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r ledwith day most likely candidates for warden b3 tv i 1 wtio wui replace aialnst chaliengera in town reeve wiulam hunter as wardan of hal ton county that u the q iiea t ion being asked in oounty municipalities these clayi now that local government clec tlona have been hejd with the membership of the 1000 county council now decid ed the campaigning should tart soon for the wardtuta seat and the probable challrn era are heeyci austan ledwlth of milton and allan day of oak vulet while councillor- unofi clallyuse the aurnstysteni no one has ever sat down to deilne amy regular order for turns 402 unwr iw w gnw n hv siy municipality canhnt have a warden two years in a row he mutt be a reeve and thr xanie amn should not hold the ohice twice even at intervals v cote gathering often starts in eady december as soon a the municipal vlectionx iv over and the candidate often baa a pretty good asiurancn of the aeat before the early jan uary inaugural fas on conven- fijbjb- toe sound of christmas georgetown district high schoolers 270 of them took the sound of christmas into georgetowns streets monday night divided into eight groups the volunteer wandering carollers went from home to home between 7 and 830 filling the chilly air with the traditional music and accepting money for the george- town and district memorial hospital the project was organized by ivan long of the high school staff lets play bridge t n tt i by bilu coats ona of the most difficult thins to do in contract bridge is to quit bidding whrn it is obvious there is a misfit be- tween your hand and that of your partner this means that you often play in a broken suit or one with little or no sup- port in dummy north s 9 h 10 0 s t 3 d k q 8 2 c 10 8 v west h a k j d 2 there is just such a hand thai c 0 53 2 occurred at the acton rridce club last week west dealt with j neither side vulnerable s ak 10 7 3 hq east s q 83 3 h d d a 10 i 3 c q 8 v south bell lines by arnold blachford your telephone manager the last jew days before christmas often turn out to be the busiest of the year with children home on holidays p rechristmas entertaining and the inevitable de- lays caused by winter weather you may find your tele phone an indispensable stopsaver it can help you order things for tho house find out which store has what you want keep tabs on the youngsters whereabouts plan and schedule the- familys holiday activities and for a break in a busy day whats more pleasant than taking time out for a telephone chat with a friend across town maybe share s few christmas decorating tips in the bargain so iceep your telephone in mind when youre plan ning how beat to get everythins done by december 23th while a heavy snowfall may create a winter scene equal to any yeull find on tthristrrus card its best appreciated if you happen to be indoors curled up in front of the fireplace if youre outside youll be too busy corsng with icy roads and sidewalks blinding snow sleet and treacherous driving conditions to enjoy fully the splen dor all around you wbetther on font or in a car winter weather rv quires caution when moving about outdoors but for the motorist its particularly hazardous here are a tow reminds for safe ninloring that many experienced drivers follow kkep your calt in top mkciianical wider rwtyti kmomiusy avoiding sudden stops starts and abrupt turns i loffla more t1iam tift usuai distance be- twkkn your car and t11k vehicle ai1kai tltor jtrakes lightly on icy- or wet streets to bring your car to a cataduai stop ie vow should skd let up on the gas fy pedal and steer into tim skid turn your headlights on jw ream dur ing a snow storm or eog watch folt icy patcittk on street and 1ftosty injridge el0ors or culverts keep windows clear and clean and i aiioue all siow down l have you ever wondered why the word uirmnni is sometimes written xmasr the x mxinai is the greek lettei- chi written x and chr is tho initial let- ter of the greek word for christ we of the bell canada georgetown ara employees wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year xl j 07 c ak 3 4 the bidding west north east south pass rajji pass i s pass 1 nt pass 2 c pass 2 d pais 2 s all pais opening lead two of diam onds its most difficult to stop at a diamond contract north is af raid to bid again and south thinks that the major suit is lietter ths type of hand re quires a lot of bidding judg ment one pair didnt tfet past one spade when north passed another pair couldnt quit till they got to four spades how should declarer proceed after a diamond wd irom weatt east won and returned a heart won by west west led another hikh heart and declarer ruffed often with a misfit you have high cards in every suit these cards should be protected the only way to do this is to draw trump and this should he done immediately if declarer had done this he might have gotten away with a diamond two hearts and two trump losers flut our declarer did not do this the idea of ruffing a club came to declarer so he chased