a meetw 5 is 3e asgaa chapter of tie brta sssm phi sorority htces helrf all the buaw of its bitsi jktohjte reav y- jdriirev dett iki a brief business meetsxg ws brij dar ing which its mdtujirc than- iced all jse wine bwfl andped ikbi theecal fea- lite santa claus paradte hotas ttis mis miiyano bhett predated tftecpjiiif started mo myth my dearest friend was santa claus when i was four the question crossed my mind flow can a min so big and so fat owne dowbjlcbimney as small as that bntl must clieve so i the thought behind scbool and the big kids said if you believe then you are a fool on tnitk rtasanug s ousst- inas theme ssjcjssjbsscd the llruth in the mutfi rf santa claus sin renins a terw jocxujthese is np santa up in f sky eat from fcr dsshwais eriich i reindeer have no wings and she tam 2 che saran i a posm they canvfly i ended up in a terrible fight please believe l seemed to me they werent too bright when i sns a dtilu t atfmnst three i had a anmdiarfaill fecial iho was ssjct to bw ob that i3eus cti td tasve hint caie emcaarse i to one and all georgetown stationery andohke ft dftsa tot vim h hotel iftcgibbon 1 mam stnocth ghkgctown ifs jeans home furnishings furniture warehouse i came home from school feel ing very low i asked by mother is it true do you know she didnt say much her reply wasnt ure it must have been a terrible spot for her i wmt to my room an shut the door s to think there r anta no more i wished that shed said oh yes its true reindeer can fly and santa will come to you but 1 had to face the truth i had never ever heard him on niy roof i settled down as christmas 1 drew near but somehow it just wasnt the same this year christmas eve dragged on ax long is could be no cake no ginger ale on the table by the tree i wouldnt need to lie awake to listen for the roof to shake i wished that christmas would pass real quick lis hot much fun without st nick i seemed to have finally fallen asleep when my two older brothsrs pulled me to my feet hurray come o quick and follow me someone is knocking we have company its a trick i said its only jour no person on earth would v knock on our door v my baby sister awoke with a fright xlh said mother shes up for the night the knocking continued as wc rushed down the sirs the language from father wasnt his prayers we opened the door and there he was a real true friend my santa claus bjeindeer and sleigh parked out at the gate abig bag of toys i just couldnt wait yet i doubted him as he gave me a kiss ah now i thought what trick is this so i put my head in his nowy white beard cave a pull the squeals could sore b heard i walked ui the table sat in the chair took off his hat and brushed lis snowy white hair he looked at the table where we always left cake and knew that we tidnt bothered to bake w rushed to his lap to ogiie bot couldnt saj much there were tears in ar eyes whats this he said youve been douting me i wonder why what can the trouble be xi you can believe and doubt me never then saita claus can live forever now off you go straight t- your bed and keep that nonsense out of your ad if you doubt this story can ev er be true there are 4000 people can prove it to you in merricksville a place on the rideau canal where the story is told in the streets still now when i w older i learned the truth my santa wasnt the kind who lands on a roof old mr miller a kindly wem- derful man born and grew up in the house of itns christian anderson his business was that of work- ing with brass plus a great talent for blow ing fancy glass in time of year whin decora lions werent to be he delivered to every houte trimmings for the tree the sleigh and reindeer i spoke of werent a dream bot supplied to santa by the multimillionaire h f mclean te beanl thl santa had was also very real- ht kept himself in hiding past the school hed steal his suit was danish velvet hand embroidered for the cause ah trimmed with white fox only the best for our santa claus although christmas is hcr be cause of the christ child we know santa is around and cam help us to show the kind 01 love and coinpas- on and charity too that should continue the whole year through mr miller died at 103 leaving behind fond memories for people like me discuss policy for pregnant teachers when should a pregnant teacher leave the classroom the question was posed at a halton separate school board meeting last week the boards education com mittee had discussed the dif- ficulty in arranging for staff leave of absence because of pregnancy and it was found the boards pqlicy was simil ar to that of the ontario teachers federation however the federation indicated the teacher should leave the job when the preg nancy becomes apparent that the 6fthmnth should be specified when a board member questioned why there should be a discrepancy in- the two policies it was pointed out that workmens compensat ion would only cover a preg riant woman to the sixth rrfonth 50th wedding celebration for mr and mrs air alien mcand mrs alfred w alien celebrated heir golden wed ding anniversary on sunday december 21 when their family held open house at 109 park street glen williams for rel atives friends and neighbours they were married in glen williams united chuich on dec 24 1919 by rcv wray davidson the minister of the methodist church in george town bridesmaid was marion forgravc now mrs roy dun- of keswick all present- tilrs aliev have hying gordon mr and three children allen newmarket ank of keswick and eileen bousfield acton a son leonard died in 1956 they have 18 grandchild dren a 7 great grandchildren who were all pre at the op en house pouring tea was the brides maid mrs dunham and mrs allens sister mrs jaftics