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WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 3rd, 1941 Subscriptions $2.00 Pcr Year
FRUIT GROWERS HAD
ANNUAL MEETING
JR. J, McLaughlin, Apple Grower, of
. Brussels, Is President,
'The annual meeting of the Huron
Fruit Growers’ Association was held
in the agricultural board room, Clin*
tton, Friday, and was marked by a
largely increased attendance over the
1940 annual. The meeting opened at
11 a .in. with the president, Mrs. D, A,
Smith in the chair. The minutes and
financial statement, read by secretary
treasurer, J. C. Shearer, were adopted,
The financial -statement showed a bal
ance of $82,29 on hand. The secretary
was instructed to write a letter of
thanks to the Lions Club for their sup
port of the 1940 field day.1'*
Officers for the ypar were elected.
They are: Honorary presidents, Geo,
L’aithwaite, Goderich; James R. Stirl
ing, Bayfield and Mrs, D. A. Smith,
Sloancrest Fruit Farms, . Goderich
township, immediate past president;
President, R. J. McLaughlin, Brussels;
viqe-pres,, Wesley Joynt, Lucknow;
-secretary-treasurer, J. C. Shearer, of
•Clinton; directors: Benson Sowerby,
‘Goderich, R.R. 1; Howard Armstrong,
Goderich, R.R. 2; Fred Middleton,
Stewart Middleton, Clinton, R.R. 3;
James Gardiner, Kirkton; Murray
Grainger, Varna;’Clayton Laithwaite,
Goderich; Thomas Salkeld, Lucknow;
George Johnston, Bayfield; D. J. Las-
saline, Goderich. Spray supplies was
tip for discussion and Gordon Blair,
Burlington, and John Read, Clinton,
-representing spray manufacturing
companies, addressed the group. It
was resolved that the purchase of
spray supplies be left to the executive.
MAILING LIST
WAS CORRECTED
Please Examine Your Label
The mailing list has been corrected
-up to and including Saturday, March
.29th Please look at the yellow label
on your paper which gives the date o.f
expiration. If this label reads in ar
rears an early settlement would be
greatly appreciated. Last month we
billed all those in arrears and we had
a very good response but there are
many who are still behind in their
payments.
If, on examining your label you find
it does not read correctly please not
ify this office as soon as possible.
* Maple Syrup on the Market
Some deliveries of maple syrup have
been made and the quality appears to
be very good indeed. One of the hap
py events of spring is the first taste
of the new. syrup crop.
Joined Tank Battalion
T,wo local lads have enlisted in a
idnk battalion at London. They are
Hugh Bell and Pat Fitzpatrick. Hugh
is the third son of -Mr. and Mrs. Matt.
Bell to enlist, for active service. His
brothers, Matt, and Andrew, are serv
ing in the forces in England.
Joined New Anti-Air craft Battery ,
Five members of the Wingham 99th
Battery have joined the 100th Light
Anti-Aircraft Battery, C.A.S.F., at
Guelph. They are Sgt.-Major Joe El-
lacott,' Sgt. Alvin Hammond, Bdr.
Ralph Hammond, L|Bdr. James Ow
ens and Gni'. Wm. Irwin. Those hav
ing stripes gave them up to join this
new unit which is now being organ
ized.
WAWANOSH COUPLE
56 YEARS MARRIED
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toll, Sr., In Ex
cellent Health.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toll, Sr., cele
brated their 56th wedding anniversary
last week. They are highly respected
citizens of East Wawanosh and many
messages of congratulations were re
ceived. They were-married by Rev. J.
S. Fisher, at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs, William Kern-
icli, of East Wawanosh, and they have
spent their entire married lifetime in
East Wawanosh. They are members
of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Toll
has pieced 15 quilts for the Red Cross
Society since July 1940. They are both
in excellent health. Mrs. Toll has
passed her 80th birthday and Mr. Toll
is in his 81st tear. Their family are
Miss A. M, and Roy, at home/Fred
Jr., Concession 8, East Wawanosh;
Mrs. E. W. Laughlin, of East Wawa-
nosh; Mrs. Harry Grasby, Morris and
Dr, C, E, Toll, Blyth,
THREE RIBS BROKEN
AND HIP INJURED
Alex Forsyth Injured In Mishap
In a rather strange accident Satur
day afternoon Mr, Alex Forsyth was
quite badly injured. A team of horses
were pulling a car from the garage of.
