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Paye yen The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, October 6th, 1951
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CKNX bowlers were out 30
this week, with 6 teams com-
and the following scores were
up:
ladies’ single, Mary Louise
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strong
petihfe,
Tacked
High
Flach, 219; high ladies' triple, Eliza
beth Dittmer, 607; most strikes, Eliza
beth Dittmer, 14.
High men’s single, Bud Cruick-’
' shank, 274; high men’s triple, Johnny
Brent, 643; most strikes, Johnny
Brent, 12.
Team scores on this week’s bowl
ing and total points to date: Team 1,
1, 5; 2, 1, 1; 3, 3, 5; 4, 4, 6; 5, 0, 3; 6,
• 3, 4.
Following the Monday night bowl
ing, teams one to four, visited the
home of Bob and Mary Carbert, for a
social gathering where all joined with
Elmer and Florence Purdon in cele
brating their 25th wedding anniver
sary, which occurred on Sunday.
DAY, NOVEMBER SIXTH
Wingham Legion decided to hold
its annual Poppy Day on Saturday,
Nov. 6 with the Remembrance Day
parade and service on Sunday, Nov. 7.
Legionnaires will parade to St, Paul's
Anglican Church, Wingham, after
the remembrance day service at the
cenotaph.
Donald .Adams, president of the
branch presided for the meeting.
Stewart Scott, chairman of the enter
tainment conunittee, reported enter
tainment was being planned for mem
bers, their wives and the ladies’ aux
iliary in November.
The branch voted $10 to the Can
adian National Institute for the Blind.
Richard Burbridge, chairman of the
house committee reported the new
roof had been installed on the rear
portioxi of the Legion home and dec
orating would be done in the kitchen.
S. A. Scott, John Pattison, Donald
Adams, Bob Scott and Clarence Ohms
were appointed to make arrangements
annual
raffle,
second
Ladies in the Army <0
Name and Personnel Changes
Put New Life in Local Unit
but
Harriston Rink Wins
At Bowling Tourney
Rain on Saturday dampened
didn’t curtail the mixed trebles bowl
ing tournament held at the greens of
the Wingham Bowling Club. Rinks
from Harriston, Goderich, Clinton and
Wingham participated in the competi
tion.
Taking home the prizes for the
winners were: First, Downey’s' rink
of Harriston; second, George Williams
rink of Wingham, and third, Archie
Townsend’s rink of Goderich. Fourth
was Frank McCormack of Wingham
and fifth J. Neddiger of Clinton,
for the Wingham Legion’s
Christmas turkey bingo and
The bingo has been set for the
week in December,
John Strong was appointed
secretary until the end of the year, to
fill out the unexpired term of Frank
Pickell, who has moved out of town.
Auxiliary Meets
Seven applications for membership
in the Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion
were received and accepted. The new
members are Mrs. John Pattison, Mrs.
Edward Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Robert
Casemore, Mrs. Jack Orvis, Mrs.
Percy Deyell, Mrs. Lloyd Dawsorf and
Mrs. Lawrence Hiseler.
Mrs. Ernie Lewis presided at the
meeting. • Members of the auxiliary
will attend a meeting of the Lucknow
Legion Auxiliary Oct, 12.
Mrs. George Tervit and Mrs. E.
Hall were appointed to take charge
of a euchre to be held in the Legion
home Oct. 5. The euchres will be
held twice a month during the fall
and winter season.
acting
The local 99th Battery of the 21st.
Anti-tank Regiment has been notified
by Area Headquarters in London of
an official change in title. The regi
ment will henceforth be known as the
21st, Field Regiment.
The changg of name is in line with
a change in the regiment’s role over
the past two years. For almost that
time the unit has been working with
the 25-pounder field guns and the
new name is surely merely paper con
firmation of their field artillery role.
With the change in name comes
several changes amongst the unit’s
personnel. The transfer of Capt. L. M.
Wedd to St. Catherines has necessitat
ed the appointment of a new adjutant,
and Lt, J. J. Lewis has b£en chosen
for the job. “
For the first time in the regiment’s
history there are two C.W.A.C. per
sonnel, in 'the persons of Iona Terry
and Mrs. Jean Godwin, who will be
employed in RHQ to handle most of
the paper work which the army has
a habit of collecting.
