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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday march 14th 1945 200 per annum 5c a copy red cross campaign needs your dollars now georgetown glen welcome home five overseas veterans it la pur pleasant duty tills we to chronicle tbe return of five service men to their homes in georgetown after an absence ol several yean over- eeas sgt t s given pte a r olatfee qpl c m huto pie bernard poole and 1ac r n davidson arrived id union station toronto at 3 o clock friday rooming all the men came over on thsame ship and one factor la toe same to all cases they an t glad to be home hajfc thomas given who vile n mr and mrs thomas grieve were on band to greet him and bring hkn home when the train pulled in at that wet fm hour has been overseas since january 1940 he was one of the first to enlist from georgetown in sep tember 193ft with tbe lome scots set given trained m england until d day plus 8 when he went to fiance with the y ugh infantry of gait filnee then he has been almost continuously in tbe front unas on 8ept 20th of last year he was wounded in both arms after a short time in a french hospital he was evacuated to an sfegusfa hospital where be remain ed tcr the past six months he has tumost completely recovered from his injuries eager to see their daddy were his daughters ijorrame 7 and patricia who was bom after be went pte bernard poole of glen wu- hams whose enghsh wife hopes to ob- tain passage to canada within the next few weeks has been overseas since june 1941 when he embarked wwi the lome scots having served in france since july 4tb with the algonquin bnuwt be was wounded tar a german sniper while with the advance troops in holland his trip home came after three months in an ingush hospital pte poole enlisted m april 1941 and before joining up was an employee of glen textile xad pte- poole wished us to make known bb appreciation to tbe bed cross lome scots wa soldiers comforts twaianonta employees as well as to many friends who so adncur sent nun mokes and parcels during his ser vice overseas his wife and two chudrea are looking forward to living in canada qpl clifford m huts has been overseas for nearly six years having embarked for england in november 1939 while in england he married toe former dorothy simmons of brighton susexrfcl 1942 he has been serving with the ppo-jo- one of three brothers serving overseas cpl huts is a son of mr and mrs d huts pte barry clarke who was mound ed on october 23rd 14 while strv ing with the argyll and sutherland highlanders in belgium returned borne to his wife and son barn who was born after pte clarke went over seas th second son of mrs and lhe late a b clarke of georgetown barry enlisted with the lorn- scots and went overseas in may 1mj lac r n davidson son ol wil liam davidson and the late mrs da vidson glen williams was the on v georgetown rcaf man to return to canada lac davidson has oer overseas tor several years the weather by h l butt those mathematical astromers who can figure out to a minute just when the sun is due to rise and set for every day in the year tell us that officially spring will open about six hours ear lier this spring than most of us expect it to be exaet not on the 21st when we look for it but next tuesday the 20th at 630 in the even ing but it dosent need a scientist to tell us spring is really here now a week ahead of time tbe robins arid song sparrows know it and are proclaiming it from the tree tops the snow came so early last fall there is practically no frost in lhe ground and these warm sunny days the snow is going fast and soaking into tbe ground with no flooding all being saved for this years crops and more than that sap is runn ing for i tapped a few trees yester day and had the maple syrup on my porridge this morning could any thing be sweeter here is a record of the temperatures for the balmy days last week with a spring bbower and a snowfall thrown in for good measure one of four son serving b wounded in action pte wneldon emmerson joined army at is was overseas twice f private wneldon eaunerson young est of four sons of sir and mrs john emmerson of georgetown all of whom are serving overseas with the canadian forces was wounded in action on march 1st while serving in holland with the algonquin regiment accord ing to an official notification received last week by his wife tbe former muriel hewson of georgetown returned veteran of the present war at the age of 16 years pte em merson enlisted originally with the lome scots when that regiment first mobihaed in april of 1941 he went overseas in june of the same year and celebrated his 16th birthday in eng land before the discovery of his age sent him back home keenhatlng m toronto following ms i8th birthday having served with the reserve unit in the meantime he trained at brant- ford and camp borden with the cx tc and returned overseas in sep tember 1944 and has served in france bfelgimn and holland date h l prcdpl- temp tatlon turn mar 6 m 37 rain wed mar 7 a 14 thurs mar 37 11 prl mar 9 37 31 sat mar 10 3s 38 10 snow