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Lucknow Ont., Thigs ay April 3rd, 1941
SEETING MONDAY
RE. WAR SERVICES
A Pubne meeting le. to be liebilri
the Town. Halt here, net genclay
evenieg at eight ,o'clock, at wh.ich
plaits will he laid.to ergaeize, foe the
War Services citiriPaigh u Luelmove.
Rev R S, Skennee ef. Chesley, Chair -
Mari ot the Bruce Coanty Committee
will he preient,0 addreSs the meet-
-"HOMECOMING WEEK" BEING
SPONSORED IN MANN CENTRES
. A "Hoinecoming Week" is being
• planned by. many menicipalitiee in
Ontario an an aid to the tourist traf-
fic from the United States and also
to provide a tiene when aid feeimign-
tangee, can be renewed.' • The cane.;
reign is now On in some .Centres and
will be announced in others lie the
• neat' future, . • ,
The week is planned to brink back
many Canadians :,l'iow • he the United
States and their friends to visit- at
the "old home town". But the cam-
paign definitely is not of the "Old
Home Week" 'variety. " . .
Already 41 districts in - Oetarki
from Wiarten to Pieten have decid-
ed to anter the • plan. Most of the
districts have chosen the first week
of July as this contains Friday July
4, and many Americans will be able
to spend the tang rweek-end of the
holiday here without I sing timeefrom
Work.. •
. It is ,expected that the plan will
beepreeeenteeLlocallyeeratheenearefatee
iire, -aimed, atinteresting local # mer-
chants in reurvadingdiels "Homecom-
ing Week", which bideifare to sweep
the province, in a co-operative ineee
to invite our frieade\frine across the
line te- visit Canada, eirtt
t em a. ig'--neetiehile heire, •
,
,
'Melee -CnitritY'saahete,Ove is. $1S,000
in this appeal
,appeal
t to raise 45,500,000 efie.4er0vide coin-
•,tlf!abeforts en.eaterterteinneeet .for oue sol-
diers! sail :al -airmen. Luelenew
• cen he cottlitiedMifin*,,rimet its quota
• but it ieIniPhAatir that a large and
representative gathering of citizen*
be in attendance on Manday night.
•' The lead carat:reign is somewhat de-
layed and no time cirehe lost in get-
ting *undeiway, A special meetings
of the 1,1 :Legion ..Branch. WKA
are A
for Manday night, to which heads of
, local organizations were invited to
Vi*adt'cieuds :promotion of the caiapaigre
---"Ftefelreafr.
Skinner was to • visit here shortly
the "Mattere teal -lift in tileetranbee
In aerie:centres the drive is pract-
OAF ,eerePleted; or at least\ well un-'
Huron 'County streeebig:
"Ctiph ler ,Produceeeiretheiredrierearid-
- quotas .have been 'struck and commit-
tees and canvassers are busy, ,
• 7juth.11„ County's qeotaels $20;ee0
ich has been appoetioped as fol-
lowsby mynicipalitieet e--
--Aelitielde--:$0504-eeeeelbOrnee16501
• 9oderielt -Twp., $750; Grey, $1,050;
$1;266,1 Howicle $1,450; Hullett;
$850; McKillop, $$50; Morris', $800;
• Stanley, $875; Stephen, $1,250; Trick-
- ersmith,. $800; Turnberry, $650; Ue-
• borne, $850; V. Wawanosh, $575e
West Wawanosh, $676.
Clinton, $1,006; Goderieh,,$2,500$
Seaferth: $9001 Wingharn, .$1,000;
lifgh 000; Brussele, $375;. Exeter;
1,00,Itialitnsal1; $360. '
e A' PEALS AGAINST
NEW DRAINAGE BY-LAW
• . •
Kittle* Ciaineil sat are a. eourt of
revision last week to -hear coinplaints
gainst the new tlianIOT-Iley-hiev,
, known as the "Ackert Menicipal
Drain Repair, By -Law". A couple of
assesnment appeals • were. received.
