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> I ^ :i ^ ®l)je fkfsi^ttian %mmu. VOL. 60; NO. 9 FLESHERTON. WEDNESDAY. JULY 31, 1940 W. H. Thurston & Son, Proprietors^ Not Taking Commission Not a cent of Coramissiun is being paid to the postmasters, banks, fin- ancial institutions and commercial oganizations which are selling: war saving certificates and war saving stamps to the public. Nor is there any public expense involved in the work of citizens who are organizing and sustaining these projects both at headquarters in Ottawa and others throughout the Dominion. They work witout pay. Flesherton Baptist Church Minister: Rev. Fred Ashton Services â€" Flesherton. Sunday 11 a.m. â€" Worship. 12 noon â€" Bible School Rock Mills: 2 p.m.â€" Bible School. 3 p.m. â€" Worship. It is hoped that as many as possible attend the Bible School at Rock Mills next Sunday at 2 pjn. Divine service at 3 o'clock. Gospel Workers' Church Feversham, Ont. Rev. C. McNichol, Pastor Sunday School at 10.00 a.m. Morning Service at 11.00 a.m. Evening Service at 7.30 p.m. Maxwell United Chorch BEV. GEO. L. MERCER, BJ)., DJD. Minister Services: 11 a.m. â€" Eugenia. 2 p.m. â€" Mt. Zion. 3.30 p.m. â€" Wareham. 7.30 D.m. â€" Maxwell. NOTES: Members of the Official Board are respectfully reminded of the meeting which is to take place in the Wareham church on Friday, Aug. 2nd, at 8 p.m. sharp. The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be administered in connection with the evening service in Maxwell church. Seven lo Family Average 77 Years Artemesia Township is the proud possesor of a family that is long- lived, the connbined ages totalling 77 years, we presume it to be a record in the annals of family life of On- tario. There are seven members of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Huddy, pioneer residents of Artemesia, who came here about 81 years ago and settled on the Old Dur- ham Road. The oldest meSber of the Huddy family is Mrs. Wm. Wat- son of Priceville, who is 86 years of age, who with Miss Louisa Huddy, 83, was bom n England. Mr. Henry Huddy,, 81, was one year old when the family moved to Artemesia, the re- maining members being bom in this township. Mr. George Huddy is 78, Mrs. Jas. Dingwall of Cedarville is 73, Miss Emily Huddy 71 and Mr. Charles Huddy, the youngest member of the family, is 67. The seven mem- bers of the family have combined ages of 77 years, no doubt record for long-lived families. Another member of the family, Mrs. Hugh Waiters, died about 24 years ago. DID NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE Flesherton United Church Minister, REV. G. K. McMillan, ba., bj). 10.00 a.m. â€" Worship, Ceylon. 11.00 a.m.â€" 'Worship, Flesherton. 7.00 T).m. â€" ^Worship, Flesherton. Mr. Ernie Hutton ,former high school teacher in Flesherton, will have charge of both sarvices next Sunday. Last week we mentioned the fact that a young district man had given a little lad 25 cents for a dollar bill. The young man in question claims that he lost a dollar bill and as he had gone past there the day before, and wher; the lad stated that he had found it at a certain spot figured that the bill was his. The 25 cent piece was as a reward and he had no idea that it would be considered that he was taking advantage of any youngster. In one weeif 79 German bombing planes which came to England did not not make the return trip. SPECIAL ONE-DAY CRUISE On Friday, August 9th, the C.P.R. flagship "Assiniboia" will make a sipecial cnrise from Owen Sound to Midland via Nottawasaga Bay. Leaves at 8.30 a.m., returns at 10 p.m. Fare $2; children $1. Secure tickets from Daily Sun-Times, Owen Sound. Proclamation Civic Holiday MONDAY, AUG. 5, 1940 Following a resolution passed by the Council of the Village of Flesherton, I hereby dedaure Monday, August Sth, 1 940, as Civic Holiday in Ithe Village of Flesherton, when all places of business will remain closed. GOD SAVE THE KING A. DOWN, Reeve 1 > Equipped to handle the finest service at moderate prices Our Beautiful |Air Conditioned :: Funeral Chapel <> <> , â€" < > <> <> <« •t 124 AVENUE ROAD TORONTO, Ont ;; KICHARD MAODOCKS. Mamgw ^ HONOR ROLL ^ Following are some of the names of those who have enlisted from the im- mediate district for service in the Canadian Active Service Force. The Advance would like to have a full list of those now serving and would be pleased to have our readers send in additions or corrections to the list below: Toronto Scottish W. J. W. Armstrong, Flesherton. 