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r^mr i rVOL. 64; NO. 38 FLESHERTON. ONT., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1945 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publisher! ^rrivedjjO verseas Mrs. Ken Betts received word last %eek that her brother, Pte. Wayne -♦Veber of Kimberley, had arrived safely overseas. Pte. Fred Partridge, son of Mr. »n<i Mrs. Elwood Partridge of Rock Mills., has arrived overseas, accord- ing to a cable received by his psA- gnts last week. ^ Sevgt. Major Angus Tumey has arrived overseas, according to word leceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tumey. ynited Church Notes ^ Last Sunday at 11 a.m. the church was well filled for the service. The minister's text was the third words tfrom the Cross: "Woman, behold thy »son; behold thy mother." ^ Next Sundiay morning the text :wiU ^ l>e the fourth words : "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me." 'What must these words have meant an the lips of Jesus? jPi« attendance at Sunday School was slightly improved last Sunday th^e will be still further imiprove- ttt. All boys and girls are invited istay for church. There is always Tstory and hymn for the juniors. isn't only the big shots that ed to be square shooters. uture Events SKATING IN MARKDALE Skating and dancing in Markdale '. Arena each Saturday night. Skating from 7:30 to 9:30. Music for dance by Rubin Kirk orchestra. * CONCERT AND DANCE ' Junior Red Cross of O.D.R. School will hold a concert and dance in the school house on Tuesday, March 6th, 8:30 p.m. Admission: 25c. Ladies vith lunch, free. Floor manager. Son Gillies. Stable accommodation. :.'â-  â€" <: - n EUCHRE AX'i) BINGO .^ A euchre and bingo will be held in the Munshaw House on Friday even- ing, March 2nd, to conunence at 8:00 ^p.m. Procefc.,^ in aid of Flesherton Welfare Club. Come and assist in sending boxes to the boys overseas. ^ MEAT PIE i^nf ER ^ The annual meat pie <.%w>er will be held by St. John's Unit*! Church '"W. A. in the church basement on * Friday, March 16th. Suppei-^J^m -6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by croki;^le ^aud Chinese checkers. Admissii>n: ..4Ck:, Children 25c. GNR. DON BROTEWELL Gnr. Brothwell is the only soo of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Brothwell, for- merly of Flesherton. He has been overseas four years with the Royal Canadian Artillery and has been awarded the Canadian Efficiency Medal. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brothwell were former Flesherton citizens, the latter being the former Ida Fisher, sister of Mr. T. J. Fisher of town. SENT SOUVENIRS HOME Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pocock of the 12th Line, Osprey, received a parcel last week from their son, Pte. Dalton Pocock, who is with the Queen's Own Rifles. The parcel contained a couple of watches, a miniature para- chute, dated July, 1943. ujsed for holding flares in the air, also some pictures and 1,000 Francs in Belgian and other currency. It is an inter- esting collection and will be valued by Dalton on his return home. Baptist Church Notes 'â- Jehovah's Witnesses'' will be the suibject discussed (by request) at the raid-week meeting for prayer and Bible study. Mrs. Wyatt's residence will be the place of meeting, this week, Wednesday, 8 p.m. The ladies of the congregation wiU hold a quilting at "Cedarside", Fri- day afternoon. The quilt will be given to the Stitch and Chatter Club for the Overseas bale now In pre- paration. The Stitch and Chatter Club will meet Friday evening at 8 p.m. at Cedarside Parsonage. Services next Sunday will be held at the regular hours in both church- es. The ordinance of "the Lord's supper will be observed at Cedarside Church following the morning ser- vice. ne Ladies of the Providence * Church have arranged for a Necktie^ .Social, at the home of Mr. FraTj.'^k ^hort, this. Friday, March 2. A free • vi ill offering will be '^akec and ^ -itfh »will be served. An enjoyable Pi!*n- •ing is planned, of contests, game®, ^tc. Card of Thanks Mrs. Edith Cameron and family wish to sincerely thank their friends and neighbors for the floral tributes sympathy and kindness shown them during their recent sad bereavement. 