Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 21, 1955, p. 16

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yhs sccwofftowm hskalo wednesday krenint sept 21st 1658 page 1 bruce harding 1 kmt 1 hi 1 meikl teadttr 1 studw mau st ssurb i tr 7s578 margaret bradley harding pianist teacher studi main sr saut tit 73j03 fo timers for every occasion dnlgn word a sfwlaltyl flower by v ire anywher id the world norton floral triangle 73si2 gorftovtm have your esso oil burner air conditioning unit irulallad now 25 down 5 yaara to pay lit irutalmant in saplambar bill sproule 4 elizabeth street brampton phone 1877 reverie charges caitt get away from georgetown train companion wigo relative monuments tr ampton msaumanl wv datiana tuamlhad camatary uttaring cornar poaf and marfcar a cooii dlstiay in stock wm c auan prep at ooaan st wt bramploo tkop 1410j pkanaa raa 31 rep tom nvcol phon brampton atow buy the best buy bh paints for latllng beauty told by twins woodworking umehouse tr 72162 manufacturer of sash frames screens doors inthu and out trim door hardware moor ttti oiass open evenings till 9 mh ah by saturday to lhr nssvltvfcmd mn uhm crdr cewiho htlr fcturpm w vhlttne wit- mum mru ui nurvbanj gmibmv hm cotthttolno n la the vuo holland nurenherg germany this u our last day here so far for u no rain yet it has rained ev every day here for weeks to they tell us the day u very warm with jiut a hint of clouds in the shy we are just beginning to fetl safe in making our way around ix one gets lost it s not too easy unless you ran find someone to explain the way the german are eager to help but neither of us ran understand each other we were given cards at the station when we arrived hire with our own addreti also that oi the kyngres in german and it read something likt thu please help me to find any way to kongresa signed by thr head of the 9rgfcn nation such names as gob enitrasse almost unpronounceable by us so for the lut time we board rd a stree car which by thr way run in three the rlrclnc car amd two trailers wc passed slung thr- slrts and looked ojirc again on all those empty buildings that had ben boml rd piles of rubble with hasty f em e places around ihein to krep out ihr inquisitive from the dangerous walls at last the sunday afternoon talk by brother knorr this is always the highlight of the assembly i- or some time now we had been aware of a dar kening sky just as the talk en1d the first few drops of water fell we deemrd it advisable to laker rrfu r in thr cafrteria tent just around the corner and just as we stepped untitr its roof thr storm broke and what a storm it was almost a drlugr with thousands of others we stood until fl was almost pent at last it seemed safe to emi rgr and what a mht met our yes there is always a fcong anil a f w closing rt marks by mr knorr antl thi german eoplr had conu prtpared for anything but dtunmn ed to kit it out and the kongresa mt on despite the storm there wi ri hundreds of people clad in raincoat- umbrellas till sitting on the bench es and chairs with huge puddles all around them but they hrard rv r word that came to thtm uvtr th loud speaker nxt t h closing son and prayer anl thin hi orchestra played the opining chords of god b with yuu till w mn t ajain now es wrre raised each in his w n tongue emotion was writti n on ivr face tears filled the s aj n nun and i rt nch canadian and r owlish shook hands each onr a broth r to his n iihtour m surt that god looked down on that human familv with approval for xl is hen ami here it was dimorutratrd to thi full nest morning we said our md byrs at our board in houses and am rd at the station but here aain u re german hrothcrs and sisters gather ed to stc us off thrn over a lou 1 kpiaker came these words jihovahs witnesses may you have rcry bles sing on your trip may happiness 10 with you we hid you goodbyi with much love it was followed by wave after wave of clapping from the win dows of our train then with good byes over we slowly pull ex out of isurnberg people all along tlu route for miles were waiting for our train lo pass ur stayed at the win dows waving goodbye till we at last passed beyond the limits of nurr berg now it was another four hours or more before we would reach our des tination the hague rortified with lunches we settled down to enjoy the trip soon after we left tsurcnberg we began to approach the alps again the bombed out city was loft behind us wc saw other cities as we