48th Highlanders Wm Kerton, Feversham. Victor McMaster, Maxwell. Royal Canadian Signals Wm. E. Jamieson, Flesherton. Pioneers Wm. Hyslop, Flesherton. Perth Regiment Robt. Priestley, Maxwell. Queen's Own Rifles T. R. McKenzie, Feversham. Royal Canadian Engineers Neil McKeniie, Feversham. Edmonton Regiment Marall Betts, Flesherton R. R. 1. Array Service Corps Roy A. Hergott, Proton Station. Albert Hyslop, Flesherton, Wm. Spmng , R. R 5, Markdale. Royal Flying Corps Douglas Morgan,, Flesherton. J, H. Linton, R. R, 3 Flesherton. Infaatry Training Centre Arthur Lawlor, Maxwell. Grey and Sineoe Foresters Lloyd Archibald, Ceylon. Wm. Welton, Flesherton. • Fred Gorrell, Flesherton. Rhesa McCleaa, Flesherton Ben Leavell, Flesherton. Victor Osborne, Proton Station, Joseph Little, Proton Station. Lincoln & Welland Regiment J. G. Whyte, Priceville. Home Guards Harry Fellow, Flesherton. Family Gathering The many family gatherings and reunion picnics which have marked the visit of Mr. Ed. Kennedy of Win- nipeg to this section of the country, the home of his youth, were climaxed by a farewell party at the home of his niece, Mr. and Mrs. A. McLean, Priceville, on Sunday, July 28. After a pleasant afternoon spent in remin- iscing, the party sat down to sump- tuously-laden tables. Mrs. I. Smith, in a short speech, informed all pre- sent that the gathering was not only a "farewell" party, but also to mark the birthday of the honored guest, Mr. Kennedy, after which all sang "Happy Birthday to You." foUawing supper a pleasant evening was spent on the lawn and the gathering broke up with the hope that next year may bring a repitition of this year's happy times. Friends present included Mr. a"hd Mrs. Hill Sargent and Marion, Mrs. Stanley McComb and son, John, of Owen Sound, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. I. Smith and Delbert of Flesh- erton, Mrs. D. Roberts of Lady Bank, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hewson of Duntroon, Mr. and Mrs. J. English of Nottawa and Mr. and Mrs. Alex. MuUin of Feversham. FRED R. MADDOCKS. Awc<«t> * MMibcr of th« FlMlMTtMi Old B ays' * Cirb' AasMtetiaa BATES & MADDOCKS % F«ni«rly of Fhohcrton. Oat 124 Avenue Road, Tortmto, OnL KI. 4344 Are We Too Good? The first contingent of German prisoners arrived recently and a num- be of them are now interned in this country. A few of them have gone high-hat and one had the frontery to tell a guard that soon the position.s would be reversed and he would be doing the guarding. He received a sentence of forty-eight days confine- ment. Are we in Canada overdoing the courtesy business to these ungrate- ful people ? Speaking in the house of Commons last week our woman member, Mrs. Neilson, critized the government because they are handing out relief to families of two who reqaire it at the rate of only $4 p«r month, while it costs 35c per day or $10.50 per month to keep a man in an interment camp. Families of interned aliens are al- lowed $60.00 per month relief by the Federal Government, which i.«i far in excess of relief handed our own Can- adians. It hardly seems the thing when we are bending every effort to defeat Hitler and the thingrs he stands for, and at tha same time hope to pay dependents of these ungrate- ful aliflr.o more than our soldier boys or their dependents. â€" ^Wiarton Echo. Recruits Poored In ^ For Ntw Battalion Recruitng for the 2nd Battalion of the Grey & Simeoe Foresters Regi- ment has made great progress dur- ing the past week and the quota for the local district of 75 men has been exceeded and over 90 have enlisted for the defence of their country. It affords Lieut.-Col. McRae, O. C. of the Battalion, and his local officers great satisfaction that the young men have responded to the call as well as they have. Tuesday evening the 150 men required from Durham and Markdale recruiting centres exceeded the quota, but as other companies are finding recruiting difficult, the men will be kept on the strength of the Battalion and others will likely be taken on the strength this Wednes- day night at Markdale. Drill nights are Monday, Wednes- day and Friday nights from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. until the Battalion leaves for camp on .\ugust 12th for four- teen days. The troops will no doubt be outfitted with uniforms prior to leaving for camp. Practically all the available young men from Flesherton and Ceylon have joined, while there is a splendid repesentation from Mark- dale, Eugenia and Rock Mills. Miss Macphail In Saskatoon Campaign The United Reform movement ban- ner will be carried in the August 19th federal by-election in Saskatoon, Sask., by the veteran parliamentarian, Miss Agnes Macphail. She was the unanimous choice of a United Reform convention Monday as the candidate to contest the iby-elec- tion necessitated by the death shortly after the. March 26 general election of Rev. W. G. Brown. Under the United Reform movement Mr. Brown first won the seat in a by-election Dec. 18, 1939. In accepting the nomination, Miss Macpiiail stressed the need for the preservation of democracy and its continued expansion. She briefly re- viewed the problems of unemployment monetary reform, farm prices in re- lation to cost of production and dis- tribution. She expressed regret that war could not be prevented, but declared that now was the time for every effort to be made in assisting the fight for the preservation of democratic institu- tions and the democratic way of life. First woman to be elected to the House of Commons, Miss Macphail formerly was U.F.O.