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Patrick D. McConnell e Et, Mena Iiay
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Telephone 174
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SEAFOit!i' - ONTARIO
Branch Office-'Henenll
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SEAPORT'S CLINIC„
.OR. E. A, MOMASTER, M.13, ,
Graduate. of University of i Toronto
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.. They wereing this morning,
the a o! the who were snatching
their' 'twenty our hourly leave. It
didn't etude very often -only once;
i'
n every fourtegstY dltil±sl . That was
ft* they had l tQ make the moat of;
lit.. •They worked ,he de -harder, the*
.often. thought, tha6,many+ of -the girls
In the Waafs, They were plotters-
girls who _lead enlieted•, for "special
dUities.... illlk. the most interesting ibranch�
elf the• service' where they were right
in the -thick, of it all. In the Opera: -
...The Clime is •#nilly' equipped with tions rooms. they' needed 'ho -time their
complete, and natdern l ra r attd- other ,'.'brains and needed• tui have plenty td
updo data diagnost4e and • therapeutics. use too..
Cherry Pyeeroft had, plenty. She
was quick as lightning, . small, with
dark hair and blue eyes, vital, alive,
full . o.e restless energy. She was
breaking her neck noir to catch the
one -thirty to town • •instead of hitch-
hiking with the others. This was • a
grand and most economical way of
getting• to the city, an a girl in
uniform could always get a lift.
But today Cherry• wasn't trusting
to any chance way of getting to
London. Denise expected deer at the
apartment as soon as she arrived,.
And it had been a long time since
she'd seen . her .or heard anynews
of 'Simon; Denise's husband. -Simon
had gone to America with the War
Purchasing._. Commission, but Denise
had said in her last letter: "Simon
will be back any day now. It seems
quite ineredlble -tb think he's been
Phone 90-W - Seaforth gone nearly six months: The time
bas• .simply flown.- But .1
suppose
that's because I've been' enjoying my-
self." •
Cherry, giving her uniform a quick,
hard 'brush:" wondered anxiously just
how 'well - Denise had enjoyed herself.
She wished she had kept 'in close
touch with her, though it wasn't
easy now that she was working so
hard. When Simon had left .she had
consented willingly to stay at the
apartment with Denise, who firmly
refuseditto follow Simon's wishes that
she live outside London while he was
gone. Then the unexpected had hap-
pened. Madame 'Hayden., Cherry's the other girl' would make him hap-
. ...............AU'CTIONEERS boss, ,ha41 suddenly closed her shop. py.
She fated sacking, Cherry --but there Hurrying from the . station to the
was, nothing else to do. .• Linden's apartment, Cherry hoped
Cherry had said that night • to
Denise, "I don't feel like taking .an-
other civilian job, Denise. I'm aw-
fully tempted to join one of the wo-
men's services. The Waefs are. ad-
v,extising for girls for `special
duties.' If it wouldn't, mean letting
you down . . .
Denise had answered that, if Cher-
ry felt tthat way, 'of course she must
do her duty ,...to, her king and country.
She'd be " perfectly all right. Only
the other. day Sandy Drake, 'a friend,
had said how' much she would .like
to -share the apartment with her.
"But what .about Simon, darling?"
Cherry had objected.. "I said I'd look
after you for him."' •
• Denise had laughed -lightly at this
and added, a trifle ,tartly, that she
was perfectly capable of looking af-
ter herself. "You go and be a Waaf,
my pet. `You'll look positively stun -
equipment:
, Dr. 'Fir J. R! Forster,' Specialist in
. diseases of the ear, eye, nose and
throat,, will be at the Clinic the first
Tuesday in every month from 3 to 5
p.m.
Free Well'Baby. Clinic will be held
'on the second and last Thursday in
(every month from 1 to 2 p.m.
JOHN tq; GORWILL, B.A.,. M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
IN 'DR. H. 11. ROSS' &VICE
Phones: Office 5-W
Seaforth
Res. 5-2
'MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B'.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon' .
Successor tie -Dr. . W. C. Sproat
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, -Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine•,• University' of
Toronto. •
Late assistant New York Opthal-
mei and Aural Institute, Moorefieid's
Eye and Golden .Square Throat Hos-
pital; London, Eng: At COMMERCIAL
HOTEL, SEAPORTH, THIRD WED-
• NESDAY in each month, from 2' p.m.
to. 4.30.• p.m.; also at Seaforth. Clinic
first Tuesday of each month.53
Waterloo Street.South, ,Stratford.'
