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rffcljft mr the georgetown herald wednefl auguot 31 1944 the georgetown herald news op qeokgbtown nokval gun williams umbhousb stcwarttown ashoqove balunatad hobmvx isbba ootta acton brampton bolton subscription rates canada united states and onneu 300 a year stogie oopiss bo advertising rates will be quoted cm application telephone ne 8 walter o bhshn publisher garfield l mboxlvray mary h biehn editor j boley member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec division of the owna the editors corner day of prayer marks 5th war anniversary as his majesty king george vi calls the em pire to a day of prayer on sunday september third we see before our eyes the first flush of victory dawning in an oppressed and war torn world it was exactly five years ago to the day sept 3 1939 when war was de clared we have since then fulfilled winston chur chills forecast of days filled with blood sweat and tears days when it seemed probable that victory seem ed too far off to even think about and days when we dared not let our thoughts follow to the end the direc tion which they were taking britain and her allies have blazoned the path to freedom for all peoples who con aider that life is not worth living without it the liberation of pans last week was symbolic to the french people and to all nazioccupied coun tries of their complete liberation from the german yoke a brilliant allied victory in trance cannot be long in coming germany with her race of supermen will be at bay with converging armies on three fronts evidently nazi fanaticism is still rampant and although none can say for sure it is quite possible they will re sist fiercely to the end but the end is assured and as we gather in our churches next sunday let us pray that complete victory may come soon much needed asset from all sides come favourable comments on the great improvement already wrought on the vacant mill street lot next to the post office the georgetown lions club bought this property which at the time of purchase was a very unattractive piece of land and have had it graded and levelled off the ugly duckling is showing definite signs of becoming a 1 swan before the metamorphosis can be completed however the club hopes to raise enough funds to make a lovely little park there for the convenience of the public last week they held a street dance and carnival which was well supported by the citizens proceeds of which will go towards this worthy cause a little park of this kind has long been needed m georgetown and will be a decided asset to the town from the standpoints of convenience pleasure and beauty we wish the lions club every success m their endeavour and hope it won t be too long before we 11 have a pretty park in which to pause before or after the climb uphill to the stores on main street actual enactment falls too short when religious education was proposed to be given to the students in the secondary schools in on tano a fairly strong voice of protest was heard throughout the province evidently the drew adminis tration has lent a listening ear to those who claimed that such a course would be fraught with difficulties due to the differences in bible interpretations by the various denominations for the proposal and the ac tual enforcement are widely different certainly no one could object to the mild pro gram to be undertaken in grades land 2 only of the public schools when the new term opens in septem ber the religious instruction will be two half hour periods at the beginning or close of the school day and may be conducted either by the teacher or a clergyman of any denomination as resolved by the particular school bpard the course is optional apd school boards parents pupils or teachers who have conscien tious objections to religious instructions may be ex empted for those children who will be receiving in structions from the teacher the course is prescribed to insure that the teaching will not be sectarian in charac ter but that the fundamental truths of religion upon which there is substantial agreement among all branches of the christian faith will be presented why this program should be announced as new we cannot see for it merely maintains and ex tends the present regulations for religious teaching in the schools by clergymen of various denominations the whole matter of rehgous teaching in our second ary or high schools has been dropped apparently to our mind the students m high schools would benefit far more from religious instruction than do the little tots in the first pubkc- school grades the young adolescents were we thought the important people whom the religious instruction was to reach tte boy and girla of this agegroup have in rnoat cases outgrown sundayschool and are at a dangerous period when they are apt to drift away from church entirely we believe it is this gap in their religious life which accounts in large measure for the rows of empty pews to be found in many churches today we dont mean to say that the beginners in public school should not have religious instruction be cause we realize that at their age foo this teaching is important admittedly the original proposals for reli gious msruction m high schools could have stood some changes and modifications but certainly the present enactment falls much too short of the originally an nounced intentions surely the system to be inau gurated in grades 1 and 2 of the public schools could have been extended throughout the schools and to all grades