a MIDLAND • PENETANGUISHENE

Vol. LXII No. 42—First Section MIDLAND, ONT., WED. OCTOBER 20, 1943 ' 5c PER COPY

POPULAR MIDLAND LAD MAKES One Man Killed MIDLAND-BARRIE KIWANIANS SUPREME SACRIFICE OCTOBER 5 6 Hurt in Orillia GIVE FARMERS AN EYEFULL WAS WITH 48th HIGHLANDERS Boat Explosion AT SUNNIDALE PLOW MATCH Another Midland boy. on the Honor Roll for King and ORILLIA—A' gasoline explosion By J. H. CRANSTON last Wednesday evening in the en­ Country, has been killed. He is Sgt. Joseph William (Joe) gine room of the Fairmile warship SUNNIDA.LE—The major event scheduled for the annual Lapp, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lapp, 9 Horrell recently launched at the Hunter plowing match of the Centre and West Simcoe Plowmen s As­ Avenue, Midland. He was killed in action in Italy on October Boats shipbuilding plant wrecked sociation failed to come off as scheduled. 5. The flag on Midland s Town Hall flew at half mast over the stern of the vessel, resulted in Barrie Kiwanis Club fielded” a team of five plowmen, all the death of Stanley Peacock, and the week-end in honor of the fallen soldier. in serious injuries to five other of them former farmers, but the Midland Kiwanis Club could Joe was thirty-two years of age. (store on Roncesvalles Ave. for workmen. The explosion was felt not produce more than three, and only one of them had had Born in Midland in 1911, he gt- some time, then went to Mactier.all over town, It is believed to farming expeience. The Barrie Club plowed a full piece of tended school at Regent and Mid- ..whece kivsv ***-he alsouiov worked••Vi 1Uin a JIVICstore have been caused by gas fumes land, and made,a good job of it, while the three Midlanders land High School. He was fond j He enlisted in the army at To- arising from the escape of gaso­ who undertook to give an exhibition of their skill did a round of sports and did some amateur ironto on September 13, 1939. and line The gasoline in the tank did boxing. He attended St. Paul’s spent his training period at To­ not explode. • apiece and were mighty glad when it was over. United Church, and sang in the ronto. At Christmas of the same Stanley Peacock was the 16 year ; The judges -consequently could 'parachute handy I s’id down the choir for several years. year he .went overseas with the old son of Harry Peacock, who con­ make no award, and the four handles till 1 reached terra firma. An employee of the A. & P. 48th Highlanders. He completed ducts a shoe repair shop on West plump roasting chickens which had The “Land Horse” Laughed store in Midland in the meat de­ [his training in England, and was street. been set up as prizes for the event I have heard about horses laugh­ partment. and assisting as a but­ [oneone oiof inethe orBritish usn anaand vanaaianCanadian The slx men injurcd were Ern- were auctioned off at the evening ing but I never had actually seen cher at the Midland Market when soldiers at Dunkirk when that port est justm no burns, but a com-____ , banquet by Charlie Sproule and one till just then, The "land’’ it was held in the old Craighead 'was evacuated before the pursuing pound fracture of the right teg atj brought $3 each. The $12 was do­ horse, which really was a “land building. Joe became very well Germans. ^Sgt.^Lapp met his bro* ankie and a fracture of the nated by President G. W. Middle­ imare,” looked back at me, snif- ton to the British War Victims known in the town. His winning iher Pte. Lloyd Lapp in England 1 right fibula; Norman Johnston, Ted, and then began to paw the air personality made many sincere and they spent a happy leave to- i first degree burns of the face, Fund. Those of us who upheld the ' with her left front foot in hilarious honor of Midland did so at great friends, and everyone speaks high­ gether, then Joe was moved to Sic­ hands and j forearms; Howard fashion. Now I do not mind be­ ly of the young soldier. Ever since ily. He came through the Sicilian Brohm. first and second degree cost and the money might well ing laughed at by human beings, have been donated to us as plow he was a small child when the last campaign without a scratch and his blirns of the face and hands; Har­ but when a horse undertakes to Great War was being. fought, he last letter from there told of how old Ariss, first and second degree victims. laugh at me it is almore more than played ^t soldiering, his mother well and healthy he was,, ^ifd how burns of the hands and legs and Archie McArthur was all dress­ I can take. However the “sea said, and was never happier than he had escaped even a scrrattch. The lacerations; Reginald Bradley, first ed up in his Sunday best, and be­ horse"—I suppose the other one when he was shouldering a make- letter was written on A'Vugust 31, and second degree burns of the fore he had gone twenty yards the must be the “sea horse”, since he.; believe gun, and marching with an and was received by His parents face and hands; and Russell Heigh- cuffs in his neatly pressed pre­ walks in the furrow or the hollow imaginary army. As soon as war in September. 