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$2.00 A YEAR --IN ADVANCE -50c EXTRA TO U. S A.
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V_I;CTORY 'LOAN OFF
TO GOOD START
That the people of Bruce county
prefer the Victory Loan bonds tohe
type Hitler would fore fot
R' r Canada
has been indicated in "the success
with •which the loan campaign' is
meeting throughout the .county,
• While many people . a
to` have invested.
the extent, of:their ak�ility or • are
PI
`
-Planningt .'
o before.; the .campaign
ends.; .there, are spine people who d
not understand the investment
sibilities of the'.Victor LPos-'.
In the' first placeYoa n'
,• some are
„aw
aware that it is, not xiecessaryth.
•
pay cash for the ' bonds. They can
be purchased out of ,income, so that
no great financial strain is- placed
on the purchaser, and when • the
bond• is fully paid for, there. is a gilt
,:edged investment.
a The .second Victory Loan -issue
bears. interest at the rate, of 3 per
cent Per annum; which is a .hand-
someinvestment at the present tine,
The bonds may ' be disposed of bet_.
fore maturity if the purchaser ,finds
it necessary to da so and the amount
wf • the nurchase-price can''be quickly'
. realized,
Aside, from the ,,financial aspects
of . the Victory Lean,,, purckiaae._of-it`
bonds is. an • investment in freedom
and in the future of Canada:
• Bruce county, :it is hoped, will
'exceed its. $1;209,000 "quota. in .the
coming weeks. and show Canada just
what' the people here thinktof-an-y-
Axis -which has the subjugation of
Canada .in 'mind. .. • .
In Lucknow , and Kinloss, . G. It
. Smith. and 'Geo: ' Halderiby are 'busy,
aiming to• attain and ,surpass their.
respective -o • " ectives of 4.0: .
$25,000. Mr; Smith has the Village,
the Boundary, the Second and the
Fourth Concessions of Kinloss in his.
area, ',and Mr. Hal'denby will :, cover
the balanceof the :Township. A
house. to ' house canvas is 'required
- .of •all salesmen.
In, -a: letter to Canadians, Minister
of Finance, J.: L Ilsley says. in part:
"In June last 962,000 Canadians re-
sponded to an appeai'to buy bonds'
of the First' 'Victory Loan, and thus
supported the Government in its
huge program ter manufacturing
munitions of war and for equipping
d':n•.• eft.
tlien' 1 toy
Arm*, s . �+' anrr
"Now the time has arrived' when
' it becomes necessary to offer the
Second Victory Loan • to 'provide
funds •for. a eentinuation of the same
purposes. Since- June -1'a t, the ,con-
flagration of war has spread and
• now the' enemy faces .us on two
�' oceans, so Haat, 'far from there, be-
ing 'any- lessening in the :demands
upon is, the necessities of the h tit -
have increased. If there was ever
• a time'in our history, when, the re-
sources • of every 'Canadian ' citizen'
should be placed unhesitatinglyat
the disposal of the country, surely
that time is now",
' The objective of the- loan is $600,-
000;000 offered at par in three, ma-
turities: A 21 year .1% per cent
issue maturing September 1; 1944;
•-'six-year issue, maturing lyfarch 1.
1948, bearing a :coupon of 2% per
cent; 12 -year issue maturing March .
1, 1954 bearing interest at 3 per
cent. Yield on the 3 per cent isstie,.
if held -to maturity; will be 3:07 -per-
cent. .
• This is Canada's second Victory
Loan ' but the fourth loan of the
present war. All previous War loans
were over -subscribed and it is eon-,
. fidently eicpected , this: one will be
also: • • •
Lucknow Ont., thursdrliy, 'February 19th, . 1942
BANTAMS ,W,ON, JUVENILES
LOST BY ONE GOAL
Lucknow's Bantam and Juve
hockey teams are battling it o
with Clinton teams for group ho
ors.. Both' teams played in Clint
on Tuesday night .and the retu
• doubleheader , is scheduled 'for t
bight (Thursday) . in Lucknow. •
Both . games,„ on • Tuesday ni
were reported as clever, fast an
thrilling hockey. The I36antarn '. wo
their tussle b ' a 4
.. ..... _ _ _ Y : ... to 3 score, ' tin
the Juveniles 'dropp.ed their gam
by a "5 to 4. count_. Clinton scop
the winning• goal with about, a 'mi,
Ute to' go,' : ' '
Marksm '
en fel. the locals were C
Johnston' 2, Jim Purves and. Bill Tre
leaven.
