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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-05-15, Page 1$ WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 15th, 1941jingle Copies Five Cents RED CROSS NEWS Special News For Knitters Whh Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter New? * Will the knitters please note that Jurtle-neck sweaters must be cast off very loosely, using larger needles, -or picking up more stitcheg, in order to “ have plenty of room for a man's head to go through. The average man’s head measures at least 23 inches round, • Also, if anyone would'prefer to have the grafting .of the toes of socks done in the work room, just run a thread Dr safety pin through the stitches, leaving sufficient yarn to finish and bring them in, where they will be com­ pleted, The Canadian Red Cross is still in the front line of the bombed areas. One day last week when London ex­ perienced the worst air-raid, officials called on the Canadian Red Cross for immediate assistance, and within ten .minutes, clothing for men, women and •children, plus 1500' blankets, were loaded on lorries.and speeded into the disaster areas. • The food included so-ups, stews', hash, cheese and jam. •The speedy preparedness of the Can- adian Red Cross has been the subject of much favourable comment in Lon­ don newspapers, thousands of parcels of food and clothing are kept packed in readiness. The distribution of our supplies in the London area is under the able direction of Mrs. Jean Stick­ ney, who is a sister of Lord Beaver­ brook. The Wingham Branch of the Red Cross has just received 'the following work quota from headquarters: 1. Knitting army and air force com­ forts — 12 grey or khaki sleeveless sweaters^ 36 pairs grey army socks, 4 khaki turtle-neck sweaters, 32 pairs air force blue flying mitts. All these articles are to be supplied ■each month, 2. Knitting for women’s auxiliary forces — 5 khaki pullovers, 5 khaki cardigans with sleeves, 60 pairs khaki ■ .gloves, 5 pairs khaki knickers. 3. Sewing hospital, supplies — 10 suits pyjamas, 25 convalescent shirts. 4. Sewing British civilian outfits ~ Boys’ Qutfits — 1 pair flannel shorts, 1 flannel jacket, 1 shirt, 1- sweater, 1 pair knitted socks. Of these are re* •quired 15 Otufits for boys of 3 years, 15 for boys of 4 years and 15 for boys of 5 years,^45 outfits in all. As can be. readily seen this is a very heavy quota, but these are strenuous times and the Red Cross committee consider it a duty and a privilege to accept such a la'rge responsibility. It is also necessary that the women .of 11 the town share in this responsibility and give of their time and talents to See that this work'is kept up and the compleed articles sent forward ' regu­ larly. The work rooms are'open every Tuesday and Thursday afernoon when the women are urged to come forward and'help. KITCHENER MAN IS CHARGED WITH FRAUD Alleged to Have Defrauded Howick Woman >8 Claude Musselman, of Kitchener, at Goderich Thursday afternoon pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding Mrs. Anna Hopper, of Howick Town­ ship, out of $4,000 in a gold mining stock deal in 1937, Fie elected sum­ mary trial. A week’s adjournment was asked for and granted by Magistrate Makins. Bail of $4,000, provided by Herbert Musselman, brother of accused, was renewed. c GODERICH GROUP WON DRAMATIC TROPHY Contest Held At Belgrave The Young People’s Dramatic Club of St. George’s Anglican Church, God­ erich, was acclaimed trophy winner on Wednesday night when the finals in the Huron Deanery Drama Festival were held in Belgrave Foresters’ Hall Pitted against Goderich were last year’s champions from Gorrie as well as representatives from Blyth, The prize-winning one-act play, “Racket-Teats,” was judged the best all-around performance by a commit­ tee of three, Miss Doris Fells, Miss Elsie.Gordon and Clarence Armitage, of Wingham. During the winter months a series of competitions was held throughout Huron Deanery and following the play-off series, the Goderich group re­ ceived the trophy, emblematic of their achievement, from Rev, E, O. Gallagh­ er, of Wingham, SPECIAL SERVICES WERE HELD’ SUNDAY Mother’s Day Theme of Morning Services, . Large congregations were present at the local churches on Sunday, it be­ ing Mother's Day. At St. Paul’s Ang­ lican Church a special Mother’s Day Service was held when the rector Spoke on the subject “Mothers of Men,” The church was tastefully dec­ orated for the