HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-24, Page 12Twelve Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, March 24, 1954 Win Trip to Toronto
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Euchre Party
Fourteen tables of progressive
euchre were in play on Tuesday even
ing in the Community Hall sponsored
by the hall board. Prizes were won as
follows: High lady, Miss Joan Hain-
stock; low lady, Mrs. Trev. Hainstock;
high gentleman, William Wilson; low
gentleman, Clarence pietz, pf Gowans
town. Several games of bingo were
also enjoyed.
Howick Ladies’ Auxiliary
The regular meeting of the Ladies’
Auxiliary to the Howick Legion was
held in the Legion Hall on Monday
night with the president, Mrs. Mary
Denny, in the chair. The financial
statement was read by the treasurer,
Mrs. Jean Sothern. After bills and ac
counts were taken care of a mystery
box was drawn for, donated by Mrs.
Mary McCann and won by Mrs. Em
ma Williamson.
Mrs. Libbie Doig was installed into
the executive committee. It was de
cided to make a travelling apron to
be sent to every member and return
ed by the end of the year.
One application for a new member
was accepted. The Legion members
joined the ladies for a social half hour
after the meeting. The April meeting
will be held one week later than usual
due to Easter Monday.
C.G.I.T.
The regular meeting of the C.G.I.T.
was held at the home of Mrs. Harold
Pollock with Helen Hoffman, presi
dent of the Tams, presiding and Mar
lene Johnston as secretary. Marilyn
Cooper and Marlene Johnston had
charge of the,worship service. It was
decided to have a play in the near
future and a committee was named
i to look after the details. Plans were
also discussed for a trip this summer
sfor both groups. Six members were
initiated.
The meeting closed with Taps.
Lunch as served by Donna Siefert,
May Raster and Elizabeth Cooper.-
Personals
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Gibson on the birth of a
son on Saturday, in the Listowel Hos
pital and to Mr. and Mrs. Jack King,
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Wingham Free Press Carriers who were sucess-
ful in a recent contest were given a free trip
Saturday to Maple Leaf Gardens by bus. Some
of the carriers received cash awards. George
Chettleburg, one of the carriers, who made the
trip also won a turkey with his lucky ticket to
the gardens. Shown left to right are back row:
Paul Higgins, Art Jackson, Peter Nasmith,
George Chettleburg, Joe Clark. Front, row:
Donald Murray, Kenneth Chettleburg, .Dave Carr,
Ray Walker, Hugh McDonald, Wayne Nicol, Bob
Brooks, Kenneth Foster, —Photo by Cantelon.
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a son, on Tuesday, in the Palmerston
Hospital.
Bert Cooper and William Brown re
turned home on Tuesday after a
month’s trip to California.
Mr. and Mrs. James Warrell re
turned home Monday after spending
the past two months in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Edgar were
Stratford on Thursday.
The sympathy of the community
extended to Mr. H. M. Bride in the
recent death of his brother, William
Bride, of Palmerston.
Mr a.nd Mrs. Robert Ruttan, Wing
ham, visited on Sunday with the for
mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Ruttan.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Schaefer spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Wendt, at Toronto.
Erie Corbett, of Woodstock,
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TURNBERRY CALF CLUB
The organization pf the Turnberry
Calf Club for the second year was
held in Cowrie Community Hall last
Wednesday,
The night consisted of three films,
two on 4-H work in Canada and in
foreign countries and one humorous
one.
Nominations were held for the yeai'
1954, and the following were elected:
President, Wayne Woods; secretary,
Marjorie Timm; vice-president, Bill
Mulvey; press reporter, Marilyn Timm.
Club leaders for the year are George
Underwood and Don Fortune. Assist
ant Agricultural Representative Har
old Baker gave points to the new
members on rules of the club.
The next meeting is to be held in
Bluevale Community Hall, on April
Sth, at 8.30 p.m. All are invited to at
tend.
Thirty ships, a seasonal record, vis
ited Churchill, Man., for grain car
goes in 1953.
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ATOMIC PRODUCTS (HAMILTON) STATION I
Mr.
called
week.
Mr.
also Miss Emma Hardy, of Wingham,
visited one day last week with Misses
Letitia and Louise Matthews.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baker and fam
ily, of London, spent the week-end
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Elston Spieran and
son, of Brussels, visited on Sunday at
the home of Mrs. W. M. Stewart.
