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F '. "O.RTH, Friday-, May 7, 1943
° The ,N ery Liberal Leader
Ron. Harry Nixon was chosen the
new leader of the Ontario Liberal
party at the provincial convention
)ield in Toronto on Thursday and
Friday of last week.
The choice was 'made on the first
-ballot when Mr. Niton polled 418 of
a possible 577 votes. Of the other
contestants for the honor, Mr. A. W.
Roebuck, M.P., received 85 votes;
Hon. T. B. McQuesten, 49, and r.
Walter Thomson, a Toronto law rer,
22. Hon. Gordon Conant, present
Premier, withdrew from the contest
a short time before the vote was
taken.
As far as the country districts
were concerned, the selection of Mr.
Nixon was a foregone conclusion, but
judging by the comments of some To-
ronto dailies and some politicians in
that city, and others, the ousting of
Mr. 'Conant from the Leadership
came as a most unwelcome surprise.
The reason for that is possibly ac-
counted for fronsthe fact that over
a -term of years -the government of
Ontario had become a one-man job.
One man had usurped the power and
brooked no interference in dispens-
ing it. So much. so that the majority
of the Cabinet and too many mem-
bers of the Legislature came to be-
lieve that the powers of government
were not the gift of the people, but
of this one man to be used as he chose
and to be passed on to whom he
chose, when he became tired of the
job.
What these ministers, Legislators
and followers failed utterly to re-
ilze was the fact -that while, for the
time being, they were directing. the
?machine of Government at Toronto,
the power which made the running
of that machine possible, came from
the country and could be cut off at
the source at any time. • -
There is more than a possibility
that a growing threat of this possi-
bility, passed on to • Mr. Hepburn,
from the country, was the main cause
of resigning the Premiership last
fall, when he bestowed the mantle of
office upon Mr. Conant. Whether Mr.
Conant, dazzled by the -light of the
Premiership, could visualize the` -sit-
uation as it really existed, is doubt-
ful., . and it is still more doubtful if
the Ministers and 'the Members of
the Legislature, who supported him
at the time, could either.
Mr. Nixon, on the other hand, was
too good a citizen, too good a Cana-
dian, and too honest a politician to
be either bribed or hoodwinked. For
same time he has been thoroughly
convinced that the policy followed by
Mr. Hepburn would not only wreck
his own party, but the unity of Can-
ada as a whole, because he has never
lost personal contact with the source
of his party's power.; and the holding
of high office over a long term of
years has never spoiled orpuffed
himup; never made him consider he
is above the ordinary run of people.
He is.. still a son of the soil.
That is, possibly, one of the main
reasons why he has- been almost un-
animously chosen as leader of his
party, and why he will be the next
Premier of Ontario. How soon the
latter eventuality is realized rests, of
course, . upon the resignation of Mr.
Conant, whose illness may cause
some delay.; • ,
When Mr. Nixon takes over the
Premiership there is a possibility
`hat one. of his first acts will be to
dissolve the Legislature and hold • a
_gn>eral:election. He has never fav-
or ed, the extension of the life of the
at re • and. 'still less the dis-
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t able to old a 'general election,
butat the p eSent time the fief. oh -
lection to such a courses, semis to
souse more from the Members of the
Legislature itself, than from the vot-
ing public.
Getting Anxious
armers tell us they are getting
anxious. And we tell them they
have every right to be.. This is the
first week in May and there are only -
a few buds out. No grass growing
on the pastures, and cattle still in the
barn.
No seeding done, and no weather
to do it, while this time last year the
leaves were almost out in full; cattle
were on pasture, and seeding was all
done. '
What is still worse, the weather-
man, at least when this, was written,
doesn't show the slightest sign of . re-
lenting; nothing but winter weather
with snow mixed in.
However, it is well to remember
that we have a promise of a seed
time and a harvest. A promise that
never has been broken: And another
point the farmer has in his favor—
there is no shortage of feed on the,
farm this spring.
