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the georgetown herald wed nesday evening july 24th 1 940 how can i help win the war the georgetown herald new of georgetown nerval glen wdliams lknehoose stewarttawn badlnarad and torn gotta subscription rates canada 81 50 a year united states 1303 a year single copies 3c advertising rates will be quoted on application walter o biekn publisher staff oarfleld l moguvray phone no 8 leslie clark reginald broomhead the editors corner whats the matter with georgetown a comparison of the results at theatres in different towns shows georgetown far behind in proceeds realized from the sale ol war savings certificates at the recent win thewar night in canadian theatres the village of stquffvllle for instance with less than half the population of our town contributed 268 in the sale of stamps 68 more than georgetown another village tweed equalled the figure here while 1700 people in chesley bought stamps to the value of 300 fort erie and orangevllle which are towns about our size turned over 500 apiece coming to our own neighbourhood we find milton with 353 and brampton 1624 the record for small towns we think goes to kings vllle in essex county with a population of 2500 3390 in stamps was bought at the theatre there j people ir georgetown are always boasting that our weekly pay roll is equal to that in any town of similar size in ontario the theatre night results would hardly prove that 1 imes have changed a few jears ao a certain member of parliament was instrumental in causing the discontimian e of compulsory cadet training in our on tario high schools this week no read that walter e hams federal member for gej btuv has joined the casf as a lieutenant and is now at camp boden with the grey bruce foresters thats a far cry from the days when agnes mcphall then member for the same riding opposed our syoiem of cadet training which will it be ottawa it was announced today that all postmasters would be relieved of their duties at the a of fte month thls decision was reached after a trial experiment in georgetown ontario which has been without a postmaster for several months business has been conducted go suc cessfully without a postmaster in that town that it has been decided to do away with th n altogether thereby saving the country a great deal of money and allowing the civil service commission more time to spend on lrrporuuit matters ottawa it was announced today that the civil service commission would be replaced by ajnpre efficient group of men at the end of the month this decision was reached alter a trial experiment in georgetown on tario which has been without a postmaster for several months al though a suitable man was found for jie job the commission dilly dallied about his appointment so long that it was felt a new group should be appointed to deal with the matter which would ensure that the country s money was spent in the proper way and spend its own time at matters which were its concern national registration it is expected that all persons over 16 year of age will be re glstered by the end of august according to a statement by hon james gardiner while this registration is mainly for the purpose of finding those available for military training it will also serve many other pur poses it will give the government useful information to be used for old age pension health etc eighteen questiono will be asked of men and nineteen of women with answers written on registration cards set up in each constituency will consis of a registrar deputy registrar and deputy registrars in all polling subdivisions mr cleaver member for hal ton has assured mr gardiner that registration in halton county will be done without any cost to the country registration will take four days and will be done about the third week in august an organizatlonmeetlng was held in milton on monday to arrange the set up in haltonv county it is important that everyone register and that evtqpone answer all questions correctly stiff penalties haev been providedpjr an one who fails to comply with this moreover all persons will t tion certlficetes which they will have to carry at all t when demanded these are strenuous times for can adians each doing bis or her best to asalst canada in its war effort nevertheless there are times when the question is asked what more can i do an easy and effective way to mjivc thu problem has been suggested by d leo dolan chief of the canadian travel bureau just alt down an iti a few lines to friends and relamca ui the united states in vttlnt them to spend their vacations in canada never before in canada s history have american travellers been more welcome in the dominion just let thtfm know they can ramble about and enjoy our sports our national parks the romance of our cities and the fresh beauty of our countryside it freely and fully as in the days of peace advise them of the benefits which are theirs through a situation which enhances the value of united states currency impress upon then the fact that the war has created no new restrictions regarding entry and departure from canada remind thetn that as in the past there is she opportunity to spend happy cart free days in this lovely land where neighbour hands are ahvays ready with the handclasp of friendly wel ome in tht strange war that is upon us i ls cu ious that the tourist trade i peace ill happy business which is is oclat d with the brlghest side of mr should become an important cog in tht wheels of strife canada in the prosecution of its efforts to bring poact ind justice again to the world requires v ital machines and equip ment wn ch must be purchased across die border these must be paid for in us currency and toobtain these dollar we must sell them something orth their money and what more orthwhlle is there than a vacation i canada the american tourist doll ir spent in canada relurnsto the united sates for the purchase of ma enals and equipment it creates more job for moix people many of these peoplt will no doubt then be ibk to njoy our canadian hospital ty the prime minister ind other nronun olflcml hat issued cordial in itattm to residents of the unit d s ate to visit our country the canadi n travel bureau