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'LITE CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD
THURS., JAN. 28, 1943'
The Bomber Press in Great Britain
Another in a series of articles • camp theatre . It is;operated, by tlie'
written by W. R. Legge and C. V. NAAFI ENSA organization and only
Charters,' who represented the Gonad- men in uniform - are adnutted, and ion Weekly eekl Newspapers Association: exception was made in our case a d
in a recent tour .overseasc: we were given"seats in the front row.
This theatre seats 1,400- people and,
IIO,SPIT'ALS, WORKSHOPS AND in the four nights a week that it is
operated there are. often seven thou-
sand men admitted. Similar theatr-
es, we were told, are found at all the
large camps and admission is 3d, 9d,
and ls, that is about six cents, eight
een• . cents, and twenty-four cents.
Such low• admission prices are pox -
ENTERTAINMENT
by Walter R. Legge
The Canadian fumy has provided
plenty of excellent hospital-acc'om-
modations;: so far, in• excess of the
requirements. These hospitals are sible because,`tliero is no rent to pay,
not entirely, for combat casualties,'}ro tax, no advertising, or other, ex
as the health of the men must be penses that run up the overhead.
kept up, and in this war the health The. shows are given by the very.
of the men in theforces:is looked best artists from London, who tri=
after to .a greater 'degree than ever vel` around from carne, to camp in.
before. Most men are probably•better
buses, staying at each place for
looked after medically than they the full three or four nights. At
would' be :in- their own homes.
may be •sold, and retail prices must
not exceed prices', set in ;this order..
Other conunodities on. winch the
Board has Set maximum retail prices
on direct sales from primary'weaue-
er to consumer include beef, lamb,
poultry'; uotaitoes and ereani,+••
i,
in t19e''case of products where no
prices havo been` set, primary pro-
clucers:!must observe the; same maxi=
muni retail prices established by any
retailer for those products during the
basic period. that trading area, and
their basic period price.
Anyone may secure ,a copy of .any
Board .Order or Regulation' by apply-
ing,to the .nearest Wart -hire Prices and
Trade- Board Office. Offices in West-
ern Ontario are located at 'Brantford,
Chatham, Galt, Guelph, Kitchener,
London, Owen Sound; St. Thomas,
Sarnia,:Stratford, Windsor and Wood-
stock,
We inspected one of the large
hospitals, and its equipment, this
particular one being in charge of
Col. R. M. Harvie', of Midland, Ont.,
who told us that modern drugs were
most effective 'in combating infeet-
ion, usually a problem• during a war.
Others on the staff •whom we met
here included .Capt. Francs, Lieut..J.
Braive Major. Rothwell, bf Quebec
City, who is a native of Carleton
Place, Ont., and Lieut. Col. A. W. M.
this camp the theatre is open 'on
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 'and ,Wed-
.:
nesday nights, ` ,
.Most of the shows• are' the revue
type, or "variety", as they call it
over there. This particular enter-
tainment featured' an outstanding,
orchestra, 'Mit there were also vocal
ists, d'ance's and' musicians, both
male ' and female, and a _particularly
clever comedian who kept the huge
audience in gale's -of laughter. All
the ' numbers were received with
White, of Toronto. tremendous enthusiasm the audience
SOME DIEPPE WOUNDED HERE plainly showing that they enjoyed
the shows to Cie fullest.
There were 221 men -wounded at Just before the!'intermission, the
Dieppe who were brought to this house manager came on the stage
hospital, and we talked with some of and announced the attraction for the
them including Desmond Kelly, of corning week,, ending with the words
Montreal, Torn Watt of Shaunavon, "at your own theatre". This was
Sask., H. A. Seaton, of Noranda, A. evidently a standard- ending, and the
Qharest, of St. Donat, Rimousld, J. audience all joined in shouting it out.
Rudd, C. Dube, •and Cpl. J. D. M. The amusement ' for the evening,
Gendron, of Montreal, most of was not entirely over; for after 'the
'whom had been injured by shrapnel. show had ended, we went back to
Sgt. J. C. Bousfield,. of .Granby, was Brig. Phelan's Mess and had a sing-
another patient there who had been song ,which lasted until after mid-
suffering from an eye trouble, but night, before going back to our hos-
who 'was hoping to be able to do pital cots at the medical centre.
training soon. ! The things that we saw that day
Lunch was served in .the officers' showed clearly that not only does the
Mess with Col. Harvie presiding, and Canadian Army look after the Phys -
here we met Col. G. W. F. Johnston, real welfare of the men, but that their
formerly of Montreal and Col. Bailey, amusement is looked after in the
of Yorkton Sask.- very finest manner.