60>i OF ODR FUHERALS mi LESS TIAN $( <i*Z 4. And The Rains Came Two weeks ago we mentioned the scarcity of water in this district Mr. Porter Beard, south of town, had to draw water a mile for his stock and many other farmers were suffering the same inconvenience. Last Thursday we experienced a one-day thaw and Sunday another one set in. Rain fell all day on Monday and the village streets were in bad condition. However, many of the soft water cisterns in town had a couple of feet of water and the house- wives were happy again that they had soft water for washing, the farmers' wells were replenished and the shortage of water was brought to an end for the time being. Mon- day evening the weather tightened up and Tuesday snow was falling, sometimes in blizzard piroportions. Airman Comes Home Warrant Officer MacL Stephen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stephen of Maxwell, arrived home from overseas W.O. MACK STEPHEN on Wednesday of last week. Mack had 30 tours over enemy territory as a Navigator on a bomber and had som« "interesting" experiences. He was severely burned last May when his bomber took fire over Germany when it was struck by flack and also by a night fighter. The bomber took a dive earthward and the crew tried every way to extinguish the flames, even using their drinking water after the fire extinguisher fluid had been used up. The fire appeared to be gaining headway and the pilot or- ^red the crew to bale out. In the tjftantime the pilot and flight engin- eer were using their whole strength on the controls to bring the plane to level flight. Mack stayed with the ship as his parachute had been burned beyond use. He thought they were gong to crash, but when about 1,000 feet from the ground they levelled off and the fire was miracu- lously extinguished by the terrific draft of the wind. They decided to head for England. Despite most se- vere burns to his face and hands. Mack gave the course for home, but when England was reached they were forced to make a crash landing at | the first opportunity, as the "kite" was mortlaly damaged. Mack spent several months in hos- pital recovering from his burns and the doctors did such a good job on his face and hands that the marks of the bums cannot be distinguished. After recovering he went on opera- tions again, finishing his tour at Christmas time. His many friends in this district are pleased to see him home safe again. ^ Card of Thanks Mrs. Joe Watson wishes bo thank all friends who sent cards, letters, treats, and visits while in Hospital, and after coniing home, also to J A. Richards and Beet Bros, for the comifortable way I came home, that will be remerotoered. Overseas Since October / L.A.C. HAROLD BEST L.A.C. Harold Bes^t has been over- seas since October, 1944, after having enlisted in the Air Force in Septem- ber, 1943. His wife and two child- ren, Geraldine and Edward, reside in Flesherton. Township School Areas Increase jFrom 15 to 248 Ceylon Bays Give Tiianics For Gifts The following letters were received by Mrs. Mary Irwin in regard to the Christmas parcels sent to the boys from Ceylon district overseas: I received the Christmas parcel from the Ceylon Community Club and was really glad to get it. Par- cels from home are really apprecia- ted especially at this time of year. â€" Wallace McDermid A word of thanks for the lovely Christmas box, which I received this week. 1 hope you are all well. I am doing considerably well, here in Hol- land. Many thanks again for your kindness. â€"Gnr. Bill Marshall. Since 1938 the number of township school areas in Ontaro has been rais- ed from 15 to 248 resulting from the organization of 1,423 school sections states Dr. J. G. Althouse, chief di- rector of education for the province. Almost a quarter of the province's 5,747 school sections have now been organized on this basis and "the ac- celerated swing to this system shows its advantages are becoming appar- ent to municipalities," Dr. Althouse said. Sixty-one of the larger units were organized in Ontario last year, lar- gest increase in any single year. Un- der the system, any portion ct a township may be set aside for the school area and is administer'.d by a board of trustees. Benefits claimed are i:»i.;zlization of school opportunities ior rural pu- pils, more equitaible distribution of school costs, saving in the purchase of school supplies, improved admin- istration and supervision. 