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the georgetown herald seventyseventh year of publication wednesday april 18th 1945 2 00 per annum 5c a copy rgetown citizens mourn passing of great american president memorial service held at 8 georges listen lome seats and cmttfl in parade company with catineus of nil throughout canada rgetown residente beard wtta credulity last thusday the that franklin delano roosevelt president ol the united states died suddenly at warm springs it was a great loss not only to own countrymen but to all tree- nakih as weh bo whom stood as the champion of pour freedom and the strong r ot ar international force for o future preservation or world peace succeeding utm to tbe presidency la viceipresident truman who office a few hours after the pre- s demise and on whose should- fall much of the burden of future problems georgetowns regret was expressed all church pulpits at the sun- r services with st georges church england bolting a special memorial the church was filled to over- with a church parade which ded members of branch 120 legion the lone scots re- logion wa town council and officials and the lome band aid girls pipe band the ven w g o thompson re- ted special prayers for the late pre- t and in bis sermon stressed par tly the fac that roosevelt had rebekah unknown man v hose religion was an frifnd party fte william h balch ktued in action in germany on february wi was a brother of mrs vancban bedell georgetown also suirlvinj arc his parents and youngest stater at hornby two sis ters in new brunswick and bro ther jack bjoh of hmllten sympathy fa extended to the fami ly in their less preston- wagstaffe wedding at st albans albans anglican ohuroh glen wiliams was the scene of a pretty eddlng at 1030 saturday morning when ruth marjorie wagataffe dau ghter of mr and mrs percy d wag- stafte glen williams became the bride of trooper herbert prestonf camp borden son of mr and mrs herbert predion glen williams archdeacon w g o thompson offi ciated at the doublering ceremony the bride was attired lb a street- length powder blue frock with match ing blue flowe bat she carried a bouquet ol deep red roses and bou- vafdia the bride s sister inlaw mrs john wagataffe was matron of honour in a brown tailored suit and green accessor es she carried pink roses mr john wagstaffe brother of the bride was groomsman following the ceremony the grooms parents mr and mrs herbert pres ton had a weddirg breakfast at then- home at which immediate relatives and a few outoftown guests were present for going away the bride changed to a navy topcoat with navy accessories the weather bj h l hutt nearly every ore has an opinion to offer on the weather all are agreed that for the greater part of bhe month it has been delightful but some who like all sunshine have been calling the weather the last few days miserable when as a maper of fact it has been moc seasonable and has helped to hold vegetatfcm back a little so that serious injury maj not be so likely should we get some frostslater we usually look for lots of showers in april but it is not until the middle of the month that we are begbmlnc to get them so far the season is be tween three and four weeks ahead of normal lt bruce zimmerman killed overseas news of the death in action of lit bruce zimmerman was received last weed by mr end mrs r s mcmen- emy in a letter from their son pte following a e the records for the past week date h and l rain temp fall tues april 10 79 38 wed april u 79 40 thurs april 12 76 fri april 13 79 sat april 14 60 40 sun apr 25 45 34 mon apri 18 53 33 j28 social and jfersonai lesion notes u it was brought to the tttflottab o the writer tha an error had occurred in our legion notes last me and we hereby rectuy this comrade cfaap- bob mcmenemy the community will man stated that be has been a mem- be saddened at this news for bruce ter of the branch for 9 years tots was raisd and educated in george town and was employed by the local dominion store prior to moving short ly before war was declared he was the son of ru zimmerman and the date mrs zin merman his father was employed by oneills for many vears before moving to kitchener bruce started hit career with the lo- v- sunday april 8th to attend tt coming fall and i ot 16 years as stated last week we regret this error and retract same l a dejegauonirom georgetown con sisting of 1st vkeprceident harlow past president mccartney secretary thompson treasurer roney and com rade alex taylor motored tostreets- caj dominion store and later went to kitchener tiw to guelph and gait where he was manager he enlisted with the highland light infantry of canada in 1940 proceed ing overseas in 1941 he returned from errand in october 1943 at which time hi look an officers train ing cours at brockvllle and was com missioned a