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the geotgetown htnjtj wedrseaday ivwfa 3rd 1943 red cross rally knox presbyterian church oh thursday march 4 at am oclock sir e b a wiuu vfau fssereury st or skew moving pictures on inside fighting china- for mora than un years fighting china his successfully with stood the barbarous armies of japan bugsrrtag under the blows she withdrew but would not admit defeat- this is butst ttinxigto the lums taken from caplurrd natl officer vr w the urror and ovajualion arougiit tn europe by tha qfnnuu london scrap book tb arrry day tight 01 bombed tvrarrrd london are dnrrtbed by tha authofa t qiu 01m active service notes engybodf wtieocae no arfmlutno charge r hydro power interruption due to circumstances beyond the control of the local commission there will be an interruption in hydro power sunday march 7th 1943 from 2 to 230 pm georgetown hydro electric coramiuion red cross news thanktvlnksh for our canadian red cross within testa day of stress and dread ful atrtfa how grateful w should be for quiet we wtor church bells rtngins on the bab- bath day for tlma to work and alio um to pray rbt eattl browsing 1 meadow green for skies wtth no bomba falling tn be tween th fleecy clouds and gratitude w ttf that little children hen may safety lh usy uvs and laugh and play as child ren ahould tail m this land our ufe is very good then tn our thanltfulneas ood grant that we uay gtr of all our gifts most wtntngry our gold our tore our work are need ed bare as our sans go forth our faith shins igyrtl coreoran watts folobe and uau m oca woaocaooits we are being asked by heedquarters to eaoept s crrlllan quota for much- deeded article for bombedout vio- tima who hare been on the frontline for nearly bur years now ben is what herbert hoover for mer president of united bute has to aay the datue of britain was the great est homefront battle of history they the british people won by the great est display or organhtauan megnlfl- esnt courage and fortitude on the part 4 civilian population that has erer eeen whtnssisd people on the hams front tn britain are the great heroes of his war and this from one who has never been widely enttnulssuo about britain or the british people speaks volumes and as ohurohin would say oorae then let us to the task and flu this emota wen and la gas time cum owh to ska the fkaiw had oroes symbol of astray the world over has again taken a the high seas this time with anew system whereby s of axis- flaslrntafl vtases can be ooupletely ejothed teajedjatdy they are peeked en at ata prw twisty empwrecked i were atimtewd try med orot w i daptmaslow uto pbn wot a wsa fstt that koktog alttr aur- ttmt eaassrif tmt i masa we t traat a strata an through this new system only re cently put into operation survivor i plained garment lor warm outer doth- i truj underwear toilet supplies etc uil issued by uie oanadlsn red crow to all navy and merchant navy vesscli leaving canadian porta since the outbreak ox war hundreds o shipwreck survivors have passed through red cross depots where they havo exchanged their torn salt and oil stained garments 1st warm outercloui- ing underwear vcks sweaters und mitts knitted by women volunteers all over canada red cross distributing centre have been set up in newfound land nova scotia new brunswick in quebec along the shores of the lower st lawrence and tn british columbia blood donobj clinic in world war no i thousands of soldiers died from shock it was a com mon thing to hear oh if we only hod time to find his type we could give him a tra in world war no 2 thousands of soldiers will be saved through the use of plasma made from the blood of homefront heroes who are giving generously at the clinics being held throughout canada by the canadian red cross we are proud to say that georgetown is doing her share pbibonaosorwab parcels in world war no i some of our pri soners came back home physical wrecks from lack of food one man whom we knew quite wen had to be put on a formula similar to that of an infant and gradually increased doubtless to say that this man never regained hi former state of health tn world war no sagatn the ca nadian red cross comes to the fore and ts supplementing the prison fare with sufficient food to keep our men reasonably healthy after sixteen months in a german prison camp a released prisoner was told his healthy appearance did credit to the enemy but to use his own words i hastened to make the correction that it was not due to anything germany could offer but to the very timely and welcome assistance of the canadian red cross whs have my heartfelt thanks and to canadian people who have made this work ot mercy possible and a special thank you to the hardworking packers who are speeding thousands ot parcels on their way to our prisoners of war each week stationed at the text coast with the tome soots pt george letlraer son of vr donald latimer is hoeae for two weeks furlough last friday ac t bui preston suc cessfully graduated from the ho 1 wireless school at montreal and has been traiuf erred to the flying school at bourl manitoba cpl john bowman of the 2nd re- serve bin c coy