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AFORTH, Friday, April 11, 1941,
War In. The. Balkans
That which Hitler tried by every
means to avert has come to pass.
There is war in the Balkans. To avoid
fighting on two fronts Germany by
every bullying method she could de-
vise, has tried to draw the Balkan
States into the Axis without fighting,
and she very nearly succeeded.
By the threat of war and exterm-
ination, Germany had already lined
up Rumania, Hungary and Bulgaria,
and if she had succeeded with Yugo-
slavia, Greece would have been en-
tirely isolated and compelled to make
peace.
But Yugoslavia could not be brib-
ed, co-erced or b,ullied into the Axis
ring, and her positive refusal and de-
termination to fight has been one of
the few bright spots in many months ,
from the Allied standpoint. It shows
that Hitler is not the unbeatable
giant, at least in the opinion of
Yugoslavia and Greece, two small
countries who must know at first
hand what their chances of success
are.
Germany has, therefore, been com-
pelled to do what she has always
feared to do, and that is, start a war
in the Balkans. Early Sunday morn-
ing she launched her armies against
Yugoslavia and- Greece, and if she
succeeds in her mighty thrust, she
will be all powerful in Europe, and
able to turn her whole might against
Britain.
But she has not yet succeeded. Nor
do we believe she will. But there is
this to remember: Germany is not
Italy; she is thoroughly prepared
with forces many times greater than
those she is fighting. And she is
First successes may be assured
her, but if Yugoslavia and Greece,
with the help of Britain and the
United States, can prolong the fight
into months or even weeks, it may
prove the turning point in the war.
Mussolini more than met his match
in Greece; Hitler may meet his in
Yugoslavia.
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Spring Roads
Spring, in—this district, is the sea-
son of bad roads, and in some years,
no roads, at all, other than pave-
ments. That, in' fact, was the situa-
tion .the first of this week, as far' as
Seaforth was concerned.
The approaches to this town from
the north, east and west are over,
.paved roads which' are open to traf-
fic all the year round, with the pos-
sible exception of a day or so if we
happen to etperience a real blizzard,
such as we had the middle of last
month.
The approach from the south, how-
ever, is different. Both these roads,
one running directly south and the
other directly west from Egmond--
ville to connect with No. 4 Highway
at Brucefield, are not hard surfaced,
• and the first of this week both roads
were barred to through traffic, be-
cause of the fact that the bottom
• had dropped out of them 'in places.
Even before that for a week or
two, no one trdvelled these roads un-
less forced to, because of their rough-
ness. That is not at all the fault of
the county road system, because no
gravel' road, under modern traffic
Conditions, isStrong enough to stand
40 Under spring weather conditions,
and very often under fall weather
Conditions either.
For that reason we believe the
town and adjoining, to-wnship coun-
cils would be well advised to very
Seriously petition the County Road
Commission to have the hard surfac-
ed road which now runs from Bay-
field to Brucefield, extended the five
Allies on to Egniondville, which
wouldgive the people from the south
soundroad in spring and
ustleM road in summer.
,ssibi1ity that would be
ie year, 4 might have been
- when this road was
ni'epared for hard Surfachig, if there
fearnot been a on the part' of
bridgenew over the
# -thin
dirt ne esslty.
This bridge, it is true, is too ,nar-
row for modern traffic, but at the •
same time we have the best of auth-
ority for .stating it is Structurally
sound and safe to carry traffic up to
twenty or thirty tons, providing that
traffic is content to travel over the
bridge and not into it. Because of
its narrowness, the Egmondville
bridge is, perhaps, more liable to' be
damaged or even put, out of action
in this way, but it should be remem-
bered that even a wide, modern traf-
fic bridge can be, and frequently has
been, knocked off its foundation by
a jolt from a five or ten ton truck.
