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The Week At the Seaforth Collegiate Institute
(By Dorothy Smith)
Ou• Wednesday, Feb, 17, Grades XIII erly,, Lois Finnigan; .Susan, Katherine
find XIII defeated 'trade XB 36-6. Etaudenbach.
Eiigheet scorers we're Joan McMaster I Scene III: "In the Ford Theatre"'—
lwith 22 points for Grades XII and XIII Lincoln, Ernest Clarke; Mrs. LinColp,
lend Betty Dale with 4 point's for Maude Keyes; Susan, Jean Wright;
Grade XB. Teams: Mr. Staunton, Kenneth Eaton; theatre
Grades XII and XIII—Captain, Mary audience, Joyce Carter, Ilene Broome,
Duncan; forwards, Janie Moffat, Joan Allan Ryan, Rodger Milliken; the as -
McMaster, Beth Campbell, , Jean Hur- assin, Donald Stephenson. •
ford; guards, Wilma Hay, Winnifred This program -was the best yet and
Mussell, Jean Farquharson, Marjory it's certain that the others will be
!Golding, Marguerite Westcott,
Grade XB — Captain Betty Dale,
substitute; forwards, Donna Baynes,
Jean Hallkirk, Berva • Blanchard;
guards, Maxine McBrien, Doris Fergu-
son, Shirley Love.
On Monday, Feb. 22, Grade XIA de
feated Grade XB 36-6. The highest
scorers were Ilene Broome for. Grade
XIA with 19 points, and Jean Habkirk
for Grade XB with 6 points. Teams:
Grade. XIB—Captain, Ilene Broome;
forwards, Jeer! Wright, Marion. Mason,
Annis Dunlop; guards, Marjory Mc-
Kenzie, Bernice Hackwell, Lois Finni-
gan.
Grade XB—.Captain, Lenora ' Hab-
kirk; forwards, Shirley Love, Jean
Habkirk, Doris Ferguson; guards,
Maxine McBrien, Berva Blanchard,
June Shaw.
This week tickets for the dance
came out and "the students are asked
to buy and -ell as many as they can.
Come on, kids! This dance has to
he. a sueeess . . . or else!
It is rumoured 'that many of the first
and second form boys are not going
to the dance. Is this true er just a.
rumour? Much has been said about
this dance, but if you boys don't ask
your girls to go, or go yourself, ev-
eryone will be in a fine mess. What
do you say, boys? Dig deep for that
65 cents. It may seem like a lot of'
money, but you must remember the
cause is a worthy one, so we hope to
see you at :the dance.
For the next two weeks an editorial
will appear in this column, written by
one of the fourth form students. Per-
haps these editorials should -"be given
careful consideration, at least we hope
they will.
Movies—And How Muoh?
'Why has this town no student rate
to the theatre? With taxes placed on
all tickets, how is the average stud-
ent to see the show he would like to?
It may seem selfish and unpatriotic of
him to attend shows, but the morale
of the student must be kept up. You
can -not• take• all his pleasures away,
even in wartime..
The theatre owner is in business to
make. money—or is she? Does she
never think of the number of students
who do not attend the show because
Ire has not the required price? If -she
were to ?give a' student rate of 25 or
.30 cents, would there not be more
students attend than at the present
price of 42 cents? The theatre owner
. does •not realize that the student has
not the money ;the boy or girl who is
working has. He can not be put on
•an eil,ual basis as these boys and girls,
• but at the ticket office the same price
is asked of him. T:he average stu-
dent has to make his weekly allow-
ance of fifty cents last the week. Can
he• go to movies and still buy the
Ith'ings.,}expected of him? He is ex-
petted at school to buy War Savings
Stamps. •If -he does this his show has
to be put off for another week.' He
cannot buy a War Savings Stamp and
see a show on fitfy cents a week. A don't seem to find time to see 'him,
show to him is not all pleasure. He but hope to - Ohri'stmas day. When I
learns history, geography and other
subjects from the pictures. He learns
"what' war means and is given a pic-
ture of life in 'toe war-torn countries,
of Europe. Do you want the students
lot your town to become like those in
Germany? No.! You want them to be
wise and realize what :1$ happening in`
the world. You: do not"w"ant your boys
just as good. Miss Allan and' the
Third Form students are to be con-
gratulated for their splendid work and
co-operation in making the program' a
success.
