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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
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YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
FOR THE LADIES
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Housecoats, .Slippers
Lingerie, Cosmetics,
V. `Purses, Gloves,
Handkerchiefs
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� Stationery,
V Hose, Books;,
Dresses, Pictures
Eunners, (Satin)..
Silk & Satin Cushions
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Tanks ! Planes ! Guns !I
Ships! Plastic Soldiers!.
Airmen.
Games and books of every
description.
FOUR THE GIRLS
Dolls, large and small;
dishes, plastic and earth
enware, doll swings.
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2nd FLOOR
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FOR THE
GENTLEMEN
Belts, Braces,
Socks, Ties
Shirts,
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Scarves,
Gloves, Pyjamas,
Slippers,
Dressing Gowns,
Books.
A. T. COOPER
RCAF ASKS FOR
THE CITIZENS' HELP
Mysterious doings were taking place'
in a German town. The citizens obser-
ved strings of" trucks rumbling
through the streets of the outskirts.
Travellers reported that there was in-
tense activity on a nearby farm. Hun-
dreds of soldiers were being 'trans-
ported in, and large quantities of tar-
paulined cases. True to human nature,
the townspeople were consumed with
curiosity, and tongues clacked endless-
ly, in efforts to find out what was
being done. For many ni,onths the
stalk and the inquiry continued. One
year later no' one knew any more than
on the day the movements were first
observed. Then occurred a reverse
r1
movement, and the -men and equip-
ment was as secretly moved ' away.
The German military authorities had
8' trained a thousand man on a secret
trade, and only they knew' the sub=
ject, the number of men trained, the
results and the progress made. One
thousand men had been virtually im-
-- prisoned for one year. With danger-
ous
and denial :to
efficiency, a
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German ,,
the men of every social privilge, se-
crecy was completely preserved, by
the stern uncompromising practice of
Nazi -ism, 'trusting, in no one.
At' the same time, In"Clinton, On-
tario, a similar movement was laun-
ched, But•deferring to the principles
of democracy, and remembering that
airmen are human beings even in war
time, the personnel of the air force
e the
permitted to
lean
r
anon
were station
camp to visit the theatres, their wives,
their friends and to enjoy many of
the privileges of peace time. A. great
trust was handed to 'these airmen,
ancl• to the citizens of the towns and
cities adjacent to the camp. A very
very great trust. A trust that there
was not one airman nor one citizen
who would deliberately make use of
these liberties to convey information
V to the enemy. There was a further
trust—that neither w?uld they betray
Canada and the war cause even by
INNOCENT action. Security utas dis.
cussed •on the station. How far could
the airmen and the citizens go in dis-
cussing intriguing mystery of what
was going on? .. How much could the
airmen tell their wives and their
sweethearts, and their barber, and
their acquaintances? The answer was
emphatic--- THEM' SHOULD NOT
AND COULD NOT SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THE STATION. Human nat-
ure being what it is talk continued.
quilt top; 1 pair pyjamas; 1 afghan What harm was there in passing on
nd 2 uilts quilted. a little bit of news. It had noth-
secret Any
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BAYFIELD
Bayfield Cottages Looted
The worst case of wanton destruc-
tion in the history of Bayfield was
uncovered over the week end when it
was discovered that some twenty-five
cottages in Jowett'3 Grove, Deer
Lodge Park and the Bayfield- High-
lands had been broken into and fur-
niture, dishes, windows, screens and
doors smashed. Mr. Chas Falconer no-
ticed' that the windows in one or two
of Wt 'R. Jowett's cottages had been
broken last week but • between Friday
and Sunday great damage had been
done to ten of the cottages. In some
of them it was impossible to step for
'broken glass •ancl dishes and every-
thing that could be thrown about ad-
ded
Apples were
ded to the confusion,
scattered about freely. • McVittir s,
Jones and Foiston's cottages in the
Grove had also been damaged in vary-
ing degrees—some drily the windows
broken,, rubber boots and other artie-
les thrown outside. The Provincial
Police investigated on Monday and
found that cottages in Deer. Lodge
Park (owned by L. Brock of Byron)
The Burch cottages in the Bayfield
Highlands and the Willitts, Duncan
and McAllister cottages had come in
for similar treatment. Only one - of
the cottages showed evidence of hav-
ing been occupied. On Tuesday:Mrs.