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No Complaint—But
The stocking problem, apparently,
is one that concerns our English sis-
ters as much as it does our own.
Speaking 'in the British House of
Commons last week the President of
the Board of Trade said: "A mod-
ern stocking will run if you merely
wink at it." He assured the House,
however, that better stockings are
now in production and will be avail-
able soon. -
Perhaps the experimental stage is
over in Canada too, and the- stock- `-
ing that bags at the knee, sags, all
round the ankles and runs at a wink,
will soon be a thing of the past.
Of course our women do not_ com-
plain—much. They just' endure, but
no doubt they often find themselves
wondering what the little silkworms
find to do these days.
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Not Tere Yet.
Associated Press despatches from
the other side say, that the young
folks over there have moved back in-
- to the parlor, dusted off grand-
father's chess, dominoes and check-
ers and become game conscious
again. It is part of the - general re-
discovery of . the home, induced by
gasoline rationing and high taxes.
Big stores say that, Monopoly, al-
ways a big seller, and Bonanza are
- still among the most popular games
on the market. Jigsaw puzzles and
quiz games are going strong, and ev-
en Mah Jong had a spluttering re-
vival
for a while:
Children have been concentrating
on 'war ]games like Conflict, which of-
fers a battle of the land, sea and air,
and Round the World. -
Believing that homes and commun-
ities in wartime need recreation to
relieve tension and anxiety, the
American National Recreation As
sociation has published a booklet,
"Home Play in Wartime," which con-
tains instructions for nearly every
game from Jackstraws to Chinese
Hop. •
That all sounds fine and peaceful
and as if the war had at least ,done -
something for the young folk of the
American continent,
But we are very much afraid it is
a state of young mind that has not
reached this side of the line as yet,
or shows the least indication of
°crossing over.
In fact, our children and young
folks have not shown the least indi-
cation of any desire to leave the -
.streets yet, let alone any inclination
or desire to use the parlor or any
other part of the home.
Living Costs Higher in U. S. A.
(Hansard) °
Mr, Diefenbaker: Does the minister explain
the higher agricultural prices in the United States
over • those in Canada as being due to a greater
degree of inflation in the United States than in
Canada?
Mr. Miley: Oh, yes. The cost of living ires
in-
creased very much more rapidly in the United
States during the last year than it hag' 131 Canada.
Se much so that, as the hon. Member knot's, it
is leading to deniauds for 7i.nereased wages on
the part of labour, str-that -they 'will be able to
pay' the increased prices, which• will, in •turn,
lead:'to the demand for increased prices for farm.
pr-otlt1ete,- •beeauae Of the increased oast of goods
iiia wittieli'labbtir entered..
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From Tho Huron Expositor
May 10, 1918
Mrs: J. C. Greig and Mrs. L. T. De
Lacey are In 'Toronto this week. at-
tending the provincial convention: of
the Women's' Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church as delegates
,from` the Seatot)th branch.
George Oharters, Hou of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Charters, of town, had the
misfortune to fall 'from a wagon one
day last week and fracture his leg.
Sgt. Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Gillespie, Louisa St., who had his
ankle fractured, while training in Eng-
land with the Hurons, is convalescing
at his home here. �.
Mr. Gordon Dick, of 'town, has join-
ed the staff of .the Dominion Bank,
and Mr. Wm. J. Habkirk has joined
the staff of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce.
Mr. John Muir, of the G.T.R., re-
ceived word on Friday last that his
son, Bert Muir, had been wounded in
France, which 0:the second time since
going to France with a draft of the
161st. Mrs. Win. Westcott also re-
ceived word that her son; Arnold, who
went overseas with the same battalion
was in hospital in France suffering
from gunshot • wounds in the 'face and
arm.
The Misses Cooper have moved to
their new home on John St., recently
occupied by Mr. John Henderson,
which •they purchased 'from Mrs.
Rudolph, of Toronto.
