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to 37 el 6 butter 66 and 71 social and personal mrs j m buck la vlslttng mrs longford jones in london this mek mr and mrs w m btownrldge spent the week end at lake sbnooe mrs p blnnle and mrs r n weir of undssy an visiting friends in town mr a el feller of owen sound is pending a weefcv vacation at bis borne we mr and mrs dick riddau and kent are holidaying this week at wasaga beach mr and mrs robert lane and ca rol nave returned after spending ten days at long lake miss dorothy hughes of moncton nb is visiting at the home of mr and mrs harry stoekford mrs ryersorr douglas and children of toronto are visiting her mother mrs j m moore mrs gerald ss is visiting with her sister mrs william fowe in tuisonburg dr and mrs clifford reld are spending a holiday at their summer home in terra obtta miss lula stump of rochester n y is visiting with mr and mrs george herrington buly macoormack jack balrd and billy bulllvant are spending a holiday at the ymjoa camp at nerval mr and mrs j m mtaelnlay of to ronto holidayed last week with miss h harrison and mr p b harrison mrs l j bell visited her husband lao beu who is in the rcaj noopi- ted in st thomas with a broken arm miss lyla frances and mrs thomas given will leave on friday to spend their holidays at wasaga beach misses evelyn and helen mccalg have returned after a very enjoyable holiday at glhnar lodge sturgeon lake mr al cameron kincardine for merly on the bank of montreal staff here visited friends in town last friday messrs walter cook and george barber are spending their vacation on horse shoe island near port curling muskoka lakes miss olive kennedy mrs j h lilli- co miss mav langan and mrs harold cleave are houdttyinr this week at balm beach lake huron mr and mrs m rey master robert and miss mary ellen of detroit mich are spending a vacation wlta mr and mrs thomas elson uaw marjorle hicks and i a w lola campbell roaf from clhfton visited at the rectory for the week end mr clarence buck and son jlmmle mr sholto buck and mr jack buck are away on a fishing trip this week to northern ontario pte bill orear rcaalc camp borden was a week end visitor with mr thomas allen and mr and mrs harvey allen mrs h slenko and son richard have returned home after spending two weeks holidays near rockwood with mrs j matueek and children of to ronto miss wlnnlfred stokes and miss smith and mr wilfred fflll of niagara i phone 357 georgetown gjsy t h e a t re- fridajvjuly 28 honeymoon 1xdge dartd braoe huital hultard romance on the range boy hum fox news saturday july 29th matinee at 3 pm the fighting sea bees romance of the seven seas with john wayne sasan hayward sport field trial champions cartoon yokel duck chapter 8 daredevils of the wet tuesday and wednesday august 1 and 2 meaver body 0k74dghlarloas with hedy xjunarr wflnasa itsnll canada carries on air cadets novelty greatest man in slam had captain s quarters for channel- crossing states lieut nursing sister mulholland the second letter from lieut nur sing sister irene mulholland since she arrived in france with the invasion forces was received by her family last week dated july 2nd molly said they hadn t had to work too hard and that most cases come in early 4n the evening they are eating highly concentrated foqd so to use her own words they could do wonders to a steak dinner just now the first few nights were noisy but she is getting used to it life is better than was ex pected and she wrote that she was well and happy telling about the at titude of the french toward the allied invasion forces molly said that some were glad and others indifferent the latter had evidently been through so much that it did not matter who had their country so long as they could have peace the people of normandy are poorly clothed but have plenty of food the following press dispatch was published in an alrforce publication wings abroad recently which tells of the nursing sisters arrival in france france tin hats on and battle dress trousers tucked into rubber boots two r c a f nursing sisters irene mulholland georgetown ont and d c pitkethly ottawa walked down the ramp of an assault craft on to a normandy beach early last week the first candlan servicewomen to land in france main group they came in with the main party of rcaf mobile field hospital super vised ov wc m growse london ont who with a few other ranks has been in prance since the day after dday preparing the way for the main body as well as acting as a casualty clearing station for army and air force alike coming ashore in the first inclement weather experienced since the invasion started the nursing sisters said they had had a wonderful crossing we had the captain 5 quarters miss mullholland said lovely linen sheets and a private shower bath it was really grand blarney of course added miss pitkethly x think we have to admit some of our success to the fact that we softened up the captain by