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THE SEAFORTH NE \VS
The Union Jack
Tle jueier r- .0 I 110 Address By Rev. I, B. Kaitte
Flow, r Mina, (tidetett a v, Th'
joyride t 0:11'1? tt.lte•
Service
day, C., t ;nen. att .(em
Auditorium. The ;mums me; dm ma: chrenime,
tions were eacriod t•ut ,e•11 Hall
owe'en style. The prizes for Charm: -
ter costumes went to Imitate %Mil-
len as a "Japanese"; dean McMaster
as a Dutch Girl; Louise Case as a
"Gipsy"; Ronny Sills as a "Soldier."
The Novelty prizes were won by
Mary Margaret Cleary. t'atherine
Laudenbuch and Mary Lou Sills. Ger-
aldine Eckert won the "Apple on
String" contest. and Kenneth Hart
the "Illusive' Chuirst" During the
lunch a short nutshell program was
given by Dianne Iffellen. Ann De La-
Franier, Ronny Sills, Mary Lon Sills,
Alice Melver, Jeau McMaster. and
Louise Case. The Rhythm Band, as-
sisted by Betty Moore on violin. furn-
ished the music for the promenade.
A vote of thanks to their leather.
Mother Rentiquis, was moved by Ger-
alda Flannery and was heartily ap-
plauded by all. The singing of "0
Canada," "Carry On." and "God Save
the Ring." brought the party to it
ebse.
Young People Hold
Hallowe'en Masquerade
On :Monday evening. Get. 2Sth.
the Young People's meeting of North
Side United Church took the form
of a Hallowe'en masquerade. Miss
Vera Mole, social convener. had
charge. The meeting opened by the
"Grand Parade." assisted by Miss
Edith Hoag at the piano. The 4.,ontie
costume was won by Miss Isabel
Forrest and the character by Miss
Ruth Thompson. Appropriate games
and contests were enjoyed by all. AP-
ples and candy were then served and
the meeting closed by singing "000
Save the King."
CROMARTY
The teachers ‘-ti 1-101 hell and Ful,.
'ferule hebl their regular grt.alt meet -
no NI,mtlay evening :Itth nt'a
selio61. at Cr,enarty. ',there Ross Mc-
Kay is the teachd. Af.er •they
the at new school.
(Miss, Vielet Chowcn ,e' Stratford
ni) ;cork
done hy 711t, 'reac1rs' Feleriti,m ni
1)itar's. :111.1 '.'Ted 't,71,-11ers
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TOWN TOPICS
Mrs. .1, Imre, .001 -son .lie' -ph
sie,1,1 rim •x•et,k end in 1.01010n with
31r. and Airs. Tontlinsan
l'or .1 Is, ee.,t. -
lit tilloX Presby teflon Church
Sunday evening. Rev. • I. 11. Keine.
:Minister. ()vomited e sermon on the
subjeet, "Born in Canada Beneath
he British Flag,"
In introducing his subject he gave
information about the Gag. The first
tines were skins of animals. Since
they were first used flags have re-
minded people of past heroes. high
resolves and heroic deeds.
We know that there were flags
flown by the Egyptians, which had
on them the pictures of boatshouses,
etc. The Persians had a flag on whirl
was found- the Eagle: Our Indians
11111 feathers on a pole for their flag.
The Roman legions carried a stand-
ard, one for each oue hundred men;
some with a wolf, a horse or an
eagle. However. the first banners on
cloth are believed to have been relig-
ions. Mann these religious banners we
have received (1111. L'ninn ,lick. Pos.
slbly. 1 110 oldest national flag flown
Inlay is the Danish flag. In 1219 the
king, al a critical point in a battle,
believed be saw 0 crimson (Toss in
Ib e sky, Taking new taming., frem
this. he Wont ahead and 11 01) 11 Vie -
tory. Go 01080 the cross in. 111e st a n-
dard or his people. and when they
saw the flag they said • h. WaS. 1 110
St 1'01151 h of Denmark.
