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the georgetown herald seventy seventh year of publication wednesday september 19th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy complete list of prize winners at georgetown fall fair i following is a complete list f the m1uon pung ram willmolt mc prizewinners at georgetown fall fair jnnon ram laraj willmott mcklnn held on friday and saturday sept 7 and 8 horses clydesdale brood mare robert reld georgetown colt 1945 reld 1 yr old colt reld pr of horses reld phrcheron or belgian brood mare go don neelands mono road rcbert kerr acton w h allan st son milton oolt 1945 kerr nee lands 1 yr oid colt e f armstrong georgetown pair of horses arm strong neelands t j brownridge georgetown general purpose brood mare orals mjcohire sc son nerval dan campbell georgetown kerr col 1945 kerr w j moclure norval 1 yr old colt win ddaney erin cx4g mcclure sons kerr 3yr old de taaey pair of horses ohas arm strong brampton kerr delaney specials milk delivery armstrong bread delivery kerr heavy draft chas armstrong reld e f arm strong best percheron or belgian filly e f armstrong kerr beat clydesdale mly held max featherstone judge i light horses carriage brood mare dan campbell um5 oolt craig mbclure 8t sons campbell 1 yr old oolt oarl maytaury listowel ddaney 2 yr old w f mclaughlin listowel w j mcclure 3 yr old e f armstrong mclaughlin pair of horses kerr k c mcmillan georgetown campbell best ewe wlumott mckinnon shearling ewe willmott mckinnon ewe lamb wlumott mokinnon long wool ram aged ray clarkson weston shearling ram clarkson w h allan son milton ram lamb allan ewe clarkaon al lan shearling ewe clarkson allan ewe lamb allan clarkson souh down all prizes lu this class to meldrum stark georgetown shropshire ram aged t h price georgetown frank mack or- angevillc shearling ram mack price ram atob mack price ewe mack pnce shearling awe mack price ewe lamb price mfthr sussex ram aged clarkson al n shearling ram clarkson allan ram lamb clarkson alan ewe clarkson allan shearling ewe clark son allan cm ismj clarfcsan nln specials fine wool pen wlumott stark market lambs stark pen we titer iambs price stark pen shrop shire mack j baker hampton judge pigs boar born previous to sept 1 1944 wm plnkney si sons cooksrville mai calm mcnabb sons georgetown boar bom between sept and mar plnkney boar born after mar 1st pinkney mcnabb sow bom previous to sept 1 1944 plnkney sow bom between sept and mar plnkney sow born after march 1st plnkney stuart mrfadden milton mcnabb special single horses 152 and over mcmillan p ot yo plnkney campbell kerr 152 and under dr w p watson toronto foster gftlt mcmillan kerr mc ju laughlln welcome home pte ralph bludd another glei boy arrived liome this eek after four yeais service over as in tlie person of rte ralph bludd son ot mr and mrs edward bludd he enlisted with the highland light infantry of canada in june 1940 trained at stratford and dcbert kb before going overseas in- july 1941 ralph is a veteran of the cam palgn in sicily and italy has alto ser ted on the western front in france holland since going overseas be baa transferred to the rcaoct he returned to canada on the empire mcandrew fjlt ken mwfcwails home from service overseas with th rcaf flight lieutenant ken mac kenzle arrived in georgetown on sun day with his wife and son jack pol lowing discharge f lt mackenzie will join the urn of j b mackenzie be son looking after the acton branch of the business roadsters brood mare btan somerville hlllsburgh 1946 colt stxn ervllle campbell l yr old mayburv 3 yr old e teeter erin pair of horses foster e armstrong orange- vlue somerville single horse 152 and over armstrong somerville currie st tervit wingham 16 2 and under foster armstrong hackney gelding or filly w e newman st catharines ohas arm strong abc farms pair of horses newman armstrong mjnmwan horse tandem abc farms d r mclaughlin georgetown hackney tandem chas armstrong mcmillan ntiwman pony team gu bert bailey brampton abc farms shetland pony in harness abo farms mcmillan saddle horse chas arm strong vivian clark norval jean gowtand brampton best hunter gowland jim sterne brampton far mers performance sterne sweep stake jumpers gowland road race somerville armstrong foster allan mann peterborough judge cattle dualpttrpose shorthorns bull 12 mos under 24 j b miller georgetown bull under 12 mos ce oil mccann gmagb miller cow milk ing mdcann cow