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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-07-31, Page 1$ - !) 'H-? I With Which Is Amalgamated Th? Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 31st, 1941 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year PATRIOTIC SERVICE AT ST. ANDREW’S Union Jack, St, Andrew’s Cross and Honour Roll Dedicated A patriotic service was held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Sunday jnorning. The members of the 99th .Battery and Wingham Branch of the •Canadian Legion paraded.. During the •service an impressive ceremony was .performed when the Union Jack and St. Andrew's Gross were dedicated, the standard-bearers being two Air­ craftsmen, Gordon Leggatt and Wil­ liam H. Pym. In the dedication of the Honor’ Roll, R.- H. Lloyd read the -names and H, C. MacLean placed it. The following are the names of those orrthe Honor Roll: W. A. Mc- Kibbon, Stewart F. Carter, M. A. Bell, Andrew Bell, Stewart Forsyth, Henry Ross, Hugh S. Cuming, Jack Fraser, ’Charles Chittick, Charles Krohn, J. F. Bateson, Charges C. McKibbon, George King, D. C. Waram, W. H. Pym, Hugh Bell, Harry Ross, Ralph Hammond, Alvin Hammond, Kenneth Somers, Raymond Carter, Stanley Hare, Gordon Leggatt. Rev. Kenneth MacLean took as his text Jeremiah ’4: 6 “Set up the stand­ ard toward Zion.” He said each coun­ try has its own physical peculiarities, each its own aims. What are Britain’s .aims? Britain aims for peace, for re­ duction of armaments, for honoring of “treaties, for protection of weaker na­ tions, for freedom of the individual, ’for Christianity and the open J3ible, Raving them embodied in the Un’ion Jack, the Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick.. Special music was rendered under the direction of Mr, Harold Victor Pym, including a male quartette com- ■posed of W, H. Haney, J. P. tMcKiib- 'bon, Horace Aitcheson and Mr. Hend­ erson, of Lucknow. Will Preach at Barrie Rev. E. O. Gallagher will preach anorning and evening at Trinity ’Church, Barrie, on August 3rd. -Gave Memorial Address Rev. E. O. Gallagher gave the me­ morial address at the Community De­ coration service held at Bluevale Sun­ day afternoon, ‘ Held Trousseau Tea Mrs. W. A. Miller, Wingham, en­ tertained about 200 friends, Wednes-’ day, July 23rd, at a trousseau tea in honour of her daughter, Helen, whose marriage tof Marvin Smallman took place Saturday, July 26th. -Clerk’s Office Closed S The Town Clerk, W. A. Galbraith, and family are spending a week at Lake Simcoe. During his absence the •Clerk’s Office will remain closed. Any business that needs attention will be looked after by Mayor J. H. Crawford. Huron Diocese Camp at Kintail ' The Huron Diocese Summer Camp for boys and girls, ages 9 - 14, opens' at Kin tail, on Aug. 7th and continuing until the 16th. Rev. D. J. Cornish is the Dean of the Camp, assisted by a splendid staff. Dr. W. M. Connell of Wingham,. is the Camp Doctor, Sun­ day School scholars from all over the Diocese have made application, and a successful camp is assured. On Aug. 17 th, to Aug. 26th the A.Y.P.A. and Sunday School Teachers will take ov- «r the camp, under the direction of Rev. M. B, Parker, Dean. AMBERLEY AREA MAY HAVE NEW TRAINING FIELD Hope that a gunnehy and bombing school will be established in the Am­ berley area as an adjunct to the Air Navigation School at Port Albert has been revived in the announcement of farmers in the district that several of their number have signed agreements to. sell their farm-lands to the Govern­ ment for use as a school. So far, more than 500 acres have been included in these agreements consisting of Ashfield Township farms of Hector McLean, Duncan Thorburn, Stuart and Charles Wiley, Mathew McDonald and the vacant Walker farm, along with portions of the farms Of John Ross and David Henderson, These farms are on Highway 21, a Short distance south of Amberley, and AbouPequidistant from Kincardine and fort Albert, It is known that the, Government has several surveys made in that area, as Well as in Stanley, Kincardine and Huron townships with a view.'to pro­ curing a suitable site to establish such a school. C. N. R, PRESIDENT R. C. Vaugh an, now vice-president of the C.N.R. system in charge of stores, purchases and steamships, will succeed S. J. Hungerford as president of the system.. ....’ ; A------—--------- MARKS FAMILY HOLDRE-UNION The home >f Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Marks, R.R. 4, Brussels, was the scene of the annual re-union of the Marks families on Sunday, July 26th, at which thirty-four sat down to a delic­ ious dinner which was thoroughly en­ joyed by all. The afternoon was spent in remin­ iscing and short visits to the nearby farms of the family, after which sup­ per was served at- the Wilson Marks home and guests departed for their various destinations. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Roland Marks and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Marks and family, I Mr. Robert Willoughby and Welling­ ton Marks, all of Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. Russel Marks and family, Wing­ ham; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ellacott and family, Cranbrook; Mrs. John C. Marks, Mrs. Jesse Henderson, Wall- a’ce; Mr. Joseph McMillan and Mrs. Sheila Birton, Vancouver, B.C.; and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fiardman,' of Washington, D.C. URGE MOTORISTS TO SIGN PLEDGE CARDS Millions of Canadian motorists will be asked within\the next fortnight .to pledge themselves to a 50 per cent, re­ duction in gasoline consumption. The deputy oil controller J. L. Stew­ art,7~said Monday that pledge forms are being, distributed to service sta­ tions in all provinces and that every purchaser of gasoline will be asked to sign one. The pledge on the card is "I pledge myself to go 50-50 with our fighting forces by reducing my gaso­ line consumption by 50%.” After a motorist has signed the form he Will be given a sticker with the in­ scription “50-50 car pledge to save gasoline.” Removing Poles „ The Bell Telephone Co. have a gang employed in town removing the old poles from the main street. They be­ gan work on Tuesday. Took Course at Picton Lieut. Harry Towne, who has been stationed at Cape’ Breton, took' a spec­ ial course at Picton. Before being transferred to Sussex, N.B., he spent a fciW clciysixyvitii his wife ctiict fa-iiiily in town. FIRE DESTROYS * FARM HOUSE Struck by Lightning Sunday Evening, Home on Blyth-Auburn Road Quickly Destroyed During the severe electrical storm on Sunday evening the house on the farm owned by James Heffren, a mile west of Blylh, on the Auburn-Blyth road, was struck by lightning and des­ troyed in a very short time. The house was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Shoebottom and family, who lost prac­ tically all the contents. At the time of the fire two invalids were in the home, Mr. Shoebottom, who wa"s seriously injured in an acci­ dent last fall, and Mf. Stanley, who had recently suffered a stroke, had to be removed to the home of Mr, Fal­ coner across the road, Much sympathy is felt for the Shoebottom family in their loss, as we tmdetsfattd no insur­ ance was carried. BRUSSELS YOUTH DROWNED SUNDAY Fatality Occurred at the Listowel Swimming Pool Body of 20-year-old Gladstone Mc­ Kay of Brussels, was found Sunday at the bottom of a Listowel swimming pool, by another swimmer who was diving into the pool.. McKay, a poor swimmer, had gone to the pool a short time before with three other youths. He was not miss­ ed, however, until 12-year-old Glen Cockwell accidentally found the body ,jn a dive into the deep .end. A lifeguard recovered (McKay’s body, but artificial respiration proved futile. McKay was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKay of Brussels where he lived except for several years spent in Stratford, attending Avon Public School. Surviving are three brothers, Archie of Sudbury; Duncan of Mon- creif, Ont.; Allen of Toronto, and a sister, Mrs. Howard McNaught, of Monkton, Ont. ' OVER ENTRY AT MIXED DOUBLES After Refusing Entries The Greens Were Still Overcrowded The largest entry of the year was present at the Wingham Bowling Club's Mixed Doubles on Monday night. A full green wilt only accom­ modate 36 pairs, and as this entry had been reached early in the afternoon, seven entries from neighboring towns had to be refused. Three pair turned up without previous entry and neces­ sitated a bye for local players. The clubs represented were: Goder­ ich 6, Lucknow 4, Teeswater 4, Exet­ er 2, Seaforth 2, Brussels and Walk­ erton and 19 local. The winners: Miss Agnes Swanson, Wingham, and Fred Steward, Luck­ now, 3 wins plus 24; Mr. and Mrs-. Au­ stin Solomon, Lucknow 3 plus 18; Mrs. T. A. Curr-ie and Geo. Williams, town, 3 plus 17; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Blair, Teeswater, 3 plus 15; Miss Eliz­ abeth Baker and Tom May, Brussels, 3 plus 12; Mr. and Mrsi D. Rae, town, 2 plus ,19; Mr. and Mrs. Russ-Wheel­ er, Goderich, 2 plus 19. Sandwiches and coffee were served between the second and last game. Entertained at Kitchener (Miss Helen Miller and Mr. Marvin Smallman were recently entertained at a dinner given m their hoour at Forest Hill Gardens, Kitchener, by Mr. and Mrs. Clare Adams. The bride-elect was presented with two beautiful sand­ wich trays. Midland Cruise August 8th One-day Georgian Bay trip on C. P. R. flagship “Assiniboia” from Owen Sound to Christian Island $nd Mid­ land, on Friday, August Sth. Leaves at 8.30 a.m. Fare $2 