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the georgetown herald tews of georgetown nomi glen williams uraehoase stewarttown balunafaa and terra cotta subscription rates 1 50 a year united states woo a year single copies advertising rates will be quoted on application c biehn publisher stall oarfield l mcollvruy phooe no 8 leslie clark reginald broomhead member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontarioquebec division of the c wna why britain will win by oir weekly poem ti1e old wooden bootjack i e aii eld wooden treasure ttoic that hinir years ago at hie back of ravelled extensively the stove congo and written a number of in our old farm home kltrtvrn when cn colonla questions i was u boy he is a member of the belgian cha- and th nicinoiles it brings fills my n bei of deputies and has held a uum- hcart now with joy lei of ministerial posts he was for a lous xiv and by napoleon they whole of belgium constitutes know that 200 or 250 ships would be in the service of democracy and hber- noeded to land five divisions they ty the beloved spirits of cardinal know that they will never be betrayed mercler of burgomaster mix of king arthur wauters famous belgian by that ally which always keeps faith albert cf the herolo work who waro 6ta teamen and writer with them the sea they know that deported for refusing to work for to jztvxfsiz stzsrsjssfzsrsxs srri eeesrf -r- srs he hilffi s jsfhonos rlc in u juiu and t and becrmc a prominent figure in bel- aaria glan politics he la a professor of britain and with her tine permanent values of mankind will triumph j they know that in defiance of the politeness true politeness is perfect ease and toijack a real bl university and a mnber o vlstz- freedom it consists simply in treating p f 2j ltvering its blows on oermany on others just as you like to be treated rnlffiai iivermg us oiows on uermimy on r tt ttjsjj turin on milan on ubya wherever it yourself chesterfield cares to strike rhcy also know that the united states s on their side they realise that those who were unable to prevent the heroic re-em- a man may say too much even on the best subject the editors corner the st john ambulance association next wee a group of georgetown indies will begin a course flv pirst aid sponsored bj the st john ambulance association and under the very capable leadershiu of mrs t p grieve classes will beheld in he legion hall and anyone wishing to enroll may get full detallo irom mrs grieve tr c v williams will be the lecturer the st john ambulance association came into being in 1877 it s cbj is to train civilians in methods of flist aid which relieves suffer ing speeds recovery and sometimes saves lves the importance of first aid is shown time and again in news stories a tourniquet applied in t rrc has smed many iccldtnt victims from fatal loss of blood artlflqli fotplatlpr has avprt wld asphyxiation a s john ambulance trainee is like an angctotlnercj tn cases like these since its inception in 1877 first aid training has been eagerly taker up especially by miners policemen and railwayman the first manual trf instruction was publ shed tn 187b having been written by the late 6ureonmijor feter shepherd mb a yar later a system of recxa minatlcn forhitrher awards w is introduced as lime went on many who ijad lemved certificates and medallion banded themselves together in units at various centres and provided ambulance stations at exhibitions mrd other places where large crowds assembled thus originated the s jcnn ambulance brigade which was eventually established by the or- jer or st jchn in 1887 the association next turned its attention to the manufacture and unpiovemeut of ambulance litters and stretchers and the success of their achievements is ealized in the fact lha eeen in those early days a patient could be conveyed across europe a trout needing to be removed irom his stretcher in 1888 the association wua honouid by the granting of the char ter to the order of st john by queen victoria over 2 000 000 certificates iave been issued to successful students m all parts of the world tne ontatio branch has its headquarters at 416 bloor street east to cnto the first aid course requires six two hour periods of lnstruc tion b a phalclan each meeting consisting of lecture discussion un 1 actual practice an oral and practical examinitlon bj ano her phjslcnr completes the course successful candidates are awarded individual ce silicates of the association how about boxing day perhaps its a little cirl to start thinking of christmas but w earned the other day that georgetown municipauty is one which doesn t mberve boxing day and we think omething should be done about it diristmas day this year falls on a wednesday to people whose fami lies live in town this is just as good a day for christmas as any other to outof towners employed here land there are many of them it meant jtl it thty will spend christmas awa from home unless the have that e ra day after christmas for this reason we hope that this year georgetown will proclaim a d xing day holiday for thursday december 26th 34 soldiers get the herald every week since we started senalng the herald to georgetown boys on ac le stivice thirty four names have been handed