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tfre georgetown herald wednetday augiiit 1 men women over 40 feel weakworn old wart konbal pep wawamjt tool numuunij often newtw trcly jppilc iron onleluia phoaphnnw jrtl ctfc bi llelua too el normal pro vim tlwjv troduotarr i oaina tonlo imm or sta tw ate m ml good il 3 llnite ilott oimj phone 161 comer main godpfe street scotts garage aaa international sales and service shell products pte horace blyth writes from france the following letter was reoelvea from pt horace blyth now in the thick of things in france friday july 31 1044 somewhere id prance dear madam just received two more copies of yotn paper and aura la nice to be able to alt down and read all the borne town news the active service notes are the am thing 1 read as its always nice to read about what the rest of the boys from home are doing then when time allows i start in and read it from cover to cover have changed from toronto scot tlsh to the lorne scots and ihanm job driving a truck in the defence platoon of this brigade things are pretty dreary here this morning we are camped out jn a wheat field and everywhere is a sea of mud as its been raining hard all night and there 8 no signs of it stop ping for some time yet 1 believe one has to be here td really appreciate how this french mud can stick i used to think that this war was to mobile to ever have to stop and dig trenches but you can bet i wosnt ojtr here long until i found out different every time we stop in a new camp tht first job is to dig a bood deep slit trench to protect our selves against jerry s mortar shells and fighter planes i had hit pleasure of meeting two home town boys in a little village a few dus ago jot mcmenemy and duncan fost rhey ore both looking lit and well and are right in there glv inp jerry the works we seem to have him pretty worried just at present and here s hoping wt will soon be able to finish him off cheerio for now and best of luck to ou all your sincere friend buu278 ptl u blv1h 5 cjj3 hci cao piaywright plays by ray darby are a frequent teature of obcs summer theatre broadcast from winnipeg his drama homecoming will be heard this week on sunday august 6 at 9 00 pjn edt 10 00 pjn adt over the transcana da natwork its ray darbys hand tliat is at work too on the scripts of tilt dramatized serlts on juvenile de linquency ci ossroads of youth heard on tuesdajs at 8 30 in edt pm adt harry stratham buried at acton resident of acton for over fiftyore yearn and popularly known in worts activities throughout the town and countryside adjoining acton harry stratham passed away very suddenly on tuesday morning july 34th he had gone to his work as usual at the beard- more and co plant but before starting work he was seized with a heart at tack and passtd away harry was the youngest son of the late thomas and phoebe stratham and was born in georgetown sixtyone years ago he came to acton when mr and mrs stratham and family moved here and established a bakery business in acton he learned the baking trade and for many years baked for his fa ther and later tor mrs m edwards his sister who carried on the well established business lately he has been with the beardmore co he was v ellknow n in amateur spurts hi actori m his early years and played on the baseball and hockey teams he attended the anglican church and was a member of the woodmen of the world bclties his wife who was before marriage miss mj rtle mcveigh he leaves two s ns howard ill d lin one sister mrs h a burling of t li nc illinois uba and one bro ther william of london also remain lo all ih beitivtd sympath of many intnds ik re in this home community goes in their sudden bereavement the funeral was held thursday af lirnojii with scimci it ik j nst i e and rumlev funeral home interment in i i in lew cemetery acton rilxdlction as to when wa whx be over churchill year born 1874 age 70 took office 1040 years in office 4 adding above figures 1874 70 1940 4 equals 3888 hitler year born 1889 age 56 took office 1933 yeurs in office 11 add lng above figures 1889 5 1033 11 equals 3888 roosevelt year bom 1882 age b2 took