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The Seaforth News, 1944-05-25, Page 111,111111,11;11,111114,1111.111111111111.1111111111111„111111111111,111111111 AN 'AIRMAN'S LAST PRAYER Almighty and all -present Power Snort is Lha Drayer I -make to Thee, -1 'do not oak is battle lour Per any shield to cover me. Tho vast unalterable way Prom which' the stars do not depart Maynot be turnedaside to stay The Wet flying to my heart. ma1111.111nnauabnuuuuumu1;111un1iu1uu11uwl HURON COUNTY'SLEADING NEWSPAPER ,1111,1111111,11,11,,,1,11„11111111,III„11111,1111111111u,111111011117111, help to st•ikO my. for, I .0?. P.'.1 tx Victory here. ' Plittmy 1 hate, 1 farm '1", ,b.1, art deal, rat his 1 in v Bo 111 my side deal h ,. driving' 110aughthe sky. ix (Amish who Inc us also died. T,, trh me -thr way 'hat I should die. 11,111...111,1„1,111„f lui 1111111111111.111171111101.111111111111110011 WHOLE SERIES, VOL, 67, No. 21 SHAPORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944 Phone 84 $1 a year BAND HOLDS . SOCIAL EVENING The Seaforth Highlanders band held a social evening for meanbers of the band Friday evening; in the band hall, After a short band prac- tice uncles the direction of Band Leader E. el. Close, games of cro'kin- ole were enjoyed. The winners were Miss Louelia Hopper and Harold Pryce. Lunch was served. Among the members of the band who attended were Jean Pryce, Beth Campbell, Helen Smith, Lois Finni- gan, Mary Mackenzie, 'Louise Case, Louella Hopper, Alice 1Vlclver, June Shaw, Marjorie Golding, Maxine Me - Brien, Betty Dale, Ann Eckert, Neil Beattie, Don. Munn, Don Brightrall; Kenneth Hart, Ronald Sills, Stewart Henderson, Gerald Meir,, Harold: Pryce, Oliver' Pryce, Leslie Pryce, Don. Smith, Archie Hubert, George Hildebrand, Donald Mackay. ATTEND GRADUATION OF DR. FRIEL STEWART Mrs. Charles Stewart, Jean and Don were in London attending the graduation on May 17th of Dr. Friel Stewart at the University of Western Ontario as Doctor of Med- icine, edicine, Dr. Stewart, who is a son of Mos. Stewart of Seaforth anti the late Charles Stewart, of Stewart Bros., is interning at St. Joseph's Hospital, London. ATTENDED SYNOD Attending the Synod of the Diocese of Huron last week were Messrs. H. G. Meir (president of the Diocesan Laymen's Association), Wm. Archi- bald, Frank Allen (Dublin), and the Rector of St. Thomas Church. Dr. Burford and Mr. Meir were re-elect- ed e-elected to the executive committee of the' Diocese and were also elected mem- bers of the Provincial Synod, 'blue coal'; ISE SOLID FUEL FOR SOLID COMFORT E. L. BOX PHONE 43 Northside United Church Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister. 10 a,m. Sunday School. 11 a.m. "Signs of the Heavenly, 130ra1," 7 p.m. "rhe Supreme Spiritual Gift," Thursday 7.46 p.m. Prayer Service, Welcome to these services, Egmondville- United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A„B.D. 10.30 a.1n,, Sunday School. 11.30 a.m„ 'Struggling Upward.' 7 p.m, "A Peaceful Benediction." St. Thomas Church Rector: Rev. Dr. Hurford. 11 a,m, "Whitsuu and the Rebirth of the Church" 7 p.m. "The Holy Spirit's Work." Sunday School at 10 a.m. The Festival of Whitsun has ale ways been one of the great chtu'ch festivals because it is the commem- oration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2). St. Mary's Church, Dublin - 2,25 p•nt. Sunday School. 3 p.m. "The Rebirthofthe Church" The Salvation Army Special, Meetings. Lieut, Colonel and Mrs. F. Riches, Divisional Com- mander of London & 'Windsor Divi- sion, Sunday, May 28, 1944. 11 a.rn. 3 pan, 7 p.m. Special Swearing4u Meeting. Welcome to all. KIPPEN Tuckersmith Residents Honored 'by Friends Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams and Dau- ghter Neighbors and friends on Thurs- day evening May' 18th gathered at the home of Me. