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u3riifcg33krt jniaiig mmimtmi the georgetown herald wednesday evening july 3rd 1940 the georgetown herald new dtommtown nerval glen wuuanu umehoose stewaruowii balunafad and terra ootta subscription bates canada tljw a mar united states g 00 a year single conies i advertising rates will be auoted on application walter c blehn publisher staff garfield l uoolhrray phone no a leslie clark reginald broomhead the editors corner plunkett dinner having unfortunately missed the plunkett dinner at union church last month i had my first taste of one of these affairs at knox presby terian last frjda the plunkett idea was ihe brainchild of it mr and mrs plunkett who some thirty years ago conceived this novel adver tising scheme a number of interested manufacturers allow their pro ducts to be used in the meal and afterwaras coloured movies show the manufacture of the different foodstuffs among the manufacturers represented at the plunkett dinner were kraft schneiders ogflvie blue ribbon coffee vlco canada bread and bee hive syrup the plunkett organization brought its own cooks and its own master of ceremonies who introduced the various dishes as they appeared and provided a runningfire commentary for the movies after the dinner with assurances of a return visit next year if the people wish it the plunkett evening came to an end only bombed writing in the collingwood enterprisebulletin j h connolly gives us a good example of the keep your chin up policy which has carried the british empire safely thru more trying times than these today while twirling the radio dial i caught a wisp of an interview be- ween some radio commentator and a woman it was gone when i twirl d the dial back sq i know neither who how when or where but the ew words i had been able to catch were tnough they were spoken by he woman said she oh no i was only bombed not parachuted fep thats all i heard a woman saying she was only bombed only bombed only by putting in the word only that woman showed her stuff as it were and snowed it jjas the right stuff too and she showed us how to look at things in the right perspective how to take it why pish tush she was only bombed proof there wat nothing to it nothing at all ol course she might have been parachuted too but with her it would have been onl parachuted and plsh tush thals nothing either at least nothing it like her jou believe us nothing so lets try her way like this instead of saying gee gosh thej got norway and ixnmark ana thus getting yourself all in a dither try saying they go on j noiway and denmark doesn t that sound better dcean t it make jou think of all the places thej haven t got and the sam- happens no matter where you put that only try it and see see for yourself how it makes things look beter and brighter and the more we think things are better the more we will make them better because it will strengthen our mil to win and a people who wont be beaten can t be beaten so though we may be losing a battle now we are losing only a battle now and only now and battles will swing in our favour because the spirit or the lady who was only bombed is also the spirit of another great lady britannia what other papers say the war was brought closer home to residents of this village on monday w hen a young man was taken into custody for subversive talk the po lice are watching cases of this kind criticise i r political leaders and our gocritn duii is one- thing but dlsloval- talk b another in this case every hitler victory was hailed with delight and the youth is apparently imbued with some strange political beliefs his arrest will be a lesson to others the authorities ore coplny quickly with any persons guilty of subversive talk on the other hand there is the danger of becoming hysterical over fifth column members and this was clearly demonstrated a short time ago when a prominent physician or belle- vine and his wire were the victims of most slanderous statements all of which were entirely untrue during war time the most ridiculous rumors spread like wild- fire and the majority of these are entirely without fact malicious falsehoods must be checked before they are bandied carelessly about dj maglng the reputations of loyal citbens the perpetrators of such stories should be severely dealt with if caught if jou have any idea that fifth column activities exist the police should immediately be notified don t tell your friends and be responsible for starting what may prove to be idle gossip undoubtedly there are enemy aliens in this cruntry who bear watching ou can assist the police in advising them if you think such individuals should be locked up tweed news ottawa week by week facing weird perils a millionaire and his glamorous daughter belraj ed by spies uncover h plot to con- i quer the world in their exciting jour ne in u u mjsteno gob destrt reud this exciting storj b hirbert jensen in the first installment or tie wing of the drigim n the til icn weeklv tu magazine dl- nbuted i ith next weeks detol sun jaj ruin i poetry our weekly poem life love i often sit and wonder wonder now that we have both grown old if you love me like back yonder as your hand id gently hold when wd wander down the pathway leading to the little stream where we d sit and watch it running and of life wed talk and dream and wed say those little nothings that meant much to you and me jnd we d peer into the future and our lifelove we would see there wed wait until the twilight settled oer that sylvan scene then td kiss you kiss you darling while of love wed talk and dream then wed wander back so slowly while the nighthawks whirled oer- head and the years slipped by so quickly to the day when we were wed as weve lived down from those love days oft i ve held your hand again maybe i ve no need to wonder if you love me now as then youve no need my dear to wonder if i love you now were old as i did in days back yonder and my hand you d gently hold when wed wander down the pathway