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V '] VOL. 63; NO. 32 FLESHERTON. ONT., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1944 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publisher* Mr. And Mrs. W. L. Hudson 50 Years Married Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hudson of Lethbridge celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home on Monday, Jan. 3rd, 1944, when many friends called during the after- noon to bring good wishes and con- gratulations. Roses and chrysanthe- mums in shades of gold were used in decoration and a wedding cake cen- tred the tea table, flan>ed with yel- low tapers. Mrs. C. R. Daniel, Mrs. John Livingstone, Mrs. A. Mutchmor and Mrs. R. E. Skeith poured tea for the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson were married in Maxwell, and moved from Fever- sham to the West in March, 1906. Four years were spent in Saskatche- wan and five years at the Coast, going to Lethbride in the spring of 1915. Their three children, Mrs. Ray Lanier, Harold Hudson and Leslie Hudson, all of Wilson Siding, were present at the reception, as were two of their grandchildren, Miss Betty Lanior and Miss Marion Hudson. Two of their grandsons are in the Armed Services and one granddaughter is in Calgary. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have kept in close touch with their home commun- ities through The Advance and the editor wishes to tender his best wishes, together with those of their many friends around Maxwell and Feversham, for many more hap<py years together. Mild On The Prairies In a letter received Monday from an old subscriber, Mr. C. M. Brown- ridge. Kelvington, Susk., we take the following: We are having a mild winter for this country; not enough snow for good sleighing, and it is remarkably mild on the prairies. Dick Ottov/ell reports washing and varnishing the car outside, at Arcola, on Christmas day. Here we had around seven air.l a half hours of sunshine Christmas week, and a building gave shadows of approximately twice its height. I was pleased to see the report of Mr. Wm. Scutt's 95th birthday. Five years from now I'll go down to see him. Wishing you and The Advance a happy and prosperous New Year, and that the boys will come marching home in 1944. Sincerely yours, C. M. Brownridge. In Memoriam LONG 'In loving memory of my dear mother, Mrs. Chas. Long, who passed away January 15th, 1943. Her weary hours and lays of pain, Her troubled nights re past, And in our aching hearts we now She has found rest at last. Ever remembered by her Daugh- ter, Alice. Organizing Local __ Horticultural Society Many have been enquiring when the organization meeting of the Flesherton and Artemesia Horticul- tural Society would be held. .Arrange- ments for an organization meeting have been made for Monday evening, Jan. 17th, at 8 p.m., in the town hall. Mr. T. Stewart Cooper, agricultural representative for Grey County, will be chairman of the meeting. Decided advantages to members will be out- lined and valuable information along horticultural lines will be given. It is necessary to have at least 25 members before a Society can be formed, and 50 members is the ob- jective. All citizens interested in the beautification of the entire commun- ity, as well as their homes, are urged to give their membership fee of one dollar to one of the following com- mittee members: J. A. Richards, W. E. Betts, H. Milligan, F. B. Keys or G. B. Welton. Please attend to this matter before or at this meeting, and also plan to attend. NEW MAXWELL MEMBER RAISED TO BLUE DEGREE The regular meeting of Maxwell L.O.L. was held Thursday evening of last week with Bro. Rev. O. W. Holmes, W.M., presiding. After the usual business was disposed of, the Lodge opened in the Blue Degree and initiated a new member, Bro. Lawrence Fcnwick. The Worshipful Master conducted the ceremonies in a very pleasing and impressive man- ner. L.O.L. No. 666 is off to a good ^tart for 1944. under the guidance of Bro. Rev. Holmes, and one applica- tion has been received for the Arch Degree, which will be given at the next regular meeting. Presentation For Mr. And Mrs. Bill Stephens (By 8th Line Reporter) Friday evening last a large crowd gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stephens, when a presenta- tion was held fur them. During the evening an address was read by Mrs. Mervin Davidson and the presenta- tion of a studio couch was made by Messrs. Kendal Hawkins and James Murphy. Bill made a very fitting roply on behalf of Hazel and him- self. A very pleasant evening was ?pent by everybody. WOUNDED IN ITALY Ralph Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Harrison of Priceville, has been wounded while in action in Italy. Word of this was received by his parents on Saturday, but the ex- tent of his