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The Huron Expositor, 1943-05-07, Page 11 Eighty-fourth Year .. 9nole Number 3934 TU-CKERSMITN To*nsVict�ry Loan COUNCIL TO BUY, Quota73.3% Subscribed $2,000 BONDS Wth:90% Canvass Made RECEIVES WINGS Engineer McGeorge To Make Survey of Mc= Cullie Drain., !ACCOUNTS PASSED Tuckersmith council met in the Town Hall, Seaforth,, en Saturday eve- ning, May 1st, with all the members present and Reeve S. In Whitmore in the chair. In response tothepetition of Harry t Y Cardwell and John Tremeer, Jr., for repairs to the McCullie drain, the Clerk was instructed to write 'En- gineer McGeorge, of Chatham, to gave a survey of the drain made and a report sent to the council " -with an estimate of repair costs. 4 Bylaw No. 5 in whieh the Bell Tele- phone Co. ask for ihe right to replace poles on the road between concession 2 and concession 3, opposite lots 15 ' and 25, was given a first and second reading and tabled for future investi- gation. Bylaw No. 4, - appointing Mr. S. H. Whitmore, a commissioner of the Tuckersmith Telephone System to fin- ish out the unexpired 'term of Ken- neth,Jaeksoi, whose death .occurred recently, was passed. , The Treasurer .was authorized to notify each party in arrears . of drain taxon repair of Jackson drain - The assessor, James A. Hay, hay- ' ing completed the assessment roll for 1943, the.council accepted the roll and ordered that a court of revision on the said roll will be held on Saturday, 5th day of June, and the assessor be paid his salary of $125 and,$2.50 post- age. The reeve and treasurer were given authority to purchase $2,000 Donds of the Fourth Victory Loan to be held as a reserve fund for road account. The council having received permis- ' Bion from the Department of High- ways to. sell their 'stone crusher, it was decided that the sale be deferred for further consideration. The Cie* was instructed to notify the Depart- • meat of Highways in regard to accept- ance of the higher tender for stone crushing was because contractor fail- ed to give guarantee for performance at work .as required: • • • - - The following accounts were'or`der- ed paid: E. L. Box, coal, relief, $16; cash relief, $10.00; road accounts, $225.29; A. 'Westcott, wristlets, $3.54;„ Municipal World, supplies, $2; Coun- ty of Huron, hospital fee, $6.10; J. H. Scott, coal, M.A., $9.53; assessor,, J. A. Hay, $127.50; Keenan Fence Co., $831.35; Expositor, $151.21; Dr. W. Stapleton, taking inmate • to County Home, $5.006 salaries, $54. Th& -e unci. adjourned to meet as a court of revision on the assessment roll on Saturday, June '5th, at 1 p.m., —D. F. McGregor, "Clerk. Victory Egg On Display An egg is on display in the windpw or H. R. Spence & Son produce store which has a perfect "V" imprinted on one side. If this is a sign of victory, it will certainly • end the •,war as the "V" is very plainly embossed on the shell. Pupils Pass Music Exams The following pupils of St. Joseph's School of Music are to be congratulat- ed on the high standing they received at the Western Ontario Course of xnusic examinations held during Eas- ter week: Grade 9, Singing—Kathleen Holmes 87 per cent., first-class honors. Grade 8, Singing—Joan McMaster, 78 per cent., hbnors. - Grade 4, Singing.—Betty Moore, 82 per cent, first-class 'honors. Exams will be lield in June for theoretical and practical work. • Pilot Officer Kenneth Passmore, son of Mr.' and Mrs. John Pass. more, Hensel', who recently re- ceived his commission and wings at the S.F.T,S.,, Brantford. SEAFORTH OJJIZ FINALS I HELD Separate School Pupils Win in ' All Groups Over the Pupils of Public Schdol The inter -school finals in the Vic- tory Lean quiz contest between Sea - forth Separate and Public Schools, was held in the .Collegiate Institute -on Monday afternoon,. when the Sep= arate School won all groups in the contest. The results: - • - Group