Bantams Won.
The,Bantams cattle.through wit
another neat effort to• grab a '4' to
win., and stack • up . as favorites t
grab the . group title.: Ab Chin go
a pair, brother. George pne. and: Got
don Mullin came: through with th
winning tally..
If you want' to see a pairof;thrill
ing 'games; . don't miss the double
header -here- tonight -'Goals-c . , o
the•'round, ,so' these battles will :ode
cide both the Juvenile and Bantam
group .champions. . ,
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INSTITUTE DECIDE NOT TO
• HOLD :,AT ;HOME" THIS YEAR
The Lucknow Women's: Institute'
held -their ` egtrla meeting' in tl-ie
Council Chambers on February• 13th.
with Mrs, T. Clarke • presiding. It
was decided to have a Tunch coun-
ter. at the' 'Hall . on . Friday night:
Committee in charge_.is...Mrs R �:
Camerons Mrs: T. Clarke, Mrs.;:' P.
McCall, Mts.. Struthers, Mrs. C:: Cook,
Mrs.. Jas. Webster, Mrs. E. John-
ston, Mrs.: A. Treleaven.. After some
discussion it was decided' not to hold.
.an "At Home" this year. , Mr. W. L.
McKenzie 'gave . a very interesting
talk on the toliic-Legislation. The
motto= -He: is most powerful' who
governs himself, was very. ably tak=
en by Mrs. Alex Andrew. Mrs:: Jas.
Webster gave ,a _much enjoyed in-
strumental. 'Mrs. W. B. Anderson.
won the ' contest and • Mrs a ,Fames
Smith'. wen the prize for the Val-.
cause^-eoer cie- intent» .-'�.,
.
intmelesedit.
manner after: which' •'the hostesses
served 'lunch.
APPOINTED... ASSESSOR-.---
Returning 'Frew Far East •
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Mackay, aged
Whitechurch residents, received a
^;t, elegraen recently stating that their
son; Angus and hi Wife and• two
children,' Ian Donal and 'six months
old baby daughter were leaving
Itornbay enroute home on furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay were home on
furlough seven years ago: The com-
munity will await their arrival with
interest,. and hope for them a safe
passage- over' troubled seas:
. Township Salesmen.
• The . Second Victory Loan' got off
•a good start in Huron 'County
•' own Monday. The County was divided
into dlstitic�ts by municipalities. Ash-
field unit ls. district A, with Reeve
Alex Macdonald the . chairman and
salesmen include. Frank .Hamilton,
Wilfred :McCarthy a('nd Leslie Pent-
land: West Wawanosh; is district B,
with Reeve .Thomas Webster, chair-
man and `salesman, ;along With Dur
nin Phillips.
THE ADOPTION. of D. S: T., was
'•not without its amusing incidents.
In one.rural home in the Cargill
sector three members of the family
all 'moved the' clock'' on an hour
' each at various times,; so that they
crawled' from beneath 'the quilts 3
„ hours earlier then' usual. Another
individual in the Walkerton district
:Moved the clock on 5 inutes a day
fon 12. days preceeding, so that he
literally "snuck up" on the new time
' Without jolting , himself out of an.
hour's' shut -eye.
•
Jack Aitchison, R. 1, Lucknow;
'was last week' appointed assessor of
'West Wawan'osh, Township, and is
now busy at his new job.,. Assessors
are required to commence their dut-
ies by February 14th.. Assessors in..
the ,surrounding municipalities are,
Einmerson Irwin 'in Kinloss; • James
Culbert in Ashfield;. Jack. Aitchison.
'in West • Wawanosh 'and R. T. 'Doug-
-las: in- ' •L- ueknow. - '_,
Entertained S. S. Class
Members of the. Onward Class of.
the United Church were entertained
last. Thursday evening :by their tea -
diets, Mr, Ernie Ackert and•Mr.'
Harvey 'Treleavbn, at : the home of
Mr. Ackert at Holyrood. Croquinole
was, enjoyed by .the sixteen young
men in attendance.
Prospects' For Airfield
The visit of officials to./ Huron
Township again 'revives the possi-
bility of an'airfield in that district
This time the tract of land lies Vie-`
tween the 6th and 8th coneessions
where the ' majority of farmers, it
is said, have agreed to•lease the
land. ' •
•
Brought Home Tuesday.
