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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-04-10, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Corrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 10th, 1941 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year ALPS GOLF CLUB ELECT^OFFICERS W. H. French Named President At Annual Meeting Friday Night The annual meeting of the Alps Golf Club was held in the Council Chambers, Friday, when the following officers were elected; President—W. H, French, 1st Vice Pres.—Roy Thompson, of Teeswater. 2nd Vice-Pres,—-Dr. V. Johnston, of Lucknow. Sec.-Treas,—H. L. Sherbondy, House Committee—C. H. McAvoy, A. D. MacWilliam, Dr. George How- son, Neil Williamson. Greens Committee—Herbert Camp­ bell, J. H. Crawford, Dr. Geo, Ross. Membership Committee—A, R. Du- Val, A. D. MacWilliam, C. H. Mc­ Avoy, J. McNab, Lucknow; Dr. G. McKee, Teeswater. Captain—C. H. McAvoy. Vice Capt.—Dr. G. H. Ross. As the Rase for the course has not yet been made for this year the Pres­ ident and his executive were empow- ered to negotiate with the Trust Co. for the use of the course. The financial statement showed that the club had an overdraft of $103.70 at the end of the year. The green fees for 1940 were much below those of 1939, this being due, no doubt, to the wet weather on holidays and half-holi­ days, BRIDGE CLUB HELD WEEKLY SESSION o At the regular meeting of the Wing­ ham Bridge Club held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening last week seven tables took part in the play. The results were as follows: North and .South: 1st, Mrs. W. H, Waram and J. H. Crawford; tied 2nd and 3rd, Mrs. H. Campbell and W. W. Armstrong, Mrs. R. S. Hetherington and Gordon McKay; tied 4th and 5th, Mrs. Gor­ don McKay and Miss Mary King, Mrs. Ola Colborne and W. H. French. East and West: 1st, Mrs., Art Wilson and Duncan Kennedy; 2nd, Mrs. W. H. French and R. S. Fletherington; 3rd, Mrs, D. B. Porter 'and A. M. Forbes; 4th, Mrs. H. C. MacLean and Mrs. J. H. Crawford. Agricultural Meetings Postponed Due to road conditions, the farmers’ meeting in Turnberry, E, Wawanosh, Howick, Grey, Morris are postponed. Moths! Moths! Moths! Guard Your Woollens. We’.have a full line of agents to guard your cloth­ es, etc., from this pest — chemicals and containers. McKibbon’s Drug Store. Anglican Young People to Convene The A.Y.P.A. Conference for the deaneries of Huron, Perth, Oxford and Waterloo, will be held at'Strat­ ford, April 19th and 20th. Philip Cal­ der, of Goderich, and Herb. Fuller, of Wingham, representing Huron, are each giving addresses during the sess­ ions. It is expected that, there will be a large delegation frOm St, Paul’s, Wingham. SPECIAL SERVICES ON GOOD FRIDAY The Three-Hour devotions will be conducted in St. Paul’s Church on Good Friday. The Meditations on Our Lord’s Passion and Death will begin at twelve o’clock (noon), continuing until three o’clock. Addresses on .the Seven Cries from the Cross will' be given as indicated: » The First Cry: "Father forgive them, they know not what they dol”t —The Rector. ’ The Second Cry: "To-day Shalt thou be with me in Paradise/’—Rev. W. A, Beecroft, The Third Cry: “Woman, behold thy soil; Son, behold thy mother.”-— Rev. F. G. Fowler, The Fourth Cry: “My God, my God, Why hast Thou forsaken me?”—Rev. Kenneth MacLean. The Fifth Cry: ‘“X thirst!”—Rev. F. C. Watts. The Sixth Cry: “It is finished!”— Rev. J. D. Wilkie. The Seventh Cry: “Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit.**—-Rev, E. O. Gallagher, We meet on Good Friday, not for Sentiment, but for a practical purpose. We meet in order to find out for the years to come, and for the days to come, what there is In our heart and our lives hindering us from that en­ tire devotion which Christ claims/ PATRIOTIC RALLY HELD AT SEAFORTH Rally Held in the Interest of the War Services Drive Squadron Leader Hooper, of R. A. F., and Rev. W. A. Beecroft, Speakers Wingham was largely represented at the Patriotic Rally held in Seaforth on Sunday. The 99th Wingham Bat­ tery, the Legion and the Wingham Citizens’ Band were in attendance, The meeting was held in the First Presbyterian Church with Mr. E. S. Copeland, of town, as chairman, Vet­ erans from all parts of the county were present as were the companies of the Huron-Middlesex Regiment of Sea­ forth and Goderich, the Hussars, of Exeter, the Seaforth Highlanders’ . Band and the Salvation