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thc georgetown herald wednewfay dec 18 194 proclamation boxing day holiday whereas it has been the custom in georgetown in past years to hold a boxing day the day follow ing christmas day and whereas the municipal council have auth orised me to proclaim such a day therefore i do declare thursday december 26 1 946 a public hobday in the town of georgetown harold cleave mayor god save the king anoubft amd hontgbs skk arches and casting ton conebvatmw films prechristmas store hours in accordance with bylaw no 427 town of georgetown the following store hours will be effective this month regular hours up to and including december 14th commencing december 16th to december 24th inclusive all stores are permitted to stay open until 10 pan every day including thursday georgetown board of trade the first public meeting sponsored by the halton anglers and hunters association was held in the george town arena last thursday night when members and their friends were trea ted to exhibitions of bolt and fly out ing archery and a number of conser mtlon films ahawu by major p k ketcheson secretary of the carllng conservation olub the exhibitions were staged by members of the hamilton anglers and hunters association and despite the low girders and lights which were a hindrance to casting they put on a fine show those present included henry hanson archery section chair man r hannam past president of the club and secretary treasurer of tarlo federation of anglers and hunters chas e phic han nam membership secretory treasurer horrocks canadian casting champion stan young jr casting champion chuck martin and beg white chairman and stcretary of the costing section angus mclean and len white also present were don sutherland game overeer of peel county ind d hitthcox halton ov erseer who pledged h s full support in the restocking of fish and game in the county henry hanson put on i fine display of orchery this fall he hot a buck dter with the strong buw und the arrow which passed hrough the heart went twenty feet beyond the deer mr hanson mnks his own bows and aiiows as well as split bamboo rods and trout files by the thousands he is one of the few in canada for lunate enough to be in possession of tonkin cane used in the making of rods a tost between the hth powered 35 remington rifle and the arrow was er inttrestlig the bullets failed to go through a can of sand while the arrows passed thro gh to the other side that s one for readers to pon der conservation films shown by major ketcheson and len walsh of the car ling conservation club included mountain sheep and moose pheasant shooting bass pishing tarpon fish ing and sailfish pishing years of hard wont is required to make ttoso pictures eepeolauy tfcose of mourcutn animal a film about the life of ttoe moose is now in the making and will take three or four years to complete so successful was ute evening that the club executive are hoping to have the hamilton olub back again in the future under more favorable condi tions major ketcheson also informed the group that he would be glad to come agarn at any time with further conservation films reupholstering wffl make that old furnhrm look like new we redesign chesterfield phone 89 jfor estimate dick the upholsterer retail division t georges ctjurcl georgetown sunday december 22nd childrens service at 1 0 00 a m candlelight carol service at 7 00 p m m high school news offb m sure getting cnristmasy and a christmas party has been planned and each room is assigned to put on a play and we all pulled names out of a hat and weve had a super time haw by the way a new name was derived for oflfl ttiualy get hep sister santtizor the new type vacuum soap saver dick riddall ydobbswizicradhu8 queen st phone 436 the student council finally broke down and purchased a new rugby ball and it almost broke their hearts cause it cost them the amount of ten dollars and my the student council is get ting more generous every day they have now decided to allow us to go down to the museum in toronto for only 1 15 transportation we think george cousens would like to know who the female joker was who rang him up on the telephone sunday evening at 10 pan and said does the check line run past your house george answered yes would you mind running out and catching kt for me please then she hung up george 1saiahctrted buthat rock cfjngtmag stxwi choral communion beginning at 1 1 45 on christmas eve holy communion on christm as morning at 8 00 oclock o come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant o come ye o come ye to bethlehem mlrry christmas 1946 united wjmls elects officers it the december meeting of the woman s missionary society of oeor getown united church the following officers for lfl7 were elected hon pres mrs howard hutt president mrs a m nielsen 1st vice pres mrs c hayes 2nd vice pre mrs r c todd rec secretary miss e mooumber assist rec sec mrs w tyndau cor secty mrs a r vannatter treasurer mrs v macdonald convenor c o i t mrs c jeffries con mission circle mrs l ellis temperance secty mrs c buck christian stewardship mrs h wrlgglesworth community friendship mrs r h wright pianist mrs r h wright missionary monthly mrs m near missionary assistant miss m sayera supply secretary mrs l cleave asst supply secmrs h kentner sec of baby band miss k mckay sec associate helpers mrs a hyde superintendent mission band mrs a speight press secretary miss h a staun ton convenor program com miss h a staunton get your lanes gravelled now tdickenson phone 92 r 32 clenwhuams give yourself a 26 qdvadmaari a lkntath the lighted tree eager children unwrap their precious gifts in hearths from the maritime to british columbia warm fires glow i here is food on our tables laughter in the air and happiness in our hearts canada has earned this good chnstman these good things 1 he are ours to enjoy hecause we have walked the middle road v e have kept our sense of v alius we have been moderate in our pleasures moderate in our b pen ding moderate in all things this christmas is a good christmas and the house of seagram is happy to bhare the joy of all canadians as we and you this year say merry christmas cold wave permanent so easy to do right at home soft natural looking curls ask for crowding glory ft fc maccormaocs drug store phone 327 georgetown the house of seagram 4 9