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mrs stan walsh becomes president of red cross an active member of the georgetown red cross branch for some years and first vice president last year mrs stan walsh vas elected president last week the election took place at the annual meeting at north halton golf 4 country club mrs walsh was not able to be pres ent having been called to mon treal by her mothers seious lll- jiess she succeeds mrs alisfsir sutherland in office other new officers for the branch are- mrs rh sales 1st vice president mrs m d sunp- f son 2nd vice president mrs william geggie secretary and barry tunleck treasurer heading committees are mrs alan- thompson blood donor clinics mrs m j foot loan cup board mrs morris coudeket- ting emergency services mrs rh sales borne nursing mrs a sutherland services for sen iors mrs d mcfarlane water safety mrs j ferguson volun teer recruitment mrs jaek nieuwhof public relations mrs md simpson first aid mrs hs perkins womens work mrs dan scarborough social convener richard perrott red cross youth mrs dw hewitt assistant secretary the nominating report w4s given by mrs glenn campbell and douglas tucker conducted the election stressing the value of the blood clinics in town mrs sutherland told the meeting that later this year a clinic will be arranged amhe high school high praise for the donor or ganization here was expressed byrar warren director of the service for this area who was here to present awards to five men who have made over 35 donations fred spires ken thomson george ironside dennis wright sr and ern hyde were singled out for special attention by mr warren for every twenty blood do nations received by people who are ill jhe said nineteen would get better in the normal course and one has his life saved by the blood each of the men then can be credited with sav ing two lives surely something to be proud of presentations were also made to mrs rh jones for her work as clinic chairman and to dan scarborough farmer chief of the volunteer ambulance service father martin vandersteen said grace and mayor wheldon emmersbn brought greetings from the town guest speaker michael furl ong principal of georgetown district high school was intro duced by mr perrott and thank ed for an informative talk on education by michael foot who will head the red cross fund campaign this month lionsen name east end park after mayor gibbons u by don gosling the park in the east of town has been the main discussion at the lions club the last few weeks a committee of lions are meeting with the town council this week to finalize the plans for the park which will be call ed the joseph gibbons memor- lal park the plans show a large play area two tennis courtsaball diamond besides trees paths j and green areas the club would like the names of all the people who think that they will be using the facilities in the park no doubt cubs scouts and guides will use the area in the summer months and perhaps there is someone who- would like to organize a tennis club also looking for a ball diamond all interested people young and old please contact lion chief stan wade at stans restaurant 8776521 so that a list of all your names can be made so that wexcan arrange a meeting to meet you all just give stan a call right now he will be only too pleased to hear from you crlbbage darts arid euchre tour naments predeceased by bis wife an nie parsons- in 1062 he leaves seven children leslie of inger- soll mrs e gregory florence of woodstock herb ray tom mrs jean lockhurst and mrs herb arnold marjorie of town 23 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren a brother joseph of brantford and three sisters and three brothers in england i a son jack was georgetowns fire chief at the time af his death in 1060 a daughter dor othy mrs j wallace died in st thomas in 1966 rev kelvin johnston conduct ed the funeral service at the harold c mcclure funeral thi oienaitown hiralb thursday march uk 1m page 1 home with interment in green wood cemetery pallbearers were 6 grandsons ken and don gregory woodstock bob har low preston reg laws and norm and herb lockhurst ge orgetown target 16 tons kin plan fertilizer sale p ifjj standing from left r a warren of he ontario division red cross and givers of at leas35 blood donations ern hyde george ironsides fred spires and ken thompson seated with a printed plug for the march 10 th clinic are local red cross branch officials mrs connie nieuwhof and mrs ruth jones the district at a glance erin erin branch of the royal canadian legion have dec ided to establish a library of material pertaining to canadas participation in various military campaigns through this coun trys history the legion in tends to display the collected items in showcases in a recently built addition caledon east ten months old lisa young daughter of mr and mrs gerald young of caledon east died at hospital for sick children in toronto last week after accidentally drihking fuel oil from a tin can in the kitch en of her home the child s mo ther heard the child cough and rushed to her but lisa was already unconscious beside a space heater in the kitchen she was taken by ambulance to the hospital where she died wed nesday night bramalea the satellite citys second ary school with 1547 stud ents enrolled is the largest of 11 high schools in peel coun ty according to word just rec eived by the county board of education the 5 public schools in bramalea come in the top 12 of the countys 92 schools in enrolment totals drumquin a drumquin womas knows what m ark twain meant when he explained the reports of my death arc greatly exag gerated according to the people at ontarios health in surance registration board mrs leillia hughes is ddad the board wrote to cancel her qmsd contract because of the