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f it i the ceorgetown herald wednesday evening december 24th 1930 p 3 f 1 local news iff ii ml etc ganta claus if 1 were santa claus this year id change his methods for theday id give to all the children here k but there are things id take away id enter every home to steal with giving id- not be content id find the heartaches men conceal and- take them wjth vnt when i went id rob the invalid of pain id steal the poor mans weight of care id take the prisoners ball and chain arid every crime which sent nim there id take the mothers fears away the doubt which often frets the wise and all should wake on chirstmas day with happy hearts and shining eyes with the jeasons greetings phone 54 h c mcciure home furnishings store georgetown jw1 to the people of georgetown anov vicinity we gratefully acknowledge your many favors and we know of no better time than this for thanking you for your loyalty and goodwill we hope for fur- ther opportunities to serve you in this spirt we greet you and wish you health happiness and good fortune at christmas and all through the coming year h silver merry christmas suiulay was the shortest day pirediens ball new yeari eve iquesink township nominations will be held at suwarttowii next monday the poppy day comimlue art- pleased to acknowledge tin receipt of a 300 donation from lr b oollop have those tire chains repaired pr rebuilt with new weed atnerian cross links also new weed chains for sajep sinclair yulcanixer tf dunns the inai woek the herald has lecelved hantiomo 1931 calendars from the following llaiold mcclure h r minims j b mackenzie v son canadian bank of commerce bank or montreal munjctiuil matters in esqnesinn seem uretty quiet at present mil it almost looks like another term for the present members by acclamation bui you never cair tell what a day majty bring forth we wish all our frlrnds andcuys tomers a merry chnstma and happy new vear and thank them tor past favors we are the cheapest and sell the best luuid made boots sbtru pants sox and mitts at from 50c to 75c less than you can get tbenv else wberej roney ueurgetown canadian lrton the rwnnar december meeting of the canadian legfqn will be held on tuesdv evening december 30th ibsp at 8 oclock very important business 2t lodge officers installed officers of royal black preeeptory no 797 cross ami crown were install ed at georgetown last thursday night by mr prank wood past worshipful precepujr of the preeeptory the newly elected officers are w j f w norton p wp p wood d j e jerffclnson chap g blick reg j carson treas j hall lecturers c davis and j stand ish censors j smith and robert buchanan stan dard bearers p hodge t givens pursuivant p wood the preoeptory intends to organise a 12th ol august celebration in georgetown next year to which they invite sir knights from the surrounding districts including the district of york leajrne elects officer at the regular meeting of the young peoples league of the united church last week the following officers were elected for the coming year president mrs p cleave 1st vicepresidents madeline erwin and mr page 2nd vicepresidents mr farlinger and ruth evans 3rd vicepresidents mr mceachern and constance deans v 4th vice- presidents dorothy pramp- on and mrs page secretary jack maclaren treasurer hilda firwin pianist aileen moore asst pianist hilda erwin phone 375 georgetown jne oeasosi s reetinas we wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year iicaardson s lardi phone 25w tvare georgetown chinaware oaks large plcg 35c dutch cocoa bendorpa 10c 20c 25c choice cocoa i lb can 25c coffee with cup and saucer i lb 59c blade tea crown brand i lb pkg 39c sunwheat biscuits pkg 24c wheathearts cereal pkg 20c hornes double cream custard lbi pkg 30c chipso large 19c pearl soap 10 bars 39c oranges nuts candies box chocolates etc wishing all the comphments of the season mark clark we deliver phone 229w georgetown g thraire wednesday find thursday dec 24th and 25th raines a mystery ro mance starring ronald colman voice of hollywood oswald car toon no s the lightning express will play wednesday only matinee christmas day at 3 pjn friday december 26th the big house a vivid story of prison riot starring wallace beery and robert montgomery novelty william tell comedy radio kisses saturday december 27 the king of jan done entirely in technicolor music by paul whiteman and his band singing by john boles novelty hamburger cartoon my pal paul patrons take notice there is an en tire change of program on friday and saturday personals miss evelyn brown or whitby is home for the holidays mrs r harrison of toronto is visit inc at the liome of her motlier mrs e finloy misr isabel mcdermid has return ed homo after simndjng a month wilh fterads in gait mr harold bell of hamilton ls spending the holidays at the home of his mother in town mr and mrs p m fisher of to ronto were visitors with friends hare lats thursday miss mary c frith of the fort pranqis high sehool staff is spending the christmas holidays at tier home here mr kenneth m langdon loft this afternoon