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VOL. 62; NO. 35 FLESHERTON, ONT., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1943 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publishers Roads.Being Opened Since our last issue this district has been digging itself from the drifts of snow that blocked roads and railroads and brought business almost to a standstill. From Tuea- day evening until late Thursday night there was not a train moved on the C. P. R., which was the long- est period without train service since 1904. The Toronto dailies arrived on that -train and the people were enabled to spend Friday catching up on their reading. The Walkerton branch of the C. P. R. was opened on Saturday, which brought a trala from Walkaerton in the afteranoon, the return trip being made on Mon- day. Freight movement on the Owen Sound line operated on Sat- urday. Friday and Saturday the trains from Toronto were from one to three hours late in arriving. Highway No. 10 was opened from Owen Sound to Flesherton on Thurs- day night and to the south by Fri- day afternoon. The road was narr- ow with great drifts on either side of the opened road, which were shoved back considerably on Satur- 'day. No. 4 Highway to Durham has not yt been opened. The County' roads east of Flesherton have been I somewhat a problem with hlgmj driftts. Maxwell was reached Sat- urday evening and a supply of bread taken for the residents there. Feversham was opened for traffic early Sunday afternoon, and Eugenlk was relieved Monday morning. The next problem will be in widen, ing the roads, as a thaw Sunday nigrht and Monday morning has Russian Relief The Russians need your help and now is the time to give your assis- tance. A number have sent in do- nations this week, but much more is required to assist in keeping the women and children alive and fittea with warm clothing. They have as- sisted miraculously in defending our homes as well as their own. Won't you help? Send in your contribution to The Advance. Following have do- nated this week; Previously acknowledged .... $15.00 Vandeleur Church W. A 10.00 Dave Williams 2.00 ' Mrs. Chris. Thomson 5.00 ' Mrs. F. G. Karstedt 2.00 Flesherton "Russian" .. 1.00 Russ Valor Shaping Activities of Grey Pattern of Victory County Council By Frederick Griffin Grey Sounty completed 1942 with a London, Jan. 25 Sir Stafford current surplus of $72,246.88, County Cripps as minister of aircraft pro- Treasurer, J. C. Mercer reported to duction is one of the busiest men in the County Council Friday Morning. Britain. But he took time out from This surplus is almost a seventh of one of his overburdened days to give the total receipts for the year. It me a message in suppor of the Can" was achieved by reducing expenditur- adian Aid to Russia campaign. es on county roads from $194,000 in There is no need to define Sir 1941 to $lW,54o in 1942, by cutting Stafford further, or his great hu- lh amount spent on suburban area mane liberal interests and his inter- roads by approximately $15,000 to est in Soviet Russia. Everyone will $1^14 X a reduction of over $5,000 recall that he undertook the most in hospital accounts, a decrease in difficult role of British ambassador expenses for the administration of to Moscow during one of the most J U3tice * n d a reduction of a thousand complex periods of the war and sin- dollars in th * expenditures for the cerely worked, prior to Germany's Gre y County Home. Total to date .., $35.00 attack on Russia, for a British-Soviet i Some expenditures, for school , rapprochment. He laid the founda- j purposes, county property, grants, hardened the banks considerably, making it that much more difficult. to break through. Another heavy snow storm and high wind would plug the highways so tight that it would seem impossible to open them, as there is so much snow. However, the large plows with plenty of pow- er can work wonders. Hope is held out to motorists of a supply of synthetic rubber by 1944 sufficient to meet reasonable de- mands. There is as yet no such as- surance with regard to the gasoline situation, but perhaps by that time the Germans submarine nests will have been cleared out and the oil t inkers will be able to carry on their t ruf f ic safely. Change of Ownership I have disposed of my interests in the firm of Down & Boyd to Mr. R. J. Boyd, the junior member, who will carry on the business of Ford Sales and Service in Flesherton. I wish to express mv appreciation to the people of ; this district for the splendid support they have given ; ; me in the 24 vears I have been in business in Flesher- ; ; ton, one year in the gocery business, 11 years as H. Down & Sons, four years as Down & Richards and eight years as Down & Boyd. During mv 24 years of business relations with the people of Flesherton and district, I have made many friends arid greatly appreciate the confidence and good fellowship that existed in our business relations. 