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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-12-07, Page 8I Page Eight Hie Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, December 7th, 1955 v^inffham CGIT Groups' ON STAGE 11 To Hold Vesper Service g g ■ £ With the Community Players = The finishing touches have been put on the set of the play “Alice-Sit-by- tlie-Fire," which will be presented on Wednesday and Thursday night of this week. Dress rehearsal is usually a hectic night at the best of times. East Monday night was no exception with a little hammering, sawing and furniture moving going on at the game time. This is the sort of thing that is amusing to look back on, but drives director^'frantic at the time. k *MeanWjJlile> the make-up people were, gjris will sing the familiar Christmas "|§^u^yi,ng• the results of their handi- hymns and join in the readings and ’‘work and wardrobe was passing judg- prayers. In most churches, the climax of work and wardrobe was passing judg­ ment on the clothes. | “Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire” was written I the service comes with the lighting of by the beloved playwright, Sir James five candles to symbolize the meaning Barrie. It is directed by Miss Kath- of the C.G.I.T. purpose. Sometimes the „ - processional is also m candlelight,enne MacGregor, and the players are, nf ,.bo „pminc Mrs. John Langridge, I’ ’ Marianne McKibbon, Mrs. Fred Saint, I Margaret King, Phyllis Hamilton,: Jack Woolfrey, Bob Campbell and' Teddy Wormworth. ■ ! The community players have en-: joyed working on this play, and hope that you, the audience, will find much enjoyment in watching it. as > WINGHAM RINKS WIN TWO OUT OF THREE Wingham rinks succeeds in walk­ ing off with two of the three main trophy events in the Wingham Curling dub’s three-day bonspiel last week. The Western Foundry Limited Trophy was awarded to a Wingham rink consisting of Stewart Scott, Alex MacDonald, Wally Haselgrove and skipped by Omar Haselgrove. They defeated a Walkertc • ■•'nk skipped by .R. J. Morrison by a score of 12-11. 'The F, L. Davidson Trophy was •'Won by a rink skipped by Dr. C. Hetherington, of Brampton, which de­ feated W. Munroe, of Walkerton, 10-9 .in an extra end. The A. M. Crawford Trophy went to a Wingham rink skipped by Dr. A. W. Irwin, and consisting of Tommy Thomson, Jim Carr and Bill Currie. They won over the Western Foundry entry, skipped by Murray Rae, by a score of 11-10. The three Wingham C-G.I.T. groups will take part in the national Christ­ mas vesper service to be held this coming Sunday at 7 p.m, in the Unit­ ed Church. In big city churches and in smaller centres too, groups of teen-age girls are preparing for this annual event. It is a service which has become a symbol of the national strength and unity of the C.G.I.T. movement. In all ten provinces the groups will take part in this rededication to the ideals and purposes of the movement- Dressed in white middies and blue skirts of the C.G.I.T. uniform, the Many of the groups are assisted by the Karla Krug,; chojr with special Christmas music, and some have a speaker. The same service is followed by all groups, which is prepared by the na­ tional C.G.I.T. committee to give thousands of members this opportu­ nity of worshipping together during the Christmas season. Canadian Girls in Training is an interdenominational movement under the Canadian Council of Churches. ; Its activities are many and varied but ; the chief purpose is to present the , Christian way of life to teen-age 1 girls. 1 The Christmas vesper service is not for members alone. The public is in- . vited to attend and take part. The in- ! vitation is extended to all Wingham and district residents.i ___________ Officers Elected At St. Paul’s W.A. 1 The W.A. of St. Paul’s Church held its annual meeting in the parish room on Thursday. The Scripture was read by Mrs. H. L. Parker and prayers for ■ the missionaries at home and abroad were read by the president, Mrs. R. E- Armitage. The members' prayer was t repeated in unison. Annual reports from the treasurer, ; secretary and sewing committee were i presented. These showed a greater ; attendance at the meetings and all ■ pledges and appeals met,. The collection of the day and a special grant were sent to the Indian Flood Relief and sums of money