dry in calf miller heifer 2 yrs miller heifer 1 jr mc oann miller heifer calf senior and junior miller herd miller open pro geny of dam miller specials best female miller mc cann market animal miller j a pettlt freeman judge jersey bull 2 yrs and over hal ton brook farmb oakjvule j m dol son brampton bull 2 n os under 24 dclson w j alexander georgetown bull under 12 mos dolson halton brook alexander cow m iking alex ander halton brook dclso heifer 2 yrs under 3 halton brook dolson alexander heifer 1 yr under 2 do son halton brook alexander heifer calf senior halton brook d ci arles georgetown heifer calf junior haltoi brook dolson t w aldcrson horn by herd hilton brook dolson alex aner open get of sire halton brook dolson progeny of dam dolson hal ton brook specials best female halton brook farms alexander calf shown by boy or girl alderson bruce mason brampton holstein bull 12 mos under 24 w p laidlaw sons norval bull under 12 mos w d fraer brimp ton t j brownridge georgetown alex mckinney brampton cow milking fraser latdlaw cow drv in calf fraser laidlaw heifer 2 yrs under 3 prater mckinney laidlaw heifer i vr under 2 laidlaw fraser heifer senior calf fraser mckinney laidlaw heifer ctf j mlor friser laidlaw herd fraser laidlaw open get of sire laidlaw open progeny of dam laidlaw specials best female fraser laid law best calf laidlaw ayrshire bull 2 yrs and over w e larsdell malton j 8 knapp sr son gait bull 12 mos under 24 lansaell knapp witbert nix malton poultry the poultry lawn show was an out standing success from the standpoint of the number of entries sunset farm georgetown was the big win ner with a e waldie milton ai d fred kentner of acton running close econds other exhibitors were w h mclaren erin clarence spence georgetown chas elba toronto d ewles brampton craggs fur brampton w gower son toronto b dowding toronto j w bartlett and kaley bros dundas w l hayes hamilton l c yeck guelph h j lambie windsor geo smith welland j h weaver chat ham sam middleton scarboro w j alexander georgetown gbain timothy t j brownridge early oats c reld brow midge barley brownridge red clover brownridge reed hunter norval roots and vegetables potatoes bsfct hunter shipping turnips hunter brownridge feeding turnips hunter red mangel wurtoela hunter yellow hunter sugar hunter ctton hunter pumpkins field brownridge hunter pie hunter 1 brownx dge ensilage corn claude pickett georgetown hunter field squash hnry and sandy best geor getown hubbard squash hunter h hutt georgetown carrots mrs c sargent georgetown hunter turnip beets brownridge j r williams glen williams long beets hunter parsnips mrs geo henington geor getown cabbages white hunter cauliflower hunter red onions hun ter other or ons hunter hutt to matoes williams hunter com hutt hunter cucumbers hunter mrs g mogllrvraj oeorgetown vegetable marrow hunter fuowers cactus mrs h cleae fern cleae ilin in bloom cleave herrinrton mrs m lawr georgetown asters williams herrington cosmos her rlngton mcoilvraj dahlias display htrrington sargent dahlia largest oloom herrlnrton mcoilvraj del jhinlum hutt basket flowers her ri gton hutt gladioli display hutt 3 olkes hutt smrle hutt perennial ollection hutt petunlis mcgllvraj roses 3 blooms moguvray single mc g1hra zinnias herrington hutt st gen l inv other g sgt ken wasttah husband of the former peggy tay r of georgetown sgt k r weet- fall was reunited with hb wife and son kenneh last week after b overseas for four years he went overseas with tlie lorn scots in 1m1 has been in england as pay sergeant at no 4 ottr cpl kea- r16hardao pominent in local hockey drclea cpl ken richardson returned ta town tbhi morn ng after being overseaa sincr february 1941 son of mr and mrs james richardson he enlisted with th rca at brantford in june mho and tn at hamilton petonmwa and sussex before uing overseas was in france shortly afer d dav then returned to england as an m struotor in an lalicraxt ken returned to canade on the scqrthla which dock ed at quebec cltj- be was- employed wlbh c j buck at time of enlistment word was reorived this morning that opl richardson s arrival home will be delayed a tttw days as he is ill in hospital in quebec with the flu two sets of twins among 39 beginners at public school the weather by h l hutt variety is he ipicc of lift ancu w liavl hai no luck oi variety in tiie atlitr oi latt iist wctk we rt- among the 39 youngsters enrolled at oeorgetown public school for the