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the georgetown herald wednesday evening january 29th 1941 5 the georgetown herald news f q nm ir worno gtoa wihtemk itianii slmfttwr balunafsd and terr ostu subscription ratks im a year united state gsjm a raw single copies 3c atrtertbriiur rates will be iptoted on appkoattaa walter o biehn garfield l moqilvray leslie clark reginald bronmhwrt phone no s member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontatloquebec division of thecwn-a- the editors corner a tribute to a great man on january 8th at his home in nyeri kenya in south africa lieutgen lord badenpowell passed away after an illness of many weeks he was 83 years old boy scouts and girl guides throughout the world were saddened by the passing of their leader who founded the boy scouts in i 908 and the girl guides two years later badenpowell who was a descendant of the early american settler john smith was always a lover of the outdoor life at charterhouse school in eng land he spent much time roving through the woods learning to use an axe and a knife and getting an inti mate knowledge of bird and animal life when ready to enter oxford university he tried an army examin ation for fun and when results showed him second in a list of seven hundred he decided on an army career he went to india as a young subaltern and show ed aptitude for scouting work finally being put in charge of his own mounted scout detail after serving in india and afghanistan he went home on sick leave then he went to africa where he served with distinc tion in the boer war his most famous exploit was the celebrated defence of mafeking when a tiny band of britons held out for 2 1 7 days against a vastly superi or boer army in 1910 he retired from the active army but continued to serve his country in the intelligence ser vice and he did good work as a secret agent in russia and germany in the years before the world war meanwhile the boy scouts and girl guides were branching into worldwide organizations at present it is estimated that there are about 5000000 boys and girls in the world who belong to the two groups 0y scouts were honoured in 1 935 when lord and lady badenpowell made a canadian tour and scout raffies were held as they made their way across the country from east coast to west lard badenpowell has passed on from this world but the organizations which he founded will keep his name alive in years to come the work which he began among the young people of the world has been and will be of inestimable value in building good citi- zens what am i i am the foundation of all prosperity i am the fount from which all blessings flow everything that is ofvalue in this world springs from me i am the salt that gives life its savor i am the sole support of the poor and the rich who think they can do without me live futile lives and fill premature graves i have made canada i have built her match less industries laid her incomparable railroads created her cities and reared her skyscrapers i am theffiehd of every worthy youth if he makes my acquaintance when he is young and keeps me by his side throughout his life i can do more for him than the richest parent i keep bodies lean and fit minds alert and when i am neglected both bodies and minds grow fat and shijggish tam even the parent of genius itself am represerrtechn every paper that flies from the press in every loaf of bread that springs from the oven in every train that crosses this continent and in every filiip ipat steams the ocean h fools hate me wise men love me the man who keep ruvhand in mine throughout his life never dies because that which he has created with my help l o after he is gone the man who shirks me and scorns my aid never lives never really uvea even though he may c tu l who am i what am i i am work reprinted far yn n of hoover sphere poland on the rack tries to gmh a free people systematically ruthlessly oermany is endeavouring to stamp out the spir it of free poland in- the western provinces already incorporated in the german relda persecution is unabated often inten sified towns have been thoroughly germanized even their names chan ged in certain districts of pomare says the polish ministry of informa- uon in london the polish population has been compelled to change the pol ish inscriptions on tombstones into german poznan 1s being thoroughly refashloned in order to remove all traces of its polish character the dty is red with nazi flags the koch- anowskl memorial outside the cath edral has been blown up with dyna mite the cross at chwauszew has been thrown into the river warta the hou ses close to the town hall are to be pulled down the left side of st mar tins street is also to be demolished in order to open up the view of the castle which was built during the previous german occupation in the restaurants and cafes the poles are completely isolated from the germans being restricted to the lower class ol shop the germans make periodical inspections to ensure that this ban 15 observed and anyone found violating it is at once deported to germany on- y germans are allowed to use the swimming baths and to bathe in the river warta above the