Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 11, 1941, p. 10

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i the georgetown herald wedneday evening june 11th 194ts help finish the job buy victory bonds let vs all do our part to hasten victory and peace day by day the- hearthstones of canada are protected by a wall of britain s guns ships and planes in the hands of mn whose high mor ale commands the admiration of the world wherever there is civiliza tion day by day this wall must be bolstered rebuilt more ships munitions of war food must go to britain in everincreasing measure a great surplus to permit a british offensive victory peace t war weapons must be bought with money your money thanks to the workings of democracy you have money it is good money it will buy the essentials to victory let canada use some of your savings for a while invest now in priceless unthreatened security for your home and all that you hold dear let s bring the enemy to his knees soon invest today r- alliance paper mills limited georgetown and merritton u 1 c employees committee e mcwhtrtek r b foulis and e mcwhlrter of provincial paper ltd and w b ford of smith stone ltd form the employees committee in charge of securlnb subscriptions from employees of local manufacturing firms tools to finish the job planes guns shells ships trucks tanks fpod steel lumber equipment your fighting dollars are needed for these tools of victory mounting streams of material munitions supplies equipment are pouring from canada s mines mills and factories thousands of airmen soldiers fighting seamen radio experts army technicians craftsmen are training for service to keep these wheels in motion to speed them up your dollars are needed dig down deep put your dollars to work to beat hitler give them the tools i help finish the job buyjvictory bonds smith stone ltd manufactureraof bakelite electrical porcelain wiring devices and conduit fittings georgetown ontario i v iheljlx a matter of insurance piclure the plight of a chairman of the board of directors who reports at the annual meeting of his company that his colleagues had taken out ten uiousand dollars fire insurance policy to rotect plant buildings and equip- nvni alued at two hundred thous and dollar at home that evening he would like lj u li hi i c hd a very hard day and th it he was now ex chairman of 1 i boir i ah joi 1 it can t happen to n c n 1 u bu in s in this mod ern day b do r t i h conclusion lot 1 rr d h i vo i stopped to cm ider h i th dominion of can ada o ir act bu incss institution may be under n ured l r r i in llnme and that huge conflagration will surelj cntch canada if tin blnx is no checked on the oil or side that is irrefutable in he lit t or this understanding will lit ill knowledge that unless fiery nazism is brought under control at its so ir t cmada stands to lose everything what action should cana dlans take from the viewpoint of good b i canndas le eloped re sources arc measured by billions of dollars her undeveloped resources are j o vi t it tht cannot be earmark od b ip dollar ign our other as sets of freedom and happiness ore al most as precious as heaven itself the onlj in urance available to us ncr in teasing production of ma terial for the fire fighters overseas that production hinges on the assets of canadians in terms of dollars the present war loan is an insur uoo premium small enough in rela tion to the mze of the policy we should take out for the protection of our very existence george a atkins mr atkins editor of the oamde recordstar was chosen to head publicity work tn halton county for the loan dominion seed house w f bradlty chairman of publicity in georgetown started at home and converted his seed house sign into thl striking advertisement for the new war loan spotlighted at night the b illding which stands on the highway at the eastern en ranee to georgetown draws the eyes of tnn tilers in advertising the loan britain s cause in the beginning the scales seem ed hopelessly against them in the matter of machines and weapons the scales undoubtedly were and still are weighted against them but into the side of the balance holding their scanty equipment they flung the weight of british manhood and it turned out to be heavier than thousands of tons of metal gerald w johnson in the baltimore sun proceed of canada s 1941 victory- loan will be used for two purposes to help finance canada s war effort and to render financial assistance to great britain no comprise with nazllsm good wishes aren t enough lend thats not too much to aak for your freedom buy victory bonds 1

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