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:."3 3 Can get you‘anything you may need in sporting goods on short nctice. J also sharpen skates free once, if purâ€" chased here. If you are in need of an outfit this Winter, come in an d see what we have. I also havae a few gocd used Outfits for sale, also hockey sticks. We are now prepared to sharpen skates. for himself a country home of l)istor-| ic interest. Here were to be p':eserved' the lovely old doors, the windowsl with tiny panes of glass, the fireplaâ€"| ces where great logs .once threw off a friendly warmth, and by whese lizht the children of the neighborâ€"‘ Rbood played, sana and listened to tne‘ prayers of theiw elders. Ccl. Maclean| visioned new fences of stone and' wood. new drives bordered Withi shrubs, and the house where he could j spend his summers. | Likewise, the grounds where his parents lay, whore the pioneers of Puslinch were buried, needed the care of tender and loving bands; the cld church where years before Col. Macâ€" lean received his first Sunday Schooi lessons needed repairs . and so it came about that in acquiring a coun-i DURHAM MACHINE SHOP transport the collected plates F. W. MOON, Proprietor steel mills. _ Both operations DURHAM, ONT. â€" Phone 140 in& conducted withcut charge In th> city of Toronto, 59 miles away, they» lived a publisher, John Bayne Maclean. He was born in this old house cn September 26, 1862, and bad come back to make this old corâ€" ner in Crieff a weâ€"thy memorial to the memory of his parents, Rev. and‘ Mrs Andrew Maclean, and to have one Gay there was great excitement in the district. Men were at work reâ€" storing the Cl church, and the old cemetery ard the quaint old house. 4 The years passed by, a half century or more had come and gcne, when took up his residence and ministered te the neighboring farmers. His name was Andrew Maclean and near by under 1 beautiful stene, he and his wife rest side by side. + ror many years an ° old country manse stocd in Wellington County a few miles from Guelph. In this manse The following sketch appeared in the Guelph Mercury recently. Col. J. B. Maclean Restores Old Home Skating Outfits Give your Home Newspaper Your Printing The Durham Review Good Printing of all Kinds Bring your Printing to It is understood that the Red Crcss| Society‘s plan for the salvaging of the old plates has been made possi-l bie by the coâ€"operation of the Imperiâ€"‘ al Oil Limited and members of the Autamotive ‘Transport Association.! All Imperial Oil service stations will; act as collecting depots for thel platesâ€"zn1 Axtomotive Transpart Asâ€" sociation members have agreed to’ transport the collected plates ta the| steel mills. Both operations ave beâ€"‘ We offer you the same or batter quality at as low or lower prices and guarantee betterand quicker service than you can get from outâ€"ofâ€" town printing houses. Your newspaper does these things and helps you, Nexttime an outsideprinting salesâ€" man calls on you. tell him you‘re going to buy your printing at the local newspaper office. "I hope the mctorists of Ontario will câ€"operate wholeâ€"heartedly," saidl Mr Hepburn. "This amngement! gives them an opportunity to render effective aid â€" in two ways and at no cost to themselves. Three hundred tons of steel would be an importan.tl aid to the war industries and the' cash d erived from the sale of the metal will be effectively used by thel Red Cross. In the present emer-i gency, when steel mills are working' to capacity we must avoid waste ofl material and I am sure thatâ€" motorâ€" ists. will support this worthwhile un-! dertaking." | You expect your newspaper to help bring people t» Durham.... to interest them in this tow n You expect your newspaper to support community drives for charity, etc.... _ _A plan for the salvaging of 1940 automobile licens» plates by the Ontaric Division of the Canadian Rec Cross Society was announced today by the Honcrable Mitchell F. Hepâ€" burn,. Prime Minister of ‘Ontario. He pointed out that if all or nearly all the 1940 plates were recovered, the Red Cross funds would benefit by a substantial sum and almast three hundred tons of scrap steel would be made available for war purposes. You expect your newrrarer to boost fo good roads, good schools, and support communâ€" ty celebrations and associations . ... You expect your newspaper totake the lead in advocating community betterment.... You expect your home newspaper to give you all the news.... â€" ty