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Frieildo Honor.
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log of the girlie of tMiddlesex,Perlrh
pi<Ic1 Welliugten counties,
'errguts Lannin; Dwbliu, preent of
Oa, Perth County Junior Farmers, ex-
ipresIedF 'best wishes to Minh, MoKer-
eller in behalf of his organization.•
Mies 11teKercher - thanked the clubs
• Icor their hest wishes and for their
gift .and then, introduced and.
Mar-
jerie Carroll, • newly appointed home
-woonoxrdes coach.,
R. E., White, agricultural represent-
sttivo; .slsoke of the great benefits' de -
'lived, from organized food study and
of the : capable manner in whieh Miss
McKeroher had handled this work. He
also Welcomed Miss Carroll to the
county.
Community singing led by Harry
Mills openedthe program. Miss Alli-
son Lupton was at the piano.
Major prize winner at bingo was Joe
Dietrich, Shakespeare. Other winners
were Harty Mills, Mac Hill, Reta Flan-
nagan, Jean Flannagan, George Lup-
torf and Mrs. Harold. Fuhr, of Strat-
ford; Mrs. Roger Dickson, Atwood;
Lyle Elliott, Se.bringville; Elmer Mea-
dows, Embro, and Evelyn Hill, St.
Pauls. William Coulton, Sebringville;
eonducted the games.
Refreshments were served by a com-
tni.ttee which included Miss Isabel
*Currey, Miss Helen Anderson, Hugh
Prey and Harry iMills.
Dancing to the music of Schneider's
orchestra, Mitchell, was then enjoyed.
Private Robert Gibb on leave from his
station at Camp Borden, called' off the
Paul Jones numbers.
Success of the evening was largely
due' to the efforts of the program com-
mittee, including Mary Worden, Wil-
litam Coulton, R. E. White and Miss
Elizabeth Ballantyne, chairman.
Russia
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Fascists and will rebuild a world on
ebbe basis of • peace and mutual re-
spects We look forward to a deepen-
ing friendship and understanding be-
tween Canadian and Soviet peoples."
Since it was organized a little over
three months ago, the Canadian Aid
to Russia Fund has collected cash
contributions to date amounting to
$2,652,000: In addition gifts of cloth,
ing already shipped exceed in value
$779,730. The gross total to date of
st>tbscrlptlen.s to the VW !n✓o&bbl 1
goods 14 1t'ind lit $ii,#4,VA0
girt t orate to .the Soviet Won now
are 38 full +ganedIan railway freight
•flr8 containing clothing, blankets and
medical evlealiee. 'it`nrtllle,' orders
halve been placed for relief supplies
wlti'eh will be flialpPed Promptly, All
shipments are transported in Russian
ships at the expense of the Soviet
government.
Branches of the Fund have been
established throughout the Dentin%n.
Many are .continuing their, activities
with special, emphasis on the collec-
tion of clothing. It is the aim of the
national exeeutive to ship relief sup-
plies' regularly. The money contribut-
ed is being expended in Canada.
Goods only, not money, are being dis-
patched to Russia.
McKILLOP
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stoskopf and
family, of Fullerton, were Sunday vis-
itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles ••,Regele.
Miss Anna Doerr, of Gadshil), is
spending a few days with relatives on
thisline this week.
Mrs. Wm. ' Koehler had the ladies
of the Evangelical Church in for a
Red Cross quilting on Tuesday when
two quilts were completed.
Much sympathy is extended Mrs.
peter Eckert and family for their re-
cent loss of husband and father.
An event of interest took place at
Stratford last week when Miss Audrie
Lince and Mr. Alvin Steinacher, R.C.
A.F., were, united in marriage. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry, Koehler are Mr.
Steinacher's grandparnts,
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Muegge and
baby,- Betty, and Mr. Elmer Koehler,
of Galt, were Sunday visitors with Mr.
and •Mrs. Wm. Hoegy and Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Koehler.
mr. Wm. F. Koehler, of Stratford,
spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Koehler.
