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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-06-16, Page 7B■A nnouncemont £ S Drift away to sleep under a beautiful Kenwood JOIN I Walker’s Lay-A-Way Club £ £ B £ ■ ■ ■ a Products J This will be your opportunity to join our Club. All you have to do is come into the store, pick out the color you prefer, pay $2.00 down and $1.00 weekly and before you realize it you will have your beautiful Kenwood Blanket paid for. LAKELET COUPLE MARK FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Sunday, June 13th was a memorable day in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dennis, of Lakelet, when on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary relatives, friends and neighbors of past years called at their home to honour them with well wish­ es and beautiful gifts. Mrs. Dennis was formerly Miss Pearl Snell, of West Wawanosh. Her husband was born in Howick Town­ ship a few miles from where they now reside and attended the church in Lakelet where their anniversary sup­ per was held. Sixty-four guests, fifty­ eight of whom are immediate rela­ tives, were seated at the bountiful tables which were catered to by the Lakelet Women's Institute. Toastmaster was Dennis Harper, a grandson. Miss Dorothy McLennan, guest soloist from Toronto, sang the Lord’s prayer and Mr. Dennis said the familiar blessing. A toast was given to ner Majesty the Queen and to the honoured couple by their pastor, Mr. Tar, of Harriston; and toasts were given by the oldest brother of the former bride, Mr. Rus- sell Snell, of Buffalo; the oldest bro­ ther of the former groom, Mr. Ernest Dennis; Mr. Clayton Dennis, of Tor­ onto, a son; Mrs. Madeline Burchill, a granddaughter, and Mr. Alvin Mc­ Gee, a grandson. A purse of money, the balance from the buying of a gift of a refrigerator, was presented by granddaughters, Jackeline (Dennis and Deborah Dick. After supper the party returned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis where more relatives called. Musical selections and a sing song brought the happy day jto a close. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis raised thirteen of a family, six girls and seven boys. Mrs. Norman (Myrtle) Harper, of Toronto; Mrs. Reg. McGee (Della) of Goderich; Mrs. Robert Simmons (Gol- dora) of Harriston; Mrs. Fred Saint (Ruby) and Mrs. Herman Casemore (Bernice) of Wingliam; Mrs. Clar­ ence Dick (Romona) of St. Cather­ ines; Stanley, Howick Township; Clayton and Russell, of Toronto; Ray­ mond of London; Ernest, Galt and Kenneth of Preston. A son Earl, died in 1931. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis have 25 grand­ children and 8 great grandchildren. Guests were present from Edmon­ ton, Buffalo, Tobermory, Toronto, St. Catherines, Brantford, London, Galt, Preston, Goderich, Wingham, Brussels and Harriston. blankets retain their Individually boxed. lovely soft shades of or All White. *Blanket. 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Mirehouse Passes Mrs. Robert Ross received word -last week that her eldest brother, James Mirehouse, had passed away .at his home, Forest Grove, Oregon, on May 28th. • He was the eldest .son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mirehouse of Kinloss. He was in his eighty-fourth year. He had been twice mariaed, his first' wife predeceasing him about twenty years ago. Of his ten children, four were twins, .and eight of his grown fam ily are married *.and settled there. Interment was in Foiest Grove. Two brothers, George and Tom live at Mentona, N. Dakota, and Joe at Springwater, Sask., and four sisters, Mrs. Kate Hunt, of .Swift Current, Mrs. Peg Naismith, of Forest Grove, Oregon; Mrs. Pearl Williams, of Scar- boro and Mrs. Robert Ross, of White­ church* Personals Mr. and Mrs. John Purdon visited in Elmira last Tuesday, wherq they at­ tended the demonstration of hay har- vestersRev. R. D. A. Currie was the repre­sentative from the Maitland Presby- terial of the Presbyterian Church in this district to the Congress held last week in Toronto.Mrs Floyd Bott and children, of Belwood, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pur- don. and Mr. Kenneth Purdon, of Guelph, visited over the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pur- d°Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buckton visited over the week-end' with Mrs. Markle of Guelph. ,Mr. Chester