-fiabor member for Grey-Bruce. She sat in the Com- mons from 1921 until defeated March 26 by the Liberal standard bearer in Grey-Bruce. Presented Withi Watch A very pleasing event was held on Monday evening, July 29th, at '.he home of Mr. George Dobson for Rfn. T. R. McKenzie, son of Mr and Mrs.' Jas. McKenzie, when the neighbors and friends presented him with a lovely watch. The address was read by Burton Sandei-son and the presentation was made by Mervyn Ottewell. Tom made brief reply, thanking the friends for their good wishes and thoughtfulness, and the •issejTibly then sang "For he's a Jolly Good Fellow.'' Dancing was indulged in until the early hours of the morn- ing. T. R. joined up with the Queen's Own Rifles some time ago and is at oresent stationed at Camp Borden. Teachers Contribute More - After September 1, teachers will nay three and one half per cent of their salaries for superannuation, ac- etrding to the announcement made last week. The contribution has increased one half per cent over the total payable in the last two years. The increase in payment is tha sec- ond in the past two years. In 19.'?8 teachers were paying two and a half per cent, the same figure as the gov- ernment contibut^d to the fund. The education department's, contribution has not ben increased. The payment is made monthly.by all teachers who, under the regulatiflif. are retired when women are 60 and* men are 65 years of age. We fcelieve there is still room for the invention of a top for a garbage â- an that the prowling dogs cannot overcome. National Registration On August VJ, 2U and 21 a great army of Canadian people-all these, male or female, over the age ot 16 â€" will move out to the point of regis- ti-ation and fill in the cai-ds contain- ing a number of question:;. Why is this registation taking place? This country is at war. It must put the utmost possible effort to accomplish its purpose. That pur- pose is the defeat of the enemy. In order to do this it mush niarshall the full forces of the nation â€" all the human, moral, material and spir- atual forces of Canada. There can be no slacking. Wejieed more planes, tanks, ammunition. To produce them we need more men, women, materials and money. The nation must produce more, spend less, and- to be frank about it^ay more taxes. Then it is necessary that our young men should be trained for home defence. They will be called up at an early date for a brief period of intensive training. Yes, we are at war. Registration means simply organization for greater effort â€" for victory. Register early. To answer the questions takes only a few minutes' work if you come pre- pared to answer. Read the questions in this paper and know the answers you have to make before you go to register. Where so many inust give their all you will not hesitate in do- ing your part. WOMEN AND REGISTRATION War has always made a heavy de- mand on the services of the woman- hood of the nation. Totalitarian war makes a still greater demand. Mod- ern war involves far more than the fighting forces â€" it goes beyond the lines. It involves home defence. It calls for the strengthening of the moral and sipiritual forces of the nation, and also an increase not only in the production as well. We not only have to produce more so far as war materials are concerned but we must produce products for ex- port because it is necessary that many war materials must be purchased abroad, and the nation must accum- ulate the foreign exchange necessary for these purchases. In war conditions the strengrth of the army in the field must be main- tained but the strength of the army of workers at home must also be in- creased. It is, therefore, only natural that more and more women ought to be drawn into the army of product- ion in order to stengthen the nation in this time of conflict. The women of Canada can help by filling in the registration card, and by encouraging others to do the same. National registration day should produce a clear record of the womanpower of the nation REGISTRATION Is NECESSARY You have a date with your country on .\ugust 19, 20, or 21. Do not ne- glect it. There are penalties invol- ving fine and imprisonment:, but no one should be penalized for neglect. If you are absent from home on that day, register at the nearest point of registration. The Registrar will forward your answers to the proper destination. Answer the questions definitely, especially 14 and 17. These deal with the question of your present •-â- mployment and capacity for other work. Your answers may be help- ful to you as the demand for labour 'ncreases. National production for war purposes means demand for more men and women. HISTORY REPEATS TTSBLF Another year! â€" another deadly blow! .