Inoculations for diphtheria, smallpox
and lockjaw were given to the pupils
of the Fordwich Public School last
week by Dr. J. D. Forde and the
school nurse, Miss Mary Love.
The St. Patrick’s supper last week,
which was held in the United Church,
was well attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bride, Mr. Car
man Bride and Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Bride attended the funeral on Satur
day in Palmerston of the late Mr.
William Bride.
Mrs. Victor O’Brecht and Sharon, of
Mimico, spent the week-end with Mrs.
Ruby Foster and family.
Mrs. Stan Forester visited a couple
of days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bender at Gowanstown.
Miss Beatrice Hargrave, of Listowel,
spent the week-end with her parents.
Miss Ruby Forester, of Toronto, was
a week-end visitor here.
Miss Evelyn Simmons spent Thurs
day In Toronto and attended the
Sportsmen’s Show held in the Coli
seum.
Mrs. Charles Small underwent a;
major operation on Monday morning
in Victoria Hospital, London. Her
many friends wish her a speedy re
covery.
Master Ricky Marriner returned
home on Thursday from the Palmer
ston Hospital where he recently un
derwent an appendectomy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sothern and
family visited on Sunday with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Ott, near Listowel.
Mr. and Mrs. Anson Ruttan and
family visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Montgomery, near Wing
ham.
Jim Hardy and two daughters,
A.
the W. A.
Mrs. W.
South Friendship Circle
The South Friendship Circle of the
United Church W. A. met on Monday
evening, March 15, at the parsonage.
Mrs. Glad Edgar was in charge of the
worship period taking as her theme
‘'The Bread of Life." . Mrs. Willard
Peel, convener, conducted the busi
ness. Each member was given one
dollar as talent money to-be used and
increased during the rest of the year.
It was decided to have a sale of home
made baking in April. Each member
is asked to bring articles for quiet
auction to each meeting. A contest
and spelling.match was conducted and
the meeting was closed with the W. A.
benediction. Lunch was served and a
social half hour spent.
United Church W.
The monthly meeting of
was held at the home of
Trimble, with the Northern Helpers
in charge of devotions. Mrs. Geo.
Dane acting as leader.
The meeting was opened by the call
to worship, "Greater love hath no
man than thj^.; that a man lay down
'his life for his friends. "Taking Eas
ter as the theme the Scripture was
taken from John 12: 20-32. Mrs. pane
.also gave a poem “If Easter Be Not
True." Mrs. Alex Taylor read a very
interesting paper on .“The Cross” and
offered prayer. Mrs. Russell Adams,
president, presided over the business
period. It was decided to join, the
Women’s Association of the Huron
Presbytery and delegates to the an
nual spring meeting be the leaders of
the four groups.
The meeting closed with the theme
prayer in unison. Lunch was served
by the hostess and lunch committee.
Red Cross
' The Red Cross has earned the trust
and affection of Canadians through
many years. Devoted to the alleviation
of suffering and sickness it is a living
part of Canada. For the work that is
being done and the tasks that lie
ahead give generously when your vol
unteer canvasser calls on you.
Bible Society
The sum of $120.45 has been collect
ed for the Bible Society in the Gorrie
district and forwarded to headquar
ters at Toronto.
her home after spending some time at
Palmerston. S
Mrs. Geo. Beattie is spending two
weeks with relatives in Montreal.
Mr. Jas. Strong, New York city,
visited with his brothers, Messrs. Wel
lesley and John Strong,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest King have
returned after spending some time
with their daughter in Toronto. Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. King spent Tuesday
in Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. E. King
returned with them.
What might have been a disastrous
fire was averted on Thursday, when
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hyndman dis
covered a' fire in their woodshed, but
were able to prevent it from spreading.
It was believed caused by a spark,
from an incinerator as they had been
burning rubbish and the spark may
have caught an empty box which was
placed in the woodshed.
Mr. Wes. Chambers, of Moles worth;
visited with Mr. and Mrs. George
Brown on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Earngey and Jo
anne Earngey, of Hanover, visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Short, on
Sunday.
Miss Patricia Strong, nurse-in-train
ing at the Woodstock Hospital and'
Mrs. John Marks and baby, Listowel,-
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wellesley "Strong.
