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7 ounces,,,
P;'e d.- E ghty ounces for normal
consumers, up to i64 ounces for very
heavy workers.
Fats ---Seven ounces for normal
consumers, up to 20 ounces for very
heavy workers,
Sugar—Eight ounces for all con-
sumers.
Potatoes -140 ounces.
Milk—Three to nine pints a week
for children, according to age; none
for adults.
Any one who has been harboring a
belief—and there are thousands of
them in Canada alone,, that the
blockade of the United Nations will
eventually starve o u t Germany,
should take a look at this German
bill of fare, and then compare it with
their own.
Arid, as it is with, food, so it is with
almost every other commodity in
Germany. With the whcile of Eur-
ope to draw on, she never yet exper-
ienced a shortage of food, raw ma-
terials, manufactured goods, money
or anything else particularly. In fact,
Germany's defeat will never come
through any of these things.
When Germany is defeated—and
she surely will be—that defeat will
come as a result of being beaten by
a better army in her own country,'on
her own soil, and thoroughly beaten
at that.
That army is now being assembled
and trained by the United Nations,
and it will eventually reach German
soil. The route of approach may be
a roundabout one, but its destination
is Germany, and it will surely reach
that destination.
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Advertising rates on application.
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On The Land
The winter has been one of record
length, record snowfall and record
cold,, extending up until the end of
last week. Farmers were getting
,anxious. If seeding was delayed
much 'longer and then came with a
rush, where , would the help, in a
great many cases, come from?
That was the worry. But the men
are on the land now. And beautiful
land it• is to work too. There has
really been no rain since last fall, but
the snow that covered - the fields all
winter" seems to have answered the
purpose as well. What ever if is, we
are told that the plough is leaving a
perfect seed bed, and that, at least,
is an auspicious beginning for a
bumper harvest.
Weather conditions are good toe,
and if the same continue for the next
two weeks the bulk of the seed will
be in. We have repeatedly heard it
Said that this year's harvest can not
equal; the last. Why not? The
promise of this year's seeding may .
not be fully borne out by the.. harvest,
but no one can say that it will not.
We are, at least, away to a good
Start, and that is quite a lot an a Iong
race.
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The Victory Loan
Canada's Fourth Victory Loan was
launched on Monday and the answer
to it will not only show us but the
world what kind of people we are,
whether—we- are—big boasters -and
small actors, or whether we can back
up -our boasts wisps deeds and whether
we are willing to der' everything in
our power-, to win this. war.
The Government is asking the peo-
ple of Canad to lend it $1,100,000,000
which is more than twice the amount
ihe government spent for all govern-
ing purposes before the war. But
the people of Canada should realize
that the loan is not being asked for
the -government, but for us, to supply
our needs for the successful prosecu-
tion of the war.
The money is in Canada. The peo-
ple have it in their possession—far
More than that, as our Canadian in-
come this year will be more than
eight times the amount the people
are now being asked to lend.
To equip our armed forces and pay
them and to help our Allied Nations,
the Canadian Government this year
is going- to spend over five billion
dollars, and every dollar of that
amount is needed to fight this war as
it should be fought. The Governs
ment has to have the money and it
is going to get it. Either the people
of Canada will lend it, or it will be
secured by some other financial shift.
And if the people try to spend all
their Money on themselves instead of
investing in this and other loans, the
ieconQmy of our country will be so
;disrupted that chaos and disaster
will inevitably result.
We do not, however, believe that
there will be any doubt about what
the people of Canada will do.
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Best. Fed People
Mr. D. M. Foot, Parliamentary
Secretary of the Ministry of Econ-
omic Warfare, is responsible for the
statement, in the British House of
Commons last week, that the Ger
Mans are the best fed persons in Con-
tinental Europe, and the Jews in the
oli.sh ghettos are the worst fed.
The minister said that informa-
tion reaching his ' Ministry showed
t rations are obtainable in France,
Irl Netherlands, lie ��'ete ands
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sugary atnd'ltxlgaria, but
" "ngd Pavia, Greece, Nor-
aulan.d' frequently run
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scribed the German
consumers
A Dutiful Son
This is a story of a dutiful son in
the German army, as reported from
Africa by the Associated Press on
April 15th Last:
A youthful Nazi private, captured
north of Oued Gargo, told his cap-
tors that when he was called for
army duty his father advised him to
do three things:
First, ask for service in the Afrika
Korps.
