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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-08-28, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. iSingle Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1941 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year $35 IN BANK NITE DRAW THIS WEEK Two $10,00 Prizes, One $5,00 Prize andTen $1.00 Prizes This Week Wingham Bank Nite store shoppers will have an extra ten dollars in their draw this week. Every Saturday night a draw is made for $25 in cash, but this week there will be an extra prize of ten dollars drawn for. Ten dollars .•for first prize, ten dollars for second prize, five dollars for third, and ten one dollar cash prizes. Who will win the big money prizes? The answer is someone who shops at Wingham Bank Nite stores. With ev­ ery 25 cents spent at Wingham Bank Nite Stores you receive a draw ticket. Deposit one half of this ticket in the "box at one of the Wingham Bank Nite ■stores or in the box at the Town Hall prior to the draw. Last Week’s Winners Wm. H. Mundell, 1st prize $10.00; John Champion, 2nd prize $5.00; and the following $1.00 prize winners: Mrs. H. Angus, Mrs. H. Sher.bondy, Jim Henderson, Miss Donna Tervit, Mrs. W. Henderson, Miss Edna Hog^, Pete McLeod. LOCAL BATTERY FOR ACTIVE SERVICE It Is Believed That The 99th Will Be Mobilized Very Soon Although no official word has been .given out as yet, reliable sources have .set the story going that Wingham 99th Battery, R.C.A., under the command of-Major R. S. Hetherington, K. C. will shortly be mobilized for active service. The battery is at present un­ dergoing training at Thames' Valley, near London. According to some rumours the bat­ tery will 'be back in Wingham for a short stay, about two weeks, after they return from their present camp. It is supposed that the battery will be a unit of the sixth division that will shortly be formed. New Fall Footwear For Women' In Kid and Suede Pumps, and Ox­ fords. Also special lines for everyday wear at Willis Shoe Store. Ladies Bowled At Stratford Recently at Stratford two local rinks tied in the ladies trebles for four­ th position. They were Mrs. E. Web­ ster, Mrs. S. Hare, Mrs. R. DuVal Who won 'the prize in a two end playoff with Mrs. A. Wilson, Mrs. J. Kerr, Mrs. E. Harrison. New Accountant at Dominion Bank Mr. Fred Massey who has been ac­ countant of the York and Adelaide branch of the Dominion Bank is being transferred here as accountant. He will take over his duties Thursday. Mrs. Massey and two children will take up residence here shortly. To Train As Nurse Miss Isabel Lamb left the first of the week for St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, where she has entered as a nurse-in-training. On Friday evening last a; number of her girl friends gath­ ered at the home of Miss Edith Mun­ dy and presented her with a travelling case. The choir of St. Paul’s hcttrch of which she was a faithful member presented her with a travelling bag. SAILING VICTIM BURIED SUNDAY Neil Baker of 'Midland, Husband of Kinloss Woman Lost Life Ija Georgian Bay The burial of Neil Baker of Mid­ land took place in that town oh Sun­ day'afternoon, He was the husband of Edna Wadel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wadel of Ninloss. The man­ ner in which he lostjhis life was very sad indeed, On Sunday, August 17th, Baker went sailing from Midland oh Georgian BBay in his dingy, His only Companion was his dog, which swam ashore near Port Nicoll elevator dur­ ing ‘ Sunday'evening, The boat waS' found between the lighthouse and the Government dock at Victoria* Har­ bour Monday morning. The sails were Set in the boat which made it appear that he had been swept overboard by the heavy tossing of the boat, Hi’s body was not found until Saturday morning. He Wife $0 years of age, Besides his wife, he leaves two children to mourn their loss, 'S’soft 8 years old and a baby girl, 8 months. Ml Wadel left on Thursday for Midland and other relatives attended the funeral on Sunday. , REV, JAS. ALLEN SPOKE TO LIONS Lions Club Look Forward, to Great Frolic Labor Day A Lions Luncheon was held last Friday evening at the Queen’s Coffee Shop, President MacLean called on the chairmen of the various commit­ tees to report on the progress of prep­ arations for the Labor Day Frolic. It was decided to engage the Lucknow Pipe Band for the day in addition to the