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seventyseventh year of publication wednesday august 30th 1944 200 per annum 5c per copy georgetown fall fair offers grand prizes andattractions pbn only two i tell fair dav september 16th light horse show display by arts and craft- bcseball play off are highlights what promises to be one of the best shows in the history ol the esquesing agricultural society will go into full awing on friday and saturday sept 15th and 18th the directors ol the pair have spent practically the whole time slme laat years flne exhibition ltnjng up attractions for the 1944 show and building up a program that will both entertaining and educational e prizelist has been bo arranged as to take in classes that will tie in with the war effort those who have already perused the prizelist claim it to be the best issued in years with hand some prizes for the exhibit of stock vegetables fruit flowers ladles work etc the special prizes offered by local merchants and others are printed on page 6 of this issue and one would do well to read this fine list and then bet about getting oyur best vegetables flowers etc in shape for the show it is expected the hall will be full to overflowing this year with many organization planning on exhibit and the school work wll probably take in a greater number of schools it is also hoped that the victory garden display will outdo last year s fair effort on the part of the school children an exhibit that will draw crowds to the ball will be the arts and crafts cooperative this organization is co operating with the fair board and hopes to have angorarabbits on dis play and to have the spinning of the angora wool right before your eyes weaving will also be done in this dis play and completed articles of cloth ing and novelties will be shown the early part of the afternoon will be given over to the solfball game when the championship of the george town district softball league will be decided this alone should be worth the price of admission following this the light horse show promises to be a highlight with many flee horses and lady drivers competing for prizes this years fair is being officially opened by the superintendent of on tario all pairs association mr j a carroll also in the stand will be mr j h lock outstanding race horse owner of toronto dr hutchinson of brampton and dr heslop of milton the starters for the harness racing and by the way the harness racing should be a grand show in itself some of the best race horses are scheduled- to come to georgetown fair also on the stand will be tony gregg of kincardine who will de the announcing for the afternoon s events he is an outstanding announcer for fall fairs and his services are always at a premium he gives a running commentary of events at such shows- as teeswater and lindsay for those interested in livestock georgetown fair has one of the largest cattle shows of any fair in the district with entries of sheep and swine also plentiful something must also be said for the poultry show as a liner dis play of showbirds will not be found a any show this year however the ordinary poultryman has a chance of winning himself some real prizes as the prizes have been increased for production fowl arfeven bigger displaj bj the girls swden brigade is anticipated and also a much larger entrj in the guthrie baby show which this year will be held in two classes watoti for the air news next week and keep friday and sat irdny sept loth and 16th open for georgetown fair you ii be sorry if you miss it arts and crafts mefttng the arts and crafts of georgetown held their midsummer meeting at the home of mrs h mover hllgirt farm the memers who were able to attend 15 in all were pleased to have with them 4 guests and to welcome a new member mrs cyril brandford the or ganlzauon is growing in numbers and in varied interests and is now affillat ed with the canadian handicraft guild ontario provincial branch the usual matters of business were taken up by the president mrs moyer and reports read by the secretary mrs bruyns and the treasurer mrs the kin calls us to prayer at six ajn on sunday sept 3rd 1939 the voice of neville chamberlain declared that a state of war existed between england and germany for five years war has raged bitter horrible war from dread uncertainty hope emerged shin ing ever more bright until to day there is none even among the enemy who does not see victory as a certainty from time to time our king one with us in all things called upon us to join him in prayer will any dare to deny the hand of god in making the weak strong and giving strength to the arm courage to the heart and wisdom to the brain that our cause might prevail his majesty now calls us all on the fifth anniversary sun day sept 3rd to betake our wives to the lords house and there offer thanksgiving and prayer do not fall to add your olce and jour presence more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of robinsonhenney wedding last saturday j in st georges church of england august 26th gladys daughter of mr and mrs albert henney became the bride of james glenn robinson son of mr roy and the late mrs robinson of barnholm archdeacon vv g o thompson performed the ceremony against a back ground of pink gladio li while the wedding music was played by mrs w f bradley the bflde given in marriage by her father wore a gown of embroidered net over satin her veil of tulle was floor length with sweetheart head dress and she carried red roses and bouvardla miss donna teeter was matron of honor wearing a gown of pale blue chiffon and matching finger tip veil with sweetheart headdress and carried a sheaf of pink gladioli miss shirley robinson sister of the groom was bridesmaid and wore peach taffeta with a bandeau