occasion and Lionel Gallagher sang the offertory solo, “My Mother’s Prayer." ' The Sunday School attended the morning service at St. Andrew’s Pres­ byterian Church, in a_ body, and- the Superintendent, Mr. R. H. Lloyd, con­ ducted the .service. The Scripture read­ ings were taken by Jean Adair and Eddie Carter. A ladies’ choir led the singjng and rendered the anthem “Mother and Home," Elizabeth Hare sang “My Mother's Bible.” “The Ch'fistian Home" was the subject of the sermon given by Rev. K. MacLean, . The Mother’s Day Service at the City Mission Sunday was well attend­ ed. The ■meeting opened by singing “My Mother’s Prayer" and Mrs. Mc­ Cool Sr, led in prayer. Mrs. D. Bell sang "Mother’s jPrayers Have Follow­ ed Me”. Mrs.’ J. Bowman sang “Faith of Our Mothers.” Misses H. Bunyan and L. Carter sang “My Mother’s Bible” and "'If I Could Hear My Mo­ ther Pi-ay Again.” The following poems were read: “Mother,” by Mrs. J. Stone; “The Mother’s Love” by Velma Stoakley; “.Nobody Knows But Mother” by Mrs. G. L. Haines. Mrs. C. Phippen read tire poem entitled “Mother’s Bible” and gave a short in-' spiring message to the mothers. Miss W. Barfoot spoke on “Mary, the Ideal Mother.” Closing hymn “Tell Mother .1'11 Be There.” Each Mother present received a small gift. C. G: I. T. GROUP joined With w. m. s. - The May meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of Wingham Unit­ ed Church was held on Tuesday with Mrs. Fleughan presiding. Continuing the' study of .missions across Canada, Mrs. R, L. Stewart told of the splen­ did service to the community rendered by the hospital at Hazelton, B.C, Mrs. S .Campbell and Mrs. Tiffin brought reports from Huron Presbyterial which had been held in Thames Road. An interesting feature was the affilia­ tion of the C.G.I.T. Group with the W.M.S. TJiis,u group is led by Miss Tena Reid and the service was con­ ducted by Mrs. Wellington Wilson, assisted by several members of the W. M. S. An invitation from Mrs. W. J. Scott of Morris, to have a special June meet­ ing ,at her home was gratefully accept­ ed. ✓ ■ . i _ To Attend Dental Convention Dr. George Ross will attend the an­ nual conference of the Ontario Dental Association which is being held in To­ ronto, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- ■ day next week. Engagement Announcement X'The engagement is announced -of Florence Gwendolyn, Reg.N., daugh­ ter of Mr, John McQuillin and the late Mrs. McQuillin, of Lucknow, to Mr. Carl Edward Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnston, of Bluevale, the marriage to take place early in June. .• ...141.1. Very Ill at His Home We regret to report that Mr, Chas. A. Roberts of the Western Foundry i's very ill at his home on Minnie street. Mr. Roberts on ihis way to work Mon- ■day morning wrenched his side very badly. He continued to' work until af­ ter'dinner when the pain became so severe that he .was taken home. Dr. Connell was called and it was discov­ ered that he had a ruptured kidney, Escaped Convict Believed Near Molesworth Kenneth Smith of near Molesworth was given a bad fright when a man be­ lieved to be Gilbert Shatitz of New Hamburg, who escaped from the On­ tario Reformatory at Guelph, snatched his dinner pail as he was going through the bush on his way to school, Schantz escaped with two other men and all were apprehended but Schantz again made good his get-a-way. As the lad passed a deserted shanty a man reached out and snatched his path From the description that the lad gave the police County Constable Gardner, is certain the man Is Schantz, He was sentenced at Kitchener early in April for armed robbery. presbyterial to HOLD ANNUAL Maitland Presbyterial Meets in Kin­ cardine Tuesday Next The 27th annual meeting of the Maitland Presbyterial Society of the W.M.S. of the Presbyterian Church in Canada will be held at Knox Presby­ terian Church, Kincardine, on Tues­ day, May 20th, 1941, with morning and afternoon sessions. The morning ses­ sion will be devoted to reports from the secretaries of the departments and business, In the afternoon Mrs. K, MacLean will give a report of the Pro­ vincial Annual. An address will be given by Miss Dorothy Douglas, a re­ cently returned missionary from For­ mosa. A discussion and question box wall be led by iMrs. C. H. McDougall. FAREWELL PARTY FOR HARRY BOYLE CKNX Staff Made Presentation A social evening was 'held at the home of W. T. Cruickshanlc, Friday evening, in honour of Harry .J. Boyle, who for five