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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-01-25, Page 7all bell which describ- I riMS>>.APVVCA'lfct frXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORN1NU, JANUARY 25. 1945 c CHAPTER 3 i r.“ vMortime Council We Have Lumber Will be stowed in locker. Will be hung on goo$e- of the city, gooseneck reflection made it was the nub of things. I know what the gooseneck this and madder they hollered whose driving , “You can get in the the ar- of articles about the deck on>I death on size of a cried Fitch. “The YOU TOO WA‘TO‘G A-"’""; mooY lines as m ■onsHUcted lineS C' ,„e 1944, ’^,ded. oral Unes conS"U m»rs added i" Consume?s ( 1944 n’ Consumers a' of m-shortages the c°n the many doing ns ;“deelec«iriiy rural about ARLES SPALDlKG ' AND iOTIS CARNEY- \ /■ / - The instructions went on same chilly vein to explain rftngpment Washbasin, “Towels, Washcloth neck,” Thp Plain, didn’t was. There hiad been up to moment no reason for traffic with goosenecks, If basins wanted to go around in goosenecks it was per- feptly all right with me. They could ; wear slacks if they wanted. I ap- i proached the mate of the the subject. After almost choking to a lunip of bubble gum the tennis ball, he arose unsteadily from his seat, still suffering from shock, took my hand and led me ceremoniously to the basin. “This is the hot water." “This is the hot water,” I repeat­ ed as if reciting after nurse, Chap­ ter One in the Big Animal Book. “This is the stopper.” “This is the stopper.” Then leaning over he pointed un­ derneath at an iron intestine. “And that’s the God-damned gooseneck!” he shouted. Once things were on a friendly footing with the plumbing, I turned to the stowing of belongings in bu­ reau and then waited for inspection Except that my khaki shirts were cozily snuggled next to my black socks in the second drawer, instead of under my shorts in the third drawer, all was well until a fine in­ terpretation of the rules turned success into disaster. The boudoir booklet stated in its intimate way: “Toilet articles shall be stowed in top drawer. Bottom drawer shall be reserved for miscellaneous.” My equipment was well housed in a shaving kit, which I placed without much thought in the top drawer. During inspection Ensign Fitch browsed around the bureau. Open­ ing the top drawer he came across the kit. ’ “My God,” he screamed. “What’s this doing here?” “I have my shaving things in it, sir, and the rules—” “I don’t -care if you ,have a skull • in it!” he bellowed. “All kits are regarded as miscellaneous in the Navy and so stored in the bottom d’rawer. This is a final warning.” The next day Lieutenant Sands, U.S.MC, had the inspection. Com­ ing to my bottom drawer he step­ ped away as if he had found his wife at the Astor. “My God!” he shrieked. “What is this shaving kit doing in the bot­ tom drawer?” “A kit is a kit, sir, and the rules State—” “I don’t care, things in stowed in your final Semper The only way I kept myself out of trouble was by answering, “WelL Ensign Fitch says—” or, “But Lieutenant Sands says—” The showdown came when the men arrived together for Saturday’s grand inspection. The kit was in the first drawer. “My God!” “Again.” , “I told him to the lieutenant. “You did, Mr. was incredulous, training.” “A study of Rule 13, with appleg, you still sell them over tpe apple counter.” The Halls of’ably opened, Montezunja rang with the challenge j chair melancholy to the flpod of “The kit goes in the first drawer,” I tr paid Sa^ds* folding his arms and ’ looking toward Tripoli, Ensign Fitch was shaken by the last charge, “Do you really think it goes in the first drawer?” ha asked, admit­ ting the need of disqu^siou. “I’m not sureX at: all,” said the lieutenant, giving a little ground himself. “It's the most ticklish is­ sue I’ve had to face in the service." 