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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1938-03-24, Page 1I) Single Copies Five Cents Subscriptions $2,00 Per Year Rev. E. O. Gallagher Inducted into Pastorate of St, Paul’s Parish Mr. and Mrs. Wm, S. King celebrated Their Golden Wedding Anni­ versary Monday, F, W. Warren, of Hamilton, Engag­ ed! as Architect. With Which la Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter Newt. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 24th, 1938 SHELL DEALERS GATHERED HERE -Annual Gathering of Goderich and Harriston Districts On Friday night the annual meet? Ing of the Shell Oil Company of Can­ ada dealers for the Goderich and •Harriston districts, was held here. Mr, W. A. Wood and Mr'. W. R. Treitz, branch managers and head of- •fice executives, were present. Mr. L, R. Martin, assistant Divisional Man­ ager, greeted the men on behalf of the company and outlined briefly plans for 1938, Two talking pictures were shown at the Armouries during the meeting. One of thgse illustrated in story form the company’s standards as to the performance of shell service and sta­ tion management, A short skit, en­ acted by members of the Shell organ­ ization, was a feature of the program. Following the program in the Ar­ mouries lunch was served at the Brunswick Hotel and the Palmerston Male Quartette entertained with sev­ eral well rendered numbers. Im­ promptu numbers were given by sev­ eral of those present. In an interview with the Advance- Times, Messrs. Wood and Treitz said -“1937 was a very satisfactory year for •our company in'Canada. We showed .a gratifying increase in sales over 1936! Aside from the general im­ provement in conditions, we blieve a .good share of the credit should go to our newspaper and other advertising •activities. We look forward with a great deal of confidence to 1938”. Former Resident Passes Mrs. R. W. Adams received word of the death of Mrs. Groinne (form­ erly Jessie Cassie) at Long Beach, Cal. Mrs. Groinne was formerly a resident of Wingham, being a daugh­ ter of George Cassie, a builder and cdntracteor back in the 70’s. The late Mrs. Groinne will be remembered by some of the older residents of Wing­ ham. Bridge Club Results A regular' meeting of the Bridge Club was held on Wednesday evening last week with nine tables taking part in the play. The winners were: North and South: Mrs. R. S. Hetherington and W. H. French; Mrs. G. Ross and L, R, Blackwood; Miss Dell Walker and &Frank Madill; Mrs. O. Colborne and G. Mason; East and West: Mrs. J. H. Crawford and Bruce Fox; Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and John P. Mc- Kibbon; Mrs. R." Clegg and J. • H. •Crawford; ‘Mrs. H. Campbell and Mrs. W. Currie. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Reg. DuVal were Toronto visitors last week. Miss Grace Greer, of London, was a visitor in town over the week-end. Mrs. Alex. Scott,"of Blyth, was a •week-end visitor with her son, George -and Mrs. Scott. , y--: Miss Anne Morrison, Reg. N., of Toronto, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R. M. Spittai. We have all styles of Rubbers, and this is the Rubber season. See them at Greer's Shoe Store. n Mr. Charles McKibbon, of Toron­ to, spent the week-end with his par­ ents, J. W. and Mrs, McKibbon. Mrs. George Schaefer and son, Billie, of Goderich, spent a few days with her mother,'Mrs.' John McCool. Rubbers! Wear Rubbers — Keep your feet dry and save your shoes—* Rubbers 50c to $1.00. Greer’s Shoe Store. ‘ . X Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McKinney and babj^', of Toronto, were guests of the latter’s father, Mr. W. H. Gurney, Or the week-end. Mr, and Mrs. J, F, Crandall Mrs. H. A, McMillan attended funeral of their -aunt, Mrs. Dora Rod- Crus Fluety, in Buffalo, NY. Mr. and Mrs. J, A, Fox Spent the week-end in Athens, Mich,, visiting With their parents, Mr, and (Mrs. A. Box and Mr. and Mrs. A. Walkley, Shoe Repairing — Bring along your old shoes and let us put them in good condition for you. Greer’s Shoe Store- Rev. E. O. Gallagher was in Lon­ don on Tuesday of this week attend­ ing the quarterly meeting of the Ex­ ecutive Committee of the Diocese of Huron. Spring Shoes Greer’s Shoe Store is showing the new; styles in Blue Black or Green Gabardine, suede or kid. shoes. Call and see the newest in Spring footwear at Greer’s, ov- 'and the TURNBERRY COUPLE 50 YEARS MARRIED that strike the farmer, left without a crop. They to Ontario settling on the of Turnberry where they At their home in Turnberry, Mr, and Mrs, Wm, S. King celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Monday, March 21st. They were married at Brussels on March 21st, 1888, by the late Rev. Richard Paul. Mrs. King was formerly Mary Mc­ Kinney, eldest daughter of the late Joseph and Mrs, McKjnneyyof Blue­ vale. She is the surviving one of a family