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The Huron Expositor, 1942-10-16, Page 11-71'73,7,7 Wito.11.024.14.10.01114,51144..., 2,,,,YrTryzr• 1942Urri t`' PONS - t. ..,„......-. Annual Appeal. For Jnds . . To Carry On Work of,' Local Troop. -... . •- BUY" AN. APPLE On Saturday next, ochber, 17,,Sear Bluth Boy Scouts Will held 'their alt- nual Apple Day, when the people of , the toWn be asked to assist in euppinding the local troop through - the puithase of apples., The -Scouts will be • out early to canvass the town, and will also be selling on the streets, thioughond the Scout officials have issued the fol. • lowing announcement in connection witlh the appeal: • edAt the wee PrOgreeses .andfthe supply of civilian manpower litedetape illore : Scouts., more than e'er before, are performing „duties ,Vital to the welfare of the community andhev en to the cctuntry as a Whole. "Medway, a certain ,antounte. 'of equiPMent is required to ; Provide, &Out training, justeos Our armies must have equipment, .atid tilithe t there is a definite connection betWeen the two organleations. SeoutingiS a aOn-nillitery plan for training -boys, ,bnt our army leader's assert that in branehes of the services, men who have had Scout training are outstaed- fog for their alertness, initiative and' etelf-control. What better proof is there, that your boy should be a Scent and *hat better way to provide Scout. • training.. for Seaforth boys, than' to buy aw apple from the smiling Scout who with call on you next Saturday, October 17." • Junior Red Cross Meet The first. meeting, of the CaVeir Branch of the Junior Red Coss of the Seaforth Collegiate: Destitute .was field on Sept. 29th. Ane election of Officers Was heith4ff :fheVathe.5chninee, room with the following restate: • President, Wilma, Hay; yiee,presi- dent; Beth Campbell:- secretary, Mar- guerite Westcott; treasurer, Fergus , Bell; convener of knitting committee, Janie Moffat; convener of sewing committee, Jean Hurford; convener of I., *green committee, Joan McMaster; cireu a ton m- '-:- • coavener of finance committee, Winni- fred Russell; reporter, Patte Bechely. The sec-ond meeting of the 'Cavell. Branch of the Junior Red Crosswas held en Oct. 5th in. Grade X. It was decided that -teachers and pupils co- operate in arranging programs. The collection amounted to WO. • The new shipment of wool will not be in until. next Friday, with the 're- sult thatsome of the girls are Wait- ing to knit sleeveless. sweaters, while many are using the remaining heavy wool to knit socks for Christmas ores.- •ents dot the boys overseas. The girls haVe decided to neake a quilt, each girl working- on a certain number of 12 -inch blocks of their own choice. An executive meeting was held on Oot. -8 to discuss the means of pro- curing names fa an Honour Roll of students who are in any branch of • His Majestys Forces. • • RED CROSS • IN $NGLAND.,.. • 0 • Mr. •ardi'Mrs. John C. Greig re- ceived'a cable= this week front their 'son -r. J. W. A. Greig, an; nouecingbis safe arrival in Eng- land., -Dr Greig has been station - 'ed, et the Military Hospital in -Halifax for the 'past yea,' _and a • half. „ •e• enin ictory Loan • Opening Day of Loan, Octo ber 19; Quota, $1,900,000; Objective,, To Oversub- scribe.* Ten Days. CANVASSERS HAVE • BEEN SELECTED TORQNTOHURON BOYS HOLD MEETING President McQuarrie Gives • Interesting Address On War. That unthinking emotionalism can sedately impair the conduct of the war en the home' front and that every citizen should seek to inject into civilian war effOrt the skill and coolness of the trained athlete, was the ddyice given. by Athol' McQuarrie, secretarY-manager of the Association of Canadian Advertisers Incorporat- . Addressing a gathering. on Wednes- day evening of lastehaeeh, Oct. 7, at Toronto of the Hurod. Old Boys As- sociation of which he is president, a pawing, Barking tbe 43rd anitiverte earr "hdethed Oniiding of -that associae tion—Mr. eacQuatrie 'gave a straight- from-thaehoulder meseage on -the part that everyone must take to win the war. Recently, he noted, he had met with a -Government official at Ottawa to discuss certain proposals of •the Association of Canadian Advertisers to aid the war effort. In the- course -the-discussion, he continued, the official had expressed the view that: unthinking, emotionalism Mad waste of energy aredeterment factors that must be offset, and that "you can't barn •yeurselT out on emotional non- sense and still be effective