr acton two months of practice and re hearsal many long hours of getting materials and costumes ready were partially culminated in the first pre sentation last night of soup stock tlie four act musical comedy presented by an all local cast under the direction of mr r r parker the first night au die nee was a good one a delegation from the acton fire brigade pointed out to council that in comparison with other municipali ties in halton the grant to acton bri gade was much lower mr f dawklns a as spokesman for the delegation and requested that the grant be made 500 a year total amount of salvage collected in acton until the end of 1943 brought in over 3 000 on tuesday the open air rink was put into operation at the school grounds there was a good sheet of ice and the lighting was adequate for skating free press brimpton judge a cochnne bramp ton was elected honorary president vnd alnslle sherman former reeve of chlnguacousy as prisident of the new organization 1 coroner dr f crukkshank on tuesday raid an inquest would be un likely in the death of joseph jagger whose frozen body was found in bed monday at his home in clalrevllle carl larsen brampton was com mitted for trial by magistrate w f woodllffe when peel county spring assize coutj convenes early this year imrsen lsgtharged with manslaughter connection wdjt the death of trooper j w christensen the acci dent occurring near basic training camp no 24 brampton on saturday eyening december 18th mr william mcarter has just been promoted from the rank of flight ser eeant to that of warrant officer and is sufficiently recovered from his ln- iuries of last summer to be able to be back at his station w o william and lieut bob both sons of mrs j m mcarter wellington street east spent a pleasant christmas together some where in england gazette and con servator pte john graham wounded in italy private john graham of the 1 toon light infantry has been wounded in aetion during opt rat lor s in italy acoorclng to word received bj his mo- r ther mrs james graham he was wounded on december 3rd ptc graham enlisted with the lome scots ipd and h fugt it george town in 1941 and went ocrseas with uint regiment in june of 1941 vdth thi 2na cannditn diision ntli jransf rreo t tlie present re umen ht has been a dspitch ridor jfc ind i mirhtm gunner nit wife the lormer edn i maplesdcn of acton and till tr tuil fhlmrn rtih u i f stewarttown stoker 2nd class stewart simpson of hmcs york toronto visited ister mrs roy smith for the week end mr and mrs p r bally of ha milton sent saturday with mrs mary bally special ratepayers meeting was held at the school monday evening for the purpose of selecting a trustee to fill the vacancy caused bst the retire ment of mr norman devereaux the next two weeks thla tood seed will be fed the crop improvement assoc ution is to be congratulated on their initi ative in arranging for the event and it should provide an excellent oppor tunity for both those who have seed grain toi sale to display their grain and small seeds and also for those who have not as yet secured their re quirements to secure same prof a leitch chairman of the ontario agricultural commission ol inquiry has been secured as the speci al speaker for the afternoon program the annual halton junior farmer seed judging competition will be held in conjunction with the event during the morning the herald soldiers comforts fond foruarded to soldiers comforts oommittee 67354 cash oi hand acknow ledged 230 63 saturday night euchre club 4th donation boo total jan 19th 1044 889 17 salvage collection by boy scouts saturday jan 22 all the shfion of town west of main street park district etc including main street all materials with salvage value accepted householders kindly have salvage ready for scouts when they call chlldrtn i sldi in acton ue dance al watsons j orchestra i modern and old tyme t georgetown arena friday jan 28 9 00 p m lucky dra in ii ui tr kki sh united fet l kdniimion 50c mich li ordir sffi potatofs now supplies of ft undition ind foundn tion a seed for seed potato growers and i certified crd fnr table slc growers nre bfinc held tn canada to meet estimated domestic demands the dominion dtp rtment of agriculture ffi export demind lor catlidlai xr ifled seed pota ocs is hocf ex ceptionally strone this stison and thi totmtmcnt adtse potato xrowers to order their 1944 seed potato require lnwnts aithrut delay in fairness t i producers and in the interests of thi industry the export of seed potatoes will be permitted after march j while export martcu arc tm active the main objective of the seed potato certification service slates the department l to assist in the pros ducuon or high quality seed for cana dlan potato growers but it is essen tial that orders should be placed while supplies are sutl available usts of g having certified foundation a or foundation seed no- totoes tor sale can be obtained from tbe plant protection drrlsjon depart meat of agrtcuttvrre ottawa half a aflllion feitsonn left farms ii is csluiikttd tint 400 000 men and probtblj tt n 100 000 women hut left the rarms since 1939 so arthur mcnuiuvn dtpui m nmu r of labor and director nuional selecte str in told dip dominion provincial agricultural conference which met rewml in otuiwi tens of thousands of young larnurs ire serving on the battle fronts thousands of other weni with munitions ketones during the ilrst two years or un war when it to so ltaj hint tlkhtlnt weapons he ipplud in u mrrcwng volume mr mcnamari pild tribute to the older ptopk left on tht firms who with their voung boys and urls imc woiktd harder and produced more thousands of men and women he said have come back from wellearned retirement to help canada s wr effort on the larm front older men and women realize this extra work will probably impair their health that tt may shorten their lives but they have concluded that in total war casualties are inevitable in all age brackets and on all rronte he said that selective service regu lations have been a factor in stabillz- ine smploymsnt on farms and review ed what the government has done in an effort to ovoroome some of the dii- aculues in connection- with farm labor shortage increased refund for standard domestic beer bottles because of a severe bottle shortage the brewing industry ontario at the request of the administrator of alcoholic beverages ottawa announces in creased prices to be paid for standard domestic beer bottles effective january 1 0th as follows small bottles from 2c to 3c per bottle or from 48c to 72c per carton of 24 small l j large bottles from 4c to 5c per bottle or from 48c to 60c per carton of 1 2 large the sales price for each size package has been raised to correspond with the mcreased deposit standard domestic beer bottles now in the hands of our customers have mcreased in value please return your empties to your nearest brewers retail store they are urgently needed i brewing industry ontario i