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tpi wt- pk trie georgetown herald wedneaday march 22 1950 frtmt will sham u to it lyifflhh1 ia i- nu w wool eap jn muat baitdrod ky at s aeheal m ula india who reported far bco inaeala- haa akalnst tnberenlaato nomedin nnne baehel johnson is admjjusterinr flie iaoenlatlon one ol some 2mm gtoen dnrinc a bco demonstration campaign in india sponsored jointly by fiw unite nations international childrens emergency fund tjnipef the pn world nallh organization who the geandlnavian relief soceiies and the government of india chatting b hadnt realized until fort to the hose room oldtowxhall georgetown tuesday april 4th 830 pm 50c and 25c dancing after the performance sponsored by ccthsetcivvii rcrcation conimissiin we talked with mlaa mabel chave the other ly how lorge the jtah of the local bell telephone company flfflce has brown- mischave is the chief operator arid tells us there are eighteen girts to the- traftlcdei partnient wind operate the switatt- bbard in addttloilto mlas isobar thornpton who has charge j1 the commercial department- inquiring further we learned -the- narnev- of trie girls who bfeloria to those pol itelyvoiced wumbor -pteasifr- querles we har when we ring for a number liny hour of tnc ddy or uigrit v- they are mrs- william bonathan nah brown v marjorle cascadderi doris kean mf hugh lindsay mrs eugene logan violet louth dorothy olncy lerio palm er juneplastow merle pries hose marie robinson mrs melspenee marion stuart olrs duncan tost mrs floyd varey the two occa sional staff memberswbo come in to relieve when someone 1 away or ill arc ann crabtree and mrs william mllllcre who sometimes relieves the night operator mrs bonathan 1 mrs varey miss stuart and miss kean ore senior operators who do supervisory work j when miss chave first came here as chief operator there were in the neighbour hood of 800 phones in georgetown while the official figures for phones in 1949 stand at 1543 this has necessitated what is known as a sevenposition board at the bell office with five or six operators on the job during the day we won dered which days and times f day were busiest and found that friday and saturday mornings are usually the busiest times while the hours nine o eleven in the morning and truni 6i to 830 any evening find people usintf their phones more than at any other tunes willi the bell providing con tinuous day and uielit service the hours the ijirls aurl are ol neces sity quite iuerentl arranged ruutiit- they uik u their ixc diwlcd into i seven aul vuli titur trick- the sixlieu tru i- usually in lie i-m-l- n-ll- nil here 1- hii liejr uttii i is iiimns tiick a u iiei 1111 in luce sua 1ti k a keda s or e vllll seven iai e s ij period is ui- there seems to be a lot of influenza around town theie ptfit two weeks and doctor say they are blng kept busier now than they have boon all wlriter ah well on tueeday the ciftertdor said sprintf had offlc- ully acrived and the very thought of sreen ifraa tre 16- leaf qui warm 4ajuny air is enough to help yoa to iefel 4tter unt itj admltedly tjtmri or ritjintf that ptiun blt0 a atraln ot the laiajel- nation for old man winter leema loth tobrealc th iirlp maybe the wind i chjli but the en6w today u really beautiful so- softly whiw and dazzling in the bright siurulhinv receiving a potiol4owiit bli work with provinewi feapei ltd vhenilst max wughforf his- bn transferred to the port arthur- div- isldnofthe company itax boarded at the home of mf and mrs mark oark her family planned a urpriae birthday party tor mrs isabel cleave on march oth at the- home of her brother mr prank and mrs thompson in kliuon also present were another brother and sister- ihlm mr and mrs wilfred thompson of hornby as well as mr and mrs walker cleave and jane and miss margaret pasmore ot town i making a splendid recovery from the appendectomy operation she underwent in guelph general hospital ten days ago is miss ruth evans edith street oh oh have an- idea those darn women drivers at we are so often scathingly termed are going to come in for more than their usual amount o verba abuse now that we have parallel parking on main street maybe theres a little anle to this new parking business that hadnt really been thought out in addi tion to providim a much broader main thoroughfare were quite sure that on ordinary week days when some women take the family car down town and load it up with groceries there will be a lot more pirkin places for male drivers than heretofore parallel parking i one tliitik most women drivers ini tittiritit to do killully and u i- for one would rather push a iiiljy iarriane i till of baby and inntfs down town and back uiui to endure tin- nervous