in your work." Such a view, Mr. McQuarrie emphasized, might well be subscrib- ed to in the building of public morale. Urging members of the Huron Old (Continued on Page 5) - • • Injured In Car Accident There was --a real mixup of cars on -the highway 1 miles west of Mit- chell about 11.30 on Thanksgiving night, when three 6.ar accidents were -caused, by a hit-and-run driver. • Mr.' James Curtin, son of ,Mr. and Mrs. William Curtin, of Dalin, was driving west from Mitchell .to Dublin When he was forced -off the road by a car driving eaet. His car hit a culvert and he suf- fered a brokenhip and severe cuts on the face, and was taken to Strad 'NOT.ES •;. f:Hw ord ospital. The car as a c'om- , plete wreck. e The :driver •of the car goirtg- eaet. The appeal for books- foretlhaeiir. continued on his way, but the driver School at Centralia .has met With O of a ear goi.eig west saw, Mr. Curtin's gendoes reoppn4e.,Apt AL.J1Lbimg, car, in ,..the ditch •and •stopped to r4n- held ()pen for this Week. Pb date 248 der akaletance. /Unfortunately, how- booke have been teteheeel. I Mrs. E. A. thenc&ind -Whose Palter ever, the driver stopped too snddenly with the result that .another Mir fol- lowing grashed into him. Neither the 'Marton 'Echo- toe* ae- 'prize!' See: drivers were injured, and not much the best front page -at the • 0.W.IN.A., damage was caused.. . ..,'" .. 'writesconcerning the Red.Ctdeite "We hate to :say ICbat thnte`J..,iire:.inailY, : women. who heath.% yet, made -Otte ' Ortiele or assisted the Odd Cross in 1 , any way. Why? Is it heCailse Yon._ • do net care - whether theboys lying • . e on beetiittlihbeda -have. -Pie litti*,-.4ifif-, " --- forts- ti'Make lig Wdittli iteingirAiel .:...;; .1t.- that you do inot ,care Whethhr,"Bri- • . rtiehepeeple who ,have lost their,,,bhme, • their' furnitere,,lheirdbeildin 44))41 in feet eveiythlngidare grVeh slxiall ebinfertaea if•tZ.11 . be ilife?- Is it :heeded,' little children:4y'. liblieea tthat , ' of Hitietds:::beinbee,idio*Oog: , and illehtliatis., ,Weth: edetcli but •• , reallY. thig is" at ..httit. • 1elliOndth •:• war- as another'eeeeNtine... ed war, but if YOU WA:Uinta; The latest word from the Victory J -i08.11 Headquarters at Clinton is that everybhing is in readiness for the Third Victory Loan, opening on Oct. 19. The countyquota has been- set at $1,900,000, which in. turn has been • broken down for each canvassing dis- trict On a per capita basis.. The mun- icipal chairmen generally agree that the quotas are equitable and will be 'reached, if not exceeded. The canvassers have .been selected with great car. • These ate the men who will anake a thorough canvass of their territory. Everyone will be contacted. Hvery citizen will be ex- pected to purchase Victory Bhnds to the limit of his or her resources. Nothing matters now but victory. pffls Is a total war. It calls for an ell -but War effort for everybody. No alibis are legitimate now. A complete report on each citizen will be made by thecanvasser. These reports will be checked by the muni- cipal 'chairmen. If deemed wise, a call-back will be made. The reason for :this thoroughness is the urgent need for a complete sales -coverage so that all available surplus money in town, village and country will be se- cured to purchase vital suppliea, of - war for our,gallant boys in khaki and blue. • ( • Many a parent hae sent n son; many a wife :has sent a husband; many. a child has seen a father go overseas to protect Canada. What are the rest of its going to do? We are Canadians, but have we done any- thing to prove .it? • It is the duty of every citizen to support the Third Victory Loan. It isn't possible to hide •behind any smoke -screen any longer. .If every citizen cooperates fully j Huron - • (Caal/Med on Page 5) • ^ - Hullett,McKillop Collect Scrap Although the, weather was wet on Wednesday, truck loads of salvage, which included everything from old and, rusty 'cream cans to dilapidated coal oil stoves, bed springs and old maehinery, came pouring into the salvage headquartere, and Messrs. Gordon McGavin and W. L. Whyte, the organizers, and, those who a:isist- •ed with their trucks, were on the job all day. In the morning a' truck load of paper went out, making room for :the many articles of scrap to be gathered in McKillop and Hullett. Tons of, iron came in on Wednesday, and the collection was only partly finished. • Rebekah Lodge Hold Euchre A very enjoyable evening was spent in the I.O.O.F. lodge rooms when