Mr. Thomas Johnstone has purchas-
ed the residence„of Mrs. Habkirk on
North Main Street, and the house he
vacates has been leased by Mrs. T. R.
Thompson,
Mr. William Elgie, of Tuckersmith,
who underwent a critical operation re-
cently, performed- by Dr. Wishart, of
London, and Drs. Scott and Mackay, of
Seaforth, has so far recovered- as• to
be able to sit' up and is -improving
every day.
Samuel IVicBride, Sr., of Zurich,
dropped dead on Monday afternoon at
his home while repairing a screen
door. He was a well known farmer
of Stanley township. •
Mr. Wm. McGregor, of Itippen, fin-
ished up his season's grain threshing
last week at the home of Kilpatrick
Bros.
R, Cudmore, df Hensall, is making
good headway with the erection of his
new dwelling; at the east end of. Main
Street.
Mr. James O'Loughlin; of Manley,
left last Friday for Stratford hospi-
tal, and his many friends sh him
a speedy recovery.
'Miss. Forbes, ,the energetic teacher
of the Leadbury school, ;has, with the
aid -of her pupils, packed 24 boxes of
maple sugar for the boys at the front.
Mr. Silas Brokenshire, of Stephen
Twp., when driving to Zurich on
Thursday evening last, caught a see -
gull along the _roadside, It was ap-
parently uni4ma,
and Mr. Edgar
Willis -kept itday ori exhibition.
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From The Huron Expositor •
May 12, 1893
A new bridge will be built across
the'IVIaitland River at Cranbrook this
summer.
aiVIr. John Sherritt, of Stephen town-
ship; near Greenway, sold a drove of
cattle a few days ago that brought
him nearly $1,000.00.
Messrs. H. B, Coombe and H. T.
Rance have recently received their
commissions as Captain. and,' Lieuten-
ant, respectively, • of the Clinton Vol-
unteer Company, 33rd Battalion.
George M. Baldwin, captain of the
Seaforth Cycling Club, made a great
cut Monday forenoon •on the 100 mile
record, Stratford to Ooderich and re-'
turn, doing the entire distance in S
hours and 57 minutes. He rode •the
famous Rawleigh wheel.
The Rev. Neil Shaw will be induct-
ed as pastor of Egmondville• Presby-
terian .Church on Tuesday, May. 23rd.
Mr., John McCaa is actively engag-
ed in building the new dwelling being
erected in town by Mr. Wm. McKay.
Mr. Thomas Handley, of • town, had
the end of his fingers cut off -at
.the Broadfoot & Box factory on Tues-
day..
Mr, Orville Jones, of Portage la
Prairie, Man., arrived in town •on F,:
clay last. He is visiting A. K. Chit-
tenden and family. •
Mr. Jas. Scott, of Scott Bros., went
on a fishing trip and .brought home .a
fine basket of trout, some nearly a-
foot in length:
Mr. McLaughlin, of Brucefield, while
playing football the other evening,
-had the misfortune to get his head
severely injured.
Last Saturday afternoon the build-
ings around the salt well at Stapleton,
rear Clinton, received quite a ahak-
ing and ,at the same time there was
a loud subterranean noise, which was
beard quite distinctly half a mile dist-
art. -
Mr. William Sherritt, Grand Bend,
is -at Present engaged in remodelling.
and putting an addition ;to Mr. Joseph
Foster's barn at Hillsgreen. .
The Sabbath school at Turner's ap-
pointment in Tuckersmith will con,
vene next Sunday and will be con-
tinued, until the end of October. The
officers are as follows: Superintend-
ent, H. Crichi assistant, F. W. Crich;
sec.-treas., J. W. Johns; organist,
Miss E. Nott.
The Young Britons of Bayfield re-
cently made the. improvement of a
new roof to the Orange Hall,
Mr. George Turnbtill, Seaforth, ship-
ped another load .of 'horses to the Old
Country On • Monday.
