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F-V- • ®hje /kslj^rU^n ^Jtianc^, VOL. 64; NO. 11 FLESHERTOX. OXT., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1944 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publishers Osprey Fair News To organization 'oing Navy, Army Air Force or British Civilian work, prizes of $5, f4, $3, |2 will be awafd- ed for display, sewn flat to single bed sheet, headed with the name of the organization exhibting, 10 to 15 articles attached, use of each desig- nated, no enty fee needed. Victory garden display. Best display of home garden, various assortmjent, in judging variety and general appear- ance 50 per cent, quality 50 per cent. Old time fiddlers, come along. We will appreciate your favor with a suitable reward. See prize lists. PAPER SALVAGE NEEDED There is a great need for waste paper to make containers needed for war purposes and the Women's In- stitute is sponsoring the collection in Flesherton. Everybody has news- papers gathering- in piles in their homes. They are asked to bundle these up tightly and take them to the skating rink, from where they will be sent to the mills for process- ing into paper iboxes. Save all your waste paper, it will help win the war. RATION NEWS RATION DUE DATES Ration coupons now due are: pi"e- serves, Di to D26; butter, 70 to 73; tea-coffee, 14 to 29, El to E6, T30 to T38; sugar, 14 to 39; canning sugar, Fl to FIO. Fenwick â€" Lawrie Saturday, July 29, the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Love, Bedford Rd., Toronto, was the scene of a pretty wedding when Isabel, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawrie, Port Elgin became the bride of Ear- nest, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fenwick, the Rev. Charles Steinmetz officiated. The living room was attractively decorated with asters and snapdrag- ons. The bride given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Sgt. Gordon T. Bat- chelor, wore a suit of turquoise blue jersey with white accessories and a corsage of picardy gladioli. Mrs. G. T. Batchelor, sister of the bridfc. was bridesmajd, wearing purple crepe with matching hat and a corsage of white gladioli. After the ceremony toasts were proposed iby Rev. Steinmetz, and re- sponded to by the ihride and groom. The cake set on a table alone be- tween crystal .â- candlestickp holding white candles, and was surrounded by white net frilling on which was arranged a cirde of yellow roses and Mue cornflowers alternately while the bride was cutting the cake Mr. Gordon Batchelor played and sang three beautiful selections. Out of town guests at the wedding were: Mrs. J. Dobson and daughter, Marilyn of Feversham, Mr. Earl Fenwick of Eugenia and Mr. and Mrs. Virtor Spears of Caledon. After the wedding the happy couple left amidst a shower of confetti, for a trip to Southampton and Georgian Bay Districts. On their return they will reside in Toronto. AMMUNITION FOR HUNTERS For the first time since rationing was instituted in Canada, siwrtsmen are allowed a limited amount of ammunition for hunting, W. H. McPhillips, Prices and Supply Re- presentative for Western Ontario, announced recently. Rim fire cart- ridges and shot shells only are being released. Centre fire cartridges can- not be made available to sportsmen because of the great demand for this type of ammunition from essential Users, particularly residents of north- ern outposts. In accordance with the new plan for distribution, every person who possesses a registered rim riile may aipply for a permit to purchase not more than 100 rim fire cartridges Every owner of a registered shot gun may apply for the purchase of 50 shot shells. Anyone possessing both types Of gruns may make application for the purchase of both types of am- unition. But no matter how many guns he may have in his possession, a purchaser will be allowed no more than a 100 rim fire cartridges and 50 shot shells. Sportsmen with shot- guns of two different gauges may haive 25 shells for one gauge and 25 for the other if he wishes. Applications may be made at the nearest Local Ration Board from August 15 to September 30. Each applicant must present his gun reg- istration certificate and also his rat- ion book or ration card. No purchase pei-mits witl be issued to sportsmen after September 30; but permits will be valid for purchase from Septemb- er 1 to December 31, inclusive. Es- sential users of small arms ammun- ition under the aibove terms. This al- lotment for hunting purposes will not affect their usual allowance for es- sential use. ADDITIONAL LOCALS Miss Ena Adams returned home on Friday, after completing her teach- ers' course at London. Sergt.