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the georget6wn herald p x seventythird year of publication wednesday evening june 26th 1940 i 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to usa glimpses of parliament by hughes cleaver halton s member interesting news items from surrounding villages news parade local news and views i ottawa june 24th 1940 the week ending tonight ijas been the most trying one which we have ex perienced since the outbreak of war france has been added to the long list of hitlers victims canada s response was to pass an aot to provide for the obuiaatlon of our wealth and man iww this bill was anally passfed thursday evening by an almost un niinoua vote with only one minor amendment after many amendments were ruled out of order and after lour different votes were taken by way of appeals from the ruling of the chair this bill will mean that every able bodied man in canada under 45 will be compelled to undergo a limit ed amounf of military training and will be subject to call in designated classes for the defence of canada the government has also been given power to conscript industry and all forms of goods and wealth for war purposes this does not mean that unnecessary or unreasonable steps will be taken but it does mean that nothing will be permitted to stand in the way of our war effort today the minister of finance brought down his budget part of which i will quote belbw verbatim the estimated expenditures for the fiscal year ending march 31 1941 are 448000000 for non war expenditures this is a reductionof st7 000 000 from the amount spent last year for simi lax purposes it is estimated that the war expenditures already voted 700 o00 000 more than four times the amount spent in the corresponding period of the last war will reach 900 000 000 by the end of the year of this total of w48000 000 more than half of it will be raised by tax etlon leaving a balance of between 500000go0 and 600 000 000 to be rais ed by way of a war loan drastic in creases in taxation are to be imposed as follows a excess profits tax raised to 75 b automobile tax ranging from 10 to 80 will practically pro hibit the importation of high priced motor cars and will dls courage the purchase of all types of moto cars thus permitting automotive manufacturers to en gage in war production t ta e h whai we can comfortably accomplish i we must make the maximum effort of which this country capable finan cial provision canbe made and will be made for whatever it is physically pos slble for us to produce or to procure in the way of war services supplies and materials i if an appropriate financial policy is not followed the ultimate result will inevitably be that the government will be frustrated in its attempt to pro cure goods for war purposes by the competition of consumers who seek to spend their increased buying power to satisfy civilian wants in that ev ent also the familiar spiral or rising prices then rising wages and costs and then prices rising still further would begin to work prices would rise more rapidly than wages and salaries and by this lndi rect hidden and most inequitable pro cess the civilian population and par ticularly the wages and salary earners and the receivers of fixed incomes would be forced to curtail their con sumption not only of luxuries but of comforts and necessaries as well eventually in such a process our entire economic life would be dlsor ganlzed a hectic period characterized by feverish speculation waste and ex travagance would develop and a col lapse of the inflationary structure would be as inevitable as it was at the close of the last war the governments financial and ec onomlc policies have been so designed as to try to safeguard against that type of situation work for everybody thej have been evolved with the aim to avoid unjustified price increa ses or speculative excesses to keep our economy functioning as effectually as possible end to secure the necessary diversions of man power equipment and ma trials to war purposes in a way which would be the least danger ous to the economy and the most eq uitable as between dtrfexent lndlvt duals and groups there is every likelihood in my opinion that the expenditure of 700 000000 and more for war purposes pltls the very urge am omits which the united kingdom is spending in tills country will bring o before long to the point ashgrove a number or friends of miss euza beth preece and mr murray brigden met at the home of mr and mrs a ruddell on friday evening june 21st to honor them with a mis- cellaneous shower previous to their marriage the first part of the even lng was spent in playing games on the lawn everyone retired to the house to enjoy a period of community singing after which the bride and groom to be were presented with a large basket full of lovely and use ful gifts elizabeth and murray both expressed the appreciation a serv ing tray was then presented to the bridetobe from the ash grove w i lunch brought the pleasant evening to a close on tuesday evening june 18th the executive of the wi met at the home of mrs m bird the object of the meeting was to plan programs for 1940 41 a large number of bouquets decorat lng the front of the church made a suitable setting for the flower and children s day service on sunday rev j o totten s sermon and a num ber from the children s choir were also in keeping with the theme of the day mr and mrs harvey wilkin and two daughter eva and olive of little current spent a couple of days with j mr and mrs f ruddell last week mr c b dick motored with his- brother mr peter dick to port elgin for the week end glen williams been reauced to 750 as to single persons and to 1500 as to married men without dependents no change has been made in the ex empuons for children the rate of tax is 6 on the first 250 in exoess of the exemptions 8 on the next 750 and 12 on the next 1000 with increasing percentages as the income increases one lllus tratlon will suffice a married man wth no dependents receiving