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- ' THE FL*SH*RTON ADVANCE You can take your fat dripping*, scrap iat and bones to your meat dealer. He will pa; you the est a blushed price lor the dripping and the scrap fat II you wiah, you can turn th is money ovci to your local Voluntary Sala<j Committee 01 Registered Local War Charity, Ton can donate your fat dripping, scrap iat and bone* to your local Voluntary Salvage Committee if they collect them in your com- munity, or Ton can continue to place otrf your Fab and Bones tor collo tion by your Street Cleaning Department where such a tyitM* i in effect. ^ Dtpartmnt of National War Smltw kATIONU WIYAGE DIVISION THE FLESHKTON ADVANCE Circulation Priet in Canada fC.O per wfcn paid in advance ft'J*; ( U 8. A. 920 p*r yar_ paid in advance $1.00. f. J. THURSTON. Editor. City of War-Torn London In Wartime "We arrived in London late in the evening after an all-day train jour- ney. There was no moon that night London in the black-out is reallj black. There were army automo biles to meet us and wu had 8. sud den and complete introduction to being driven through the blackness at what seemed to us to be abou thirty miles an hour, and on the wrong side of the street. Our car narrowly missed a ped estrian who was courting death b; lodging across the street in the middle of a block. If he had been hit it looked to us as if he could have been entirely at fault, but our guide said that in nuch a case the chauffeur would be "Joe", which in army parlance is the fellow who gets all the blame. London in the daytime is just as strange to us. On the streets are men and women in uniform from all parts of the world, "S" signs on nearly every corner pointing the way to shelters, other signs showing where there are tanks of static water shelters built in the streets, closed stores, store windows boarded over except for small lights of glass, and if there were anything else needed to show that we are in the war zone, we could look up and see countless balloons In the sky. omething like huge fish, are a silver olor that blends with the sky, so tha .hey are hard to see at any distance but in spite of that, one could often count forty or more. The static water is for use in fight ng fires in case the water mains are destroyed or are inadequate. In many cases the basements of buildings that iave been demolished are cleaned out, cemented, and filled wtih water. Canada. The London subway system is said to be the finest in the world, and it probably is. Most of the subways are much deeper in the ground than .hose in America. For that reason they have suffered little or no dam- age, and the stations make excellent shelters. At nearly all stations there are now double deck iron cots, simil- ar to those used in soldiers.' barracks. We were told that there are still a Vw people who regularly sleep in the subways, but it was a long time be- 'ore we actually saw some of them. There are many things in London that are the same as ever. The pig- eons haven't left Trafalgar Square, although there may not be quite so many. It Is a mystery what they ,ive on, as people are not supposed to give them any good food. And the orators still hold forth In Hyde Park. Our hotel was just across the street from that part of the park where Free Speech is en- joyed or abused, according to your viewpoint.. Here the soap box orat- ors can aay anything they wish with- out fear of prosecution. There are not so many listeners now, but on the Sunday that we went over to hear the orators there was a fair sized crowd. It is excellent free entertainment, as there always are a number, holding forth on all kinds of subjects. One of the most popular just now is "Mono- lulu" who waves a numlber of flags in the air, and talks about what the negroes have done to help the world. He wears a colorful costume to add to the show. Later, when we queried a Cabinet Minister about these orat- ors, some of whom appear to preach almost treason, he declared that "Every building needs a good ventil- ating system." Theatres are still providing good shows, but on account of the black- out, the curtains go p at about half- past five or six o'clock for the evening performance. Prices for orchestra seats, or "stalls" as they are called Flesherton by train Friday noon. Interment was made in the Chapel in Flesherton Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Messrs. John Stewart, Ken Stewart, E. J. Fisher, T. J. Fisher, Geo. Armstrong and W. A. Hawken. Every dog has his have their rights. day and dogs We must have reserves to spell continued reverses for the enemy. It is always better that meat should be trimmed, rather than -he customer. If we all cut out only one non-essential call a day Japs are saying that the Americans "fight like devils." This Menu to have some connection with what Sherman aaid about war. The number of stores closed is astonishing. Most store windows have been broken by concussion even when the buildings have not been hit, and there would not be enough glass to replace them even if it were saft' to do so. Therefore the windows have been closed up, leaving only smaM panes of glass three or four fee't square in the centre. The acute shortage of labor is ap- parent in many things as for instance in the elevator services, or "lifts" as they are known there. People expected always to walk downstairs, no matter how many stories, and to walk up if not more than throe stories. No one is supposed to have more than one bath a week, and then U have only five inches or less of water in the tub. The hotels no longer give Tast service for laundry, and one must allow several days before ex peeling its return. Debris from bomb damage has been well cleaned up, but little or no at- tempt has been made to rebuild. Plans for a finer and more beautiful London still exists only on paper. Transportation is much better than we expected. Taxicabs are undei severe restrictions as to gas and speed, but it is possible to get one when required, with a little delay. The principal method of travel in London is to take the underground or a bus, and there are plenty of the latter. They are of the double deck type. People queue up for them in a very orderly manner which is a tre- mendous improvement over crowd- ed confusion usually found around The barrage balloons, which look the entrance to a street car in ATTENTION rf HOME