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the georgetown heram wednesday july 18 1945 dance at stanley park erin every tuesday and fridax evening modern aires orchestra upwells limited p i k it might b yours oub weston toronto is bungalow or 10000 in victory bonds 50 nhiril periodic prizes 100 per share 6 for s5x0 proceeds youth rehabilitation dr alan bull ron h fawcett president ticket selling committee treasurer weston lions ctab toronto 15 i herewith enter my order for in weston lions bungalow draw shares will be ed promptly name address crl excitement provided by barbara benedict install automatic controlled heat in your home now fairbanksmorse stokers save coal save labour use canada economy fuel stoker coal start next winter right w h kentner son phone 250 georgetown georgetown youth tor christ enthusiastic duets entertaining imtnmwntsil evangelistic trios special rally every saturday night at 745 pjn loof hdtt wesleyan street full gospel message come i i all welcome i l rs cornelius l dewolfe lv1 strolled one bright sunny it ornmg down the hedgelined flag- si me walk that extended from the sk t terrace of the great dewolfe estate via flower garden swhruning pool summer house tennis court greenhouse arid lawn at the gate which shut out the common world from the exclusiveness of the de- wolfe grounds mrs cornelius l paused was in fact about to turn and retrace her steps when her eye chanced to rest upon tfe gate lateb a feeling first of surprise then of onger then of faint alarm gripped her in respective succession the- gate was unlocked and was swing ing gently upon its lunges mrs hewolfe frowned thinking of the ex act words she would use when dis charging the gardener pierre for his neglect trembling pale of face she re turned to the prlvacv of her own grounds securely locked the gate ind hurried up the winding path near the flower garden she encoun tered pierre who at sight of her doffed his hat and waited respect fully for the corpulent lady to catch her breath pierre she managed at last i have just made the most dreadful discovery i found the gate un lockedand what do you suppose i theres a chalk mark on v side walk in the lane beyond i beg your pardon maam a chalk mark ifliotl a cross- made with a piece of chalk have you no idea what that means pierre it means this house is marked marked i tell youj marked maam by whom gangsters of course mrs de- wolfe was becoming fairly exasper ated there had been a stirring ac count of the chalk mark method in the morning paper dont you un derstand gangsters they have picked our home as a likely prospect to rob they know that mr dewolfe is away for the week they place a sign on the walk pierre we are about to be robbed possibly mur deredl mrs dewolfe eyed pierre angrily yet she would not be deterred from lending a bit of drama to the mo ment pierre she said with an expansive gesture hurry at once and warn arturo tell him to arm himself and guard the gate with his life after that you had betterwarn the remainder of the servants mrs dewolfe started briskly up the walk pierre replaced his bftt sighed deeply shook his head and bhuffled off in search of arturo tht chauffeur pierre found the chauffeur polish ing the hood of mrs dewolfes lim ousine the old ladys at it again he said sitting down at the running board and tugging a pipe from his hip pocket pierre sighed and tamped tobacco into his pipe oh she found a chalk mark on the sidewalk outside the west gate thinks its a sign put there by gangsters and were all to be murdered and robbed well of all the dumb crazy half- fwttted n 1 a erect and placed a hand on either hip say shes nuts oh i dunno pierre struck are to his pipe i dunno artie may be its because we dont understand her shes one of them kind of folks who likes exciting things likes to be dramatic romantic i guess you call it and nothin ever happens around here nothin not a dang thing to satisfy that cravin in her midnight came and went the lights in the house had long since hocn extinguished there was only stillness now broken by the scarcely mdible rustle of a gentle wind ilirough the hedges suddenly mrs dewolfe watching from her darkened bedroom win it v emitted a gasp she had seen m ar the west gate the skulking fig in of a man the figure disap- k i red then abruptly the still night it u is shattered by a shout it was illoued by the sound of running 1 1 the west gate opening a re- i her shot a scream a curse h nee 1 hnlled beyond her wildest dreams mrs dewolfe rushed below tairs and flung open the west ter r ice door a moment she stood there breathing heavily pierre his f ice streaked with blood suddenly emerged into the circle of light stopped at sight of her and doffed his hat pierre what happened it was a gangster maam ar turo and i trapped him he got away but i dont think hell come back right off mrs dewolfe clutched at her throat pierre you brave man i tell me her voice was soft and gentle are you hurt pierre no maam cut up a little ill go back to my room now an wash up if you dont mind maam out- in tht gardeners- cottage pierre too was smiling he washed the streaks of catsup from his cheeks and sighed contentedly the sigh of i man whose duty has been well per rmed he sighed again and miled thinking of the account of l o chalk mark method he had read in the morning paper recreational facilities the army and navy have spent approximately 200 million dollars for recreational facilltiesr including equipment for athletics indoor games shows and music pte bill chaplin and english bride in georgetown arriving in georgetown on domin ion day pte bill chaplin not only had a reunion with his family for the first time in five years but wad also reunited with his english wife who preceded him to canada by to weeks enlisting on june 26 1940 pte ohaplin trained for two months ut camp borden before proceeding to england with the rgasc he want to the continent during the norman dy invasion and served in belgium holland and on to bremen germany with the 6th canadian infantry bri gade company this unit was com posed mostly of men from hamilton buruntrton and acton prior to enlistment pte ohaplin who is a son of mr wm chaplin and the late mrs chaplin