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| WINCHELSEA
i The heavy snowfalls of the past
! week have blocked the roads for
| motor traffic.
j Miss Ella Francis is spending a
few days with friends in London.
Miss Ethel Pooiey has returned
home after spending the past
couple of weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Hern of Zion.
A miscellaneous shower for Mrs.
Sam Lawson nee Miss Ethel Cow
ard) was held at the home of Mrs.
John Coward on Monday evening
I by the Elimville and Winchelsea
friends. The guest of honor re
ceived many useful gifts. Refresh
ments were served at the close of
a pleasant evening.
The Winchelsea W.M.S. members
held a successful quilting on Tues
day last at the home of Mrs. New
ton Clarke.
OSCAR DUCHARME DIES
IN FRENCH SETTLEMENT
Oscar Ducharme, Sr., one of the
older residents of tne French Set
tlement near Zurich died Thursday
at the home of his non, William, on
the Blue Water highway north of
St Joseph, in his 92nd year.
Born in Lower Canada, Mr. Du
charme came to this district when
he was eight years of age. He
became widely know’ll and a pop
ular resident.
His wife, nee Jane Wilson, died
two years ago. Surviving are three
daughters and three sons, Mrs. Sol
Williams, Seaforth; Mrs. Dave
Jennette, Mt. Carmel; Mrs. Hart
man, Thedford; William, Oscar, Jr.,
and Fred, all of me Blue Water
highway; a sister, Mrs. Parrisso,
of Detroit, and a brother, Fred Du
charme, Bad Axe, Mich.
Funeral service was held at St.
Peter’s Church, French Settlement,
Saturday at 8.30 a.m.
j KHIVA
j Mr. Melvin Stade attended the
• Junior Farmer Convention at St.
Thomas last Wednesday.
Messrs. Lloyd Lippert and Earl
Ratz have returned home from a
three weeks’ hunting trip at Mani-
toulin Island. Each brought home
a deer with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Eagleson and
family spent last Sunday with re
latives at Parkhill.
Miss Jean Willert spent the
week-end with Miss Vera Pollen at
Exeter.
Mrs. Joe Baker and baby of the
Lake Road are visiting with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mason.
Mr. Jerome O’Rourke and his
mother spent Saturday at London.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stade and
Melvin spent last Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. R. Stade at Zurich.
WELL-KNOWN TUCKER SMITH
FARMER, IV. SLAVIN, DIES
The death occurred Wedesday,
Nov. 27th, of William Slavin, pro
minent Tuckersmith farmer, who
passed away in his 78 th year at the
home of his son, Glenn, following
an illness of a few weeks. As a
prosperous farmer his main hobby
was cattle raising. He was a mem
ber of Chiselhurst United Church.
Surviving are four sons, William.
Tom, Fred and Glenn, of Tucker
smith, near Hensall. Miss Elizabeth
Slavin of Hensall is a sister. Fun
eral was held from the home of his
son, Glenn on Friday, at 2 p.m.
with Rev. R. A. Brook, officiating.
Burial was in MeTaggart’s Ceme
tery.
horses shy, overturn
LOAD OF HAY ON DRIVER
While Harry Mitchell, Bayfield
Road, was taking a load of hay to
a barn near his store the wagon
caught on some boxes, frightening
the horses which started to run.
They overturned the hay on the
driver. Mr. Mitchell escaped with
face lacerations.
MEMBER OF JEHOVAH’S
WITNESSES IS FINED $50
Charged with membership in the
Jehovah’s Witnesses, an outlawed
organization, William McPhesrson,
Hibbert Township farmer, was fin
ed §50 and costs of §46.10 in police
court at Stratford on Saturday. The
charge was laid after police inves
tigated reports that his 11-year-old
son had refused to take part in pat
riotic. exercises at school.
HAS THUMB TORN OFF
BY FARM MACHINIEBY
BRUSSELS — When his glove
caught in machinery operating his
electric plant, Gordon McGavin,
widely-known McKillop farmer and
president of the North Huron Plow
ing Association, had the thumb of
his right hand torn off. With him
at the time was his young son and
accompanied by him Mr. McGavin
made his way to his home, a short
distance away, where he telephon
ed a neighbor. Ho was rushed to
Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth,
for treatment He has returned
home,
Pimples Kill
Many a Romance
The lives of many young people
are made miserable by the breaking
out of pimples on the face.
