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GODERICH VETERAN
ADDRESSED LEGION
Legion Endorse All Out War Effort
At the tegular meeting of the Leg
ion held on Monday night, the branch
endorsed the action of the Dominion
executive in requesting the Govern
ment for an all total war effort. Brief
ly “Total War Effort” was defined as
“Immediate, complete and scientific
mobilization, organization and utiliz
ation of all c>ur resources, Spiritual,
Intellectual, Natural, Financial, Agri
cultural, Industrial, Manpower — in
such a manner that Canada rgay be
geared to produce essential foods and
munitions and to wage war to her
maximum capacity.”
Arrangements were made for hold
ink church parade Sunday next to the
Presbyterian Church and the Remem
brance Day service in the Town Hall
the morning of November ’1th.
A letter was read by the president,
Duncan Kennedy, from the Lt. Col.,
the Rev. Sidney Lambert, chaplain of
Christie St. Hospital, thanking the
branch for sponsoring’ the collection
of apples for the men at the hospital.
He assured the branch that they were
greatly appreciated.
The Ladies Auxiliary joined with
the branch at this time to hear’a talk
by the Zone secretary, H. S. Turner
of Goderich. He is sponsoring a very
fine idea and that is to have the Leg
ions throughout the county keep a
record of the enlistments in the war so
that when the war is over1 and .after
that time a proper record will be avail
able. He also thought a record should
be made of the names on the various
memorials throughout the country.
A social time was held at the clbse
of the meeting.
THREE MORE PLACES
100% WAR SAVERS
Help Defeat Hitler, Save For The
Future, Buy War Savings
Certificates
, Last week the War Savings com-
cit.tee announced that four factories
were 100 per cent. ' War Savings
Certificate purchasers. This week
three more places are added to this
honoured roll, the Post Office staff,
the High School staff and Canada
Packers.
Tjhe, objective of the committee is
the purchase of a Naval Gun each
month which requires the sum of
$3,000. The committee are most op-
tomistic that this objective can and
will be reached but they realize that
all will have to pull their weight to
go over the top. Join the list of those
who purchase War Savings * Certifi
cates by a definite plan. ■
PUBLIC SCHOOL
KIDS DID WELL
Donate Ten Blankets To The Red
Cross1 Society
The pupils of the Wingham Public
School were able to donate ten blank
ets to the Red Cross by denying
themselves the usual treat of candy at
their Hallowe’en parties throughout
the school. This .amount was in ad
dition to their weekly Jr. Red Cross
collections. The children were happy
to have had a share in this worthy
cause.
With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News.
LEGION TO ATTEND
DIVINE SERVICE
Veterans Will Parade to St. Andrew’s
Church Sunday Morning
The Wingham Branch of the Leg
ion will hold their annual church
parade Sunday morning to St. And
rew’s Presbyterian Church. Members
of the Legion will meet at the Arm
ouries at 10.30 a.m. .and march to the
church. The service will be at the
regular hour of 11 a.m. Rev. Kenneth
Maclean will preach.
Spoke At Gorrie
At the annual Guy Fawkes meeting
of the Loyal Orange Lodge, Gorrie,
Rev, E. O. Gallagher gave an address
under the caption of “Fools.” R. J.
Spotton, Wingham also addressed the
meeting.
Purchased House
J*Mr. Thos. Burke, Morris Township,
' mis purchased the house 6n Frances
Street in which Mr. and Mrs. Win.
Reid are living. Mr. and Mrs. Burke
and family will move into town about
November 15th. >
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6th, 1941 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year
No One Was Seriously Injured
of
Up.
Tp Send Remembrances To Men
Overseas
CAR CRASHED INTO
BUGGY SATURDAY
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
HAD FINE MEETING
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Shortly after 10 "o’clock Saturday
night a car driven by Dan McGinnis,
“B” Line, crashed into a buggy in
which, the McKinnon brothers, Angus
and Hugh were driving home. The
accident tbok place in front of Cook’s
factory. The McKinnon brothers
were proceeding north as was the car.
The car came over the rise at the
tracks and ran into the rear of the
buggy. Mr. Angus McKinnon had his
back strained and the buggy was
smashed up. The horse was cut slight
ly. Little damage was done to the
car. Chief Allen was present a mom
ent after the accident happened and
investigated. It is said that the car
was travelling slowly or much greater
damage would have resulted.
MRS. R. McGEE HAS.
* FRACTURED SKULL
On Friday afternoon about 6 o’clock
when Mrs. Roy McGee was crossing
Main Street, she collided with a
bicycle on which Russel Armstrong
was rising. She was thrown to the
pavement and suffered a fractured
skull. She was taken to Dr, Connell’s
^office and later removed to Wingham
General Hospital. The accident hap
pened in front of the Walker Store.
