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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-04-16, Page 7WWW HWOTWni’UTqjWBii Page 7 THE EXETSR TIMES-ADVOCATE Thwft^yt April Sergt-Pilot Harold Elliot Writes from the East Sgt.-Pilot Harold Elliot writes some interesting letters of Ws trip from England to the Far East. He yisited Gibraltar, Malta and many interesting places. Excerpts from ,his letters are printed below: Asia, 1941 Pear Mother, Dad and All: Well, I’m out of England now and about half way around the world and believe me it's -been a swell trim. It has been tiresome at times but we get a rest frequently now, and then off we go again. I spent two days in Gibraltar and found it quite interesting, The na­ tives are quite short and it’s not much of a place to have a good time, It certainly is a strong and mighty rock. Old Hitler will have some time getting hold of it. We went into town there one night, It is reall£ a quaint place—no cars, and the people walk down the middle of the road. I bought a sword as a souvenir and will send it home the first chance I get. We slept on square, empty gas cans which were just like a feather bed after you once got to sleep. I also spent two days in Malta, a queer place built out of rock. The only cars there belonged to the army or air force. We rode around in gharries or horse-drawn -buggies, The natives all run around in their bare feet which have an unpleasant smell. They seem to be a pretty poor bunch for they work all day for a nickel. I gave one sixty cents for a shoeshine and he closed up for the rest of the day. Probably that was more than he would earn in a week. They have large flocks of sheep there tended mostly by old women and children. Being crooked seems to be an honorable -profes­ sion with them. The next place of interest was Cairo and it’s really beautiful. We spent about three days there. The .Arabs have a distinctive smell (I guess water must be hard to get). They all are out for your money. If you want a porter, you tip him and the fellow that gets you the porter expects a tip too. One morn­ ing we had our shoes shined and then went for a walk. About ten native boys rah up- to us and threw gooey polish on one guy’s shoes and wanted ten cents or two piastres to take it off. I had three shoe-: shines in one- hour. When he was done he wanted six piasters. Enough is enough. I gave his shoe shine box a kick down the street and when he looked to see where it was going I gave him one in the pants. We roller skated and went to the cabaret one night, I had a dance with one girl who talked Arabic and a little English. She ordered her drinks in Arabic and expected us to pay for them apparently. When the waiter came to collect, we wouldn’t pay him. The girl under­ stood when I told her to go to the dickens. We went to a show one afternoon, shown in five different languages. The film, was in English with French, two Arabic languages and Hebrew written underneath. There are a lot of big American cars but there are also a lot of camels. .After a few’days there we went back to the desert and flew for an hour, testing the ship, We fl©w around the pyramids and the Sphinx. The desert is hot in ith© daytime and cold at night. We saw the Sue? canal, left Egypt, and then to Palestine to see the Dead Sea, Jerrico and other places. We ‘ are near the oil fields of Iraq now but will be leaving soon. I got ypur Xmas parcels fine and am certainly enjoying the cake, cookies and cigarettes. I qm in India now and expect to leave again tomorrow. Singapore, Dec, 28, 1941 Well, I’ve at last settled down -to ; write some letters. I received Dad’s parcel of 1,000 cigarettes and my Xmas parcels before leaving Eng­ land. My trunk got mixed up com­ ing out here and all my presents are in it. I got a bad sunburn to­ day on my arms. We wear shorts an’d light -shirts which help consid­ erably. At night we sleep under a net to keep out the bugs. I find it quite lonely down here as I am the only Canadian here as far as I know. We haven’t much work to do right now and it gets boring, Qnly wish I cotild shovel snow for ten or twelve hours. I feel as if I could murder a few thousand Japs with pleasure if it would make this war end right away. Xmas passed away here just like any other day with no snow to give me the Xmas spirit, It is much the same here as our Ontario summer. I am in the( ) Squadron which has a record of never losing a man so don’t worry a-bout me.