HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-03-15, Page 2Carrick Soldier Killed in Action
The stark tragedy of war reached
into yet another home in our com-
munity on Tuesday afternoon, when a
telegram from the, Department of
National Defence informed Mr: and
Mrs. George Filsinger, concession 7,
Carrick, of the death of their son,
Gunner Reuben George Filsinger, on
Saturday, February 24th. He is be-
lieved to have died in action in Ger-
many, for his last letter was dated in
that country on February 13th. The
fallen soldier would have been 25
years of age in May of this year.
Interested In Lucknow Factory
At a creditors' meeting of the
Maple Leaf Aircraft Corporation, held
in
wi ll
appeared that this plant
will not lie idle. One speaker at the
meeting stated he was definitely inter,
,ested in the plant, and would be pre-
pared. to make his offer in a week's
time, with assurance that it would be
sufficiently high to at least take care
of the secured creditors, — Lucknow
Sentinel,
Ashfield Couple Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Irwin, esteem-
ed and lifelong residents of Ashfield
Township, observed their golden wed-
ding anniversary on Tuesday, March
6th. Both are enjoying comparatively
good health. A family gathering was
held. Friends and neighbors paid
honor to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin at a
social evening held at the home of
their son, Mr. Spence Irwin, — Luck--
now, Sentinel. ri
Arm In Sling
Wilfred Cameron is nursing a sore
shoulder, having torn the ligaments
when he was thrown from a sleigh.
He has his arm in a sling and will be
off duty for a time at Backer Bros.
Butcher shop where he is employed.—
Brussels Post.
Clinton Hydro Rates reduced
The Hydro rates, Domestic Com-
mercial and Power, will be reduced at
the next billing, according to inform-
ation received by Superintendent A. E.
Rumball. Two new centrifugal pumps,
one electric power pump and one gaso-
line auxiliary pump are now in oper-
ation at the pumping station. This
should ensure a steady supply of
water for the town. — Clinton News
Record.
FOUR OCTOGENARIAN SCHOOL CHUMS
(From the Lucknow Sentinel)
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CANADIAN RED CROSS
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THE EUROPEAN WAR is nearing its end. That is obvious. Many people, including members of
the Canadian Red Cross, have asked us what aqr job will be if the war should suddenly end.
We reply that we can only' see ahead greater responsibilities than ever. Both in Europe and at home
the work of the Red Cross must go on. The war will not bring an end to suffering and want, to
the care of out. Prisoners of War, to our Wounded, and to the millions whose homes and way of
life have been dislocated by strife.
We therefore feel that every Canadian has a right to some knowledg• e of what our responsibilities
will be in the event of peace, and just how we propose to discharge those responsibilities. We treat
each of our main activities under its respective heading. ,
PRISONERS OF WAR—With the end of hostilities our
Prisoners of War will automatically cease to be Pri-
soners. Chaos and breakdown in Germany will prob-
ably ensue. The German state will cease to care for
them. They will become wards of the Allied General
in command of the Occupation Forces, Transportation
will be difficult, and it will probably take a minimum
of six months to repatriate the 2,400,000 Canadian,
British and Allied Prisoners in German Camps. The
need of Prisoners' Parcels and Medical Supplies will
be doubled. They will be distributed by the Allied
Command, and will play a vital part in feeding our
men pending repatriation. After the magnificent job we
have done during the last five years we cannot let our
bOys in German prison camps down. Our Prisoners
in the Far East will also be a continuing responsibility.
We must carry on until every man is back home.
EUROPE'S STARVING MILLIONS -The The job of feeding
Europe's hungry millions is staggerng in its immen-
sity. Over 17,000,000 humans have been torn from their
homes. Many have nowhere to rest their weary heads.
They are starving. Malnutrition is the rule rather than
the exception. There Will be an urgent •need for food,
clothing and medical supplies. The Red Cross in these"
stricken countries are utterly dependent on their sister
societies for supplies to meet these dice needs, Can we
let them down? The Canadian Red Cross must go on!