sun mar 11 36 11 mon mar 12 a union pte george teasdale wounded in action word was received by his wife in brampton lhe former lois emmerson that her husband pte george teas- dale had received blast wounds in the head and abdomen during action in cermanj the telegram with the news came last thursday pte teasdale has been overseas more than a year with the calgary highlanders he enlisted from bramp ton where his wife and small daugh ter terrilyn now reside before en listment he was an employee of gummed papers ltd brampton his wife is a native of georgetown accounts passed bl colncit at regular meettno mrs o colvln w w rebate i 3 30 pro dept of health welfare 1 14 g r muckart bugs 2 00 saxe motors town truck 21 80 municipal world dog tags 6 24 bell telephone co 3024 p b harrison supplies 9 40 j b mackenzie and son coal 28 25 h a- lever auditors fee solso hydro electric hm lanes cartage sts 111 00 w g marshall welfare 2 trips 1125 a e qripps town truck al welfare w on monday evening march 0th the terra gotta federated farm dubs met at tbe home of mr and mrs campbell sinclair mrs bishop gave tiie motto on life is worth living bet ter than most of us live it the roll call was answered by an event in canadian history that makes glad i am a canadian mrs moyer gave a very interesting demonstration on spinning and also displayed some beautiful pieces of dyed wools dyed with different kinds vegetable dyes some exceptionally fi samples of woven maiii wen also shown dr stuart magwood vs addressed the men s organisation on mastitis and calfhood vaccination this dress was considered very informative an irish contest then assembled the ladles and men s organizations lunch was served by the hostess assisted by the committee in charge mrs fred lyons and mrs a dolson the women missionary society of union presbyterian church met at the home of mrs owens macdonald wednesday afternoon mar 7th this was an exceptionally well attended meeting the stud on india was tak en by mrs f l thompson mrs al ben dolson mrs carson watson and mrs jack mcdonald gave an excellent paper on sunday recreation the w a of union held a meeting at the close of the wm8 meeting fancy quill made by lhe ladies of the wa as displaced and sold dainty refreshments were served by the hos tess and assisting hostesses mrs lloyd crichton and mrs f l thompon the terra colta women s institute held their regular monthly meeting at the home of mrs t p macdonald and miss eleanor macdonald on saturday afternoon mar 10th the president mrs jack mcdonald conducted the meeting mis francis praser gave an excellent interpretation of the motto the actions of women are the best interpreters of their thoughts mn bisnop gave in interesting papei on the women of finland the roll call was answered bj a famous can adlan woman miss mildred eason read a wonderfullj well prepared pa per on canadian women of note and a round table discussion on the satisfying home is socially respon sible f was led by mrs laverne thompson mrs leslie young and mrs john mccullough were the as listing hostesses for the meeting evgagement the engagement is announced of gertrude euphemla daughter of mr john r watson and the late mrs watson of london ont to mr txanas haig mcgee son of mrs hec tor mogee and the late mr mcgee the marriage win take place quietly the latter part of march hornby 1 residents i social and personal mrs h w xsley and mrs clarence carey spent the week end with mr nd mrs george johnson toronto mr and mrs herbert matthews of brampton are spending a couple of weeks with mr and mrs w gain opl walter blehn spent the week end with his mother mrs c e biehn in windsor miss mildred and miss gladys blue of toronto are spending a few days with their sister mrs r f barber sgt uid mrs bill horzack of to ronto spent tbe week end at their home in glen williams miss dorothy clitberoe of oobourg is visiting her aunt and uncle mr and mrs s p chapman archdeacon woo thompson at tended the meeting of halton deanery held in st albans acton on tuesday afternoon visiting on sunday with mr and mrs h j stenko were miss eleanor sherman mr and mrs m sala mrs w molcod and son allan all of to rorrto carl hill was successful in passta his grade i piano examinations with honours at ouelph he is a pupil of some local residents were treated to m hepbuntoien williams an unusual sight on sunday last a herd of five deer two large bucks and three does were seen feeding on grass and fall wheat on the farm of mr mrs clarence kennedy douglas and miss phyllis leslie of everett were week end visitors at tbe clebert mcdowell this is the first nome o r and mrs george herring- time these beautiful animals have been seen in this immediate locality if they survive until autumn perhaps some local hunter may pilot officer jerry purves and p o ronald schraver of tbe raf recent ly graduated from oentraua ont were guests at the home of mr and mrs mark clark last week end mrs horace hurler w baby qor- gina of toronto rswted mr and mrs in milton hospital for xray examln- h huley for a few dwya last weak succeed bringing one of them home