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Bursday, November 4, 1948 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page Nines HOBBY COLUMN D. Christianson, Jr. Igy wm. ISLAND _ STAMPS OCOUPATION EANNEL yD DURING st week the members of the lle Philatelic Society heard Herbert Nicolle, president of {ast Toronto Stamp Club tell story of the stamps issued by Jolands of Jersey and Guern- while occupied by German pe. Mr. Nicolle being a native these islands, had relatives is through whom he has ly jd friend 8 Biicred what is probably the i omplete collection of these bps in any collector's hands. bons from his collection br displayed during the even 3 bc Channel Islands consist of main islands: Jersey and nsey, along with two smaller Mdernay and Sark. The famed was owned by one bly only and the island of Al- fo, was completely evacuated epi for German troops. The fir larger islands lay so close bE \1.c french coast as to be be- Jolding by British forces were finally evacuated of oops and as many as ~ could the islands. The last boat- Bd was bombed but finally got fay just before the Germans bw in to take control. At this fc the ordinary stamps of Gt. itain were in use and continued B os long as the existing supply feted. No mail was able to reach fritain but there was some com- funication between the islands emselves. The first stamps b run low were the penny stamps b a design of the island's crest {os prepared and sent to--Paris b be made into plates. This how- er was somehow lost. The Ger- fans permitted the use of Bi- bets at the end of 1940 until new amps could be made up on the nds themselves. bnd ove The design of the new Guernsey. Bsue was the crest of the island busisting of three lions. To print fics the Guernsey Press used a laviely of paper which they had hand for other work, some ven being on calendar stock. bre peculiar lot turned up on uish paper. It was found that fhis was due to. the gum which Bad come in old oil cans, having een mixed with some of the old fil and after being brushed on e back of the sheets by hand Bnd leit to dry until morning, bere then found to have all the m soaked into the paper which bd turned bluish. More gum had b he applied and the stamps used ls no further paper could be ved to replace them. The penny amp was followed by a half- lenny stamp early in 1941. These peared in several shades of Breen and some on the "bluish", bper. To avoid using multiples i the low values a 2%d was also sued. Various printings were Wentitied by the different im- ints placed on the margins of fe sheets Jersey, being better supplied at fhe beginning of the occupation fad no need for the use of Bi- fects. They issued stamps of a fimilar crest design with their ame on them. Again a great Pany varieties of paper were cd, rarest of all being a Chalk buted paper which if carried in be rain, simply washed off to an lbino, some of which are known. Tucked into the corners of the Esign are tiny letters which were btircly overlooked by the Germ- I's when they approved the de- fens, much to the amusement of e Islanders who saw in them e initials of a phrase which to em meant "To H-- With Hit- E After 1942 or '43 there were more imports of paper to the ands. They decided to prepare design to send to Paris to get €ir stamps printed. Local scenes fore used for six low values {hich were printed at the govern- ent printing works in Paris. These were used for about a fear before all stocks on the lands ran out. After this it be- ie necessary for the people Pp take their letters to the Post lilicc where the fee was paid fd the envelopes were stamped ui" Part of this shortage of Pslage was due to the fact the Amps were actually being used P buy groceries with as there 6 no pennies or coppers on nce the Germans had gath- all these for the metal they Dritained, ol IS ne Bn we ACTON Support Pool Campaign Rallying solidly behind the pro- ject, residents have sent contribu- tions to the Acton Community swimming pool well over the $7,000 mark. Nearly $3,000 remain to be raised during the first phase of the campaign, as the committee in charge continue to lay plans which, it hopes, will assure the pool being in readiness for those hot days next stmmer. County Cattle Tops Halton County Jerseys have been much in the news of late, with a yearling heifer from the Feather stone Bros. Oakville herd selling for $1,000 in the famous Sale of Stars at Columbus, Ohio. Entries from the herd of M. C. Beaty captured many championships at the provin- cial show at § Several other herdsmen ha ing production records. Dear Death Rate Two deer were reported killed on No. 25 Highway recently. mals, a number of which have been seen near Speysid new night driving h orists of the area. were forwarded to charitable tutions.--Free Press. mcoe. announced outstand- The ani- are posing a rd for mot- The ca MILTON Reforestation Drive A county-wide committee, work- ing in unction with Halton County Council, will study refores- tation and conservation, it is an- nounced following a well "attended meeting here recently. Halton's first County Commentary thousands of seedlings have been planted. Mr. McLaren states that council has already approved subsi- dizing woodlots on private farms, e school children, through com- petitions, are being encouraged to plant trees. He deplored the summer drying up of county streams, and urged full suport'of the reforesta- tion program as a means of solving this problem.--Canadian Champion. The Ladies' Aid of Knox Presby- terian Church will mark the dia- mond anniversary of its inception at an At Home to be held Friday, November 12th, at 2 pm. The or- ganization began its work in 1888, GEORGETOWN Nimble N. costume, passed in review during the largest Hallowe'en parade in town history Saturday night. The parade wound through every main thoroughfare, while older folk lined curbs to see the show. A gala party followed. Support Junior Band Originally sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, members of Burlington Junior Band were guests of honor at a recent chamber din- ner, following which the band pro- vided the musical part of the pro- gram. Since organization in Sep- tember, 1947, the band has raised $4,111, has purchased $1,375 worth of instruments, it was reported. Burlington Gazette. Heredity is what we believe in until our children start proving it. MILITARY GOLF TOURNEY |Putting contest winners, Mr. Tay- Members of the Headquarters lor and Staff Sgt. E. Saunders. Central Command Staff from| Tournament arrangements were Oakville, Toronto and Malton in charge of Major E. Hulbert participated in a very successful|and Major C. P. Haynes, both of golf tournament held at the Oak- [the Central Command Staff: ville Golf Club on Friday last. EE Lt.-Col. N. S. Cuthbert of the| If your wife described you as a Oakville Golf Staff turned in a|man of rare gifts, just what would low gross of 79 to carry off top |she mean? honors while Mr. J. Gardner was second with a gross score of 85. Other scores were as follows: Low net: Mr. J. Cornforth,71. Low net: (Visitors), Lt.-Col. H. Vipond, 76. First 9 holes low gross, Sgt-Maj. F. Lusher, 42. Second 9 holes low gross, Sgt.- Maj. J. E. Derbyshire, 40. First Second 9 holes low net, J. Ball, 9 holes low net, Mr. Johnston, 33. : 37. Sealed hole first nine, K, Red- head. Sealed hole second nine, Maj. F. Klenavic. Most honest golfer, Sgt. K. Deid. i BOY SCOUT PAPER COLLECTION Please hold your "scrap paper for collection Sat- urday, Dec. 13th. Mrs. Robert Hill, "grand old lady" of Glen Williams, celebrated her 97th birthday recently. Mrs. Hill enjoys good health, and evinces a keen interest in county affairs, receiving scores of friends during her birthday celebration. Wins Air Award Flight Lieutenant Gordon Mec Donald, a member of the Royal Air Force for the past year, has been awarded the Clarkson Aerobatic Trophy, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McDonald --Herald. BURLINGTON Lions Have a Big Year Burlington Lions Club spent a total of $7,973.37 in completing a successful year of service work, the club's financial statement reveals. Youth recreational activities, health SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK ALfHougH , AN Hlondiee ; SKIN 15 AN I ie, AP STUCK RTO WiLL DRAW BLOOD { < By R J. 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