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jvt m tiftotf ontario wedfauday may 31t 1950 relief fund 1800 total pour in to hjp rvuakofca oj victim many etafcits plannedto ltswmore muty ilia hrst waek ot the george- and dlttrfet ovmpalgn tor flood baiter a total ot fftlaoavhas bean donated by ibtauonaand individuals with events plaanedto talas fundsh 1 no saying where the total reach a eonservauvo goes d be that by next week the will pan the 3s00 mark neh 120 canadian lesion hai 1 a strong part to date with stkms totalling tlbo the leg- lions club and board ot parka combining on a moniter bingo the arena next wednesday and branch u also earmarking pro of thli friday dance and to the fund employees of two paper mills and smith and have contributed 758 with stone bending an extra to union headquarters a donation of 5 from the girls cedarvale school was accompan- i by a letter signed by elsie klh said this five dollar has i saved op in the weekly collec- ln our sunday school we ip not much but it means f lot to us and we hope it will help in need jjorval juniors are donating pro of their dance at huttonvliie wednesday to the fund and imkt raised by the margaret jdley bruce harding piano rel the regular sundy even ifal sponsored by st george ing service olr will also ga to the fund jiitmknallrltits in his 74th year a lifelong resident of esauea township james mehally died feu thursday may- 2bth at his hlome lot 26 concession 0 near by wei quarries- bis was the youngest ba of the late hugh mdnauy and sar ah brown andwas in his 74th year only one member ot a family of eleven survives mrs joseph me- brlde marthaf of terra cotta other members ot the family were thomas tough david george john charles mrs mary edge jennie and mrs eliza mepherson mr menally farmed and opera ted a trucking business tor some years his wife mary jane kaley predeceased him- three years ago he leaveswlve children george mrs walter hyde annie mrs harold bennett margaret mrs robert cain mabel and jennie archdeacon w g o thompson conducted the funeral service in st altons church glen william on monday and interment was made in greenwood cemetery george town pallbearers were william inglls roy wiggins howard gar vin nick brown william davison and jack mcquarrle t town gratjttr destroyed f fry fire y the town grader was destroyed by fire on tuesday monurig a town employee jim sargent was driving the grader n down back street which runsdown the hill frontthe fire hall when ha noticed flames attntsaek of the machine jltb jumped eora ihe machine then abating that war headed tplr jackbellantlnes house be hopped back on and steered the machine to level ground across from the house his heroic act avoided what might been a much more serious tire the machine which was purchased a few years ago from the county was covered by insurance georgetown wilis loses in two ball games last week v the weat mr editor the temperature really got star ted on tbe up trade last week but had p fall down tor the wjekend as we have only had m inches of rain for may ana a normal average is 2 80 inches we wilt soon have to start ringing how dry i am rbv jack west outstanding evangelist and veter an ot world war 2 rev jack west will be special speaker at a gospel rally in the oddfellows hall next saturday at 8 pm the paula qua- piano pupils of lmrsr hwright give annual music recital tette are featured in the song set- was held in the auditorium of vice and a group ot young people from hamilton will be present rev e r peterson will bein georgetown and district manitoba flood relief fund donations which were sent dlr- and not through the local er a friend t 20 00 branch 120 cdn legion poppy fund 50 00 branch 120 cdn legion womens auxiliary so 00 rebekahs oddfellows cpct fund 80 00 ashgrove wi 100 00 anonymous 50 00 esqucslng federation of women teachers 10 00 smith stone local 788 ibew 100 00 iode tag day 142 00 s s72 00 mrs m smyth 5 00 licatas fruit market 50 00 st johns wa group 3 14 00 leslie clark 5 00 garfield mcgllvray 5 00 mcgowan specialty shop 25 00 georgetown herald 25 00 alliance paper emples 131 50 anonymous 25 00 edwin wilson 5 00 provincial paper employees 240 75 dale tc bennett 75 00 frank petch js 00 branch 120 cdn legion 50 00 cedarvale school girls 5 00 glen williams n s 10 00 a friend 5 00 a friend 2 00 a friend 10 00 frances deans 5 00 anonymous 5 00 smith stone employees 38400 mrs laura mackenzle 10 00 mrs r w robb 1000 sam penrice 10 00 anonymous 50 do g g mcnlcol 5 00 mrs- d w baxter 1040 jr gunning 10 00 a scotch lady 2900 a friend 500 h e adams 5 00 mrs c davis queen st 100 180023 limehouse davidson cottage sold to toronto