lome boots re serve has joined the active ranks of the lome scots and is st at their niagara ramp lieut bob farly has been trans ferred from cump borden to long branch there he u taking a special course ur and sirs l usrchmrnt re ceived a letter hjturday from their ion lac nurtisn claim from west alrtro 4 travelling lo his desti nation during christmas and new veers aitd when he arrived there the irmperaturr bus so detirres quite a change from un nngluh wtrtlcr lies cnoui the rwvclly ol plenty of tro- turul fruit including bunsruu oransre und pineapples norm has been ovrr- iea iui the r a p a utile over a year a3 albert whitney tetrsrsphed ha purents hr unj sirs jack whltnry tliat he had contracted tfailel fevvr end aoutd be confined to the uolstiua licoptul at sunning pool toronto for several meeks usy he have e bneed recovery oeoige harvent toronto was home on leave on sionday lac docuius slspvsden toronto ient a eeek end leave ui his pa- mlly ovmn clifford a btscry port hen ry sue home on leave but week end- bpin cecil dahdjori uf klnmton im hud a week end leave a cuble received here by hu mother told of lac reggie llroomhrads safe arrival overseas prior to his enlistment li the it cat lilt search itnarte u a valued emploee at the herald office ife au italunxd etlruntford be fun his embarkation pie fted bullsiiunc son of col oiul sirs james bollsntlne is home on aces furlough from the west coust weddukf rxlls rani uvermos lur pu j u cummbis son uf ill and ui martin ournmlns on tisturday prbru- ary xsth hen he married ulsays bhephcrd of london englsnd jimmy li with the lome scots go ing overseas with them ir june 1m1 prior lo enlistment he sltended oeorueloan lllh hchixjl und was em- plued at umlul 4 blone ltd oon- kmtulauonsl alwawssfl was msffmm cabd or thankb on behalf of the local ration board b is my desire to e our apprecia tion to sh those who assisted with the ehstrrvuuon or ration books fa george town daring the period of time allotted for that parpoae resnafaif as we da that these ser vices were rendered mtultousiy and emoleeuy it is rtrrther aeldebbe of the desire of ewryone fa the town of oeortetow ta aawat lo the war efftrt niiarnntli of the tvoasi in our mail bag georgetown march 1st 11h3 dear mudam i noticed in the editors comer oi the herald where a poor dumb brute had come to georgetown and got down on tu knees in front of the herald window pleading for better rjulter from the cold wind after huvlng drawn a load of milk to town without shoes on to keep some mother and family from starvation and it was only after chief mar shall hud sympathised with the poor faithful brute that it was able to con tinue on its journey i am wondering dear madam if you noticed a certain fanner holding his horses on the rtreel for i 13 hours because there didnt seem to be even a public ue post patronize home trade or spend ytrar money at home is a great cry but where will be leave our horses while we go shopping it seems to me the farmers are the backbone of the country and it brings lo my mind the following verses the king may ride oer land and the lord may live right royally the soldier ride in pomp and pride tlvs sailor roam over ocean wide but this or that what eer befall the farmer he must feed us all the writer thinks the poet sings the craftsman fashions wondrous things the doctor heals the lawyer pleads the miner follows precious leads but this or that whateer befall the farmer he must feed us all the merchant he may buy and sell the teacher do his duty well and men may toll through busy days or men may stroll through pleasant prom king to beggar whateer befall the farmer he must feed us an the formers trade is one of worth hes partner with the sky and earth hes partner with the sun and rain and no man loses for his gain and men may rise and men may fall but the farmer he must feed us an ood bleu the man who sows the wheat who finds us milk and milt and meat may his pocket be heavy his heart be light usy his cattle and corn and ell as right ood bless the seed his hands tot fall for ibs fsrmer he must feed us gjl mow dear sasdau x would be ideated if van would bttnf ta lite mind at ma town fathers the need of better aastv imaodstlw tor our faithful friend the hone i suteabay wclmbiowa htrt kittta ovfttau w o- c wtilrrii was stes h aj bssww rtsyer arvnther district young man w o george a mnlnsrl of acton has given bis life while with the rcaf over seas word cam to his home nrer acton on monday of last week that he had been killed on fvbruary uth while serving with the rcaj a se cond wire told of funeral service tn digland with burial tn the cemetery at btrs4jordon4von ills death marks the third casualty among acton boys on active service although oeorge was the first native born actonlan to make the supreme aacrtflos george if ol wis popular and wlknown among the sporting frater nity of both georgetown and acton and many friends here ill leom wtth deep regret of the passing of this fine type of young man in his 3sth year while in the rcsy both tn western canada and after going overseas george uolorrj wrote many intereaung letters for the cton free rrss which msny local