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the georgetown herald wednesday atlflxtff 2 1944 ocan ov weekly suitors dies at mount fobbst arthur w wright editor o the blount forest qonjederae and the dean of canadian weekly newspaper editors died at his home in mount itorest tuesday after a two weeks ill ness he observed his 89th birthday on feb 13 last and until a lew weeks ago took an active part in editing his paper he was bom near fergus and was a graduate of the 1868 class of the tjnlversity of toronto he was also the first teacher at prince arthurs adding now port arthur and later taught in the high schools at orlllla and walkerton and for 16 years in the gait oolleglate institute in 1902 mr wright bought the mount forest confederate and 16 years ago the representative and since that time successfully carried on the amalgamated papers he was a well known member of the canadian weekly newspaper association took a keen interest in compiling historical data and took an active part in various local organizations and in the work of che presbyterian ohurch and latterly of the united ohurch hels survived by three daughters grace and jean mrs h s winchester associated with him in the newspaper and anne st catharines his wile annie tj mcoonkey died in 1926 dancing stanley park erin every friday kodxkn 1dus okobk8tba every wednesday bossy mmtkbh old time and madam dancing 81 admttalon me localjiews next monday is olrlq holiday in georgetown only six weeks till georgetown fair sept 16th and 18th remember the lions ma street carnival on friday august 18th watch for posters jrlncipa walter carpenter is ottering special cash prizes to high school students for the best collection of art displayed at georgetown fair see the prise list tickets on- the lions draw for one ton of coal are already in circulation get yours today iprepare now to spend labour day sept 4th in georgetown and attend- the lome scots jamboree a full day of sports and entertainment of the highest calibre is being planned and sponsored by c ooy got your entries ready for the georgetown fair in view of the labour shortage the georgetown high school board has decided to adopt the same plan as last year namely students enroll and get list of books sept 5th at 9 ajn and then school will be closed until sept 18th just arrived a carload of window glass putty roof paint roofing caulking cement 9tove pipes and elbows at city prices blains hardware and 5c to l00 store brampton one of ontario s largest hardware mall order and retail 11 i i fo c 1 i n lot rta km raj fa on u f n style in glasses tjbtt your glasses should be made to fit your particular type of face we spentanse in eye examin ation and prescribe attractive i at etty william bh seriously injured mr william held georgetown was badly hurt when he fell through an opening in his barn floor a week ago monday he landed on his head and shoulders and as a result broke his collarbone and suffered painful lacera tlons to his shoulders he was un conscious for 4 hours after the aosl dent dr a mvallister attended him lr reld was convalescing at his home until sunday when he took a mm for the worse he was taken to toronto general hospital in the am bulance lor treatment ftk haftold matsom died of wounds in noukamdy battle w formerly bcv db a grasett smith continued from page one nument to his memory st johns church south cayuga is the oldest of the three cburchee in the parish and in june 1946 it wlu celebrate 4he 100th anniversary of its consecration the old church at port maltland was the same age but the original edifice was struck by lightning and burned in 1026 in 1927 dr smith prepared and presented plans for a new church hot only did he design the church which fallen in action in normandy is of gray stone with white facings first word came on friday that but he personally selected every piece fjj f 0 of material used in its construction another young acton soldier has given his life in the cause of freedom and the home and family of dorp and mrs geor simpson church street acton and many friends have been grieved by the news received during the week that pte harold simpson has cedarvale intended for last week mrs earl fuller spent the week end with friends in toronto and attended tht wedding of her cousin mr ray bums who is in the navy congratulations to mr and mrs percy cox the gift of a daughter miss adeline cunningham and elea nor griffin spent their vacation with friends in toronto and took a trip on the boat to niagara palls and visited with friends in the states this week for export bye rto hr service and ot walker ro t specialist tao will ba at hlj ottjoe over tarn ett telephone co main of each month or van nay consult o t walker at his offlot m brampton and labored side by side with the workmen every day until it was com pleted the church cost more than 12 000 most of which was paid for within three years ut its erection the third church st albans byng was built in 1920 and tvo consecrated in 1926 by rt rev derwyn t owen lord bishop of niagara now archbishop of toronto and prelate of all canada interested in journalism dr smith was always keenly inter ested in journalism at deseronto he founded a sunday school paper the junior churchman and was manager and associate editor of the bav of qulnte churchman which afterwards became the ontario churchman at farcross he edited the northern lights a paper set up and printed by the students of the indian school in 1939 dr smith retired from the active ministry and moved to dunn vllle where for the past five years he was honorary assistant at st pauls angncan church with rev f h wase continuing in this capacity until his illness struck early this year in 1889 dr smith was married to mis3 nancy chambers eldest daugb- ter of the lale mr and mrs james chambers ol caradoc ont who sur vives him together with one da mrs vemon bate ol the emu dunn