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LETTER BOXn
CHAPTER XII
by
MRS. HARRY PUGH SMITH
She, decided to pick up n new
dress in a hurry. She had to do
something. But she had gained in
spots; her hips and waist for in
stance. -She no longer wore a regu
lar size. There would have to be
alterations. It would be impossible
for her to get the dress tor several
days.
She watched Tony anxiously when
they were ready to set off, She
looked frumpish and dowdy, even the bronze orchids Tony
bought for her could conceal
fact that her 'gown was a last year’s
'model and half a size too small.
But if Tony noticed, he gave no
sign. He was very gentle with her
as they drove to -the Abers’,
There was nothing baroque about
the Akers’ duplex. One had to know
values to realize® how expensive
such exquisite simplicity was, and
Rosemary Akers was like that her
self, a slender -girl with smooth
black hair and grave dark -eyes
and a beautiful sensitive .mouth,
.Not until she smiled did you real
ize how lovely she was. Her gown
was severely plain, a white chif
fon velvet cut on long graceful
lines. She wore no jewels, but
there was a white rose in the coil
of lustrous dark hair on her slender
neck. She had the most beautifully
modulated voice Barbara had ever
listened to.
She had not known until she saw
them together how well Tony knew
Rosemary Akers. Rosemary knew
a great deal more about the prog
ress of the play than Tony’s wife
did.
Barbara felt as if something was
squeezing her heart. -She "had the
seat of honor on her host’s' right
at dinner and Rosemary had .placed
Tony on the other side of his wife
while she sat at the, opposite end
of the table. But Tony could not
keep ,his
she kept
watching
back shyly.
It had happened, the thing of
which she had once been so afraid,
the thing which she had later per
suaded hersellf could never bap-
pen, Tony was falling in love with
someone else.
love
with
him
bar a
mary did
frayed herself every time she spoke
to Tony, although he knew. Bar
bara read' it in his face, and he
was afraid—afraid of himself. ■
She heard Rosemary reproach
him because he had not been to
see her for weeks. “You are al
ways. meeting Father somewhere,
Tony,” she said. “You never drop
in here as you used to.”
Tony’s eyes were miserable.
“Sorry,” .he said. “I didn’t realize,
Rosemary.” He had been trying to
keep out of Rosemary’s way be
cause he wanted to be true to Bar
bara and to everything there had
been between them.
“Why don’t- you come around for
dinner next week when you’re in
town?” asked - Rosemary, almost
timidly. “Just a home dinner with
Dad and me, and we’ll have one
of our long talks, such as we used
to have when I first came home.”
Tony’s eyes lit. Then he glanced
away from ' Rosemary’s pleading
eyes. “I’d love to,” he stammered,
“but I've an engagement.”
“The next week, then?” asked
Rosemary, ’ ' her chin quivering
slightly.
“I’m afraid I can’t make it week
after next Rosemary,” Tony said.
“I’m going to go Over the play
with Pinkney Law, the new one,
I mean. It’ll probably take us till
far into the night.”
“I see,” said Rosemary like a
disappointed child. “Some other
time then.”
Just before they reached the
house, going home, Tony sighed and
announced
he believed
■ were more
worth. “I
example, Bab,” he said,
with
him,
and
was
THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE M 1945
Not
had
the
eyes off Rosemary and.
looking
for his
toward him,
smile, smiling
He was falling in
Rosemary Akers and she
but he knew what ailed
Rosemary did not, Bar-
iconvinced of that. Rose-
not know that she be-
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Barbara niade a hundred
resolutions before she , finally
asleep from pure exhaustion,
would fight "for her man. She would
fight as much for Tony’s sake as,,
for hey own. They had been through
so much together. They had a
child. They -could not le't their
love die, Barbara refused to be
lieve it was too late to save the
situation. She would not let her
self believe it. She was
he was as unhappy as
about the whole thing,
Barbara started in the
morning, doing her daily
fore Tony awoke. When
himself up in the study,
a long walk, leaving the
the garage. On the way
stopped at a beauty parlor
signed up ’ for a
treatments and a series of facials.
iShe refused dessert at luncheon
and did not touch the rolls and but
ter.
“What's the trouble, Skeezicks?"
asked Tony. “Aren’t you feeling
UP to par?”