RED CROSS WORK WITH OUR ARMED FORCES—Until
the last Canadian soldier has left Europe and has been
discharged from hospital, there will be important work
for the Red Cross to do, How long this will be we do
not know, but one thing we are Certain, of and 'that is
that ever;Canadien at home will want to make sure that
our boys will be as well looked after with the coming
of peace as they were in war. The care of the wounded
both in Europe and Canada is a permanent responsi-
bility which we cannot evade. No Canadian wants to
evade it, here again the Red Cross must go oat
BLOOD SERUM SERVICE —Red Cross Blood Serum has
saved countless lives in battle. The end of the war will
see the end of painful war wounds. The demand for
serum on the fighting fronts, except the Far East, will
cease. But the Red Cross blood Serum Service should
be continued for civilian use. If the Red Cross makes
it freely available it cab save thousands of the lives of
our own civilian citizens when war has ended.
OUTPOST HOSPITALS, CHILDREN'S CLINICS AND DISTRICT
NURSING SERVICE—This is part of the Red Cross service
to civilians in Canada. It is carried out in the sparsely
settled parts of the Dominion, and it must go on.
FIRST AID AND HOME •NURSING SERVICE— One of the
finest peacetime activities of the Canadian Red Cross.
It is truly a worth-while work and must go on.
TEACHING CANADIANS HOW TO BE BETTER NOURISHED
—There is important Work yet to be done in the matter
of Nutrition. Thousands of Canadians are not eating the
proper food. Their health could be improved immeas-
urably. The Canadian Red Cross has undertaken to
educate where education is necessary, This work must
go on.
PREPARATION TO MEET EPIDEMIC OR DISASTER—hi ease
of these twin evils the Red Cross is always first on the
job, For this reason alone the Red Cross must go on.
JUNIOR RED CROSS—A great crusade of 900,000 Cana.
dian school children for health and good citizenship, A
Work that must go on.
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Chairman,
National Executive Committee
CANADIAN RED CROSS
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WINGHAM ADVANCU-TMES
Thursday, March 1$th, 194$.
Walkerton Flier Home
A member of one of Waiketton's
most outstanding warrior families has
returned from the war zone in the
Car and Wagon In
Runaway Smash
The Crich Bakery delivery horse
staged a real runaway at noon on
Thursday. Frightened while the driv-
er, Me. Tom Eaton, was calling at the
residence of Mr. C. W. Ironside On
Goderich Street West, the animal
raced down Sparling Street, and after
safely negotiating the corner, continu-
ed its flight down John Street.
Nearly opposite the residence of
Mr-Willard Elliott, it crashed headon
into a new Dodge car owned by Mr.
George Wheatley, of MclCillop, that
was parked on the street,
The impact smashed the right front
fender of the car and upSet the large
delivery wagon, breaking the shafts,
axle and rubber 'tired wheels, and
separating the body from the chassis,
making almost a Complete wreck of
the vehicle. The horse was not in-
jured.—Seaforth Httrort-Expositor,
Lost Teeth In Hockey Game
Bob Crowe of Hanover lost three of
his front teeth in a hockey game last
week between the Elmwood and Walk-
erton Jr. Farmers. It seems that Bob,
playing with Elmwood, collided with
a Walkerton player, which resulted in
two of his top molars being complete-
ly knocked out and the third had to
be removed by the local dentist. —
Hanover Post.
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Posthumous Award To
Cioderieb Soldier
Sgmn. Worthy' Reginald Ryan of
Goderich was. posthumously awarded
the bronze medal by the Royal Cana-
dian Humane, Association for the.
rescue on Aug. 20, 1944, .of Muriel
Purchase and her 14-year-old brother
from Freshwater Ilay, near St. John's,
Newfoundland, according to announce-
ment made last week.
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GRADING
During the past few weeks the
Farm Forums have been discussing
marketing and a few other items of
interest in connection with the prg-
ducts of the farin. Grading was on
the agenda for one evening and the
general opinion, according to reports
received at our office, is that grading,
if carried on efficiently, is not only
of benefit to the farmer, but also to
the consumer. Most forums voiced
the opinion that the grade should be
carried through the marketing scheme
from the producer to the consumer.
In this way the farmer would get full
value for the grade he was awarded
and the consumer would know that the
grade he was paying for was the, same
as that procured by the producer. It
has been the opinion of many forums
that producers must maintain a high
grade for their products if the over-
seas market is to be ours after the
war. This has been stressed by the
authorities for a long time, but only
in regard to foreign markets, but also
.for domestic consumption. The grad-
ing system was not welcomed by the
farmers when it was introduced, but
the system appears to have out-grown
this difficulty and is now an accepted
method,
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SNOW PLOWING
• Winter is almost gone but the prob-
lem of snow plowing is a very lively
topic in many municipalities. During
the past few years the public have been
acquainted with the fact that properly
plowed roads are a great convenience.
