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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-09-19, Page 1i " 1 ' ' ' • ' , , , , ' , , • a aa, --eneenntnenaessen'ee-ee---ensn • ',en..." Eighty-second Year 0 Whole Number 3849 • DUBLIN MAN DESIGNS NEW VICTORY. SYMBOL Was Widely Used During Recent Toronto Exhibition NEWS OF DUBLIN Wilfred Rudolph, son of J. A. Rud- olph, Logan, is receiving special com- mendation for a victory symbol which he designed and which is being used widely in Canada. This design which •was displayed an many cars in the Toronto Exhibition Building was bas- ed on the conceptipn of red, white and blue circles with a great white Ar streaming from the centre circle. • The words, "For Victory" with ita accompanying three dots and a dash "in black outline onathe large V. Wil- fred Rudolph is a. volunteer with the. reserve army. Mrs. Elizabeth Nagle has gone to Waterloo to speed the winter inontns. A' group of High School friends' stir - prised Miss Doris Mathers. at her home on Friday evening prior to her d eparture to entertraining at Stoat; PortAlbert R.A.F. Defeats Clinton. A good crowd of interested. football cans sa'w Tort Albert R.A.F. defeat Clintou R.A.F. at the Lions Park here on Saturday. The game was interesting but the Port Albert team shotied the result of a whole season's play as comparen. t� Clinton who was playing its aec- ond game - Bowlers Win At Mitchell. e • A trebles emir aratt the Seaforthn Bowling Clutb, nompoSed of Lorne Dale, 1VIrs. M. A. Reid and M. A. Reid won the second prize at the mixed Trebles Tournament at Mitchell on Monday evening, with three wins and a plus of eleven. Two rinks of local bowlers attended the Snowbird Tournament at Wood- stock on Wednesday, but failed to get in the money. The rinks , Were i G. C. Brightral, Jack Hotham, R: J. Sproat and, Dr. F. J. BechleY, skip, and M. McKellar, Harry Stewart, W. S. Duncan and Jack Beattie, skip. • • SEAFORTH, FRIDA7k. Mitchell Club is Best In Zone 3 Golf Tourney - Held Here onWednesday • • lb • • • • Bees A. sworm of bees which.during, the summer took refuge in the of- fice on the fair grounds delayed • the opening on, Thursday. morn- ing for more than an hour. While directors wrestled with the prob- lem of rernoving the swarm „Mrs. J. A. Kerr, Secretary of the fair set up va temporl office in a nearby car and!' • eimenced tak- ing entries. • • s • • • FRIENDS HONOUR, McKILLOP COUPLE Present Mr. and Mrs. -Stan- ley Hillen With — Studio Couch !Large Entry ea ures n- 1 nual. Lions Golf Tourna- ment. EIGHT CLUBS ARE • • REPRESENTED About 200 friends and neighnons gathered in the community hall Wal- ton on Tuesday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hillen. At lunch an address was read bY Leslie Bolton and a Studio Couch presented to them. M. Innen inade an appropriate reply anal nil sang "For they are jolly good rename". The evening was spent in dancing. The music was supplied by the Snider Orchestra. • Dear Jessie and Stanley—We your neighbors and friends, have gathdeed here this evening to honor this, im- portant event in' your lives. Neither of, you needs any introduction at this time, as ,each has faithfully played the role of good citizenship and fel- lowship in your community, and we -are glad that tee +sleep. not .lose. that it. 3essie we hope we do not entirely lose your good leadership and generous assist- ance around Bethel. Your willingness and to help "Carry On" has been at all times to give the helping hand greatly appreeiated. We know that you will continue to carry your share of the responsibilities in the home es well as out of the .home. As a token of your best wishes for a long and !sappy wedded life, we ask you to accept this gift. May it always remind you of your mann friends of this community. , ' War Savings Stamps in New Dress ne...ea....e.eseene...e.emantetatenan tantanannin,Mnianati • ..teetareetatenenina o „.....enennmen Vilna • nannenanctina,•"'qe .,•eltnintinaann annitingn ..„„... ...... ananeate" nanteiteesato,„. aantattielintan-na K,'atironinnninnatettent-t- a. .-.. anennntatatenantatanneententa, . et. n..,• %.• In el .. .' • •,. Eight new War Savings stamps have been designed that feature the armed services and War Weapons. As the Savings of the Canad- ian people have enabled the ihnitition to go full speed ahead in ever/ department Of warfare, these nOW stamps reflett Canada's war effort. Pietttree illustrate the Work .of the .Navy on - dlitY in con6t41,defelute • tot .on thti,111gb. se tte;- the Air Porte; the Mechanized Anne; the POttiatirad,ititt,144.0104-,A.ttillerY, coastal .:trefettee and ontl,ittnraft, ktik,,,ItitO Aniiiiii - ' Nprnitig f9ort.401 ,,..... .,, 1tehtP,M,0„.