Mr, Henry Koehler is spending a
week with his daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Steinacher, at Stratford.
The Late Peter Eckert
'On March 19th, on the beautiful
feast of St. Joseph, the model and
patron of a happy death, it pleased
our Divine Lprd to take unto Him-
self the beloved soul of Peter Eckert.
It was just four weeks ago that he
was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in
London, where he underwent a series
of operations which taxed his heart
and strength and from which he never
recovered.
Despite his great suffering and un-
told agony, those who attended him
never heard him murmur or utter a
word of . complaint. His great suff-er-
ing Was '1trDti p i t; isle )4404, $
fartit ii>� d il!atienAls and : 4
IOW
nataen; to the with all 1414 •Gr.,eator 'dra,>i
something to !be ad hared and bultat-
ed• `Mere >,s .49th4ng sq• strange about
all .this, for his whole life was spent
in living for ,Iia loved Aloes. lir any
one were n, need of help or if gems-
one' were ilx trouble, it was Peter
Eckert . who ,was one of the first 'to
offer, -1i1 assistance. Hie whole life
was spent in sacrificing himself for
others. 1114 wes a life of 'charity.
The ,untimely death of Peter Eck-
ert iii. a terrible !blow. not o441y•.tp hie
beloved, wife .and. family, .but also to
his other. rela.tiyes and hi*ndrede `.o$
ft lends . of ,all creeds and; denoreina.
dons. Everyone• see"tned to know Mm
and having. 'known him they grew to
admire and litve lrl.ni,
A consoling thought for brave
Mrs. Eckertand the family to carry
with ' them •ail through life is to
know that every one of -,his eight.chil-
dren, who are scattered far and' wide,
had the.happiness. of .being with him
in his last illness,., where -they- Mani-
fested a tender devotion to their lov-
iug father, granting his every pos-
sible wish. '
Why •God should have called Mr.
Eckert to. Himself at the compara-
tively young age of 65,- when we con-
sider that he could have lived for
many more Years, is not for us to un-
derstand: However, death •held no
feared for Peter Eckert, since his
whole life was a preparation for his
last moment and for Eternal Life.
When he realized his time had come,
as it. must to each and everyone, the
only thought in our future of which
we are certain—he placed himself in
God's hand and having been fortified
with the Sacrament of Extreme Unc-
tion and Holy Viaticum, he con? -
mended himself to his Maker.
His patron, Saint Peter, surely op-
ened the gate and Heaven received
another great and noble spirit in the
soul of Mr. Peter Eckert.
• Among those left to mourn his
loss are his,. beloved Wife, Mrs.. Peter
Eckert, nee Theresa O'Connor; his
five sons, Joseph, who resides on the
homestead; Stephen and Peter, of
Timmins, Ont.;" Vincent, C.S.B., of St.
Basil's Seminary in. Toronto, . and
James, of the Dominican Pre-Ecclest-
a,ticate in Providence, Rhode Island;
three -daughters, Clotilda, Mrs, Peter
Maloney, of Beechwood; Theresa, Sis-
ter Stephen Joseph, O.P. of the Domin-
ican Order in Brooklyn, N.Y., and
Lucy, Mrs. Albert Siemon, of McKit-
iop • township. Besides his wife and
cleldren he leaves eighteen grandchil-
dren: his. brother, Fred, of Dublin,
and his .three sisters, Mrs. Barbara
Holland, of Dublin; Mrs, Louise Mur.-
ra.y, of McKillop township; Mrs, J. F.
McMann, of Chicago. There were al-
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NOW TO FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION
FOR ,CANNING SUGAR
This yearhousewives must estimate in advance the amount of sugar required for canning
and jam -making, so that arrangements may be made to provide and distribute the.
necessary supplies. Applications, must be sent in to your Local RationBoardby April
15th. Use the application in your new Ration Book for this purpose.
