The Seaforth News, 1942-07-30, Page 1IN JULY
The iron of June is changing on the hills
Te yellow paleness wherethe barley Mews i
And. in its richer shades of promised gold
The good wheat grows
. .... OhN
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HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
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Hero on the fence whiDh twists" its hot, ga.ey Avails
Antons »ihl .berries rip'nino red :tnd sweet,
I sit and breathe, with that; strange a ehhtg joy,
Gsttl`s'fragrant heat,
E. Mead:int
WHOLE SERIES, VOL, 64, No, 31
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1942
Phone 84
$1 a year
NEWPORT
Wheat Fluffs
15c 25c 39c
Big Plowing Match Red Cross Notes
Is Cancelled ough the efforts of those who
1
apmr a to the Emergency "In"International"al" Was T Have hospital 'supplies, .we are pleased to
Dublin War Services
re d d gen
cy call for Receives Thanks
TIP TOP TOMATO JUICE.' 1 Been Held Near Seaforth report that the quota was finished Acknowledgments for Cigarets
Per gal. 43c
CORN,—Small tins
2 for 13e
PEAS. Small tin
2 for 15c
ARROW BLEND TEA.—
Haif ib. 40c
GLACIER SARDINS.—
Tin 1.3c
PILCIHARD'S in Tomato Sauce—
Tin ,.... 19c
GRAVE'S APPLE JUICE.—
Tin 10e, 20c
CASCADE SALMON.—Halves
2 tins 27c
CORN STARCH.—Loose
3 lbs, 25e
LILY BRAND CHICKEN HADDIE,
Tin . 25e
McLAREN HI -HO PUDDING,--
8 pkgs. •25e
GLEN WOOD CARROT JUICE—
Tin 13c
SNAP HAND CLEANER.—
Tin L5c
SHU-MILK for white shoes.—
Bottle 150
' CAUSTIC SODA.—Loose
Lb. 100
MASTER'S TARGET `GROWING
MASH.—Cwt. $2.60
A. C.Routledae
.BONE 166
and shipped in the required time.
1 This Year
A few generous contributions have
Cancellation of the international
plowing• match, planned this year for
Huron county, was announced late
Monday in Toronto by J. A. Carroll,
general manager of the Ontario
Plowmen's Association following a
,meeting ofthe executive.
I A Large organization of commit-
tees has been working out details of
the match elute last fall and prepar-
ations for the event had been in
progress for two years. The match
was to have been held Oct, 13 to 16
on the farm of W. L. Whyte and ad-
joining farms in Hullett township.
Considerable preparations had been
made in anticipation of the big
event, such as road grading and work
on the site.
Decision to postpone the match
was reported to have been made in
an effort to oo-operate with the Do-
minion government in the conserva-
tion of gasoline, tires and man hours,
There has been an undercurrent of
opposition to holding the big plow-
ing match in war time, but it had
the wholehearted support of county
and municipal bodies and grants had
been made towards it.
Gordon MoGavin, Walton, is pres-
ident of the Ontario Plowmen's Asso-
ciation this year.. Hope was express-
ed by the board that when matches
are renewed the first will be held in
Huron county.
A meeting of the - Huron county
International Plowing match organ-
isation was held at Clinton •on. Tues-
day night with Chairman J. D. Tho-
mas, of Goderieh, presiding. A reso
lution of appreciation to Mr. W. L. l
Whyte and his neighbors was passed.
An audit of the committee finances
will be made and grants and dona-
tions from mumci alities and indiv-
iduals will be refunded and then the
committee will disband.
*'blue coal'.,.
THE SOLID FUEL FOR SOLID COMFORT 1
E.L..BOX
PHONE 43
Union Services
Northside United and First Pres-
byterian Churches. Services in North-
side United Church.
Sabbath Schools at 10 a.m.
Morning service 11 a.m. Subject,
"Christ As Master."
MXEvening service 7 p.m. Subject,
"Beginning at Jerusalem." w
St. Thomas Church
Rector: Rev. Dr, Hurford.
11 a:m. The Rector returns to the
Pulpit.
7 p.m. The 'Rector.