Second, after arriving in Africa,
volunteer far the front line as soon
as possible.
Third, after reaching the front
line, take the first opportunity to sur-
render.
The young soldier reached Tunisia
this month and was , captured „. on.
April 11th.
There is no moralin this story, of
course, but it does sometimes pay to
take a father's advice.
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Warning
As The Expositor noted last week
the Canadian railways have put a
damper on travel by rail. Special
rates are out for the duration, and
people are even asked to pass up the
railways "'as a means of transpoi ta-
. tion just for the sake of travelling.
That does not -mean, however, that
the railways will forbid the 'use of
trains by people on their summer
vacations.
But right here we would like to is-
sue a gentle warning to summer va-
cationists, particularly from the city,
that if they contemplate -the 'spend-
in'g of their holidays in the country,
they do so at their own risk.
And the” reason is 'that they will
find that every farmer, like Satan,
has work for idle hands to do:
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A "Powerful Plutocracy"
(An Editorial in The Ottawa Journal)
"Powerful financial interests." C.C.F. orators
assure us, "dominate parliaments and govern-
ments."
Mr. E. P. Taylor, president of Canadian Brew-
eries Limited, vice-president of other brewery
companies, is a powerful figure; powerful not
only in business but in war work for the Govern-
ment. Well, • on December 30, 1942, finding his
brewery business curtailed by action of the Gov-
ernment, Mr. Taylor wrote Prime Minister King
asking tor a meeting to "discuss the subject."
Five days later Mr. King replied:
"The recent order -in -council with .reference to
restrictions of alcoholic beverages . . . a Sill be
laid on the table of the House as soon as Par-
liament reassembles. I am sure you will agree
that the public interest will be' best served by
having such further discussion on the matter
take place in Parliament."
That was all. The Government had set Its
beer policy, had placed it 'before Parliament: Mr,
King would not see Mr. Taylor. Would not take
his advice or direction.
Mr. Taylor had a- perfect right to seek an in-
terview with Mr. 'King. He is at good Canadian.
Mr. King, ,by the same token, property eould have
granted the interview.. But Mr, Ding, running
his own gho'4v, responsible only to Partiatneist;
wuld not grant even the conegesion Of alt inter -
Vie* • He Wag too busy. Mr„ Taylor, one of the
"powerful financial interestb," wag +merely 1n the
caegOry of any other Mfisifii,
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Mere t i3 pt*ted from
The IMt of fifty and
twenty-Sve'aiie ago.
From The Huron Expositor
May 3,1918
The Messrs. Erb, of the Bronson
Line, near Zurich;•have purchased the
registered Shorthorn bull, "Lord Ros-
alie," ^frons Mr. J. J. Merrier, M.P.
Mrs. Agnes Gillespie, who is in her
88th year, has returned from a pleas-
ant visit with her son in Chicago. She
w as accompanied by her .daughter,
Miss Jessie Gillespie.
Miss Gertrude Reid left on Tuesday
for Ottawa to•visit her brother, Oscar,
Mr. Gifford, of • Guelph, has taken
the position of teller in the Bank of
Commerce, Mr, Joe Brown becoming
accountant in the place of Mr. J. M.
McMillan, who enlisted with a Toron-
to Battery.
Miss Margaret Wilson, of Wood-
stock, visited at the home of her bro-
ther, Mr. George Wilson, Cromarty.
Mr. John 'Scarlett, of McKillop, met
with a serious, accident on Tuesday
when his horse became frightened at
the Seaforth 'Creamery truck and
jumped into the ditch, upsetting the
buggy and throwing him out, fractur-
ing several ribs.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spriggs, of Chis-
elhurst, motored to- Mitchell last week
end.
Messrs..Thomas•.and Bert Wren,' of
Chiselhurst, have purchased a road
car.
Mr. Wm. Powell, business manager
of Printer & Publisher, Toronto, vis-
ited at his home here on Wednesday.