Mrs. McGee was crossing the street
from Gibson’s bakery and was almost
on the other side when the accident
happened. Russel had a couple
teeth knocked out and was shaken
Let Us Not Forget
To remember -the heroism of the patriots who have died that our
country might live in peace and freedom is to,renew the spirit of
patriotism in our hearts. Let us^meet with courage whatever sac
rifices our country now asks of us for its safe defense . . . the
patriotic spirit of our honored heroes.
L. O. L. To Hold Annual
The Wingham Loyal Orange Lodge
at its annual meeting on November 7,
are to hear an address from Rev. John
T-eslie Ball, Deputy Master of Howick.
Joined Bank Staff
^E^ay St. Marie, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James St. Marie, East Wawanosh, is
now a member of tlm staff of the
Dominion Bank hereJHe assumed his
duties Monday morning.
LEGION AUXILIARY
MAKE DONATIONS
Arrange For Poppy Sale
the
on
At the regular meeting of
Ladiies’ Auxiliary to the Legion
Monday night, it was decided to don
ate $10,00 to the Red Cross to pur
chase 5 blankets for Britain. Ten
dollars was also voted for the Bombed
Victims’ Fund. A bundle will be sent
to Mrs, Bailey's neice in Britain, This
family had the misfortune to have
their home and all their possessions
destroyed by bombs.
The ladies organized for the Sale
of Poppies Which will take place this
week-end, Pot several years the ladies
have carried on this work,
Mrs, A, M. Forbes, the president,
gave a very interesting acoount of the
Legion Auxiliary convention which
was recently held in Toronto and
which she attended as a delegate from
this branch.
Gone To Kincardine
Clair Milne of Lucknow, who has
been employed by the Willis Shoe
Store for some time has joined
staff of the Gledhill Shoe Store
Kincardine. He will be in charge
the shoe repair department.
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To Attend A. Y. P. A. Council
The Huron Diocese A. Y. P.
Council will meet in London, at
Cronyn Hall, on Saturday afternoon,
Huron Local Council will be repre
sented by Harold Taylor of Goderichi
and Herk Fuller and Rev. E. O.
Gallagher, Wingham.
October Pussywillows
A tree on the farm of Robert
Mowbray a short distance west of
Whitechurch, has the seasons mixed
up. Mrs. Mowbray last week picked
a branch „ laden with pussywillows.
Some were ’poorly formed but a few
would make ohe think that spring, not
winter, was just around the corner.
Teachers Gathered At Harrison
A meeting of the Harrison District
Secondary School Teachers’ Associa
tion was held in Plarriston on Friday
afternoon. The teachers of Wingham
High School attended. Discussion
centred around the Upper School
course of study which was very in
structive to the assembly. Other in
teresting subjects were Cadet instruc
tion, Red Cross *work in .the schools*
Public Service (Tonight)
Wednesday
On Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock,
the people of Wingham are requested
to attend a public service of inter
cession, with respect to all needs aris
ing through causes of war, for a just
deliverance and a righteous peace.
The service will be hqld this week in
St. Paul’s Church, and similar inter
cessory services are to be held each
Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock in the
other churches of. the town.
Bridge Club Winners
Seven tables took part in the bridge
club game held Thursday evening.
The winners were; North and South-
*—1st, Mrs. H. Campbell and Mrs.
O. Colborne; 2nd., Miss Doris Fells
and W. W. Armstrong; 3rd., Mrs. E.
D. Bell and C. E. Rickey;’ 4th., D.
Kennedy and Mrs. R. 5. Hetherington.
East and West—‘1st, George Wil
Hams and Harley Crawford; 2nd.,
Mrs. H. 0. MacLean and Art Wilson;
3rd., Mrs.'D. B« Porter and Gordon
MacKay; 4th., Mrs. A, E. VattStofte
and Jack Mason.
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’ POPPY DAY,
Saturday, November 8th
REMEMBRANCE DAY
SERVICE
Tuesday, November 11th
10.45 A.M.
Wingham Town Hall
Buy and Wear a Poppy,
“We shall remember them”.
HURON FRUIT SHOW
WILL NOT BE HELD
Windstorrnj Caused Great Loss Of
Apples~
A meeting of the officers of the
Huron Fruit Growers Association was
held in the agricultural office Thurs.
evening to decide whether to proceed
with the fruit show scheduled to take
place on November 28. The windstorm
of September 25 caused such loss and
injury to the apple orchards that it
was considered doubtful if a good ex
hibit could be held.
