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Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday November J IN2 Rainy day welcome for Santa Umbrellas and ratal jackets were a necessity for ambulance siren whined and buglers a spectators oat to catch a of Santa and hear the entertained with Christmas mask marching The animal gray day dampen spirits There an expectant excited air among the crowds at the Georgetown Market Place and Mam Street downtow area Fire and Merry a ever the dear old man from the North Pole made It down far the 1 M afternoon of the Georgetown parade Satarday The hey In the animal event has been coming down for years now never misting a parade and always Jolly no nutter the weather This year Santa Clan got a kick oat of the Georgetown event when hi float hit a speed tramp at he Market Place Dear Old Santa and Ma faithful reindeer were sent tying and a sliver parcel came rotting down from his sleigh a few weeks loo early Laughing merrily and waving warm to his Ultle friends Santa con tinned the parade route feet firmly on the float yours The Queen of Hearts spread the good cheer wand as In the past to the most hand among the of and along Georgetown parade route the best theme and the best service entry Lollipop for little glrli from a nice bee carrying a bag of Daddy shoulder sometimes got a Utile sore and hydrant did rick Hnndredi of Georgetown children turned op for the lions Crab Bants Clan parade Besides special guest Santa were many old favorites like the Acton and Georgetown fire brigades the Acton Band the Elkettes majorette the Georgetown Fireflies the Kinsmen the Hills Jill the Georgetown Girl Pipe Band the Newfoundland Club the Georgetown Figure Skating the Rotary Club the Jaycces the Gemini hockey dab the and the Erin Milli Drum and Bogle Corps and Air Cadet Band This year a parade route began at Geor continued up Main to James Street where It ended Market Place Front there marcher and floats The shopping plain where itaP started packed with proceeded down Gnclpfa Street west to Maple Avenue car anticipating arrival of and after Santa a regional poUee were oat blocking roads In float pasted a traffic Jam followed mommy and advance of the parade From Maple Averae the event daddy tried to go home all at be same accompanied by at Chicken Ctaa pal The Chkfcen Crab la promoted by the Optimist service crab to discourage children from experimenting with drags n say It all right to say to the drag scene Dont forget Acton Ys Mens SANTA PARADE This Saturday 130 pm GarfleM the drink to fie trepan by the Georgetown Aaaadatton That was Gat- TracUa along with the rest parade were member the s Arm year an trail make a group then dogs and children The friendly and well packed comeback neat year rate af ana tola f returned from along the route