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VOL. 60; NO. 45 FLESHERTON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1941 W. H. Thurston & Son, Props* Ski Guests Valuable To apeak of gold in the Lauren tine Mountains is, of course, poetic license, nevertheless there is a sub- stantial stake in the hills which has been paying dividends for years and promises to continue. It comes in the cash expenditures of the Canad- ian and United States visitors who spend winter vacations in the mount- ain country. The season now ending has been an excellent one for visitors to such places as St. Sauveur, most popular of all Lauren tine ski centres; Morin Heights and other communities served by the Canadian National Railways. Years ago residents of these mountain communities had a busy summer season then went into retirement for the winter season. Now the activity of ski enthusiasts and the enterprise of the railways in operating ski specials has establish- ed two seasons and it would be dif- ficult to tell which is the most popu- lar. St. Columba Church News A joint meeting of the managers and the session was held in the vestry on Wednesday evening. Plans were made for presenting the fuel situation to the congregation and for naking a financial appeal at an early date. The treasurer was authorized to pay the Presbytery assessment. There was no ser"'ce in St. Colum- ba on Sunday evening. The Salem service was withdrawn Sundy afternoon on account of the bad condition of the roads. Rev. A. R. Muir conducted the funeral service on Monday afternoon for the late William John Burnett who passed away on Friday at his home on the South Line. Mr. Burnett who had been in poor health for the past nine years, was 67. s Mrs. Bidding Passes It is our sad duty to announce the passing Tuesday morning of Adelaide Elizabeth Armstrong, beloved wife ol Mr, F. H. W. Hickling, at her home in Flesherton. Mrs. Hickling has been in poor health for the past three years, and whiie her death did not come unexpected, there is no less a degree of sorrow through her departure. The funeral will take place this Thursday afternoon, when service will be held in St. John's United Church at 2:30 o'clock p.m., interment to be made in Flesherton Cemetery. SHEAR FIVE SHEEP TO EQUIP SOLDIER IN CANADA'S ARMY Wool clipped from five sheep is re- quired to equip one Canadian soldier with a uniform and three blankets, the Ontario Branch of the Canadian Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists informs us. Millions of blankets, socks, underwear, gloves, scarfs and other material have been delivered for the Can-dian -rmy. Orders since the war started would require wool from 4,500,000 sheep Silk mills have also delivered huge quantities of cloth for parachutes. Card of Thanks We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for acts of kindness and beautiful floral tributes from our friends and neighbors dur- ing our recent bereavement in the death of our brother, John. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McFadyen and sister, Mary. Cadet Ulan T. Todd, an apprenti- ce, swam for two hours in the icy Atlantic before bing picked up. "I am anxious," he said, 'to get back on the job." *->*> Shop at Duncan's for your Hardware needs GALVANIZED WARE - Pails, Tub., Boiler., Cream Cans, Strainers. CROSS CUT SAWS, AXES, SWEDE SAWS, FILES, SNOW & STABLE SHOVELS, MANURE FORKS. BUCKEYE BROODER STOVES and CHICK SUPPLIES OUR SPRING PAINT SHIPMENT IS JUST IN We are ready to filll your Paint, Enamel and Varnish requirements with Sherwin - Williams Quality Paints and Popular Priced Lines. ROYAL PURPLE and DR. BELL'S STOCK and POULTRY REMEDIES F. W. DUNCAN HARDWARE "Blue Coal" Phone 54 Equipped to handle the finest service at moderate prices Our Beautiful Air Conditioned Funeral Chapel at '-. 