There is, too, the question of cost,
a very important question in these
times. Last year the Mill Road, as
this stretch from Eimondville to
Brucefield has long been called, was
cut down and widened, which meant
removing the surface of years. That
meant a heavy maintenance cost to
put it in shape for traffic again.
Looking at the road now, one
would say that maintenance cost
had been practically thrown away.
If the road is not paved this year
the maintenance cost will necessarily
be even higher than last year, be-
cause this road is as heavily travel-
led as any road in the county. That
money too, will practically be thrown
away.
And that order will continue until
the road is paved. , Eventually it will
be, but why not do it now and save
the maintenance costs, which will in-
crease with every year it is left un-
paved? If economy is considered, it
is a work of necessity, while the
erection of a new bridge is not.
•
Ropal April Fools
On April first last the British
Royal Air Force celebrated its twen-
ty-third anniversary.
On April 1, 1918, the Royal Flying
Corps and the Royal Naval Air Ser-
vice were merged and officially be-
came known as the Royal Air. Force.
At that time in the last war, the
R.A.F. pilots were shooting down
German' planes three to one, and the
whole country gleefully hailed them
as the "Royal .April Fools."
And they are still the R.A.F.'s, or
even more so.
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Shortages In Ireland
Ireland, according to newspaper
i
correspondents, s facing its worst
gasoline shortage since motor ve-
hicles were invented. Private cars
have disappeared. Busses still oper-
ate, but there are no taxis, and car-
,riages and conveyances seem rather
out of place in the bustling modern
city of Dublin.
The effect of the war is being seen
in many other ways, it is said. Ire-
land imports all her wheat, and there
is no importation. Consequently the
country will have to grow her own,
and farmers who do not till the land
will be punished.
Coal is already scarce and if the
war continues next year there
be much suffering, and manufactur-
ing plants will have to close down.
People are being told that a return
to the use of peat for fuel is impera-
tive.
In fact Ireland is running short of
almost everything but laughter and
confidence. And one correspondent
says that still in ,moist places Irish
eyes are smiling.
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What Is Your Income ?
We have heard the opinion ex-
pressed by many Canadians that pos-
sessing a sizable income is a very
doubtful blessing. The Government
takes it all.
Personally, we dont know any-
thing about it, but we have often
thought that if we possessed a year-
ly income of anything up to a mil-
lion dollars, we would be able to do
a lot of things we never did _before,
or ever thought' of doing.
However, there are such people as
we learn from a newspaper despatch
from Washington, D. C., which says
there are forty-two who paid income
taxes on personal yearly incomes of
one million dollars and over in that
country last year.
And that is eight less than paid
taxes on similar incomes during the
year before, the difference being at-
tributed by experts to "technical fac-
tors," Probtbisr iinpoveds reethods �f
bookkeeping oil the part of the tae,
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Ititttrelitint Keine Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Fifty and
TigiatYlive Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
April 14, 1916
Mr. and It's. George Gibson, of
Molesworth, have presented. an organ
to. the Sunday School and Young Pee.
ple's Society of St. Andrew'sChurch
in that village.
On Wednesday evening ef last week
the friends awl neighbors of Mr. and
Mra. Wm. Dougall, Hensel". gathered
at their home and presented their
son, Pte. Roswell P. L Dougall, with
a .military wrist wateh, accompanied
by an address, expressing to him
their esteern and best wishes.
Mr. Robert Smith, who has been
the manager of the Tuckersmith Tele-
phone System for some years and who
recently joined the 161st Battalion,
has been presented with a handsome
wrist watch by the company
Mr. W. W. Hoffman has sold his
residence on West Street in Seaforth
to Mr. James Cowan and intends go-
ing again to the West.
Mr. S. G. Hoode, an employee of
The Bell Engine Works met with an
unfortunate accident 'on Tuesday of
last week. While operating a machine
he had the index finger and part of
his left hand amputated.
Mr. Allen, ledgerkeeper in the Do-
minion Bank here, has resigned his
position and returned to his home in
Wingham to enlist with the 161st
Battalion.
