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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-12-21, Page 5Thurs., December Wt *WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES &&rX; The Season’s Greetings To all our friends and patrons we extend the Season’s Greetings .. A Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. THE STAFF OF WALKER STORES. Limited BOXING DAY TO BE A HOLIDAY Council Serenaded by the Band at Friday Meeting . In response to a. petition signed by a large majority of the merchants of fcKwn, the Town Council decided that Tuesday, Dec. 26th (Boxing Day), was to be declared a public holiday and proclamation bills to this effect liaye been posted. An interesting feature of the coun­ cil meeting held on Friday night was the presence of the Band which ser­ enaded the members. The outburst by the Band Was in celebration of the ac­ clamation -given the Mayor. Reeve and Council at the recent nomina­ tions. It turned out to be “shell out” night for the Council and the coffers of the Band were swelled considerab­ ly by donations received. A communication from the Hospi­ tal for Sick Children, asking for a grant, was filed. A letter from the Canadian Under­ writers’ Association suggesting care of the fire equipment against freezing and for inspection of hydrants, was referred to Councillor VanWyck. the chairman of the Fire committee. A suggestion was received from the Lions Club that during the hours when school children are crossing Jo­ sephine at John, a traffic police be stationed to avoid accidents. After discussion, it was decided on motion of Couns. Sturdy and Evans that the Chief be instructed to pol­ ice the above corner from 12 to 12.20 on school days, and that’ the principal of the p.ublic school be requested to ■ and Coun. Johnson a letter- will be ’ ' j written io the C.N.R, explaining why it is necessary to do this work and returning the agreement unsigned. The property committee were in-, strutted to go further into the matter - of securing suitable accommodation for horses. v Councillor VanWyck stated that the firemen were not agreeable to shar­ ing their room so that it could be us­ ed as a rest room, A letter from the firemen was also read to this effect. On motion of Couns. VanWyck and Lloyd it was decided that the first meeting of the 1940 Council would be Tuesday morning, Jan, 2. The Clerk reported that three pro­ perties were sold at the tax sale and that the remaining properties will be put up. for sale at the adjourned sale. Dr. R. L. Stewart, Medical Officer of Health, reported that during the year the town had been very free from contagious diseases, only a .few cases of measles and chicken pox be­ ing reported. Anti-diphtheric serum had been given and toxoid treatment carried on, The examination of school children is being carried-on, He told of the recent outbreak of rabies and said it now appeared to be under con­ trol. This entailed much extra work. The report was received on motion of Couns. Evans and Johnson. EVENING AUXILIARY ELECTED OFFICERS Society Exceeded , Their Allocation for 1940: Pres., Mrs. E. J. Nash; 1st I Vice Pres., Mrs. H. Mitchell; 2nd i Vice. Pres., Mrs. F, Johnson; Sec’y., Mrs. W. M. Connell; Treas., Mrs. E. Greenwood; Patron, Mrs. E. O. Gal­ lagher; Hon? Pres. Mr§, W. Simpson; Dorcas Convenor, Mrs, H. Mitchell; Educational Con., Mrs., Gallagher; Little Helpers, Mrs, H. Jensen; Liv­ ing Message, Mrs, E. Wild; Member­ ship Con,. Mrs. Craig; Visiting Con., Mrs, E. Lewis; Social Con., Mrs. W, Henry; Pianist, Mrs. M. Swanson; Press Reporter, Mrs. J. Dodd; Aud­ itors, Messrs. T, Simpson and J. R. M, Spittai. LOCAL AND PERSONAL have as many children as possible cross at this point. Following the reading of a petition from the merchants asking that Box- day Day be declared a holiday, the following motion carried: Moved by Coun. Lloyd and Reeve Hetherington that a proclamation be issued for Boxing Day, Dec. 26th, be a holiday. 