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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-04-17, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 17th, 1941 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year TENNIS CLUB HAD ANNUAL MEETING Play Has Already Got Under Way The annual meeting of the Wingham Tennis Club was held in the Council Chambers on Wedne'sday evening last week. A large number were present and, judging by the enthusiasm at the meeting, the club will enjoy a success­ ful season. Members are already using the courts but the official opening will not be held until the evening of May 7th, the first night on which the lights will be used. Officers were elected as follows: Hon. Pres.—Mayor J. H. Crawford. President—Jack Herd. Vice' Pres.—Mrs. John P, McKib- bon. Sec.-Treas.—Wilbur Tiffin, Social Convenor—Miss Doris Fells. Membership Convenor—John P. McKibbon. Junior Club President—Donald Lloyd. Vice-Pres.—Dorothy Hamilton. Membership Committee-—Marjorie French, Elizabeth Hare, Bruce Wil- •son, George Copeland. It was decided that the junior club members would be allowed the use of the courts up to 10 p.m. Saturday ev­ enings. PLAYED IN TORONTO BRIDGE TOURNEY Local Players Made Splendid Showing Messrs. W. H. French and J. H. Crawford took part in the Dominion Bridge Tournament held in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Friday and Sat­ urday. In the pairs on Friday they finished in fourth position and in the team of fours on Saturday played with Miss Wright and Dr. Stewart of Tor­ onto, they won third place. To finish so near the top. against Canada’s out­ standing players is doing exceptional­ ly well. In the fours match they were just lVs points behind the win­ ners. King’s Birthday A proclamation fixing Monday, June 9—the same date as last year—for celebration of the King’s birthday is published in the current issue of the Canada Gazette. The King’s birthday actually falls on December 14, but the official celebration is held inJune. His Majesty was 45 last December 14th. AMBERLEY SITE REPORTED AS OUT The Amberley site appears to be no longer ponsidered for the establish­ ing of an Air Force bombing and gun­ nery school. This location is believed to have been passed up in view of the fact that it entailed the tearing down of too many fine farm buildings, This block of several hundred acres is as well a particularly productive acreage of excellent farm land. However it is still expected that this school will be established along*Lake Huron’s shores, and reports in Huron County this past week were to the ef­ fect that the site had been selected at St. Joseph’s, ten miles south of Bay- field. Several sites have been surveyed including Amebrley, St, Joseph, Cred- iton and Grand Bend. LONDON CHAPTER WERE GUESTS HERE Eastern Star Entertained Forest City Chapter Huron Chapter No. 89, O.E.S., met for its regular meeting last week. The meeting was exceptionally interesting in that the Wingham members were happy to entertain the Officers and Members of Forest City Chapter, Lon­ don, Ontario. Among these was a Past W. G. Matron of Ontario, a pre­ sent District Deputy G. Matron, and several past District Deputy G. Mat­ rons. Huron.Chapter felt greatly hon­ oured in having these distinguished guests. The feature of the evening was the Dondoh Patrol Team, members of which were attired in military-like cos­ tumes of white and blue, They per­ formed excellently, forming intricate patterns in their drills, each member carried a stalk of pink snapdragon and at the close of their delightful drill, presented our W. Matron, Mrs. F, Watson, with this beautiful bouquet of snapdragon, A delicious lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed with the London guests, ST. ANDREW’S W.M.S. THANK-OFFERING Mrs. B, F, Andrew, of Clintc^n, Was The Guest Speaker The Easter Thank-Offering meeting of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, Church was held in the church on Tuesday last w.eek. The president, Mrs, D. Rae, conducted the meeting. After call to. worship, some things for which we can give thanks were mentioned, “That God is a spirit in­ finite, eternal and unchangeable”; “That the Lord God omnipotent ■ reigneth”; “That Christ founded His Church”; “That the .Church will sur­ vive"; “That Christ gave the members of His' Church their task, Go ye there­ fore and teach all nations." The Bible reading from the 25th chapter of Matthew was taken by Miss Frances Wilson and the Glad Tidings prayer by Miss Warwick. After singing the hymn “Beneath the cross of Jesus”, a season of prayer was ' held, Miss M. Anderson, Mrs. W. Williamson and Mrs. J. Porter taking part, Mr. H, V. Pym then favored with a beautiful solo “The Old Rugged Cross." Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were r£ad and approved. The offertory prayer, asking God to preserve us from faithless fears and enable us to fear nothing, was given by Mrs. T. C. King. Mrs. (Rev.) B. F. Andrew, Clin­ ton Presbyterian Cpurch was the spec­ ial speaker, Mrs. Andrew had been, before her marriage, a teacher in a school for missionaries’ children in Japan, Taking apt illustration from the Bible and from prominent people of our Empire, spoke of the influ­ ence of one life upon that of others, showing that by conduct one may hin­ der or help in the building of the Christian home, the Christian Church, The Christian community and the extension of of God’s Kingdom in for­ eign lands. Following the singing of a hymn, Mrs. IC. MacLean closed the meeting with prayer. BRIDGE CLUB HELD WEEKLY SESSION The regular weekly meeting of the Wingham Bridge Club was beld in the Masonic Hall, Wednesday evening of last week with six and a half tables taking part. The results were: North and South: 1st, Miss Sara MacLean and George Williams; 2nd, Duncan Kennedy and G. MacKay; 3rd, Mrs. Art Wilson and W. H. French; 4th, A. M. 'Forbes and W. W. Armstrong; East and West: 1st, Mrs. George Ross and J. H. Crawford; 2nd, Miss Farrel and Jack Mason; 3rd, Bert Porter and Art Wilson; 4th, Mrs. R. S. Hether­ ington and Miss Y. McPherson. WEDDINGS Harris - Green The Parsonage, Wroxeter, was the scene of a quiet wedding ceremony at 11 a.m., April 9th, when Jessie Mar­ ian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green, became the bride of George Philip, son of Mrs. Harris and the late James Harris. Rev. A. M. Grant offic­ iated. The bride, who was unattended, was lovely in a dress of Turquoise Blue crepe with hat to match. Her coat was of Rosewood shade with accessories in blending color and a corsage of Deep Rose Carhations . completed the en­ semble. Following the ceremony a wedding dinner was served to the immediate families at the home of the bride. The bride’s table was centred with the wedding cake, the attractive decora­ tions being carried out in pink and white. Later Mr. and Mrs. Harris left for a short honeymoon to Toronto and Other points, the bride travelling in a navy and white costume, .Winners ajt Euchre The attendance was not up to ex­ pectations at the Oddfellows* Euchre which was held on Monday evening. The winners were: ladies, Mrs. Win. Stewart and Mrs. Ernie Lewis; gen­ tlemen, G. L. Dunlop and Jiid Halli­ day. Armouries Dance Friday This Week The Officer Commanding and Of* fleers of the 21st Field Brigade R. C. A., have issued invitations for a dance to be held in the Armouries here Fri­ day night this week. Flight-Lieut, Fletcher and his R.A.F. band, of Port Albert, will furnish the music. HIGH SCHOOL HELD EASTERLITERARY Capt, Adams Presented Field Day Awards The High School Literary Society held ’their Easter Literary at the school Thursday afternoon last week. The program opened with a song “Swing Song" by a group of girls, they also rendered “Our Canada" later in the entertainment, Pupils of the II Form, presented a scene from the play “Twelfth Night.” Captain W. J. Adams, chairman of the High School Board, presented the awards won at the Athletic School Meet last Fall. The Prophet’s Ad- drres-s, which was interesting, was giv­ en by Scott Reid, as was the School Journal, The meeting closed with the singing of “O Canada.” A social hour was enjoyed at which afternon tea was served. In the even­ ing the annual Easter Dance was held at which many ex-students were pres­ ent. WAR SERVICES FUND TOTAL NOW $1736 Returns Practically Complete With all returns complete except for a portion of Ward 3, total subscrip­ tions for the War Services Fund here amount to $1736.10. When the returns are completed it is the hope of the committee that lie sum of $1900.00 will have been raised. Due to road conditions the canvass in the country has been slowed up and it is impossible at present to give an accurate accounting. It is expected by the County Committee, however, that Huron will reach or exceed its quota of $20,000. Much Improved Miss Marion Fry returned home on Thursday from London Hospital. We are very happy to report that she is now enjoying very good health. 