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Packed Arena Views
Legion Ice Carnival
Despite a heavy snowfall and many
blocked. roads in the district, Clinton's
big ice Carnival proved a rollicking
success last night, with close to 1,000
in attendance.
It provided fun. for all—both young
and old :alike—and members of the
Canadian Legion committee were well
pleased with results—financial and
otherwise.
Queen Crowned
Twelve -year-old Anne Freer was
crowned "Queen of • the Carnival,"
judging (being on the basis of costume
and skating ability. Presentation of
the handsome "crown" was made by
Group Captain 11). A. McGowan, com-
manding officer of R. and C. School,.
RCAF, '.Clinton.
Broomball Deluxe
With ta11 Andy Steep handling the
whistle, a bang-up broomball game
was played, the contenders being the
R. and C. S. A11 -Stars, ably led by
centreman McGowan (commanding
officer), and Canadian Legion "House
of David" team, (some with long
beards and some with short ones).
Final score officially was stated to
be 1-1. The crowd really roared at
this "match."
Mysterious Veteran
There was a "mysterio'es veteran"
in the crowd. He proved to be Johnny
Deeves, and the successful sleuth who
"knocked him off" was Stanley Fal-
coner.
Winners of the door prizes were
Miss Seeley, nurse at •Clinton Public
Hospital, and Bobby Gavin.
Al refreshment booth did a land-
office business while supplies lasted:
it sold but early.
Officials included Robert N. Irwin
as master of ceremonies; Mayor A. J•.
McMurray and G. A. Miller'as judges;
and J. D. Thorndike, J, B. Cook, and -
J, R. Butler as starters. Others also
lent a hand.
Race Winners •
Winners of races were as follows:
Girls under six, little Miss Castle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. •Sam Castle,
Jr.; boys under six, Cameron Addison;
girls ten and under -Olive Petrie,
Jo -Anne Castle;. boys ten and under—
Richard Elliott, Jack. Carter; -, girls
tinder twelve—Jo-Anne Castle, Olive
Petrie; boys under twelve •- Alvin
Fowler, Murray Colquhoun• girls
twelve and under --June Fletcher,
Marlene McAllister; boys • twelve to
fifteen --Roger Garen, Bill Chowen;
young ladies', sixteen to twenty —
Margaret Colquhoun, Jean Elliott;
young men, sixteen to twenty — Joe
Gibson, Gordon Grigg; ladies' open
race—Jeanne .Garon, Margaret Colqu-
honn; mens' open race—Douglas Pal:
mer, Joe Gibson;• couple race—Jeanne
Garon and Douglas Palmer.
Special Events
Winners of special events were as
follows: Girls' fancy dress, under six-
teen—Jo-Anne Castle; -boy's fancy
dress, under sixteen :Roger " Garon,
Bill Matthews; girls' comic dress,
under sixteen--Woodena Epps; boys'
comic dress, under sixteen -.-J'. Wise;
best clown on ice—Kenneth Carter;
best fancy dressed lady -.-.Mrs•. Wil-
liam Wells; best fancy couple,—Joyce
(Hawkins. and Jo -Anne Castle.
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RED CROSS NOTES
The regular monthly meeting of
Clinton Branch of the Canadian ,Red
Cross Society will be held Monday
afternoon, Mareh 4, at three o'clock,
in the Council Chamber. All • those
interested in the work of this great
organization are urged to be present.
S/L. Ernest Harston,. new Field Sec-
retary, Ontario Division, will be the
chief speaker.
The following is the audited finan-
cial statement of this branch for the
year 1945:
Receipts
Balance Jan. 1, 1945 $ 830.15
General Donations 148.02
Campaign . 6,000 .10
Fund Raising Events 1,661.93
Salvage 11,00
Comfort Bags- 5.00
Blood Donor's Clinic 60, 75
Home Nursing 3.10
Total , $8,725.03
Expenses
For War Work $'5,409.38
Jam . 200.00
Wool and Materials purchas-
ed from Division 2,005.25
Wool and Materials purehas'-
ed locally 28.62
Blood Donor's Clinic ....., 59.10
Workroom EScpenses 30.12.