in and each week the herald sees out to these in england and iceland camp borden peawawa gilt kingston sussex nb the herald is looked forward to every week toy these men who haven t forgotten their home town but don t forget that the herald doesn t take the place of person aaj letters there are all sorts of interesting things you can tell them about which a newspaper doesn t include in its pages write them a letter and show that you haven t forgotten them and you soldiers whj not drop us a line now and then and tell us of your experiences there s a limit to the number of letters you can write back home and you must remember that everyone is interested in stories of army life use the herald to say hello to all your friends ii hung oer the woodbox that sfit on belgian newspaper le peuple the moor which i filled every night with big hitl ri miliary victories achieved ar ntuls and more for a t mt a double psychological re- of wood frcm the woodshed a job all milt the german people were filled uovs hate with faitn in a magician who was rc- but woe unto me if i missed or was hap ng europe as though invested late with a mjstertoua power on the oth- long mm political editor of the great u i nnifit nfla tc bonnie barkation of dunkirk arc now faced with th incomparably more formid able task of attempting the same op eration in the opposite direction they know that the whole empire without exception constitutes one solid rock nor do they forget that two thirds boolj hd company that hun lootr la to be cjnvu ced of the tgtjfns so i invincibility of nazi oermany tne allies perhaps unwittingly con- th eaqh side tne giiddle the spider and dlshpan so wide thcn nigl tly my fa her would take belief by complacent descriptions down that jack tht war methods of the german ar- and inlo its vee slip his heels at the mies in the first period of the war hack they did it of course with the praise worthy object of stimulating the will tiieif off d gornt his boots with a pjll of resisui ce and readiness of sacri- und a jerk tirbr mt- democratltnnflsses a aicn ik had finislied another days the psychological effect of the ger- wcrk man successes has been increasing in and sometimes my fathei d usv me for geome rii a progression hitler has a jack kept his promises of victory with ma id stradcle his leg and he d push on thematlcal precision he had an- mj back nounccd that he would be in paris on with his foot as trie othti boot wed j 15 he was there smouldering in the hearts of the op pressed nations will burst into flame as a citizen of an indomitable na tion i know that in spite 6t profes sional traitors and placeseekers the jcooke cement and cinder blocks brick and tile maitopactobjed with dptodate power wibmiiw ail sizes any quantity 3 new st fhone 838 burlington c tr to doff and i d fall to the looi w hen th thing would come off that bootjack s now gilded and rixed o 1 so wt 11 and hangs in m kitchen it- glory to tell to me in fond memorus of m child hood s joy back tne e on the farm where i uvea when i bov rajjph gordon gb c aw ford st lorcm room fcnolgh iok all don t erwd and puih on tin ma of 1 ft or ir id on each others toes for the noild at oesl in is rent re- l h iro ough as it goes si ould the strong oppose the we ik til thf laittr go to the will n this earth of ours with its thorns ind tlowers i no e is room enough for all but h may be doubted whether the pin ss eif collective bewitching will have a lasting effect hitter innounoed that he would be in lonion on august 15 he failed to keep t le appointment he himself thus furnished the proof of he vanlt of some of his boasts ihcse who had been intoxicated by geimaiipropaganda are baffled rhtryav tx ginning to make histor ic vi conimisons there is no need to l bacn vtrj tar in time kaiser wil- 1 i n germanv collapsed almost lm meoiiieiv alter achieving indisputable miliurj murphs ihe fiehrers thirst for conquest is now encountering some obstacles th turn for easy successes is past in the ntjtral country which i left foi london a month ago the most ab surd stor es found credence in defiance of ail human intelligence it was whis- p red lint britain s fate would be e i d within thiee weeks or that 45 million- of starving and terrified bn tons wirv spending their lives queuing ip for a i rbiematlcal crust of bread in thf dijinu and with collective iinentatioii in the undergiwund shel urs at night britain it was said wis no more thin a heap of ruins thi elee rie jjower stations were des- tr j d the largest city in the world w is plunged in darkness transport was par ivsed a desperate people was in revolt aetinst its leaders the em plre was collapsing itin uiese lines in londor if a la brother l ills behind and d ops from the toiling band if ear and doubt put his soul t routi 1 hen le nd him a helping hand cheer up lies heart with words t hop nor s j son the speech with gall in the great highw ty on the busiest where the roar of the greatest air bat d ties in hi lory reaches our ears the there s room enough for all german planes are being brought down b the magnificent pilots of the if a man with the tread of a pioneer royal ar force at the rate of rive to sieps out on your track ahead one and sometimes of one a minute don