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george kb wednesday 6ietwn shoe firm changes hands l buy ptant hondyfootbmvj finn w fin highgrade sfcoes s t38 i transaction of district m- tnmpleted on january lat kdtarti johnston took over j sflri mflwtr f 0b dayfoot oo makers grade boots since 18 the mfblsa oonducted nmder the iite dayfoot shoe oomp- rttw tradition of quail- i hhftw associated with the since its tooopttoo over a century j bdeytoot r rlbbs john b dayfoot a native to fanai and retail and ouston making in grimsby shortly lie moved to bimfiton thati tftse j community of uyxtt dltty of wounds mr deyfbxrt bunt a tannery beside the present alto ahoe factory putting bis youn- tt fhflo w dayfoot in i of the georgetown branch of this arrangement last- r about twenty years wnto the r etthanged and j b dayfoot y to georgetown to j js home by this tune day- had branched into the shoe business as well tn todays the barter system was the 1 method of doing business oj lodger show that farmers phng their products and ex- j them for footwear the ann j did iwrne grocery business deal- i fax such staples as tea sugar oof- lji fin in 1919 destroyed the vthe only part saved was the office which still itantln and a- the presentday office for the fxt of the present structure i bout after the fire and the busi- pwas converted to a straight ahoa ictorlng one later hi the we to the plant was made further one in 1908 while a j was added a taw yean tat- bnooeed t ownership in 1880 j b dayfoot passed away l his son charles b dayfoot sue- nhn as proprietor several hla younger brother harry j a partner in the business r then igtp firm has operated un- der the firm nana of c b dayfoot m the eariv days before the rsil- llwew came to georgetown the tannery i were teamed to bronte then on the great western now oh ttorontohainllton branch ot the fapsjv to hamilton direct business pni done with western ontario by an pearly employee the late john ryan mr r a c611 diet at home of her daughter maw 4d bennett widow of the late h a coffin nd member of one of oeorg ofcswft and bestknown fasniues tum at tno home of her daughter mrs vesnon smdttv osmu- ten on january 7thipafc mrs oof flh had not been well lor several weeks and was in feet 76th year the dgugnter dftfce late mr tend mrs robert bennett she was born tn ftalllnsfad some time in the 18r ner parents moved to g and purchased the hotel which they nam ed hie bennett house it was situ ated on the corner oxoll and main streets where tie municipal build ing now stands the late vary x bennett married harry arthur oof- fin and for a number of years they lived tn toronto when mr bennett became unable to run the bennett house due- to hi health mr and mrs coffin returned to qcorgetown and mr coffin managed the hotel until his death in 1906 shortly after her hus bands death mrs ooffln sold the ho tel and bought a home she was a member of st georges anglican ohnroh and one of t original roem- bers of st georges wa one of a family of seven two sisters survive mrs coffin mrs obrien in rochester ny and mrs n hunter received on monday that queen street georgetown torato fitm would locate here if suitable fading available a toronto glove manafacturtag ftan1 is considering loostrng hi georgetown 111 the- immediate future u smtabl premises elm be found tsds informs oodww relayed astawrv counou stt its meeting w bnaat mght and aroused considerable inter est mong the councillors tfce arm proposes to establish a branch to town which would employ twenty to twnty4kve workers and is kwjfcmg for rented pjrjsntses which would tide it over until the postwar period wonn plans call for the ereo- uoft of a permanent building th arm is reported to be a stable weu- estabhsaed business the head of which is glove administrator for the govern ment and the proposed georgetown plant would make a total of three factories in operation n council believed tbat the old town hau with some alterations might make a satisfactory temporary location and offldabicjf cm firm are being advised that favourable consid eration would be gtren to renting the second storey of this building for 1w 4 j3 cowtci last msmiay pte jade wyppiim had died of wounds in italy be is shown above right with a friend prior to going overseas three years ago ptk jack hemphhx dies of wounds in italy a third georgetown home was sad- in as many weeks when the news was receirad on monday that pte john william tttnphin had died of wounds in bab two days previ ous his wife had received the news that he was dangerously wounded suf fering multiple shell fragment wounds in the abdomen as well as oompound fractures of both thighs bon of mr and mrs james hemp hill of dtmdalk pte hemphill was employed at provincial paper jjtd coating division at the time of bis erulstment in may 1m1 stationed for a time at niagara and