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the georgetown herald seventyfifth year of publkatiou wednesday deceuber 23rd 1c12 with the navy league bn flrstl lilt harcy keep on hit ting into ukm cryptic itoltnm t woven the firry noquarter spirit of he roy canadian navy in eager destroyer and prancing corvette they guard the lifeline to europe and be yond in mist and t og tn bunding storm and bitter onlrt they shepherd the preclou cargoes carried by that other valiant servto the usr- onant marine and though the men who so down to the aea in ahlpa an known a the illenl service their deed are splashed across the headline of a hundred parr with thunderous valor a salute tiien to the royal osnarilsn navy to the merchant navy rjutrxc work ooworttx you could hardly imsgtn iki wad this committee ha been eetimuhed tn lata than a month ditty bast hae been given out wool u bring knitted into tailor comforta and good used woollen material la betng made up into ejgaa much credit 1 due tin alsrulhsm convenor of ditty bad who haa given thl work her time talenta and home tn order that thla branch of the league win be a auras a meeting waa held at her home lait thursday evening and the amount of work aeoompuahed waa moat satis factory it waa decided to hold the next meeeung on the first thursday to january which will he the tth from the ccaunander of a ttojf ship come an adcnowlcdsmmt for woohena and comforta a follow to he navy league we do eipreaa hanke for the bundles of warm cloth tsg one bundle for each man dur ing the bitter watches on the at lantic our tallora will be thinking of you tn thankful memory maoazixu th ontario dtvlilon recently had brought to their attention a case where tn a imall aquadron of the royal navy away on a straight five week duty there waa not one vessel which had a magazine or book aboard tor the crewi to read tn their ahort apeue of leisure therefore on etxra campaign 1 being launched for half a munon and boots to be aaot to ategland far the use of men of the royal navy and the english merchant uartne this appeal la tn addition to a continuous appeal for literature for men of hie royal cana dian navy the canadian merchant navy and men of allied navtes who ouch our canadian porta oeoaomwn man rchool hold christmas party the pupils and teachers of george town tilth school held a christmas party at the school tuesday morning when all enjoyed a varied program and carol singing with 0111 long aa master or ceremonies doreen mul- housnd gave a recitation june clarke bud tost and ken harrison all played piano solos norman law also gave a recitation brian perry proved himself the champion barrel boxer competing agalmt spence norton sargent parker and carney princi pal walter carpenter acted as referee rev w o o thompson and dr a lccaulster members of the board were present following the program the pupils exchanged gift sang car ol and were wished a merry christ mas by mr carpenter and miss e pennon merry christmas mary without mary firannan the cbc christmas schedule weald bo in complete her renins far story telling and her warm unassum ing personsllty ham lent distinc tion to the canadian air for several yean and every programme i a fresh iaeplrauen to her leglen of leveled fan far gallant spirit teg aa tsserbhable belief in basks- trfauplui far the cuuttbf n far the wt mary at erica an far he at null aatasasl thriilaaig fatryleiu eyele gfca magla chat the firmai ur t wklhay kw santa treated 800 kiddies saturday ft was a big day in the lltrs of the little folk last saturday aheo bants paid his annual visit to distribute candies and oranges to all the kiddles in georgetown and district the crowd had gathered at the tree placed on the flank or montreal comer be fore santa hove into view sharp at 3 oclock drawn by ajalgh and ponies kindly lrot by kenneth c mrmillsn boisterous clowns and merrymakers followed in his train and the lome grots band provided excellent music at the christmas tree the lions club told banta to give every child a treat and 00 kiddles were thrmed with his gmerotlty after every child at the tree had recelred hu candy and oranges banta rrpreesrd a wish to see the little guts down at odar vale school mr k o mcmillan kindly put rue ponies and alrtgh at santas disposal once more and away he and hi jons club helper went they got a warm reception from m netted