Mr. Aldiraer Troyer has enlisted
here with the 161st Battalion.
The Red Cross Leagues of Crom-
arty and Staffa, Dublin and St. Colune
hen united and shipped to Toronto a
carload of old papers, rags and rub-
bers and they realized the creditable
sum of $154118.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. McMichael have
moved in from their farm and will
()Milky the residence of Mr. Lockie
Gordon in Harpunhey.
Mdse Davina Anderson has returned
from a three months' visit with
friends in Tillsonburg.
The annual meeting of the Seaforth
Lawn Bowling Club was held in the
Commercial Hotel on Monday evening
with a large attendance. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, W. G. Willis; vice-pres., J. C.
Greig; sec.-treas.; J. McMillan; execu•
tive committee, J. M. Best, A. E. Col-
son, W. C. T. Morson, Keith McLean
and H. Stewart.
Miss Mae Carmichael has resumed
her position in the, store of Mr. J.
MacTavish.
Mr. Thomas Fraser, of Stanley, has
the honor of having three sons in
khaki: William and Fred, who are
drilling in Moose Jaw, Sask., and who
left homesteads to enlist for overseas
service and Malcolm at Bramshott
Camp in England.
Mr. F. Smallacambe, of Kippen, who
has had many tons of Dutch set on-
ions stored away in the village of
Klippen, is now busy with a number
of men cleaning out the stock for
shipping. , ,•,.a •
Major Hays received word by cable
-from his son, Charlie, who is on the
army medical corps of the 71st bat-
talion, telling of their safe arrival ia
England.
04, 'iriamy, poo.),
"RETIREMENT"
was in the village this morning
and met Peter Kenzies on the street.
Peter used to farra the old) Mullins
place on the Tenth Concession. His
farm butts on to our grass farm, and
when we would be over salting the
cattle on a Sunday afternoon in, the
summer it was the. usual thing for a
chat.
Peter was walking out of the post
office when I met him on the street
and we stood there talking for a
while. A year ago last Fall Peter re-
tired to the village and bought a lit-
tle place next to the old Murphy
store. Everybody, in the district was
of the opinion that it was a fine thing
for him to retire and hand the place
over to young Dan.
I remember Mrs. Phil saying, "It
certainlysis nice for Peter Kenzies to
be able to retire and enjoy the *they
he's made. There's too many people
who dont know enough to quit work
when they get to his age."
It sort of took me by surprise when
he said, "Phil, have you got a man
for seeding yet?"
I told him I hadn't, because the hir-
ed Man had enlisted, and he said,
"Well, I'll be glad to go out and help
you thisiSpring. I may not be as good
as I was at working, but I'll do chores
or anything at all."
Maybe I looked surprised when he
said that, but when he said' he would
.aome out and work for. nothing, my
face must have certainly had' ttn am -
zed leek on it,
, "Don't look surprised, Phil," he said
calmly, "til die if I have to sit around
• here doing nothing for another year.
111 you take my advice you'll never re-
tire. It's one thing to wear out, but
it's the devil to rust out."
There's a problem for smart doe-
.
tors to solve! What can you do with
From The Huron Expositor
•
April 10, 1891 •
Messrs. Tobiais Nash, and Charles
Wright, of the 2nd concession of Me-
Killop, were bath unfortunate enough
to -have several fine sheep killed by
dogs one night last week. Mr. Nash
had ten killed and Mr. Wright two.
Mr. Geo. Fitzgerald, veterinary sur-
geon and son ot Mr. John Fitzgerald,
of Hibbert Township, has recently
purchased the good -will and practice
of Mr. George Switzer, V.S., of the
village of HenSaln
Mr, G-eorge Baldwin, who has been
for the paist two years learning the
tinsmithing business with Mr. Chas.
Whitney, of tisis town, left -on Tues-
day for Toronto.. .
