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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1943-12-09, Page 4Till: t+l';.10)R111 N1•'11'ti
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..The • annual meeting of ':;L,
Gcui,es Church'Women- s Guild and
Women's Auxiliary !was Held at the
home of Mrs, WM. Humphries,
Waiten, on Thursday Dec. incl with
an attendance Mel:diug visitors of
30 parsons. The Sieethrg opened with
a hymn following by scripture read-
ing by M. M. T, Oldham aluiprayer
key theRector. Rev. M. T. ' Oldham.
Mrs, Bert Anderson, See -Trees, gave
her report for the Guild, which
showed that meetings were held once
a month and after the annual Bazaar
and Supper Proceeds, a very substan-
tian sum 1s in the funds, A Grant of ueaessury to amble net to 14" net
$60, was Made to the Wardens for'
general running expenses and $20, life at its best and liLesti
to the Diocesan budget. Mrs. Harry i. think the wonau's hope for the
Bolger,. See, -Trees• gave her report future can be stated quite simply.
of the W.A. Meetings have been held
She wishes to be a full member of a
once a month and a cod sum is in
, 'ands, W. A. Plecl •es and lees
were voted topaid, '� W human corn -
ml gift to
members for loyal support and co- melee to her pemnrauity. She desires,
operation during the year', and deserves, the appropriate 1
The following officers were re- pl ropriate s retial
appointed for next year. The- Wom- treatment necessary to enable her to
ens Guild: fres„ Mrs. Wm. Bumph- %%rake that gift the best and finest
ries; Sec 1 real„ Mrs, Vert Anderson; within her power. Such special treat-
The Womens Auxiliary: Pres., Mrs, incur during motherhood is mere jus
Win. Humphries; Sec.-Treas., Mrs.
Harry Bolger, A social period was tics, not only because the gift bal-
held, Miss Emma Sanderson contrib- elites the payment but because the
uted a piano instr•uurental, Mrs. Bert process oY ulutherliuoci deprives the
Andersson an reading, and Rev M.
et. u•omuu for a time of the power of
T. and Mrs. Oldham a piano duet.
Mrs. It. Campbell and Mrs, C. Brown exercising some of her citizen's
were the judges for the patch work rights. And by motherhood I indicate
Designs. Mrs. Fred Scarlet won the not only the lei's-ualul period but the
prize, first years of the infant's life.
At the conclusion of the meeting In x111 other times and spheres,
Rev. M. T. Oldham, thanked the lad-
ies to rthe earellent years work. The however, the W0011tn wishes simply to
hostess, Mrs. Wm. Humphries served be trealyd uc au adult eitizcn, sub -
a vert tasty and delicious supper. jet'% to the rano laws and privileges;
On Sunday Dec. 13th the Honour rice as tamable rble of giving and reeeiv
hull will he dldii•atect at the service ing, as allotheradult members of tete
at 1.30 p.m.
world community-.
Thine taking part in the play on The above may seem an undue
Friday night in aid of the Red Cross ,rmptilicatiuu to soma; to oilier; au
are: Ltin.•ctor, Mr. .Fred eNilson. ideal easily realizable; 'tu utllers,
Casts Mrs. A. Coutts, George Iiirk-
aeain, a vague and unpractical aiate-
by, ;des. Gordon McGavin, Miss
meet, But to state the contemporary
Ann Somerville. Ivan Shannon, Miss tvumau's lwpe thus is to state it in
Isabel .Davidson, Mrs. L. Rowland, the terms in which women tend to
John lienar, Mrs. Nelson Reid, John see lite, namely, in human result ra-
iled Cross work sent in the end of
:her tuau economic process, In prae-
November from Walton unit. 3 alt• tics, nal iuuucuse network of socialog-
caps, S pair khaki gloves, 6 pair
plain grey socks, 1 pair black socks,
2 pair navy socks, 1 turtle neck
sweater, khaki, 1 v -neck sweater,
khaki,
Women in the
Postwar World
ley Phyllis 1iclltley nr "ltrituiu,"
.'1.111.. tllougint1111 ammo:, rekltiillg of
Licalill9' of 1,01x0 Ja 04010 �111ilny p1L1118
WA' IloSIWa1' ret`U11$L1'.a0t1a11 5111011 a1•e
,;catluuall7 unuer tildullselun Lamy,
e A11111rlletl to cuusider' whirl %lair Sile.
nel'sell is lately t0 be vaned en to
Pei), tole wan 'part sue. %1`01115 p1e101'
111 (1.140 hely' %voted aUnlnbt'llted
"ttel'lnttaly 1.41 sa011 501abe1' 4.11111 titt011
ntownig. :tutors. Wilat boob' she !lope
1401' ilriselt 111 tela neW 0001x1
vv 11at cundntons 11000 11110 nelleve
the. l g free eounuuuily. Owing to a biologic -
be laid . rs, m. ,11 low at present beyond u
Humphries President, thanked the true Ill 1N 0111411 has a spec%
WINTHROP
The Red Cross unit will hold their
meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14th. It is
being held a week earlier this month
owing to the Christmas ohlidays the
next week. Try and come to this
meeting and bring in any sewing
that you will have finished by then.
