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the georgetown herald wednesday march 29th 1944 tijrn of a worm by nan gilbert houm anlctwmu sarvtct rt eginalx was slight and pale and stooping for thirteen years as assistant- to a bookkeep ers assistant he had received each saturday seventeen dollars and twentyfive cents the twentyfive cents the bookkeepers assistant told him loftily is a matter of tradition reggy suspected that i was in stead a matter of making the total salaries come out even round numjsers were a passion with his boss a passion which anally cost reggy his job there were twenty- six employees in baker and- com- pany the urge to make it a round twentyfive was eventually too strong i wouldnt mind so much reggy mumbled gloomily to his t girl friend that night if id ever found out whether my salary rightly jfaould have been seventyfive cents more or wentyflve cents less you shduldve gone right upand told that mr baker something mabel fretted aw mabel winced reggy ill find another job well get that money saved yet for getting mar ried though why we cant chance jt without mabel shook her head firmly no reginald tupper well have that thousand safely banked or i wont stir a step toward the altar the excavation j for a new office building was in process near his room the following morning reg gy dallied pleasantly watching the fascinating antics of the automatic shovel today he noticed the mild gray horse that made its steady trips back and forth from the np- rooted clay was idle and the fore man was fuming hey he said abruptly to reg gy want a job t the man was psychic i most certainly do reggy answered well think you can lead old whitie for us till we get another man just from here where they load up over there where they unload absolutely reggy agreed gal- loping to the waiting beast only he panted id really prefer per manent employment- i ok ok the foreman closed the matter if you do your work auright forty cents an hour forty cents an hour reginald figured busily as he led whitie back and forth three twenty a day mmm nineteen twenty a week f so rosy were his dreams thai he didnt notice at first the increasing ache in his feet howre you making out the foreman asked him oh fine fine reggy assured him automatically- i just won turn up tomorrow he added to himself but limping past the construc tion office that evening he heard the foreman booming solicitously to the strawboss kind and obliging and all that but feeble too feeble at the end of the month well have harold stafford elected president canadian legion si turn im off his angry stride had carried him to his looming house there was an open magazine on his landladys table showing a powerful gentle man in an advanced state of un dress bulging biceps that would never never be called feeble reg gy looking closer read the glaring print then hypnotized cut out the little coupon in the corner- his job grew easier when the foreman was near he whistled or even burst into song and often flexed his muscles absentmindedly as if thinking of something else just let him try to fire me reggy muttered on mabels porch one evening whats that mabel glared i said repeated reggy louder his mind elsewhere well settle this here and now youll play my way or we wont play at all reginald mabel gasped oh reginald dont talk like that dont even suggest leaving me oh regi nald youre so so masterful reggy goggled her head was suddenly on his shoulder his mood of triumph still with him the next morning reggy strode into the construction office chin out bivins said reggy sternly well settle this here and now what the soandso the fore man stuttered is eating you tup- pert that kind and obliging stuff tttggy reported stingingly kind and obliging but feeble and has to be laid off the end of the month dont think i didnt hear you but- tuppert the foreman gaped whitie is pretty feeble you ought to be glad hes getting pensioned off whitie pensioned off rcr jy echoed weakly matter of fact tuppert tlv- foreman confided genially we have a better job in mind for you were starting you nest month as strawboss to the jhrawboss fifty cents an hour- fflfty rejlgy gulped he waved an arm vagoelyvbecarne aware of bis- biceps- and flexed them p brjmatted hm rik for the present kpmtikb jtret from the of- wftfi mtjtfl slightest weave igontlnued frota page one to conduct the election of officers which was done in a very able manner the scrutineers decision was final and oomrade president chapman of acton proceeded to call out the names of the officers elected for the next term oomrade ool couscns then proceed ed with the installation of officers and pointed out the duties or eacn indivi dual office and finally handed the gavel to the new president who com pleted the meeting the newly elected president in a few well chosen words thanked the com rades for electing him to the high ho nour of president of the branch be- fore bringing the meeting to a close it was moved by comrade chas parton- seconded by comrade carney that a hearty vote of thanks be extended to the comrades from acton and the zone secretary for accepting the invitation to come and help in the elections comrade parton mentioned that in those war times with the shortage of gas and tires that these comrades in accepting to come here showed the real comradeship that existed between all branches of the canadian legion hearty round of applause greeted the comrades the meeting was brought to a dose by the new president with all comrades