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DISTRICT PEROT and BASIC
TRAINING CENTRES in MEL 1
By Lieut. B. M, ,Pearce
News from the International
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Percy Passmore, of Exeter, is the
chairman of the Local Day com
mittee of the 1942 International
Plowing Match. In the plan of af
fairs outlined by the Huron 'Coun
ty Plowing Match Committee that
is a mighty important job. They
plan on emphasizing the local day
part of the match.
If you have lived in Huron coun
ty and then moved at a later date
to some other section of t.he coun
try you must have been amazed by
the number of people who told you
that they also were natives of the
grand old county. , Founded with
English - and Scotch blood, Huron
county has always been a pioneer
ing one. Her sons and daughters
have blazed many trails in all parts
of the continent. Yes, and they
have travelled in all parts of Can
ada and the
have settled
but they all
County.
On October
is expected that thousands of them
will come back to the County. They
will want to meet old friends and
renew their ties with Huron Coun-
® ty. Percy Passmore will be in
charge of the arrangements to make
certain that when these former re
sidents come 'back they will enjoy
themselves- heartily. . “
Percy is a real farmer. He is also
a real plowman. His love for the
soil is a deep-rooted thing and he
has often said that he gets more
real enjoyment out of following a
team, on a piow than from any other
single thing on his farm.
Percy has long been associated
with municipal politics. Last year
he was elected to succeed the
James Leiper as Warden of
County. He did the job up in
best traditions and left with
complete respect of every man in
the Council.
Percy is a quiet man. He doesn’t
assert himself on every trivial ques
tion which comes along, but he can
■be quite definite on subjects of
Worth.. Basing his convictions on
experience and good common sense,
he’ll tell you exactly wh’at he thinks.
You can depend on it that no stones
will "be left unturned as far as the
Local Day is concerned in the mat-
• ter of the International Plowing
Match in Huron ‘County’ this fall.
late
the
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Engagements Announced
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Thomson,
' Parkhill, have announced the en
gagement of their youngest daugh
ter, Wilma Clara, to Mr. W. Da
vid Houston, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Houston, of Parkhill, the wed
ding to take place in early June.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross A. Whiting,
Parkhill, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Harriet Evelyn
Eileen, to Lome Grant Watson, of
Parkhill son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Watson of East Wil
liams, the wedding to take place
early in June. ■
es
We have piles1 of them on hand.
They are No. 1-XXXXX Best
Grade.
THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
We expect a car load of High
land CEDAR POSTS this week.
A. J. CLATWORTHY
Phofce 12 • Granton
We Deliverz
Backache-Kidneys
Most people fail to recognize the
seriousness of a bad back.
The stitches, twitches, add twinges
Are bad enough and cause great suf
fering, but hack of the backache
and the cause of it all is the dis
ordered kidneys crying out a warn
ing through the back.
A pain in the back is the kidneys *
cry for help. Go to their assistance.
Get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills.
A remedy, for backache and sick
kidneys,
“Doan’A’* are pnt up m aa
oblong grCy box with our trade
mark a “Maple Leaf*’ ori the
iwtappaf. ■ w „ ...
Refuse substitutes. Get‘* Doan’s. ’
T. Milbwra Oo, X4d., Toronto, Ont
If one military institution could
be singled out as of preeminent im-
: portance in the life of Military Dis
trict No. 1, it yyould he. Wolseley
Barracks* the hom'e of No. 1 Dis-
. trict Depot, on Carling Heights,
London, Ont.
i The reason is that this Depot is
1 the funnel through* which passes
a constant stream -of young Canad
ian manhood enlisting for active
service against the foe. Since war
was declared in September 1939,
Wolseley Barracks has reverberated
with activity, as the young men from
city, town and countryside of Wes
tern Ontario have filed in to don the
uniform of His Majesty’s Canadian
Army.
Established over half a century
ago, Wolseley Barracks is the pos-,
sessor of proud military history and
tradition. The home of many not
ed Western Ontario military units,
such as. the Royal Canadian Regi
ment, it has played its role down
through the years in the Boer War,
the Great War and now the World
War.
Once again the Barracks parade
ground hears the tramp of 'march
ing feet as hundreds of young Can
adians pass through its portals. It
is here that the lads come for their
medical examination,
tion and attestation.
receive their issue of clothing and
supplies and here they are initiat
ed into the mysteries of army life.
