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The Huron Expositor, 1957-03-29, Page 1it h". 11 inety- lghtb Yea, Whole Nendher 465 d; � �R1 At 'a 'meetin g ,.of the 4660 Chamber of Commerce it was un- animously decided that the, 'stores in Hensall will be open, on Friday evenings Until 0 o'clock and-Satur- • day evegings until 10 o'elolek, be- ginning . April • 1. •Stores will re- main closed Monday all day, and will lee open alt day ...Wednesday. • Due to, some dissatisfaction con- cerning Saturday night closing, the merchants ' of Hensall ; decided these hours would be most suit- able to the shoppers of the . com- munity and suiroundiilg district. Discussion of store hours and open night. took place at a meet- ing in Exeter last week, when re- presentativese were present from district towns., Seaforth To Meet In Seaforth; the matter of stet* hours is expected to be discussed at a .meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which has. been -called for Thursday night • of this week. During tete winter months. Sea - forth stere . have closed Saturday nights. This arrangement was un- til the end of March. Whether the District Assessors Meet In Huron GreyAssessor County Stewart Howey was elected chairman of the Association of Assessing Offi- cers of Ontario, district four., suc- ceeding W. H. Moore, of Listowel, chairman for the past two years. The association met in . Goderich Monday. ' Others on the executive are: Vice-chairman, Arthur A. Badley, Wellington County; A. MacDonald, Perth; Everett Finnigan, Bruce; L. Woods, Dufferin, and Alex Alex- ander, of Huron, who fills the vac- ancy left by the late O. W. Sturdy, Goderich assessor. The meeting 'brought about 150 assessment 'officials from Bruce, Grey, Dufferin, Perth, Huron and Wellington together for technical discussions on assessing problems. For variety, the visitors were • taken on a personally conducted tour of the Godefich courthouse by Surori Assessor Alex Alexander, Delegates *ere " welcomed by Mayor John, H. Graham . for the town and Warden Harry Gowdy for the county: W. Oliver, of the Department of Assessment, addressed the meet- ing first on the Assessment Act, and a number of amendments and changes which have been brought about in recent years. He answer- ed questions of the assessors deal- ing with the changes. W. Scott McKay, Q.C., of St. Thomas, editor of the Municipal World, spoke on legal aspects of the Assessment Act and quoted a numberof decisions brought down 'by eonrts of appeal covering different assessment cases. Prof. F. F. Morwick, of the On- tario Agricultural College, Guelph, .discussed soil classification and methods of working various types of soils profitably. Next year's district .meeting of the asessors will be at Milverton. W.I. Euchre, Dance Series Is Ended The last in a series of euchree and dances, sponsored' by the Sea - forth WI, .was held in the Com- munity Centre Friday evening. Fol- lowing euchre, Iunch was served and dancing enjoyed. with music by Norris' orchestra Prize winners were: ladies, first, Betty Dolmage; Ibne hands, Mrs. Roy grown; consolation, Mrs. Wm. Dolmage; men, first, Cecil Oke;. lone hands, Ernie Whitehouse; con- solation, Bruce' Walker. Dairy Producers 1956 Sot Aide. Show Increase � � cI'�I�Se Dairy producers ac oss Canada set aside a record sign of over $372,000 in 1956 for use in their 1957 advertising program, accord- ing to information tabled recently at a meeting of the management committee of Dairy Farmers of Canada. Based on a deduction of a cent -a -pound on butterfat mar- keted in June each Year, the best previous set-aside was $365,000 in 1954. While officials of Dairy Farmers of Canada view the 1956 set-aside with satisfaction, they are quick to point out that a 100 per cent set-aside in 1956 ° would have amounted to $651,000. Main diffi- culty in reaching the potential has been experienced in Quebec and Ontario, the largest producers of milk and cream= The set-aside po- tential of these two provinces col- lectively in 1956, was S469,0004 Al- berta and Prince Ed ai' `Island were• the :provinces closed to 100 per cent of the potential. Latest reth res 're rtcd"fron)i the ...,:. various provinces woe:Otitis/1 Columbia :$14/0561g Alb , 'i adi. i 0 Saltkatchs , .11Ito �7,�S 9;1i: !AG1LClJ� i �,6: usual re'Vers}.dn toprn;glaad"''sum Saturdays night hours will take, place,, or whether