went on our way to the border some of them almost completely shattered then once again our passports were stamped first by the german officials then by the dutch wc arrived at the hague shortly af ter midnight and almost before we reached the platform we were grett cd by dutch singers another trdiom wait for information as to what direc lion to take for our boardings then on a street car and arrived at the place at last to tension kramer however we met with disappointment here for the manager with an eye on the almightly dollar told us that be had placed a mother and daughter m with us in our room in vain wc sho wed him our card which stated one room for two persons so wc phoned the society and they sent a taxi to pick us up as the hour was by now 2 30 a m it was impossible to find a place so one of our brothers offered shelter for the night it was 330 when at last we crawled into bed next day we started out for the as scmbly it wax only a few steps to the end of the street and crossing the road we reached the canal all along the banks were houseboats some just small and neat others like floating palaces one even had a verandah on lop with tides of thin brush like bamboo sticks the banks were a mass of little trees and flowers all along the way was a boulevard with flowers of every description then we came upon a little hand drawn cart beside the road it hid a painted sign hung over it the shape of a fish curloui i stopped to see and was surprised when the owner lifted up one to see howlng hi wares it was little fish one compartment w had cooked fish we later saw some people buy ing the raw fish whlcirthey grasped by its tall and dropped into their mouths everyone rides a bicycle in hol land they tmrae in drove father will have son on the rear mother wdl have daughter dr baby in its baby chair fastened to the reor infants of only a year or so ride like this we entered the assembly hail all around outside were the cafeterias lunch rooms etc inside one entire side was taken up with a canopied platform with a beautiful backdrop at the rear picturing a lovely garden complete with fountain rrom each side of the platform to the end were large standards topped with flowirs and between the standards a trellis also topped with flowers and lit up wuh electric lights the talks were mostly in dutch some of them were tranklaled into hnglish at the end m the day wu fame out a side door and there was an amaxidg tight thousands of bicy cles 1 wondered how each one would know hu own bicycle among all the thousands there kven oiotorcyclrs sre used by women hr they have a special sidewalk for bicycles it runt nest to the road and between the road and pedestrian sidewalk nrst day we made our way to the bt ach for the immersion ceremony irj there was a meejui at thr au rmbly man mere thote within to be tptued wre taken to scats in iht runt row the listened to a talk on thr dedication and answered ju4 dims pertaining to their baptism then with bathing suit and towel they rn itred waiting cars and were driven to the beach as we neared the spot chosen we saw 2 lonfc lines of people from the disrohing tents to thr wa ter the v itnrssrs walked between these lines to the water where bro thers wirt waiting to immerse them in eiactly the umt man ni r as jesus llimrlf whrn hi de dicated his will to that of his plh r at thr rivtr jordan 451 were thus immersed today now hark to the kontnss for din nrr in two more days our assrmh ik will all lw over and we travel for a holiday it has bn wonderful to have a part in this but ralh r too slrt nuotis for int another gall bladder attack and one of thi sisti rs ralltd hi first jjd with a doctor one side ami hu hrljxr the othir 1 was takt n kntl to the first aid whi r rows of imfls wire waiting for the hick thin i uas given a tahlit and drink and e vent with a blank t in 3 hours i was okay nt 1 ijain our hom hos ti ss mid in to mi ni inan limis and wiri jn atlv onurnnl for me s hi n wi n achi d honti i hi bath ed mv f 1 1 1 and fixed m lx d v ith n rial car w r shall in nrr to part with thisi piopli and ii hand will l nt lw rt rm mtx rid as a im autlful rmt when i so nt manv happ hours now at lam our assrmhti s arc ovir at 10 a m we plan to itave fir kollirdam and thin on to lowly switzerland aiain so till next wk rheeno k or laro rotterdam slaving h re overnight and on our wav aam tomorrow it s a small world vhilc on the train from thr h-ijur- to rotterdam i sat beside an