for brighton where he will scnd christmas and the week enl at his home miss marlon mckay rn of to ronto is spending the holiday ac the home of her iarents mr and mrs o t- mckay dr and mrs f r watson left on thursday last by motor fdr st petersburg flprdla where they will spend the winter ssrs ross arid glen ryan of loyble college montreal re spending the holidays with uieir aunts the misses ryan mr and mrs t j speight and mr and mrs a r speight were at new- market on monday attending the funeral of the late mrs c s- mc cauley mr and mrs j m- moore and miss aileen moore attended the sixtieth wedding anniversary reception of their uncle and aunt mr and mrs james c ross at toronto on monday old age pensions the old age pension list in hal ton is growing at the rate of about 12 per month according to last port of county council at the pres ent time 271 peopc are receiving pen sions from the following munlcipall ties burlington oakville milton georgetown acton nelson trafalgar esquesing nassagaweya house of refuge 271 terracotta salvation army entertainment the salvation army held their an nual entertainment on saturday night in the town hall where a good crowd assembled the singers brigade from toronto headquarters put on a splandld program entitled chirstmas at aunt mays which was heartily enjoyed by the audience as witness the applause aunt may played the part of a retired offloer she with her sister aunt helen and daughter vera were expecting a half scare of young officers of their acquaintance to come and spend christmas with them they came from different corps the visile lng officers had a very worthwhile stay worthwhile both for themselves and the audience which listened with rant attention as the youths recount ed their various experiences since last christmas the local officers wish to thank all who helped to make this a success and would say to one and all a merry christmas and a happy new year baptist 8 entertainment ttoe annual festival christmas tree and entertainment of the baptist fl knlr nw k evening in the absence of or watson the superintendent mr w j peck the assistant presided about seventy members of the school sat down to a bountiful supper the programme be gan with several christmas choruses duet piano edna and eileen glass solo miss pearl blair recitation ao lyn hayes solo miss dorothy ken- rtedyt driu miss pearl besseys plass recitations roy peck- albert whitney douglas cole duet violet ingram and xjenora woods dialogue forming a quartet recitations jean blair rhoda whitney dialogue mrs hayes class mr lewis laird in costume acted santa claus a wonder to the little ones and the generous host of till present miss dorothy kennedy won che prize for unbroken attendance the teachers and pastor received gen erous gifts the new tlatfarm built by delmer laird was greatly appreci ated the evening throughout was a delight the annual oyster supper was en joyed by the numbers of the tjfo and ufwo at the home of mr and mrs andrew mcdonald terra cotta dec 5th one hundred members and i heir families were present mrs j a mcftane mrs thomas anderson md mrs peter dick were the com mittee in charge assisted by the ladies of the club sterratt leslie was toastmaster those in charge of the toasts being norman cameron and w gowdy rev e mcdonald and t l leslie fred lyons and andrew mc donald mr and mrs john nickel limehnuse provided the music for dancing twentythree new members joined up with the ladies club and officers elected were ufo president sterratt leslie vicepresldentafc nor man cameron secretarytreasuwr la- verne thompson ujpwo president mrs laverne thompson viceprest dent miss bessie mcdonald secretary treasurer mrs clarence anderson christmas hamper fund tjw following donations liavv been received by the christmas hamper fund committee- ireviusly acknowledged j37r0o rev mr rumley mui family 500 c b dayfoot 2 00 dr ii reid 5 00 lo i no 245 aoo the missrt lawvm a 00 true blue lodge 5 00 misjs langaji 100 dr mcallister 1 00 hrm 0 miss k d ryan 1 00 cob class united church 1 00 cos class knox church 1500 7400 tne committee who were collecting for tlic christmas hamper fund wuli lo thank all of the contributors for their very generous support to thjs worthy object the fund is now closed iuid- the money luus been given miutf the distribution j b mackenzie- chairman h minims secretary united church sunday kcho0l entertainment there was a large gathering of chudien and adults at the annual sunday school christmas entertain ment in the united church last fri day evering a delicious tea was- serv- d to the children in theshhool room of the church- followed by an excel new advertisements all small advertisements under this heading atlrcuy cash with order v for sale two yorkshire sows 6 mos old apply to jhnstel norval phone 90 r 3 unrkeuwti- 2t work wanted farm hand wants osition as chore man with farmer apply to box 97 norval out tf painting and decorating get your houses renewed now while the prices are low satisfaction guar anteed r j wiggins painter and decorator phone 331 georgetown 2tp mcbean go christmas gift suggestions hooae