some other arrangemeet will he worked out, will presumably depend on deci- sions taken at the Thursday night meeting. Mrs. Rogerson Has 84th Birthday Here Mrs. Walter Rogerson, well- known Seaforth resident, celebrat- ed 'her 84th birthday at her home on Goderieh St. . West, on Sunday evening, when members of her family honored her at a surprise gathering they had arranged. There were 1.4 present., Mrs. Rogerson was born in Row - ick Township, near Belmore, the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Dunlop,and. with her parents,. moved to Hullett Township when, she was tsso years of age. She con- tinued to reside in Hullett until 1899, when she was married to thd Iate Waiter Rogerson, when they commenced farming in. Tucker - smith. They, retired to Seaforth 26 years ago, and her husband- died 10 years ago, • Following 'a birthday supper, which was attended by her two children, Willitm Rogerson and Myitle (Mrs. Frank Crich), togeth- er with members of their family, the -group made a presentation. to Mrs. Rogerson as a momento of the occasion. Theresentation was made by Kenneth Rogerson, A feature .of the evening was a large birthday - cake, served by Joan Rogerson and Mrs. Frank Crich. The cake was made by Miss Jean Scott. Mrs. Rogerson received greet- ings from a wide .circle of friends, as well as remembrances and gifts from her family and grandchil- dren. She has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Second Fire. CaII To Riehl Farm Seafer, th „firemen were called • to. the farm o1Borden• Riehl, east of Leadbury, on Monday for the sec- ond time within a week. A chimney fire at the residence had been extinguished when the brigade arrived. On. Wednesday of last week a large barn on the pro- perty was destroyed by fire. Mr, and Mrs. Riehl were in the resi- dence discussing arrangements for rebuilding of of the barn when they were alerted by the smell of smoke in the house, and called the Seafortle, brjgade. Official Visit To - Seaforth Lodge Bro. Victor Lee, District Deputy Grand Master of District No. 8, made his official visit to Fidelity Lodge, No, 55, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at their last regular meeting. Bro. Robert hi; Smith, NG., presided. Other visi- tors 'included Bro. Cecil Walls, D,D.G,M„ of London District No. 14, and members of Hensall Lodge degree team. who conferred the first degree. At the conclusion of the meeting lunch was served by the Seaforth Lodge, under the convenership of Bro. William Forrest. Rebekahs Hold Social Evening A social evening followed the regular' meeting of Edelweiss Re- bekah Lodge Monday evening, when they entertained Fidelity Lodge LO.O.F.' in commemoration of the 133rd birthday of Schyler Colfax, founder of Rebekah -Odd - fellowship. • t The noble grand, Mrs. Albert Harrison, welcomed the guests and the program was opened by com- munity singing, Ied by Mrs. Frank Kling, accompanied by Miss Mae Smith. Contests were enjoyed. The Oddfellows presented their drills, accompanied by Peter Mal- colm on the bagpipes. Edelweiss Lodge performed their floor work. A few games of euchre were en- joyed, with the ladies' most games being won by Mrs. Ralph McNich- ol and consolation by Mrs. Cath- ryne Scherbarth, Detroit. Gents' most games was won by Charles Reeves, and consolation by Ed. Andrews. A lovely cushion was won in a draw by Ralph Hicks, Brgdhagen. Proceeds were donated to -the C. . and T. fund. A , delicious lunch was served' by the, social committee with ,Mrs. Adin Forbes as convefier, Robert Sntith, Noble Grand of Fidelity Lodge, expressed appreciation for the , guests. Former Cairn's Farm Is. SW in Ilibbert Mr. and Mr`s. Paul Vogels, of Purest, have purchased the former' maa Cairns fetm. lot 21, con, b ert, from Jpseph McCon- nell. c. . 'b x t .. 