- We’ll have them beaten before they know it. We had" a swell trip down here except for a few. rations that were terrible. Once in particular we» had a big bun with cheese on it and coffee, but the breakfast was different—the bun had jam on it. The. army loked after us one place in India and we went to a dance and danced the half east cuties around. They weren’t bad dancers. Some could even speak English. I’ll write as often as- possible, so that when you get this an unending stream will follow. Hope everyone is well and had a Merry Christmas. Singapore, January 5, 1942 We’re having a swell war* here so you can expect my letters to be censored if I say anything. I 'be- ■ iieve they are stricter here than in England. Guess I’ll have to talk' about the weather and myself. Am getting used to the heat but not the mosquitoes. We usually have rain every day, sometimes as much as three inches a day. The nights are hot and humid but we do get some sleep if not bothered by the Japs. Our food it pretty good and we have plenty of cigarettes. As yet I haven’t' been into the city of Singa­ pore. I’m still eating mother’s Xmas cake which tastes swell even though a bullet went through the side of it. One bullet went through the cake, ripped the back off my camera, tore my great coat and towel. I’ll sometime. I’ would Howard in with snow in them. Tell everyone to write to md. I can say so little it seems useless- to write to all the family. You’ve ho idea -how handy my flashlight is. Thanks again. Your loving son, Harold send it home to you | like some pictures of' his 'uniform and also The World’s Finest Anthracite ..is Trade Marked Blue. Order Blue Coal and we have it, also Large Lump Alberta Coal HAMCO Dustless Coke . Prices are Right A. J. CUTWORTHY Phone 12 Grantor We Deliver FIVE BROTHERS NOW ON ACTIVE SERVOCE Five brothers from Parkhill and district are now on active service with the Canadian forces. They are the sons of John P. Gooding. Sgt. Basil J, Gooding is on active ser­ vice with the R.C.A.F., Mossbank, Sask, Tprs. Gerald and Wilfred Gooding are with the 6th Armored Regiment, 5th Armored Division, England; Norbert and Reginald have enlisted recently in the army, mak­ ing five of the six boys in his family who have answered the call to arms. RoSi Them BetferWifhJ OGDEN’S ® CIGARETTE TO BA CCO Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ultley, of Zurich, announce the engagement of their daughter, Edith Marguerite, to Sgt. Edgar Strader, (R.iC.A.M.-C.), Camp Borden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Strader, Walkerton, Ont., the marriage to take place the first week in May. OKSHEM Painful, Pus Filled Beils the ©a use of Much Misery If you suffer from boils you know how sick and miserable they made you feel. Boils ate an outward indication of impurities in the system, and just when you think you are rid of one another Crops Up to take its place and prolong your misery. All the lancing and poulticing you can do may not stop moro coming. „ To help overcome boils yott should purify the blood, so Why not give that old, reliable blood medicine, Burdock Blood Bitters, a chance to show what it will do in helping you get rid of them? Thousands have used it for this purpose for the past 60 years. Why not you? , Tho T. Milburn Co.; Ximited, Toronto, Ont. That snow storm sneaked up on us. , • * « * • • .♦ * Just as Johnny had his sleigh out the sun up1 and melted the snow. > * * * ,♦ * ■!* Everything is not in a state of flux. Mitch has extended the life of the provincial parliament for one year, . * * * * * * Hf The ’’I’ll Show ’Em” reckless driver who wastes gasoline and rubber is not spiting the government, He’s simply helping Hitler and the Japs. • *»»**** “You’ll be doing well in your business these days,” we re­ marked to a hustling citizen, “Man,” said he, “I cannot enlist my­ self, I’m to old. But I have made it easy for every physically fit ’'helper in my employ to do so. I’m doing that, you see, to keep things moving for national defence and \he aid of the old mother across the sea, What you see going on is being done by the physically unfit for