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Wednesday, September 16, 1942 THE KLESHER'TON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE on Colltafwood Wednesday of each week. Circulation orr 1,000. Price in Canada $2.00 pr *, when paid in advance |1.60; ia U S. A. $2.60 I,,T year, whan paid in advance $2.00. F. J. THURSTON. Canadian Women Register This Week Because registration of Canadian women will be compulsory under Na- tional Selective Sen-ice regulations, with the first group registering be- tween September 14 to September 19. Mrs. Rex. Eaton, assistant director of National Selective Service, has issued clear-cut explanations of who must register so that no woman will break the law unintentionally. The first grojup to register will be the age classes born between January 1, 1918 and December 31, 1922 in other words women between the ages of 20 to 24 inclusive. All women must register, with one exception and that group is made up of the women who are employed and in possession of Unemployment Insurance Registra- tion cards 411 and 413 and who are still working for wages or salaries and paying unemployment insurance. Inmates of institutions, sueh as ho* pitals, mental hospitals and members of religious institutions need not register. Any woman, however, who did register for unemployment insurance last April and are not now working for wages and salaries must register again. Women who were registered last spring but have now left jobs in which they were paying unemploy- ment insurance for those which are not insurable must register again. For example, a girl working in a factory in April, might have left now take farm work or domestic serv- ice, both noninsurable industries. She would still have her unemployment insurance cards as required, but must reregister because she is not work- ing in an insurance industry, so that the National Selective Service offices would not have an up-to-date record of her employment. Other groups who must register in- clude housewives, domestic servants farm workers, women employed in hospitals or charitable institutions where they are not already register- ed; professional private duty nurses or probationers undergoing training to become professional nurses, women omplyed as teachers, including teach- ers of dancing and music who are not eady registered; women employed as agents paid by commission or fees, such as real estate and insurance agent; and self employed women which will include those operating their own business, proprietors of beauty parlors, gift shops, etc. Registration will be conducted in employment and selective service offi- ces, where, these are set up, and in rural areas registration will he at the nearest post office. The form which the won. on are asked to fill out include questions of their education and training ami willingness to go into war work. After all thin age group has been register- ed, the women who seem to be most likely prospects for work will be call- ed for an interview with one of the personnel workers of National Selec- tive Service. The interview will be detailed and explain to the women, the urgency of their place in wai production. Mrs. Eaton stresses that all women must not expect to be placed immed- iately in some essential work, for 'hey must realize that placement In industry and essential occupations, such as nursing, social welfare or nutrition work must be carefully done. Registration will give Canada a complete up-to-date inventory i>f the workers available to keep guns, tanks and planes supplied to the men in the front lines. Eventually all women will be registered, but regis- tration will proceed slowly until all age groups are tabulated. READ THE "SMALL ADVTS". RADIO SERVICE Wt kT in Mtork a nurabrr f "B" BattoriM H IU4ie Pack*. CAR AND RADIO WHT BATTERIES Bring M yor rHU far COM- plcto "ek-Bp before wint'r, * parte r hard to f . A. A A. Sherton PROTON STATION PkMM 44r General DeGaulle Romantic Figure (By Hugh Templin) One would think that being Prime Minister would ffe a strain at any time, but particularly so when the Empire is at war. Dozens of read- ers must have remarked: "I don't see how Churchill ever stands it. 1 ' Yet, when I met Churchill, I found him almost (boyishly tuthuuiastic and he certainly showed no sigrn of strain that day. On the same day, I saw the Prime Minister during the last war. David Lloyd George is still a member of the House of Commons and looks very well, for ha must be getting to be a very old man. I wasn't talking to him but I met him in a lobby of the House oif Commons after Churchill had spoken. There was no difficulty recognizing him. 'He is small and his hair is white as sno<wr, but there is still a spring to his step and he was walking quickly. Two Famous Women Around the Savoy Hotel in London we often saw the widow of another famous former Prime Minister. She was Lady Asquith, widely known not to say "notorious" as the writer of hooks of gossip under her name of Margot Asquith (pronounced Mar-go). She looks like a "character". She must be quite old, too, and she some- how reminded me of Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare play possibly be- cause she looked! like some actress I had once seen play the part. Her gowns were always long, giving her an appearance of height which she does not possess. There was some- thing ghostly about her appearance. Usually, she was with someone much younger than herself, usually an of- ficer and not always the same of- ficer. I supposed that she was still trying to live in the world she de- scribes in her books. Another woman I met and talked with was vastly different. She was Mrs. Pearl Hyde, the heroine of Cov- entry, a city where the heroic must have been common enouph several times. Mrs. Hyde, was in a khaki uni- form, as the officer in charge of the Women's Volunteer Services of her city. That is an organization which seems to have irrown up from a small start in Britain during this war, tak- ing over more and more jobs as the need arose. 