Miscellaneous 20.70
Coinforts for Soldiers 75.89
Home Nursing 2.08
Balance Dec. 31. 1945 887.91
Tirtal . $8,725.05
Inventory of equipment and mater-
ials on hand Dec. 31, 1945 — Raw
materials, $25;;, Equipment, $50; Total
$76. '
Branch Auditors: G. MILLER, A.
DOUGLA,S.. (Signed, Jan. 28, 1946.)
The Week's Weather hr
High Low
Feb. 21 22 8
Feb. 22 34 6
Feb. 23 3.2 20
Feb. 24 28 20
Feb. 25 22 11
Feb. 26 21 14
Feh. 27 21. 13
Snowfall --14 inches.
Flt. -Lt. T. C. Cooke, DFC.,
Gets Air Force Cross
Congratulations are in order to
Flt. -Lt. Thomas Charles Cooke,
DEC., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
Cooke, Clinton, who has been
awarded the Air Force 'Cross, ac-
cording to a telegram received
here from RiC71.F Records Office.
He and his wife. and baby daugh-
ter, Joyce, arrived .in Clinton
Tuesday night. He is now dis-
charged from the ROAF after
serving at Winnipeg.
The telegram read in part as
follows: ,The Minister for Air
personally and the Chief of the
Air Staff, on behalf of himself
and all ranks of the RCAF, con-
gratulate you most heartily on
the award of the Air Force Cross
made to you by His Majesty the
King announced 23rd February.
You will be invested with this
medal at a later date; in the
meantime you .should wear the
ribbon."
C. Gemeinhardt
New Secretary
Y
Of Bayfield Fair
The directors of Bayfield Agri-
cultural Society met at the home of
John Howard, Bayfield, on Tuesday,
Febrdary 19, the president, Alfred
Warner, in the chair. •
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
Applibations for the post of secre-
tary -treasurer were read and Charles.
Gemeinhardt, Bayfield, was appoint-
ed. John Howard was instructed to
bond the secretary -treasurer in the
sura of $1,000 in compliance with the
Agricultural Societies Act, 1939. Ed-
ward Wise, Clinton, Junior Farmers
Club, was welcomed as a director of
the Society.
The report of the striking commit-
tee was read and adopted as follows:
the first named' to be chairman:
,School—Russell Grainger, C. Law-
son, John. Howard; Dairy Cattle—
Bert Dunn, John Howard; Beef
Cattle—Stewart Middleton,' P. • M.
Snowden; Sheep—T. M. Snowden, C.
Lawson; Poultry—,Charles Wallis;
Dairy Produce and Domestic Science
—Mrs. Toms, Mrs. Snowden; Fruit,
Flowers, Vegetables and Seeds —
Stewart Middleton, Bert Dupn Mrs.
Little; Pine Arts and Ladies' 'fork -
Mrs. McEwen, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Pren-
tice; Boys and Girls Clubs—C. Law
son, ,Russell Grainger, Edward Wise;
Publicity and Prize List --.C. Lawson,
Alfred Warner, Charles Gerneinhardt;
Machinery and Labour Saving De-
vicee--,Oarl Diehl, Charles Wallis,
Bert Dunn;, Horse Race — John
Howard; 'Entertainment—Mrs. Mc-
Ewen, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Prentice, John
Howard.
Revision of the prize list for horses
and hogs will be undertaken by the
executive as a whole at the next
directors' meeting, Wednesday, March
27, when all committee reports are
due.
The entertainment committee was
given a free •hand to puton their
year's programme without further
reference to the executive,, the coin-
mittee is already working on plans
for a bigger and better masquerade
and dance on Vtrndnesday, April 24-
keep this date in mind.
Unfortunately due to the sickness
of both the Agricultural Represent-
ative the scheduledaddress on boys
and girls club word.- was not given,
nevertheless the executive decided to
sponsor a hog club and a grain club.
during 1946; boys and girls who are
interested in these projects should
get in touch . with the committee or
the Agricultural Office for full de-
tails.
