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l 500 paid- up membership by may is legion goal by ralph hiwm jwha t mnmhar c ld to accept recommendation from the executive at last thursdays general meeting to condense the treasurers report to income expenses and bank balance we feel they acted wise ly meeting after meeting tor several years the ways and means entertainment house canteen and membership chair- men have read their reports disclosing their expenses and incomes if any this is followed by the treasurers report which repeats the expenses and incom es of these chairmen a flnaho- tal of the in and out columns plus the bank balance all of this tikes op to ten or fifteen minutes ftfr wally to read now the treasurers report will b a brief statement and confirma tion of all previous reports made at that meeting saturday may 3 the branch wuljetosijtt mount dennis branch who will be visiting to enjoy a sociable afternoon and eveninj it is expected that the branch darts shuffleooard euchre andjribbage enthusiasts will be on hand to help enter tain our comrades from the mount dennis branch pay how about it friend if yo have a reasori for not- pay ing call in and see bruco he is a good listener as well as poet helps gat help speaking of branch chairmen the service officer david bow man has been kept busy this last year he has made visits to and interviewed almost forty vrtmn or thplr dependants you knowem says poin the branch poetical member ship chairman bruce collins who always expresses himself with beauty of thought and language would have the foll owing published dues are due for quite a few we know who so do you seriously bruce is doing a terrific job as membership chairman and has only a hand ful of members not paid up bruce tells us about thirtyfive to pay and the branch member ship will top the five hundred mark be nice if it could happen before the provincial conven tion which is in the middle of dave assists them to obtain dis ability pensions war veterans allowances assistance with me dical expenses- assistance for children of vets wishing to fur ther their education dave has been service officer for the branch since 1963 and while he was president in 1967 be still found time- to look after his wvas dave works in cooper ation with the legion service bureau when the legion was grant ed a national charter on the 17th of may 1826 the first task undertaken was a complete survey of pension legislation and to present the findings to the federal government as a result the government appoint ed a special parliamentary com mittee from here on it was for ward the way veterans allow ance became a fact free hospi tal treatment for indigent pen sioners etc during a recent 15 month period the legion dominion service bureau received 2686 new cases it interviewed 36870 files gaining monthly adjust ments of 30577 for veterans and dependants of deceased vet erans intangibl worth the story of the legion ser vice bureau could be told in statistics but the real story wont be found in statistics the intangible worth of the service bureau must be measured in terms of human beings of human need and suffering and the legions efforts to fulfill that behind each file is a human being someone whose circura beyond a sgpii his depth alone sui would flounder and sink any veteran or dependant of veteran ts welcome to come to the legion to get help in pre paring and presenting claims to the proper govenuvient authori ties in matters of pensions al lowances and other veteran ben efits the service officer is there to help them it would be true to say the legion was originally organized with the welfare of the veteran in mind and now over forty years later service officers such as dave are still carrying on with the work in over 2000 branches across the nation even highland music back at the branch friday dart shoot was back to normal with lady luck having a good time but being kind to l- boyd d bell h bottoms r hawes g telford r waites e wait esl boyd j kerr and e bow man the draw for the car club was made during the shoot winners were h hilts j dob- bie n marchment h bulmer and a bulmer the peel county gents attrac ted a capacity crowd last sat urday at the branch dance this graop is really versatile mod ern country music yes even highland music they bring their bagpipes with them prize winners were ron lin coln rod macdonald ralph hawes in the mail bag double job problem for council candidates i 10 albert street dear mr jbditor j re your editorial request for letters your efforts are apprec iated but i have learned from long experience in letter writ- tngoedltoisjhatthe people concerned reaa those things which suit them not on matters of general good to all the only success i ever had in moving council was to have them spend money on a garbage truck v the people who could do a businesslike job of running the town affairs are too inter ested in doing a decent jobof work for their own companies andor own business and en ough good sense to realize that no mat can serve two masters i say the electorate elected these people they deserve what they got yours very truly cec davidson supplid by the osmmvawhoicsaie iimitco supply tftpot for progrmtiv mmlpntfotft n d s seek lt7 for fire protection esqueslngs share of the ge orgetown fire area budget was set at 14719 a letter from georgetown informed esques- ing council monday night the total budget for the ge orgetown fire area was 32- 710 this is a small increase over last year said blerk kc lindsay commenting on the 14719 share td like to see an itemized budget said deputy reeve tom hill i dont know what this means it was decided to leave the matter with the two esqueslng representatives to the george town fire area crs wilfrid leslie and russell miller to dis cuss it with the georgetown fire committee i rawwicb awwmswmaritkmcertkim as pointed out to our customers many times iga products comport in quality to hit best nationally advertised i brands they cost you less because the high cost of national advertising is eliminated and the savings are passed i on to you next time you shop try the iga label and save the difference in the dairy case iga mild cheese iga margarine 11b tub 29 mtesfotthe right to mot quantities wizon a valencia at iga we reall care new zealand spring lego norval ctsmeron herd dispersal sees 168 guernseys sold mr and mrs hartley camer- mail carrier for rr 1 tcoryal may four hundred and siityl 0lesb ne five have paid up if yon are service officers such asldave one of the