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hmald wednesday ereniac dec hat ims pace the georgetown herald aesrlnf the fommiinltua of oeoieurrowh uw wiiliams nowal umehousi hornby stewarttown balunafad asmorove terra cotta walter c ble1in publisher and editor subscription rau 13 00 a year single copies 8e each advertising kate quoted on application the herald u prmted each wednesday is the office at 23 ualn st georgetown st a p garfield l ucgilvray corey llirrington jr mrs aileeo lirgdlcy llie m clark dave hastings bob haikerville eta cowell authorixed as second class mail post office dept ottawa member of the cenadian weekly newspaper association and the ontario d vision of the cwna never a dull moment monday night we attended the fiftiettixid meet irvg of the town council this year it wav remarkable for two ihirvgt firtt it marked tin end of the utthutt tne of council meetings in ihe town history end instead of the utual final meeting which ciniom has dec ed as an unimportant one 1ille4with generalities auout the years business some routine motions and a lew appointments with members recessing an hour or two early business continued hot and heavy until almost midnight it indicated how busy the year had bean in the municipal field and forecast how active the 1956 coun dl will be with a glimpse of things to tome for instance high school board members repor ted initial action on a new high school wheh it is hop ed will be rushed for september occupancy and a town planning report was pre wn ted by or faludi which may lead to formation of a planning board and zoning of the town mot to me m ion the municipal building renovation the building of a third public school the taking over of roads in subdivisions and installation of street lights in new parts of the town municipal affairs have become the number one news feature in the herald and we consider it our number one reporting job to give people an accurate factual account of the tremendous amount of business that goes through council s hand in a year is not easy like everyone we like some spice and on occasion we go into some detail in quoting members on conlrovcriial issues while at times we have to pick and choose our words very carefully sometimes this spice is misinterpreted and we have heard people remark that council is a collection of dumbkoffs nothing could be farther from tfva truth we can rvonestly say that in fifteen years of council reporting there has never been a council which was not composed of men who took their job seriously and who did their best possible for georgetown s wel fare the 1v55 council followed m live tradition there was little time wasted and a weekly rrwt ing was necessary behind trw scenes wore hours too of committee work which was not reported in the press the job was timeconsuming for everyone and ratepayers owe a large vote of thanks 1o these nine men who shoulder the job of keeping the ship of state on an even keel 1956 as we have said will be no less onerous we have reserved our monday nights for our job and we shall continue to report council in detail to keep readers posted on every phase of municipal af fairs cmft follows rr4 baptist school sapper alter falheritmr or a hot supper 00 friday vealaf dembr 11th the sunday school of firtt baptist chureh presented the annual concert to a cap acity congregation opeoui devot ions included the recitation of the biblical account of the first christ mas with prayer by the pastor rev a j barker awards were gwqi to beryl wil hams uyra breen and beverly km- mensem fur perfect attendance for the past year others in the honourable mention class to whom awards were auo given were pamela uiuiams sharin harley caroline reeve ari ene heeve glen buttrey ltlrs ruth buttrey ijqi clements imry jvne hinmcrson uarria kouuuon linda robiiuon and terry harley the beginner and primary classes nvere a highlight of the evening with their recitations and songs a cornel solo was played by gene roshier da vid harley played his accordion and brian hill played a piano solo ilea ther arnold and pamela william ssng a duet and beryl williams sang a solq murt chruunai playt wrrr presented by the primary junior and intermediate buys and girls classes the plsy by le young women s sun shine club goodwill to uororn was final presentation the evening concluded with a visit from santa claus and the prrrnlalion of randy and oranges to the children santa parade was sumpirt there is unanimous opinion that saturday s santa claus parade in georgetown was one of the real en tertainment highlights ever presented in town it was the 24th annual parade which the lions club has sponsored and this year there was a great big assist from nonclubbers particularly the fire de partment and the various industries and businessmen who contributed floats anyone who has ever worked on a float knows a little of the work that goes into creating a work of art out of paper and wood the fact that various con travel talks end the 21st instalment of mr and mrs john cor da to travel tarings them home again in this issue of the herald arid and what has been a most interesting feature for alrrjat five months when mrijcordero first told us last spring that she intended to share their trip with friends we had no dee of the magnitude of the work she contempla ted maybe she didn t either to travel in strange lands attend church conven fioni se the sights and sit down every night or two to reod mpressions of the trip is a tiring job we will always be grateful for these