Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 21, 1943, p. 6

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jtke georgetown herald wednesday april 21st 1943 have you fulfilled your duly go reserve enlist now with the lome scots reserve refutation at the recruiting offic in the waterworks building crorprlown or at the loral armouries be prepared to defend your home by ig part time now ftoendaysat camp- s ah t time required to an occasional weekeni prepare for home defence some questions and answers am i paid a yet with certain minor deduction fot regimental expenses i my uniform free a yei will i be equipped a yet immediately nnd with jhe fincet modern weapons in use on world battle fronts today do i wear my uniform every day a no only at times of training how am i to be identified as a member of the reserve army on other days a you will wear in your lapel a miniature badge if 1 have a business of my own what happens to that business if i am summoned say to an airport in northern ontario a if you are not ready to go to northern ontario pretty soon you may not have a business if a group of us at the office or rlub want to join to gether can we stick together in the same unit a yes provided it doesnt put undue hardship on your firm during the camp period should i tell my employer that i am a reserve army member a yes and count on him for all pos sible assistance in helping you meet your added responsibilities to be eligible for the lome scots reserve a man must belong to one of seven age groups 17 and 18 years of age single men 42 to so years married men 28 to so years great war veterans up to ss years these four are open to men of categories a b and c all men 17 to so years in category c those who have re ceived active army postponement and those who have been rejected for active service what is the reserve army canadas reserve army is to canada what the home guard is and has been to elnftland what the peo ple of leningrad of stalingrad the people who fought shoulder to shoulder in the ruins of their homes have been to russia at the outbreak of the war canada had a very small regular army canadas real army was the nonpermanent active militia what is known to day as the reserve army when war broke out the units of the npam were mobilized as and when re quired to make the divisions of the active army as each unit was mobilized it threw off a counterpart or home defence unit the reserve army prior to the war any man of any age or medical category who was moderately physically fit could join the reserve army today there can be no encroachment upon the man power field for the active army the reserve army appeals therefore to all who are in the categories list ed in the centre panel to join the lome scots reserve for home defence this advertisement sponsored by the ceorgetown citizens committee and made possible by the following scott s garage eripps garage georgetown cafe prestons fish chips robbs drug store mcgibbons hotel c j buck h c mcclure beaumonts woollen mills john d kelly kc mcmillan david saxe georgetown clay products hedley shaw w g mcdowell g r muckart ben mcharg mrs a wright r h thompson ltcol g b s cousens p f blackburn harold cleave geo currie s p chapman georgetown creamery joseph gibbons elmer thompson fred sinclairs white rose service station if you cant go active go reserve lp imitfeii

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