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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1940-12-13, Page 1• Eltihty-firat Whole Number $6,09 , -en ay AT EGMONDVILLE Townshin Clerk Instructed To Petition County En- gineer For Action. TWO - YEAR TERM Teekerearetb. Connoil instructed Clerk D. P. McGregor to petition County EIngineer, T. R. Pattersorn in connection. with the i.111gmendville bridge. The council asks that a new bridge be erected, this year. Reeve S. H. Whitmictre presided oves er the meeting,' which was held in Seaforth Town Hall ien, Saturday at- ternoon. Since no petition was re- ceived askilig a vote on, thequest-ion of a two-year term, council took no aotion. Reeve Whitmore was authorized to Men a mutual ageeeraent with Elliott Layton and J. Davidsoli in regard to outlet privileges in drain. Hugh' IVIcMillan,, inspector of Jack- son drain, assured the eounell of the atisfactory .completion of repair work on the said. drain at a cost of $285, and was ordered to.be paid $10 for inspection and $135 balance of con.tract. , s Hugh McMillan, was apptointed as- sistant treasurer for the purpose of collecting tax arrears. The Clerk wee instructed' to pre - re a bylaw for publication in regard to nomination meeting and munici- pal election: No malice having been presented in reference to extentsion of term, the council of 1941 rill hold, effice for two years. The Lions Club was given a grant of $25.00 to help defray exPeose` of •mainteniauce of park, and Brutefield Library was also given a grant of $10.00, , The following accounts were or- dered Pads For relief-eA. C. Reat- ledge, supplies, $38.39; Maple Leaf Dairy, milk, $12; W. Ameret, ecial, .$6.60; H. Thompson, repairs, $1.1.0; Stewart Bros., clothing, $20.52; Gt.'s:We Meat Market,: Meets $7.28; W. jaFinpigan, suppldea 4-26.11;- W. 14. Sproat, wood, $10.50; J. 'Brooinee _entered, $11.25; eara C. G.oveillack, rent, $5:1/0`;'-ittig7-YS1llifleadit; rent, Marry Fortune, rent, $3,00; Mrs. M. Haney -,milk, 60c.- Road Acceetp.te--- $763.66; •H. inspeotirags Jackson Blain, repair, $135.00; eater- ies and postage, $32; Lions Ctoli, grant, $25.00; Bruoefield LIAbrary, grant, .$10.00; H.E.P.C., street light - g, $220.09; Huron. Expositor, adver- tising,' etc., $',40:62. •Council adjourned to -meet on Mon- day, Dec. 16th, et 2 p.m.,. as final meeting for' 1940 -when all 'amounts' should be preeentect.-D. F. McGregor; Clerk. Hibbert Twp. Council Meets or am ipns FAIL T.O.RE:COVER Feature Of BODIES EN ensall Baseball Season DROWNEDSATURDA,Y • • iv • • * Graduate The first elass of students at the Elementary Flying School under the British Cemmonwealth Train- ing Scheme at Goderich, gradue ated on Tuesday. There was no ceremony. During their weeks at Sky Harbor the class, in addi- tion to learning to fly, studied hard and took lectures in a maze of subjects useful to them als members of Canada's R.C.A.F. 41 • • • • • ZURICH COUPLE MARRIED 60 YEAR Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wurm Receive Many Con- gratulations. - Mr. and Mre. Martin Wurma. of town, celebrated the 60th annivers- ary of their wedding Ga. -Saturday and. received c'ongratulatione., ftom their many friends. 'Mr. and Mrs. Warm are well over • the 8Q -year mark . and -both are en-joying remarkable health.. Mrst. Walter „Madge, a Well known hd thi.ghly , respected resident of Stanley Townsthip, passed away .;-,on Tuesday .at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George' Canipbellenortth Of 'Blake. Da. had lived With her hniaband oo the Bronson Line, Stanley, until the de- cease of .Mr. -Madge. Mr. -and .Mrs. WiUian Decher, east of -town!, haive Moved Into their new home, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dick - meter are alse. settiled in the home which has been remodelled the past _aittanek, • kr. Wilfred Klapp' who is training ''at 'Weadsteck tamp, visited his home 