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Eighty-first Year
Whole Uumber 3804
FRIENDS.flONOR
NOWJOHN- -NEILSON
IIU EUCPN.
,
Presented With 'Mr rist
Watch Prior to Enlist-
ment in Navy.
CALLED THIS WEEK
`Kr; John Niellinon, who hasenlisted
In the, Royal Canadian: Navy,- was
presented with a wrist watch by his
friends at a reception held at the
biome of
Mat Fred
Johnson on
Wednesday
evening.
Mr. Neil-
son, who
came . to
Seatoith
from Den-
mark elev-
en years
in go, bas
been night
foreman111
Bakery. ie'
has had no
went 'front
his parents o •brothere and sisters
• -vehe 1ive ineDendiairk since shortly
after war was declare&
Always interested in the sea, Air.
Neilson has spent many hours -due
ing recent years in making miniature
ships and his models, maw of which.
are in Seaforth- homes, have been
eagerly sought berause of their CaTe.-
ful wterkmataishin and accurate
Applying some time ago in the Navy
he was accepted this •week and re-
ported for duty on Thursday.
John Neilson
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The presentation' was made by
John C. Oriole who read the follow-
ing address.: .
• "When We' .learned a few dans ago
tbat youwere about to leave Seaforth
we could' net fall to- seize au oppoe-
turdty-,to, show you our appreciation
or the kindly personality and quiet
hun.or that We have come to recog-
mize, during the years we the -known
yona aa .outstentlingechireoteristios
"When yoU team Seaforile elev-
en years ago,--dattte -dielfeweethink that
the events of the Years virouldlead, to'
the dispelling of yew...native gauntry
With such resulting anxiety andgrief
to yourself. ',While we snicerely re-
gret your departure; we at the seine
than admire and reepect you in .the
action' you have taken to do your part
' in correcting and haying low the
scourge of war which holds in its
-grasp' your native' 'txtututry, your
adopted 'Country and in fact the whole
World. •
"In your new life as a member of
the Royal Canadian .Navy, we wish
ylou every good fortune and expree.s
the hope that the day.wili not be ear
distant ' when You, your appointed task
done, will 'return to us in Seaforth.."
James Cartier, Lorne Dale, Roy Dare
nen John Bath, Thomas Phillips.,
Tom Chong, R. .S. McDonald!, C. M.
Smith, Leo Stephenelon, A. Y. Me -
Lean, B. Chrieette., Paul Doig, Archie
Hubert, John A. Cardio, Russ.
Holmes, H. Hildebrand, D. IL Wilson,
J, Derrance, Herb .Weston, Poster
Bennett, Leo Hagan, A. Phillipe, -Jas.
Hughes, Rex McGregor, -Joe Purcell,
Chad 'Glen, P. Pinkney, John-
ston, H. Pretty, J. ..Crich, J. Dixon,
G. Smith, Frank Lemont, Norman
McLean, John Hotham.
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RED CROSS
.NOTES
Remembrance Services
Arratiged By Legion,
To Extend 0:v &Week -end
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Xmas Parcels
The recently appointed Sea -
forth Overseas Committee this
week completed the forwarding of
Christmas parcels. to fifteen' Sea -
forth and - Egmondville boys In
the C.A.S.F. overseas. The large
parcels contained a choice selec-
tion of good things, which it is
hoped, will go a long way toward
making, the Christmas of the lo-
cal boys more homelike.
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PLAN MUNICIPAL'
SCHOOL HERE
District Officials Will Con-
vene. in Seaforth on
November 20.
Seaforth has been -chosen as the lo-
cation of one of the municipal petite:he.
being held througherut the province
this year wider the auspices of the
Department of Municipal Affairs.. Trite
school here will be 'held on Wednes-
day, Nov. 20th, D. H. 'Wilson, Sea -
forth Clerk, 'was. envie-eel tine week.
In aletter to Mr. Wilsein E. G. Jare
main, assistant supervisor of the de-
partment, says in part:
"As teu are, aware, the Department
•holding a series of ltscal municipal
schools, through:tut, the Province in an
endeavour to improve -and Standardize
municipal administration, .by pensenal
contacts, with similar numbers of of-
ficials than we can gather at the uni-
versities.
