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®l)je /telj^rlM %mmce. V0l,.'d4; NO. 31 FLESHERTON. ONT., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1945 W. H. Thurston & Son, PuMishera rr 6ond» Found ji Cold, * Cheerless Pensioner's Home About 136,000 in bonds and cash ^' was accidentally discovered by police oil December 18, when they visited an east «nd home in Hamilton to re- move an elderly woman, whose hus- band has been living on q pension, to 'lospital. Pojice reported the house was cold ind cheerless, empty of food. Police the husband was just as as- as police to discover in one ponds hidden under a mattress, "conaf-^^i'able amount of cash in an 'ta Old l,)x under the flooring, and If' eight bank'l^ttoks with balance of i£ mo.Te than twS' thousand in each. Trunks fcced opJ?ft produced further cash and bonds, iJoney was found O hidden in almost ev-ery room. ^ Chief Constaible Joseph R. Crock- er, refusing to devulge the couple's name, said: "The husband aibsolutely â- ^ knew nothing about the wealth pos- ^ sessed by his wife as she had kept " her business affairs strictly private i^ at all times." He Ridded the bonds ^ were all gilt-edged security, properly ^registered in her name. The husband later told police, he called his wife many years ago had jillen heir to certain legacies but id not disclosed particulars to him. it â- 4 Card of Thankg Our sincere thanks to all who Jworked here and the timely help the riesherton fire truck gave to save I our home from being destroyed will T never be forgotten. - Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fenwick. I Future Events ORTICULTURAL ilEETING le annual meeting of Flesherton 'orticultur ' Society will be held in *. the town hall this Thursday, Jan. 11, *• At 8 p.m. All memberg^ are urged to present and have fees ready for :s-yitsi- 1945. DANCE iN SINGHAMPTON "* Dance • in HammiU's Hall, Sitog- harapton, Friday night, January 12, * 1945. Music by Dermott's Orchestra. * Dancing from 9 to 1. Admission: * 50c. * CREDIT AUCTION SALE ^ Credit auction sale of farm stock, implements, etc., on Friday, Jan. 19, on Lots 13, 14, Con. 2, N.D.R., Os- * prey, Neil McMaster, Proprietor. â€" * Geo. E. Duncan, Auctioneer. *. HOCKEY IN MARKDALE Thornbury vs Markdale in the ^' fllarkdale . Arena Thursday evening, * Jan. 11th, at 8:30. Dance following <^ game, music by the Rubin Kirk {orchestra. Skating and dancing in Markdale )« ^ Arena each Saturday night. Skating from 7:30 to 9:30. Music for dance >by Rubin Kirk orchestra. Donald McMillan Dies Just as we go to press this Wed- nesday afternoon we learn of the death of Artemesia's gmnd old man, Mr. Donald McMillan of the South Line, which occurred at the home of his daughter; Mrs. Harold Kar- stedt, at Priceville. Mr. McMillan has been in failing health for some time, and was taken to Priceville when he became worse two weeks ago. He was in his 96th year. The funeral arrangements hav not yet been completed. Ilsley Gears Up Three Government Dynsmaos The course of the gov«minent in the economic field after the war was charted by Hon. J. L. Isley, Min- ister of Finance. He said that the Canadian government has gone as far as any government in the world, and further than most, in laying a basis for a permanently high level of employment production & nation- al income. The government does not plan to completely control and direct the nation's entire economy. But it will watch farm prices and all pro- duction and employment in o^rder to avert any threatened depression. The successful fight against inflation would prevent the collapse of prices which followed the last war, the fin- ance minister predicted. He said that if full use is made of the new hous- ing act, $900,000,000 can be spent in construction or repairing of Cana- dian homes. Wide provision is made for low-cost loans for improving in rural areas. Mr. Ilsley said that comprehensive steps have been taken to keep the "three dyna.mos" of Oanada's econ- omic life going- at full speed.,, X^!?se he listed as export trade, diEmestia. consumption and capital investment. Canada's social measures, including family allowances, insurance, old age pensions, health insurance and floor prices for farmers and fisherman, would be a great aid to post-war prosperity, he believed. Died DEVER â€" In Markdale on Satur- day, Jan. 6th, 1945, Matthew (Mat) Dever. Service was held in Berkeley United Church on Monday, Jan. 8th, at 2:30 o'clock p.m., with interment being made in Berkeley Cemetery. DEZELL â€" At Owen Sound on Thursday, Jan. 4, 1945, Samuel Dez- ell, in his 85th year, beloved husband of Emma Carson, formerly of Flesh- erton. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, Jan. 8th, at 2 o'clock, with interment being made in Greenwood Cemetery Vault. ARRIVED OVERSEAS Mr. and Mrs. L. MicCracken re- ceived t&ord last week of the safe arrival overseas of their younger son, .Tpr. Ted McCrasken. U% if m mmu COST LESS THil $| SatM A Maddoelu planned funerali arm eomphu M Ikm l«tl 4atatf. No aMHUmal ekargm. frlem NttMn your mfloiM. Beoutl/nl ehapol and dhpUiy room optm far your intpeetion. Flesherton Council The inaugural meeting of Flesh- erton Village Council was held in the town hall Monday evening, when the Reeve and all councillors were pre- sent and signed, the Declaration of Ocice. Rev. W. A. Westcott was present and opened the meeting with a few well-chosen words and with prayer. Correspondence was read from: Ontario Good Roads Association; Ontario Municipal Association; Bell Telephone Co., re work to be per- formed according to By-law No. 212 of 1937; Department cf Agriculture, re appointment of Weed Inspector; County Clerk, re General Hospital bill for Mrs. Edna Croft; the Salva- tion Army, re donation for Home for Unmarried Mothers; Mrs. Rozell, re taxes. Bills were presented, as follows: C. J. Kennedy, soda for fire truck $6.40; Geo. Bestj for plowing roads ,n December 18th, $2.60, and -on mo- tion were ordered to be paid. A grant of $25.00 was made to the Salvation Army Home for Unmar- ried Mothers at Hamilton. W. E. Betts â€" Goessell â€" That this Council instruct the Clerk to write the Department of Health of Ontario in regard to a Medical Officer of Health for the Village, and also inquire in regard to pro- curing a resident physician for the village. Brackenlbury â€" Goessell â€" That the Councillors and Reeve be paid $2.00 per meeting each for the year 1946. Braokenbury â€" Henderson â€" That a rebate be granted ""Ir. Wm. Henry on frontage tax paid by him on swimming pool park. Braokenbury â€" Goeaa*"!! â€" - That thfr penalty of $2.91 be taken from Mrs. Rozell's taxes. By-law No. 1 of 1945, to appoint certain officers, was introduced and read the required numiber of times, signed, sealed and entered in the By-law book. Coumcil adjourned. ROADS ARE OPENED AFTER HEAVY STORM Zero temperatures have been pre- valent during the past week, with the low coming Saturday morning when the thermometer hit 22 below. Mon- day and Wednesday mornings of this week were decidedly cold. Feversham was without communi- cation by road with th« outside world all last week. The mail came out Friday afternoon by sleigh and returned .Saturday with a week's ac- cumulation of mail and exipress. The highway was finally opened for mo- tor traffic this Wednesday morning, the big county plow working from this end and met the McCauley plow west of Singhampton as they were coming from Badjeros, where they had been marooned for a week. The Turvey plow is working this week out of Thornbury, clearing the road to Ravenna. r \ imi^S&M^IIIHICkS ^ FUNERAL CHAPEL Ccntr.il Location • 1?4 AVENUE RD. • Tel. KIngsdale 4344 Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pedlar, Flesh- irLon, wish to announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Doris Irene, bo Mr. Lome Elditeon Faiwcett of Burlington, son of Mr. Richard Fawcett and the late Mrs. Psiwcett of Wodehouse, the marriage to take place quietly in Januiary. ADDITIONAL NAMES THOSE WHO RECEIVED R. C. PINS The following names were om- itted from the members of the Red Cress Emergency Reserve ,who have qualified for their pins and certi- ficates. Mrs. Roy MacMillan, Mrs. Norval Beitts, Mrs. .Chas. Martin, Mrs. Frank Keyes, Mrs. H. Milligan, Mrs. Wm. Meads, Mrs. M. McLean, Mrs. M. Phillips, Mrs. Wm. Mather, Miss Dorothy Armstrong, Mrs. Bert Mc- intosh, Mrs. Cliff Harrison, Mrs. J. Whyte, Mils. F. Oliver, Mrs. Gar- field, Whyte, Miss Jean Mather, Mrs. Albert O'Dell, Mrs. E. Henry, Mrs. Jane Hass, Mrs. Wm. Kaitting, Mrs. Daisy Morgan, Mrs. Archie Mc- Kechnie, Mrs. Art Idle, Mrs. Chas. Bellamy, Mrs. N. Stoddart, Mrs. Cecil McKechnle. Receives Mention In Despatches Sergt. Wm. Kerton of Maxwell has been mentioned in despatches in one of the recent New Year's honor lists issued by the Department of Na- tional Defence. Bill returned to Can ada on iSeptemlber 10th last, after having served in Italy over a year with the 48th Highlanders, where he received wouads. He had previously entered France in 1940, but with- drew after six days on French soil. After enjoying leave, Sergt. Kerton was with the Ordance work shop in Torcnto, but at present is stationed