-Maijor Angus Turney and Mrs. Turney spent the past week in Toronto. /Mrs. A. E. Goessel and daughter, Margaret Ann, have returned home from visiting Kincardine friends. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert .Jordison and son, Harry, of St. Peter Lake, Has- tings County, are visiting the form- er's aunts, Mrs. Jos. Duncan and Miss V. Nicholson. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Potter of Mt. Forest, Sergt. and Mrs. Kemp Gren- ville of St. Thomas, Mr. nd Mrs. Jos. Bull and Josephine, Miss Mar- ion McClure and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blackburn, all of CoUingwood, were week end and Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fisher. 60% OF OUR FUNERALS COST LESS THAN $00055 I i't^r^lS^Mi' I far iA« jlT •â- '»«» m\m Cenlral Location • 124 AVEHUE RO FUNERAL CHAPEL 0, . Tel. Klngsdjle 4344 Edgar C. Doupe Diedol W.unds Official word was received here Saturday f the death of Gunner Edgar Charles DwU,-e, sou ci' Mrs. Chas. Doupe of Flesherton from wcuniis .= uitain3J in Normandy. He was S3 years of age and had bean serving overseas for tae past two years and had only recently gone to France with his unit, the 15tli Field Regiment of Artillery as a staff car GNR. EDGAR DOUPE driver. Gnr. Doupe was married to Doris Duckett of Ceylon, who survives, together with two children, Joan and Marie. His mother was visiting her daughter near Shehburne when the word was received. No details of his death have yet been received by his wife. Gnr. Doupe was well known in this district, as he was born near Saugeen Junction, where he resided until a few years ago, and was highly regarded by a host of friends. His early passing is to be regretted and much sympathy is extended to his sorrowing relatives. He also leaves three si?ters and on.' brother Irene of Orangeville, Edna af Shel- burn" anv! Ev.i and Jack at home. Future tveiits D.4NCE [N FLESHERTON .\UG. 16 Come to the dance in Flesherton oi; Wednesday, Aur. 1G:h, in the Fra- ternal Hall. Music supplied by the Fourth Line Orchestra for old time and modern dancing. Admission: 25 cents. EUGENI.A RED CROSS The Eugenia Red Cross will meet at the home of Mrs. W. Gordon on Wednesday, .-Vug. 'i'ird. The meeting will take the form of a quilting. DANCE IN FLESHERTON Dance in Flesherton Hall, Friday, Sept. 1st, by Fourth Line Red Cross. Music by 7-<piece Pedlar Orchestra. .\dmission: SSc and 15c. Lunch free. Come and provide cigarettes for th€ .soldiers. D.VNCE IN FLESHERTON .V dance will be hoi I in Kloshertoii Hall, Friday, Aug. 25th, under the auspices of the Hall C-ommittee. Mur- ray Simmons orchestra will supply nrisio for modern and old-time danc- ing. .Admission: 40c. HOME NIRSING COURSE .\ meeting in the interests of form- ing a Home Nursing course will be held in the town hall, Flesherton, on Friday oveninii-, Aug. 18th, :il S:00 o'clock. .\1I those interested in tak- ing such a course are urged to at- tesd this organization mewling. The first class of instruction will be held the latter part of Septenkber. 6th Blood Donors Clinic August 23 The 6th Blood Donors Clinic will be held in Flesherton Fraternal Hall Wednesday, Aug. 23rd, from 8.30 a. m. to 12 noon. We know that those donors who have been here before will be on hand again, but we wish, at this time, to make a special ap- peal to those young men and young women who have not attended any of the previous five clinics, to 'be on hand August 23rd, and be one of the number who have helped make the Flesherton clinic one of the best in the Province. In our aippeal for the last clinic we asked for 40 new donors, and 45 re- sponded. That is the spirit which we hope will be manifested at this coming clinic. W« again ask for 40 new donors to be present Aug. 23rd, to give of that very necessary blood plasma which is so urgently needed. By your presence and donation, some of our Artemesia and Osprey boys now in the thick of the fight, might be spared to come home to their families and friends, and be permitt- ed to live their allated span of life, three score years and ten. This is a very busy time of the year, but death will not wait while we finish our work. Do not make our work an excuse for not attending this clinic. Since our last clinic, many of our boys from Osprey and .