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the georgetown herald wednes january 1 7fo 1 945 c war victims fund past 3601 mark on 4th anniversary jiilnliw and indlrttaah em kami to bngttsh wmr victims sua plenty gssd work to be despatch or a cheque lor 3mj6 to toe toronto evening telegram bttt- mi ww victim fond tnaldes a total of q6j702 which people of the qtoor- getown district hare contributed in the pact four yearn toe looal fund had its origin in february lfttt when k bc maglbug- hten main street barber suggested that wpw should be organised to ttnm to help the bombedotrt butt victims bus 6 donation was matched wttzt another ave spot and the her ald war victim fund was created to serve as an auxiliary to the parent fund in toronto donations ranging in amounts from 35c to a 9300 gift by the lions club have since been com ing in a steady stream societies grownups and children nave an been contributors to help their less fortun ate tignh brethren the special c auxiliary known as christmas cheer for british child ren has also had a ml measure of support it js a tribute to the people of geor getown and district that with ao many demands on their pocketbooks red cross navy league russian and chinese relief soldiers comforts they hare made- these freewm offer ings to a good cause the fund is bnlunafad church sunday owing operated with no expenses deducted condition ol the roaos and whtsoever and when a good sum ot inclement weather toney is collected a cheque for this m amount together with a list of donors is forwarded to toronto from time to time the toronto newspaper has sent a photographer to georgetown and we are reproducing some of the pictures from pest issues depicti a few of the hundreds who have been doing their btt the last cheque sent to toronto in cluded the following donations the 3 musty steers 100 punch press war workers smith stone ltd 4000 ttarjorie evans moo llirs harry scott u00 good neighbours glen williams 03 so ballinafad the january meeting of the wfc was held at the manse tuesday after noon january 9th plans were made to quilt 3 qjillt this pnter and committee appointed to make arrange menta for putting on a play in the near future at the close ot the meeting mrs foreman and mrs bowes served a dainty red cross tea on account of the condition of roads and the severe weather the de cember- meeting of the wms postponed until monday afternoon jan bbb although the attendance was small considerable business was transacted and the treasurer reported having reached the allocation the farm forum meeting was held in the hnii monday night with attendance of 23 these meetings are enjoyed by old and young miss annie snow gave an excellent report of the week she spent at the oac qruelph being sponsored by farm forum main highways are gradually be coming cleared for traffic but the side roads in many places are still closea although the snow plow continues its work dally to bring the roads back to normal miss june given of toronto nor mal school spent a week at blue mountain school after christmas services were withdrawn in the to the terracotta pte george puckering of novs scotia spent a few days with terra cotta friends a number from here attended mr george klrfcwoods sale on tuesday afternoon and report a very success ful sale mr c shepherd our enterprising trapper and hunter reports having i caught three nice foxes and some fur bearing animals success to you charlie miss brenda dawson daughter ol mr and mrs a dawson who has been on the sick list during e past week we are pleased to learn is now able to be around again as usual we are pleased to learn that mr j eaves who has been laid up for some time is now abb to be around again as usual a number frohvhere attended the concert at the 5th line school re cently a good program was given by the children of the school their teacher miss l snow deserves great praise for the able training- sha gave the children we understand that she is engaged for another year and is a very efficient teacher acton david dills of the free press staff has joined the navy and reported on monday at hmos star at hamilton jock bruce son of mr and mrs j bruce has enlisted in the rcnvr at the inaugural meeting of acton public utilities commission notice was received from the truck controller notifying the local commission that permission was refused to purchase a new- truck reported mlwyng to action on au gust 33rd and a week later back in a united kingdom hospital with a fra ctured left ankle pte robert a johnson was invalided back to can ada arriving in toronto last friday and now at bis home in acton again ronald mceaohern passed away sud denly atjus home rr 1 actonon thursday january ath in his 81st free press e surprise party for mb and mbs hyatt a pleasant surprise party was held at the home of mr and mrs james hyatt on new years day when about and wo forty