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w s friendly furniture centre lucky draw first prize mrs g a mccrea 14 sarah street a new chesterfield suite j second prize mrs c van steeg c maple avenue kitchen suite third prize glen gibbs 12 riverview crescent set of living room lamps j jg f draw was mad on december 6thaour store 5 we dont give things away every day hire architect rush work on harrison school addition but give us a try if you want to buy r guelph and water st caifcimiiiiinii streets triangle 72572 nmiiiiikijtsliiiia morse code set is presented to cubs december 2nd the monday night cubs invited the ladies auxiliary and mothers to a cub meeting the ladies gave the cubs a morse code set for a christmas present after the meeting mrs gordon pad field and mrs cecil davidson served lunch december 19th the scout ladies auxiliary will present the first georgetown troop with a new un ion jack the john b parkin firm which was recently engaged to design a fourth public school for george town was again hired by the school board at their regular mon thly meeting wednesday night this time as the architects for the new 4 room wing to4se added to harrison public school in the delrex subdivision it was agreed by the board at an emergency meeting two weeks ago that the addition was the only solution to the attendance prob lem in that area a report to the board from harrison principal harold henry showed that the average increase set at 15 pupils per month according to a survey presented to the board at an ear lier meeting had taken a sharp climb and that double the set number had registered during the month jilnovember he said that the heavy influx of new pupils wasapparently continuing into december and to that date dec 4th had maintained the high average of one new pupil a day the board is hoping that the registrations will drop back to the 15 pupil level so that a decision between staggered classes and dropping kindergarten will not have to be made prior to march a suggestion by the harrison principal to the effect that each grade take a turn at being stag gered for a short period from the time it becomes necessary until june found favour with the board and will be considered as a possi ble solution this system used for a short time would probably eliminate any hammering affect of staggered classes on the pupils education the school board will soon be i moving into their new board room i at harrison public school at i thursdays meeting members se lected the furniture for the room which included 12 chairs board table and secretarys desk a typewriter and adding machine are also needed the harrison teachers room is presently being used for meetings a committee of teachers from harrison public school has been authorized to select and purchase drapes for the teachers room and principals office the drapes will be lined and of a pattern apart from that to be used in the class rooms throughout the new build ing experimental sun curtains are being hung in one classroom and if they pass the fade and sun glare test will be ordered for the other rooms mr henry notified the board of a new association formed last mon th by the principals and assistant principals of the three local pub lic schools mr henry is ciydr- man and logan macdonald secre tary of the new group which will meet monthly to discuss problems and maintain uniformity in the schools it bonnie anne pirie was engaged as a new member of the harrison public school staff by the board her duties will commence janu ary 1st ashgftove christian vocation subject for talk at yp banquet the christmas meeting of the wms was held on monday evening december 2nd at the home of mrs frank wilson with a splendid attendance of members and visit ors president mrs leslie giffen opened with a small xmas mes sage and hymn 71 secretary mrs john ruddell called theroll which was answered with a christmas vcrs prayer the secretaries of the different departments gave their reports and all were very gratifying and showed a very suc cessful year mrs j m wickson read the scripture from matthew the first twelve verses followed with the devotional by mrs c b dick musical selections by sha ron sweezie prayer for our cho sen missionary was given by mrs john bcllboddy after which mrs john m bird presented the nomin ating committees report and the new officers for 1958 are pail president mrs l giffen president mrs thomas blackett 1st vice pre sident mrs john bellboddy 2nd vice mrs w bird secretary mrs cecil wilson assistant secretary mrs clayton wilson treasurer mrs hector bird literature secre tary mrs prank wilson steward ship secretary mrs j m wickson page 4 a wednesday december ifo 1057 the orqrortown hrrald m givk your local merchant a boost scwln a prize i the georgetown chamber of commerce solicits your cooperationt in selecting the winner ot- our award of merit to the merchant in georgetown whose store is most effectively decorated for the christmas seaspn fill in and s6n the 8 allot and deposit if in one of the bailor boxes located in the georgetown banks by decswnber 4th i clip out z in will help the merchant of your choice and your ballot may be drawn for a lucky prize in in m in hi iii iii iii iii iii georgetown chamber op commerce christmas decoration contest i recommend store for the award of merit my name address deposit in ballot box at bank by december 24th 1957 ii ember timwimanniaoaianii igppe3ete3cicpiei 279 395 1295 1950 595 695 up 2350 295 995 1295 1995 895 750 up hunting boots thermo pac hunting coats archery sets crosman air pistol set dart boards spin fishing kits coleman camp stove boxing gloves set of 4 ski qutfits with harness assembled ski poles and accessories ccm hockey skates and boots ccm figure skates hockey sticks and equipment of all kinds sleighs and toboggans ccm bicycles 3995 op ithica featherweight winchester model 94 shot guns carbine 16 and 12 gauge 105 ea 3030 calibre 8750 mossberg 22 calibre automatic rifle 3995 795 up 995 up 5 nfc appiimgeigifts eieiimejriwcmrm lucky dkvaw -for- with 30 bride doll retail value 19v5 t every 500 purchase you receiveaj6cpchance see it on display in our window s use our xmas lay- aw ay plan a small deposit will