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f jth georgetown herald wdnediy spt 24 1947 blue dress by lua ltanoii m do lacey was a quiet utue 1 woman 8h was something of an anlgma to har coworkers in the 4reea section at aral there had ibaan much speculation about her iflha was a frustrated old maid she- had an invalid mother aha bad been dlaappotntad in love miu lacey needed her job no one know how badly certainly bailey the department head didnt know it only that morning aha had apoken sharply really leoey yew m record should be better after all iwere hera to make money i ah day those words bad haunted mm lao she fait the unspoken threat eu or also it was only half hour before closing time and had to make her quota miss lacey had just about given up when she saw two customers the wom an wore a shabby shiny print and the young girl was wearing a skirt too short and a sweater too long i the woman settled her hat in a tired gesture were looking tor e- ttnrmal for ruthie j ruthie stood staring at a blue fnouselllne de sola with a buoffant skirt it was a ballerina model and the price tag was 1bs3 ruthie came up with the blue dress mother can i try this one ont she asked breathlessly ruthie s mother said i dont know i thought this wutaone 4jjm lacey said quietly lets trfthem both this way please j las7 uppejj the wglu pique ijtf ai stu jutrsh serial stood away from her slender body and her bony shoulders stuck ut like a pair of undeveloped wings j its a nice dress her mother said tentatively ruthie didnt an swer and miss lacey thought its terrible dress for her miss lacey put the blue dress on ijtuthie and stooped to settle the 4olds she heard a small gasp as the girl looked at herself in the mir- jor ruthie had caught her dark jfcair in her hands and piled it on the top of her head ruthie looked down and smoothed sha soft blue folds to miss lacey jatte said is there a big mirror i mould see myself in yea misi lacey said theres js triple mirror outside the girl went out miss lacey t jlmew the question was coming what do you think the woman so- added th dress i jjpvely but it eectm such an -x- fewaganc for just one night ard aft only echwl uu her von jtratlm off umrtalniy mias iacty sat down jn th othrr uuv i was very wed twenty stollars uml much to iv for yn talaugiiter a first dress and a fitt jgjaoc ae important especially when wour yowif dreams fade soon wskugh than your old and nothing ms loft ftuuues mother didilt speak tat lacey felt a little desperet i sale of the blue dress would her quota but she couldnt think anything to say unless un- she dared to say what she wi thinking 8he said hesitantly your daughter reminds me of my little flrl she waa about ruthies age tvben i bought her first formal it ras pink net aha was so pretty so gay miss lacey stared straight ahead ifcer eyea ware dark wish remem- jfcerlng shell never dance again i rothlas mother gasped and mias tlacey looked at her suddenly the words tumbled out what if i had fivm go without a few lunches and aodas and had to patch my slips lt was worth it fe atlas lacey found that she was ambling never before had she striken so to anyone ruthie cams back into the room her moth- ax smiled and said ruthie well take the blue one the girl stared at her mother a moment and cried ob mother your wonderful tje closing bell rang loudly end thal lacey watched her customers oaawj bw felt better somehow she smart ffjo tired anymore v ataiker saaflsd i was in the sec- sjd beotn g up and 1 5lm yew sale talk it was fcbgdm you have to at bailey the t she said ashgrove tne september w i meeting was held on tuesday afternoon the 16th at the home oi mrs leslie glffen with a good attendance the presi dent mrs r otmjiingnaoi opened in the usual way arid roll call was answered with short exits for pre paring for threshers mrs w brownrlctge gave a report of the first day- at the area- convention la ouelph and mrs cecil wilson re- ported the second day after which mrs horace barnes introduced mrs l l slcuce of miltcj who spoke on hto broad topir of agriculture she made us all feel proud to be farmers as she loves the farm and was bord and raised on one she told us of her trip last year down thru the northern state and home by the western provinces and the different ways of farming being carried on in these places she ended by saying the way of happiness is in your thinking miss gladys ruddell fa voured with a musical selection on wings oi sons and the national anthem closed the meeting i mrs stymie gowland of george- town spent the weekend with mr and mrs praijt wilson mrs c b dck entertained a lew friends at her home on monday af ternoon with a birthday party in ho nor of her mother mrs horn oi streets v hit we are sorry to hear of the poor i liuulth oi w