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fhe georgetown heraldi wednesday dec 22 t948 the georgetown herald eervlng the ooanmanltlaa of georgetown glen williams norval umehouse hornby stewarttown a3hgrove ballinafad terra cotta subscription rate 2 60 a year slnola coplaa ac taavertlslng rates qaoted on application walter c biehn publisher and edkor flavfield l mogllvray staff leslie m dark harold davison corey harrington js she herald la printed each wedaesdey afternoon at the office on mala 8 georgetown authorised e ancond dart mall poet of flea dapc ottawa member of the canadian weekly newepapere aseoeutlon aad ua ontario quebec division of the cwjja v the editors corrier the changing scene lost year at this time as is customary m this col- limn a review appeared of the changing scene- on georgetowns main street the merchant fraternity here is by np means static and every year sees a gener- 1 ous quota of changeq so again we bring readers up to date for 1948 starting at main street south we find that sam- mie fong sold his golden gate cafe to fred lee who came here from port hope sammie who was in town the other day renewing old acquaintances now oper ates the hollywood cafe in simcoe next door stan grabb is planning an official opening early in the new year for his greatlyenlarged georgetown furniture sales an addition has been built on the back which will more than triple the floor space further down the street roy magloughlen sold his billiard room and barber shop to harold jhutch 1 lutchmson who with his wife and family is occupying the apartment above hutch operated the shop for a time with bob rich ardson as barber then turned the barber shop otr to mervyn cook who returned to barbering in the shop where he learned his trade bob is meanwhile with jack williamson in his barber shop at this end of main street bob caldwell who for the past five years oplra ted the former budget groceteria sold his business to roy baiker and charlie brown and moved to the other end of the street when he purchased longs confec tionery bob also operates the gray coach terminal next door donna rvan after her marriage to bert marchment sold the lilhc6 beauty shop to bruno sclissizzi of milton who has joined georgetowns hockey team two new buildings made their appear ance on this side of the street cordaro candies oper ated by mr and mrs john cordaro and stew simp sons taxi stand at the rear of the georgetown dairy building gordon knight an english immigrant op ened the georgetown laundry and the emmerson brothers johnny and jim established their tool and die business which they purchased from bill hiller the old waterworks building across the street had a facelifting and with a considerable addition be came the new municipal building early in the spring it houses the provincial police offices as well mr and mrs frank penson who have just opened up a service station and lunchroom on the highway across from the limehouse turn sold their fish and chip business to david bowman and harry mcmurtry the former tak ing over sole ownership recently the georgetown cafe also changed hands albert woo selling to tom wong ken atkinson came from acton to manage carrolls store and when neil mcclennan left robbs and purchased his own drug store at islington another familiar face returned to town when stewart young returned jo robbs as manager stewart who used to be a clerk there graduated from the college of pharmacy on his return from overseas service with the rcaf and managed a drug store in harrow before re turning to georgetown at the hydro office miss k ryan retired after many years and mrs j p reid was given the position of office manager branching off mam street we find jim taylor another english immigrant as the new owner of the massey harris agency which he purhased from alex hume the building is located across from the brew ers warehouse on the post office hill an office was established in the building below bucks and it is joint ly tenanted by howard graff insurance man and bus iness broker and mrs ethel brown who conducts a bookkeeping and auditing service the kemshead bak ery was sold to the pries brothers who came here from walkerton at the roxy theatre we find ernie craw ford the new manager taking over from jack polly who is now employed with smith stone in his- home up the hill from the maple leaf dairy jack bal- lantine has opened a shoe repair shop farther down john street gord harley has opened his new garage which he calls harley motors another change in the garage picture saw the opening of a fine new building by art scott on the site o the old ba service station scott motor sales be came the local general motors representatives and moved to this