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the georgetown herald wednesday june 12th t946 wui htlp feott canadian director canadian uom are par- tfeularly interested hi th idons international conven tion in philadelphia next month tor they an promot ing uoo walter flahex of queenaton as international srd vtoepresident district a which comprises 38 clubs in t3 part of ontario has invited georgetown girls pipe band to go along to hesp elect mr fisher to this im portant post and the girls are practicing extrahard these days to put on their show jtor the biggest and most cosmo politanaudience that has yet been entertained by the eldrl of their pipes it is a signal distinction for this fine musical group to be eo honoured in less than four years of existence they nave played in many centres jn ontario at fall fairs carnivals parades and ho ckey games but this will mark their first trip as a group outside the province seventeen girls strong plus pipe major and founder roy magloughlen the party of twenty will also number mrs gertrude dann and mrs an nie magloughlen as chaper- ones the grodp will leave ham litem by train on sunday morning july 14th arriving in philadelphia that evening they will return to hamil ton friday night after four grand days in the quaker city three brides of this year will be in the party in the persons of mrs charles laws marjorle harlow mrs- john patterson mary cummins and bertha shelbourne whose marriage to john powell takes place this month band plans for philadelphia trip the number of motor veh- iis registered in canada in ish declined onehalf per cent compared wth the pre- standing left to right pipe major roy maglough len cpl alice costigan piper bertha shelbourne sgt mrs mary patterson 2 ic piper shirley wright piper helen shelbourne ljcpl inez scott drum major renee diggins seated left to right cpl violet barnes drummer pauline norton drummer shirley muckart drummer joan lyon drummer pamela cousens drummer helen mcgill ljcpl geraldine tyera absent when picture was taken sgt mrs marjor ie laws piper eleanor smith piper joan marchington gaorgttowny mmkal board of trada y there 1 perhaps no other sin gle group in town which has helped to advertise georgetown far and wide than george- town girls pipe band in four years and 2600 miles of travel- ling they have journeyed to al most every populated place in this and neighbouring counties as well as to oahawa sobcip geon fenelon falls toronto lindsay f under the direction of hoy magloughlen who organized- the group in 1945 the band hag not only made a success of their music but has looked after fi nances as well by presenting entertainments and carnivals it- has- been unnecessary for them to solicit personal donations and they are owners of apprchdma- tely 2500 in uniforms and in- struments there is also money 4n the bank to purchase a 21- passenger bus which will be used id future to provide transporta tion for the band the july trip to philadelphia is proof that the bands fame has spread far beyond the cohfir of the town and it will proband be only one of many such trips for outoftown engagements everyone is looking forward al ready to the 1947 canadian na tional exhibition in toronto when canadians will have an op portunity to see what george town can produce in the way of music meanwhile this musical board of trade will be helping to elect a canadian as interna tional 3rd vicepresident at the lions convention in philadel phia and the good wishes of ev ery citizen go with them possibly the government hopes to avert any unemployment by putting as many people as pos- siole at work making out gov ernment reports granby que leadermail ualton garagemen apply fob standard hours the hahon garage operators asso ciation has applied to come under the industrial standards act which will set forth standard hours for sale ol gasoline for ell garage operators in the county this decision was taken at the june meeting of the association held in the oddfellows hall at milton on june 3rd a head office proposal presented by larry hastings to issue permits for 12 and 24 hour operations was turned down by the members it was moved and carried that the branch apply to come under the act similar to toronto with two amendment that hours of aale be extended until 10 pm on sat urdays and the night preceding a holi day and that the minimum wage be 60c an hour for experienced help this will mean if accepted that the gasoline trade in halton will operate from 7 am to 7 pjn week days 7 ajn to 10 pm saturdays and the day pre ceding a holiday and 10 am to 5 pjn on sundays sunday sale will be by permit only with one permit a month to each operator a presentation of a cup was made to last years president fred sinclair of georgetown for the wonderful work he had done for the branch in a discussion centred around licen cing it was pointed out that mechanics certificates had been is- jnad without proper authorization and also that places were operating with out proper licences a del com- galcing the local advisory committee and the secretary was appointed to visit the