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CHAPTER XII
TOE TIMES.ADVPCAT6, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MQRNINU, RECEMBER M JW4 Pago 7
A few weeks later, toward eve
ning, just as they were, finishing
the evening meal, those at Philibert
heard the raucous tocsin, the croak
ing music -pf the horn pn the station
wagon that had more lives than a
whole family pf cats,
“Roger,”’ cried Ppi Martin. "It is
Roger returning.” And the excellent
peach pudding that was the dessert
that night
and even streaming
room and
the crowd
welcome, tp hold him in her arms,
to weep a little as she saw the
look on his face when Meridel came
to him and put her arms about his
neck and kissed him.
"I always like to return at twi
light," he said, mounting the steps
with Pol Marfin and Rosine on his
shoulders. "It has always seemed
to me the best time fpr^a home-
coming, I don’t know why, maybe
the cheery lights and the warm fire
and—ah, it is good to be back!”
His gaze had scarcely once
strayed from Meridel, His eyes had
a hungry look in them. He laughed
and talked and made the children
laugh at his nonsense, but when
they had all trooped off to bed, he
stretched wearily in his chair and
closed his eyes.
"Just,” he explained, "so that I
may open them and see you all
about me. It has been so long.”
His hand reached out and touched'
Meridel’s where she sat close to
him, "This is real,” he said as if
to himself. "All of it—real. Anu
you. are going to be with me always.
I thought sometimes I
that my
held—it
was at once forgotten,
madame joined the
exodus from the dining
made her way through
on the steps to bid him
teeth that were misbehaving this
night. "Perhaps he won't now,
What in God’s name ‘does he mean by skulking out there in the dark-
' . . - - - - ‘ +£
i’n
ago; I'll
Shoulders,
devil opt
the right
Meridel.
should nevex* return to you,
luck would run out. But it
has held so far.”
"You have done well,
said madame. “We read
exploits, saw your picture
paper and that.”
He waved his hand. "We do
reason why, madame. When
are doing the things they praise us;
for, they do not seem of great im
portance, and when the world finds
them so—well, we are puzzled. Tell
me, was there ever any more word '■
about Michel?”
"Nothing,” said madame. “Re
cently we read that his friend, Kehl,
was arrested by the American po
lice, along with some dozens of
others and held on charges of espi
onage. Perhaps he was among
them. I do not know, Roger.”
“Strange. Well, I shall give it up
as one of the riddles of the age. To
morrow, Meridel, I want to go shop
ping with you. I want to buy you
things—a ring—the loveliest ring, I
want to see it on your finger, then
I shall begin to think you really
belong to me.”
In the busy weeks that followed
Roger seemed to get as much en
joyment as Meridel or madame out
of the -multifarious preparations for
the wedding. He was on hand tlw
evening in March when Meridel was
to try on the wedding dress.
“It is lovely,” said Roger, gazing
at her as, like a young -princess
soon to be a queen, she walked
with stately step toward him. “So
lovely—yet not half lovely enough
foi' hei’ who wears it.”
“You find me beautiful then,
monsieur?”
“So very beautiful, Meridel.” He
came from the big window in the
living room, where he had been sit
ting, and bent to her and kissed
lxer upraised lips. “Ml”' 1r'wc’ ” k*3
whispered. “So
bride.”
He saw only
with Rudolph,
Mademoiselle __
Mimi Fabre’s ageless eyes glimpsed
the 'face that for a moment came
close to the windowpane and then
was gone. It was Roger who first
noticed the pallor of her parchment
skin, the whiteness of her lips, the
way her hands trembled,
"Tante Mimi!”'He hurried to her
but she brushed
“Are you ill? Is
She tightened
bony fingers on
stick. “It is nothing,”
“Nothing. Just a little weakness. I
shall go to my, room and rest for
a while. No, I do not Want any
one to conie with me. I would be
alone.”
