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the georgetown herald wednesday evening february 5th 1941 morval man celebrated mth birthday last thursday nttsewlaidiaw stha active amd kmjoys thkjm mules daily waut tine ol matthew laldlanr who celebra ted his 84th birthday at the home of bis son and daughterinlaw ur and mrs norman xaldlaw on thursday january 30th uenbers of the immediate family and a few friends gathered at the laldlaw home to congratulate this hardy reddest who has spent all his life in nerval district two sons w p and norman both of norval be- sides two sisters mrs graham craw ford brampton and mrs harold 0 lyons norval and fourteen grand children are justly proud of their fa- xher and grandfather one of the dis trict s oldest residents hard work is good for everyone states the myearyoung norval teal- dent if the younger generation worked as hard as their grandparents did in my day they would be a heal thier lot- mr laldlaw enjoys the best of health and takes an active interest in car- tent events and discusses war events with the boys he fully enjoys his threemile jaunt and only the most severe weather conditions hinder him from taking his daily constitutional it is just one hundred and four years since the laidlaw family arrived in this country from yorkshire england af ter a perilous atlantic crossing in a sailing vessel m laldlaw retains wid memories of his fathers tales of the sixweek crossing the loidlaw family settled at mea- dowvale later moving to the flfih line west where matthew laidlaw was ban and has resided ever since mrs laid law died nine years ago on ner hus bands birthday an ardent churchman matthew laldlaw was a pillar of the norval methodist church before union which hir joined twyers of as and ed falthfuhy as preacher sunday school leader and held many other of fices ht bh mh au day telephone cau and mess ages of congratulation were received at the latdaw home wnqe neighbors and friends from nines around drop- ped in to wish the hardy gentleman good luok and the best of health aaron zalduvw of norval is his only surviving brother the star saint helen menken who is the star in the play joan which will t over the cbc national network on sunday feb 9th at 930 pan ed st the george bernard shaw play will be produced by rupert lucas anil is second hi a aeries of twelve famous plays to be pro duced by the cbc this winter pure food store christies chocolate creamy roll 2qc lux flakes large fkg 22c crosse blackweirs date and nut bread delicious as tin 15c brand fancy mushrooms i i 19c heinz fresh cucumber pickle ii 25c custard horned double gkkam butolur tt 2sc canada dry n rama qt 20c special meat values salmon h m breakfast bacon 1 ssaakas straky no- bj the pleoe ik c jc fc 16c cottage rolls 8wi ntutt ims by the bbe a svc smoked fillets lb 20c 1 beacon muis ascoes tbs0c pure lard in i n 3 k 25c a e far nell phone 75 free delivery watch our window fob weekly toe crux spec i am and confeotionebt pineapple nut sundae 13c 2for 25c longs confectionery grgy theatre friday februar 7 man wh talked to much george brent vlrgfanm brace novelties life of seabiscuit wedding bills cartoon ceiling hero fox news boom town saturday february 8 action dram with speneer tracy clark gable oaawsr oilksfl hedy lamarr disney donalds dog laundry no 6 the green archer matinm at i pjb v tuesday and wednesday february 11 and 12 tour sons ttaeb- p with dm in ill i aftsa owjai musical class in swing cartoon rovers rescue avmwmmawlliiia high school column continued from page singing with might we are honing to win a big and better collection of silver for the following year do you like essays here are a couple one of which was marked ex cellent with 80 marks the other mark- ajx90hol in the army youth of this day realise it the british do not win this war that an education will do them uttle or no good as a result several boys on completing their secondary schooling antt still more college boys have don ned the uniform to defend democracy to us democracy spells freedom there may be doubt in your mind as to what will befall these boys ww their experience in the anny be bene flclal or not in later life if they hare a strong willpower to resist trie temptations such as drink and crude thinking they will become more intelligent men on the other hand they would fall into the mire and become vulgar beings a well- bred and intelligent person is wanted in society to contribute to the wel fare of our country vulgarity is frowned toon by all every person born should realize that it is his dutj to contribute to society that does nol mean being an lnven tor or what have you but apply your tnlents to a menial