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, who will move shortly to their new home in Seaforth. The evening was spent in carols and Glanc- ing and a very nice lunch was served by the ladies in charge after which en address and presentation was made of a clock, electric iron and lamp to Mr, and Mrs. Williams and to Cecelia, a beautiful gold chain and locket. Mr. Roy Connell and Mr. Frank Williams made the presenta- tion and Mrs. Mike Williams present- ed Miss Cecelia. The address was read by Mr. Jas. Doig. Mr. Williams made a suitable reply. The address was as follows: Mr. and Mr's. Thomas Williams and Cecelia, We your friends and neighbor's, abruptly tak• - en by surprise by your so sudden decision to leave this conmiunity but fortunately not going so far away as to pass from our immediate circle completely, have gathered here to congratulate you and at the same time to express our: regrets at your leaving the old home that has always hacl welcome on the doorsteps for so many years. You are leaving us with pleasant recollections of always kindness and good neighborliness being your first thought. We all sin- cerely hope that many more years will pass as pleasantly as they,have in the past and we take this oppor- tunity to ppor-tunity'to tell you that at every single home the doors will always swing in for you all whenever you can come. And now, to express our good wishes and to commemorate this occasion we ask you to accept these gifts hop- ing they will find a place in your hone, reminding you of all your old neighbors and friends whose best wishes follow you and hope you can come back and call on us anytime as as +6e will consider it always an hon- or and privilege to be a neighbor to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams and Cecelia. Signed on behalf of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Fred 'Parsons and Walter and Mrs. G. E. Thompson visited on Sunday with Mr. W. Thomson. Mrs. Parsons, Walter, and Mrs. Thomson are remaining for a' few days. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jaques and family of Cromarty visited with Mr. and Mrs, Archie Parsons on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Dining of Lon- don ondon visited on Sunday with the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. Alex' antler. Mrs. S. Baird and son of Bruce - field visited on Sunday with her fa- ther, Mr. R. J. Cooper.Mr, and Mrs. W, Horsley and Mrs, A. Gackstetter visited on Sunday with Mrs. Mary Stacey of Exeter.. Mr, Wilmer Ferguson of Thames Road visited on Sunday with friends here. Mr, and Mrs, John McMurtrie of Hensel' visited 011 Sunday with Kip - pen friends. - Mrs W.. Caldwell was operated on for appendicitis in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, last week. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. ,Tack Horton aril Mrs. Louise Horton, all of. Oshawa, visited at the home of Mrs. Susan and Orville Workman. EVE INJURED Charles. Riley, caretaker of the rink, suffered a severe injury to his eye last week. He was fixing the brakes roma '0.181' when pressure sud- denly applied to the brakes caused the brake fluid to enter the eye with tremendous force, causing injury. HURON COUNTY VICTORY LOAN FIGURES lV'nosh �V, , . Tuckersmith Zurich & Hay- W Brussels Goderich Tp. Turnberry Seaforth Vsborue iiiiii Clinton , Hallett - Goderich Town, Colborne Myth Exeter Stanley Winglxam \Vawanosh Aslifleld McKillop Grey - Morris Feen'n & Hay E Stephen E. ' Stephen W. .. , Ah• Schools WILCOX-WIGG A. lovely May wedding was solemn- ized Saturday afternoon in First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, whoa Marjory Bernice, slaughter at Mr, and Mrs, Fred W. Wigg, was melted in marriage to Arthur Frederick Wilcox, London, son of. Mrs. Wilcox and the late Frederick George Wil - cox, Vancouver, B.C. The front of the church was 13y Victor Lauriston in the London banked with sprays of apple and Free Press. cherry blossoms 110 front of which An inevitable feature of the West- the wedding ceremony was perform- ern- Ontario salt industry in its early ed by Rev. Hugh Jack, Soft music Y was played throughout by the organ- booclays was the sprmglng up of ist, Mrs. ,Milne