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page 2 the georgetown herald wednesday evening february 14th 1940 the georgetown herald phone no 8 a weekly newspaper devoted to the best interests ol the town ol georgetown and surrounding country including tho villages ol glen wu aams nerval lbnebouae stewarttown balllnafad and terra cotta issued very wednesday evening at the office on main st georgetown subscription rates 180 per year in advance united sales 0c additional single copies 3c both old and new addre su should be clven when change of address la requested advertising rates legal notices 12c pet line for first insertion 1o per line for each subsequent insertion readers x 8c per line tor each insertion it in black face type 5c per line additional notlces qualifying as coming events such as concerts entertainments society church or or- anlsatlon meetings eta 8c per line minimum charge iac hi port of aneetlngs held gladly inserted free in memorial notices 50 and 10c per bvqne extra for postry birth marriage and death notlcu 50c small ad tertisements one inch or less 50c for first insertion and j5c or each sub sequent insertion display advertising rates on application although every precaution will be taken to avoid error accepts advertising in its columns on the understanding that it win liable for any error in any advertisement published hereunder unless lent is requested by the advertiser and returned to the hecald it will nofbe for any error in any jof ot such- advertisement xbe herald business office duly signed by the advertiser und with such error correction plainly notd in writing thereon and in that case it any error to notetris not corrected by the herald its liability shall not exceed such a proportion of the entire cost of such advertisement as the space occupi l by thenoted error bears to the whole space occudied bv such adver ttsement the hhrald dobs jobphi ntino of all kinds poetry st valentine be died a martyr so i find and honored by the church fta h but no one ever kept in mind or wrote it down in history sow valentine attached his rami to gifts ol love both large and smal and rouni about he world becom thepatron saint of lovers all he was a holy man and true bait though the records old we earrh all that we find his neighbors knew was that he nobly served his church his days in holy zeal were spent until his soul was called above yet bv the merest accident jhe reigns as patron saint of love we can but guess how hs occurred ferhaus oie da in early spring a lover humblirur for a word his li phrased message chanced to bring unto the father valentino and w in the priest had read it through he wrote for him a tender line the mai en of his hi- r to woo hon since ihat vc taih date almost as if by ga1 s design when spnngtlnv bird begin to ma e mankind remembers aim it the messages of love the send their tenoerest feelings to rocliim to celebrate his day are primed and in his honour wear his inmc edgar a gues thetraitts in by margaret mortop in the winnipeg tribune the langour of winter settles down over our little country town these afternoons the elevators rear up in to the immensity of sky shouldering the wind the houses huddle in o banks of snow the trees along tnc creek are shivering and naked par away in each direction the fields stretch in undulating masses or sno behind the town loom the r dlmi mountain hills winter blue touching heavy greyish clouds quietness hangs over us like a mist broken only by the creak of wood sleighs coming down from the mountain heavily bir dened or the roar of nn occasional car going thugh on the itftfhwaj or the whine of o distant saw machine few people dre on the street but at three o clock the town stirs the drayman flies bv on his squat sled headin foh the station soon the postal flerk follows pipe in mouth laden withamailoags teams gather near the post office the horses champ ing impatiently men along the street look expectantly southward firpti mt eb of smoke is seen then a low rumble is heard growing louder the whistle blows loiitt and suit your doctor the chances are iourljj it sounds above the roar of the to one that it is not canter but if it should be then jou chances of being tred arc eight out of ten if caught n the earlkr pnmillinaiu stages small towns unite bv j r hanrsun dc ai rora ont there will always be iv1 soyfet to do du mes there will always be something to do m boy there will always be wrongs to right there will always be need for a many be honor to guard and men uni there will alway my boy there will always be hills to climb and tasks to do and battles new prom now to the end of time tivere will always be dangers to face my boy there will always be goals to take ttten shall be tried when the roads divide and proved by the choice they make there will always be burdens to bear my boy there will always be need to pray there will always be tears through the future years as loved ones are borne away there will always be god to serve my boy and always the flag above they shall call unto you until life is through tor courage and strength and love so these are thlnss i dream my boy and have dreamed since your life began that whatever derails when the old woild calls it shall find you a sturdy man cancer of tie lip do you know cancer of the lip is most prev alent amongst a c riain tvpe of ophi ticalcd writ er deligrts to poke fun at small towns and trie provincialism of small town talk b n i i blil in reality the small town is the bn y one not only of our civilisation but cf all previous iiilteutrors and ihe tudent of his tory knows that a rmi lion from the i o jntry to ever enlarg ng cities has generally preceded solal cllupsc i