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;'McPhail McLean, Editor.
shed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
ursday afternoon by McLean
FORTH, Friday, lgay 1, 1942
'The Answer Was "Yes 1"
The plea of the Government to the
people of Canada to be freed from
the pledges it made when the war.
broke out, were answered on Mon-
day last by a decided "Yee!" •
Across Canada over sixty-one' per
cent. of the people voting, voted for
release. That ,does not mean that
the other thirty-nine per cent. voted
against releasing- the Government,
because no such verdict can be claim-
ed. from Monday's vote. In brat
thirty-nine per .cent. were included
thousands of Canadians who were
merely too indifferent or too lazy to
-Make the, effort to come out and cast
their balloted
That is. a ceedangly regrettable
and much of the blame must rest 'on
the shoulders ...of the Members of
Parliament themselves. In many,
ridings there. was not even a skeleton
of an organization formed to either
explain the issue or get out.. the vote,
and because it is a well . known fact
that voters are notoriously lazy, the
result was what it was.
Nor can the "No" vote, 'siuch as it
,vas, be laid at the door of the Prov-
ince of Quebec,.' where over zealous
patriots were hoping to place' it, be-
cause the negative vote there was
only three to one, which left a wide
margin of participation for the other
Provincesof the Dominion.
No doubt .a large proportion of
thosewho voted in the negative be-
lieved they were voting against con-
scription.
onscription. They were doing nothing
of the kind. The Premier has re-
peatedly said that the issue was sole-
ly one of effecting a release - from
Government pledges, To what use
that release may or may not be put
will depend entirely uponthe future
(teethe: war and no one can tell what
that future will be.
But what Mr.. King did point out
in his broadcast last .week was, that
if we do not do all in our power to
help our Allies, we can not 'ask ,them,
in an hour of need, to help us. We
would be left a helpless people . to
protect alone the richest prize in the
world, and the one most coveted by
a ruthless foe. •
In our own riding of Huron -Perth
the banner of achievement goes to
the Town of . Exeter, that ,polled
ninety-five per cent. of its available
vote and a vote that was practical_-
ly Aa unanimous in
That shows'.
what interest in "public affairs plus
organization can achieve, and shows
too, that the rest of the municipali-
ties •' were sadly lacking in this re-
spect.
•
Map Help Some
The restrictions on the use of gaso-
line, as a war measure, may, -inci-
dentally, prove one of the greatest
measures . of preserving civilian life
as well. Without gasoline motors
can not run and the more cars ban-
ished from the roads and highways,
the greater saving of life there will
be. -
"Apparently it is hopeless to expect
• any reduction in motor accidents
otherwise. Over the past week -end
there were four fatal.- motor acci-
dents in this part of Western On-
tario alone, and that is by no means
ax'ecord. Week after week the kill-
ing goes on.
If viewed from no -other angle than
that of saving civilian life, the peo-
ple "should welcome gasoline restric-
tions. Reducingthe speed limit, af-
ter the first of May, to forty miles
an hour, should help some too.
Away Ahead
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.e, spring of will1042 y go
local history 'asQ possibly
of the
"est o t record. And, possibly too,
lie of the most • advanced
years. M
Seeding is• h,nisl ed, and we Mare ,
told that there !me never been a et
ter seed bed; There; was enough
moisture to a -lake the land work
beautifully, and now the seeded land
awaits' the rain that is sure to come
and which will turn ;the brown earth
into a carpet of green.
The weather, too, has been really
remarkable. Not too hot and not too
cold; no froet and no high winds. The
fall wheat is thick and abundant
and pasture land will soon be ready
for the stock. ,
Everywhere there are signs of
great promise. Promise that we hope
will meet with rich fulfilment, be-
cause there never has been and, per-
haps, -never will be a time when we
needed more than an abundant .har-
vest.
No one, of course, can prophesy
for the • future, but the present is
f.bout all we could have wished for,
and we bhould be grateful; And we
are.
