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sixtysixth year of publication tbe georgetown herald wednesday evening december 23rd 1931 w 150 per aruyim in advance 200 to usa the georceto 1 j ik mo iwn herald ookk fabustaer wa proprietor member canadian weekly newspaper association christmas thoughts c n r time table tstm ti gable east passenger and mtoll 1030 am passenger 2j9 pm passenger aodlaatt 6 30 pm passenger stops for passengers going kfist and toronto 955 pjn sundays going east passenger passenger passenger going wes as9enger and mall passenger passenger passenger and mall passenger 8unday passenger sunday uing north mall and passenger going booth mall and passenger s39 pdq 813 pan 935 pjn 7j25 ana bittni jlw pin 635 pjn 831 ajn ioj2pjn 628 pjn arrow bus inciejiseo service eaateni standard time leave georgetown dally westbound 8v50 ajn 1250 pjn 350 ffa 7j0 pjn 00 pjn daily ex- oept saturday saturday only 1150 pjn 1080 saturday sunday and holi- days only leave georgetown dally eastbound 705 ajn 1005 ajn 220 pjn 560 pm 820 pm 1030 pjn saturdays sundays and holidays only reduced fares to holders of season tickets tickets and information at longs jhe 3 eason s freeti of x we wish you a a very merry christmas and a wappy new year t christmas thoughts are thoughts peace for down the ages rlrfes the angels midnight song whose echoes never cease and the story neer grows old on the sacred pages of how th lowly bethlehem was bon the prince ol peace tji jf j jordan walxbinalcer georgetown jeweller -a- i best wishes for a merry christmas and a happy new year directory ix box barrastor and sstteltot oeorsretown ontario office king bide mill st csukknck h wiggins siitwiii sehcaar notary pamae ofooas oneill block qeorgstown tojepaane ias isim n and bowikb brampton ontario b o oraham k b draham o s bowyet l langdon muettar notary paklh first afortgage money to loan offices south georgetown pnona st r a watson djxs- mjx8 marlon priest lss djd8 ears to a kzospt thursday axil ldls djks tn lane block one door north ousoil oarrlage paotory nwnrs i ajn to 4 pjn i nub8k htim lamb pauaotioai matjjttt by day or weak par nsrosnlara phone sara georgetown k b k o ontario j n oneill son georgetown phone 14 youngs announce fresh shipments of all leading lines cigars in xmas boxes from 50c to 300 3 cigarettes in special gift boxes chiropractic 1 years practice orteosolhy xray service onto over dominion store wattesaday and saturday j to 5 and iso to 9 jo pjn day son hours try appolntnisnt ansae lmj frank petch atjcmoneam rronat flu vice otoorgetown 81r3 past ooes v c e mcclure auctioneer estate iterehandlse inu rmrrn sales par terms phone 86 r 5 georgetown ontario m m the honey comes almost dally we receive letters of appieclatlotn from clients for whom weve accomplished the teapossible and got results let wa o so- for you kelly aiken the peanstent collectors no collection no charge orangbvixlb j sanford stevmrttown plnmbi tmtultsuecrmlj uvea phone 84 r 12 georgetown rr no 2 special j jack jill and bonzo 15c chocolate santa clans 25c and 50c case pipes tobacco pouches agarette ughters xmas candies new stock of neilsons box chocolates at the new price i lb box 60c 2 lb box 120 robertsons chocolates in boxes special xmas mixture 25c lb a merry christmas to all e e young phone 161 main street clarks specials pineapple marmalade large jar seedless raisins currants dill pickles per bottle pork and beans large pork and beans medium coffee with cup and saucer 1 lb cocoa i lb chocolate bars blue ribbon malt with hops crown caps p g soap a choige variety of candies mixed nuts oranges and box chocolates 35c 2 lb 25c 2 lb 32c 17c 18c 3 for 27c 49c 23c 7 for 15c 110 1 lb 35c 10 bars 39c imaf of the house tve called you in about a damp patch in the kitchen plumber etl steady lady strong language never elped driver of oollefdate oar do you jo repairing herer oarage owner teah but we don t do naaoafacl bdv far do you live from town exactly ten gas stations twelve hntnflf stands eight sandwich shacta atid at bmbouda wishing you the compljments of the season mark clark chrtftmas thoughts are though ti or joy for the wondrous story as great joy was heralded the troubl- ed world to pless when in bethlehems manager lay the infant king of glory and arose with healing- wings the son of righteousness christmas thoughts are thoughts of hope as trie bright star gleam ing led the wise men from afar to where the christchild lay so he- came- the worlds great light in wondrous mercy beaming to be to all bojlrvlnsr souls the truth the life the way christmas thoughts are thoughts of love tor the christmas story tells of how our fathers gift of love supreme was given and the souls who walk byyfaih th the king of olory find lifes common highway strewn with gracious gleams of heaven charles l patterson the greatest of there joseph mills hanson phone 229 we j re outside door s open sod- j into the small hot kitchen cbar- denly letting a cloud of steam he uoore a milkpail in one hand a lantern in che other closed the door with a bang set the pail on the table and stamped the snow from his feet theres the mil and i near frose gettln it he said addressing his partner who was chopping potatoes in a pan on the ccve dose vrie bodbdoes vas burnt said the other wielding his knife vig orously are eh why didnt you watch em instead of readin your old scan dinavian paper