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the georsetown frerald wednesday evening january 8th 1941 in rmlembrance 1940 1 at new year dawns we pause to xexnember these trtends wbo have passed on during the year just ended jjkeve george w davis hex8b janet bennett samuel mcclurb margare moo rtjohabd marshall william c mcmillan john j mcoiix mrs john j mcgill amelia scott mrs 8 w tennant norma smith isaac p mcenery ubs joseph martin clara sanderson henry tost henry j3hortriil robert httjl fred o bonathon samuel h mcglbbon ubs s h mcoibbon ann darling duncan campbell ubs william russell margaret mceacbern mrs h e soott sarah ellen tbmllnwn h a watts willie sutoliffe mrs t w treanor cecelia lan robert douohty mess peggy bingham matthew wiijljamson miss v l ste robert meredith mbs seymour penbon qplor m c samuel huhst john 1 olark hugh o clark moss isabella hume mrs robert dey this was mews in 1940 continued from page 1 wore replaced by major and mrs san- ford july o j hart was transferred to sar nla and was replaced by o doue as accountant at the bank of commerce the lome scots band won first place in the open class at the watej loo band festival col d h c mason was appointed to command a new battalion of the royal regiment of canada dr clifford reld of toronto open ed a dental office in the premises for mcrly occupied by dr j jackson cot james ballenttne was installed as president of the lions club h f coning accountant at the bank of montreal went to the branch at simcoe and s b otton of slrat ford came to georgetown to fill his place fire destroyed the barn and live stock of samuel momaster on the 10th line near olen williams 310 was realised from a garden party and draw sponsored by the red cross society at the home of mrs a w nixon august over one hundred young men took a two week army camp training at camp niagara k ltool gordon cousens was named jpostmaster to succeed the late john mcdermld betty grant azolyn hayes and margot wubama needed the list of candidates writing upper school ex amtaatlona at the high sobbed national recdstzatton was complete in helton county at no cost to dominion leboy dale kc was chief registrar ed li the 1 arthur sbmplb charles lucas j t mullen t a spenoe wesley may mbs o t mckay len margaret holmes wesley coog mrs d j matthew harriet irwtoj margaret an for tflaff mektoraxi john ford jambs fiddl mrs robert wheeler emma jane hfll mrs j n moaoasoh edit robtn pfblob c whttnet a b wttjlson mrs w c kennedy prances rutjedge mas 8 b hews bertha harrison mutom t a murray toront o o gbasnokr toronto asubert waxners hew orleans la alexander e1annawin acton j3r c f w boss toronto mrs john kaiser luoy louta toronto key a h dkuum john m lane greemore anson l thttrston mrs albert rxgq agnes pies ton toronto w f pjokard cafcvute m r w habrou fiesttlft waefa xearojjdo hamilton llool cousens headed a war savings committee formed to stlmu late sale of war savings stamps and certificates betty grant won the sir john gib son scholarship valued at 500 of fered by the university of toronto the georgetown hydro commission purchased property at the corner of main and church streets where they propose to erect a new hydro build inn georgetown fall fair was held oi september 36th october forty georgetown women enrolled lii a six week course ottered by the st john ambulance association with dr c v williams as lecturer the barn on the j j thompson farm was completely destroyed by fire the body of scott roesndae em ployed by mr thompson was found hanging in a near by buikilng a few days later 9 local minute men joined a civil ouard parade in milton november john walker brother of sam wal leer of georgetown was killed in a bombing raid at his home in croydon england a remembrance day service honour ed georgetowns in dead mayor gibbons was returned by acclamation for an eighth term of office other acclamations included councillors n h brown a e crlpps s j mackenzie k r hacdonald pubuo sohool trustees j d kelly mlaa annie ryan hughdtaue and hydro commissioner h o dsyfoot the council passed a resolution ask ing the attorneygeneral for permis sion to organise a branch of the vol unteer civil guard with dr o v williams as commander decfmber james oostlgan and clifford brad ley were elcoted councillors in ward 3 theftwo year term by law was voted in by a majority of t3 rfeturns to date in the red cross drive amoin cd to 3504 74 the high r school commencemtnt was held at the gregory theatre mr and mr henry wilson cele brated their golden wedding anniver nry at ashgrove georgetown merchants observed a boxing day holiday on december 20 card of thanks the family or the late mrs w c kennedy wbh to thank the many friends and neighbours for their acts of kindness and sympathy and the flowers vnt during