, way he (looked and spoke, you're too shall nee .tind. wprthleas to
til
tiidt she had been unable to put :Into understand it. Q.hi,.1?eeiae ." her
Wordsleveni to' lier,lelf. Buts her heart voiee changed. ,Anger and bitternet)s
turned" ovei and' aier pulses quicken- aubeided. There : lyde only an urgent
ed .whenever lie was' near her, and .pleading and a heartbreaking .ring, o$
elle had known -.almost with a sense sinceetty. "Denise,, t didn't mean to
Of foreboding, `which site *mete leers' say health things:: to you. It's just
latex /had certainly beep: justified,
that thele' :ecoid never be any other ling, he. loxes yeti aai terribly."
Man for her. e r "SFouere just WOO' foolishly senti-
At the time she end .Denise had mental, Cherry,'+ g$d Dente() prate
bbenn.`sharing an epaxtntent, Denise titan. Ste gave' ,,a«• -little tolerant
nee, been a much sought. after peen ,superior smile "Bttt yvlu • always'
tograpiier's nFt►de1. , Her lovely.. face were, weren't yak"''' I've often said
Milled at you . ficenebiilboards. Fro n you're the most lei$timental girl I
Magazine advertisements . and new& know. You can't get it out"of your -
papers'. too. stead,- that" all mep u8' •women, don't
De Ise. had been away when Cher- marry and live. jta gilt' ever :after.'
ry had met Simon. When she return- Let's not argue •anymore. I've got
ed Cherry, . said, "I've. met rather a fifty things' to do before 1 get away;
nicr man while you've been out of I'm taking the three•'thirty to Bristol
town. He's- coming around .this eve- an.d whatever' happens" I don't want
Meg. His name's Simon Lindon.". to i:niss it. I hoped perhaps you'd
"Shall I.like hire?" Demise had ask- be an angel and help' me. Or are
ed. you by any chance ;going to stand sen -
"I'm sure you will. No one could ere over that door "end refuse to let
help it." me leave the apartment?".
Denise had liked him so much that. Cherry said heatedly, "I'd , very
within six weeks :she had married much like to." ri
him. From the very first moment ,, Denise laughed: '.`Oh, darling, don't
they met Cherry had known it -was be so ridiculous. Cherry, listen -this
going to happen. Ste -hadn't blamed was bound to happen Simon and, I
Denise. It wasif't .her fault that she just areh't made to run in double Sear -
was so beautiful that every man she nese. I't's far better for one of 'us
met fell in love with her. It wasn't to =realizeit and make the break. To
as if sate, Cheery, had even given her be perfectly frank, I've been sick Of
a hint as . to how she herself felt Simon for some time. He's so darn-'
about Simon. If she'd said, .perhaps, ed dull."
before they met, "Please, darlinge ev- "Denise!" It was a pry of reproach
en if you do like him, leaving him. wrung Teem Cherry's very heart.
for• me. After all; I found him first:' . "He is, Cherry, mr pet."
Yon''hav'e so many other men. . And, "Oh, Denise, how can, your
you 'see, -I've-,- fallen in love with "Easily, darling. Oh',' doubtless••„ Si-;
hien." mon is attractive'eneegh to some *o
-
If she had only said something lute men -yourself, for . instance -but'' I
this, then , everything wouldhave find him horribly, boring dull."
ibeen different. And yet .. • No, elle "And this other man? 'I take it it's
didn't really -think so, because Denise Jerry Miller?"
would still no` doubt have wanted Denise turned and looked at her.
Simonand_ Denise always got what e'Who. said it was Jerry Miller?"
she wanted. So Cherry had said noth- Cherry thought, she's trying to put
ing, just taken herself in hand and me off. But she's not succeeding. It
shut her heart against him. What was Jerry Miller, she was certain.
else could she do Without 'letting She'd seen Denise's whole face had
Denise know .how much she loved come alive the night 'he'd Palled for
him? Her only prayer"bad been that her. If only Simon were not involv-
ed, his happiness not at stake! She
said dully, "Are you.t leaving some
word for Simon?'' •
Denise .apparently hadn't thought
that Denise would make Simon's re- l of • this. , "Ought I to? The conven-
turn a welcome one after their six I tional nate pro,>ti ped up' on the mantel-
piece? Or should it be stuck on that
pin cushion on my' dressing table?
I've never left a husband. before. I'm
not quite sure of the procedure. I'm
No, 1 don't think so. You're here,
darling. You've got twenty-four
hours' leave, haven't you? Stay on
and greet him with the bad news. Or
is that asking too much of you?"
Cherry drew a swift breath. "It's
asking the impossible."
