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VOL. 63 ; NO. 35 FXESHERTON. ONT., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 19-J4 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publish«r» British Sappers Repair The Road to Rome Picture shows: Two Royal Engin- road beneath a sign pointing the way eers of the Fifth Army repairing a to Rome. DUNDALK AND DISTRICT HOCKEY LEAGUE (League Standing to Feb. 1) Won Lost pts. Dundalk 4 8 Shelburne 3 16 Dundalk H. S 3 2 6 Fksherton 3 Badjeros 4 'It Does Matter What You Believe" Last Week's Scores Dundalk H. S- 18. Badjeros 5 Games This Coming Week Feb. 2: Fles'hcrton vs Shelburne Feb. 4: Dunddlk vs Sheltourne Feb. 7: Badjeros vs Dundalk Feb. 2; Flesherton vs Badjeros Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMaster of Brajitford, Ont., announce the engage- ment of their elder daughter, Perle Margaret Jane, Reg.N., to Mr. Lloyd George Boland, son of Mr. Charles and the lae Mi-s. Boland of Mark- dale, the wedoing to take place shortly. Card of Thanks The family of the late Mrs. Annie (Mclnnes) Winters wish to express sincere thanks to all their friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy extended in their recent bereavement. The Y.P.U. of St. John's United Church met in the church basement on Tuesday evening. After a half hour spent in playing games the meeting was opened by the president, Henry Westcott and the minutes of last meeting were read by Shirley McCracken. Plans for a St. Valen- tine's party were discussed. The remainder of the program was in charge of the Christian Fellowship convenor. Marie Phillips gave a brief introductory talk with illustrations from Madame Chian-Kai-Shek's "I Confess My Faith.'' The convenor, Genevieve Milne, took as her topic "It does matter what ycu believe!" She stressed how necessary it is that we have right beliefs â€" since with belief comes faith, and faith is the one 'thing for which people will "endure unspeakaible privation, im- prisonment and death." Next week's meeting will be taken hy t^e convenor for Christian Missions. But even after a worm turns he is still a worm. Bom I GORRELL â€" .A.t Mrs. Nuhn's Nur sing Home, Flesherton, on Thursday. Jan. 2"th, 1944. to Lieut Fred Gorrell (overseas) and Mrs. Gorrell of Flesh- erton, the gift of a son, Donald Frederick. The fellow who juggles figures may be a danicing master or an ac- countant. Come fstll, alcohol in the trees will color the leaves. -Come Saturday night much the same thing can hap- psn to a nose. ^•i 60% OF OUR FUNERALS COST LESS THAW $200- .;ffFTffii\: I"*-*, it, «e-|^ ~ l!Vn:S & MlIIIIIK'kS mmx mni jCpn'r.ii Location . :i24 AVENUE RD • Te' Klnj:sdjie 4344 Inspector Pentfand I Writes From Florida The following letter was received liom ilr. Geo. E. Pentland, Inspector of Fublic School for South Grey, who is spending tlie winter at Lakeland, Florida, an<f written especially for the pupils in his Inspectorate: Dear Boys and Girls: Before this reaches you, you will have heard that I am in Sunny Flor- ida, where the days are balmy and warm, and where snow and ice are unknown. Thus far I have been here for six weeks. I crossed the Niag:ara frontier at Buffalo, and as a choice of routes was available I chose the scenic route through the Allegheny Mountains, and was in the mountains all the way to the Northern part of Georgia, where the country became flat and swampy. En route we passed through several large cities, such as Buffalo, Pittsburgh, wheeling, Charleston, Col- umbus, Savannah, and Jacksonville, the latter being the first one in Flor- ida. The whole route took me through nine states. I came by bus all the way, travelling only in the daytime. On the way down we crossed many large rivers, such as Niagara, Allegh- eny, Ohio, James, Savannah, all of which you may find on the map. I recall that at one place we passed a huge flock of crows flying straight south, (for which you could scarc- ely blame them.) They looked as if they had' come directly from South Grey, although I cannot say that I recognized any of them. This city. Lakeland, is one of the most beautiful that I have seen jn any part of the world, and you are aware that I have travelled widely and that I have seen cities and towns in every continent on Earth. In the city there are thirteen lakes, eac^ with a driveway around it. The street on which I live, which it a sample of any of them, is called East Orange. It is lined on both sides with palm trees. The hornet are very beautiful, and there are flowers, such as roses, carnations.' petunias. Nasturtius. hib.