of georgetown was employed with the dominion seed house a brother cpl perc chaplin is serving in england with no 3 ci rd pte ohapun met his english bride when he was asked by mr robert blyth of glen williams to call on relatives in england a niece of mr blyth she was formerly kathleen vardtgans daughter of mr and mrs v j vardigans of uford essex a few weeks prior to their wedding last february 28th the vardigans home at 24 ley street was completely des troyed by a v2 rocket explosion and the wedding took place at 31 auck land road where the family moved after the disaster mrs ohaplin likes her new homeland and is looking for ward to living in georgetown where they expect to make their home after pte ahaplirra dasobm from the army tney are spending his 30day leave renesrinc acquaintances in ism district legion notes with the victory e jamboree just 1 extended to the family of comrad three weeks away the chairman over fred yates who passed away yeste comrade dirtoh mccartney held day meeting tuesday evening in the le gion hall complete details of the grand celebration to be held on civic holiday monday august 6th will be published in a future edition the following comrades have been appointed as chairmen of the different committees chairman over all fred mccartney secrefy wallace thomp son treasurer fred armstrong booths j murphy sports o herring- ton- bingo and games s tennant dance and draw t grieve publicity win roney garden party r muir gate h savings canteen j roberts the above chairmen are busily engaged in selecting their helpers and if your name does not already apusar on the board it is up to all comrades to offer their services so as to make the forthcoming celebration one of the beat over held under the auspices of tb canadian legion we are informed by comrade tom grieve that a prominent orchestra will be on hand for the victory e jam boree dance to be held in the armour ies and that he has secured the ser- comrades shun i you have all read the notice appearing in the club room regarding boisterous singing weh here is your opportunity to use your voice to good pdvantage we are in formed that several members bait voiced their approval of forming ft concert party probably a musical show to be staged this fall how about itf we have talent in the legion so why not get together and do something about it the rehearsals would be short and it would be a good medium of pastime all comrades interested in singing acting eto are urged to join this party and get this going comrade boley a few years ago held a short meeting at which several armyrfsfcits and plays were read to ft gioup of members and some of thest could be produced if we had ths voj- unteers from the legion tbe afctta and plays are yours comrades for re production if so desired comrade harry waudns last year celebrated his birthday and invited some twenty odd members to attend vices of mr bert gibbons well known with the purpose in mind of organia- womens institute picnic at acton frk some thirty members of georgetown women s institute with guests from the acton institute enjoyed their an nual picnic in acton park on wednes day july 4th the sports program was arranged by misses mamie and luena campbell and the picnic sup per by mrs victor king and mrs norman snyder prize winners for the day were lotto mrs f armstrong mrs v king mrs e thompson mrs w sinclair mrs f anderson mrs w milmere mrs kentner joyce lam bert time race mrs a mcdonald musical box mrs e thompson my stery woman mrs curtis lucky plate mrs a mcdonald animal circus mrs p anderson radio artist as floor manager this will be the dance you have been wait ing for so purchase your tickets now the writer attended the meeting of the imperial section of the legion held last sunday and was impressed with the fine turn out of members comrade president j mufptty oc cupied the chair and among the vari ed items on the agenda discussed and adopted it was finally decided to hold the imperial anrfliwl picnic ftt ekin park the latter part of august watch the herald locals for date those desiring to take part in this pic nic are requested to send in their names to officers of the section so that proper transportation can be arranged several important matters pertain ing to the section were dealt with at this meeting and delegates were ap pointed to attend the zone meeting to be held at guelph next sunday master terry harley son of com rade and mrs dean harley had the misfortune to break his arm last week and after receiving treatment in guelph hospital has returned home but will be laid up for some time one the sick list this week is com rade jimmy bmmerson who has been under the doctors care a com rades hope for a speedy recovery jimmy the sincere svmpathy of the branch lng a glee club or chorus composed of legion members but thftfwas far as it got now comrades we are making out more appeal to members who enjesr singing to try and get together and get some program lined up to pres this fall in the legion hail those who may be interested ftsft- requested to leave their names whn comrades sam glsby charlie day sad albert henney lets try and get tbt concert party organised and show ttm pubuc that we have the talent in tt legion jb over 60 guests attended ch3sholm kkunhkv the chlsholm reunion was held i saturday june 30th at the farm the home of mr l w c holm and son lloyd over i guests ware present and a very joyable time was spent on the i ous lawn games and sports wir ft feature of the afternoon after supper was served at tables on lawn mr victor king the i was chairman for a short program l business meeting the fctdowmg cuttve were appointed for next i reunion president r m hume 1st vicepresident clare burt 2nd vicepresident earner sec tress miss bra otnshofen selfpropelled another move forward 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the work save labor increase production and lower production costs it is easier to farm profitably with good equipment your local dealer will be glad to give you full particulars about the selfpropelled combine and other machines in the masseyharris line engineered and built to meet the needs of modern farming t masseyharris company limited of good farm a