124 AVENUE KOAU TORONTO, Qnt. RICHARD MADDOCKS, . . Manager. Member of Uie Flwhorton Old B oys' & Girls' Association BATES & MADDOCKS FRED MADDOCKS. Associate. Formerly of Fleherton. Out. 124 Avenue Road. Toronto, Ont KI. 4344 DOUGLAS MORGAN A. C. 1 Douglas Morgan is with the Royal Canadian Air Force and is at present stationed at Calgary, Alta. He is a son of Mrs. W. E. Morgan oi Flesherton and enlisted with the Ah Force a year ago, following a course at the Gait Aircraft School. iling On Agriculture Miss Agnes Macphail, Canada's first lady member of Parliament, has undertaken to write a column for the Toronto Globe & Mail, appearing in the issues of that paper each Tues- day, Thursday and Saturday, in the interests to agriculture. Miss Mac- phail has been a life-long champion of the farmer and the farm industry and is well qualified to conduct such a column. Her articles will bi awaited with great interest by the people of the farming communities Her first article appeard Tuesday ol this week and dealt with the stand- ard of living on the farms in the Dominion and the unhealthy state ol agriculture as a whole. Priceville Old Boys Held Toronto Dance Carrying out their program of dir- ecting as much of their efforts as pos- sible to aid The Evening Telegram British War Victims' Fund, Price- ville Old Boys' and Girls' Associat- ion decided to forego their annual fowl supper this year and substitute a euchre and dance for the cause. The event, held in Parkdale Assemb- ley Hall, added $25 to the fund. It was this organization's second function for the fund, and 300 per- sons attended. Fifty motored down from Priceville to lend support. Prizes for the euchre and special dance lumbers were war savings stamps. Hon. Farquhar Oliver, a native *t Priceville, welcomed 50 airmen and soldiers, who were guests of honour, and Controller W. J. Wadsworth, a native of Ceylon, near Priceville, also spoke. The committee in charge, which plans to contribute as much to the fund as possible from all future events, includes: Mrs. Jessie M. Koer- itz, president; Miss M. McKinnon, first vice president; Alex McEachren, second vice president; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pedlar, J. A. Knox, and Mrs. Knox, who is secretary; Mrs. A. Salter and Mrs. Elmer Watson. Aid Tourist Traffic We notice in the County of Simcoe a movement is on foot for a county Old Home Week to ring back resi dents of the United States and others for a visit to the old home community some time around July 1st, in an ef- fort to boost the number of tourists in Ontario, the number of which fell greatly last year from one cause 01 another. The movement is a worthy one and we were wondering if the Flesherton Old Boys' and Girls' Assoc- iation, local branch, would take this matter up a nd sponsor it. There does not need to be any great celebration as we had twelve years ago, but a quiet home-coming without fuss. Let us add our bit in an effort to bring back the tourist trade to Ontario and have greater prosperity for all of us. CREAMERY SERVICE On account of Friday being a pub- lic holiday, our truck will go to Maxwell Thursday afternoon in place of Friday at 2 o'clock and to Price ville Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, instead of Friday morning. The highways are drying up nicely at present, but the back roads have still plenty of snow on them. Mr. Alex McEachnie, mail carrier on Rural Route 2 from Flesherton, takes a buggy the first mile or so, a cutter for most of the distance and a cart on the last lap of the journey. The following day he reverses his route to pick his conveyances where he had left them the day before. Apparently ev<3ry person has his own troubles during the spring break-up. New Priceville Society What is believed to be almost a re- cord for the community of its size is the fact that Priceville ladies during he past two months have made 20 quilts for war purposes. At the Women's Institute meeting held on Thursday afternoon in St. Andrew's Church 3 quilts were completed, 2 made by the Junior girls assisted by Miss Anna Shortreed, ome donated by Margaret Simpson and Mrs. Wright. It was decided to form a new socie- ty for war work to be called "The Women's Patriotic Society 1 ' and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. W. G. McBride; Vice President, Mrs. Wm. Aldcorn; Sec.. Sadie Oliver; Treasurer, Miss Mary MacKinnon; The first meeting will be held Wednesday night. KING'S BIRTHDAY IS SET FOR MONDAY, JUNE 9 A proclamaton fixing Monday, June 9 the same date as last year for celebration -f the King's birthday is published in the current issue of The Qanada Gazette. The King's birthday actually falls on December , but the official celebration is held in June. His Majesty was 45 last December 14. A February Colt It is a rare thing for a colt to be born in "the month of March and more