The following poem is dedicated to
First and Second Forms and to the
boys especially:
To First and Second Forms,
Come on, kids, we're having a dance,
Can't you see? This is our chance
To show the Board we appreciate
A really good dance in our Collegiate.
We must patronize the good old jig
And make the 'affair go off big;
When we're dancing on the floor
We're really helping in the war.
For every sixty-five cents that's made
Is helping Russia with 'a new barr•a-
cade; •
Tip Tipping's orchestra's really hot,
We hope you',11 all be oh the spot.
Dancing starts sharp at nine,
And by the way 1 hear we dine;
If you don't waltz or even jive,
Don't stick at home but make a strive.
There'll be games and loads of fun
For you, for me, for everyone!
Come on, kids, we're having a dance;
Can't yen see? This is our chance .
To show we "ALL" appreciate
4. really good dance in our Collegiate.
—By Jean 'Hurford
Questions of the Week
What certain third. form student
has changed to a canary?. Well,' at
least he didn't turn into a "pidgeon."
-What certain fourth form girl lost
her sense of direction coming out of
the Latin room and ran right into the
wall? For a minute the hall looked
as though a ,snowstorm had struck.
Goodness, girl, don't fill your books
so full of pages!
So sorry, there seems to have been
a slight .mistake! The School News
has been full. of the news about the
Arts Club dance, but' no mention, has
been made about the town people.
The residents of Seaforth are cordial-
ly invited to attend the Seaforth Col-
legiate Arts Club dance on March 4,
1943, in the Collegiate. Now is the
time to treat yourself to Willis Tip-
ping and an evening of furl. Dancing
from 9 p.m: to -1" a.m.' Here'a hoping
we see all you ex -students and town
people at the dance! Tickets• are on
sale, so get yours early.
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'4411k-.: 1!A3tt, 1 gpti7 1#0' fid
n ,b ot1' t iIV Q 3;die • d
starting to Werk 41/ the evenings t4
eat up . with My Windt., We hay u t
had any frost' for adnate tiant t i re**
nearly every ..dray lately, I mega V41-
Iton will: !be .a, lonely •dewsk ntntoyf. '1 tiro
some carpenter, krlaeksnitith 'lig and
general work today,• It surelle good to
be }back in my Own 430P again. I am
writing on the corner of the table
where the, beyVs are playing poker.
Merry Ohrietmaa and Happy New
Year.—Wallace Sh'anison."
• "Your. Christmas parcel •arrived on
Dec. 2d, • and words cannot express.
just how much I ;appreciated ,a little
remembrance from my ".old home
town." Our boys had a very, nice
Christmas and fortunately ' the sur-
roundings were very, seasonable. Sus-
sex is a 1odely spot and the towns-
people ':have made the soldiers feel
very much at home. Best regards to
all and may the splendid work df your
society have continued ,success, It is
very much appreciated by all of•' us
who are in the armed forces.—"Bob"
Hamilton."
"I must offer my apology for being
so long in writing to you to thank the
Unit for the gift I receiver( at Christ-
mas. I assure you that I appreciate it
very much and the kindness of the
Walton people in sending it. I delay-
ed writing until the future appeared
more certain, At the end of the year
I was warned for overseas, but no
time was mentioned. I have enjoyed
my etrk here, but look forward to
overseas. I consider .myself fortunate
in being assigned to the unit I am go-
ing with. I know the commanding of-
ficer and a number of the officers add
men. Mrs. Gilbert and the children
are fine. I was 'home last week an
get home for two days every month.
Again my thanks and my kind regards
to friend at Walton.—Frank A. Gil-
bert."
"How! are all you people now? 1 am
fine as I write to thank you for your
parcel of cigarettes.' I am chewing on
some ,popcorn another fellow just re-
ceived in a parcel: You people back
there Sure made a very good Christ-
mas for us over here—one that none
of us will forget. Your parcel of •cigs
came today. and I was quite pleased.
Cigs are lasting me quite a while now.