military service. We work for’the flag, not for the dollar,” And so things are going in our good town. We have our slackers, but they take their way along the back streets and keep out of sight when -self-respecting people are abroad. ' " * ♦ * * .» « * * * A DATE SPRING • Whatever may be farming -conditions otherwise, the ground this season is not lacking in moisture. During the first week of the month the atmosphere has been cold, in -any case, the season gives no evidence of being early. Farmers who have light soil have done some seeding, but where the soil is heavy to any degrees, sowing has not been thought of. Wide-awake farmers are doing all they can by way of preparation to -be ready against the time when good seed ipg weather arrives, as arrive it surely will. Farm women are look­ ing forward to a strenuous summer. ♦ ******« BOBBY’S EXPRESS WAGON We met the good lady on the street pulling an express wagon laden with groceries. There was no loitering on the good lady's part. She was making for home, for had not the ten o’clock hour just struck and then men soon would be looking foi’ dinner. But why was Bobby not drawing the wagon? Well he is overseas in the Ah* Force. But there she was with the express wagon telling the story of other days, written plainly on every line of the mother’s face, The news that morning was not good, but Bobby could be counted on. Providence watched carefully while mother and son did their bit. ' , *»*»**** WE STILL HAVE THEM There'‘•are a number of wasteful car drivers very much to the fore, and the more's the pity. Warning has been given by car manu­ facturers, by the government, by garages, that driving of the car at forty miles per hour is the limit of sense andxof good business. Still drivers make a speedway of our streets, heedless that they are on the verge of being public enemies. One wonders at such egregious folly. One wanders, too, that such practices should be condoned when waste of gasoline, and rubber is playing into the hands of our worst enemies. We wait with interest to learn what the police and the magistrates have to say about the situation. t * * * * * * * - * THE B RE AKDO WN Negotiations in India regarding giving India full dominion status have broken down. Britain offered India full dominion status aftei* the war. India wanted her demands carried into effect im­ mediately. We ask why Britain’s offer was not accepted. The reply is the Colonel Blimp influence exercised in India and else­ where ever since Britain set, foot in India. India still fears that Colonel Blimp still sits in the British seat of the mlighty and she does not like him nor any of his works. Colonel Blimp has tied the hands of John Bull, India believes, and till that sturdy, honest old fellow is freed from the sinister, mephistophelian influence of Blimpism in the flesh, India will have precious littl© to do with John Bull. Colonel Blimp ever talks with his tongue in his cheek and the subtle Hindu knows it. India’s mistake just now consists in her failure to see that Colonel Blimp is soon to be routed, horse, foot and artillery. Folk who know Britain realize this to -be the case. We believe that the Colonel is closing his Amlerican office with its Canadian branch as well. When the world wakes up to this fact things will move satisfactorily. * ■ K. ' „ * * * * '♦ * » SETTING THE PACE© . Just now Japan and Germany are setting the war pace. First place must be given to this fact. The Allies this minute cannot do any picking and choosing as far as the next step in the war is concerned. We must do the wondering as to the other fellow’s next step. His policy is to hit the Allies where the hitting is easiest and most effective. That’s what he has been doing all along. That’s what he is doing now. This situation must be recognized and acted on. For the present our likes and dislikes simply do not count. For the time being we are on the defensive, that is when we are not re­ treating. It is a case of hard pounding, as Wellington said at the critical hour of Waterloo. We can'but use his words: “We’ll see who’ll pound the longest,” Yes and we’ll not forget the brave words of his soldiers on that occasion. Again and again the thin, red lines of the British squares -had been, -blown to pieces, only to be followed by the