his being true it behooves every so dally m rided individual to heed the aminj since this in tone movement once again in full swing some will exclaim what vou c t tr e but nfortunaich no i ii cm be don tbout it it is mow ibl ind we can cnlj told oui hands and look on this is bv no mans o on hit contrary j ls lle llu clly which is urucoiiomu foi mmv reasons in large cities transportation difllcul ic are enoimous and mu t increase many ind sirial workers live so far from then jobs that t i ose is much an hour both olng and coming to work ties are mich higher m the tut and hit minagemuit of labor much more difficult these are only a few of the peculiar dlflicul lis con fronting i e large c tv and enlighten cd emploveis of laboi are beginning to ealize the truth ind will do more if the ma 1 towns will oi j put on a unlid sil s nnmmign to drive it home heni ford is perhaps the world rt bit mes ind exc uti t leader the present time and he is fully i convinced of the favorable economic position of the small town tncreas nglv he ls manufacturing different parts of hls cirs in small towns and then bringing the to a central es i sjers of life sembly plant i cannot presume on the indulgence of the local papers who have so generously given me space b going into a detailed argument but enough has been said to show i have strong case those who agree with me may say now what are you proposing to do about this situation and how are you not only going to stop the present de terioration of the small towns but pro gresslvely strengthen their position it is only possible through a provinc wide organization which could conceiv ably be based on local boards of trade take for example the antiquated law that compels small towns to adver use tax sales in the ontario gazette which 99- per cent of the people nave never eer and perhaps have never heard about there have been various isolated futile attempts to correct this anachronism with no success though public opinion where it is informed ls definitely favorable to a change sup nose however an organization which is based or local units in every town in ontario went to the government a king that this be corrected with the tacit understanding that if this was not done ihe would go back to ac i town and print the governments an swer b every local paper as nn ex implc of its lack of business efflctcncv ind wo ild also brimr the matter m tl tilt local meetings i guarantet hat this fossilized piece of legislation engine and echoes over the fields hattertng the winter calm the lo cdmotlve looms nearer passes the ml e corner swmas around thi bluff inij the town its wheels whlnning ilon the steel climbing whirling white and cloudy into the cold air with asud of powerful brakes it stops the trains in tne town is galvan ized into life there is hustle and bustle at the station men shoutu lifting running then the postman the draj and the travellers h ad for main street now there ls a crowd in tront of tht osi office peopli grav itatcf rom their houses aon ile street towards it soon tlie hool vans draw up a long caravan if cov ered sloighs pufluis smoke chi ur i drop out join the crcwd in the olfte t iger for mail but alreadj with a rlang if b 1 und a shriek of the wh it ui t i r has departed and is now rdl th bluih hills benrinj ufi and ext l ment to othc towns t ip poop t wind homeward tht v n md 1 m et out over snowv ti nl quel titles once more oh the w lust it of train it l ound is western a tin honk 3f wild ti si as llu lustj fiaean ol frogs in spring sloughs for lit historv of li wist is hie his or of the ra 1 road it existed btfon inst to vns bean in the wakt of the ox trams tht murhtv god thundereti holding tht dt times of thi towns n t on tinker eomttimes n cut thtm off iltouether dtstroved them somt times it mad 1 em iwvtrful b oi 1 t it ir wilde in ams n was the bri iitntr of lift year bv jeir it b illl up i mnli v wt tern nition cirrvmt n ni r hor de of immigrant mpl in i t up pi it carrinr out th jjroduoi of i teeming land dav and night simmer and winter through fields of blowm mln owr snow swe it plains the trtlns roar in and out of pmirie town and iii in historic davs thev are the bnn it pays to buy a coal that is guaranteed tak mattk of this poaitiw ouavatt ot quality artd insist on btue coar for gvootor toating aatlsfactlon this wlntwr ms tho only coal in tho world that is cofourod bin for your nrotoctlon ordor ynur now hll cnrt time table ftffr a 941 9m 8j1 pal pavamotrsr mf hair passenger and kail passcbgexs for toronto paascnger bunday only going itt paesftnger and mall 834 t passenger pally except saturdays and sunday 60 saturday only 2 ib i passenger and mall 6 40 passenger sunday 11 j l passenger saturday night only from nov 4 to apr 37 13j5 t gofaig rtorth mail and passenger going sooth mail and passenger 840 i sft i ecoa the colour guarantees the quality w h kntneri son phone 12 georgetown listen to tc shadow cverr wfd i da over cfbb 9 00 to 930 pjn ljubh i it was rollowtnz visions which ani the race prom out of the jungle and dt l and the onward struggle would slackt n s its pace if visions should cease amongs men western canada special bargain excursion from all stations in eastern canada going rul kib 17lh march 2nd inclusive rt irn limit 4t divs ticklts good in coaches at fares approximately 1 c per miles tourist sleeping cars at fut approximately 1 3 8c per mile standard slffping cars it lares approximate 1 5 8c per milt oosl of accommodation in sleeping oars additonal bikghli f rk i a k i i ha dbil similar excursions from western to eastern canada during same period rirluts sletpinif car re t vatlotu and ill information s to stopover t iv irees fr m an agen