Canning will be allowed for all fresh fruits '
sugarincluding ncluding citron and wild fruits.
Marrow, tomatoes and pumpkins ate considered as vegetables and no canning sugar
will be allowed for them.
F%GURE OU,T THE AM'OUN'T.:OF :SUGAR: NEEDED' --'
CANNING
• Allow 1/2 lb. of sugar for
each quart. sealer.
• Estimate the TOTAL number of
quart sealers you plan to put up
—then use the quick; practical
method of allowing 1/2 lb. of
sugar for each quart sealer. Don't
try and decide exactly the num-
ber of each.;, kind of fruit you
plan to put up. Some fruits may
be more, plentiful than others.
Base /I your estimates on •the
numb& of sealers you have on
hand, What you put up Iasi year,
or what you think your needs
^ will be this year.
Four completed ap-
plication must -be
sent to your Local
Ration Board by
JAM -ix JELLY MAKING
Allow J1/2 lbs. of sugar for
each quart of jam or jelly.
Most people use jars of various
shapes and sizes. Take a num-
ber of the jars you usually use and
see how many cupfuls of water
they hold. Four (4) cups make
a quart. In this way you "will
be able to estimate the number
of quarts of jam or jelly you}
jars will hold. Then allow 11/2
lbs. of sugar per quart for your
requirements'. For example, for
8 quarts of jam or jelly, you will
require 12 lbs. of sugar.
Estimates based on these methods are within . the canning sugar
ration, and the amounts are satisfactory for wartime canning and
jam and jelly making, as proven by test in the Dominion
. Department' of Agriculture experimental kitchens.
Mrs. Jones has decided that her canning programme
will be 40 quarts of fruit of different kinds. She
allows one-half pound of sugar for each quart, and
therefore will need 20 pounds of sugar for canning.
She decides that she will put up 6 quarts of jam
and jelly. She allows 11/2 pounds of sugar for each
quart of jam, and therefore will need 9 pounds of
sugar for jam and jelly making.
She adds the two amounts of sugar together
(20 -i- 9) and writes the total (29 pounds) on her "
application, tegether with the number of persons
she intends to feed in her own household. To her
own fully completed application form she attaches
the application forms of the other persons in her
household she is planning to feed. Only the in-
dividual serial numbers need be given on these
accompanying application forms.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The Dominion 'Department of Agriehltlire
'recommends canning fruit in preference to
making jam or jelly because:
More fruit ean be put up with less sugar
and at less cost.
Canned fruit retains snore of the vitamin
value of the fresh fruit.
WHEN AND HOW CANNING SUGAR
WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
When your Local. Ration 'Board has re-
viewed your application you will be pro-
vided, sometime before June Ist, with
special canning sugar coupons. These cou-
pons will entitle you to buy sugar, at any
grocery store; at specified intervals. You do
not have to buy all your sugar at once.
COMPLETE AND SEND IN YOUR
APPLICATION BEFORE APRIL 15
Complete your ' application forams - as
shown in the illustration and mail it to
your Local Ration Board not later than
April 15th. Attach the application
fornss from the ration books of the
other persons you will be feeding in
your 'household. Do not write any-
thing but the serial numbers of the
owners on these other forms. Simply
Dopy the serial numbers from the
front of their ration bookson to their
application forms ar idPIt them to
your own fully completed application.
In estimating your canning and.. jam -making a cool, dry, dark plate t)on"t use canned
requirements, storage space should be carefufly fruits on your table when fresh fruits are
considered. Poor storage may cause spoilage available.- Plan to Use your home -canned fruits
and waste. Canned fruit should be kept in in the winter months only.