Mrs. Ronald Rothwell who more
than' ten weeks 'ago underwent,a
Major . operation in Peterborough.
and .who twice.since then' has been
critically i11 with phlebitis in• both;
legs; is 'making a remarkable re-
covery and•Was brought` to the home
of her sister, Mrs. Campbell Thomp-
son on, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Roth-
well was accompanied by her hus-
band, and by her mother, Mrs; E.
J. Thom who has been with her
throughout• her long illness, during
which her life visas despaired of on
more; than one occasion,
•
Presbyterian Guild
The meeting of the' Presbyterian
Guild opened by singing psahn 19
after which the scripture passage'
was read responsively: The Lord's
prayer' visas repeated in unison, The
Bible study was given by Bertha
MacDonald and hymn. 270 was sung,
Miss Catherine' MacDougall explain-
ed the sixth shorter , catechism.
Hymn 496 was sung after which
`Helen Orr gave 'the topic. Mary Mc-
,Quaig and Mary Louise Porteous
played. a piano duet and. Evelyn Lit-
tle gave a reading. Marion and Helen
MacDonald sang 'a duet and Maudie
Fisher gave. a reading. Hymn 374
was sung and Rev. MacDonald cies-
ed in ' prayer after which a social
hour was spent
MANY VIEW RED
CROSS DISPLAY
Quilts were .predominate in the
February shipment by the local Red
Cross Branch. The shipment con-
sisted of the following: 64 women's',
nightgowns,: 100 ,pair: boys pajamas;
20 turtleneck. sweaters; .'ipalterna-
tive caps; ,10 pair gloves; 5 steel' hel-
net caps; 1.5 pall, seaboot stockings;
20 helmetst/20
,, ,, p"aiT.'initts; .1:5' pair.
sacks; ,54 large -quilts; 1 blanket; 1
pair flannelette blankets; 6 crib.
quilts; 6 afghans.
•Nearly; one hundred people visited
the Red Cross work rooms on Satur:
afternoon Skutt -
day .
e
Y oon'.
.t see
this o ee his
shipment
`
displayed. Tea and cookies were
served ,by the committee' in charge
of serving tea each afternoon, to the
women who sew in the work *rooms.
Those in charge were Mesdames C. EN
McAlpine, C. Cook J GAGEMENT
Kittle G Tay:
.HAS FAI4II .71 > "ICTURE OF
PIONEER WEB !PER FAMILY
'W. G. "Bill".WW>}•ebster of town has
a very interesting;, and highly prised
group photograph of the' family of
the late Daniel !Webster and'. Susan
Pierson, pioneer settlers of this corn-
munity, who took .up land on the
site of the Ewart Taylor farm'' nearly
.90 years ago, in 1854, .
There were titre ` sons and five.
daughters in th' : D'aniel'' Webster.
r
family, all of'whom have now. pass-.
ed on... These brothers and sisters
were . all present when this group
photo was taken They' . • include
"Aunt '
Lizzie , D, K. Webster, Nfrs.\
Maggie Turner, Tom Webster, Mrs.
Mary Ann Anderson; James Webster;
Mrs. Rachel Alton, Robert Webster,
Richard' Webster: and "Aunt "•
. ..Sitsan...
, . . ay
kir, C. Finlayson, C:. Thoinpson,: G.
Fisher; and Marlyn McAlpine.
The . articles Were, 'displayed by
Mesdames" W. Yount It Treleaven
McA Kim, '� Hamilton, J, C. McNab an. A. E.
Quilt -Draw Nets' $61.60' .. ,
At four o'clock, Mrs. Orr drew the
• The engagement is announced of
Wilma Edith, elder daughter .of Mrs.
(Treleaven of Dungannon and the la
te•
let C. Treleaven to . Maurice' R.