COUNTY TO LEASE
POPT ALBERT SITE
FOR VICTORY MATCH
The Warden's Committee of Huron
County Council met at the . Court
House, Godeiicli, Thursday afternoon
last, when a grant of $3,000 to the
Salvation Army was approved.
It was agreed to lease the Port
Albert airport from the government
for the Huron Plowing Match Com-
mittee for •the 1946 International
Plowing Match to be held October 15-
18, the association to assume all the
expenses incurred in the lease.
A delegation from Belmore, situ-
ated in the north part of the country,
waited on the committee to request
some assistance in building a rink anti'
community centre in that municipal-
ity. Although the committee is not
unfavourable to projects of that kind,
it was decided to take no action at
present.
The delegation from the Plowing
Match Committee that was present at
included George i 1 d I"ea an
the meeting neFeagan,
L. E. Cardiff, M.P., Thomas Pryde,
and J. M. Eckert.
HURON IS SECOND
IN CATTLE (SALES
AND HOG GRADING
Huron was second among all On-
tario counties in cattle trading in
December 1945 according to a com-
mercial livestock report just issued
by Ontario Department of Agriculture.
Middlesex was first with 2,774,
Huron had 2,070, ansi other Western
Ontario counties were as follows:
Brant, 462; Bruce, 1,920; Elgin,
727; Essex, 21; Kent, 1,647; Lambton,
1,177; Norfolk, 322; Oxford, 1,638;
Perth, 1,969. •
In calf turnover, Oxford led with
966, while Huron had 174. Others
were: Brant, 329; Bruce, 87; Elgin,
91; Essex, 1; Kent, 122; Lambton,
120; Middlesex, 393; Norfolk, 251;
Perth, 340.
Huron stood second to Perth in hog
grading figures, the respective totals
being 8,115 and 9,407. Other Deeem-
ber totals were: Brant, 1,012; Bruce,
717;' Elgin, 1,851; 'Essex, 1,738;
'Kant, 7,431; Lambton, 3,829; Middle-
sex, 4,927; Norfolk, 985; Oxford 4,277.
ONTARIO TO WAR
ON WEED: MENACE
STATES KENNEDY
Ontario declared war on weeds
Tuesday, Agriculture Minister T. L.
Kennedy told the convention of the
Ontario Good Roads Association in
Toronto, his department had become
seriously concerned over the growth
of the menace and "we are going to
have an active and vigorous campaign
to rid the Province of them."
During the war years, Col. ,Kennedy
said, farmers had been too busy, and
had neither" time, labor or machinery
with which to battle weeds which
were causing tremendous losses. Agri-
cultural experts estimated, he said,
weeds caused a loss of $25 million a
year-wr "about $2.59 for every acre
of tillable land under cultivation."
Now, he continued, "the war is over,
men will be more readily available
Lind we can hope for greater supplies
of machinery and chemicals with
which to wage a campaign against
the weeds throughout Ontario.
"If our agriculture is to prosper,
we have, to destrov these weeds and
do it .rust as rapidly as we can. Our
officials are definitely of tl'- amnion
we must make an immediate start
with eliminating the rank growth
clone our roadsides and fere- rows.
Cutting weeds with a scythe is too
elcpensive these days, We must adopt
the more modern methods end use
chemicals and syraying machines to
do a really effective job of " weed
eradication.
He appealed to farmers• to maintain
their lfigh production of farm and
dairy nroduee to assist in feeding
Great Britain and Europe. "T know
you aer tired, and ydur '""iss are
tired; but the need is go`eat," he said.
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Counter Check Books at The
NEWS -RECORD..
High School Students May Receive
Leave For Farm Work After May 23
Ontario high school students, below
Grade 13, may be excused from school
attendance after May 23 if they vol-.
unteer to engage in farm work under
a plan announced by Premier George
Drew as minister of education.