'They started, I be- lievo, by doing sewing and mending for soldiers and such humble jobs as that. Now they are the ones who drive the canteens, serve the meals in blitzed cities, help the Air Raid Protection services and do a host of dangerous civilian duties. Mrs. Hyde has boon decorated by the King for her bravery during raid.s on Coventry. She was outspoken in her praise of help sent from Canada, food, canteens clothing and the likp. And the people of Coventry were outspoken in praise of Mrs. Hyde. In the very nature of the trip the Canadian editors did not meet many ladies. The trip was for business, not a social event. Tho few with whom I talked were mostly in news- paper work, or wives of the officials who entertained us, or relatives of some of our party and they were few. The social events nearly all "For Men Only. 1 ' General Charles l)e Gaulle I started to write aibout persons with titles, but have 'been talking about those with other distinctions than rank or title, And before go- ing back to Lords and Sirs, I might mention one famous General. Undoubtedly one of the best-known names in the world today is that of General Charles De Gaulle, leader of the Free French Forces. He is the most romantic figure of this war so far. Often in speaking to friends of the things I saw, I have mentioned the name of the General, and the re- sponse is rather surprising: "Oh, did you really see General Charles De Gualle?" They don't say that about anyone else, unless is might be Win- ston Churchill. I saw the General several times. 1 met him first at a party given by the "Foreign Correspondents in London,' 1 which turned out to be the most cos- mopolitan affair I ever attended. The General evidently had a must kindly feeling- towards Canadians, probably because he counts on the support of the people of Quebec. iH Invited our group to his rooms for the next evening, but I was scheduled to broad- cast a message to Canada, a dis- tinction I didn't want to miM. The choice on that occasion was made easier for ma because the General speak* little English and I under- stand even less French. It was one more time when I deplored my de- ficiency along that line. However, the next day, General IVeGaulle invited u all to luncheon at the Savoy. Afterwards, he spoke slowly in French and provided an English translation for us to follow, and that combination enabled me to know what he said. The grand spread began with a choice of melon or smoked salmon, went on through the poultry, which I think was partridge, and ended up with coffee. That was surely something in war- time Britain, with its rationing of food and evidently the coffers of the Free French headquarters is hy no means empty. The General is tall nd fiandsome. I should say he is several inches tall er than I am, and that is more than six feet. He looks the par* of a romantic hero, and I judye that he is a fluent speaker, without the use of notes. I have rather copious note* on the speech General De Gualle gave that night. He claimed that this war was no new thing, springing up sud- denly; it was still the same war that was begun in 1914, with what he called an entr'acte. The stake* might be greater but were siniiliar. The O u implements of destruction had be- Chnstlan of Denmark " come faster but they were refine- ments of old weapons. It was only too true that France had been thunderstruck by a super- ior military system, but that did not wipe out the desire for liberty. He . predicted that France would again take her place in the fight. Crushed pillaged and betrayed, she would again arise and prove the confidence which Britain had in her temporarily overthrown ally. Little by little he declared, a vast French resistance is forming and it was to organize that resistance that the French nat- ional Committee was working, to re- store to France her integrity and her greatness and advance the cause of all the other peoples who are hVhting for liberty. I jrathered the impresion that the neomle of FJnpland view the General with slicrhtly mixed feelings. They bolievp he is a great (renoral, who !s an authority on mechanical warfare nnrticularly, and they appreciate his military work, but wonder about his ambitions after the war. That mav In the man an injustice: T give it only as my imipression and would not v.ivo anvone believe thnt anv man fn the Government or close to It evor <=nid so. T thought, ton, that General Do Guallo perhaps hns more imntrim- tion than the averatre Pritish o-enernl <ir other high officer, which mnv be onmoHiin.0- we need. HP ts rather hiHor nnrt nutennkpn in his references to th" or<vwd who rule in Vichy, and '<->>o linve. if I recall, put a price upon >>is head. Germany has issued photographs showing Duisherg undamaged. We li:ve somo nice old views of Coven- try. Future Events DANCK AT 1MUCEVILLR Dance in the Institute Hall at Pricoville on Friday, Sept. 18th, un- der auspices of the W. I. Lunch. Admission: SBc. AUCTION SALE An auction sale of the farm stock-, implements, etc., of the Estate of the Late Wm. J. Blackburn will be held on Lot 178, Con. 2 S.W., Artemesia, on Thursday, Sept. 24th, at 1 p.m. Geo. E Duncan, auctioneer, WILLIS TIPPING And his 10-piece Cascade Rythm will play at the "Crystal Gardens'" Oumlalk, on Monday, Seiptejinber 21 and Monday, Seipteimber 28. Ad- mission, 50c. Free Dane* Hit Back Free Danes, ma.ny of wh;r.i tee free Denmark." In ad/H'.icr. to vil Picture Shows: R.A.F. fighter pilot* serving with the Allied forces, echo ' untee. :?.