Roy McGeoeh, of Camp Borden, and
Nelson Govenlock and Robert Laird,
of the Deseronto 'Plying School, spent
Sunday at their homes here. -
Mrs. J. J. Sclater and Helen have
returned after spending a few days
id Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. John Norris and fam-
ily, of Cromarty, are moving this week
to their new Earns near Brucefield.
Miss Margaret Ross, of Brucefield,
has returned from Toronto Univers-
city.
Miss Ada Mary Habkirk and Mr.
Harold Dale, ,of Hullett, were united
in marriage on April. 22nd at the Mc-
Killop Manse.
Mr. W. W. Robinson and Mr. Nor-
folk, of London, were in Bayfield last•
week looking Over the cottages -with
the view of summering there.
Miss Viola Ward, initiiner for Mr.
E. Rennie, Hencall, was in London the
first part of the week looking over the
summer styles in millinery.
Word was received in Zurich that
Pte. H. 11. Vollick, of the Parr Line,
and son of Mr. John VolUck, had been
killed in action.
Mr. William Sinclair, of Kippen, had
the misfortune to lose a valuable
horse last , week.
Mr.'Cote,'managing director of the
Auto Sales Co. of Canada, was in Sea -
forth this ween -from Toronto, inspect-
ing the new branch of the firm in
town.
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From The Huron Expositor
May 5, 1893
The recent windstorm blew down
more standing timber in Grey town-
ship than any ,single storm within
the past 20 years.
Mr: Angus McDermid, 'af•.Hullett, is
getting material on the ground for the
enlargement of his house.
Mr. R. R. Johnson, of Zurich, has
sold his ,trotting horse to' Mr. Thos.
Berry, of Hensall, for a very hand-
some sum.
At the annual meeting of the Sea -
forth Curling and Skating Aseoeiation
they decided to purcil She the lots at
the rear of the rink for $300 and in-
tend starting a bowling green.
Mr. J. W. Livingstone, of town, was
invited to go with the Toronto iJni-
versity football team on their, •Ameri-
can trip the -end of this month, but
declined the honor. Mr: Thos. Steph-
ens has also been asked to play in a
football match at Berlin on May 24th
with a picked team.
Mr. T. G. Brough, an old Huron boy,
who iso now inspector for the Domin-
ion Bank, was here this; week making
arrangements for the opening of an
agency here.
Mr. John MacTavish left here this
week to take his. place 'as assistant
in one of the travelling dairy outfits
being sent out by the Ontario Govern-
ment.
overnmenta
The following parties in Seaforth
have had telephones in connection
with the Bell :System placed this
week: Mrs. F. Case, T. F. Coleman,
B. B. Gunn's stores Queen's, ,Motel,
Hugh Grieve, *areroom; 'J. C. Laid-
law, store; Dominion Bank and The
Expositor office.
Mr. George McTaggart, of Seaforth,.
who is visiting in Kippen, had the
misfortune to get kicked by a colt on
Monday. He is now under the ,doc-
tor's care.
We are glad to•learn that Mt John
Coyne, Hibbert, who has been 111 for
the past six months, is able to be out
again.
An accident of rather a serious na-
ture happened one 'day last week to
Mr. Andrew Dunkin, Varna. He was
driving a young colt and as the an-
imal was not doing just right, he gave
it a touch with the whip and the colt
kicked' him in the face, knocking•'out
10 teeth and breaking two of his fin-
gers. It was a very close call.
Mr. R. S. Hays bas been appointed
solicitor for the Seaforth agency of
the Dominion Bank.
One of the local dealers sold four
bicycles in one day last week. If the
.fad grows much more in intensity, peo-
ple will he forgetting how to walk.
Mr. G. C. Petty, of Hensall, who
has removed to Sarnia, was at the op-
en lodge meeting herd on Friday eve -
Sling last in the Oddfeilows' hall, and
was .presented with a beautiful gold
seal.
The stonework of the Rollins and
Williams grist mill, ivrentall 'is com-
pleted and the brickwork has been
corhm-enced.
'Mr. Wm. McKay is' erect rn "a• neat
new .residence in the rear of his pres-
ent ,residence. Re intends it for rent,
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"BUY BONDS TO BOMB THE GARTER!"
