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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-04-17, Page 2WIWAN STOKE SONS .ETD PAGE TWO THE. SEAFORTH NEWS Pledge f r War Savings SALA 11 TSA May Pave Bluewater Highway— G. L. Parsons of Goderich and Carl Manore of Sarnia. president and sec- retary respectively of the Blue Water Highway Association, recently made a tour of the highway to look into conditions and confer with.rep- reseutative men at the various cen- tres along the route. On their trip they round men at work ou the 22 - mile strip of unpaved highway be- tween Forest and Grand Bend. Ten thousand tons of coarse crushed rock will first be put on this stretch, to be followed by 20,000 tons of mulch, which will make a fine pavement. This work will not necessitate incon- venience to traffic, since motorists can drive over the mulch as soon as it is laid. The stretch from Grand Bend to Bayfield is already paved, Between Bayfield and Goderich the work of surveying the highway has been completed. Men are at work oe the ten -utile strip of highway be- tween Goderich and Port Albert. From Port Albert to Kincardine the road will be surveyed, North of Kin- cardine it Is paved. Altogether, there is a prospect that the paving of the entire road will be completed this year, Third Son In Forces— Philip Calder, youngest son of Rev. A. C. and Mrs. Calder of Goderich, has been accepted in the Royal Can- adian Artillery and is at present stationed at Carling's Heights. Philip is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Calder to enlist for active service. Franklin is a lieutenant on the staff of the Chatham military training centre, and Jack is a pilot officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Doings At Sky Harbor— A training plane making a landing at Sky Harbor on Monday afternoon struck a pothole in the landing field, dug its nose in the ground and did a flip-flop, turning over on its back. With bells clauging the ambulance and tire equipment hurried to the scene, but the student -pilot climbed out of the cockpit unscathed. The machine was not damaged much. It was a full-dress accident rehearsal for the first-aid and fire equipment staffs, however. Manager J. R. Doug- las said the departure of the senior class. trice postponed and more re- cently scheduled for April 10th, has been called off indefinitely. The de- parture of the junior class likewise has been postponed and is now fixed for May 22nd. It was stated that all students now have double and in some cases triple the required num- ber of flying hours on the record and will now take advanced courses.— Goderich Signal -Star. Suffered Snow Blindness— George Gibbons has been looking at things through dark colored glass- es for the past ten days, as a result of an attack of snow blindness. Dur- ing the week of the storm George joined a gang of men employed in shovelling out the cuts along the C.N.R. right of way and by the end of the week George's eyes were so af- fected that for several hours he was totally blind. John Miller, another of the crew of workmen, was similarly affected although not so severely.— Lueknow Sentiuel. Barn Burned in Stephen— Fire destroyed the bank barn of Russell Webb, located in Stephen Township, about 3 miles southwest of Dashwood. While Mr. Webb and his brother Stewart were at the bush only a short distance away, they not- iced considerable smoke around the barn and by the time they got to the barn it was nearly all ablaze. • With the assistance of the neighbors, they managed to get all the stock out. Another Rubber Cheque— • Another of those N. S. F. cheque t'ase;s was before Magistrate alalcins at Underfelt, Wm. Thompson, or Singhanptou being accused of fraud, in giving a 'cheque to the Goderich Salt Co. fur 163,15 for a truclaload of salt, representing the cheque to be good. Titin was in September, 11139, and although Thompson was given many opportunities to redeem the cheque he failed to do so. The Magis- trate sent him to jail for two months, Windows Broken— Two fair-sized panes of glass In the show windows of the Huron Garage were broken Monday „evening. A young lad was rolling along the sidewalk a small iron wheel that had conte off an old sewing machine. The wheel got away from him and rolled onto the toad just as a car came along and ran over it. The wheel broke and pieces going ou either side of a gasolene pump in front of the garage, smashed through the wind- ows, leaving quite a large hole in each. The windows are about 4x5 feet. A gentleman was passing at the time and the missiles narrowly miss- ed hint,—Exeter Tithes -Advocate. Winners-- Punch inners—Punch McEwan and Farmer Mc- Faddin are fellows who have cut a lot of capers on skates in quest of the honors that finally carte their way last week. Punch carie close a few times with Stratford teams. He was with the Clinton Colts when they were beaten in the finals by 'Whitby, back in 1935. Farrier Mc- Faddin has chased the black boot - heel all the way from here to -New Haven and from there to Omaha, Tulsa and points west in the Amer- ican Association. The Farmer may have been with a winner somewhere in his travels as a pro, but the Bea- vers are his first amateur champion- ship team.