grim words of men who stepped over the torn bodies of fallen comrades, “Close up! Close up!” Shoulder to shoulder these men bravely fought till the enemy wavered, turned and fled and Napoleon left behind his shattered sword, stained .with the blood and tears of millions. Again the cry comes, “Close up!” Shoulders together and so on with the burden to victory. * *** **** ( BETTER GET BIGHT INTO THE COLLAR The next six months are bound to foe critical for this country and for the Empire. For many a day we’ve heard little but of our enemies’ successes. We’ll -hear more such bad news. So let us take it. We’ll hear more of the sluggard in high places. We’ll suffer more restrictions regarding what we’ll wear and what we'll eat and what we’ll burn and where we’ll go and what swe’ll do. So let’s get right into the collar. We’ve no expectation but that times and con­ ditions will grow steadily harder. We've no intention of allowing the sneak and the grabber to run this good land. We’ve no inten­ tion of allowing the fault-finder to take the place of the men who devise sound measures and principles. We’re going to ask pretty sharply just What is being done With our dollars .given to the care of the government to win the war. We want to know if our muni­ tion factories and all that goes With them are really getting their job done. In this respect we’ll not rest till we know that our fac­ tories handling government contracts are at least one hundred per cent efficient.’ We’ll not sit by while men who should foe looking after things are stuffing their faces at banquets and such places when they -should be on the job they’re jolly well paid for getting ■done and done well and done on time. ******** LOOSE THEM AND LET THEM GO Through the prime minister, the parliament of 'Canada asks the electors for a free hand in the conduct of the war-. That free­ dom they claim they do not now possess, owing to a promise made during the last federal election that there should be no conscription of Canadian citizens for military service outside of Canada. Since that election circumstances have developed that render it impera- - tive that Canada offer her services wherever the parliament of Canada deems those services should be rendered. Soon there will be a plebiscite asking the citizens to give that full liberty. The broadcast of the prime minister asking the electors of Canada to give that freedom of action to the parliament of Canada could not have been graver in tone or in matter. As the Exeter Times-Advocate has said time and again, before a single shot was fired, the Prime Minister of the Dominion now says, the very exis­ tence of the Dominion is imperilled, “this year, next month, next week”, Let no citizen fail to vote, giving the parliament of Canada its fullest freedom In the prosecution of the war. Opposition to the plebiscite is putting powder and shot Into every German and Japan­ ese canon, Every failure to vote Is driving a dagger into the breasts of free mon and baring the bosom of every woman to German lust ‘ and tearing away the last little -dress that protects childhood. IS Messrs. Cunningham and Pryde ■ have recently installed some of the most modern equipment for the cut­ ting and lettering of cemetery me­ morials. The Hogarth Chick Hatchery is installing a new 47,000 Smith in­ cubator this week. This machine is in addition to the l,f!00 incubator installed early last year, At the annual meeting of the congregation of James St. church it was decided to adopt the new, form of government as recommended for the United Church of Canada and officers were elected accordingly. In the final intercollegiate softball games for championship- played at Toronto University last Wednesday, two Exeter students were in the line-up. W. Lawson played with the senior dental team and George Rea­ vers with the Victoria College team, What was at one -time one of Exe­ ter’s finest residences is to be torn, down and replaced by more modern' ) homes. We refer to Mr, Fred El- lerington’s house on William St. i Mr. W. A. Balkwill will tear it down and erect the new ones on the pro­ perty, „ Twenty-five farmers in Usborne township have signed up for hydro power and about eight miles of line will be built • during the coming summer. The line will, go east on the Thames