office 1933 years molflce 11 adding above figures 1882 62 1933 11 equals 3888 ii duet year bom 1883 age 61 took office 1922 years in office 22 adding above figures 1883 61 22 equals 3888 stalin year born 1879 age 65 took office 1024 years in office 20 addirg above figures 1879 65 j924 20 equals 3888 tojo year born 1884 age 60 took office in 1941 years in office 3 adding above figures 1884 60 1941 3 equals jj888 end of war half of 3888 equals 1944 half of 1944 equals 972 or 9th month 7th day at 2 o clock to find the supreme ruler take the first letter of above names read left to right christ 1922 numkfcr o autob dlcunli in 1943 hip dominion bureiu of statistics reiwrts that there were 23120 passen t r uilomobilcs reentered in canada in 1943 than m the previous jear with tlic total it 1 193827 last year against l lf90 m 1942 ilcistiatioii of motor trucks was increased to 294 196 from 283 771 mo tor buses to 4 302 from 4 016 and mo ton us o 16396 from 15818 in 1942 registration of passenger cars in on in ft 11 from ml 897 n 194j to 586 for vatoe major j k mahony of new wort minster b c canada s latest winner of the victoria cross he was cited tor gallantrj at the melta river crobslncdt in italy may 24 and was decortofls with the nations highest honor 0 l m 1343 or bj 2a 807 and in quebot from 173 f6 to 171 369 or by 1 667 pirmirs seking help to harvest tbefe rops are allowed to transport til i vorkes in their trucks until no 15th acton llie nelson kiimedj sore uid rtsl denee buildmg on mill suet has been sole to mr j i kinkhora o george town u insdij m md mrs t p ir ciusons u ntrs ritcived woid tint ti tir u ims so i- 1 j mt ollu j i j i ii it o i hru was re 1 ii ui if t ir opt i ttiuns 1 c 1 t in i- ii in in was on j il 3th ind pit jti liusk chlsliilm in snlltri t ii in i bdtlli burnt tl itt md m rw p 1 n lnl uui j li uui strm in ittince sundii ttin v attt i ikrts bmd nil t ljotd j spit mild p ofu ss lti i his win mil hi fins troip undt r un itiduship tit mi gh irus w m ison free press ess- of both bomla and cartoni tt idu tin 1 1 u lucfui lo leave a hit f thun at your lumrmr cent vh n they ought oihirwist bt pm lo pood use all winur ions fur bottles and car nn arc ustil ntcr and over again so please return your wmrrcrs coll of empties in their original car tons non uj jour nurm brewer s rieail store and help us maintain mi id supplies or you this winter brewing industry ontario milton taeh week brings a new list ol cas ualtles to this community pilot officer kennelh galloway is reported missing hi a message received on july 31st by his parents mr ajid mrs l 1 gal if way of milton l cpl james buck a brother of councillor s buck of muton and woo has lived in milton was wounded while in action n france aeeordng to word received bj his mother mrs buck of limmms ruv j b and mrs moore and fa nuiy have returned from a vacation trip to grand bend and chatham mx moon also attended the pastors in stitute at the university of chicago champion bramkion h m gh trtt is vi m nil n inim r of tht ch irters pub us nil g wis honojivd list ilurs- day afternoon u in impromptu gi lh iin of tinplov tii 1 runpinvs in mi tllut ijiii street west ihe rv ol mr gl irtti s isvxiition with thi firm mi guts joinid the still ol tht tompwi n t is reiurn iiom virseis in 1919 out ol iht brampjiii bois recently listed is missing w is w o juk p nixon on ui mr and mrs albert s i ii n s i- hi w es n x rttd is missint iolltwing an ur operations n j ij jl as ii m mix i ol tlie air ioicl w o nixon ins st en strmce txmli in niklintl and in eypt n 1 vtli tro inus u tlie home of mr md mi j a ifglirt h issm b t i nit a ix iilllul srltnil lor an i der wtddirk on juli 21 whtn their id i daughter hester lois became the bi li giorn henry garnwill son ol mrs g ii carmuu cheltenham oi t hit certmoni was perlormed by itev c v almack of preecevllle sask sufff rm from a foot injury fit i lent j gordon rhompson utc son of mr md mrs w thompson 3 petl ave arrived home from overseas las night last june night lt piorapson was awarded the pjft gulshed flying cross for his high skill fortitude and devotion to duty conservator j