an income of 3 000 paid 36 00 under the old act he now pays 195 a new national defence tax of from 2 to 3 on incomes is also imposed d new luxury taxes are imposed on tobacco tea cameras radios tires etc e a 10 tax is imposed on all imports from countries other than empire countries a partial text of finance minister ralston s budget speech delivered in the bouse of commons today follows i rise to my allotted task today with a sense of heavy responsibility thia budget is being delivered at the most critical hour in history the hun is hammering at the gate back ed by almost incredible weight of me chanuwd power he has operated with cold blooded ruthlessness paying for wishful thinking we know now only too well that we are paying the price of long years of wishful thinking there is no doubt that all of us in the democratic coiin tries governments and peoples alike have been blinded to the stark poten tlalities of force and evil fortunately at last i believe our eyes are opened and we see clearly and if we do it is not too late for no one and no event can shake my con viction that in the long run truth must triumph over evil justice over might obviously the message which i must bring toda cannot be a pleasant one t i come to you to collect part of the i jprice to which 1 have referred nor an i be dogmatic or definite in tfie proposals i make we live from day to day indeed from hour to hour and our plans must be subject to change in the light of new clrcum stances there will i am sure be those who will think that i have not gone far enough and probably those who jfiti contend that i have gone too far still will di with me on details of specific measures all that i can say is that i have spared no pains to ascertain the relev ant facts to weigh the merits of var lous measures and proposals and to teachcbnclu3i6nsth enetlhr of taie supreme emergency which faces us today on the basis calculated by the royal commission on dominion provincial relations our national income for the calendar year 1939 was in the vicinity of 3800 000 000 using the same me hod of computation we consider that our national income for the flsgal year 104041 will not likely be less than 400 000000 we must see to it that by far the greater part of that increase is used for war purposes war effort not limited i need hardly say that our war et fort is not in any sense to be limited by such financial calculations when everyone able and wttttegjrto work and not needed for military service will find an opportunity for productive employment to sum op in the measures which i shall propose we are en deavuring to ensure that at least very large proportion of the in crease in national income shall be diverted to war purposes while at the uni time leaving sufficient stimulus to bring the country as rapidly as possible to the maximum use of its labor plant and resour ces as canada starts to pay for the war i have confidence there will be no criticism so long as the load is born by all with relative equality and so long as no money is wasted many showers for ruth james miss ruth james daughter of mrs o james whose marriage to mr thomas hoare of brampton takes place on saturday june 29th has been much entertained on thursday evening last at the home of miss marjory hunter miss james was guest of honor at a kit chenware shower on frloay evening at the home of mrs allan norton friends and neigh bours of college view gathered and tendered the bride to be a miscellan eous shower at the home of mrs william roney charles st on monday evening a utility shower was held the even lng was spent in games and social during the evening a mock marriage was presented by some of the guests which was enjoyed by all on all occasions delightful lunches were served miss james was the recipient of many beautiful and use ful gifts for which she thanked her many f r ends baixinafad and mrs henry best mr and mrs chris runge of listowel were sunday visitors with mr and mrs mcmenemy the june meeting of the wa was held at the home of mrs s lindsay mrs perryman led in the responsive reading ol the beautiful words in psalm 37 the president mrs r mc entry led in prayer the members answered the roll call with giving a cake recipe a short period was then devoted to business plans were made mr and mrs jack mcmenemy and wayne spent the week end in dur ham guets at the home of mrs mc menemy s sister mr and mrs frank gibbons and delaine of acton spent the week end here wlti mr and mrs george louth miss wrrnifred jones returned to her home in toronto on thursday af ter spending a short holiday here a guest of her cousin miss vlvlene guyot mr norman norton was removed to guelph general hospital on tuesday to undergo an operation mr and mrs w bennett and ina spent the week end in grand valley miss c ertnjde cain attended the dancing recital at the oddfellows hall in new toronto on friday even lng gertrude is a pupil of meeks and cooper dancing school miss vivlene guyot is holidaying in barrle noel herder left on sunday morn lng to report for duty wth his ma jestys forces on monoay evening a surprise party was held at the home of mrs wm bennett in honour of the second ved ding anniversary of her daughter mrs robert mcmaster some t n five guests were present and mr and mrs mcmaster received many gifts on tuesday evening mr and mrs ro bert mcmaster were entertained at the home of mr and mrs s j mc master mr w a mcgilvray and mr jos martin of toronto called on mrs sloan on sunday the j inlor ay j a held a very successful iale of home made bak lng and candy in the parish hall on fridaycvenlug the proceeds of this tffort amounted to 17 and will be used to purchase blankets for the canadian red cross the girls who worked to make this sale a success were mary willett molly hepburn violet louth helen willett patsy o donovan shirle preston kathy haines barbara dlckensen peggy willett mary ohara betty dicken en and doris ottara the popularity or holding municipal elections early in december is spread lng this