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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1989
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KEN. MacLEAN
EGMONDVILLE, Ont.
JettleatMelainaglladleall
MIRROR Of THE NATION
BRITAIN AND FRANCE .DECLARED V/7
WAR ON HITLER SEPT. 3RD
Premier Chamberlain and
Premier Daladier Pro-
claim State of War as
Ultimatum ignored,
The following is the text of Prime
Minister Chamberlain's 'proclamation
heard in Canada early Sunday
morning. Sept. 3rd, that Great Brit-
ain is at war with Germany.
"This morning the British ambas-
sador in -Berlin handed to the German
government a final note stating that
unless we heard from them by 11
o'clock (British Summer Time) (5
a.m. E.S.T.), that they were prepar-
ing at once to withdraw their troops
from Poland, a state of war would
exist between us.
"I have to tell you now that no
such undertaking has been received
and in consequence this country is
at war with Germany.
"You can imagine what a bitter
blew it is to me that all ray long
struggle to win peace has failed. Yet
1 cannot believe that there is any-
thing more or anything different that
I could have done, that would have
bean more successful.
"I'M to the very last. It would have
been possible to arrange a peace and
honorable settlement between Ger-
many and Poland but Hitler would
not have it. He had evidently made
up his mind to attack Poland what-
ever happened and although he now
says that he put Forward reasonable
proposals which were rejected by the
mom. that 1, tent a true statement.
'The :• proposals were never shown
to the Poime ur,rto us, and although
they were announced in the German
kiss, trir3-t on Thursday night Hitler
dies not wait to hear c'oulment on
them tint ordered his troops to cross
the Polish frontier next morning.
`l lis action shows convincingly
duet there is no chance of expecting
that this man will ever give ap his
intenrioti tri tt ithg forte to gain his
will And he an only be at,,p e.rl by
force
-IV., and France a." today. in fah
iillinent. of ter ebligat}nns. going to
Gm aid of Poland, who is an bravely
re=}sting this wicked and unprovoked
attack on her people.
'We have a clear conscience. We
have done all that any country could
do to establish peace. But a situation
in whieh no word given by Germany's
ruler could be trusted and no people
or country Could feel itself safe has
become intolerable.
"And now we have resolved to fin.
ish it. I know you will all play your
part with calm courage. At such a
moment as this. the assurances' of
support we have received from the
empire are a towns- of profound en-
couragement to us.
"When I have finished speaking.
certain detailed announcements will
the made on behalf of the gevern-
rnent. These need your close atten-
tion.
"The government have mar!" plans
under which it will be possible to
carry on the work of the nation in
the div, of stress and strain white;
mat, be aimed or n:-. These pan-
your help. You may Bra taking
your part in the fighting eervicee or
as a vohlnte'r in ole' of Iii' hranrlrt.-
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TORONTO 9. Ontario
et nivil detence. It -'o. you will report
r, duty in accordance w•itit the
thinsy' 1 receive.
eive.
"Yon n n ac le, engaged in ae..h
:'1.t (,, ,.le• proaemhti
in:lateriance rtf the .h:
111 11, 11 311:,
ni 1 1h
1al'
ether nr. „tri•.: . Sit - it
it. ts et 5itel importenie 14,
en with e,nr
,,w may (1.5 yem nil 5nd
ems' He defend the right For it Is
evil thing, that we :Mali be fighting.
,5 alms (n"4te 1'01,4... b,71 faith. injtts-
tin:.• oppression and persecution.
And against thein.. 1 ant (tertian that
right will prevail."
The following Ls the tt-xt. of Pre.
utier Chamberlain's statement to the
British house of (51(lneme on Sunday
att•-rnoon. Sept. 3
"When I spoke last night to the
House, I could not but be aware that
In some parts of the House, there
were doubts or bewilderment as to
whether there had been hesitation or
vacillation Cm the part of the gov-
ernment. If I had been in the same
posttinn as members, and not in pos-
session of all information, I might
have felt the same.
"We were in consultation all clay
yeetorday with the Freneh s lv,t'n-
nlern and we felt that the intensifier)
action which the Germans were tak-
Ing against Poland allowed of no de-
lay in making our position clear.