St. Mary's Church, Dublin
9.30 a.m, The Rector.
Egmondvilie United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A.,B.D.
10 a.m., Sunday School.
11 a,m Rev, James Elford.
WINTHROP
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pryce spent
Sunday with Mr. and . Mrs: Matthew
Armstrong of. Hullett.
Cpl. George McClure of Terrace,
B.C., is' spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. John McClure,
• Mrs. Wilbur Scott is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Harrison of Brantford.
Mrs. John Gillies and family are
visiting friends in Collingwood.
Mrs. Geddes of Belgrave has re-
turned home after visiting Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph Little.
Mr. William Trewartha of Thames -
ford spent the week end with
friends.
Miss Beatrice Pryce left for Ot-
tawa on Tuesday where she has a
position in the civil service. Best of
luck, Beatrice.
The farmers are busy harvesting.
Some, have finished cutting; the maj-
ority will finish cutting this week.
Several have threshed their wheat
which is a bumper crop.
Mr, Haase is busy drilling a well
• at S. S. No. 10,
VARNA
Mrs. Dodsworth and son of London
in company with Mrs. Robinson,
spent a day last week with the for-
mer 's- mother, . Mrs. Smith and Mr.
Dennison.
Master Johnny McConnell has re-
turned from Clinton .hospital and we
are pleased to report is much im-
proved.
Miss Doris Chuter of London is
on her vacation.
Mrs. Johnston of Toronto is the
guest of Mrs. John Smith,
Pte. Walter' Smith of Nova Scotia
is home on leave prior to his removal
to other points,
Mr. John Seeley of London has re-
turned to the city after spending a
fortnight with his sister, Mrs. Aus-
tin.
Mr, and Mrs, Billy McAsh and
little son of Seaforth spent Sunday
With the forner's parents.
Mr, Lee McConnell and Mr, Elmer
Stephenson have purchased the
threshing outfit of the late Wm..
Reid.
SCHOOL OPENING DELAYED
An order in council has been pass-
ed by the Ontario cabinet which will
close all secondary schools from
'September 8 to September 21 inclu-
sive, in order to aid, harvesting. Nor-
mally the secondary schools, now on
vacation, would re -open early in
September.
The cabinet discussed an acute
shortage of farm labor throughout
the province at meetings during the
week end, when decision to postpone
school openings was -made. Provi-
sion was also said to have been made
to postpone opening of schools up to
October 8 if the help of pupils is re-
quired.
ENLIST IN 'RCAF
Recent enlistments at No. 9 Re-
cruiting Centre, RCAF, London, in-
clude: William Patrick Lane, R,R. 3,
Seaforth.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Golding, of
Seaforth, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Dorothy Annis, to
Sub. Lieut. James C. Mark, son of
Tr. and Mrs. C. E. Mark, London:
he marriage will take place at Met-
ropolitan United Church on Satur-
day, August 8th.`
ENGAGEMENT •
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Smith an-
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Ruth . Christine, to Mn.
David Rode -rick Stewart, RCAF, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stewart. The
marriage will take place the middle
been received for honey and jam for Dublin War Services Association
woverseas, but it is felt that many 1'n• forwarded six boxes of food and car-
orthals would like to share in this tons of cigarettes overseas for July
worthy ponect.You mai hand your and have received the following let•
contribution to the tre'a`surer or any
member of the executive. To date,
1000 pounds of honey have been ord-
ered and, it is hoped thatmore may
be purchased as funds come in,
and Gifts from Boys Over-
seas
The Home Nursing Classes meet
for regular demonstration this week;
the Monday evening class will be.
held on Tuesday evening owing to
Civic Holiday.
R. McKercher Heads
Farmers Co-operative
Seaforth Organization Elects
• Officers on Saturday—Char-
ter Obtained
•Seaforth • Farmers' Co-operative
held a meeting on Saturday evening,
July 25th, in the Library, *hen per-
manent officers were elected as
follows:
President, Robert McKercher,
Vice -Pres., E. B. Goudie.
