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Huron Schools ., lave Train-
ed Thousands of Cana-
dian an -U.S. Airmen.
ON NOVEMBER 1st
Number five radio school (R.C.A.
P.) at Clinton will become a unit of
the permanent force of the Royal
Canadian Air Force on November 1,
according to Wing Commander K. R.
Patrick, O.B.E. -
. Announcement of the change in
status afforded the station, which will
henceforth be designated as .}Number
1 Signal Training School of the R.C.
A.F., was made Thursday afternoon.
when Wing Commander Patrick hand-
ed over command' of -Ithe unit ' to
Squadron Leader A. S. "Scotty" Turn-
bull, of London and Galt.
Sgdn. Ldr. Turnbull will retain
command unt' l arrival on approxi-
mately November 1st, of Group Cap-
tain McGowan, who is a permanent
force officer now at Goose Bay, Lab -
radar:
"Decision • to • retain Clinton as a
permanent • station • is a compliment
and a recognition of its achievement
asaa- waatame...station," declared Wing
Commander Patrick in a farewell lid=
dress•to personnel of the school.
Clinton was originally . established
as a radar school for the Royal Air
Force in 1941, for the purpose of
ti training Canadian and R.A.F. person-
nel in radio location maintenance and
operation. Five thousand Canadians
And some thousands of United States
soldiers and .sailors were so trained.
' . When the Royal Canadian Air
Force took control of the station in
1943, it was for the purpose of giving
advanced training in this new science
to members of the armed forces. That
wad the essential work with which
WC. Patric'°' was charged. Since
then, its activity has developed ,into
electronic research ands improvement
of teaching technique. •In that field
Clinton is alone on the North Ameri-
can . continent. •
In past months high ranking offi-
cers of the R.C.A.F. have been given
an inside view of electronics as ap-
plied to war in the present and its
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HOLD SUCCESSFUL TEA
Mrs. R. H. Williams was hostess at
a successful tea held on Tuesday af-
ternoon, Sept. '18th, at First Presby-
terian Church Manse. Mrs. R. H.
Sproat's . and Mrs. F. W. Wigg's
groups of the Ladies' Aid were in
charge. Mrs. Williams and Mrs. H.
R. Scott welcomed the guests, while
Miss Belle Campbell opened the door.
The guests were directed to the din-
ing room by Mrs. M. McKellar. Dur-
ing the afternoon the following pour-
ed tea: Mrs. William Ament, Mrs. K.
M. McLean, Mrs. T. Swan Smith, .Mrs.
F. Anderson, Mrs. T. G. Scott and
Mrs. J. C. Greig.
Over $40.00 ivas raised in aid of
the organ fund.'
Bowling On
The Green
(By Bill Hart)
"Ain't the peaches been green this
year?" The other day as we walked
down the street, we -overheard Ned
Higgins make that remark to his
neighbor. And the neighber, Jim
Newman, went on to relate about his
tomatoes not ripening, and that they
-were green as grass'. Peaches and
tomatoes are just two things that
point out how backward the weather
has been. September has been damp•
and dirty. Outdoor activities bave
been almost at a standstill. The
bowlers have been baying a pretty
quiet time of it. But while every-
thing else seems to have suffered
more or less by, so much rain, the.
grass at the 'bowling green has found,
it ideal. Tomatoes might be green,.
but nothing could compare with that
grass for a beautiful shade. It looks
like an expensive Persian rug. AIL
we need now is a week or so of fine
weather, so we can enjoy it. No oue •
could possibly resist laying a bowl
down on it.
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We're coming near the last, of 'our„
season for writing this column. It's•,
been a very successful year for the
bowlers. They bane accomplished
much around the clubhouse and
grounds. They purchased a building
for' the tools, built a- fireplace, put
the mower and roller in first-class
shape, and made many improvements
around the grounds. The bowlers,'
along with everyone else, have cele-
, hrated V -E day and V -J day and
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, PROPERTY CHANGES
The property of the estate 'of the
late Thomas Purcell, situated on
Crombie St., has been sold through
the office of E. 0. Chamberlain, to
Mr. Herbert Smale, of Hibbert Town-
ship, who receives po9snasioii on
November :1st next.
The property owned by Mr. Joseph
A Broome, of Atwood, hoe' been. •p'ttr-
ehased by Mr. C, P. Va1itnill,• of. Sea -
forth, *luso gets possession tilt Oct, 1..
The tranaaetion vbae Made through
'" G'atdon t Reid.
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►gid. Received Hensall
Air Officer Is Presumed
Dead in Germany, Feb.2
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Time
At 2 a.m. on Sunday,. Sept, 30th,
the clocks across 'Canada will be
turned back one hour, and Cana-
dians will again be governed by
Standard Time, after four years
of Daylight. Saving, The change
will be a welcome one to the
people .of .the rural districts, and
will give the people of the town
an, extra hour in bed on Sunday
morning. In all probability, how-
ever,
owever, that will not mean a thing.