Strathroy Girls and Boys Band. It was reported that Mr. Schatte might not have enough players to have the Wingham Town Band as so many had enlisted or left Town due to trans­ fers. Lion Jack Hanna repoted that the parade promised to be a big suc­ cess and also that the Beauty Contest was well under way. After the business was completed, President MacLean introduced a Wingham Old Boy, Rev. Jas. Allen of Lachine, Que. Mr. Allen spoke on old times in Wingham and on the rap­ id changes which had taken place in world conditions since the last war. He stressed the fine work done by Service Clubs and urged the Lions to keep up their interest in the Church and also the Schools. He felt that organized games, swimming pools etc., were a good means to promote a bet­ ter self reliant spirit among young people. ’ His address was very much apprec­ iated, and the Lions’ roar was given in his honour. Word was received that the Ladies’ Soft Ball Teams, Robert Simpsons Seniors and Tip Tops would be on hand in good time. Shortly after this game, it was reported that Simp­ sons Seniors would travel to Detroit to participate in the World Champ­ ionship games. A fine programe has been arranged for the afternoon at the park and the Lions hope for fine weather. LEGION DRUMHEAD SERVICE SEPT. 14 The annual parade and drumhead service of Zone 10, Canadian Legion,- will be held in Lucknow on September 14. Legion branches in this zone are, Wingham, Lucknow, Kincardine, Howick, Listowel, Brussels, Harriston, Exeter, Seaforth, Clinton and Goder­ ich. Purchased Barber Shop JwMr. J. Gooding of Toronto has pur­ chased the Habkirk barber shop and took possession last week. Bowled at Oshawa A local rink, O. Haselgrove, Art Wilson, Wally Miller and Alex Craw­ ford attended the General Motors Gold Cup bowling tournament in Oshawa on Wednesday last week. They won all their games with a plus of 18 and were awarded 8th prize. Blyth Fair Dates Changes The dates of the Blyth Fall Fair have been changed from September 18th-19th to September 25th-26th. The change in date became neces­ sary when it was found that Seaforth was bolding their Fair on the 18th- 19th, Heads Weekly Newspaper Association Walter R. Legge, of the Leader- Mail, Granby, Que., was elected presi­ dent of the Canadian Weekly News­ papers’ Association for 1941-42, at the closing , session of .the association’s ■22nd annual convention held at Que­ bec, ’ Normal School to Open Sept. 9 According to information received from the Provincial Department of Ed­ ucation at Toronto, all Normal Schools in Ontario will Open on September 9. This is contrary to a London story that the Normal School there will open on September 15, one week later than usual, ift order to permit as many students as possible to aid in farm work, as many of the Normal School students come from rural areas, Meet Me At Goderich A gala aquatic meet will be held in Goderich oft Saturday afternoon, Aug­ ust 30, sponsored by the R.A.F. of Port Albert. The three local airports are entering teams in all the water events, Open events for men and women and fancy diving by the Mermaids of Toronto. Beauty contest for the title of Miss Lake Huron for silver cup and $50 in prizes, Water holo, Carnival in the evening in the Court House Park, Proceeds to Wat Victims. Meet me at Goderich, ALUMINUM DRIVE HERE SEPTEMBER 5-6 Old Aluminum, Pots, Pans etc. Needed For Our Fighting Planes The women of Canada are being afforded an opportunity to emulate their cousins in Great Britain, the ’United States, Australia and New Zea­ land, by giving worn out and broken utensils and otherwise useless alum­ inum articles to help the Red Cross Society. The local Red Cross in con­ junction with the Fire Brigade are sponsoring this drive In Wingham. The National War Services Depart­ ment is launching this drive through­ out Canada for this material, needed in the manufacture of airplanes and other war equipment. How To Take Part Gather up any old aluminum, pots, pans, parts of electrical equipment, in­ fact all the scrap' aluminum you can find, then take it to the aluminum de­ pot in front of the town hall on Fri­ day and Saturday next week. This depot is a part of the lawn in front of the hall fenced off. Fill it to over­ flowing. BATTERY IS HAVING SPLENDIDJRAINING Will Return From Camp September 3 • The local Wingham 99th Battery, R, C. A; has now completed one and a half weeks of training at Thames Val­ ley, near London. There are 1600 troops at .this camp and they are en­ joying much better weather than that which was. experienced las year. True they have had some rain, but not the continued downpour of last year. Re­ ports of those that have visited the camp is to the effect that the boys are very happy and that great progress has been made in the training. They will return to Wingham next week, September 3. Major R. S. Hethering­ ton is in command. The 99th is a portion of the 21st Brigade, R. C. A, which is in Camp tinder their officer commanding, Lt.