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COUNTY W.C.T.U.
' NAME OFFICERS
Mrs. Al E. Lloyd and Mrs. R. J?Tin
dall, Advisory Presidents.
The 44th annual convention of the
Huron County Women’s Christian
Temperance Union was held in Mac
Kay Hall, Goderich,
The following officers were elected
for 1941-42; advisory presidents, Mrs.
R, J. Tindall, Wingham; Miss. Jean S.
Murray, Hensall; Mrs, A, E.' Lloyd,
Wir.gham; Mrs. A. T. Cooper, Clin
ton; president, Mrs.- C. W. Christie,
Exeter; vice-presidents, Mrs. B. W. F.
Beavers, Exeter, and jMrs. W. C.,
Pearce, Exeter; cor, secretary, Miss J.
Murray, Hensail; rec. secretary, Miss
Annie Consitt, Hensall; treasurer,
Mrs. Walter Hern, Goderich; L. T.
L. secretary, Miss Eva Penrose, Elim-
ville.
Resolutions
Claiming that the liquor traffic is
one of the most subversive elements
in civil and military life, the conven
tion authorized a resolution to be sent
to Prime Minister W. L, Mackenzie
King, and the Premier of Ontario, in
which it placed itself on record as be
ing wholly opposed to the sale of al
coholic beverages in Canada.
Opposition to legalized sweepstakes,
lotteries or any form of gambling or
games of chance; and endorsation of
the Lord’s Day Alliance by 100% co
operation, were the subjects of other
resolutions.
Mrs. J. C. Gardiner, aged 81, of
Kirkton, mother of Hon. J. G. Gard
iner, Dominion Minister of Agricul
ture, was the speaker at the evening
session, and gave many reminiscences
of her long life in the work of the W.
C.T.U. and the W.M.S.
At the afternoon session, Mrs. R,
W. Craw, Seaforth, was the guest
speaker and reports were given by the
following: Mrs. C. Johns, Exeter;
Mrs. W. Pearce, Exeter; Mrs. Walters,
Goderich; Mrs. A. T. Cooper; Miss R.
Lewis, Wingham; Mrs. B. W. E. Bea
vers, Exeter; Mrs. Cook, Exeter; Mrs.
J. S. Murray, Hensall; Mrs. M. W.
Howell, Goderich; and Mrs. A. E.
Lloyd, Wingham.
To Hold Summer School
On Tuesday, July Sth, The Salva
tion Army will be opening its Summer
School. There will be periods of sing
ing, story-telling, and handicraft. Boys
and girls from the ages of three to
fourteen will be welcome to attend.
Car Crashed Bridge
A Port Elgin car on Sunday night
sideswiped the third bridge south of
town and damage to the car amounted
to about $100. The car had the runn
ing board and fenders badly crumpled.
The car was on the bridge comingGn-
to Wingham when a car going south
at high speed, entered the bridge and
the Port Elgin car, to avoid a crash,
got too close to the structure. Win.
Davies, of Port Elgin, was driving and
Percy Ferguson, of the same town,
a passenger. The owner of the car is
Lenard Davies, a soldier.
COUNTY ORANGEMEN
ATTENDED SERVICE
Rev. E. O. Gallagher Preached Force-
, ful Sermon
The North Hruon Loyal Orange,
Association attended Divine Service in
St. Paul’s Church Sunday evening, un
der the direction of Robert Wallace,
County Master and L. E. Cardiff, M.