I am now in a team of 15 for a race
which is on the 13th of January. I
don't know whether thirteen will be
my lucky day. I have my fingers
crossed. Is Ken still in that camp
with the . big long name? I am afraid
to spell' -it for fear I will make a ter-
rible mess of it, but it might give you
•a good laugh. I have just tasted'. an-
other piece of Christmas cake. I think
I have tasted about 15 different kinds
already, so I should have good luck
next year. Again thanking you for
your very welcome parcel of cigs.
Hope to be back amongst you .folks
next year. How are the crowds at the
hall' now? I'll bet I .wouldn't know
many now. Wishing you the best 'Of
luck.—Gordon Nichol."
"I received your carton of cigs last
night. Thanks a million for them, al-
so for the parcel in case you didn't get
my last letter. It was sure nice. How
is the weather over there. I suppose
you have lots off snow there. We al-
ways did have plenty. We have had a
couple of flurries here •but it has all
gone. It rained 'las.t night and. is wet
today and foggy. Well I better close
for now. ,I am getting .ready to go on
a 7 -day leave.. Iam .going to Scotland
—Edinburgh this time. Well' I'll sign
off for now.. Thanking you again for
the parcel and eigs.—Alvin E. Craw-
ford."
"I received your lovely parcel today.
I 'wish t6 express my sincere thanks
for it. It was real nice; everything
in it Was swell. 'Faure like the sweat-
er, also the Canadian chocolate bars
and cigs. We had" a Teal nice Christ-
mas, also New Year's here—a lot 'bet-
ter than last year, We bad more time
this year to prepare far it. I hope we
are home for our next Christmas. By
the sound of the news we will be
home. We are having real nice wee-.
ther here. We had 'a little :snow one
night, but went next day. I think I
still like the good old Walton winters
better yet, though we feel the cold
over here worse than at home I think.
We had a lot of cold wet weather be-
fore Christmas and some wind, so was
pretty cold. WellI guess I. better close
for- now. Thanking you .again• fort the
lovely parcel, I remain, one of the
Walton boys.—Gnr. A. E. Crawford."
"Please excuse my tardiness ih
thanking you and the ladies of the
Walton Red Cross Society.. for the very
useful and much appreciated presents
which I received for Chris'tmas. 4Need-
less to .way, I have put, them all to
use and find them not wanting in any
respect, especially the socks and
sweater daring this cold, weather:
Again please ' convey my thanks and
gratefulness to the members of the
Red Cross Society and may all the
men in uniform from back .home who
received similar gifts be as well satis-
fied as I.—Frank 'Dundas."
Walton
Overseas
(Continued from Page 1)
big newspaper factory and had every-
thing explained to us. What caught my
eye most was the outfit they have for
telegraphing pieturee; . that's how. all
the pictures are sent to\Canad'a; just
like radio. I haven't saw Alvin Craw-
ford for some' time. He isn't station-
ed so awful far from me, butjust
het a014a
OOP., wiph
eaM thatthilig
G4r a pen*.
at.a 'mine to
44ede:id,* dila Chxie
Ond eigare&l es: mask �,
was on leave I met Don Dale, of Sea=
fgrth, and spent the afternoon with
him. I had a letter from Gordon Hol-
land a while ago. He wanted to meet
Alvin and myself, but we just didn't
get around to it either. The war looks
a lot better now 'and here's hoping
were home far tlext Christmas. Well,
Mrs. Bennett, guess I've got to (close,
and girls ta have to fight .in another and again thanking you people for the
war when they are grown men and parcel.—Jack Johnson."
women. 'If they are- shown this, now, "At last I am writing to thank the
when they are young, .you will not Red Cross for t1ie lovely Christmas
have this to" worry about in future gift. I realize I :should have written
years. ' !before, but have .been spending much
The people of this town are asked of my time in the infirmary since
by the student body to go after a stn- ! Christmas. While on a Toute march in
dent rate,. We do not say that you' December I fell on „;the ice and have
Should boycott the theatre; but if it not• been very well Since until this
is the only means by which the rate week. I received• a slight concussion
may be ;obtained—then use it! ' of the brain. You shall understand
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* * I why I had not written before. I 'have
War Savings Stamps went "up" the 'not written home either, so I have to
hart this week and it looks as though write tonight. I use the towels and
the students are beginning to wake face clothe. The• soap has said "so
up and realize the -value of buying /Gags ,quite some time ago. It was
War Savings Stamps. - swell to think ,(bat we were remem-
* * * bered at Christmas by the good old
On Wednesday morning, Lt, Arnold standby, "the workers df the Red
Scott addressed the students in the Cross • in the community." Well, my
auditorium. He gave his experiences head is beginning to ache again so 1
in England and told of the high mor-
ale 'of the English people. He also
et'ressed the importance of letters
from home., so if you know some one
Overseas, write a letter now and then,
wend. you?
