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VEDE:R4TION` PRESIDENT.
SPOKE- TO ASIELD UNIT
The Ashfield Township unit of
the Federation of Agriculture
'net in the Township Hall en
Thursday evening. John. A. John.
Ston,' the president, was in the
chair• and Eimer -Graham acted
' secretary. W: L. Whyte of Sea -
forth, the 'newly -elected presi=
• dent of the .Huron . Coun' y 'Fed-
eration of Agriculture") was the
guest speaker, .,and outlined the
'work of the )Federation ,which
acts as a medium through which
the farmer can,; by means of dis-
eussign, express his views by for-
warding resolutions to the gov-
ernment. He .advocated" the form-
ation. ; e f small ' neighbourhood;
groups • into forums to listen' 'to
theroadcasts for; .this • purpose
and afterwards to discuss t'hezn.
He . told of the Annual Field Day
to . be held at Seaforth in Tune
•when • practical ,. demonstrations
will be made --canning without
tigar_,..slaught-eredeliegs.- °and°, the
Wiltshire side for shipment to
Britain.. There is also to be a. vet-
erinary .' clinic: Speakers, will; be
the Hon. John Bracken and the
' afore. Harry Nixon:. There will
' 'be .a picnic lunch.
to
SHOWER -HELD IN
BRIDE'S HONOR
.. • A pleasant evening was .spent
on Monday of last week 'at the
home of Mr, ' and Mrs. Richard.
McWhinney, condession 6, Ash-
field, when they entertained at
a shower for Miss • Frances : Dal-
ton, youngest ,daughter of Mr.
J. C. Dalton_ and_,.the..• lati Mrs.-
-Dalton of As f i d; whose mar-:
riage to Sgt. M. H. Briere-Edney
of Londdn, England, • now at No.
31 R;A.F.'. School of Navigation;
Port Albert, took place on Satur-
:day in St. Alphonsus':. Roman'
Catholic church, Windsor.
About 50.. guests Were present
and, they 'presented the • bride-
- elect with seine :very' beautiful
gifts which Were placed in a
• dainty ,decorated basket; repres-
enting a ship : and drawn, by ;little
Miss I` a,iiretta Marie Austin and.
= Master Martin McCarthy, while
• Mrs. Frank McCarthy read an
address and assisted in opening
the gifts. The dining -.room . was
decorated with 'white bells, and
pink _atreame>rs, narcissi -anti daf-
-fodils. Raymond .. Dalton , enter-
• talied with .several solos. Violin
and piano 'num'bers Were playedd
• by some of the guests. Mrs. Ed-
win Meyers . was joint hostess
With Mrs. McWhinney, while the
assistants.were • Mrs..Gilbert
Frayne, Ms., T. J. Lannan . and
Mrs. Clifton. Austin. Miss Dalton
'thanked all for the gifts and in-
vited- them' tod visit `her in Ash
field, • •
DISCUSS DISPOSAL • OF
'WEST .SHORE RIGHT=OF.WAY,
Municipal heeds of Ashfield
Huron townships 'and of'coder-
ich and Kincardine towns were
scheduled to meet last night.to
-discuss plans to dispose - of the
right-of-way'of the defunct Ont-
' •ario West Shore Railway,.' now
part, of No. 21 highway, to the
Pa•o,incial Government.
- `tt '"has been hanging fir_This,
fo
years and an . unsuccessfu.l at-
tempt was .made ' five
,to collect through • the ears ago
g Depart-
ment of Highways; which consid�'
ered the;price asked too high. The
municipalities' are anxiqus to
clean up the ' situation at the
earliest possible moment and it
may be 'that action will result.
from next week's meeting. The
proceeds would be divided pro
rata aj'mong the municipalities.; :n'
accordance with. their 'x spectit-e
interest.
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Hanna= To Manage Federation
Office At Ottawa
• By unanimous request of 'the
Canadian Federation of Agricili1-
ture meeting in Ottawa May 4,
1: H. Hannam agreed to move
his, headquarters: to -Ottawa and
take charge Of ,the Federation's
national office there. While con-
tinuing ,as president, Mr. Han ;�
em. n. has beeappointed manag- ing ° director.. •He as been
granted
leave of absence for the .balance
of the year .by the United Farni-
ers Of.' Ontario and the United
Farmer's Co-operative Company,
which organization he hasserved.,
a5. • general 'seereta0.
FRANK CORM"( of • Paia1e.yy
a c one of the" Cardinal- hockey
stars . of that village, has been
discharged as cured, from the
Sanitorium at Frankfort, Ont.,
where he had been a patient since
December. Frank joined the army
18 months ago, and. before re-
turning Co Paisley ,a few seasons
back, was employed in the mines
at Pirrimins, '
GEORGrE . R. PATTERSON, : a
former Bruce •County Aggricul-
tn-ra1-•representative, • ancriow
Canadian Trades Comn2issioner
to ' England, recently arrived in
Canada• for a conference,'. His stay
here will be short.