'On motion of Couns. VanWyck and. Lloyd, a number of bills were orde.red to be paid. Coun. Evans reported that the signs stopping U-turns would soon be er­ ected. An agreement was submitted by Canadian National Railways permitt­ ing the. town to build a drain along their -property opposite the station. Council did not feel that official^ of the Railway understood the reason for the drain being built. 'On Wednesday, evening last-week at the home of Miss Blanche Bennett, the Evening Auxiliary held their Christmas meeting. Mrs. Jack Reavie, assisted by Miss Yvonne McPherson, conducted a beautiful worship service. The theme “Jesus the Light of the World,” was illustrated by candle lighting. Miss K. McGregor read an interesting article “The Service of the Living Fire,” a story of a candle lighting ceremony held every year on Easter Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. A charming Christmas story was read by Mrs. W. S. Hall. The topic for the meeting “Christ­ mas in Madras” Was in charge of Mrs. Geo. Howson, and took the form of a Christmas broadcast from Madras, in celebration of the anniversary of .the Madras Conference. Several of the members, dressed in colourful native costumes, represented some of the Christian leaders at’that Conference. Mrs. Grant McLean and Miss Ev­ elyn Campbell sang as a duet, a beau- tfiul Christmas carol. - The business of the meeting was turned over to the President. The re­ ports given by the various officers were all gratifying. The Treasurer’s report showed that the Auxiliary had exceeded their allocation. Mrs. Elwell Webster presented the slate of officers for 1940 which are as follows: President—Mrs. Chas. Lloyd. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. A. W. Irwin. 2nd Vice Pres.—Mrs. W. S. Hall. 3rd Vice Pres.—Miss Y. McPher­ son. Treasurer—iMiss Minnie Barber. Rec. Sec.—Mrs. Geo. Howson. Cor. Sec.—Mrs. Lunn. Miss. Monthly Sec.—Mrs. F. Park­ er. , Christian Stewardship—Miss Janet Murray. Temperance Sec.—Miss P. Johns. Strangers’ Sec.—Miss B. Bennett. Assist. Strangers’ Sec.—Mrs. J. O. Habkirk.” Pianist—Mrs. Wm. Currie. Assist. Pianist—Mrs. E. Jackson. Press Reporter—Miss M. Simpson. The installation of the new officers and the resconsecration of all the members of the Auxiliary was. con­ ducted by Rev. Anderson. Mr, and Mrs. W. H. French were Toronto visitors for a few days last week. Mr, and Mrs. Hugh Carmichael spent a few days in Toronto last week, Mrs. Edith Wood, of Toronto, is the guest of her niece, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong. Attention Christmas Shoppers — Greer’s Shoe Store is the one place for Christmas Gifts. Mrs, M. Fitzpatrick spent the week­ end in Detroit visiting her daughter, of Grosse Point, and her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Reg. DuVal, Miss J. Northorp, also Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wilkinson, were Detroit and Toronto visitors last week. For Sale — Buchanan Hardware Stock and Fixtures, a desirable busi­ ness. Enquire at store from Mrs, J. McLeod or Gordon Buchanan. Mr. Murray Rae of the staff of the Bank of Commerce at Port Dalhousie, is spending his holidays with his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rae. I JUNIORS HAVE FIRST GAME HERE JAN. 4th Three Teams in Group Will Play A Double Schedule The local juniors who are playing Junior “C” O.H.A. this season, are grouped with Seaforth and Goderich, It was expected the group would be much larger but the other entries withdrew. A double schedule was drawn up at Clinton on Wednesday last week, with Ross Harrison looking after interests of the local club. The schedule: Jan. the Two Great New WESTINGHOUSE LADIES’ GROUP AT ST. PAUL’S ELECT ■ ■■ ' w ■ Society Had Active Year 4—Seaforth at Wingham. 