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Schilb e aft or spending several
inciiiths hi New BransWiek where
her husband wilf: stationed with the
RCA, He has been moved to King
WALTON sten, Chit,
Mr. and Mrs, A. Demons anti Mr,
eu I nix Wm. itorney-anti Gm. and
Sirs. A, IL Gackstetter attended
auction sale pr Joseph Linden of
Deutleld last week.
Mrs.
J. B. McLean of Exeter visit-
ed over the week end with her dau-
ghter :thd son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Allan Johnson,
Ma and Mrs. E. Gackstatter and
family of Dashwood visited on Fri-
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Horney.
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There Will be no serviee in Dutr's
united Church, Walton, on Sunday.
Oct. 24th. Evevyone is invited to at-
tend Monerieff anniversary. Rev.
George Dunlop is to be the speaker
motning and evening.
Tho youngpeople of Duff's United
Church who have been practising'
their play under the direction of Mr.
Clarence Grainger, are going to pre-
sent it at Monerieff fowl :simper on
Wednesday evening, OCL 27.
On Sunday, Oct. 31, Rev, Harol
Snell of Auburn Will oceupy the pug
pit in Duff's United Church,
Duff's United Church, Walton,
was well represented at the. W.M.S.
convention of Huron Presbyterial
Which was held at Londesboro on
Oct. 14. Those attending were Mrs,
John McDonald, Mitts Margaret
Enox, Mrs, Huzlewood, Mrs. Silas.
Johnston, Mrs, Herb Kirkby, Mrs
John Marshall, Mrs, Gordon McGav
3'lalichael and Mrs. Joe Campbell.
Mrs. Wm. (unningham Is visitin
her (Maginot. in Tillsonbm'g.
Mrs. Annie Morrison has been visit
Ing in Peterboro,
Mrs. Fred Young of Winnipeg 1
visiting her grandmother Mrs. Hugl
Fulton.
Mr, and Mrs. Richmond Orr of God
mach and son Douglas visited at the
home of Mr, and alrii, W, Humphries
Sunday.
A number of people from Si
George's Church attended the cleaner)
meeting in St, Thomas. Church, Sea.
forth.
Children's Day was observed 111 St.
George's Anglican Chervil on Sunday,
Oct. 17th. Rev. M, F. Oldham. rector,
Preached an appropriate sermon on
how God -created the world as men-
tioned 111 GIMIPSIS 1. The text was
Genesis 1:31 ,"God saw- everything
that He had made and beheld it was
very gond,
Service next Sunday. Oct, 24, in
St. George's Church at 4 p.m. S.S.
at 8,811 p.m.
Mrs, Wm, Humphries, Mrs. Bert
Anderson, lir. kind Mrs, Bolger,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bolger and Rose
Marie, and Miss June Anne Bolger at-
- tended the Huron Deanery meeting
in St. Thomas Church, Seaforth, 011
Friday. Ort, 15t11.
Rev. T. H. Floyd. L.Th., Chaplain
of the RCAF.. at Clinton,. an11 former-
ly of Teterboro. will preach in $t.
George's church on Sunday, Oct. 21.
at 3 p.m.
Last Friday evening about 200
guests gathered at the community
hall in honor of the newlyweds, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Houston. At lunch
Mr. and Mrs. Houston were called to
the platform and a suitable address
was read and William Dennis pres-
ented a lovely china cabinet and mir-
ror. Roy made a good response, and
thanked the community for their
gift. The evening was spent in danc-
ing to the Kirkby orchestra.
Mo. and Mrs, Jas. Mowbray of
Detroit spent a few days with his
sister, Miss M. Mowbray.
Mrs, Annie Morrison left last
week for Peterboro where she will
spend a few weeks with her Cousin.
Mr. Tom Waghorn, formerly vet-
erinary of Walton, spent a few days
with his cousin, Mrs. Mowbray and
called on friend ,s around Walton.
Mrs. Mowbray, Toronto. accompan-
ied hint
Woll, P111 bark again. It - wasn't
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States, Canada,. Russia and Japan.
too bad. 1 guess have to stop
China and 1Manclturla might also be
again, before long as we are breaking
camp and moving about a mile far- included in Um serprising array of
they away. Seems rather silly but I neighbors whose houses, fronting' on
se mese tl 1 • 'hi
it n.y won t tI
inc the Seven Seas, have their back yard
doing, I hope.
almost hi ('01110100 on the frozen
This is the next day and try to
finish this now. We moved, and what shores of the Bering.
