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NEWS.
• of the .
DISTRICT
'Si:c of Family on Active Service
When (honors are being handed out,
Wm. V. Webster of Kincardine should
teceive her share, for of her family of
„nine, six are on active service.
-.Three sons Elliott, George and Jas.
are overseas with the 97th battery,
R.c..A, and have been there some
gaze. The Highland Light Infantry
-of Canada at present stationed at Lis-
-towel, has in its ranks another son,
lialcolin, while Fred answered the
call of the navy and is now stationed
at Halifax returning there recently
:from leave at his home here. A
daughter, Mary, is with ,C,W.A.C. and
is training at St. Ann de Bellevue,
Quebec. This is a family record which
should be difficult .to surpass,—Kin,,
cardine News,
Bear At Large Near Tara
A big black bear, which in all prob-
ability has strayed from the, Bruce
Peninsula, is at large in the neighbor-
hood of Speace's swamp, between
Tara and Allenford. Mr. Thos. Duke,
of Wiarton, was motoring through the
swamp, when directly in front of him
loomed bruin, slowly making his way
across the road, — Tara Leader.
Awarded $7,500 For Loss of Eye
Alvin Kinne of Durham was award-
ed $7,500 and costs in his action
against Herbert Stonehouse of the
some town by a judgement that Mr.
justice Plaxton delivered at Osgoode
Hall, Toronto. Kinne claimed dam-
ages for injuries that he asserted, had
been inflicted by Stonehouse. The
plaintiff said that these injuries in-
cluded the loss of the sight of one of
his eyes and that, as a result of this
and a previous defect of viison, he
had been permanently incapacitated
for any kind of work. The defendent
pleaded that he had been assaulted by
Kinne and had had to defend himself.
—Hanover Post, -
Postman Ends Long Service
Wednesday last week, Paul Hin-
sperger retired as postmaster and
rural mail courier at Carlsruhe after
28 years of faithful performance in the
postal service. He is succeeded as
postmaster by Walter Bucholtz, in
whose store the post office is now lo-
cated. Mr. Bucholtz will also serve
as mail courier until this position is
filled,—Hanover Post.
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Vevatious Thefts
The scarcity of sugar haas brought
about another grievous evil an this
locality. Recently, when a family on
the Elora Road were absent from
home, some person entered their cel-
lar and carried away from 40 to 50
Shot ,At Street Lights
Much annoyance has been caused
by village Youths, armed with un-
licensed BM, rifles, who persist. in
pe'ppering street light bulbs, and wind-
ow panes. Street lighting service has
been interrupted seriously and parents
are .asked to use their influence to
have this nuisance discontinued before
a bill for damages is presented,
ilfdldmaymay Gazette,
Mailed 30 Years Ago
Thirty years- ago Arthur V. Gilles,
1023 King street west, Hamilton, was
holidaying in Walkerton. He sent a
postcard to the -mother of his chum.
Last week the postcard reached Ham-
ilton-20 years later—and .roarked.
"two cents due." Post Office officials
State it was possible that the card had
become lodged under the base of a
cancelling machine ,or had become
caught in a mail chute. It could not
have been delayed 30 years in the
Hamilton post office, they said, be-
cause the building had been Up only
since 1937. — Walkerton Herald
Times.
Ripley Man Prisoner-of-War
John McLean of Ripley has been •
officially advised that his son, Private.
Kenneth McLean of the Essex- Scott-
ish_ Regiment and a. former insurance
agent in Ripley. and Stratford, is alive
as a prisoner of war in Germany-.
Private McLean participated in. the-
Dieppe raid last August 10; He was
Officially reported missing a few
weeks 'ago.
Girls Work in Lucknow Factory
Fourteen local young ladies have
been added to the growing payrool at
the Maple Leaf Aircraft plant. These
girls returned from Toronto the lat-
ter part of the week upon completing
a special course of training, and on
Monday commenced the new job and
are typical women war workers with
their slacks, and kerchief attire. The
plant is now operating-on an 8-hour,
three-shift basis.---:Lucknow Sentinel..
