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thejceoi rgetown herald wednesday dec 3 1 it 1947 the georgetown herald j anki dm eiamuii w oboroetojpm cle wiu4am noswal uhbhouh hornby stxwakttowh atetorove balumafad terra ootta i hon bat 1100 a year single copies se each adrsrtsdas rates quoted on appli walteb a bdxhn publisher and editor oerfleld l mcguvray staff leslie m dark bag broombeed harold derieon cony herrtngtoa jr ik herald isprinted each wednesday afternoon at the office on main sl georgetown authorized assecend class mail pest office depl ottawa atember of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontario quebec division of the cwna repairs to all shotguns rifles wagons sleighs guns bought sold traded for sale cooey 22 single shot 950 has not fired 100 rounds exgelo mfg go phone 499j les tomlinson its a pleasure to tell you how much we appreciate your friendship and patronage and to wish you all the season s greetings longs confectionery phone 89 georgetown j b f goodrich appoint new boara member aside for dominion and provincial government taxes an inseease of 795000 in addition an amount of 892087 has been provided for depreciation of bank premises lea ving a net profit of 1981882 this figure compare with 84020- 895 a year ago out of net profits dividends amounting to 2975000 juiri paid and 2006882 carried ftiketrd to sifrplus which now lsiils at 3474246 ihe annual general meeting at i tn shareholders will be held at the 1 1 id office of the bank thursday ary 8th at 11 am ira o needles the appointment or ira q needles es a member of the board of directors of the b p goodrich rubber company of canada lim ited u announced by the comp anys president george w sawln the new b r goodrich board is vtceprestdeat and of th our wish for you our friends and customers may you have 366 days of happiness during 1948 maccormacks drug store phone 327 georgetown royal bank of canada has profitable year profit substantially improved attests slightly lower public dpotr at 1 8452051533 nmtijt doubted in five years lotuu in canada and abroad the increased momentum of can adian business activity during the peat 12 months lb clearly reflected in the balance sheet issued by the royal bank of canada for the year ending november 29 1947 profits are substantially higher public de posits and loans both in canada and abroad show notable gains while the traditional strength of the bank is again evident m all departments of its operations public deposits vshich last jear registered a marked increase have again nen to a total of 1 845 zbba6 this is almost double the volume of five years ago and rep resents an increase for the year of over 33010000 dominion ond provincial government deposits hae declined 62673092 commercial loans in canada which began a steady upward trend three years ago have increased by more than 126000 000 and now stand at a total of 435872162 commercial loans by the banks for eign branches have also increased from 10604yil to 118717413 the increasing use of the banks funds for commercial loaning pur poses has been accompanied by a natural reduction m investments in government and other public secu rities the total under this heading being 875847469 as compared with 1098880240 a nr ago total assets amounting to 2093- 641219 are shghtlj below the re cord figure of last year this de crease is more than accounted for by the drop m dominion and pro vincial government deposits prev iously noted the liquid position of the bank is as usual very strong the percen tage of liquid assets to public lia bih ties being 74 0 per cent profits for the year after the us ual contribution to the pension fund society and appropriation for contingency reserves amounted to 8724519 an increase of 1818- 183 over the figure for the previ ous year out of total profits an amount of 2850000 has been set thanks iode for food parcels 60 breedon st long baton nottingham 3rd december 1947 misb urf mackenzie georgetown ont can dear miss mackenzie my mother has asked me to write to you on her behalf to thank you for your kindness in sending her a parcel of food she felt that a poet card acknowledgement was made quate to express her thanks mother who is a widow has suf fered from asthma for many y now and she finds it most difficult to do her shopping especially to ob tain the small additions to her ra tions for which one usually has to queue for some considerable time 1 can assure you that she is most grateful to you my wife and i who are members of the red cross society have beet very busy this summer distributing food which has been sent for the flood victims of fchib town the first allocation was a consignment of food from canada if you know of anyone who helped to send the