TRIED PRACTiIUAL EXAMS
Twenty. -six officers�s from th
2lst (Res.) Field Brigade, R.C.A.
the lith (Res.) Field Brigade
R.C.A. of Guelph, the Highland
Light Infantry (Res.) at. Kitch-
ener, the Scottish Infantry (Res.).
Of Galt attended practical exam-
iriations' which were held in the
vicinity of Molesworth on Sun-
day. • Eleven officers > of. the . 21st
Field , Brigade of, which"" Lt. Col.
George Howson .of town is ppm -
mending officer, . were; 'present,
Attending from the ' 99th Battery
here e
wexe . T.ieut's. W. 'S. ,Hill,. W.
B. McCool . and J. C. Mc ;ab•:of
Lucknow; These officers bad pre-
viously .passed' their written, pap-
ers:-Wingharn Advance -Times.
IMOSQUITO• IS WORLD'S
F' 1 MQS ,YER,SA LE PLANE
NATIONAL'
4,
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SERVICE
SELECTIVE:
ANADIANS must 'dig and deliver coal that we may sail
convoys,. power vital: war plants, . keep sour' railroads
rolling,' preserve the nations health.
The coal mining industry,= -miners an d management, alike—
have •.done wonders to provide ' coal, but theyneed help:_
, More workers must be . provided% or' we falter—possibly
fail --in this grim, ho r. e
i� "Nature has 'been generous but we
must help; ourselves. Our mines are rich, but underman e
By 'Froclaminatio reed.
ni,- a-E-Xcel1ency thee -Governor neral in
Co hae declared that .1
labour supply fox coal mines ranks
as a national emergency. Further, in, order to provide man-
power for coal, the Governor in .Council has iss sed an Order
. in Council aimed' at: swelling' the flow of coal from mine to,
firepot.
This Order. is. of vital interest.to everyone' in Canada. Ev °
Canadian should read. and study its proviigions, • tti. see '
whether it demands
1 any action on his part:
EVERY EMPLQYER,1 REGARDLESS `.
�.
,OF HIS INDUSTRY, must advise.his.
employees of . these Regulations, and
he, must assist in discovering 'whether
any of his employees have had previ- ,
-ons experience 'as coal mine workers.
'EVER EMPLOYEE, REGARDLESS
OF S INDUSTRY, who has ' had
previous experience as a •coal' mine
worker, must report that factto leis
employer not later than ' Tuesday,
May 25th, 1943. • ' ' -
3 `A "COAL MINE WORKER". FOR
THESE PURPOSES is . anyone who;
since Janua,7 1st,...Y935;:.has - worked,
,ntider provincial certificate or .license
in or around a ' coal mine; • or who,
since the same date, has . ,been em-
ployed for 'a total of at least 24 months
in the production of coal. - (etcePt at •
office work).
•EVERY EMPLOYER, NOT A COAL
- MINE 'OPERATOR, must re
port hi •
writing to a Selective Service Officer
notlater than-Tuesd• y, Jul e; lsi;1943; - -
full details on anyf . his employees
Who are ex -coal mine workers.
SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICERS
ARE AUTHORIZED to require ex -coal
• mine workers to 'reportfor interview
and to accept work at a coal mine.
Aft SELECTIVE SERV,ICE-' OFFICERSA
MP MAY REQUIRE anyl an in any em.
ploar+ent, if subject' to Mobilization
Regulations • but rejected for Military
Training, and certain others excused.
from Military Training, to accept ern-
, . ployment at a coal mine..
M� NO COAL' MINE OPERATOR f,;ay
• terminate the 'services, of any.
• coal mine-
worker, without written permission
from a. Selective Service Officer.
In NO 'COAL MINE WORKER may leave
employment at a coal
n : permission nun: without
P rmission 'from a Selective
Service Officer. , •
•EVERY • EX -COAL -MINE•. WORKER,
. ,returning to the industry . iy render these:
Regulations,will be paid wages at the
established ratefor, the job 'at .which •
he • is ''placed; and the Government... :
will pay wages of 40 cents . an hour, 8
. ' hours: a, day and 48 hours a_..week,.,too---_
any-ex:coatmine •workerrequired to
leave his present employment under
these provisions, but not placed
mediately at---coal-mining.
A BOARD ALLOWANCE of not more
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than 87.50 a week may be' :paid :an
ex -coal mine worker now ,returning
to a coal mine, if required to live away
from the residence of his dependents.
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1 . PRESENT AND FUTURE COAL MINE
WORKERS Will be .granted postpone-
ment from Military • Tr..aining' to
February. 1st,194.4,_ by -virtue of their.
occupation; and no ;coal mine worker.
will• be accepted for voluntary enlist- •
, men.t-in the -Armed Forces of Canada, '
prior to February*-: lit, ;19.44, except '
under permit to enlist from a Selective
Service Officer: ,
�.�NO EMPLOYER IN CANADA,
•CEPT A.COAL MINE OPERATOR,ER,
may solicit for employment re
any ex -coal mine worker.
