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The Huron Expositor, 1941-10-24, Page 5A • • v , f - '+7,e, -,,fir rF•r,-•+f*T "a 1.,[ '^-qq:+ .--•.- - t•n7+.m�,q TERY Here is your opportunity to save money on a battery radio. Cornein art See Or Display • Modern electric Lamps. Appliances Radios. Eoeruthin( Electrical Boshart Electric SEAFORTH ONTARIO ''school The Week At the Seaforth Collegiate Institute (By Harry Scott) Preparation is now being made up at the school for the big party to be held on Friday evening in the school auditorium, which is given to the team which sold the most tickets for the Commencement. The 'Red' team won, so it is now up to the other three teams to get everything arrang- ed. •Th'hre ie still some doubt as to how the music will be supplied, as Kenneth Keating does not know yet whether the records which he so graciously loaned last time will be available. There is' some good news; however, as it i$ rumored around the. school that George Hildebrand will once more be in charge of running the ,grainaphone. * * * On Wednesday afternoon the -school football teem played host to the Mit- ' ch•ell Collegiate team, and in Spite of hire 2-0•score against the Seaforth reeled, they mane a favorable show- " Friday afternoon the two teams ]ay again in Mitchell,_ and maybe the S.C.I. squad will be able to turn the .tables on them. The Mitchell '. team is invited to the party 6n Fri- ! day night. • * * -t Sergeant-Major Huisser was at the I school on Wednesday and put the boys through a series of exercises. The exercises that the Cadets did last year are 'somewhat changed this, term • and Sergeant-Major Huisse.r• was 'showing°them how they are done. WALTON Mrs. Jphn Bruce and Mrs. William 'Cardiff, Mrs. Andrew Bruce's daugh- ter, Here recent hostesses for a din- ner given in honor of Mrs. Andrew Bruce's 80th birthday at the home of het son,, John Bruce, on the 17th con- cession of Grey Township. The table looked lovely with a lace cloth gen-' tered with the. 'birthday cake-' rtlr- candles and the table pink and green' candle light.' The dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jamels Fulton, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs< -•Laurence Fulton, Strat- ford; Mr. sand Nies.. Harry Charters, Seaforth; •Mrs. Joh n 'Dougherty, Blyth; Mrs. .T. M. Gillis, Buffalo, N. Y.; Mrs. Hugh Fulton, Walton; Mr. ' and Mrs. David Bruce, Cromarty, nephews; nieces, grandchildren eel one great grandchild . were invited for a Social.evening with cards and check- ers. A delicious lunch was .served at midnight. Mrs. Bruce received many lovely gifts and congratulations are extended to her, hoping she may have many more birthdays. DRUCEFIELD 4VIr. and Mrs. Percy McMartin, of Toronto, spent ,Sunday with Mrs: Abe Zapfe. Pte. John Dodds, of Sussex, Nova Scotia, spent a couple of 'days with Mrs. O'Brien. Mr. and Mrs. James Bowey, of Exe- ter, spent Sunday with Mr. ,D. Swan and Mrs. E. Bowey. Mrs. McBride, of Stanley, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Zapfe. Mr. ,and Mrs. E. Schilbe..and Ken- neth spent Sunday with Mr. and •Mr0, G. Swan. Mrs. (Rev.) Bell, of Stratford, spent 'Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Cor- nish. Miss Betty Best, of Brussels, spent the week -end with Miss Margaret Henry. Mr. and Mrs. W. Patrick, of Staffa, -Visited. Mr. and Mrs, T. H. Wheeler on Thursday. Mr. L. Palmer, of Palmerston, and friend of Clinton spent Sunday wish Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Elliott. The Brucefield Y.P.U., held their regular meeting on Monday evening with Cameron Henry, the 'president in the chair, and Margaret McQueen at the piano. The meeting, which was in charge of Group No. 3 (Christian , Missions), was opened with Hymn 84, after which Wesley Ham led in pray- er, Following the Scripture reading, Hymen 137 was sung. A very interest- ing topic Wee given by Eva Stack- house, Genevieve Smith, Wesley Ham and W. D. Willson, following which there was a general discussion on the -subject.; Eva Stackhouse then favored with a musical number and the minutes were. read and adopted, after which' a quiz game was eeljoyed by all. The meeting closed with sing- ting Hymn 110 and the Mizpah lene- ddietion. - Dr. Willtain Aikenhea1 and daugh- ter, Ruth„ of Toronto, spent the week end with . Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Baird and other relatives. CROMART'Y *'Mr. and .Mrs. Ivy Allen and Mr. Peter McLachlan, of Brantford, visit - .ed Mrs. Quance and other friends. Kenneth 'Colquhoula, of Clinton, vis- ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. McKellar: Mrs. John Young and family, of Grantee,' *ere the guests of Miss M. 1. Carle. r Miss Mae iiiianee, of 'London, spent the holiday week -end at the home of her mother, Mrs. Quance. In the absence of Rev. Peter Jamie- son, ,Bev. Mr. Robertson, of Stratford, preached to a goodly crowd a Thanks- giving sermon which was much ap- l.rediated. Mrs. Tuffol'd, of Toronto, and Geo. I{ussel, of Carlingford, visited with Miss Currie on Thanksgiving day. • Kerslake - McLachlan A PrOtie u. eoredahlias:.ruade a .19.XE- iv setting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLachlen, Cromarty, Wed- nesday, for the marriage• of their daughter, Grace Hamilton, to William Carter Kerslake, ,elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Walton Kerslake, of Oromarty. Rev. P. Jamieson, saf, Knox Presbyter- ian .Church, Cromarty, officiated and the iwed'cbing music was 'played by Mrs. Kenneth McKellar. The bride, given in marriage by her father, .wore a. floor -length frock of' white net over taffeta, with fell skirt and bodice of white lace fashioned with long. point- ed sleeves, small turned down collar and , buttons to the waistline. Her finger-tip veil was of white net and her bouquet of pink' roses. Her bridesmaid, Miss Christina McKaig, of Cromarty; wore a floor -length frock of blue taffeta with full skirt, short puffed sleeves and buttons to the waist. She. carried pink and white carnations. James Iloggarth, of Oromarty, was -groomsman: .Follow- ing the ceremony twenty-five guests sat down to a wedding dinner. For the wedding trip the bride wore -a smart dress of wine crepe, black coat, wine hat and black accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Kerslake wille•feside• tn- Stratford. ZURICH ' • The Late Henry Volland After .an illness of some weeks Henry Volland passed away at his - home, west of town, on Monday, in, his 82nd year. He was) a life-long resident of this area, having been born and lived here all his life. He was a prominent farmer and highly esteemed by all who knew him. Sur- viving are hts wife and one daughter. One sister, Caroline Volland of the vil- lage, also survives. A private funeral was' held on Thursday from.the farm home, Rev.' E. Tuerkheim conducting the services. Interment took' place in the Lutheran cemetery. ' A number from town and vicinity attended the funeral at Sarnia on Tuesday of the late Alex Buckingham. Deceased was the husband of Emma Schumacker, daughter of the late Charles Schumacher, formerly of this village. Surviving are his widow, three sons and tevo daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Milne Rader have moved to town from the farm on the 15th concession, Hay. and are now comfortably settled in the home, on Edward Street., Mr. Rid'er's sale held last week of arm stock and imple- ments realized nearly $4,500. Work has started on the emergency landing field west of town on. the 15th concession. Johnston Bros., contrac- tors, of Brantford', have been award: ed the contract of the airport. Near- ly 500 acres will be taken up in build- ing the airport. Mr. H. Steinbach, road superintend- ent --of Hay Township, has men work- ing on .tete new concrete culvert be- ing erected across a portion of the Mousseau drain, con. 4, Township of Hay. Rev. B. Tuerkheim and Mr. Keith Westlake were la 'Toronto on bete - hese one day that week. Mea. J. Weitz, of Detroit, 'Is visit- ing at the hotne of cher mother, Mrs. A. WuAs, at *almond', MOT Re pi ese ltz- Re Or. rials NOVO 0'4oto ' the extreillO need for warm ,elothing for Vie soldiers over seas, the knitting quota for the next three months IS heavier than ever. We would be glad to have more