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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-06-20, Page 1'.Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 20th, 1940 Subscriptions $2.00 Pep Year RED CROSS MADE AN- OTHER SHIPMENT 129 Blankets Sent From This Branch The Wingham Branch of the Can­ adian Red Cross has sent forward an- ■other shipment >of supplies: 72 pairs •sox, 24 scarfs, 6 helmets, 6 pair knee caps, 132 gauze and 180 khaki hand­ kerchiefs, 84 T binders, 12 hampton bed pads, ^6 pneumonia jackets, 48 surgical towels, 30 suits, pyjamas, 6 hospital bed gowns, 30 sheets, 192, pil­ low cases, total value of material used —$302. , The blankets which were so gener­ ously donated in response to the urg­ ent appeal, .were also shipped, numb­ ering 129, of which 108 were from Wingham, 13 from Whitechurch and >8 from Bluevale. It was interesting to note that most, of these blankets were new, showing that people gave of their best. To date there have been ■57,731 blankets sent from Canada, of' which 24,863 were from Ontario. UNITEDCHURCH W.M.S. About sixty members of the United Church W.M.S. and Evening Auxil­ iary availed themselves of the grac­ ious invitation of Mrs. Wm. J. Scott .and visited with her and her family. The day, Friday, was perfect and the temperature was just right for an out­ ing such as this* Mrs. W. J. Greer conducted the meeting, Mrs. Willis read the scrip­ ture lesson and Mrs. Anderson offer- •ed prayer. Mrs. Gowans gave an in­ teresting talk -on the churchs she had visited in Florida and a painting “The Feast of Belshazzer” she had seen. Mrs. VanWyck gave a' reading ■“Learning to Drive a , Car”. Mrs. Burgman, Supt. of the Baby Band, presented a life membership io Lola Isabel baby daughter of the hostess. Mrs. Heisler sang a solo accompanied Ly (Mrs. E. S. Copeland. Miss B. Reynolds was asked to say a few words and .addressing her re­ marks directly ibo Mrs. J. F. Ander­ son, told how greatly she would be missed after leaving for Sarnia, and presented her with .a Life member­ ship pin and a copy of the study Look for the year "The Stewardship Life”. Mrs. Anderson made an approp­ riate reply. Mrs. Greer told of the -great loss •sustained by, the societies own mis­ sionary, Miss Caroline Welwood and •an offering was itaken to be forwarded lo> her. A letter from Mrs. LaRue told of the good work being done -with the money sent by one of the ■Sunday school classes. At the conclusion of the meeting, IMrs. Scott served a dainty lunch. Has Scarlet Fever Billy Galbraith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galbraith has contracted scar­ let fever. We hope he has a speedy recovery. Would Take Ten Children Peter J. Bassel, Toronto restaurant operator, husband of- the former Miss Irene Scott, of Wingham, has offered to care for ten refugee children from England. .Lawn Social at Jamestown There will.be a Lawn Social at Jamestown -on Wednesday evening, June 26th, under the auspices of the Jamestown Patriotic Circle. Supper will be served from 6 ito 8 p.m. A .•play entitled “Taking the Count*’ will be presented by the Young People of Walton. There will be a draw for the lucky tickets on a quilt.- Admission: Adults 35c, children 15c. Proceeds for patriotic work. CUBS WIND UP THEIR ACTIVITIES The last meeting of the season for Section B. of the Wingham Wolf Cub Pack was held Monday. To mark the occasion Cub Master Rev. E. O. Gal- • lagher invested the following boys as full members of the Pack’: John Hud­ son, Lorne West, Claire Hopper and .Ronald Scott, and each was granted his investiture button and duly receiv- -ed by the pack, ' The following Cubs received first year service stars: Bill Johnson, Bob Kress, Donald Henderson, Billie Pol­ lock, Bill Lockridge. Second year ser­ vice stars were awarded to Jack Hen­ derson, Harry Lloyd, Ernest Buck­ man and Donald Hopper. Special awards for the season were made to Donald Henderson (Turk’s Head): to Donald Hopper (Cub Ker­ chief); and to Claire Hopper (Turk’s ’Head).. . HURON TRUSTEES HELD CONVENTION Robert Shortreed, of Walton, Named ■ President. The 15th annual convention of (the Huron County Association of Trustees and Ratepayers was held in the Lib­ rary Hall, Brussels, Thursday. The president, R, H. Thompson,' Belgrave, was in the chair, and Mrs. R. David­ son, Dungannon, was secretary'. M. H. Campbell, president of the provincial association, speaking for the department of education, said why boards do iw>t acc'ept the services, of­ fered is a problem to him, He dealt with grants for transportation, for which, if two or more schools co-op­ erate in transporting of pupils to high schools, a grant -of 60% of the cost will be received from the department. He told aiso of the grant of 30 per cent which may be obtained for dent­ al inspection from the department of health if the board has the work done; purchase of school supplies for child-* ren, for which the department allows a grant of 50 per cent, and reduced rates at which the supplies may be ob­ tained if purchased wholesale makes the cost almost nil. He could not see why the resolu­ tion regarding school boards consult­ ing inspectors before engaging a tea­ cher was iturned down at the Toronto convention. Tribute Is Paid J. M. Game, I.P.S., Bruce, paid tri­ bute to the late Thornton Mustard, a victim of the Athenia disaster, who was guest speaker at a convention of the Huron „ County trustees here in Brussels. E. C. Beacom, I.P.S. for South Hur­ on, told of the progress made in his inspectorate in which agriculture is taught in every school. He spoke of the project of reforestation undertak­ en by a number of schools in his in­ spectorate in which one acre of land was purchased by the section for this purpose. Election of officers resulted as fol­ lows: Past President, R. H. Thomp­ son, Belgrave; president, Robert Shortreed, Walton; vice-president, Rehben Goetz, Dashwood; secretary­ treasurer, Mrs. R. Davidson, Dungan­ non; committee, Lyle Hopper, Brus­ sels, and Theodore Heber, Zurich. WILLIS TIPPING And his Cascade Music .at the Royal-T Thursday nights. Admission 50 cents. A dance you will enjoy. Celebrated Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guest, Wadena, Sask., former Wingham residents, re­ cently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. , School Board Make Presentation At their meeting held last week the members of the Public School Board presented Rev. J. F. Anderson, who has been their colleague on the board for some time, with a key ring and an initialed billfold. To Teach at Listowel -iMiss. Beatrice Joynt, who has been on the staff of the public school here for the past twelve years, has resigned her position and will teach at Listowel commencing with (the fall term. Miss Joynt has been art instructor at the school. On behalf of her friends, we wish her much happiness and success.. Adjt. Goodale Being Married Adjt. E. Goodale of'the Salvation Army, left here last week for Essex. She is being married to-day, Wednes­ day, to Capt. H. McCombes, also an Army officer. They will reside in Montreal. Adjt. Goodale was a very popular officer and will be greaitly missed in this community where she endeared herself to a host of friends. St. Andrew’s W.M.S. The regular mouthy meeting of St. Andrew’s W.M.S. was held last week with Mrs. D. Jiae presiding. Fallow­ ing the opening exercises a season of prayer for the success of our cause in the war was led by Mrs. H. MacLean, Mrs. E. Harrison, Mrs. Nicholson. Mrs. J. Raby gave a Bible reading and Miss F. Wilson Hie Glad Tidings prayer. The report of the Presbyterial held at Brusels, was given by (Mrs. W. Hammond and Mrs. W. J. Hend­ erson. Mrs. W. S. Mitchell gave the dedicatory prayer. The topic “The In­ dian Church Defined’’ was ably taken by Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Williams sang a solo. A mission band rally for this district ‘will be held in the church here July 3rd with Miss Anna Me* Kay, of Toronto, as guest speaker. LIONS MET AT THE ALPS GOLF CLUB The regular meeting of the Lions’ Club took the form of a Ladies’ Night and was held at the Alps Golf Club. President Fred Spry introduced the guest speaker of the evening, Rev. J. F, Anderson, who spoke on the Brit; ish Empire. Elis address was mdst timely and interesting. The president introduced the new officers for 1940- 41, and W, A. Galbraith took over the meeting when patriotic songs were featured with Bob Spittai leading the singing. Elal MacLean introduced Mr. Bob Morehead, of Palmerston, who entertained with impersonations and comic skits. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. BRIDE-TO-BE WAS ENTERTAINED On Thursday evening sixteen girl friends of Miss Eva Rintoul, bri*de-to- be of this month, gathered at the home of Miss Phyllis Johns, in her honour; Following an evening of games Miss Rintoul was presented' with a beautiful modernistic walnut end table,. after' which a social time was spent over the tea cups. Another gathering was'held on Fri­ day evening in Miss Rintoul’s honour when Mrs. R. Eldon McKinney, of Toronto, entertained at the home of Mrs. W. W. Gurney. During the ev­ ening among other interesting things a scrap book was made and presented to Miss Rintoul. Dance at Powell’s School On Friday, June 21s,t. In aid of the Red Cross. Admission 25c. Lunch. On Trip to Pacific Coast Mr. S. S. Campbell, C.P.R. ticket agent, and’Mrs. Campbell, left on Fri­ day for a month’s trip through the Canadian West to the Pacific coast. Mr. P. Caesar, of Medonte, is reliev­ ing Mr. Campbell. • Underwent Operation Marvin Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown, Shuter St., underwent an operation in Wingham ^General Hos­ pital, on Wednesday evening, for the removal of a ruptured appendix. His* many friends wish him a speedy .re­ covery. Engagement Announcement Mr. Raymond R. Redmond, East Wawanosh, announces the engage­ ment of his niece, Miss Grace Marie Redmond, to Mr. William Patrick O’Malley, Toronto; the marriage .to take place at Sacred Heart Church, St. Augustine on June 26th. Legion Auxiliary Donate The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Wing­ ham Legion donated $30 toward the purchase of an ambulance which the various .auxiliaries are donating to the government. They also gave tile Red Cross a pair of blankets, this being in addition to their regular donation. Anniversary Services and Garden Party Anniversary services will be observ­ ed in Knox Presbyterian Church, Bluevale, on Sunday, June 23rd, at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Rev. A. Hunter Palmer, D.D., of Palmerston, will be the guest speaker. Special music. The Male Choir ,of St. Andrew’s Presby­ terian Church, Wingham, will have charge of the music at (the evening service. The Anniversary Garden Par­ ty will be held at the Church.on Tues­ day evening, June 25th. A cold meat supper served from six to eight. Mac- Duff Copeland, Scotland’s most versa­ tile entertainer, and Kenneth Duff, brilliant London violinist, will supply the programme. Admission, adult® 35 cents, children 25c. W. C. T. U. The June meeting of ithe W. C. T. U.- was held at the home of Mrs. J. Kelly Friday afternoon with the pres­ ident, Mrs. A.,E. Lloyd, in the chair. Mrs. R. J. Tindall offered prayer and Miss Lewis read a JJsalm. Mrs. Lloyd led in prayer and- Miss Hoover sang a sold, The clip, sheet was reviewed. Short readings were given by Mrs. Lloyd and Mrs. Tindall. It was de­ cided to purchase hymn books and some literature on smoking. Mrs. Loney, Mrs. Gemmil, Miss Bolt, Mrs. Kelly gave readings. A duet was rend­ ered by the Misses Phippen, and (Miss Louise Kelly gave a recitation. A short prayer was offered .by each of the fourteen ladies present that Di­ vine guidance be given to our leaders of the nation and those of the Allies during this time of stress. PATRIOTIC SOCIETY WANT 1000 MEMBERS Society Is Away To A Good Start A membership drive for the newly formed Wingham Patriotic Society got under way Saturday and latest reports show an 'enrolment of a large num­ ber already (392). . This society is not a money raising organization, but /it is hoped that ev­ ery citizen of Wingham will avail themselves of the opportunity to join. The membership fee is modes, 25c, which will be used for the exclusive benefit of our soldiers. The society has .as its object the re­ cording and contacting of. all service men from Wingham and the immedi­ ate vicinity, district served by Wing­ ham rural routes, the stimulating of patriotic zeal and effort, neutralizing aniti-British or defeatist ideas. The membership committee state their immediate -objective is 1,000 members, and with the full co-opera­ tion of all, this objective can be reach­ ed. f" , The work being undertaken by the Patriotic Association wall not in any way conflict with the work of exist­ ing service organisations, such as the Red Cross Society, bu$ the Associa­ tion will put forth every effort to as­ sist these organizations in every way they can. , MEAFORD PLAY HEREJSATURDAY The Hurons will renew their battles with the Meaford Knights a-t the Town Park Saturday afternoon. These teams had' a great series for the championship last fall. This-game should be even better. Be on hand to see this fast game. Annual Garden Party Will be held at McIntosh United Church, Tuesday, June 25th. Straw­ berry supper served from six to eight. Programme by The Whitechurch Y. P. U. presenting the three act comedy “Money, Money, Money”. Admission 35 cents and 20 cents. Institute to Meet June 27th The regular meeting of the Wo­ men’s Institute will be held in the Council Chamber at 2.30 p.m. Thurs­ day, June 27th. Roll Call—Sugges­ tions for Money Making. Report of the District Annual meeting will be ■given. Hostesses: Mrs. J. West, Mrs. C, Martin, Mrs. V. Sanderson, Mrs. J. Halliday. Took Post Graduate Work Mr. F. ,.F. Homuth, Optometrist, has returned to his home in Harriston after having spent some time taking a Post Graduate course in Optometry at Toronto University and the On­ tario College of Optometry. The prin­ ciple subjects covered on the course were recognition of Ocular Diseases, ’ Psychology, Treatment of Myopia and Presbyopia, Campimetry and Motor­ ists Vision Tests. PORT ALBERT AIR GROUNDS_APPROVED Over $1,000,000 To Be Spent An expenditure of more than $1,- 000,000 to establish an. air navigators’ school under the air training scheme at Port Albert, was announced by Air Minister Power in the House of Com­ mons, In addition, $42,100 has been set aside for development of the Huron County airport, just north of Goder­ ich, for military purposes. At the Fort Albert site, $304,800 has been provided for the establishment of the air field and $700,000 allotted for the buildings and equipment there. It, was learned that the air training board selected 800 acres in Ashfield Township, near the lakeside village of Port Albert as the site of the new school. This level piece of property is now Occupied by eight farms, and is under option to- the Government. The site was first scouted by Leigh Creighton, a veteran aviator, during a visit to ithe Sky Harbor airport, Goderich, last July. There is a drop of only two feet in the entire 800 acres, which is en­ tirely clear of bush. The site is bounded on the west by Hie Blue Water Highway, on the north-by the 4th concession of Ash­ field, on the east by the first side road and on the south by the Nine Mile River. The land in the area comprises the Richardson, Stevenson, Dickson, McGee, McKenzie, Mays and McMil­ lan farms, COUNTY PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING Gathering Will Be Held at Clinton Sunday Neat ** Under the auspices of the Council of the County of Huron a County Pat­ riotic Mass Meeting will be held in the Agricultural Park, Clinton, at 2,30 p.m., on Sunday next, June 23rd. Prominent speakers will be present to discuss war'subjects. The object of the meeting is to encourage and assist the Government to extend its war effort, Duncan Kennedy, of town, is on the committee to arrange speak­ ers* and H. C, MacLean is a member of the publicity committee, MASONS ATTENED DIVINE SERVICE A very large number of the mem­ bers of Wingham Lodge, A.F. & A.M. No. 286, G.R.C., attended the annual Divine Service on Sunday evening which was held in the United Church. It was one of the largest turn-outs that the lodge has had in some time. Rev. J. F. Anderson chose for his text “Up from the darkness to the light,” Genesis 1, verse 3. The Scrip­ ture reading was Acts 9: 1-22. The choir rendered two anthems “The Splendors of Thy Glory, Lord” and “Let There Be Light.” Mr. Bert Cul- limore sang “The Lord’s Prayer” as a solo. Services of Intercession Are being held in St. Paul's Church each day, except Saturday, from five Until five-twenty o’clock in the after­ noon. “Balalaika” Showing at Lyceum This Thurs., Fri., Sat., the Lyceum Theatre presents the ’ special picture “BALALAIKA” starring Nelson Ed­ dy and Ilona Massey. Early Strawberries Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jensen picked lucious ripe strawberries in their garden on Sunday. This is early for such fruit in this district. Baseball Draw Postponed Due to circumstances over which the baseball club have no control the club draw has been postponed until the Meaford game July 20th. To Attend Grand Lodge Mr. John P. McKibbon will attend (the annual meeting of the I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge which is being held in Guelph, Thursday and Friday. Tried to Enlist Don Rich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rich, and Wm. Fitzpatrick, son -of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fitzpatrick? failed to get into the army. Botth boys were turn­ ed down as medically unfit for Al service. Graduated from Bruce Hospital Seven young women comprised the graduation class of the Bruce County ad the special exercises held at the town hall, Walkerton. It was the last graduating class from this institution as henceforth, according to provincial regulations, no more training classes will be held and only graduate nurses will be on the staff of ithe hospital. The graduating class of 1940 com­ prised Misses Helen C. Collins, of Ripley; Margaret A. Edgar, of Wrox- eter; Elizabeth K. McKenzie, of Luck­ now; Edith E. McGill, of Paisley; Nellie M. Fyfe, of Harriston; Eliz­ abeth Ward, of Kemble; Ruth L. Hoffman and Stella M. Finlayson, of Harriston. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hingston and family were week-end visitors wit|h her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Haller. GOFORTH AUXILIARY ' The annual Home Helpers meeting of the Goforth Auxiliary of St. And­ rew’s Presbyterian Church was held in the Sunday School rooms Monday afternoon. The ladies quilted crib quilts for the layette after which a pot luck supper was served. The regular monthly mertihg was held following the supper. In the ab­ sence of the president, Mrs. H. Bate­ man, 1st vice president, occupied the chair. The Scripture reading was tak­ en by Mrs. W. W. Gurney and Miss D. Lloyd led in prayer. a A report of the Provincial meeting held in April at Toronto, was given by Mrs. Ken* neth MacLean. Mrs.- Nelson Pickell gave a piano solo atid ithe dedicatory prayer was taken by Mrs. Calvert. The topic “The Goforths of China” was taken by Mrs, Geo, Stott, _ $33 FOR BANK NITE DRAW THIS SATURDAY $10.00 For Both First and Second Prizes. The cash prizes for the Wingham Bank Nite draw at the Town Hall, 9.30 p.m,, on Saturday night, amount to 3$3.00 -— First prize is $10.00 and the second prize is ithe same amount, $10,00, Imagine, two first prizes for .one night, Other prizes are: 3rd, $1.00; 4th, $2.00; 5th, $1.00; 6th, $2,00; 7, 8, 9, IQ, 11, 12 and 13th prizes $1.00 each. Who will be the lucky winners this week? Winners Last Week 1st, $10.00, Mrs. Walter Wood, R, R. 1, Wingham; 2nd, $5.00, not called for; 3rd, $1.00, Mrs, Harry Angus, Wingham; 4th, $1.00, not called for; Sth, $1.00, Mrs. F. Sturdy; 6th, $1.00, not called for; 7th, $2,00, West Haugh R.R. 1, Wingham; 8th, $1,00, Mrs, Art Scott, Belgrave; 9th, $1.00, Louise Deyell, Wingham; 10th, $1.00, Bob Gibson, Wroxeter; 11th, $1.00, (Mrs. Ffank Stamper, Bluevale; 12th, $1.00, Miss Inez Finlay, Wroxeter; 13th, $1.00, not called for. Where to Shop to Win C. Merkley, F. Caskinette; J. Reav- ie, W. A. Heughan, H. Fryfogle, F. Carter, T. Field & Co., Percy Stain­ ton, C. H. McAvoy, Petersons’, Huron Motors, King Bros., Greer’s, Domin­ ion Store, Isard’s, Mason & Son, Smith’s Grocery, J. W. McKibbon’s, Hydro Shop, Rae & Son, Machan Bros., Green Front, Geo. Olver, A. J. Walker. T. H. Gibson, Hanna’s Lad­ ies Store; Hanna’s Men’s Store; Wil­ lis Shoe Store, Walker Stores, Foxton Dairy, Tervitt’s Dairy, W. R. Hamil­ ton, E. Williams, A. iMitchell, E. Wil­ kinson, A. M. Crawford, Armitages’, C. Templeman, M. Johnsop, R.-Camp­ bell, Bert Armstrong, Frank Watson, MacLean Lumber & Coal Co. PRESENTATION At a meeting of the Evening Aux­ iliary of .the United Church held at the home of Miss Blanche Bennett on Tuesday evening, Rev. J. F. And­ erson was presented with two novel vojtimes, novel in that each page con­ tained a favorite passage of poetry or verse of a member of the congre gation and their signature. Mr. Ander­ son was delighted and will in future years be in a position to visit Wing­ ham by turning the pages of these books. , Garden Party June 21st At Ebenezer Church, Browntown. Cold Mead spuper followed by the 3- act play “Taking The Count” by the Walton Young People. Admission 35 cents and 25 cents. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. McManus, Nor- anda, Quebec, announce the engage-, ment of their daughter, Mary Eliza­ beth Genevieve, to Joseph Henry Ev­ ans, B.Sc., Cadillac, Quebec, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Evans, Wing­ ham, Ontario. The marriage will take ■place early in July. Play at Whitechurch June 19th The Whitechurch Y.P.U. is present­ ing a 3-act Comedy Drama “Money, Money, Money” in the Institute Hall, Whitechurch, on June 19th, at 8.15 p.m. Admission 25c and 15c, Anyone wishing to secure this play for-future engagements should get in touch with Clarence McClenaghan. Former Wingham Vet Accepted Bert Williams, of Walkerton, left to join the Veterans’ Home Guard. Bert is a former Winghamite, a brother of Ed. Williams. He, with some other Veterans from Walkerton, were exam­ ined for the home