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pkge2 the georgetown herald wed nesday evening april 3rd 1m0 the georgetown herald nem of geor nerval olen wuuanu llmelumse btewarttown ballwfad and terra cotta subscription rates tfcwada 1jj0 a year united states 2 00 a year single ooplea w advertising rates will be quoted on application walter o b2ejhn publisher staff oatflexd l moquvray phone no a leslie clark reginald broomhead this week we continue our sum mary of extracts from the canadian legion memorandum submitted to the leaders of the four ixmlnlnnnauilcal parties i problems of the present war the canadian legion while it can nevetobtbimlndtul or the needs of the men and women who served from 1914 till 1918 is by its constitution charged with caring for the interests of the men now serving therefore we desire to make certain observations with regard to the new problems which now arise and particularly in regard the editors corner teaching democracy recently we have been receiving resolutions asking us to teach demoorary to children and urging that cen if we do to teach them more about it tbut democracy is more a way of living than a form of govern ment it is a difficult thing to teach but we are teaching them the things that gray yd dftvqjpp under democrac arta we are teaching them these thin in literature andutliverywbye sr l j simpson at the convention of he ontario educational association dr simpson conveys a world of truth in these remarks democracy embraces the whole held of living it comprises the sum total of the way we go about our dally tasks going to church buying groceries voting choosing a professkhi criticizing our government educating our children no curriculum could be laid down which would categorically teach each of the phases of a democratic state it is rather through each of us practicing practical democracy that our children will learn to cherish and respect it j lawmen for reporting the first 1940 robin spring 13 here credit goes to miss h seen in georgetown a preaching mission need we ask you to lend support to the preaching mission being conducted by th baptist and united churches in georgetown while these meetings are being held in only two ol our churches their intent is a nondenomlnatlonal expression of faith and members of other churches are urged to come and hear dr mcleods message we think it would be a fine idea if various organizations in town should plan on attending one of the meetings in a body in tills modem world with so many isms striving to overcome the church it is increasingly important that we support he church politics our political questions setued far the time being we can now watch the birth of a new election campaign in our neighbour to the south the big question of course is whether roosevelt will decide to defy tradl tion and seek a third term so far he has led the political commentators a merry chase never giving any direct public sta ement on his intentions heres one on the grits they with the liberal party victorious in the elections perhaps will panddn a joke at their expense the law allows a man to change his name if he can show sufficient reason for the change a man made application for a hearing for such a change and was duly brought before the judge questioning him the judge learned that rje bore the name william lyon mackenzie stelnch well my good man sympathized the judge i don t b ame you for wanting a change what would you like to be called if it please your honour replied the applicant i should like it changed to john henry stelnch 1 a good loser you can t help but admire a chap like george atkins defeated na tional government candidate in halton county in a few gracious words in his newspaper last week mr atkins accepted the decision of the voters and pledged his wholehearted support to the new government during the war period the world abounds with good winners but a good loser is some thing of a rarity our hai is off to such a one george atkins the canadian legion speaks part if should be provided offering interest mgber than current as an inducement b enlistment problems bo farras we carr judge the policy of the government is orderly enlistment according to needs and without undue interference with the economic life- of the country but there are a great many young men who are keenly de sirous of enlisting and when enlist ment is opened at any depot they throng there to offer their services frequently they go long distances generally they are without very much to pensions and rehabilitation these way financial resources the probllms resolve themselves into two medical exanunatton routine tab classes immediate and future m me and by the time the final de cision is given the men are frequently immediate problems broke they turn to the legion for help but there are limit to what l legion can do we feel that it poetry llj dependents allowances the government apparently de termined and we approve of determination that the matter allowances to dependents of men who enljst in the armed forces should bt the responsibility of the government we approve of the prlnciplebut regret that the regula tions