Army Band of Stratford., • Squadron Leader A. Hooper, padre of the R.A.F. Navigation School at Port Albert, who came to Canada from England three weeks ago, gave a ’vivid description .of the life of the British people under the present war conditions. He termed Europe a mad­ house and said Britain today is a land of heroes, most of whom are not in uniform. He told of the wonderful courage of the members of the auxil­ iary services in the face of terrific bombing. He praised the firemen, A. R.P. workers, the ambulance drivers and the police. Britain stands today as the last bulwark of Christianity, of civilization, the things that free peo­ ples hold dear. The difference in life here and in Britain has made a pro­ found impression on him. We, living' quite normal lives, while those in Bri­ tain are the last line defending the rest of the world from the mad-house of Europe.' There are a few, he said, who do not yet think that this fight is their fight. It is incredible that there are men and women today who do not real­ ize that their personal liberty, freedom of speech and worship, freedom, of body, depends upon the result of the fight that is now being put up in that little fortress island. Rev. W. A. Beecroft made a stirring appeal to all to do their part in this great struggle which threatens to en-j gulf the freedom of the world. This war is an occasion for service and sac­ rifice, he said. There was no place for profiteering in this struggle and no one, large corporations or individuals, should make for gain and prosperity from the country's agony. He said $5,500,000 looked like a lot of money. This was the objective of the War Ser­ vices Drive. But when he mentioned the sum of $200,000,000, the $5,000,000 did not seem such a large amount. The $200,000,000 was the amount spent on liquor in Canada in a year. Would it not be better, lie suggested, to reverse this procedure, spending $5,500,000 on liquor and the other large amount on service. .,Then reduce the amount spent on liquor until it disappeared. Mayor John J. Cluff, of Seaforth, extended a civic welcome, A. Pooley, Zone Commander of this district of the Legion, Mr. A. Lee of the Y.M.C. A. at Port Albert, and Major Wheeler of the Salvation Army, gave short ad­ dresses.. ’ Mr. J. D. Thomas, chairman of the County Executive in charge of the campaign, said that Huron County had raised 62% of its objective and the campaign was about 50% completed. Following the meeting in the chtlrch the Veterans, troops and bands parad­ ed past the Town Hall where the sal­ ute was taken. In Toronto Hospital Friends of Harold Mitchell are very sorry that he is confined to the Tor­ onto General Hospital for treatment on his eyes. It is their sincere hope that he will have a complete recovery. Corn Borer Inspector Making Rounds Mr, Ross Johnston, County Corn Borer Inspector, is busy in this part of the county. He reports that the borer was very, bad last year and every effort will be made to stop this pest. He is seeking the co-operation of the farmers in this important work. More Trainees Report April 17th Divisional registrars across Canada have been instructed to notify 5,000 single men and childless widowers in the 21-year-old class to report April 17 for four months’ compulsory mili­ tary training, the Department of Na­ tional War Services announced. The call is the second under the four- month training plan. The first group of about the same number of men en­ tered camp March SO. SIX DEER DROWNED IN THE MAITLAND Dogs' Will Be Shot If Caught Chasing Deer, During the past week six deer met their fate in the Maitland River. On Wednesday last week, two; deer of a herd of eight chased by dogs, attempt­ ed to cross the river below Wingham and were swept away. On Sunday three dead deer were floating about the flats south of town, which is cov­ ered with water due to the spring thaws. One of these was dragged ashore and buried, Another deer was reported under the C.P.R. bridge Sat­ urday night but it went down the river during the night or early Sunday morning when the ice went out. Dog-owners are warned that any dog which chases deer will be shot, as this in as infraction of the game laws. It is believed that all the deer which were drowned in the.Maitland were at­ tempting to run from dogs and were caught in the spring freshet, APRIL 27th NEW DATE FOR CLOSING LINE Clinton To Wingham Branch Will Cease Operation On Above Date It had