The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

-r- arc wednesday vrmina dae ss list th oboaoktown hkkald v peace anj happiness moyhihrwyswwo j trial to mooy fritflds ad itw rith bltwinp tbat will mau for hoppliwts and oy through evttheyrar oriole concrete block co w j megowan glen williams bjerky canadian christmas take it from threeyearold carmen bourdon theres no time like christmas in canada carmen lives deep in the pulpwood forests of the gatineau where her father is one of thousands of men who cut the tall pines that go into the production of can adian paper products plastics wallboards and other materials carmen and the other children and their parents of the pulpwood districts have magnificent christmas celebrations including great quantities of wonderful food songs games religious services and parties and a regular yule visitor to their homes is the inevitable giftbearing santa claus photo by malak ottawa a merry christmas and a happy prosperous new year is our wish to all thompsons fuel service j acton g ray thompson pat patterson t wwm from us to you our sincere wishes for a merry merry christmas and happiness in the year thatl1es aheadi iisoi christmas services at st johns church j d g it was christmas worship service at st johns united church on sunday morning with the theme unto bethlehem hymns and scripture lesson prayer and res ponses anthems carols and solo all proclaimed the birth of jesus son of god in bethlehem the an- five turkeys are curling club prizes georgetown curling club spon sored a turkey draw as a fund- raising event this year selling a limited number of tickets at 100 each last thursday- at the arena the draw was made and winners were james ritchie william g bell graydon chester ben mcharg and norman robinson acton notice to creditors in the estate of joseph watson gentleman deceased all persons having claims against the estate of joseph watson late of the town of georgetown gentle man who died on or about the 13th day of march ad 1953 are here by notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or be fore the 23rd day of january ad 1954 after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims of which the under signed shall then have notice and the undersigned will not be liable to any person of whose claim she shall not then have notice dated at georgetown this 21st day of december ad 1953 mary ellen watson sole executrix ofthe estate of joseph watson by her solicitors dale bennett georgetown ont i 16 ml stewarttown trimgie 72151 look around 4 dont let your insurance problems care for them selves perhaps lpevyour home business car or 6ther property call on us let us give your insurance affairs expert at tention and provide you with dependable protection johkr barber a8ency successor to c them was the first christmas morn carols by senior and junior choirs were what child is this and i saw three ships and a solo gesu bambino by miss ruth evans the choral response to the cali to worship was all hall the power of jesus name rev john m smith opened his meditation with an incident in a village in scotland in the early part of the 19th century during the napoleonic wars when the people crowded around the newly arrived coach seeking news at the time a boy was hailing his mother with the news of a baby boy born near by hush said the mother your father wants to hear about the war the babe was david living stone who when he grew old enough sought to bring peace and the good news of the saviours birth to the dark people of africa 9owith je- us bethlehem was still when je sus was born but all around was seething discontent people like joseph and mary having to travel long distances to be enrolled for taxation oppressors and oppressed very much at odds with each other roman rulers and the conquered jews at variance it was into this that the child of peace was born hailed by the choir of angels re vealed to the lowly shepherds and to the wise men from the east let us turn unto bethlehem in the christmas story and to bethlehem in history too for even in the midst of wars history proclaims him as the prince of peace where his spirit has sway its influence is strong toward peace on earth and good will to all men and in him slowly but surely is the destiny of the world being worked out but let us also go unto betheleriem in our personal experience- only then can we make the christmas story real and vital only thus can his king dom grow and spread as we honor the babe of bethlehem with our gifts of goldas the king whose love will conquer evil and even tually rule the world may we rec ognize hkm in his priesthood as come front god as did the wise men intheir gift of fyankincense and id their gift of myrr may we recognize him as our saviour and the world in time giving himself for our salvation and as the way back to god let us go now even unto bethlehem at the evening service in the candlelit church the nativity scene was portrayed in song story and pageant by the senior and junior choirs under mr norman laird and members of the young peoples union assisted by the cgit and boycouts after a prelude of christmas chimes and congrega tional carols the two choirs enter ed in processional carrying their lit candles and singing o come o come emmanuel with the com bined choirs providing suitable car ols solos and christmas hymns and the varlcoloured spotlight accent uating the nativity scene thersx- followed the prophecy it shall come to pass the annunciation fear not mary the scene at bethlehem and thou shalt call his name jesus then the adora tion of the shepherds followed by the wise mn and then by 9t johns as represented by members from all the grcuptiaf the church kneeling wth the shetpherds and the wise men around the manger in worship and adoratttri the congrev gatlon rising to pay their homage too as the choir stag o come all ye faithful rev john m smith was responsible tor 4te beautiful 8oun celebrate oar christmas let ui come uno may the seasons friendly cheer fill yonr start with abounding joy to last throughout the coming new year john r barber agency sit is oitkjdtsure once again- to nay merry christmas to all our friends and neighbors fred maveals garage main street tr 736 well go along with santa in wishing a men christmas and a hagpjr new yeu to ail alfred j bishop chartered accountant tjl 73351 fsm ujfr aassa wtzl woods sa ti j perfection sslssr cleaners wk our perfection i w- mar j- yourrvotoctioct younlw 0 many ontl not inn jot the anfgtk fear vioar which is christ h lord focbaboldlmnstouaoodtfcl- andm lajabt th karatr heat r which avatt b to teisbjwagmggmaltesbc j