- Col. George W. Howsoti. Other bat­ teries in the brigade are, Listowel, Walkerton, Kincardine-Port Elgin. Won $150 War Savings Certificate James Coulter, R. R. No. 5, Wing­ ham, held the lucky ticket on one of the Goderich Lions Club draws and won a $150 War Savings Certificate. Manager Of Hanover Store Mr. Ken Pennington has been ap­ pointed manager of the Dominion- Store at Hanover. Mrs. Pennington and son Ross will join him there the first of September. Benefit Game Monday Morning A softball Earl Hart benefit game will be played in the park here Mon­ day morning next, Labor Day. The Listowel Club will take on an all star local team and it should ge a great game as the local gang are smarting under, a 14-7 defeat from the Listowel Club in a game played here last week. Bruce Canteen In Use Overseas It might be of interest to citizens of Bruce County to know that the Mobile Canteen which they contribut­ ed in early summer to war efofrt has reached England. In a letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Dane from their son Tpr. Geo. A. Dane, some­ where in England, he states, "I got a surprise the other night to see on the side of the tea car being used in our new camp, a plate, bearing the inscription”, “donated by the citizens of Bruce County, Ontario. MIXED RINK TOURNEY WELL ATTENDED Lucknow Rink Won First Prize The tournament of mixed rinks held under the auspices of the Ladies’ Bowling Club was well attended, twenty-four rinks taking part in the play, Hanover 1, Lucknow4, Brussels 2, Tees water 2, Goderich 3, Listowel I, Walkerton 1, Wingham 10. A Lucknow rink composed of Mr» and Mrs. Soloman, Miss Soloman, W, McCoy, skip, won first prize with 3 wins plus 18. The other three prizes were won by Wingham rinks. Mrs.J, Mason, Bert Isard, Mrs. T. Currie, Wally Millet, skip, were second with 3 wins plus 17; third prize went to Mrs. S. Campbell, Harry Fry, Mrs. J. Kerr, J. Mason, skip, with 3 wins plus 10; fourth prize was won by Mrs. H. Crawford, tk Kennedy, Mrs. Hare, Ed. Nash, skip, with two wins plus 16. LEGION AUXILIARY ZONE RALLY WAS WELL ATTENDED Wingham Legion Auxiliary Were Hosts For This Importapit Meeting Representatives of eight branches in zone 3, about 200 members of Lad­ ies’ Auxiliaries to branches of,the Can­ adian Legion met in the armouries here and discussed matters for the general welfare of their organization and for the futherance of war service activities. Prominent among the visiting lad­ ies were Mrs, A, C. Norley of Toronto, provincial president; Mrs. R, J. Pegg, of Toronto, provincial secretary, and Mrs. H. Long, of Toronto, provincial treasurer. After being officially welcomed to Wingham by Mrs. A. M. Forbes, presi­ dent of the Wingham auxiliary and by Mr, G, *E, Northwood, representing the Wingham branch of the Canadian Legion, Mrs. J. Newman, of London, Ont., the zone representative, took over the chair for the business period. Reports from the presidents of the various branches in Wingham,- Lon­ don (2), Stratford, Woodstock, Inger­ soll, Paris and Clinton, were given and proved most interesting. Progress of the various auxiliaries in the zone was given by the secretaries of each branch. Mrs. E. ’S. Lewis speaking for the Wingham branch. Mrs. Newman gave her zone repre­ sentative report.' The provincial president, Mrs. Nor­ ley, complimented the zone on its pro­ gress and during the course of the business period the proposal that the wives of all soldiers, whether in active service now or whether their husbands are discharged, should participate in the work of auxiliaries, was approved. Mrs. Norley said she heartily favored the idea. Other matters of an internal nature were also discussed, Mrs, Norley said she hoped that the members of the branches would make it a point to ittend the