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"Right," said Joe, scrambling to his feet, and they both set off down the road toward the bridge and Main street. 6 p.m., Temperature Reading, 104° "Oh yes, so you have," replied George. “Wel], here is an opyoxu tuniti for you to see it as well as to take part in the ‘Hello, glad to be back‘ ceremony. Come on, let‘s go" ‘: C 00 _"No," said Joe. "As I said, I‘ve been in hospital for quite a spell." "Yougan say that again," George r?p]iecy“but this banquet is difâ€" ferent. The returned men of the town got together and figured that the reason the council had not welâ€" comed them home was because the town is financially embarrassed and could not afford the expense of a banquet due to the nnticifr‘n:;ed expenditures involved in the changâ€" ing of the transportation system, the improvement of the water system, the grant to the new hosâ€" pital and the paving of Main street." "That‘s understandable," said Joe. ‘‘That‘s what the boys thought," George went on, "and they also thought the idea was all wet, nn{- way. They all felt that it should be they putting on the banquet so that they could express to the people of Easton how much the appreciated the way the folks baci home here kept the home fires burning and to aag how glad they are to be back. So they planned the banquet, invited the council and today‘s the day." _ "Vyhere is it being held?" asked Joe. "Yes, I know that," interrupted Joe. "And is that what this Eanâ€" fluet is for? Rather late in the ay, isn‘t it? The war is almost ancient history now, people are beâ€" ginning to forget it, and worry about the next one." "The banquet is for the members of the town council and those men who were on the council during the war and is being put on by theâ€"reâ€" turned men of Easton. You see," George went on to ex;:lain, "it has been the custom of practically every town and village to give a banquet to the returned men of their community as a mark of apâ€" preciation for their service during the late war and to give the elected representatives an opportunity to extend them an official welcome home." "I‘ve been in hospital for quite a spell with malaria," Joe answered, "and that is probably why I don‘t know of it. Who is the banquet for, and why ?" Cmeche â€" "Well, don‘t tell me you don‘t know about the banquet," George replied in a surprised tone of voice. "I thought every Easton man who served in this last war had received an invitation." "Hello, George," he replied "What banquet ?" _ â€" He was idly comparing the scene before him with the landscape he had seen when in Italy where he had picked up the malaria bug, when a voice coming from behind him startled him. "Hello, Joe. What are you doing here?" it asked. "Why aren‘t you at the banquet?" _ _ _ j Joe twisted around and looked up at the speaker. . _ tree" {ut‘ little way along the road he ml%e for it and sank down at the base of the tree in the shade cast by its leaves and leaned back against the trunk. His head was aching a little and he removed his hat, mopped, his brow with his handkerchief and then lit a cigarâ€" ette. The fatigue of walking, toâ€" gether with tge oprressive heat, had made him a little drowsy and the quietness of his surroundings helped to soothe him. His eyes were half closed as he gazed across the valley of the Lumber belo{; him. ‘Above the treeâ€"tops he comt see the oldâ€"fashioned belfry of the town hall with the short flag staff sticking up from it and off to his left, on the high ground to the north of the town, the water tower from. which the town of Easton drew its water supply arose above the trees. tree" 4 without: the writer‘s permission, 5 p.m., Temperature Reading, 102° The ‘day was unbearably hot. The sun bLnd down from a cloudâ€" less r:k!{ u;fl the heat of its rays was reflected from the asphalt road itself was quite soft and sticky. Joe felt slightly dizzy as he walked down Torrance avenue, crossed the iron bridndover the Lumber river and clim the hill to Maroon "Must fiet into the shade someâ€" where," he muttered to himself, "or I ghall find myself in hospital again.