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the georgetown herald wednesday dec 24th 1947 the georgetown herald i mctinttfee eomanaitfaa ol georgetown glen williams norval umehousb hornby stewarttown ashgrove balumafad terra cotta flabeeriptlon rate 800 a year single copies tc each advertising rates quoted on application vw alter c biehn pwbushef and editor garfield l kkgilvray suff leaha m clark hg broomhead harold davison corey harrington jr the herald is printed each wednesday afternoon at the office on main st georgetown authorized as second class mail post office depl ottawa olember of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontario quebec division of the cwna the editors collul mn k the new year we clipped this fine new year poem from an exchange newspaper some time ago it had been con tributed by a subscriber who heard it twenty years pre viously in california the author is anonymous this i would like to be braver and bolder just a bit wiser because i am older just a bit kinder to those i may meet just a bit manlier taking defeat this for the new year my wish and my plea lord make a regular man out of me this i would like to be just a bit finer more of the smiler and less of the whiwr just a bit quicker to stretch out my hand helping another whos struggling to stand jpuais my prayer for the new year to be lhrd make a regular man out of me this i would kke to be just a bit fairer just a bit better and just a bit squarer not quite so ready to censure and bfeme quicker to help every man in the game not quite so eager mens failure to see lord make a regular man out of me this i would like to be just a bit truer less of the wisher and more of the doer broader and bigger more willing to give living and helping my neighbour to live this for the new year my prayer and my plea lord make a regular man out of me shoes hard to fill his shoes will be hard to fill seems to epito mize public feeling at learning of the resignation of mr p b harrison as clerktreasurer of the municipal ity a position which he has so capably filled for twen tythree years in over two decades in office he has been a tower of strength to council after council with a fund of municipal knowledge always available to draw from both for important decisions and for the countless small details which are so essential in keep ing municipal affairs running smoothly in the town as mayor gibbons said in reading his letter of resig nation to council the town clerk holds the key posi tion of municipal government councils may come and go their members may have varied degrees of knowledge and interest in municipal matters but it is to the clerk that we look to really administer town af fairs councils make decisions the clerk carries them out the new clerk whoever he may be will have much to learn before he can gain the knowledge which mr harrison has acquired he will be fortunate in having the retiring clerk to instruct him in the duties of the office and to assist him from time to time with sortie of the details which might otherwise be overlooked ave merry a successful draw from all angles the annual christmas draw of the georgetown lions club was the most successful yet it was a perfect winters day santa claua arrived sharp on the dot of his announced time and the bags of candies distributed to the children were amply fil led the children themselves were orderly and the smaller ones were able to see santa and get theirjreats without being practically trampled underfoot fts was the case in past years just s important an extra impetus was put in ticket sales with the announcement rfmt surplus funds above what was necessary to purchase the poultry candy etc would be used to pay part of a 400 expen diture incurred in putting sanitary facilities in teen town hall sparked by lion frank murfm whose sales topped eighty books club members really dug in and public support was most generous with a 250 sur plus after all bills were paid g many good wishes to you this gladchnstmas season and may it be yours to enjoy contentment and prosperity during all the years to follow dickenson haulage reasons greeting from bruce mackehzie the lonflon pbon 36j representing life insurance camppny i new year greeting ads are being received now f5r next issued directory j e lepage lol realtor head office toronto 20 bit street telephone ad feel farm specializing suburban home in city howes summer properties c a wjllson georgetown telephone s18 to you and yours same old wish always new a merry christmas to all of you rbcadys mam st variety store georgetown s setsdnss bcreetini we can say it in many ways bat it all adds up to a merry christmas to all our friends in the district r maccormacks drug store pho 327 a georgetown kmdkmikmimlilikmmkm may tffls christmas and every christmas bring you happiness joy and the best of everything licatas fruit market n street georgetown merry christmas to all of you may the glow of your christmas candles reflect all of the joyb and fulfilled desires of the past year and may that radiance forecast the coming year as the best v brightest of them all tom hewson real estate farm implements hudson cars and reo trucks mill street phone 332w as dr j burns milne xray dental surgeon geonwtown phone 80 ainamnrajnoiimmlliiciniiimiiiiec imijiuine dr clifford reid 1 lds dds dentist phone 410 open evenings i main street georgetown g anawinmiiiiiimriii mi cituimuiurjmmiitihtii iimiiiiieamiuturue i elmer c thompson insurance service i fire auto windstorm i a p railway and allied g sfcaamabip b summer excursions i i phone 119w or j georgetown t manamimnbuk him i mtnomi uwiatnui mm ui um mute 4inimiiiiiinmmiinwmhmimaamiuniitmakam c a w1llson general insurance 9 aatotnob fir a casualty i paou 513 i anaaanatniuuriiiiiiiiwaiiiiiiiuiuaaitiriiiniaiiiiiiiiiic4 4iiiimiiiiarjiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiinfhd g s i leroy dale kc m sybu bennett kc mill street barristers and solicitors g georgetown phone 19 1 5 smatraonrai utnit jiii hii iiitiuwi iiwmuiiiiirimii amiiiuiiiii mmimi i u iiniunoi tit iniimon nuiuitmamansonnn n langdon aylsworth barristers and solicitors notaries public kenneth m jjangdon georgetown b mdntyre aylsworth ba acton pirst mortgage honey to loan offiets row theatre bids mill sl phone 88w georgetown cooper bid phone 218 acton monuments pollock campbell i water st north o a l t d as reoaast phone 1041 impact or work in owwod cemetery radio repairing we specialize in this work 1 teals- tijiiilmm j sanfordson nielsen the chiropractor druglem therapist 88rd yin of practice lady attendant hours mon tuel frl sc pjn sat 26 89 jus closed thnreear over dominion store georgetown phone 160w anaaaiiuumiiuiiiniiiiimaiiiiiii gnu iniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiuiintiuuitmibiiiiiuia e lever and hoskin gawirtvd acwmmtaats successors to jenkins hardy 1805 metropolitan bldf 44 victoria sl toroate el 9181 aiininiimiauimmmiauinrcii frank petch licensed auctioneer prompt service phone 891 geopgetowa p o box 418 4ui i iimpmuiminpiiiiiiiiiinlomiiitf qualified corsetteve for better claaa 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