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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1945-05-03, Page 1WILL NOT DOUBT" 1 will not doubt though all my shipsat sea Come drifting home, with -broken masts and sails, 1 will believe the hand that never fails From seeming evil workath good for me: And though'. 1 weep because their sails are tattered Still until 1 cry, while my best hopes lie shattered trust in Thee," e Seaf HURON C O U N T Y'8 1 will' not doubt, though sorrows: fall like rain And troubles swarm" like bees about to hive. 1 will believe the heights for =which 1 strive Are only reached by anguish and by tail:. And though I groan and writhe beneath the crosses, 1 yet shall see through my severest io•,ses. The -greater gain; --Sir W. R. - Nichol. W%IOLE SERIES, VOL, 68, No. 18 SFAFORTI•I, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1945 SEAFORTH BLOOD CLINIC WiLL BE ON MAY 17TH May 17th will be the date for the next blood clinic to be. held in Sea: forth, for both town and community. Men and women who have been regu- lar donors apparently have decided that the needs of our fighting men have been met. This is not the case. Severe combat action is still to come and our blood banks must be kept replenished: The lives of our fighting men still depend on plasma supplied by us here in Canada. The local committee is still depend- ing on former donors as well as Send- ing out a. very urgent appeal to any one who has not yet volunteered and who is between the age of sixteen and sixty. Will new donors please phone 93 for an appointment. The need for blood plasma still exists: YOUNG HESKY EMPLOYEE BUYS VICTORY BONDS Noyinan Hickey, employee of the Seaforth plant of Hesky Flax Pro- ducts Limited, is the youngestsll - scriber to the Eighth Victory Loan in the drive conducted in their plant. Norman is only sixteen and this is the fourth bond he has bought. *'.Jvie coal' iH6;501ID_fUEt an;50lia COMFORT E. L. BOX PHONE 43 Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister. 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m., "The Handwriting on the Wall." 7 p.m., "Fear God and Work Righteousness." Welcome to these services. First Presbyterian Church Rev. Richard Williams, Minister. 10 a.m. Sunday School will meet. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 'The Minister will preach. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A.; B.D. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 a.m., "Sinful Habits." Anglican May 6th, "Rogation Sunday." St. Thomas', Seaforth. 10 a.m., Sunday School. 11 min., Holy Communion: Cele- was the principal •speaker of the the Uulster Farmers' Union of Nor for donation of G.10 towards the brant, .the Rector; preacher, Mr. Ste- evening. thern Irelanii. "On matters of do- smoke fund, phen Gilbert. Others nominated for the federal mestic policy those three pursue 2 p.m., Bible Class. post.were: W. C. Oestricher, Credi- their own course but on matters of 4TH ANNUAL GODERICH '7 p.m., Evening prayer and ser- ton: Murray Grainger, Bayfield, and national policy the maximum col - mon. - William Glazier, Clinton. Only Mr. laboration and co-ordination is „ STERLING HABKIRK IS BACK IN ENGLAND On Monday morning Mrs, Thomas Ilabltirk received a welcome niessa.ge from her son W/O Sterling I4abkirk; that he is safely back in England, alter being a prisoner of war iu Ger- many since September 1942. W.O. Habkirk has one brother, Scott Habkirk, ` of Seaforth, and three sisters, Mrs. John Pullman, Mrs. D'Orlean Sills and Miss Lenore of Seaforth. He was shot clown in the North Baltic on September 18th, l 1942, and after spending 18 hours in a rubber dinghy was taken prison - 1 er by the Germans. Interned at Stalag 344 he was one of the many Devereaux trained at Toronto, Brant- prisoners moved ahead of the Rus ford and St. Catharines, graduating Sian advance in January, 1945. at Rogersville- hi 1943 as a bomber A news despatch from London, pilot. He arrived in Britain on June England, describes how the Germans 60, 1943, and was- flying a Halifax forced 3,000 Allied prisoners early bomber when lost. He was a member P/O FRANCIS DEVEREAUX WAS BURIED IN. BELGIUM' Mr. and Mrs, John L. Devereaux, Huron road east, received word from the RCAF casualty office at Ottawa on Saturday, April 