of six. Mr, King was born in Turnberry, obtained his education at No. 1 School, later going to Clinton^ Model School and taking up the tea­ ching profession. He became widely known in Culross and Grey, also in Manitoba- Mr. and Mrs. King left on April 15th, 1888, to take up his dut­ ies as a teacher in Boisevain. Later Mr. King preferred to take up farming out there, With the hard difficulties they were came east 12th Con. now reside with their son, Percy. To the happy union were born two sons and four daughters, Ross living on the'’ next farm, and Percy at home, Estella (Mrs. Wm. R. Davidson), of Hensal; Sadie (Mrs. Stuart McBur- ney), and Lavina (Mrs. Alex. Leaver) both of East Wawanosh, one daugh­ ter, Pearl, died in infancy. They have seven grandchildren. Their children all obtained their ed­ ucation at Holmes’ School. In the .early days the school was an interest, to the community. They held Sunday School there and other social gather­ ings which helped the community, in which Mr. and Mrs. King took an ac­ tive part. Mr. King was Asssessor of Turnberry for ten years, also agent of the Western Weather Insurance Company. , The bride and groom of fifty years ago were remembered by cards,' let­ ters, telegrams and gifts. During the afternoon and evening about eighty relatives, friends and neighbours call­ ed to extend their congratulations and best wishes. Mrs. Alex. Leaver as­ sisted in receiving the guests. Dur­ ing the afternoon and evening a dainty lunch was served. Mrs. Percy King invited the guests to the table and those assisting her were Mrs. R. King also Misses Mary King and La­ vina McBurney. The rooms were beautifully decorated in yellow and white and spring flowers. A pleasant half hour was spent in renewing the happenings of 50 years ago and all departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. King many more wedding anni­ versaries and all hoped they would celebrate their diamond wedding. Guests were present from Toronto, Ethel, Atwood, Hensall and local points. Lesion Held Meeting at Lucknow Ori Tuesday evening a regular meeting of Wingham Post No. 180, Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., was held in Lucknow. As several from, Luck­ now are members of the local branch it was decided to hold a meeting in "the .Sepoy town for their convenience. Lightning Sturck Town Hall !/*. The belfry at the Town Hall was struck by lightning during the thund­ erstorm on Wednesday last week. The damage was slight, several boards being torn loose. The light­ ning struck quite close to the fire siren and when the firemen tested this apparatus a few minutes later a large crowd gathered. It was indeed tunate that no great damage done, for- was CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT BRUSSELS Huron County Boys’ and Girls'" Work Board to Meet at Brussels April 22 The Huron County boys* and girls’ work board met in Wesley Willis United Church, Clinton, to arrange the spring conferenced It was decid* ed thht the conference be held in Brussels United Church on April 22,' morning, afternoon and evening ses­ sions being arranged. The theme for the 'day ‘will be “For Christ and Mis Church.” The summer camp arrange­ ments were discussed and it was de­ cided that boys, senior and junior, should have the use of the camp near Goderich from June 28 to July 15, junior girls, August 1 to 6, and sen­ ior girls. August 22 to SO, : M WWW 1 « MHJi Alymer’s new High School, which was built on the site of the old school for the - teaching, of Shop Work and was inspected by the-Wingham High at a cost of $90,000. It is modern in Home Economics which subjects are School Board on Friday, This school every respect and provision is made included in the new course of study. $1650 CREDIT UNDER 13th POWER BILL Commission Contemplating Sinking Test Well The Wingham Utilities Commission have received notice from the On­ tario Hydro Electric Power Commis­ sion that they will receive a credit under the 13th Power Bill of $1650. The total operating surplus for the year 1937 was $2150. The commis­ sion is in first class condition fin­ ancially as it is shown by the audit­ ors’ report, which was 'presented to Council at its last session and which came off the press on Monday of this week. The Winghani Utilities Commission is contemplating the sinking of a test well. They feel that the present wat­ er supply should be augmented and are at present making arrangements to do so. Frogst Start Singing During the past few weeks we have reported several signs of Spring. The latest addition to .this list are the frogs which set up a chorus on Mon­ day evening. Ice Smashed Top of Car On Saturday afternoon Clayton Fry had his car parked near the Fry fur­ niture store when a large piece of ice fell from the roof above and smashed in the top of the car. Hadi Blood Transfusions David, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Garlick, Shuter St., fell on Saturday and cut his tongue and cheek. The injuries continued to bleed and on Monday two blood transfusions were administered. The blood donor was the father. We are pleased to report that the little fellow is making satisfactory progress. Huron Old Boys’ Assoc., Toronto The Annual Euchre and Bridge “Get Together” of the Huron Old Boys’ Association of Toronto will be held in Sovereign Hall, 805 Dover- court Road, on Tuesday evening, Ap­ ril 5th, „at 8 p.m, Good prizes and a splendid programme has been4arraug- ed’. AH Huronites are invited to be present at this meeting which will probably be the biggest in the tory of the association. his- Horse Does Runaway Stunt The Gibson Bakery delivery horse decided that the dinner hour-had ar­ rived on Thursday last week and he headed for the stable while Bob. Chettleburgh, the driver, was in a house near the B Line. It raced down Main Street to John Street and round­ ed the corner. The rig hit a post and the shafts were slightly damaged but otherwise no damage was done. Bob followed the horse down town in no­ thing flat 200 Attended Tractor Demonstration About 200 were present at the Fordson Tractof Show held Saturday afternoon in the Huron Motors show rooms. Besides the tractor demon­ stration several motion pictures were shown including a trip through the Rouge Plant. Widners of the door prizes we're $ John McCormick, R. R. 2, Wingham; John Bdlfour, Bluevale, Ed. Green, R. R. 1, Holyrood: Archie McAllister, Toeswater; L. H, Bosman and Mayor Hanna of town. CHAMBER OF COM­ MERCE OFFICERS Mr. Herbert Campbell Elected Pres­ ident. < S. The annual meeting of the Cham­ ber of Commerce was held in the Council, Chambers on Friday even­ ing. Almost a completely new slate of officers were elected from that of last year, as follows: President—Herbert Campbell, 1st Vice Pres.—J. H. Crawford. 2nd vice Pres,—R,4 S. Hetherington. Secretary—J, R. M. Spittai. Treasurer—A. J. Walker. Band Com.—Jack Reavie, R. Hetherington, W. FI. Gurney. Christmas Tree and Santa Claus Fund—H. Campbell, H. Garlick, J. P, McKibbon, W, W. Armstrong, A. M. Peebles, Dr. Redmond, Membership Com.—The Executive. Banquet Com.—J, H. Crawford, W. G. .Hamilton, Geo. Wililams, A. J. Walker. Mr. Harold Garlick, the president, occupied the chair for the reports of last year’s activities. Mr, A. J. Walk­ er, the treasurer, reported a balance of $28.24 on hand. Mr. J. H. Craw­ ford reported a banquet had been held in the Brunswick Hotel with Captain Errol Boyd as guest speaker with an attendance of 63. A Band Tattoo had 0 been held and the proceeds turned ov­ er to the Band Exceutive. Mr. H. Campbell stated there is a balance of $99.27 in the Christmas Tree Fund. 49 baskets had been sent out and 600 bags of candies had been distributed at the free Christmas concert. Dr. R. C. Redmond presided dur-; ing the election of officers after which Mr. Campbell took the chair. He said the Chamber of Commerce was heartily anxious to help other organiza'tions that require assistance and want it. He asked for suggestions and called on many to express their views. It was decided to hold a banquet in the near future, full particulars will be announced shortly. . Sale of Dresses 5 Dozen Women’s House Dresses ou sale at Isard’s. Choice 'patterns and fast colors. Value up to $1.00. Your Pick for 69c. Held Successful Dinner The Ladies’ Guild oj St Paul’s An­ glican Church held a very successful hot chicken supper St. Patrick’s Day evening in the parish hall of the church. The decorations were car­ ried out in a scheme of green and white suitable to the day. -During the dinner an orchestra composed of Cora Phair, Frances Lockridge, Ken. Johnson and N. Benedict, entertained with several - selections. THE INSTITUTE GOES IRISH The March meeting of the Wo* men’s Institute will be held in the Council Chamber on Thursday after­ noon, March 81st. The guest speaker will be Rev. E. O. Gallagher and Mrs. Clarkson Martin will he the hostess. A good programme will be given and lunch will be served. Roll Call—An Irish quotation. As this will be a real Irish meeting very interesting. A is extended to all bring a friend. it is sure to be cordial invitation the members to t TENNIS COURTS TO BE LIGHTED Club to Hold Easter Dance At a meeting of the Tennis Club held Friday evening in the Council Chambers it was decided that the new courts, which will be completed as soon as weather permits, will be lighted. To raise funds for this pro­ ject various activities will be held through the summer. The first of these activities will be a dance on Ap­ ril 21st. The committee for the dance —Ken Somers, George King, Jack Herd, Jack McKibbon, Mary King, Dell Walker. The officers of the club are: Pres-’ ident, J. H. Crawford; Sec.