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Life cm a large troopship was
experienced at. first hand by a
party of eight Canadian newspaper
men who recently visited Great
Britain.
The, party sailed from an eastern
port on one of the largest of the
ships carrying troops across the
Atlantic, Censorship reasons pre
vent the naming of the ship, but
her name is a household word
around Canadian firesides,
The ship was essentially a troop
ship and the thirty-odd civilian pas
sengers, including the news group,
were just so much surplus baggage.
It was not a luxury journey, and,
indeed, there wa§ not pretense about be part of one on that ship was the
that matter. It Simply resolved«nfebelt. Even before leaving bar-
people sitting on chairs ip long row
during heavy seas.
But the appetite for the movies
was considerably dampened in any
case on the very first hay when-—-
of all things!—-a film was shown
depicting how easily a submarine
could, sink p shipl True, it was a
British submarine sinking German
ships, but the picture was all too
real for the taste of most of those
officers making their first crossing
through submarine-infested waters!
We all thought that someone might
have shown just a little better
judgment in their selection of films!
One " of the things which grew to
down tp .getting across the Atlantic, I
; and, if civilians had to be carried
at all, they went as comfortably as
possible with all due regard to the
the fact
military
the hey-
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Traqiiair’s Hardware
BRINSLEY
The W.A. of Brinsley United
Church packed a number of Christ
mas parcels for the shut-ins.
Mr. James Jones, of Alberta, is
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Walter
Morley.
Mr, and Mr. Howard Fenton and
children, of St. Catharines, spent
the holiday with his parents, Mt.
.and Mrs. Fred Fenton.
Mr. Sid Emery, of Centenary,
-has been wiring Mr. Wm Maquire’s
buildings for hydro.
Mr. Harold Young, of Parkhill,
spent the weea-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Bishop.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hess and
children, of Zurich, spent Sunday
with $Ir. and Mrs. James Trevet-
hick to a New Year’s dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Trevethick
and children, Mr. John Trevethick,
Sr., spent New Year's with Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Dorman.
We are sorry to hear Mrs. Wes.
White is
hope for
Marval
spending
ents, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rock and
babe spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Amos.
Miss Vera Wasnidge, of London,
had charge of the Missionary Pro
gram “ in Brinsley United Church
Sunday School on Sunday last.
is engaged
of London,
home here,
well-known
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan, Joe
and Douglas, Mrs, Ray Elson and
children spent over New Years with
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Robinson, of West
McGillivray.
Mr. Wes. Lewis, who
with Richard & Wilcox,
spent New Year’s at his
Mr. Alex Greenlee, a
and life-long resident of McGillivray
Township, died at.his home on Sun
day after a prolonged illness. The
sympathy of the community is
tended to the family of the
ceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe.
children spent New
friends at Arkona.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin
New Years with her
Amos
Year’s
ex-
de
and
with
Craven spent
mother, Mrs.
Sarah Burgess, of Parkhill.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood
of Winchelsea, spent New
with Mr, and. Mrs. Goldwin
Brock,
Year’s
Glenn.
confined to her hed. We
a speedy recovery.
Watson, -of Ottawa, is
some time with her par-
and Mrs. Wm. Watson.
Death of Jas. Simpson
James B. Simpson, well-known
Hensall resident, died at his home
on Wednesday evening, Dec. 27th.
following a lengthy illness. He was
a member of St. Paul's Anglican
Church, Hensall. Surviving are his
widow, the former Mary T. Laing.
Funeral was held from the Murdie
funeral home, Lucan, on Saturday,
at 2 p.m., with burial in St. James’
Cemetery, Clandeboye.
fer
it
I
of
a
be
hour we had to
wherever we went,
it; we ate
just went
Went ■with
a military
roaring behind you. At first it was
hard to remejnber, but before long
it became
apparel as
ers.
We
were
troops
Civilians..........'breakfast sitting for the men went
about six and the first dinner call
went before four in the afternoon.
Our
The
bad
was
The meals were excellent with
plenty of everything including un
limited butter and fruit.
No account of the voyage would
be complete without the mention
of the loudspeaker,
thing as a public
was ever invented
They even blew the
damned thing and
as much a part of your
your tie or your trous-
FOR SALE
township of usborne
Notice is hereby given that any
resident of Usborne desiring to pur
chase fuel wood may leave their
order with W. J. Roufley, R.R. 3,
Exeter, on or before January 8 1944
A. W. Morgan, Clerk.
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exigencies of space and
that the ship was under
orders.