4; Phil Osifer of
• Lazy.Meadows
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(By Harry J. Hoyle)
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Patricia Ann had a marvellous
Easter. It was one of the best holi-
days she has yet enjoyed, and it all
happened because of a very, peculiar
incident. Last year Easter didn't
mean very much to her, except that
n number of people sent Easter cards
and she had some fancy Easter eggs.
I thipk she wondered a little about
the whole thing . . bunnies and
eggs and all that.
A picture of an Easter rabbit in a
book this year .sent her into spasms
of pleasure. She kept wondering
about the rabbit and she wantedto
hear all about the Easter bunny. We
talked and told her all the stories we
could and 'she, was very happy about
the whole thing.
It turned out warm and pleasant on
Good Friday. A perfect sort of day
and I went for a walk back to see
how the land was getting ready for
seeding. There's nothing like a pipe-
ful of tobacco and a bit of idling Ion
a warm Spring day, so I sat down on
the big flat stone just inside of the
gate at 'the east pasture field and
watched the colts jumping around. We
let them out foe a romp. The Collie
pup was' sniffing around in an inquisi-
tive way and pretty soon I- saw a cot-
ton-tail
ot-
ton tail come bounding across from
the stone pile.
At first the rabbit seemed to be
making for a hideaway in the rail
fence. Then he suddenly veered off
and came directly towards me. He hop
ped like mad and just for fun I put
my hand out and grabbed. The sur-
prise was that I caught him.. He was
quivering with fright when the slog
came up, so I sent Collie packing and
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the rabbit lay still on my lap. He
seemed to be quite tame, and the idea
came that possibly he was one of the
rabbits the Jenkins boys had penned
up during the previous fall.
To make a long, story short, I took
him up to the barn and put him in a
hutch we used to have back in the
days when everybody wanted to make
a lot of money out of Chinchilla rab-
bits. Patricia Ann didn't know any-
thing about it. The bunny yeas• very
tame and he seemed to take to the
cabbage leaves and alfalfa in a big
way. In fact I left the door open on
Saturday morning and he didn't even
try to get out. Collie regarded him
with a good deal of suspicion.
On. Easter- Sunday I was up early
before Patricia. and I brought him up
to the house. I just opened the bed-
room door and slipped the bunny in-
to her room: She was just wakening
up. In about five minutes we heard
squeals of; delight and her crib start-
ed rattling in that familiar Way. She
wanted out. .Mrs. Phil and I pretend-
ed a great deal of surprise when we
saw the rabbit and Patricia immedi-
ately adopted the Easter bunny.
The bunny is stil staying with us.
I must• say that our original intention
was to only have the rabbit for a few
days ,but all tentative plans have
been changed. According to present
plans we Will have to move the hutch
up to the 'backyard. Bunny has be-
come a member of the family and ev-
en Collie has changed his opinions.
The rabbit was out for a romp this
morning and the dog didn't even make
any sign of wanting to chase him.
The Easter bunny- has evidently de-
cided to stay -
Travel In Wartime
Britain
(13y Walter R. Legge)
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Travel at any time in another coun-
try is exceedingly interesting, but the
privilege of travelling as we did in
Britain in wartime is an 'experience
enjoyed by few.
One item on the list of instructions
given us before we started read as
follows: "It must. • always be .remem-
bered that the British Isles• are very
definitely in the war zone, and that .a
party such as this moves in accord-
ance with the instructions of the War
Office."
On every hand there is evidence
that you are in the' war one. There
are plenty of signs of preparation to
repel an<invader at a moment's notice.
Obstructions have been placed in
field's, or other places that might be
used as a landing spot for enemy
planes, and material bask been prepar-
ed and placed in readiness to make
barricades or obstructions at strategic
points on the toads and highways.`
Everything, is different from peace-
time travel, In fact .travel is discour-
aged now as much as .possible. There
Are signs at every station reading :
"Is your journey really necessary?"
All trains , are overcrowded, no
meals are now served on them, and
reservations of space are very diffi-
cult: Their system 'of reserving a
compartment is to paste on the door
a sticker reading "Reserved." If
there are several of these on the train
it isdifficult to find out which re-
served' compartment is yours.