A—Mary Margaret Cleary, Separate School, won over Bruce Dupee, Public School. Group B—Mary Lou Sills, Separate School, Won over Frances Jack, Public School. ' Group C—Gordon Rowland, Separate School, won over Marion` Chamber- lain, Public School... e M•r. G. A. Ballantyne,. Principal of:' the Collegiate, acted as quiz master, and the judges were Miss Rena Fen< nell; Miss Martha Allen and -Mr. J. C. Slattery, The finals in the Tuckersmith con- test were held in the Egmondville sehool on ,Monday evening, the win- ners being: Group A—Avis Forbes, Egmondville school. Group B—Bernice Hulidy, Egmond- ville school. Group C—Andrew Davidson, S.S. No. 3, Tuckersmith.. The other contestants were: Group A, Madeline Wilson, S.S. No. 3; Ev- elyn Jdhns, S.S. No. 4. Group B, Lois Richardson, S.S. No. 3. "Group C, Mur- ray Crich, S.S. No.• 4; Alice Watson, Egraondville school. . Following the contest the following program was given ,by the pupils of Egmondville and S.S. No: 4: "0 Canada"; address of welcome; song by .Egmondville School, "Land Of Glad Tomorrows"; program by .S. S: No. 4,' Tuckersmith; address on Fourth Victory Loan, Mr. E. Ches- ney; program byS. S. No, 3;• Tucker - smith; quiz contest; songs by 'Eg- mondville school; "Chinese Guerilla Song" 'and "Shoulder To Shoulder"; "God Save the King." - Mr: Clarence Trott, principal of Eg- mondville school, was chairman, and Mr. 'E. P. Chesney was quiz master, and also spoke on the Victory Loan. There was a very large attendance. George Kruse Graduates George Kruse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kruse, of Egmondville, was one of the graduates at No. 8 Service flying Training School at Moncton, New, Brunswick, on Saturday, and is at present spending a few days here with Mrs. Kruse. Bay field Agri Cultu,rsl Society Holds Carnival The Masked carnival and dance' by' the Bayfield Agricultural Society in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last week was a huge success; with a full :house. The following were the winners in costumes: Ladies' fancy, let, leTrs+'Ed. Sturgeon; 2nd, Mrs. T. 'Bailey; ,gents' fancy, Mrs. Lewis; 2nd, Jacqueline . Parker and Dorothy Mc- Leod; ladies' condo, 1st, Mrs. Pren- tice; 2nd, Mrs. Woods; gents' comic, flat, Mrs. Gairdirer; 2nd, Miss Leona Webster; girls' costume,: 'ist, Norma Sturgeon; 2nd, Gloria Westlake; 3rd, Monica Graham; 4th, Glenny Stur- geon; boys' costume, let, Ken Pol- lock; 2nd, Melvin Sturgeon. Music was furnished by the Jackson orch- estra, ' Wingham, with Mr. Crich, of Clinton, floor manager. The door re- • ceipts were $93,35 after eltpelrses Were paid. The balance went to the Red Cross fund On Friday afterfoon last a large smeaber assembled;in the 'town Hall go see the many deintOTta for shipment f:t overseas to the bombed out areas for women and children, made by the Red 'Cross ladies of this unit. 'the presi- dent, Miss A. M. Stirling, opened the meeting when a short program of solos and instrumental' ='and speeches was enjoyed, after which lunch was served. T e collection amounted to $26.00, going for Red Cross work. • AC1. William Robinson, of the air force motor 'transpo t, has been mov- ed from Toronto t '• Moncton, N.B. The finance co mittee' of 'the Red Cross is arras g for a play by a company of the young people of North Street, United ,Church, to be giver In the Town Hall on Friday eve.