of white gladioli and carried a sheaf of white gladioli emory leake was best man jack da vidson and andrew caves were ushers following the ceremony a reception was held in the legion hall the brides mother receiving in mauve figured jersey and black accessories with corsage of peach gladioli for travelling the bride donned a suit of brown with matching accessories alter their return they will reside at barn holm richard crichton obtains 9 firsts in upper school mr richard crlchton son of mr and mrs d p crlchton was the out standing pupil at georgetown high school this year in academic achieve ment he tried the upper school exa minatlons set by the department of education with the following results english composition 1st class honours eng literature 1st algebra 1st geo metry 1st trigonometry 1st physics 1st chemistry 1st french authors 1st french composition 1st a record of nine first class honours out of nine papers written could not be better and the herald joins with his friends in refunding congratula tlons dick plans to carry on with his education at the school of practi cal science university of toronto litis fall the field crop comfettrton of acton fall fairs results of the field crop conpeti tlon ol the acton agricultural society for 1944 are announced the judge was mr r j mcoormlck of brant- ford there were ten entries this year and here are the winners of the first eight places and the scores j e pearen acton r r no 890 and a half points hugh reid acton r r no 2 w points miller bros georgetown r r no 1 87 and a half points robert kerr acton r r no 3 85 and a halt points chester allen acton r r no 3 85 points c b swaokhamer acton r r no 284 and a half points arthur swackhamer acton r r no 281 points military medal for gallantry in italian campaign aw ird of the military midal to trooper thomas edwin dickenson c o of steftarttown for gallantxv in the italian campaign has been of liclally announced from md 2 the citation accompanying ihc iward reads on tht evening of mm m 1944 a troop of a canadian arm jured regiment was on outpost duty 0 i the right flank of the division near the bound kummel as dark ness came on the troop was engaged b a small but determined force of enemy paratroopers and were pinned the majority beng outside their tanks repairing a track trooper dickenson left his cover and under the concentrated are of the two mg 42 s and rifles dashed dashed across the open and manned a browning machine gun on a ground mount fore ng the enemy to cease fire and allow ing his troop to reorganize man their uns and beat off the attack tpr dickenson s prompt action undoubt dl saved the lives of many of hii omrades and averted what might 1 ave been the partial or even complete nlhllation of his troop cpl ted hicken back i from italy for month cpl edward ted hicken arrlved- back in roronto on sunday night august 20th after having served over seas for lhree years he has been in sicily and italy since the start of the invasion a year ag6 last july and is now on thirty day leave at home he camt honil as an escort to ocrman prisoncrsof war hs wife and son formerly of georgetown now reside in toronto ted spent a few days last week with his parents here ted was with the famous eighth army in italy as a mechanic looks very fit and has many interesting experiences to tell about however as to be the case with all local world war ii veterans who have turned home to date modesty gains the upper hand when it cames to sto rles for publication he did say though tl n the fighting was very fierce at ortona moro river and at the break through of the gustav and hitler lines this spring cpl jack watson was the only georgetown man he saw in italy and that was last christmas on his way homt lie saw david hodge from stewarttown the primitive ness of the italian methods of agriculture surprised red who saw only one threshing machine in all the time he was there the grain is cut by hand trampled by donkeys o loosen it and then held up and beat en with a wooden fork to separate the kernels from the straw the ploughs ire of wood and when the farmer does not possess one the women of the household chop the land witl implement something like a hoe ted had hith praise for the fighting of the indian east troops who used nhei m duly and could move about ir swiftly and silently they were er friendly and easy to get along with he had paid a couple of visits to rome aid was 1 id to saj that city had been spared the destruction of war there werent many german planes to be seen at any time in italy tt 1 rc piled fr m naples to england v i h cpl fred c istle fred has not jet irrked in canada but his rela uvea in georgetown are expecting him very soon opl hicken wis employed at pro inciil paper ltd before enlisting in june 1940 with the 48th highlanders in the spring of 1941 he transferred to the first canadian army tank bri gade and went overseas june 1941 army jamboree holiday event boftball sports bingo gameb and danck plan now to spend labor day in georgetown and attend the big jam borce under the auspices of the lome scots regiment tile big softbau championship tournament will get un der way in the park at 2 p m follow ed by a sports program bingo games and other amusements it will be a day of entertainment you will not want to miss the sports programme will include the following events foot relay bicy cle novelty and obstacle races tug of war pig sticking potato race and boxing in barrels come and poin in the tun the lome scots regimental band will supply music throughout the af ternoon and there will be a valuable lucky number draw and gate prizes in the evening a monster dance will be in full swing in the armouries with a prominent guelph orchestra supply ing music for your entertainment it will