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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-12-09, Page 11TPPrECKTAT RPSOWE TO PriNP,qff crr x:SPON OF JAPAN PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States and Generalissimo 'Chiang Kai-$hek of China have just completed a conference on the Pacific war at Cairo in which they resolved to bring unrelenting. pressure against their enemies, by sea, land and air, declaring they have no thought of :erritoriai expansion, but are fighting this war to restrain and punish GEN. CHIANG! KAI-SHEK PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT the aggrlssion of Japan. They will persevere in their efforts to procure the unconditional surrender of Japan.. The Central Press Canadian map above, indicates Japanese present posessions in ,the Pacific by the darkened areas. Light arrows show how the Allies are converging on the Nipponese territory. OFFICIA.14. COMMUNIQUE THREE POWER .ngsoivg. .MADE AT CAIRO 441t is their purpose that Japan Shall be stripped •of all the islands in the Pacific which she has seized or occupied since the beginning of the First World War in 1914, and that all the territories Japan his stolen from. the Chinese, such as Manchuria, tor- mosa and the Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China. Japan also will be expelled from all other territories which she 'had taken by violence and greed. The aforeSaid three great powers, mindful of the enslavement of the people of Korea, are determined that in due course Korea shall become free and independent." "r.ronam..**-.• 01•11111111•1•••••••••••••1111101•••••=MM. reality of John ,Farleigh's visit, Theft she wondered if he itad beeki. playing a joke on her, and she did not fetil• quite sure on this point until she heard his car stop outside On the. evening of Christmas Day. As lie gave her his Christmas greet- ing, their eyes met in full smiling gaze and his seemed to say, "What about that postscript of Fat's now? Do you think I could fill the role?" In the same illuminating exchange. hers seemed to reply "Yesl" Rat was very observant, and seeing how pleased- they appeared to be that each other, began to have an idea that Santa Claus might 'be thinking of granting his "Postskip." His guess was correct,. fo r towards the tend of January the Postmaster might have been seen ,buttonholing the members of the "Hot Pot Club" for a donation towards a wedding present for Mr, and Mrs, John Far, leigh, [The End] ' (Copyright: WESTFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Norman McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith, were Lon- don visitors on Thursday. Mr. Warren 'Bamford of Preston. spent over the week-end wih his par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Bamford. Miss Jean Campbell of Sky Harbor, Goderich, ,spent the week-end under the parental roof. Mr, and Mrs. John Vincent of ,Gode- rich, were guests 'on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Snell and fam- ily of Goderich, with Mr. and Mrs,. J. L, McDowell. Mr, and Mrs, Pat O'Malley of To- ronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs, Chas, Bennet and Mr. R. Redmond. The flu bug hit this community with a bang last week with whole families being sick in some of the homes. There is only one good thing about it-it doesn't last long, but even that is too long. Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Campbell, Mr.. W. H. Campbell, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Crozier of Crewe. . Owing to so much flu around, the Farm Forum is called off for this week. School was closed a couple of days, last week as the teacher, Miss Pearl. Jamieson and most of the pupils were on the sick list. The Y. P. Union met on Wednesday with 23 present. The program was in charge of Marjorie McVittie with ojean McDowell presiding at the piano. The topir on "Thy Kingdom Come" was given by Norma Taylor. Reading by Mildred Thornton. Instrumental by =Arnold Cook, The Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison. The meeting was closed with the Mizpah Benediction. Social activities were under the lead- ership of Rev. H. Snell, SHEEP NEED FRESH AIR Close confinement in poorly venti- lated pens is injurious to breeding' ewes, The barn should admit an abundance* of fresh air, and what is more important no draughts should be permitted. During the winter when doors are open all day and often all night, there is always plenty of fresh air. However, during lambing, when doors are closed, ventilation becomes necessary. Windows may be used as air inlets bttt outlets should also be provided. Air outlets should start from the ceiling; and there should be eight to ten inches per sheep. Sheep buildings should be located on dry well-drained ground with no obstruc- tion to sunlight and good air outlets. it t ry R. J. SC SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK. SWAM' wl••••••11. .110. Wha 4AE CID.51' ICE VAS MADE. oF ? -81,4064 ANIMAL BoRes 06'N.F:rtj: HAWK 4'tel<5 A.1.1.111E fEA•fgERS OFF of t•r4 PREY BEFORE. 