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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-06-16, Page 11Mrs. Edgar, mother of the groom, wore rose crepe and lace street-length dress with navy white accessories. For travelling to Detroit and points south, the bride donned a pink two- piece dress with white accessories and a corsage pf white carnations. Bazaar The, pupils of the Gorrie public school senior room held a sale of sew- ing, crafts and baking. Proceeds amounted to $32.00, which will be for the Junior Red Cross. United Church The Woman’s Association will meet at the home of Mrs. W, C. King on Thursday, June 17th at 2.30 p.m. The lunch committee will be Mrs. Etta Day, Mrs. J. Montgomery, Mrs. K. Hastie and Mrs, W. Lynn. Sunday, June 20th Will be observed as Father’s Day, Personals Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter King were Miss Ruth Heinmiller and Mr, Wellington Krug, of Chesley, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Gil­ len, of Harriston. Master Donald Copeland, of Erin, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs, Norman Carson. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell, Da­ vid and Ellen, Listowel, spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs,' George Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Fulton and Ricky, of Harriston, spent Sunday with relatives in Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Underwood re­ turned home Wednesday from a trip to the Western provinces via the cen­ tral States. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hyndman and Mr. and Mrs. Bower Farrish and family spent Sunday at Wasaga. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McKague and Beverley and Mr. and Mrs. James Martin, Jimmy and Mary, all of To­ ronto, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mclnnes. Sunday vis­ itors at the same home were Dr. and Mrs. D. H. Mclnnes and grand-daugh­ ters, Sheila and Mary, of Stratford. Mr. Norman Clegg is a patient in the Wingham General Hospital. Mr. Ken Underwood, of Palmerston, has purchased the home of the late Mrs. J. Bingham. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hamilton and Ross, of Toronto, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Scott. Mr. A, Hamilton accompanied them on their return to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sparling spent Friday in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Lane and Dar­ lene of Tillsonburg, spent last week­ end with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Downey. Mrs. Murray Edgar and Miss Grace Edgar are visiting in the Western provinces. Mrs. E. Warnock, of Fergus, visited with'Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Norman. Wade are vis­ iting their son, Mr. Robert Wade and Mrs. Wade in Montreal. They, are also spending a day at the Ontario Historical Society Convention in Ot­ tawa. Mr. F. E. Russel, who is in charge of the Anglican parish of Gorrie, Fordwich and Wroxeter, visited with his family in Sarnia last week. Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vittie were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seebach, Mr. and Mrs. Les Ratz and Miss Thelma Stafford, all of Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jacklin and fam­ ily, of Brussels, spent Sunday after­ noon and evening with her mother, Mrs. Bella Kitchen. At Confirmation On Sunday, at 11 a.m. the Right Reverend G. N. Luxton, Bishop of Hu­ ron, confirmed a class of candidates presented by the Rev. H. L. Jennings in Christ Church, Port Albert. Mem­ bers of the other three congregations of the parish, St. Paul's, Dungannon, St. Paul's, Ripley and St. Peter's, Lucknow, with other visitors, filled the church to capacity. The Bishop spoke on the message of the Holy Trinity and appealed for more candi­ dates for the ministry from the rural parishes. After the service the Bishop, Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Jennings and Mrs. C. Lawrence of Gorrie were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Hayden, parents of twins who were among those con­ firmed. Birth WOODS—In St. Mary’s Hospital, Kit­ chener, on Tuesday, June 8th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Woods, (nee Shirley Shera) a daughter, Judith Alice. Edgar-Ford Gorrie United Church was the set­ ting for a pretty wedding when Mary Kathleen Ford, daughter of the late Mr- and Mrs. Wm. Ford, Gorrie, he? came the bride of Robert Alexander Edgar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ed­ gar, Gorrie, Rev, W. J. V. Buchanan performed the ceremony in a setting of spring flowers and fern, illuminat­ ed by tall white tapers. Mr. George Gregg played the wedding music and Miss Jean Sparling was the soloist, The lovely bride, given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. C, R. Ford, Ottawa, wore a waltz-length gown of Chan­ tilly lace over satin with a fitted lace jacket and lily-point sleeves. Her princess headdress, trimmed with pearls, held her imported silk illu­ sion veil in a double tier, She car­ ried a white ‘Bible with Sweetheart roses and streamers knotted with rose buds. Miss Marguerite Ford, Gorrie, at­ tended her sister as maid-of-honor, in a waltz-length gown of turquoise ny­ lon net over taffeta. She carried a nosegay of yellow mums and roses and white streamers with matching flowers in her hair. As flower girl little Margaret Anderson, cousin of the bride, wore pink net over taffeta, with a scalloped net bonnet and gloves and carried a basket of pink and white sweet peas. Jack Edgar, brother of the groom, was best man. Ushers were Mac Hut­ chison, Thornhill and Bill Nay, Gorrie. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the church parlors. Re­ ceiving, the bride’s aunt, Mrs. C. R. Ford, Ottawa, wore a navy crepe street-length dress with white acces­ sories and a corsage of white mums. -SKIN TROUBLES ITCHING ECZEMA Make up your mind today that you are going to give your skin a real chance to get well. Go to any real drug store and get an original bottle of MOONE’S EMERALD OIL—it lasts many days because it is highly concentrated. The very first application will give you relief—the itching of. Eczema is quickly relieved—eruptions dry up and scale off in a Tery few' days. 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Full price $595 1948 PONTIAC SEDAN DELIVERY $695 1947 INTERNATIONAL 3-ton CHAS­ SIS & CAB $550 DONNYBROOK Re-Opening- Services Special re-opening services are being held in Donnybrook United Church, which has recently been re-decorated, next Sunday, June 20th. The morning service at 11 a.m. will be in charge of Rev. Mr. Watt of WhitechurCh and Rev* Hugh C. Wilson, of Clinton, a former pastor, will be guest speaker at the evening service. Special music is being arranged for each service and you are cordially invited. The annual Robinson re-union will be held on Saturday, June 26th, at Turnbull’s Grove, near Grand Bend. ’ Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Chamney, of Windsor, were recent Visitors with his parents,‘Mr. and Mrs. R. Chamney. The W.M.S. and W.A. met on Tuesday afternoon at the ehurch. Mrs. Notman Thompson was in charge of both meetings, cards of thanks Were read, Mrs. H. Jefferson read a poem, Miss Elaine Jefferson gave, a reading on Christian Stewardship, and the chapter in the Study book was taken by Mrs. Hardy. Following the meeting lunch was served by Mrs. H. Woods and Mrs. E. Snowdon. There Were 10 ladios and 9 children present. NEWS OF WHITECHURCH Plan Bus Trip at Monthly Meeting of Women’s Institute The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Institute was held last Tuesday in the Memorial Hall here, with the president, Mrs. Frank Ross, presiding. After the opening exercises, the secretary-treasurer reported that the finances were about $175.00 on hand, for the shelving project in the kitchen, Several bus trips were dis­ cussed and it was left with the dir­ ectors to decide. After their meeting, it was decided to take the bus trip to Toronto on June 25, and to ask the members first. The ladies were invited to attend the Institute meeting at Belgrave on June 15, and at Kari-Shea at Holy­ rood on June 17th. Both invitations were accepted and plans were made for cars to go. About sixty-five ladies were present, with ladies from Lucknow and St. Helens Institutes as guests for the day. Mrs. E. W. Beecroft then gave the current events for the past month. Mrs. Robert Purdon had charge of the topic, “A backward glance may encourage forward strides”, and told of the many changes in our commun­ ity, labor methods, houses and home making, medical practice, and educa­ tion, travel and transportation by air, boat and railway and also with mat­ erials for clothing, homes, housing, fuel, etc. The president cordially wel­ comed the visiting Institutes and Miss Margaret Rae, of Lucknow, sang “The Merry Merry Pipes of Pan” with Mrs. W. Joynt at the piano. Mrs. Chester Taylor of St. Heleris, played two fine numbers on the piano. Mrs. Albert McQuillin gave a reading, •’Over the Hill to the Poor-house”. Mrs. Gordon McBurney gave a very interesting paper on flowers and floral arrangements, telling them when to cut flowers, the use of simple vases, with neutral colours, large enough to hold plenty of water with rolls of corrugated paper to hold the stems erect, and the use of ferns and ever­ greens to fill in. Mrs. W. R. Farrier gave a demonstration of living-room, dining room and basket bouquets, for sick room, church or social program, explaining that flowers and seed and bulb exchanges make a splendid hobby. Mrs. Bert Roach of Lucknow, gave a paper on “Cultivate liking the people as they are”, stressing, that to have friends, we must be* friendly and interested in others. Mrs. Robert Ross and Mrs. Dawson Craig sang “All through the Night”, and the meeting was closed with the National anthem. Mrs. Nelson Pickell and Mrs. Gordon McBurney were in charge of the penny auction that fol­ lowed, and from which the ladies re­ alized $13.00. Lunch was served and the social time enjoyed by all, Personals Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ireland, Miss Annie Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Lome Scott, Mr. John Scott, Mr. and Mrs. George Coultes, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Coultes and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Gaunt and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ross, also Mrs. Jas. Leaver, of Wingham, were in Guelph on Satur­ day where over one hundred attended the Scott family picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Elliott arrived here last week from Regina, Sask., and have been visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. Albert Walters, of Cul- ross. They report a splendid trip home, coming through the States. They have many relatives in this district. Miss Elizabeth Scott has been very low in Wingham Hospital, during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. John Purdon visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Purdon of St. Helens. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vanner and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Vanner, of London, visited on Sunday at the home of Mr. Amos Cornelius. Brick Church is holding its Flower Sunday service on Sunday morning. Rev, Dickinson, of Goderich, will have charge of the anniversary services. Mrs. Alex Nethery and children, and Mr. Jim Irwin, of Hamilton, and Nurse Barbara Irwin, of Toronto, spent the week-end with their par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herson Irwin. Mrs. Sam McBurney and Mrs. Ed­ ward McBurney and sons, Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Hardie and family, and Miss Emma Hardie, Turnberry, and other local relatives visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McBurney, who were celebrating a wedding anniversary. Miss Eleanore Wightman, of Victor­ ia Hospital, London, spent the week­ end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wightman. Mrs* John Falconer, of Caledon, spent last week visiting with Tiffin relatives in Kinloss. Mr. and Mrs. Jack MacIntyre, of Wingham, visited On Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Falconer. Mrs. Robert Ross was in Toronto over the week-end and on Saturday attended the funeral of the late Mr, E. C. Williams of ScarborO, Who pass­ ed away suddenly on Thursday fol­ lowing a heart attack. His widow, formerly Pearl Mirehouse, of Kihloss, survives. The following wore visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher on Sunday, Mrs. John Carruthers, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Carruthers and fam­ ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Forstor and family, all of Lucknow; also Mr, and Mrs. W, Howald and family, Luck- how; Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lowry and family, of Lurgati; Mr. and Mrs. Dav­ id Carruthers and family and Mr, and Mrs. Irwin Carruthers and family, of Holyrood; Mt. and Mrs. Herb Foster ■ and family, of Mitchell, and Mr. Hill Fisher, of Milton, who is being trans­ ferred this week to Kitchener. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Moss and fam­ ily, of Bright, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin McClenaghan and Mary Lou, of St, Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Mc­ Intyre and Allan, of Ridgetown, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McClenaghan, and on Sunday many of their relatives from this district visited there and enjoyed the afternoon with the members of the family, before Mr. and Mrs. Stan­ ley and son, Bobby, left on Monday for their home at Nanaimo, B.C. Among those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Irwin, of Ripley, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kerr and fam­ ily, of Bluevale. All enjoyed a picnic Junch together on the lawn. Mr. Gibson Hamilton and Miss Betty, Lucknow, and Miss Marilyn Morrison were at Newmarket one day last week, where Miss Betty will teach this fall. Mr. Nat Thomson was in Port Huron on Saturday attending the wedding of his niece, Miss Doris Steel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Steel. Mr. Tom Purdon, Mr. Wesley Tif­ fin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dawson and Mrs. Cecil Falconer spent the week­ end at Brantford, at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Jimmie Henderson. Mrs. Robert Secord, of Hanover, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Groskorth, while Mr. Secord was at Chatham. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stewart and little daughter moved last week from Benmiller to the home of his parents, 9 fi a .CANADA’S NEW ARMY NEEDS ACTIVE ADVENTUROUS MEN! Enjoy excellent pay, travel, adventure; the best medical and dental care plus financial security—and the many other benefits of an Army Career. If you are 17 to 40 years of age (skilled tradesmen to 45), get complete information about opportunities for you in the Army. Bring birth certificate, marriage certificate, and if under 18 letter of parental consent. 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For big rugged pullets that will stand up undter heavy e gg production, see us right away about putting your flock on SHUR-GAIN Super Growing Mash. WINGHAM Wed., June 16, 1954 Page Eleva* The W'inghjun. Advance-Time* Mr* and Mrs. Robert Stewart, pf Kin­ loss. Mr, and Mrs. Clark Johnston and children, of E. Wawanosh, visited on Sunday at the home pf her sister, Mrs. Chas. Tiffin, of Kinloss. Mrs. Jos. Tiffin, Miss Margaret Taylor, Jack Aitcheson and Mr* and Mrs, Victor Emerson visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs, Russell Ritchie, of Langside, The service in th© Presbyterian Church here, was withdrawn on Sun­ day on account of the anniversary services at Langside, and many from here attended, Many from this district attended the air-shows at Clinton or Centralia on Saturday and found it an interest­ ing afternoon, Mrs. Iren'e Paterson, of Toronto, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Taylor, of Kinloss, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Waiters and Mr. and Mrs. Robt. McKague and sop, Ronald, were in London on Saturday attending the Elliott family picnic at Gibbon Park. About one hundred were present. Anniversary services were held in Langside Presbyterian Church op Sunday, and Rev. Wm, Henderson of Walkerton, was the guest minister. Mrs. Mack Cardiff, Brussels, and Mrs. Wm. Rintoul attended a family dinner on Sunday at the home of their uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwell, of Blyth, who on Tuesday celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Mr. Harris Purdon, of W. Wawa­ nosh, had his barn On the 9th conces­ sion, struck with lightning on Satur­ day morning during the electrical storm and burned down. Lucknow firemen responded to the call, but were unable to save it. Neighbours who owned a threshing machine in a syndicate, lost it also in the fire, as they kept it stored in the barn. A cow was struck also as it stood by the stable door. ■ s g* g