be a great holiday event and if you would be with the crowd don t tail to attend the lome scots jamboree on monday okorcetow1s bowlers at brampton 12 members of the local bowling club took part in a mixed rinks jit ney in brampton on friday night last with streetsvllle georgetown and brampton all taking part only one prize came to georgetown mrs blake leslie winning the ladies prize a de 0 lunch was served after the event krurn engagements will be played at streetsvllle sept 15th and georgetown on september 21st hornby youth killed in action spr john james robertson 23 has been jellied in france his mother mr gladys robertson hornby has boei informed he was serving with the r c a his wife and two sons albert and richard live on parkdale ae ha nil urn enlkung for active service in 1940 he went ovenwis with the artll lery in august 1941 surviving are hi mother and one brother in manchcs tr england a brother is serving with the eight army in italy over 9000 collected at huttonville for georgetown men overseas rarebloom on cactus mrs arthur walters durham st has patiently tended a cactus plant of prickly variety for eleven years which while it has grown to a height of 18 inches has never produced a bloom this ear however the unexpected pnened growing right out from the side of the cactus without stem ot leaf of any kind was a bloom which lesembled an easter illy except that il was much larger white at the utermost edge and tinged with green as it nearcd the main plant the flower was 10 lnchesin length and measured 5 inches across the mo ith of the bloom it as really lovolv when in f ill bloom for lhe interior was flllc 1 with stamens in the centre of which was a large suir shaped pistil the flower tok about two weeks to develop from the bud and remained in full bloom only for twenty four hours mrs walters also has a night- blooming cereus cactus but it has not vel flow red pte ervin hilts killed in franct the tragic news killed in action came in a telegram to mr and mrs harry hilts on august 22nd saying their son pte ervin hilts had been fatally wounded in france he was twentyeight years of age and went overseas early in may with the al gonquin regiment as an infantryman pte hilts was born in alloa but moved to georgetown at an early age he was a member of the united church prior toenllsting he worked at alliance paper mills ltd just shortly before going overseas he mar ried the former jean jefferson of nettley lake manitoba where she now resides r besides his widow and parents there remain to mourn his loss four brothers roy floyd gordon and paul and five sisters mrs roy nor ton mrs charles davies mrs george johnson mrs jack norton and bea trice at home the family have received no further information about pte ervin s death but are awaiting more word from headquarters the sympathy of the community goes out to them in their loss smut takes heavy toll of halton wheat halton has harvested an excellent rop of winter wheat and yields vary n from around 30 bus to over 5 bus per acre are reported unfortun itely a percentage of this years crop 1 verj smuttj we understand from ay riculturd representative j e whitelock that a local miller states he know where there is 10000 bus of wheat in halton which is not fit f r milling pm poses this is most lnfortunate when one realizes that half an hour to an hour would treat ili the seed wheat required on the ueragi farm there aie two com men types of wheat smut in oat namelj stinking smut or bunt and loose smut we further under stand from mr whltelock that there is no very satisfactory or practical method of controlling loose smut the solution here is to secure new seed h ch is free of this fungus disease however it is the stinking smut which so prevalent this year and this we infomied can readily be controll by treating the seed wheat with ctl 1 mercuric phosphate dust this material which is available at most feed stores come out under various trade names for further information those interested should contact the aaricullural office in milter the weather with the mosquitoes gone and the peak of the hot weather passed we are now enjoying ideal summer wea ther warm enough in the day time to make pedestrians prefer the shady side of the street and cool enough in the evening to make a fire in the grate desirable and a good woolen blanket a welcome bed warmer at night the average day temperature for the week was 71 1 degrees and for the night 51 1 making the mean temper ature for the week 61 1 a little over 8j degrees lower than the previous week and there has been rain enough to keep up luxuriant growth in those victory gardens with good pasture for live stock and no let up on the lawn mowing 4 here are the local records date h and l rain temp fall tues aug 22 s3 66 wed aug 23 87 52 24t thurs aug 24 67 so fri aufi 25 70 48 03 sat aug 28 73 60 3un aug 27 73 43 mon aug 28 65 60 69- bill oting home from overseas jmlln the exhibit and display to be held at the coming fall fair sept 16 was discussed by all there will be a de monstration of angora wool from live rabbit to spun yam there will be hand loom weaving in process and many attractive finished articles no- veluee and toys for all to see so on tour way to the aow don t forget our georgetown fair added attractions the next meeting of the arts and craft wlq be held a the bom of htm ifdne nor mb when arrange ments for the christmas display win be of next tvtpoitanee- the biggest crowd of the season attended the weekly sunday night sing song in huttonville park last week when the silver collection taken went towards buying every man over seas from georgetown and district one dollars worth of cigarettes the highest collection taken in an one night totalled 18233 to this will be add sioo which is