Sec.-Treas., Frank Reynolds,
Board of. directors, R. McKercher,
E. B. Goudie, Frank Reynolds, T. W.
McMillan, Harry Palin, James Mc-
Intosh, Ken Jackson.
Seaforth Co-operative has obtained
a charter, .
The constitution 'was discussed.
SALVAGE BLJLLETIN
West Side SalvageCollection
Tuesday, August 4th
Salvage will be collectedfrom the
West Side of Seaforth on Tuesday
afternoon, August 4th, ' starting at
3.30 p.m. Every home west of Main
street, and north of . the railway
tracks will be called
on, also the
places of business on both sides of
Main street. In case of bad weather
the collection will be held on Thurs-
day, Aug. 6th.
Summer is a grand time to clean
up outside and youwill be surprised
at the salvage articles you will find.
Old lawn mowers, old water . pipes,.
old stove and furnace grates, and
even old stoves. The garage will
yield an old tire, and, perhaps one
or two old car batteries; you will
find a pile of old overalls and other
rags in the corner. It's easy to find a
pile of oldbooks that you want to
see the last of; and don't forget that
any rummage article you send in
will be re -sold and the money, to-
gether with that received from salv-
age, is all donated to needy War
charities.
Many farmers, busy as they are
these days, are helping the cause
along by bringing in some salvage
when they come to town. While your
committee hopes to arrange for rural
collections again in the Fall, your
co-operation in bringing in as much
salvage as you can when you come
to town is helping to keep the sup-
ply of salvage flowing into much-
needed war material Now—and
NOW is the time it is needed. You
may leave your bundles at the front
door of salvageheadquarters or the
key may be secured at the Tasty
Grill across the road.
•
of August.
SCOUTS IN CAMP
KNIGHT-RILEY
A quiet' but pretty wedding took
place Saturday afternoon, at three
o'clock at North Side United Church
parsonage, when Rev. Mr. Workman
united in marriage Alice Elizabeth,
third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Riley of, Dublin, to Carl Edward,
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Knight of Seaforth.
The bride looked lovely in a street
length dress ,ef sky blue silk with
white hat and accessories. She wore
a corsage of red roses with bridal
wreath and maiden hair fern. The
bride's only piece of jewellery
was a pearl bracelet, a gift from her
grandmother.
Miss Dorothy Riley' of London was
her sister's bridesmaid wearing a
street length dress of pink silk with
white accessories„ She also wore a
corsage of pink carnations with
maidenhair fern, Three year old
'Jeanette Diebolt,• Kitchener, niece of
the bride, was a pretty ring,,bgarer,'
wearing pink taffeta.
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The groom was attended by Priv-
-ate George Miller of Camp Borden.
After the ceremony a budget lunch
was served at the hone of the
bride's parents. Attending were ' the
bride's mother dressed in flowered
chiffon and the groom's mother in
navy silk. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Knight
left for a short trip to Kitchener,'
Hamilton, Toronto and Sudbury.1
They will reside in Seaforth,
A. court official after explaining
the history of a flag to a group of
aliens seeking citizenship 'papers
AT BAYFIELD
Twelve Seaforth boy scouts went
to Bayfield on Saturday for a week's
outing at the same camp as last year.
They are in charge of N. McMillan
and S. Wigg.
Twelve Cubs paid the boys a visit
on Wednesday in charge of Messrs.
Ross Savauge and Claire Reith.
CONSTANCE
Miss Olive Grimoldby and Miss
Delphine Bisbeck spent Wednesday
at Port Elgin.
Mrs, George Perry of Toronto is
visiting her mother Mrs. Alec Mc-
Michael, who is ill in Seaforth Hos-
p,
We are glad to hear that Mrs..
John
italMann of near Clinton, who' has
been seriously ill in Seaforth Hosp-
ital fo• the last six weeks has re-
turned home but is still under the
r
ters of acknowledgment:
Somewhere in England.
Dublin War Services, Dublin,—Cig-
arettes greatly appreciated. I'm get-
ting along very well. Best regards to
everyone,—Harry Drake, RCAF.
"Somewhere in England."
Mrs. Rita Newcombe, Dublin War
Services. I received your parcel and
cigarettes and I am very grateful.