been planned by the Canadian National Railway to close the line from Clinton Junction to Wingham Junction on April 12th, but a change has been 'made and now this line will remain in operation until April 27th. The change in the date was made so that the closing would take place at the same time the new time-table goes into effect. As stated before, the noon train to Palmerston will, when the change be­ comes effective; connect with trains to the east and Western Ontario for pas­ senger, express and mail service. Bel­ grave and Londesboro will be without rail service. Blyth, of course, has the C.P.R. service. WINGHAM MERCHANTS HAVE THE GOODS Springtime and Easter are dress-up times. For your new outfit you can­ not do better than shop at the Wing­ ham stores. The shops here have a complete stock of up-to-the-minute goods that will please you. Outfit yourself from head to foot in Wing­ ham and be a satisfied customer. Many at this season of the year dress up their homes with new paint, curtains, paper and many other items. These two you will find at Wingham stores and the selection is as fine as you will get in Western Ontario. - Enjoy that friendly pleasant service that predominates in Wingham stores. Recruiting Office at Walkerton Captain F. T.. James is in charge ot a recruiting office at Walkerton Arm­ ouries which will serve the district from Wiarton to Wingham for all branches of the service. Seven hund­ red recruits are now required from Military District No. 1, this means about fifty from this area. Men will be placed in the branch of the serv­ ice in which they desire to serve. Any one in this vicinity who wishes furth­ er information may receive same from Major George Howson. PRESBYTERY DISCUSS CHURCHGROUPINGS Churches To Be Consulted. Mission­ ary to Visit the Presbytery A special meeting of Maitland Pres­ bytery of the Presbyterian Church was held in Lucknow Thursday after­ noon with'the Moderator, Rev. S. M. Scott, of Kincardine, presiding. . A committee of which Rev. Kenneth MacLean, of Wingham, was convenor, brought in a report suggesting the fol­ lowing groupings of the churches, S. Kinloss with Lucknow; Kinlough, Ripley and Bcfvie; Dungannon and Ashfield. There was considerable dis­ cussion and no plan was adopted but two others were suggested. One of these would link Calvin with Wing­ ham. Another plan suggested White­ church with Lucknow. No action will be taken on any of these plans until they have been pre­ sented to the congregations affected. It was decided to make arrange­ ments for a returned missionary to visit the congregations of the Presby­ tery as soon after Easter as possible. Rev. Kenneth MacLean and Rev, F, G. Fowler and their elders will be in charge of the arrangements, ji. HONORED ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY Mr. Abner Cosens Presented With Basket of Roses On Wednesday, last week,-Mr. Ab­ ner Cosens had his 80th birthday and the business men of the town paid tri­ bute to him at his office when he was presented with a basket of red roses and spring flowers, Mayor J, H. Craw­ ford gave a brief presentation address, Mr. Cosens has -been a highly res­ pected business man here for the past 43 years. He came here to conduct an insurance business and has continued in this business ever since. .After he was here nine years he went into part­ nership with the lalte John Ritchie, His partner since 1935 is Mr. W. T, Booth, Mr. Cosens has taken a great inter­ est in Wingham. He was for years a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Since its beginning tye has been treas­ urer of the Winghim High School board and for over’ forty years has been a member 'of the Library Board. •In politics he is a Liberal but does not hesitate to state his personal opinions as shown by his contesting the prov­ incial riding of North Huron as an in- dependenCin 1923. For many years he wrote under the name of Timothy Hay in the Advance- Times, and his War Rhymes which he penned during the Great War, have a large circulation. Born in Tuckersmith, Mr. Cosens attended the district schools and after a term at business college, went to Australia as a book agent, later being employed in the lumber industry. He went to Australia by way of Vancouv­ er but returned by the Mediterranean. On his return he experienced all the seasons and visited five continents. His three years in the land of the kan­ garoo are fond memories. His wife is the