(Continued Next Week)
!r1�14w;n•.•,-al.. ter ievelopments,is t'he
9, Me, , of ,polities; . led'lslat on AL) fin,
lernattotlal.relatiQna1, marled. tai .'
Av.,1?H . Of t'he. AL Trent 40044Of
ilal:Mist 7µent:
•:int'erestiing to thei.ix►art 94 t?.0.
street was Prima t'tnister. Kii1 f ,9ti,
tiinatfon th et there is little 0,0 1044
of •any 'federal general' election :this
year, perhaps not until the war is
won. This .is interpreted here as a.
rededication,of the .OovereMernt in the'
winning. of thee war, ' aside from all
canaideratdons of (party strategy or
advantage.
At the sante • time observers •.•here
believe that. in, his declaration in ' re
that I'm so unhalppy' for Simone Dar Bard to the election situation .arta his
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and Household
Sales. ' _
Licensed in Huron and.Eezth poun-
ties., Prices reasonaible;-esatisfaction
guaranteed.
For information, etc., write or phone
Harold Jackson, 14 on 6661, Seaforth;
R.R. 4, Seaforth.
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer, For Huron
Correspondence promptly answered.
Immediate arrangements can be made
for Sales, fates at The Huron Exposi-
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LONDON and CLINTON\
NORTH
London, Lv.
Exeter
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Kl'ppen
Drucefield
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$.Q0
10.17
" 10.34
10.4'2
10.55
11.20
P.M.
3:10
3.32
3.44
3.53
4,10
5.25
SUNDAY ONLY'
Toronto to Goderich •
(Via London and Clinton) '
. • P.M.
Thronto, Lee 6.00
London 9.40 .just outside London. Life had sure."
Clinton 11.55 •deli] become so different! With
Goderich, Ar. 18.20 y
Denise she had enjoyed , every tom-
- C.N.R. TIME TABU fort. At the camp , . .
EAST Sometimes she wished she 'had
A.M. Fee, waited and joined up in the Summer.
6.15 2.30 Getting up at six .o'clock en a raw
6.31 2.50 Wi•nter's morning, lighting, fires, clean -
6.43 3':i3" ing the hut in which she slept with
6.59 • 3.21 a dozen other girls, drilling, going,
St. Columban 7.05 3.27 on route marches, eating ulepalahOle
1DtLblin ' 7.12 3.35 food from a bare table, never, it
Mitchell 7.24 $.47 would seem, having any rest -all this
WEST "
Mitcirdil 11.27 10.33 certainly brought out the toughness
Dublin 11:3.7 10.44 in a girl, a toughness' Cherry had
never believed• she possessed. It had
done her good. Later sh% had been
posted to an airdrome well drilled 'in' Denise fastened one of. her ,hags
the fact that an officer's word was and straightened her slim back. She
la* and no Waaf ever answered back.
She felt now ae if she Seed been
in service all her life. She was quite
at home on the station, used to an-
wzreare_eee.,„,,,eee sureeme,--.popular _ ark curling lashes n_ a rows they,
th . he other Wf`ais. n "rnos-i SA et CherFY?s- henest - blue-^' ones "Pe
haps, MY pet, this is where at long
last you're going to be kttekv
o Denise knew Cherry's cheeks
-fled. As! She said in a little rush,
"Since you've brought that out into
the open, I'm not going to deny it.
Torono
'8,20 I've always believed you ,didn't know.
P.M, But it doesn't matter.- You must re -
McNaught .•. • I2,04 alit® that I don't count wish\ Simon.
Walton 1'L 1: k m I never have. • It won't maltany • dif-
Blyt1► . 13 28 ' ferenbe because Simon.,, .will' never
Auhtirn 1$ 39 ' ti' a any' outer weintin. Same men
12, 4 h are unfertUfattliiN.. trade that way:
l,i1ll Soaue; 'W't'1in'tlit, too, Only '3 Suppfi b'
v „ #, ,
months' separation. She must surely
be longing to see him again. •
Connie, Denise's maid, opened the
door to her..- "Madam's in her room,
Miss Cherry." •
Denise's voice floated across 'the
hall. "That you, Cherry? Come on
in. I was hoping you'd be here soon.
There are one or two things I want
you to do for me.
Cherry 'was amazed at the confu-
sion in Denise's charming .bedroom.
"Packing?" she asked. stupidly.
"Yes." Denise- bent her„ ' head
low over a drawer and flung out a
heap 'ef silk•'undies. '
"What's happening?" asked Cher-
ry. •
"I'm going away:" And tuning she
looked full at Cherry, an oddly defi-,
ant expression in her eyes. "I've had'
ning'in that Air Force blue uniform." I a cable from Simon, from Lisbon.
