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Churchill Directs From Sick Bed
London, — With she old tenacity
that lifted Britain from the brink of
defeat to an assurance of victory,
,Prime Minister Churchill has insisted
on directing the country's war effort
from his sick bed in the Middle East
where he is fighting lobar pneumonia,
it was reported. Mrs. Churchill
reached her husband's bedside after a
hasty flight from England.
R.C.A.F. Training Casualties Low
Ottawa,—R.C.A.F. fliers are being
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Recruiting Party Here
Each Week
Contact the Mobile itecruiting
Unit which is in this district
every week.
Veterans. Your valued
knowledge and experience
are again required to help
hasten victory 'by perform-,
ing vital duties both in
Canada and Overseas. Join
Canada's finest Corps — the
Veterans' Guard of Canada
(Active) —and get back in
the fight,
You are eligible if under 55, physically fit in eategories A, 14 or C and have served in British or Allied forces during the
Great War of 1914-4. Enlistment is direct to the Unit, Last
war disability pensions continue and are' NOT deducted from
dependent's allowance. Full active service rates of pay and
allowances apply.
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STARDUST
"Our blessings are as the star-dust
Strewn by the hand of God."
* Cluster of stars in a winter sky :
shadows of dusk drifting into night ;
shimmer of snow in the starlight, on field
and roadway and roof . ; glow of lighted
windows patterning the darkness . . and
distant chimes trembling through the
stillness.
* Christmastide : and the New Year
beckoning ; a fitting season for quiet
thought and thankfulness,
* For peaceful days and quiet nights .
for homes secure and the laughter of little
children .. for food enough and to spare
::.for the right to live as free men live . .
Let us be grateful.
* For the bounty of the harvest gath-
ered in . for the fertility of our fields — .
for the rich resources of mine and forest
'and waterway . . for the glorious
strength of this, our Canada . . .
Let us give thanks.
* Of all we have endured . . . the sacri.
fices we have made 4 tmaecustonted
task and sterner effort . and of our
high resolve that freedom shall forever
live . . .
Let us be proud.
* In all we shall endeavour . . in all we
must achieve . . in journey through the
darker days that come before the dawn
. in our unshaken faith in victory .
Let us lie unafraid.
* Nigh upon two thousand, years ago, a,
Star led the Wise Men to the Manger*,
throne at Bethlehem, there to hail the
advent of the "Prince of Peace. So may
the steadfast stars inspire us to mightier
effort •and to greater sacrifice that
evil may be overthrown and that the
day may swiftly dawn
"nett war is not, and hate is dead,
tinier nations shall in consort tread
l'he /aid ways of petted
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FOR him, that. Long
Distance call home at Christ-
mas is the big event of the
day. He's counting on it. Let's
make sure that he, and
thousands like him, won't be
disappointed.
It means giving up our own
Christmas telephoning, so
that war-crowded lines will
be freed to handle the flood
of holiday greetings from
naval, army and air force
posts across the country. it
means sending our Christmas
messages by mail.
Should you find you must
telephone out-of-town, try to
klo • so as many days before
the holiday as possible.
And especially avoid all
non-essential calls to distant
or war-busy centres. Winning
the war is a non-stop job, and
urgent messages must go
through.
Tito Claims Wide Victory
London, ---*A widespread German
defeat in the Battle of the Balkans
was probaimed by Marshal Josip
troz (Tito), leader of the Yugoslav
Partisan army in two communiques.
Tito said that on the Yugoslav battle
line the major
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Priest Awarded Military Cross
Relatives have received word that
Capt. the Rev. Joseph Wilhelm, Walk-
erton priest, has been awarded the
Military Cross for conspicuous brav-
ery on the battlefield in Italy. Father
Wilhelm offered his services as chap-
lain early in the war and Went to
North Africa from England with the
First Canadian Invasion Army.
Not What It Used To Be
Arthur's annual Christmas street
poultry fair failed to take on old time
proportions•on Tuesday and, Wednes-
day. Methods of manketing poultry
have changed greatly since the days
when over eighty-two tons of choice
dressed poultry were sold in Arthur
at one fair. Now poultry marketing
goes along every week from late -sum-
mer. For the past three or four
months, tons of fine chickens have
liceen shipped from Arthur every week
—Arthur Enterprise News.
