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seventyfourth year of publication christmas wednesday december feth 1940 issue 1 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to uaa- anta claus comes to town it tkdhlstbi ttrcstf ttw ipongfolti lift artartwr llhm gmto blaliyfeb scmttrrmataw for the aiding ike way a v qrn kindly loaned hta ooinfott to a iialfe at corner of lbn ai mata atreeta wcw the oom- isjtfty christmas tree snt was be- owfiif by taondreds of ea youngsters mo relieved tdm of candy bags which the lions club had persuaded htm to the grown ops then had then ton- rabirtu poultry dra was bald and christmas dinners were handed to the rocky ones abstof th trippers f turkeys 82 w v grant 173 cyril clarke 379 w latimer 360 bole bullock 708 t wold 1687 wrights meat market 3058 peggy mulr 3347 b mdmenemy 5 terry hnrton 840 roy burt 856 herbert bullock 952 miss q mooibbon 1733 mlis n kennedy 30kb peggy mkih- sow boy peek entkm3uj1x vrsohbptru aam walker and clarence kennedy attended a meeting in ouelph last wednesday called by ogtavenor art badtoy of 33ora to arrange the sched ule tor group 3 at the btfermeduto b leagoe hi the ontario hookey assorf- afelon the bohedule as drawn up is as to tows schedule ifttaeroablatr b o ja group no 3 december 37tta preston at december 30th georgetown ouelph fergus at milton january 3rd georgetown elora ouelph at preston january 9th fergus at pre january 7th etora i town january 7th milton at ouelph january 10th ouelph at george town january 10th preston at elora january 13th preston at milton january 14th zsora at ouelph january 14th fergus at george town january 10th milton a elo january 17th georgetown at preston january 17th ouelph at fergus janu 30 muton at george town january 31st fergus at elora january 22nd milton at pres january 34th oboroetown at january 37th georgetown at milton january 38th fergus at ouelph january 39th elora at preston january 30th ouelph at milton january 31st preston at okorge- several news items have been unavoidably omitted this week due to machine trouble 03 george dobson 307 mary paul 831 w b ford 588 betty mootugan oh teddy williams 858 joseph eason lew fred pypher 1734 leon cooke 3073 hugh dickie 3160 ted swing 3180 evelyn walker january slat elora at pergaw february 4th preston at ouelph february 4th elora at muton february 8th muton at fergus february 7th ouelph at elora playoff arrangements to commence week of feb 10tt preston and goelpn classmed as a teas have been granted the privilege of playing home and home g goals to count regardless of where they fin ish in the group ittmhng to determine which team wul go on into the inter mediate a playdowns the team on ishlng highest to hare the ohoioe of ice the first game ii a third game is necessary same to be on neutral ice unless both teams can agree otherwise the three b teams with the best standi at the end of the group sched tile to enter group playoffs the b team finishing highest to take a bye another christmas christmas again and bombs dropping on open towns people cow ering in shelters through the dreary night outside the blackout no light but from the roaring fires the bombs have set chrttsmas again and ships sinking in the black seas lurking submarines coming up to watch the death agonies of ships and humans christmas again and shins inking in the black seas lurking lng feet men in training to join the fray or defend their land as the terror comes ever closer christmas again and but why pile up the horror the agony of a world in paroxymf better caltoft the chrtstmasthea altogether forget ltl forget it and surrender to the hideous forces that have caused all the madness the suffering to be sure they would rejoice to see our surrender for their mission is to destroy all that christmas stands for goodwill kindness mercy hope bather jets try as never b the teal meaning of christmas all that it stands for most of all the prophecy of the better days that are to come christmas is something more than merriment it is the cams uon among men of the incarnation beheld at the manger could we but anest the spirit of christmas make it tarry with us throughout the year the oouragend the eonadence would give us would make m invincible in our battle for the right bute bell united church church sunday school christmas concert on friday evening december 30th the united church sunday school held their annual christmas supper and concert the laurel band class with mrs stanley lyons as convenor ar ranged for and served the supper at six o clock the members of the sabbath sohool sat down to a generous repast tae tables being brightly decorated with christmas greens and red candles af ter supper in the auditorium of the church they wre entertained with u lustrated stories until eight tftelock when the concert began in the sunday school boom here the various clas ses of the sunday school presented a very excellent program prepared un der the direction of the teachers of the school to a large and apprecia tive audience the progr i to a close with the appearance of santa claus who had a liberal supply of or anges for the members of the school and the second and third place teams to play home and home games goals to count to determine the winner team with the best standing has chat ce of the ice for the first game and a third game if necessary to be on neu tral ice unless the teams can agree otherwise the same arrangements to apply be tween the two remaining b teams for group title games to start at 830 fast tune with the exception of preston home araas 9 15 past time preston still be ing on standard time an article reporting how a cooking tuesday 9 00 pjn bypu new modem homemaker has experimented with quaint old recipes in the historic cook book used by the original first lady of the land will be found with instructions on how to prepare some authentic colonial dishes in the american weekly with the december 29 issue of the detroit sunday times filittrwttw rpjtair gywfr in brampton two rinks from the g curling club journeyed to brampton last wednesday night for a friendly game with the neighbouring club the rink aupped by em thompson and consisting nf george louth j holdenr and l bell came out on the top end of their rcoce while skip meuntock s team of perc cleave harvey kg and a lewis were defeated by the bramp ton boys skip meuntock is now sporting an other medal on his sweater as a result of the trip christmas party for war gfjests last saturday night at bu georges rec ory the countess of strathmore chapter ioxle played host to six 1 ttle english boys and ghis who are staving with relatives m george ror the duration a decorated christmas tree was surrounded with prsentfi for the children whose shin n eves showed their appreciation of was goodness the children related interesting an cedctes concerning their experiences i on the atlantic crossing after cocoa ind cookies were served the whole ro p sansr christmas carols and a e fnlng was brought to a to norvax junior farmers tito december meeting of the notvw junior msubttto and moml jtardar farmers was held at the home of s eanor and jim carney an tuesday ew- ening december 10th at the girls meeting the f was in the chair the meettdr ogmoofl with the singing of the institute edw and recitation of the eerdw ftagor two seasonable and weoprepar papers were given o rpp- hs by jean lundy mad obrmm thoughts by eleanor carney charlotte wilson demonstrated tt maklng of a centre piece statable ftr the christmas table jean lundy thw conducted a quhv con the boys meeting began wrth ttw reading of mutates of the last matt ing craig reld moved their ad and this was seconded by john iwo- nabb a motion was put forward by job bird and craig reld that the exeeo- tive of the boys and gbv 6ub too after the program tor inter olub eoe- petition delegates chosen to jnost the convention of the peel jontoov held in brampton on friday demnrjar 13th were john bird harold ke- lure and jack lwwson dr branton of the ontario agrtotav tural college was guest apeak- er of the evening antf gave a vexy in teresting talk on fields and peedtag and how to use this years poorer grade of grain a quia contest was held after whteb john bird gave a brief account of hfctt trip to ha to attend the con ence on conservation and reforusbl tlon the joint meeting was marked by talk by mr o graham peel ooaafr agricultural reresentattve who dbflgw toffldencyarid management as hi subject the nerval juntora will attend special church service m nerval pres byterian church on sunday evening january 13th 1841 and a motion ww passed to this effect the meeting closed wt a iratsaa by joe lyons a vot of truufts wa extended to the speakera o the even ing and to the carney for acitoff aw hosts for the gathering er flaw singing of god save the fji ments were served r lp