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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-04-06, Page 21h Four times wounded won Military Cross BY W. E. ELLIOTT This young officer's job was to crawl on his stomach in No Man's Land at night, with a few scouts., -And-try-to get: •informratit abOlit-` _:' the enemy. Sometimes the party brought in wounded men, found lying between the lines. The leader , wasi. called_' intelligence officer; and -to him was entrusted a.very demanding job, requiring .great . courage. This officer , carriecti ut the assignment for an `unusually long time for the 1.5th ,Battalion (48th Highlanders) and his name was Willi4ni Proudfoot • of Goderich. ' Captain Proudfoot was'wounded four times, gassed, knocked out lay concussion, and several times left hospital before being discharged, in order to'get back to his close-knit' scout group. He managed to live through it all, and at the .End of 1918 left the army with the Military, Cross 'and 'a legacy of lifelong ill• -health. He was at Ypres (1916), the Somme, Hill 70 and Lens. He 4 could have sat with the Vimy veterans at the Legion's annual banquet here, but he died in Toronto December 14, 1964. No r BiIILee's sq ua d wins Sifto title The Big Six of the Sifto Salt Mine Bowling League captained toy ' Bill Lee won the playoff tournament Five games were played on a total point system. Lee's team had 24 points; the Machaneers were second with 22; Art and the Kids' had '19; Shippers, 18; Toppers, 12; -and Swingers, 11. Nigh five -game -individual for the day was Bill Lee with '1196, High Single game was a 310 by Joe Daer. The Big Six include E. Miller, to • J. Daer, Ed. Miller, F. Tyreman, Il, Stewart and Captain Bill Lee. The M•aoha:neers include -Captain K.Machan, G. McCuspey, K. McCuspey, K. Duncan, V. Pagan and A. McGuire, Other teams are Art and the Kids, B. Durnin, D. Sproule, D. Powell, R. Haggitt,y B; `Linklater, H. Cook; Shippers, Daer,,H. Leddy,. W. Chapman, •L. Gayuor', C-'--M-ontg�om ry, Sw-irgers, G. Warner; D: Beaver, G. Riseborough, C. Brown, M. Alcock, J. Thorn; Toppers, K. Sowerby, 13. Skelton, Ray Robinson, D, McAdam, J. Sprung, D..Burbine. 0)) announcement of his death has been found in'the newspaper files here. >. As it happens, the full arttcu a. s, of his war _.ge ylee were not available at the time. They have been gathered now, in p,at t ..from the Defence Depairtm.ent, others from Mrs.' Proudfoot. It is late, but surely not too late, to make the record public here. "My husband always mentioned Goderich as his home town," Mrs. Proudfoot recalls, "and he always hoped to return there Sortie day." The' Military Cross was awarded after Hill 70 ':fpr extreme gallantry and devotidiI to duty" in an emergency. "Owing to heavy casualties,"`" the citation reads, "he volunteered to go forward and take charge of a platoon, and showed the soundest judgment in pining his „,then to defend the position 'against repeated counter-attacks. When the enemy gained a footing in the trench, he led his men in driving them out' and, although wounded by a bomb, remained at duty for 24 hours until all lost ground was retaken. He left only when it became apparent that he could carry on no longer." William Proudfoot, Jr., just out of law school in 1913 and starting to -practise in Goderich in the firm -of Proudfoot, Killoran and Proudfoot, turned his back ori the law office in 1915 and took a lieutenant ' s'course at London. He joined the 33rd Battalion, C.E.`F. and spent the next winter with it in Quebec. In •England the 33rd was broken up for reinforcements, and'Lieut. Proudfoot was posted to the48th Highlanders in`France. (It may have been by choice; his paternal grandfather, a Colborne farmer,- was from Scotland,) His, captaincy came in a few months. At ~the end of the. war, Capt. Proudfoot was very ill with 'flu and pneumonia. For a year he practised law in Goderich, then joined the firm which, after many changes, is now styled Proudfoot, Tisdall -and_ ' Logan, He was •appointed 'a King's Counsel by Attorney -Genera -1 Wilfrid Heighington. `1 -le was one of the founders of The 48th High'lande'rs Association. • DON'T REJECT `TW'ILL COST LESS THAN YOU EXPECT 'IOCA 7RA DEM ARKS, Inc A' 1 � --- MBING. &.HEATING •=- —�- 55 KINGSTON S7 • OPEN SATURDAYS • D ByHELEN ALLN .. THE TORONTO OM SYNDICATE Says William Proudfoot Jr. was born ' in Goderich on March 22, 1889, son of the -large . Hon. William Proudfoot and Marion" is Proudfoot. He' had- one sister, `lsobel, who became Mrs. Ernest Jordan. After attending public school and Collegiate here, he studied at Trinity College,. Toronto, (B.A.)„ and was a member of the class of 191,3 at Osgoode Hall. In 1914=15 he was a member of G,od/erich council. LOVES -THE' OUTDOORS llere is an 11 year-old who wants to be a big brother. He is fond of younger boys and girls, and he hopes for a family where he will be. the oldest.- Edward is a healthy. sturdy. boy of Anglo:Sa.xon descent wit.h..hr',own_ ._. eyes, light brown hair, fair skin and the engaging smile of the picture. His academic record is not especially good because of , irregular school attendance before he came into, the care of the Children's 'Aid Society. But he is considered a very brig -Wad, certainly average and perhaps above. He has• a lively, inquisitive mind, always interested in new things or new experiences. Talkative, good-natured, mischievous, .Edward is always willing-to�-. please. He likes to be with people and loves the -outdoors. Ile thinks he would like to live in the country. His :foster father is a 'forester 'and Edward happily .explores the woods with hint. Edward is fond of f'c *making models oars alld ,planes, is' interested in books and is a western• music fan. in seeking parents for Edward, the Children's Aid for'an'active young couple, consistent in discipline. him that he should be the oldest child in the fancily the only child. • To inquire about