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j the georgetown herald severityseventh year of publication wednesday february 2nd 1944 200 per annum 5c per copy uilding program proposed at united church annual meeting cuvbch reports show successful year in all departments banquet and speaker enjoyed-i- offioera elected w the womens association of george- lowri ttnited ohureh catered for a de- ttcjoub supper tor ihe iif meeting of the congregation which was held in vibe- basement of the church monday evening january 31st their was a bod attendance of members and ad- sts present hollowing thcsupper and the singing hyaaas rev r c todupastor of be church was elected ohalrman for the business meeting mr todd intooduood mr f h gil- oy of mutoytunfted church and of the bank of nova scotia lit milton who gave a very inspiring address the theme of mr gllroys pas success and service in the work of the church mr oilroy la an ooompllshed after dinner speaker and those wbo were fortunate enough to be p hope that he may be prevailed wpon to speak at a later date the financial reports for the church and church organizations were t presented and showed that the church c to progress during the year 4091808 had been raised for all pur poses m 1943 and also every depart ment showed a balance on hand the war services committee re ported comforts sent to men and wo men from the congregation in the armed services hie honour roll print ed m the- report showed that 00 mem- and adherents of the congrega- were connected with some branch of the services one of whom had been dtn action oncmiabing- now pre sumed dead one missing and one woonded church statistics showed a slight in crease in membership three members removed by death during the year funerals 16 weddings 5 and baptisms four vacancies were filled on the board of stewarttjrith messrs geo dobson john bird and garfield mc- oofray feetug itjeleiiled and alfred allen elected for a threeyear period hire elders also came up for re- siectfem for a fiveyear period namely mis alex maclaren p b harrison and j w kennedy auditors elected were messrs fred angtdab sjwte i arnold it was reported that the resigna tion of mr norman bums as sunday bcbool superintendent had been ac cepted with regret and that the va- cany had been filled by the appolrt itbf mr howard wrlgglesworth on recommendation of the session maclaren moved ahearfcy voteof thanks to mr burns for his untiring efforts in the sunday school during the years he had held that office votes of thanirw were also tendered to rev r c todd and mrs todd for their fine examples of church leader ship and efforts put forth in the vari ous duties of the ministry during the year to the organist miss elma king jmd the choir and to all those who had helped make for such a success ful year in the life of georgetown united church some months ago the official board of the church had appointed a com mittee comprising members from all organizations to investigate what was needed by way of repairs and improve ments to the church and report oacs to the board plans for an addition to the church building and repairs aiid improvements to the present structure re placed before the board and further instructions were gien to have the matter brought to the attention t of the congregation this was done at the annual meeting and mr s param outlined in detail what chang- were proposed by the oommiuee no action was taken at the meet ing other than referring the matter back to the committee to ascertain the possibilities of raising the require expenditure after the congregation- has had time to give this matter suffi cient thought members of the com mlttee will approach the members in this regard the new alterations and extensions accordihgto a booklet published bj jie committee are designed to benefit every organization connected with the church as well as to improve the ap pearance of the present structure eleven separate class rooms will added to the sunday school rooms trtli also be provided for the choir yndr various womens organlzatlons tfer seating lighting decorating and convenience will be added to the church proper with a new design jar the ctuuqcel heating wfll be taken oars of in a more modem way and the ajtohens of the church and ban quet ball wfu be greatly enlarged with monti inspects ruins op italian church hard and we say something must be done about this and done right away such a matter is the famine fcqch1na and mdla a number of mwr wo- rraen and children equal to the popu- latlon of a gpodebwd town are starr ing to death every day a mutton chinese have died of famine and cholera the missionaries are selling their belongings and going on short commons that they may feed the him- general sir bernard montgomery is shown here among ruins of an italian church in fossacesia canadian army overseas photo cases of chicken pox in january the moh reports the following ynmnipiiij diseases tor the month of january 1944 chicken poof scarlet fever measles german measles mumps infantile paralysis typhoid fever whooping cough tuberculosis cerebrosplnal meningitis epidemic give that they may live onoclnfewhile oomethmg hit us i gry the desperate condition of at least a hundred million people is one which must cause us comfortable peo ple acute distress what can be dons theahswer