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the georgetown herald wedneday december 12 1945 local merchants welcome your christmas trade lions plan for another community christmas tree m it wouldnt be christmas without the minus visit of santa claus to town and a news bulletin just received from his headquarters at the north pole says that he will be here on saturday afternoon december 22nd to sec all his little friends tariown ttie trip as you know is sponsored by the georgetown lions club which pays all santas travelling expenses and raises the money for this by tibe ale of lucky draw tickets lor chickens and geese every kkldle in the dis trict la invited to be on main street on saturday deo atad to receive a rfrtbrr of nuts and oranges santa qaus is mafring no promises this year about candy tfor even he has h toooblea wltti sugar rationing bat if any b available hell have tt dont forget children to tell yoor dad and mother to buy a lucky draw ticket and be sure to be on hand to meet santa tn person social and personal ida lex schrag and patsy of tor onto spent the weekend with mr and aba william bulhvant ittjs rosamond jackson of toron to was a weekend guest with miss is- obel thompson idas isabel btehn and mr john oswald of obesity ware sunday visi tors with ffr and mm walter biehn mr d mtmi of valleyneld quebec was a week end visitor with and mrs a c mcbride we are sorry to learn that mrs red harrison has had to return to toronto gmneral hospital for further luajilhsm after an operation which mrs prank binnle of lindsay has been visiting in town for the past week miss kay wilson has returned toronto after visiting at the home of her sister mrs wllf ford she is re cuperating from serious injuries suf fered in a traffic accident some thne thomas wayne infant son of mr and mrs t d watts of toronto dirtstened at the morning service at georgetown united church last sun day mrs watts is the former evelyn stockford of georgetown mr and mrs john mccoy of roch ester ny and their chldren david and bttml were visiting for several daya last week with mr and mrs george harrington lao john brans who has been stationed with the roaf in calgary for some time has been transferred to yorktoro saak miss martha e isley rn of the hopewell rotary hospital leaming ton and mr joseph hough of quelph spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs h isley 6th line erin- mr george aloott is making a sat isfactory recovery from an operation which he underwent maxm weeks ago in christie street hospital toronto and was able to be noma for the week end with ats family mir and mrs tcf mir and joyce attended the horse show atoak ville last saturday sponsored jointly by the oakvxue lions club aodxthi bayvtew riding and driving club mr and mrs j a barly and mrs s bongatd of toronto also were a the show which was the most success ful held in ontario since prewar years l tinn mit itx welcome home young married group formed at united church a group of fifteen young married couples at the united church have formed a group as yet unnamed which will hold regular meetings ev ery first and third alffednesday even ings in the homes of he various mem bers the first meeting was held last wednesday at the home of mr and mrs harvey clarke when one of the members mr leslie ellis ceramic en gineer at smith and stone ltd gave a talk on ceramics illustrated with varous samples of pottery and glass games were later enjoyed and box lunches were offered for auction the next meeting will be held at the church when the group will decorate the church for the christmas season autti maurice dixon mom prom england home from england where she has served for a year with the british civil nursing reserve mrs maurice dixon has been visiting with bar parents mr and mrs r j graham b r 2 georgetown formerly lula graham she la mairrled to mr mau rice dixon of kapuskaslng who served overseas as a captain m the war and returned to canada last october mrs dixon made the crossing on the man chester shipper extensive damage caused by fire at b a station pire believed to be started by defec tive wiring gutted the b a service station on the highway early mon day evening the service station op erated by harry graham was badly damaged inside and mr graham lost goods and equipment valued at 1400 the loss is partially covered by in surance the fire was first noted by a group of girls who told mr a speight a neighbouring garageman who turned in the alarm the fire brigade had the fire under control in a matter of minutes after arriving on tile scene lorne scots arrive next sunday or monday word has been received as we go to press that the lome scots regi ment will arrive in brampton on dec ember 16th or 17th the regiment is now en route from england aboard the monarch of hanmkla and will dock at am eastern port omy three georgetown men are coming with the unit captain bob barly pte howard anguish and opl o h boyle ofcner district personnel are sgt j smith oakvule pte a o colling camp- bellville and pte r c ervin milton welcome home pte wm miller returning to canada two weeks ago aboard the empress of scotland pte william hilller is back home with his wife and family pte miller enlisted with tne rcasc in april 1941 and after being stationed at hamilton and debert njs went overseas in 1943 he went to prance shortly after d day and has since been with his unit tn belgium holland and ger many an employee of prormelal paper ltcl he is married to the for mer edith aloott and they