etters for to miitet of us tnbutors harmonied the r floats to depict nursery rhyme characters added to their artistry and everyone who saw it go by remarked on how effective the par ade was and the flock ot children larger than any prev ious year in history showed that the parade is worth while to all those wixj worked so hard we know we express the thanks of everyone when wo say well done it will be the closest we will ever have to a trip abroad they were much more than the average travel letters for mrs cordaro has a knack of writing the hu man interest side of things and building her story around little incidents we may soon forget descriptions of roman ruins english cathedrals and the swiss scenery but who will ever forget the taxi driver they took to dinner or the ewcl incident in italy the reunion with english rel atives and the longing for a roast beef dinner m iho midst of foreign delicacies the true christinas spirit christmas is a time of happiness of presents and parties gay trees and coloured lights it is a festive season full of happiness and good will when differ ences of opinion seem dissolved when even strangers greet each other with the time honoured merry christmas phrase it is much more than that however and this year when the 25th comes on a sunday it should have more of its true meaning than ever marking the birth of one who to most canadians is the foundation stone of their religious beliefs and to those not professing the christian faith a recognized loarnod man who conln buted more to the world culturo than any other sin gle individual christmas is a time of church going as well as holiday celebration n in every christian denomination there should bo no missing faces at sunday s church services rcver ence can mix with othor things that day and what hap pier prelude to opening presents and feasting on tur key and plum pudding than to attend church service as a family christmas meeting norval union yps a seasonal program was enjoyed hy the members of the younu peonies society of norval and union prcsby terlsn churches on sunday evening in the home of bob and joan crawford several of the traditional carols of the church were sung and this added that special christmas flavour to the meeting a service of praise was conducted by the worship convener victor oatrander assisted by the oth er members of the society opening with the hymn while shepherds watched their flocks by nlflil uw h scripture lesson followed read by bob crawford from the gospel 6f luke chapter 2 verses st to hymn hark the herald i sing u followed by prayer victor oatrander the study a th-eamaeeompuah- kttd commented on by meoadi scripture lkson rud tty jamie cutininuhutn from the iokpci uf john chapter 1 verses 1 14 the minister hcv g i koul read several legends concern inu the christ child from a book n tilled the ioro of tho new testa ment theso stories each contain rhg a basic truth constituted tho folk lore and myths that grew up sur rounding tho birth ot the messiah in the life of the early church the worship program came to an end with the alnging of the hymn who is he in yonder stallt followed by the benediction fhe president isabel ostrander as sumed the chair and led the society in a prayer of thanksgiving certain projects for ibm were discussed in cluding the missionary allocation of 8000 for 1056 it was decided that a play be put on in the spring by the society one evening at each church also the intention was reaffirmed to hold the annual salter sunday even ing service again this year with one of the presbyterian missionaries u speaker correspondence was read and on as the business meet- wwwmyww wraa sincere thanks for your patronage during the past year with best w shrs for a merry christmas and the conn no t t t t h briggs upholstered furniture recovert ng and repairing v stewarttown tr 7 337 j v flowers for every occasion design word a spacleltyl flourrs by hire anwhera in the vtorld norton floral triangle 73582 gaeroatown inu came to nn iml hi v i ltoal uhslhttil by the siulal convtmr mill huntir ran off a quiz and a vocnhti lury test which wire both cnlirlum ink and informative ihe winners in the contests were fraier mcnatiti and jasn crawford tho social time im followed by the lunch served by tho girls under the lunch convener shir ley fendlcy officers ot the society for 1031 will be hon pros kenneth richard son president isabel ostrander vlco president bob crawford secretory treasurer jean anderson worship convener victor ostrander evangel ism convener marleno dixon mis- ship convener jamie cunningham social convener bill hunter lunch convener shirley fendley delegates to presbytery council- roy thomp son albert newman douglas starret pearl louth and donald anderson sports calendar intermediate hockey friday dec 30 milton vs georgetown raiders so pjul soe and 25c skating every saturday afternoon and evening hometown arena ft why not drop down town to see about that special gift that you have left until the last minute you will find the advertisers in this issue wil ling and able to fill your needs mawum company umiflb ppy holidays r voji christmtt bt starry s13 jj no yell pioiperout fred maveal motor sales trunole 7 161 1 directory frank petch utknskd auctjonkkr prompt service io llos 413 triangle 7 286s georgetown dr j burns milne dlntai surgpon x ray mill strrrt tr 7 2871 a m nlelmti dc nd dectsr ef chlreereclu ssuf haturaawhiy hours jo p m closed thursdays laalr ahwteaik 184 gurlph 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