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VOL. 62; NO. 38 FLESHERTON, ONT., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAzRY 17, 1943 W. H. Tkurston & Sou, Publishers Allied Supplies For Red Army Pour Through The Persian Gulf Some of the quantities of supplies pouring into Russia are brought by road from the Persian Gulf to a port on the Caspian sa They are trans- ported across Persia by the U.K.C.C. (United Kingdom Commercial Corp- oration), who have at their disposal omething like 1,500 heavy ten-ton lorries. The supplies are unloaded at the wharf and re-loaded on to Russian cargo boats which travel across the Caspian Sea to the U.S.S.R. Picture shows; Crepe rubber from the Bri''h War Department. Trucks being unloaded by Persian labour at the railhead. Districf Soldiers | Meet In England Somewhere in England, January 9th, 1943 Dear Frank, I appreciate receiv- ing The Advance, and I'm sure that ell the boys on vour mailing list to this country feel the same as I do. They are coming more regularly to me now. A week ago to-day I received a real surprise when Earl Blackburn walked into my hut, as I didn't know he had left Canada. The next day he returned and brought Edgar Doupe with him and the three of us located Norman Williams and spent the afternoon together. I think it : s quite a record when four from near Flesh- erton meet at one time in this coun- try, especially when all are in differ- ent places. Earl is only one half hour bus ride from me and is quite SKATING FLESHERTON ARENA TUESDAY THURSDAY FROM 8 TO "10 P.M. SATURDAY Skating from 8.30 to 10.30 SKATE FOR HEALTH -lose to Edgar. Norman is about ten minutes walk from my quarters. Aubrey Aitken from Dundalk ha a new address now, so I'll not likely ?e him again for some time. If it wasn't for the time it takes looking through buildings and records offices, I think I could f\nd all the boys from Flesherton and district who are over here now. A new draft has arrived in camp from Canada. Several of my Camp Borden mates are here now. ! ready to get a taste of this moderate but damp climate. The people from Flesherton. Ceylon and district have been very kind vr. j Bending parcels, cigarettes, lasers. At Christmas I received a swell par- cel from the Flesherton Soldiers' Welfare, as well as six hundred cigarettes also three hundred from the Flesherton Business Men's Assoc- iation. There are other parcels and smokes on the way over, which I am anxiously expecting any day now. All my mail has been coming through in good condition, t -might say that 1 was fortunate that none of my par- cels received a drenching with water] and Pyrene fumes at the fire in Hal- ifax. Chocolate bars were tainted with Pvrene. even though the out- side of the parcel showed no sign of dimage. You should see our living quarters after we have our bedtime lunch from our store of canned poods, etc. It is ereat to have our "little sr>ot" (Eng- lish slang) of tea and eats before eoing to bed. and thanks to our par- ents, relatives and friends back home. The bugle has just sounded "lights out." so I'll have to close and go to bed. Many thanks for sending the paper. Sincerely yours, Milford Piper. 60% OF OUR FUNERALS COST LESS THAN $200^ ^_^_^^^^M Robert Down Killed In Fall From Hydro Pole Robert Down of Markdale, formerly of Flesherton, was instantly killed in an accident on Saturday afternoon, when he fell from a Hydro pule on which he was working, some distance south of Holland Centre. Some new poles had put in on the line and he had gone up this pole to connect the wires. His companion did not know anything was wrong unril he saw Mr. Down fall. He was unconscious and when a physician arrived he stated that death had been instan- taneous. An investigation was con- ducted by the Provincial Police and Hydro officials and it was decided an inquest was unnecessary. Just how the deplorable accident occurred is not know, but it was sur- mised that as he had just climbed the pole he was in the act of throwing the end of his safety belt around the pole to catch it with his right hand, when the spur on his climbing irons on his right foot slipped, causing him to lose balance and plumet to earth. The late Robert Down was 50 years of age and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Down of riesherton, formerly of Hatherton district. He had been a lineman for quite