the surplus the huttonville park management has on hand from previous sunday night concerts and with next sunday nights collection it is expected there will be enough to make the overseas gift complete the georgetown gins pipe band under the direction of pipe major x r magloughleo and misting artists provided the program prior to the community singsong the pipe num bers were very popular and fib gmi also did the iftghiamt pling ma elcin r smith did several tap dance routines and ted ocarlett sang two very pleasing solos misses man moyer and marlon hepburn favored with a vocal duet following the variety show mr gord vivian manager of the park aon ducted community singing and moving pictures moving pictures mr jim mocracken announced the numbers on the show the audience voted ted scarlett the best performer of the night he will tie eligible for the finals and have a chance to win the trophy for the beet performer of an the programs to date a grand total of 86003 has been raised by bvttonvhle pary by these sunday night gatherings and lstt700 cigarettes hare been ssnt over seas iflsi his famih received a pleasant s rise last thursdaj when they re eived a telegram from sgt bill young telling them he would arrive in toronto ihi xt day after having been overseas fnr three vears and two months bill will be in canada up to elg i months as an instructor at the brjckvlll octu school asked how he liked being home he replied r s just like belnp ien a million dollar a11 the bright tights thi of fresh frull and vnrletv pressed him most on his return from fnglind where the blackout an 1 pc tatoes and mutton diet become rather monotonous bills amazed at he wn georgetown has gowh and changed in three years it is nearly a ear sirce he s seen any g boys but just before leaving for home ie was talking to pte irvtn hilts who e few days later was killid in france sgt young has a very high opinion or english hospitality for three weeks prior to coming home be was m the london buzzbomb area in spite of the terrible destruction they have wrought the people carry on cheer fully and morale is high women are manning the ackack guns and doing a marvellous job bui enlisted in april ihi prior to that he was an employee of silvers dept store i i a c seedling peach by h l hutt georgetown is not in the peach belt that is we cannot count on growing peaches here oi commercul scale be cause of the uaolity of the f ul blds being winter ktlled although the ires may be hardy enough to last for cars most georgetown families purchase every year a basket or two of niagara grown peaches and from the pits thrown out young peach trees often spring up in back ards these are called seedlings to distinguish them from budded or g afted trees very few of them are any good s the fruit usu- allj reverts to th wild ype fn m which the cultivated varieties have been developed occasionally ore comes more or less true to the variety from which the seed came or may lr some respects be even better plant breeders have for years been trying to get a hardier peach which win extend the possibility of growing peaches farther north mr william roney marke st has a ne year old seedling tree which this year bore its first crop oi dozen or more beautiful peaches the fruit was a good size red skinnd jellow abundance i f eshed free stone of ex lent rjuality food m he favoured us with a weu ripened delicious sample and a few of ihe pits which we will plant in hops of getting from them other seedlings is good as the roney peach and possibly also that much desired hardier variety plant breeders have been looking for if others in town have good seedlings fruiting this year we would like to hear from them or better see a sam ple of the fruit fair board to help boost milkweed collection offer prizes to urban and bubal school pupils the esquesing agricultural socier has been asked by the agricultural supplies board ottawa to make some contribution toward the collection this fall of milkweed pods the floss from these pods is urgently needed for tibe manufacture of lifepreserving equip ment for the armed forces and the united nations such a program was conducted through the school last year and proved very successful tout still more milkweed can be collected as a stimulant to this war effort the esquesing agricultural society is offering 5 00 in cash prizes to boys and girls in either the georgetown or rural esquesing public schools collect ing the greatest amount of mil w pods the decision as to weight or quantity being left in the bands of th teachers to decide this is part of the war effort and the full cooperation of the teacban and even bo and girl of school age wiu be greatly appreciated it is hoped that those schools hot already takirig part hi milkweed collection will do so this year and give their pupils the advantage i trying for the prize money full information as regards picking and packing will be in the hands of the teachers in due course i unusual job one of the most unusual jobs fn any- of the servtees is the collection of apt- dert webs to be used in the sights of binoculars and aubmartn p i the extreme delicacy and strength of each flue thread flss the need for sneh precise wsitbnsjnstnimeat alfred pehlke died at oakville alfred pehlke died suddenly at big residence in oakville on sunday august 13th in his 0othyear ur pehlke who was a drugless pracuttansr treating in preston bltohsnar hamb ton and palejjno came to oakyfot about a maufxi ago son of the hvto dr oadoeld pahsb he was bom and educated at in idas in perth ooanty he is surrtrsd by ids wkt two daughters lflmja td adssbw ssl one son george all of ktwhsnat la pehlke was a member of the sawsessw qcder and a ubeni interment took place at wbeessswl csuetecy lbtohea tm ttitlhaiasl aft