Woodford odford
of Toronto,; son of Mrs. J:
Neely of •South...:River and the Late
C:ttW-oitdfp -T rhe 'marriage to ' take`
place quietly ,in .March:
lucky tickets for the wool comfort -
a
_'.rs,.-Theme .kdnners wetsMrs: At --"Vi m-ivonen s: ancl-ehildre
Hamilton and Mrs. W. Hend'erson,' seasonable underwear, THE MAR
The work committee is very grate.-,KET STORE: ' ' •
ful to `Mrs. • Orr and. Mrs. Porteous
and their helpers for making. the TWO INJURED IN
-sale of'these 'corn'
Porters such' a big:
success: x$61:60-was-the•-sterr-realixedr
,Please . Return . MOT011 /�OCr 11�'E N T
n These'
•We have lost .or forgotten two •
boys shirts,. size' .16; four white , hos-
pital shirts. These.. were taken out a fractured right arm on Saturday
of the work room to'be ma,de_an. night in a motor accident near Loch -
not ret •rued.. Loch-
alsh. Gordon • .pili in - of .. the; -
Will, you please fun --Second
ish andreturn'these as soon as os- Concession,' Kinloss,, escaped 'with a
Bible that our quota may be finish- shaking up and bruises.
ed by •next. month The accident happened as the; car
Donations slipped from the roadway and turn -
Donations this'week were: Miss ed over, pinning both. men helplessly.
A. McLennan $2.00; Henderson 'and .beneath it, .and it is reported.that
Fisher ',$10.00; miscellaneous dona-a was beneath
to an hour before,
tions $1.25. passing .motorist discovered. their
Knitters Attention .plight: In the. accident the gas tank '
We need ..fifty little boys hand was punctured and, Percy's clothes
knitted sweaters as soon as.,,.possible, were
Bo 'saturated with .gasoline.
,The Wool is soft navy' blue.' You 'can fractured. th„bones above the wrist were.
knit according'to' your own direct-
tions. Pullovers, 'round .noels; size.. Hurt• At„.London •
at'• ns. Pu loo Bri=e Mxst Kossa• ma , lett),„
a . G.7a'
- �fie -
•�3��kc��°--. ga�ietr-t~ittira)-oi`;"'Londa�rn�,�„Yn.�5t:-
HERE 1�$ THE THI:RD
MARATHON DRAW
Next Tuesday night: the. third.
g the marathon•euchre and
bridge will• be held which will mark
'the half way point in the .series.
To clear up a point, 'both bridge
and euchre players are ,to .divot so
that each play :one - with the 'other:'
Bridge players' pivot at the
. end ,ot'
each: 8 ;'hands: and euchre , players
at the 'end of ,each forty minutes. of
play,
:Third Draw= "'r �'
�E,
Mrs.
Chas. Cook- '• �•-.e„i,; Com,
MacDonald, :Dorot}• • ,rc.,.
Mrs, Wm. Dougih-- .'4v. Hooper,
V. N. Prest,. Rev. Dalin.
Mrs Wm. Schmid-
_ Mrs. Wm. Mur -
die, J C. McNab, W. A. Porteous,
Mrs M. Henderson=Mrs. "•Chapple,
'Mrs. Alex Andrew, . Mrs, Harvey
Webster: • .
Mrs. Russ. Johnston -Mrs. W. L:
,MacKenzie, Mrs. C. D. McAlpine,
Mrs. Jr,- C McNab
Miss F. E. McLean, -Mrs. Hornell, -_ •
•
•
BenLPearlin-an, Howard A•gnewt- PROMi11TENT-FARMER 1'ASSEST
OC7i'OGENARIA111 HAS READ
SENTINEL SINCE A LAD
Had ,an interesting "off
the rec..
ord" chat a• few days ago with Mr
Alex MacDiarmid, 'chiefly' in corn
paring the "good old, days". with th.
present. 'Mr. MacDiarinid is now 8;
year '.of age: • •
We,'take the libert- 'howev '
Y er of
mentioning '.one.•remark, which to u
at least. was of ,particular interes
t
•
Mr. -MacDiarmid' has been 'a contin
uous reader of The Sentinel• Binet.
the first issue was published' the
first -Week of January -in 1874. Tlic
publishers
•
were Bowers ow
ors .
and:'
Hunt
and.' while the paper was officially,
established in 187$, publication dif-
ficulties • delayed the publication of
the first Sentinel 'until the New
Year:: Into the home' of Donald Mac-
Diarmid _of - the'. 4th- of Kinloss .went
that first issue. His. son •Aleic was
then .15'.years of age and since''thein:
he has. never, been without The Sen-
tinel either in his parental and later
his own home, •
Mrs. Bert Roach. Mrs. V. N. 'Prest, -- ' - •
N. S. Calvert, .Mrs. R. H. Thornp- This community was saddened on
Sun•
ms -�---Lena RRohins6i=Mrn; • Reid;
- ' Mrs. ' Jessie .MacInnes, Mrs, Hooper.,
Mrs, H. Agnew -Wm. Douglas, W.
