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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-05-11, Page 1WiNGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 11th, 1939 Dance Floor Opens V Al’s Dance Floor will open for the Miss Mary Ellis Ray McIntyre Mrs. Geo.SIXTHFIFTH SEVENTH EIGHTHi Or- ♦ - iTakiiig Hairdressing Course Miss Margaret fPecU Mu left •11 15th annual convention of. the Presbytery Young People’s of the United Church in Can­ season this Saturday night, May 13th. Good Music. Come and enjoy your- of C. to Fleet Foot—Buy Fleet Foot for the boys and children 59c, 75c to 99c, Real values at Greer’s. .Fashion Oxfords for men, new styles ijn black and brown. $2.41), $2.98 to $5.00. Greer’s Shoe Store, Where fs Four Farorife? Earl Wild, of Town, Is President of The League Listed below is the second relative standing of the candi­ dates in the Wingham Advance-Times Subscription Campaign. The next relative standing will be shown in bulletin form Monday morning on the basis of all business turned in up to midnight Sat­ urday. It has been decided by the Council to have Mayor Crawford proclaim Wednesday, June 7th a public holi­ day in Wingham. This is the day that the King and Queen are in London. Dance at Belgrave On Friday, May 12th, Arthur’s chestra. Admission 25 cents, Children Have Splendid Opportunity To See King and Queen • on June. 6th. With Which I» Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter New*. Single Copies Five Cents Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year AUXILIARY HEAR OF INDIA’S PROGRESS .Report of Convention at Hamilton Received. The monthly meeting of the Go­ forth Auxiliary of St. Andrew’s Pres­ byterian Church was held,, on Thurs­ day evening at the home of Mrs, Dal- , .gleish with the president, Miss C. Is- .Lister conducting the meeting. After the opening exercises, Mrs. West read the Scripture lesson and gave a splendid talk on the passages read, urging all Christians to co-op­ erate for the good of all, Mrs. W. Gannett led in prayer and the dedi­ catory prayer was offered by Miss B, ■Graham. f The chaptey from the study book was taken by Mrs. W. W. Gurney, dealing with, life in India’s rural vill­ ages. Here all is confusion, the an­ cient side by side with the modern. The motor bus is the climax of mod­ ern change in India because it is ac­ cessible to a greater number. To en­ joy these modern innovations India's jnillions must have more money, this causes many changes in caste and up­ sets the old socialistic order. The government is awakening to the uplift of rural India and Christian .Missionaries bring the message of God’s love and brotherhood of Christ and both have contributed greatly to raising the status of life for the un­ touchables. > Literacy, improved sanitation and health, and a new outlook on life are being striven for and in time will be •accomplished by all working together. A Mother’s’ Day poem “.In Her Hood of Blue” was read by Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and' a comprehensive report on the Provincial meeting in Hamilton dealing with Young Wo­ men’s work, was given by Miss B. ■Graham. Aftei- the closing hymn and bene­ diction all enjoyed a pleasant social hour. DISTRICT I.O.O.F. ELECT OFFICERS The annual meeting of District No. 9, I.O.O.F. was held in Brussels Mon- ■day evening when the following of­ ficers were elected: D..D.G.M.—Jack Good, Teeswater. Warden—Wm, Hayes, Wroxeter. Sec’y.—W. H. Haney, Wingham. Won Table Tennis Tourney For the past few weeks the Public School pupils have been conducting a •doubles tennis table tournament. The winners were A. Seli and D. Fry. Attended District Service A number of the members of Wing­ ham A.F. & A.M. attended the Dis­ trict Masonic Service which was held in Fordwich on Sunday evening. Bridge Club Results Seven tables were present at the regular meeting of the Wingham Bridge Club held in the Masonic Hall ■on Wednesday evening last week. The winners were: North and South, 1st, Mr. and Mrs. Art Wilson; 2nd, Mrs. -G. Ross and F. Madill; 3rd, Mrs. W. H. French and W. W.. Armstrong; 4th, Jack Mason and George Wil­ liams; East and West: 1st, Mrs. J. H. ■Crawford and R. S. Hetherington; 2nd Mrs. Chapman and J. H. Crawford; ■3rd, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and M, Roberts; 4th, Mrs. D. B. Porter and L. R. Blackwood. Y.P.U. RALLY TO BE HELD HERE 15th Annual Convention of Huron Presbytery Y.P.U. Here Mon­ day, May 15th. Huron Union _ __ ada will be held in the United Church here, on Monday next, May 15th. There will be afternoon and, evening sessions, The opening Worship Ser­ vice at 2.30 o’clock, will be in charge ■of the Belgrave Y.P.U. after which title convention will be welcomed by Rev, J. F. Anderson. During the af­ ternoon