•
We Are Fortunate
If we are honest, we must admit
that since the restrictions on the use
of gasoline went into effect, that we
are getting all the gasoline we need
—and more. But, of course, we are
not getting all: we want.
But even, at that, when we look
about us, and see how the people in
other countries are • rationed, we
must also admit to,..:..ourselves that
we are very, very fortunate..
Here is the score:
Canada—Begun April 1, between
360 and 432 (imperial) gallons a
year, depending upon the supply.
United States — For seventeen
Eastern States scheduled for May
15, about 25 gallons a months, or 300
gallons a"year..
England—For April, May and
June,enough to drive 120 miles a
,\ month. After July 1, none except
for "genuine need."
Germany and Axis -occupied Coun-
tries—Begun long ago; none at all,
except on special military allowanc-
es.
ct- -that; 'the'
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Pas peed *
®f . dirty Sial
bweitiye$ve Teltais i►g'o.
.'asp Roney
• Lazar Karpers, a New York ac-
countant, is authority for the state-
ment that there is more than three
billion dollars lying around which
the United States Government could
pick up quickly and easily.
He has proposed that the Govern-
ment take over, for war purposes,
all funds.and'endowments of the past
for which' thereis now, no longer any
use.
As ;an example, he mentioned the.
Bryan. Mullauphy Fund set-up in the
City of St. Louis in 1851 for worthy
travellers passing through on their
way to take up new lands in the
West, „ fund which now exceeds a
millionollars.
And there are hundreds of other
similar endowment funds for which
there is now no outlet and which are
,increasing in amount year by year as,
interest accumulates on them. It
looks like pretty easy money for
Uncle Sam.
From T te'`r riuron Expositors
, May 4 .1917 •
Miss Margaret Roes, of Braceiield,
who has been•.attend'ing Toronto Uni-
versity, left on ,,Tuesday to accept .a
position as bookkeeper with a Tor-
onto 'firm.
Mrs, Emma Chapman has .purchas-
ed the residence of, Mr. Harry Gibb
on Goderich Street, and will, occupy
it as soon as her furniture arrives
From the West. ..
Mr. and •Mrs. Dan Brintneil have
been officially notified that their son,
Pte-' Clifford. BrintnelI, has bee
wounded hi the hip, and is now in
the hospital. • Mr: and M"rs. Enoch
Parker we alsa notified that their
son, Pte. Arthur Parker, was miss-
ing. These two men enlisted with
the 161st Huron Battalion.
Mr. Henry Rapien, of_ Manley, has
purchased a new Chevrolet car from
Mr. -Dan Shanahan, of Seaforth, and
intends to take- in the sports of the
season. - •
Miss Edna. Dayman, daughter of Mr.
and. Mrs. Joseph Daymail, of McKil-
i1op, has accepted a position as book-
keeper withda Toronto aria.
Mr" Henry Gellman, 'oz ZUrich, has
been appointed a general agent for
the Massey -Harris Co. and started' J"°'
new duties on Tuesday.
At a largely attended meeting of
puff's Church, --McKillop, Women's
Missionary Society held' last Friday
afternoon, an. address accompanied
with a life membership,'certificate in
the society, was presented to MI -s.
Carswell- It was signed by •Mrs. Jno.
E. Daley, 'seei'etary, and Mrs. A. Hes=
derson, treasurer.
M. E. Coombs, of Exeter, met with
a bad accident in Girlies sawmill re-
cently_ He was running a circular
,saw .waren his hand came in contact
with the blade, 'making a nasty gash.
"Resolved that town life is better
than country life" was the subject of
an interesting debate given by the
pupils of 'Mr. • Naylor's room at the
public school on Thursday; afternoon.
The affirmative was taken by Billie
G'rreig; FlQreilee Beattie and Beth Bar-
ton, while the negative was cham-
pioned, by Ernest Edge, Fergus Mc-
Kay and Harold McNab. The affirma-
tive won"by a few ptoints.
Mr. James Beattie, of . town, who
two years ago retired' from the grain
business after being 4.8 years in that
line, has 'now decided to retire from
the wool business which he has can
ried on in Seaforth for 50 years:
Miss H.. I. Graham i$ in Kingston
this week'attending the general con-
ference 'of the Women's Missionary
Society, as :the delegate of the Huron
--_..