the ace and king end ruffed a club now he tried to return to his hand with s dia mond but west runvd west led a club and east ruffed back came another diamond and west got another ruff west led a heart east hit rjmlei and south had to rutf declarer still had to lose a trump trick to east often when you end up in a poor trump fit it is advisable to get what trump you have to work you can fake out two uf the opponents rumps for every on of yours and thus save your hide tricks from ruffs of the seven reeves pundits predict a day ledwlth fight reeves gallagher hunter and currie are considered out of it because they have already held the post reeves oakes and ho ar while experienced in coun ty council are new at being reeve and not likely candida tes for the race j miltons last warden was dr carl a martin who took over late in 1b8z when warden wil frid bird of esquesing died in office and held the post for the remainder of that year and the following year oakvllles last man in the top seat was herb mery in 1983 reeve ledwlth was nomina ted for the post one year ago but declined so mist the elec tion of warden hunter would be unanimous the halton county council is made up of the reeve and dep utyreeve of each of the coun tys unta municipal councils in the five towns the reeve and deputy reeve are ranked second and third to the mayor in the rural townships esqueslng and nassegaweya there is no ma yor and the rve and deputy- reeve head up five man coun cils with no elections in milton oakville and burlington in 1988 it left just four municip alities and eight county repres entatives dpen tn challenge for their jobs reeves allan day oalcvime and austan ledwith of milton and gordon gallagher of burlington and their dep uties william gillies ron har ris and mrs evelyn burke all automatically return to round out the second year of their twoyear terms reeve george currie and de puty reeve tom hill of esque sing successfully defended their this months township election in nasaagawey where the aittlnir reeve william coulter decided to retire deputy reeve william hoery stepped up to contest the reeveshlp and won in a two man race mrs anna imacarlhur a councillor in the township for severe years was scclsimed to the post of dep uty reeye actons sitting reeve h h hinton decided to contest the mayors chair and jost in the battle of the ballots this left his post open for an acclama tion for dr k g- oakes coun cillor ted tyler stepped up and won an acclamation as deputy- reeve georgetown jeeve bill hun ter was alo acclaimed the seme post he js completing a yvar as warden his deputy reeve art speight decisively beat his chaenger here to return to the county chambers as georgetowns aeeond reprea entative hornby light candles explain meaning at eden meeting mrs wllmer mason was hos tess for the christmas meeting of the eden united church wo men oh monday evening dec 0 the scripture reading taken from luke 2 verses 14m was read by mrs jack nixon mrs bill hill lit the first csndle mrs lloyd msrihall read hort story called the poln ettia mrs maurice brown lit the aecond candle which is the symbol of hnpe all joined in the singing of while shepherds watched their flocks by night mrs lena hamilton lit the third candle the symbolof joy this was followed by a story called the legend of christmas read by mrs john hamilton mrs lloyd marshall lit the tth candle the aymbol of love mrs leslie rutledge read a story on silent night followed by the sinning of silent night m melbourne bell closed with prayer a thank you letter from the hope school was resd by mrs elmer may anyone with good used clothing in sizes 18 and up would he greetly appre ciated by patients in the ont ario hospital toronto articles to be left in the basement of the church before the end of january for jane hall who will deliver it to the hospital the programs for the coming yesr were handed out by mrs rutledge following the busin ess mrs paul may introduced mlslall may who was assisted by mrs dwlght may on giving which is the aymbol drpesce r demonstration on making rer keith rawfos was neu in the sunday school hall re freshments were served and a social boiunmagred anniversary greetings to mr and mrs- wllmer mason who will celebrste their wedding anniversary on december 10 4 oatoroarrown hirald thursday drc lth page 8 v r bft- steve jones mr and hrs roy south bruce south anj son tommy visited on sundsy- with mr and mrs garry ham ilton and family x halton cooperative medical care plan pays all fursjlcel operetlons calls xray rfflnements deews i cothlnem taneesfhe anaesthetists services includes major medical rndlvfduals or rmployeea groups may enroll at any time of the year revised rates monthly j1 single monthly 1322 couple monthly 11523 fmlly payable quarterly semlannually or yearly welting period at- 30 days haltbrtcsop medical services 143 main st e milton dial 7sv7l2 please send me information no obligation name 1 address aavanstataskabuy ham fatu low rttts m 4 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