94TH BIRTHDAY CoDgratulations are extended to our good friend Mr. Rufus Wickens of the Valley, who observed his 94th birthday quietly on Sunday, Feb. 15. Recently Mr. Wickens walked half a mile through the snow to visit . neighbor. We hope that he continues to enjoy his usual good health for many more years. Local Resident Loses Mother At Tiverton Mrs. Jas. Avis, mother of Mr. Angus Avis, manager of the Flesh- erton creamery, passed away at her home at Tiverton on Saturday morning of last week, Feb. 24th, in her 76th year. She had not been enjoying good health for a number of years, but had only been sick a few days when death came. Her hus.band passed aiway eigiht years ago. She leaves to mourn a kind and loving mother, three sons and one daughter, Gordon and the Russell Avis, at home. . Angus .Avis of Flesherton and Mrs. C. Rutherford of Kincardine. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, interment being made in the Tiverton Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Avis, Robert and Joan attended the funeral. RATION COUPON DUE DATES Coupons now valid are butter 90 to 37, sugar 46 to 53. preserves 33 to 40. Butter coupon 98 becomes val- id March 8. Canned rhubai* and canned cr»b- anfl'"' sweetened or unsweetened have been removed from the list of r"t-ir>ned preserves. Card •! Thutks I wish to thank the many neigh- bors and friends for the lovely cards, letters and boxes s«nt to me while in the hospital and since com- ing home, also ot those who visited me during my illness and for the nuany kind enquiries. I wis:h to al- so thank Kov. and Mrs. O, W. Hol- mes who to'vk me to the hospital and crime for the. These acts were all greatly appreciated. Mrs. Joe Port««us. Maxwell. Well there's one con3olai:(>'i â€" Feb- rn-ry ig a short month, a;>! 'hen we n-^I-" have unpro<ncta.ble Mnrch to "'••nd with. ^ I received the Christmas box that you sent O.K. and everything is great. Many many thanks. You are sure doing a great job for us. I am still instructing in D. & M., but not in the same place. I moved aibout three miles last Friday to the new address. I was all set for a nine day leave when a notification came in from Canadian Military Headquarters for me to make this move. I am attached to the British Army now and will be instructing officer cadets. I was sure disappoint- ed when my leave was cancelled, but everything is o.k. now as I am going to Scotland on Friday. For the past five weeks I've been at our Field Training Unit. We all slept outside under a tank canvas for a bivouac. We cooked a lot of our own meals and most of the time got very dirty. It rained quite a bit, but we managed to keep dry most of the time. I only got wet once and my blankets wet once. The weather has been fairly good this fall. There has been some heavy frosts but most of the time a warm wind. I heard on the radio this morning where there has been a big fall of snow in Toronto and Montreal. Guess everyone will be digging out about now. There are a lot of lights on here now. The towns look much better with street lighting and the houses with dim lights. Most of the street lights are gas burners, the gas being made from coal. Well I must close for now and- try to catch up with more letter writing. â€" Sgt. Milford Piper. Holland, Jan. 17. 1945. Please accept my most sihcere thanks for all the good things sent to me in a Christmas parcel. They have been thoroughly enjoyed, and are very much appreciated. Your kindness thus expressed went a long way towards giving us a very fine time at Christmas and New Years. When you consider the c'ircumstan- es, I think we did very well indeed. Our unit was among those fortunate enough to be cut out of the line for the day, where a fine dinner of chicke.., or I should say turkey and pork along with the usual fixtures, including plum puddding and sauce, vas given to us. There was an e.xtra issue of an orange, some candy and chocolate. This, we all donated to the children of the district for when we held * dinner just before our own. They seemed to enjoy everthing very much, and this made it better for us too. The people in the country here, who have two or three cows, a few pigs and some hens, get by, not too badly, but the larger places were not so well ofit. The situation is getting better all the time, and with the pas- sing of the winter the worst should be over for the liberated areas. Just the same, I am sure that a good number of the things the young) ones had for ther Christmas dinner were almost unknown to them before. I have not seen anyone frc«n around home for a long time. There are a grood number from Ontario, and even Western Canada, in this unit but I am the only one from Cey- lon.