Madame went slowly tip the stairs
to her room. Hei* step was firm,
though her heart beat so hard that
it pained her breast. She walked to
the window ahd looked Oht for a
few moments. She could tell that
he was there; she could almost feel
his eyes looking up at her out of
jthe blackness. For only an instant
*she hesitated, then she lifted her
hand and beckoned to him,
“He never before obeyed me,”
she muttered, tinkering with her
Roger,”
of your
in this
not
we
ness, peering in at windows! PH-
she clutched at her stick
do " lay
I’ll
of
thing-
She watched the doorknob turn
slowly, the door as slowly open. But
he entered quickly, without a sound,
closed it behind him and turned the
■key. He flung his haf deftly at a
chair in the corner and grinned as
it landed safely. He wore a trench
coat, a white scarf, fils hair was
redder even that she remembered
it. He smiled at her and said qui
etly, “For once, ’ Tante Mimi, I
obeyed you. I was about to go of?
into the cold dark windswept night,
as they say in tbP books, when 1
saw your light go on and youi’ still
lovely figure standing in the win
dow. Whexi you beckoned to
hesitated only briefly; then I
just to say hello—and then
by.”
The black eyes, hawk’s
bright and gleaming, never left his
face. Every inch, of it they studied
—the long jaw, the stubby nose and
wide mouth, the blue eyes in which
the devil danced even as in h«*
own. His shoulders bulked huge in
side the blue coat. He was tallei*
than Roger. He looked, she thought,
like soiue Milesian king of old. Give
him a winged helmet, a jerkin of
chain mail, a battle-ax—
“Oberlieutenant Faber,” she said.
He clicked his heels and bowed
stiffly, his face like something grav
en in stone. Then all the disguise
dropped from him in a moment
and the eyes sparkled again. He
gave her a neat
“Your mistake,
Michel Fabre, of
ligence.”
"Michel!” ghe
what I used to long
this across his thick
knock some of the
him. If i had done
•all,* there 1"
me I
came
good
eyes,
salute and said,
madame—Captain
the Birtish Intel-
had not made a
step before he had her in his arms,
picking her up. as if she were a
child, kissing her ajxd pressing his
rough cheek against hers.
After a moment he let her down
and led hex* to the armchair. He
stood above her, looking soberly at
her. Then he sat in a chair facing
her.
“I fooled you, didn't I?”
"Not—oh, not for long.”
“You mean you were fooled but
you wouldn’t admit it. No disgrace,
you know. I’ve fooled even clever
er and deadlier ones than you. A
whole crew of them are behind bars
now because they were fooled. You
just wanted, to believe in me, didn’t
you?”
"Yes, Michel.” The old eyes were
fond. “You wer» always a devil,
but I always loved you.”
"Gently, darling. Don’t go all
soft on me now.”
"I could have killed you when—•
when you struck your brother.”
“Do you think I loved it? I .had
never hated my job so much as I
did that night. But mark this, if I
hadn’t poked old Roger one, Kehl
would have shot him dead. I had
to do it;
“Something like that came to me
afterward, when I tried to think it
all out. But there were so many
many.
Martin
"My love,” he
soon to be my
Meridel. So it was
with the Ibirdlike
Corbin; only old
his arm away,
there something
the grip of her
the knob of her
she said.
EftUW»OBr*Y*
"The children looked ip. the hut
and saw Bonhomme Fricot, as they
thought,
.planes
caught j
"And they wept for Bbnhqmme
Fricpt.
St. Co mo
thers. I've beeji some queer things
,ln xny time, duchess—”
"I can believe it,” The old lady’s
eyes were admiring now, He was
her boy, Michel, He was a great
man, a brave man. He did work
Of the greatest importance. A cap
tain, no less. A British agent, Cap
tain Michel Fabre, “What happened
after you left St. Como, Michel?
How did you land here?”
"It was all planned. I got
self captured by the British
was shipped to England. My
chiefs had been praying for
such a chance as was given to us
then:—my knowledge of German,
Heidelberg, even the saber cut. Sa-
pristi! It was as if made to order.
They put me next to Manfred Kehl.