Under the patient, vigilant eye
of the Sergeant-Major, they learn
to ‘form squad’, -slope arms and
march in step. In a few weeks they
.will be ready for a draft going to
‘one of th® Basic Training Centres
in the district.
Officer Commanding No. 1 Dis
trict Deipot is Lt. Col, William Neil
son, D.S.O., who is assisted by a
very competent staff of officers,
N.C.O.’s, clerks and Volunteers of
the C.W.A.C. During a recruiting
spurt, as in the last three months,
the 'Depot is a, regular beehive of
activity. During one single after
noon in January no less than sixty
young men were boarded, document
ed and attested for active service.
The Depot is a self-contained unit
with all branches
represented in its
Its staff comprises
1'09 other ranks.
Mess, occupied in peace time by the
Royal Canadian Regiment, is one
of the finest in the country. The
Depot can take care of more than
500 men at a time quite convenient
ly. It has all its own -stores, Super
vised by the Army Service Corps
and the Ordnance Corips. A spac
ious and well-built -drill hall stands
on the grounds. First-class messing
facilities and hutments are available
to the men. Medical and Dental
service is provided, as well as re
creational facilities of various in
door and outdoor types. There is
even a tailor to care for damaged
clothing. The various auxiliary
services" provide entertainment for
the lads. '
All active, recruits in. M.D. 1 must
'pass through the London Depot or
its Windsor Detachment. It is their
first experience in the Army and
no doubt Wolseley Barracks leaves
a lasting impression upon the plas-
tip minds of these lads who have
come fresh from civilian life to make
their contribution to the’ supreme
cause.
Of prime importance in the mili
tary organization of M.D.^,1 are the
Basic Training ’ Centres at /Kitch
ener, Chatham and Guelph."" These
centres provide two months’ basic
training both for active recruits
and trainees called up under the
N.R.M.A; They have already handl
ed some 15,‘000 -traineest in
tion to active recruits.
No. 10, Kitchener, is under
mand of Lieut. Col. Harold
lantyne, No. 12’ at Chatham under
Lieut. Col. E. M. -Ansell and the
Guelph centre under Major Garrod.
These officers and their capable
staffs are performing a meritor
ious task in instructing young Can
adians in the fundamentals of sol
diering, because here they learn
squad drill, rifle drill, bayonet
fighting, protection, against gas and
other -basic military instruction in
cluding “ discipline and P.T. Oc
casionally, if you are in Kitchener,
Chatham or Guelph, you will see
the boys on a , route march with
rifle and pack, swinging smartly and
Confidently,. iproud of their place
in the ranks.
During their two months’ stay at
basic training centre, the recruits
are given intelligence and aptitude
tests to ascertain for what branch,
of the service Hhey are
and they are advised to
branch when they go to
ed training centre for
in 'special’ to the arm’ studies. Each
centre has its ‘personnel’ officer
who interviews the lads and assists
them in selecting the arm for which
their abilities and inclinations suit
them,
ing to
holes,
a new
The
tute the primary schools of mili
tary instruction. Originally' there
of the services
administration.
17 officers and
The Officer’s
addi-
com-
Bal-
best fitted
follow that
an advanc-
instruction
The Army is no longer seek-
fit square pegs into round
Selective service achieves"
meaning here.
basic training centres consti-
We go to church and fill a space,
W& take our bobks, and find the place,
And then we sing with unctuous grace
God send us men from some other place
Or give us men of another race
Not make us men, our tasks to. face.
Stern duty calls with urgent haste, „
And bids each one no time to waste,
Life makes a challenge we must heed,
So in this little ode we plead: '
God make ns men, a time like ours demands
Brave hearts, clear heads and steady hands,
Men, whom thfe spoils of office cannot buy,
Men. - — - ’ — --
Men,
Men,
And scorn their treacherous F flatteries"livithout blinking.
Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fogs,
In public duty and in private thinking.
Weak men still slumber in the shade
And get their thinking ready made,
They croak like parrots in a tree,
And being blind they cannot see. *
They hang around, on. pleasure bent,
And without thought their lives are spent.
Lie down to sleep, get up to feed,
But never do a noble deed.
So, while the rabble with their thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, lo freedom weeps.
Wrong rules the land and waiting justice sleeps.
To execute his perfect plan,
Even God Himself became a man. ■
The time is urgent once again,
God make ns men, God make ns men.