28th, that their son. Pilot Officer Francis Gerard Devereaux had lost his life in action on May 28th, 1944. He had been listed as missing at that time, The grave has been found in Belgium, and reported through the International Red Cross, Francis was 22 years of age. He was born in Tuckersmith, and attended Union School No. 1, ltic- I{illop, and Seafortl Collegiate. En- listing in the air force in 1942, P/O this year on a 900 -mile death of St. James Catholic Church, Sea - march" during which 2,000 Britons forth. There was a memorial Requiem died, were shot or fell by the road- Mass on Monday morning in St, side. The nightmare trek began et James' Church, Rev. Father Hussey Stalag 344, where Sterling Habkirk officiating, in memory of P/O Francis was imprisoned, in Silesia southeast Devereaux, and also hi memory of Fred on Flt.Sgt. and ended O'L a• 23 •O'Leary, whotill Jan. r was killed of Breslaudy, March 17 when the destination was in action previously. reached at Nordhauen, 'Thuringia. I Surviving, besides his -parents, are Some Of the men were so weak they Hyo brothers -and- two -•sister Rabei"f c 11 .. when they tried to walk with the RCAF in England James at o apses upstairs. f home, and Maty and Helen in London. tau area to Nordhausen is approxrm-, the marchers covered a devious PLANS CAMPAIGN GETS THIRD KILL" Air line distance from the -1 SUCCESSFUL PLAY BY EGMONDVILLE Y.P.U. The play, 'Uncle, Josh Perkins," was very successfully presented by the Egmondville Young People's Un- ion in Cardno's hall on Tuesday night with a large attendance, The members of the cast all took their parts well and received . much ap- plause from the audience. The play was directed by Mrs. A. W. Gardiner assisted by Mrs. John McGregor. The east was introduced by Rev. A. W. Gardiner. Between acts a solo was sung by Miss Phyllis Boyce, ac- companied by Mrs. McGregor, and Scotch songs were sung by Mr. Ivy 'Henderson accompanied by Mrs. Ar- nold Scott. After the programme the cast was entertained by Mrs. Alex. Lillieo at her -home on behalf of the'W.A. of Egmondville `Church. The members of the cast were Robert Wallace, Shirley Love, Betty Moore, Gladys Forbes, Jack -Boyce, Ross McLean, Thelma Forbes, Douglas Love, Mrs. Anna Brown, Bill Boyce. The Young People wish to thank make the all those who helped to to k playa success and will be pleased to accept any invitations for future engagehients. It is expected the play will be given at Victoria street Church, Goderich, on May 28th. ' ately 300 pules but it is presumed COUNTY FEDERATION : SQDN. LDR. •MacTAVISH route to Norhausen 140 miles south west of Berlin, Squadron Leader I. E. liaeTavish, "There were 3,000 British prison- The Huron County Federation of son of Mr. and Mrs. John MacTavish Agrtculture h decided d ens in that column and we were have eci a to put on of Seaforth, and his navigator re- cently forced to keepgoingfrom morninga campaign between May 15th and chalked up their third "kill" LETTERS FROM WALTON to night," said ne young officeJune 15th. in order to make the 1/5 in a Mosquito night fighter by knock- I gg of mill effective next year.oBOYS OVERSEAS captivitywasose was ame dxedueed frfour om years In a statement, Mr. W. V. Roy, f equentlyout a Mused byathe Jeiiiss rot pounds to a "mass of skin and bone" secretary -treasurer says: The 1/5 clear nights. Dear Ladies: Your welcome par - mill levy seems to be the best way cel received last night. Many thanks. but now is rapidly regaining health, to finance our organization, at the 'Those who fell were .either shot present time. Huron County Feder: We have been in Germany for a or kicked into the ditch.' ation expects every farmer to .sup- while and after creeping• along for When 1,000 bedraggled and ex-. his own organization. hours in stretches of vehicles for hausted prisoners reached Nordhau- We in Canada can well take a miles, we crossed the Rhine. It's sen they were kept nine days and lesson from the 'British delegation quite a sensation to see the bridge their only food consisted of watery of farmers, who are- now visiting g rise and fall on the floats as the ve- soup and a piece of "dry bread daily. this country. The chairman of this hides move along. But yesterday as C, C. F. CANDIDATES delegation, Mr. James Turner, gave information