HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-08-10, Page 10Page Ten Tjie Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, August 10, 1555
News of Gorrie
Fire Destroys Fifteen Acres
Of Grain in Field Near Gorrie
Fifteen acres of swathed grain on
Xorne Robinson's farm, 1 mile south
<pf Gorrie was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday afternoon. A large number
gathered to fight the fire and the
Wingham fire department was call
ed,
At one time DeWitt Adam’s barn
was endangered by the sparks.
After the fire was thought to be ex
tinguished it blazed up again and the
tire engine was called again. The fire
^started near the road and may have
Tbeen caused by a cigarette thrown by
a passing motorist.
New Post Mistress
Miss Myrtle Short has been named
post mistress of the Gorrie post office
to succeed Mr. Gordon Brown, who
moved recently to Beamsville. She has
teen assistant in the office for the
past fifteen years.
Barton Edwards
Barton Edwards, 46, of Thornhill,
died suddenly in the Toronto General
Hospital, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
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He was a son of the late George .Ed
wards and Mrs. Edwards, of Toronto,
formerly of Gorrie and Wroxeter.
Surviving are his wife, two sons
and one daughter, Thornhill, his
mother, two sisters and one brother
in Toronto. James Edwards, of Gorrie,
is an uncle.
Funeral service was at the Angli
can Church, Thornhill, on Wednesday,
August 3rd., at 2 p.m. Interment in
the Thornhill cemetery.
Adam Henry Strong
Adam Henry Strong passed away
suddenly at noon on Friday, August
5th, at his home in Gorrie. He had
been in failing health for the last two
years but was able to be up and
around the house. On Tuesday, Aug
ust 9th, he would have marked his
82nd. birthday.
Born at Fordwich, he was a son of
the late Wm. Strong and Mary Jane
Morrow, Howick township pioneers.
For the greater part of his life he
had been managing clerk with North
way’s Ladies’ Wear in several cities,
being in Orillia, Toronto and Brant
ford before retiring to Gorrie eleven
years ago.
Mr. Strong was a member of the
Gorrie United Church. He was un
married.
Surviving are one brother James,
Fordwich, and one sister, Mrs. Robt.
McMichael (Annie), of Gorrie, with
whom he resided. There are also a
number of nephews and nieces. A
sister, Mrs. John Robinson (Ellen) of
Gorrie, predeceased him in July 1953,
also three brothers, John, Robert and
Edward.
Funeral service was at the Edgar
funeral home at 2.30 on Sunday
afternoon, conducted by the Rev. W.
J. V. Buchanan, assisted by the Rev.
F. E. Russell. Interment was in the
Fordwich cemetery.
Pallbearers were six nephews, Hart
well and Roy Strong, Harold and
Lome Robinson, Harvey and Lloyd
McMichael.
Flowerbearers were Ron and Glenn
McMichael, Andy and Ken McMichael,
Stewart Strong and Everett Penning
ton.
Personals
Dr. and Mrs. A. G, Broad and fam
ily, of Richmond Hill, Mr. and Mrs.
Blake Broad and Elaine, of Mark
ham, were week-end and holiday
guests with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feigel.
Mrs. Ernie Plant, of Swift Current,
Sask., spent a few days with Mrs.
i Bertha Plant. Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Plant, London, and Mr. Dick Plant,
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St. Marys, have also been visiting
with Mrs. Plant,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edgar spent
the long week-end with the latter’s
sister, Mrs. Mel. Rhuebottom and Mr.
Rhuebottom, of Sundridge.
Mr. Archie Edgar, of London, visit
ed with his brother, Mr. Gordon
Edgar and Mrs. Edgar, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cook enjoyed a
short holiday at North Bay. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Cook’s
sister, Mrs. Thompson and Mr.
Thompson of Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whitfield,
Mr. and Mrs. Les Davidson, Mrs. Vera
Gregg and Miss Myrtle Short were in
Stratford at the Shakespearean Fes
tival and saw “The Merchant of
Venice.”
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Edgar and
son Roger, of Wembley, Alberta, have
been visiting with Mrs. Edgar's
brother Mr. Ben Maguire, also with
Mr^- Edgar’s brothers.
Miss Edna Lawrence, Toronto, and
Mrs. Harry Jennings, Lucknow, have
returned to their homes after visiting
their mother Mrs. Chas. Lawrence.