to eat her many friends regret to know that mrs albert mocurdy la not in very good health at p jshe is fftr yrav nml ations mrs john robinson is also in nos- ptal in milton for a few days we hope both will soon be greatly improved in health the red cross canvassers are mak ing their rounds these days there ought to be a very generous response on the part of all to the appeal of this most worthy society it is much bet ter to be on the giving end rather than on the receiving stewarttown lccpl s hunt of bramoton was home over the week end mrs w hodge has returned home after vlslungtn toronto mrs roy smith gail danny and david spent a few days with friends in georgetown last week mrs e hodge donald joan and paul visited with mrs e harris in georgetown on friday wa meeting was aeid at mrs bally s home mr p r daily was visiting at his rome here last thursday trooper thomas dickenson gover ror generals horse guards arrived in england from italy earlj in march presen and is at present in hospital lhere mr s perry guest with the hurtey over tbe weak end the rebekah war services group held their bi mont teetlng at the home of mrs s c mackenzle last monday night social convenors were mrs j h lilllco mrs f fetch and mrs w mendham misses mary moyer and marlon hepburn sang at the reception follow ing the wedding of miss thelma oapps in brampton last saturday a num ber of guests from georgetown were present at the wedding the legion wa held a very suc cessful euchre in the legion hall last thursday evenlngwith -mrs- fred mo- cartney as convenor in charge prixe- winners for the event were mrs e james mrs henry preston and mrs charles parton sjt fred row recently returned from five vears service overseas with tie 8th arm wsited at lhe home of mr and mrs edwin hlcken during inst w k week end guests with the h eke included a la peter town crd cheltenham england and ala dick3feihiner london england at with the fleet air arm i ontirlo mr and mrs william matthews celebrated their golden wedding an niversary with a gathering of fam ily and friends at their home on the eighth line near hornby the ooupto were married in gfiafmi mov ed to alberta in 1921 where they farmed and came to their present home in 1928 although 80 mrs mat thews still does housework and knits for the red cross there are four children mrs p blair toronto jack port credit harold hornby and cecil of toronto mr and mrs a maclaren glenbrae farm entertained tbe members of the official board of the georgetown united church on monday evening at their home the purpose of the meet ing was to consider ways and means of bringing church members into clos er communion with the church and to reenllst and rededicate tbe mem bers of the official board to the church s needs and responsibilities and to assist the minister towar a program for increased church atten dance rev r c todd acted as chairman for tbe meeting which was followed by lefreahcaents a kitchen shower in honor of miss thelma oapps a bride of last satur day was held at tbe home of mrs w wilson brampton thursday night ibe guests were composed of tbe mo thers of miss capps pupils who were present the wilson home was ar tistically decorated for the occasion the color scheme being of pink and white after miss cappe arrived mrs bert harrison played the wedding march and bridetobe was ushered to a seat mderneath a white bell wfaere she received her ghta were brought into tbe living room by nancy gui and jean wilson also assisted ulss oapps when aha opened her parcels after thelma re sponded to the gifts in a very suitable manner a program of progressive court whist was enjoyed the prises being awarded to mrs fred ashton and mrs gordon wilson at the close of the pleasant evening a luncheon served by mrs wilson and her assist ants mr coarles hewitt public school inspector for halton county was guest speaker at a dinner meeting held in the mcglbbon house last thursday evening under the auspices of the es- quesing agricultural society the pur pose of the meeting was to interest local and dlstrtot school teachers having their schools dlsptaytse child ren s work at the fall fair and to ar range a more definite program for 1945 there should be s definite nnk between the schools and the com munity and tv schools and the fall fairs sold inspector howitt and every opportunity fo- the school to display its wares should be taken ad vantage ol he was also in favor of the non ompetittive displays and it s hoped to have some outstanding isplajo of these at tne next fair mr campaign canva15sbrs are announced tne annual red cross campaign for funds is now in full swing to date there are few reports from canvassers in town but novel and glen jwuiiama have shown as farthest ahead on the general canvass e almost 950000 several large dbnationsthave received including alliance papw mills ltd 250 arthj 420000 federal sales and u6000 d g h wright 60 mrs barraclough 50 from the in complete returns now available it la apparent that at least 1600 has been already received following is the list of canvassers headed by the chairmen ward i