discussion groups will be let by Rev, Clarence Beacom, Rev. R. C, ■Copeland, Mr. E, S. Copeland, Mr. ’Elmer Bell and Rev. H. J. Mahoney, A banquet will be held at 6.15, At the evening session the Goderich North Street Y.P.U. will conduct the worship service. The election of of­ ficers will take place and they will be installed by Rev. A. V. Robb.. The theme address will be given by Rev. W, B, Craw. HOSPITAL DAY FRIDAY THIS WEEK Citizens Invited to Visit Hospital _____ i Friday, May 12th, is observed as Hospital Day throughout the civilized world in honour of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, Wingham Gen­ eral Hospital is joining in this cele­ bration and is inviting all citizens of town and surrounding country to visit the Hospital on Friday between 2 and 4 in theoafternoon. Several improve­ ments have1 been made and new fur­ nishings added, and it is hoped that many people will take the opportun­ ity of seeing thqir own hospital at work. Tea will be served by the Lad­ ies’ Auxiliary. Remember the date, Friday, May 12th. CENTRAL LEAGUE ELECT OFFICERS An enthusiastic meeting of the Central Baseball League was held in the Mansion House, Clifford, Thurs­ day evening last week. Clubs repre­ sented were Clifford, Drew, Ayton,' Harriston and Wingham. The following officers were elected: President—Earl Wild, Wingham. Vice Pres.—R. G. Holden, Drew. Sec.-Treas.—Ross Gilbert, Harris­ ton. On Thttrsday, May 18th, another meeting will be held at Clifford. All teams wishing to enter must have re­ presentatives at this meeting at which the schedule will be drawn up. It is expected that Fordwich-Gor- rie-Wroxeter team will be entered al­ so one from Mt. Forest. . FIRST SECOND George Johnston Mrs. M. FoxtonMiss M. Mason FIRE BRIGADE HAD COUNTRY CALL Eight firemen with the fire truck rushed to a call at Miss E. Hardy’s farm, Culross Township, Saturday noon. When' the brigade arrived the grass in the orchard was blazing and the drive shed had burned down. The booster tank was brought into play and a fire in a wood pile bae|< of the house was extinguished and the flam­ es were prevented from spreading fur­ ther. The booster tank was filled twice and each time the truck had to be taken to Foxton’s farm to get wat­ er. The tank holds about, 100 gallons. The quick work of the brigade un­ doubtedly prevented a more serious conflagration. ■ Miss Margaret (Peg) Mundell for Collingwood last week to take a course in Hairdressing. improving Nicely We are pleased to report that Mr. David McGill, who has been confin- d to his home, is much improved. 'ublic School Open Night Mr. Gordon Kidd, principal of Public School, has informed tis ■ the second annual open night at Public School will be held near end of May, but the exact date not yet been set. The date will be pounced shortly. the that the the has an- Mr. R. John Currie, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Currie, has gone to Tor­ onto to attend a course in embalming at the Banting Institute. Musical Festival Postponed Due to the large numbers who’ have been absent from school on account of illness the Public School Musical Festival that was billed for last week has been postponed indefinitely. It is very doubtful‘if this fine attraction will be staged this year. Studying Equalization The Town Council visited Seaforth, Clinton, Exeter and Goderich on Tuesday comparing assessments on various buildings in those places with similar buildings in Wingham. In the evening at Clinton they attended a meeting which had the County equal­ ization up for discussion. St. Andrew’s W. M. S. The regular monthly meeting of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was held on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. T. C. King, 1st vice-president in the chair. Mrs. ,D. Rae the president was absent on account of illness. The I Scripture reading was-taken by Mrs. $L C. MacLcan and the Glad Tidings prayer by Mrs. W. E. Hammond. Mrs. H. F. McGee and Mrs. George Olver were chosen delegates to the ♦Presbyterial which is being held in Lucknow next week; A very compre­ hensive report of the Provincial W. M. S, which was held at Hamilton was given by Miss B, Graham, The dedi­ catory prayer was given by Mrs. Flor­ ence McKenzie and the topic “Some Characteristics of the Untouchables” w&s’taken by Mrs. W. J. Henderson, The closing prayer was given by Mrs, Jno. Currie. EXCURSION TRAINS TO STRATFORD DAY OF ROYAL VISIT Arrangements haveen been made by the Lions Clubs of Wingham, Sea­ forth, Clinton, Goderich and Mitchell, with the rairoad and the Stratford committee for the Royal Visit on June 6th at’ Stratford, for a general excur­ sion to be run to Stratford that day, Suitable accommodation for school children of Huron County has been made so that school