'ton. burns and lacerations about war trousers were carrying about of the wave—was much more con- ’. was declared he joined up with the | Surviving Sgt. Lapp are his wife, the face, injury to left eye, frac­ two pounds each of 'Sunnidale ______sjderate. He ______did not laugh at all, 48th Highlanders, a regiment that his parents, his two children, Al- ture of the right arm ,and contus­ soil, while the creases were show- being better manneredI than his he had always admired. “He was a len 5 and Joanne 4; three broth­ ions in various parts ol the body. ing signs of disappearing. But la(jy frjend. good boy and a good soldier," is ers, Walter in Toronto, Lieut. Am- : when he completed the round puf- The. men injured had been work-| - -- - i After lugging the plow back a the tribute paid by many who knew old Lapp overseas with a Canadian ing on the boat finishing the.elec’- ‘hE j?? ««?*»• him. - Tank Division, and Pte. Lloyd Archie just shook himself and his* this time with better luck for about In 1936, Joe went to Toronto, Lapp with the Queen’s Own Cam- trical installations. A crew of sea­ trousers and the creases went back men were uptown, having arrived fifty yards. Then all of a sudden where he married Elizabeth Hurst, eron Highlanders in Italy; and two into place. the darned phow took a notion to He was employee! at a Loblaw’s sisters, Doris and Helen at home. to take the boat away. None of them were aboard. Young Pea­ Ready for Emergencies fly and came up into the air. Once more with the aid of Archie, Dave cock was employed as an electrrc- Dave Haig had come prepared [ians’ helper. [and Roy, I hauled it back in the for emergencies. Dressed in tbe [furrow. Again all three helped me COMPLETION TRENT WATERWAY A large hole was blown in the comfortable old clothes and sweat­ 'side of the ship near the stern, and get that team started. A few min- . er that he uses when .he goes utes later we hit the tough end of BACKED BY MIDLAND C. OF C. the deck over the engine room shooting ducks he made a remark­ blown off. But the injury was all the field. Everyone had been com­ ably fine showing, particularly as I plaining about it. The soil chahg- - SKI JUMP TO BE DISMANTLED ■ above the water line, and the ship ne had to follow me around and 'did not sink. ed from soft loam to stiff clay,-and puzzle out the general direction he there were stones aplenty. Paving the Midland - Orillia coming Victory Loan Campaign should go after looking dt my highway, completion of the Trent This committee is composed of twisted furrows. He did so well Had Me on the Run waterway, the Midland-Penetang Mayor O. H. Smith, V. G. Edwards. I rather suspect Dav? has done I had always thought that plow airport, the formation of a post­ H. J. Thompson, George Ross, J. COMING EVENTS some secret plowing somewhere. horses were slow movers up till. • war reconstruction committee, and H Cranston, and C. H. Bushnell. Notices under this heading 10c I then. I learned differently. The the pulling down of the ski jump ! H. J. Kettle was appointed as a per line. Minimum charge 50c. When my turn came I jumped eagerly to the plow handles but I tougher the going got the faster were on the agenda of the first fall member of the Merchants Com- those "dashed critters wanted to meeting of Midland’s Chamber of | mittee to fill tbe vacancy created soon discovered that all I had learned last year down on Joe Mar­ travel. Soon they had me on the Commerce held on Thursday. by the transfer from Midland of j On Thursday. October 28 from run trying to keep up with them, Leslie Gandy. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the basement tin's farm near Elmval? had been Those in attendance were Presi­ largely forgotten. First, I found and take it from me It’s jno -snap dent George Ross, H. J. Thompson. PreseM and post war industrial of the Carnegie Library. Pene- trying to dash along a furrow with- . plans were suggested and it was tanguishene. Miss Eleanor Kidd of 1 could not make the lip noises V. G. Edwards, Mayor Smith. Ai­ necessary to get those white the earth falling^ in over your feet, derman Chas. V-snt, T. M. McCul­ decided to have C. H. Bushnell the Women’s Institute Branch of and trying at the same time to’ more actively associated with the - the Ontario Department of Agri­ horses started, at least I cculd not lough. and Manager C. H. Bush- make them loud enough for the steer a plow in two directions, one ’ nell. [Industrial Committee and it was culture.’ will conduct a conference on the level, and the other in a [advised tnat the first_____._ stepr mighto... on “Care of Clothing " This is animals to hear. I tried “giddap” The vital necessity for the pav­ with no better luck. Finally Ar­ straight line. Plows like whales, well be to determine the plans, sponsored by the Local Women’s have a habit of coming up for air. ing of the highway from Midland ’______j Institute. Everybody welcome. chie McArthur. Dave Haig and Roy to Orillia was discussed and it was —Please Turn to Page 12 42fp King all took a hand and the fun Once again w'e stopped with a decided to have the Tourist Com­ ----- [started. . bump. And once' more that darn­ mittee headed by V. G. Edwards ed land mare laughed at me «nd arrange a meeting with Dr. J. D. pawed the air. WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST MINUTE “Better let me drive,” suggested McPhee, MJJ*., to discuss this it out again when it reached six \ highway together with the High­ Archie and I gladly handed the THERE IS ONE VERY significant sentence in the splendid inches. Down, down, down it went. reins over. After that it was a way Departments plan to eliminate The horses strained harder and the bottle-neck on Highway 27 at- letter addressed to his fellow Canadians by Finance Minister I lot easier. I could steer the. plow harder, then came to a dead stop. Mnot so badly so long as __Archie ____ * Barrie. .' Ilsley asking them to accept the challenge of the Fifth Victory The plow was almost out of sight, l“t~ red the~horses. ‘Tthelpe’d a lot. The Chamber of Commerce have Loan. and I seemed to be hanging some- | . ■ also advised co-operation with the where in midair. Not having a^ —Please Turn to Page 5 Orillia Board . of Trade in refer- “No matter when the war should end we" must re- ence to the proposal of C. H. Hale, re mber that men will continue to offer their lives until * Editor of . the Orillia Packet and the very minute of armistice.” • .- ' ‘Times, that as a post-war employ­ That is absolutely true as many Canadian families found out PTE W. PLAYNE OF PENETANG ment measure the completion of when the last war ended. Of the 5000 killed on the final day of th©- Trent Waterway be carried WOUNDED IN ITALIAN FIGHT - through. tbe war a large number were our own flesh and blood. 'The recent formation and plans .The soldiers will not let up in their fight against the foe Another Penetang boy is officially reported wounded in . of the interim Directorate for the until the very last shot has been fired and the enemy lifts his action. He is Pte. William Joseph Playne, son of Mrs! J. B. ? Midland-Penetang Airport was dis- hands in unconditional surrender. . . cussed and approved as a further Lalonde of Penetdng. His wife, formerly Reta Martin whom, post-war project and the sum of So we at home must fight to tbe last minute with our Vic­ he married over two years ago, also lives in Penetang. one hundred dollars was passed as tory Bonds. We must keep on buying right up to the armistice Theo official telegram .was re- and money sent to him. Both tele- Midland’s share of prelimijaary ex- I sb tiiat our government may have the funds to furnish everything ceived on Wednesday last week, grams arrived just the day before . penses for the furtherance of these in the way of equipment peeded to achieve victory. If the Can­ and stated that Pte. Playne was the word came through that he ; plans, which necessitate prpductidn. adian-people hold back, then it .may be that lives will be needless­ , wounded on October 2J The nature was wounded. Pte. Playife wrote of a contour map of the proposed ' and extent of the wounds are not borne about seeing Andrew Gau- ' sites and the engagement of a ly sacrificed because of a missing tank^a plane, or a big gun. yet available, but further informs- thier in both Sicily and Italy, and competent engineer for this pur- Victory Loans do no*t provide all the funds for war. They, only tion will follow when received. Leonard Tugwell, another Pene- '.pose. . represent about half what*-is. actually being spent The balance The twenty-five year old soldier tang boy, in Italy.'"--' ■ It was further advocated by is postponed for later payment. It is better that vfre should so joined the Army in September, Pte. Playne has • three brothers: President Ross that the post-war 1942, and went overseas with the Pte. Frank Playne at Petawawa, • reconstruction committee be con- far as possible pay as we go. U will make the post war years Hastings and Prince Edward fiegi- Stanley who expects to go in the . vened to formulate further discus- easier, and anyone with- a thought for the future knows that they ment in March of this year. He Navy soon, Charlie at home; three ; sion forums and discuss plans of • will be difficult No milenniuta is ahead of us: had spent his training periods at sisters, Mrs. C. Gendron (Carrie), • district interest and projects to be Put every dollar you can into Victory Bonds. Remember Kitchener and Ipperwash. ' Mrs. Miran (Gertrfitio). and Char- Mrs. Playne has received two lotte, at home. Thd*>61dier’s father undertaken immediately following our boys at the front. Do not let them' down, ’they stand be­ £ the war. These meetings to be telegrams from her husband who is used to be a member of the Mid­ * held at the conclusion of the forth- tween yoU,and the enemy. * . in Italy, thanking her for parcels land Police Force, v