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At a few .mine's of .two, along
with sense eighty •athlrs, Figgrt-
Lieutenant Jack Graydon tood in
ap . big, , ANUS" heavily arpet d
repo', the walls. of Which were
hung with oil paintings of a score
of,rsPaat ,'Britlsh nionazrcils, The
investiture, while not a large one,
was representative of every phase
of.,,war effort for It included men
fal'om • all three .armed .services
aud: from the 'Merchant Navy as
well, AO nursing -sisters, Ambulance
drivers, air raid wardens and
members of the 'National I'ne fier.
vice;4 • • •
1 e 1Pe to bRut, seeking.
e -q a gh .•know -perso+A-
#di none,..Gray ..aa
r p.F 1tssd.. ; eral fl► . it t.
were familiar to him
, i _m, from photo
t t� irn'i the newspapers toy d i1-
ed weeklie . ,peside ' him
etood a reddlstal Canadian,,'
Wing -Commander, whose tunic,
already ;bore' te rib ons of
the
DSO an
d FC A few 'paces w
ay
was a grim old sea -dog, stout
,
tiftyish,A0ith+bald
heaad.and brown
beard aetr±eaked with;, grey, a char-:
acter from' a Conrad novel. And
irks far corner of ,the room, along
aide a , painting of Queen Victoria,
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GRAVITY WARM -AIR
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PLUMBING
A FURNACE FOR .EVERY
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WISE and BATEMAN
Phone 147'—Clinton
he RN a ,plain, toil -worn woman
wearing her best dress .of sober
black.
"Tommy
Durin's mother,"
ck',s ,nt',.hbor whispered. "You
now—the Gateshead V,C.
Gateshead? Where was. Gates
-
heap Oh. yes— Newcastle'• ,lack
thought of his former rear -gun-
ner, Joe Simpkins, a native Tyne-
side Geordie. Teas bad Jose wasn't
here, He ,should be, by right, not
Graydon.
.Now the rollwas called. The
recipients were sorted ,out to forn{><,
a queue. Now they were receiv-,
ing 'their instructions. They would
pass along the corridor and enter
&''larger chamber at the end of it.•
They would march up to the dais;;
'turn left, take two paces forward.
They would address the King as
'Sir" and he :particularly careful
to give ' him'a 'limp hand-shilte.
("Remember, ladies and gentle-
men, His Majesty .takes hands
with a great many during -the
day:") Their awards would .be
placed on the metal
clasps already
y
affixed to their uniforms. Then
they Would step back, March ,,;!off
to: "the 'foyer adjoining and them.
the medals or crosses would - be
boxed and given them.
J,ack's eyes met triose 'of the
reddi;Fh-haled .Wing.- commander
beside him. It must be 'Mac'
Bain, of the Mountain City Squa-
dron, coming up for a bar to hit
DSO.
"This must be an old story to
you, ;sir," Graydon ai3ggested.
Tt e, red ;bead grinned. "I won-
der what he'll say this time. Last
time he told me it was getting to
be a habit. I: told him, I'd be;hack
again. I wonder if be'n remem-
bek':je
Npw the ,line was in motion,,
slowly, snake=like, winding ' along
the passage. As he turned a cor-
ner Jack could see, far down the.
corridor, twe,;great doors swinging;
open: 'Yet afterwards, when asked
to describe the receipt of his de-
coration, he -could :recall few de-
tails. Vaguely he was conscious
of an :orchestra ,playing' "There'll
Always Be An England" as he
came into a room that had tall
windows ,all agoing one side, and.,of
a vast' sea of faces. Yes—there•
sat Gwen and Judy, well to the
front.
• On the dais stood a youthful -
looking man in naval uniform, the
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gold bands on his sleeves reach'
ing almost to 'the elbow . A Wide
aur arrow A ra
one, if , narrower er ands -r- dmI
ist ;the Fleet.. He wee slightly built
his cheeks had 'a" .healthy
�e ,shade.k
e,•spps in r�'r
pitched voice, slowly' yet in,
o
without
hesitation, giving full value to
every syllable. '
"Which is your squadron?" .#
asked.
Grreydon told hint,
"You ;are with ,it now?"