food perhaps you will tell them that the people here were most thankful for what they received as it helped to replace the tinned stuff which they had to eat when they were marooned in their houses al together we have helped to distri bqte nearly 80000 tins which have been sent by the people of canada and australia auain thanking you for the parcel i am yours sincerely a g fawcetl 1xpresaing giatitude from r ng land for receipt of a food parcel ient by the i 0 d e this interesting letter was received last week by miss margeiy mackenzie no gaftbage collection 4 on new years day collection ordinarily made on that day will be friday january 2nd o directory a e lepage realtor head office 820 bar street specializing in local bapraateiitattve i c a willson a toronto farms county ectata suburbn uiiti city houms summer rtmipiuli georgetown telephone u i dr j burns milne j i xray s dental surgeon georgetown phone 80 sbweattxuiimilaaillduihiinuiihilllildilluiiih central schools prepare to receive new classes students are now dnrolling for 1 the nursing assistants course to commence on january fith at ham ilton kingston and toronto this is the 4th course to be sponsored b the ontario department of health to date there have been well v one hiirh raduates with approximately one hundred and seventyfive undei training at the present time graduates are enthusiastic about the course and the interesting work they find upon graduation the course consists of three months classroom instruction followed by six months practical hospital exper lence trainees receive 60 a month less cost of maintenance with uni forms provided applications are now being re ceived by the division of nurse re jristration a the parliament fluild- ings queens park toronto ln trance requirements are that appli cants be between eighteen and for ty years of age have grade viii education and be in good health iiimmmauimniiiiaiimjiiihintnuiiiii dr clifford re1d 1 lds dds dentist phone 410 open evenings i main street georgetown g oebhjmoffliiuomni iiiumuiiiii uiiiitiimiiiiiiiiiiiii iimito no prediction patient doctor how are my chances doctor oh pretty good but i wouldnt start reading any contin ued stories iuuilwl stelll moulders of canada ununited wmuwewuhmlotul wmwasrwiceonnils ectmhent victorian order of nurses erve everyone regardless of race color or creed this home nursing service began in 1897 and canada now has over 100 vo n branches for fhe unstinting services von nurses provide they merit the title moulders of canada unlimited ontariosvohwursfa 48qs0 aw miu of rbmm0 huptnu and haw hm immm m pueue htatnt nomn muiymm m swbssuwt obmtls s5i oohmton mewing c6mfany timitd imiiuii lojiiliuinuai mmuiiuiii mi muii elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto windstorm c p railway and allied steamship summer excursions phone 119w or j georgetown saebkitiimmakutiiiiininonitiinniiaiiluiitiiaoii muuno qiuiniiiiiaiiitiiwnniniiuiiiiiaiiimuiniaii j c a willson 1 1 general insurance automobile fire tk casualty phone 513 g i b m utaaunniuimaimiiii iiiian iiiuti mi mnnihtiinwiniiniiuuiiiimniannmii namiiiiffiitmssfla i leroy dale kc 1 m sybil bennett kc i mill street barristers aad solicitors g i georgetown phone 19 i 3 aaans3ttannniiiimiiimuiiiuiiiiiiiaiinminaaiimhiiiiit4 ollllllllutll ilangdon aylsworth barristers and solicitors notaries public g kenneth m langdon georgetown h ueelatsnre aylsworth ba acton f1bst mortgage money to loan offices boxy theatre bldgv mill sl phone 88w georgetown cooper blda phone 18 acton monuments pollock campbell x water st north c a l t destas en request phone 2048 inspect oar work in or cemetery radio repairing we specialize in this work if tones kayailaan j sanfordson aaawassmgabassasnaua si i i vmi nielsen the chiropractor druglesa therapist ssrd year of practice lady attendant hours moa tues prl s4 pm set 25 89 pjn closed thuraaay over dominical store georgetown phone 160w asissi h ojmi iiiimmiuimininiimiiiim 1 lever and hoskin chartered aecoutmate successors to g jenkins hardy 1805 metropolitan bloc i 44 victoria st toronto el mi xi ititmin osuiuniiiiaiiusriwik frank petch licensed auctionesot prompt service phone 891 georgetown p o box 418 cduiuiiiuiitiiiiiiiimitjitiiiiuiiii qualified corsetien for better class foundation garments gbdles lunlael esss cntmt belts all garments made to yvmrr a personal iiiwbbiiisiiisiii i phone 86 or call at tba at ef emm mewlhaxa gtlelph stbebt jniminnia consult j a wiuoughby sana tor complete real estate service head office tobont 156 tonga st ad osoc naewsuial aad properties tom hewson is your local representatrre phone utw i insurance and real estate service walter t evans au ah iksee ef reel estate ocean and inland steambhip ticxns y ftns 40