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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-03-12, Page 8Thursday, Friday, Saturday March 12, 13, 14. Special — NELSON EDDY RISE STEVENS In— "The Chocolate Soldier" Also "Cartoon" and "News" Matinee Saturday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. 111.1011113.1•11011111iligtigi Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, March 16, 17, 18, ROBERT PRESTON ELLEN DREW — In — "Night of Jan. 16th" Also "Cartoon" "Sport" "Musical" 111111,11=0,111•MISIM Thurs. - Sat, March 19 - 21 Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper — In — "Her First Beau" Mon. - Wed. March 23 - 25 — Double Bill — "Lady Scarface" and "Unexpected Uncle" Thurs. Sat. March 26 - 28 Rudy Vallee Ann Miller — In -- Time Out For Rhythm Mon. - Wed. March 30 - 1 Ruth Hussey Robt. Young — — "Married Bachelor" H a seigrove's . 1 1111111MXIMINFIMIMINI11.111.111111111111.11111 London Style Special Pipe Still the Old Price 75c St. Patrick Supper - A Hot Supper will be served by, the Ladies' Guild in the Parish Room of . St. Paul's Church from 5.30 to 7 , Tues. Mar. 17 Admission 40 cents'. Come and celebrate St: Patrick's Day with a good supper. 11111131111111MMIL, ARENA Activities SKATING Wednesday Evenings — Also — Sat. Afternoon and Evening SPECIA PRICE ego/ aced MAPLE LEAS TOILET SOAP Cakes 17c GARDEN PATCH LYNN' VALLEY GOLDEN CORN* 2 tins 25c TOMATOES, 2 large tins 27c Fresh Crisp, Green Celery Stalks ... . bunch 10c California Iceberg Head Lettuce : head 10c Sweet Juicy Navel Oranges . , , , doz. 25c Large Texas Seedless Grapefruit , . Y . 5 for 25c Redeem Fleischtnattres Yeast Co sports Here OUR STOOK IS ALWAYS FRESH Thursday; March 12th, 1942 WINGH,\AI t1.ovANcE-TIM4S 1T time enjoyed. SPRING COATS EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED— , AT MODERATE • PRICES. R. A. Reid R. O. Eyesight Specialist Wirigharn Office At Williams' jewelry Store Every Wednesday Morning 9 to ttoOn. $1095 to $4.95 Institute to Meet March 17 The Historical Research meeting of the Women's. Institute will be held on Tuesday, 111=.11. 17th at the home of Mrs. C. Logan. The conveners of the program are Airs. C. Logan, and Mrs. John Anderson. Roll Call — present- ing your baby picture, Address—Mrs. C, Scott; Current events — Mrs. N. Keating; Reading — Miss Mina. ilry- tms; Lunch committee — Mrs. ,l, And- erson, Mrs. H. McGuire, Mrs, H. Wheeler. All the ladies of the com- munity are invited to attend. --- Rev, Dunlop Addressed Farmers' Club The Farmers 'Club met at the home of Air, and „Mrs. James Michie with the best attendance In several months. The early part of the evening was. spent playing cards and crokinole, A questionaire on Farming was conduc- ted by Mrs. Earl Anderson. Commun- ity singing was also enjoyed. A special feature of the program, was an address by Rev. 0. H. Dunlop on the Ethics of Co-operation. The president, Martin Grasby called the group to order for the business period, Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted, C. R. Coultes attended a meeting in Toronto,of Club Secretaries and 'Fertilizer agents and brought a report which included fertil- izer prices for 1942, It was decided to sell the Club own- ed Hammer Mill and buy a Victory Bond. A committee was• appointed to interview the Morris and Wawanosh unit of the Federation of Agriculture with a view to sending a delegate to the Provincial Annual meeting in Tor- onto. . The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl And- erson, Lunch was served, few days. Mrs. Thos. Gaunt has been under the Doctor's care for the past few days, having suffered internal injury when she was kicked by a cow when milking on Monday morning. Miss Olive Terriff, Reg, N., is with her. Miss Bertha Mackay of Toronto, spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hector Mackay. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Robinson of Wingham, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McBurney, The following attended the funeral of the late Mrs, James Dow on Sat- urday: Mrs. Gleason Gill, Mr. Chas. Page, Mr. Campbell Dow, and son Earle and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Scott all of Mitchell, and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Magoffin of Fordwich, Mr. George McClenaghan has.been under the Doctor's care during the past week, having taken a weak spell at the barn on Wednesday last. Mrs. Dick Martin of Huron Two., and Mrs. Dan Martin and Donald spent Tuesday last with Mr. Martin in London and also visited with Mrs. Albert Tisdale, who has been laid up with .a broken ankle. Mr. and Mrs. John Falconer, of Caledon and their grandson, Mr. Rich- ard Weiwood, who is now at Navy School, Toronto, arrived here on Sat- urday. Mr. and' Mrs. Falconer will spend this week with their sons, Cecil and James, and on Sunday next will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Billie Purdon, son of Mr„ and Mrs. Aldin Purdon, met with a painful ac- cident on Sunday, when he put his left hand over the end of an air rifle barrel, and accidently touched off the trigger. The 13.13, pellet entered the flesh and he had to be taken to a Doctor to have it removed from the hand. A Red Cross quilting was held at the home of Mrs. jack Johnston on Tuesday,. The monthly meeting of the Wo- men's Institute has been postponed until Tuesday, March 17. Arrs„ George Agar and Mrs. A, V. Lawson of Stratford, are visitors with her mother,. Mrs, Thus. Gaunt, l3E LGRAVE Successful Red ,Cross ';'ntertainntent' Another in the series of Red Cross Dingo's and dances was held in the Forester's Hall with a large crowd in attendance, Good prizes were awarded including sev*eral special prizes, Mrs. Cecil Wheeler won the bag of flour. Ladies of the Society sold sandwiches and coffee, .Orton Grain and Ins band supplied the music, A quilt top in patriotic colours was displayed by the village group of the Women's In- stitute, Mrs; R. 'McCrea and Ajiss Edith Procter, and tickets sold on it. Y. P. U. Meeting The weekly meeting of the United Y, P, U, was held in the basement of the church with the president, Ross Anderson in the chair, and the mis- sionary group in charge of the pro- gram. Miss Mite Frisby read . the Scripturt!. Mr, Dunlop led in prayer. The 4th chapter of the Study Book, Serving with the Sons of Shuh, was taken by Mrs. James Couites, The Missionary Offering was received and the Mizpah Benedictoin' repeated in closing. A period of games followed, Women's Group Held Joint Meeting A joint meeting of the United Church Women's Missionary Society and Women's Association was held Wednesday afternoon in the basement of the church. The program was based on the theme, "The Lord's Supper----The Cov- enant of our Faith." Mrs. Harry Campbell conducted the worship service. Mrs. Jesse Wheeler led in prayer. • Short talks on the meaning of the Lord's Supper in my Christian Ex- perience was given by Mrs. H. Wheel- er, Mrs. C. Procter and Mrs. T. B. Johnston. All stressed forgiveness as being the thought uppermost in their minds as they approached the Lord's Table. An appropriate solo was sung by -Mrs. J. Michie entitled, ."0 Holy Father, who in• Tender Love." A paper was given by Mrs. N. Keat- ing, The Chinese Church come of age, from the study book. The president, Mrs. J. Wheeler, conducted the business. It was decided to complete several quilts in the near future, • Plans were made to have a guest speaker at the Easter Thank-Offering meeting. The Women's Association meeting followed with Mrs. S. Procter in charge, A shower of salt and pepper shakers' was held. A few pair were donated, more promised. The treasurer was in- structed to purchase a Bond in the Victory Loan, This organization also decided to hold quiltings as a means of making money. Benediction by the president closed the meeting. Paper on Bhil Missions Given The regular meeting of the Wo- men's Missionary Society of the Pres- byterian Church was held at the home of Mrs. W. J. 