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the georgetown herald may 9th 1945 or tun i ties for all your libera government under mackenzie king has taken practical steps to see that every canadian after the war shall hare a wideopen chance to make a real success of hia life it can be done by giving everybody the opportunity to get ahead faster and go farther iwf that wfcaf you wo a caomc to mat your owb way in your own way here are definite practical steps which the liberal government has taken not just talked about but taken to make this canada a better place to work in and bring up your children yon will have to decide whether you wmnt the men who devised these measures to carry them through or whether you wish to entrust your own and your familys future to others legion notes well comrades now tttat the etoet- iiw are over for another yearandmoe ordtng to the words of our newly elected president tbat tbls will be a momentous year in title history of our leion let us all put our efforts behind the iwwiy elected odcer they need your support and it la ttn nope of the writer that all animosit ies will be forgotten and that we will all get behind the present officers and give them the support they deserve ftr the advancement of the legion and for the motto for which we all stand one for an and all for one 1 rkmsfrectlm plans for jobs for 900000 more wbneers than in 1939 and 60000 more each year as the population grows every kind of enterprise will be encouraged the liberal government has already set up the machinery the department of reconstruction 2 fsrsiga trass liberal objective sixty percent increase in value over canadas prewar export trade this mean thousands of jobs and is based on the number of jobs created by canadas normal export trade 3 cradft far ehttrpris the liberal government set up the industrial development bank to provide money at low interest for long terms to lelp enterprising canadians to develop new business another step towards creating full employment 4 exports enc lu wartorn countries will want to buy tremendous auantities of canadian goods to facilitate this te liberal government has set up the export credit insurance act to do two things 1 to insure canadian exporters against loss and 2 to make loans to foreign governments under contract to canadian exporters 5 for laanvtmil glsss 7 tally arstwosk from july next family allowances are to be paid monthly to assist parents in raising their child ren 250000000 a year direct spending power in the hands of people who need it most 8 nw wms for cownfcms the liberal governments new 400000000 national housing act enables hundreds of thousands of canadians to own their own homes in the first year after germanys defeat at least 30000 dwellings will be built 7 rfttvrafag vafanuk gratuities benefits and grants of 790000000 will enable men and women of the armed services to apply their energies in building the prosperous canada for which your liberal govern ment has been planning lo furpricss vssftar hsh end farn predicts to protect farmers and fishermen and to main- oxin prices the liberal gotcrnment has pro vided floor prices under their products pros- a make a c chairman jimmy roberts of the canteen committee announces that committee is composed of com rades w carney tom allan and pres s p chapman this committee has full authority of the canteen and will meet when and where the chairman deems necessary ocaasratutotlons to the newly appointed member comrade president yn called an executive meeuna- of the legion last tuesday and irtuyh nothing was reported as definite and for pub lication we understand that quite an amount of buslnee was transacted and we will report on this at a later date once again we would like to remind all comrades that an open invitation la extended to all members of the leg ion and the imperial section to the get together to be held friday mayll good entertainment will be offered and we hope that all igion members and their wives will be present as gu- esta of the imperial section on friday comrades until friday night when your correspodent can report more news for the letdon notes next week j b io5 farmers and fishermen o your liberal government has made low interest jj loans available to farmers to finance their work and make improvements 6 gmratrtead markars to provide farmers with a better wartime in come the liberal government made contracts for definite quantities of important products at sgreedprices notably bacon tags cheese and beef these contracts have worked out so well the liberal government extended many for longer periods a prosperous 11 ulfar lafclw uwmttm in cooperation with organized labour the liberal government has confirmed collective bargaining provided unemployment insurance appointed labour representatives on govern ment boards more man 600000 workers be cause of the liberal governments attitude towards labour and the labour movement now get annual vacations with pay 12 iwbctim