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Wednesday, November 18, 1942 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCg THE ADVANCE on CoUinrwood Street, Kih*rton, Wednesday of e*fc week. Circulation orer 1,000. Pries in Canada $2.00 Pr 7*r, when paid in advance $1.60; in U 8. A. $2.50 per year, wham paid in advance $2.00. F. J. THURSTON. EdlUr. END OF BEGINNING The past week has been a mom entoui one for the United Nations in their fight against the Axis powers. The British Army in Egypt routed the German and Italian div- isions and captured an immense am- ount of supplies and prisoners. The enemy has. been driven back several hundred miles and are now west ot Benghasi in Libya, and showing no igns of immediate fight. The Am erican and British forces have occu- pied French North Africa and are fighting German troops flown to Tunisia by air transport to protect the rear of the German and Italian armies and Tripoli, main German supply port on the Mediterranean. In the Western Pacific the Amer- ican, Australian and New Zealand troops are making headway on New Guinea and Solomon Islands, but the Japanese are making a determined tand and the progress 19 not ve.-y great so far. The Japanese are fan- atical and do not know when they are beaten, hence it will be doubly hard to move them from the Pacific Islands and throw them back on their own domain. There is no getting around the fact that the little yellow men will be hard to c'efeat, as so far they have proven to be high class fighters and opportunists. The ,feneral outline of the war, however, is becoming brighter and Prime Minister Winston 'Churchill, that great coiner of phrases- stated in an address before Parliament that the present successes are not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. Let us hope that the beginning of the end is not far dis- tant, but in the meantime we have to continue to produce the sinews oi war so that our armies may keep on inning. The fight will be hard and the end is not yet seen. St. Mary's Church, Maxwell (ANGLICAN) REV. JACKLIN, Pastor Morning Prayers and Sermon. Holy Communion first Sunday in every month. Joining The Army (By A New Recruit From Headquarters, London, Ont Thousands of men in Civilian clothes have since the start of the present war, walked through the gates of Wolesley Barracks, London, to later march out in the King's umi- fonni, yet few if any of the men knew beforehand the various tests they would go through .before being accepted into the army. Frequently filled with weird tales of the "horrors" and "ordeals'* they would have to pass through before they were finally allowed to don the khaki, many of the recruits faced en- listment with a certain amount of fear. Fear that is not unlike that ex- perienced by some men about to be initiated into some secret fraternal order by strange initiation methods known only to those already in the order! But when the final step in enlist- ment is completed, when the "ordeal"' is all over, the erstwhile civilian now in a fresh uniform of His Majesty'? Armed Forces feels not unlike the American author, Mark Twain. The famous humorist once said he faced many fears and troubles in life, but the greatest trouble he ever faced was being afraid of things which nev- er really came to pass.. Similiarly with the recruit for the army. He, too, finds that the "ter- rible ordeal" he had to go through in enlisting ws not nearly so bad as he had anticipated. From the very moment of his entry into Wolesley Barracks, the recruit feels, in contrast to the men in uni- form whom he meets, like a human guinea pig, about to le experimented on in various ways. He is taken to this department and that department as he goes through the various stages toward final en- listment. The Medical Officer, the Xray Department, the Attestation, etc., each puts the recruit through his paces as he marches along the way to ultimate total enlistment. Like a sheep in a strange fold, one youth will approach another youth in the same enlistment group to ex- change views on the enlistment "or- deal". Then, they will tell one anoth- er of what they heard of the fearful things v/hleh were to come but which never do come. The final solemn moment comes when, with a Bible in hand, the re- cruit takes the oath of allegiance to faithfully serve His Majesty. Immed- iately after this ceremony, the recruit is infomed that "he is in the irmy now." Here he experiences for a short time the strange feeling that he is no longer a civilian but a member of His Majesty's Forces. This feeling disappears like a mist in the morning sun. Shoulder to shoulder with other youths who have enlisted, there is rapidly developed a sense of comradeship and fellowship Bella Kennedy Dies (By Ceylon Reporter) Many friends