Tit origival flag of the British
Empire was that of England. whitb
was first flown 741 years ago. King
Richard 1st. retarning from the
CrIlsades in 1194, brought with hint
the Cross of St. George. Latter St.
George was chosen as the Patron
Saint of England. St. George's nag
was a red cross on a white ground.
Varlet' it sailed and fought Drake,
Raleigh. Frobisher, Hawkins .and oth-
ers, It is written, "They died, but the
fiag of England blew free ere the
spirit spread."
In 1001, James VI, of Scotland be-
came King of England as well. Three
years later the Cross of St. Andrew
was added to the cross of St, George.
This- Is a white cross or "Saltire" an
a blue ground.. Under this flag sailed
Cabot, Hudson. Cook. etc. The Brit-
ish triumphed at Blenheim,
ante, Ranffilies. the Nile, and Tra-
falgar. It was under this flag that
Canada and India were won for the
emeire,
1 1(.1er I 0'))'' Ill. the Aet of Cithm.
tessed and ivelatel betattee
earl lireat Britain. - The Cross of
isaltire on white --
,j0111,-11 1) the flag. This inion
,1at ef the United Kitiedotu was
j•I's! Cowl: January let. pail,
111. also informed the con-
zeitien how they should fly the
:apt, .brewing to their attention that
ne ;lag wais upside down, W111111 is 11
si411 id' distress. 1110 broad part of St.
'.mitews cross shoilltP be to the
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• nioi, tact,. l'ittnoli(111
o t ,eadian AI 1115 13):
1 101 o. can:Mt:01
Ar7. at, i1 it is proport ‘,111y clown
11 emet. Also by °reel. itt 192::. lts
tile may be flown. Ity Canadian 1)1-
11'.
;Ibroad, s6 as to distinguish
them from other British offices.
TIte Union ,lat.k. stands for equality
and independence, The red of the
flag is for tantrage, zeal, fervency;
the white for purity, cleanliness of
111, reetithde of tainduet; the blue is
for loyalty, devotiot, frieudship.
justice and truth. The cross is a syne
bol of suffering borne willingly fol.
others.
This flag has the red blood of her-
OeS combined with the blueness of the
sea and the stainless soul of justice.
It has cones, not by way of strife and
bloody revolution, but by Union and
co-operation. It stands for Govern-
ment of the people, by the people, for
the people, The Union Jaelt flies to
proclaim liberty of all who will use
and not abuse it; honor or the spoken
and written word; and the enema or
truth throughout the world.
Drawing attention to the flag
draped on the pulpit. Mr. Kahle told
the congregation it had actually.
flown on Windsor Castle. Windsor
has been fortress: prison and palace
down through the yeaes. The ground
on which the ('1)51 is stands was chosen
by William the Conqueror, aftee the
Battle of Hastings, as the site of a
fortress. It was mentioned in history
as early as 11170, and recorded in the
Domesday book in 1006. The first
eastle of stone, for use as a royal res.
idenee, was built by Henry 11.
Edward 1 1 1. reconstructed 11 00 it
large scale. Here, in 1249, he instit-
uted the Order of tite (111111'. Trad-
ition tells us that one day, at a Win-
dsor festivity, at lady lost her garter,
which the Ring picked up, and bound
round his own leg with tile comment,
"Hmii soil qui mai y ponse."
During the Great War, When Ring
George V, felt it was impossible to
retain his German suename of Saxe-
Cobourg, he turned for a title to old
historic Windsor, and on July 17th,
1917, by Royal Proclamation, the title
of the Royal Family was changed to
"The House and Family or 'Windsor."
The speaker quoted a poem, The
Union Jack, written by W. Everard
Edmonds:
THE UNION JACK
li's. only a small Move of bunting.
It's only an old coloured rag;
Yi t thtfusands have died for its
lentor,
Awl shed their best. blood for
tit,- 111,4.
eleiceed with the Cross of St.
IVIkh,Andrew.
of 01(1. Semi:oars heroes
has bgl;
It tunic, the Cross of St. Patrick.
For whieh Irelend's greatest have
10ined with these 15 our old English
ensign,
St. 1.1 1(1)5 red cross int White
field;
Round whieli. from Richard to Rob-
erts.