has conduct ed tn 1 1 tisiie and eflec he adver ls nif c onpaign designed to attract tourists to the dominion fast mov ing events however have created a iltuuuoi where many prospective tourists are undecided whether to arry o i or abandon their vacation lans fcr this year your perianal note of a surance that all is well in canada that the highways are smooth the golf courses green and the tlsh biting maj be the deciding factor in drawing visitors to canada it re quires but small effort to write do o ir bl today concealed evidence by nan clifford mcclum byndlcm wnu 5rv1c i given reglstra fees ahd produce fcxetry our weekly poem f the house on the shore id like to write a little poem about a house i know that stands upon a big lake beach where fishermen go tro when on shore winds lash o er that lake they drive waves to the door bo near does that house stand alone upon that pebbly shore close at its rear a steep hill lifts its tree hid face so high the whole a land and water scape to tempt an artists eye i asked the woman in that house was it not lonely drear she smiled the sweetest kindly smile and said no never here you see this is our happy home with kindness much in store here love and laughter rules supreme in this house on the shore ralph gordon 628 crawford st toronto weaklings are bred where hardship has no part conflict it is that makes the oaken heart the power builder if we could only put thetn all aside the tilings that hairy us of peace and rest rin aim and quest that set at nought our plans and crush our pride poor empty pride rothbubble of the tide we think that life might be a good ly thing perennial and of delight a river deep and wide but do the stoutest and the staunch- eat grow the best of earth that danger cannot quail m tropbi climes where only soft airs blow on see u by tie teaapestuoos what is good what is the real good i askeo in musing mood order said the law court knowledge said the school truth said the wise man pleasure said the tool love said the maiden beauty said the page freedom said the dreamer home said the sage fame said the soldier equity the seer spake my heart full sadly the answer is not here then within my bosom softly this i heard each heart holds the secret kindnes is the word john boyle oreluy too monotonous i woukt not be a cjock my land i i think twould make me sick to stand up on the mantel and do nothing else but tick im sure that i wsujd weary be f t and when they failed to wind me up rd get that rundown feeling lord givt me a mind that does nof bore that does not whimper whine or sigh don t let me worry over much about that fussy thing called l it aln t the guns or armaments er the money they can pay its the close cooperation that makes them win the day it alat the individual oar tha army as a whole but the evertastin teamwork of every btoaanaa soul c ity children need holiday in addition to the children and no htrs sent each summer to camp bol on the neighborhood workers as- i ociation strives to provide holidays or some 1200 children who for vari us reasons cannot be sent to camp i tiroaii the country home departvjj ment these children are stnt to homes within a radius of 150 miles from to juo the neighborhood workers as ou a tion pays all transportation oits but no board l paid persons living in the country who have room in their rome for one or two child ren geneiously co operate with the n wa bv taking city children for a two week vacation period free of charge i is not expec ed a the hostess will lay out m laboa plan of en tertairunent for aechtld any home that can ofli- a garden or a naatrby green field practically unknown so many chlldtm who live in the fac tory areas three plain nourishing meals a day and a comfortable bed can be a happy holiday spot holiday homes need not be any great distance from the city even homes or the outskirts of toronto can provide unbelievable pleasure for children who live in the crowded downtown areas pressing need of the neighborhood workers association at present is to locate farm homes where boys from eight to twelve years of age can real j thtir dream of living on a real farm i hofteses of previous years have in a great many cases invited back to i their hojreh the children who visited i them las year also there is very little difficulty in placing small chll drtn around four to seven years of age i but thert- are hundreds of children i over seven many of whom are called upon to bear heavy responsibilities in theli homes who are in need and very deserving or a vacation letters of invitation should be ad dressed to the neighborhood workers association country homes depart ment 22 wellesley street toronto they should state clearly how many children are invited the age and sex preferred and give detail of the best transportation route and where the children wfll be met also a let ter of reference from the minister of their church all children are medically examined before leaving toronto porters take up rifles to morrows job the venerable negro gardener was leaving his work rather earlier than usual his employer spotted him just as he was leaving the grounds now sambo she asked reprovingly yest- ise gwlne home now re plied sambo but why it isnt five o clock yet and you can easily finish weeding that bed this evening yestn replied the negro i known dat but what a the use of hurryin dars n udder day ter morrow what aln t never been tetched yit a dr robert bfceton evidently man who does not care what happens to him comes right out and says the season there are more fat women than fat men u because the woman do not have nough housumora j ary martin stared aghast at iv1 george a aunl olivia bake bread she cried nervously oh i m perfectly certain i never could do that besides brightly we really get awfully good bread at the delicatessen nonsense 1 snorted aunt olivia i brought george up on homemade bread and i m positive he won t thrive on any other kind i no ticed eyeing mary accusingly that he looked peaked when he stopped in to see me last night and only three months married that s because he s been palling arotmd with proftbbor jenkins next uuor retorted mary with spirit george wouldn t look so starved and neglected if