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the georgetowfnrerald stmnty fiftls year of publktioti wedaeay decabt 23rd 1c42 with the navy league be lint i ml hardl knp on hit ting into ukw cryptic untax u woven the ilr noquarter spjlt ol the royal osnirtun navy in rejrr destroyers and prancing corvette they card the wellne to europe and be yond in milt and 07 tn bunding atorm and bitter cold they shepherd the precious cursor carried by that other vausnt service the mer chant marine and thoutti the nun who co down to the sea in chip are known at th silent service their dmli re splashed law the headlines of a hundred part wttb thunderous voter a salute then to the royal ctensrllin navy to toe urrcnant mt ladfx woul oohmtttee you could hardly imager how wall this oommttue has been aniihiiwl tn lies than a month ditty bags have been given out wool is being knitted tnto sailors comforts and good used woollen materials is bring made up into afgan much credit is due ura uiiihim convenor ot ditty bags who has tlren this work her time talents and home tn order that this branch of the league wtd be success a meeting was held at her home last thursday evening and the amount of work aeoompuahed was matt satis factory it was decided to hold the next meeeting on the first thursday tn january which will be the 7th from the commander of a ron ship comes an acknowledgment for woollens and comforts as follows to the navy league we do express thanks for the bundle of warm clnh- tng one bundle for each man dur ing the bitter watches on the at lantlo our sailors will be thinking of you in thankful memory magazines the ontario division recently had brought to their attention a case where in a small squadron of the royal navy away on a straight five weeks duty there was not one essel which had a magazine or book aboard cor the crews to read tn their short epeue of leisure therefore an etxrm campaign is betng isunohed for hslf a bflhon magazines and books to be ant to england for the us of men of the royal navy and the english merchant uartne this appeal is in addition to a continuous appeal for literature for men of the royal cana dian navy the canadian merchant havy and men of allied navies who touch our canadian ports santa treated 800 kiddies saturday it was big dsy tn the live of the little folk last saturday ahen aula paid his annual vtilt to distribute candles and orange to all the kiddles in georgetown and district the crowd had gathered at the tree placed on the dank of uontrral comer be fore santa note tnto view sharp at j o clock drawn by sleigh and ponies kindly lent by kenneth c mcmillan boisterous clowns and merrymakers fallowed tn his train and the lome scots iland provided excellent music at the christmas tree the lions club told fianla to glte etrry child a treat and too kiddle were thrtoed wtth his generosity after every child at the tree had received his randy and orange santa riprrsssed a wish to see the little girls down at oedar- vale school afr k c rtiii kindly put hi ponle and sleigh at santas dlspnasl once more and away he and his lion club helpers went they got a warm reception from 30 excited tittle girts and after santa gate them thetr goodies the children sang carols for them santa performed another duty the same afternoon after the kiddle had thetr candy lie made the draws for the 39 fowl which the lions club were raffling off lion dill long called the pruevtnnera the following people were lucky and may collect their price at bradley mothers turkeys 1974 judy beaumont 2308 w emsue 307 ura o walker tot prank petch 03 oue davis 18i3 a u carter oeete 1581 hilly jamee 800 anne beaumont 210 p oullen 093 uay 1m0 cpl a lowther toronto 1310 le roy dale 1073 doris oreen 124 o ooutens 1037 dick orate 033 llazrl uoarr 1834 allen bailey 3303 ooruon sim neon chickens 17t3 uurlel ilewaon ima oeorgr dames 315 mary paul 1220 j j hornby 178 j louth 1131 it dickie 894 william holmes 1195 jamra erasure 822 p bytes 218 myrtle warren 137 w londry the uonn club wish to thank all thote who helped make the kiddle afternoon and foal ruffle n success santa also made a draw for the fled cross little carol bcnham daugh ter of ur and mrs c o denham won the quilt donated by mr chris topher nixon and unv chris prank won the doll and doll wardrobe the comforter will be drawn for later on oeoaohown man rciiool hold cmilstmah pabttj the pupils and teachers of george town tllgh school held a christmas party at the school tuesday morning when an enjoyed a varied program and carol singing with bill long as master or ceremonies doreen mul- houand gave a recitation june clarke dud tost and ken harrison an played piano solos norman law also gave a recitation brian ferry proved himself the champion barrel boxer