VOL. 61 ; NO. 49 i-LESHERTON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1942 W. H. Thurston & Son, Props FLESHERTON UNITED CHURCH Rev. G. K. McMillan, Pastor Sunday, May 10 Mother's Day Service held as follow: 11.00 Mother's Day Service in Flesherton. 230 Mother's Day Service in Ceylon. 7.30 Vesper Song Service in Flesherton. Plans have been made to make next Sunday a day to be remem- bered in the life of our church and community. In a joint effort with the local Baptist church we are out to get every possible person in the village and surrounding conunun- 1 ity out to church next Sunday. This effcrt is being put forth in eo- operation with about forty protest- ant denominations in Canada and the United States who have under- taken a Five Year Christian Ad- vance program to check the decline in Church and Sunday School at- tendance. This program will be in- 'Xvpang }xu siqi n,Booi pajwa3n* Mother's Day. Tou are invited, regardless of who you are, to go to church next Sunday morning, to tin. Baptist or United church. Parents take your children; children bring your par- ents. In St. John's church this day will be observed in the morning with a joint service of the congregation and the Sunday School. This will be a family service. Children are requested to sit with their parents. The service is planned to appeal to all. Mr. McMillan will give an ad- dress to .both children and adults on the subject "Magnets."' Special emphasis will be placed on the theme of "Mother" at the even- ing service. The major part of the evening service will consist in the singinp of some old favourite hyms, "Come to the Church in the WHd- wood", "Mother's Old Bible is true", "Mother's Prayer" etc. We will be lead in song by a junior choir. You will find inspiration and comfort in this service. Plan to attend church at least once on Sunday next. Maxwell United Church REV. GKO. L. MERCER, aj), DJD. Minister SUNDAY, MAY 3 Communion Services 11 a.m. Eugenia. 2 p.m. Mt. Zion. 3.30 p.m. Wareham. 8.30 pm. Maxwell. Note: This age is one of celebra- tions. Scarcely a week passes with- out its observance an anniversary of something or other. In the great [ host, however, none has- a more uni- versal appeal than "MOTHER'S DAY," which falls on Sunday next, when special services will be held in our churches and special rememt- brance will be given to all Mothers. We invite you and your visitors to attend the services of this day, either in honor or memory of your mother. Thursday, 2.30 p.m., the W. A. will meet at the home of Mrs. M. Sled. Thursday, 8.30 p.m., choir practice in Maxwell church. A full attendance is desired. SERGT. R. W. SPENCE Sergt. Roy W. Spence, son of Mr. Reuben Spence, former Flesherton resident, has graduated as a Wires- less Air Gunner from Jarvis, where he topped his class. He has been recommended for a commission. He left Sunday for an eastern Canada point, where he will continue his training in operational flying. Wednesday evening of last week he was tendered a farewell party at his home in Mount Dennis, which was attended- by sixty guests, some coming as far away as Brantford, Port Hope and Breunpton, testifying to the esteem in which Roy is held by those who knew him personally. He was presented with a wide varie- ty of useful gift*, including a cam- era, prctograph album, identification bracelet, heaps of cigarettes and many other items for which he expressed his apreciation. He is well known in Flesherton, having visited here on many occasions. Card of Thanks We sincerely thank all who sent flowers and all neighbors and friends for every act cf kindness and sym- pathy extended to us during the illness and passing of our dear Clarence. We gratefully thank Rev. G. R. Service and Mrs. Service for gifts and visits and comfort given freely, also the members of his church at Hamilton, Mrs. Jean Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. George Mathewson and Mrs. Myrtle Love, also Rev. Mr. McMillan and Mr. Keyes for the beautiful funeral service. Mrs. Clarence Stafford and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stafford. FLESHERTON AND ROCK MILLS B'PTISTCHLKCHES Prank B. Keys, Pastor ROCK MILLS SERVICES Sunday School 2 p.m. Ohurch Service 3 p.m. FLESHERTON SERVICES Church Service 11 .m. Sunday School 12 o'clock Aircraftman Wes White of St. Thomas spent the week end with his family. Future Events ROYAL SCARLET CHAPTER The Royal Scarlet Chapter of Art- emesia will convene in Orange Valley L.O.L. hall on Thursday, May 14th. Those wishing this degree are ad- vised to be on hand. OPTICAL The better you see, the better you work. If in doubt consult D. Camp- bell, next Monday afternoon. May 11. If unable to come will be glad to visit your home. Leave word early at the Munshaw House. Funer.1, / 4igU? need net fc M M * MaMockt offer com plete (na oJJr ti<>nal e fc C T f 2. priced trilhin vou> mrant. BATES & HADDOCKS PUBERAL CRAPEl Clarence Stafford Dies After a lingering illness of over three years duration, Wilfred Clar- ence Stafford passed away at the Mountain Sanitarium, Hamilton, on Thursday of last week, in his 29th year. The late Mr. Stafford was born at Griffin, Sask., on August 5th, 1913, and came to Ontario Jan. 1st, 1915. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stafford, who reside on the West Back-line, lArtemesia. He attended Orange Valley Public School and Flesherton High School and went to Toronto in 1931, where he worked for five years, coming back to the farm in 1936. The same year he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Esther Quirk, only daugh- ter of Mrs. Wm. Maycock, Hanover, and the late Mr. Quirk of Regina, Sask. To them was born one daugh- ter, Marion, who died in 1938, at the age of five months. Clarence entered Mountain Sanitarium in February, 1939, and was always cheerful and patient He was ac- companied to Hamilton by his young wife, who secured work, and in all the time of his illness she was a constant and (almost \daily visitor and stayed ckse beside him when ed to spend the summer hh hmo he was not so well. Besides his sorrowing wife he leaves to mourn, his parents, five sisters and three brothers, Marion (Mrs. R. A. Kelterborn) of Welles- ley, Eric of Toronto, Valeria ol Peterboro, Minerva of Waterloo and Levi, Eileen, Gerald and Marguerite ' at hme. The funeral took place on Satur- day, May 2nd, with service in the! Flesherton Baptis* Church, conduct- 1 ed by Mr. F. Keyes. assisted by Rev. ' Mr. McMillan of St. John's United Church. Interment was made in the' family pl.t in Flesherton Cemetery, where the members of L.OX. 509, conducted their funeral service, fol- j lowing the regular interment cere- mony. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Geo. Cairns, Alex. Miller, Elwood Bowles. Wm. Stoddart. Wm. Kenny and Harold Lever. The family was alj home for the service, besides Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maycock of Hanover, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Maycock and family of Varney. Clarence was a member of L.O.L. No. 509, Orange Valley, Flesherton Public School | The following is the report of the' Flesherton Public School for the months of February. March and April. The marks received in tests held during these months have been averaged to obtain the standing for each pupil. Those marked with an asterisk missed one or more tests. Honors 75, to pass 60: Grade 8 Jeanette Haas 92, EJea- nore Williams 83, Lois Sparks 83, Mary Dolan 81, Vivian Long 80, Verna Loucks 79, Bv-b Turney 63, Eva Doupe 61. Elma Talbot 43. Grade 6 Evelyn Stewart 80. Bruce Thurston 79, David Aberdein 78. Marion Stauffer 76, Shirley Mc- Cracken 76, Ted Newell 72', Jim Armstrong 64, Frank Taylor 55*. Bo* Long 52, Stanley Teeter 51*. Grade 5 Jack Milne 89, Barry Thurston 82, Eleanore Sparks 82, Joan Turney 70, Jack Turvey 67, Dannie McTavisJi 64, Billie Richard- son 54, Keith Dungey 46, Burton Talbot 36, Donald Banks M'. Grade 4 John Milligan 77. Aud- rey Wauchope 76. Erman Aberdein 71, Mark Wilson 60, Bob Stoddart 5t>. Earl McKechnie 42. Grade 3 Margot Anne Goessel 70, Pat Stauffer 61. Ross Loucks 60. Bob McCracken 55, Eldvn Fawcett 47*. Jim Stoddart 33. Clifford Rich- ! ardson 31*, Garnet Hamilton 26. Grade 2 Muriel Sparks 89, Mary Jane McTavish 86. Joanne Wood, *2, Elaine Cook 79, Milford Loucks 77, Jean Avis 66, Bob Teeter 60*. Mari- lynn Smith 59, Isobel Dungey 56*. Grade 1 Beverley Cook 79, Billie Aberdein 78, Jack Banks 77, Mar- jorie Richardson 75. Marie Stewart 74, Roy Park 70, Anne Stuart 67, Stan McKechnie 45. Jack Doupe 40. Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Long wish to express their gratitude and thank their friends and neighbors fvr their assistance in various ways and for the many acts of kindness during Mr. Long's illness. More About Two Days in Eire By HUGH TEMPLJN Last week, we described a visit to Ireland, where we stayed, for two days in a picture book village. Those stories are limited to two columns in length and that is not nearly enough space to tell about our little glimpse of Irland. Frankly, we cannot understand the Irish tempermen*, nor their point of view. They puzzle us greatly. Wa could not believe that any nation liv- ing so clos to the war in Eur :p<e could take such an unrealistic view of things as the Southern Irish are doing if we had not been there to see it. Perhaps the Irish are not alone in that regard. We suppose that Den- mark and Norway must have felt that they would be helpless in the face of an invasion by Germany and there wasn't much use doing any- thing about it. Possibly, Holland felt the same way. We imagine Portugal still feels that way. Ireland is not exactly in the same position. After all, Eire is a part of the British Em- pire. Ireland has only to say the word and hundreds of thousands of British troops would pour into Ireland and make invasion so difficult as to be almost impossible. But Ireland (and not just Ireland's rulers) wont do that. There Eire sits, almost wholly j unprotected, like a ripe plum waiting j to be picked. And if Ireland should be occupied by the enemy, the posi- tion of England and Scotland, and particularly Ulster, would become desperate. Two Irishmen Speak Now it is obviously impossible for any stranger to visit a country for two or three days, to stay in one tiny village all that time, and then come out and say: "Now this is what Ire- land thinks and does."We know that and make no attempt to speak with authority. 