"The cooperation of. your Mayor
-and Ceunell as well as yourself in
sponsoring such a school In Seafearth
11 be a. greateaselatiareto thie-De-
Pripet*/ net aenly ‘• believe of your
c. tieoncleut tile° bans
ter the in • note -reset Yen haVe dis-
iu municipal affaxre. =• "''
"The meeting vein be addressed by
Mr. R. J. Moore, Supervisor, and my-
self. 'The to•piest covered' will. include
council preceiluee„ the Department of
Municipal Affene. and tts tuaetions,
bedgeting.and tax collection, acceurut-
ing and the queetion box." " •
MailEarlyisPost
Office. Advice
Mail early for sure Christmas de-
livery to our •seldiere and overseas
friends, ts the coenteratien asked
from - the 'public by the Poet Office
Department, seem/thing to statement
issued this week by Postmaster C.
P. Sills.' War conditions make it im-
perative - that the' above co-operatien
be accorded and the local staff will
be only too pleased to give any help
they .can ii the• •desaitch of.. such
raa
Please note: The latest riling from
the Department is that mto fresh. fruit
,or"vegetables may, be sent overseas
in these Christmas parcels. The de-
lay sometimes encountered tbefore de-
livery destroys not tabIty the fruit but
the other 'artictest ,enclosed, as well
as parcels in the same mail bag.
The Seaforth branch a the Red
Cross would like to thank the merth-
ants for then' donations to the "Chin-
ese Laundry' booth at the 1dons
Frolic. A nave percentage of the
articles in, the parcels Were donated
by , our local merchants.
The Wa.beessio dernomeralion, seto.n-:
soused by Stewart Bros., will be held
In' the Regent Theatre OM! Tbursaay,
November lath, a,t 2.30 p.m. ales.
Ballitigall .be hi oharge of the
-deMonstnation, which Includes a flash-
oii pataille With local Models: There
is absolutely no eharge: the Wabasiso
ColliPhIllY Plans the Redt Cross ten
cents for every adtelt who attends' up
te 300, The/re wilt be a Bucky num-
ber given at the door; as well- est sev-
eral abet Prizes tarlhg the itithrkhollan.
COMA early 'and; maketnere of a seat.
P,oppy Sale Takes 'Place on
Saturday; Church Parade
on Sunday, While Service
At Victoria Park is Ar-
ranged For Monday.
MILITIA WILL
PARADE TO CHURCH
Sectoi402 and (notelet citizens. will
turn their thoughts from World War
II this week -end. and pay tribute to
these who twenty-five years ago 'gave
their litres -for King andCountry.
• Remembrance Day services are be-
ing plaemsedi by local Legion branch/ea
and in Seaforth wihl include a church
parade on Sunday and a service .in
Victoria. Park on Monday. The 'an-
nual' poppy sale will take place cn,
Sate -play.
HAY ..FA
DURIN
iLlions Hallowe'en Frolic
Is Outstanding Success '1
LEEP As Crowd -Flocks to Rink
Wife and Nep4#17y Have
Narrow Escagrom
. Fumes;'
FROM' COAL TATER
WJIUam T.rueminer,- eget) 75 years,
prominent Hay Townslat*, farmer, is
dead,. while his wife,. thethermer Mary
000k,, is at date of writing ,in a, criti-
cal donation after being ove•estine
with gee at their home intHay Tn.-
slap Thurstdiay -evening. Their.
nephew,' Mr. Wleilley Itearcher, of
Port Huron, tMiele, who *as a guest
at their home at the taw, was ever -
come in an attempt title; reach the
telephone- downstairs, •aftpr awaken-.
ing at 4.30 in the meralne,' 'With a
severe headache. He finally succeed-
ed in getting a neighbor be the wire
to stunimon aid. The'.nasescaped
from a coal heater .wlifittle had been
checke4 . for the night:- Dr, P. J.
O'Dwyer, coroner of Zerielt, and Dr.
A. Aldison responded' tea calls -with
'D' Co. Middlesex and Hur-
on Regiment Leads Par-
ade, Which Opens Big
Program.
MAJOR PRIZE IS
WON BY LONDON MAN
With an attendance slightly larger
than last year, the eleventh annual.