P„ County Marshall. • ‘
Rev. E. O. Gallagher, Deputy Grand
Chaplain of Ontario West, preached
the sermon from the topic "The Val
ley of Decision.” Beneath this grizzly
dance of death, the soul of man knows
he is wrong. He must rededicate him
self to the Sovereign Power and Love
,of God. The Christian mtisi show that
he can and will outlive, and if need be,
outdie, the pagan. We are to offer to
the world a serviceable life. We are
all on the front line, The crumbling
walls of democracy can be restored if
religion has its place in our schools,
Either the philosophy of grab and
grind and gorge will Win, or the phil
osophy of guard and guide and give./
Canada needs today a political blackj
out on partyism, we are a people of/
divided loyalties. We might lose thd
last battle not knowing it was the last
battle. We are called to a RededicJ.-
tion * for sincerity, for the love tl|at
lives for man and dies for God, /
...The offertory anthem .was "What
Are These That Are Arrayed in White,
Robes”, and a special service form had
been prepared for the occasion of this
annual parade. i
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
GREAT SUCCESS
District Girls Win Hojnors at Clinton
Seventy-five young women and girls
of Huron County attended the Home
Planning and Achievement Day exer-
Sfses at the agricultural rooms, Clin
ton, on Friday., Miss Flora M, Dur-
nin, home economics coach for Hur
on county, was in charge, and the
judges were Florence P. Eadie, direc
tor of junior work, Women’s Institute
Branch, Toronto, and Helen MacICer-
cher, Dublin, home economics coach
for Dufferin, Perth, Middlesex and
Wellington. The Achievement Day
was for Huron County girls, but a
number of Bruce girls participated due
to the fact that Bruce County may not
hold an Achievement Day this year.
A solo by Yvonne Denny was a
pleasing break in the day’s work,
The units taking part and their loeal
leaders were: ‘Being Well Dressed and
Well Groomed — Mrs. F. C. Demer-
ling of Fordwich, Mrs. F, F. Bainton
of Blyth, Helen Blanchard of Seaforth,
Jean Elliott of . Bluevale, Mrs. Nelson
Reid of Walton, Velma Duncan of
Brussels, Grace Baeckler of Huron-
dale and Mrs. P. Stephenson-of Ethel;
Meat On 'The Menu — May Frisby of
Belgrave, Jean Elliott and Leila Agar
of Bluevale, Mrs. F. Bainton of Blyth,
Ruth Lawson of Holmesville and Mrs.
E. Pudner of Seaforth; Garden and
Canning — pllian Elliott of Varna.
Awards Given
County honor certificates and coun
ty honor pins were awarded to Mar
garet Scrimgeour of Blyth, Mrs. Edith
Pudner of Seaforth, Mona Miller,
Velma Duncan, Betty Currie and Dor
othy Bone of Brussels, Eleanor Tay
lor of Belgrave and Agnes Inglis of
Walkerton. Certificates of achieve
ment (completed two units)—Velma
Luncan, Elizabeth Baeker, Mae Fisch
er, Margaret Gibson, Dorothy Bone,
Mona Miller, Betty Currie, Brussels;
Phyllis Bray, Margaret Scrimgeour,
Blyth; Jean McFarlane, Edith Pridner,
Seaforth; Alice Passmore, Hurondale;
Helen Turnbull, Walton; Eleanor Tay»
lor, Mary Yuill, May Frisby, Bel
grave; Alba Shiell, Leila Agar; Flora
McTavish, Jean Elliott, Shirley Dett-
man, Marjorie Kerr, Margaret Henn
ing, Helen Thompson, Mildred Henn
ing, Bluevale; Agnes Ingles, Norma
Mitchell, Walkerton; Mildred Moore,
Jean Wellwood, Eileen McClenaghan,
Mary Caution, Ardyess Brown, Kath
leen Mowbray, Whitechurch.
To Compete at C.N.E.
The Canadian National Exhibition
teams are: Bru;e County — Margaret
Nickless, Lena Reid, Lova Cameron,
Lion’s Head; Agnes Gillespie, White
church; Huron county — Margaret
Scrimgeour and Wilma Watson in de
monstration, and Jean Elliott and Jean
McFarlane in Judging and Exhibits.
Taking Post Graduate Course
Miss Alberta MacLean left on Sat
urday for Victoria Hospital, Montreal,
where for the next three months she
will take a post graduate course in ob
stetrics.
Elected to Lucknow Council
Austin Solomon ^and J. Wesley-
Joynt. were elected Friday to fill the
vacancies on the Lucknow Council
caused by the resignations of Harold
Treleaven and William Murdie. De
feated candidates are Thomas Boyes,
W. J. Douglas and John Bell.
Peculiar Radish
Ernest Buckman brought into our
office on Monday a radish that was
trying to do double duty on produc
tion. It was really two radishes, both
of about normal size but one growing
directly below the other. The top one
was red and the bottom one white.