*~~ =_ _ id â€" Joe had just recently reeovered from a severe attack of malaria from whicg‘ he was now: convalesâ€" cing and. he had not yet ren}'!ded his full strength. Spying a shady e olk to> margen Rooy phint io Podlish at, bact of ts mtck and cement sidewalks. The asphalt l‘Olfld. Any resemblance to.an 'pxu1""“"' T clone, yq or deon, in hulely Joe and George turned south Finest Quality . Odourless Dry Cleaning Phone Weston 1423 Sic Transit Gloria Mundit \L Note: The names und places in te: The names ‘and in . APRIL 15, 1948 (The Stoty of a Welcome in Reverse) By NON COMPOS MENTIS in the almost are. beâ€" worry J Joe‘s attention began to wander from his neighbour‘s conversation and he continued his inspection of the room. He saw riames of other battles in which he had had a part â€"Assoro, Leonforte, Al%}in, Orâ€" toma, Rimini, Lamone River and the Hitler Lir;’. There were names of the first Great Warâ€"the ‘war to end all wars‘â€"his father|had taken part in some of those battles and had been crippled for life by a w â€"Continued on page 5 ‘killed. Falaise had been different. ‘There they had come under a murâ€" derous fire from automatic weapâ€" ‘ons sited on the low line of hills they had been attacking. Only six of his platoon had come out of that ‘unmtged. Schuyéefelt and the Schelde had been different again. There the cold and mud had been the most unpleasant factor. As he talked it was evident that he could feel again the clinging drag of the mud from his higu down and hear the flat smack of the German bulâ€" lets hittinf the mud near him while he struggled desperately to get to grips with the enemy as the only effective way of stopgng those bullets coming at him. He said he had felt like a man in a nightmare who is trying to get away from some horrible thing but an iron chain with a heavy iron ball fastâ€" ened to each ankle slowed him up. In a frieze around the walls, dividing the drop ceiling from the panels, were the names of promâ€" inent battles the Canadian Army had taken part in. Some of them, such as Dieppe, Caen, Falaise, ‘Schuydefelt, the Schelde, Bergenâ€" opâ€"Zoom, evidently brought back poignant memories to the man sitâ€" ting next to him who, to while away the time until the banquet started, began recounting some of his experiencesâ€"of the tense feelâ€" ing as his landing craft approached the French coast, a feeling which Joe himself had experienced when landing in Sicily, and of the dash up the beach under fire from the German en;glacements. He said his platoon h not fared too badly thereâ€"only four wounded and one ‘On either side of the stage, hanging from standards set in the walls, was a Union Jack and a Canadian Ensign. The walls were panelled in cherry wood and set in the panels were large carved badges of many units of the Canaâ€" dian Forees of both wars, one in each panel. Interspersed with regiâ€" mental badges were the different crests of many ships of the Canaâ€" dian Navy and insigne of squad rons of the Canadian Air Force. In a prominent place were the crests of the three services, the anchor and crown of the Navy, the Army crest and the wings of the Air Force. George informed him that mang of the badges had been paid ‘for y people who had lost someâ€" one in one of the wars and had donated the badge of the unit they had been serving with when killed as‘ a memoriam to them. Others had been donated by groups of men who had served together in a unit sharing the cost in order to have their unit represented among ‘the badges. _ m _ Fast Service _ This was the first time he had been in this new hall and he gazed around, taking in all its features. The floor was of hardwood and highly polished and was evidently & good dance floor. He estimated that it would accommodate about three‘or four hundred people. But it was obvigul that, regardless of whether a dance, banquet or conâ€" cert might be going on, the occuâ€" pants could never‘be unaware of the memorial aspect of the hall for & moment. long running the length of the h:?h;lw men were dy seated :and others were‘coming in. There was no one at the h ble as yet, which was set up on the stage at the far end of the hall, opgolih the entrance. his was the first time he had As theyâ€"approached the Legion Hall they began to meet other men who lwi served in the forces and who were also bound for the banâ€" quet. As they turned in off the sidewalk Joe ran his gaze over the building. It was a twoâ€"storey yelâ€" low brick building with cut stone facings and crcg;ing. The entrance way was entirely of cut stone and reached to the top of the buildinf. Four stone steps led up to double doors. him as he. passed through the doors were more steps leading up to more double doors which opened into the auditorium. In glass cases on eitherâ€"side of these steps gn the colours of the Easton branch of the Legion. ~ George andâ€"he entered the hall and seated themselves at one of the as ; had, â€"had so often m&‘ nuy‘nxs.