so apparently for the month of February. A report in a daily paper of a colt being born in March brings the information that Mr Morton Sayers, Reeve of the Town ship of Osprey, had a Clydesdali mare give birth to a horse colt on February 15th. This is a rare oc currence for this district and show: that we do not need to take a back seat from anyone in regard to rare events. PRIZES AT SEED FAIR Mr. Alex. S. Muir of Ceylon did real well at the Grey County Seed Fair held in Owen Sound Tuesday, when he took first prize on barley, fourth place on Oats and two first prizes on potatoes. The value of first class seed in farming is becoming re cognized more and more today and Mr. Muir is setting a good example for others to follow. BLACK FOX SEEN (By Centre Line Correspondent) As Mr. John O.iborne was walking to the highway along Luther Love's sideroad on Wednesday of last \veek, he saw a fine black fox in a field. The same evening Mrs. G. Little and Mrs. F. Lyons had a splendid view of the fox as they were coming from the highway. After they passed the fox came from the field and walke along the road for some distance. We wonder if it was a wild fox oi one escaped from some ranch ? ENGAGEM E N T Mr. and M**. P. J. Somers, 8th Line, Osprey, announce the engage- ment of their eldest son, William, to Miss Margart Krumenack of McTag- gart, Sask., the wedding to take place in Simcoe on April 14th. W. J. Burnett Dies The sudden death of William John Burnett occured at his home on the South Line, Artemesia, on Friday, April 4th, due to a stroke, at the age of 57 years. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Burnett and was born on March llth, 1884. He was married 23 years ago to Miss Christina Mc- Millan, whom he leaves to mourn, together with his three sons and one daughter, Wilbur of Seagram, John, Emerson and Kathleen at home. He also leaves five sisters and one brother, Mrs. D. McMillan of Portage la Prairie, Man., Mrs. E. Lane of Eymore, Alta., Mrs. Cameron Smillie of Ceylon, Mrs. M. Barker oi Toronto, Mrs. N. Collins of Toronto and Archie of Mt Forest. The late Mr. Burnett 'was well known throughout his native town- ship and held in the highest regard by all who knew him. While in good health he took an active interest in municipal affairs and for several terms was a member of Artemesia Council. Nine years ago he suffered a stroke and while able to be around was unable to do any work. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon when service was held at his late residence by Rev. A. R Muir of St. Columba United Church. Priceville, who also conducted the service at McNeill's Cemetery, where interment was made. The pallbearers were his three sons, Wilbur, John and Emerson Wm. Brown, Angus McMillan, Chas. McNaulty, Allan McLean and Alfred O'Dell. The flower bearers were: Albert O'Dell, C. D. McMillan, Bill Mc- Naulty and John McMillan. Friends and relatives from a dis- tance who attended the funeral were: Mr. an Mrs. N. E. Collins, Mrs. M Barker, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Neil Mc- Lean, Miss K. McLean and Mrs. Engleauf, all of Toronto, Mr. am' Mrs. Robt. Anderson, Mr. White Anderson and Mr. Wm. McKechnie of Brampton, Mr. Robt. Burnett ol Durham, Mrs. Mary Irwin and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McKechnie of Flesh- crton and Mr. Herb Corbett of Pro- ton Station. $3.500 SALARY FOR BRUCE PENINSULA DOCTOH A new chapter is written in the history of North Bruce Peninsula townships in the payment of $3,500 to Dr. Carr-HarriS J Toronto, for- merly of Maxwell, as a resident phys- ician. St. Edmunds, Lindsay and Eastuor municipal boards are con- tributing $600 each and Lions Head $1,700. He will be house surgeon of the Red Cross Outpost Hospital at Lions Head. Future Events Credit auction sale of Farm Stock, Implements, Furniture, Sat., April 12, at Lot 21, Con. 6, Osprey, Colling- wood Gravel, 2Mi miles east of Max- well, Mrs. Elizabeth Mclnnes, Prop. Geo. Duncan, Auctioneer. Big dance in Ceylon hall on Wed., April 9th, at p.m. Fine quilt made by school children, will be raffled. Proceeds in aid of British War Vic- tims' Fund. Admission 35c. Come and help out this worthy cause. Gunner on a small British boat, attacked by a German dive bomber, waited until the 'bomber was within JO feet before opening fire with Lewis gun, and