provincial con­ vention in Toronto on October 8, 9, and 10 in large numbers. Representative Re-elected Mrs. Long, provincial treasurer, oc­ cupied the chair for the election of zone representative for the ensuing year. Three were nominated. They were Mrs. Levers of Woodstock, who withdrew, Mrs. L. Dean of Stratford and Mrs. Newman, the Iast'mentioned being returned to office for another year. The double mystery ’box was won by Mrs. R. Morris of Stratford and the lucky chair prize was won by Mrs. J. Gill, also of Straatford. Following the meeting a delicious lunch was served by the members of the Wingham Auxiliary. RED CROSS NEWS During the .summer work has con­ tinued unabated at the Red Cross rooms and on Thursday the following articles were shipped to headquarters at Toronto: For the airforce and army —35 pair of socks; 25 sleeveless sweaters; 10 pairs of flying mitts. For seamen—8 pairs of two-way mitts; 15 scarves; 23 turtle-neck sweaters; 8 helmets. The value of the shipment was $100.00. School Shoes For Girls And Boys Oxfords with leather or panco soles, in Black or Tan, at popular prices— Willis Shoe Store. Commissioned a Flying Officer ,Mr. W. T. Booth will report to the R. C. A. F, at Toronto on Friday this week. He has been commissioned a Flying Officer and will be an instruc­ tor on Link trainers after taking a course. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. John Purdon of Whitechurch, announce the engage­ ment of their second eldest daughter, Verna Mae to Mr, Edward McClen- aghan, only son of Mr, and Mrs. George Mc’Clenaghan of Whitechurch. The wedding to take place early in September. Federation of Agriculture Doing Good Work At a meeting at Geneva Park, R. J. Scott, president of the United Farm­ ers Co-operative Co. was asked “why farmers did not make a big trade union?” He said it must be realized that farmers, isolated and separated as they are, have a difficulty in doing so. However, there “never was a time when Canadian agriculture was so well organized as now. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is doing a very elective work?’ FIRE DESTROYED TURNBERRY BARN Hay, Calves, Pigs and Stallion Burned Fire of an unknown origin totally destroyed a large barn on the Link­ later farm three miles north of here on Highway No. 4. The fire, which occurred Sunday afternoon, was wit­ nessed by a very large crowd who unable to give any assistance as .the blaze had made great headway before it was discovered, Mr. David Johnston and his son, Pte. Wm. Johnston of Camp Borden had just treturned to the farm from town and as they were being greeted by the children at the farm were dumbfounded to see fire issuing from the roof, They rushed to the barn to remove the animals but the blaze had made such headway that they were un­ successful. Four calves, 1 lpigs, a fine stallion and 44 loads of hay as well as some, other crop was lost. Wingham fire brigade was called, but the fire was too far advanced for them to do effective work. The wind was blowing away from the house so no effort was necessary to save it. ANNUAL SCOTCH DOUBLES HELD Local Pair H. Fryfogle And Ed. Nash Won First Prize All went well at the annual scotch daubles held at the greens Monday evening for two games. Before many had finished the 3rd game, rain stop­ ped the play and the prizes were awarded for two games. Thirty-eight pairs took part in the play, Lucknow 6, Goderich 6, Brussels 2, Clinton 3, Walkerton 3, Clifford "3, Cargill 1, Teeswater 1, Hanover 1, Wingham 12. The winners were: 1st, H. Fryfogle and Ed. Nash, 2 wins plus 14; 2nd, Sparling and Schonalls, Clinton, 2 wins plus 13; 3rd., N. Pearson and H. Doughty, Walkerton, 2 wins plus 12; 4th, Ed. Matheson and partner, Clif­ ford, 2 wins plus 10; 5th., T. May and A. Rann, Brussels, 2 wins plus 10; 6th., Gordon MacKay and Art Wil­ son, 2 wins plus 10; 7th., Mr. Jacklin and Mel. Donahue, Teeswater, 2 wins plus 7. . •«. ,; . v Shoes For Men .Smart new styles in fine Oxfords— Black or Tan Calf. Also farm work boots with leather or crepe soles. See them at Willis Shoe Store. Purchased ^xMrs. Henry Godkin has purchased Mr. Charles Lloyd house on Patrick street. She will get possession on the completion of Mr. Lloyd’s new house. Orange Decoration Service September 7th Wingham L. O. L. No. 794, will hold their annual decoration and mem­ orial service at the Wingham Ceme­ tery at 2.30 