taik and do it well some who have a greater thinking abl lity may add to the knowledge or others by being keen and passing in ate i ml on to thl less fortuna e therefore we sec that drink dulling suies is not a food habit to form physical labour is slowed if the mln i is not functioning properly thu would be a hindrance when complicai ed apparatus was to be used in an attack against hiuerlsm fc it no thtn vital to keep tht mind alert tht tje straight and the hand steady alcoholl drink not only lowers tht standing of man but it is an utter waste of money today poverty sui rounds us after the war there is a bitter depression how are we to mee our national debts if we do not econo mize now the soldlirs could pu aside money for their future instead of buying liquor this would enable them to begin life free form debt and independently german spies lurk everywhere se crets can be revealed by a few spoken words or in the gabble of a military drunkard did it ever occur to you that the enemy agents may be hiding in a tavern while you jestingly tell a military secret in this case alcohol would not only harm yourself but it probably would bring about the down fall of the british empire beware soldiers of drink a soldier needs a stimulant here are some suggestions a good book re vives and sets one on the road of ad venture and thought wine is the be ginning of gambling or probably dais ied ehtnh-ihg- intelligent conversation widens um mind and dot not require a gnat effort on the part of the speak er concerned drinking of alcoholic be through time becomes a fixed habit it then requires a great ul power to overcome it nature ends the blood of man mugthiy in his etna and makes him glad that he is altveno tragic results will follow soon a stmtolant accid cause deaths sometime aeeddeats are the r of drink think soldiers brforeottlndulge it is on behalf of your welfare that we warn we need your help in order that the british finpdre wifl be a bet ter place in which to live agnes held ajjcohol and the afiuy will bruerlsm or alcohol be the downfall of our army dont think me a fifth columnist for asking this question i realise that our army will fight to the utter end against hitler but can our men with stand the disastrous effects of alcohol young men in our army over in dulging in liquor on the grounds that it gives them nerve must not forget that it dulls their wit and demoralizes them as well as hinders their ad vancement from s private to a rank to illustrate the question of ad vancement i can use the actual case of two people i know they were both members of the same family and en listed in the army together they were among the first contingent to reach england and even landed on french soil now one of them was prone to drink while the other never even looked at it strange as it may seem to you the latter since his ar rival in england has been promoted to a sergeant while the former is to this day still serving as a private this merely illustrates my point ot view let us look at a different side of the question the effect of liquor on the men themselves most intoxicated sol diers acquire a stubborn or dirty at titude which often starts quarrels and 9sp buy war savings certificates war saving headquaiters will be located in the mcgibbon block for the month or february ii you have not already seen the window display make a point to do so nowl npnr save with safety at your rexall store nd mim tooth powder bsth for 37c pep up with wiuoous codtjvw extract 100 specials for this week aajtoasaj vnonhq 45c giant kaodbasm nova kut tabs 7te 75o s171 sse db nova kednky nus jj vani8hdto m1 25c yon can alwara ibop at yot bgxaix store bath salt aaa water softener 3 lbs 59c cress corn ft bumon sautes c each try it today 50 l canadian prat velvetta oeansins tissues 10c s 25c robbs drugstore we deliver rexall store georgetown red nit mln will tvr one of it r f r ho artists featured on thr all star war savings broad last to bi prcbcnled from toronto on i rt 1 1 frbruarj 14 at 9 oft pm edt it took a war to start red on his way as an entertainer and since those days in france he has maintained that reputation with radio and stage audience from coast to coast 0 it producer is andrew cowan andrew cowan is a studious ideal istic young man who makes talks fun for obo listeners in fact some ot the programmes he presents are downright hilarious even the ones dealing with sciences and professors and things like thai he engages in this highly eom- rnendame pursuit with steadily mount ing ardour ant conspicuous business acumen in the prairie region with his desk pushed into a corner in the manitoba telephone building in win nipeg he has been there