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)\ * VOL. 60; NO. 33 FLESHERTON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15. 1941 W. H. Thurston & Son, Props. Maxwell United Church JIEV. GEO. L. MKBCEB. SJ).. DJD. Minister SERVICES SUNDAY, XANUARY 19, 1941 11 a.m. â€" Mt. Zion. 3 p.m. â€" Wareham. 7.30 p.m. â€" Maxwell. Note: On Sunday, Jan. 19th, service will not be held at Eugenia at '' 1 8.m. The morning worship will be held in the Mt. Zion church. The minister will preach the third sermon in the series: "Who's Who in the Bible." ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING Congregational meetings will be 6eld at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Wareham, at 8 o'clock this evening at Eugenia, and at 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. aOth, at Maxwell. BOOKS TO CLOSE The attention of the congregations is called to the fact that the books of the church will be closed on the 24tb of January, with the exception of the Missionary and Maintenance Fund, which will be kept open until Jan. 31. Will all those wishing to be cred- ited in 1940 statement with any con- tributions, kindly make sure that the same are passed to the local treasurer before the above dates. THE MISSIONARY FUND The objective set for 1940 was |150 and to date about |SD has been re- mitted to the treasurer. It is hoped that during the remaining weeks of January, the (;ongregationis' response will be sufficient to make up the de- ficit and remove our anxiety concern- ing the finances of the church. Flesherton United Church REV. G. K. McMillan, bj^.„ bj). Minuter J«s. Atwell PaMcs Away at Saikato<m Tlie death took place at Saskatoon, on Friday, Dec. 6th, of James J. At- will, who passed away at bis son's home. The late Mr. Atwell was bom at Artemesia, Ont., on Feb. 12th, 1863. In 1878 he married Martha Clark and moved shortly afterwards to Esson- ville, Ont. In 1914 he moved to Sen- lac to his son's home . His wife pre- deceased him in 1915 and one of his sons, William, died in 1928. He was an honorary member of the Orange Order of Feversham, L. 0. L., No. 2838 and also a member of the Angli- can Church and an ardent worker, having helped to build the church in Essonville and was a Church Warden and faithful worker until coming to this district. Interment took place at Senlac on the 9th of December from the United Church, Rev. C. T. Morrison conduct- ing the service. Text was taken from the fifth chapter of Mathew and fourth verse and Paslm 103. Left to mourn his loss are, one son James of Saskatoon, two daughters Mrs. Wm. Johnston of Essonville, Ont., and Mrs. Carl Blue of Evesham. The pallbearers were: W. Dillon, Geo. Nelson, R. Kenyon, N. E. Graham, W. G. Hammell and Ed. Hammell. Floral tributes. The Orange Order of Evesham No. 2838, Cotswold Friends and Evesham Friends. The late Mr. Atwell was an old resident of Artemesia Township and was ab rother-in-law of Mr. James Clark of Collingwood, formerly of Osprey township, and uncle of Victor and Herbert Clark of Collingwood. Funeral of John Buchanan 1 Held Tthurkday Af f emoon (By Vanleleur Correspondent) Mr. John Buchanan, life long resi- dent of this community, passed away on Tuesday of last week at the ripe old age of 86 years. Deceased was an elder brother of Mr. Jos. Buchan- an, with whom he made hia home for many years. The funeral was held on Thursday afternoon at MarftdUef^^ Cemetery. The pallbearers were his nephews: Ben, Sam, George, Will, Albert and Melville Buchanan. Diplomas To WANS Upon Graduation SUNDAY. JANUARY 5, 1941 11.00 a.m.. â€" Worship Flesherton. 2.00 p.m. â€" Worship Ceylon. 7.30 p.m.â€" Worship PleBhertoa. The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be observed in St. John's church at the morning service. All members are urged to make a special eifort to be present. The sermon subject will be "What think ye of Christ?" At the evening service, the subject will again be taken from the book of Revelation, when the them will be: THE WAGES OF SIN â€" HELL ' WHEN?" The congregation is reminded that the annual meetin'? will be held on Monday at 8 p.m. All who have re- sponsibility for the records of the various organizations are asked to have their reports ready for this meeting. Flesherton Baptist Church Minister: Rer. Fred Ashton Services â€" Plesherton. 11 a.m. Worship. 12 noon, Bible School. 7 p.m., Gospel Service. Rock Millsâ€" 2 pjn., Bible School. 