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page 2 the georgetown herald wed pesday evening march 27th 1 940 the georgetown herald news of georgetown norval glen williams ltrneftouse stewarttown balllnafad and term cotta sub8ctr3ftiom rates canada 150 a year united states s3 00 a year single oodles jo advertising bates will be a noted on application walter c behhn publisher staff garfield l mcguvray phono no 8 leslie clark reginald broomhead the editors corner around the kampf1re you can t berieve all you hear about the hilter s alin friendship it is recently announced that joe stalin hni written a book which the publishers have tagged stalin s knrapf and thereby has been accomp lished he diplomatic triumph of plaemu hitler and stalin in rival kanvofs anrt while were on the subject hnc jou heard the latest hitler gag berlin radio announcer please stand by for our next pogram try tiiis one it is cauned that flguici don t lie uid the same hns al o befn aid vf the good book so a combination of the two should prove quite re liable this combination used in getting a good line on the fuerher of nazi germany adolph hitler was pointed out to us the other day and we pass it on to any of our reader who care to spend a few minutes in finding the answer mark down all the letters of the alphabet wen starting with a as 100 numb r eivh letter un il cu rcn h the n1 z or 125 now wrte down hltlei vertically and opposite each us equlva ent number for ins ncc h is 107 add the numbcii 1 1 n turn to the last vere of chapter 13 book of revelations and t for jouiself hanover post j eari y easter and a birthday dor 5 brownrldge niece of t j brownrdge who celebrated her 12th birthday on march 24 will have to wait a ion time before htr n easter sunday birthday her uncle informs tij hat it will be o0 vears before march 24 again falls on easter sunda while were on the mbject of easter yc i might be interested in some daa colected by one of our weeklj papers it is interesting to note that he date on which easter falls lhi yeai march 24 is the earliest it has occurred ince 1913 at wh ch time it fell on march 23 jeaster sundaj fell on dates earlier than march 24 only four times in 140 years in 1818 1845 and 1856 easter was on march 22 and in 1913 as previously mentioned it was on maxell 23 incidentally it is not llkel my one reading tihis will see easter come so early again for the next bye it is scheduled to fall on march 24 i about the middle of the 21st cemurv the next earliest date is in 1951 when easter falls on march 25 the hanover post muling lit revision next week we are bringing our mailing list up to date inquiries have been received from subscribers who have paid up their subscription arrears and have noticed that their label has not been changed we ask tfcem tocjbear wi h us for one more week after which time these correc- cions will be made meanwhile would those subscribers who are still behind with sub cripuon payments make an effort to make these payments sometime this week thank you poetry the souls of them i lke to think the souls of them toe furred and feathered things te hunted deer with pleading eyes the birds with broken wings pmd solace at the gates or gold where good st francis stands to soothe the needless hur sof them with soft and gentle hands x i like to think his heart is wuctted wheneei he hears the cry of creatures left in cruel traps to suffer and to die and that the tortured souls of them upon his bosom lie because they suffered most on earth i think he u love them best willa hoey do the right thing you ii find this world s a fine old place if you u but make a fight and meet dull care with laughing eyes and do the thing tha s rl if jou will lead the children s steps across lifes stonj road and from some tired shoulders lift the heavy toilsome joad if you 11 butspeak a cheerful word when things are sad and blue or chase the shadows from a face and see the smiles break through these little deeds are all we need to turn work into plav they free our pains from selfishness and clear the gloom awav for kindly deeds are never lost they sing a glad refrain they sweeten up our dally toll and ease the weary pain the canadian legion speaks part i we ha e received a memorandum from canadian legion headquarters at ottawa which we think worthy of the attention of our readers the mem orandum has been submitted to leaders of the four dominion political parties its purpose is best summed up in the words of the secretary j r bowler we would point out that in tak ing this action we have inade it quite clear that the legion is not asking for a commitment on the part of anj party but that the material which is based upon the legions practical knowledge and experience is simply submit i ed as a matter of information ana as a basis for future discussion and negotiation the report divides itself into two sections the first dealing with veter ans of the great war and the second concerning the men enlisting in the piesent conflict this week we print extracts concern g tha problems of ex set vice men unemployment we are not conctnied with tht mse but principally with tin ciiu while conscription was enforced in the ast year of tne last wai the fac rt maitih that the great bulk of the men affected by these conditions were tittttis who gave their services for theii countrj freely and without untlng the cost in so doing they nude d sacrifices as compared with those who elected to remain at lome oi who having so elected were ultimutelv conscrip ed those saciifl is merit something more than a bare existence we would be the last to suggest that because a man had the honour oi serving his countrj under arms his countij thereby owes him a llv ing without effort we would trongly ie entanj such theor but we do saj that the country does owe to each of these men