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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-03-19, Page 1T J !sight sfourtll Tear Whale. e ;r - Whale •IsTum'ber 3927 £BOMAT.. CHUR INDUCTS NEW MINISTER FRIDAY Rev. W. A. MacWilliam' Be- comes Minister Of Cromarty Church. LARGELY ATTENDED After several ,postponements on ac- count of road conditions, the induction of Rev,, W. A, 'MacWilliam into the Cromarty Presbyterian -Church was held Friday afternoon. The service was in charge, of Rev. J„ K. West, M'onkton, who also inducted Mr. 'Mac - William into his charge. Rev. M. E. R. Boudreau, Atwood, assisted in the devotional service, and preached an appropriate sermon from the text, Matthew 16:18. Following 'the induc- tion, Rev. Donald MacInnes, . of Mil- verton, addressed the newly -inducted minister and th'e congregatipn. In his address Mr. Boudreau voiced • his firm belief in the Christian churcih- and stressed its influence on- the ,wend. The inducting minister, Mr. West, then revietued the steps leading to the call of the new minister and proceeded with the induction cere- mony. This was followed by prayer. Addressing the ; congregation Mr. Maclnnes emphasized the need for Wally worship and reminded the peo- ple that this practice rnad•e a helpful contrirbution to the spiritual life not only of the members •of their families but 'also to the cfimmunity at large. The speaker then addressed himself to the newly inducted m!nister, re- minding him of his high calling in. the ministry of Christ and of his .re-•' sponsibility as shepherd of his con gregation. Mr. MacWilliam was then welcomed to the Stratford Presbytery by the speaker and the newly -inducted' minister gave the benediction.. The offering was then received and Mrs. T. L. Scattt sang an appropriate solo. An address of welcome was deliver- ed by James Scott; 'clerk of the ses- sion ,of the Cromarty church. this, welcome was. corroliorated iby Mrs. James 1.}011,, AlAd rJ' :*,49139Scott,. president and first, vice-president, re- spectively, of the Women's Mission- ary Society, whd spoke in behalf, of that organization. Mrs. Thos. Scott and James' Hill then :introduced the minister and his -wife to the congre- gation present. Prior to the service, the ladies of the Cromarty church served a fowl dinner tothe congregation and the ministers of the Presbytery present. • Appointed CquntyCoristable Charles Salter, Exeter, wasappoint- ed to the staff of Huron county con- stables by the Police Committee, of the County Council, which. mit in Goderich on Friday last. He will suc- ceed William Gardner, Wingham, who has joined the provincial force. There were eight applicants for the vacancy. Mr. Salter • is six feet, one and a half inches in height and weighs 225 Pounds., He is single, and will re- main in Goderich under the instruc- tion of Provincial Constable Frank Fox, before being stationed at Wing- hatn. gross , u scrmtios w Decided lu p 1F�Seaforth and P*strF......t ® ,' • . i Seaforth Airman, Prisoner Sympathy . J. W. Berry, of 1010 Queen's Avenue, Victoria, B. C., in renew- ing his annual subscription to The Expositor,. says: . "It is quite in- teresting to read this week about Ontario having one of the worst blizzards they have experienced since 1900 and -that same week -end I was out planting some early potatoes and green peas in my Victory Garden, and the daffodils were blooming in the fence cor- ners. "You, have my sympathy!" • • 0 • • SUCCESSFUL ST. PATRICK'S SOCIAL 'Catholic Women's League of St. James' Church Holds Annual Event. The St. Patrick's social, which was held in the parish hall Wednesday ev- ening under the auspices of the C. W. L., was well attended: a The musical program was furnished by the pupils_ of St. Joseph's School of Music, namely: A duet by Mary Lou .Silks and Ronald Sills; vocal solo by Kathleen Holmes; piano solo, Al- ice McIver;, two vocal solos by Joan McMaster; piano solo, Mary Margaret Cleary;..: two. Kocal,'solos by Pat Bech- ely; pjazjq: $Qio byn "Jean McMaster,' al- so piano 'solo` by Katherine Lauden- bach; musical selections on the viii -i lin by Betty 'Moore and Jean 'Hab- kirk, aecompaniedt on the piano by Miss Alice Daly. A -challenge, :euchre • between the ladies and gentlemen was very much enjoyed, the. ladies winning •by a ma- jority of 30 points. Ladies• . prizes were won by 'Mrs. George Reeves and Mrs. Alex Muir; gentlemen's prizes iby Mr. John L. Devereaux and Mr:Albert O'Reilly. Lone hands prize was won by• Mrs. Barney Hildebrand. After lunch was served Miss Ger- sada Flannery sang a solo accompan- ied on the piano by Mrs. F. Devereaux and .a solo was rendered by Mr- Frank Sills. 