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the georgetown herald wcdneriay july 5th 1944 t localjews hi holiday was observed rather quietly in town the office of dr stuart magwood will bo dosed from july 8tto to july jbrd inohtskra our mailing lists have been cor- xected to friday june 30th the paper- mills are closed this week so that their employees might enjoy a weeesrattdsys the balllnafad oommunlby have imd a w in the cemetery and put bp some new wire fences and improved 4he grounds tb aiorloua twelfth will tae ce lebrated in brampton again this year according to all reports tins will be the 25tth anniversary of the battle of the boyhe verdun rebekah lodge will hold iben- picnic in the park on thursday july 42th all members are invited to attend supper wlli be served at 630 a ham dance will be held july 6th mt p a oowland sons let line ktst brampton music by modern aires orchestra constable ray hodgson who has been stationed in brampton with the provincial police lor some time has teen transferred to oshawa and took top his new duties on jury 1st if plans already under way ma terialize georgetown fair will have an excellent light horse show every effort is being put fortb to encourage atoraexnen to show at the alr here oil yenr sept 16th and 16tt hi a bowling tournament at acton recently in which rinks took part from georgetown grand valley ouelph aillton and acton a rink skipped by air s tparam of georgetown wan 3st pruse the bowlers received end tables second prize went to grand valley and third to acton garden party nassagaweya pres- fcyterlan church lawn auspices busy sees club jack prudence concert troupe good varety program pro ceeds for war work admission 35c atjc several booths 830 dj3t tues- iday july lltb jhe directors of georgetown pair ttesjgain soliciting your donations eftmrt watt to be called upon give jour donations to ttie secretary or any athn inn now this will help conserve ime and gasoline a h mckane georgetown has re- gtotered the name emeraldale with ttie watjonal live stock records for hia exclusive use in naming the purebred t cattle bred on his farm all bis stock will in future cany name ss a prefix on friday evening ttie local fire brigade entertained tbe members of tbe lcltan xdre bridage and the mem bers of the town councils to cards in their rooms in the town ball a deli- ctous lunch was served by the local brigade and all report an enjoyable fo and mrs ken mrmlltan and joyce attended tbe horse show at st cfetbsaines hut wednesday rfnnnsday nd friday and report an excellent ja while not getting m the priae- awney wttb his entry ken says that joyce stole the show driving her ponies laadetn and was awarded a special ttm by tbe tutor nd directors oom- was keen wltb many horses ninyftomt s a farmers in ibis district are tcngaged in harvesting one of the best itfy crops in the past few years roots are also in excellent shape and local potatoes are exccptknsjbj good- o lineal gardener dutg potatoes on jury 1st and found them to be quite large for this early date the wheat is in fine nape as well as other crops and wijuiliih points to bumper crops this barvest mrs cyril brandford has bought ma the hhlglrt stock of angora rabbits torn mrs m h mbyer she plans to stdd to these famous nomat stock from winnipeg and has bought an antique ejnnmg wheel and will spin the yam tbe angora bunnies will be displayed fn tbe handicraft exhibition at tbe ifair7 water dollars by paul stay1ww mociur ajtkuests wlfu ssrvtos cpic alvord aimed a plump an- ger at the contraption of wheels fans and tube colls on the platform attached to his gaudy trailer turn- ih w of i old p h side him in the hot dusty alley o siindog he urged just the thing tor your dry claim watch he touched a button a tiny mo tor prestonecooled always a good sales pouitrbegan to purr wheels flashed fans cut sir a twoinch pipe coughed and wit spurting wa ter old hank barth hitched his bat tered canteen higher on ope thin shoulder babyblue eyes stared in credulously at the jet wheres it all comln fromt he marveled splc restrained a chuckle his guarded inquiries about the dumb ness of the prosperous old prospec tor had not been time wasted air contains moisture spic orated these fans draw air into those coils where electrical cur rents he lied glibly condense its moisture into a gushing stream pure and cold he stopped the machinery and the jet died no use draining the tank cleverly concealed in the trail- barth smiled like a child meet ing santa if t had that much wa ter steady for my sluice boxes only two grand splc encour aged barth patted a bulging vest pock- aint the money worries me itji temperature temperature spic asked puz zled yep its hot here but this is nothin to out at my diggtns fiery desert is like a candle air so siz- zlin mightnt have enough water to make this proposition work at ah all air contains moisture spic argued not on old fiery how far forty mile barth glanced aside just give me time to load up my truck with supplies stuck it out waitin for rain till i drank my last tin of tomatoes spic hustled him towards the lux urious sedan that drew the trailer take no chance on a sucker talking and being tipped off cant wait bring you back