residence as has Col. Maclean. But what he has done in transformâ€" ing his old home others can do, and his restoration of church and grounds may serve as a hiny to others who move in to a rural district and would do more than just restore the house they live in. > f 1940 AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATES C TO BE COLLECTED FOR RED CRoOSsS Few people are fortunate enough to acquire their birthplace for a counâ€" ‘The bouse is of wood, built nearly a huncved years ago. It stands on a corner opposite the church. It is loveâ€" ly in its simplicity and with a fresh coat of white paint from time to time presents 2 quaint picture â€" of rural try home he was able to beautify and bless a large portion cf this comâ€" hn us it antener omm Terms "C.A.S.F." (Cana‘ dian Active Service Force) and "N. P.A.M." (Nonâ€"Permanent â€" Active Militia) disappear from use. f 5. Purchases of steel beyond curâ€" rent requirements, prohibited. Exâ€" ception made for war industries.j Purpose: To assure abundant supâ€" 4. Military forces of Canada deâ€" Signated "The Canadian Army‘ by Orderâ€"inâ€"Council. Units and formaâ€" ricns on Active Service will be deâ€" signated "active formations; other units and formations will be known as "Reserve" formations. 3. Colonel J. L. Ralston, Minis tor of Defence, accompanied by Majâ€" orâ€"General Crerar. Chief of Generai Staff, arrives in London for conferâ€" erce with British authorities. Cclonâ€" el Ra‘ston is the fourth member of Can. Cabinet to visit Gre\t Britain since the declaration cf war. Importation of fresh fruit and vegetables nop affected. 2. Foreign Exchange savings un der special budget estimated at from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 a month. Excise tax cn automobiles up to value of $700 increased from 16 to 20 per cent. s Customs duty on 34 classiâ€" fications of Uuited Kingdom products removed or lowered. Excise tax of 25 per cent. imposed on many electrical and othâ€" er appliances including radios, camâ€" €cras, vaccum cleaners. > Motorâ€"vehicles other than passenger cars, petroleum products and a wide list cf other commodities permitted+ importation from nonâ€" sterling countries culy under license. issue of licenses will be gradually reâ€" duced. | Importation of _ passenger automobiles, sporung_ gcods, other nonâ€"essential commodities from ncnâ€" sterling countries, except Newfoundâ€" land, prchibited. | duces special war budget in Comâ€" mons designed to conserve needed foreign exchange. Budget hits luxâ€" * plies of steel E.lgt ’lfh"- ."m'” n imnifiaina . o te o m d tPc nc ea c poi o io o t on recla ns 2| o ie UAE + > P. RAMAGE. Editer and Proprieter [ 6. Unemployment_among members =t==â€"â€"mmumumemoummâ€"ooâ€"â€" Of tr&GCS <UNIONS3 TOCOTOS 1OWESt CANADA‘3 WAR EFFORT figure in many yearsâ€"4.4 per cent. THE DURHAM REVIRW ! The chief topic of conversation in the Foresters‘ lines at Camp Borden last week has been sbout furlough. When the men left on their weekend leaves late Friday afternoon it was generally underâ€" stood that the most of this battalâ€" on w culd likely be home on furâ€" lough from Decembor 2ist to Janu ary 5th. A skeleton crew of about seventyâ€"five men are usually left in camp tc look after things when the battation is away at any time, so different arrangements â€" will be made for these men. It‘s also exâ€". pected that a certain number of men will commence their two week‘s furlcugh about next Wedâ€" nesday because of having to be back at camp the latter part of December to take their turn to gua~d duty. ‘The men are ‘ooking forward to this furlough and Lt. Col. T. â€"J. Rutherford, the Comâ€" manding < Officer, has been quite busy the last few days in Aarran~ ing the fnrlengh so as to suit the majority of the men. In an interview preceeding his adâ€" dress, Knickerbocker said the TUnitâ€" ed States would be in the war next summer or within a year at the latest "And the fact is that we fall if Britain falls. So that, whatâ€" ever American," no matterâ€" what his name, his rank, his prestige or his fame â€" whatever Ameriâ€" can would limit or delay every aid to Britain of every kind is effectively cbstructing the defense of the United States t this moment of the greatest peril we have ever faced since we became a nation." \ Knickerbocker said the war would be wan or lost in the British Islesâ€" not in the Neak East, the Far East, Italy, Greece, the Mediterranean or any other place. | _ "If the British can‘t stop