"No, sir, rain not."` Jackcheck
ed hmu half ad „Wo time.ckRe.
ad al os rse u
"And where is your bottle?"
"Toronto, sir,
To Jack's' surprise, the King
remarked, smiling, that he re-
membered the city well from his`
Canadian. tour, "Congratulations,
Flight -Lieutenant Graydon," he
added, as he placed the cress in
,p0s3tion. "I have much pleasure
In
‘awat4ing youthe Distinguish-
ed Flying .r
He offered his hand and Gray.
dort� mindful of his instructions.
tendered a l mp grasp only to find
his own finers gipped finely,
For the briefest instant the two
hands tugged, at each other,
It was over. In the adjoining
vestibule two footmen, obviously
old hands at their task, moved
With astounding swiftness. • Off
came ° cross,thesil-
vertheoff came
ver clasp. Jack was handed :his
decoration in<a small leather ease,
Then he found himself, with those
who preceded him, out In the
courtyard. IIis own two ' guests,:
thrilled at the spectacle they had
JoJoining
witnessed, lost no time , in
ining nim .by the main' gate.
Their undisguised admir'ration
brought ,amused smiles from a
hest 'of .bystanders.
"Oh, Johnnie! It was simply
marvelous!" :Gwen breathed. "I'll
remember this as long;as I live."
"Let's see it!" Judy plucked im-
patiently at his sleeve,
Jack flipped open the Case for
their inspection and, as he stood
thus, with a radiant, creature on,
each side of him and a head very
close to each 'shoulder, he heard
an tinfarniliar voice saying: "Just
hold that a moment, ,:sir!"
Jack looked up: He heard the
click of a camera shutter. "
"plank • you ;.kindly, sir," the
photographer < Said, aslie ap-
proached the group. Ile inquired,
Jack's name, scribbled the infor-
mation on a pad: "And which is
Mrs. Graydon, sir?" •'
Jack's cheeks flamed. It was
Gwen who said, laughing: "Neith-
er. Just a pair of loose women
he picked up." /
"A very charming pair, I'd say,"
was the photographer's rejoinder,
as he doffed" his hat,
it Const Feature
l pf Conveln
erne seal Alt hey* been
r .c'£ dreia fro�mt Arno h m
Of the l a Ci eClintonn to
pe npete ,In the Coronation ween
Ifinsmen 1 andtheir wives will be
in attendance,.
e er thecant Will
fh Winn Of est viii
be selected from phot aphs and
on •the b ie.of t cue's a4-.
tivities an spp!nsot ng tas;C ub...
The crowning of the -queen; will be
4 feature of the Governor's Din-
a z►g pons
t b+aisored bl! ner and Ball on May 24. The
;Caen Clubs th n ughout ;Southern donate willbreceive Hamilton a host r orgies
and Western ,4 forgo. Mrs, Don donated
tthevntj n etx
old Kay . K. w Colquhorun Renew for her and her escort.
end Mrs, )troy Sorrell were nonan
aced 'recently by tt}e members of
the club to cont tent Tinton Kin- !"reap#es 5u delq�I
cues In the contest,
More tiiat1a 40 clubs will be Cep- Get Ea,, ►'ged
resented at the annual District
One convention being held in At the "Fun Parade of '53" com-
He,.ndttg :en May ' 22 . to 24, 'at i_ng to the Wingham Arena on
wench -thee Coronation Queen - i riday, May 15, sortie happy young
test will be' one of the highligconhts, couple wili suddenly beconrle en -
It is expected that More than 440 gaged, right at the sho
thatw, just like
gage,
Slipping an :fin about each
girl's waist, Jack , suggested tee.
The sisters bent their heads,
leaning rkct'oss iii front of .him
Their eyes met.
"I'm frightfully sorry," Judy
siirisl '' .,,fie rhalviCn't tirsae. Waar've
an oppgantznent with=="
"With • the hairdresser," Gwen
finished quickly: l'Hut' we'll walk
up The Midi with you. Our bus
leaves •ff'om Trafalgar ,$,quare.!'