He revealed that the Education
Department will conduct a survey in
Ontario secondary schools during
March and April to enrol pupils for
voluntary summer farm work. ' The
survey will be conducted in conjunc-
tion with the enteric' Farm Services.
Says Move Necessary
In making the announccrnent, the
premier pointer' out the move was.
thought' net epecerp if Ontario was to
do its share in meeting the. critical
world demand for food.
"The problem of food supply for
Europe is Waal serious and evenen the
rearne
ten e «of' war -time standards
n a
a
of food rations in Great Britain will
demand the g1 •atest .effort. of Cara
octanfarriers to increase priclue
tion," he sail.
Under the denartment's plan, prin-
cipals, at the discretion of the local
school -boards, may release from
classes after May 23, any student who
has been in regular attendance or
who is entitled, in the opinion of the
principal, to departmental standing
without writing June exrrinations or
who undertakes to engage in farm
workunder the plan which the On-
tario Farm'Service force will formu-
late.. • .
May Help With Harvesting
If the shortage of farm workers
continues into the fall, school trttetees
may close any secondary school or
grade for any period up to four weeks
after the statutory opening date,
September , 3, so that students may
help with harvesting, processing and
canning food.
If a school is not closed, students
engaged"in essential work during the
summer may be asked to continue at
their job during September if their
services are required. Special pro-
vision will be made so that they may.
catch up in their class words on
re-
turning tescho 1. They will becredit-
ed with school attendanceri
during' the
g
period in which they y are working.
Premier Drew said there is no in••
tention of using children as farm
labor instead of adults but in the face
of a probable shortage of adult help,
some action muat be taken.
The Education Department in no-
tifying all Secondary school principals
and secretaries of secondary, school
boards and will review the situation
that existed during, the war years"
when+ thousands• of students helped
produce food as a patriotic effort,
the premier added`
Frank Selke,. "Sweeney"
Schriner, Here Today
Frank J. Selke, publicity
manager, and David "Sweeney"
.Scheiner, star right winger, of
the Toronto Maple Leafs, are ex-
pected in Clinton this afternoon
and evening as guests of Clinton
Lions Club; Hugh R. Hawkins,
chairman, Sports Committee,
They both will be gueets of the
Club at tonight's dinner meeting
in the Parish Hall.
"Sweeney" Sebriner, one of
modern hockey's "greats," will
give a demonstration of hockey
free to schoolehildren and others
in Clinton Arena after school is
out at four o'clock this afternoon.
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Warble Via ble Fly
Experiment
'
Seek Control'
Commencing March 18, an import-
ant experiment to control the nefar
ious warble fly pest, will be started
in 'Goderich Township, and will con-
tinue for three months.
Estimated at $3,000, the cost will be
borne equally by the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the Township
of Goderich. It is expected that 9,000
cattle will be treated in three sep-
arate mechanical sprayings, each held
a month apart, in March, April and
May.
To acquaint the farmers` with the
program planned and enlist them in
it, three meetings will be held in the
Township the week of March 11.
Arrangements Made
Arrangements for staging the big
experiment — the only Township rn
Ontario to have the privilege—were
completed at a meeting in the Board
Room, Agricutlural Office, Clinton,
Monday afternoon. It was attended
by representatives of the three bodies
which are operating the experiment•—
Ontario Departmet of Agriculture,
Huron County Federation of Agri-
culture, and Agricultural Committee
of Huron County Council..
Russell Bolton, Dublin, president,
Federation of Agriculture, was chair-
man, and \Y V. Roy, l ordosboro.
a ting as seer' l ary,
After considerable- clialbtitbill1 -•-M
notion by Coun. J. R. Stirling and
Coun. Ben Rothwell, that Goderieh
Township accept the offer, was adopt-
ed by the mooting.
A publicite ••ommittee WAS named
consisting of the warble fl' commit;
tee of the Federation and County
Council, and Bert Peck and Hume
Clutton representing cattle breeders'
organizations with Alex Alexander,
Grey Township, ,;eairman of County
Agricultural Committee, as chairman.