at a recent luncheon in FOR HURON RIDINGS Toronto given by the Ontario -Fed- _ oration in their honour," At a federal provincial nominating. The following is a summary of an convention at Hensall Monday night address delivered by `Mr. James the C.C.F. party named - candidates Turner, .leader of the delegation of for the federal riding of Huron- British fanners, at a luncheon, King Perth and the Ontario riding of Edward `Hotel, Toronto, April 16, South Huron. •G. L. Cann, miller of Exeter; was ''We have in Britain three distinct Phone 84 el a year Both for ' 72 A bridal duette to do honor to her hand. Perfectly. matched. The "Bouquet' •for smart women. De- pendable and _dotna stylish. -3 80� s 'Rosebud" earrings in sterling silver. Very smart. SAVAUGI'S The Pair $60 For that special someone choose this lovely en- semble. FREE INSURANCE ANISSEEEMVINIY ZONE CMDR. MILLER ADDRESSES THE LEGION The Seaforth Branch of the Can- adian Legion had a largely attended meeting on Friday. The Zone 10 Commander N. W. Miller of Goder- ich addressed the meeting, outlining some of the work and service being done for the new service men, also presenting the Past President badge to Alex. Muir. Fifteen of the new airfp ee and army men were pres- ent, several just 'back home. B. 0. Muir was elected secretary - treasurer for the year to replace M. C. Milliken, who has left for Milbank. Several members expect chosen for the Dominion contest; and separate organizations of farm; ,,to go to the District C meeting at and J. E. Huckins of Goderich got ere — First, The National Farnmers Galt, May 6th, A few new members the nomination for the provincial Union of England and Wales — The were accepted. seat. Nation Farmers' Union and Chain- The Branch wish to thank W. J. J. W. Noseworthy, of South York, ber of Agriculture of Scotland and Finnigan and Egmondville friends St. Mary's, Dublin, -2,30 m. Glazier contested the nomination but is practiced, said Mr. Turner. Pane Dir. Cann'wou the first ballot, The National. Farmers' Union of In the early part of 1942 the Sunday School- 3 p.m,, iChurch ser- In the competitibn for the previa- England and Wales is first of all a' members of the Goderich Music Club vice, with sermon by Mr. Stephen cit] office four others were nominal. complete single membership organ- conceived the idea of a music festi- Gilbert, ed Murray Grainger, Bert IZIopP, t�atton starting with the tnclntdual MUSIC FESTIVAL val for Goderich and the county of Zurich, Mi, Oestricher, Mr. Glazier: Farmer whatever his pursuit. ]:very Huron, They secured the co -opera - BA. Rev. A. r, L. Gilbert, B.A. Mr. Glazier and Mr. TZlopp withdrew farmer in Britain is eligible for tion of some of the inucte teachers The Salvation Army and the choice went to Mr. Huckins membership and every commodity of the county and in Victoria street rducted byMajor and on the second ballot, Mr. Hucicins interest conies under the umbrella of United Church in May, 1942, the Meetings W rte has been a member of the Goderich the National Farmers' Union, 'The Goderich Music Festival was born. Mrs. and White, Woodstock -0n May- . town council for the past 11 years. organization itself is a completely Since 'then under the careful guid- 5th 6th at 11 a.m. and 7 pan. 1 democratic one. Each county has a ance of the Music Club it has t'rown BROADFOOT $URIAL SATURDAY PHEASANT AND WILia County Executive Committee of one until it represents one of the finest The body of the late Alexander DUCK EGGS AVAILABLE for every fifty members in the eotttlty groups of musicians in this Broaclfoot oftoo Branch • Decisions made ' by the Province. Branches s • re caviled through to the at the first Moose Jaw Sask, will ---- none e. ,t h tel Festival there were come to the Whitney funeral parlors Pheasant and Wild. Duck eggs for County; Executive. Each decision of thirty-five entries. For the Festival on Friday evening and service will distribution are now. available from C County is sent to headquarters at to be held on May 7, 8, 9 andFe al be held in First Presbyterian Church the Seaforth Game and Fish Associ- London. :When the Council has there are over four 7, 8, eci entries. on Saturday, May 5th at 2 cin In= alien, Teachers of the ;schools are see- accepted a recommendation made by This gratifying expansion