t grudge his start with an en- the powti of the empire is unlmpair- vious heart ed in plte of the self styled german for the mightiest once were led blockade millions of tons of mer- but giri your loins for the coming chandise reach british ports week of- c n r timetable standard time going east passenger 616 am passenger and mail 10 03 am passenger and mail 6 45 pm passenger sundays only 851 pjn passenger dally 9 41 pjn toronto and beyond going west passenger and mall 834 am passenger saturday only 1 15 pm passenger daily except saturday and sunday 6 09 pjn passenger and mall 6 46 pan passenger sunday only 1130 pjn going north passenger and mall 8 46 am g- going sooth passenger and mall 650 pm depot ticket office phone 20w fp secure ralph gordon the versatile entertainer for your next program illustrated circular free address 628b crawford st toronto gray coach lineh timetable effective sunday october th eastern standard time leave georgetown eastbonnd to toronto f 6 14 am 4 08 pm 9 18 a jn 6 48 pjn 11 48 pm 9 13 pm c223 pjn westbound to london 955 am 6 00 pm x2 05 pm b750 pjn 2 05 pjn dxlo35 pja ay 4 05 pjn exll35 pm a except sun and hoi b sun and hoi c saturdays only d except sat sun and hoi e sat sun and hoi f dally except sun x to kitchener t y to stratford w h long phone 89 rigt bui jones substituting on the editorial page of the stirling news argus in the absence of the regular occupant of the column says its funny but the editor of a weekly paper comes in for more criticism than the average person realizes ii he goes to church twice on sunday lots of folks think hes doing it for business contact purposes k he doesn t go at all hes a heathen wasn t brought up right and shouldn t be either spoken of or to if he speaks to everybody hes too darned fresh if he speaks to a few he s probably a fifth columnist if toe goes to everything hes neglecting business if he stays home his middle name s shylock if he can pay all his bills he s charging too much for his mn wares if he doesn t pay them heaven help him if he expresses jijs opinion editorially through his own paper hes wrong if he doesn express an opinion hes spineless and hasn t got any if he doesn t glv everybody s organization plenty of free publicity he isn t a worthy cltl xn if he gave them all a writeup hed be run out of town if he expresses his views on the war situation the government will tear ou ils tonsils if he doesn t the folks at home think he s afraid to tha s tte way it goes few editors are without a trace of gray hair day let nothing your heart appall catch up tf you can with the for ward man the re ls room enough for all and if by doing your dut 1l you should get to leid t ai brand not your name wil a of shame but come out an honest man keep a bright outlook on every side till heeding the master s coll your soul should go from the world below where there s room enough for ill a soldiers plea did yo i vcr stop to hink what thr people think about a soldiers reputation evcrytlme that he steps out an empire at war the belter class of clvles at ns with respect volunteer forces in bermuda were one can 1 ardly help but notice called up and expanded at the begin though cm tries to act correct ning of the war eritains great colonial empire is ri trinidad five times the number lx not mobilizing its strength in the batt 0 men needed have applied for en- jbr freedom everywhere ls keen de- lament in uie rj4 v jt ire to enlist in the army navy or air tace round the seven seas british the biblical beast atonies are providing supplies lndis mg to war effort- bytheendof one of the most facinatlng books of sscust 1940 total cashontrtbuuons the bible is the revelation of st john eek the shops are overflowing witn goods there is a certain amount of rationing but it does not interfere with anybody s good supply nor does it diminish any workman s productive capacity astont htng quantities ot produce are available to all coffee deed oranges bananas grapefruit tropical nul pepper tobacco olives and what not there ls something discortcertlng a bout the calm and coolness of this great pecple it ls due neither to in difference nor to passivity with it the sense of national cooperation rea ches a prodltrious degree each one is mobilized either organically or mor ally each is doing tils work with or derliness calm and discipline there is neither haste nor precipitation nor panic everyone applies rules strictly and encourages everyone else to do likewise vigilance never relaxes bri tain ls rot invaded but everyone be haves as though invasion might come u any moment this people will in no circumstances be taken by surprise a sporting people the british are frank petch licensed auctioneer and all classes of insurance prompt service phone 391 georgetown p g box 413 leroy dale kc m sybil bennett ba georgetown phone ib from bombay to fundy s bayjf were classed as sturdy heroes but its not that way today counting the blows and taking stock idlers unpart iy 0 their reverses and fail man the peoples or the colonial em- and of if many mysteries none is more for reahor their must bei pbx to the general war effort were faclnating than that of the beast to dlsrp rct the uniform avproxin ately 75 cents per head from