Mr. Henry Thomson. Alex was assist
ing in the operation. The chain used
for towing broke three times and the
horses becoming nervous, tried to
make a get-away, The door-of the car
which was open, struck Alex, with the
result that three of his ribs were frac
tured and he also received a gash on
his hip. It will be a while before Alex
will be able to resume his duties as
town foreman.
Harry J. Boyle
Popular CKNX announcer, who
with A. D. McLean, of Seaforth, is in
charge of the publicity for the county
executive of the War Services Fund.
HORTICULTURAL
PREMIUMS — 1941
8 Giant Pacific Hybrid Delphiniums
or
3 H. T. Roses, Climbers or Poly
anthus, Assorted Colors.
4 Spirea, Van. Houttei. ..
5 Azalaemums, assorted colors.
Please have your new or renewal
membership paid to your canvasser
now so you may receive your valuable
premium.
Canvassers: Mrs. (Dr.) Ross, Mrs.
Kew, Mr,s. Snell, /Mrs. T. Fells, Mrs.
O. Habkirk, Mr. W. A, Galbraith, Mr.
Hall, Mrs. H. Angus.
Mrs. E. J. Nash, Secretary.
PORT ALBERT PLANES
CAUGHT IN STORM
All of the 18 Avro-Anson bombers
from the Port Albert Air Navigators’
School which left Friday night for a
tour of the district and were caught
in a heavy snowstorm are back at their
home airport. The last to .arrive was
the dismantled bomber which was
damaged in a forced landing on No. 2
highway east of London early Satur
day morning and was brought back by
truck for reassembly and repair. Of
the 18 there were 11 able to return
safely to the Port Albert field that
night or early Saturday morning. The
other seven caught in the snowstorm
made forced landings.
Dance Friday Night, Masonic Hall
Under the auspices of the Swing
Club. Good time assured.
West Wawanosh Barn Burned
A substantial loss was sustained by
Frank Donnelly, well-known barrister
of Goderich, early Sunday morning,
when a barn on a farm owned by him
on the 2nd concession of West Wa
wanosh, was burned to the ground,
The building was a 50 by 70 foot stntc
ture. There is no one living on the
farm and the cause of the fire is un
known. Neighbors assisted in getting
the cattle out but 1,800 bushels of
grain are a total loss,
Seaforth One Up On Paisley
Seaforth Beavers are still one up on
the Paisley Oilers in their quest for
the championship of the Intermediate
“B” O.H.A. They won the first game
at Stratford 2-1 and these teams play
ed to a 5-all tie at Owen Sound on
Tuesday evening. the first encount
er Cy. Proctor received a crack on
the eye from Cordick’s stick and had
to retire from the game. He played
Tuesday night, however, and scored a
goat Nichol, another'Wingham plaj**'
er, plays with Seaforth, and these two
players* have bolstered n the Beavers
tremendously.
OFFICIALS NAMED
FOR CENSUS TO BE
TAKEN IN JUNE
H, C. MacLean Receives Appointment
for North Huron
Trade Minister MacKinnon told the
House of Commons the 1941 census
would be taken* and not postponed, as
had been. suggested in Opposition
speeches,
Mr. MacKinnon said the information
obtained in the census was much more
extensive and different in character
than that obtained on the national reg
istration last summer.
The new census would gather im
portant information on housing con
ditions which would be of use in post
war reconstruction plans. It always
took considerable time to compile data
collected by the census and if the cen
sus were postponed' for one, two or
more years, the information would not
be available when needed for demob
ilization and rehabilitation of ex-serv
ice men at the end of the war.
Names of 248 census administrators
for the 1941 decennial count of Can
ada’s people and resources were an
nounced by the Trade and Commerce
Department on Thursday, The census
starts June 2nd.
• The following is a list of the census
commissioners in this district; Huron-
North, H. C. MacLean, Wingham;
Huron-Perth, Clarence V. Pickard,
Exeter; Bruce, Archie McKay, Und
erwood; Grey-Bruce, Dr. John Archi
bald McArthur, Markdale,-Wellington,
North, Arnold Darroch, Clifford,
THE PIG THAT DID
NOT GOTO MARKET
We have all read about the little'pig
that went to market but this story is
about a pig that did no get to the
market. It started to market on -a
truck but jumped from the truck and
.wandered up the lane at Mike Schiest-
el’s farm near Glenannan. Mr.
