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The Seaforth News, 1942-09-17, Page 2PAGE TWQ Women's Institute The Woureu's Institute held their regular meeting on,'Wednesclay_even- 111g, Sept. 9th, at 92 & Jas. M. Scott's, With an attendance of 45, Mrs, Gordan Papple presided during the business period, Large quantities of Red Cross sewing were distributed and finished articles handed in. Methods of rais- ing money for Chi'istntas overseas boxes were discussed. It was decided to have a play and dance in Octobe 1'4iss Thelma Elgie gave a report ') jam making, To date 2492 lbs. honey and lam have been prepare Mrs. Raymond Nott took cltarge the program on Flealth, The 1011 ea was answered by a health Hint. Th motto, "Goad health must be lost t be appreciated,' was well taken b Mrs, Baal Doig. Mrs. ,Leonard Strap gave to tsi111 on "Emergencies of 'War. Vitamins was the subject chosen b Dr. McMaster, He stressed the Na ent vitamins and foods necessary fo good health. He also spoke ou con ntunicable diseases and care o wounds. Interesting moving pieture were shown by Mr. J. M, Scott. vote of thanks was given by Mis Elgie and meeting closed by singin God Save the King. Lunch wa served, r, n 02 in the hospital for five days. Born ill d, Ueborne Township , she was the '1au- hter n Z• of n� g and its. Thomas ofBell, 11 of L'sborne. who survive herr. She 12115 e a former school teacher in both Hay U anti irebnrrle townships. She 12115 i1 y, member of the Lutheran Church, g Dashwood. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, five dail- y ghters, Rosaline, Muria, Mildred, Nam THE SEA.EORTH NEWS Alice and HMI; two sons, Thomas t. and Delmar; four sisters, Mrs. Chas, Stephen, of Elimville; Mildred Bell, 2 of Detroit; 2nd Lieut. Bessie Bell, s Reg.N., of New Jersey; Florence A Reil, Reg.N., of Toronto; four broth- s ers, Wellington Bell, of Detroit; g Harold Bell, of Elimville; Cpl. Lloyd s Bell, RCNVR., British Columbia, White Squirrel— Mr, John Salter who lives on High- way 4, south of town, reports the pre- sence of a white squirrel on his farm, Brucefleld Born Girt First C.W.A.C, Overseas— Major Alice Sorby of the Canadian Women's Army Corps has arrived safely in England, according to offic- al word received from Canadian mil - His nephew, Russell Salter, has seen it several times but last week was furry headquarters there. Major Sor- by, the first enlisted woman in any of the three Canadian Voices to be officially posted for duty on'the Eur- opean continent, is detailed as Can- adian Women's Army Corps Staff Officer at Canadian military head- quarters in London, England. She will have the important tusk of ar- ranging for the reception and quart- ering of all Canadian Women's Army Cirps personnel posted for duty in England, No official date for the de- parture of the first contingent of Canadian women soldiers has yet been set, but it has been intimated in official circles that it will not be long delayed. Formerly staff officer in military district No, 10 (Winnipeg), where she was in charge of all staff natters relating to the Canadian Wo- men's Army Corps, Major Sorby upon her arrival in England spoke by tele- phone with her husband, Lieutenant Walter O. Sorby, also of Winnipeg, who has been serving overseas with the Royal Canadian Artillery for the past eighteen months. As staff officer at military headquarters, Winnipeg, Major Sorby was responsible for one of the most flourishing and success - Returns From Overseas— Yu1C.W.A.C. units in Canada. Her ability in administrative affairs won On hearing that Dr. F. G. Thomp- for her the admiration of high mint - son would arrive on the noon train ary authortes.. Born at Brucefleld, on Monday from overseas a number Ont., n 1903, the former Alice Higgins of citizens accompanied by the Pipe received her elmentary and secondary Band were at the station to greet education there and at Clintou, to him, Mrs. Thompson, who had gone which place the family proved while to London to meet the Major arrived she was a young girl, Later she at- ' on the train with him. They were tended the 'University of Toronto, piped up to the Town Hall by the specializing in French and German, band where Mayor McMurray gave and receiving a I3,A. degree in mod - an address of welcome and Major ern languages in 1924. In 1925 she Thompson spoke briefly in replying. graduated from the Ontario College , Major Thompson's plans are at pres- of Education, In hercivilian life, S ent uncertain. On Tuesday Major Major Sorby took an active part in D Thompson was in London interview- community affairs, As a member of ing the Senior Medical Officer for the Junior League for fourteen years a Military District No. 1, who inform- she held numerous executive post-. w ed him that ther is such a shortage tions. She also served 00 many w of medical men in the army that he boards, including the Red Cross, the b Council of Social Agencies, and the Winnipeg Community Chest. She also helped to organize in 1930 the Cent - the first time Mr. Salter had a good look at 1t, It is pure white except for a few red hairs in its tail, White squirrels are very rare in this dis- trict and Mr, Salter reports that this is the first one he 'has ever seen.