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the georgetown herald wednesday august 23rd 1944 the quality tea salad tea n cn rrqjl l s cornflakes muffets 3 pk puffed wheat w i7c pancake flour m s buckwheat flour i8c 37 sf vm a- 32c 7s w z4c k soe 3 pto ase palmolive t x lie lobster s3 59c cheese ow old ib 35c chan speed chat jar 8e tin 5e campbells rice soap tl xxc specialmaxwell house coffee v 4c we rernrvn the rint to limit quantities of ail merchandise no 1 potatoes 6 quart basket 36e sliver skin pickling onions 2 lbs z9c valencia oranges size 220 45c dox special week end prices on tomatoes cante- loupes peaches watermelon pratt and tefrtable prices subject to market fluctuation cmipmnm to use angntt z4th sugar fl to 10 1 to 39 i preserves 1 to 28 tea or coffee 14 to 39 el 6 butter 70 to 75 phone 357 georgetown herald classified ads bring results u c cmry t h a t tf e friday august 25th you cant ration love belt jane rhodes johnnie john ton bermuda mystery preston fosw ann rutherford fox news saturday august 26th matinee at 3 pm tender comrade ginjrer rojrers robert ryan cartoon fighting 69j2 sport heroea on the mend final chapter daredevils of the wert tuesday and wednesday august 29 and 30 gas light charles boyer ingrld bergman miniature why daddy social and personal m case you are interested mrs norm holford of toronto la visiting with mrs v sharpe miss isabel peddle is vacationing this week at wosagn beach mrs walter blehn is spending this week with her husband in ottawa mrs l schrag and patsy are holi daying with hamilton friends t molra kelly is spending a ho liday at oamp artaban near dundas ont mr o monalr is spending a two week vacation with mrs mcnair ottawa misses isobel richardson and mil dred davidson spent last week at nia gara palls ont miss mary english has returned from holidaying with miss betty bu- ten tottenham- miss belle elliot cbeslery visited mrs walter biehn anrj mrs a h fel ler last week miss jean mcallister toronto is spending a vacation with her parents dr and mrs a mcallister mr henry matthews of stratford is spending a few days with mr and mrs andrew dewhurst masters seymour and oeorge eng lish spent a week with mr and mrs c a grant in toronto mr and mrs elmer dron spent last week at red lodge on lake manltou manltoulin island mrs bruce monlven peggy ann and gall have returned home after spending the past weex m acton mr e v maccormack will be a guest speaker at the i oxxf banquet to be held in streetsville the latter part of september master terrence bludd is spending a three week vacation with relatives at claremont ont mr and mrs patrick a english to ronto spent sunday with mr and mrs c g english mr and mrs n barlow guelph called on friends in georgetown and olen williams on sunday miss anne armstrong and miss joyce hlllier of toronto are spending a holiday with mrs a wright and family mr and mrs e e young well- known former residents of town are spending a fow holidays at the home of mr and mrs andrew dewhurst mr and mrs alonao porgraves and daughter of tondawanda n y were recent visitors with mr ed mcwhuter and other friends n the district lac fred johnson and mrs john son arrived home from the west last week and are spending a holiday in town mr and mrs wilfred breen ronald and myra hae returned home after spending a week with mrs breens sister in meaford rs geo h lrtslir his just return ed from their cottage at cedar point iiiir ptnetang whirt she entertained mrs frank chapman of hamilton for a week week end visitors at the hom of mrs a wright were mrs t c gos tick stouffville ont mr and mrs prank obsuck fcnd daughter iiene of claremont ont miss dene remains for a week 5 vacation mr and mrs d campbell mr nel campbell mr and mrs twlljej and violet toronto mr and mrs robl smith and audrey brampton were sunday guests of mr and mrs nicol mcniven mrs ea marsden klpp mrs audrey chambers and little daughter rosaline have returned to jielr home at woodstock and london after spending the past week in glen willlirns wncre they were the guests ol mr and mrs elmer hlu neighbours and friends of miss doris armstrong gathered at the home of mrs alex kean last evening for a farewell party prior to doris leaving tor training at brentford hospital she was presented with a beautiful blanket and best wishes lor fjture success the home of mrs s wijker was the scene of a kitchen shower on monday evening when twelve members of the monday night knitting club gathered to honour one of their members miss florin feller whose marriage to wh mcnally takes place shortlj the room was tastefully decorated with pink and white streamers and gladioli and a nicely decorated cake centred the luncheon table bingo was played dur ing the evening the bridetobe was the recipient of some lovely and use ful filfts miss floria feller a bride elect was honoured at a cup and saucer shower held last thursday evening by present and former members of the staff of the bank