he didn t go wad ing through swamps getting his ieet soaked and his fact all scratched up he s getting abs tlutely balmy dbout botanical specimens georgt needs to eat plenty of nomt madu bread declared aunt olivia with irritating persistency quite ignoring mary s outburst get paper and pencil my dear i 11 give you my three hour recipe it s as simple as a b c one hour to set me hour to rise one hour to bake mary sighed but gave in to pre serve harmony in the family she even promised to bake bread that very day ii wab two o clock when mary fol lowing aunt olivia s instructions wrapped the bowl containing the bread sponge bnugly in a blanket and placed it in the south window to att there was no sun clouds threat ntd rain and a depressing chill was in the air mary watched lht lock anxiously t exactly three she prepared to itbtle with the next problem that uf making the sp nige into loaves btrangely she found the unpleasant- looking lump of dough at the win dow much as she had left it and aunt olivia had said it would have risen to the lop of the mixing bowl l ncertuinly she decided to iet it et awhile longer four o clock came and the dough aji unchanged five o clock and ge rge due shortly all in a dither her cheeks blaz ing and her hands cold mary seized the yellow bowl and made for the back yard aunt olivia should nev er hear of it neverl as for george it was just as well he shouldn t of it either at 5 15 she ran around the comer to the delicates- gosh this is good bread hon enthused george that night at dinner i stopped in to see aunt olivia for a minute and she told me of the treat i had coming he lelped himself lo anoint r slice i m glad you like it darling she said blithely you must eat loads of it aunt olivia says you re beginning to look peaked george grinned sheepishly poor old aunt olivia can t reconcile her self to my man s estate i owe her a lot honey and i m glad you let her boss you a little and say are you some cook or are you some cook this bread is better than any aunt ohviaever poked a fist into marys conscience gave her a stab but in spite of it she could not help but relish the keen joke holy catnip come here shout ed george the next morning mary rushed in from the kitchen to find hut standing bungeyed at the timing ro n vindow look look there he cried pointing a tinker excitedly a mag niflcent spec n en of fungi right in our own garden i must call pro fessor at once he ii be ga ga over it just yesterday ve were discuss ing the ivjs of fungi found in this climate i m dead sure this is cat vatia g hi pi a tvpe he s never be kre disti vered around here it must bi fully e o teen inches in diameter plant flu se nearly sessile cortex hite an i smooth becoming yellow sh see- but mary was not listening hor ified she stared out of the window vcs thut was the very spot close u the svnnga bush a white mass t something that could be only one i ing had pushed aside the thin lay r of soil with which she hastily uvered the contents of the yellow wl dur ng lh night the tern erature had turned considerably warmer beaming with his glad tidings ei rge started for the garden gate 0 sumn on the professor mary lutched his arm wait a minute darling i try mg lo overcome the paroxysm of laughter that convulsed her that s t that s not a toadstool oad stool rexptcaed geotgrll 1 gnantly of course u s not a idstool it s a very rare speci jiien of homemade breadl gasped ma ry george looked alarmed what a he matter honey he asked anx iusly don t you feel well are ou feverish or something mary ehoked but managed to ex jlam anyh jw she sighed contented y aftei she d bpen forgiven for a number if things the most impor nt being george s injured fee ngs i i never have to try lo make oread aan thank goodness no easy task would be an attmpted invasion of britain even rail way porters many of them soldiers in the last war are again learning to use rifles to protect their lines exchange is complicated business some idea of the complexity of the problems facing the foreign ex change control board is gathered from the fact that it took officials of the board 46 hours to explain fully the general broad aspects of foreign exchange control to 24 chartered ac countants who were added to the staff of the board some time ago directory c n r time tabte standard time going kaat j passenger 8 16 m x passenger and mail 10 03 am passenger and mall 8 45 pan x passenger sundays only 831 pan j t waenger daily 9 41 pan f 2 toronto and beyond going west i passenger and mail 834 aan 4 passenger saturday only 1 is ptn j passenger daily except saturday and sunday 809 pas passenger and mall 6 45 pm j passenger sunday only 1130 pin going north z passenger and mail 846 aan going sovth passenger and mall 650 pan depot ticket office phone sow ralph gordon the versatile entertainer for jour next pro illustrated circular free address 6zsb crawford st toronto frank petch ljcxnskd auctvonesr and aix classes of lnsttranck prompt service p o box a f kenneth m langdon banister souomar notary public first mortgage money to loan office gregory theatre bmg mill street phone 88 georgetown leroy dale kc m sybil bennett ba georgetown gray coach lines timetable standard time effective saturday june 20th x leave georgetown to toronto a 614 an aan 1148 as 222 pm 408 pan 60s pan 913 pan a except sundays x x 935 ran 205 pan b 600 t x 750 pan fx connections for owen sound t b sundays and holidays standard time all coach information at w h long 1 radio repairing we specialize on this work is yean experience j sanf ord son f r watson dba mjxa georgetown office hours 9 to 5 except j thursday afternoons dr j burns milne dental sukgeon x bat georgetown phone st elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto windstorm c p railway and allied steamship 8tjm2isr excursions j phone luw or j a m nielsen t9ta tsar of praottes chiropractor xray drugteaa therapist la ahendsnt office ovar nnikjon store hours 2 8 730 8j0 pan i cteaad tsn 9888888881 i clifford g reid t lds dj s x dentist t phone 410 s main st georgetown t i concrete work i sidewalks fdandatlaua firstclass workmanship walker z ntm m w akkkwrown monuments i c l pollock a ingham gak ont s dmpaot owjfforfe tax qnmmooa