— 14'ingham Advance-Times. Appointed Principal— Mr. Maurice Laycock, B.A., has been appointed principal of Brussels Continuation School for the present school year and will continue to teach the same subjects as in the past three years. Mr. Laycock has accepted the position following Mr. Murray's death. Miss Helen Jacklin, B.A., of Chesley, has been appointed assistant teacher to 'fill the vacancy in the staff. Purchases Farm— Mr. Herbert Mousseau of Zurich has purchased the fine 100 acre term on No. 4 Highway 2% miles north of Kippen, owned by Mr. Charles Clif- ton. The purchase includes the stock and equipment. Possession will be given March 1st next. Zurich Herald. rat Volunteer Bureau; now known throughout the North .American cont-Metaase the "Winnipeg Plan," Ap- pointed to the Canadian Worieu's Army Corps with the rank of. captain on September 10tH, 1941, she was the first officer to be appointed iu wi'si7n: pe% district, Her promotion to the rank of Major carne shortly before her recent departure for overseas, VARNA Varna Red Cross Notes On Wednesday, Sept. 3rd, fifteen wofnen of Varna community met in the Red Cross workrooms where they were busily engaged packing, cutting, and sewing on hospital gowns and hankies. It had been decided that during the busy season of August and September the ladies meet for work every second Wednesday. Many pre- fer to take work home with then, where they have it on hand when they find a spare hour, During the month of August the packing com- mittee have boxed 25 sults men's pyjamas and 1 extra pair pants, 10 Pneumonia jackets, 25 hot waterbot- tle covers, 30 bed pan covers, 10 pair service socks (army), 4 pair seaman's boots, 3 pair Seamans service socks 1 scarf. At present infant's gowns hospital gowns, pneumonia jacket and hankies are in the making. The knitting convener, Miss Edythe Beat- ty, would like all knitting that is out to be finished up as quickly as poss- ibl e and brought in. Woollen sets each consisting of 1 sweater, 1 scarf, 1 pair socks, and 1 pair gloves,' were on display for the following loca boys who are in the RCAF, Mervin Keyes stationed at Toronto, Harry Reid, William Reid, and Robert K. Peck who are stationed at T.T.C., St, Thomas. The President told of re- ceiving information from headquart- ers concerning the sending of mess- ages to friends or relatives who are prisoners of war in alien countries. It is advisable that these cables be sent through yourlocal Red Cross branch and must be signed by the president of the society, Rev. Hern gave an interesting talk and reported that the girls of Camp Minnehaha, north of Godericlr, of which she was director, had donated the sum of 53.81 to Varna Red Cross Society and displayed two lovely knitted wool afghans and sevral dozen hankies, the work of the girls. Misses Mary Batten and Florence Bates of Toronto spent the week end with their cousin, Miss Rachel John- ston, Varna. Mrs. Evans of Oshawa and grand- daughter, Karen Dryden, have re- turned home after spending a month with Mrs. Evans' sister, Mrs. J. W. .Johnston, Varna. Mr, and Mrs, Perce Johnston and daughter Phyllis spent the week end et Wellington. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1942 HENSALL The regular meeting of the Village Council was held 10 the COuneil chambers en Tuesday evening, Sept. 8th at 8 p.m, with all members, pres- ent. Minutes of the previous tweeting read and adopted. T. Kyle reported.ra R. Kyle, thanking the Counoli for the money belt; also reported r0 the, sidewalks. Reeve Shaddlek reported the meeting to „be held, by the Salva- tion Army on Sept, 9th, also the side walk in front of F. Suiallaconshe's. Correspondence considered and filed,. 12. Cameron and H. Horton, That the Council asci for 0 statement froni the school board apd the assessment in regard to Hay and Tuckersmithar pupils, Cried, Horton • Kerslake, That resolution be forwarded to the Unemployment Insurance Commission certifying as to the permanency- of the employment of James Paterson. Carried. Parkins -Camerons, That the Clerk be authorized to add the costs for cutting weeds to the Collector's Roll and charge to the following rate- payers, James Sangster 5n cts.,' Net- tie Cameron 60 cis., G. McEwen. Hat, 51,50, H. Smith 30 cts., Mrs.Hyde 00 cts. Carried, Bills add accounts—J, Eonthron & Son, wreath, 53.50; N. Marshall, cleaning furnace 54; G. M, Case, teaming, 52.75; J. Pfaff, labor,52.75; T. Kyle, salary, 870; HartsellHydro, hydro, 83.13. Total 591,13. Cameron -Parkins, That we, set the rate at 32 mills, namely, County 5.5; Library 0,5; School 12.8 and Village 18.4, or a total taxable rate of 32 mills less the Provincial subsidy of one mill. Carried., Horton -Cameron, That by #7 setting the tax rate at 32 mills be given first and