Schiestel found the strayed pig and is
looking after it until it is claimed. Des
pite the fact that the pig is already
fattened for market, it has no± lost its
appetite, and does justice to good food
with which it is being fed. It is a safe
bet, however,'*'that the animal will soon
meet the fate of all pigs that are ready
to be slaughtered.
GOLF MEETING
—..
A meeting of the members of the
Alps Golf Club will be held in the
Council Chambers at 8 p.m. on Friday
evening this week, April 4th. All the
members are urged to be present.
H. Campbell, President.
Fine Weather at Victoria
In renewing his subscription to the
Advance-Times a day or two ago, Mr.
C. P. Smith, of Victoria, B.C., says in
his letter that they have had no snow
and he had just played a golf tourna
ment in a week of glorious weather.
We hope to have some of this kind
of weather very soon here.
UNITED CHURCH
AUXnjARY MET
The meeting of the Evening Auxil
iary, postponed on March 18th, was
held on the 25tli at the home of Mrs.
Elmer Wilkinson.
The worship period on “Faith” was
led by 'Miss Janet Murray. Miss
Blanche Bennett and Mrs. Jack Reavie
assisted by giving prayers and Mrs.
Frank Madill, the Scripture for the
evening. Special music was a solo,
“Dear Lord” by Mrs. Bill McCool.
The topic of the evening “Links Be-*,
tween East and West” was developed
.by Miss Marion Simpson. India and
Trinidad were the Mission Fields un
der discussion, Reports were given by
the Temperance Secretary, Miss Phyl
lis Johns, and the Treasurer, Miss
Marion Simpson.
Following the theme of the worship
period, the roll call was answered by
a quotation on Faith. Mrs. Lloyd an
nounced the allocation for the bale.
Since this. is almost complete to date,
it was suggested that the missing ar
ticles be supplied by a shower for the
May meeting. The plan for raising
money at the present time is to hold
social meetings at the homes of vari-
otts Auembers, the first on April 1st at
.thf^pme of Mrs. A. B. Adams. In
order to have as full an attendance as
is possible, the April meeting is being
postponed from Easter holiday week
to the one following, the date being
April 22nd,
BRITISH WAR
VICTIMS FUND
A total of $1,225.95 was realized
from donations and proceeds of the
concert held in the United Church on
the 22nd of March in. aid of the Brit
ish War Victims Fund, A cheque for
$1,200 was given Mr.t Jim Hunter be
fore he left Wingham and a further
cheque for $25.95 has been sent.
The following is a ^summary of the
different amou.its making the total:
Donations published previ
ously ......... $ 212.00
Donations listed below.......... 528.37
Donations $1.00 and funder
and sundry ......................... 82.83
Total Donations »..............$ 823.20
Proceeds of concert fyom sale
of tickets ................ 402,75
' $1225.95
There were no expenses deducted
from the amount. *
List of Contributors over $1.00 —
Dr. W. M. Connell j$5.00, Miss Beat
rice Graham $5.00, |E. 8. Copeland
$25.00, Howard ShePbondy $4,00, W.
A. Galbraith $5*00, 'B, H. Reynolds
$5.00, Mrs. Harry Brpwn $2.00, S.S. 5,
Turnberry (Dance Fund) $7,00, Rev.
W. A. Beecroft $4.00, Thos. Fells and
Family $25.00, Whitechurch Patriotic
Soc. $20.92, R. H. Lloyd $25.00, J. A.
Graham $15.00, Alf. Lockridge $10.00,
Geo. Williams $4.00,.(Miss Mary Gra
ham $3.00, Mrs. Ellen McPherson
$5.00, Miss Yvonne McPherson $5.00,
, A, E. Lloyd $25.00, Mrs. A. H. Simp
son $2.00, Miss Marion Simpson $3.00,
Mrs. C. Phippen $2.00, M. E. Phippen
$4.00, W. L..Kress $3.00, Stanley Hall
$5.00, FI. L. Stewart $5.00, H. E. Is-
ard $10.00, H. C. MacLean $5.00, R.
E. Campbell $2.00, Herb. Campbell
$10.00, R. S. Hetherington $10.00, J.’ R.
Spittai -$5.00, Mrs. A. W. Irwin $2.00,
W .H. Gurney & Son $25.00, Dr. W.