p.m., on Sunday, Sep­ tember 7. All brethern from outside lodges also the public are cordially invited. Rev. E. O. Gallagher will conduct the service. Escape When Train Hits Car Three persons escaped injury Sun­ day when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a train at a Canadian Pacific Railway level crossing on the Guelph-Owen Sound highway. The train was travelling slowly. The trio, who suffered only from shock, were Joseph Richardson, of Lucknow, his elderly mother, and Mrs. J. Mason, of Belgrave. They were returning home from Galt, INJURED WHILE HAYING WHEN HORSES BOLT Mr. A. E. Purdon met with a bad accident on his farm on the 12th of W. Wawanosh on .Wednesday last. He was cutting hay with the mower, and was standing behind the horses, when the team became frightened and moved on while the mower was in gear, He was thrown back on the knife, and then as the team ran, he was thrown forward into the whiffle trees, and then back and off, receiving bad cuts down his loft leg and arm, at elbow and wrist and a nasty crack on the right side of his head. His mower was a complete wreck as the team smashed into the gate post at the barn and broke the post off. He was able to get in his car and drive home, where he was taken from the car, and has been unable to use his ■foot since, However, Mr. Purdon is of the opinion it is a real miracle that he is alive at all. PRESENTATION TO MISS M. E. FISHER Citizens Show Appreciation of Miss Fisher’s Long Service In Th? Post Ofifce On behalf of the citizens of Wing- a presentation was made recently to Miss Margaret E. Fisher when she was the recipient of a beautifully fit­ ted travelling case, a bouquet of roses and a •sum of money. Miss Fisher has for many years been a kindly efficient member of the post office staff and •now that she has relinquished these duties it was very fitting that her ex­ cellent work be recognized by the people of Wingham. Mayor J. H, Crawford headed the group that called on Miss Fisher and expressed the appreciation of the serv­ ices she had rendered. The presenta­ tion of the travelling case was made by J, W. McKibbon, the flowers by Town Clerk, W. A, Galbraith, and the envelope of money by Mr. Abner Cosens. Miss Fisher though taken completely by surprise made a very gracious reply in which she stated she had found it a pleasure to have work­ ed with the public during her many years of service and that she was sorry that she was not able to thank all the people personally. The following address was read by Mayor Crawford: Wingham, Ontairo Miss Margaret E. Fisher, Wingham, Ontario. Dear Miss Fisher: The Citizens of the Town of Wing­ ham consider it a privilege and honour to ask you to accept these small tok­ ens of our appreciation. We appreciate the many kind acts you have performed during .the many years of public service in the Post Ofifce in this Community and hope you will have much pleasure and con­ tinue many years to use these small articles. We will miss your cheerful person­ ality in the Post Office and are pleased that you are not removing from our midst. Signed on behalf of the Citizens of Wingham, J. H. Crawford, Mayor Abner Cosens. J. W. Hanna. . Elizabeth Graham. HOCKEY MEETING. THURSDAY NIGHT In order to get organized for hoc­ key this winter, the club are holding a meeting in the council chambers at 8 p.m., Thursday night this week. All interested in this great winter sport are urged to be present at this annual meeting so that the business of org­ anization etc. may be speediljr carried out. Enlist With R. C. A. F. Allen Small has enlisted witlFthe R. C. A. F. and reported to Manning Pool, Toronto. Allen was home, for the week-end. School Opens Tuesday Next The back to school movement will get under way Tuesday morning next, September 2nd., as the fall term starts that day. Engagement Announced \LReverend and Mrs. W. J. Watt, Grimsby, announce the engagement of their daughter, Edith Genevieve to Duncan James Millan Moore, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Moore, White­ church. The marriage will take place quietly, September 6th at the home of the bride. Institute Meets Friday This Week The August meeting of the Women’s Institute will be held at 2.30 o’clock, Friday afternoon in the Council Cham­ bers. Mrs. R. E. Laidlaw, convenor of Agriculture and Canadian Indus­ tries will have charge of the program. The hostesses