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Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1951
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
BLESSED EVENT—George Cam
eron’s cat Snooker, known to billiard
players far and wide, has become a
mother. She has two sets of identical
twins, and both she and George are
.having trouble telling them apart. •
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SPEED THE PLOW—Mayor De
Witt Miller, who has undertaken to
enter the Mayor’s Class in the Inter
national Plowing Match, to be held at
Breslau next month, has secured the
services of a plowing expert Jto give
him a little coaching,
of town, who has had
experience along that
.giving the mayor some
gentle art and putting
for the big match. Over thirty mayors
-from all over Ontario will compete.
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NOT OVER YET—In spite of the
■end of daylight saving and the late
ness of the season, the fishing around
Wingham isn’t over yet, by a long
way. Visitors from Stratford managed
to snag nine beautiful bass down on
the prairie, all of them about fifteen
inches in length. Another party from
parts unkown was seen with a catch
• -of seven bass, all of them dandies.
There’s life in the Maitland yet.
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FULL HOUSE—Harold* and Laurie
Remington, of I.G.A. fame, report that
they handed out 5,000 draw tickets to
■ customers, at their grand opening
last week. Almost everybody in town
seems to have gone into the new
store to have a look.
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NO INCIDENTS—No incidents were
reported last week-end during the
annual changeover from daylight sav
ing to standard time. Attendance at
church seems to have been* about
normal. Of course if there were any
slip-up this time, people would be
early instead of late. Or would they?
We never could figure it out.
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POOR SHOW—Watching
teams take their beatings badly, as we
did on Saturday night, one is apt to
marvel at the good sportsmanship
shown by Wingham boys
visit out of town. Even
lose, which they don’t too
don’t put on a poor show
day’s.
Gord Rapson,
quite a bit of
line will be
lessons in the
him in shape
other
when they
when they
often, they
like Satur-
o-o-o
STILL TIME—There’s still time for
kids to get into the boys and girls
band—if they hurry. There’s be an
other organizational meeting next
Monday night, but the following Mon
day will be the deadline for those who
Want to join. If you’re interested,
better get cracking.
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Mrs. Matilda Schaefer
Was (Former Resident
A resident of the Twin City for
years, Mrs. Matilda Schaefer, 81,
Menno St., Waterloo, died at the K-W
Hospital last week at the age of 81
years. Mrs. Schafeer had been ser
iously ill for the past few weeks.
Widow of Adam Schaefer, Mrs.
Schaefer was born in Port Albert, Ont.
Her marriage took place at Port Al
bert in 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer
lived in Wingham and Milverton be
fore moving to Kitchener in 1920.
She was a member of St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church, Kitchener.
Her husband predeceased her eight
years ago and she is survived by three
sons, Manuel of Detroit; Alfred of
Kincardine and George of poderich;
three daughters, Mrs. Stephen (Mabel)
St. Marie, Kitchener; Mrs. Ernest
(Anne) Ronnenberg, Waterloo, and
Mrs. Emma Acker, Toronto; one
brother Wilfred Quaid of Saltford,
Ont.,‘ one sister, Mrs. Mabel McKen
zie, Port Albert; 14 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
Finlay G. Stewart at the Ratz-Bechtel
Funeral Home Thursday at 3.30. In
terment was in Woodland Cemetery.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
The regular meeting of the Ladies’
Auxiliary to Wingham General Hos
pital will be held in the Council
Chamber on Friday afternoon, Octo
ber 1, at three o’clock. Plans will be
made for the rummage sale to be held
■ in the armouries on Saturday, Octo
ber 36.F29b
RECEPTION AND DANCE
A reception and dance will be held
for Mr, and Mrs. Don Fraser (nee
Melva Montgomery), at the Royal T
on Wednesday, Sept. 29th. Music by
Tiffen’s Orchestra. Everyone wel
come. Ladies please bring lunch.
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SMOCKING LESSONS
Mrs. E. Haldenby, of Toronto, will
be in Wingham at the home of Mrs.
W. J. Roulston, Frances St., to give
smocking lessons. Learn to smock in
two lessons. Mrs. Haldenby has new
bead Work from New York land sug
gestions for Christmas gifts. Lessons
will begin October 12. Call Wingham
657W for appointment. F296b.
Smoke, jWater Damage
Home of L. G. Bryce
A fire of undetermined origin re
sulted in smoke and water damage to
the residence of L. G. Bryce, on the
northern outskirts of town last night.