Engaged as Choir Leader
Srof. W. A. Anderton has been en-
ed by the Wingham United Church
as organist and choir leader. He will
assume his> duties here Sept, 1st. Mr.
Anderton is no stranger to the people
of this community, having been music
teacher at the public school for the
past nine years and has carried on a
private class here since that -tiine//'"
'Sentenced for Wingham Thefts
Two youths, George Gray and Ar
thur Rawlstou, were each sentenced to
reformatory terms of four months* de
finite and three months* indetermin
ate when thfey pleaded guilty before
Magistrate Makins at Goderich Thurs
day to breaking, entering and stealing
small sums of cash from two Wing
ham service stations. The terms are
to run concurrently and also concur
rent with three-months terms impos
ed in Bruce County for similar offens
es, 12 in alt
BANK NITE WINNERS
FOR LAST WEEK
Large Crowd On Hand for Draw Sat
urday Night
When the fog cleared away Satur
day night a large crowd was on hand
for the Bank Nite Draw at the Town
Hall. The winners were: $5.00, Miss
Annie McBurney, and the following $1
prizes; Mrs, James Newman, Miss
Betty Lewis, Mrs. M, Bell, Leonard
Reinhart, Mrs, Alex. Leaver, East
Wawanosh, Mrs. M. Bell, Mrs. George
Allen, Mrs. R. S. Hamilton, Mrs. A.
M. Elliott,^Morris, Mrs. Fred Spry.
How To Be A Winder
If you want to be a winner of a cash
prize given by the Wingham Bank
Nite merchants all that you have to
do is shop at the Wingham Bank Nite
/ Stores—the stores which display Bank
Nite Banners. For each 25c you spend
you will receive a lucky ticket. De
posit the stubs of these tickets in the
box in one of the Bank Nite stores or
at the town hall before the draw is
made on Saturday evening. There is
always $25.00 in cash prizes each Sat
urday night. Be a cash winner—Shop
at Wingham Bank Nite Stores.
ORANGE PARADE AT
SEAFORTH JULY 12th
Expect 70 Lodges in Parade and
10,000 in. Attendance
For ’the first time in twenty years,
Seaforth Orange Lodge will be hosts
on the "glorious 12th”. It is reported
that at least 70 lodges will take part
in the parade and there will -be an es
timated attendance of 10,000 people.
Districts from which lodges will at
tend include North and South Huron,
North and South Waterloo.
The Seaforth lodge is now complet
ing the plans to welcome this great
number of Orangemen and their
friends.
Taking Military Course
Major R. S. Hetherington, officer
commanding the Wingham 99th Bat
tery, R.C.A., left on Saturday for Pet-
awawa, to take a two weeks’ staff
course.
Belgrave Stores Closed
Thursday Evenings
The undersigned will close their
stores every Thursday evening at 6
p.m. beginning July 3rd.
T.’B. Johnston,
C. H, Wade.
Passed Nurse Registration Exams.
ftjlAmong those who were successful
m passing the examination for nurse
registration recently was Miss Frances
Currie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R,
A. Currie, of town. Frances this spring
graduated St. Michael’s Hospital in
Toronto/
In Different Role
Hon. P. M. Dewan will soon be seen
in a different role from that of On
tario’s Minister of Agriculture. He
has consented to become one of the
judges in the Old Time Fiddlers’ Con
test at the Canadian National Exhibi
tion this year.
Sent $60 to British War Victims’ Fund
Last week we reporte^ that the boys
of the manual training class at the
Public School had raised $37.00 by
moans of a sale of their article for the
Telegram British War Victims’ Fund.
This amount swelled to $60 by Satur
day last and has been forwarded to
Toronto.
Softball League War Donation
The Softball League donated $5.00
to the Women’s Institute last week to
purchase linings for blankets which
will be set to England for war victims.
Mr. Alec Coutts, president of the Lea
gue, says he hopes this is Only a small
fraction of the league’s war effort this
year.
