the georgetown herald wednea december 5 1945 one tbhtg you can do make yomr gritting calls as jar ahead of christmas day as passshut mjom bstort h lfcvembar report of toe medi- jl coote at health shows the 1 ouow- j tatrrtn on oomsmmlcalde dlsea- i in georgetown imumpe a 0 infantile paralysis 0 typhoid fever 0 whooping cough 0 oerebro8prnal meningitis 0 tuberculosis 0 only 10 shopping days uh christ- olis column by doo brill well reader what are you doing on thursday december 13th maybe you have no plans but on my calen dar december 13th is reserved now why could this date be important i have lbl the georgetown high school commencement now the words get- ting around that this will be the very beat show in history and if you doubt it take it from me you shouldnt singing piano playing lovely dancing a precision squad especially picked from the ranks of the high school cadets all this entertainment high lighted by the feature event twice is ttoo much this play is one of the most enter taining dramas ever to be shown in ttie gregory theatre now maybe you know wherojyou are going that night or maybe my talk hasnt been convincing enough but believe me ive got a prearran ged date for thursday december 13 at the oregory theatre remember secure your tickets early from a high school -tfcudent- uhkuoljhe native thomas shanks dies in manitoba thomas shanks pioneer resident of pettiaplece manitoba passed away peacefully on the evening of novem ber 31st alter an illness of four days bom at umehouse in 1889 he went with his parents to western canada when ten years of age and had lived continuously for os years on the or iginal homestead near pettaplece for some time the district was called the fymrtv settlement mr shanks was a man of sterling qualities i good farmer always in terested ila good stock he waa a staunch supporter of the united church and a liberal in politics in 1004 he married the former maude wuoott of pahnerston who wttfh a family of three sons arrfn of aylsham saskatchewan and gordon and lome of pettaplece survives on ly surviving member of the pioneer shanks family of ten members is a brother john t shanks veteran grain buyer of pettaplece the funeral service an nov 33rd was conducted by rev f w lee ot rivers man and a large number were present to pay their last respects to the memory of a good citizen bur ial was in pettaplece cemetery mr a c mcbride will give you a free demonstratioilii your home no obligation mcclures home furnishing store phone 54w georgetown nnm manchtoua wbstonakr at hoktal union ohukche8 norval and tjttfon presbyterian churches had the privilege of hear ing a fine sermon preached by a turned miaardaoary to manchuria tary in the church and from his head quarters in toronto travels to all parts of canada telling the mission story ch bis theme from the verse god so loved the world he lnter- preted this in the brood sense of love tipr human beings and said cods love their services last sunday rev e wcted to on race or one h johnson b 8c a graduate of mc- i cre gill university who received his the ological training at princeton and tr scotland returned to canada in 1m1 after serving six years in the mission field and win leave next year china where be has been appointed to serve a new church at present he holds a position as missio aecre- men who think of tomorrow plan for you selfreading books uninterrupted symphonies your radio phonograph of tomorrow will bring you complete novels dramas and nymphonlea magnetically impressed on small n poo is of steel wire hours of entertainment will be providedrfoy a single spool no larger than your hand and on spools of blank wire you will bo able to make your own recordings to keep permanently or to wipe clean for reuse any time you wish 1 ys your victory bond trill buy grmiter pleasures and comfortm tomorrow men who think of tomorrow say hold on to your victory bonds too ay no one can repeal the law of supply and demand but we can make it work our way by holding on to victory bonds nought to finance ouf nation at war heres why for many months consumer goods will continue to be scarce bidding for these goods with our extra dollars thus driving prices up only serves to devalue all of our personal wealth and that of ther nation by leaving our extra money in safe keeping with our government for repayment when conditions have become normal we auto matically keep prices down and maintain the law of supply and demand in balanoe thats why your victory bonds may save you twice what youve invested in them if you bold on to them now when tempted to cash them in think of tomorrowl the house of seaoram new insurance man in georgetown mr william brlggs newlyappoint ed agent for the metropolitan life in surance company in georgetown and vicinity moved to georgetown last saturday and with his wife will make his home in the valleyvlew apart ments the brlggs have traded apart ments with mr and mrs simpson who have moved to guelph where mr simpson is employed a veteran of four years service with the rcaf overseas mr brlggs has just recently rcelved his discharge with the rank of flying officer he is replacing mr john klngshott who has been promoted to assistant man ager of brampton district for the company jack watson back on the job as dominion store manager main street shoppers are welcom- ng back mr jack watson who re sumed his position as manager o the dominion store this week after a lengthy absence on active service with the army overseas mr watson went overseas in june 19tl with the lome scots was later transferred to the hastings and prince edward regi ment and served with them in north africa sicily and italy and in france belgium holland and germany hol ding the rank of sergeant he retur ned to canada in october and has now received his discharge from the service during his absence managership of the store has been in the capable hands of miss ethel ellis of milton who has done an excellent job and whose presence will be missed from main street when she leaves town this weekend after a vacation she will become manager of one of dom inions other branch stores renewing her herald subscription mrs george ferry of toronto says she enjoys reading the home town news and wishes her friends in town tne compliments of the season curling club meeting friday dec 7th at 815 pm at the curling clubrooma georgetown arena new members invited come out and get the club off to a good start j wnttmfflow prubhnt i arts crafts exhibition and sale saturday afternoon december 8th in the oddfellows hall hand weaving shell work painted furni ture novelties toys pottery and metal work nnioiiinninihimaiiiuiiiiiii your eyes if you attach as much tanoe to having your eyes ex amined as we do you will ha a patient of ours we have kept uptodate by taking postgraduate using good equipment and bars over twentyfive yean experi ence in eye wrmtn for a complete eye berries and qaauty glasses at city prleaa consult 0 t walker ro ratseght specxallart who win be at his office over the bell telephone oo main street georgetown the ate wednesday of each month yon may consult p t w at ida office in brampton hockey meeting organize ohjv hockey in georgetown at the arena tuesday dec 11 at 800 pm if you are interested in having oha hockey this winter please turn out to this meeting