Presbyterial .
Percy Ralph, of Seaforth, lett this
week to take' +course -in the military
hospital. -at ^Teiontea 4 -
Mr. and Mrs. George . Stewart, of
Crystal City, Man., are visiting rel-
atives here. They came east with the
remains of Mrs. Stewart's mother, the
Iate Mrs. William Cudmore.
do
Mars
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"KITTENS"
we have been having trouble. late-
ly with the eat family at Lazar Mea-
dows. Tabby was' the acknowledged
mistress of the 'entire place., iiut in
her haste in producing offspringshe
left us with a cute black and white
kitten which managed to escape the found on the Yarm it seemed. Tabby
usual "rock in a bag" fate of so.. many was heartened by this stroke of Fate
of her ldn-folk. and went back to her old' tricks of
Spotty developed .into 'a wholesome, occupying,
the 'sidling into (the stall where you , were
playful creature, soon occupying. the milking -to get her share - and of
place of honor around the house. preening herself outside ..the ,kitchen
Patricia Ann developed' a liking for' .,door on the hope that she would be
invited inside. It seemed strange
that Spotty should have abdicated
just at the time when her influence
was beginning to bear fruit.
On the way to ;the stable one day
I iiea.rd a terrific racket in the prow
Over the sheep -pen. It seemed as if
some .fiend was torturing babies. • Go-
ing up to investigate I found that
.Spotty had blossomed into matron-
hood
atronhood with a batch of seven kittens
'pd Tabby having ..found them was
determined on destroying them.- The
attraction of grand -kittens for a
grandmother cat was entirely lost on
fight-.
the jealous Tabby. Spotty Was b'h t'
_ng back in the way they tell us that
a, mother of the jungle fights for her
young.
and play and manage to get Patricia
Ann. 'interested in her . . . knowing
that this was in itself almost a• vic-
tory because the wee lass has her
own captivatingsways of getting, what
she wants.
Spotty vanished from the picture
one day. She was nowhere to be
•
'To Aid Canadian Transportation
The wild ponies on Sable Island
are to be harnessed to 'Canada's war
effort. The ponies which have had
their unmolested freedom on the
small 'island off Nova Scotia for
years upon years, are to be caught
and brought to the mainland where
they will be used to relieve some of
the transportation difficulties. .
The ponies( are Stough and rough
and, weigh about seven hundred
pounds, and are descendants of a
shipload of French horses wrecked
on Sable Island centuries ago.
The scheme may 'work all right,
but we 'would s'ay that the authors
of it -are thorough optimists, and
any one who has had any experience
with a Western Broncho, will, we be-
lieve, agree with us.
What seveft -hundred; pounds of
wild pony can do to. 'disrupt world
peace is plenty:._ ; To' multiply that
several times and introduce the total
into ,he t .des of traffic will be to
givethe people of Nova Scotia a
p p
transportation system unique' in the
world..
:t�
If the war lasts long enough the
t stic- .
• wham'gray ,blw, crowned with
,cess, but i s the' roma, It nae, We are
stat, a••glad, that do .'t, haw to 'do
the little .creature with the result that`
Spotty was able to sit on the inside
of the window sill while Tabby nurs-
ed her whiskers' ifi glum- discontent
on the outside.
Tabby has been ruler of the Lazy
Meadow's mousing .tribe for a long,
long time. She has trained many of
her younger set in the arts of combin-
ing pleasure with serious business
when on a niotise-hunt but she' has al-
ways managed to retain per own set
of -wiles in being able to get around
a person by rubbing up against your
leg and then by purring manage to.
get practically whatever -she wanted.
That is she managed this,., until her
rival came along in the form of one
at her 9W11 Children , ,• Spotty,°
What Spotty lacked in diplomau;
and shrewdness she made up in sheer
nerve., Lying on the veranda appar-
ently not paying any attention to
what was' going on, 'she would bolt
for the kitchen door and scoot in at
every opportunity. Try and find her
and she would be no piace to be seen.