Barbara’s lips quivered. “Oh
yes,” she said,- and managed to
smile brightly. “I have to do some
thing about, the old waistline. It’s
spreading all over the place. Hadn't
you noticed?”
* “You always look all right to
me,” said Tony loyally.
She did not go to her bridge 'cIud
that week. She asked Tony if he
• would like to go on a little picnic,
(just the two of them. He looked
(startled, but he said yes, of course.
It was the first time Barbara had
ever proposed their going off with
out Skeeter. She hoped to remind
Tony of their honeymoon. They ate
on’ the beach beside a tiny fire of
driftwood. She had put on her pret
tiest dress and had her hair done
becomingly. She thought it would
be easy to recapture the old mood
when Tony had held her in his
arms and kissed her until she lost
her breath. But it did not work
out. Tony was sweet. He was at
tentive. But he did not hold her
in his arms and he never offered to
kiss her. He kept looking at the
water, his thoughts far away.
She proposed with a dull flush to
go to New York when -he went in
that week, but Tony said he thought
he would try to see everybody he
had to see, if only for a minute,
and then not go in soon again.
He did not go for a month, and,
to Barbara’s dismay, looked more
miserable every day. He had not
seen Rosemary since her dinner part and he was hungry ftor the
sight of her. Barbara read it in
his eyes, in* the way he paced the-
floor at niglit,’ in the way he rolled
and tossed in his sleep. He thought
of Rosemary constantly.
Barbara was panic-stricken. The
situation was far more -serious than
she had allowed herself to believe.
Nothing she did had any effect. He
was not pleased when she tried tim
idly to make love to him. He was
relieved when she was content to
be just good friends, and it broke
her heart.
Pinkhey Law accepted the new
play. It was to be produced early
in September. Tony had nothing
to do—nothing except take long
walks along the Sound by himself,
his mouth clamped shut, his eyes
haunted. Skeeter relieved the
strain. They ''made a great deal of
him. It was a relief for Barbara
to kiss Skeeter. At least he was
not thinking of someone else.
- GJendon |Akers and his daughtei'
had been away on a cruise to the
: West Indies. They were gone six'
weeks. Before they left Rosmary
' wrote Tony a stiff little note, ask-
, ing him to come in and say good-
i by. He did not go, but he was like
somebody tormented all that week.
. Rosemary and her father re-
' turned in July. They opened their
■house at Southampton. Barbara
> saw Rosemary’s picture in a roto-
L gravure section. She looked love-
; lier -than ever, although there was
i a wistful expression in her eyes, a
> droop to her lips. Tony saw the pic-
• ture too, and turned white.
; A week later a note came from
Rosemary addressed to Mr. and
• -Mrs, Anthony Blake. It was an
invitation to a week-end party at
the Akers’ -place in Southampton.
Rosemary went on naively to -say
that both she and her father had
missed Tony so much and there
would be a number of interesting
people at the party whom he ought
to know and she hoped he and Mrs.
Blake would arrange to come. It
was signed, “Your sincere friend,
Rosemary/’ in a plain, straight
forward hand without curlicues.
“I expect you should go,”
tered Barbara. “The people
are going to be there sound
portant.”
Tony looked up eagerly,
you really think so?” His face
all lighted up.
“Yes,” she said, as steadily as
she could, “I think you should go,
Tony ”
i He drew a long breath and years
hew
fell
She’
convinced
she was
very next
dozen be
lie shut
she took
sedan in
back she
and
course of scalp
seemed to slide off his shoulders.
"All right," he said. "I will."
Barbara's hands knotted at her
side. He has fought a good
but he's licked, she thought,
with ’Bain. He isn’t going to
any more. This is the end,
going -to see Rosemary, He's go
ing to tell her he loves her, If -he
does, it is all over. Once he has
committeed himself to Rosemary,
he will never
not play fast
lovely child,
little black
you don't mind, Tony,
tered, “I think I'll go
—it sounds like—like
ing. party.”
"Of -course I don’t
Tony gently, not looking at her, But
she knew he -did
“This time I
down,” Barbara
perately. *
Whatevei* happened, she 'would
not. look like a frump on this occa
sion, It was Barbara’s last stand,
her one 'chance, she th-ought. A'ftei’
all, nothing had really happened
between Tony and Rosemary.
"If I can only wake him up tp
me again,” Barbara thought, al
most praying that in the acid test
she would be able to hold Tony,
even against Rosemary who was
so much younger and fresher, who
had not had a baby, or been ill,
who had never been poor or on hei’
own.