leading to the little stream which nows cried but not my love dear for our lifelove s been no dream ralph gordon 28 crawford st toronto something wlfcfc- happen when life is in ruins and prayer seems in vain when fate deals a blow that you can not explain when things look their worst and no gold gilds the gray something will happen god works in this way something will happen invisible hands hove in the silence and do his com- tbus prayers are answered though dark is the day sometbinc will happen if trusting you pray do not lose faith when the big mom- ente flomft though neath the blow you are brok en fcnd dumb god intervenes when the last hope has gone something will happen be brave and hold on patience strong in her collected xtoems quiz what do the letters sj3bm stand for every canadian oughp to know answer sdjsm is the french equivalent of ohma and appears cm millions of pieces of government jtatlonery tresh air is cheap the school house doors ore open wide the children laugh and shout the holidays are here again and school yes school is out for some it means a summer home for jome it a grandpa s farm for some ft means a splendid camp protected from all harm for some it means the city streets with ball games in the alley with burning days and stuffy nights on weed grown lots to rally for them no smell of plney woods no quiet northern lakes what matter if a rumbling truck another young life takes the slums are filled with children so some must surely die but oh how many could be saved ir we would only try a week or two in summer camps j can do a lot of good to romp and play and swim and sail with proper sort of food it really doesn t cost a lot to send one child away so ask your local fresh aid fund just what you have to pay these dollars that you wisely give may prove some child s salvation and help you have a lot more fun when you take your vacation contributed an olj man heard about some pills tnat woula restore his youth he bought a box but instead of taking one every day he swallowed the whole boxful uii night before going to bed next morning the familj liad great difficult in waking the old man at a he rolled over and rubbed his ejea all right all right he grumbleo 1 1 get ujt but i won t go to school canadas role more important with the collapse of prance the widespread agitation for much more aggressive action and a proper reco gnition of the gravity of the whole situation by the united states where more and more attention is being giv en now to matters of home defense canada is certain to play a much more important role in this war especially ii a source of supply of airplanes tanks guns food and armoured cars since there is no limit to the brit ish requirements and since several i hal changes have had to be made in he types of armaments based on the xpenence gained in the tactics em it oyed so far in battles the materials o be made in canada will be doubly tenant in fact one of canada s best informed authorities on anna- nunts haj stated that this war has kot to be won in the factories no natlralizvtlon c frtiucates for i time being the government h u been refusing to issue am new aturall7 1 on papers tills is a ii un wh cli has ikmii kin as an ottn lal pre autlon becaus the au i ho me an chttklng up careful j on urtat tranj aliens in canada and uhj are nternlng many of them even hase who hae been naturalized in ihi pat ten yiars furthermore much al en property has been taken ovtr including financial holdings of numerou- subversive societies or or ianiza iotu which have been outlaw- i ed bv special order of the officials v th one report stating that the as set of ort such organization now un dtr the control of the government rtaches the surprising figure of about 3 000 000 basis of mobilization actions in race of the sensational headlines announcing the governments specta cular and dramatic mobilization of this nations total human and material re sources on the home front as a direct result of the serious pressure of events overseas yet this veteran ob server ik hind the scenes along par liament hill can report to readers that these historic actions were not wholly unforeseen by statesmen not only on this side of the atlantic but appar entiy also in the motherland parti cularly by those who recognized the urgent need of unusual speed in ex acting n immediate total mobiliza tion in order to outmatch the crafty organization and long preparation of the war loving enemies these dramatic moves have surpris ed and they have even bewildered the average canadian because since the start or this war there has been noth ing ostentatious about certain angles of the canadian war effort in fact despite continuous public clamor to know what was being done or planned in ot ad there has been a general tnce for weeks and even today i re ls lm ing revealed as little as palwe lr afflcia circles for justified i ons b it in private interviews in q i conit- nces in party caucus and in vommi tee rooms it ls known that some earlier or initial plans of cam palgn ar- being discarded and jettl suiud in favour of new ideas and ac tlons which are aimed to smash the gigantic war machine of the enemy it ls essential in the public interest that the man in the street should be able to understand why the new plans are being whipped into shape with emphasis on tremendous speed and absolute totality in the mobilization of the horn front forces from both the mil tary and tht economic viewpoints directory pint the multarjr reasons am ob vious to any intelligent man and wo man in fiaiff rf second on th economic front which s a vital factor in this war of mac hines notwithstanding the record- breaking amounts of hundreds of mil lions of dollars being spent on the war effort by canada yet the nm in the street should know that the true conditions in canada today in dicate that on an average estimate unemployment is still rife and wide spread that average earnings are still comparatively low that the average canadian pays very heavy