\n in‘ ‘silence along the dusty roads of Italy each busy with his own M‘hu. Joe had ‘gone into lkfl{‘dvi his batâ€" talion and George joined it in Italy as a mnfxcnut and from the first time they met m]i' had chummed to?dnr. Joe had finally gone down, the line with recurrent malaria and ‘George had been wounded later . on the Lamone River. George had bronfl\t an English bride home with him so they had not seen much of one anâ€" other since returning home. when reached Main street. They t:flhd along â€" mostly _ in i ianpirentiens sifon 0 shared together such experiences Local Branch 1773 JANE ST. Wardrope, Chas. ............ 1.00 Warren, MrS. L. ........... .50 Watson, Mrs. G. ...â€"mâ€"~~+ 1.00 Weatherton, Mrs. G. ... .25 Webster, Mrs. P. ............. 1.00 Weeks, F. 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All parts which fail to meet Chrysler engineering specifications are replacâ€" ed with NEW factoryâ€"engineered parts: All engines have NEW crankshaftsâ€" there is no regrinding. Very different from the usual "reâ€"built" engine. Special _ Chrysler productionâ€"type gauges check tolerances of new and used parts as closely as one tenâ€" thousandth of an inch. is inneenaimme c e sommanies is Bs erimose e T ons i emmranine § C ... ). nmommnmnime INSTALL! NEW AND The full severity of the accident has not yet been disclosed to the lad, Jack Richards, as medical men feel the shock might cause a serious relapse. In the words of a police officer who attended on the day in question, "it was one of the worst accidents ever around these parts." The families of both victims are faced with a very substantial added expense as a result of the accident. Mrs. Fairbarn has two children to raise, and is expecting another child almost immediately. P. C. Vasey: "And not come back! No, You tay here and I‘ll run after the hat!" â€" It is evident that there are numerous citizens who wish to send money to help the families and any persons may send contributions to Lion Sam Curtis, Town Hall, Wesâ€" ton. There will not be an canvass made in Weston, but the dairy drivers will act as agents, and the welfare committee of the Lions Club will act as administrators. Prisoner: "There goes my hat Shall â€"I run after it?" Continued from page 1â€" sideration of the matter, the Lions Club _ executive . approved â€" Mr. Curtis acting in the matter. Woolsey, A. Wright, Dr. Yeo, John A Plan Relief Fund Worrell and Terry Dunning make the presentation on behalf of the children. Jackie is reported as makâ€" ing satisfactory vrogress, but still has a long way to go before he will be well enough to come home. 10.00 Last week another enthusiastic congregational gathering took place in the school room when Rev. C. H. Bowman of Maple, presided as interim moderator and conductâ€" ed a varied and interesting proâ€" gram J. W. Dalziel, clerk of the session, presented Mr. McKay with & _wellâ€"filled wallet and Miss Mc}(ay with a parasol. After reviewing his six years ministry, Mr, McKay voiced his thanks and good wishes and beâ€" spoke better things in days to Retiring as minister, Rev. R. G. McKay, was honored at a farewell gathering held at Knox Presyâ€" terian church, Vaughan, and was presented with a travelling bag. His sister, Miss E. McKay, was also presented with _ flowers. Gordon MeGillivray, choir leader, read an illuminated address exâ€" pressing good wishes of the congregation. Honors Minister At Farewell Party Presentation Made 36 Main St. S. REPAIRS DEPARTMENT <Z Complete Stock of HOUSE WIRING SUPPLIES House Wiring Washer Repairs Radio Repairs Electrical Repairs For Everything Electrical Try _ HOT WATER HEATERS We Install The remaijnder of the roglm will include games led by &r. . Allatt, singin; fied by Mr. W. Deane, and conclusing with the serving of reâ€" freshments. This last g:ormn of the j'en Promisel to an outâ€" standing climax to the popular "Y" open house program. The last Sunday open house Jm- gram for this season at the YWCA will be held on Sunday, April 18, at 8.30 p.m. As a special feature of the evening, Miss Miriam Benâ€" nee of the Cou.elh'nx Department of the Toronto YWCA, and recentâ€" ly returned from Columbia Uniâ€" versity, will be the guest, speaker. come for this rural charge that he said, "Offers such an inspiring chalienge and delightful field of Knox ebm Vaughan. and: Woodâ€" ed and the b:::&flll pw-w manse td io danies enaie n ha M n e mm oz Christ objective has been overâ€" subscribed in both churches. 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