Mr. William Smith, Zurich, met with
a painful accident recently. While
working in H. &„J. t albfleisch's plan-
ing mill, by some means got one' of
bis -hae}ds into the 'machine and, the
little finger was Taken off.
1V[r. t
a , Zurich, ha,
cured a
S. typewJ.riting
Ltadf .machine ainnds willse-
lie able to db :Ilia wort tbterte quickly.
Mr. W. Lang, pniiipfnalrer of Var-
na, lost a valuable Pause (11e day last
week. .
Mr. Jas. Patterson, near :Crucefield,
recently sold a fine young bill to a
-man as Zurich and atietl & to Mr.
,Thins, Yellow, of Ilebtithii, .mete Miter„,
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Seeding time usually gives me plen-
ty of time to think -things over. It's
a busy season but a fellow gets a lot
of stretches when, he's riding back to
the field or walking behind the ,bar-
rows or the seed drill ,. - . or
something like that., The•,sun is warm
and pleasant and the woodchucks are
beginning to poke their heads out to
see what's going on. All; kinds of
birds are busy with home-me,king
problems and the Collie is having a
merry old time chasing chipmunks,
squirrels and whatever else he can
scare out.
Last year I spent seeding time
thinking about the war. This year,
while I still shudder to..think about
the horrible, bloody days ahead- I've
been tbin-king a lot about, what may
come after the war. We hear and
read so much these days about recon-
struction. I've been trying to think
of what my neighbors and myself
would like in this new world we talk
about building in the ,period after our
clean-up of the Axis gang. .It's quite
a job . . , just the thinking.• about.
it . . . let alone -the actual job of
building things up after the war.
There are a lot of things we want
kept on . . . things that we redis-
covered during .this war. We've found
out that "it's kind of pleasant to get
to know your neighbors' again. It
may 'not be any, better from an econ-
omic stand -point for farmers to club
together and help each other . or
it may be . . . but it's a whole lot
better from the standpoint of fellow-
ship and social enjoyment of the peo
Pte concerned. We've found that
there's •a lot morefun in playing
euchre in the neighbors' front parlor
or 'own own, than there is in driving
fifteen or twenty miles to watch
some kind of a show. We've found
that bar getting together for, a lot of
healthy: argument at the; 'township
hall we're putting a part of our- brains
to- work that eye almost forgot how'
to use.
We work hard on the farms of Can-
ada.
anada. We want in the future to know
that we're going to get a decent re-
turn for our labors. We don't want
great .fortunes to pile up, but it cer-
tainly won't hurt if we get enough so
that by the time we get up to sixty
years of age we can relax a little and
sort. of coast along during the twi-
light years. We want decent home,,
not mansions. I think most far-
mers have cured themselves of the
urge to build big homes that are like
drafty old, uncomfortable castles. We
want to be able to put in labor-sav-
ing devices that will save our wives
a lot of drudgery and we can only
have these things if the whole set-up
of, the country is on a sound 'basis.
Farmers realize by now that this
country wasn't made for one class. It's
plenty big enough for all classes.
When we get those things, we want
to know that our cbusins in the big
industrial plants and the stores and
the banks and other kinds of business
are having the same thing. We want
the children of Canada to grow. up
with the best protection for their
health that it's 'possible to give. We
want them to get edrlcation . . . not
the fanciful kind that we've been in-
clined to give in the past . . . but
a useful kind of education that will
help them to build on the foundations
of this new world that we hope to
build. '
Seeding time is a good time for
thinking . , - and 1 hope that a lot
of other fellows like myself are think-
ing about the same thins this year.
® Just a Smile or Two
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"What do you call a person that
.reads heads, Pop?”
"A phrenologist, my boy."
"Gee! Then Ma must be one of
those .things. She felt my head this
afternoon and said right away, 'You've
been swimming." .