'M Con- nell. Mr. Vogel .Ibiol, ill me7ril- lop Townsl,ip TS to liaovittg to ' za, t : A SEAF,ORTH SAILOR took part in an unique voyage when, a' . a member of the crew of H.M.C,S. Magnificent, he was aboard whea the aircraft carrier tools; Canadian servicemen to the Middle East, returning via the United Kingdom and bringing honi R.C.A.F. Sabre jet fighters. Relaxing off duty in their messdeck are, left to right, Ldg. Sea. Frederick James Taylor, Sea - forth, Ont.. and Dartmouth, N.S.; AB Clarence Russell Christian,,Prospeet, N.S., and AB Ger- ald A, Smith, Moncton, N.B. Ldg. Sea. Taylor. son of Mr. and Mrs,-; John Taylor, North Main St., Seaforth, attended public scho )1 here before joining the Navy in August, 1950. Topnotch Industrial Champs. Win Baker Trophy Topnotch, after losing the open- ing game in Industrial League hockey to St. Columban, came back to win the next two games and the championship represented by the Baker Trophy. The final game Thursday night was played before a crowd of near- ly 3110. After an absence of five years, industrial hockey made an enthusi- astic comeback this year, provid- ing excellent hockey and some close games between the four teams involved. In commenting on the success of the season, the %management said credit was due to faithful fans and also to co-operation extended by the players and officials of the teams. Reporting on finances, the league officials said that of total receipts of $545:00, the arena was paid $270 and referees $130. Mr., Mrs. W. Roe Wed 25 Years Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Roe, Har - lock, were honored, on the occa- sion . of their 25th wedding anni- versary by a surprise gathering at their residence Friday evening. Thirty-two members of the Wallace family paid a visit to the Roe home and a social evening was en- joyed. Mr. and Mrs. Roe have a family of four daughters: Lois Jean, Stratford Teachers' College; Mary Lou, Wellesley, and Dianne and Joyce, at home. Mrs. Roe is the former Mae Wallace, of Tucker - smith Township. Following games, Mrs. Howard Yeandle, sister of the bride of 25 years, made a presentation of a eat, of wall and table •lamps and other ornaments to the bride and groom. Guests were present from Kit- chener, Seaforth, Tuckersmith, Varna and Clinton., Mixed Bonspiel Success Lady Curlers Elect In a mixed bonspiel sponsored by the Seaforth Curling Club Saturday, first prizes were won by rinks from Seaforth and London, With 16 rinks participating, O.F.U. Sponsor' Manley Meeting The 0.F.U. held a specials meet- ing in Manley School Friday night to acquaint members of recent, happenings. Gordon Hill, County President, told about his. . trip to Ottawa. and how they were pre.' sented to Federal Cabinet and we.- comed. They had troublik getting accommodation for the 90 dele- gates that were present. The delegation recommended that farmers should have price sup- ports paid direct to farmers at 100 per cent parity, and farmers should not be told to control production when seven out of ten persons go to bed every night hungry. (2) Farm organizations should accept responsibilities in arriving at pric- es. (3) Such prices should be for- ward prices set at least a year in advance. (4) These prices would apply to all products sdld on do- mestic markets, (5), Products sold on export markets would be sold at world prices. (6) The difference in parity prices and world prices would be paid by deferment pay- ment. (7) The presence of tem- porary surpluses should not be al- lowed to depress domestic prices. Mr. Hill said producers of pota- toes are seriously concerned on duties en potatoes. which are duty free into Canada. except for six weeks of the year from U.S.A. Canadians pay duty full 12 months of the year into the U.S.A. The meeting was told : the briefs and others were presented to each party after they had been present- ed to the Cabinet. After a good question period and discussion, nine new members took out member- ship. INTEREST LOW AS FEW SUBSCRIBERS ATTEND BLYTH TELEPHONE MEETING Lack of interest in the affairs of the system was indicated by the simall attendance at the annual meeting of the Blyth Municipal Telephone System in Blyth Satur- day afternoon according to com- missioners of the system. Diffi- culties face the system it was point- ed out, ' "Blyth municipal system has the lowest rates of any company, but this cannot be maintained indefin- itely. Before long the switch board will have to be replaced," com- missioner James Phelan told the meeting. "It is a tough time," be said, "to be a commissioner; there are big decisions to make and a small company cannot afford to make mistakes." Mr. Phelan appealed to the sub - miters to "report their difficul- ties to lineman Donald Voting— who otingwho hasproved himself to be prompt andefficient." In analysing the financial state- ment, Mr. Phelan stated: "It looks good on paper, but in actuality the, figures are much less rosy ,than they appear to be." He explained the futility df op, posing -the telephone tax to which the commissioners objected in Tor- otto, and' said he was disappointed at net receiving better backing from the -subscribers and the dour- d .f • e ire c` line b.. the uni ipa s sr��Vid', by esthe.stent. If ta' ihi Yti• t'.'bo ti r,:•Iyhelan.