Mr. John 0. Wilson, Seaforth, has
been •gazetted Lieutenant-Colonel of
the 33rd or Huron Battalion of Vol-
unteers ln place of Lieut. -Col. Cole -
=II, who retires retaining his rank.
The Cromarty Literary Sdciety
closed for the °season -on Monday eve-
ning last. One of- the most interest-
ing debates marked the proceedings
of the evenings The ,captains were
Mr. Alexander Campbell and Mr. Jos.
Spent* and the subject Was, "Re-
solved that country' life Is preferable
to city life." Mr. Catn,pbell had a few
more points than did Mr. Speare.
Mr. Wm. Hudson, who for several
Years has been pn'Mr. Eberhartts
farm I:ns Hibberts has rented the old
McBride farm in Tuckersmith from
Mr. Thos. 'Connolly for a period of
seven years.
The Standard Bank has this week
opened an agency inthe town of
Brussels.
Mrs. D. Hays is moving into MS
Wm. Forrest's house in Brucelleld,
having given up the mail from Eg-
raondville' to Seaforth and also the
stage.
Mr. and Mrs. nelson, of Kippen,, had
the misfortune of a runaway last Sat-
urday. While on their way to Ffeas
salt their horse took fright at a pile
of wood and turning around threw
them both Out.
A public examination -was held in
Section NO. 3, Tuekersmith, on Fri-
day last. There were upwards of 90
present. 'Me several classes were ex-
amined/ by the teacher, Mr. Thomas
Foreryth, assisted Wears. Shilling
law and Scott, leathets, and Rev. S.
Achison. A istudical program' was
given as ketoses? Forsyth Bros. on
the violins, aceompattled by Mrs.
Hugh McGregor onethe Organ; mouth
argon aelecttorts by Mr. and Miss
CutaMings. Mr, john Cooper was in
the chair.
s`s
Mr. John McLaren, formerly, of Seas
forth, but who is now, travelling for
Ogilvie •'!$.6 Co.. was in town on Sink,
day and Monday lad renewing old
acquaintances.
The firin Of 'Elio. late lapits
den was recently sold by anotion at
Hensall. It"was mireliaSed, by, W. T.,
Vattithar,, Of Itifilett§ f�r $k50.5; '
lniSfor-
tune
to IOW' 416
cut with'.etii411 The'Bfdve fade
Sas
040WEI,
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retired farmers. I don't .naean the'
easy-going kind of -farmer like 'myself,
who. would be glad to give up- farm-
ing at any time for the° promise of
enough to eat, a supply of fuel for a
fire and plenty of tobacco to
I mean the harthworking far/here,
who slave away all their lives to • get
enough money to retire on. They
travel in high gear Matti theire sixty
or so. Then they retire. It means
that they quit work altogether. They
discover then that low' gear has 'lust-
ed out because they never used it be-
fore.
'You see them sitting around the
post office and the general store and
the chopping mill. When they are sit-
ting there by themselves' the conver-
sation lags along about the things
they did when they were farming.
Just let a farmer walk ins . . . that
is a farmer who ib still working at
the job. They'll brighten up iraan.ed-
lately and start to ask questions about
the maple syrup run, and the price
of hogs and how the cattle have win
tered. They're still farmers at heart,
but they have nothing to farm with.
It's a drab prospect to sit around a
stove and wait for night to come so
that it will lead to day. Drive into
the village early some morning . .
say on cattle-loadin,g day. , The Main
Street is dead but you can see- the
smoke stirring Out of the chimney o
every home of a retired farther. You
don't break off the habit of getting.
up at five o'clock in the morning for
forty years, just by' retiring. They1
be standing at the gateway or on the
verandah, or if it's the summer time
they may be hoeing, buti as you go pas
they'll wave and stand at hte gate
and count the cattle. You can see
them eyeing he stock oyer, and think
ing back to the cnisp mornings when
they drove cattle to market and wer
busy and happy, before they retired
ingoimmumnagrataneasaveses
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:
Said the artist: "Pli give you nye
dollars if you'll let me point you."