chairman ralph boat miss ruth evans miss ella barber mrs ralph ross mr harry stockf ordv miss jean ruddell mrs a s crippa mrs per cleave miss hilda brwta miss janet modougall mrs harold cleave mr j j gibbens ward n south of cawchair man j d kelly mrs thos grieve mrs walter peck miss jwan mdooa- ald miss agnes jackson mlas ann wiley miss mame lorrlman mlsf alice curtis miss teresa curtis wuuro 2 north of onr chair man harry savings mrs m ander son miss d mcenery mr jack local mr chas day mr fred bralsby ward m cnalrman ivmiam deans mrs roai barber miss hetti lawaon mrs john reid miss prances deans wm miller thomas lyon freeman kersey mrs edna duncan norfval chairman howard may rev s r colebrook george sharp nelson robinson graydon chester lome cleave oliver hunter glkn williams cvmagechan man wm btcymfc lira john bap bom sr woo scrtenk otflt wttf jamb oetaral chair man baliii bmghain mas kattdeasi given fred weaver bay crtchteb harold bingham etbwarttgwk cbairman k cc lindsay harold brown walter lar- san john bird clayton wuaon kel son stark wufred mcdonald barry devereaux harold moyer l devrles limrhouhe ghalrmap a w benton miss eueiby mrs 8am cttsby archie mcdonald miss e mhler artist craftsman repairs silver c wrigglesttorth was chairman spring brampton jt the british broadcasting corpor ation requested the canadian broad casting corporation to record ctohkervieesmtahle to the mn and women of the forces overseas and suggested that the ser vice originate outside of the dttes in one of the smaller centres of popula tion the cbc has invited the min ister and the choir of the presbyterian church brampton to present the ser vice according to reports from town and county officials and fanners tn peel county there are no prospects at thg present time of serious floods thai for the evening those present in cluded mrs tapp miss i hume and mr h c wrigglesworth georgetovrn public school mrs w beaumon and mrs h presswood glen williams miss nellie jardtne hornby miss isrney kean ashgrove miss mary white sewarttown miss k lyons stone school miss mccasfcul blue mountain miss jean ruddell lime- house miss mildred eason clay school mr walter carpenter geor- getown high school misses snow 5th line school messrs craig held mcgllvraj president and se- cretarv esquosing agricultural society engagement ind mrs j miller branjord announce the engagement of their eldest daughter pte settle miller owac to l cpl arthur armstrong son of mr and mrs m armstrong georgetown the wedding will take place april 7th umehouse i in contrast with the heat clangor and din surrounding the leatfieraproned smith m the railway blacksmith shop ernest rose above canadian pacific smithy for the past 12 years go about his work in a white smock and cap m the comparative qu tt of his turret quarters in the royal york hotel toronto mr rose is a silversmith and as illustrated here his work ida tasks consist of reconditioning the thousands of pieces of silver and flatware used by the canadian pacific railwaccttrpanv h its hotel tiring- rooms and restaurants scratched and dented teapots cream jus viande platters an i battered spoons are meat for mr rose and his staff who tak pride in their ability to stack their combined stalls against tho most ouazvputable looking piece of silver and turn it out looking uke new under his aladdins lamp- he has repaired an average of l800 pieces of silverware d ie lfiqo pieces of flatware a year the new belmont apartment bldf at the corner of nelson and kttm- beth sts bftunpton is rapidly near- irg completion for tenancy on april 1 next known formerly as bagger lee which at one time was one at the largest residences in brampton 1 was bought by arthur morrison of morrison motor sales co ltd in 1044 oazette and conservator eleven ladies attended the march meeting of the wms at mrs smet- iurst s lasrt thursday afternoon mrs cn mtredith and mrs noble entertained w frlend8 ed for da acton mrs thomas watson resident of acton for twenty years and active in work of the united church passed away at her home here after a brief illness trustee oakes of the school board gae the report of the special com mittee to make inquiry regarding fhw location of the proposed kindergarten class at the school the kindergarten is to be downstairs in the present grade n room a very sociable and enjoyable even ing was spent at the home of mrs w footitt the occasion being a welooma and shower for mrs fred turner jr newly arrived bride from event eden mills presbyterian ohoroh provided the setting for a lovely wed- nilh a votal duet others taking part included prayer bj mrs ellerto read- inn b mrs jamelson and studj book be united to the april meeting at mrs mitchells the lunch commit tee appointed was mrs miller mrs norton mrs j e campbell of georgetown anc arthur lanes of toronto visited mrs r lane recently mr s klrkpatrlck is much im- pttjved following his attack of pleurisy was unite in marriage to alexander martin son and of mr and mrs james martin bade- um roch free press lstoker dennis mil mrs hoi and family are visiting his parents dar ing his furkmgh