to rent seven room house oil kennedy st tiard and sofl water electric liglt wired for electric stove apply to c vint john st georgetown 3tp tt to bent house for rent on ouelph st con venient to schools churches etc six rooms large bright living room and dining room hardwood floors bath furnace and etectric light over four luns or coal in cellar apply to mr a b wilson main st or phone 187 a hickey tf washing wanted laundry called for and delivered lent program irivoii by the members any jjart of town vork done at rea- of the school lp tlic itiidilorlum of the minable prices domestic washing at church mr j d sndfiev siixrin rates ariply to lendejit was chairman of the even- lee slno lng and announced tljr following pro gram whlch delighted all present chrlstrnas hymns by the scholars several numbers by ihe liny sunbeams i class under miss matsle mcdonald and miss aueen moore a minuet by four smajl boys and four small rlrls being especially eprertalning songs dialogues and tableaus by the follow ing classes miss retft tosts mrs tyndajls milss hilda erwins mrs tucks miss maud mcdonalds miss grace porstcrs mlss nellie kennedys with a play by mrs deans class a camp scene by the tuxis boys under mr adams and mr rumley and short scene by he trail rai several individual recitations finishing with a delightful visit jrom santa claus p o box 531 georgetown figure it oat far yourself visitor i supposehis rain will do the crops a lot of good parmer yere rlrht sir a hour of k will do more rood in ave minutes than a month of it would in a week at any other time tenders wanted s s no 3 esquestng torfders wanted for 7 cords green body wood mapel or beech wv be cut in two all tenders to be in at the annua meeting not later than 3 oclock pm december 31st i930john alexander sectrcas phone 98 r 32 ltp ood for sale 189 to 250 39c to 125 50c 75c 85c 200 kid gloves ladies colored kid glovesv ladies chamoisette gloveso ladies suede fabric slip on gloves and 100 ladies black kid gloves white stitching silk stockings udies siljk hose fullfashioned 100 150 195 k including sijpejrsilk orient holeprooft ladies dollar queerr hose at 89c ladies pure sil hose 95c 8jj only to clear at 59c ladies wear ladies flk vests ladies silk bloomers childs silk bloomers 68 child a silk bloomers 1012 child s silk pyjamas 6- 1 2 ladies silk stepins fancy- misses silk slips ladies silk dance sets 49c 59c to 150 49c to 150 35c 39c 100 75c 75c very best dry hardwood 375 per single cord mixed wood s325 rails 300 hardwood slabs 330 all de livered phone 365 j or 183 j j bkantford georgetown acton the municipal officers have brought the ice at the arena along in good shape skating there this year ls fully two weeks ahead of last year mr and mrs james dobble 8r and mrs james dobble jr- attended the funeral of police constable mcqulllln ai toronto on monday mrs moqull- lin ls a niece of mr and mrs dobble the tragic death of police constable moquinin last weex in toronto had a local interest other than that attach ed by the atrocious attack by the murderer police ofllcer moqulllin was the husband of alice hazel proc tor who spent her girlhood days in acton a daughter of mr william proctor in the examination results of the guelph collegiate- vocational school published this week the following pupu from aoton were successful in form 5a meryl grindcll honors hazel coxe doris mcdonald arid hel en ostrander free press church news knox presbyterian chorea sunday school at 10 ajn church services at 11 am and 7 pm con ducted by the rev m h sewell bd of elmlra organist and choir master mr poller st albans chnrch clenwouams christmas day 930 am holy com munion with short address sunday dec 38th at 3 pjn evensong and carol service new years eve dec 31st at 1130 pjn holy communion watch night service with short ad dress gome and worship presbyterian sunday school entertainment knox presbyterian ohurch sunday school held another very successful christmas entertainment on friday evening dec ihh tea was served to everyone present at 9 oclock the superintendent acted as chairman and after a few remarks the school was called upon to open the program with chorus then followed recitation billy anderson chorus beginners miss j balrds glass recitations ruth and doris smith recitation na hill recitations girls of miss utues class seven lost children boys of miss youngs class piano solo aueen dob ble trimming the christmas tree girls of moss hunters class santa claus boys of miss b batrd and miss holmes classes dr quack boys of gordon martins class star drill girls of miss gladys hills class tjio christinas tree that talked girls of miss i mackenzies and miss j medougaus classes telling the story girts of miss a mclaughlins class young dr divine coxt class the royal invitation boys of sun mac kenzies class tableau girls of the boj class i santa claus then appeared on ihe scene and gave all the phldreh a box of candlwi baptist church the bible school meets at 10 am to study lessons from the lives of others publio worship at 11 am and 7 pm pastor a n frith will preach in the morning on memorable events