The old man shifted his tobacco
from one ,cheek to the other. "It's
easy money," persuaded the artist.
"Thar hain't no question 'bout thet,"
the man replied, "I was jes a -wonder -
in' how I'd git the paint off after-
wards." •
in• the
Papers
Jock MacPherson and family sa
down to a Sunday dinner. "Now chil
dren," he said, "do ye want the col
meat or a nickel apiece?" Thre
hands went up for the nickel.
The meat was removed and Mrs.
MacPherson then served apple pie.
"Now children," said Jock, "wh
wants a piece of pie for a nickel?"
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.• Centennia Editorial Feature in the
Free Press by Arthur R. Ford •
1 An London •
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'Huron County will celebrate this
year the 100th anniversary of its
founding. It was in 1841 that the
county was 'organized and given its
official seal. Huron County in the
past century nes -contributed much' to
the development of Canada and par-
ticularly to the West. It was settled
originally by a fine stock from the
British Isles. Their sons and grand-
sons had still the pioneering blood in
them and when the 'West opened up
they migrated in large numbers.
4: *
A list of Huron County boys who
have helped make the "West—weald
fill this column. Just a few might be
mentioned. Hon. Themes Greenway,
who was premier of Manitoba for 12
years, came from Centralia, and be-
fore he went West was member for
South Huron in, the Canadian House.
Two Saskatchewan premiers came
from Auron‘,County, Hon. W. G. Mar-
tin, 'whose father Was- a well-known
Presbyterian minister at Exeter, and
Hon. !fumes G. Gardiner, now federal
minister of agriculture. Mr. 'Martin
is today chief justice of ,Saskatche
wan. Mr. Gardiner was horn at Far-
Ro Weir, minister of agriculture
qiihAiknear Exeter. The late Hon.
in the Bennett ministry, was born at
Wingham. Hon. W. F. Kerr, minister
of natural resources in the present
Saskatchewan Government, is a na-
• tive o Goderich. Then we must not
overlook Hon. William Aberhart, the
SoCial Credit premier of. Alberta. He
was -born on a farm near Seaforth.
The list inould he extended indefinite-
ly.
* * *
Perhaps the two greatest notables
born in Huron County weresir John
Willison and Sir William Otthr. Sir
John was born near Varna. He has
an interesting story to tell in his
"Reminiscences" of his early days on
the farm and clerking in a store in.
Huton. County. Sir William was also
born on a farm, near Clinton. Few
Canadians have had a more Mann,
guished 'military 'career. He fought
in the Fenian Raid and commanded
the column in the Northwest Rebel-
lion of 1885 which marched on Bat-
Sleford. Later he captured the Indian
chief, Poundmaker. He continanded
the first Canadian contingent to South
Africa and was wounded in action in
1900. Be was the first Canadian to
be Chiefsof"the general Staff. During
the Great War he Was too old for
active service and was director of in-
terment operatiothi.
st: * *
:Huron County was originally set-
tled by the Canada Land Company
and was part of the Huron Tract
which was granted to that tempany,
consisting of whit is now Huron and
Perth ,COuntles, and parts of Middle-
sex, Waterloo and Wellingten. It was
itt 1827 that Dr. WIllLfain bullion who
!bore :the title Of Warden of the for-
ests of the Canada tatid Compaty,
alotig with joint flalt,Cciniltniselotter
.1111
1,eYe Or 'Cittfirtrin rotinheir of
and.flist theMber t± $11,4tekdoiii ,f6t
rAnden, and ;Y.ohli Ma0600,1d, Bifre
til(,10i the nonapiniyo g TAU
Moved To London
Mr. J. W. Batspn, who recently se.
cured a position with the Federal In-
come Tax department at London,
inoved his wife and two children,
Keith and Onalee, to teat city on
Tuesday. 'Mrs. ' Batson and . fam11y
have been making their home with
her mother, Mrs. T. Harvey. Theft -
many friends will wisk them every
suoeess in their new home. — Exetece
Ilimes-Ad'voeate.
