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motors is at your service for car repairs brake lining a specialty sbeu product vi gordon harley prop phone jokiist near arena subscribe to the v hotne j own patpen 133 raised in navy league tag day a tag day organized by the local navy lesgue branch uivder the dir ection of mrs sam mackenzie and clarence lialn raised 133 on sat urday tho children who tagged inclu ded betay and palsy willson bar bara alcott gall rhompaon dor- othy scottmam kfacktonzle gloria hain beverly and ann hyde mari jorie roe marjorio mcneil belty nejd llulsh shepherd su crt- troe marjorle spence carol sed- dbn doris gralbb lola tjhompson arleno reeve marilyn petersj max- tao rynlu fiddler carol cope- landj margaret ifirydon myrna cmwitprd mary gower and mar jettf thickerlng the uons as a service club mp t- wobstev of nojrval has ii- tomatqe tlartt growing to her homo and last week pnb large toro- tttoo ripened arid five entailer one are maturjrig tho plant wii a vo lutntoor which started irrowjnjr al- ongside polnsettaartd later repqtled m vw yssr thkks hbtiabhy motility whk swtftschkk start yasj gat saore tar wt as easy with any a feed because the swift reputation je a oa the produce you grow swifts want ysm to have the beat feeds possible and have the axch aad ibaiuiftctuflnj facllltlt to jce you g sham you gee the moat for your feed dollar when you jan wl im at kig trill tklkdrt georgetown feed mill georgetown ontario 3 nutrition is our business- and yours t contribuiod coorstotawn has boon justly proud for many years now of lta two bands the brass band has bean successful in winning honours in competition at most of the festivals and fairs throughout the country tho girls pipe band is equally fa mous andperhaps even more eye caching the polbottu hockey team uaalate example felt voryhpnou red thattho jtm would como nd play at their frame hut what chance do tho citlzons of jcorifetown liaye to hoar thpso lunburhnrtora who mako the town famoiiicf at present therfc ia ho proper place to hftva band cojtt- cdrt the lions ciub vccognlzos thitf lack arid so plan to- do sortie- thiru about they pliiir to build a bimtmjil a iqtbf p thought waji jjrvtij td the locution and finajly it wua 6 ciuvd that tho jarkwas e place that i vuuto iheitnir ia 1il1j and nnyofch utc feathering of ciu- vxmh ft is u hoauliful spot and a fitting hctiinfir t tfood muaic e- hideh thia the active younk people play ball there why not hnvo nome rooms under tho bandiiliind for them to chanjfe that ia what is planned j so now all that is loft to do is ruisl the funds tho lionu club is holding a variety show on july 15 for this purpose- they will put oh a uood show but best of all they are havinjr name really grand lucky draw prizes the first prize is m 7 cubic foot frifiridairo tho second prize is un electric range and so on down tho hnc the holders of the lucky tickets do not havo to b at the show so ovcrybody cn have a chance the citisens of george- town should hack this effort with all their might as those men really want to imptovo the community the georgetown herald wedneoday june 9 194 former residents are 50 years wed hornby last week mrs h lee loft last week for the west to visit with mr and mw j hutophrlea several hornby ladies attended the blossom tob at bethol a liboral mcetinfi was held to lhn qrancff hhii hern on wednea day the candidate dr f m heann and hughes cleaver ftjip were the main apeakera a large crowd attended halton junior farmers held their plowing match on snturday at cle- bcrt mcdowells farm the p winner will compete at tho inteifaatlonaj at lindaay mr and mra a garvin of br- rle who celebrated their 50th wad ding anniversary on may 24th wer quests of honour at a family party afc kaygwen home of her brother mr george lake langatatf on may 23 mr- and mrs garvin who spent their early years to lime- house and georgetown respectively jtiovod from liore to kewmarket and laier to barrie thoy received a hutnber of lovoly gifts at th party where the dinnor tablbj appropri utoly decorated in gold and- whlbh wbh centred with a three tier wed ding cajke bakbdbytio brldejs bfo thr mr rhpmafl luke tt sthg- hoiij led ly joseph lake wipimrii viilouc ut thv piano waa held after dinner mojigtbe afiuosii were the six riiilijron of mr mid mt garvin- m r porkiive- 6 f ornto mrs val- oiue of horncpuyn jmr- and mnt juck garvin hilrric mr and mrs suin gurvin lakeport mr and mw 1uwlu garvin and sonnoch- eater n-y- luiil mra w sande syracuse nly othera attending were mr and mra a ii feller georgetown mr and mrs c stunrpf elmira mr and mra charlca lake betty and ihyllia lakofield mr and mra jnck garvin anj son lockport mr and mrs jamoa milcholl paul and itonnic waterloo mr fhomai lake mr and mrs syd aabury and son richard mim joyce lake toronto mr and mra josopli lako 1owasian mr nnd mrs franklin lake and children of nqranda george lake jr stratford aad gwen kathleen larry and jack lake five minister preach for knox church calls rev charles d henderson of mon tague pei were here on the pre vious sundays rev donald g- archibald of east river st- marys ks and rev rj burton of calgary al- bcta will be here on kucceedlng sundays aaok v the evening wan dark when at 11 oclock head signalman pe tersen arrived at the plnalbo for duty v evening hsnaeiii any iwwst petersen took off hui cap and coat they say slvsrtaeris out so this was it i sivsrtaeri had beeo his matebutpeteraen had had to ro- port him slveriaen had been give ayqor in jalj he jiad threatened to ret ievehge nblhiniewto rtportminsertt r3iht cars from e brick works v there to ss of ro om- i n t h- freight siding theyre on lht nfo 1 wilting lo he picked upbjr hc oarly morning freight tha means- ho through trains on lln no 2 hansen had gone petersen was filrme keep carm he told himself he lit his pipe and began to read the paper the night express was due to pass at 1127 at about 1120 it would be signalled through from the