Remembers -False Statements are Subject to the Pull Penalty of the Lass
RATION 'ADMtii/S '11ATION
THE WARTIPIIIE PRICES AND TRADE BOARD
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(. y Walter, g;, age)
xe•Por;t ou Brit h ilidustrlep was
not •one of the ? objeot.%, of our
trip ,to Britain, and we (1.id' -not Mak
the in7.ensivo, study'• •of „#hem that we
did of • 019..tiis'btt, g for 14ervtsn-
ea. 1i`owever, vire were given, an op -
so three brothers and one sister' who
predeceased him: Rev. 'Father Steph-
en Eckert, O.h':M., Cap.. Witt) died in
the .Odor of sanctity in 1923; Rev.
Michael J. Eckert; O,'P., P.G., whose.
fourth anniversary will be commem-
orated March 2frth; -Mr. Con Eckert,
who.. died nine months ago, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Bruxer, of McKillop town-
ship.
His 'boder rested in the home in
which he was born, raised and where-
in he ' spent .42 years of his happily
married life. Despite the inclement
weather, and travelling no almost
impassable roads, crowds filed in and
out for three days'"'to pay their final
respect to the one who had been
their friend and neighbor.
The funeral took • place from his
late residence, lot 9, concession 8, on
Marsh,' 22, and the body was borne
by John M. Eckert, Raymond Mur-
ray, Stephen Manley, John A. Eck-
ert, Jerry O'Hara and Thomas Pur=
cell to; :St. Columban• Church where
a So1erpn High Mass was' offered by
Rev. Francis Odrowski, pastor and
celebrant;• Rev. Vincent Burke, ,C.S.B.,
of St. Basil's Seminary, Toronto, . dea-
con; Rev. Thomas Hussey, of Sea -
forth, sub -deacon. The Rev. Donald
Beninger-acted' as Master of Ceremon-
ies, and the eulogy was delivered by
Father Odrowski.
Present in the Sanctuary were
Rai/. Fred Arnold, C.R., and Rev.
Jet -eine Arnold,., p.R,, both of St.
Jerome's College, Kitchener, and Rev.
Father Ffoulkes of Dublin.
The funeral.. processlon then ' pro-
ceeded to the. St. Columban Cemetery
where all; that was mortal of this kind
and'loifing husband, father, friend and
benefactor was laid to rest.
The eulogy delivered by Father
Odrowski was as follows:
"Lord, when Thou comest into Thy
Kingdom, remember me." There is
nothing so consoling and satisfying
than to be present at the deathbed
of a devout, pious and self-sacrificing
Christian. After a soul is' prepared
for death by being fortified by the last
Sacraments of Holy Mother Church—
and the prayers for the dying are said
by those gathered around the bed-
side; the Christian soul often hesi-
tates at that particular moment to
face death. Why? Why does that
soul hesietate? Because, the comes to
the realization, that the things of the
world are not worth while. Nothing
counts now,'but what he has merited
fur Eternal Life. „Nothing is left but
the bond of human affection and love.
that tie, that binds us to our family, a
husband to his wife --a lather or
sons and daughters—brothers and sis-
ters to parents. It is love, that binds
us to this earth. After all earthly
goods are gone, what is left' Nothing
but this love—for what is human life
without it? •
"Finally, the women+ comes when
the soul must go on its way, The.
prayersof the loved 'ones are heard
--and--whispered--in-the _ear of the dy-
tng It is at that very moment that,
the soul needs prayers for that mo-
ment he is•dead. Don't stop praying
r•ow. Keep on for this soul must ap-
pear before the judgment seat of
God, where blessed or not blessed,
happy or unhappy, willing or unwill-
ing, he must be judged before a Su-
preme Judge to be rewarded • for his
good deeds and punished for the evil
unatoned fora
"The story is told about a good and
faithful monk, who, when, on hi;
death -bed seemed so sad and, dissa--
isfied. When asked whether he 'was
afraid to die after living such a goof
religious Life, he answered', 'Afraid
to die? Yes, but what I fear most is
the judgment.' .
"Every soul must be judged by a.