4 II' 11 Moth! trt Eik( Eascese of coot4".5 8kir4E DELawkikt in, COMII.E.MoR tt MIo OF THE 1.114PLIRLIN4 of 144. MRS MD ii •fa.IPES 01 EAS•fl.E., 5EP-rimeta 3,1117 ObeiniOler. 161 MO litavitu RNUIGT4 tie. WORLD .1011T4 itesznYszi carat IVIUGGS AND SIgETER YOU P001:2 LIT TLX 41,1A I) 010 YOU 0POP 'YOUP MILK 0 WALLY BISHOP AKIO 71-1EY TELL YOU 611-1C-PS No SENSE CRYING OVER SPILT itegnii4theruim oftio. 14'5RES A DOLLAR- GCS 6ST YOURS.51-F ANCYNGIZ BOTTLE ANO Eiga Lot iwoomObt „,,k,04; fat., %rot a t ACROSS . 1. Resembling lace 5. Young dogs 9. The Scrip. tures - V. Close to (poet.) 12. Circuit 13. Join 14. Quantity, of paper 15. Quadrat (Print.) 16.. Minor rivbr 20, Variety of lettuce 23. Pertaining to pottery 27. Around 29, Leaf of grass 30. Distribute 32. Tiny 33.- Newly married woman 25, RiVer (Fr.) 38. Part of a ' pedestal 42. A/Oho:nine. clan deity 44. Frenzy 45, Courtyard 46. Keen 47, Was carried 48. Jewels DOWN, 1. Citrus fruit 2, Father (priest's * 9. Ascend , A *WM 6. Knave of clubs 6. Not equal 7. So. Am. republic 8. Medieval story 9. Obstacle 11. Color 17. Performer 18. You (old forin) 19. Formed into a globe 20. Bounder 21. Sash (Jap.) 22. Distress signal 24. A stomach 25. Fish 26. Letter C 28. Reprove 31. River (China) 34. Draw forth 35. Weaken 36. Like a wing! 37. Singing voice 30. Genus of cuckoopint 40. Specks CROSSWORD PUZZLE 41, Coin (Saved.) 43. Garden tool 44. Cigarette (slang 2. 3 -Thursday, December 9, 1943 WINGITAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE ELgv4IN •11.11,1, •-401.1.Erintyra6FL --Farleigh enquired with interest. "Poor, mostly, I should thing by the notepaper, and doomed to disappoint- ment, I expect, poor lambs." At that mOment.Farleigh, who was always on the look out for anything -that cast a light on the Juvenile mind, had an inspiration. "Should, we be committing high treason," he enquired, "if you lent these letters to me and I visited the homes of the children, took the things they asked for, within reason?" "1 daresay we might try. Mention it again at the last "HotPot before Christmas." * * * By Colin Cable 'The Hot Pot Club met at'the Crown Hotel, Chadfield. on Thursday even- ings in the winter. The qualifications for membership were simple. The Club Itlas confined to men who were sufficiently fond of each other's company and the dish from which the club was named, to gather weekly to indulge, in both, The jars of steaming hot pot, perfectly cooked, were set be fore the chairman at eight o'clock, and after the food was disposed of the members sat over their drinks in the lounge. One Thursday in early December two of the members, John Farleigh, whb halpecl 'to run the Children's Hour for the regional radio station, WELLINGTON FIRE Insurance Company Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company which has faithfully served its policy holders for over a century . Head Office - Toronto H. C. MacLean Insurance Agency Wingham DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29 A. H. McTAVISH, B.A. Teeswater, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public and Conveyancer Office: Gofton House, Wroxeter every Thursday afternoon 1.30 to 4.30 and by appointment. Phone - Teeswater '120J. Frederick A. Parker OSTEOPATH Offices: Centre St., Winglutm Osteopathic and Electric Treat- ments, Foot Technique. 'Phone 272. Wingharn. DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19 W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy. Phone 150 Wingham HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service Phones: Day 109W. Night 109J. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE 'SOLD A Thorough Knowledge of Farm Stock. Phone 231, Wingham On the Thursday before Christmas, while the hot pot was being served at the' Crown, in. another part of Chad- field, in the sitting room of a gown shop which bore the name Rosalind over the window, a boy was writing a letter in a large childish hand. "How long will you be, dear? Supper's almost ready," his mother called .out from the kitchen. "I've just, put 'Your loving Pat Selby;' now I'm going to put down the post skip. Daddy always said the most important part of a letter goes into the post skip at the end." "Right, dear, Wash the ink off your fingers. I wrote in pencil. I want you to do the envelope for me in ink." J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money To Loan Office - Meyer Block, Wingham J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Bonds, Investments & Mortgages Wingham Ontario J. A. FOX • Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist. RADIONIC EQUIPMENT. COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICE. Phone 191. K. M. MacLENNAN Veterinary Surgeon Office-Victoria St., West. Formerly the Hayden Residence ' PHONE 196 Wingham, Ontario "Right, put it under your money box, and I'll see to it after you are in bed." When Pat was safely in bed, Mrs. Selby reached 'up for the letter. She thought with a pang of regret how hollow the money box sounded as she took the letter from beneath it, and she recalled before she unfolded the slip of paper that Christmas and Aug- ust were the times when the box bad formerly been opened, but this year there would not be enough to make the opening worth while since Don Selby was no longer there to win their bread and help- Pat with his savings. Her loss was put out of her mind as much'as possible, but memory tugged hard on occasions and this was one of them, and she thought bitterly of the trick of fate which had taken her hus- band after a bout of influenza when Pat waP•only six. Faced with the need of earning enough to keep Pat and herself she had opened a dress shop, "Rosalind," she had styled it because she thought that a successful "get there" name. But the business was hardly a success. Competition was strong. Ann Selby was inexperienced in business, and be- ing a stranger who had settled in the town she lacked the background of a wide circle of friends who might have made custom. DONALD B. BLUE Experienced Auctioneer Licensed for Counties of HURON & BRUCE All Sales Capably Handled. R. R. 1, Kincardine Phone: Ripley, 30-24. MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe- cution of high-class work, we ask you to see the largest display of monu- ments of any retail factory in Ontario, All finished by sand blast machines. We import our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, in the rough. You can, save all local deal- ers' agents' and middleman profits by seeing us. E. J. Skelton & Son at West End Bridge-=WALKERTON Mast of the extra, stook for Christ- mas trade remained unsold, and she faced the future with feelings of mis- giving, She often said she did not mind pinching and scraping for her- self, But she was anxious to give Pat a happy childhood with reasonable pleasures, Now' he wanted a model train for Christmas, The set he yearn- ed for was a guinea, She feared he would b'e disappointed, like the land- lord, So she braced herself deliber- ately to read Pat's letter. Dear Santa-I should like for yoU to bring me a sett of steam trains if you can like the won in Mr. Martin's side window, I hope you wont bee too tired go- ing rownd to all the boys and girls. You loving Pat Selby," "He said something about a post- script, Ah, here it„ls," On the second fold of the notepaper she read, "PS, -What I reely want is a new Daddy but I spose he Avoca not go in your bag," Ann Selby felt a poignant surge of emotion which made her bite her lip hard, She tore off the fold of paper bearing the post script and put it in her handbag. Then, after addressing an envelope containing the main part of the letter she started rather briskly to clear away the supper. "I simply must get this set for him somehow," she resolved, "but how?" Pat posted the letter himself the following morning and his confidence in getting what he wanted was so touching that his mother resolved more firmly than ever to see that his wish was granted, but the problem of how still remained in doubt. * ** "Pm sorry, Mrs. Selby," said Mrs. Martin who kept the toy shop, "It's no use making a bargain; the last train set was sold to a gentleman this morning." And that was on Christ- mas Eve. Mrs. Selby's mind clouded with dis- appointment, which all but brought tears to her eyes. "I must get some- thing for his stocking," she said, and producing half-a-crown from her purse she bought a Children's Annual with the sickening realization that the path of the poor is paved with substitutes. When Ann reached home she noted with interest that a car was drawn up outside the shop. She let herself in and hid the book beneath the counter. She did this hurriedly because she heard Pat in conversation with a man in`the sitting room. It was well that she had left the parcel