answered charlie hanging his overcoat and cap behind the door and laying bis mittens under the stove to dry then he drew up a chair and with much exertion pull ed off his heavy felt boots and stood them aside the mittens why didnt you smrt ihe gate after you came in from town the cows got out and went up to roneys an i had to chase em taint any joke run- nln after cows such a rusht as this having relieved his mind of its griev ance charlie sat down before tbe oven door and opening it laid a stick of wood alonff its outer edge and then hejhnist his feet into the hot interior propping his heels against the sties look out for dese bar biscuits exclaimed his partner anxiously oh hang the biscuits was char lies hasty reply ill watch em why didnt you ay lank ay ferglt hem well you dent want to forget a feller forgot his clothes once ah he got frose ay gass ose faller vas ketch in soring snowstorm vas dose biscuits done sharlie you bet they are nelsl replied charlie looking inu the pan dan subbar vas ready pom onl ncls picked up the fryingpan and charlie the biscuits and set them on the oilclothcovered table where a plate of butter a tar of plum elly and a coffeepot were already standing outside the frozen kitchen window the snowcovered fields and meadows stretched glistening and silent away to the dark belt of timber by the river along the deeprutted road m front a belated lumberwagon passed slowly the wheels crunching through the packed snow with a wavering in cessant shriek the two men hitched then- chairs jp to the table and wtthovrt e helped themselves liberally to the steaming food for a few moments they seemed oblivious to everything but the demands of hunger tbe po tatoes and biscuits disappeared with surprising rapidity washed down by large drafts of coffee these men la boring steadily through the snort day light hours in tbe dry cold aid of the dakota winter were like engines whose fires had burned low they were taking fuel presently the first keen edge of appetite satlstvd they ate more slowly and nela straightening up with a sigh said ay seen selgert in town taday ha rants von hundred fifty for dose team come down eh charlie com mented well theyre worth that i wed better take em nek well need em in the spring if we break the north forty tas ets a nice team agreed nels ha vas driven ham- taday is he haulm com no he had his kids oop gettln ohristanas bresents clip by gracious iornorrow is christnjas nels nodded solemnly as one pov sesstruj superior knowledge charlie became thoughtful well come hi sort of sltm here i reckon nels cfhrlstmas aint right somehow out nere back in wiscon sin where i come from theres where you get your chrintmases charlie spoke with the unswerving prejudlot- of mankind for the land of his birth tas dose been right en do ol kontry dey havn gret tomes christ mas ttiebr thoughts were all bent now upon the holiday scenes of the past as they finished the meal and clear ed sway and washed the dishes they related incidents of their boyhoods times compared reiterated and em bellished as they talked they grew jovial and laughed often the skee broke an you went over kerplunk hey haw haw i that re minds me of one time in wisconsin something of the joyous spirit of the christmas tide seemed to have en tered into this- lltttsfarmhouse set in the midst of the lonely white fields in the hearts of these men moving about in their dimlighted room was reechoed the joyous murmur of the great world without the gaiety of the throngs in tbe city streets where the brilliant shop windows rich with the holiday spoils smile out upon the passing crowd and the clang of street cans and roar of traffic mingle with the cries of street venders the work finished they fllledjbelr pipes still talking well well said charlie after the laugh occasioned by one of nets droll stories had subsided its nice to think of those old times id hate to have been one of these kids that cant have any fun christmas or any other ttme ay gass dare sint anybody much dot dond have somedtng dla tarns a oh yes there are than are charlie nelsl ton bet si tw partner with serious conviction now theres the roneys he wavad his pipe over his shoulder the old man old me tonight when i was up after the cows that hes sold all the crops except what they need for feeduv wheat and com and everything and some hogs besides and aint got hardly enough now for feed and clothes for the family the rent and the lumber he had to buy to build the new barn after the old one burnt ate 6j the money like fury he kind of laughed and said be guessed the chil- jdren wouldnt get much christmas this year r didnt think sumuts its being so close when hetold me no christmas nels round eyes widened with astonishment ay tank dose been pooty bad he studied the subject for a few moments his stolid face suddenly grown thoughtful char lie stared at the stove par away by the elver a lonely coyote set up hjs quick howling yelp deres been seven kinds oop dere said nels at last glancing up as if tor corroboration yes seven agreed charlie say do ve need selgerts team very pad well now that depends said charlie why not nothuv only ay vas tankin ve might tak some a das vest was goin to sell and and yep what an dumb it on roneys granary floor tonight after dere been asleeb charlie stared at his companion for a moment in silence then he rose and approaching nels eaamlned his partners srnlling