Mr, and Mrs. D.* Kennedy
25 Years Married
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Kennedy, of
Patrick St., quietly celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary Wednesday,
June 25th, 1916-1951’. In their honour
a family dinner was held by Mr, Ken
nedy’s sister, Mrs. Lome Durnin, St.
Helens. The table was prettily dec
orated with summer roses and silver
streamers from the ceiling were cent
ered to the wedding cake. Toast were
given to the bride and groom of the
last war, also to the absent friends,
both at home and abroad. Mr. and
Mrs. Kennedy were presented with a
purse of money also silverware and
they also received many congratulat
ory messages and cards from friends
here and abroad.
FINAL BULLETIN
OF HURON COUNTY
VICTORY LOAN
County Sales $2,248,500, which -Is
160% of Quota
The following are the final sales ob
tained in Huron County in the 1941
Victory Loan which has just been suc
cessfully ocmpleted.
% of
Municipality
Ashfield .............!
W. Wawanosh ...
E. Wawanosh ......
Colborne .. ..........
Goderich ____.....
Goderich Tp.........
Grey____,___.......
Turnberry .......„..
Wingham ...........
Howick ...............
Morris ___
Brussels .. ..........
Hullett .......„.......
McKillop ...........
Clinton ...............
Seaforth ............
Stanley ..................
Blyth .............
Hay ....................
Hensall ....... .......
Tuckersmith ....
Stephen ...............
Usiborne ............
Exeter ...... .........
Total Quota Quota
i 45,850 $56,200 82
47.350 38,550 123
32.850 29,750 111
45.350 36,200 125
333,900 159,000 210
62,150 41,250 151
66.500 61,850 107
41.850 37,700 111
159,450 77,150 207
151.400 86,150 176
54.900 50,250 109
61.900 22,750 273
66,100 44,400 149
42,050 50,100 84
134.400 65,750 204
167,650 62,000 271
51.850 46,000 113
26,400 18,400 143
71,200 71,750 99
67.500 19,650 344
76,300 46,500 164
82,700 71,450 116
70,600 49,300 142
152,200 57,900 263
The county was diveded into four
districts with a county Vice-Chairman
in charge of each district. Ashfield,
West Wawanosh, East Wawanosh,
Colborne, Goderich and Goderich Tp.
were under J. C. Shearer and these
municipalities raised 157% of their
quota. Herbert Campbell had for his
territory, Grey, Turnberry, Wingham,
Howick, Morris, Brussels. The per
centage for this district was 160%,
Hullett, McKillop, Clinton, Seaforth,
Stanley and Blyth were in charge of
W. L. Whyte. Their percentage was
170. Thos. Pryde had for his district
Hay, Hensall, Tuckerspiith, Stephen,
Usiborne, Exeter. They had 164%.
The county total was $2,248,500 —
160% of the county quota. It was
made up of $2,112,400 from canvass
ers and 136,100 from special names.
MR. ANDERTON WILL
TEACH H. S. MUSIC
The only change in the High School
staff this year will be that of the music
teacher. Mr. Anderton has been en
gaged for this duty, replacing the for
mer Miss Tena Reid, who war mar
ried last week. Mr. Anderton has been
instructor in music at the public school
here since this course was inaugurat
ed.
Enlists With R.C.A.F.
Bert Cullimore leaves Thursday to
join the R.C.A.F.
Reported to the R.C.A.F.
Roy Dark left on Tuesday to take
over his duties on the general duty list
of the R.C.A.F. He reported at Lon
don. Bill Pym leaves next Monday to
train as a gunner.
Former Wingham Jeweler Passes
The funeral of Robert McDonald
McKay was held from his home in
Blyth on Friday afternoon. Mr. Mc
Kay passed away on Wednesday last
week at his home. For a number of
years he conducted a jewelry business
hfere, going to Blyth about 20 years
ago. He was a famous lacrosse player
in his younger days. He ^vas a native
of Shelburne.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
CREATINGJNTEREST
The Clerks, this week, top the Soft-
ball League standing but are very
closely pressed by Lloyds and Gur
neys. The games, which are played
Monday, Wednesday and Friday ev
enings, are quite well patronized and
interest is increasing.