The :by-law .also :provides a tee -day
period after -the final -passing, where-
in notice may be, served,, appealing,
to.have the by-law, or any Part there-
• of, quashed. ••
propoialis aleo•being considered
- -toe make •a slighteatitertitioti to the
position of this hitch where it skirts
the, county road at Helyrood. •This
'change is ..considered advisable in
, vie* of the fact eomeeividening_of
• • the 'road May: be required- when it
receives .a permanent snefate, and
• it appears likely that • the jaielmow
to Holyrood streteh will be done this
ereae.
TO CHECK HYDRO
CIRCUITS VOLTAGE,
Training At Trenton .
•Goiclon Campbell,: wholore:way
•taught school at Holyroed, is now in
trainieg at Trenton with the R. C.
TWO IgSTRIcir MEN
NOW .OVERSEAS • ' •
The village Council sat until raide
eight et their regular meeting on
Tuesday. The last business of the
night was the dealing with arrears Of.,
taxes, .and the returning of some to
the .CountyTreasurer., - • ,
,Complaints of few hydro' voltage:
ttar have been receeeed, decided-
cciu,neils to mekeea .thitroagh.check of
.all circuits le the .Village. Alex Har -
ens eiraci inateucted to proceed with,
this Wale, and eubmit'e complete re-
port Of his findings at the May. meet-
ing,. •
It was a session when "Oncontiolle
able expenditures" were fn the lime-
light; including a $200 requisition to
the. Lihrary; 575 to the Pie •Band;
the purchase of fiee hose amment-
ing to more than $200. and the -
School Board requisition of ,$150. •
ee With only 950 feet of reliable five
hose, the Fire 'Company kequisitioned
purchase cif an additional 200 feet
40, -meet-. the-,.-...Under-writereeerequitee-
rnents of 1150 •feet. The .purehase
price was $230.e0. ,
Ten thousend gallons of water; pro-
vided the C. N. R. during the Mara
sthim, was billed it the nominal fee
of $6.00ffn-eadditien-a leber hitt of,
wasg5preitediy the re Com-
Two' Young. men from this district
are now serving with the Canadiap
Arnie "Somewhere in England". One
is Wilbert -Dentin of St. Helens, son
of Charles Durein, and the lite Mrs.
Durrell: The other is James Scott of
Langside, son,.�f Mk. and •Mrs. W. J.
Scott, Wilbert. arrived overseas re-
cently while • Jim has been there for,
a longer period: The fernieris with
the •Royal Canadian Engineers 'While
jimmY is attached. to the Royal Can-
-adianeOrdnanceeGorps. •
NIECE DIES IN GUELPH
• Mtre .lames'ForiTitei, has received
the sad etews-of the death of her. niece
Miss Lima Morton which occurred
in Guelph General Hermital on -Tues-
day, ApniI. lst, following a brief
ness. Miss Morton was in her 52rid
hear. She is the de:lighter of Mr, and
Mrs. Alex Morten of. Guelph and for -
Moly of Lucknow.
WORKING TWO SHIFTS
* NOW AT FLAX MILL
•
With alterations to the build-
• ing completed, tind the seutching ma-
• chine from the Seaforth mill install-
ed, Anderson's Flax Mill is now hum-
* ming smoothly on a two -shift sched-
ule.
In all twenteretWo,men are employ -
•Ted on the two shifts and 'with? tons
And torts of flea to be processed`, the
• Mill has a long stretch of work ahead
of it. •
•
Hrother-in-Law Passes '
Mr George Burgess received word
•redently cif th; death of hie. brother-
• In-lear, Ur. Siamese:en llinch of Car-
• nian, Man. Mrs. ithich, tonherly Mar-
• garet Beigess, is well kliowrath many
older residents in the earlemurrity.