frus- riiion nf that uti tiiiiuite or so it ould take us to to manoeuvre the i ir into oiie ol tlue parallel ark- i 4 patos whltli never eir- bir iiiih th aeeoiumodati dl four hiinti of lhear at once c 1 forcedair furnace or hahgikg unit heater complete with v l s9fawbssf i m a newly developed principle for fast economical heating of homes see them at b f murfiii sheet metal works plumbing eavestroucjflng furnaces john street telephone 138w your assurance of satisfaction lady the if teinlineii l- iuk aio a liariv- veil hire elmer c thompson john r barber x elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto windstorm canadian pacific raihyay transcanaxia airlines steamship tickets on all lines i tile i 1111 n4iiitance call ne lluouijll or- iroin the george- r to australia most all- however are to inionit figure tkatirit fans in town and this years performance attrac ted even more georgetown people the lu which isii wn of lice iidistaiic toronto are placed through ihartusual for the first time i toronto and triii the ceorgelown ollr know a georgetown ijoflice iheiv are live direct lines ir waj in fron of the and tvyo dials lo toronto as well i footll n one would reeoj- as direct tircuiu to guelph ilramp- nle b f however in ton and milton j hcr com reallsuc disguise as and of course everyone knows i a nunt dog in the hunting whenever theres a fire the first scone burlesque phew helloo thtn to do always is call the op- i this humorous skit was well erator because the siren is rung stakedi complete with hound dogs from the phone office there are two levers conti ollnii the siren whicli the nperainr yeeelvl the ridt-i- ai i fo and th hunt inli 1 st patricks touch or the the toronto skating club 17th all the hound dous wore huae carnival held last week in rreen bows on their tail- maple leaf gardens is al- after the final performance an eaiterly anticipated event friday barbara attended the sup- cruise and travel advisers mill st georgetown telephone 1 1 9w per and dance at the royal vork which the skating cluo entertained the carnival performer a twelve below zero night was disastrous for a district farmer in the dead ol night one of his sows produced a litter of eight pigs and when found in the morn ing all but two of them were frozen taken to the warmth of the farm kitchen one little pig was saved but the other died ritfnest cash prices dead stock horses ea 250 cattle ea 250 hogs per cwt so according to su and condition fhonk maim is collect darling company of canada umittd a kulrnillh vanct nf materials frlrie iiiimlr mohair velour tapestry sil ji silk and oltiu- rrp upholstering at its lowest price and highest quality dick the upholsterer operated by jackt sudermann v l kasy piyntnu am nged 7 diy service lit wui b pleased to visit jnnr heme with style untitle books no obligation alarm immediately pulls then the fire chief is usually called ami the hydro superintendent strictly speaking however the bell ojer- ators are required oiivy to ring the siren and then answer the fire mens inquiries from the town hall but often in order lo he of more- service in addition to noti- fyinu the chief direct the operators try to locate the firemen at their varitfus places of employment just about a year aim the hell telephone office vca com pletely renovated with 1 attraclivt new colour sen mo oniinercial oftice and comfit lanly iiiiiihifd uninite room u iih mlei in decrati is bv katon 1 lakiri tin- iirn lutings imllir 1 1 vi llaart nleed mi avi mi ijol t 11- vru ii j- i 1 1 iiar n 1 lllitd nive a ton ijery u 1 a- iil iv ells ahi m fj be quick phone dick phone 310 barbers i m lloll ite si r 1 lie ami mrs lion club cc learnet 1iat tlei i dol lets ret iritel to 1ornnlo ifeieii iropitnl fur fni- ther trcainient or his loc liikicetaily ile iionsi1ance held in thejice room last friday nijlit was a uila affair with a riood crowd enjoying the dancing music or the modern aires every one tonihhlod with tile dance had their flngerj crossed all friday afternoon t as one of the heaviest snowfalls oftlie year accompanied by high winds threatened to tla upbear traffic completely how ever the weather cleared nicely around seven- oclock enabling taxis andi cars lo fat ths ms fts their ronbvenrhg jowhsln cbm- mcnally lane king street company limited georgetown near station phone 18 wc stock acorfliplete supply of th following items plywoods lir bircrti cfdtex etch wood sylvacord wallboard iaaonite hardboard arbbrite tentesl or donnacotla insulation fieiglas baits and pouring altol aluminum insulation roofing shingles roll roofing felt paper sidings inaul brick cedav shakes cedar bevel siding lumber paints r cement building hardware irvjlujaikcb5feiymi espwk-