Cavan Church Sunday school con-
cert will be held Tuesday night,
Dec. 21st in the church, Come and
enjoy a good program. Santa will
pay his regular visit to the kiddies.
The flue epidemic is on the
rounds again.
Mr. Wilson Little has made the
purchase of a larger truck which
will be more convenient for his
work.
HULLETT
The teacher, Mts. Watson Reid,
and pupils of S.S. No. 11, Hallett,
are h,elding. their Christmas concert
on the evening of Dec. 21st. All are
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'glean craftswoman. The, :war bus
taught 11s, ton, by deprivatiolr, Ae I
struggle to bean' a milk -furred pale Or
t lnnrsily wield the everlastingly rte•
e.t.ssuy dulslilrg needle,' 1 Yee' a re.
!respective gratitude and admiration
for the hands which cooped and
mended tor me through many previ-
ous years.
This skilled grail utast, et course,
share the conditions, hours, and
scales of pay of other 0i'a1ts, for the
domestic worker is a Citizen like
outer citizens; and since in a house-
hold containing children the woman's
work is never done, two shifts of
workers will probably be necessary.
Here, too, the war has taught us
11111(11 through the 61100055 of the
parttime system. Two women char-
Mg the work of two faInhlies and one
outside job offer a useful precedent,
Tree women sharing two families, a
job, and some leisure sound hopeful,
hotel as housewives and citizens.
i Since housewifery is to be a skill-
ed occupation lilte any other, a won).
an should surely not be blamed if
she declines it, provided she is will-
ing to work at some other useful oc-
cupation. If so many citizens decline
it that domestic work is too largely
left undone, then we must all take
our share; but it must be share and
share alike; there utast be 110 penal-
izing of ,the woman who by chance
uppears the only available and there -
lime indispensable though reluctant
housewife, whether she be aunt, wife,
elder or younger sister.
For the rest, the woman wishes to
be recognized 415 an adult citizen in a
free conn)irnity, She wishes to shire
in edaclit1011, work, government and
all other citizenly activities, respell.
sibilities, dui.ies, and pleasures, on
equal terms with all other citizens,
By this d mean that in all these mat-
ters she should be treated according
to her ability acid her achievement,
not according to hor sex. Her in-
stinr•t for sacrifice should not be
traded upon; her worth to the com-
munity should be evaluated by her
contribution,
In a word, the woman hopes that
ical and economic change is requisite ill the postwar world she will no
to achieve it, longer suffer from the exasperated
To enable women Co enter mother- frustration of mind or body or both,
hood under the best possible condi- the feeling of forcible segregation,
Bons, Yoe instance, postulates safety which was too often the lot of wo-
safety physical, economic, llsychol- men in the clays before the machine
ngieal. Safety means peace, for one liberated herfrom the limitations of
really cannot describe motherhood physical weakness, and two wars re-
vealed her capacity for intelligent
er the best possible conditions; safe- and active effort both within and
ty means first-class medical atten- without the Homo. She wishes to be
tion; .safety means economic suffici- able to direct her actions to the
eucy, irrespective of the existence common good by her conscious will,
and status of any supporting person, not have them driven or diverted by
Safety means the ability to desist economic dependence and irreleveant
from work for a period before and considerations. She has shared with
after childbirth; safety means a her fellow citizens rations and
clean, sunny, cdmfortable home and bombs, hours at machine and desk,
Proper assistance in the household, labors and hardships and many of
so that the mother may know the the clangers of the present war; she
welfare of her Tamely assured and be wishes similarly to share, to partici-
free from worry about 4.l. Psychologi. pate fully, in every phase of the post -
cal safety means for her no undue war world,
601143 of disappointment or sacrifice To share: that is the operative
forever of some talent which she word, The postwar woman will judge
holds dear, all reconstruction proposals by that
To implement her gilt of life to its criterion, and no system, political, or
hest and fullest, the woman hopes economic. however tempting, will
for the same conditions for her child satisfy her unless it gives her the
as for herself — peace, health, econ- right to share. She will work with
energy and endure hardship cheer-
fully, I believe, to secure and main-
tain full partnership.