L, MacKenzie, Miss R. Matthews.•
Mrs. W. B.• Anderson=Mrs. Harold
Treleaven, Mrs: Well (Henderson,
yrs-Cmgac?�onal'd,
Phillip , MacMillan -Wm, Muri:lie,
Russ . Robertson, Harvey Webster..
Mrs.. Gordon Taylor= -Clark Fin••
Jayson, Mrs. D H. MacKenzie, Lil-
liari 1Vlitchell: ..r .
•
Mrs. Clark Finla on Mrs. C. Ag-
new, W. V. Johnston, Mrs. W. A.. t
Porteous. •
Mrs. S.Mullin--G, H. Smith, Mrs.:
B. Pearlman, Mrs. R. J. Button. •
Mrs, Phili r
p -Harvey .Treleaven,
Temple Clark, Elizabeth'Murdie.'
Mrs. W. , V. ' Johnston -Hazel Cul- C
bert, R. H1 Thompson, Eric Cox. NE
Miss L. McLeanMrs.. C Thomp-
-� , ,.. • -• -.Joseph's Ho i. : ' '
_ -- SeP sP Pal; r that - city,- with
• a fractured . right wrist and' a leg
injury as a result of.`being struck
KINLOSS MAN'S' BROTHER IS • by a car on Monday._ The accident
WIRELESS.SCHO - -was-attributed- : • -
OL INSTRUCTOR -,to• �iey--streets.--•-'-
John Hamilton referred Mrs. MacLaglan is the eldest
to in the ghter of Mr.. and Mrs, James Ritchie
following article. is a brother of Gib pf town, Late in December Mr. ant
Hamilton, 'Con: 4, Kinloss, , • John •Mrs:' MacLaglan's ,elder son; Donald
made his home . in this community Ross; in his 3rd year,' •was: killed
',for a. few years and did radio i•e- when struck .by,a truck.,
pair 'work while here.• . '
John is ' now:”- Sergeantlnstructor
John 'Hamilton, . and is• stationed at
No. 1 Wireless School in Montreal,
which: was recently visited by His
:Excellency. -the Earl of Athlone, who
. unexpectedlyentered :.a clatsroom
where Sergeant-Instrugter Hamilton.
was lecturing to some 25 airmen on
radio direction -finding” The in'struc-
for did not 'pause in his talk and the
Governor-General• of --
not interrupt, but.- stood carefully
'attentive to the 'instruction which
means so much to the listening men
who will man the Em'pire's fighting
aircraft, , until the close of the lec-
ture some ten minutes later:
Except for a brief inspection of
a guard of honor consisting of one
flight, there 'was no parade and lit-
tle fur as Major-General the :Earl
of Athlone inspected the .school , act
companied by his . personal staff.
Classrooms acid laboratories where
wireless air gunners, 'wireless elec-
trical mechanics and', wireless • op-
erators,• ground, receive • 24 week's
'of instruction 'Were visited and His
Excellency also made. a thorough in-
spection of the"'barracks-rooms, kit-
chens; canteens and other premises,
.and ended 'his 'tour ' with a cup of
tea in the officers mess.
tea
Hamilton showed 'rut einbar-
rassment when the Governor-Gen-
eral added his distinguished'.pres-,
once to the' former's class, but he
remarked afterwards that he "very
nearly'. fell through the floor". •
"All I could do, though, was to
carry on with' training, I'm sure
His Excellency understood", he ad-
ded; and with -,this reiinark he gave,,
unconsciously perhaps, the keynote
of the British Commonwealth Aii
Training Plan, which is uninterfhp-
ted training until the•war is won.
Food Stuffs for Jap Prisoners
Co-operative plans to. provide 3000
tons bf 'bulk food stuffs' for allied
prisoners -of -war held by Japanese
have been completed by the Red.
Cross Societies, of Canada, Great
Britain, Australia and the United
States, The Japanese government
has agreed to supply the names of
prisoners -of -war and has establish-
ed an information bureau'in Tokyo.