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13 REGARDLESS OF: ANY DOMINION
OR PROVINCIAL LAW male persons
at least 16 years old may be employed
as coal mine workers, and female per-
sons 'at .least 18' years 'old may be em,.
plo'-ed as surface coal mine wot.kers.•
tit.
GLASSES will be available -training
WAR..EME'RGE`NCY 'TRAINING
. r ., "as coil murine worker. , .
Such is the ''substance of the' new. regulations. Full details' may, be had
If at any Employment . and Selective Service Office; I these provisiCrs
require action on your art'
A' , you are urged .in Che national interest to
act immediately; Severe penalties pre'prdvided for non-compliance,
but the Government relies on° the co-operation of the citizens - of
•
Canada to make prosecution unnecessary by prompt action as required.
This is a 'grave emergency. Assist , if you can.
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HUMPHREY MITCHELL
Minister of Labour
6
• A. MacNAMARA .:
Director, National Seleetli,e
Service
W-4
Most versatile aircraft in .the
world, the Mosquito is in active
service as a long range ' day'and
night fighter _aid intnu.dex,_..aq
well as a day bomberand night
bomber. The Mosquito Fighter
has four 20 mm: cannon and f_e
303 machine guns, all niounte l
in the 'fuselage nose, giving' high '
ly concentrated fire, . The Mis-
,.quito Bomber' carries 2000 lbs. of
bombs with 'a fuel' range which
brings practically the whole
Germany' within its reach:
The` 'design of the. .Mosquito
was 'not commenced until after
war began and it .represents a
world record 'from drawing board •
into operations against the . en-
emy, namely, 22 months.
Because . of its •plywood con-
truct_ion,..the. de Haviland:,Mos-
uito is, the most widely dispers
in :manufacture"- f-0 arip war•.n..
raft, utilizing hundreds of sub
entractors. '
The de Haviland Aircraft World'
wide:
formation of aeronautical
nterprises ' in Britain, Canada,
outh Africa; India, Australia,
w Zealand and�South America
•operation for_ many years. --be--.
Uf
s
ed
c
c
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Ne
in
fore the war in the manufacture
of civil and commercial aircraft.
was in • .a fortunate . position' to:
turn all, their facilities •and `ex
perience to
production fpr the
Allies of the worl'd's fastest air
craft.
Performanc, e. information ' on •
the Mosquito. has, not yet been
released, but Mosquitos fly non-'.
stop to Russia to lunch,' and back_
-to Britain the'same afternoon..
OBITUARY
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.AL.EX W. PATTERSON
--After a. prolonged .illness, the'
death . of Alex W; Patters.dn_,oc- „•
•curred • at. his • home in I7.7ip, in .his seventy-sev
•
year.•'
• He was 'born the yearr'. of the'
.Confederation in. Kincardine twp.
the son .'of »the late Mr. and Mrs.
James • Patterson. His: early ac-
quaintance with pioneer °life 'aas
, it existed at - that .period; develop
ed in."hire the'_h.abit of persisterit'
industry which. characterized _hi
entire- fe::..._. .
•
About . fifty 'years. ago he took
up, residence in Hu.r..o.n 4ownship;-.
on 'thefarm where he lived:until
his d.eath.. • He' was. a life-long.,
member of Clar '
and also belonged- to I Od church
• 287. (�' g 9 F. No.
In March, 1897, he .Was united
in' marriage to Minnie . Nimino, •:
who. 'is left to rnourn ,his pass-
•ing; .along with three sons and .
two daeghte.rs, _Mrs.. Wm. Arnold
of Bervie, Miss •Edith A.° of Wes-•
ton. William F. at home, Fit. R.
A, Patterson, Overseas ;and E. K. • 1- •
Patterson. of Shedden; One. son
(Cecil• ..predeceased -him 7 years
ago.•
Besides the members .of: his
irnm.ediate family he is survived
by two brothers; ,James' T. Pat-
terson, Alma, W J. • Patterson
also of Huron township' and his
sisters,: Mrs. D.. Stroud of Tiver-
ton, Wand • Mrs. R. , Richards of
Lucknow. • •
A a 'younger Man he took an
active interest in municipal af-
fairs and while never having
Aired to,office, he served as and
itis . of,. the township over.. a
period of 19 years and ir5
r'�ai�acity 'for Hthe same.
Huron. and .Kinloss
-telephone System for 28
r
Residess this he. Years°•
r,ffirr• Of rli•rrr hCCUpmed the
t ,r .and latch, pros-
ident• r,f Huron Che and li ut'-
r C,r,,j•y,1,;,ny for seven years. •
was held on Men_•
1 'y Miry. 17 fru
rlr;r,,:r. !fi his late real-'.
<rnd interment took
in the family plot i place
r'tr'ry• Thr, RCA/. n Ripley corm-
firi.aterj, �' H W. Strai�p of•
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