Briton's conquer or tile, but ne'er
71531.
It flutters triumphant o'er ocean.
As free as the wind and the waves;
And hondsim-a from shackles un-
loosened,
'Swill its shadows no longer are
slaves.
11 floats o'er Australia,' New Zeal-
and.
O'er Canada. the Indies, Hong
Kong;
And Britons , wher'er their flag's
claim The rights wIdelt to 13ritons
belong.
We 'hoist it to sinftv our devotion
To our King, our country, and
• laws;
It's the outsvard and visible emblem,
Of progress and liberty's cause.
You may say it's an old bit of
bunting,
You may tall it an old coloured
rag;
But freedom has made it majestic,
.011 time has enobled our flag.
Continuing the address the preach-
er spoke of Loyalty, as the supreme
virtue, mentioning loyalty in the an-
imal creation, and among men. The
myally of the early Britons under
Queen Boadicea, who continued to
,18(11 on when defeated again and
agaia by the Roman legions, "Brit-
ons conquer or die, but neer yield."
Drawing attention to Loyalty to
country in emphatic terms, the min-
ister criticized hyphenated Canadians
the Irish -Canadians, Scotch -Can-
adians, English -Canadians, etc. He
said we were all Canadians by birth
or by choice, and should express our
pride in the fact. Remembering the
contribution made by those who came
to Canada from other lands, he closed
the sermon by reciting those inspir-
ing words of Pauline Johnson's poem,
"Canadian Born,"
CANADIAN BORN
We first saw light in Canada, the
land beloved to God;
We are the pulse of Canada, its
marrow and its blood;
And elo, the men of Canada, can
race the world and brag
That We were born in Canada be-
neath the British Flag.
Few of us have the blood of Kings,
few are of courtly birth,
But law are vagabonds or rogues
.0e1 v c on ,TetIontial Ono ou-
t Um 0 wm, berit Canteta
11.,111) In Mae.
i he Dutch tiny. int ,•,, their flolland.
the Spattiard hay,. his Spain.
The Yankee to the south of Its 1111.151
sinfth of us remain:
For not luau dare lift tt hand
against the men who brag
That they were born in Canada be-
miob the British meg,
Thi, flag recently donated by Mr.
W. T. Congdon was in a place or
prominence and in flout of the choir
loft and around the church -Were flags
from the following organizations:
Imperial Order Daughters of the
Empire (1.0.D.E.); Canadian Leg-
ion, Branch 142; Ladies' Auxiliary
to Canadian Legion, Branch 142; HOY
Se011ts, Dunnville Branch; High
1.•S'i'll•ti:)(1).)1e;pt.; Dunnville Munietpal Comp
Public School; Dunnville
ell; Haldimand COunty Loyal Orange
Lodge; Loyal Orange Lodge Mil
(Exceleior); Lady Orange Benevolent
Association (Riverside 185) L.0.13.A.;
Juvenile Orange Lodge (Jubilee 171);
Royal Black Knights (Woods Preeep-
they 1)11); Independent Order Odd -
fellows; June Rebekah Lodge; East
tern Still., Loyal 70; Du unville Mitt
Guard; Monarch Knitting Co., and
Mr. C. 0. Thomas.
Airmen Becoming Acquainted,- '
Citizens ‘,1 Goderich and district
are taliinz the English and Scottish
;Mullett ho arrived 11 P t Altbert
Navigation S011011 last Friday to their
hearts and .1111 R..\.F. 111111 are evarms
returning the spirit of cordiality.
of the differences in customs
hetween the hoys frem over there"
1111,1 11, Cantioks are rapidly beim:.