our recent sad be reavement mrs frances wilson bring your job printing orders to the herald tor prompt attention princec ahce present gown won by queen presentation blade en suggestion of toronto woman mrs crerar accepts canada received as a present recent ly the gown worn by queen elisabeth in the senate chamber may is 1030 princess alice turned the gown over to the public archives where it will be on view the gown is already well known to canadians because the quetn wore it when standing under the arch ot the peace tower of the parliament buildings with the king ae they posed for one of the best known pictures of the royal tour the dress was created by the queens famous london drcm maker norman hartnell he roshianed it of shim taering while satin with a large crinoline skirt which with the bodice is heavily encrusted with pearls gold paillettes and sparkling diamentes the whole garment was embroider ed in a persian pattern on a back ground of wny gold lace and the court train is or the same gold and bejeweled embroidery in presenting- the dress to canada on behalf or the queen princess alice described how the queen asked her when she was leaving for canada if the princess would mind taking along an ejctra box the extra box turned out to be the one containing the gift the gowrt was a favorite of the queen a the princess said and she had parted with it regretfully at the same time she wished to make the gift as a ipgmng memento of her canadian tour princess alice told of the affection for canada and tanned urn gift a mark of her appreciation oc affeotlon for the canadian people second gui mrs t a crerar wife of the re sources minister accepted the dreg on behalf of prime minister marttinv- zle ring mrs orerar said the gttft would serve to remind her always wf the happy days of the queens pres ence in our midst when her lrreststthss onarm and radiant personality con quered the whole of canada front ocean to ocean welcoming princess alice at q ceremony of presentation in the pub lic archives building hon p f oan- lrotn secertary or state said to ttk absence or the prime minister who it un bie to attend i deem it a great hnnor and privilege to welcome jots royal highness it is the second time since the vfcw or her majesty the queen to 1mb country that he dominion has bee fnvcrvd with gift from her asm mr oasgraln last year the queen most gl actons v presented to canada the last mtar ihat wolfe wrote to hie mother tew weeks before his victory- aod dewih on the plains of abraham as well m ii the original portrait of wolfe by ih well known american jamln west princess abce in gift mentioned the name of elizabeth m delafleld of tea whom she said was responsible tap bringing the suggestion ttw eowa might be presented to the people of canada to the attention of the queen mrs j w frdley charlotte euen reed toronto barvey e mcdonald north bay f w young toronto mrs j p bell auce bouttbee mrs e l hood margaret evans olaremont calif mrs h h dean akneda ansley quelph rev r madnamara toronto a f cooper toronto mrs o m- holmes mrs george edwards minnie btatham acton a b oabtefx miss emma farrand st johns nb baffy time club enjoys skating party the happy time club composed of boja aged seven to twelve yesa met in st aeotgeb church b on jboraary 1st dlectolme drm tastruc- ewws given by jim kelly and the of ms erentoat was spent to bee tbe a skating party which took place on saturday january 4th at mr mums sm after period c afca hot soap an soda hlfy were enjc try tbe boys plans were made for ffifwly week and these include afternoon of winter sports which wbtt be held at oscar lercfcrs farm next saturday skating tou and sfcnnt wttt make up the afternoon mm mmm um how when where who how much this year almost every man and woman in canada will share the burden of paying for the war a million newliaxpayera will pay who never paid before a personal budget payment plan is available to old taxpayers who are faced with substantially increased income taxes canadians are asked to shoulder their share of the war effort cheerfully and willingly by pay ing your income tax regularly you help to speed the productionof war material and bring the day of victory closer figure out how much tax you will have to pay and arrange to pay promptly when due pay by lnatalmenta the eaay way and save cut out this page and keep it for future reference cwr wh0 pays nc0me taxi yrrjl k vou aro a a person jik jicov without dependents and syirms your income in 1940 was jaan than 750 00 you pay general incometax if you are a marnsd person without depend ents and your income in 1940 was more than 1600 00 you pay general incometax if yo are a maim pe with childr you art allbwer400 00 exemption lor enrh depend ent child or grandchild in addition to the 160000 