wounds were not known, further Information would follow, it was stated. Ralph enlisted about three years ago and since going over- seas has been with the 48th High- landers, who have brought additional fame to the annals of history in their regiment by their deeds in Sicily and Italy. It is hoped that Ralph's wounds are not serious. This Is Your Blood In Attion An War (By Edgar L. Jones) [[Editor's Note: Edgar L. Jones was serving with the American Field Service in Notrh Africa when he wrote this letter. The article he mentions -the case history of a blood donor, written by Donita Ferguson first appeared in oque, and was re- printed in The Reader's Digest.] ! Mrs. Wm. Watson Passes Blood Donor Clinic In Flesherton Jan. 19 " I figure I still owe them another" states a former Forest, Ont., boy in giving a blood transfusion at the Forest blood donors clinic. Mac Wil- son, now a radio operator on Trans- Canada Air Lines, was torpedoed on a merchant marine vessel in the At- lantic two years ago, losing both legs. Blood transfusions probably saved his life at that time. How about you, who are at home safe and sound, perfectly healthy? Don't you think you can sipare some of your blood to save a life? There are many in this district who have not bothered to come to the clinic or feel that it is an unpleasant exper- ience. There is rio after-effects from the blood transfusion. Consult Mrs. F. B. Keys or W. E. Betts in regard to the diet which has to be observed prior to the donation. The next blood donors clinic is being held in Flesherton on Wednes- day of next week, January liHh. All who have '.riven in the past and new donabors are urged to be present at this clinic. At Priceville in 90th Year On January 6th, 11144, there passed peacefully away at her residence in Priceville, Mrs. Mary Jane Watson, in her 90th year, following an illness of more than six years. The eldest daughter of the late George Buddy and Ann Evans, she was born in Exeter, England. She came to Canada at the age of four years with her parents and sister, All Subscr ptions Must Now tf e Paid In Advance Shortage of lumbermen in the bush has drastically reduced the amount of pulpwood cut during the past year, and the result has been there is now a shortage of newsprint. There has | been a newsprint shortage for a year MAILING LIST CORRECTED LT TO TUESDAY NIGHT DIED GENOE -- In Markdale Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 12th. HWl. Maiy Dorothy Jamieson, beloved wife of David H. Genoe, in her 53rd year. Remains are resting at Richards' Funeral Home, Flesherton. Service hi Eugenia United Church on Friday, .!:!]. 14th. al 2.^0 o'clock p.m.. inter- ment in Flesherton Cemetery Chapel. 60% OF OUR FUNERALS COST LESS THAN $200^ ^^^^^_ '01P LEIE Bfi!U m IMIIKS FUNERAL CHAPfl ,-,v r location '?< AVKNHlF RD Tel. Khig*dare 4344 / The mailing list of The Advance was corrected this week and all pay- ments made on subscriptions up to six p.m. Tuesday are acknowledged in the change of label. Look at your label now and if it is due or in arrears kindly send in your renewal at once, as we will be unable from now on to send papers from this office unless they have been paid in advance. Announcement of the change is made in other places in this issue. We wish to acknowledge with thanks for all those who have paid their subscriptions during the past few weeks. We also thank the large num'ber of new subscribers who have joined as readers of The Advance and hope that hey will enjoy the weekly visit of this paper, which enters most of the homes in this district.. We hope they will remain with us for a long time. If there are any subscribers who have not received credit for subscrip- tion payment we would be pleased to have the fact made known at once, so that the error may be corrected. Dear Miss Ferguson:- A battle- scarred copy of the magazine con- taining your article turned up at our desert HQ on a day when I had been wishing that I could say thanks to blood donors everywhere. The final push was on, and we had been evacuating casualties since first light that morning. No one at home can imagine what war in the desert is like. None of us here wants you to know. The wounded at the for- ward dressing station lay in the hot sun, plagued by flies and stinging gusts of s and. They were exhausted from 72 hours of fighting without sleep, but they were too much on edge with the sounds of battle close b . They were inexpressibly thirsty and dirty, but the only water we had was the meagre pint issued daily to each of us. Above all else, these men needed new blood' to give them strength. This they could get at the field hos- pital 15 rough miles across the des- ert. It takes a driver about four hours to go 15 miles when he is carrying patients who involuntarily scream at each jolt of the springs. Hours