� . it e ducat t>r, ity in which it is collected. Chairman George McNall refer- red to the commissioner's trip to Toronto to• try to defend the system against taxation; he said they got little support, from the Canadian Telephone Association. Mr, McNall stated further: "The cost of oper- ating the system has doubled over the past 10 years." Cable and wire have doubled in' price and some of it trebled, The lineman is giving good satisfaction. You cannot go eut'and secure a lineman in a few minutes; it took the commissioners many days and a lot of driving to secure Mr. Young, A new truck had to be purchased, also a safe for the protection of the records. Mr. McNall expressed discour- agement at the apathy of the sub- scribers in not attending the an- nual meeting, Commissioner Archie Young, in bis brief remarks, stated: "A lot's of money bas been spent on the lines this year, and they are in a lot better shape than they have been for some time." The same commissioners were again elected: George McNeil, James Phelgn. Archie Young. The chairman will be named at the first meeting of the commission. 'In his closing remarks, Mr. Phelan stated: "There are 700 telephones to service and 200 miles of line, but lineman Young is co- ope>fatiVe; the subscribers are r - minded. the commission holds inti thj r;. Meetings and they are to attend, 4. it it rjurlers were present from Dray - len, Clinton, London, Goderieh, Bel - 'pore. Georgetown and Seaforth. •! A 'Seaforth rink, skipped by Scott flabkirk. took first prize in the 9 *'clock draw. 'On the rink were Alice Reid George Hildebrand and Mae Habkirk, Second prize went to Dr. M. W. S'tapleton's Seaforth rink, which included Jean Staple- ton, G. Agar and E. Dinsmore. Dr. P. L. Brady, of Seaforth, was third, with Mary Hart, J. L. Slattery and Helen Brady. !The 11 o'clock draw was won by Phil Stevenson, London, with Marie 'Stevenson, Jack White and Nancy '/G'hite. William Bald, Seaforth, was second. with Mary Rowcliffe, Carm Rowcliffe and Frankie Ball on his rink. Third prize went to Gil Walker, of London, with Billy Walk- er, Gordon Benson and Jessie Ben- son. Name Officers Seaforth lady curlers named Miss Alice Reid president at. the annual meeting of the club Tuesday af- ternoon. Mrs. Frank Kling presid- ed for the meeting. The report of the nominating committee, presented by the presi- dent, Elsie Dinsmore, provided for the following officers: past presi- dent, Anna Kling; president, Alice Reid; vice-president, Terry Gilbert; treasurer, Elsie Dinsmore; secre- tary, Bernice Longstaff; bonspiel committee, Mary Rowcliffe, Pat Gordon; games committee, Lois Munn, Flo Smith; social and kit- chen committee. Gladys Thompson. Anna Kling; membership commit- tee, Anna Kling, ThelmvP Wright; buying committee, Pauline McMas- ter, Sally Sillery and Mona Crich. The meeting concluded a suc- cessful year of activity. Escape Injury On Toronto Trip Officials of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Co. had a narrow escape from serious injury when the car in which they were riding was struck by another vehicle and seriously damaged. The four, President Wm. Alexan- der, John Malone, John Pepper and secretary -manager M. A: Reid, were returning from a meeting of mutual insurance companies in To- ronto, when the accident occurred as their car stopped at a stop- light on the Queen Elizabeth High- way. Although the car driven by Mr. Reid was damaged; no one was injured. East McKillop Group Meets ` The Woman's Society of McKil- lop E.U.B. Church held a meeting et the home of Mrs, Arthur Nichols with 12 members present. Mrs, H. Smyth, Mrs. A. Nichols and Mrs. F. Dickison were in .charge of the devotional period. Mrs. H. Brox spoke an activities of the Wo- man's Society and World Service. A lunch was served by the hos- tess. Gerald William Rose, son of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Rose, of Walton, was baptized in McKillop E,U.B. Church on Sunday, March 24. Rev, W. P. Krotz, of Dashwood, was guest minister` -at McKillop RUB. Church recently. Miss Diane Rock spent the