9—Seaforth at Goderich. 11—Goderich.,at Seaforth 16—Wingham at Goderich 18—Wingham at Seaforth 23—Goderich at Wingham 26—Seaforth at Goderich 30—Wingham at Seaforth 1—Goderich at Wingham 7— Seaforth at Wingham 8— Wingham at Goderich 13—Goderich at Seaforth Neutral refrees will be used, these were appointed as follows: from Wingham, Alf. Lockridge, Jack Gard, Cyril Proctor; from Goderich, Grant, Hilton, Burnside; from Seaforth, Muir, Flannery. Feb. and OFFICERS NAMED FOR ST. ANDREW’S W.M.S Society Had a Most Successful Year * r Westinghouse Model 657X r Latest 6-tube Superheterodyne stabilised chassis. 4 Elasy-visiori World-Wide dial. Cathode Ray tun­ ing light. Bass-treble forte CM 50 shading. Powerful output WORLD WIDE RADIOS with BUILT-IN AERIAL PUSH-BUTTON TUNING and TELEVISION Hook-Up The very latest Westinghouse Models .. with the new 1940 features that assure you art up-to-date radio for years to come. Improved shortwave reception brings you the hews direct from . Europe! Push-button tuning of your favorite stations! And no outside aerial corinections needed! Two great radios .... arid two outstanding values. hqhoi 'Si Westinghouse Model 558A Modern compact model for world-wide reception. Push­ button tuning. Console qual­ ity tone. All new CJQ-SO features ERNIE SEDDONKSte"i?.IS Wingham The annual meeting of St. Paul’s W. A. was held, in the parish room on Thursday last. Reports were' sub­ mitted by the officers of the year’s work, indicating much activity in all departments. Bales of goods were sent to the Blood Reserve, Alberta; to Father Smye’s Mission in Saskat­ chewan, diocese of Qu’Appelle; ancL. to the Oshwekeh Indian Reserve, On­ tario, Much social service work’ had also been carried on in our own com­ munity, All pledges had been paid one hundred per cent, and forty-six members were reported on the roll. Rev. E, 0. Gailagher'conducted the elections after briefly discussing the work of the W. A,, and congratulat­ ing the local branch on its splendid work. The missionary societies are the life stream of the church. The task of the Church is not to nurture the souls of its members only, but to bring about the Kingdom of God. The Church which has no mission dies, because it has no further pur­ pose for living. The following officers were elected The annual meeting of the W. M. S. of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was held ’Wednesday with Mrs. Kenneth MacLean presiding for the election of officers. The following slate of officers was installed: Hon, Pres., Mrs. K. MacLean; Hon. Vice- Pres., Mrs. A. E. Lloyd; President, Mrs. Donald Rae; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Geo. Olver; 2nd Vice-Pres., Miss M. Anderson; 3rd Vicc-Pes., Mrs. John Raby; Treasurer, Mrs. John Fells; Sec., Mrs. H. F. McGee; Glad Tid­ ings, Mrs. H. C. MacLean; Press, Mrs. Williamson; Welcome and Wel­ fare, Miss B. Graham,' Mrs. J. Nich­ olson; Literature and Library, Miss Mary Graham; Supply, Mrs. J. Port­ er; Home Helpers, Mrs. E. ’ R. Har­ rison, Miss C. McBurney; Social, Mrs. W. S. Mitchell; Organist, Mrs. Ken­ neth MacLean; Assist, Organist, Mrs. F. Carter; Nom. Com., Mrs. W. E. Hammond, ,Mrs. W. J. Henderson; Aud., Miss Verna McLaughlin, Mrs. George Olver; Happy Gleaners Mis­ sion Band Leaders, Mrs. T. C. King, Mrs. Jim Gurney; Marion Williamson Band Leaders, Mrs. R. Lloyd, Mrs. W. H. Gurney. Prior to the election of officers a program was given and the reports of the various departments read, Mrs, Donald (Rae presided over the follow­ ing program Miss Mrs. Gee.’ Root Mrs. rotary-treasurer had met their allocation, and satisfac­ tory financial statements were i from the various departments, Germans Scuttle the Columbus For the second time within hours, a German ship committed “srti- devotional exercises, M. Anderson, Miss B. Graham, John Tervitt, ,Mrs. H. F The topic in India/’ T. C. King, Me- “The Church Takes was ably given by Reports of the sec­ showed the society read 48 ■wr Th BE SMART AND PRACTICAL lco^e Pf boC °ut • ■tv® fo* before Goodric ■) SEE OUR GIFT FOOTWEAR botwear Greer’s Shoe Store We extend to all the wish that your Christmas may be a most enjoyable one. cide” at sea rathei>than face the guns of the British navy, when the-.32,381- ton German luxury liner Columbus was scuttled by its crew off the At­ lantic coast. The United States cruis­ er, the Tuscaloosa, performed the res­ cue of the crey of 579. The Nazi lin­ er slipped out of Vera Cruz, Mexico, last Thursday in a desperate attempt to elude the British fleet and possib­ ly reach Europe. But her gamble fail­ ed. The other boat to be scuttled was the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee at Montevideo. First Contingent Overseas Safe arrival of Canada’s First Con­ tingent in the United Kingdom was announced by the bureau of public in­ formation, just 10 days after Maj.­ Gen. A, (5. L. McNaughton led general Ottawa cup grated Canadian cheese cup buttered bread crumbs cups hot milk tablespoons butter tablspoons flour Seasonings r Prepare a white sauce with butter, flour, milk and cheese. Season. Place half the cod - or any other kind of white-fleshed fish may be used instead - in a buttered dish, cover with half of the cheese sauce, then a second layer of fish, and the rest of the sauce. Cover with bread crumbs, brown in oven. % % . 2 3 3 staff officers and men of area from the capital. his the Forces Sea WarBritain A “considerable proportion” of Ger­ many’s cruiser strength has been sunk or seriously disabled by Great Brit­ ain’s naval might in a single week, Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, declared, announcing vic­ tory in the “biggest air engagement of the war”, in which 12 German planes were shot down and in which 7 Brit­ ish ones failed to return to their bas­ es. Scrambled Codfish In a pan 1 cup of shredded, fresh­ ened Canadian codfish with a large piece of butter (2 tablespoons). When it begins to brown, add 1 cup of milk. Cook a few minutes. Then add three well beaten eggs. Season . Stir until done like scrambled eggs. Serve 4 or 5. SUPPER DISHES dinner, complete with meat andIf vegetables, has been served at noon, what shall we have for supper becom­ es a tricky question, Something tasty, light but nourishing will fill the bill so these suggestions are offered. Fish, cheese, eggs and milk are among the most versatile and usable of all foods. They are ideal as a basis for supper dishes. Pea and Salmon Pie 1 1 2 1 1 (2pound can Canadian salmon cups) or left-over fish can peas (2 cups) cups medium white sauce hard-cooked egg, sliced thinly tablespoon lemon juice Pepper and salt, if needed Place in layers in a greased casser­ ole - first a layer of sauce, then fish, lemon juice, peas and seasonings, end­ ing with a top pie Crust or fine, butt­ ered bread crumbs. Bake in hot oven for 20 minutes, or until the crust done and the filling is hot. Serves Cod and Cheese Au Gratin 2 cups cocked Canadian Cod IS 6. NOTE: To freshen salt cod, shred the fish, wash it several times to take off salt left on the surface, then put it into cold water and heat to he boil­ ing point; pour off the water, and re­ peat the operation a second and even a third time, if necessary. Do not cut dried salt fish with a steel knift; if a knife is used the fish will take on a “steely” taste. EXAMINE EYES AND FIT GLASSES — BUT I DO IT RIGHT! AND AT VERY MODERATE PRICES Eyesight Specialist RA DaU d a----------------- ------_ Eyesight Specialist At Williams’ Jewelry Store Every Wednesday Morning 9 to hOOrt.