DANCE PROCEEDS
TO. BE INVESTED
Tb suM of ,Sixty-four dollars; ap-
proximately the net proceeds of the
dance held 'recently by .The Clans-
men, ad to be inveeted in War Sav-
ings Certifieetes in the l'utine of the
Club. At "maturity in seveneand One-
half yee"„rs 'the certificate, wM have
a ,value of sso.00. -
the -report of the dance -vase -re-
ceived at a meeting of the Club on
Mouday night, When a committee was
appointed to pian for. the annual
spring dance, which hae, :bean featur-
ed, each year since the group was or-
ganized. •.•'
The financial report is as. !ohms:
proceeds . ... $ 144.00
• Expenditures
orchestra ..$ 50.00
Printing & radio . . 9.24
weptero Bus. co. •14.24
1.00
$ 74.50
$ 69$6
in response to a ILE.P.C. request,
Alex Havens was appointed to Mike
complete Cheek Of all 'household el-
ectrical appliances in the.villag'e...So
Mr. Havens will be calling shortly
to ask if you have an leon a toaster,
a vvasher,"a yaeuem; etc.eeec. •,
• Councillors are to irispeet the new-
ly acquired Geddes building Within a
few days and will no doubt proceed
to haire the Prendees cleaned hp as
the' first step, preparatory to reno-
vating th_e building to make it ten-
antable. ..
Greg
OF THE -PRESS r111 and Will ibe in eharge of the
Br Ward
Net proceeds..
(Less decoration .,account • outstand-
ing), ' •
• Vieiting At Ottawa
Mr. Archie- Mecintyre and see
Alex left on Friday to Spend a fete
,,dttyci at Ottawa, .with ales. 'Muth -
tyre's ;brother, Alex • Nichieleoh, MP,
"Setaly", a neerrihme:represeats'
• - the IVIaeXcintie -Cortstiteeneereie Saab--
atehetrati in the Hotted,
which IS presently initerision and Met
• Nicholson expecte ter bit in the Cap-
-Rai ninth, maz
•
TOMORROW NIGHT: (FRIDAY)
IS THE PIPE DAN]I BALL .
Ciad Mille Failte, liteealiy, trans-
lated as, ft • hundred ''ftlietusaad wel-
comes, is the invitatien extended by
the Lueknow .Pipe Ii,and to lathed
their ani al Scotch Pell to ,be.
this FridaY: night in the TOWYI Hall;
Ws the Old Terrine Seetch dime of
the year, featuring the Grand March
to the skirl ar'the piPes. Then there
wilibe Scetch', reels, sehottiechee; lane
.cerse jereeys; tyre:ate-re' and �d tirne
waltzes. ; . • ,
• There will be ttve oeehestraseilliace
Kenzie's, and McCharlese and hoot
nion,, all the .Soots in the district are.
going to be out in full force to show
• yea ho Ye those old time, dances hoiu
be done. ,
, ,
•
TEhipERATURE GOT UP TO
52' DEGREES ON 1VI4NDAY
•Match 194t; :wee aewietrY. month
generally.. The lowest termierature
warrhelearir ieed; lite' highest
temperature 52 degrees, and this on
•the lest day dr the month. SnoWtall:
was 181a inches, ten inches lees than
• Meech 1946, althOugheMateh of this
ARE FIFTY-SIX
YEARS MARRIED
.A. famila gathering was. held • at
the •horne, of Mr. and Airs. John Kil-
patrick on Monday evening in hon-:
our of ehe..56th Wedding anniVeesary
of Mee., Kilpatrick's. parents, Mr. and
• Mrs, :William' Robinson of East eWat-:
w.a.noehe • ' • , •
• ,Williata Robinsai and Annie Camp -
ell, es was her maidens Mune, were
'aierried at WhiteChaeckbyltev. An-
4derion i Mirth 31st, 1885e and have:
eince been eontineious residents of
East Wawanosh. Mr. Robb:Mon Is now
84, and his vvife 78 years of age. Both
enjOy a fair measure of health,' with
Mr. Robinson having made a splendid
recovery. from a recent illness this
winter, .
Their family includes, 'Edward of
Minnesota; Mrs. Cecil Wheeler (Lime
lay of Brussels; Dr. Harold Robinson
of :Walkerton; Dr. Wilfred Robinson
of Dryden, Ernest at home, and Mrs.
Kilpatrick (Annie) of Lucknow.