turning up the bot toms of his trousers for him they were 1 too long and had bothered him for some time itwasn t very long before the nurses were pitching in with the rest of the party helping putting up tents and unloading vehicles wjc gtowse ex pected the hospital only rcaf unit of its kind in france would be fully oper ational within a few hours even though greeted by miserable weather the personnel were happy in settling down in their field atop a hill for it was a climax to many months of training really mobile the unit had probably lived and moved around in the field more than any other rcaf body during the last year preparing for this day it was on 01 17 a 13 a rvttt cjltii ak a in il of summer dresses group one dresses to clear 188 group two dresses to clear 265 group three v t dresses to clear 3fl5 and 45 1 all unes of white summer shoes reduced to clear brills dept store phone 167 cor mill and main sts georgetown falls and mrs t s hu1 of lucan were visitors at the home of mr and mrs t a hill last week la w mary doble of mountain view visited at the home of her brother mr and mrs cecil doble last weekend mrs dobies mother mrs mabel oiu of kitchener is spending a few days with mr and mrs doble this week mr and mrs harry devereaux had a dinner for mr and mrs w r wat- eon on sunday mr and mrs william gpwdy from acton were guests as were mrs james mcclure and mr ha rold mcclure it was mrs mcclure s birthday miss norah cleave held a cup and saucer shower last thursday evening in honour of miss alva cripps whoso marriage takes place the early part of august twelve girl friends were present and the gifts were brought tn on a prettily decorated tea wagon the hostess served a dainty lunch their many friends in town are sorry this week to see mr and mrs w r watson leave for their new home in grimsby they have been highy es teemed residents of georgetown for many years mr watson having been a druggist here before retiring the herald joins their friends in wishing them happiness in their new place of residence engagement notick mr and mrs a e cripps wish to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter alva margaret to dac dobert e allen toflno bo son of mr and mrs wesley allen actor the marriage to take place early in august splendid records two more splendid records have been made in the herd of gerald r graham of georgetown royalist norah finished a 906 day record at 6 years of 10606 bjs of milk and 433 lbs of fat with an average test of 68 p is and has been awarded a gold medal certificate by the canadian jeraeyomue ouh nancy sybu arrria as a 0 year old produced asps lbs of tnfflc and 876 bib of fat in 806 daym wjth an aver age test of 6m par oact repe scheme setunj upu4tty equipment on a particular site one day and breaking it down the next day for another move now it is mobile in every sense of the word wjo growse and his small advanced party are already seasoned workers in this theatre for more than 100 casual ties most of them soldiers from the front lines have passed through their hands as part of the cohesive air eva cuation established by the raf operations too they have treated and in some cases operated on army and air force casualties from nightbombing attacks within their area- first night we were here they blasted us continually said wc orowse i spent most of the night with an orderly running here and there treating as many as i could our surgeon sl church perth ont had to operate during it all too church s operating theatre inside a tent consisted of a wide deep trench with the operating table in the centre light was obtained by two aldls lamps fastened to tent poles on either side of the trench the roof shows several holes where machinegun bullets rip ped through it out fortunately nobody was hit close call we had one narrow escape though growse recalled a machinegun bul let went through a truck roof and hit an instrument used in transfusions underneath that instrument was our container of ether if the bullet had gone that far the whole works would have gone up but the wing commander isnt plan ning on digging in at the new location were going to display our red cross prominently he said i hope jerry reapecta it hornby intended for last week the annual sunday school picnic held last friday afternoon on the flats on the farm of mr frank stark was attended by about sixty persons of all ages the chief centre of attraction for girls and boys seemed to be the old- fashioned swlmmln hole which the boys had made by building a dam across the creek in spite of the ex treme muddiness of the water they enjoyed a cooling refreshing bath a game of softiball was played after which there was a program of races for all ages all keenly contested especially the clotheshanging race for the ladles all of uhom appeared to be adepts at hanging things of all shapes and sizes on the line then followed the delicious and sa tlsfylng picnic supper during which all sorts of good