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the georgetown herald wednesday dee 29th 1946 p iniicxifvicumiciii the new year the friendly little shop on main street where gift problems disappear vvvoiridi woos jewellery and gifts phone 310 georgetown hfrfcfcfcwmfcfcwfcfcyfcvilitehfrmaija georgetown week of prayer january 37 under the auspices of the ministerial association all services at 8 pm monday january 3rd united church j speaker rev c m gower tuesday january 4th baptist church speaker rev j m smith wednesday january 5th st georges church speaker rev a j calder thursday january 6th knox church speaker archdeacon w g o thomspon friday january 7th united church guest speaker rev john a mcdermid brampton you are cordially invited to attend any or all of these services local news new years night dance t is saturday in the hone room with the modern aires winners of the giant candy canes offered as lucky purchase fcirlzcs at the cordaro candy shop wqrc tommy dobblc and lynn illtchle mrs joseph gibbons drew the winning tickets at the store on christmas cvo the regular meeting of geor getown womens institute will be held at the home of mrs tlay kcrchcri qtiuoti jtrcet on wed- ncttday january 5th at 8 pin tho- special speaker will bethi walton county health unit iiuiw wis ellen wtodnakk christmas tree lights caute 9th line fir a fire believed to lc caused by ccfertic wiring in a string of chrlstirai tiee lights caused ex- teishc cam ige at t il iomc of mr ind mrs harry watklnu oi tlie 9th line on tuea aj irornli g the tiee lie ti had bco i kit t while tl e family were iway from the houil appnicnlly the t eo had been smoldering for some time for wlcn iviri watku s cnteroj the social and personal mrs t humberstone mr don ald humberstone and mr and mr lewifl humberstone were here from toronto to spend chrutmaa day with mr and mrs stan bln- luy chris un aa day visitors with mr and mrs william bulkyant were mr and mrs gordon pass david and peter of preston and mr arid mrs william ckmcnu of streets- ville holiday vkitois with mf and mrs hurold hancox wero her tit ter mrs charles camplin and mr cfanvpun of cooksvlhe and her mother mrs h yfoottpn of toron w mr und mrs james evans nd children und mrs wwum trunk joined u family party on christmas day at curripbellvllie at the homd of mr und mrs oh mour home lor clirlatmua with mr nnd mrs james costlun were mr and mrj elmer costlgnn und l jhnmy of toronto und mr und mrs herb sinclair gloria nnd danny of hamilton mr nnd mrs jesse wyatt went to sarnln lor the holiday to visit with their tonln luw und dough- tcr mr und mr jack crosby house atout 11 0 t e open door al h thlm wcre mr and fanned he flame1 and the tree m dob wyott nnd l bi r t into tlarac a pa slnh wo- ton bread ruck driver ran into jo inn a family party on chi ut ile houie and canted t o blazing mas day at the home of mrs ed- tiee out of the hou e md the flro ward hill gue pli street wec wiu under control before tho flro mr and mr churlei ward a d brigade which ind me inwhlle chlldicn of stouffvtllo and mr and been ummone 1 a rived iherc mis clarence relth and bon bobby wii const erible smoke dam uo of scufoith und n hole w s burned- n ihe floor whoie the tree hud tool wal chrutmiis auests with mr wal- laci vis icordcd uoo w rk tcl evans nnd miss ruth evans bhmeied and so c al pan s o mr and mrs roy smnlc kla s cricked nd the iamlly eliildrcn margaret john and allan chrl unas ircant which had burllngtcn and mr and mrs i cc i i troed t c ticc jwcrl de pensons imperial gas and oil station and lunch room will be open throughout the holiday seaaott we wish our old arid new friends the seasons greetings and appreciate the patronage extended to us prestone for sale highway 7 at the limehouse turn phone 398rl2 j t to our good friends in georgetown nd the surrounding district whose cooperation and good will we value so much we send cordial seasons greetings we have tried our best to please and serve you during the past year but if we have fallen short of our aim we have been able to rely on your patience and understanding which relationship makes us proud to be established ta georgetown may 1 949 bring to you and your a generous measure of health happiness and prosperity- a e farnell son and members of the staff ilozblunnlbs t taluga chhistmas oraw pri cu inn rs were ann u ced this week in christmas draw con ducted by st stephens h c ch r h cayuga and undei us fr mchugh winners of turkeys were 11292 mrs m tost george town j110 t itobb 11j0o helen boyko 1117j betty price 0511 gordon taylor 1b37 margarot dynes all of hamilton 20dq agnes reeves 2907 leo wadd cayuga c5158 nicky laii b3h5 mrs a pree carcficld winners of nylons were c5882 chailcs jo fery ai d charle jr of caledon mr j b mackenzie jc in and margtry spent christmas day in acton with mr and mrs ken mac kenzie on sundny u family gath ering at the mackenzie homo in town included mr und mrs wu- linm pusmoro mr nn mrs ed pasmorc mr and mrs wyn dun- bur und daughter of rockwood and mr und mrs ken mackenzie and children of acton i new years i greetings 5 from the management w v and staff of silvers iwwwicvrimiviiiiwiiwiiihiwiicwktwctwswssissmiasjaabi candleugi1t hettvice at norval united chukctt norval united church choir held a special candlelight service in