of grinding through deeply rutted sand, picking your way over boulders, edging into wadies and pulling out again, all the time listen- ing for that raspy intake of breath which means the patient is still alive, feeling like a murderer very time there is a bad jolt. The blood stains in thu bandages grow larger as tin- man's life se.eps slowly out -nd stains the floor. One wonders how much longer he can hold on. At the field hospital every serious case goes immediately to Resuscita- tion. Here, in a crowded tent in the di'solate desert, is where you eomo in. Miss Ferguson. Men an.' dying. They don't need a woman's cool touch or cheerful words, or a smile. They need your blood it alone can save them. Just before I read your article, I had been in a hot, dusty tent, where about 50 men were being kept alive by blood alone. I stood beside a man Louisa. After residing for a short Qr more> am[ daily newspapers have time at Whitby and Toronto, the fam- I been ratione(i . This year> the ily settled on Lot 17, Con. 3 (South Line) Artemesia, four miles east of Priceville. This farm has continued to be the family homestead. Sixty-eight years ago she married William Watson of Priceville and here she resided until her death. Her husband predeceased her by 33 years. The deceased leaves to mourn her passing three sons and three daugh- ters, all of whom were present at her funeral: Wm. George an.d Martha, in the home; Edward, of Durham; Hen- ry, of Ottawa; Mrs. George Drimmie (Jennie), of Holstein; Mrs. Norval Brawlcy (Louise), of Beeton. Two children died in infancy. There are ing to have hjt everyb(xlv CHRIST AND THE LISTENING CROWD" This will be Mr. F. B. Keys' sub- ject in the Baptist Churches, January 16th. This is the second in the series "Christ and the Crowd." Some stoart- linpf statistics will be revealed in this sermon. Born MULLIGAN - At Mrs. Nuhn's Nursing Home, Flesherton, on Mon- day, Jan. 10th, 1041, to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mulligan of Dumlalk, a son. Future Events DANCING IN DUNDALK Dancing in Dumlalk every Saturday Night (weather permitting) to the music of Alvin Dermott and his or- chestra. Admission: 35c. CROKINOLE AT CEYLON Crokinole party in Ceylon public school on Friday evening, Jan. 14th. Ladies please bring sandwiches and cookies. Admission: 26c, children 10. Everybody welcome. Proceeds for Ladies' Aid. Kindly co-operate by being present. also nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three of the grandchildren are in the Armed Forces. Surviving, also, are three brothers and two sisters: Henry. George and Emily, on the homestead: Charles, on an adjoining farm; Mrs. Jas. Dingwall (Mary), of Ci-darville. Two sisters predeceased her: Mrs. Hugh Walters (Fanny I, uf Pricevilk-. years agi aid Louisa of Priceville, five weeks age. From early life Mrs. Watson wa.- a member of the Methodist Church, now United. Slu- tuck a keen interest in the affairs of the church and the- community, but it was in her home where her true worth was expressed. She possessed many of the- tine qual- ities of life and she bore her long ill- ness with Christian patience and fortitude. The funeral service was conilucteu on Saturday, Jan. 8th, by her pastor, the Rev. C. IX Cox, of St. Coluroba United Church, at her late resilience. .Mis. C. D. Cox sang "Sunrise To- iiiurrtiw." Interment wa:, made in McNeil Cemetery. The palbearers were nephews: Roy Dingwall, Cedurvflle; Elford Walters, and Ambrose Muddy, Priceville; Mel- ville Watson, Dundnlk; Reginald Watson and George Watson of To- ronto, and Silas Edwards of Owen Sound.' Tile flowers bore silent tribute. Relatives were present from the the result no newspaper will get the amount of newsprint in 1944 that it | received in 1943 and previous years. The Advance's quota for 1944 was received last week, and our supply for the coming year has been cut to a minimum and considerably below the amount allowed us during 1943. There is only one way in which we can overcome this, and that is by re- moving all subscribers in arrears from our subscription list. This will have to be done, whether we like it or not, and is in direct line with the views of the newsprint administrator, who has turned thumbs down on all subscribers over three months in ar- rears. That it is the government's intention to do this is plain, for in another paragraph of the circular issued to us, the newsprint controller says: "The holder of the permit to which this notice is attached may be alotted sufficient print paper to provide for increased net paid circulation, upon application to tin Administrator, pro- vided the newspaper or other period- ical for which the permit is issued is sold only hy subscription paid in ad- vance and has no subscribers in ar- rears for more than three months, or is sold by single