The trouble is not so much physi
cal pain, but it is the mental suffer
ing caused by the embarrassing dis
figurement of the face which very
often makes the sufferer ashamed to
go out in company.
The quickest way to get rid of
pimples is to improve the general
health by thorough cleansing of
the blood of its impurities.
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and purifies the blood—-Get rid of
yoiir pimples by taking. B.B.B.
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WOODHAM
The Church attendance was small
on Sunday last, owing to the bad
weather and road conditions.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilson have
moved to their new home on the
Base Line.
Mr. Fred Parkinson, who is
training at Kitchener came home
last Saturday afternoon and re
turned on Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Mariot, who has been
visiting with friends at London for
a week returned on Saturday last.
Mr. Wilbur Wynn is showing im
provement, having had pneumonia
in both lungs.
Mr. David Parkinson of London
was a week-end visitor at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Parkinson.
CANNED FRUIT STOCKS
Stocks of canned fruits and vege
tables held by canners, wholesale
dealers, and chain store warehouses
in Canada on October 1, 1940,
amounted to 1,87'9,351 cases of
fruits, and 5,631,305 cases of vege
tables, together with slightly more
than 4,000,00'0 cases, 134,000
pounds and 1,600 barrels of other
products such as jams, jellies, mar
malades, apple juice, fruit juices,
soups, sauces, and tomato products.
BISCUITS AND HOT
TEA GREET TROOPS
HOME FROM ENGLAND
Canadian soldiers returning to
this country from the overseas
forces are finding there is more
than the bright lights of Montreal
to welcome them home.
In Bonaventure ’Station, through
which a large proportioin of the
men pass after leaving troop trains,
the Canadian -Legion Wai’ Services
is operating a special mobile tea
waggon from which hot tea and bis
cuits are served free of charge.
The waggon, the recent gift of
the Empire Tea Bureau, is virtual
ly on 24-hour duty with married
women operating it during the day
and single business girls during the
night.
Similar waggons are a familiar
sight in many English railway sta
tions during both peace-time and
war-time. As far as is known, the
waggon in Montreal is the only one
of its kind in Canada.
.GRANTON—The first euchre
Party of the season was sponsored
by the Bowling Club when ten
tables were in play. The door
prize was won by Miss Edna Wallis.
Other winners were, Mrs. A. Swit
zer, Mrs. R. Rainey, George Jamie
son and James Mackey.
A cleric owned a farm, and en
deavored to practice rigid economy
in its operation.
One day, taking a stroll, he saw
his ploughman sitting idle on the
handle, of his plough, while the
horses took a needed rest. The sight
rather shocked the good cleric-far
mer’s sense of economy. He was pay
ing the man twenty-five cents an
hour, so he said gently, but re
proachfully; "John, wouldn’t it bo
a good plan for you io have a pair
of she,.; 's and be trimming these
hushes while the horses are rest
ing?”
John returned the minister’s gaze
and answered: "And might I sug
gest that you take a nowl of pota
toes into the pulpit and peel ’em
during the anthem?”
PLEASURE TRIPS TO U.S.A.
Canada is urgently in need of
aeroplanes, aeroplane engines and
parts and other vital war require
ments. Most of such materials must
be purchased in the United States
and must be paid for in cash, in
United States dollars. To secure
these, less important calls upon
Canada’s available supply of for
eign exchange, such as pleasure tra
vel, must be subordinated. That is
why the Government has asked
Canadians to forego pleasure, visits
to the United States. It is not that
Canada is spending less money in
the United States than heretofore
As a matter of fact, our expendi
tures are running the record levels-
The question is one of deciding on
the relative importance of the pur
poses to which our foreign ex
change resources may be used. Ob
viously aeroplanes and other muni
tions of war are more important in
the national interest today than
pleasure travel of our citizens In
the U.S.A.
,A resident of Canada must have
a permit to take Canadian or Am
erican dollars to the United States.
