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the georgetown herald wednesday march 29th 1944 april showers ahead better have your umbrella repaired umbrellas are definitely among the things that are getting pretty scarce ttiats why its so important that we make die most of those we have if your um brella needs recovering if it needs a new cord up ferule or rib bring it to mcj3ean cos well gladly give you an estimate on repairs it may take three weeks to fix it sxv dont delay mcbean co georgetown phone 64 board of trade public meeting legion hall friday april 14th 800 pm guest speaker russell t kelley of hamilton well known advertising executive and organizer of boards of trade throughout ontario this is your opportunity to hear an outstanding speaker on the above subject musical entertainment by bill mcdonald and his rhythm rubes a r speight pres w e nodwell secy social and personal mr and mrs w t barnard of mil ton were visitors in town on sunday mrs r waldle of toronto was visitor in town last saturday mrs c h hall and daughter helen of lindsay are visiting mr and mrs fred bmlsaj mr and mrs colin macintosh of chippewa spent the week end with mr and mrs thomas igrons mrs w maybanks has returned tome from toronto general hospital and is able to be up and around again bert carey has returned home from the aiclc children s hospital his friends wish him a speedy recovery cpl and mrs fred armstrong ol belleville were week end visitors with mr and mrs joseph armstrong mr ifcnd mrs jack duncan or shncoe visited mrs a duncan saturday and sunday r jim sykes toronto mrs do rothy perry toronto visited on bun day with mr and mrs h hurley mr claude bumslde of osbawa visited his mother mrs charles bum side for a few days last week mrs gordon martin is spending this week with her husband at edmunsdon n b where he is stationed with the bcaj mrs john cummins and children joan and john are visiting this week st the home of her brother mr and mrs r kawalski in kitchener mr and mrs kenneth weston and daughter donna toronto were visit ors at the home of mr and mrs bert weston last week end mr and mrs c d mceachren and son ronald of orillla and mr albert webster ol toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs j h lil llco mr and mrs alfred cole and ra mliy mrs arda cole and john mr and mrs bill clark and family mr and mrs lemore mcleod all of to ronto spent sunday at the home of mr everett cole pte and mrs norman barber and daughter virginia of toronto visited mr and mrs c h barber last week end norm is now with the army and will be playing in the orchestra of the army show weekly radio broadcasts his wife is the well known radio wngs tress prances cramer ac3 alastalr kean mrs kean and son ronald of toronto spent the week end with mr and mrs alex kean ma edward tralnor and daughter carol lynn of quelph was a sunday visitor at the same home mrs james roney oldest member of georgetown ladles auxiliary of the i canadian legion celebrated her 84th birthday in toronto on march 26th mrs roney is the mother of mr wm roney of georgetown and well known here she is at present residing with mrs oodwell in toronto the clrls pipe band second annual i dai ce held in the arena lost friday night was a successful event dancing was to modern aires orchestra the refreshment booth sponsored by the lome scots w a was well patronized we re glad to welcome back to town mr and mrs j kemshead who moved to ayr a year last october they are staying with their daughter mrs gro ver norton at present the rebekah war service group n 1 at the home of mrs j p reid on monday evening after nie eve lings work had been completed a delicious lunch was served by the hostess assist ed by miss pearl scott mrs w long and mrt ed wheeler notice to creditors in the matter of the estate of adeline mills late of the village of acton in the county of hal ton married woman deceased all parties having claims against the estate of adeline mills late of the village of acton in the county of hal ton married woman who died on or about the twenty nfth day of febru ar 1944 are required to send parti culars and proofs thereof to the un derslgned before the fifteenth da of april 1944 when the assets will be dls mb ted among the parties legally en titled thereto having regard only to tic claims which shall have been filed as aforesaid pursuant to section 51 chapter 165 r0 1937 dited at acton ontario this twen tj icond day of march 1944 c f leatherland acton ontario faollcitor for f l wright adm tnlstrato r the monthly camp fire meeting of the 1st company of georgetown girl guides was held at the home of lieu unant anderson wednesday evening with nineteen girls in attendance sev era amusing games were played and a rousing sing song was held with the girls grouped around the fireplace at the close of he evening lunch was served by lt anderson assisted by belle tennant and dorothy omey j during the past month several morse code examinations have been tried and guides passing successfully were ruth brandford doris roberts joyce bedell and mary wood these guides have now passed the most difficult milestone on the way to their second class badges and it is hoped that all troops will soon master the art of slg nailing by morse the handicraft work is coming along very well and some of the girls have made coloured belts which are a great credit to them two of the younger guides have displayed to the com pany beautifully knit bonnets and bootees and with work of this nature being accomplished now it will be quite easy for the girls to earn their needle work badges when they have passed their second class test germanj s three secret weapons in this war have been the magnetic mine the acoustic mine and the newest one u e magnetic torpedo the first two were quickly defeated by british scien lists and it es exepected they will deal q ilckly with the new weapon he has gone away now will you take his j j place on april 5th at the rii n ri f blood donor clinic see page eight economist ao ever present xper ana counseller for wartime housewives is ethelwyn hoboes who ki ps her listeners posted with the latest information on nou rishing food and up tothe minute shopping advice mrs hobbes broad casts consumer inform a on from montreal daily monday to friday at 1030 aon edt over cbcs mideast network and on wednesday she ad dresses cbc s national network au dience at 4 18 pm edt 5 18 pjn adt collections a ouelph med col client writ ing us on march 20th says in part thank jou ery much in deed for your very effective set vices that unsolicited compli ment speaks olumes doesnt it this effective service is available to you take advantage of it and send in your list now kelly aiken the collection specialist orangeville ont est 1890 busier today uum ever before dancing oddfellows hall brampton friday evening march 31 st music by modern aires orchestra dancing 9 to i admission 50c special dancing prizes gesby t h e a t r e friday march 31st henry aldrich boy scout jimmy lydon charle smith the mantrap henrj stphennon dorothy lovet fox news saturday april 1st matinee at 3 p m sweet rosie ogrady technicolor mmlcal with betty graue robert yonnx comedy two saplings cartoon war dogs chapter 6 secret service in darkest africa tuesday and wednesday april 4 and 5 lost angel margaret obrirn remember her in journey for margaret don t hook now bing crosby bob hope cartoon what s buzzm buzzard unusual occupations subscribe to the herald first objective in these dtcisnc moiitltn nil anada s effort ih concentrated on one frcat ohjet lite tht at lac k that h lodstro i in niivi mt nace and all thnt it rcprcritnts yearn of work huvc gom into its preparation 1 hcbcst of our oung men arc staking ih ir lix s n its hiii cs j c in canada niiihl i part unci strengthen thin ultatk ilti nil our effort i his one pur port must coiiim tml ur work our minds and our hearts rvi vft mtihl not h mill him rumhh for pntatc rain or individual selfish toils to distract us from our main task if w com en t rate on seeking individual or joint higher prices higher pj or hih r profits wc shall ik- divert- mj our attention from th main task at this critical time we shall also endanger the sta bility of prices which mc in canada have u hieved nftt r grcu difficulties a stability that lis essential to flwicncj arid fun new in war and to mai time proicrit afterward our oiiug m n arc fighting for a canada and a world in which all men can have faith hope and ccuntj luaeh of them wants to come hark to a joh or a farm with a future wc at home must keep secure for them a strong and stable foundation on which alone a poet- war period of promise and achievement can be built v thlt advcrtiwmenl i one of a sen be ng issued by the government of cn fo yhoilit the mportance of prevent ng further inaeaset in the cot of living now and deflation latar