-.-.4,arroligetliteseeeeeheetatherederetilltorie"
des; evening. at Mrs; Kilpatrick's to.
join .with Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. in.
• °beer:Ong this 'happy event weiee Mr.
and Mrs, Wheerer, Dr. and: Mrs. Har-
old Robinion and Mrs. Bremner Of
....sienlekreisereareratigeneaeYear=ageee—f-''ettIrklertie
Robertson of St Angustine
SPECIAL AT LYCEUM .
Don't miss • the special attraction at
the Lyceum Theatre, Wingham, this
-
weekend, Its, that much talked of
picture "Little Nellie Kelly", starring
Judy Garland. ••
PARTNERSHIP FORMED
'Recently Leith's Produce Was form-
ed into a partnership With, M. Davkl
Tusher of Toronto; and the new firm
avill be Lietowel Produce 'do. Mr.
Leith.brotherof Yr George
FUNCTION•Leith, has. taken a poeition with the
•
. • •
ice. He has been employed with
Canada 'Packers Toronth, and has
Conurierichei next, week A is one had cansidexable office experieneee-
intention to featiire an editorial eath 14ethivel Bannek'
week for a period of several weeks.
SIAFERED SNOW BLINDNESS
outlining the functions of the riress
in a democratic community and As
relationship to the various Phases of
corinnunity life. There is considerable
ignorance as to the ;ridden and pre-
rogatives of •the press in the area
it serves. MS lack of knowledge is
almost entirely the fault, of the 'press ,
itself because it has neglected the
of Thanks
We. wish • to express • our siecere
thanks and appreciation: for the many
acts ef kindness and expressions of
sympathy and floral tributes by -our
friends and • neighbors during the
'recent bereavement of • our beloved
.husband and father, \
The• latter are cousms of the vener-
• able couple.
• OBITUARY
,
THE LATE MRS. W. If. JOHNSTON
• A well-littown and. highly esteemed
resident of Exeter passed away, in
trictorie Hoepital, London, on .Satur-
day, last in the person. of Mrs, W. H,
• JOhnston, in her seventyeseventh
year. Seiffering from ,arthritis,
Mrs. Johnston had. been,. an invalid
for litany years. Finally gangrene•de-
veloped, and on February 25th she
remirved to Victoria HosPital:
Mr. Johnston,.also hes teen in
frail .healtle was in hospital at the
same time. Born in the township of
Ashfield, her Maiden name was Sarah.
Blake, daughter ef the late, 'Robert
and Bevin Freeborn Blake. .\
Flty-
three years age.---hh-i' was united jn
• HAS REUNION rienutEs
Received' an . interesting letter' re-
eently. from D. C. Anderson of Erek
inee Alta., „fathex Of Fred Anerson
jr., of this Commtinity.• "D. C."' in
fortes us 4tt is forty years since h.
left Lucknow, -
He recallsereading,, recently in the
Sentinel about pictures of the 191e
reetnion, lit the posseseion ct
hee
residents. Mr, Anderson has a :pit
ure of the Huron thg-ofewar team
that defeated• the *mei teem on
Occasion, as well as a picture of th
• Highland bend, taken at the local de
.reit, and with the late "Singing June
ener" Hunter the foreground. e
• LEAVING VILLAGE- ,
-- •
Mr."and Mrs. Vic Durnin and Mr:
and .Mrs. Tack Champion:and daugh •
ter Pansy are shortly going.to movtm
to wingha. to 'reside. Their homes
• just east of the village are :offered
for sale or rent, elswhere in this is--
sue. Bothand.JaelLara employe
year had an average temperature a
es
marriage withher /tow bereaved' hits -
bend •ared• during her long illness Mr.
Johnston heti given her can:dant and
loving zero. For a short thee follow-.
ing their marriage, Mr. Johnston
taught echool in Ashfield; for twelve
years he taught at Sexsmith and for
• twenty years he was a teacher at SS.