knit- ters, especially for gloves, mitts and turtle -neck sweaters. Recently we have received a request for' turtle- neck sweaters for the air force, as we'll as the army and navy,, It has been suggested that one worker -make the sleeves and another the body of the sweater. In this way the work is lightened. Won't you start one now? Our latest sewing quota. for British civilian people is: 100 dress- es with panties, 3, 4 and 5 years; '50 nightgowns for girls, 12-14 years, If you prefer to sew, help with these will be apbi•eciated. Quilts are always very acceptable. There will be no Red Cross drive this fall, but the Varna branch is asking for. member- ship renewals. The membership fee is $1.00. Half of the money so given remains in the branch funds; the other half goes to headquarters where it is used for boxeS of food for prisoners in, Germany. Won't you help us with this part of our work? Get your new membership cards from any of the 'executive committee, or Perm Mr. George Clark. Blankets are urgently needed to relieve suffering in Great Britain and an appeal has been sent out for new or "good -as - new" blankets. Anyone caring to as- s;st in this way, please bring or send in,your donation on or before Novem- ber 5th. Mr. and Mrs. George Blair and daughter, Beverley, of Detroit, were recent guests at the home of Mr. dad Mrs. D. Anderson. Mr. and "Mrs. Peter Lennoway, of Bad Axe, Mich., while on' their honey- moon, called on Mrs. M. G. Beatty, It is 33 years since Peter as a boy work- ed on the farm for 'Beatty Bros. Miss Carnochan, of Seaforth, call- ed last week on her • brother and niece, Miss Carnochan. Miss Edith 'Beatty, in company with her aunt and uncle, R. Thompson, of Clinton. visited in Sarnia with the former's aunt, Mrs. Fulton, who is ill.. Please bring your lags and scrap 'Paper to the salvage 'shelter. WINTHROP Anniversary 'services were held in Cavan United Church on Sunday last, when Rev. A. Lane, of Wesley -Willis United Church, Clinton, occupied the pulpit and delivered able, • interesting and Instructive sermons to very large congregations. At the morning ser- vice Rev. Mr. Lane had for his sub- ject; "Rejoice in the lard." MANLEY Mr. and Mrs, Louis Brall, .of De- troit, and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eckert, of Seaforth, called on Mr. and Mrs. William Manley lasj Sunday. • Mr. Hartung, of Gadshill, arrived in our burg last week with his stone crusher, to crush several thousand yards of atone to repair the roads in McKillop township this. fall. ` Mrs. William Manley spent a few days at the home of her father in Sea - forth last week, who is still under the doctor's care. He is improving slow- ly. McKILLOP Mr. Wm. Klea, of Chesley, and Mr. and Mrs. Orval Klea, of Stratford, vdere Sunday visitors with, Mr. 'and Mrs. C. Eggert ,and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weitersen. - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy...and fam- ily spent Sunday with their 'daughter, Mrs. Gordon Kleber, at Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Messer- schmidt and .daughter, of Detroit; Mr. Harvey Koehler, of Galt; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neikle and family, of Ful- larton;' Mr. and Mrs. I' enry Kleber, of Brodhagen, and Mr. Wm. Doerr and' children, of Gadshill, were Sun- day visitors at the home of. Mr. and 'Mrs. Jerry Doerr. Mrs. Charles Regele is at present indisposed with a sore knee. Miss Ellen Benneweis has return- ed home after spending a month in Fullar:ton. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Elligsen,, of Monkton, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs':. Ernest Elligsen. Mi. and Mrs. Lloyd , P.reuter, of Logan, recently visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Eggert. At the Harvest Home services held in the Evangelical Church recently, Miss Mary Hoegy, organist of 'Cen- tennial 'Church at Stratford, and Mr. Arthur Keep, soloist, assisted with the services. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eisler and Caro- lyn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eggert. USBORNE rue! orted, however, 1St ithe eon* cation bad; come tai later as 'die le. was already. upon 'gree current Council therefore 0400 to fpr.;ward; Ipayment: in, full' to Stephen. with r+e- quest that it be refunded stoup scheme 'be abandon. A,,bylaw regulating pounda and the running of livestock at, large on the roads of the township was given first reading: The Clerk was instructed to amend the bylaw so that livestock will be forbidden •to •run at large up- on any road in the Township of Us - borne hereafter, and to place it be- fore the council at. November 1st meeting. Payments were `authorized as fol- lows: Road voucher, $1,274.88; de- struction of weeds, •$188.60; grants, $1.25.09; drain accounts, $221.93. Council adjourned to meet on No- vember 1st at 1 W. Morgan, Clerk. The municipal council at Usborne Township met on October 11th with all the members present. Minutes of the last meeting were read end arl'opted on motion by• Hodgert and Cooper. A- copy of the 1941 tax no- tice was presented to the council and approved and 600 copies ordered printed. The Clerk was instructed to notify the Bank of Montreal at Ex- eter and St. 'Marys that the Township of Usborne requests them to 'collect all taxes at par and the collection charges will be paid by the munici- pality to the bank. Weed Inspector reported that owners of property in Usborne upon which he had found it necessary to destroy weeds, had, been duly notified of costs incurred and had failed to settle said costs•. On motion by Berry and Fisher the ac- counts were settled and the Clerk was authorized to add the same to the current tax roll to be collected with other taxes. Notice was received from the Township of Stephen that tenders 'had been called on ,the Centralia drain and that only one tender had been received, and that it was much higher, than, the Engineer's estimate of $0 cents per yard., The work had, there- fore, been laid over until- spring and taboret) would not be required . to make a levy on this accovtnt, Clerk Britain's Labor Head Not A Politician To Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labor, and Natjonal Service since 1940, a British victory will be no ultimate' end in itself but the start of another new era in his' long fight to better the lot of the British worker. At 57, Bevin tips the scales at 200 pounds and looks as strong as an ox. though intimate friends • know that long hours in his office are imperil- ing his health. In Britain's great war effort Bevin probably ranks second only to the Prime Minister; and many political observers think him a likely candidate for the Premiership at some future date. Bevin is not a politician in the ord- inary rdinary sense of the Word. , When he was appointed to his present cabinet position he was not even a member of Parliament, but was the unofficial czar of Britain's labor in•his capacity as general secretary of the Transport and General Worker& Union, the world's largest trade unioir: ,Rise- From Obscurity Bevin's rise from the obscurity of the ranks of labor has been phenom- enal, and today people stop, look ai.d listen when they see the bull -like fig- ure oft -the Labor Minister striding briskly down the street or hear his bellowing voice from the back of a van or from a rostrum. His adminis• tr•ative ^gifts and abilities as a nego- tiator have won him' an outstandin place in Britain's industrial labor movement, and have warmed a place for him in the heart of all Britons. A pioneer in the labor movement, Bevin's story is a richly romantic as that' of the pioneer merchants who settled the furthermost outposts of the British Empire. His life has beau .ill the more interesting because he has always turned his full energy •n_,t towards money -making" but towards the raising of the economic and social status of ,his fellow workers. Born in the little hamlet of Wins ford, in ,SomerSetshire, Bevin 'joined the working class when he was ten. His first job was working on a neigh- borhood farm for sixpence a week, but after a short -while he asked his employer for an increase irt, wages and Was promptly dismissed. Immed- iately he fell into a better paid posi- tion on