There is nothing more that a fellow
uses than cigarettes as they are ra-
tioned' here andare hard to get. I
was just out and I do not know how
to thank you for -them and the par -
del which was just what I needed.
Let us ali hope and pray' to God that
this dreadful war will bo over very
soon, and that'. we will all be back
home again, Please thank all the
people who help to make up this
parcel and for the • work that was put
into it. Thanks a million and may
God's blessing be upon you.
3 remain as ever, a private who ail
pr•eeiates your splendid work. Pte. ;D.
J. Meane.
Highland Light Infantry of Canada.
Dear Members. Received your love-
ly parcel, also the carton of cigar-
`ettes, Thanks a million for them;
they Iwere really swell and greatly
appr$ciated. Before I close I want to
wish -you all the very best of luck in
youriwork. Yours very truly, Pte.
Robt. Potter.
Canadian Army Overseas.
D lin Services. arettes
up War Ci g
and Parcel arrived, Many thanks.
Pte. T. J. Downey.
Somewhere in England.
• Dublin War Services,
Dear Friends. I have just received
xcigarettescel
o sofanda parcel
two e
p.
b
of food. These parcels have been
mailed at different times. I guess,
they have been holding the first two
up •-at London, England. So if I do
not Write as soon as you expect, it is
just that they are sometimes slow
about delivering our parcels. Well,
what I really want to say is, The
parcels came just in time for my
cleave. I want to thank you very
much. It was swell of you to think
' of me. Am sorry that I can't give
1 you any news. So I'll have to close
now as we are getting ready to
move. Yours 'truly, Gnr. 3. J. Klink
hamer.
Somewhere in England.
Dublin War Services: Many thanks
for 300 cigarettes recently received.
We have just returned from a three
week scheme, in the middle of which
the parcel caught up with me and at
that particular time was doubly ap-
preciated. I also received a pound of
pipe toba0co from Stell in the same
mall, so I really went to town.
It rained almost continuously for
the three weeks we were out, and as
we had to sleep in the open, except
when we could And a nice comfort-
able
omfortable pig -pen, it was none too pleas-
ant. The cigarettes therefore helped
• us to forget our discomforts.
In contrast we are now billeted in
a coastal town in a castle evacuated
by the owner. It is a vast place sur-
rounded by acres of ground, mostly
flower garden with huge holes here
and there, where bombs have fallen.
I am writing. this in the dining room,
where I also sleep with several
others. The room is as large as an
ordinary house. There are a dozen or
more bathrooms and half a dozen
kitchens. The cooks do their stuff on
gas stoves. The electric is still on,
FIRE DESTROYS BARN
IN HiBBERT TWP.
Fire destroyed the barn of Mr,
Joseph F. Melady, fourth concession
of Hibbert townshi , n F
night when the entire hay crop and
some livestock were lost.
1
The fire spread rapidly, believed to
have started from spontaneous com-
bustion, and efforts of the neighbors
who formed a bucket brigade were
of little avail as the barn burned
rapidly. Twenty hogs and two calves
were lost in the fire. Six hogs escap-
ed from the blazing barn when the
doors burned off.
Neighbors succeeded in saving the
chicken house, only 100 feet away
from the barn, and the 600 chickens
t housed were unharmed.
The loss was partly covered by in-
surance,
,Heavy Crops
Reported in District
Hay and Grain Crops Have
Good Yield—Heavy Straw
Growth
With wheat cutting finished and
harvesting . other grains started,
farmers throughout the district re-
port the crops this year about the
heaviest within memory. One farmer
stated this week that his barn was
entirely; filled with the hay crop and
he had no room Indoors whatever
for grain. Some who have threshed
report a yield of about forty bushels
to the acre of wheat. It is generally
agreed that the grain yield is not
quite as heavy as might be supposed
from the quantity of straw.
NEW BOOKS AT
SEAFORTH LIBRARY
New books at the Seaforth Public
Library: -
Fiction—The Long Alert, Gibbs.
And Now To -Morrow, Field. Pink
Camellias, Bailey. Pied Piper, Shute.