L. W . Burch came from Detroit and in
attempting to clean 'up her summer
home, found a worn air force.u li
form in a chest in the cellar which
suit-
case,
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fat
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some s
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crus
to
case, a suit of clothes belonging
Mr. Burch, silver, two large and
an
air
to
s an axe and
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valuable wrenches,
marauders
rifle were, missing.. ,The mars
had slept in the beds, used the towels
etc. blackened all kitchen utensils by
cooking over fires built on the con-
crete floor of the basement, damaged
thirty jars of jam and canned goods,
and just to be sure no one else would
use provisions left in the cottage by
Mrs Burch, they had mixed sugar
and salt and put soda into a pound
of eoffee. Cigarette butts were in
evidence everywhere and the beddinb
and linen in an undescribable condi-
tion. Jam had been emptied into a
drawer full of clean linen. Great dam-
age was also done to McAllister's cot-
tage, Altogether it must have been a
big celebration. It will cost the own-
ers hundreds of dollars to repair the
damage and replace broken articles.
Two youths who were known to have
been in the vicinity on Friday evening
were taken into custody at Southam-
pton by the Provincial Police on Tues-
day and are said to have confessed
to all the depredation. They occr,pied
Burch's cottage from Friday night to
Sunday.
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FOR GENTLEMEN
fo accessories, byBachelor, Langlois,
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Pinaud and Yardley—these are always pp
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WEDDINGS
'PECK—SNELL
A . quiet wedding took place at
Moncton, New. Brunswick, on Wed-
nesday, December first at 3 p.m. in
the Royal Canadian Air Force chapel
of No. 8 S.F.T.S. when Elva Jean,
second daughter of Mr and Mrs. John
Snell of Hullett Township and Lead-
ing Aircraft -man Robert Keith Peek,
eldest. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Peck of Stanley Township. were un-
ited in marriage by Flight Lieut-
enant Wilson, padre at the station.
Sgt. Johnston, R.C.A.F., presented'
a -medley of wedding marches on the
electric organ, The •attendants were
LAC and, Mrs. Hugh. Lee.
The bride wore a tailored brown
suit with powdre blue accessories and
rs
• ses: Mrs,
ro
a corsageof pink talisman
Lee- wore a two piece ensemble of
moss green with brown accessories
and a corsage of yellow mums, After
the wedding a reception and dinner
the Brunswick Hotel. The
was Meld at
young couple will reside in Moncton.
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MAGUIRE--SWAN
At St. Glair Avenue United Church,
Toronto,. on Friday, December 3rd,
Rev. J. E. Todd officiated at the mar-
riage of Able Seamon Maurice Patti-
son Maguire, RGNVR., eldest son ov'
Hugh P. Maguire, Clinton, and Jean
Harriett Swan, youngest daughter of
Mrs. Lucy Swan, Clinton, and the late
Joseph W. Swan.
The bride wore winter white wool
with small. black velvet halo and
was of
e
accessories. Her
!'nibs
esor g
ec s
blacka
red roses. She was attended by Miss
Elaine Peck, Toronto who chose a
brown
with r
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w
piece
mustard
tvvo
accessories and a corsage of pink
roses. The groom was attended by
Able Seaman Frank H. Burcher, RCN
VR of Toronto.
The wedding dinner was served at
the Old Mill. After a short honeymoon
the groom will rejoin his ship at Hali-
fax and Mrs. Maguire will reside in
Toronto.
V
vices hat the taxpayers actively dis-
like.
Canada can de her share in feed-
ingCanadian farmers ers
are
• e if
Europe n
sur-
plus
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the needed c
encouraged to produce
plus and are guaranteed, a margin of
profit on their labor. Continuance
of
rationing would hinder rather than
help increased production. Neither
rural or urban Canadians will feel like
woking hard at their jobs if they must
continue to support indefinitely the
non-productive employment of thou-
sands' of civil servants whose func-
tions have become obsolete.