week- end' with Miss Audrey Annis, of Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. John Aikens, of Sebring t'1 s. E Ville, visited with Mr. and lids e ert. rr.,ata" -Mr.. Harry Reg'elewere n The role of the R.CA,F: and particularly that of R.C-AF. Sta- tion, Clinton, was explained when Seaforth Co-op Sets Dividends; Name Directors The annual meeting of the Sea - forth Farmers Co-operative was held in Egmondville United Church Thursday evening, An excellent turnout of about 150 members and their wives were in attendance for the turkey banquet provided by the ladies of the church. The president, R. W. Campbell, presided and Dr. J. Semple, minis- ter of the 'church, asked the bless- ing. Peter Simpson thanked the ladies on behalf of those in attend- ance. The auditors' report show- ing, an earning .of $7,027, was read by G. Mather, -area supervisor for United Co-operatives of Ontario. Ross Hennigar, the manager, thanked the patrons on the part of the staff for their loyal support and co-operation d ' the past year. Mention was also made of the overcrowded facilities at the egg grading station and the need in the near future of enlarged faeiliti es. Robert S. McKercher, present- ing the finance committee report, announced that the dividends for the year 1956 would be one per cent on mill sales and 15 cents on each case of .eggs. He also an- nounced that the board had decid- ed to recall the patronage loans for 1946 within a couple of weeks. In going back 15 years to the start of the Co-op, be showed how an in- vestment of approximately $25,000 today had a, value of 5135,000. Clare Reith, manager of the egg station, introduced Julien Smith, manager of the Locals Division of U.C.O. Mr. Smith related many of his experiences and anecdotes from his association with the Co- operatives in the Southern United States, and also :cited what can be accomplished through co-opera- tion. Art Devereaux thanked the speaker. Mr. McKercher was re-elected to the board of directors; Murray Roy and Robert McMillan were elected as new members to re- place Alex McGregor and Ross Mc- Gregor, who had served their six years on the board. Ross Hennigar announced the winners of the chick -weight guess- ing contest, the weight being 21 lbs, 7 oz. Alex Smith won the first prize with the perfect answer; Jack Davidson second. with 21 lbs. 8 oz,, and Ross McGregor, third, with 21 lbs. 10 oz. Group 'Twin. K. C. a 'Cameron, `clans ant P Via¢ Command fig Officer the Station, at Croton n , ry tjo spoke to `Seaforth infons on Mon- A,merieani day. j the School ar(a ',cit G/C. Cameron described the can Radar , coo were background of the station .and the, there were st erican, extent to which its responsibxli4. �n tra l a ton a ties had .uacreased with the ad; portapc o1 the Station w vancement, of defence techniques boned. a secre dispatc the conferene"e::of Presid -The meeting was informed 1itP kRt was expected the children's trout veli and ,P ie imater. hui derby, which hid been so popular at Quewee City, aim Oar last year, 'would be held again this of the war Air f immodore Bro, spring. The club welcomed a new Director of Radar, for the Brig x�ember; Dr, A. S. Black, who was Ministry: stated last it ;aveu installed' by'H. G. Meir. not,have been "possibledo meet: The meeting was arranged by T tar a mcreesmg . demand.. H. O. Free and A. Y. McLean. Age - a the• latter part of; p and the fo)'lol!;9nng' years wit, predation to the speaker, was PY- �+-- knowledge� - pressed' by A. W. Siliery. undertaken the recruiting In his remarks, G/C. Cameron 'training of -hien t IieIp us heti said: ,this imwnse 'weapon in. _, ! "What is now R,C,A,F: Station, the R.CAS. assumed emnplet Clinton, had its beginnipg in con- 'control of this Station, and^.'1441# versations between the then The Commander K. R. Patrick beceMe Right Honorable Winston Churchill the first R.C.A.F, Station Coal,,, and the Prime Minister of Canada mander—the RAF. contingent; re: at that time, the Honorable Mac- turned to the ,U.K. at that:nine.'.'