'Mr? George 'Sills drew the lucky ticket for the nicely decorated cake which was won by Mrs. Harvey Mas- on, and donated by Mrs. H. Mellen: Community singing was then enjoy- ed and the evening came to a close by singing "God Save the King." i c . • Public School Will Broadcast • :Seaforth public sebool will put on a program oyer OKNX, Wingham, on Friday, 'March 26th, 7 to 7,15 p.m:, in aid of War Stamp sales. Further de- tails will be given next week. - Stick To War Savings Certificates No Better interest rates are paid on any Canadian war financing securities than on War ,Savings Certificates --if yap hold them ,unttl full maturity.'", They are meant to be held, not cash- ed. „Canada 'promised than it would cask the certificates under certain cir- cumstances, but this was done to a''void hardship in special cases, not because cashing a certificate before maturity' was• anything but ,bad for the owner and bad for Canadas. That promise ,will be kep-, of course, as Dominion of -Canaria financial oblige, - Coils have -always been kept—to the letter. But too many thoughtless own - era of War Savings Certificates are" asking Canada to give them hack their cash now—without any good reason, except that they want to „emend the ,money -,and at - a time when the motley "is „bully wanted to fight the Battle of Freedom. Every person who buys $• certificate does •a patriotic action, and, at the same tithe gets,hipiself a good invest- ment and at ctralOn against post-war bard . times,: Eery' parson who eaiyli- es ina• eertiflbatd trnn.ecessartly, does stn enpatriotie atittitt, ;ciies;ts Whistle of pact Wits `.villus, ailed+weakens the ,beet:' a s e heel o ` 'rS'r .iii y shook .abs rb w '� ffiho '� from nasty tost-Witrl lithe:e The Certificate for rocthiok.4oi 0s. '., • $4.00 now is worth .$6'i0b it ,',y,,oii see ; it to matttrity. I you cash' it In after' ,oix months you only get $400 far It. Net loss $1.00. And actually you lose more than that, because by spending your $4.00 at present high prices you get less yalue per dollar than yeu will when prices are hack to normal. Farmers have learned all about the difference in the purchasing .• power of money, by painful experience! That is one reason why they are among the least offenders in this matter, The gropp which shares this honor with farmers= Is the financial group— the men who each year buy the maxi- mum amount of War ;Savings Certifi- cates allowed by the regalations. The financiers to whom one-tenth of one per cent. means a lot of money who,understand the enact value • of money and interest in terms of what it is really worth, hang on to their War Savings 'Certificates like grim death! It is the best 'paying thing they can find In"Canadian war invest- ments. -It is so good in fact that in order to prevent theta buying huge amounts of War Savings Certificates instead of Victory Bonds, the Govern- ment limits theirrchaues $480.00 pu to per head pe°r year. •Miss Helen L, MacGregor, and ",Miss Ruth L.-Walleom, of -Sahel. Sections Nos:, 5an 8,11 dkIu ett Tow'nsrhi • a p, nd a gsou'p of their pie ills, are >; ri'anging a Program for friday, March 19th, at n pijn,, otter Radio'° Station c f NX, 'tlV`ingiaina, in the dn'tereatit of War Certificates', and SUMPS. of War in Germany, Tells in Letters What Red Cross Means To Him. LOCAL OBJECTIVE IS SET AT $6,225.00 The drist for Red Cross contribu- tions in Seaforth and district will have to show a decided increase if the quota of $6,225.00 is to be fully subscribed before the time limit ex- pires. . - Progress has been particularly slow in the country districts, owing -::...to heavy and often imbassable roads, but with improved weather conditions a :big jump in contributions is confident- ly expecteyil..., :Up to Thursday noon the total sub- scription totalled $2,886.25, and as the campaign is now -reaching the half way mark, a special effort will be made to i-ntensify the drive for sub- scriptions. The cause is: one of the most de- serving on earth, a fact so apparent a we . have on- ly to stop and think for a min- ute . . . of what this war would be like with- out the un- selfish ser- vice- of the Red 'Cross, Io realize ghat 'this great work must be dour, bled, and