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WINGHAM ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER llth, 1943
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CIVIC SERVICE OF
REMEMBRANCE HELD
Civic Officials, Legion and Battery
Attended Service In The
United Church
The annual Civic Remembrance
Service was held in the United Church
on Sunday morning. .Attending the
service were the Town Council, Leg-
ion and the 99th (Res.) Battery, R,C.
A. The parade formed •up at the
armouries and headed by the Wing-
ham Citizens band paraded to the
eh arch.
Rev, W. A. Beecroft spate on the
subject "Remembrance" and his text
was "And death shall be swallowed
up in Victory". The scripture reading
was the 1st chapter of 2nd Samuel.
The anthem by the choir was 'Souls
of the Righteous in the Hand of God",
Tertius Noble. "Lift thine eyes unto
the mountains from whence thy help
cometh" by Mendelssolm, was a trio
by Misses I. Young, 0. Hamilton and
J, Stewart. Mrs. W. A, Beecroft at
the close of the sermon sang, "Then
shall the righteous 'shine forth in their
heavenly Father's Realm," Mendels-
sohn,` Mr. A. W. Anderton, organist,
and choir leader, chose for the organ
prelude, Nocturne, Opus No. 1, by
Chopin and Largo by Handel. The
organ postlude was, Funeral March,
from Symphony No, 3-Beethoven,
. Following the service an observance
was held at the Cenotaph with the
placing of wreaths. Despite the very
wet weather there was a large gather-
ing. The Last Post was sounded, two
minutes silence was observed and then
Reveille. God Save the King was
sung to the 'accompaniment of the
band,
TO OBSERVE
TWO MINUTES
OF SILENCE
AS the Civic Remembrance
Setvice was held Sunday Nov.
7th, in place of Reinembrance
Day, I hereby call upon all citi-
zens to 4bserve two minutes of
silence, at 11 torx., November
11th, in memory of those who
gave their lives during the First
Great War, also as a. mark of
respect to those who have paid
the supreme sacrifice in the
present conflict,
3, H, Crawford,
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Total $3,125,000 $8,845,000
Only three municipalities failed to
reach .the quota set and it may be
that all will be over the top when the
final returns are made as the sales-
men in these places are still making
every effort to reach the quota,
OPENING LITERARY
ON DECEMBER 2nd - 3rd
High School Students to Present
Program
The annual High School Com-
mencement Exercises will be held in
the Town Hall, on the evenings of
Thursday and Friday, December 2nd
and 3rd, The students and the teach-
ers are making every effort to again
make this annual event the outstand-
ing entertainment of the year.
A play will be presented and there
will be a pageant of Conquered Na-
tions. There will also be the present-
ation of diplomas and athletic awards.
25c BINGO 25c
Under the auspices of the Ladies
Auxiliary to Wingham Legion a
Bingo will be held in the Armouries
on Wednesday, November 17th, Play
at 8.15 sharp. 25 games for 25 cents,
Chickens for specials. Proceeds for
patriotic purposes. Everyone welcome.
Now In Italy
Mr. and Mrs, J, D, Lediett received
word from their son Preston, this
week, stating that he is now in Italy.
Euchre Monday Evening Next
The Oddfellows will hold a euchre
in their rooms on Monday evening,
November 15th. Play at 8,15, Ad-
mission 25 cents, Ladies bring lunch.
Everyone welcome,
BAPTIST Y. P. U.
ELECT OFFICERS
0411.110,
ANNUAL INSPECTION
OF BATTERY HELD
Inspecting Officer Was Col. W, G7
Hagarty of London
HORSE SHOW WILL
BE HELD NOV.. 25th
Plans Are Complete For This
Interesting Event
VS/Mg-ham will have its. first Horse
Show on the evening of Thursday,
November 25th. It is expected, in
fact almost as sured, that all classes
on the prize list will be well filled
making this an outstanding event.
Walkerton and Kincardine are holding
similar shows the day previous and
the following day and this circuit will
draw many horses that wotird riot be
exhibited at a single show.
Tickets will be sold in advance and
there will be two door prizes of a ten,
dollar and a live dollar' War Savings
Certificate. The prize money is guar-
anteed by a number of citizens and
the door prizes were also donated.
Give this event your support so
that it will be an outstanding success.
• The officers and directors of the
Wingham Horse Show are:
-Hon. Pres.-Mayor J. H, Crawford.
President-J. J. Fryfogle,
"Secretary-jack Reavie.
, Treasurer-G. W Tiffin.
Directors-George Tervit, Dr. K.