A motion by D. J. Lassaline and
Stewart Middleton, to cancel the show
was adopted. It was thought, however,
that some sort of fruit display might
be made and it was decided that a
display of apples be exhibited in the
agricultural office windows during the
week of November 24.
Attended Laymen’s Conference
The Bttice Deanery Laymen’s
ference held at Kincardine,
Con-
Friday
night, was attended by Mr, A. B.
Hutson and Rev, E. O. Gallagher, the
latter being one of the speakers. Mr.
Frank Copus of Stratford, gave the
main address of the evening, Every
parish in the Deanery was represented.
The meeting was presided over by C,
F. Hewitt, Kincardine, Deanery presi
dent.
HYDRO INTERRUPTION
On Sunday, November 9, there will
be a Hydro interruption from 7 a.m,
to 10.30 a.m. and from 1,00 p.m, to
4.30 p.m. This affects the Wifigham
Municipal and Wroxeter Ratal,
Employed At Willis Shoe Store
AjMr, Thomas Matuska of St. Thomas
•has been engaged in the shoe repair
department of the Willis Shoe Store.
Safe In England
Mr. and Mrs. H. Collar received
word last week that their son Reg
inald, who is with the artillery, had
landed in England.
Off For California4
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Field will
leave this week for California where
they will spend the winter as has
been their custom.
■Special Picture Next Week
Next Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day, the Lyceum Theatre presents the
special technicolour attraction “BLOS
SOMS IN THE DUST” starring
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
Preached At Hanover ■
Rev. Kenneth MacLean preached
anniversary services in Hanover Pres
byterian Church on Sunday. The Rev.
Dr. Mark of that church’ conducted
the services in St. Andrew’s church
here. .
The regular meeting of the Women’s
Institute was held in the Council
Chambers on Friday last week, The
meeting opened by singing the Nat
ional Anthem, followed by the Lord’s
Prayer in unison.
The minutes, of the previous meet
ing were read and adopted. The
correspondence read and dealt with,
and a letter of appreciation was re
ceived from the Canadian Legion,
Branch 180, rhanking the Institute for
the splendid way in which they catered
to the banquet, recently held by the
legion.
The Institute decided to hold a
Euchre and Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
Hammond were appointed convenors
to look after it. The members unan
imously decided to send remembrances
to the Wingham boys who are now
on active service overseas. They also
voted on giving canned goods, which
were left from the banquet to the
Salvation Army, for their overseas
shipment.
A lovely solo, “Give Peace O Lord”
was rendered by Mrs. W. B. McCool,
accompanied by Rev. W. A. Beecroft,
at the piano. A paper, entitled, There’ll
always be an England, was prepared
and read by Mrs. ’ T. Bower. Mrs.
Bower certainly deserves a lot of
praise and appreciation for her splen
did paper. Rev. W. A. Beecroft then
lead in prayer.
Mrs. Fraser gave a few remarks on
the Convention, recently held in Lon
don, but will give a further detailed
report at the next meeting.
The meeting closed by singing the
Institute Ode, after which a social
half hour was enjoyed.
MAILING LIST
CORRECTED
The mailing list has been corrected
up to and including Thursday, Oct
ober 30th. Will you please examine
your label and if there are any errors
notify this office at once. If your
label reads in arrears an early settle
ment would be greatly appreciated. ;
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TWO MORE OWLS I
WERE TRAPPED
A yen for turkey cost an owl its life
on the farm of George Kennedy, west
of Whitechurch, Friday evening. It
was no small bird as it had a wing
spread of 5,5 inches. During the past
couple of months George has been
missing turkeys in a very regular way.
He thought a fox was the cause of
the trouble, but when one was taken
off a perch, and old one at that, lie t
decided to set a trap and within an
hour the owl was captured. During
the summer George has lost 50 tur
keys so the owl had a fine, summer
diet indeed.
An owl on the 6th of Morris was
a little more ""foxy so to speak. This
owl made chickens its speciality and
destroyed several before an effort was
made to end its fun. This wise old
bird set off four traps that were set
out for him and he carried away the
dead chicken which was used as bait.
This battle took place on the farm of
Bert Jackson and when this happened
seven traps were placed and they were
successfully sprung, but the bait this
time was loaded with arsenic and four
rods from the chicken house the owl
gave up the ghost. This one had a
wing spread of 52 inches, so it was
no mean bird.
’Engagement Announced
The engagement is announced of
Mary J. Pope, second daughter of the
late Donald C. and Mrs, Pope of
Wroxeter, ^Ontario, to George S, Mart
in, eldest son of William E, and Mrs,
Martin of L’Etete, N. B. The marriage
to take place Wednesday, November
6th, in New Haven, Conn,
HALLOWE’EN WAS
A QUIET ONE
Lions Club Held Parade For Children
Hand Caught In. Wringer
Mrs. W. S. Mitchell had her hand
caught in the wringer of her washing
machine Monday. The skin was torn
off the back of her hand, twenty
eight stitches being necessary to close
the wound.