broken ,lovi 11, but in ...he process 11)11)17
amusing' •ituations have occurred,
halt have tended to ibring the air-
men still closer to us. The !Inference
(between English and Canadian cur-
rency stumped -the majority of the
newcomers and ,for the first few clays
here they purchased artieles about the
town on -faith, trusting (to the honesty
Of the merchant -when they allowed
him to pick change out tvf their band
in payment for the article. One man
tteket1 a local merchant to enlighten
him as to the names used for the diff-
erent ,Canaclian coins, When he 'had
had a "cent," a "niekol," a ''dints" and
a "quarter" pointed out to him. he
queried, "And (which is 0 bit?" \\*hen
the merchant told him there Was no
1110I1 1110.0' as a hit, the airman replied
with 'I1Vel1. ellen I '1)1)1-0 111 cigar-
tett-. in a hilliards parlor the nein Ilil
111e they cie4t two bits," 1.111e of the
strike the cisiters 11
111.)s) antatiti,,t is the in -linen, size .1i
Ca11:011. '111)* hi,. can't lantlive
eountry streti-lies f,a thousand -
7 miles ,frott, ea.:, 1., et est. The air-
men llimellt they had tratersed lilt A'
(.311.14a ill (towing here from an
Eastern C,inadian port. As it matter
itf fact, manv of them ,‘ ere firmly
eoncieced, when their train milled in
here. that they Act.re very ti 51' to the
l'aeitir Ocean and wetild the stationed
in Vancouver. ilttv \very -greatly sur
prised to learn that the distales they
had come hy rail was than one-
lifth the distance they would (have to
travel to reach the Pacific roast from
the port of their disemtharkation, The
many fields lying hare and unused
which they saw in their journey there
.puzzled the 10en Who are accustomed
seeing every square ineh 2 soi'
utilized in their 01)11 country. The
maple woods are of course appreciat-
ed by the Visitors for their 'beauty at
this time of year. They admit that the
climate here has smne points on that
of the ClId Country, yet when the
weather turned rainy and foggy an
Tuesday and Wednesday ehey seemed
to be happy, saying with a smile,
"This is more like home." Ont ()if the
.ergeant instructors in conversing
,with a merchant here eevealecl his
surprise at the lack of olass distinc-
tion in ehis country. lion he hastily
added that it was something 'which
he admired and he said that 'When
the war 'was over he would dyeing this
family over here to live. .Another dis-
tinctive .featttee which the airmen find
about Canada is the abundance of
food. They were not accustomed to
being tgiteen the 'large 'quantities of
food they get in their meals at Bort
Albert. Some of the siemen were un-
der the impression that -Canada was
still a (waste land with 'wolves and
other wild animais preying abotat the
country at They were- helped
along in this impression Iby a group
of 'Canadian soldiers stationed 'over-
seas who, upon learning that the Eng-
tlishmee 'were erdbarking for -this
ha
w‘avairnnetidhethsterneletos! Tthheeyiwlvne,st
realize that the Canadian boys were
engaging in the gentle game of tleg-
tpulling.-Goderich SignalStar.
Send us the names of your visitors.
Mote 14 no other.
toectecc JUST LIKE
THURSDAY, NOV. 7. 1940
WHEN COLDS STRIKE...Relieve Misery the Improved,
Home -Tested Vicks Way. Perfected for Children
No matter what you have tried in the
past to relieve misery of colds -treat
your child the improved Vicks way --
with a "VapoRub Massage". Then
notice how swiftly it starts to quiet
coughing, ease muscular soreness or
tightness and bring comfort.
With this MORE THOROUGH treat-
ment (developed by Vicks staff of
Doctors) the poultice -and -vapor action
of Vicks VapoRub more effectively
PENETRATES irritated air passages with
soothing medicinal vapors, inhaled
deeply with every breath.
STIMULATES chest and back like a
warming poultice or plaster.
Reports Good Crops in West. -
Mr. John D. Craig, of Hensall, re'
turned last week after spending the
past two and a half Ilium!), in Sask-
atchewan ei'sitine friends. 3.1r. Craia
report. good Crops in the \',,l but
the market sloe.