■A. Crawford $5.00, Dr, G. H. Ross
$5.00, Mrs. T. C. King $10.00, Miss
Jane McGregor $5,00, Miss Sadie
Johnston $10.00, Chas. Roberts $5.00,
Miss Mabel Reynolds $2.00, Harry Al
len $5.00, Miss Tena- Reid $2.00, Craig
Armstrong $1.15, Miss Kate McGreg
or $5.00, Miss V. MbLaughlin $2.00,
A. R. DuVal $5,00, Fred Howson
$5.00, Fred Spry (2nd subsc.) $5,00,
Dr. Geo. W. Howson $4.00, Duncan
Kennedy $2.00, Mrs. Florence Mc
Kenzie $5.00, 99th Battery $4.00, F. E.
Madill $5.00, W. W. Armstrong
$10.00, Dr. A. W. Irwin $2.00, .Miss
Minnie Barber $2.00, J. J. Evans $5.00,
Bert Thompson $5.00, Dr. W. A. Mc
Kibbon $10.00, Frank Sturdy $1,50,
Sam Coulter $2.00, Mrs. E. A. Van-
Stone $2.00', Mrs. Chas. Hinde $2.00,
Mrs. W. J. Greer $2.00, Miss Edith
J. C. Shearer
Huron County Agricultural Repre
sentative, who is in charge of the pro
duce donations for the County War
Services Fund. Mr. Shearer says he
can turn into use anything from an
egg to a horse.
Wallace $2.00, G. W. Tiffin $2.00, W.
Burbridge $20.00, Miss Walsh $2.00,
Mr. E. Jackson $5.00, C. E. Richey
$5.00, Miss Isard $2.00, Miss Cora
Gannett $2.00, Moses Brown $5,00, C.
R. Coultes $5.00, C. W. Lloyd $15.00,
Wm. Field $5.00, A. M. Kelly $6.80,
W. T. Booth $2.00, T. H.. Gibson
$10.00, W. B. McCool $2.00, E. S.
Lewis $9.00. Total donations $538.27.
We wish to express our g-ratcful ap
preciation to the contributors of the
fund and those who so readily assist
ed in the concert and parade. The
success of the concert was only pos
sible through the wholehearted sup*
port of the citizens of Wingham and
we thank you all,
G, E, Northwood,
Chairman of the Committee.
OPERATIONS CEASE ON
WINGHAM-CLINTON
LINE SAT., APRIL 12th
Line That Has Served Community
Sipce 1876 To Be Closed
The Canadian National Railway is
exercising the permission granted by
the Board of Transport Commission
and Is closing the line from Clinton
Junction to Wingham Junction on Sat
urday, April 12th, This means the
complete abandonment of this section
of track which has served this district
since 1876.
After Saturday, April 12th, all ex
press, freight, passenger and mail ser
vice leaving Wingham for London will
travel via Palmerston, Although the
time table’is hot yet announced, the
noon train leaving here for Palmerston
will connect with trains for London
and points in Western Ontario, Bel
grave, however, will be without the
services of a railway at their door and
will have to use Wingham, Brussels
or Blyth for railway shipping points.
The closing of this line may be the
signal for some of the municipalities
affected to start legal proceedings as
they have agreements with the rail
way, Hullett has a clause in their con
tract which calls for the return of the
$25,000 they invested in the railway
plus interest dating from the time the
agreement was instituted.
Other townships have agreements
for continuous service but they do not
contain the same clause as does the
Hullett agreement. They, however,
may make claim against the railway
for breach of their contract. East Wa
wanosh, Turnberry and Morris have
such contracts.
LIONS CONTINUE
SERVICE WORK
The regular luncheon of the Lions
Club was held at the Brunswick Flotel
last Friday evening. The matter of or-
ranging for an examination of the
children of Lower Town School by
local physicians and dentists was dis
cussed and referred to the Sight Sav
ing and Child Welfare Committees
with power to act. Lion Dr. Crawford
reported all arrangements made for
the treatment of oqe eyesight case at
Toronto except for the transportation.
This was promptly arranged for am
ong the Lions. Two reels of travel
movies were shown were by Lion Dr.
Connell. ’
Swing Club Dance Friday Night
In the Masonic Hall. Come and en
joy yourself.