j alexander and hope he will soon be leeliiig better uut but uday al lernoon miss bet ty liudutu wtii bridesmaid at tbe wedding ol hei cousin miss isobel coyne oi tuioilo who wag married to george henderson of georgetown in higti paxx uiuted churcb her sister mis haruey andtiisun won soloist next sujiday if rally day and the service will commence al eleven ajn btaudaru time ballinafad we hope mr alea irvine wul be much improve ajter receiving treat ments in ciuelpb hospital mr and mrs peuir buune and sandra ieut bunoay with miss b ills rev o a- nindali attended kn- umuiel colleen alunina coixlerencv in turuuto last week love wanted by e shappard mah bxniobdt peaked through 1 tbs mualm ourtalns looking aoxdously down the strati lnara wastf t a sign of lester oombig yet and she didnt know whether ah was relieved or sorry attar all aha was doing some thing vary unorthodox asking pro fessor lester thompson to call what would he think regularly twice a month for two years ha had asked her to the movies and those were red lattar days highlighting the dullness of these past lonely years 10 of them of school teach ing she bad merely said whan aha bad passed him in the hall of than school that she had a peculiar prob lem and could he would he that is dm he think he could call around this evening at about 8 oclock and give her some advice from her window nan caught sight of lester walking with his usual dignified jrtride through the gateway and fin downstairs to in tercept him before her fellow lodg ers came out of their rooms to peer at htm and later behind their closed doors conjecture she nerv ously convoyed him upstairs- lester she said determinedly do you ever read the personal col umns of the paper sometimes why nan well i came across an adver tisement i thought i would answer but i wanted your advice first advertisement are you a long- lost relative by all means an- cuuuuno auction sale oi of vaum avrocit tatactoh uuumatntb jttc ins undeiupl na been uiatrucied jamfctt suuikn to sell my puuuc auction at lot mi 2nd line ifeuiwuriim vfc ouie south ml ajmju on jt highway on tuvmmuax bkytkmiiatat u 1047 at ijw dm cattle uulatdn cow i yrs ireah hojatein cow 3 yewrs lrth uul- auut cow 3 years bred mar wtb llolst cow i years bred april 17 jersey cow ct years brad april 17tb jjade utwrtnorn cow years bred mar xtnd uouuin heifer due in oa hoiateln ueuer due in oct holsteln heller due in jan hoi- sten heifer uue in jan houteln betfer bred in july holsteln heifer in months holsteln and jersey hel ler 14 monuis 2 holsteln hetler calves holatnin bull oaif ijiolfadkntblnierijauonai w4 tractor on steel in extra good con dltlon new lh 143 international 3rurrow tractor plow jqlftsell trac tor disc international cutting box with pipes 120 ft endless drive beltr set of distributing pipes in ternational com binder int e ft grain binder corn scufher 2 borse wagon axle new circular si- with slkung frame plattbrm scaae 46- gaikm steal oil drum gas pump with nose t ihim la a good line of implements quantity of scrap iron building on suda suitable for a brooder bouse dead of good s com posutiasy no laaarva as ur breen is gtrknc up n rnjum rsix ueuuosar i fslr is a falrlv vouthful edl- thn of the pmtftblal abenl- niliidfd jiimii professor swer you might come into a for tune frankly i envy you you dont know what its like to be poor all the time 1 she thrust a newspaper under his nose he took it rustled it into proper folds and read aloud middleaged man of means would like to meet respectable lady 3040 for companionship and ultimately marriage if suitable no triflers lester jumped to his feet nanl he exclaimed do look out dont do it he might be anything you never know it might be a racket but lester he might be sin cere it probably isnt a dignified way to get married i dont know what to say les ter said running hjs fingers through his hair maybeyoud bet ter take the chance nan said nothing lester looked up suddenly how about parker that widower who is always taking you out i thought you two well maybe mr parker said nan firmly la a catch there is also a catch to his proposal yes hes an eligi ble widower lester but he has four children he likes me all right but s wife is a lot less expensive then hiring a housekeeper ive been loo busy earning my own and my familys living for years and now when i find time to have beaux there just arent any what do i do thats almost like my predica ment lester said thoughtfully only 1 suppose it la different for a man socially that is but i have supported and still do quite a few elderly relatives if i didnt and if they didnt live with me their old age pensions wouldnt be enough you get the idea she nodded in sympathy im telling you all this he said glaring at her so youll know why i cant propose you