Travellers must now look after
their own baggage. The English rail-
ways have never adopted the Cana-.
dian system of checking baggage, Be -
ford the war there were many porters
to look after the baggage. John L.
Stoddard, famous world traveller and
lecturer, was so impressed with these
English porters that he- wrote, "
the host of uniformed porters', who
spring forth to assist on'the arrival
of the train, .relieving us of bags and
parcels, bringing, our baggage from
the van, calling a 'cab, assisting us.
into it with our. satchels, and telling
the driver Otur destination; all of
which is so quietly and quickly done
that Were I "Wilted to name a speci-
men of almost perfect service, I
should say `that of an English rail-
road porter"."
Today, there are no porters, and
the traveller rushes desperately along
the side of the min, pce1i11g Ifito the'
compartments; broking for'" `a Vacant
seat,. end 411141ily piLirig,•in'' ainyWhere,
standingup �for.the .journey, and block -
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ing the corridor, if there is one, 'with
the baggage.
It is taken as a matter of course
that most of the trains are late, prob-
ably due to delays caused by over-
crowding. A ticket mustbe shown
before .anyone can get on to a station
platform. This ticket is taken up
when leaving the platform at the des-
tination. However, platform tickets
may be purchased which entitle the
holder to go on to the platform to
meet or say good-bye to a visitor.
The usual place names. have disap-
peared from the stations. In, their
places are very small printed signs,
which are very hard to see or read.
The traveller must . therefore listen
carefully to the - name called out at
the .stops, and take- care that he is
not taken past his or her destination,
Wartime restrictions have made a
big change in the travellers them-
selves., who now are very friendly and
will, frequently even ehare their lunch
with other travellers who are com-
plete strangers, a "
We 'saw very few signs of damage
to the railways, but ,were told, when
we expressed our surprise, that all
such damage had been quickly repair-
ed,
At blackout time, guard's make sure
that all windows are covered, although
in most compartments there is very
little light, only about enough to en-
able' one to get in or out without
walking on outer people's feet. Us-
ually there is only one dim light in a
compartment, and that is almost can-
cealed with a metal ,reflector.
Hotels carry on under difficulties',
'due to shortage of help and food re -
Guests are expected to
walk upstairs if they are not above
the third storey, and to walk down no
matter how many stories. It taken al-
most a week to get any laundry done.
- FeW of the hotels provide keys to
the rooms, yet nobody seems to lose
anything. It was difficult to find ac-
commodation for a party the size of
ours, as hotels with room accommoda-
tion .probably would not be able to
feed us, or if they could furnish meals,
did not have the rooms.
The London underground system
seems to have been affected by the
war the least of Any mode of travel.
The trains run ,through tithes which
are very deep in the ground and are
reached by large numbers of eileala-
tore or morins staireas'es; One =eh
appreciated dthrantage of underground
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Snowplowing In April
The town snowplows. were out last
Friday morning to clearthe sidewalks
after the heavy snowfall. This must
surely be a record for April 16th.—
Goderich Signal -Star.
Signing Up Flax Acreage
Agents of the Gordon Flax Co. are
busy signing up farmers in the llly;th
area for flax acreage . this season and
already six hundred acres in the im-
mediate vicinity of the village have
beers opntracted for. The old C.N.R.
depot, abandoned when the tracks
were torn up, is being used as a seed-
house.-Goderich Signal -Star.
Airman Graduates
Russell' N. Wilson, of Brussels, was
among the representatives. of Canada,
the United States, England and .Brazil
who on Friday, April 16th, made up a
large class of airmen which graduat-
ed and received their R.C.A.F. pilots'
badges at No. 2 Service Flying Train-
ing. School at Uplands Airport.—
Bruasels Post.
Finds Banded Pigeon •
Mr. William Middleton, of Goderieh.
township, on. Wednesday brought into,
the office the foot and leg band of a
pigeon. The bird had apparently been,
killed the night before in- his barn. On
the leg band was the following: C. U.
41 815. The owner may have the
band upon ,enquiry at the office.—Clin-
ton News -Record.
Airman Killed Overseas
Pilot -Officer Bertram Elliott was
killed in action on Monday, April 19.
Isis- parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. R.
