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page 2 the georgetown herald wed neaday evening december 20th 1939 til f aulmm it fresh from onr greenhouses only gift that expresse the ri jment of the hokhay saigon lowbrs the senthnent endless varieties m gifts febut presses thartrue seninentw the i a gut of flowers ichoow election of lovely cut jflowets and bloowig plants visit our afore in rnfe mcgibborttilock previously occupied by hw hintbn o c ellngs to our customers season c s barber floral co for delivery phone 47- w georgetown 5 floweks telegraphed a m a joyous and merry christmas a happy prospexpam new tfew thats our wiab for you and yours during this most happy of seasons misses claridge miljinery herald block geori tmiiois blessj orfkrs tglkph raj oopilljta8th lowindt tontfae nkvtor advertising at well attended meeting of jred- fut issue the rouowtns lntemtflw it toage ajf- am no ws george- iut issue the news item to curlers s unavoidably crowded out the curlers met to oujejpb on tuesday evening dec 12tto and- grand time was enjoyed by all who wit privileged to attend the ouelph club played basts to rinks from oeorgbtown milton and bramp ton and some fine scores were regis tered ptjuowlng are thenkilts gmdph vlltoo h altken w j bedgson h baralllck f d dewan dr leggett c earl w wtaedef skip 11 p little skip gnriph buton p o mctague a s weuott c v boblnson ojabcoaq j harvey j davidson w e hamilton sk 10 j maxted sk 11 iguelph georgetown j beffeman k mckenzte l cameron j ritchie hacfadgen if cleavi f r ramsey sk 7 w long sk u qatclph geo wj graham p thompson a b burroughs w bell a dunsey j richardson w a mahoney sk 8 e thompson sk 13 gndph brampto a if laird w bovairdl j j richardson dr tttttean ilsteep v w d bowleg f j robuvson sk 12 h mckellop sk guclph brampton h wheeler c gregg h chick i t tetlock h little r fleming dr hyjop sk 8 judge ooohrane sk 6 town on friday evening 8th the following officers were elected lp j bro jos sanford worshipful master bro t mckay senior warden nbro wilfred leslie junior warden bro k m langdon chaplattvv wor bro w o thompson treasurer w bro k w cole secretary w bro walter t evans senior deacon bro e v maocor- junior deacon bro h j hekhnan inside guard bro frank wilson tyler bro ross thompson senior steward bro cyril brant fcrd junior steward bro f d charles s there are 57 known deeps among the oceans of the world the largest of which is said to be nares lying in the atlantic and covering an area near the west indies of some 697 000 square miles with a maximum depth of 27972 feet a dfer is an area of ocean floor ooveretrto more than 18 000 feet of water trneequartexs of the at lantic is covered bwater exceeding 6000 fet in depthjvnd over dhehau by water exceeding 12 000 feet the rasst striking fdktnre of the atlantic a the low cental ridge dividing the ocean into eastern and western basins the known location ol these deeps is if tremsndous importarcc to cable companies states the canadian i tional t elegraphs as when layingl cables along the ocean bottom it is the endeavor to secure a route which will afford most protection for the cables surveys of the ccean floor for cable i yaxing are made by what is known as sonic depth sounder which sends out a note which is reflected back from the bottom of the ocean the time interval indicating the depth gixglasses for chnstnjs what gifttvio be retnembered ane day one month or one year niter christmas a pair op first quality glasses why not give this kind of a grft to mother or dad son or daughter for christmas for your convenience we have i gift certificates which ntee a thorough eye exam i and glasses of quality in andaet us show you liferent styles of mountings 1 at city prices 0 tafvauitcrj brampton who is at bobbs drug s the second wednesday of every month or you may consult o t walker at his office in brampton tl y price dabbed a spot of rouge on each cheek touched the places lightly for a natural effect then dipped in the perfume bottle and rubbed the back of her small ears tilting backthe blurred mirror she surveyed herself critically the effect seemed entirely satisfactory betty sighed ecstatically i look like a million dollars she breathed i i can almost convince myself that i am a great lady tonight v carefully her silveralippered feet aescenddd the narrow stairs she must get away a quickly yas posy sible what wouicrahe unromantic mr and mrs james barstqiv say if they saw the cinderella orthtuj kitchen arrayed in garments like these betty chuckled at the thought they would thtnk she had gone crazy if they found out that she had spent a whole month s salary to rent the things she was wearing and to buy a ticket for the opera but they never will find out she told herself as she care fully closed the back door behind her at the corner she waited for a cab on the way down she heard the voice of christmas everywhere she saw its symbols in shop win dnus in arches of green and red b abs was such a little feirl to be disappointed at ctoistmas but there seemed no other way j her mother called her to thje bed side babs darling she began softly christmas will sotn be here the little girl s eyes shone it wofi t be the same this yeaa dar- ing thtwe won t be any presents or well anything t no santa claus 1 you re sbijig on five babjt try yto undgrstariot what we callj santa claus is really just the lovfe peo- pie have for each other at christ mas het voice trailed off in a fit ofaoughmg that pillow mere nowicsn breathe it tsn t i don t love you darling i just cab t do things this christmas why mummy you re cryuftg no no i m not see wbjt don t you run out and play a bit get your coat and rubbers babs went out into the snovf very thoughtful a group of children were- facts and figures portents treated in the in falienr department dunng 1938 exceed 9000 total patient days 140000 total attendabob at oat- patteat deportment daring trie post year exceeds 79777 total expenses exceed 540000 total income from agrmal sources mil be less thaa 430000 netovficif for ror v 901 poo somewhere in ontario before this hoar has ticked away a little child will be rkricken or injured pneumonia poliomye litis an automobile accident or one of a hundred or more diseases