Rennie, and during nummerous small Salt -producing enter - the signing of - the register, Miss Prises. Salt, like oil in those days, Early Salt Producers at Seaforth and Dublin Three Salt Plants Operated the 70's Gwendolyn Blacklegs, of London, was still a poor man "s game, even sang "Through the Years." though it promised untold riches, The bride, given in marriage by The Goderich Peroleum Co., which , her father, .was gowned , in white de eloped into the Goderich Salt; chiffon with slippersatin fitted bod- Works, the pioneer producing corn- A reception celebrating the home ice made with a sweetheart neckline pally, hacl been capitalized at only coming furlough of 'Second. Class and tiny satin -covered buttons. She $5,000, only $250 of which was paid Seaman, Dan R. Williams, was held worn her mother's wedding veil of int the outset. A single good well, at Staffa Hall, on May 16th, A large' French illusion net with a Mary driled at a far less cost than $5,000, crowd of friends danced to the ex- Queen of Scot headdress, and carried -would produce enough brine to op- cellent orchestration of Angus 191c - scarlet carnations. ergo a fairsized plant. Kair and band. A good time was RED CROSS NOTES Re- Hoine Nursing. Would those who are interested in the Home Nursing Course get in touch with Miss 111, Wilson of the ' hospital or Mrs, E. 17. Close as 50010 as \possible. We are hoping that all who have started this course will continue and complete it, and get their certifi- cates and pins. Any others who are interested and would like to start this course may do so by calling either of these two ladies. We would like this to include all units. Don't forget the show "Lifebouy Follies" to be presented in Cardno's hall, June lst. Tickets are on sale , so get yours early. DUBLIN The maid of honor, 193155 Jean So it was possible, in almost any had by all. Frank Williams delivered Stewart, Seaforth, wore a gown of community in the. Huron Tract, for a presentation speech as Wm, McMil- forget-ate-not blue taffeta made with a gxou.p of local capitalists -the roil- lan extended a purse of money and full skirt and sweetheart neckline. ler, the banker, tite lawyer and the Dan made his first public appear - Her headdress was a Juliet cap of storekeeper -to get together, form a ance, graciously acknowledging this velvet flowers with finger-tip veil• company and drill for salt. Quite gift from his friends. He will return She tallied white carnations and often a partnership of two, or a to the Great Lakes Naval Base, Tile sweet peas, The bridesmaid, Miss Elizabeth Smith, 1VRGNS., Halifax, single individual, would drill Bois, May 22n0to await further or - wore a gown similar to that of the -Unlike oil, it was not an enterprise dere. Following is the address: Dear maid of horror in daffodil yellow taff- that called for continuous drilling to Dari. It is indeed a pleasure for us eta, with matchingheaddress and maintain production. The salt beds gathered here to -night to welcome carried. white flowers, 1 were enormous in extent. So nor -you back home from your initial The groom wore the traditional ? rod serge to the Royal Canadian ible, They were not that, of course, where as a member of the U. S. Mounted Police as did the ushers, but they are still producing, and with Navy, you have spent several weeks John McMillan and William Green- continued production, their output gaining fundamental knowledge in wood. The groomsman was Alastair seems to increase rather than to de- the art of modern warfare. This ex - experience will pay good dividends when the three great naval power's: United States, Canada and Get. Brit- ain team up for the big push that will carry the United Nations' Flag right into -Tokyo. And now, before you set sail on the big ship, that will carry you' to the Seven Seas, where we know there will never be a dull moment,. allow us, your friends and pals, to oin in wishing you Bon Voy- nous, people termed them inexhaust- training at Great Lakes, Illinois, Wigg', RCAF., Vancouver, brother