Men from the Wingham fire depart
ment had the blaze under control
within a half hour after the alarm
was turned in,- but not before exten
sive damage yvas done to the interior,
mostly by smoke and water.
Mr. Bryce said that he returned
from work 'shortly after six o’clock to
find smoke pouring from the house.
He was unable to effect an entrance
and called the fire department im
mediately.
He was at a loss* to explain the
origin of the fire, since the fire in
the stove had been out since Monday.
There was no sign of any trouble
when he went home for lunch.
Respirators were used by the fire
men in fighting the blaze, because of
the dense smoke. No estimate of the
damage is available, but it is thought
to be extensive.
ANOTHER TROPHY AT
KITCHENER SHOOT
for the
Insurance Com-
senior officers’
score of 114 outmade a
120. Others in his class
Police Chief T. W. Platt, of Wing
ham, added to his shooting laurels last
week at the sixth annual shoot of the
Kitchener Police Association, when he
won the Gore Mutual
pany trophy
competition.
Chief Platt
of a possible
were Inspector Douglas Darby, OPP,
Stoney Creek, 113; and Deputy Chief
Andrew Ready, Kingston, 112.
Winner of the grand aggregate at
the shoot was Murray Dibbley, of the
Essex provincial police detachment.
He won the same award at last year’s
Kitchener shoot.
The 130 entries made the competi
tion one of the largest of the reason.
Departments from Fort Erie to King
ston were represented at the shoot.
The event was marred by rain and at
times marksmen were firing into a
heavy drizzle. Scores were described
as “very good” in the light of weathef"
conditions.
Prizes were presented at a dinner
following the shoot at Sunnyside
Gardens. Featured at the dinner was
a Waterloo county menu, including
spare ribs and pig tails.
Speakers included Mayor Weber,'
Magistrate Kirkpatrick and Staff-Sgt.
Wilfred Henrich, Kitchener Police
Association president.
In addition to trophies a variety of
merchandise prizes were presented.
GORRIE BLACKSMITH
OVER HALF CENTURY,
JAMES SHEBA PASSES
A well known resident of Gorrie,
James Thompson Shera, passed away
on Sunday at the Listowel Memorial
Hospital in his 85th year. He had
been in failing health for three
months but was in hospital only three
days. Until June he had been able to
carry on his work in his blacksmith
shop.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Shera, he was born at Moorefield
and worked at his trade in Teeswater
and Lakelet before moving to Gorrie,
where he had been blacksmith for 55
years.
He was first married to Mary
Hooey, who died in 1929. On Septem
ber 12th, 1932, he was married .to O1-,
ive Willits, of Turnberry who sur
vives.
Also surviving are two sons, Victor,
of Moorefield and Emerson, of Wing
ham; one daughter, Shirley (Mrs.
Lloyd Woods), Kitchener, and one
granddaughter; one brother, William,
of Battle Creek, Mich; three sisters,
Sarah (Mrs. Ed Welsh), Drayton; Es
sie (Mrs. Ed. Taylor) and Ida (Mrs.
Mac McKay), both of Michigan.
Mr. Shera was a member of the
Gorrie United Church. •
Funeral service will be Wednesday
at 2 p.m. at the Edgar funeral home
with the Rev. W. J. V, Buchanan in
charge. Interment will be in
Gorrie Cemetery.
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Start Work on New
Belgrave Sidewalk
Work commenced last week
new sidewalk which is
the south side- Of Jane
grave,
The Contract for 340
foot Walk was awarded by Morris
Township council to Jack VanCamp
Construction of Belgrave.
a
being laid on
Street in Bel-
on
feet of three.
ENJOYED ANNIVERSARY
EDITION IN B.C.
A recent letter from British Colum
bia to a friend in Bluevale, was writ
ten by Mrs. Jessie Clare (formerly
Jessie Robertson, who lived in Blue
vale during her early years). She
refers to the anniversary number of
the Wingham Advance-Times, in these
words :-
“I am sure it will take us until
Christmas to completely cover the
historical edition of the Wingham
Advance-Times. We resurrected mem
ories that had been dead many, many
years,
tures
teeth I
paper
news.
As I look at the picture of Dx.
MacDonald (M.P. for. Huron East) it
recalls ^the time when he broke his
leg, Our old dog Roger had died—fat
around his heart. Mother set up a
kettle in the orchard and rendered
his fat. She gave a bottle of the oil
to the doctor to help limber his stiff
leg.”
Mrs. Clare is at present with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Scott, ninety-three
years old. The Black Brothers, Blue
vale are nephews.
