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the georgetown herald wedncday dec 24th 1947 peel mourns passing of david wilson please note georgetown furniture sales will be closed from christmas eve until monday january 5th iwwwiieiwiwo ttiymm mini i the compliments of the holiday season j and a very merry christmas are extended from robbs drug store the rexall store me 76 georgetown david wilson psal county clwfc for about 19 years died at hia hpms 12 victoria tarraca brampton on tuesday december 16th in falling- health for the past year be contfr nued to carry out the dutiea of us responsible position until shottl before his death bom in albion townahip a son of the late henry wilson and mar garet wallace he was in his 78th y ear he received his education at what is now known aa coventry school and later farmed in king lownship and subsequently nesthe llage of bolton in 1898 hdvjj ried rebecca hudson of castle the couple would have markednheir 50th wedding anniversary next march mr wilson was reeve of albion lownship in 1916 16 and 17 and again in 1928 he held this office until june of 1929 when tie resig ned to accept the appointment as county clerk 1 he following year hi moved to brampton where be es tabtiahed residence a member of grace united church mr wilson was church inaaurer for a numbci of years hl nas secetary of the mothers ulowance and old age pennon board in the county for many years ami was well andjffa orably known foi the efficient and conscientious nanncr in which- he discharged his iluties in this capacity up to the tune of his death he was secretary iieaaurer of the 1 eel county health unit which position hi hud sjjttcupied since the inception of that 5 lody tor seirul mars he was chair man of tin it curd tf oovernors of 1 eel mem rial hospital it was while mr wilson occupied this po sition in 1j38 that he instituted a i rolram of bcautification for the hospital grounds as a result of his efforts the hospital is now situated hi the midst of u beautiful park mr wilson undertook a tamass to raise money foi the planting of trees in the grounds lheie were 126 per ons contributed to the original da- nl wilson progiam and a tree was i lamed in the nume of each of the lonors the plendid beautification scheme has gteatly enhanced the tppearance of the hospital grounds and the park will long remain as a lining tribute to his memory survimnj are his widow two daughters mrs roy arlow marg net of woodbridjre mrs deorge a bowes niuc brampton two iona hudson h and hcnr both of albion three sisters mrs elizabeth wilson toronto mrs sarah elliott and mrs h h hudson both of bol ton and 12 grandchildren brampton conacrv ator ph merry christmas from the management and staff of brills dept store it pleases us to please you phone 167 georgetown m christmas concert held at united church terracotta christmas greetings to our i riends in the george tow district winners in our hickin draw mary beckett mrs garfield mcgllvray caldwells food store grocer1ls meats phone 366 main street at this festive season we pause to extend greetings j and best wishes to all friends and customers we earnestly hope that 1 948 will bring to you a full meaaureof the good things in life and we will be able to offer better service in the year to come g r muckart plumbing heating trnfmitrmig and electric wiring phone 3i9w or j i georgetown 1 a well planned christmas concert was held on friday evening at the united church when santa paid his isit to the- sunday school superm tendent a c irouae was chairman for a program each class ontribu ling its share to the enter unmentl ihc begirmer a class s jon tly con- luctcd by murjorie kentmr and jtan dickie sang two songs und re citations were gnen by iiryden si lelds peter v orgrave lois ni ven ijoih don hum j nulene watson i immy hargrove ham se tt und linda whltimi musical select inn in lulled a trio by jane milne mary jane arnold li i joan lohbic niign by a choirl f b yf and nlt tonlutu 1 iy llev i u i j h ihh house ly tin iuim i soiopi kills ue luttl im win gm n bv ihi fillow n i frnn minn inirtis lit hh elans arol it iilum lli i i nil judy m umber agikh ni it n nil mc cilviay durban alciti an i i aul marshall a piny hilitm morning by i line m umbur h class had in the douglas richardson bruce ik pihain 1 ominy dobbta hoss mc- ivray 1 tsllu wurdlaw and george ciliht miss winnifrd wtaon dlr d her girls in a play iht spirit hrutmum with patsy richard son itouy wlllson claudia milne call king and maxlnu imcdougall anothor play suzntte oea christmas included the following girls from mrs h i wriggles worths class ann crab tree shirley debbie mary jane arnold jean tyler beanie harley an ruth dil lon with colleen todd and doug- las wrigglesworth as the children the last play of the evening by isabel dobson class polly put the presents on and had in its cast patsy willson audrey bish op leona conn joyce danhain sandra scott sue crabtree and doris grabb the clay school concert was a splendid success and miss mildred r ason and her pupils are to be con gratulated on the programme we also hear good reports of an ex cellent concert put on by miss but ehmson and tht pupils at no 3 school sincere sympathy to the betrea- ed family of the late edward ownsend who had been a life long resident of terra cptta until mining to norval james emmerson who has been n the bick list we are pleased to learn is able to be around again as usual mr wright is home from hospital much improved in health mrs wright of the town line is n the sick list at present wood cutting is now the order of the day our tneral merchant reports tra h quite brisk at present wi aeain ioin in the usual greet ik in wishing the editor and herald stiff and the lenders a very merry hiwlmas and happy new year m our best wishes for your happiness in 1948 white rose service station and garage frfsnclar mam street u s plumbers have devised pint- sized bararoodis to fit ihto an odd spare space ai small as six fast by five feet the hottantot of south africa ar an indtvldiial race vhoaa origin archaobglbts and anthropotoflaa have been aaabla to traea no fancy phrases we won t deck it out with fancy phrases or try to make it sound smart it 1snt that sort of a greet- ing its just a pleasant word from an old friend to the people we want to remember a hope for a merry christmas to every one we know simmoms jewellers next to the golden gate cafe o phone 536 r753tll a