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georgetown herald wednesday march 6th 946 t ml herald u ntnttaa dimifiiiihihi nf hi 9bottanowitr oun hbuahb nomval uhou hobnby btevmjtttown a8hgbove balunafad terra ootta uucriptioii rte 2j00 a jw slnglooopiea so each advertising rates quoted on application wxltfir d bxehn publisher and editor garfleld l moouvray staff leslie m olaifc r broomhead harold davison the banod is printed each wednesday afternoon at tin office on main st georgetown authorised as second class mall post qhtofl dept ottawaf member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontarioquebec division of the o wnjv the editors column a busy week last week seemed to be a particularly busy one for your editor and over the weekend we just didnt seem to have the energy to put the old brain to work on editorial material this at the risk of a crack as if we ever did a church meeting tuesday recreational council wednesday hockey on thursday and friday and helping to address lions dance invitations over the weekend not to mention end oftheraonth bookkeep ing and news copy left little spare trme for the necea- aary worktn this column we4iope you will pardon a few clipped items which giv viewpoints of other editors the change should be refreshing for after all there are limits to what new ideas and thoughts wecan present week after week the following article has been clipped from the brampton conservator and inasmuch as the bram pton hospital is used by many georgetown parents as the place to introduce their offspring into the world we thought it would be of interest to georgetown a grand crop of babies no less than 387 babies 2 1 3 boys and i 74 girls were born in peel memorial hospital last year bringing the total number to see the light of day at this fine local institution during ita2 i year history to the amazing total of 3745 that is a grand crop of babies more than half the present population of brampton it repre cents a lot of hospital care a lot of skilled service con venience and comfort for mothers of the town and dis trict one of the significant and highly gratifying it ems in the hospital superintendent s repor was the fact that there was not one maternal death during the year this is all the more remarkable in view of over crowded conditions which have existed for l last cou pie of years it certainly speaks well for the care exer cued by the nursing staff and doctors but such a fine record under present conditions must not deter the board and the citizens generally in providing proper ac z commodation for maternity and other cases rather should it challenge us to see that the situation is remin died and as promptly as possible it is too much to expect that upwards of twenty babies at one time can be properly cared for when the present accommodation was set up to handle only twel ve the same is true of the general adult accommoda tion which at the maximum is only equipped to care for 44 patients while several times last year and the year before peel memorial hospital was called upon to care for over 60 patients according to health and hospitalization authorities of the province 80 per cent of capacity is considered the breaking point whereas peel memorial long ago passed that point and has at times touched the 1 30 pec cent mark the proposed extension is long overdue the money should be forthcoming this year irom the town the county and townships benefitting if all do their duty by the hospital in the same measure as the hospi tal has served these communities then 1947 will see the three story new wing erected and ample accommo dation provided for some years why not for our we turn to our good neighbour to the west the acton free press for a well- written editorial on a subject on which we also have omedefimte ideas we too think that the government policymaking the advertising of alcoholic beverages in ontario not canada mr dills is foolish and needs to be clarified by its abandonment we can think of no good reason why alcoholic beverages should not be advertised any more than the soft clrinks cigarettes candy bingo games theatres or in fact any other product which can be classified as a luxury item or whichcould become habit forming the brewers and distillers have done a wonder ful advertising job for war loan red cross drives and price stabilization to mention but a few during the war years last week we ran a particularly effective ad vertisement on moderation for the house of seagram we think the time has come when the government should stop itssidestepping and say you brewers and distillers are recognized as legitimate businessmen sell- r jng a recognized product used by many of our respected f- citizen it is right for these people to purchase it there fore it is right for you to advertise your particular grand and if the government does not believe this tbejtshoutd be equally consistent the other way close down the retail stores and hotels and revert to the days of blind pigs which anyone except the very young can ywiyne and now to get back to the free pres article quit the camouflage the figh between two radio stations over the broadcasting of a program by a brewer is to say the least amusing cbc officials turned down the program and cfrb is broadcasting ontario holiday the sponsors name is mentioned once on the program the amusing part is the elastic definition of ad vertising we understand all advertising of intoxicat ing beverages is illegal in canada cbc interprets that law as we do that all advertising paid for by brewers and distillers is advertising of these interests and their business but cfrb and the majority of newspapers take a different interpretation and if its called ontario holiday or some other name it is no longer liquor ad- vertising its about time that an interpretation was given by the government that made theruling from our own viewpoint we dont care because we will not accopt advertising from the brewers and 4stillers that carries their name on their products without a ddtibt its ad vertising we carry plenty of advertisements every week that contain only the name and nature of the bu siness carried on and its advertising the firms products and paid for as such you cant tack victory loan or ontario holiday or any other name on it and say its not advertising the liquor business when the name of the maker appears in it canadas next governorgeneral for our third borrowed item we take an account of sir harold alexander who comes to canada as gov ernorgeneral this spring the article appeared in the january issue of the torch a publication of the can adian corps association which makes excellent reading for servicemen and ex service personnel the article follows in britain today studying closely canadian newspapers from east to west is one of the top allied commanders of world