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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-06-21, Page 6Blended for Quality TEA (who rises perhaps a little earlier than we do in the morning), bad the same experience, and an early morning check-up found the starlings in her garden, busily engaged in disengaging the tomato plants,. Perhaps others had had the same ex- perience, and this may help clear up. the mystery. We now have a fresh box of tomato plants, but we hesitate to plant them. The thought of getting up early to stand guard over a row of tomato plants, bothers us greatly. (Continued from page one) Guests of the Club were Pte. Arnold Dennis of the Essex Scottish; Tele- graphist Harry Casemore of the Navy; Don Jeffs, Cecil Merkley and Bob Hall. Arnold Dennis and Harry Case- more were welcomed home by Presi- dent Wilf French and invited to speak to the Lions. Both expressed appreci- ation at being invited and were unani- mous that they were glad to be back home once more. Lion Tamer Jack McKibbon led in Personal messages, limited to 50 the singing and summoned a sextette words, one message from an individual, and free of charge, will be accepted. comprised of Lions Omar Haselgrove, No reference may be made to public Harley Crawford, Clayton Gammage, affairs, to business or money. The message must be for a person, not for a company or organization. These must be submitted to local Canadian Red Cross Society Branches on forms which they will supply. The branches will then send the messages through —their Provincial Commissioners to the Red Cross Enquiry Bureau which will immediately despatch them to the International Service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation where they will broadcast in the language of the country for which they are intended and in English. STARLINGS ATTACK TOMATOES (Blyth Standard) The editor had an experience in gardening over the week-end which left him wondering until we indirectly learned what might have happened to- .our freshly trans-planted tomato plants. We planted them out on Sat- urday evening, and on Sunday we aioticed that several had disappeared. By Monday morning they were all, gone, and we were told that it was cut-worms. We had our doubts about this, as the leaves and branches in almost every case, had disappeared, and only about a half inch of the stem remained above the ground, We have since found out that another party,' 111111!•••••••••01.1101••••••••••.1m•Mon GIVE YOUR HOME Nam My aAops4 In spite of wartime restrictions, the quality of Plo-glaze Paint has been rigidly maintained. lea true economy to buy Plo-glaze because it covers more surface per gallon, lasts longer—gives you the lowest eost per year over the life of the paint, Ask us about this thrifty top-quality paint, tnade to give your home plus protection arid lasting beauty, For Sale by: The Wallpaper Shop Phone 223 Wifighott, Ont. BED CROSS TO ASSIST LOCATING RELATIVES, FRIENDS IN EUROPE Service at Present Confined to Holland and Czechoslovakia A. service to people in Canada anxious to try to locate relatives or friends in Europe by short wave is announced by the Canadian Red Cross Society, This service will be render- ed through the Red Cross Enquiry Bureau, 130 Queen Street, Ottawa, and is arranged through the -facilities and with the co-operation of the Inter- national Service of the Canadian 'Broadcasting Corporation. This serv- ice will 'be confined at the moment to Holland and Czechoslovakia programs already being broadcast from the International Service transmitters, It is hoped to start the service almost immediately, but arrangements for re- ception of the messages in their re- spective now in process of completion through the governments concerned, must first be made. LIONS CLUB NAME ELECTED OFFICERS Cliff. McAvoy, Clarence Richey and Fred Spry. Their rendition of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" was very favorably received by members. Tail- twister Gard Buchanan was on the job as usual and after announcing that the amusement tax was still on, he collect- ed the tax from each member in view of the sound picture to be shown. Lion Bill Hamilton exhibited a bril- liant tie which Lion Gard could not resist and an exchange was made on the spot. The Tailtwister conducted a quick census to see which Lion had the largest family, The result was that Lion Ed. Gibson could name seven children and Lion Bob Hobden, five. A toss-up resulted in Lion Bob Hobden being called to the front to perform the duty of presenting to Lion Alton Adams, a silver cup for his new son, Alton Philip. Lion Hugh Carmichael as convener of the Frolic Committee reported committees selected to conduct the Baby Frolic on the night of June 26th, Lion Jack Hanna thanked the Lions for the support they had given him and stated that he was proud to ,be their representative in the Ontario House. The Lions' Roar was given in his hon- our.. Lion Murray Johnson reported that $700 had been collected from the recent Auction Sale and some furniture was left over. This would be stored until Fall when another sale might be arranged. Lion Jack Hanna was ap- pointed to present the Lions' Shield at the Belgrave 'Musical Festival on I'M NEVER GOiNG INTO THAT STORE AGAIN I NO-0-0 I SUPPOSE NOT ! BUT I STILL DON'T'SEE HE TRIED TO LIMIT ME 10 JUST ONE CAN,AND THIS ISN'T RATIONED! OH YES YOU