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iavhmfriwcyj the gbqsgetown wednesday january 7th 1ss9 paoe f the georgetown herald k servlnc lha cammnnlrlaa etf oeosabtown olsn wnikhh noeval umbhod8b hobnbt stkwabttown baiunapad a8hobov1vtbbba ootta subscription bate 300 a year single copies 8c each advertising rataa quoted on application walter c bubn pubushar and editor staff oartkud l mcguvray leall m clark corey herrlngton jri reg brohhbead the herald la printed each wednesday in the office on main street georgetown authorized as second class mall port office dent ottawa- member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontarioquebec division of the cwua post office did finejob with business up an estimated 20 georgetown post office did a particularly fine job of handling the heavy december mails there was htttle delay either in des patching or in sorting the incoming mail and postmaster gordon cousens and his staff were often seen working at nights to catch up with the backlog of cards and parcels colonel cousens says two things are responsible the cooperation of the public in mailing earl and the fine work of his staff each of whom took their full share olthe load an innovation which helped aoid confu sion this year was the placing of a special container for local christmas cards in a prom inent place in thelobb when this con georgetown s top ten it seems customary at this time of year to pick the top ten daily papers are full of stones of the top ten news events the ten best movies ten bestdressed women etc etc anrf so we have leafed through the year s file of heralds to reveal what we think have been the ten most important news stories of the year in first place we should put the smith stone addition work has already well ad vanced on this 27 oott square footbuilding which will increase plant employment by se venty people next spring second biggest news story was the de cision of merchants to close saturday nights and open fnda evenings in third place we put the ontario championship won by geor getown s juvenile c team over havelpck grouped with the exciting intermediate playoff series vvhich elmira won in the seventhgame this was news out of town elsewhere in halton the biggest news storj of 1953 isrjeportcd in this issue winn lrg of an assessment appeal by oakville and burlington with neson and trafalgar town ships shouldering a larger share of the county costs other news stories which would make our big ten include defeat of a poultry marketing scheme by vote of ontario poul txymen opening of the new home for elder ly people halton centennial mano at mil ton creation of fire areas with milton acton and georgetown which will protect all re sidents of esquesing election of ben rach many generous gifts to childrens aid at the christmas season the children s aid society of the coun ty of halton received many gener ous donations of gifts clothing money and other articles these donations were used to make the festive season happier for families not quite so fortunate as most of us in this prosperous county a number of wellacked hampers of food were distributed along with the toys and clothing where it was felt they would bo most needed- c if the gooo people who made oil this possible could witness the joy of thfc children and hear the words of appreciatlort expressed by tfieir parent they would indeed feci that their contribution was well worthwhile to all the individuals and organizations who helped to make this possible the society ex tends sincere thanks tamer bcame partly filled it was wheeled into the inner office and a special crew would go to work on this branch of the mail in the fortnight before christmas sale of 2c stamps totalled 100 000 the stamp ing machine which records the total impres sions of all letter mail going through regis tered 135 000 this being exclusive of parcels those who worked so hard behind the scenes include harold marshall frances deans jim collier blake inghs fannie wcaer and ron hulme of the permanent staff and mrs bill mcdonald moira kelly 3mid mrs harold marshall who were taken on as extra help for the holiday rush they all deserve a hand following though not necessarily in this order are approval for a 4 room addi tion to georgetown high school as part of a 350 000 building program in north halton choice of two local people as candidates in the next federal election sybil bennett qc for the conservatives and stan allen for the cci opening of the new howard wriggles- worth public school a road paving program which saw a great many streets in town get pavement for the first time construction of a new bell telephone building on main street which heralds what will probably be 153 s biggest story the introduction of dial phones st george s centennial which brought back former ministers and important dignitaries of the church tn a series of special services creation of a fire area with fsquesing town ship which will supply another of 19s3 s big stories lin as acton s in ijor m one of tlu hottest district elections in ers choice of due ptlhttcrio ts heid of ontario junior i inn t rs flection cf wilfrid bird is faqucsinf s deputy reeve in one of the first such elections in years choice of a hornby man jam fi lor tp a high masonic office grand second principvp a terrible accident at srlvercreejs in which two voung rockwood men were burned to deith in their ear and the sqinre d tncing competitions t the royil winter ilair in which two halton groups phced wll up in the standing notice to creditors in thr- estate of barker annie maria widow deceased am persons having claims igainst the esutt of annie maria parker idle of the town of gcor jttown widow who died on or about the 15th day of november ad 192 are hereby notified to send particulars of same lo the un dersiuied on oi before the 7lh hy of frobruary ad li ftt r wl ith date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the 1 un s ot which the undersigned sh 11 then hive not ic aid the u dt rsij el will not be habit to i y person of whose el u n si c shall not then hdc notite dated it gcoijotown this jth day of january ad 19il verm dewhurst exceutnx of the estate of ai me ivjaria barker by her solicitors dale and bennett georgetown oi lino friday io see a dream on wheels j it s the all new 19 5 3 chevrolet i scott motors howskiiwygirls get lovely curves gam 5 to 10 lbs new pep uc upbvntss sbrinas gocttu i14sls2 the house of seagram wih thfnk of tomorrow prjvcttlse moderation today expensive slipup if someone is injiyed while on your premises will you be financially able to pay for any dam ages awarded against you will you be able to afford legal defense the answer is yes i if you have residence liability insurance ask this agency about it elmer c thompson insurance service john r barber f keraer e c thoanpaeti mill strwrt phone lie why pay more for less toronto star r wn 30c star weekly r w iqc total wk 4qc the telegram turn ti wok plus weekend picture magazine plus i 16 paces of colored comics still only 25 15 with tely home delivery every week you save for man dalhrarr at tha tmtf plaom contact tha taly corrlai salatman od uj ur atrcr vrlta tha talaarani boy awd malinrfa ti toronto 1 w q tjphon lit waverley 6011 the telegram directory a j crandell chartered accountant main street georgetown telephone 654 wm broughton masseur dally 10 am to 8 pjn except wednesday r r 1 llmehouse po box 29 georgetown 381rl2 nielsen the chiropractor drugless therapist 38th year of practice lady attendant mon tues pri 25 pn wed at 2 5 and 8 9 phl over dominion store georgetown i phone 150w d w coombe accredited public accountants registered industrial accountants burlington 305 brant st phone 5614 dr clifford reid ldsiuxs dentist telephone 410 main street georgetown monuments pollock campbell 62 water st north g a l t designs on request phone 2048 inspect our work in greenwood cemetery dr j burns milne x ray dfintal surgeon georgetown phone 89 dr john kerby practice of dentistry x ray telephone 202 main street georgetown frank pfcfch licensed auctioneer prompt service phone 391 georgetown po box 413 c w sayers dvm veterinarian guelph street opposite armstrong s garage phone 11 radio repairing we specialize in this work 26 years experience j sanford son phone georgetown 34w norman gunn do f surgical chiropody foot specialist arch correction xi main st 8 brampton 1789 hours by appt tues thura only s m faibish r o optometrist simmons jewellers- georgetown phone 536 leroy dalexjc m sybil bennett q c barristers and solicitors mill street georgetown phone is james f mcnab barrister solicitor notary public norton bide main street telephone 680 j a wiuoughby sons complete real estate service head office toronto 366 bay st em 30604 1 city and camtsr homes farms and small acreages industrial and badness properties your local representatives tqm hewson georgetown 332w walter fidler brphb 3052 kenneth m langdon babjustot and souc1tok notary ptjbuc first mortgage money to loan roxy theatre 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