'bete area the' weekseeds • - ltr. teen Wllhiert, who is a member ,of the flyers. .traintag at $t, Thomas, spent a few elays, here visiting his -wife and ctiI and 'other relatives,: •, The annual concert of the pupils of Zurich -s,choor will be 'held in the Towa. Ha1,dn, the evening of Decem- ber 20th., • \ The ,firal meastiag of the officers a the Itees .T =hip' Farmers' _Mutual .Fire Insurance e waS at the Dominion House a Monday. The theeting ,had to • be eppstaufted' 'from Saturday to Monday on .acoount of th-e impassable roads, A me-morial service will be held at the morning ser'sice of the Lutheran Church next Sunday to • honor tbe memory of the late Rev. 0 b.. J. Maass, a former pastor of the eon- gregatien, who pas away • at the home of h.i,e daughter in Detroit -last week: The funeral. was held on Sate urday, interment ,taking ,place at Windsor. A meeting of the local branch ef the Red Cress'was beld in • the' hall on M•eaday everting and various 're- ports Were submitted. The, annual meeting will be held -during. January. • • Resigns From SChOcil Staff 0.113.A. Winners Are Guests of Manager Stan Tudor At Venison Dinner. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN HENSALL Members of the Huron Ball Club which won the Intermediate 'B' charas plot:whip qf Outario, were •guests of Manager Stan Tudor aruct Mrs. Tudor at a Verdson, dinner on Monday eve- ning. The playere had their innings, -too, for they ,presiented th,e, popular manager with aa initialled silver eig- erette lighter. Manager Tudor gave full credit to -theoceoperation of the players as he accepted thp gift. It was only be- cause everybody pulled together that -the calampionship cantle to Hensel', he said. 'Vire Tuntor,• who followed the fortunes of the team almost as close- ly as her husband, was presented. with a b•ouquetof roses. The presen- tations were made by Walter Spencer and E. L. Miokle. Dr. D. G. Steer, president of the club, was .eliairmau.of the banquet at which about forty were peeeent. The Venus trophy, emblematic of the League .Championshria, was pres- ented by Arn., McConnell, Goderieh, treasurer of the }turret:Perth League, in the absence of President D. H. Wilson of Seaforth. The trophy was accepted on bethalf of the team by Captain, Duff Brown. It was Captain, Brawn, who funitis-hecl the venison! for, the banquet, the result of a recent hunting trip, in- the north. The Hibbert township colleen ntet for their regular council meeting in 'the Township Hall, Staffa, on Satur- day', alir members • being Preset and Reeve Kay Presided - The Clerk read the minute e of the previeus( meeting which Were adopted as read. Bylaw No, 491- to ratify and confirm an agreement with the Bell Telephone Company was read a third time and finally passed. A resolution was, passed authorising the Canadian Bank of Commerce; Dublin, to accept tax payments, the bank to collect the remuneration from the taxpayer. The following orders were , issued: ' Municipal World, supplies, $2.04; Al- vin L. Hartle,' balance on Canadian General Iusurance Ocr., $1.50; Dr. St,aPleton, anneal conference of On- tario medical pincers, $25.00; MOM - lop, Logan sfn Hibbert Telephone Co., $3.21: Tbe council adjourned to Meet on SaturdaY, Dec. 14th, at 1 pen. Thos. Wrea is Clerk ',of the township. Car, Truck Hit At Hensall SIIPPerl ilaghwaYs, on Thursday Morning resulted in an accident on No. 4 Highway at Howell, When a car driven by William Workman„ or IciPpen, and a track driven! by W. Paerrlott, Godeeloh, were in, ceilision. Ida Worlonan suffered loilfries to his kink( andl a broken rib. Traffic Miter Prank Taylor, .Clin- ton, investigated. • Western. Steers Gain Freedom The resignation of Miss Ruth Thompson from the Seaforth Public School staff has been aocepted by the Board. The Board is advertising for a sue cessor -to Miss Thompson. E./seeping from the flea Mill stables, en Saturday; two Westetn-ateers