Hallowe'en Frolic, ePonsiared by the
Seaforth. Lions Club, and 'held in the
rink here Thursday evening, was an
unqualified success. The gay decora-
tione in the reek added much to the
frolic.
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Children, eager to •neceive la ticket
on the free bieYcle, crowded early to
the rink and were followed by hue -
deeds of attune Each child was
presented with a .free bag of candy.
The frollo was ander way a few Min-
utes after the arrival of the men of
Members' of the Legion, 'D' Com- the ,former deciding an inquest. was t'h'e ?Middlesex and Huron Regiment,
pangpani of tjhe Middliesex-Nuron Regi- unnecessary. Surviving nee hie .wi- who paraded 200 strong, actor:open-
mtent and the Seaforth Highlanders dew, and one sister, Mia. William fed by -the Seaforth liigniauders
Band wilt parade to First Presbyter- S.claade, of ,the Blue Water Highway. Band.. '
Ran Church on Sunday morning where ;A 'private futeral .serviegt Was aside
Rev. Hugh Jack wielder of the tram his reeidenee _Sweden, .1.10.4.. 3rd, draHwiglifIghttheetinat jheor
epTriejazet,11. wg h was
e tookthe
.Church will breach. the sermon The followed by a, public service at the
place at midnight. First ticket drawn
parade will leave the Town. Hall in Evangelical Church, Zurich, of Which
time to arrive at the church, at 11 he was a prominent 'member. ' Burial
a.m. : was in the Evangelical cemetery,.
. , Broneon •Liee.
1441 The Remembrance, bay stervice ba- i ' '•
fete the. soctieter -Monument in Vie -
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torte Park will- take -place , Monday •
from the Town Hall and will include Lady Bowlers
morning., The parade will proceed •
the Legion-, 'D' Company R •
also $26
and Heron, Highlanders Banid,, Boy
Scouts, Girl Guides and district mun-
icipal tifficials.. Wreaths will be • plate -
ed on the 'cenotaph: by the above
inunteitilallieteee Province of Ontario,
and load brach- ,of Canactiam Legion
in ,memory of their ,fallern, comrades.
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1/5Till Erect
Service Station
Cusbota stickers for parcels over-
seas May be had for the asking at
the post office. Mete" are. eSsentiad.
It Is inoted that comparatietely fee
magazines or paper, go • to the troops
overs'e'as, A bundle of the panandan
home news might be moat acceptable
and the rate is very Small.
Under a recent notice the hustineee
publicle informed of a new C.O.D.
fee. For parcels $2.00 tend under C.
01D. value, the- C.O.D, 'charges have -
bent reduced from 15c to 1fric, Wenn
tive after November 18th. The C.O.D.
fee Covers inettrance In the ease of
-pasterns prepaid at parcel post 'rates
against alasteactioner-diamag•e and al-
so registration when toenair at this.
rate.
In the .:eitelleiction of waste Dlator-
en Oetoiber 28th, soiree were Mien
e& Those Who have) Waite materials
of any kind are asked, to get in
tench awith Mien Orate, phis; tele-
phone 110, before. Taindity, Nevem-
ber 12th. Ool20eton3 Will tan for year
bundles, on Tattledate Iroi, copper
and adturlintan tneterils are 'very Be-
tel:stable.
The renter Mientilltt Malebing ante.
Seaton:Mr blittlieb of ;the ned 0'00
Clety v1I be" *adTh tlieftatiatte ega4
brats, oni trutextarir. trifighifiga 116.0161*
12t1r;,' at 8 pla. Oxime out ti e task
buseting and keep Is tench vdth the
OM& *roe Ibitt Cr.
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Wtriarven this week awe moving the
target building .on, the cleaner Of Vic-
tor iel and Goderich Streets to the rear Fractures Back
of the lot. The building, long a land-
mark on the cormer,„ has recently In 16 Foot Fall
been used as a service station and
garage by WM. G. Wright. It. origin-. Charles Hoggarth, wet] known. Hul-
An enjoyable bridge party, under
the auspices of the itaddest Bowling
Club, wes held on menday, evening at
the home of Mrs. L. T. DeLacey for
thet.putpose. of -raising fined& to semi
Christmas cheer to nivel, boys from
S-eaforth and Egmondeille*hio are ev-
erseas, Eighteein. tables' Were in play.