things to eat seemed to disappear as if by magic mr thos douglas superinten dent of the school in a few well chosen words thanked mr and mrs stark for their kind hospitality mrs fred wrigglesworth of ash- grove has been spending a few days at the home of her son clifford mrs jas bally spent a few days over the week end at the home of her daughter in hamilton mr and ro mc tosh nf tjtxtnr garden party under the auspices hornby women s institute hornby school grounds friday july 28th at 8 pm a variety program by george town girls pipe band and as sisting artists also alka seltzer programmes bingo fish pond tea cap reading refreshment booth adults 35c jhildren 30c proceeds for war- work fob sals wood s electric peed grlndera mqk- ing machines mffk coolers elecbie panoaa alio mount fores threafhmg mafhrnae district npratentatrn wd- loughby fann agency t r hbwsoot georgetown phono sb tt p o bo m california who has spent the last few weeks visiting his mother left for his home on monday evening last his mother accompanied him as far as winnipeg where she will visit her bro ther and other relatives for a month or two her many friends will miss her greatly during her absence but all wish her a most enjoyable time while she is away miss mildred hurst and miss glenna fleury of welwyn sask are spending a couple of weeks visiting the latter s uncle and aunt at the parsonage mr harold robertson returned home last week after having received an ho nourable discharge from the canadian army fall wheat cutting is in full swing this week and the crop is a large one our local threshers are on uie road once more for a good tongheavy se- son s work the harvest truly is great and the laborers too few sunday afternoon the members of hornby l o l attended divine ser vice in the hornby united church berry pickers from far and near are finding their way to austin s big berry patch and returning well laden with the choice fruit of the bushes so ge nerously provided by nature this week thirtytwo officers and members of hornby lol attended service in the united church last sunday afternoon during the absence of the minister on vacation for the next three sun days the services will be as follows on july 30th all three services will be withdrawn on august 6th mr gordon hume of milton recently re ceived as a candidate fox the ministry will conduct the services hi bethel and ashgrove churches at hornby rev j b moore of milton will be in charge at 8 oclock in the evening the services will all be withdrawn again- on august 19th to be resumed the following sunday with the minister in charge mrs thomas douglas and daughter of brandon man are visiting mr g a may and other relatives in the oom- the fall wheat is au out and being threshed yield as high as fifty bnah- 3a to u acre are being raportad nassagaweta busy bee news the july meeting of the veya busy bee club met the the home of mrs stan robinson with thirteen members attending meeting was ooened by the president mrs c e davenport in the chair and leading the repeating of the lords prayer in unison mrs j j kennedy the secre tary treasurer then gave roll call and was answered by each member present ing a crazy quilt block 18- by 18 fiftyfour were handed in mrs stan robinson assistant secre tary treasurer then read correspond ence letters from overseas were re ceived fom pte norman gnr george sat james wallace sgt carl frank- and four letters from fit officers reg finney three of which were de layed in reaching the club all letters were those of thanks for cigarettes and parcels sent by the club alternately each month two members gave thanks for cards of sympathy in bereavement sent to them mrs w w dredge thanked tna ladies for a gift received from them in honour of their fiftieth wedding an niversary a motion that the club pay half the costs their share being 760 of in stalling rods for coat hangers in the town hall was carried mrs britton was given money by the sectreaa to send cigarettes this month th quilt convenor mrs j ptank then took the chair for a few minutes a quilt top in craqy pattern mg pleood during the month by mrs d tejbot who pieced a pattern one for the dub last month she is over 80 plana wera then made for finishing pattern quht orders that are farther behind than crasy pattern ones only three quirts bad been quitted during the month as this meeting was before the garden party final plans for its suoeess wra made members are to be ready to discuss dancesxat the august matting which la to be held in tbe seboot house if available if not mka wilfrid kennedy offered her home a pattern quilt was quitted daring the day and evening mrs margaret robinson sent a f donation of money to the club thl month mrs robinson sezrad g lotsay salad plate cookies and tartt tot tax which the ladles anjoytd mrs j frank iiwhand thanks to mrs nttm tor om mm of her boas alto basal kannedr mm a hisa gaadtog ekirtn af ternoon lasstfsr closed wlah all i m oad mm w nt