the church on sunday evening i ruf n i december 28th with both junior canfield b116u4 mrs matheson and scnlor cholrs undcr dlmc hon of kenneth r harrison or- cv152 e graham 0842 mrs rich ardson 7352 g a hauock b11b42 j mclntyrc all of hamilton a2595 j g dchler ayton c9080 jack fcrncy calnsvlllc mary burke detroit ganlst and choirmaster participat ing guest soloists for the evening were miss jean chester who sang wcre miss jcun nesicr wno saiij gosu bambino mr jack harrl- i son the holy city and rev alex calder star of bethlehem rev f j dunlop read the scrlp- lionb discuss summer camp ture lesson and led in prayer tho church was beautifully decorated georgetown lions club is con- with small lighted christmas trees sldering sponsoring a stayathomo boughs of evergreens and lighted camp for local clilldrcn next sum candles the junior choir were mer the idea was proposed at gowned in white ladles of the sen- tho club meeting on tuesday dec lo choir in maroon gowns with 211th at the mcgibbon house and nory collars nnd the men in black turned over to a committee for downs further study selections bj the juniors inclu- a donation of st was voted to ded the holly and the ivy we the benches lions club of toronto three kings angels we have as a sympathetic cestui e in vicwhcord on high sec amid tho of the 25000 loss sustained by winters snow and when christ that club in un unsuccessful was born bobby may sang tho cliristmus fair an early spring slo infant holy kathleen qas- activity of the club will be tho co- sponsoring with credit valley club of a conservation meeting aimed at forminu u credit valley conservation authority to deul with this important matter the clubs will be iojts to count offic lals at a dinner alex macluieu heads a committee composed of j l ldinbut h 11 brelnnd john gunnipg garfield mcgllvray and walter uiehn which will plan the solos weie event flock b cndden and dale sedore a duet cantlque de noel and dale se dore and julian reed a duet i heard the bells the senior anthems were o little town of bethlehem two slovak enrols what child is i his o sunltisslmu and good christian men rejoice mary cuncj and marlon pomeroy sang the duet haiplperii carol other he fahnll feed his helen dunlop and fckaikthhhfchfctoafevhfefchlliwlhfektolkfcxlhfctakfcfckhhkfcm grand lmii jll w as impromptu i nlertuinmciil ilonl1 l btthlelu m by mac convener jack aimstroni called yntt on one of the members walter biehn for u short tulk on his busl- noss of publishing u weekly nows a a aiders uad in wuhe business of tholr fellow f ffafc georgetown raldors took the first gsme of the 3 of 5 playom series for the tost cup when the tangled with woston on tuesday night the score was tied 0sil near the end of the game when max bradbury scored a beautiful solo effort to put the raiders ahead ken nash clinched the game with another to make the final score 84 the team meet thursday night and again next tuesday the uhtr0ddem path will be the sermon subject at georgetown united church sunday jan 2 11 usl kvkning wokamr 7 m rev john m smith aonwtxa lii oiuubtmab tamtt foe umuonf ohiutkkn uabt wkkk the yearly party for children of members of branch 130 canadian legion was held last thursday evening in the legion hall whan santa claus was present to distri bute lovely gjfts to all children lav sad unde of in new years eve dange ryans auditorium guelph friday december 31rt 10 till t ted williams and his orchestra hats horn and novities admission 150 person new years night saturday january 1st ronnie kings orchestra admission 60c person v fcj expect milk price rise next week v a lc or 2c increase in the price of milk is expected noxt week ye- terday the decision of on arb i ra tion hoard was mudo known which grants formers an increase of 10a and 25c u hundredweight in a num ber of districts including george town this price increase is effec tive on january 8th and it expec ted that local retail prices will be adjusted at that time from ltc to 18c a quart mrs john robson dies in quel toronto ruatnttcsuc btokk aktoints local ukeskntativa announcsndt is made this weak of the appointment of frank king as georgetown representative for the adams furniture co ltd of toronto mr king who la also lo cal agent or white sons clean era and dxrs and is a wellknown resident ofwo trenapoftatloa to and from toronto is arranged for prospective customers while visiting her son fred a port credit mrs john robson suf- fuied a very severe stroke when she did not improve with medical attention and core by the famly h was thought best to remove her st josephs hospital ouelph in the hope that she would get better but she passed peacefully away en sat urday morning december lsth mrs robson was before her mar riage susan hill of sast ferafraxw where she spent most tat bar ufa until moving to ouelph a fear yacts ago her husband pradeoaatad her feur years ago she had a bright and cheery disposition and wtn be much missed by all who fcn she is survived by five i mrs andrew tul of oread sirs f w shortul of mrs john hogarth fergus atrav 1 mcenery georgetown at elmer price dlxla aad 1 fred of port credl tw- i mrs h price bertha anc i barbour alice predaceaagst iktk kthe funeral took plaoa ftwa funeral parlours of ross ouelph on tuesday i interment was mass in rajnatitrr as sjsii1