Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 13, 1947, p. 7

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the georgetown herald wednesday august 1 3 f 947 one week service watch repairs- until our new store is opened we will continue to serve you from our temporary location in the golden gate cafe i graen watches ronson lighten diamond rings dresser sets jewellery simmons jewellers toronto and georgetown t a tribute to james algie by jim burrell takff your vacation trip j the easy pliasant way with simpsons taxi phon 500 information anytime special rate on return trips old furniture like new reupholstering call now to avoid the fall rash an added variety of coverings is available dick the upholsterer phone 88 lor estimate the following tribute to the late james algle appeared last week in the brampton conservator and as mr algle had many friends in town we know they would be interested in reading it born in inglewood 87 years ago son of the late william algle and phoebe ward mr algle was a former j brampton councillor he leaves ills widow formerly sarah dale four children james dale mrs t whil- lans and mrs w rodgers all of brampton and three sisters mrs constance maiilntyre montreal mrs george mckenna t worcester mass and mrs ames mason acton james algle wellknown brampton resident died suddenly on sunday in sundridge in the early years of the lfloos the village of alton was noted for a good baseball team angus crawford champion checker player and young jim algle then becoming known as a cornet soloist of exceptional ability the youth of the village looked upon jim algle as a baseball player with major league prospects the older citizens predicted a great future for him in music t and jim algle did achieve the dis tinction of playing for the greatest band leader of them all john phillip sousa true it was an audition but even to receive that concession was an impressive tribute many yearn ago ire remember asking jim algle about that momentous occasion and a word picture w visualised as we listened we saw the vast in terior of the orrtc auditorium phila delphia pennsylvania the home of john phillip souaa and his world fa mous band w saw tbe gnat com poser of martial music do distin guished witfa his flowing white hair and as jim aide rotated all details one could not help sensing the im portance of such a contact to a man then in his early twentys as a sevenyearold living in the west ward two of our principal en tertainments were watching the flames darting from the smoke stack of the pease foundry when they were pouring and listening to jim algle playing his comet at dusk we never knew a man with such a knowledge of baseball as the comet soloist of the brampton band his acquaintance with the rules were un canny many times have we seen him stride from the sidelines of the old diamond at the pair grounds and take the umpire to task for some in fringement a an active participant jim algle was in his heyday when big bill boatty ted dale and bob bab campbell were carrying the mall for the brampton entry in the peelhalton league the alton iiatlyedid a lot for ju nior hockey in brampton and there were seasons t when excelsiors would not have had agelimit representation ir jim algie had not come through possibly his best team performed in 1929 that was the year oka officials sent the local against toronto marl- boros a squad featuring exponents such as charle oonacher harvev jackson eddie convey alex levin- sky jim algle became an ardent golfer with the inception of the brampton gold club and with young jim wfco twenty years ago was a crock hardball pitcher in his own right he became known as one of the best on the local links as a flyflhing expert jim algle had few equals there were no good pools in peel county that had not been tested by the lome avenue rss- ident more than one early morning riser has been hailed and shown a sizeable catch in the opening days of the season without wishing to become repeti tious one approaches the concluding stages of this testimonial wttto the loyalty of jim algle to the brampton band uppermost in mind certainly he was the oldest adherent in contin uous membership as to his abqttr one need only to refer to the number of gold medals he won at ttie cana dian national exhibition james algle sr will be missed- and there will be the older residents of the town who will recall tturt years ago it was not unusual on a summers night to bear a cornet solo fosslily it would be mother machree and as an encore the wistful strains of silver threads among the ookl in the mao bag 106 dixon ave toronto august s 1m7 dear walter would it be very much amiss at this late date to thank all those who con tributed their tfene and nuaay to make possible tftie presentation to ttw exservicemen on july 1st i suppose now ttoat wete bona most of us have forgotten how we used to dream of- the day when wed see tbe yours to e yoursfopifoltr 4 v i2r angling clubs con servaronisfs by agisting in the work of restocking lakes and stream with game hsh angling clube become an important factor in conservation the maskinonge king of canadas freshwaler lighters is fast disappearing jioni many of our lakes as a result thousands of fishermen are availing themselves of modern transportation to reach hitheito inaccessible northern waters true sportsmen at the same time realize that even in these new areas the supply of tisli is limited they welcome and conform with legislation providing foi the conservation of the muskie boatmen and baitmen hotelkeepers and guides feel the pinch when the fisherman drives further north because he can catch nothing but perch and sunfish in the lake that used to teem with bass and masvdnonge ad nnrpl irom conservation and canadas game flsh by g c ton maun in a sens of pamphlets published by th catling consarrdhoo club carlings the carung breweries limited waterloo ontario i rfi take a look at this gutta percha tire resists ruts gravel pavement bad roads youll find this tire will give long service hard wear drop in today and see your accredited gutta percha dealer for the greatest tirei engineered for car bus and truck scott motor sales phone 161 georgetown your general motors dealer venetian blinds made to order wood aluminum and steel prompt service free estimates ernies radict phone 465 main street old home town again just like some people dream of being millionaires or movie stars but we did its fortunate that people resist change i keep telling my friends here in toronto otherwise everyone would crowd into georgetown thats what i used to tell the boys in the service too i remember one day in particular in yorkshire it was raining and i was walking across the drenched fields to our njssen hut wltto a friend b1u harfcer a nissen hut as you know was a tunnellike structure of oomnrated steel blocked at either end by boards which flapped gaily in bhe breeze as it blew unchecked across those deso late yorkshire moors the goverment with an economi cal eye to the future had the tmts so constructed that with a few im provements here and there they could readily be converted into chicken coops after the war in those days however no selfrespecting chicken would have been found in one it was here in yorkshire that the ex pression originated close the door were you bom in a nissen hut but as i way saying it was to one qf these buildings that bui and i were trudging through the downpour this royal throne of kings groa ned bill squinting through the driving rain over the misty english country side tills gem set in the silver sea i responded squishing forward on sog gy feet i give me sunny alberta any day bill heaved sadly alberta i scoffed hkm could yone wish themselves in alberta ei there is such a pi act as ontario ini no with mipse few opening iistv we were off aain on our specialists di modernizing kitchens ernie tindale oabhnm m fj bbs ohjhmi flowers design work a specialty we deltnr norton floral ixipiilir ra iny da j port the f 1 our hitrc towns if arrtiiiit jut waged so strong this hii fina y vj alt rod course for ymca mir pag t through is of ba iipnv k issu il canadian ia yniius fki4 pn- weekly scrap collections paper metal rags etc blanchard andrews phone 423j for tree pickup tin irpi sl bfi ill pictrrml ualtlr a severe iicsc lor mr my wistrrn friend i gitilnllv flipxxi through papv after pifit of magnificent hv f snow- cnpixxi mountains breathtaking islits ot endless wmvs of golden iiiuii ajid iluslrauons of foaming white mountain torrents hasty lhummng on my pait revea led notliing nore impressive for my part of the country than a faded shot of the ferry sam mcbrlde chugging forlornly across the toronto bay but at the bottom of the illustration were two lines by kudyam kipling which when we read them made us realize how useless- was our argument all the two lines said was ood gave all men all earth to love but slrve our hearts are small ordained for each one chosen spot should prove beloved over all memories to honour a lifetime for lifetimes to come moderately priced monuments markers a 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