it, we Americans â€" shall substantially and fuily join the hosts of cther 'neutrals,f brought down by their stubborn reâ€"‘ fusal to face the bitter facts. And | the fact is that tcday Britain is our‘ first line of defense and for at least two years she will be almost our onâ€" ly line of defense, until we beccm»> strong enough to stand alone in a world of enemies. | _The perverted genius of ~ Adolph Hitler is rapidly pushing a whole genâ€" eration back to the stone age. Knickerbocker â€"described as the only safe place in continuing: R. Knickerbocker, famous Int. News Service, foreign correspondent, in speaking before the Detroit Economâ€" ic Club. "For our own preservation the VUnted States must enter the war on the side of Great Britain," said H. 8. Key men from essential war ’industflea, serving with the C.A.S. , F. will be permitted leave during the | winter to return temporarily to such | industries. « 11. Contracts awarded for conâ€" struction of six more corvettes (subâ€" marine chasers) for Canadian Navy. Corvettes ordered now total 70â€"ten for Royal. Navy, 60 for Canaâ€" dian Navy. Present uaval construction programme â€" involves expenditure of around $70,000,000. i 7. Canada‘s external trade in Ocâ€" ‘tober, excluding gold, reached a high ;point for recent years, aggregating : $215,485,662 ccmpared wikh $189,065,â€" 024 in September and $170,471,796 in October, 1939. nik 10. Wilfrid J. T. Gagnon, Monâ€" treal, appo‘inted Joint Directirâ€" Genâ€" eral, Purchasing Branch, Department of Munitions and Supply. . Mr. Gagnen own two shoe factories, Aird and Sons Ltd. and Wilfrid Gagnon, Ltd. 100, . §. MUST ENTER war FOR SELFâ€"PRESERVATION LONG FURLOUGH coming the ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO for armaments and in 20 yearsâ€" yrs Gecr 26 average as tendance. . November 1, on octmr 1. C The m November 1, 0 Ce.nada "caves" London, J. A. Johnston, publisher of the Mildmay Gazette, has been »ppointâ€" ed returning officer for the Bruceâ€" Hurcn riding in the Ontario House, made vacant by the death of Chas. A. Rcbertson, M.L.A.> last_spring. It looks as though a byeâ€"election will be held early in 1941. Several proâ€" spective candidates © fcrâ€" both parties books highly â€"recommended were ‘‘The Life of Madame ~Currie‘" Mrs. |Gecnrlze Black and others. Miss Marâ€" !.s;aret Durning, Physical Director of of the Y. W. C. A. demonstrated ; "Physical Education and Games." Senator Cairine Wilson on "The Refâ€" vgee and Evacuee" asking us all ito adopt a friendly attitude to other people, especally these, and Miss Edna Mcore, chief Public School nurse of Ontario, on "Health." Dr. ’Gisdale on, "Underrourished Childâ€" lren." The Choral Society of Brampâ€" ton, rendered several numbers very. nicely. Mr.M. Carcli, of the Hanaiâ€" craft Work of Ontsrio, demonstfat» ed their handiwork which was very interesting, one being a basket made of porcupine quills and lined with wiol. R. G. Cooper on, "That Instiâ€" tutes should be to the adult whrt the school is to the pupil.‘ The meeting closed with singing the National Anthem. â€" At the close, a dainty lunch was served by ~the convenc:, Mrs Eastman assisted by Mesdames A. Middleton, J. C. Nichâ€" ol, A. Hay and C. Lauder assisted by the hostess. Mrs Sharpe. ‘The January meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs T. H. Snedth are in the race. eont on "What are the various ways we can serve in the Fresent War." Mrs Davidson, of Montreal,, a former Russianâ€"Pcle, and a news Broadcaster, on C.F.R.B., spoke on "Current Events", mentioning Canaâ€" da and what it stood for. Miss Roâ€" berts on "Libraries," and among the Mrs Giles stressed that the keyâ€" note of the convention was the War Aid in every form including War Certificates, etc. Mrs Duke, "The vesponsibilities of the Institutes" and Miss Mary Clarke, the Superintendâ€" l An excellent program was then _given, the convener being Mrs R.C. |Eastman. It opened by _ singing !Christmns Carcls, "Hark! Hark! the ‘Herald Angels Sing" and "Silent | Night", accompanied by Miss Leah :McComb. Mrs Priest gave a short talk on "Christmas" which was much ‘appreciated. She stressed "Peace on earth, goodwill to men" as beirig an agreement between nations and families ~throughout the world, as the peace <cf God passeth all unde~ !standmg and should be in all our 'hearts at the present time. â€" Misses Marjotie Middleton and Mary Bourne gave an instrumental duet and graciâ€" ously responded with an enccre. | Mrs. Giles