Under the new set-up the regiment
will have only three batteries, the 97tn
Walkerton, 99th Wingham and 100th
Listowel, with the 98th in Goderich
being washed out.
As far as the people who have not
been parading are concerned, the axe
has fallen, as of October 1st, All per
sonnel who have not been regular at-
tenders are tq be released, and only
personnel whp have taken an interest
in the unit are to be kept on strength.
However, the unit Is still looking for
young men who are interested in do
ing their bit,
As for the permanent staff, as far
as is known, WO2 Cameron will be
back as soon as he is on his feet
again, and there will be another per
son in the capacity of the QM assist
ant, as well as Sergeant Bill Grover,
who seems to be a permanent fixture.
By Christmas it is expected that the
unit will be sorted out, and should be
running as smooth as a clock. All per
sonnel are expected to be regular at-
tenders, due to the fact that if they
attend one summer camp, plus 75%
of the parades, their wives wijl re-
receive a bonus of $40 at Christmas
and single men will receive $25. The
army' appears to be determined to
make it worthwhile to attend.
On Parade!
The 21st Field Regt, and 99th Bty,
held their secend training night ef the
fall season and the attendance was
good. The unit is growing in ever-
increasing numbers. Maybe this new
bonus has something to do with it.
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RUMMAGE SALE DETAIL
DISCUSSED BY LADIES
AT AUXILIARY MEET
Regular Sunday Services
Sunday School 10.15 a.m.
Remembering the Lord
at 11.15
Gospel Meeting at 7.30 p.m.
Each Thursday evening at 8 p.m.
Present Wingham Girl
At Clinton Station
Mrs. Wilfred Seli, the former Grace
Holmes of Wingham, was presented
j with end tables and a matching
i coffee table last week, as a going-
j away present, from the civilian em-
' ployees of the RCAF Station at Clin-
! ton. Mrs. Seli has been employed at
i the station’s account section since
1951 and is moving to’ Orangeville,
where her husband is employed with
the hydro.
The presentation was made by
squadron leader E. D. Finlay, chief
administrative officer.
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
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Oct. 6 and 7Wednesday and Thursday
The Ladies’ Auxiliary to Wingham
General Hospital held their October
meeting in the Council Chamber on
Friday. In order to keep the supply
shelves stocked,- considerable purchas
ing was done during September, which
included flannelette, sheeting and 25
pairs of flannelette blankets. Finding
that nursery supplies were needed,
the sewing groups made 55 baby
blankets of eiderdown in pink and
blue, 31 baby gowns, 42 binders and
many other articles. In addition to all
the mending other sewing included
cotton sheets and pillow covers, rub
ber sheets, draw sheets and curtains.
The cutting committee reported 258
articles ready for sewing.
As the fall rummage sale moves
closer, plans were made and commit
tees formed for this event which will
be held on Saturday, October 16th, in
the Wingham Armouries. Everyone
was urged to send articles, such as
clothing, hats, shoes, dishes, furni
ture, etc., these to be at the armouries
on Friday.
for the Marathon Bridge parties which
Arrangements are . being completed
will be held during the winter months.
These parties will commence in .Nov
ember and anyone wishing to play
was asked to contact Mrs. W. H.
French.
The president, Mrs. R.-E. McKinney,
presided at the meeting.
the Gorrie United Church will meet
at the home of Mrs. Ken Hastje on
Thursday at 8.15 p.m. The program
committee will consist of Mrs. W. C.
King,'Mrs. T. L. Mclnnes, Mrs. Cecil
Grainger and Mrs. Lorne Walker.
Mission Band
Tne Mission Band will meet on Fri
day after 4 p.m. in the church hall.
Eastern Willing Workers
The Eastern Willing Workers were
invited to the home of Mrs. Russel
Bridge, Palmerston, for the October
meeting on Monday, October 4th.
ANGLICAN CHURCH NEWS
The W.A. of St. Stephen’s Church
will meet at the home of Mrs. Ernest
King on Thursday at 1-30 p.m. The
theme for roll call will be “What
the W.A. Means to Me”. Quilting will
be the work for the afternoon.
