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notes w ui clark this sunday is the big parade in kitchener to open the conven uon and we hope that georgetown will see fit to at least send their color party- we should think in a branch as big as ours there will be a few in attendance f vv oting strength for the conven 1 tiw is made up on the basis of branch strength on december 311 1958 in this case with no del egates going irom town we will ote the proxies unless other del egates decide to go at the last minute the executive gave in etruttions as to how the are to be used in the event that there are no delegates a trophy is being given in mem orj of the late jack fry this is verj appropriate as jack as a very keen competitor and took part in all activities carman copland is the one responsible for this and we think he deserves a big hand for it ith smith and stone s on hoh days many of our members have taken thr the nation unto oat steward dwre bowman to also on vacation and hla spot to being amply filled by jim tearshapc bradley seriously jhn seems to be doing a good job of it with the advent of scotty pat tcrson to the ranks of the automo bile owners we guess were the last one in georgetown without a car scotty figured there were only two of us left so that leaves only the writer so if you sec a lark getting down the road bet tcr watch out it could be john be hind the wheel and take it from us anything mifeht happen we can recall a night almost ten years ago when gob collier parked his car in front of our apartment and a number of numbers were there solving the problems of the world in general and branch 120 in par ticular our john was missing and someone said he had gone out to stt in gobs new car next we hoard was gob yelfing stop john stop please john still swears the car started itself and fortun atcly stopped at the first hill it rame to at least that s the story we were expected to take as gospel pleased to see our friend knobs isrenjoyiiig his vacation he is cur rently holding down that comfort able bench in front of the the bank of commerce when asked why he atlon of x2m acftm brampton council has approved a recommendation from the dustrial and pl committee that a bylaw be passed to apply for annexation of approximately 3200 acres of township tends the application to the municipal board will request only annexation of lands listed in the engineering re port accepted by council last month the report compiled for coun cil at a cost of 7000 recommend ed immediate application for an ncxation of lands to meet the re quirements and growth of the mun lcipality for the next 20 years solicitor wilbert west has been instructed to inform the municipal board at the hearing that the mun icipalily is asking for annexation of only those lands listed in the report hnt would welcome annex ation of additional lands applications from property ow ners for consideration of annexa uon of lands not contained n the report have been pouring into the council chamber since publication of the report chose that corner he said that he never really did trust banks and when he was able he liked to be nearby to keep an e tm his moi ey an excellent idea too you can t get into trouble sitting in front of a bank now can you sugar and spice a newspaper article suggests that in viewfthe changing needs of national defence the canadian fighter pilot will soon be dead as the dodo as extinct as a sailmak ers apprentice if 1ft tru and ft suppose it is im glad the canadian fighter pilot hail brief but glorious his tory in two wars it it bettor for th species to vanish with its glam our intact than to degenerate with the rapid change in areial warfare into a mere adjunct to a puth but ton a peculiar breed thcfcghter pi lot was pawned alm6st by accid ent during world war j pilots doing reconnaissance patrols star ted taking pot shots attach other with revolvers next thing you know the sky was full of death or glory types fighting incredible duels creating fantastic legends it was about this time that the tit tighter ptior began tninktngn wet a hot shot with th poor bloody infantry bogged in the mud and being slaughtered by the thous ands tho newspapers of the day looked around for something col orful to relieve the grim reality of the annihilation i suddenly the fighter pilot found himself the darlii of the press the toast of the folks at home unable to assimilate the carnage of the front lines the public ima gi nation fastened on this gallant dashing knight of the atr forever tackling insuperable odds running up his score of kills and gener allj presenting a romantic picture of war all thit adulation was not sought by the pilots they were brave but not braver than the nex man they were skillfull but no more so than a good artilleryman but they were young and human plac ed in th limelight they adopted a certain swagger a consciously casual dress a slightly swashbuck ling air and gradually the opin ion that they were an elite among th uniformed hordes they never got over it the whole business was accent nated be the two big win by a great deal of romantic tripe written about them and eagerly devoured by school jys of whom i was one ah it was heady stuff the white silk scarf the brandy bottomstip the empty glass dash ed into the fireplace the gallant little spadclimbing into the dawn toincet the hun so when the next war came al ong every canadian youth worth hit weight in war acesor wings wanted to be a fighter pilot the very small proportion to make the grade naturally assumed that they were the chosen they believed without any evidence that they were very special people cut above a bomber pilot three cuti above a naval officer and at leest six cuts above a pongo or army officer this attitude was infuriating to others but like all snobbery rath er pleasant if jou were one of rthosedojng uu snobbing fighter pilotswere a closeknit company despite the fact that they were widely scattered they kept tabs on their friends through the con slant c of squadron pers onnel 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look at thorn they had a flair for living thay had the dash and spirit of cavalry laconic cossacks they war and thay were bky the last fighting men the world wilt so to sfcout the enemy and engage hhrn in single combat they were not braver than other men but they had a great pride typically even their deaths and they died in their hundreds were dramatic tumbling down in a ball of fire blown to bits in midair cleaving deep and straight into the cold sea smashing hard and true into the earth if th canadian fighter pilot is on th way out tors not shod any tears over him lots fust bo glad ho was around when ho was and if that stouhsh balding fallow pushing forty happens to tall yow that he was a fighter pilot don fool sorry for htm ho had his day limehouse rougmey family host to presbyterian picnic the annual sunday school and congregational picnic of umehouse presbyterian church was held on july 11th with lunch at noon in limehouse memorial hall and sports at the home of mr and mrs j roughley afterwards the events started with a treasure hunt for all i race for girls 8 and under- beryl i mcenery and elaine turner boys j 8 and under carl sinclair and allen hube girls 10 and under lallian brown beryl mcenery boys10 and-under- stanley- enery allen hube girls 12 and over mrs wm turner mrs- j cnchton boys 12 and over peter glnn fred gisby three legged lillian brown i robbie roughley brian hube and kenny james wheelbarrow ma ne james and harry brown mrs cnchton and david roughley bal loon blowing boy david rough- ley girls lallian brown the wives of men who predicted an easy nail driving contest over their husbands at 4 oclock all enjoyed plenty of watermelon at the close mrs grtsby was sur- prised by a gift of a bible readers encyclopedia and concordance from the teachers and pupils the sunday school all declared a more enjoyable tune than when the picnic had been held miles from home halton plowman visits manitoba trip js prize two outstanding plowmen geo dxon r r 4 georgetown and iv an mclaughlin r r 2 stouttville recently had a two week all expen ses paid motor trip to manitoba the trip was the prize they won at the international plowing match at crysler ontario last fall as winners of the esso champions class for tractor plowing they were accompanied by a trip mana ger alex black of guelph mr mclaughlin was the winner of the gold medal in esso cham pion s class sponsored by imperial- oil while george dixon was run ner up this class is open to au plowmen who are winners trf esso special classes held locally at on tario plowmen association teanch matches mr dixon began plow ing at the international match in 1946 and that year won 1st prise their motor trrp took them to various agricultural colleges and dominion experimental farms in northern united states and canada and they participated as guests in the manitoba provincial plow- mg match at portage la prairie glen taxi opetntod by jim bel 2- cabs 2 radio equipped tr 72432 sntvrei rvcy day