Coulter of Arrow-wood, who with a friend, drives a refrigera­tor truck from Vancouver, B.C.. to Montrea landed in Toronto last Sat- urday and_on Sunday visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .Frank Coulter. His brother-in-law, Billie .W^bb, ac­ companied him home on his last trip two weeks ago. He left on Sunday evening for Toronto. Mr. Bill Purdon spent the week-end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goyeau, of Leamington.Mrs. Mac Ross and Miss Olive Ter­ riff left on Sunday with Mr. Malcolm Ross, who came from Galt, to take them to visit this week with Mr. and Mrs. Sig Foien and other Toronto re­ latives. _ , , __r .. ,Rev. and Mrs. Robert Watt and children of Mitchell were here for anniversary services in the United Church on Sunday. They visited with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Watt. Mr. and Mrs.. Frank Vanner and Percy, Arnold and Wilfred, of Lon­ don, visited oh Sunday with Mrs. Jas. Cornelius and Mr. Amos Cornelius.. Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher and children and Mr. David Carruthers visited .on Sunday at the home of their brother, Mr. John and Mrs. Car­ ruthers of Delhi. Successful anniversary services were held in the United Church here on Sunday, with Rev. Robert Watt, of Mitchell, as guest minister in the morning and Rev. R. A. Brook in charge of the evening service. The choir rendered special anniversary an­thems and other numbers. Services in the Presbyterian Church, here ahd St St. Helens were withdrawn.Mrs. Mark Johnston, of Holyrodd, has been visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Donald Martin and Mr. Johnston and son spent Sunday there.Mrs. George Tiffin and Coleen of Kinloss visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Falconer. Quite a number from here made a trip to Wingham to the United Church- on Sunday to see the beautiful floral decorations for the Sunday School Anniversary and many attended the morning service there.Mrs.- Walter Lott spent the week-end in Toronto and visited with her son, Wesley, who is a patient in Malton Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood and sons, of Seaforth, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ger- shom Johnston, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Robinson and sons, of St. Augustine, and Mrs. Jas. Darling Sr., and son, Charles, of Clifford, visited there on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pollock and children, of Fordwich, visited on Sun­ day -at the home of 'Mr. and Mrs. George McClenaghan and attended Anniversary services here. Wingham District High School pupils had a holiday on Monday,- while the buses took loads of Grade 8 pupils from the public schools to tour through the High School. Those who went from S. Coultes, Jack leen Fisher. Miss Jessie Park, was a _ Leaver wedding on Saturday and vis­ ited with E, Wawanosh friends. Rev. C. D. Cox, who was a patient in Victoria Hospital, London, is stay­ ing at the home of his sister, Mrs. Dr. Stephenson. Mrs. Aldin Purdon was able to re­ turn home from Wingham Hospital on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Henry and child­ ren, '.of Durigannon, visited on. Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rintoui. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Rintoul and family, of Wingham, visited on Sun­ day at the home of Mr.-and Mrs. John Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leeson and son, Bobby, of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, arrived last Wednesday morn­ ing at London airport. They left Se­ attle on Tuesday afternoon, and ar­ rived . in London the next morning. Mr. Leeson went to Oshawa, where he purchased a new car, for the motor trip, home next week. They have been visiting this week with her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McClenaghan, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shiell and fam­ ily, of London, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Shiell. Mrs. Wallace Conn was a patient in Wingham Hospital, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fells and Rob­ ert and Patricia, of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Russel Ritchie at the Murray cottage at Langside. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston and family, of Parkhill, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Conn. F.O. and Mrs. J* Christopher, who have been stationed at Edmonton for the past yeai1, arrived hoine last week and have been visiting with her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hardie Simpson, df S. No. 10 Henderson were, Jack and Kath- of LomeFinlayson guest at the Hackett- Culross, He is now stationed at Cen­ tralia and they will make their home at Grand Bend, and on Sunday they and Mr. and. Mrs. Simpson visited with the latter’s -mother, Mrs. Will Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott and son, Paul, -and Joan and Jack Forster,, were at .Hespeler on Sunday, where they visited at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ait- chison. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Simmons and Nancy, of London, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reid of Luck­ now, visited on Sunday with. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Farrier. Mr. Mitchell Elliott, of London, and his wife and family, who had been visiting- for the past two weeks with her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stokes, of Turnberry, visited on Sun­ day with his parents, Mr. .and Mrs. Gordon Elliott, before returning to theii' ’.home. Mr. Bert Currie has been under the doctor’s care during the past week suffering from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Anderson and family, of Kippen, visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. John Mason, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mason and son, Keith, of Kincardine, visited .there, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bieman and family, visited on Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bieman, of Owen .Sound. Someone paid Mr. Aldin Purdon a visit on Saturday night, when wasn't on guard and cleaned up his gasoline barrel. Miss Helen Louise Pocock Guelph, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr,, and Mrs. Walter Pocock, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCutcheon of Wroxeter, and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Riley of Brussels, visited there on Sunday. Mrs. W. Dow and Nelson, visited on Thursday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hector Hamilton of Gorrie, he on of Former Resident Dies in Stratford Robert Jeffrey Powell, 72, of 9 Nile Street, Stratford, died suddenly in the Stratford General'Hospital. Mr. Pow­ ell was born in Wingham in 1882, the son of George and Powell, the former Coultes. Mary Mary moved Elizabeth Elizabeth to Blyth.In 1889 Mr. Powell In his early life.'he was a farmer, en­ tering business in 1918. He operated a grocery store ‘in Blyth until 1946 when he bought a small farm one and a. quarter miles south of Blyth on No. 4 Highway. He moved to Stratford in 1951. Mr. Powell was married twice, in 1905 to Elsie Code, of Morris Town­ ship, who died in 1934, and Anno Pocock, of Brookville, viVes him as well as two in 1936 to Who sur* sons and MORE PATIENTS BRING AVERAGE UP AT WINGHAM HOSPITAL The figure for average daily patients at the Wingham General Hospital crept up to 73.4 in the month of May, only 1,6 below last year’s high of 75, Mrs. Iris E. Morrey annonuced at the regular meeting of the Wingham Gen­ eral Hospital Board last week, Com­ menting on the May report, Mrs. Mor­ rey said that although the year 1954 has started slowly, and the first five months had shown totals below those of last year, the number of seemed to be increasing, and sent indications would equal those of last year. The report for May was Local Fishermen Lucky May patients by pre- at least as 1954 to follows: 1953 to date The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, June 16, 1951 .73.4 75 FORDWICH Brian 1,032 7,355 6,208 1,031 7,239 Admissions Births <...... Total Admissions discharges Deaths .... Stillbirths Operations Out Patients X-Rays ....... Transfusions Hospital Days Adults ...................2,097 New Born ..............300 Total Days ...........2,397 Average Daily Patients L ■■■‘MS1 IP K Essa oad Presbytbrian Church, Bar- . rie, was the scene of a lovely double­ ring ceremony oh Saturday, June 5th, J 1954, at twelve o’clock noon, when Miss Mary Elizabeth Somers, daugh- . ter of Mr. and- Mrs. Morley Somers of Barrie, formerly of Wingham, be- • came the bride of George Ernest Proc­ tor, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Proc­ tor, of Eugenia. Rev. Alexander Nim- mo, of Wingham, officiated, assisted •by Rev. A. C. C. Muir, minister of the church. Frank Dutcher played the wedding music and accompanied the soloist, Miss Doris Kearns, who sang “The Lord’s Prayer” immediately before the ceremony and “O Perfect Love” during the signing of the register. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a waltz-length gown of of cloud white tulle and shadow lace. Shirred tulle and panels of lace fash­ ioned the strapless bodice. From the nipped waist the very full skirt of tulle over satin featured panels of scalloped lace. Worn over the dress was a long-sleeved tulle and lace redingote, fashioned with covered buttons to the V-neckline. Her waist­ veil was gathered to a net cap show­ ered with seed pearls and she carried a cascade of better time roses, step- hanotis and lily-of-the-valley, centred with gardenias and a sprig of heather. Her attendant, Miss Loris Stewart, of Barrie, wore a strapless waltz­ length gown of turquoise nylon mar­ quisette over taffeta, styled with a sweetheart neckline and shirred bod­ ice to the waistline. She Wore a match­ ing bolero* jacket, headdress and gloves and carried a cluster of pin- occhio pom pom ’mums and stephan- ■otift. * As flower girl, Miss Linda Jean Somers, sister of the bride, was dainty in her yellow embroidered nylon dress with a matching hair bandeau, and she carried a basket of pom pom 'mpms and daisies. Arthur Proctor, of Burlington, was groomsman for his brother and the ushers were Jack Heeney, Toronto', and Mac Smith, Listowel. A reception for forty guests was ■ held in the church parlors, where the ' •bride’s mother received, wearing a princess blue dress, pink accessories ( ,and a gardenia corsage. The groom’s , mother assisted, wearing a pink dress, ■ pink accessories and a gardenia cor­ sage. j The bride and groom left on a short wedding trip and on their return Will ; reside in Cobalts < Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wray and and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Graham and Karen visited one evening last week with Mr. and Mrs. William Sothern. Mr. and Mrs. Royden Devitt spent a day last week in Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doig of St. Cath­ arines spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Doig, the latter return­ ing home with them for a week’s holi­ day. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Doig and fam­ ily visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Leland Kress at Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gadke are leaving this week on a six weeks’ trip to Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Marshall Armstrong visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Irvine McDowell in Galt. Mrs. Armstrong re­ turned home after a week’s holiday. Mr. George Dane and Miss Mar­ garet |Dane of Gorrie, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davidson, of Wingham, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simmohs and little daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Hambly and Janie, visited on Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Bissett. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Schaefer spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Trethewe-y in Stratford. Mrs. Treth- ewey returned home on Friday from the hospital nicely. Friends of will be sorry confined to Palmerston Hospital for several weeks. Mrs. Mary Denny spent the week­ end in Fergus and was a guest at the Denny-Robinson wdding on Saturday in the Presbyterian Church. Miss Kaye Siegner of Moorefield visited on Sunday with Miss Beatrice Hargrave. Mrs. Janet Hargrave spent the past week with Mr,, and Mrs. Stan Fores­ ter. Mr. a-d Mrs. Carl Ettinger and_ Shirl-ey Anne, Mr. and Mrs. James Vittie f^ent Sunday at Camp Bor­ den and Barrie. Mr. ar d Mrs. Leonard Ruttan visit­ ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. An­ son Rut'an of the 6th Line. Holy Communion was celebrated in Trinity Church, Fordwich, on Sunday morning with the Rev. H. Parker, of Wingham, in charge. Week-end visitors at the home oi Mr. and Mrs. Art Forester were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McLean and Wendy of Toronto, and Miss of Walkerton. Mr. and Mrs. Clare Molesworth, visited on Mr. and Mrs. Bob Campbell. j Mrs. Jim Pyke of Palmerston, and I Mrs. Walter Pyke, of Calgary, visited j one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. ■ Stan Forester. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hudson and Marian and Mr. Jim Stewart spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stewart near Gorrie, and is improving quite Mr. Earl Cunningham to hear that he will be Edith Howse, Campbell of Sunday with Fish were biting up in the Lake Nipissing area recently, when a party of local fishermen caught a nice collection of pike and pickerel. The big one went 35% inches and weighed over ten pounds. Left to right are Barry Wenger, Wingham, Arnold Lillow, of Bluevale, who snagged the big one, and Ed Arnold, former CNR agent at Bluevale, and now of Dublin. —Staff Photo. Whitechurch. The guest speaker for both sessions was Miss B, McMurchy, Reg. N., a missionary on furlough from India. She gave an interesting description of the work she was doing in India, on the medical staff at Amkut and Jobat. and the medical van which makes a circuit of the villages. She said there are so many needing medical care and so few to do it, but they do their best and a Higher Power completes the cure. In the evening Mrs. A. Hamilton brought gleanings from Council, which had recently been held in Win­ nipeg. The delegates to the Hamilton- London Synodical which had been Boredom Cause of Industrial Fatigue Doctor Says Boredom, anxiety, conflict and frus­ tration are basic causes of fatigue and. should be recognized as such by in-, dustrialists, according to an article by Dr. M. I. Heatley in "Family poctor”. The magazine is published by the Brit­ ish Medical Association. “Monotony is perhaps the common­ est cause of tiredness”, writes Dr. Heatley.’ “Take a small child for a walk along a dull road. Soon she is dragging along, begging to be carried. Then give her money to buy an ice cream. Fatigue disappears in a flash.” Dr. Heatley says that a monotonous job can be made more interesting and. less tiring if promotion prospects are held in Owen Sound gave interesting i S°od and if suggestions from workers- reports. The special musical treat of | are n0*- ordy welcomed by the manage— the evening was a duet by two Ripley ladies. Mrs. Mary McDonald and Mrs. or departmentTalso can add zest. Connie VanderHock. ' ment but really receive consideration.. Friendly competition between groups Excessive anxiety can cause fatigue however, even where monotony has The meeting closed with a few re-; ^een eliminated. A worker who is in marks by Mrs. Baulch and prayer by | constant fear of losing his job, falling Mrs. G. McDonald, Lucknow Evening behind schedule, being dressed-down Auxiliary. by the foreman, catching the disap- ’ proving eye of the boss, is likely to The next meeting is to be held in become exhausted long before his. Lucknow. ' work day is over. 1 ■ 1 ■ 1 g ■ a daughter. They are George C. Pow­ ell, Blyth; Robert W. (Pat) Powell, Stratford, and Elizabeth Anne Powell, at home. Resting at the Tasker funeral home Blyth. Services will be held at 2.30, Wednesday, at the funeral home, with the Rev. W. E. Bramwell, Blyth, officiating. The Rev. L, V. Pocock, London, will assist. Burial in the Blyth Union cemetery. Missionary to India Tells of Work There The May meeting of the Maitland’ Presbyterial, W.M.S., of Presbyterian Church in Canada, was held on Mon­ day, May 31st, at Knox Presbyterial Church, Ethel. All meetings were pre­ sided over by the president, Mrs. G. Baulch, Lucknow. The theme of the afternoon meet­ ing was consereration, the devotional was in charge of members of the Langside Auxiliary. The theme for the evening was Christian Stewardship; members of the Cranbrook Auxiliary took the devotional exercises. Words of welcome were extended by Mrs. A. B. Loundsbury, Ethel.. Rev. R. J. Boggs brought greetings from the Presbytery. Mrs. A. Hamil­ ton, Atwood, brought greetings from the Synodical. After the roll call, Mrs. R. McWhihncy, Dungannon, gave an historical outline of the growth Of the society* An Honorary Life Member­ ship was presented to Mrs. Kennedy, ■ ■ Shopsm the all-round power tool for th all-around dad It’s an 8" big-capacity circular saw a 12" heavy-duty disc sander a 33" rugged wood lathe a 15" precision vertical drill press A versatile horizontal drill J IS LIESEMER S HARDWARE Mildmay B i i 8 B- B 1 i i B i i i- . * Ontario S ■ H £ Beaver Power Equipment Skill and Black & Decker Portable Electric Tools.