From This Day Forward, Thane. The
Kimball Collection, Corbet. The Army
Doctor, Seifert . Journey for Marg-
aret, White. Spring Magic, ,
Steven-
son. The Sun is my Undoing, Steen.
Wakefield's Course, De la Roche.
King's Row, Bellamann. Dragon s
Teeth, Sinclair. Dragon Seed, Buck.
Sam Small Flies Again, Knight.
Spencer Brade, M. D. Slaughter. The
Girl. from Nowhere, Greig, Young
Ames, Edmonds.. Corn in Egypt,
Deeping. Murder Behind the Mike,
Goldman. The Edge of Darkness,
Woods. High of Heart, Loring. Fair
To -Morrow, Loring. Across the Years,
Loring.
Non-Fiction—The Unknown Coun-
try, Hutchinson. Three's A Crew,
Pinkerton. Stafford Cripps, Estorick.
Dorothy Thompson's English Jour-
ney; •Drawbell, Cross Creek, Raw-
lings. From ,. Cairo to Khyber to
Celebes, Beaton. General Douglas
McAr•thur•, Miller. Munich Play-
ground, Pope. The Balance Sheet
of the Future, Bevan.
Juvenile
Travels of Babar, Brunhoff, Bihar
the King, Brunhoff, The Family at
Sunshine Ranch, Dickson. The
.Children's .Story Caravan, Broomell,
The Happy Tramp, Dennison. The
House in the Mountaius, Demuth.
Sugar Shanty, Rorke. Susie Stewart,
M. D. Chandler. Ginger Lee War
Nurse, Deming.
The following books of Huron
County Library Association will be
available from July to September.
Fiction—Flowering Harvest, Eng-
land, The Dutch Shoe Mystery,
Queen. The Murder at the Vicarage,:
Christie. The American Flaggs, Nor-
ris. Gun Law, Martin. Astra, Hill.
The Sun Shall Greet Them, Raine.
Millstream, Lion. One Who Kills,'
Cullum. Marching On, Boyd. In the
Juvenile, Weather, Pease,'
Years of Our Lord, Komroff.
Hurricane
though we scarcely ever have to use Yukon Holiday Fieldhouse
the lights as with two hours day-Ia West Wind's Why Stories, Burgess.1
Brook
light saving it is seldom dark before I met Some Little People, 5.
eleven o'clock, Next week we may Yen Fah, Eldridge. The Story of
bout ithe mud again m' looking 'earth's Treasures, Petersham.
for a straw stack into which we can Non-Fiction—Mission to Moscow,
burrow for the night. A very diversi-1 Davies. Berlin Diary, Shiner. West -
fled ' existence but an extremely ward the Coarse, McGuire.
healthy one. There has been remark f
ably little sickness in spite of wea- BRIDE ELECT HONORED
titer conditions.. WITH SHOWER
I think that in another few months
we will be strong enough to go fur-
th.er afield and when that time
comes, I expect it will be the begin-
ning of the end for Mr. Hitler.
Again I wish to thank you for the
par0els and assure you they are very
much appreciated. Yours very truly,
Cpl, J. C. Jordan.
care of a nurse.
Miss Olive Grimoldby returned .to
Brantford after a week's holidays at
home.,
Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Dexter and
Mrs. Wm Jewitt and Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Dexter attended the feneral
of Mrs, Neil Taylor, formerly Mary
Littleflair ,of E, Wawanosh,` in Blyth
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dexter and
Mrs. Austin Dexter attended the
funeral on Tuesday of Mrs. John
Inglis, of Stratford, formerly Miss
Elizabeth Trowhill of Clinton,
•
them: "Tell me—what CIVIC HOLIDAY
asked one, of Next Monday August 3rd, is Civic
flies over the city hall?" holiday, aeeording to a proclamation
The alien .blinked a minute. Then by Mayor J. J, Cluff, All business
he. said: PeeginsI" iplaces w e el se
RECRUITING DETAIL
HERE ON SATURDAYS
Plans have been made to have a
recruiting detail at the Commercial
Hotel in Seaforth every Saturday
morning, under command of Lieut,
A, 0, F. Winslow, #1 Mobile Recruit-
ing Unit, recruiting for all branches
of the Canadian Active Army, com-
mencing at 10.80 a.m, every Satur-
day. Thdse interested in enlisting in
the Army, the Veterans' Guard or the
Women's Auxiliary Corps, are invited
to canonit the officers when they are
in town.