plus 10% tax. Secure tickets early from Daily Sun- Times, Owen Sound. Harvest Well Advanced Several farmers in this district have completed their harvest for the i.year, while the majority of the others are well advanced. While there is a scarc­ ity of help, most farmers are in a posi­ tion to garner their crops. All grains are reported to be of average crop, one farmer reporting 45 bushels of wheat to the acre. The straw, however, is shorter than ■Usual. Daredevil Riders at C.N.E. "Lucky” Teter, daredevil stunt driv­ er is one of the world’s foremost ex­ ponents of “safe” driving. Last year' his thrill-packed show was so popular that he gave afternoon performances in Toronto and flew to Syracuse, N.Y. for evening engagements. This year "Lucky” Teter* and his FI ell Drivers return to the Canadian National Exhi­ bition for the sixth successive season. Mrs. Blank; Do you want employ­ ment? Tramp; Lady, you mean well, but you can’t make work sound any better by’using a big word for it. :(c * * A little man home on leave frpm the Army married a woman at least twice his own size. Following the ceremony, he’invited a few of his friends round to the new flat •“. , His pals demurred at the sugges­ tion. "Your wife wouldn’t like the idea,” they said. • « "Oh, I don’t want you to stay,” an­ swered the little man. "I just want you to help me carry the bride over the threshold.” f BANS CARRYING OF GASOLINE Gasoline'Must Be'Delivered Into Auto Tank Only The federal oil controller, G. R. CoL trelle, on Friday made public an order directing that op and after July 31 all motor fuel and oil sold to private car owners must be on a cash basis and further directing that delivery of gaso­ line to a passenger motor vehicle must now be made to the tank forming part of the vehicle. The direction on cash purchases stated that the order exempts sales to licensed taxicab owners, and says deal­ ers still may grant credit to operators of motor vehicles bearing/ commercial license plates. Mr. Cottrelle’s statement said that , some motor,istst were seeking to eyade the prohibited hours of sale, by carry­ ing cans and other separate receptac­ les in their cars. It adds that "dealers are now expressly prohibited from de­ livering gasoline to cans or other re­ ceptacles which may be used to supply a private passenger vehicle during pro­ hibited hours of sale.” GIVE US YOUR NEWS ITEMS The nicest courtesy you can show your guests from out of town is to have their visits men­ tioned in the local paper. The nicest courtesy you can show your friends is toilet them learn of your visit through the col­ umns of this p|per whenever you go away. The Advance-Times will con­ sider it a courtesy whenever you will give us an item of any kind. Just Phone 34, lor drop us a postal card. j • . i , ■!>.! .......... . I. UH ■■ ..... . ...........-I—..... CIVIC HOLIDAY MONDAY, AUG. 4th Next Monday, August 4th, has been proclaimed Civic Holiday for the Town of Winghanlr All- stores will re­ main’ closed that day, but as is the custom in a week when .a public holi­ day is observed, the stores will remain open Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 6th. Clifford Fall Fair Cancelled The directors of the Cilfford Agri­ cultural Society have decided to can­ cel the 1941 fall fair owing to war con­ ditions and shortage of help. Evening Service Discontinued •During the month of August while ‘ the pastor, Rev< W. A. Beecroft, is on ’his holidays, the evening service of the Wingham United Church will be dis­ continued. Red Cross Workrooms Closed The workrooms of the Red Cross will be closed all this week and will re-open on Thursday, Aug. 7th. Will those who are making children’s sweaters and socks kindly finish as soon as possible as they would like to include these in their next shipment. BEAUTY AND A BOMB To give some idpa of the size of a completed 506-puund bomb, this at­ tractive worker in one of Canada’s munitions plants poses beside the fin­ ished product, ACCIDENT AT SWIMMING HOLE Ronnie Browne Knocked Unconscious When Accidentally Knocked Into the River. A drowning accident was luckily averted.cn Wednesday afternoon. Ron­ nie Browne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bar­ ney Browne, who was,visiting with his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Browne, was sitting on a pier at the jC.P.R, bridge when a swimmer at­ tempted to jumi> over him in a dive. In making the dive he accidentally knocked Ronnie off the pier, in falling he hit his head rendering him uncon­ scious. Luckily Ronnie floated as? the only swimmers present were young boys. .They managed to get him to the lad­ der and, with the help of a midway employee, got him out. Dr. W. A. Crawford was called, and after an examination, Ronnie was put to bed, suffering