death of the above mentioned costract holder said mrs hu ghes it was quite a shock to mt siiehas written to tell them she is still ajive nassagawhya one of the benefits of hv- for their neighbours welfare was reaffirmed by the mervin bonus family during the last few days he and his family were left homeless when fire swept through their 6th line home valentines day early saturday morning a work bee of neighbours arrived and there uas a habitable house for them by evening mississauga twenty six secondary school teachers from eng land will arrive in peel county this summer to start new dut its in area schools in septem ber a recent hiring trip to en gland by two members of the administrative staff produced 250 applications eighty were interviewed and 26 hired milton ontario mines minister al an lawrence cited mil too as a prime example of why mu nicipalities should survey the mineral resources of their area before allowing construction that may cover them my blood still boils when i drive along hwy 401 near miton and see the needless desecration of the escarpment he told a rec ent meeting of businessmen for the regular paul evans draw won in the next few weeks geor getown will be fully canvassed by the kinsmen club taking orders for kingro fertilizer a successful sdles project for se veral years gary alton wbo is in charge this year gave a report at the km meeting monday and said he expects that the club will handle 16 tons this spring it was new member night at the meeting at stans restaur ant and members yvho have joined in the current year were in charge tony walker acted as registrar and andy michasiw as steward fines chairman was paul lysy and don thompson as sergeant at arms jwarrcn mclay gave the treasurer s re port and ed box handled the duties of secretary the business part of the a retired employee of canad meeting was carried out under lan national railways herbert hugh powell gave the fin christmas tree report and whi profit was below last year continuance of the sale of trees was recommended entertainment consisted of the popular waddi tournament with the team of bill hewitt and dean taylor defeating bob bradley and clive searle after other teams were eliminated in earlier draws herbert harlow with railway 41 years direction of clive searle bob nelson from brampton was a guest and invited memb ers to their clubs advertising night on march 18 but this k e harlem 18 in st guelph 80 died on february joseph s hospital mr harlow a nalive of bed fnrdshire i- ngland came 1 declined when fred harrison anada waj sn reminded the club this would be in the middle of the inter national bantam hockey tourn of the late mr and mrs samuel harlow he was employed with the cnr until he retired in 1953 ament which the club sponsors wlth the cxccp of army ser nere vice with the 168th battalion in rick gill and don mccole world war 1 man were guests and allan hved at hlckson untll roxborough and pete pomeroy 1926 then at norwlch for six were back again as prospective year5 and w3z in g members k40 member bob town whcre as a mcmber of white was also on hand for the branch i royal canadian leg evening l0n jj had held several execu trevor moores was auctioneer uve positions with the branch he had won many 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road mr tyler said old tfam citizens have paid taxes to help subsidize housing for newcomers and now are i ing in a rural community ijust asking for the same chanca where people still have concern to better themselves concern for others best antidote to opting out opt m not ou was the challenge offered by speaker edward p hassctt to the an dystripers in the hospital cifet eria last wednesday night in shocked silence the group heard him describe all teen agers as selfish mean and dis interested that s what many adults tell me ho added on tho other hand the tccnages fell me adults arc apathetic selfish and greedy he remind ed the audience neither gener alization was true and urscd a meeting of both age groups opting out of society is a sel fish course with little fulujrc he claimed and urged involve ment in society as the cure for the loneliness which frequently causes opting out becoming concerned for others and giv ing the best of your talents will snap you out of loneliness he maintained illustratinc tho recurrent theme of loneliness in todays music were beatles records when im 64 and eleanor rigby which were played then in a more hopeful vein a donovan record see the world through fresh eyes the latter attitude would bo the result of involvement in the society was the musical message a lengthy discussion period followed with the candystnpcrs showing a lively interest in the opt in not out challenge adams photography saturday march 8th ronald lincoln limited formerly 345 gualph street and the merrygoround formerly 6 mill street now combined in one convenient location our new location main street 7 wesley an st georgetown 8776801 weddings passports document copies etc general photography custom finishing black and whit or colour 40 prince charles dr georgetown 8773923 it the merrygoround will feature all kinds of toys games imported items curios and gift novelties too numerous to list hot wheels fastest die- cast metal cars in the world drag race action set twintrack competition automatic uit and flnbo aateal 2 cuttombad hot whceis minia ture can 30 hot strip track col- toctor button tool no batteries or electrical current we cordially invito you to visit us at out new canrtal location you will find much to interest you lucky all our young visitors will be invited to enter our lucky draw to take place en saturday march 15th there will be two drawsi one draw for girls and a draw for boysi each to receive a valuable prizei free balloons for the kiddies refreshments