In fact they have come to the point
when they demand better winter
roads. The difficulty has been that
some roads could be kept open while
others were feet deep in snow. High-
ways would become bare but the con-
cessions would still be in fine condition
for sleighs. To make things uniform
all roads would have to be plowed. In
town here, we are certain that the
method of plowing the roads instead
of the sidewalks meets with the ap-
proval of the vast majority of the
people. To make an efficient job of
snow removal it is necessary to have
the proper equipment and this matter
is under consideration by many muni-
cipalities. If the equipment is avail-
able it will not be a great time until
equipment of this type will be in use
in most municipalities. Snow plowing
is a hot 'subject and we venture to
suggest that the only solution is plow
all the roads.
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Give generously to the Red Cross.
A suffering world calls for your as-
sistance.
* *
Franklin and MacKenzie have had
a fireside chat. It is good that we
are on such friendly terms with our
neighbors to the south.
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Hitler's "Mein Kampf" may be
termed an unfinished hook with the
Allies now writing the final chapters.
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The United States submarines have
sunk another twelve enemy vessels.
They have now destroyed a total of
1,057 vessels, 112 combatant and145
non-combatant craft. The Japs are
loosing their hold on the Jacifie sea
lanes.
• * *
It was a great piece of military work
the capturing by the U. S. forces, the
bridge across the Rhine, intact and
ready for Allied use, It was known
as the great Ludendorf span.. Where
have you heard that name previously
* * * *
Ontario had a. surplus for the fiscal
year of $8,022,400 according to the
budget brought down Friday. Mitch
used to tall his budgets the Sunshine
Budgets.. This has a fluorescent Oow
to say the least,
* * *
Some folk are of the opinion that
the final German collapse is not far
off, may happen very soon according
to some predittionS, Our efforts
Should 'be re.doubled to insure such a
state. The lads over there are giving
11111 they have, Let us ever be Mind
ful of that.
Rev. j. D, Wilkie Gets
Montreal Call
The call of Stanley Presbyterian
Church, Westmount, to Rev. J, D.
B.A., former missionary to
Formosa, and now stationed at Flora,
Ont., was approved recently at a meet-
ing of the Montreal Presbytery. It is
hoped to induct Mr. Wilkie into ihs
new charge about May 1, Rev, J. P. •
Wilkie is very well known in Tees-
water and district, having been mini-
ster of Knox Church, Teeswatcr, for
a number of years, going to Elora
from here in 1943.—Teeswater News.
Wounded Second Time
Rev. J. N. and, Mrs. Wettlaufer;
Gowanstown, have been` notified that
their son, Pte. Ward John Wettlaufer,
has again „been wounded in action.
The nature and extent of his second
injuries are not yet available, the mes-
sage from Ottawa stated,
Soldiers Wounded
Mrs. J. F, Lawless, of Listowel, has
received word that her husband, Lieut.
John Franklin Lawless, has been
wounded. His' injuries are described
as bomb fragment wounds, which
penetrated the flesh of the right hip
and a finger. The young offiter is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lawless,
of Moorefield, and his wife was for-
erly Kathleen Bremner. They have
one son. Reported slightly wounded
is Pte, Raymond F. Felfer, of Lis-
towel. No details as yet have been
given as to the nature of his wounds.
Listowel Youth Killed in Action
Another tistowel youth is reported
killed in action. He is Guardsman
William Harry Proudley, 20-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Proud-
ley, A tank driver, he had been serv-
ing with an armored corps in Holland.
He was horn in the Township of Glen
Allen, coming to Listowel with his
parents in March, 1929,
Hydro Users Get Rebate
Reductions in rates to Kincardine
commission and to hydro consumers in
Kincardine have been made by On-
tario H.E.P.C. A rebate of 10 per
cent of the net payments in 1944 will
be made all consumers in the forth-
coming billing.
Garbage Collection for Goderich
Goderich Council tonight decided to
establish and maintain a garbage col-
lection service in the town. The by-
law passed is in conformity with pro-
posals discussed last fall. Mayor D.