"Accordingly we decided to send
tr, our ambassador hl Berlin iustrllc-
!it)1s which he was to hand at 9
o•('1 k the.; morning t0 the German
foreign secretary which read as
follows:
"'Sir. In a cr» umunietrtlen which I
had the honor to make to you on
Sept. 1, I informed you, on the. in-
structions of his majesty's principal
secrete:1e 1f state for foreign affairs,
that unless the C -•ring . government
were prepared to gic - satisfactory.
assurances- that the leerman govern'
m itt would suepr'nd aril aggressive
action against Poland : n i were pre-
1„ted promptly to wlthxiraw their
forcesDam) Polish territory. his maj-
esty's government to the united
Kingdom would without hesitation
t'ullni their obligations Io lailand.
"'Although . this communicption w i
mor,,: `h,111 24 hours ago 1 r
reply ban 1.3(,111 ((Print .:
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y ., lr' ,t?111+117 } l..m,reol:
• .•,>r w.Ill ('xiet eetw'rr;t1 the
410 countries from that hour.'.'
"No- such 141)5ertatking-w•as.:recelved.
by the. thee stipulated and consequ-
ent•iy this country is now at war with
Germany,
"I arta in a position to inform the
House that. according to arrange-
ments made between the British and
French governments. the French am-
baresador in Berlin is at this moment
making a similar demarehe accomp-
anied also by a definite time limit.
"The House has been aware of our
Plans and, as 1 have said, we are
ready.
'It is a sad day for all of us, but
for none is it sadder than for me.
Everything r had worked for, hoped
for, and believed in during my public
life, has crashed into ruins.
"There is only thing Ieft for me
and that is to devote what strength
and powers I have to forwarding vic-
tory of the comae for which we have
to sacrifice ourselves. I cannot tell
what part I may be allowed to play
but t trust I may live to see the day
when Hitlerism has been destroyed,
and a restored and liberated Europe
has been re-established."
Nazi Submarine Sinks
Liner Athenia
An expectant England, horri&ed by
the sinking of the Athenia—first con
/rete evidence of Anglo -German hos
tattles in the new European war—
awaited arrival of the survivors to
hear their stories of the sea tragedy
The Athenia, with 434 Canadians
anni 311 United States citizen,, among
her 1.347 passengers and crew, was
stnk by a torpedo explosion 200 miles
northwest of Ireland while en route
tram Liverpool to Montreal. Severn
survivors claimed to have seen a
German submarine on the surface.
The romnlander of the Athenia,
Captain Cook. said the submarine,
fired two shells at the sinkiug ship
while the lifeboats were being
launched. -
It was reported that a rescue flee
working under the protecting guns
of British destroyers. saved all but
victims of the actual expios}ou. Los=
cif life might reach 150.
et British destroyer arrived at
Or-enoclt. Scotland, with some sur-
vivors and 800 more arrived at Ga -
way Ireland early- Tuesday morning
on the Norwegian steamship Knut
Nelson. Some 200 were on the South-
ern Cross, one of the largest yachts
in the world. owned by Alex Wenner
Oren. Stockholm millionaire. The first
lord of the admiralty, 'Winston
Churchill, told the house of commons
that the vessel "was torpedoed with-
out the slightest warning,"
British Airplanes Bomb
German Naval Base
Both British and German govern-
ments announced on Monday that
late in the evening Royal Alr Force
planes had attacked German naval
Mame on the North Sea. The British
said that "a successful attack" had
been carried out on vessels of the
(german fleet at Wilhelmshafen and
Brunshtrttel at the entla1118 of the
Kiel ('anal. TWO battleships were re-
ported .Pt'itzusiv damaged. The Ger-
man r Government claimed live of the
_ planer, had been shot down.
Churchill and Eder
Join British Cabinet
tee ',war cabbie
r 4llnrlily by
f t
wes tinSecret
• ', (,., 95 ll.it•iOra.
Earl ' was Made I,u)'r
. ,e,.. t. t.. .-1 •,7nr.a•
Th 1 4:1717, Lor•- Chancellor
sir John .1..1 , 11,,t0+,�-•rretary
ettii elineet. r fc,r Internal Security.
Previously (i'iniston ('hnrolhill had
• been• appointed First Lord of the Ad
miralty in a special cabinet.
• Lord Hankey, one of David Lloyd
George's r€ghthand men in the las
war. Was minister a nude minf_r wit n h l1t port
folio.
Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord Privy Seal
Mr. ('hurchill, one of the two new
ministers. comes hack to the post he
held 'at the outbreak of the Grea
War and retained until 19I5. He was
also minister of munitions in 1917
1918, and after the war, secretary
for war and for air, 1919-21; secretary
for colonies, 1921-22. and ehancellor
of the exehequer, 1924-1929.