First Methodist Church Built in 1841
This Is a year of centennials. Be-
sides the County of Huron and Gode-
rich Collegiate Institute, the congre-
gation of North Street United, Church
look back to the year 1841 as a.start-
ing point. It was in that year the
first Metbodist Church was built in
Goderich, and the congregation Is
preparing to, celebrate the hundredth
anniversary on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, May 4th, 5th and 6th. There
will be special services, on the Sun-
day, and. the three days' program will
conclude with a supper on Tuesday,
the 6th.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Huron with a number of Indians an
axemen. They were delighted with
the high location at the mouth o
what was then called the Minnese
tung River and decided to make thi
their headquarters.
* * *
Galt returned later in a sailing ves
set from York. In, the interesting vo-
lume called "In the Days of the Can-
ada Land Company," which is a min
of information of the Huron pioneer
and their times, the. story is teld, o
his arrival. It goes on to say:
"Galt gave his approval to th
choice of situation far a 13.0W: town
whien, he named Goderich; and be
changed: the name of the river to th
,Maitland. The evening closed with a
feast at which appeared a bottle o
Champagne which had been carefully
saved from the celebraticth at the
founding of Guelph, a month prey
iously. - Galt and his party remained
three days, returning to York by :boat
Dunlop's party left soon afterwards
overland, surveying a bridle road a
they 'Went, which was afterward
known as the Huron road."'
* *
Dr. Dunlop, along with his brother
Capt. Dunlop, spent. most of their
lives in Huron County. The old home
"Garbraidr which they built overlook
ing the Maitland River, has long since
disappeared.' Here the brothers kep
bachelors hall. • 'Phey were a remark
able pair Of Men, although the doctor
was the most picturesque. A story is
told, which has now become a par
• of Huron County tradition, that they
had a Highland housekeeper, Who
was devoted to them and overlooked
their occasional hard -drinking bouts.
They were afraid she was going to
leave them and decided that one of
them would have to, marry her. The
doctor suggested that, they toss to see
which would be bridegroom. The doc-
tor won—which is not surprising see-
ing that the doctor tossed a double -
headed penny ---'-so "Lou" became, by
a marriage, In which "Black Jimmy,"
the butler, officiated, Mrs. Dunlop. It
was of doubtful legality; so the bride
wisely insisted OD having the cere-
ninny repeated in more regular form
at a later date. She continued, to look
after both the brothers to the end.
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The captain, her husband, died firet.
Some time later came the news, tliat
the doctor, tiben holding a ,Governs
inent post as superintendent of the
Lachine Canal, was dangerously 111.
"Lou" faithfully journeyed to his bed-
side and named him to the end, and,
then in the indta,n summer, set out
to bring his 'body baek to the old
hothe. At Hamilton it wars given a
temporary resting place it the plot
of Sir Allan MacNab, bbt when win-
ter improved the roads she continued
her journey with the Old leadet cof-
fin and at 'lea laid the coffin neXt
to his brother's beside the Matelot&
The old "Tiger," ab the (teeter *as
lth�it front WO etPloite 'la big gate
htitting before he e e
Canada', ban beesithe ninntnit 'legend!
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Transient Enters Home
A war veteran, whose name is un-
known, is now tonfined to the County
jail, being remanded for one week in
Stratford court Wednesday following
entrance into the Hume Moses. home
on Tuesday evening around 10 o'clock.
It appears that the man asked for
some food at the Moses home, their
daughter. Mary' and her triend Dade
Keane and the former's cousin, Jim-
my Hall, being alone in the house.
