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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-12-12, Page 9Thurs,, December 12th, 1940 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES School at Sky Harbor Airport entrain ed late Tuesday for an unnamed ser vice flying school to continue their training under the Commonwealth air training plan. Each has 50 hours fly ing to his credit. Shirts parents, Mr, and Mrs. S. O. Gallagher attended the and Induction of Ven. LOCAL AND PERSONAL WEDDINGS was grade or better Here is an opportunity for discriminating men and for those women entrusted with the delicate task of selecting Shirts their men like and wear. • Every Shirt is cot, sewn and finished according to standard specifications. • All are the popular Semi - Laundered Fused” collar attached style. • A varied assortment of stripes and chocks to suit any' individual taste. “The Store Where Loftver .Prices Prevail” Josephine St. Phone 36 Wingham "Zk wh MASON’S Greenaway - Wright A pretty but quiet wedding solemnized on Wednesday. December 4th, at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian Manse, """“Milverton, when Dorothy Hester, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wright, of Newton, be came the bride of Mr. Leslie Robert Greenaway, of Wingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greenaway, of Blue vale; Rev. John Elder officiated. The bride looked charming in a soldier blue chonga crepe with an Irish lace collar. The 'attendants were . Miss Verne Wrighf and Mr. Ross Wright, sister and brotherfof the bride. For ■travelling the bride donned a black boucle coat with mink trimming and matching accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Greenaway will reside on Victoria St., Wingham. ‘ OBITUARY Mrs. Thomas Cummijns- At the home o"f her daughter, Frank O’Keefe," '58 Kenneth , Ave., Toronto, Ellen McCourt, widow of the Mrs. NEW CROP MIXED ftJVTHrd BRAZILS PECANS n U A |9 WALNUTS FILBERTS NUTS IN SHELL WASHED BRAZILS - lb. 17c Diamond WALNUTS - lb. 25c Paper Shell PECANS - lb. 25c NEW CROP NAVEL ORANGES CHRISTMAS CANDIES CREAMS & JELLIES - lb. 15c CHOCOLATE DROPS - lb. 15c CHOCOLATES - 3>/2 lb. box 79c Size 288’s DOZ. CANNED FRUITS AYLMERPEACHES 15 oz. - 2 tins 27c AYLMERBARTLETT PEARS 15 oz. - 15c AYLMER GRAPEFRUIT 15 oz. - - 17c PICNIC SWEET MIXED PICKLES AYLMERPEAS - Size 4 - 2 Tins 21c AYLMER PEAS & CARROTS 16 oz. - 2 Tins 29c AYLMER PEAS - Size’3 - - - - 15c 23c BAKING NEEDS Seedless RAISINS - 2 lbs. 25c ICING SUGAR - - 2 lbs. 19c WALNUT PIECES - ’/z lb. 25c DEVON BRAND . ___ MINCEMEAT CUT MIXED PEEL - ’/z lb. 15c Red GLACE CHERRIES lb. 43c ALMOND ICING - - lb. 31c *,to: 2.5 cTIN J*- JELLIES S/hirriff’sCRANBERRY 12 o2. * - 25c Shirriff’S MINT - - 12 02. 25c Shirriff’s . ,LUSHUS Ass’t’d. - 2 pkgs. 17c CHRISTIE’S „ FRUIT CAKE - - - lb» 35c LIPTON’S TEA - ’/2 lb. pkg. 36c Five Roses FLOUR 24 lb bag 84c DomestidSHORTENING - - 2 lbs. 25c Phone 170 Dominion Store#, ltd. Jffee Delivery Mrs. George Lott left last week for Toronto where she will spend a few months. Aircraftsman Ralph Baird, of Tren ton, spent the vseek-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baird. Mrs. W, A. Currie left on Tuesday for London to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs, Arthur Bieman, Aircraftsman Elgin Coutts, of Tren ton, was a week-end visitor with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Alex,, Coutts. Mr, and Mrs. W. Harris, of Wood- stocky were guests over the week-end with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. H, RintouJ, We have had made specially for us beautiful silver fox muffs each with fully equipped purse inclosed. For the very special gift we think these have no rivals, Laidlaw Fur Farm. Aircraftsman Ace Bateson, of Man ning Pool, Toronto, and Miss Helen Bateson,’*of Victoria Hospital, Lon don, were visitors over the week-end with their Bateson. Rev. E. Institution Archdeacon P. N. Harding as rector of St. Paul’s Cathedral and also his installation as Dean of Huron, Tues day night. Mrs. Sara Campbell, Mrs. Kate Wil son and son, William, of Saskatoon, Sask., are visiting with their sister and niece, Mrs. Mary Reid and Mabelle, also with their sister, Mrs. Margaret Campbell, Frances St. LITTLE SHIPS OF A GREAT NAVY ' by “Bartimeus” Within a few weeks of being on board one of our largest battleships I found myself at sea in a motor tor pedo-boat, which is the smallest of our men-of-war. She was 70 feet long, carried two torpedo tubes, some depth charges and an anti-aircraft armament. The complement consisted of two officers and eight ratings. The battleship car- ov- she the Why not drop inand browse around? You are sure to find suitable &ifts for every one on your list. Ladies’ Dresser Sets .......