Barbara hated to leave Skeeter
with anyone else. At the last she
strained, him to her, kissed him fe
verishly. “Oh, Skeeter, darling,”
whispered Barbara, beginning to
weep. Then she remembered that
-for all their sakes -she must not
spoil her make-up. This once, if
never again, she must be gay and
blithe and pretty, if it killed her.
She was out to win back her hus
band, to snatch him /away from an
other woman. Barbara forced her
lips into a smile. She tripped down
the steps to where Tony was wait
ing in the coupe, her face as bright
as if she hadn’t a care on earth.
“Let’s go, Mr. Blake!” she called
out gayly.
Tony grinned. “You’re sort of
dressed up, aren’t you, Mrs.
Blake?” he asked.
Barbara fluttered her eyelashes
at him coquettishly.
.like the get-up, Mr.
asked, cocking her head' on
side to display her jaunty new
Tony .-smiled. “It’s all
good, he said>
Barbara’s heart sank,
not really looked at her.
not thinking about her. He wag as
gentle as usual, but she could not
delude herself. Tony could not see
her for the shadow of another wom
an. He was not aware of the inches
which Barbara had taken off her
waistline. He was not aware of
her at all. “I must make him no
tice,” she told herself.
She tried deliberately to flirt
with her own husband, but it did no
good. His imagination was leaping
ahead to Rosemary, whom he had
not seen for six weeks.
They stopped at a little wayside
inn for luncheon. There was fresh
clam chowder on the menu. Tony
ordered it and Barbara -drank half
a cupful before she realized that the
chowder had okra in it. “Oh, dear!
she said-, “okra never agrees with
me.”
Command X visited
times staying from a
days &ach time. During
TP the Editor,
Exeter Times-Advocate.
Since you asked me to ■contribute
an article to your paper I have
found it hard to decide what to
write about, but after some thought
I have picked .Egypt. You may ask why Egypt? Well, it is. the home
of the Arabs, -Of Which we are hear
ing so much at the present time;
and one hears sq little about them,
here in Canada.
While I was flying with R.A.F.
Transport
Egypt five
week to 10 _ . _
this period I had many opportuni
ties to observe and*! learned some
fascinating things about it whicn
. I shall pass on t° you.
i It is 'primarily a desert country.
J Its only tillable land *s a harrow
mind," said [
fight
numb
fight
He’s
turn back. He could
and loose with that
Everything went a
before Barbara. "If
," she fal-
with you. It
an interest-
mind.
won’t let Tony
told herself des
“How do
Blake?”
to
He
He
you
she
one
hat.
the
had
was
I
visited on Sunday
Mr. Charles Del-
Horace Delbridgeand Mrs.
of Exeter
home of MODEM,
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stretch along- each side of the Nile,
watered entirely by irrigation but
being the most fertile soil in the
world, it is able to produpe four
crops a year. Contrary to popular
belief it is not
Egypt. During our
the temperature in
around 70
m-osphere
and damp
essary to
your bed;
time temperature
110 degrees in the shade. It does
rain there but not in sufficient
quantities or at regular intervals
to be of any value.
Egypt’s capital, Cairo, is one oi'
the most Cosmopolitan cities in the
world. Arabs, Africans, Americans,
British, Europeans, Asiatics and
many other races make up its
strange population. It is truly the
crossroads of the west and east.
Egyptian, architecture is very
impressive to a westerner mainly
because of its exactitude and in
tricate design. I may safely say
there is not one building in the city
constructed- of wood.„ All structures
are of cement,
stone. One does not think of the
East without
pyramids. These lie about 20 min-
ites drive out in the desert. Mena
House Hotel is situated at the foot’
of these “Pyramids of Ghiza” on
the border of the Lybian in a para
dise for young and old. It combines
continental luxury and comfort in
an Arabic -setting. It was here that
Churchill and Roosevelt
Chinese Generalissimo in
1943 The pyramids are
•number but three of them
large and much more steeped in
history than the others. They are
contructed of hewn blocks of stone
(4’x2’x2’) placed side by side and
upon each other, without the aid
of mortar. The largest -one is about
4 85 feet high and in it was buried
the body of King Tutankahmen,
who lived some- Centuries before
Christ. Situated in front of this
pyramid, is the sphinx. It is a lion
ess with the’ head of a woman sup
posed to devour a-ll who were un
able to answer its riddles. It was
built something like 3,000 years
ago. It faces the east because the
sun rises in the east. Mohammed
ans believe the rising of the sun 'is
significant of.the beginning of life.