little girls and after banta gate them thru- goodies the children sang carols for them banla performed another duty the aame afternoon after the kiddles had their candy lie made the draw for the 59 fowl which the lions club were raffling off lion bill long called the prizewinners the following people uere lucky and may collect their price at bradley brothers turkey 1874 judy beaumont xkm w crnsur e7 mrs 0 walker km prank fetch ws olive dovla 1033 a s carter oeete 1u1 billy janice 800 anne beaumont 310 p oullen 093 may 1m0 cpl a lowther toronto 1310 lr ftoy dale 10t3 doris oreen 134 o oousens 1w7 dick armor 0x3 llszrl moerr ism alien bailey 3393 oordon simpson chickens 1743 muriel hewson 044 oconjr barnes 319 mary paul 1329 j j hornby 178 j louth 1131 11 dickie 098 william hokum 1105 jamea crabtree kb p dykes 318s myrtle warren 137 w londry the lion club wish to thank all hoe who helped make the kiddles afternoon and fowl raffle ft success santa also made a draw for the red cross lltue carol bentuun daugh ter of mr and mrs c o benham won the quilt donated by mrs chris topher nixon and mrs- chris prank won the doll and dolls wardrobe the comforter will be drawn for later on plantations to wrisstesworth family last tuesday evening about seventy neighbour and friends of mr and mrs n c wrlgglesiorth and family met at the home of mr and mrs t j browniidge to bid them farewell i mr and mrs wrlgguwworth rune mov ed to a farm went of milton recently the first part of the evening was spent playing cards and crokinole after lunch mr t browiuldgr acting as chairman called on mr prank wil son to read the following address dear mr and mrs wrtgslcaworth and family on tho occasion of this pleasant so cial evening we your friends and neighbours have gathered to wish you well as you go to a new community we are glad that you are not mov ing eo far away but that you will be able to visit at ashgrove from time to time many occasions or social ga therings of this community come to mind when you norman with your ready wit and willingness to servo have very acceptably taken impromptu tho duties of chairman carrying the program along smoothly to a very pleasant conclusion mrs wrlgflclsworth too with your cheery emtio and musical ability have been ready to do whatever you could to help in our community life an your family have grown up they also have given wtlllnriy of their talcnu and vc will miss you all however wc know you will give to your new community life the name readiness to serve that you havo shown here so tonight we vrtrii to express in some tangible way tho good wishes of this community and ask you to accept this ninetysix plcco sot of dishes hop ing that as many a family gathering in held around the festive board thoy may bring to you all kindly memories or your friends of ashgrove i to prances gilbert mabel jean john and oordon we also wish to pre sent these gifts in days to come when thoy are brought into use may they serve to remind you of your boyhood and girlhood days at aahgnve and our rood wishes for health mioost hopplne and loving friends ahvays signed on behalf of the community thtiuab nwywrfrnvjb frank whflon itr frank rnddell presented pieces of the a of chshet clayton wok jr and ward pr presented ublm i to afabel jean john and ooavlon a mb and panon to svanom and bffl- fbld to j ur wtwajbtiti voiced appreciation on behalf of mrs wrttfblr worth and uir children mr4r clayton dick oearre currie and rev j o ttotun mere called un to tay a fr ordj mr clayton wilson read uie fol lowing addretu to mm wrurelvworlh and mr f huddell presented the htft dear ura wruceleowortli ttic merisbers of uw aahnrove wo mens institute wrtjiti to nay ut are to- tna to ml you you hae bem a cheerful worker tn our midst you and your family have alwafi been ready to lend a hand with our protum ind work meettrurs or whoteer project we undertook we will mlaa your friendly cheerful unllc at our merl- lnsa we all join in wuhlna you the beat of happtnetu and truce in xnir new home we oak you to accept lhln pune as a token of remembrance of happy oa- aociatlona with the inatltute members signed on behalf of the institute mrfl rubbed likpnuun mrb m nird i mra wrttol cs worth expretwed in j few worda her rratitude for thla re- 1 membranoe mijji donna adnrrw and the pupils of our school are to be contrratulated on the