will be Mrs. G. Gannett, Mrs. M. Bell, Mrs. T. Bower and Mrs. C. Allen. County Federation Joijfis Provincial Group A meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture was held at Clinton at which a resolution to affil­ iate with the Ontario Federation was adopted and the secretary instructed to implement the necessary proceed­ ings, In that connection, the president, Fred Watson, Bayfield, reeve of Stan­ ley Township, was elected a director of the Ontario Federation. The meet­ jug also endorsed the brief presented to Premier King by the Oxford County Federation. A membership drive will be undertaken. FUN AND FROLIC ON LABOR DAY Lions Have Great Program For Their Annual Frolic Monday Next Plan to spend Monday next, Labor Day, in Wingham and be assured of a day of fun and frolic. The Wing­ ham Lions club are holding their am nual Frolic that day and have com­ pleted plans for this gala event. The proceeds are for very worthy causes, under-privileged children and war services. The club are doing a splendid work and are deserving of your sup­ port. The doings in the afternoon will be at the Town Park. The parade will assemble at Scott and Josephine streets and go to the park. The special attractions at the park will be Bathing Beauty contest and the ladies softball game between the Simpson, seniors and Tip Top. This; game should be a daddy as these teams are well matched high class clubs. The Lions were indeed fortun­ ate to secure such an outstanding at­ traction. Th e Strathroy boy’s and girl’s band will be present. There will be two dances and floor shows by Russ Creighton and his en­ tertainers. Dancing will be from 12.15 to 4 a.m. and from 8.45 to 2 a.m. In the evening there will be contests, games and bingo as well, so come pre­ pared to have heaps of fun. LOCAL FIRM HAS DISPLAY AT SHOW Fry And Blackhall Represented At Furniture Show ir- One third of the Crystal ballroom at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, is be­ ing used for the Fry and Blackhall display in connection with the Furni­ ture Show that is being held in that hotel this week, August 25-30. This enterprising local firm has on display 14 period and conventional chesterfield suites also 20 occasional and easy chairs./Two thirds of show­ ing are new designs for the fall trade. One design has a motiff, a Victory torch copied from the flaming torch that was presented by Canada to Win­ ston Churchill, Britain’s War premier. Second At Goderich Tourney At a Ladies’ Irish Trebles Tourna­ ment held in Goderich, the Wingham rink of Mrs. Ed. Harrison, Mrs. Joe Kerr and Mrs. Art Wilson took sec­ ond prize. Car Banged Into Railing About ten o’clock Sunday night Clif­ ford Farrier of Lucknow failed to ne­ gotiate the arena corner here success­ fully with the result his car was badly damaged when it plowed in the jail­ ing at the Fry and Blackball factory.. The railing was smashed and the crash would have had much worse re­ sults if a post had not stopped the car. Farrier was not hurt nor was the passenger with him. HURON COUNTY WERE JUDGED NEGLIGENT Decision of $4,625 Against The County Finding the County of Huron negli­ gent in maintaining the Earl Bridge, over the Maitland River near Gorrie, in a state of non-repair, Justice J, C. Makins at Toronto, assessed damages of $4,625,25 against the county, The plaintiffs had asked $19,500. The jud­ gement grants a 16-day stay in case pf appeal. The action arose out ojf an accident on July‘7, 1940, when two girls were killed and other passengers injured in a car accident on the bridge. The ac­ tion was tried at London, and one wit­ ness testified the structure rattled so much he noise could be heard three miles away. James A. Edwards and his wife, who sued on account of the death of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, aged 16, are given judgment for $600; Mrs. Clara Ritchie, who sued on acount of the death of her daughter, Ida, 18, for $750; Miss Edith Ritchie, injured, for $567.75; Miss Rita Galloway, 18, injured, for $975; her father, through whom she sued, for $225, and Eleanor Carson, 16, injured, for $1,125, and, Everard Carson, through whom she sued for $382.50. The amounts awarded would have been 25 per cent higher had his lord* ship not found that the driver of the car, going 60 mites an hour on the way from a dance, was 25 per cent negligent In not keeping a proper lookout,