ask for handbill t 2 time table leate georgetown to toronto a 708 a m 02b ajn 12j8 pjn c 223 pm 438 pjlt 8 48 pjn 9 03 pja to london 10 05 am xll20 ajn 2jk pjn jaa5 pjn ay445 pjn 700 bob 0000 pun dxiiik pja eel 10 pjn jkexcept sun and hoi b son and hol csaturday only d except sat sun and hol e sat sun and blol x 4 kltchener y to strfttflort tickets and information tat w h long fhone 89 grayc oach lin es directory r r watson j0 mj georgetown office hours 9 to 5 except thuraaaav afternoons litot ae kc m stbil dbnnett bva barristers and soucitots mill street oborgetown ont canadian national s6x and generally begins in the low lip some cause- irritation from a tough pipe stem the burn or the cig axe te and occasionally irritation of a rough tooth produces the pre cancer oui lesion early slgns usually cancer of the lip finds its beginning in a small ir regular lump covered by a scab of sen mistaken for a cold sorei a crack or a ymrt the failure of spontaneous healing or an lesion of the lip is in itself suggestive of cancer as most oth er conditions tend to disappear of themselves if these lesions remain unchecked they may extend to the lymph glands beneath the jaw or chin or in the neck cancer of the up is essentially a disease of the fifth and sixth decades the average age being about sixty however cafes are occasionally seen in yonger individuals and usually the outlook is graver here since in ysnng pati the t grow m tapmly is more resistant to treatment and the tendency to spread appears te the earlier tage s treatment if dioovered in its early stages cancer of the up can be sue minfullr treated with comparative case and with little pain or dlscom- jbrt if allowed to go untreated until sielghboring glands nave been affected treatment is considerably more diffi rft amd km per cf cures drops oon be a thing of tho pist ktsk kenneth m langd0n banister solicitor notary first mortgage money to ijoan office gregory theatre bldg mu1 8 phone 88 georgetown frank petch licensed auctioneer and aix classes of insuranck prompt service laone 391 gajorgeiowsa p o box monuments pollock a ingham successors to cater 8c worth gait ont 0olfnin beooest rimbo mm inspect our work in g cemetery dont delay if you have a cold wore that persistently refuses to heal sm intermittent or continuous tfieed- awf of the ups a stubborn crack or want m caet any condition of the jtfn of ttoath that is not natural con- such an organization wltm a busi nps 1 ke executive commute coi id procure for the small towns of this i province justice and equal on hen hon with lhetarge cities in a s tjils inglj snort period of t me do not a that we should wait til the wir is oer before starting on this job i isk why waif a readjustment tx tween city town and farmit com munlt would be the best has for solving all our social and economic problems and would o strcngtl en tl is dominion ihol it would be b i r ble to cope with the situation whtn h in dreds of thousands of men and wo men will be released from war work for myself i live in a small towt because i like the mal town i be llee m it i believe it is th- bf place to raiie my children ind i ie lieve the cultiral possibilities are just as rood as in the city if not betttr let us small town folk get ou of the rut cease to disparage oursehes and catch the vision of what we could ic c t unite action out centralization will bring the totallir ian state with dictatorship and these dictators will either take away our right to vote as of no importance and not worth the cost of an elect lrn or if we had the right to vote nearly half the people will not take the trouble to use it on the other hand gre decentralization win strength en our de form of govern ment and put back more power in he md put 1 of 6e hands of the people be true to the vision which conre to thy heart be true to its radiant gleam for the things of tomorrow are only a part of what is today buf dream you should not feel the slightest embarrassment in calling on the manager of our nearest branch and tell ing him of your need to borrow making personal loans is a daily part of our regular banking assistance to thrifty citizens throughout canada such trans actions are strictly confidential andour terms arc convenient and reasonable repay in 12 monthly instalments cost 3 65 per 100 no other charge am nielsen 25th year of practice chiropractor xray drugleu therapist lady attendant office over dominion store george town hoars 7 s 730 930 pjn closed thursday phone istw bank of montreal established 1817 v aghu itfaepe dmau account oe welcome hovid fine motorists who leave keys in car dr a s duncan liberal member for lond n backed by hon h o gfeon provln ml secretary in the le gislature last prida placed a strong plea for a measure designed to curb- car thefts by prohibiting drivers fro either parking motor vehlces wiwf their motors running or leaving irfys in the ignition switches while it was conceded that the proposed legislation drafted as an amendment to the mun icipal act would require revision it was advanced through second reading for committee co ideratlon it sug- beted penalties of tl to 10 dr dun can said the bill was offered as a an of removing temptation from i bovs who steal cars not necessarily 1 with criminal intent but as a prank j we want to make it so that boys who a key in a car will not get the idea of going for a joy ride mr nixon i said the car theft situation was very j serious tn thp chips ant his parole officer as saying that out of the 87 cases brought up for par- j ole admitted they were tempted to i steal cars from seeing them unlocked and the keys in the ignition georgetown branch a c welk manager a toiccq just ukt h old chum