Don't Miss These Fine Values!
Priced at
$3.95 to 15.00
, F Windbreakers,
V Also time to choose Linen Handkerchiefs, �Vindbre. k ,
Scarfs and Neckwear
thus leaving more time for practical
work on civilian defence, and finally
the lectures were abandoned altogeth-
er.
Members .of this committee com-
pletely agredd with members of the
general public that blackouts were a
nuisance, and the official disbanding
did not worry then greatly. The per-
mission to continue opertations at
their own expense will relieve them
of the necessity of finding a new ex-
cuse for the weekly night out. It will
also relieve their wives of the duty of
Pretending to be seriously impressed
by a new reason for getting away
from home.
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OBITUARY
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Red Shield
The R.S.W.A. held their regular
meeting in the S.A. Hall on Tuesday
afternoon in the absence of the Pre-
sident, Lieut Wastell presided. There
were 21 members present. Collection
amounted to $4.80 articles brought in
were: 1 pair seamen's boots; 10 pair
socks; 21 pair panties; 1 chess; 1
MRS. ANNA FREEMAN
for the
n who
Mrs. Anna Freeman,
past month had resided in Stratford,
died in the Stratford General Hospi-
tal •about midnight Tuesday. Suffering
from a heart attack, M•rs. Freeman
was taken to the hospital about six
o'clock Tuesday night. Born in Sea -
forth, the former Anna Purcell was
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Purcell. She was 72 years of
age. In 1892 she was married in Sea -
forth to Patti Edward Freeman who
survives and lives in Toronto. Mrs.
Freeman has made her home in Strat-
ford for
trat-ford-for the past two years. She was
a member of the church of the imma-
culate Conception. Surviving also are
one daughter, Miss Iima Freeman,
Toronto; one brother, T. R. Purcell,
Stratford, and two sisters, Mrs. M.
Stratford;
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Clinton.
• a•et Clint
Mrs. D. Flynn( Marg i ),
One son, Clifford, died 18 years ago.
The funeral was held Friday'morn-
ing from the Gingras funeral home
Stratford. Rev. W .T. Corcoran sang
the requiem high mass at the Church
of the Immaculate Coneeption at 9.00
o'clock. The pallbearers .were: T.
Purcell, Stratford, and T. Carbert, G.
Carbert, A. Dale and T. Flynn, all of.
Clinton. Interment was made in St.
James' cemetery Seaforth where the
committal service was conducted by
Rev. T. P. Hussey, Seaforth. Beauti,.
ful flowers and spiritual offerings
were received.
A a q
rag to clo withanything
We acknowledge with thanks Com- fool would know that.
Porter patches from Mrs. B. J. Gib -
But Getman espionage agents were
A binge, and 3 pair socks and 1 sleeve -
not fools, and knew that a certain
less sweater from the, Stanley Con little piece of detached news was ex-
munity Club. actly the part of a jig saw puzzle
they had been waiting for. With a
knowledge of the important part this
station was playing in the great war
game, they had been fools enough to
miss the chance of enlisting a German
sympathizer having access to the dis-
trict.
DAVIS & H E R M A N The next meeting will .be in the
S. A. Ha
sk a's Tuesday the
Hall on Tuesday Dec. 14th.
21st of Dec, will be
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A Few Christmas Suggestions.,.t
Ski Outfits; Skiis, poles and harnss $9.00 and up. A
Rifle or Shotgun cleaning kits $1.00 and up Q
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5 - We still have a•few toboggans left.
5 Bicycle Tires $1.50 and $1.95. Bicycle lights $1.25
Uo Let us help you with Your Christmas Shopping.
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Luck of the Hunters
Four bears and plenty of deer tro-
phies of the hunt in the Bruce Penin-
sula, have been seen in these parts,
A Bayfield party consisting of George
0 °, Little, Walter Westlake and Jack
tv Howard brought back a 300 pound
The news was passed by indirect'
route to Germany. The deductions
made possible by the piece of infor-
mation, in itself appearing quite harm
less, enabled a fighting machine bear-
ing a swastika to be at the right spot
at the right time and Canadian deaths
A', black bear and two deer a buck and a resulted. Was one of these dead men
• doe, William Farrish of Goderich, the son of someone in Clinton, or God -
• Ellwood Epps of Clinton .and Ray erich? Of this the parents or the
Watson of London had three bears, relatives may never be fairly sure,
a mother and two cubs, shot as they but they can be definitely sure of one
emergedfromtheir den near Willow
Creek, ten miles south of Tobermory.