„.Aa':',A;'!&i'.%'.:ikitra'44tit1142,1,,,,,A ,,.-;:., " 1,10.6diltat.1.!k:stigla,,u;i:Vo - -,,,,,.0,0,-,"?.,.'•,t.,?r',:,407.:' ,, Golfing Lions from eight 'Clubs in Zone 3 were in Seaforth Wednesday for their annual tournament which was held on the beautiful course of the Seaforth Golf and Country Club. Some fifty goiters. competed in . the tournament and nearly seventy were present •tor dinner, which followed. Mitchell club captured the Seaforth Gaff and Country Club Trophy, rep- resentative of the Zone championship: The Mitchell team included Bud Blewes, Geo. Seignor, N. Skinner and I. R. Pearce. The Waters' trophy, for low gross 18, went finally to K. I. McLean, Sea - forth, who won a toss. with Bud Blew - en Mitchell. Both.finished with a 91. The low net eighteen prize was di- vided between I. R. Pearce,:alitchell, and Seaforth president, M. ' A. Reid, who came in with 74. Other prizes were *on as follows: . • First nine gross—Bud Biewes, Mit- chell, 45; first nine net, M. A. Reid, Seaforth, 36; low gross second nine, K. I. MeLean, Seafoeth, 44;' low net second nine, J. E. Keating, Seaforth, • (Continued on Page 5) Lieut. Sharp in Salvation Army Recently announced changes in Sal - anon Army personnel here are now in effect and Lieut. Sharpe has as- sumed charge in Seaforth. He conies here from St. Marys where he was acting as assistant. A Sister Capt. Muriel Sharpe -Was in charge in Sea - forth five years ago. • Assists R.C.A.F. In Hospital Outlining the activities in the Red Cross in Newfoundland in a recent issue of the Canadian Red Cross dee, patch, Mona, Wilson Reg. N. assistant Commissioner, tells of the assistance being rendered by Mrs. Perrett in thd following•paragraph, "I left St. Johns to visit the R.C.K.F. Hospital at theNewfoundland Airport, and three days later a group of 53 merchant seamen, survivors of a tor- pedoed. ship, were landed here. Mrs. Perrett, wife of one of the surgeons of our Military Hospital whom I had left in charge, most capably helped to. attend to their needs by distribut- ing comfort bags, -knitted garments, pypamas and underinvear, all of which w e r e tremendously appreciated. There were 46 hospital canes in this grout; and one of the Petty Officers said he could scarcely credit such at- tention' because ten minutes after he was settled in hospital the Canadian Red Cross came along with the ad- ditional wherewithall for his comfort. Before Mrs. Perrett left the hospital she found this man washed, shaved and Writing a letter home, with all the articles from his pomfort bag. Capt. Peters, Auxiliary Services Of- ficer, also aesisted Mrs. Parrett with this undertaking and in forwarding supplies for me." Mrs. Perrett is a daughter of W. H. Golding M.P. and Mts. Golding of Sea - forth and with her husband Major Perrett spent last week -end in town. Pupils Have 2 Day Holiday Pupils in, the kindergarten of the public school had unexpected holi- days on -Monday and Tuesday of this week when a case of starlet fever was discoverdd. , The room was dismissed upon the reecantnendation of Dr. E. A. Mc- Master, acting M, 0. H. TEMBER 19,1 1941 • TERESA TITER' WINS ALUMNI SCHOIARSHIP Was Recently4warded U. of W. O. Scholar- v .ship of -$250 IS EIGHTHHWINNER . . Announcement was made this week by the S.C.I, Alumni Memorial Schee arshtp ,Committeeethat the eighth an- nual scholarship had...been awarded to Miss:. Teresa McIver daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mayrof Seafortb. The scholarship is valued at $25.00. Miss 1Viclvera who completed her final. year at Cealegiate in June, has had Ian enviable aaholastic record during her years' at nate S.C.I. She has also taken :a pi -eminent part in all achool activities. Tiate weeks ago it was announced tinetiOite had won a tuition scholarship nn the University of Western Ontario nalued at $250.. The Aluituatema!rial Scholarship is awardeff 'annually by the Associa- tion in -memory of tie Alumni of the Seaforth Collegiate, -t Ube lost their lives in the Great vu4r.. T he regulationst.governing the awarding of the senenership, as drawn by the Executive of'ithe Association, in conjunction with the Principal nf tape school, area -brie -On, as follows: To be eligible for the award a stu- dent mustbe in the senior year; must have obtained an aveeage of At least 66 per cent. on seven. papers exclud- ing departmental eeinainations; and must have taken'ait active part in. at least one school activity. The staff of the oallegiate submits to the Secretary, of , the. Association each year, -a list of eligible students These .names are thin •placen before the senior pupils, Collegiate stet! and Alumni Executive who vote nepanate- ely. The results .of• :the three pens are. then subnlitted to a committee, composed of twp representatives of the association and one of the start, and.