the numbers of this mystical monster to you must agree mx sixty million colonial peoples is 668 and that ls the number of a in a fleet of lorries a contingent man as set forth in the eighteenth some kids have joined the army from the northern rhodesia regiment ver e of the fifteenth chapter of the tne re i starting in their teens made a mechanised safari of 2 000 bpok w lr to act as hard guys miles from lusaka to nairobi in eas scholars of the ages have attempted t lhe hat spill the beans africa to decipher what human st john re twofifths of the total male popula ferred to some believe it was nero t c3n smel1 a empty bottle ion of kenya had enlisted in the east greatest villain of st john s day dur and stagger like- their drunk african forces as long ago as last may ing the great war an attempt was tlmt s lhe reason half the clvies uganda has formed a local defence made to prove kalser wllhelm was the tne art bunlt with central officers training man intended certain numerical val and army motor driving school ues were given to the letters of the and whv must a11 soldiers suffer nev tn britain german communi tanganyika naval volunteer alphabet so that his name added up for the s ns of the guilty few ques are published daily in full any and the tanganyika air defence to 666 awl wm their nghu aoclul ufe on t are cooperating in coastal defence in thl war adolph hitler has been nigeria has compulsory military named as the beast a definition with teaming for europeans up to the age which all people of this land will a mt 40 ree by giving the letter a a mark or in hong kong all british residents 100 b of 101 and so on it ls found b military age are enrolled in the that hitlers name adds as follows ctatonys defence forces h 107 i 108 t 119 l 111 in both the straits settlements and e 104 r 107 606 federated malay states british eur- by the aam opeans have either volunteered or first name has ings not to be disheartened by them but to correct them nothing ls left to chance or to improvisation britan gives the impreisslon of a powerful uptodate machine whose flaw less well oiled march proceeds noiselessly and without a hitch every one kmw what he has to do and he or she w 11 do it at the right time then h- complete trusting and eager co operation between the public and the authorities german propaganda will not change this nor olmlnish in the least the calm and toji conscious force of this great free people it is i significant fact that in spite of epheneral triumphs the german people need to be drugged by false kenneth m langdon banister solicitor notary pubuo first mortgage money to loan office gregory theatre bmg mill st phone 88 georgetown radio repairing we specialize on this work 13 yean experience j sanfordson phooe georgetown s4w f r watson dds mjs georgetown office hours 9 to thursday afternoons elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto windstorm c p railway and allied steamship summer excursions phone llw or i georgetown called up under special legisla- now i don t clalnr to be an angel but rra sticking to one rule that when i go out on a pass i won t act like a fool and if all the men in uniform token mussolinis v to t josf total of 665 which l shows him slightly less the beast than to adolph hitler while joseph stalm in mauritius the territorial force surpasses both of his counterparts by f sth jm been reorganlaed skilled trades- with a total of 669 which makes htm men have been recruited for service in appear the biggest beast of the trio the middle east whether one sets any faith in num- cyprus had the dtooncttoti of pro- eroiogyor notny one who is opposed momg the first unit of colonial troops to hitler and his way of life will agree mi arrive tn mince that be is admirably adapted to stand both jnm nd arabs tn tpalesunt in future history as the supreme beast worth many mm uutmiil to great msmbara of all ume kincardine newi sympathy casts if he happens to want to do so the democratic liberties are fully re spected the press comments on gov ernment action with a surprising frankness parliament whose powers are supreme continues to sit whenever there is business to transact these things are to my mind one of the essential guarantees of britain s coming victory the officially inspired optimism of the countries living under a system of censorship lull the righting spirit of the citizens to sleep a flood of re assuring but often unfounded state ments act like chloroform upon them the british people are conscious of the fact that they have never been ln- klnoiy action however small to j they are empty ejcnressions of oblivious to the unsuccessful at tempts made successively by philip ix we might save the armys name wbrden r c e 1st brighton fortress em coy m d no 7 a kind action a m nielsen t6ui ttaf cf prmotloe chiropractor xray drugteu therapist lad atmidant office over dominion store georgetown houn 2 6 7j0 mo pjn dr j burns milne dental surgeon xray georgetown phone m clifford g redd lds- djs dentist phone 410 main st georgetown concrete work sidewalks cistern bridges firstclass workmanship sam walker phone 321 oeotve bt utt monuments uskbss end lribuko f pollock 4 ingham gart out deelfni on aeqnei pfaoae m1 otn mark tn otntmraod