children will have a good view of the King and Queen as the train passes by at 1 mile an hour.. Wingham Lions met the school boards of town and the Council on Friday night when atrangements were explained. The excursion rate will be 75 cents for public school pupils and $1.50 for High School students and adults. The general excursion train will leave here about 8 a.m. Definite information will be published later. Friday representatives of the Lions Club visited every school in Turnber­ ry, Howick and Morris Townships and explained to the teachers and pupils the arrangements. East Wawa- nosh is being looked after by the God­ erich Club in co-operation with Wing­ ham Lions. TERVIT’S MILK BAR ENTERED BY THIEVES I Radio' and $3.00 in Cash Taken Throughout this district a number of robberies have taken place recently but up until Tuesday night Wingham escaped. On Tuesday night, however, between 10,00 and 12.30 o’clock Ter- vit’s Milk Bar was entered by robbers who made away with a radio and $3.00 in cash. Entrance was made through a side window and the theft was dis^ covered by Mrs, Tervit when she call­ ed at the store following an Eastern Star meeting, An attempt was also made to gain entrance ,to W. A. Miller & Co. wholesale tobacco shop, next door to the Milk Bar, A door at the rear was forced but the would-be robbers fail­ ed to get into the shop where the goods are kept. So far no trace of the robbers has been found but the police are investi­ gating. Keen Competition For New Chevrolet Coach First Vote Period Gives Greatest Value to Each Suscrip- tion—Field Wide Open to Aggressive Campaign Work­ ers—Friends Rally to Support Their Favorite Candidates JUNE 7th TO BE HOLIDAY That old saying, 'A good start is. the race half won,’ is never so true as when it is applied to The Advance- Times subscription campaign, Now is the right time to work — while the “first vote period” is still in effect and when every subscription, turned in counts for over twice as. many votes as it will later in the cam­ paign. 37 TREATED AT TOXOID CLINIC • At the toxoid clinic held on Friday afternoon at the Town Hall 37 child­ ren were given their first treatment. The complete treatment consists of 3 injections, the second will be given on May 19th, and the third June 2nd. As will be noted the time between treatments is three weeks. Most of those receiving treatment were from Wingham, very few from the townships took advantage of this free offer. All medical practitioners of town co-operated at the clinic which is the second one to be held here. The first one was held a year ago. Dr. R. L. Stewart and the Board of Health de­ serve ^reat credit for instituting this yearly clinic and the doctors are to be congratulated on their splendid co­ operation. Attended Service at Blyth Blyth I.O.O.F. held their annual church service on Sunday evening. Maitland Lodge of town was repre­ sented by a number of its members. More Holidays for Mail Couriers Rural mail delivery courier have been granted four more holidays a year, Postmaster General McLarty announced. Heretofore the couriers have received only Christmas and New Year’s Day as official holidays. Now they will receive Dominion Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Good Friday as well, CHOIR CONCERT WAS GREATLY ENJOYED The auditorium of United Church was well filled by an appreciative aud­ ience on Friday night when the Church Choir under their leader and organist, Miss Tena Reid, A.T.C.M., presented a most enjoyable evening’s entertainment. Rev. J. F. Anderson was chairman and toward the end of the program M.iss Tena Reid was pre­ sented with a beautiful bouquet by the choir members. The presentation was made by Mrs. Walter VanWyck. “Love’s Old Sweet Song” was rend­ ered by the, quartette, J. H. Mitchell, Bert Cullimore, Russel Zurbrtgg, E. Wilkinson. Readings by Mrs. Walter VanWyck and Mr. Dan Geddes were well received. A mixed quartette, Mrs. R. Beattie, Miss Telia Reid, Elmer Wilkinson and Bert Cullimore sang “The Family Doctor,” Mrs. Mrs. W. W. Currie as accompanist. Miss Reid rendered two organ solos “Moonlight and Roses” and “The Bells of St. Marys”. Girls of Form II of the High School sang “A Summer Night”, a 3- part song. A duct “Mary and Marie” was given by Caroline Wellwood and Evelyn- Edgar. A number of the choir members were presented with attend­ ance pins, Choral number by the choir were “By Babylon’s Wave’ in Summer* “Early One Morning’ Only’ “The Day was ‘ 'As Torrents 'The Village Blacksmith” Drink, to Mo 5 “The Noble Duke of York” Road to the Isles” “The Long Closes”. The closing number God Save the King.” FOURTHTHIRD Miss May Carrick ■1 v Speculation Rife Competition is exceedingly keen. Public attention has been dominated, by the prodigious size of The.Ad­ vance-Times’ prize list, and specula­ tion is rife already as to the probable winner of the new Chevrolet Coach, 1939 model. Undoubtedly, the winner will be the person who receives the greatest num­ ber of votes. That is all anyone knows about it at the present moment. It is votes which count. If you wish to help your favorite candidate, give him or het youy subscription now— while it has its maximum vote value. Friends and Workers While the race is still in its infancy, several of the most aggressive work­ ers already have a large number of votes to their credit, as indicated in the listing shown elswhere on this page. The leaders of today, however* are not necessarily the leaders tomor­ row. Six full weeks remain to bridge the gap between the highest and low­ est candidate in today’s standing. Any worker in the campaign could well lead the entire field of workers in next Monday’s bulletin standing. This bulletin, and each successive standing, will be watched with keen interest. Friends and acquaintances are rallying to the assistance of each candidate, and no group that values its reputation is going to sit idly by and see some other industrious candi­ date walk off with the capital award. The intense rivalry of these groups sets a new note in Wingham activit­ ies. June 24th will tell the tale, best candidate WILL win! SCOUTS TO COLLECT OLD NEWSPAPERS The Boy Scouts will make a drive, on the collection of newspapers Sat­ urday this week, May 13th. They would appreciate the co-operation of the public. If you have papers, phone 69, and a Scout will call for them. Thank' you. Much Improved Miss Margaret Nelson, who has been very ill with pneumonia, is much improved, we are pleased to report. Attended Conference at St. Thomas V Mrs. W. J. Greer and Mrs. W. B. Wellwood attended the two-day ses­ sion of the London Conference Branch Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church which was held in St, Thomas last week. Attended Liberal Convention Mrs. W. Joseph Henderson attend­ ed the annual convention of the On­ tario Liberal Women’s Association which was held in Niagara Falls on Thursday and Friday last week. Mrs. C. R. Widdifield of Stratford was ra- elected President. Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs. James S. Isard, Wing­ ham, Ontario, announce the engage­ ment of their daughter, Myrtle Evangeline, to Mr. William Hugh Coleman, son of Mrs, Coleman and the late Ross Earl Coleman, Toronto, Ont,, the marriage to take place in Dufferin Street Baptist Church, oil June 3rd at 4 p.m. High School Won Softball Game On Thursday last the Form I High School boys won a softball game from the Public School team by the narrow margin of one run, the score being 16- 15, The teams were: Form I: Falcon­ er, Wettlaitfer, Hopper, Lloyd, Mow­ bray, Elliott, McGill, Casemore, Hal­ liday; Public School: L, Gardner, W, Herbert, F. Tcmpleman, R. Chittick, D. Campbell, J. Mellor, A, Seli, D, Fry, R, Collar. ngagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Finlay Mellor an­ nounce the engagement of their dau­ ghter, Irene, to William Withers, Wingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Withers, of Acton.' The marriage take place in June. Plan Ball Games The Wingham Baseball Club are making arrangements for pre-sched­ ule ball games. It may be that New Hamburg will play here on Saturday, May 20th and a Toronto team on May 24th. Watch for definite dates and particulars. Exchanged Pulpits Rev. Kenneth MacLcan preached at the Walkerton Presbyterian Church on Sunday and Rev. M. McCurlie, of Walkerton, conducted the services in St. Andrew’s Church here. Conduct Installation at Kincardine On Thursday evening the installa­ tion team, of Wingham Legion were In Kincardine where they initiated, nine new members for the Lakeside branch. Those taking part in the cere­ mony were Comrades Kenneth Weav­ er, Duncan Kennedy and Percy Har­ ris. They were accompanied by Com­ rades W. G. Hamilton, W, VanWyck, E. Lewis, F. Vanner and Bert Isard. MISS MARY ELLIS, R.R. 3, BLYTH....................... MR. GEORGE JOHNSTON, R.R. 2, BLUEVALE .. MR. RAY McINTYrE, GORRIE..............................-... MRS. GEORGE H. SCOTT, WINGHAM............ MISS MARGARET MASON, WINGHAM............... MRS. MILFORD FOXTON, WiNGHAM.............. MRS. JACK REAVIE, WINGHAM.......................... MISS MAY CARRICK, WHITECHURCH ............... MR. DAVID McGILL, WINGHAM.......................... ...150,000 ..,.149,400 ....149,075 ....148,750 ‘.148,600 ..148,425 ..148,150 .....148,100 ....147,575 The Vote Schedule printed above shows the Candidates ac­ cording to results so far produced, but does not necessarily show the grand total of each,as votes may be held in reserve. “FAITH MAY MOVE MOUNTAINS, BUT STEAM SHOVELS HELP A LITTLE”