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gwits wad eva march 19 o imltuotlw advsrttstns usssi quoted on sppuoatton o sinew ooploa so eeoh osrtlald l asoomraj betv broombead leslie u clark harokl darlson aam k htiw md wnkiwuy tttwnooa m u omm on mua at o autborasd m snood dim bsu post acta dspt ottawa msncjsr of the osnsdlsn weekly ewspaperi association ud one onlarloqittbeo dlvistoa tf u owna no tne t the editors column a job well done last wednesday evening marked the formal dis- bandment of the georgetown soldiers comforts com mittee a community group which served well during the war years in sending cigarettes and parcels to dis trict servicemen and women overseas it has been our pleasure to help in a small way towards raising money tor these parcels by sponsoring a fund in the herald and turning the money over to the committee for this we need or expect no thanks rather should those be thanked whoa freewill donations were ao generous for at the same time we were also receiv ing donations for the british war victims fund and it was truly remarkable how the freewill offerings pour ed in the ladiea of the committee have done a grand job and we know that they have already been amply repaid for their efforts by the personal thank you of scores of returned men we have asked one of the la dies mrs w v grant who took over mrs roger gu- yota duties as secretary when the latter moved to tor onto to write a history of the comforts committee and it gives an excellent synopsis of the work accomplished here is what ahe says georgetown soldiers comforts committee april 1940 march 1946 theretoo by the grace of god go i when our local red cross branch was organized early in 1940 and the first canvass was made some of our gen erous citizens 8tipulated that part of their donations be used to send comforts to our hometown boys already in his majestys forces overseas it was soon found out that a portion of the proceeds of any of our activities on behalf of thia part of our warwork would have to be bnt to red cross headquartera so it was auggeated and thought advisable that a separate committee be for med to take care of this work the sending of com forts to our men in the service overseas mr john d kelly a member of the red cross executive was asked to form such a committee and he called a number of representative ladies together and so was born the georgetown soldiers com forts committee holding its first meeting on april 1 5th 1 940 and electing as its officers as presi dent mrs arthur reeve as secretary mrs roger guyot glen williams and as treasurer mrs syd macrcenzie and as a committee appointed members of the various organizations in the town four of which have re with tin- rfimmilw ihiring it yr when i come home again to you ii ood tnus wills it x will not be tne carefree lad that once you used to know strange sights ive eeen tdiat wound the heart and sear the soul within mans inhumanity to man the breed and lust and sin these things ive of times pondered oer when in that mystic sphere beyond the clouds whence angels orjos proclaimed ooodwlll and cbeer yet nobler things ive witnessed too thai bid me to be strong the dauntless faith in human right that will not yield to wrong the sacrificial love that spurns all thought of self to save a feuowcreature in distress mjd dangers great and grave and so if pate decree that i must die as others do my faith undimmed will be in him who died for sinners too of operation namely miss mary lawson from the local council mrs dan livingstone from the womens in stitute mrs arthur beaumont from the iode and mrs nelson robinson from norval their war charities charter was obtained on may 1 0th 1940 the first shipment consisting of fifteen parcels went forward in may 1 940 and the last shipment con sisting of three hundred and eighteen parcels went for ward in january 1945 although sixtysix parcels were ient for christmas 1945 to those servicemen and wo men still remaining overseas there were about three shipments a year during the committees existence during the six yeara this committee existed they received over 2800 in donations 125501 of this amount being subscribed through the fund sponsored jby die georgetown herald these donations were vol untary the only appeals made to the public were the tagdays held annuallyat the georgetown fair many people- many groups of people and or ganizations from georgetown norval glen williams limehouse stewarttown terra cotta aricl the surroun sling countryside have sent in donations from time to time many periodically and to these people go the thanks of this committee and the boys returning have tpagie known their thanks verbally to the members of t of thisxommittee the boys returning have made known their thanks verbally to the members of the committee and through the columns of the herald al io a thank you to the ladies who helped in various ways with the shipments parcelling addressing etc and a very special thank you to the georgetown herald for sponsoring the fund and for keeping it be- t fare the public jtfany human interest stories could be told of the itisy the parcels just at the right time iaja dfljjswfr hoped that when his time came to do his lid be worthy of the kindness shown r fithat the home folks were thinking of i lift which made it easier to get on r ken richardson was able to give comforts cigarettes to the cana- i dieppe how the first thing afbhs be peace tor wihhprayed has coi at lartan god grant it may be a usting peace ajftliz we doworthy of jjt twwdwoflhe committee iftpv- er a committee whickolftsww the followiiigwfcm- bera during thew lart few yean mra arthur reeve mr syd macrcenzie mra w v grant miea mary lawson mrs dan livingstone mrs nelson robin son norval mrs arthur beaumont glen wil liams and mrs mitchell limehouae and they have turned over the amount of money they had on hand to the georgetown rehabilitation council who are carrying on the work with the returning men tor c which the money was orginally intended the com forts of our lighting men the voupjg airman to his mother ouost8 at d here on tbe shore beside the channel where we have imln these two xmg fcfaisy years within tbe confines of our troubled faintly we hew a sound of ringing cheers unseen we rose saw soldiers dusty- brown led by the very men who saw us die the tssex scottish marching into with battlenags of canada on high the royals of toronto tried and true witlr pride and confidence in every stride the boys who knew uw hell that vr went through in battleswept dieppe that day we died the hamilton light infantry went by the south 3skatchewans erect and fell the men from winnipeg and oalgsry the scottish and black watch from montreal now we can sleep now we can diwm of this no love of base revenge or foolish pride but lust to know our boys came back to us us to know they saved the cause for which we died michael poron renewal of unemployment insurance books to all employers all unemployment insurance books for the year ending march 51st 1946 must be exchanged for new books new insurance books for the fiscal year 194647 will be exchanged by the load national employ ment office in your area foe expired insurance books protect the benefit rights of your employees by sending in their expired books property com peted on msrch lst th a s j f ap l failing to make unemployment insurance contribution for your insured employee and for failure to renew the insurance books as required unemployment insurance commission kotheb of local isam decs in tobonto hoarital pton for the past 95 yean and a bro ther of 8am tennwt of george town passwrt avway last saturday mor- ntnc icsrcfa atrd to 8l locbaete hos pital toronto where he had been a patient for several wastes bam to i 73 yawn ago be came toclsnadam 1000 and li ved to btreetertlle and oburchvffie bo- fore moving to bnnaptan he wmtem- pktyed as a carpenter with the dl- awtate a veteran of the first war he servul- overseas wtth the 2nd pioneer asttauon he was one of the original membera of the old oountrymens club in brampton nmeral ae were held on hon day from the cburoh of bsraj gnj were otsxhfcted byftev allan- jobn- ston interment followed in bramp ton cemetery surrtvtng are his wife formerly flo rence ooldby and a son ernest to bra his brotber sam of oecr- setown and 4 brothers awfl s sisters to krtfin a grandson bert is a vet eran of world war 3 and was wound ed whue serving in italy bank manaorarb ltotbxk ddes in oband bkni suddenty last wetaesday laaroh 30th at her home in otrand band mrs ir- tbe motber of aobstt h imssnd who just recently came to georgetown inatuger of the bank of brandh bars isrs ireland leaves a tatnoy of tbtwe sons and adaughter asm of lcodon ijeslt hyde park subert oeorgetown and icrs- pergamtbrnbofl ocsnd m a e lepage realxar head office toronto sb bar net twedins jo hl specializing in farms country estate suburban homes city houses nnnser pruueiliesr miaitt mbcml aabopaxiom cur real bfftatb bcmbdb xt armstrong tslsmiads ssvw 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