air force officer he saw myhadr which i was still wearing with my ad dress on it and asked if i knew a ra dio and television man in georgetown i said yes we had one in our store to my amaiement hr told me he is a relative of wigo r lectric and iae me a note for him v hile in iondon i phoney miss hail where klaine wodon is stay ing but was disappointed i planned to try again but time was too short am sending her a card from hen also to mrs wodson saw a strange sight a mother stopped at one of those fish carts and bought a raw fish which the fish man cleaned and rolled in chopped onion she then picket it up by the tail and holding it over the child s head let it drop into her open mouth it remin led me of the way a bird feed its young can t say i like the idea of raw fish we have a lovely room here its right on the corner of the square and overlooks the broad atrect the room is large rrmugh to cat sleep antl dine in it has one bay window and two other large windows yet it is only 18 guilders per night which in eludes breakfast am not too confi dent about the breakfast it seems all puropcan breakfasts consist of one cup of coffee with a roll or two and marmalade dut who knows wc may be lucky this time this room is twice as big as a room at the royal york ib guilders is 4 77 in canud ian money k i cordaro 1 hare are the directors responsible for ctniing georgetown fall fair home after a twomonth holiday in the west president harding price 1 enthusiastic about the success of this years fall fair while on vacation ur price spent a week at the calgary stampede and attended a number of other large and smaller fairs in the prairie provinces in the president s absence hu place was ably taken by the first viceprct ident spencer wilson who u cooper ating in every way possible second vice president vern archer treasu rer p w cleave amd secretary gar field ucgilvray round out the balance of the executive sirs spencer wilson heads the u dy s section of the fair ably asstsud by mul charlotte uccullough hall superintendent mrs don lindsay and mrs mac alexander 1st and 2nd vice- presidents and miss jean kuddeu secretary directors are john bird ken ku n a robinson t j hrownridge raydon chester h pric oimr hunter jack hart rrank wilson william cromar john ucnabb ta rrnce sptncr ii rcy clark james li sher spencer wilson vern archer i loy1 riher mirrt allison jack wil uamson r darou gerald graham 1en tose robert cunningham v il frid bird val stin denney char maurice raker mae alexander vt ll liam kinradc charlie hunter don urrie i rn hatkin george hurt george uilson donald iindsay john ucclure trevor williams ward hrownridgr howson ruddell 1 toyd ilngdrn harold henry herb clravr irank 1rtrh krn mcmillan craig rrid ldy directors mrs ltert cilmir mrs n a robinson mrs frank 1itrh mrs j williamson mrs k l mcmillan mrs g xlrgilvray mrs mileham mrs w cromar mrs chester mrs p w cleave mrs t j ilrownrtdge mrs o hunter mrs v archer mrs john milton mrs janus risher mrs wilfrid bird mrs don milton mrs j 1 i- derby mrs v stun mrs murt allison mrs r dar ou mrs j rird mrs c dick jr mrs i- w ilson mrs it cunningham mrs kin mia mrs j hart building sand concrete gravel road gravel fill a top soil tom haines glemwullaiw tounftle 73362 frank tumpane moves to i the telegram p oailv ft wbbkind tat 1 mar tto tuj how fraa taw ravtamlar tfca unur lav taraat w ptou euijramth home school has open night optnin program of thi llumi and v lux j association is a mi 1 1 thi t at ht rs nikht at aih of thi two public schools sept 12th then was up n house at hji i strt school whin 1 rincipal harold hi nry and his staff w re in thur classroom to mett par nu georgetown collision service mapte avenue west at 7rh line georgetown 24hour towing service triangle 73790 niwcotmrs to town particularly were givin the chance lo se the school accommodation that niht and to learn of the home and school activities this monday a similar evening held at wngglesworth sch with principal william kinrade staff prestnt in their rooms call tr 73271 tr 72674 concrete work footings cellar floors sidewalks block work brick laying for your construction needs carpentry homes garages kitchens bathrooms remodeling modernizing mcnally construction elgin street near cnr station ask about the convenient fuel oil payment plans tsilllallytheoilman georgetown tr 72888 brampton 1215 vv- tr htoijtta htiiiifmiir ni mttrngm

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