Lorre Flankey, formerly Sir :Maur
ice Hankey, also was in the govern
meat ranks during the great war,
acting as secretary of the war cabinet
in 1916 and the imperial war 051)4181
in 1917,
Name Gen..Gort as
British Army Chief
General Viscount Gott, V.C., a sol-
dier whose energy and industry won
him the pante of "Tiger" and whims.
valor Under file brought him the Eno
pire's most coveted decoration, Sun-
daynight was appointed to lead the
British forces in the war against
Germany. His appoilttnlent as conr-
ntanrler-in-chief of British forces in
the field 5511 approved by the King.
He will embark -with the British ex-
peditionary force for France.
(1 France he will share the Allied
ennlmanrl with hie Preece -colleMune,
General Matir r r. (ianlelin, commander
of en A h Plrr h forces. Although no an
,r 11 .1 ''4t lies hr.,,,ti Made it has
widely predicted that General
1(51(810.. will he :appointed General.
helico of. Allitd. fortes, a -Marshal
t
N-tiltrald o , was in the late year's
1h1• (treat War. -_
why isn't 14iro at workthis
11111 (1,111's In de hospital."
"1:1 ! d,ptl tl
i -. -nL. For ten days he's been
mem'. hm, bees gonna lick his wife
fah ea019111' an' la:,' night she done
ov(»-h"nrii hlni, Mat's 511:"
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METEORS IN SUMMER DiSPLAY
Perseid meteors, "tears of St. Law.
rence." fragments of other worlds,
streak across the sky in large numb-
ers during the summer nights.
Earth entered the borders of this
never -failing stream of celestial vis-
itors during July. but it takes until
olid -August to hit the "lively" por-
tion, Perseids never have failed to
turn In a good show for hundreds of
years, according to records.
"Falling stars," some people call
them as they silently crack the sky
But real stars are immense suns at
least several trillions of miles off in
space. Early astronomers explained
them as explosions of gases collect-
ing in space. the descent of frag-
ments tossed aloft by voleanoes,or
debris strung between the earth and
the moon w'lten these. bodies were
torn apart by mighty tater.:.
The 5(4',11 with reheat many rat the
large meteorites travel„itesvi4r, see -
gest that they originate beemml bee.the
solar sys.7i14 al4,1 conte fro... 51;,'(141
:.1..- _', a -'-.c ..l,er45 (14111(4 ( ,,w lyes,
they strike rt - at r:.
Tiley Pereeel.,1. vf..,5li5511 as
a vast ail ol.10:11 rims of c:setie dust
particles and st0 r vs, a Ting s41111e
.4.01/101,10.0 n4 to 3.n01).1)1/0.10/7 :1}las
long and about 50,000,00r ntth'$ wide.
a great stream of dust that elreles
the sun in a cornet -shaped orbit 0roes-
ed by the earth each year in August.
For the careful observer. from 15
to 50 meteors an hour can be record-
ed. The constellation of Perseus will
be low in the sky. little ittl east of north
during the early evening and it stays
is the sky all night. But one doesn't
need to look In that direction espec-
ially, since Perseids eau be seen }n
all parts of the sky- They have a way
of coming in groups rather than
singly, so if one crosses your field of
vision. watch closely and perhaps a
half dozen or more will follow.
Some 20A0O0,()00 to 40,000.01)0 met-
eors are said to collide with the
earth's atmosphere every 24 hours.
Sonie place the figure at 1,0oitem0,040
for more) based nn estimates made
by watchers of arctic expeditions.
Otte wonders why they don't - do
more damage. A mass of molten iron
struck in Siberia in 1998, flattening
and burning the timber for miles
around. Another is believed respons- -
Bile for Meteor Crater, Arizona, end
giants weighing several tons have
been found all over the world, On
rare occasions one hears of property
being damaged by theist but there is.
Jimmy McGee Drove
Stage to Bayfield
(By 9. MacTevish in the. London
Free Press)
Fifty years ago a person by the
name of James McGee was respon-
sible for the conveyance of the
Queen's mall from Seaforth to Bay- -
field, calling at Brucefield and Varna i
en route.
The McGees were horn in Ireland,
in the little Village of Kalcooley,
County of Tipperary, and left there
for Canada back in the early 60's.
Harry's 'inclination Leaned towards
following a mercantile career, while
James. better known as Jimnly,
thought more about tilling the soil
and other things to his liking that
might Come his way.
And one thing that did come was
carrying the mail. For that purpose
he deemed it necessary to use a two
or three -seated stage coach and a
team of reliable horses.