During the past week the Clerks
took Lloyds 20-11; the High School
nosed out the Foundry 12-11, and Gur
neys romped away from the Students
12-5.
Wednesday night Clerks and Gur*
neys play, with first place standing at
stake,
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
STANDING
Clerks .....
Lloyds .....
Gurneys ..........___......—.
High School..... ..........
Foundry .................. .
Won Lost
2 0
2 1
2 1
1 3
0 2
MASONIC OFFICERS
WEREJNSTALLED
R. 8. Hetherington Is Now Worship
ful Master
At the regular meeting of the
Wingham Lodge No, 286, A.F, & A.M.
held in the Masonic Temple, the off
icers for the ensuing year were install
ed. Wor. Bro. W. J. Adams was the
installing officer. ■
The officers are:
I. P.M.—Wor.- Bro. Andrew Mitchell.
Master—Wor. Bro. R. S. Hether
ington.
S.W.—Bro, A. J. Walker.
J. W.—Bro. J. A. Young.
Chaplain—Wor, Bro, Alex. Reid.
Secy.—Bro. H. L, Sherbondy.
Treas.—Wor, Bro. W. A. Galbraith.
S.D.—Bro. J, H. Crawford.
J.D.—Bro. J. R, M. Spittai,
I. G.—Bro, W. S. Hall.
S.S,—Bro, Herb. Fuller.
J. S.—Bro. Wm. Gardiner.
Tyler—Bro. E. J. Nash.
D. of C,—Bro. H, C. MacLean.
Following the conclusion of the
meeting in the lodge room the new
Wor. Master R. S, Hetherington en
tertained the members at a strawber
ry banquet.
CENSUS WAS CARRIED
OUT WITH DISPATCH
The census was finished for Huron
County on Saturday according to a
statement by Major H, C. MacLean
of town, who is in charge of this task.
He told the Advance-Times 'that with
the exception of a few isolated cases,
the work of the census takers is now
completed. When the census takers
first started out many of them were
discouraged and were of the opinion
that they would not be able to com
plete their work in the allotted 'time.
As they got on with the work"they be
came more expert and were able to
make up for the time that was lost by
the slow start. Major MacLean has
considerable work yet before he finish
es his duties.
On Old Age Pension Staff
Miss Sara MacLean has been ap
pointed to the inspection staff for Old
Age Pensions. Her territory will be
‘Huron and a portion of Bruce. For
the past three weeks she has been tak
ing a course of instruction at Toronto.
All-Day Manitoulin Cruise
Friday, July 11th, is the date of Spec
ial Cruise on C. P. R. liner Assiniboia
from Owen Sound to Manitoulin Is
land. Leaves at 9 a.m., back at 9.30
p.m. Fare $2 plus 10% war tax. Tic
kets by mail from Daily Sun-Times,
Owen Sound.
Mr. Goldie Wheeler Resigned
The Public School board have re
ceived the resignation of Mr. Goldie
Wheeler, who has been a member of
the staff for the past two years. At
the time of going to press the board
had not taken any action in filling this
vacancy.
Children'Aided the Red Cross
The Red Cross treasury is $2.20 bet
ter off this week due to the efforts of
Dawna Walker and Marjwie Cope
land, who arranged a lawn concert
which raised this amount. Assisting
them in the concert were Joan Hiseler
and Gwen Blatchford.
Conducted Services at Cromarty
Rev. Kenneth MacLean preached
the anniversary services in Cromarty
Presbyterian Church Sunday morning
and evening. He was accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. McGee. Rev. Pet
er Jamieson, of Cromarty, conducted
the services in St. Andrew's here.
Preached at Gorrie
Rev. W. A. Beectoft preached the
Sunday School Anniversary sermon at
Gorrie United Church Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. W. B, McCool and Mr. Bert
Cullimore sang two duets and Mr.
Cullimore a solo. Rev. R. C. Copeland
of Gorrie conducted the service here.