led Alga MitiCartioll, fl":topena•A; a Mee ry chase, The Steers, netbedilitg to Mr McCarroll, have -no • ditillealty. jumping fencea tikey .v4te,$ Wit Seen runtling though Mr. Gee* tarWerfe farM, and en Wednealley ,*ere 'Wad on the Dratter -bleats -natal. „Of Sieatalek • Reeve E.'Shaddick extended a civic welcome to the guests, and' congratu- Iated the members of the Hensel' club on their success duriteg the sea - ewe "Squeaky" Oliver,.the club's No. 1 fan, and Gamey Ledermau, -former hockey star, were others. wbo spoke briefly before t'l chairman called up - ,on the Rev.. William Weir, Hensall first baseman, to introduce the guest speaker 'Orthe evening, Judge T. M. Costello of Goderieh. Mr. _Weit, ia his introduction, -re- ferred to Judge Costello as an ardent lioleater• of sport and a man) wto had leered baseball in fast company in his younger days. 'Commenting' 'on Mr. Weir's intro- ductitu, Ju-dge Costello said that the referecee to his own playing days in baseball merely served as a further reminder of - what teenld be accora- plis-hedin a snail community., He explainedStha,t he began to ply -ball in a crosseoadscommunity which had a total populationof between 50 arid a hundred. He was' playing sen- ior bell at .fifteen, -he. said, not be- cagee he was such a good ball player, but beceuse there were so few per- sons in the Community that he had to play. -Recalling that the tteam from his village e-ventually had played, against the beet -tlithe in Ottawa, he suggest- ed that it would be easier for ' les listeners, knowing scenething of that background, to appreciate how the .felt about a small co-mmunity like Hell winning an O.B.A. chanspiceship. Judge Costello commended the Rev. William Weir for les ability as- a bell player, and for the qualities which enabled hire to don a baseball uni- form end -help t1ae boys win, a c'ham- pionehip, while at the same. time up- holding the dignity of' this 'profession. Disdain:sing any intention itf mak- ing a' speeelt, His Honor invoked the burner, which hiSitish brogue betray- ed, and tad a number of after-dtkuser stories that his audience' enjoyed en- mensele. • An expression of thankre to the speiker of the -evening' Was vOieed by Laird...Mickel. During the evening W. 0. Goodwin sang a song dedicated t� the Hensall team. The words of the song were written ,by, Mrs, Tudor. (Contiiimed en Page 4) C.Y.O. Names New Officers TWO, English StUdents Vic- tims of Lake: Huron' At Port Al, bert. TAKING _ 'PICTURES Search continues, far the bodies of Leading AirCraftsinsi.'Pebenham and George, of the R.A.P.,','.Wbd were vie - thus .of a drowning, iiStality in. Lake Huron, near Port AlbOrt Airport, . on Saturd,ay. Dragging operations have been car- ried out .over a wide sarea, but with- out •sueoess. The °pinker that the bodies bad been tarried under the ice has been expreesect by old-timers. Meanwhile a day guard has been post- ed at the scene of tteafatality. An inquiry into the tragedy was started, on Monday by Flight Lieut. C. Fletcher, adjutant of the camp, but 'etas not closed. The adjutant stated tbat Debentram and George Who .last their lives,thed gone to be lakeettore', with LAC.'s Spencer and Barley- for the purpo-se of taking phatographi. Debenthiam and George had crawled _out 'cal to a hummock or iceberg; as th-e officers 'be -rimed -it; for the pur*se of having their photos taken. They were etand- ing, up when the ioe auddenle gave way underneath their, feet. Debe,n- harm was the first to go the official account relates, and ' George 'really made a gallant 'effort to, save him but he himself finally had to give up and go down. Spencer and Bartley, .their compete' ions, secured tree branches- and. threw them aut to the drowning men but to no avail. The ategalar monthly Meeting "err the St, Jarmese C.Y.O. vtas, held in the-tariSh.