The only deformity about the
sphinx is a hole in its face where
it was struck by a cannon ball
ball when Napoleon was attacking
the Egyptians. On the walls of the
small surrounding tombs and altars
may be -seen completely preserved
hieroglyphics which portray life
from 750 to 1000 B.C. They were
used by priests ' ...................
of the alphabet.
Eqyptian men
their individual
European -styles-
flowing robes. They are the only
people who get up in the morning
and take their sheets with them.
The favorite headdress is the fez
which is much like an inverted
flower pot of bright red with a long
black tassel hanging down the side.
They usually carry- a stick with a
horse hair tassel used to brush
away the flies. Among the Arabs
fatness and the size of a man is
considered the sign of wealth and
high position. Sq the larger a man
is the more money he ha's. A Mo
hammedan woman is never seen in
a public gathering and considers
her only calling is to work for her
husband and raise children. It is
considered a sin for her to shov
her face in public -or to any man
except her husband. ..Her 'face is al
ways veiled and she must lower -her
eyelids while passing -other men in
the street. The women seldom wear
shoes and are usually clad in black.
They think nothing of squatting
Ion the public street and breast
feeding their children. When a Mo
hammedan man appears in -public
with his* wives, they follow behina
him in single filo and in order of
favoritism. They also carry all the
infants and parcels.
In closing I would like to say
a few words about the Cairo Mus
eum. One. whole floor is taken up
with treasures taken from the tomb
of King TutankahmOn. There are
three sarcophagus or caskets made
of solid gold and in the shape of
the King’s body. There are seven
rough boxes, which enclosed
inside the other,
is about 12 feet
boxes are covered
leaf.^ There are
flowers and samples of
kinds of wheat and grains of that
time.
These are just a few of the
things that one can see while Vis
iting Egypt. May they prove inter
esting,
always hot m
winter months
the daytime is
F., but the at-
extremely cold
degrees
becomes
at ■ night, making it nec-
have three blankets on
In the summer the day-
often reaches
marble or hewn
remembering the
met the
December
seven in
are much
Mrs. Dalrymple Dies
Mrs. John Dalrymple, after about
a month’s illness, passed away in
Winnipeg General Hospital on June
lOt'h. Previous to "her marriage to
John Dalrymple of Chiselhurst, the
deceased, whose maiden name was
Margaret Elizabeth Ross, lived
with her grandparents, Mr. ana
Mrs. John Traquair in Tuckersmith.
After their marriage in 189 6 they
came to Manitoba find took up land
in the Horton district, south ot
Boissevain, and farmed successfully
until about five years ago when
they moved into Boissevain. Mr.
Dalrymple passed away in November
after several years’ poor health.
Mrs. Dalrymple, who was in her
7’4th year, leaves a family of three
sons and three daughters, Robert
and James, farmers in Horton dis
trict; 'Leslie, farmer at Fortier,
Man.; Mrs. Leedgate (Mary) near
Boissevain, , and Mrs. Fletcher
(Vera) and Margaret, both nurses
in Winnipeg. Many will regret her
passing and remember her for her
kindness and hospitality. The fu
neral was held on June 13 with
service in the United Church con
ducted by her pastor, Rev. G. Mar
shall. Interment was made in Bois
sevain
WINCHELSEA
The sympathy of the community
extended to Mr. Frank Brock
Mrs. Garnet Johns in the
cemetery.
WHALEN
Earl Johnson was
a few days- during
Mrs.
Mrs.
to for
visiting her sister,
Mrs. Gordon Docking and family
visited on Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parkinson.
Miss Shirley Squire spent the
week-end in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hazelwood
attended the Langford-Pattison wed
ding at Granton United Church on
Saturday.
Mr. and -Mrs. Geo. Millson have
left to spend a few weeks-
Geo. Mardlin, of Wesley.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
spent Sunday with Ittr.
Thos. Gunning, Granton.
Miss Merle -Squire attended the
Towle-Pearson wedding
side on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
were Sunday visitors at
with Mr. and -Mrs. John
Mr. -and Mrs. Bert Duffield vis
ited recently with Rev. and Mrs.
