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the georgetown herald wcdnea october 4th is erin fall fair saturday and monday october 7 9 thanksgiving day hid t l kennedy win officially open the fair lolfne scots band by kind permission of lieut col bertram ui kix georgetown filrls pipe band alton bugle band nelson adair comic entertainer missspiars xylophone player the frasson sisters in costume singers and dancers all ol guelph the lambert twins singers of rockwood misses doreen johnston helen meechman dancers and entertainers with miss josephine farrell accompanist all of fergus hurdle races boys bicycle races pony races road races lady riders lady drivers open hunter trials saddle horses tandem 4 6 horse teams special shorthorn show champion yorkshire swine show exhibit of tkained dogb race between dog and a horse hitched to buckoes h i ofurein president w p mcenxiky secretary eighty third anniversary services knox presbyterian church georgetown sunday october 1 5 i i 00 a m and 7 p m rev john r waldie ma bd of london anniversary preacher special anniversary music gkgby t h e a t re friday october 6 million dollar kid east side kids take it big jack halet harriett hlulard fox news saturday october 7 matinee at 3 buffalo bill in technicolor with maureen o hara joel mccrea march of time up beat in music cartoon tree surgeon chapter 6 the masked marvel a monday october 9 matinee at 3 princess orourke olivia dellavilland robert cnmmlnri technicolor musical caribbean romance cartoon my boy johnny community sing tuesday and wednesday october 10 and 11 meet the people happy ratrslral with dick foweh lacttle ball sport swim ballet miniature somewhere usa soeial and personal mrs may moss of braddford visited lier sister mrs edna duncan last week mrs w o anthony of brampton is visiting friends and relatives in town this week large number of georgetown cluaens attended ullton fair op sa turday and report a good show mrs t p grieve la attending the canadian legion ladles auxiliary convention in north bay this week mrs x o wanton of toronto and helen mocaig also of toronto visited mr and mrs alex mccalg over the week end mrs bernard cowtan and son da vid of crampton visited at the home of mr and mrs c sargent last week id pte and mra cqaraace kennedy and douglas of vanoouver island are visiting with mr and mrs george herringtou pte kennedy is on a 19day furlough miss betty grant who is a student at the ontario college of education this year spent the week end at home mr and mrs ian stewart of toronto also spent the week end with mrs w v grant bgt a chub wright son of mr and mrs 8 m wright of umehpusc has finished 30 operational flights over enemy territory sgt wright has been overseas since last november lac a- copeland of the rcaf monctcn and mrs copeland of mea phone 161 corner main guelph streets scotts garage liuerinational sales and service shell products dowvale visited with their uncle mr a e farncll last saturday mr cope land left last week fr service in knglantl pte una wheeler df the c wac who has been stationed at niagara military hospital for the ipost 22 mon ths is now posted to cnorey park hospital toronto the mens bowling club entertain ed the ladles to a social evening last thursday night at the greens the evening was spent in bowling and euchre after which the men served hot dogs and melons and tea ffo dave crlchton and mrs cricbton are visiting mr and mrs d p crlchton his many friends in town will be glad to welcome back dave who has been stationed in cey jon and the par east with the rcaf for several years we are sorry to lose cpl and mrs george perry as residents of the town mrs ferry and the children brian and bobby moved to their new home in toronto last weekend cpl perry is stationed in mon tie th at the pres ent time with the veterans guard and their eldest son cadet george perry is taking his otc course at brockville engagement notice mr and mrs j vt rtutledge wish to announce the engagement of their daughter frances anna to george eric leslie son of mr and mrs geo h leslie r r 4 georgetown the marriage to take place tne taller part of october mrs nettle prosser of new lowell is visiting with the moguvrays on guelph street this week dlbchard boldieb told of utlnfcjitb available the world is the oyster of all can adian servicemen returning from overseas now or when the war ends for his grateful countrymen have made it possible for him to follow any of the recognized trades or professions how the plan is working out can pro bably best be realized by the results being obtained at military district no 2 which enlists more recruits than any other district in the dominion the soldier awaiting discharge la ir formed of all the benefits available for him if he is going back to his former employment a check is made later on to see if he is still satisfied or uv going to new employment the same thing is done if he is seeking employment his background and ca pablllties are analyzed and he is as slsted in realizing either his objective or the best substitute if he wishes in case you are interested hughes cleaver the fourth 1944 report of the special committee on war expend tures is of sderial interest to agriculture war needs made it necessary for canada to produce nitric acid and ammonium nitrate on a large scale and plants were established at calgary and niagara falls during the operation of these plants surpluses developed and on account of the scar city of commercial fertilizer caused by the war research work was done and a process was perfected for the production of commercial fertiliser for the use of canadian agriculture and for export the subcommittee making this inquiry has recommended that the title to both of these plants should be retained by the government after the war and jthat they should be operated for the production of commercial fertilizer for canadian agriculture the conservative members on the committee voted against the report but it was supported by all government members and members of the other opposition groups dancing every saturday night to the modern aires the rose room of the georgetown arena modern and old time music admission 50c each to take up full or parttime farming or commercial fishing he is acquaint ed with the provisions of the veter ans land act which provides loans up to 6 000 at almost nominal to terest and easy repayment terms if he wants to learn a trade or take a university course he receives if single p00 monthly with de pendent s allowance if married 80 00 monthly with allowances for children in vocational training this allowance can continue for a year for a little longer in special circumstances in the case of unlverity courses the ap plicant must qualify within 16 mon ths after discharge for the university course and his record must continue good all through his classes if he ex pects to receive allowances until he gets his degree in these latter com ics extra provision is made for the applicant who has to leave his family to attend the university and so must live out or for the applicant who has to pay dally transportation the government pays the cost of the course chief veterans welfare officer lor m d no 2 is mr bass dawson who with his staff interview every dls chargee from this military area with a view to rehabilitating each men are advised to avoid where possible jobs where competition may be keen and skill requirements limited many skills and trades learned in service have a definite civilian value lack of schooling need not always be a bar to training there are many opportunities for skilled and semi skilled manual workers employment value ensures continuing employment is the lesson taught all dischargees parent or ether relatives of sokueri are urged to make themselves ac quainted with the opportunities af forded their fighting kinsmen for a better life on discharge and to con vey this information to the soldiers urging them to study for courses which will qualify them fjor better jobs in civilian life at the same time under a scheme worked out by major a r ramsey oc rehabilitation wing no 2 dls trict depot all soldiers awaiting dls sharge who are desrous of returning to their old trades are put in touch with men who will employ them brushing up on the new wrinkles of their proles ion while they await that little paper from ottawa that signi fies good bje sergeant major weye going to leave you now 4 bicycle is capable of carrying load ten times its own weight