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Young 'Miss Brown had just been.
prepared for the operation room and
placed, on the stretcher to be wheeled
in finally by the nurses. While she
was left alone one doctor approached,
lifted- the sheet, peeked under and
left. Soon after another appeared,
lifted -the • sheet,' peeked under and
left. Still another approached,' lifted
the sheet and peeked -under. This
was entirely too much, so she asked
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the man • _ "What am I here for, Doc,
observation or operation?" He re-
plied: "I don't know; I'm not the
Doc, I'm the painter down the hall."
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"Do you always look under your
bed at night before you say your
prayers?" asked • Miss Prim.
"No, darling," said the old maid. "I
say my -prayers first."
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"You should Have seen my birthday
cake," .a.young woman told a friend.
"Seventeen candles — one for each
There was a skeptical silence, then:
"Seventeen candles! Did you burn
some of them at both ends?"
Bomb Damage And
Civilian Morale (By Walter R.
'Legge)
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All Canadians are intensely inter
ested in the bomb damage in Britain
We found, on our return to Canada
-' division between top row of teeth; no
other distinguishing features."
The most deplored architectural loss
' in Bath was the Assembly Rooms.
The rooms, said to have been the
most beautiful in Britain, were flrst
opened in 1771, and had been refinish-
ed in 1938,at a cost Of fifty thousand
pounds sterling. These rooms de-
lighted Charles Dickens, who made
them famous as the scene of Mr. Pick-
wiek's game of whist with'the "three
thorough -paced female card players."
Bristol, We found, had, been rather
badly battered, principally in the win-
ter of 1941)-41 during which 2,259
houses were destroyed and about 46,-
000 received varying degrees of darn -
age. Many other buildings were de-
stroyed, including twenty-two elemen-
tary schools and 29 churches. •
Our home in Bristolwas the Royal
Hotel, which ,was carrying on, al-
though the back part, including the
dining room and many of the rooms,
had been bombed off, The rooms oc-
eupied• by some of 'our party did not
have any glass in the windows.
In four of . the larger cities. which
we visited, we saw areas many blocks
in extent that have been Completely,
flattened. Since returning 'home, • I
have heard that up until December !,
31, 1942, the number of Britons kill-
ed in air, raids was 47,860 and the
number, injured was •56,410,
We heard many - expressions of ap-
preciation for the assistance sent to
the stricken people by various funds
in Canada.
One of the aims of the enemy was
to destroy the morale of the people.
It was interesting to study the actual
effect. We found that the stories we
had heard of the way in which the
people had taken the „punishment dish-
ed out to them were absolutely true.
Their spirit° is simply wonderful.
Otte of our guides in- Bristol, who
'had been a prosperous -merchant.
showed us a mass of rubble in the
midst of the bombed area, and 'quiet-
ly remarked: "That is all that is left
of my life's savings." No complaints.
Just a- grim determination to carry •
on. I.
An official of.• an establishment 11
where one of my relatives • was' em- ti
pleyed, was bombed out of three piac- s
es the same night, but he was on time o
at bhe" office in the morning. S
- There have been cases of em- b
ployees coming to work.. ,in the morn- D
ing before some of their relatives had o
been rescued, Trona ruined buildings. A
England is a tight little, isle packed ro
with herons and heroines, -even If they p
do not all wear uniforms. Their mor- sh
ale is proof against any terror •that ni
can he launched against them.
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Here's to heroes and heroines, valiant fo
and strong, " Se
Who carry on bravely, no matter how' In
'long; • ed
Through darkness, And peril, they're a
steadfast and true,. 88
The people of tiritain--here's• to vont Ail
that everywhere we went we were
certain to be asked about it.
It has been said that there is not
a village in England that has not had
a bomb dropped on it, but I know of
several places that up to the time
that we were there had not seen a
bomb. After landing a.nd boarding
the train' for London, we 'were sur-
prised to see no •signeo( bomb dam-
age until after we had been travelling
for several hours. Theile are few
signs of bomb damage .to ,be, seen in
any of the smaller places, except near
the east and south coasts. Even in
London there -are large)areas that ap-
pear to have been unto4lched•. We be-
gan to realize how small a start the
Germans had made toward- the de-
struction of Britain.