as originally drawn up appear to us to have been unduly restrictive so much so that the policy initiated was to a large degree thwarted hun dreds of cases were brought to our at tentlon as a result of which we were able by reason of our extensive exper ience in dealing with similar problems to appreciate the cause of the difficul ties we approached the minister of national defence on december 19th 1039 and submitted to him a compre hensive memorandum while we do not claim that the action subsequently taken was as a result of our repre sentations we are glad to note that steps were taken to improve the situ ation and to be able to state that conditions are now definitely improv ed as a result of our experience we make the following recommenda tions a that the administration of the system of dependents allowances and the making of regulations in connec tion therewith should be placed under either the calnadlan pension oommte ston or the war veterans allowance board whose personnel has had exten sive experience in dealing with such problems bl that the principle of assigned pay and dependents allowance regu lations hmld be established on the premises that an assignment of pay by a membe of the forces to a dependent creates a prima facie case of depen dency and where dependency is shown to exist particularly tn cases of de pendents other than wives that the amount of allowances should be fix ed as neirlv equivalent as possible to the married rate set out in article 101 laj of the regulations and should embrace allowances for a dependent parent and if applicable on behalf of two minor brothers or sisters where ind whli the soldier is shown to be the sole support of uie family id thai the practice of taxing pre- tn 1st merit contributions towards the maintenance of a dependent other than a wife to the amount of 15 00 a month to represent the costs o board and lodging be discontinued ex cept in cases where the preenllstment monthly contribution was more than 1 55 00 a month i2 assigned pa the existence of a little nest egg on demobilization would be a great help as service pay goes the pay of our men is generous and they should be encouraged to save and they could easily do ao some system of savings there 8 gold en every soul there s gold in every soul could we but see the rough exterior may blind our eyes but deep down in the heart there s sure to toe some hidden virtue that the world will prize jeberes gold in every soul could we but hear misunderstood by us the voice was heard and could the mind but reach our erring ear a kindly thought would gleam in every word there s gold in every soul could we but feel the clasp of hand we pass it lightly by but touch the spirit and it would re veal a thrij of sympathy for every sigh there s gold in every soul could we but know we may be searching for the faults alone and drawing closer as through life wa go perhaps the virtues might outshine our own there s gold in every soul did we but act as thojgh all mortals were as good as we a band of love would circle then in tact from garth to heaven could our blind eyes see james a ross wellandport do the right thing you 11 find this world s a fine old place if youll but make a fight and meet dull care with laughing eyes and do the thing thats right if you will lead the children s steps across life s stony road and from some tired shoulders lift the heavy toilsome load if you u but speak a cheerful word when things are sad and blue or chase the shadows from a face and see the smites break through these little deeds are all we need to turn work lnio play they free our paths from selfishness and clear the gloom awaj for kindly deeds are never lost they sing a glad refrain they sweeten up our dally toll and ease the weary pain is high time that some system should be devised- whereby men who desire to enllrt may have an opportunity of be ing medically examined at their own hotnst or else it should be publicly an nounced that men from outside re cruiting centres would not be accept ed we desire a clear cut an nouncement ol recruiting policy which will make this impossible discharges closely allied to the foregoing is the man who is accepted gives up his job and then after two three or more months is discharged medically unfit to turn a young man who has indica ted his willingness to serve and to give his- life if need be adrift in the mid dle of winter is we believe cruel and while we entirely approve of elimin ation of the unfit yet we cannot believe that the country is being fair in turning such a man adrift until some provision is made for his employ ment or a least for his subsistence until mich tune as he can become re established i marriages we admit that it would be very diffi cult for the government to regulate marriages by men in the service we need not discuss the question widows pensions for if the govern ment is v ullng to assume that liability we have nothing to say but we are not so much concerned about the w idows they will be automatically provided for what we are concern ed about is the rehabilitation of these men and the post war care of their wives and children if they