Those cabins which in
day of peacetime luxury travel ac
commodated two people, are now
converted into space for six. The
twin beds are gone and in their
stead are three rows of upper and
lower steel cots. The normal four-
passenger cabins accommodate
less than sixteen! Fortunately
newsmen were assigned to
smaller cabins!
But, nevertheless, six 1116 II c1*0 W ei * j
ed into one small room with the
luggage for a month or six weeks,
and no available cupboard space-,
was a problem which had to be
and solved. It was solved, but
solution was not comfortable.
However, whate bothered
newsmen more than anything
was the sense of confinement.
Blackouts aboard ship come early
in the evening and at this time of
the year tary long into the morn
ing. During the blackout no one is
permitted on the open deck and no
porthole is allowed to be open. This
simply meant that by bed-time
every man longed for a breath
fresh air and was hungry
glimpse of sky—even though
a stormy one.
In addition, there was the
sary restriction on movement,
inch of space was used to accom
modate the troops and this meant
•the peacetime stamping grounds of
the passengers were not now avail-
abe. The smoking room was no long
er a place to smoke; no cocktails
were available
lounge. In short, the only place left
for the hundreds of officers to con
gregate was the main lounge and
this was frequently out of bounds
(unless one wanted to sit in on the
meeting) as it was the only avail
able place the military organization
could hold its necessary meetings.
This meant that hundreds of un
attached officers and the -civilian ’
passengers were confined almost to
their cabins—and there was nary a
single chair in those cabins.
Even when the lounge was avail
able, it was almost impossible to
obtain a chair and a table for
bridge was impossible. Those chairs
and tables were permanently in use
for bridge games, poker games and
what have you.
Spacious as the lounge may have
been in peacetime, it was not suffi
ciently large to commence to ac
commodate the crowd of officers
aboard. When it is remembered
that this ship was carrying about
five times her normal peacetime
complement of passengers and
crew—and in summer months has
some idea of the congestion can be
obtained,
no unusual
the British
floor, back
book; or a
squatting
rummy; or a- jJU4teji’>
bridge and rummy games in
flight on the floor.
The smoking restrictions,
were a little arduous on some,
lounge and the promenade
were the only available places
Ing the blackout. Smoking in the
cabins was strictly taboo<, At this
point those who know the writer
are commencing to smile, but with
out cause, as for some reason, he
decided that he did not want to
smoke and did not do so for four
days! And, what’s more,
because he Was seasick!
During the daytime,
decks Were available
major portion of the voyage these
were hot popular aS the passage
Was a rough one.
The result of all this Was that
the average day aboard ship con
sisted of rising about eight, break
fast at nine, a brief turn on the
open deck, a chat in the cabin until
boat drill’—on those days when one
could be held—and then a Sleep
till three dr four. Another chat fol
lowed and then dinner with more
chat and bed,
This program was varied on cer
tain days when movies were shown
in the lounge, but these were for
the most part cancelled us it just
No wonder that it was
. sight to see a peer of
Realm sitting on the
to a post, reading his
-colonel and a general
on the floor playing
or a dozen poker crap,
full
too,
The
deck
dur-
it was not
the open
but for a
.FOR SALE—Brantford kitchen cab
inet. cupboard, sink, child’s bed,
rayo lamp. W. C. Pearce.
ate
five
and
ju§t twice a day. There
sittings; five for tho
four for the officers and
The bugle for the first
party ate at nine and seven,
seven-to-nine stretch was not
but the nine-to-seven stretch
very, very long some days!
Why such a
address system
is a mystery,
bugle over the
ye did get so
tired of hearing calls for “ Task
Force This” • and “Unit Commander
That” and calls for this officer to
report to this place and that” officer
to report to that place. But it was
just too much when they inter-
upted the news to tell Lieut. Smith
to hurry or he would miss his din
ner.
And then there was boat drill. At
a given signal we adjusted our belts
and hurried to our emergency sta
tions and were in-erg assembled
and eventually marched to our boat
stations. The civilians and a group
of U.S. army hufses were- -grouped
together and there was some com
fort in the thought that the women
and the civilians were to be first
in the boats—just in case! . . .
The trip was not a smooth one.
On the contrary for two days the
ship rolled until even the
officers said that It was just
as bad ’as they had seen,
were minor injuries—several,
tertainment was cancelled. The din
ing salon was almost wrecked. Sev
eral passengers were jettisoned out
of the upper berths. Baggage, shoes,
trunks and boxes slid backwards
and forwards continuously across
the floor.
And that was not all that slid.
Five members of the press party in
one fell swoop did a nose dive a
cross almost the entire width of the
ship and only the fact that some
negro troops acted as a buffer pre
vented serious injury. The incident
is funny now. It was painful then.