Road to the church, south two miles and a half to Elim- ville and east one mile to Winchel- 1 sea. '<■>! All A11 TEA BAGS «BU senger awarded by the Every Wo­ man’s World for giving the right number of names in a puzzle con­ test. 25 YEARS AGO Misses Blanche Quance and Thel­ ma Skinner, of London Business College are home for the vacation, Mrs. Dan Dew and two nieces, Mira and Gladys Dew, visited in To­ ronto several days during, the past week. Miss E. Down, of Albert St., has sold her residence to Mr. M. El­ ford, of Usborne, who intends mov­ ing to town next fall. Miss Maude A. Horton, teacher at S.S. 14, was presented with a wrist watch by her pupils and friends of Centralia before leaving. The following teachers are away for the holidays: Miss Quinn at Kincardine, Miss Dobson at Toron­ to and Miss Quackenbash at Ber­ lin. Through an official statement I from England it is announced that j 7,353 men from the United States j have enlisted with the Canadian overseas units. » j The United States has declared i war against Germany. The Sen­ ate favored the declaration 82 to 6 and the House of Representatives 373 to 50. President Wilson signed the declaration on Friday. Lome Hicks, son of Mr. Andrew Hicks, of Centralia, was a delighted young man when he received -word on Sunday that he was the lucky winner of an Overland five-pas­ 50 YEARS AGO You can tell J. H. Grieve’s cus­ tomers by the nobby suits and the neat hats they wear. Some person or -persons must have spent a very enjoyable time whilst daubing paint on the door knobs on Main St. last Monday, evening. Nothing smart about it. Workmen have torn down the fence and grand stand at the ag­ ricultural grounds and the work is being rapidly pushed forward to be in readiness for the athletic sports on the 24th of May. Three of the Lucan hotels will change hands on May 1st, the Cen­ tral, Western and' Royal. Mr. Mc­ Lean, of the 'Central, has leased his premises to Mr. Alexander Mc- Falls; Mr. J, D. McColl, of the Roy­ al, has purchased a hotel business in Parkhill; Mr. Ed. Mayo is taking his place. Mr. John F. Cain has sold out to Mr. P. Ryder. WILLIAM YOUNGSON DIES; FORMERLY !OF GRANTON Mrs. t Chester Gorvitt, of Granton, received word of the death of her brother, William Beverly Youngson, which occurred suddenly at his home, 567 Oak Avenue, Windsor, from a heart attack. He was the son of the late William and Nancy Youngson, and was in his 59th year, He was born in the Granton district on the Youngson homestead where he lived until he married Gladys Dinsmore in January 1917, when they resided in Lucan for seven years. ■ Sixteen years ago they moved to Windsor, where they had resided since. Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs, Walter Grieve, of Sarnia; Mrs. Charlie Miell, Wind­ sor; a son, John, Windsor; also four grandchildren; a brother, 'David, on the homestead, Blanshard Township, and four sisters, Anna, of Paris; Mrs. Armand German, Mrs. Chester Gorvitt, both of Granton, and Mrs. Clarence Mills, of Woodham. We saw Johnny doubling up his biceps the othei* day in antici­ pation of the day when he would be eating this brand new flour with so many vitamins in it. He is looking in the direction of the spinach dish. He is bound to win the war.* * * * * : EXETER TAKES TO WALKING » The Times-Advocate imagined that there were fewer cars in use on Saturday. He was quite sure he saw more buggies very much the worse of wear. The drivers looked somewhat abashed, for the varnish and a. great deal of the paint had -been washed away since the advent of the gas wagon. It was interesting to note that old “buffalo” robes were again doing duty. The lady of the farm realized why her mother preferred long skirts. The east wind proved no friend to hei* slimly clad ankles. However, the businessmen re­ port a splendid Easter trade. Said a leading merchant, “I was so busy all day that I had no time to be civil. The customers came rolling in.” Sunday was the grand test. As we approached the church we saw but few cars and said “What’s the matter? We never had a finer Easter Sunday. Will the attendance prove slim?” Our ques­ tion was answered by about the largest attendance the churnh had seen for many a day. The people had walked. Sunday afternoon the sidewalks were well patronized. We