The prize -winners were: • Mrs. T.
Swain Smith„., Meat JSproiat
Mrs. Sydney. The proceeds'
amounted to $26.00.
AssistAt
G-oderich Event
ally was a &setae- bending. for John nit farmer,. near COnettance, had two
veetebrae in. this back fraztured on,
Dorsey for carriages and . wanes.
. Wednesday evening, when, he, fell 16 ;Wayne Ellis; gine in ebaracter cos-
. In its place the British American feet from a ladder to the floor of his tume, 7 to 12 years, JosephineMcIver
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bar n' . . (seormcl tied), 'Mary. Lou Sills and
Oil Ca. Will erect a modern service , ,
.. , Removed to -Scott Memorials Hoepi- Ahyvotne Belton, (third tied) Mary
station; which will be occupied by talehe was placed in a. cast, where. he Margaret Cleary -and Wilma' McLean;
Mr. Wright. will be'confined for three months: boys in -character costume, 1 to 12
, ,-ie • h
was No. 5695e held by Clayton Steep-
er, London, who soltd himself the
tioket. To him went the' new Ford
sienna.. •
Other winner -a were: And, 10952;
V. D. Falconer, Clinton', .desk; 3ed,
5903, Eric /Brown, R. R. 1, Granton,
.walnut cedar chest; 4th, .11472, Mrs.
C. Van -Horne, 011intm, ladies' toitet
set; 5th, 11243, Jim Flawery, • Sea,
forth, ce.easienal table; 6th, ‘470, Mel-
vin Matthews, Har Von, Kenwood
blanket; 7th, 2653, Wilbert Ott, King
and College St., ,ltitiohener, aero
pack; 8th, '11226, Mary E. Flanutgan,
Seaforth, silverfox fur (donated by
Harold Jackson). •
The prizes were drawn by W. H.
Golding, M.Itt W1,lilhim latent, An-
drew Petrie and P. B. Moffat.
Lucky - boy to win the free bleyele.
was Wayne Ellin son of Mr. Oeud Mrs.
Jason Ellis, Seatorth, who held tie -
et Nio, 284:- .• ' .-•
*Depths throughoutethe evening did
a rushing -business with the two Red
Cross booths receiving particular at-
teeticn. The heated bingo ,booth was
crowded until long after tit; draw.
Winners in the chltdren's events
were. as follows: Girls in costume,
6 years . arid under, Carol Obesney„
"Donna. Burke; boys in costume, six
years and ender, George eleaw,
Airmen from Sky Harker and Port
Llbert gohoole were entertained by
the Wesittninster Guild et' Knox
Church, Gederiele etiii Monday even.
ing, when President Clifford Lowery,
formerly of Seaforth, welcomed the
gr.ests.
Contributing to the treogram was
Miss Dorris Ferguson, Seafterth, who
Presented a number of aoltwe'She vine
accompanied by Mrs. i. H. Best.
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A New YOrk schoal &niche!! tells
about a Utile bey whobo that was eto
difficult to fasten that she Went to
Itiel aselatemea LS she taggted. at the,
hook, she Wel:
?tinlid your netthet Wet WO `neat
'fitr wear'
West the aStottniding
"she bought
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• tttii,itefllti4dtiiiie,lititint1il4,"li.,J
Exeter Bridge Mass of Tangled Wreckage
tettint4
,:•;t•i.itetttetnit-tettittettettte"..e„.„.„...-....„
' When the•20040Ot steel bridge Oh No. 4 '1-lighvvay, -St the nen h ,of Exeter collapsed on Saturday
mcintiliff as a 'large transport was etbssiliti it, the resulting wreCkage as seen above, • was viewed by
thousands of iriteresited sightseent who tirove to the spot on- Seriday and Watched workmen cut their
wet% through.; the tangled' girders. Pollee have oh a tg Id the driv,e r of the automobile „ tin tee
poet, Ernest LOWS, of Oshawa, With careless diving. ft Is suggested. the truck struck a portion- of
the britlga; Which led to its collapse. With the driver in the cab was Charles Rinea, of tie
Yrentett. Despite' the feat the bridge with the truck oh it fell nearly fifteen feet, neither were hurt.