Guest Preacher
On Sunday next, October 10th, the
Rev. F. H. Pauli, of_ Listowel, will be
the preacher. There will be service of
Holy Communion. Mr. F. E. Russel
will be taking Mr. Pauli’s service in
Listowel and Atwood. Service in the
Gorrie chhrch will be at the
hour of-2.30 p.m. ,
usual
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Friday and Saturday Oct. 8 and 9
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GORRIE
BELGRAVE
Women’s Association theand
of Knox
regualr
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Monday amd Tuesday Oct. 11 and 12
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Gordon MacRae a
Mrs. Minerva Kester
Miss Nora Taylor has received word
of the death of her sister, Mrs. Min
erva Kester, in Toronto on Tuesday
night. Mrs. Kester had been in poor
health for some time. In her youth,
she had lived near Gorrie on Highway
87, and attended S.S. No. 4, Howick.
She later resided in Kitchener and
Stouffville.
Her husband, Ross Kester, Stouff
ville, predeceased her. Surviving are
one son, Lome, Toronto; one daugh
ter, . Lois, of Montreal; two grand
children; one brother, Stephen, How
ick, and one sister, — -
of Gorrie.
Interment was in
day afternoon.
The marriage
son of Mr. and
to Edith Marie
was solemnized on Saturday, October
2, in the Yonge Street United Church,
Toronto, with the Rev. Mr. Smythe
officiating.
Members of the Adams family and
the Keil families were guests at the
wedding.
UNITED CHURCH NEWS
W.M.S.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
Miss Nora
Stouffville
of
Taylor,
on Fri-
Adams,
Adams,
John Ray
Mrs. Russell
Richardson, Tofonto,
OUR APOLOGIES
Our apologies to readers of Gorrie,
Belgrave, St. Helens and Westfield.
A certain amount of news /rem these
districts had to be left put because
of lack of space,
This news will appear in next%^
week’s issue.
Several Hurt in
District Accidents
Several district residents were ad
mitted, to the Wingham General Hos
pital last week due to injuries suffer
ed in minor accidents. 1
An elderly resident of Wingham,
80-year-pld David Chamney, fell qt
his home and fractured his left hip,
Lorne Ritchie, 26, R. R. 2, Wing
ham, a laborer for the Wingham
Manufacturing Company, was admit
ted after being struck across the head
by a board, Ritchie was putting the
wood through a shaping machine
when it broke. He wafe treated and
released, ’
Michael Courtney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Courtney, of Lucknow, frac
tured his right leg while playing
around his home. He was brought to
Wingham where a cast was applied.
Another youngster became a pat
ient after participating in a, school
rugby game at Belgrave, Kenneth
Black 10-year-pld son pf Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Black, of R. R. 1, (Belgrave,
injured his left foot. , '
The fifth patient was Susan Fox
ton, the 21-month-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William ‘ Foxton, of Wing
ham. She injured her left shoulder
while playing at home.
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The old saying about “this map’s
army” has changed as the regiment
now has two C.W.A.C. clerks and it
isn’t hard to see the phangq around
the Orderly Room already. All offic
ers are clean-shaven and smell to high
heaven of shaving lotion.
Next we will notice flowers on- the
colonel’s desk—which reminds me of
a story. A Looie said in a gruff
voice to the Sergeant, “Who had the
flowers put on the C.O/s desk?”
“The C.O., sir,” came the reply.
To which the Looie answergd weak
ly, “They’re pretty, aren’t they?”
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Several new members have been
taken into the battery, a large num
ber being, high school students, who>
are always welcomed. And it only
seems natural that Capt. Jackson and
Lt. Ritter should be in charge of
them as they have them all day at
school. How much can you see of a
person ?
Now that the official title of the
unit has changed to “Field”, very
little field gunnery took place on
Monday night. In fdet the night was
spent cleaning the two 25 pounders,
under the watchful eye of Sl'Sgt.
“Jack” Baker who is the artificer
from London. He has a more critical
eye than the C.O. when it .comes to
clean guns. S. Sgt.. “Couldn’t Matter
Less” Wells had, the boys hard at it.
The way they grumbled ypu, would
think they were doing dishes.