What a treat to look at pic-
of people not showing their
A greater treat to find a
free of gangsters and murder
William Alton Dies
After Short Illness
William Edward Alton, of Victoria
Street, died Monday morning at his
home following a"* short illness. He
was in his 62nd year.
Born near Lucknow, he was a farm
er all his life in the Lucknow area be
fore retiring to Wingham in 1945. He
Was a member of the Wingham United
Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Eleanor Hasty; a son, Wendell, at
home; two brothers, Elmer and Wal
ter, of Ashfield Township, and two
sisters, Mrs. Lillian A. Reid, of To
ronto, and Mrs. „W. W. Sherwin, of
Brandon, Manitoba.
The body is resting at the family
residence on Victoria Street. Funeral
service will be held on Thursday at
2.30 p.m. from Currie’s funeral home
with interment in Greenhill Cemetery',
Lucknow. Rev. D. J. MacRae, of the ’Wih’gha'm United Church wifi, of filiate.
Albert H. Klug
Dies in Oregon
Mr. Albert H. Klug, of Portland,
Oregon, passed away at his home on
Saturday, He is survived by his wife,
formerly Annie Williamson, of Wing
ham, two sons, Richard and Robert,
two daughters Patricia (Mrs. C. Blet-
cher) and Alice at home.
I. N. Crowston Dies
In Nursing Home
Isaac Newton Crowston, 88* died
Sunday at the McKay Nursing Home;
Wingham.
Born at Langside, he had, moved to
Wingham a year ago to live with his
daughter, Mrs. William Kennedy.
His wife, the former Hannah Show
ers, predeceased him. Besides Mrs.
Kennedy he is survived by another
daughter, Elora (Mrs. William Em
merson) of Kincardine; two sons,
John, of Langside, and Earl, of Cal
gary, several grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Tuesday at
the Walker funeral home, with Rev.
R, J. MacRae officiating. Interment
was in Wingham Cemetery.
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C.N.I.B. Campaign for
Funds Going Strong
First returns from The Canadian
National Institute for the Blind fund-
raising campaign, now underway in
Huron, Perth and Middlesex Counties,
have come from Strathroy where more
than $357.50 of the $1,800 target was
raised in the first week.
Mrs. A. W. Bixell, Strathroy cam
paign chairman, said she hoped the
target would be reached before the
campaign ends this week-end.
While Mrs. Bixel and other chair
men throughout the three counties
were busy campaigning, children from
Parkhill, London, Varna and Wellesley
left home for Ontario School for the
Blind in Brantford.
The 1954 campaign seeks $50,000 to
operate field services such as the in
dustrial placement work underway
this week in Centralia, Clinton, Stra
throy, Stratford and London, to train
•rfewly-blinded persons and to provide
accommodation, occupations, recrea
tion and training at the regional home
on Ridout Street in London.
Of the $50,000 required, $34,500 will
be contributed by the Community
Chests of London, Stratford and Elg
in-St. Thomas, while municipal grants
total $5,000. The public in the three
counties are being asked for the re
maining $11,000. (Donations from this
area should bo sent to Mr, John Brent,
Wingham, Ontario.
e Hamilton Beach 10-9FALL CLEANING TIME!
RUMMAGE SALE SET
FOR OCTOBER 16tli
On Saturday, October 16,
Ladies Auxiliary tp Wingham Gen
eral Hospital is holding its Fall
Rummage Sale , in the Wingham
Armouries. ’•-A
Nearly everyone has articles they do not need, so jet us get together
on this. You clean out your cup
boards and send your surplus
clothing, dishes, ;shoes, hats, furni
ture, etc., to the armouries. The
auxiliary will sell the things and
use the money to purchase bedding,
nursery supplies, curtains and
other necessities' for the hospital.
In this way, everyone benefits.
)on’t forget the ^date, October 16,
and start now tp get your dona
tions ready.
Now Enter All-Ontario Championships
Wingham Juvenile “C” softball
team assured themselves of a place
in the
night,
BeachI, which
at the Wingham town park.
A concerted effort in the last of the
ninth gave them the winning run,
clinching the best-of-three series in
two straight games.
The visitors drove in two runs in the
first innings, but the locals came back
in the second half of the inning with
Former Resident Was
Provincial Member
A former resident of this commun
ity, Dr. George J. Musgrove, of Nia
gara Falls, passed away on September
22, aged 90 years, He was the last
remaining member of the family of
the late John Musgrove, who settled
on the farm on Con. 4, Turnberry
Township, now occupied by Raymond
Elliott.