camp borden he had been overseas stnee october 2m1 with the medical corps and had been with the canadian army in italy for some ttm i mourn his loss he leaves bis wife the former norma mccartney and two smau daughters viola and betty bis par ents two brothers edward ot dun- dalk and andrew of toronto an two sisters mrs james glasler geor getown and mrs arnold hergott bri tish columbia to the bereaved fa mily deepest sympathy ts expressed at tins sad time children also remain to mourn thf loss of their mother mrs vernon smith ettiel of hamilton harold in charlotte northarollna and percy of georgetown the funeral was held this afternoon wednesday january 10th by arch deacon woo thompson from the home of her son p b ooffln charles st to st george s church for ser vice at 230 o clock interment was in greenwood cemetery pallbearers were messrs w f bradley pred mc- nafiy harold cleave wilfrid hunter jack wuttatnson win mcdowell byhilcbatt i last saturday morning when the mercury mm hugging ten below aero the local weather man walked into a local store and looked over a line p of shivering customers the proprie tor jovlasy remarked and herela the man who is responsible for it all wall if any human has anything to do wjth it we will not ry to pass the buck and admit things did get a little out of hand that morning when q offi cial mercury at hilltop gardens slid down to seventeen below and harvey clarkes at the oedarvale school got down to twesrty below and no doubt both were correct our excuse is we were so intent on the awful weat our boys are up factory of the 1mtt vm te m georgetown in the tanmedwto futon to look over th site and discuss rental details with the council if the building is suitable for then purpose mrs helen dustje former resident dies in detroit terra ootta womens institute met at bomb of mrs 0 o bishop ix uus duuuuw ux ta cau b ttisetpwitedthalrmcialslw w rwm m b 1 gtan bulge on the western front where things for the time being also seemed to have got out of hand we overlooked the weather nearer home cfaeer up folks cheer up b will all come right soon and we will revel m warmth and sunshine when victory comes in the meantime get a copy of saturday night for dec 30th and read mary lowery ross poetic goodbye nineteen fotytonr wel come nineteen fortyare and when you next see our local baton ross congratulate him on his talented daughterinlaw here are those freezing figures snari apjouitaierij made ad buy municipal builiting the inaugural meeting of georsje- tpwraa ims council was held in wat municipal building oh monday rett ing in bis inaugura address mayer harold cleave expressed his enjojymesft at the harmonious xelation eadsttne on the oqunoll during ttia past yea and looked forward to a successf year to come at the conclusion of hf remarks cr q l moouvray saia that- he did not know whether it was ttistomary to do so but that he wished to congratulate the mayor on his ad dress and for bis courteous and impartial administration of the townls affairs during imi this was put sa the form of a motion seconded by cr s w oxr with other oounea members assenting rev woo thompson was p ent at the meeting and conducted th devotional part of the inangiitabtm wmld buy mirirlpal ibsauhsg a letter was recetved from smayot heofleredlp joseph gibbons in which be buy the municipal buude iff th selling price submitted by couneu was acceptable councils reply was than fhe building had never been advertis ed for sale but that if mr otboone wished to make an offer it would be given consideration the death occurred at her sons home in detroit michigan on thurs day january 4th of mrs helen dic kie widow of the late rev henry dickie ma dd mrs dickie who had been 111 only a few weeks was 73 years of age she is remembered by many friends in georgetown where her husband was pastor of georgetown united church some 18 years ago surviving are two sons wilfred o of detroit and george h rcnvr halifax nb a daughter miss mar garet of toronto and two sisters margaret crompton of dlgby nj3 and etta gordon of jrtdeetown nb a jwlirtejjtft gordon pjrkte was kill ed in action with the royal flying corps in the first great war dr dickie predeceased bis wife on may 12th of last year the funeral service was held monday from bates a maddocks fun eral chapel in toronto tntermenv plot in mount past 4 years has been sales manager of the william shoes ltd in bramp- tearned goods to the new settle- i ton tta collecting at the same time for i until they can find accommodation jil i wrnu interesting previous sales many interesting anecdotes are recalled about these one of wjbich was the time a jfk saked mr ryan for a lift and the canny irishman who was a t vh nt v bttount of told him how had business a4 been he later learned that his travelling companion was a notorious tnghway robber named jones i y ptjt