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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-11-28, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The G orrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 1940 Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year T ACCLAMATION IN EAST WAWANOSH Reeve Raymond Redmond and Coun­ cil Returned z *W'.' Ill one of the .poorest-attended nom­ ination meetings evei- held in East Wawanosh on Friday afternoon, the present Reeve and Council were given an acclamation. There was little en­ thusiasm and no opposition or criti­ cism to the Council was made. Due to the new legislation, Clerk Alex. Porterfield declared the following el­ ected by acclamation for 1941 and 1942. Reeve Raymond -R. Redmond, nominated by W. F. Campbell and John Buchan­ an. Council Haryey Black, nominated by W. McDowell and Fred W. Cook. Norman McDowell, nominated by­ Fred J. Cook and W. F. Campbell. J. Dustan Beecroft, nominated by Cecil Falconer and William Robin­ son. . , • Dewis Ruddy, nominated by David Lockhart and John E. McCallum. Mr. William Robinson was elected chairman of .the meeting following nominations. The first called on was Reeve R, R. Redmond. R. R. Redmond After thanking the electors for an acclamation Reeve Redmond said the people must be fairly well please’d ■with the work of the Council and he was sure they would ’endeavour to give •good service. I enjoy the county coun­ cil meetings, he said. He told of the •special meeting in February to con- ■sider taking over the Airport on which (Continued on Page Six) You are* invited to visit the newly- -decorated home on Patrick St., Thurs­ day, Fridayzand Saturday, Afternoon and Evening. Wilkinson’s Wallpaper Shop. To Celebrate St. Andrew’s Day St. Andrew’s Day, the greait Festiv­ al of the Women’s Auxiliary, falls ■this year on Saturday, being Nov. 30. St. Paul’s W. A. will commemorate the day with a celebration of the Holy •Communion at 9.30 a.m. At 3 p.m. a service of intercession on behalf of World Missions will be held. The ad- , dress wil be given by Rev. R. M. Weekes. Jolly Time Literary A meeting of the Jolly Time Liter­ ary was held in Currie’s School house on Friday evening. The program op­ ened with “O Canada”. Henry Patti­ son gave a reading and a duet was rendered by Jean Leaver and Gladys McBurney, Mrs. Robt. Montgomery gave a piano selection, Ruby Case- more a reading and Vera Montgom­ ery a recitation. The Journal was tak­ en by Mrs. Chas. Shiell. Bridge Club Winners The regular meeting of the Wing­ ham Bridge Club was held on Wed­ nesday last week with a large attend­ ance, ten tables taking part in the play. The ’winners were: North and South, 1st, Mrs. H. Campbell and Miss C. Isbister; 2nd, Mrs. W. H. French and Fred W. Spry; 3rd, Geo. Williams and Duncan Kennedy; 4th, Miss N. Dinsley and E. M. Snell. East and West: 1st. R. S. Hetherington and Murray Roberts;; 2nd, Mrs. E. M. Snell and Jack Mason; 3rd, Mrs. J. H. Crawford and W, W. Armstrong; 4th, Miss N. Colborne and F. E. Madill. The snappy Mohair Chesterfield' Suite shown in the Model Home may be yours for $159. A. J. Walker. TRAINING SCHOOL OFFICERS ELECTED The directors of Huron County El­ ementary Flying Training School Limited, elected the following officers on Wednesday night: President, W. L. Whyte; vice-president, Wilmot Haacke; acting sec.-treas., W. L. Whyte; manager, J. R. Douglas. The directors are: J. R. Douglas^Wilmpt Haacke, Thomas Pryde, Hugh Hill, George Feagan, W. L. Whyte and Dr. Munn, Seaforth. This was the annual meeting. The school, which is now training 70 flying students from Canada, Unit­ ed States and Newfoundland, has been in operation seven weeks and is well up to schedule, despite a nine-day streak of bad flying weather. After the meeting, shareholders paid a visit of inspection to the airport, Three neW buildings, additional students* quarters, civilian quarters and recrea­ tion hall are to be erected forthwith, NORTH HURON MEN TEACHERS ELECT Meeting Held at Blyth About twenty teachers, representa­ tive of the North Huron Branch of the Men Teachers' Federation, gath­ ered at the Memorial Hall, Blyth, last week, for their annual banquet, A splendid supper was served by the Blyth members of the Red Cross So­ ciety, and 'following this J, H. Kin- kead, Public School Inspector for N, Huron, spoke briefly, Mr. Harry Boyle, of Wingham, was the chief speaker of the evening, speaking bn the subject, “Peculiar Characters,” The following" list of officers was elected for the ensuing year: Past President: H. Bryans. President: C. Sellars. Vice President.: D. McKay. Sec’y.