DO! THAT'S 111! JUST THE WAY TO GO ABOUT GETTING THINGS RATIONED. YOU DON'T WANT THAT! DE FAIR! There's enough tor everyone but we must all share and share alike, Your grocer is doing his part to keep dis, tribution equal, Are you doing yours? tees all make it our business to see that further rationing is utmetes, sary. That's the way to help the retailer, help the govern, meat and help ourselves. JOHN LABA11 LIMITED London Camitin • THEN SUPPORT YOUR GROCER! HE'S DOING A SWELL JOB... THANK HIM, INSTEAD OP COMPLAINING June 12th. Bob Hall and Cecil Merkley entertained with three num- bets on their guitars which were ,greatly appreciated, President Wilf. announced Lion Bill Galbraith would proceed with a show- ing of a, sound film. This was a colored film of a trip across Canada, prepared by. the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. The colors were brilliant and many Lions recalled places they had visited at 'various times. The showing lasted thirty minutes and at the elosei. President Will, on behalf of the Club expressed appreciation to Lion Bill.for the entertainment. The meeting clos- ed with the Lion's Roar and the usual closing song, WINGBAU ADVANCg-T3igS Thursday, Jul, o .31st, 1194$, MAY DONATIONS TO THE RED CROSS Miss McCallum, $1,00; Mrs. 5, Reavie, $3.00; A. Well Wisher $5,00; Mrs, P. King, 1 girl's underwear; Mrs. Geo. Phippen, 1 crib quilt; Mrs, A. H, Musgrove, 1 afghan; 9th TurniberrY, 3 quilts; Bluevale, 15 suits pyjamas, 10 girls' nightgowns, 5 girls' tresses, 1 quilt; Whitechurch, 10 large quilts, 2 crib quilts, 1 quilt (the Alps group), 1 quilt, Mrs. R. J. Ross, 1 quilt, Mrs. P. Mathers, 1 quilt, Mrs, Mae Ross, 4 large and 2 crib quilts, Miss A. and M. Laidlaw, $5.00, Mrs. Purdon's group for hospital supplies, Miss Ken- nedy's group, Whitechurch $3,85; Holmes' School (per Miss 5. Moir) $12.50, Received in June, $1.000. Lower Boundary Quiltting group per Mrs. Campbell. TURNBERRY GROUP DOING GOOD WORK During the months of April, May, the Red Cross group of the 9th of Turnbeiry, held nine meetings in the school. There were two custom quilts completed, also eleven Red Cross ones quilted. Three afghans were banded in, the work done by Miss Clara Fortune. There will be a dance held in the school on Wednesday night, June 13. Proceeds for Red Cross purposes. FARMERS TO GET MILITARY TRUCKS Huron County Federation to Ascertain Requirements of HurOn Farmers The Ontario Federation haS request- ed the War Assets Corporation to make available to Agriculture, used military trucks. This has been done and with the co-operation of the W.A. Corporation trucks are soon to be available for Huron County. It will be up to the County Feder- ation to ascertain the number of trucks required, to faciliate this the W.A. Corporation is preparing a pamphlet showing the type of trucks available, with specifications. Includ- ed in the pamphlet is a blank form upon which the farmer can indicate the type of truck lie requires and re- turn the blank to the County Secre- tary. In this way it will be -possible to determine the number required in eah part of the province. These pamphlets will soon be available. These arc preliminary plans to secure trucks. Prices and plans to simplify distribution of the trucks will be an- nounced later, REGISTRATION IS STILL IN FORCE The National Registration, commen- ced in August, 1940, is still in full force and effect, Hon. Humphrey Mit- chell, Minister of Labour, stated to, day, "The fact is," the Labour Minister said, "that in addition to its use for the military call-up, the National Reg- istration is used for a number of other government purposes. It In,4, been used for tracing people for the De- pendents' Allowance Board, for tracing the relatives of those discharged from the Armed Services, and for tracing people in various other, ways. Also, it is tied in with certain other Dominion and Provincial regulations, which make its continuance for the present quite necessary." The Minister pointed out that under the Registration, everyone 16 years of age and over is required to carry a registration certificate. If the certifi- cate is lost or becomes unreadable, it must he replaced by application to the nearest Post Office. Also, persons who change their address or who marry are required to notify National. Registration through the Post Office. Young persons on reaching the age of 16 years arc required to register., The Minister said that some people Seem to assume, and to ASSUnie errors- toughy, that because no more Merl are now being called for military training under the military talk*, the Nation- al Registration has been abandoned. ,,, 41 ,,, 14144404441141144 WP011,1411P14444M04144141141M04 pOPIPOPP , 4, , Hints On Fashions 1!!,11 , ! ,, llll MIAOW; l A lll A l popppplippppppqmillpolepeopipire ppp ll p lllll It takes a heap of recollecting to describe the old drab looking rain- coat that added its share of gloom to a dreary, rainy clay. Now, rainy clay fashions -bring on good cheer and charm while they keep off the rain. Oyster white proofed gabardine makes this comfortable and flattering rain coat fashioned with convertible collar, a drawstring belt that ties in front, and deep, draped hip pockets. The hood is separate BLUEVALE Vancouver Minister Preached The morning service at Knox Pres- byterian Church was conducted by Rev. Thomas Roulston of Vancouver, B.C. He spoke from the text "The Well is Deep" from the parable of Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the well. He emphasized the need for a deepening of the spiritual life.' An- niversary services were announced for the 1st Sunday in July, when Rev. S. M. Scott of Kincardine, will be the guest speaker, Voted $100 To Community Hall The Bluevale' WOmen's Institute met at the home of Mrs. John Wick- stead this week. The meeting was conducted by the president, Mrs. Joseph Smith. 