,the bridge Was netted In 1888. •
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Challenge
'Anxious to renew hockey hoe -
Unties,. Niagara Falls, eliminated
in the Ontario Intermediate "S"
semi-finals last season by the
Seaforth Beavers, has challenged
the Beavers to a game in that
city, and in the letter suggested
the result of the game would
probably be different from the
last game between the two teams.
No arrangements have been made
for the game as yet.
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TUCKERSMITH NAME
ACTING ENGINEER
Will Reduce Relief Where
Members of Family Cap-
able of Work.
Tuckersentb council on Saturday
approved , the appointment of R. Mc-
Geo-rge, of Chatham, as acting town-
-ship engineer, , pending the return
from overseas of Major S. W. Arabi -
bald •
e
All members of , the council were
present aria Reeve S. H. Whitmore
presided.
The clerk was instructed to secure
inforination in regard to patient an-
reitted to Ontario H.ospitaL S. W.
Ai chibald was ordered to be paid $4Q
fees on the Crozier Award Drain, on
the completion of the examination of
4 he, drain. •
Council decided to secure the ser-
vices of Cecil B. Cox, of 0.A.C. drake
age department, tio ineeistigate the
trouble o- • the Sinclair Drain on lot
15, con. .The eciancit decided. to
contributt 110.00 to -the treasurer of
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the Leg'. - to supply a wreath for
Renter:et nee Day.• The town -ship's
portion of the cost of the ;hospital fee
for •LukeSutherland, $9.60, was. paid.
The relief officer was authorized to
reduce the".. amount of relief where
members of the family were working
or capable of earning's( wage. Hugh
McMillan' was paid $100 on account
for Eid. Gormley . for' repair of the
JackeoteDrain. - ,
The following accounts were paid:
Relief,' food, . $101.88; . fuel,. '$32.85
shelter, $15; Arnold West:earn, identi-
fication discs, ', $32.15; S. H. Whit-
neoreeselecting jurors, $4; J. A, Hay,
selecting juleps -$4; road, ace:runts,
$952.66; salaries, postage and expens-
es, officials-, $24.50;, , Department of
Health, insulin, $1.94.
Connell adjourn to rneet Satur-
. In -his c'orectud'ing tboughtthe min-
day, Dec, 7th, at 2 p.m.—D. F. M C .. te r
Gregor, Clerk:
HENS
ATTE
Rev. William -Weir Pre,
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es To relloW Ploye
On Sunday.
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NEWS OF HENS,'
Rev. Wrn. Weir -To Team
"The Oanie. of. Lite" was-. the Snb-, -
ject of the sermon at Carmel --Pre,
byberian 'Ohara" last Sunday; 'nuorn-,.
lag' when Rest. William. Wetr eveitennn
ed the players and executive of the
Hensel]. baseball team whiCh recently :
captured the intdiermeate 'B' title of
the D.B.A. Choosing as text
John 14:6, ''Jesus saith, I ate the way, • • e .•ee
'the truthand the' life, no man eemeth •.•
-unto the Father but by Me." Mr, ,
Weir complimented this fellow piety-
ers on the serious way -they Plated •
the game .of haseleell, but went on tat',
Point out that th:etrnnust not, take it •
or any game too eerionely "If there
20 012..f thing I want to impress on '
you this morning, it iS that• the on-ly
and. fundamental game in.
li2e is life. i•tself," said' the mittister, • •
as.he 'asked the mem-barsbers of the -team -
to Plat- the "game of- Ilfen seidouse •
ly, enthusiestically• as.
nd 'aenen -
getically as they played.,, baseball. The '
game of baseball without a book
rules vteuld. bean awful Chaos.. We ,
realize that and so we gladly yield ,
ourselves to its rules. But in the
"game of life" boo Many. are trying
to live Without commandments and
principles or are seeking to play that
game on their own terms and ,for
those people life iet a chaos. Mr. Weir
reminded .his hearers that for the
gams all men, must play, the Bibia
was the book •of rules and hen
Pleed
ed for a th.oughtful•and diligent study
of the sacred book.