Then when the hunt had quietened
•down she would come tripping, out
from under the sofa or the stove, or
from behind the woodbox or possibly
out of the •washroom. Brazenly she
would slip and slide on the -linoleum
From The Huron
Expositor
May 6, 1892
'Qrt Monday last during the rain
storm, hail fell in sufficient quanti-
ties ea :the vicinity of the 5th conces-
sion of McKillop to make the ground'
white.
Mr. George Turnbull, of MoKillop
Left on Tuesday last with sixteen very
good horses for the Old Country mar-
ket.
- Mr. John McFadzean, who studied
in the office of Drs. Scott and Mac,
kay, of this town, has . passed'. very
creditably his final examination at
Trinity College, .,..Toronto; and has
won his degree of M.D.
'Messrs. Cluff and Bennett, Seaforth,
have received the contract for the
making of extensive alterations and:
improvementei on the Commercial
Hotel building,: which whew, complet-
ed,v will make it one 'of the best ho-
tels in the province.
Dr. ;J. H. MdFaul has treated him-
self, to a handsome new road. cart.
Scott Bros., musical instrument
dealers, have just,..had turned out of
the carriage shop- .of Barton ta Son a
handsomely finished; wagon for the
delivery of musical instruments.
Last week we 'made mention of a
ewe belonging to Mr. John Campbell,
of Milverton, which gave birth to. Your
lambs.• This is entirely cast into the
shade by a flock of six ewes- belong-
ing to Mr. Leonard Sholdice, of the
.4th concession of Tuckersmith, which
gave birth to nineteen lambs.
_The new barn of Mr. ,Thos. Melia,
Kippen, is now, completed. ,
The Hurons sent a team to Brant-
ford to play the first match of the
season on Tuesday last and victory
was theirs. The following 'compo•sed
the team: Goal„Paul Freeman; backs,
J. J. Clbnnan, W. G. Willis; half backs
J. W. Livingstone (Captain) T. Steph-
ens, G. Shortreed; forwards, H. J.
Crawford, H. W. Cresswell, J. Smith,
H. Campbell. H. Jackson.
The Seaforth Gun Club had a match
on Monday last, the contest being for
the Carroll Cup. The match resulted
-in the trophy falling to the lot of Mr.
Jas. A. • Anderson, ,who 'is the present
champion. The following is the) score:
Grieve 12, Dodds' 8',Anderson 12, Stark
12, F. S. Beattie 12, Bright 6, Mach -
ley IA?, Jordan 6.
Mr. George McKinley, son of Mr.
Robert 'McKinley, Egmondviile, has
returned from 'Montreal, where he
passed his final `examination at the
Weslayon Thelogical College there.
Mr. George Whitely shipped a very
handsome carriage mare to Montreal
on Tuesday,
Turing the storm on Tuesday fore-
noon •lightning struck the top of the
front' 'wall of Mr. A. G. AuLt's store
in• Seaforth and 'ititociced off a couple
-of ornamental pediments.Medicine
The Kiclta'p'�'lardtain Medein a Co,
are holding free concerts ewere even-
ing ?n Drew's ,Opera ball., and are
_bril~,ging. Ont • large erooWd`s every even -
e.
Mr. Rieke, hid Lur�ic1i,.inlet with a
i
�litotr ri
"stn aecide'rei .1i�� g ma -
tie a few data ago.
ii h nes'
`:: �iea 'Tana tMeJGlTrri�”, D'l�t� -.,
uteri. „rpt eitalab , xwit7"i heir•old erl4.
6yi!r, i2't`�levet, tailkr', tilt! Gi�3iigli8ftl
Change in Barber Business
williao[i Burgess has purchased the
barbering business ,of George Little,
on the ,Square, WO/ health, Mr. Lit-
tle has been ordered by his physician
to, take a rest and has returned to
his home 4n Payttield. P{li`. Burgess,
the new proprietor, has been arm:king.