a numjber of years with the Bell Telephone Co. and with the Hydro since 1931. He was in part- nership with his fathor and brother in the garage business in Flesherton and Markdale under the name of H. Down & Sons, prior to going with the Hydro. He was held in the highest esteem by a wide circle of friends, who always found him a pleasing conversationalist and a real friend, and his untimely passing came as a great shock to all. He is survived by his widow, who was formerly Gladys Carter of Dun- dalk, and one son and two daughters. Jack, with the Royal Canadian Ord- nance Corps, Toronto, Florence at the head office of the Province of Ontario Savings Bank in Toronto, and Betty, who is- attending Toronto Normal School. He is also survived by one brother, Alfred, of Flesherton and one sister. Mrs. Wilbert Poole. of Collingwood. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon with service in Annesley United Church, Markdale, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. G. K. McMillan, pastor of St. John's United Church. Flesherton. assisted by Rev. Caswell of Markdale. Interment was made in the Chapel in Flesherton Cemetery. The service was under Masonic aus- pices, he having been a Past Master of Prince Arthur Lodge No. 333, A.F. &A.M.. Flesherton, since 1926. The pallbearers were: Wor. Bros. C. D. Meldrum, A. S. Muir and Ray- Pedlar of Prince Arthur Lodge. Dr. J. A. McArthur, Carman King and Bro. Stanley Kidd of Hiram Lodge. Markdale. The flower bearers were members of the Hydro staff. "Bob" Down will be missed, not only in his home, but throughout the district, where he was well known His kindly personality and pleasing manner won him many friends and to his wife and young family the sincere sympathy of friends is ex- tended in their grief and sorrow. Your Subscription Get Your Ration Our mailing list was corrected on Saturday and all payments made up to tha* time are ack- nowledged with a change of label. Look at yours now and see if we have given you p-oper credit. There are quite a number receiv- ing The Advance who are two, three or more years in arrears. We would be pelased if these sub- scribers would have this deficit wiped out and the paper paid in advance. The Wartime Prices and Trade Brird is eliminating all credit, and this applies to sub- scription accounts as well as other debts. So if you wish to have The Advance continue to come into your home after the 1st of March, 1943, have your arrears paid up. These are war times and we are asked to save on paper and the above is the one way we have of doing so, but we will be pleased to continue sending the paper to those who are paid up. Books Next Week The issuing of the new Ration Book No. 2 will commence, through the Local Ration Board on Tuesday of next week, February 23rd, and continue until Saturday, Feb. 27th. At each of four main centres in this area, local chairmen have been ap- . pointed who will be responsible for the issuing of the books. There will be a battery af assistants on the job with special hours for each and it is expected that the issuing of the books will proceed with the utmost speed and dispatch. When you go to I the place of issue, be sure you have 1 the car in the back of your present book filled out and signed so that there will be as short a delay as poss- ible in receiving your new books. Keep your present book, as there are coupons still there to be used. The num'ber of your present ration book will continue on to your new book and it will be your number for the entire period in which rationing is in force. When the new Ration Book is re- ceived it should be checked to see I that it contains the following: One The County highways to Feversham green sheet for tea and coffee; one pink sheet for sugar; two orchid Roads Almost Filled and Kimberley are so full of snow that it is almost impossible to open them again for motor traffic. There is one track do.wn the centre of the road and the banks are so high on each side that there is no room for the new snow. Every time the plow goes through the ice and hard snow falls in behind the plow and on the return journey the same routine is followed. Feversham has had one mail since Feb. 6th, and that was on Feb. 13th, and Kimberley has been almost as long without mail. The roads would almost be better if they weren't plowed if there was as much snow in succeeding