However, our experiences with V
hospitals' was not over, as we return-
ed that night to sleep in an unoceu- Sales by Farmers Must Con -
pied wing of the hospital, and we also
had breakfast there the next morn- form With Requirements
ing. It was the only night on the
• trip when we all slept in one dor- What price can the farmer or pri-
mitory, and there were many com- nary proddcers charge when he is
plaints about some of the unmusical selling direct to the consumer? This
snoring. is a question frequently submitted to
In the afternoon, we visited some the Wartime Pricas and Trade
of the extensive workshops, and Board by both producer and consumer,
marvelled at the repairs and new states W. Harold McPhillips, Prices
Work that was being done, they are and Supjpy Representative, Western
in charge of Brig. J. F. Archambault, Ontario Region, Wartime Prices and
D. S. O,, M. C., and Col. G. A. Trade Board. '
Secord. These workshops almost Direct sales by farmers to consum-
made us think we were back in some ers are, of course, retail sales and,
of the large munition factories in therefore, must conform with Board
Canada. requirements. The first general rule
is -that these retail prices must be
"reasonable and just," Mr. McPhil-
lips said. In other 'words, they must
not be out of line with prices being
charged by other retailers for the
same quality of product in that par -
v'
Jimllny Graham Killed
in New; York Subway
Outstanding Collection
Of Mollusks at Chicago
One of the most notable collec-
tions' of mollusks„ from waters all
over the world,' has just been added
to the department of zoology at Field
Museum of Natural History, Chica-
go, I11., it was announced by Orr
Goodson, acting director., It includes
more than 100,000 'specimens of
shells, accumulated during a period
of some 40 years by Walter F. Webb
of Rochester, N. Y.. The collection
was acquired through the interest of
Stanley Field, president of the mu
seum. •
According to' Dr. Fritz Haas, cura-
tor of lower, invertebrates,, the per-
manent scientific value of the col-
lection is enhanced by the fact that
it includes other important private
collections which Mr. Webb has pur-
chased in Europe and America,
some of them dating as far back as
the 1860s.
•"Field museum by this acquisi-
tion has obtained a 'collection of
world-wide scope that, fills a serious
gap in its zoological collections, and
forms a basis for further active re-
search in the field now usually re-
ferred to as. `malacology,' " says
Dr. Haas, an expert in this sub-
ject, formerly of Frankfort, •Germa-
ny, who came to this country sev-
eral'years ago because he could
not and would not live in the same
land with Hitler and his henchmen,
"Mollusks of both the sea and
fresh water, including especially the
farriiliar oysters, clams,. and, sea-
snails'
together .with the -land snails,
have been of great importance to
mankind since the time of the ear-
liest Stone age, first as a source of
food, and secondarily for tools and
ornaments.
The funeral of Able Seaman James
Alexander, Graham, •tewnty-one-year-
old son of Malcolm Graham of town,
who was accidentally killed in New
York City on Wednesday of last week,
was held on Saturuay afternoon at
3 o'clock from Borphey's funeral cha-
pel.' Rev. Richard Stewart of Knox
Presbyterian church conducted the
service. Military honors were also ac-
corded.
"jimmy" Graham as he was affect-
ionately known to his former school
chums in Goderich, Was on furlough
when he met 'his untimely fate. He
was: expected home last week end and
all preparations had been made 'here
for his home coming. His desire to
see the world had ;taken him on a
sight seeing tiip to New York, des-
patehes from that city indicating he
had been fatally injured by a sub-
way train and died while being- taken 1 in Washington in December of 1831.
to a hospital. He joined ' the, Royal( Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," was the first
newspaper columnist in the United
States and her observations com-
manded
ornmanded wide attention, like her°fa-
cnous book.
Elizabeth Cochrane—better known
as Nellie Bly—was a well-known
reporter -crusader at the turn of the
century, and attempted many dar-
ing assignments, says the Christian
Science Monitor. She also made a
record-breaking trip around the
world in 1889 while working for the
New York World—completing the
journey. in 72 days and six hours.
Faking Finger Prints
A demonstration was given re-
cently of a method of faking fin-
ger-prints
ut ly baffled" theSFre wasaid,
ad
"abpo-
lice.