As soon as the names of Canadian.
prisoners are •available and • an
agreement reached to transmit this
additional food supply, shipments
will be sent from Australia; because
of its'proki'rnityf tel Japans
i-;
OFFICERS: OF Cuiroas Mutual Fire
Insurance Compafiy. re-elected re-
cently are' T. P. MacDonald, pres.;
*alter Ferguson, .vice-president and
Foster ' G. Moffat, secretary-treasur-•
,er.-Other members of the Board are
Dan- T. MacKinnon,•Alex Grant,
John Burchill and Melvin Rome.
1 COMING�EVE
NTS
LEGION DANCE
The Lucknow Branch'of the •Can-
adian Legion will hold a dance in
the, Town Hall, •Lucknow, Friday,
February 27th. MacKenzie's orches-
tra. Admission 35c.
FREE SHOW & DANCE
Sponsored by John S. Itilpa rick,.
Massey -Harris dealer, in'..the Town
Hall, Lucknow, Friday February 20
at 8.15. Everybody will enjoy "The
Part We •Play", showing Canada'%
industry. and agriculture in war-
time, See shells, airplane wings and
Mechanized transport equipment in
the snaking. Dance after, MacDon-
ald's orchestra.
•
Juvenile and Bantam.
HOCKEY
Doubleheader Tonight
Thurs. Feb. 19th
In .The Arena
LUCKNOW
First Game At 7, Sharp.
• LUCKNOW vs CLINTON
BANTADis
LITCKNOW'vs. CLINTON.
JUVENILES -,,
Final Games For, Group
championships -= Goals count:..
Lucknow Bantams have a one
goal margin Lueknow Juv-
eniles are down one goal: For ,
thri'llin'g hockey don't muss
this double bill. ' .
ADMISSION 2'5c & 15e .
day to learn of the:.passina__of:
Mr. NeirCampbell, an esteemed. and.
prominent, resident of West Wawa -
nosh Township. Mr.. Campbell,. who
was In. his •77th year,' had ' been ill
with ' pneumonia.'
The funeral service. w in
the Luckn vu* Presb as, It hti �„ by�
c} yteriaq• church
on W ednesda '
BARHAM' SANK 114
IVE MINUTES
Brother. • of Fortner Lucknow Real=
dent 'Lost At Sea 'When British
Battleship Was Sunk In Mediter.-
anean.
Readei~s of 'T
The
Sentinel •
•will
;nterestecl in bc'. '
the; ,following .graphic
account' of the sinking.
'o.• the�'Bar-'
hambattleship,
,great British
battleship,. in the '.
:Mediterranean' on. Nevember .25th,
as a brbtii'er of. Mr. Fred Stanley of
c!h'esley, :and formerly of
Y Lu
ckno '
w
servedon this ship and was, killed.
in its sinking. It, was only on Jan-.
uary 27th that the Admiralty an-
nounced the loss of the Barham,
though relatives of those killed had"
been notified • soon ,after . its sinking
last November, •
•
The article was -written by Larry
Allen, of the'. Associated Press on
November 25th, the day the big boat
was sunk. Allen . was' on the flagship
-Of -the editerraneari meet; the queen'
Elizabeth, -.which vvas__v_ery-rpee_to
the -Barham w1 ff t)`ie': torpedoes
struck, and.. saw the whole action at
-close . range. He writes: I '
"I saw the Barham go
-huge"c1ouR of .flame: and`. smoke. in
one of the.most spectacular 'scenes
of the war. '
• "The' blast was so • great that it
was beli�eved the attacking subrnar.
'e may l well have been destroyed
noncussion-a • "
"The. flget was • making a' wide
westward sweep in search , of. Axis
onvoys when a single' submarine
ade• a. daring daylight penetration
the line of destroy scr .
the battleships.'.coning
"At 'a range of 700 yards, the- sub-
arine fired its salvos, apparently
t ' the Queen • Elizabeth
"Just at that moment; this battle-
ship made: a quick zig-zag,: and. the'
rpedoes sped on to strike the
arham, which was 'following . close -
in battle' formation:. ,
"In the comiriander''s cabin I
and the successibe clanging. crash
the torpedoes and raced to the.
y afternoon with inter-.
ment in Greenhill Cemetery. •
c
,m
env: Star -Carrier of
Gordon 'Mullin is -tide new Daily
Star carrier boy, having commenced
he "delivery duties the first of,, the
week.. Gordon succeeds Allan Stew- 'a
rt who has been the efficient' cat
ier boy for a lengthy period: '
to
ONCERT . AND DANCE. , . • ly
• TS $39:50 FOR RED CROSS
son, Mrs. Jos. Agnew, Garfield: Mac- . A. play and dance sponsored by of
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Donald.