were ‘ voted to the Columbia Coast Mission and to the Diocese of the Arctic. —Centra) Press Canadian Photos Cup is theirs for another year and the Montreal Alouettes return home with little but bewilder- men on how it all happened. Fruits of victory are sweet to Eskimo Coach Frank “Pop” Ivy, Rollie Miles and Jackie Parker of the Edmonton Eskimos. The Grey During the year money and cloth­ ing were sent to the Mohawk Insti­ tute at Brantford and also to the In­ dian Residential School at Cardston. Mrs. Jack King, convener of the nominating committee, brought in the following slate of officers, which was accepted on motion of Mrs. L. Grain, seconded by Mrs. Hutchison: Hon. pres., Mrs. H. L. Parker; pres., Mrs. R. Powell; first vice-pres., Mrs. R. E. Armitage; second vice-pres., Mrs. W. M. Connell; treas., Mrs. Nash; sec., Mrs. C. H. Hinde; prayer partner sec., Mrs. H. L. Parker; Dorcas sec., Mrs. Mitchell. Auxiliary Plans for Hospital Opening There was a very good attendance at the December meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to Wingham Gen­ eral Hospital, which was held in the council chamber, with the president, Mrs. R. E. McKinney, in the chair: The attention was centred chiefly around plans for the part which the auxiliary would take in the open­ ing of the new wing at the hospital on Wednesday, December 7. New drapes for the auxiliary sewing room were in the process of being made and arrangements for the preparation and serving of refreshments were left with the social committee. The ladies in charge of the tuck shop have received many volunteers to assist in that project, the shop to be open in the afternoons from 2 until 4, and in the evenings from 7 until 9. A schedule was being drawn up to cover December and January with one person in charge each day. In addition to providing Christmas decorations for the hospital, the auxiliary decided to award prizes for the window decorations. The New Year babies are to 'be presented with silver spoons, as is, also, any baby born on the day of the opening of the new wing. Authority was given for the purchase of extra bedding and towels. The d'ate of the annual meeting was set for Friday, January 6, in the council chamber. PARKING PROBLEMS CONFRONT.' COUNCIL AS YEAR’S BUSINESS DRAWS TO A CLOSE (Continued from page one.) for removing all the snow from ser­ vice station lots. Council agreed with Mr. Alexander on this matter, and it was decided to write a letter to the service station operators of town, asking them to push the snow from their lots to some place where it would not have to be removed by the town. Arena Needs Money Reeve Roy Adair, chairman of the arena commission, told council that the arena commission needs money to pay bills, and carry on for the winter season. He said that at present the British. Columbia spends more per capita on. schools than any other Can­ adian province. But it has the lowest proportion of people who can. name their Member of Parliament. commisslori Is operating oil a hahd-td- mouth basis, without sufficient funds to pay its accounts as they come in, and suggested that council advance the commission $1,000 which, he esti­ mated, would enable it to carry op through the winter months. Council agreed to advance this amount. Mr. Adair also said that 'council should Start thinking about building a new front on the arena. He said that the present front, which includes the office and dressing rooms, is in a bad state of repair, and that there is little possibility of being able to fix it up properly. He said that, because the boiler at the nurses’ residence at the hospital is not yet available, the com­ mission has decided to postpone in­ stalling it in the arena until spring, and he suggested that at that time work might be started on a new front. Various estimates up to $50,000 were made as to the cost of rebuilding the arena front. No immediate action was taken on the matter. 