^eu;, boug- anvilea, and the wonderful flame- vine, growing in the front garlens. Of course oranges and lemons and grapefruit are in all back gardens, and are now being picked cerywhere in gardens, at many places in town. I am sorry I cannot send each of you a couple of boxes, but I presume I am not half as sorrj' as you are. On the country roads you see vast numbers of huge trucks loaded with oranges, and grapefruit, all loose In the trucks, going to the packm'g houses and canneries. Many of these will doubtless come to you in the stores in time. Beside? those there are many other fruits, not so common but some of which you may have seen. There are. for instance, tangerines, persimmons, pawpaws, avocados, cumquats. pomegranates, and in the far south, limes, cocoa nuts, and bananas. There are doubtless others that at present I cannot think of. This city, like most Florida cit- ies, is filled with tourists who come south to escape 'he cold weather. There are hundreds of Canadians here, and larger cities, such as Mi- 1 ami and St. Petersburg have many I more. The city councils arrange 1 many types of entertainment for I them, some of which are games of 1 checkers and chess, and card games i of all sorts, all of which are played i out doors in the parks. Games sue!-, j as shuffletboaril, bowling, tennis croquet, bowling, and golf :\ro playo ' I in stpecial prepared courts. I Florida is a land of lakes, there i are said to he 30.000 in the -tate. bu^ , if there were more I presume tli • I people would say so. Ther*.' are also many colleges and higher schools where the young people may receive fine education at little expense. The one defect of the place is its flatness. The highest hill in Florida is a little elevation 254 feet high, hence if you want to see anything you must go to it. The weather in general is warm and balmy, but sometimes, especial- ly in the evenings it becomes colder and a fire is desireaiMe then. .\s I write this letter to you I am out on I the porch in the coolest spot I can find, ard the ;bermonictre behind me, also in the shade, stands at 74 de- C. V. Charters Spoke At I Markdale Rotary Club Monday evening the editor of this paper had the privilege of hearing Mr. Clarence V. Charters of Brampu>n, secretary of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association in an address before the Rotary Club at Markdale Monday evening, on the subject "The Bcmoer Prese in Britain." This was the 32nd time Mr. Charters has given this address and to the large audience it was intensely interesting. He dealt with his trip overseas in a Liberator bomher and his return, also by air. He told of his visits to the Army. Navy and .A.ir Force detachments, saw a practice commando raid and the "taking-off" and return of a squadron of the Air Force on a raid on Germ- any. It was at this station that he had the privilege of meeting Wing Commander Chas. Palmer of Dundalk. then a Flight Sergeant, on his return from the raid. He also related the extent of damage from enemy bombs in various parts of England and the reaction of the people. He met Pre- mier Winston Churchill and various cabinet ministers, besides Genera! McNaughton and other high staiT officers. Mr. Charters also showed some souvenirs picked up overseas, among them being a section of a Ger- man incendiary bomb, marked with the date when made of 1936, three years before war was declared. We thank Editor Colgan of The | Stanflard for the invitation to attend, j Mr. Frank Mclnyre of he Dundalk Herald was also a guest at the dinner. CAR STRUCK BRIDGE Public Library is Well Patronized During the year the librarj' circul- ating department and reading room were open to the public on Wednes- day and Saturday afternoons and evenings. New books were purchas- ed to the value of $150.00, with the emphasis upon adult classed books at $90.00. These purchases were supple- mented by four Provincial Lending Library cases, totalling: more than 100 additional volumes of all classes. The circulation of books decreased slightly to 2,346" but there was an increase in the use of the reading room for reference -lurposes. In ad- dition, there was an increase in the circulation of periodicals. Periodicals now available in the reading room include the weekly. Life, and the monthly, National Geographic. Reader's Digest, and the iuvenile Jack and Jill, W'ee Wisdom. The treasurer's books show expen- ditures of $235.11 for books, periodi- cals, librarian's salary, and sundries. Receipts were $316.43, consisting of Municipal levj- $200. Legislative grant $93.54. fees, etc., $22.89. Members of the Board during 1943. appointed by the Public School Board and Municipal Council: John McMill- an, chairman; H. .