competing agalrrrt bpence norton oargent parker and carney princi pal walter carpenter acted as referee rev woo thompson and dr a mcallister members of the board were present following the program the pupils exchanged gifts sang car ols and were wished a merry christ mas by mr carpenter and mils e svnson mebttv christmas marv without mary orannnn the cbo christmas schedule would to in complete her genius for story telling and her warm unassum ing personality have lent distinc tion to the canadian air far several years and every programme b a fresh tnsclrstlen to her legion of aerated fans far a gallant spirit far an ttapettshsme belief in malte- ttehevw far m i and am- itvbsauserial triamphsi fr the cauatretvsi sampbaak far the jest mary stasis and far the aeosad ajesasu cwasaaa fairylend eyele aw chswd the firsiw msay awsaawsawsvawsawsfcaxsaf avjiwasawsawi bbwrasswaswy a aa t wswmr istv presentations to wrisflesworth family most tuesday evening about seventy neighbours and friends ot mr and mr n c wrlgslesworth and family met at the home ot mr- and mrs t j brownrtdge to bid them farewell mr and urs wrigglenworth have mov ed to a farm wort of milton recently the first part of the evening was spent playing cords and croklnole after lunch mr t brownrtdge acting as chairman called on mr prank wil son to read the following address i dear mr and mrs wrlgglesworth and family on the occasion of this pleasant so cial evening we your friends and neighbours have gathered to wlsh you well as you go to a new community we arc glad that you are not mov ing so far away but that you will be able to visit at ashgrovc from time to time many occasions or social ga therings of this community come to mind when you norman with iour ready wit and willingness to serve have very acceptably taken impromptu the duties of chairman carrying the program along smoothly to a very pleasant conclusion mm wriffrelfiworth too with your cheery smile and musical ability have been ready to do whatever sou could to help in our community life as our family hnve grown up they also hac rlvn wllllnrjy of their talents and vc will mus you all however vc know jou will give to your new community life the name readiness to serve that you have shown hero so tonlrht we wwj to cxpreu in wmo tanrlhle way tho good wishes of this community and ask you to accept this ninetysix pleco net of dishes hop ing that as many a family gathering is held around tho festive board they may bring to you all kindly memories of your friends of ashgrove to frances ollbort mabel joan john and gordon wo also wish to pre- sent these gifts in days to come when they are brought into use may the serve to remind you of your boyhood and girlhood days at ashgrove and our good wishes for health uecm happiness and loving friends always signed on behalf of the community thomas otowrtrtroae frank whbon mr frank ruddell presented pieces of the aet of dishes clayton dick jr and ward brownrldge rresrhted blblas to isabel jean john and oofdob a pen mid petsou to ftwhal tnd un fold to odsntt uv imttlasmotttt voiced apprrcuuem on behalf ol ire wrtgglesworth and the rhlklrtn mrwra clayton duk oejnr currtc and re j o ttrtun ei- called uiun to sa a ins onl the weather n h u ii nt tlr tt iu r rinl i u i nr fir lc l i k stmt rtild bitor ciulmmnn loui lvdclm to mrn vrlrejsurut and mr f huddrii ittm ntcnj the lift dtst mr wnwletvxrth ttte rirmbrn of th aahtfrort wo mens irutuut wtjiti o say ut art ro- ln to mli ou you have brrn chrrrf ul orkr in our midst you and jour family hac alwran brrn rrody to irnd a hand wlui our programs and work motlnk or wvhatecr prorct r undertook wr 111 mlas vow friendly clirrful fjnllc at our i trt- tnea we all join in vuhlnfi you the best of happtnrtui and rnicrcvi tn yout new home we oajc you to ncccpt this purne as a token of rrmembrance of happy as- nodatlorui with uie institute members signed on behalf of the institute mrs rubflkl iikpdurn xtns m nino mrs whrkleiorth expretued in a few words her gratitude for this re membrance miss donna adam and the pupils of our school arc to be confrratuliated on the very fine program which they trae on friday evening dec lftth mr john bird osvlstcd at the piano the cantata santa claus incorpornted waa the chief feature of the program a play the pled piper a drill the maypole with tvcvenu chorues and re- citatlonn completed the program santa claim made his nppearance at the right time to distribute gift candy and oranges to the pupils captain w rtoflerr r difs in montilkal mis many frlendji in thin locality will he sorry to learn of the death of copt william rogers a eteran of tho hell rebellion and the lait world war in lichtne general hospital montreal on saturday december 5th after n lrnthy illness lie is