in the shop or she might have .dropped it in surprise for on the floor of the sitting room a kneeling Pat was gloating before a fine train-set all outspread and kneeling beside him, also in full enjoyment of the toy, was Father Christmas! * * John Farleigh rose from his knees when Mrs. Selby entered the room and gave a slight bow. He looked at her closely and with some pleasure as he extended his hand. "Good evening, Mrs. Selby, Santa Claus at your service. I came in re sponse to the request of your little laddie here. and we have now delivered the goods." "Oh, how can I thank you and what a surprise. But I can hardy realize what has happened." "You're no more surprised than I am; get Pat off to bed and I'll explain myself," he urged, with a whimsical smile showing, broadly beneath the Santa Claus disguise. • "Mum, Mum," Pat interrupted, "you did not put all my letter in the en- velope, The post skip was still in your bag, I found it when I looked for a piece of paper for Father Christ- mas to do his autograph an and look he's written his name underneath l" Mrs. Selby blushed, Then to eover her confusion she smiled broadly and saying "Excuse me please" she put her arm round Fat's shoulders and steered him off to bed, When she came down again, John Farleigh had taken of his Father Christmas disguise and she .saw before her a presentable young man of 28. "I'm mighty glad to do that trans- formation scene. You've no idea how warm it gets behind that wool, Now you. see john Farleigh, of the B.B,C. Children's Hour, I got your lad's letter along with fourteen others from the Post Office. Then I bought the goods. Dolls, painting sets, scooters, gardening tools and trains, and I've delivered them all myself in that get . up. So much for yours truly, now I'm longing to know if you are, as I guess, the widow of Dort Selby, who came from Jarleydale." "YesI am. Did you know him?" "I thought there, could be no mis- take about it when I saw the laddie. He looks exactly like his father did when we first started to play, together. I tried to get in touch with him when I landed here, but the letter came back. And are you a Jarleydale girl, too?" "Yes. I was a Blytheway before I married Don. He's been .dead near- ly two years now, hence the business." !"Blytheway is a Jarleydale name right enough; and is Rosalind your own name too?" "No. That's just a fancy name for the business. I'm just plain Ann." "Alt but you're not so plain as all that. And how is business?" "Rotten. I'm not thinking about business any more until after the holi- day. Could you drink a cup of tea if I made some? I'm just longing for some myself." "Same here", he replied enthusiasti- a In enthusiasti- call y. . John Farleigh's eS'res shone. a few moments she returned with of tea and a plate of Jarleydale b "Did you make these yourself?" he asked. "Yes, they were special for tomor- row's tea." "Say, these are fine," he. said as.he finished the last mouthful of his third. "No more now, but I wish I was coming in to tea tomorrow." "Do," she said teasingly, "Then you'll be able to play trains with Pat again if have nothing more important on,,, "Sorry. Children's hour goes on as usual. and I shall not be free until six, but I've got a lovely plan. We'll go to the dinner and dance at the Crown, I'm sure it will be a jolly good do." She thestitated. "Come on now say "Yes,'" he urged. "You can't excuse yourself on the ground that you can't 'find a suitable frock, Madame Rosalind." "I was thinking of Pat." "My landlady will be able to house him for the night I'm sure. Leave it to me I'll fix that." "You're getting on fast, stranger, aren't you?" she chided with a teasing look again in her eyes. "Stranger . . . We aren't strangers if we are both from Jarleydale." When he had gone Ann wondered if she had fallen asleep and dreamed the whole thing. But the trains were still set out on the floor to prove the and the Chadfield Postmaster were talking together. "I was feeling pretty lonely when I came to this town," Farleigh was saying, "and almost the first letter I wrote was to an old school friend who had settled here, but it came back through the Dead Letter Office, and I found later that he was dead himself. I suppose at Christmas time, when there are more letters sent, you have plenty of such letters to hold inquests over." "Yes, lots; fragile parcels badly packed. Christmas cards addressed to the clear departed, and we always get a bunch of kids writing letters to Father Christmas care of the North Pole," "What sort of children write them?" 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