-way who seems to have found his way in with the "herring chokers". Any of us, who have been in this theatre of war for six months are getting leaves to Britain now. A number have gone already and re- port a very good time from both E"»Tland and Scotland. I am not sure yet. how soon my turn will come, but since I have completed six months ii'ibroken service ^ere. it should not he too long. It works out that you Burglars At Markdale Thieves entered the Gillespie Gar- age, Markdale late Sat. night & stole an axe, rifle, shotgun, several ham- mers and other items. The robbery was discovered by employees of the Ontario Hydro Commission, who have offices above the garage. It was thought that the thieves enter- ed the building prior to the time the night watchman, J. Johnston, came on duty, which was at midnight. It was ascertained that the burglar or burglars gained admission to the building through a back window, leaving by the front door when dis- turbed. Constable H. Black of Flesh- erton is investigating. The Red Cross And Its Great War Work The Red Cross sends 300,000' packages every month to Germany. In the International Red Cross ware- rooms in Geneva, Switzerland, th» boxes for the lads are piled higher than ever; and nine ships currently sail the seas carrying only Red Cross relief supplies. Last year the Red Cross fleet made 32 voyages, ided with 84,000 tons of food and medical supplies. Each day an av- erage of 50 freight carloads leave Switzerland for Germany. The prisoners of war get no news- papers from home but there is a sort of grapevine telegraph among them and they are in touch with the course of the war. Nothing could exceed their joy at the rapid advance of the Russians into Germany. In- closing a letter to his people here, one lad said: and how his words made me think: "We get out for an occasional walk, which is certainl^? a godsend, and gives one a feeling of freedom again!'' There was only praise for the Red Cross from all the boys in prison camps. BRIDGE AND EUCHRE AT THE GOESSEL HO.ME Very successful euchre and bridg* evenings were spent recently «t the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Goessel in aid of the Welfare League. Mrs. H. McGauley. Bob Phillips, R. W. Piper and C. J. Bellamy were the winners of the bridge prizes. Mrs. J. Nuhn was the lucky winner of a hamper of groceries on which tickets had been sold. ""The bridge netted $10 and the hamper $31.00. At the euchre Mrs. Hass, Dan McTavish Jr. and Mrs. Alex. Henderson were the winners and several prizes were giv- en for lucky numbers. The euchre netted $13.00. The Welfare League is doing a good job looking after the soldiers overseas and their activities should be heartily supported. Bom UTTLEJOHNS â€" In Orange Val- ley on Sunday, Feb. ISth, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Littlejohns (nee Verna Russell) a daughter, Linda Mae. W'EBER â€" At Collinwgood hospit- al on Tuesday. Feb. 13th, 194i3, to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Weber a daugh- ter, Carol Anne. How Insects Breath Unlike the higher animals, insects breathe through a number of minute openings, known as spiracles, located on both sides of the body. These do not connect with lungs in the true sense but wth a series of finely branched tubes which run to all part* of the body, carrying oxygen to be transmitted directly to the blood stream. Careless talk is dangerous, but no more so than careless thinking. get about eight free days in any part of the British Isles. You get extra time for travelling, if you are going to Scotland or Ireland. I have been getting the Flesherton Advance pre»tty regularly now and it is always good to read what is going on around the district. The Ceylon news naturally gets first considera- tion. I was very sorry to hear about Mervyn Sturrock's death, .\lrcady, too many of the home boys have paid the price. I send you all my heartiest thanka and wish you all the best, sincerely. Grant Mair.