Our God must rule, but only can,
When every human plays the man.
’Twas part of his creative plan,
To make his masterpiece a man.
God rules this world but only when
He leads the mighty hosts of men.
We build great armies, man by man,
There is no other way we can,
With ships the seven seas we/span,
They cannot sail without the man.
Our planes go up, the skies to scan, <
Their wings are, clipped without the man.
The march of mighty hosts we ban,
When this is done we call the man.
To feed the world may be our plan,
This can’t be done without the man.
So this is why we plead again,.
God make us men, God make us men,
—Rev. J. W. Down.
At 500 Canadian Stations
4
were 28 of them scattered across
Canada, but the scheme has recent
ly broadened out to cope with the
increasing inflow of recruits and
trainees. Every newly-enlisted man
must receive his rudimentary in
struction at one of these-centres
and the course of tuition tends to
give him a sound foundation of
knowledge upon which to build, as
well
Even
from
these
structional duty.
M.D. 1 are recognized as among th'
best organized in .G^jiada and. ar
doing a" fine job with, the younj
soldiers from Western Ontario.
as to harden hjmi physically,
the officers now graduating
Brockville must attend' one of
Centres for a period of in-
The Centres in
WINCH ELSE A
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Johns spent
Sunday- with friends at Centralia.
Mr. Fred Brock, of Hensail, vis
ited one day last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Brock.
Mr. John Andrews, of Exeter,
visited pne day last week with Mr.
and . Mrs. Joe Bailey. »
Miss Audrey Fletcher spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Mer-
vin Elston, near Centralia.
Mr. and Mrs. Warner McRoberts,
of Lucan, visited on Sunday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Calder and
family, of Ingersoll, spent Sunday,
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Delbridge.
Mrs.- W., J. Davis and Ivan and
Mrs. Clarence Davis, and Cameron,
of Saintsbu'ry, .. spent Wednesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs, Maurice McDon
ald an-d family- and Mrs. Alex
Donald, of Saintsbury, and Mr.
Mrs. Thos. Cooy, of Brinsley,
ited on Wednesday evening with
and Mrs. Geo. Davis, 0
Me
an d
vis-
Mr.
1
JOHN D. KNOWLES
John D. Knowles, for
a farmer in" the district'
Granton, died qil Tuesday,
in Victoria Hospital,' London. Son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Knowles, Blanshard, he was a mem
ber of the United church, Granton,
and of Wildey Lodge NO. 153, I. O.
O. F. He was one of the lodge’s
oldest members.
Surviving ; besides his
formerly Isabella Shipley,
daughters,. Mrs. William McFalls,
Lucan, and Mrs. Earl McFalls, Bid-
dulph; a son, Carman, at home;
two sisters, Mrs. Edward French,
Whalen, and Mrs. Matilda Good,
North Dakota, and’‘three brothers,
Robert, St. Marys; Albert, Blan
shard, and William, Liman.
Funeral service was held Thurs
day from the residence of Mr.
Knowles’ daughter, Mrs. William
McFalls, Lucan, with interment in
Granton cemetery. Rev. M»
Cook officiated. Services were
der auspices of the LO.O.F.
43 years
north of
May 26,
widow,
are two
G.
un-
The engagement is announced of
Dlizabetli Ann, daughter of Mrs.
George W. Racey, William street,
London, and the late Dr. G. W.
Racey, of Parkhill, to captain John
Andrew Elliot, son of Mrs. T. N, El
liot, Parkhill, and the late Major
T. N. Elliot The marraige will
take place in London the middle of
June,
■ Every branch of the Bank of Montreal, is a '’recruiting station”
for Canadian dollars whose 'owners wish to serve their country.
acquainted with the
done by various or-
behalf 'of crippled
underprivileged, the
but what of the great
SHUT-INS’ DAY—JUNE 7th
We are all
splendid work
ganizations in
■children, the
blind, etc.,
army of the general sick and in
firm, the tubercular, arthritic, dia
betic, paralyzed, and many others?
’Mid all this strife of war, the
stress of financing war and the ne
cessity of equipping, comforting and
encouraging our armed forces, let
us not forget the army of stay-at-
homes: those unfortunates forced
to stay in their homes, in hospitals,
'sanatoria, many -in/ their beds or
at least limited to crutch and cane,
wheel chair and front iporch. In
Canada and the United States alone
there are approximately 4,000,000
of these invalids. They do not ask
for sympathy nor for charity, but
.they do
outside
for the
national
ins’ Day, held annually the first
Sunday of June.