Miss Catherine Flannery, bride -
elect, was honored at a kitchen
shower held on Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. Mervyn Lane, when
about 25 girls were present. Mrs.
Gordon Reynolds, Mrs. Mervyn Lane
and Miss Kate MacLean were host-
esses. Little Betty Ann Lane dressed
as a bride, presented the gifts. Cards
were played anti a socia.i evening
enjoyed. Lunch was served, Prizes
for cards were won by Nh's. Peter
McIver and Mrs, Flannery Sr.
FIRE BRIGADE PUTS OUT
BLAZE IN CAR
There was a fire alarm on Friday
evening when the car' of Mr. Thos,
Archibald, Walton, took fire from the
battery wiring. The blaze was quick-
ly extinguished by the fire brigade
before serious damage occurred, Mr.!
Archibald and Mr, Jake Warm were i
in the car at the time and had un-
successfully tried to smother the
blaze With a car rug. The incident
Occurred on Goderich 'street near the
corner' of Church street.
SHOP AT
SAVAUGES
IT PAYS
Communication
A 29 Advanced (I) Training Cen-
tre, Listowel, Ontario,
The Editor, Seaforth News.
Dear Sir: I have received an ap-
pointment to command the new Ad-
vanced Infantry Training Centre at
Camp Ipperwash and have been pre-
sented with the problem of raising a
large Administrative and Instruction-
al staff. A scheme now in operation
in Listowel will look after my needs
as far as Instructors are concerned,
but I require personnel for Adminis-
trative work.
This new Centre will be the only
Advanced Infantry Training Centre
in Military District No. 1 and I am
anxious to get my establishment
completed as soon as possible.
I wonder if you would be so kind
as to include the request on the en-
closed form in your next issue.
Yours in service,
H. Ballantyne, Lieut. Col., 0/C A
29 Advanced (I) Trg, Centre.
' 21st July, 1942.
The following personnel are re-
quired for the new A 29 (Advanced
Infantry Training Centre) at Camp
1pperwash:
Barbers. Buglers, Butchers. Clerks.
Cooks. Drivers. Drummers. Firemen.
Pipers. Postal Clerks. Provosts. Shoe-
makers. Storemen.
General Duty Men such as Batmen,
Mess Orderlies and Sanitary Men.
The Staff of the Centre is now be-
ing organized at Listowel, Ontario,
and amen of the Reserve Army of A-
B -and
-
B -and Cl categories, and civilians
who are interested in serving at this
new Centre, are invited to apply to
the Commanding Officer A .29 Ad-
vanced (I) Training Centre, Listowel,
Ontario, for an immediate interview.
e n
HARLOCK
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Marshall and
children of Toronto are holidaying
this week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Ern-
est and Mrs. Jennie Knox, Mr. and
Mrs. Graydon Neil of Summerhill
and bir. and Mrs. Thos. Appleby of
McKillop.
bIrs. Clifford Shobbrook and
Charles of near Londesboro and Miss
Laura Manning ,of Kitchener, who is
holidaying at present at the home of
the former, visited on Monday after-
noon at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
Ernest Knox.
Florence and Billy Chowen of
Clinton are holidaying this week at
the home of their aunt, Mrs. and
Mr. Thos. Knox.
Little Kenneth Gibbings spent last
week at the home of his grandpar-
ents, 811r. and Mrs, L Rapson.
We are sorry Mr. Guy Leiper has
not been very well but hope he wilt,
soon be feeling better.
Mr. Wm. Leiper who 16 training
near London spent Saturday after-
noon at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Annie Leiper.
Little Tommy Lloyd of Walkerton
is holidaying this week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McEwing.
tittle Douglas Shobbrook had his
tonsils and adenoids removed in Sea -
forth hospital en Monday.