\. McCauley. Mrs. G. K. McMillan. Mrs. C. J. Bellamy. Reeve .\. Down. R B. Heard, treasur- er, and K. G. Goheen. secretary. Mrs. J. E. McFadden is librarian. RATION NEWS Mr. Wm. Huish of Stayner received severe cuts to his face and head when the car he w^as driving collided with the bridge over the river just east f Mr. John Hargrave's farm on the Collingwood Gravel. He was taken tc Markdale hospital for treatment. His ear was considerably damaged at the front end when it hit the bridge ami is almost a complete wrecli. Mr. Huish was on his way from Stayner to his work at Wingham with the H.E.P.C.. early Monday morning, and he sup- posed that he had dozed for a mom- ent before the impact. His head struck the window on the left side. shatteTing it, resulting in the cuts on his face and head. No other glass in the car was broken. Provincial Constable H. Black investigated the accident. IT MIGHT WORK ONCE .â- V smart young thing had parked her car out of hours in the business district and about five feet from a fire hydrant. Returning after a short aibsence. she percei-ed a fat policeman lounging omfortably in the front seat awaiting the owner's return. With quick womanly(f) de- cision, she called a taxi and drove home, from whence she immediately called the police department, inform- ing them that her car had been stol- en. In a remarkaibly short , time the same policeman appeared and accept- ed with beaming compacency her praise of his astuteness. â€" Bru.ssels Post. "Trees, and when in the sun. at S> degrees. It is. then, not surprising that elderly people and others who like the heat, come here to spend the winter. The days arc somewhat longer •ban in South Grey. Skjme days ago I obtained the data for the time be- tween sunrise and sunset, and her- we have one hour ana twenty-five minutes more than you- hav*" at home Do you think you could find out why that is? If you can draw a Great Circle on your school globe, and put it in the right place, it will help yon to find out. .\lso. the North Star, and other northern constellations are low- or down in the sky that at home C.iuld you find out why that is? .\ map of North .America will help you. I trust you are all at school, and that you are helping your teachers in every way you can. In the years lo come you will make the interesting discovery that your teachers are the best friends you ever had. With kindest regards. I !»m a? ever. Your friend. Geo. F,. Pentland Renew Your Subsciption Now And Be Sure | Receiving Every Copy ; The Advance thanks the subscribers j who have so readily responded to our request for payment of their sub- j scription in advance and of arrears. ' It means co-operation which will go far in carrying out the request of the paper administrator. There are. how- ever, quite a number yet who have not sent intheir renewal and to these we respectfully request that they at- tend to this matter at once and so be assured that your favorite paper will continue to be sent to you at the close of this month. In our notice we have said that all subscriptions in arrears after February 23rd will be stopped. We are, however, extending the date to read February 29th. The Febru- ary 23rd paper will be the last sent out to subscribers who are not paid in advance. This is not our ruling, but is the jrder of the Wartime Prices and Trade who, through the paper admin- istrator, has definitely stated that no papers are to be sent out unless they are paid in advance. There is a short- age of paper, and while there is en- ough to supply all bona fide sub- scribers (paid in advance) there is not enough to continue supplying any subscriber in arrears. This is a de- finite ruling and must be observed or we will be refused paper even to send to those paid in advance. We there- fore have no other course to follo^^ than to cut off all papers in arrears on February 29th. .