just six months and right now he is making his first tour of the canadian west to ee the beautiful country for which he has an almost mystic love and to meet the men and women he so earnestly desires to serve it is no blind sentimental parochial devotion which prompted this 27-year- old scholar with a professional manner find a stephen leacock wit to be w ra dio talks producer on the edge of the buy mow and save silvers midwinter sale bramp0n rotary club valentine dance oddfellows hall brampton friday february 14th wilb tipping and hu cascade mink prizes and novelties refreshments dress optional sub 2 00 per couple dancing 1000 pm to 200 am wheatland he went a lot of places and met a host of men and women be fore settling down to work for the far mers of western canada he has a good many im and a wide sel ection of people with which to compare his chosen friends but now these are his people and he feels that to amnae them to entertain and instruct as well as serve those who are grrlng then li ves to agricultural development in ca nada is a big assignment and just right for andrew o cowan for 10 years he has moved between europe arid america preparing for his work in the west during that time he has won scholarships to glasgow and london milked cowb and sheared sheep in the scottish highlands ser ved on the wheat advisory commluee in britain been ships purser in the firth of clyde studied economics at harvard played bits with touring dra matic companies worked in a grocery store observed the workings of the new deal from washington dx7 in terviewed elisabeth bergner for can adian listeners been a steel puddler in the eastern states once he helped to salvage the wreck of a herring dzuter after milling the trip by hours whkb would have made him victim instead of rescuer andy likes producing bright sketches that get over the ideas be thinks will be of use to the farmers two of his most able collaborators are totnmf tweed and ben lupkin the radio wit ters whose script professors i nemr hope to meet was one of the beat laughs on western ne this sea son but there are more serious unaa when mr cowa confines rikiwiir to securing the set of caperta and in terviewing them on subjects of vital in terest to his listeners when he takes time out from arranging and wbmq- tlng his talk programtnes he baa a high old time tearing around to ex hibitions of modern pflg attend ing concerts of modern muda and poring over books of modern nrnhtger ture he is very interested in ehie planning he hopes the cities that are incidental to the prairies win try to ba as beautiful in their own way s leads to b which may end disastrously in many cases the men before they donned their khaki were never ac customed to drinking but on contact with the other soldiers who did drink they take one glass to be this one glass lead yet another they have got the erase for drinking and soon become ordin ary drunkard now when these men return after tb war is over to be come dyilian once mora they wifl find it hard to refrain from drinking tad no drunkard can be a good ctu- sen and help to build canada u from the tlawpo of f if the consumption of beer was deoraasad the prkaa ot barley sugar hops would not go out of sight thmfb nadara after readme this artiest even if son arc a emaan i ftorxceh- hop that you will do your bast tahtdp to the fight a al- abmnsbef men wa are afl h tb quality and ffh of our amka to win tb warnot thenam physloaby nt and row heritage of song hentage of song may prove as gallant an ally of democracy as her itage of courage science and faith before the world can enjoy the fruits of its struggle to preserve these heritages and so in th midst or guns and planes and uv cendiary bombs men are poring over plans for a- better world in their reckoning are tolerance and beauty because a fragile couplet may give inspiration for unbeliev able bravery song is never far from the lips of men in danger nor from the thoughts of those who are work ing beside the fighters to build the future one of the cwft custodians of canada s heritage of song la j mur ray gibbon author ball rider post and practical patron of to craa arts who has spent moat of hi prs- doub free hours since un in find- mg effective musical lovely i dlan aware of their into on several oocaatonj ham njoyd th mutual pw me which have been tba matt of aeuy th right ton fcr wfl and and will begin sunday february fi at 3 00 pjn edst as a weekly par- sentatlon there win be 18 pro grammes arranged in sequence som the days of elisabeth and speare to the will be allbritish in origin and w be unobstruslvely dedloated to wr guests of 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