she breathed yes me he said belligerently why not he got to his feet she got to hers and without any further effort they were in one anothers arms finally she pushed him back still breathless and laughing why lester she said that was won derful i let try it again said les ter ami did presently nan said you know ill bet you put that ad in the paper yourself it wps a good idea said les ter but not mine can we afford to marry said nun of course said lester bliss fully we will anyway nan didnt protest at the rever sal of iis arguments it waa won derful what one kiss would do one kiss and one inexpensive ad and a lhtlecourage and a great deal of luck it was worth every thing she had put into it in t mail b beptomber 1b7 dear sir at oeorgee church was decorated from the entrance to the altar on sunday flexjtember u and a harrast thsiskaglvhig rervlce waa held tlie church was filled with w shippers and a full choir led by tbe junior choir entered staging o worship the ring tbe barrios waa conducted by major rev o q bas lhs who said he had not conducted a harvest thanksgiving for seven years but had a them he took his text from oen 49 the famine mn canaan and emphasized tbe great need of bread no matter what luxuries one has one must nave bread clod never allows a fa mine all over the world because that would bring about the extinction of the human race bread sustaim the body pur lord offered his body as the bread of life to sustain the soul and bow impor tant it is for us to attend church for this greatest of all sacramente- we cannot progress spiritually without spiritual sustenance major fbfn spoke of the rush of young people to find amusement he said they were feeding their souls on lux uries and forgetting the need of a the bread of life end just as much as the body need bread so the soul needs the bread of life to sustain it the service of morning prayer was used and the choir certainly was in excellent larca and thereon- gtegatlonal singing waa joyful when we enjoy these services soj much we should ask ourselves why we do not attend more often churchgoer plan new type beauty contest at streetsville celebration o the one hundredth anniversary or streetsville fair will be held on saturday october 4 with many many new attractions to en tertain young and old ah public school children are being admitted free widely known as one of the fi nest shows this years fair is ex- peeled to at rati mnny more thous- 1 ands than usual a highlight of ihe centennial fair 111 be a iovtl beauty conies pri es totalling 225 will be presented j to the winners the beauties will i be judged in street clothes rather 1 than in bathing suns owig he lateness of th teason the compe tltlon is open io girls anywhere wsc 100 in cash as first prize theac ond priyc ts a two weeks vacation for two person at hotel algonquin in algonquin park with all expenses paid and the third prize is s26 in cash entries should be made imme diately miss margaret marshall of toronto miss cnaada has been in vited to act as a juoge i a stage show featuring several prominent vat nevllle artists is being provided this new feature ts bound to be popular with those who do nut care to see the ninny agricultural hammers screwdrivers nails pliers saws lathes hinges braces everything yes need set at richardsons youll appreciate the conven ience of havng everything you heed to fix up your home this fall located in one store and youll be pleased with the qua lity oi tools and equipment designed to do the job several price groups to suit your pur pose 5 richarsons hardware phone 25 wf deliver u now console radios jfeaturing 12 inch pi- speaker matched walnut cabinet 109 95 pjw ernies radio phone 465 main street and industrial displays prlae money for horse races has been increased to 300 and the fin est sulk raters in the province have indicated their intention of attend ing agricultural and industrial exblblte will be at an alltime high according to officials oo the hon t l ken nedy will ofivlalry open the pair with tbe assistance of gordon gray- don alp r vj 4 o a kitten nearly stole the show from the beavercore when the brand new canadian pacific cargduner arrived at montreal from l on her maiden voyage the pussy beoom- ln excited overstepped the dock end fell taito the harbor jost as the ship was doming aiongalde the kit ten shown lower rigta with eight of its nme uvn attu tats bat vary i is wet after longshoremen succeeded in pulling it to fftjety on a rope to which it dung after falling over board upper picture shows beaver- cove coming alongside with her sis ter ship tjeaieiglen bi background at lower left oapt b a oral master of tbe d la snow ing george a wufcar xa toe- pressdent the cpb through on wheel house shortly i voyage was i heaveroots rertamuoo tt j