hold any article until christmas arfwatew see our toy display for a complete souction of christmas toys double holster gun sets 498 up 1450 up electric trains canadian army truck 395 hockey games 995 electric hockey game 1595 table tennis 229 595 monopoly dames 398 burp guns 275- 375 carpenter sets 15 up bathroom scales electric tea kettles proctor automatic toaster westinghouse automatic iron vacuum cleaner complete automatic frypans sunbeam electric mixers electric heating pads mantel radios v- electric drills noma xmas tree lights swingaway can openers electric sabre saw stanley router gift kit beatty electric dryer ge electric floor polisher coronado washers 5 year guarantee table and chair sets dinky toys minnibrix monkey dolls xt teen age doll bride doll doll carriages xmas stockjngs 677 885 2495 995 4995 1595 up 2495 575 up 2195 1995 395 up 3495 7995 17900 4750 11900 795 395 up 298 ft 498 1198 498 398 to 2195 98 15 main st s we deliver tr 73501 community friendship mrs har vey nurse supply mrs vera pick ett assistant mrs j m bird cit- izensip mrs thos giffen assoc iate helpers mrs ward brown- ridge missionary monthly and world friends mrs bruce brig- den mission band mrs murray brigden assistant mrs jas carn ey baby band mrs john mcnabb pianist mrs thomas brownridfie auditors mrs frank ruddell mrs j 11 hunter meeting closed with a social hour the bright star mission band held their christmas meeting on sunday afternoon at the home of dorcen and tbelma carney with seventeen members present and several mothers robert brigden presided and karen brigden was pianist and opened with the mis sion band prayer all sang the hymn away in a manger and the roll call was answered by a way in which we can give gifts to our lord secretarys report read by barbara blackett and treasurers report by nancy hunter their leader mrs murray brigden gave the missionary prayer the story- was told by mrs ward brownridgc and a piano solo by barbara black ett and a lovely duet by doreen and thclma carney offering wjs taken up by stuart and john nuff kllen hunter rave the closing pra yer karen brigden thanked ihe hostess and all who had helped in the meeting after a delinou lunch the leader rave each chld a treat as they were roinr homo the annual younr peoples ban quet was held in the church ha-o- hicnt last friday evening when eighty persons sat down to a tur key dinner with all the trimmings the tables looked lovely with red and green christmas decorations and red and white candles after everyone had done justice to tv food the minister mr brown was chairman for a short program op ening with a toast to the queen and all sang the national anthem then bill wilson proposed a toast to the church with mr thomas rownridge responding a toast to the young people was propsed by- mr thos blackett and responded to by fred barnes ross austin with much wit and humour thank ed the ladies for the sumptuous banquet to which mrs j h hun ter replied the guest speaker rev morgan mcfarlanc of george town addressed the gathering on a christian vocation in our mod ern world he said we live in a serious time what is our vocation in life our goal posts should be relationship to god he referred to russias advance in science and said we dont need the thrills of sputniks we are losing god it doesnt matter so much where we came from but where are we go ing he asked the young people to dedicate their lives have truly a sense of purpose and may christ live because we lived george bird thanked the speaker and everyone who had made such an enjoyable evening the officers of the young people for next year arc past pre sident fred barnes president geo bird 1st vice president ralph cun ningham secretary treasurer ga- rcth thomas miss judith snow and miss mari lyn solomn of toronto were stud ent teachers with mrs cromar last week and stayed at the home of mr and mrs c b dick quite a number of our people have december birthdays mrs c b dick mrs murray brigden mrs frank wilson mrs prank ruddell miss ann barnes nancy and steph en hunter happy birthday to you all a friendly gift that lasts 52 weeks a year is a subscription to the georgetown herald only 4 sends this for a year attractive gift cards are available to convey your christmas- wishes bs thel958studebaker scotsman canadas lowestpriced fullsized car economical to buy operate and service the ideal family car now available at hicken clapham studebaker packard sales and service shell products corner maple ave and 7th lin phono tr 73952 open 8 am 10 pm sunday 9 am 7 pm dependable it efficient esso furnace oil call m w somerville dial operator and ask for zenith 67200 automatic weather controlled delivery always look to imperial for the best lftiyjiaft mmkmm tmmlrmtil ajaur- bon voyage party for british vacationers a bon voyage party was held at the home of mr and mrs kd mc- dcrmott 33 byron street on satur day prior to their flight to kng- land to spend four weeks over christmas and new years with re latives and friends music was provided by fred nel son and brian thompson during the evening and a buffet lunch was served the imperial section of branch i20 canadian legion pres ented mr mcdcrmott with a wallet and his wife with a maple leaf as a bon voyage gift guests at the party included mr mr and mrs bob hedlcy mr and mrs a hornsey brampton mr and mrs albert tcnnant mr and mrs charles day mr and mrs jack crawford sr mr and mrs henry preston mr and mrs bob preston mr and mrs jim sargent mr and mrs alex korzack mr and mrs bob jepson mr and mrs cyril engleby mr and mrs ken de rose mr and mrs ken lavell mr and mrs alex taylor mr and mrs bob muir mr and mrs perc chaplin mr and mrs len rayner mr and mrs david cooper mr and mrs bill maccormack mrs muriel adams mrs betty jamies- on mrs jean cummins mr percy clark mr bob webster mr john mcdonough mr jim reese mr and mrs jim yates st t he dec 15th anglican parish advent iii 800 am holy communion confirmation initiates 56 57 945 am church school 9 years and over 1 1 00 am church school 28 years 1 1 00 am infant care nursery 1 1 00 im holy communion 700 pm evensong thursdays 1000 am holy communion prayers for sick st albans glcn wiuiams 30 am holy communion 1045 am church school