Just because Mr. and Mrs,. Aver-
age Citizen are promised.an extra
hour in bed, the perverseness of
human nature lis sure to waken
them on Fast Time, or even a
little earlier, and spoil the whole
thing. But then, of course, one
can always get up and go to
church.
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NORTHSIDE PLANS
COMING. EVENTS
Congregational Social Eve-
ning „Will Be Held on
October 10th.
At the recently held meeting of the
Official Board of Northside United
Church, Seaforth, full consideration
was given to the work of the fall
mont�ns. The congregation, in addi-
ction t'b its sharing in the Huron, Pres-
bytery effort for the promotion of
"The Crusade For Christ and_ the
Kingdom" in the Seaforth area, has
arranged for special events in Octo-
ber. -
A congregation social evening will
be held on October 10th. A commit-
tee headed by James M. Scott, chair-
man, Miss M. T'nrnbuil, James A.
Stewart, Sam Scott, Mrs. B. F. Chris-
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Local Red Cross Asks Co-
operation Of All Citizens
For . Waste Paper .Drive
To Be Held in October.
NEWS OF WEEK
IN HENSALL
Mr. and Mrs. John Passmore, of
Hensall, have just received word
from Ottawa that theta -son, F.O. Ger-
ald Passmore, is now for official ,pur-
poses' presumed to have died on ac-
tive service overseas at Legden, Ger-
many, on February 2, 1945.
Hensall Red Cross is sponsoring a
drive for waste paper in October, and
ask yourco-operation in this matter,
and -request that every effort be put
forward to save as much waste paper
as possible, the need being more
urgent than at any time during . the
war.
Rally day services will, be observed
in the United -Church on Sunday,
Sept. 30th. Members of the Sunday
school will assist with the service.
Anniversary services will be ob-
served JR- Chiselhurst United Church
on Sunday, Sept. 30tth, at 2.30 and
7.30 p.m. Guest speaker will be ,Rev.
R. H. Turnbull, M.A., B.D., of North
Street United Church, Godericb. A
trio, composed of W. • O. Goodwin,
Ceorge Cowan and Harry Horton, of
Hensall United Church, will sing..
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RED CROSS
NOTES
There will be an important meeting!
of the executive of the Red Cross in
the Library on Friday, September 28,
at 4.30 p.m.
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Exhibits..reature
Fail' Fair At • eafoa
Rev. Albert on Will Be
Minister of ippen and
Hillsgreen Churches.
THURSDAY ‘ t" EVENING
The. induction seru�)
'Albert Hinton took?
Brew's United Chur�'
Thursday, 'Sept. 20
Large representatao4
gregations of HMSO,:
were present. The
for the Rey,
i ce in St. A32-
Kippen, on
at 8.15 p.m.
from the con•
an and Kippen
ditorium was
beautifully decorate a `with flowers,
and the occasion was (full of solemn-
ity and inspiratitha,:a. he Presbytery
of Huron was well presented by
milnisters and the $el?-. A. B. Irwin,
B.A., of St. James' S Jnited Church,
Exeter, was =in charg`'bof the induc-
tion service, assisted;y Rev, R. A.
Brook, of Hensall `'uxigo has acted as
Interim ' Moderator, nd Rev. N.
Wood, M.A., and Re (IR'h W. C. Down,
woth of Exeter, took •.Ort in the ser-
vice. After the indudljon ceremony,
Rev. R; A. Brook resentedthe
charge to the minister -elect, and
Rev. Mr. Irwin spoke to the congre-
gations.
ongre-
gati ns. During the service the choir
sang.very aeceptablj;,the anthem,
"They shall be. as Mount Zion." 'Af-
ter the service the net minister wag
introduced to the members and ad-
herents of both congrations 'by Mr.
and Mrs. 'Moss Love 'land Mr; and
Mrs. Andrew Bell, after which re-
freshments were served in the Sun-
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House Party at
Port Carling
Through the eourtesa of the NUL,
this officers and members of Britan-
nia Masonic Lodge, and their wives
with some other Masonic friends, will
enjoy a week -end house party at Mr.
Whyte's summer hotel at Port Car-
ling, Muskoka.
Some forty will paake the trip,
leaving on Friday and; returning Sun-
day or Monday.
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Hon. Dana Porter i Opened
Fair Program, Which In-
cluded Baby Show, Chil-
dren's Events and Horse
Races.
CROWD LARGEST
ON RECORD'
Hon. Dana Porter, Minister of
Planning and Development in the
Provincial Government, officially op-
ened the Seaforth Fall Fair on Fri-
day.