township two sons noel and harold of toronto oat sister miss alice smith of kansas citj and two grand children nancy ann and patricia smith of toronto dr smith rested at his late on broad street west until 10 am on wednesday morning when after a brief family service at the residence i conducted by the rector rev f h j was the casku was taken to st paul church and dr smith lay in state there until the service at 3 pan plci u prayers were offered for the ue eaied after the body was brought oj the church- guards of honor were made up as follows 10 a m to 11 ajn girl guides carul mccutcheon mar ill ret morton beryl allen and doris kalne 11 a to 12 noon senior choir fred leeds mrs g a cml beck mrs w hall mrs f h wase u u i pm girl guides audrey ro bins may poster margaret shafflej and doreen foster 1 to a pm ju- and amputation of his leg had been necessary another message received on saturday told that harold had died of the wounds sustained pte harold simpson was 21 years of age he was born in brampton but had spent most of his life in acton attend ing school here and after leaving school was an employee of beardmore and oo he was before enlistment with the alliance paper georgetown two years ago last- april he en with the lome scots and latex trans ferred to the royal regiment of ca nada and a year ago last m went overseas he spent eight m oo the west coast before going overseas besides his parents he leave one sister helen and a brother lome at home his father is a veteran of the first world war and is now serving parcel follows to h l allen around for year the following interesting letter tells how a parcel sent to pie b l allen now in italy followed him around for a year before finally catch ing up with him pte allen gives the postal corps great credit for their efforts to deliver the goods the letter was sent here to the ladles auxiliary of the canadian legion which was responsible for sending the parcel here la the letter june 16th 1944 ladles this i believe is one for ripley and i think you will agree as you will no tice today is june 16 1641 and an hour ago i received a gift parcel from you dated tune 4th but not 44 rather 43 it had first come to stoglandv then to italy hack to england then to north morning at the home of jhnmle klrkwood miss hilts the superinten dent had charge of the meeting georgle ferryman and marjory wame took the devotional jimmle ktrkwood had the watch tower and kathleen brennan an item on temperance miss hilts took the topic plans were made alalnlnthe army in this- wax many to hold their annual picnic in august friends extend deepest sympathy to i the w2fl meeting was held in them in this bereavement church wednesday afternoon the harold was a popular young man- in president mrs wame presiding mrs afrlctc to hospital back to vngt4i and then back to italy sou had ad dressed it to the 48th highlanders i should vry much like to send yon the bit of the original wrapper that was on it but vm afraid it would not pass the censor so in the meantime x shall enquire and if possible hi send as i mentioned the original wrapper for i received it wrapped in newspaper and tied with a very heavy cord it does prove though just bow much trouble the canadian postal h corps goes to deliver the goods vj incidentally another for ripley la that the contents of the parcel were in excellent condition the chocolate bars were not even broke thanks a million ladles it was even more appreciated than if it had reach ed here a year ago to repeat a letter i wrote you in march 1944 i received a carton of cigarettes that same month that were mailed in april the previous year from you ladles so let me repeat thanks a lot for cigarettes and parcels received for the last four years i should also like to let you know that gift parcels and cigarettes are coming through much better over here at present tours sincerely pte h l alleh the community he attended the united ohurch of which he was a member the whole community re grets that he was not spared to re turn but honor the sacrifice he made brampton three young men of brampton members of the royal canadian air foods and wellknown in this town are reported missing as a result ot air operations over germany- and occu pied europe this week fit sergeants joseph mara and jack garxnitt were members of the same bombing crew w o 2 jack nixon is the son of mr and mrs albert rhxon a serious shortage of medical aid is being felt keenly in the district be tween oalcvllle and long branch where serious cases are sometimes left for some time until physicians can be ale mckay book the scripture mrs khmood read a good temperance ltenx and mrs stanley sinclair a talk- on christian stewardship mr and mrs- robt mcenery spent- the week end at wasaga beach at annesiey hall victoia college the marriage ot rboda mary bowles daughter of mr and mrs william d bowles brampton to captain jacob carroll anderson 11th cr army t k rgt of oshwa son of rev and mrs r h p anderson took place on saturday gazette union social and personal mrs s t hiinsy stewarttown had the misfortune to break her wrist a few weeks ago and we are glad to say the injured limb is mending nicely mrs p parker of toronto has been staying with her parents- for a few i special dance mart kenney and his western gentiemen caxada s top radio asd dance band wifli art hwhmnn the quartette and all the victory parade hemlirjera huttonville park friday august 11th the july meeting of union walfl took the form of a special 2ftanehelp- miss sinclair of toronto is spending nlox choir glen raven don hastings i ers meeting at the home of mrs geo wek with mr and mrs wm hen- allen smith sandy blott 2 to 3 pm 111 atooni thirtyfive ladles were- derson i qlrl guides shirley green jean mc- ln attendance mis wm mcfaddett mr r mulder spent a few days with knight sally edgar and sylvia arm addressed this meeting taking for her friends in toronto