McLennan, T. A. Currie, Gordon
Deyell, C. Fryfogle, Percy Stainton,
Hugh Carmichael, W. W, Gurney,
George T.' Robertson, George Coulter,
Fred MacLean, Robt. Cruikshank,
Hit By Car
On Tuesday morning last week
abont 7 o'clock Mr, Ab. Bell was bad-
ly bruised when he was hit by a car
as he was going to work. Mr. Bell
Was walking along the road near Mac-•
Lean's office when the accident hap-
pened. It is alleged that the car was
'driven by G. Beth No bones were
broken' but Mr. Bell hase since been
confined to his home, and we are
happy to state he appears to be pro-
gtessing favourably.
A Touch of Winter
The Wing-hamites that headed for
the south recently got away before we
had much cold weather: They missed
a fall, of snow a short time ago and
just now we are having a touch of
winter, The ground was covered with
snow Tuesday morning but the temps
eratttre was not very low. Last night
we had more snow and the temper-
ature went below freezing. With the
fuel situation as it is it is hoped that
the present spell will soon pass and
that-we have some fine weather before
Old man winter takes over.
kemembrance Service
At St, Paul's
"The Peace of 1018 should have
been taken as a holy thing, the Peace
of God, bought witli'men's blood, a
great spiritual opportueity," said Rev.
E.' 0, Sallagher iti a Remembrance
flay • address on Sunday. "It was,
however, taken, as ,a holiday, a chance
to forget, to think that winning a war
was enough. Now,we must dedicate
Victory and Pea& to sod, when it
comes Victory meats staying the
hatill of ,the aggressor. Petite will
mean, not an end, but an opportunity."
The Honour Roll, recently completed,
Was referred to and special interces-
sions offered on behalf of the armed
farceS and thole fainilies, together
with praYers of remembranee and
dedieation. Those members of the
Parish confirmed on October 24, re-
terved their first Communion.
Engagement Annaiiiidement
; Mr. and Mrs. James S. Stapleton,
Wing-ham, wish to announce the en-
gagement of their eldest daughter,
Reta Madeline, to Mr. John Alfred
Mason, son of Mr. and .Mrs. John
Mason, Belgrave, The marriage to
take place ineNovember.
No More Saturday Bingos
Until further notice the Legion will
not hold any more Saturday night
Bingos. The proceeds from these
Bingos will be used for overseas
smokes and post war • work. The
Legion is very grateful to the public
for their support and hope to arrange
for similiar bingos during the summer
of next year.
Turnberry Federation
Annual Monday
The Turnberry Federation of Agri-
culture will hold its annual meeting
at Powell's School at 8:80 p.m., on
Monday, November 15th, All mem,
tiers, farmers and their wives are
cordially invited. The special speaker
will be Mr. James C. Shearer of 'Clin-
ton, Agricultural Representative,
TO Attend Tory Parley
A number from Huron-Bruce will
attend a general meeting of Progres-
sive Conservative Association of On-
tario which is being held in the Royal
York Hotel, Toronto, on Friday, No-
vember 12, this waele. Mr. joint Han-
no, M,P,P, of town and Mr. L. E.
Cardiff', M.P., of Brussels, wilt attend,
Delegates will be K. J. Hueston of
-Gorrie, j'. W. Joynt of Lucknow, Jos.
McInnis of Cuirass and De, IL C.
Redmond of Wingliam. Alternate
delegates are Robert Bowman of /hats.
sels, Foster Moffatt of Cuirass, Gideon
Rutile of Ripley, Oliver •Steigler of
Mildmay, , Dr. Weir of Auburn arid
Win, Clarke of Colborne,
LEGION AUXILIARY
NOVEMBER MEETING.
K. Griffin of Woodstock, Zone -
Representative Was Present..
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Legien;
at their November meeting had as
'their guest Mrs, K. Griffin, of Wood-
-stock, Zone representative, who spoke
to the comrades urging them to do
everything possible to speed the vic-
tory and to .work and plan for the
post-war world. The stronger the
Legion the more power it will have
in its fight for a square deal for the
boys who come back from this war.
Mrs. Griffin - complimented the Aux-
iliary on the splendid work that had
been done and on the good spirit that
prevails in our branch.
Two applications for membership
were received and two new members
initiated,
Red . Cross sewing and knitting were
received and work given out for next
:month.