Engagement, -
Dr. and Mrs. S. 1, Hughes, of Tara,
Ont., announce the en...taa-entent of
their only (laughter, Elhetheth
belle (Betty to Leading
eraftsmart James Ilartry, of
the 1,1111100, (Int., son of
•N1r, and INirs. liumard Harry,
Leedom Ont., the marriage to take
place early in Noventher
Carter Scholarships. -
!Winners of the Carter Schol'ir-
ships have theen announced, The
scholarehips are awarded to the
pupils making the highest standing in
-ten 'papers of the upper school. elk,-
Anuetta Stewart, daughter of 'Mr.
and 'Mrs. '\V. A, Stewart of 1)ungan-
n111, has (been awarded the first Car-
ter scholarship, valued at :MOO. She
completed last year's work with nine
firsts and 1)115 seeond. The second
Carter scholarship, teen, was awarded
to Donald S'Ileardee 11, .011 of 'Mr, atul
rs. \Vrett S heard. e 1, 1)015(10)1.
e hose death at the t..te of let ,,centred
suddenly in Septeneter ni thi, year.
lle had completed hi. year tkith Mtn
Inst. and otie secoml class honor-.
The third C,r1er sellotirs:1);,, $40,
11, 5c.11 Fraser I., .1).51110,01
Clinton.
Dtath of Miss Anne ;lane Keyes. -
1!).. Anne j
sist. r Mrs. 8, , 1:11)1 ,22
4ICknOW, 1,1155ed 1:1.1 \
day at the Rathwell 71 is -
Keyes .was, 41 years of agTe and 1,:y1
been in failitte health for sonic time,
Miss Keyes eas one of a family of
Mt children of The late Thomas and
Mary Keyes, live tf hem survive.
She wits, horn itt Stanley Teanshin.
where she spent Iter entire Tife until
the (past few years. For many years
she was a dressmaker , Varna,
where she made her Mem: with her
sister Entity. Since her (bath some
s15 years ago, 'Miss K -has spent
most 12 the time- in Luc:know with
her sister, Mrs. Rathwell. Funeral ser-
vices were held at the Rath -n.511 Inane
on Friday at twelve oclock, and in
Varna :United •Church at 2.313 o'elook,
with. interment in Barfield Cemetery.
Senvires W5re condneted by Rev,
R, C, Todd, asi,t,.•d by Rev. j. R.
Peters of Varna. Varna United
church was filled for the service, as
lifelong •friends of .Miss Keyes -gath-
ered to (pay their fast respect to ene
who had endeared herself to many
during her lifetime spent in that com-
munity. Pallbearers . were Russell
Keyes, Sherlock Keyes, Lloyd Keyes,
Artie Keyes, 'Clifford Keyes and
Hat'e'' -Keyes. (Miss Keyes is sur-
vived by three sisters, Mrs. S. -C.
Ratthwell nI Lurknsw, ,Mrs. 3. C.
Barber,- Ottawa: Mrs. Ed. Difilworth,
Barrie and two !brothers, 111'. F.
Keyes -of Niagara Palls • and -.1. O.
Keyes of Detroit. Three brothers
and a sister predeceased her.--!Lack-
now Sentinel.
Cuining-Steward Wedding. -
Sidney J. 'Cuming of Blyth,
wishes to announce the marriage of
Heigh Somers Cuming, Fldr., only tion
OE (Mrs. Sydney tJ., and the late .Adatu
Elliott Cumin- Tipling, Sask., to
Miss Stella Alice Plorenee Steward,
elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles G. ,Steward, Luelenew, Ont„
-on Monday , -Octane 9,..8th, at the
Prestbyteriee •11/Datise, Luellenow, Rev.
McDonald, afficiatieg.
"Did you ever save a life?" asked
Bob by• ,
"Yee," nodded Uncle Zeke. "Once
my grandfather's house caught on
fire, I dashed inside and wet all'
through down stairs, then upstairs (11
every room. -Nobody at all, 140 1 LliveTED
jumped out of the window, just lit. PHONE 21
PHONE 219 • INGERSOLL
MITCHELL
To get a "VapoRub Massage" with all
its benefits, here's what you do; Mas-
sage VapoRub for 3 minutes on IM-
PORTANT R1B-AREA BACK as well
as chest and throat -spread a thick
layer of VapoRub on chest and cover
with a warmed cloth. 110 SURE to use
genuine Vicks VapoRub.