of Ceylon district were grieved to learn of the death on Saturday, Nov, 14th, of Miss Arone Bella Kennedy, who passed away at the home of her nephew, Mr. Ko'bt. Rutledg, Holland Centre, where she has resided for the past five years. Prior to that time Miss Kennedy was a resident of the west backline, Artemesia Township, one and a half miles north of Ceylon. Deceased was a daughter of the late Malcolm and Margaret Kennedy, of Artemesia, and is the last mem- bei of thai; family, two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Rutledge and Mrs. J. Ken- nedy, and two brothers, Andrew and Wm. Kennedy, passed away some years ago. Deceased was l n her 89th year and had lived a very energetic life, was a kind neighbor, willing bo lend a helping hand in time of need. In religion she was a Methodist, later United Church. The funeral was held on Monday, Nov. 16th, from the home of Mr J. A. Richards, funeral director, Flesh- erton. Rev. G. K. McMillan had charge of the service and gave a comforting message to the bereaved Mr. Robt. Rutledge, Holland Centre Mr. Roy Rutledige, Lethlbridge, Alta.. Mr. Melville Rutledge, McLeod, Alta. and Mr. Geo. Jaynes, Toronto, and Miss Mary Daley, are nephews and niece of the deceased. The pallbearers were: Messrs. G. Cairns, P. Hemphill, J. Hatton, H. Lever, F. Brown and I Snell. The floral tributes were sikmt tok- ens of esteem and many old friends and neighbors assmbled to pay their last respects. HOT BOMBS dirty ttwe pipe* It ra. and it wilt happen here perhaps in your very home! If you allow fouled stove pipes, flues or chim- neys you are courting with uch disaster. Do you know that practically every farm house fire is the result of faulty heating equipment or chimneys? An ounce of prevention NOW may head off irreparable loss this winter. Clean out your stove pipes and replace any poor ones. Clean out your chimneys and make any necessary repairs. Clean out your stoves 'and furnace tidy up the cellar. Never quicken a fire with coal oil or gasoline. Never light a fire in a hot water heating system or in a stove with a water front if there is any chaiice of the water f>ipts being frozen or clogged it may cause a fatal explosion. Make every member of your household a tire warden. Never before has the need for fire prevention been so urgent. Remember that buildings are now next to impossible to replace that your loss is the Nation's loss now. THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES: $ Central Mutual Fire Insurance Co- Walkerton, Ont. Gennanta Banners' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Ay ton , Out that dispels any former feeling of loneliness. The recruit, now a full fledged soldier, does come to know full well that every man is alike in "This Man's Army." Bunked on one side of him might be a chap who once held a highly responsible job with corres- ponding remuneration in civilian life. On the other side might be a youth who was not so successful in obtain- ing a portion of this world's goods or a position of high estate. Yet, in the army, all this is forgotten. Each and every man is there to do his duty in the new life in the regimentation of men for the fight to save the world for Democracy that Peace and Jus- tice might once again smile down on the face of an earth that is today witnessing horrors of the first mag- nitude. After a period of waiting at the Barracks, he is finally sent out with a group of soldiers to commence his basic training in one of the various camps for this purpose throughout the Province. As he goes, he makes room at Wolseley Barracks for the constant stream of recruits coming in. And he smites as he watches the expression on the faces of the youths just coming in and wondering -hat the "ordeal" will be like. As he marches on through the var- ious stages of soldiering he finds that the "ordeals" he had heard so much about before are really not as they had previously been painted verbally. Time marches on and the new soldier grows to accustom himself to the ways of the army, finding in the army an exhilarating experience which is, to his surprise, rather likeable. Biggest- Yet Daylight Assault on German D-f-R-r:r3 at Dieppe on August 19 c-.ast. I- was at Dieppe that valu- able information was obtained to make a successful landing by United States and British troops on French colonial soil in North Africa a week On August 19, 1942, Canadian and United Kingdom Special Service Troops, a U.S. Ranger Battalion de- tachment and a contingent of Fight- ing French took part in the biggest- yet Combined Operations raid on the German defences at Dieppe. The force was carried and escorted by the Royal Navy, and protected by the R.A.F. Tanks were landed for t'ie first time from the new British tank-landing craft. One of the most significant factors arising from the operation is that for the nine day- light hours dtirinpr which the assault took place, the large British naval escort force was able to remain with- out undue loss off the enemy-occupied ago. Picture Shows: Troops arriving. back in Britain after the operation at Dieppe. Flesherton United Church Minister: REV. G. KEITH McMlLLAN Services will be held as follows on Sunday: 11.00 a.m. Worship, Fleaherton. 