lieutenant lieut zim merman went back overseas almost immediately afterwards he was also married before letumlng overseas he was instantly killed the latter part of march during the crossing of the rhire his fa her ij a member of the vet eran guatds ard his sister betty is a nurse in the rcaf murray of pointe was visiting in town cupt w d claire q iebe taterday some 250 frierds from the surround- ins distriu gatnered in norval parish active service notes miss jjdith and master jamie meek of crewson s corners spent the week end with thei grandparents mr and mrs alex mccalg ikits eric alar of st thomas was i vlmtor in town vesterday las evenink to renven1 stan hal mpp of streetsville was mr and mrs trama mcote fthe for- re ined i in town on tuesaay mtr gertrude watson rev on thursday evening last the an- law jean mackenzie and law bt u was chairma i for the evening we are glad u report that pte geo ge teasdme f wounds were not as sltious as was at first officially report- ecehtc a concussion but has 1 as behalf of tbe town the last post and seville were sounded and the pelade moved on to st georges after the service the parade marched back to tbe legion where president stalford of the le gion thanked those who had tamed out gates snow wedding a very pretty weadlng was solemniz ed on saturday april 7th in baluna- fad united chnch when annie rho- den younger daughter of mr and a john w snew became the bride of homtio archibald younger son of mr bruce and the late mrs gates of mbton rev a o w foreman offi ciated daj with mr ard mrs fred laws major ind mrs roger guyot of toronto vlslw2 friends in georgetown and the glen one day last week mi and mrs weir redd ol toronto day par of his life and who ted on got s support in his oner- one parade with sjqais henry nuai unsown f lend party of verdun kathleen exham of st thomas spent shepherd mbe as marshal moved rebekah lodge no 184 was held at the end mr and mrs j b off from the legion ball by way of somas whcn at 7 o dock sixty mackenzie ham street headed by the lome flve membera sbt down to a deudous i mr and mrs vic tedder and sons scots band and halted at the oeno- sajaq su arranged a v tom and bob of toronto spent sun- tanh where two minute silence ww eob ll f rtsveu wraths were deposited by eaom fisted bj members of each tbe legion and by mayor cleave on the snia leadera were un mwwi ho v yw tlw g marshall mrs w meridham mrs fred mcnallj mrs au collins the tables wci very pretty de corated with pink and green paper babr tear plants and lighted candles and the artistically wrapped parcefe served as place cards after all had partaken of th good things on the tabifs mrs myrtle droft noble grand asked all to stand and join in singing the national anthem after which there was a minute of silence in re spect to franklin d roosevelt our good neighbour to the south who that afternoon had suddenly passed on tie fouowltg toasts were then pro posed and rejnended to the un known friend proposed by mrs pearl lttuco and responded to by mrs aileen bradley our lodge proposed by mrs lilian ritchie and responded to by mrs edna mogbon then md messrs do i dobxm and archie pu ler providec nusic for dancing the mv yweds wen presented with a chest of silver and a purse on behalf of thott prbent oy betty mcclure and roj thcmpsoi mrs jack mcdon aid read the adf ess rev j l self is chainniii or the delightful pro- n which fell wed included were ocal duet by xfcry moyer and molly hcphurn euphonium duets by ross spei t the week end with his parents pelcti na james bums and violin mr and mrs w h reid i duets dy don r son and archie ful- miss eileen reid of niagara on the ler also a reading by mss marg mo- lake la visiting her aunt and uncle meekin some o those who expressed dt and mrs clifford reid good wishes t mr and mrs mcgee mrs walker belyea and two sons were andrew mcdonald garfield mc- edwin rcnvr and joe of toronto clure arthur lundy mr burnaby spent the week end at their summer wm mcclure harrop mrs peter home at the 8th line crossroad miss betty groves and miss v cuuk of toronto were guests at wldwooc with mr and mrs h e baudn last week end mr percy d wagstaffe glen wil llams was takei to st joseph 6 hos pital ouelph lat thursday where he is strtously ill mr harvej dew hurst attended the zone meeting comrades tom mrs grieve and harry savings jim murol y also attended as i tlie meeting was opened by dr adams of port credit the past zone commander and after routine buet- ne the uect cr of officers took place oomrade ted drew zone comman der would not let his name stand for reelection due to ill health oomrade draw wj heartily applauded when he took the floor stating he iegretted he cou d not carry on as zone comman der and it was with regret that nli resignation had to be accepted the new zone commander for the coming