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PV BATAAN
nNo army ties ever done so much
•With so little" thus spoke General
Douglas MacArthur of the soldiers
Oat so gallantly fought at Bataan.
The news that the soldiers were with-
drawn from Bataan to Corregidor, that
island fortress near by, caused very
surprise as it was like the mir-
ncles of old that little band holding
out against the Japs of vastly superior
numbers eon much better equipped.
Eats off to those gallant soldiers
-whose action will go down in history
with thoi?:n of other famous. battles.
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PLEBISCITE„ VOTE APRIL 27
The duty of every Canadian on
April 27th, the day of the plebiscite
vote, is crystal clear. Go to the poles
and exercise your franchise. The pres-
ervation of rights is the main things
for which we are fighting and now is
ant the time to stay at home with in-
difference. How to vote on the pleb-
iscite is another question. In our-
mind. there is only one answer and
that is Yes. "Are you in favour of
releasing the Government from any
:obligation arising out of any commit-
ments restricting the methods of rais-
ing men for military service?" That
is what you are to answer. The war
is getting closer to our shores, the
enemy in the Pacific has plunged
ahead with rapid strides, our sister
Dominion, Australia, is in deadly fear
of attack. One, could go on 'naming
many other serious aspects of the con-
flicts that are taking place but we all
know them, yet there are some who do
not yet realize the serious position of
the 'United Nations. Many will argue
that the government should take any
steps they find necessary without ask-
ing for this plebiscite. We are of the
opinion that this would have been, the
most direct method and would like to
have seen it done, but the government
1s asking us to shoulder some of the
-responsibility that we, would have
them undertake: So let us go to the
poles on Monday, April 7th and vote
'"Yes".7 to this very important question.
A vote for the plebiscite is not a vote
for the government, it is a vote for
Canada. - •
NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
'Chesley Orders Slot Machines Out
There was a considerable discussion
at the council meeting Monday night
on the subject of slot machines, and
:as a result Chief Vance went out to
tell the local operators to get rid of
their machines and keep them out of
town, if they do not want to suffer
prosecution. The slot machine dis-
cussion arose when a letter came to
Council from Chief Vance, saying
Frey. Officer McClevis had been here
last week with instructions from the
attorney2Geracraln department to in-
vestigate complaints received from
Chesley that slot machines were oper-
ating illegally here. — Chesley Enter-
prise.
ley Heimpel, Work on Wroxeter shed
$10,99; Crawford Gibson, work on
Vntoxeter shed $14.35; Art, & And.
Gibson, 'hauling gravel for Wroxeter
sited $2.50; , R. 5. •Inueston & Son,
lumber for Wroxeter shed $204.20;
Norman Wade, premium on Road In-
surance $203,00; Isaac Gamble, oart
salary as Clerk $85.00; T. A. Roberts,
decorations for Victory Loan Camp-
aign $1.75; '5. B. Miller, M.D., Opera-
tip on Lloyd Weber $50.00; Relief
$17A5t on8ye. d - -
by McCallum arid Winter
that this Council_ do -now adjourn to
meet in the United -Church Hall, Ford-
wish, on the fifth day of May, or at
the call.'of the Reeve' Carried,, -
Isaac Gamble, clerk.
MOLESWORTH
(Too late for last week)
Mr, and Mrs, Tom Lowe and child-
ren of Galt, spent the week-end with
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ferri Lowe.
LOY LUMENS
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Hoarders are people who buy and store away goods
beyond their immediate needs.
They want to be in an unfair position over their
neighbors.
Hoarders are traitors to their country and their fel-
low citizens, because, by creating excessive and un-
necessary demands for goods, they slow down the
war effort.
There is no excuse for "panic buying" and hoarding.
Everyone will have enough, if no one tries to get
more than a fair share.
Hoarding must stop ! Every unnecessary purchase
makes it more difficult for Canada to do a full war
job. ri
TNEkEfA LAWASAINST HOARD/N6
It is against the law to buy more than current needs.
Violatio'n of the law is punishable by fines up to $5,000, and
imprisonment for as long as two years.
AVOID ALL UNNECESSARY BUYING — AVOID WASTE
MAKE EVERVTHING LAST THE LONGEST TIME POSSIBLE
In cases where it is advisable for you to buy in advance co.
your immediate requirements—such as your next season's coal
supply—you will be encouraged to do so by direct statement
from responsible officials.
