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The Seaforth News, 1944-05-11, Page 7THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1944 THE SEAFORTH NEWS 13th Blood Donors Clinic Held Here There were 164 donors at the 13th Red Cross Blood Donors Clinic held in Seaforth on April 27th. 115 were men and 49 were women: One man gave his 8th donation. 11.1 men gave their 7th donation and 14 mong ave their 6th donation and received silver buttons. Coca -cola was given, free of charge, to all donors by the Stratford Bottling Company. The Clinic was in change of Mrs. S. J. Cooper, nurse -technician and her assistant Miss Helen Miller of Tor- onto: Volunteers who gave their services were: Dr. F. J. Burrows, Dr. J. A. Go, will, Dr, G. D. Steer, Dr. E, A. Mc- Master and Dr. M. W. Stapleton. Nurses: Mrs. J. M. McMillan.. Miss, M, Dunn. Miss A. Roulaton, Mrs. W. J. Thompson, Mrs, F. S. Brugge'', Miss Pearl Thane', Miss Anne Downey, Mrs, J. C. Crich, Mrs, A. A. Moore, Mrs. W. R. Shaw, Mrs, Earle Bell, Mrs. David Wilson, Mrs. Barbara Sykes, Mrs, Frank Kling, Miss Doro- thy Parke, Miss Alma Lawrence, Mrs. Thomas Crouch and Mrs. Wm. Leem- ing of Walton. Refreshments were served by Mrs. H. R. Scott, Mrs. J. A. Munn, Mrs. W. Hay, Miss J. McLean, Mrs. J. Bar- ron, Mrs. Harry Charters, Mrs. J. W. Free. Receptionists: Mrs, E. H. Close, Mrs: John MacTavish and Mi's. John Beattie. Secretary: Mrs. Reg. ICerslako, Assts., Mrs. Kenneth Campbell, Mrs. E. 0, Boswell and. Mrs. F. W. Wigg, Donors, with number after name indicating number of donations., Seaforth: H. E. Smith 6, David sone, Emmanuel Emmanuel Albricht 6, James A. Stewart 5, Arthur Golding 3, Ed. Mc- Iver, Mrs. Wm, Hart 3, Mrs, Jack F. Scott 4, Ira H. Weedmark 3, George Hildebrand 2, Garnett McClinchey 4, Dalton L. Reid 5, Mrs. Lena Belly 3, Helmer Snell 5, Archie Hubert 3, Isa- bel Anderson 2, Lorne Dale 3, Lt. Hazel Waterston 4, Mrs. John Gallop 4, Frank Seale, Ross J. Sproat, Mil- dred. Swan 3, Ella Armstrong 4, Lloyd Storey, J. Wesley Free, Mrs. Jack Cameron 2, Ross Sava.uge 7, Ralph McFadden 7, Beverley Christie 7, George Johnston 8. Rural Seaforth: Lloyd Haney, James Devereaux 2, Harold Rice 6, tgaitlichael 4, Mrs. Jos. Grummett 3, Ilbbeph Anderson 3, John Anderson 3, Mrs. Dale Nixon 4, Arthur u h Varley Y , Mrs. Arthur Varley 4, Gordon Reyn- olds $ Mrs Frank Storey 4, Gordon Papple 4, Mrs. James T. Scott 5, Stewart Dolmage 5, David McLean 5, Frank Storey 2, Mrs. George Eaton 5, Mary Thompson 3, Mrs, Bert Haney 3, Bert Haney 3, Joseph Kale 5, Jean McMichael 2, George Blake 5, Michael Murray 6, Ruth Carnochan 5, Mrs. Paul Doig 3, Allister Broadfoot 4, Eric Doig 2, Angus Kennedy 5, Lorne Mc- Cracken 4, Joseph Malone 3, Andrew A. Moore 2, William Dapple 3, Arthur Anderson 6, Ross McGregor 6, Worden Haney 7, Irvin Trewartha 7, Arnold Lamont 7, Harold ,Tackson 3, Egmondville: Edward Brown 8, Mrs. Alex Lillico 5, Walton: Bessie Davidson 3, Win. Leeming 4, Mrs. Joseph Thornton 2, Mae Smith 4, Campbel Wey 6, Wm. Leeming 6, Ruth McLure 5, Dave on 3, Walter'Sbortreed 4, Wal. Murray, MPs, John Sharman 8, Mrs. Alex Dennis 4, James Williamson 3, James Hogg 4, Dominic Murray 2, Robt. McLure, Tennie Dennis, Mrs, Thomas Storey 3, Win. Manley 3, Mervin Manley, Mrs, James Coutts 3, Mrs, Earl Meehan, Pearl Thorne•, Gordon Murray 2, Gus Johnson, ,lack Kella' 3, Wiliam Dundas, Willis Dun- dee 6, George Smith 6, Douglas Ennis 7, Gordon Blanchard 7, Iliram Blanch- ard 7, HensalL George Hess 5, Mrs, Jean Boyd 5, Dr. A. R. Campbell 3, Mrs. George Hess 3, Ross Love 3, Mrs. Har- ry Faber, Mrs. Nelle McEwen 2, Mrs. Mary Buchanan 2, Mrs. Thomas Lav- ender, Mrs. Fred Bonthron 2, Thomas Sheritt 6, Eldon Ja•rott 6, Mrs. James Sangster, Kippen: Glenn Slavin 3, Wm. Mc- Kenzie 2, Alex McBeth, John Jarrott 5, George Glenn 5, Ernest Whitehouse 2, Harvey Jacobi 5, Robert McLaugh- lan 5, Arthur Traquair 6, Wm. Kyle6, Brucefield: Ethel Wilson 4, Mrs, A. J. Mustard 5, Grace Dalrymple 4, Glenn Swan 5, Gordon Elliott 5, Arthur Wright 2„ Cromarty: James Kerr 5, Mrs, Leon- ard Houghton, Wilma Hamilton 3, Nelson Howe 7, James Hoggarth 5, Mrs. Duncan McKellar. Staffa: Roy McDonald 2, Clifton Miller 3, Wilbert Glanville, Gerald Agar 5. Dublin: Robert McKe'ohei' 5, John Pryce 5,, Thomas