W. Wawariosli Council Sets Rate
The West Wawanosh Council held
the regular meeting with all members
present. 'The following are tax rates
for 1942: For County purposes, five
and two-tenths mills; for township
purposes, one and five-tenths mills;
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gestion at the sister 'training ceittre
irx Broekville, Incidentally both can-
tres, are undergoing a big .expansion
program to take .care of the constant-
ly-inereasing- influx of .officer candi-
dates, Located in a picturesque set:
ling not far from Victoria, Gordon
Head, has beets in operation since the
spring of 1941 and has already grad-
uated hundreds of virile, intensively-
trained young men for posts of leader-
ship and responsibility in the Caud-
jan '\.t mi-It'llig y'our four weeks at' Gordon
Head, the sun shone 'almost uninter-
ruptedly and the nights were delight-
fully cool. Training was' carried out
under ideal conditions, Having had
the opportunity of visiting a majority
of training- centres and army schools
in Eastern Canada, we are free to say
that we have not :ken a more orderly.
and ,efficiently-conducted camp than
Gordon Head, Discipline is strict and
not a waking moment is wasted, The
candidates are thoroughly imbued with
the seriousness of the task which they
are -undertaking and with their respon-
sibility to show an example to the
men whom -they will ocinmand, Cer-
tainly 'Acta, Colonel A, D. Wilson,
D, 8.0., V. D,, and his staff deserve
the highest praise for Making Gordon
Head a model military training -centre.
Actually it is 'going back tti. school'
for the O. T. - A substan-
tial part of each day is given over to.
classroom lectures on map reading,
military Taw, army organization, anti-
gas protection; field engineering and'
allied mareh„ how to slope- and' present.
arms: how to- handle a bayonet,. to .fire
a Bren gull, to don a gas mask in
eight seconds, to dig trenches, to ride
a motorcycle,. to handle an' anti-tank
•gun, to marciA 'by compass' at night
and td fire a pistol, . In mutual instru-
ction he becomes' accustomed' to hand-
Bng:a squad of men and' to intelligent-
ly present 'a. military Icturette to his •
comrades, The practical' work is
done under the-watch:fit!' eye of a Staff'
Sergeant, whose tongue can still carry
a sharp sting. The classes are divided
into -platoons, with three of the stud-
ents each '''ckty acting as platoon com-
mander, platoon sergeant and platoon
corporal. An 0. T.. C. staff officer
lectures and supervises. the welfare of
each platoon. • _
Training-sat Gordon Head' i's divid-
ed into three Parts, based' on'the
latiOn three Months' training -givn to
alt candidates Who are going into in-
fantry,. artillery, armoured' corps, army
service ;corps and.' other branches of
the fighting forces. The first month
is, `common to all' arms", the second
features • tactics and the final month
sees the boys going -to their -own -par-
tictilar branch fin- training 'special to
the• arm.' It is an' intensive course
that takes all' the mental' and' physical
concentration that the candidate' can
summon. "A small proportion are Un-
We to make the, grade• and go back to
their units, • :
At- the end' of three months the fled-
gling officer receives his rewavt, and'
a well'-deserved' one it is, at a. gractua-
t•ion cerethorry Which forms a fitting'
climax to the course. We had the pri-
vilege of witnessing,. in fact participat-
ing in one of these events. It was an
inspiring spectacle as 'Weil over one
hundred young Canadians, keen and
fit, paraded before Major-General A,
E: Potts, Officer 'Commanding the 6th
Division, to receive their parchments
as Second Lieutenants, while admiring
relatives and 'friends applauded and:
several hundred undergraduates form-
ed -an imposing background for the
ceremony,
Two types of 'candidates go to Gor-
don Head, One comprises those who
already have been commissioned and
.now seek qualification, They wear
white arm -bands, Time remainder are-
officer cadets, lads selected from the
ranks by their commanding officers as
prospective officer material - They
have not yet been commissioned, a
fact. Which. is signified by the wearing
of uthitt shoulder and cap bands. All
are on par •diaiing their stay at Gor-
599,
WAR. RISK PREMIUMS.
ARE ANNOUNCED)
Premium rates under the War. Risk
insurance Act, will :be, 15 cents- for
$100 on. private dwellings,. outbuilde-
ings, garages and, their contents„ in
eluding private passeuger, automobiles,.
under au. order-incouncit made public'
last, week.