have five children june billy jack bobby and ross unr mervyn cook returning to canada on the em press of scotland gnr mervyn cook is back home wltb his wife the for mer june graham of glen williams and daughter myrna enlisting in july 1942 with the armoured corps at toronto he trained at petawawa debert us and sussex nb before going overseas three and a half years ago he has served tn prance bel- glum holland and germany onr cook was employed with the alliance paper mills ltd at time of enlist- nt sgt varey following his brother pte morley varey home by a week sgt russell varey was among a group of george town men who docked at new york last friday aboard the queen elisa beth and is vudlng in town with his uncle and aunt mr and mrs h m held he is one of three brothers in uniform his other brother sgt elgle varey being home on six months leave from newfoundland where he was stationed with the dental corp russell joined the army in june 140 and went overseas in july 1041 with the 13th field regiment roa he was with the assault force which help ed to win victory in france and has since been in belgium holland and germany lac john hunter merchants make every effort to fill christmas orders though stock short the weather by h l hutt about this time lost year we had four inches of know on the ground that kept the frost from penetrating all winter with the result growth res ponded quickly to some early warm days in march which no doubt serious ly affected the fruit crop and maple syrup vield this year with very little snow on the ground the frost is sinking in so that tree roots will get their usual winter sleep we trust it will have its influ ence for more bountiful crops next year following are the local records for the past week date h fe l ram temp fall tues dec 4 wed dec 5 thur dec 6 34 fri dec 73 sat dec 8 a 45 sun dec 9 43 man dec 10 30 34 15 intermediate hockey club organize norman hjxl appointed as group convenor at a poorly attended meeting in the arena last night georgetown inter mediate hockey club was organised with toe following officers president jack t armstrong vicepresident jas richardson sectreas jiorman hill executive jsrn thompson walter rlchai i g moguvray clarence king g monlcol joe hall jr wake field ford howard kentner j j olbbens a team has already been entered and grouped wittt slora pacgna or- angevulc acton in group no s norman h1h has been selected by the ojla a group convenor and be will call a meeting in the near fu ture to draw up the league schedule it is hoped that the executive will get behind the club and make hockey a success in town again this year prospective players are asked to get in touch with the executive or be a veteran of service with the rc togrtontoekeforthenrrt pte jack crawford another of the lome scots who went overseas in june 1m1 pte jack crawford came home last weekend on the queen elizabeth son of mr and mrs jack crawford glen wil liams he served is months in italy and later tn prance and holland in june 1943 he was married- to the for- wilhelmlna napier of dundee uand who came to canada last may and has been making her home n the glen with his parents cpl gear hayes to the lorne scots regiment after nearly four years overseas cpl h g hayes arrived in toronto on thursday nov 29th having made the crossing on the empress of scot land he enlisted with the lome scots in april 1941 and went overseas in june of the same year he has seen service with them in italy france belgium holland and qermany cpl hayes married the former janet jes sie morrison of blanefield scotland last may and hopes they will be re united here sometime before next march srmn george sargent returning on the queen elizabeth was sgmn oeorge sargent last of three sons of mr and mrs cbiris sar gent to come home after service over seas george enlisted in march 1943 and was on the staff of no 2 district depot in toronto for nintti months before taking his signals course at vimy barracks kingston he went overseas in october 1943 and went to prance after d day serving since then in belgium holland and ger many employed at the provincial paper mill at time of enlistment he is married to the former enid garvin and they have two children douglas arxl donald the latter born since his dad went overseas af in england and india lac john hunter returned home on the queen elisabeth last week end enlisting in april 1042 he trained in toronto st thomas and bagotvllle que before going overseas in may 1943 he was in india from september 1944 to sep tember of tills year arriving back in england on sept 12th son of mr and mrs ken hunter of georgetown john is married to the former marion dick of aflhgrove and they have a daugh ter catherine margaret born after her dad went overseas capl j l lambert on leave of absence fxomhls posi tion as principal of georgetown high school since his enlistment capt j leonard lambert came home on the queen elizabeth last week end join ing the army in 1942 he was station ed at camp borden before going overseas later that year as a rein forcement officer with the lome soots and has since been stationed in eng land with the nj2tjj mrs lam bert and the children sylvia and michael have been living since early fall on a farm in the acton district practice ice is already in the mak ing at the arena and if the weather j holds out skating will be underway by the week end well here it is foiks the annual christmas shopping edition of the herald filled with su for your christmas shopping list although