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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1941-12-04, Page 6»ERICA T1X III$'1.1AZ M4'1 /3 t 4th. '1941 !:7 104 I� i t'Ji�f I li J! t�� 11 i+ia iii ! li l; C"iS3SRKY2Y`I Ski( tSv �'rv.x�' li.>.°,rvy, 1 �' ', , rl"" I O, ffil L3.���SIiS$.�+'1�'!iZY`L`�Ca�r,'��e u �..' 1'I!:1t 1 l! i,+tf MADE .IN CANADA .BELFAST BELFAST, Dee. 2. - ..The Misses 'Melds, Winnie :tud Hilda. ,Lane, from + rillia, spent the weeI end with their parents, :fir. and M.rs. George Dene, - Miss Minna a Rit'hardson. Langside, spent. at week with her frieml, Mrs.. John 'Mullin.' She returned home en . Sunday evening with her sister. Mrs. poster • Moira t„ and Mr. Mofatt. Mr. anti Mrs., itoy" ;.pent a Cot11tle of da \w:th her sister, Mr,. ,tilts Raydtitrll, .and Mr. hay tenni, River, •vie . Miss Elmira Alt.,ii 1• :*1'L ',dint:- a. couple of wta•1:.. '\w:th'co r Vera Litt1.. t't it rt. ie'' t t:ria: r'. .airs. 1.1.a uii RL,?t:us.,n, tt'.1,4 I)011I1\ brook, visited \\3tia her .1a1".•lits, and Mrs. 1'. A. caosron....L u,a,tueti the shower at the inane of the Miss Vere I.it t le. Mrs. at1tl d:ttb: het r \I:tr- len, ,et 'l,u•rotu , ilk iii .as: \Zt t'k-t•u,1 with their aunt, Mr,. John The W.ai.s: held their r0:41ilar month- ly meeting at, tate home of Mrs. ..ilex. Hackett, jr., uu Tuesday afternoon, witli a very large attendance. Con- .sidc';;cable bu iue:n . was attended to. The W.A. met at the dose of 'the W.M.S. meeting. - . For the last two week,, revival meet-" Ings were held, in Hackett's c nited church. Rev. Reba Hern, Varna, for -tone week, and Rev. _lir. McConnell .and, Bev. Mr. MacDonald, Lnekpow, , and Rev. W. Newman, Dungannon, the second week, were the speakers. The ladies- of; lackett's United ,Church surprised the bride-to-be, Miss. Vera Little, on Friday afternoon .with a shower at her home, near Courrie's Garners. She received many useful gifts. There was a short pr9gra.fn,„ and the Vers opened the presents; thanked .the, giver . and invited them to visit her`ain her new home. Lunch was • served. • Mr. Vint,.grandnephew of Mr. Gil- Birt Vint, and Mr. John Campbell, train- ing at London, spent. , Sllxnday at . the hone of his, uncle, Ur.' Gilbert Vint, - .and Mrs. Vint, ; 'Miss Beth Nixon, from Saskateheivan, is visiting with her uncle, Mr. Isaac ` Nixon, and Mrs. Nixon. Mr. and airs. Alex. Hackett,' j,r., spent , Friday in Toronto: • ' ' i • ' Mr, ,and Mrs.. Dynes Campbell and son 'Harold spent Sunday with ,her parents, Mr. • and Mrs. Harry Fowler, near. Lonfdesboro. FORA MILD, COOL,SMOKE PORTER'S, III14,4 1.O1 TER'S ILILL, Dec. 1.---011 Fri- day a splendid evening was 'spent at the home of air. unit air's. John Tor- rance, whtt're glbout 125 enjoyed, euchre. izieN enteen tables were occupied., At. 1'1.33) lunch was ,v'rvtt1, atter thine i1ig NN as eljuyeteuntii the 11te, slier 'tears. Mrs. \\ litt°rdl c'tticluu;;it \\'at• high lad lit euchre, and Fraser Stir- :tn, llltiil 4;t•1L ivut ln. 1'.ueh received it 0 .1 t &•.1 V SII,.;'- `t't'1;. illu'd 1e. Proceeds ol. ; tw evening, v 1' , \\ c're tor Ittyci sup!).�t!�. _ar ,::llid Mrs-. Milton \Miler, accont- ;►mired tt, \i,l:s 11 iii Aero, _uiiuglitex - ite.a ai i1 wL+11 1:lduli, sjit'n: Sunday N'liil tr.end, 111 and around London. r s 11..: e a„regatroll presented Rev. .LL'd Mr.. ('uirit' \viih a ue.tutiru. rug ,,lit' t+veiling last \.yell.. • the teacher and :pupils of S.S. No. �► arl prattlsing fer their Chrw i.uas concert to be given 'December 12rb. Woo. It, •Iiantiit,.li, a former ttat-her at- $,S. No. 5. spent the weekend with Mr.' and ML•..'