-Treas.: J. A, Gray. Executive: H. Brown, G. Kidd. T. Wilson and G, Pinkney. WAWANOSH REEVE SEEKS WARDENSHIP 'Reeve Raymond Redmond of East Wawanosh has thrown his hat into the ring for the Wardenship of Huron County for 1941. Following his accla­ mation as Reeve on Friday, he told the Advance-Times that he was defin­ itely in the race. The bachelor Reeve of- East Wawanosh is one of the most popular members of the council and many are of the opinion that he will be Warden next year. We invite ybu to visit a showing of Modern Furniture in the Wilkin­ son Model Home on Patrick St., on Thursday, Friday and Saturday after­ noon and evening. A. J, Walker. Goloshes For All The Family Women’s and Children’s Velvet and Rubber Goloshes with net or fleece linings, in all the newest styles. Men’s and Boys’ Buckle Goloshes in Jersey, Cashmerette or Rubber. Keep your feet dry and warm with a pair of these from Willis Shoe Store. Lucky Draw Thursday Night At the Lyceum Theatre Thursday evening a draw will be made on the beautiful painting donated by Mrs. (Dr.) T. L. Torrance to the Women’s Auxiliary to Wingham General Hos­ pital . The ladies have been selling tic­ kets for the past few weeks on this fine prize. Preached at Palmerston Rev. Kenneth" MacLean preached at the evening service in Palmerston Presbyterian Church, Sunday evening. Rev. Dr. K. Hunter Palmer, of that church, took the service in St. And­ rew’s here, he also addressed the Men’s Class in the afternoon. The St. Andrew’s Men’s Chorus led in the ser­ vice of praise at the evening service. Joined Dominion Bank Staff Two local boys last week entered the Dominion Bank. Elgin Loney, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Loney, went to Toronto and is on the staff of the St. Clair and Vaughan Road Branch. Norman Fry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Fry, is on the staff of the local branch for a month while Ken. Johnson is recuperating from an op­ eration, after which he will be trans­ ferred to Toronto. Off To Camp The training centres for Western Ontario, at Woodstock,'Kitchener and .Chatham, received another class Fri­ day. It is estimated that 3,000 are at­ tending these camps and about 30,000 across Canada. They will train for 30 days. The next camp starts Jan, 12th. Attending the camp at Wood- stock are: L. Ellacott, W. Davidson, Jim Lee, Ken Murray, George Tervit, Arthur BrUce, Stewart Jdtfray and Bert Hastings, Temperance Forces Organize A meeting of the temperance work­ ers of Wingham and District was held in the baptist Church oh Tues­ day evening, Nov, 19th. Besides tljp temperance workers of Wingham, there were present Mr. Fred Lewis of Toronto and Rev, W. A, Bremner, of Seaforth. The local forces were or­ ganized and an executive was chosen from among those present. It is the intention of the Temperance Federa­ tion to organize the forces in the nei­ ghbouring municipalities So that all may be informed of the activities of the Federation and therefore ready for any emergency. Mr. Lewis gave an inspiring address oh the need of the hour and the methods of the Mod­ eration League, SCHOOL CONCERT SPLENDID AFFAIR Full Hall Bath Nights For This1 Fine Entertainment The presentation by the Public School pupils at the Town’■ Hall, on Thursday and Friday evenings, was a very fine entertainment indeed. That the public appreciate these annual school concerts was evidenced by the capacity audiences both nights. The children, from fhe wee tots in Grade Grade I to those in Grade VIII, all took their parts in splendid fashion, a credit to their teachers, a credit to themselves, Principal Gordon Kidd introduced the program and expressed words of appreciation to those who assisted and to the pupils for their co-operation. Mr. G. A, Schatt'e and his orchestra played prelude and interlude music which was much appreciated. The members of the orchestra were, Miss Mary King, Miss Frances Lockridge, Bill Beecroft, Clarence Hamilton, Eric Schatite, Charles Wellwood, George Johnson. The first number was a Patriotic Parade by the Rhythm Band made up of 60 pupils from Grades II and III. These. selections were “There’ll Al­ ways Be An England” with Kenneth MacLean as soloist and Floyd Jenk­ ins. conductor; “The Maple