Hospital Auxiliary Meets Monday
The regular meeting of the Wo
men’s Auxiliary to Wingham General
Hospital will be held in the Council
Chamber on Monday afternoon, April
7th, at 3.45.
Bridge Club Winners
Five tables took part in a Howell
game at the Bridge Club on Wednes
day evening. The winners were: 1st,
Mrs. French and Harley Crawford;
2nd, Miss Schultz and W. H. French;
3rd, Mrs. Porter and Dr. Ross; 4th,
Mrs. H. Campbell and Mrs. Hether
ington.
FORMER HOWICK
MAN PROMOTED
Harold I. Weir Now Assistant Super
intendent of Agencies for London Life
^"Harold I. Weir, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. L. Weir, of Howick, has been ap
pointed to the position of Assistant
Superintendent of Agencies for the
London Life, and commenced his new
work on March lst^
The record of Mr. Weir’s accomp
lishments during the years he has serv
ed this company shows how thorough
ly he is qualified to occupy this highly
important post in our Ordinary Branch
organization. In 1930, having served
successfully in the teaching profession
for several years, Mr. Weir resigned
the principalship of an Owen Sound
school to become a life underwriter.
From the beginning he proved an ef
fective and energetic field man. In
1933 he was appointed District Sup
ervisor in Owen Sound, In 1936 Mr.
Weir moved from Owen Sound to .take
over the larger job of developing the
Kitchener territory. The next step in
Mr. Weir’s progress was his promo
tion to the managership of Ottawa
District. In the summer of 1939 Mr,
Weir assumed the managership of To
ronto Albert District, Last year he led
this staff to a 20*% increase over the
previous year,
NEW ARTILLERY
BRIGADE FORMED
Headquarters Will Be In Wingham
A new Artillery Brigade is being
organized in this district, with head
quarters at Wingham. This Brigade
will be known as the 21st Field Brig
ade, R.C.A., and will comprise four
Batteries, Wingham, Listowel, Walk-,
erton and Kincardine-Port Elgin.
Major G. W. Howson, of town, has
been appointed Officer Commanding
the Brigade. Lieut. Elmer Bell will be
Brigade Adjutant and Capt. R, S.
Hetherington will take over the com
mand of the local Battery.
This Brigade officially came into the
Reserve force as of April 1st and much
organization work has already taken
place.
Mayor E. D. Brown, Goderich
County Treasurer of War Services
Fund, who states that returns up to
the present have been very satisfac
tory.
CONTEST HELD AT
INSTITUTEJWEETING
The March meeting of the Wing
ham Branch of the Women’s Institute
was held on Friday, the 28th. In the
absence of the president, Mrs. W. S.
Hall, the 1st vice-president, occupied
the chair. Manj' of the members an
swered the roll call by reading an Ir
ish verse. Mrs. Thos. Bower gave an
interesting history of the Irish people,
Mrs. George Williams, a delightfully
humorous Irish reading, and Mrs. J.
A. Wilson gave an inspiring paper on
current events. Misses Elaine Walsh
and Evelyn Wilson played two piano
duets which were much enjoyed, as
was an Irish dance by Miss Mary Lou
Connell, accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. Donald Robertson,
A “Pat” contest was conducted by
Mrs. George Scott, and the prize was
won by Mrs. J. A; Wilson. Commun
ity singing also was a feature of the
meeting, and at the close of the pro
gramme, a social half-hour was spent
around the tea-tables.
Brother Passes
The sympathy of this commnuity is
extended to Mr. Ezra Zurbrigg of
town, whose brother, David, of Palm
erston, died Saturday, March 29. The
funeral was held on Monday.
Goderich Man On Otter Crew
One of the two survivors from the
six man engine room crew of the ill-
fated H. M. C. S. Otter which was de
stroyed by fire recently at a cost of
19 lives, is W. Carl Clark, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Clark, Cambria St.,
Goderich. Fie was married in January
to an Oakville young lady. A stoker
aboard the Otter, Mr. Clark is in hos
pital at an Eastern Canada port suf
fering from exposure and an injured
back. He helped to fight the flames
on the Otter for three hours when the
sea was bitter cold. All the men in
Stoker Clark’s life boat were saved.