OWNERS THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT SPRING PAINTING WHILE YOU CAN GET SOME HELP We have ;i complet lien of Paints, Enamels, Wax and Polishes MAPLE SYRUP TIME WILL SOON BE HERE Our stock of Sap Buckets, Sap Spouts, Pails, etc. is in fair shape. ECONOMIZE Make your old equipment last as loriR as possible. Get your machines repaired now and avoid disappointment later on. BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS REGULARLY over there, are very high, but about half the price is for taxes. A large proportion of tne audience is in uni- form probably men on leave. Although only automobiles for mil- itary or authorized persons are used, there are many on the streets. . Some of them are driven by gas which is carried in huge fabric bags which cover the roof of the car, and are about four feet high when inflat.v We are told that one filling of gas will drive the car about one hundred miles and costs about six dollars. Many of the signs in London were of great interest to us. On one res- taurnnt, there was a sitrn "Kidney- Bacon-Toad," which caused us to wonder if the people of London were entinp taiiiN. However, it was ex- plained that "Toad' 1 is the name for a sort of sausage roll. Another restaurant had a sign, "This restaurant will stay open dur- ing air raids as long as the walls are standing." Another sign on a badly wrecked building read "You may think this is had, but you should see our Berlin branch." On the whole, we found the people of London to be cheerful and optim- istic, so busy at the task of winning the war that they have little time for anything else. Everyone is anxious to help strangers, (and the city is full of them), so we found it surpris- ingly easy to make our wny around. FRANK HARDWARE W. DUNCAN phone 54 Flesherton, Ont. Mrs. R. J. Colquette An old resident of Feversham, in the person of Mrs. Robert John Col- quette, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Dand, Long Branch, Ont., on Wednesday of lust week, in her 86th year. The late Mrs. Colquette moved to Long Brunch three years ago, following the death of her husband, and made her home with her daughter. She had been ill since January. The late Mrs. Colquette was for- merly Grace Elizabeth Heron and she was only a small child wlit'ii her par- ents came to Osprey Township and settled near Keversham, where the name Heron's Hollow was applied to their community. She us married to Robert John Colquette when a young woman and they were jii-uvilegcd to celebrate their 6lHh wedding anniv- ersary before Mr. Colquulle's death. A family of two sons and ono daugh- ter, 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren are left to mourn. The children are; R. D. Colquette of Win. nipeg, Man.; William K. Colquette of Owen Sound and Mrs. Dand of Long Branch. A daughter, Mr*. Horton, passed away at Long Branch last July. Mrs. E. J. Fisher of Flesherton is a granddaughter. The funeral took place on Friday, March 12th, from the Richards Fun- eral Home, conducted by a friend, Rev. Oosse of Toronto. A service was held Thursday evening at Long Branch, the remains coming to BAILEY'S MEAT MARKET Fresh ANB Cured Meats We save you money War calls Host come first . . . which means that we should reduce our non- essential use of the telephone to the minimum. Present facilities cannot be increased; your co- operation is needed if war calls arc to go through promptly. C. Please remember that the wasteful use of telephone time can hold up war business and that every second you save counts. Gtl'lHf U'ittfS WARNING CANADA FACES A WOOD- FUEL FAMINE NEXT WINTER A IE YOU one of the Canadian householders who burned fences, doors, and even flooring to keep warm in this winter's sub-zero weather? Or perhaps you are one of the lucky ones who just managed to scrap* through? In either case, you will want to be prepared for next winter when greater hardships loom unless you take immediate action. The shortage already has affected many communities . . . total stocks of dry wood are nearly exhausted ... in some places the small supply of green wood cut for next winter is being used now to meet the present emergency. Throughout most of Canada, fuel-wood is obtained not far from where it U consumed. Its production and distribution are the business of local citizens. The Dominion Government recognizes that the wood-fuel shortage is so serious that even with the full co-operation of everyone in affected com* munities an adequate supply is not assured. Accordingly, it has been decided to stimulate the output of wood-fuel by assisting those normally engaged in its production and distribution. To this end, the following measntw will be adopted: I A subsidy of $1.00 per cord will be paid to dealers on all commercial fuel-wood contracted for and cut on or before June 30, 1943, and held to dealers' account on that date. 2 The Coal Controller has been authorized to arrange in his discretion for the payment of such portion of the transportation costs as he considers proper in respect of fuel-wood, particul- arly in cases where dealers, to procure supplies, find it necessary to contract for fueUwood at locations outside the area from which they normally derive their supplies. In order to obtain any such reimbursement, dealers must obtain a permit from the Coal Controller before contracting for such supplies. 3 The Coal Controller will repurchase from dealers at dealer's cost all commercial grades of fuel-wood on which a subsidy of $1 per cord has been paid and which are still in dealers' hands as at May 31, 1944. 4 Assistance will be given in providing priorities for necessary equipment 5 Farmers now on the tarm, and who leave the farm temporarily in response to this appeal to engage in fuel-wood cutting, will be deemed by National Selective Service to be carrying out their regular occupation as farmers and will be given all th* rights of deferment of military service which such aa occupa- tion now carries. Such temporary absence should not, however, interfere with agricultural production. Municipal councils, farmers, fuel dealer*, individual citizens, service club*, and all other group* in communities where wood-fuel ls burned, are urj fo begin at one* a rapid survey of their local situation, and to talc* Imi dial* action to relieve th* shortage. THE DEPARTMENT OF MUNITIONS AND SUPPLY Honourable C D. How*, MUtHt : , * -