a hrother-ln- liw of ool tamen nnllantlne p0o ron in trelnnd 7ft earn ago capt rogers wan a son or the late william rogers of the royal irish constabul ary and the late kate moore ouffe tte came to canada at the wre of 10 he nerved in the rell rebellion mi a corporal with no 1 company of the old ithh royal grenadiers of toronto his death leaves only four survivors of that unit when the lant war broke out he went overseas with the 7th battalion of uir rar i loir umt old rutilg about lhe cold blrrrurucns as iic dj lcnifthcn u all a myth thu rrcurd brraklng cold auiap wiu no local affulr for it cm c red the utiolc of onturlo nlui umarraturts in the uajte erie dtsliiou of 12 below rnngtng to i0 br low in lhe oooryun day dls- trlcu fortunately there 1a a pood tvlx inch blanket of miow omcxlng the umund and prouc4rhr rvetatlon and tjirr is no lnd to make it more penetrating i pollouijh are the local records for the week date ii and l qnow temp fall tucs dec 15 37 17 i- wed dec 16 10 3 times dec it 20 i 4 frt dec 18 17 10 r bat dec 10 3 ii sun dec 30 6 31 mun dec 31 33 s v xmas oiptfl fob others nfrvicc at the ftnttcd chimcii during uw morning sen ice at the united church membern of the bun- day school nnd the coneresrauon eame forward to present thetr special fftfts to christ on the ajtar the sum of sixty dollars waa presented and this sum of money utll be forwarded to the aid to russia fund to help re- llcic tho dustrcw of the war victims in that country anyone else desiring to make a contribution may place their girt on the offering plate next bun- day enclosed in n em t lope dcslgnat- uir when tho gift is to go the mlnifitcr rccehed for holy dan- tlsm bruce bnrry son of mr and mrs s4inloy godfrey toronto nnd vrna jcin dniirhtcr of mr nnd mm vt nion picket georgetown at the candlelight hcrvlce snmly cvcnlnt the minister preached on the lext the spirit of man is the candle of the lord proverbs 20 27 lovely inlliems were will rendered by the iht lr und r the direction of miss elma king nt both mrvlocfl the navy here tiifrk and everywhere in ottawa thi ntki- ahy tiu uar mrmacdonald reported that the ro- ytt canadian navy a now dolrig forty- wen per cent of the convoy work in or which hla brotherinlaw ool job ithe north atlantlo he also reported calamine dj30 waa the ofneereomltjhat no leu than 19000 ahtpe now mandtnff and served as oiartnarrtr have atled from canadian ports carry red cross news later tains transferred to lhe depot battalion tn montreal aider the late ool plohe wtttt ttt twav ot captain in bustaeea he waf assocdatm nw mora uian m tearwwuh ttio toronto type toundiy ompanr aetlnst u ttiat flmla utacraa redreajnuure until hb mttrjnvmt tn 1010 he rm- d in ifbojiwi fcrmaay wain prior to swwatian hla home tn svstnto oah0rt w ta ha we tmr in their holds omo tons ot war suxjtnles to britain well known on the lakeabore burvrvlns aw hla widow the for mer oathettne r ballsntrne of oeor- getown ont tiro daisjhtera karhuieii olalre tuid margaret b rotjora and two atetera mm j j lauctuav ura o k lwler of toronto final imeetins esquesing council tt lost reeuur meetlntf ol esque itik tumnshlp oxincil rur tne year lfro iu licud on tuttla all members irr pres4iit uno rree c h uay prxmdcd minutes of the last meet ing were rruo and adopted cummunicuuon were read from ixiiurtmenl or public welfare with i r rence to food on behalf of relief recipients wartime prlcea and trade hoard wood fuel administration ask ing for un itlmatr of the wood fuel mluntlon for the alnter of loisi mr o r tknpii licul wood dealer uted on the council by request and 4 plained the difficulties he was hav ing in purchasing uood as there were no men to be found for wood cuttlnir moved by murru seconded by oir- rle that board of healui acoounta be lald department of llesulh balance account for insulin 60c j h xhncham mootini s34 0o mlleafie 1370 total eoto dr n t paul rnesttnas tum mill nee i1m total s2s30 o h mar merlins 134 00 mileage mao total 128 so i m bennett meetings alt 00 j sonford occount to date 2990 carried moed by wilson seconded by cleae that the treasurer pay c h mi mectlnjrs 14200 mileage 111 jo ronim iso 00 total 13j0 o w mur m meetings 3300 mlleaae 1100 romm 80 00 total 13400 george e clear meetlrurs 4300 mileage 7 00 romm 7om total 11000 decree currlr meetlnrs 43 00 mileage 5 00 romm 7000 total 117 00 wm a wilson meetings 4300 mileage 3 60 omm 70 00 total 11700 carried movid by wilson seconded tr chiive that uc now adjourn to meet nt 2 p m curried 1 lie counrll resumed mocd by currtc seconded by cleau that relief accounts bo paid si0m3 carried mnvfl bv wilson seconded by our- rlr- that the follontng be paid cor- imirntlon of georgetown division court fcxi 10 50 town of milton duimon foiirt fern 4 80 acton