the entertainm t' t
N. Z. 'Bushell -Mrs: Russ Robert- LuckrrovsF en commit ee of the u
4griculturalt Society; .''`TBarham
,a Barha, a 31,000. ton giant, a1-.
son, Dave Horne; W.' B. Anderson "which was. held ' F d , • heavily ready was list
on Clair Agineaa netts� aa� � •to�-:�-.
ent�$30r
Aper deck,
Mrs. 'Donalds on ri ay event
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A°. E. McK'iiri : Bossu R;iratit the" Red Cr
PTaoinity::>3ranelx of the Red Cross. •
McQuilIin„ 1rtrs:�aroTd'�AlIin. •
A
n 'interesting play presented by
Beniniher Young People drew rath-
er, a small crowd . but the dance of-'
ter; -with mmTrsie--th.exp lets ur=
Mrs. A. E. •McKim 'Mrs. 'T. S:
Reid, Mrs. ,Lorne MacLennan, Mrs.
Hassel,
M ldred Treleaacen-aro AiIm,
Phillip .Stewart, Mrs. Temple' Clark.
" Third .Draw -EUCHRE
Mrs. ,W:. J. Spindler -Bruce Mac-
Millan, Mrs. Roy Black, P. M. John-
ston; George Hassel.,
J. .L; McMillan --.-11.J. Buttons Mrs.
Mei 'Orr, Roy. McCreight
°J.' W. Joynt-Mrs, C. Stewart; Bi
Cohan, Dave Thompson.
Mrs, Herb McQuillin_T. '. R. Mc -
Nab, George Taylor, Harold John
ston:
Mrs. J. S..;MacKenzie-Mary Ir-
win, Peer Watson, John Hall,
Mrs. Jack Kilpatrick -Jack Kil
atrick, Ben Naylor,Jim Hamilton.'
Frank •Cole -Wm, Lloyd, Redvers
ohnston, .Nornnan Taylor. •
Miss K. McGregor ' - Dr. ' Evely,
ustin Solomon,, Mel Orr: '
Etta Belle MacDonald-=-Wm,'Robb,
ac McLennan, Mrs:' V. Mowbray.
Con. Decker Lorr^ '`ftertennan,
ill Webster, Joe Ir•• • , •
Mrs. G. Fisher-]" • Hed-
y, Mrs. Les Purv:: ' . R. J..
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Mrs. J. W. Joynt-Alex McKenzie,
ordon Fisher, Alex MacDiarmid.
Mrs. R. Rae -Chas. ' Steward, .Mrs,
m. Robb, Roy Black. • •
Mrs. Mac McLennan -Mrs. Dun-
n. McDonald, Jack 'MacDonald,
rs. D. Huston.
W. J. Davison -Alex Havens, Mrs.
ter . McCall; Mrs, Margaret Mc -
field.
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Mrs J.- Hall=Fern Reid, Dr. Lit-
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Wilson. •
Car Undergoing Repairs
Ewart TaYlorss ,Ford sedan is at
present 'undergoing repairs is a re -
Stilt of• severe • damage to the body
and top of the car. While Bob Camp-
bell was giving a stranded motorist
a push the -Taylor car glewed into
a telephone pole jamming in the
midsection of the right side of the
Bagged Big Owl
An owl, ineaattring 41/2 feet,from
wing tip to wing tip, wag shot '1-e-
cently ,by Jimmie Beaton,. Conees-
aion 2, Huron Towhship.
got a bead on the big fellow while
it perched on the aerial wire and
let fire, hitting the bird in the eye,
to bring it doWn hi his oWn back
yatd. Good shooting Jimmie!
ohestra, was well Patronized. Lady
menibers of the Agricultural Soc-
added considetably ta the net pro-
fits.
During the concert br. jarnes Lit-
tle favored With violin selections
and Helen Mowbray and Doris Tay7
lor sang a duet, With Allan Chapple
as accompanist.
MRS. R. g. McKENZIE
On Wednesday morning, Febriiary'
shocked to learn of the death ef
Mary Elizaheth MacKenzie,• beloved
wife of Bombardier R. c. MacKen-
zie, of Camp Borden, and only dau-
ghter 'of Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie Reid.