and in the evening on crowning the year rev n mcleod will be the speaker at the young peoples service on monday evening wanted two hundred acres cheap pasturo farm between brampton krin and georgetown running water or stream pay half cash f p tefft 148 hills dale east toronto 31 why not buy a- few january or february chicks this year the pullels lay by july and aiirisi when prices are mounting the lop price for broilers ls in march and april by october your uillets will lay large eggs mostly extras atter short molt in december ihey will lay larger eggs and make good breeders 9 as the old year draws to many of the larger farm are fol- lowing this method and we have had s a close and we gather the good results here on our own farm threads of the story in chicks from day old to a wesks t s j and on- custom hatching and brood- i anticipation or the new mg our first hatch come off m ij ye it is a pleasure to january x r as we have only a limited cftaciiy please send your order in soon for particulars write or thon wildwood poultry farm breeders of briusti colombia while ir horns phone s20 jrcirvrtown ontario 20 handkerchiefs- ladies misses and childs handkerchiefs 5c to 50c boxed handkerchiefs 3 to box 15c to 150 mens furnishings a nice assortment of mens sox ties gloves mitts handkerchiefs sweaters dress shirts leather goods leather and leatherette suit cases week end bags travelling cases special mens allwool sox 4 pair for v 100 boys mocha and kid mitts 75c v mcbean co georgetown ontario iii ftv greetings w jjt cordial and sincere cartage i am now operation a cartage busi ness in georgetown and am prepared to handle ail kinds of cartage to any part of the town prompt servlep and reasonable charge your witron- age solicited phones nos 2 and 199 r j robson geofjfetiswn ontario i j pause a moment on the jf threshold just to ex- jf change greetings to ex- v press our appreciation for 0 the business entrusted to w us and to wish you and x yours a g very merry christmas x and a happy new year erwingoldhams meat market with kindest thoughfe and all good wishes for christmas and the new year erwin goldham phone 1 georgetown melody mike greets you st ocartcs chnrrh christmas eve at 12 oclock there wul be a celebration of holy com munion with christmas carols and hymns n christmas day holy oommuntoyi at 8 am and choral communion with sermon at 11 am next sunday dec 28th 8 am holy communion 11 aro white olfts for the king service 7 pjn shortened evensong carols and nevins adora tion special music by the choir o come all ye faithful ualte4 church rev r w rumley minister mr norman laird choir leader sun day dec 28th 1930 christmas ser vices o come let us worship and bow down before hun jpam sun day school and bible classes 41 ajn morning worship jesus the hope of the world christmas anthems and hymns 7 p4n service of praise tne choir will render hjs beautiful cantata the nativity of christ special programs will be provided tor the congregation everybody welcome hastings county girts with 880 points carried off first honors in the ontario farm olrls contest at the royal winter fair perth with 879 points oxford presoott arid russell with 874 points each and duffetin with 873 ware next in order canada in som oh molody mike every monday nljcht when you tune in on youf radio this is tho genial old soul whqdollrhts ynn snd whfihfi popularity across the dominion is nttostnd by the fuel that more than inooo fan letlnrx pf praue and cnnjtrahllnllon hv fwen received in a monih hy tho nna4llan paclrlo hadlo doparl- nnnt undor whoso ailrplcon mol- ody mikes muric shop foadir has been sent out over nn ull- oanadian o p r network this huge fan mail is doubling and at the end of november 70 letters came in on one day the opinion of radio fans is borno out by th vlewa or radio atatlon authorities mosl difficult of jn t vlnoe who stnte ihnt in thor considered opinion thin fonturo is with one nxcpptlon the most pop ular radio nrrerlng on the air to day remember too ihnt artlala prosentnllon and radio qmifil hfe nilcan adlon jbm have your eyes examined by 0t walker dosc eyesight speciajut brampton who wijt be at watsons drug store georgetown the second wednesday of every month i or you may consult dr walker at his office in brarnptoa greetings just the old old wish but none the less sincere a very merry christmas and a happy new year tre young georgetown i4ibitofliuisjiiaainijdiaviikiis announcement mr a livingstone has purchased the local cartage busi ness formerly cartied on by mr snyder after jan i st mr snyder will still continue the transport business with new equipment which will be the finest on the road we solicit your business promi sing you the same courteous service which you have received in the past t wishing you a merry christmas and a prosperous new year a livingstone n snyder t local cartage phone 5sw transport phone georgetown 171 toronto ju 4352 imibtjiimswawtaw bruntons garage prompt and expert service on all lands of cars workmanship guaranteed tires for sale gas oil greases and auto accessories main street north t phone 280 geor ii l rt vii