'We merely give our own impressions and admit that they may be wrong. Quite frankly, our impres- sions of Ireland did not quite coincide with those of two other members of our little party, wh>> were Irish, the one by birth, the other of pure Irish descent. We mean Bishop R. J. Ren- ison of Toronto and Grattan O'Leary of Ottawa. The one is Protestant, the other a Catholic. These men were steeped in the his- tory and lore of Erin. Mr. O'Leary left London for two days to go to Ire- land, when none of us knew we were bound there anyway. He even man- aged to. get an interview with De Val- era. the Premier. He came back con- vinced that De Valera is neither anti- British nor pro-German. He came back with denials of all the stories that float around about Ireland's aid to Germany. He says that the Ger- man Embassy isn't full of German spies. He claims that tens of thous- ands of Irish have gone intc the Brit- ish army and other services. He was almost convinced that Eire did the right thing in. remaining neutral Since he returned, he has written to that effect in many papers including two importaint magazines. Bishop Renison, a native of Irelar.u does not go sc far. He says: 'No Englishman can ever understand Ire- land . . . The tragedy and the glory of these people is that they think of the past and never forget. They speak of Essex and Cromwell as if they wen? members of the British Cabinet today. De Valera has chang- ed in twenty-five years. At the pres- ent time he is not unfriendly t> Eng. land., I perhaps should not say it but I believe that if he or any mem- ber of his government showed any v onl sympathy, their lives would be in danger. There is a group of im- placable enemies of the Empire here that no reason can move." H*rt Rules. Not Head Now you can take your choice of these two views. We would think the Bishop had summed it up in his last sentence. The Irish people evidently don't reason. That. i>n't their strong point. And evidently they never for- get. The things that happened three or four hundred years ajro remain in their minds. We s,uspect that the Scot" of that time were often treated as badfly by the English as the Irish were. But the Scots forgot and went on to take a larsre part in the ruling Red Cross Drive May 1 1 Collect Salvage itiursdav, Ma; 14 Starting May llth, the Canadian Red Cross Society will ask the paople ! of the Dominion to subscribe $9,- 000,000 to finance the work of the Society. The money will be used for food parcels for Canadian and British prisoners oj war in Germany and Italy; comforts for the armed forces, Xa<vy, Merchant Marine, air raid sufferers, and hospital and medical supplies; disaster and emergency, in- cluding assistance *o Allied Red Cross Societies, and Blocd Donor Service. All are vital functions of the struct- ure of this great service for suffer- ing humanity. As the war spreads throughout the world the tasks of relief assigned to the Society increase until there is no sphere of war activity that is not benefiting from the good works of this great organization. N r only are Canadians and Britons receiving the help of the Canadian people through the Red Cross, but supplies and comforts are being sent to the armed forces and people of the United Nations. For example th Society recently raised $750.000 to send medical and relief supplies to Russia. | The financial needs of the St. John Ambulance are also included in the budget of the Red Cross. Shortly canvassers will call oji the people of Canada to provide the |9,- 000,000 so urgently required to carry on the work of the Red Cross and when they call householders and workers are asked to give generously. Have all your salvage ready for the collectors when they call on Thurs- day, May 14, during the afternoon. A little assistance given the collectors will expedite collection and the fol- lowing rules are urged to be observ- ed: Magazines are to be. tied in bundles of 50 to the bundle; Rubber, all kinds, footwear placed in a card- board box or bag, tires and inner tubes; Bottles, not broken; Rags, placed in box or bag; Scrap Iron. If possible place the salvage in front of your residence at noon for collection. This matter of salvage is import- ant at this time, as everything la needed to have raw materials in 'he production of war necessities. Let us give everything that is of no further use to help bring victory closer. Let as pull together, each one of us, and make this campaign in Flesherton a huge success. MORE ABOUT EIRE (continued