afterwards for your truck he promised before entering barth examined his canteen without water one can live only a fewjdays on a blistering desert spic slid behind the wheel and placed his own canteen op the seat between them the gauge showed enough gas to make the fortymile trip there and back nice ly be judged soon to the hum of an aircooled motor the desert was opening choi- la cacti and sunseared ridges streamed past the windows of the speeding car presently the road grew bad second gear was often necessary spic gulped time and again from his canteen barth sipped occasionally at his how much farther t spic questioned when they had gone fortysix miles just apiece you said forty forty as the crow files barth hc8ic teacher wanted the georgetown public school win receive applications for the position of her of music vocal in the school begtnnjna next september p b harrison style in glasses ykb your game should be made to fit your particular type of face we apedabse in bye examin ation and p attractive classes at stty prist for scpert eye newest ss in glamfts oonsqsjp ot write ro booth notices brown mr and mrs kenneth brown wish to announce the blrtb of a son dcbttert william on saturday july 1st at milton hamoock to bar and mrs charles hancock a son gordon charles on juhemth at peel memorial hospi tal brampton fr8bswood cpl jack presswood rcaf and mrs presswood hee doris irene hurreo are hanjps to bonlohn wayne on june 28th at goerph general bofejpl- tal mother and baby doing fine otafluton at ouelph general hospital on sunday july sod to pie and mrs a stepteton a daugh- ter a sister for brrol nd lootee dancing stanley park erin every friday mod air orchestra every wednesday merry makers orchestra old time and modern dasteuu 91 women dob bail chefs caps 0 tmk fob the finjt time in the history of railway dining car service in canada women have been employed by the canadian national railways to replace men in buffet cars they have been assigned to trains operating fjctween halifax and sydney and between moncton and saint john and consideration io being given to extending the innovation to other umuiuui national main lico services tho crew consists of three women a cook pantry girl andwaitnss they work under the guidance of a mao ntawani previously men exclusively wen employed as dining csl- crew bat wtth the everdvrimilmg sopply at male help the management decided to introduce women into this service since the start of the war wo ikave fillod many other jobs in ra3way work heretofore solely aeecenphehed by men the photographs show top the waitress smartly diiud in a whits uniform edged m maroon with apron tj and bandeau serving at the table of a canadian national buffetparlor car below left attired in an allwhite uniform familiarly knows as a hoover dress with a white corfs cap is tbe buffetcook busy at the range lower right tbe pantry girl wearing a iwitlar uniform to the cook about to prepare the trimmings for a pecfcctmeal she prepares the coffee at smeta mont or pvyiflgflr hedged by this corkscrew road its farther hows gas spic looked down startled sec ondgear driving had drawn heavily on the tank it was almost empty barth sighed drive on ill foot it back to town and bring some out on my truck theres one spring on tbe way i can strike for water take me fourfive days he smiled pityingly at spics soft bulk youll hafta stay at the shack you never could hoof it to town the starved motor was coughing when spic stopped before a rough board fabin overlooking a row of sluice boxes in a dry yellow gulch despite the furnace blast of a late afternoon sun he smiled confidently as he got out and led the old pros pector behind the trailer his touch awoke the water machine wheels fans- pistons flashed into action water gushed barth grinned to his ear its goi even the air of old fiery licked lie cackled together they lifted and luped ihr heavy but worthless contrap ion into the shadow of he cabin and set it down stay here and dont get lost barth advised the sooner i start the sooner ill get back with gas he turned abruptly and struck off into the desert across lengthening rock shadows spic watched him out of sight then entered the hot little shack t on a shelf he saw ba con beans flour sight of the dry food made him thirsty spic raised his now light canteen to his lips drained it in two quick gulps then lumbered- across the room to a barrel above which a tin dipper hung the barrel was empty suddenly he remembered what barth had jaid about drinking his last tin of tomatoes hands trem bling ha began to search there was no water in tbe cabin nor any thrso days joftar a wary figure dropped flat beside a daswrt sprtagv thrust its face into mb water and drank thirstily om mora day to tfto i tetftvtnt the water was hot and bad hank barth stalled the toe cold drinks splc waa an- jfing whenever be turned on that now that i can go im not going to stick around and let the other fellows do it bill and jack went over last week and fred9 been over there a year rsiow its my chance its going to take months of training before i can get fightingfit so id better get moving today alftr yes sir im going now to tell dad and i mom that im on my way to sign up m jiygw