ciusens took pleasure in resdlag the following is taken from the co lumns of the acton free press george uolosat was bom in acton twentyseven years ago nest june he spent his boyhood dsys here went to acton public and continuation flrhools and completed his studies in ouelph collegiate later he entered the employ of the neardrnore co and was with this firm until the time of his enlistment tn november 1m8 for a short time he was employed in new york btst in sport george was a nopulsr member of both the hockey and the baseball teams just as in his work or his studies he gave tm undivided attention to the game he ss playing hr was a raerjiber of the intermedlste hockey twtm that won the ontario b ctuunplonshlp in ion hr ployed defence and the ehsmravvniritp honors were secured largely with the help or george lfnlnsrl in h play ed the second sack and was a good consistent batter aeuve ksd tirisfrsld he played the gsune for all that was tn hbfl and often bore uncokplaliimg the sears 0 hi sijiijlir play tn hockey be suffered a broken eollsr- bob in one of the cframptrtmhlp after entering the royal airfare george took most of hi training at weetsm cents brandon calgary and xsossbank and within a ywar he graduated as a navigator he spent has two weeks eebbarkauon leave at his home here and imsed lately proceeded overs from mgltrvrt george wrote little rsrept to acknowledge parcel and ta ve was busy with hi studies the pree press did no hear from him in ourland sin june ims he was among a group of pilot who were presented to the queen ehha d thenm ade sev eral trip over germany and enemy- held territory on bombing raids li auguu last press ruipstche told cj flighton george molosn bring ing hi craft directly over a target ut omabrueck tn sntte of the fsct that the gyrocompass ws damaged after the raid he set the course to land the msehlne and crew safely in england again and was ccjtnmended for his skin oeorge hsd completed the number nf raids over oermany that had earn ed e further rtromotlon he ww re cently mode warrant officer and has since been instructing newlyarrived air force crews in england he had msde thirtytwo trips in raiding for mations over enemy territory beslses his parent he 1 survived try three sisters and a brother mrs k lemsy and ulss helen mnlom of woadtlde n v and mrs kenneth mow of acton and andrew at home and mrs john cnmuntns oeorgetown sup sister of the late oeorgc molozzle to all of these sympathy goes out at this time when the knowledge has come that the son and brother will not return when the conflict ends out with them is the knowledge that he played we his part in the strug gle for liberty and the way of life he wanted them to continue to enjoy ua tsjuc v suurh ai litlur htjiw am essseesssa ctsit if as lew ftalt mm urn i ujl let te vurur s b cwavf lwfsri sjsag lw tsuus ejrvgiwouffi we regret an tn tne obt- tusry for the 1st la fraoltllnbenloa a floral tribute received from sapper and mrs b omy the girls lookout club met at the home of un k norton on saturday when plans were msde for a euchre at the horn of ur and mrs earl boot on march itta the dance for lbs ed for russia fund had to be prvrrponed on friday night owing to illness tn the vtoage fifteen ladles attended the first no txiuon meeting bald at mrs b u wrights on tuesday evening mr a w benton had a paper dealing with the subject in general mrs elerby provided refreshments based oa canadas official food rules ur ales wright wis bom from toronto over sunday ui and mr a w laos and daugh ters spent sunday with un r lac ur and mrs earl scott esitsttataad a number of hi fallow wtatmsn and their wives at their boms bstordsy evatilnsj rr- ration coupon banking beginning march ist the 3100 branches of the chartered banks of canada undertake another wartime service namely ration coupon banking it b a vital part of the nationwide rationing program 1 if you are a merchant obbar wholesaler or other dealer receiving ration coupons from your ctntomers your bank stands ready to show you how to depot or otherwise deal with the coupons you receive the tarn applies if you are a quotauser it has nothing whatever to do with your regular bank occount in whkh you deposit dollar and draw cheques in dollar 3 it is purely a relationship between dealers and commercial banks ration banking begin only after the consumer has used his coupons to purchase rationed cxyrtmodlhes 4 the bonks ob is mowy of an accounting nature acting as an agent of th ration administra tion wartime prices and trade board under t carefully defined regulations si r 8 ration coupon banking relieves the ration ad manbtrallon of the tremendous burden of hand una verifying and accounhng for used coupon wtth which ttmtstimers have obtained their tupplla a if you or a consumer only ft in no way affect how much or how little of rationed ccvrnmodlhes you receive banks do not issue ration coupons nor do they have anything to do with the actual rationing of cottunodllles elf this important mdditiem to tbi maty wartitm smku q ptrftm til cbartmj banks stmt tit nation jatilum iwimu and sttk to saw timt and txpmst to tit tmnufjk the chartered banks of canada