3 p.m.. Worship. Against Sunday Ski Trains The following resolution was passed at a recent meeting of Swinton Park Presbyterian church: "Resolved that St. Andrew's Pres- byjterian church, Swinton Park, here- by expresses its disapproval of the legislation coming before the Ontario Legislature in which it is proposed to permit operation of Sunday ski trains in Ontario, in order to help accumulate a favourable United States Exchange balance." Notice to Farmers Eastern Star Officers The installation of officers- of Grey Chapter No. 170, O.E.S., was held on Mondi^ evenii^g. A banquet was held prior to the Chapter meeting. The following officers were installed by Past Worthy Matron Beatrice Sinclair, assisted by Past Worthy Ma- trons and Patrons: WJM. â€" Sister Mina Brady. W.P. â€" Bro. Archie Sinclair. AM. â€" Sister Rae Rapp. A.P. â€" Bro. Jack Colgan. Secretary â€" Sister Emily Dargavel. Treasurer â€" Sister Mary Phillips. Conductress â€" Sister Leila Walker. Assoc. Cond. â€" Sister Grace Harris. J Chaplain â€" Sister Beatrice (Jordon. Marshall â€" Sister Eunice Colgan. Organist â€" Sister Dorothy Sawyer. The Star Points will be installed at a later date. Warder â€" Sister Aileen Kidd. Sentinel â€" Sister Mae Fisher. Atremesia District L.O.L. The annual meeting of Artemesia District L.O.L. was held in Flesher- ton on Tuesday afternoon, when the following officers were elected and installed: W.M.â€" Wesley Littlejohns 509. D.M.â€" W. Nixon 244. Chaplain â€" Alvin Foster 1046. Rec. Sec. â€" Geo. Littlejohns 509. Fin. Sec. â€" George Cairns 2855. Treasurer-â€" W. A. Hawken 2855. Marshaltâ€" R. White 244. 1st Leot. â€" Wm. Stoddart 509. 2nd Lect.â€" W. Jackson 244. 1st Com. â€" J. Semple 1046. Tylerâ€" Alex. MiUer 509. LATE ROBT. SPEERS I have rented F. Finder's barn in Flesherton for the purpose of custom grinding of grain and hay. I am in- stalling a first class hammer mill. Will handle about 300 bags or more per day. â€"GORDON HUNDT, Flesherton m^f^fmimmm Gospel Woricers' Churdi Feversham, Ont. Rev. C. HcNiehol. Pastor Sunday School at 10.00 aon. Morning Service at 11.00 aon. Evening Service at 7.30 p.m. Films showing war scenes have been banned in Italy. Possibly too many folk have been seeing the real thing. Town Hall FLESHERTON Thur.,Jan.l6 at 8.15 p.m. ''Ten NightsIIn A Barroom" in Talking Pictures also shorts, news, comedy Illustrated Songs. I5c 'tnd 25c X Equipped to handle the finest service at moflerate prices Our Beautiful Air Conditioned Funeral Chapel at 124 AVENUE ROAD TORONTO, Ont. RICHARD HADDOCKS, Maaager. Mcaaber of the Fleaiierton Old B ^ya* A Cirb' Aasoctatlw BATES & MADDOCKS F^rnerly of FleskcrtMi. Cat. 124 Avenue Road. Toronto, Ont KI. 4344 FRED MADDOCKS. Anociate. :; Following a brief illness Mr. Rob- ret Speers, a life-long resident of Holland township, passed away in the Markdale hospital on Friday, Jan. 3. The deceased had not enjoyed good health for a great many years, but was about as usual until a few days before his death. Mr. Speers was born on the farm where he resided 78 years ago. In April of 1932 Mrs. Speers passed away and he is now survived by two daughters, Mrs. T. F. Wright at Priceville and Mrs, David Cowan in Euphrasia, and one son, Harley, on the homestead. One granddaughter, Winnifred Wright, also survives. The funeral took place on Monday from the Oliver Funeral Parlor to Marklale Cemetery. The remains were conveyed to Cooke's Presbyter- ian Church and here Rev. Dr. Camp- bell conducted the service. The pall- bearers were all neighbours and friends: Messrs. Andrew Gillespie. John Hannah, John Bennett, Abe Hannah, Thos. Anderson, Alex. Mc- Taggart. iFloral oflferings included a pillow from the family; spray from nieces, Misses Charlotte, Nettie and Eleanor Boyd; wreath from the Gillespie fam- ilies. The late Robert Spfeers was one of the most upright men in the com- munity and in spite of his infirmities was always cheerful and hopeful. -â-  Certificates and pins were present- ed to the graduates of the Women's Auxiliary Motor Service course con- ducted during September, October and November by the Ford Motor Co., through their agents, Down & Boyd, 'Flesherton, at a banquet in the Mun- shaw House on Friday^vening last. Their instructor was Mr. Alfred Down, senior member of the firm which was host to the ladies and a number of invited persons. The grad- uates receiving awards were: Mrs. ^. J. Boyd, Margaret McMillan, Bernice Campbell, Jean