Kincardine Man Drowned
When a sail-boat upset off Kincar
dine Tuesday evening, Ralston Mc
Leod, popular Kincardine- man, lost
his life. He and Ken Ivison, mail
clerk, who passed through Wingham
daily, went out sailing in the early ev
ening. About S o’clock, five miles off
shore, the boat capsized. The men
hung onto the boat but after a time
McLeod weakened. Ivison then aided
him for a while but had to give up
when he became exhausted, The boat
drifted toward shore and early in the
morning Ivison swam ashore, the boat
later beaching about a mile south of
Kincardine station,
LIONS DINED AT
ALPS GOLF CLUJB
Presentation tp Mr. and Mrs, Gordon
Kidd
The regular meeting of the Lions
Club took the form of a Ladies' Night
and was held at the Alps Golf Club.
During luncheon an impromptu quar
tette composed of Rev, and Mrs. A, E.
C. Pentland and Lion and Mrs. Will
McCool sang. After luncheon adjourn
ment was made to the verandahs
where the business of the evening was
conducted. President W. A. Galbraith
gave a report on attendance at the
Lions’ Convention last week in Tor
onto. He stressed the fine work ac
complished by the Lions Clubs of On
tario and Quebec. During the yast
year $144,600 was raised for the vari
ous activities and of this amount about
$60,000 was spent in Crippled Child
ren’s work and over $64,000 in war ac
tivities,
Lion Stan. Hall called Lion Gordon
Kidd and Mrs. Kidd forward and after
expressing the Lions’ appreciation of
the fine work of Gordon in his office
of Chairman of the Sight Saving Com
mittee, he asked Lion Emery Stuckey
to present Gordon with a camera and
Lion Frank Madill to present Mrs.
Kidd with a compact set.
Lion Gordon replied and thanked
the club for the kind expression to
himself and Mrs. Kidd. He hoped to
get back to visit the club occasionally.
The retiring president then thanked
the Lions for the fine co-operation
during the past year and asked Presi
dent-Elect Hal MacLean to assume
the office with which the Club had
honored him.
Lion Hal thanked the members for
the honor and asked the usual good
co-operation of the members during
the coming year. He then present
ed the officers elected for the
coming year. He drew attention
to the approaching Frolic on Labor
Day and promised to have the Execu
tive draw up a slate of Committees
promptly to carry on the work.
After a sing song, Lion Hal called
on Rev. A. E. C, Pentland, of Assump
tion, Illinois, for an address. Rev.
Pentland extended greetings as Presi
dent of the Rotary Club of his home
town and gave an interesting account
of the district in which he lives. The
thanks of the club was extended to
Mr. Pentland and the meeting closed
with a sing song led by Lion Bob Spit-
tal and Lion Dr. Connell at the piano.
Notice to Water Users
The hours for lawn, garden and
street watering are from 6 to 8 a.m.,
and 6 to 8 p.m. only.
Wingham Utilities Commission.
Held Red Cross Tea
Mrs. W. Dawson, Sh-uter St., held a
R'ecl Cross Tea Friday afternoon and
evening. A tidy sum was raised as this
pleasant function was well attended.
Named Chaplain
Rev. W. A, Beecroft has been ap
pointed a chaplain in the reserve forc
es with the rank of Captain. This is
the second such appointment here, Fr.
J. F. Paquette being similarly honor
ed last year.
Presented With Shower
jJ^Miss Myra .MacDonald was the
guest at a cup and saucer shower held
at the home of Miss Mary King on
Thursday evening. Miss MacDonald
for nine years a teacher on the public
school staff, has resigned ai/will be
married in the near future^’1'
Livestock Judging Competition July 8
Arrangements have been made for
the Annual Livestock Judging Compe
tition, open to all farmers’ sons in Hu
ron County to be held in the Clinton
district on Tuesday, July Sth, Two
classes of the following livestock will
be judged: Heavy Horses, Beef Cat
tle, Dairy Cattle, Sheep and Swine.
The competition will be under the dir
ection of J. C. Shearer, Agricultural
Representative. All farmers’ sons are
requested to attend this activity.