General and Particular judgment. The
General won't affect us too mach. Ir
is tile Particular judgment we are con-
cerned about and which will hold •ihe
greatest `fear for us. When does it
talce place? It takes place the mom-
ent the soul leaves the body with the
last dying breath. You • may say,
'Isn't that sudden?' Not for haven't
you had a lifetime to prepare for this
very moment? Why did you wait till
judgment day?
"Where does this judgment take
place? Wherever you may happen to
be: Whether on land or sea—in the
air or under the earth, at home or
abroad, in the hospital or on the bat-
tlefield, at work or at play. It doesn't
matter, for a good .Christian there s
nothing to worry about. 3 -le knows
he, deserves a reward and punishment.
and he is glad and ready to accept
both. a
"In the body before us of Peter
Eckertyou will realize sueh an ex-
ample of a good Christian. He was a
kind and loving father to his children,
a' faithful and devoted- husband, a
loyal and faithful member of St.
Columban's parish foe a good many
years, and we will all miss- him be
cause he was ss loyal and true.
"Bring before you the picture ,of the
Crucifixion. Christ between the good
thief, Dismal, and the unnamed mur-
derer, who reproaches Christ in sneer-
ing, sarcastic and blasphemous words
to save him and Himself if He be the
,son of God as He claims to be. Christ
refuses to answer him.
"Then the. penitent, thief speaks
wherein he asks for pardon and
mercy. forgiveness of sin and a re-
membrance when He, Christ, comes
into His Kingdom. Christ answers
1' imn'' 1'•"rely for Christ can't' re-
f �e a sinner's humble plea for par-
don. 'Amen, Amen, I say to thee,
this day thou shalt be- with Me in
Paradise.' The sinner's plea for ,mer-
cy has been answered.
"And if Peter Eckert could speak to
you now, be would address his answer
to you, his loved ones, and.. his one
wish would be a repetition of the pen-
itent's plea, 'Remember me, loved
ones, when Igo to that 'kingdom, the
land beyond the grave.'.
"May his soul, rest in peace"—(Con-
tributed9. .
portuntity oto visit aoane planta aorta to
sloe what llxitish workers are-4bing t9
help win the war.
Probably. the :most interesting of the
'Plants we visited• was an immeiuse ung
,aergroynd factory 'Which was just go-
ing into .production. These under-
ground factories ase not dug out es-
pecially for the purpose. There .are
many large caverns, souse'naturel aid;
others the result of years of mining,
which can easily he converted into
good factories.
A large elevator'took us ninety feet
below the surface of the ground' to
where this factory is located. The
factory itself covers a vast area and
only uses a srnall part of the cavern.
One of our guides told us that he had
gone.down into the cavern before any
work ori. it , had been started, and he
would have been lost if be had not
been with a local guide who knew it
well. •
Tho floor has been cemented and
the wallsoe,nd pillars painted a Iight
colour. This underground factory is
brilliantly illuminated by fluorescent
lights. The ventilation is wonderful.
Air is taken in from above ground,
cleaned and heated,' and distributed
by viaducts under the floor, while the.
used air is earried• off at the. roof.
An example of modern scientific
methods is found in the disposal of
sewage. .It is pumped to the surface
and chemically treaded to extract gas-
es which are used to propel the fac-
tory service cars.
The 'factory is surprisingly clean
and bright. It is hard to,''believe that
it is ninety feet under the ground.
There is 'a large restaurant under-
ground as well as another or top of
the ground. Each of them is capable
of feeding several thousand epiployees
in a scientific and efficient manner.
One of the problems in ctinnection
with his factory was the supply of
labor. The number of workers at
hand was limited. This has been ov-
ercome by bringing workers there in
Large numbers of buses and by build-
ing dormitories and houses: The dorm-
itories a're made up of single and'dou-
.ble rooms, compact, but well furnisht
ed and comfortable. •The buildings
are of -stone or brick and appeared
to be fireproof and substantial.
The houses, some of which we were
shown through, are small, but bright
and comfortable, and planned to make
the most of every bit of space. They
are certainly a big improvement on
the average workman's home. •
Ws • also visited .aircraft factories,
aircraft engine factories and other•
munition factories.