Maiy was in her 26th year, and
had been fine 'health until the
sudden fatal illness, to which she
ing.
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She had always attended Knox
church, taking an aetive part in
the Mission Band, Sunday School: i
Fi om : zu'ti?j7 tli :t -rtarlittecaisiiTer
t along -leer starboard : side,- h :...
of men began•. leaping intfile wa
"That all happened between .;
and 4.30 p.m. November 25. Execu-
tive officers_of_tire_ arh - _
B am ,order
ed -`A on, s p!" Immediately at;
terward a •heavy list developed and
the Barham' Blew up at 4.30.
Ship. Violently .Shaken
As the battleship Valiant veered.
away from the Barham, this flag-
ship continued moving. slowly east-
.ward_ The Barham Was violently
:shaken by ,a series of 'blasts and
burst into a great mass of, flame.
and then wasenveloped by' a huge
cloud of black smoke. .,
The air reeked • with cordite •
fumes Immediately with the ex-
plosions. d..saw huge sheets of armor-
plating, whole' sections of the 'battle- . '
ship,: and 'the Barham's ' big Motor
launch flung hundreds of feet into
the 'air, falling with a loud smack
into the sea dangerously near this
battleship and the 'Valiant. ,
All 1 felt aboard this' battleship;
which had -Pulled away to about
1,000 yards of distance, was 'a brisk
gust of air. '.
Then black smoke spread over so
wide an expanse of seka- that I no
'onger could see the men` or rafts
n -. the_ water '
ter.
±T:-, Choir :and other orgainia-
tions of the church. During the past- E
years she had been very active in a
Young People's wotk, serving as sec- f
Young people's for seVeral years.
She was very pouter as a pianist 'a
at many social functions. She will t
to which she had endeared hereelf
in many ways during her activehfe
able tis attend because of the int-. of
passable condition of the roads, the in
funeral service was concluded by hi
Rev. X. MacLean of St. Andrew's
Charles MacDonald , of Lucknow ha
Presbyterian .church, and Rev. Doug- , af
las lVfacItoneld jot St; Thothas.
The pallbeaters were Messrs, ex
Bonar Jarvis, SteiVart MacDonald it
of Teeswater; Mesirs. Robert Mac- of
From both sides of the queen
lizabeth, destroyers steamed M-
ixed inte the' sm,oke that was the
uneral pyre of one of Britain's
reatest fighting ships.
They started picking up stuirivors
nd Minting the submarine shnul-
• Nothing To Be Seen
As the imoke drifted away, there
!as• nothing to be seen of the Har -
Destroyers picked uP about 500
the Barhain'a 1,400 men, includ-
s secretary and 12 other officers.
The submarine apparently passed
&lost directly between the 13ar-
m and the battleship Valiant just
ter firing the torpedoes.
It was so close inboard that the
plosion of the torpedoes ' forced
Momentarily to the surface. Some
tele officers aboard this battleship
id they saw the coning toWer bob
°ye water.
Fought to Stay Afloat
Then came ihe tremendous ex-
sion of the B,arham's Magazines,
&several officers expresied belief
t the submarine, being so near,
The Barham, built in 1915 as a
battle of Jutland /916. She
s damaged by German sub-
rthe two years ago. (The Ger-
ris and the French else said she
s damaged in the Dakar battle in
ternber, 1940). Bill she survived
carry her great "battery of eight
nch gutisi into the battles of Cape
tipan and Crete arid inutierous
r 'waters of the Mediterranean
Sine her tornb.:
Jack RAI of Ailsa Craig and"J. Nor- ab
man Rois at the R.C.A.F., Toronto.
Many. beautiful floral tribules
Friends and relatives attended tha
from Detroit, Essetr, Lohdon, Ailsa mu
Craig; Seafotth, FergUs, un
tenth, BrusselS, Ripley. group of sup
officers and N.C.O.'s, frtehds of the. the
deceased's husband, attende/ from Wa
Camp Borden, and acted _as f ower- ma
Besides her husband, ' 'deceased wa
,left behind to mourn her passing, SeP
her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs: to
A. G. Reid, and her bray brether, 12-T
James Reid of Culross, • Jvia
chapel at Teesvirater Cemetery. - ilia
The temaina, were interred in the ress
bec•