14; Kippen Twenty years eta he and
Mee: JehrieWrieritired to Eiceier. 'Beth
•Of ,thein, in their Younger years were
ardent workers in church and Stindaye
Their family were all students
:and have _distinguished-thernseives-in-
vaeious walks of life. Freeborn is in
research work With the -Carriegie In-
stitute et Washington, D.C., and.
work has taken him to, many parts
of . the world. Albeit is an admen'
ith the Vxcelsioe Life Ineutance Co
Toronto and Dr. Cecil Jelmston is a
• doctor at the ,MatteaWan State Hos-
Pital -at Beatcree N.Y. The laegt Dr.
Mary Johnston, at the time of her
• death, Sept. 23rd, 1930, iwasassociated
atith the Mountain Sanatorium • at
Hamileon. Mr. and Mrs. Freeborn
Johnston Mr. Albert Johnston and
Dr. and yrs. Cecil JohnStort were all
present for their mother's funeral.
Two sisters also survive, Mrs. D. K.
Alton of Ashfield and Mrs. Herbert
Alton of :West Wawanosh Arid rine
• brethet, Thee. Blake- of .A.shfield. A-
niong thoee from edistanee who were
present for the funeral were Mrs,' D.
X. Alton Albert and Leslie .4 Ash-
field; Mrs. Samtiet Morrison and der -
don, Kinloss; Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
,,Morrison of Clinton; Mi. and Mile
Thos. Blake and Mrs. Rd. Johneton,
of Ashfield; Mr, Albert Mutton,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Webster and
in liroWn's factory at Winglicart. •
• RECEIVE CABLE FROM' • •
THEIR DAUGHTER OVERSEAS
• �n:Saturday, Mr., and -Me. as-. Angus
-Gham, Concession 4,•-lcirdoes, re-
ceived a congratulatory cable frau
• their daughter Jean, on the occasion
of their 31st wedding anniversary.
Jean, who is a name in telarge hos-
pital in England,' states she is ?ate,
and well and is receiving parcels
•which are being seat to her.
Mit. A. A. J, 'Simpson and Fondly.
iinpoettent • duty .tif. making its read • te_
ers convenient with the fundameneed Held Succeseful Dance
principles involved in the Publicatien. The local branch of .the, Canadian
canimunitynewspaper-Thaseries -Legion-held •a successful dance • on
seeks to mage amends foe the ends- Friday night Witli image by ala&
glens of the pasteetaidetcreireeenteln -Kenzie's orehestia, with Rey Mee
simple language , an explanation • of
the main relationships between the
newspaper,- its: readers,' its commun-
ity, and its associations With organ-
izations; bustnees groups and institu-
tions within the --realm seeks' tit, -
serve. •
The nine phases t6 be discussed ire
The 1W -46M -a theliiise; The Press
and GovernMents, The Press and the
'Churches, The Press and the Adver.
tiser, The Press and Propaganda, The
Functibns of an Editor, The Funetiens
of a Reporter, The Press and Local
History, and The Guarantee of Free-
dom. We sincerely hope that our evad-
ers v,rill carefuily study an. digest
the series, because, we believe that it
• will, give them a new understanding
of their Iciest newspaper, and the his-
torical purpose of its Mission in the
community.
• •
•. George Gibbons has been looking
at things through dark colored glasses
for Abepast ten days, as a result
of an attack of snow blindness. Dur-
ing the week of- the storm George
joined 'Regent of men erriPlerd in
shovelling out the cuts along the 0-
N, R. tight Of .way arid by the end
of the week •George's eyes 'Are se
affected that for several hours he
vas totally blind. John Miller, 4n -
other of •the crewe. of Workmen, was
eineilarly,• affected • although not so
severete,
•REBEKAIIS HELD SOCIAL
A pleasant sottal evening sponsere'd
by Jewel Rebekah Lodge, in obser-
yarice of the Weal Or4ee'0,16th birth-
day, was held in the I.0.01‘..Hall on
Wednesday 'bete .About tireentsedive
tables were occupied for etrogressive
eitehre tvith Mrs, , Walter ' Hamilton,
arid Mr, ,lkoy Bled( the 'prize wira
hers. A aliett program ineluded solos
• by Catherine Anew- and Alor.ace Alt -
Clasen end a piano instrureental by
NOrrtiare Taylor. lama was served
followed by dancing which Concluded
the patty, '
Definite Signs of Spring •
Here's Proof • positive --sap's run-
ning; the mush* season ' is open. in
Huron; . Township roads are being
plowed out-' start was. made in
Ashfield the first ofthe week; and
further we heat the teport that some
idowing hes also .been Started along
the lake in Ashfield.