nmic sufficiency, and that psychoiog-
welcome. ical safety which consists in never
On Wed. afternoon, Mrs. Selena
Riley gave her home for a Red ex1 rerieneiug humiliation. To secure
Cross gathering when two quilts
this. hest condition hoped for the
were quilted. I contemporary woman, therefore, the
On Sunday Private Glen Carter , endowment of motherhood, the re -
and Mr, Bill Pollard of London, Mr. form of housing, the reorganization of
Henry Youngblut of Londesboro domestic service, the provision of
and Mr. and Mrs. Wtason Reid of medical attention, the opportunity for
$erecter visited with Mr. and Mrs. , equal education — all these are es -
George Carter. sentdal prerequisites, which the wo-
14Ir. James McCool and Mr. Win. I man sees as a -means to an cud, re -
Carter spetit Monday in Goderich I lates to a single maternal focus.
at a meeting with the provincial most of these are matters which
auditor. care be adjusted by economic provi-
Mr. Hugh Campbell has returned j slaws, but the question of domestic
work is more complex. The present
home after spending several clays template dearth of ministering angels
wita Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Carter of in the house is due to wartime condi-
I,ondesbore. ( tions, of course; hut will it continue
after the war? This is a question
I
which woolen ask themselves anxi-
,onsly. for it concerns net only their
1 special ;unction of motherhood, but
21541r general ability to be citizens.
The young mother unable to secure
1•e=melt help is imprisoned in her
lutes, by her inability to leave hor
alialtiren. 1 say imprisoned, not that I
am nuconseians of the beauty of
home life, but. because I Teel it Is diff-
icult. for a woman crit off from lect-
ures, meetings, concerts, theaters, so -
vial gatherings, and many hinds of
mental work, even for a few years, to
Now ... here's reliable home -
proved medication that works
2 ways at once 10 relieve distress of
child's cold—oven while ha sleeps!
.lust rub throat, chest and
back with Vicks VapoRub at bed-
time. instantly VapoRub starts
to relieve coughing spasms, ease
muscular soreness or tightness,
and invite restful, comforting
sloop, Often by morning, most of
the misery is gone.
For baby's sake, try VapoRub
tonight. It roust be good, because
when gelds strike, most mothers
use Vicks VapoRub,
500 Bushels of
Potatoes To Acre
Can Be Produced
Although the average yield of po-
tatoes for Ontario last year was es-
timated at 98 bushels per acre, this
amount can be substantially increas-
ed if efficient production methods
are practised. Practical proof of this
statement is given by the results of
a 500 bushel per acre contest held
by the potato committee of the
South Simcoe Branch of the Ontario
Crop Improvement Association.
Three growers who entered the
contest succeeded in attaining the
n1,iecti=-e of 500 1lnshels per acre.
They were Herb Dunn, Cookstown,
who produced 516 bushels on a
r le tsw'e1 act e; Oscar Whiteside, Ilg-
b, rt, with 512 bushels and 3, Nicol
Wilson, Alliston, with 507.6 bushels.
'dr. Duren, the winner, was presented
with a handsome gold watch and
each received a certificate of merit
fqr their outstanding achievements.
Of the 23 members who entered the
contest, four others succeeded in
producing more than 400 bushels
retrain In intelligent and contemn-, per acre. They were Thompson Ban-
ary citizen. ting, George Drennan, Warren Mc -
Certain accepted attitudes about ,ltenzie and W. H. Ruthven, all of
domestic, work utast he changed if Alliston,
the postwar world is to fulfill the Simcoe County takes the lead for
contemporary woman's hopes, Domes.! Ontario in potato production and the
tie work newt not be despised; it vicinity of Alliston is the most con -
must be regarded as 0 skilled ocean- centratecl commercial late potato
ation, requiring aptitude and train-' prodacing area in the county, The
ing, Ince all other skilled occupations, northern section of Sltnco° CountY,
The war has Height us the degree of in the vicinity of LaFontaine, ie not -
skill Deem -wiry to the housewife ed es it specialized seed producing
shopper; tete wonra.11 'who, manipulat- area. a recent survey having reveal•
ing points and rations, produces a eel that morn than 70,000 bushels of
bellnn od and palatable diet, Is no excellent quality- certified reed were
produced there this 'past 50118011,
eluting tlic past season, says IL It
Goodin, of the Crops, Seeds arid;
Weeds Branch of the Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture) increased
attention has been given 111 many
potato producing areas throughout
the Province to efficient production
by moans of improved cultural prac-
tices, use of fertilizers and protec-
tion of the growing crop by spraying
and dusting. Tho result has been a
noticeable improvement in the qual-
ity of tubers and also an increase in
production per acre in such cases.