0 joint. No water and not too much Swinging for eleven Milos bet
8110110, I hope we're not here toe Ween Alaska and Kamchatka, the al -
long.
most constantly fog-bOund chain of
1 Was On guard Mk night from 10
till 5 with another fellow. We had islands divide the North Pacific Oc-.
two hours each to do so we did it ea n from the Bering Sea.
together for company. Heard the The Japanese, to whom the is -
news of the Italian invasioa from the
English news seems limy lands are probably as well or hotter
have to wait for news of. what is knowff than to the Americans by the
STANLEY happening a few miles away to frequent infiltration of poaching
Mrs. Harold Penhale returned on
Monday after spending a few days
at London and Wilton Grove.
The last Bronson line Red Cross
meeting was held at the home of
Mrs. Roy Scotehmer on Tuesday,
October 19th,
BAYF I ELD
in, Mrs. Norman Sehade, Mrs. Robt. Mrs, Alma Bassett is in Goderich
working on the Victory Leen.
g Mrs, J. J. 'Werner of Windsor is a
guest of Mrs. Wm. Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Churchwavd and
Gerald and Miss Shott of London
, were here over the week end laying
up their cottage far the winter.
Several members of the L.O.L. 24
attended a meeting in Varna Oct. 14
There is to be a dedication service
in the town hall on Sunday evening
unveiling the honor roll.
Mrs. Jas, Ferguson has returned
after a week's visit in London with
her son, J. P. Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Westlake are
visiting friends in St. Thomas,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Biggart of
Toronto are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Sturgeon the past two weeks.
Mrs. Davidson of Woodstock with
her father, Capt, M. Ross.
Mr. A. McGregor, who has been
in Clinton Hospital for several
weeks was able to be brought home.
Miss Fairbairn laft on Sunday for
her home in Detroit having spent
several months at her cottage.
• KIPPEN
The 7tith anniversary of the church
11018 11 very successful one and ht
spit, of the sleet storm, showers and
some neighboring anniversaries, the
attendanee was excellent. The con-
gregation 1011 1,' in having
the assistance of Mrs. Fred Parsons
of Los oh111. and Mrs. Elmer Keys of
Varna. In the morning they sang'
"Crane Holy' Spirit" and "Did you
think to pray?" which was very 1111-
1ii evening tlwy
tw) oilter.,,plenditi duets. -Hare yon
counted the 1.11S) " and -My PI'S Yi?1'."
AMA l!r 1.t'y pleasing feetttre of the
y an, the presence Unit Mnning
Wall -m• of Teterboro W10) 1..011.
tri;ii.A WWII to the SF‘I'VIN,S by her
appropriate solos -Thanks be to Ger
.nol ;show me my task," The ninth'
ander the capable- leadership of Miss
Ivison 1,-mdereil tWO S1,4.'11(113 CIitlj1118
111, -'in h, 00110)'. The morning anthem
was "When morning breaketh" with
Mrs. Pant 1111,1 MI'S, Harold Jones tak-
ing the duet in good VOiCO. In the
evening anthem L. F. Clark's "Come
Holy Spirit," the solo was taken by
Miss Walker. The worship service,
was emiducted by the 1111111111 P1' - of
the charch, Rev. A. M. Grant assisted.
by the guest preacher, Rev. G, G.•
Burton, who preached on the prophet
Malachi's words,- "Bring ye all the
tithes into the storehouse". In the
evening he gave an equally inspiring
.sermon.
On Sunday last the annivereary
serviees at Turner's Church were con-
duetert by Rev. A, M. Grant in the
afternoon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker and daughter
'are visitors at Mrs. Walker's broth -
erg, Henry and William Ivison. •
Mrs, John Henderson is conflned 111 ;
her home these days es the result of •
a tonsil operation.
Mrs. Alvin ChM visited for is few
days at her father's, Norman Long. -
Mr. and Mrs, R. Torrance and fa-
mily of Porter's Hill visited on Sun-
day with Mr, H. Ivison,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Alexander
and family of Londesboro visited on ,
Sunday with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs, Walker and (laugh"
ter of Poterboro are visiting Mrs.
Walker's brothers, Wm. and Henry
"[visor'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Mcl3ride re-
turned boafter- on Saturday
spending a- few weeks with their son,
lair. and Mrs. J. FI, McBride of Zur-
Mrs, Fred Parsons returned to
her home in London on Sunday after
spending a week with her mother,
Mrs. G. 111, Thomson,
Gn.r. A. H. Gackstetter left on
Saturday for Halifax after spending
two weeks furlough with his wife
here.