comes from the church es which are making a unified ap peal they have the best equipment for getting the needed aid to the starv ing people in the quickest and most efficient way thousands are dying every day give that they may live library board hold annual meeting the annual meeting of the george town library board was held on fri day night january 29th in the office of mr k m langdon the election of officers took place with the result that those holding of fice last year were once again rein stated miss g young is chairman mr k m langdon secretary mr ralph ross treasurer on the board mrs c v williams is newly appointed member replacing gardiner who resigned mem bers of the board now include mr ralph roes ven w g o thompson mrs j l lambert mrs c v wil liams miss g young miss e barber the capable librarian will continue in her position plans were made for re arranging the books and putting in new shelves in the ho rary so that books may be selected more easily a number of new books have been purchased and it was de cided that the names of these should be published in the local press from time to time rev s a kirk hilton nominated rural dean for halton the winter meeting of the clergy of halton deanery was held at st junes church oakvllle on friday last the holy communion was cele brated by ven woo thompson with rev e rlgby deanery secre tary assisting rev w c eocleston rector of oakvllle preached dinner was served at the rectory mrs eocleston as hostess rev basil irwin or lowvule conveyed the dean ery s thanks to mrs eccleston at the afternoon session rev 8 a kirk rector of grace church milton was nominated as rural dean the election to that office being in the hands of the bishop prof coggln of wycllffe college who has recently been appointed prin cipal of he theological de of london and will leave for england in may gave a truly out standing address on preaching the archdeacon offered him the most grateful thanks of the chapter the session closed with the bene diction pronounced by the rector levy for post war work considered by county council the weather by e l hutt well goodbye january you certain ly have been gentle this year after quoting signs of spring from news papers all over the province andy clarke in his weekly broadcast summed it up as a whole month of indian summer the daily average temperature for the month was 25 6 degrees or 8 6 above normal only once did it drop below zero the total rainfall was only 40 of an inch 83 below normal and the snowfall here was only one inch or 139 below normal now february you old time blitaer let us see how well you can behave- following are the local records for the past week the mildest of the mon th with a dally average temperature of 358 payments to high school passed and appointments made at tuesdays mtlnx 56812072 ex pended on highways last year county no further action on nas- sagaweya request re cpb captain robinson milton enrolls 10 new guides property in halton county proves popular investment halton county is noted as a well- setued prosperous fanning communi ty and in most instances property in this area finds a ready sale whenever it appears on the market within re cent weeks three sales have been transacted inesquesing township in the neighborhood of milton through j a wllloughby company farm real tors the allan poultry farm consisting of 10 acres of ground just outside milton on highway no 25 has been sold to mr and mrs g neuman of- toronto the selling price for the farm alone was 7 500 there is an eight room frame house with an elec tric incubator in the basement which is able to produce between 4 000 to 5 000 chicks during the hatching sea son the outbuildings consist of two lirge chicken houses a bam and se erul colony houses a 200 irc homestead the property of john piillen freight manager for tne cnr wis rewntlj purchased bj george france of toledo ohio this beautiful farm considered one of the finest in that part or the country is situated about four miles northwest of milton under the escarpment of the hilton mountain on the west half of lots 9 and 10 concession 2 town ship of esquesing the land is vpr re rulc and adapted for the cultlva tlon of grain and all kinds of fruit the house built by thomas cox milton lumber merchant is of pressed brick with hardwood flooring through out there is a second house for the hired help and splendid putbuildlng including a new steel barn 108 x 50 ft with six box stalls and accommoda tion for 40 head of cattle 20 000 was the price asked for the property a farm situated on lot 4 conces sion 9 esquesing township midway between nerval and hornby has been sold to mr d burton of nlagara-on- thelake for mr frank brown the tftr committee farther re ported that they bad visited thurehes in acton bronte oakvule beamevule and toronto and had learned much as to the requirements for church building p and were of the opinion that the p ex tensions would not only fih a great need in the congregation but in the community as a whole tuesday evening january 26th the 1st georgetown company of girl guides met for the purpose of enrolling the girjs into the canadian sisterhood of guides captain robinson of tne 1st milton company was present and con ducted the enrollment ceremonies assisted by captain lambert the girls now qualified to try for their second