has been ferment in Maitlanclbank cemetery, quested to Get in touch with theSCO a County Committee, that becomes accomplished only by the keenest eo- Mr. Broadfoot died in Moosejte on retary', C. P. Sills at the Post Office the policy of the Union. The whole operation of all the music supei'vfs- April 1st and the body was placed In or with Tony Phillips, chairman of 1 vault pendingburial. Gametib Arrangement weight of agricultural opinion in ors and teachers of the county curl. a the committee, - rrangemeri • ..Great Britain is in support of coin- town. will be made Y d � Tru for deliver and this tno ity interests.rly it can be said that the int- Mr. Webster PURCHASES FARM will ayand continuethroughoutthe month h g crest in the Goderich Music, Festival Mi Keith Webster has purchased of May and part of June. Others be- when the whole weight of agricul has been ever deur ming: the 143 -acre farm of Harry Clements sides the school children wlio are in- tural thought and opinion is thrown The morning 1 real afternoon 'res on the Bluewater Highway, a mile terested in the propagation of wild in a certain "direction strength is stints, commencing at. 9:30 a.m, and south of Goderich, with immediate life and who desire eggs will al that rtic ami intend accommodated, Th F U h found 1.30 p.m, res] �, possession. The y so be added to the pursuing of a pa pectivel * will be eiven family t d to ulat opinion. e Nr.U. has ou to the competitions of the children move to their new home m a few that efficiency can best be main- from the:town and rural elementary weeks. Mr, Webster recently sold ` ' I tained by employment of full-time schools. The evening sessions, t0 his farm in McKillop to Mr. J. M. I RED CROSS NOTES 1 secretaries. There fare sometimes a sehools The 7,16 :lg will e fro Scott. seven and eight employed i voted mainly to the final competi- At an executive meeting of the Partment of .the headquarter :s staff, tions in the day's classes.secoladary PROPERTY CHANGE The property of the Estate of the late Wilbert Webster, situated on Jarvis street, presently occupied by Mr. Bert Shaw, has been sold through the office of E, C. Chamber- lain, to Reginald W. Kerslake of town, who receives immediate nos- session. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The Women's Institute will meet at the home of Mrs. Leslie McClure on Tuesday, May 8th at 2.30 o'clock. The roll call will be ' answered by timely hints- on housecleaning. Rev. H. V. Workman will be the guest speaker. We would like a good at- tendance of ,members and visitors. McKILLOP • The McKillop Farrn Forum No. 4 Square was held • at. the home of Id". John Gordon. on Monday ' evening, April 30, with a good attendance: Gordon Papple was - in the chair, Miss Ruth Carnochan gave . a very interesting address on her trip •to Chicago to the 4-H Club convention. A few games of bingo were enjoyed Lunch was served and the meeting closed with God Save the King. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mn 'Russell Dorranee in the latter part of May. • Red Coss last Friday, it was decid= including men of broad experience school a t re The same and. vocal.numbers, day Night Club to repeat their play, to County and branch men. British The public has always attended "Here Conies Charlie,"' in the inter- farmers look to then organization these festivals in good numbers and est of the Red Cross. The date will for results, They agree to pay a the members of the Goderich Music subscription of six pence per acre be Friday, May 18th. on all land in England and Wales Club and the music supervisors of a • •inal land six . pence per the county hope that the same keen There will be an executive racer and on m rg a P interest will be shown this year when ing Friday, May 4th, at 4.30 p.m; In pound rental value• That is collected the fourth Festival is presented in from their meinbership of 170 000 C 1 Cross and high c I`b applies selections, and senior piano ed to accept the offer of the Tues the library. farmers: The three organizations,hard time keeping up, so it tided us Month's Report: Hospital supplies, eluding the National Farmers' Union lab, on Monday, Tuesday, Wedges- p Detroit, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph a 9 comfort of England and Wafer, day and Thursday May 7, 