THE WARTIME PRICES.AND TRADE BOARD'
OTTAWA. CANADA
%or
TWO ADVANCE-TI10$ Thursdays April 16th, 1942
Clinton Mayor Honoured
Mayor A. J. nieniurray, who last
week completed his 28th year as
blockman for the International Herv-
ester Company, and on Monday was
celled to London when the Company
and its employees presented him with
an electric eoftee percolator in the
Farberware and a silver cream and
sugar with tray. Mr, Men/tinny is
retiring from this position. — Clinton
News R.econe
Pig Born With Claws
A few days ago a sow, belonging
to 'Wm. j. 'Weber, gave birth to a
fathily of nine, one of which was nots
iced to have a peculiar foot, Examin-
ation. revealed that its two front feet,
which were turned up at the lower
joints, were in the form of paws, one
having five claws and the other four.
In all other respects the little "(sinker"
app6ars normel; — Mildmay Gazette.
Walkerton Teacher Resigns
Mr, Stan Wheeler of Hamilton, who
Itas• been on the staff of the Walker-
ton - 1-Ugh School for the past two
years, as successor to Mr. Dean Sted-
man who enlisted in Canada's'active
army, has submitted his resignation
to the local school board. Mr. Wheel-
er's resignation 'will take effect at the
end of 'the present term in June. s-
Walkerton Herald-Times.
Smelts Running
More varied menus are in store for
district people, with smelts starting
their spring run from Lake Huron into
creeks and rivers. "Suckers" are not
so plentiful as in other years, but
there appears to be no diminution in
the number of smelts, which have only
been found in the fresh water in the
past few years.
Listowel Board Want Curfew
The curfew bell will ring again in
Listowel and the Children's Protection
Act enforced if members of the, Board
of Education have their way. At the
regular meeting, S. J. Kemp, newly-
elected member of the board said, "As
no one else will, I think the Board
of Education should assume the re-
sponsibility of having children under
sixteen years of age off the streets
by 9 o'clock."
Mitchell Lions Purchase Rink
Faced with the prospect 'of demol-
ition of the skating rink and thus de-
priving the youth of town and corn-
niunity of a safe place for their
winter's enjoyment, the Mitchell Lions
Club has purchased the structure as a
service club project rather than from
any effort for monetary returns.
Theft of Milk Cans
Theft of milk cans from milk stands
and other places have been fairly nu-
merous in the Holmesville district
where a cheese factory is located, and
provincial and county police have been
asked to Make a check up in an effort
to halt the depredations. Similar re-
ports also have come form other parts
of the county. Not only are these
big cans now valuable on account of
their large tin content but they are
also difficult to replace.
Arm Broken Cranking Car
Misfortune marred the embarkation
leave of Pte. Wm. J. McCann. As he
and. his 16-year-bid son, Jimmie, were
leaving home last Wednesday for the
station, the car stalled in the laneway.
Jimmie got out to crank it—and suf-
fered a double fracture of his right
forearm, Military regulation are sev-
erely strict in regard to overstaying
draft leave, so "Scotty", had no option
but to proceed back to his unit, des-.
pite the mishap and the i resulting
YOUR EYES NEED
ATTENTION
Our 25 Point Scientific Exam, in,
ation enables us to give you .yo
Clear, Comfortable. VistO4
F. F. HOMJUILI
Optometrist.
Phos1 /4, 118 Harriston.
shortage of help at home.---Fordwich
Record,
Dies of Head Injuries
Robert Rex Warren, 28, of Moore-
field, died from head injuries in List-
owel Memorial Hospital, as the result
of a motor accident on highway No.
23, near Gowanstown, A pool of blood
and the unconscious body of Warren
were discovered by Allen .
Listowel Transport driver, wlfo was
returning home and who immediately
notified authorities in Listowel, Chief
Constable C. Rocker and Provincial
Police Officer 5. MeGetrick appeared
at the scene and saw a roadster lying
in the ditch alongside the highway and
the body . 703 yards north of the car
on the east side of the pavement.
Swallowed Poisoned Potion
Bruce, little 18-month-old son of
Mr. and Mrs.' 5. 0. 'Hughes, had a
narrow escape from possible poison-
ing. In some manner the little chap
managed to obtain a bottle irithe med-
icine cabinet in the bath-room.. Miss
-Evelyn Halliday, who is employed in
the household, saw the bottle in his
hand, but before she could reach him
part of the contents were swallowed.
The bottle was filled with a solution
for the relief of skin irritation.
Whether the .fluid was poisonous or
not was unknown to the parents, so
a hasty 'phone call brought Dr. M. H.
Gillies in a hurry, A touch of the
tongue to the concoction, and it Was
decided stomach-pumping was the
proper course. Brucie is none the
worse fOr his experience.—Teeswater
News.