••school hall On Wednesday evening with a „good attendance pres- ent, The Ininutea- of the last meet- ing were read and the financial stste- Meet showed a substantial balante. Mlle election of officerS for 19411114in took Islam with. the following' beteg named: Spirituel adviser, ROv.Father Huesey; p.teeident, John O'Neill; vloe- paissident, Idabel Flapnlgan; eeere- tary, Con Eckert; treasurer, Artlhur Dever_eaux. After the ele6tion the Past Presi- dent, Leo Hagan!, !thanked the mem- bere for theit splendid support dur- iag tube past year. A vote of thanks was given to the Past president bY Catherine Flannel" on behalf of the club, for the aplendidt way he ear- liest aft bis dirties as leader of the club. The program fellowed,with a reed- ing 'be Isobel Andersen, "Hobe For Christmas," end a history of Sestfortle Wks given by John 0'11e111.. &Med- ea contest tools ttlace and Vela won be Teresa Metver. A tend,' game fOlIeleed and was ealeyed by at, orho Meeting ,elosed with, the Singing of "god Save tube Xing." 4 • Traffic Officer Named to No. 8 •"Immediately I was notified'\of the fatalities, I organized a searchVparty and went to the scene," said' Flight Lieut. Fletcher. "I 'have seldom seen. the Atlantic as rough ea, Lake Huron was that day." The official addressee bf LAC.! Bert Aiden George are Cheltenham, Eng, and LAC. John Spencer Debenham, of Farnham, Eng. Presbyter- *41 Holds Meeting The Presbytery of Huron of. the United . 'Church of Canada met on Tuesday in North' Street United Church,..Goderich. The meeting was to have been helda week ago, but owing to the weather conditions -had te ' be postponed. There was it a large attendance and the business was pidncipally confined to hearing re- ports. At the morning session an -address which was. well received, was givec, by Sala Kinkead, inspector of public schools for North Huron on "Relig- ious . Instruction in the . public Schools.' • " ' • . • The finaneial standing-, of the Pres- bytery was reported as • satisfactory. Rev. E. F. Oh-a,ndier, of Kippen, pre- sided, and Rev. W. A. Bremner, of • Seaforth, was secretary.. Of Keeping Seafor -Stre.ets.Free • '0Uari...01,4r: Instruct Clerk To Secure Information Concerning Cost of Equipment and Operating Expense. WILL BE NO VOTE ON 2=YEAR TERM The condition of Seaforth streets and sidewalks in winter was thorough- ly discussed by &emelt on Monday evening. The discussion arose • -ea Councillor H. E. Smithtold council of havinlg to wade through streets with hip boots in snow up to his knees. He suggested that a blade be removed from the town's: grader and used as a plow. Mayor Cluff was of the creaton that a lot of the difficulty with the .sidewalk plow was that it .di,d not travel in the same direction e-ach trip. On Goderich Street, it was pointed out, the trouble arote from the legth- way plow throwing the snow Over the .sidewalk. ,"I understand• Wiagham, and Kin- cardine have -a large plow and plow. the streets wide and use the roads .ipstead ;of the sidewalks," Couneillos Reid told the council. It was sug- gested that suet, a plan might work in Seaforth. "I think it is 'a cotaing proposition," Councillor,Parke said. "There are so many tars the people look for a way to get out" Tihe question of liability if a pede's trian using the teed was struck by a vehicle was dismissed and council was of the opinion: that the onus would be on the vehicle. The discussion brought out the fact that there was mere to the ques- ton than that of just plowing the streets. Farmers with sleighs muat be ecasidered, Mayor Cluff The council instructed Clerk Wil - eon to obtain as m-uch information as possible cencenning the price itf equip- ment and to , write to towns which have plowed etreets, to learn their e,pinion, and if possible, the cost. .1 The Meeting beard a letter froparthe Department of IVIunicipal Affairs ex - pi -es -sing its appreciation of the co- Oriration- extended in the operation of • the reeent municipal school. The department was well pleased with the attendance and the results obtained. Arrange For Election Nuacil passed Bylaw 425 covering arrangement for nomination and elec- tion. Nominations will be held' on Monday, Dec. 30th, and if an elec- tion is necessary it will take place on Monday, January 6th. Clerk Wilson told comma • no petition had been re- ceived asking for avote on the two- year term. ,, Should an election be ncessary, polling places and officials. „Will be,as follows: Sub -division No-. 