are no pensioners is the government pxepar ed to ensure their care and mainten ance if our experience over the last tent years u an guide the answer is certainly not ir such marriages are approved and recognized the should bt recognized after demoblli zatlon and the young man who has tievci worked who is by training un qualified to suppor i wife ind family should not after uie war become with his wife and family an object of public charity the pollcj of the govern ment should be determined now and the vett rans of the new war should not be called upon to wrestle with this problem as we have had to do 16 proposals to aid pension and treatment administration shortly after the outbreak of this war we took occasion to submit to the government certain observations as to mat era which in the light of our experience should not be over looked we presume that officers of the government were equally well informed on these matters and there tore claim no especial credit for the fact that medical examination has been much more thorough than in the last war and particularly in the steps taketvto detect incipient uaenttiosu as a result we believe that many hun dreds of such cases have been detect ed and many uvea savefland inci dentally many millions of dollars in pensions but so far as we knaw recommendations equally valuable and based on experience have not been implemented and which if im plemented would make the pension problem infinitely less t than it was after the last war and incidental ly save the country a great deal of money in order to give the pen sion commission a fair chance to dls charge its duties we recommend as fol lows a instructing officers in principles of pensions in the last war prob ably not a single officer had the fog giest idea about pensions in the present war a few who have been ac- live members of the legion may have a rudimentary knowledge yet a full understanding of the principles of pen sion should be regarded as essential in a regimental officer in order that he may be able to record significant facts which thereafter might have a bear ing en a man s rlghr to entitlement we recommend that all company officers and all non commissioned officers be given a course of lnstruc tion in the principles of pension b documentation of complaints on service allied to the foregoing and of great importance subsequently documentation of complaints on ser vice we have hundreds of cases in which the man complains thst-he- ported sick on service and received medicine and duty or medicine and light duty of which no record is avail able the m o of a unit should have an orderly whose duty it is to record every complaint made the decision ol the m o and the treat ment indicated d co ordination of services ox discharge there should be coordln atlon of the military medical services and the pension services on discharge while operations are in progress it is naturally uie duty of the military me dical services to retain jie services of every man whocan be made available for mllitsrj duty but when a man can no longer be profitably used ml itarv duty he then becomes the re porlul lty of uie civilian depart ment whose duty it is to fit him for some place in civil life when a man en tv the service he is medically exa- m nd to ensure that r is phvslcally fit and that in taking him on the country ls not thereby assuming a large potcn la liability during his period of service if our rccommenda tlons are adopted everything that happens to him will be carefully re corded but on discharge it is essen tial that us erything that medical science- can gest shou d be utilized to de ennint his medical ca oij he was x r iv ed on going in he should be xrayed in going out if there is any change it vil be recorded and its lm plications will be obvious if there fore the man ten fifteen or twenty jears laiti breaks down with tuber culosls or a heart condition it will be a fairly simple mat er to determine whether such condition lia an rela lion to service e widows it would also be de sirable tf a declaration were made at the earliest possible date as to the governmtnts polic in regard to wld ows it seems to be the idea that the widow of a man who served u entitled as of right to a pen slon upon his death today the law is hat if the parties were married prior to january 1st 1930 or if mar ried tbereafter prior to an award of penaloa and te man dies of fau pen sionable disability or if being a pen sioner to the extent of 60 or over he dies from any cause hia widow is entitled to pension but in h other cases no pension is payable we sug gest that while enlistment ls now in its early stages the government shoum make a definite statement of policy so that men enlisting and wo- merit marrying them may have no doubt as to then- position ft venereal rlt should be made compulsory that all recruits be given adequate instruction in the con sequences of venereali disease and ef fective steps taken to ensure 18 pre vention in making this suggestion we do not desire to suggest thai men in his majesty s forces are more unmor al than men in civilian life they are not but in time of war and when men are