of cline. the bride. - 1 Seaforth is near the eastern fringe Guests were received at the home of the salt -producing area, but Sea - of the bride's patients, Goderich forth at one time, when the boom street, Mrs. Wigg wearing aqua wee still young had no less than crepe with hat of French flowers and three salt plants -not to mention a corsage bouquet of Briarcliff roses plant at Carx•onbrook (now Dublin) and sweet peas. spry six miles away, and which was The young couple left ve 0 motor one of the most famous of them all: trip to Muskoka, a cinnamon Por traveling, the In the early '70's, salt was king in bride wore a cinnamon brown suit Seaforth, just as it was in Goderich. with dark brown accessories and And the king of the Seaforth salt gardenias. On their return they will plants was probably the Seaforth reside in London. I Salt Works, owned by Coleman & Guests were present from Oshawa., Gouinlock. This enterprising firm, as Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Sas- the name of the plant -indicates, katoon, Brantford, London,' Halifax +vgs the pioneer in the business. The and Stratford. date when the first well was drilled HAND INJURED is uncertain, but it appears to have Emmett M 1 McKillop p ' been completed in 1868. This would indicate that Coleman & G • I ch mme a one 1 c r o em- 2 cum o Quota Snbspirs % ployee at the Hesky tlarc ,mill, was started their well about the time Saul admitted to Scotts Memorial Hospft- Platt's well at Saltford got into pro- 67,000 85,850 128 al late Friday night suffering from duction. 1 98:000 124,700 127, 58,000 100,800 115 a badly torn thumb. While engaged 1 Naturally, being the first company 74,000 36,300 115 on the night shift of the flax mill, to procluce, Coleman & Gouinlock 52,000 91,650 111 Mr.Malone attempted to replace a' styled their plant the Seaforth Salt 74,000 81,900 110 belt on a machine when his 'thumb , Works, 230,000 240,350 109 became entangled in the belt, sever- 1 In no great time, salt became 163,000 178;000 100 ing the skin from the thumb. Later, In great industry. Other then 97,000 104,650 107 Sea - in the hospital it was found neces-drilled wells, struck :alt, and built 176,000 187,950 106 sary to graft skin to the injured plants. Grey, - Young & Sperling 98,000 103;100 105 member. stetted the Eclipse Salt Works, The 425,000 446,050 104 'Merchants Salt Co. vas another von - 98,000 07,150 104 HENSALL I tore, with a man named Armitage as 45,000 46050 102 1 nranagex', 147,000 149,150 101 ` Henry Horton died. Tuesday at Like most of the early ventures. 99 000 100,350 10,1. i his Monte in Hensel' in his 80th these were comparatively small 187,000 189,360 101 year. He was a retired school teach- plants; .their combined capacity was 67,000 67,650 100 er and was born in Hensall., teach- perhaps 1,000 barrels a day. But the 100,000 100,700 100 ing for thirty years at Egnlondville, .industry employed something like 94000 14000 100, ,tlsborne-township, Port Albert, Ash- '1'25 workmen, running two shifts. 1141000 114;600 100 0- field and Cairns, Alta. He farmed For the demand for salt was steady: 91,000 91,100 101' for a number of years at Brucefield, and the Huron plants at the outset 9S,000 50,600 81.1 retiring to Honsall about fifteen lead all America for a maxtltet. 64.000 5^x,300 89 ear's ago. An 'active member of the 1 Actually, the greater part of the G3 United Clnu'c1, he was clerk of the salt from Seaforth scenes to have 160 600 261 900 1 64,000 51,550 80 y d Toronto , tl as session for 11 years resigrnng two been shipped to -sell, $3,000,000 3,310,550 ) years ago because of ill health. His now, the great distributing centre Percentage of quota foe county 1089' i wife shed ten years ago and he is for Ontario. The Seaforth companies, survived by two cletugbters, Mrs. W. like those at Goderich, had, however, Alta. Mrs. Grace special fine brands, in addition to '_Hiss Margaret .Dorensty n, Toron- ENGAGEMENT Mr, and Mrs. William Ellett an- pounce n. pounce the engagement of their daughter, Ethel Ferguson Ellah, to Leading Aircraftman. David John Grieve, son of Dr. and Mrs. John Grieve, the wedding to take place at Munro, United Church June 1081). ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Anna Margaret, Reg.N.,. elder dau- ghter of Mrs. Wallace and the late William G. Wallace, to Robert Rat- cliffe Archibald, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Archibald. Marriage to take place early in June; ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Wan. R. Somerville wish to announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Anna Dickson. to Ralph Eldon McNichol, elder 5010 of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McNichol, Walton. The marriage to take place quietly in June. WITH OVERSEAS HOSPITAL Sec. Lieut. Hazel M. Dixon, daugh- ter of Mr, George J. Dixon:, of Sea - forth., is attached to an overseas hospital nnit of the RQAMC. Miss Dixon lived in Toronto at the time of Iter enlistment last January. She has served. at London and Ipperwash military hospitals, Legion Euchre and Dance Successful age, smooth sailing and a successful career -in your chosen profession. We ask you to accept this gift of Gold to use for better or worse, and to , purchase with same a souvenir which may recall pleasant memories of all Your friends here to -night. We join in wishing you Good Luck. A farewell party was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs• Thomas Wil- liams at their home on May 18, prior to their moving to their new:home in Seaforth, Presentation was made of a clock, electric iron and lamp to Mr. and Mrs. Williams and a locket and -chain to Miss Cecelia, Eleven little girls and boys re- eeived their First Communion at St. Patrick's Chervil on Sunday morn- ing. Rev, Dr, Ffoulkes ,preached a special sermon for the occasion. The -first cominunicents were d'attick Costello Teresa Feeney. - Bettie Kramers, Joan McLauighlin, - Joseph Givlin, Jo--Oph Holland, Bobby Cron- in. Primes Flannery, Bobbi. Felly, Robert Murray, Robert Finnegan. Rev, Louis Phobia of London. with hie sister. eI o, \Viiliem Lane. - Miss Pose Foo mer. Toronto, with her ,pother, Mrs. Kathl,•cn Feeney. John hratuskopf, Mis.; Rose Kraus - I opf, Mx. and 311 Marry Kraus - kalif and two children, of Detroit, with Me. and Sits. Walter Carpen- ter. Louiss3. Looby, Toronto, with his mother, Mos, A. el. Looby. Miss Mary Coyne, Tilsonburg, with her mother, Mrs, -M. Coyne, Wrist Watches of Merit We have been very for- tunate in securing a large number of the "Pieree Para - shock" Wrist Watch. This is a watch which combines excellent appearance, com- pact -size, tine time keeping quality and Iong service in a very reasonable price. 15 Jewels, Waterproof, Shockproof, Non magnetic, with' assorted styles and dials at 24.75 plus Luxury Tax We recommend this watch after careful tests. Fred S. Savauge Opposite Post Office Seaforth Phone 194 Res. 10 PEARSON GRIEVE DIES SUDDENLY AT BUFFALO Dr. John Grieve received a mess- age froin Buffalo that his oldest son, \'lrilliam Pearson Grieve, had dropped dead at his Ixoxne at Buffalo, N.Y.. Fifty-two year's of age, the deceased w05 a veteran 02 the First Great War, having gone overseas with the 161st Battalion and was shell shock- ed hock ed and gassed. He is survived by his wife and two sons, 14 and 12 years of age. Funeral arrangements have H. Mears, Hayter; Harpole, Hensall; two sons, Harry, common grade; aria small quantities to, with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kram - Hensel]; Jarvis, ilrucefield; a sister, of these special brands of salt were els, Mss, Sarah Broadfoot, Stanley twp. ; shipped as far east as St. John and miss Nellie Doyle, Reg.N„ Toron- Sherbourne Street United Church Halifax. to, with her mother, -Mrs. B. Doyle. The Seaforth seem, how- Miss Margaret McLaughlin. Sea - Toronto, was the scene of a wedd- S plantsg in when Margaret Catherine Shil- ever, 'to have been pretty well forth, with Mr. and Mrs. Michael g ' and Mee. John I