George Little was with Jim Winch
of Wiarton when he got his bear about
9 .o'clock in the morning as it was
hoofing it through a thicket near Toe-
nail ridge not far south of the "Tub"
Mr. Bear wee looking neither to the
right nor to the left, but plowing
right ahead trying to get away, whan
two shots, one each front the gums of
Little and Winch, brought him down
at one hundred yards. He was anold racks are all empty. The wife con-
fellow. fides in her bridge club, and soon a
On Monday of this week Provincial German agernt hears the news, A little
Constable Frani{ Fox was called to the later another airman tells his girl
Clinton Monument Works
WILL IN THE FUTURE BE OPERATED BY
CUNNINGHAM & PRYDE
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR
Exeter . Business
Mr. J. J. Zapfe will be pleased to receive any inquiries
P.
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o'u
thing. In indulging their curiosity, in-
dulging the peacetime privilege of
gossip, failing to hush up anyone who
attempted to discuss the station—one
of these acts killed Canadian boys as
surely as if their own parents or
friends pulled the trigger of the gun
aimed at the boys' head.
The failure to match the German in
secrecy can produce more general re-
sults. An 'airman tells his wife that he
is more comfortable now, as the bar -
ELLIOTT—PECK— WEDDING
The marriage was solemnized at
the home of the bride's parents, on
Saturday, November 27th, at high
noon of Dorothy Emmeline, eldest
daughter,,•y of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.
Peck, oiiStanley Township, and Mr.
John Francis Elliott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J.H.R. Elliott, of Blyth.
The ceremony was perorated by the
Rev. Reba Hearn, pastor of the Var-
na United Church, in the presence of
only the immediate families of the
contracting patties.
Following the ceremony the happy
couple left for a short honeymoon, fol-
lowing which they will take up resid-
ence at 6 Rushholme Drive, Toronto.
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MRS JOHN PROSSER
Mrs. John J. Prosser died Sunday
at the home of her sister, Mrs. D.
Vittie, London, She was in her 30th
year.
Born in Dorchester, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Leigh, she lived in
London for many years. She has lived
for six years in Clinton, returning to
London eight months ago when taken
ill. "She was a member of St. Paul's
Anglican church, Clinton, and of the
Rebekahs.
She is survived by her husband,
a son Jack; a daughter, Lorna; her
parents, Mr .and Mrs. R. H. Leigh,
London; two sisters, Mrs. Vittie and
Irene of London; seven brothers, Dou-
glas, N. Y.; Brentham, Alfred and
William, all of London, Stanley, RCA.
F. Aylmer: Harold RCNVR, Halifax,
and Donald overseas.
The funeral was held from the
W. J. Duncan- of Seaforth was in
the village on Monday to inspect the
dainage clone to his cottage. L, Brock
of Byron, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jowett
of Elmira, Mrs. F. Willitts and two
daughters and Mrs L. W. Burch of
Detroit were also here on Tuesday.
The sum of twenty-seven dollars
was handed to the treasurer of the
Bayfield and Community Active Ser-
vice
eo-vice Fund for smokes for the boys
overseas. This represented the amount
cleared at a dance held in the town
hall, on November 26th, which was
sponsored by Lindsay Smith and Mil-
ton Talbot.
The annual meeting of LOL No. 24
was held at the 'tall on Monday even-
ing. The following officers were elec-
ter for the year 1944: Master Bro, J.
Parker; Deputy Master, Bro. Walter
Westlake; Chaplain, Bro. Alfred Er.
vein; Recording Secretary Bro, Lesiis
Elliott; Lecturer, Thos. Wm. MoDool
and Lloyd Scotchmer; Treasurer, Bro.