'Geddes, Wednesday afternoon with a good attendance of members. ate president, Mrs. R. J. Scott conducted the meeting. Mrs. Athol Bruce was at the piano, The Scripture passage, the Parable of the Good Shepherd, St. John, chapter 10, was read by Mrs. J. Coultes. Prayer for war torn countries and their suf- fering people was offered by Mrs. W. J. Geddes. The Roll Calliwas respond- ed to with a verse on "Mercy". Mrs. A. Porterfield gave a paper on The Continuation of i3hil Missions and the work of the Missionaries. News items from the February Glad Tidings was read by Airs, Scott.. The business period included plans for the 'Easter Thank-offering meet- ing. Literature received from the war time prices and trade board was dis- tributed, enlisting the help of the women of Canada in making the price ceiling effective, A joint meeting of the three auxil- iaries will be held in Myth, April 21st, when Miss Felton, Field Secretary, will give an address. Prayer by the president closed the meeting after, which the hostess served lunch. Guild Held Penny Auction The March meeting of Trinity Anglican Church Guild was 'held at the home of Mrs, D. Armstrong with an attendance of twenty-five, Rev. P. H. Streeter opened the meeting with a short devotional service. Mrs, Brydges read the Scripture pas- sage, The president, Mrs. 5, conducted the business. Minutes of previous meeting and reports were given, A Penny Auction Sale was held which proved -a great StteeeSS. The members who had a birthday during the month contributed their quota of one copper for each year of 1 their age, to the, copper contest, At the close of the meeting lunch was served by the hostess and a social 5th grade counterpoint, receiving '75% (honours). Mrs. Robert Owens left on Saturday to spend a few weeks with her nephew, Elwood and Mrs. Nichol of New, Market. Mr. A. Isbister 'of Toronto, :spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jos- eph Miller. Mr. and Mrs. A, Roberts of Ford- wich, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Crellenvisit- ed recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wheeler. HOCKEY NOTES Owen Sound Orphans took the first game in a Home and home Series from Powassan Friday night 7-6. The re- turn game in Owen Sound is Friday night this week. Cy Proctor scored three goals. The Owen Sound Times remarked "Cy Proctor, the slow but methodical centre ice player of the Orphans, paced his mates in their victory hunt." Blair, the Orphans strong defence man was not in the line-up due to an injury he received in the Walkerton series. * * Seaforth and Waterloo in the group to the south of us are tied with a game each in a two out of three ser- ies. Seaforth won the first game 11-1 but Waterloo came' back at„Stratford Saturday with 7-4 win. The third game will be played in Seaforth (tonight) Wednesday as the teams could not meet Monday on account of the storm. ST. HELENS The March meeting of the Women's Institute was held in the Community Hall with a large attendance, .and with Mrs. Durnirt Phillips in the chair, The roll call "A huMorous clipping" caus- ed much merriment. It was decided to hold the Red Cross quilting on Thursday,,March 19th, and a progres- sive euchre party on March 20th. It was agreed that each lady further the war effort by entertaining several guests in her home charging. 25c tacit with lunch served to consist of sand- wiches. Mrs. Ball gave a reading and Mrs. Rice favoured with a solo. An interesting article on the Life of Queen Elizabeth was read by Mrs, Rice. Lunch was served by the host- ess, Mrs, Gordon McPherson and Mrs. Harold. Gaunt, The death of Miss Emily Weather- head, daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. George Weatherhead, occurred at her home here on Monday morning, Miss Weatherhead, who was a life- long resident of the community, was in her 73rd year and is survived by two brothers, Louis and Frank. Fun- eral services will be held from the St. Helen's United Church on Wednes- day afternoon at 2 o'clock, with inter- ment itt Greenhill cemetery, LucknoW, BLYTH Mrs, Moodie and daughters of Kitchener, spent the week-end with friends, Mrs. Joint Peas who has been ter- jowly ill with pneumonia, is improv- ing nicely and is well on his way to recovery. At a meeting of the sehool board, it was arranged to have religious serv- ice in the Public School hair hour per week, Principal Gray to arrange the time, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Sherritt, cif SHOP AT Sm , ith s Econothy Food Store . PICAKE VEGETABLE GLENGROVE SHORTENING lb. 18c LOAF CHEESE lb. 39c FOUR O'CLOCK READY-CUT BLACK TEA .. . .. 1/2 lb. 45c MACARONI 5 lbs. 25c GROUND FRESH WHEN YOU ORDER Dalton French Drip Coffee _ ... . . ..1b. 57c PETER PAN NO. 3 PEAS 2 tins 25c roiromenwia CHOICE MEATY PRUNES 2 lbs . 25c E. D. SMITH'S PURE TOMATO KETCHUP, 14-oz. bottle . 