no ill effects. SOFTBALL MAKES THIRDDONATION $25.00 Has Now Been Handed Over to Women’s Institute The Softball Association of town while creating amusement and recrea­ tion for themseWes, are also doing a good job in assisting the Women's In­ stitute to purchase goods to be made up for the bombed-out victims of Eng­ land, Last week they made a donation of $10.00 to this society, this is their third donation^ making a total in all of $25. During the balance of the schedule and the play-offs, all surplus money after expenses'are paid will be turned “"over to the British War Victims’ Fund. Attend these games, and know that whatever donation you make the mon­ ey will be going to a worthwhile cause. • Made-to-Measure Suit Sale 10% off Single Suits and Single Pants. Extra Pants $1.00. This week only. F. J. Hill, Tailor. SOFTBALL SLANTS Lloyds 4 - Clerks 1 On Wednesday night Lloyds took the first fall out of the first-place Clerks by the small score of 4-1. As the Score would indicate, it was a pit­ chers’ battle mostly, with Colvin, on the mound for Lloyds, getting the ver­ dict. The Clerks got men as far as third several times but had difficulty in getting them the rest of the way. The Clerks presented a' make-shift line-up due to the absence of their catcher, first-baseman and third-base­ man. 'i ; < ' ' ,, Foundry 20 - High School 9 On Friday night the High School clinched the cellar position when they lost to the Foundry 20-9. The Found­ ry had little trouble with the Students, who were short-handed again. The win gave the Foundry a chance to overtake Gurneys, in third place. * * * Gurneys 7 - Clerks 4 On Monday night Gurneys took the Clerks into camp 7-4, in a hard-fought game. Gurneys scored five big runs in the second inning which gave them the margin of victory. The Clerks did not get any big rally going, scoring only one run in each of four innings. This was the second straight loss for the Clerks.' $ $ # If Lloyds should win the last game of the schedule Wednesday night they will be tied for first place with the Clerks. If the Foundry win they , will be tied with Gurneys for third place. This should be a natural. Don’t miss it! « * * STANDING Clerks .. ....... Won 6 Lost 2 To Play 0 Lloyds .................. 5 2 1 Gurneys................ 4 4 0 Foundry .............. 3 4 1 High School 1 * ♦ * 7 0 Gatne This Friday Night As the gatne to-night (Wednesday) is the last one of the schedule, it will have a definite bearing on the stand­ ing of the teams, If Lloyds win they will 'be tied with the Clerks for first place and a play-off will be necessary. If Bic Foundry wifi, they will be tied with Gurneys for third place, and a play-off will be necessary to determine their positions. The play-offs will start Monday evening next week. RESIGNS FROM C. N."r, •I 1 :■/ X iO i S. J. Hungerford lias-retired as pres­ ident of the Canadian National Rail­ ways system. Mr, Hungerford will re­ main chairman of the board of the railway. LARGE CROWD AT BANK NITE DRAW J. H. Perdue, Belgrave, Was the Win­ ner of $10,00 Prize One of the largest crowds of the season was present on Saturday even­ ing for the weekly Bank Nite Draw. For every 25c you spend in any of the Bank Nite Stores you are entitled to a ticket. Deposit one half in the store or in the box in front of the Town Hall, you keep the other half, it may win you a cash prize. . Last Week’s Winners The first prize of $10.00 went to J. H. Perdue, of Belgrave; $5.00 prize was won by Mrs. D. Rae. The $1.00* winners were, Mrs. Dave Hutchison, Mrs. Ced. Moffat, R.R. 1, Wingham, Mrs. Norman Rintoul, Mrs. Stanley Dennis, R.R. 1, Wingham, Miss V. Sanderson, Mrs. Gus. Boyle and Miss Forsythe. MERCURY HITS 98 ON SUNDAY For A Week Extreme Hot Weather Has Prevailed The mercury has hovered in the 90’s for one of the longest stretches of ex­ tremely hot weather known in this dis­ trict. Last week each day seemed hot­ ter than the proceeding day with the peak of 98 being reached on Sunday. Relief was hoped for Sunday Even­ ing when a severe thunderstorm ap­ proached but it passed on leaving.only a sprinkle, again on Monday morning we were treated to a nice shower that lasted less than half an hour. By .Tuesday the temperature had gone down to 92 with a nice breeze, According to the weatherman, cooler weather can be looked for.' Here’s hoping he doesn’t fool us. at the this "What Is A Corvette?” The answer will be found Canadian National Exhibition year. It is expected that two corvettes will be anchored off the waterfront and a replica of a hull will be set up ashore—both parts of the huge Royal Canadian Navy display, ’ » DUKE OF KENT NOW IN CANADA Younger Brother of King George Ar­ rives to Inspect Air Training Centres The Duke of Kent, younger brother of King George, arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday to begin an inspection tour of air training establishments and to view other phases of the Canadian war ef­ fort. Arriving at Rockcliffe airport after a trans-Atlantic flight from Great Bri­ tain, His Royal Highness was met by the Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone, Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Rt. Hon, Malcolm MacDon­ ald, high commissioner for the United Kingdom. After an informal welcome the Dttke drove with the Governor-General to Rideau Hall where he will make bis headquarters during his stay in Ot­ tawa. Accompanying him were Group Caph Sir Louis Greig and Fit, Lt. F. J. Ferguson, both of the Royal Air Force, as well as the Duke’s private secretary, J, A. Lowther, who came to Canada last week to make advance ar­ rangements aH& joined the Duke on the way to Ottawa, FORMER RESIDENT SCHOOLJNSFECTOR R. S, McBurney, Port Arthur, Ap- pointed Public School Inspector for Kenora. . I*he following item is a reprint from the Port Arthur News-Chronicle >and refers to a former resident of this •dis­ trict: R, S, McBurney, principal of Corn­ wall School for the past 19 years, ha# been appointed Public School Inspec­ tor for the district of Kenora and will take up his duties at the beginning of the Fall term, it was revealed with ac­ ceptance of his resignation at a meet­ ing of the Board of Education. In his letter Mr. McBurney thanked the Board for kindness and co-operation received during the years he taught here and expressed regret at having to leave so many friends'and associ­ ates. Dr. W. T, McGorman, veteran mem­ ber of the Board, said Mr. McBurney has held a difficult position .at Corn­ wall School and has always conducted the school and himself with great cre­ dit to himself, Cornwall School has always been a difficult school to manage and Mr, McBurney.has been able to take the many nationalities there and weld them together. From personal knowledge he -has been a faithful teacher and I am quite satisfied that he will 'be as popular in Kenora as he has been here. Port Arthur has been unusual in that six teachers have been, chosen from our teaching staff in the last ten years. It is a great credit to the teach­ ing staff of our city.” x OLD AGE PENSIONS MAY BE INCREASED "Careful consideration” was promis­ ed by Finance Minister J. L. Ilsley in reply to a suggestion earlier that old- age pensions should be increased to. conform with advanced, living costs., Mr. Ilsley pointed out that at no time had pensions been made dependent up­ on changes in the cost of living. In the 1930, he said, no reduction had been made in the rate of pensions. “Although it is true that the cost of living has increased since September, 1939”, Mr, Ilsley wrote, "it is lower at the 'present time than it was when Parliament fixed the maximum rate of old-age pension at $20 per month, -------- -— Transferred to Halifax Roy Dark, who has been stationed with the R.QA.F. at Manning Pool, Toronto, has been transferred to Hali­ fax. (Bowlers Attend Tournaments On Tuesday evening last last week Wingham bowlers were represented at a doubles tournament at Hanover and Goderich, at the latter Bert Isard, D„ Kennedy and Geo, Williams won third’ prize. Third prize was also won fey Omar HaselgrOVG gild Ed? Nash, at Drayton on Thursday evening. Four rinks were at Lucknow Trebles Fri­ day evening, but all-returned without entering the prize list. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN- AT C. N. E. The first made-in-Canada anti-air­ craft gun, produced more- than two months ahead of schedule, will be one of the features of the Department of Munitions and Supply exhibit in the Electrical and Engineering Building of the Canadian National Exhibition, which opens August 22. The gun, the famous 40MM Bofors, is the first of many which will come off the assembly line in an Ontario factory in the next few weeks. This plant, which manufactures elevators in peace time, already has turned out several thousand. 40MM anti-aircraft gun barrels and has been tooling up for some months for production of the complete gun. The Bofors gun is capable of firing 120 shells per minute, but is rarely operated at such a rate because an air­ plane travels so fast that it is in range for only a few seconds, Because of the high fire power, anti-aircraft gun barrels are worn out after a few hund­ red rounds, The worn barrels may be removed and new ones fitted in place in a‘matter of seconds, The Bofors is most effective against aircraft fly­ ing at altitudes of less than 10,000 ft., and the storm of steel hurled into the sky by hundreds of these guns m Bri* tain has virtually eliminated low-alti* ttule bombing by the enemy, The Bofo,rs gun is mounted on a special mobile carriage.