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the georgetown herald ten pages georgetown ont wcdneaday february 20tfa 1952 ten pages health clinic blind institute had kde support last year awcseaful year highlight by continued aupaort al the adopted oartttam school tha local health hnu and a tag day for the institute jar tba blind was reviewed by misj hilda erain in bar secretarys re- port at tha annual meeting o coun- taai si strathmore chapter iode su new memben increased the naambarahlp roll to do in ibm and that was an average etlsodanes of w at the nine regular meeujia held cash donation made during the year included thoae to tlie queen icary carpet fund ten dollar each to tha easter seal campaign lied cross ilaltan music festival and brltllh and european keliet fund 3s to the lucy uorrtaon memortal fund and smaller donations to the cigarette fund peace garden fund and for purchase of supplementary reading books the aupport of the adopted school in neliburton was continued two bales of flmv contained articles valued at 1200 supplementary read fcag books were sent and the annual christmas parcel contained a prac tical gift and a toy for each of zs yesvigsters a gift for the teacher and nuts candles and oranges for afl at georgetown high scjiool tha annual bursary fund was continued also a 910 prize for a 4th form stu dent unusual money ralatng projecta in 10b1 included a cooking school spon sored by the maple leaf lulling cb in may and brills fashion show in september which played two nights in st john a memorial hall an auction sale among members at the january meeting ralacd mon ay for the queen mary carpet fund the valentine dance in february met with ita usual success ttu sale of christmas cards was continued at the falj fair in september 203 was netted in a tag day for the in stitute for the blind in april the 12th anniversary dinner was sttended by al members emcaqucslng community hall stew- arttnwn pictures ot trans canada airlines were ahown by barber tra vel agency and mlaa dn of tca gave sn interesting talk in may a social evening and entertainment wi uton for the girls of cedar- va i s ikkii snd in june mrs em b i v hostess for the unnunl pi nic uucsl akers during ttu jiar included miss sybil bennett qc who spoke on taxation and mrs james linton who told fellow mem bers about her homeland new zealand two food parcels a month were asnt overseas miss ruth evans be lng convener of this important work a bale of clothloftwaa alio aant overseas the members are knitting baby jackets and making diapers for isyettcs which will be sent to headquarters for overseas shipment the health clinic ia also sn iodic project and several of the mem- bars assist the haltoo health unit staff at tha clinics which are held in town twice each month the weather mr editor with the first weeks summary in your new office the weatherman would like to congratulate you on your move to larger ljuartsrs snd wishes you much success and hap piness in your new home and will look for bigger snd better heralds text ern iutkln many thinks to the weatherman and his wife for a lovely pot of daffodils which lent just the right note of colour to the office monday morning they have the place of honour on the counter ed datt max mln snow lab ii 32 11 flurries reb 12 25 14 flurries feb 13 18 3 feb 14 22 e feb 15 24 1 feb 16 28 flurries teb 17 34 w v4 mrs wiuum 0rggir dies at belleville a former georgetown resident jessie etnas diggins died on satur day in belleville oaneral hospital in bar 71st year mrs diggins bad llyed in geor getown for forty years in ims mr and mrs diggins sold their home here arid since then had spent the summers at wauotushene and the winters st belleville with their sons hugo and omar she was born in england and fol lowing her mirrlage to wlutam diggins cam to canuda they ii ved at claude for five years before moving to georgetown she leaves her husband snd six children mrs fred lcece brampton victor of buffalo n y hugo and omar of belleville waldo of olen williams and bernard los angeles csllfor nis there are eleven grandchildren following a service at the belle vllle burial conpany on monday the body was cremated ut st james cremstorlum toronto average 20 jft 7 42 vj mr and mrs pearen fifty years wed mr snd mrs frank pearen mil ton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home on feb- rusry 5th when 125 