class badges are as fol lows moira kelly belle tennant jean beddell and evelyn palllster of the bluebird patrol joan chaplin marilyn chaplin joan bradley and marie rowe of the kingfisher patrol annie vivian mabel shepherd of the scarlet tanager fatrol present at the enrollment ceremony weer the venerable woo rhompsort mrs j p kelly mrs fred armstrong and mrs w g o thompson of the girl guide com mlttee and patrol leader pearl sim and patrol leader lois bundy of the 1st milton company at the conclusion of the induction captain robinson spoke briefly to the guides and complimented the 1st georgetown company on their smart appearance everybody joined in the games which were played until lu was served by the girl guide commit tee and the meeting was then brought to a close with the singing of taps ii october of 1942 the 1st george town company of girl guides was formed under the leadership of mrs j l lambert whoviaii ijnct been in- eltd as the lrcops captain under htr guidance and with the assistance ul lit u tenant williams and lieuten- mu anderson the girls quickly passed thtlr tenderfoot tesu and in april 194j cre enrolled as duideb by mis lionel milllii district commissioner ihe troop is divided into three pa trols namely the kinter patrol aider patrol leader ioris armstrong the bluebird patrol under patrol lea dtr mary moytr and the scarlet tan iier patrol under patrol leader peggy kelli eacti patrol is made up oiap proximately ten girls tile 1st georgetown company of girl guides meets every wednesday evening in ihe basement of st geor gc s church and roll call and inspec tion is held at 7 30 pjn the guides are then dismissed and each patrol goes to its own corner to continue with the work of the evening this work consists of teaching the enrolled guides now knots first aid and handi craft necessary for them to pass as second class guides and also in teaching the tecruits their guide laws and promise the composition of the union jack and the four knots they must know in order to become enrolled girl guides when the re cruits have satisfactorily passed thelr tenderfoot test they are invested as girl guides at a special ceremony and lean then proudly wear the uniform of a canadian girl ouide after an hours work the three pa trols leave their corneri and games are played hi the time left the games are usually based on the work taken up during the evening and competi tions ar held to see which patrol has learned the most the meeting is brought to a close in the form of a horseshoe and the singing of taps the committee sponsoring this mo vement is as follows mrs w e nod- well mrs s w ott mrs m h mover mrs l w dann mrs fred armstrong mrs j d kelly mrs woo thom pson girls pipe band repeat performance a success the repeat performance of the scottish concert party sponsored by the georgetown girls pipe band on monday night was another hit for the organization to mark in its records a goodslaed crowd filled gregory thea tre to enjoy a bill of entertainment that has never yet failed to be top- notch the same program was presented on monday evening as on thursday jai 27th with the exception of the guitar numbers by jack dann and bill tur ner replacing them was mr sam wby of llmrtiouse and his contribu tion to the program vocal and other wise were very well received indeed mr g w mcuntock was again master of ceremonies bill macdonald and his rhythm rubes were better than ever and the applause for them was most enthusl astic the rubes have a distinct flair for comic patter as well a rhythm grace beerman and elean or smith again delighted the audience wilh song and dance the numbers by the pipe band were very fine and be skke a talented group of players date h and precipi temp tation tues jan 25 46 31 wed jan 26 56 42 tburs jan 27 45 40 14 rain fri jan 28 33 30 sat jan 29 35 30 sun jan 30 34 si mon jan 31 33 24 jm snow mrs e finlay buried in greenwood following a lengthy illness laney jane atter widow of prank e finlay died at the general hospital st ca tharines on friday january 28th 1944 coming from the united states when a girl to reside in st catharines she married the late prank e finlay for merly of george in 1902 surviving are a sister and two brothers funeral was held from the funeral home of butler hon st catharines inter merit taking place in greenwood ce metery georgetown service was con ducted by rev r c todd of united church the pallbearers were ne- those from out of town attending the funeral jvere mrs ronald van gorden miss van garden mr and mrs wllford oarem niagara palls out mr and mrs john finlay mrs frank bennett mrs r j harrison mrs waiter bateman of toronto and gnr herbert arnold no 2 d w ex hibition barracks of toronto ordercrttfied seed potatoes now certified seed potatoes are being withheld from export to meet the re quirements of canadian growers but the plant protection division domin ion department of agriculture points out demands for these potatoes from other countries are- very strong sup plies not needed for planting in can ada should be released for export in march before the season in the usa is too far advanced for pinnig this means that orders for certified seed potatoes should be placed without de lay while supplies are still available the planting of certified seed pota toes for table stock will give a heavier yield