verm is comrade anderson of milton with comrade dutch mc cartney of branch 120 georgetown being appointea as deputy zone oom- rnarder one main resolution brought before the meeting was a leoammendatlon to the government that the gratuity ow ing men of the armed forces killed overseas be paid to dependents up md until the cessation t hostillues i riiib evolution ahen voted on carried unanimously degates a tending the zone meet- mi were from georgetown acton mi ton bramptor port credit oak- ille and streetsville a great honour was bestowed upon pu jo eph f hill of the u s ar oitlahoiri ciij tf spending a furlough with m wnft ind daughter i joyce ho c l pu- wheldon fmmerson xnit i sou enir to his wife the former muriel our branch at the zone meeting at hfwson whlcn l certainly novel to streetsville in the election of com sl hie eust it was his wallet with dutch mccartrey as deputy zona paptrs iiside xmileuly riddaed by commander so congratulations ar lh shrapnel whiii wounded him se in order to dutch his first official verl weekt afto while serving on the auty was the lnstauatlon of the ofd- western front wheldon is in hos j ctr for 1945 40 of the brampton le- pltal in belgium and is making a glon on april dtn he was abry assist- good reco ery ed by 1st vlcepres herb harlow and after the installation a soclsi dick and laverne thompson adell- cioos lunch was served by the ladies triendi in he oisrict wil be sorry to earn that jo schertzl son of mr nd mra john schertzj rr1 norval received a bad eve injury last satur- daj night while playing hockey in the stewarttown word of whose promotion ravina gardens toronto from sergeant to cflm has just been joe was playing with the bowsers received by hi parenta he is sta- igaonst he peoples when the puck on i england as an cpl normar davidson who is home from the mediterranean area is spending his furlough at the home of his grandmother mrs cain john and victoria st he was called on by the welcoming committee and received a lovely gift he spent an enjoyable evering with ue committe which composed mayor harold cleave reeve k maodonald mr t grieve and mr h hale congratulaultns to ken murray ttnsat came the long awaited moment when uneral service for the late harry k- h- etw htari at- the papcejtwere opened and each matthew in suatford last wednes- fond out who their unknown friend d esl as an honorary pall- had been and the basket was passed b around and a new unknown friend outof town guests at the preston- chosen for the next year the rest of wagstaffe wedding on saturday in- the evening was spent in games sing- eluded major and mrs roger ouyot songs and a mock wedding arranged toronto and mis james preston and bv the four groups and their leaders family chattem mr and mrs oliver hunter with age by her father was becomingly at tired in a floorlength gown of white totraray over satm she wore a ftn- certip veil ard carried a bouquet of red roses the bride was attended by her ststed lydna as maid of honour and utss betty maocosklll as brides maid they wore matching floor- length gowne of figured ceianese or gans that of the maid of honour iwom over pink and that of the 4iridesmaui over pale green taffeta they wore short net veils caught up by pink nowsrs and corsages of pink hbaodragons the groomsman was mr peter smith of hamilton cousin of the groom the wedding music was played by mrs a vannatter of georgetown during the signing of tin register mrs f j ortill rendered a lovely solo the of out smile a reception followed at the bride s home tnc brides mother receiving in a blue tiwopipxe dress and wearing a oorsage of white loses she was as sisted by the groom s sister miss doro thy gate wcarn a black dress and corsage at white loses folowing uu lecepuon the hajtpy couple left on a motor trip through the niagara peninsula the bride wearing j wine diess dark green top coat gren ha and white leather gloves the gi of the groom the brides gift to the groom was a mor occo leauier billfold they will re side near milton armstrong miller wedding at brantfobd hit him rr the eft eye he is at pr esent in st josephs hospital sunny aloe and is making a good recover j the sight of his eve having been saved oongrattuauons to john f alexan der overseas with the rcasc on his recei promotion to mechanist ser ge m major ban of mr and mrs lohn alexander of georgetown he has been overseas since july 1943 ent to normindy two weeks after d daj and has since seen action in france belgium r nd holland when last heard from he was expecting to spend a eave in england from his incnt station in holland adorne1 with pink and white carna tions an i snapurngons trinity angll can church brantford was uhe scene gol op will m n u leaving milton to of a military v eddlng on april 7th mutt her home with her daughter and whn pt betllr estella miller