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. To Join R.C.A.F. ^kWilliam Harold Pym has been ac­ cepted as a wireless operator and re­ ports July 6th, at London, to the* R. C. A. F. Ken. Somers has also been accepted <by the R.C.A.F.^a^d is wait­ ing for word to report,Z .Z Dr. Redmond’s Bt'other Passed Op Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Redmond left Monday noon for Lansdowne to at­ tend the funeral of the Doctor’s bro­ ther, Herbert Redmond, who passed on Sunday night in his 65th year. The late Mr. Redmond resided on the Red­ mond homestead. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon. $52 for Bombed Churches The sacred Cantata “Olivet to Cal­ vary", sung by the United Church Choir, was well attended Good Friday evening. The choir members excelled themselves in this presentation which was under the leadership of Miss Tena Reid. The proceeds, $52, will be don­ ated to the Bombed Churches of Eng­ land. MISSION GROUP TOLD OF LEPERS Interesting Meeting of B. Y. W. Mis­ sion Circle Was Held The April meeting of the Baptist Young Women’s Mission Circle was held' on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. John Falconer, with fifteen present. The opening hymn “Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy” was followed by prayer and an Easter poem by Shirley MacLean. The Scripture reading was taken by Laura Collar. An article telling of the work done among the lepers in India was* given by Vivian MacLean. A chapter from the book “Beauti­ ful Girlhood” was read by Viola Lea­ therland. Several verses of Scripture were read by 'Reta Stapleton and remarks given by the President. Louise Kelly dealt with a chapter from the study book which told of the Baptist work in the Maritime Prov­ inces. After the singing of a hymn Mrs. Loney closed with prayer, Lunch was served. FOUNDRY FIRE LOSS NEARLY $50,000 Large Building 280 Feet By 80 Feet Completely Destroyed With Contents Production Now In Full Swing Once More To visit the Western Foundry one would not imagine, except for the ruins of the building that was destroy­ ed, that there had been a major con­ flagration there as recently as early Thursday morning last week. When we visited the plant on Monday pro­ duction was under way with an effic­ iency that one, would not expect for some time. In a matter of a very short time things will be going on as usual. The fire was the .worst that Wing­ ham and district has experienced for many a day. The building that was burned was 280 feel long by 80 feet wide. It housed the black-leading room, the paint shop, the crating room, the shipping room and the warehouse. The fire apparently start­ ed in or near the black-leading room, and after spreading to the paint de­ partment, made a very vicious fire which could not be put under control. The fire brigade worked like Trojans to keep the blaze from spreading to the other buildings. The alarm was sent in by the night-watchman, Jack Deyell, about 12.45 and the fire raged with terrific heat -until nearly four o’clpek. The building that houses the mounting shop and'the foundry were just across the tracks from the blaz­ ing building but constant efforts on the part of the firemen saved these buildings which were only very slight­ ly damaged. A large quantity of finished stoves and furnaces which were in the ware­ house, became a -part of the charred ruins, in fact, every article of finished products ready for shipment, was stor­ ed in the warehouse. The foundry has to start'from scratch to build up an­ other reserve of finished‘articles, or to meet their present orders. The pat­ terns that are used for the current goods were not in this'building, but some of the older patterns were des­ troyed. General Manager Fred Spry has plans ready to house the departments ' that were put out of action. At the rear of the mounting shop work has commenced on an extension for black-leading and crating. Local shipping will be done from this