One morning we arrived at one of
these factories. The entrance was
not very impressive. In fact it look-
ed more like some residential fiats
than a factory. Tet wk spent most
of the clay going from building to
building to see various operations in
progress. A fine lunch was served to
us in tiie executive offices. The ex-
act .number of employees_musettt be_
given but it ,was in the tens of thou-
sands.
A very large proportion of the work-
ers are women, many of them doing
,jobs that it was once thought could
only be done by men. Before the
war- these women were hairdressers,
tails,
bar waitresses, school teachers,
shot assistants. domestics and work-
ers in smaller industrial plants.. Oth-
ers bad never worked before.
Some of the mach'irie ry"in this 'fac-
tory was made in the United States.
but much or it .bore nameplates .Of
British firms.
The general appearance and opera.:
tion of this and other factories is
about the same as in similar factor-
ies in Canada and -the United States.
However, closer study shows that op-
erations are probably neve broken
down and .scattered than on this side
of the Atlantic. There is a good rea-
son' for this. In using so many- work-
ers with little experience in their par-
ticular work,, it 'was easier to teach
them one simple operation than it
would have been to teach'them to
handle a complicated machine wbioh
would do. several operations at once.'
The system is also more flexible. If
some part is knocked out by enemy
action or otherwise, the entire pro-
duction will not be stopped.
• These factories are unexcelled for
precision of craftsmanship, and their
production targets are continually be-
ing excelled. This is going' to be a
big factor in , overcoming the .Hun.
Latest reports are that the Germans
are worried over the superiority of
the English in precision and quantity
of production. •
Most of these employees work 56
hours a week. When we had a con-
ference with Britain's: Minister of
Labor, Mr. Ernest Bevin, he told us
that there is'no gain in working more
than fifty-six hours a week. and that
he was trying to get -it down to a
fifty-three or fifty-two boprs' week.
He added, "We are in. the fourth year
of the war, Most of the virile people
have been taken -for "the forces. Age
groups in industry are higher. Forty-
seven is the average age of the Liver=
Pool dockworkers. and in the building
trades, the average age is from forty-
five to forty-six."'
We asked two different Cabinet Min-
isters if England bad reached the sat-
uration point in manpower. One an-
swered that there was no such thing
as a saturation point in labour, and
the other replied, "We are a long way
past the saturation point."
-We came.away from these factories
deeply lmpl•essed with the fact that
the civilian -workers are just as hard
at work, just as serious to their treks,
The new Spring ready
to -wear Sallie argil€Utero
in grand array --r smart
hctr y tweeds, qua1 ty
English worsteds and
oerbes In shades that
speak of Spring„
•
Three - button Drape
and lounge styles fea-
ture the new Spring
range, but of course we
- have the conservative
types for the older man
too.
Browns and Teal
Blues are the feature
shades, supplement-
ed with lots of Greys,
Blue Greys, N a v y,
Blanks and Greens,
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The tailoring in these
Suits is of superb qual-
ity and they all carry
our unconditional guar-
antee for quality and
long wear.
ONE PANT SUITS
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SPRING IS HERE !
It's Topcoat Time
It's time to cast off that old
Winter coat and step out in a
smart new Spring topcoat.
You'll be delighted with our
Fine showing of Raglans, Balma-
caans, Fly -front Models and Slip-
ons.
Tweeds and English 'Loden
and plaid back cloths promise
to be the favourite cloths for
Spring with Harris tweeds and
velours running a close second.
The colors include Havana
Brown, Sand,' Grey, Teal Blue,
and Blue Green, in herringbone,
overcheck and plain cloths.
SEE THIS SHOWING WHILE
THE RANGE- IS COMPLETE
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Judge: . "Alibi, you mean." •
Witness: "Begging your pardon, it
was a lullaby: at two o'clock on the
morning in question I was walking
the floor with the baby." '"
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