May Mine Zinc and Magnesium
Zihz and magnesium, needed in Can-
ada's war-time industries, may be sup-
plied from the Bruce Peninsula, it was
suggested, by A. J. Smith., of the De-
partment of Munitions and Supply,
Ottawa, after a visit to the peninsula
area. He expressed the opinion that
the 50-mile stretch of dolomite rock
might be rich in magnesium content
and is laying facts in this connection'
before the proper authorities in Ot-
tawa.
Port Elgin Wants Sunday Train
The Port Elgin town council hag
decided to appeal to the C.N.R. for
Sunday train service this summer. The
railway will be requested to survey the
whole situation and the superintendent
of traffic asked for an interview to
discuss the matter which. is of great
importance to this area.
Lucky In Radio Draw
Recently Mrs. .Fred Oster sent her
name into a radio program that draws
so many lucky winners ,each week.
On tuning into the program, imagine
her surprise to hear that her name had
been drawn, and she was the winner
of a nice crisp five dollars bill.—Blyth
Standard.
63 Years Married
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Neumeister
celebrated their sixty-third wedding
anniversary quietly at their home.
They have been residents of Milverton
for the past 15 years.
Lucknow Dairy Changes Hands.
Commencing on April 15th, Fair-
view Dairy will be 'operated under the
ownership of Alex Andrew and Chad-
es Webster. The purchase of the
dairy from Mr, Ewart Taylor was of-
ficially announced. The transaction
includes only the modern pasteurizing
plant and delivery equipment. Mr.
Taylor is retaining his fine accredited
and tested herd and will furnish the
new proprietors with their entire milk
and cream supply. — Lucknow Sent-
incl. • —
Youth Remanded
Leslie Varga, 16, was remanded for
sentence when he pleaded guilty: to
breaking, entering and theft of cigar-
ettes, candy anad 47 in nickels frotil
the store of ,James Wallace, Kings-
bridge; and also to a charge of forg-
cry committed March 15 when 'he en-
dorsed a' cheque for $99 signed by T.
J, Landon, with whom he was employ-
ad, Re was 10 last October. He was
trying to get work 611 the boats at
Godericlt when he was arrested by the
pro-vincial police. He was on parole
front St. John's industrial' School.
Culross Man Passes
Death cause suddenly Tuesday to
James A. McDonald, 10-year-old
dent of Culross Township. Mr. Mac-
Donald bad not been in good health
for some time but had been about his
farm and had ,been able td do some
spring plowing on Monday.aftetnoon.
He retired in his usual bealtnon Mon-
day evening bet awoke Tuesday morn-
ing suffering some distress and Passed
Away en hoer later. He wee born in
Culross township.
Thirty-five years ago he was roar-
Tied to Miss Etta Hunter, Who sees
vines, along with three sons, Herbert .
and Arthur, at home, and Milby, Tees-
water; also two brothers, Alex, Eye-
brow, Saskatchewan, Arehibald, Tor-
onto, end two sisters, Mrs, john .
Sharpe, of Culross Township end Miss •
Liizie, of Winnipeg,.
TOXOID WEEK
APRIL 19 TO 25
Importance of Toxoid to be Stressed'
During This Week
During the week of April 19th-25th,
health authorities throughout Canada
will unite in cooperation with the
Health League of Canada in a-nation-
wide effort to attract attention to the
importance of immunizing children
against diphtheria.
His Excellency the Governor-Gen-
eral will open the campaign by a brief
radio talk over the National network
et 5.30 P.M. Sunday, April 19th, The
Honourable. Ian Mackenzie, Minister
of Pensions and National Health,. will
appear in a moving-picture newsreel
in Canadian theatres during the same
week. Newspapers, radio, churches
and schools will cooperate with health
authorities to the end that no Canad-
ian parent shall remain uniformed of,
the fact that he may play his part in
the campaign.
Diphtheria, uncontrolled, according
to the Health League of Canada, is
the greatest cause of death among
children between the ages of two and
five, There has been developed a pre-
ventive in the form of Toxoid. The
process of preventing diphtheria is a
simple one, not attended by any dang-
er-, nor any great inconvenience. Three
inoculations of diphtheria Toxoid is
all that is necessary. These inocula-
tions are given at three week intervals,
and a re-inforcing dose—after. an inter-
val of four or fine years. If Toxoid
were universally used, diphtheria
would disappear from Canada.
Citing the fact that despite the ex-
istence of a specific preventive there
have been 8,742 cases of diphtheria and
982 deaths in the last three yearS Of
record, the Health' League of Canada
calls attention to the increased serious,-
fies'S of the problem and asks the co-
operation of every citizen tospread the
message' to parentS that Toxoid is the
only sure way of safeguarding the
lives of Canada's children against the
ravages of diphtheria:-
EAST WAWANOSH..