Welcome, indeed, was the sight
of land and it is difficult to say
whether -the newsmen or the negro
troops welcomed it more.
ship’s
about
There
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HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
.... W. J. Baker
W. C. Attridge
.... J. J. Evans
Richard Shaddick
..... W. H.
Benson W.
..... Albert
Alex
Goderich (reeve)
(deputy) .....
Wingham .......
Hensall ...........
Blyth ...............
Exeter .......
Ashfield ........
Colborne ..........
Goderich twp.
Grey (reeve) ..
(deputy) ......
Hay ..................
Ho wick (reeve)
(deputy) ......
Hullett .............
McKillon .........
Morris ............
Stanley ............
Stephen (reeve)
(deputy) ......
Tuckersmith ....
Turnberry ........
Usborne
E. Wawanosh >.
W. Wawanosh
Clinton .......
Brussels ...........
Seaforth ...........
Morritt
Tucker.
Frayne
Watson
............ Geo. Ginn
.... Alex Alexander
... Stanley Machan
,...... Wm. Haugh
........... D. L. Weir
........ John Winter
.. John Armstrong
N. R. Dorrance
....‘ Cecil Wheeler
....... John Pepper
.... Alonzo McCann
...... Thomas Love
Arthur Nicholson
.......... H. Moffatt
.......... Hugh Berry
vjnti J. D. Beecroft,
...... Brown Smyth
Falconer
Bowman
F. Daly
Victor D.
.... R. j.
........ John
Death of Mrs* Belling
* The, funeral of the late Mrs,
Henry' Belling, of Greenway, takes
place today (Thursday), from her
late residence with interment in the
Pai'khill cemetery. Rev. Mr, Cleave,
of Grand Bend, , will officiate. Mr.A * w'4’ w j Vri CAlAvl Wl** \ZXJLlvX(Xl»w< JxiJFb
was hot safe tq have a number of Bobt Belling, of Exeter, is a son.
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FOR SALE—Number of small pigs.
Alvin Gingerich, 84r3 Zurich.
4:11c
FOR SALE—A number of school
seats, cheap. Must be sold by
J Sth of January. Apply to Harold
Hern, R. R. 1 Granton, phone
4rl4 Kirkton. 4:11
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
The next meeting of the Huron
County Council will be held in the
Council Chambers, Court House,
Goderich, commencing Tuesday,
January 16 th, at 2,00 pan.
■All accounts, notices of deputa
tions and other business requiring
the attention of Council should be
in the hands of the County Clerk
not later than Saturday, January
13 th.
“HEALTH, SEX & BIRTH CON
TROL—by P. E. Ryberg, M.D.
Highly recommended as a frank,
authoratiye and sensibly written
book. Should be read by every
engaged and married, person. Gee
your copy now. Only $2,00 de
livered. Write Box J Hay P.O,
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NOMINATIONS anti ELECTIONS
FOR SALE—One purebred York
hog, five months old. Apply to
Harold Hern, R. R. 1 Granton,
phone 4-14 Kirkton. 4*
FOR SALE—10 choice pigs, 10
weeks old; Doherty high oven
range, burns coal or wood, good
grates, warming _ closets, 'bake
oven, hot water front, equipped
also wth reservoir if required;
a quantity of electric fixtures,
priced right. Enquire evenings or
on Saturdays, phone 59, Ira
Geiger, Hensall. 4c
FOR SALE—Six Shorthorn bulls
sired by Robinwood Reward by
Millhills Ransom out of heavy
production cows. Fully accredit
ed and blood tested. R. D. Hunt
er, R.R. 3, Exeter, phone Kirk
ton 39r7. 21tfc
WANTED
WILL BUY an unlimited ■ number
of fertilizer or fox horses. Frank
Taylor, Exeter.
WANTED—Clocks or watches. Re
pair agencey. Guarantee work.
Call at Blue Sunoco gas station.
S. J. Sweitzer, Jy. 4*
WANTED—-Cream Collector for col
lecting cream for Exeter Cream
ery. Foi' terms and particulars
apply to W. G. Medd, Manager,
Exeter Creamery Co., Ltd., Exeter,
Ontario.
N. W. Miller,
County Clerk,
Goderich, Ontario.
LOST AND FOUND
LOST—One heavy truck tire chain
for single wheel truck. Please
leave at Ford Garage and get
reward. c
LOST—On Saturday evening $26.
in bills folded together, possibly
in one of the stores. Reward.
Apply at Times-Advocate. 4*
FOUND—A fountain pen. Owner
’ may have same by proving prop
erty and paying for advertise
ment. Apply at Times-Advocate.