the Rebekah Lodge entertained at euchre on Tuesday evening. There were twenty-three tables at plaly. ' The prize winners were as follow: Gents, ist, Mr. Ross Murdi-e; lone hands, Mr. Ed. lifole; consolation, Mr. R. N. Dor- rance; ladies, let, Mrs. Robert Dodds; lone haade, Mrs. Joe Dolmage; 'con- solation, risler. Following ti cards a -s-ho-rt pro- gram was e4 ed. d rs„Frank Kling sang a solo - aie Of Mine" and 'Miss M rgaret H sang, "A Little Bit of StrinF., I ese/Mae Smith was acccvmpanist.' led The proceeds of the :veiling arere in aid of the Christmas »ox fund for soldiers. of Huron' lien's Au' versary a- . • MELD AT SAYFIELD The -autumn cehfhahMee ef the Deanery of HurondelhO In Trinity Church, Hayfield, en Tiideday, Oct 6. a, 'the twenty - was, well attended an.14,4deptiernally interesting, it being fifth anniversary of tl4ormation of the Huron Deanery , e Men's Antal- iary. , The conference opfenhd with the celebration of Holy CO Izu11un1on at 10 a.m., the remainder o 'being given over to ge•O the clergy and laytne man's Auxiliary.- e 1 -• The luncheon served:, , ,the hall at 1'2.30 was a partieulerfg appy event in honor of the Wein#0. Auxiliary anniversary the tattled'. stefully dec- + orated with flowers meta, There was also a, blab twenty-five tapers whi by Mrs. J. D. Atkinson, a ton W. A., 'who was*sent ,at the inaugural meeting of. Hieton Deanery, held in Clinton Sept 4,t 1917. The cake was cut by Mra. 't arey, ofthe Goderich branch, anolittember who took part in that in dd • meeting of twenty-five years ago. es„ , The Rural Dean, Re, k. 0. Galla- gher, of Wingharn, ridded and the speakers were: Rev. _hate of Gode- rich; Archdeaeon Doltehey, of Lon- don, and Mrs. Grattan:0 of Hayfield; .ete the Deanery W.A. prthsident, 'who spoke of that organization meeting, its officers and pledgee."' officers were: Preaide, Robinson, of Clintoii; he morning meetings Qf and the Wo- reen candles. y cake. with ere lighted *f the Clin- or, e . The first 'Mrs. A. J. ee-preeident, Mrs..ege S. G. Clarke/el.' Goderich ; (Contialted on p he 5) • HERE. SUN' ,AY Riv. J. Mutchmor, M.A., D.D., who will preach anniversary ser- vices in Northside United Church on Sunday, TUCKERSMITH MAN LOSES TWO FINGERS undares:o unicipa1 ittotma. Accepts Assessor's Returns At .Tuesday Eve- ning's Meeting.. WILL BUY $4,000 VICTORY BONDS P 11{ Monday being a holiday,, the Octo- ber meeting Of the Seaforth couneil Was' held In the council chamber 'on Tuesday evening With all members present' and Mayor T. J. Cluff presid- ing. The minutes of the September, • meeting and a special session were• -read and corned. .The•assessor's roll was received ,aia(I ehOwed. an 'increase of twenty . the population of ethe town for the - year, but the tote), assessment of $1,105,937 showed a slight decrea'se. The- session was one of the.longeet of the' year, it -being nearly 12 o'clock before the motion for adjournment Came. • • The extra -time Was consumed. in Considering the revisions being draft- ed 'by the town Solicitor .in the pro- cedure and, town 'bylaws, a ,revieiten. that has beet long overdue.. In future ithere will be 'bit three polling divisions for municipal elec- tions, instead of sit. which has been the custom for many years, bill the ward system will he continued. Here- after the North Ward will comprise ell- residents north:ofGmlerich St. and West -of Main -Street. The East Ward will comprise all eastof Main Street and the South Ward, all south of God - elicit Street and west of Main Street'. Thee:question of rates to be charg- tealdby the Fire Brigade for responds.: ink, to calls in Egmondvillh, Hatpur- bey • or Other districts within reach of the Own • hydrants, was also. under diftcussione but .dwas left With the chairman Of the -Fire and Water Com- mittee to arrange, if possible; a sche dule with el:ie.:neigh-boring municipali- ties before being embodied in the final revision of the bylaws at the next, meeting of council. .. - Motions: F. Sills - R. G. 