saw whole families out enjoying the glorious sunshin©. Other Easters for years past we were accustomed to see dad and mother in the front seat of the car, dad with his eye glued to the pavement in order that he might dodge other drivers aftei* the pattern and spirit of Jehu. The youngsters were in behind, clinging to this and that, gazing fitfully at fleeting objects. On Sunday dad, clad in his spring coat and mother giving her prettily colored stockings and becoming Easter hat an. airing, took care of the youngest junior, while the alleged head of the house looked after the younger boys. The older lads and lassies were enjoying themselves after the manner of healthy youth, in a fashion that has been approved by generations of the best folk th© world has ever known. And those youngsters enjoyed the day, The roses blomed in the cheek and how those eyes slione like the stars that twinkle in the Milky Way. Exeter enjoyed her­ self to the full as she -made the best use ever of her first real walk- ) ing Sunday of two score and -more years. It looked like a happy i return to genuine, old-fashioned, restful Sundays. ■Og STEPHEN COUNCIL The council of the Township of Stephen met in the Town Hall, Cre- diton, on Monday, the 6th day of April, 1942, at 1 p.m, AH mem” bers were present. The minutes of the regular meeting held on the 2nd of March and the special meeting on the 21§t of March were read.and adopted on motion of Nelson Schenk, seconded by Thomas Love, G. E. Faist, collector of taxes, waited on the 'Council and gave hie report as to the collection of the 1941 taxes. This was accepted and he was instructed to make his settlement with th© Township Treas­ urer -and it was ordered that he be paid the balance of his salary and account for postage, etc. The matter of ©losing the road passing through Lots 6 and 7 in the 1st concession of the township was discussed and the Clerk was in­ structed to consult the township solicitor as to procedure to be tak­ en in that regard. The Clerk reported he had receiv­ ed a letter from the engineer for Municipal Roads in which it is stat­ ed that the Government is prepar­ ed to pay a 50 per cent subsidy on an expenditure of $4,200.00 on roads in the Township this year, As a result of this decreased al­ lowance it was decided to curtaiL the quantity of gravel to be placed on the roads and also drop some of the other intended expenditure. The following correspondence was read: Froip the Department of High­ ways relative to gasoline rationing for use in power maintainer. From the Deputy Minister of Public Welfare, stating that com­ mencing with April 1st, 1942, municipal direct relief admittable expenditures will be shared by the province of Ontario equally with the municipalities on a 50-5(0 basis. Moved by Thomas Love, second- ‘ ed by Nelson Schenk, that Pay Sheet No. 4, amounting to $8-01.91, as well as the following orders be passed: Cora Gaiser, milk, Jack- son, $7.44; Anna Gill, rent, Jack- son, $3.00; P. Eisenbach, fuel, Car­ ruthers, $3.50; P. Eisenbach, fuel, Tyler, $5.00; Wes. Wein, milk, Merner, $6.20; V. Schatz, groceries, Tyler, $12.00; Cook’s store, gro­ ceries, Bowden, $12.00; Jones & May, clothing, Bowden, $6.00; Treasurer, Ailsa Craig, relief, John­ son, $6.22; W. 'C. Allison, coal, Bowden, $10.00; Treasurer, Lucan, relief, Appleton, $15.27; Treasurer, County of Huron, hospitalization, Baskerville, $19.90, Rollings, $1'0.50 total, $3-0.40; M. Box & Son, acct, re McPherson, $30.00; Dr. W. T. Banting, acct, re Appleton, $7.00; G. E. Faist, balance salary as tax collector, postage and exchange,. $61.80; A. G. Webb, relief re Kin­ ney, $12.00; A. E. Ravelle, relief re Carruthers, $6.00; A. J. Amy, expense re Johnson, $1.1»; Exeter Times-Advocate, printing, $17.28. Carried. The Council adjourned to meet again in the town hall, Crediton, on Monday, the 4th day of May, 1942, at 1 p.m. a H. K. Eilber, Twp. Clerk Lake Huron U.F.W.O. The Huron U.F.W.O. met on April 7th at the home of Mrs. Max Turnbull. The meeting opened with singing and repeating the Creed. After a business period and distribution of garden seeds. Mrs. Mary Gill conducted a dem­ onstration on changing a patients bed. Refreshments were then served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Eddie Gill and Mrs. Elgin Webb.