joining in the singing of god save the king newly elected officers past president comrade pred mc cartney 16 years a member of the lo cal branch served as president for four years held the office of secretary and financial secretary and was one of the 36 original members who ap plied for ttie charter past president mccartney at the conclusion of the meeting was the first to offer his hearty congratulations to the newly elected president and ex pressed his personal feelings by stating that he was willing at all times to help the new president whenever called upon to do so comrade mccartney explained tha when he was appointed president of the branch four years ago that he started on what he called buttermilk then on to skim milk finally end ed up with cream it has been the hardest years of the legion and i hope my imradesaxe satisfied with my ser vices during the term it is not the man elected but by backing this man up it is solely tor the interest of the legion which i have at heart the legion stated comrade mccart ney has been my baby since 1928 and as in the past i will take added interest for the welfare of the canadian legion having more time now on my hands i will endeavour to see that the- legion interests axe carried out so in conclu sion my best wishes and good luck to all the newly elected officers president comrade stalford when interviewed rorastatement spoke as follows taall my comrades of branch 420ias your elected president for the forthcoming year wlstt to extend my sincere thanks for youri confidence in electing me to this hlglj office and that i can fully depend on your co- peratlon at all times 1 fully realize the undertaking and with the assistance of the executive d members i will endeavour to see tary in the legion and held the office of chairman of the imperial section member for 14 years we are waiting for the promises he has made regard ing the duties of his office chairman of entertainment com rade robt mulr has made a name for himself during the past years and we are all looking forward to one of the best years- since he has been chairman transportation and publicity oota- rade j pry hasbeen a member of the local branch for a number of years and we know that he wul fulfill hi duties as a member of the executive property committee comrade johnny oliver has held this position last year and has several gooa sugetr tions to offer for betterment of the property of the legion during the com ing year imperial section comrade charles parton chairman has been a member for 12 years held the office of 1st- vice president on two occasions and was chairman of the imperial section on two occasions also was treasurer of the imperial section and chairman of the popy fund for 4 years sergeant at arms comrade harry hale has been a member fokjji years has always taken a keen interest in legion affairs and has allowed hls name to stand for this office we all know harry will do a good job standard bearers comrades harry brampton team wins col mccamus trophy by obm logan ko spring with its sunshine can roll along any tune now as we olosed out the whiter sports by capturing the beautiful mug donated by col j a mccamus m c emblematic of cab hockey champions thvton tenders from me northern camp put up a game fight to the last they having lost the first of a three game series to the tune of 0 to 7 the second and what proved to be the final game took place in the arena at midland monday nigh brampton ballets going in confident and with a one game lead against the t8 from camp borden who had plenty of sup port in spectators but were short handed in players the 200o hockey fans were treated to a clean fast game 190 of them were honing to see a third game the game got under way handled by ted burke in the absence of red farrell thorpe for brampton started the scoring at 338 on a faceoff from mc laughlin the same combination click ed again at 943 mclaughlin center ing the pill from a pile of sucks ana legs to thorpe who beat acame lor the second morrison and thorpe get two minutes off for roughing at 1344 and lister at 1440 leaves the bullets short handed for boarding boddy beat abram on a goal from brydson mccuire at 1746 mgoldby hamilton each getting a penalty in watkins 16 years in the legion and i mlnute or the p j comrade chas davis 10 years as a through thet 8 defence member we are sure both these com- ftkne flt oj7 second to radescan fully do justice as color bum geon to mgoidsby fol lowed with another at 10j66 morrison and thorp visited ttoe penalty box to- gather with the second trip at 1l32 lister scoring on a pass from mc laughlin at 1141 for brampton young and wnmfuw roughed it up a bit at 1236 and got 2 minutes to cool off at 1732 brydson clicked with the secona and final goal for the t 8 the 3rd period the t s boys were outclassed unable to stand up to the withering fire of tiie brampton bullets ingoldsby and young scoring a single each and thorpe getting- twins both goalies played a good game at one stage of the first period flesh abram had to handle 5 shots in 3 seconds but luck was with him- pinal score that wrote finis to our hoccey season was brampton 9 camp borden 2 the standing of our players for the two playoff games and the two final players ooalo assists pts pen thorpe h 1 18 bearers notes s m henry shepherd hxjabc fire prevention service formerly sta tioned at newmarket has been trans ferred to montelth henry is a popular member of branch 120 and all his comradeswish his the best in his new assignment