Where a building has • been totally
destroyed, it is difficult for any one
who, has not seen that building to vis-
ualize the amount of the destruction.
For instance, when we were ,being
shown around- Bristol, one day, our
guide halted in the centre of a large
area that had been demolished. Point-
ing to a part of -it, he said: "That is
where one of our largest departmen-
tal stores used to stand." We could
see a heap of rubble, but never hav-
ing seen the store it was impossible
really to apprecia,te the Extent of bhe
destruction.
In other places where the walls are
still standing, it is much easier to un-
derstand the damage. We drove
through parts of London, and later
walked 'through part of Bristol, on
brilliant moonlight nights, and the
moonlight, shining through roofless
and windowless buildings, 'made a ter-
rible picture, never to be forgotten.
We visited blitzed 'areas in London,
Bath and Portsmoubh, but there are'
many other places that. have badly
battered areas—Hull, Dover, Coven-
try, Plymouth, etc.
In some cases areas of several
blocks have been absolutely flatten-
ed, while in others, one house in the
middle of a block may.aiave been le-
mashed as if cut out by a huge knife.
We were told that there\ is a well
defined pathway between London and
the coast, leading 'toward Germany,
along which the fields- vtere ploughed
up by bombs which had been dropped
by raiders, who, unable to penetrate
the London defences, had turned back
and dumped their bombs at random.
In April, 1942, Hitler carried out
what is -known as the "Baedecker"
raids.so
( called because they were.,
aimed„ solely, Exeter,
destroying fanious
plades), on Exeter, Bath, Norwich,
York and Canterbury. Civilian cas-
ualties at Bath, Exeter, Nor'wioh and
York were 938 persona killed and, 998
injured. Many of tie klll:ed *ere nev-
er ' fdenti8.ed. 'i`hd, pathetic descrip-
tion of one et Bath read, "A'ge, about
two years; hair, fair; eyes, blue .gray;.
Gracia Fre 'Deatroyo Barn
On Friday afternoon of last leek a
grass fire, which, got out of control,
destroyed the barn of A. Sinclair on
the propertly lately purchased from
,the estate of Mrs. S. Crich. The fire
department, while not able to gavel
the barn, was able to keep the fire
from spreading to adjoining buildings,
-Brussels 'Post.
Brass Altar Stand Dedicated
On Easter Sunday, in St. John's,
Church, Brussels, at 11 a.m., a beau-
tiful brass altar stand for large prayer
book in memory of the late Mrs. Ma-
bel Amelia Chapman, was dedicated
by the rector,,Rev. M. F. Oldham, in
the presence of a large congregation.
On the stand is . the following inscrip-
tion: "To, the glory of God, and ..fn .
loving memory of 'Mabel Amelia Chap-
man, Easter 1:/ay, April 25, -1943." The
Greek monogram I.H.S. is also inscrib-
ed. This beautiful gift was given by
Mr. Sathan Chapman and family, in,
memory of a loving wife and mother.
The sermon was' on the Easter mes-
sage as described in St- John, chap_
20, The choir rendered the anthem„
"Easter Flowers A r e Blooming,
Bright."—Brussels Post. -••
. Seriously injured
When a tire exploded while being
removed from the wheel of a truck,
Miller Campbell, of London, aged 26,
son, of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Camp-
bell, of Exeter, was seriously injured
and is at present in a critical .condi-
tion in Victoria Hospital. Mr. Camp-
bell. for nearly two years has been,
employed with the. Acme • Tire and
Battery Company, of London. Last
Thursday about noon he was in the
act of removing a tire when it blew
to pieces. He suffered a broken nose
and a fractured skull. The bone in one
leg was broken and splintered. He
was removed to the hospital in an am-
bulance in an unconscious condition
and his life was .,despaired of. While
at the last report he had not regained
consciousness, hope is expressed that
with the passing of each day hie
ohances of recovery are, improving.—
Exeter Times -Advocate.