1 trust that in the future my partner and business suc- cessor will have the continuance of your good-will and support. ALFRED DOWN. 60% OF OUR FUNERALS COST LESS THAR ; llaii-i A MaJdotkt planned funeral* are complete to the lail detail. No iidditlonal ehargtt. Prim within rour meant. Rvautiful ,haprl and ditplay room open for rour inspertion. BATES &MAI)l)fl(]kS FUNERAL CHAPEL -- ;, Central Location 124 AVENUE RD. Tel. Klngsdale 4344 FLESHERTON FIRM ENDS PARTNERS P The firm of Down and Boyd is dis- solving partnership, Mr. Reginald J. Boyd having purchased the interest of tion for trust between the two gov- municipal government expenses and the senior partner, Mr. Alfred Down, ernmenits which has since been sealed the North Grey and S. Grey regis- the business change taking effect the with blood. j try offices, were higher, but not suf- end of this month. Since then Sir Stafford was not ! * wierUly so to greatly affect the Mr. Down has been in business in Dog Used For Delivering During the height of the storm, on Wednesday of last week, bread wa delivered to houses in the village by Mr. Arthur McDonald, with a dog hitched to a sleigh loaded with the staff of life. The drifts were so high that the car coauld not be used for delivery. This is the first time that we have known of a dog being used for such a purpose. The dog is a large black Great Dane named "Dale", and is an ex- cellent sleigh dog with great strength. only a member of the war cabinet, lar e s made in other items. Flesherton for the past 24 years, the but he made his splendid, if ineffect- Mr Mercer - in presenting his report, first year in the grocery store now trip to India in search of a < explained that the large figure. $44,- conducted by K. G. Betts. In the ive, solution which eluded him. He is -*88-22. under the head of miscellan- fall of li)19 he and his father and his today devotedly bringing his great I eous expenditures including sub- brother Robert, now of Markdale talents to the ta.*k of putting air- seriptions to the Victory Bonds by built the fine garage on the main craft production over the top in 1943,' tne countv ' these bonds having since] corner and operated the Ford Sales in an complete follows: all out drive for final and i been sold - victory. His statement! Not only has Grey County a sub- stantia 1 current surplcs, but less When I returned from Moscow in I than S 41 - 000 is required to wipe out January of last yea.r I predicted in an interview with the press its debenture debt entirely. This debt now stands at $265.000. but the armies of the Soviet Union would ' sinking fund contains, in cash and not only successfully resist but bomte - $22-1.279.73. Thus the amount would meet, defeat and hurl back JHrei to retire the debt the German invader by the end of $-40,720.27. 1942. My prediction may then have Current assets were reported by seemed rash, but the gallantry of Mr. Mercer as $127.412.15, a surplus the Russian armies and the skill of over liabilities of $72.240.88. Larg- their leadership, upon which I based est item in the list of assets was the my judgment, are proving that my balance in. banks on Dec. 31, 1942, of rashness was justified. From the $78.418.18. County roads and sub- northern front to the Don and Cau- urban area roads subsidy due from casus the Russian armies are hurl- the province was placed at $37,500. ing the German invaders back. ! while there is due from the City of "The United Nations and their i Owen Sound approximately $8,000. people owe a profound debt to these Largest amount among the liabilities armies and their commanders. They ; is .t 50 - 000 ^e various schools for maintenance of county pupils. Earl Radburn, Reeve of Keppel, was chosen by acclamation as War- den of the County for 1943. and Service Agency, which continued for 12 years when the partnership of H. Down and sons disolved. The business continued