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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday may 16th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy fahujy op mbs devkobs sub vivbd nazi occupation mrs l devries of georgetown wbo- is a native ot holland bad plenty of reason to rejoice on ve day when a latter arrived from her relation in holland the relative stated that her whole- bad survived the many of war years of captivity and the recent heavy bttu of some threeggpsecutive days and nights besorehe ahies brought them free- the dutch lady stated that great was the joy jn holland when the brave canadians arsived to uberate them fibs added that one of the male members of her family bad joined with the oanadtens to take part hi operations further west mr devries family has not yet been beard from but it is hoped that soon the mall service will be continued mrs w t gifwht and fjrmmut campbell spent the- weekend at hag- ersvffle with their cousin mimas clara quance new advertisements i mahogany sideboard and sewing machine in good order apply may lt herald office personal shpfbrxno prom backaches wmianaih ain iat is not necessary use romaoafs i once for quick renof f maccorimacks vbxso store robb8 druo store boarders wantb can ooonanodate boarders with room and good bo apply may lop utv herald office found signet ring mitiafe pzk apply oborgetorwn motors may 1 phone 280 3 for sale new williams treadle apply ratifc- f may lap herald offiob radio for sale cabinet model in good working order apply vr5p p 0 n may 1 box 8 heaii for sale a kitohen cabinet hke new ap ply mrs e r maoxoughlbn may 16 main sl phone 411 for sale 6 colonies of bee will not atrip must be picked up on premises apply m haottmann may lop swing st gckxgetown fob sale happy thought cook stove with hot the herald or phone 83 j fob sale shorthorn bull red bwetoe month old from good stock appsy to frank wilson may lop ftune georgetown 4211 for sale 2000 new quart strawberry boxes 70 cents a hundred apply maplje ave greenhouse may 1p phone 175j for sale bay gelding 7 years old 16 hands drive or ride also set of single har ness and light wagon apply may 16 gordon fr3cker georgetown notice tour sanitary work taken care of jlwtth modern equipment write jf cutteno bros v may 33p acton out lost brown deerskin glove right hand hi down district finder please leave at may 16p herald office rooms wanted furnished horse or rooms for months otfr two a apply 16p box t herald annual meeting of womens institute the annual election of officers and business meeting of the georgetown branch of the wdmenls institute was held wednesday afternoon may and at 3 pm attbe home ot mrs harold cleave with 30 members present and four visitors after the usual opening ceremonies conducted by the president mrs w g mcdowell the minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary mrs h bailey and adopted follow ing the roll call the correspondence was read business arising there from dealt with it was moved and sec onded that the branch contribute four cases of jam to the jam for britain fund also 500 was voted to the rehabilitation committee reporhgtof the various committees were then giv en and the secretarytreasurers re port showed the institute to be in a nourishing condition with a nice bank balance on hand to start the new year mrs mcdowell who has very ably oiled the president s chair for the last four years thanked ah officers and committees for their loyal support during the time she has been president and then turned the meeting oyer to the nominating committee after a vote of thanks to the retiring presi dent and an the other officers the no minating committee gave their report and the following are the new of ficers for 194544 hon presidentmrs mcdowell president mrs wtn ffl 1st vfcepreslderjt mrs r robin son 2nd vicepresldentmrs a mcdon ald secretarytreasurermrs h bailey helping hand mrs d livingstone mrs r robinson flower committee mm w h ken- tner mrs f cole pianist mrs r paul press reporter mrs harold cleave auditors mrs d livingstone mrs george campbell district directormrs wkn sinclair mrs mcdowell mrs sinclair mrs robinson and mrs bailey were ap pointed representative to the district annual held at cumpbelrville on may 10th before the singing of god save the king a vote of thanks was tendered che nominating committee and the hostess after which a cup of tea was served and some of the ladles re mained for a game of euchre mrs h kentner held the high score for which she received a prise reg hamilton of maple leafs special speaker at bops club banquet