MoVe To Town
Mrs. S. B. Otton and three children.
of Georgetown, moved to Exeter last
week to join Mr.' Otton, accountant
at the Bank of Montreal: They have
taken up residence in the home on
Andrew Street recently vacated by
James Hembly. Mrs. Hembly and Tam•
ily have joined Mr. Hembly at Palm-
erston. We welcome Mrs": Otton and
family to Exeter.—Exeter Times -Advo-
cate- ' .. .
Norwegians Train At Airport
Lieut. Commander R. J. Thommes-
sen, Royal Norwegian Navy, who es- .:
caned from his native country when
the Germans marched in, is now, tak-
ing a specialist_trayaing course at No.
12 E.F.T.S. Sky Harbor. Still young,
he is a veteran of this war and al-
though handicapped by physical de-
fects as a result of wounds, is bent
on carrying on. With him is a fellow
countryman, Acting Second Lieut. A. -
G. Heisholt, seriously injured in an
airplane crash and greatly handicap-.
ped, but equallybent on seeing things
through to the point where Norway is
restored, to Norwegian people. These
two young men could fill a newpaper
page with thrills of their 'experience,
but censorship regulations forbid.— .
Clinton, News -Record. littP
Killed in Active Service
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The tragedy, of. war struck fo'r 'they
second time when Mr. and Mrs, Jas.
H. Scott received a telegram from Ot
tawa advising them tht their son, Sgt.
Willim Charles Scott„ with the R.C.A.
F., had been killed on active service -
overseas on April 19th. No details
were given. Early in the war' Mrs..
Scott received the sad news that sir
relatives were instantly 'killed in a
bombing raid on London, and the sev-
enth, an aunt, had passed away as the
result of the same raid. This tragedy
was the one that decided Bill to en-
list with His Majesty Forces.—Wing-
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ham Arvance-rimes..,,
Nephew Killed in -Action
'Mrs. R. A. Spotton received word:,
on Thursday that her nephew, Walter
Hicks, R,C.A.F., was killed on service .
overseas, .Mr. Hicks was a resident
of Portage la Prairie prior to enlist-
ing and visited with Mr. and Mrs. .
Spotton several times while in train
ing.—W,ingham Advance -Times -
Completed Second Year
Miss Mary Cruikshank has complet-
ed her second year at the Ontario
College of Agriculture, Guelph, and is
now visiting at her home here.—
Wingham Advance -Times.
Commissioned Pilot -Officer -
Mr. William Lyon, of Thorndale, at-
tended a wings ceremony held at Mel-
ton on April 16th, when his son, Ken-.
neth, was presented with his winks
and also received his commission as
a Pilot -Officer. Congratulations are
due to Ken on his splendid progress
with the R.C.A.F.—Blyth Standard.
Promoted To Flight Officer
-Friends here of Section Officer D.
. Hovey (Dorothy Ruston) are de-•
ghted to hear of her latest promoe
on to that of Flight Officer. She is
enlor officer of the Women's, -Division.
f the R,C.A.F. at No. 1 Wireless.
stool, Montreal, to which she. has
sen attached 'since September last.
orothy enlisted with bhe first group .
f the Women's Division of the. B.C.
F. in October, 1941, going from To -
tato to Guelph where she wae.i-eor-
oral at No. 4 Wireless School.; Later
e served as sergeant at No, 6 Man -
ng Depot, Toronto, and was com-
isslo'ned in March 1942. She became •
sistant -adjustant at Rockcliffe be -
re going to Montreal. Her husband,
rgeant J. E. Hovey, an.^armament
structor in the R,C.A.F., antl station -
lit Ottawa, has three brothers. 9.nd
sister,serving in His Majesty's fort -
•His home Is at Luoan,--.Mitchell
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