relatives gsth ered to honour them on the happy occasion both mr and mrs pearen have lived long in the community mr pearen born in peel county went to milton before the turn of the century and hi wife was born at peru he conducted a painting and decorating business in the county town for almost hslf a century and has taken an active interest id mun iclpal affairi being member ot council for several years and a member of milton high school board for sortie time their son lloss is st present a member of milton coun cil both have been active members o st inils united church where he vvai j member ot tin choir and sunduy school superintendent while mrs perm wi active in ladles groups mi pcaicna sister mrs victoria collop of hunovir who is a former resident of goigctown was amont those who poured tea at the recep tion along wlu- mrs rt g reddltt mrs mabel preston miss irene huff man mrs george scott all of tor onto mr ernest itendlc sheffield rs william scott and miss n u cunninghom milton others assist lng were mrs harry huffman hamilton miss pauline hill tor onto miss donna hill mrs w mountain mrs m poole mrs p thomas and mrs roy brownrldge receiving were mrs ella peddle miss b smith snd mr snd mrs ross pearen arae inspector was rcaf school instructor chief instructor at gait aircraft school during tha war and since then a garage inspector in ontario thomas keys died suddenly at lakevlew last wednesday mr keys was bom in bngland jnd emigrated to canada in 1010 before his marriage eleven years ago he made his home for a time in georgetown with his sister mrs george sugger and during his resi dence here was a member of branch ho canadian legion re was a veteran of both wars serving over- s with thavcanadtan forces in first world war re is survived by hie wife and children margaret ann and as besides mrs sflggerr he eves four other sisters and one r henry keys johannesburg africa mrs jessie robinson own south africa mrs ed- box london mrs ak mc- cobounz and mrs alex toronto the funeral service was held in ok crediton saturday with fel- members of the legion branch acting m pellbearere inter- was mad in clartcaon ceme- rsrabrf indostkial hockey norval 7 alliance 4 i acton 4 burn 1 ss 3 businessmen 2 standing w l t pta ss o 3 i io acton 7 8 0 14 alliance 6 7 0 12 bualneesmen 6 7 0 12 bums 8 7 1 ii norval 5 8 0 10 ten nigh sessers g a pts j stewart tacton 12 12 24 t wylle burns p 13 22 a haiell norval f 0 0 18 j hamilton ss 4 14 18 c lyons norval 0 6 is j king ss 0 3 14 d schenk businessmen s 5 14 k king sao 7 7 14 c norton alliance n j jj g gbbs ss 8 9 13 goal tenders ga so pet ss king jo 1 2 19 hobson acton 38 1 2 en wallers burns 45 0 3 48 ernmerson bitten 47 1 s2 jones alliance 81 0 4ss mahbycnorval 88 0 5 os semlflnals 1 and 3 teams will puy 2 games goals to count 3 and 4 teams will play 2 games goals to eoujtt finals j im bctt of jjomesjf pes s ian- rtvawt bay- a men williams fire destroys small factory at the glen fire broke out on the property of mr l j norton monday noon when bull din i containing a shod dy picker cauifht fire from an n it in spark lr no time the build nn and content were demolished the fire spread to destroy a urge unused chlckrn house responding to a call georgetown fire brigade savh1 the adjoining home and gar age of arthur norton which would have gjonr up in flames excit for the i rompt action of the brigade these were untouched ixcept for a little smoke damage tin builneni slurttd tn 1917 did vork for the local wollri mlllt it was run by thi lit jmnra nir on and then by hi ons thrre wan no iniuraru working in the bull 1 nil ot tht tune tl file btokt out wen noinnn norton his ms jim ind ies and ken dovldson anna spttzer soloist church broadcast a llmchou i girl anni spltzer ng over ndn tntloti cjoy in guelph on sunday ann i whn iv a voice upll of kenneth n if ir ison was soloist nt the mornlnt ser in in st anrtrt w s prebvtt i tan church where mr harrlion h orgnniiit and choir lea der in guelph the sen ict is broad cut from t diffiieiit church each sundiy and it hippened to be st andrew s turn so anna was heard iv n wldt audh nee she sang san derson s grct n p isturen wx mills acting for reaal estate rrm w t mills of llmohouae has been appointed representative in georgetown and surround in dls trlcl for a toronto reol estate firm i a tour and shnln jack shalr son of mr and mm a e shaln norval