HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1941-05-22, Page 3THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1991
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
PAGE THREE
PROCLAMATION
Whereas the Minister of Finance of the
Dominion of Canada has proclaimed that a.
Victory Loan of $600,000,000.00 is needed to
carry on Canada's War effort and that the co-
operation of every citizen in this Dominion is
needed;
Whereas, the Prime Minister of the Prov-
ince of Ontario, the Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn,
has further requested that Ontario municipal-
ities assist in every way possible to obtain
maximum results in a minimum time;
I hereby request that all citizens, comp-
anies, manufacturers, retailers and vendors, of
the Town of Seaforth, decorate their places of
business and residences, prior to May 24th and
that such decorations remain displayed until the
successful conclusion of Canada's War Loan
drive,
JOHN J. CLIJFF,.
Mayor
"God Save the King"
DUBLIN
Mr, and Mrs. W. Doupe and Roxy
of Kirkton, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Hyde and son, Henson, with Mrs.
Norman Malcolm; Mr. and Mrs.
Woods, Fergus, with Mr, and Mrs.
George Robinson; Mr. and Mrs,
Robert Roney, Mitchell, with Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Roney; Mr, and Mrs.
Walter Scott, Seaforth, with Mr, and
Mrs, B, Barker; Miss Eolith Roney,
Seaforth. with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, Alex Roney; Mrs. Harold Thiel,
Fullerton, with her brother, Fergus
Launin; J. C. Roney, Murillo, with
his brother, Albert Roney; Mr. and
Mrs, George Ahrens and Mr, and
Mrs, Andrew Park, Mitchell, with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roney; Mr. and
Mrs. James Malcolm in Seaforth;
Mrs. J. Reed and Miss Isabelle Reed
in Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Done
Miller and Miss Agnes O'Connor,
R.N., Detroit, with Mr. arid Mrs. Dan
O'Connor; Miss Margaret Walsh,
Toronto, with her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. John Walsh; Miss Clara Kraus-
kopf, Detroit, with her brothers and
sisters,
Visttt rst 'Lieut. F. Stapleton and
Mrs. J IC, Newt:en:he, Toronto, .with
their parents, ,.ir, and Mrs, William
•Stapleton; !Miss Genevieve tiloCarthy
of Toronto, with her parents Mir. and
!Mrs. Michael ,McCarthy; Mrs. P. F;
Bcnn, and teliss Unary Brenn, Toronto,
+wdth iM.r. and Mrs, Frank Evans;
Patrick 'McConnell in Sarnia.
Mrs. A. Sutherland has returned
home from Seaforth hospital.
!Work of the new Township of
Hibbert .grader is ina,kinig a marked
improvement ill the condition cd the
roads, it is being operated by Frank
Hanbsrrn.
FIVE HUNDRED FLIES
After a dead spell, England's fam-
ous export trade in fishing tackle
revives. In a shop a stone's throw
from famous St. :James's Palace,
London, are five hundred varieties of
fly. They range from the drab Dun
group, of which there are 24 variants,
to brilliant pieces of exquisite work•
manship such as the Claret Quill
and gaudy Ibis.
Trout now disporting themselves
in the lakes of Ontario and British
Columbia will in the near future rise
and seep this bait,
Before the war something like 1,-
500,000 flies alone were shipped to
sportsmen the world over, chiefly to
Canada, New Zealand, the United
States and Argentina.
The flies shown in St, James's are
for Canada. They form a collection to
delight the .heart of any knowledge-
able fisherman, minute ambassadors
for British craftsmanship,
This is Canada's call to YOU! Men are now
wanted to man the guns, tanks, armoured
units; 'all the implements of modern warfare
which the factories are producing in mounting
volume.
It is , a different war this time. When we licked
the Hun before, men were recruited "here to
train in England, to fight in France. Now you
are recruited and
trained here; then
go Overseas to join
the stalwarts hold-
ing battle positions
on the shores of Old
England, or wherever
the call demands.
ACTT V E
SERVICE
The Canadian Active Army requires men for
Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Armoured Cars,
Tanks, Infantry, Transport and Supply, Medical,
Ordnance and other branches of the Service.
The Army is prepared to teach many trades,
and to train you to efficiently handle Canada's
weapons of war.
, Go to your nearest District Recruiting Office.
Find out about these
Units; how they
work, what they do.
See just where you'll
fit in. See where any
particular skill you
possess can bestbe
utilized. Then join
up for ACTION.
RATES OF PAY IN THE RANKS
$1.30 pet Day with Board, Lodging, Clothing, Medical and Dental care
provided. EXTRA: (1) Rates varying from 25¢ to 75$ per day for
skilled tradesmen while employed. (2) Dependent Allowances in Cash.
Apply to nearest District Recruiting Office
or
any local Armoury
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
CANADA
Old Brick Chimney Monu-
ment To Man Who Built
Entire Town
(From the St. John Telegraph -
Journal)
In the town of Marysville a brick
chimney has been undergoing re-
pairs which are now about com-
pleted. Upon the surface that is a
very commonplace piece of work,
but for those who look deeper an-
other story is told. The smokestack
itself is a huge construction belong-
ing to the Gibson mill of Canadian
Cottons, Limited. It rises to a
height of more than one hundred and
fifty feet measured from a rock ledge
below the surface to the top, and
was built more than half a century
ago of bricks whlcb were Manufact-
ured in a brickyard at Marysville
when the cottoh factory was erected.
That the chimney has stood so
secure against the ravages of time
is a testimony to the high quality of
work which was done in that distant
date. But this chimney is a testimony
to much more than that. 1t is a link
with the past and while to a new
generation it may be but an ordin-
ary smoke conveyor, it reminds an
older generation of a story whose
fabric is like that of dreams.