very fine proffrom which they tmve on friday evenlrar dec tftth mr john bird tuuljitod at the piano hic cantata fianta claua incorporated was the chief feature of the prnfrnun a piny the pled piper a drill the maypole with ftcvcrol choruses and re citation completed the program banta clnus made his appearance at the rltrht time to distribute rifts candy and nrantrcs to the pupils the weather 0 ii l- hult the uruthtr hurrl vaw us u mir nrt4 lilsi itk for li not otun je ret an neirr told before chrtstmiia and oa the 21bt wua the ahortest du of ltie rar ue liope uiat old ftiyum about uie cold mjejiittlwrna t the dajs leniruun u all a myth thu record brraklnx cold snap wua no local affair for it cmrrrd the whole ot ontario wlui temperatures in the luue erir diitrlota of 13 below ranging to 48 below in the oeontlan day dis tricts fortunately there la a pood six inch blanket of miow covering the rround and protectlnr vegetation and uirre was no wind to moke tt more penetrating following are the local records for the week date h and i flnow- temp fall tuc dec 15 27 17 1 wed dec 16 10 3 thur dre 17 20 2 a frl dec 18 17 10 2 sat dec 10 3 11 sun doc 30 6 31 mon dec 31 23 2 j captain w rogenr dies in montreal tils many friends in this locality will he sorry to learn of the death of capt william rorpra a veteran of the rell rebellion nnd the inst world war fn lnchlnp oenrrnl hospital montreal on saturdny december 5th after n irntrthy illness re is a brothcr-ln- hw of ool james nnllnntlne tbo ron in irelnnd 70 years ago cnpt rotrera was a son of the late wulttim rorers of the royal irish constabul ary nnd the late kate moore ouffe itn enme to canada nt the age of 10 he served in the rell rebellion as n corporal with no 1 company of the old 10th royal grenadiers of toronto his death leaves only four mmivors of hat unit when the last war broke out he went oveneu with the 7th bauauoj of which his brotherinlaw ool balantlne dbo was the mandlnff and served as later belnff tranaf erred battalion in montreal ool wohe whfii the tn tttiataeai he more than 10 type vhmffltbt that ftrmta uhftdhlfl m in to ouhw xmafl gifts fob otherfl rcav1ce at the united church during the jnomlni ervlce at the united church members of the sun day school and the oonnreffauon came forward to present their special gifts to christ on the altar the sum of sixty dollars was pr rented nnd this hum of money will be forwarded to the aid to russia fund to help re llpc the distress of the war victims in that country anyone else destrtruj to make a contribution may place their rift on the offering plate next sun day cnclohpd in an envelope deslgnat- init where tho gift la to go the minister received for holy bap tism bruce barry son of mr nnd mrs snnley ctodfrev toronto nnd vema jein daunhter of mr and mrs vernon pickett ocorffetown at the cnndlellrht service suiulny evenlnir the minister preached on the text the spirit of innn is the cnndle or the lord proverbs 20 37 lovely nnthoms were well rendered by the chclr under the direction of miss elma klnff nt both servloca the navy iierr there and everywhere in ottnw mrj final jmeetins i esqufsins council the lost retrular meeting of eajuea ing township council for the year 1043 wua held on tiiwli all mcmbira urre prrwnt and reee c ii may prx aided minutes of the laat meet ing went read and adopted communication were read from ipurtmrnt of public welfare with reference to food on behalf of relief recipient wurtlme piioea and trade board wood fuel administration ask ing for an istlmate of the wood fuel situation for the whiter of 194344 mr o e- smith local wood dealer waited on the council by request and exjilalncd the difficulties he waa hav ing in purchasing wood as there were no men to be found for wood cutttnjr moved by murray seconded by car rie that board of health account be paid department of health balance account for insulin 80c j n bingham meotink 24 00 mileage 1370 total ttt70 dr r t paul meeono ttajmx j mil rape 1 30 total 2330 c h may meetings 24 00 mileage 4 so total 28 80 i m bennett meetlnga 134 00 j flan ford account to date 2090 carried moved by wilson seconded by cleave that the treasurer pay c h muv meetings 43 00 mileage 1120 comm 00 00 total 1020 o w mur ray meetings 3300 uleage 1100 comm s000 total 13 00 oeorge e cleave meetings 4200 mileage 7 00 comm 70 00 total 11000 george