I stayed next tp him all the way to
Canada. Together* we engineered
the escape. Philibert was the near
est place we cpuld get a car. The
only time I weakened was when I
knew that I had to come here.- I
hated that, Tante Mimi. You will
never know how much I loathed it,
To see you all aftei’ so long, and
to see the look on your faces—well,
it was my job. I had to do it. In
the States Kehl took me to the
people we were seeking. They are
now in jail, So is he,”
"You’re a fine boy, Michel, A
splendid boy. Now—” the old la
dy's voice was very soft and gentle
—now why, after coming to Phili
bert tonight, were you going away
without a word to me or to any
one?”
"Well, I—” he fidgeted in his
chair. His cheek* grew red. There
was nothing now of Oberlieutenant
Faber; he wag euly a boy whose
cherished secret is found out. “All
these explanations,” he mumbled,
damned rot. I planned
, lying dead. Then
came over and the
fire—”
the
hut
I liad a job to do around
•hence the masquerade
my- and
own
just
“A lot of
to write to you or—or see“you lat
er.”
“Captain
ned at him slyly, ----. ,
try to fool your old aunt,
you?”
Michel smiled resignedly. “I
know it’s no use. If you must know
—and you know it anyway—I did
not want to horn in on Roger’s wed
ding. You see, I—”"You happen to be in love with
the girl he is about to marry."
The blue eyes met her
bright stare steadily,
"Yes,” he said.
“And she is in love with
He shook his head. “Oh,
not in love with rnd.”
“But I tell you I know she—”
"I am no fool, madame. If she
in love with me, how
things—there are still so
Those little children, Po’
and Rosine, started it—”
“Ah, the little Morpins.
member those cute little monkeys
in St. Como in France, during the
blitz. I used to have rare fun with
them.”
"You used to—but they hated
you! They found your picture on
my dresser and the little girl
knocked it down and stamped upon
it one day.”
"Eh! Oh, I see what you mean.
They were stamping on Oberlieu
tenant Fabre. It was Bonhomme
Fricot they used to like so much.
I taught them that old rondeau we
used to sing when we were kids.
You know—Boiisoir, Nigaud. Bon-
soir, Fricot—-grand song.”
"How could you be Oberlieuten-
ant Faber and Bonhomme Fricot
both, Michel? They saw you go into
the old man’s cottage, heard shots,
saw you come out—and you wert#
laughing. That was what they hat
ed.”
"The devil! They were around
the hut that day then! I have it
now, You see it was like this: The
parachutist they saw go into the
hut was not the ohe they saw come
out.”
“You mean that you—-”
“I mean that he was going to
pop me off with liis Luger, so I
popped him With mine. I had to
get out of there anyway and that
poor devil seemed to be sent right
from heaven. I cut off a lot of hair
and whiskers, changed outfits with
him and left the hut, And yes, I
guess I was smiling, I even had
the Iron Gross.”
I re-
is
Fabre.” Madame grin-
"You wouldn't
w'ould
ff
dark
gravely.
does she
the altar
is
happen to be going up
steps with Roger?”"
"You were always a
mule, Michel. You just
fooled us all—■”
"No you! I didn't fool .
I? You went on believing fn me,
you not?”
(To Be Continued)
James St. Afternoon Auxiliary
The Christmas .meeting of the
Aftprnooh Auxiliary was held ou
Thursday, Pecembei' I4th in tha
church basement which was xiicely
deeprgted with the 0hristuiaa col
ors of green and red. The opening
hymn "It came upon the Midnight
Clear” was sung followed by a
siioj’t prayer by the president,* Mrs.
Southcott who then called upon Mr.
Irwin to install the officers for 1945. A short hymn, of consecration
was sung and Mr. Irwin then in
stalled the officers in a very im
pressive service,
followed with a very delightful solo
entitled "Have You Ever Geen the
3tar.” The secretary read the min
utes of the November meeting. The
treasurei’’s report followed with a
good account of increased givixigs.