D. Mooney gave the necessary instruc-
tion to proceed with the preliminaries
to have the system in operation by
June 1.
Oldest Postmaster
Thomas Stothers, Dungannon's old-
est citizen and veteran postmaster,
who recently observed his 88th birth-
day, is probably one of the oldest post-
masters in the Dominion of Canada
(if not the oldest). He has held the
post here since June, 1914, almost 31
years. He has been treasurer of the
West Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. for more than 30 years. For
many years he was a member of the
council of Ashfield township, and was
warden of the county of Huron for
one year. For the past month he has
not been in the best of health, but is
reported to be improving.
MIDGETS OUSTED
BY SEAFORTII
Goal
in some time, Wingham carrying the
play, scored two goals, The first by
Sell on a pass, froth front Stainton, and
the second by' Stainton from Lockridge
,making the count at the end of the
period Wingltarn 2, Seaforth no score.
The second stanza saw Winghatn
still tarrying the play 'scoring ode
goal and that by Kress. The period
ended with Wingltatt three,"Seaforth
still no score,
The third period saw Seaforth come
back to score the only goal of the
period and Knight did the honour, with
only a few seconds to play. The final
score was, Wingham 3, Sea/oral 1.
First Period
(Stainton) 5,00
2 Wingham—Stainton (Lock-
ridge) ,,,,,,,,,, - .................... 18.00
Penalties—None.
Second Period
3 Wingham—Kress 1,00
Penalties—Seli, Kress, Smith, and
Strong.
Third Period
4 Seaforth-Knight „ 19.55
Penalty—Smith.
Seaforth Wins Second Game 10 to 2
Winning Series
The strange ice surface, coupled
with strange plays and stiffer opposi-
tion were the contributing factors to
Winghams loss Saturday night in Sea-
forth, although the score was not at
all an indication of the Wingham boys
efforts.
The first period, as was the second
saw only Seaforth scoring. In the
first period Knight and Beattie were
the markers for the Seaforth gang
with Beattie scoring two, making the
score at the end of the first period
Seaforth 3, Wingham, no score.
The second period was pretty well
a repetition of the first with Seaforth
scoring all the goals. The goal-getters
were, Lane 2, and one apiece for
Beattie. and Strong, thus strengthening
their lead by four goals.
The third period saw a strong come-
back staged by the Wingham boys.
In this period with five forw,ards on'
the ice most of the time Wingham
scored two goals. The first by Ern-
est from Lockridge, the second by
Kress from Sell. Seaforth scored three
goals, the 'scorers being Lane and
Beattie with Beattie fiotching two
making the final score Seaforth 10;
Wingham 2.
First Period
1 Seaforth—Knight (Beattie) 7.55
2 Seaforth—Beattie (Lane) 13.10
3 Seaforth—Beattie 19.10
Penalties—Stainton, Strong.
Second Period
4 Seaforth—Lane (Strong) 6.40
5 Seaforth—Beattie 12.40
6 Seaforth—Strong 18.35
7 Seaforth—Lane (Smith) 18.55
Penalty—Sell,
• Third. Period
8 Seaforth---Lane (Knight) 10.20
9 Seaforth—Beattie (Lane) 11,55
10 Wingham,--Ernest (Lock-
ridge) 12,80
11 Seaforth—Beattie (Knight) 12.52.
12 Wingham---Kress (Sell) 13,04
Penalties'--Knight, Lane, Hubert.
Lineups--
Wingham. — goal, Johnston; def„
MacKay, Beninger; centre, Kress;
wings, Edgar, Sell; alts., Stainton, Ern-
est, Lockridge, Drennon, Wild, Har-
court; sub-goalie, 'Go'wdy,
Seaforth—goal, Swan; def., Strong,
Smith; centre, Beattie; wings, Lane,
Knight; alts,, Hubert, Laudeabach,
Doig, Munn, Pullman, Brighton,
Referee in Wingham—C.. Webster,
Lucknow,
Referee in Seaforth—J. Nediger,
Clinton.
GIRLS HOCKEY CLUB
DEFEATED CLIFFORD
Local Girls Won By Large Score
of 13-0
Wingham Girls Hockey Club put on
the pressure at the Arena on Friday
night and took the lassies from Clif-
ford into camp to the tune of 13-0. It
was a great win for the team as they
showed fine skating and a good brand
of hockey to earn this overwhelming
win.