e the law but it is a simple method namely in eight equal monthly ttuttalmenta without inter est commencing in january to take advantage of the monthly payment plan without interest each payment must be made on or before the due datea otherwise interest will be charged qo the total balance remaining unpaid after april 90th bwflle proper allocation of your payment howtsk r mfn by ordtoery if your 60 00 you example of instalment paying without interest estnaated tax sa to you pay onethird of the tax 20 00 m four inatal raent 5 00 each and the remaining two- thirds 40 00 in four instalments 10 00 each your payments are therefore as follows oimm oaorsvl ojmm 0m jon 11 fafcil mmi1 at50 s b 5 s oabrfam oaormva oawlata ojmmm mvit hn an atzit io ie u ie 4 h ever n is raaspsisaded that yea pay district and their t proper allocation ol you can send m your l letter with your name and addremplajnly stated thereon clearly indicating the division between provincial and dominion tax payments how much do you payt the general mcometax is pay able on your net income isss note in addition to the general incometax you pay national defence tax on your total income without any ex if you are ample and your income goes over 600 or if you are married and y our goes over 1 200 ea u instalment income tax remittance forms are available at anypost office or any branch of any bank or the office of the inspector for your if you are single your e bonia760 00 thus if your total 1000 00 you must pay tax on ss0u0o the exemption for a marned person is 1 500 00 proa 400 00 for each dependent chfld or grandchild thus if you are a married ansa with two children and a total mconw of 2600 00 your total exemptions are 1500 00 plus 400 00 for each clut or20000 in an so you pay tax on 30000 psryaaeojti you may send a cheque post office or money order in payment of mcome tax by mail to the inspector of income tax fix the district in which you reaida made payable to the receiver general of canada wrrtoplamly and give your name in full so that rmatskea in crediting may be avoided do not send niniiiij in iiiiihmii sfsnijis in niiieionss rates of national defence tax how do you pay your income tax may be pasd m the following ways t the present methods at least onethird of the tax to be paid by april 30th the balance with in tereat at 6 from april 30th to be paid by august 81st on any balance unpaid after august 31st the interest rate wilt be 8 2 the pi methedt in 8 monthly instalments without m- jecest to take advantage of this new way of naying the fh instal ment must oe pud on or before januaryttjlat you must pay at least onenhtad of the estimated tax in four equal monthly instal mpifr to january february march and april le 142 of the estimated tax in each of the said 4 months the reaaelmng two- thirds must be paid in fourwual monthly instalments in may june july and august le l6th of the estimated 6ot in each of thtrssld 4 months this will be in the amended law athe rms rlnl mextmdi ttos method will not be found in rates of generahncoms t whleh indivklmls mast pay your net taxable income is the amount left after you deduct exemptions from your total income if your net taxable income u 250 or less the tax is 6 thereon if between 250 and 1000 the tax is 15 plus 8 on the excess over 250 i 1000 2000 3000 4000 6000 6000 7000 8000 9000 for higher incomes refer to the income war tax act in addi to the above rates there is a surtax on all investment income in exce of 5000 also there is national defence tax and in some provinces provincial income tax 1000 nd 2000 75 12 2000 a 3000 195 16 3000 ij 4000 355 w 4000nd 5000 555 it soooand 6000 796 m ooooand 7000 1066 30 7000 and 8000 1365 33 soooand 9000 1695 35 soooand 10000 2046 37 for a single person 2 on the total mcome if the income ex 600 and does not exceed 1200 3 on the total income if the mcome exesuilu 1200 for a married person 2 on the total income if the mcome exc 1200 with a tax credit of 8 00 for each dependent child or grand for 1940 the tax is on one- half of the income and the tax credit is 4 00 facjudmg the in a t i o nal defence tax important to every income tax payer to 4njoy the advantages of tho intorostfvoo insrattnmnt plan vow assist pay the first jwtthmr mot learr tiaaw 32a mdpf rtgmlarfy cswresser boousaand the necessary forms may be obtained from the ins of income tax for the district m which you reside forms ore now available form tl special is to be used by t individuals who are not to busf- nasa whose income is not more than 5000 all othem must use the regular form tj or in the ease of fanners form tla in addition to the form return on form e jtl before april 80th next i tax mmmm djuunijlnql ajajijcijicoie tax d i vlsi 01 oepartment of national revenue honoxmgasoh crash nuoit r l