'Parke: 'That the 'asseSsor's salary and. ex penses' be paid and the -1942 assess., 3nbiat roll be accepted, Parke' Beanies: 'That 'fliitrybh and Clerk be authorized to. sign a lease with the Badminton Club on the ,same terms as 1941-42 season. Scott - Keating: That,ithe resolu- tion of the Chamber of Commerce, re retail store hours as submitted to the council, be forwarded to the Wartime Prices and Trade Board es -per their. request, with:their approval of same. • ills - Holmes: That the finance . (Continued on Page 5) Was Combining Clover On McKillop Farm When Accident OcCiiired. On,. Friday, last while Mr. Raymond Nott, Tdchersmith, near •Seaforth, was operating his machine to,combine clover on the farm of Mr. Ed. Godkine in McKillop, he met With a serldus accident. While the maohine was in•operation he tried 'to start a V-shaped belt with the result that- two fingers of his left hand were caught against a pulley and so badly cut and torn by the halt that they had to be amputatede Re was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital where the operation, was performed, but although he isehome gain It will bcsome time before Mr. Nott has the use of his hand. One finger On his right hand was also slightly injured. Tuckers.mith W.I. Meets , The •Women's Institute held their monthly meeting at Mrs. Harry Ches- ney's home, ,Tuckersmith. There was a. good attendance of visitors and members. The roll call was well an- swered by donations for overseas box- es. A large Christmas cake and a quilt were donated by the Upanatem Club kroup. Tickets will be •sold on these articles. The quota of knitted goods for the Navy was completed. The Institute is preparing a play which will be shown in the near fu- ture. A motion- was made to donate $10.00 more to the jam project.. A committee was appointed to pack the 15 overseas boxes. Any donations would be gratefully received for these boxes until November 1. It was sug- (Continued on ,Page 5) Thariksiiv!.nci - Services Held The Thanitsgiving services were ob- served at Northside Church on' Sun- day last. At the morning , sereice three infants were presented for ,the kite of Baptism: William Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Arthur Wright; 'Philip Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs.( Lloyd Hoggarth, and Garry Alla, soet of Mr. and Mrs'. Glenn Gregory. Huran County Victory Loan Organization • ke In- the lilting, room you'd- just 4340,tici get, rid -of.# and that's tihd ,44151)4e44.-., to us all when :keit fite4vrilio# toad* ,f6p; the War, .ltioa't., 'Stand. hank tritielte. 116,k doer, 'oist Itnnek°' 1J *ill het MeSSage Stir • 'Oren' .Oenoty',ViefOry Leari''.,Orga ittit4i ar e, Chairinan Of the • 40'1 left 4,4thty4w. L Whyte o dhalriitan of -the; Gentifil 114p. of the Spedialftamea'10;othiffit, NEW OFFJCER Lieut. Arnold Arnold Scott, R.R...No. 2, Seaforth; who received -his offi- cers -certificate at :Brockville Of- ficers' Treining„Centre on Oct. 6. Lieut. Scott returned two months ago from active serviee overseas. OVERSEAS LETTER FROM SEAFORTH BOY Glen Pinkney Gives Experi- . ences While Serving • Overseas. .iittabhed'R.A.F„'R.C.A.F.' Overseas, . On Active Service, August 1, 1942. Dear Mother: Well, here I ,am in Eagland, safe • and sound. By, this time you will have my cable and will have ,:,:stopped worrying, although there is nothing to worry about. When yoh seethe people here going around as if noting had ever happened; it makes yene feel, a lot better. I am going to'try and see if Floyd is over' htte; in his last letter he mentioned 'e was on his way over, ,so shall try and get in touch with him. I haven't alletlie angles on how to go about doing things, but I shall try the padre had find out what he thinks I should do. r 12ou,g_kt. a new pair of trunks be- fore I left Moncton an -d -r believe I shall get a lot of swimming, I hope. Everything so far is wonderful—eats and barracks, are more than I ever •dramed we would get; It is hard to ieve. Sometimes I wonder if I am t dreaming, as it, doesn't seem pos- sible for me to be in England. • This country is so different than anything I harve seen in Ontario. It is just like one large,. park—flower gardens and lawns alt the place. The towns,' as we know them in 'Can- ada. are mere villages; a town here Would ben .large city in Canada. It seeins thee es you travel through the country that you are no sooner out ot one place until you are in the next. I have my eye On one place already and I .certainly hope to visit Scot- land. My imeression of Scotland cer- tainly is wonderful. As we left Mont- real en. our way to Moncton, I .felt that we were seeing a very poor part of the country and I hoped that the R.A.F. coming over to Canada didn't judge the rest of Canada by the Mari- times, But things in this country are much defferent; I had a wonderful preesiot iny first sight of this coun- The only thing that is going to seem hard es the fact that, you are unable to .buy anything