wnole shoe industry on a small scale the dayfoot oom- pany has epitomised the whole growth cf the modern shoe manufacturing in- starting in the days when was no machinery shoes were handsewed or woodenpegged irv came into use during the jh civil war a devetopment on the industry by manpower jj m early days the company manu factured staple footwear for formers uieirproducto are of a paelarlzed nature boots for prospec- jots surveyors lumbermen miners cowboys and golfers as well as best 4pallrt work boots and they are fa- worably regarded by consumers from coast to coast one company also produces a ski boot recognized in the trade as the fckghett grade ski soot wtin one ex- made in panada orders en filled for the roaf and a una containing no metal r is made for e and explosive mills brand toemds th dayfoot boot- of the rtvef standard pros- end rsorthland king- sin- in ge mr and mrs johnston and their children palmer murray and laurence will continue to reside in brampton mrs johnston is s former evelyn dryden of winnipeg they are members of the united church and mr johnston has been member of brampton rotary club during his residence in brampton conunse to stress qoattty under its new firm name the day- foot shoe company will continue to stress the quality feature which has been wellrooted in a centurys tradi tions employing as many as 40 at one time the personnel has been somewhat reduced due to wartime la bour shortages but it is hoped to reach and exceed this figure when conditions again become normal the present staff most of wbom have many years service with the dhmpeny will be retained intact anmr john- ston intends to follow a progressive policy which win lead to the cotuulu the terra cotta womens institute held their regular december meeting at the home of mrs c g bishop owing to the absence of the president the vicepresident mrs bishop pre sided and opened the meeting by tne singing of the institute ode and repeating the lords prayer the roll call was answered by naming their favourite christinas carol j composer miss mildred fcfrson gave wai m family the motto so shall the christmas pi cemetery star shine out in our lives and the light never go out all the year round mrs art mckane and gertrude watson reported on having packed 4 ditty bags and told what was includ ed in each mrs lloyd grlchton and mrs clarence anderson gave reports on the toronto area convention christmas carols were sung and the guest speaker archdeacon w g o thompson of georgetown gave us a splendid address his topic being tch satisfying home is spiritually msplr- mrs leslie yung dealt wtth the topic decorating for christmas hav ing pictures to illustrate each idea given the meeting closed by sing ing mors christmas carols after which a dainty lunch was served by the hostess and her a country mail delivery made difficult by snow date el and l sncnr- ttanp fall jan 2 12 a wed jan 3 as 2 10 thurs jan 4 18 12 ftl jan s 12 5 sat jan 9 3 11 sun jan 7 3 a mon jan ti 7 aa wilfiam june row die in 8stb yeaa dont mim the hockey match morrow night at the arena one of our rural mail couriers has pointed out the difficulties encoun tered by couriers working out of the georgetown post office and has asked us to pass the information out to ru ral residents according to regulations the rural mail courier does not have to leave his vehicle this means that unless farmers clear a path to the mall box ufndently wide to allow a car turn in and out the courier is not required to leave the mail the dis trict couriers accustomed to braving the winter winds in all sorts of weath er are anxious that everyone get regu lar mall delivery and appeal for every farmers cooperation to aid them in their task the death of william james ross occurred at his home on albert st on monday january 1st mr had been in falling health for several years he was in his 08th year bora in toronto in 1867 the son of the late mr and mrs james ross he later moved to maxwell where ms father and uncle had a woollen null in 1881 he married elizabeth anne osborne who died 8 years ago the late mr ross was a valued employee of the opb for a good many war when he received his pension bswflftr- one years ago he and his wife moved to georgetown mr ross was a staunch conservative to politics and a member of knox presbyterian church the late mr and mrs ross had four children one of whom survives mary mrs george davis george town there are five grandc and two greatgrandchildren the funeral service was held by rev c cochrane from the residence of h c mociure on thursday janu ary 4th interment was in prospect cemetery toronto the following were pallbearers messrs harold cleave william wna james oos- tlgan george hoare claude ken and pred davis iode ask citizens support of book campaign fund tbm new nnsjtljaovatr aswn tes bad wms tvm buyer ai 1ba t op itwu mi