Proctor, Mrs. Leslie Ferris, Mary R. Stewart, Mrs. S. Stauffer, Florence Welton, Evelyn Campbell and Mrs. B. Graham. The course was spread over a per- iod of eight weeks in the garage of Down & Boyd, nearly 20 candidates taking instruction in '•he lectures and practical exercises in motor mech- anics, conducted by Mr. Down. Following the banquet an im- promptu progi'am was given, Mr. \. Down acting as chairman. The cer- tificates and pins were presented to the successful candidates by Majoi W. Turney, O.C. "B" Company of tht Grey & Simcoe Foresters, Canadian Army Reserve. Toasts were given to the King, the Canadian Army and the Women's Auxiliary Motor Ser vice, vocal solos and community sing- ing. Short addresses were given by Mr. Down and Mr. R. Boyl and Mr. Hewitson, representing the Ford Mo- tor Company, Cpl. Wm. Welton of the Grey & Simcoe Foresters, Canadian Active Army, of Camp Borden, Majoi Turney and each candidate, each of whom responded upon receipt of their credentials, hanking the spon- sors for their eflforts and expressing their appreciation and benefits. The members of the village council, their wives and many others invited, enjoyed a series of sound pictures, following the banquet, shown by Mr. Hewitson. Vocal solos were given- by Miss Mary R. Stewart. Dancing was enjoyed to piano music by Mrs. Baden Toman of Corbetton. IFLESHERTON EDITOR AND SON PLAY ON SAME TEAM In the Grey-Simcoe Foresters â€" Dundalk games here on Monday night, Jan. 6th, the visitors' line-up was unique, in that a father and son were included. F. J. Thurston, editor of the Flesherton Advance, and sec- ond in command of "B" Company, played as relief defenceman and his son, Jim, who assists him in the pub- lication of The Advance, played on the forward line for the soldiers, all of whom are members of the Canad- ian .\rmy Reserve at Flesherton and Markdale. â€" Dundalk Herald. One man with little hair explained how he came to be that way from people patting him on the head when he was young and telling him what 8 good boy he was. NEW BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIRARY Another shipment of books from the Provincial Lending Library is now on the shelves of the Flesherton Public Library. A wide range of reading is included, from juvenile, science and current history, to rom- ances and mystery thrillers. Library hours are: Wednesdays from 3.30 to 5.30 and 7.00 to 9.00; Saturday, from 2.00 to 5.30, and 7.00 to 9.00. FARM RADIO BROADCASTS .\ series of 12 farm radio brocA casts, dealing with farm questions, will be dramatized over CBC stations (CBL) commencing on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 9 to 9.30 p.m. standard time, and continuing each week until April 5th. It is anticipated that groups will gather to listen to these broadcasts and dis:uss them. Com- munity-minded piople are asked tc organize these forums in every community. Mr. Leonard Harman will be in the United Church, Flesherton, Thurs- day, Jan. l6th, at 8 p.m. with a re- corded program. Community lead- ers are requested to come out to this meeting. Mr. Harman wishes to de- monstrate the neighbor night tech- nique, which he hopes will be 'sed t each of these farm radio forums. Canadian engineers in Englanii completed a bridge 200 feet long and did it in five minutes. There are maiTied men in that outfit and how the little women at home would re- joice if he stepped like that when she spoke. King and Queen Att*rr Their Home Was Bombed King George and Queen Elizabeth with Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, by their side, photographed in the grounds of Buckingham Pal- ace. Their Majesties had just finished inspecting the damage to their London home by a German bomb. Future Events The annual meeting of the curler? will be held in the curling rink this Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. far the purpose of organizing for the sea- son. All curlers will please attend. Ceylon W. I. will hold a dance in the Community Hall on Friday, Jan. 17th. Adults and high school student? 25c. chillren 10c. Half of proceed." being donated to Red Cross. Good music and lunch. Mr. Ted McTavish of Toronto was home over the week end. Miss Bernice Leavell visited last week with Heathcote friends. Mr. Geo. Mathewson left this Wednesday morning to take a posi- tion in Hamilton. Mr. Reg. Hutton has secured em- ployment in Toronto and was homt over the week end. Miss Doreen Adams pf Toronto spent the week end at the home of her uncle, Mr. D. W. .A.dams. Mr. Emerson Thompson of Toronto spent the week end with his family in town. The W. M. S. of St. John's United church will meet Thursday, Jan. I5fch, at 3 p.m., in the church basement. Mrs. Cargoe's group in charge. Sergt. A. B, Lawlor and Mrs, Lawlor of .