Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 25, 1955, p. 11

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wwwj thegeorget0wnierai second section georgetown ontario wednesday may 25th 1955 second section what we desire for ourselves we w1sj1 for all j s woodsworth founder of the ccf stanley a alien coolhkat1ve commonwealth federation stan allen the ccf candidate in hal ion w a born in george town forty year ago he ha lived there allni lifejth the exception of eight yeari that he homaiteaded in the rainy river district of northern ontario stan and hit wife ruth have three children fiobet iv june 13 and sharon 0 they ttnd lite umled church slan served overtea for four year with the fourth divisional signal upon discharge he went to work for the firm of smith and stone a plant carpenter he i now forenoon of the fabrication section of the plahc division he i active in union work having been preiident of local 788 of the ibew and of the provincial council of that union he wa selected by two local union to act a iheir representative on conciliation board he i a member of the canadian leg ion and the independent order of oddfeltow stan hat been in municipal government for four year two year a councillor and two year a reeve of georgetown reeve at the pretent time he i chairman of the water commiv ion andiairman of the county aesment commission stan allen ccf this advertisement ipoiuored and paid for by the lujton county ccf association hydro and the weather the nun on the pole u typical of the many hydro employee who i tend ready 24 hour a day 7 daya week to respond to emergency calls for service i if trouble la of a minor nature service is restored promptly sometimes 1 however due to severe storms sleet or hurricanes trouble reaches major proportions when this happens crews work bard and fast to repair wires replace poles and burnt out distributing equipment this work is carried out at any hour of the day or night until service is restored for uvea men appreciate that wherever wires ran people depend upon electricity for roost of the conveniences and comforts of modem hying the gnat scope and flexibility of ontario hydes province wide operation its resources of manpower and equipment make it possible to cope with emergencies whe they occur gcfer pleads for greater political morality poliutal morality is at a new low ebb aided and abutted by responsible people ib both old line parties and by public apalby as well now is the lime for a crusade not dnly or effic ient government but for honesty in government said dave archer execu tive secretary jof the ont federation of 1abjv ccu lie was speaking to a join farmer labour raeruos in milton town hall iponsored by the oskville labour council on behalf of stan allen ccf candidate in hilton this is the ume for all honest men and women to come to the aid of any party that is willing to lead a crusade to bring honesty and fair dealing back into canadian political life he on- linued i believe no party is better fitted to do just that than the cck here if a party that was formed by idealists such as the late rev j s wood worth and has always attrsc tej men and women of good will and the highest moral integrity john maskell representative of the canadian congress of iabour chaired the meeting me next introduced stew art cooke area supervisor of the un ited st eel worker of america and executive member of the ontario cck ur cooke said that he felt that la bour was beginning to understand bet ter the problems facing the farmer in his fight to secure a fair return for his work and tnveatment he said the marketing uoard set up by the con servative government was typicsl of the kind of legislation the tories had brought in- under the pretense of do ing something for the farmers in on tario he said the setup of the board was such that it would be comparable to a union asking management o select the members of a negotiating commit tee the marketing board should be responsible to the legislature and should be representative of those groups who wish to sell through the board stan allen ccf candidatr told the meeting that he felt he understood the problems of the working people because of his extensive experience in the trade union movement and had helped secure the finest contract in the county with his firm of smith and stone im not a farmer now he contin ued but i had eight years experience with a pretty rugked typr of arming when i homrsteadfd in the rainy ri ver district of northern ontario in the thirties i rcincmlmt mlimi my prune ihcf at five cents a pound and kivini my hutut aiway or feeding it to the pigs because there was no market for it lie saul he believed the formers and workers shared coomon problems and that a government really interested in the welfare of all the people could ensure a hteaily income to both groups sufficient to maintain a good standard of living referring to his four years on mun icipal council in tieorgetown he said he was well aware that the councils were often blamed for the everin creasing taxes he told the meeting that the provincial government had reduced the subsidy for roads this year when the municipalities were growing at such a rate that their road budgets had to be increased to keep up with the growth he said educa tion and the need to build new schools x the next public holiday will be celebrated on dominion day this year falling on july 4th jfcffiiittw iuii vj irrwaf in hot pursuit fire is closer to destroying your home than you thinkl a faulty electrical fixture a care lessly stored inflammable could start him hotfooting through your home on awlld race of-de- structlon check the first hazards in your home and insure adequately to day through john r barber agency liiceasser to blmsrqt yhemtmen insurance stfrucej john it bawbr also added to the uxea he said the smaller towns m with smaller asseas- nwalt could nut provide as ood a standard of education as la tfce larger centres nd yet tlie provincial govern ment was not meeting its own prom tie to pay 80 per cent of the overall cost o education adding a further burden to the municipalities car steering fails but mj is unhurt en route from georgetown to attend the progressive conservative wfti lion meeting in stilton hiltons edo- al up sybil bennett was dote to in jury when the steering gear on he car ailed she was driving along the tultotk- peel line and the car remained oa the road almost until it stopped then nee- did across a shsllow ditch uua bennett walked serosa a field to the nearest farmouse and was driv en to the meeting with a alight delay sfuiibhhhbbbbbbbwbanbbbbvbbbbhtlhalalmbabbbmu beaver ready mixed company limited ready mixed concrete delivered to your job in our new truck transit mixer all aggrtgates govt ttsud triemgle 73510 or 2521 stabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbabbbbbbbbbbbbbbhsibl you are invited georgetown high school cadet inspection in the park tuesday may 31st 730 pm shsrp weapon training demonstrations field tactics signals girls pt demonstration it col john r barber inspecting officer lorne scots brass band need new fencing we can 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