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3 the georgetown herald wednca novembe 29 1 944 local news i bingo in the legion hall mon new 7 can woods electrio portabl day december 4th sponsored by milk cooler and new woods electric group 4 rcbekah lodge the draw toller grinder plates 2 75 pr attention all rebekahst tbe first for bho quilt on uadla ta mobcan s blain s hardware and 6c to 1 00 store store will be made during the even brampton i a bingo sponsored by the em- come ta the true blue euchre in ployee5 of app products company the legion rooms thursday decern glen w will be held tuesday ber 7th 816 pjn december 5th in the town hall olen a successful basaar was held in williams proceeds in aid of christ meeting in the new lodge rooms will be held next tuesday night deo 5th santa at blain a hardware and 6c to 1 store brampton friday dec 1st 3 pm mothers bring your child ren v th regular monthly mating- of y the women a institute will be held on huuaj imiter tli auspices ul i book and wilt hnop opflnntsoon wednesday december 6th at 5 pjn the youn women s auxiliary miss in georgetown phoenix house wiu at the home of mrs fred mcnally jean martin prudent fl the auxl ma available the latest books and market st i tt a 8 attendance and gifts your friends will treasure the it s blain a hardware and so to 1 00 store brampton for city prices city service mall order nd retail buss creghton and his variety band will play for a dance in the new orangevlile arena ha on tuesday december 5th one night only ad mission 50c liary reports a good attendance and gifts your friends will treasure a satisfactory sum of money realised from the sale st georges penny bag night thursday dec 7th at 8 pjn oood programme for sale sheep shearing head for stewart electric dippers milk discs 36c 100 milk- seals 1 60 1000 your vote and influence are respectfully solicited for jos gibbons for mayor for the town of georgetown for the year 1945 if elected i ahall endeavor to work for the lowest possible tax rate consistent with necessary civic ser vices and municipal advancement j your vote and support are solicited for the re election of harold cleave for mayor of the town of georgetown for the year 1 945 one good term deserves another because i will at all times rigidly adhere to strict economy in the spending of municipal funds and because i am a staunch supporter of any sound method of obtaining a lower tax rate and because i firmly believe that educational facilities should be raised to a standard commensurate with the fin ancial status of georgetown when you go to the polls vote james goodlet for councillor ward iii although i hope to make a direct canvass circum stances may make it impossible to call at every home location next door to the georgetown oafe the name phpenlx house your vote and influence are respectfully solicited for thos i lyons as councillor for ward iii for tbe town of georgetown for the year 1945 i consider it advisable for the town to build up a fund to help meet the cost of a sewage disposal plant i after the war when labour will be available vote lyons election monday december 4th 1944 at the munici pal building hours 9am lo 7pm i smith stone news this week we have two items of in terest concerning two of the 8 s boys on active service mrs mac donald was surprised last week to receive two letters from overseas with ntws of her son norman who was recently reported missing the one letter was from a girl in grimsby lines england and the other from a girl in galston ayrshire scotland both girls said they had heard norm speaking on a pow broadcast he asked that anyone hearing him would let his people know at the address he gave that he was safe and in good health and being treated well the family was relieved to hear the news and mrs mcdonald has written to thank the girls for their kindness in letting her know 8 s employees are glad to hear that norm is safe iast week the wilson family re ceived a letter from ottawa with a message from johnny enclosed the message written in pencil on a plain white card 1j more than two jca s a copy of the letter and card is as follows rojal canadian air force ottawa canada 20th november 1944 dear mr wilson enclosed please find a card which was just rtclvcd at these meadquar and apparently written by yoir son warrant officer john pierce wll son this card wis ghen to thi army authorities in france by a french civilian v1 o knew nothing ibout its origin other than that it had bet gii e to ilm bj another ivillai you will lotice the date in the cor er and its contents indicate that it tas written bj o r on prior to his being captured b lie germans how ever it was felt that you would wish to have the cird ai d it is therefore forwarded for your retention yours sincerely rcaf casuality officer for the ci ief of air staff copy of card 16th oct 1942 dear mother balled out over holland am oj do not w orrj will be prisonerof war very soon love lonn jim freestone arrived home last saturday from overseas hla father two sisters one brother and a sister in law are s a s employees sorrj to report that jack h irlow i as had to return to the quelph gen eral hospital his arm lich was broken in september wh pla ing ball has to be broken ann reset so he expects to be in the hospital for three weeks the entertainment and labour committee held another successful so cial evening last friday at the legion hall it was well attended by 8 at 8 employees and their friends who spent the first part of the evening enjoying a sing song and the following enter talners helen meredith marian nor rte harry hale andy dewhurst har vcj den hurst also mrs j emmerson and mrs bui hewitt pianists and the rhythm rubes wit i joe mcdonald 1 mci served by the committee door prizes were drawn ken hulme and lk reei reid being the winners the r malnder of the evening was spent in danch j to m istc s pplled by the rl tjhm r ibes witl joe mcdonald ictlng as floor manager the even ng came to a close with the singing of ood sac t e ki tl com mittec wish to thank everyone foi their grand support n1 o tl nter miners and harry hale for acting as m of c aid no in tie least the oris who came and helped in the kit chen we are ill thoroughly familiar these dns with the term absenteeism and what it means all sorts of committees hae discussed this problem and the best wijs of combatii k it frcq lei tly let us not forget then the other side of the picture presenjeeism that is we salute the worker