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snow land like an imitation fairyland ts this moun tain scorn but if s for real it shows the ski house sanctuary for snow lovers at badger pass yosemlte national park in cal ifornia the snow here reaches groat depths but winter sports lovars are undaunted and log fires in the ski house are warm administrators message ballinafad church groups holiday events the december meeting of the wj was the annual chrulmas party at the home o the presi dtnt mrb p given on tuesday afternoon roll call was ans wered by an exchange of gifts ana each member also remem bered her unknown friend of the ear with a gift mr beaton was present for a short time to present more information about the new or utilization of the united chui women a delicious lunch tiurch i was mistletoe is plant of many characters bojs are fond of mistletoe because of its power to invite a kiss from a pretty girl birds like mistletoe too for a dif fercnt reason the whiteberried plant ser ves as winter food for mocking birds robins and waxwings these small birds arc rcspon aible for the spread of the dam aging parasite after eating the berries the birds clean their beaks on the trees firmly plan ting the mistletoe seeds thej do not eat the tap roots of the seedling pierces the tenderest portion of the tree joung branches or buds and the tree sap is drawn into the thick leaves and translucent berries of the guest plant toys not different for children in other lands j what kind of toys do child dren m foreign countries like prorry much the same as kids in america i for instance some popular toys in franc last christmas were a davy crockett watch and a cowboy outfit of the type worn by a leading tv star for tho girls dolls of course and miniature household appliances the best foreign market for french toys last year the united states best export it mil boxwood chessmen woo- don darts with turkey feather tails and steel points perfect scale miniature doll prams and dolls themselves served by the social committee assisted bv jhe hostess the w ms al o hi id their christina and tinil met tint prior to thur being a pari of the new united church wo rien s group at the home of mrs j black on dclcmber 13th a beautiful devotion on love uty was n id bv mrs hhortill who also give a short reading on stewardship lacr one present gave a few thoughts in keeping with christmas and the roll call vva- nswtrtd bv a bible verse fiom tin thrusting lctr as the final mis ithiarv i ip c or stmh a clnil w is ued with i ees of o i nul evil compar ins the fruits of both christmas hvmns were sung and in closing mi s hilt lh president offend a most suit able praver of rititude and for guitlince a we o f iwird into this new eia in the life of our church the an inn i cuncreg it ir nal supper and chn tmas concert was enjoved bv all the children ard grouimps in the church on rridav evening wards for the jeir were fcivpn out and each chs contnhulcd some thing lo the pr rtra the children all ri ce v d a treat and the ev nin ei ded with visit from s mt i ci ius i six months hospital operation in review firstly may the staff of your hospital now wish you all a merry christmas and a very happy new year your local hospital is rapidly corrring to the end of it 1961 operation which will represent its first six monlhsfpl service lo the community we who make up its staff hope ins you who have come as patients or visitors have liked what you found we have dbce our besito serve you m every way with courtesy and sympathy and if we have erred it has been through no deliberate desire lo give less than full measure please accept this as our assurance to constantly strive for improvement in all respects so that ypuv hospital will be the pride of the community by the time the year comes i to a close it is expected that almost 200 new citizens will be able to claim that they were born in georgetown techri cally in esquesmg township ldj there have been 184 births up to saturday december 16lh which is an in dication that this is likely to be a busy section of the hospital in time to come 964 adults and hildren have been admitted during the same period and many of these have undoubted iv received emergency care tint at least helped to make recovery more certain and per haps some ma not have reco vered at all without the early treatment now possible in georgetown bv the jear end the adult admissions will no doubt reach the 1 000 mark and the dajs of care will be about i 6 500 all in all a verv good tlca for thc hospital lo mam beginning for this new vcar ldlr a 24 hhir 5 sei lo substantiate the activities and costs of the previous year standard ward the insurance plan is based on the act that every hospital will receive a full reimburse ment from the plan to meet the costs of providing patient care at the standard ward level the accuracy of records and reports then are vital to ensure that the hospital does not lose any funds that may be due all the year s activities arc carefully reviewed and adjustments made at the year end if over the next few weeks you notice our pre occupation with details you will be aware of the importance of the end results the operalng budget for the coming year 1962 was submit led to the ontario hospital ser vices commission before last october 31st it has now been approved and the following will be the expenditure required for 1962 for the provision of sun dard ward care totai expenditures 521 217 salaries sj53 198 medical sur gical supplies 16 057 drjugs 21 410- other supplies and di reel expense 130 552 this means that the dailj charge for those who do not have insurance coverage will be 2053 j semi private care will cost an additional j 00 a day over standard ward private care will cost