Boston Defence Star is
Native of this District
Johnny Crawford, is considered by
Manager Art Ross, of the Boston
Bruins, of the. National Hockey Lea -1 -
gue, as one of the best the Bruins has 1
ever had. Crawford seldom hits the,
headlihes, but for: ,good consistent
slay;ther's none better in the N.H.L.
—So say L. quotation in the Toronto
(Daily) Telegram, and that paper
claims him as a Toronto boy.
The editor happens to know differ-
ently, and began checking ,up on the
matter, and with the able assistance
of his uncle, Mr. E. J. Crawford,: of
Hallett Township, discovered that
Jack Crawford was 'born in Dublin,
came, with his family to reside :it'
Clinton, -where his father operated the
Graham House for several years be-
fore going to., Toronto to reside.
His father, Dave Crawford, was
born on the Crawford,. homestead,
where Wilmer Howatt now lives. Lat-
er on he moved to the farm now oc-
cupied by Louis Ruddy, following
Which he moved to Clinton where he
operated the . Commercial- Hotel, go-
ing from there to Dublin, thence back
to 'Clinton, and finally to Toronto
where the family now reside. It is
about 45 years since he left this vic-
inity.
Jack Crawford learned, his hockey
in Toronto and when he graduated to
the professional ranks, was passed up
by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Since
turning professional he has been a
mainstay on,the Boston defence, team-
ing with such noted stars as Eddie
Shore.
His'"uricle, R' .J. Crawford, is nater-
ally quite proud of him, and until two
years ago, when he snoved,to perman-
ent residence in Boston, Jack .visited
his uncle annually. His father was a
popular figure around Blyth many
years ago; and will be remembered by
many here. In fact, he visited, this
vicinity last summer. spending . two
months with his brother, E. J. Craw-
ford, of Hallett Township. Blyth
Standard.
LEARNING -TO HANDLE A SUBMARINE IN BRITAIN'S UNDERZ.
WATER SCHOOL
Ann Royal' Was Pioneer
U S. Newspaper Woman
•
America's first newspaper woman
was Ann Royall, who worked on the
Paul Pry, which began publication
Canadian Navy two years ago, train-
ed in London and Halifax, and first
served on a harbor vessel. He was
not contented with this and soon se-
cured a tranefer to a corvette, making
trips to Ireland, England and Africa.
Of a seafaring family he loved the
water, as do his brothers, Douglas
and Angus, both with the R.O.N., the
former on the Pacific and the latter
on the Atlantic. '
Struck by Subway Train.
Authorities said Monday the body
of James Alexander Graham, of Gode-
rich, Ont., a member of the Royal
Canadian Navy, is being held at the
morgue here pending further word
from Sub -Lt. D. E. Howard •of the
Fleet Mail Office, • Halifax.
Graham was killed early last Wed-
nesday when struck by a subway
train. An autopsy disclosed death
esulted from multiple fractures and
abrasions. Police said there was no
suggestion of foul play and that
Graham probably fell off the plat-
form under the train.—Goderich Sig-
nal Star.
V
ALAS FOR HIM
Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress
trees,
Who hopeless lays his head away
Nor looks to see the breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play.
Who hath not learned his hours of
faith
The truth to flesh and sense unknown.
That life is ever lord of death.
After seeing some artillery train-
ing, we inspected a mobile laundry.
of the very latest and most efficient
type.
We had dinner that night with
Brig. F. R. Phelan, D. S. 0., M. C., tictrlar trading area. In this connec-
V. D., Commanding the Canadian tion, however, it should be noted (and
Reinforcement Unit, and his officers,
in their mess. Brig. Phelan has a
very :friendly personality and made
our visit there very enjoyable.
CAMP ENTERTAINMENTS
In the evening we had an oppor-
tunity to see some of the entertain-
ment provided for the Canadian Board Order No. 212 sots the .maxi -
troops when. ` we were taken to the mum retail price at which graded eggs
this is important) that prices must be And love can never lose its own.
no- higher than any specific' or maxi- - J. G. Whittier
mum price fixed under the Regulat-
ions or by an Order of the Board, or
by an Administrator, unless primary
producers are specifically exempted.
An example of a set "specific or
maximum price" can be found in eggs.
MASS PRODUCING THE AERIAL MIGHT OF THE UNITED NATIONS
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. E. Silver, Pastor,
11.00 a.m.—Sunday School
7.00 p.m.—ENening' Worship
The Young People meet each Mon-
day evening at 8 p.m. •
Picture. Shows Women. workersittg out an ever-increasing volume of
checking propeller hubs—one stage biplanes designed to put overwhelming
the mass production process by which air superiority at the disposal' of the
British and. U. S. factories are pour- United Nations.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Rev. G. W. Moore, Lth.
