The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

the georgetown herald wednetday jan 26th 1944 ie georgetown herald raws op oaobgeiomr norval gun whajuuu ukbbousb btewabttown ashgbove balianaad tebsa q ootta acton brampton wxton subscription rates- qpammta uuttsd start and overseas 10 a year stable ooples bo advertung bates will be qoeted on apptteatfea telephone no s i o bjehn publisher mary h- bikhn editor garfield i mogilvray j boles of the canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontsato- quebec division of thecwa ruiibwtyiiuinlhitiiimiiumpuuiiuianiuiiintuiniuuiiiiin ip il the editors corner books urgently needed have you ever had the privilege o being shown through an army camp we have and so feel quali fied to say we saw firsthand how much books are need- edby the army men who find it hard to fill in the hours when they are offduty and far away from home and friends having a soldierhusband who likes to read has further confirmed this impression new releases of books to the existing scanty supply are few and far between but nevertheless are eagerly awaited even men who never bothered much with reading while at home have turned to books as an escape when lonely and have become confirmed bookworms if it is thus in the army we know it is the same in the rc a f and the royal canadian navy books books books they cant get enough of them the io de all over canada has pledged itself to supply libraries in the canteens of all the forces this is a gigantic task in which every chapter of the organ ization has been asked to play a part this month a special drive for the purpose has been arranged across canada if you have any books to donate kindly leave them at hedley shaws feed store if it so happens you havent any books you wish to part with cash donations to be used for buying new books may be left at the herald office or with any of the countess of strathmore lode committee mrs john armstrong mrs s mackenzie mrs g mcgil- rray this is a small but infinitely important way you pan help that serviceman you know fall fair prize list of 87 years ago in the year 1857 the halton agricultural socie ty was in its infancy and at this time of year particu larly when so many agricultural societies are holding their annual meetings it might be of interest to recall a few details of the prize list given that year many years ago bills advertising the event were found and the contents of the poster reprinted in the journal mil ton the prizes of 87 years ago were payable in pounds shillings and pence as the decimal system was not adopted until the early 60s a pound currency was sixteen shillings not twenty shillings there was a competition among the brass bands in the county first prize oeing two pounds th e bands which competed in 1857 were those of milton and bronte the former was led by the late peters m mc kay and the latter wore a very showy uniform mclud- ing frock coats and epaulets both were considered good musical organizations and there was great rivalry between them whether or not georgetown had a citizens band at that time we do not know at any rate they were not entered in the competition included on the prrze list in the livestock section were 1 1 horse classes 1 5 horned cattle classes 6 sheep entries and two classes to be competed for in pigs there was a prize of one pound for the best boar and the best brood sow incidentally the highest prize awarded in any class was one pound ten shillings there were grain grass seeds and roots fruit and cheese and butter prizes to be competed for there was also a class which no longer makes its appearance on prize lists headed domestic manufacture beneath which were listed best piece white flannel beet piece checked flannel best piece union flannel best piece fulled cloth in that particular year david- r springer was president w c beaty secretary and r row printer at the journal office milton the onionweeps how true is the old saving we never miss a thing till we can t get it no doubt many of us deve loped a sudden craving for coffee tea candy or honey as soon as rationing was announced and we knew we wouldnt be able to buv much the same holds true for jnother commodity which is now definitely scarce one which we never thought wed have to do wihout we refer to the lowly but nevertheless potent onion weve heard oppeople getting the onion weeps when theyhad them but it seems onions canmake you feel al most as badly when you havent any onionlovers as a group have borne up nobly nnderjtjie rationing of coffee and tea have gladly preadzrfiemtter a little thinner have cheerfully en dured a reduction in sugar and sweets with a weather eye on the waistline even the cut in beer and liquor jibs brought forth few moans fr6njtheir diectjon but unions thats a different story nothing tastes the ame without them to steaks and liver theyre very liuissarj kod what are fried potatoes without them or dressing for the chickens as for dagwood sand wich epicures theyre wringing their hands in des pair and jjie worst of it is we cant think of anyone who can help relieve the situation unless it is mitch but even the king of onions doesnt seem to be saving much these days municipal councils prepare for post war period it is interesting to note how preparations for the postwar period are getting under way all over the coun try thoughts of how to meet and solve the problems of that unsettled period are not confined to the heads of government alone lessons learned from the last war have made the average citizen realize that conditions in his own particular town or city are what will affect him most rather than any ottawa directed policy of rehabi litation readinr the accounts of inaugural meetings iri the exchanges it was gratifying to see that almost without exception the members of municipal governing bodies realized the responsibilities they would have in this direction should the war end while they still hold office in georgetown mayor cleaves inaugural ad dress to council contained a downtoearth suggestion when he stated that it would be his aim to try to secure new industries for georgetown so that there will be work for our servicemen when they come marching home the two or three hundred men and women em ployed in war plants outside the town at present also must have a place to work when production of war ma terials ceases in milton last week council decided to form a rehabilitation committee for discharged personnel of the armed services a representative was requested from the womens institutes the manufacturers and the business mens association also two members from the canadian legion and two members of the council this is a