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the georgetdwn herald wedne december 13 944 ashgrove intended for last week a pleasant gathering was held 84 xec lad at the home of mr and mrs hector bird in honour of mrs john mffr mrs birds mother who celebrated her seventyninth birthday on dec srd twentyail miiflifciri of the family were present for the din ner held on this occasion mr henry wilson returned to ash- crore last saturday after visiting with relatives in hamilton jarvla and hagersviue the christmas meeting of the w m b was held at the home of mrs prank wilson on thursday afternoon dec 7th the meeting opened with the carol the first nowell and pray er offered by mrs t olften during the business session splendid reports were given by the officers in various departments mrs h bird led a love ly worship service which included many beautiful christmas carols which have come to us from various nationalities mrs chester delorrest bang very sweetly one of our cana dian carols mrs t giffen read a short article outlining the courageous work carried on by our missionaries in china in spite of war and mrs john bellboddy led in praytr for our mis slonarles rev j o totton conduct ed the election of officers for lflto which resulted as follows president mrs t giffen 1st vice prtilduit mrs c b dick 2nd vice president mrs f ruddeil secretary mrs w brownridge treasurer mrs p wilson supply mrs c b dick community friendship mrs cecil wilson tern perance miss elsie bird christian stewardship and finance mrs geo nurse literature and press mrs j bellboddy missionary monthl mrs r t brownridge supt of mission band mrs h bird assistant mrs f bud- dell supt of baby band mrs w bird pianist mrs a j ruddeil auditors mrs f wrlgglesworth mrs r j graham mrs c b dick and mrs george nurse on behalf of the society pre aented a life membership certificate and pin to mrs w brownridge who has bean a faithful member for sever- hi years a past president and is also serving on the executive of halton presbyterlal a social half hour was enjoyed at the close of the meeting glen williams mr and mrsberacjwson and baby of hamilton were visitors on sunday at the home of mr and mrs john hancock mrs piatt of oehana is visiting at the home of mr and mrs robert mc- menemy mr and mrs george bjlck received a cablegram on friday from ttoeir- daughter wren sally blick notifying them of her safe arrival overseas mervyn klrby is spending a leave with his parents mr and mrs win klirby the bingo held in the town hall on tuesday evening and sponsored by the apple products employees was an outstanding success excellent prizes had been donated and lhey attracted a large crowd of players special prizes were won by mrs harry hilts and mrs george alltii mr brigden of hornby won tht bushel ol apples in the luckj draw ihc next proceeds of tht otiinie wltl handtd to the her ald fund for chribunas c iur for british children on wednesday veiling in the bast ment of tht uuitid church tht girl guidti luld mi enjoyable christmas party after a pltasnnt social hour had betn sjkiit by the thirty tigli guidts and their friends tfitj s down to a delicious supper lattr in the evening presents were distributed mrs albtrt prtsswood and miss alice addy were in chargt of the guides 6oxgetown mrs earl puller has returned home after visiting with friends in toronto mr w henderson has returned home from the ouelpth hospital cedarvale gibl guide news the girl guides met wednesday night under the leadership of lieut anderson the tirls discussed our an nual christmas party which is to be held this year on the 20th dec in the club room adjoining the church of england the kingfishers patrol vol ui teered to gtt a christmas tree and firewood tlit blulbirds art looking iftitr rtfilshiij u llit scarlet tmattrs art to wash tit dishes that tht iiil uls first v mtcd a skat pirn bit is theit maj not be any let by then we decided to postpone skatmi p irty till i liiir date we plijtti inn l il ihilri iw 1 kathit tliompmjii at tin pi mo md also sun itv irols hit mettuij broke up i trh u i tin singui of taps cour f hoi our mil littr to discuss party plans fary wood loknt scots r form hockey i eacue the 2nd bn r i lornt scots has orfmlcl an inter company hockey h itui put compunil- with head rtirs it orinieille brampton p ri crtdit and georgetown ith tnttrid a tiam the first nd familj loim fc inu for ctoimtown is on spent friday evening with imnds in t u j m nul pttrtlcula later miss reta smith of toronto simii the week end at htr home here mr and mrs jamis delaney spent i a the week tnd with friends in toronto mr and mrs w hawes v at readys ladies scarfs toilet sets men s scarfs 49c to 69c 29c to 1 25 69c to 98c games of all kinds horse shoe rocklr kiddie car 1 oys sure to please i j 3 49 j 2 49 seals wrapping paper twines ribbon we have everything that will make your christmas dinner the best trade at bradley bros for real holiday savings we have stocked our refrigerators with the very choicest meats the rnarket affords christmas poultry geese chickens ducks ycjov choice to suit the size of the iamily gathering all fine plump birds beef cuts smoked hams a full line of fresh and cured meats our christmas stock of fresh and canned vegetables oranges and crapes now in bradley brothers jpqjczk georgetown i mm iniimi main street s t gift suggestions at richardsons skis all sizes and priced from 125 to 795 hockey sticks skiharness ski poles ski boots and ski wax etc hockey pads christmas toys of all kinds small rocking chairs 3 95 and 4 25 electric table lamps 8 50 to 19 95 5 95 alladin lamps electric heating 6 95 to 8 95 pads glass coffee makers 2 95 to 5 95 teapots each 1 25 moffat electric pails 16 95 electric irons 4 95 pyrex oven ware 6 pc glass fruit juice set 1 60 5 pc glass table set 1 35 3 pc glass relish set 1 49 2 pc glass salad set 1 50 8 pc glass cigarette set 1 75 1 4 pc tea set 6 50 wall plaques ea 35c to 2 50 burwood fancy trays 1 50 1 85 hardwood trays glass bottom 3 95 hand painted pictures 1 50 richardsons hardware phone 25 main street georgetown when is a dollar not a dollar ifhen it wont buy a dollarfe worth of goods for instance compared to presenmoj standards jour dollar of the last wor was worth not o dollar pr but sometimes lessfhanq housewives who went marketing in 1917 had to part with jj for a fourpound jarofjam which you buy to day for 4g dndlt winter underwear set him back sagthenas compared to the 5 he could buu itfbr today you get a lot more for your money nowflifj because price ceilings and other antiinflationary measures have kept the value of your dollar high thats why it will pay you to see thai selfish spendin ft never undermines price control in canada remember you protect your dollors worth when you use your money wisely fw when you pay off debts refuse to buy needless luxuries give black morketsowide berth and dont hoard goods g- weam i promise to give my support to keeping the cost of living down i will buy only what i need i will observe the ceiling whether buying or sell ing goods or services i will pay off old debts save fortbe future invest in victory bonds and war savings certificates and i will support taxes which help lower the cost of taring c i y j maswtrthe brewing industry fontario n i tw dasaaen tfcsrt tafladoo rt for sji the pscpfa of at kssjoa