••Ceeight as "Master of ,Ceremonies".
•The ladies present each received a
lucky 'ticket and when, the diem was
made, Kathleen Reid . Was the firet
winner rebeiving a 5 -pound box, et
Lania'SeCords, Pansy Cliampion re-
ceived a three -pound box and Mrs.
JelekeaSt,eis.art .a two -pound boica- -
.BRUCE of A. EXECUTIVE, MET
HINTS TO KNITTERS
• Please cast on stitchesvery loose-
• ly.
• Be mire the inside edge of heel
where stitches are picked -up is very
If you -cannot .graft the. end of the
toe please put the 20 stitches On
• a piece of string and do not wash
or press the socks. '
SoCks: are, being sent back with
the eboire faults.
LQST BEST FRIEND
AS 'OTTER,' SINKS •
Forced ter abandon ship when
laines swept the 11401.9.S. Otter
,ehtle on patrol ditty ,hait WedlitiejaY,
minting, nieeteen niore lives were
added to the toll the Royal Canadian
Navy has paid .since the •outbreak
of aware• •
The Otter wee forinerly a, yacht, •
but was conveited into an antiesub-
-marine -Patrol ---vessel while Canadian- •
built corvet es were completed.
Her comple ut was 4 of,ficers and"
.37 ratings.
Fire that broke out in the engine
rooni spread so rapidly that there
neyer was a chance of effectively
fighting it and the Ship had te,be
abandoned with a furious sea run-
ning and a bitter gale *ring.
Nineteen of the crewe Of 41• men
lost their lives, either dee to . ex-
posure or when one of the lifebeats
capsized along a rescue VesseL •
One ol the victims Was Wireless.
Opetater gar]. Day of Toronto and
an intimate friend of Bob 'Thompson
of Lucknove, who is a ivviretess oper
atoreen'a minesweeper ea the Etat
Coast and which vessel was natified
to -Proceed--to'-fle--aid:--eit-the--ptier:
:We• publish part Of a eletter re-
ceived ,frOra Bob by bis parents., Mr.
and Mrs, R. IL Thompson on Tues-
day,- •-; . •
March 29, 1541.
'DelirelitotWDaTiiiidrA14;,-
•
Well once , again yeu'lf beWeondeie.
ing 'iwhe I'm so long ,in writing but
this is the first tinee lye been aabote,
shwa hist 'Tuesday' -
Well hive been feeling kind Of blue .
the last few days as I hive lost one
of my very hest- Merida, 'Earl Day
-as You no doidet save by the pipers.
Last Wednesday meaning as usual -
our sailing erders were for .6:15 a*.
However' Tuesday night hhite a gale •
blew up and we ,didn't gait' till 10 •
a.m. I.. had the first watch and I.
'heard .11alifax WIT station calling
• the Otter at frequent interval!, with
no amiWee. This lEeptup and 1 begin
to fear' somethingwas*rouge '
iFquarter to twelve the Sen-
ior Minesweeper flashed 'as that the
Otter ewes on fire and •Ordered,- Me t.
proceed ;at full sive& iti44. peeltion
about ten mike from whets; We Were.
Our "sweep" was hauled and we
set.' out at Maximum speed. The sea
was running quite high and we cer-
tainly did •serne bticking. Peery tittle. -
we went into the etre_utlta_the _ha*
would dip completely under and the
spray of the breaking' waves went
-clear *over .the:beidge-ilark-setid sheet
of miter. .
. •
MAJLCILRED—CROS-:--
SHIPMENT,
•
e .