°l:or•ranie ,lint'. other, friends. The monthly " meeting of. the Red Cross will t,e' held at Graee church on December 15th, in the afternloorl. Elec- tion of officers for 19.42 will be held. Everyone is asked to come. • - Visitors at Peter Young' on SundKay wer. . .O1.r.dud Mrs. J. Hinman, Detroit ; Airs. Thos. _ Bettles, Goderituli ; Mr. and Mrs. Graham . Johnston and Joyce, Goderich township.. _ -�- t, Mr7, P. McDougall las received the sad news of the pasting of his sister, firs..' Sterling, of. Port Stanley. Robert Shankland MAFEMINtx MAFEKI'NG, Dee. 2.='_1iz. and, Mrs. kelvin Omens' and children,' of Detroit, visited over the week-eild with Mr. and Mrs: Elmer Phillips: . and . Mrs. Ernest Brake -and Phyllis spent the week -end in ' Loiidon. Mrs. Richard Johnston of Exeter Is. visiting with -her two eons, Cecil and Elmer Johnston. Mie Olive Iilabe is•-etiiproyeassat Clinton. Mrs. Cecil -Johnston is spending„ this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George .Fitzsimmons of Arkona. Atter Many Years. -Mr. Finlay Re'ld i of Edmonton, Alta., now of -the R.C.A.F. at .roronte5,: carted 'on Saturday 'at the 'home of Mr: Milton Kilpatrick. Finlay spent his boyhood days in" this cora- munity, Living with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and• Mrs. Anson Finlay, on the are now owned by 'Nfilton `Kilpatrick. it is thirty years since. he «ent.•atiest, 1til4t t111� it the nr=t' time he. has been back here in„that ,time. •He saw many Chau:_e< in the old place, but wa de- lighted. t,, look, around and recall fund in.n) o la's t,f the old h:n1e. ching, Burning, Stinging. Eczema or Salt Rheum Eczema, or salt rheum 'as it is conlimonly • called, is one of the most painful of all skin trettlbles.- = The intense burning, itching a°nd smarting, -- _ d7 fly at night, or when .the affected part is expoto heat, or the hands placed in hot water are most un- bearable, and relief is gladly welcomed. • The relief' offered by'Burdoek Blood Bitters is "based on the knowledge that such ailments, as eczema, and other skin troubles, are caused Ihy fin impure blood .condition. • Bring .about inner cleanliness by using B. B. B. to help. cleanse the blood of its.irepffrities. • - • Ask at;any :diug counter for B. B. B. Price $1.Q0 a bottle. The T. Milburn Ca, Liniited, Toronto, int. NILS Iles) of the Cameron. Highlanders of Winnipeg in the last war . strvcs again. Major Robert 1Shankiand, V.C., D.C.ai., .(left -r is seen 6 signing his attestation Papers for German War Two. Early in October, 1917, the Canadian ties 'of fighting leadership. Seeing the. Corps returned to the Ypres salient; of l ttackipg line scattered and in danger bitter memories, in u 1a.t effort to force of losing itr� cense of purpose, he the enemy from .P, sschendaele Ridge instantly tpok command. before. file wiiitert, shut down to halt Calmly ignoring the terrific machine- aggressionuntil another. miring: .'Ever gun lire •whielh-=wasyseeth. ng -across --the sizice the Third Battle of Ypres had Camerons front, Lieut-: Shankland+*be- opened oii ..-u y -31st, British,. Australian gall a. complete reorganization of. the and New Zealand divisions had• -fought -t' t t k in the .heat of act ons AndWith forward, under atrocious dm- the Huns comeback at its most furious. ditions, but the high ground around ,Germall; field -guns ,were else smashing Yassellendaele village stilt held out to at them, now.: It meant constantly posing himself • in tlhe : mien•, and his cool defiance of danger electrified ,the whore Battalion. His very presence- and he',was everywhere along the shell- and-,lullet-swept line -was. a veritable tower of strength to his dead -weary and aliirost, tat not quite, demoralized men. hood British" eyes ,from the .green, un- shelled fields of 'the German back - country to -the eastward.. By the 'time the