road is a part ner in the firm which has ha office it i537a queen st w in the cfty community honours king at joint church service gaorcetownp tribute to king george vrtoolt the forfn ot a cotn- munjty- memorial aervlce friday ei- temoon in st john united church the church wu filled well beibra the start of the sarvloe and axtra accommodation was provided in the mttuorlal hall where the service relayed by loudspeaker the four local protests nt minis ters rev john m smith f st john s archdeacon woo thomp son of st georges itev alex cal- der of knox presbyterian and rev alfred barker of the batplst church conducted the worship mayor jack armstrong was ulo on tlie platform snd read tht follovrms rlvlc tribute to the kiruj heverend sirs on behalf of the municipal coun cil and the citizens of the town of georgetown it is my desire to ex press formally our grief on the death of our beloved sovereign lord king george vi trusting that almlaht god may comfort the hearts of those who mourn itll my further desire to affirm our loyalty and devotion to queen elisabeth ii who but a few snort months ago is i ted our shores and endeared herself to the hearts of all tha sxib- jecls of the crown in the domin ion of canada trangthenlna the lies binding together our great brit ish hmpire god savl the queen c company lome scots march ed to the church for the service led by major paul barber members of the town council with town em- tnytti also attended in a body as dt t ii emben of the legion wa i iglon mcmbera acted as uaharo ombined cholr of the four chur- il ud it siiiklt g hymns and miss m trl in pburn played tht organ legion team wins again ijiji nuht saw the 120 club of avaijlles advance another notch up the ladder to the omha provincial hamplot hip the i sg i on sponsored t u i tifntcd delhi 14 4 in what pi w t an excellent h mt notwith- t uuiiiik tht lop sided score the 1 uis put on one of their best exhl- t tiun of hock y t and the game bin k leie v rlday night should be a nul thrilh r wth the local boy out i miik it two inlblit if they uln thi iouiii trti y will bo in the prov- inci il semi finals th la mi starts at 8 00 o clock on f 1 1 i i nlkht in the local ireni family gathers for 49th anniversary a ph tsant tcnlng wan spent at the lonu of mr itrul mrs iiurence uuit on monday when thcli fumily gailurtd there for the evening meal it wan in celebration of mr and mis bii is 40th wedding annlver sary tht rest of the evening was ipmt in homes and music raiders standing by juveniles play telhi new manager r0yai bank thi herat 1 is now tompltti l moved to the new location r v dakou r w darou has been appointed manager of the georgetown branch of the hoynl bank he arrived in town yesterday to take over his new position prank benncr who has been promoted to manager of the st clair and oak wood branch in toronto will be here for the re mainder ot the week and will start his new position in the city next monday mr darou who joined tht itoyal itunk in 1023 in lanark comes to hs new post from the pembroke tirancli and ha ocrved at a number if o her branches in ontario and qui be ills wlfi iind two children will be joining him in town later and plan to liy in pembroke until uil end of the school term fire claims boar and 35 brood sows an it ti nationally known pig hat- ilniy it milton owned by dr c irl martin was sei iously damaged b fire early last wednesday morn ing lost in the fire were tin 1-ng- hsh white boat 15 of 05 brood sows irul 3 000 brolltr chlikins the long frame building on the farm a mile south of milton was almost com pletely destroyed firemen of the milton brigade helped save other building and i tractor which was housed in the cement block section of the damaged building the 20 000 loss was partly covered by insurance dr martin owner of the milton milling company and a member of north halton district high school board is wellknown in oeorge- tow n he li married to the former marie fleck ot georgetown ceorgetoyu u still vnry mucb la ths hockey news haiders eided their regular sets dule saturday when they woo am important game with welkavvaa which will allow them to stand by while wautertob and elmlra deter mine who will meet them in tha fi nals the teams olsy tonight in wal k or ton friday in elmlra snd mon day in walkerton in tha bast 3 oat or 3 series meanwhile there if possibility of sn exhibition game here saturday