Which hadn't -though Cherry had He's arriving this evening."
never been .able to• malre Denise be- "Biot . . ." Celerry made a little
lieve it -had anything to do with her gesture. "You mean you're going to
reason for joining the service. it meet him?" -
was true she felt a thrill of tisatis- "No, darling, I mean I'm going to
faction • the first day she'd seen her- avoid meeting him."
self in uniform. But thatewas trivial. "Denise,' you can't meant that?"
What counted was her ' deep. inner Denise gave an odd little laugh.
satisfaction. Right from the outbreak "Oh, yes, I oan. And since you main•
of war she had been dissatisfied with as well know the worst. I'm not ga-
her civilian job. She was young- ing alone."
twenty-three per next birthday -
strong -without responsibilities. aIt
Was only right that she should be do-
ing her bit. So she had left Denise's
comfortable flat to begin a fortnight's
disciplinary training at a big camp
Goderich,
H6lmeaville
Clinton
Seaforth
St. CQlumban
Seaforth
Clinton
Goderich
11.40 •'•••
11.51 10.56
12.04 11.10
12.35- 11.35
C.P:R4. TIME- TABLE.
EAST
. P•M.
•Goderich 4.35
Meneset.s•,.,,.. -.....,•..4.40.
• 4.
Auburn-
Blyth
uburn Blyth 5.09
Walton . • a 5. 1
__912eD1 . 2'
Toronto 9,45
WE$,T'
'King Coal
Plays Big Role
"Did you ever stop to realize to
what extent coal is- necessary in the
present war? This was a question
asked by a prominent coal man vis-
iting Ottawa the other day. While,i
most Canadians- agree on the import-
ance of coal in keeping their homes
warm an know that every precau-
tion should be taken to conserve coal
in the present emergency, very few
realize that coal also lakes its place
in every battle of the war..
Without coal, battleships and 'tugs
powered by oil, and airplanes and
jeeps running by the grace of ease-
. "Not going alone?" Cherry echoed' line, would be,immohilized. Without
faintly. coal, the"ivorld's'sirel 'stills could not
"That's what II said," snapped De- be fed wiih the raw materials:which
nise, turning to slam down a suit- are necessary to• make those battle -
case. ships and tugs, airplanes and jeep's,
Cherry told herself it couldn't be The value that the 1'nited Natitbns'
true. It mustn't be true„ place on coal was indicated by a re -
Denise laughed lightly. "Darling, cent dispatch frons the Pacific war
I wish you wouldn't stand- there look• zone telling of an intense. American
ing so (horribly disapproving." • bombing of various Japanese-occu-
Cherry said passionately, "Disap- pled coal ,properties in China. Prior
proving! But, Denise, I just can't be• to this bombing, Japan received from
neve it!'.' this particular
Yes; though Denise - me tioned no property for large eon-
Yes;
e nage of coking coal her steel
names, Cherry felt convinced it was mills. '
Jerry Miller. She wanted to take Most commonly known as a fuel,
Denise by the _shoulders and shake and so i'iluportant to the Steel'mills
her or else lock her up until sheearne of the Dominion as well as for
to her seises. She said bitterly, "It warmth in 'Canadian homes, coal is
will break Simon's-heart to, come (back also an almost ineehaustible store -
here and find you've gone. I still house of chemicals. In ordinary
somehow can't believe that you're bituminous coal there 'axe constitu-
really' seriohs." ents of explosives for bombs, shells
gave a brittle little laugh. "Don't be
idiotic, Cherry. Hearts don't break.
Simon will get'over it." Then, her
curious green eyes with their thick
important, she' . no longer Thought
quite so often of Simon.
d4ffleultelfi ur-becti. rav-
elling to town, Cherry went back ov-
er the last three years, remembering
the first; tithe she had seen hien, She
had beets walking across Hampstead
.Heath on a Warm Sunday in Spring.
She had tripped anile hurt her ankle
and he'd to ens her 1ho in a tarty
When he salad good by,'e Ire 11a'a said
I`+ ottltllet we Meet again sotlietime�1»
• Per ellen?y' that had' ibeem • e be,
tillin'gi There. wait something abfitxt
1tcy(�i100 .•..•... .........
114•etieeet .• fl•• • Yi ...••
4.10derid'br Y t i. t i 14 IN/ 11; s
Ir
and' torpedos, plastics of many types,
food Preservatives, fertilizers, insecti-
cides, dyes and many other products.