----------,-----priced from $1.98 to $15.00 Men’s Fitted Cases_______98c, $1,29, $1.75, $3.65, $4.95 to $8,65 Yardley, Palmolive, Woodbury, Lady Esther and many other lines of Gift Sets ..............,,....... priced from 25c W Waterman’s Pen Sets, Lady’s or Gent’s................-...from $4,25 up Ww This year we boast of our largest assortment ever — Fancy Gift China, Silver and Novelties of J all sorts. : 1 Xmas* Wrapped Annie Laurie Chocolates j Xmas Wrapped Willard’s.Chocolates J Xmas Wrapped Tobaccos, Cigarettes and Cigars I KV late Thomas Cummins, died on Nov. 29th, in her 76th year. Her husband predeceased her 27 years ago. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Jos eph Kinahan (Mary), Blucher, Sask.; Mrs. Duncan MacMillan (Ethel), De troit; Mrs. Frank O’Keefe (Bridget), and Anne, Reg, N,, Toronto; and five sons, William, Thomas and Martin, of Blucher, Sask.; James, of'Starke, Fla.; and Michael, on the old homestead, St. Augustine. Also surviving, are 22 grandchildren and two great-grand children. Mrs. Cummins came as a bride to this farm in 1885 and lived there con tinuously until two years ago when her health failed. ■ . The funeral was held from her late residence on Tuesday to Sacred Heart Church where a requiem high mass was sung by Rev. Fr. E. Veitgnheim- er. Interment in St. Augustine Cem etery. The pallbearers were: George Phil lips, Clarence Gibbons, Mark Arm strong, Augustine Kinahan, Joseph Brophy and John Boyle. ______ % Mrs. Wm. Kendall (Duttan Advance) A lifelong resident of Dunwick and Dutton, Mrs. Wm. Kendall, sister of A. M. Crawford, of Wingham,, passed away recently at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. J; W. McCallum. Although in poor health for some time, she was able to .attend to her household duties until about' two weeks prior to her death, when she suffered a heart at tack. She was a member of the Pres byterian Church and was actively con nected with the different women’s or ganizations. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, a son, one sis ter and four brothers. The funeral ser vice was conducted by Rev. Donald B« Cram with burial in Fairview Cem etery. I DEATHS DOYLE—In Culross, on Sunday, De- ceihber 8th, 1940, Francis S. Doyle, in his 75th year. The service was held in Sacred Heart Church, Tees- water Wednesday morning, Decem ber lltli. Requiem High Mass was sung by Rev. Father Hawkins. Bur ial took place in Teeswater R. C. Cemetery, Graduate front Sky Harbor The first class of Royal Canadian Air Force students to graduate from No. 12 Elementary Flying Training LET US DO YOUR XMAS BAKING. We use only the best ingred ients. Christmas Carol Fruit Cake Light or Dark 45c Per Pound National Fruit Cake 25c Pound All Other Christmas Baking. Gibson’s Bakery Phone 145 Operating Radio Have Your Christinas Replace weak Tubes and Batter ies to enjoy the Christmas pro grams. Full line of Westinghouse. Mar coni and Rogers Tubes carried in stock. Burgess a|nd Eveready Batteries PATTISON Radio Service We Recharge Radio Storage Batteries. Phone 171. tied sixteen hundred; and it was inter-1 esting to reflect that by a combination i f ’ of circumstances, it might be possible ' for one of these 70-foot hornets to disable and even sink a 35,000-ton battleship. ■In outline, these boats resemble a flat-iron, and economy in space, which is of course a feature of all ships, is carried to a fine art in a motor tor pedo-boat, The living space, for both officers and men, are in the fore part of the boat; the crew occupy one com partment out of which opens the tiny galley, while the captain and his navi gator, usually a lieutenant and a sub lieutenants, R.N.V.R., occupy another, There is folding bunk accommoda tion for all, and they can when neces sary live on board for considerable periods, although when at their bases crews of boats not at short notice live in parent ships or ashore. As in the case of submarines, motor torpedo-boats are manned by picked