1,000 ATTEND 4-H ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT AT WINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Continued from page one.) clubs to the platform for the prize giving event. He thanked the 4-H members and parents for their excel­ lent co-operation during the year, especially the 71 club leaders w^ho don­ ated their time to the program. The evening ended with lunch and a dance capably organized by the North-Huron and Howick Junior Farmers and Junior Institute mem­ bers. Receive Trophies Awarded the distinction as Huron County’s “all round” 4-H member was Larry Wheatley, R.R. 1, Dublin, who received the Elston Cardiff Citizen­ ship Trophy. The award Was made not only in 4-H work, but also home and community activities; Winner of the Queen's Guineas, Murray Gaunt, who is this year a student at the OAC; Guelph, was' awarded the Senator Golding Trophy as the grand champion 4-H beef showman, and the J. A. Anstett Award for having the highest score in the 4-H heef calf clubs;. Twelve-year-old Donald Kirkland',. R.R. 3, Lucknow, received the War­ den’s Novice Trophy, presented by Warden Earl Campbell, aS' the novice member with the highest score, as well as the agricultural' representa­ tive’s special cash award donated by G. W. Montgomery, for being the grand champion swine showman. The- 4-H Club Leadership- Award for five year’s voluntary service. donated' by the Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs;, WAS pi'esehted to Ronald McMichael, of Wroxeter; James W. Smith, R.R. 2, Brussels; Thomas Penhale, R.R, 3, Bayfield; Maurice K, Hallahan and Simon R. Hallahan, his father, both of R.R, 1, Belgrave; John W. Deeves, R.R. 2, Bayfield; reeve of Goderich Township; Charles Coultes and his ,son, James Coultes, both of Bel­ grave, Top Scorers j Top scorers in the district were: * Blyth-Belgrave 4-H Beef Calf Club with James Coultes, Bill Taylor, both of Belgrave, and Murray Roy, Lon- desboro as leaders—James F. Coultes, R.R, 5, Wingham, 929; Edythe Rinn, R.R. 4, Brussels, 913; Gordon Smith, R.R. 1, Belgrave, 911. Brussels 4-H Beef Calf Club, led by­ James Armstrong and James Smith, Brussels—Mary Dennis, 933; Ronald Smith, R.R. 2, Brussels, 932; Doris Johnston, Clinton, 929. Lucknow 4-H Beef Calf Club led by George Kennedy, R.R. 1, Lucknow, and Tom Todd;. R.R, 2, Lucknow— Murray Gaunt, RJL 1, Lucknow, 947; Ann Todd, R.R. 2, Lucknow, 927; Jack Kennedy,1 R.R. 1, Lucknow, 926, Howick 4-H Calf Club with John Strong, R.R. 1, Gorrie, and Bill Camp­ bell, R.R. 1, Gorrie, as leaders—Jack Dinsmore, R.R. 1, Gorrie, 908; Sandra Wright, R.R. 1, Clifford, 903; Doris Dinsmore, R.R. 1, Gorrie, 898. Turnberry 4-H Calf Club led by George Underwood, R.R. 1, Wingham; and Donald Fortune, R.R, 1, Wing:- ham—Ian Mundell, R.R. 1, Bluevale, 861; John Mundell, R.R. 1, Bluevale,. 851; Keith Woods, R.R. 1, Wingham,. 843. Blyth 4-H Dairy Calf Club led by­ Simon Hallahan and his son, Maurice,, both of R.R. 1, Belgrave—Wayne' Jackson, Blyth, 926; Willis Walpole, R.R. 3, Walton, 911; Graham Jackson, Blyth, 907. Howick 4-H Swine Club, led by Bill Austin, R.R. 1, Gorrie, and Robert Connell, R.R. 1, Fordwich—Vernon Inglis, R.R. 1, Clifford, 927; Jim Inglis, R.R. 1, Clifford, 917; George Budd, R.R. 2, Gorrie, 915. North Huron 4-H Swine Club, led by Charles Coultes, Belgrave, and Arnold Cook, R.R. 1, Belgrave; Edythe Rinn, R.R. 4, Brussels, 867; George Bacon, R.R. 1, Belgrave, 854; James Coultes, R.R. 5, Wingham, 849. Howick 4-H Grain Club led by Ron­ ald’ McMichael, Wroxeter and George Adams, Gorrie; Robert Strong, R.R. 1, Gorrie, 865; Perry Strong, R.R. 1, Gorrie, 851; Gordon Bateman, R.R; 1, Wingham, 824. Wingham 4-H Forestry Club, led by John Jackson, Wingham, with W. K. Fullarton, assistant zone forester, Stratford, -as the officer in charge; Beverley Stewart, R.R. 1, Clifford, 818; Ian Gibbons, R.R. 3, Wingham, 809; George Proctor, R.R. 5, Brussels, 792. at JAMES ANGUS’ ffilPEilTEsT SERVICE STATION FREE: ■ji JAMES ANGUS 3 DAYS December 8th to 10th Official Draw 4.55 Monday, Dec. 12 at CKNX YOU SIMPLY CANNOT BUY A BETTER GASOLINE SO MAKE YOUR CAR’S ENGINE AND SUPERTEST PARTNERS IN POWER! SUPERTEST HIGH COMPRESSION The Premium High Octane Gasoline SUPERTEST WONDER GASOLINE —costs no more, but man, what a difference! SUPERTEST SUPER DUTY MOTOR OILS Yes, every customer at James Angus’ new SUPERTEST SERVICE STATION, Josephine and Albert Sts., Wingham, will receive an entry form and a chance to win one of these prizes! The winners of these prizes will be arinounced Monday, December ’ 12 th. All wiriners will be advised by mail. James Angus is all ready to serve you in his new, up-to-date SUPERTEST SERVICE STATION! 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