1 at A. C. Rout - ledge's store,. with R. E. Bright as deputy returning, officer •• and Grant Fraiseras poll Clerk; Division No. 2 at A. W. Dunlop's office: Sohn . Cum- mings, deputy; John F. Scott, clerk. Nos,.. 3 and 4, at -Town Clerk's office; John Brotlerick, tdepity, and Jack Dorrance, clerk; Noe. 5 and 6 at Pub- lic Library, J. A. Kerr, deputy, and Arnoid Case, clerk. . The Imperial Oil wrote council ia a a.' n with the Qu.eens Hotel • Traffic Officer George Golder, of Toronto, has assumed the duties of Sterean,t-Major J. W. Callander, who enlisted setsaral weeks, ago with the Provost' CeMpany at London. Officer Clavier formerly was 6tationed on the Queen; Elilabella Way out of Torons to. 'He Velli le Mitchell and .pateol-No.... 8 Ilighvea.y Goclierich, as well as No. 23 Highway be, Terlot- dale. ,. • Bailiff 8 Years f. Earle Resigns John Earle, who since 1932 has. been bailiff far the Seaforth division, court, has resigned the .psition afro of December 3rdi Mr. Elale, Arno has built up en exs tenSive ,poultryhasinese tin additioti te ether elnploymeat found he did not have time to devote a the ,teanhh1e Mr. J. M. GoVenthek le ag as bailiff, '• • • Students Will Sing Carols The annual program of Christmas carols by the pupils of the Seaforth public scihool will be held- in the school an Friday morning, Decetrather 20th, at 9.30. Parents and friende of the pupils are invited to be present for the pro- gram, Gets 2 Months For Theft Patriek Curtin, who Oat week pleaded guilty td the theft of $10.00 from the Seaforth Creamery, was senteneed at county police court, Gad - each on, 'Phureday afternoon by Mag- istrate J. 'A, Marine, .to two months in jail. Curtin was arrested three weeks ago by Chief of Police Heltmar "1) & H" Anthracite Heats your home evenly and is a first ai • con ec o stable which the company now owns. Clerk Wilson had been in teach with Mr. Thomas, the district manager, to see if an arrangement could be made whereby fanners could use the stable this winter,. Arrangements have, now ben made, council was informed, and the stable may be usd. The finance committee report, .pres- cited by Chairman, Reid, was adopted. It recommended the- payment of the following accounts and salaries: Pat Cleary, wages, $2.0; Jack Kehn, wages, $3.00; Fred Reeves, wages,. $2.00; Jean E. Daley, aceunt, $4.00;. D. H. Wilson, salary, $58.33 A. M. Hudson, salary, $23.83; H. Snell, satarYs $70; John Currie, wags, $32.50; Thomas- Storey, wages, $30; D. H. Wilson, cash relief, $18.34; E. C. Cham-berlain, aoet., $24.019.; John H. Earle, 'acct., $24,00; Sproat & Sroat, acct, $58.17; 'Bell Teleahbne Co., ac- count, $4.51; County of Hurtr, $22.70; Canadian National Railways, account, $16.14; Jahn McKenzie, acct., $7.40; 3. M. Canino, acct., $40; 'Geo. Seip, acct., $6.15; Townsthip of McKillop, acct., $22.40; P.U.C., acet., $2,09.00; Morley Storey, 'acct., $1.50; john Currie, acct., $4.50; Seaforth News, acct., $263.47; Seaforth Fire Brigade, grant, etc., $334.00; A. W. Diek, Fire Chief, salary, $75.00; Kerslake's, ac- count, $9.50; Wnl. Montgomery, a,oct., $72.88; Huron Expoeitor, acct., $11.75. me or cierence against winter. sickness and colds. 