Buying Land
Press reports would indicate that
the Canadian Government is buying
land in three sections of Ontario- as
part of a plan to settle 100,000 Cana-
dian veterans on small farms or in
suburban homes after the .war. Gor-.
don Murchison _director of the Cana-
dian Government's land settlement ad-
ministration, said at Chicago, that
land has been purchased "freely be-
tween Peterboro and Windsor and in
the Georgian Bay area." It is known
rather definitely that the Government
has obtained title to a number of
farms in Bruce County, some of them
Washington, Seventeen United being near Walkerton in Brant. —
Nations merchant ships were sunk by Walkerton Herald Times,
German bombers in the Allied port
at Bari, Italy, December 2. Approxi- Home From Overseas
mately 1,000 persons were killed or After more than two..years of serv-
ice with the Royal Canadian Engin-
eers Overseas, Corporal Ed. johnston•
arrived home. His family and friends
had been 'expecting him for some time,
and were very glad indeed that he
arrived in time for the festive Christ-
mas season, which he will spend at his
home in Myth. His leave from mili-
tary service continues until the 27th
of Decenfber, when he again reports.
—Blyth Standard.
Wants Curfew Enforced
The Chesley- Ministerial Association
met in the vestry of Geneva Church,
It was agreed, that an effort should
be made to inform 'parents and guard-
ians of juveniles that too many such
were out on the streets without senior
escort long after curfew was rung,
and disquiet was also expressed over
the number of juveniles attending
shows by means of seniors purchasing
tickets for them.--Chesley Enterprise.
Hospital Unite At Listowel;
More troops are moving into the
Listowel Barracks which have been
vacant for the past three weeks.
These are the advance party of two
Canadian General Hospital units of
the R.C.A.M,C. now being formed in
Canada. 'Mese new troops will be
corning in gradually from various
points Until quite a number will be
located here. It is expected that
several 'professional men and women
will be joining these units which will
likely remain here until they are up to
strength.—tistowel tanner.
win Rommel was .being halted or
broken everywhere and "his communi-
cations crippled.
Premier King Enters 19th. Year
Prime Minister Mackenzie Xing,
WS OP years old Friday, and was back
at his office in Ottawa after a 10-day
trip to Washington and New York,
ills first official act on his return was
to attend a meeting of the War Com-
mittee of the Cabinet,
Allies, Fighting Side by Side
Algiers, -,, For the first time since
November 11, 1918,. troops of the four
great Allies of the First Great War
--,Britain, the 'United States, France
and. Italy—are fighting side by side'
against the Germans, this time. in 'the•
rugged mountains of Italy,
Battle of Changteh, a Success
In the Chinese 9th War Area,
Northern Hunan, — Gen. Hsieh Yuelt,
governor of Hunan and commander of
this wide area, said today that the
Battle of Changteh, while it cost 14,-
000 Chinese easualties against 11,000
for the Japanese, was a pivotal suc-
cess for the whole strategy of the
United Nations in the Pacific region,
Suggest Badoglio To
Govern South Italy
Algiers, — The Allied Advisory
Council for Iitaly announced today its
recommendation that most of South-
ern Italy, Sardinia and Sicily be turn-
ed over to the Government of Premier
Pietro Badoglio subjectato Allied con-
trol.
Consider Long Term Bacon Contract
Ottawa, — A long-term agreement
under -which the United Kingdom
would agree to purchase bacon sup-
plies from Canada over a period of
four or five years has been suggested
by Canadian officials, and now is
under consideration in London, if was
learned,
Yanks Storm New Britain
Allied Headquarters In Southwest
Pacific, — The United States 6th
Army commanded by Lt.-Gen, Walter
Kreuger smashed ashore at Arawe, on
the southwest coast of New Britain,
on Wednesday at dawn supported by
sea and air forces. "The enemy's
surprise was complete and his resis-
tance was quickly overcome," said
Gen. Douglas MaCArthur.
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Eden Confident Attack Near
London, — Buoyant and confident,
Foreign Secretary Eden gave the
House •of Commons a broad hint that
the grand assault on the continent is
"very near" 'and asserted that the
Allies would throw everything they
had into it, "Military plans which we
laid down at Teheran call for all our
Allied resources in every respect," he
declared.
17 United Nations' Ships Sunk
which he had displayed "hig skin,
fortitude and devotion to duty."
Mlivertnn Sun.