copy on a non- returnable pasis." This put the matter very plainly. We hnve not sufficient paper quota to allow us tn print the same number of copies as last year. The result? A whom I had brought in dying and following places: Toronto. Dumlas. watched new life in steady drops ] BuL ,, on . Ga i t , Shelburne, Owen Sound, from the bottle above his cot trickle | c L , ( | lu . v jH e , Holstein and Durham, down a thin tube into his arms. As the color began to return to his deadly white lips, I wanted to thank Farmers Should Be Ready God and all blood donors for givm>: this man another chance to live. I was very fond of that man. Often we are sent on rush calls for more blood. The order may come in the middle of the night. "Quick," the medical officer says. "We must have more blood, and I hope to God they have some left for us!" We '\Hi oil' through t ; *e imnossibl < blackness and drive ninny kilometers to load up with our precious cargo. Our great fear is always "Will there be enough blood? 1 ' It takes so much these days, and the biggest battles are yet to come. Some men must have five or six pints of your strength before they have a jehange to recover. They die except for your blood. In your arteries is the power to give men a second chance to live. On behalf of many men who have been born again through you blood donors, I express grateful thanks. Our plea is that you don't stop at twii nints. or three, but that you keep it flowing 'till it's over, over here NEW SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT RATION OFFICE Mrs. Wm. McMillan of town com- menced her duties on Thursday of last week as secretary of the ration office for this district, located at Flesherton. She succeeds Mrs. E. J. Bennett, who has held that office for the past several months. The time is coming when the Al- lies will concentrate on the K.-O. in ToKyO. When The War Ends A suggestion that farmers be pre- pared for the post war period is made by Oscar Allard, Supervisor of Illustration Stations, Dominion Ex- perimental Farm, Lennoxville, Que. Industries while carrying out their war program are, at the same time, not overlooking plans for after the war. It would be well, Mr. Allard points out, far farmers to do the same. He suggests tliey take stock of what they have, make a note of improvements required for the home and farm buildings that have had to be postponed due to lack of help or because the desired materials were not available. List the farm machin- ery that should be replaced, the amount of labour that will be need- ed. If this is done then farmers will he in a better position to readjust their business after victory has been celebrated. reduction in our subscription list is necessary, and, naturally, the ones to In- removed will be those who are in arrears. Providing those in arrears will pay tlu-ir subscriptions in ad- vance then we can, according to the paragraph quoted above, apply for an increased quota of newsprint but only for those subscribers \vh- are paid in advance. Owing- to UK- tn-lp shortage, we will be unable to send out individual ac- counts to each subscriber in arrears, and we would request that you look at your label and sec when your sub- scription is r>id to. "Dec. 44" after your name means that your subscrip- tion is paid until the 1st of December, 11)44. In the same manner, the date "Juui- 4J5" means your subscription is paid until the 1st of June, 1943. otii.'i' expiry dates are similarly marked and easily understood. \Vf would point out to our readers Hi is is not of our doing, but, unable to get sufficient newsprint for any but those subscribers who are paid in advance, we have no alternative. The Newsprint Administrator has ruled: "Paid-in-advance subscribers or no newsprint. We cannot do otherwise. Card of Thanks I wish to thank my friends and relatives for their many ways of kindness shown me during my illness in Collingwood Hospital and the Gen- eral Hospital, Toronto. Harry Heathcote. In Memoriam LeGARD -- In loving memory of our dear mother, Christcna LeGard, who passed away January 12th, 192!!. There is o parting when the heart remembers. Years cannot dim the face of her we loved; Time in its flight draws us yet ever nearer To the glad to-morrow when we meet above. Ever dear, Medn and Allnn. In Memoriam PURViPS -- In loving memory of our dear mother, Ada Linton Purvis, who passed awny January 10, 1040. Treasured thoughts of one so dear Orten bring a silent tear; Thoughts return to scenes long past, Years roll on, but memories last. Lovingly hemenvberod hy Hus- band and Family. Card of Thanks Tho family of the late Mrs. Wm. Watson wish to express their grati- tude and appreciation for the many acts of kindness to their mother dur- ing her long illness and for their kind expressions of sympathy in their bereavement.