The Hallowe’en pranks here were
not so many according to reports. The
evening passed on rather quietly. A
piano box was taken from the home
of Mr. Ardic and was found on the
property of Mr. Herbert Campbell in
a broken condition.
The Lions Club held their annual
Hallowe’en parade. About-400 child
ren headed by the band paraded along
Main street and then the kiddies were
given goodies when they gathered at
the town hall,
Costume prizes were awarded the
following: Jim Colborne, Maty Ann
Clelland, Billie Connell, Bobbie Fin
lay, John Armitage, John Crawford,
Stanley Hiseler, Morris Stainton,
V^citixici CoWritij JdCctvy
Attended Women’s
Institute Convention
Mrs. W. J. Henderson, president of
the local branch of the Women’s
Institute, attended the 27th, annual
convention of the Western Ontario
Women’s Institute which was held in
London Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday last week. It was the largest
convention held so far.
HALF HOLIDAYS ARE
OVER FOR THIS YEAR
Last week the last Wednesday half
holiday for this year was observed.
The stores of town will be open
Wednesday afternoons from now until
the end of the year.
Sale Of Baking And Tea
The Ladies Aid Society of St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will
hold a sale of baking and afternoon
tea in the school room of the church
from 3 to 6 o’clock, Saturday after
noon this week.
Hot Fowl Supper
Will be served in the basement of
the United Church, Whitechurch from
6 to 8 o’clock on Tuesday evening,
November 11th, A splendid program
will be presented by Lucknow talent.
Admission: Adults 50c. Children 25c.
Ministerial Association
Met At Teeswater
The Wingham and District Minis
terial Association met at Teeswater,
Monday, under the chairmanship of
Rev. John Pollock. Rev. E. O. Galla
gher gave the address for discussion
on “The Church and the Economic
Order.” The December meeting will
be at the Manse, Wingham.
Soldier Lost Wallet
Monday morning, Private J,
Sudden, 91st Battery, stationed
Debert, N. S,
place between
Kincardine and Wingham. He hitch-
hicked from his home here by way
of Lucknow. Ho got two or throe
lifts and he is not certain just where
he dropped his purse. In it were his
papers, a ticket from Toronto to De
bert and about eleven dollars in ebsh.
The wallet had his initials on it.
Men Conducted Service •L’M
The men of St. Paul’s were in
charge of the monthly Laymen’s
Service, Sunday night. Mr. Herb.
Fuller and Mr, C. A, Roberts and Mr.
A. 13. Hutson, conducted the worship
and the rector gave an address on a
Laymen’s Religion.
Attended Pqlee Island Shoot
vtMr. Howard L. Sherbondy attended
the pheasant hunt on Pelee Island on
Thursday and Friday. He was with a
party from London and they had very
good success. Howard bagged seven,/
It is reported that there were 800
hunters on the island, and that 7000
birds were shot.
Purchased Barber Shop
4/Mr. Stanley Sibthorpe of Blyth has
purchased Mr. Charles Swanson’s
barber shop and took possession on
Thursday morning. Mr. Sibthorpe is
well-known here having been in bus
iness in Blyth for the past fifteen
years. He was one of the main stays
of the Band there, and was last year
elected a member of the village
counciljAVe understand that Mrs. Sib
thorpe and family will remain in Blyth
until a suitable home is located here.
TEMPERANCE GROUP
HELD CONVENTION
County Federation Name Officers
The annual Huron County Temper
ance Federation convention was held
in the
forth
large
drawn
T.
at
lost his wallet some
is home R, R. No. 1,
The survival of the flittest is a
pedestrian, if lie is lucky,
Northside United Church, Sea*
on Wednesday afternoon. A
group of interested workers,
from every section of the
country attended this meeting.
President of the association, W. G.
Medd of Exeter opened the conven
tion and introduced the special speak
er, Rev. C. W. DeMille, D.D., of Tor
onto, who spoke on the various prob
lems facing temperance workers,
■The convention elected the follow
ing officers for the coming -year:
Honorary presidents, Miss Jean Mur
ray, Hensail; Gordon Lamb, Goder
ich; *A. i
Watson,
Howard,
Rev. W.
verier of
Howson,
and legislation committee, A. T. Coop
er, Clinton.
E. Lloyd, Wingham} R. P.
Bntcefield; president, Geo.
Exeter; secretary-treasurer,
A. Bremner, Seaforth; coif*
‘ finance committee, Frank
Wingham; convener of law