„ ..tnie seentenitteentaneterminns the Winner, having 'beet -nuided, by the results, of polls.. -.noir Honours Visit Port Albert School Members of the Huron County War services executive vAre gitests of Squadron Leader -Peattes, medical officer at Port Albeit on Monday and Were sholo.throngh the station. Among these from Seaforth who Made the trip were 3. G. Mullen, chatr- 0 C ttrightltall and A, Mo- te Frank Sills Following thin Vesper Services in St. James' Church on Sunday evening,„ the Members of the choir retired to the vestry tohonor one of their most valued and popular'. memibers, Freak C. Sills, R.C.A.F., who is leaving for Halifax this week. 1VIrs. F. Devereaux, organist, on be - hal -f of the choir, •snoke of their ap- preciation of Frank's services ,antl of their regret to see him. leave, but wished hini seccess. She then pre- sented him with a pen and pencil set with the good wishes of the choir. Frank thanked them and assured them that he would always remember his pleasant associations with the members of the' choir. Rev. Father Hussey then added \his appreciation of the many fine quli- tfes which Frank possesses aint, on behalf of the whole congregation. wished him a sate voyage, success in his work overseas, and a happy- re- turn. Many See Demonstration A large crowd saw the display of the army demonstration unit here on Tuesday afternoon. •Proceetled by motorcycles with siren wailing the unit reached Seaforth at 3:30 in the afternoon and was, welcomed by Mayor john J. . Cluff in front or the town hall. The program included various dem- onstrations and some numbersiby the R. C. R. band which accompanied the unit. A short talk by W. H. Golding, M.P., concluded the program. 'Mayor Cluff, Mr. Golding, J. G. Mullen, chairman Huron County War Services, and John Beattie accepted an invitation to -have a ride in intnatan taken along gun carrier and were Market street. ..p4teraplateF'ormatiQA•-,. Air 'Cadet League -Units Among Huron Boys Organization and Aims Are Explained To Representa- tives From District At Meeting Here. IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCHOOLS Formation Of units of the Air Cadet League in Huron County was 'strong: ly recommended by Squadron Leader Hedges as he addressed a meeting of the Clinton Lions Club held in the' Gemmercial Hotel here Tuesday even- ing and at which were present repre- sentatives of other county clubs and school boards. • W. L. Whyte, presi- dent of the Clinton Club, was in the chair and introduced the speaker. The speaker explained the manner in which units could be foresed. The organization follows closely that of the R.C.A.F. as no the uniforms the noys wear. Flights may replace pres- ent cadet corps in the collegian': h said, andswould have the same status in the eyes of the education auth- orities. He referred to a letter which has gone forward to all boards in the province in which Premier Hepburn strongly endorses •the Air Cadet League and in which the urges school boards to cooperate. What action will be taken in Sea: forth has not yet been decided. The letter from Mr, . Hepburn is in the hands of the board and will be con- sidered at the next meeting. • Bride Elect is Guest of Honour ROSEDALE Alberta Coal Just the tking for Economic Fall ButiOng N. CLUFP '-',itinin'of-n.;-,n;nattiStitisonnortantennetee Miss Grace Free, bride elect of this week wa,s entertained at the home of Mrs. Wm. Ament on Friday evening of last week at a„miscellan- eous. shower - Row .of bridge were enjoyed during the evening. ' On Saturday afteenoen, Mrs. W. 1. Free held a trousseau tea in her hon- or when, Mts. Harry McMullen, Mrs. Neil McDonald, Mrs. Stanlen Grainger, Miss Mary Harp, Mrs. Joseph Dill, Mrs. Edgar Barrett, Mrs. R. S. Mc- Donald, Mrs. Robert Eberhart aud Mrs. -Lloyd Hoggarth assisted in dis- playing the trousseau Miss Free was pres.ented with a gift of silver and the Bell Telephone staff Of which she was a Member presented her with a gift. • • RED' CROSS ' NOTES • • 4, • 410 • • Leak , Sudden increase in the con- sumption of water in Seaforth since Tuesday has sent P. U.C. officials on a search for a leaking main. So far the, investigation has met with no success. In the ordinary course