there were 142 present at the 2nd anauai father a sonjaaqqnatof lost small black and tan hound white face and white legs reward 10 00 apply may 9vft y phone 58 wanted r two youths 16 to 18 to apprentice as screw machine operators in large machine shop apply c o national selective service may 2 brampton out help wanted good smart boy also women men ders part time app la vote knitting co mar ttf georgetown electrical work electrical repairs made to appliances apply f 0 wbttmrx young sv georgetown nerval hejd in thaparish hall last tuesday evening a deuovous banquet was planned and served by the follow ing committee mrs percy leaue mrs george deyvla mrs n lsidlaw mrs l cleave mrs brown mrs r gouop mrs anderson and mrs geo leslie reg hamilton maple leaf hockey player was special speaker at the banquet in addition an rrtrra- program was enjoyed inoladmg a one set of lour reels of movies by win leslie there was music by stanley self and his trumpet and corson wa tson on the guitar and mouth organ voca soloist was m hyatt a gold meda list rev v j dunlop on behalf of the boys olub made a presentation of a waterman pen and pencil set to rev 3 r colebronfc who is leaving short ly mr colebrook has worked faith 1 tor the olub since its inception fallowing the banquet a meeting w is held under the direction of the president mr olark lyon mr bob dai is was toast master after the toast to the king one minutes sil ence for the fallen of jhls war was observed the election of ameers for next year resulted as follows president curk lyons vlcepresi dent bob davis secretary treasurer norm pendley sports director doug fendiey directors rev j l self rev v j dunlop an mr raj pomeroy the treasurer s report was read by rev self who asked for continued support next year after the ban quet a collection was taken amount ing to 48 50 which after the ban quet expenses of 29 were taken out left a balance of 20 50 for the work of the club more funds will be need ed to sponsor baseball and lacrosse for the summer and any contributions maj be sent to rev j l self esquesing township council owing to the news that germany had surrendered unconditionally esq uesmg council meeting was postponed for one week deputyreene george e cleave cra george carrie c h may and r n brown were present reeve g w murray presided over the meeting minutes of the last meet ing were read and adopted letter from the department of highways approving of the amounjt of 41200 for he year 1945 letter from the federation of agriculture conveying the thanks of the county board for the service rendered on the couetetng of the federation fees for 1044 letter from the ge re- ftabihtation committee was read and wul be dealt with at 4he next meeting moved by may seconded by gleam that accounts be paid bell tel ser vices 467 hydro georgetown street lights at glen wxuuuns 7160 aw benton to supplies purchased 17b and stamps 7 00 hbpc brampton lights at council chamber 405 moved by ciurie seconded by mayj that relief accounts as presented by u e relief officer be paid ttfjff carried moved by brown seconded by may that board of health accounts be paid wfakare depl stratford to ambulance service conveying a mo rrison to stratford general hospital nov 2144 2 00 ontario hospital woodstock to maintenancedf indigent tc june 30th 45 50 carried moved by cleave seconded by may umt this co request th a school area be formed of school sections no 3 5 8 7u 8 10 and 11 according to petitions received and that the clerk be instructed to prepare a by- aw in accordance with the school area act carried moved by may seconded by cunie that the reeve and treasurer are au thorzed and empowered to seal and assign the following dominion of can- ada bonds registered on the book of ihexdepartinent of finance at ottawa in the name of the twp of esqu eslng clergy rereave fund 1959100 and 1950 100 carried moved bv currie seconded by cleave that the road accounts as presented tj the road superintendent be paid 785 36 carried moved by may seconded by cleave that the treasurer be instructed to forward rnambergfatp fee of 20 to the association of assessing officers ro om 3502 parliament buildings toronto that the township assessors a w benton and cecil cfcishohn be delegat es to the convention to be held in niagara faus on june 13th 14th and 15th with their expenses paid carried moved by may seconded by cleave that this council adjourn to meet june 5th at 10 o clock ajn as a court of revision and at 2 o clock as a council or at the call of the reeve lex schrag home a happy family reunion took place on monday when mrs schrag and