fine example of translating thought into action and we feel confident that such a represen tative body will do a good job of seeing that miltons servicemen are properly rehabilitated in the final analysis it is the towns and cities from which the men go to fight which are dutybound to find places for them when they come back to take up civilian life once more as elected representatives of the people municipal councils must take the lead in such policies so that such may be the case from the iook of things at present they are not shirking their duty leap year privileges according to an ancient tradition women and girls have the privilege during leap year of proposing marriage to the men whether many of them ever ex ercise that privilege may be open to some doubt yet many of them may have said that where a man was showing them many attentions he should either declare his intentions or let someone else have the first claim on their society how did it happen that a feeling has existed in the past that the initiative in marriage proposals should come from the men this was accounted for by some on the theory that in the past at least the man usually supported his wife and that if a woman asked a man to marry her she was practically asking for financial support as women have done their share towards fa mily burdens by their work in maintaining a home and by bearing children and taking on the main job of train ing them it would seem that they should always have been free to propose this relation perhaps the old idea about proposing marriage came from the old feeling formerly more or less preval ent among men thit their sex was superior and hence entitled to take the initiative in this intimate relation today women are considered the equals of men and marriage is looked at as an equal partnership be tween the sexes hence it seems that women should have the equal right to propose marriage when they wish to do so success in marriage does not depend on who makes the proposal but on the willingness of both par ties to live in helpful and affectionate harmony some men are a little diffident and hesitatug and need a little prodding tsey may be too modest about theifown attainments and attractions perhaps the thing they have to offei is just what some very capable ind bril liant woman desires andif so she does well to encour age him and make the suggestion peel gazette the worlds inn lhrough the christian science monitor an international daily nruiwfxr constructive unbimcd frc from stmttml an timely nd instructive and iti dily ith lb weekly magazine section make an mm nwpop for the 1w gtrmlin soonc publishing society om norway stnac boaton mawchuetm t yiloo yarlr r 1 00 month h ttivttin maxin section 1 60 ymt f offr 6 sotomly vhtb owt ample cart on mqpsvt bon mb gardiner announces government to pay premiums on quality boo hon james q gardiner dominion minister of agriculture announced on january 13th that canadian hog pro ducers will shortly be reoetvtng pre miums on quality hogs irqm the do minion government that an effort is being made to negotiate a contract with great britain for a fouryear period and that hogs may in future be purchased on a basis of comparative value on the market at a given time instead of on a price plan based upon premiums and discounts mr gardiner stated that many years ago long before be had anything to do with the departanent of agriculture the packing plants and organizations of hog producers discussed the possi bility of improving quality by a system of premiums and discounts it was accordingly agreed between the two groups that the market price should be paid on good bacon hogs and that a dollar premium should be paid on se lect hogs and discounts should be es tablished against lights heavies and other off grade hogs in with their value and tor the of discouraging their production it was intended that tola system woold encourage the production of hlgb grade bacon hogs and discourage tta production of off grade hogs ts aj- etem haa improved the standard of canadian hogs inevitable fate of too clever nazi 6krbn she the mata bart of world wax u they called her murdered a friend to steal her name joined the french underground to betray hundreds spreada trail of terror across europe until death caught up with her at last bead the story of the kuri fir- en in the american weekly with ltd sundays january 30 issue of the detroit sunday times many targe canadian firms have or ganized monthly newsletters chro nicling the activittea of former workers now in the armed forces and distri buted to all parta of the world directory f r watson dd mjkb georgetown office hours 9 to 5 except thursday afternoon dr j burns milne dental 8ukokon xkm georgttown pbod so dr clifford reid ld ddjj dentist phone 410 mam street georgetown elmer c thompson insurance service plre aute windstorm c p railway and auled steamship summer excursions phone llw or geoiigetewn leroy dale kc m sybil bennett ba banisters and solicitors mill street georgetown phone 18 kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary public first mortgage money to loan office gregory theatre bldg mu1 street phone 88 georgetown frank petch licensed auctioneer and all classes of insurance prompt service phone 381 georgetown po box 413 dr s e magwood veterinary surgeon phone 11 office between division ooazt cleric office and the new muni cipal building at the comer or main and mul streets oakvoxe monument works w r edwards designs submitted good display of rff om hand your patronage fftftil phone smw oakvuu nielsen the chiropractor drugless therapist 31st year of practfcfl lady attendant hours 25 89 pjn closed thursday over dominion stoke georgetown phone 150w monuments markers and letterlno pollock ingham galt designs on requestphone 2046 inspect our work in greenwood cemetery gray coach lines time table now in effect daylight saving time leave georgetown to toronto 7 04 ajn 6 44 pan 834 ajn 834 pm 324 pjn b 1006 pa to london y 1035 ajn b 7 16 pjn y 230 pjn b u0 pm im pm x b uj0 pjn b sun and holidays only x to guelph dally to kit chener sat sun and bol y to kitchener a to stratford bos depat pbane 8 c n r radio repairing we specialize in this work is years experience j sanfordson timetable daylight saving time going east passenger 701 ajn passenger and mall 10j0 an t passenger and mall 70j pjn passenger sunday only 831 pjn passenger daily qjfi pjn this train was formerly the flyer but now stops going west passenger and mall t47 ajn passenger sat only 215 pjn passenger dally except saturday and sunday us an dally except banda ts pjsv passenger sundays only llmpjbl daqy except sunday isjtt sun oasmlfsttt