He counted on transporting num-
bers of passengers as well as mail
matters, also luggage, from which he
should add appreciably to his yearly
revenue. He made the trip every law-
ful day, covering each time about 33
miles.
A passenger would pay 25c for a
ride from Seaforth to Brucefield, and
a similar amount, perhaps a trifle
mare, was the charget from that place
to Bayfield.
Jimmy was a familiar figura on the
streets of Seaforth during the late
BO's and on through the 90's. His was
a unique personality, resourceful. i11'
tiative, tactful, good at repartee and
not lacking in wit and. humor. He
possessed a retentive memory. but
one which on occasion could play
pranks.
We alight rice as an instance the
time when a woman gave him a list
of items she wished hint t) fetch far
her front Seaforth. She was on hand
to get them when he returned, and
was disappointed on learning that he
had neglected to attend to the
matter.
The next day brought the wine re-
sult, whereupon the woman made it
emphatic that she must have the
things soon. After she had gone, Jim-
my remarked to a bystander: "How
does yon body expect me to fetch her
parcel when I Iost her note?”
The old post office was then al-
most opposite the Commercial hotel,
On one occasion a commercial
traveler, who was being driven from
Seaforth to board a train at Bruce -
field, remarked on the way that he
hoped he would not have long to wait
after he arrived -
Jimmy's observation was, "Ye'll
do Banged well, master, at the rate
we're going, if you're there on
toinre."
A few minutes elapsed'. the:- the
payee neer, becirming rather uneasy,
asked Mr, McGee it It aimie male;
any difference Fra him if he were to
drive some fas
-No! said .1(145,.y, 'I believe it
would make no differrtc t r,,
mcilght amen a iliffermem to ate
horses." -
We are of the opinion teat more
(untie came t) this ntatharte train
avenues other than -doss whie•i1
emanated- from carrying passengers.
Everyday he weuLd heave a -car-
go" consisting of anything from a
thimble to a roll of linoleum; front a
loaf of bread to a bag of flour: From
a crate of chickens to a mongrel dog.
We don't know what his fee wee for
transporting
livestlek, but the price
(attached to parcels and bundles.
usually ranged from nothing to 50e.
Jimmy enjoyed telling to friends
about the time a certain fellow per-
sisted in having him take a bicycle
to Bayfield our a day when he was
already overloaded. The matter ended
by a promise being given to have the
wheel in the village next day for 25c.
Shortly afterwards a young man
approached, wanting to be taken to
Baylteid.
"Can you ride a bicycle?" asked
Jimmy.
"Sure I can." answered the lade
"Well then," said Jimmy, "I think
I can get you a bicycle to make the
trip for 50." It wasn't long before
the lad was out his way, and every-
body satisfied.
While driving the stage between
Seaforth and Bayfield there would be
tines when he would be battling
storms that were severs and roads
no authentic record of a meteor ever)
that were bad; times when alone
striking a parson, I
Astronomers have timed
at to miles a second.
Sergeant --"If you could only shoot
as well as yea- can teat you'd he
O.K."
Recruit ---"Welt, I've been practis-
iut' eating fir 25 years, but I've only
had this blinking: gun a fortnight." I
reten
with his team he fought his way
rs !through to reach his destination with
as little delay as possible. And there
were times when instead of getting
through, he had tofight his way back,
jJames McGee was in his own way
courteous, obliging. prantpt; and as
a servant in many respects to the 1
public:, he was decidedly popular.
After Having acted in the capacity !
of stage driver for corsiderahly more;
than a decade there is little wonder I
that when an opportunity ranee to 1
Lire to a farm near Brumfield, he
{ derided to make the change. Later, he
moved to Toronto, in which city he
was residing at the time of his death.
sortie years ago.
Semi es the names of your
FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS
1939
Toronto (Can, Nat.) Aug. 25 -Sept. 9
Fergus '4 rpt, 8, 9
Goderich Sept. 7, 8
Tavistock teem, 8, 9
September 11-16
Blyth Sept. 15, 16
London(Western) sept. 11.16
Milverton Sept. 14, 15
New Hamburg Sept. 15, 16
Orangeville Sept. 14.16
September 18-23
Alis. Craig - 'dept, 81, 22
Atwood Sept, 22, 23
Barrie Sept. 18-31.
Clifford Sept,. 22, 511
Exeter Sept. 20, el.