• Refugee Clothing -11. :quiete, 2 crib
quilts; 2. mereh tetillovers, 1, efirl's
. jacket, 1 pair mitts,. 14, glebe sweat.
ere,: 1 baby jacket, 2 bonnets,' eight
bands, 2 geetrudes, 8 gowns, 2' night
gowns, 2 boxes powder, 2 cakes soap,
1 complete layette,40pair girls' pa-
• Hespittil Supplies-Vight dressing
gowns, 7 aurgleil towels,_24 &ken
griTrze-liandlierchiiii,711 dozen:khaki
ehAnclkerchiels, 1- -pair-epejimasy -
•
Knitted Comfbets for Armere-105
pair socks, 4 pair. glove*, .11 pair'
mitts. •,
Knitted comforts' for Sailors -70
Pair mitts, 20 lielinets, 6 turtle .neck
-sweeten, •5 sleeveless sweaters 25
scarves, • 9 seamen's long stockings,
two cape: •••
:Helens IWneffil TricitituW-18
khaki handkercbief� 3 scarves four
Pair Mitts, 9 Pair socks, 2 helinets,
4 girls' pajamas.
Kintail WoMen's Institute -22 Pair
socks, 4 pair mitts, 2 sareeters, foue
dozen ganze,handkereldefs. Donated:
2 crib quilts.' • •' • • •
• Holyrood, W. I., Hoiyrood Branch. -
1 dozeh•gauze handkerchiefs, 1 scarf,
1 pair mitts, e refugee sweeter,
• Kihlough Branch -12 pair mitts, 2
pair socks, 1 sweater. Donated; one
complete layette, 27 articles of baby
clothes, 2 quilts.• •e
PareMount Women's Institute -- 8
pair Mitts, 3 pale :gloves, 1 sweater,
2 pair 'socks. '
fHackett' s Wornee's Missimeary Soc-
iety -7 pair socks, 7 scarves, 1 Pale
• irdtts. Donated; 1 .quilt.
Kairshea Club --4 dozen khaki hand-.
, kerchiefs, 3 pair seamen's seeks, six
pair mitts, 3 searves, 9 pair seeks,
• 24 gauze lianclkeechiefi, '1 sweater,
• Langside Red bri:ise Unit -1 dozen
• gauze handkeethiefs, 6 pair socks, 3
pair mitts, 2 iweatoree•
Zion Workers -14 pair socks, kat
helmets, 2 searhes, 11 pair Mitts, one
pair pitjareas. 2 dozen gauze And:one
dozen khaki handkerchiefs. Donated:
2 quilts. •
Junior Red L4rearee-2 refugee Sweat.
The Betio County EXecutive ofthe
Federatiori •of Agriculture met at
Paisley for general husiness. The,ex
eeutive consists of the following, of-
ficers: • president, R. p. Nicholson
Bince Township; vice-presiderit,' Pos-
• ter Moffat, Kinloss township; eke,
treas., Kenzie Filter; Berme township
'and committeemen 'P. Johnston,
Walkerton, Louis Davies, • Elderslie
township. Arrangements were also
made tit hold a large public Meeting
• at Mildmay on Tu.esday, April 8th at
2 p.nt, which will be addressed by
, the county president. ..
Card of Thanks
• Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hedgkinsenevieh
to thank the many friends. who ex -
'tended their eyeeprithereto them in the
recent loss of their unele, Mr. Peter
'Hodgkinson, with special mention of
Miss Belle and Margaret McDaniel&
for theiteractey kindnesses shown him
duripg the many yeers he had been
ernployed with therre Also to the Rev.
M. Hareilten Who took Otsego of
,the' funeral service,
visite toealLoagi-.
\ Mrs. hieClure of Paisley, District.
Rebekah Preeident, 'paid her official
to jewel Yteheinth Lodge here on
Monday evening.•
1 COMING EVENTS 1
, REFUGEE BENEIFIIT DANCE.
