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the georgetown herald wednc november 29 1944 standing room only for annual ghs commencement georgetown high school commence ment held tn the gregory tfaeatra last thursday night was lnded ft credit to both the staff and the st there was standing room only long before b o clock their expectations were justified tor the program nrwiiiiht from start to fmlah or a mcallister chairman ol tttt school board was chairman for the evening in his opening remarks dr mcallister stressed taa value of edu cation and lt use when student go out on then own in the world meet changing conditions and needs the educational system in secondary schools must undergo a change to the very near future thus domestic science and uwuii training win be necessary additions to the curriculum the present facilities at the high school are not sufficient for present needs and when these changes in the system come about an addition to the school will be needed dr mcallister as well as the other members of the board bespoke the support of the townspeople in such an undertaking after the war the presentation of scholarships awards and graduation diplomas was first on the program richard crlch- tcsi ftorm v was the outstanding pupil of the year with nine firstclass honours out of nine examination written he was presented with the st b fvulis shield in absentia scholarships were also presented by jar w t evans to the following form i b w robb shield doug- jas jjatinier ffenn h c v williams shield jcanaftti b harrison form zh c b dayfoot shield potl brownrldge form tv w v gains her hearing unknown rest of the family through the new hearingaid invented by john an drews norman long made a tot entertaining half hour others in the cast included u moyer bui ostraa- der peggy kelly ernest peters bob addy and doris brownrldge -ekwed- lady before the oonalnsutwnent with the national anthem the teachers were presented with beautl ful bouquets from the students craig alexander made the speech and flow ers were presented to miss penaon by mary moyer miss xnmani by mary mcdure miss peebles by peggy kel ly miss fairbarn by pauline norton miss cappe by marlon hepburn this and that i sport by q mac mcqllvray with the ground covered with snow when we awoke this morning it cer tainly was the right setting to talk about ice and hockey the arena is gradually being put into shape for the winter and about all we need now is colder weather hate to think or it but thats what we need if we are to put the arena into its intended use the seats have been repaired so please don t stand on them and maybe they grant flhlfft will get a coat of paint another year mftry p mcclure the boards around the ice surface vto w o o thompson made the have been brightened with three or following honour diploma preeenta- four coats of paint and flooding will ions doris m armstrong beatrice start any time now oh yes and brill north a cleave barbara m please don t write on the walls in the cousens richard r crlchton bar- i dressing rooms for they too have been ban j parana bernlce a hughes i brightened with a coat of paint for robert w lwson lois r nielsen ipur enjoyment m graduation diplomas were presented j to the following by dr f r watson i the curling club have been busy al jj oralg alexander margaret g i most every night lately fixing up bradley mary h dobeon bthel t i a eir quarters and grading the bed of leslie jean lindsay mary c mc- the curling surface they are also dure muriel i mclellan f ross j away to a good start petoh shirley r tapp joyce wll- llams didn t notice where georgetown had the peel musical festival cup won a representative at the ohjl annual by the 60voice chorus was presented meeting in toronto last week but by mr m h moyer to mary moyer and ross petch who represented the choir a diploma was presented to marion hepburn representing the senior girls double trio and also one to jean chester representing the junior girls double trio the actual awards for these latter two were made at the festival mr r b ftoulls made the presenta tion of athletic awards to the field day champions as follows senior boys james burns intermediate boys norman long junior boys keith huffman senior gtrls pamela cousens int girls june clarke ju nior girls norma davidson arthur mcallister received the fitrathcona medal for the beat perhaps norval is stealing a bit of thunder during these war years for jim clark represented the village at the convention land quite prob ably used those blue tickets for the leal game at uie gardens at night so if here are any teams in the dis trict to play with norval-geargetown- huttonvllle combines may operate again this season numi notice rainesmr and mrs roland haines are happy to announce the birth of their son timothy roland in st josephs hospital toronto on sat urday november 25th both doing fine dikd gregory in georgetown on mon day november 27th lft4 alexander perguaon gregory dearly beloved husband of the late twnnah glenn hi hie beth year htjqqffnb in georgetown on thurs day november 33rd 1944 annie baldwin beloved wife of william j hvgginn in her 88th year in memor1am hughes in loving memory of mrs thomas hughes who died december 1st 1943 gtone from us but leaving memories death can never take away memories that will always linger while upon this earth we stay sadly missed by son and daugh ter mrs o f smith toronto and herbert hughes georgetown davidson in loving memory of our sister mrs william davidson who died december 1st 143 dear sister how we miss you no one will ever know it seems so long dear jane why did you have to go we miss the times we used to have the things we used to do god was short one more angel that s why he sent for you very deeply missed by her bro ther robert cin and family olen williams davidson in loving memory of a dear daughter and sister mrs wm davidson mary jane cain who passed away december 1st 143 just when your life was brightest just when your years were best you were called from this world of sorrow to a home of eternal rest sadly missed by mother brothers and sister davidson in loving memory of ft dear mother mrs wm davidson who passed away december 1st ims while you dear mother rest in sleep your loving memory well always keep sadly missed by four sons on ac tive service weelu9 to loving memory of otxr dear mother and dad mr and mrs albert wills who passed away nov 27th ims one year has passed dear parents since you were