pntoy greeted gapt lex schrag on his anrtvaj home after three and a half years service overseas oapt schrag was correspondent for the toronto evening telegram in the brampton district at time of enlist ment a job which has been continued by his wife in georgetown during his absence in the army oapt schrag went overseas in sept- crafimvfe41 as a lance corporal with the ordnance ooips he was com missioned a lieutenant in april 1043 and nine months later was transferred to pubic relations where he has since been news editor at calhq in lon don having- charge of the news ser vice to the two maple leafs published in rome and brussels he atoo had charge of selecting anny photos for distribution in fcpntnj and canada oapt schrag brought news of two noiival soldiers who were staff mem bers of the transit camp from whden he embaiedin england he reports ssgt ouff moreton and pte bob howie both looking tanned and fit he aehrated v e day at sea ha1ixx jajtax urxkaltlim hold meeting public meeting will deal with housing problem halton county branch of the ont ario oanavj operators assodatton held on of their most soccesfal meet ings on monday evening may 14th in the farmers hall milton timeattfae bcg ofthe evening was taken up in discussion of business of local interest the ford motor company ol canada were gueete of the evening represented by mr frank oudmore service mgr and mr roy beatty servtce organiser they brought to the members and their friends one of the most inspir ing addresses the branch has yet been privileged to hear the address was illustrated by moving pictures the speakers left with their audience much food for thought with the serving of sandwiches and coffee another very profitable and happy evening was brought to a close the weather by h l hutt it is impossible to determine just yet how seriously this unseasonably cold weather of late is going to affect crops this year already it can be seen alfalfa wlh be shorter than usual because of the freezing bock it has had asparagus dare not get its head above grouud without having it nipped off hence there none to be had k cally when we should be enjoying it to the full early blooming varieties or apples on which the bloom la not yet fully open show that ad least four out of five in the cluster are black at the centre and will not set fruit our strawberries are not yet in bloom but we got a letter today from our big boy down in central new york state lamenting over the prospects for a crop down there after a twelve hour snowstorm when the plants were in full bloom whatever its effect on vegetation this dbmp cold weather as the bad boy calls it certainly has a depress ing effect on humanity we met an old friend on the street the other day with a long drawn face and hoping to cheer her up remarked cheer up the worst is yet to comer she came back at me with what in the weather or the elections- so there the next t jo worry about card of thanks mr and mrs j jamleson and mar- iraret wish to thank their neighbours arid friends also the umehouse wo men s institute and women s mission ary society for acts of kindness and messages of sympathy extended dur ing their recent sad bereavement hornby intended for last week the may meeting of the bethel w m s auxiliary and the wa was held a the parsonge on wednesday after noon of last week at 2 o clock the attendance was unusually large and the program especially good mrs emerson ford gave a very interesting report of the halton presbyterial con vention held recently in freelton plans were completed for holding the annual blossom tea on the after noon of may 26th in bethel church the wa decided to hold a garden partj some time in the summer if a place and a suitable program could be found a very delightful feature of the afternoon was the presentation to mrs totton of a very beautiful cleotrk table lamp the recipient though taken by surprise made a s timble reply tranklng the women of btnel not only for the gift but for their kindness throughout the years a dainty lunch of sandwiches cake t icts cookies and tea was served by the hostess assisted by the lunch com mlttee the rev f w alnswortfa m a bd of townsend oct occupied all three united church pulpits on the hornby charge last sunday he was accompanied by mrs ainsworth at a well attended joint meeting held in the hornby united church at 9 ocloofc on sunday evening last it was decided to extend an invltaton to the rev f w answorth to become minister of hornby charge beginning jury first the call was accepted we are sorry to learn that rev s r colebrook will soon be removing from this