4c
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REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE—Houses in Exeter,
Lucan, Dashwood, Clinton, some
with a few acres. W. C. Pearce.
FOR SALE—Brick house, particu
larly well located in Exeter,
garage and small chicken house.
Estate. Must be sold. *C. V. Pick
ard.
FOR SALE—property in the vil
lage of Dashwood containing
four acres more or less; two-
storey red brick house in first
class condition and all city con
veniences; barn and henhouse.
Inspection is^invited to prospec-
Watts.
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TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN
NOMINATION AND ELECTION
Public Notice is hereby given that
meeting of the Electors of thea
Township of Stephen will be held
in the Town Hall, Crediton, on
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5th, 1945
at 1 o’clock in the afternoon for the
purpose of making and receiving
Nominations for one Trustee of the
Township School Area comprising
sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, and Union 8.
And further Notice is hereby giv
en that in the event of more candi
dates being proposed and qualifying
for any particular office than re
quired to be elected, the proceed
ings will be adjourned until
MONDAY, JANUARY 15th, 1945
when polls will be open at 9 a.m.
at the following places as fixed by
the Township By-law:
1. Werner’s Barber Shop, lot 28,
con. .
son; 2. Penhale’s Kitchen,' lot 20,,
con 2, “
Walker
lot 11, con, 6, Thos. Trevethick, F.
W. Mor lock; 4. Town Hall, lot 10,
con. 7, J, T. Hirtzel,- J. H. Gaiser;
5. O’Rourke’s Kitchen, lot 10', con.
12, Pat -Sullivan, Jas. Mawhinney;
6. Koehler’S.,Store.. 10'.t..2.3J.pomJSLB.
E. G, Kraft. Chester Gaiser; 7.
Sweitzer's Kitchen, lot 10, con; 17,
John Houlahan, Major Baker; 8.
Pollock’s Store, lot 40'. con. S.B.,
Mansell Hudgins, Wm. Hicks; 9.
Ravelle’s Store, lot 1, con. Sauble,
Colin Love-, Leland Desjardine.
And all
quested to
themselves
1, W, B. Willert, Gordon Wil-
Preston Dearing, George
3. Wenzel’s Barber Shop,
hereby re-
and govern
HODGSON,
electors are
take notice
accordingly.
LLOYD B.
Returning Officer.
Centralia, December 26, 1944.
First Clinton Babies -
Mr, and Mrs. Edwin Cooper are
the proud parents of the first baby
to be born in Clinton in 1945. Born
at 11.45 a.m. on January 1, seven
pounds and 12 ounces, Edwin Bruce
and his proud mother, nee Margaret
Jewel, formerly of Brussels, are
both doing nicely under the care
of Dr. J. W. Shaw in Clinton Public
Hospital. In second place, Mi', and
Mrs. Clare McBride of ‘Zurich, have
the honor with six pounds of femin
ine sunshine, namely, Gwendolyn
Grace, arriving at 12:15 noon Mon
day, the first baby girl to be born
in Clinton Public Hospital in the
New Year. The former Leola Ryer
son, of Clinton, mother and baby
are both progressing favorably.
Sunday School Theatre Party
Members of the Intermediate de
partment of the James St. Sunday
School were treated to a theatre
party at the,, matinee Saturday af
ternoon in Leavitt’s Theatre.
know. whether
something or
To
“own”
yourself this question
it with me when I pass on
you really
other, ask
‘Can I take
Extra copies of the Times-Advo-
cate may be procured at the office
of the paper, Browning’s Drug
Store, Cole’s Drug Store and Robert
son’s Drug Store. Perhaps you re
quire extra copies for a friend
and then, so make a mental
of this information.
now
note
Was
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A Washington reporter who
in Chicago to cover a convention
—While riding down from the Stad
ium-—wondered at a crowd of meh
he saw lounging along Madison St.,
and asked the cab driver Who they
were, “Them,” said the cabby, “is
durlicks,0 “Is that a Chicago ex
pression? I never heard of durllcks.
How do yon spell it?” “D-i-r—-
The cabby floundered, then said in
exasperation '’at his fare’s Ignor
ance; “Durliks—you know—bums!*'fi
Maybe' a “perfect” hatch is a bit far-fetched/ but we do
claim that you can get a better and surer hatch every time!
There's no profit in low-hatching eggs. You’ve got to be
able to point to a high-hatching record to get the best price
for your hatching eggs.
Breeding flocks must have a breeding mash high in Ribo
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With all hatcheries expecting to be working at their maxi
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Exeter Farquhar Whalen
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