called away how well we flo reuieuibei that sad and dreary day daughter and soninlaw harry and kathleen presswdod brampton is i extended to hodgson h the deepest sympathy mr and mrs r w loss of their only child and son pte crawford wllmer hodgson who was killed overseas according to official word received by his parents on nev 2nd pte hodgson was in his 36tn j ear and went overseas in 1043 he was a very respected employee qf the peel gazette during the time of its establishment a loyal worker and a kood friend at their regular meeting on monday evening the brampton lions club had as their guest speaker h charles peacock mangaer of medicine depart merit and assistant sales manager of the unl ed drug co makers of rex- all products mr peacock gave an in teresting address on penicillin referr ing to the various sulpha drugs and he scientific progress made since these iave been discovered the special reopening and anniver sary services of cheltenham united chi roh on sunday lost attracted large ongregatlons both morning and evening john henry watson widely known highly esteemed and well liked citizen of this district died at peel memorial hospital early monay morning after a lengthy illness he was in his nlne- mcth ear gazette acton the town clerk was instructed to write the wool controller to see if the arena could be released for skat ing purposes for this year not many couples have the privilege of marking sixty years of married life and enjoying a fair degree of health but sues- is the good forunte of mr and mrs george soper who marked this unique milestone on saturday many friends not only from acton and district but from toronto kitchener georetown and other centres called to othigiatulaxlo the fin report to be presented at the nomination meeting in acton shows that arrears of taxes up to and including 1m3 of 131 14 the lowest in years an interesting feature of the fire side hour in the united church on sunday will be the burning of a mor tgage on uie parsonage the last re maining debt of the church free milton a breakdown of the costs al sewage shows that the cost of installing the lines and maintaining the plant was vcry moderate and would not be a burden on any ratepayer a letter was to be drafted and sent to all owners of property eligible to vote at the election on money bylaws six deer were bagged by a party of men from the mlltoncampellville dis trict and the proud huntsmen brought the game home wltti them to prom ml about fifty people wore presaos th lowvllle farm porum held at tta home of mr and mrs wm dots quest speaker was mr stanley ball mp j j nctil your eyes es ex 1 li be if you attach as moon tance to having your eye amlned as we do you wfll patient of ours we have kept uptodate by taking postgraduate oppress using good equipment and hm over twentyfive years experi ence in eye examination rer a complete bye berries as qualify qlum al city pifeea consult 0 t walker ro eykmigirt sprciaubi who will be at his otnea over the bell telephone oo main street georgetown cue stmsiil wednesday ol cb moxrth or you may consult o t wetter his office in y hove uorgetown 91 hnunpton bvb nn j radio tub are hard to get phone 290 or cal1 at m n mill street for free testing service and replacements come early while there is a good stock on hand f kersey mill street georgetown domikioh parmhlp in the school principal walter carpenter prefaced tils presentation of the prizes to the scholarship runnersup with a few words of appreciation to those in dividuals and organizations who do nated them the following were pre sented with books form i the wo men s institute prize douglas alex ander form n beaumont prize bobert brown form hi canadian jjegkm prize jean dickie board of trade prize brenda robinson farm iv ioj3 e prize shirley tapp form v uons club prize norafc cleave presentation of intermediate oerti- xvates was made bj mr c b day- foot to violet barnes robert brown jbne clarke kenneth harrison reed hunter marjorie mcdonald doryna m ulhouand famine norton braes peters patricia robinson and walter bftrgent the musical numbers on the pro gram were excellent with the singing under the direction of the muato teacher miss tnelma cappe atoja brampton there were sel trom the mixed chorus girls chorus and boys chorus norman long sang baritone solos out of the night and give a man- a horse mary moyer and mfr hepburn rendered two dnets old vienna days and sun as the night the male quartette composed of j burns r petch o buaties and g barber sang the old refrain two numbers from uie girls double trio were also greatly enjoyed june clarke and kenneth harrison played two piano duets nola and norwegian dance james bums clare burns and gear ys barber comprised the tumbling aoaad and gave a firstrate perfor- maao these boys have attained a awvh tkut of physical coordination 3bat sll of forms i and u and the awjnaow took part in several oo- 0teftod graceful dances the 1 of senior cadets bd the direction the lome scots of the pro- number a apost- toe however the bis nes in hockey so ir this winter ii that georgetown will ery definitely have a midget hockoj league remember away bick when georgetown had a midget ilague before w ii this promises to tw birger and better if possible the various teams and it is expected to have at least eight teams win be sponored by various clubs industries etc and an organization meeting was eld on monday while there was not too large a turnout there was lots of enthusiasm and a tentative slate of officers was drawn up as follows president george alcott vice presi dent allan norton secretary walt richardson treasurer rev charles cochrane publicity o mcgilvray a further meeting to make final plans will be held on thursday dec 7th in the arena when the general public intereated tn this sport are asked to attend chevrtoni i for laymn i lhnprov1 a j 3 adds vftanm and g 56owf astrinomt r tut crop cggmi ik oranges w your supply from hedley shaw grain feed seed psone 198 georgetown www a grocery features puits vegetables ireadg 11i coffee teaa aunt dinah molamei 13 bakers premium ay chocolate 19 a st rwkin 12 florida stf 216 oranges doz 3c baking powdetutir i valhy rxas 12 florida seediess size 96 grapefruit 4 for 25c c rfen celery hearts bun 15c monar p flour 84 x3ccx flour u cot mixed feilpsu it butter 38 sh0etenw0 19 purtlard 16 ontario cooking onions 4 lb 15c ffi ia 29 cocoa 19 pepper squash 4 for 19c ljgl all at dominion dominion store li re 100 satwaction