at Nakina, Northern Ontario, at a prisoner-of-war camp. His friends in this district are pleased to hear of the honor conferred on him. Seven Of Eight Items Secured In, Local Stores The problem of securing necessary goods for the home and farm has become exceedingly more difficult, aS the shortage of labor and war work has reduced the amount of manu- facturing for civilian needs. Many of these items can be secured by the smaller stores where the turnover is not as great. Previous to Christmas a lady near Flesherton sent to a large mail order house for eight articles needed in the home. Her money was returned for the total amount of her order. She chey went to a local store and secured seven of the eight articles and told the story We have related. This shows that a buyer should look over the stock of local stores and save time and money in securing their needs. Life was a lot happier when you could trade a bag of potatoes for a steak and then go home and cook them both on the old wood stove. CEYLON Miss Maxine Connell of Vandeleur spent a week recently with Mr. and Mrs. Will Cairns. Miss Mary Jane McTavish, Flesh- erton, was a week end visitor with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Stewart. Miss Marion Collinson returned to Guelph last Sunday' after holidays spent at her parental home. F.O. Douiglas Reid went to Toronto the first of the week after visiting for a month with his wife and son Bobbie. Mr. Reid has recently re- turned from overseas. Miss Eileen Beggott, student teach- er of Toronto Normal School has spent the past week teaching in Cey- l:n Public School with Miss M. Mc- Donald, the present teacher, in charge. Mrs. E. Doupe and daughter, Joan returned Monday evening after visit- ing friends in Toronto. Mr. Wm. Kyle of Yorkton, Sask., was a visitor the past week with Mrs. W. Burnett and Mrs. M. Irwin. The annual meeting of the Ceylon United Church will be held on Sun- day, January 14, after the usual evening service. Kindly keep this date in mind. The annual meeting cf Ceylon Public School was held last Wednes- day evening. Mr. Jas. Sinclair is the new trustee on the school-iboard, Mr. J. S. McDermid was the retiring trustee, he being the trustee for Snowden MoLeod, who moved away from this vicinity. The trustees are, Messrs. Ken Stewart, John McWill- iam, and Jas. Sinclair, Mr. McWill- iam being the secretary-treasurer. Three Will Contest North Grey Election A liiree-cornered contest in the coming by-election in North Grey is now assured with the nomination on Saturday in Owen Sound of Vice Air -Marshal Earl Godfrey as C.C.F. can- didate. Opposing General A. G. L. McNaughton, Liberal candidate and Minister of Defence, are Garfield Case of Owen Sound, mayor of Owen Sound for four years, and Vice Air Marshall Godfrey. The election will be held on February 5th and the campaign ihas, now opened, whicii should see plenty of Cabinet minis- ters and other high party members taking part in the debates. Some commentators state that if McNaugh- ton is defeated carrying the policies of the government that a general election will be held shortly there- after. The campaign should be an interesting one. Peter Norris Dies At His Home In West Word has been received of the death of Mr. Peter Norris at his home at Wataskiwin, Alta., on Jan. 4th, after suffering for years from asthma, but was enjoying his usual health at Christmas. He is survived by his wife, the former May Hales. The deceased was well known in Flesherton by the older residents, and conducted a hardware store in the building now occupied by Ernie McKillop, in partnership with his brother, Fred. Two brothers, Isaac and Leslie, are residing at Wiarton. News was also received of the death of Mrs. Fred Norris on December 13, with interment being made in Cal- gary, Alto. Claxton Announces Family Allowances Payments During the week Hon. Brooke Clax- ton, minister of national health and welfare, announced that no obstruc- tionist tactics will be permitted to delay start of payments of children's allowances. First cheques will go out in July, as originally planned, he stated. Thus another tremendous social -and economic program will go into effect within a few months. "Payment of $200,000,000 a year in family allowances will raise the level of the health and welfare of the children of our country almost i>e- yond recognition," the minister stat- ed. He said the government plans to increase the amount of old age pen- sions, to muke them payable at a lower age and without proof of need. This would be done by a contributory system as soon as arrangements