build­ ing also. To make way for a ware­ house, a portion of the work shop will ■be used and the paint shop will be built near this building also according to present plans. From this new ship­ ping space a loading shoot will be er­ ected from which the larger orders will be sent. Until the plans are completed pro­ duction is being carried on under un­ usual and difficult circumstances but to the layman things appears to be humming away. A very large number gathered to watch the fire and the blaze could be seen for many miles. The heat was terrific and when the roof of the jarge structure fell in it increased a hundr- fold. Over 350 gallons of paint, and much other inflammable material caus­ ed dense smoke and some explosions. Men — For Spring Work Try a pair of our work boots. Med­ ium or heavy weight with crepe, leath­ er or Panco soles and with or without Arch Supports, $1.98 and up. Willis Shoe Store. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR MAIL, EXPRESS , CLINTON ■ WINGHAM Service Will Be Similar To That Which The Railway Gave. A contract has been let to Percy Manning, of Londesboro, for drawing the mail and express from Clinton to Wingham, when the C. N. R. branch from Clinton Junction to Wingham Junction is discontinued, The closing date of this branch is set for April 26, The Post Office Department and the railway are co-operating on this matter, which will give thail service to Londesboro, Blyth, Belgrave and Wingham, and express service on the same basis as the railroad did. The London train arrives at Clinton now at 11.24 a.m. and leaves at 11.47 a.m. It arrives at Wingham at 12.45 p.m, and leaves on the return trip at 1.56 p.m., arriving in Clinton at 2.50 and leaving for London at 3.08, Mr, Manning will adhere to the ’same schedule, it is expected. ARMY SENDS CALL FOR TRADESMEN Courses Will Commence April 21st The Department of National De­ fence are calling for approximately 250 men between the ages of 19 and 35, physical category “A" or “Bl” to train as tradesmen in the following trades: fitters, (machinists); black­ smiths, (forge and acetylene welding); carpenters and joiners; clerks, electric­ ians and motor mechanics and fitters (motor vehicles). Classes fo r xn cn sclcc ted for the above trades will start April 21st, at Technical Schools in the district, the first course will be of 10 weeks' dura­ tion. Men interested should communicate direct with Capt, F, T, James, Recruit­ ing Officer, at the Armouries, Walk­ erton. HURON PRESBYTERIAL MEETS NEXT WEEK Morning and Afternoon, Session in Thames Road United Church The fifteenth annual meeting of Hu­ ron Presbyterial will be held on Tues­ day afternoon and evening next, April 22nd, in Thames Road United Church. An interesting program has been ar­ ranged. The. election of officers will take place at the morning session as will reports of committees. The spec­ ial speaker, Miss S. Smythe, ah out­ standing home missionary, will give her address at the afternoon meeting. f Chimney Fire Monday noon the fire brigade had a call to Mrs. Pocock’s home on Vic­ toria Street as a chimney had taken fire. No damage resulted. 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. Bingo - Bingo The Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Legion will hold a BINGO in the Armouries on Monday evening, April 28th. The first sixty to purchase 25c worth of tickets will receive a chance on'a spec­ ial. Prizes, baskets of groceries. Pro­ ceeds for patriotic and charitable pur­ poses. Heads Zone Committee Mr. J. D. Thomas, of Goderich, was elected President of Zone 1 Commit­ tee of the Ontario Conservation and Reforestation Association at the an­ nual meeting held in London last week. A suggestion that the necessary legislation be ihstituted to prevent the destruction of woodlots was advanced. Seaforth Are Champs In the final game of a three-of-five series, Seaforth Beavers defeated Pais­ ley 4-2 to capture for the first time the Intermediate ‘B” O.H.A. champion­ ship. The game was played at Strat­ ford. The Beavers won three games and two other games of the series were tied. Wingham fans took particluar interest in this series for three reasons, Paisley stopped our gang, Seaforth is in this district, and mainly because Cy. Proctor and Len. Nichol, stars of our team, played for Seaforth