jlc- connach over one hundred came to congratulate the cou ple on their anniversary the family presented their father with a gold watch and their mother with an opal ring returned to glen mr allen is a native of gn wiltibrrts and his wife the far mer mary hartshorne was botrrincrtch derbyshire eng land they farmed in nassaga weya township for several years moving back to the glen five years ago mr allen is president of the georgetown senior citizens club widnuday dsc i4iw iamt 10 tree cookies th nicest christmas tress vr r thoss trimmtdwith garlands of popcorn and cranberries and horns mads cookies its an old fashion ed idea that fsw mothers take time for any mora bvtn if you prefer your traa ladtn with tinsel and lights and sxpsimivs ornaments dont overtook ths joy of making cookies for christ- mat it adds a warm and hos pitable aroma tenths house and gives childrsnran inner happiness that can ntyer be bought or forgotten townsmen entertain at aa christmas party the townsmen george town barbershop singing groupjrepart of the ent- ertainment at a sunday chris mas party at bramptons on- tario training centre 1 the concert was arranged by an alcoholics anonymous group which meets each sun day at the training centre to help the young men there afterwards the aa group served dinner regional amfiblance wont affect gvas a plan for regional ambul ance service operated by on tario emergency health ser vices will not affect the ge orgetown volunteer ambul ance service unless the ser vice suddenly collapsed for some reason ambulance chief ken thomson told the herald in the unlikely event we couldnt get volunteers i sup pose the regional plan would cover georgetown the plan leaves no area of ontario without ambulance service and in fact each area overlaps a little lo ensure no boundary disputes all ambulances in ontario are on the same radio fre quency so if one ambulance runs into trouble assistance is available georgetown volunteer am bulance service is now rou ghly covering the arojv it would under a regional plan but is operating as an indivi dual volunteer unit home nursing i wigo partner served on parking authority c of c the next holiday issue of the herald will be issued wednes day morning december 31 one prominent to a new on which lie built al j earlier than usual waiting area at park milk store main st s georgetown lost businessman on saturday when 44 maple ave edmond wicnrt died in geor getown hospital he was 50 he was illness can strike without warning mother you owe it to your family to learn how to organize and treat minor ail- he entered hospital on kri ments enrol in a red cross day after suffering a heart at- home nursing course tack at ihc main street store that mornin w the children all said god took santa because the angels had never had a real true santa claus s wont you just believe like me and santa claus will always be at the conclusion mrs cor- bett explained that mr millers ride as santa claus actually did lake place on that one evening he managed to visit every child in merricksville he had grown the beard months ahead the tanje reindeer were obtained from h j mcleans private zoo one can really envy the children of merricksville who treasure such a memory following the program re freshments 1 ore served- while the girls wrapped gifts for christmas boxes i mr wiener came to george town fifteen years aso joining his brotherinlaw morris goud- cketttng in wigo television appliances from its original location a small store in old cordoro building the busin he was born in kindhovcn holland where he learned the radio and television business as a lab technician at the philips plant he came to canada in december 1953 and moved to gcorrclcfwn after a short stay in toronto he leaves his wife nellie daamcn three children mrs the paul icblanc yolanda of brampton hans am kddie al ess soon expanded and they pur i home one grandchild chris chased and remodelled a buil ieblanc a sister blanche mrs ding beside the municipal offi- morris goudcketting of jown ce creating a large modern and brothers kob ami theo of shopping centre i eindhoven funeral service on mu morning at the harom c clure funeral home was nday mc besides an active business life mr wiener found time for public service he was a mem her of georgetown parking authority had served on thc rpv j h executive of the chamber of of orangcville mr kathbone commerce and helped in prom once minister of st albans otions of the downtown busin- 1 williams and st pauls essmens group he was a mem k u 1 nonal ancican cthnrrhes ber of north halton golf country club at caledon lake became friendly from all of us to all of you yueltide joyi jacks snackette 10 main slroal south where he had a summer cottage he was on the board of direct ors of the cottagers associat ion with mr wicn cr at caledon lake uhere lie al so has a cottage pallbearers were morris and alex goudek- ctting paul lohlanc hans wie- this year mr and mrs wicn ncr gilbert preston and dick cr had moved from their first debocr burial was in green- home on prince charles drive j woon cemetery seasons greetings to you and yours erics hardware gifts georgetown mkt centre eric margaret mark mclv to all its the season to pause and think about friends old and new and to wik them health and happiness i2txgfom north halton fordmercur t mew location 361 guelph street 8776928 hp to each and every 1 of our friends thank yqnr closed christmas day reopen friday dec 26 vems chinese restaurant a bringing- wbuwarivv holiday greetings what better time than chrjitmat to thank you imp you patronage and wlh you the bast of verythjogl robert mcdonald 62 rexway plumbing a hearing k mrl x m ikhi