year milton will follow suit and we have no doubt the change will meet with approval as it has done in other places the village of elora is this year for ging ahead in no small way at least one contracting firm that of d l mundell erin has the contract for building seven homes other build ing extensions are being made and the elora express edited by mrs anne anderson perry is making a bid for a share of tourists to visit the beau tiful elora rocks and gorge c w n a convention at calgary july 4 7 having acquired the herald as rec ently as four months ago and like wise being a member of the canadian weekly newspapers association his short time this publication will not be rtpresented at the annual con vcntlon iris year being held at cal gary alta on july 4 0 while wt would like to be a participant at this xcial and business get together the newspaper fraternity we consider that the georgetown public requires our unbroken service and attention to business matters until at least have gat led the full confidence and support cf our new friends to make a buy a brick yulit tne proceeds to go to red cross work readings were given by mrs r mc enery and mrs perryman a red cross tea was then served a pleasant social gathering of friends ind neighbours was held on thurs da evening when a miscellaneous show er was given for miss blanch wright after a short programme the bride and groom to be were called to the front a suitable address was stewarttown last week mr and mrs p r bailey spent the week end at their home here at the june w i meeting held oi tuesday in the council chambei misses eleanor graham and irene leslie gavp interesting reports of the complete enlistments in georgetown district desired b herald in another column of this issue you will find a form in which can be fill ed the name etc of your son husband brother friend or anyone whom you know to 1 iive joined the canadian ac live service force we think it only fitting and right that these names should be published georgetown and district now have a number of men in the rar ks of canada s fighting foreebi bot a list of their names will be appre elated either mall or bring the ques tionnalre u this office as soon as pos slble thank you did you ejjyoy the herald labt week paging those who received sample we hope so too the chesley enterprise puts it th1 way papers tell of a washout at ttte damslte at fergus we hope hitler wlu a damslte bigger washout agricultural society directors discussed fair fair for 1940 meeting in the canadian bank of commerce last wednesday evenings directors of esqueslng agricultural 8d- clety discussed arrangements for the 1940 fair to be held at georgetown at the outset of the meeting secre tary frank petch read correspondenoe from j a carroll toronto supertn- tendent of agricultural societies in which he urged that fall fairs through out the province be carried on as us ual this year despite the serious war conditions mr carroll stated that the farmers of the province would gain much assistance from the fall fairs that would aid in their war ef fort it vas decided that if at ou possible the show should be continu ed and the directors felt very optimis tic about the outcome of the fair thta year the dates have been set and esqueslng show this year will be held on sept 25th and 26th president herb cleave asked the directors to get behind the board and assist in the soliciting of donations to the fair in order that the prize list which la being widely revised may be in the hands of exhibitors a month previous to the show solicitors for donations will begin immediately on their can vass and would ask those desirous of contributing to the fair to have their donations ready when the canvassers call owing to township school fairs being cancelled this year due to lack of assistance by the ontario govern ment the prize list has been enlarged to embody a number of exhibits by both urbar and rural school children georgetown fair has now a wide awake executive body who are leaving no stone unturned to make this year an outstanding event both tn entertain ment and exhibits the tront a suitaoie address was junlor coilveiu h6ld recently at cooievnf thtwrilh itkd read by mlss dorwn mcenery and oac guclph h lawson i 3 ou enjoy reading your home paper next monday july 1st is dominion day on monday july 1st the dominion georgetown it will probably be just another holiday but to the dominion as a whole it will be the celebration of confederation and the founding of a great nation rich in the resources at which hitler will sacrifice much to gain but which will in the end des troy this madman of europe for canada stands side by side with eng land and the british commonwealth of nations in their war against op pression and our rich mineral r oer oi omers to our mailing lists the vb on at th london there was a great cc ebratlon ample copy in your post office box england and empire too let us con- the theme l tne current events were lam wect our way of as you i llnue bu1 as pnrp i u- -r- j and a social hour enloved quecn vlc i appreciation in receiving the free copy ard tne mate victory let us be the julie raiting the vms i a x v and have hopes ot adding a nuii thankful on dominion day that there 1w monday afsmcsj t r itliftlt l maulstllau thea dominion of canada ami an home of mrs r wame of the worship service was peace and was led bv mrs p w shortill j mrs a foreman gave a synopsis of i the address of mrs h t thompson on christian stewardship at the bronte rally the topic from the i study book was also reviewed by mrs foremar a letter of appreciation for the gifts sent from the baby band here to indian children in bella bella mission was read by miss b hilts who is the superintendent the july meeting will be held at the home of m s john miller the anr ml sunday school picnic will be held at stanley park erin o thursday july 1 1 th trans canada liner makes mercy stop with serum transcontinental trip one of the tc a does not usually atop at north bay but a special