tntwutim the liberal government will gradually reduce taxation when the european war ia over to free spending power and to give every opportunity for prosperity employment and freedom talking about the canteen comm ittee we are glad to once again see our good friend ttooa allan better known to comrades as pappy allan on this committee and we smeerely hope that all comrades will pay due respect to the members of this comm ittee pappy is a member of the canteen board and his word goes comrades accept hie decisions and please abide by his orders comrade sam tennant as chairman of enterta has not yet chosen his committee but all comrade were well pleased to see comrades mulr badley and bennay hwfrtwy gam out on saturday ntfbt keep up the good work boy as we need jour help to maintain the high standard set by co mrade mutr during the last nve yearn iz oongrafadattooa to comrade ran mltwhefi on his recent appointment at walton we are glad te report that tom has been promoted to the pera- onell dtrtstoa of victory aircraft for mx r bedding stock petunias stacks snap lam zinnias marigolds j and many other kinds of flowers i tomato cabbage and i cauliflower plants j r a norton floral victoria st phone 315 georgetown what you havs dons in war yea can do in panes you can do your part by supporting iho ubsral candidal in your constnuoncy build a new social order vote liberal st im haiiomm umsal commits scotts cartage for i quick and efficient service phone 161 georgetown ontario cnr express georgetown your shopping centre ve day your georgetown merchants join with the community in prayers of thanksgiving for the victorious termin- tion of hostilities in europe give thanks for victory by buying victory bonds georgetown board of trade retail division bad fire atjjrampfcon eighteen firemen from georgetown helped flet a- are in brampton at 7 p m sunday night april 23 wblca completely gutted the premlsea of the gazette printing ojnce and the mason ic hall and caused damage eaumaiwd at 26000 after a six hour battle the brampton fire brigade aaalated by firemen from no 2 conditioning centre georgetown and weston fin ally brought che blaze under control the blaze started at the rear of the premises of the canadian tire corp oration owned by leslie black and spread to hie gazette office and plant weeping up to the maaonlc hall the firemen managed to save the maeonlc lodge chanters and other valuable documents nothing was saved from the oazete offloe and the printing presses linotype machine and other equipment will it is believed be a total loss unless salvage operations reveal tihe possibility of recovery at great ex pense police have under investigation at the present time the possibility that the fire was of incendiary origin stanley park under new ownership mr o w henderson has sold stan ley park erins picnic and beauty spot to upwbllfi limited the firm has also purchased 175 acres of ad jacent land and plan extensive im provements this summer to make it one of the finest picnic and camping grounds m the district mr prank belway formerly commanding officer of the roaf stations at halifax lac- hlne que and aylmer ont has been hired as manager dancing in the pavilion will commence this friday with georgetowns modern aires to play for the dancers mrs sidney mackenzie received word last week that her son sgi larry mackenzie had arrived safely overseas bdr bud james has returned to i petawftwa after a threeweek leave at i home i comrade basil badley a member of our executive whose name appeared in our legion notes last week as the dean of ill be seeing you which i nothing more than the tttle at a song received mule a surprise last week when he uttered ttie words til be seeing you and anottoer popular comrade added the words in apple blossom ttae now what comrade comes next to keep up the rhyttim and add his line to the song progressive conservative rally princess theatre milton wednesday may 16th 800 pm speakers peter d mcarthur of howick quebec federal- candidate in his own quebec constituency prominent farmer and outstanding agriculturist allan nicholson federal candidate for hahon stan hall mpp provincial candidate for hahoo published by progressiveconservative association of halton id a itjdined ea w p in ctcry theatre of war million upon millions of leaflets have been rained upon occupied ter rilory to weaken the enemys will to rents and to keep allied aaderirroand force informed here womens dexterity finds lots of work this paper must be flawless so with careful skill and amazing accuracy girls examine and count millions of sheets before they are wrapped keen eyes keep quality up to a high standard while nimble fingers speed production in the war- pressed paper mills of canada as members of the pulp and paper industry women have rendered loyal efficient service in the cause of freedom the dcip and paper i ndu s try or canada so erunpaium mill and urn whh 1 os mou boss coast ts coast vr good industry to be with