ctirrle meetings 42 00 mileage 3 00 comm 7000 total 11700 wm a wilson meetings 4300 mileage 3 60 comm 70 00 total 11760 carried moved by wilson aeoonded by ci rave that wc now adjourn to meet nt 2 p m carried the council resumed moved by currte seconded by ctcar that relief accounts be paid 103 13 carried moved by wilson keconded by our- rle that the following be paid cop po ration of oeoraetown division court fees 10 30 town or milton dlvlbton court fees 4 bo acton public utili ties comm crescent street lights to dec 1500 the georgetown herald to victory loan advertising 429 dell telcphono co services 307 depart ment of aame and fisheries 330 speci al hunting licenses 330 i m ben nett revising voters lists 1043 3380 i m bennett paid tctarram collect 30c paid telephone calls 60c total j banford 1 snow shovel sso red i cross news tttriiiart- cmuiun mra be sure wrultri anu luiia pcuiulng ye o now wuj bltt u poor tjhali ourlhr find bleulng oood king wcnmlaa thr rtd ciiouo is one organisation unit play banla ctsus as it were to miijiuu or people trr rar round iter ur jut sumr of the many things that it hu done and will be dotnf uiooo dotlonb tjxo ton og blood per as4 during to yar ima whlob u to be dourjsd or iso tbls anil mean that tt will be nkwatarr to rsotlie trie mluntary eootrlbuuana of about one in every 1000 ot our normal population each week ttjlrtjtrr lord cross tolunteer blood clinics art now in operation or authorised across the dominion the are tn ary to mobile units which are now being deirloprd to up oonstlon source la industry and other plaoas tmabl otherwise to b reached nubovenaofwar pajicrm nearly two million parcel have al ready none over from canada and th canadian red cross ha undertaken shipment of 70100 food parcel eaob meek for nrltish empire prisoners tn europe ft so impossible to descrfb my emotion on opcnlni this bos a former prisoner says of canadian ftsd cross food parcel wouens work olnce the out break of war 17 million articles have been shipped cnerseaa from canada these articles include civilian doth init bedding hospital supplies and moollrn comforts for men and women tn the armed forces seventeen mil lion articles a most impressive fig ure one thst bespeaks an unboundlnf determination to do a job that must be done and on which add up to a high notion of what women can really do when they bellrre in what they are dobut narnsh war victims uajor elliot nalburton uo tn hi address to the empire club on dunkirk dieppe and beyond a few week ago mad this rather amazing statement the canadian red cross society ha do nated ten and a hah mimon tn good and one and threequarter million fa cash to twush war victim ataee the war began on thz nomz fttovt special projects at the uobs christmas tree last saturday after noon the lovely quilt made and do nated to the red cross by airs ohrts nixon waa won by miss oarol sen- ham and the don waa won by aim chris frank congratulations win ners thla committee realized nearly moo on these two atrlcles which we consider very good in view of the fact that at the present time ucket- elllng is a little overcrowded sewing we are pleased to report that the first assignment of sewing to the dominion seed atnonsiy has baa returned to the rooms beautifully done we can ace where this auxili ary i going to be a decided aorjulstlon to our society sinppino a large consignment of beautifully knitted article left th room last week for headquarters among the article were one hundred turtleneck tuckins the finger of our knitter are never idle a commendation in presenting his own personal ac count of the canadian red croaa tn britain viscount bennett assured us that the services you are sjlvmt to your fclrsvr beings are worthwhile nnd you ore making a contribution not only to your own people your own kind but to the world at large pine concert at st george snntii clnus paid hi annual visit to st drorge church of england bun- tiny school last monday night after a fine concert had been presented and rave each pupil a bag of candy and an orange mr walter carpenter btmdsy school superintendent was chairman the audience joined tn singing carols between numbers piano solas went played by patsy schrag doris robert and kathleen thompson mr it dew- hurst and mr j carter favored with an aecordlan and banjo ter sargent ross i sargent gave recljj son alva arl