public utili ties comm crenrrnt street lltrhta to dec 15 00 tho georgetown herald to victory loan advertising 433 sell tclephono co sen ices 3 87 depart ment of game nnd fisheries 350 speci al hunting licenses 3 50 i m ben nett reusing otcrv lists 1943 3350 i m bennett paid telegram collect 30c paid telephone calls 09c total 8 j sanford 1 snow shovel 05c relief atxjurt to tint avos 1885 canadian aeneral insurance co renewal bond no 3b5343 3 bon- ford tax collector to deo 1943 3750 k robertson stamps 1380 oarrted moved by murray seconded by our- rle that use road accounts be paid 3sy744oarrled moved by wuaon seconded by cleave that leave be granted to in troduce a bylaw to provide air hold ing municipal election far the year 1843 and that said bylaw be new read a first tliiiev3anliel i moved by uurray aeocodad by w anee of aeooun la tall tf tmnfarr cvirtn men be sure vtrlji aiu lank pymtng ye wtio now will uru the poor urull ouriehe find sjfiln good king wencelsa the iuo cltooo t one orsanlsauon umt pls bants claus as it aere to miumjna of prcple tie ear round lure air jut sucoe of lhe many thlncs thai it hs done snd will bs dotnf ulooddofjofts 6um0 donstloo of toud per it durtns the year ut hki is to b evusmsd for 1mj this will mean that it will ts necessary to recrji the totuntanr cootrtbutlons of about one lo every 1000 of our normal populsuoo each week thirty ore lied crca tolunleer blood clinic are now in operation or authorised across the dominion the art to aftn to mcil units which sre now betnf dewloped to lap donation souross tn industry and other plaeas unshu otherwise lo be reached prisovettoorwar paiicbil nesrty two million parcels hst al ready none cr rnun canada and the canadian fled cros has undrrtsxsss shipment of 70 000 food parcels each sttrk for british dnplre prisoners tn curojm- fl ass impossible to dascrlb my emotion on opening this bos a former pruonir aa of canadian red cross food pam v woukfjtl wo ik olnce the out break ol war 17 million ankle har been ahlpped cnerseaa from canada thrvr article include ctrlllsn doth- inu beddtng hospital aupplle and aoollrn comfort lor men and women in the armed force seventeen mil lion article a most impressive flff- ure one thst bespealcs an unboundlnf determination to do a w that raua be done and one which adds up to high notion of what women can really do when they believe tn what they art doing british war victus usjor elliot halburton uo in his address to the empire club on dunkirk dieppe snd beyond a few weeks ago mad this rattier amaalm statement th canadian red cross society has do nated ten and a hah mchon tn good snd one and three qusrter million to rash to british war victim atno the war began on the roi4t faunt bptxial ituxjeoto at the lsortc ohrtrtmss tree last saturday after noon the lovely quilt made and do nated to the red cross by mrs chita nixon was won by miss carol ben- ham and the dob was won by acra ohrta prank congratulations win ners this committee realised nearly 3000 on these two atriclee which we consider very good tn view of the fact that at the present time ticket- selling is a llttla oiererowded bewtno we ore pleased to report that the first assignment of sewing to the dominion seed atnerjary has beaw returned to the room beautifully done we can see where this auxili ary is going lo be a decided aomilitlon to our society aiuillno a large consignment of beautifully knitted articles left th rooms but week for headquarter among the articles wen one hundred turtleneck tuckins the fingers of our knitters are never idle a commendation in presenting his own personal ac count of the canadian red croat tn britain vlwount bennett assured a that the services you are giving to your fellow beings are worthwhile nnd ou ore making a contrtootjod not only to your own people yottr own kind but to the world at large fine concert at st geororfl bantu claus paid his annual visit to st georges church of england bun- ilny school last monday night after a fine concert had been presented and ih e each pupil a bag of candy and an omnge mr walter carpenter 0trnda school buperlntendcnt wns chairman the audience joined in singing carol botaecn numbers piano solos were plnjcd by patsy schrag doris roberta nnd kathleen thompson mr h dew- hurat and mr j carter favored wit an nccordlnn and banjo vas ter bnrgcnt ross ay- margaret sargent gave olons mr r ee- son alva artve and class presented a nlgro mertnlnlng radio quia and mr j carters class gave a splendid performance in a ploy entitled eat tour cake and have it rev w o o thompson presented prises for merit and attendance 4carrled moved by mbon awomded by cleave that the thank of this coun cil are hereby tettdtrad to beer 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