On Friday afternoon the Arts Club
presented their second program of •the
tterm. The program was in the' form,
of three short scenes frorn the play,
"Abraham Lincoln." 'Ihe following
• Were the players in each scene:
Scene I: "The Camp At Appo na-
•tor' f Lincoln, Allan. Ry en; . Scott,
Dctiald Stephenson; Mr. Hay';° Ernest
•Olatke.
Scene ''II: "In the Lincolns' Draw -
S)* Room"—Lincoln, Rodger :Milliken;•
Mrs. Lincoln; Patricia Bebh'e:ly;, Mil's.
410liath Blow, Helen Smithk Mrs., OW
lk
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ggir9t;Zet
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vera- .)il a 4
to .get ''them', 1 7044;*9 404. to gat:
the sweat*, 4:co*U.e`-.du very
handy, and, dtadat.1 gat this parcel
yesterday 1 had tlind',4o heat UP the
beans, but tate Peanut 'gutter ant 04.
candy went in a hurry 'anti we enjoy,
ed them ,very nsui4 ,aaI the cake. • I
sure vviyas glad to gei: fie amOkes, as
I have been out ofthem for some
time, so „I 'want to Walk you • very
much' .I is'ure appreciate it. Please
thank the members of the the Red Cross;
for me and wish them a Happy and
Prosperous New Lear. We have a
hockey team and they have been •do-
dig pretty well sofar. there is a good
artificial ice rink • here and I some-
times wish I had a good pair of skates
over here. Hope this letter findsyou
all welt and wishing you all a very
happy New Year.—Bibi Kelly.
"Received your Christmas parcel in
good condition and would like to thank
you and the other members of the
Walton lied Cross. Your kind thoughts
are deeply appreciated by us chaps
over here. We spent a very nice
Christmas this ydar and hope you , all
at home had the same. It has been
exceptionally niee weather up until
Christmas, but we have had some
snow , nosty and it is quite cold,"and
very wet;at times. I had been looking
about for a sweater and was wonder-
ing where I would get one, and when
I got year parcel I just got what I
wanted most. 'I will „close now, hop-
ing you are all well ,and having a good
time.=Keri Murray."
"Just a 'line to thank you for the
cigs. I was right out when they ar-
rived. I also received a parcel from
the Red 'Crossand one from the wo-
men of the church_ Thank them all
for me, will you Pat? It sure is good,
to get parcels from you people, al-
though mother has left us I will al-
ways think of folks in my home town.
After all there is no place like home;
We realize it more every day. I am
just fine; hope this finds you all well.
and in the pink. They keep me busy,
I am driving,, see 'quite a lot of Old
England,and the time goes faster
when you are busy. Thanks a million
anis all the best for the New Year.—
Dick Drager."
"I received the cigarettes yesterday;
thanks ever so much. They're mighty
hard to,.,get over here. Thanking deu
again.—Pte. W. K. Ritchie."
"Just received the cigarettes —
thanks w million! • I suppose you've
seen the boy from Brockville, eh? • I
hope he gets- over here soon. I didn't
see much of him before I left. Re-
member me to everyone, will you?—
Freddie Rutledge."
"Received the cigs you sent me.
Many thanks. I am very well and
hope everyone is the same over there.
—A. M. Nichol." .
"Received .the cigs you sent today,
and thanks a million. I guess by the
time you get this you will be all 'oder
the Christmas. holidays and back to
the old routine of life, How is Ken
and everybody in the burg? There.
isn't much room on this'card, so - will
try arid tell you what kind of a holi-
day'I had when I write•,a letter. Once
again, thanks a lot.—Sp. W. Farqu-
harson."