- ming, May 14th. Proceeds are in aid of the Red Cross. Mrs. Margaret Larson and daughter, Betty, visited friends in :Loirdoe last Week. Mr.. and, Mie." W4113arn Parker and erns, William and $bbby, anent Stifle day With friends in Mitchell. • 4 lk id;�1 ft1�:N Three Industrial Plants Go Over the Top in Plant Em- ployee Canvass. $51,000.00 IS STILL NEEDED With ninety to ninety-five per cent of . the ,canvass completed, Seaferth has subscribed 73.3 per cent. ,of its quota of $161,000. • Three"niidustrial plants have gone over the top in the plant employee canvass 'and The 'Robert Bell Engine & Thresher Co; has net yet been com- pleted, but it is ;hoped that they will make for Seaforth a 100 per cent. plant employee subscription. The quota set for the .1-Iesky Flax was. $2,600, and it has been fully sub- scribed. The W. J. Duncan Factory quota of $1,750'.has been oversubscrib- ed, and to date -totals $2,400, while the John Boshart & Sons employees have subscribed $3,000, which far ex- ceeds their quota of $2,500. The local committee, under the chairmanship of.'M, A. Reid, is .now out after .the $51,000 still needed to fill the quota and -has every confidence that Seaforth will not only go over the top, but be one of the first in Huron to do it. 'The results' of the Victory' Loan canvass in other 'county centres up to Wednesday evening are: Quota ` To Date. • % Clinton $174,000 $131,750 75.7 Zurich and Hay West • 90,000 52,550 58.3 Hullett ... 100,000 58,000 55 Brussels' • 73,000 37,950 51.9 Tuckersmith . , 100,000 50,800 50.8 Blyth • 39;000 19,550 50.1 Heasall and Hay East .. , . , ; 97,000- 46,850 4.8.3 McKillop 100,,000 42,850 42.8 Stanley 99,000 39,900 40.3 Wingham 185,000 •71,800 38.8 Usborne ' 97,,000 34,450 35.5 Mr Training Schools 150,000' 125,050 83.3 • RED u.:ROSS NOTES, The following - is a report' of he work completed in April:. Knitting—Socks, 111 pairs; short seamen's . socks, 7; long seamen's socks, 3; gloves, 26; mitts, 5; alter- nate caps, 12; aero caps, 34; touques, 27; V-neck sweaters, 22; turtle -neck sweaters, 10; turtle -neck tuckins, 18; ribbed •helmets, 6. Total, 281 articles. SurgicalDressings-326 small; 81 medium; 1,304 wipes; 1,010 compress- es. Quilts -23 quilts returned; 5 made in work room; 25 donated; total, 53; 24 tops; 9 by-products. Total; 33 tops. Hospital Supplies -130 --Turkish tow-. els; 51 nurses' gowns; 41 nurses' taps; 23 bed jackets; 307 -triangular bandages; 4 dressing gowns; 3 hospi- tal gowns ;+ 33 girls' pyjamas. British Civilian -5 nighties, 8 pina- fore dresses; 6 ladies' slips; 17 dress- es, size 46; 5 ladies' coats; 4' boys' coats; 1 boy's shorts. • ChineseTag Day To Be Held Here A Chinese tag dag will be held :n Seaforth on Saturday, May 15th, when pupils of the Seaforth Collegiate In- stitute°'will -be the taggers. The money raised for this effort ,Evill be presented to Madame Chiang' Ki- Shek at her appearance. in. Toronto in the near future. - Salt' ti©n Army Red Shield - The following' is a list of the work completed nor the month of April' by the Salvation Army Red Shield: Eleven large quilts; 1 crib quilt; 23 pairs socks; 3 sleeveless sweaters; 4 navy caps; 1 scarf; 1 pair mitts;. 1 lady's sweater; 1 lady's aress; 2 skirts and blouses, size 4; 1 skirt and blouse, siz 6; 3 rag dolls; 4 pairs slip- pers; 1 sweater, size 8, • ST. COLUMBAN J, O'Connor, of Hibbert, is in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, suffering from a heart attack. Mr. James Eckert, son of Mrs. P. Eckert, Who has been 'vacationing since Easter, left on Monday to re- sume hi sstudies at a college in New York. Hold Shower H d 5 w r ' On Wednesday evening a miscellan- eous shower was held in honor of Mies Kathleen, Lane at the home of Mr. Johni,Lane, McKillop, prior to her marriage shortly to John O'13eilly, of Hibbert. She received many useful and pretty gifts, atter Which'a social n eveing. was spent to the enjdyinent of all tii'eeent. STr . RECEIVES . rzbe' WfUHoid ANONYMOUS .. DONOR f n Friday. era venin Expositor Itis Leads ToChairmen and Their Com- • mittee Members Have Been Appointed To Or- ganize ' For Year's Activi- SENT FROMties, Gift of $1A0 to St. James' Church 'C.W.L. A recent photograph in The Exposi- tor congratulating Mr. G. A. Sills" on the occasion of his 87th birthday, has prompted•--an--.