Dr. Musgrove, taught for some time
in S. S. No. 5, Turnberry, then at
tended the University of Toronto, and
the College of Dental Surgeons. He
practised dentistry in Parkhill, and
afterwards, for many years in Nia
gara Falls. He Was an outstanding
leader in community affairs, and, as a
Conservative, for esveral sessions, rep-
Conservative, for several sessions, re£-
Falls in the Ontario Government.
The late A. H. Musgrove, of Wing
ham, was a brother of the deceased.
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Jim
PUN FALL ACTIVITIES
AT KINSMEN MEETING
The regular meeting of the Kins
men Club of Wingham was held in
the Queen’s Hotel bn September 24th
with president, L. Ellacott in the chair.
The meeting opened with the singing
of the “Kin” song, and “O, Canada”
followed by grace Wby F. Temple
man. The sgt-at-arms, Ace Bateson,
was kept busy during the lively fine
session.
Kin Freddie Templeman was
pointed a director to replace
McGleish who has moved from town.
Kin Jim Hamilton will be chairman
for the unveiling of a plaque to the
late George Agnew Reid, noted artist.
It was decided to hold the annual
Hallowe’en Dance on October 27 with
a special invitation extended to the
High School students. The Kinsmen
will hold their scrap paper drive soon
if a suitable market can be obtained.
The radio auction was discussed
thoroughly and Kin John Crewson
was named chairman.
The guests of the club were Carmen
Loucks, Lorne McDonald and Edward
Palmer.
Dr. Edward Jeffrey
Was Well Known
Toronto Doctor
Dr. Edward Shapter Jeffrey, 71,
a brother of Walter Jeffrey, R.R. 4,
Wingham, who had practised medi
cine in Toronto for 35 years, died at
his home in that city. He specialized
in internal medicine and had served
on the medical staff of the University
of Toronto and the staff of the To
ronto General Hospital, retiring from,
these posts five years ago.
Born in Toronto, he was a son of
the late Andrew Jeffrey.- Originally
he was apprenticed in his father’s
drug store, and graduated from the
Ontario College of Pharmacy in 1905.
Later he studied medicine at the Un
iversity 6f Toronto.
He was granted his medical degree
in the field while Serving in France
during the first world war with the
10th Field Ambulance. Later he serv
ed with the Medical Corps and was
awarded the Military Cross.
He leaves his wife, the former Mil
dred Mann; two sisters, and One bro
ther.
all-Ontario finals on Saturday
when they defeated Hamilton
by a score of 10-9, in a game
started easy and ended hard
a scoring spree which netted them
five runs. They repeated the process
in the second, amassing a total of nine
runs in the two innings before Ham
ilton pulled Shields from the mound.
In the next six innings the locals
were unable to bring in a run, al
though they managed to hit pretty
freely against Hanna, who replaced
Shields as pitcher. During the six
innings they garnered 6 hits without
making a counter.
In the same interval Hamilton
Beach was narrowing the lead grad-
PUBLIC SCHOOL FIELD
DAY PROVED SUCCESS
OfWingham Public School held one
its most successful field days on Fri
day, when a large number of the
pupils participated in track and field
events at the school grounds under
Stewart Beattie, principal and G. W.
McIntyre, grade six teacher and phy
sical training instructor.
Following the competition, David
Rutledge was named Senior boys
champion, with Ronnie Baker and
John Merkley, as runners-up. Inter
mediate champion was Barry Fuller,
and John Fryfogle and Frank Riehl
were runners-up. John Strong was
named junior champion, with Douglas
Spry as runner-up.
Shirley Armstrong was the senior
champion in the girls department,
with four girls tied as runners-up.
They were Mary Lee Hollenbeck, Irene
Saint, Gwenth Gerrie and Sylvia Alex
ander. Sharon Brown captured top
honors in the intermediate contests
and Greer Dunlop was second. Champ
ion junior girl was Sue Nasmith, with
Betty Ann Lapp second.
Ribbons for first, second and third
place were awarded to the winners
of the various contests.
Barry Fuller, intermediate boys
champion, set up some kind of a re
cord by placing first in each of eight
competitions entered. , -Full results of the field" day "wlflroe
found on page three.
Former Bank Manager
Here, Was President
Of Oshawa Concern
Walter Reginald Geikie, chairman of
the board of The Pedlar People Ltd.,
Oshawa, died in that city last week.