Mrs. Mervin Hodgert is visiting
her parents, Mr. and :Mrs. W.
H L LSGR E EN
Mr. and Mrs. J. Barclay and family
of Stratford spent the week end with
Mr. and Airs. Win; Davidson.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Love and family
spent a day in Stratford:
Mr. Harold Reichert. is all smiles
— a little boy has come to their
home t Glenn William),
Mr, Charles Robinson of Mitchell
was in this community on business
on Monday.
The recent rain and snow has soft-
ened the ground for the ploughing, as
with the lovely dry weather plough-
ing was almost impossible.
STEWART LOVE WRITES
Continued From Page 1
plums, blackberries, cherries and
strawberry and peach jams, as well
118 othevs forget.whlh They .
very good and quite cheap as they
are sold tax free, being outside the
three-mile iii -nit.
They had us packed in mare or
less like sardines. We had hammocks
iind the end of one interlocked with
the next. Just like sardines in a tin.
The tables where we ate were right
below the hammocks, so there was no
sleeping in in the morning. I was
sleeping on deck the night we passed
Gibraltar. Just before that we pass-
ed a city that MIS all lit up. I1 was
ouite an unusual sight, after three
years of blackout. About three days
later wo passed a ship which was
also lit up. But the wrong way. It
- was rumoured to have: been a cotton
ship. but there was a very oily smell
to the smoke. We were about five
tidies aysty and the light cast quite
eleareut shadows, it was so bright.
We had no trouble at all from enemy
action.
In this place where we are now, '
[hero14 an old well with an endless
Chain Ofbuckets which scoop up the
Itetietically the 8011010 locality
thsts water heiv, including
I started to do 001110 laundry this
morning and a young kid came along
and del at tin. a cigarette. Yesterday
1 had seine ssatisags to fill and they
did that for a cig. each. They even
wash our dishes for us.
The ales here are rather on the
belligerent side right now. I'm hav-
ing quite a time fighting them off
and writing at the same time. I think
111 quit now and go to dinner.
come from London, But we only get craft froth the near -by Kuriles, are
rumors here, with an occasional well aware of the importance of this
radio report which may be true or
may not However I'll soon know arsa-
what IS what. In fact long before you This was shown when early in
get this. But don't worry, I'll keen Jame they landed troops on the is -
1 1 '
lands of Attu d Ki 1 cl f d d
an sat, un e en e
hung anyway,
So long for now, save by "General Foe who is, boa,-
STEWART.
Dear Folks:—
Well the Wops have done it agal
There's a lot of happy talk in cam
tonight. The boys are wonderin
where we are going next. There is
lot of speculation' on that score.
We have had a very easy tim
since we landed here in Italy. It'
been nothing but a glorified rout
march for the boys. And riotliins bu
ever, a determining factor in the Al-
eutians. Kiska, which has by far the
best harbor in the chain west of
n.
Dutch Harbor, is within bombing
distance of the secret Japanese base
a on Paramushiro.
Kiska would also be an excellent
e foothold for an attack on Siberia,
e but its significance' to America is
t that an airbase here could command
- the three important new bases of
the Alaska defence system—Dutch
Harbor, Kodiak, 630 miles to the
e east of the ]atter, and Sitka, about
d the same distance south of Kodiak.
s It would also be within reach of
Fairbanks, the inland termination of
_ Alaska's new supply route, the great
- highway at present being rushed
- through from Edmonton in Canada.
t This road has been hailed as the
s "Burma Road" of the far north, and
may form a vital lifeline of supply
for Russia or even China.
It is perhaps not generally realiz-
ed that Dutch Harbor, which a few
t years ago consisted merely of a smallwharf,
wharf, a few oil tanks and a naval
radio station, lies over 500 miles
nearer to Tokio than Pearl Harbor
and is in the middle of the shortest
route between America and Japan.
Since 1040 the little Island of Am-
uknak on which stands Unalaska
Bay, under a two -thousand -foot
mountain which the coastguard sail-
ors call Ballyhoo, has been taken ov-
er by the military authorities and
many thousands of dollars have been
spent upon converting the area into
one of the most important naval and
an endless convoy for us -in trans
port.