years has been .a ltiember of the CKNX staff. The staff of the Radio Station took this opportunity of presenting Harry with an automatic electric toaster. Harry left on Mon­ day to take over his new position with the Stratford Beacon-Herald. His wife and baby, Patricia, will go to Stratford on June 15th after .spending a couple of weeks with her parents at Dutton. W. HURON INSTITUTE MEETS HERE MAY 28 The annual meeting of the West Huron District Women’s Institute will be held in the Town Hall, here, on Wednesday, May 28th. Morning and afternoon .sessions will be held. Vari­ ous reports will be- received at the morning meetings also the election of officers will be held. At the afternoon session addresses will be given by Miss M. Gray, of the Department and by Mrs. T. .Burns, of Brownsville. , CARL DEANS HEADS DIST. ODDFELLOWS The annual meeting of the I.O.O.F. District No, 9, was held at Blyth last week with D.D.G.M. Bert Gray in charge. Br.o. Carl Deans, of Maitland Lodge, Wingham, was appointed Dis­ trict Deputy Grand Master and Bro. Wilfred Cameron, of Western Star Lodge, Brussels, District Warden. ■Bros. W. H, Haney, of Wingham, is secretary. A 3-Act Farce Comedy "Aunt Tillie Goes To Town” will be presented by the Bluevale Y. P. U. in the Foresters’ Hall, Bluevale, on Friday, May 16th, at 8.30 p.m. Admis­ sion 25c and 15c. Laughs and fun galore! Attending ^Provincial W.M.S, Mrs. Kenneth MacLean is attending this week the Provincial annual meet­ ing of the Women’s Missionary Soc­ iety of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, which is being held at Brock- ville, Prior to the convention she spent a few days visiting relatives and friends in Ottawa. ROBBERIES AT LOCAL SERVICE STATIONS Money Stolen from Crawford’s Garage and Armstrong’s Service Station. Gasoline Theft at Lucknow. Constable William Gardner of town and Prov. Constable Otto McClevis of Walkerton, are searching for two Kin­ cardine youths believed to have enter­ ed Crawford’s Garage and Bert Arm­ strong’s service station here picking ‘off $5.00 at the former and $27.00 at the latter. Sixteen charges of robbery will face the youths when they are ap­ prehended, They were no pikers when it came to taking cars as they are be­ lieved to have stolen three in their dar­ ing escapades. The robberies here and at Lucknow took place during Mon­ day night or early Tuesday morning, At Lucknow Johnston’s garage was entered and gasoline stolen, A Pon­ tiac with a Kincardine license 692C1 was found abandoned and it is believ­ ed this happened after the Wingham and Lucknow robberies. A Chevrolet coach owened by William MacKenzie of Lucknow, license number 17Y7,was stolon, Also missing is a Kincardine Ford car, license number 16Y74. The police are confident they will soon clear no these thefts. $25,00 IN PRIZES EACH WEEK IN BANK NITE DRAW Mifs Janet Robertson Was The $10.00 Prize Winner Last Saturday. Buy at Wjngham Bank Nite Stores and Win a Cash Award ■ The winners at the Bank Nite Draw on Saturday night were: $10.00, Miss Janet Robertson, East Wawanosh; $5,00, Mrs. Wilfred Reihl, Lower Wingham; and $1.00 prizes were awarded to the following: Miss Anna Chittick, Clark McLean, George King, R.R. No. 2, Teeswater, Ed. Small, Wesley Walter, J. Coulter, R.R, No. 4, Wingham, Special merchants’ prizi es were claimed by Wm. McClenagh- an, Whitechurch; Jos. Scott; Gordon Hall, Bluevale;. Mrs. Norman Baker and Mrs. 'George Olver. The following numbers last week did not claim the special merchants’ prizes and will have until Saturday night this week to do so at Donald Rae & Son’s Hardware. Numbers are 192019A, 178692Ai 220936A, 177700A, 216613A, 219074A, 176792A. Cash in on these money prizes by buying at Wingham Bank Nite Stores. $25.00 will be drawn for each Satur­ day night. Here’s How To Take Part For every 25c you spend at a Wing­ ham Bank Nite store you will receive a ticket. This ticket has two parts numbered alike. If your number is drawn at the Town Hall Saturday night you will receive one of the cash awards. Remember, you keep one half of the ticket, the other half of your ticket you may deposit in- the store Where you make your purchase or any of the Bank Nite stores pr in the box at the North door of the Town Hall on Sat­ urday evenings prior to the draw.’ Must Claim Prize Night of Draw The holders of the numbers that are drawn must bq present at the draw to win their prize or claim it at Mason’s up to 12.00 midnight, Saturday night. The lucky numbers will be posted on five bulletin boards along Main Street following the draw. Attending Synod of Huron Rev, E .0. Gallagher, W. T. Booth, and Roy Manuel are attending the Synod of Huron, in London, this week. ' x Moved to London Mrs. Price Henderson and daughter left on Monday to take up residence in London where her husband is with the R.C.A.F, Attended Funeral at Clinton Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Haney and Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Kennedy attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Alice Mas­ on at Clinton on Friday. Trouble With Eyes Mrs. George Spotton is confined to Wingham General Hospital suffering from eye trouble. Her many friends will wish her a speedy recovery. Bridge Club Starts Play-Offs The first half of the championship games' of the Wingham Bridge Club was held in the Masonic Hall Wed­ nesday evening last week. The second half is being played to-night (Wednes-- day). There are three tables of ladies and three of men taking part. After the game to-night the club will hold the closing game to present the prizes and cups to the winners. CAPT. VAN DE BERGH GAVE FINE ADDRESS Officer of the Royal Netherlands Army Spoke to Lions and Their Guests A graphic description of the fall of Holland and a wonderful word picture of the Dutch East Indies was given by Captain S. J. van de Bergh, of the Royal Netherlands Army stationed at Julianna Barracks, Stratford. Though the kind permission of Lt. Col. Sas, 'commanding officer of the barracks, the Lions were able to have Capt. van de Bergh appear here. It was indeed a privilege to hear hlg story of the German occupation of Holland and his informative account of the life and trade carried on there and by itihe Dutch East Isdies. A motion talking picture of the East Indies followed his lecture. Holland has a population of 8% mil* ion In an urea 200 mites long by 100 mites wide, one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Hol­ land besides being noted for its Bow* (Continued On Page Four) ORGANIZE HURON WAR_SERVICES K, Hueston of Gorrie Is 1st Vice Pres. The Huron County War Services Executive met in the town hall, Clin­ ton, for organization when a lengthy discussion took place as to the best methods of carrying on the work. It finally narrowed down to the follow­ ing resolution with reference to Red Cross work; "This committee will ga­ ther all information and the financial standing of every chartered Red Cross branch in the country so that this com­ mittee will be able to help the Red Cross to obtain all possible financial assistance.” The officers elected are; Jas. Mul­ len, Seaforth, president; K. Hueston, Gorrie, 1st Vice Pres.; Thomas Pryde, Exeter, 2nd vice Pres.; secretary-treas- urer to be appointed at next meeting of executive, Publicity committee, J. C. Shearer, W. L. Whyte. THEATRE TAX IN FORCE MONDAY Twenty Per Cent, of .Revenue Goes To Aid War Starting on Monday next, May 19, the public will have to shell out extra nickels and dimes for movie entertain­ ment, as the twenty per cent, tax im­ posed on motion theatres by the recent budget, goes into effect that day. In 1939 Canadians paid more than $34,000,000 at movie box offices and in 1940 while figures are not available this sum will be exceeded. Hon. Mr. Ilsley expects that this tax will raise about $8,000,000 to be used to subdue Hitler. FINAL FIGURES OF WAR SERVICES FUND The final figures for the War Serv­ ices Fund drive for Huron County were given out at a meeting of the county committee at Clinton Monday evening. The county contributed the magnificent sum of $28,500, which is $8500 over the quota. Wingham subscribed $2010,60 of this amount and led the other munici­ palities by raising 207% of the quota pvt for us by the county committee. INSTITUTE MEETING ON FRIDAY, MAY 23rd The regular meeting of the Wo­ men’s Institute will be held on Friday May 23rd, at 2.30 p.m. Convenor of Canadianiz'ation, Mrs. W. S. Hall, will be in charge of the programme, and the hostesses for the meeting are, Mrs. Hutcheson, Mrs. B. Wellwood, Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Walpole. Note the meeting is being held one week in .advance, to prepare for the District Annual, which is to be held in Wingham on Wednesday, May 28. Cut Piece Off Finger (‘(tCecil Wralpole, an employee of the Western Foundry, had the misfortune on Monday to cut the end off a finger while operating a saw. Graduated from Vet. College In