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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1943-03-04, Page 4vow trovu • NATIONAL SERVICE SELECTIVE Mow 310211t„ X11 v I® I I L MEN ACENT Proclamation, IU issued by His Excellency the Governor General in Coun- cil, provides that certain single men must register inmtediately for the Military Call-up under National Selective Service Mo- bilization Regulations. Single Men who must now register are those who were mora in any year from 1902 to 1N3 inclusive, and who did not previously undergo medical examination under the Military Call-up. Men actually in the Armed Services are exempt under this order, but hien discharged' from the Services, not previously medically examined under the Military Call-up, mist now register. "Single Men," referred to, now required to register include any man-- bora an—bora in- any one of the Aruna lnentio^.Atl. ,.•l,o 7,as not previously been medically eranrine., fo; and described as follows:—"who was on € e .a et; day of July, 1940, unmarried or a widower with . ;rd or children or has since the said day been divorced or judicially separated or become a ra+ienee r e•itho se child or children." It is pointed out that any man unmarried at July 15th, 1940, even if married since that date, is still classed as a "single man.." Registration is to be made on forms available with Postmasters, National Selective Service Offices, or Registrars of Mobilization Boards. Penalties are provided for failure to register DEPARTMENT BOU HCT11iPm u.Y MITCHELL, Minister of Labour A. MACNAMARA, Director, National Selective Service MINIM had only been severely ill for a few weeks, Ile. was a son of the late eVir and Mrs. John'Gilmour and had be- en a life-long resident of Stanley Tp where he resided with his brother, Hugh and sister, Mary, on toe 2nd. concession. Surviving are four 'bro-- thers, Hugh of -Stanley, and Thos. George and Alexander in the Canad- ian West; tow sisters, Miss Mary, at home, and Mrs. Janet Ross, of Brucefaeid, The funeral was held to Baird's cemetery, Fiftieth Anniversary Mr and Mrs. Henry D. Steckle, highly respected residents of the Bronson line community celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday February 27th. They were married in Woolwich Township, Wat- erloo County. Following their mar- riage they moved on their dine farm on the Bronson Line north of Blake, where they are still engaged in act- ive farming. Mrs. Steeple still be- ing able to do her own housework. Mr. Steckle will celebrate his 72nd birthday July 9th, while Mrs. Steckle will celebrate her 71st birthday on July 19th. On Saturday evening the fancily gathered in their honor. The family consists of Susanna, Mrs Ananias Martin, of near Waterloo; Ivan of Bayfield; Edwin and Alvin at home; (Solina) Mrs. Joseph Mar- tin, of Stanley Twp; Mary Ann at home; (Melinda) Mrs. Earl Ginger- ich of Stanley. A sumptuous supper wan served, after which a social hour was spent by all. Mr and Mrs. Steckle were each presented with a chair 'and other gifts, The family wishes them more anniversaries if God Wills! HENSALL eE IN ' "ieman's Hotel, Dashwood ON MONDAY, MARCH 8th. RAU'S ORCHESTRA NEW AND OLD TIME DANCING General. Admission 3hc. J. A. SERVICE ASHWOOl.3 - Miss Ruth Weber of ..London,. is spending a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs. D. Weber. Mrs. R. Geiger of Zurich spent e few days with Mr and Mrs. E. Ben- der last week. Mr and ,Mrs. Roy Bender or Tor- onto spent last week -end with hu father, Mr. John Bender. Mrs. E. Edighoffer of Zurich spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. P. McIsaac. Mrs. Bertha Hayter is visiting with her daughters in St. Catharines and Toronto. Miss Oveyln French of London, spent the week -end with Mr and Mrs ' George Link. Mrs. Cook of - •Camlache visited with friends in this vicinity for a few days this week. Cpl. Harmon Gill of the RCAF in Toronto visited with his mother Mrs. Gill last Thursday. Mr and Mrs. Alvin Kellerman of Chatham spent the weak -end with friends here. Mrs. Lovina Kellerman who has been visiting with them returned, on Sunday. Kenneth Gassman who has been in the Children's Hospital in London, for an operation has returned hone. A very successful quilting was held in the basement of the Evang- elical church last Thursday after- noon with 95 ladies present. Eleven quilts were made and furnished and turned over to the Red Cross along with 130 cakes of toilet soap and several towels. The piano pupils of Mrs. Elgin Merner delighted a large audience in the Lutheran church to a recital last Wednesday evening. Flt. Lieut. ,Sansburg, Chaplain at Centralia Air port was the guest speaker, speaking cm life in Japan and Tokio, which was very interesting. During the ev- ening Mrs. Merner was presented with a lovely plant from her pupils. The proceeds of the evening going to the Red Cross. St. Joseph and Beaver Town Miss Cecil Masse of St. Joseph is eteployed at the home of Mr and Mrs Percy Bedard of the Dine Water xti Orth. Vtr, Morris Denomme is not enjoy- ing his usual good health and it will likely be some time till he wit! be ai,le to