Mrs. Jennings is now on a visit to
Kent, Ohio,
Holiday and week-end visitors out
of town were Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Whitfield with Mr, and Mrs. Orval
Whitfield at Stratford and Mr- and
Mrs. Cam Edgar at Goderich.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Arscott and four
sons and Mrs. Geo. Arscott, all of
Toronto were holiday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller. On Sun
day Mr, and Mrs. Miller, Sandra and
Elaine and their guests were at Grand
Bend where they met with Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Miller, of Detroit. Mrs.
Sandy Miller celebrated her 85th
birthday on Friday, July 29th, We
extend congratulations and best
wishes.
Holiday and week-end visitors in
and around town were Mr. and Mrs.
Mel. Boultinghouse of Essex with the
King families; Dr. Wendell Gott, Mrs.
Gott, Stephen and Wendy of New
market with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
King; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mussel
man, of Kitchener, with Mr. and Mrs.
Cloyne Michel.
Mrs. Elmer Downey visited relatives
in Detroit and Vanderbilt, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sparling are
spending the month of August at their
cottage on Lake Couchiching.
Mrs. Winnie Scott, of Owen Sound,
was a recent visitor at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Edwards.
Captain John Neilson and Mrs.
Neilson, Barrie, Susan and Jamie are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. David
Neilson and Mrs. L. Neilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman,
Gwennie, Jimmie and Jerry have
been spending two weeks at Port
Elgin Beach.
Mrs. Allan Hyndman is wearing a
cast on her right hand having broken
a bone when she suffered an electric
shock while using t-he telephone. She
was thrown across the room and
received painful injuries.
Congratulations and best wishes go
to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Watson, who
marked their 54th wedding anniver
sary on Friday, July 29th.
Mrs. Elgin Fulton and son Richard,
of Sheffield, are spending two weeks
with the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. Harrison.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Grainger have-
returned from a trip to Calgary, Ed
monton and Viking, Alberta, also to
other points in the West.
Mr. Roy Gowdy, a patient in the
Wingham hospital, is improving
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Roy, of Mont
real, are spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Beattie.
Miss Irene Holmes, of Toronto, is
visiting her brother Mr. H. V. Holmes.
Mrs. Walter King has received word
that her son Mr. George Heinmiller
has been transferred to the Canadian
Pacific Airlines Airport at White
horse, Yukon and has moved there
with his wife and family. Mr. Hein
miller was formerly at the airport at
Rouyn, Quebec.
Mr. an Mrs. Wm. McBride of To
ronto, visited last week with Mrs.
John Brown and with Mr. and Mrs.
T. Short.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Graham attend
ed the wedding on Saturday in Kin-
lough, of their grandson Campbell
Brown and Kathleen Lane.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Walker, Mrs.
Stewart Good, Jane and Jill all of
Toronto, visited Mrs. Sandy Hastie,
all last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hastie
and daughters returned to Toronto on
Sunday vafter spending several weeks
at their summer home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyne Michel and
Karen were in Seaforth on Tuesday
where they were guests at the wed
ding of Mrs. Michel’s neice, Helen
Smith to Harry Smith, of Calgary, in
the Presbyterian church, Seaforth.
Mrs. Wm. Smith, Judy, Linda and
Eric and Mrs. L. Neilson spent last
week at Point Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Switzer, Bill
and Bobby, Mount Forest, visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Brown.
Mrs, Ida Hastie returned recently
from a 'visit to her niece Mrs. Carlson
and the Rev. Lors Carlsoh in Hamil
ton.
Mrs. Jas. Armstrong and Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Wade visited the form
er’s cousin, Mrs. Wm. Fear, and Mr.
Fear, in Blyth, on Friday.,
The Rev. Harry Hall, of Needham,
Mass., son of the Rev. E. A. Hall7 a
former Anglican rector was renewing
old friendships here last week.
Bobby Grainger spent the week
end with friends at Dungannon.
We extend sympathy to Mrs. R.
McMichael and to relatives of the
late Adam Strong.
Mrs. Mabel Stewart, who under
went an eye operation in St, Joseph’s
Hospital, London, on July 25th, is
expected to be able to return home
to-day, Mondoy.
Mrs. Bertha Plant is spending this
week at Point Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Nuhn and
family spent the week-end with
friends at Barrie, \
Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Grainger,
Gregory and Janet, returned Monday
to their homo in Wallaceburg, after
spending the past month at the home
of Mr, and Mrs, Cecil Grainger.