an ad ditional sgo0 a day over stan dard ward a caribou christmas placed around an altar in the auditorium of a church ftd a blaze they were ignited when a small girl knocked over a tree which fell on lighted candles nearby i the georgetown h1rald thursday dtctmbtr 3wt 191 pacfc 14 in caribou christmas trees and in missouri christmas trees placed along the altar rail fed a blaze of undetermined origin couldnt wait children just cant resist the tempta tion to try to wait out old santa and catch him coming down tho chlrnney it mi however that old santa u too smart for em else h has halpor around tha house no on knows about tho old gentleman never makes his appearancebefore all littlo the mail bag graham gilhooly jmony makes a mickle a muckle iexvue vice and some persons ma j have found difficulty when they camt to gain entrance af tor 10 pin at niht we hjve now installed a bill sjsttm on the admitting entrance and if i air and mr rehje i iwr visited with his pi rents mr and mrs matthew lavvr vic tona harbour talented staff if voti have visited lately vou wilt pirhaps have noted that the lobbv ib decorated for the ftslive season and that a num tier of windows are also show ing appropriate themes all the work his been done b some of the talented staff members who have been very bu late beginning on the 17th and continuing through tne hi period a group of staff mnu much hers will be carolling jjver the t ii wiiin fnr short periods uff re i urst v u can to find their wiv to our do r besides a rciih the staff b phone and seldom if ever complain as we do have a bv pass fiat tire of their lot on the switchboard which goes instead of giving lip service into operation when the opera onlv or what is loss desirable tor leaves al ni no for the road let s this ear thi ho pital vear runs from make it a point to jii fifiv januir 1st to december 31st tents or a dollar to those faith for all purposes the end of ful individuals perhaps this the jear then is a time of in sounds like a ningre amount tense effort to meet the dead but if all of us ivi man lints f r submitting to the re a m cfcle makes a muckle denl and lyovincial govern merry iristinas nients- the many forms required cbc d widson 10 albert st georgetown ont december 19 1961 t ir mr hlitr i his is the wtt of the ear hen all of unive or should vou will now nitrtlv rin the have a thought of appreciation bell vou will mt itnimdiati fcr the very faithful da lo da attention whin the doors are ervici we rcteivi froiu our locked the doors must be lo various delivery people parti eked after the switchboard clo cularh the paptr bo or girl ats as there are no per ons the milkman the baker the mn h in hi whose duties will allow ihtm postman etc ranted thtse con l to remain near the entrancts people are nad for makins the lie propertv would daily rounds but come rain or itched miles vvc hill snow or sit et thi v stem santas friends santas putting on or put ting out tho dog in this picture santa visited a seattle wash dog pound and posed for the shot as part of a campaign to in terest people in taking a dog home as christmas present pups anyone during the dav the creation assoualion setlin up and running a most intertsting bowling league has found time to arrange for a t hildren s partv for all staff members at lie 1 cinn hall next baturdav k staff orani nation suih as this does a rcat deal lo ouild a reallv co operative hospital staff and the he staff personnel who have given so much of their own tune to this work deserve com mendation for it not practical it has not been found prac be sure that toys you give are safe the anticipation of a visit from santa claus makes christ mas an exciting time for oung sters the wide variety of toys on the market today makes the adult job of shopping for the kids likewise an adventure but a word of caution is as timely as the season some of the toys on the market today such as mm lature rockets airplanes and automobiles use kerosene kesoline or carbide for fuels parents uncles and aunts should be certain that the toys tiiey buy for children are safe electrical toys or those usin fuels and chemicals are won cterful lifts but parents or adulti ahould supervise their yuletide chser girards confectionery archie girard the corner cupboard larry and sam open 20 hoijrs a day to serve you i mount of beat1tude5 visited by thousands thousintls of visitors in is rael each jtar w it the i ha pel on ihe mount of the beatitudes in lowervcalilec the hon land monument is built on the site where jesus prontiiuuetl the faennon on the mount bltsstd are thi poor ules od aie ihe milk blesseel are the meriiful from the ihapel ihe visrtofs cm retraee the footslejis of jesus downward from hju mount of beatitudes to the sea of ilikc where he pirform ed the miracle of the loaves and fi hes and where he prca ched on the bread of 1 ife nazinth and cana are but a short distant c awav i hoping the joyful sounds of holiday gladness wiu echo throogtt your fcome this christmas jacksons bargain centre 26 main st n georgetown always christmas wherever they happen to be americans can make the moit ot christmas the scene above shows coast guardsmen aboard m world war ii com bent cutter a mep decorated with a tingle atrad of christmas tree lights tsnf much but if a enough to twmind the men of hie spirit of christmas nwhmtmest of m and thom ya to be l let tht sounds of christmas joy rling out oscar and rita steiner norh halton golf and country club may gifts of joy be yours this christmas yjjb mackenzie so 712d7 james street georgetown ont 12 church street acton phone 4t tyflay the inspiration of this season bring a new understanding ofpeace to the hearts and minds of men this christmas halton cooperative supplies lieorgetown milton erin