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the georgetown herald wjjviinjbj may 1 6th 19j the georgetown herald nkwb of 4 obokgxtown mokvai outn william umnehohre 0tcwabttown ashobovb baulinafad iioknlll tekfta ootta acton brampton milton subscription rates fintifvi waited states and oventeaa 1300 a ysar slngla oofrtea fie advertising rates will be quoted on application telephone n q walter o bikhn publisher oabfxeld l uooilvray mary b blehn editor harold davison of thft canadian weekly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec dlvufon ot the cwjia the editors corner thoughts on ve day no community received the news of victory in europe with more elation than georgetown that the happy day was not marked with any unseeming dis play of rowdyism or vandalism was to be expected for georgetown has always enjoyed the reputation or be ing a lawabiding community cti sensible sober citi zens as expected the town turned out en masse to the public service of thanksgiving on the higb school grounds and in the evening there were large congre gations in attendance at- all four cfmrches where ser vices had been announced it was a day of mixed feeling for in the midst of such happiness there was the thought that only one phase of the second great war was ended that in tfcte east there was still japan to bring to er knees and that there will be anxious hearts still while her sons a net in the battle areas there were mixed feelings too a one thought of loved ones who would soon be back liome and ofc others who will never be home again whose mortal remains have created a little spot which is forever can ada in foreign soil it was of these fine yocmg men that we thought most on ve day and ot the pettiness of our small contributions to the defeat of germany in comparison with their one great and final gf it is for these more than any other that we must work in the future to bring about this better world tfiat we talk of so much that their parents their brother- and wives bud children may enjoy the blessing of peacac for which men fought and died and if each of us shall keep this in mind and ensure that their children shall nrver again have to see a world m flames then only shaft we have started to pay our debt housing our number one pbsffilem in ac near future a pubfe meeting is to be galled by mayor cleave to investigate the sezxoas hous ing shortage in georgetown and to lay p lara for a bousing program it has been a cause concern among all thinking citizens tha oar mem in unifornn will soon be coming home to m town in wfiich every available dwelling is occupied and that potential indus trial expansion is being hampered by the lade of home for new workers the purpose of this meeting will b to discuss the feasibility of adopting a scfieme of war time housing wkic would bm fift jner homes in town our understanding of tfie scheme that ac town provides the lots and acta as a rent col lector for the government which finances the buildmg costs all details of the plan with perhaps a govern ment official in attendance to supply any relevant tfeta will be presented at the meeting and it will be up to the council industrialists organizations and citizen gen erally to decide what action is to be taken our suggestion is that any mass building plan should be looked upon as a temporary solution for housing shortages and that houses should be erected as cheaply and modestly as possible rented at reason able rentals and torn down when more permanent homes are obtained by the tenants we think the possibility of buying wartime houses in some of the boom towns where cessation of war production may force their abandonment should be investigated certain cities like windsorhave erect ed whole districts of these wartime houses with the understanding that when they have served their pur pose they will be disposed of to be replaced by more permanent buildings it is possible that georgetown might be able to get hold of some of these houses and transport them here to tide us over what has become our number one problem politics in the wind with victory loan and ve day to the fore we have not had too much opportunity to think of the approaching elections ah political parties have soft- pedalled campaigning until the 8th victory loan had successfully concluded but for the next month we can expect an avalanche of platforms and promises until june 4th and june 1 1th when it shall be decided who shall guide the ship of state in ontario and in the do minion for the next few years it is not an easy matter for the elector to de cide where to mark his x this time national and pro vincial issues overlap and it is quite possible that many voters will vote one way in the province and another way in the dominion while not wishing to pose as a seer or a prophet our guess is that the conservative itfld come back somewhat stronger in ontario based on ifatnr achievements in the field of distributng education- tfmukt hydro costs more equitably and that in the do- atthibn the liberal government will be returned al- john bracken the man john bracken the son of a farmer ephraim bracken and his wife alberta was born in a log cabin in ellisville leeds county ontario on the 22nd of june 1883 here briefly chronicled are the main