Long, long ago, a certain pioneer
found his way from Charlotte
county to whatwas then the wilds
on the banks of the Nashwaak
river, a few miles from its mouth.
It is said that he carried nothing but
a bag of wheat upon his back.
There he built a shack and made his
hone and out of that home came
Alexander Gibson at whose magic
touch the whole face of the country
was changed.
He became the proprietor of a
lumber mill with vast timber re-
sources in York and adjacent coun-
ties. He erected a cotton mill which
employed hundreds of workers. He
was the owner of a general store
with an immense business. He built
an entire town, owning for a time
every house within its limits. He
erected a church so imposing in ap-
pearance that travelers came to view
it from afar, He lived to build and
own an entire railway system, the
Canada Eastern, which rah from
Marysville to the North Shore, All
this was the work of one single man
and the old smokeestack is part of a
monument to this man of great
genius, Alexapder Gibson.
What a story the old chimney
could tell if it could speak. Did any
other brick chimney ever keep its
head erect in such a remarkable
period in the entire history of the
world as this old chimney which has
stood on the banks of the Nashwaak
for the last 50 years or more?
The said Alexander Gibson was a
granduncle of Mrs. Harry Tyndall,
and also ?dr. William Murray of
Dauphin, Man., and of Dr. Samuel
Moray, of Dublin, Ont.
Hockey Jangles—
Ross "Chubby" MacKenzie, editor
of Paisley Advocate and Hugh Tenr-
plin, major domo of Fergus News-'
Record, are engaged in a vendetta
that threatens to carry the hockey
season right into July and August...'
It all started when...but let Chubby
tell it. "Following Paisley's decisive
'victory over the Fergus Thistles last
winter we were speaking to Editor
Templin of the News -Record, and he
remarked, "Yes, the best team won"
...It was a surprise to read in next
week's News -Record some of the
most ingenious alibis for the This-
tles we have ever seen in print. And,
believe it or not, the Editor not only
refused to concede Paisley as a
better team than his beloved This-
tles, but he went on record as pro-
fessing to believe that both Sutton
and Georgetown were superior to the
Sunocos...Having neither the time
nor the space to devote to a reply,
we permitted the rabid Fergus
"homer" to get away with it. Last
week the News -Record commented
on our. recent bit on the laugh a
local man had on a Fergus waitress
who takes her hockey seriously. It
was all in fun of course, but the
Fergus writer turns his nastier guns
on us, and on the local man we men-
tioned, and bitterly reiterates his de-
claration that "Paisley were lucky
to win, and should never have
reached the finals." He pulls out all
the stops and gives the theme all
he's got. Well, we don't propose to
get into any hockey controversy at
this date, but we would like to point
out that local fans, as well as some
of the best sports' critics in Western
Ontario, rate the Seaforth beavers,
as better than the Oilers, but only by
the proverbial eyelash. There was
,a second team in this local group
that would have beaten Fergus four
out of five starts. And that was
Wingham."—Port Elgin Times.
"The Gofman navy," says a Nazi
announcer, "will go down in history."
Most of it has.
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CROMARTY
The Ladies' Aid met at the home
of Mrs. T. 1.. Scott on Wednesday
afternoon with a good. attendance.
Owing 'to the illness of Mrs. 'Roy
McCulloch the meeting was conduct-
ed by the second vice president, ,Mrs.
Keith 'MacLarett. The devotional ex-
ercises were taken 'by Mrs. Anvlrew
,McLachlan and Mrs. Harper. tA.
strawberry supper was discussed as a
future occasion. ales. Jamieson and.
Mrs. AVilliam Houghton contributed
to the program 'by readings, After the
matters of 'business were settled and
the program concluded a 'bounteous
lunch was served by the hostess and
.1rs, Leslie and !Mee. IMacl,,aren.
After a visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Macdonald, Uohn !McKee returned to
his home in Neustadr Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Oliver have returned home
after a motor trip to 'visit with Dr,
and Mrs. Fraser Oliver of Site. Anne
de Bellevue, Quebec; Eldon Allen
and Gavin Twaddle have transferred
to the R.IC.,A.; Ross ,Houghton of
,Mitchell spent 'Wednesday afternoon
at his home; john Stacey, formerly
of this 'village. who has been living
with his daughter. Mrs. It\'otden Mil-
ler, has suffered a stroke and was re-
moved to Scott IMentorial Hospital,
Scaforth.
'FRISCO BIOS BY GABLE
At London's Weekly Auction of
Foreign Stamps
Bids from San Francisco, New
Orleans, Chicago and New York are
coming by cable every week to Lon-
don auctions of foreign stamps.
The stamp dealers ship the cata-
logues of these weekly sales to the
United States two months in ad-
vance.
Hence the cable bids, higher prices
and the 100,000 American dollars col-
lected by this one firm of dealers
alone. Every now and again they
round up. English collections of
stamps to sell to America where
there is a big demand.
Recently they received $27,000
from sales in New York where they
opened a branch soon after war
broke out td turn foreign stamps
into dollars.
The dollars are sold to the British
Government and the English collector
gets cash which he can put into War
Loan or Defence Bonds.
These enterprising dealers have
not lost one foreign stamp by enemy
action.
"You can always tell an honest
man,"
"How?"
"When he breaks a la)v he doesn't.
know how to escape punishment."
A seasoned old sailor sat stripped
to the waist on his bunk. On his
chest were tattooed three women.
On his back were tattooed three more
women, On each arm were ,tattooed
even more women plentifully be-
sprinkled with feminine names..
There entered a young naval reserve,
onlyfust called up. He :glanced at
the old tar, and to the latter's dis-
gust inquired, "Hello, ' old man!
Been in the Navy long?"
"How does my dress look?"
"Like three weeks' wages."