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the georgetown herald wednesday aug i 1 945 legion notes weather not favourable fob usoion ve jahdobee whether tfco atomic bomb that fait japan during the pat week had any- ttimg to do with old weather man be ing in bad humor for the legion ve jamboree we owmoj nay but it surer pat a damper on the ackrrftlea plann ed for civic holiday bright and earl on oivio holiday all members of the different commit tees were on hand at the legion hall to perform the several tasks allotted to ttiem but several important items on the program for the day had to be called off on account of rain comrade fred mccartney chairman over all as well as all members were great disappointed at the turn of events as the proceeds of tne day ware to bo devoted to bhe building fund to enlarge and alter he legion rooms to accommodate increased mesnberatiip caused by tibe return of local service men the fact tfaat tkfceto were sold for the draw and dance and the weather cleared up in time for the evening garden party helped to meet expenses involved but very little is left to go towards the building fund during the afternoon the legion ball waa thrown wide open to legion members their families and friends and a grand reunion took place of old comrades owing to the spots day planned tor vj day celebrating by the town council the legion sport program has been postponed to a later date to avoid conflicting with the celebration the garden party convened by com rade root muir was a decided soccesi and from the applause given bft a packed grandstand to the artists all present greatly enjoyed the numbers presented the concert party in dharge of mr j rennte i nancy mogalg accordionist who per formed exceptionally well and went over big with the audience violet murray scottish sopana who appear ed before the legion members and their wives a year ago at the legion hall was the next artist and held the crowd speubound with her remark able rendition of several solos and was repeatedly called back for encores her rendition of put your arms houghing deepfuhire growth s fi people tar made it morr enftmlial titan ever thai strategic telephone channels he puardrd front intrrruption hy storm and other hazard and work hon ronr strath i forward on our treat triangular imdi rpmuml ralilr route between toronto ottawa ami muntrral an the eupply of mm and mat rials 1111 f u iimn an i more open wire will ix r plurt d in uid ncrmiml ml i ietwrn i utuion and v in 1 rlriin m tr ol hi qutur u to ra- oat point uhtnur in rrj i traffic and ih rating pnidtn in irnl it n in 41 loo will he brought into the i oiil ii luur n iw rk ii rt in still an o tin r major ij k din ail of us a- purl of our postwar construction program hydro rural service when to the writer of this letter and several thousand others who are in the- same position i your hydro can definitely say that your application for service certainly has not slipped our mind everything that can be done is being done to serve as many new customers as soon as possible even though many regulations have been relaxed and the war in europe is over there is little if any sign of improvement in the shortage of labour and materials the shortage of only one of the many parts needed to complete a service results in a delay the labour and materials available are being used with extreme care and planning to serve as many new rural customers o qut kly as possible to those applicants in areas where hydro lines are still to be constructed hydro service will be made available as the supply of labour and materials improves already sufficient applications have been received which wtll require the construction of over 3000 miles of line that cannot be undertaken tn 1945 however your hydro is making every effort to complete by the end of 1945 oil applications made in 1944 that have been officially approved by letter your hydro has done and m doing everything possible to extend electricity to essential rural servicas the hydro rural service that you are waiting for wtll be completed ust as toon as the labour and material situation permits the hydro electric power commission of ontario i i around me and using a comrade of the branrib as her lover went over big waboh the reaction from the little woman bob jack hamilton impersonator and comedian held the crowd in an up roar with his impersonations and witty stories lost but not least was our old friend pat rafferty of the old original ducnbells pat has always gone over tiig with his audience and at uhe garden party was a real knookt qui in all it was a grand show and comrade mulr deserves congratula tion for bringing to the public sch wonderful talent bui hlneg was the piano accompanist followingthe garden party those in attendance crowded to the armouries where an eightpiece orchestra provid ed fiance music and the day ended with the grand draw for prizes which were won by the following let prize j leyborne fergus 2nd a mcfiher- son glen williams 3rd pte prank golden georgetown 4th j gibbons acton and 5th p goflln georgetown the dance and draw was under the chairmanship of comrade t grieve his worship major cleave drew the winn ing n umbo rs chairman over all comrade fred mccartney extends his personal thanks and those of the legion to all who helped in any manner to make a success of our v e jamboree as to the owrkera from the legion com rade mccartney explained that it was hard to single any particular members for the exctljent work done some were fortunate enough to carry out their part of the program but many others whose names do not appear in these notes ery willing gave of their time to perform the several duties as signed to them so thanks go to all members of branch 120 for a job well done notes comrade sam tennant was passing around uars last week on the occa iion of hi birthday anniversary congrau to sum comrades several of our comrades resembled birds in i guilded cage selling tiokets 1 tit mondaj in the legion hall where wis uit point pro ec ion thrte imnibin wtrt ippolnted as policemen md no protection afforded the vendors t ticktu was ivallable to prevent i lomrudis putting up sgns such as doit it td lit moi kns tic t c and in hiij i t iii kef c ii i t ii ii c i irfee of i iroxs to tip v txttndi in u i io i y h t m it ol in trtd o uiki piri md o hers who uld likt to join to issemble tues dav next for i rehe irsal noa thai lie jamboree is over lei t get behind sam and help him put jiii affair over sc is we ma j have entertainment this fall jb acllvfc bervicfc notes capt max strang son of mr and mrs j a strang has been recuper ating from diphtheria contracted in belgium and is now in hospital in ghent leading officers cook jack kem- ahead is now in esquimau bc ac- coding to word reaching his family last teek end be has been aboard aucsugndihwhlah ha just com pleted a tour of the pacloe area and jack expects to be home on leave soon his sister wren ethel kern- ahead has returned to halifax after a furlough at home and the third navy member of the family abble is at present in texas cept lex sohrag has been trans ferred from ottawa to brodcvula card of thanks james emmerson wishes to thank all his friends ard neighbours who to kindly sent him card ctgareucs and fruit during his stay in hospital carrolls bows aylmer dehydrate beans 25 mclarens vacuum pack coffee 49c a dm 89c 10 frell jars keen mustard tin s7c49c zinc jar rings dozen x5c red jar rubbers pks 6c canada vinegar 12ei bu 10c savoy pectin or certo crystals pfco loc special m60 prunes goldm tip tea u pig 44e corn flakes tplsc shredded wheat carroll batting powder spec1m aumer special mbkv tomato custard fmsh tmum w 1 lb icc co 5c 25c old dirtck cleanser tin ioc nuggt shoe polish tim 2e chan floor wax i lb tin 59o vihcn available uw soap woodburyi 3 cakn 23c open drains llh sinko tin atso mh- j x9s ailmcr slotted olives kelloggi all wheat nx3e swantdown caka flour pb aa sunrs drinking straws na lee londonderry ice cream powder pto- 14 whole mixed pickling spice lb 25c we reserve the right to limit qnantltlm of all merchandise sze 300 lemons cw 49c size 288 oranges doz 4ic sze 252 oranges doz 48c beets carrots cabbage and tomatoes at market price fruit and vegetable prlceg subject to market flactaftuans coupons to use august 2nd suar to 62 preserves 33 to 57 pi to 15 butter 90 to 1m dancing huttonv park every wednesday and saturday maaic by modem abes johnny boyd aad jack mack oreheatn regular admuaioii 50ci fee ececeit 10 mowo through wise conservation measures the three million caribou in the northwest territories provide an assured livelihood for thousands ot indians and eskimos conservation measures are the surest safe guard of all our natural resources yours io enjoy yours to protect contridtco by carlings tm camjtwrkks uhttco