He was born in Toronto and joined
the staff of the Dominion Bank in
1897. He was manager of the Wing
ham branch prior to leaving the bank
in 1912 to become Toronto manager of
The Pedlar People, sheet metal manu
facturers. He was appointed manager
of the company in Oshawa in 1913 and
became president in 1916. He was
elected chairman of the board of the
company in 1951.
At various times he was a member
of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Assoc.,
the Toronto Board of Trade, the Na
tional Club, the Royal Canadian Yacht
Club, and St . Leonard’s Anglican
Church, Toronto.
His wife died in 1949. John
Geikie, his son, is now president
The Pedlar People Ltd.
ually by adding the odd run here and
there, In the third they got one, in;
the fifth they managed a pair and
in the seventh they got three, due to a
couple of errors on the part of the
locals.
In the top of the ninth they finally
evened up the ball game, bringing the
score to a 9-9 count.
As the locals went into the bottom
of the ninth they needed one run to
clinch the game and they started
right out after it. First man up, Bar
ry Fry, took a walk. Jim Campbell
grounded to third in a sacrifice play
which advanced Fry to second. Doug
Murray grounded to first but Ham
ilton’s first baseman got tangled up
in himself and Murray was called safe
on first, amidst a good deal of bick
ering from the visitors.
With men on first and third, Wing
ham’s chances looked pretty good for
the deciding run, and as it turned-
out, they were. Ken Hodgkinson
smashed one out to centre field, bring
ing in Fry to finish the game.
Campbell, Bain and Robertson were
top hitters, with two runs each. Hodg
kinson, Lancaster, Lott and Fry got
one run each. Woods, Reed and
Pemberton got two each for Hamil
ton Beach.
The Juveniles will meet Frankford
for the Ontario Championship. First’
game is scheduled this Saturday at
Frankford, with the second game to,
be.held in Wing'ham on Saturday, Oc
tober 9th. ” If necessary the third
game will be held on October 11th,
Thanksgiving Day, on neutral ground-
G.
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Open New Store
On Diagonal Road
Mr. and Mrs. A. Allendorf, who have
been engaged for the past five weeks
in decorating and renovating the store
formerly operated as McLeod’s Groc
ery, have completed their work and
are now open for business. The store
has been entirely re-decorated inside
and presents a very pleasing appear
ance. It will be operated as Alien’s
Groceteria.
Mr. and Mrs. Allendorf come from
Toronto, where Mr. Allendorf was en
gaged in the manufacturing business.
They will reside in the living quarters
behind and above the store.
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Casting rehearsals begin tonight for
the new fall stage production to be
presented by the Wingham Commun
ity Players. At last week’s meeting
Miss Catherine MacGregor was select
ed to direct “Mr. Pirn Passes By”, a
three-act comedy by A. A. Milne.
No playing dates have yet been de
cided upon, although rehearsals are
expected to last for eight or
weeks. A cast of four women and
three men is required for “Mr. Pirn
Passes By”, plus a production crew
of about fifteen. Miss MacGregor re
quests that all who wish to read for
parts be present at tonight’s rehear
sal.
Last week’s drama club meeting was
entertained by a shadowgraph skit
directed by Mary Lbuise Flach and
played by Barbara Edwards, Floyd
Jenkins and Clifford Coultes.
Club president Vin Dittmer reported
on a meeting of the standing commit
tee on drama of the Lake Huron Zone
Recreation Council. At this meeting
it was decided to hold two district
weekend training courses. One course
will be held in either Walkerton or
Hanover on October 29 and 30. It Will
deal with children’s theatre, make-up
and stagecraft. An actor’s workshop
will be held in Wingham on Novem
ber 5th and 6th.
The committee also decided to spon
sor a zone one-act play festival at
which the winners of local festivals
would perform. The Winning play at
the ’ zone’ festival might possibly be
taken to the Ontario Festival at Hart
House, Toronto.
[ Participating drama clubs in the
— * —? from Durham, Hanover,
in the "'United Church, Southampton, i Wingham, Palmerston, Kincardine,
Ontario, F29* Southampton, Exeter and Hensail.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Deyell, of
Wingham, wish to announce the en
gagement of their daughter Judy, to,
Mr. Hawley Staight, of Hamilton, son,
of Mrs. Staight, of Owen Sound, and, Mr. P. W. Staight, of Toronto. The]
marriage Will take place October 9th zone are
“Why do we set one day in the year
apart to thank God for His blessings ?”
was,; the question asked b^-the Rev..