While they waited under the
m
bus-,•helt er G. �'ay'do#),, rte eznbered
ta,atk'for •their address ' '
We're joining a battery in
Yorkshire," Graydon reminded
.hu►i,' "
'It's not ,fdr`xrpm ,the.,can
adian Bomber Group and if you
ever . get there be sure to come
and 'see us, 3'itdy, what's the
Placa Palled?"
"I'm writing it down," her sis-'
ter.said. She had opened her bag,
extracted : *.Pencil and was meic-
ing a notation on the back of an
envelope. The queue of waiting
Passengers had already began to
file into the ,.bus. before Graydon on Friday, May 15! There will
a course, be thousands of dollars!'
worth of other prizes, all to be
won .by :the lucky folks. Who got
their tickets early ' and took no
chance on missing the fun -show of
the year:
"I get a lot of names thrown
at me," says Roy, "But TWO of
'em rhyme. Stupid . . and
Cupid." •
Roy Ward Dickson, who will;
bringing this hue full -evening
program to this district under the
sponsorship of the ,Kirisme dub;
of Wingham, says hg's fast, eying-'
Ing the biggest family man in
Canada. On every personal ap-
pearance show he's done, in six
years of touring Canada ,over
200 shows now --- a couple has
become engaged. Dickson pr 9 --
vides the diamond, ,and then lucky
couple wins it, the hard Way, par-
ticipating
the
inm"dei °she a i-
o p
nn
'Roy says that often, the next
year, they are likely to come along
lzapjily , harried, and the .fot,1bwing
Year ' leave a baby -fitter at •home
to let them get down to the "Fun
Parade'' regain and tell hirci how
well` it
has all wozj ed out.. Yes,
and Roy says sometimes `they've
even named the baby after him.
He's had . at least a ~score of wed
ding, invitations from his happy
victims.
Think we're kidding? See for
yourself, at the Wingham Arena.
felt her press sontething into his f
hand.
'yethll eet she a"•BJohnnie. And thanks w -
fully."
She was forced to run to get
a rd. Gwen blew a kiss to him
arise bUS-Moved off, turned down
into Charing' Cross and out of :the
Strand and out of sight Graydon
opened his hand. Judy haa, used
a theatre envelope to write on
and, in addition to .the ,address,
"she .had scribbled the words "USe
these tonight."
From the open flap protruded
two pink slips of paper -tickets in
the orchestra stalls for that even-
ing's performance of the "perfect-
ly wizard show" at the Hay-
market.
(To be continued)
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X01' Saturday,. Say 23
J i{;rran County' Pir, s: liorneilAkft
Ing Club Aehieveznent Day is
scheduled for May 23 in the Sea -
forth District High School. Miss
Jean Steckle, home economist for
Huron County, will be in charge
of the event which Is under the
direction of the Department, of
Agriculture .and the yip en's n-
stitute branch; The_program v
feature the project The Club Girl
Entertains,'
Registration will take place at
9.00 a.m. (DST) and a supper will
be ,served et the Conclusion of the
day.
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arded r tof aciclub em mbers nt w
shgw completion ,of the ;project; a,
certificate of achievement will be
Presented to members on comple-
Hop of two il<ornema kPhil?
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projects; county honor certificates
and pins will be given to those
who completed six Homemaking
Club units; while provincial 'hon-
or certif elites} And ,pills, W111 go to
members who completed 12 units.
Among those club leaders, and
assistants who are talaki'ng•part in
the day are: Auburn, Mgrs. A.
Robinson, basso,
n Mrs. Carl Mills; Sea,
forth, "Mrs Erlin Whitmore; Blyth,
Mr$. iCen'I'aYlor, Mrs. Ben Walsh;
Londesboro, Mrs. L. Shobbrook,
Mrs. Sid Lansipg; Kippen, Mrs, W.
J. F. Bell, Mrs. 'E,' Jarrett; Mc-
Killop, Mrs. Leslie I':ryce, Mrs.
Ja les Keyes; ' Dungannon, Mrs.
Lorne Hasty, Mrs. C. 'Crozier;
SeaFforth,,Mrs. W. Haugh.
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WHY
YOU SHOULD ATTEND
THE
FUN PARADE
$2,500
OVER
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in the
W INGNAM ARENA
on
Friday, May 15
It? EA!FURING
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