The purpose behind the inaugur
ation of this, event is to encour
age visiting of the sick and dis
abled by those members of society
who ordinarily may not give much
thought to the less fortunate among
them.
Shut-ins are very appreciative
of any little attentions, a card, a
letter, a visit, for we who are for
tunate enough to0 have good health
and to enjoy the great outdoors
cannot realize how much it means to
have a little of that outside world
brought in to - a patient whose
world is limited by four walls and a
ediling.
Let’s take time -off the first Sun
day,in June to pay h kihdly, thought
ful visit to someone ‘Wire is unable
to get about and enjoy' the social
pleasures that offer,, so much hap
piness.
Make
Shut-ins’
long for contacts with the
world. Thus the reason
establishment of an inter
day in their behalf: Shut-
the first Sunday of June
Day in YOUR community!
CORBETT
Mr. Fred Steeper is erecting a
fine work shop at his home.
Mrs.
under
days,
covery.
Mr.
day evening with Mr, and Mrs. Jo*-
seiph
Mr
work
Mr
ed by lightning on Friday
Mr, and Mrs.
Lyle attended
aunt, the late
Of Granton, on
Mr, and Mrs.
ited with Mr. and
sant and family.
Mr
and
Mr.
Thomas Corsant has been
the doctor’s Care for some
We wish her a speedy re-
and Mrs. Mellin spent Sun-
Carruthers and' family.
. Frank Steeper lost a
horse oil Wednesday
; Gordon Youiig had a
valuable
night,
cow kill
evening.
Garfield Steeper and
the funeral of her
Miss Hahnah Carty,
Saturday.-
Dean Brown vis-
Mrs. Thomas Gor-
, ,John Rock,' 'Clair
recent guests of
and Mrs.
Garry were
and Mrs. Wesley Mellin.
krs. Johnson Atkins, of Moores
ville, who was injured recently when
kicked by a horse, was brought to
her home from St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal, London, and is being attended
by Mrs. Bertha Kennedy, of Detroit,
At any one of our 500 Canadian branches you can buy war
sayings stamps and certificates, and obtain full information re
garding war loans.
Enlist to the full extent of your ability to help win a decisive
victory for freedom.
BANK OF MONTREAL
**A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME”
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WAR
SAVINGS
CERTIFICATES
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Exeter Branch: W. J. FLOYD, Manager
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Pleasant Summer Days at St. Andrews by the Sea
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WITH physical fitness a requisite
in every field of wartime en
deavor, and Canada’s foremost sea
side resort at St. Andrews, N.B., so
admirably equipped to promOte,that
fitness, the famed Algonquin Hotel is
anticipating plenty of action this
summer on its sea-girt golf course,
sandy bathing beaches, tennis courts,
bridle paths and tumbling blue waters
where yachtsmen can sail before salt
laden breezes on Passamaquoddy
Bay, One of the Atlantic’s loveliest
inland arms.
Surrounded by emerald green lawns,
flowering shrubs, and gardens, the
charming Canadian Pacific hostelry
is but a/few minutes’ stroll from the
famous 18-hole golf course whose
rolling fairways literally meet the sea,
and whose fame in this country rivals
that of its namesake course in St.
Andrews, Scotland,
Also within easy distance of the
Algonquin lies the golden expanse of
Katy’s Cove, where hotel patrons
■can indulge in their favorite aquatic
pastimes on floats, diving boards or
on the beaches of sun-drenched sands.
The bench, complete with dressing
rooms and showers, borders a spark
ling land-locked cove where the waters
maintain an evenly moderate tem- .
perature.
Other attractions at the Algonquin,
which remains open this year from
June 27 to September 8, include fish- .
ing for /trout, bass and landlocked .
salmon in nearby lakes, cycling and '
motoring over picturesque roads that •
seldom lose sight of the sea, tennis oh i
the hotel’s fast, modern courts and
dancing at the Algonquin Casino.
, Not the least of.St^Andreus attroc- ;
tions is its accessibility by Canadian
Pacific Railway lines from principal ;
citicsofl?!'Sttrt'Cr,'Mr.dfecndfremlarge
eastern centres in the United States* J1
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