Leaf For­ ever”, Barbara Stainton conducting; “Rule Britaannia,” conductor, Billie Waine; “Carry On”, conducted by Jacqueline Currie. The pupils of Grade I presented the .next number of the program which consisted of four parts, Shoemaker’s Dance, Dramatized Nursery Rhymes, “Cats’ Polka” and Patriotic Chorus. The May-Pole dance and May-Pole song was splendidly presented by the pupils of Grade IV, Pupils of Grades VII and VIII “The Glee Club” sang “Hour of Dreaming” and “Land of ■Hope and Glory.” Recitations were given by Doriald Lloyd, Mary Forbes and Jim Colborne. Play Presented The foregoing consisted of the first half of the program. The se'cond half was a two-act play “Days O’ Kerry Dancing” which was presented by the pupils of Grade VII, assisted by the choir of pupils from Grades V, VI and VII. The first act presented Granny and Patrick O’Malley sitting around their Canadian fireside with the young folk celebrating the arrival of the old people from Ireland fifty years earlier. The second act took the audience back to Ireland in the days when the O’Malleys were young and at the time of the County Fair. The play was delightfully presented. The characters were: Granny, Mar­ jorie French; Patrick, Bill Hilbert; Nora, Grace Bailey; Kathleen, Betty Hall; Dancer, Mary Lu Connell; le­ prechauns,' Ted Bailey, Ralph Stain­ ton, Tom Lockridge, Jack Lloyd, Bill Kress; Rose Jean Towne; Pat, Wal­ ter Burgess; Eileen, Jean Stewart; Witch, Eddie Canter; Dinny, Ray­ mond Bell; Golden Fish, Wilfred Gan­ nett; Emerald Princess, Helen Forb­ es; Golden Prince, Bill Field; Donkey, Bill Lee and Ivan Gardner; Chorus of colleens, Isabel Brown, Evelyn Evans, Margaret Angus, Marjorie Sinnamon; Chorus of gossoons: Jack Ernest, Donald Lloyd, Jack Walker, Milton Brown, ajck Montgomery; Star Fair­ ies: Mary Forbes, Barbara Ross, Dawna Walker, Joan Edgar. Stage Manager, Jack Pym. Curtain, Arthur Brown. Side Spot Llights, Cecil Yeo­ man. Switchboard, Jack Mellor. First Class Repairing r On all kinds of Leather and Rubber Footwear. All work neatly and promptly done at reasonable prices. Willis Shoe Store.* Underwent Operation Miss Velma Orvis Underwent an emergency appendix operation in the Wingham General Hospital Monday afternoon. We are happy to, state she is making Satisfactory progress. FOUR WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY • This is a reminder that four weeks from now will be Christmas Day. Just four more weeks to do your Christmas shopping. The ty&jfeh will slip by very quickly, so get F&^^vith that shopping list at once. TheWing­ ham stores are well stocke^j^th high quality merchandise at ■Bfeonable prices. No better selection Wfehrist- mas gift merchandise could one wish for - than that .now displayed by the Wingham stores. ACCLAMATION IN TURNBERRY FOR COUNCIL AND REEVE Present Council To Remain In Office For Two Years At the quietest and one of the most poorly attended nomination meetings in years Turnberry Township return­ ed its Reeve and Council by acclama­ tion on Friday afternoon. No action was taken in regards to the question of whether the council should be el­ ected yearly, or not, so automatically they will remain in office for two years, by government decree. The meeting and the speakers were short, the building was short of heat but had a surplus of wood smoke, and the only excitement of the afternoon was caused by the old campaigner, Wm. Austin. At the close of the nominations, the Clerk, W. R. Cruikshank, read the names of those nominated, together with the mover and seconder. They are as follows: Reeve Roland Grain, by Fred Hogg and Arthur -Wheeler. Council Fleming Black, by I. J. Wright and P. S, McEwen. Richard Wilton, b,y Fred Hogg and Arthur Wheeler. Harold Moffatt, by I. J. Wrifht and Norman Walker. James Breckenridge, by Norman Walker and I. J. Wright. Roy Porter, by Harold Casemore and Elgin Johnston. Wm. Austin, by P. S. McEwen and W. J. Johnston. (Continued on Page Six) ’ The furniture shown by A. J. Wal­ ker in the Wilkinson Model Home is the modern trend of furniture style. You would be surprised what you can buy these complete room furnishings for. Did you see the new colour com­ binations in Floglaze Paints and En­ amels in the Model Home? Drop in Thursday, Friday or Saturday, after­ noon or evening. Wilkinson’s Wall­ paper Shop. ■ , Former Resident Ill Mr. M. W. Telfer, manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Cred- iton, who was formerly a member of the Wingham staff, is in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, where he is receiv­ ing treatment.