can be made with the provinces. Health insurance also will be put into effect promptly after agreements with the provinces. This will especially raise the standard and availability of medical, nursing and hospital facili- ties in the smaller towns and rui-ai areas of the dominion. Mi"- y. Nicholson Passes Miss Victoria" *i.gtista Nicholson, well known and prominent biwiness woman of Flesherton, passed away in Markdale hospital Sunday after- noon, after an illness ol several months, in her 76th year. She had not been enjoying good health for seveixal months and last October went to a Toronto hospital for observation, coming home early in December. She spent a week at her home and since then had been a patient in the Markdale ihospital. She had been working steadily untU she went to Toronto. The late Miss Nicholson had been bom at Cedarville in Septemiber, 1869, and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholson. She learned the tailoring and dressmak- ing (business in Toronto and return- ed to Flesherton 36 years ago, where she had since conducted her dress- making business and was greatly in demand. She was particularly inter- ested in the Ladies' Orange Benev- olent Association Home for Child- ren at Richmond Hill and was W.M. of Carnation Lodge, Flesherton, for several terms. She was of a kindly disposition and highly regarded by a wide circle of friends. She was actve in knitting and sewing for the Red Cross. Deceased was a member of St. John's United Church. She leaves to mourn one brother and one sister, Mr. Fred Nicholson of Flesherton and Hattie (Mrs. Jos. Duncan) of Flesherton. The funeral was held Tuesday afternon with service at the Rich- ards Funeral Home, with her pastor, Rev. W. A. Westcott officiating. In- terment was made in Flesherton Cemetery Chapel. The pallbearers were: Messrs. E. McKillop, O. W. Phillips, W. A. Hawken, F. J. Thurston, F. W. Dun- can and W.' E. Myers. Among the floral offerings was a basket from the neighbors and friends. United Church Notes Next Sundy, S. S. at 10.15. Last Sunday the boys and iris were equal, but, because of bad weather the at- tendance was down. Next Sunday? The sei-vice next Sunday. 11 a.m. will be held in the basement of the church. Everybody can be made com- fortable and warm in the basement. We hope everyone will fall in with the ruling of the Session in this matter. The annual meeting of St. John's Church will be held on Wednesday, Januai*v 17. All secretaries and treasurers are asked to prepare their reports and present them at this meeting. A large attendance is hop- ed for. In Memoriam GfiNO-JB â€" In "Ioving~nf6,.v Mrs. David Genoe, wife and mother, who passed away January 12, 1944. More and more each day we miss her Friends may think the wound is healed. But they little know the sorrow. Lies within our hearts concealed. â€" Ever remembered by Hus'band, Dave, and daughter, Dorothy. in Memoriam GENOE â€" In loving memory of our dear sister, Mrs. Dave Genoe, who was called home, January 6, 1944. A tribute of love and remembrance Of a sister who has gone to rest The joy that she missed on life's highway May she find in God's garden ol rest. â€" Sadly missed by her brothers and sisters. In Memoriam LBGARiD â€" A tribute of love to the memory of our dear mother. Christina LeGard, who passed away January 12, 1923. No cloud is there; no sound of woe, But peace unearthly, pure and deep, We know thou art with Christ, for so He givcth iHis beloved sleep. â€" Ever remembered, Meda and Allan. In Memoriam 'What can I do my country for?' is the spirit which turns victory to de- feat. Bom WiILRINSON â€" At Mrs. Nuhn's Nursing Home, Flesherton, on Sun- day, Jan. 7th, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilkinson, Portlaw, a daugh- ter, Evelyn Arlene. Card of Thanks I wish to express my grateful thanks to all those who worked to save my building in the recent fire at Maxwell, and to the Flesherton Fire Brigade for their prompt and effic- ient response to a call for help and timely arrival on the scene. â€"Mel. Sled. PURVIS â€" In ever loving mem- ory of our dear mother, Ada Linton Purvis, who passed away January 10th, 1940.. A wonderful mother, woman and aid. One who was better, God never made. A wonderful worker, loyay and true One in a million that mother was you. Just in your judgment always right Honest and liberal, ever upright. Loved by your friends and all you knew A wonderful mother, that mother was you. â€" Ever remmbered by her Husband and Family. V â-  Men often have been forced out oi a government, but in Italy one is being Sforza-ed out.