Butters. . Londesboro: John Taylor 2, Oliver Anderson 3, James Jamieson 3, Mrs. Wm, Jewitt 2, George Hoggart 6, James Nellans 7. Blyth: Jack Bryans 5, Ernest Toll 3, Gerald Watson 2, Stewart McCall 6, Harvey Johnson 5. Brussels: Alvin McDonald 2, Ray, Houston 4. Fauna: John Keys 5, Murvin John- ston 5, Mrs. Helen Clark 3. Zurich: Douglas Robinson 5, .Anson McKinley 2. WALTON The death occurred in Scott Memorial Hospital. Seaforth, an Sunday., April 21rd, of Mabel Irene Campbell, beloved wife of Charles Mann, of Hallen township, The lite Mrs. Mann had been ill for the past tour months with :r heart condition. Born in Wal- ton, the daughter of Mr,' and Mas. John Campbell, she was a resident of litllled Township. The deceased was identified with Ontario Street United Church, Clinton..' Surviving besides her husband and parents, are four brothers, Ernie, Jack of Westlocla, Alta„ Joe of Walton, and Jim of Peta- wawa, and three sisters, Tana (Mrs. Povey) of Edmondton ; Minnie (Mrs, Sutherland, of Breton, Alta.; and Susie, a half sister (Mrs, Alex MiEwing)) of Markel, The funeral service was held at her late residence, in Mullett township, Rev, G. G..Bnrton conducted the services at the 'home end the graveside. The pallbearers were Messrs. Wilfred Glazier, Arnold Jamieson, Raymond Jamieson, Charles Dale, Frank Fowler. and Elgin Nott,' Interment was made in Clinton cemetery, Sgt, James, Campbell. of Petawawa was home attending the funeral of his sister, Mrs, Chas. Mann and aleh spent a few days with his brother, Mr. Joseph Campbell. "Tramps make their clothes last an incredible time," says an instit - tion official. The reason for this may be that a rolling stone gathers no moths. -Montreal Star. Want and For Sale Ads, 1 week 25ei HURON, PRESBYTERIAL Continued from last week The offettory prayer was given by ..Mrs. Jenkins of Blyth and closing .prayer by. Mrs. W. McVILLIe of Westfield During . the noonhour greetings were brought from the. Woman's Association by Mrs. W, M. Aitken to which Mrs: Menzies of Lendesbaro replied. Mrs. H. Currie and Mrs, C. '1avener led in the afternoon worship service, the .theme of which vas "Dedication to advance in co-oper- ation with the world Church". Tribute was Paid to forty-one members who have passed on during the past yea' hr an impressive "In Memoriam" Service conducted by Mrs. Hugh. Wilson. This Presbyterial was very happy and very proud to welcome as guest speakers two mis- sionaries recently returned from Lhe Orient and both of wham are natives of our county, namely, Mies Caroline Wellwood R.N. and Miss Sybil Courtice. Miss-Wsilwood who has, completed thirty - sic years of service in West China spoke first, The theme of her address was based an how splendidly Christ's work is being carried out in the midst of the tragedy in war-torn China,. She spoke of the tremendous task of housing and of finding food that faced them when thirty millions migrated into, West China, also of the great hardship caused when their hospital at Chengtu was burned. But In spite of all difficulties, great work has been done, not only by the missionaries but by the Chinese ahrtstians in ,public health courses, in caring for beggar boys, in. Baby Welfare clin- ics, eta Among other things Chinese Chris- tian loaders have prayed for greater manta' strength and for courage to correct their mis- takes. She challenged the W.M.S. to pray for these blessings also. Miss Cocutiee whose field was in Japan, told how the church of Christ in Japan is carrying on and how the women of Japan. ask the women pf Canada not to lose hope in their Christian work there. They ask especial- ly for our prayers in carrying on during this difficult period. During this session two beautiful solos were rendered, ane by Mrs. Hers and the other by Mrs. R. Lawson, both of Clinton. Mrs. Colin Fingland of Walton dedicated the offering.. Greetings were extended from Presbytery bit Rev. M, V, Workman, Seaforth, Rev. G. C. Burton, Clinton, installed the -officers for the ensuing .year after which Mrs. G. Dunlop, Hargrave, brought in the report of the Reso- lutions and Courtesy Committee. This very helpful and enjoyable convention was brought to a close with prayer by .Rev. Workman. The following is the list of officers elected for 