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Ladies ........ $1 to $2.25 Children........ 75c and $1.00 Men’s $1.00 to $3.00 -

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Aeropacks....$6 to $25 Club Bags....$4 to $25 Suitcases....$2.25 to $15 Trunks...$10 to $25 Less 10 per cent for Cash

“Dressing Gowns Men’s, with novelty patterns, $4.95

Knickers....$1.95 Vests... $1.50 Pajamas....$2.95 and $5.00 Nightgowne....$2.95 Brassieres....75c

Ladies’ Purses Military Brushes $150 to $6 50 $4.00 and $6.00

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SHIRTS and PAJAMAS ‘*A Man’s Gift always Welcome at Christmas’”’

TIES and SCARFS “Currie’’ Quality Ties and Scarfs for Men

Say It With Flowers! — Qrders taken for Flowers to be delivercd Christmas Eve. (Calgary prices)

Specia! till Euriatmac->-

FREE—One Pair of Dol- lar Silk Hose with every pair of Ladies’ Dress Shoes purchased.

Phone 36, and have your Holiday Cleaning, Dyeing, and Laundry collected, it will be delivered ‘o you on Wednesday, December 24th.

BANKRUPT SALE BARGAINS ! !

Bova’ Sweater Coats...... Tea DUN a Fee Tope HYG $1.95 Pendent HOO DIEBBER cicéscscesccceccasssesesostnte net 75c MTONUAWHADLEMOaNeinisasatirnaasnies eisai $1.00 Ladies’ Silk & Weol Hose, Reg. $1.50. Special..65c , Schoolbags................. Serene ete enOM TR Na Cf. {> Men's Sweater Coats..............000008 eer irs $2.95 Men's Overall Pants...........:0cccc ieee $1.00 i Jumbo Bib Overalls... aetna, Y 11-1. Stanfields Red Label einen coer G2,95 Men’s Gum Rubbers...................00:0:cececeee $1.95 Children’s Low Overshoe8...............2.0.0.....4..40€

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DIDSBURY, ALBERTA.

RY PIONEER

VOL. XXVII, No 51. DIDSBURY, ALBERTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1980

$2.00 per Year.

Oddfellows and | U.F.A‘ BANQUET. [Didsbury Lose in Rebekahs Entertain.

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The banquet given by the UF | First Hoakey Game. i of Monday evening, wasattend- | —_—— e y a large representation of), ‘ farmers from il Svat the district Phe Didsbury Hockey bors, play. About one hundred people sat dawn ed their first game of the season on toa bountiful dinner provided by | Saturday night, when they met the

the ladies of the Ladies Aid. [Calgary Bruins in an exhibition

| "yy game. he boys put up an ex- Amoung the outside visitors were | cellent showing and although the

Hon. R. G. Reid, Mr. A. B. Clay-| core at the wind up was 6-2 it was pool, Mr. ie Ingaleleon, M.L A. ‘| anybody,s game up to the last five of Manitoba and Mr. J. D. McKay, AAutes, 5 : pa ee ‘ president of the Canadian Livestock | Aesociation of MooseJaw, Sask-| No score was made in the first atchewan. ;period. In the eecond period,

After the dinner, Mr. J. W,! Dippel drove the puck into the net Phillipeon, proposed a toast to the|8iving the Brnins the lead. Two U. F. A. and Mr. J. McDougal, | minutes later, Gooder equalized the spoke in reply. Rev. A. E. Hayes, | Score. Near the end of the period, also spoke in a more or less bumor- | Luft beat the Didsbury goalie and ous vien. Calgary was leading with 2 to 1.

Later in the evening a public) From the face off in the last period, mecting was heldin the Knox, Cook rushed and his back hand flip Church and Mr. E. Clark, occupied beat Shumaker to the score. Dis- the chair. aster caine to the home team in the jlast five minutes, when Alex Luft, the flashy Bruins forward, scorea three goals, which gave Calgary the game with a score of 5 2.

There were Over 125 visitors from Calgary and other lodges to attend the special meeting, held by the Didsbury Rebekah and Odd- fellow lodges on Inet Friday evening.