guard but all were turned down but Shortly after Bert got word to report. None of the local vets who were examined passed the test. Junior W. A. Meet at Goderich The Junior W. A., and Church Boys’ League of St. Paul’s, Wingham, at­ tended a very successful Q Deanery Conference held at Goderich on Sat­ urday last, opening with a service of worship in St. George’s Church. In the parish hall a splendid program was given with each branch contrib­ uting, St, Paul’s Jr, W. A. offering a splendid world missionary call exem­ plified through a brief play. Miss Brown, of Goderich, gave an illustrat­ ed talk on “Heroes of the Lonely Trail,” Following votes of apprecia­ tion, Rev. E. O. Gallagher and Rev. A. C, Calder gave brief addresses and a lunch was served on the rectory I grounds. DECORATION SERVICE WAS HELD SUNDAY I.O.O.F, Out In Full Force For*This Special Service A large number of the members Maitland Lodge, I.O.O.F. and visiting breathren, also many citizens, attend­ ed the Oddfellows' decoration service at the Cemetery on Sunday afternoon* The service was in charge of Bro. Carl Dean with Bro. Andrew Shiell as- chaplain. Following the reading of itlie names of the departed brethren by Bro, Wm, Young, each grave was decorated with a potted plant, The male chorus of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church sang two numbers “The Lord Is My Shepherd” and “Steal Away.” A very impressive address was given by Rev, Bro. F. G. Fowler of Bluevale. The service was concluded with the hymn “God be with you till we mee.t again”, prayer by the chaplain and “God Save the King.” PRESENTATION Miss L. Hoover, who has been a, deaconess at the City Mission here for (the past year and a half,-is leaving for the Port Hope Mission on Friday. On Tuesday evening members and ad­ herents of the City Mission gathered at the Mission and presented her with a comb, brush and mirror set. Miss Hoover has endeared herself to many in this community and on their behalf we wish her continued success in her work. Miss Hazel Bunyan, of Petr.olia„ will /take over Miss Hoover’s duties;, here this week. Scott Family Re-Union The annual Scott family re-union will be held at Pike Lake, near Har­ riston, on Saturday, this week, June 22nd. • To Teach at Junction School Miss Marie King, of Brussels, has been engaged to teach at the Wing­ ham Junction School, replacing Miss Norma Caldwell who resigned. City Mission Services Miss M. L. Hood, returned Mission­ ary from Nigeria, West Africa, gave an illustrated address in the Young People’s meeting at the City Mission Thursday night. This address was very interesting and helpful. The ser­ vices at the City Mission were well attended Sunday. At 3 p.in. Rev. R., Beech, of Pt. Elgin, gave a very searching message on the subject of “Forgetting God.” In the evening ser­ vice Miss L. Hoover gave her fare­ well address. CHILDREN RECEIVED AWARDS AT ST. PAUL’S Sunday evening at St. Paul’s Angli­ can Church, the rector, Rev. E. O. Gallagher, made awards to several or­ ganizations. Following the Children's address, members of the Order of the. Morning Star were presented with ■service stars. For two years attend­ ance at morning worship: Mary Forb­ es, Helen Forbes, Jean Town, Patsy Gallagher, Barbara McKay, Allan McKay, Lionel Gallagher, George Town. Awards for eighteen months: Jac­ queline Currie, Gwen Baker, John Armitage, Wilbert Hart, David Hart.. Awards for part of first year: Mavis- and Iris Newell. Ernest Miller was presented with, the Robert Raikes diploma for success in examinations for 1939 of the Sun­ day School by Post, and Donald Mill­ er received the awards for two years*’ successful work. Presentation® were made by Mr. Gordon Kidd, Sunday School Super­ intendent. The rector then called for the. Church Boys’ League to come to the chancel steps, Wilbert Hart, Allan Wild, Ross Johnson and Maitland Breen were received into membership ■and given their cards and pins. Allan Wild and Wilbert Hart received the C.B.L, crest, and then John Armitage, George Town, Lionel Gallagher ahd Allan McKay were presented with the missionary badge earned through suc­ cessful study and tesit in the book of study for 1939. These four boys wrote; the Dominion examinations. The junior W, A. awards were made to members achieving regularity in attendace at meetings, and active work. These awards were made to, Gloria Swanson, (Mary Forbes, Mary Lu Connell, Gwen Baker, Helen Forb* es, Helen Sturdly, Barbara McKay* Patricia Gallagher, I