winters as there is this year. One storm after anothei sheets for butter; four buff sheets for Spare A; one blue sheet for Spare B; two grey sheets for Spare C; one white sheet of canning sugar instructions; one application for can- ning; one return post card; and om- change of address post card. Following are the places of issue with the chairman and committee in charge at each centre: FEVERSHAM C. N. Long, chair- man; Rev. McNichol. Jas. Long. Mr*. E. Hawton. Mr*. H. Francis. Miss Alda Hawton. MARKDALE Mrs. G. Beaton, chairman; Miss M. Neeley. Mrs. A. G. Robertson. Mrs. F. D. Sawyer. Mrs. ?. hasn't allowed the plow ofierators any , Arrowsmith. Miss Leone Matthews. time to wing back and now the banks of snow are so .hard nothing can be done about it. Narrow lanes, with no turning-out points, and banks along FLESHERTON Alf. Down, chair- man; Mrs. E. Betts, Mrs. M. Stewart. Mrs. K. Beits. Mrs. Laurie Smith. Mrs. J. Dargavel. Mrs. Richards. the road anywhere from three feet to | DUNDALK D. T. Wright, chair- eight feet high, with straight sides. 'man: Mrs. F. Mclntyre. A. D. Mc- has to be seen to be appreciated. It j Alister. Mrs. Sudden. C. R. Werry. R. is hoped that a thaw will come soon and alleviate the situation. Ice Harvest Poor E. Clunas. E. A. Ruttle. There will also be other assistant? appointed to make the work as light n possible for all concerned. It must be remembered that all these people _____ who are issuing the Ration Books arr Those people and firms in town who doing so on their own time and nro are dependent on natural ice for their j not receiving a cent of pay. eivini r their summer needs, are having con- their time in the interests of Canada siderable difficulty in deciding what and saving unnecessary expenses, to do. They usually secure their sup- ply from the small Munshaw lake, but this year the ice is not very thick, neither is the blue ice any depth. A supply from the Eugenia Hydro lake is being considered, but the expense Send Papers Overseas Last week we gave notice that we would not be able to continue sending The Advanced each week to the boys overseas, as we have been doing since the first contingent went away. We suggested that different organiza- tions look after this problem and send The Advance to those boys who have gone from their district. The Flesh- erton Soldiers' Welfare League has taken upon itself to supply the boys from Flesherton with the paper and have paid the $1.00 to send to the following: \Ves Armstrong John W. Cook Fred Patton Edgar Doupe Carl Teeter Don McMillan Milford Piper Emerson Thomson George McFadden Earl Ottewell. There are .aany others to whom we are sending 1 The Advance overseas, but these will have to be discontinued after March 1st. unless the subscrip- tion is paid, as regulations forbid that papers be sent overseas without being paid for. The boys look for- ward to the arrival of The Advance, just as much as letters, as it gives them considerable news that letters don't touch. SUNDWARK BELLAMY Mr. and Mr. Geo. A. Bellamy of Winnipeg. Man., wish to announce the marriage of their only daughter, Marjorie Evelyn, to Aircraftman Alf. Victor Sundwark. younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sundwark. on Thurs- day. Feb. 4th. at 1 p.m.. in the parlor of Aucrustine United Church. Rev. Russell MeGillivray officiated. Elmer Sundwark. brother of the groom, and a sister. Mrs. Ole Nelson. Kenora. Ont.. \verp tr.o nrtondnito. Mr. and Mrs. Sundwnrk will visit his parents in Dauphin. Man., before returning to Prince Rupert, where he is stationed. BUDDY At Mrs. Nuhn's Nursing Home, Flesherton, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 1U3, to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Bodily (nee Isabel Fullerton) of Dundalk, the gift of a son. Me ARTHUR 'n Collingwood on Saturday. Jan. 30th, 1943, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank McArthur (nee Grace Hopps) a son. Dargavel Won 'Spiel Flesherton Curling Club held their annual Red Cross Bonspiel Thursday in laying the ice in town will be aml Fri day of last week, with J. 6. < . BMS \lllll!l'kS FUNERAL CHAPEL Central Location - 1.24.flVEN"* Drt - T -' "--"-" Russian Relief Fund The lists are still open for dona- tions to the Canadian Aid to Russin Fund and we will continue to receive money for this worthy cause in aid of our allies, who are annihilating the German armies on Russian soil. Their victories the past week have been sensatii-nal. Let us assist their fain ilies with clothing and donations of money, as a slight testimonial of our debt to them. Don't delay, hand in your donation at once. The following donations were re- ceived the past week: Previously acknowledged ....