under the soldier replacement rule. NEW DIRECTORY NOW IN USE Back Cover Advises “Bell” Offices Sell War Savings Stamps and Certificates. Featuring a green cover with a mes­ sage on the back urging the purchase of war savings stamps and certificates, Wingham’s new telephone directory has just been distributed. In aid of the national war effort, The Bell Tele- ft h o n c Coiii nftiiy is donating the back cover of all its 1941 directories to pro­ mote the war savings campaign. Stamps and Certificates are on sale at all Bell Telephone offices. Since there is a very large number of changed listings in the alphabetical section alone, the need for destroying the old book and carefully consulting the new One before placing calls is ob­ vious, if the “wrong number” nuisance is to be avoided. The green cover will make it easy to distinguish the new book from the old. Altogether, over 5,000 volumes of the directory are printed. Of this total more than 830 are distributed in Wing- ham. The remainder go to subscribers in surrounding communities. W. C, T. U. MET THURSDAY LAST Rev, E. O. Gallagher Was the Guest Speaker The regular meeting of the W. C. T U. was held at the home of Mrs. A, E. Lloyd Thursday last. The meet­ ing opened with the hymn “There is a green hill far away” and silent prayer. Miss Barfoot read the Scripture from Luke 24: 13-34, and commented on same. Mrs. Loney led in prayer. “Hallelujah what a Saviour” was sung. Mrs. Lloyd conducted the reading of the Clip Sheet which plainly show­ ed that money spent on liquor is a loss. Liquor means loss to the mod­ erate drinker who purchases that which has no permanent value, even a food value. In these days thrift and , saving to win the war is advised. Li­ quor means-loss to the trades people since the dollar spent on the beverage room cannot be spent by the drinker for groceries. It is often cash for beer but credit for groceries. Liquor means loss to the taxpayer, whose taxes are increased to pay the expense of liquor- caused crime and also of relief of fam­ ilies whose wage-eaner is incapacitat­ ed and ambitio lless through drink. Li­ quor means higher insurance rates on automobiles even for the non-drinker,. largely through liquor-caused road ac-' cidents. If money is spent to build a house, outlay on labor and material, serves a useful purpose of lasting val­ ue, but the purchase of liquor not only serves no useful purpose, but the pur­ chaser is actually harmed by his out­ lay. Rev. E. O. Gallagher was the guest speaker at the meeting and gave an in­ teresting talk on Temperance. The meeting closed by singing “God Save the King" and prayer by Mrs. Lloyd. INSTITUTE ANNUAL FRIDAY, APRIL 25th The Women’s Institute will hold its annual election of officers on Friday, April 25th, at 2.30 o’clock. The meet­ ing will be held in the Council Cham­ ber, and the programme will be in charge of Mrs. Clarkson Martin, con­ venor of War Work. The roll call will be answered by giving "Your Maiden Name," and the hostesses for the day are Mrs. W. Fraser, Mrs. W. A. Sand­ erson, Mrs. J. Currie, Mrs. Geo. Wil­ liams, Mrs. Barbour. WEDDINGS Irwin - Magoffin A wedding of interest was solemn­ ized at the Manse of the Presbyterian Church, Lucknow, at 2 o’clock Wed­ nesday, April 9th, when Miss Lorene Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Magoffin, of West Wa- wanosh, became the bride of Mr, Cal­ vin Henry Irwin, elder son of Mr. W. J. Irwin and the late Mrs. Irwin, of Kinloss. Rev. C. H. MacDonald con­ ducted the ceremony. The bride wore a becoming gown of Twilight Blue and corsage of Sweet­ heart roses and maiden hair fern. She wore her mother’s coon fur. Miss Ferae Magoffin was her sister’s bridesmaid and was frocked in Teal green with corsage of carnations. Mr. Ivan Magoffin was groomsman. Following the ceremony the bridal party returned to' the home of the bride’s .parents where a luncheon was served to the immediate family. Later Mr. and Mrs. Irwin left for a honey­ moon trip to Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Eastern points. They will reside on the groom’s farm on the second concession of Kinloss. Button - Salter A quiet but pretty wedding was sol­ emnized at the Baptist Church Parson­ age, Wingham, on Saturday, April .12, when Edith Mildred, youngest daugh­ ter of Mr. Wm. G. Salter and