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the georgetown herald wednea november 1st 1944 coming home by mary w king mcour sjiidteau wnu paatur notice xf rs palfrey howard ii reached for one of the new genealogy volumes and drew it from the shelf there were five more records of her family and palfrey u a surprise gift for her soldier ions when they should come home lith their fighting achievements to be added to the family records it was a proud old room the li brary palfrey n viewed it from teelestial regions if at all and the pys one in australia the other on guadalcanalhad not seen it since fteir mother had assembled the an- fcient lamily furnishings and hung foe ancestral portraits e as she opened the book the cup board door of her memory unlatched ftnd a familiar chuckle slipped out at it again old girl the chuckle fcnd question were as natural as when palfrey ii had been rotund earth dweller i know palfrey taat jride in lur new england lineage always unused you mrs palfrey an twered aloud but surely the boys bill care after this war its the ttiing they are fighting fori did you speak maam the ice of her maid asked from the oorway no moiiie what is it oh you ve letters i hope they are from le boys she rose eagerly they e molhe thats pals writing le others from win id know his rawl in egypt how wonderful to ar from them both at the same e it is indade maam i hope yell jbe findin them both fine mrs palfrey used a plebeian wire hairpin to slit the envelopes lgnor sng the antique ivory cutter her jips moved as she read the first para graph of each letter almost audibly the maid lingered they are both safe molue mrs palfrey an nounced soon with happy tears in ker eyes she would read pal s first palfrey howard iii with the troops in australia jdear mother the letter ran i im o k hope to come home on furlough if our commander can ar range transportation ive been in jiospftal im all right now and i m coming back to help finish this job mb soon as i can carry a gun got m load in my shoulder but it won t be long now i i have a surprise for you moth t im married to the sweetest australian girl on the whole conti pent her name is sidna you 11 jfeve her mom we might blow in ny time youll be nice to sidna wont you ill have two weeks and jthen off to wherever uncle sam needs me most we figured it this iray sidna and i weve both kept wean and straight so we think we feught to raise some pretty fine kids to grow up in the new world once we get it safe for them some fresh lfclood in the family eh mom heres hoping we see you soon want you to know sidna because iwe plan to settle in australia when rweve finished mopping up r love the sheet dropped from mrs pal freys hand pal married to an australian girl planning to live in australia 1 with trembling hands and hah dazed she drew out the second letter winthrop her baby bear t her fathers name dear mom pal got word through to me and we hope to come on the same trans port im slated for a furlough too ive been in hospital but the japs didnt get this baby im fine just wobbly thats all say mom do you mind if i bring couple of my buddies home with me they re getting out of hospital loo swell guys abie levine and mike o hara abie s my bombar dier and mike s my gunner and jboy what a job we did on those aittle yellow bugs they dont come any finer than abie and mike we re brothers forever i want to show 5hem what a home and a swell tnother are like they dont remem ser either we could all stand some f mollies cooking see you soon we fcope of course we cant be sure love win i abie levine mike ohara mrs tpalfrey was stunned we re broth rs forever she gazed into the aping flames palfrey howard iii hose ancestors had founded thi untry married to a girl of un own parentage it did not occur her to concede pioneer stock to a rl of another country and win rop fraternizing with the sons of migrants the fire burned low at last mrs palfreys jeweled hands were iclasped and she prayed softly oh jgod i thank thee that my boys are safe nothing else matters but god help me to be as big as my tboysl she rose resolutely and rang hot tha maid you know mollie yha ij tm not so sure the boys irill i fate room after all i think nn brine back that etching win al i bked and the lake pictures n man warmin the girl a we will be unable to j call on you for orders or christmas cards and s wrappings this year but they will be on display at s wheelers store glen williams or phone 145 r 4 entire proceeds for the boys parcel fund j tour orders will be appreciated asthma canadian druggists and darls asthma remedy 7896 a successful remedy to loosen that thick phlegm which often brings on the attack oct your three weeks supply for 300 eczema to stop the itching of dermatitis and various itchy conditions such as piles insect bites etxx get davis pruritus cream 