1 “Couldn’t the Skipper handle ■ this? Captain’s mast or1 some such" ■the Ensign grasped for straws, “What do you think, Dowd?” • asked Fitch, remembering that an ■ occasional gleam of intelligence shone in the ranks. “It seems tp me, sir," I said straining every muscle to stay off the report, “that it is neither flesh nor fowl and should be stowed in the middle drawer with the under­ wear." “No compromising,” snapped the Lieutenant Sands, % “Remember Munich," added En­ sign Fitch, Both were gallant gentlemen. “I suppose it will have to go to Washington?” -I asked, “That’s -it,” Bureau!” ■“The Bureau!” cried Mr. Sands, Both men, swore to see the thing through, come hell or high water. “Where shall, I stow it for the next inspection.” I hoped the closet would do until the heat was off but they left me to shift for myself. Shaving under these circumstances had become too much of an ordeal. At first I was for throwing the kit into the Potomac like Excalibur and going off on the magical barge with Singing Sam the Barbasol Man. The choice ultimately fell be­ tween a guaranteed depilatory or the new electric razor with four blades that made twenty-five hun­ dred contacts with the beard per second. I settled for . the latter. It went in the gear room with the va­ cuum cleaner, and there were no questions asked. Following the midday mail was parceled out in room'. The-'Divine Plan according to some, a It has shaving it and such should be the top drawer. This is warning.” fidelis! shrieked Fitch. put it there,” eaid Sands?” “After Mr. Fitch all your sub-head­ ing 2, will disclose that shaving equipment properly goes in the first drawer,” said the. Marine acid­ ly. I winced. The loser would cer­ tainly salve his wounded pride at my expense. ’ • “So it (foes.” Fitch wag jocular. Great fighters, the Marines, Always gave a good account of themselves, Unquestionably, well - disciplined, but you couldn’t expect Navy, in­ sight of finesse from such men. “A kit, old man, is a kit,” he kindly declaimed. “If you put your hands in your shoes that doesn't make them gloVes, does it?” He drove the point home with this mental nail,. “The kit goes in the bottom draw­ er,” he said imperiously. “And if you fill a potato sack “Sheep, my dearest,” she invari lending a rocking- meal, the the bunk provided^ particular girl for every male, and a study of the post proved the scheme was making headway. Every man was equipped^1 with a number-one wom­ an who wrote to him on an average of every other day. He might hear occasionally from any number of satellites, but these were held of no account because in their turn they each were harnessed to an opposite for whom they regularly filled reams of pink paper. Sometimes, as with “Sheep” Morgan, this routine was carried to beautiful extremes.- “Sheep” played Abelard to a pretty thing who put out at the rate of two letters a day. She printed her name and address, “Miss Pat Clarendon, 205 hock Avenue, River Valley, at the top of each effort, looked suspiciously like a scale advertising scheme to skeptics. They argued that Morgan, the cavalier, unless he had a mind like a sieve, must have known the whereabouts of his lovely. In the end, however a correspondence that was estimated in tonnage proved her fidelity, and the inevitable name in the left-hand corner was taken to be one of those unaccount­ able “little things” that made him love her so. Miss Clarendon’s regular expres­ sions of passion were scented with a gas that screamed, not whispered, “A woman is passing the manufactures gave it might have been The letters themselves Holly- Va.»” which large- the by,” and if this a name “L’Audace.” were never brief, simple notes recapturing illu­ sory sensations born of the heart’s yearning. Her billets-doux came under the heading Of freight. They were essays, wrist-thick, that de­ scribed in studied detail the con­ dition of a soul that suffered ex­ quisitely twenty-four hours a day. “Sheep’s effect was cyclonic. The sWeet sickness consumed her like a Nessqs shirt, He had reduced the poor girl, if the length and fre­ quency