1\t CLUtir at SONS • • • • . di' • • • Trouble 17 Most years the approach of the Yreletide season raises joy in the. heart of Andy Calder, P.U.C. fore- man, as he looks forward to -er- ecting and lighting Christmas trees and other street decora tions. But this year was differ- ent. He wds fed up, to use a slang expression, before he was • half started. The trouble came the day he and has ,helpers took the P.UC. truck Own the- high- way to secure the big tree, in this order: 1. The 50 -foot :tree) suspended from a derrick on the truck, broke off a telephone wire as the trip to town started.. 2- One mile out the track had. a flat tire. 3. Opposite the Separate School it ran out of gas. 4. As the truck turned the cora •' ner of main Street, the trip al- most completed, the tree smiting on its cables and neatly decapitat- .. ed the top of the light standard on the corner, smashing the glass reflector and bulb into a thou- sand pieces. 'There was no further trouble! • 0 • 0 • • LIONS LEARN OF MODERN MOTOR OIL Practical Demonstrations Illustrate Differences s in Oil. Means of testing motor oils was the interesting subject discussed by Lion; Ross Scott at the meeting of the Sea - forth Liens Club in the Commercial Hotel on Monday. Ilan P. S. Sav- ane presided. The differenicesoccurring in Various kinds of oil were brought out ins a series. of- prac_ticaledem,onstratians oond.uted by R. P. White, of Toroo- to. The experiments showed the makeup of .present-day oils. ' Modern high-compressi•on. raptors," Mr. Scott explained, "are s,maller, ket more powerful. than the autourobile engines, of a few years ago. - "In these atotor, any oil hasa double chity to perform. It must lub- eicete •and cool every moving part of the engime. But that's not all. It must perform these- duties Without • Tenders for Exeter Bridge aloggisog up the .motor withany im7 pr. Harry polton Tells of Experiences Mule In England. IS DESPATCH •RIDER Seaforth has a larger repreeenitees tion than any other centre in the bat, talion of whiob Spr. Harry Balton a member, he states( fia a letter .re- ceised this week by Chairman E L. Box of the Pliblic Utility Commision., Spa Boltn, who left his Position on the P.U.C. staff here to join the C.A. , S.F., has been in England , for some rnonthe. He says in part: . "I reoeited your most. welemne let- ter today and I sure de appreciate letters from 'home, as any lettere we get are few and far between. I slip-. pose a lot of bur mall is- lost at sea., guess- you have read all about the enemy sea raider which is at, large in the Atlantic and quite a few ships . have been last . I just got bi.ck from London htaaing . been away five hours with a message. My job is despa,toh riding and I see quite a bit' of the country. Jerry . was over London while I was there and boy, what a racket the anti-air- craft does put up! It is a strame show some of the this. ... boric places are blown to pieces, and yet Jerry cells them military objec- tives. He must have, darn poor -eye- sight, because veiesfew military spots are getting hit, -but, plenty of civilian homes and -awes are getting it, and ' I sure feel sorry for them. The peo- - pie start goin.g down, in. what is known as the tubes tn the middle, of the 'afternoon. I don't know how they stand it, as I raut one might there and I nearly froze, they are so damp. The R.A.F. us corning into its own.' now and Jerry is just starting to get • Some , af bis own. medicine, which he will not like: The R.A.F. bast it all over the Jerrys up in the air, as they are outnumbered,. but -still they keep bringing Jerry downe I saw quite a few dog fights and it is sentethin,g worth While, as tour Spitfires do every kind of a. twist and turn you cao think of and are around Jerry like a hornet, and believe one, she Germans- de not stay around_ any .m:Atresorytloitanuhaktnthotrie,,.etilmmye . Andy Calder got into a hornets nest over by the Con- vent. I will never forget him coming brother is an of- ficer in the British , Army, and I rode motorcycle a hundred miles through rein to see him last Sunday, and a hundred miles is far in this country as the roads