Enough Woollen quilt blacks were
brought in to make two -quilts which
:Mrs, Howard offered to make, A
lady in the country had read of our
work for the men on the Mineswcep-
, -ers. and sent in $2 to buy one Of tl-i;e
'water repellent turtle-neck sweaters,
The Auxiliary would be glad to for-
ward donations from any who are anx
ions to help keep these brave meri
warm this winter.
• Mrs. Kress reported that 6 ditty
bags had been filled for the Salvation
Army Red Shield and 6. for the Navy
League, .
Tickets on the Bingo November 17,
were given out to each member. The
lucky ticket on the Kenwood.blankets
will be drawn then.
. Plans were 'made for the Poppy
Day canvass, many of the comrades
volunteering for this worthy work,
Mrs, W. G. Hamilton and Mrs. F.
, W. Spry were appojnted to be a nom-
inating committee to bring in a slate
of officers, at the next meeting. -
At the conclusion Of the business a
pleasant social hour was spent over
the tea cups,
POPPY DAY WAS
GREAT SUCCESS
Collections Amounted to $215.00
PoPpy Day in this district was
again very successful. The collections
amounted to $215.00. President W. G.
Hamilton of the Legion who is also
chairman of the Poppy Committee 'ex-
pressed his grateful. thanks on behalf
of the Legion for the splendid support
given the fund by the public. He also
expressed the sincere appreciation of
the committee to the ladies who made
the canvas's also to those who acted as
taggers.
The Poppy Fund of the Legiop is
used only for deserVing eases of both
the old and new armies and is kept
entirely separate from the general
fund and the overseas tobacco fund,
Lo-rd's Day Alliance Representative
Mr. Hugh Moore, representative of
the Lard's Day Alliance; is at present
in our community. This organization
has received splendid siipport here in
the past and no doubt will again this
year.
Visited Mitchell Lodge'
Rt, E. Comp. W.' Stanley Hall,
District Grand Superintendent for this
district of the Royal Arch Masons,
made his official visit to the Mitchell
chapter last week. He was aecomp-
anied by H. L. Sherbondy, R. A.
Coutts, and H. F.6 McCee,
D. D. G. M. VISITED
MASONIC LODGE
Rt. Wor, I3ro, 12, D. Philip, Blyth,
D. D, G, M. of North Huron. District,
A.V. & .AM, aid his official visit to
Winghain AF & .A.M, No, 286, at
their regular meeting last peek.
Past iMasters occupied the °hairs
with Fred W. Spry as WM. The
second degree Was inti)reSSiVcfy con-
ferred on a candidate,
Addressing his brother masons, Rt.
War. Bra, Philip gave a very thought-
ful and iestrtietive address that was
greatly appreeiated by all present.
At the banquet that was held fol-
lowing the work in the lodge, address-
es were given ,'by Rt. Wet. Bra, R. C.
Iteditiond, Wor, Bro, Thomas 13tirke
of, Wtoketer, War, to Powler of
TeeSwiter,
Visiting brethren were present from
Ltteknew, 131frtli, BruSsels, Teeswatee
and Vi/roxeter,
DISCUSS HEALTH
NURSING SERVICE
,Cottrity to be Approached
Regarding Instituting, School
Nurses in County
Over 150 men and women from all
parts of Huron County crowded the
Council Chambers, Clinton, on Novem-
ber 4th to hear Dr. Phair, Deputy
Minister of Health, Toronto, and Miss
Margaret Grieve, R.N., Woodstock,
discuss health nursing service on a
county basis.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the Huron Federation of Agricul-
ture and President W. L. Whyte, of
Seaforth presided,
It was decided to send a delegetion
to the November session of the
County Council to discuss with the
members the advisability of inaugur-
ating a scheme in Huron to benefit
the 5,000 boys and girls going to pub-
lic and separate schools.
Favourable recommendation of the
plan was expressed by Warden Ben-
son Tuckey, Exeter, T. C, Wilson,
Pluevale, Mrs. 0,1G. Anderson, Wing-
ham, Dr. E. A. McMaster, Seaforth,
Jas. Kinkead and R. 0, Staples, Gode-
rich, L. E. Cardiff, Brussels,. Dr.
Hobbs Taylor, 0ashwood, John Han-
na, VVingham, Mayor McMurray and
5, C Shearer, Clinton.
Dr. Phair outlined the financial
backing of the Department of Health
whereby one third of the cost to the
County Council was remitted by the
Provincial Government.
Miss Margaret Grieve gave a splen-
did.picture of the work and results in
Oxford counfy where three county
health nurses are employed by the
County Council to inspect the school
children twice during their school
career (in grade 1 and in grade 7)
and to report their findings to the
local medical officer of Health who
has the authority to have the defects
corrected,
Out of over 2,000 pupils in Oxford
County physically examined over
1,00'0 had major defects.