location from their former spot at the top of main street the ford and monarch dealers cecil hardie and lome peters who operate as geor getown motors meanwhile purchased that building and now have a corner on that end of the highway jlaing both their old and new buildings and so it goes on main street each year seeing new faces and new names even as we write this col umn another change is pending which will become pjafelb atfly in the new year page 8 wkinwajviwiaixicwwiiciancicwapbanamivakiiinacmaiwapwwiami christmas special electric trains with transformers regular 19 95 now 1395 limited supply ernies radio main street phone 465 e a trips anytime anywhere convenient omfortable abs arrow taxi phone 454 i ib y w u i h v i 1 v greetings to you artel yours directory dr j burns milne xray dental surgeon georgetown phona so fraaamoiuui6uiiauuah4ruuiimiiiqihiiiiiiii iiuiluuiiiuiiupiqijiabjiimuiiuuuui dr clifford reid l0s dd dentist pbojie 410 open erentaeji main street georgetowa d ssiibiii miiiinnii iiinintitiifiiiinf minmuitio elmer c thompson insurance bkrvicx fire auto windstorm c v hallway and allied steamship 8ummer excursions pone hbw o j georgetown ottunliiauiiuuuuniilllluiiunlltlutililluiiiliiiiiiualiiumiuik oniiiiiiiiiuqiiiiiitiiiimuuiiiuiiiuiiuiiiiimaiiiiuiimtmitiiitiiii leroy dale kc m sybil bennett kc mill street barristers and solicitor georgetown phone 10 o uiimjtiaiiimuiiuniiiiinimiujit iiiimirjiiuiiiiiijiai iiiiiiiiiic same old wish ala s ik v a merry christmas 1 o ill of you quuuiilllfllllllllllilulllllllllrioiiiiiiillllutlllllliminilltlillll4 langdon and ayloworth i 1 barristers and solicitors 3 notaries public r kenneth m langdon georgetown a j r maclntyre aylsworth bjl acton a firyt moargage money a to loan offices lloxy theatre j uldg mill st phone 88w p georgetown cooper bldg t phone 21bw acton r ulliliiiiruijiii n ul il iiiliiimiiiiuiiiiiici uiiiilimn mi iiiuir readys 3c to i 00 siorl il main stre t g orgetown pot pourri don t forget to stock up the lardtr for a threeday holiday this weekend boxing day will see stores closed in town on monday many of the younger generation will have their first taste of margarine soon when this butter substitute goes on sale in canada for the first time since the 1914 war wars hie supreme court ruled last week that the ban on its sale was illegal and it will be on the market before the year end a new signboard on richardson s 1 lardware with gold lettering on a purple background is an attractive addi tion to the store st george s church had a face lifting for the christmas season when it was redecor ated the new colour scheme is mushroom with light blue around the window casements in the church pro per and the reverse colours in the chancel the mus ical part of the sunday morning service at the united church was broadcast over the church loudspeaker system and the morning air was filled with christmas carols the beautiful midnight choral communion will again draw worshippers to st georges on christ mas eve everyone is welcomed at this service mr and mrs w wakeling have moved from town and are now making their home at windsor mills quebec another local couple also moved to that province some time ago mr and mrs h g young who are living in verdun oiii i iiiiiutii n c7uiiiii riiiiiuiiii iiitiiin iminmiiiiui 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sanford son slllllllllinhiiiiiilllinimillllllinlnllllllllinutl ojiiiiiiiiiiitaiiiiiniiiiiaiiiniiiiiiiaumiujjiio i monuments pollock campbell 62 water st nohfc t g a l t i dealgaa on reoaeat x- phone 2048 g inspect our work ia i greenwood cemetarjr uiuiuu3iiimiiuuuiiiiiuiiuaiimiuiiiii wlittu iilihilmiitiilchlkhiiktkwtfvlllltkliwllkcl u cums may your christmas day be a happy one and filled with the joy of the christmas season rosedale floral phone 283j georgetown ijiaiaimijahftaiaiifilhthfcfcfcfcfc the weather mr editor the moat fitting remark i could make with thla weeka nummary would bo to say merny christmas to all em batkln date max mln snow dec 13 45 31 doc 14 37 24 dec 15 28 22 2 dec 16 37 22 flurries doc 17 21 21 flurries dec 10 30 10 flurries dec 10 27 11 1 average double b 33 21 42 3 ebkavkment for local ladies mr jokn kennedy and mrs robert mcphereon suffered a double bereavement this month when a brother and a sister died their suiter mrs leo given of aruiur died suddenly of a heart attack on december 7th she had lived in arthur for a month since her husbands retirement from farming near that town mr hugh mitchell who died in ookvuie at- ter ap illness was retired rail wayman and had mdved to oak- vllle a month ago bom north bay round tttlp f ax incuimd new york w00 chicago s st louis 33s detroit m90 subject toxfesng oaldwnuvs whoavwc