-anonymous donor ...to - write a letter to Rev. T. P. Hussey and enclose a one -hundred -dollar bill for the Catholic Women's League of• St. Jarties' Church. The letter fol- lows: ' "Rev, Father Hussey, Seaforth, Ont. Dear Sir: Re the attached clipping taken from a recent issue of The Ex- positor: Some time a. complete word picture covering the activities of the. remarkable town 'man mentioned in the clipping, from 'the time he arrived in Seaforth up to the present, should appear in the columns of The Exposi- tor. It would make interesting read- ing, particularly ,to the firmer resi dents of the town, who still cherish Ione. memories of the town- and its residents. ' If •there ever was a real town man and: one who always stood ready to give a Seaforth boy or girl a boost, or if needed some sound constructive criticism, that man was George Sills. Of course the environment and mode of living in.' a small "town fosters a spirit of good will to those they°'know well and come so much In contact. If you b, ve .read the poem, "Little Towns," the author of which is Edna Jaques, •.the. Saskatchewan poetess, one verse •I. quote: 'In.nIn. little towns there Seems Time for happiness rad dreams, Time t� visit folks—and grow Into ways that peopleknow; Life all bound with tender strands, . Woven by their friendly hands." With the reading of this verse you. will cherish more than ever the dir- cumstances: that spade you a resident of one of the 'smaller places. The writer being one of the •Sea - forth boys George helped when the going -was., rough and a boostreally needed, he was ready Jo say a good' Word..on Irak behalf. fib being th e gale Irkea1Vayg f�t• frat- must repay in a small way, Therefore I am enclosing $100.00, whidh I would ask you to• deliver to the C. W. League to be used in any activities they see fit. I know George will appreciate the League receiving this contribution. Yours respectfully, A FRIEND • COUNTY VICTORY LOAN QUIZ FINALS Bill Young,Morris Town- ship, Wins $15 in War • Certificates. The Huron County finals'o'f the Vic- tory Loan Quiz was held in Clinton- Town linton Town Hall on Wednesday evening, May 5th, Judge Costello acting as chairman for the meeting. Nineteen contestants ' entered the elimination contest of three rounds of questions. Seaforth was represented by Mary Margaret Cleary; 'McKillop Township -by Don Pryce, and Tuckersmith by Avis Forbes. • Eight of the nineteen contestants emerged from the elimination and proceeded into the finals. In the final three rounds, Bill Young, of Morris I Township, was victorious and won first prize, $15.00 in war certificates, and the right to enter the Inter -Coun- ty contest at Stratford on Saturday, May 8th. Jim Hall, of Wingham, won second place and $10.00 in war certificates, while third place and a $5.00 war cer- tificate went to Ivan McClymont of Stanley Township, A'group of 10 girls from Seaforth public school, under the direction of Miss Mabel Turnbull, with Mrs. Jas. A, Stewart at the piano, took part in the program, singing two groups of numbers: First group: -"The Union Jack, Our Empire's Flag" and "Wel- come To Spring"; second group, "Two -Nations Side 13y Side" and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." These well -rendered numbers were thoroughly enjoyed by11 and added much to a very pleasant and instruc- tive evening. Car Choice Pocahontas a Just Arrived N. MUFF a:SONS si, lYAxtEnnKfi,$Ut;e! G. D. FERGUSON IS. PRESIDENT At an executive meeting of the Sea - forth Chamber -of Commerce held on Tuesday evening, the chairmen and their committee members were chos- en for the coming year's activities. The conafaittees and personnel are: Industrial—C. P. Sills, E. L. Box, .E. Q. Boswell G. C. Brightrall. Agricultural—W. L. Whyte, Cordon McGavin, J. M. Scott, ' Advertising—C, M. Smith, - J. A. Stewart, J. E. Willis. Civic- Improvement—M. A. Reid, F. S. Sills. Merchants—W. D, Smith, J. A. Stewart, F. S. Sills, J. p. Keating, C. E. Smith, 13, J. Christie; Ross Sav- auge, E. H. Close. Legislative—H. G. Meir, K. M. Mc- Lean. Membership—R. 