under the name of Down Richards for four years. with J. A. Richards of Flesherton n* junior partner, and for the past eieh; years has beer conducted by Dowr and Boyd. Mr. Down contacted a &plend;u business and had the coniiuence o: a wide Business connection, wno ui- ways found him fair ami square it-, all transactions. He also has had the confidence of the village citizen as he has been our Reeve for the pasi several years. Mr. Down does not know what his fcture course will bt but we regret to lose him from our business life and hope that something- w:ll turn up to keep him with us. Three Brothers Join Air Force Fifteen years ago, K. Kimmerly eft Ottawa for Watertown. N.Y. With him he took his family of thre small sons, Kenneth Jr., Lloyd and William, aged three, four and nv respectively. Settling down in Watertown, Mr. Kimmerly became advertising man- ager of Sears Roebuck Company 'n that centre. He lost all contact with Canada. But this week he cam* back. He came back with :wo of the three sons he had taken with him years ago. Came back with them to Ottawa to arrange for them to tight for the country of their b:rth in trie Boyai Canadian! Air Force. Kenneth Jr. was now 18, Lloyd 19 and William, the eldest, now 20, had preceded his brothers by a year and a half and was now flying coastal patrol out in British Columbia, aa p ilot Officer William Kimmerly. On Tuesday morning 1 at the R.C.A. F. recruiting centre at 132 Queen Street, Kenneth and Loyd Kimmerly also became members of Canada's Air Force. And so, once again Mr. Kimmerly is on his way to Watertown. But this rime he leaves his three so:- o, .'.: : .r.<: ti_-h:in? for Canada- The Kimmerly Citizen. [Editor's Note: brothers are grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Sloane of Flesherton, their mother being Leila May Sloane. who was bom at Eugenia. have changed _the course of the war. i The Axis pincers, that so long I threatened one Allied possession I after another, are now, in Russia and i North Africa, being pried open and snapped. The Allied pincers are beginning to close. British victories County authorized grants as fol lows: Canadian Red Cross $2,500; in Egypt and Libva and Anglo- _ . ., . & , ,-, nA ., VT i.u , * Canadian Aid to Russia Fund 1 1,000; American landings in North Africa are driving one arm from the west Chinese War Relief $1,000; Navy League $500; Canadian Legion, Owen j and the great Russian armies are . .. eheme Sound Branch *800, to assist in fm- ' ! striking from the east. The iniatia- I tive rests with the Allies and more i new heavy blows will in future be : struck against the German fortress Writes From England Gar. Fred Patton of the 1st Sur- vey Regiment wrote an intere:-::' 1 .; letter to his mother, Mrs. J. 0. Pat ton. from which we take parts, as follows: Somewhere in England December 14th, 1942 It seems now that we detest to be 55ti Anniversary '"" ~~ - are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Taylor of town, *..;:'. c-'lebrate the 55th annivers- ary of their wedding or. Monday next, February is". A!' _ '.is highly rt-sivcteii couple art eliieriy ir. years, they art younir in spirit and are at- tending to their f very-day duties <.vi-h a* much enthusiasm as ever. R.-st \v-shii are extended to them by i host i -'r: CORDON BOWLER PASSES AWAY AT VANCOt VF.R Mr. Gordon Bowler, son of Mr?. C. W. Bow'.er of Flesherton. former- ly ni Markdale. resident of Chille- \v:u'k. P. C.. passed away in a Van- .viiver hospital on Friday last. Jan. L'-'. after only a short illness, at the ancing its acquired headquarters, the former Sydenham Club building. It used to be quite the thing to get out and see the country, j Deceased was born but we have seen all we want to,' in Markdale and moved to the West specially of Wales in winter. I 3o yars ago where he was in busin- assessment of A committee consisting of Reeves of Europe. Costly struggles lie Wm T Riley of Meaford> S . M . Pat . ahead of us in Africa, in Europe and tersol , of Egremont and D. J. Mc- in the Pacific and we must not min- Donald of Bcn tinck wasa appointed to imize the sacrafices that Britain. United States and Canada will have to bear. "But we can bear them in the sure knowedge that the pattern of victory is taking shape and that in that report on an the various municipalities in county, to be made this year. the Reeve Morton Savers and Deputy Reeve Fred Hale of Osprey and pattern the valor and determination Reeve W. JT Aldcorn of Egremont of our Soviet Allies will have a very \ Vt .re the only members absent from great share. the council during its sitting, it be- ln Memoriam ing impossible for them due to the storm to attend Albert Rusk of Markdale and A thought we had plenty of rain in ' ess until he retired a few years ago. England, but the trip I have had to j Ho ;* married Jo^Miss Sadie Fletch- Wales' had everything beaten. I've j BINNIN'GTON In memory of Reeves J. A. Davis of Artemesia. my dear mother. Mrs. Edmund Binn- .ington, who passed away Jan. 30. 