'Miss Margaret Curtis read the secretary's report and pre- sented 'the financial statement. The roll call was answered by naming a favourite vegetable and method of preparation. One hundred dollars was voted to the Building Fund of the new Com- munity Hall, the proceeds of the play "Valley Farm". A committee consist- ing of Mrs. J. H. Smith, Mrs, Harry Elliott and Mrs. Geo. Thomson was appointed to arrange for conducting a booth at the fortnightly dances be- ing held in the hall, Mrs. Edward Johnston gaVe a report of the district annual meeting held recently at Ford- w i ch. Mrs. Charles Mathers gave a paper on "Cereals" showing an enlarged drawing of the. parts of a wheat grain. She quoted Canada's food tuxes and showed the value of cereals in the diet, especially of brown bread and fortified YOU Can you remember when making toast meant holding bread over red hot coals? . • . and wash aciv meant hours of rubbing on board? .. and oil Wraps had to be cleaned ana trimmed every day? Lots of people do remember those days when it took hours of toil to'periorrn tasks that can now be done elecnically in a few minutes. In a comparatively short period of time they have seen electftcity grow From a small beginning into one ot the most impottant doci beneficial services In the world to-day. ,01 Io Wog the electcal of living to woos and more pi,eopl, Hydro has I'm- ed to s great water _power worn to ptovide this Ptovince with an abundant supply of low-cost electAcity enioyed by few places elsewhere in the world. This is largely because citizens of Ontario co-operated ,to organize and support klydro, and have built it up toilet" viottotio 00114 through steadily increased use of its service. lAydro is completely sell-sup porting, lt operates on a service-at-cost basis anti them ore it is used the less cosits. Her how lAydro rates have dropped With creasedi use: Average cost Year Average Aimua1 domestic use kilowatt-hour pet 1914. . 9.10 kilowatt-hours , • 5,. 1924. , 960 ':, ,. .. A .(g 1934.. 1116 .. .. A ..5 ,, 1943.. 9.00 " • . 1.1'S P.s you plan your wen home. remember that you v4ill want more and more electrical comi arts. When you build or remodel, be sum that your home is wired adequatey, with p1enty of wall and other outlets in every room. Plan wisely now to take full advantage of this Hydro of yours. '1 ONE ARC white bread. Miss Thacker, teacher in S.S. No. 2, Turnberry, donated a hand-made rug on which members will sell tickets. It was suggested. that a "Tweedsmuir" book be started by the Institute in which records of events of historical value in the community will be kept. 3 sweaters knit, 5 dress- es cut out, 11 letters written to those in service and $16.00 worth of War Stamps purchased was reported to the War Work Convenor by members. Congratulations to George ThoMson Jr., who got first class honors in the Honors course in English in the second year at Western University, George Greenaway was in Toront6 over the week-end attending .the frin- eral of his. nephew,. the late Robert Harvey Messer and Mr. McCleary of Toronto, spent the week-end at Mr. Messer's summer home here. Miss Sanderson and George Donald- son of Toronto, spent a few days at the, Sanderson home, and while here had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Henry of Stratford. Lorne McCrackin of Seaforth, who was a. patient in Scott Memorial 'hos- Pital for a week, suffering from an in- fection in his knee caused by a thorn prod, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McCrack- in, until fully recovered and back to normal health, J. C. Higgins Was at Niagara Falls during the past week, attending the Assessor's Convention, Mr. and , Mrs. W. W. Mann and son Roy, attended the funeral of their daughter-in-law, Mrs, W. C. Mann, held from her late residence, conces- sion 1, Elma, on Friday afternoon. Burial took place in Woodlawn Ceme- tery, Listowel, Mr, and Mrs: George Hetherington have adopted a five months old baby boy, Robert Alexander, • Oly Moffatt of Ingersol, spent the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Higgins. Mr, and Mrs, Richard Johnston and daughter, Miss Emma Johnston and Airs, Arthur Shaw, attended the fun- eral of their cousin, Rev, C. C. Kaine, at Seaforth this week. Birke Fowler of London, is spending the summer with his aunt, Miss .1:nor- ence Fowler. ar. and Mrs. William Jenkins of Galt, were week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. George Hetherington. Miss Fair of Toronto, is visiting her sister, Mrs, 5, W. Johnson at the parsonage, Mr. and Mrs. Cross of Palmerston, spent Sunday with. Mrs. Curtis and Mrs. Kirton. • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnston. and. Mr, and Mrs. Carl Johnston and daughter Marie, were Sunday visitors with Gorrie relatives. Mrs. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Porter and family of Bayfield„ were recent visitors with Mrs. Arthur Shaw.