12.15 p.m. Sunday chool, Flesh- erton. 2.00 p.m. Sunday School, Ceylon. 2.30 p.m. Worship, Ceylon. 7.30 p.m. Vesper Service, Flesh- erton. Morning Subject: "Christian Thinking About Money" Evening; "The Truth About Cigarettes." FLB8MERTON AND ROCK MILLS BAPTIST CHURCHES Pwmk B. Key*, Pastor PLJUH1MTON SERVICES Churth Berries 11 .i. Bufer School IE o'.look ROCK MILLS SBRVIOE8 wndsir School 2.8 p.m huMh tiervice 8.80 p.m. Maxwell United Church MV. OM. L. MBRCBR. B.D., D.D. 11 Eugenia. 2 p.m Mt. H.m. Msrwsll. Late Thompson Allen The vicinity of Quiet Valley, near Heathcote, was shocked early Sun- day morning, Oct. 25th, when it was learned of the sudden passing of an old resident in the person of Mr. Thompson Allen, in Collingwood hospital. Although he had been in poor health for some time, the end came quite unexpectedly. e The late Mr. Allen was born in Orangeville on Dec. 20th, 1863, bu\ moved with hia parents when only a child to the third line, east of Mono, spending his school days in the old schhol on the 2nd line. The when quite a youug man he came to Euphrasia township with some of his older brothers, taking up land on Lot 3, Con. 4, and clearing fields out of the bush, building a house and finally bringing his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, and other members of the family to the new country. There he lived until 1911, when he bought the farm on Lot 3, Con. 3, Euphrasia, then own- ed by the late Milton Neil, remain- ing there until about five years ago when he came to Quiet Valley to spend the remainder of his years with his daughter. Forty-four years ago he married Martha Allen of Wroxeter, who pre- deceased him by 15 years. Although handicapped the last few years by the loss of one eye, Mr. Allen was a great reader and spent many hours in this manner, he also took a great interest in the affairs of the country, and liked nothing better than to ait quietly and chat about old times. He en- joyed the radio and always liked to go ,to hear ,the children tat their Christmas concert. In politics he was a staunch Conservative. He was a member of Heathcote Anglican church and was one of the oldest Orangemen in thee parts, having belonged continuously to the Order for almost 60 years, joining the old Mono Briton Lodge when only a iboy. Out of a family of 11, only two survive, Mrs. M. Ferguson of Kimberley and Jackson Allen of Waldo, B.C. The late Mr. Allen also leaves to mourn a kind father and grandpar- ent, an only daughter, Eva (Mrs. Thos. McCulloch) and seven grand- children: Ida, Allen, Ted, Eleanor, Marion, Lloyd, Jackie and a foster son, Harry Hirvonen, now with the Canadian Army Overseas. The funeral service held October 28th, was largely attended. Rev. Lindsay of Clarksburg, assisted by Mr. McAuslan .of Union, officiated and gave a very comforting message to the bereaved one*. Interment was made in the Forest Lawn Cem- etry, Orangeville. Mr. McAuslan officiated, followed by the graveside service of the Orange Order. The pallbearers were members of K.iriberley L.O.L., namely: Gordon McMullen, Andrew Faweett, Ruseell Bll.s, Robt. Lawrence, Hugh Smith and Steve Brocklebank. The floral tributes ot love and sympathy included a spray from the Heathcote Ladies' Guild and spray from Kimiberley L.OX. Friends from distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. T Boyle, Mr. fln d Mrs. H. Allen and Robt. Allen, Brentwood; Messrs. Allen and W. E. Scott, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Wes Buckton, Osprey. A new ruling regarding electric lights on Christmas trees or Christ- mas decorations Is that Christmas lights may be used within the homes only and from Dec. 26th to Jan. 1st only. Nomination and ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Elec- tors of the Township of Artemesia will be held in the Town Hall, Flesherton on Friday, Nov. 27th at 1 o'clock p.nr to nominates candidates for the offices of REEVE AND FOUR COUNCILLORS for the year 1943. If more than the required number are nominated and qualify according- to law. Polls will be opened at the usual polling places on Monday, the Seventh day of December, 1942, at Nine o'clock a.m. and will remain open for the election of the said Officers until Five o'clock p.m. ALEX. CAMERON, Clerk Dated this 16th day of November, 1942. 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