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the gbosoetown herald wednebtay everdns fob 4th 1053 taok very beneficial to our rm recently the owners of a new business wrote their bank about the way the local branch had helped having completed our first year m business and one which we feel has been most successful we would like to advise you of the splendid cooperation we have recewed from the officials of your branch we have consulted your local manager many times not only regarding financial problems but business problems in general and his advice has been very beneficial to our firm v- such service is part of the job of every manager df canadas 3700 branch banks he must know the problems of the people he serves whether business men or primary producers wage earners or salaried workers he welcomes every opportunity to make his bank useful to them and to you thi advcrtucment based oo an actual letter is presented here by the banks serving your community a complete fuel service w h kentner son phone 12 blue coal high qiuhty stoker coal for those with coal stoves and furnaces fuel oil contracts available for those who use this form of heating dial tetephone switch comes in september m m pan iwr2 henry albert may buried at norval following a short illness mr henry albert may 84 passed away at his home in brampton on fri day january 23rd he was born on the town line on the fjttto settled by his farther over a hundred years ago end at tended huttonvill school he was i married to jemima anderson who died many years ago and later mar rled minnie cantelon 49 years ago they fanned until 21 years ago when they retired to make their home in brankpton besides his wife he is suivived- by one son anderson may of streetsville and one daughter irene mr k- j col iey toronto i the funeral service was held at hi residence monday january 28 with interment in hillcrest cetner fery norvaa taev john mcder- tnld at st pauls united church conducted the service at the borne and gravesmeaaswed lay rya uoyd staputon of streefsvfue the psjlbssrara were howard may ar- tnp jhqrrmornuui brown norman clayton may and korman arfigrove sunday school class has skating party its the second of february nothin ever made me madder irian for dad to st in lay in on another forcstick sayin ground-frogs- out and seen his shadder we all hope ne saw his shadow as we really need six more weeks of winter yet the bright star mission band held their meeting on sunday af temoon at the home of bobby rud dell with 18 children present san dra tindale presided buly kerr read the scripture david giffen read a paper on why we study africa mrs charles austin told the story from the study book ann barnes sang a sola margaret aus tin gave the dedicatory prayer bobby ruddell conducted an afri can quiz sfnd allan brawnridge closed the meeting with prayer mrs j hl hunter entertained the pupils of her sunday school class to a skating party tnthe geor getown arena on saturday evening afterwards all went to iter borne tor j hot l the various projects associated with the conversion of george town s telephone system to dial operation nrc progressing according to plan w o mlsener bell tele phone manager for the region said this week the conversion is sche duled to take place in sei tember the new telephone exchange building 6n the old ruston proper try on main street is neorlng com plctlon and installation of the com plicated dial switching equipment and associated apparatus will get under way shortly exterior of therf attractive one- storey building has bega- complotea and finishing touches are- now being made to the interior the structure is 42 feet wide and 46 feat deep of leinlorccd concrete construction with brick walls and stone trim in addition to the installation and testing of the dial equipment other projects nust be carried thru in the months preceding the con version the entire wire and cible i etwork serving the exchange area must be adapted for use under the dta system and extend intonew jioas present telephone instruments must be replaced by dial telephones all these projects must be co- oidtnated to meet the cutover date when all georgetown telephones will be switched over within a mat ter of seconds from manual to dial operation georgetown telephone numbors wil be changed co incident vuh the conversion mr mlsener said sub seribcrs will be advised of their new npmbers vscll in advance of tl e conversion the new numbers will be contained in ic new direc tory which will be issued just prior to the conversion s forums learn their importance at rally it p ys to belong to fan i orga i i t on said m m campbell presi cint or nelsoif redcration of agri culture at the getting to know the federation of agriculture meeting of nelson farm forums held last week in nelson township hall the chairman quoted figures to illustrate the sutcess of coopera tiv e enterprises and also to com pare the financial position of the farming industry in i elation to that of big business he reminded his listeners that farmers have the op port unity to make their needs known in a democratic way throflgttlocal federation units and farm forums with resolutions which go to the county then to the provincial or ganization and from there to gov crnment or the body which exists to deal with the problems farm forum members in attcn dance from tucks limestone and zimmerman forums heard reports on the annual cfa convention from mrs gordon gray who reported on women in 4 federation and r s heatherington who outlined the resolutions that came up at the meeting all of which he said were the voice of the people back home on the farm a feature of the program which gave all these present the oppor tunlty to voice opinions and ques tions was the panel discussion on county and townsfho