the war is over- things are not quite back to normal in the retail trade an many ltemsare still in short suppk but you can rest assured that xjecav getown merchants have done ttwtr best to help you with your gift prob lems and if youll read their adver tisements and do your shopping early it wont be too difficult to get a suitable present for every r of the household most local stores will be open even ings next week in accordance wttb the bylaw authorising this already christmas window displays are relay ing the christmas spirit along mate street and though there is a mini mum of snow well probably still ham that white ctirirtmae wttbook which the season doesnt seem to ta quite complete we hope readers will patronise abator home town merchants during the naat two weeks and do their nulnhnae shopping where they know they oak get the most for their money local news 8 8 no 16 bsqueslng 7th line concert and dance monday dec 17 rhythm rubes orchestra admission 35c the winners in the husking com competition sponsored by the ebquaa- lng agricultural society are announc ed elsewhere in this issue the christinas concert of town united church sunday will be held on weditesday december 19th an interruption in hydro resulted in charles street rarideaga dining fashlnnahrjr by caodieugpt lat sunday power was off from 540 ttaf 8 until hydra if t nnifi mccallum located the trouble p o roy preston returning to town recently where they are visiting with his parents mr and mrs w h preston king street were stoker petty officer roy pres ton and his wife a veteran of over four years service with the rcnvjt expects to be discharged later this month he has had some inter esting experiences in the service as a crew member of the armentieres winnipeg and the aircraft carrier na bob which was torpedoed on august 33 1944 he has lately been on the destroyer ottawa which has been running from canada to scotland all summer mrs preston is the former doris king of vancouver and they were married two years ago last april before enlistment p o preston was employed in- toronto i card of thanks cpl h g hayes wishes to express his thanks and gratitude to friends and organizations in georgetown and district for parcels and cigarettes re ceived while overseas umehouse the wi meeting was held at mrs smethursts on thursday the roll call being little notes on etiquette mrs e miller read current events and mrs smethurst the motto habits are at first cobwebs at last cables mrs a w benton read a paper on tuber culosis also appealing for funds for the christmas seal fund a commit tee was named for arranging a christ mas party for members and families the proceeds of a euchre december 18 were to be used as a treat local children a donation was voted for british children as well follow ing the national antihem the hostess served lunch the dance sponsored by the hall board last friday evening was quite enjoyed by those who attended musk was supplied by karns brothers jack noble and helen meredith with r l davidson as floor manager miss shirley wright spent the week end in hamilton mr and mrs a w benton and sons and mr and mrs s wright visi ted in toronto on sunday bauman bros of hawkesvllle have moved from the village where they have been gravelling township roads during the past few months i pictures for which were sold by the daughters of tf church were won by number iff purchased by miss eleanor traynor the draw was made by mr walaar biebn while the dance sponsored by tng enqueuing agricultural society laafc wednesday night was not altogetbar a financial success 150 dancers enjoy ed the music of the modem aires or chestra and spent a very nappy uxaf at the georgetown arena the soctebj i will sponsor their usual social at nerval during the winter months notice to ah fairoers slnd pottttty keepers a lecture on feeding breed ing and weeding of poultry by prog francis oac at town hn george town wednesday dec 19th at sjbt pjn no admission everybody wel come miss margaret govan of the national girls work board will speak at the annual cgit ves per service in the united churdl next sunday december 10th at t pjn the daughters of the church held a very successful tea and sale of wool ten goods and aprons in st georgat sunday school room last friday af ternoon the tearoom looked moat attradttve decorated with ctirmma greens and candles howard uillco joint manager of the leagueleading timlin in n in last summers wftball ser has re ceived sweaters and crests for taw players the crest is a handsome black and red one which win be sewn on white terrycloth sweaters 34 was raised in merchants donations to pay for the sweaters and crests in memoeiam sharfe in memory of f sharp of barrie who passed away suddenly december 17 1944 always bered by daughterinlaw audrey m sharpe now land white in loving memory of a dear wife and mother mary mael r white who died suddenly on dec ember 19th 1041 in gait hospital her memory is as dear todavj as in the hour she passed fr sadly missed by her husband len in toronto her son donald and daughters soeen and marjorte geor getown j r ukokgbtown womans sthtrat dies in toronto after an illness of ove weeks tn hospital mrs mary phillips passed away m toronto the late mrs phil lips who was in her 88th year was m of mrs susan oolman of geor- t camd of thanks would uks to thank the aulanoe paper mul the beaumont parcel fund committee and the soldiers obtt- fbrts committee and all the who so kindly sent parcels i arettes to m wfafis i i gnr mervyn cook