of events a leak of such a size as to account for . an almost doubted consumption would be indicated:on the surface • within a short time but in the present case therens no such evi- dence. • 0 • • • AGAR FAMILY RECEIVES GIFTS Gathering Marks Departure For New Home In Seaford" On Friday evening last about 150 friends and neighbors gathered at the Kinburn Hall to honor Mr. and Mrs. Wesley. Agar and family.. During the evening Mr. Francis Coleman Jr presented them, on behalf of the community, with occasiontl chairs and to their three daughters china cups and saucers, Mr.Agar has been employed at the Hesky• Flax Plant and they will remove from their home in McKillop to Seaforth. The following is the address—Dear Mr. and Mrs. Agar, Dorothy, Jean and Donna. It was with regret that we learned that you were leaving our Acznara.uaitY, tnaana you have been among ns, we lave learned to appreciate you worth. You will be greatly( missed by your many friends but as Seaforth is so near these ties will not be broken. It is in the social activities of the Community that yout loss will be keenly felt. No one, Della, could do more than you, or do it more willingly' to help the community in any undertakings. As for you Wes, ,as well as performing your duties as a There will be no Red Cress cane peign this fall-ebut there will be a Membership drive. Since the Canadian Red Cross Society is a corporate body which is controlled by the votes of its members at meetings of its branch- es and by the vote of the delegates nominated by branches at the annual meeting of the Division,it follows that if memberships were alloerecl lapse nolegitimatemeans of carrying on •the Socie,tn's work would exist. There will be a membership drive that will take the form of a house to house canvas in _tewn and the Com- munity, giving people an opportunity of renewing their membership or If interested, becoming members or the Seaforth branch of the Red Cross Society. Through the generosity of the people in town and cornmunity, by their donations of fruit sugar, money, etc. the ladies of the local Red Cross and W. Institute have already made. over 1/4 ton of jam and jelly. On Mon- day afternoon 200 lbs. of peach and plum -jam and pear marmalade was made. Plans. are under way toahave the "Highlights of 1942", wader the dir- ection- of Mr. Mel. Turner, presented in Seaforth the 3rd week in January for the benefi of the Red Cross. There will be a display of the work done by the Red Cross at the Fair Grotinds on Sept, 18 and 19. All are invited to see the display and keep in touch with the work of the Red Cross. Our quota has been accepted and is as follows: 30 dresses, size 40-50; 5.0 nightgowns, size 34-36-88; 30 blocnn- ers-large; 30 boy's flannel longs, size 12 30 boy's flannel jackets, size 12; 60 boy's shirts, size 12. • A committee has been appointed to arrange for the gifts to bentent to the boy's on active serviee -at Christm.Fie time. Extra knitteni are needed to have this work ready in time, lilegin- ning at the New Year this Will be fol- lotved urp by sending some perSonal gift, In the knitted tiOnifOtt, to the boys 'to -ho enlist. . • , UNUSUA District Hunters Have $. cessful Triu To Truce PeninsUla . . NEWS OF' ZURICH Victim *of an odd---neeident which. coat him the sight of an eye, Lealliaff- man, Zurich undertaker, is resting comfortably in St. Joseph's Hospital -- London. Mr. Hoffman bent over the engine' of his car, on. which he (had lifted the hood, when an unexplained explosion blew the oil cap, off the, engine. The cap struck him in the ye, dairaa,gu-inn is so severely that he was taken toe London where an operation was pen formed and the eye removed. The ac- cident occurred on Monday afternoon. Mr. Jos. Ducharme, who recently purchased the farm of Mr. Milne, 15th con., Hay, has leased it to Mr. Harvey Gelinas for a term of , three years. Mr. P. Donnelly, barrister, of Ged- erdich was a visitor in town on Men day. A large grey owl was killed on Wednesday morning in the cedar - swamp north of town by Mr. Yung- blut. It had been killing chickens of residents in the north end of ttie—vil- lage. To one pf its legs a steel trap was fastened and the condition of the leg howed that the trap had been carried around by 'the 'owl for many _— weeks. --Rev. L. W. Power perfortaed the ceremony at the local R. C. Church on Saturday which united, in marriage Rose M., daughter of Mr. int 1VIrs. Simon Hoffman, south of Zurich, and Mr. Joseph H. Trapher of London. They will reside in- London. (Continued ..on Page 4) • ... thresher you have always found time