Roll call was answered by thirty
members, The Christian Steward
ship report read by Mrs, Armstrong
stressed «..the need for increased
giving. Satisfactory reports were
given by other convenors. An exec
utive
Jrd.
then
then
with
theme for* the Christmas meeting
was “We bring our gifts to Jesus”
and beginning with hymn 57 and
prayer by Mrs, Cook then hymn 47
and Mrs. Cook read from the
Christmas leaflet entitled 'Oh Come
All Ye Faithful.” Some extracts
from it are as follows Christmas
means the love of God to man, also
the love of man to man. Heaven has
been defined as "the place where it
is always Christmas eve.” This
means that if we could only feel as
kindly and friendly tp other folk all
the year round as we do on Christ
mas Day we should be a good deal
nearei* the Kingdom than we
to-day. Mrs. Southcott
interesting reading
“The Seven Gifts”
Mrs. V. Armstrong,
Mrs.
Mrs.
Cook
after
Let us Adore Him.”
then read a very interesting Christ
mas story which ended with "Rut
Christ first on your Christmas
shopping list.” The meeting closed
with the singing of hymn 362.
The following are the officers:
President, Mrs. J. M. Southcott;
1st vice-pres., Miss H. Monteith;
2nd vice-pres., Mrs, Wm. Cook; 3rd
vice-pres., Mrs. A, B. Irwin. Rec.
Sec’y, Mrs. C. E. Zurbrlgg; 'Corr.
Sec’y, Mrs. S. McFalls; Treas., Mrs.
E. Stone; Ass’t Treas., Mrs. Harvey
Perkins; Lit. Sec’y, Mrs. Hy. Del-
bridge; Christian Stewardship Sec’y
Mrs. C. W. Christie; Missionary
Monthly Sec’y, Mrs. M. Heywood;
Community Friendship Sec’y, Mrs.
M. Horney; Temperance -Sec’y, Mrs.
A. B. Irwin; Press Reporter, Miss
H. Monteith; Mite Box Sec’y, Mrs.
E. J. Ghapton; Assoc. Helper’s
Sec’y, Mrs. M. Snell; Baby Band
Supt., Mrs. C. Frayne; Supply Com.
Conv., Mrs. L. Kyle; Pianist, Mrs.
Wm. Pybus; Ass’t Pianist, Mrs. M.
Snell; Mission Circle Supt., Miss F.
Group
Horney
Mrs. Murdock
meeting is called for January
Some items of business were
disposed of. Mrs, Cook's group
took charge of the meeting
Mrs. Cook in the chair, The
KIRKTQN
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greason and
family, of London, were week-end
guests with Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Gregory*
Miss Lois Roy spent part of the
past week with Mr. and Mrs, W.
Ballantyne, -of Gtratford.
Miss Blanche Simpson, of Wej-
land, was a Christmas guest with
her sister, Mrs Fred Switzer.
LAC, Bill. Switzer, of St. Thomas
spent the holiday with his-parents,
Mr, and Mrs. R- Switzer,
Sgt. Gerald Paul, of Vernon, B.C.,
spent a ten-day special leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Paul,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brock and
Sons, Don and Bill, of Bprgessville,
were holiday guests with friends in
the village,
Miss Mary Anderson, of St. Marys
was a week-end guest with Mr. and
Mrs, Wes, Hodge.
Mr, Lorn*' Marshall and son
Billie, of Thamesford, was a Christ
mas guest with Mr. and Mrs, A.
Robins.
Word has been received by Mrs.
Wm. Blackler from the boys over
seas who have received their
Christmas boxes from St, Paul’s
Church. The boys all remarked in
their letters how grateful they*
were.
The recent snowstorms
kept the Provincial snowplow,
Blanshard Countv plow and
Usborne plow all busy keeping
roads passible.
Mrs.'
spend
Harold
have
the
the
the
to
son,
stubborn
said you
you,did
did
FUNERAL SERVICE HELD
FOR BENJAMIN BEVINGTON
A.
of
in
The funeral of Benjamin
Revington, .a lifelong resident
Biddulph township, who died
Victoria Hospital following a brief
illness, was held recently from his
residence -at Lucan. Rev. J. A. Gar
diner, assisted by Rev. J, J. Brown,
conducted the service and inter
ment was in St. James Cemetery.
Nephews of the deceased; Wes,
Revington, Sheridon Revington.