Galt Sept. 21.23
Hanover Sept. 19, 20
Kincardine Sept. 21, 2,2
Listowel Sept. 20, 21
Seaforth ,.. ,, .,.. , Sept. 21, 22
Stratford Sept. 18-20
September 2530
Arthur Sept. 27, 28
Bayfield Sept. 27, 28
Brussels Sept. 29, 3Q
Cheatey Sept. 25, 26
Drumbo Sept. 26, 27
Embro - Sept. 25
Iiderton Sept. 27
Ingersoll - Sept. 28, 20
Kirkton Sept. 28, 20
Lucknow - Sept. 28, 25
Mitchell Sept. 26, 27
Owen Sound Sept, 30, Oct. 2, 3
Paisley Sept. 26, 27
Palmerston Sept. 26, 27
Parkhill Sept. 29
Port Elgin Sept. 28. 29
Ripley Sept. 26, 27
Thedford - Sept. 26, 27
Windham Sept. 27, 2S
October
Alvinstlln Oct. 4, 5
Dungannon - Oct. 6. 6
Gerrie Oct, 6, 7
Mount Brydges Oct. 3
St. Marys - Oct . 5 6
Sinte3e (Norfolk County) ..Oct, 3.6
Teee water Oct. 3. 4
Farest Oct. 10, 11
Markdale Oat. 10, 11
N.B.—Dates of fairs listed are sub'.
,('t:t tI change.
SCHOOL FAIRS, 1939
Belgrave - Monday, Sept. 11th
F:rrdwich Tuesday, Sept. 12
St. Helens Wednesday, Sept. 1.3
Currie's Corners—. , . Thurs., Sept. L4
Carlow Friday, Sept. 15
Hensel! Monday. Sept. 18 -
Grand Bend Tuesday, Sept. 19
Holmesville, . , . Wednesday, Sept. 20
WORLD GIRDLE OF COTTON
Lancashire's production of cotton
cloth is now so extensive that it
would stretch eight times the, dist-
ance between the earth and the
moon. according to the latest figures
which have just been published. The
total output of piece -goods made for
sale during 1937 was 3.376,175.000
linear yards, the equivalent of slight-
ly over 3,090,000,000 metres.
The figures are only now available
because there is necessarily a time
lag before the total production from
all ;.aures: can be worked nut. Th.
;y
are difficult to appreciate, but it may
:1< sta1-41 that th' yardage of the pro•
ducts cif Lanc•3$liire loom'. for the
year was sunici"nt to provide a batt
1u.. et�t lnpr.)'instep 4,. t shy., in
widt:, wl.icir wn11111 extend Y,1 1i:4l, t4.
round it wand
Tem-. lig4..e refer to gal,;::; malls
by ciao4 manufacture: - 1,5' sale. In
titers,: is the yarriag:s of cloth
Made 4140 eonlnrisafon which would
provide another belt, not quite so
w'id3, but sufficient to encircle the
earth unee again.
The clearest idea of all, however,
can be gained from the realisation
that the cotton cloth production of
England is sufficient to provide every
living soul on earth (aceordiug to
'
1.991 estimates) with two yards each.
If the goods were confined to the
British Empire the provision would
be eight yards each,
In 1937 Lancashire cotton weavers
paid £59,037,000 for their raw mat-
erials (primarily cotton yarn) and
produeed.goods to the gross value of
£ 84,500.000.
The average net output of the
173,595 persons employed was £ 142
and this compares with £120 in 1935.
This last point may be said success-
fully to refute any talk of Lancet
shire's loss of efficiency.
Dr. J. H. Grisdale Passes at Iroquois
Dr. J. H. Grisdale, former Deputy
Minister, Dominion Department of
Agriculture. died at itis home at fro -
Ont.. on August 24. His deatb.
cams after a few weeks' illness.. Dr,
Grisdale was born at St. Marthe,
Que., in 1870. He was graduated tion
the Iowa State College in 1898 with
the degree of B.Agr. The following
year he was appointed agriculturist
at tee Central Experimental Farm, Ot-
tawa. Twelve years later he was ate
pointed. director of the dominion ex-
perimental farms. In that position he
had an opportunity to display the
genius for leadership for which he
was s. splendidly equipped. When
the position: of Deputy Minister, DO -
Minion n 14eprc.•tuieent of Agriculture, be-
(tat.re 151.2141 in 19111 1)r. Grisdale was
uppoit t.,d. Bafure his retirement in
11e12 he 154.(1 t ese:rt.Pd ('.each on
I;and 11_.Prnatiotlat orgauiiza-
tions.
A Melee: tribute to the late Dr.
Gri:sdal' was paid by Dr. G. S.
Barton, Deputy Minister, Dominion,
Department of Agriculture. - -