.. kenzie King, immediately following. permanent Station the Battle of' Britain. These dis- In September, 1945, it was decid-' cussions occurred early in 1941, ed that Clinton would becomes a following anannouncement to the permanent Station of the R.C,AF., British Air Ministry that recruit- and that the, scope of its training ing for radio mechanics had ceas- °p would be considerably t ed in Britain and an urgent re- tr ed. quest had been made of=Canada to Up to that time• all of the tram - supply 1000 mechanics by the end ing had been devoted to radar,e,000 of that year, This commitment and at this point.. the 'training wan,. ,extended to include ncliide was accepted by the Canadianall of. the Al;. . lied communications trade, in 1951 Government, and in April, 1941, an examination unit, was formed: work commenced on the original • Radar School at Clinton. One of to monitor and maintain standards the requirements for the school at for graduates of the school, and' that time was that it be remote the School of Food Service was' from urban areas because of the established to provide training for secrecy of the equipment on which cooks and food service attendants it was desired to train, and the m the R,C.A.F- The'additions of • other was that it be close to a these units and the expansion of large body of water, which would the basic Radar School had now simulate/' as, nearly as possible the reached the stage where the ' ad coastal Conditions experienced in mini. ve task of these schools gs be the United Kingdom. The site at was beginning to effect the traiinn Clinton met both of these 'require- that a. Station and it was agreed , r mentis. Headquarters would) In July of 1941 the first RA,F, be established to provide the ad.;. contingent arrived at Clinton, and. ministratve services, and relieve Wing Commander Cox, of the Roy- the individual schools of these al Air Force, became the first problems. Commanding , Officer of what was The organization that has now then NO•: •31 Royal Air Force Radio-: emerged is ;the. station Headquar School.- The Station was built and"tern with the Coanmanduig•,Officer• staffed by the R.C,A.F. under the responsible to the Air Officer supervision of this R,AF. group, Commanding Training Command: and the first course conducted was is res,ponsibie to the A.O.C. for composed of members of United the efficiency of the training pro.=. States Navy and the United States gram of all units on the Station;; and also for the alteration, main: Marine Corp. In the ensuing years tenance and housekeeping thousands of trainees,.both Ameri- hes of the Station. The schools arer - cans and Canadians, were to grad -e headed by Officers Commas uate from Clinton and take their who are in turn res nsible to places in theatres of war all over Po the the world. Of the radar technicians Commanding Officer for their training functions, Now at the serving in the British Forces, the majority were Canadians, most of present time the Radar and Com-, ication School at Clinton is by them were trained at Clinton. far From the 15th of September, far the biggest operation. . 1941. till the end of the war, there 15 Different Courses were over 5.000 Canadian techni- MR,, MRS. FRANK RILEY, CONSTA OBSERVE 25th WEDDING DAY' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley cele- brated their 25th wedding anniver- sary at their home on Saturday, March 23. They have a family of one daughter (Grace), Mrs. Robert Woods, Toronto, and one son. Doug- las, a fourth-year student in Sea - forth High School. A turkey din- ner was served in the evening to the immediate family, During the evening 'an address was read and a chest of silver presented to the bride and groom 'of 25 years as well as other gifts of silver from neighbors and friends. Following is the address read by Mrs. Joe Riley. Dear Mary and Frank: As you have come to 25 years of wedded life, it would not be ap- propriate to let this event pass without saying a few words about this day. Twenty-five years ago we attended your wedding, travel- ling by horse and cutter, to -day, along with your family. we have seen a most beautiful day and at this time we would ask you to accept this gift on behalf of your family, Sisters and brothers. Mary and Frank thanked them all for their lovely gift. Last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Borden Brown held a successful Penny Sale at her home in the interests of the Constance W.A. and realized the amount of $17.60. A programme of interest eonsisted of a paper in the life of St. Pat- rick by Mrs. W. 1' Whyte, piano solos by Mrs. Wm. =Jewitt, a read- ing by Mrs. Ken Hulley, solos by Mrs. George McLlwain accompani- ed by Mrs. Frank Riley, a reading 13y Mrs. Lorne Lawson followed by a two-part play by Mrs'. Frank Riley and Mrs. B. Brown. Mrs. Brown thanked everyone for Maps Of Seaforth Now Available In answer to repeated requests from visitors and residents, a de- tailed map of Seaforth, showing streets of the town, as well as the location of public buildings, has been .published by The Huron Ex- ositor. Printed on heavy p ledger aper, thepy' p ;is available. 