first time hhis year are two sets of twins- something unique in a small town school the children all boys are paul and michael son of mr and mrs jack anrstrong and robs and robert l 1 fl pte and mis w g hilller mus b hume teacher in grade 1 will have tter troubles this year for not only will she have trouble recognizing which is which among the duldrer of the summer with in- average doily temperature of 71 digrecs this uusl week it 1ms dropped ui a daily aver age of 55 5 degrees wtlh light ground- frosts in low areas air two mornings furnace fires have imd to be lighted falling this men fojjt have made a nuisance of themselves huddling around urn kltcven stove this morn ing we are having a much needed good soaklhk rain which will give fall wheat a boost and freshen fall pastures and for towns people put- the ground in fine condition for any tall planting ta be jana fouowin- ire the local record tea- the wee- datfe bc and l batik- temp ta sit george darby overseas since june 1941 and in the army since december 1940 sgt geo darby arrived in georgetown last week end he was living in port cr di at time of enlistment and since he lias been overseas mrs darby and their children allah and bill have been living tn georgetown with her parents sgt darby was a member of the rohme sgt george maraden sgt george marsden of the lake superior regiment returned to his home in brampton last week going overseas n 1940 he returned to can ada as an instructor in 1943 went overseas again m february 144 he received second degree bums in bel glum last year and was a patient to hospital in england for five weeks following discharge he will resume his duties with the ontario hydro com mission mrs marsden is the former violet tedder of georgetown and ley have a daughter oarol flower hutt public school specials zinnias a ired spence john nod- well marigolds spence asters sience beets spence glenna doner bird house george mcclure oyrus wilson victory gardens gride 8 ana grade 7 riral school specials zinnias eleanor spltzer ss 9 mar ion cunningham hombj margaret pl et sb 9 marigolds m spltaer bev erley eaves ss 3 asters eaves jcannle humphrey s s 6 beets boas norton ss 9 barbara lindsay sb 16 doreen appleyard ss 16 car bull under 12 mos knappnlx lans rots nei benton ss 9 riih mc dell cow milking knapp nbc cow bride s s 9 eleanor spltaer s s 9 dry in call lanydell knapp heifer 2 bird ho ise divid cooper glen wil yrs under 3 knapp lansdell nix cordon bird ss 3 victory heifer 1 vr uider 2 lansdell knapp fsirdcns ss o ss lfl ss 16 and 3 nix heifer calf senior lansdel w h hortop bverton judge knapp nix heifer calf junior ki ipi lansdell nix herd knapp lansdell domestic science nix open gel of sire knnjp nix bran muftlrs mrs c sxrrent apple open proven oi dam lansdell ki app p mrtl hcrb cleave raisin pie nix clen ijrnl cookie cleave can specials best fcmile lansdell n fni1 1 n cleave krapp group diirj cows la dell d rk clr ennned tomitoes cleave dairy calf praser n oklei beets cleive mcgihraj salad dressing plain tea biscuits cheese ms cuils honey drop cakes jam tarts economy cake butter tarts potato sup per dish raw vegetable plate clears robin hood speciaui homemade bread continued on page f a d run ions guelph judge hampshires ram aged j h wwmott milton j e mckinnon tues sept li wed spt 12 thurs sept lfl frl sept 14 sat sept isl sun sept ib mon sept 17 72 54 but a similarity in names occurs with bbtoms and 2 each of dorothy anne daniel grant wayne and billy principal howard wrigglewnrtli re ports a busy first week getting the pu pil started on their studies as well as prepatlng their exhibits for the pall fair enrolment this year is 311 itmv wore than last year divided in grades as follows 141 211 339 442 530 3va37 8 40 there are 138 g w kys in town last year eight families with ahudren moved to other communities andi eight families with children mov ed to town the only change- in staff this year is miss wihna stull who was hired to replace miss georgm ybttng who has retired a b don early ab donald early is home on 45 days leave with his parents major and mrs arnotl early and expects to obtain his discharge when his leave is up enlisting in the navy a year and a half ago while a student al georgetown high school don was stationed for a time on the east coast tfen joined tile crew of the canadian destroyer kmcs ottawa and has made lour trips across the atlantic to scot land his elder brother capt bob