60c sijoo and economy size 195 at chapman drag stars norvajl athletic club plans hockey rink canvassers making rounds for dona tion school grounds win be used for hookey lscrosse the norval auiletic club is plann ing an openair rink for skating this year and a group of voluntary can vassers will soon be making their rounds asking for donations from resi dents of the district the president or the club is nels robinson with icepresident fred lindner and rev j li bell secretary treasurer directors for 184445 are robert cunningham norm demerling frank pcndley t t mcmeekln h camer on and j clark three meetings have been held at the presbyterian manse and at the third meeunft last wednesday nigh it was decided to construct the rink in the school grounds a very gener ous offer of the plnecrest property was made by col noble at a nominal rental but alter some consideration it was decided that the school grounds should be made use of lor the pur pose the rink will be 200 feet by 85 feet and there will be dressing rooms for skaters in the spring it is planned to build stands for lacrosse and use the site for this popular sport which was so successful in its first season lost summer work on the rink is starting next week the estimated cost of the pro ject is 400 membership tickets loknk scots wa hold social and pack ditty bags the lome scots wa held a social evening at the home of mrs wilfred spence lost tuesday about is mem bers were present and enjoyed a few games of bingo it was arranged to pack she ditty bags as in other years at the close the hostess served a love- h lunch as had been arranged three lorne scots wa members met at the home of mrs thomas wames on thursday evening last they packed six ditty bags each containing 23 useful ar ticles buy victory bonus which carry with them voting privi leges hi the club ore selling at 10 but the purpose of the drive is not only to sell these but to obtain vol untary donations as well in order to provide funds for the club funds which will be used for the betterment of the youth of the district the can vassers are town line south and west walter pldler frank fendley east of norval jim clark t l mcmeekln h cameron norval fred lindner h barnhlll rev j l self announcement on and after wednesday november 1st we will commence afternoon milk delivery daily no sunday delivery office will be open sundays from 1200 to 1230 noon be sure and put out your empty milk bottles and when housecleaning gather up all the stray milk bottles and return them to your dairy milk bottles are scarce maple leaf dairy tyers milk products a kavbow msr two messages nto spses ta the hope that nrthr woatd rasch hr j sss7ciih wmlt to get anas stound you-snd- sidna othsb certainly mai able aslsawswllvsnsltnsepmoth- zhis is the story of qeorge about thirty years ago in a small town in canada a little boy was bora his name was george he grew up like any other canadian liking hockej and fishing studying with moderate enthusiasm muting a pretty girl and getting married by the time george was twentysix he had a comfortable job in an insurance office he owned a small home and he had two little girls it was all very nice but one morning the sun failed to rise over georges home instead a great blaek cloud rolled across the sky from the east and written across it was the one flaming word wari nobody thought of asking george to fight he was a canadian the choice was up to him george closed his eyes then and saw his land he saw the sun glistening on the peace tower in ottawa he saw the blue lakes of the rockies and listened to the laughter of the laurentian streams he saw children at play and happy faces in the shops he heard the rustling of maple leaves and the song god save the king and he opened his eyes and went to war he went to london where he learned how quiet women become brave widows he went to africa were be saw brave men dry up and die in the dust in sicily he saw the dust turn to mud and swallow the men who fell and then george went to italy sunny italy where little women starve and the red cross is a target and men march by inches in crimson snow then landing on a beach in normandy george learned what it is to fall in cold wet sand and have your own blood turn it red and close your eyes it was then that george saw a womans face and two little girls and the sun on the peace tower and he heard the laughter of laurentian streams and the rustle of maple leaves and the song god save the king and all that time george neter once thought it unfair that among those at home for whom he died there u ere some u ho net er even backed htm up by buying a victory bond do you think it unfair 1 v invest in victory buy victory bonds contributed or the victory loan by c j buck tyers milk products sinclairs service station mcgibbon house speights garage lilucos beauty salon