Emerson Stanley, Jack Bryan, John
Hobbs and Ddrwin Beatson,
pallbearers. Mr. Revington
lxis '80th year. Son of the
and Mrs. W, W. Revington,
rled Annie Beatson 37 years ago
and resided on the second conces
sion of Biddulph. since that time.
He was a member of Lucan United
Church. Surviving are
one son, Newton,
three daughters,
Hobbs, of Benfield, Mrs. Reg. Wixl-
ser and Mrs. George Ramsey, of
London; two grandchildren, Ken
neth and Billie Winser; two broth
ers, Wilbert, of Lucan, and Dan,
of Clive, Alberta; and one sister, Mrs. Wes, HObbs, of ThOrlidale.
acted as
was in
late Mir.
lie mar-
‘liis wife;
Of Fort Erie;
Mrs. Kenneth
Blood Donors at Parkhill
In
are
an
by
by
gave
followed
enumerated
Mrs, F. Coates,
M. Heywood,
Stone,
Miners, Mrs,
Sharp, Mrs. E. Stone, Mrs.
with the refrain sung by all
each gift recorded "Oil Come
Mrs. Buswell
S, Tufts left Monday
some time with her
in Toronto.
Kirkton Reel Cross
Kirkton Red Cross SocietyThe
have shipped to headquarters the
following articles:—45 girls’ com-
boys’ shorts; 11
16 girls’ pinafore
34 pairs men's pyjamas;
4 large quilts; 3 small
9 men’s round neck sweat-
27
Tiro T. Mflburii Co., Towto, Cm
Troublesome Night Coughs
Are Hard on the System
It’s tlie cough that sticks; the cough that is hard
to get fid oh tho cough accompanied by a tickling lh
the throat that causes thd nerve and throat Wracking
trouble that ktetiS you awakc at night.
Dr. Wood^s Norway Pine Syrup helps to relieve
this coughing condition by sootmhg the irritated parts,
isd-mo the troublcsnrie irritating cough ma.y be rehovoii.
Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup has beau on the market for the past
4S yearn. The Trade Mark *‘3t Pine Trees . . f «
Price 35c a bottle J large lanuly size) about G.tiWiOS as muem COc at an
dftfg counters.
wis coughing condition oy sopinmg ww linwuvuum vo, ±looming the phlegm and stimulating the bronchial organs, and when this
At the Blood Donors clinic
Parkhill last week the following
were among the donors,:
McGillivary Mt, Carmel' Clarke
HOdgins, Binice HOdgins, Gerald P.
Ddyle, Grant Amos, Mrs. Benjamin
Thompson, James Trevithick, Jack
Trevithick, ‘Norman Durr, Freeman
HOdgills, LinwOod Graven Gertrude
Amos, Alex 0. smith) George Dixon
Thomas Morley, Elmer Shepherd,
Greenway: Jack Hutchinson, Ed-
lie Hartle, Garmen Woodburn, Nan
Gardner, Wilmer McLincliey, Wm.
Eaglcson, Graham Eagleson, Mrs.
Milton pollock, Gladys Stewardson,
Glen Hayter.
A lifelong resident Of Hibbert
•Township. Miles McMillan, died re
cently following a brief illness, in
his S 3 rd year, He is survived by
his .wife whose maiden name was
Mary Hastings,-and two sons, John,
ot Detroit, and William J., of Hib
bert; also a brother Hugh, ,of
Tuckersmith*
Reports from reliable sources, ping facilities undoubtedly staved
south of the Border paint, a de- off a much worse sugar shortage
Pressing picture of the future (than now exists. For had there
fbeen no shipping problem, ration
ing would not have been consider
ed necessary in 1942 and increased
civilian buying power would, have
drained away the surplus stocks
much sooner than has occurred un
der rationing,
Now that the stocks on hand at
the beginning of rationing have
all been consumed) the sugar sup
ply problem, becomes acute. Gugar
has become the great energy food
of the armed forces and military
needs have increased enormously.
Lend-lease requirements have step
ped up also so that, even without
the great increase in civilian buyr
ing power which has occurred, the
demand for sugar would exceed the
normal supply for this continent, * But current supplies for this
continent are far below normal.