"Received your parcel of cigarettes
tonight: many thanks. I divided them
amongst two buddies and they apprec-
iated them very muoh and send their
sincere thanks. We are all in fine
health., Thanks again'and a Very Hap-
py New Year,—J. W. Shannon."
ret 114eH,ttt4g of the
h@ltl 44 te' aC":li
t the pa,eatdent. ,lljls,' ??,d^ailW
,the chs tr, The .aiaseting opened
the LON''S Prayed, i;A: uolillan.. adla
witch Hymn .6$1 was eulag,1;
Hobert Lawson and Sia. F3, Adallas ,led
in prayer and the. minutes leer's ,r:4*,
and approved. Mrs, Adams read (tt
poem on a prayer by Queen Elizabeth,
She also took charge of Group NO, 2
in the absence of Mr -s. Austin flex-
ter.Mrs, Notti-nghapit; led in prayer
and Mrs. Clarence -Montgomery read a
prayer. The Scripture lesson. :was.
given by Mrs. Frank Riley and Mrs.
Nottingham sang a solo, which .was.
enjoydd by all. Mrs. George Mclllwain
gave a reading entitled, "No Substi-
tute For Faith," and Mrs. Frank Riley
read a poem on "The Bridge You Will
Never Cross." Mrs. Peter Lindsay
closed the meeting with prayer.
The county road is being opened as
we go to press Thursday. A plow
came from Auburn and along with the
willing hands of about 35 men should
have no difficulty in opening some of
it at least.
Mr. Roy Lawson attended the farixt-
crs' mechanics course sponsored by
the Ontario Department of Agriculture
s,nd Huron County Federation of Ag-
riculture, held in Seaforth on Tues-
day and Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Lorne Lawson went to Chat-
ham on Tuesday to spend two weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. J. Busby.
Miss Olive Grimoldby and girl friend
of Brantford spent the week -end here,
attending the twenty -filth wedding
anniversary of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Grimoldby.
Mr. Kenneth Betties, of Detroit,
spent the week -end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Grimoldby.
Mrs. Austin Dexter and Mrs. Wm.
Jewitt and Joyce spent the week -end
at Kitchener, the guest of Miss Ethel
Dexter.
will have to go and have a sleep.
Again I width to say I appreciated the
Christmas .gift very much and thank
you and the members of Walton Red
Cross. I think I' will sign off for now.
Hoping the people of the community
back 'home do not forget to keep their
thumbs up and. said' straight ahead
with only one goal .In mind—Victory.
—Pte, H. J. Dennis."
"I got back from Ordnance on the
17th and got seven parcels. Among
them was one from the Red Cross and
one from Walton , United Church.
Many thanks, and will you plea Con-
vey my thanks to the ohtiroh also. 1
got two more parcels today also, so
I am being well remembered for
Cliristtnas. I wish, you, could see, ue
all in rubber boots Wading in• soup
mud to our auklea. Part of the boys
•"t wish to take this opportunity of
thanking the Walton. Red Cross for
their very nice and useful Christmas
gift and feel honored in being remem-
bered .by:you.—John Ei'dt."
eJust a note of 'appreciation for your
kind .thoughtfulness in giving me the
splendid gifts of a pen and pencil set
and your Christmas gift of a tie .and
handkerchiefs. I thank you again.—
Earle Coutts,
"I am wilting this note to thank you
and the Walton branch of the , Red
Cross for the sweater and socks that
were sent to me, and also for the pres-
ent at Ohris:tails. They certainly are
appreciated.—Frank :Marshall."
"I received my parcel from the Wal-
ton Red Cross and wish .to thank the
members very much'. It's always mice
to ithow your are remonibered by your
home ttfWni, I expect to be here in
Londeovfor quite some time, se am
.r
Watering '®f Stock
There is no more vital field of pro-'
duction in wartime than that of food
and careful attention should be given
to all methods lly which the produc-
tion of•food may •be increased. Cana-
dian farmers would do well 'to con-
sider an observation made, recently by
a country Vet who said, "Many farm-
ers make certain that their animals
are fed. a Balanced ration, and then
forget that a thirsty co* gives less
milk.'
Tests -show that dairy 'ca.ttle which
are watered twice a day,produce more
milk than cattle which get water on-
ly once a day.