—Exeter Times-Advo- cate. , : ; , i Farm Clubs Name Officers At the annual county meeting of the United Farmers’ Clubs held re­ cently at Ripley, the following offic­ ers were elected: District Pres., Mr. Chas. Coultes, Belgrave; District lady director, Mrs. Oliver Anderson; assist­ ant, Mrs, Allan McAuley; assistant gentleman director, Murdo Matheson; Sec.-Treas., Mrs. R. G. Martin. Tracts Seized at Strathroy" As a result of the arrest in London of alleged Jehovah Witnesses, who are said to have distributed tracts sim­ ilar to the ones put about town, a week ago Sunday, a house at Strath- roy was raided and hundreds of tracts and pamphlets were seized.' So far no trace of those who distributed the booklets here has come t.o light, but police are on the lookout for the of­ fenders. REGISTRATION FORMS ARRIVE Under new arrangements complet­ ed by the Post Office Department at Ottawa, forms have been issued to each postmaster to facilitate national registration in cases of persons being married, losing their resignation cards or changes in address, Copies of the new regulations have reached the post office along with the various application forms, and applica­ tions coming under these classifica­ tions are now being received. • Heretofore persons being married have been responsible for sending not­ ification to Ottawa of changes requir­ ed in their registration cards, while the new procedure is to fill out forms and the postmaster will forward them to the Department of Statistics. Where changes in address are ne­ cessary or cards have been lost, forms must still be filled out by applicants and forwarded by them to Ottawa. For young citizens- reaching their sixteenth birthday since the general registration, which ended Atfg’hSt 21st, each postmaster has beert designated as a deputy registrar. ALL TOWN QEEICES GET ACCLAMATION Small Gathering.at Nomination. - There was no excitment at the Town Nomination meeting Monday evening. The attendance, was about the smallest in. many years and. no questions were.asked, The atmosphere was one of calm, much different than, we have witqe.ss.ed. on. some other, oc­ casions. Mayor J, H. Crawford, proposed by Elmer Wilkinson and. R. S. Hetherington... (Acclamation), third term, Reeve *R. S>. Hetherington, proposed by M. J. Johnson and Frank Sturdy,. Fred Davidson, proposed, by J. W. Hanna and W. J, Walters. J. W. McKibben, proposed by J. S. Isard and D. Kennedy. John W. Hanna, proposed by F. Davidson and J. W. McKibbon. *—Only one to quaify, elected by acclamation. . Utilities Commission W. H. Gurney, proposed by A. J. Walker and J. H., Crawford (accl.). Council ^Murray Johnson, proposed by F. Sturdy and J. H.. Crawford. *J. J. Evans,, proposed by R. S. He­ therington and F. Sturdy. *Elmer Wilkinson, proposed by J. H. Crawford and M. Johnson. *Frank Sturdy, proposed by R. S. Hetherington and M. Johnson. *R. FL Lloyd, proposed by J. H. Crawford and Elmer W’ilkinson. . ^Walter VanWyck, proposed by M. Johnson and Elmer Wilkinson. ■ H. C. MacLean proposed by J. W. McKibbon and W.' VanWyck. (Continued on Page Five) Rubber Footwear for Men and Boys We have Rubber Boots in light or heavjr weight; Bush Rubbers with or without felt lining; and Leather Top­ ped Rubbers with Grain or Kip Tops. Now is the time to buy. Priced right, at Willis Shoe Store. To Attend Lucknow Church The members of the Wingham Leg­ ion and the 99th. Wingham Battery will attend church service in Luck­ now Sunday morning next. The mem­ bers of the Legion will meet at the Armouries at 9,45 o’clock, To Hold Men’s Service Sunday night (Dec. 1) the monthly Men’s service will be conducted in St. Paul’s Church. A men’s choir will be present. Mr. H. G. Weir, president of the Huron Deanery Laymen’s As­ sociation will give the address. The Lyceum Theatre Presents This Thurs., Fri., Sat., the special picture in glorious technicolor “MARYLAND”. A tale of Beautiful Bess — thoroughbred horses — and splendid sportsmanship that mirrors the heart of the romantic Maryland. Teachers Meet This Week The teachers Of tilted townships, Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawa­ nosh, arc holding a ..conference in Dungannon School on Friday of this week. Inspector Kinkead, of Huron North, will give an address. Transferred to St. Marys Mr. James