mercy stop was made here when a shipment of serum was ruoheti from the banting instl tute toronto to the north bay hos pttal tne plane was held 10 minutes at malton airport for the serum no western fair london s western fair western ontario s counterpart of the o ne has been can this year the fair grounds are being used for niut tary purposes important notice re refugee children for halton and peel those wishing to take refugee children into their homes free are requested to make application to the children s aid societj of peel and halton at milton ontario address all communications to o f thomp by son superintendent milton umehouse mr and mrs s wright miss shir ley and mr alex wright attended the morrwin wright wedding in erin township on saturday miss eleanor milucre is holidaying with her grandparents mr harding price entertained the sunday school at his home on satur day aften oon where a good time was reported by all who attended mlss olive marshall and her aunt mrs porbes of toronto spent a week at their old home here mr and mrs wm hall and master al x ha 1 are spending their holidays here captain poulton transferred to toronto charge captain and mrs poulton for the past three years in charge of the bramptor georgetown and acton command of the salvation army have be trarsferred to the lippincott street toronto corps and leave thursday for their new positions since coming here three year8r lf tflvn bv mri tracy and a report of tit daniel annual meeting at mil toi b mrs w lawson sr miss jenklnson played two piano solos which everyone enjoyed mrs j c murray reported on the red cross work done by the w i members lunch was served by the social com mtttee thib week cong itulntiom to miss frances jenkinson in successfully passing her i xamtnat ons at toronto normal school also to miss may hlcken pas sing hr examinations at brampton business college everybody that went to the concert it the public school friday night had a good time it would be impossible to pick out any one number as being the bet the children all took part in a very able and happy manner there were several choruses two very pretty motion 5 two playlets one by the juniors of the school and the other by the seniors two readings by mrs cromar and two piano solos by miss jtnkinson miss frances hucks of toronto was guest speaker her address was foods the choice and use of food for the building of the body for health and energy miss mc phall the music teacher of the school a c com pan ed the children in all iheh songs and is to be congratulated on the happy results of her work during the lost year at st john s church sunday af ternoon the infant children of mr ind mrs r stan dish were presented for baptism rev w brook rector nad charge of the service the tw ins richard john and rosemary loralne standlsh were sponsored by mr and mrs r standlsh mr john and mlss frances jenkinson and miss betty smethurst eleanor smith and little ruby tenant were also present ed sponsored by mrs c smith and ter nant trom the north york command cap tain and mrs poulton have made many friends in the district and they will be greatly missed for their part they are warm in their praise of the hearty cooperation which thoy have rereived irom the clergy and citizens of georgetown particularly during the recent drive for war funds they will be succeeded by major and mrs sanford who will be coming to this command from mt dennis major sanford has had thirty years experience in the work of the army and is vellquallfled to succeed cap tain poufcon in his work in this dls triot week end norman bally of toronto at mrs bailys mr arid mrs j walnright and son don of hamilton miss betty smethurs of toronto mr and mrs frank jenkinson and family of wes ton at mrs h jenkinson s and private roy smith at mr c smith july 12th at brampton halton orangemen will join in the 12th of july celebration in brampton this year along with others from wot erloo york duffcrin and peel coun ties the celebration is to be patriotic in form way of asking you to become a regular subscriber to the herald readers will bear in mind that in order that our mailing lists show a certain status in regard to advertising value for both national j and local advertisers your name must appear on our lists and to have more advertisers means more revenue and thus more feature articles and better herald in due course so one can see how reading your neigh bours paper will not increase our clr culatlon and therefore will not add additional revenue for new features each week some one is subscribing to the herald will you be next just a few day ago a lady who had can celled her paper a month or so pre vlous renewed again saying i just can t seem to get along without it there 11 a ways be an england while there s a country lane wherever there s a cottage small be side a held of graip there 11 always be an england whue there s a busy street wherever there s a turning wheel a million marching feet red white and blue what does it mean to you surely you re proud shout it aloud britain s awake the empire too we can depend on yo i freedom remains these are the chain nothing can break there 11 always be an england and england shall be free if england means as much to you as england means to me georgetown high school middle school results the undermentioned students of georgetown high school hove secured a mark of 50 or more in each of the middle school departmental subjects following their names the grades of those who passed and the marks of those who failed will be forwarded to students by the department of edu cation loronto other middle school and lower school standings will ap pear in next weeks herald e beeney fr a fr c f cameron lat a lat o ft a fr c w cummins lat a lat c m xsley anc hist chem joy ruddhll phys chem j allinoham a hist alg geom lat a lat c fr a fr c phys h arnold geom lat a lat c t beatjmont anc hist geom chem lat a lat c fr a fr c m deans anc hist geom chem lat a 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