the list of those who graduated last week from the Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, were three district students, J. D. Turnbull of Brussels; Colvin Moffat of Teeswater and C. L. Coghlin, Listowel. HOSPITAL MARATHON BRIDGE A SUCCESS Armouries. Scene of Closing Party Monday Night During the winter the ladies of the Auxiliary to Wingham General Hos­ pital conducted a marathon bridge to raise funds for hospital purposes. This series of games was a great success as it was the previous year, a little over $200 being raised. With a por­ tion of this money the ladies purchas­ ed two Gatch beds, also dishes and trays for fifteen rooms. A set of these dishes on a tray were oil display Mon­ day evening. The winners for the season’s play were: for bridge, 1st, Mrs, Frank Sturdy; 2nd, Mrs. Harry Towne; 3rd, Mrs. George Olver; 4th, Mrs. Herbert Campbell; 5 th, 1 Euchre, 1st, Mrs. Miss Sara Leddy. Winners of the Monday evening Mrs, C. B. Armitage; for Euchre, Mrs, Charles Hinde, Mystery prizes went to Mrs, W. W, Gurney and Mrs, Har- Gibson. Mrs, Art Wilson; f. S. Bateson; 2nd, prizes at the play were: for bridge, DEANERY MEETING WAS HELD HERE Spring Conference of Laymen’s Coun­ cil of Huron Deanery Held in St. Paul’s Church Representative men from the par­ ishes of Huron Deanery attended the Spring Conference of the Laymen’s Council of the Church of England held in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, Friday ev­ ening. Supper was served at 7 o’clock by St. Paul’s Ladies’ Guild. Following rhe toast to the King, Dr, H. G. Meir, president of the Coun­ cil, led the men in a period of patriotic singing. It was decided to hold two general business meetings of the Council dur­ ing the year, this being the annual meeting, Mr. Meir was re-elected as chairman and J. R. Spittai appointed secretary, with Mr. H, Johnston, of Clinton, vice-president. Mr, C, E. Middleton, Clinton, and Mr. H. Holm­ es, Gorrie, were nominated to the Fed-, eral Council of Huron. A period of silence prevailed, fol­ lowing which the Rural Dean interced­ ed on behalf of our Empire, the forces of our King and the world’s desire for deliverance and peace. Canon Townsend, Diocesean Com­ missioner, spoke with respect to the Huron Deanery’s response to mission­ ary offerings, pointing out that 1940 showed an increase of 20% over 1939. From being at the bottom of the list Huron had led all other deaneries in 1940. Mr. J. D. Thomas, Goderich, then introduced the speaker of the evening, Mr. A. B. Lucas, of London, Inspector of Schools, The address which follow­ ed, was most interesting and informa­ tive, being a description ofo Church signs and symbols and their spiritual implications. Mr. C. A. Roberts ex­ pressed the appreciation of the Con­ ference to Mr. Lucas, Plans were then made for the pres­ entation of deanery resolutions to the Synod which meets May 12 - 15. The next conference will be held early in September. FAMILY GATHERED IN MEMORY OF MOTHER Each year on Mother’s Day, the family and relatives of the late Mrs. Wm. Aitchison meet at the home of. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Aitchison in re­ membrance of their dear mother who passed away three years ago in July. “Gone But Not Forgotten,” With this in mind the afternoon was spent dec­ orating the grave with beautiful cut flowers. Those present this year included (Mr. and Mrs. Jack Aitchison, Mr, Henry Aitchison, of Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mutch, Goderich, Miss Delight Mutch, nurse-in-training in Kingston, Mr. and Mrs. George Dawson, Auburn, Mrs. and Mrs. Lome Aitchison, Joan and Douglas, of Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Aitchison and Dorothy, of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Blatchford and Gwen, of Wingham. Joined R.C.A.F. J&pLuring the past week four more men from here joined up with the Royal Canadian Air Force. They are: Rob­ ert Chalmers, Marvin Smith, Fred Mellor and DeWitt Miller. Attended Newspaper Convention Mr. W. B. McCool attended the On­ tario-Quebec Division of the Weekly Newspaper Association which was held in the Royal Connaught Hotel, Hamilton on Friday and Sat­ urday last week, Mrs. McCool accom­ panied him as far as London visiting with Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Carmichael. Bayfield Man Dies As Result of Fall William John Weston, well-known resident of Bayfield, died .Monday morning in Alexandra Hospital, God­ erich, from injuries