Allen Duffield, of Lambeth.
Mrs. Walter Gunning and
Laverne Morley were in
Saturday attending the
the former’s
Batten.
in Toron-
last week
Merkley.
with Mrs.
Gunning
and Mrs.
at Lake-
is < and
death of the late Mrs. Frank Brock.
Mr. and Mrs, Mervin Wilson and
David, of London, spent Sunday
with Mrs. W. J. Veal.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fletcher, of
Kirkton, visited on Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walters.
Mr. and JVlrs. Jack Delbridge and
family —
at the
bridge.
Mr.__ _____ _____ ______
and family spent Sunday with the
latter’s parents, Mr. -and Mrs. Bruce
Cooper, of Elimville;
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brock and
family, of Zion, visited on Sunday
with Mr, and Mrs. Joe Bailey.
We are glad to welcome Mr.
bert Coward home who has
returned from overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff More
family, of Stratford, visited on
day with Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
ten.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Reid, of Luck
now, visited on Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. James Horne and also
attended the Pym
the home of Mr.
Pym, of Elimville.
Sunday visitors
Mrs. George Davis
Mrs. Cliff Hotham
London, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis,
of Kirkton.
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Wil-
Sun-
Bat-
reunion held at
and Mrs.Sam
with Mr.
were Mr.
and family, of
and
and
ZiON
and Mrs. Harold Hern andMr.
family visited -on Sunday with Mr.
and- Mrs. Morley Wass, of Granton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern' and
family visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Pooley, of Winchel-
sea.
A carload of ladies from the com
munity attended the W.M.S. Sec
tional meeting held at Zion East
■on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brock and
Jean visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Dickinson, of Den-
field.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brock and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Brock
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bailey, of Winchelsea.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Jaques and
family visited on Sunday at Varna.
Sunday School Picnic
The annual Sunday School picnic
was held at Stratford park on Sat
urday with a large attendance. The
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following are the results of the
races: children 5 and under, Ed
ward Hern, Doreen Brock; girls 6
to 9, Elaine Hern, Anna Knowles;
boys 6 to 9, Keith- Hern, Bobby
Pooley; _ ‘ ~ ‘ “
Pooley, Marilyn Hern; boys 9 to
14, Jack Hern, Wilbur Knowles;
young ladies, Anna Brock, Marjorie
Earl; young men, Kenneth Hern,
Gerald Hern; married ladies, Mrs.
A. Westcott, Mrs. A. Earl; married
men, Everett Miller, Ward Hern;
men kicking slipper, Kenneth
Angus Eari; ladies’ kicking
per, Mrs. N. Brock,. Mrs'. A.
toothpick race, Ross Hern’s
football race, Gerald Hern’s
paper plate race, Irene Brock and
Gerald Hern; Celery race, Melville Heim; 3-legged race, Anna Brock
and Kenneth Hern.
girls 9 to 14, Dorothy
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instead of letters brother,
HURON PRESBYTERY
ex-
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Granton
Arthur F. Hern
Parkinson
Thorndale
Stevenson.
town
were
your
stick
' fal-
who
im-
dress according to
tastes, either in
or in long white
“I always aim to be the
I play, So X should like
“Do
was
in • a 'careless voice that
his weekly trips to
trouble than they
think I’ll follow
“and
of Kippen
and August,
heard. The
A. M. Grant,
to Bothwell
Mr.
Detroit on
funeral of
Mr. Wm.
meeting was held at
Mrs. Hazelwood on
(To Be Continued)
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Hpron Presbytery of the United
Church, met in Holmesville United
Church on Thursday of last week,
with the chairman, Rev. G. G. Bur
ton, presiding. Arrangements were
made for the induction of the new
ministers into the Presbytery; Rev.
L. H. Turner to preside at the in
duction of Rev. F. G. Stotesbury,
and Rev. Reba E. Hern to address
the minister into Bayfield charge,
on July 6, at 8 p.m.; Rev. N. J.
Woods to preside at the induction
of Rev. G. C. Weir into Centralia
charge, and Rev. A. S. Trueblood
to -address the minister, on June 29,
at 8 p.m.; Rev. C. B. Woolley into
the Ashfield charge; Rev. W. J.
Rogers into Dungannon; Rev G.