re -doubled for the sake of all worn -torn 'sufferers, soldiers and civilians alike!, What of the ibombed and homeless in Britain '.who" must have clothing and food, ;blood serum and . medical -stores-? ' What of the starving in G•ireece and China ,our heroic Russian Allies? What of. our own boys in •prison camps ''who wait , for food parcels as they wait for deliverance . . desperately. Our fathers - .. ` our "husbands and our brothers in the Armed • Forces' who get 'their comfort and cheer from Red Cross gifts? There is only one • an- swer. .The battlefront is lengthening. The Red Cross must "step up",its ser- vice in all departments to meet ev e'i'y appeal! Do not hold back. Give what you•intended to . . ,. and then some! The personal side of -Red Cross work is brought home to the .people of Seaforth' , and district in a letter dated .January 5t1i,t received by Mrs. Thomas Habkirk,• of town, from her son, Sgt. Sterling Habkirk, now a prisoner 'of war in Germany, in which he ex -presses great appreciation for a parcel received from that society at Christmas time. • What other •Canian boys in the three fighting services think of the work of the Red Cross in their behalf and their appreciation of it: Is •ex- pressed in a few of the thousands' of letters received by Red Cross Head- quarters, which we quote: "For about three months this. sum- mer I was on the missing list of the R,A.F. During this period I Walked many m21es, some of the time with only one boot, During the whole time I wore a pair of socks which were given me 'as a gift from your Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society; and were without doubt knitted by some 'Moncton lady, "I want to thank you -most sincere- ly for these socks, and on behalf of thousands" of other chaps, for the many other gifts which are received. "The socks proved extremely; , ser- v;ceable and they are apparently in- destruetible—I'm still wearing them. Thank you again, J. ANGUS IMacLEAN, F/L. "Might I biease take this opportun- ity to thank the Canadian Red Cross and in particular your Branch in St. (Continued on Page 5) arf-to RELIEVE HUMAN SUFFERING • RED CROSS NOTES Wanted: Ladies interested in see- ing that the medical profession . over- seas has sufficient su:rglcal dressings to meet their every: derand. Seaforth m Rets' '�rogs woiiltroo ase n o en d �' p a waiting fir you to° asset with Mead. 'sur'gicat eulirplies on '' 2ottdayy and Thursday* evenings at 8: 'p4tn: ' Tbl i r 'ork iii trot difficult; accuracy, bot cit perfette, it, necessary.. WINGS; CQ ; I SION "Mystery At Midnight" Plays To Large Crowd At United Church. NEWS OF H'ENSALL Sgt. Alvin D. G. Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Bell, of Hensall, who recently received :his ,wing as an observer at a win'gs',Iiresentation at Chatham, N.B., has' been,, appointed to a cominisssion do 'the' R.,C.A,F., with the rank of Pilot Officer. He has been posted to operational work on the East _Coast. ;Hensall town` hall oft Friday even- ing last, which was &Iled'to the doors,; was the scene of a delightful even ing when a three -act -play, "Mystery At !Midnight, w'as ,presented by the Young People's iSociety of James St. United Church", Exeter, sponsored .by the Wallet() Class, of the,. United Church, Hensall. The alai was under direction of Miss Vera Decker, presi- dent of the Exeter society. Rev, R. A. Brook spoke briefly and introduc- ed Miss, Decker. • The scene of the entire play is laid in the living roora on a hili'in a lone- ly and isolated die'trict ,Helpnging to one Rathburn Wentworth by name. It is a winter night during a raging bliz- zard. Each of the three.,acts'were in troduced by a prologue, spoken by the idol which was on the -piatforin; The play, full of mystery, spooks, etc,, caused plenty of thrill's and much merriment during theentire presenta- tion, and judging from the laughter and applause, was well received by the audience. The cast displayed marked ability and were at their best. Black -faced comedy was .:also at its best, Rasmus Washington, colored Ser- vant :portrayed'by Dawson Goulding,, stealing the show. Between acts, Earl Heywood, Canada's singing cowboy, and his sister., 'Mari rJ. well kiibw'n radio artists over. CKNiC,. Wing/ram delighted the audiencoa'with.