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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-08-14, Page 1' Single Copies Five Cents T paper Holiday SOFTBALL in ladies’ ■lunch School Children Working on Farms Do Not Need to Report Until Oct, 1 Earl Hart Had Leg Fractured . the past Miss Wfrmifred Douglas, Reg.N., for­ mer Lucknow Nurse, Engaged was and Local Battery Goes To Camp For 18 Days Wallboard and Roll Roofing Strewn About Ground Mr, and Mrs. E. S.\ Copeland, George and Marjorie Had Narrow Escape In Head-On Crash CCI Labor Day Frolic Will Be Ong of the Best — Two Dances, Qne at Midnight. FIRE DESTROYED WAWANOSH HOME Home of Mrs, Thomas Irwijn, 10th of East Wawanosh Burned TOXOID TREATMENTS TO BE CONTINUED , Lions Club Given Use of Arena, for Labor Day Frolic WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th, 1941 $35 IN BANK NITE DRAW THIS WEEK Two $10.00 Prizes, One $5.00 Prize and Ten $1.00 Prizes This Week LOCAL FAMILY IN CAR ACCIDENT TRUCK UPSET WITH 11-TON CARGO Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year A regular meeting of the Town Council was held Thursday evening. ' AU members present except Conns,. Johnson, Sturdy and Wilkinson. His Worship Mayor Crawford in the chair. Minutes of last meeting were ap­ proved. A report was received from the Gen­ eral Accident Insurance Co., advising that the boiler in the Town Hall had been inspected and found tp be in good condition. A report on the town water supply was presented from the Department of Health and the water was shown as Class “A”.- A letter was reads from ,Mr. Bill Pym of the R.C.A.F,, thanking Coun­ cil for the pen and pencil set received. A letter was read from the .Depart­ ment of Health advising that while toxoiding had been carried out to a certain extent in the prevention of diphtheria, it was felt that further tox­ oiding. should be carried on in co-oper­ ation with the Medical Officer of Health. Council agreed that the Med­ ical Officer of Health be notified to take proper steps to see that toxoid­ ing is carried out. The Finance Committee reported .a number of accounts properly certified •and recommended payment. They were ordered paid on motion of Coun. VanWyck and Coun. Evans. Coun. Evans reported for the Streets Committee that he had a request from Mr. H. Thomson to pave an area alongside his building on Josephine St. No action was taken on motion of Coun. Evans and Reeve Hetherington. Reeve Hetherington reported for the Property Committee -that in going ov­ er the deeds of the Howson Mill some marks had disappeared and in order to define the area, a new description had been drawn up. Council agreed that the Property Committee check -over the new description and if found ■satisfactory, it be approved. , Reeve Hetherington reported that the Lions Club had asked for use of the Arena for their Labor Day Frolic on condition that they pay all charges for lighting and clean up the building. This request was granted on motion ■of Conns, VanWyck and Lloyd. Tenders for Work on Hall Roof Reeve Hetherington reported that the Property Committee had examin­ ed the facing along’ the top of the Town Hall and found it in very bad condition. The roof also needed a coat ■of asphalt. ' Moved by Couns. Evans and Van­ Wyck, that we call for tenders for re­ pairing the facing alongside the top of the Town Hall, with asplialt shing­ les and also coating the roof .with as­ phalt. Carried. . The matter of securing a supply of coal was brought up and it was agreed that the Clerk secure the tenders for a car of coal for next meeting. Coun. Lloyd reported for the Cem- "etefy Committee that levelling was al­ most completed and 550 yards of earth had been used. Only one or two sec­ tions remained where levelling would be required. His Worship reported that he had a complaint about the state of the fences on the prairie and had asked the foreman to have them repaired. Coun. VanWyck reported that the fire truck had been permitted to go to ' a fire on the 10th concession of West Wawanosh but it could not be used on account of lack of water. A communication was read from the Minister of Municipal Affairs point­ ing out that the New Unemployment Insurance Act was not applicable to Municipal bodies, in his opinion. Sec­ tions from the Ontario Statutes were quoted in support of this opinion. As Council had already started off under the provisions of the Act, it was car­ ried, on motion