former Sara Turner. He has one daughter, Dr. Mary Cos­ ens, on the staff of the MacDonald In­ stitute at Guelph, In November, 1915, Mr. Cosens wrote the following, little did he think it would be the same call to-day. “Ye strong young men of Huron, Ye sons of Britons true, Your fathers fought for freedom, And now it’s up to you.” STUDENTS TOLD OF AIR TRAINING They Were Advised to Attain At Least Junior Matriculation Standing “How Canada Trains Her Fighting Air Teams” was the subject of an ad­ dress given by Flying Officer T. L. Ashton to the assembled students of Wingham High School last Thursday afternoon. Similar talks are being given this month to students of Secondary Schools Across Caijada, Particular emphasis is placed on the necessity of students attaining their Junior Matric­ ulation at least, if they aspire to be­ come members of the Rpyal Canadian Air Force. Mr. Ashton was introduc­ ed by Principal W. Stanley Hall. Dance Sunday Mid-Nite At Royal-T, with Benny Palmer and his band. Admission 50c. Tennis Meeting To-Night (Wed.) A meeting of the Senior and Junior Tennis Clubs will be held in the Coun­ cil Chambers to-night (Wednesday), at 7.30 o’clock. Chemical War Declared! On Moths — Woollen's greatest en­ emy. Paradichlorobenzenc, a recent discovery, will protect your clothes. See the moth proof containers, and full line of chemicals, at McKibbon’s, the Rexall Store. Hard Time Dance, Foresters’ Hall, Belgrave, Tuesday, April 15th Under auspices of Belgrave Branch Red Cross Society. Good music by local talent; door prizes; admission ac­ cording to costume. Ladies bring lunch. Dancing to commence at 9.30. No tickets given as door prizes after 10 o’clock. Spoke at St. Paul’s Church ,Mr. Harold G. Meir, Seaforth, the president of the Huron Deanery Lay­ men’s Association, gave the address at the monthly men’s Service in St. Paul’s Church, Sunday evening. His topic was “The Layman’s View of the Empty Pew.” The music was con­ ducted by the men’s choir, and Mr. Spittal sang “The Palms” during the offertory. WAR SERVICES FUND DRIVE NOT FINISHED Wingham’s Total Is $1,475 With Returns Incomplete The canvas in connection with the War Services Fund here is rapidly nearing completion. Returns from Ward 1 are prectically completed, Ward 2 is nearly done, Ward' 3 is about half finished. Ward 4 has a little more to do and so far no returns have been received from Ward 5 at headquarters. The total to date is $1,476.75 and the Chairman for the town, Mr. Fred Spry, is very hope­ ful that $2,000 will be subscribed. If you have not yet made your don­ ation, please do so this week so that the fund can be closed locally. In the townships due to road con­ ditions the canvas is away behind, but reports that are sifting through are very encouraging indeed. TEESWATER PAPER HAS NEW OWNER sJWance Statia, editor and proprietor or The Teeswater News for the past 13 years, has sold his business, The new proprietor and editor is Albert J. Worrall, who has been employed by Mr. Statia since he purchased this business from G. K. Brown in 192$< This paper has a history datingmack more than 50 years and during that time seven editors have come and gone. For 64 years Mr. Statia has been connected with newspaper work, for 55 of them as an editor. He owned seven weeklies in this time, The Streetsville Review, Highgate Monitor, Bothwell Times, Leamington News, Orangeville-Dufferin Post, Trenton Courier-Advocate and finally the Teeswater News. STORES TO BE OPEN THURSDAY EVENING A Good Friday, this week, is a pub­ lic Holiday Wingham merchants will .close their.stores that day. They will, however, for the convenience of the public, have their places of business open Thursday evening. Won At Clinton Currie & Tervit- won first and sec­ ond prizes in the single roadster class and also in the Lady Drivers class at the Clinton Horse Show on Thursday. Attended Synod Executive The Executive Committee of the Synod of Huron met in London Fri­ day, Rev. E. O. Gallagher attended, being a member of the Committee. BLUEVALE CHURCH BURNSMORTGAGE Ceremony Took Place at a Banquet Held Tuesday Evening ^A very interesting event in connec­ tion with Knox Presbyterian Church, Bluevale, was held on Tuesday evening when about 100 people assembled for a banquet at ivliich the mortgage was destroyed^*' The tables were lovely with spring flowers, daffodils, narcissus and pans­ ies. Potted plants added beauty to the banquet