'J. Sproat, F. S. Savauge, H. E. Smith, 3. 3- Cleary, It was also decided at this meeting to hold a general meeting of the Chamber of .Commerce members and all others interested in• then Towk)Hail en Friday evening, May 7th, at 8.30. Matters of unusual interest to Main -Street and general town welfare will be before this meeting and -it is ex- pected that there will be a very large attendance.. • , Hold Patriotic Mass Meeting 'Hensel" 'town Hall Wednesday, May 5th, -was the scene of a patriotic mass meeting for South' Huron comnunities of Exeter, Zurich, Hensali, Dashwood, Crediton- and all township. The hall was;llled for 'the.event and, tber.meet Ing was • un'der the able chaiilrmanship- of Dr. A, R. Campbell, president of the War Service Committee. Speakers included Rev. Beecroft, of. Wingham; Flt: Lieut: Spence, D.F.C., and Flt.-Ly,ieut, ,, Falconer, of Port Al- bert, distinguished speakers. Rev. A. M. Grant, minister of St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, introduced the guest speaker, Mr. Beecroft: On the platform were the,.resident ministers, Rev. R. A. Brook and Rev.: W. Weir. Community singing was directed by Mr. W. O. Goodwin, With Miss Greta Lahimie at the piano. Featured also were motion pictures of the.. "Pincers -on Japan." The highlight of the eve- ning Was the presence of the Kiltie Band from Centralia Airport, who ded- icated -some selections to Dr. Camp- bell, .chairman. C.W.L. Holds - Regular Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the C.W.L. was held in the church vestry with a good attendance and, with Mrs. C. P. Sills, president, in the chair. Rev. Father Hussey opened '-the meeting with the League prayer and then read a most interesting anony- mous letter. which he. ..had received. The unknown writer had apparently read an account hi The Huron Exposi- tor of the 88th birthday of Mr, Geo, A. Sills, and in recognition and grate- ful remembrance of kindness and -help received from him years ago, sent a donation of $100 to the Catholic Wo- men's League °to be used as they see fit. Needless to say, the members were delighted with this . generous unex- pected gift, coming at a time when ways and means; of raising .funds are becoming more difficult and a most. hearty vote of thanks - was tendeted to the donor. The only regret was that they could' not thank him per- sonally. They also expressed their. deep 'gratitude to Mr. Sills, who was responsible for the gift, and who, in turn, wishes the former Seaforth boy to 1,'how that he is very pleased that the League has received this contri- bution. The meeting: -was then resumed. The usual annual donation of $25.00 was made to the' Red. Cross Society, $10.00 to the Jam Fund of Red Cross, and $5.00 to the C.W.L. Headquarters at Montreal for soldiers' cigarette and gum fund. Letters of thanks from the Sisters at MountSt. Joseph and House -of Prt'vidence, London, for 'crates of eggs received at Easier, were read and also 'thank you' notes for local treats. R an incentive for larger attend - ante at meeting's, a war savings stamp is drawn at each meeting, the winner 'for the May meeting being Mrs. P. in closed Sills. Thy meeting clo with prayer e for the men in the armed forces. • Reporter: "I suppose that as Plane' fell, all your sins flashed fore your eyes?" Movie Actress: "Oh, dear no, only fell two miles." the be - We o' 0 • • Rations' - Here are dates when ration noun pone become valid and explre: Butter, 6, 7 and:, 8 now valid, expire May 31st. Sugar, 1 to 6, now. valid (no expiry date)•." Blue coupon No. 1 (Spare B) good for one, pound oyf sugar for use before June 1st w_ ith home-grown rhubarb. - Tea and coffee, 1 to 6, now val- id (no, expiry date).' 