-Treas., R. S. Hetherington. Liberals Win in East Lambton Charles O. Fairbank, Reeve of Pe­ trolia,- retained the East Lambton •provincial riding for the Liberals by defeating Janies A. Currie, Cons., in the by-election held Tuesday caused by the death of Milton D. McVicar. H is majority was close to 2500. Vicar’s majority was 3670. Mc- EVENING AUXILIARY HAD FINE MEETINGI _____ Study Book Chapter Presented in Form of a Pageant At the home of Miss Blanche Ben­ nett, the Evening Auxiliary of the' United Church held its monthly meet­ ing. Mrs. (Dr.) A. W. Irwin presid­ ed. The meeting opened with a hymn followed by a prayer by Mrs. FI. Pet­ erson. Miss Doris Traill took charge of the devotional part of the meeting, the theme being "Fellowship of the Church.” Several members assisted by reading short passages of Scrip­ ture, and after each Miss Traill.gave a very fine and illuminating explan­ ation of it. She closed with a beauti­ ful little poem “Religion” by Kahlil Gibron. Mrs. Wm. Currie played a delight­ ful piano solo. The study book was conducted by Mrs. (Dr.) Geo. Howson, who made it very interesting by presenting her chapter in the form of a pageant con­ sisting of two scenes. The first was 1924, in which people of various na­ tionalities presented their problems, and the churches discussed the needs of these people. This scene was fin­ ished by all singing “The Church’s One Foundation.” Scene 2 was 1937, when these same people came back to tell how much the fellowship of the church had done for them. The pageant was brought to a close by singing “In Christ there is no East nor West.” Mrs. W. A. Galbraith read an ar­ ticle on marijuana, the terrible drug that is finding its way into Canada, and is such a menace to young peo­ ple. Mrs. Howson read s. very interest­ ing letter from Miss Caroline Well­ wood, who gave a very fine account of the war situation in China. Mrs, E. Webster conducted the business, and the meeting was closed by singing a hymn and repeating the Mizpah benediction. A dainty lunch was served and a social time spent. INDUCTION SERVICE HEED WEDNESDAY On Wednesday evening last week, Rev. E. O. Gallagher, M.A., B.D., L. L. B., was inducted into the rectorship of St Paul’s Church, Wingham, by the Rev. Kenneth McGoun, acting rural dean of Huruon, who conduct­ ed the service of induction in the un­ avoidable absence of the Bishop of the diocese, due to bereavement in the family circle. Rev. T, J. Finlay, of London, preached the induction sermon. Other clergy present were: Rev.’W. C. Allison, Hanover; Rev. A. A, Ma­ loney, Lucknow; Rev. A. C. Calder, Goderich; Rev. W. G. Bolger, Bay- field;-Rev. A. H. O' Neil, Gorrie; Rev. R. M- Weeks, Blyth; Rev. J. Graham, Brussels; Rev. J. F. Ander­ son, Rev. K. MacLean and Rev. E. M. Loney, of Wingham. A number of friends of the newly- inducted rector were also present from Owen Sound and Lucknow, for­ mer parishes of which Mr. Gallagher has been rector. After the service an informal re­ ception was held in the parish rooms where the congregation gathered for a friendly cup of tea served by the ladies of the congregation. Messages of regret were read from Dr. Seager, Dr. Hurford and Rev. A. M. Hunt, in view of their inability to be present. Mr. Finlay conveyed greetings from Very. Rev. Dean Jen­ kins, of St. Paul’s Cathedral, who was rector of St. Paul’s Wingham, in 1907. / Rev. Mr. Finlay, in his splendid I sermon, so appropriate to the occa­ sion, read the text “Workers togeth­ er with God,” in which he described the functions of people, priest and God in the redemptive function. A priest is the representative of God in the parish, the people are made in the image of God. It is a humbling and yet ennobling thought to know that God. asks us to co-operate with Him, in the founding of His King­ dom. The priest will give Holy Bap­ tism to your children, will absolve you from yo-ur sins, will feed you with the Divine Mysteries of the Body and Blood of Christ. He will offer on your behalf the memorial of that One Perfect Sacrifice on Cal­ vary’s Cross as we stand humbly be­ fore the altar. Ripley Oddfellows’ Rally Ripley Oddfellows are plannin.a gala event for April 4th, The Wing­ ham Lodge with their Degree Team, will be one of the special attractions. They will assume the responsibility of conferring the third degree upon a large list of candidates. Grand Lodge officers are expected to be present, and members from Huron and Bruce Counties will assist in the program. Ripley Lodge is confident that April 4th will be the biggest rally of Odd­ fellowship in the history of their lodge. Local Couple 46 Years Married On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. George T. Robertson celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary at the home of Mr, and Mrs. E. S. Copeland. The celebration took the form of a’ dinner party at which all the family were present except Mrs. (Dr.) E. C. (Gladys) Apps, of