the late Mrs. Salter, of Wingham, was united in holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. Ross Button, of Morris, by the Rev. E. M. Loney. The bride was becom­ ingly gowned in a dress of Serenade blue crepe with touches of white, matching blue hat, navy coat and ac­ cessories, They were attended by Mrs. Jack Reavie and the bride’s brother, Mr, Russell (Salter, Following the ceremony they returned to the home of Mr. and .Mrs, Charles Smith where a wedding dinner was served, during which Mr. Jack Reavie sang “I Love You Truly”. Following the dinner the bride and groom left amid a shower of confetti on a short trip. On theii' return they will reside on the groom’s farm in Mortis. BAPTIST Y. P. U. ATTENDED RALLY Gathering Was Held at Auburn On Friday On Friday night the members of the B.Y.P.U, motored to Auburn where they attended a Rally of the Northern churches of the Middlesex-Lambtw Association. Miss Vera Wilkins, of Goderich, presided. Rev. Silver, of the Auburn and Clinton churches, Opened the meeting by conducting a song service. The Wingham Union, under the lead­ ership of Mr, Frank Collar, had charge of the devotional exei’cises. A special feature of the evening was the rendering of two vocal numbers by eight members of the Port Albert Air Force. These men are members of the Goderich Union. The speaker, Rev. Milligan, who is pastor of the Goderich Church, gave a very interesting and helpful Easter message. The business part of the meeting was taken by Mr, Brunette, of London. Mr. Frank Collar was elected Presi­ dent of the Rally and Miss Shirley MacLean was made Secretary-Treas­ urer. Miss Marie Kelly was appointed, representative of the Wingham B. Y. P. U, At the close of the meeting, refresh­ ments and a social hour were enjoyed by all." RED CROSS TO WORK TWO DAYS A WEEK Tuesday and Thursday are Work Days Until further notice, the Winghanx Red Cross Room will be open only two days a week, Tuesday and Thurs­ day. It is expected that much work will be accomplished in these two days. A quantity of garments are cut, ready for sewing, and the committee are anxious that these be completed, so that they may be shipped as soon as possible. There is also a knitting quota to be done, so the Red Cross work must go on, in spite of busy days at home. New School Shoes For Boys and Girls In Sandals, Oxfords and Boots with soles made to stand hard every day wear. All sizes now in stock. Willis- Shoe Store. Played Golf Good Friday Although it may be some time yet before the Alps Golf Course gets of­ ficially under way for this season this does not mean that some of those af­ flicted with the golf bug are holding off for this to happen. On Good Fri­ day four of our local golf enthusiasts Omar Haselgrove, C. H. McAvoy, K., Somers and N. Williamson, spent the afternoon pounding the old pill. Green No. 4, down in the hollow, was cover­ ed with about two feet of snow. GRAVEL ROADS WERE TOUGH FOR TRAVEL Week-Enders Had Bad Time Except on Paved Highways Nut for many years have the unpav­ ed roads been in such poor condition as they are this year. Early last week they started to break up and each day they seemed to get worse and travel would detour around until there were no more roads to detour on except those that were paved. On Thursday some who went by way of Listowel, got through with dif­ ficulty but when they returned they found it necessary to stick to the pave­ ment. Mr. George Gregory came for the week-end from Cookstown and had to travel 197 miles. When the roads are good 96 miles is all he has to drive to get here. This is just one of the many examples that could be used, This condition is not peculiar to this district. The writer was about 10Q mile® east of Toronto for the week­ end and the roads in that vicinity were very bad. In fact the paved roads were in bad shape and one had to travel very carefully over them. Ou a detour going to Listowel we had the pleasant experience of being stuck in the mud on a sideroad. A very kind gentleman, Mr. Fritz, came to our rescue with a big strong horse. The amount he collected from this good Samaritan act, and he was kept busy, he donated to the Trowbridge Red Cross. At the rate he was doing bust* ness the ladies of that section can truthfully say it is an all wind which does not blow some good to someone.