Speaking briefly to over 2,000 peo-
ple who 'were assembled in the grand-
stand and on the race track, Mr.
Porter said he had been impressed
particularly during his first visit to
Seaforth by the healthy industrial
development of ,the town and district.
•Knowin nn advance, he said, that he
was coming to a rich agricultural dis-
trict, he had been surprised to find
as well the flourishing small' indus-
tries which. make for a balanced econ-
omy;
"An 'industrial centre such as this,"
he said, "rounds out the whole lite of
the community. ' The condition here
in..Seaforth is.very much in fine with
the policies we are endeavoring, to
carry out in the Department of Plan-
ning and Development." •
Mr. Porter was introduced by Dr.
R. Hobbs Taylor, of Dashwood;
M.P.P. for Huron. The visiting
speaker was described by Dr. Taylor
as "one of the strong men of the
cabinet at Queen's Park."
Before speaking at the afternoon's
ceremonies, Mr. Porter was enter-
tained at an informal luncheon at the
Queen's Hotel, where he was •wel-
comed to Seaforth. by Mayor J. J.
Cluff 'and John M. Govenlock, presi-
dent of Seaforth Agricultural So-
ciety, Frank Storey is secretary of
the. society.
Record Crowd Attends
The second day 'of the Seaforth
F; U Fair drew a record crowd and
Proved to be a decided success.
At 1.15 p.m., rural- and urban
schools lined up at Victoria Park to
parade • tis the fair grounds, led by
the Seaforth Highlanders under Band-
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Closing
Saturday night next,. Sept. 29th, -
will be the last Saturday night
of the.year when business place&
in Seallorth will be open until 11
o'clock. $tasting Saturday, Oct.
6th,.. business on Main Street will
close at 10 . p.m. Neither the
people of the town nor country* ,
however, will have any cause for
complaint, as the cloning time
will actually be the same as it
has been all summer ion Fast
Time. •••
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SEAFORTH BRANCH
LEGION INITIATES
Nineteen New Members RRe
ceived in Impressive
Ceremony.
Friday evening WAS the occasion of
the largest influx of new members to
Branch No. 756 since the cessation
of hostilities. It augurs well for the
strength the local branch will have
when all the veterans return to their
homes.
Nineteen members in all were im-
pressively
mpressively made Comrades of the
Legion in the initiation ceremony as
exemplified by the Stratford Branch
executive: President, Capt. J. F.
Skinner, M.C.; 1st vice, G. Bradley,
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master E. H. Close and the Lncknow
Pipe Band. The parade .was the larg-
est ever held in Seaforth. The •fol-
lo'wing schools were declared the
winners:. Urban schools, first, St.
James' Separate School; 2nd, Sea -
forth Public School; rural schools,
1st, Egmondville public school; 2nd,
S.S. No. 11, Hullett;•3rd, S.S. No. 5,
Seaforth Fall Fair Is Officially Opened By Hon. Dana Porter
Hon. Dena Porter; Minister of Planning and bev'elopment in the cabinet
Of Premier George Drew, attended Seaforth Fall pair Friday afternrion and
spoke briefly at Opening ceremonies. He is shown, left, in (2), With Mayor
John J. Cluff, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wood (1), of Atwood,, won first prize in
a spetiaf,rattle class for the best group of th, ee dairy 'cows of any breed:
.susses D'buglaia Galernar+ (2), aged four--rnoiftlts,' viiau a winner In his first try
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—Photo courtesy Stratford Beacon-14erald.
at fall fair competitions. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coleman, R.R. 1, Sea -
forth, he took first prize in the baby show class for babies aged under six
months. E. B. Goudie, Seaforth, at right in (4), took first prize for' dairy
herd with his I-lolstein entry. Helping marshal the herd for the Camera is
Albert (MoK"eraher, of Seaforth. Frank Maloney (6), aged 1i',. heeded the
`parade of pupils from S.S. 4, McKillop Township, leading Nanny, pet goat of
Mrs. Kenneth Stewart of :MCKlllop,
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Friends Honor iv r,;r i
D. Kepstone .and
and Mrs.'Sta e'
NEWS OF.,.... DUB;
Mr. and Mrs. 4'01/4 Meagher enter
tamed. at a family dinner. Sunday
to celebrate their 25th Sledding aniii=
versaxya Mx and Mus. Meag1i
(formerly Miss Mary Feeney, e1deat
daughter of the late Mr. and 1Wra
William Feeney), were `married 'izi L
Patrick's Church, Dublin, in Septem•:
ber, 1820. They took up residence in
Stratford for a few years previous to;•
purchasing the Byrne farm• in Logan:';,'
Township, where they have since re-
sided.
They have four sons: O C. Joseph,,
R.O. 1'.V.R., Halifax; Harold YohniMil
Alphonse, at home; also three Baugh-
tern; Mrs. Frank Osborne, Vancouver;,.
