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cjf rtji-vi-a- x- wi 5 1 swtw e sir s- i sszjj t t smart new summer handbags new shipment of sun worthy wallpapers have just arrived suitable patterns for every room see our sportswear department new slacks shorts bathing suits sport blouses seersucker suntan frocks attractive assortment gift picturesriddies types and styles for every home gift stationery specials heinrich himmler shown iriss uniform who committed suicide at headquarters of the british 2nd army by swallowing poison frm a phial concealed in his mouth spofford co the most hated man in eur ope used disguise like this to avoid capture by the allies this time with f the ccf v rill will provide security and better prices for thefarmers adequate old age pensions for all at 60 full pay and allowances for servicemen and women until suitable work is found v securityand protection for labor v more freedom and property for all the xcf will not take your farms take your home if you are an old age pensioner permit discharged service men and women to be thrown oh the scrap heap permit company unions regiment your livesand deprive you of your property on elect major a h t s s j ipubflshed by york north ccf association v dr e- g dickinson 108 brooke ave toronto official agent vr t federal electionpbll y 11 who is this man drew by gordon sinclair famous writer world traveller and radio commentator who is well known throughout the province so all right the man is premier of ontario and got that way ori his first try 3 at the age of 49 t bat thats not enough you want to know more about george alexander drew and this is the story the premier who stands six foot two and weighs 230 pounds was born and raised in guelph of a family long promi nent in the royal city i he is a hard man to shush when he has something to say and that was indicated even during his terms at upper canada college although still a comparatively young man drew has been a soldier for 33 years more than two thirds of his life he enlisted with the 16th battery at guelph when aihigh school lad of 16 that was in 1911 and three years later when the first world war spread over europe the 16th was one of the first batteries to go active and george drew from torontos varsity campus was the youngest officer earlyto mobilize this battery he was also oneof the first to fight and the very week george drew went overseas his father died tliat made george absentee head of the family which included j an only brother and tliree sisters jblm that only brother was killed while on active duty with the royal canadian navy during the present war during the early battles in france in may 1916 george drew severely wounded he was invalided home to canada- but instead of accepting his discharge he was named to command the 64th i battery of the canadian ifield artillery and was soon promoted to the rank of colonel a colonel at 23 he had already been promoted and decor ated on the battlefield colonel drew has kept up his interest in the exservice men and women from then until now and that interest reciprocated con smythe for example a twowar artillery k officer made his first political speech an endorsement for drew after p that last war had ended in victory drew picked up his academic studies graduated from varsity was called to the bar then returned to guelph to j practice law and run for council drew served four years in the council of guelph and was then elected mayor of his native city after one term he moved to toronto for a second time became assistant master of the supreme couit of ontario three years later ontario securities commissioner c during these years he also found time to write books and magazine features about canadas part in the war and a comprehensive survey of canadas con tribution to the aerial triumphs of the last conilict which was condensed by the rcaf as a gift to all graduates under the commonwealth air training plan in 1934 after a series of conservative governments jiad ruled for 29 years ontario chose a liberal leadc- soon afterwards seeking to regain their lost position the conservatives named drew their organizer and he held this post until 1937 when earl rowe led the partyand was beaten within a few months mr rowe had returned to the ottawa scene a new leader was needed for ontario and on the first ballot george drew was chosen some of the socalled old guard of the party had not wanted drew but his majority was tremendous up to this time drew liad never sought a scat in the legislature but now heran for the riding of simcoe east was elected and led the opposition in the legislature until the summer of 1943 when he took full command once more drew was elected by the people on his first try as he had become councillor of guelph mayor of guelph leader of his party and member of the legislature on his first attempt so drew now readied the highest office within the giftofhisprovince t throughout his public life george drew has steadily and constantly spoken of himself as canadian first and native of i ontario second never be declared would he attempt to advance the cause of his province at the expense of the dominion national unity hp has said must and will be maintained this same abroad patriotic view took the new premier to the motherland soon after bis election and there he has worked energetically for post war prosperity anchored to continuing british connec- tions he made an intensive study of agriculture as a result of which ontario hasmade more rapid progress- in his twenty months inoftice at any previous time in history ttarming most with english projects that would be undertaken that year today on the eve of great expan sion in ontario m he knows of vast civil plans to be undertaken here at home george drew is the- biggest man and the first war veteran to be premier of ontario infact 8 of the 12 men in the ontario cabinet are war veterans in ontarios 78 years of history there has been only one premier tho was younger than drew and none whose experience has covered such a wide field- george drew is soldier author lawyer speaker and bears many another label of ability come to think of it hes also a good cook and one of the things he hopes to see and taste in the post war ontario are some native ontario dishes here in ontario c grow the finest natural food products on earthbut we dont seem to have any specialized ontario dish the premier hopes to correct that and he plans to improve the tourist accommo dation throughout theprovince so that ontario will truly be the travellers paradise it has oiten beenlleh after the premier is reelected there will be a ministry dealing with tourist matters from which all of us home towncrr and visitor alike are sure o benefit in at least thrce ways j also as youve already been told highways will be widelyextended and improved onethingive often marvelled atln relation to i public figures is how they can stand the banquet circuit you know how it is vith mayors and ministcraand premiers its often one head tabic after another all around the province and atj head tables the food is often ofa same- ncss george drew stands it with full marks his digestion in fact is about as good as- youll find anywhere in ontario and if he just hnlf tried premier could weigh 300 pounds or even more one thing he really hates is lettuce in sandwiches something that gives him quiet pleasure is the realization that his administration definitely closed the gambling clubs and bookies joints which were a blot on the toronto suburban area for almost 20 years although his left arm will never recover s from his lastwar wounds george drew is a strong swimmer and can circle a golf club inthe middle eighties about five years ago atport colborne he swam out to two men from buffalo who were in distress and brought one man in the premier then swam and got the other one one man could not be revived but the other owes his life to colonel drew k4 vh- i drew has no time for small gossip and becomes indifferent or hostile to anyone who indulges in childish or malicious criticism llis opinion is never influenced by this sort of thing nor will he express a critical opinion of anyone in some circles drew is considered a soft touch for a loan and in this connec tion he never seems to harden up even though hes often been let down in practically all ways drew is quick to forgive t t wit his staff consider him a grand guy you might say that if this were not so it wouldnt be found in these notes maybe so but if you can produce anyone who has vcr worked for george jdrcw and wont fback up this statcmcntlhathes all wool and a yard wide then the drinks are on me j y when hmcs otter was lost at sea and john drew was lost with her- the premier was wakened with the sad news at three in the morning the legislature was in session at the time and when prayer time came around he was in his seat as usual i- i s as ivcsaid bcforcdrcw isa difficnlt man to shush and was once summoned to court under the defence of canada regulations for disclosing that a canadian force was sent to hong kong with t insufficient training these charges a we all know were quickly and thoroughly dropped- j m vdrew is an anglican who sometimes reads the lesson in his guelph church his wife is the daughter of edward johnson wlio jwas canadas most noted tenor i and has for many years been smcral manager of the metropolitan pera house tfie drews were married in 1936 and have a son edwardanda 1 daughter sandra vv the drews have oneof the biggest private libraries in any ontario home- and mrs drew whose people are of pioneer stock speaks i five languages these are being passed along to edward although sandra u still ha vingtronble tv t t j mi j ta im xl w i j y