or accidentsjwih have found a victim l the life of this little child may depenrjvon the prompt action of the hospital for sick children irrtoronto centralized here under onestfoof is every facility known to medical science for the effective prevention and cure of childhood disease and deformity more than 9 000 little children were treated here lasvyear onethird of these children came from ontario municipalities outside the city of toronto most of them were childrerhyf parents unable to pay the low publicward rates but they were not denied any treatment or care that would assist in their recovery this humane policy resulted in a deficit of 90 000 last year we appeal to responsible charitable ontario citizen for donations to help us meet this deficit and for practical encourage ment to continue and expand this work next year please the life of a little child may be saved k because you were ruhd and benevolent today send your donation large or small now ft hoafpai iick cmiidrtl the deorfcetown brmld her prince wis standing in the doorway his evening clothes re placed by clean blue overalls strung across the streets she told herself it must be the christmas feeling in the iir that made her do this daring thing it was utterly ridiculous to dress up like a great lady but one had to be difterent at christmas and life had been pretty i dull for betty since she had to ac cept the work she was doing it of vfereri erfhttle msp ration the story of the opera took her ba k to armcdicx il crld in a few moments she wis completed lost in its atmosphere so much so that she failed to n tite that the man seated it her right wis sending ad miring glances in ler d rection when the ctirlt n went up he leaned over and spoke ovc this he said simply i do loo bett answered with a littlesatch tn her oice it seemed redibje that he was speaking to her bewas realh acting as if she belonged b the time the curtain went jlp again thej were calling etch iher prince and princess takings the names of the two leading characters on the sttge athe great drima moved to its close betty tried to hurry away she dtdn t want her prince to find out what an impostor she was but he had taken hold of her arm could n wve go and have some cof fee hit suggested i know i m a stranger to you but but it s christmas and i should say no betty told herself i should even tell him the truth about myself instead she accompanied him to the coffee shop across the street she couldn t deny herself this one hour of happi ness after it was oer wetl bet ty would not let her thoughts go fur ther she almost forgot that she was playing a part as they sat together they seemed to have so much in common he had read widely the type of books she liked he took an interest in so many things she liked seemed to be as romantic and visionary as herself but he spoke no word to indicate that he wanted to see lyf again she had been foolish to apect it -gloom- enveabped pie world for betty next morning as if to add to her humiliation and misery a cloggeduh drain was sending oory brown waiter back into the sink her feet dragged across via floor as she answered the plumbers knock then the world spun dizzily around hjrp for a moment a rush of joyy wonderjlifted her heart her jyrmce wasstandiriffin the doorvy his evening clothes re- placejby clean blue overalls his goodaokiog face wrinkled in bewil- deitnehrl i i thought you were he stammered and i i thought you were betty gasped in answer when explanations were over a makebelieve prince and princess were wondering if christmas wasnt the very nicest 4ime tor aradtung ceremony i he came dressed as she had seen him first and with a bag of toys playing down the block but she didn t want companj she turned the other wav v of course there was a santa claus hadn t he come last ear and all her plav mates he came to see them too how could mhrnmy be so mistaken she hadn t ntcded to come so- far but t was fun aiklngon the cr sp crunchv rn nd there ahead were mer ng ng lovely ol red 1 ghts and j of greenery on lamp posts th v might know whether there wis sonta cjaus what s she want bill i tan t just get t something dbout santa claub h sure kid just doira the block he s ring ng a 1 tile bell the men laughed and babs liutl ed too satin c ausj she w uld findsinta c1t then she saw h m 11 dressed in red ind w th i i ne te beard he vas sitting b t red bojc and eer now and ihen meone would drop mone into t babs stood for k ng while watch ng fascinated b the redclad figure at list the sarin claus noticed her ind for a while he watched her too without spe lk ng it had start ed snowing again greit soft flakes suddenly babs real zed that she was cold tint she d dn t dare to alk to sinta claus and that she didn t ex en know her wax home he be gin to cr the tinkling stopped and uje san ta claus came oxer whajts the matter he ik 1 gently jhe let him lead her bick to the big red box he took her up on his lip and gave her the little bell to ring slow ly she told her storx mummjy who was so sick had said there j wasnt any santa claus this year j babs look care of mummy she didn t know how to get home but j it was down that way some place i think i had better see if we can t find your mummy j santa claus declared she s probably worried about you j they found the right neighborhood with no great difficulty babs in sisted that santa claus cometin to show mummy there really is a san ta claus and he agreed j then things began happening thejw was a doctor and a nurse anf babs must be quiet and mustnt see mummy not for days through it all santa claus kept coming back only without the beard or red suit untchristmas that is aid then hecame- dressed as she had seen hurt first even to the little bfcll and wuh a big red box full of tpys for herad as an even grandev prea- enti he said that mummy wis well enatigh to sit up j ihesrasvety tender to mtinuny and cfrrted rljer gently to the big tsbaur that was ready for her babs was sure that mummy toaken pret- tier than she had ever sen her myv skid babs i wh you w svlhere forever f vajyi the santa claus rnm an swered very gravely tahk yoo babs tjienstirrthinf isiitlito- better i but he wasnt looafti at babs ii liala tug to mummy babs to wonote why anyway mrawny c