an opportunity lo malre a living md that has been denied to rnny of hem foi vailous causes wc appieciate the efforts made by ucceeding governments to deal with ment for some time but unfortunately the unemployed veteran is not always available where work is being done in order to deal with the problem ade problem and uhe success which j lass of work when men not other has attended various scheme concert m t 111 foi service are tvailaole tq do d for the pur xxe of mee ing the situ this work and under proper conditions quately it wu be necessary to eyolve of home life to be secured by marri- some system of transfer of labour from points where no work is available to points where such work is available cj special service battalions eh en after this is done it will be found that there are very large numbers of men who by reason of a long period of unemployment during which many cf them have subsisted on an allow ance less than that required for a minimum of subsistence have become by reason of inactivity and malnu- ti ltlon qme incapable ot keeping pace with industry it is our opinion that us we withdraw fit men from the in- dusti uil field for war service every tort should be made to utilize can- adi s available ex service man power in our war work and we feel that many of these men can be made fit loi this effort when required it 1 lnfjxjsslble to expect employers to make the entire sacrifice necessary to achieve this result but wo believe t can be achieved if the government will for hwlth oifcanlze special scr ee batlahcbs for veterans of the last win who have seen active service and who should be given an oppor tunlty to once again serve their coun try in a capacity in which they are quiihiud ihese special service bat- tihons could be utilized in the various camps both military and air foice which are being set up to perform the lutlue dutlas which at the present time require the sei vices of a large uumbei ol lit men who aie in traln- ii t i is not uncommon to find that z i ot tht establishment of a unit mij be ltqulred on various camp fatl s it would itatly jacilltate the piocess ol training if tills could be obviated nd the men peimit ed to de vote their whole time to the intensive ik of tjiun ii i raining programs aie aluay- ictaraed by abscn t of men rn other uutles anj it sterns to be a asietul inc led ct performing his ation but the fact remains that we enlisting a nrw army when remnants of our last army are still objects of public charity it is our concern to see to it that in the pre occupation of the new war the vet eran of the lat war is not forgotten nd that the men of the new forces mav fco to meet the enemy with tht know edge tha on their return they may expect a fair deal and an oppor- inily to make a livlnc we therefore reel mat this problem should not be regaided as one which is no pressing but that it should be ciuiderea as di tmctly a wai prob lem and aa uch should receive he sime consideration as all other mat ters in connection wiji canada s war etlot t for uiat reason we submit reitnln si ecuic recommendations as lollows a prelerence to ex service men in wai work that it should be ascer uined fiom the ve erans assistance commission and the officers of the government employment service what number of veterans aie still o of employmen who are fit for em- ould do it satisfactorily this scheme would have the adtan tuge of giving these men propei ia i ions pi oner clothing comfortable quai crs and some measure of train in i and discipline ail of which would tend to buld up their physical con dition restore their morale and make thtm available for absorption into in dustry wlien required we feel that this is a very urgent i loblem and one which should be giv en earlj consideration by the govern men it should be made quite clear in putting these obseruitlons forward mat this problem lias been placed be tore the present and preceding gov cinments substantial contributions o wards its solution have ceitainly been made although no complete solu tion has been evolved for the assist ancc we have received we are grate ml but we ask for an immediate ef fori to ensure a more adequate solu ion of the problem which we have ii l nled pensions allowances to wives and order to prevent the scandal of death bed marriages yet until 1933 it was generally conceded that a pensioner should not be deprived of the privileges ployment in work now proceeding in i this country and that in awarding i c jc u hts f contracts for war work contractors be wa f wognlzfcd that some llmi- strictly required when expanding staffs jf m if to give due preference to tliese men b transportation of labour that has been the policy of the govern it confers rights to pension to wl- l dows of men dying of pensionable dls i vbility is neccsarv and desirable lr age and that he should be entitled to allowance in respect to his- new status is based on the extent to which his disability m other words- under our system a mans pensionable disability is based oh the tcxtnt to wlilch his earning capacity on the basis of com mon labour is impaired by reason of such disability if he is married his responsibility is groaier and therefore he should receive increased allowances to meet such responsibility- but it apparently was not considered that he should be deprived off the privilege of marrying and of having children be cause his pensionable disability made it impossible to accept such responsi bility in 1933 however as an econ omy measure it was provided that no allowances should be paid in respect of wlves naurled or children born af ter the 1st of may 1933 on reflec tion it seems to us that this is dis criminating legislation and we there fore request that his bar be removed it should be pointed out that the re moval of euch bar does not in anyway extend the exiting