. Keep in laded the date, Wednesday,
April 16th e for the Red Cross refugee
fund dance,. '• "
CONCWERING ClioSs'" '
'ten't fail to seethe spleedid test-
er Play to be preseeted itt the Un-
ited Church, Luelaurw, Wednesday,
April 9th at 8116 sharp, sporisored
by members of the Wontener Associa-
tion. This 'Easter pageant win eon,
sist of , drill; chorusee, .enusie and
patomime, with, members of the Sun-
day School Assisting. You aro invited
_and. everyone_ young Lima old shoim
avail thennielvee of the opportunity
of seeleg tide Great Eveht drama-
tized. Ettteetaining, .educational,
Adeniesion, Adults 25e; "ohne
drere 104
danghter, Miss Eteribelle; Mea. Herb
• Alton and eon Harireyeerrd Itirs.,;Er-
riegtore of West Wawanosh; Dr., W.
V. Johnston end Miss Sarah tifallough
of IL know; %Mr. and .Mrs. !Tirana
Moffatt tied sen Donald and ,Mr, and
Mrs, T: AL' Woods and Son Graham
of leratford; Mrs: (Die) W. H. Woods
of Mt.. Btydos and Mr. Johnston's
sister, 'Mrs, Harry White of Toronto,
is remaining for aweek, Nuttier.
errs ftiends from a distance visited
at the home Suriday arta Monday.
• The funeral was held Tuelitley rife
ternoon from the ,Mein St. United,
Church ceedected by ,the pastor, nee,
N, S. Woods, a, tousin of the, deceas.
ed e Beautiful floral telletites testified
to the esteem in Which the deeeiesed
was held,- The, bearers; *teriVisasts,
r..ileavers, W. C4, Medd, Writ,
Ityckmart, G. S. Holvard, Geo. Maw -
cin and W. C. Pecitee:Interrnent took -
place itt the Exeter eenietell.
•gatterl'riinAdVOCate, Mitte and. glovine, •
!air reached the scene the
Otter had disappeared and all that
could be seen was an empty skiff.
The survivors had been picked up, as
well as five body*.
Earl's. motheia who is a widow, lives
tn Leuty Ave. in Toronto anti -Earl
and 1 used to ride home together
on• the street car when we were train-
• Girl Ga1dece-e8 refeget sweater&
The following dcinated quflts Two
by ladies on .10tli Concession West,
Kinloss; One by ladies on tith Con-
cession, West Wawanosh; Mts. Cole,
-Mrs. Mileiarraid, Mtn. Todd rind Miss
Reid.
• NO more Navy tWoevray rnitts need-
ed now, but we do heed plain. navy
Mitts khaki teetawity mitts, plain
ng there, and 'became Very good
friends. We went around a lot to-
gether when we first 'clime down here
but since we got on different ships,
have seen each other only etea0ion-
ally. '
He became engaged • about two
weeks ago And was planning on get-
ting married this sunnier.- It seems ,
too, bad that accidente like these: hap-
pen It doesn't seem, the same as if
ship is lost in action against the •
enemy. ' • '
We just docked last night (Friday) .•
as we *en e on patrol in the Otter's
place, unfit we were relieved by an-
other patrol vessel.
• Friday was a glorious .*spring.like
day. The sea was. as 'calm as a Mill
pond.. f was on evatch. from 4 A.m.
until 8 lied it was a beautiful sight
to.see the day breaking.
I came ashore about four this af-
ternoon , I' went to see "Sent•a - Fe •
• Trsill'i which is teat good. 1 then had •
a Idea hot beth.in the s; mania then
tame up here to the X. of C. but
to Write this.- I guess 1 intd better be
gettiet back again as this 61.6 sail-
ing means early' rising.
•IleaPe of love to everyone and hope
allare welt
• Itob.
• wAticuitTcm trim* ILL
iMr. J. A. Wesley, editor of the
Ntalkerten Fierald-Timea auffetetd M •
slight stroke reeently and has been •
Medered th take noreplete tog -by
his attending physieistri and a tote
ohto gpi11tt. His cote:Mimi le net
regarded as alarniing hoWever and it
is hoped he *Melee ineripacitatedifer,
'OrilY a short patio& • :