of her letters were any in­ dication to round-the- clock record­ ings of her love-drugged being. (TO A Pimple Covered Face Kills Many a Romance The lives of many young people are made miser­ able by the breaking out Of pimples, and you probably know of cases Where ft promising romance has been spoiled by those red, white, festering ahd pus filled ■sores on the face.The trouble is not so much physical pain, but the mental’ suffering caused by the embarrassing disfigurement which Very ofton makes the sufferer ashamed th go out in company. The quickest way to get rid of pimples is to improve the general health by a thorough cleansing Of the blood, , , Burdock Blood Bitters helps tp deahso the blood and with the blood cleansed the corqplte'on should, clear Up, The T, Miltea Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. I tender introspection that followed. “This morning before breakfast I feel electrlp-ypu-currpnts running through me.” By high noon there was usually a violent turn for the worse. “Th® thunder that is. my own Sheep peals within me,” she wrote as, broke loose. The afternoon journal, carried well into the night, ed post-matin developments. In the evening she knew comparative peace as he came to her “in an April way,” but if the moon, in any stage of its cyclical development, showed In the ^ky, her prose solved into a baleful wail. Sheep read these volumes as emnly as if they were copies of Volstead Act. Then, convinced that he still possessed the wham, he prepared to some himself. Sheep did not but by staring varied periods flare up at will, like exercise, he was able to match hei’ stormy recitals. As our train­ ing progressed, I thought he was forced to wait longer and longer for inspiration. I often wondered if he would not be turned into stone before her image while she perished from malnutrition, and they both lived on, a lovely legend in the Aix* Corps. However, he mar­ ried her secretly one week-end, and it is probably much prettier that way. The. six weary weeks of prelim­ inary ground school finally passed, and -one morning before daybreak we were herded onto- a requisition­ ed bus and driven to the flying field. The overland route passed right through the heart of Anacos- tia, a little suburb wound around the Maryland coun­ tryside, and ended up at a dismal plot of land known as 'Hyde Field.’ I took a seat right behind the driv­ er, an enlisted man who was spur­ red on to madder things by wild cries of exhortation from the cargo/ ■ “C'mon, Fearless,” .at the helmsman, had become legend, sixty -out of her, boy.” “Pass him, Fearless, he’s hold­ ing lip the wai’ efort.” Fearless was a sensitive but dy­ namic individual who felt the pas­ sage of time as keenly as if it were bot lead running down his back. Taking advantage of tetraethyl gas­ oline, sixlieen-cylinder motors, and capitalizing in general on the age’s advances, he strove to catch up with the Grim Reaper. A suspicion that he was losing made him re­ double his efforts. He tore through intersections, paid no heed to stop signs, and careened down the high­ way as if he had a rendezvous with Death. I wasn’t prepared for this sort of thing so soon after break­ fast, and clawed at the seat cover as the bus roared down a steep grade. Fearless, realizing he was giving -one of his four-star perform­ ances, turned back to me. “Some ride, eh, Mack?” he said delightedly, using the Navy’s in­ formal “thou.” “Some ride, Jack,” I agreed through clenched teeth. “>I rea.Ily make her dance, don’t I, Mack” -—he added another burst of throttle. “You really make her, dance. Jack.” “Jeez,” muttered Tim Carpenter, as he was wont during periods Of great strain. We rushed on a sharp corner. There was a screeching of brakes, an uncertain, moment -on two wheels, then a triumphant racing turn into Hyde Field, and two blasts on the horn to announce us. Fearless looked at his watch. “Forty seconds off my record,” he swore. “They say I’m too old to fight, Mack, but, by you boys don’t lose flyihg time.” ‘Bless you, Jack," pulling myself together. “Keep ’em flying, Mack,” and off he raced. Pearless; disappeared over one hill aS the sun's red rim edged above another, The outline of the field emerged in the early morning light, and mechanics same old compose Unlike his beloved, burn continuously, at her picture for of time, he could Fired by this Yogi- God, I’ll see any of your I murmured, down at the far end the began tuning the planes BE CONTINUED) A fiVSY MAN Mr. Peter Eisenbacli, of Grand Bend, whs lit town one day last V*eelt.