junction lit taiud- hit hiaj to guact lb clack and slariil tidewsyi into th thuxvjs o rtvolvtt lit itll hit scalp shrink behind him come siuijrtscns ugly voice put your hundam you petersen could feci his hands be- infi tied to the back of the chair suddenly the phone rang sjvert- sen lifted the receiver flight all clour he said the word was that the night express was passing the junction i sec you still have the bad habit of parking cars on line no 2 grinned sivcrtsen he switched th main line over to line no 2 and lowered the signals detersen shouted in terror sivcrtsen said whatll happen when the fast express hits thos cars and whatll happen to ths man responsible perhaps youll try to convince the prosecution that youre not guilty that i was there tlte psrliamtut cmmsjs j jns tsutj eel rttptcfint tit btu i ttlijunt ctmfimuy ctttsjs htrt 1 tekmt this met mtsu u tkt i tthtitussmt puitlic more and better telephone service choice of s new minister for knox and ltmehouse presbyterian churches will be made at a congre gational meeting of the two chur ches on june 2srd five ministers have been invited to preach for a call last sunday rev william a- henderson of hillsdale ont was the minister and rev alexander d aldcr nf norwich ontario and4with n knlfr and ruljrqulooaeaiil ran off with the rope the moment it happens sivertsen lighted a cigarette im going down to see if the cars are properly braked then itll work better petersen was deathy pale he was speechless what are you glaring at sneered sivertsen want a smoke to steady your nerves a bit ia that it he thrust a cigarette into petersens mouth lit it and was gone petersen puffed automatically at the cigarette shout for help use less there was no one near four feet away from him was the signal lever move it and the ex press would be saved but he could not move his hands he knew that 200 yards away two green lights were signalling all clear and md yards further on was another signal indicating there was no danger 1134 sivertsen had received the junctions news of the express at 1130 it would be here at 1i3t a period of unequalled growth in the 34 months since vj day wphave dded 350000 telephones manv more than in the preceding ten years we now serve 1360000 telephones 22 for every 100 persons throughout ontario and quebec we have never beforeprovtded so much new service in so short a time this unprecedented pace lias been maintained with the aid of new capital from canadian investors more will be required trie continuing demand for servke yet despite this rapid growth we still have 96000 untitled orders for tele phones and another 69000 requests o change party lines to individual service thousands ofnew orders are coming in every month long distance calls are three times prewar levels many new buildings switchboards lines and other equipment must be provided as rapidly as possible the aext decade may well see more telephone construction than during the preceding 69 years of our history kurd ttlonhoiw farvitt rural telephone service kas expanded and will continue to do to ia the terri- tecy we serve 5sifewy 100 homes and businesses have tl u 1945 oaly 39 had serviee rarel yost construction program continues parliament lias given the bell telephone company permission to increase its authorized capital by 350000000 the company can now continue to go to investors for the mone necessury to further the greatest expansion and improvement program in its history this construction program is neces sary if the company is to carry out its obligation and satisfy the publics con tinuing demand for more telephones and more telephone service our obstiv is to extend and improve th sarvlt so that ultimately w can tjlva avary applicant th kind and quality service ha wants when hmi js ks want k our farm program calls for still more telephones for fewer parties on each line and for more new switchboards dial telephonsi new dial equipment is bein initialled 10 tremendous quantities today we have mare dial telephones than the total of all our telephones in l42- now 70 out of every 100 telephone are dial more exchanges will be con- averted to dial operation financing the program much of the new money necessary to extend the telephone system must be obtained from thousands of people who witih to invest their savings the principal means of securing this new capital will be by issuing additional share of our stock from time to time with the approval of the hoard of transport com missioners it was for this purpose that the authority of parliament was obtained best service lowest cost the skill and enthusiasm of telephone workers will be devoted to turning the materials obtained with the new capital iuto service of the hi tf best standard the- public can be luiurcd tuutbtf bell telephone cnpy of canada will tmsatisue to provide tha best telepboasi mrvioe at tkto lowest possible oot the bell telephohe com pah y of canada petersen could feel his hands being tied to the chair petersen tried to bend forward the rvpe tightened around his wrists now with his cigarette he could nearly roach the rope across his knees the cigarette was half finished he puffed vigorously and the glow increased he pressed it against the rope with desperate energy drawing deeply he heard the faint cracking sounds is the threads of the rope broke hut he hoard another sound too far ther away the whistle of the ex press with all his might he stretched 11i3 knees and the rope broke he could stand upright and in feverish haste he freed his hands a glance out of the window showed him the lights of the approaching train dragging the chair with him ha threw himself on the signal lever and changed it to red but the an- klnewss already pa as tag under and the engine driver noticed nothing like lightning he grabbed another lever and changed the points to con nect up the main line jml ttithtj ut er slrwlca lit ttigit petersen looked at the clock il rtl ten minutes latet then he collapsed oa the oaasr