face with solemn scrutiny by the great horn spoon he an nounced- finally youve got a head on you like a baloon my boy keep on gettln ideas like that an youll land in congress or the doorfarm before many yean then abandoning his pretense of gravity he slapped the other on the back why didnt i think of that its the best yet selgerts team oh hang seigerrs team wo dont need it well have a little merry christ mas out of this yet only they must- al know where it came from it1 write a note and stick it under the door youll find some merry wheat no that aint it youll find some wheat in the granary to give the kids a roerry clhrtsuns with signed santa claiis be wrote out the message in the air with a pointing forefinger he had entered into the spirit of the thing eagerly its half past nine now he went on looking at the clock itll be eleven time we ge the stuff loaded and hauled up there lets go out and get at it lucky the bobs are on the wagon they dont make such a jacket as wheels he took the lantern from its nail behind the door and lighted it after which he put on his boots cap and mittens nels meanwhile had put on his outer garments also shut up tbe stove nels charlie blew out the light and opened the door here hang ill he exclaimed turning back i forgot the note it ought to be in ink i suppose well never irund now we wont put on any style about it i he took down a pencil from the shelf and extracted a bit of wrapping paper from a bundle behind the wood- box wrote by the tight of the lantern there i guess that will do he finally saidvcome on outside the night air was cold and bracing and above tn the black vault of the sky the winter constellations flashed and throbbed the shadows of the two men thrown by the- lan tern bobbed huge and grotesque across the snow and among the bare branches of the cottonwood as they moved to ward the bam ay tank ve put on dose extra side poards and make her an eben fifty bushel said nels after they bad backed the wagon up to the granary door ve might es veil do it oop right skence veye at it having carried out this suggestion the two shovelled steadily with short intervals of rest for threequarters at an hour the dark pile of grain in the wasron box rusz r stood fraati with the top oood it was tj lock upon cold and soft and yielding to the touch this heapedup wealth from the iriexiiaustible treas ure house of the mighty west charlie and nels felt acniething of this as they viewed the results of their labors for a moment before hitching up the team its a number one bard said char lie picking up a handful and sift ing it slowly through his lingers and itll fetch seventyfour cents but you cant raise any worse on this old farm of ours if you tried he added a little proudly nor anywhere else in the jim river valley for that matter as they approached the roney place looking dim and indistinct in the darkness their voices hushed ap prehensively and the noise of tbe slod- ninners slipping through the snow seeaned to them to increase from a purr to a roar here stob a minute i whispered nets in agony of discovery veye magin an awful noise ayll go und take a beek he slipped away and cautiously ap proached the house ets all right he whispered hoarsely returning after a moment dere all asleeb but go easy ay tank ye neat go easy they seemed burdened all at once with the consciences of criminals and went forward with almost guilty timidity thunder deres a dump vy dond you drive garefuller sharlie tjrlve yourself if you think you can do any better as they came into the yard a dog suddenty ran out from the barn bark ing furiously charlie reined up wltti an ejaculation of despair look there the dog were done for now sure stop him nels throw something at 1m the noise seemed to their excited ears louder than the crash of artillery nels threw a piece of snow crust the dog ran back a few steps but his barking did not diminish here hold the lines 111 try to catch him charlie jumped from the wagon and approached the dog with coaxing words oome doggie good doggie nice boy come his manoeuvers however merely served to increase the animals frensy at charlie approached the dog re tired slowly toward the house his head thrown back and his rapid bark ing increased to a longdrawn bowl oood boy come bother the brute j hau wake up the whole household nice doggie phe the noise however had no apparent effect upon the occupants of the house all remained as dark and silent as ever sharlie sharlie let him go cried nels in a voice smother with laugh ter ay go in dose parn mapbe hall chaise me his hopes were well founded the dog observing this treacherous oc cupation by the enemy of bis last logical logic an aged man at the union station discussed the business sitcheeation i said that things were mighty bad i and somehow or other it made him mad that aged man he tapped my knee i dye know whats wrong with things said he ive been in fights and the old boy i glared and i always got whipped when i got scared polks have forgot how to stand and grin when hard luck socks em on the chip i theres too much groanixi not enough laughs too many crepehtangers too many i graphs it sure dont help a sick mans heart i to think of nothing but his fever chart theres too many experts tellin how come the whole blame world is on the tyum i theres too inany people with an alibi id druther usteh to a darn good lie as scon as folks quihanghi crepe youll see