As pork is needed in ever increas-
i, g quantities for shipment to Great
Uiitain, as well as for home consump-
tion, it is also well to remember that
hogs grow faster.,when '.they are giv-
en plenty to drink. Specialists in an-
'mal-•• nutrition say that tp gain one
pound in weight a hog must not only
eat. approximately six pounds of food
but also drink five .pounds of water.
Poultry, similarly requires ample
supplies of water and when insuffici-
ent water is given egg proc]irction de-
clines.
• The water required by live stock
costs little or nothing on most farms,
but the lack of it may mean consider-
able loss of production.
Personalities- of
Britain at War
(By Sidney Horniblow in "Parade")
Admiral Cunningham built up such
a remarkable reputation in the• Medi-
terranean that the task of a:siilccessor
in this commatnd, one of the most ins -
portant in the sea war, is heavy in-
deed. The Axis, however, cannot ex-
pect any relief when they think of the
newcomer, Sir Henry Harwood, who,
on replacing Sir Andrew there, took
the acting rank of admiral.
There is no solace for Mussolini's
fleet, or for the Germans in that area
of action either, in knowing thatop-
posing them now is the man who
gained one of the most brilliant naval
victories of this war, and whose re -
co -rd is one. in which daring has aon-
t iilally colored astute judgment.
Whatever else Harwood is rem m-
bered for, and he has ,had a long and
distinguished career, his name will al-
ways' be associated with the historic
battle of the River Plate when the
much -vaunted' German battleship, Ad-
miral Graf Spee, scuttled herself af-
ter being strapped and damaged .by
three small British ships which, if she
had been clever -enough, she, could
have shot out of the water.
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The battle took place within a few
months of beginning.. hostilities, and
it brought to Commodore Harwood, as.
:he was then, the first krnighthood of
the war'plus promotion to the rank
of rear -admiral.
Harwood tells .a story about that
knighthood. -In the River Plate action
an eleven-incb shell from the Graf
Spee went into a port cabin in his,
ship, wrecked the Captain's bathroom
and also Harwood's bathroom, and
ended up in his bunk. When the
news was wirelessed to him that he
had been made a Knight Commander
of the Bath, and the captain a Com-
panion of the Bath, a sailor standing
nearby was heard to say: "Blimey—
and they ain't got a bath between
their-!"
"Hey, Bill!" yelled the electrician to
his helper, "grab hold,of one of those
wires."
"O.K.," said Bili. "I've got one."
"Feel anything?"
"Nope."
"flood! I wasn't sure which was
'rh!ch. Don't touch the other!"
•
"What do you want with a new
hat?"
"Oh, a new frock, •some stockings
and a new pair of shoes. Thank you,
dear!"
•
' "Is It true, Miss Lollop, •that you
are going' to be,married se i?"
"No, it land.. But Pm -very grateful
for the rumor."
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Tha"ftti rfgt lstaotie from
artI!ala''' 1'rl end
Boatt'dt;governiing rant
it buying; states., that a -t colli
must fat: paid try the'28t0E Of'the
month following the date of pkr•
chase (rather than the end Of
the month with 10 days grace
added).
Customers are urged to take
note of this change, as no goods
can be charged when overdue
accounts are left, standing.
PROTECT YOUR CREDIT
Due to the acute shortage, the
following lines are rationed by
this store in order to assure a
fair distribution to all:
Flannelette 5 YdsYds.
.
S.heetings 5
Prints 5 Yds.
Broadcloth ...... 6'Yds.
Towelling 5' Yds.
Pillow Cotton 2 Yds.
All Linen Towelling 2 Yds.
Linen Towels 1 Pair
Blankets 1 Pair
Baby .Blankets 1 Only
Sheets 1 Pair • .
Pillow Cases 1 Pair
Chintz and Cretonnes5 Yds.:
,White Cotton •' ` 5 Yds.
Factory Cotton 5 Yds.
. Yarns (1 Ball) 2 Skeins
Table Cloths 1 Only
YOU HELP THE AXIS WHEN
YOUR HOARD! "
The new ,tiltmore
Spring are, here. The ;net
ors i.nelude•
-
• Potty BroWn
• English Grey
• Pacific Sand
• Yankee Brown
• Airforce' Elide
• Bottle Greer;
• `platinum Gree
• Sky -Blue
Raw edge or bound edge styles,•
and many new novelties.
