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1 ft v- the georgetown herald wednesday date 1 4thpij 949 y uiiii 2s i i ft ivc a omaj a jjyftem qqflfl quxxle x svum mns smiths hhopping trip might have talcn on hour actually it took three minutes by telephone to housewives in a hurry the telephone moons a lot its liko having an extra pair of hands to help out an extra pair of feet to run errands or got help in emergencies any way you lpok at it your telephone is big value no wonder more people are using more telephones and that requests for service are at an alltime high wo should like to be able to provide service for all who want it when and where they want it we will continue to do all we can to reach llmt gnat toe bell telephone company of canada by lmc bill roney wu giving us atlt o information about tho annual chrlrtmas tree do for the kms the other day says if momory is correct that there are 400odd kids 4arocolve presents from old st nlclc this year that sideline of bius and we boliovo tho job- best ujfcd by him has certainly devel oped into quite a chore imagine trying to procure presents for that number of kids along with getting nn ample supply of fruit and candy queer things turn up regarding tho arrangements too last yenr at the last minute two santas arrived ready to take over seemed that bill had arranged for one a number of weeks before but duo to the pressure of work he had not con firmed that he could be on hand ior sure and as the date kept get ting closer the treasurer got a bit worried and dug u another one that nig bliss unaware of nil the fuss santa no 1 arrives to find to his astonishment another panto dispensing gifts to the child ren uemember all tickets for the christmas draw must be in by saturday there are still a lot of hose outstanding and should be re- urned as soon as possible the sale of tickets has been fair and it is imped that this week will put the draw over the lop successfully the levemie from this goo toward de- i iraviiik christmas iree expenses last saturday a number of members from here journcd by bus to toronto to pay a visit to the sir 1 arthur currie branch ot the can adian legion about 31 went and everyone repoi ted a ood time of courselhe dart eirliuiasu were liowetor as they were repor- i by themselves well take that itll a traill of sap seriously iho ing of comradeship which is only a very nice afternoon and evening was spent by members attending and their wives the two branch es have been doing considerable visiting back and forth and seem to have dovelbpe a very keen feel- as it should be and could bo prac tised by a greater mlmbor of tho nearby branches would be a fine thing it this and other mcmbqrs ot our zona could get together arid work out a plan to have an annual visit to each and every one of the branches in the zone this doesnt sound like very much but stop and figure out tho number in the district and it would really develop into quite a full program and make a lot of new friends as well as renewing old acquofrttunccs we were happy to 8ej acton and georgetown tak ing a lead in this sort of fraternal visit and glad to see these two legion branches getting along even if the two towns cant in hockey season anyway as 9wtt3bw i a dauguikks of st georges hoki annual clikistmas party monday evening december 5th mrs kretf armstrong st enter tained the daughters of the church t i uay christmas party arch deacon and mrs w g o thomp son were quests of honour and the archdeacon complimented the la dies on the splendid work of hls yeijr- court vhist and cribbagc wer played winners being mrs tod stiuker and mis thomal-eos- on archdeacon thompson made i jolly santa claus and distributed eifts from the tree to each member and kucst mrs fred annstroiu jr the i tv president presented a tray to mrs ivfil davidson in apprecia tion of her leadership this year assisting the hostess in serving mippor wre mis lynnk uenner mrs ted stigger miss bessie while mi frank sykes mrs ed win wilson mrs rover norton a r thomas perry and mrs charles hunwik the evening en- iii il with tin mnging of carols mrs i hoinpon t the piano balunafad lm coming to georgetown on saturday december 17 t meet me at the community christmas trae at the mill and main street corner at 300 pm rl 3 tell your dad and mom not to forget to buy ticlf ets on the annual lucky dravt sponsored by the georgetown lions club there are prizes oje turkeys and chickertrtsrld a special prize of a doll dressed in 100 bills proceeds from their sale helps to pay fprmy visit to georgetown see you saturday december 174 iiiiiiaiiiiiiii december is here and with it lurks the common cold ontario citizens are reminded now of a few simple helpful rules to safeguard their health and that of others v j prevention of the common cold is the responsibility of alrtukttteveryone plays his part much unnecessary illness expense and discomfort may be avoided with the holiday season looming ahead when so much happiness depends on everyone feeling fit why run the risk of catching cold t letting members of your family face that danger in the interest of parents and families the ontario department of health recommends every ontario citizen to study the common sense precautions suggested below and act upon them five simple precautions i take plenty of rest avoid becoming v unduly tired endeavour lo follow a wellbalanced diet avoid becoming wot chlllod or over- 0 heaterj m clothing becomes wot ii should bo changea at quickly passible rtf a cold overtakes yea go hi until m improves if h doo not door up rapidly dostot h to took nodical advice bo hiougmful of ethers ff swfferlsaj from a cold do not spread germs isf coughing or snooxlng oponly avoid crowds as far as passible no one wants to be laid np with cold 1 1 especially at this holiday time of year by following these five commonsense precautions you can help yourself and others enjoy a happy healthy holiday free from the seasonal misery of the common cold department of health for theprovinc ontario li lussai t rbiir ttssstsl of msaiss ina i last week j mrs lrank smith is spending a few days with friends in st cath arines the wa held quite a successful turkey supper on wednesday ev ening about three hundred peo ple enjoyed the excellent repast this was followed by a short pro gram consisting ot several num bers by the hillsburgh quartette solos by mr alex mcdougall of hillsbuieil and mrs jas gillespie elocutumist of erin several hockey fans of this community motored to guclph fri day night to see the guelph-osh- wa gaiui our own local team has been fitted out with new sweaters and socks and are waiting paticnt- l foi some itf to try them out on most of the worlds nickel output tomes from canada woollen association president reelected h g smith mohawk mills ltd hamilton as reelected president ot the canadian woollen and knit goods manufacturers assoc at the annual meeting in montreal last jnonth among members attending was arthur beau mont ot the beaumont knitt ing mills glen williams mr beaumont was elected a mem ber of the executive commit tee of the association r0sedale floral cut flowers potted plants it its sgtar wrsatt w can puttblyoo our prtess are awrt at wholesale prices for clubs schools parties and christmas festivities try our delicious chocolates candies xmas canes and novelties also our freshly roasted casnews mixed nuts and peanuts chocolates are attractively packaged in 1 2 and 3 pound fancy handpainted tins or in neat regu lation boxes orders will receive prompt attention and wih be delivered write or phone home made candies lakeide9956 g 1550 queen st w 8 toronto sportsmanshipvalrtcahaofl unlimited l tha canadian ama- tur boning cham- plonthlps war hold mil yor in i port arthur onr to dtrmln ill bok- rt who would rep resent canada at the british empire garnet in new zea- land next february when champion and challenger met for the centurys most skillfull exhibition i torontos old adelaide street rink blozod with light fresh sawdust uttered th smooth floor a crowd of sports mingled round- tho ring while tho lieutenant governor and his party watched from their box it was a february night in ims and tho centurys biggest evont in canadian boxing tho worldfamous champion of england charlie mitchell was to moot john f schous tho local challenger in tho opening rounds schotas tmasheel mitchell with a surprise barrage of punches wary mitchell backed off tho haze of cigar smoke thickened at the rounds went on suddenly mitchell earn off the ropes with a hard blow scheie went down only for a moment but the fight had been decided mitchell won the bout 3596 v good sportsmanship has won many world friends for canada utt as the spirit of working together has made us one of the worlds great nations these two sportsmanship and enterprise beep your opportunities fpr work aad play in canada unlimited c oyee6 ui l9i jbkkjuiji a l