eclipsed bythe venture launched, in 1'1cLo.ue,hlin. ton, daughter of NIr, ai d M p T Shilt t of Toronto became the the early '70's, at the hamlet of Car i Seaman Michael McGrath, Toron- bride of Rev. Robert A. G. Pass ronbrook by Joseph Kidd, one of the to, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. more, of.Melita, Man.,' son of Mr. I great figures of the salt industry in Patrick McGrath. and Mrs. John Passmore, Of Hen- the boon days. I AC2 Gerald Holland, Toronto, and sall, Rev, R. C. Chalmers, RA., D. ( Carronbroolc was about six miles Pte. Stephen Holland, Chatham, with Th„ officiated. Given in marriage by from Seaforth, with, it seems, a good relatives here. her father, the bride wore a floor- admixture of Irish in its sparse pop-' Gni Joseph Krauskopf, of Camp length gown of white silk jersey with uiation. At one time and another Borden, with his father', Leo Kraus - train and long veil and shirred Jul- , some famous faction fights were , kopf, let cap with seed pearls. Her bridal I staged there. Kidd was the tutelary 1 Miss Patricia Holland, Stratford, bouquet was a cascade of white car-; genius of the place, He owned the with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Flynn. nations, white sweet peas, and babys sawmill, the flour null, the store -or Flt. Sgt, Frank Osborne and Mrs, breath. Miss Ann Elizabeth Shilton at least the biggest store, In fact, Osborne, St. Thomas, anti Miss Mar - of Toronto was her s'ister's inaicl of Joseph Kidd and Carronbrook were ion Meagher, London, with Mr. and honour. Bridesmaids .were Mrs Jas, pretty well synonymous. i Mrs. John Meagher. Murray and Miss Jean Jupp of Tor- Kidd was, 'in fact, a man fit to ' Mrs. Janes Shea and Mr's. Martin onto; Mr. Edison Forrest of Hensall rank with Samuel Platt, the father Klinithainer in London, • ttended the 'r001n. Following the of the industry, and Peter MacEwan, l Miss Marie Keauskopf, London, a g y' with her mother, Mrs. Louis Kraus - reception held at Wymilwood, at its outstanding expert; and he pos.. Park, Toronto, the couple' sessed some of the qualities of both kopf. left for a wedding trip to London) these risen. On the one hand he was Miss bIargaret. h,mauslcopf, Kxlc'lt- and Hensall, the 'bride changing to 4 equipped with a deal of Platt's stir- eller, spent the week end with her a turquoise eine embroidered two-. dy tenacity; on the other he posses- parents, Mr, and Mrs. Apert Kraus - piece shit with brown hat, shoes sed at least smattering' of Mac- kopf. and gloves. Rev. and Mrs. Robert 1 Ewan's Mechanical and inventive Passmore will live at Melita, Man. genius. Mr, Wm, Cook of London spent With salt being produced eontnter- the holiday with his mother, Mr's. cially, not merely utiles away at God- Catharine Devlin. Miss Mary Hemphill spent holiday with her parents, Me. I Mrs. A, W. E. Hemphill. The prize winners at the recent very successful euchre and dance under the auspices of the Canadian Legion were: Ladies, games, Mrs Wesley Free; lone hands, Miss Do othy Parke; men, games, Hh•anm Shannon; lone hands, Joseph Dol mage. The Legion wishes to expres thanks to Misses Doris Ferguson and Lois Whitney for solos rendered Mrs. GladsGlade=Campbell, Toronto, wh very kindly accompanied on th piano, and thanks to Mr, John Crich for a nice donation. Mrs. Reber Strong won the door prize, Dor BRUCEFIELD the and On Tiuu'sday evening, Max' 25th, a free denoonstration of the Minshall 0 is to be given in Brucefie' c op, - United Church at 3.30 pale This has strThe stories' of 1Ridd's enterprise s been 'arranged by the organ commit- tee of the .congregation at the re- vary they agree chiefly on the one know but close at hand in -Seaforth, Joseph Kidd decided it was 1101)5 to get into the game himself, His first well, in the early '70's, or perhaps in the latter '60's, seems to have been drilled a short distance east of Car'- ronbsook, It yielded brine, but the brine was not sufficiently concen- trated to'provide a satisfactory mar- pornt that he didn't I ow when he 1 1 gginof profit over the cost of evapor- rgax0 e that as many of the congregation as ' quest of a congregational meeting `vas licked. After finishing his first o; field on March 22nd, It 1s desirable well he established an evaporation plant at Garronbrook. The brine possible take advantage of the op- yielded only .a little salt. Nothing t portunity to ]tear this organ in their own church. Continued on Page Bight not been completed. 