of Reeve Hethering­ ton and Coun. Evans that the Council Continue to observe the provisions of the Enemployment Insurance Act pending a clarification of the position of municipalities. z Moved by Courts, VanWyck and Lloyd, that the’ Clerk be authorized to Issue a certificate in the form outlined , in a letter front the Unemployment Commission with respect to Messrs. R. Deyell, Wm, Stokes, A, Forsyth and the Clerk, Carried, Wrhen a car crashed head-on into Mr, E. S. Copeland’s car, a few miles north of Orillia, Saturday, Mrs. Cope­ land suffered a sprained ankle and was also bruised and shocked. George re­ ceived a bad bump on the head as well as other bruises, Majorie fortunately was not hurt and Mr. Copeland escap­ ed with a shaking up. They were returning from Sudbury and in a very few minutes would have been in Orillia, when a 1934 Terra­ plane which was approaching them, swung into the path of Mr. Copeland’s car, crashing it almost head-on, Mr? Capeland’s car, a new DeSoto this year, wa.s banged up against a guard rail and if the guard rail had not held would have toppled thirty feet into a ditch. The car was .very badly wreck­ ed. • On Sunday they were brought home and Mr. Copeland was down to tlie office Monday afternoon, Mrs. Cope­ land will not be about for a while and George is confined to his bed for a few days. When a Dirstem truck, of Chesley, was rounding the curve on the pave­ ment, as it approached town on the Bluevale road at the end of the Diag­ onal road, it turned over on its side and the large part of its 11-ton load of wallboard, and roll roofing was spill­ ed into the ditch, The truck was stop­ ped when it toopled over or the dam­ age to the freight and truck would have been very extensive. As it was, the cargo would be mostly salvaged and the trailer part of the truck not badly damaged but the cab engine part, was badly' twisted. Harold Johnston, of Chesley, was the driver and with him was another Chesley man, Keith Almont. The ac­ cident happened about 10.30 Wednes­ day morning but the goods and truck were not removed for some hours. A few posts and some guard rails were damaged. SUPERINTENDENT IS NAMED FOR HOSPITAL Wingham Bank Nite store shoppers will have an extra ten dollars in their draw this week. Every Saturday night a draw is made for $25 in cash, but this week there will be an extra* prize of ten dollars drawn for. Ten dollars for first prize, ten dollars for second prize, five dollars for third,, and ten one dollar cash prizes. „ Who will win the big money prizes? The answer is someone who shops at Wingham Bank Nite Stores. With ev­ ery 25 cents spent af Wingham Bank Nite Stores you receive a draw ticket. Deposit one half of this ticket in the box at one of the Wingham Bank Nite stores or in the box at the Town Hall prior to the draw. Last Week’s Winners Mrs. B. Wakeford $5.00; $1.00 win­ ners: -Mrs. A. Peebles, Mr. Stewart Jeffery, Glenannari; Mrs. T. Currie, Mrs. A. Furness, Mrs. John Hayles, Weston. " • . , At a meeting of the hospital board held Tuesday night, Miss Winnifred Douglas, Reg.N,, was engaged to take over the duties as Superintendent of Wingham. General Hospital. Miss Douglas- will report September 1st, and Miss C. Schultz, who has been superintendent for over two^years, and who has resigned on account of ill health, will remain on, duty until the middle of September.' Miss Douglas is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas, of Luck­ now. She is a graduate of Victoria Hospital, London, and for four years was on the staff of the Red Cross Hos­ pital, Kirkland Lake. For a year she was dietitian at Luella Hall, Osha/wa, and is at present on the staff of Chris­ tie Street Hospital, Toronto. Miss Douglas did postgraduate work in den­ tal nursing and is qualified in book­ keeping and typewriting. Enlisted Recently Mr. Henry Jensen has enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Rorce. Al­ though not attached as yet to any unit, tie is stationed for the present at Woodstock, ■ Trying Military Examinations Lieut. J. .R. M. Sp'ittal, 99th Wing­ ham Battery, R.C.A., was in Stratford over the week-end writing military ex­ aminations. I Second in Mixed Rinks Mr. and Mrs. Art. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. E. Harrison won second prize in the twilight mixed rinks at Goderich Wednesday evening of last week. Lord’s Day Alliance Representative Visits Here Mr. Angus McDonald is visiting our community in the interests of the Lord’s Day Alliance. This is the us­ ual annual visit of this society’s rep­ resentative. I Agnes MacPhail to Speak at Usbotrte 'Under the auspices of the *Usbornc Township unit of the Federation of Agriculture, a farmers’, rally will b’c held al Elimville at 8 p.m. today, Aug, 13th. Miss Agnes MacPhail and V. S. Milburn, of Toronto, Secretary of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, will be the principal speakers. Mahy Crops Harvested With the fine weather of last week many in this district have completed their harvest operations. Jas. H, Cur­ rie^ of East Wawanosh, has complet­ ed his, as have ntony others in the Township. The report is general in this district that harvesting has gone on splendidly despite lack of help. ■Last year many farmers, due to wet weather, did not get their crops in the barn until very late, some as late as October. Belgrave Rector Transferred Rev, R. M. Weekes, rector of the Anglican Churches at Belgrave, Blyth and Auburn, has accepted an appoint­ ment to Glencoe, Wardsville and New­ bury parishes. He will take over his new charges about the middle of Sep­ tember, Mr, Weekes has been in this district for three years and the public in general as well as his own church members, will be sorry that he is leav­ ing this district, Mrs, Weekes and their young daughter will be much missed. Enlisted in R C.A.F. Mr. Hugh Sinnamon enlisted with tlte R.C.A.F. and left Wednesday for Brandon, iMan. Attending Camp at Kintail Johnny Armiage is attending the Anglican Church Camp of the Diocese of Huron, which is being held at Kin­ tail. Sold Delivery Business Mr. Alvin Orvis has sold his express and delivery business to Mr. E. Par­ ish. Mr. Parish takes over Friday of this week. Attending Convention Mr. Duncan" Kennedy and Mr. A. M. Forbes are attending the Provinc­ ial Convention of the Caadian Legion, B.E.S.L., which is being held in St. Catharines the forepart of this week.’ Fire Put Out Quickly On Wednesday afternoon the straw near a stack at Thos. O’Malley’s, 19th concession of East Wawanosh, took fire. Fortunately it was noticed before it made too great headway toward the stack and the threshers extinguished-it. Last All-Day Cruise C.P.R. Litter “Assiniboia” leaves Owen Sound, Friday, August 22nd, at 9 a.m. on special ,12-hour cruise to Manitoulin Island. Fare $2'plus 10% tax. Secure tickets early from Daily Sun-Times, Owen Sound, or C.P.R, Agent, Wingham. Held Picnic at Formosa The Salvation Army held a well at­ tended picnic at the park in Formosa on Wednesday lasfweek, During the afternoon games for both old and young were enjoyed and after the pic­ nic supper races were held. This an­ nual outing was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. ZONE RALLY HERE MONDAY NEXT The annual zone Roily of the Lad* ies’ Auxiliaries to the Canadian Leg* ion will be held in the Armouries here, Monday evening next, under the aus­ pices of the Wingham branch, At this meeting a Zone Represents* live will be elected and among those present will be a number of the Prov­ incial officials. All members of the Wingham branch are urged to be pre­ sent, The meeting will commence at OG p.m; CELEBRATED HER ' 98th:BIRTHDAY Received Congratulation^ from Family a,nd Friends —— Mrs, Thomas Coultes, a highly res-, pected citizen of Bluevale, celebrated her 90th birthday at her home'there on August 8th, in the presence of over thirty guests,, including her five child­ ren, Mr. and Mrs. John McIntosh, of Molesworth; Dr. Edgar S. Coultes and Mrs. Coulees, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles IT. Coultes, of Lis­ towel; Dr. John F. Coultes, Philadel­ phia, and Miss Mabel Coultes, Tor­ onto. Mr.and Mrs. A. Fullarton and daughter, Gertrude, of Listowel, and Mrs. and Mrs. George German and son, Billy, of Clinton, were grandchild­ ren, Mrs. Coultes’ brother, Harry Di­ ment and Mrs. Diment, Mr, and Mrs. William Gurney and Mrs. Peter King, of Wingham, and a number of Blue­ vale friends were among the guests who called to extend congratulations. Mrs. Coultes is a daughter of the late Mr. John and $usan Diment and came to Bluevale 75 years ago, and has resided here ever since, with the exception -of the lasc few winters spent in Toronto with hbr daughter. Her husband, Mr, Thomas Coultes, died in 1917, and her second daughter, Mrs. William Manning, diied in Minneapolis in 1908. J Weekly newspapers through­ out Canada have a custom of taking a holiday one week in the year from publishing their paper. The Advance-Times has never done this in the past, but this year we have decided not to publish our paper next week. 