6b 50 ;cents co i!3�S:fi��:'.`r:,;�r�a�'�. i9h•'�ikrSr`.�rcixtlC�"� CE, coming and helping to make the afternoon a success. Lunch was served and after singing "The Queen", Mrs. McLlwain, on be- half of the WA. thanked Mrs. B. Brown for her afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt and Mr. and Mrs. William Jewitt attended the Co -Op banquet held. in the Eg- mondville United Church last Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods, of Scarborough. spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley who celebrated their 25th wedding anni- versary Saturday. Mrs. Florence Woods, Listowel, and Mr. Lorne Jervis, Stouffville, attended the 25th wedding anni- versary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jewitt visited with Mr. and Mrs. Verne Pinkham, Exeter, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross McGregor and family visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Reg Angst, of Guelph. Miss Janet McGregor remained in Guelph where she will teach this week. Miss Mary Whyte is teaching this week in Kitchener. Mr. and Mgrs. James Dale spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knox of Londesboro, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dexter visited Monday with Mr. and Mrs, Austin Dexter, Blyth. Messers. Wm. Jewitt and Geo. Carter attended the Municipal and Assessors'orneeting in Goderich on Tuesday. Many of the ladies were out to a quilting Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons held in the basement of the church in the interests of the Constance WA. Constance Farm Forum The last Meeting of the Farm Forum was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross McGregor on Monday evening with 27 present. No discussion was held but all took part in a social programme after which progressive euchre was enjoyed .with prizes going to: high lAtts.,, William Je it t; low lady, Mr ,Iasterinan; high hn Douglas;Riley;low nns, Mr. Ekr� Lawson Luu c e d *M:tisting ccs ey We - have approximately 1,000 trainees in residence at the pres- ent time enrolled in about 15 dif- ferent courses. These 'include: basic electronics, communications technicians air and ground. radar • technicians air and ground. tele, graph technicians, telephone tech- nicians, echnicians, fighter control operators, teletype operators, radio operators, - - cryptographers—these are all for- mal courses. In addition, special courses are establishedonnew it- ems tems of equipment as required. We also operate a telecommunica- tions officer course and provide the electronic phase of the Armament Officers courses, in addition to • guided missile indoctrination cours- es for officers and, of course, the University Reserve Cadet Training program which operates during the summer months. The basic electronic course, which is the foundation of all of these various specialties, is of some 30 weeks' duration, and on graduation the student is placed in one of the specialist trades, such as communications technicians, air or ground. radar technicians, ground, etc, So for the most part we have each of the students on the Station for approximately one year. He does this training, I might say, without any leave dur- ing that period, and it is a real tough grind for many of these lads. Eight Weeks' Training The students we get at Clinton, - when they arrive at Clinton, have had only eight weeks' airmen training at the Manning Depot at St. Johns; it is here they come from the various recruiting Cen- tres. They are given this eight weeks' indoctrination, and if they measure up to the Air Force re. quirements wan airman, they are then sent to the various technical schools. Most of these lads have a grade 10 or 11 education on the (Continued on Page 6) r Cattle Stampede; Leg I s Broken Crushed when, cattle ' crom:le against a slaTg ;kha'r yd ' r :he re airin door p ..;anal... t0of'�" p Mtn, Anbi+ey ({' suffered a doulb'lrx fro'. tint right Ieg. The ac e' idk)Yi�� farm* West of te •ed, i vas,