Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 11, 1969, p. 21

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lwi swwkm vti m r-w- atleft some of the many placards carried by marchers jln the awareness procession through tow on the national day of mourning for biafr wont you geftnvblved ca nada hunger hurts does pet lare revive cahaire- llef peac biafra its our baby too said some of- the signs below two of the many teens in the march hold a placard which says with your nlssion these children iwilldie overa hundred youths and adults took part in the march despite a cold wind and blow ing snow they walked from georgetown market to moore park waza norval t cs st norval united church couples club had a very enjoyable even ing on thursday december 4 when 34 of them travelled by bus to toronto to fairlawn theatre to see the show funny girl the play was based on the life- history of fanny brice with barbra streijand playing the role of fanny following the theatre the group enjoyed lunch at the swiss chalet congratulations to mr and mrs raymond carney nee bev erley goslirigtho were mar ried in norval united church on friday evening dec 5 norval womens institute met at the home of mrs jack may on thursday evening dec 4 with mrs joe murrajoesid- ing donations of foodsnd gifts were brought for a chftst mas hamper for a family mrs fl gallop aodmrs vera taylor were appointed to be in charge of the hamper the roll call was answered with what we can do to make christmas happier for others during the business plans were made for catering to a wedding in the parish hall on saturday december 13 mrs ed mclean read a poem the legend of the pine tree followed by a humorous christ mas story in verse santa had a secret after which all enjoyed singing christmas carols sirs bill graham mrs gor don caseley and mrs george smith assisted the hostess in serving a lovely lunch at the close of the meeting the wms of norval presby terian church met at the home of mrs andrew mcclure on tuesday afternoon dec 2 for their christmas meeting with mrs john m mcclure presid ing mrs albert hunter was assis tant hostess and helped serve the lunch the roll call was answered with a white gift and a christmas verse mrs elmer carney gave the devotional consisting of a scrip ture reading followed by a com mentary how far is it to beth lehem and prayer mrs hyatt mcclure was in charge of the program she gave christmas in verse which included poems on the first christmas an old fashion ed christmas and present day christmas several carols were sung during the program the white gifts the collect ion of money used clothing and blankets were donated to the true spirit have a xmas salvation army in brampton who were pleased to receive them in plenty of time to as sist in making hampers for fa milies in the district who need a helping hand at christmas a special white gift service was held in norval united church on sunday dec 7 with pupils from the sunday school presenting their gifts during the service the junior choir which almost filled the choir loft sang a couple of selections sunday school pupils who assis ted in the service were terry laidlaw raymond hyatt gord on houoway samlagerquist janet johnson and kelly frost a special white gift service was also held at home ttnited church sunday school pupils taking part were ian moddison kirk henry pianne beardmore darlene williamson nancy faulkner gail beardmore and lois beardmore the donation of food and gifts from the norval united church charge willgo to st lukes united church downj town toronto and special mon ey gifts will rgo to united church overseas projects there are special envelopes for the money gifts and these will be accepted until the end of theyear a float representing guiding in norval was entered in the santa claus parade in george town on saturday afternoon december 6 brownies guides and rangers were represented on the float which was a wagon decorated with pink and white paper carnations drawn by a small truck driven by bill don aldson this added a little more interest to the parade for the local children as they all watched for the norval group mrs ed mclean unique design for 69 seals 1969 christmas seals have been distributed to halton county area homes for the 43rd year this years seal features an original eskimo design by ca nadian artist william george parlane different from any other in the history of the ca nadian tuberculosis and res piratory disease association this years entry is very dis tinctively canadian we think these seals are truly unique said keith bar ber executive board member halton county residents who use the seals liberally will not only be supporting the fight a- gainst tuberculosis emphysema and other respiratory diseases but will be making all their hol iday mail really attractive r4 p1 abitibis quarter century club increases by three abitibl provincial paper mills georgetown branch welcomed tom wylie irv mcpherson and albert hill into its quarter century club at its annual din ner in the legion auditorium friday the three newest members were presented with mantel clocks from the company by local plant manager george lockwood a former manager here ross duncan spoke brief ly bringing greetings from head office after the dinner the 70 actr ive and associate members and wives danced to the music of the modern aires draw prize wnncrs were mrs ed francis del wallace or- ville rayner wib