—Stratford Beacon -Herald. Lucknow Flax Mills Busy— With alterations to the building completed and the scutehing machine from the Seaforth mill installed, An- derson's Flax Mill is now humming smoothly on a two -shift schedule. In all twenty-two men are employed on tate two shifts and with tons and tons of flax to be processed, the still has a long stretch of work ahead of it— Lucknow Sentinel. Want and For Sale Ads, 3 .weeks 50c . . In your town ! Here, at the transformer and distribution station, Ontario Hydro's transmission lines end and your municipal Hydro system "takes over". Here, power from one of forty-six generating. stations is sent about its many jobs in your town. ELECTRICITY to light the homes and streets . - . offices and factories ...stores and theatres. ELECTRICITY to pump the water to your taps and for essential public services. ELECTRICITY to do scores of labour-saving jobs in your modern, electrical home. ELECTRICITY to drive the machines that are forging the Empire's weapons of victory. You can be proud of your hydro service — a service, at cost, that is the constant companion of your modern way of life. Sn,...wa 5ub'tbtao .Po THE HYDRO -ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO tltot \v o^a.vV OUR WAR EFFORT RELIES ON IT...YOUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON'IT...YOUR , SUPPORT MAKES IT STRONG. • HN -41X THURSDAY, APRiL 17, 1941 Six Deer Drowned Near Wingham Clueing the past week six deer met their fate in the Maitland River. On Wednesday lilt sday last ;week, two deer of a herd of eight chased by clogs, at- tempted to cross the river below Wingham and were swept away, On Sunday three dead deer were flout- ing about the fiats south of town, which is covered with water clue to the spring thaws. Oue of these was dragged ashore and buried. Another deer was reported under the C. P. R, bridge Saturday night but 1t went down the river during the night or early Sunday morning when the ice went out.—Wingham Advance -Tines. Wingham Foundry Damaged By Fire-- The' ire—The plant of the il1'estern Foundry Cn. was partially destroyer! 'hy fire early Thursday with an estimated loss of $,550,000. The cause is undeter- mined, .but the iblace is +believed to have started- in 4khe ;black .lead room, with .its stock of dead and 'benzine. A large ware house stock of stoves and furnaces, ready ifor polishing and crating, Was a total loss. - It teas the worst tire in Wingham district in many years and the glare Was visible 30 utiles away at the Royal Air Force school at Port Albert. R,.A,F. fliers droned over the scene -as the firemen fought the conflagration. The •foundry has a payroll of 73 men and some returned to work as the moulding room and manufacturing depart - merits were saved, The foundry was established in di904 and had wotiked at near capacity in recent months. Fred itis", Spry is general superintend- ent. Penny :Bank Inspector Dies.— 'John Roy Littleproud,'52, an in- spector with the Penny Sank of On- tario since .10216, died following ,a heart attack in Brantford hospital where he had ibecn a patient since the - was injured in a motor accident January 117th near Paris and .was to have returned to Toronto this ;week. On •Monday an operation on his frac- tured leg was necessary. Dr. Shipley Buried At Clinton— The funeral service for Dr. Manley Adair Shipley, who died at his home in Kirkland Lake, was held Friday afternoon at the home of his mother, Mrs. Florence Shipley, Clinton. and was conducted by Rev. G. G. Burton of Ontario Street United Church. Dr. Shipley was born in Clinton, a son of Mrs. Florence Adair Shipley and the late George Shipley. He was educated. in the Clinton schools and obtained a teacher's certificate in the Clinton model school After teaching for a few years at Widdifieid, near North Bay, and at St. Jacobs. he entered University of Toronto. Before com- pleting his course he enlisted in the 67th Field Battery and went over- seas. After the war he completed his academic course and obtained his B.A. and M.D. degrees. After practis- ing for a period at Blyth he opened a practice at Kirkland Lake, A military funeral was held at Kirkland • Lake last Thursday, befog the remains were taken to the station to be for- warded orwarded to Clinton. After the service at the ltunte of his birth, interment took place in Clinton Cemetery, The Pallbearers at Clinton were B. J. Gibbhrgs, W. J. Pluntsteel. E. A. Fines, F. O. Ford, Dr. FI. A. McIn- tyre, Clinton, and Dr. Neelands. of Kirkland Lake. "By the jade Budda of Temple Shan Chi, honored friend of my heart." said the Chinese business man, "I have lent a tricky mandarin in Canton Street 2,000 Mexican trade dollars, and he has not given me a receipt. What shall Ido?" "Write sternly and demand the payment of the 4,000 silver pieces," suggested his friend. "But most careless listener, it was only 2,000 pieces." "I know—but he will indignantly tell you so. That will serve as your receipt." Dependable for 3 Generations CROMARTY The Ladies' Aid Society held their regular monthly meeting at die home of Mrs. Andrew McClelland. The Scripture lesson was read Ithy :Mrs, Roy MdCu)loch. The roll tail -was answered iby thirteen members, Two visitors also were present. The sec- retary, Mrs: DlcLellaud, read the minutes 'of the previous meeting. !Mrs. Quante read the treasurer's report. The work done on quilts Was the -main item of lb,usiness, The Ladies' Aid Society with the help of other .menvbers have quilted ten quilts since the beginning of the year. Plans were made for marling a layette for the Patriotic Society. Late Jas. Connolly, Goderich James Connolly, one of the beet known residents or Huron Comity, died suddenly on Saturday afternoon at his home at Goderich in his 83rd. year. Mr. Connolly had gone to the