Dobie, formerly of Wingham, operator at Listowel C. N. R. station since 1936, has been trans­ ferred to St. Marys Junction, the change to take effect December 1st. During their residence here Mr. and Mrs. Dobie and son have won the es­ teem of our citizens generally and their large circle of friends will be sorry to see them leave Listowel. — Listowel Standard. Holstein Breeders ito Meet The Huron Holstein Breeders’ Club is holding its annual banquet in the Community Hall, Walton, on Thurs­ day of this week, Nov. 28th, at 12.30 o’clock. The ladies’ organization is supplying a goose dinner. The guest speaker will be Mr. S. B. Stothers, of Arthur, former Agricultural Repre­ sentative of Huron County, also Mr. Byron Jenvay, Holstein field man for Western Ontario. GIFTS REQUIRED BY SKY HARBOR The Huron County Elementary Fly­ ing Training School at Goderich is in need of articles of furniture, pictures, bridge lamps, etc., for the comfort of the members of the training staff. Anyone desirous of donating any of the above please communicate at onee with W. H. French, President, or 8. G. Kidd, Secretary of ’Wingliam Pat­ riotic Association. WAGON DEMOLISHED IN CAR ACCIDENT Lloyd- Hutton Dragged 30 Rods by Horses About seven o’clock Friday even­ ing a.n accident occurred on the high­ way, south of town, near the 12th line when a car ran into the back of a wagon driven by Lloyd Hutton. Both vehicles were proceeding north. Serg. Topham and Private Hannah, Ford- wich,. were in the car. No one was j injured., at least seriously, but the i wagon was. a total wreck and Lloyd 'was dragged about 30 rods beneath . the wagon before he got the horses under control. The car was consider­ ably damaged. Lloyd claims that he was carrying a tail, light when the ac­ cident happened. Traffic Officer F. Taylor*, of> Clinton, investigated. TO ENTERTAIN AIRMEN HERE Lions Club Planning to Have Airmen Guests in Wingham An effort is being made by the Lions Club of Wingham to have homes here entertain airmen from Pt. Albert. A committee has been set'up for this purpose with Hal. MacLean as chairman. In the near future it is the hope of this committee to have a number ©f the airmen from Port Albert come to Wingham to spend a Sunday.. Notice will be given ahead of time so that any who are desirous of entertaining these chaps may do.sq, See Sun-Tested Wallpapers and Floglaze Paint at their best in Model home on "Patrick St. any afternoon or evening this week beginning Thurs­ day. • The Wallpaper Shop, Elmer Wilkinson, Decorator. Red Cross Bridge Th‘e Wingham Bridge Club are holding an open bridge to-night (Wednesday). The proceeds will be used for Red Cross purposes. All bridge players are requested ot attend. Lions Buy Apples for Airmen At the apple festival held in Lis­ towel last week the Lions Clubs of Wingham, Goderich, Exeter, Seaforth and Clinton, purchased 80 baskets and 18 bushels of apples which will be pre­ sented to the airmen at Port* Albert and Sky Flarbour at Christmas, Attended Municipal School Town Clerk W. A. Galbraith attend­ ed the district municipal school con­ ducted by the Department of Muni­ cipal Affairs, which was held in Sea­ forth on Wednesday last week. At the morning session, R. J. Moore, sup­ ervisor of municipal schools, was the speaker. In the afternoon Mr. Ger­ main, of the department, conducted a questionnaire. Underwent Operation Kehneth Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Johnson, a member of the Dominion Bank staff, underwent an operation for the removal of his appendix, in Wingham General Hos­ pital, Friday morning. Ken was at Battery practice Thursday evening when he had an attack. We are hap­ py to slate that he is doing splendidly. Institute Sponsored Short Course Last week fifteen ladies attended the lectures of the Short Course spon­ sored by the Women’s Institute and held in the Town Hall here. The sub­ ject “Health Education” was thor­ oughly covered by,talks on the care of the sick in the home, care of the baby, first aid and communicable dis­ eases. Miss Hamilton, R.N., of Tor­ onto, was the capable instructress. O,n'. Thursday evening a class p^rty was held at the home of Mrs. C. Allin, when all had a very enjoyable even­ ing. United Church Woman’s Association The November meeting of the Wo­ man’s Association of the United Church was held in the church par­ lours on Tuesday of last week. The president, Mrs. S. S. Campbell, pre­ sided over the