buster hale and walter pothier stationed with the rcaj in toronto spent last week end with comraoe ana mrs harry hale our regular ration of biscuits and cheese offered by comrade mulr after the meeting disappeared rather fast bob had provisions for about 30 mem bers and had to cater to close to 70 members on motion from the floor it was decided that the ballots used in the election be destroyed ool cousens who had charge of the elections emptied the ballot box in the ltreplace in the hall and in 60 secohdsall was gone up in smoke the fate of those running for oiflce and the ballots dropped in the locked ballot box is past history to know that you are defeated by two or three votes is heartbreaking but in this election no one member running q for office knew the results but the scrutineers according to most comrades the bal lot system used this year for elections proved v popular the only draw back wns if one member was defeated for 6heotnce hecouid not runforany other oiflce no doubt next year some improvement will be made in deciding how the ballots should be used congratulations arc m oracr to com rade jim blair sergeant at arms for the last meeting for the efficient man ner in which he fulfilled his duties lister a 4 mclaughlin 3 9 mfcnmh 7 3 iannarclli 4 5 ayres 1 8 whlflc 3 2 dlxori 2 3 young 2 2 crclghton 3 ingoldsby 2 12 it is here at ulucos beauty salon tykm com permanent wave the test curl wav no guesswork just leave about one doen strands of your hair with us anytime and we will decide what lotion we should use when you come back for your cold wave later its all new to you better try the new way no heat no machine no heavy protectors call 278 lillieos beauty salon attention georgetown save your salvage for the boy scouts who will collect on saturday april 1st on the west side of town everything of salvage valueaccepted please tie up papers that the welfare of our sons and daughters now serving our country shall be one of our main objects i greatly appreciate the honour you have bestowed upon me and through your help and guidance in the coming year i will see that the legion will not de teriorate but advance to you pioneer members who have built this legion you have erected a monumenftor those who may follow in your footsteps bo legion members uiat we may call xdld sweats of the last war let us tafrp care of the many racts and res ponsibilities we will have to face in the coming year let us be prepared to receive this coming generation who are sadflcing themselves ror us today i have foundln my short stay among you the true spirit of comradshlp and the great spirt of loyalty to the cana dian legion and as a parting thought let us all comrades bear in mind that we need unity as united we can accom plish many deeds and actions for the here fa oometjiln t might interest you did you ever stop to figure how long it takes to write lip the legion notes it is understood that 2 to 3 hours weekly are required to pick up the news to appear in this co lumn then another 3 or 4 hours to write them up this means that on the average 7 hours weekly is spent roughly speaking so during the past year only 336 hours were required by the publi city man to do his stuif note delighted to have spent these hours for the welfare of such a won derful organization as tne canadian legion j boley special notice to oomrade robt mulr how about a stag party in honour of our newly elected officers of the branch we will see to it that the bulletin board in lhe club rooms is kept clean so as you mffy write your answei so comrades before the editor of the j a mr me herald calls a stop it is better that push many deeds and action lor tne t benefit of j wd a debated candidate along with all fare of the canadian ljgton i comrades who were hot success in conclusion i wish to state that i hfltitm offl this year we al the trice de eggs the rather sudden drop in the price eggs from ceiling t floor a few weeks ago was disconcerting to many poultry producers and brought sharp criticisms as did the new export pay- j lng prices set by the special products hold myself at all times ready to un dergo the lnluatlonceremony as our constitution duly recommends and feel and know that all members holding orace who are not alreaay initiated will join me in this ceremony 1st vice president comrade herb harlow a member of the local branch for 12 years transferred from norwich where he held all offices but that of president 1st and 2nd vice for twp terms secretary for 3 years and on the executive for 3 years 2nd vice president- tomrade fred gilmer a member for over 11 years and held office of chairman of canteen last year 1st time elected to the office of 2nd vice president treasurer comrade win roney is charter member 16 years in the local branch former past president and held the offices of 1st vice tor 3 years 2nd vice chairman- of entertainnment chairman of prcnerty and reelected treasurer for 15 years in charge of the christmas tree fund secretary comrade waby thompson has been at one time treasurer of the local branch and has been m the le gion for 16 years and e arsure ha can carry out the duties of secretaiy in a capable manner oanteeb chairman oomrade jimmy aotmtts has held the portion of secre- fui in holding office this year we all join together in extending a hearty vote of thanks to all those who mark ed thejr ballots in our favour the election is over and it is our duty to give all our support to the present ifflcers at the executive meeting held