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Sgt. “Buck” Sinnamon had a few of
the boys out doing “foot drill.” Man,
was he ever shouting. I wonder if
Buck has always had that blue com
plexion, or’ is ^hat a Hallowe’en mask
he’s wearing. -
Well it looks like the Regimental
band ha's broken up, which will be a
loss to the unit. There are hopes of
starting a drum and bugle band, and
it looks as if Lt. J. J. Lewis will be
the pied-piper of the band.
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Lt. Vogan had the signal section
going full blast last Monday under
the direction of Bdr. “Mighty” Staple
ton, and I for one got a chuck put of
Gunners Foster and Campbell'. If they
didn’t feel like using wireless proced
ure they would just 'give a shout
across the drill hall. Couldn’t you just
see them in-action, if communications
wer distorted? F.ostei* running through
a barrage and saying to Campbell,
“What the heck was that last mes
sage?”
—Representative—
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The
Women's Missionary Society
United Church held their
meetings on Wednesday afternoon,
September 29, in the basement of the
church. The W.M.S. meeting, was in
charge of the president and she open
ed it with the hymn “Come Ye Thank
ful People Come” followed with the
Lord’s Prayers The minutes of the
last meeting were read by Mrs. Earl
Anderson and the treasurer’s report
was read. Visits to the sick and shut-
ins were reported.
Communion service was held in
Knox United Church here tin Sunday,
October 3rd. Rev. Charles D. Cox was
in charge and he took his text from
Romans 5:1."The choir sang an an
them. Next Sunday, October 10, bap
tismal service . will be held in the
I church.| Mrs. Wm. McGregor and Mrs. Clay
ton McGregor, Brussels, R. R. 4, and
Mrs. L. Reid, Bly.th, visited on Wed
nesday with Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell.
Mrs. Thomas Smith, Mrs. Clare Van-
Camp, Mrs. Ralph McCrea and
Martin Grasby spent Thursday
London.
Mr. and Mrs. George Martin,
Mr. Martin Grasby vxisited With
and Mrs. Cliff Hackett and family in
Ashfield on Sunday.
Mr. and Mri. Will Rae and Douglas,
of Hanover, and Mrs. Annie Rae, of
Wroxeter, visited on Sunday with the
latter’s son-imlaw and daughter, Mr,
and Mrs. Edgar Wightman and fam
ily.
Messrs. Ed. Wightman, Gordon,
Chester and George Higgins attended
the Shorthorn sale at Unionville on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston, Dou
glas and Brenda, spent Sunday in
Woodstock visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Johnston and family.
Rev. Charles D. Cox officiated and
Mrs. Cox was a guest at the Peter - Moffatt wedding at the Knox’ Pres
byterian Church, Teeswater, on Sat
urday.
•• Mr. and Mrs. John L. Stewart and
Gary, Mrs. Ethel Ctabe and Mr. Har
vey Watson, all of London, visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Wilkinson.
Mrs. James Michie and Mrs. Richard
Chamney were chosen as delegates t"o
the sectional meeting to bd held-in
Ethel October 14th. '
The Thankoffering meeting will be
held on November 11 and the Society
will entertain members of the Mission
and Baby Bands and their mothers. o
Mrs, Harold Procter was in charge
of the worship service and opened it
with the hymn “All Hail the Power
of Jesus’ Name.” Scripture reading
i was given by Mrs. J. M. Coultes, Mrs.
I Harold Procter read the meditation,
and Mrs. Edgar Wightman led in
prayer. ‘ 1
The, study book was taken by Mrs.
Stewart Procter assisted by Mrs. Har
old Procter, Mrs. R. H. Coultes and
Mrs. J. M. Coultes. The meeting closed with the hynin “'Jesus, United by Thy
Grace,” followed with the benediction.
The Woman’s Association meeting
was in charge ot the president, Mrs.
George Michie, who opened with the
67th psalm, followed with the medi
tation and grayer. The'theme of the
meeting was Thanksgiving, it was
decided to Sponsor the play “Small
Town Romeo” from McIntosh Church,
to be held In £he Forester's Halt
The annual bazaar Will be held In
November, In the church basement.
The meeting closed with the hymn,
“Sink to the Great Jehovah's Praise.”
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