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$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,