adopting Edward please write Box; 8811, Station K, Toronto: F'Ur general adoption your Children's Aid Society,. Society is looking They agree with or perhaps even to Today's Child, information, ask Chicken manure- power Well we've heard a few off -beat ideas recently that farmers have been trying for one reason or another but the best yet' was dropped into the Signal -Star office son) early this week. Itrwas a clipping. frorn the Federation or Ontario' Naturalists Newsletter concerning a chicken powered car. Actually the description as a "Chicken Powered Car" is a little misleading but in fact one,, might .agree that's' the idea constitutes. , Harold Bate of Devonshire England, briefly composts his chicken manure and Mr. Proudfoot married in 1923 G. Marjorie Cook, daughter of the late Dr. George Elliot Cook and Helen Harvey Cook°(nee Smyth.) They had two childreh:, Helen' Margaret, wife of Archibald.R. C: Jones, and Donald Proudfoot. There are four grandchildren:. William R. P. Jones, Margaret C. .P. Jones, Gwendolyn H. P. Jones and Archibald Campbell P. Jones. • In all -four -.names the letter- P stands for Proudfoot. In the Masonic Order, Mr. Prolidfoot's mother lodge was Maitland `Lodge. No: 33, A.F. & A.M., G.R.C., and in 1964 he received -the 50. -year jewel'. He was master in 1926 of Huron- Bruce Lodge No.•611, G.R.C. He was a. life member of both. ;T -TLE -WITHu--Y then places it in a digester where methane gas is generated by bacterial 'action. Mr. Bate has, devised a simple gas converter to„feed the methane into the cafburetor of his car and pre-sto..the chicken powered car' - Methane gas is a much cleaner fuel than gasol se since •it achieves almost complete combustion (97 per cent) whereas gasoline achieves only about 27 per cent combustion. At three cents a gallon it is also• much cheaper. The Bate converter costs less than $100 incilyding installation: - .d ome is newenteipriz Mrs. Betty Cardno, supervisor of the Home Cure' Program in Huron t o ii ty, - appeared before county council. Friday afternoon in Goderich to explain the service and to answer questions. • .Mrs. Cardno.°told councillors that even though Horne Care is.a county progranm, it is presently in service in Seaforth, Clint,ph and Goderich areas of'Che count only. . Homemakers, -Mrs, , Cardno pointed oat, are not immediately available in the Exeter and' Wingham areas. She hopes that some -women from these districts will enrollthe, certified homemaking courses being offered through Huron's branch of Conestoga College, at Clinton, so that the required personnel will be available throughout the entire county of Huron The Home Ca,re Plan is designed to free hospital beds in Huron County. It makes it possible for patients 'to 'leave hospital early or," in some cases, it permits them to remain at home without ever entering hgspital at all. A patient must be recommended for the Home Care plan by the family physician. To be eligible, the patient must require some nursing or physiotherapy care -which, if the plan ,was unavailable, would necessitate hospitalization. Homemaking services,' Mrs: Cardno stressed, - .was not available through the Horne Care' program by itself. "I am not running a homemaker service," commented ,Mrs. Cardno, "but I do have a list of homemakers who are available` for work in the county.'; Horne Care is funded 100 per cent by . the provincial government. All costs to the - patient approved for the Horne Care program, will he paid by the, province just as though he or she was in hospital. Nurses supplied by the Victoria Order of Nurses will be paid to visit the home and cars for the patient; physiotherapists,- , -speech therapists, etc, when required, will 'also go' directly to the • patient's home at no cost to ,the recipient of the service: homemakers, when necessary, will be provided; all drugs and dressings will be sup Tied! .and in the event that ambulance service is required for transportation to service wiacontinue as tang as it rewired. At preseit, in Huron` County, about 20 patients a month are benefiting from the service. • "It is not : a•' high number," Observed Dr. Frank Mills, Acting Medical Officer of Health, "but :it is a very important number when o we would considet the cost -'of diene hospital .care." Mrs.'Cardtxosaid another point in favour ofthe plan is that in many cases; patients get well Mere quickly when they are at home with their'• families and 'in familiar surroundings. In other business last Friday, council reviewed the operational policy guidelines 'for Huron's welfare recipients. Welfare Administrator John MacKinnon .. wquestions.hand to�anawer.'-council's MacKinnon also �� • reported that the present staff is able to keep up with thefirst, three months of operation have been heavy ones. MacKinnon also noted ttat about 75 potential welfare recipients will be coming off the winter works programs at the first of April. He urged the m,unicipalities'to report any jobs which could be made available to these persons. andfrom-thefidspital; this too. -iso paid for jV17 the province. However., since the Home Care plan does not operate on a 24-hour a day basis, the co-operation and support of the family is urgently. solicited. There is also a 30 day limit on the service. In some cases, this can be extended to 60' days and in the, case of cancer patients, the TOV'N of QUALITY HOMES -SINCE'! • 1"`""` SKY'HA rENTicNVET Ex»$ervice' Men .and 1Np►'rlhn ue414 0.0endente The RgiyalCanadian Legion Servic,Bureau Offi' ,r, Mr.11.' '. Moyer.,•Provsncial Servide Officer,µLondon, Ontario, will he visitingin the area Anyone wishing information, advice Or assistance, regarding war disability ,pensions, treatment, allowances, etc., is requested 'to contact the service officer, or secretary, of the local branch, whose name appeaeri below, not later than. April 17, 1972, to arrange an inferv'isw- Mr, M. 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