who reports on time dnj sftcr dnj and does his job thoroughly often this regularity and faithfulness goes unnoticed and and uncommended this worker too must often have had good excuses to stay at home but has sacrificed to re main on the job such employees are the real fighting units on the home front they do not grumble but show their loyalty to the boys overseas and to the company by steadily carrying on the load of production cheers for the presentees of smith stone joke box how are yon this moxnlnff all right well you ought to jiotlfy your facer church news norval and union presbyterian chnrohes rev j l self ba minister norval sunday school id am public worship 11 ajn union sunday school 2 pjn publio worhlp3 pjn holy crow church rev fi v j morgan mas l 9 am 2nd and 4th sun days 11 am 1st 3rd and 6th sun days glen williams united church mr ewart madden bj 2 p n sunoay school 7 o m public worship bt john church stewartunra rev s r colebrook rector first sunday in advent 1 30 pjn evening prayer 230 pm sunday school st pauls church norval 11 ajn holy communion st stephen s church- hornby 3 pan evening prayer first baptist church minis er rev j e ostrom organist miss m cook t sunday dec 3rd 11 a m morning worship what is the christian 3 p m church school 6 46 pm gospel songs 7 pm evening worship music by the choir mr ostrom will speak and sing the young people meet on monday at 8 pjn the mid week service on wednes day at 8 pjn welcome the united church of canada rev r c todd ba minister miss lynda stewart atcjh music director 10 a m sunday school and bible class there was a record attend ance last sunday you are invited 11 ajn public wot ship subject the disturbing christ congregational meeting following the worship period 7 p m evening worship sermon tl erne marriage and divorce not for children it is easy to think a bargain is just when it is in our farcer st georges chufob ven w g o thompson rector first sunday in afffrfent sunday school 10 ajn holy communion 11 ajn evensong 7 pjn st albans church glen williams first sunday in admit sunday school 2 pjn evensong and litany 3 pjn knox presbyterian church georgetown rev chas c cochrane ba bj minister 10 a m sunday school 11 am public worship limehouse presbyterian cfasroh 2 pjn sunday school 3 pm public worship wanted live and dressed poultry highest market prices apply a barnett son phone brampton 343 r 14 reverse charges wanted dead horses and cattle for fret pick up phone collect dec 44 phone ad 3636 toronto gordon young ltd electrical work electrical repairs made to appliances and wiring apply p ff whttmee f young st georgetown thank you to the electors of ward one once again kindly ac cept my sincere thanks for the confidence placed in me m my reelection by acclamation as coun cillor for ward i i will continue to serve the town of georgetown to the beat of my ability may the coming yule- ficle season bring you happiness and the new year victory and peace sincerely t garfield mcgflvrmy in appreciation to the ratepayers of georgetown your trust in returning me by acclamation reevgoh3eorgeto f 1 945-isatncerely-appreciatodr- be assured that i will have the best interests of george town at heart during the coming year kenneth r macdonald t the electors of ward ii r my sincere thanks for returning me by acclam ation as their representative on georgetown council for a second term i will continue to work in the hm terests of the municipality to the best of my ability john t armstrong thanics many thanks to the ratepayers of ward 2 for entrusting to me the task of representing them on georgetown council for another term i shall continue to do my best for the ratepayers in general and to deal with the problems of ratepayers in my ward i clifford bradley ratepayers of ward i many thanks for extending me an acclamation i will give my best in future as in the past very sincerely william p thompson georgetown november 27 1944 to ward iii citizens of georgetown ladies and gentlemen first let me say that i am glad that there will be an election in w 3 since it seems we have to have an election anyway after all when you did me the honour of electing me as one of your representatives last year it was on the understanding that it wbs for one year and only one year the year has almost passed the bird of time has but a little way to flutter and the bird la on the win it seems to me that the ratepayers must find it rather difficult on the scant information that is available to them to decide whether bhe sitting councillor should be reelected or no pot this reason i append a schedule showing motions made in council by me and how i voted on some of the more important ques tions as they appear in the minutes of the meetings 1 moved by s w orr that the tax rate be set at 40 mills on the dollar carried there was considerable discussion on this question some councillors being of tihe opinion that a 43 or 44 mill rate was the lowest the town could get by on without incurring a costly overdraft at the bank as it happens we finished the year with a surplus 2 moved by s w orr that application be made to the provincial treasurer to open a provincial savings office in georgetown carried iwlth all due regard for the manager and staff of tbe local bank who are doing a remarkable job under war time conditions i still ualnsr that we are entitled to at least two banks i am still working on thlsv ft and i intend to continue to work on it as long as i am a member ot the council 3 moved by s w orr that the discount on prepay ment of taxes be cut from 3 to 12 after some discussion 2 was agreed upon notice that a discount of 3 on prepaid taxes actuallj cost the town oer 10 on all taxes prepaid this amounted to a considerable s im and became a direct charge against the ratepayers in general it seemed grossly unfair to me that ratepayers who could afford to prepay their taxes in one lump sum should ave over lof at the expei se of other ratepayers who are not so fortunately situated of course there were many othr que tions of a minor nature for which i and i hae no space here but which i shall be glad to dlscjss with an ratepayer at any- time cauj24 so ladies and gentlemen on the above record i come before you for reelection thanking you in advance for any assistance you give me i am yours sincerely s w orr c your vote and influence are respectfully solicited for s w orr as councillor for ward m vote monday december 4lh 9am to 7pm at municipal building