\rtemesia townships have been wounded, and a ninnber have made the supreme sac- rificf'. They have given their all. What are we doing? Let us answer this by being present at Flesherton Blood Donors Clinic, Aug. 23rd. See W. E. Betts for special diet to be taken the morning of the clinic. RHEJSA McCLEAN SAFE Word was received last week by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McClean of Brampton, formerly of Flesherton, that their son, Tpr. Rhesa McCiean was missing in France. This infor- mation came direct from Ottawa, the telegram stating that it occurred on July 25th. Since then Mr. and Mrs. llcClean have received a letter from Rhesa written in France on .August 1st. that he was well, but had been through some stirring fighting south- east of Caen. It was wiEh pleasure that the news of his being safe was received in Flesherton, as he was highly regarded by all. He enlisted frcm Flesherton in June. 1940, with the Grey and Simcoe Foresters and has been overseas for a year. •YOUR SON HAS BEEN WOUNDED IN ACTION" "Your son has been wounded in ac- tion." This laconic message is the gist of the first official notification to relatives of the Canadian soldier who has become a casualty at the front. It is necessarily terse. Operat- ional orders, involving the lives of thousands of men, choke the wires. Communications to the front, swirl- ing with vehicles, troops moving into line, supplies going forward, are constantly busy. This first message cannot answer the natural anxiety of the relatives. And although the Casualty Section of the Directorate of Records at Nat- ional Defence Headquarters supplies additional information as soon as it is received, the next-of-kin still want to know the extent of his injury is he getting along all right, how long will he be hospitalized, where can he be reacheti soone«t by 'etter. Where possible the Casualty Sec- tion supplies this information, but the Department of National Defence has found a further solution to this in the Canadian Army Casualty Post Card - a personal message from the injured soldier to his relatives. This card, direct from the wound- ed man himself, is routed through the Post Office with high priority rating. It gives him the opportunity to tell the folks at home aibout his injury and assure them he is com- fortablo and well cared for. It is a weight lifted from his mind and theirs. Reports indicate that overseas troops are quickly realizing the val- ue of these quick delivery messages of reassurance. More than twice the nuniiber of cards e.\amined at Re- cords Office in London during May. ;ias3e<l through official hands during the succeeding month. From Italy, and France wherever Canadians are in action, these mes- sages are flown to London. There they pass to Canadian Records office. .\ check is made on the imormation contained. Within a few hours the card is on its way a;;:iin speeding to Canada with priority advantages. In a further effort to facilitate eorrespondeno* between relatives â- r.-id wounded men. Army authorities advisie that the words "In Hospital" added after the address will .^eed up a return letter to the soldier. Cave should be taken however, that this coincides with his stay in hos- pital. Mail addresse<l in that mann- er after his release, when he has re- turned to his unit would only cause eventual delay in delivery. WAS BADLY BURNED RETURNS TO DUTY Warrant Officer D. M. Stephen is again on operations, following con- valescence in a British hospital after an exciting time on a raid over Ger- many, his parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Stephen. Fourth Line Osprey, have been informed. Yloung Stephen sustained severe burns on the face and hands when the bomber, of which he was a crew SERGT. .MACK STEPHEN meiniber, caught fire on a raid over Berlin, after being attacked by a fighter. Three of the seven-member crew were forced to "bale out." As a last resort to extinguish the blaze the pilot put the aircraft into a steeip dive and succeeded in bring- ing the plane back to base in Eng- land, where a successful crash land- ing was made. None of the remain- ing crew members was hurt. High praise was given the crew for their meritorious conduct and skill- ful handling of the damaged craft. Overseas more than a year and a half, W.O. Stephen has another bro- ther overseas in the R.C.A.F. He is Sgt. W. J. Stephen, a bombadier. PRESENTATION FOR NEWY-WED COUPLE On Thursday evening, August 3, a large number of friends gathered at Eugenia Hall to honor Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sheir. who were recently mar- ried. Mrs. Louis Fisher read a very appropriate address and the young couple were presented with six chairs and