provisions govern ing entitlement o widows pension in c ise of death from pensionable dis ability united stale pensioners wt desitc to direct the attention of those interested o the fac that war conditions are causing consider able handicap to many canadian pen slotlcis in the ui red states inasmuch as the unfavourable rate of exchange has operated lo materially reduce their pension allowances it is common knowledge tlia many former mem bers of the canadian forces whose health had been impaired as a result of war di- ability found it desirable to take up residence hi the- united states where climatic conditions were more favourable it is recommended tha consideration be given to a pro uosal that pensioners residing in coun ties where there is an adverse rate of exchange should be entitled to re cetvc their pensions in such a form that the amount received shall be equivalent to the par value medical treatment hie outbreak of another war gives us to seme anxiety lest in dealing uith new casualties the casualties of lie last wai should be overlooked and for en or the rights already conceded be restricted the extension of the right of medical treatment to men who gave meritorioufi service has although not of universal application as ve piovcd of the grea est benefit and we would not care to see such prlv lees m any way curtailed or restneted in fact as our men grow older the benefits of this treatment shot id be extended we therefore re commend a 1 ia hnmediitc consideration should be given to prov sion of hospl taj tactliues to care for pew casual ties so that theie snal always be available sufficient accommodation for men who c in the last war and who require medical treatment in re spect of pensionable disabili y or are entitled thereto bv reason of the vari ous provisions made b that the right to class 18 treat ment should not be confined to those in the immediate vicinity of an jejs tablishcn departmental hospital but that contiact hospitals should be ar cnr annual report ottawa march 25 an improve ment of 14218 676 in the results of canadian national railways is report ed for 1939 and a forecast of a sklerable further improvement during 1940 is contained in the annual report jecelved today toy the hon c d howe mi er of transport from s j sungerford chairman and president m behalf of the board of directors operating revenue at 203820186 62 was the highest of any year since 193tt xfiexceeded that of 1938 by 21578- 4638dor ii84 per cent operating expenses amounted to 162 965 768 18 an increase of 3 85 per cent viewed jn relation to the increase to operat ing revenues this is regarded as a moderate rise the operating ratio was 89 77 per cent the best since 1929 net operating revenue totalled 20 964418 44 an increase over 1938 of 1478800729 the net available for jnteresr was 10635 02353 an increase otct the previous year of 141847186 otoe interest on funded debt held by tbe public totalled 4981437790 and tbe interest on government loans 816 msai the cash deficit was 40095 6158 an improvement of 14218 4t39 over the previous year it would be a mistake says the aport to attribute all of the in crease in traffic to the war the hi ohft wan progre throughout the ytr in the first quarter the to al revenue was about equal to that oi ims after which the quarterly in- niwrn were 119 per cent 147 per cent and 16 per cent 3be largest wheat crop in 10 years accounted or much of the freight traffic increase of 30496407 or u jier cent ontfai tannage increased aotjbu tons tbm were substantial anesams lo antbxmetu and buomtnons aal shlpmaits tn lumber iron and jmast faocor tjcie and parts and directory digest tuesday to tuesday in the news he was in toronto uj3 minister to canada james cromwell declaring that the life the liberty and the very safety of neutral citizens of the tjnl ed states may be dependent on the outcome at the present war said that he realined he was leaving himself open to criti cism ge was immediately a wave of congratula tion and vituperation descended upon him from the american press and politicians climax was a sharp re buke from secretary of state cordeu iull with rumours of cromwelfs re signation being strongly denied paris in tiu3 spbcng unpredictable french politics shifted again premier edward daladler re signed and paul reynaud was given the task of forming a new cabinet da ladler continues as minister of war the new government given a slira vote of confidence decided to carry on for tho present major changes creation of an eurhtman inner cabinet to operate within the government inclusion of the socialist party in the cabinet creation of a muchdemanded ministry of information w rs f nd lzuta demanded terri ortal conoeo- ions eve i broader than those contain ed in the russo finnish peace treaty at the same time foreigncommissar molotov announced that finland is now considered a baltic state and in clusion of finland in a scandinavian allance would be frowned on premier hepburn suggested thart cinada offer homes to 100 000 finns from regions ceded to russia fin land gratefully declined needing all its ciilzens to help la the postwar econstructlon surprise with a surprising blare of publicity the liners mauritania and queen mary sailed from new york destination un known the british admiralty announced the inking ol two german snips off the coast of denmark o allied submarines the rason an effort to cut off swedish shipments to germany a large scale bombing attack was carried out by the r ap on the german isle of sylt wleh heavy loss of german supplies albert goes to the people with resul still incomplete indi cations were that the aberhart govern ment would be returned to power with a- much smaller majority than in 1935 obituary ottawa dr william ambrose found 66 former deputyminister of fisher ies afte several months illness godench