the bomber was de- stroyed. That sort of waiting takes nerve. The annual Easter Dance will be held in the Fraternal Hall, Flesher- ton on Monday, April 14th, "when Rubin Kirk and His Red Hot Trump- eters will provide real music. Ad mission 50c. Lunch free. Credit auction sale of Farm Stock Implements, etc., at Lots 26-26, Con. 3, N.D.R., Osprey (3 miles south of Maxwell), on Monday, April 14th Farm for sale or rent. Neil 'Winters, Prop., Geo. E. Dunean, auctioneer. Send in the names of your Easter visitors to The Advance. Phone 18w The Functions of The Pres* Commencing this week it is our itt- tention to feature an editorial eacb week for nine weeks, outlining the functions of the press in a democratic community and its relationship to the various phases of community life. There is considerable ignorance as to the position and prerogatives of the press in the area it serves. This lack of knowledge is almost entirely the fault of the press itself, because it has neglected the important duty of making iti roaders conversant with the fundamental principles involved in the publication of a community newspaper. The series seeks to make amends for the omissions of the past, and to present in simple language .n explanation of the main relationships between the newspaper, its readers, its community, and its associates with organizations, business groups and institutions within the realm it seeks to serve. The nine phases to be discussed arer The Freedom of the Press, The Press and the Advertiser, The Press and Gevernments, The Press and Propa- ganda, The Functions of an Editor. The Functions of a Reporter, The Press and Local History, and The Guarantee of Freedom. We sincere- ly hope that our readers will care- fully study and digest the series, be- cause we believe that it will give them a new understanding of iheie local newspaper, an3 the historical purpose of its mission in the commun- ity. Maxwell United Church IEV. GEO. L. MERCER, B.D., D.I>. j Minister GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 11 Morning Service, ll a.m., Eugenia: Subject; "The World a t The Cross" The choir will lead the service of praise and appropriate musical num- bers will be sung. The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be administered on Good Friday morning. Attendance at Holy Communion is a sacred privilege and! a means of grace. Jesus said: "This do in remembrance of me." He is the Host, we are the guests. Let us honor Him with our presence. Evening Service, 7.30 p.m., MaxwelL Subject: "The Challenge of the Cross." A hearty welcome is assur- ed visitors and friends. EASTER SUNDAY, April U 11 a.m. Eugenia. 3 p.m. Wareham. 7.30 p.m. Maxwell. Sermon Themes; "The Victory of the Risen Lord," "Why Celebrate Easter?" Gifts of flowers "in remembrance" for the Easter services will be grate- fully appreciated. A special Easter offering, for which envelopes are being distributed, is to meet pressing demands on tn* Board of Stewards, and members of the congregations are respectfully requested to make an offering worthy of the great Easter event which we shall celebrate. INCREASE IN POWER NEW WAVE LENGTH Radio Broadcasting Station C.F.0. S., the voice of Grey and Bruce, Owen Sound, has increased in power to 260 watts, giving it a much wider range throughout the district. Dial 1400 the new wave length. Flesherton United Church KEV. G. K. MCMILLAN, B.A., BJX Minister 11.00 a.m. -- Worship Fleshei ton. 2.00 p.m. Worship Ceylon. 7.30 p.m. Worship Fleshertoa. Next Sunday is Easter Day. "We will celebrate it with special services both morning and evening in St John's church. At the morning ser- vice the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated and there will be a service of reception foi new members. In the evening, a Religious Drama, entitled "Release"' will be presented by a number of young people. Come to church and share in these services and be filled with the Joy and Vic- tory which are so much a part of the message of this religious occasion. Flesherton Baptist Church Minister- Sev. Fr><l \sh'n Services Fleaherton. 11 a.m. Worship. 12 noon, Bible School. 7 p.m., Gospel Service. Monday at 8 p.m. Y. P. Service. Rock Mills 2 p.m., Bible School. 3 p.m., Worship. It seemed a little strange to read of a discussion in the House of Com- mons about the shortage of natural gas. \