resume his daily work. Mr. Maurice Masse is busy these days trucking beans, Mrs. Wm, Weissing of St. Joseph ,aaaith loft on Sundasr fast .tvx j=0:. k leis mother, QVIrs, Jas, Sangster. Miss Edith Parkins of Londgi,was a visitor at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Jas. Parkins. Edna Saundercoek and Margaret MacGregor spent the week -end with relatives in Toronto, flying from Lon don to Toronto by plane. Kenneth Nicks of the RCAF Train ing school in Galt was a visitor with Mrs. Hicks and family. Mr and Mrs. Hugh Morenz, of Dashwood were visitors with Mr and Mrs. Jack 'Carbett and -Mr and Mrs Wes. Coleman, Mrs. Louis Weigand and son Billy of Dashwood visited recently at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Fee. Mrs. John Johnston, prominent Hensall resident, who will celebrate her 92nd birthday in April, is enjoy- ing some delicious oranges picked and sent to her by Joseph Ragan, 'from Florida. Mr. Hagan, who is a Hensall resident, is wintering at Vera Beach, Florida. don where she will spend a few days with relatives. Mr and Mrs. Dennis Charrette of the Blue Water south were sunday visitors in St. Joseph, with Mr and Mrs. N. A. 'Cantin. Miss Veronique Ducharme spent the past week with Mr and Mrs. Kuno Hartman of the Goshen line south. Mr and Mrs Alex. Masse of Win- dsor spent a few days around in this district, attending to some of his farm ,business. Mr anis Mrs. Hector Laporte of St Joseph north were Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs. F. Ducharme of the Bhie Water south. Mr and Mrs"Garfield Demmenne and family of Blake moved on Mr. Alex: Mass' farm on the 14th 'con- cession where he will take charge of the farm for the summer months. BAYFIELD Mr and Mrs Gideon Koehler, of Zurich, were visitors with Misses Frances and Ethel Fowlle. The news was received here . by friends in the village of the death in Detroit of Udi Newton, no further particulars were received. Herb McGregor received word of the illness of his aunt, Mrs. 'Charles McGregor, of Detroit, who had one leg amputated ow ing to gangerene affliction. A dance was held in the town hall on Friday, Feb. 26th. Music by the Murdoch Orchestra. Proceeds were in aid of our boys overseas. The snow was fast disappearing from the village and grass was show- ing, more signs of spring were in ev- idence before the cold weather again Mr. Murdoch Ross., who was laid up through illness the past two months, is out and around again as usual. He possesses wonderful stay- ing power. STANLEY TOWNSHIP Mr and Mrs. Anauias Martin, of near Waterloo spent the ween -end at the home of the tatter's parents, Mr and Mrs. Henry D. Steckle, Bronson line. Mrs, Argo and little son, Jimmie Lee, of Halifax, after spending a week with her parents, Mr and Mrs. Alex McConnell of Varna, left for Minneapolis to visit her taunts. On Tuesday last a district meet- ing ' o f farmers and representatives was held in the Township Hall, Var- na. There was a largo turnout of both junior and senior farmers, and they will meet on Wednesday when more details will be given. Baringer .— :McClinchey The home of Mr.. and Mrs. William McClinchey, Holm esville, was the scene of a wedding recently, when their (laughter, Marie, was united in marriage to 'Donald Baringer, Gosh- en, Ind., only son of Mr and Mrs, S Beringer o.f Goshen„ Rev. R. A. Brook, Hensel!, officiated and the wedding march was played by the bride's youngest sister, Phyllis, as the bridal party took their places be- neath an arch of evergreens and ros- es. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Robt, Gihnorc Pas;'ea The death occurred in ,Stanley Tp. of Robert Gilmour, aged 02 years, He had been a sufferer for many :r`":- ars with a form of paralysis, but Mr • and Mss. Cline Flynn of Lon- don were visitors at the home of the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs. Jas. Parkins. Miss Dorothy Brazier of London, was a visitor with Dr and Mrs. Steer Miss Ellen Fremlin was a week- end visitor with her parents at Clinton, - Dr. and Mrs. A. R Campbell and Billy were recent visitors in Toron- to. AC2 Geo. Sangster , of Moncton, N.B., left to recommence tits duties there following two week's visit with to the late Jahtr Caldwell, a well known district farmer was sokunniz- ed in 1010, taking up farming a toile and a quarter east of ;Ilensar!. Mr Caldwell died in 1028, for ton years after his death and previous to her death she had been living with her yungest daughter, Mrs. Harold Sym of Wingham. Mr. Pym organist of Wingliam Presbyterian church. Two sons and three daughters survive; Geo. Godbolt, Centralia; Mrs. Dun. can McDougall, Kingston; Mrs. .i[1 Russel, .St. Paul, Minn; Charles God- bold, Exeter; and Mrs. Pym; two brothers, Thos. Washburn. of ICA - ton and Frank, Guelph (twin broth- ers) and a sister Sarah Washburn, of Toronto. Had Big Crowd A capacity crowd attended the bingo and dance held in the Town hall, Wednesday evening fast, spons- ored by the ExetereHensall branch of the Can. Legion. Splendid prizes we- re distributed during the evening, in- cluding ten specials of blankets, cash or war savings stamps. Miss Alice Wren