Mrs. A. A. Donnelly spent a few
days with relatives at Dunsford, where
her father has been ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Woods,. Water
loo, spent the week-end with the lat
ter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Shera.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman and
family, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Dilworth, Ethel.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest King Jr., of
Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Colmer,
Gary and Donna, Toronto, spent the
week-end here and attended the fOth
wedding anniversary celebrations of
their parents.
BIRTH
FULLER—In Listowel Memorial Hos
pital, on Thursday, March 18th, 1954,
to the Rev. D. H. T. and Mrs. Fuller,
a son.
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BI.UF.VA1.E
Bailie, of the PresbyterianRev. M.
Church, exchanged pulpits with Rev.
Alex Simpson, of Teeswater Presby
terian church on Sunday.
Mb and Mrs. Jack Bosman, of Wal
ton, visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Bosman on Sunday.
Group 4 Meeting
The Friendly Fours will meet
Thursday evening at the home of
Mrs.- Lloyd Hockridge. Program com
mittee, Mrs. T. Edgar, Mrs. A. Toner,
Mrs. A. Hamilton, Mrs. A. Gamble.
Mission Band
The Mission Band will meet in the
church hall on Friday at 4 o’clock.
Personals
Stewart Higgins, Wroxeter,' Ed.
Stewart, Ken Charles, Harold King,
David Neilson and Jack Abram, were
in Toronto on Wednesday night to see
the hockey game at Maple Leaf Gar
dens between the Canadiens and the
Maple Leafs. '
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pennington, Tees
water, spent Saturday with Mrs,
Frances Strong and Roy.
Yvonne Sparling was
"Queen of the Carnival” in
on Friday night at the ice
held there.
The humorous three-act
"Meet the Husband” by Clifford talent
was enjoyed by a good Crowd on Fri
day night, when it was presented in
the Community Hall. It was sponsored
by the Y.P.U, of the United Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Beecroft and
family, of Otterville, visited With the
former’s sister, Mrs. Hamilton and
Mr. Hec. Hamilton on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. J. Metcalfe, who has been
spending the Winter months with her
sisters, the Misses Emily and Beatrice
Potter, received word that her grand
daughter, Miss Evelyn Metcalfe, Pais
ley had been successful in obtaining
100% in her grade I theory examina
tion at Walkerton.
Mrs, M, Jackson has returned to
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GOSPEL HALL
Regular Sunday Services
Sunday School 10.15 a.m.
Remembering the Lord
at 11.15
Gospel Meeting at 7.30 pjm.
. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
Each Thursday evening at 8 p.m.
Children’s Bible Club, Monday
7 p.m.
Mrs. Mary Seddon
Dies in Hospital
After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Seddon died in Wingham
General Hospital dn Friday, after a
long illness, at the age of 83. Her
death was hastened by a fall at her
home on Catherine Street, from which
she suffered a broken arm. She re
mained in a state of shock'until her
death, six *<3ays' later.
Born in England, on June 11, 1870,
she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John, Partington, of Leigh, and dur
ing her early life she was an operator
in the cotton mills.there. In 1895 she
was married in Leigh, to Ralph Sed
don, who predeceased her in 1952. Mr.
and Mrs. Seddon came to Canada in
June, 1920, with their family, and
have lived in Wingham since that
time. They celebrated their 50th Wed
ding anniversary on August 31st, 1945,
at their home on McDermid Street,
Wingham.
Surviving are three sons, Frank and
Wilfred, of yVingham; Ernest, of
Agincourt; nine grandchildren and six
great grandchildren. One grandchild,
James, is at present with the Black
Watch Regiment in Korea. Also sur
viving are a brother, John Parting
ton, of Blackpool, England, and two
sisters Alice (Mrs< John Molyneaux)
of Atherton, England, and Miss Jane
Partington, of Guelph, Ontario.
Funeral service was held on. Mon
day at 2 p.m., from the Currie funeral
home, With Rev. H. L. Parker, officiat
ing. Interment Was in Wirigham ceme
tery.
Pallbearers Were Roy Mundy, T'om
Currie, Hugh Slnnamon, Percy Deyell,
Bill Templcman and George Scbtt.
Mrs. Jos. Schneider is spending a
week with her aunt, Mrs. Catherine
Axtord^ Detroit,
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