'Correspondents and advertisers are hereby notified that the next issue of the paper will be August 27th. The office will be open at all times for other services to the public. BATTERYENTRAINS SUNDAY MORNING The 99th Wingham Battery, under command of Major R ,S. Hethering­ ton, will go to camp at Thames Val­ ley, near London, on Sunday next. They will return September 3rd. The Battery will entrain here at 7.10 a.m. The Battery is a part of the 21st Bri­ gade, R.C.A., which will be in camp with Lt.-Col. George W. Howson in charge., Close Dental Office 18 Days As Dr. George W. Howson will be attending military camp from August 17th to September 3rd, his dental of­ fice will be closed during that period­ tie will resume practice Sept. 4th. New Office Opened Here The office for the supervision of Old Age Pensions for Huron and part of Bruce was officially installed at the Town Hall here Monday. Miss Sara MacLean is in charge and Mrs, McGee of the department at Toronto, was here the early part of the week. Attending Convention Mr. ahd Mrs. W. B. McCool are in Quebec this week attending the annual meeting of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, the convention they will take in Saguenay River trip. They were companied by Mr. and Mrs. E. Hopper, of Exeter. War Equipment at C.N.E, Canadians eager to see Canada’s mechanized war equipment being put through its paces will soon have a wonderful opportunity to do so. A "proving ground” is being prepared at the Canadian National Exhibition where tanks, carriers and tractors will demonstrate their might^over war ter­ rain, Following the ac- R. DdUg. Waram Won Races Aircraftman Douglas Waram was the outstanding athlete at the annual field day of the Technical Training School a Pinafore Park, St, Thomas, on Saturday, Dong won the 100-yard dash in '9.7 and also the 220-yard dash. When Douglas was at High School here he showed his heels to many con­ testants both at the school and at the incr-school and other meets, and he evidently has retained his prowess in this respect. SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 2nd Ontario school children helping on farms this .summer will not be requir­ ed to return to school until October 1, according to a memorandum issued by the Department of Education. The schools will be opened, however, on September 2, as usual. School principals are authorized to mark the children working on the farms on the school registers “as if present during September on the pres­ entation of certificates from the em­ ployers which show that they have been engaged in farm work during the period of their absence from, school.” The memorandum said, “It is -the wjsh of the Acting Minister that these pupils be encouraged to continue their help on the farms during the month of September. These pupils are doing valuable war work, and are worthy of special attention .when they return to school.” KINCARDINE NETTERS WERE GUESTS HERE Social Time and Round Robin Held A gay time was had at the tennis courts on Wednesday evening of last week when a number of members of the Kincardine Club were present. A round robin was played, Wingham winning both the men’s doubles and the mixed doubles. The Kincardine players were successful in the doubles. Following the play, was served. Five games were scheduled semi-finals of the softball for the week but only two were complete so it now appears that it will be impos-r stole to finish the play-offs before the boys of the battery go to camp next Sunday. The only two games completed were when the Foundry nosed out Lloyds and Gurneys did the same to the Clerks. Friday night the Foundry and Gurneys played a tie game. Monday night the Clerks and Gurneys could not play on account of a wetjfield and Tuesday night the game between Lloyds and Gurneys was called off in the sixth when Earl Hart had his leg broken. • ■ 1 ■ : ’ The game Tuesday night between the Stovemakers and the Doormen was a close affair also, the score was 10-9 'for the Foundry when the accident happened, Lee was pitching for the Foundry and English for Lloyds. Foundry Nose Out Lloyds Wednesday’s softball game was a great one for "the spectators as the is­ sue was in doubt until the last mo­ ment. The Foundry won this game 15-14. Lloyds used three pitchers dur­ ing this tussle, Colvin, English and Vanstone. 