of Kippen, was the lucre•, win- ner of the door prize, a lovely blank- et, Alf. Clarke drawing the winning ticket. Music for the dance was fur- nished by Murdock orchestra. Dr. A. R. Campbell spoke in the interests of the Red Cross drive, the canvass to begin Monday, March 8th. • Late Mrs. John Caldwell The funeral of the late Mrs. Jno. Caldwell, the former Eliza Washburn widow of the late John Caldwell, who died in Wingham General hospital in her 83rd year was held from R. N. Rowe's funeral parlor, Exeter, with burial in Kirkton cemetery. The deceased had been ill for a year and had been a patient in the hospital for a month, she was a ,native of the Kirkton district and was twice mar- ried, her first husband was the late George Godbolt. Following her mar- riage they resided on a farm at Eli.mv111e, later taking up resreence at Sunshine. Mr. •Godbolt predecea- sed her 45 years ago. Her marriage COUNTY NEWS Thursday, Mach 4th, 1VIoi'fatt and was born in Hay Town- ship in 1807. in 1887 she was mart - led to Wrn. D.Butt, who died in 1.044;L They farmed on the 2nd con. of 'Tue kersmith for 30 years and retired to Seaforth 25 years ago, The funeral was conducted ,by Rev. 1I. V. Work. mau, Seaforth.. A Runaway A runaway is news in Seaforth these days, but we had just that, or the next thing to it, when the Hesky Flax power snowplow carne up John St. to Main St. and frightened;two horses standing at the corner, One, belonging to Baden Powell's delivery began to plunge to such an extent that the iron weight attached' to the bridle by a long strap, was swung through the air and landed in the show window of the store formerly occupied .by George +Seip, smashing the large plate glass window. ---Hur- on Expositor, Seaforth. Farm Boys Rescue Pilot Murray young farmers,- M y Die- kson and John E. Hotson, have been: praised in an RCAF report to Ot- tawa for their rescue work in drag- ging a pilot from his burning plane which crashed on their Huron Co. farm. The report was written by, Group Cept. if• O. Fitler'_on, commas der of the Exeter Air School, who said that on October lst, Dickson and Hotson, beard the crash. They were in bed, but ran from the house, saw the burning plane and plunged into the nearby creek to saturate their clothes as protection against the flames. They reached the plane and pulled out the pilot, John J. Burky, of Valparaiso, Ind., wlio later died Underwent Opeartsan County Treasurer A. H. Erskine, who underwent an operation at the Cxoderich General Haspital recently, is reported making satisfactory pro- gress. Receives Commission ..Congratulations are being extend ,i to Iiwt Buswell, son of Mr and Mrs. A. E. Buswell, of Exeter, who has received his commission as a Pilot Officer. Ted recently graduat- ed from No. 9, Centralia, and is now taking reconnaissance course in the East. Ankle Injured Mrs. T. G. Creech of xeter had the misfortune to slip and fall at her home, suffering a fracture of a bone in the left ankle. She will be laid up' of injuried. The rescuers received for some time. painful burns. Sells. Business Glavin -- McCann W. J. Nediger, who has operated • At the Church of Our Lady of a garage and auto sales business in; Mt. Carmel on Feb. 20, a pretty wed Clinton since 1906, has disposed of i ding was solemnized when Fr. J. M. his business to Geo. F. Eii:ott, who Fogarty, the parish priest, united in has a fleet of trucks and wirr lend the I marriage Leona Thresa, Reg. Nurce, garage and filling station a conven- l daughter of Mr and Mrs B. McCann ience. Mr. Nediger with his son Nat! to John Gerald Glavin, eldest son of were salesmen for various makes of i Mr and Mrs James Glavin, of .Cred automobiles during their period of j /ton. The bride entered the church business.on the arm of her father, to the stre Late Mrs. Wm. Butt l sins of Lohengrin's wedding march. Mrs. Wm. Butt passed away at The bride was charmingly gowned, her home in Seaforth, on Feb. 20th ! and carried a white prayer book with after a lengthy illness. She was for- ! long white streamers. Miss Evelyn merly Catharine Workman, daughter McCann of Windsor, sister of the of the late John Workman and Mary bride, was bridesmaid. the ROSS so afas;//k too ofilOi?efre 0itat' f BARBED WIRE and enemy guards "do not a prison inake" for Canadian soldiers captured by the enemy. Their thoughts, wing- ing across the sea, meet Red Cross parcels on their way to them. Last year, the enemy said "pass" to 2,000,000 such parcels. They were packed with 22,000,000 pounds of food and comforts= welcomed by men to whom the barest necessities have become, luxuries. But, most of all, to each prisoner every Red Cross parcel is. message from home — a definite assurance that he is not for- gotten, a reminder that no captured Canadian soldier is ever marked "off strength" by the Red Cross. Thirty percent of the money you gave to the Red Cross last year was used to provide parcels for prisoners of war. The money you give now will help to keep up and increase, this flow of good cheer and hope to these lonely men. Consult your heart ... Obey its dictates ... Give liberally prei LOCAL HEADQUARTERS TOWN HALL' ZURICH h a