men. These ratings receive special equipment and certain tinned rations which, as in the case of submarines, are officially called “comforts.” There are times when they must need a good deal of comforting. When the boat is running on her main engines the roar of the exhaust ■makes conversation impossible. Wet amd Wild In any seaway the water drives er her in a continuous sheet as bounces from one wave-top to next. Life on board under these con ditions is one long shower-bath. The captain and coxwain stand on a thick soft rubber pad which absorbs some of the shock, as ithe boat strikes each successive sea. The rest of the crew, wherever they happen to be, just •keep their knees bent and hold on to whatever is handy; there must be mo ments when they wonder whether the next jolt won’t knock their backbones through the tops of their heads. Rest Before Action I found myself on board one of these craft late one afternoon, one of several moored alongside a jetty, and the crews were sitting about ;the decks basking in the sun. Some lay out stretched with their gas-masks for pil lows, asleep. But even in. this hour of relaxation one or two of the gunners were fidd ling with the mechanism of their guns with a brush and a tin of oil. One man was putting a touch of paint on one of the torpedo tubes where a wire had chafed it. While he worked he sang softly to himself. •Somebody else put his head and ’shoulders out of the forward hatch and began handing round cups of tea. As the sun was setting the Lieuten ants in command came down the pier and climbed on board. They had been to a council of war ashore. “Ten o’clock,” said our captain briefly. “Get your suppers early and turn in for a few hours. It’ll be an all- night show.” Some hours later the stillness of the harbour was broken by the roar of the high-power engines as they began warming through. There were a few brief orders: one by one the boats glided seaward, the noise increased as they gathered speed, and presently there was nothing round us but the roaring darkness and the furrow of our wake in* the starlight. On The Enemy’s Front After some hours the sound of the engines dropped abruptly to a soft purring ndte. The night was very calm. A while later the navigator em erged from the conning-tower door. He glanced at the dimly-lit binnacle, murmured something and pointed through the darkness. The boat re duced speed till she barely carried steerage way. The reflections of the stars swayed and danced in- the broad wave that curved back from our bows. I could see it then, a dark object, fine on the port bow. “.That’s it,” said the captain. The outine of a buoy loomed up and slid past us. “That’s two miles from the enemy coast,” said the navigator. In the comparative stillness the sound of aircraft passing overhead was plainly audible. A moment later the darkness ahead suddenly became a lattice of search light beams. They wheeled and con centrated, spread fanwise*” and joined their points in clusters that swayed uneasily and revealed specks of tinsel that eluded them. While flashes of gunfire spouted into fountains of trac er shell. ’The dull mutter of the Ger man guns reached us across the water and then the "Woomp!” of exploding bombs. “Good old R.A.F.I” said the cos wain at the wheel. “Knocking seven bells out of the Bosch!” "Woomp!” said the British bombs. For two hours they continued to say the same tiling with splendid monot ony. “Woomp! . . Woomp! . . The searchlights swayed like the fiery girders of some Titanic structure about to crash into ruin. Flaming on ions hung like dying suns amid lesser constellations of star shell Sank slowly to extinction. Then R.A.F. went home and darkness upon the coast except where fires glowed dully, Dawn found us back in harbour. A dockhand caught the heaving line the and the fell flung by our gunner, “Where’ve you I The gunner replied: “Sitting in the been, .mate?” he asked. front row of.the stalls, chum. I tp t£< Sleek smartness in an alligat or-grained calf handbag $3.95 Roomy and serviceable—this well-styled calf handbag with double compartment $2.95 Magnificent bib necklaces, jewelled clips, glittering bracelets as law as $1.00 Her Christmas is sure to be “merry” if s’he receives a pair of beautiful gloves from our smart collection, a pair 95c to $3.50 Ki $ KJ i? 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