garage to supervise some work and was closing the doors when tie was seen to collapse to the floor, and had expired before he was reached by neighbors, .During his long and active career Mr. Connolly had taken a pro- minent part in tate history of the county. He was an Anglican anct a member of the Masonic Order. Born in Goderich Township, a son of the late William and Mary Fawcett Con- nolly, pioneer settlers, he resided there for fifty years before moving to Goderich 33 years ago. His wife, for- merly Miss Louisa Whitely, died in 1932. He served his native township as reeve, and later was chosen coun- ty commissioner to represent the townships of Goderich and Hullett and the town of Clinton, in the days before the reeves were appointed as representatives to Hm'on County council. Always interested in agricul• tural pursuits Mr. Connolly was for almost fifty years on the board of directors of the Goderich Agricultural Society, serving as president roe two terms, about forty years ago, and again in 1921, and at the time of his death was the honorary Vies presid• ent of the snctety.He was a charter member, and one of the-fomtciers of the Clinton spring stock show, and a director and former president of the Western Ontario Dairymen's Asstwia- tion. For 44 years he was a dirctot' tuul president of the McKillop Fire Insurance Company, and was associ- atecj with the. Western Ontario Welt. tiler Insurance Company of Wood- stock. Always active. Mr, Connolly had enjoyed remarkably good health and had only given up driving his car last February. He was a prominent member of Maitland 'Lodge No. 33 , A. F, & A. M., and was a past vice Principal of Huron Chapter, R. A.M. Surviving is his daughter Mrs. (Rev.) H. Wright of Amherstburg, The fun- eral took place en Tuesday at Godes rich, and 'interment was in Maitland cemetery, "You don't look well," "I' can't sleep a wink. If I don't get $10,000 by next Tuesday 1 must declare myself bankrupt." "81y dear fellow. why didn't you come to me before?" "What? Can you raise the money?" "No, but I have an excellent rein• edy for lnsonmia. Want and For Sale Ads., 1 week 25e TRAINING EMPIRE FLEDGLINGS Wing tip to wing tip three North American Harvard trainers zoom into the clear Canadian winter sky. The pilots at the controls or these planes are studying advanced military flying at a Service Flying Training School of the R.C.A.F. at London, Ontario. These planes, equipped with retractable laud- ing gear and capable of a speed of 200 miles an hour, are now manufactured in. Canada. Printed On Canadian Paper (The Times -Review, Fort Erie) The right of The Chicago Tribune to maintain an anti-British attitude in its editorial columns Is unchall- enged—at least as far as we are con- cerned. But some months ago there was circulated in Canada a booklet in which were reproduced cartoons and editorials from that publication which were so carefully selected as to give to the uninitiated the im- pression that the "World's Greatest Newspaper' (as the Tribune mod. estly calls itself) definitely support. ed the British cause in the present war. At the time this booklet was distributed there had been consider- able and persistent objection in - the Canadian press to pulpwood, taken from the public forests of. Canada, being converted into newsprint on which The Chicago Tribune was printing anti-British propaganda, Presurnably the booklet was designed to stifle the objections of Canadian newspapers to this misuse of Canad- ian pulpwood, Lest anyone be In doubt as to where the Tribuue stands iu the con filet between Great Britain and the forces of Nazism and Fascism, an extract from an editorial in the March 11 Issue of that paper is re• printed here. Commenting on the exchange of obsolete American de- stroyers for sen bases on British territory, the editorial conclude;i with these words: "The subservient behaviour of out' diplomats in their relations with the British foreign office le like nothing else is the world unless it is the behaviour of a. freshman in a girl's college with a crush on a divinity in the senior class, We taws and flutter, and curry favor with gifts. On '� conduct Is lacking In dignity and self-respect. "Long before this war began we had every right to demand not only bases on the islands, but the islands themselves, in exchange for the unpaid debts. We did not demand and the attitude of our state departnteut being what it was and is, of course tlte- British did not otter the islands to ",Ver do not start tit" ware and after all these years of arinlati t'.• it is not surprising that we are expected to Finish them and pay for them." Army Dentist --"The trouble with your tooth is that the nerve is dying." Private Smith—."Then treat the dying with a little more respect." Queer Echoes of Uncle Sam's ID Call To Arms Read of tediaus who thought thea- was a war, and brought their toms• hawks; of the man who was "two pim- ple"; of mysterious "Mike" and hie post cards...and other unique prob- lems of harassed draft registrars, as told in a feature article to appear in The Anieriratl Weekly with the April 211 issue of The Detroit Sun day Times. Be sure to •get The De- troit Sunday Times this week and every week. Terence O'Dell is one of three Men assigned to the presentation of. CBC news from Toronto—Lorne Green and Allan McFee are the others. He was 'born in Wales 27 years ago, moved to Canada and at- tended school at Windsor, of DEAD or DISABLED ANIMALS Phone • 'Collect•to this number 219 MITCHELL or 21 INGERSOLL