'or Victor Harrison, ,en West -.Street,
Elmer Dove, who -has been a barber
with Mr. Little for the past two years,
has enlisted with His; Majesty's' Can—
adieu
an.adian Navy and is now stationed at.
London. His home is at, Wiarton.—
Brussels Post.
Clifford Has Bad Fire
Nen warfare has been raging ever
since. Tabby waits until -Spotty has
to -go out looking for a meal and then
she slips in to get at the kittens. Spot-
ty never goes „very far and -.at the
first whimper from her brood she is
back battling. •-
Zlhe question is . . what are 'we
to do? If we destroy. the kittens. it
will mean giving in to . Tabby .- .
and if we let them grow there will
be so many cats around (Lazy Mea-
dows we won't know what to do with
the,m all.
JUST A SMILE OR VAT ••
"There's nothing slow about Morse."_
"I guess you never loaned him.
money!".,
"Oh, yes, I have. That's what madtt
me speak that way. I loaned him $10
six months ago, and I haven't been
able to catch him since."
•
Music Instructor: "I'm surprised to
hear you admit you haven't been
practising, Nellie. What can you get
out of your music if you can't prac-
tise?"
Nellie:
dad!"
"A dime an evening from
•
Cop: "We want you to take part
in an identity parade. You won't be
kept five minutes."
Loafer: "They told me that- yarn
the last time and I was kept three
months."
•
what isfull of holes and yet holds
water?—A sponge.
What is often dropped but seldom
picked up?—A hint.
A large part of the business sec-•
tion of the Town of, Clifford was de-
stroyed or badly- damaged ,in a' fire
of unknown origin which 'was 'finally
brought under control by fire depart-
ments of surrounding municipalities,.
after an eight-hour battle on Tuesday
night. Ladk of sufficient water supply
greatly handicapped the firefighters.
Damage was estimated at $50;000.—
Brusssel_s Post.
Returns From Overseas
Lieut. Donald Gladman, wtho 'a• few'
months ago, went overseas with the"
Perth Regiment (Motors) A.F., sur-,
prised his relatives and friend's when
he, arrived in town the first part of
last week. Lieut G1adman 'has been
transferred to Canada and will be at-
tached as an instructor to the Fusi-
liers now stationed at Niagara -on -the -
Lake. They had a great trip coming:
home- At different times submarines
were spotted but the convoy was' able -
to out -manoeuvre them. Exeter -
Times Advocate.
Officer Being Transferred to the East
Word has been received, from Pilot
Officer Ralph Delbridge, ; who has
been. in England for several weeks,
that he had volunteered for the East
and was 'being transferred'' to that
theatre of war.—Exeter Times -Advo -
Cate. •
Honored on Wedding Anniversary -
'
Fred: "Who was the first man.to
sail round the world?"
Bill: "I don't know."
Fred: "The man in the
course!"
•
Bill: "W'ha't letter should we
avoid?"
Tom: "I don't know."
.. Bill: "The letter A,
makes men mean. •
•
Joan: "What is it that runs round
the house and yet .has no legs?"
Marie: -"A fence, of course."
•
moon, of
because
all
First Visitor: "My dear, these
cakes are as hard as a stone."
Second Visitor:, "I know. 'Didn't.
you hear her say: 'Take your pick,'
when she passed them around?"
•
AIlan: "From what tree do we get
apple tarts?"
Bill: "I don't know."
Allan: "We get apple
the pantree (pantry)."
tarts from.
First Can
Powerful
Machine
adian Corps
Two -Way"
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•
(By Kim Beattie)'
Mr. and .Mrs. Robert_. Jervis,
ton, entertainedr,•:on Sunday at •-their
home in .honor -of the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, of
Goderich township': The occasion was
their thirty-third wedding annivers-
ary. The entire family was present,
including Mr. and Mrs. James Keem
and daughter, Marilyn, of Stratford;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams ani
daughter, Sandra; Mr. and Mrs. Earl:
Williams and son, Teddy; Mr. and!
Mrs. Charles Houghton and daughter..