second read- ing, Carried, Kerslake -Parkin, That by-law #7 be given third and final reading, and finally passed. Carried. James A. Paterson, Clerk, With The R.C.A.F. (By Flight Lieut. T, C. McCall) Pilot Officer Johnny Highanit, D.F,C., who is sitting across the nar- y row aisle from me as this is being written, puts this trip down as one of the most thrilling experiences of his life. At the moment the crew, which only a few nights ago devas- tated Saarbrucken, changed aircraft 1 upon returning to their base in GreatBritain, and then flew across the At- lantic to become Canada's heroes of the hour, are high above the clouds over Northern Ontario. Our comfort- able big Lockheed transport is purr- ing along at a speed which Johnny tells me is about the same as his old Wimpy's i(Wellington bomber) cruis- ing speed. This is an experience that five young Canadian airmen will never forget. "A year ago we were the chaps who were carrying rifles in . a par- ade," Flight Sergeant Carl Sveinson remarked after Montreal had given the group a tumultuous welcome. "Here we are today sitting in .limou- sines. Boy, if the other chaps in our squadron could see us now" There is one cloud on the lads' horizon but it is not causing them a great deal of concern. Airmen have a dread of being accused of "shoot- ing a line" which is precisely what these lads are being asked to do sev- eral times a day. They know that when and if they return to their unit the famous "Moose Squadron" of the RCAF, they will be badgered unmer- cifully for the speeches they have made in Canada, and the interviews which have been carried in every Canadian paper and ovek radio sta- tions. - "Sure, we'll take a lot of punish- ment," admits Flight Sergeant Siggy Lee, of Minnedosa, Man., the naviga- tor of the group, "but it's worth it to be able to go back there and tell what Canada thinks of its flyers ov- "Recipe Treasures" Found in an Attic A Michigan reader,..wl•iting in Phe American Weekly with this unday's (Sept. 20) issue in The etroit Sunday Tinres..,tels of some Id family recipes, that are excellent nd require only a minimum sugar, hich she recently came across pile ransacking her attic on a rub - el. salvage hunt. Be sure to get Sun- day's Detroit Times! may continue with the Army in Can- ada or there is a possibility that he might resume his practice in Clinton. --Clinton News -Record. Naftel-Logan— A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William A, Logan, Blyth, when their daughter, Anna Kathleen, Reg.N., became the bride of Flying Officer Leslie Boland Naftel, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Knyvet E. Naftel of Godericb. The ceremony was perforated by Rev. Arthur Sinclair of Blyth United church, and the wedding music was played by Mrs. MacDonald of Brig - den, an aunt of the bride. The bridle, given in marriage by her father, was charming in a gown of- Marina blue and carried a bouquet: or Butterfly rants. Mrs. Milton (seer err Guelph, as bridesmaid, was gowned in pile ere ,» alit( Nulled Johanna 1Ii11 rose. The bride's 'neither wore navy blue sheer, tiff) timeless or rein,•: mot a cor'sage of Talisman roses. while 111e groom's mother nine,• 0 fall suits nr black 111111 white with tnatelling turban and a corsage of Talisman raves. 'i'lle 111) 1111 was at. tended by Plying Onkel* .Deuelas Webb of Aylmer, Ile, young scopic will reside in Aylmer. where the groom is at pl•eelerltstationed. Mrs. S. Miller, Hay Twp.— Mrs. Samuel Miller, a resident of Hay township for 17 years, died on Sunday in Victoi'la Hospital, Loudon, In her 41st year, She had been in 711 health for the past six years and was Send us the mantes of yottlr visitors, No coarse holes, no doughy lumps To put your family "in the dumps" YEAST A S T Fine-grained your bread ani ,eachtime you bake With ROYAL Yeast— CAKES ,the pure yeast cake ROYAL treated wherever we went. We'll let them know, too, that there are many many more air crew teams following them overs" It is a magnificent late summer day. From our 4,000 feet we have an almost unbroken expanse of sun- lit clouds — thick, cotton-batteny stuff that affords only an occasional glimpse of the dappled grey, green and blue of the Northern Ontario wilderness below. Johnny Higham has' just finished telling me some more about that raid over Saarbrucken three nights ago. Weather, he says, is as great an ene- my of the Allied flyer as enemy flak or fighters, The other night was no exception. The crew had dropped their eggs—smack on the target, they will tell you proudly—and headed for home. Ahead lay the pros- pect of a magic -carpet journey over the Atlantic, and the acclaim of mil- lions of their own people. Good food, comfortable quarters, old friends and, best of all, the loved ones that they had left behind more than a year ago. Over the Channel they ran 'into nasty weather which got worse as they approached their own aero- drome. It was debatable whether "A for Apple"—their own ship—should attempt a landing at the