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the georgetown herald wednes- september 1 2 1945 the georgef own herald ntwb of otomorrown nokvaju gun wniiw ldochocsb tkwabttown a8hqrow smisunatad hobmby tdtu cotta acton luuhpton hilton 3ub80ript1on bats8 fffttt- united state and oveiaeaa 200 a joax single oopaaa c advertlalng rates will be quoted on application telethons na 8 walter o bibhn publisher i l mooilvray mary h btehn bdltor harold davison of the canadian weekly newspaper aaaoclatlon and tb ontarioquebec dtviatoo of the owjf jl the editors corner housing demands attention having just completed a long search for a home culminating in the purchase off one into which we hope to be able to move with our family in the near future we feel qualified to state that georgetowns number one problem at the present time is housing with a double capital h it is a problem which has been building up over a period of years the causes no se cret to anyone who has even remotely considered the issue are very simple a number of new families have moved to town without any corresponding removal of georgetown famihies to other centres and local build ing has not been able to keep pace with this due to shortages of labour and materials it is a situation which is facing dozens of municipalities large and small in ontario and is not particularly unique with us it is a situation however which because it affects our citizens our town and more particularly our young ser vice veterans who are beginning to flock back home is one which must be brought to the fore talked about a solution devised and acted upon immediately if we are not to encounter serious difficulties in what we have come to call the reconstruction period our suggestion to municipal authorities is this that a meeting of council board of trade factory and union heads builders and all interested citizens be called that a committee be appointed to study the whole situation make a survey of georgetowns hous ing needs particularly as it refers to returning service- men and their families and that a course of action be decided and acted upon immediately to assure these men and their families of a place to live temporary or permanent when they begin their rehabilitation in peacetime employment this is surely the least that can be done by a community which has boasted for six years about how many of its young men were willing to offer their lives to make a safe world for us to live in the weather man smiled with a sigh of relief we awoke last saturday morning to see clear skies and a sunny day for the 99th annual fair sponsored by the esquesing agricultural society the last week before fair day is always an exciting one particularly these last few years when the the secretary has been our printing foreman- and we have seen at first hand just how much work goes into making a country fair the success that this one was and when a whole years work is ao dependent on the weatherman it is no wonder that weather reports are consulted so anxiously and that not only the secretary but everyone remotely connected with the fair has his fingers crossed for a clear day if anything on saturday the weather was just a little too perfect and while we humans sweltered in the heat goodnaturedly fate dealt harshly with some of the exhibitors in the swine class whose prize ani mals succumbed to an overdose of sun it was a trage dy which was unforeseen and unavoidable and the sympathy of fairgoers was all with the owner of the unfortunate animals we do not hesitate to proclaim this years fair an unqualified success to congra ulate the executive directors and all those who helped to make it so and to start already to look forward to a bang up centenial bhow next year we understand the board of trade would like to cooperate with the fair board in sponsor ing an old boys reunion so looks like something real ly big is inthe air should we have used it the question of whether wc should have used the atomic bomb for the complete destruction of a city and the indiscriminate killing of men women and chil dren is one which is being debated in hundreds of ar ticles in newspapers magazines and periodicals that it is essentially wrong to kill innocent human beings cannot be denied and yet war itself is so essentially wrong and when thrust upon peaceloving nations has so many ramifications that the tightness or wrgrigness of the atomic bomb becomes hopelessly entanged it is a fact that the principles for argument against its use had been abandoned long before hiroshima and that the atomic attack was worse only in degree than other bombing which we and the enemy had carried out we incline to the opinion that when nations seek by predatory means and brute strength to enslave free peoples and upset the world that any means which will shorten war and save innocent liyp particularly among our own citizens is justifiable it is true that lives of canadians and df georgetown boys have been aoved by a quick end to the pacific war that it had to he done slaughtering japanese civilians is regrettable qbt preferable v letter to editor ahnelo holland 308 b70458 ljsgt ho are r m b coy lincoln sc wcliand rgt to the editor greetings once again from the land or the clompenj and rain if we get four or five good dnys out of the monul we jire dclng well at the present time we nre still lilng in tents in a bush which is verj uncomfortable to say the least however e nre moving up between amsterdam and hllversum within a fortnight in the area form er occupied by the 1st dlv who have started for home as you probab ly already know we shall be here for the winter and parl of next spring from all reports before i go any further i would like to put the clamper on a few rum ours that have been going around ontario concerning my regiment the rumors originating in the 8t catharines papers stated that we would be home in six weeks which is all