When you see the results of this im-
proved Vicks treatment you will won-
der how any sensi-
ble, thriftymother
could possibly
• deny her child the
comfort and re -
misery of colds.
lief it brings from
DUBLIN
A record attendance in spite of the
inclement weather was served at a
delicious fowl supper at Zion United
church. Long tables were filled again
and again while the kitehen nrodtteed
huge quantitlee of food to apPease tile
appMites of the intiny patrons of
this event, The tables were lovely
with variegated bouquets. Following
the supper, a delightful anti varied
program was presented,
Zion Young People's Union held
Its weekly meeting on Tuesday night
with the missionary enlivener Miss
Auleen Pepper, presiding.' Following
the devotional portion ,if the meeting.
Miss Vera Barker, the president, took
charge of the business.
Visitors: Mrs, Joseph Fleming
and Wesley Annis. Toronto, with Mr.
and Mrs. W. Annis and Mr. and Mrs.
E. Annis; Mr, and Mrs. Ed, 011earn
and Miss Ethelyn O'Hearn in Lon-
don.
Cameron Vivian of Hibbert will
Join a group on a hunting expedition
to Maple island, near Burk's Falls.
From this town they go on foot some
ten miles to their camp, to which
they have gone for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. 11eGuigan tutee mov-
t.,,11)1111
111111,b'Ili'..tlittleFst:t. Ne!,t41,the high 1)0)'a
1)0)'
Mrs, 1). MeConnell 1)111 lir. E.,
11111501' etc., clests at 1. dinner and
iiri.1.4e at the holm' )1 Mrs NI:trgaret
1 /ei ere:ittx in Selferth •,.. 10.115
Miss
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Mr- \ \!
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STAFFA
Mrs. 11'. \Verden and Ethel and
)ti. 710111 le 01 St 1•1111;0111. With Ali'.
111111 Mrs. .f. M. Miller; Air. !mil Mrs.
-
W. Quertingesser and fiat old, and
Mr. and Mrs, 11. Sholdice end (bow. or
Brodhitgen. with Mr. end Nit's. A. W.
Norris; Mr. and Mrs. A. 81111115 and
Doris and Miss Dorothy, 1-fazelwood
with Mr, and Mrs. George Pepper at
Zion; MIS. thelgert 'of London. with
Mr. and Mrs. .1, M. Nliller; 11'. Bain
of Sebringville. and .E. N. Frenelt of
Mitchell. with Mr. and Mrs, A. W.
Norris; Mr. and lIrs. H. Leslie itt
Toronto with Iter parents Mr. and
Mrs. II, Bentley.
GEORGE H. ELLIOTT LAID
TO REST AT CLINTON
The funeral service at Clinton for
former Mayor and 1,,01100' 1Whr-
den Gen. 111 Elliott, held in Ontario
Street Church on Saturday afternoon
Was most largely attended. .knion,g,
those present Were a number of 'coun-
ty officials including Warden George
Feagan, ex -Wardens W. Haacke,
clerich, and R. J. Bowenan. Brussels,
Rev, G, G. Burton ,was assisted in .the
service thy Canon \\'. A. Townsend,
London, ;tile read ;he scripture
iIes-
5011 and delivered a message in tNitie:11
the characteristic high qualities of
the departed man were referred to lby
one .who 111ad a close personae knowl-
edge. Ploral tributes were ,many and
!beautiful. The pall bearere wore ,M.
W. Aiken, G. H. Jefferson, E. Pater-
son, J. A. Sutter, T. G. Sceiblbins and
Howard Trewartha. Interment was
made in 'Clinton Cemetery.
In the smokeroom of the big hotel
the Scot had been boring everyone
with tales of the great deeds he hall
done.
"Well, now," said an Englishman
at last, "suppose you tell us some•
thing you can't do, and by Jove, I'll
undertake to do it myself."
"Thank ye," replied the Scot, "I
canna pay ma hill here,"
FREE SERVICE
OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD -
HORSES OR CATTLE
removed promptly and efficiently.
Simply phone "COLLECT" to
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