Dianne, all 'of -Godes -1.4a Charles
'iiams, Miss Stella' Polak and lfandC
and Mrs. Allen Balla, Hamilton, and
Mr. and Mrs,. William Williams, of
town. Friend's called during the of-•
ternoon to offer congratulations to the:
couple.—Clinton News -Record.. .
Surprised" On Birthday
Miss "Shirley Silver, daughter oda
Rev.'' and• --Mrs. A. E. Silver, was de-
Iigli:tfully surprised Tuesday evening
when, a number of her gildfriends
gathered at her home, the ccasion
being her birthday: The evening was:
spent in'. playing games, a sing -song.
and social chat. A dainty lunch was
then •served' and Miss Silver opened
her gifts, thanking her friends Por the
wonderfril' surprise.—Clinton News -Re-
cord. -
Fire in Stephen Township'
With the First Canadian Corps (0v- t last war. The events preceding Dun-
eerseas).—Long before this".1942 Can=
•adian Corps was born; the prediction
-of all prospective relatives and friends
and. likewise, its potential= enemies,
was that it would be a particularly
tough chip off aka old hard -,fighting
block. It ,was con-'fidently felt that the
new military embryo would embody
most of its warrior forbear's training -
ground habits and aggressive battle-
fields characteristics, plus great speed
and hitting power through mechan-
ization.
It would ,be scornful, o"f obsolete
customs and impatient with outworn
rule books and doctrines. Its person-
ality would be marked by vigor, re-
source and complete self-reliance. It
would be, grimly cheerful and reso-
lute on defence and, most assuredly,
a terror to its foes • on the attack.
This last, above •all.
Far that remarkable .combination
of attributes, native Canadianii}itia-
tive and, aggression, had given its
fighting predecessor renowned skill
and success in offensive operations.
If they proved hereditary trkits, they
promised that the new Canadian Army
would be made-to-order for the ex-
pected warfare df the looming clash-
es of mechanized armies.
,Ail early predictions came true.
From' its first day, ,the military new -
arrival' evinced every sign of being
lusty, independent -minded and arrog-
antly "confident. As an infant it as a
bit unruly and unorthodox, but it as
plainly bursting with the old energy,
the old audacity, and unquenchable
fighting spirit. Before the end of Sep-
tember, 1839, the lst Division !began
,squalling for permission to stand up
and fight.
Anxious To 'Play Attacker's Role
The First Canadian Corps has nev-
er stopped clamoring to get into the
struggle. Throughout its early train-
ing and equipping it continued, to
hope for an attacker's role, and all
through the long period of growth
andd expansion the destiny. at which
it aimed, ,and toward which Canada
looked in its behalf, was a major
share in.. great British 'offensives
against the common enemy:'.
But= -then carne the collapse of one
Allies, followed by reorganization of
all British land -forces. •-'--
it was•' at 'once seen -'that the Cana-
dlan Corps' *f ailsty prop ertSIti0s-
were to be • giveff fttL1• - opportutiiik
w'heii tlie •ithnnce •camie, The•scietttlild
seldierik who had been preparing then(.
settee to become 'mentors, teac'b-•
ors valid leaders for resin, had at4t)
•beets preacttitag t'h a e, �tvia sr :
ine,rand arli or-plbtd : e• 'bin" dftiCe .
kirk gave, them their chance to set
about making the • Corps an exceed-
ingly fast-moving and immensely pow-
erful 'replica of its famous assault -
skilled ' forbear.
• -They gave it unusually high fire-
power in guns, and an exceptionally
high proportion of tanks for' hitting
strength. In othet ,;words, the Cana-
dian
ana
dian Army planners provided the tools
and transport to make it the mighty
offensive - weapon which. Canada ex -
Meted and desired. The rest depend-
ed on grooming. •
It has been no one's' fault that this
great-y'oung war -machine, which was
born with such confident expectations
of early fame in offensive battles, was
chosen to hold a defensive •position in
the British ,Isles.
Blame it on the exigencies of war.
'Blame it on geography and shipping.