war 2 field marshal sir harold rupert leofric george alexander k c b c s i d s o m c next governor general of the dominion of canada chosen to succeed the earl of athlone the youthful looking soldier is working hard to fit himself for his new position for as he explained at a recent presenta ion of new colours to the lake superior regi ment in aldershot england ive never been to can ada or the united state9 so i ve got a lot to learn most canadians first heard of alexander during the debacle ihat saw- allied armies break before the na 7i onslaught of 1940 and the british expeditionary force fight a stubborn retreat toward the channel ports of france selected by lord gort o command the rear guard action to cover that retreat alexander performed what has since been termed the miracle of dunkirque with imperturbable calmness he brought order out of confusion and chaos and we are given a mental picture of his inspiring presence on the beaches as his men tell of watching him nonchalantly building sand castles near the water s edge as he waited his turn to enter the boats at his own insistence he was the last to leave the bea ches at dunkirque born of an ulster family canadas new cover nor general was schooled at harrow and sandhurst and from his youth up he kept an active interest in sports at sandhurst he set records in the mile and two mile distance events and was a good footballer and cricketer a soldier since he received a commission in the irish guards in 1911 alexander commanded a bat talion in the last war at the age of 25 and oerformed brilliantly in that conflict a major general when world war 2 broke out he received his lieutenant generalship after dunkir que and was then given the southern command in eng land on the invasion coast early in 1942 when disaster threatened in burma he flew out there to take com mand and although unable to save it conducted a mas terly retreat that won india time to prepare for the jap blow he became a general that year and succeeded auchmleck as commander in chief of the middle east canadians in large numbers first came under field marshal alexanders command when the first di vision landed in sicily in july 1943 this division and later the fifth division fought brilliantly in the italian campaign and on more than one occasion received the alexander compliment of jolly good fighters when the new governor general arrives in ca nada this spring he will be accompanied bylady alex ander whom he married in 1931 and their three chil dren rose a sliir and very attractive brunette daugh ter shane ten year old quiet and thoughtful schoolboy and the youngest sixyearold brian also making the trip will be tessa a big woollyhaired english sheepdog playmate of the children canadas new governor general is looking for ward to his arrival in the dominion where he hopes to meet many of the soldiers who fought under him in it aly these soldiers will be equally as happy to meet held marsrlal sir harold alexander for theyve already put the seal of approval on canadas choice- with the words we couldnt have picked a better man more business changes perhaps our editorial of a few weeks ago served as a stimulus for at pqgent there are any number of contemplated busnwsscsanges along the main street scene mr and mrs wm f smith sold their shoe bu siness last week to mr ross thompson a former resi dent wh returns to tara after a spell of fanning and mr stan grabs bas now opened the georgetowil fur niture sales across the sfteet ih the former brooke a e lepage realtor head office toronto 100 bay etnet telephone ad wel specializing in farms country estates suburban homes city houses summer properties membfcr national association op hbuz estate boards loeal bcpnsmlstivss j t armstrong c a wiixson telephone mw iteicpfaaiio lfrj f r watson djdj3 mj3b georgetown office hours 9 to 6 etaoept thursday afternoons rainidoidianiijiij niiuirautjll i dr j burns milne i dental subgeon j xray 1 georgetown fhone i emuiuimamniim dr clifford reff lixs dxjs dentist i phone 420 open evening main st georgetown elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto windstorm o p railway and allied steamship phone 119w or j georgetown luiuuiidii iiiiiimnii ii iimti ii imtirtduimiiiniaimm mtt nielsen the chiropractor drugleu therapist wrd year of fraetlee lady attendant hours mon tues ph s5 pn sat 26 66 pjn closed thursday over dominion stors georgetown wow dr s e magwood veterinary surgeon phone 11 office between division court clerks office and the new municipal building at the c of main and mill streets sunnbninimiidkihniiiiimdijiiiuniiianitniifmaiimiinm oiunmuii aiuuiiii iiq in i m i main i iiinidimiiim j monuments i markers and lettering i pollock ingham 1 i galt designs on request phone 2048 inspect our work in greenwood g cemetery ynnnntdmtitmmrjiiiiiiiutnnniii miiianiinwitipimninnit oiunmii iiamuniiniai iiiiuiiticiuitmnmatiimifiim i leroy dale kc m sybil bennett kc i banisters and solicitors i mill street georgetown phone 18 oimnmnomniiuaiqiuiiiiuiyuiiiiitaii mimimiamiwimnwnmaaamnumnai i langdon ayuworth 5 barristers solicitors and s notaries public z kenneth m langdon 1 george r mcxntyre aylsworth ba 3 acton first mortgage honey to loan i offices 3 gregory theatre bidg mill st i phone 68 georgetown i cooper bldg phone b16 acton j a whxoughby wniowghby farm ageney head offbob toronto 156 yonge st- aoooobm largest and oldest in canada established forty years consult our active city depart ment for that home in the oily tom hbwson is your local tiepresentattre twnnminiminniiaiiniiiiiinin le hostcln chartered accountants suooessors to jenkins hardy 1306 metropolitan bids 44 victoria st toronto elo am luaiiiuniimqmtiipnroinni oakajte monument works r edwards monument cemetery lettering and markers designs submitted i good display of monuments on i hand your patronage solicited phone 636w oakvtlle uniiinnniuhimiinaiuim oirini u timimnotjbnmbtt iuiouiuiamunuiiuniiiiiimdiiimiiiiu i z 1 repairing i we specialize in this work 16 years rxpertenoe 1 j sanfordson b fbooe i oborobttown m frank petch licensed atjctionkes prompt service phone 301 pjo boot 4u walter t evans 8c oompany twntrflvo teen etbllij raotection and bbbvkb fixe ufe antamoblle insurance wlndstoim accident block another change announced this week is the pur chase of lyla francis savings beauty parlour by one of our norval friends mrs elsie grimwood who has recently opened a shop in milton mrs wirmifred bur rows will be m charge of the georgetown shop another two or three changes are in the offing one merchant being in p of jcompleting the sale papers and a wellfounded rumour has it that a chain variety store has taken a lease on a large premises on main street keeps us stepping to keep up with all these changes among the merchants but well be on hand to keep you posted o o fvrmufmiv