B:C.; Miss Marion Meagher, London;
and Alphonsine, at home.
About sevently ladies -assembled at
the home of Mr. and' Mrs. Kenneth
Roney on Tuesday evening to extend
felicitations to Mrs. Don Kepstone.
formerly Miss Rhea Kathleen Roney
a recent bride. A mock u edding was
.an..inte.restingfeature..._.The, de_waa
Miss Evelyn Moore; the bridegroom,'
Mrs. R. S. Aikens; the bridesmaid,
Mrs: Wm. Smith;,the best man, Misa
Marjorie Hannan; the flower girth,
Miss Ina Aikens; father of the bride,
Mrs. Elmer Kleinfeldt; the officiating
minister, Miss Hazel Roney.
Following the amusing ceremony an
address was read by Mrs. Glenn Pep•
per, and the bride was presented with
a shower of miscellaneous kitchen.
utensils. The honored guest express-
ed her appreciation and thanked the
individual donors. Several games of
bingo were played. The musical pro-
gram was under the direction of Miss
Jean Aikens. A delectable lunch waa
served by a willing group .of assist-
ants.
A group of friends assembled at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Stapleton to honor Staff Sgt. James
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1 Tuckersmith;,•eth,.S.S...ktiNin.ftsanic i ;';:
lop; 5th, S.S. No. 4, McKillop.
Children's Races
Children's races were held in front
of the grandstand, with the follow-
ing winners: Girls, 8 and under, Judy
Eckert, Beth Boyd; 10 and under,
Maybelle MeClinchey, 'Theresa Hank-
ins; 12 and under, Ruth Keyes, Mary
Lou Sills; 14 and under, Barbara"
Dale, Lorraine Maloney. Boys, 6 and
under, Kenneth Dupes, Barney' Mit-
chell; 10 and under, Don Dupee, •
Douglas _Stewart; 12 and under.,
Stephen Maloney, Gilbert Maloney;
14, and under, Irwin Johnston, Stepb.
en Maloney: •
A speesal feature this year was a
baby sae*. ,The judges, for this addi-
tion to the program were Mrs. Harold.
Jackson, Miss Dorothy Parke', Miss
Pearl Thames' and Miss F. Fortune.
The. winners were: Six months and
under, James, Douglas 'Coleman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Coleman, R.
R. 1, Seaforth; Gloria Jean Taylor;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tay-
lor, Seaforth; Paul Matthews, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. Matthews, Seaforth.
There were 12 babies shown in 'the
one-year and under class. The ',Win-
ners were: Shirley Horner, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Horner, Var-
na; John K. Robinson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Robinson, Seaforth.
Three square dance teams were en-
tered;n this popular contest. First
prize was won by Theresa Walsh's
team, St. Columban, composed of
Theresa Walsh, Joe Ryan, Mrs. W.
Curtin, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Burne,
.Jack Ryan, Mrs, R. Kleinfeldt, Mrs.
Fergus Horan and James Carlin.
Music was • played bq the Ryan and:
McQuaid orchestra, Second prize was
won by a team composed of Mr. and '
Mrs. James Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
F. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kale,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Maloney, with
John O'Rourke caller. Third prize
was won by a Dublin team, compos
ed of Frank O'Rourke, Bruce Flana-
gan, Lorne Flanagan, Margaret Ma-
loney, William Flanagan, Helen Mur-
ray. Lou O'Reilly, Helen Flanagan;
caller, John O'Rourke.
Two horse races were held, whiph
drew a large crowd to the race tract.-..
They resulted as follows:
2:22 Pace—Dellar Lockhart, Mr.
Grey, Mitchell, 2, 1; May Chillo, Leon-
ard
eonand Guy, Seaforth, 1, 2. Time: 228,;'!,1
4.03.
May Chillo was withdrawn after
the second heat, due to a tumble oa
the home stretch, which threw hen
driver, Mr. Kirkby, Walton, complete-
ly over her head.
2:28 Pace—Babe Chilicout, Mr.
Kirkby, Walton, 1, 1; Black Rose, Jae
Burris, Seaforth, 3,• 3; Vola Patch, J:..¢
Bushie, Seaforth, 2, 2. Time: 2:363,
2:40, •
A novelty feature amusing to all
was the ""catch the greasy pig" e'r-
ent. Harvey Mcllwaih, Md1 plop, ; .;
took top honors in seizing the ani.
mal.
The tug-of-war contest *se won
McRillop To +as1tipi. 211d, 'l ibbei't
3rd, Seaforth..
A dance was held in i)t efli
In Cardiio's 1dlsil, xf j{ iYltls%•'
Rhythmaires orebe th, ''irbrli
ford. ,
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