Local -speakers of Huron forecast
about the same situation amongst the
school children heie if -the plan was
put into operation.
MAGAZINES SHIPPED
• BY NAVY LEAGUE
Give Your Magazines to Lads Who
Sail the Ships
On Saturday ariother shipment of
magazines was sent to Navy League
headquarters by the local committee.
This shipment weighed 632 pounds.
The committee urges the public to
donate their magazines to the local
Navy League.. They will then be ship-
ped to headquarters from where they
are 'distributed to men who go to sea.
Leave your donations at McKibbons
Drug Store, Omar Haselgroves, Fly-
dro Shop or jack Masons,
Your co-operation ;will be greatly
appreciated.
TWO MORE LOCAL
BOYS OVERSEAS
The list of those overseas from here
increased by two during the past week
as Pilot Officers W. J. Hamilton and
Darrell Biggs have arrived in the Old
Land. These boys recently graduated
as navigators at Crumlin. After spend-
ing a couple of weeks at home here
they proceeded' to an Eastern port.
Attended Service At Teeswater
A number of Legion members at-
tended the Remembrance Service
which was held in Teeswater United
Church, Sunday evening.
Sunday School Rally
St, Paul's Church School held a
special Rally on Sunday afternoon.
Diplomas of promotion were presented
and .every scholar received a Rally
Day award.
CAPT. W. BENNETT
IS LEAVING 14ERE
Farewell Messages Wilt Be Given On
Sunday
On Seeday tiott Captain Wm, Ben-
nett, Salvation Army Officer, will give
his farewell message as he will leave
on November 18th to enter war work,
Capt. Bennett will be connected with
Rad Shield work and the citizens here
wish him every success. I is about
a year ago that he came to Witigham
and during his stay here he haS made
a host of friends. throughout the dig.
triet,
JERSEY BREEDERS
OF HURON COUNTY
TO FORM, CLUB
Decision Made At Meeting Held At
Clinton Laat Week
jersey enthusiasts of Huron County
decided to form local Jersey Breed-
ers Club to Surther the interests: of
the breed and to help improve the
present herds by the holding of edu-
cational meetings, type 'demonstra-
tions, production tests, and the bring-
ing into the county of superior sires.
This decision was reached at a
meeting held in Clinton on November
3rd at which Ur. James Bremner,
Secretary, Canadian jersey Cattle
Club and Dr. Charles 'Cook in charge
of sales of Jersey milk, were guest
speakers.
A committee was formed to proceed
with the club formation in the near
future. .
E. V. Lawson, Clinton, chairman;
Gordon Rathwell, hayfield; Colin
Fingland, Walton; Maitland Henry,
Blyth; Irwin Trewartba, 'Seaford',
with George Laithwaite, Goderich,
member. ex-officio. There are slightly
over twenty Jersey breeders in Huron,
J. C. Shearer, Agriculture Repre-
sentative presided at the meeting and
was later appointed Secretary of the
Committee.
PATRIOTIC CONCERT
FRIDAY EVENING
The Women's Iestitute are sponsor-
ing a Patriotic Concert featuring
Louis Blake Duff, on Friday evening
this week. .Th .concert will be held
in the Town Hall and starts at 8.15
o'clock, Mr. Duff is a former Blue-
gale boy who has become famous as
a historian and humourist public
speaker. There ,willalso be an inter-
esting musical .program supplied by
local talent, AdMission 25 cents. Pro-
ceeds for overseas boxes.
5th VICTORY LOAN
CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
Huron county Again Goes Over The
Top In A Fig Way
Canada Oversubscribed Lean By
Over $83,000,000
In a wave of buying that has never
before been equalled Huron County
subscribed $3,344,000 in the 5th Vic-
toryy Loan Campaign. On top of this
the special names subscribed $150,000
to bring the total subscriptions to
$3,494,000, These totals do not in-
clude the conversions which amounted
to $225,000, These were the latest
figures up to Wednesday morning and
they will be considerably increased
when the final bulletin is issued some
time to-day.
The Dominion objective of $1,200,-
000,000 was oversubscribed by $83,-
627,850, and whetfi final figures are
given these teals will also be much
greater,
The returns by municipalities are as
follows:
District - Quota Subscribed
Brussels $ 76,500 $ 95,500
Goderich Twp., 82,000 92,150
Wawanosh W.