Mr, and Mrs, Thos. Douglas, Mrs.
J. Finlay and Sterling attended the
funeral of their niece, Mrs, Robin
Campbell, of Wingham, on Friday.
•Mr, and Mrs, Norman Wade and
Mrs. Mabel Gilkinson were guests of
Mrs. Geo. Foster at Elmira on
Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs, Percy Colmer, Gary
and Donna have been spending holidays with Mr, an^'Mrs. Ernest King
and other relatives.
Congratulations and best wishes to
Mr. Campbell Brown and his bride,
the former Kathleen Lane, who were
married at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr, and Mrs. Malcolm Lane,
Kinlough on Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman are
on a visit to their daughter, Mrs.
Gerald Gray and Mr, Gray, in Sud
bury.
We extend sympathy to Mr, Wm.
Finlay, con, 10, Howick, whose daugh
ter Mrs. Robin Campbell, of Wingham,
passed away last week.
Miss Betty Wylie is with friends
at Amberley Beach.
Mrs, Fred Hyndman accompanied
her husband to Toronto on Monday
and will spend a couple of days there.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Edwards, Mr.
Wm. Edwards, London, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Davidson, Listowel, attended the
funeral of the late Barton Edwards,
in Thornhill on “Wednesday,
Mrs. Harold Edgar, Frances and
Jimmie, of Toronto, spent the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Edgar. Frances
with her grandparents.
About sixty members of
families gathered in the Gorrie Com
munity Park on Sunday afternoon for
a reunion with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Edgar and son Roger, who are visiting
here from Wembley, Alberta.
Captain John Neilson was in Ottawa
last week at an army shooting com
petition.
Norman Roberts, of Bowmanville, is
supplying at the C.P.R. station while
Mr, and Mrs. A. A. Donnelly and
Colleen are on holiday at Cleveland,
Ohio, and other points.
MisS Annie Hastie, Mrs, R. A, Mc
Cready and Miss Margaret McCready,
of Harriston, spent Wednesday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Glad/ Edgar.
Birks Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Whytock, Nancy and Murray of Tees-
water spent Sunday at the same
home.
Week-end callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hyndman were
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wark and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kipp and
daughter, all of London; Mrs. Laura
Gowdy, Misses Merle and Muriel
Gowdy, of Wingham and Mrs. R.
McCallum, Mount Forest.
The Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Wylie and
John, of Otterville, are visiting with
the former’s mother, Mrs. John Wylie;
the .week-
remained
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OUTDOORS
According to a release from the De-,
partment of Lands, and Forests, now
is the time to start thinking about the
planting of trees next year, and it’s a
subject Which is getting increased
interest these days. A number of tree
farms have started up in the district,
and although it’s the sort of invest
ment which pays off in the distant
future, many far-sighted people are
going into it.
Apparently there are a lot of factors
to be considered in starting a refor
estation project. Such things as the
type of soil moisture and light con
ditions must be taken into considera
tion, as well as the care and protect
ion needed to ensure survival and to
withstand damage from insects and
disease.
Supposing lumber or timber produc
tion is to be the main object in mind,
planting of white, red, or" jack pine,
the department recommends the
white and Norway spruce and, subject
to certain limitations, white ash, silver
maple and red oak. x
Past experience in planting hard
woods has been discouraging, accord
ing to the department. Cultivation for
three of four years is necessary, and
that’s expensive. Rabbits, mice and
deer take their toll of the young trees.
Generally speaking, on completely
open land, foresters feel it is better
to establish forest cover first with
evergreens, and later hardwoods will
seed in naturally, or may be planted.
For fence post production black
locust and white cedar are recom
mended. Unfortunately the locust is
subject to a locust borer, which pre
sents a serious problem. Any of the
pines or European larch may be used,
but must be treated with preserva
tives.
Red pine will grow into, a good
straight telephone pole in 35 years, and1 many wonder if this wouldn’t be
a good substitute for white cedar.
However, the department says that
until some method of controlling the
European pine shoot moth is dis
covered, the use of red pine in South
western Ontario is limited.
“Planting trees is good business,”
foresters of the department insist.
They estimate that on a 60-year rota
tion, there could be a net profit of
between $400 and $500 >per acre, as
well as many indirect benefits.
On some of the marginal farmland
in the Wingham district, tree farm
ing might be quite profitable. The de
partment is always willing to. help or
give information on this business.