Meeting In Toronto
Gerald Nelson, Clinton, assistant
agricultural representative for Huron,
reported on a warble fly neeting held
in- Toronto last Friday, and a demon-
stration of the spray method perform-
ed on a farm north of Toronto..
"The cattle stood there and took
it just as if they had been standing
out in the rain," said Mr. Nelson, who
conceded that before seeing the de-
monstration he had been skeptical
about the effect of pressure spraying
on the animals.
One opeartor, using a hose with a
spray nozzle delivering the liquid
spray at 400 pounds 'pressure, treated
80 head of cattle in about 15 minutes,
Mr. Nelson said.
"Sufficient pressure is developed,"
he said, "to knock off the scab and
get at the grub underneath." Only
20 of the 30 cattle . were stalled at
the time of spraying, he said; seven
steers which were loose in a box stall
were successfully treated with very.
little loss of time,.
Outlining' briefly' the life history of
the warble, or heel fly.—with which
(Continued on Page Five)
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George James Completes
25 Years' County Service
George James, caretaker of Huron
County Court House and registry of-
fice, and court crier, marked the 25th
anniversary, of his appointment to the
positions on Saturday. This popular
and obliging employee has served un-
der three county judges, three Grown
attorneys, three sheriffs, three court
clerks, three county clerks and three
county treasurers, and declares he is
still going strong."
Ile was a company sergeant major
in the 161st (Huron County) Battalion
in the..Firsit'Great War, and saw ser-
vice overseas. Ile, came to Canada
from Birmingham, England, in 1893.
He was a member of the Huron Regi-
ment for 39 years.
COMING EVENTS
3c a . word
e Minimum Ohs ge 10e
Dance,Drill School,
Clinton,Hall, R. and G. Sch Friday, March 1, 9 pan. to
2 a.m. Hy Johnston's London Band.
Admission' 50 cents. 8-9-x
St. Patrick's Tea, Friday, March 5,
3.30 to 6, at home of Mrs. H. L, Tom-
linson, Rattenbury West, auspices
Baptist Ladies' Aid. 9-b
At -Home, C. C. I. Auditorium,
Friday evening, March 8. Music by
Scotty McLachlan and hist orchestra.
$2 couple. Dress optional.
Annual tSlcating Carnival, Bruce-
field Rink, Friday, March 1. Adults
35 cents; children 15 cents. All pro-
ceeds for' improvement of rink. 8-9-x
LIQUOR BOARD URGED
TO CANCEL ALL •
BEER 'AUTHO'RITIE'S
Goderich Tenperance Federation
adopted the following resolution at a
Public meeting: "That in view of the
decision of the Privy Council that the
Canada Temperance Act is valid and
is in force in the County' of Huron,
we petition the Ontario Liquor Auth-
ority Control Board to cancel all
present authorities for the sale of
beer and wine in this county at their
expiration on March 31, 1946, and to
issue no new authorities or exten-
sion of existing onesafter that date."
Another resolution was addressed
to Dr. R. H. Taylor, MLA, for South
Huron, requesting him to .use his in-
fluence to see that the provisions of
the act are carried out at once, and
that no authoritiet for the sale of
intoxicating liquors be issued, and no
extensions are allowed after March
31, 1946.
Ai third resolution was addressed
to Rt. Hon W. L.ac zi
M ken ie King
requesting him to prohibit the ue'e of
grain for the manufacture of alco-
holic beverages in the Doininion of
Canada.
The following officers' were elected:
President, Norval Anderson; vice-
president, J. E. Harnwell; secretary,
C. M. Robertson; treasurer, James M.
Campbell.
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Hog Producers
Of Huron County
At Ontario :Annual
Huron County Hog Producers' As-
sociation will be well represented at
the annual meeting of Ontario Hog
Producers' Association in the Royal
York Hotel, Toronto, tomorrow,
March 1, commencing at 10 a.m.