mon day evening it was moved and second ed that comrade boley be asked to rjirry on the duties pro tern of pub licity until the next rogujar mcellnpt ol the branch the above story con- thc arirpuincoi j boley ontario health plan if the ontario government is sln- jrc in its announced intention regard ing the setting up of a provincial health insurance plan the action is worthy of support the proposal how ever bears certain indications that it is conceived as a move lo confuse the national situation and embarrass the rxsninion government if so the ul timate victim will be the individual ci- usen for the ontario plan has with in it possibilities for persecuting him thus there is distinct danger that cer tain people may find themselves paying double taxes for one service windsor star boa ac as prteea- domestlc markets the sudden drop to floor prices occurring within the short space of a couple of weeks was similar to what occurred a year ago aoout the same time and was due largely to the fact that uie egg price situation just now in canada is an artificial one with 1 little opportunity for prices to resj pond normally to mantel conditions i there is a fixed celling beyond which egg prices cannot go and the pur- chasing power of the people is such to- day that they have been able to pay up to ceiling pnjees for eggs for a longer period than would normally be the case so that when egg supplies reached a saturation point in the do mestic market tne drop came more suddenly and prices went to the floor more quickly than would fiave been the ense if prices were able to respond normally to market conditions technically speaking ttiefe is no floor on egg prices the export paying price for eggs under the british con tract provides the floor tor uie reason that the special product board is com mitted to accept delivery of all eggs offered at the price set under the bri tish contract and that price automau- cally becomes the floor for the domes- tic market some say why not set a domestic floor price closer to the cell ing price the answer is that it would not tnen be possible to get eggs for the british contract at theprtce the pro ducts board are able to pay under thftt itraet in fact the products board was unable to fill its contract for bri tain completely last year because the domestic price rose above the export price before buying for the british con tract could be completed the situation at the moment is that there nre ample supplies of egps for domestic requirements not only that the special products board is being offered egtrs for the british contract at the export paying prices at a rate four umcs that atwhlch they were buying at this time ust year this winter has been more favorable than last for pro duction and tte meat sttnattei to mv proved kven beyond tfceae factors production senerahy w ut year auction sale op household furniture the undersigned has been instructed to sell by public auction the following articles belonging to the estate of w w brownridge saturpaybr 1 1944 at a oclock the following westinghouse electric racho late model ches terfield suite 6 cane bottom chairs leather covered rocking chair walnut haircloth sofa card table 4 small taoles rug 9 x 12 2 small rugs extension table sideboard 6 chairs pictures 2 rocking chairs 2 clocks writing desk couch bed room suite bed and washstand carpet- sweeper empire kitchen range 1900 washing machine 3 screen doors paper rack jardinier stand 2 lawn chairs lawn mower forks shovels hoe tool box large basket 3 axes cement pounder broad axe dishes fruit jars kitchen utensils equipment for loading shot gun shells dahlia bulbs house plants and other small articles termscash frank petch auctioneer about 90 percent ofxnadas 736000 farmers keep poultry and last year egg production despite adverse factors reached 430 million dozen a record production this year the objective is 360 million dozen as to the new export paying prices which act as a floor for domestic prices the special products board this year adopted the system instead of fixing these prices every two months ns was the case last year a fluctuating system which many producers said wns unsjiisfactory the permanent price this year is on the basis of an aver age of the various prices paid last yenr nnd while it is somewhat lower than the prices paid at this time last year is substantially higher for the spring and summer months than last year at winnipeg they will 1 1h cents ft dozen higher than last summer and at toronto about a half cent higher c g aroff onadlfln federation of agriculture wont mind farmers wont mind if the floor under prioeiof their heatm m brampton when the air had cleared after monday nights meeting the town council found itself facing the pros pect of raising the tax rate by three mills jbtk three telegrams arrived in bramp ton last weekend bringing sorrow to three families and sadness to many others the telegrams were from the department of nkubhal defence and they reported that three young armeh are missing the airmen are p o ro bert lagcrquist son of mr and mrs gus largerquist main st n flight sergeant john martin newman whose wife lives at 51 west st and sergt robert burt son of mr and mrs ro bert burt 141 queen st bast keith merle mcbratney 18 was drowned saturday evening when the car he was driving plunged into the btoblobke river alex and james s martin suffered head injuries in the accident a bates mi elected cftirrman of the brampton benawbtation obm- mlttm at the mangoral l laat