\gain, the hope is that none will miss the privilege of staying put â€" on our subscription list. To cut any name otf will be a matter of regret to the publishers. During the past two weekg The Advance has placed 12 new subscrib- ers on our mailing Iist.s and these wil' continue to be accepted up to the amount of paper we are alotted dur- ing the year. RATION DUE DATES Coupons now due are sugar cou- pons 14 to 26; preserves Dl to D13; butter 46 to 49; meat 35 to 37. Meat oupons pairs 38 are valid on February lOih. One meat coupon equals ^.4 oound of canned salmon. E coupons 1 to 6 in ration book 3 will be used for tea- coffee, coupons El and E2 becoming valid February 17. D COUPONS DOUBLED "D" coupons for many rationed preserves are now worth twice as much, according to an annoimcement made fay W. Harold McPhillips, prices and supply representative for West- ern Ontario. Under the revised schedule the coupon value for canned fruit, includ- ing baby foods, is increased from 10 to 20 fluid ounces; jam, jelly, marma- !a ie. maple butter and honey butter from 6 to 12 fluid ounces; molasses from 20 fluid ounces to 40 fluid ounces. The reason for this, Mr. Mc- Phillips explained, is the current im- proved supply situation of some of the items. In addition to tiiis the coupon val- ue of comb honey has been changed from one standard section (one b.) to two sections (2 Lbs.) and for ex- tracted honey from 12 fluid ounces (1 lb.) to 24 fluid ounces 2 lbs.). CA.VN7NG SUGAR Housewives will use spare "F" coupons in ration book 3 to obtain their sugar for 1944 home canning. In this way consumers will be pro- vided with a standard allotment of 10 pounds of sugar per person. Thus larger families will have more sugar for preserving purposes than the smaller ones. The coupons to be used for cannings sugar arc already in. the ration book, each "F" coupon being valid for the [urehase of one pound of sugar, tjie first becoming valid for canning: sugar on June 1st. FIRESIDE SERVICE M.VGNESU M IN BRUCE The announcement by Minister of Munitions Howe that magnesium is to be released for the us«? of nianu- fa«i>tured goocte is of interest to this listrict as magnesium is one of the rhings in which the peninsul.n abountis The restrictions were lifted because Canada has now more than enough for war requirements and it is ex- pecced that Canadian metallu.'gicnl will be able to devise new uses for this valuable metal. Magrnesium is light in weight, durable and strong. an<l may eventually be used as wash- ing machines, vacuum cleaners, and other household gadgets, automotivo parts and a long list of other consumer items. â€" Wiarton Echo. .\ very interesting program has been arrangeil for a Fireside Service on Sunday at 8 p.m. (Feb. 6). Rev. Mr. Bythel of the .Anglican Church. Markdale. will be the speaker (D.V.) and special number will be presented, one being an illustrated solo "O blaster the Tempest." This Flann- o-graph was pictured in the Owen Sound paper after use in Central United Church in that city. Everyone is welcome. A heat con- trol and diflfusion unit is being in- stalled this week to assure comfort fort all. .MR. H. LeGARD OBSERVES HIS S3RD BIRTHDAY" Congratulations are extended to Mr. H. C. LeGard. who recently ob- served his 83rd birthday quietly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc- Cowell, Toronto. Callers came from Oshawa. Pickering and Gait, as well as family members, and friends, who dropped in to pay heir respects and to offer best wishes. Mr. LeGard is spending the winter with his family in Toronto and Pickering. Future Events DANCING IN DUNDALK Dancing in Dundalk every Saturday Niglit (weather permitting) to the music of .\lvin Dermott and his or- chestra. Admission: 36c. DANCE IN FLESHERTON Dane in the Fraternal Hall, Flesh- erton on Friday, Feb. 4th. Murray Simmons orchestra. .A.dmission: 36c. DANCE .\T MAXWELL Dance in Maxwell hall on Weil- nesday. Feb. 9th, at 9 p.m., under the auspices of Stephens' Comers War Workers. 4th Line Orchestra. .Admission 36c, lunch included. EASTERN ST.VR DANCE .4 St. Valentine's dance will be held in the Fraternal Hall. Flesherton, on Monda;- evening. Feb. 14th. under auspices of the Eastern Star. Danc- ing from 9.30 p.m. to music of Ruben Kirk's nrchestrn ; round and square ilancing. .Admission: 36c.