8, 9 and over very nicely. After going back 38 a 6 we drove along we saw a sign saying BADMINTON CLUB MAKES PRESENTATION Much to our sorrow the Badmin- ton season came to a close on Wed- nesday evening with what we call a pot luck supper. Thirty-one memb- ers partook' of the sumptuous supper' which consisted of everything imag- ineable. Mr. Slattery, the president, mov- ed a vote of thanks to the ladies for their, splendid work throughout this "You are now in friendly Holland," season, It is a lovely part of the country, One of the highlights of the even quite flat, nice loam soil and very 111g.was the presentation of a coffee little has been harmed. The spring maker to Emily Lester on her coin grain is up about 3 inches. The nag marriage this summer. Attached houses are really. nice , and clean,. to the gift was a card "For your flowers bloom in the window and on wedding. the lawns. It looks as if their elec- This brings congratulations and tricity is on. We have had quite a the best of wishes, For the guy time today. We have been dealing who'll bring the bacon home, And cigarettes, soap and chocolate for th gal who 1l do the dishes.' eggs. We are issued 50 English cigs. Signed—"The Badminton Club." a week and nobody likes them, and We vouch we can speak for every myself I don't smoke. These people member of the Club in saying we ,have only been liberated a day or so, are losing one of our most active The flags are still flying and they are and well -liked members. We, the out to wave at us a5 we drove along, reporters, would like to say we did in the German village we stayed the our best to give the outsiders an night before last one stable had ten inkling of what they missed by not cattle lying in their stalls burned being a Badminton . member. We when the barn went up. Many houses had a lot of fun doing so and hope are total wrecks and scarcely a we will have a bigger and better single thing escaped damage. But Club next year. the children are the same as any So long, folks. others, they are around to see things and were reluctant to leave our DUBLIN room when bedtime came. They were , A public reception was held in much taken up by the pictures in our Looby's hall in honor of Pte, Clay- magazines. But few people can ima- gine ton Looby and Pte. Edward hart, just what devastation war ton have recently returned from brings as newsreels seem far-fetched overseas, having been in action 111 and impossible, but we've driven Italy for the through towns like that, laved in past three years. A: them, When we were in Cleve. only purse of money was presented to each veteran, saw two or three civilians and the The Ladies' Guild of St. Mary's only place fit to live wa the cellars. Anglican Church held their regular But we got stoves and made them meeting at the home of Mrs. John quite comfy. in this place children sleep in the barn next to some cattle, Qumsey, with the president conduct - it's every clean stable, though. W,, itlg the devotional period and Miss have a man that comes to listen to Aucir•cy Moore reading the Scripture the Dutch news on the radio. We lesson. A guilt was completed by the have a 19 set and have"speakers ladies during the afternoon. Lunch hooked so as to have mush in each was served by the hostess assisted tent or room. Some men are sleeping - by lher daughter, Mrs. Allan Vivian. in a brooder .house, some in a wood- and Miss Belle Robinson. shed and we have two tents; so all in A.S. Edward Rowland, RCNVR., is all are fairly comfy. Well, many on a thirty day furlough with his thanks again, WALLACE SHAN- NON, mother, Mrs. Winnifred Rowland. NON, April "4th, He was returning from Scotland Dear Mrs, 'Bennett: I trust ,you when his ship was blown up. He was will pardon the nett: bot at the in the water for several hours and mnontent my chances of getting ink has been in -a military. hospital suf- aren't so good and I did want to feeing from exposure thank you very mucin for the grand Small Pigs Sell for $10.00— thank which I received on the 2Sth. It is recorded in this district that Please pass my thanks and kinid.est in 1877 small pigs were drowned; in regards on to the Walton folk. I en- joyed all their little notes too and it each, while at a local community sale was particularly nice to know that last week they