wrong and i daresay there wont be any units of the fourth armoured div home as a unit within the next six montho unless something speeds up terribly fast our regiment has been told definitely that we won t get home tul next spring by the first of the year i expect there wont be anyone but 4th div troops in holland outside of a tew army personnel everything is organised to perfect ion in the 4th dlv both for entertain ment and education and all the troops are having a good time i nave had two twelve day leaves to england in the last four months and i thoroughly enjoyed myself night and ran into slim cook and harold moonay from acton and of course we had quite a conflab for the evening i still get the herald quite regularly and i like to read it although i must say it makes me a little homesick to rend about all the fellows getting home i hate the thought of spending another winter in the wet country but there is nothing we individuals can do about it we go home when the unit kues home unless ou have enough points which i am a little short on i would like to take this opportun ity of saying hello to all mv friends m georgetown and those who have been writing keep it up as i will be here i long time yet i expect to spend a lot of time this winter playing hoc key and i cant think of anything much better than that i must slgnon for now and ttipk you very much for your paper i really enjoy it yours sincerely reg hoare terra cotta mr a mm howlett and family of erin have moved into mrs leslie teams house on church street a number from here attended che funeral of the late hamilton lyon on friday afternoon and report a wery large attendance we are sorry to learn that george eaves has gone to st michaels hos pital for treatment we all hope that he will be able to return home much improved in health ashgrove the brbrfu star mission band held their regular meeting last sunday af ternoon in the sunday school room with bullc wilson as chairman the roll call was answered by giving a thought on how god shows his kind ness to us mrs frank ruddell read the scripture and explained it after whch bemlce wilson read an appro priate poem gladys ruddell gave an interesting story and frank wilson contributed a vocal solo after the offering was taken gordon bird read the dedicatory prayer mrs cecil wilson gave another interesting chap ter from the study book tommy two- wheefc the regular meeting of the w m s was held tuesday afternoon sept 4 in the sunsay school room with the president jprs t ghten presiding the roll call was answered with a thought on temperance mrs f rud dell conducted a very helpful worship service and mrs john beuboddy gave a splendid review of the study chap ter the church to burma mrs george nurse gave a short steward ship reading plana were made to hold the thankoffering meeting in october at the home of mrs b m readhead lowvffle the coin roast under the auspices the wa mu held last evening at the borne of bt and o b dick ommea and a aortal 1 were enjoyetl on the lawn after lunch was served a sing song b a very pleasant evening to a pte louie reed of klnc visiting with her sister mrs wlngneld whjje on two weeks h miss irene huffman of toronti visiting with her aunt and uncle and mrs r j graham misses joyce and marilyn 1 lough or acton visited with their and uncle mi and mrs clayton tf son recently mrs stanley gowland spent ft days last week in bramartpn at f home of mr and mrs wm mcob miss enid shore of woodbrldge a week end guest at the home of and mrs frank wltoon j lac roy blake of ottawa u blake and ann visited with m mrs prank wilson for a few days j week i reassured customer i dont want to buy r crackers they tell me the ml always running over thffn grocer taint so why the steepgin the barrel every night number of our citizens attended i spent both of them geogetown fair on saturday afternoon with brother bob and on the last one and report having an interesting and we celebrated my birthday together also enjoyable time since then bob has got posted to the mr and mrs j stanbury and famj- contlnent and at present is in appel- ly of erin have moved into mr j e dorn which is only about fifteen mflr ruuedges house on the town line from where r am here in almelo and fomfrynown as the stringer home- we expect to see one nnmiur mi directory we expect to see one another often in the future up to our brigade club last stead fall wheat seeding is now the gen eral order of the day ask for gutta pehcha tires if youre m tire purchase per mit use it wisely more sod more canadian motorists are asking for guoa pcrcha tires built for long lowcost mileage by the largest mb oautdum rubber company see scotts garage phone 161 georgetown ontario f r watson dbm kdjs boon to fc bsimi dr j burns milne dr clifford red 410 open dance at- stanley park erin every tuesday and friday evening modern aires orchestra upwells limited nvsijssuifcx a o p railway and aoetf phone 119w or j nielsen the chiropractor drnckw tkntjfct monuments and pollock a ingham oalt designs on reoaeslfbone toss inspect our work in oxsenvood cemetery georgetown your shopping centre your georgetown butchers ask shoppers to cooperate fully during the period of meat rationing made necessary to help feed liberated europe buy wisely save meat georgetown board of trade retail division leroy dale kc m sybil bennett bjv burmcn sa 8illdli ion i oeorsefeown oakville monument worb langdon ay natalia pamc ksnns lc xsusjoon georgetown h msctoijrr aytowortti ba aoton first hartnn mooar u lam opftgbb qngoft theatre bmg im eft phm 8e at ooopor b1v fbcoe us aston radio repairing i we specialize in this work is teen konrleass j sanfordson osnacacrown m j a willoughby head dpncx toronto im ton street adooooto lsrost sod meet in osuafcr etihnihsd fatty ten consult oar aetrra cuy dspsrt- montfor tbst home to the ottf ton ucwbon sj yew lsosl walter t evans fbotborion rbn life alttossssbb dtsubakoz