0 • • • • • GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR WRITES MOTHER S. Habkirk says `Thank You' For Letters and Boxes Sent Him. The following letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. Thos. Habkirk from her son, Stirling, who is now a epris- oner of war in Gerrilany: ' "Dear Mother: I. have quite a lot of news for you this time. I have re- ceived quite a few fetters and cards from all over (from yourself, Scott, Jack Newton, England, Minnie and. Grandma, the 1VIacTavish's, Elva, Nor- ma, Jean and others• that you wouldn't know). Also loads of cigarettes from Scott, the Junior Red Cross Society,.. (S.C.i.), Mrs..A, Miles, Edmonton, and M. Cameron and A. Elliott, so I am - doing .pretty well. I wish ydu would thank them all for me, as 'I 'cannot write to all with an allowance of only two letters per month. - "I sure was glad to receive the snaps. you and'Unk Rob look 100 per cent.," but I hardly knew the kids. Scott looks good too. The only trou- ble, they made me feel a little home- sick, but I get over those things in a hurry. . My crew is here with. me except the ones--6htr-'&• wtesreekilled;. and•'Fieery Me- Whirter who as an. officer and was put in another camp. You should be get- ting more money for- me now; look after it for me, because Jack Newton, and I have plans for after the war if he pulls through O.K., but life is pret- ty cheap on that job. Thank good- ness I am out of it. "1 'believe your birthday is in July. Well, help yourself to 10 bucks of my money and have a good time on me. .Also, seeing that I missed Lenora's last year, give her a ten too as a help- er for some new clothes. Clothes don't worry me much; the style teever changes.. here. "Well, ,keep up the, good work and write often. STIRLING R-7$929, Sgt. G. S. Habkirk, Can. Prisoner. of 'War No. 27111, Stalag VIII 13, Germany. Install Cucumber Grader At Dublin Libby, McNeil and Libby, cucumber contractors, have installed tanks and! a grader at their station at Dublin,' so that the cucumbers may now be permanently taken care of at the to -t cal base. Albert Rock is the manager of the Dublin• station. Officers ry Out ;NIRS`. CO The May 'meeting ; oi' the held at the home 410$c. with the "Ytew prikSiden -MTs.; man, in the chair. Mrs e -and Mrs. Cecil Oke twee chi delegates to the ffaatfiet It iz be held at • H,ensall on May i8th, 1 30 p.m. Plans were made fol' dance in the Armories on the "eve ing of May 24th. "Agriculture" was the therne 0-g t1 „ meeting in charge of Mrs i7si -N1x on. The motto, "The Farmer ,the sung Hero en the Home Front," was given by Mrs. Paul Doige'who resitedr the following poem: • A fiying'Fortresa cuts the 'sky, Corvettes skim through the seas;., The heart' beats -fast and; very• high To think on these. ligqt' back of .every fighting Man' There standsthe need for bread, And back of this must be a plan. That each be fed. - • And farther back, stolid and silent, Faithful and black stand Jimmie and 'Jack, With harness taut on each patient back, They will furrow the sod , And back of all stands God.' Mrs. J. Hiilebrecht read a poem. Mrs. Keith Webster gave an interest- ing and instructive .stalk on "Soy' Beans." These are a valuable'raddi- tion to the protein content of food. for man and beast. Mrs. E. 13. Goudie read two poems, "Just a Married Woman" and . "A House Where Love 'Is: Mrs, b , Chesney moved a vote of a11ankl'to the hostess and, the speaker. The meeting closed: with "God :`Save tiler• King." The Seaforth Women's institute ;$1i ancial statement for the year ending April 30, 1943, is as follows:. Receipts Balance from previous year.;4 '5211' . Member's fees miscellaneous, • ,• f eolltet ens;"..miscellaneous,arab dances;' home cooking sale;. ., socials; bingo, Radiant Health: • Lecture, etc.) 604.611 °ra $665.02. Expenditures Meetings, hall rents, etc $ 54.00. Officers'• honoraria and exp6.00. Postage,,stationery and public- ity 37.86 Departmental- instrtactidn .68 Miscellaneous • (training school exp., quilting material, exp. of Plays, dances, etc., over- seas tobacco, donations to Red Cross, Russian Relief, Sal- vation Army, piano, sugar for. jam, gifts, etc,; • 526.74 Balance, April- 30; 1943 39.89 $665.02 Mrs+ Paul Doig, Sec.