Police Court Held Here Friday
In police court on Friday, Reginald
Houston, of Waterloo, was fined $10
and costs for catching black bass out
of season, The charge was laid by
Game Overseer Flynn of Mt. Forest
For improper dealing In furs Jake
Zener, of Toronto, was assessed $50
and costs on each of two charges, one
of not keeping proper records and the
other of purchasing furs without a li
cense.
Another fur case was expensive fo'r
Jake Burnstein, of Brussels. He was
fined $100 and costs for buying skins
and pelts without a license.
PARADE HEED TO
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH
Battery, Legion and Civil Guard At
tended
The 99th Battery, R.C.A., the Wing
ham branch of the Canadian Legion
and the Teeswaler Civil Guard, at
tended St. Paul’s Church on Sunday
morning, in response to His Majesty’s.
Proclamation for a Day of Dedication.
Special forms ot service for the occa
sion had been prepared and the rector,
Rev. E. O. Gallagher spoke from the
text “Awake, put on strength, O arm
of the Lord” Isaiah 51: 9. "Our way
of life,” he said, "possesses the possib
ility of infinite progress. Its world is
not settled forever. The chance to im
prove and to amend is here. If Hitler
achieves his aims, the whole planet
will shake with the. Earthquake, yet,
some even yet do not understand the
issue. We go on living in this world,
because young men are prepared to
die. A great task has been laid upon
us to fulfil, for the good of the world.
We must be a dedicated nation. But;
file important thing is “Am I dedi
cated?” This Nazi ideal of government
can succeed only if men consent to ab
andon their humanity and accept the
status of beasts. We have to -be clear
as to whether we are justified in
claiming that God is on our side. God
only fights in His own wars. He will
be the ally of no country. But nations
may count themselves as His ally if
they are struggling to preserve those
things which He has declared are of
supreme value. We pray today that
God will direct the course of this war,
and that is right. But God works
through us. Christ’s body is composed
of people in the fellowship of His
Church and God’s arm is those men
who have dedicated themselves to ful
fill His purpose. During the offertory,
the choir sang the anthem "Be Still,
And Know That I Am God,” and Mr.
Lanning contributed a solo "Land of
Hope and Glory.”
NOTICE
Dr. J. McKague, of Wingham, wish
es to inform his clients that he will be
absent from Wingham for three
months’ military training and that he
has engaged Dr. Murray McLennan to
carry on his practice during his ab
sence.
Institute Appreciated Gift
The Women’s Institute are very
grateful to the Softball League for
their donation of $5.00 which is being
used for quilt linings which will be
forwarded overseas for the comfort of
bombed victims.
Died Following Kick from Horse
Mr. Geo. Deyell, who has been vis
iting his mother and uncle, Mr. J. C..
Currie of town, was called home to
Muenster, Sask., on Monday last week
as his son, Earl, age 17, had been ser
iously injured by a kick from a horse.
Word came the next day saying Earl
had passed away in Humbolt Hospital
before his father reached home. ’ The
family resided in Wingham two years
ago, and Earl was a pupil in Wingham
High School Where he made many
friends among his classmates.
INSTITUTE HAD
FINE MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women’s Institute was held in the
council chambers on Friday afternoon
and was opened in the usual manner,
the Institute Ode and the Lord’s Pray
er,
It was decided to forward the ne
cessary fund to the jam centre for a
bag of sugar. The Institute is again
this year undertaking to send jam etc.
to the bombed areas.
Picnic July 30th
Mrs. W. H. Fraser is the convenor
of a committee which were appointed
toi arrange for a picnic to be held on
Wednesday afternoon, July 30th, in
the park.
The Institute will sponsor another
short course and the project this fall
will be "Garment Making and Com
mercial Patterns,”
Mrs, Clarkson Martin gave' a very
interesting report of the District An
nual meeting, and Mrs. W. William-
sou gave a very splendid talk mt "Suu*
shine.” Those who bring sunshine In*
to the lives of others cannot keep it
from themselves. Jean Stewart and
Jean Towne sang "Land of Glad To
morrows” and Joan Hiseler "Keep the
Home Fires Burning.”
The meeting closed with the sing
ing of the National Anthem following
which a social hour was enjoyed.