to help in every possible way with athe tiocial.a.ctinitint-or the econenunity Dorothy Jean and Donna, you will be missed by the boys and girls with wihom you have grown up. So .we would like you all as a token of ollr esteem, to accept these gifts in the hope that. they will remind you of your Roxboro friends as well is con- vey to you °tn. best wishes "for happi- ness in your new horde. Signed n be- half f your friends and- neighbours' in the surrounding commutity. Navy League Tag Day, Is Arranged for Friday The Ontario Division of the Navy League of Canada. is holding its Tag Day in Seaforth •ein Friday, and, (t surely behopves us, as patriotic citizens of a community allowed te live in peace by grace of the brave arms of our fathers and brothers now aerving at sea, on land and in the air, to do all in our power to set, - port this increasingly active war ser- vice organization. For, if we do no; lelp.the Navy League, how can it, in turn, help those whom we all hold rlear—our defenders? 'Since the very -first day of war the Navy League, which incidentally was able to supply several thousand three- quarter trained men for the Navy, Army and Air Force immediately through, its Sea Cadet moyernent, maintained in peace as well as;: has has been serving the -men of the Roy- al Canadian Navy, the Canadian Mer- ehant Services and the Royal Navy through its "comforts stations" .or hostels at all Canadian ports. Homes from home 'where men, Straight fenn the 'horrors of war, the loneliness and boredom of daily and n-ightly wateh- esthe strain of being continually on the alert, on the defensive of offen- sive, do find recreation facilities, places to refurnish their Wardrobe and. refresheheir minds; places where woollen garments to offset exposure, eig-arettes, playing cards, music, a friendly atmosphere a meeting place to meet onen freinds, are available twenty-four hours a day. The men leave Navy League 'hostels as giants refreshed enen leave expires. The. personnel of our naval services, ac• cording to the recent announcement of the Mlnister of Naval Affairs has grown to ten times its original size since the beginning of war. Last year the Oren in Division of the Navy League rent out $100.000 wenn. of knitted geod•s and ditty bags 'to out naval men. This year the demand is so heavy that goods and comforts are being sent to them in thrice the voluine of last year's,sunplies. Naval 'hostels everywhere are asking for More of everythieg. • Our taggers, members of the Sea - forth Girl Guides, are angel§ of mercy asking for money to enable the Navy League to carry on its glorious work, and linking our town tto dctilnitely with the Empire's war effort. We must not igtore , the tomea outstretched. hands, for they fond the it* thik M. the chain that strotthuo from thio town; to out b men nt sft tortitng Our AIM 1 bat toiF, creta "thank you" for the tremendous service they are ,doing in protecting_ and serving us! • BIG STEAMERS Oh, WHERE are you going, all you Big Steamers, With England's 'Own coal, up and' down the salt seas?" le "We are going to fetch you your bread and your bunter, Your beef, pork, and mutton, eggs, apples, and cheese." "And where will yoU fetch it fronncall you Big Steamers, n' * . And where shall I write you when fetetbeuit acriveniaimvaeyi?' b'o urne• Quebec, and Vancouver— • Address us at Hobart, Hong -Kb -rig, and Bombay,' 1 "But if anything „happened to all you Big Steamers, And suppose you were wrecked up „and down the salt sea?" 'Then you'd have no coffee or bacon for breakfast, And you'd have no Muffins or toast for your tea." "For the bread that you eat and the biscuits you nibble, The sweets that you suck- and the joints that you carve. They are brought to you daily by all gAnd ifBai n yS toenaem he Ins —tiers our coming you'll starve!" • —Kipling. The successful operation of the Big Steamers which are transporting the men of our various services Fitt all the food, clothing, and war supplies for the army, navy, air force and civil- ian population of Great Britain across the seas, 'axe dependent On the effie- ient weft of the personnel' of he Merchant Navy. Without Abe loyal support Or the Merchant Navy, all the saerifineit Of tate variqus services overseas and all the sactriliefes of alt loyal aotio., peoples the world o*or *Old be Of, little wind): hbffe Ainastathifig, . heroes who dtI1y rtok, thott ,1144,ott the aett are • dotietattAg tif.174ittr est pippin% wlitoh ‘61t ebtbegfOoti' hyr Mir liberal.dhittOitaha,Othe.NaVY LittgUe• IA* ;tipt 9 4r.. .....1400011';' tht 1414 Leagtie tag li • tn6ntit