taxes and that the cost of living ls increasing continually and steadily in the aver age case though there is absolutely no reason for panic or pessimism in deed the masses if they are told the truth have cause to remain calm and to offset many false and alarming ru mors as well as daring assumptions often encouraged by the lack of offi cial news there are 172542 persons in canada who receive material aid in one form or another including unemploybles dependents and those on relief on account of crop failure with the lat ter beln 183 673 persons then again amongst the canadians who are employed full or parttime the average earnings are not evenly balanced to suit the new requirements or exigencies of this war since out of 264 804 persons in canada which is the total number who paid income tax in the last fiscal year in the sum of 546 937 20o the largest number name ly 119346 persons were in the low income class under 2 000 and they contributed the comparatively small amount of 1 269 723 or only 2 66 per cent those 63572 persons in the 2- 000 3 000 class paid only 1324663 those in the 3 000 4 000 class num bering 34392 persons paid only 462 000 those few persons namely 457 individuals who earned more than 50 000 paid 17280363 that is 37832 of their annual income or 6 17 per cent of the total payments received by the government furthermore the average weekly earnings of a man em ployed n industry was about 2092 and of a woman was 1220 at the same time ever since the start of this war there has been a steady rise in the cost of living with the total index price rise being about 3 1 percent food about 4j percent and clothing about 7 8 percent what does it mean it means that a quarter of all canadians live in families whose total family income is less thai 950 a year and unless the government in ottawa mobilizes all resources and controls them in a scientific manner for the duration of the war as it ls doing now the aver age canadian citizen would suffer se vere dlstess even confusing reactions that might upset the whole economic life of the nation and seriously jeo pardize the war effort it is not dic tatorship not an effort to emulate to talitarianism but simply and honestly an endeavour to maintain normal standards of living and just balances oi existence in all communities classes or walks of life in canada this ls the inffirmntln avalfthla ninny par- 1 lament mil and which every man and woman in canada must under stand ireproduction prohibited 1940 edu cational features syndicate little things it s the little things we do and say that mean so much as we go our way a kindly deed can lift a load from weary shoulders on the road or a gentle word like summer rain may soothe some heart and banish pain what joy or sadness often springs from just the simple little things wuia hoey my parents- told me not to smoke i don t nor listen to a naughty joke i dont they made it clear i mustn t wink at pretty girls or even tlunk about intoxicating drtnk i dont wild youth choose women wine and sons i dont x- kiss nogirls noteven one- i do not know how it is done you wouldnt think i had much fun i dont skeptics three men were sitting in a cafe in a dictatorgoverned country the first was reading a newspaper sud denly he pointed to an article shook his head and exclaimed tut tut the second man looked over bis shoulder and exclaimed tut tut- tut i the third man jumped to his feet if you two fellows are going to fr politics i m going home c n r time table standard time going east passenger 6 18 jn passenger and mail 10 03 un passenger and mail 0 46 pjn passenger sundays only 831 pin passenger daily 9 41 pm toronto and beyond going west passenger and mail 834 am passenger saturday only 1 15 pun passenger daily except saturday and sunday 6 09 pj passenger and mall 6 40 pm passenger sunday only 1130 pm going north passenger and mall 8 45 un going south passenger and mall 650 pm depot ticket office pfaocw w f r watson dds mj3 georgetown office hours 9 to thursday 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its capable understanding and prepared to present a large goose egg to the fergus newsre cord by proclaiming itself as canada s national newspaper i am quite cer tain that the toronto globe and mail took upon itself the duties of express ing the most common and most popu lar thoughts of the canadian people as ell as championing the rights of all citizens on an equal and unbiased scale i have felt for a long time and i am sure thousands of others have as well that the best exponent of that re sponsible policy has been judith ro binson a truly prominent and inter esting cortntbutor to a most incon sistent newspaper but agahk our national newspaper has shown its reactionary thought and policy by re moving 1l most hlnlng star miss robinson wrote of things as she saw them and would not accept suppression of ideas and truths and my dear fergus newsrecord 1 if she caused government dissentlan or dissentlon in canada as you rjatm that is what we want were it not for this distention the war would pass bj without us knowing anything about it how successful have the dictatori al and reactionary policies as preach ed by such newspapers as canadas national newspaper been in helping the government can they help by suppressing free expression of thought the globe and mall might have become em barrassed by the numerous cancella tions of subscriptions when judith robinson was contributing her col- umns however they may become more embarrasse when they notice- trow many tpotatso6ntinue reaatng tlus national newspaper because of her removal you can be certain some broad- minded newspaper in the very near future will only be too glad to ac- cept judith robinson s column again and increase their circulation yours from one who would sooner eat from a professional cook thn an- amateur cook nathanbebver we need disciplined emotions heal thy tenoer responsive we are to weep with them that weep and to rejoice with them that rejoice j h jowett