if a suitable game ran be lined up the juveniles are in the spotlight this week they polished off nia gara on the lake in two games last week snd sre now matched arttts delhi in tha nert round of play- downs last night they walked away with a 144 win in delhi and should finish the ob here friday reports are that it was s rough game and delhi won t be any pushover wheat they come to town friday night midgets are out of tha picture they wire trimmed in two straight games by richmond iiui and their season saturday afternoon asiiorovb wms hears of united home mission work tlie wms meeting was held on tut day afternoon lebruary litis at the home ot mrs c d dick wits the president mrs hector bird pre siding and opening with a reading about our late king then all sans god save our queen roll call was answered by a thought on the first beatitude mrs vern picket had the devotional the theme be ing fellow canadians from eur ope the study chapter was tak en by mrs leslie giffen which told of the home mission work in the united church one in which tha wms have had sn active part all through the years slso among tha folk coming to canada in the last 50 years from many countries in europe she was assisted with the chapter by mrs fssnk wilson mrs wjlfrld illrd mrs tom brownrldge and mrs john bellboddy meeting elosed and a social hour fotlowod the oung people held a crokln- olc social in the church basement on thursday evening february 14 twelve tables were played win ners being first ladles mrs thomas gliten gents rev f alnsworth snd second mr and mrs c b dick mr and mrs hartley anderson und children peter and virginia of london- were week end visitors with her parents mr snd mrs a j huddell mrs harvey nurse snd children john and janet spent a tew days last week with her parents mr and mrs percy laidlaw of norval mr t j brownrldge prominent swine breeder has sold a purshrae tamworth hog to the agricultural experimental station at rosemount minnesota dathaut the uona club la planning ano ther peanut day and the date hea bri rsrlgadsr wag 6allea 7ttf- taen-aet- oc stay ltrm tins of folol jeansi afranf en use cocktail blaeultf wilt be sold hbrl saturday lttb tnatrjbjwg tat jmmnh weeks a modehof the old town hall clock toaterof treeing england was a unique canadian pacific krreaavahthment aboard the km- preaiotllxarermmledoekd at saint john na last week tttt medel iwhlch moved in the custody of chief bedroom steward william- c hartley jfitt right a native jrf- brestoa li now travelling- ttootigh- oakflariarivennvtbg tlnllsiaata halls of many ot the major cjuee with it vis lf an fflumlnatad aerou on which all expreetoniem are bak ed 10- sign their names the eloek tower carved from the original limbers ot tha old structure which was destroyed by are in ltu far r symbol at the mutton guild cele brations which with the exception of4he war yeaij hay beenhald tember ttt this year and the model of the tower carried an invitation to all old prestonlani to attend in this picture taken the day tha tour started in liverpool aboard the ato- nress are left to right cbunculor j vr taylor mayor ot prestori prestons towholerc v z iochxey d b watson general agent for th cpu at llverfaiid mraittey j 1 1 fyrt i i r silvprwood ladies hear talk on pattern making mrs e l miller president of thsr local institute conducted the feb ruary meeting on thursday after noon at the home ot mrs d wil liamson seventh line nineteen members joined tn singing the in stitute ode following which two minutes silence marked our humble tribute to our beloved monarch ttvr lts king george vi roll call was answered by naming ones favour ite radio programme mrs george burt was appointed repreaentatlva to tha stone school association and also to the haltoir musical festival ten dollars was donated to the ut ter organisation a similar amount was set aside for the purehaaa of materials to make a layette tor the childrens aid society the program on agriculture and canadian indus try was convened by mrs george henderson sr miss isabel moore prepared and reed a paper entitled aa ye tow so must ye reap shtr drew from ltperrahels irragrieuuure- industry and dally living a report- on the short course oven meala recently held in stowerttown com- munltyhalt wai given by itrg k bstkln fouowing which mix batltfa gve a apeech on pattern laaklnb in inanitry t tjt refreahmenu wa aetve iytha