of the high schools as well to be best yet much as we dishke to admit it meres an un deniable tingle in the air these days telling us autumn is at hand thesummer has been a fine one both from the standpoint of personal comfort and from the agriculturists point of view there has been ideal weather for holidays and for working the crops throughout canada are the best in years and the rich farming district in our own vicinity is no exception this being the case georgetown fall fair on september 1 5 and 1 6 promises to be the best yet held it will probably establish many alltime high records in quality and quantity of exhibits we have had a few sizzler days too and we hope the busy housewives took advantage of these to sit in ahady spot plying em broidery and knitting needles so that the womens handicraft exhibit in the hall will truly reflect the skill of georgetowns fair sex the prize list is the best in several years thanks to the generosity of many public spirited citizens and firms you may have a copy for the asking either at the herald office or from the secretary garfield mc- gilvray the actual fair day programme is a full one including parade of school children gills pipe band baseball game baby show concessions refresh ment booths light horse show harness racing trick horse high jumping horses potato race and musical chairs on horseback it will be georgetowns sixth war time fair and the 98th consecutive exhibi tion of the esquesing agricultural society it pro mises to be the best yet meet you at the fair a bit more historical data a book of historical and commercial sketches of some southern ontario towns in the year 1 886 has been brought to us by one of our readers of the outstanding businesses and factories chronicled in the georgetown sketch only one name has a familiar ring here to day it is that of mr d reid hardware merchant who owned and operated the business still carried on today by his son mr jack reid at the time this history was written mr reid had been in business in georgetown for twenty two years so that makes it 80 years reid s hardware has conducted a business m georgetown in 1886 in addition to a complete stock in hardware there was a special department for dealing in coal mr d reid built the presenoday three storey stone build ing in our historical write up of last week we in advertently mislaid the copy concerning j n o neills carriage works in the year 1913 it was one of the town s substantial industries for in addition to the carnage making ther was a blacksmith shop and a first class rubber tiring plant mr o neill still operates a garage business today in the o neill business block men and women are urgently needed now to save essential food crops now ready for harvesting tomato pickers peach pickers apple pickers grape pickers aug 15 to oct 1 aug 15 to sept 23 sept 15 to oct 20 sept 15 to oct 31 one way transportation paid those who will work a minimum ofonc month return transportation pud to those who remain until the end of picking season pleasant outdoor work with good wages and an opportunity to serve on the food front are avail able to hundreds of men and women of ontario now appjy at once in person or mail this coupon lulldtngi toronto i am a volunteer for thi woo piomt rn addrmf tfphon i f i ootai available a progressiveconservative letter to the citizens of halton there are periods in history when leaders among nations and citizens within nations as the trustees of civilization must rise to defend the herinage of the ages for a period of 4000 years history and holy writ inform us of the truth of this during that period mankind struggling through a process of trial and error has from time to time stooqi shiv ering on the brink of disaster then under god a leader has arisen to save the people v issued by the progressive conservative association halton county continued next week i georgetown fair sept 15- 16 directory r l f r watson dd8 md8 georgetown xflce hours 9 to 5 except thursday afternoons dr j burns milne dental surgeon xray georgetown phong 80 dr clifford red uxa dxuj dentist phtne 410 ualn street georgetown elmer c thompma dfflttkanck bkkvioc fire auto windstorm o p railway and allied steamship phone 119w or j monuments and tjattterxno pollock ingham galt designs on requestphone 3048 inspect our work hi greenwood cemetery nielsen the chiropractor draglcu therapist 31st year of practice lady attendant hours 25 80 pjn closed thursday over dominion stork george phone itthr dr s e magwood veterinary burgeon i u office d division govt clerks office and the mew municipal building at the cor ner of main and mm street oakville monument works w r edwards konmnenta cemetery i si la sag and markers designs sutvnltted good display of monuments on hand your patronage h phone 83fw oakviujf leroy dale icc m sybil bennett ba d and sollelton mill street georgetown phone 19 kenneth m langdon banister solicitor notary pnbuc first mortgage money to loan office gregory theatre bldg mill street phone 88 georgetown c n r timetable daylight saving time going east 7 01 ajpv passenger and mall 1010 am passenger and mall 7jq pjn passenger sunday only 8j1 pjn passenger dally 926 pjn thla train was formerly the oyer but now stops gotng west and man m0 ajn r sat only 131 pjn pncgat dally except smordaty and sunday 6js pan dally anapt sunday 7jj pjn only 1lss pjn dahj esoapt sunday 1us ajn qoqvq north radio repairing we specialize in this work j sanfordson phone 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