concentrated in restricted areas the sources of infection are per haps likely to affect a greater num ber let every effort be made to eliminate this evil digest tuesday to tuesday in the news francorussian relations serious diplomatic tension left french and russian relations strained last week russia recalled jacob surltz soviet ambassador to france rilmours were that paul reynauds new french government had demand ed this paul naggiar french am bassador to russia has been home for some time ostensibly on sick leave wanted a leader day after the disastrous defeat of national governmeni dr r j man- ion announced his retirement as leader of the conservative party col george drew denton massey joseph harris were among those in line as possible successors a firsthand report home from a tour of european capi tals ai the personal representative of the president undersecretary of state summer welles hurried to the white house to confer with president roosevelt while in europe mr welles visited rome berlin paris and london and brings home his opinion of factors oc rating for and aealnst termination of hostilities in europe no statemen- s were made to the press save that neither the president nor mr welles would have any word to say following their conference to thf press or to any of their friends or to anyone else alberta elections with 5 ridings still doubtful the score in the alberta elections stood social credit 33 other parties 19 manitoba close on the heels of the dominion election comes news that the mani toba government ls considering going to the people directory let me remember only lovel things the scattered smiles of children at their play the sapphire of the sea a star adrift the spreading glory of the dying day the friendliness of those that light my soul like crystals woven into winter snow the clear blue sky tliat follows sum mer rain sweet wirbled notes a sunsets aftcr glow and i will keep the storehouse of my mind barred to the gloom of memories that trot i shall remember only lovelj things when time has taught me wisely to forget job printing neatly executed at this office monuments markers and lettering pollock ingham gait ont designs on request phone 2048 inspect our work in greenwood cemetery we specialize on this work 7 j sanford son i phone oeobobtown hi jiloxice the mailing list of the georgetown herald has been corrected to date would all subscribers notice the date marked on this weeks issue if this is incorrect please get in touch with us 8 j and we will rectify the error mm m cnr time table going east 657 10 os 84s 941 941 p sjt pa passenger passenger and mall passenger and mall pawmgeraroxjibotftq passenger sunday only gota we paasengw and 14au dally can a sunday 6jo0 pm saturday only lupa ind uafl tm pa sunday 11u pm saturday night only from nor 4 to apr 91 uj ul gma karl p r watson dd 85 mjb georgetown office hours s to 5 exoept thundaj afternoons lerot dal kc m sybil bennett bjfc barristers ana souemori mill street qborgbrrown ont am nielsen 26th year ot practice chiropractor xray drugless therapist lady attendant office over dominion store georgetown hours 2 5 730 93d pjn closed tharsdar phone 150w monuments oakviue monument works designs submitted cemetery lettering comer post and markers a good display in stock a mckellar prop 19 colborne st west oakvtlle men for the air force the department of labours alr craft school at gait graduaited its first class 183strong from the 6 month intensive toiose these young men trained in wireless telegraphy con struction machine shop aero engineer ing will boost the growing ranks of canada s air force meanwhile a new class of 225 will begin thi course at gait obituary wellington new zealand rt hon michael j savage 68 since 1935 la bor prime minis er of new zealand st johns nlld sir richard squlr- 60 twice prime minister of new foundland 1919 23 19z832 toronto very reverend t albert moore 79 ex moderator of the unit ed church of canada ot taw 1 rev w g brown newly- elected united reform member of the dominion government for saskatoon clt barrister souotter notary tbst mortgage ifoner to office oretory theatre bid ud b frank petch licensed auctsokku all classes of instnuurv prompt servtoe sm ro bmui time table leave georgetown ttf toronto a 7 08 ajn- 92b ajn 1s18 pjn o 3j3 pjn am pu 848 pm fl03 pja to 10j06 ajn euj0 ajn los pjb exss pa sj445 pjn tjm pa wi pm dxllae pjn eatlljo pjnj sua mid hol h dim and infoemftttoa at w h long phom 89 gray coach lines soldier dont pa no radio license collected from troops in camp soldlervho take their radio re celving sets into camp will be freed from paying the annual s3 50 license transport department officials have announced ministerial sources declared also that an early announcement was expected to be made of the abolition of mul tiple licensing homes withunore than one set this step will man a saving householders or approximately 30 000 a year no attempt has been made or will made to collect license fs from members of canada s ftuhung forces in the different training centres across canad va bium th p vately owned radios to camp trans port offlruls said a- a did chum