- Mr. Fischbach should have a vast experience of snow- plowing as road from and from all winter they were the snow ho has been keening the Grand Bond to Goderich Brewster to Exeter open not missing a day that not out battling “With .banks.—Zurich Herald. Cbe* thppe^ ®“d °6\t PARKHILL FLIER’S PLANE ALMOST SHOT TO PIECES; LUCK SAVES HIM WITH THE R.C.A.F. C~-----------. Jan. 18—A Dakota plane which made a forced landing in the Brit­ ish lines was almost shot to pieces by flak over Holland, and Do. L.! inSrr?hntd R. Pattee, of Hawkesbury, won’t forget it in a hurry. The tail unit, the rudder, the, port engine, the starboard auxiliary tank and all the gyro instruments were put out of action dr damaged. “We were a good many miles from the British lines, but with the help of my second pilot, PO, A, C. Kent, of Fleetwood, Lancashire, I kept the ‘Dak’ flying," he said. “We were only about 70A feet up, and could plainly see the enemy gunners firing at US. “After the first pasting, the wire­ less opeftrtor, FO. F. J. McIntyre, ■of Parkhill, Ont., went to attend to an injured crewman. As he left, his seat was pierced by three bul­ lets. “We Were hit again and the Brit­ ish, observer, was only saved by his anti-flak shit. “Further hits put the radio out of action. The starboard wing was ripped open and caught fire. Then We ran into another flak area and explosive shells hit the fuselage around “But The Council of the Township of Hay held its initial meeting for 1945 in the Council Chambers of the Township Hall, Zurich, on Monday, January 8th, 1945, at 11 a.m? The Reeve Wm. H. Haugh then official­ ly opened the meeting by asking the Clerk to read the Declaration of Office and that each official sign it. The Reeve then welcomed the new Council and called upon each mem­ ber to co-operate during the year and to make fair decisions for the benefit of the Township. Each mem­ ber was then called upon to reply and expressed their desire to work for the advancement of the Town­ ship. The meeting was then adjourned for dinner which was given by the Reeve tq the Council as part of the ititial ceremony. At 2.00 p.m. the new Council re­ sumed their sitting and the follow­ ing business transacted: That a linesman’s repair tent be purchased foi; use on Zurich and Dashwood telephone cables. That Hay Council subscribe as member to the Ontario Municipal Association. nvTPwaw a,c I That nine copies of the Municipal I World be subscribed for: the mem­ bers of the Council, the Road Supt., Clerk, Assessor, Collector and weed Ont., the cockpit, somehow we got back . , ' F & ltrteW40^eS appro*’"’1 dried in of tu*0* 400 »«UeS ,umbered r exp' ,steered 97^ A mcrteria»s “’.med a"=’°n ,orein«’e"^h rwir* ,o p'°' facture o he eJtlstmg bes' nfml servicesto essentia* -[here are n°^®ve been npP Wo>weverr t e se,vices ^oon asof « sonneted a torthe, deM molerw’" ® w unduly the , doing ,,s ” Mousseau; No. 4, A. Reichert; No. 5, H. Pfaff, -Stewart Blackwell; No. 6, Wm. Watson, Arnold Merner; No. 7, Peter Deichert Jr.; No. 9, Art Weber, Gordon Surerus, Ed." Erb; No. 10, Joe Ziler, Robt. Adams, Ed, Stelck; No. 11, Chris. Beierling; No. 12, Ed. Turnbull; No. 14, Percy Campbell. Simon Hoffman, Art Weber, Ed. Kalbf leisch; No. 15, Henry Brown; No. 16, Wm| Du­ charme, Sr.; No. 17, Ed -Stelck; Dashwood P.V., R. Goetz; Zurich P.V., Road Superintendent. . That By-law by drawn up ap­ pointing the following -officials for Clerk-Treas.,' H. W. Broken- Assessor, Wm. H. Edighoffer; Inspector, John McBride; Valuator, Bert Klopp; Care- of Hall, Fanny Bender; __ _ .