The Foreign Exchange Control
Board supplies United States dol
lars and gives permits to take them
out of Canada for legitimate busi
ness trips, travel for health rea
sons and in certain other special
cases. Special arrangements have
also been made for Canadians liv
ing in border communities to con
tinue their normal social inter
course with friends in neighboring
American communities. Other
wise, however, Canadians desirous
of visiting the United States for
pleasure wlil not be permitted to
take out of Canada either Canadian
oi- American dollars.
Canadians who do not observe the
Regulations and attempt to take
money out of the country without
a permit are making themselves
liable to prosecution.
50 YEARS AGO
The marriage took place on No
vember 30th, of Mr. John May,
son of Mr. Thomas May, of Usborne
to Miss Alice, daughter of the late
Richard Atkinson of Exeter. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride’s mother, by Rev.
S. F. Robinson, The new chimes at
the Anglican Church rang for the
first time in their honor.
'On Wednesday, December 3rd,
Mr Joshua Heywood of Usborne
was united in marriage to Harriet
daughter of Samuel Sanders Esq.
of Stephen, Rev. S. F. Robinson
officiating. Miss Grace Sanders,
sister of the bride, performed the
duties of bridesmaid and Mr. Elsi
Heywood supported the groom.
■On Monday the annual election
of Lodge Plymouth No. 63, Sons
of England Benevolent Society was
held with the following officers el
ected: Past president, Br. William
Sw’eet; Pres., Br. N. Dyer Hurdon;
Vice-pres., Br. Samuel Sweet; Chap
lain, Br. Rev. S. F. Robinson; Sec..,
Br. C. F. Verity; Treas., Br, Jos.
Senior; Committeemen, Brs. Ed
Bissett, James Taylor, Walter And
rew, J. H. Northcott, William Dear
ing, William Folland, Inner Guard,
Br, George Bawden; Outer Guard,
.Br. Daniel Davis, James Sweet:
Auditors, Brs. Robert Richard, Fred
Farncombe, Lodge Surgeon, Br. Dr.
T. A. Amos.
25 YEARS AGO
COST TEN CENTS
TO REGISTER ONE
OTTAWA—It cost something
over ten cents to record particulars
of age, occupation and ability of
each of the 7,863,472 people regis
tered in the national registration
last August, according to a return
tabled in the House of Commons to
day.
The total estimated cost of regis
tration—-all accounts are not yet
settled—was placed at §924,49 6.
This included an outlay of $144.-
6 48 on printing.
( The return gave the cost of re-
. gistration in each electoral district
j and showed that in four Ontario
districts, Halton, Lambton West, j Lincoln and Perth, there was no
cost, probably because all persons
working donated their services.
The most costly constituency to
register was Nipissing, in Northern
Ontario, where the outlay was $6,-
210. In two other ’Ontario constit
uencies. London and Ottawa West,
th® cost was under $100.
■Mr. S. M. Sanders was in Toron
to for a few days last week and
while there heard Billy Sunday
give an address.
At the semi-annual election of
officers of the Exeter Lodge of Odd
fellows the following were elected1
I.P.G., J. M. Southcott; N.G., Lee
Wilson; V.G.. T. C. McLeod; T.S..
Well Johns: R.S., R. N. Creech;
Treas., E. M. Dignan; Med. Exam
iner, Dr. J. E. McGillicuddy; Trus
tees, W. Johns. W. Martin, R. N.
Creech.
Mr. W. E. Sanders returned on
Tuesday from a trip through th?
west where he visited the principal
cities and farming districts.
Miss Maud Horton of Exeter
spent Sunday in Brucefield.
Wedding bells rang merrily at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. N.
Rowe at 6 o’clock December 1st,
when their second daughter, Ida
May, was united in marriage to
Mr. Thomas M. Dinney. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Mr.
McAllister. Mr. and Mrs. Dinney
will reside on M'ain street, Exeter,
in the home the groom recently pur
chased from Mr. Barr.
The girls of the Jacksori factory
have kindly offered to make hospi
tal shirts on Saturday afternoon
and the Soldiers’ Aid Society are
cutting them out.
GAMBLING—WHO WINS?
"Found—somebody who beat the
horses in 1937. It wasn’t the man
on the street, the bookmaker, the
tipster or horseman, but seventeen
of the country’s commonwealths,
each of which reached into the pari
mutuels or gate {receipts for the
greatest total ’take’ in many years.”