Seven of the team took part in the
scoring, Shirley Yoe bagged three and
Norma Brown, Hilda Brown, Maxine
Cowan and Ann VanWyck each net-
ted two. Singles were notched by
Janet King and Lois Lockridge.
The outcome was never in doubt
from the first face-off. The team went
right to work and they had the game
in hand right from the start.
Clifford players were—Two Wight-
mans, Taylor, 'Johnston, Kruspe, two
Milligans, Zerke, Heinbecker, Allen,
Penman, Daily, Rever.
Wingham—goal, Janet King, Aud-
rey Ridley; def., Hilda Brown and
Eleanor Deyell; centre, Maxine Cow-
an; wings, Ann VanWyck and Norma
Brown; alts., Doris Culliton, Shirley
Yoe, Ruth Lockridge, Madeline Deyell,
Donna Lockridge.
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INTERESTING 'CLIPS
OF DISTRICT NEWS
Seaforth Wins Series With Six
Lead
Meeting with the stiffest opposition
of the season, Wingham went down
fighting to the' last second of play in
Seaforth on Saturday night, On Wed-
nesday night the local Lions defeated
the Seaforth Lions three to one, while
in Seaforth the local boys were de-
feated to the tune of 10 to 2, The
fact that the Seaforth boys were tired
after the previous nights •playing con-
tributed to the local boys win, also the
Wingham Arena was not adapted to
the criss cross plays that the Seaforth
boys specialize in. There is no doubt
that if Wingham had tougher opposi-
tion all season; such as Seaforth had,
they probably would still have been in
the running. Next year' it is to be
hoped that the local boys get stiffer
opposition so that they will be fitted
for any team they will meet in the
playNoffs.
Wingliant Down Seaforth In First
Carrie 3 to 1
In the first game of the semi-finals
of the W.O.AS. Wingham continued
their winning streak and trounced
person of Plight LAO/tenant Douglas ;them three to one, This was the finest
Crozier, Second youngest son of Mr. exhibition of Midget hockey seen here
and ,l‘trs. L. O. Crozier, who arrived
at his Old home on Friday night and
is spending part of a well-earned file-
lough here, Plight-Lieutenant Crozier
has spent more than three years Over-
seas, and has seen A great deal of
active service, having taken part in,
the successful Allied campaigns of.
Africa, Sicily, Greece and Italy.
Walkerton Herald Times.
The above picture shows four old
timers whose lifelong and intimate
friendship dates 'back to school clays
at Union School Section No. 7, East
and West Wawanosh.- They are -all
well past the fotir-score mark and still
comparatively hale and hearty. Their
combined ages average 86 years.
Standing left to right are Rev. Ro-
bert Barbour and lArm. Armstrong;
seated are ,Alex Anderson - (left) and
Wm, Robinson, (right).
Two of the four gentlemen were
born in Wawanosh. Rev. Robert
Barbour, who is 85, was .born in Scot-
land but came to the district at ate
'age - of 12, 1-re is now living retired
in Toronto. Residing with him, is his
brother-in-law, Alek Anderson. Mr.
Anderson is 88 years of age. Mrs.
Barbour, his sister, was formerly.Mary
Jane Anderson, Mr. Anderson was
born on the 9th Con: of West .Wawa-
nosh on the farm now operated by
Mike Cummings,
Wrn. Armstrong, an 'Irishman. by
birth, was only two years of age when
his parents settled in the community.
He is now 85 and resides with his
son Mark on the 8th CoriCession of
West Wawanosh.
Wm. Robinson, who was the first
child 'born on the James Craig farm
at St. Augustine, will be 87 years of
age in February, He and his good,
wife recently moved to Lucknow to
make their home with their daughter,
Mrs, John Kilpatrick.
The schoolhouse site in Union
School Section No. 7, has changed
several times, but Mr. Robinson re-
calls that the first school was a-rough
log cottage built in the swamp be-
tween the 7th and 8th concessions.
Mr. Robinson's second teacher, and
who taught all four of these men, was
Dr. J. ,Grassick.,, It is believed he is
now dead, although ,a few years ago
he was still living at the age of 91,
at Grand Forks, Dakota.
Congratulations to this foursome of
pioneer stalwarts, and may 'friendship's
circle remain unbroken for some time
to come.