meeting, the theme of which was “Love,” The lesson was read by Mrs. Coutts, after which Mrs. Field led in prayer. Readings were given by Mrs, C. Lloyd, Mrs. Hisler and Mrs, 8, S. Campbell. The Roll Call was answered by a verse on “Love”, after which we were favored by a duet by Mrs. G< McLean and Miss E. Campbell, The officers of 1940 were then re-elected for the com­ ing year and after the business was transacted the meeting was closed by a hymn and prayer, RED CROSS MADE AN- OTHERSHIPMENT Quota for Evacuees Exceeded,by Willing Workers The 13th shipment of Red,. Cross supplies from the Wingham.. Branch, has been sent to headquarters, con­ sisting of; 120 pairs sox, Repairs sea­ men’s sox, 12 helmets, 71.scarves, 17 sweaters, 4 pairs gloves, 6_.pa.irs mitts* 7 pair wristlets, 5 air fopeg helmets, 36 gauze handkerchiefs,,, 96 surgical towels. Value of materials only $218, In addition to the regular Red Cross­ work, this branch was.asked.to accept a quota of 220 articles of clothing for. the people in the. distressed areas of England. The response was m.ost gratifying, 397 articles being sent,, 177 more than asked. in the quota.. The following is the. list: 22 women’s house-dresses,. 26 women’s night­ gowns; for boys, 10 house Qpjits, 28 shirts, 28 pairs, pants, 22 suits pyjam­ as, 38 pairs sox; for girls, 3.1. dresses, 24 nightgowns; and for children, 168 pairs m.i.ttens (50 pairs, being asked for). These garments vygre all made from new material and. entailed many hours- of painstaking- sewing by the women in the Red. Cross rooms and a.t. home. Besides the. above there, were sent, 1 wool afgjia.n, 7 quilts,, 3- child­ ren’s sweaters,, 2,7 children’s caps, 20 pairs felt bootqes, which were not in­ cluded in the: quota, making a total of 455 articles, for the evacuees valued at $255.Q&. These garments are meet­ ing a very urgent need among the civ­ ilians in England whose homes and supplies have been destroyed.. And the e.nd is not yet, the work must be continued, as word has come from headquarters that another quota will shortly be issued. The Whitechurch, and Bluevale un­ its' also made very substantial ship­ ments at the same time, but these are not included in the above statement. Upon checking over the books, the work committee find that several ar­ ticles of sewing and knitting have been out for a. considerable time. It is necessary that everything should be handed in before the end of the year. Will anyone having such garments, please return them, finished or unfin­ ished, during the next three weeks. Owing to a previously arranged meeting in the Council Chamber will the women note that there will be Red Cross work done in the rooms on Thursday of this week, Nov, 28th, The Dining-room suite shown in the Model Home can be delivered to your home for $119. A. J. Walker. 1 Purchased Property Mr. F. J. Mooney has purchased the Cameron Estate property in Turn­ berry. Progressive Euchre and Dance Will be held in Kirton’s School, on '4th line of Turnberry, on Friday, De- CClilbCi’ Gtll, Funds for Red Cross pur­ poses. Euchre commences at 9 sharp'.' Admission, gentlemen 50c. Ladies bring lunch. “Ace” Bateson Joins R.C.A.F. Jack “Ace” Bateson, who has been attending the Galt Aircraft School, was called to London for active serv­ ice with the Royal Canadian Air Force and is now stationed at Manning Pool, Toronto. Jack was one of the valuable members of our hockey team and will be greatly missed off the team. On behalf of the citizens, we wish him the best of luck. Have you seen the new designs of Sun-Tested Wallpapers in the Model Home on Patrick Street? You are welcome Thursday, Friday and Sat­ urday, afternoon or evening. Wilkin­ son’s Wallpaper Shop. DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS LIONS The regular meeting of Wingham. Lions Club dfr Friday, Nov. 22nd, fea­ tured the official visit of two district officers. Head man of Lions Inter­ national for* Ontario-Quebec Zone, Chas, H. Bennett, of Paris, and Dish. Deputy Governor Nelson Hill, God-* erich, were present. Both addressed the Club which had turned out almos-t one hundred per cent, to welcome them. Lion Bennett after discussing the aims and ideals of Lionism, called for a re-dedication of the membership to the Lions Code based on sound Christian idealism and calling for the highest order of service and citizen­ ship. Lions Clubs represented at the meeting by members were: Clinton^ Exeter and Goderich.