1944: Hon. Pres., Mrs, A. W. Gardiner, Egmondville; Past Pres., Mrs. R. G. Ilor, Fordwlch1 Pres., Mrs. Tavenor, Bluevale; 1st Vice Pres„ Mrs. H. Wilson, Brussels; 2nd Vice Paas., Mrs. Roy Lawson, Seaforth: ()rd Vice Pres., Mrs. H. Currin, Benmiller; 4th Vice Pres„ Mrs. C. W. Christie, Exeter; Sec- retary of Evening Auxiliaries, Mrs. W. J. Greer, Wingham; Secretory or groups, Miss Gertrude Worthy, Goderich ; Sec- retary of Mission Circles, Mrs, Howard Rob- ertson, Goderich ; Secretary of Mission Bunds, Mrs. H. Kirkby, Walton; Secretary of Baby Bands, Mrs. Peal ?riddle. Goderich ; Record- ing secretary Miss M. H. Milne, Blyth; Cor- responding secretory, Mrs. P. G. Penworden, Centralia; Treasurer, Miss Maude Wlltsc, Clinton; Christian Stewardship Secretary, Mrs. J. C. Britton, Clinton; Supply Seetetary, Mr's. J. Colelough, Byth ; Community Friend- ship Secretary. Mies M Ellis, Hens ll Mis- sionary Monthly Secretcuy. Mrs. W, Pickard, Clinton; Temperance Secretary Mrs. Fal Mille Walton Literature Secretary Mao R Rotten Exeter .Associate Meiners' Secretory Mrs. L. Wighnman. \Vingham; Press Secre- tary, Miss Caroline Wellwood, Winghnm, Aleutian Islands If anybody ever went to the Aleut- ian Islands on a pleasure trip we haven't heard of hip. That archi- pelago of 1,650 miles thrusting across the top o1 the Pacific toward Japan isn't a pleasant place to go to. Noir is there anything pacific about it. Corey Ford, who wrote the book "Short Cut to Tokyo," went there recently but it was a strictly business trip. He de- scribes the Aleutians as a region as remote as Mars, and almost as lm - inhabitable. Not only is there bad weather up there, it seems to be the factory where much of the nastiest weather is manufactured. Day and night. the wind wails lace a demented banshee. Soaking rain, dense fog, snow and sleet all feel equally at home there. Volcanoes belch their smoke against the gloomy skies and soot settles on the glaciers that nestle beside them. Pounding surf and the screech of sea birds make the grins music of that northern desolation. There is nothing in the chain of is- lands to hold the wanderer - unless it is the mud. Mud, thick, wet, cold clinging mud, stick: enough to hold a tank, Apart from that only business will hold men on the Aleutians, Business, grim business, brought the Japanese to the islands: Look at the map. Alaska bear a grotesque likeness to the profile of Uncle Sam; the Aleut- ians to his long -neglected chin whiskers, And the tip of the whisk- ers, Attu Island, is only about 700 miles from the important: Japanese naval base at Pa'amashm'i in the Ku - riles: It was no playful m'ge to pull those whiskers that sent Nipponese land, sea and air fighters to Attu, Kidea, and others of the group. They had promised that Japan would dic- tate peace terms to the'United States in the White House, They had assur- ance' enough to believe it, and that nature had provided the stepping- stone islands to help them seize the richn a Business iize of North America. B i 's equally grim sent the men, ships and planes of the United States and Can- ada to the Aleutians, too. It was to 41 blast the Japs from the islands, end the threat of invasion, and help clear the path for a short cut to Tokyo. They made a :thorough job of it, our fighters on the loneliest and grin-' rest of the battlefronts. But the spot- light.is so busy shining on the Medi- terranean and the Ukraine that the glorious work in the Aleutians, ,per- haps, was a bit obscured. Ideas about those islands have al- ways been on the foggy side. Some of , the gloo tubas been rolled away by Corey Ford's little book. He correct- ed the impression that no trees grow on the Aleutians. There is a solitary specimen flourishing on Unnak Is- land, Two U.S. army pilots flew it in from the Alaska mainland, plant it and built a protective stockade around it with sign complete: "Um- nak National Forest." Soldiers stand and stare at it, It's a little touch of home, this lone tree, in more than a thousand miles. 