few who have yet to are ever conscious of the fact on and son j- h a success- pob cunningham was the mail ful dispersal sale of their pure carrier for several years until bred guernsey cattle on wed- he resigned recently due to 111- nesday april 25 when 168 ness i47 us ncrta 49 tuteiite wieners v sunht win hhdless slices if side bacon 79 uji bologna ii m new 4jh frozen foods 0me to church maple avenue baptist church bible preaching sunday 11 ajn and 7 pjn the anglican church of canada st george 60 guelph st easter iv 800 am holy eucharist bac corporate communion 9 jo ajn family eucharist 11 ajn choral eucharist whats missing ch- georgetown alliance church p w collins patter 779u6 temporary located odrvl cpcnmunity ccntr m main st p i l i e j sunday services 1000 am sunday school 1100 am the gideons 700 pm sir k jacka 930 pm ike alliance hour radio cham 1280 st johns united church 11 ciwlphst 1772531 minister rev robert o scrivens organist supply organist bernard shrubsole 930 am church school grade 1 and up 11 ajn service of worship church school nursery to grade 1 junior congregation midweek activities for all ages everyone is welcome first baptist church main and guelph 877 5491 minister rav le wilton 10 ajn sunday church school worship services 11 ajn morning worship believers baptism 7 pjn evening worship a fundamental of our faith organist mrs w townend choir director miss brenda mcneil head of cattle ere sold many american cattle buyers attend ed and cattle went to north carolina pennsylvania new york state manitoba and new brunswick as well as ontario norval united church ucw had a booth at the sale and were kept busy supplying hot coffee and eats as the weather was cold and wet the camerons have recently sold their farm and jd has purchased a farm near harris- ton where he plans beef farm ing mrs ed mclean choice garden mtc8 green beans canned soft drinks iciseof 24 for st75 hospital news skmeb rum m eraum iga oven fresh iua uffcm rlttail aw m aw d0nuts2 49 iga lucky shopper rowerta spicer tnrm cotta 3840 congratulations to norval public school on their excellent performance at the recent north halton music festival the primary choir won the 2nd place shield and the senior choir won the 3rd place plaque tfie triple trio placed second to bring back the shield those taking part in this were donna ridley jackie dale laurie irwin norman parcells tommy owens and glenn busby in the boys solo class for grades 13 tommy frost won the gold medal placing first get well wishes are extended to miss marjorie young who is a patient in st michaels hos pital toronto and to jim rus sell who has recently returned home from st michaels also get well wishes are extended to bob cunningham who is improv ing in a toronto hospital follo wing several weeks in george town district memorial hospi tal albert hunter is now the by las clark as mentioned earlier all contemplated hospital construc tion in ontario has been held up for lack of funds origin ally this was considered only a short setback but it becomes more apparent that there arc real financial problems and we should doubt if construction will begin much before mid1070 this is an extremely grave sit uation as far as our hospital is concerned with patients in the corridors becoming more common all the time as most readers will realize thisjs not good but with a full pitlent- load cannot bo avoided in many emergency cases it is always pleasant to rec eive the odd bo a the staff in the hospital and in this case from an old georgetown- er quite a distance away the letter reprinted below was re- ceoived from irene rossiter of sherman oaks california to the supt of nurses t i would like to express sincere tharjts on behalf of myself and the young family for the wonderful care and con sideration the nurses dftd aides and cafldy stripers and- all of the staff in both medical and surgery have shown my mater nal guardian nan younc during her stay in the hospital i was home the first five the georgetown herald thursday may let 1969 page 2 social and personal larry stief son of mr and mrs elmer suef main st n- has gone to europe where he plans to take his third year of university he will spend part weeks and wc were all treated of the term in guttingen ger- with such courtesy by these many and part in strasbourg people and their concern for france he is specializing in mom has been wonderful i would like to express a special thank you to one person in particular margaret keir the extra little kinctnrsss sh did mom was greatly appreciated thank you again for such good care yours truly irene rossiter sherman oaks california its letters like this that give everyone concerned with the operation of the hospital a dec ided lift in a business that sees many distraught people every day and where a certain amourft of criticism seems bound to be levelled this is very nice incidentally several hundreds of this type of letter are received each year- languages his brother dennis has started his first year at guelph university draper dome co ltd members the toronto stock exchange stock and bond brokers your nearest branch office phone bnmptort or malton and toronto 4595222 6773757 no toll charge from georgetown and vicinity successful investors a traders know draper dobie david r chappk wm e baatty t norval presbyterian church minister rev r d duncanson organist mrs win mulder worship service looo am false maturity 1100 aji christian reformed church i 7th lin georgetown al j vamtmpel minister service every sunday- 930 ajn and 400 pm 11 am sunday school visitors welcome listen every sunday to the back to cod hour radio minister dr joel nederhnod osef 590 830 ajncjigm 13 1030 am chin 400 pjn for mothers day give cultured or a beautiful watch by 0 hamilton elgin bulova br 3 4 new diamond ring set from 125 up large selection piercer earrings john boughton jewellers certified watchmakers 5 matn street north double discou stores 162 guelph st near iga flash cubes regular 80c double d price 3 for 179 neilsons chocolate ban ten 10c assortment reg 100 double d price 77 alka seltzer 25 regular 83c double d price jergens extra dry skin formula with pump reg 165 fat c double d price m0dess reowlar 48s regular 199 double d price i si 27 low low prices on everything we sell all photofinishing 10 off and free film tooi prompt service best quality work first quality nylons seamless reg 89c double d price 2 pr for 89 crest toothpaste family size regular 125 double d price 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