charles a robertson 65 since 1926 liberal mia for huron- bruce alter a long illness three rivers willie polsson liberal candidate tor three rivers constitu ency of a stroke late monday night sbbmdmt jrthbuuo decreased ia per sat avf onansffdal telegraph re- iwbb jj w cent there were m- smtfltvili tboov ttail and express re- i cent and 134 per maintenance of t increased 724 000 or 493 per cent during the year of this amount 495357 was due to increased rolling stock retirements canadian lines the total writeoffs to operating expenses on this account having jbeen 6 763525 as compared with 0266 168 in 1938 transporta tion expenses increased 2 679 000 or 3 11 per cent snow removal in 1939 cost 357 000 more the pension roll increased by 222 000 and wage ad- justmen s cost 022 000 protective services tieoessltated toy the war a- mounted to 433 000 larger provision was made for retirement of miscellan eous structures sidings etc retired from service and not replaced taxes increased by 148274- they amounted to 7 095 147 m addition 3 171300 was paid in sales tax on the cost of material making a total tax payment of over 10 millions the revenue from hotel operations increased 186 629 and after meeting operating expenses and taxes the net operating income was 302 363 an in crease of 76 350 over 1938 the total requirements for interest on funded debt held by the public in 1939 were 49814377 being 24 645 less than in 1938 interest payments to the government on temporary loans for capital purposes were 916 165 be ing 9959 less than in 1938 it is of interest to note the re- portpointsout thatfro 19 w the present practice was adopted of financing- capital requirements by issue of railway securities to the public the capital debt of the railway including temporary ooverntnent loans has been increased by 32 millions average increase dtulnc the eight year period of 4 niminta p n in this period tfae railway has made new public issues aggregating 919 millions but baa retired other public issues ag- ftegmttng 3s3 mmtrm as the result of this refinancing which has been at lower interest rates the fixed charges of the railway 1a39 oompared with 1931 after pforfdmg for interest on the artdftloml capital of 33 j millions show a decrease of 5643000- oontmued on page ft job printing neatly executed at this office -v- monuments markers mud lettering pollock inc gait ont designs on request phone 2c inspect our work in oreenwood cemetery aminllll radio repairing u years experience we specialize on this work j sanford son i p phonki 8 georgetown mw i p b watson dds vldm georgetown office hours b to s except thutsdaj afternoons cnr time table gain bast passenger and mail 100 sa passenger and mall 643 pjg passengers for toronto 91 pa passenger sunday only bjt pa oelng west passenger and mall m am passenger dally except saturdays and sunday j0 pa saturday only mmnmm f passenger and mat 64 pm passenger sunday lut pm passenger saturday night only from nor 4 to apr it vim turn cm ntrtk am nielsen 26th year of practke chiropractor xray drugless therapist lady attendant office over dominion store georgetown hours 25 730 9 jo pjn closed thursday phone 15w monuments oakvilu monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering comer post and markers a good display in stock a mckeuar prop 19 colbome st west oakvtlle leoy dale blc m sybil bennett ba barristers and souottocs mill street georgetown ont kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary bhs pint mortgage money to loan office g theatre bwg mtq r gsecgeiewbi frank petch uoensed aootionesat and atx classes of wsueanoe prompt sendee time table leave georgetown to toronto a 0flam 9j ajfl- 12lip o 323 pjn u6 pa 8 48 pjxl 903 pa to 1005 ml xll20 ajn mb pm cx16b pm ayi45 pjn tjoo pm bbjoo pm dxlljob pn exllju pjn euueul sun and hol b sum and hot osaturday only d except sat son and hol sa bun and hol x 4 kitchener yo stratford ttaksto and in at w ft long phone 89 gray coach lines ranged for at suitable points so that the benefi of free medical treatment in proper cases might be more readily aallable and upon a more uniform basis than at present war veterans allowance this legislation is generally speak ing being applied in a satisfactory manner at the moment we desire to gs only one feature so long as the reclpienb is in reasonably good health and able to look after himself the al lowance seems to suffice but in many cafes it happens that these recipients by reason of advancing years or in creased physical disability are no lon ger able to get along without care in such cass the allowance is insufficient public opinion would not lightly re gard an aged exservice man who had served in the line becoming in his de clining years an object of charity the general alternative suggested is old ex- service mens homes this is an ex pensive proposal and it is therefore re commended that the provision for veterans care in established hospitals and now provided in the case of pen sioners should be extended to cover recipients of war veterans allowance who by reason of age or disability are incapable of caring for themsel ves conclusion in conclusion we cannot too strongly urge that a determined effort should be made now to clear up the prob lems of the last war before we are faced definitely with the problem of the exservice mens needs after the new- war the requests submitted deal with the bare mirrinmn and represent mattftra ahlmh tarilwre require u gent attention charles n of england once asked atmirurqeett the famous clergyman why he read his sermons arom manu script why do you read your speeches from the throne countered the min ister because replied the ktag t have asked the people so often lor money x am ashamed to look them m tbe face deed cub k jrtsfivjpgfe go to vahdaatew h just simjiill te flavah christen it