rocker and couch, by friends and neighbors. The "-room replied in few- words, thanking all for their good wishes. Several lovely individual gifts were also presented. .MXWELL UNITED CHI RCH .A memorial service will be held Sunday evening at 8:00 o'clock for Pte. Hughie Luughlin, who has been killed in action in France. Ma.xwell United Church will hold anniversary services at U a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. .Srd. Rev. Wooley of Corbetton will be the guest â- pcaker at the morning service and the pastor. Rev. O. W. Holmes, will '>e in charge of the evening service. MR. AND MRS. GEO. DOBSON 25 YEARS MARRIED About fifty friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dobson, near Ravenna, gathered at their residence i-n Sunday. August 13 to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Dobson were presented with numerous articles, including a wicker arm chair. Friends were pre- sent from MeaJord, Thornbury and nearer points. C.CF. Organize (Hanover Post) At a meeting in Speer's Hall Hanover, Tuesday evening of last week, a C.CF. Riding Association was formed for the federal constit- uency of Grey-Bruce. C.CJ. memb- ers and supporters were in attend- ance from every part of the riding. Mayor Speer welcomed the gather- ing to Hanover and wished them well in their undertaking. Special speaker for the evening was George Lockhart, C.CF. former meml)er of the legislature for Rainy River. Mr. J. E. Meyer of Neustadt was elected president of the association, and Mr. Wm. Ford of Hanover was selected as vice-presideilt. Miss- Helen Carefoot of Markdale was chosen as secretary-treasurer. MisB Carefoot is the defeated C.CJF. can- didate in Grey-Bruce in the Ontariu elections last August. Four committees were elected. A membership committee composed of: Alfred Sachs, Elmwood; Ed,. Lang, Desboro; Jacob Wiseman^ Ayw ton; Milton Bierworth, EUmwood;. Dan Huester, Mildmay; Oliver Lep- ard, Markdale; Rev. H. D. McCuU- ouch, Chesley; Dr. R. L. Carefoot, Markdale. A finance committee composed of; John Baetz, Hanover; Edgar Bowes, ale; Art'u'j Ahrens, Elm- wood; William Fischer, Hanover; Iler.ry Lantz Mildmay. An election committee composed of: .Arthur Hass, Holstein; Wm. A. Weber. Markdale; L. Koebel. Han- over; Mr. Mclntyre, Elmwood; Frank Maher, Markdale; Mr. Rahn, Neu- stad; .Alfred Sachs, Elmwood. -A literature committee composed jf: .August Hessel, Xeustadt; Mrs. Milton Bierworth, Elmwood; Roy Clarke, Markdale; John Baetz_ Han- over; Wm. Lembke, Sullivan Tw Arthur Hass, Holstein; Mrs. Archie Fisher. Dundalk; Mrs. Arthur -Ah- rens, Elmwood; Ken Hawkins, Fev- ersham; Wm. Ford, Hanover. MR. AND .MRS. FRANK HA.MMILL HONORED BY FRIENDS (By Stephen's Corners Reporter) On Friday evening, Aug. Ilth, a large crowd attended the presenta- tion in Ma.xwell hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hammill (nee Laur- een Pedlar) recently married. Dur- ing the evening an address was read by Miss Kathleen Morrison and the presentation of a lounging chair, a hassock and a mat was made by Messrs. Harold Phillips and John Lougheed. The recipients made fitt- ing replies, after which all joined in singing "For they are jolly good fel- lows." FINE CROP OF OATS Grain crops in this district r.re very fair, but we have learned of an exceptionally heavy crop of oats on the farm of Mr. John Nichol, one mile west of Ceylon. In a ten acre field of oats Mr. Nichol used 40 lbs. of binder twine to tie the sheaves. .Anyone conversant with farming methods will know that this amount of twine is a great deal for the size of the field, as most fields do not take any more than half that amount to tie the crop. Engagement Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Karstedt. Price- ville, Ont., announce the engagement of their elder daughter. Marion Aileen, to Leading .Aircraftman S. Clair Douglas MacDonald, only son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. MacDonald, Halifax, N.S. The marriage will take place quietly the latter part of Aug- ust. Bom AGNEW â€" At Mrs. Nuhn's Nurs- ing Honie, Flesherton, on Wed., Aug. 1 th, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbeit .\gncw of Hopeville, a daughter, SHIER â€" In .Artemesta on Thurs- day. .August 10, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Shier (nee Blanche Cornfield), a daughter, Betty Ruth, DIED SHIER â€" At Markdale Hospital on Saturday, August 12th, 1944, Betty Ruth, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shier, .^^rtemesia, aged two days. Interment was made in Flesherton Cemetery.