• Fire. insurance. ,companies act
as agents of, the, government in the,
collection of, premiums under the
scheme, which is. effectiye as.. of. Sep-
te,mber..15,, and. by- the order - cornpan-
le,s. are authorized, to execute.
'Lite- person wishing to protect
household. and. personal effects in.
vain personal. use,, wherever they. are,
limited, can also. obtain: insurance at
'the rate., of. 15, cents. per - $.1.60::.
A-, similar rate will' apply' on- farm
properties andl theft• contents,,
priVate- garages;, barns„, outhuild-
ings;, .farm implementm, ant?mobilei,
live- stock and produce:
. hospitals. odocationa4
cliaritable andi religions; instictatiOns.
libraries, :museums and' public
.ings will receive - tho'rate of 15 cents
fur $100, but 90' per cent oorinsurarite
will be obligatory -
On all: other property- insured un-
crlaetre tile tamst ijie-n-k ;2n5d, caopriptisicattoiron'
$
IF-70,0rrn;wtiltli:
90 per cent co-insurance obligatory.
Under the order, Finance Minister
lisley is, authorized to require as a
condition of any_ insurance `policy is-
sued that at least 90 per cent of all.
the insurable property of. the insured
be covered in the application.
Forms and instructions have been
issued to fire insurance companies to
prepare them for the taking of appli-
cations,
Moscow radio has -broadcast a story
told among German prisoners.
Hitler was inspecting troops, He
asked a soldier; "What would he your
lasti r •ish if a Russian bomb 1611 near
you
ot
The .soldier replied; "I would wish
that ii(ic,,, a,tinybel7o Vuhrer could be at
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A Remarkable Doctor.
Over in St. Jacobs' lives Dr. T. A.
Robinson, who at the age • of 83- is
still' busily engaged, in his medical'
„practice; He nits assisted at the birth
12if 8..,318 children, among them over
fifty sets of twins anti six sets of
itriPlets. Once he attended seven con-
. finment cases- within twenty-four
ifrours. — Arthur Enterprise News.
Jituys 305 Feeder Cattle
Mr. Sheldon Bricker arrived home
,eint Saturday after a brief trip to the
West, during winch he purchased 305
Irro2d of feeder cattle. Three carloads
-arrived here on Monday, one on Tues-
dny and the balance are expected by
•-the end of this Week. — Fordwich
Record,
Teeswater Church Extends Call -
....G*.r.ox. Presbyterian Church emigre-
has extended a call to Rev.
Lyall Detlor, of Toronto. Rev:
Tretiot- assistant of Knox Church, To-
=tit*, preached at both morning and
:.vening services in the Teeswater
Church last Sunday, — Teeswater
ticws
Centralia, 2- L.A.C. John Jacob
Birky, a student Pilot from Valparaiso,
Indiana, died at the hospital of the
R.C.A.F, training school here from in-,
puries received when his plane crash
ed 'On the farm of Murray Dixon, 1%
miles south of the airport.
Charged With Reckless Driving
Charged with reckless driving fol-
lowing an accident on highway 21 at
the town limits early Thurs. morning,
E. Stacey,. Kincardin,,, was released, on
$1,000 bail 'after being taken into
custody by Chief of Police R. C.
Mackenzie. One of the passengers, in
the car; Miss M. McDonald, received
serious facial lacerations and was re-
moved to Kincardine General Hosp-
ital.
Fire At Goderich .
A disastrous fire, causing damage
estimated at thousands 'of dollars,
broke out at 2 o'clock Wednesday- af-
ternoon in the A. Cornfield men's and
women's wear store in the business
section of Goderich. The interior of
the store was gutted and the large
stock badly damaged, as the fire
caught on to the shelving, breaking lit"
down in places.
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By Capt. Bruce M. Pearce --Public
Relations Officer, MI 1
You don't become an: officer in the
Canadian Army today simply by being
granted a commission and donning- a
smart new uniform.
Eight Public Relations Officers, in-
cluding the writer, from military dik.
riets across Canada found that out
recently when they were numbered
in a class of 30 day candidates at the
Officers' Training. Centre, -Gordon
Head, 13. C. It was an ekperience
0 that we will not soon forget, giving
us an insight into the many phasq of
training that go to fit an officer for
the gruelling struggle that hes ahead.