`their rendition of "I Only lTanCia Buddy, Not a Sweetheart," "Somebody' Else is Taking My Place, -"Arkansal Sweet- heart" and "Sitar ;Spangled Banner." Earl was formerly' with the London' 7sittle, Theatre Incorporated, and has travelled 'throughout Ontario giving, engagements,. The cast is as follows: Energine Violet Lily Washington, the colored housekeeper., Helen Rowe; Barbara (Continued on Page 4) • DURHAM BREEDERS; ELECT OFFICERS - The following were elected officers of the Perth -Huron 'Shorthorn Breed- ers' Club at a meeting of the , direc- tors' held in the agricultural rooms, .4ratford, Friday morning: Honorary pces'ident, William Waldie, Stratford; president, Arthur Braggs, R.R. 1, St. Marys; 1st .vice—president;' Orville Free, Dungannon; 2nd vice-president, William Potts, R.R. 2, .Mitchell; sec- retary -treasurer, R. E. White, -'Strat- ford; assistant secretary -treasurer, James C. Shearer, 'Clinton. Directors of the society elected are: W. A. •Cudbert, Dungannon; John L. McDvren, Bluevale; Roy Pepper, Sea - forth. Directors for Huron County:.R. M. Peck, Zurich; willialo Oestricher, Crediton, and Dick Jacob, Clinton. Directors of Perth County: Lincoln White, St. Marys•; George Waldie, Stratford; N. E. Whitney,. Brunner; Ben Thiel, Mitchell;.Arnold Robin- son, R.R. 3, St. Marys, and Jas. Mc- GiI'lawee, Stratford. Auditors are Fred-Dunsmore and William Waldie. The retiring president,' Wm. Oestri - cher, Crediton, referred to the Exeter show where the grand champion fe- male 'of the show, a senior heifer calf sold at public auction' for the sum of $735, much- over the average at the sale, The -junior champion bull sold' at private treaty for $1,000,• and the reserve junior champion bull' for a figure much over the average. Both. these hull's became the property of members of this club. Car 5X BmC. Shingles JtstArri? swards Cru To ClintonContract Will Ask Permission From *:� Dept. of Highways to Dis- pose of Stone Crusher and Drag Line. ° PATROLMEN ARE APPOINTED After a postponement of a week ow ing to the storm and blocked roads, Tuckersm'ith council met in the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Saturday, March 13th, with Reeve Whitmore • in • the chair and alk members of council pre- sent. • The• minutes of the February meetingwere read and adopted. Tenders for operating the stone crusher, hauling gravel and supplying all necessary equip'nent were read from Harold Glew, Clinton; T. M. •Lavis Clinton, and W. H. Coleman, Seaforth. After'consideration, the tender of Harold Gl'ew was accepted and the Clerk was authorized to forward cop- ies of the tenders to J. V. Ludgate, district engineer, Stratford, for.ap- proval. • . The Clerk was also instructed to write the district engineer to secure permission from the Department . of Highways to offer the township equip- ment, stone crusher and drag line, for sale, and if permission is secured to advertise same in local papers and Commercial News. The following township patrolmen were appointed to report on danger- ous conditions and act on instructions of road superintendent or council: W. Leyburne, A. Houston, W: Martin, Ross Broadfoot, Lorne Wilson, Wm,' Cameron„ Harry Taylor, Roy Pepper, Ernest Crich, Roy Brown and Alister Broadfoot. Council set the standard of wages for 1943 as follows: Patrolmen, 40e per hour; laborers, 35c per hour; team, 25c. per hour; mower, 15s per hour extra, The ,Clerk was instructed to make a complaint to the Hydro Electric Power Commission, Toronto, regard- ing the street lights in Egmondville, and to apply for a rebate for each light cut' off. The following accounts were passed and orders issued for payment; ' R. J. Lovell, stationery supplies, $16.33; J. Allan, shovelling snow, 50c; D. F. McGregor, printing • statements, $2.00; Huron Expositor, printing and adver- tising, $44.50; Department of Health,. insulin, $5.54; Salvation Arniy, grant; $25; Hensall Fair, grant, • $25; Clinton Fair, grant, $25; H. Jackson, expens- es to Toronto, $20; cash relief, $10;, salaries and postage, $52. Council adjourned to meet on day, April' 2nd, at 2 p.m.