Canadians, reached the scene, the battlefield had become a hideous -quagmire The_offensivehad opened after the 'longest bombardment -eight days of counter -battery fire and .,sj en, of intense shelling -ever car- ried out' in. Briti,h pre -°battle .prepar- atiolis.. Throughout August and, Sep- - teinber it had been attack on attack with• brief lulls between, to consolidate,] to bring up fresh •troops, to drag the i guns forward through the "Muth. That prolonged, barraging had blocked the ancient dykes and drainage system of the reclaimed Flemish marshland, and unprecedented rains had then,' trans: formed -the battle scene into an all but; trackless and impassable morass. To reach any objective over that, , abomination of desolation; of to cam'" out n ere duty's lone,, required. a tre- j: . mendous .effort,.`"' To, reach the heights -1..4..:. .of valor and'resolute fighting spirit,. such as' that displayed . by ' Robdrt Shankland- of - the 43rd Canadian Bat- talion en October 26th, demanded softie - thing new andreat .in iiiStAined• eour- L, age and, inspired leadership ' t` Lieutenant Shankland'• his otie ex- ploit which won liim.the Victooila, Cross took place close 'to the village' of '.St. Julien, a name that _ alreedYoresoliuded in Canadian: ear. with'"tr'agie memories' and glorious hfighting,i traditions. `• It ,was nearby that the 1st Canadian Divi- sion had made its gallant s,tand in April, 1915. Everyl crossroads valley, wood "and. rids top was Already im- 3n.ortalized by Otuddian heroism. Capt. Shankland had already;~ won tie pis- tinguiahed'Oonduct Medal in the neigh- borhood, •'and now added a-membia:ble feat% to the hiytory`of Canadians at were able to .:intfitet. heavy casualties Ypres andtnf the Canadian Corps, - upon the enemy as theyretreated. and. His first _citation (for the' D. -C, M. )• begahr to, organize` for a. counter-attack, read;'. "rot 'cons1icu• 'ailantri in ,,, By the time the 'German attack divas \ oltinteerixg ..to lead?;71)4 pti.`y -of launcheci..•at- t dy' thilll =held 43rd Bat - stretcher -bearers uncle very • heavy .L Y - line, t_ .__t r y atmosphere had shell -fire and. bringing in soiigcvounded and partially . buried : men. His coltr- at, and devotion were most ma.rked:V It' was for splendid wort;,' during the fighting at Sanctuary \Vog(l• in:.•.J.une,• 1916. He was commissioned later that tear, on the Somme, and ,his second honor citation, that -for th is or a Cross, fiwas for extreme gallantlry -in 1917 in the role 'of company;co#fimander, with the Carne ons. rr• I The- 43rd Battalion, started - moving into the front-line dufing the early night of •Ortober 25th, relieving.dead- we°atiy 'New Zealander:' whose attacks in the Sector had finally bogged down fn front of, Bellevue Spur., a bravely manned an l�`attrongly fortified! position protecting Passchendae' ,.:ridge. .. • Lieut. Robert Shnnkland,-D^r.G.M., was in charge of a company of l Camerons in a support position near the' mud- -splashed 'pile of shattered bricks and debris that marked •the ' site of St. Julien village. .He • was iti. position,. ready for '•tlie jump-off of the first ' Can- adian attack. on Bellevue Spur, shortly after midnight. Zero liour-was timed for black -dawn at 5.45' a.m.,. the late; ne:ss of the hour testifying to the' dull autumn„ skies and wet weather. There was no att.aelt, X11 the later stages of the Third Battle of Ypres which eot11(1 �1►e termed anything' -Put "slow and grimly tnethodical, Dogged detertnination alone' t�otl'ld' bring success. The attack of the 4t3rd Battalion was no difff1rent. Jud hampered the Clavi; er()ns' movements, and was an immense ad•vantag( to the defense in itself. Con- crete. gun emplacements and pill -boxes, sited on the high'ground ahead, poured In a galling fire. But they• pressed* on until almost '°all their offleers were out%of it; 111110(1 and woundedly and until there'� .wa,-� grave (manger that the'assault woll14 , bog down for lack ef.c11rection and leadership, ` It was, theta that Lieut..14hanklarid rose to than einex"1;4.