locality having been ap pointed to a parish in deanery of lincoln and welland a community service of thanksglv i g for victory was held in the horn b united church on tuesday mom i ing at ii o clock a great sense of renpf and a deep feeling of sincere i gratitude is fel by all at this time for the glorious victory which has been trh en us over our cruel foes the lord of hosts has been with us the god of jacob has been our refuge praise ye the lord ashgrove the may meeting of the wmjs was held tuesday afternoon may 1st the president mrs t giffen presided over the meeting ron call and min utes of last meeting read and disposed of mrs vernon picket conducted a lovely devotional on mothers mrs dick gave a splendid report of the morning session of the presbyterial held at freelton on april lth and mrs frank ruddeu the afternoon sea- i sion especlauy the highlights of the i address by rev russet graham of central india mrs hector bird fa- and prayer closed this interesting meettog a seed sale followed mothers day service was held at the church on sunday tnorning with a large congregiuon attending the theme being peace is built at home rev j o totton opened the service with thanksgiving and praise for vic tory followed by the mothers day programme hbwgon ruddeu read the scripture mrs thos giffen told an interesting story and the choir ren dered two knery anthems an inter estlng feature of this service was the sacrament of baptism when five chil dren were presented by their parents margaret isabel daughter of mr and mrs charles austin adrian basel diughter of mr and mrs fred nurse john hodgen son of mr and mrs horace bames robert james mac kenzie and samuel ralph hodgen jono of mr and mrs frank barnes visitors and friends from a distance who were privileged to be present at this service ttere mr and mr p d hartley and mr and mrs norman wrlggletworth o milton miss irene huffman of toronto mr and mrs swanson and daughter of rocfcwood mrs james barnes milton mr and mrs jas oarnej and baby sandra of alloa mr and mrs fred nurse and two daughters of erin you enjoy date tuea may 8 wed may 9 thurs may 10 frt may 11 sat may 12 sun may 13 mon may 14 h and l temp 53 39 47 33 37 35 56 31 rain fall local news evgagement notice mr and mrs j c murray of stew arttown wish to announce the en- kngement of their eldest daughter marjorte lots to david raymond barcfay son of mr and mrs david barclay glen williams the mam- age to take place the early part of june mr and mrs j w rutiedge of terra ootta wish to announce the eronafeenvnt mi their youngest daugh ter emma laura to david wluism andrews son of mr and mrs thomas andrew of cheltenham wedding to e pine- in union presbyterian church june 2nd t e heoon wutoughfay repres ent tlve has sold the mcgregor farm in trafalgar to j f humphrey- nerval the womens association of the united church will hold a rummage sale in the mcgibbon store on sat urday afternoon may 26th the lucky draw for the ladles or gents bicycle to have been held by the girls pipe band thursday mght villi be held monday night may 21st on main street at 9 p m get your ticketa from band metnbeas or from the boy scouts the local council of women will hold their regular monthly meeting in the municipal building on friday may lothftt 3 pm prof h l hutt wis be guest speaker piano recital by pupils of mrlffp hepburn to be held in public school may 17 at so clock suvw coueatfan proceed for bad ckoaa meattnar for young ruesjasjiv conservatives for organisation purp oses thursday may 17 800 pjn m committeeroom next door to golden gate cafe this will be your opport unity to meet your federal candidate mr nlchotoon will be here not to make a speech but to answer your questions the w a of the canadian legion are holding a euchre in the legion rooms on friday may 18 at 8 p m out for a stroll saturday night and sunday then drop in to betas at hunters inn for chicken sand wiches tea and coffee and ice cream nindaes the annual meeting of geogetown midlers comfots committee will be held in the municipal building on wednesday evening may 23 at 8 p m some of our boys still have a job to do the old town must not neglect them come and show your interest the housing shortage in georgetown was a topic of discussion at the ooun- cii meeting held last thursday hi thw municipal building mayor glean had obtalnted preliminary tamwfcfro about a government housing schema whereby a block of 40 or 50 houses could be erected at govetjwnent coat with the town supplying the land citizens and industrialists had besou urging council to take action tf- re lieve the shortage