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faces wednesday decern her 25th 1957 thi okorostown herald jaiw i v r rr 1 1 i i imi wt r merry christinas to all mcnamara jewellers fi main street georgetown mtniaiitimniaiaii3iiniinnannnmnnnnnmaa christmas tree origin is credited to martin luther some historians trace the light ed christmas tree back to martin luther who lived from 1483 to 1546 the story is that while strollingvthrough the countryside one christmas eye under a bril liant starlit sky his thoughts tur ned to the nativity of the christ hild luther was impressed with he beauty of the heavens and the wintry landscape he obser ved the snow flecked evergreen trees sparkling in the moonlight returning home he related the experience to his famuyjmd at tempted to reproduce the out door scene to a small evergreen tree he attached lighted candles to simulate the reflections of the starlit heaven the heaven that looked down over bethlehem on the first christmas eve this would date the first light ed christmas tree prior to 1546 however the use of candles ap parently did not at once become firmly established as a decoration because mention of the christmas tree custom in stratsbourg a century later docs not refer to lights at first lights on a tree were considered ridiculous or childs play until about 1700 cs holiday at this happy time we wish ail out friends ana neighbor a merry cnriatmaa replete with all the icuoni joy georgetown meat market 38 guelph st tr 72402 greetings k allthejoys x that go with a holiday full of heartfelt happiness these we wish you this christmas season a best wishes for this joyous season to all of our very good g friends and patrons i the christmas tree custom ap pears to have been confined to the rhine river district from 1700 on when lights were ac cepted as part of the decoration- the christmas tree was well on its way to becoming a tradition in germany during the american revolution the tradition of the christmas tree crossed the atlan tic with the hessian soldiers a description of christmas festivi ties at fort dearborn 111 in 1804 mentions a christmas tree however the practice did not gain much headway on this side of the atlantic until about the middle of the nineteenth century when after a year of controver sy and doubt it became an estab- lishedustom in cleveland ohio finland is credited with hav ing accepted the custom about 1800 denmark 1810 sweden 1820 and norway about 1830 from these scandinavian countries the custom spread to france and en gland about 1840 records show that 35000 christmas trees were sold in paris in 1890 at first the trimmings if any consisted mostly of tufts of cot ton and strings of popcorn and cranberries other decorations were flowers replicas of food stuffs paper ornaments and the like such trimmings have long since been replaced by factory- made highly colored ornaments tinsels strings of electric lihts and various novelties the traditional use of cver- gre n trees during the christmas season provides a time when all canadian are brought into close contact with the fragrance and frcihness of the forest christmas trees probably add more to mark the period of peace on earth good will toward men thar any other product of the soil in doors and outdoors christmas trees have become essential for decorative purposes in the homes in the parks and on the streets in churches and in business hous es christmas would seem barren without them the spreading branches serve most fittingly too as a delightful hiding place for santa claus presents for child ren and adults thelchrutma tree is a symbol of a living christmas spirit province grants extra aid for unemployment s extra provincial assistance to municipalities in the field of soc ial welfare will become law the first of the year according to in formation relayed by start hall mpp the distinction which has exis ted between the unemployabo and the employable unemployed person will be abolished an in- employed person is now eligible i for assistance under the admin- i stration of the municipality sub- ject to the established standards for granting assistance a municipality will now contri bute only 20 per cent to unem ployment assistance rather than the present 40 dr cent there will be a similar reduction in a municipalitys share of the cost of medical services to recipients of unemployment assistance the government will increase its contribution to cost of main tenance of homes for the aged to approximately 75 per cent re placing a present total charge o municipalities for after care al lowance to patients discharged froim sanatoria the province will pay 80 per cent of this in future the government is also offer ing more aid to certain private charitable institutions which are operated by such organizations as the salvation army and various churches which give care to un employed persons v 1 q l ijbl l m j werr xminf siiar your way with m vlf 42 m lnn friendly visb for vip lc mtw a vtry happy holiday fl kk mvjxjm murt allison js massey harrii t m ferguson l l wi elias rogers fuel oil i i 4r 2 yotjng street tr 73291 western hotelmwi was native of limehouse nash mcdowell j plumbing and heating j 5 triangle 72842 georgetown 2 wigo tv radio tr 73376 vi art jlicn tffio ifimk of idtnorrotf practice moderation zhe jhouse of seagram distillers time 1857 a british columbia hotelmin and native of limehouse john duncan green 54 died recently as the result of a heart attack mr green had been in the west since he was a young man i going to vancouver with his bro- i thcr lloyd he was owner of i woods hotel at maillardvll i bc and gun hotel at parksville on vanucouver island he was tho son of the late archie green and his wife fhc former hcrtha hoare 1 his only son jack a lacrosse sar was tranically killed in a hunting accident on vancouver island in 1953 mr green leaves his wife km jna his mother who is now mrs gordon campbell of vancouver and his brother lloyd also of van couver and three grandchildren he was a nephew of mrs charles watson 37 main st n mrs kd- ith hamilton acton and mrs k callaway sarnia visits family overseas for christmas at home second best to a happy family reunion in canada which he an ticipates nejet year is a trip home to germany for a local construc- tion contractor albert euten- cier who flew overseas last tues day he will be spending a month with his wife and baby son tom my in meggcdorf rendsburg in canada for three years mr eutcneier was married when he visited germany a year ago and this will be the first time he has seen his son who was born after his father returned to george town a technicality in immigra tion restrictions will not allow his wife to come to canada at present because of an illness and they are hopeful that the condition will be cleared up next year and the fam ily will be together again in their new homeland silverwood christmas party for silverwood institute eighteen members of silver wood wi attended a happy christmas party held at the home j of mrs thomas appleyard roll call was answered by what i i would like for christmas and the motto anyone who thinks by the inch talks by the yard shouhl bo i moved by the foot was givtn by mrs k c lindsay a layette was and formerly owned the rod riven to mrs frank thompson of wwejpg v c the childrens aid and it was vo- ted that s10 be sent also mrs bert corbctt convener for the ev- ening arranged a contest on the names of trees mrs ernie miller t and mrs russell miller tying for the prize a hilarious hat makin contest followed which was won by mrs george burt a gift ex change was held with mrs bert corbctt winning the award for the best decorated gift a di-li- j cious lunch ended the evening i with mrs clare wilson mrs har- ry scott mrs donald lindsay ind mrs george sivill assisting the hostess v wish you and yours a rich abundance ol all of tho joys of this happy holiday season the staff of georgetown tire and battery 64 main st n tr73290 s i no garbage collection christmas day and new years day pickups ordinarily made on these days will be made on the thursdays following the holidays it will cost you an extra 5 to get your 1958 license plates if you havent auto lia bility insurance invest your 5 in liability insurance and thus protect yourself as well as the public for helpful information about auto liability insurance please call cooperators insurance association j norman bird georgetown tr 72540 wd happimss to t ymiai 3l years m h tkismst ai i 1 ym at j at mfcgt t ma n 1 saaii mmmmiksi4iimm