Millions of Acres
Need Attention
"It is exceedingly unfortunate that
we know so relatively little about
Canadian soils and their potentiali-
ties" states Dr. E. S. Archibald, Dir-
ector, Dominion Experimental Farm
Service,"We are aware of course,
that given favorable seasonal condi-
tions, Canadat's soil production pot-
entialities are still enormous, as was
demonstrated in 1941 and still more
in 1942, Nevertheless, soil surveys
are beginning' to show many poten-
tial weaknesses and danger signals.
"Sum -marginal soils o £the Prairie
Provinces, through the Prairie Farm
Rehabilitation Act, have already
been taken out of cultural agricul-
ture, to -the ,extent 01 a million and
a half acres, with probably another
two million acres to follow. To a les-
ser extent, this applies to the East-
ern Provinces where there are but
seventeen million crop acres in farm-
ing and this acreage includes very
large numbers of deserted farms
which either originally, or at least
now, are so sub -marginal that prices
of agricultural products would have
to be phenomenally high before a
living could be made from them.
Many million acres of really good
Canadian soil are getting out of kir-,
ter and need the closest study and
attention. Great Britain, as a war
measure, took stock of every farm
as to its soil or soils, its greatest
production, its greatest suitability
for production and especially as to
what it might produce to meet food
emergencies during the war. Over a
period of -20 years Canada has grad-
THURSDAY, DEWIER 9, 1943
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Serf o>rtln
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NOW SJIOWANG% •— TIlU11S. PRI. SAT,
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara
• "`This Land Is Mine"
Due of the strongest denunciations of the Nazi conquerors yet seen
J
on the screen !
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
• The biggest tiling to hit the Screen 1
48 Stars 6 Great 'Bands
"Stage Door Canteen"
Laughs! Songs! Gaiety!! Drama! A Soldier's Love Story !
NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Alan Ladd, Helen Walker
"LUCKY JORDAN"
One of Alan Ladd's best pictures !
Coming — "First Comes Courage"
First show starts at 7.30 each evening. When these single features
are shown, last show starts at 9.15. Matinee each Saturday at 2,30
'
4,4,:k140,41,,,,,45 1,
ually made soil surveys and classifi-
cation of many large areas. Still the
greater percentage of Canadian farm
lands has not been classified as to
type, suitability for production of
various crops, or the needs for res-
toration and different treatment,
"I wouldn't do it now clear; wait
and let Trim hear the one you tell
when you come in late tonight.
M.0."Young tpan, have you ever
been bothered with athlete's foot?"
Recruit—"Yes, sir, once when a
footballer caught me kissing his girl."
A widow who kpet a Confectioner's
shop was being courted by an eligi-
ble bachelor. He came to her shop
every night at closing time and she
gave him her bag with the day's tak-
lrlgs to carry home, The bag was
heavy, and this prompted her lover
to remark; "Von surely do a big
trade, seeing you always have such a
heavy bag."
"0h, yes." was the modest reply.
"I have a. pretty good business."
But it wasn't until atter they were
married that he discovered she had
been giving him the shop weights to
carry hone every night.
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TUNE IN ON
Old -Fashioned Revival Hour
7 to 8 P.M., E,D.S,T,
Pilgrim's Hour
2 to 3 P.M., E.D.S,T,
ON MUTUAL NETWORK — SUNDAYS
Local Station - C.LL.W., Windsor
CHARLES E. FULLER, P.O. Box 123,
LOS ANGELES 53, CALIFORNIA
baa a 'cr ee Service
o Roy War Savings Siamps
and Certiflcales Regularly.
THOUSANDS of men and women i•
n
uniform will be telephoning home this
Christmas. This means a huge additional
load on Long Distance facilities—especially
"long haul" lines—already busy carrying
essential war calls.
So again this year we in-ge you to send your
Christmas greetings by mail. You can help
the Post Office people, too, by arranging to
send them early.
Should there be an out -of -•town: call you
must make, please telephone as many days
before Christmas as possible. In this way
you will help us to handle promptly the
flood of eager holiday greetings which will
pour in from military camps all over the
country. Thank you.
&dog a' 934.o'Glen s
P. D. WILSON
manager,