Thus does the Associated Press pre
face its survey of race-track betting
Which shows that a total of $284,-
017,996 was gambled through the
pari-mutuel machines in 1937, and
that the states collected a total of
$8,850,33 6 in betting taxes.
For such an elaborate financial
report on race track gambling, the
survey makes a surprising omission.
It implies that the states were the
only certain beneficiaries under the
system. This is misleading, be
cause the states’ tax percentage is
usually less than half the race track
promoters’ fixed percentage. Pari
mutuel betting is a partnership be
tween the state and private pro
moters in which the race track
operators always get the lion’s
share. The survey overlooks this
fact.
Furthermore, there is nothing on
the gambling ledger to show the
intangible costs imposed upon the
state by a system which helps to
perpetuate economic hardship for
people who can ill afford their
gambling losses. It is reasonable to
question whether the states’ $8,-
000,00’0 profits from their partner
ship with gambling promoters last
year were not more than offset by
the anti-social effects of such a sys
tem. Whoever examines all the
facts will find somebody who beat
the somebody who didn’t .beat the
horses in 1937. It is. the gambling
promoter rather than the state who
makes a profit out of legalized bet
ting.—Christian Science .Monitor.
Mary ate a little lamb,
A lobster and some prunes.
A glass of milk, a piece of pie.
And then some macaroons.
It made the haughty waitress grin
To see her order so,
And when they carried Mary out
Her face was white as snow.
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William Gilmour, 3 7, of R.R. 1,
Lucan, was removed to Victoria
Hospital last night with a fractur
ed thumb on his right hand.
BRINSLEY
(Too late for last week)
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Whittard (nee Miss Louise Ell-
wood), eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Ellwood of McGillivray
Township, who were married in
J Parkhill by Rev. Mr. Lewin. Mr.
i and Mrs. Whittard will take up re-
I sidence in London.
I Mrs. Amos and Grant attended
! the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
I McKenzie at Orediton on Saturday
last.
The Christmas concert of the
Public School and the United
Church Sunday School will be held
in the United Church on Decepiber
19 th.
The McGillivray Women’s Insti
tute held their November meeting
in West McGillivray Hall on Wed
nesday, Nov. 20th, it being grand
mothers’ day.
The McGillivray-Mt. Carmel' Red
Cross executive met at the home of
Mrs. Wilbert Sholdice on Thursday
evening when a number of finish
ed articles such as quilts, shirts,
socks, and sweaters were turned in
Several boys in this vicinity are
taking the training at Woodstock
this month. They are Wilbert Mor
gan, Howard Hodgson, Bob Robin
son and Joe Amos.
Mr. Ridley Watson is on the sick
list. We hope for a speedy recov
ery.
Clarence Neil had the misfor
tune to be pulled onto the plough
while ploughing in the field. He
received a bad gash in the face
which required several stitches.
15 YEARS AGO
Mr. Thos. Coates of St. Thomas
spent Sunday with his parents.
Messrs. Maurice Coates, Elmore
Christie, and Frank Parsons, who
went west on the Harveters’ Ex
cursion, returned home on Satur
day evening.
Mr. Beverley Acheson of Toronto
is recuperating at the home of his
parents after having his tonsils re
moved.
At the close of the choir practice
Monday evening the choir of James
street church were entertained to
an oyster supper at the Rex Cafe
by Mr. Frank Taylor and Mr. W. R.
Goulding.
Messrs. John and William Snell,
Norman Norry, and Master Harry
Snell returned home on Friday af
ter a two weeks’ hunting trip near
Lucknow. They succeeded in bag
ging 40 skunks. 4 minks, 2 foxes,
■2 coons, 4 geese and a number of
rabbits, valued in the neighborhood
of $150.00. The boys had a, cabin
mounted on a Ford chasis for their
headquarters.
Mrs. George Bedford of Lon
don is visiting with her daughters,
Mrs. Wm. Armstrong and Mrs. Gor
don Heywood.
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son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Hitchcock of Surrey, England, took
place at the home*of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymou English at New Hamburg
The bride’s attendant was Mrs. R.
English. Mr. R, English, brother
of the bride was best man. They
will reside at Rondeau Provincial
Park.
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