Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 23, 1953, p. 3

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ivlr2 4 ssssti legion notes ilauxtj we have k whyoneed in lumber builders supplies andinrat noughli taufrtwdalipmi lumbar on hor frames sash door elk 732uh a muchrnccded change ntt made in the beverage room when the old refrigerator was sold to brampton golf cjub and a modern cooling wuik m type o refrigerator was put in this while extremely expen sive was a much heeded addition and we believe it is the general feeling of the membership that it is more than worth the cost the building was completely painted inside and out hd the canteen re modelled a cooling system to com- bat the excessive heat of the up stairs was ordered but due to the hydro conversion taking iplace next year was placed in abeyance as it was not deemed advisable to instal 25 cyle window unrts with 0cycle conversion coming to town next summer however this is a defin ite must in our book arid- should be gone ahead with just as soon as it seems feasible these are just a few of the many things accomplished by your leg ion this year net to mention all the many donations given the pop py fund work the picnic new years eve party and the annual christmas tree all these events are only made possible through the active help and cooperation and criticisms if constructive of each and every member and to any of members who havent been tak- l too active a part its never too jbte to designed for that lower longer look so prized in modern auttknotive styling the new chevro- lets meet other high standards besides eye appeal the 1954 series have more power bet ter performance add chassis improvements that will substantially increase the pleasure and con venience of motoring for 1954 a total of 13 body models are available in three scries of cars the powerglide automatic transmission teamed with a new 125horsepower engine is now optional on all cars another outstanding devel opment also available as an option in all series is powr steering above is pictured the dei air fourdoor sedan -v- winder parking restrictions motorists are reminded that no motor vehicle shall be parked on any street in georgetown from midnight to 6 am from december 1st to march 15th the sports c pool table recovered it fellows take it easyy see it in use but can mainly be avoided please note it has been a stand ing rule that new years eve is a closed night at the party just members and the wa and their respective spouses please cooper ate its always embarrassing when as usually happens people other than legion members want admis sion but the ruling has to be abi ded by you can help by passing the word along to nonmembers and now at long last we have the entries judged tor the essay contest that was held in georgetown schools last spring through various unfor- seen circumstances they have been delayed until now but possibly the prizes will come in handy at this time the winners were jblic school 1st jean penrice ithleen wareing 3rd helen muc high school 1st ola berg 2nd pat vickerstrd don souther congratulatitfna to the winners also a big thanltyou to genial ed wilson who came vthrough and of fered to judge the its a big job and anyofti on has his hands full we reprint the two 1st prize says and to everyone as a lastthpught may we express our heariieu wish that the next year wiujrt5g hap piness health and njsperity to all our members end their families in 1954 may your joys be as deep as the ocean your sorrows as light as its spray ies clark canadas place in the empire by ola berg the british empire or in modern a chrisftnasgifts a cusiom at christmas caristmas gifts are said to have originated with the ancient romans who usedto exchange gifts on the first day of the new year the custom was later transferred to christmas and today it is one of the yiuetides greatest joys phraseology the british common wealth is that great organization to which canada and a groupl other sovereign nations under british crown belong canada in this organization is ai some time has been of the ui significance from the acquisition of new france by the british general wolfe in 1759 canada became a notable the british empire it fateobtained self government due ly to the united empire loyal ists who were used to it in the united stales with reference to the empire canada continued to increase in importance until in 1917 the prime minister of the united kingdom recognized the dominions as equal in status to the mother country and field marshall smuts of south africa introduced the term british commonwealth of nations in place of jthe british empire in 1931 tfie british government passed the statute of westminster which insured the dominions inde pendence rand allowed them to pass laws witliout ttie consent of brit ain from 1931 onward the dom inions were not to be considered colonies and the term common wealth came to be used in a legal sense canadas growing importance was shown by the choice of ottawa tor the commonwealth economic con ference in 1932 canada and all parts of the commonwealth and empire played important parts in the world war and established their fame by doing so at the present time canadas contributions to the commonwealth are the most important in her his tory through ihe couimbo plan it is helping with technical and eco nomic help to the underdevel oped asian nations such as india pakistan and ceylon and is thus increasing the standard of living of a large proportion of the worlds population at the 1952 commonwealth eco nomic conference in london eng land canada was regarded as the second member of importance the change in the queens official title in regard to canada brought out several points to show canadas great importance as a nation one of these factors was the omission of the title dominion which the canadian government felt placed canada in a subordinate position in respect to the united kingdom canadians should be proud to belong to the commonwealth of nations in these troubled times of cold wars in elrope and hot wars in korea the commonwealth can show the world that there is per haps yet hope when onequarter ofthe worlds population can uwe harmoniously together and look forward to a greater prosperity marriage in november 147 the princess and duke as he was now called were married in westmin ster abbey by the archbishop of jrbury tt eilr marriage was followed by ie birth of hrh prince charles in november 1948 and the birth of hrh princess anne in 1950 when the king died february 1952 elizabeth assumed full re sponsibilities of queen of the bri tish empire although she has had these re sponsibilities for over a year it was no until june 2nd of this year that she was crowned queen elizabeth the ii of england scot land and ireland canada and all other nations of the british com monwealth the coronation service was held in westminster abbey lon don england the great pageantry of this celebration did not over- shadow the deeply religious nat- ure of the service and the vows our queen took are very ser ious they no aoubt brought to her mind the words of her speech on her 21st birthday on which she said i declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong god hclptne to make hood my vow and god bless all of you who are willing to share in it let us all pray to god for his strength and guidance to our most gracious queen god save the queen flowers for all occasions potted plants bedding stock bulbs artistics designs we wire flowers itasedale floral 14 murdockst tr 72952 the story of queen elizabeth by jean penrice almost 27 years ago there was born a baby girl to hrh duke of york second son of george v and her mother was hrh duchess of vrsr rinnghti of the earl of strathmore the babys name was elizabeth alexandra mary it was unknown that one day this small gh1 would become queen elizabeth 11 she lived in white lodge richmond park until she was nine at nine she studied in london un der many tutors but in 1936 a sad thing happened king george v died and edward vhi became king only to abdicate in less than a year thus the duke of york became king and princess elizabeth became heiress presumptive to the throne now pbjaosss elizabeths education became sterner dvt prep aration for the great taslqa ahead in 1939 germany dechmpedrwar xm britain and at the agerbttttrtn- cess elizabeth joined the womens auxiliary territorial service to fight for her country after the war the princess toard cape town south africa in 1947 mow lt philip mountbatten rn formerly prince philip of grefeca and denmark sought her hand in georgetown school of charm wardrobe maksvot modelling exercises hair styling and fashion shows special makeop m alo available sat or evening classes triangle 73285 or 73085 gravel top soil fill cement building blocks general trucking ermie thompson gfas vtamm tr73sm

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