another nearby farm. . Despite his .youth, Bevin was call - REGULARLY 1.95 r 59 We've just received a large shipment of "Back Order" Print Dresses, bought very much • below present-day prices. Made of 80 square print, very closely woven, and fully guaranteed for colors. These dresses are in gay floral and stripe patterns, In a wide variety of shades, and are, made in exact copies of popular silk dress -styles. . The skirts are Mare, 'pleated or straight styles. Collars, cuffs and pockets are contrast trimmed. These are truly a Wonder Bargain. You would pay $2.50 for these if we, were buying today! SIZES 14 TO 46 IN THE LOT Very Special 1,59 GREAT SHOWING OF Flannelette Pajamas 1.19 1.59 2.25' New floral designs in heavy weight .Flan- nelette's and Woolettes. Many new style designs, including the popular Butcher Boy style. Come and see this great showing while it's at it's best. $119 to $2.25 • NEW LONG SLEEVE Satin Blouses Here's the last word in Satin Blouses for Fall. Come in sizes 14 to .20, in White, •Turquoise' and Rose. Daintily, styled. $q,= • SPECIAL L■ tewart Bros. Seatrth ed upon in the, evenings 'too read the' oitJe 11111111/1111111.111./1111111W 4111111MMINMISSOMMIAM. newspapers to 'his employer and 't6 the neighbors who gathered around the fireplace for an evening hour,of smoking, relaxation and conversation. As he read the long Parliamentary reports in his 'firm, clear voice, he became conscious of the struggle of Britain's working man. Thi conscious- ness of -this struggle followed him to Bristol, where he successively be- came a page boy, shop clerk and' street car conductor. It went with ,him in his duties as a ginger -beer distributor and 'later 'as a budding trade unionist. It's still -with him to- day. First Candidacy" Fails As he followed the conversatio,�LQf- his friends who worked at the •docks. Bevin formed definite ideas about la- bor and announced his candidacy for the Bristol City Council. He set off on an enthusiastic campaign. Over- hearing one of this opponents contra- dicting his statements at a public gathering one day, Bevin stopped his horse, flung himself upon his advers- ary and threw him into the River -Av- on. Such antics delighted the work- ing men in the audience, but the ma - USED IMPLEMENTS In order to clear up New and Used Machines on hand, Gordon McGavin is 'offering Special 'Prices on:— • 1 Model Br. John Deere Trac- tor, 4 years old. -' 1 12-20•• Massey -Harris Tractor. 1 Auto-'1trac wish Model A For Engine. 1 18-36 Hart -Parr; 1 Fords= 1 Demonstrated No. 70 Cock- shutt Tractor. 1 3 -furrow Fleury tractor plow, 'narrow bottom 1 Case 6 -ft. one-way Disc. 1 Massey -Harris 6 -ft. one-way International Trac - to: I low. 1 3-fuitrow Cookshutt Tractor Plow. 1 1 -furrow Oliver riding plow. Several lysed, Grinders, and, a few horses; full line of Cock- shutt Implements. Special prices on *11 New and Used Machines for the week, October 2045. ' GORDON McGAYIN WALTON jority of the voters were not favorab- ly impressed and Bevin failed to win ;,he position. Ben Tillett, leader of' London's great dockyard strike of 1889, liked this plucky youngster, however,' and scion made room for him with a small position in the dock workers' union. This determined Bevin's future car- eer. Once started along the• hard route of professional trades unionism, bey - in soon proved himself capaible of parrying strategy. 'with the best of Britain's trades unionists and non -un- ionists. At 26 he founded the Bristol ',Unemployed Union. He •was elected its secretary,• and as there was no unemployment insurance in those days he drew no salary for ,his duties, and drew only the most meagre of expense monies. He stuck through five lean years with this young union and during that time he absorbed what is undoubtedly the most com- plete' union background ever possess- ed by a British labor minister. World War I. Service At the outbreak of the First World War, Berin .was serving in London as a member of:the Executive Committee of the Transport Workers' Federa- tion. He was immediately called up- on to serve on important government committees which were responsible