In view of the favorable vote o,t
the Hog Marketing scheme, and the
fact, it will soon be brought into
effect, this will be an exceedingly
important meeting.
This county is entitled to 15 voting
delegates, and each township is ex-
pected to be represented by at least
one delegate. Expenses of voting.
delegates are being defrayed by the
County Hog Cpmmittee. William
Turnbull, Charles Coultes and James
Simpson comprise a committee ar-
a anging...t ansportation to the meet.
ing•,
A luncheon will be held at noon
tomorrow when the chief speakers
are expected to be Hon, James G.
Gardiner, Dominion Minister of Agri-
culture, and Hon. T. L. Kennedy,
Ontario Minister of Agriculture.
Arrangements for County Tepre-
sentation at the annual meeting in
Toronto were made at a meeting of
the County Hog Committee in the
Board Room, Agricultural Office,
Clinton, on Tuesday of last week. A
good representation from the County
was present. •The following town-
ships were not represented by their
directors: Howick, East Wawanosh,
McKillop and Stanley.
William Turnbull, Grey Township,
chairman of Huron County Hog Com-
mittee, was in the, chair. Minutes of
last meeting were read and adopted
by notion of L. G. Brype and Eat]
McDonald.
A motion by Charles Conner and
L. G. Bryce was carried, . that secre-
tary organize an educational tour of
Whyte Packing Plant, Stratford. The
townships of Howick, Turnberry, Ash-
field, East and West Wawanosh,
Grey, Morris, and Colborne, will hold
their,toue March 21, and the remain-
ing Townships March 22. W. S. Mc-
Mullen, Dominion Livestock Branch,
will be on hand to conduct the tour.
This should prove a splendid op-
portunity for farmers of Huron
County to gain first hand knowledge
in processing, grading, and diseases
of hogs, Any farmers desirous of
making this trip should get in touch
immediately with his township Fed-
eration Secretary or township hog
lidirectomited, as accommodation will be
A motion by Charles Coultes .and
Bert Lobb that W. V. Roy be ap-
pointed as official secretary -treasurer
of County. Hog Producers Associa-
tion, was passed unanimously.
No General 'Funds Appeal
To Be Made Until 1947
PO John Holland, 21,
Receives DFC Award
•
Flying Officer . John • Holland,
21, son d Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Holland, Goderich, formerly of
Clinton, recently has been award-
ed the Distinguished Flying
Cross, presumably .for meritorous
service while -flying a transport
in Burma. He returned in January
to Canada from India ivnere he
has served with the RCAF, and
was discharged .Saturday last, He
had completed a tour of opera -
tone. •
F/C) Holland was born in' Cline
ton and attended school here -He
is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Nedi erSr.,
Clinton and
also of the late Mr. 'and Mrs.
George Holland, Clinton, When
he enlisted, he was employed with
Goderich branch' of , the Royal
Bank of Canada.
FARMERS URGED
TO COLLECT MEAT
RATION COUPONS
Although under the Canadian ration
system, 150 million pounds of meat
are being made available yearly to
famine -stricken .Europe, the whole
hearted eo-operation of farmers, dis-
tributors and ' ern -miners must be
maintained if the ration plan is to
continue its success.
According to a statement issued by
the Ration Administration of ' the
Wartime Prices and Trade Board, the
additional meat being made available
to Europe is an important achieve-
ment and farmers are being urged
to give their co-operation.
They are asked particularly to col-
lect meat coupons from the ration
books of the members of their house-
hold when they consume meat
slaughtered by themselves and to col-
lect ration coupons for the meat they
sell to neighboring farmers or to
licensed slaughterers.
Under the ration regulations, farm-
ers are required to tura in these
coupons to the Local Ration Board
by the 10th of .each month. -
One meat 'coupon. must be turned
in for every four pounds of neat
consumed in the household but the
farmer does not need to turn in more
than half the valid meat coupons in
the household's ration books.
When they sell meat to neighbor.
ing farmers they must collect one ra-
tim• coupon for each four pounds of
moat sold even if it means collecting
coupons which maynot yet be valid.
