Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 23, 1952, p. 3

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0 t uoow tttfj dutch family shoes stay on back porch wednesday evening april 13 msi ttm atfsmfcsown tntxatb faok vn parol improvement loans can be utedto electrify your house barn and other farm building amounu up to 3fl00 may be advanced under the plan and the- money repaid by instalments spread over one two or more yeas the rate charged is 5 simple interest ask lor full par- ticulart at our nearest branch farm improvement loans coa also is used for new implements machinery and equipment new ouodsuoa or breeding liraiotl fences drainage and other developments construction repair or alteration ol any building on the farm farm clean firstlon the royal bank of canada 3jfw earn 4 eu tie m georgetown branch r w darou manager its spring cleanup time try a herald adlet to sell those surplus articles fay joa kocnlf ryeron school of jtsurasllan in th brampton oonservstor the hvkcau family r r 3 brtmptoo wmlk round at besom in their ttockin feet not because they cant afford ahoes lta just that by leave their wooden juompen on the back porch klatmpen are dutch wooden thoea frank harkcma a wooden ahoe wholesaler in sruund holland cam to canada in 11mb with mr harkvfna two daughters tine 1 janke 17 and his 23yearold son bydnvy the jo dutch people who have settled in and around lrampton alnce 1u40 fondly recall the big clumiylooklng brpwn and yellow wooden ahottt tiiy left behukd thv old couutry to utury the many llollundert who longed to hear livs tic toe of wooden foot wear on the ground of tholr nw it as crowded homrlund mr ifark- cmu decided once again to become u wooden shoe dealer he recently tot a shipment of 100 pulr of the wooden klompen to amuse ou- ejllrhungry canadians wlo do nol fancy wearing klompen but would like to have them for fluwerholders und knlrkknaka rank harkema uihj brought over 200 pair of ld get iled wooden rikms exactly the auitne aliujie as their big broth ers hpara tim prajrrt in his iare time during the win ter the stocky 45 year old market grdtntr and chicken farmer aided by his daughter tine and jenke dead stock horsfs cattif hogs gordon young painted the ahom in the traditional dutch way the souvenir shoe r- calvad apadal treatment tfiay were patnted in brighter hues of red cretan orange and bun practical minded dutch people will give you plenty of unsentimen tal reason for wearing the hollow- ed out boauprowed chunks of pop lar wood on their feet they say wooden shoes keep out moisture tmf better than leather and are warm erthan rubber boots made out of a single piece of wood they eorae- timfe crack but a few pieces of baling wire tied tightly across tha- shoe will restore it to wearabto vhape again caat only 5t kven if the kjompon do wear out lu won t upset thu family budget a great deal thy cost only 2 50 a iatr which probably helps to keep the costofliving down in the neth- trljnds although adult make their kloinpen last for up to two years the typical dutch farm lad who treks to school each day caa turn a pulr of atilny new klompen into matchwood after six wetka of stren uous wear one big reason why hollander hauafraus are so rtnowned for rlrjiiuim ti li because youngster never track dirt into the house they take their fhoea ott ut the door although they might be a bit dif ficult to dame in wooden shoes are actually viry light a few hol- under have een taken to wear ing klompen walking driving or bicycling to work through town on their way to work janko harkema who does housecleaning for some families in tovn often wears her wooden shoes to work she takes tiousc slippers with her of course hut h rank harkema keeps his hand in the woodt n shoe business just for the fun he lias a variety of far more important things to do wjien he iin t occupied with his 14 aire farm where last ytar he raised 75 000 heads of cauliflower and other vtretablcs and 3000 hatch ery breeding eggs he la busy ar ranging to bring in more dutch families who art interested in set- ling up their own gardening or dal ry farms as agent for the immlgra im one of the aircraft technicians that give it a dt daijy inspection and keep it in top flying shape we take personal pride in the work that we have been trained to do our aircraft are ready to fly in defence of freedom are needed now in the rcaf to train as ircraft technicians eroengine instrument radioradar armament airframe these men have an important job in the operation of canadas ex- pandlng air force aa a skilled rcaj aircraft technician you will gain valuable technical and training experience receive good pay 30 days annual leave with pay and a pensibn to be earned a will play your part in defence against aggression you will serve cantoa and yourself p v yoju abe utwttm 17 and 40 and havt orams hwcatiorl or utttt t sa thi rcaf euttm counsiuo at the address in couom ie oft fwl the couporf director of personnsl manning rcaf hwodquarlwrt ottawa pbsu mutt trla1 mtgttltm jmtt pmrhtmun rtgsrdlnt tmrdmimtntbtmmiuamjtliimhittmumiukuimlbtajb name please print s address rft t province education by grade and province agb it makes such a difference mrs helen v was so pleased by tha courteous treatment sho received from a bank teller during a holiday trip that on her return home she wrote it was really a pleasure to transact my modest banking affairs with you and i think the bank is very lucky to have such a charming and welcoming young woman with them it makes such a difference when one is travelling to feel so at home at your own local branch at any branch of any bank you wol find bank people going out of their way to look after you efficiently and courteously that is the waf the chartered banks compete with each other for your business tm advertisement baaed aa an actual utter is f here by the banks serving your community hon society for the brampton and dixie constefatlon of the dutch re form church frank harkema finds sponsors for immigrant dutch inmllles ims particular beat is the trlansio of southern ontario en compassed by bnrric ouelph and toronto 2500 cumins this year some people mlitht jcat that frank harkema is trying to get more cus tomers for his wooden shoes he hopes to see the peel county dutch community grow to 4s0 persons by the end of this year actually of course he is interested in placing some of the 23000 dutch form peo ple who are scheduled to reach this country during the year as frank harkema puts it in his ncarpcrfect english holland is a tiny country only about so by 100 miles square but 10 000000 dutch people are crowded into that nrea it is terribly overpopulsted what docs frank harkema think about his new canadian homeland it is the most wonderful coun try in the world married men according to an authority live longer than single ones some unkind person wlu pro bably rise and remark that the tune only aeems longer try an adlet in the herald you will like the results royal cartadiah air force farm news fall wheat clover lvevvtmtr12dwell x ifall wheat and clovers in gen eral have wintered well through out halton there are of course al ways exceptions and a few report have been received of older stands of alfalfa which have heaved rather badly as indicated however the general picture la favourable in view of the rather gloomy prospects on tha farm front that is from the standpoint of prea- ent prices being received by the pro ducer for practically all agricultu ral produce it it some encourage ment to aee that the wheat and clo ver have eeme through the winter despite the abnormal amount of moisture ttty t zhave you wnewed your mib jkriptlenlo the- herald yett k od by disasters monkey wrench income dtiea a job pays your employees meets overhead expen ses perhaps shows you a profit but if disaster closes your business for repairs there will be no income your pocketbook will have to take up the slack take a tip i call on us for aq explanation of busi ness interruption insur ance at your earliest convenience elmer c thompson insurance service john u bakbeb f kersey at0 ttmmmisi 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