'Lee did the Foundry hurl­ ing. The Foundry were well in front until Lloyds had a (big inning. This was the first game to be counted in the semi-finals, as the disputed game between Gurneys and !he Clerks, play­ ed the night before, was thrown out. Clerks Drop Their First One Keen interest was taken in the game between the Cleiks and Gurneys on Thursday evening. After the battle of Tuesday night which did not count, some were expecting fireworks, but it was not that way. The game was keenly contested, however, and only the fine catch by Templeman saved the day for the Glovemakers. It was a great finish, one that sent the fans home talking to themselves. The last half of the seventh, two men out, three on bases, score Gurneys one up, Ted Elliott at bat for the Clerks. He poled what looked like a sure two or three- bagger but Templeman in left field, made a spgcacular save and the Clerks were still one down. Biggart and Cas­ sidy pitched good games. The score was 11-10. A Tie Game In their second game of the series, the Foundry and Lloyds Friday night played a tie game,‘the scote was 16- 16. Lee and Vanstone opposed each other for the full game on the mound, It was another game that thrilled the spectators, even if there was plenty of booting the ball around. Both sides hit the ball hard and when the game ended a tie it was impossible to play it off that night due to darkness. It was a see-saw affair and supporters of both sides had plenty of opportun­ ity to cheer and groan. There was a good attendance. The public are warming up to this play-off series, PREPARATIONS FOR LIONS FROLIC ARE WELL UNDER WAY The committees in charge of the Lions Frolic which will be staged on Labor Day have their plans practically complete and'the club is looking for­ ward tp making this annual event the biggest the club has yet staged. The proceeds will be used for under-privil­ eged children and war services work. These are both most worthy causes, so turn out on Labor Day and have fun and assist in this splendid work, There will be a monster parade in the afternoon from the Arena to the Park, and following the parade two (of the outstanding Toronto ladies’ soft- ball teams, Simpson’s and Tip Top Tailors, will clash. In the evening at the Arena, there will be contests, games, < floor show and dance. The dance and floor show will be held at 12.15 a.m. to 4 a.m. also. Russ Creighton and his Enter­ tainers are engaged and will present a show new throughout. Plan to spend Labor Day in Wing­ ham. BAD ACCIDENT AT SOFTBALL GAME With the Foundry one up, 10-9, and Lloyds batting in the first of the sixth, in a sem.i-final game in the softball league, an accident stopped the game. Earl Hart, the Foundry short-stop, was tagging English at second and when the dust cleared away it was found that Earl suffered a badly frac­ tured left leg. Q.S. Earl Gray, the re­ feree, called the game off after Earl was taken to the hospital by Dr. Con­ nell to have the fracture reduced. The fracture is a mean one, part way up the shin bone and Earl will be off the injured member for some time. Another- Sky Harbor Class Graduates Huron County’s airport, Sky Har­ bour, is doing a good war job. Last week the 11th class graduated, the members going to Brantford and Ayl­ mer service schools for more advanc­ ed training. 'There’ll Always Be An England” British manufacturers are certainly beating the “Blitz” and are proving that there’ll always be an England. Latest development in Britain’s bid for trade supremacy is the reservation of ten thousand square feet of floor space by the Department of British Overseas Trade at the Canadian National Exhi­ bition. Raise Funds for War Victims Six children in Lower Wingham have raised 5$.75 for the British War Victims’ Fund. This will be forward­ ed to the Telegram shortly. These youngsters sold tickets on prizes won as follows: Frank McDonald, Clinton, pillow -slips; Perc. Biggs, book ends; Mrs. James Robertson, towel. The children who conducted this activity were: George Brooks, Bill Orvis, Sam McArthur, Jack Foxton, Gwen Fox­ ton and Jim Moore MORE TRAINEES TO CAMP AUGUST 28th Notice of Medical Examination Has Bean Mailed next group of trainees in Di- “A”, will leave for training -on August 28, W. A Martin, The vision camps divisional registrar of the