business in darn good shape ive got no use for golf as a game but i- speak the language just the i theres too few drives an too- many putts plenty cold feet an not enough guts i you aint my son but if you was mine id flam soon teach you not to whine he wasnt cultured land his words were rough but the old boy seemed lo know his stuff missouri motor news gbenfell of labkadob gave up brilliant career to minister to people of arctic this is the story of a man who so well educated that he might have be come world famous is rounding out his career in the barren wastes of he arctic and who finds more satls- factlontin the happiness he has taken into the lives of thousands of men women and children than in great wealth it is the story of dr wilfred t orenfell he is perhaps the greatest medical missionary this generation knows he has been twice decorated by the bri tish government and has received many honorary degrees from universi ties in the united states england and canadarand all this tn spite of the fact that few men have so completely isolated themselves from civilisation as dr orenfell dr orenfell was born in england in 1865 and after studying in the uni versity of london and at oxford he received his medical degree he con tinued his studies in a large london hospital and prospects for his future as a surgeon were bright when he made a decision which altered the whole course of his life por three years he cruised the north sea as a member of the royal national mission working among fishermen whose knowledge of the world outside their own village was scant contacts made with these simple folk actually led htm to his decision to become a medical mission ary to the peoples residing on the rocky coasts of newfoundland and labrador prom the very befriiming he faced a task that would have made a less de termined man turn back those who were to- become his charges riurnbered 15000 persona including whites in dians and eskimos they lacked most of the essentials of life and were without means of obtaini them but that was what attracted dr grenfetl he saw an opportuxilty to be of ser vice dr orenfell began his work in la brador in a small hospital which he built for himself and which was the first of a chain of ave later construct ed in that barren country as the work increased dr orenfell also es- tabllshed nursing stations between the hospitals and later erected two large orphanages and several large modern schools too he opened small fac tories and provided work for about 800 men and women and it is on these foundation stones that dr orenfell today is carrying on his work skilled as a surgeon he treats ills ranging all the way from infected cuts and toothaches to per forming major operations his skill is constantly in demand yet he is more than a sunreon h ilkes to think of himself as a servant of the people among whom he works he has bathed and red many a baby whose mother was in he has cut wood for others ot mis flock he has given his people his blessing when they married his oongratulatlons when infants cried out lustily in the frosty air and his condolences when death his efforts hs efforts since his work has been established on a good basis dr orenfell has used a small steamship for travelling from community to cotimunlty he has held a certificate of a master mariner for many years he has sailed virtual ly every nook and comer of the coasts of labrador and newfoundland and has gone outside his own territory in emergency so much interest la aroused by the work of dr orenfell that he never is without help each year young men and young women from england and from the united states go to labra dor at their own expense to as sociate themselves with him in the work they teach school in the re mote fishing villages look after the orphanages and hospitals or simply serve as laborers dr orenfell has been honored by many lands for his work although he himself never has made anything like a fortune he is a commander in the order of st michael and st oeorge and holds honorary degrees from oxford university harvard uni versity the university of toronto and williams college he is a fellow of the royal college of 8urgeona of england and of the american college of surgeons dr orenfell also is the author of a nmhber of books on bis work tn labrador one of which bears trie name a labrador doctor and thats the name dr orenfell likes best for humselfl public school board oontlnoedon page 4 the board met on dec 16th mem bers present a h duncan 9 b poults s harrison j d kelly dr qollop mrs p wj cleave accounts passed hydro electric w h watson interlake tissue mills co burt business porms jas a cook 3k son mrs c preure was appointed tendance officer for 1932 mr poulls retires from the board this year and a vote of thanks wis tendered him for the valuable ser vices he has rendered to tha board the school and hie community during his term of office the- first meeting of the 1933 board will be held on jao aoth at 8 pjn lorn 1 10 11 38 w s 10 at- here in all humanity is there greater longing dearer expectatidn sweeter hope than in the heairt of a child on christmas morn but in all the earth there is no look so 5ad no sobs so stabbing as are called frirth by the empty stocking merry christmas has brightened more hearts has healed more grievances has- brought rnore happi- ness to the lives of men and women has proved to be the talismanic sentiment