gave a splendid report of the 39th Provincial Convention which was held at the Rovyal York Hotel, Toronto, recently. The Fresiâ€" dent, Mrs George Sharp was also a delegate for the District and acted as chairman fcor one session, with an attendance of 400 delegates. ‘ The roll call was given, it being i“White Gifts and a Christmas Gift I would like to receive." Each memâ€" ber contributed a gift for the Grey ]County Children‘s Shelter at Owen , Sound. Expressions of sympathy ‘were to be forwarded to the Collinâ€" isem family as the late Mrs Collinâ€" son was a former member and to EMrs John Graham in the ‘passing ofâ€" her brother, Wm. Burgess. ber at the next meeting and to give the milk donation to the Public Schcol children as usual and lastly the Christmas fCheer. _A committee was appointed to deal with the matâ€" ter. . The meeting opened by singing ‘O Canada" and the Institute Ode fol lowed â€" by the Lord‘s Prayer in uniâ€" son. ‘The president, Mrs G. Sharpe, presided and a short business pericd was held. The Sec‘y.â€"Treas., Mrs Giles, read the report of ‘the previous meeting. _ Excellent reports of the various. committees for War Work was given by the Convenors, name:y; Mrs. Peter Hay, Mrs Mortley, Mrs. Simmons, Mrs Geo. Campbell, . and the Convenor for the Branch, Mrs. ‘ F. W. Moon. It was decided to‘ help the British Hospital Fund by a cash contribution frem each mem-‘ The December meeting of the Womâ€" en‘s Institute was held on Thursday afternoon last at the residence of Mrs Gecrge Sharpe, with a large atâ€" Recent visitors with Mr and A. D. Maclntyre were Mr and M. Saulter of Williamsford. Mrs J. Sweeney is spending winter months in Owen Sound. Under the alspices of the L; Aid Society of Detona Presbyt« Church, the annkal bazaar wil held in the Chu basement Friday _ evening of this week, 13th, beginning at $ p\ m. Mr and Mrs I. Ro! n and 1y of Holland Centre visitgd \re ly with Mr and Mrs Alexy Pa Some folks get sick their health, Greutneag in thought You‘re no use to yourself if you‘re ef no use to others, The spirit travels where the mind can. not reach, k one did only minor damage. Mr McGowan hbas been unfortunate in suffering fires, having lost the Rob Roy Milis in Durham some months before taking over the Lusan Mill. known as the "Lucan Mill," had yellow brick walls and hardwood floors. | It was put up in 1899 and was at that time and for years afterâ€" wards considered to be one of the finest mills of its kind in the proâ€" vince. It was the fpcond fire in the upper part of the Lucan mill within the past two years. The previous Be sparing with your advice, * o o Better to be refined than beautiful, * e e Nothing is more certain t} tainto. uncer In recent years the mill was used _ for manufacturing _ flour, feeds and processed cereal, stocks of which were on hand and deâ€" stroyed . â€" In fermer â€" years the machinery had been powered by steam but latterly this was superseded by electric motors, the steam bciler being used for heating and some of the processing operations in the ccurse. of manufacturing cereals. The superintendent stated â€" that there was no fire in the boilc: on Saturday; he bad visited it with the intention of starting one but after chopping up a few pieces cf fuel and observing weather condi-“ tions he decided there was no. danger of the boiler freezing up, and so came away withou; actually’ starting the fire. _ No explanation has been offered as to how the fire started. 1+ apparently began on the top floor, and broke through the roof socn after it was first noticed. Wiring was said to be in gocd condition and there were no fires reported in the heating equipment. way that little could be done to control it. Flcdors collapsed quickly tuinder their weight of machinery and stock. The interior turned into an enormous furnace. A glare reflected on low lying clouds was said to be observed as far away as London. Sparks fell in clouds over the southern pairts of Lucan and firemen devoted their attention to protection cf dwellings rhar the mill, a task which lasted wel!l into the night. l Mr McGowan was able to re-‘ move the mill‘s papers and somej ather _ valuables. ‘The safe fell| through the office floor when it collapsed. 