\lliston, Cpl. F. Gorrell, pi. Wm. Welton and Pte. B. Leavell of Camp Borden spent the week end at their homes. Mrs. Andrew Graham of Fair- holme, Sask., has spent the past few days visiting her mother,^ Mrs. A. Wilson, and sister, Mrs. C. J. Bell- amy. For the past month Mrs. Graham has been visiting her sons near Barrie. Mr. Chas. Adams returned home oii Sunday after spending the past twc weeks in the Owen Sound hospital. He fell when a scaffolding he was on collapsed, and injured his back so severely that it was though that a vertebrae had been broken, but X- rays did not reveal any fracture. Low temperatures ruled Tuesday morning when it was the lowest at any 'ime this winter.- .\t Flesherton the temperature was 15 degrees be- low zero. At Priceville 17 below and at the power house in the valley the low was 21 degrees below zero. Truly a fine start. Next will be the annual January thaw. s/ Mr. J. A. Senn of the staff of the local branich of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, is leaving this ^^â- ednes- day for Paris, where he has been transferred. His place will be taken by Mr. W. E. Still, -who has been at Selkirk, \Ont. Mr. Still's home is at Orangeville. We -will be sorry to lose Mr. Senn as he has been highly regarded by a host of friends. *^Mr. Gordon Hundt of Toronto Line North has rented the barn from Mr. F. Pinder in town and is installing machines for grinding grain and a hammer mill, which he expects to have operating the first of the week. Mr. Hundt will be xising power from hi,^ Diesel tractor, which he used in a successful five months' threshing per- iod throughout the district during the past fall. THREE TEAMS PLAY IN SEMI-PRO. LOUP The Semi-Pro. Hockey League was re-organized last week and a sched- ule of games dravm up at a later meeting, with three teams entered in the competition: Markdale, Fever- sham and Flesherton. The first game was to have been played Monday night at Markdale, but this fixture was postponed. Following is the first half of a double schedule: Jan. 13 â€" Flesherton at Markdale. Jan. 16 â€" Feversham at Flesherton. Jan. 20 â€" Feversham at Markdale. Jan. 23 â€" Markdale at Flesherton. Jan. 28 â€" Markdale at Feversham. Jan. 30 â€" Flesherton at Feversham. Feversham games will be played at Flesherton. In order to replace those removed since they won the championship of the League last spring, the Feversham club" can use Maxwell and Rock Mills players and Flesherton can use Ceylon and Price- ville men. With Markdale icing a strong team some interesting hockey games should be seen this winter. Flesherton has entered a team in the juvenile section of the Central Ontario Hockey League and are grath- ering together a ver^ good team that should be heard from. Dates of the games have not been drawn up. FORESTERS WON 8-3 FROM DUNDALK C.G.L. The Foresters turned the tables on Dundalk in Markdale Tuesday night â- ivhen they took the long and of an .8-3 score. Last week Dundalk de- feated the Foresters by the same margin 9-4, and then took one from Shelburne Friday night in the latter's ice palace 7-4. Dundalk now leads the League with two wins and one loss. Foresters come next with one win and one loss and Shelburne is last with one loss. Apparently there is going to be a race to see who brings up "n the second and third positions so as to bo in the semi-finals, Dundalk did not have their strongest team Tues- day night, while the Foresters had a couple new faces. Emerson Plester, who learnt his hockey in the Semi- Pro, group with Ceylon, was high scorer for die evening with three goals. Duniop had two and R. Banks and Dargavel had one each. Spring- gay and Grummett counted two of the three Dundalk goals. Foresters â€" Goal. Wylie; defence, Boyd, McTavish; centre, J. Banks; wings. Fitzsimmins, Dargavel; alter- nates, Plester, Dunlop. R. Banks and Senn. None but a fool is always right. When we were boys they made more fuss over a window we broke than they do now when a boy smash- es a whole car. Now that the days are getting long- er, the optimist will soon be remind- ing us that spring is just around th comer.