1,11111111,111„1111111,1,11„11111a,1a III,,„1,11,1,11„ 11,11,1,114s,,fl PAT RAFFERTY, FAMOUS "DUMBELL" STAR, WITH "LIFEBUOY FOLLIES" 111",11,11U111,111,11111,1111111111111111111111i1,11111111111ttttt 1Q1{l Pat Rafferty, diminutive comed- ian who first won fame with Can- ada's famous Dumbeils, +vtll be one of the featured stars in Lever Bra tilers' soldier show, "The Lifebuoy Follies," which plays at Seaforth on Juxxe lst and Hensel). June' 2nd un- der Red Cross sponsorship. The one and only Pat is still the Number One king of comedy in this country. His mirth -provoking antics and happy hirnour have long been the delight of a million theatre- goer, on this continent and in Eng - laud. "I'm getting to be - a whiz at geography," saes Pat, between the "Dunbells" and the "Follies" ollies" I've dono so much travelling in Canada that I know practically every nook and cranny of hundseds of towns and cities across to country," I:a 1 pt for Calgary, +t here the Folin-- played to en open-air Audi- ence of 10.000 poopple, the Fail of 11113 narked the first time in its his tory that the show played to civilian audiences, "The Lifebuoy Follies," says Pat, "was • originally produced exprc .sly for the entei•tainntent of the armed forces, Late in 1043, Lever Bros,- decided to offer the ser- vices of the Follies free. of charge to Red Cross branches in towns 'teal: - enough camps not to interfere with their schedule of concerts at these camps. hethe rest'of e Pat says mug d rest the cast'are enjoying their peri'ornrances before civilian audiences. ''In. the last two years," he explains, "we've played to over a quarter of a mil- lion men in .uniform in Canada and Newfoundland, and I think it's sort of nice for the families of these lads to see the sort of entertainment the Lifebuoy Follies is providing them. And the Red Cross," he added, 'is such a worthy organization, its ac- tivities a>i•e so necessary, that we're all proud to be able to help raise money to aid it in carrying on its good work." Tickets are en sale at Keating's Pharmacy, Stewart Bros., Tasty Grill, SAvange's, Daly's Garage, Ex- positor office, Crich's Bakery and The Olde Forge Sandwich Shop. These tickets. plus ten cents. may be exchaneecl for reserved seats at Mc - Lindsey's Drug Store on or safter Monday, May 28th. CONSTANCE STANLEY Miss Ethel Dexter and friend Miss Bella Coleman, of Kitclenet', speut Recent real estate changes in- the week encs at the home of the elude: Mr. Ed Mesmer has sold his former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Austin farm on the Gosh.eti line to btr. Elton Dexter. Bender of Hay Twp. Mr, John Miss Mary Moore of Toronto, Keys, son of Mr. Artie Keys recent- spent the week -end with her brother ly purchased the farm of Mr. Robert The Wen. Moore. Reid on the Bayfield road. Miss Chrie Fermis and her sister Mr, and Mrs. James Barnes of Frances, of Brantford, spent the London, spent the week -end with week -end with Vie. and Mrs, leobt. friends here. - I Grimoldbt'. Mrs. F. Hobson and grandson Mr. and Mrs. Ellis of Sununerhill ;Arthur Hobson of St. Thomas, spent visited with Mr. and Mrs, Joe Riley the week -end with the former"s 518- ou .Sunday. ters end brothel's here. 1 Mrs. Joe Riley and Mrs. Frank Mrs. FI. Penhale scent last week Riley spent Monday with • their with her parents and sisters at Lon- mother, Mrs. George Cook, of Goder- don. ich Township. - Mr. Robert Penhale and Mr, Mrs. Wm. Britton is visiting with Harold Penbale lilotoeed to St her daughter, Mrs, Archie ;IIoggarth Thomas on Tuesday of this week, of Wellaceburg. a