National War Services Board, said. Notices for medical examinations have been mailed to 21-ycar-olds who did not train under the 30-day training plan and men who have become 21 since July 1, 1940. In addition, a percentage of the men who took 30 days’ training in October, 1940, are being recalled for further training, by the Department of Nat­ ional Defence. rTrainees entering camp on August 28th will form the sixth group called under the four-month compulsory mili­ tary service plan. Following the four-month training period, two of which will be in basic training and two in advanced, the met! will be posted to Reserve Army units for service in the defence of Canada. They have the option, at this time, of remaining in the Reserve Army, en* listing in the Active Army, or joining the navy or air force, The Wingham Fire^ Department were of little use at the fire which de­ stroyed the home of Mrs. Thomas Ir­ win, 10th concession of East Wawa­ nosh, Wednesday afternoon, When the fire truck arrived it quickly used up all the water .available and no fur­ ther use could be made of this equip­ ment. Only the charred brick walls of the house are left. The interior of the house was completely gutted. Nei­ ghbors removed most of the effects from the first floor of the home ex­ cept those in the kitchen, where the fire apparently started. The loss is parly covered by insurance. Mrs. Ir­ win is at a loss to know how the fire originated as there had not been a fire in the house since the day -before. She was not at home when the first started as she went to visit with her daugh- er, Mrs. James Campbell, 1st line of Morris, about nine a.m. The fire was discovered by the Albright family who live across the road, about four p,m. They noticed smoke fronting from the kitchen and thought Mrs, Irwin had returned home. A few minutes later they realized that it was a fire and sent the alarm. Neighbors were quickly on the scene but the well, on which there was a windmill, was prac­ tically dry, so that they had little chance to use their buckets. Purchased Habkirk House Mr. C, R, Coultes, of Belgrave, has purchased Mrs. J. O. Habkirk’s house, on Minnie Street. Bank Accountant Enlists Mr. C. H. Magee, accountant at the Dominion Bank, ha~s reported to the R.C.A.F. He will be connected with the administration branch. Join Petrol Division Glenn Sinnamon, William Forsyth and Don Rich have enlisted with the 4th Petrol Division, R.C.A.F., station­ ed at Carling Heights, London. Very. Ill Mr. A. E. Lloyd, who has been very ill at his cottage, Bruce Beach, was brought pome last Thursday. We are sorry to report that he has not im­ proved any. Relieving Manager Mr, Murray Roberts, who was, re­ cently transferred from the local branch of the Dominion Bank to Tor­ onto, is back here relieving Mr. J. R. M. Spittai,, the manager, who is on holidays. »<z Fell From Mow Rev. W. A. Beecroft was badly bruised when he fell from the mow at Tom Gilmour’s fatm on Saturday. He was rendered unconscious by the fall. No bones were broken and we are hap­ py to state that he is progressing very favorably. CANADA TO FORM SIXTH DIVISION Reserve Army Groups Will Be Mobilized Authority has been granted to pro­ ceed with the mobilization of the 6th Canadian Division of the Active Army, Defence Minister Ralston announced Friday. The armored division, already in training at Camp Borden, Ont., and scheduled for movement overseas dUr- ign the year, has been named the Sth Canadian (armored) Division. The 4th Division previously was given author­ ization for mobilization and a good portion of the 3r dDivision already is overseas with the 1st and 2nd Divis­ ions. The minister said, too, because of the situation in the Orient all neces­ sary defence precautions are being tak­ en on Canada’s Pacific coast. “Authority has been granted to pro­ ceed with the mobilization of the Sth Division,” said the minister. “That mobilization will be progressive, As a matter of fact, as is already known all but one or two of the infantry units which will be needed are already ilized. “The technical units, artillery incefs, signals and army service will be mobilized from reserve units.” Tim first step will be the organiza­ tion of three complete brigade groups each containing an infantry brigade and af nil complement of other arms and services. Later divisional troops would be mobilized and a division, headquarters created, mob- eng* corps army