department of labour and dfinand that action be taken to recti fy tt issuances of mec ceruil- canada unlimited c c tffeard gordon alcott westons new recreational director gordon- alcott wellknown george town sportsman has been appointed recreational director for the town of weston and takes over his new duties this week gordons interest in sports goes back many years and at one time he put georgetown on the sports map with a midget prohookey league which did a great deal to encourage hockey interest in town and district some seven or eight years ago he se cured a position with the internation al nickel company at copper cliff and served as recreational director for the firm there too he sponsored hockey among the young lads of the district and was instrumental in pro moting a midget nb1 championship series which several times saw copper cliff and georgetown lions battling it out for the championship- last winter he promoted the series in maple leaf gardens in toronto in which an all- star team was entered by the geor getown recreational council returning to georgetown a few months ago gordon marked time in town while awaiting his appointment at weston by helping the recreational council organize a midget baseball league two weeks ago he began pub lication of a mimeograph sports news paper which he intends to carry on for a time while commuting to his new position labor relations were me length and it was noted that the ivnn are trying to i the gar age industry it was agreed that be fore any individual contract was sig ned that a meeting of the whole trade should be called to form a policy the s of used cars was blamed on back- yard transaction this had been precipated by dty dealers them elves and there was not much the branch could do about it rwotnortk w mwwttd polwvvwtwwtkin ctnunort bv bir wilfrid iuri in iblity jc kim j wae milenl efeice rutvnmr club enjoy bau game social the meeting of the fhtywty club of georgetown united church took th form of a recreational night last wed nesday at cedarrale school convenors for the meeting were mr and mrs h o wrlgglesworth and mr and mrs alan prouse the club press secre tary reports that one of the members ed johnston showed remarkable talent both a a catcher and as a boraeeho later convened at the borne for a devotional and refreahments- neeting wm be in charge itr r c todd and richardson the date on th parted tb bat and in th trar 1873 the canadian west waa a vaat littleknown territory and its administration appeared to be an almost insuperable task uncertain communica- lions with eastern canada complicated the many problems of law enforcement and control faced with this almost impoaaible situa tion prime minister sir john a macdonald displayed a vision faith and emrp5l even today a small group of 300 handpicked men was formed and to it was entrusted the enormous task of bringing law and order to this unsettled tract of 300000 square miles in accordance with his high ideals and great pur pose how thia little band of men justified his faith and vision is one of the proudest records in canad history thus was born the silent force a gallant body of men who formed the first of canadas famous north west mounted police it was due to their courage determination and strength of purpose canadas great north west was made safe for settlement the fame 1846 1946 of the north west mounted police spread throughout the world even their enemies knew that tbey could rely on the word of a mountie and their operations formed a pat tern of law enforcement everywhere in 1911 as a recognition of their bervices to the nation they were chosen to represent canada at the coronation of george v- they were the silent force a gallant band of men whose faith and high purpose helped to lay the foundations of the canada of today today every one of us can help to lay the foundations of the canada unlimited of tomorrow the victory bonds we hold are a silent force for national progress lifcokgetown bantam softball league league under the direction of the georgetown recreational council all league games to be played on the pub lic school diamond games- to start at 415 on dates indicated 1946 june 13 tigttfs cubs june 16 bisons bears june 20 oubs bisons june 25 bears tigers june 27 bison tigers july 2 cubs bears july 4 tigers bisons july 9 bears cubs d only thsee industries will shutdown for vacation contrary to the practice of the last few years when war conditions led most of the industries in town and many of the merchants as well to close for a summer vacation the ma- jority of these are planning on busi- nes as usual this summer three in dustrial firms have laid plans forft complete shutdown smith ac suj ltd and harleykaymaralaod ltd will both be closed from jury 3b to august 6 and the dayfoot 6 company from july 12 to july 22 other firms plan to carry on with a stagger system of vacatio during the summer as yet no merchants have intimated closing up for a week al though it is possible lhat some who have not adequate hefct may do at again the herald wul this year not miss an issue during the i wttll ml