% ' r the Services, Fnv now flying with the Danish Flight, the sentiment expressed by King Danes in Britain subscribed 33,300 listening to the chairman of the Dan- speech: to provide a flight of Spitfire fighter j \i Fighter Fund during the handing- "We aire all longing for the day when aircraft which, flown by Danish pil- 1 over ceremony, our flag will fly once more over a I ots, is now in service with the R.A.F. I ROCK MILLS The heavy rains have benefitted the land to such an extent that fall plow- ing will be started now on a large- scale. Some of the farmers use trac- tors to do their work instead of horses. Mr. and Mrs. J. Murta of Toronto ae spending their holidays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Betts. Mr. Thos. Johnston of Kemble spent a few days with his daughter Mrs. Joyce Porteous. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Newell visited on Friday with friends in Durham and attended the Fair which was real good this year. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Glassford and two children of Peterborough vis- ited recently with Mr. and Mrs. B Field. j Pte. Ted Croft was home f ' am | Brantford for a few days, returning to his station on Sunday. Ted expects to be stationed at Petawawa Mili- tary Camp very soon. Messrs. Mannie Dobson, Ed White and Alex Laughlin motored to Ham- ilton on Sunday. A number of the boys in this dis- trict have received their call Curing the past week. The apple tree grows more rapidl; ly than any other fruit tree. In a hurry to keep the doctor away, per- haps. It is used in making insulnti paper for copper wiring, an ssentirT material in electrical work on air planes and other war equipment. MOTHER SAVES CHILD Little Gordon Harwood is here, but only through the foresight of his mother. The Harwood family, with some relatives, were enjoying a few hours at Arran Lake on Monday. Gordon was in a group with hia mother and other children, when he suddenly fell backwards into water beyond his depth. Mrs. Harwood junwed in. entirely dressed, after him and broi'-rht him to the dock. It was a .(".:'. warm day and child- like, his first wards were. "My, I was nice an warm in there.'" Gordon is one of the young fishing enthus- iasts and fears no water, but this experience should serve him well in tke future. Tara Leader. SEND IN YOUR RENEWAL. j| Ladies' Ready-to-Wear . ,* Scores of new styles now showin<? in new Fall and Winter Coats. Beautiful Fur Trimmed Coats. These Coats are exceptionally attractive and well tailored from the best materials and trimmed with silver fox, squirrel, op- possum, etc. A full range in women's and Misses', in full sizes and half sizes. % All at down to the earth prices. I TWEED COATS & & Beautiful new Tweed Coats of exceptional quality I 1 ' & wool tweeds, some very attractive patterns and styles, a ft special assortment of sixes; you will save money on these | coats. Be sure and see them. I Children's Coats .* Some very neat styles for the younger girls; a big assort - it ment to choose from in styles and colors. Sizes 3 years to 8> 14 years, and at reasonable prices. | New Fall Dresses & .* Assorted large group of new Fall Dresses in crepe, wool- Jo lens and woolettes, in styles and colors to please all women. They are pretty and practical and prices right. BAILEY'S MEAT MARKET Fresh AND Cured Meats PHONK 47 We save you money 1 MILLINERY New Fall Hats in velvets and felts in all styles and colors in large and small sizes. See these wonderful new styles. Also Children's Hats in a big- assortment of styles and colors. MEN'S CLOTHING Men's Suits Buy your new fall suit now and save. We have a good range to choose from and qualities you won't be able to get later; also a big range of Boys' Suits in either short or long pant styles and full range of sizes. FLOOR COVERING Buy your floor covering now, as these lines are very scarce. Linoleum, 4 yards wide, yd. $4.40 Feltol, 3 yards wide, yard $1.75 also a big assortment of Rugs in linoleum or feltol in all sizes. MEN'S WORK BOOTS You will find Hill's have the best selection of Men's Work Boots to be found anywhere. Built for strong wear. Be sure and see our range size 6 to 13 $2.19 to $4.50 WOMEN'S TRIM SHOES One lot of Women's Fine Shoes, nice fine quality, with steel shank and cuban heels. They come in oxford or pump styles, pair $1.95 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES Good strong durable boots, with leather or panco soles, built for strong wear, sizes 1 to 5 $1.95 to $3.25 SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! Growing girls' shoes, made of good serviceable black side leather and leather soles, with easy walking heels. Strong sturdy shoes for growing girls or women, sizes 3 to 8, pair $1.95 F. T. Hill & Co., Ltd. MARKDALE, Ontario 4*<^**4***4H******^