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first christmas girls of3rd georgetown brownie pack made their contribution 1o the eason of pageants and plays by presenting the first christmas or parents and other guests in the emmanuel lutheran church last night in the scene above are brownies jen- ine hull evaughne moffatt susan carlson laurie reed susan boor and anna edwards 45th birthday would be 180 if goosie was human one goose that won t spend cjiristmas flat on his back in the middle of a dlnlntf table is the venerable old chieftain at the barnyard at the farm of krank asbecjc hil 4 george town their bltf fcrey toulouse can tier which may be the moat an dent patriarch of all barnyard fowl in canada turned 45 not long ago and according to mrs asbeck shows no sikns of slow lag down in fact gooslegander is show ing fewer symptons of his rheumatism thu winter and is touch more active than ho was during the fall and last winter according to dr robert wh llanu 43 years for a gander is the equivalent of 1b0 human years he added the usual life span of a gander in captivity is 120 years in the v lid its up to 25 years the aesbecks received their durable pet 37 years ago as a wedding present from mri as becks parents he came with three young geese and the last jf his mates died just five years go even when goosie gander and hbt three ladies joined the as i becks he was considered to be getting en at eight years of ajc ganders are generally replaced every several years for production but mrs asbeck said she couldn t part with her gander the birds longevity has made him something of a cele brlty in the district and on oc casiou he has attacked report era to defend his privacy rheumatism and old age have wade him a hit wobbly on his big orange webbed feet at times tyt he fell 11 manages quite well i by himself i the novelty of having his pic tore taken has worn off buthc still has enough spunk to warn any interviewer from approach ing to close a shivering siss- sks quickly informs his visit or he prefers not be crowded he was an arrogant and hot headed gander in his day said mrs asbeck he didnl think twice about attacking the bit red milk truck when it came in the lane and there were times when i thought his rashness would kill him when the baker called uc would have to tie him up before hand but he was fiercest uhen his leese were lajing tls and if he d grab you by the coat or trouscr leg he d really hang on life is a little quieter now for the randdaddy of them all he has his oun warm house a straw bed and is fed a half head of lettuce some com and cut up apples every day once in a while as a special trcaj he 11 ct oats or stale bread soaked in skim milk 4 1 do the best i can to keep hlra warm and comfortable says mrs asbeck of the old honker who has escaped hie cranberry ritual to defy the ra vages of- time for almost half century medical secretaries help two hospitals an informal evening of good fun and food was enjoyed by brampton and district medical secretaries association at a pot luck supper on december ii the association has recently made cash donations to peel memorial hospital towards pur chase of an instrument stand and to georgetown a district memorial hospial to be used in aid of buying resuscitation equipment a french legend tells why the christmas rose the only rose that blooms at christ mat sometimes hos a bit of pink on its wtyto petals a squu girt who was accompany fng the shepherds on their way to visit the christ child was unhappy because she had no gift to offer the infant the ansel gabriel appeared to her and waa ao impressed by the little girls sincerity that be touched his staff to the ground and a rose more beautiful than any other sprang from the frozen earth the rose was or ig in ally white or so the story goes but when the little girl gave it as a gift to the baby jesus the christ child reach ed out his hand to touch the bloom and its petals were sud denly tipped with pink follow directions fr tho of you who t nw applunc at christmas prsftts wtmktv tor 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true meaning of christ mas jet every heart be filled with glad- rtess throughout this hoi season and may peace reign everywhere w h kentner and son coal fuel oil 45 qumk slroot 8772bs1 dhodiinu ml omstntos card in yhh ihhdm therw would not be the cos mopllitan variety of cards that we have today i lint a at v hat wad around long apo arc shown in collections of that era tih desij ns hae a channinj qual ity houcxs and birds children and pets sometimes a star or a bell but seldom a santa claus then as now however the card intent is the same to convey rood will lood wish i es the hope of happy times to come plav it r and have i merry christinas description lie was dressed all in furs from his head to hi foot and his clothes were all tarnished uith ashes and soot he was chubby and plump a nrht jolly old elf and i lajghed when i saw him m spite of myself clement clark moore save these words to the world from his a visit from sl nicholas hrres hoping vou will be the happiest recipient this day haltoh peel trust 4 savings compant 55 main strut n georgetown john a edgar mangr 7722m