—D. F. Gregor, Clerk. • • My Church Me Before I was born my church gave to my parents ideals of life and love that made • my home a place of strength and beauty. My church en- riched my. childhood • with romance and religion arid lessons of life that have woven into the texture of my soul- Sometimes I seem to have for- gotten, and then, when l might have surrendered to foolish 'and futile ideals of life, the truths my churoh taught became ,radiant, insistent and inescapable. In the stress and storm of ad- olescence my church heard the surge of my soul and guided nay footsteps by lifting my eyes towards the stars. When my heart was seared with sorrow, and 'I thought, the sun could never shine again, my church drew me to the Friend of all the weary and whispered to. me the hope hof another morning; eternal and tearless. When my steps have slipped, and I have known the bitterness of sin, my church has believed in m.e and woo- ingly she has c••'lnd me hack to live within the heights of myself. My church calls pre 16 h„r• heart. She asks my service and my loyalty. She has a right to ask it. 1 will h'lp her to 'da for others what silo has done for me. In this place in whlch I live, I will help her !:Pep aflame and aloft the torch of a living faith.- - (Contributed), • Loc1/4a1 Ministers - Meet Here The Seaforth and District Minister- lal Association met in the United Church Parsonage, Seaforth, on Mon- day afternoon, March 15th, 'Rev, A. W. Gardiner read a paper entitled, i`The Scepticism of Voltaire.” 'tihe heat meeting will be held in drat fsresbe tertan Church, Seaforth, oh Maeda:., April' 1pth, at 2' p„m. ;u 1 42 • • 0 ' lb. 4. Likes Expositor` Writing from Frobisher, Sask.,, Mr. George H. O'Brien says:— "Please find enclosed renewal for The Expositor. 1 `have been tak- ing it here for over 40 years and am always anxious to get it hs I lived -near Hensall, and although nearly all my old chums are dead or gone, and 1 am in my 89th year. get a lot of interesting news, so please keep sending it along.” • •. • • • • TEMPERANCE STUDY COURSE RESULTS Sunday School Pupils. Re ceive Awards For•-Tem- peranceStudy. The. Canadian Woman's Christian Temperance Union in -conjunction with the • Religious Educational Council, have for nearly fifteen years, sponsor- ed the temperance study course in Sunday schools, The originator of this enterprise was Mr. Douglas et the Montreal Wit- ness. Giving largely of his . income he presented the seheme to the Canadian W.C.T.U. not only - for financial aid but more for their aid in carrying out the •plan. ' At that time we were fortunate in having for our National President, Mrs, Gordon Wright, sister of ' the late Newton Rowell of Toronto, to whom the project appealed strop . In a short time it was accepted the or- ganization. •Many members contribut- ed largely for. its aid, financially, and a plan Was drawn out for fts _ eaecu- tion. , It was to be carried out in the Department of Temperance in Sunday Schools. Superintendents -ins this de- partment, National, Provincial, Coun�' ty and Local, willingly and with en- thusiasm added it to their task, Of late years five lessons have been' taught in •Sunday schools on consecu- tive Sundays, beginning with the first Sunday in October. • The W.C.T.U. re- quest that Sunday school teachers ex- amine the papers of the contestants who have written upon the examina- tions and forward the best papers in each group to the Local W.C.T.U. Ex- amining Board. They in their turn, send the, best papers to the County Examining Board,' who in their turn, send the four best papers to the,Pro- vincial Examining Board, while they: send ,the best five in .each group to , (Continued' on Page 5) .luiev and' .oa41W n).px�nex Tee .Goes. NEWS WS OE r":fie The Bayfield 13F3? of loan Red Cross $ ieiekty •' their canvass on Wednesday' l ing well over their objet! turns to date are $813.46, 'toe 0DJ0 tine being $750.00:._ The returns from 'the canpassizrl; tricts are as follows: 7 r{i isall7 'Messrs. Rohner, Sparks yaAt'ti $150.00; Blue Water Westlake and• Grain 914i4'0D', Road,' Lloyd, ,Scotcli;nier, $49.50; rich Township, Rev. J ,..":4; .George Elliott, -08.53; BaY ie1d, • ,Mrs Cobb and Mrs. Prentice, $18103; 'A Westlake and C, Gezneinhardt $'•7'4,'(5;'' Mrs. Bassett and A. E ErVabis;419Walse The total for the viil�age avas• $4Tj,�5,48 with 117 subsclribers, averaging- $3:29 (approximately) ; rural total, $358.03, with 105 subscribers:, averaging $3.41 (approximately). Rev. Johii1 Graham, chairrame'O campaign committee, wishes t dank all those who 'jugged mrake the cam- paign a success.' i�'� Johns AYrdhson- ' A quiet wedding took place on Fri- day last in St. John's . 