1940. You're not forgotten mother dear Nor ever shall you be, As long as life and memory last, We shall remember you. Lovingly remembered by daughter t x r was raised $J50, who will now be never seen Wales in summer when they have decent weather, but our opinion of its isn't very much. Yon see some real hills and mountains, the range being 1.700 feet up. The earth is all a reddish color and you would think someone had taken a batch of red paint and thrown it over the trucks. All the way up the hill there was hard rock and on the range there are bog holes. Our truck had to be winched out three times. It rained steady for four days with a hiffh wind, so you can imagine what t was like. Then followed a heavy Down of Flesherton were appointed . fojr and we were two hours finding as members of the Board of Manage- , our way out. We took two days ment of the Grey County Home, for ff^ng U P an<1 only one coming back. three, two and one year respectively. The -alary of the County Treasur- May and family. making $i,m &M50, and his. assistant At Dec. 31. W42. there were 71 er. formerly of Stone's Line, who survives together with a daughter, Bertha (Mrs. Hall) of Payton, Sask. He also leaves his mother, one brother, Harold Bowler of Markdale, .irui five sisters. Annie Bowler of Hamilton. Ruby (Mrs. Wm. Dundas) of Markdale. Amy <Mrs. Everette Hill i of Windsor. Viotta (Mrs. J. A. Richards) of Flesherton and Irene (Mrs. P. York) of Markdale. The funeral was held on Monday. Jan. 26th. ARRIVED OVERSEAS 1 drove the whole way back, abou' .20 miles, and I was a tired boy on reaching: here. In the two weeks we were in Wales I drove over 1.000 miles. I received quite a number of par- cels for Christmas and Santa has been very good to me. The candy SKATING FLESHERTON ARENA TUESDAY THURSDAY FROM 8 TO 10 P.M. SATURDAY Skating from 8.30 to 10.30 SKATE FOR HEALTH inmates of the Old People's Home, and other food sure hit the spot. Yesterday was our bis: day for mail, as they kept it mostly all here for the two weeks. Everybody in our room was happy and there was about seventeen of whom are pensioners. WILL MOVE RKPLY TO SPKKCH Major E. Harris, member of Parliament forTirey-Bruce will move Address in reply to the speech from the Throne at the opening of Parlia- ment on Thursday. Card of Thanks I wish to express my gratitude to friends who sent cards, gifts and letters while I was in the hospital ami for kindness during: my previous illness. Emery Fisher Mr. and Mrs. \V. R. Meads of the Old Durham Road receive': a cable on Monday announcing- the safe arrival in England of their son. L.-Cpl. Wall- ace M>':l'is. Financial Report of F.-A. Red Cross Branch a foot of paper on the floor from the parcels. Received a parcel from the Red Cross in Durham and Flesher- ton some time ago, also cigarettes from the 4th Line Red Cross unit. :h<? financial statement of the Flesherton-Artemesia Branch of the Red Cross: Receipts Cash on hand. Jan. 1st, 1942. $258.55: general donations $166; campaign $1"06.PO: donations for lo- cal Branch $4Sti.OT> Total $2216.54. Expenses- To Division for war work S101S.7S: wool and material from Division $809.21; wool and ma- terial, locally $230.73; workroom ex- penses $5.28: publicity expenses $1.20; The people have been awfully good to miscellaneous $1.03. T^tal $2216.54 me and I appreciate it greatly. All beef purchased for the Canad- Balance on hand $150.30. One workroom is in use with an avornsrp of 14 in attendance and there ian armed forces is inspected and j are six eo-o-perative units. Articles stamped by srradors of the Inspection ' and Grading Srrv' ' lion De- to Division include: knitted art- icles 747. civilian 595. hospital BOS, partment of AfrricuHnre. Thousand blankets, quilts, etc. 112: Distributed of carcnsses arc approved each week, to s!lors. soldier* and airmen