federation work participating were a h servicfawho dealt with thenstruc ture rand membership m m gamp- bell who explained financing r s heatherington who gavea re sume of the past achlevemcts and marketing schemes mrs gordon gray who explained the objectives and vernon mcarthur who ipointed out some of the problems ahead in 1953 j3iscusssing the problem of how to make more farm people aware ot what their federation has done and can do for them the opinion was voiced by several present that a 5 or10 membership fee for lndivi dual membership might be one means of accomplishing this end labor unions ao not hesitate to collect generous dues one spokes man said the federation should do fwjf- sormtot those present were sur prised to learn the federation had been responsible for twenty five or more projects and improvements in the county or townships while it was true they knew they were njoying these benefits not every one had realized these had mater ialized as a result of federa tlon effort one suggestion was made that a printed list of this work should be put in the hands of every farmer in the county during the social period mrs roy coulter led in a lively- sing song and the meeting concluded af ter the usual refreshments although discussion continued until the door closed on the last departing mem ber mrs tarzwell writes of life in england unusual weather has not been the lot of canada alone according to loiters home from mrs jack tarz well marjorie mcdonald since her arrival in folkstonc england last november when she arrived there the leaves were still on the trees vines and hedges but since that time they have experienced the worst fog to hit england in forty years and they have also had a record snowfall amounting to four inches which stayed a day and a night mrs tarzwell is in england to be near her husband fo jack tarz well an armament oillccr station cd with the 1st all canadian fighter wint near mctz france it is fjo tariwclls job to sec that all guns and bombsites are in perfect work nig order there ire now four fighter wings in tiance fulfilling the terms of the atlantic treaty arid tns expected there will be eleven by the end of the year mr and mrs alvin mcdonald were relieved to hear that their daughter is not at all lonely in england she and three other wives of rcaf men have been fortunate enough to rent quite a large home at folkstonc and the girls are com pany for each other while they are on duty at the air station in j ranee the boat from france docks at folkstone so that their location is quite convenient mevery way the house itself ha a further ddvan tage in that it has as is usual in england a fireplace in overy room as well as a central heating system there are lovely grounds surround nt the home and the services or art time harder er were n elu ded in the rei tal areen cr t the tarwells 1 ju lout looked forward to a stay in the united kn t loin at d arc enjon j some sightseeing during their leisure line mrs tarzwell states she was quite shocked to sec that dover is still very broken up by the bomb ing it underwent in the last war while there they saw and photo graphed a very old church built in 1465 in london of course elaborate preparations are being made for the coronation there is not a square inch of space to be bought along the route of the procession and stores are planning to serve meals in windows during thattime we have 1 bbbbuh n u what yonneed in lumber and builders supplies rom nd me to f th t step frames suh door georgetown lumber qutcklyt you can get 450 to 1000 without bankable security quictiyi ujalettnaoe promptly on your own signature convenient yf select your own repayment plan up to 24 months tp repay remember more people borrow- from household finance than any other company in its field phone or stop in today 1 25 yar in canada household finance s main st south tacond floor phono 1 30 mampton ont 116 wyndhatn straot phorta 793 gutlph ont tjvdy curlers visit toronto a group of members of the lad ies curling club were invited to toronto on friday for a friendly afternoon of curling with members of the royal canadian club who had visited here last year in the local party were mrs curry mrs don barrager jack mcgibbon mrs norman devi ereaux mrs wray bessey mrs harold wheeler mrs sam mackenl tie and evelyn attwood on thursday a georgetown is competing in a bonspiel at kill chener m georgetown district earns a living industrial week february 9 14 plant visits wed feb 11th beamont knirring nulls 9 30 a in to 1 1 00 a m 200 p m to 4 00 p m alliance paper mills ltd 2 00 p m to 4 00 p m 7 00 p m to 9 00 p m thurs feb if th smith stone ltd main plant only 9 30 am to i j 00 am 2 00 p m to 4 00 p m provincial paper ltd 9 30am to 1100 am 2 00 p m to 4 00 p m guides will conduct visitors through the plants please note no children under 12 admitted for safetys sake industrial displays v the defence research board maintains close liaison with the uk- and the us to ensure the armed forces obtain the latest re search and develo informa tion concerning their aqttvtues de spite canadian research these see these industrial displays in downtown windows beaumont knitting garner s clay products mcrv cook alliance mcclures kmpen ker hereld provincial bains dominion beed thompson hardware agricultural society brills credit valley bottling corner cupboard smith or stone goodlet a hardware barber industries georgetown 5c to 1 store dinner meeting ttpad or howard l patterson director farm economics njetm branch ont dept of agriculture whmty fe 11th 700 p st john memorial h everyone welconwptbkets jf 1 75 available from c of c members this special week is planned to interest you the people who uve here in how georgetown district earns a living by i georgetown chamber of xdj