Kenora, and from whom a long distance call was receiv­ ed during the evening. Those present besides the bride and groom of 46 years ago and Mr. and Mrs. E. S, Copeland were: Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Foxton and Mr,, and Mrs, T, A. Cur­ rie, of town; Mr. and Mrs. S. A. John­ son and son, Ted of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Wilson, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hopper and two children, of Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Currie of town. JUNE EXAMINATIONS Period jfor Writing Examinations 14 tq 29th of the Month, There will be no hut weather trials for students taking departmental ex­ aminations this coming summer, un­ less the heat arrives in June. The ex­ aminations for middle and upper school begin on Tuesday, June 14th, and end on Wednesday, June 29. Entrance examinations begin June 23rd and end June 29th.. A few years ago the examinations were carried on until July 11 and into the extreme heat period, but now the policy is not to holtl any in July. HIGH SCHOOL BOARD PLAN FOR ADDITION At a meeting of the High School Board, held at the school on Satur­ day afternoon, F, W. Warren, M.R, A.I.C., Architect, of Hamilton, was engaged by the Board to prepare plans for an addition to the High School so that Home Economics and Shop Work, two new subjects in the new course of study, may be taught here. It is the intention of the Board to include in the new addition two rooms for the above named work, a class room and a gymnasium which will also be used as an auditorium. When final plans for the addition, are approved by the Department of Education and the cost ascertained, the Board will requisition the Town Council for the necessary funds to carry on the' work. Throughout the province many High and Continuation Schools are having additions made to accommo­ date the teaching of the new subjects. When plans are complete here for the addition, the school will be splendidly equipped to carry on instruction of the new course of study and ample class room space will be provided to meet the needs of this community for years to come, The government will pay a large .grant to assist in financ­ ing this project. Further information will be given out in this regard at a later date. On Friday some of the members of the Board visited the new High School at Alyrner. Mr. Warren was the architect for this ^fine building. The school at Alymer is very modern, in construction and the very latest ideas are incorporated in the con­ struction and equipment. The same day the new addition to the Watford school was inspected. Awarded Contract Joe Kerr was awarded the-contract for the crushing and hauling of gravel for the Township of Turnberry at a meeting of the Council on Monday. King Against Railway Unification The policy of the Federal Govern­ ment is against amalgamation of the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific Railwys, Prime Minister Mac­ kenzie King indicated to the House of Commons. The Prime Minister’s statement concerning unification was made as he joined in debate regard­ ing reports that the Canadian Na­ tional was about to lay off large num­ bers of employees. Hospital Shower Thursday, Mar. 31 On Thursday afternoon, March 31, the Women’s Hospital- Auxiliary are holding their annual Shower in aid of the Wingham General Hospital at the home of Mrs. W. W. Armstrong. Donations of anything that can be us­ ed in the hospital will be gratefully received, particularly cups and sauc­ ers, small tea pots, pepper and salt shakers, flower containers, waste pa­ per baskets, dresser covers, bedside table covers (36 inches square), linen tray covers (18 x 27). All women are invited to attend. Look over your supply of dishes and linens and see what you can spare for the- hospital. Tea will be served from 3 o’clock un­ til 6.00. JOLLY TIME LITERARY The Jolly Time Literary Society of S.S. No. 9, East Wawanosh, held their regular meeting on Friday night with a large attendance. The meeting op­ ened with the singing of “O Canada.” Kenneth Rintoul favored the society with an instrumental. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the remaining pro­ gramme was as follows: solo, Jack Reavie; instrumentals, Orton Grain, Kenneth Rintoul and Jessie Finlay­ son; Address, R. S. Hetherington; Solo, Mr. Norman Keating; True and- False Contest, Wilfred Reid being the winner; Journal, Olive Farrier. The meeting closed with a few hours of dancing. WEDDINGS Wilson - Mitchell quiet wedding took place at La*A _ tonia, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Mar. 9th, when Grace Wallace, Reg. N,, daughter of Mrs. W. S, Mitchell and the late Mr. Mitchell, of Wingham, became the bride of Dr, Hunter Wil* son, of St George, Ontario, They will reside at Bolton, Ontario, where I Dr. Wilson has purchased a practice