-Treas.; Mrs. Mae Hiilebrecht and Janet A. Cita, auditors. The war work for the year was. as; follows: 29 pairs socks, 16 sweaters, 11 scarves, 8 pairs. mitts, 3 pairs 'sear men's socks, 51 'pairs pyjamas, 60 hos- pital gowns and shirts, 30 surgeons' gowns, 10 pillow caes; 36 quiltb (large), 14 towels, 10 pairs pants (age 2), 7 caps .(age 2), 5 coats and bon- nets' (age 3), 6 girls' skirts (age 12),• (Continued on Page 5) Kippen Women's Institute Elects Officers For Year The annual 'meeting of the Kippen East Women's Institute ' was held at the home of Mrs. William Cole. on Wednesday afternoon, April 21st. The sleeting came to order with the sing- ing of the opening Ode, followed by the" Lord's Prayer in • unison. The minutes were-. read by the secretary, Mts. William McLean. Mrs. Robert. Dalrymple ,gave the olcl and new ver sion of "The House That Jack Built," Mrs. George Glenn gave a. report of the executive meeting, held at the home of Mrs. Glenn.McLeian. The dis- trict annual will he held at the' Unit- ed Church, Hensall• on Tuesday, May' .18th, at 1.15 p.m. The standing com- mittees are as follows: . Financial, Mrs. W. H. McLean;. historical re- search, Miss Margaret McKay; public- ity, 'Mrs. R. Dalrymple; citizenship and health. Miss Laura Tremeer; leg- islature,- Mrs. William Kyle; home economics, Mrs. • Winston Workman, The quilt report was given by the - convener, Mrs. W. Workman. Sev- enty quiit.s were made by Institute members and friends and seven donat- ed. Mrs. Cole. convener of sewing, ce- ported 538 finished pieces. The F es t - dent declared the books closed and all offices vacant. The !following are the officers for the year. 1643: Presi- dent, Mrs, G. McLean; 1st. vice-presi- dent, Mrs. William Cole; 2nd vice- president, Mrs. William Doig; secre-• tary-treasurer, Mrs. A. G. Alexander; pianist, Miss Ethel Clark; branch .di- rector, Mrs. George Glenn. A vote of thanks was tendered Mrs. Cole, and the meeting closed by singing the National Afl'thein. Lunch was served by the hostess and cohantrittee. 5n is Meteorologist At Airport Mr. Clarence S. McLean, who has been assistant meteorologist at Cen- tralia Airport, has been appointed meteorologist in charge with two male assistants. Severn airwomen are also employed in taking observations and plotting weather maps for the Ameri- can continent from which the meteor- ologist does his forecasting,, Mr. Mc- Lean, who was granted•, leave of ab- sence for the duration from the Ac- tuarial Department ,of the London Life Insuxenee Co., completed , the four months' meteorological course at the University of Toronto' last December and has since been connected with the Centralia airport. The meteorologist is indispensable to the flier, both in wartime and peacetime activity. He is the man who is 'responsible for the forecastirfg of wind directions and speeds at various levels, different types and heights of clouds, icing con- iditions, etc., or weather conditions in general without a forecast of which a v no plane is allowed' tb leave the ground: During unflabl•e I weather, it is the forecaster's job to determine" when conditions will be fliable, ' lir when weather conditions ara fllable the forecaster must be able to giete'acu indication clow' long such•„•„,•'toftdit4ona will remain:- This i'nfforrnati oh: ',en- abies the instructora, lbs p1 their time and the student:ere:ae,, niggly+`, 44 also enables the oficer'e 'fi Charge of the servicing Of the planes' to 'hetet ••', mins the number it'deiled, atm *We they should be lrwen"1',fit+> oLeam attended Seaforth �a311' ail ,honour, graduate .+:iii. tth and •Physic$ ofthe• `7Tnt 'ef, Western 64016, a3 • �M