without a ration card and I guess my days of gding into a restaurant and buying a steak are ov- er for a while, Although there are a few things you are able to'buy, such as luxuries, a comb •and a nail file - 60 cents ,for them In our money, and in Toronto yob would be, able to buy • , (Continued on Page 5) . • Car Stolen Saturday Night While Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Little and family, of Galt, and formerly of Seaforth, were here spending the hOliday week -end at the home of her pdrents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lowery, Mr. Little left his car at a garage about ten o'clock Saturday evening while he went to a barber shop. On his return the oar was' missing and it was not until Sunday morning that it was found, a mile and a Oar - ter east of Dublin, smashed against a tree along the highway. It is estimated that the damage to the car will be in the neighborhood of a hundred dollars,' as one side -was crushed in and both feeders complete- ly smashed. Although the 'tar was Seen going through thiblin at a high rate of . or Speed, the thicitttes were arnlarently j.• not ettrieneler Muted- in the sniltslittp: end ak yet dile theitrifegtity has been teetretlY • Wateidier ratiOrge.0oViet :640014 ..i4littat Snell' are 'irtfil ave MO The',1argO frame -p 'plug' Sons, 440 Street PAO, Street, had ,4--:oo,trovn=i1-*10,0,7 completediestrpetion tikel Monday morning IAA, • • `„.•-:;" ?; Shortly. after twelve • o'clock hays noticed a reflection Ai!, through ,one of the Wind#1,[s:4)*;,:?: , ing East William Street and -,sent,''' Bir an alarm. ' The dire eitraitediseciveted ' • in a pile of sawdust, just behind thee large door which shuts off the..eltieee•." :way. into the Mill from pie streetiind was: just getting nicelY. tinder 'evay when discovered. " • ' Fortunately the sawdust was il*PT, and Slew to burn, as right next was a of 'shavings- which would have gone -up tinder if .a :de** bad lodged in it, and it that bad..Ohe _ curred it is very doubtful if the gaill • could have -been saved or the reele, , dence and other 'buildings behind; -it. e„How the fire originated is! net pesi- tihely known; but it is surmised that some boys had pushed in the billion; .„ of the big door and eraveledetneleid On gaining entrance ther had appar- ently sat down on a board to -have a smoke. - A match. me a cigarette end had eve', dently been dropped on the Wahl which was badly charred, and from had caught in , the saw:tinge: which with the shavings are swept up every night and piled at the door be hauled awaY'-; the next morning. - 15 4 What TOrnado Does to Town Mr. J. C. Rankin, of Pryor, Okla,- homa, and an old •Seaforth boy, 'sent The Expositor this week .4, dozen are, a half phots dtaleen'eltei atorita v.1 struck the city in which he now lives. To a resident of this district .the pictures coavey a scene of destruc- tion and disorder that is very diffi- cult Ito even- imagine, but must have been -very real to the peopid of that Western American town. In a covering letter, Mr. Rankin saye:1 "I ani enclosing some pictures of a • tornado and the damage restating hrom it. This tornado hit here on April 28 di. this. year. I believe the final count, ofdead amounted to 63 people. "There was not one bn(iness housi, left after it hit here. Went •right dOwn the Main Street. I was out of town when it happened. I got back next morning. Fortunately our place' of business leas very little darnaged—', blew a large pane of glass out of the office window', imbedding the glass in the opposite wail of the office.!' • ?..e;•••- • • V • (Weekly Bulletin of the Seaforth and District Sall/age Corps) East Side and Egmondville Collection • ' Tuesday, October 20 There will he a salvage collection in, the East Side of Seaforth, also in Eemond vale and Little Scotland, „oii t Tuesday, Oct. 20, starting at 4 p.m Collection will be made alechfroin the stores on both sides of the street. In case of- bad weather,' it will be post - Ported to Thursday, Oct. 22. * * At time of writing farmers from Hullett and McKillop are busy -bring- ing big truck load's of salvage into town, and a group of sorters are un- loading the trucks at Salvage - Head- quarters. ' 44 • The National Salvage Conunittee- has suggested that if consumers when .purchasing nails would turn in an. equal poundage of scrap metal, as we now have to do with collapsible metal ' tubes, it would make one hundred • thousand tons of metal available for --- war production.