Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 1, 1950, p. 11

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arthur scott motors ltd telephone 161 queen and guelph streets e p head optometrist mamwaonnmmo worn numdaiim wnmnrttut m ct daonors sodam guelph lakulihad 7m ptllmsmewonkm monthly meeting held lab thorsdav nigh last thursday night tha lar monthly meeting wa bald la thi audltoitum- a fair crowd wai on hand but these meetings are itlll not getting tha attendance thai to have individuals seeking afflos mind you at times tha rivalry ot a branch election becomes a- bit warm but then after all elections ragul have tha same effect on the blood pressure dont they boye iuu dot ghulg lan m hum they should how about trying to could plekout the various repre- turn out for them teuowst attar all its only one evening in tha month general business was dbeulmd and it was moved that various ac counts be paid subset to audit a report was heard from various of the committee conveners presl- ent dsve bowman was in the chair the election wul oon peat hand in branch 120 but so far we have heard of no one actually stat ing that they were running for of- tlce however no doubt by the time it rolls around eves post wul be contested and thats as it should be bjrthet we certainly dont mean that we have anyauar- rel with the present executive in fact the contrary is tha case we have continually stated in this eol- that they have done a fine job but it is a very healthy state of affairs ilmn furnace work j and eayestrqutlhiiig don houston t- j 4ftsjsimiii 847w in owr rr a speaking op elections we hear that last friday night you sentatlves ot the tory and labor parties quite easlrfraround the le gion ball a disgruntled laborite looking at a fellowimperial was heard to mutter youd think them tories won to look at his faeelll never mind boys thejol probably have another electlonhortly to argue about at- this rather distant viewing place- as mentionbilast week the local branch are entertaining mem bers of the sergeant mess bramp ton on saturday march 4th and not to be outaotie members of this progressive group of ncos have extended ah invitation to members ot branch 130- to visit them at the armouries on friday march 17th this is a blanket invitation to any member ot branch u0 and you are asked toput your name on the blackboard ji able to attend this trip should be an outstandr lag one and will give tha boy a chance to see old friends and bilk over old times ana of tha members who la alas an member hare is chs moreton the trip would be worthwhile if tor no other reason thanto sex the way the ncov have transformed their owners some months ago wt believe during tha ctetftmsai 5 jralldaya tha bays that fttf wh aldof vb rewad wwasvsnw rav rnodenedtbe mass the urboss- wist fsaa sjbfkkr only esss area that ot tte namal tsssd t dart enthusiasts ma in the recreation room on tha hall saturday afternoon la to discuss further tha proposed tournament although there ware not as many on hand as the week wore some twenty members decided to organ ize it waa decided aha to hold immediately the singles champion ship for the past year jimmy dickenson is the present holder ot that nip and anyone in the branch maytlay for it not just those belonging to the dart teams a cup has been already offered for competition in the next tourna ment as yet the honor remains anonymous it was also decided to present the winning team this lima with summer sport shirts au interested in entering thlafhed tournament are asked to place their names on the board when all who are interested in playing have reg istered teams will be picked and the captains chosen by each team it is proposed to have another meeting to do all this next satur day afternoon over five million popples and 82000 poppy wreaths were distrib uted throughout canada last nov ember llth according to the sec retary of the canadian legion these little scarlet emblems ot remembrance which make their annual appearance on armistice day are manufactured by vat- craft shops operated by dva in montreal tornto reglna calgary and by the jted crosa in victoria bc the work is dona by crippled vets and apart tram rarerldlng env nloymant for these unemployable the mehoy contributed by the publlo is spent by local legion branches for relief- of needy sarviessnan and widows phans who far various not rsjoatetj ojyssnineiit gssjsgnos than is raaed tooomrnant hare on fte outatattdni fsottt aajjgtssi on ny uassnsjesdwsre a uvuy suuu raaaouvov either mlttee that is already very well known by branch 120 members a red cross news release to this office reminds us that last weekend wa the- both anniver sary ot tha boer war and goes on to tall of this having bean the first time the canadian rad cross had officially rendered assistance to canadian troops at that time serving with the british force in trying to find out it any man from georgetown or vicinity at tended the huge south african vets dinner and reunion last sat urday one of the local oldtimer reminded us that one of george town most distinguished soldiers the lata ltcol james bellanttne some fiftyodd years ago written a series ot very interesting letters to the herald on his ex periences while fighting tha boars it is unfortunate that such valuable links with the past as those letters have not been preserved jim mtmroy again imperials president at an imperial meeting held on sunday afternoon february 26th the annual election ot officers took place the following elected president james murphy seotytreaa boh mulr executive alex taylor mrs t grieve and pat heelan jim emraerson who bad left that morning for england sent his thanks and appreciation for tha gift he had received as a going- away present five dollars was voted to be esnt to tha st jphn ambulance it was decided that the annual excursion to buftekfcwould he held at the end of august or early in september tha president srss authorised to sask nsjgfntssjoti front bianco ub for an trmetta banquet to be bald in april although a few of tha were unable to be present was an excellent at in spite ot tha hitter weather is hoped that with tha spring every imperial wol sincere- effort to be every meeting a liaaity vote ot thanks dered the tioetsssj for her kindly allowed tha use her house vyouks to motmts the wctt i one of the m signs of spring hes the lotasrbrovm woodpecker wife goldenshafted wings and a white rump hes the only swoodpecker that normally feeds on the ground as well a in trass p mmhes o valuable sweet yours to fnjoy darlings

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