events in the life of john bracken 1898 student atbrockville collegiate ontario 19025 student atthe ontario agricultural college guelph he won four scholarships the governorgenerals medal was top honours student and class medalist here too he met alice wylie bruce 1906 young bracken went to winnipeg as repre sentative of the seeds branch of the domin ion department of agriculture 1907 in the neighbouring province of saskatche wan john bracken became superintendent of fairs and farmers institutes and secre tary of the provincial livestock association 1910 john bracken was appointed professor of field husbandry at the new university of saskatchewan he took the first train to guelph ontario married alice wylie brum four sons were born three of whom are now on active service with the navy army and air force 1929 already the author of two books on agri culture john bracken became president of the ma agricultural college 1922 john bracken accepted the leadershlptotthe progressive farmer government wasssworm in as prime minister of manitoba now began the political life of the most continuously successful politi- cal leader the empire has produced in this century since that day from 1922 to 1942 john bracken has never been defeated 1932 the liberals joined john brackens fanner government 1940 all the other political parties including the ccf and social creditors threw in their fortunes with a great leader forming i wartime coalition manitoba government 1942 the year of john brackens great decision john bracken the progressive accepted tie national leadership of a great resurgent peoples party the progressive conserva tives bl uhluld by th pmmiw cuiwnwin association ottawn know john bracken the progress- conservative directory f r watson d ja ltdsu- georgetown offloe hours 9 to 6 ttonrsdaj aftern dr j burns milne dental subocor xbt georgetown dr clifford red ijxb djxsl none 410 mela 8treet elmer c tl will-urn- dnnpuirce sntnob fire auto windstorm o p balnrey art allied eteemr stjibqpr k2 pbone 110w or j monuments mabkbrs ahd txtttxtma pollock a mghami design on requestphone mm inepeot oar fork to osmovooa leroy dafc kg m syfcfl batwvrtt ba nielsen the chiropractcwl dniglcw therapist met er t praeuoe iutt attendant bout 1 s s jun otdaed tcunader over oomsnon erosa obuluelueii pboim lrv dr ss b magwqod ar ruou 11 ofaxttfi offloe and tbe ifcwr munlcipei banang talb oot ner cmktn and ami mi ex oakville monument work kanefe m lutafen buwar bwkcsiunmlk- rncuortnat lienor to loa it von street una am o in cun mtmiwt rttr rtm- i otmadt oar actm cttr dwert l mnt tor ibm hue to tto ottf tom mswihik i iw lie though with a reduced majority both tories and grits have stolen much of the thunder from the cc f by adopting social reform and promising others and this is botind to have its effect on the new challenger all three parties are making strong bids for the farm vote and preliminary advertis ing seems to be directed mainly at the farm community it is not the intention of this newspaper to take sides in any election issue the columns of the herald are open to every party and every candidate to express their views freely personally we should like to see at least one large nonpartisian political rally similar to that recently held in burlington when all candidates would appear on the public platform and state their view to the citizens in busy times like these it is impossible for many residentap attend all the various political meetings and one large rally would give us an opportunity of camparing notes and corning to a de cision on our voting ft walter t evans teantgnw vein buablkheay fire ute automohle in8tbris windstorm office hmln st k raxlio repairing wsfleoauze in jl sanfowlsctt it m0te s txhxkt hostess to lokk scots wa 1tte tmt soots wa iiw ttrir meeting at tte borne ot ttre sam trmaat on ttwrsdaj ernir may 3 urttii a cood turnout od members anottker ahtpcoeirt of clftareuco has been sent to tthe lome soots over- seas- a letter from the retujoultattoo ocamnlttee asking jor a oooauozt to cneifale uiem to gtie eacia retunjlntj qahtter a rooiembranoe was dtac aa tne lome soots wa have lrflkjy presented eatih boy wltb olar9ttb u be returns home from overseas and will be continuing to do tbts it iu felt that the organization vas already doing its part in uils direction tm oommittee reported that fruit had been sent to the boys in christie st hospital lurwah was served by the hostess assisted b mrs t wamcs mrs r taylor and miss belle tennant lor better- f 6armetiii tutttker lntonimtte flmw 9 or cau tte booi mbs w btdfdam ooerph st f- robtlpwqikihy ccmcaory lettenil na moqutneoltft m 176 odwrtte 216 ctikma st w oramppcuv former gkorgetown gtrx married in belgium friend in town will be interested to leam of ttie recent marriage fa belgutm of lieutermnt haoml bebul and lieutenant robert c arout v a ac- rjniaerly a mridcsit ol getwn tfae bride ut the dautpter mjt and mrs f v behan svujarines and is a nursing tr tached to the 3wl briua hospital the spoom ia me mr wad mrs x s orou vlua california before inkling atxnj air cbrb he wa mtor etietneor to the sjwte i fornla to which postuoni he hop return mrs grows two brothers 1 and feltoq are both menders at roaf the latter being stationed newfouimjiand with toe raftq