entrance to the franciscan church is a notice stat ing that only germans may enter on the day italy declared war a pro cession of german youth marched through the streets of poznan many of them dressed up as leading british french and polish politicians polish soldiers and priests any poles who happened to pass were insulted and beaten up the police making no at tempt to intervene in the prison on mlynska street ex ecutions are carried out by beheading even for such petty offences as taking articles such as pillows from ones own home lists of those executed are ported every fortnight but they are not complete for the past two months roundups have been taking place in the street those detained are required to show proof that they are in employment anyone who does not possess a certi ficate of employment or whose certl ficate is not in order is at once depor ted to germany where labour condi tions are extremely bad polish workers wages are half those of germans the social insurance of fice pays 18 marks weekly for such heavy labour as stone breaking- or roll er hand receive alfcy aaafea for looon lighter work two per cent is dedne- ted from the pauflb wages for a re construction fond and a further one or two per cent under various ouiea pretexts five german schools have been- op ened for children fromseven to thir teen teaching is limited to two hours dally children over thirteen are be ing deported to germany 136 parishes have been deprived of their vicars in many districts church es have been closed in poznan five churches and chapels have been clos ed and there are grounds for fear that the cathedral may be demolished a large number- of priests have been de ported mass may be celebrated pub licly only on sunday from 7 am to 1030 on week days masses are cele brated privately bishop dymeck has been imprisoned ah the priests of 35 and upwards have been deported to work in germany or to austria or to dachau concentration camp the monasteries have been closed the monks dispersed only the nuns of st elizabeth whose headquarters are at breslau still remain in moguansky dlstrlot the people must have tickets in order to attend church in opal- enloa the churches have been closed owing to rabies services and con fessions have to be conducted in ger man in certain districts the priest grants general absolution to those who do not speak german i in church god comfort those who suffer in this war the parson prayed the sun shone through colored glaso vibrant the organ played deep in my foolish heart i asked how much does god take heed thousands of hearts are broken and a million people bleed 1 and as i sat remembering only such things as these the victims of the devils work were rescued from the seas a thousand nurses stooped to ease a thousand soldiers pain a hundred spitfire pilots rose to cleat the skies again many a foster mother kissed some little orphaned child smoke blackened firemen fought huge fires with spirits undenled ten million willing outstretched hands fed homeless hungry folk a tired crowd underground laughed at a wounded actora oke white helmeted young doctors braved a screaming shower of death binding up hurts speaking kind words restoring falling breath oh thou of little faith he said and humbled deep i bowed my head joan frances austen what other papers say not a bath mmt tips for the clergy i it is related that there was once a preacher who kept a large book labelled co for members but it had nothing but hlftnfc pages if a complainant came to tell faults of another be would say well i have a complaint rook here and ill write down what you say then 111 take the matter up with ttw official board but hat was as far as he got none of them would evei have their complaint put in black ana white and after forty years the pajpas were still blank people dont like be ing pinned to accusation vast changes in cars in decade after looking ata few ads describ ing the new 1941 cars the thought oc curs that although the good ol days may not have been as streamlined as today they may have been a bit more simple as for instance two mroa few of the necessary details to look after at the end of the line of a pres entday trip wind up the windows- turn off the motor and lock it turn off the heater turn on the radio turn off the defroster turn off the fan turn off the lights snap all the door catches wind up the dash dock lock the front door whereas when uncle henry drove in for the night ail he had to do was unhook the bellyband unsnap the bridle slap her on the end farthest from the barn and say hurrah there jezebel theres oats in the stall see you in the morning at ave palmerston observer how do our red cross comforts get to the men on active service we are indebted to mrs w n coch rane of mahone bay nj3 for sending to us a letter from her son in england in which he sends a specimen of atv extract from dally orders part one october 3 1640 published by head quarters 3rd canadian infantry bri gade here is the extract no 138 comforts the canadian red cross society has advised that the following com- directory forts are available for distribution up on request helmets or caps scarves mittens or gloves sweaters