and the mayor- said it was his intention to call a pubtto meeting tn the near future when fa details of the scheme could be sed and a govern man be pres ent to answer relevant questions victory bonds tlimlnaid w f bradley and l e fleck joint chairmen for the 8th victory loan were present at the meeting and asked council to buy as large a block as pos sible to help georgetown go over the top with tax money in it was de cided to invest 25000 of this in 8th loan bonds town map ordered subject of discussion for some mon ths the compiled map of georgetown recommended by the board of toad was ordered and e p bowman on tario land surveyor of guejph hired to do the job at a cost of 160000 it will take close to 2 years for ttb map to be completed a recorded vote was asked by the mayor wttn himself and cr orr voting against the scheme an amendment to tth motion asking for other tenders tabled by cr mcgovray but little support and he supported the motion new sidewalk on king street a petition was received from res idents on the south side of emg st asking that a sidewalk be constructed from union street corner to the cem etery and this will be done this sum mer or bradley moved that the rjecessary bylaw be prepared for re surfacing queen street at an estimat ed cost of 5000 and that authority be requested from the municipal board to issue debentures to cover th cost mayor cleave and cr orr botsv active service notes friends in town win be interested to learn that h j heldmann former teaoher at georgetown high school re ceived his discharge from the rctaf wveral months ago and is now operat ing the cress laboratories in kitch ener mr heidmann was stationed at montreal trenton and london during his service and hckt the rank of frying officer at time of discharge spt ernie hoe received bis hon ourable discharge from the roaf last weotnesday and has become a member of the roaf reserve staffsgt thomas wames sent home a parcel of interesting souv enirs from england which have been on display in the herald offige window included were port off a flying bomb a lighter made from a shell and an ishtray made from a shell fragment harvey lawr in germany sent home skveral german servtce badges which are on display in the herald window this week recently sgmn harvey lawr pte sheldon lawr and ther two cousins stanley and jack marshall of enture for such a project although in favour of having the work done tf it could be met by current taxes the motion was passed with cleave orr and- mcgovray voting yposttton ctffsens congratolatea an ve day mayor cleave eapreased his apprec iation of the attitude of dtiaepa gen- emlly on v e day and thanked them the pohce the clergy and the bands for their services permission was granted to the lome soots to use the ban dta at the parfcon thursday g- j t summer mr grme herrtagton was hired as a town employee at a salary of 2800 weekly the navy leagoa was given permission to hold a tag day on may 19 an application for permission to purchase a town truck was again turned down with the explanation that a truck bad been recently purch ased by bob lane for a mflr pur pose and t he town was adequately serviced at present on motion of cr wro thompson it was decided to pur chase a snow plow for town use it was decided to join the assoda- uan of assessment officers of ontario at a fee of 10 and to have the a or attend the convention in niagara falls in june a letter from erin township council notified them that the township had decided to pay a ma ximum of 25 to any fire brigade that assisted in fighting fires in the muni- cipahty a request was received from mr william young to purchase a lot on edith street owned by the town council was favourable to seuing the lot with the provision that drainage privileges for which it was originally purchased would be retained a decis ion on the sale was held over till the next meeting stewarttown intended for last week welcome home to lcopl joe staa- dish who is home after being over seas for five years fughteergeant and mrs otters hunt of hamfmx are spending fur lough with mrs hunt everybody welcomed ve day on monday a service of thanksgiving was held in 8t johns church at 4 pjn rev s it culehrook contacted 1 the service v the children of the school were having arbour day cleanop when tfea 4rens sounded monday mowrtrj they got the afternoon off alto tuesday many people irombere went to georgetown to celebrate mbnday af ternoon mrs batty spent the week end ki hamilton to attend the hamilton had a joyful reunion at the of the daurbter of mr and lftm p home of their aunt in a j r bally