7 ‘ Fire of unknown origin, d18sCOVeN®® about 3.45 p.m. Saturday afternoon, completely gutted the Lucan Mills, cestroying machinery and stock, the replacement value ‘of which, aloang with the building, was estimated at about $60,000,â€" partially covered by insurance. The mill â€" building, n ecmmon‘y Che FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHER® 8y ALFRED sigos DORNOCH D 5 MIll al | irs E4. Crosier returned to he x P Lucan Burned DOWInome near Eamonton, after apenting Inoliday with ber relatives in this snn Vnd ie onhatsasai2 20 CCC SH gpices of the Ladies‘| Nationa [ Petona Presbyterian| Mizpah aun#al bazaar will be| brought Chu: basement cn|@ close. s of this week, Dec.| by Mrs. 5 at 8 p\ m. I. Ro n and famâ€" Centre visitqd recentâ€"IM. P w worrying about or deed speaks visitqd recentâ€" Alex. Robertâ€" and Mrs. can mus.'cenfl! with rejatives in Toronto. stock, the, The United Farm Women met at ich, along the home of Mrs Geo. Mighton, Jr. imated | at / on Friday of lase week with eleven bovered w‘mm and several visitors present. }m“nm answered by an exâ€" in apera.|change of Xmas gifts. _ A letter of discovered : community. â€" There will be restricted leave for some of the military forces. wa. The Governmént felt unable to go beycond the present halfâ€"fare rate. Mr. Power said. At the same time the Minister reâ€" No Frfe Amy rn'sm: a close. _ Refreshments were served by Mrs. Stewart and assistants. Splendid articles on "Open 1 were given by Mrs. Davey and National Anthem war anme a~2 ber lith at the church. An interesting reading was given by Mrs MacDonald. Mrs Krauter presided for the W. M..S. and opened the meeting. Mrs Stewar; then offered prayer. ‘The roll call was answered by a "Sentence hold the readinz from Psaim 74 and prayer was offered by Mrs Hopkins. The roll call was responded to by the word "Peace." During the business part of the meeting it was deciMed to The joint meeting of the Ladies‘ Aid and W.M.S. met at the home of Mrs Donald Stewart on Wednesday, Nov. 27th with an attendance of 21 members and visitors present. Tlge president, Mrs Ewen, presidec. baby were visitors the first of the week with Mrs ‘Thomas Reay and ’ Mr Herb Miller leaves on Thursday on his veturn to Halifax after enjoyâ€" Qing 10 days leave at his home here. Mr George Bovington has been in Christie St. Hospital the yast three or four weeks. We sincerely hope Geonge will benefit by his stay there. Mrs James Crutchley was a guest guest ‘Tuesday evening with Miss Hilâ€" da McKechnie, Durkam. Sorry to hear Mrs Clarence Thompâ€" son has been quite ill the past week and was pleased to hear she is much improved and will soon be up and The U.F.W.O. Club will pold their n:onthly meeting at the homs of Mrs L. McLean on Friday afternoon of delcious lunch was served by the hostess and assistants. ‘The Janvâ€" ary meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Geo. Turnbull. The voll call will be answered by a silver collecâ€" tion. Those on the cake committee are Mrs Alf Bailey, Mrs Wilfred Alexâ€" ander, Mrs Jchn Andrews. Today, Tuesday, is mild and quite lot of snow has disappeared. ‘The ck roads are in bad shape for traâ€" DECEMBERN 12, 1940 MacDonald C. G| Power, defense â€" den ROCKY SAUGEEN Retain Half Fare Rate benediction in _ unison a very profitable meeting to ~was well responded to. Coutts was a visitor reâ€" departments at Ottaâ€" by CARD OF THAh We sincerely thank n for kindnesses and\ symp ed in our recent bercave the staff of the Red: Cro Hospital for their devo Mrs. Boyce in ber last il 114 acres more or less, 2, Normanby, property Thomasena Byers. Hous banked barn. _ Property and watered. For part terms apply to David : ministrator or C. A. Ro ECZEMA â€"PSORIASIS S ‘The most stubborn ski quickly respond to Kie Quick Healing Saive". Impetigo, Ringworm, Ey phigus, Chaps, etc., whi 5%; ‘31.00; $2.00; Sold den‘s Drug Store. HOUSE AXND STORE m HOLSTEIN. Apply at fice, or Mrs J. Ezra H Forest R.R. 4. Phone { Mount Forest. RESIDENTIAL PROPRL â€"â€"Good brick residence den conveniences: c« ed. Also a number « Furniture for sale priv E. Winifred P January lst, 1941 they will be placed The Directors of Du Coop. Co. desite to owing the Co.â€"op. Stc THE D : DECEMBER 12, ; ®» Thee ofrers a Mrs R. Twamjey Jos. H. Crutch} Catherine Fnis Newspape OXE O:fzer Pric [] Maclean‘s Ma; [ J Chatelaine, 1 : []J Canadian Hon [ J National Home [ J Canadian Hor Home, 1 yr. | cumscnl * ~OURTT GROU [J Magazine Dige [] True Story, 1 | [] Silver Screen, []1 Christian Her: [] Fact Digest. 1 [ J Science and D [J McCail‘s Maga [ J Parents Maga I j Open Road foi [ J Home Aris N [ 1 Screenland, 1 | FARM FOR S Chat vacica in This New "*i> I Ad 1 «dib M zine NOTICE Ek ar M Stoi afte In