00 course there are living things there, Bird life is there in concentrations that callenge be- lief Sometimes the blast of a ship's steam siren will make a cliff explode into a million whirring wings of white, the wings of Pacific kitti- wakes. Petrels, crested anklets and glaucous -winged gulls - most beauti- ful of the species - are present in numbers that would make an adding machine crack up under the strain. And the fat puffin and soty albatoross blink sleepily at the intruding ship. On the beaches, smeared with the purple of volcanic ash, seals and sea - lions snort their protests at the visitor. These furry, creatures, the seals and sea otters, brought men on busi- ness to the Aleutians too, for genera- tions past, Russians were first on the Job hunting the once plentiful sea - otters for the furs that brought and still bring fabulous prices, It was a Russian, Commander Vitus Bering, whose name was given to the north- ern sea and who discovered the is- lands in 1741, Japanese, British and American, as well as Russian fin' hunters have shared the fur trade there since then, There is evidence that the Aleuts, natives of the is- lands, had a history of inter -tribal strife before the conning of Bering; violence and bloodshed have been tragically common in the two cent- uries following his discovery. When the Japanese made their fut- ile attempt to get at North America via the Aleutians, they were follow- ing an ancient trail. It was over this bridge of stepping -stones, scholars believe, that a mighty migration from Asia once occurred. Our own North American Indians came that way. Likely enough, the Aztecs and the Incas of Peru arrived by the same route. More than once the theory has been advanced that even wanderers from Egypt may have reached the. "Out Of This World -In Reno" By Inez Robb. The fantastic story of life, liberty and the pursuit of alimony in America's dizzy divorce capital. Read -in The American Weekly with this Sunday's (May 14) issue of The Detroit Sunday Times -Inez Robb's absorbing -story of the amazing antics of Reno's divorce seekers, who are never too young or too old to try their luck with love again, Get The Detroit Sunday Times. Housewife '(to tramp): "Cake? Isn't bread good enough for you'?" Tramp: "es, ma'am, but today's my birthday,"-Bloomile] d Works News, Want and For Sale ads 3 weeks 50c 5TH GURKHA REGIMENT IN ITALY FREE! Our 1944 Catalogue . . 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Port Burwell, Ont. INDIAN GUNNER ON THE 8TH ARMY FRONT, ITALY High Banal s for Heroic Canadian Pacific Sailors • 1 � 1 /j> 9 latll singing to 41 the awards for heroism which Canadian Paci- fic seagoing personnel has won in this war these officers have been honored by the King ":for good services" in vessels from among the 20 Canadian Pacific ships taken over by the Admiralty since 1939. They are from among the 4,488 company men now on Admiralty service, with an additional 1,010 on "Mont" ships being used as armed cruisers and 101 in shore posts. Of the 18 ocean liners and fast -freighters and the two Brit- ish Columbia Coast Service ves- sels in which they went to war nine have been announced as lost -:two from the peacetime Pacific fleet, four from Atlantic runs and one from the coast service, Three Officers of the Order of the British Empire, four Mem- bers of the same Order a11tl three commendations for their actions under attack make up the latest list which follows an earlier sum- mary showing 31 .decorations and mentions in despatches. The new names on the com- pany's honor roll of the sea are: Capt. R. A. Leicester, 0.B.E., (1), master of .a vessel sunk in the Mediterranean with Engineer Officers Edward E. Stewart (65' and William B. Harris ('7), both of Victoria, )vinning M,B.E,'s in the same action, all three decorations for minimizing loss of life, Chief Officer Donald Smith, 0.B.E., of Vancouver, (2), and First Officer Leonard Johnston, M.B.E., of Vancouver, (5), who guided 41 refugees to safety in Batavia after the Empress of Asia in which they served had been gutted and sunk by the Japs off Singapore. Chief Engineer William Neilson, 0.B.E., of Victoria, (8), and Capt. L. C. Barry, M.B.E., (4), for more than two years of con- tinuous operation in dangerous waters, Capt. George Goold (8) and Chief Officer John St. Claire Clarke, (9), both of Vancouver, and Chief Engineer D. Cowper (10), for good services when the Empress of Canada was torpedoed and sunk by the Italians off Free- town, West Africa.