G. Howse into Gorrie; Rev. M. G.
Newton into St. Helens.
Churches Commended
Words of commendation were
pressed for the 'charges of Nile-
Benmiller and -St. Helen’s, in increasing the minister’s salary to
$1,800, in each case, also to Vic
toria Strbet, Goderich, in lifting
the mortgage on the church prop
erty and increasing the minister’s
salary, and to Holmesville for
property improvements.
.Mrs. Campbell Tavener, presi
dent of Huron Presbyterial, re
ported that the W.M.S. had a sur
plus of about $4-00 worth of child
ren’s clothing, sweaters, etc. and
appealed for help in finding a wor
thy cause to make use of these
■supplies.
Rev. R. A. Brook was appointed
temporary chairman
charge during July
while candidates are
present pastor, ROv.
has been appointed
charge,
The Presbytery expressed ap
proval of the action taken by the
Drew administration in regard to
religious education in the day
schools of the province.
The members of the presbytery
were instructed to warn their
people against the peril of agen
cies soliciting the purchasing of
mining stock of precarious specu
lative value.
Rev R< G. Hazelwood, who had
been elected at a previous meeting
wag installed ag the chairman of
Huron Presbytery Tor 1945-46.
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The largest one
high. All seven
witli beaten gold
also remains of
various
Actor;
character .... _ ....................
real food and drink in that baii-
quet scene.” Theatre Manager:
“Thon I suppose you Mil watt teal
poisin 1ft that act where you 'bump
yourself off/'
The W.M.'S.
the home of
Wednesday afternoon with fifteen
members present. Mrs. E. Squire
was in the chair. The theme of the
meeting was “The -Crusade for
■Christ and His Kingdom.” After
singing hymn 41. Mrs. Merriam of
fered prayer. A Psalm was read
and readings were given. A short
business meeting was held and the
meeting closed with singing and
the Lord’s prayer in unison.
Whiteford—Elliott
■An attractive wedding took place
on Saturday afternoon at the bride’s
home in Granton, when Olive Gert
rude Elliott, daughter -of Mrs. Wil
liam Brooks, Granton, and the late
Arthur .Elliott became the bride of
Sgt. Laverne Whiteford, RCAF,
-son of_ Mr. and Mrs. John White
ford, London. Rev. S. F. Logdson,
London, officiated and the Bridal
Chorus from Lohengrin was played
by Margaret Norris, London, five-
year-old niece of the bride. Given
in marriage by her brother, Sgt.
Norman Brooks, the bride lookea
lovely in a -gown of white silk lace
with tight bodice and long full
skirt. Her veil of white silk net was
arranged with a lace cap and or
ange blossoms' and fell softly over
her dress to form a short train.
She carried a shower bouquet of
Better Times roses. Mrs. C. L. Nor
ris, (London, as 'her sister’s matron
of honor, was gowned in pale pink
net over satin with finger-tip veil
to match. She carried an arm bou
quet of Briarcliffe roses and sweet
peas. The bridegroom was attended
by -his brother, Mr. Stanley White
ford, of Ingersoll. Ronnie Parkin
son* three-year-old nephew of the
bride, carried the ring an a white
satin cushion. Mr. and Mrs. William
Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. John
Whiteford received with the bridal
Couple. After a wedding dinner, the
couple left on a short honeymoon
in the district of Lake Huron. The
bride chose, far travelling, a pow
der blue tweed suit with navy ac
cessories including an alligator
handbag sent her by the (bride-
groom while he was serving in Eng
land. Sgt. Whiteford has recently
returned from overseas. The couple
will live In London.
Vacation with Pay Act 1944
NOTICE
VACATION CREDIT - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Employment Period
JULY 1, 1944, TO JUNE 30, 1945
VACATION PAY STAMP BOOKS
Employees in the Construction Industry
holding Vacation Pay Stamp Books con
taining Vacation Credit Stamps for the
194.4-45 employment period may pre
sent their books on or after June 30,
1945, to any CANADIAN CHARTERED
BANK or to any Provincial Savings
Office and upon proper identification
shall receive the cash equivalent of the
stamps contained therein.
Employees should apply for new Vacation
Pay Stamp Books, now available, for the employ
ment period July 1st, 1945, to June 90th, 1946.
INDUSTRY AND LABOUR BOARD
Hon. Charles Daley
Minister of Labour
Ontario