+.Uel., afl(1. (lisclose(1 his great personal eoutt ge andl 'Bile quail - r .d • Introducdng The Brother1iod f Courage: 1. y R'. L.' RALSTON 44 Minutes of National Defence, This is` -the first of a series of stories of soldierly devotiotl ,to duty and 'g.rt,at, personal heroism. Each is a necessarily, inadequt iter tr a account of .some deed of high gallantrty by a. Canadian soldier whieh 3' un fo _itis jt ..LnveteclAittle _rinse :cress), so simplyinscribed - "For )Valour," but ‘deiioting'• membership in the most exclusive 1)r,oth >rhaotl of 'coura;;e ever known to fighting meet. The whole series will constitute a1n invaluable addition,, to the .'proud record of Cahada-alt-war. I believe this is the first bine' an attempt has been made to "tell in detail every exploit which woo Victoria Cross for a Canadian in the 1914-1918 conflict. Even in the col:'' pecisenessof official phrasing - Of the citations, a mighty saga can be react of valorous men of •action, of extrabrdinary fearlessness and of personal heroism that often rose high above meie duty end certainly above thought of a ath.l,.,: tach episode of spectacular and lwpetuous ,bravery, of remarkable fighting leader- ship, or of all but divine self-►sacrilice cairies'a powerful inspirational message; to all Canadians in these troubled and tempestuous 'times, _ It1 is notable that of the thirty-three 'Canadian soldiers who • survived the exploit which •gage them the liighesit award for valour in the gift of ,His Majesty, every officer and man whoteould possibly - pass, the medical examiners '1St, once more in uniform. One, who en-. listed In 'tlhe last 'War as a private, now commands a division in Eng- • land,,; another commands a 'military ;district in gan•ade ; ,one is in the Veterans Gnats)); s6ime are•4in the ranks as .instructors,, -and others . who 'were in the ranks, in the last war are now officers mentors and teachers of the new . army. All areinspired with the 'same high- minded impulse -to serve their' country. without �though�t of them-.. 11 sel'es. 1 tetrs an accurate and valuable report as_ to'the position on the brigade frontage; and atter doing so rejoined "his com- mannd• and carried on until relieved, His courage and splendid . example in- spired all ranks, and coupled;• with his great gallantry hnd skill, undoubtedly saved a very critical situation." actor .Shankland is a native of Ayr, Scotland. He came rto Canada ' prior, .to #Jle"f hslt9 war, .residdng in' W fnxtiPe�, and enlisted int 1,914, going'overseas as a„ company sergeant -major. fills+ home now in Vancouver, and. the'hero af` llevue Spur is at present ,Game C•ommand,ant at Canadian Corps headquarters in, England. For this war he joined, the Queen's Own - Cameron-ighlanders of Canada, !being. promoted .Major.in.. January, 1040. You. May have to change later on. y i olechange NOW ... to 'blue coal'... and save yourself iiiritt<ch needless worry and uncertainty. Here its a fuel'.,, . coloured blue as at ;guarantee opts quality... that you can depend on- to provide the utmost in steady,. economical heating comfort, all winter long. • 0 Loot us -tell you how easy it is to change to `blue coal" ..thor trade. marked antlrracite.Aek us also about .. the 'blue .coal' Automatic Heat- . Regulator that saves coat and **sonnies an even temperature. day 'anti night. , Listen to "THE SHADOW"-° . pc.