Seaforth
Wingham
Colborne
Morris '
Goderich Town
Grey
Wawanosh B.
Exeter
Howick
Clinton
Zurich & Hay W
Ash field
Tuckersmith
Turnberry
Hensel' & Hay E
Usborne
Stephen E.
Stephen W.
Blyth
Stanley
Hullett
McKillop
Air Schools
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS AT 0,
Mrs. Oertrude Cttrre Installed. Aa
Worthy Matron by Ur% Christine
.Cwrie
At the Anael Installation of Offic--
ers held on Tuesday evening by Hur-
on Chapter No. 89, the cere-
mony was conducted by Mrs. Viola,
Fox, P,D,D,G.M, Assisting were Mr*.
Edna Harrison as Grand Marshal;
Mrs, Olive Burgman as Grand Chap-
lain; Mrs. Carrie Taylor, as Grand
Warder; Mrs, Catharine Campbell, as
Grand Organist and the following .
Past Martons and Patrons, Mrs.
Christine Currie, Mrs. May Porter,
Mrs. Mary .Coutts, Mrs. Hazel Heu-
ghan, Mrs,' Annie Olver, Mrs. Annie
McKay, Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller, Mrs,
Catharine Wilson, Mr. Geo. Olver, Mr.
Thos. Gilmour and Mr. T, H. Gibson.
The officers elect entered the Chap-
ter room preceded by a Guard of Hon-
our consisting of Mrs. Estelle Adams,
Mrs. Dorothy Hamilton, Mrs. Emily
Williams, Mrs. Louise Hetherington,
Miss Marjorie Herd and Mrs. .,Mary-
Henderson, singing "All the Way My
Saviour Leads Me", As the WM.,.
Mrs. Gertrude Currie assumed her .sta-
don through an arch formed by the
guard of honour. She was presented
with a 'bouquet of roses by the chap-
ter: Following this Mrs, Ada Armi-
tage and . Mrs. Birdie Copeland sang
a beautiful duet, "Just for to-day."
The following officers were installed
-W. M. Mrs. Gertrude Currie; W.P.„
Dr. J. A. Fox; A.M.,Mrs, Betty Booth;
A.P., Mr. R. A. Coutts; Sec., Mrs.
Christine Currie; Treas., Mrs. Gwen
Adams; 'Cond., Mrs. Margaret Mitch-
ell; A. Cond., Mrs. Grace Webster;
Chaplain, Mrs. Effie Sherbondy;
Marshal, Mrs. Annie Tervit; Organist,
Mrs. Birdie Copeland; Adah, Mrs. Ada,
Armitage; Ruth, Miss Dorothy Deans;
Esther, Mrs. Mildred Dunlop; Martha,
Mrs, Doris McKibbon; Electa, Mrs.
Luella Carmichael; Warder, Mrs.
Mary Adams; Sentinel, Mrs. Kate
Murray.
The W. Matron, Mrs. Gertrude Cur-,
rie, presented her installing officers
with gifts of •appreciation. The re-
tiring W. Marton, Mrs. Evelyn Scotts
was presented with the Past Matron's
Jewel and the retiring 'W. Patron, .Mr.
Thos. Gilmour P.P., with a War
Savings Certificate.
At the close Of the meeting refresh,
Utents were served.
DEER SHOOTING IN
BRUCE NEXT WEEK
An open seasori for deer will be held
next Week in the County of Bruce.
The dates are ffolil .NoV; 15th to Nov.
20th inclusive. The site of dogs will
not be allowed.
Reports are that deer are very
scarce in the south part of the county.
Farmers who other years saw many
about their properties sday that few
have been seen in the open this year.
It is thought that they may not only
be scarce but that after the shooting
of last year the animals are keeping .
closer to the bush.
The annual meeting of Wingham
L.O.L., No. '794, was held in the hall
on Friday evening, when the follow-
ing officers were elected:
W.M.-William Magee.
0..M,-H. H. Isard.
Chaplain-Mark Gardner.
Rec. Sec'y.-Rev, E. 0. Gallagher.
Fin. Sec'y.-R. G. Golley,
Treas.--R. A. Spotton.ses
Marshal-J. McDonald.
Lecturers-yos, Scott and Percy
Hogg,
Tyler-Sam Tyndall.
Committee-Dr. R. L. Stewart, Dr.
R. C. Redmond, Alex Sanderson.
Auditors-A, J. Walker and Fred
W. Spry.
Following the meeting a social time
was held, • e‘
Service At St. Andrew's Church
The Community Service of Inter-
cession, will be held this week in St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church at 8
The annual inspection and muster
parade of the 99th (R) Battery, R.C.