dation and expansion of present busi ness messrs o b and h o dayfoot both of whom hold a respected posi tion in georgetown as business lead ers have been prominently associated i with community interest for many years c b dayfoot has taken a steady interest in eduoatkhial projects ha served several years on tike pottle library board and has been for orer twenty years on the high bohool w both c ttwm canvass to take place dumg january the countess of strathmore chap ter lodjbl exc appealing to all dti- bens for support of the national cam paign to raise 300000 to purchase books for the armed services the campaign has the support of the gov ernment and in a radio ixoadcast re- icentiy major general l r lapleohe minister of national war services ap pealed to the people of canada to sup port the tjodx service labrarles the imperial order daughters of the empire tjbtariea itepaitnietw wag or ganised la 1mb at the outtweak ot war ovlde recreational reading for the menand women to the three jlsatbauxlavj ti rural districts snowed in for several days the rural districts about georgetown were badly snowed in due to another heavy snowfall and high winds last week and in many places are only now getting out limeouse road was impassable for several days last week when art benton of the general store had pro visions sent up on the train and used the toboggan to bring them from the station to his store mr howard may of r r 2 korval was in quite a fix when he found his farm snowed and tiei telephone out of commission on ttm day he headed the polls for wptb field officer addresses lions club at the dinner meeting of the geor getown lions club held monday evening in the moglbbon house j e obrien a field officer for the war time prices and trade board was guest speaker dealing with the broade aspects of price control mr cbrien pointed to the problem of dwindling supplies and increased de mand for consumer goods since the outbreak of war but said that can- ada was still producing enough staples to take care of her population the boards job is to control prices and and to see that the most emntaale distribution of these goods ts mads among consumers some idem of the effectiveness of price oontrol can be wbty any and atr ttftrttwsmroog several georgetown etttaens had to spend the night in brampton on new yaarw flsjnfc snow then and the fol lowing wpreveoted feasts fiom to- the following standing oamixutteag for 1m6 were appointed finance orr bradley mogttvrey maodonald streets and walksbradley mas- donald orr waterworks and fire protection mogilvray lyons arnistr wettare light and police arm strong lyons mbthtvray building and property lyonsv ar thompson industrial and post war thoemp- son orr maodonald the first named on each oomrnlmsaj will be the chairman dr magwesd sanitary iwspeetn dr s magvood georgetown fetor lnary was appointed sanitary ttupes tor at a yearly salary of emkh8l dt magwood succeeded the late dr sv leamonth in this position which tges been filled in an acting capacity chief marshall since dr learaontsra death there were no new the various boards all bers being reappointed were cemetery board bl uawnhta and b- l htttt a j bftgh school board dr a mcallister s ylsj library board miss o young o board of parka management w ot bell james bjotsardsaa b yraj board of health harry oojdnam a vr weed irispector ohlef w x marshall 1 yr a bylaw was passed aoj the town treasuttst to boxrow up e sis 000 to meet current expenses nami the first lnstahnent ot taxes is oolleot- ed ne settee fires hi 1m4 an erfeouragtng report of ism far cads was submitted hy fire ouaf donald latimer only one fixe wm recent one at pensons fish ev 0mb store caused any damage qad tgsb was estimated at gtsjoo othat oass during the year were mostly for grass and chimney fires a gzooo grant was made to use sal vation army and a number of faerdne water buls were authorised to b written off as uncoueotible ooun- dllors reported that many favatahlt reports had been received abfjt the excellent way in winch snow w re moved from the streets after teoent storms and it was felt mat tttlt year snow removal had been dealt with very effectively a request from ths loosl chapter of toe xoj3je tor ft oaa donation in their current book- oam- paign was turned down as fcwaasb felt it unwise to establish a iwwosftent in view of the many calls fox funds from pubuo service orgairtrntlons the fouowmg acoounts were paassd for payment at the january eottoar of the ge oounea jetjbs ja tjft lanes cartage sta a fl fd etrkislr town truck m it b thompson hjdss w that commodity now and durtog tmj last war has resulted hi a forty mfi- llon dollar yearly saving to the oana- mm t t ihliltiavim kttmte aaalban 9a4 ntaeat vuattona eathend lan ttm tt tbat to marjlmjo tooo t son th aawtnw to p li t bntta rta ibmldpal woild atu0oit d on bae o0 ar r-