11.00. a.m.—Morning Prayer.
2.30 , p.m. —Sunday School.
7.00 p.m. -Evening Prayer,
Of course, you must have a gen-
uine finger -print.•. to start with. It
Is suggested that this can be secured
by shaking hands with the "victim."
You're wearing a glove and you've
got a plastic substance parked on
the back of it. This takes and
keeps the impression. Then you put
It where you want it.
Claims- that finger -prints can be
faked have been made before. But
obviously it would be a tricky busi-
ness. And experts say that the tests
they employ would soon bring any
deception to light. In any case, the
faked prints would be "in reverse."
'Missing Link's' Jawbone
The jawbone of the "missing link"
has been discovered. It belongs to
the skull of the Transvaal man
whose cranium indicated that he be-
longed to a line of descent midway
between the humans and the apes.
Dr. R. Broom of the Transvaal mu-
seum, Pretoria, South Africa, re-
ports in a communication to Nature
that he has discovered half of the
missing lower jaw with a number of
teeth in position, and that the teeth
are human but the remainder of
the skull is that of a chimpanzee.
This raises an interesting ques-
tion as to whether the transition
som ape to man (if such took place)
was by a gradual change or whether
there were sudden mutations in
which single characteristics were.
altered.
Submarine crews, all volunteers, Picture Shows—A. British, submarine-
learn to handle their complex, dang- trainee learnig to use a periscope, the
erous craft in the British Navy's un-' eyes 'of the underwater craft;., .
derwater submarine school.
THE SALVATION ARMY'
Capt. S. Curtis
11.00 a,m.—Holiness Service
2.30 p.m.—Sunday School.
7.00 p,m.—Salvation Meeting.
ONTARIO STREET UNITED
Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.D.
11.00 a.m.—Divine Worship.
Near Noon—Sunday School,
2.80 p.m.—Turner's Church Service
and Sunday School.
7.00 pin.. —Evening Worship.'
V
A Year Of Service
•
Let the new year be a year of free-
dom from sin, a year of service, a
year of trust in Gott, and it will, be a
happy year from first to last. It may
be the hardest year we have known,
but it will be the happiest.—,I. M.
Buckley, D. D.
•
son • of fourteen, four brothers and are required 'every machine should bis
three sisters. He has been a force in inspected., -After •the first order of
County Council since entering and the psis • are'- obtained the machines.
youngest warden to hold that office should be overhauled' and all addition -
in .many • years. • ' ' ail repair parts ordered so that they
Last Thursday morning all 'County, can_ be used when the machines are
Councillors were present except Reeve' being assembled.
Alonzo Me0ann of Stephen town- ` Not only should field machinery' be
ship, who is ill. Elis' Deputy gverhauled, ' but if, pumps, grinders.
Thomas Love, arrived early last feed hoppers; and other such equip.,
Thursday morning by train, which rnents are reconditioned now, labour•
brought eight others who had been can be saved next summer.
stormbound : at Stratford and inter- , V ,
mediate Points.
Walden Tuckey was sworn into' of- People Urged to
free by Judge T. M. Costello and Coun•
-
cil was also addresesd briefly by Rev. Increase pavinj3s.•
Richard Stewart, of Knox Presbyter- " The objective of the National War•
ran church. Finance Committee is for every Can-•
adieu to invest 12 1-2 per cent or more
of 'his or her income in Victory Bonds.
, • and War Savings Certificates. Resi
dents of this district, who have not
Machinery Now invested for the war effort to this
(Experimental Farms News) extent are urged to try to increase
In haying time last year a farmer their savings, as the need is urgent.
V lost ten hours of time and made two I Victory bonds are the best invest..
Ste s special trips to town for repairs when meet in Canada. Tiro, can be used'
P for`banking purposes, and the banks
a mower broke down.'A small casting, will lend money at a lower rate of in-.
I see not a step before me which costs less than one dollar, was trim As .I tread on another year, lost in the hay field and the mower•, terest on this type of loan' than any.