COUNCIL
Council met on April 7th 'with all
th.nmembers present, Reeve Redmond
presiding. MinuteS of last meeting
were read and confirmed.
Communications from the H.E.P.C.
stating that no more street lights at
present would be available on the
highway in Belgrave And from J. C.
Shearer thanking the council for'their
grant of $100.00 to the International
Plowing Match and extending an in-
vitation to all the members of council
to be present at the Match and also
at the banquet in connection there-
with Other letters filed' were from the
Highway Dept., giving notice of dras-
tic curtailment on subsidy to be paid
on road expenditure this season, and
the Dept. of Municipal Affairs.
The treasurer"reported receipt of a
cheque for $2,595.70 recently being
subsidy due the municipality for work
on roads in 1941.
The dale of the old crusher for $50
and crusher drive belt for $20 will add
$70 more to the township treasury..
The clerk wns instructed to write
the Workmen's Compensation Board,
Toronto, 'in reference to cost etc., of
insurance in township employees,
Four small road accounts, S. Mc..
'Burney, salary and telephone $25,02;
James McGee, removing snow $3.75;
The Advance-Times Office, adv't for
tenders $2.10; County Huron, snow-
ploughing $30.00, were paid after
which council adjourned to meet again
on Tuesday, May 5th,
A. Porterfield, clerk.
HOWICK COUNCIL,
The Council met hi the Township
Hain according to adjournment, the
members were all present, the Reeve,
J. W, Gamble, in the chair.
The minutes of last regular meeting
also special meeting, were read and on
motion of Strong and McCallum, were
adopted,
Moved by Weir and Winter that:
the tender of R. H. -Carson & Son to
supply gasoline for the PowereiGrader•
for the year .1042, at 116 per gallon ,
for tractor gasoline and 18% per gal-
lon for No, ...); gasoline, be accepted,.
subject,to the approval of the Depart ,,
went-of Highways. Carried,
Moved by Strong and Weir that the
Insurance on the Township Roads be
renewed for the year 1042, with,
Lloyds. Carried.
:YAP FLIERS CAPW/IED IN PHILIPPINES
These two 'Japanese fliers wore shot down and captured during an
aiiit raid or Manila during the early days of the war in the rihilipihnes.
This photo, released in Washington, is one of, the first to reach the ITS,
front the Islands since the ,raps struck their treacherous, bloi,v in th.
Mrs. Tom Manley, of Toronto, visit:-
ed a few days last week with her sis-
ter Mrs. M. Cumming. Master Jerry
Manley returned home with his moth-
er, after spending the past three weeks
with his aunt and uncle here.
Mr. and Mrs. James 'Menzies visit-
ed One day last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Spence and family at Sea-
forth.
Mrs. D. H. Campbell, Messrs Bill
Campbell and Bert, Elliott, spent
Tuesday last with Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Campbell at Seaforth.
Mr. Percy Schotts of Nobel, Ont.,
visited a few days last week with his
brother, Mr. Wm. Schotts and -family.
Miss Helen Campbell, R.N., Tor-
onto, Miss Marian Campbell, Ottawa,
Miss Isley Campbell, Hamilton and ,
lip Miss Beth Campbell, Toronto, spent (
the week-end holiday with their 'par- :
cots, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. GottrlAy McIntosh, of
Galt, spent Sunday with the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mc-
Intosh.
rAS TRITONS DEMANDED OPENING OF A SECOND FRONT
7Chamas tOWis Horabin, member ' of parliament, Euro pe- by the 'Venal Nations. Other members a
p- pictured as he spoke tty estimated crowd of parliament spoke to the vast throng, urging an it* 0,099 in Trafalgar Square,. London, 'The gathering mediate offensive against OerrnanYo
tementled the nnaningt of st aeennel fisitifirar front in
Moved by Weir and Winter that
this Council authorize the Reeve and
the Treasurer to advertise and sell
certain properties in the Village of
Fordwich, known as Lots 2 and 3 on
the south side of Adelaide street in
the said Village, by tender,' and issue
a deed ,or deeds, for the same. Carried.
Moved by McCallum and Strong
that the Report of the School Attend-
ance Officer for the month of Feb-
ruary, as read, ,benccepted and placed
on file. Carried,
Moved by Weir and Strong that the
time for the return of the Collectors
Rolls be extended to the May meeting
of the Council. 'Carried.-
Moved by Wen: and Strong that
the Road Accounts, as approved, be
paaid. Carried.
M.oved by McCallum and Winter
that the following accounts be paid.
Carried.
A. Moffat, supplies for Wroxeter
shed $14.18; Was. Hayes, work on
-Wroxeter stied $18.37; .G. A. Gibson,
vork on Wroxeter shed $18.67; Wes-