bradley len rayner steve eason earl mc pherson mrs wib bradley and bill stansel done on maple avenue from main to almost the towns wes tern limits before the project is recessed until spring town engineer gordon fan cy said arrangements arc such that the lower end of main st and that part of maple ave which will later have to be closed to traffic wont likely be shut down at the same time the work is being done by the john cucti construction company pharmacy t i 4 ww n 1772761 main closed for storm sewering a section of main street be tween park and mj1c was closed this week when work started on storm sewering there the first step in road re construction it will be closed for about two weeks during which time traffic will be detoured via market street the rest of this part of the project water mains and the actual- road work will istart in march storm lewertntr will also be social and personal mrs alistair macintosh mc- ihtyre crcsc with son rory recently visited in blggar scotland with her father dr christopher grieve 1 gift suggestion for him j i i i router kit lightweight and compact perfect for everything j rockwell grn line modal 64c i i i lightweight and compact perfect for everything from basic decorative edging to cutting often- used wood joints ideal for intricate routing 28000 rpm 35 amp motor collett capacity extralarge dual mas knobs with carrying case edge m jfl guard three router bits and freo c m 1 q7 bound book routers and their r m applications i jb mackenzie s0n limited 8 james st i free delivery budget terms avillibte ntt four from georgetown at ability fund dinner four georgetown abjjjty fund campaign wotfcera were among the crowd at the cent ral district two campaign mee- tm in hamilton thursday local campaign- chairman mrs mary cooper east george town residential chairman mrs vivian martina high school chariot race chairman john riley of the gdhs student council and area captain jan laforet joined officials and workers from throughout the district for a steak dinner and then listened as guest speaker mrs jean- caine told why she felt she was selected as mar ching mother of ontario she pointed to her experien ce as a mother of a polio vie tim which jed to her working labourously and long for the rehabilitation foundation for the disabled her daughter is now married with a daughter of her own she said she felt her efforts were equalled by her husband who also gave all possible time and energy to the cause she was introduced by hon ellen fairclough who is also a valued member functioning on the board for the foundation and serving as vice president of the provincial campaign the up coming campaign was imrs caines main topic at the same meeting a re quest was made to district chairmen for further help by setting up liason between past cases and the rehabilita tion foundation due to staff cutbacks made to insure the donors dollar goes to help the maximum number a volunteer committee in georgetown needs to be set up thi oiomitown hiraldl at m rf fcolirmia t thursday dig 11th 1969 page 20 the function- of the commit tee would ha to fill thejoe of the handicapped persons who might require rides are alone for long periods of time and need to be visited or need to v messages relayed to the foundation volunteers for the commitj teeare currently being sought millionaires until the bell sounded each couple attending geor getown scduters christmas jparj ty in acton scout hall friday night was given 5000 as they arrived but nobody turned on their hee and s for the car it was funny money a necessary ingredient for the millionaires niter program r the fortyfive scouters their wives and husbands spent part of the evening in a world of las vegas pastimes playing black jack dice darts bingo and over and under half a bell sounded cutting off the sham gamblers mrs geor ge cozens and bob simpson proved jtp he the best river- boat types a buffet ranch served by the acton scout mothers fol lowed andthe rest of the even ing was spent round dancing and square dancing to records each guest brought with them a gift of about 1 value which were donated to the lions club for the christmas welfare hampers blazes minor georgetown firemen answer ed three alarms over the week end all three of them of a min or nature a car afire on guelph street at noon and some roots and leaves ablaze briefly on dom inion seed house property af ter il pm accounted for frfr days alarms sunday the firefighters took only minutes to douse a minor flash fire in a home on norton crescent 1 wanted 5200 sq ft 7000 sq ft store on one floor in commereiat aroa must bo available within the next four months aaa1 covenant apply in writing to mr c scott 320 kipling ave s toronto 550 ont or phone 4162597612 christmas is the perfect time to feel cozy and comfortable give slippers this year you will find styles to please vy member of the family kaufmans foamtreds oomphies and packard worn dad and the children can find a bright array of styles and prices to give and to receive from 3 98 to 998 for the woman in your life give her a i gift certificate for 1 winter boots by kaufman dubleens i and hush puppies for the man in your life give him a gift certificate for shoes by hartv scottmchale jarman ritchie 1 j ilvers quality shoe dept record last chance buy any two records and get one free television appliances 12 main strut n tf797i b j- r m

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