are so narroVr. and twisting, and when. I got 'there he had left for 'Greece ' the night, before. I 'sure was disappointed in not see- ing, him. There is something for The Expos- itor: My battalion is reereeented , with more boys ,f nom Seaforth :than freer any other town.' That is .some- thing, eh?. Pulr011tyies thatI mean the explosion Chambers naist-,be kept .free from bard: carbon; the piston rings tenet not he glued into their graov,es with sticky sludge; the modern high speed bearings must not be corroded by harmful acide. And the ail passages mint, not become clogged," Reports were received tram chair- men of the Christmas activities •com- nottees, who all stated arrangements were well in hand. Get Longer Xmas Holidays • Ontario Depart -relent of Ilighways officials said plans and specifications sfor the new bridge at Exeter 'have been prepared and tenders for the contract are to be in a week frora Tuesday. No 'delay bas arisen in preparing for the no' bridg, they rated,' ante the ether strueture col - Waled it Novenber. The bridge will be et oanorete eons sttuctlein With two 45 -foot SPsits, and • The longest Christmas vacation pos- sible under regulations of the De- partment of Education wit, be given selloal Chadian, this oeasone School will close on December 20th, and op- en January' 6th. The official date tior the Christ- mas holiday period in the schoole of Ontario 15 from December 22nd to January 3rd. But if January 3rd is on a Friday, opening is postponed until the following Monday. This year Deeember 22nd is Sunday. „ The shortest vacation, possible is five days less than this year's holiday perod. • • Issue New Phone Directory An • impOrtant oheinge hoe been made in the new Bell Telephone di- rectory for Stratford, Saflorth, and rickety, over 10,000 copies of which are being dellivered thee week. ' Of these books about 970 are being Mai -l- ed Os subscribers' here. The list of long distaroce rates to, out-of-town points most trequently tailed is contained in the introductory Pages of the classified directory:a Since libis iseue coutteies ihanarede of new and ehanged listings in the elehabetical directory tepee, the int- reorbance of dstreyingthe old books and carefUlly ocineulting the nJeW mate before .placing cells le obvious, if the "wrong number" rinislanee b to be avoided, • RED CROSS NOTES "The primary consideration of the Womens Wark Work Committee is to link as efficiently as ,possible the demands in Britain' with our paten - tial output of' work in Canada. With this aim in view, branches will un- derstand the necessity of supply them with the midst needed and not only the meet pleasing type of work. In view ot information received farm the overseas committee,. the knitted comfortfor seamenare urgently re- quired. branches have beeai ask- ed to co-operate to fill this need." *, * * •Not 'only must the regular Matting be continu-ed, but we moat make five each of ribbed' :helmets, seamen's long stocleings, turtle neck sweaters, two-way,mitte and seamen's s'carfs. This is the minimum of knitted art- icles for the next four mantilla. 14111 cost ,abotitt $30,000, of Windt the province *Ili PSY 'the /nodally' and the' nrahielpailty part, . . si.•• eseesealt,, * * Our quota a work le 30 ,dressing gowns, 57 sheets, 50 boys,' oblate and 12 boys' pullovers. * * * Arrangements have been scomOlet- ed for salvaging descarded leense plates throughout Ontario. 'This plan is made ,possible through the Teatime ial Oars -Ltd., artd. the Autemotive As- sociation„ MT. A. iikr. DueloP. has . consented to ,give us storlitg space. Pleese leave diecarded plates at Dunlop's Garage. ' * The annual Meeting Is to be .hald on January 14th. Delegatele are tie be appointed to the Proatiehla NU* ell.. ..„ * * * At, the meeting on Mi hag it was aecidea to act tibia of Dr. 3. A. Doswell, to dtbeitolinntitlie turd itnitl, 61)100lint 2• eaitlpaL iattee. 6 '