The girls told nim to wait while they
wept to the kitchen to prepare the
food, locking the door. The transient
entered the other door in their ab-
sence and Mary went for her father
at the Legion rooms while Doris
Keane went to the Davidson hpme
next door and phoned the police. Itt
the meantime, Miss Helen Davidson
went in to stay with the frightened
lad upstairs tin. the Moses home and
ordering the man' to leave, he ran.
towards the Presbyterian Church
where Mr. Moses eventoqk him and
he was. 'handed over to Policeman
Fred Murray. It was an unpleasant
experience for the girls which they
Would not care to have repeated.—
Mitchell Advocate.
• Honored ort Retiring
On the eve of les retirement after
19 years continuous service as mail
carrier between the C.N.R. station
and ,the post office, Clinton, James-
Rerry was presented with a sthoker
set and tobacco by the station, em-
ployees, mail clerks and train crews.
Mr. Pdry completed his 10 -year cum -
tract on Monday, March 31st. His
nine years previous service was as
an employee of the late S. S. Ciaoper,
hotel and bus operator, who find the.
contract. "Jimmie" will now enjby a
well-earned ,-rest'period on pensimeal.-
lowande.—Clinton News -Record.
Departing Citizen Honored'
The neighbors of Mrs. Geo. John-
ston gathered last Monday evening at
her home prior to her departure for
her new home in Morris and present-
ed her with a sandwich set. Mrs.
Johnston thanked them with a few
welSchosen words. The ladies then
served a daiviLty luncheon and a pleas-
ant time- s' spent chatting Over
many pleaganststibles they had spent
together in the pasts -Blyth Standards
Seaforth Speaker At OrganiZatitur •
The 'Girl Guides held their ers
ganization meeting Tuesday even-
ing in the high school gymnasiums
Mrs. W. Aberhart, regent of the LO.
D,E. connuctedthe meeting whie
opened' with the Singing ors'0 Cafii-
ada." Mrs. Aberhart explained the
pprpose of the meeting and introduc-
ed the speaker, Mrs. Miller, captain
of ,Seaforth Girl Guides.—Mitchell Ad-
vocate.
Caught in Snowstorm
Seven of eighteen Avra- Anson
bombers that took off from Port Al.
bert airport late last 'Friday on ran-,
tine navigational flights were forcedl
to make 'forced landings, or seek 'shel-
ter awayfrom their base when a
snowstorm blew up nearing midnight..
All but one pf the seven returned
the" next day, eleven) flying through
the storm the same night to Make
their home airport safely. ; One Or
the bombers name down on No. I'
highway east' of, London, shopped ak
fence and pulled, up in a farmer's:
field, with one of its wings damage:1S
according ' Sinoffielal reports, for
the -training movements of these me -
chines are wrapped in secrecy. None
of the crew -of four was: hurt. The
plane has since been dismantled .and
taken away on a motor lorry. R.A.F,
officers, while refusing to \discues de-
tails, said there was nothing unusual,
about a few machines failing to re-
turn home from a training trip. They
were in constant radio touch with
their home station and acted under
Instruction. Five are reported, to
have come down at Cruralin, neat
London, but even 'this was not coni
firmed.--Goderich Signal -Star.
overlooking the Maitland was replac-
ed bY a larger residence about 1838.
Here Thomas Mercer /ones, Who"Wast
for many years commissioner Of -the'
company, made bus White glad -it -Was
the headquarters for the ennapaTIY-
HIS wife was the daughter of ,(lie re-
doubtable Bishop iStrachan and for
20 years it was the tualness. And so-
cial centre of the 'oothatainity.- Musi-
bians. *ere even brought. from far
away London for an Occasional galat
ball. The old house is stillsstanding
and is owned) by the TeivJI! of Goode -
rich, although " route,' a hotel,
known as ine Park House. .
*
A correSpondeot in The Vise Press
recently puggested .that " it should ;iie
restored aid Dreser'ved. as; irmluseum.,
It is a soggostion, with !Willi% we
heartily agree11 Ip not.. MilY
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