Harold Stinson; Financial Secretary
Bro. Charles Gemeinhardt. Marshall
Bro. William Parker; Committee, Bro-
thers Wm. Ferguson, Robert Orr,
Lindsay Smith, Emmerson Heard,
John Watson.
November 18/43, North Africa
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THOMAS MCMURRA]'
Following a lengthy illness, W.
Thomas McMurray, Guelph passed
away at his late residence Sat.trday,
December 4th, Mr. McMurray who
was '71 years of age, was born in
Morris township. He had resided in
Guelph only about a year, and previous
to that owned a farm at Crieff for a
number of years.
Surviving are his widow, the for-
mer Jean MacLaren, and three dau-
ghters, Mrs. George Minty (Edith),
Mrs. Ernest Prescott (Viola) of Tor-
onto and Pearl McMurray at home.
Mayor A. J. McMurray of Clinton
is a brother.
The body rested at his residence un-
til Monday afternoon when a short
service was held. The remains were
moved to the Sheerin funeral home,
Toronto, where funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Interment in St. John's cemetery, To-
ronto.
farm of John McDonald just south of friend that he wishes he could live.
•Ba field where a deer with a bullet up town. The barracks are jammed
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wound chased by dogs, had given up full, this titre, believe it or not, with
to the Canadian plate. Restraint of the struggle. It still was living when Chinese trainees. This teaches the
Post -War -Rationing I agent, Piece by piece the airmen and
the citizens unwittingly pass on these
crumbs of information. Finally, the
agent is able to report the United
Nations .policy for a certain war area.
The German.or Jap marine comman-
ders, or the .German or Jap Air com-
manders are ordered to strike at once'.
—they may depend upon a minimum
or no defence in their area. A. major
loss of equipmnt and men oceut's to
the Allied cause.
The Germans claim credit with en-
thusiasm. But oddly enough, they are
unable to send an Iron Cross to the
person who enabled them to achieve
their coup. The person who earned
this medal lives in a Canadian town,
and could not and would not accept
the decoration. He had the doubtful
The suggestion that it may be nec-
essary to continue rationing in Cana-
da for some time after the war is
over is not precisely the best way to
,enlist support for present restrict
tions. Normally Canada has an ex-
-portable surlpus of foodstuffs, and
.even though some shortages exist
-new;, the civilian population is eating
regularly and well. . When the e
this tendency is better left to individ-(Walter Westlake reached it. Advocat-
ual consciences and. digestions than to es of open deer season. in Huron are
the authorities at Ottawa. In some 1 citing this and other cases as inst-
cndy factories it is the custom to al- •ances'. of illegal shooting. It is said
p
low employees to eat all of the pro- special game overseers have been sent
duct they desire, and it is usually oto Huron isince the complaints were
made in County Council and that char
-
found
found that a new hand losses appetite ges are pending.
for sweets after a week."
The suspicion cannot be avoided v
able wastes of army catering 'arrre- e re- erished Europe is somehow connected
moved, when there are no lone AIR LINE OPERATORS
'with a desire to maintain employees NOW TALK IN CODE
Tosses of cargoes through enemy of the Rationing. Administrations have afin-
is Air line radio operators
tion and when more manpower Lsu supported by the taxpayer, but north- words have
tete Seems B .go all their own, Code
Un-
available for ag-ricuiture, there er is it the cheapest. When parliamen-
be'no reason why we cannot ship control ofpublic finance is re- crept into their every day talk. For
to tary I instance; if two girl operators
large quantities of food to relieve dis established, the representatives of the Trans -Canada Air Lines service are
tress in Europe and still have plead the taxpayers will be expected to get C
ful supplies for our own people, busy on the task of reducing expendi- (ranting and one says "Roger!" she is
mean demobil- not referring to a boy friend. She pleasure of being the one who passed
course, some few may celebrate tures, and that shouldIsim Ty means "OK. I get it. Offict of casual news
Of„ on the last little bit
of ponce by a wild orgy ization of large numbers of temper- •lip "Roger” stands for Message
of pork and beanS, � time received an understood." o
that. he noble ide aof feeding impov-
Dear Mrs. Prentice,
Just a few lines to let you know
that I ata still in the 16th Cdn, Gen.