Clinton Flier 1-Iome
• Mr, and. Mrs, J, W,ir Cook have re-
ceived notice that their only son, Fly-
ing Officer William Francis Cook, is
in Canada and will arrive at his home
on Saturday, Since joining the RCAF
at the age of 18, 131onclie has J144 a
full share of exciting experiences, and
,teas bad Ma-113r hours of operational
flights over enemy territory, He
brought his Spitfire fighter plane home
from a recent raid with one wing al-
most shot away, and a few weeks later
on a raid' over enemy occupied terri-
tory his plane was shot down and lie
had to bail out. His parents here
were notified that he was missing, but
later received the good news .that he
had escaped,—Clinton News Record.
Zurich Clerk Honoured
A, F. Hess, clerk of Hay Township,
was honored Thursday night, at a
banquet at the Dominion Hotel, Zur-
ich, by the Hay Township Council,
Zurich village "trustees and other of-
ficials and their wives, numbering
about 40 in all. The banquet was. In
recognition of services rendered by
Mr. Hess. in municipal affairs. Mr,
Hess served as Hay Township Clerk
for 25 years, treasurer' for 22 years,
secretary-treasurer for the Hay Muni-
cipal Telephone System for 21 years,
secretary-treasurer for Zurich Police
Village for 25 years, secretary for the
Zurich Hydro System for 25 years,
and in 21 years (lies issued a total of
244 marriage licenses. — Seaforth
Huron Expositor.
Huron Township Stores Robbed
Two general stores in Huron Town-
ship were robbed. during the early
morning 'hours, with no trace left as
to the identity of the robbers, Taking
advantage of the snow storm which'
raged during the night, they broke
locks on gasoline pumps at L. C.
Armstrong's store at Pine River, 5
miles south of Kincardine, and stole
40 gallons of gasoline. At James
Shiell's store, Amberley, 7 miles south
of Pine River, entry was forced by
breaking the lock on a rear door and
a variety of articles, including shoes,
clothing, cigarettes and chocolate bars
were stolen.
Pleaded Guilty To Entering Cottages
Having pleaded guilty to 25 charges
each, of breaking, entering and theft
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trained in Canada with a cisualty rate
lower than that of the R.A.F, in peace-
time, the R.C.A.F, said. Since the
first year of the war, the rate of train-
ing crashes has steadily decreased,
said the R.C.A.F.
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Nazi Plot to Kill Big Three
Washington, — President Roosevelt
said that the Russians got wind of
a Nazi plot to kill him, Prime Minis-
ter Churchill and Marshal Stalin while
they were in Teheran for their mo-
mentous war conference. That was
why, he explained to a press confer-
ence, he took up lodgings in the
Russian embassy compound where
Stalin also was staying, He noted
that the British embassy was next
door.
Milbank Airman Awarded D.F.C.
Another young man from this dis-
trict has won an outstanding honor—
P/0 G. t "Lindsay" Vogan, sort of
Mr, and 18/Irs. Charles H. Vogan, of
Milbank, has been awarded the
1::).F.C. in recognition• of his exccp-
tiring performance over a period of
time ,the retipient "having completed
in Varlet% capacities many successful
operations against the enemy"' in
Armstrong's Vulcanizing .8t, Service Station,
(Bert Armstrong)
Winghaln, Ont., Tdeohoolo Wingharn 1$1
offensive of Marshall injured..
or attempted theft in Bayfield cot-
tages, Angus Trucleau and Lorne Der-
evere were again remanded to jail by
Magistrate Makins, Crown Attorney
D. E. Holmes told the court that he
wished to further investigate the rec-
ords of accused before sentence was
passed. Both prisoners are 16 years
of age. They- did a great deal of
damage in more than a score of cot-
tages, much of it being wanton des-
truction.
Got Commission On Stolen Tires
L. H. Hyslop, of Listowel, the
"middle man" in an alleged black
market in stolen tires operating in
Western Ontario several months ago,
took the stand in county court judges'
criminal court at London and told of
receiving $170--$5 apiece--for his help
in "disposing of" 34 tires' in the Lis-
towel district. Hyslop was testifying.
at the trial of three London men, Cart
Ryan, Russell B. Wood and Duncan.
McLellan, charged with the theft of
more than 130 tires from. the Universal
Ignition and Battery Company, 294
York street, on the night of October,
5. The trio pleaded not guilty.
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