from each acre planted to such seed eed potato growers are re minded that fields entered for certifi cation in 1b44 must be planted with either foundation a seed the local district inspector seed potato certification plant protection division dominion department of agriculture has a list of growers hav ing certified foundation pr foundation a seed potatoes for sale halton county council held its sec ond meeting of the year in milton on tuesday january 25th warden howard may presided all members were present with the exceptlpji of deputyreeve colin smith nelson and reeve k r macdonald george town minutes and communications wer read mr l j skuce on behalf mr j e whitelook addressed thr council with regard to securing addi tional nursery stock for reforestation purposes an appeal was heard from a rep resentative of the canadian institute for the blind for a grant an oiituna of the work done by this organization in halton was also given council then adjourned to attend the funeral of the late j r elhott a former warden of the county upon resuming the session counca went into committee of the whole to consider the reports of the standing committees which were as follows county buildings payments of ac counts totalling m70j5 education payment to the follow ing high school boards on account acton 1500 00 oakvllle 10000j0 burlington and milton each 1000000 rockwood continuation 147 89 mak ing a total of 3164799 hospital accounts total of 524jm agriculture and reforestation re commended that the same assistance be given for the distribution ot trees as last year i finance accounts submitted for payment for the children s aid socie ty house of refuge and various train ing schools totalling 2016 50 there was also considerable discussion re garding the establishment of a post war fund according to a letter re ceived from the department of muni cipal affairs a by law would have to be passed stating the amount of money to be levied for postwar purposes and the purpose for which it was being set aside council felt this should be gtv- en further consideration and it wav agreed that the finance commlttm should bring in a report at the aprb meeting printing this committee recom mended acceptance of the tender from the burlington gazette for prlnttnf minutes and bylaws at 166 per page be accepted if price submitted includes sales tax also the tender of whn white for magistrates blanks and other required forms be accepted mr robertson chairman of the good roads committee stated that be had asked the county engineer to sub mit expenditure reports frequently wo that these might be placed before the council as a whole this mr smith had agreed to do special communications many com munications were read but most of them were later filed a copy of a resolution was received from naasa- gaweya requesting the county coun cil to take legal action for r of bonus and penalty from the opar an account of nra- compliance wtttl agreement of 1872 re guaranteed ser vices after some discussion the fol lowing resolution was passed moved by mr j m mcdonald seconded by mr craig that this council after due consideration do not feel that any foundation further action should be taken at the present time oarrled- a grant of 100 was made to the salvation army 500 to the navy league 150 to the canadian insti tute for the blind and 25 to ontario conservation and reforestation pro- continued on back page georgetown enters team in ontariominor hockey assoc tiirff teams in group local team won first game georgetown has now a hockey team all its own last week a team was en tcred in the ontario minor hockey association and games are now under way three teams comprise the loop namely georgetown erin and orange- vllle bob lane is manager of the team and he has a snappy lot of pucksters under his guiding hand the first game was played in erin on tuesday night and the local group were victorious by a 127 score the game is reported to have been a good one and we look forward to seeing the boys hi action wrul they play erin here on monday night next local hockey has been scarce the past two years so let us get behind thurteam and give them our support the georgetown herald soldiers comforts fund forwarded to soldiers comforts committee 07354 cash on hand acknowledged 227 ffi friend 3i total february 2nd 9014 the hendd british war victims fond forwarded to toronto evening j cash on band acknowledged a friend total february 2nd 314026 28051 m norval junior farmer and institute meeting the manthlj meeting of the norvsl junior institute and junior farmers uas held at the home of mr frank dolson on tuesdav evening jan is the junior institute with president charlotte mcculiough in the chair answered the roll call with the name of a familiar classic and composer marlon currle read several interesting current events a needlework quia contest was won by elsie bird at the meeting of the junior far mers mr joe ross was the special speaker and he gave an int account of gold mining in pern at the joint meeting the guest speaker was mr george neber who recently won the junior farmers txtp to chicago he gave s very ttve and impressive eobonnt of 1 cent visit a very enjoyable brought to a close by lb serving sf dellolqss rvonatubmats s in dscidam to held the next meeting on mb tfk at the home of broee and ore mm