‘..A—.l___ ----__: East, W. R. Dougall, West, E. B. Horner; Medical Officer of Health, Dr. P. J. O’Dwyer; member of Board of Health, Josiah Geiger; Sanitary Inspectors, B. C. Edwards, Milton Oesch, C. F. Pfile; Fence. Viewers, Ed. Munn, AM Pfaff, Lloyd Hend­ rick; Pound Keepers: J. F« Ingram, Alex Crerar, Oscar Greb; J. W. Merner, -Simon Hoffman, Dave Schwartzentruber, Ed. Walper, Roy Merner, Fergus Turnbull. That the Clerk be authorized to communicate with the Dept, of Mu­ nicipal Affairs re Stephen Town­ ship’s refusal to act in Cleaning Mud Creek Drain. That the salaries for the various officials be set as follows; Clerk- Treasurer as set' by by-law 1944 $4'00; Assessor $150.00 and post­ Reeve $3, Board of 1945: shire; Weed Stock taker School Attendance Officers: NOW ON HAND also good IRON POSTS AND BARB WIRE Place your order for shingles right away—we can supply them. A. J. CLATWORTHY We Deliver Phone 12 Grantow 25. Total $61.1'0. Hay Munic. Telephone—Northern Electric Co. $76.85. Genera] Accounts — O. Koehler Estate $152.62; Bank of Montreal 90.10; H. W. Brokenshire 68.’0'0; A. -F, Hess, Treas. Bond 40; On­ tario Munic. Association 5; Hospital for Sick Children 5; R. J. Lovell & Co, 84.69-; Assessor W, H. Edig- hoffer 5.80; Election expenses 115.- 60. Total $516.91. That the meeting be adjourned to meet again Monday, February 5th, 1945, at 1.30 p.m. H. W. Brokenshire, Clerk William H. Haugh, Reeve. That a grant of $5.00 be given to jthe Hospital for Sick Children. That the Drainage Petition as signed by L. Walper, W. Weston, W, Hahgh, H. Becker, and Wm. Beier­ ling be accepted and forwarded- to the Engineer employed by the Twp. to present repbrt.’ That the motion drawn up on Jan. 5, 1944 ' ‘ bers to only be That Open for use Of committee meetings where no lunch is served fdr the following: Agricultural Society, Red Gr-oss, Women’s Institute, Federa­ tion of Agriculture, Lions Club, Pol­ itical Organizations and Athletic Organization meetings, That the annual meeting of thei Hay Municipal Telephone System bet held on Monday, Deb. 5th, 1945, at I 1,30 p.m. J That the Clerk be authorized to . secure information re; scroll for Honor Roll for boys of Hay Town­ ship serving in the present conflict. That the following be appointed as Road Potrohron for Hav Town­ ship for 1946 and same to be con­ firmed by by-law;- Iftoad No. 1, Percy Campbell, Wm. Parke, Wm. R. Bell; No, 2, O. Aidworth, Wes, Coleman, S. Bobp; Nd, 3, C. Aidworth, A. allowing the Council Cham- used for Council meetings rescinded. the Council Chambers be don’t need, a, little bird toYou toll you that a Classified Ad btihgti direct results! age; selecting jur-drS, Assessor $3, Clerk $6; Health $2 per meeting; Weed In­ spector 40c per hour aS. per by-law No. 6, 1942; FenCe viewer, Stock valuator $2 per trip plus 10c per mild One way; Clerk for Township Road books $75; Sanitary Inspect­ ors: for placing and removing cards in rural section 5'0c; do Dashwood and Zurich 45c; disinfecting a dwel­ ling 50c; Inspecting Zurich $2; do Dashwood $1.50; do Blake $1; do dairy barns or tourist spots $1.50; mileage 10c per mile one way where called for; -School attendance of­ ficers', according to Act. That accounts covering payments- on Hay Munic. Tele- System, Relief, Roads and General Accounts be passed as per voucher: Twp. Roads « Lloyd Campbell $5.20; Chester Rowe .to; Earl Campbell $2.80; Harold Campbell $3.15; L, A. Drang .<& Son '32.36; We, J, Northcott 3,15; Ellis North* cott 3.15; Ed.„ Kalbfleisch $3.70; .Huron Farmer’s Co-op 6,50, Total 60.70, Relief—*Mrs. John Suplat $26.10, Lt iileinstiver 10; Morris DdnommO MODERN, WILL- rOMDUCTEO CONVENIENTLY LOCATED hotel Make your home HOTEL WAVERLEY WAD1NA AVI. COLUtGI IT. RATES 51.60 * $3.50 bwWi: . $160 -17.00 WKirir fob roLDich mt«ui MH MiKiiEEiM within WAUCWW France '