Wh-n they sell meat to licensed
slaughterers they must not sell less
than a quarter of beef or a side of
pork and they must collect a ration
cheque or other ration documents for
the full noundage of the meat, ac-
cording to the wholesale meat coupon
chart, which every licensed slaught-
erer has in his possession.
English Brides Due
To Arrive in District
Two more English brides ' are
scheduled to arrive in this district
when the S. S. "Letitia" clocks in
Canada; Mrs. Nina Frame, wife of
Cpl. H. M. Frame, whose destination
is R. R. 2, Bayfield; and Mrs. Joyce
Milne, -who will snake,ber home with
her other -in-law, Mrs. David Milne;
Lucknow.
Ivan Hoggart Returns
From Overseas Service
Friends and neighbours gathered
at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Hoggart on Thursday evening to wel-
come home Ivan, who returned fro
rn
overseas on the Queen Elizabeth:
Ivan has been in service three and one
half years, being in action in Sicily
and Italy, later to Germany and
Holland with the 1st Canadian Arm-
oured Brigade.
New Field Secretary, Ex -RCAF Padre,
To Speak to Local Red Cross Monday
Squadron Leader Ernest Harston,
who served for six years as a Royal
Canadian Air Force chaplain and is
also a veteran of World War I, is the
newly appointed Field Secretary of
the Ontario Division, Canadian Red
Cross Society.
Mss.. W. A. Oakes, President, Clin-
ton Branch, has 'received word that
he willbe the chief speaker at the
Match monthly meeting of Clinton
Branch, which will be held in the
Town Council Chamber at 3 p.m.,
Monday next, March 4.
As senior chaplain in the Middle
East, Mr. Harston travelled over
175,000 miles. His duties took him
over West Africa, North Africa,
Egypt, the Soudan,
CYPruse
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Jordan, P destine -Malta Sicily aid
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Born in England and he received his
early education at Owen College,
Manchester. He is a graduate of the
University of Toronto. Prior to en-
listing (to become Camp Borden's
first padre), Mr. Harston was pastor
of Yonge St. United Church, Toronto.
He is the . only RCAF chaplain to
Wear the. Africa Star; was the second
RCAF padre to arrive overseas; and
the only Canadair) to be named of-
ficial. chaplain, Middle East Command.
Squadron Leader Harston, who has
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S/L E. HARSTON
just begun his duties with the On-
tario Division, has waemly admi'•ed
Red Cross as he has seen it operate
on the battlefront, in 1'o-nit^le, on
trains and anions the n• eo ^r- '2
war. He is enm liy enchn i s'is fo,•
it's peacetime mission. •
The annual Red Cross Drive for
members only takes place in Clinton
and immediate district on Monday
Tuesday -Wednesday next, • Maeeh
4-5-6.
The objective is that every citizen
of the community should be a paid -ups
member of the Canadian- Red Cross
Society. Membership fees are $1 each.
The local Red Cross Campaign Com-
mittee consists of Mayor A. J. Mc-
Murray As chairman, and T. G. Scribe
bins and J. G. McLay.
An appeal, signed by the committee,
is being sent to every citizen of Cline
ton and district, to be followed up by
an actual canyass during tree three
days of the " campaign next week.
Not Drive for Funds
This is not •a drivefor funds,"
chairman McMurray pointed out to-
day. "It is a drive for members
only. Our aim is solely to enlist the
support of the people of Ontario in
the vital peacetime work that must
be done by the Red Cross Society.
We feel that a large membership in
Clinton and district—and elsewhere in
Canada is 'the surest way of main-
taining public interest."
Mr. McMurray pointed out that
there would be no national appeal for
funds for the Red Cross this year,
but the Ontario Division is conducting
its own campaign to secure members.
Tuckersmith Men
To Be Entertained
Reception
Mar. 19
The joint committee in charge is.
making arrangement for a reception
for armed service personnel for the
municipalities of Tuckersmith, Mc-
Killop, Hibbert and .Seaforth, to be
held in ,Seaforth on .March 19.