But the past is still in God's keeping, could not be operated until it was re- r other. The marketability of the Vie -
The future His mercy shall clear, placed. this delay could have been ;tory Bonds is also stressed. Bonds
And what looks dark in the distance avoided and valuable time saved for' purchased during the first Victory i
at
May brighten as I draw neer. a cost of one cent as the delay was Lotti Drive can now be marketedle
—Mary G. Brainard caused by a cotter -pin which wore ' $101..00 for'each $1 the bond drive
V off and allowed the casting to fall off those bought during second drive
the mower. If this pin had been in- can be marketed at $100.: Bonds
Reeve Tuckey Of speeted and replaced before the haying
bought .during the Third Victory Loan.,
season started, the hay crop would Drive can be marketed at a very small
Exeter is Warden have War Savings Certificates,
have been harvested earlier with less of course, are always worth one bund;.
Benson W. Tuckey, Reeve of Exeter labour hours and at a lower cost, ob- red cents on `the dollar. The extremely
was elected Warden of Huron Coun- serves W. I{albfleise , Agricultural strong market which prevails for Vic
ty for 1943 and Council immediately Engineer, Central Bxperimeutal Farm, tory Loan Bonds is evidence that the
got down to business after a two-day Ottawa, purchasers have made one of the soun-
delay caused by the storon• Next summer many' 'last minute dest investments' in the county today,
Mr. Tuckey was first chosen in repairs will not be possible due 'to Victory Bonds and War Savings
Liberal caucus of seventeen members conditions caused by the war. Pro- Certificates should only be sola or re-.
over Reeves Raymond Redmond of vision has been made for the produc- deemed in cases of extreme urgency,
East''Wawanosh, S. H. Whitmore of tion of a large volume of repair parts, It is pointed out that a resident in
Tuckersmith and Alex McDonald of but all dealers may not have all the an eastern Ontario town is buying the
Ashfield, on the third ballot. The fin- parts which may be required at a mo- maxirmm� (480.00) number of .War
al ballot, according to report, was meet's notice, Because of difficulties ' Savings Certificates each year, an,t
9-S Reeve Redmond being the runner- in transportation and in estimating cashing them after six months. Hothe requirements of each district, it uP• felt that lie .ryasmaking a centribu-•
Bois in Middlesex county, near Lon- is necessary to- order repair parts tion to the war effort in• this way,
don, thirty-lsix years ago, son of `early so that the machinery deal- but'was of course mistaken. It fs em-•
Charles stud the late Mrs. Tuckey, the' ers can place the required repair phasized that the only contribution is
new Warden has lived in Exeter, since parts in stock. to keep, the bonds and certificates for
1014 and is engaged itt the motor•'. Both labour and money can be saved the duration of the war, '
transport business. He has been in by ordering repair Harts now and by "War Savings -aro your savings. For
Exeter council for six years, four has thoroughly overhauling niaclrhiory
your benefit: maintain and safeguard`
reeve.' He is a United Churchman, and equipment this wint:r' them";-; is a good slogan to follow. L
Mason, a Lion, is married and has one ! To determine !the repair ',arts,which
Repair Farm
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED
Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.D.' t
11.00 a.m•—Divine Worship
7.00 p.m.—Evening Worship.
Sunday School' at conclusion of
morning service.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. D. J. Lane
10,00 am.—Sunday School.
11.00 amt, --Worship Service.
2.00 pan. --Sunday School, Bayfield.
8.00 p.m. -Worship Service at Hay-
field.
Watch the Calendar
This story is making the rounds
at an armyair base in the South.
One Private Davis amazed his bunk-
mates
unkmates recently when he, walked into
the Post Exchange to -merge' car-
rying in his hand a set of one -stripe
chevrons of a first class private.
Back at the barracks, the soldier
nonchalantly sewed the stripes.on his
shirts and blouse. A buddy finally
called. out, "Hey, Davis, I' didn't
know you were promoted." "Whad-
dya mean, promoted," shot back
Davis. "I'm in the army four
months. That make§ me a private
first class, doesn't it?"
'Quick' Answer.,
A soldier was being instructed in
the touch system of typewriting. It
wasn't very easy for him, but he
kept plugging. For several hours
he kept at it. The teacher finally
came by, glanced over his shoulder
at the work, then shook : his head.
"Look at the mistakes you make,"
quoth the instructor. "You must
go slowly and be more careful."
The private grinned. "Mistakes?
Those aren't mistakes. I know how.
to type. I just don't know how to
P.
sell! a.
BRITISH 25 POUNDER; `aGUN-ROW" TAKES TOLL Or ROMMEL'S
TANKS
s: -A British 25-poun- -Alamein; This afmous artillery "gun- gun and howitzer and has ,prav'ed:
Picture Show P
der hitting back at Ifomnoel before how" combines theadvantages of field vefiy effective against Axis tanks,