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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday January MM- Page Halter Hills Christmas sales exceptional Christmas was the season of the Daisy doll craze but also a season Hills mer chants found absolutely excep- tlnal for sales according to Georgetown Chamber of Com merce President Murray Mr Lawton said this year at tracted an aggressive crowd to the Canadian Tire outlet he operates on Geulph Street His only regret is not ordering a truckload of Oopsle Daisy dolls Three weeks ago when the dolls ar rived at the store they were gone within minutes of our door being opened he said At Up Up and Away Balloons on Main Street in Georgetown sales were up per cent over last year said owner Trudy Thomas The stores novelty items attracted many buyers she said In Acton things also went well for merchants Mike Manes presi dent of the Acton Chamber of Com merce said the new plaza at Main Street and Mill Street attracted hoards of shoppers This is one of the busiest years since the new stores opened he said indicating the February opening of the plaza surrounding the store where he is part- owner Our mall was extremely good Sales were better than an ticipated he said Everything broke loose in the last two weeks before Christmas But Mr said that with the good weather arriving one week before Christmas people could travel to other outoftown centres as easily as they could In July or August This curbed the aggressive trend begun In early August he said And Mr added that the hydro black out of Dec lost Canadian Tire a chunk of sales because store doors couldnt open until230pni that day A trend for giftgiving this year seemed to lean towards books Those who werent crowding the stores In search of Daisy dolls were at local book stores such as Oxbow Books in Georgetown buying humorous gifts for friends and family The humor shelf is almost total ly wiped out said Pat Johnston an employee at Oxbow The book store sold more books than last year and found amoung their clentele younger people teens and children who bought and received books In addition to the usual crowd of adult bookbuyers Every Christmas is busy but books seemed more popular than ever this year said Mrs Johnston North Halton Sports on Main Street South found clothing to be a feature attraction Owner Judy Pomeroy said the last week and especially the last few days before Christmas brought in many customers who preferred the clothing over sports equipment The clothing keeps you in business she said But what nutde North Halton Sports different was the sale of homemade nuts and chocolate the items were so popular that they will be sold again next year said Ms While shoppers cool their heels following a rigorous Boxing week merchants will restock their shelves and recover from another Christmas season one that was a real success in Halton Hills The Knox Presbyterian Church was a hot spot to be Georgetown Citizen of the Year Ted Gortfa rang the bell New Years Eve as hundreds gathered to drink not Inside the church A similar ceremony took place in Ac- chocolate apple cider and welcome in the New Year Ion where Citizen of the Year Don Dawkuu rang the Organizers distributed hundreds of balloon midnight bell at the old town hall Both ceremonies throughout the crowd and on the stroke of midnight have been held since the early lttta Herald photo Former area resident killed A former Georgetown woman dead following a singlecar acci dent in Milton last week Elizabeth of Bronte Road Milton formerly Elizabeth Bird of Georgetown died Dec 29 as a result of head injuries receiv ed when her Ford Mustang struck a hydro pole around am Dec Police say Mrs Howden was on her way to work when car eastbound on Britannia Road near Fourth line went out of control left the roadway and hit the pole The car was demolished Mrs Howden was taken to Milton District Hospital and was then transferred by airbus to Sun- Hospital where she under went surgery She died Dec Mrs Howden was an accounting clerk for a MiBfrinamiga firm and a member of the Junior Farmers and the club She married Doug Howden in September and moved to Milton where the couple resided Mrs Howden was the daughter of George and Verna Bird dairy fanners on the Eighth Line in Georgetown She leaves behind ber parents and three brothers Charles David and Ronald a sister Marilyn and her grand father Vernon Picket of Georgetown The funeral was held Jan 2 at HUkrest United Church in Mlltoa salt BRITISH CALENDARS CHRISTMAS CARDS CHILDRENS SOFT TOYS CHILDRENS TURTLENECKS ROYAL WORCESTER SPODE SELECTED GIFT AND FOOD ITEMS 14t CHURCH ST EAST ACTON 1240430 5198531633 TtmOUi mm Stereo missing Halton Regional Police say a stereo valued at was taken from a car parked on Frederick Street in Acton last Sunday or Monday The vehicle was unlock ed at the time of the theft Impaired charge A Georgetown woman stopped for a traffic violation was charg ed with impaired driving early Thursday morning Police stop ped the 18yearold driver at at Mountatnvlew Road North near River Drive She will appear in court Feb Wallet taken An man was charged by police Jan 2 in connection with a theft from the Olde Hide House in Acton Police say the man allegedly took a leather wallet valued at from the premises without paying He will appear in court Feb Mischief charge Halton Regional Police charg ed a Georgetown man 26 with mischief and breach of recognizance following a Dec 24 party that got out of hand Police say household objects were broken at the Christmas Eve Drive party The Georgetown man was held for a bail hearing Jan Strikes tree Police say a man leaning over in his car to light a cigarette smashed into a tree near Fourth Line and Regional Road 32 early Thursday morning An Acton man 22 was driving a 1977 Ford that went out of control on the fresh snow left the roadway hit a ditch and then struck a small tree The Ford received moderate damage Police are not pressing charges and report no injuries in the accident Cars collide A Georgetown man and a Brampton man were sent to hospital with minor injuries following a collision at Guelph Street and Drive Wednes day night Police say a 1967 Toyota was southbound on Drive going through a green light when it was struck by a west- bound I960 Mercury Cougar The Cougar was moderate damag ed while the Toyota received severe damage The drivers a Brampton man 24 and a Georgetown man were treated and released from Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Police have charged the Brampton man with failing to stop for a red light Man charged A 50yearold Glen Williams man was charged with assault following an altercation with his son at 1115 pm Dec 28 Police say the Main Street resident got into an argument with his son and allegedly pulled his son out of a chair threw him to the floor and struck his face The man will ap pear In court Feb Driver charged A 23yearold Georgetown man who was stopped for a Highway Traffic Act offence was also charged with impaired driving at 350 a Dec 28 Police stopped the man on Boulevard near Sherman Court He will ap pear in court Jan 23 Break a date Someone broke into a house on the First Line near 5 sometime between 5 am Dec 28 and 330 pm Dec 28 The house was ransacked but nothing was removed The person gained en try by forcing open the rear kit chen door The door received damage Mink missing A waistlength mink coat was stolen from a house at 24 Park Ave in Georgetown sometime between Dec 27 and Dec 29 Police say a thief gained entry by forcing open the base ment door IS Mens Wear STORE HOURS 930 a 6 except Thursday Friday m CHyStYfms h To Home 211 Street Georgetown 8777361 NORTHVIEW CENTRE JANUARY CLEANS SUNROOFS