harlj is with the camdian irmj in holland l cpl david hodce son of mr and mrs w hodsjsv lopl david hodge of stowmruowix was welcomed back to the community last friday after serving four yean overseas with the ordnance corps enlisting in may 1941 he trained at guelph and petawawa before leaving canada on sept 13th 1941 and by coincidence the ship doclqed halifax exactly four jears to the day of his leaving he has served in sicily italy france holland and germany married to the former agnes chts- holm l opl hodge wa3 employed with beardinore co in acton prior i to enlistment he crossed from eng land on the si lawre ice terra cottfe accident fafal ta brampton man roj muler 4a ol brampton was instantly killed when crushed under truck which ran over a culwort on stringer hin near terra oatta last wednesday night the truck was pro- ceeddngj norf- when the accident oc curred aiding in the cab of fihft truck ware mr and mrs jnjm mc- quairie and their child and millar who sought to escape lnjuzy by leap ing through the door of the vabiole the truck rolled over the edg ot fine culvert and pinned him bepeath tt- dr c v williams of georgetown administered first aid to te mcquar- rle family all of whom were sugbtty injured county constable raj ma son investigated the sccjdant an employee of the sykes quarry for the last few weeks the late mr muler is survived by his wife and family who live at nelson 8t bramp ton his father and three brothers alex morris and grant miller card of thanks lcpl robert martin would like to thank smith a stone employees le gion wa soldiers comforts and other organizations for gifts received during seivice chief er norman herbert home on leave pending discharge ci tf era norman herbert and his wift the former margaret oliver are visiting with his parents mr and mrs arthur herbert at their home on main street norman enlisted tn the navy in maith 1941 was a member of the crew of the corvette battleford for 43 months during which it was on convov dutj in the north atlantic jnd the med terranean since febru ary he has been tn charlottetown p f 1 he was an emplovee of the provincial coating mill at time of enlistment spr archie lawr crossing from england on the jin press of scotland which docked at q icbec city spr archie lawr arrived in georgetown a week ago monday night he was the last of uiree sons of mr and mrs matt lawr tofsrrtve home from overseas being preceded by his brothers tpr sheldon and sgmn hnrvej spr lawr enlisted with the rcf in mirch 1941 went overseas two weeks later and has since served 1 prince belgium holland and ger rmnj ii england he married the former kathleen mar splnks who vi 1 their two children has been liv ing dn mam street north since mrs lawr arrtv ed from england jean elizabeth was born in england and peter stanley was born in brampton hospital fo leonard bell f1 ing officer leomrd bell arrived in quebec city last week aboard the empress of scotland was met there by his wife and got home to george town on sunca with two years ser ice ns a high engineer in the roaf le went ov e s li dc ruber son f mr and mrs w g bell he was associated with his father in the geor l ow clav pr d rt id will re nn is position a l the plant following iischarge mrs bell is the former mirgnret sheppard of aurora and hr have two children dennis and brenda card of thank we wish to thank our friends and neighbours for their sympathy and very practical help when our home was destroyed by fire the thought fulness of our friends has been a sot roe of real encourasment to us and we appreciate indeed their many kind acts mr an mrs john mclaughlin helen and ann acton sgt steve fcmmcrson third of fo ir serviceman brothers to return to canada in recent months sgt steve enimeron arrived home last week on the nleuw amsterdam one of the lome scots who enlisted in 1041 sgt emmerson has been over seas since june of thit jear and in been in stcilj italy france belgium holland and germanv a former em ployee of the provtnclil coating mill he is spending thirty days leave at his home on emery street with his wife the former claire asseun and five year old daughter marie his youngest brother pte wheldon em merson is still overseas and pilot of ficer jim emmerson now in halifax and tpr bob emmerson of acton are both back in canada l cpl bob martm pome in georgetown last week after cro sing on tne cameronlan l cpl bob m m n of the canadian provost corps is enjoying a leave