The Philippines, which used to send
nearly a million tons of sugar an
nually to the U.S., are still in the
clutches of the Japs and no sugar
has come thence since 1941. To
make matters worse, the U.S. has
had twp short beet sugar crops—-
in 19 43 and 194 4—thus depriving
the nations sugar bowl of over a
million tons in the two years.
Serious efforts a.ve now being
made to step up domestic beet and
cane sugar production in the United
States. Since the sugar supply of
Canada is linked with that of the
U.S. and the United Kingdom—-the
latter continuing the produce beet
sugar at full plant capacity—Can
ada might well follow suit by plan
ning for an all-out production of
domestic beet sugar in 1945.
pressing
sugar supply,
shortage of sugar
numerous r
States is described ns .........
vary situation,'' by the War* Foods
Administration, the long-term pros
pects are anything but reassuring
to those with a sweet tooth who
yearn for the early lifting of sugar
rationing restrictions.
On October 1st of this year U.S.
stocks Of sugar-—of ’all kinds, in
cluding raw sugars—-were reported
the be the lowest in modern times.
Mr. Ody H. Lamborn, a leading in
world
as foj-
binations; 15
girls’ blouses;
dresses;
1 layette;
quilts;
ers; 4 men’s V-neck sweaters;
pairs men’s socks.
White Gift Service
At the afternoon service in
Kirkton United Church Sunday,
special White Gift Service was ob
served. A miniature stall and small
animals with real hay in a manger*
was a very appropriate setting. The
scholars and their teachers occupied
the front seat. While singing "We
Would see Jesus”, the children
placed their gifts in baskets, which
were filled. The gifts will be sent
to the Sick Children’s Hospital.
Rev. W. D. Goodger brought
special message to the child-ren.
Annual Meeting
The Ladies’ Guild and W.A.,
St. Paul’s Church, held their annual
meeting Thursday at the home of’. met at the home of Mrs.
the
a
picture of theWhile the current)
• reported from
parts of the United
a “tempo-
teraatibnal authority on
sugar supplies, is quoted
lows oxi. November 24th;
"Normally, stocks on
1st are not lower than
tons and any amount below that
is considered sub-normal. The
stockpile on October 1st, a-
mounting to only 465,000 tons,
was dangerously sub-normal. On
ly our domestic beet and cane
production saved the day in the
territories where those sugars
are available. As a matter of
fact, in our eastern seaboard and
southwestern areas, not only are
housewives going without sugax*
but many industrial users either
have closed down or have cur
tailed their operations.”
The shortage of ocean bottoms
for transporting sugar which
brought on sugar rationing early
in the wax’ now appears to have
been a blessing in disguise. By
cutting down sugar consumption on
this continent, the scarcity of ship-
October
g00,'0i0b
KKSMK Ml
Allen Berry; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs, Millex" McCurdy; Dorcas com
mittee, Mrs. Hugh Berry and Mrs,
H. Copeland. The Ladies’ Guild
officers for 1945 are; president,
Mrs. Cecil Dobson; vice-president,
Mrs. Roy Brock; secretary, Mrs.
Wm. Blackler; treasurer, Mrs. E.
Humphreys. Canon James
the meeting and the hostess
a dainty lunch.
closed
served
“One, two, three, four; one, two,
three, four——” yelled the drill-ser
geant.
“My goodness me,” said the
sweet little thing, “do they, really
have to teach those ignorant re
cruits how to count?”
a
o£
will be
home of Mrs. Arthur Fink-
Turne'r, B.A.
and family
relatives in
Forum
Gaiser.
Verna Baumgarten has ve
to Montreal after two weeks
Mrs. R. Humphreys. Canon James
took the chair for the election of
officers. The W.A. officers were re
elected for 1945: President, Mrs.
R. Humphreys; vice-president, Mrs.
SHIPKA
Dec. 11 Shipka Farm
4 haghlaig couple^ dodging showers
Zx of rice . . . fireside . . . garden * . .
Chubby babies , . .