couple 1 the annual spring piano recital by the pupils ot mrs r h wright baptist bible class holds sunday reunion a reunion ot members of the 111 try bible class was held in town lost sunday the class which was partof the baptist church sunday school was disbanded ten years ago when most ot the members en- listed to serve in world war 2 six date may 12 8 mm- s8 may 23 job 43 may 24 m 40 may 25 7 39 may 28 75 40 may 27 82 82 may 28 62 42 average 8985 4357 lode raises 14200 tag day saturday em batkln rain ill 02 13 we regret the remoal of rev and mrs davidson and sons from our community as they have sold their sixth line cottage to mr and mrs walker of toronto a very good evenings entertain mont sponsored by the wj was jroided by st georges anglican choir of georgetown here recently mrs j smcthurst w i president welcomed the lsltors and called bird nnd m wright on thomas wames who was chair- man for the program cecil dav- c am person ai idson showed some splendid slides jnu ruuunal belonging to mr w f bradley which were taken on a tour ot the dominion georgetown baptist church on mon day evening may 29th mrs rr h anderson was guest soloist and sang four numbers after the pro gram linda whltmee presented a beautiful cake plate to mrs wright from her pupils m piano solos were played by eelyn bird billy kerr linda whltmee bobby ruddell marlon bird barbara blgford blanche baldwin allen brownrldge isabel skefflngton helen muckart james ismond helen emmons jean muckart margaret bird mary mc donald gladys cole ruth mc- bride norman bird ruth wilson jean bird and julia devrles those playing ducts were evelyn and marion bird allen brown- ridge and bobby ruddell ruth imcbride and ruth wilson jean i bird and julia devrtc changes in local barber shops couaeted reitf tbj manitoba flood reffif the will be sent to national headanar- ters and ia earmarked to buy fur nishing and personal effects for the flood victims cooperating with all chapters of the iode in canada countess of strathmore chapter held ajtag day teen members attended the even- on 8 couneted for ing church service coming from 1 georgetown oakvilie streetxville hespeler guelpb and london mem bers of the class conductect the ser vice the speaker beingdavid can ton who graduated from london bible institute last thursday he will spend this summer in the north doing missionary work after the service the class mem bers and thefr wives met at the home of their teacher walter peck where a time ot fellowship and getting acquainted was enjoyed one member was heard to say there is i saw him last in lngland about ten years ago georgetown baseball raiders wotv one and lost one in game played last week they beat watardoam km the local iwk mjukt m glenn vlteint sbodtbi ii hfc ohappel reuavtnx feint afi r us fifth coach vt walter trough tun hdtaewhen be pi sell hat a hard grounder dawn the bee line milton beat acton 32 tha same day and oalcyfu won their game with fergus on friday fans saw eoe at tha best games played here in years when milton won 34 an a been run by hurley which he lined a the right field foul tine to tha ifet track the homer brought la a man on base who was there on a fielders choice mel spenea pit ched the full game for the locals and milton didnt get a man past first until the tilth inning saturday fergus won from aetna 83 and oakviue won from water- down oakvilie and milton ere tied fa league leadership with three wtss each fergus has won two and lost one georgetown won one and lost two watardown and aetna have still to break into the win col umn no 1 comc colonel is a visitor in town col rw frost of london eng land who was in command of no 1 canadian general reinforcement unit in world war 2 is visiting for tho month of june with lt col and mrs john r barber this unit was the one to which the lome scots regiment was attached and many local men served under his command colonel frost has been overseas commissioner for the canadian red cross since 1044 mervn cook has purchased the barber shop and tobacco business ot fd dcpew and took over operation of the business on monday the business was bought last car by mr dcimw from joseph gibbons norman v nen tnc latter w as apointcd town fisbesior mr depew is returning to orante ille a prominent oddfel low hi i- past district deputy grand mister of the lodge mr cook has bee brbering for presbyterians at union miss yvonne lawrlc of tinimins the post two lars in tne former hahon chapter holds anmial ladies night members ot halton chapter ram entertained their wives last friday when verdun rebekah lodge catered for a turkey dinner in the oddfellows hall ex comp walter rlgg head ot the lodge was