In recent years on the bottom of
some plastic gadgets, or do e. bottle
of insecticide, the words. "Made From
(`;oat"-"f'+eu.-appear, To many people
nis nes proved a bit pztiing. Actu-
ally
ctu
ally it means that one of seveTal sub-
ttnees--used--iu hi-malcirig t a t,dr.
tieular product or ornament is in
turn made from one or more of the
several derivatives of coal.
Nytbn is a versatile member of
coal's large, family. Many Medicines
come from coal . . aOt'dhlly coal -tar
chemicals. The new sulpha drugs
are ones outstanding- titam•.ple and
aspirin or• aeetylsallicy le 4id;' >#s 'it
le knote to the en:4* tt stlt Is 'an -
1•
other,,
te. tear products 'here 'Olid' ,ill ; the'
tj
elearent pronouncement on Cztnada'e
stand': toward' British Commonwealth
foreign policy, Mr. King has seized-
,the political initiative.. Interpreting
wis
t.h �, hee .of the Cainadian• people as
beingi against' another wartime
tion{ In; tale ."near future, the Prime'
Minister mkde it clear he intende to
carry'.. on to -"the end of the War un-
less,.tble- other~ patties force an. elec-
tion by obstructionist tactics or other
sereinite challenge'.to•"'the prober func-
tioning of the' adntitistratiore '
'Mr. 'King thus •puts it up 'squarely
to the other parties as to whether
they want to take the responsibility
of forcing a Dominion vote at a time
when Canadian troops may be en-
gaged in the heaviest ,lighting of the.
war in a continental invasion.
Take Definite Stand,
The Prime Minister'a statement of
the Government's stand on the pro-
posal of Lord -.Halifax to make the
British Commonwealth a closed cor-
porati'en acting as a single entity in
its relations' with other world •power.s,
United States, •coal -derived plastics
are replacing tons of precious crude
rubber. These particular plastics are
used. for coating army raincoats, hes-.
pita ' 'sheeting, electric wiring insula-
tions, feet' hand grenades and for radio
antennae on United Nations' aircraft.
When 'some anti -freezes are put in
the car. -when• the family furniture is
given a brush up with various types
of lacquer or synthetic enamel; *hen
the new water-repellent curtains are
hung in tbathroon, these are all
through the courtesy of Old King
Coal.
4.
Was eietally. explicit. . tt Is e*ident
that, `though Canada a pets LW*"
writh Dritain and ntiter 1eallia>1rLRx1-
?eattu nations.. on moat o! thee impr,
international issues ill sight, ti h Do
minion is not prepared to GAnnmit .}t
self unreservveely, in advance to
"madedn-London, polies" on 'all ma
n reign' policy. biC.an
ailters bateliefoves. it In 'is seting intthge• best.
iutereste of•• world security andel hb,r
mony, as well as for the real:. betueft
Cif
the Empire
Parliament is exp
pectin gsorn
cation of the Progressive'•C tnoserva:
tive policy in this regard.' M. J. Cold-
well,-C.C.F
oldwell;C.C.F leader, has ranged ,himself
along side of Mi'; K�ilig in Ake view
that any large-scale attempt to force
diverse Commonwealth nations,„, into
agreements on all international clues -
Cons would tend to disrupt the Em-
pire and the world peace to which it
is pledged.
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dations .tt P,at`lfttiOd4''lin''''4i `4d-tio
address evening,t 1 vernment side",
f the. di' to `' on •thee addtiess"-'in re;
ply to the `'Speech Prom'the
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Parties will take this eue add make'
tbis•'onei of the most businesslike ses,:
sions in liietory. The big *earn- '
men' reconstruction and social ,pro •
gram is not challenged by either the
C.C.F. or Progressive., .Conserved"ve.
groups in the House. Debate will
therefore be mainly on details' . and
scope,..of the legislation proposed:
That ,the Governinent Is in earnest
in turning its ,proposals into effective
law is indicated by Mr. King's inten- •
tion to call a Dominion -Provincial.-'
conference as soon as possible. While
some reforms, •notable „family allow-
ances and the new Laborf-
, Code a
feeling war industries, can be carried .
out entirely by the Dominion, others •
-health • insurance fel! : example -re-'
-quire legislative action by' the prov-
inces. Co-operation of the provinces
le also essential in tate adetileistratlon
and effective enforcement of nation
wide measures which are solely with-
in federal jurisdiction. The Govern
went hopes' that "a large measure of ,.
agreement can, be reached between
the 'Dominion and • all , provinces, thus
ensuring early action on''"ail' majW
progressive measures.
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