The following comprises the lists of
names from Tuckersmith and McKil-
lop. The public is asked to scrutinize
these names and if there are any'
omissions, to contact or notify E. P.
Chesney, R. R. 2, Seeforth, phone
652-31 Seaforth, immedlatela.
Township of Tuckersmith
Andrew O'Leary, Tack Fortune,
Keith Sharpe, Thos. Fox, Mr. Netzke,
Jinn Handy, Don Dale, Pearson Ches-
ney, Gavin Gamble, Pletcher Whit-
more, Harry McLeod, Louis Lane, Rex
rCoombes, Ray
CMcGoombes,egor, ClairClev. Way, Clair Haney,
Harry Earle, Jim Quinlan, Grant
Finnegan.
Stewart Finnegan, Jack Eisler, Ken
Forbes, Don McLean, Maxine Stan -
bury, Bill Smith, George Kruse, Mur-
rayDoig,Gordon Ce Messenger, Jim
Chesney, Russell Miller, Arthur Ley
burn, Lorraine Fowler, L. Simms, W.
D. Ham, .Clarence Armstrong, -Harold
Nicholson, Bill Dalrymple, Alex
Irwin, Donald Hayman, Pat Aiubin,
Bob Devereaux, Kenneth McKenzie,
Bill Powell, Dan Grurnmett, Gordon
McGill, George Meunell, Mack Rin-
touir Harold .Chesney, Paul Doig, Jim
Carnochan, Bill Lane, Jim McGregor,
Wes. Coombes, Ken Coombes, Jim
Brown, Art Vincent, Stan Ruche,
Herman Racho, Harold Finnegan,
Cordon Finnegan.
Ken Powell, Dick Eisler, John Me-
Lean, Angus McLean, Frank Kennedy,
Betty Smith, Edna Messenger, Jim
MoNairn, Moon Adams, Ken Adams,
Frank Archibald, Ken Scott, John
Rohner, -Jim McCully, Harold Arm-
strong, Allan /Nicholison, Morley
Wright, Robt. Dalrymple, John Wood,
Morley :Storey.
Township of McKilIop '
Arnold Scott, Gordon Scott, Ian
Nesbitt, Aldie J. Eckert, James F.
Eckert, John Drover, Wilmore Howes,
Keith Harrison, Chester McNay, Bert
McClure, Edward Sherlock, Ted
Storey, Lloyd Storey, Pete Watson,
Alex Keri, Scott Herr, Miner Scott,
Thomas Patton, Joseph, Patton.
Kenneth Eaton, Ralph Davidson,
William Little, Arthur McClure, Geo.
MoClure, John Adams, M. Heinemann,
Mr. Mothers, Harold Pryce, Isabel
Betties, Kenneth Betties, Leslie Dole
mage, Sam McSpadden, William
Stark, Joseph Givlin, Joseph Hart,
Doc Burns, • Eddie O'Sullivan.
Pat Maloney, Frank Krauskoph,
Eddie Hart, John. Walsh, fent Kraus-
koph, Joseph Krauslcoph, Joseph
Nolan, Leo Carlin, Clarence Malone,
Helen McKerclter, Elmer Koehler,
Louis Hoegy, Dan Manley, Oscar El.
ligson, Gordon Klebe •, Carl Benne-
weiss, Michie Crawford, Miss Grace
Dennis, Mr. McNichol
William Coutts, Mr, Glanville,
Robert Hamilton, Carl Coutts, Frank
Marshall, Barry Marshall, Percy
Schroeder, Gordon' Ryan, John Eidt,
Wa'lacs Shannon, George Case, Har-
old Pethic'k. Mrs. Gordon McKenzie,
T• weanne 1)411o•?. Pim] Givlin, Hubert
O'•Reiltyn..Tohn Nagel.
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A Goderich man visited • 'his
banker the other day and asked: "Are
you worried about whether 'I can..
meet my note next month?"
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raker.
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