chairman and the toast list inclu ded a toast to grand chapter pro posed by ex comp wubert cleave and responded to by very ex comp e l arnold and a toast to the ladles by rt ex comp george c brown mrs campbell sinclair replying entertainment was provided by the lome scots band will com- eelyn johnston singing pianist pete at the waterloo band festival from oshawa and court whist was in june placed health unit report shows full immunization program three from hera attend lvesbyterian assembly rev j l self minister of nor- ral and union presbyterian chur ches william cromer and albert hunter will be in montreal the lek of june 6 to 13 mr self vsrho intends to stay with rev and lbs c c cochrane at their home e in waatmount is a representative to general assembly from east tor onto presbytery and messrs cromar sad hitter will attend the pre- assembly congress this is the wu anniversary of the congress and special events are planned to fawfc jt recent visitors include mr and mrs jos kersey and children ot woodbridge and mr and mrs bob andrews and john of georgetow n with the chas jones on sunday miss eileen mogg ot maiutoulin island with the nolga and mere diths 9 juis r b storey otoronto with mr and mrs mills mr and mrs arthur patterson of holljwood california with the a c pattersons vlr and mrs jns kirkpatrick and children of drujiou with his par ttits on sunday mrs eva foster and patsy and mr l herrington of toronto messrs marvin stewart and bob hicks of west hill and the bui hcrrngtons of lakevlew with mr and mrs lyle herrington the a c pattersons spent sun day with the smiths at weston mr ken mcdonald of dolly var- den spent the weekend with the shoebrldges at washago the wa met at the home of mrs stuart wright on friday ev ening when plans for the summer activities werediscussed et length mrs smcthurst mrs ellerby mrs gisby and mrs jl norton attended the sectional meeting ot the wjus at streetsvule last week the shelbournes spent sunday with mr and mrs fred cox near huuburgh mr and mrs q mulder and frances spent the weekend with triends at scotland and brantford messrs alex wright and gordon kelly of toronto spent the holiday with the s wrights graduates at guelph whh bj5a degree bill anderson son ot mr and mrs william r anderson ot guelph and nephew ot mrs william frank ot town graduated last week from the ontario agricultural college at guelph receiving his bsadegree he has taken a position as a chem ist wltlr a st catharines firm bill lyed here as child tha family moving to guelph about years ago and mrs ft matjlouiihlen shop whicli is tun in conjunction with hutchs smokl shop once an employee of mltance paper he is married to the- former june graham and they liue om daughter myrna he civtd oersltswith tile canadian im in world n m j they lle in nomnind boulevard colin milkr of gutlph has been hired bj mr hutchnimin to take ihuritc of his birbir shop mr mil- mrs arthur i1cv1 is visiting kr livid on i farm on the 6th line tin- wltk ot albion ny with hoinbv foi ten vears and has been her brother and his witu mr and vnliiinit in guelphior the last mrs arthur dix uiiie vcir he was overseas with mrs edith morris ot toronto aim in the last war he is s lilt a few das last week with airlcd and his two ihlldnn hon- mis william ostrandii ut her a patruhi t home on emery street spent last week with mr f mluerl and russell mr and mrs jock crawford sr visited in barrie jast week mr and mrs james nlckell of iontiac michigan scjint the dec oration dav holldiv with his 1 ith- c i mr john nickcll aeeden mills mrs j u mjckenzle and mus jean makenzie motoied to goder- ull for tile weekend mrs m mcgarva of whauphlll wigtownshire scotland is visiting in town with her brother and sis terinlaw mr and mrs sam har rison at their home on main street north mr and mrs ray salter and bob by spent the weekend ot their cottage frenchmans bay mrs c e blehn ot chesley spent a few days last week with mr and mrs walter blehn joan crarg daughter of mr and mrs bert craig church street had a party at her home on may 24th to celebrate her 7th birthday her guests were judy bonathan paul- ene watson brenda bell patricia sykes patsy scott alice wilson and verna scott misses lyla and daisy arm strong with mrs- harry darling of toronto a former resident of town spent last week in montreal visitors during the put week at valleyvlew cabins huntsvuie op crated by mr and mrs psto hunter of town included mr and mrs danny banks en route to their new home in prince edward island mr and mrs clifford hunter and family mr and mrs lome clegg and family of norvel dr and mrs w c stiles and- family ot brace- bridge former georgetown resi