for the organization of port labor and the transport services. The amazing organizing ability of the young labor leader was clearly demonstrated in 1918 when he under- took the amalgamation of 45 unions into a single 'body of transport an -1 general workers. This amalgamation took four years, but when it was com- pleted and Bevin was named 'general secretary, he was in undisputed con- trol of a union which now has a mem- bership of 850,000 and a $4,000,000 reserve fund. Washes Hands of Politics He loathed "political babble" and when Ramsay MacDonald and his fol- lowers turned Conservative in 1931, Bevin Washed his hands of political leaders. He devoted, himself solely to solidifying the British tin/ons. The advent of Nazism brought Bev In's interest . ba& to polities. George Lansbury, who attosaedod Mac)onald as head of 'Britain's Labor Party, was a picture of complete pacifism. When Bevin realized the inevitable clash which would result when Nazism spread, he sought action immediately. As one of the first British leaders to realize the dangerous threat to the democracies, he almost • single -hail- ed reversed British lab is policies from defeatist conservatism to ag- gressive,roilitarism. In a knock -down dragout speech' at the Brighton Con- ference in 1935, he routed the aging -Lansbury and stirred the labor camp into a violently anti-dnictatorship movement, He Wound up this `stirring declara- tion by coining the slogan 'Give 'itler 'ell." Answer's Churchill's Call Bevin was attending the Labor Par- ty Conference at Bournemouth when be received Churchill's call to the Ministry "of Labor and' National Ser- vice. Though he had disagreed with many of Churchill's policies. for thirty years, he wiped this out in a minute when, he accepted the offer. Later, when friends of the Prime Minister asked• him why he had chosen Bevin of all people for this important post, Churchill is said to have replied "He is the ablest figure in British indus- try." Since assuming the office as Min- ister of Labor and National Service, Bevin has concentrated on the organ- ization of all available man and wo- man power for the speedibg up of war production. This has meant, para- doxically enough, a revocation in the cause of freedom of many of those trade union rights for which he fought hardest during the last forty years. Today the very man who did so much to win for the dockers their all coveted 40 -hour week, pleads with British workers to stay at their ma- chines and desks as he does' through- out a long, intensive week. Though he was an organizer of the 1924 -gen- eral strike, as head of the ministry he has now banned all strikes over wages for the duration of the war. Bevin has the right to transfer ev- ery man and woman in England to whatever job and whatever place be chooses, but 'he prefers, to • rely on "voluntary co-operation, not. compul- sion" in speeding up the war effort. "People obviously want to be7p, and 'so it will not be necessary for me to make the do war work," he explains. Still a Trade Unionist Even though he has forsaken his desk at Transport. House, Westmin- sterr,../for his new office at the Minis- try, he still rules labor from the view- point of the trade unionist, and in matters pertaining to policy and. or' ganization he constantly consults the unions before advancing any new schemes. Great as •has been his present col tribution to Britain's 'war effort, there are many who expect that Bevin will play an even more important role in. the post-war social reconstruction. His speeches have made no secret of his views on this stnbject•. "Democ- racy," he says, "does not merely mean voting at an election, it means broad opportunity and that the servants of a community should come from no narrow class." Truly, Bevin is determined to prove that "the British labor, movement is the rock whereon Nazism and, Fasc- ism will split" and he is convinced that he'll make victory the beginning, of a new social order based on free!■ dam 'and justice. • "AIM! Dead and bisaL Led Animals REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT: SEAFORTH 15 Otani* DARLING AND CO.OF CANADAt