realized the sum of Walton folk still thought of us. As $10 00 each. a matter of fact my birthday was Arthur Looby, C.S.B., St. Basil's the 27th Mar, so it did come at .Seminary, Toronto, Louis Looby and very: appropriate tune. At the time Miss Allis Looby, Toronto, with we were on an —advance into the their mother, Mrs. A. M. Looby. German interior and we were mov- Norval Parker, London, with Mrs. ' Philip I�emiy.. n- North vtrcet United church. =nt el'• Mg so quickly rations were having a Mr. and Mr's. Fergus Reynolds, of the National Carpenter• b pans mens pyjamas, s, 10. - to Englandalate in February, w e teed cgs, 71 bed socks, 29 hot water Farmers Union and Chamber ' of f b rat Miss Dorothy Donnelly, 'Goderich, attic covers Agriculture of Scotland and the Br. Civilian Clothing: 47 girls' Ulster Farmers Union of Northern BIG BOMBER HERE co m our.an'1 orae operation m with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Jos- conjunction with the British Second ' shp 0 A rota. -motored Lancaster bomber Arm, so we have been busy. I para . elnh Donnelly, bloomers, 21 girls' combinations, 4 Ireland, represent a membership of flew over Seaforth at noon on Wed- clputed in with the 6th Airborne Div.' Patrick O'Rourke, Toronto, with ladies' dresses 3S diape2s 1 parr .226,.00.0. A gross income of 400,000 nesday as part of the Victory loan on 24 March and within 25 hours his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas O'Rourke. rompers, 2 boys' suits, 1 boy's coat. Pounds sterling a year allows their h d tt dmin'str tie board campaign. The huge machine roared the ground troops had inked un af- Mr, and Mrs, Earl Hobbs, Toren - airs socks, 10 pairs ea qua er s a . i a v Knitting: 64 p something like. 130 or 135;000 gloves, 1 pair sea -boots, 28 scarfs, 4 pounds sterling. That means they round -neck sweaters, 4 ' turtle -neck have money to give the required sweaters, 4 ,v -neck sweaters, 11 services. They decided in order to seekers, 3 toques. 1 give full service to their members Quilts: Quilts returned 3, made in they must do more than pursue the workroom 3, donated 4, tops donated sometimes robulous course which is 7, by tops made 4: ' concerned only with agricultural MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION i policy. They have entered the realms of legal service.. They give inforina- The final meeting of the Seaforth tionof technical efficiency by set - and District Ministerial Association ting up' development and educational will be on, Monday, May 7th at 2 p.m. sections: Some ,36,000' sterling a in the :St. Thomas' parish hall. Paper year is spent on :publicity. "All those to be given by Rev. R. G. Hazlewood, service are possible because our Ministers' wives are specially invited., farmers are ready to pay for them," up and down Main street, lust over the roof tops. PRE -VICTORY "CELEBRATION" Seaforth had little of the impromptu pre -victory celebration on Saturday night. The fire siren sounded several times. About four -thirty Sunday morn- ing the siren started going again ow- ing to a chimney fire. s t t 8 aid Mr. Turner, "if your organize- ion is only worth ten: cents a year o you it can only do that ' much ood. ter their assault across the Rhine. It was a bit rough for a couple of hours and then the prisoners literally streamed in. Why the Germans keep on going, I'll never tell you: They all admit that the war is lost but I guess they are just not allowed to' give in andthey are told fantastic' stories by the Nazis. At the mom- ent I'in sitting in my jeep by. the roadside, waiting to go forward with the snad dash. We know not where it will stop or whether this is just; about the end, although there will probably be some, sort of defense 1Cadtinued on Page Four to, with Mrs, Catharine Stapleton and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Nagle. Miss :Margaret Fitzpatrick, Det- roit, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fitzpatrick, Mr. and Mae. Thomas Feeney and daughter Bett*, London; with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Feeney. ` Mrs. Pat Longewav, Stratford, with -her aunt, Miss Ella J. Dillon. Mrs. Mary McGrath has returnee home after spending a month in De- troit. " •111Trs. Kathleen Feeney has return- ed home after .spending the winter months in Toronto.