dents and mr and mrs howard mckerrow of toronto mr mcker- row is operator ot the transport which does considkrablet business with provincial paper ltd here ilet bi this is a 12paqx paper grc news smith stone lead industrial ball league smith stone are leading the industrial softball league with wins in their first three games thurs day night they beat legion 100 and monday trounced combines 240 in the other games last thurs day the scores were norval m glen 13 businessmen is legion 8 combines 22 alliance 8 the closest game monday was that between ltmehouse and all ahce the former winning 1913 glen beat businessmen 71 and norval won from legion 167 celebrate anniversary union prcsbmerians held their 117th anniversary services on sun- diy when rev vm mcroberts of cooke s presbyterian church tor onto preached to a crowded church nt ijoth services the congregation were favoured with solos by mr john rockwood of guelph who sour blew this house and the i ords prayer miss dorothy i honipon and miss nora lyons wcie orkanists for the occasion balunafadl on saturday the first oba double header for minor teams will be held in the local park tha bantams play acton at 1 oclock and the midget meet fergus at 3 admission to the two games i 23c children under ib tree alliance paper is sponsoring the mldgetajjon hu learning bill james and bungy ward in ibarberino at rverson charge as yet the grc has found no sponsor for the bantams who require an expenditure of about 20 for jerseys jim sargent and george tlszard who look after the team are still hoping for an angel the juvenile oba entry pltsai their first game on saturday t campbcllvule and will have a home game here against oakvilie next wednesday smith stone are the sponsors l this team with ted vahland leigh bradbury look ing attar the boys friends and neighbours of mr and mrs ted rutlodge a recent bride and groom met in the hall mondov evening and presented tfifm with a miscellaneous shower the rest of the evening was spent playing euchre followed by refresh ments mr and mrs wm kirk ot bar rie were sunday visitors with the youngs rev john m smith ot george town had charge ot the sacrament and batplsmal service sunday mor ning judith ann infant daugh ter of mr and mrs ken rldler and douglas clarence infant son of mr and mrs marshall mclaugh lin were baptised mr john snow is able to be around again after a severe attack of jaundice the wms held their may meeting at the home ot mrs r war fri day evening the anniversary pro gramme topic was in charge of mrs jesse mcenery assisted by other members the bale for european relief will be packed this with a full program of immuniz ation against such diseases as dlp- theria smallpox and whooping cough regular health check ups of seliool children child health clinics and sanitary inspections halton health unit rccentlv issued a com prehensive booklet of activities in the county in 1949 the health unit which is heeded h dr jnmes m mather i jointly mnintaincd by the provincial gov- e i nmcitt and the county each pay- ins 20 500 towards its mainten ance a lnrreshare of the expen ditures over 26 000 is paid in sal aries and transportation admlnis- tiation expenses totalling about 4500 miss jennetto gillespie is super visor of nurses and dr b j o mcara joined the unit last year is dental inspector halton being one of the test counties where the government is paying the whole blb for a program ot dental health study ot school children most municipalities georgetown and es qucslng included are paying the cost of necessary dental work rec ommended by dr omeara dep uty reeve kenneth macdonald is a georgetown member of the noun ty board of health which admin isters the affairs of the unit town has moat ims communicable diseases don hutchinson son ot mr and mrs harold hutchinson i attending ryerson institute of technology in toronto where he is learning the barbering trade hi course wttl end in august and ha expect to work in the shop operated by his father- 1 in conjunction with hutchs smoke shop colin miller ot guelph took over the managership ot the barber shop this week whan mar- georgetown had the highest num ber ot communicable disease repor ted in 1040 by any municipality am halton according to the report of halton health unit enpox and mump were offenders in jliasas town figure were chjckxnpox mtjhps german measles measles pouomyelttis io esqueslng reported a total of 81 case divided a follow u 5 1 chickenpox measles mumps german measles pouomyelttis vwooptng cough v t in the county total of it 30 ta ll 8 3 i vyn cook moved toa now location i enpox accounted for 311 casks anil on main street mumps was second with 00