Elliott,. received thessad news by tele-
gram on Wednesday morning. Bert-
ram was in his 22nd year, and the -
youngest of a . family of five. -- Blyth
Standar&
Has 91st Birthday
Wednesday last Mr. Daniel Smith
celebrated his 91st birthday and is en-
joying ,about as good health as one
could expect for that age. Mr. -Smith's
sight is becoming impaired, but his
memory and intellect is, very keen. He -
has three sons, Clayton 0, Smith, on
the homestead farm, south of St. Jos-
eph; Irvin D., on the civil service,
Hamilton, and Chester L., of Zurich,
publisher of the Herald.—Zurich Her-
ald.
Found Purse Containing $50
On Sunday morning while walking
with her daughter, Mrs.. Geo. DeyelE
picked up a purse imbedded in the,
mud at the edge of the "race." It
proved to be Russell Dennis' missing'
purse containing some fifty dollars. -
He • had evidently lost it while visiting
his line of traps about a week before.
—Wingham Advance -Times.
Now Has Both Legs Amputated
On Monday John ' Hopper under-
went an operation in Wingham. Gen-
eral Hospital for the removal of ,his,.
right leg. A „few years: ago Mr. Hop-
per had hisaleft leg amputated.; After
the first operation he made •splendid
progress 'and his health was much im-
proved. Recently the other leg be-
came affected and it was found neces-
sary to amputate ,it also. The opera-
tion •was successful' and he is doing'
as well as can be • expected,—wing•.
ham ;Advance -Times. -
Ninety-third Birthday
Congratulations to Mrs, B.- S. Phil-
lips, of town, who on Thursday of last
week celebrated her 93rd birthday.
Her son, Wilber Phillips, and wife, of
Owen Sound, motored down for the
occasion. Mrs. A. Page accompanied
them to Exeter and called on a num-
ber of friends.—Exeter Times -Advo-
cate.
Fractures Hip
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Dance,.
residing two and a half miles north
of Dublin, fell in her home fractur-
ing her hip. In the evening she was
removed to Scott Memorial Hospital,.
Seaforth, for treatment.—Mitchell' Ad-
vocate.,
Post -Nuptial Shower
A delightful miscellaneous post -nup-
tial shower was head Tuesday evening
at the borne of Masa. Pency McFalls
for Mrs. Wtaiam Muiric)oek (nee Pearl
Wobd) by about forty bf Ayer gird
friends. Benealtih a floor liatm,p stream-
ers in Easter colors led to • tthe num-
erous gifts and . an interesting time
was spent as the honored guelslt open-
ed tiht lovely parcels. She express-
ed her . admiraiion• and apprediation-
Contesits were enjoyed andi lunch was
aerv'OC,_Exeter Tiones-Advtocatte.
Presentation
On Thursday last Delbert Ewing
left to report for duty with the R.C.
A.F. For some time Del has been em-
ployed at King's Store and last week
Mrs• King and Miss Mary entertained
Del and other members of the staff
to a dinner at the Brunswick, Hotel.
Mrs. King and Miss Mary presented
him with a purse of money and mem-
bers of the staff with an indentifica-
tion disc and a sum of money,--Wing-
ham Advance -Times.
Lady Bowlers Meet
The Exeter Ladies'' Bowling Club
eld its first meeting of the 1943 sea. -
son Saturday'"evening, at the home of
Mre. E. Rv Hopper. Officers and com-
ittees for the year were appointed
as follows: President, Mrs. E. R.
Hopper; vice-president, Mrs, R. Motz;
secretary-treasurer, . Miss. Helen Pen -
ale; assistant secretary -treasurer,
Mrs. T. O. Southcott; social .commit -
toe, Mrs, A. Ryckman, 'Mrs.. E. Bay-
les, Mrs. 11 .Pollen, Mrs. L. Howey,
rs. S. B. Taylor; ,tournament com-
mittee, the executive; membership
committee, Mrs. B. Tuckey, Miss L-
stou. At the close of the business
WW1 a social half hour was spent,,
dwring 'which Mrs. Telfer, • who is leav-
g to make her home in Parkhill was
wowed v6'iih •a ern l ,gift on behalf
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