for more home reunions than any other that has ever been heard in this old world who would take away the faith that a child has in this mysterious personage santa claus myth though he be and who would take from weak and frail humani ty that larger sweeter trust in the eternal goodness there are other unions and reunions all of them pleasant and helpful but there is hardly any such joy to a youth in this world as that of getting back to the fireside where he was reared there is ast there for him a perfection of peacesuch as thatno matter how prosperous he may be in his pursuits never come to him any place else greatly to be pitied is he for whom no door of the early home is open on chrisnas or against whom jt is blovvn shut by the pitiless storms that have beset him dont you know santa claus is the spirit of christmas and ever and ever so many years ago when 1 the dear little baby was born after whom we call christ mas and was cradled in the manger out in the stable because jthere was no room in the inn that spirit came into the world to soften the hearts of men and make them love one another beautiful and right it is that gifts and good wishes should fill the air like snowflakes at christmas- tide and beautiful is the year in its coming and its going most beautiful and blessed because it is always the year of our lord the best part of the holiday season perhaps is the opportunity it gives for home gatherings and the family reunions that in these busy days are all too few many a young man finds time to get back to the old hearthstone and sits down in the dear home circle who if the holidays were omitted would be kept strictly at his tasks all the schools are dismissed boys and girls are at home teachers likewise are off dufy and with no care pressing in thousands of places parents and child ren have happy times together for which they may thank the festive season christmas most truly belongs to the children it celebrates the event of the christ child to whom the wise men brought gifts and the shepherds tame and worshipped would that every child in this land of abundance might receive thejittle portion necessary to fill the heart with joy and chase the sobs and tears away it takes so little to open the founts of joy of a child it would seem so small a portion might fall to the lot of every child but alas some will be burdened with gifts till they weary in counting them and others what a disappointed christmas it will be to them cannot we be though ful one of another and share our blessings with those less favored and thus make our christmas more truly happy for ourselves and merry for marry others 3 ifflerrp christmas to ail tlrjt fttorrretoton jtraib giving prom a little arkansas community comes a simple story that reveals what human beings are capablp of at their best the community was so stricken with the drought in 1930 that it had to receive help from the red cross but this year though still poor in money its peaple sent a renerous share of their truits and vegetables to the jiccdjj and distressed in a nearby city this isthc spirit of that samaritan whose deed of unselfish kindness on the jericho road has oome down through the centuries in the parable of the true neighbor n is a spirit profoundly needed today this coun try would come through the present troublous times unsca tolled if it could be said of the people of every locality as it was said of old they helped everyone his neighbor and everyone said to his brother be of good cour age nojt only the hungry and the heart sick would share in the benefits as edwin markham has written all that we send into the lives or others i comes back into our own por it is the magic of unselfish giv ing that the giver is the gainer also the wise and the good of heart haw- long known that strange and wonder ful fact so long indeed that one may find it written in the proverbs that he that fcith pity upon the poor lendcth unto the lord and that which he hath given will he nay him again and it was aut authenticated by the greatest qivcr of i all in these words recorded in luke n 38 olve and it shall be given unto you good measure pressed down- and running over shall men glvo into your bosom fbrwbh the same meas ure that ye mete withal jt shall be ineaaured to you again merry christmas of christmas past let lis remember now only the smiles forgetting nil the tears only the hopes forgetting all the fears lifes way is all coo long that we should bow beneath the ancient burdens of dead years let us of chilstmas in the future speak only with courage looking for the best only with hope leaving to faith the rest i lifes day is all to short that ws should seek to dim its brightness at our own be hest and in the prrwnt chrltsmos let us give all help from care the suffering to release all zeal to share our happiness and pence i for life is long enoughrfot love to live and short enough tor bteterness to cease a new puzzle contest thepamtly hejttldmid weekly star pave just announced a big british lion pinole contest in which a most atlractlvo list of prls are offered for calculating the total of the figures forming a huge lion it constitutes a most- interesting game for every member of the family and added to this is a generous ust of cash awards our readers may re ceive copies of the lion and full de tails by addressing the family 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