with his wife the former margaret freestone and six year old son dannv lopl martin wen overseas with the lome scots in june ukl later transferring to the provost cbrps he wis serioush injured in a motorcycle accident fn word hi ooen received by his mo her mrs lily broomhead that lac reg broomhead is back in england aftr being stat oned in india with the rcaf for t le past year he expects lo be back in canada soon miss sybil bl kings col fourth woman to be kings counsel in the british i miss sybil bennett of the- oeorf law firm of dale sz bennett among those honoured hi the list issued last week by attorneyoeneral leslie blacbwell miss bennett how joins her partner mr iseroy dale in adding the coveted kc after her name descendant of a family which baa made its home in halton county since 1790 miss bennet graduated from the university of toronto in 1928 and from osgoode hall in 1930 and in 1886 became associated with mr dale in the legal practice which is operated under their names the firm practices in georgetown and brampton and miss bennett spends most of her time in the peel county town where she also serves as town solicitor she la active in local coun ty and provincial progressive oooser- atlve circles and is wellknown as ft public sneaker the bennett family traces its his tory to pioneer days in halton when her ancestors came with the united empire loyalists in 1790 in 1826 the family- book land from the c itt the milton district and this farm bh been continuously m the family stnol thftt tune her uncle tlr hamilton bsnnett being the present owner miss bennetts parents were the late rev clifford t bennett and mrs bennett interviewed by the herald the new kc said that she was pleased wttil her appointment but chose to took at lt as a tribute to women lawyers particularly those serving in rural communities and to the women of halton whose loyalty and suppu have helped her so much in her jobv rather than as a mark of personal es teem only other women k o s an judge helen klnnear miss margaret hjndman and miss vera parsons s fred ruston georgetown native died in toronto eigknd 2 years ago and spent so ciu months in the hospital he went o france shortly after d day but wis stnt back to england when lt was ruston died last friday in toronto fo nd that his lnj irics were still giv general hospital after a short ulnea a native of georgetown frederick uk him trouble a native of belfast inland bob came to canada when a ad of 14 1 ved in miltcn and actor pr or to coming to georgetown and wns working at smith stone when he enlisted while overseas he had he opportinltv of visiting his parents mr and mrs benjamin martin belfast several t lmes p o margaret chapman after a years service as a motor transport driver with the navy sta tioned at hmos nlobe greenock scotland pettj officer margaret chapman has returned to canada and is visiting with her parents mr and mrs george h leslie at their farm home rr 4- georgetown enlisting in the rcnvr on dec 31st 1942 she wis stationed at gait vancouver and victoria bg prior to going overseas on july 5 1943 she was married in vancouver to sgt george chapman of hamilton who is at present in eng land awaltlnp passage home mrs chapman arrived tn halifax on sept 4th aboird hmos puncher and re ceived her discharge from the service before retumlrnr home she was for merlv on th teacfmr staff of glen williams school and prtor to enlist ment wai employed at research en i lerprtse t leaside born in georgetown 82 years ago spent his apprenticeship with his fa ther the late thomas ruston and pradunted from the college of phar macy university of toronto he was later employed in toronto with ly man knox and clarkson the national drug and chemical co and had late- ij been with the bojcs drug co in pickering mr ruston ws predeceased by hi wife in 1026 surviving are one son harold of toronto and two slaters misses jessie and mary ruston of georgetown funeral services con ducted by canon r a armstrong were held in toronto on monday with interment in mount pleasant cemetery rat salter honoured fob m rlodd donations for his fine record in giving 30 blood donations at rod cross clinics in the nast few veirs mr ray salter of the smith stone staff has received a handsome certificate from the head quarters of the organlmtlon mr salter has given blood at every rfinfat held in georgetown since he moved here last year as well m belo a donator in toronto previous to this