$153.00 John Nuhn 8.00 Mr. and Mrs. F. Cairns 5.00 C. P. Wlson 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrison .... 5.00 $167.00 greater. Oth ice is already Markdale fin- cure ice from er years. rs the supply of at this time. A ntending to se- done in form- The Nazis hoped to get oil out of the Caucasus. Now they'll be tickled to get themselves oat. Ceylon Presentation (By Ceylon Reporter) Gnr. Chas. MWilliam, Petawawa, and Jas. Kennedy, sailor on H.M.C.S. York. Toronto, were honored by Cey- lon friends recently. Despite weather conditions, the social even-ing Wed- nesday last was well attended at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Sinclair. Owing to a brief visit home, a nd hav- ing to leave on the six o'clock train, Tim could not be present that evening so in the afternoon Mrs. M. Hogarth. Mrs. J. McWilliam and Mrs. J. Sin- clair visited his home and Mrs. Sin- clair presented a wrist watch to Jim. who thanked the ladies for their kind- ness. At the social evening Mrs. Kennedy, on behalf of her son, ex pressed her appreciation for the gift. Gnr. Chas. McWilliam was unable to be present at the social evening, ow- ing to illness and on Thurday Mrs. M. Irwin. Mrs. M. Hogarth and Mrs Sinclair visited Charlie at his home and also presented him with a wrist watch. Charlie also expressed his j appreciation of the kindness shown him. The addresses were signed bv Dargavcl's rink defeating Roy Piper's rink 6-4 in the final which was play- ed Saturday night. Sixteen rink? joined in the bonspiel, with three of them from Markdale. It is interest- ing to note that not one of rinks which won their first game were suc- cessful in the second round. Following are list of games and the results: FIRST ROUND M. Wilson 8 Hunt 6 Thibaudeau 8 C. McTavish 6 Arrowsmith 9 Richardson 6 McCauley 8 Best fi G. McTavish 7 Nuhn 5 Kennedy 6 Dargavel 4 Piper 10 He"ry 3 SECOND ROUND Hunt 9 R. Boyd 7 G. Boyd 10 Thibnudeau C. McTavish Arrowsmith 5 Nuhn 9 Dargavel 12 Betts 8 Richardson 7 Henrv 7 G Kennedy 8 Wilson 1 McCnuley -4 Piper fi McTavish 5 As there was not a rink in the first two rounds that had won two games, the managers of the draw decided to have those with the highest plus play for the title, and these were Jim Dnr- sravel and Roy Piper. FINAL Dargavel 1 1 2 1 1 6 Piper 1 1 2 4 Two of the games were real close LITTLE CHILD DIES Wednesday evening, Fob. 10, death came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sens-abaugh (nee Marguerite Croft) Thistletown, Ont., when their little one year and 8 months' old laughter, Joan, passed away. She had never been strong from birth. Besides her sorrowing parents, three .-sisters mourn her loss, her twin Joy, Evelyn age 5 and Lois age 3. The remains were taken to Owen Sound for burial and the funeral was held from the Kyle Funeral Home on Friday. Rev. Bombay conducted the service and spoke very feelingly on the subject "Suffer little children to come unto Me." Interment was made in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Harry Patton, grandmother, and Mrs. Arthur Button, aunt, at- tended the funeral. Wherefore should I make my moan Now the darling child is dead? She to rest is early gone, She to Paradise is fled; I shall go to her, but she Never shall return to me. God forbids her longer stay, God recalls His precious loan, He hath taken her away From my bosom to His own; Surely what He wills is best, Happy in His will I rest. Mrs. R. Piper and Mrs. ,Tns. Sinclair with Ono. Boyd winning from Lou on behnlf of Ceylon community. WP wish the hoy * ' hot of luck and niny be ab- -'> rt time. 10-<! and John Viinn from .Inck Kennedy P.-R. both wit.1i pxtrn nds. Th" ice was keen and the rwn<?s were run off quickly. Card of Thanks My sincere thanks and appreciation to all my friends who so kindly rem- embered me during my recent iljness by visiting me and sending me flow- ers and cards. Alex. McEachnle- Women who leave their homes to take- io hs in vital war factories and essential indtistry, should be referred to as V-malos! \