on page 4) Prizes Eugenia Speckle i [rout Douglas Falconer, 13, of Eugenia is the proud possessor of a fine bi- cycle won with a fine speckled trout entered in the Frank Slater Fishing Contest which was decided at Owen Sound Monday morning. Doug's trout was 17 inches long and weigh- ed 2 Ibs. 13 ounces, the largest fish in this year's contest. Mrs. Eliza- beth (Liz) Cox of Toronto, and an ardent fisherwoman, took first place in the senior competition with one 2 Ibs. 12 ounces. Both these fish were caught in the famous Eugenia pond, the home of the biggest fish. Third place was taken by Robert Down of Markdale with a trout 2 Ibs. lO'i ounces. Clark Wyville of Toronto hooked a nice one at Pro- ton Station which weighed 2 Ibs. 10 1 ounces and fifth prize was taken by Elvin Vollett of Durham which weighed 2 Ibs. 8 1 * ounces, caught in the Sausreen River. The editor of The Advance entered a fish caught at Eugenia weighing 2 Ibs. 5^ ounces. It was the first time we were fishing this year and also the first time such a large one was caught by us at Eugenia. We in- tend t? go back again. The fishing bug has caught up with us. Each year the Eugenia catch is up among the top in the Slater contest, mostly as winners in the senior and junior events. The big ones are there: aJl yo.i Save fo do is ciitch them. FUNEF.U, OF LATE JOHN ;.VV15IR HELD SATURDAY The funeral of the late John Lat- inie:-. who passed away at his home in Toronto on Wednesday morning of !a=. v.-ci-k, was held in Fiesherion on Sfl.-irda;. . ujllc^.-ing the arrival of the no-n train from Toronto. Mr. F. Keyes. past of Flesherton Baptist Church, had charge of the service at the cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. F. H. W. Hicklang, 0. W. Phillips. W. A. Hawken, G. A. Mc- Tavish. A. Stewart and T. J. Fisher. DIED MARK Suddenly at his resid- ence, 176 Brock Ave.. Toronto, on Tuesday. May 5th. 1942. Walter W. Marr. formerly of Flesherton, belov. ed husband of Florence Colquette. and father of Ruth (Mrs. Florence Davidson) and Wilma. Resting at the above address for funeral service Thursday, May 7th, at 2 p.m. Interment in Prospect Cemetery. OUTSTANDING SPEAKER AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH Miss Emma Smith, former Deacon- ess of Philpott Tabernacle Hamil- ton, will be the special speaker in Flesherton and Rock Mills Baptist churches on Sunday. May 10. Miss Smith has been associated with this famous Hamilton church almost since its inception. Shu was assoc- iated with Dr. T. W. Philpott. him- self, for many years. When he be- came the pastor of the church of "The Open Door," Los Angels*, Calif., the largest tabernacle on the North America continent. Miss Smith was also invited to become Deacon- ess. Her wide experience in visiting homes and institutions, helping mothers f all ages and classes., and addressing churches and societies of all denominations, makes her a suit- able speaker for Family's Sunday and Mother's Day services. A flower will be presented to the old- est and youngest mother present at the services of both churches. LOCAL BOY RECEIVES SOX FROM LOCAL RESIDENT Recently Aircraftman Bob Clark at the R.C.A.F training station at Summerside, P.E.I., received a dona- tion of a pair of socks from the Red Cross. ' In the toe of one of the s.cks was a note from the donor of the socks ami it turned out to be a person whom he knew well, Mrs. Win. Johnson of Springhill. who gave th socks through the Springhill unit. It is a rare event that s>uch a co-incidence as the above takes place. We read recently that a young soldier overseas from Meaford receiv- ed a pair of socks through the same channel from his sister at home. This is one of the earliest years for the appearance of leaves on the tree* for some time. The Baltimore Oriole arrived on My 1st, two weeks earlier than usual. NEW BOOKS PLACED IN LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY Of seventy-odd new books recently placed in the Public Library, the following litlcs ar noteworthy. Non- Fiction "Leisure For Living'' by Scalon; "Through Embassy Eyes" by Dodd; "I Married a German'' by Kent. Detective Stories "Howard Has A Homicide" Fuller; "The Mvocasin Men 1 ' Ross; "Murder in The Ruins" Ellis: "Murder in Time" Day & Lederer. Western Stories "Closed Range'* Lomax; "Sundown Jim" Haycox; "Big Pard" Perkins; "Law. Badge" Field: "Fighting Buckaroo" Curran. Qeneral "Jalna" Mazo de la Roche; "White Ladies'' Young; "Spanish Rapture" Savage: "0. Absalvm" Spring; "This Nettle Danger" Gibbs: "Love Song For Two" Hanna: "I'll be Glad For Nobody" Griffith; "Woman In Love'' Norris. In Memoriam WINTERS In loving memory of our dear father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Winters, who departed this life to enter eternal rest April 18. 1935, and May 11, 1940. Sincere, true, living and kind, Beautiful memories they left behind. Sadly missed by the Family. Dr. Milne will apreciate patients noting and co-operating regarding changes in office hours.