cw 1 wrho have recently moved mrs a ueggett of beauhamois que bec attended tre one hundred and first convocation of knox college to ronto in the collegi chapel last tues- a eenin mrs b gollop of milton visited j f i mrs y harlej was plsed to re- frleinds ii urwn ast thurad i mrs j ei a prccl rom her husband tpr ray harlej now serving in hoi c daughter or mr and mrs jame6 miller brarafora became the bndc of l cpl arthur armstrong son of mr nd mrs m armstrong georgetown re t o painting officiated f roni british cc lumbla to kitchener oi torio misses hile i ont evelyn mccalg were hosusscs a treir home recently when members of the 3m club gath given hi mcrrnge by her father the ere to make a prtscntatlon in honour bride wou her uniform and a corsage i oi m ajuji eno a recent bride land which contained several attrac he dutch soivtnirs vday service of sweet peas her only attendant pte judy chablr cwac was also in mlform and wre n similar corsage cpl joseph kd was best man and kci neth rennlnr was usner hccelvirg at he kerby house mrs m her wore p blue frook with navy blui accessories and corsage of sweet peas mrs armstrong assisting wore mauve with blue accessories and slmt lir corsage now that the atteut ol germany is certain and organ ired resistance a mattor of weots pcrliaps the local mil lsterial association have planned a con munltv service of thanksgiving on uie ofqciaj declared v day to be neid on the high school grounds at 00 pm if the news cones fairly early in the day the service will be held an the mr and mrs j m mcklnley of same da otherwise on the following toronto were week end visitors with da ta ca ol ra n the service will mr p b and miss hasel harrison be held in the aicna the room and bride s chair were at- traaivelw decorated with plnic and i st earners during the evening i jmes were enjo ed after which gifts wore preentoi to the bride a salad plate luncheon was served from a table centered with a bride s cake word has ber received by friends in town that lc cpl bill schultz was vounded during the early part of march wllle flghtng in belgium and holland he has shrapnel wounds in the ieg bill went overseas last no vember rfter training at camp bor den glen williams mr and mrs robert english return ed home last week after spending the past six months lr florida mrs david stamp and baby return ed to toronto on friday after spend lng a holiday with mr and mrs david stamp sr eleanor walk r of englehart doro thy edga gwynneth morion and gwen w jlams all of toronto were recent visitors at the home of mr and mrs j r williams mrs james fietton ot chatham is visiting at the home of mr and mrs htbert pestcn mr george bei timont of toronto was a weel- eni visitor with relatives here dick beaiuncm spent the week end at the home of mr nnd mrs william bcnumon miss roeemarlr robinson who has been a patient hi guelph general hos pital for the pas4 three weeks returned home on friday mrs roger guyot of toronto was t ls4tor last week at the home of mr u 1 1 mrs jack crawford hour was held in the brampton le gion hail hats off to retiring president har old stalford for organizing the cburc parade of last sunday only a few hours after the announcement of the death of the president or the u s comrade stalford got busy onjanbdns the church parade which turned out to be a grand success a full account of the church eervice appears else where in this paper but for the legion we can say that au deserve credit for the wonderful turnout to the appeal of president stalford in his last offi cial act as president of branch 130 he deserves the thanks of his com rades ashgrove the april meeting of he w ms was held on tuesday afternoon april loti at the home of rex j o and mrs totton hornby there was a large attendance and mrs thos gat- fen the president was in charge of the meeting mrs hector bird con ducted a vex helpful devotional per iod during which a lovely vocal duet was contributed by mrs c b diok ind mrs john hunter the guest speaker was mr howson principal of the oedanalt school for girls at georgetown who gave a very inspir ing easter message a piano solo by mrs t j browi ridge was much ap preciated a cedcious lunch was serv ed by mrs tot on and the committee in tharge and t social half hour en- joyed tie regular meeting of ashgrove pu wis hell sunday evening april 15th in the sunday school room during the wt sadp period the scrip ture was read by john bird and pray er given by ismey kean the mlssion- ar topic in work of dr gilchrist and miss mary reid among the lepers was well taken by betty ruddell mrs george nurse visited with friends in toronto and gait recently miss oonatance boultibee of toron to was the student teacher at ash grove school last week prpre t invet fn the besi 8th victory loan campaign april 23rd to may 12th help co pletetth defeat