home aero- drome, or go on to another where the weather was better. Once before their trip home had been washed out by similar circumstances. Because of the multiplicity of arrangements nec- essary, it was a good bet that if things went awry this time, the plan would be scrapped. So down came "A for Apple" through the clouds and fog. Half an hour later the crew was on its way to Canada. Today they are a weary group of lads. Four of them—Flight Sergeants Siggy Lee, Carl Sveinson, Art Loach and Don Morrison—are fast asleep in their seats. Pilot Officer Highani is studying an article in a picture magazine which describes the virtues of various type of aircraft. They ne- ver get very far away from flying. The day after landing back in Can- ada, Johnny was at the controls of the Anson bomber which flew us from Ottawa to Toronto. Then be piloted the same ship most of the way from Toronto to Montreal. To- day he' is casting envious eyes toward the co-pilot of our Lockheed and the betting is ten to one that before the kite touches down its wheels, he will have served a stretch at the controls. "I never had a chance to fly over this country while I was training," mitted to go very far from our base." For a lad who got his wings just a year ago this month, Johnny has come—and gone—quite a way. He'll go a lot farther. The skill and mod- esty which have endeared him to the four lads whose fates he has largely held in his hands these many months are typical qualities of the young- sters who are flying for Canada to- day on all the world's, battlefronts. As representatives of this ever-ex- pending verex- panding body, Johnny Higham; DFC, and the four lads who call this 22 - year old veteran "the old man" are ready to take up the job where they left' off three nights ago so that, as their skipper says, "the next time we come home, it'll be for keeps." Changes in British Life By Commander Stephen King -Hall, In total war the whole resources of the nation, its productive capacity and will -power and all its moral and physical energies, must be mobilized into a fast-moving and hard-hitting, war effort which can be burled against the enemy in order to break his will to resist. The most difficult problem—and 10 this is particularly true of societies which are democratically governed and in an advanced state of develop- ment—is the problem of organizing all the nation for total war. This must be done before we can lookk for a military victory. The 'economic and social organiza- tion of a highly -civilized democracy such as Great Britain is designed to meet the neaeeful needs of men. It is not based on a war economy. Lawns are laid out to look beautiful, not to be potato patches in times of war. Consequently, a reversal of function has had to take place in every sphere of British life. This vast change from the positive pursuits of peace to the ill activities of war Is nothing short of a revolution. Democracies Cannot Be Ready It would be a stupendous feat were it carried out smoothly,swiftly and without interference. But in fact, in a democracy such as Britain, it never can be carried out before war comes. True democracy can never turn itself into a nation in arms during peacetime. This is the perogative of a potential aggressor. He knows in his inner council that he intends to make war, and he prepares. He strikes at his selected moment. Democracy may syspect and may take certain precautions but it erseas. You can bet thab we'll let he says. "My advanced training was can never outdo the aggresor an them know how wonderfully we were at Brantford and we were never per- readiness. c, VETERANS! YOU ARE NEEDED AGAIN: Attention! You men of 1914-1918... get into the present :scrap ! The age limit has now been raised to 55 in categories A, B, and C, — so here's your chance! Veterans are urgently required for defence in operational areas, as reinforcements for Veteran Guard of Canada Units now Overseas and for vitally important guard duties. The Veterans Guard of Canada is very mach on Active Service in Canada and Overseas ... It is a Corps — an integral part of the Canadian Active Army ... in which any Veteran may be proud to serve '... in which he can serve well. Is Your Present Job More Important Than This ? Men are badly needed . , advancement is rapid. There are many vacancies for technicians, administration personnel and tho3e skilled in trades. Special Trades Pay and Allowances apply. The Need is urgent. 'Phe Duties are important. Promotion is Rapid. If you served in the 13mfiire Forces in 1914.19.18 rntd want to do your bit in this war— IOIN NOlrf, •,Boo the nearest recruiting officer, or, If thorn Is none In your vicinity, nil in thls coupon and mall It now. Officer Administering, Voter:s Guard ef�Csneda, 95 Thant*Street, Ottawa, Ontario. 9: the anavemethe Fat Please send me more information about eellstment of Canada, ; My name is My address No, Street or R.11, Served in the last war with City or Town Province (name of null here) (Signed) l