A., was held in the arena on Monde.),
night. Major Waiter VanWyck,
Officer Commanding the battery, was
in. charge.
The inspecting officer was Col. W.
G. PIagarty, temporary district Officer
Commanding, He was accompanied
by Lt,-Col. W. M, King, A.A.&Q,1Vf.
G., M.D. No, 1, Cal. Hagarty follow-
ing the inspection, spoke to the men
and congratulated them on appear-
ance, steadiness and their efficiency in
drill,
As the inspecting party arrived at
the arena they were given the general
salute. The inspection followed. The
battery marched past in column of
route and in close battery 'column,
also formed into review order. Regu-
lar training was carried on following
inspection. There were 93 on parade.
At the armouries following drill Capt.
A. R. Truscott, Reserve Army pay-
master, held a muster parade,
This was the second inspection held
by Col. Flagarty during the evening
as ha had earlier visited the Kincar-
dine battery. Lt.-Col. George How-
son of town, Officer Commanding the
21st (R) Field Brigade, R.C.A., ac-
companied him to Kincardine and was
present for the local inspection,
SIts
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY ORANGE LODGE
Annual Meeting Held on Friday
Evening
ST. ANDREW'S W.M.S.
HAD THANKOFFERING
Bible Society Representative Was
The Speaker
The Fait Thankoffering meeting of
the Women's Missionary Society of
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was
held on Tuesday evening in the church
auditorium.
Rev. Kenneth MacLean presided.
He chose for the scripture lesson the
7th chapter of Matthew and then led
in prayer. Miss I Craig favoured with
a solo "Lear me to Calvary."
Mr, W. McCleary of the Bible
Society was introduced by- Mr. Mac-
Leane:.MrsaleLeary ;gave •a very in-
spiring message and in closing . issued
the challenge to the Christian. church
to go forth with .greater 'power than
ever -before..
• The singing of a hymn and prayer
brought the meeting to a close.
Dance At Holme's School Monday
A dance will be held at Hohne's
School, Monday, November 15th,
Arthur's Orchestra. Tickets sold on
two-storey fruit cake. Lunch. Ad-
mission 25 cents.
67,000 83,850
170,000 190,400
188,000 197,500
64,000 80,050
91,000 94,150
436,000 461,450
116,000 117,800
69,000 81,750,
151,000 157,650
229,500 255,700
184,000 184,000
92,000 92,600
103,000 109,700
100,000 100,000
79,000 86,100
99,500 116,000
97,000 97,000
67,500 57,650
67,500 57,400
46,500 46,700
99,000 91,750
100,000 100,000
100,000 63,400
150,000 232,600
At the opening fall meeting of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union the fol-
lowing officers Were elected for the
ensuing term:
Pres.-Mrs. John Donaldson.
Vice-Pres.-Harold Pocock.
Seey.-Rosetta Dennis,
Treas,-Roy Euretull, t
Group leaders - Devotional, Merrill
'Cantelan; Service, Vivian MacLean;
Stewardship, Mrs. John Lutas; Fel-
lowship, Mrs. Prank Colar; Social
'Committee, Meg, Alvin Proctor and
Mrs. nrnee raaetealL
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Red Shield Display and 'Sale
The R.S.W.A. will hold a display
'of their work and sale of baking and
other articles on Saturday, November
13th, in Salvation Army Hall,
JIM THOMPSON NOW
SQUADRON LEADER
Mrs. R. S. Hetherington 1.as receiv-
ed word that her brother Plight-
Lieutenant Jim Thompson of Listowel
had been promoted a Squadron Leader
and will have command of a squadron
on the West Coast,
Jim is the son of Mrs. 011ie Thomp-
son and the late Mr. Thompson of
Listowel. They moved to Listowei
from Wingham a few years ago. Jim
attended the ,public and high schools
of Wingham and then entered the
Bank of Commerce. He later jellied
his brother Rae in the hardware busi.-
ness in Listowel.
He enlisted with the 100th Battery
at Listowel when war broke out and
in April 1940 transferred to the air-
force. He went overseas as a Pilot
Officer and in November of that year
was promoted to Flying' Officer while
on duty overseas. He returned to
Cartada in April 1942 and was on duty
on the East Coast, later at Mossbank
and sittet then on the West Coast,
He received promotion to Flight-
Lieutenant some time after coining to
Canada and his friends here will be
very pleased that he is now, a squad.
ran loader.