suffered late last Week in a fall at his home. He was 68 years of age. Mi\ Weston was going upstairs at his home when he either suffered a weak spell or tripped and plunged to the bottom of the flight of steps. He suffered severe injuries and a suspected back fracture. Assisting Huron County Major George C. Knowles, veteran of the Great War, and second in com­ mand of the Royal Hamilton Light In­ fantry, 2nd Battalion, is Chief Organ­ izer of the County of Huron for the Dominion “War Loan campaign, Major Knowles has received six weeks' leave from his unit that he may devote his entire time to helping the war effort in this county. Major Knowles served as a private in France during the last Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year “This Time We Are All In The Front Line” COUNTY ORGANIZE FOR WAR LOANS J, W. McKibbon Heads Local Com* mittee For over a year and a half we Can­ adians have been at war with Germany and all Germans, yet few of us at the present time realize the immensity of the task ahead, or the importance, to each individual one of us, of the event­ ual success of our war effort. It has often been stated that we are at war to defend our way of living, but is it realized why we wish to do so and how it differs from the plans which the Germans even now have for us. Here in Canada each one of us-has a right to happiness, prosperity and good health, and it Fs possible for each one of us to have these priceless as­ sets, but under Germanic plans we would have no hope of ever finding any happiness or prosperity and even our health would be taken from u.s, as a healthy nation would sooner or later become a rebellious nation. If we lose this war we will virtually be enslaved, and as only a free people can be happy, prosperous and healthy, it -is essential to each individual Can­ adian that every ounce of energy be expended towards winning this war. We unquestionably have the ability but we must make the tremendous effort (Continued on Page Four) To Speak at City Mission Rev. W. B. Moyer, City Mission? President, will speak at the City Mis­ sion, Thursday, May 15, 8 p.m., Sun­ day, May 18, 3 and 7 p.m. Attended Graduation at -Windsor ./■ Mrs. Sam Griffith, of Wroxeter, and Mrs. Robert Taylor and Irene, Wing­ ham, attended the graduation of their niece, Dorothy Millar, at Grace Hos­ pital, Windsor, last week. Clinton Rector to Preach Rev. A. H. O'Neil, of Clinton, will be the special preacher at the monthly men’s service in St. Paul’s, on Sunday evening, May 18th. The men’s choir will be in attendance and members of it will conduct the service. X-------------------------------------- GODERICH BOY WON CONTEST W. R. Beatty, Goderich., was declare ed the winner in a Contest conducted, by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests for the best essay on the subject, "What I Can Do To Protect Our Forests.” Judges in the contest were, James Shearer, Huron County Agricultural Representative; W. Stan­ ley Hall, principal of Wingham High School and W. T. Cruickshanlc. Beatty was* declared winner from among more than 60 contestants and on Frida J' read his essay from the radio station here. In addition he will receive a radio for his prize. His es­ say will now be judged with those from other sections of Ontario for a grand prize winner. BATTERY GREETED BY LARGE CROWD Stay In Town Was Very Short The 97th Battery of the 7th Army Field Regiment now stationed at Pet* <Uvawa paid a flying visit to Wingham Tuesday. In the morning they passed through the south end of the town as they went from Clinton to Lucknow. They were ahead of schedule on this trick and as a result they passed through with very few on hand to see them. They went from here to Luck­ now, where they had dinner, and then proceeded to Kincardine and back by way of Tceswater, A very large crowd were on hand at the park to welcome them but they were an hour late in arriving and after forming up in the park again mounted their motor equipment and headed for Listowel where they gave a demon* stration during the evening. In all about forty pieces of motor­ ized equipment was in the parade, but the public here had no time to look it over time gun carriages, trucks, radii Major S. was in char were Capt, several other and district. as they were here such a short The convoy consisted of guns, >, ammunition carriers, cars, motorcycles, etc. Macdonald of Listowd and among the officers W. Platt of town and ranks from Whigham A. ge T.