relatives and friends gathered to bespeak for her continued success j celebrate with them tiie occasion of pte frank meswlck or deberi ns their 35th wedding anniversary the spent a few days with his parents here i door was opened by little misses joan snowplowing seems to be the gen- j and marie harrop mrs allan harrop eral order of the day at present received during the afternoon with mr a couple of toronto gentlemen were and mrs hyatt mr garfield mc- these are some of the many children who helped the fund in its early days interest a frisod june 1 raffle by boys of branch laocanllegkm j crawford a friend several donations bank interest employees of apple pro- ducts co glen mr and mrs c s stftcey mrs m bally a friend mr and mrs malcolm given of qdellsle sask and flying office- stan- ley given who has maae one tour of 33 operational flights over enemy ter ritory and his sister june a normal school student were guests at the home of mr and mrs john w snow and family the wms held their last meet ing of the year on jan 8th at the home of mrs swindleburst m the absence of the president mrs root mcenery presided the officers for this year are president mrs jesse mcenery 1st vlcepresldenumrs r mcenery 2nd vicepresident mrs stanley sinclair secretary mrsf j shortill asst secretary mrs a mckay treasurer miss b hilts asst treas miss young associate helpers mrs n sinclair mission circle supt mrs f w shortill 9 mission band miss b hilt baby band mrs swtndlchurst christian stewardship mrs warne friendship sec mrs klrkwood missionary monthly mrs r mc erery supply mrs a mckay organist mrs n sinclair 07 sftjbd 100 loo 1000 600 600 250 50 6164 500 100 500 here recently looking over some ul lage property more particulars later miss wilms hunter of toronto spent new years with her brother mr wp hunter of the 5th une mr and mrs a mcdonald attended the funeral of the late fred wilkin son of orangeville on friday uter- noon last the late mr wilkinson was wellknown in thli community and we extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved widow and family m the sad loss of a kind and loving fa ther mr and mrs walter hayward of guelph spent the week with mrs k icam and family brampton clure acting as toast master called upon mrs archie armstrong who pre sented mr and mrs hyatt with a bathroom hamper after which mr hyatt thanked their friends for all their kindness for the buffet lunch the table was attractively decoratexi with bronze and yellow mums and the brides cake with pink and silver trimmings mrs melville wanless invited the guests to the tea room where mrs william mc- clure proued tea and mesdames hyatt mcclure spencer wilson albert rogers b hyatt and miss sadie ca tion served mr and mrs hyatt have one daughter mrs allan harrop of norval and three granddaughters joan marie and alleen harrop ests of hunting acted as chairman pte thomas gilbert son of mr and mrs j gilbert is reported missing according to word received last satur day by his parents he is a former member of charters publishing co corporal cecil o littleton son of james littleton brampton and the late mrs littleton died on sunday morning at christie st military hos pital he has been a patient in the hospital for the past two months the newlyformed peel county hoc- key league got under way officially staffoazette and oonrator last tuesday night when ebeneaer i and huttonville played the first game t i of the season the huttonville team j beat their opponents by a score of b to 4 evidence of the shortage of water on farms adjacent to brampton l shown by the number of trucks with huge tanks drawing water from the town hydrant near gage park a large number of hunting enthusi asts gathered at the municipal ball snelgrove last week for the purpose of organizing a hunt club in chlngua- cousy harold watson for many years past an untiring worker in the inter- three more members of the mcnab st neighbours early srppor for the fund h oed it to grow to die 36001 mark mrs semple mrs b weston and mrs a h febt were club members jhe mcnabb st neighbours were among the sterling supports of the fund and gave se veral hundred dollars in donations gathered at their weekly meetings mrs s eason jtfrs kean mrs george martin and mrs w greensward are shown above the tennant family sold lucky draw t on th torn fccts cushion top donated i their two sons overseas ptes b j and w e 371 5 was the proceeds shown in picture are sister jean now a ljcpl with th cwac in toronto mr and mrs tenn and joan latimer who won the cushion top miskathleenpreston now a resident of new toronto spent many hours piecing this quilt made up of emb roidered names of donator 9j ae fond the quilt sent in a shipment of clothing forwar victims was unfortunately lost at sea peggy young bch and margaret cutarnel m50 lot ww victim backin 941 crte farmer and haroh gumer turned in 635 ceeds of a refreshment t