% RoUto's Master Det'eetile. u TI 1.1. AA...: MUSTARD S i. /.� RD pOAt, cio. oU iCEIPI .1) CLINTON IGtii$E1.it.';11 • t'tbtitia3 GM -1 i e4"t ; , €13 VICTORIA CROS 'His swift grasp. of •the tuation,and its needs, and hip, ability to rally the remnants . of the ° irrit, undoubtedly turn d 'a posscsi le'failing assault into' a ;success. He.. disposed his ---limited forces. to such ;a Wantage that they' changed. The men had "Peen so in- spired by theiy le:ader that, they had regained all theiit.old, aggression and fighting• heart. ,They *ere .so well in frcmt, and they fought ,Pack with WESTFIELD - . WE+STFIDLD, Dec. 2. -Mr. and Miry. Wm. McDowell and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McDowell were 'guests on Thurs- day at the home of Mr. and M'rs. - J.-• I' illengh of Dungannon.- - • Mrs J. E. Dills of Listowel is visit- ing ,with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Campbell `and other friends. Mr. Jim Walsh has'" been employed "•to, work for Mr. Dan McGowan, of the aid concession, -of East Wawanosh. Little -Miss -Edna Daer has . returned home after'spending three )months at the home of her., cerasin) Mrss�a'Douglas Cafnpbell _._..,z�..,. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell were visitors -at Goderich 6n Thursday. . On. Monday afternoon' Rev. '11. C. Wilson spoke• for the "Church of the Air" over CKNX. The music was provided by Mr.' J. L. McDowell and Mr. W. F. Coimpbell. Mit Winnifred C'ampilell presided at the piano. Mrs. Norman McDowell, Mrs., W'ni. Walden,'- Mrs. W. F. 'Campbell, Mrs. Wal; er' "%">3cor� - tl-- r W _ -lk Vittie were visitors at _Goderich on Thursday. „The executive- Of' the :Sunday school islet on Tuesday evening at the home -of Mr,...and. .Mrs. Norman McDowell. Plans were made for the Christmas concert to be held on 1�Xonday evening, mans, .who fatfoutn.umbered them, were beaten. off. It was a long, hard day, but at the end of the actual.fighting Lieut. Shank- laud:s line was: still holding on 'and becanse of their fine stand supporting troops were able lb come ursunmolested. Lieut. Shankland'e citation' for the Vietoria Cross adds the, rest of the eOmmun),cated to battalion headonar- December .11211(1. • Supplies -weie-ordere for the Stinda3, school and other busq- ness was dealt with. Mrs. NieDoWell served ,a dainty lunch and a •„social time was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Howard •Cand)bell and Lois visited on -Monday w.ith ,Mr„ and Mrs. A. E. Johnston; Wes Wawanosh. Miss Eileen Taylor s nt a couple of days -1asb u-t-ahe==home-of- b: - and �• Mrs R. •Stonehouse, Goderich. -Mr. Wm. ' McDowell had the mis- fortune to'lose his 'best horse on Wed- uesday morning. It was a shock to the people of West- field to learn of";the sudden death "of ..Mr.. J. L': Stonehouse at 'Goderich on Monday, . following' an operation. The syymppaathy' of the community, is extended to 'bereaved family. Mr. and ,'Mrs. Marvin :1tcDowefl visited on•Tuesday with Mr: and Mrs. 'Frank 'Kershaw of Goder%h. LEEBURN LE.EtBURN, Dee. 2. -Miss Marie ,Beadle• spent- the' week -end •with 6 ' aunt._ • Goderich. Mr. and ..Mrs. Fred Dorton and their son .:Alex.. of . Beechville,'.spen't a 'few hours on Sunday- afternoon with the latter's parents here: • Miss.Bess X ook, who has been wprk- ing ins''Goderich,- spent ,Sunday with her parents -here. . -• The sympathy of .this neighborhood• is extended to the family and relatives of the late Mrs. Jas. , McManus, who passed to the Great Beyond on Friday last. Mrs. , McManus at one, time re- sided by the lake near Point Farm, and rater moved to the home near. Goderich. She was laid to rest in:Colborne eeme,. tery on Monday afternoon. W.M. S. Meeting. -The November meeting ,of the . W