Blame. it on the roll of events in 'this'
unpredictable conflict which suddenly
made the Island Kingdom the most
momentously crucial position of the
far -spread struggle. The Canadians
were already, there; -with other troops
the responsibility of holding fast be-
came theirs. That was all.
• Corps Kept Assault -Minded
The unexpected defence role, brought
about by the fortunes of war, was a
bitter disappointment to the men of
the Corps. To its leaders, the situa-
tion created a difficult ,problem, There
could be no thought of abandoning
the basic purpose of the Canadian
Corps as a major offensive weapon.
'Somehow, mainly by careful planning
of the training process, the Corps shad
to be kept "assault -minded and offen-
sive llrtactical skill and.. ability, while
always equipped, armedr and trained,
and ready at any hour, for the threat-
ening "invasion battle." Nd phase of
their defensive preparations could be
neglected. • •
As we previously' 'wrote, how the
Canadian Corps has been ,built into
an. immensely,•power u1. two-way ma-
chine will someday, constitute . a unu
ique record In -nllltaryu ciirohMcles. For
It has been' achieved
It 'has been. 'the by+ fostering the
Corps' offer( sive Ptopenaitlee! in every
_pltssibie field exercise :aatl ,p'ra'ctice of
their. a'ctical defensive trainli{°g.
!hat' lbe ii '' o `. b•' tine' a in a
� dire; y e s g conoen
tratfott 'on r.that '• dub'(, StY'>;'11bse to
groom, fox'ooferisi�de'battlo *vbile.t,rain-.
.Ing for a. p;ooi,`j1e; defer i^ e,rfigliit. W
Thatr aband e f
thF h r.��?lk,
eriene ' d --soldiers ..wi�
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p . © �, , coiagrttiv that'
it. is, d ffieuit, to dor:: Tlz0 tot t a ;.alio
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Fire broke out on Saturday at the
residence of Roy Mason,on the 18th:
concession of -Stephen,which com-
pletely destroyed the entire' building..
It was believed' to lave started from:
a spark from the kitchen ohimney
which landed on the roof and with a
strong wind was too far advanced to
check.' Mr. Mason had been living in
the community for only, ,two years,
having moved from the"•West. With
a number of neighbors and friends
they, were successful in getting out
considerable furniture but 'Mrs. Mas-
on had the misfortune of. losing her
diamond ring. The . contents were
covered by insurance.—Zurich Herald
Gets Promotion
(Vor ill'1
Many friends' here will learn with
pleasure of the 'promotion of Staff -
Sgt. Gordon Morrison- to the rank of
Sgt. -Major. Mr. Morrison has made
rapid progress up the ladder since his
induction into the, ranks of His Ma-
jesty's Canadian. Active `Army, Which
is no doubt a tribute to his ability
and tenacity to serve. (Blyth.- Stand-
ard.
New Front For4 Telephone Building
The commissioners of the Blyth
Telephone Systeme have just about
completed plafis for the renovation of
the downstair portion of the block
purohased last year from Mr. S. W.-
Sibthorpe, Among the .alterations
will be a ne'''w modern satire front,
With the work on, it to commence in:
the very near. future,—Blyth Stand-
ard.
Appointed To Board
Mrs. Alvin Jorcl'an has been ap-
pointed to the Women's Advisory -
Coniniittee of the Wartime Prices and
Trade Board for the County of Perth.
—Mitchell 'Advocate.
Seven 'Quilts Made At Annual Meting
Forty-eight ladies gathered in Trin-
ity Church, on Wednesday of last
weelt to 'a 5ist„in the quilting of see-.
en quilts, undertaken by the-Wonlen's
,:&'uxiliary. They were grateful for
the assistance -.--rendered by
MAO oatside, the organisation with
mak0ru e� enjoyeded s,
Wok MID)
PSI'. Ili Stine ;these ciuilts will. be 111-
'61116d,
11-
ludethe necked, for tho
e • :. d in.. a3 bale p
estOrxi &'ixgait St ito0l. 11telielt Ad. ”
•ovate.
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