pyjamas wristlets socks personnel desirous of receiving any of these articles will communicate de mands to the cqmjb as required orders will be forwarded twice mon thly on the 15th nd 80th the letter ends with the following remark we are hearing from pie canadian red cross in grand style need i say more red cross despatch royalty this is the story at juliana and juliana one is the oroirnjn- cess juliana of the neleherjahds now visiting the tja and ow otter a jewish girl- jutland- t vhoss aryan husband wa omimed wen the antisemitic laws were introduced in hungary wrote the etowhfh juliana apm budapest to juliana the ftfeqeat of the hague your royal highness i am a poor jewess 1 married the time you did and was fortf to give birth to a baby the atune i you did i named my baby r just as you did yours my htue beatrice is fine smart ana obedient but unfortunately her- father my hus band has been dismissed far marry ing a jewess he is an engineer young and able and feels heartbroken to see us starving i turn to you as an unlucky wife and mother to a lucky one but i beg you for aid not for charity but to give my husband and myself a chance to work in the dutch indies where you need good and skilled workers let the mother of the lucky beatrice help the mother of the unlucky beatrice six weeks later the mailman brought to juliana in budapest a heavy seal ed letter from the court of the hague there were in the envelope a visa to the dutcheast indies letter of recommendation to the gov ernor of batavia and second class railway tickets from budapest to am sterdam plus steamship tickets from amsterdam to batavia a note at tached and signed princess juli ana read dear madame as a wife and mother i understand your despair very well i am happy to help you i hope that you your hus band and your little beatrice will find a home in our great colonial country enclosed is a check for 600 guldens a gift from my little beatrice to your little beatrice the lukacs family luckiest in buda pest left hungary within a week they are now happy in java they regret that they could not name their second child after princess julianas because it happened to be a boy canadian jewish chronicle f r watson dda bld8 georgetown ofrioo hours 9 to 5 thursday afternoons dr j burns milne dkntal scmocon clifford g reid i 410 i street oeorcetoen leroy dale kc nissuu bennett da u1u street onnnwn nrasnt u monuments mauds and lettering pollock a ingham gah out designs on request phone m inspect our work in greenwood cemetery gray coacb lines timetable effective sanaay saatern standard time ijdave ocokgkown am pjn 848 jun suj pa f eu4 un 918 aan u48 pm o 111 pjn 938 an 600 pjn x1306 pjn wm pjn 2m pjn dxkkjt am- ayl06 pjn exluo pjn a teoept sun and hol sun and hot only c saturday only jbdoept oat sun and hol e sat sun and hoi f daily except sun to kitchener y to stratford w h long nuns radio repairing we specialize in this work j sanfordson a m nielsen tsth rarhmoin chiropractor xray drugless therapist j cooke cement and cinder blocks brick and tile manctacrurnxd ad elaee any queoiuty niw st fboin sn ttpmjnotoy wood for sale cltwwiivmpjda p per fcarflsjb pbona mbj or m all wood sold at par ataaa eord church attendance it is interesting to read the article by roger wlulam bus in the janu ary issue of the american mercury under the title why i go to cborcb on a sudden whjoo ant months ago mr rils entered a church and there upon started a survey of churches m general though he had scoffed at church attendance and had been on of those who say td rather go into the woods and worship alone and flrn that sunday ts then- day for loafjnc he now states t am for the cbudohes the churches of today he tads have nwt7n for dvfllaation af ter ylslttng methodist roman qatho- uc bptacopauan pretrterlan bap tist jewish congreatfcioa other churches he observes that church at tendance is bigger than the skeptics think it is and since last spring has shown definite signs of tocreastng significantly he adds it is not without meaning that the nations where the churches flourish are the oytnocracies where the spirit of man is free we cannot defeat the destructive dy- natnlcs of nasuran and commun ism unless we employ the construc tive dynamics of the spirit in regard to church attendance mr rils declares what i have uked most about going to church is that it tarns ones attention wjuynuly to higher things for at least a attic while each week that feels to me as though it were good for me msulons of other person too it would appear feel that rt is good tor them there are even indioatlons that men and women are feeling a need to extend thai good beyond htus while each week tor many dtvme service has come to mean daily needs as well as public wonhlp show tbankfulrlbss wuhln these days of s and dread ful strife how grateful we should be fox mdet for church ben ringing on tit sab- bhttnay for jttae to work and also time to ray for cut brpwalnf in a maadow for skies with no bombs falling m tb4 olouda and 4nouuda ws that fin toudrro aslelr here av lby lire end laush and plsr ftp emidnoalioald yes m this lend our lire is eerr itien uour ihsnsftilimssi pad pant tost eje guriwm