We had the opportunity to, rub
shoulders with boys who had just ar-
rived back from England after t*o
years overseas, lads of the first and
second Canadian divisions who ,had
earned , the right to qualify for com-
missions from the ranks. Marching
side by side were boys front office,
a factory, farm and university, front Ot-
tawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Ed-
monton and intervening points,
French-Canadian lads from MOntreal
and Quebec, young men fresh from
qualifying from the Pay Corps, Army
Service Corps or Ordinance. Every
officer of the Canadian Atmy, today,
must take a three-month qualifying
course at an Officers' Training Cen-
tre, Those in The Dental Corps- a-nd
Public Relations take a 30-day course,
For many of us the first week or
two waS'a rather trying experience.
We took considerable pitnishment,
ni Six-mile route marches in full battle
order . and a half hour of strenuous
bayonet practice do ,not come easily
to the :novitiate, fresh front a sedent-
ary occupation, When you go -at a
steady pace from dawn to dusk, you
arc dog-tired when - 'lights out' is
sounded, .probably 'long before, Once
the kinks are out of the .imuscles and
you become accustomed 'to the daily
routine, however, CtimP life agAttltieS
a new attractiveness,
Gordon Head is the °Metre Train-
Trig -Centre for Western Canada, but
'here from the east to relieve the Cal-
don Tread,
Candidates are taught to look after
them-selves in every way. 'Spit and
polish' is a byword, as the boys shine
their 'buttons, clean their web equip-
ment sweep the floors of their huts,
fold: blanket neatly, line tip their mat-
tresses,. polish. shoes, and otherwise
learn neatness -and cleanliness.. A
pennant is awarded each week for the
best-kept but and there- is keen com-
petition. for the honour. Selfereliance,
initiative .and self-confidence are
eared 'in , every phrase Of: 0. T.. C.
training. 'When the. new' officer leaves-
Gordbn Head, he is competent not
only -to , look after himself., but to train
his men: It is true that they must
take. 'advanced training: at Borden; •
Shilo;, Debert or Petawawa,, but three
months at 'Gordbm Head has, .giVeir
them, a. fine rudinientary training that
will - endere, for the, period of their
army. life and probably long' alter..
ward's. The Gordon, Head graduate•
must be' able' to do everything that he'
will ask his, men: to do and .do, it Joist
a little :better, .•• . •
Apart from. the excellent fob, being,
done- by officers,, staff sergeants- and',
all other staff personnel at Gordon
Head, our chief impression was of a,
fine calibre of young Canadian man-
hood an its way to take connuand; of
units, of the 'Canadian army. Their
ranks are replete with keen and cap-
able boys, whose morale is of the most
inspiring character. It -was a rare
privilege to be associated for thirty
days with these youngsters who will
soon be going onto the field of battle
at the head of their platoons or com-
panies. We venture the opinion that
our army is absolutely safe in their
hands: They area far cry from the
regimented goose-stepping officers of
the Nati army. They are free, deter-
mined young- Canadians who have sac-
rificed the comforts and promise of
their civilian careers and have volun-
teered to fight -for the .freedom of their
country. We would not choose to be
on the opposing 'side when the zero.
-hour comes and these Canadian offi-
cers from Gordon Head go into action,
It is the function of good printed
matter to enhance your sale and
stimulate interest so that your pro-
spects *ill want more merchandise
just like it.
No piece of .printe'd matter is too
small to create a good impression,
and this organization is prepared
with facilities and knowledge to
help you in creating printed mater-
ial that commands attention I
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Roller Skating Potato,
The roller skating potato that the'
News-Record has in 'its window this
week was found by Mn James Taylor,
in his garden on Mill Street. The po-
tato, a freak of nature, has grown•
around' the iron axle -of an old rower
skate, which Mr. Taylor estimates to
be about fifty years old. — Clinton
News. Record.
Command
attention
general school rate, three mills; police
village rate,' seyen and trio-tenths
mills; Dungannon street lights, one
and, seven-tenths mills; also sufficient
rates for the several school sections.
Centralia slyer Killed
The sale actually commences after
the order is closed and the product
has left your premises.
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Signal honor was done to L. B.
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minister of agriculture for Ontario,
visited Mr. Reid's farm and selected
two .prize whining females from the
Huron township herd for his own
farm . near Xngersbll. — Kincardine
News.
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