These arc scenes wc know and like, be
cause they're part of our lives . . . because
they spell happiness . , . Contentment,
But We know that these things don't ‘' just
happen." They have to be worked for, lived
for. Protected, too, because of ever-present
dangers which inay spoil them.
Venereal Disease is a spoiler. In a cold,
relentless wiy it can kill infants, rob the
home of its btcadwinner, cripple, destroy.
These ate not mere possibilities., THEY
HAPPEN .. . RIGHT HERB IN CANADA?
But, these things should never happen.
They can bo prevented.
Youngmen and women can safeguard their
future happiness together by making jure
before marriage tliAt V.D. Will not blight their
plans. A medical examination, including a
blood test for syphilis, is a protection no
couple can afford to pass up.
Nor must the breadwinner neglect his
part. The security of the home depends upon
his ability to work regularly and efficiently.
Unsuspected syphilis, striking in middle
life, may. make the head of the home unable
to provide for his family. It is wise to KNOW
FOR SURE in time. Industrial medical exam
inations should include a routine confioleiitiul
blood test,
A blood test should not bo looked upon
as something uhusnal. It should be regarded
for what it is . , , a normal safeguard of
health, security and happiness.
SVW
Ou
met at the home of Albert
"Rural Communities Can Be At
tractive,” was the subject. It was
agreed that a Community Hall with
good recreational facilities was a
much needed addition to our com
munity. On Dec 18 Farm Forum
. Lome
Finkbeiner. This was a review and
completed the series of "People,
The Builders of a Community.”
Next meeting will be on January
Sth at the hotne. of Cliff Russell.
Down, Mrs. A. B; Irwin;
Leaders, Mrs. Buswell, Mrs.
and Mrs. Armstrong.
SHIPKA
The Ladies’ Aid meeting
held Thursday afternoon Jam_ 4th
at the
beiner.
Miss
turned
vacation with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. C. Baumgarten.
Mr. John Lamport from Toronto
Miss Mildred Lamport from Strat
ford spent the holiday with their
parents Mr. and Mrs, Ed. Lamport.
Mr. Lome Devine; Mr. and Mrs.
Ervixie Devine and daughter Aileen
visited over the week-end with rel
atives and friends in Kitchener.
Miss Lila Finkbeiner from Lon
don spent the holidays at hex* home
here.
Mr, and Mrs. Roland .Neil and
babe visited Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs, Major Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Deitrich and
family spent Christmas with the
latter's parents Mr, and Mrs Shanks
at Parkhill.
Mr. and Mrs. Dinsdale and Miss
Gertrude Dinsdale from. London
spent Christmas Day at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ratz,
Mrs. L. Finkbeinei’
spent Christmas with
Sarnia.
Rev. and Mrs. L, H.
and Grace Marie, of Goderich, were
guests with Miss Pearl Keys on
Christmas,
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Russell spent
the week-end in St. Catherines with
relatives,
Mh, and Mrs. George Love atid
Mrs. Scott spent the holiday in Sea
forth.
Mrs. Humphreys and son Paul
Spent the week-eiid In London.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McNair and
family, Of ilderton, and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Sheppard and David, of
Ailsa Craig, spent Suiiday last at
the home bf Mik and Mrs. Ed Lam
port. '
Mrs Atthur Fiakbeihey is at pre
sent at the heme of her parents at
Grand Bend waiting cn her mothet
Mrs. Stephen Webb who is ill.
Major John Andrew Elliott, aged
30, of Phrkhin, has been reported
missing In action, He was employed
with the Parkhill Farmer's Co-
Operative before the war. He hold
a Commission as lieutenant in the
Middlesex and Huron regiment be
fore enlisting in 190, His wife,
residing in London, was the former
Betty Racey, of Parkhilt
The expectant mother, too, may know for
sure that her baby will be all she dreamed of.
Syphilis in the expectant mother rarely
shows outward signs, and it is no respecter
of persons. An early check-up by her doctor,
including a blood test, is a most essential,
yet simple, first step in protecting her baby's
health.
Invest a few minutes of your time in
ASSURANCE,