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Harwood himself described the bat -
tie in his own breezy style. "My three
ships," he said, "just slid into action
and maintained their positions in
spite of their damage. They fought
like tigers."
He declared that it was one of the
proudest .moments of his life waren
the aircraft 'from his ship reported'
that the Graf Spee had blown herself
up. And when it was all over—when
he received the news by wireless from
London that he had been knighted in
honor of?.the victory, he signalled to
the other ships ofhis squadron:
"Thank you, boys!" -
He is a Londoner, who has been in
the Navyr since he was a boy. And hes
has two sons also eager to follow,
their father. The eldest, Cyprian Hen-
ry, aged fourteen, has already enter-
ed the famous Royal Naval College,
Dartmouth. The younger boy,• Steph-
en, aged seven, is alsodestined for
the Navy.
It's typical of Harwood to tell a
like that about himself, for be' is just
one, of the most jovial men you could
wish to meet. Rosy-cheeked, plump
and fifty-four years of age, he's one
of the most warm-hearted and popu-
lar men in the British Navy -- and a
brilliant leader. Listen to some of
the tributes other officers paid him
for his conduct of the Graf Spee bat-
tle.
Captain Parry of the cruiser,Achil-
les, which took part in the action,
said that the whole credit for the de-
feat of the Graf Spee must go to Har-
wooc.. Sir Henry, he said;' was par-
ticularly clever in .three things:- •he
concentrated his three cruisers, Ajax,
Exeter .and Achilles exactly at the
right time and the right place, and
the move was completed only the day
before the action. Instead of running
Away, as the Germans thought our
ships would, Harwood made , up bin
mind that at whatever time and place,
day or, night, he encountered the Graf
Stec, he would attack.
"And finally," said Captain Parry,
"although my ship had only just join-
ed the squadron, Harwood gave orders
so unmistakable that I knew re,tactly
what I had •to do if we ,met the Graf
Spee.'{ a
Another naval authority declared
that Harwood's victory proved that
weight of metal was not necessarily
the most decisive factor in a naval
battle—that mere material superior
ity could not always prevail against
courage, skill and determination:'• Har -
wood's strategy was in the direct line
of descent from that skill in man-
oetiver which oharacterized ' those
4rea.t British sea oommanders in the
old dais of sail- -
Harwood began •his naval •career in
the training ship Britannia. He was
a midshipman in 1904, a lieutenant in
1908, and in 1912 he began specializ-
ing in torpedoes. During the last war
he was torpedo officer of the cruiser
Sutlej, and the, battleship Royal Sov-
ereign. -
Immediately after the War he join-
ed the flagship of 'the South ,Ameaican
station, and then, qualifying in 'Staff
duties after his promotion to the rank
of commander in 1921, he was employ-
ed in the Plans Division at the Ad-
miralty, later ,being given command of
the Cumberland on the China station.
There followed then years of steady
promotion. In 1931 he attended tete
Imperial Defence, College. For two
years he ,was flag captain of the II.o --
don; First. Cruiser Squadron, Mediter-
ranean, for two years on the _Staff of
the Wax College at Greenwich.
Now began 'his long term of office
as commodore commanding the •South
American division, which was thepost
he held when. his three cruisers met j"
the German battleship Graf Spee.
During his term in command i
South America he earned the respect
and friendship of countless admirers! •
whenever die went ashore. The Uru-
guayans came to regard the Alas as
"their" ship. .In Montevideo, Harwood
was idolized. They declared tL t'ishfs'
"big, red-faced, jovial, hearty': • r -
man". was a first-class diplomat who'
thoroughly understood' the Latin. tem-
perament. He talked Spanish so welit
that he could joke in it, which wn8
much aippreciatedsby .the lrruguayans.
Everyone who has.. met Harwood,.ev_
ery sailor who has served under him,
will tell you that he is a Britisher of
the good old fighting type.
This, is the man then who,
his recent term of office as a
Commissioner of the Admiralty and-
an
ndan Assistant Chief of Naval Staff,
took - dfiarge in the Mediterranean.
A fitting postscript is the coml:amit
from a man who stood. beside Bl'ar-
wood on the bridge 'thron.ghout the
Graf Spee battle. "You cannot .teach
him anything about fighting," .'Said
this, man, "be knows all there t to
know." •
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