TDefwyh D.* Jones7 the guesfTpreacher
at the services of Harvest ’Thanks
giving held last Sunday in St. Paul’s
Anglican Church.
In his morning sermon Mr. Jones,
who has just returned from West
minster Abbey, London, England,
stressed the fact that unless we set
aside definite times for prayer and
thanksgiving, we fail to bring into
concrete form the vague feelings we
have concerning God and His good
ness.
The traditional Harvest Thanksgiv
ing services began with Holy Commun
ion at 8.30 a.m. At 11 a.m. the service
of morning prayer was conducted by
the Rector, Rev. H. L. Parker. The
senior choir, under the direction of
William M. Connell, organist and
choirmaster, sang the anthem, “Fear
Not O Land”, by C. Simper.
At the evening service, conducted
by the Rector, Mr. Jones took the
theme of St. Michael’s and All Angels
(Sept. 29th), pointing out how angels
play an important part in Holy Scrip
ture. Not only do we express our i
thanksgiving on one day in the year,
but each time we enter the Sacrament
of the Holy Communion we join with
the “angels and archangels and all the
hosts of Heaven” to laud and praise
God.
The newly-formed junior choir un
der Mr. Connell’s direction, formed
the choir for the evening service and
sang as their anthem, “All Things
Bright and Beautiful”.
The material thankofferings of
grain, vegetables, fruit and flowers
were used by the Altar Guild to de
corate the church in the traditional
way of Harvest Thanksgiving.
The people of St. Paul’s were pleased
to welcome as their guests at the
evening service the clergy and mem
bers of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church and. Wingham United Church.
Appointed to Post
In Seaforth Church
Alan D. Bennett, who for the past
five years has been organist at the
United Church in Wingham, has been
appointed director of music in First
Presbyterian Church, Seaforth. He
commenced his duties on September
12th. Mr. Bennett and his family will
continue to live in Wingham.
ONE RESIGNATION
IN FIRE DEPARTMENT
The regular monthly meeting of the
Wingham Fire Department was held
on Monday evening, September 27th.
It was decided to insure the furnish
ings and contents of the hall. The pur
chase of a T.V. set for entertainment
was passed.
Wilf. Caslick who has resigned from
the brigade, came up for’ much dis
cussion, the feeling being that as
secretary-treasurer and an active
member that he would be really a loss
to the brigade. The resignation was
finally accepted (temporarily it is
hoped) with much reluctance.
Two new members were accepted by
the brigade, subject to approval by
the town council, Roy de Groot and
Jack Orvis.
During fire prevention week it was
” decided that business establishments
on the main street would be inspected
for potential hazards. Wingham has
been very fortunate in not having
many major fires and this is a pre
ventative measure. Much of the good
fortune in not having fires is due to
the co-operation and realization of
town citizens of the loss and incon
venience of fire.
Officers and committees appointed
for the year 1955 were: Chief, J.
Carr; deputy chief, D. Crothers; cap
tains, H. Aitcheson, A. Seli; secretary-
treas., S. Cowan; police, M. Swanson;
reporter, p. Crothers; electrician, M,
Keating; chairman, W. Bain.
Committee chairmen are: welfare S.
Cowan; property, W. Stapleton; driv
ers and maintenance, A. Soli; hall
and garage, L. Hiseler; entertainment,
W. Bain; finance, J. Orvis.
Young Lucknow Boy
Injured in Fall
A five-year-old Lucknow district
youngster was admitted to Wingham
General Hospital on Friday after
falling through the roof of a shed on
his father’s farm. Jimmy Humphrey,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Humph
rey, R.R. 2 Lucknow, was playing bn
the roof when it broke through.
He fell several feet to the floor.
X-ray tteatment at the hospital dis
closed a fracture of the right arm.
BAKING SALE, BAZAAR and TEA
The Catholic Women’s League are
holding a tea, bazaar and baking sale
in the Legion rooms On Saturday,
October 2, Tea served from 3-5 p.m.
Everybody welcome. F2229b
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SHED TO BE RAZED
The old Presbyterian Church shed
in Belgrave, the scene of much activ
ity in former years has fallen to the
march of progress. The building has
been purchased by Ken Scott and
Stan Marks, the work of razing the
old shed is being done by Deacon
Bros, of Belgrave.
The church shed in bygone years
was the scene of many happy hours
spent in playing the popular game of
horseshoes, The local horseshoe pitch
ing teams played many enjoyable
games with teams from surrounding
towns.
The lot has been purchased by
James McCallum, who is planning to
erect a house.