hall. Rev. F. G. Fowler, min­ ister of the church, was toastmaster and following the toast to the King he proposed the toast to Canana. The toast to the Presbyterian Church in Canada was given by Rev. C. H. Mac­ Donald, of Lucknow, and Rev. John Pollock, of Whitechurch, responded. Mr. J. C. Higgins, chairman of the Board of Managers of the church, pro­ posed the toast to Knox Presbyterian Church, Bluevale, and this was follow­ ed by the burning of the mortgage. Mr. Peter S. McEwen of the Board of Trustees tore the mortgage into piec­ es and placed the pieces on a tray held by Mrs. McEwen. Mr. Archie Messer touched a match to the pieces and as it burned the hymn “Praise God from whom all blessings flow” was sung. Short talks of yesteryears were giv­ en by Miss Olive Scott, W. S. David­ son, Hugh Gilmour, Archie Messer, W. L. Spelts, of Brussels, rendered a solo accompanied by his wife at the piano; Mrs. Donald Robertson, Wing­ ham, a piano solo accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Higgins, The singing of “God Save the King” and “O Canada” brought this very happy meeting to a close. Due to road conditions, many of the district ministers and others who had planned to be present, were unable to attend. COUNCIL HELD APRIL MEETING Arena Had Good Year .— Permit Is- sued for New House. All members of the Council were present for the April meeting of the Council held Monday evening. A communication was read from the Board of Transport Commission giving their ruling in connection with the closing of the C.N.R. line from Clinton Junction to Wingham Junc­ tion. This was favorable to the rail­ way, they having made application to close this line. Application of Mr. C. W. Lloyd for a building permit to erect a house on the corner of Patrick and Leopold streets was granted. A request for an increase in salary was received from Night-Watchman Gordon Deyell, and on motion of Couns, Wilkinson and Lloyd his sal­ ary was raised from $70 a month to .$75 a month, A number of accounts were passed on motion of Reeve Fletherington and Coun. Lloyd. The Clerk was instructed to forward the amount of the annual fees to the /Associated Mayors’ Association as Council were of the opinion that this association is doing good work for the municipalities of the province. The drain on the north side of the C. N. R. tracks is now completed, Coun. Evans informed Council. He said it was doing the work for which it was installed satisfactorily. The snow plow has been put in storage and he was of the opinion that the citizens were satisfied with its opera­ tion the last winter. Work was pro­ ceeding cleaning up the streets, but some damage will have to be repaired, a ‘Strip on Centr St., and a few other sptots. Request Paving South of Town On motion of Couns. Evans and Sturdy the Department of Highways will be requested to lay light pavement from the end of the pavement on Jose­ phine street to meet the pavement on Highway No. 4 south of the town. Council was of the opinion that this portion of the highway requires sur­ facing very badly. The Arena closed the season with a surplu^ of $450, Reeve Hetherington reported: This, he said, was the best that the arena had done under town management. No work had been done on the ladies’ rest room, but after dis­ cussion, it was decided to redecorate this room at or.ee. Coun. Lloyd said that Robert Dey­ ell has been granted a few days’ leave from his duties at the Cemetery. For the Welfare committee Coun. Wilkinson reported that' at present there is no relief. The Mayor requested the chairmen of committees to give careful atten­ tion to the estimates which .should be ready for presentation at the May meeting of the Council. Reeve Hetherington, who is also Of­ ficer Commanding the 99th Battery, requested permission for the use of the Arena for Battery training until such time as the Battery may train in the open. On motion of Couns. Sturdy and VanWyck this request was grant­ ed. In Aid of Bombed Churches The Sacred Cantatta "Olivet to Cal­ vary” will be sung in the United Church at 8 o’clock, Good Friday ev­ ening. An offering for British Church­ es destroyed by enemy action, will be received. Legion and Auxiliary Had Social On Monday night the members of the Wingham Legion and Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Legion held a social evening following their regular month­ ly meetings. Bingo was played and following the games, lunch was serv­ ed by the men. Pastors and Choirs Exchanged Rev, W, A. Beecroft and the choir of the United Church had. charge ol the evening service in the Teeswater United Church Sunday evening. The choir sang the cantata "Olivet to Calvary.” Rev. R. N. Stewart and his choir from Teeswater, conducted the service here. 1.3th Power Bill Credit Under the 13th Power Bill the local Utilities Commission have received a credit from the Hydro Electric Power Commission of $3406,37. This is the difference between the price the com­ mission paid for power and the actual cost to them. With this credit the commission were about even on last year’s operations so the users received the power they used at cost. COUPLE CELEBRATE 60th ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs, John Gillespie Had Family Gathering to Celebrate The Event. On .Saturday evening last Mr. and Mrs, John Gillespie, of WJtitechurch, held a family dinner to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary which was the following day, Sunday, April Sth, All the family were home for the ev­ ent except one grandson. This esteem­ ed couple have two sons, J. Gibson, of Whitechurch, C. L., of St. Thomas, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Martin, East Wawanosh, seven grandchildren and one child. Many friends and neighbors called, to extend congratulations at their home on Sunday. They were married at Lucknow by the Rev. Angus Mac­ Kay. Mr. Gillespie is a native of^his district. Fid was born on the 2nd of Kinloss and for two years after his marriage lived on a farm close by, then moving to Whitechurch where they have since lived. In his 85th year, Mr. Gillespie still takes a great interest in current events. For over 25 years he served the Township of E, Wawanosh, several years as Councillor, three years as Reeve and for seven years as Road Supt. In politics he is an ardent Lib­ eral. Mrs. Gillespie is 80 years old. Born at Daloushie, Lanark County, she came to Lucknow two years prior to her marriage. Her maiden name was Agnes Bailey. On behalf of the people of this com­ munity we extend hearty congratula­ tions. 18 NEW MEMBERS JOIN ST, ANDREW’S Ceremony Performed at Preparatory Service Friday Evening large congregation were present ' at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Fridav night, for the preparatory ser- vice.j/This meeting was of special in­ terest as eighteen new members were received into the congregation, three by certificate and fifteen by profes­ sion of faith. \„The new members are, Mrs. Gordon Rintoul from Auburn Presbyterian Church; Robert Hall from Knox Church, Acton; Mrs. Robert Hall from Whitechurch' Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Percy Clark, Lillian Angus, Eliz­ abeth Hare, Agnes Sell, Elizabeth Gannett, Margaret MacLean, Gordon Legatt, John Gorbutt, George Lloyd, Craig Armstrong, John Pym, Douglas Fry, Alvin Sell, Clarence Hamilton, Robert Chittick^^ Preached at Clinton Rev. E. O. Gallagher conducted the Lenten Meditations in St. Paul's Church, Clinton, on Wednesday of last week. Public School Open Night The annual Public School open night will be held on Friday night, May 2nd. This event is one of the most popular held each year and the parents and others interested will be anxiously waiting for this display. HIGHLAND INFANTRY REQUIRESRECRUITS Recruiting Officer Capt. P. F. Carey Will Be Here Thursday Evening In connection with securing recruits for the Highland Light Infantry, C. A.S.F. reserve, Captain P. F. Carey of that unit, will be at the Armouries here on Thursday night this week. Anyone desirous of obtaining information about this unit can do so that' even­ ing or may at any other time at Woolslev Barracks, London. Recruits for this battalion must be of Al cate­ gory and of a height of at least 5 ft., 7 Inches. The standard for this very old and honored regiment is quite high. On Saturday ’ast, Capt. Carey and Scrgts. W. Farr and W. Reid were in Wingham in the interests of this bat* talion, The parent battalion Is at pres­ ent in Nova Scotia and new recruits will be trained to join the main unit when they are required. In the neigh­ bourhood of 19,000 men have been dis* charged from the C.A.S.F. and an ef­ fort is now being made to fill these gaps. Capt. Carey informs us that the A.S.F. needs at1 once mechanics, cooks, tradesmen of all description, and clerks. He would be glad to give in­ formation about any of the above mentioned.