\nother mighty Empire overthrown! .4nd we are left, or shall be left, alone : The last that dare to struggle with the foe. That by our own right hands it must be wrought: That we must stand unpropped or be, laid low. O dastard whom such foretaste doth not cheer! We shall exult, if they who rule the land Be men who hold its blessings dear. Wise, upright, valiant; not a servile band. Who are to judge of danger which they fear. And honour which they do not under- stand. (The above words were written by Wordsworth in 1806, after Britain, by the collapse of Prussia, was left alone to figljt Napoleon, whose am- bition, like Hitler's today, was to con- quer the whole world Utch Dogs Of loasl On Guard During 24 hours of every war- troubled day an unimpressive little vessel of drab grey, sister to craft spotted at all of Canada's ocean har- bours, bobs and to.sses in the wave» of the Atlantic just off the entrance to an east coast port. The insignificance of the little ves- sel is harply accentuated every time one of the lean, grim ships of the British fleet slips past her. But with all her humble appearance she commands the respect and im- mediate attention of every merchant ship, be it proud liner or rusty tramp. She is the examination vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy and to dis- obey her warning to stop would brin^ a hail of shreaking steel from the- ever-ready muzzles of coastal bat- teries concealed among the pleasant green foliage of the shore line. In many ways it is a monotonous job for the crew of the little craft, lying at anchor day in and day out while fog lifts and falls and the fret- ful winds of the North Atlantic moan through the rigging and pluck at the special signal flag of the examination service that flies from the mast. But often it is an extremely busy job when ship after ship comes up fron beyond the horizon, sometimes at the rate of more than one an hour. Each new-comer reaching the range of the signal lamp aboard the examination vessel is greeted by a series of winks and blinks that in- form him he is to stand by to receive an examining officer. Occasionally, by accident or design, incoming vessels have ignored her signals, only to receive a much more pointed order in the shape of a light shell across the bow from a coastal gun crew that has been sitting with itchy trigger- fingers since the war began. WTien incoming vessel hovas to, the board- ing party leaves the examination craft in a small boat and rows to the side of the visitor. For the next few minutes the boarding officer is closeted with the ship's officers while papers are produced and carefully inspected. If everything is in good order, the. boarding officer returns to the x- amination vessel and the "O.K." sig- nal starts its rounds. Within a few moments every officer in charge of the defences of the port knows who the visitor is and all about him. It is then, and only then, that the anti- submarine gates are swung open and the visiting vessel is allowed to pass into the sheltered harbor. Despite the grim necessities of war courtesy characterizes the exam- ination â€" a brand of politeness that is at all times associated wth naval men. When the formalities are over, they are invariably followed by handshakes and grins. Sometimes, when the ship is not British or Amei-- can, language difficulties arise, but, according to examining officers, few are the skippers of the seven seas who haven't aquired enough English to understand and make themselves understood. Night and day. throughout the year these watchdogs at Canada's At- lantic doorway carry on their duty. Their job i.« hot surrounded by the arlory that accompanies the dashing destroyer or the floating fortress, but their part is no more less vital in the far-flung pattern of defence formed by the silent "sei-vice" of the Empire. In Memoriam COLQUETTE â€" In loving memory of Robert J. Colquette, who pas.sed iway one year ago. â€" Ever remembered by his Wife and family. Card of Thanks I desire to thank all friends and neighbors for their many kindnesses, also for lovely treats, letters, cards, flowers and other grifts. I also wish to thank the Eastern Star for a lovely treat and a letter from the W. A. during my illness. â€"Mrs. Pred Duckett. ENGAGEMENT Dr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Cheney of .-Mexandria announce the engagement of their elder daughter. Phyllis .lean. to John Kernahan Jamieson, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jamieson of Eugenia, the wedding to take place at .Alexandria United Church on -Aug- ust 10th. Fortune is said to knock but once at any man's door, but misfortune has more patience.