of commerce at the home of miss verna mcllntock the living room asr beautlflly decorated tor the occasion and a very pleasant evening can j to a close after the hostess vrved n dainty buffet lunch mr q w mcuntock manager of 1he bank of co presented miss ploria feller with a lovely covered tilver vegetable dish on behalf of the ttaff on friday afternoon last miss feller resigned- from the staff of the bank last week as she will be married shortly the home of mrs robert jones college view was the scene of a happy gathering tuesday evening when friends of miss aaolyn hayes gathered to present hex with a beautiful table lamp prior to her approaching mar riage those present were mrs alan maodanald mrs ross thompson mrs geo fawtett miss jean rud- dell miss kathleen lyons mrs ro bert harrlsr- mrs w f smith miss elsie faye miss mae deans miss frances deans mrs o hayes the room was tastefully decorated with flowers for the occasion court whist was played in the early part of the evening with miss k lyons as win ner a toast to the bridetobe was proposed by miss jean ruddell and mrs harris made- the presentation following a delicious lunch was served by mrs jones miss aaolyn hayes was also the recipient of a coffee table from her college view neighbours and the presentation was made by mrs james seddon on behalf of all the neighbours engagement notice mr and mrs albert henney wish to announce the engagement of their daughter gladys to james glenn ro binson son of mr roy robinson and the late mrs robinson of bomholm the marriage to take place shortly rhe herald soldiers comforts fund forwarded to soldiers comforts committee 97354 cash on hand acknowledged 16g 16 saturday night euchre club 5 00 total to date t 1147 73 bingo i georgetown legion i wed aug 30 t sponsored by i beaumonts employees j proceeds tor boys overseas j parcels i good prizes hughes oleaver the session which has just finished passed many measures looking to the postwar period in additlqn to the establishment of an industrial bank to assist small industries there is a measure to finance export cre dits m agriculture medium term bank credits for farmers should be 01 great assistance to both farmers and industry the 200 million dollars voted to sustain floor prices for farm products will prevent any drastic drop in prices of farm production one of the outstanding pieces of legislation designed to furnish em ployment in the postwar period is the new housing act the interest rate has been reduced to 4tt per cent the down payment to be paid by owner is now 10 oer cent on the first 12000 then 16 per cent on the next 2000 provision is made for term insurance so that in the event of the death of the breadwinner the widow will own the home clear of encumbrance provision is now made so that an owner will be allowed for work which he does on hia own home also under the new act men may club together to help build homes for each other we now have a shortage of 300 thou sand homes under the new act a drive should be made for every man to own his own home and this is now possible for practically everyone a home costing 4000 the down payment is just 400 and the monthly pay ments are just over 16 cheaper not rent hamilton wentworth horse club second annual horse show under the auspices of the kiwanis club of hamilton in aid of their boys work programme at hamilton jockey club aug 31st sept 1 2 saturday septem2er 2nd matinee performance at 2 pm admission reserved seats 1 50 and 1 00 reserved section 75c general admission 50c tickets obtainable from ki wants club room 323 royal connaugnt hotel hamilton wjtivivvnisa aim n m n eibjvnrmaiii 4 brother should you s a dime a dime is smoll chonge w but when o lot of dimes north out of your pocket they soon become dollors thot start to fight other dollors g for the new neckties dresses or furniture fcft for us to buy fd this battle of the dollars is colled inflation because it starts prices rising xy and the higher prices go the less your dollar is worth for instonce during the lost wor people hod to poy jj for sugar that you get for vt today a voile night dress was 5pp compared to the tstyou poy now your dollar buys more goods is worth more than the dollar of 191418 price ceilings ond other antiinflationary measures hove helped keep its volue high and remember ewy time you use your money wisely to poy off o debt or to increase your sayings ljv when you refuse ti hoard goods or patronize block markets it makes your dollors worth more 1 promise to give my support to keeping the cost of living down i will buy only what i need i will observe the ceiling whether buying or sell ing goods or services i will pay off old debts save for the future invest in victory bonds and war savings certificates and i will support taxes which help lower the cost of living eey fook peik laue tfiya pubhthed by the brwlivt ii jli um vajo to help reveal ihr dinirri ihai inflation rfprwnn f r 111 the proplc nf the n