Continuing in 'baseball language -the
roinister went on to point out that
thete was a triple goal in the .game,
the home plate, victory and thechampions'hiip,
championethdp, and. that only by react-
ing the first goal could You achieve
the other two. Transferring -. the
thought to the Christian.. life, Mr.
Weir eatv the triple goat there. to !De
Jesus Christ, victory over lite- and
.eternel -1120.•asking the cengtege-
tion to accept Christ, he asserted
that it was on le through. Chriat men
doeld reach the.. other .goals, victory
over life and eternal lite. In Christ
and in Him alone you have all, the
answers to,•life, said Mr. Weir. •
Clarinling 'the Church to be the
team work of mankintd, the minister
tallied on hiS fellow players to join
in the work. of the church and to ....
bring with them tne, erdriteof co-op- .
eration that wins on "the diamond
along with that generanity , of sap'
that' does- not demard perfection of
others. • f'We titon't ask a man to be
petfect bestehen. 17nby then ask
that a man he -a perfect Cbristian be..
foreurcyou wk alangside leira in
eh
• life as ,he reminded his hearers 'that
i siemspiliasi zed the seriousness of
just as the "final out" in. a game of
baseball ended all chance of ,chang-
i.ng a single play, so in the game of
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called
tihf: fila.hel uwe
ttheGereouatld Umpires
efealone l
Congratulations misdeed; we, could not add one good
Anniversary
deed. After the "finial out" in the
Many friend* in Seaforth and .dis-1"game of life," eternity began.
For this special service which at-
„trict will inn The ExPoeitor in ex-, tract -rd many friends 4}2 OA relity6fg ”
, . ' on.
ten -cling congratulations . and. best en the team. the choir, Under the di -
wishes toMrs.1.C. Laddlaw, who l'ectdon....2f W. A. MacLaren, rendered
Thursday, November 7th, celebrated special music -consisting 'of. an an"
.1.er 91stebirtinlay quietly at her home. tthiem, "0 Worship the King" and` a
on Goderioh Street West. Mts. Laid.ladies' quartette, . "The Prayer Per -
mw is. onie of Seaforth-'s oldest resi-
dents, both in point of years and citi- Miss M. Workman, Mrs, M. Dougall
zenship. ..
• land Mrs, W. MacLaren -sang. ,
(Continued on Page 4> - ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Govenlock mark-
ed the 56th anniversary of their wed-
ging on Tuesday' when ttey received
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the -congratulations ot many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. George Beli marked
the 51e ainiversary of their wedding
on Monday, while Mr. and Mrs; Dan
Barry observed their 51iet anibivers-
ary on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ellen Dodds, ,well known for-
er resident of MoKiliop, observed
her -88th birthday at her home in Oak
Park, 111., re-cently, when a birthday
party was held in her honor at the
home of her sort and. daughter -iii -law,
Mr. and Mns. Thomas Dodds.
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Will Open
New Store
The store which f1tr many yerirshas
been occupied by Walkee's Ferniture
Store, has been leased, by C W. Iron -
side, Of Londiori, who will shortly op-
en a variety store.
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Mr. and Mee. Ironsides vrili'occupy
the DeLaten residence on John St.
for the winter.
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years, 'Ronald Sills; (21rd tied) Dedtd.T.
Smith and Michael Bechety; ' (3rd
tied) Bill Henderson and Bert Shaw;
comic, 7 to 12 years; Anna
Dupee, Marie Irickeela, Doris Banes;
boys' comic,to 12 rears, Maio%
O'Reilly; girls' nail .driving totiteit,
Catherine WOode, Doris Smate, Mate
garet Rosin; boys.' Coet).PoladriniVI
cattiest, MUM° "•IIttibern "Seery Kett
Donald Hillis; Igirle' Cietia-Clola drink-
ing contest, Mary Thyan, Aitee 1V16.
iVlargaetst
Police Recover
Rubber Heels
Children, playing in the C. N. R.
freigtht sheds on Saturdlan' investigate—
ed two cartons of rubber heels they
found there and Made off with more •
then 100 pairs. •
Constable J. Currie, aided by C.N.R.
'Attlee on Monday investigated and
recovered all but one and a half
pairs" of, the heels.
Sheetrock
PLASTER BOARD
Use this splendid
Plaster Board -for
New Walls or for
patching and
repairingoid rob
N. cLurr
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