rong subject everlasting values miss jean bacon ol orton is holiday- i the service as 3 pm was conducted jr layeme thompson gertrude- ing with miss helena cox i by re f w wase re canon dr mrs oordon and doris ol toronto w w judd read hi 90ii psalm re are visiting with friends here p sawyer of caledonia read the les- mrs fred jackson and baby donnle acn vtn archdeacon a c macltln- of allandale have returned home after jash ol dundas read the prayers and visiting her parents mr and mrs k the luntxal oration was given by b wood i rev l w b broughau lord bishop mrs w cunningham had the plea- ol niagara in it his lordship stressed sure of spending short visit ln to- the victory and triumph ol the life ronto with her brother flight officer e over death he spoke of the abaibllion leuo a person dancings m0 to loo getpreeae far ktauonvule park owmntty sloe opg overseaa clgjwette fvndl sask- and mrs istik j smith the good he had aocompllshed f mcaxthur ol i and of his right to enjoy the eternal friends here on i st he expressed his sympathy and that of the church to xhe bereaved i i barrle of reglna gordon ln toronto mr and mrs rockwood called thursday the churchill and obprlnge ladies members of the doctors family aid met at the home of mrs harold th choir under dr r d blott iu thrte ipccialk chosen hymns and rober haldane at the organ still iuatiimiimjiikmjllmr cjrryiiik ul the theme of victory over pifpnnia nafhmi j deul p the hallelujah chorus interment was made in st johns church cemetery south cauga and til he pill beanni were mayor w j griffith l w smith o r spear george jones oeo ramsay sj pra- er riney dr j p hnrrlson and t o mccutcheon the floral tributes were beautiful ln the extreme bearing mute testimony lo thi very high esteem in which dr smith had always been held dunn vllle chronicle proclamation civiclioliday watson and dorothy jane thompson were ln toronto july 35th celeb with mr james watson his 90th birth day mrs robert page mr watsons oldest grandchild entertained for him rev j l self will be absent from union chxuxh for the month of au gust mr cales of acton is to supply fox mr self owing to the busy time haying the tlie august meeting will be held on monday evening august 7th at the home of mr and mrs la verne thomp son miy fred lyons and mrs art mckane are the program committee for this meeting the community congratulates mr and mrs clifford cook upon the arri val of their young son dance civic holiday night angus 7lh stanley park erin modern aires orchesttcst you wont want tomus this dance m monday august 7th it i of mrs a griffin on wednesday after wlueas the corporation of the town or ueorge ju 26 the meeting wa griffin on wednesday eenlng with a 1 irifc attendance mr and mrs w cunningham lias receind word of the safe arrival of i their son ptc a cunningham over seas the cedarvale w i met at the home town have in former years set aside the first monday jj brought to order by stn thi open in august as a civic holiday and whereas the members of the municipal coun cil to comply with the desire of the citizens have decided that the 7th day of august 1944 shall be observed as such therefore i do declare monday august 7th 1 944 a civic holiday for the town of georgetown and i res pectfully request all citizens to govern themselves acconfingly harold cleave mayor god save the klhfg ing ode and repeating the lords prayer in unison roll call suggestions lor the brides hope chest after the correspondence was dealt with the following program was given scripture reading mrs w henderson solo god understands mrs cunningham reading good nelgwbourar eleanor offlfflm imbtto hints for the bride mrs cox duet there s a valley of peace mrs wood and mrs d hurren reading wlddls a report of the district nnual at kkjra was given by mrs ounnlngham spelling match mrs wood mrs wlddls mrs wlddls side being win ners eight members and six visitors were present the meeting was then brought to a close with the singing of the na tional anthem ashgrove a splendid attendance at the annual family picnic of the w 8 s in cluding members of the mission band and baby band held at the home t mrs c b dick last thursday after noon the worship service was con ducted by mrs j bellboddy mrs h bird gave an interesting stpry taken from the mission band study book which was followed by a chorus by the mission bond bemlce wilson sang a local solo mrs w bird and mrs h bird conducted games and races on the lawn and a delightful lunch was served at the close of the meeting mildred and hazel reed of caledon spent last week at the home of their aunt mrs f ruddell gladys ruddell returned to caledon last sunday for a weeks holiday with her cousins ir and mrs walter wrlgglesworth guelph were sunday visitors with mr and mrs j beuboddy mrs wrigglcsworth has been visiting sev eral friends ln the community during the past week f mr and mrs w o mugate and miss florence mugate of aurora visited with mr and mrs leslie gttfen last satur day mrs m nixon of toronto is spending a week with her niece mrs clayton wilson dont miss the dance of the year dofferin junior fanners 15th annual d an c e wed august 9th stanley park erin merry makers orchestra dancing 9 1 admission 50c ballinafad mr and mrs httt and audrey of toronto spent a few days this week visiting their brother aad sisters in this ccinnuizitty the mission band net sunday market hogs special prizes offered at georgetown fair sept 15 16 the t eaton co ltd and esquesmg agricultural society fall fair are again offering a special prize of 45 00 divided in aix prizes 12 10 8 6 5 and 4 for the best pen of market hogs hogs to be judged on the rail each exhibitor allowed two entries five hogs for each entry all hogs will be sold by sealed tender to the highest bidder assuring the farmer a considerably higher price for his entries providing bacon for britain and also helping the entries for georgetown fair