The meeting of Oddfellows was held in the Opera House and de- gree work was conferred by the Crescent Lodge of Calgary, whose degree team is classed as the best in the province. A large number of Grand Lodge officers were present, among whom were Grand Master Morden, of Lethbridge and Deputy Grand Master Christie, of Calgary. At the close of the meeting, speeches were made by the officers, in which they congratulated the Didsbury Lodge on having the highest gain]. in membership of any lodge in the province during the past year.

The Rebekah held thcir meeting in the Oddfelluws Hall and degree work was conferred by Anoka Re- bekah Lodge, of Calgary.

After the meeting, both Odd- fellows and Rebekahs gathered at the Opera House for a social even- ing. There were over 200 present and a good time was spent. Lunch was aleo served and the party broke up about 2 a.m,

Mr. A. B. Claypool spoke, stress- ing the fact that at no time more than the present was it more im- portant for the farmers to co-operate | and he urged all to get behind the) Didsbury; Goal, McCoy; de- U. F. A., movement. He’ also) fence, Palmer; Robinson; forwrrds, spoke at length on the wheat sit-; Cook; Gooder; Johnson; subs, uation. Geiger; and Crossweller.

Hon. R. G. Reid, minister of} Bruins: Goal, Shumaker;defense, lands, mines and fisheries, also) Armine, Nevinsky; forward, Hug- spoke of the need of co-operation|ert; Dipple; A Luft; subs, D. Luft; among the farmers. In speaking} F. Luft, on the work of his department, he said that when the province took over the natural resources, it was expected that the cost of administrat- ion would equal tbe revenues re- ceived for some considerable time.

Coming Events

—O eae Last evening, the loeal hockey hoys crogsed sticks with the Calgary Jimmies, one of the strongest aggre-

Howeverkit eeacaS ‘ide gationsin the province. A fast and ably ; Bellaes Hien thar Sani: as {rousing game was witnessed, some October, the first month of uper- | 8004 pereneye elnE pe of fee ation, the revenue amounted to|jinmioe.

over 8150, 000 and in November, to $130, 900. He stated that al- though Manitoba and Saskatchewan | pice eeece abandoned the home-

stead idea, the Alberta Govern:ent t

had not set decided on their policy. 0 era e

He expected that homesteads would |

be available for our own home boys, | 4 a Tie, but doubtless some land would be} We have made it our unvary- offered for sale. He pointed out the! ing policy to keep our prices advantages of local administration | ye; as

and stated that the work could be| within the reach of all, for done more economical, we feel that alike with

The production of oil in the pro service of the type we render.

ince was now almost equal to the ba . wen af consumption and he thought that | The matter of cost is, with

before long Alberta would be us, at all times in the hands exporting oil and that the price of |} oil to the consumer in the province would doubtless be lower. He Distinctive Funeral Service cloged hia epeech by again urging | Knox Church Sunday Schoo}|the farmers to stiok together and

Christmas ‘Tyee, Tuesday, Dec-|stated that never in the history of} Durrer’ s Funeral Chapel

ember 23rd. the province was co-operation niore

Christmas concert in Rosebud School, Friday, December 19th, at 8 30 pm.

Canadian Legion Christmas Tree, on Saturday, December 20th.

Concert and Christmas Tree, at Grand Center, on Saturday, Dec- ember 20th. Silver collection to defray expenses,

Christmas Cantata, at Knox Church, Monday, December 22 nd.

Christmas entertainment, Rugby School, Monday, December 22nd.

Christmas Tree and Entertainment at Westcott School, Monday, the 22nd.

Christmas Tree at the Melvin School on Tuesday the 23rd.

Burnside Christmas Tree, Tuesday December 23rd.

Clovermount Christmas Tree and concert, Tuesday, December 22rd.

of those we serve.

ded. Christmas Cantata in Evangelical pases | Day or Night, Phone 140 Church, Didsbury, Christmas Night Senmneanes | DIDSBURY. 7.46 p.m. Personal Greeting Cards at the

Pioneer Office, # $1.50 per dozen, up |

Mountain View W.I.’s. Grand Dance in Community Hall, Friday, Deceinber 26th. ee chen en ee Oe

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