MEET FRIENDS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ON TRIP
TO WEST COAST
Mr, and Mrs, J. D, Beeeroft, of
East Wawanosh, returned home from
a trip to the West Coast, They motor
ed north to Tobdrmory and stayed at
the Soo, where Mr. Beecroft attended
meetings of the United Church Con
ference for two days. Crossing into
Michigan, they motored by Duluth
, to Manitou, Manitoba, where they vis
ited with his uncle, Mr. Jos. Cumber
land, and also with Mr. Cumberland’s
daughter, at Regina. They visited with.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duncan and het
brothers, Mr. John and Mr. James
Gordon, all of whom were former
Teeswater residents. They also visi
ted with Mr. and Mrs. John Egleston,
at Colonsay, and with Miss Sylvia
Robinson, at Saskatoon,
Mrs. Russell Purdon’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wells, visited with
Beecrofts at Lloydminster. Going on
to Edmonton, thfey spent the week-end
at the home" of Mr, and Mrs. Lewis
Beecroft, his brother, and with Kirk
and Bailie relatives, and with Miss
Edith Peddle, a sister of Mrs. J. G.
Gillespie, who has been for, many
years a social worker of the* United
Church in Edmonton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beecroft ac
companied them South on a two week
trip over mountain passes, and up the
valleys, going by Glacier Park to
Grand Coulee Dam, and north to Pen
ticton and to Vancouver. There they
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
McKenzie Webb, and their daughter,
Mrs. Chester Coulter, with Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. George
Markle, Miss Helen Macintosh, and
other old friends. At Nanaimo they
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Leeson, nee Doris McClenaghan, From
Victoria they went to Seattle and
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Rob
ertson and with Kirk relatives.
From Spokane they motored up the
Kootenay River Valley to Radium
City, Lake Louise, Field, Banff, and
then to Calgary.
At Calgary they visited at the home
of Mrs. Gibbs, with her niece, Miss
Joyce. Kilpatrick, a missionary on
furlough from Dhar, S. India, and
with Bailie relatives, and at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Egleson,
where Mrs. Hinde, of Wingham, was
also visiting that day. They then re
turned to Edmonton and stayed a few
days before leaving to visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Kelly, former Wingham
residents at High River. Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly accompanied them on Monday
to see the Golden Anniversary three-
hour parade, Here they ran across
Mr. and Mrs. Calvert Falconer and
Arnold, of Blyth, who were on their
way to visit with his brother, Mr.
George Falconer, of Vernon, B. C.,
and later on the grandstand were
near Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnston, of
Ashfield.
Leaving High River next day,-they
travelled to Great Falls, and through
the Bad Lands of Montana, to N., Da
kota and Wisconsin and to Chicago,
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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 p.fn.
Each Thursday evening at 8 p.m,
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
where, they spent the week-end at the
hpme of Mrs, Beeqroft’s brother, Mr-
Norman Kirk and his wife, From
there they returned- home, after six
weeks and after travelling over 8,200
miles.
LUCAN LOSING
OLD LANDMARK
Another of Lucan’s oldest land
marks will, in a few days, be but a
memory. •
To enlarge his used car lot, George
Thomson has purchased the Jackson
blacksmith shop ■'on Main street and
the building is being removed.
James Jackson bought the shop 43
years ago from Thomas Hodgins, who
ran it for many years. Since Mr.
Jackson’s death in 1947, the building
has been idle except for the short
time hydro rented it for storage,
Between 80 and 100 years ago Jack
Nevilles had a small blacksmith shop
on the same location.
U.S, ‘EXPLORERS’
FETED IN HURON
Canadian hospitality supercedes
anything ever before experienced, says
William Englehardt, advisor of the
IndianapeJIs Explorers’ Post.
This week 10 Scouts and three lead
ers from the United States have been
^camping at the Clinton Boy Scout
Camp site near Holmesville.
On the group's first visit to Canada,
all were thrilled with the fine recep-
tion given them by District Commis
sioner, L. G, “Skip” Winter, of Clin
ton.
Previously scheduled to go to North
ern Ontario, the officials gladly ac
cepted the inyitation of Commissioner
Winter to come to Clinton. Mr, Engle-
hardt said ‘they would have been in
the thick of the forest fire if they
had gone.
During their stay, Clinton Scouts
held a corn roast/or them and they
went on a fishing expedition to Bay-
field.
Explorer Post Scouts are equival
ent* to Rover Scouts in Canada.
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