Convoy work in this country i
not all it's cracked up to be, as th
roads are not too good, The surfac
as a rule is not very smooth, an
the Jerries haven't helped matter
any by blowing out bridges ands
on as they retreated. As for th
roads themselves they seem to mean
der up and down hills in no partial
lar direction at all. However the di
section is mostly up. I never though
one could go uphill for so long with
out stopping for a 1..est. The road
seem to cling to the sides of the
hills, That's the only '1001)' I can dos
cribe them. They don't seem to be
natural roads, but rather as thong]
they were ting into the sides of the
hills. Some of the corners are buil
of concrete entirely. Of course they
are all hair pin turns. The roads are
so narrow in places that two lines of
traffic can't pass. Yesterday when
we were passing an American truck
on one of these narrow roads, one
of its hind wheels slid into the ditch.
It was still safely hanging there
when we got past, but a short time
later we heard it roll down over the
cliff. I don't know whether there was
anyone in it or not, but I hope not
as he wouldn't have a chance of
getting out as the driver was next to
the cliff. After we passed him we
had to fill in a ditch to allow an ar-
tillery gun which was ahead of us, to
go past an English convoy. In anoth-
er place we were held up for over
two how's by another convoy com-
ing towards us. Neither one could
get past the other one. A lovely spot
for an air raid, but our planes are
doing such a marvellous job that I
haven't as much as seen an enemy
plane since I landed. Not that I'm at
all anxious to see seine. Pll be hap-
py as long .as they keep their dis-
tance.
The country here is much as it
was in Sicily. Very mountainous.
And the people have built it up in
terraces the same way in an effort to
make it tillable. Their way of doing
this makes the countryside look like
a huge park. Their houses are, for
the most part, built up on the slopes
of the hills, They are nearly all
built of stone and add a very pictur-
esque touch to the landscape, as they
show up white against the dark
background.
As for the natives of Italy, they
seem to be of a better class than
those of Sicily, who struck me as
being a lazy, slovenly bunch. The
teen in Sicily never seemed to do
work except to ride around on
-mules all day while the women did
all the work, They clo all their carry-
ing on their heads. And what loads
they carry at times. It made my
head ache Alai: to watch them some -
t10100, Everything from water jugs
to sheaves of corn.
Arcl tall: about the bums of Tor-
onto, they wouldn't even stand a
chance in Sicily or Italy. Even if you
only give them a piece of hardtack
they are quite happy about it. But
what they like most is our cigarettes,
hey'll do almost anything to get
ome of them. One can get an en -
mous laundry done for a few aig-
rettes.
was very surprised when I was
landed a letter from you the day
fter I landed in Sicily. It must have
iassed me on the way as it was too
!ark and late to hand out mail when
we arrived. They said that it had
wui there for 8 few days.
I have a guard to do tonight, so
sitting up waiting for my shift
o come around. I go ori at twelve
and come off at two. Then I'm done
for the night Don't know what's up
for tosmorrow, but I hope I have a
chance of sleeping. There is still a
lot of bustle around the eamp, Guess
' everybody is too excited to want to
go to sleep. Though what there is to
talk about is more than I can figure
out. But they seem to keep it up for
hours on end and say nothing at all.
All it does is to pass the tine away,
so I guess it has its value at that.
So long for now,
STEWART.
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cRAOLE OF THE STORMS
When the Japanese bombed Dutch
Harbor the eyes of the world were
turned for the first time in 200 years
upon the little-known chain of Aleu.
Mari Islands.
Today the strategical position of
these islands makes thein the posses-
sor of the backdoor key to at least
four major powers: the United
THURSDAY, DOTC)133R 21, 1943
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air bases in Alaska,
An American naval attache in
London remarked of the Aleutians a
few years before this war: "There
are few spots in the world of such
potential value to the United States
in which it is so impossible to oper-
ate with naval forces,"
Indeed an 'American writer said of
Attu Island, the last of the chain:
"It is the loneliest spot 111 the world."
It is surrounded by seas recognised
as very dangerous, seamed with tide
rips and shoals and currents which
are completely uncharted. And the
hurricanes which sweep the islands
are of extraordinary velocity, for
they lie between the cold Bering and
the warm Japanese current.
This Aleutian chain consists of
some fifteen or twenty larger islands
and innumerable smaller islets and
rocks. The main islands are Moun-
tainous, and some are still actively
volcanic. They form the tips of a
subinerged mountain range which
probably once linked the two contin-
ents, the Russian Komandorskis, be-
yond Attu, being the last of this
group.
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