M,S. was:held on, Wednesday Afternoon last at the home of Mr. and Mrs, T. Bogie, with a good attendance o-. ruembers. The meeting was led ;by "Mrs. L.y Bogie. The Bible reading was by Mrs: Andrew Bogie and' prayer was 1ecT4,by Mrs. Jas. .Horton. The program given in the Missionary Monthly 'w alt -followed, '".the -. viee- presideiit, Mrs. W,,; Sallows, leading in LLA 'Litany of Praise for Jesus Christ." The president, alis. T. ,Hunthr,.rekttlie -,'Period of Meditation and Dedication." •Miss Helen 'Mark gave the'chapter 111' the study book, "The Stewardship .cf. Property:" Mrs. (Rev.) G. Hazlewood BROPflEY S --kINEhAL SERVICE TRADItIONAL SINCERITY AND EXPERIENCE Prompt Phone 120- FLOYD M. LORGE, Director Beres Easy Tim,Tested Way To Get Relief Get after tho,a distressing' spells of coughing and ease misery of the cold thewidely used Vicks way, ; .Boil Adsomecia watergood.spP000ftrnful it hlto a bowl, oi' Vicks VapoRub. Then, breathe in, the:teaming.lnedicinal vappoqrs. With every breath you take - VapoR,ub's, ' medication soothes irritation, 'quiets coughing, helps clear head. and -breathing pas- sages. FOR>ADDED- bedtime rub Vicks Vapol ub on. throat, chest and back. Its poul- tice -vapor tob. Lice vapor actionworts, ring. you comfort while you sleep. 1)Ionottllced'°the benediction, A. dainty lunch was served by the hostess and her sister -in -taw. HELEN S ST. �H'ELEN�S, Dec.. -2.Rev. -G. A. Barnard and Mrs. McMtrraehy motored as far -as Toronto ,with LAC...Archie Me\iur�achyr ••who psis .been transferred front St. Thonias to Halifax, The weekly meeting 'toe the Y.P.U. was held, at Mr.--'iiietnnetk. Cameron's on .Monday night, ,with a targe attend- ance. Doroltlly :Killer .presided) andd the topic "Parliament -How and Why,". prepared by Durnin. Phillips,: was given by Mrs. 'Phillips... Mrs. Webb gave a • 'reading, `'The Value of a' Smile," and M•r. and Mrs. Rice contributed a duet. Itawas•reported'•that S'T had been sent to the sLabrado'r Milk !Fund. . • _ • -HPrv,.o Wyn 'n.�n�,rrry''y��rr��.A��Ayyyy� P AR •• S'HEIPPA1 DT.ON„ Dee. 2. -Mrs. Ross McNee .of__Dungannon -spent, the week-. end with her sister, ' Mrs. A. Foster. Mr. and Mrs, Ilan MMeRenzie and family, of Blyth, spent Sunday with: lir. and Mrs. Thos.,Bogie. Mrs. A. Foat r spent dit few days re- cently, with her daughter, Mrs. (Rev.), Watton Of Wyoming. Want named jpep. *tor.' Try Odra: Tonle ,_,TIZWARS. Centaine osidorto normal pep after 00, 40 or a. • Vet a apooituntroduotory *to tor ail? Trylhls. `aid .to normal pep and via J. Wheeler. calls promptly attended to day or night -AMBULANCE SERVICE- : 'PhoneErk Store 331 'Reit. 355W. _The CranstOn.Funerat. •Complete Seairice• at Reasonable Mies PROMPT INVALID CAR No extra ebargo far -the -use of o our ;modern' Flmeral Home. -IT Montreal St. Phone 399 Nioniments!. • To those •ContemPlating build - 'big a Mong.nnent Get my prices 'before buying. Cemetery • APA• work guaranteed. -.1011N GR T ,4 GRANITE WO,Rlifi. Clinton - -Ontario • • a DEAD or Quickly removed in Olean' Sanitary 'Trucks. • Phone collect. - 910 r 21 Clinton, 215 'Stratford • or Ingersoll 21 William &One Sons Limited' 'Had Another 'Bad .Night? Couldn'tY011 Get Anyllest to those who ,toss, night after night, on areepless beds. TO those who' sleep in A kind of 'a `way, luit :whose 'rest is broken by bad dream's and, nightmire. ) • To those who wake up in theyaorning as tired as wile& .they went, to bell,' we °fief IVIilburn's liealth and Nerve Pills a, torus remedy to heItisoothe and strengthen the nerves. Whor this is done there should be no more reftlesii nights due,to bad dreatns and nightmares. Look f,or our registered trade mark a' "Red Matt" otittlie package. 'the T. Ca.'. Limited, Toronto. Oat