'Episcopal Church, Detroit, when Helen Patricia, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ' M. Atkinson, of Detroit and Bayfield, was united in marriage to Might -Lieut. Renouf Johns, R.A.F., - Port Albert. Flt -Lieut. and Mrs. Johns will reside in Goderich. One fishing boat was swept into Lake Huron and thousands' of. dollars damage done to other fish boats and local fishermen's net and equipment as the Bayfiel'd"River went,' on *rimy. age late Tuesday afternoon and swept through the harbor area,in. its spring freshet. Water' rose 5ve .feet into 'the 4'ish houses, and when it :subsided, lefty , undetermined: -damage ei a' 1ia'tf1daa;L 1, boats 'pulledA up along the docks into winter quarters- - A flat-bottomed psh boat, owned b Fred Telford, was carried:. into tho lake';and doubt was expressed if it ' would be salvaged. • Mr Telford's -see - mad boat was jammed by the ice against his fish shanty, • and its win- ter slip damaged. Tom Brothers? boat had the rudder torn' off, and Edward Sturgeon's craft was crushed. Full extent of the dam- age will not rhe determine;i until the ice is cleared from around the boats. The river water rose rapidly as the break-up came about '5 pm. Water, carriedhuge cakes of ice over the piers, 'and left 'a four -foot depth over the wharves and around the fish how -- es. A hydro pole on the fishermen's dock was snapped off, and wires fella (Continued on Page 4) Sgt. . S. Habkirk-Writes From German Prison November 21, ,1942. Dear Mother: Another week has passed and I'm still in the same place.' A fellow doesn't do much travelling around here. I expect a letter from you 'ina week or so. The war situa- tion is looking a little brighter•for us. By �e way, the clothes you send need not e air force.. But pever mind so many clothes, I'm pretty well fixed.. Put in lots of chocolate, pipe, socks and razor blades. I hope I get a par- cel a week from Unk. Norm. Let Scott fix up the smokes, he knows what I like, There are a lot of Cana- dians here—an Elmer Bell from Han- over. I don't know whether I told you before, but the reason h am here is, I was shot down off the coast of Eastern Germany in Danzig Bay. Two of the crew were killed. I was lucky I Was not seriously injured. We were in,a dinghy for about nine hours, then w"e were picked up by the Germans. The weather here is just like home -- quite cold now. Will write as often as possible. We live practically on lit'd Cross, so do all you can. Give Inv regards to all the folks and tell them to write. Merry. (rhristmas to all.- - STERLING December 20, 1942, bear Mother: 'Merry Christmas! Another week has passed and I'm right in the pink.' The days, go slow here, but e weeks ieem Around t Ile emt pass quickly. By the time you -get this letter I will have been a prisoner over one-third of a year. Well I just ztt finished sapper. (p otatees' baked ,in s y pp a earl). Boy, dot feel full! d'ns (ttkll waiting on your ,first letter. ' There is nothing new to tell YOU ettaept that the ' war ne'vvs israt', • •be'd V p y'g th e high hopes of being home in .:male monthsat the seaside., That is the day I am living for. This place sure teaches a person to appreciate things he has had and is ,going to hate' again. Boy, for a pumpkin, pie or a , banana split! We are getting` "_our Red Cross food a little better: note, which is something. I gave up trying tp learn anything around here. A. •fel- low can not concentrate. I hope you are looking' after parcels. Pat lots of chocolate in the parcel, not so many clothes. Alayway socks are important. Scott will look after Gigs, pipes, etc. A Merry Christmas to you a1). 1 will write again next week and hope to be home soon. Lots of love, STERLING January 5, 1943. Dear Mother: Well, I had not .a bad Christmas and New Year's, consider- ing. We' were given • a Red Cross Christmas parcel of food and I was full for onee day anyway. For New Year's l traded that brown Water - man's pencil you sent me for two tins of bacon and a small can of cheese. I hated to part with the. pencil, but I couldn't eat it. I made the trade with the Indians; they cannot eat pork. It has started to stow again and is quite cold, hilt it was very nice over 'Christmas. Sure hope 1 calx make it home next year. I have made, quite a few friends around camp and I'm going to classes here taking Diesel and auto engineering, not learning much but it helps pass the tithe The German guards are treating u§ ibueh better now; - they seem± to have or• gotten their reprisal feelings ON. when e . 'home 'but;3!)011,61#6, 1 t g 'a ii1 be busy .eookln A>i e - close, noising to hear:;t yofl . soon. G1'' e' -Inv fegoidik, ,qty "a4 lo^ter • ... ; r.� 5' i:!