Hospital but I am getting along 'just
fine. I have malaria fever and it is
caused from mosquito bites. I hope
to be out soon again with the ,Regi-
ment. How is everyone around Bay-
field these days? Have you had snow
there yet? We have had some up in
the nort hof Italy. I am in North
Africa at the present time. The wea-
ther and scenery is much the same
as Italy. I was quite surprised to meet
my old school' mate Nursing Sister
Bernice Seeds so we had quite an old
time chat. She was saying that I am
the first Bayfield boy she had seen.
Well it will soon be Christmas again
so I will wish you all a Merry one
and a Happy New Year. I will close
for now and best of luck to everyone.
Cheerio. Your friend James.
A4525 Pte. Sturgeon, 3. W. B Coy.
RCR, CMF, CAO.
the declaration ager
d b s salted peanuts ary civil servants. Parliament will la, y d d tori„ that the G'ertnans were awaiting.
bananas or other dishes no strange .have no mandate to con paying
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WATERLESS LAUNDRY
IS RAILWAY FEATURE
Readers whose memories carry back
a generation or so will recall adver-
tisements of a type of soap which,
according to the maker, "won't wash
clothes." The Canadian National Rail-
ways operate two laundries which do
a big job in cleaning but they "won't
wash clothes." Furthermore, they use
Harrison & Skinner funeral home, no soap, starch, not even water, nor
London, at 3.30 o'clock Tuesday after-
noon. Rev. A. A.Trumper conducted
the service. Interment was trade in
Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Civilian Defence
Gracious permission has been grant-
ed to Civilian Defence Committees to
carry on at their own expense, but
presumably there will be no more
blackouts of inland cities and there-
fore no effective way for the C.D.C.
members to advertise the patriotic
work they are doing.
Some of the committees may find it
pleasant to revert to their pre -
blackout type of meeting. One group
of enthusiasts in a Toronto neighbor-
hood formed a committee to study air.
raid precautions long before the Pro-
vincial Government became jittery
about the possibility of bombings.
Meetings were held weekly in the
play -room of the warden's house and
for the first few weeks the ,members
listened carefully to lectures on fire-
fighting and first aid. Then one week,
the speaker of the evening was .pre-
vented at the last minute front com-
ing.
members, who had assembled at some
personal inconvenience, the host sug-
gsted' that they have a game of poker,
and when the meeting finally adjourn-
ed a two -thirty next morning all vot-
ed that it had been the most success-
ful ever held. 1t was no long before
it was agreed, informally, that the
lecture period ,tight become shorter,
He could have donne no more harm had
he deliberately sent a letter to .Ber-
lin.
WITO WAS THAT PERSON?.
IT COULD BE YOt
WAS IT YOU?
is there any after ironing, These are
"dope" laundries, and this particular
"dope" has nothing to do with drugs.
"Dope" in this instance, is the com-
bination of oil and cotton waste used
by railways to lubricate the journals
of locomotives, freight andpassenger
cars so as to provide easy running
and, prevent "hot boxes". The material
is packed in the journal boxes, the
waste acting as a wick to feed oit
to the bearing surfaces. After a per-
iod of service this pacicing is removed
from the jourdal boxes and sent to
the laundries at Montreal or Winnipeg
to be reclaimed. The oil is cleared, the
waste cleansed and put to us again,
the process affecting substantial dol-
lar savings for the National Rail-
ways each year.
E. R. Battley, Chief of Motive Pow-
er and Car Equipment, said that for
the first ten months of 1943, 0,547,200
pounds of "dope" had been treated, an
increase of 1,827,910 pounds over the
corresponding period of 1942, Depen-
ding on the size of the journal box
from seven and a half to thirteen
pounds are required for a packing.
Hot boxes remain a problem to all
railways awaiting the invention of a
permanent preventative.
H.R.H. Princess Alice, 'wife of the
Governor-General of Canada, said on
a recent visit to Canadian Red Cross
National Workroom, Toronto, 'that
women volunteers 'are producing ar-
ticles of the highest standard of cjual-
ity. "They can only he described as
professional." Her Highness' Said.
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