Seaforth Mail Killed in Toronto
George Bethune, 68, of Seaforth,
was fatally injured early Monday when
struck by a car on Avenue Road near
Cottingham street. Mr. Bethune, pol
ice reported, was apparently walking
from the west side to the east side of
Avenue Road, when knocked down by
a car, proceeding south, in charge of
Gordon A. Mclnnes, 23. The victim
was removed to the Toronto General
Hospital in a city ambulance, where
he died shortly after being admitted.
Mr. Bethune was born and raised in
Stratford and was visiting in Toronto
when the accident happened.
Strange that money should bo call
ed “dough,” Dough sticks to your fin
gers.
WAR SERVICES FUND
DRIVE GOING WELL
Monster Rally To Be Held in Seaforth
Sunday Next
With over one million and a half
dollars collected in Canada already, of
the objective of five and a half million
dollars for the Canadian War Services
Drive, canvassers in the Huron Coun
ty campaign are thankful this week for
finer weather. It will mean that the
canvass can proceed as scheduled this,
week.
Rallies have been held in several
centres of the county, and the Execu
tive noting the feeling at these rallies,,
have decided to hold a monster rally
in Seaforth next Sunday, April 6th.
The feature of this rally will be the
monster parade at 2.15 of the bands,
veterans, soldiers and airmen, both of
the Royal Canadian Air Force and the
Royal Air Force. At 3.00 o’clock the
rally will be held at the Presbyterian
Church with prominent district speak
ers including members of the R.A.F.
navigational school at Port /Albert, the
Rev. W. A. Beecroft of the Wingham
United Church and Lt.-Col. J. G, Sass
of the Netherlands Army stationed in
Stratford.
Meanwhile canvassers are making a
determined effort to conclude the can
vass this week. The rural canvassers
in McKillop report excellent results in
the “money or produce” campaign.
Fred W. Spry, campaign chairman
for Wingham, reports that one group
of canvassers reported an average sub
scription of five dollars, with another
group reporting an average of seven
dollars for each donation. Mr. Spry
states that there is a remarkabljr fine
spirit in the campaign with everyone
trying to do his or her bit for the boys
of the armed forces.
LARGE GATHERING
HELD BY MASONS
Lodge of Instruction Held Here On
Tuesday Night
The Masonic Temple was the scene
of much activity Tuesday evening as
there was a large gathering of Masons,
not only from the local lodge but
members of the various lodges
throughout the district. Under the dir
ection of Rt. Wcr. Bro. R. C., Red
mond, a lodge of instruction was held,
the third degree being exemplified by
the officers of Kincardine Lodge.
Following the work in the lodge
room a social hour was held in the
banquet hall.
Engaged by Huron Motors
" Mr. Walter Nichols, of Chesley, has
been engaged by the Huron Motors,
commencing nis new duties Monday.
Engagement Announcement
V The engagement is announced of J.
M Bernice, only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Day, of Gorrie, Ont., to
Clarence Wallace Sparling, only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sparling, of
Gorrie, Ont., the marriage to take
place quietly in April.
With The R.C.A.F.
Mr. Charles McKibbon has enlisted
with the Royal Canadian Air Force
and is now at Manning Pool, Toron
to. Charlie had made application to
the air force some time ago but only
on Friday was accepted. Mr. and Mrs.
McKibbon now have two sons in the
service of their country, Dr. W. A.
McKibbon is a Captain in the 24th
Field Ambulance at Vai Cartier.
RED CROSS MAKE
ANOTHER SHIPMENT
This Is The Fourth Consignment
Shipped This Year
The Wingham Red Cross have sent
another shipment to headquarters, the
fourth for the year. The value of ma
terial only was $220. Seamen’s sup
plies: 17 scarves, 8 turtle neck sweat
ers, 20 helmets, 19 pr. 2-way mitts, 3
pr, short stockings, 22 pr. long stock
ings. Army supplies: 26 pr. plain
mitts, 14 pr. 2-way mitts, 6 pr. rifle
mitts, 8 scarves, 72 pr. socks. Hos
pital supplies: 9 pr. pyjamas, 36 gauze
handkerchiefs, 24 khaki handkerchiefs.
Articles for bomb victims: 9 quilts, 8
afhgans, 8 women’s dresses, 22 girls*
dresses, 16 girls’ nightgowns, 16 boys’
shirts, 11 pr* boys’ pants, 6 suits py
jamas.
Instructions from headquarters ask
the knitters to graft the toes of sox,
please. This is necessary, otherwise,
they have to be re-knit.
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