18c Show Starts. at 8.00 p.m., Except Saturday Two Shows Saturday Night ..111011••••••0111 WHITECHURCH • Mr. Lance Grain spent two days last week at Goderich on the Jury. Mr. F. McK. Patterson had the tele- phone installed in his home last week. 615-11. Mrs. Walter Lott had a Red Cross quilting in her home on Wednesday last. On March 7th, 1877, Hector Mackay and Catharine MacDonald were mar- ried at Seaforth, just sixty-five years ago. Mr. Mackay is 94 years and Mrs. Mackay 86 years young, and both have spent almost their entire life in this community. Of twelve children born to them eleven are still living, three in the West, John, Sadie, and. Cassie, Charlie, in Dunnville; Dan in Guelph; Bertha in Toronto; Angus, who has been a missionary in India, and who, with his wife and family are now on their way home; Gordon, of Wingham; Mrs. Purdon and Mrs. Mowbray of- Whitechurch and Agnes at home. They have forty grandchild- ren and seventeen great grandchildren. Truly a record. This community ex- tends to them best wishes for many more happy years. Douglas and Marie Spading- of "Wingharn, spent the week-end with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mciore. Mrs. John T. Currie has been im- proving during the past week and the pneumonia has been clearing up. Mr. Currie has been laid up for the past Ladies of the east end of the 6th line Wawanosh under the leadership of Mrs.. J. Dunbar, have completed eight quilts for the Red Cross, Ladies of the 4th line, Morris, held quiltings last week at the homes of Mrs. J. McGill, Mrs. J. Yuill and Mrs. 5. Coultes. The Red Cross Society packed twenty-two quilts last week for ship- ment to Toronto. A collection of work of the local Red Cross Soziety is on display in the window of John A. Geddes' Store. All members of the district are asked to make a point of seeing it. Miss Elaine Walsh, Belgrave, was successful in passing the Toronto Conservatory of Music examination in SPRING HANDBAGS Smart new bags in roomy .Envelope Styles are 1942 fay- 'outites. find your new bag among these up-to-the-minute patents, pigtex, and calfskins. Navy, brown and black are the popular shades, KING'S di•le 1 4, A 'NO &I,Vtaffitt1141#06h4.40164. 14C1 - Our new Spring Stock is in, and you'll find the new models most attractive, Veatured in our range are Imported British . Tweeds Polo Coats . Navy . Leading styles, carefully tailor- ed and well-lined garments,' and outstanding materials are you,r- guarantee for a -good coat. $16.50 to $35.00 KING'S Rev. A. W. and Mrs. Sinclair. At the last meeting of Municipal Council, Mr. 5, C. Shearer and Mr. Hugh Hill were a committee to solicit finances for thesInternational Plowing Match to be held in October. A grant of $75.00 was voted to this worthy cause. Mr. Norman Sinclair of R. C. A. F. was recently transferred from Aylmer school to .Fingal, has contracted scar' let fever .and has been moved to West- minister Hospital, London. Our local firemen are sponsoring a Benefit Concert on Wednesday even- ing, Some well known artists are on the program, Mr. Harold V. Pym and Stanley Sibthorpe, of Wingham and Mr, Harvey McGee, of Auburn. The Victory Loan was subscribed to magnificiently in Blyth and went considerable over the top, due largely to the. untiring efforts of Miss Lena Livingston who was unstinted in her labors to make it a success. • Mr. and Mrs, Mattson, of Sask- atchewan, have become residents of Blyth, occupying the Dodds dwelling on the corner of. North and Queen Streets. ASHFIELD The roads northeast of the Town- ship are in very bad condition at pres- ent, but a number of crows are here again, spring must be around the corn- e r. • Sorry to hear of the serious accident of Mr. Wilfred McCarty near Kings- bridge when his car slid off on' some ice going into Goderich. He is in the imela NICE Radio Servtce pApThorrnieS0:1 PHONE 161 PROMPT DELIVERY 'Hamilton, spent the week-end with hospital. Very sorry to hear that Mr. Jim Morris t Bowler, near Kintail had three slight strokes on Wednesday. Mrs. Bowler was in Toronto at the time having gone there for treatment. Mrs. Robert Andrew and daughter Ellen, 12 con., have gone to petroit having received word of the' serious illness of Mrs. Andrew's brother, Dr. John McKinnon, 'from spinal menin- gitis. Mrs. M. A. Woods of Wawa- nosh is staying with her brother. Pleased to hear that Mr. Richard Gardner, near Zion, is improving after his long illness. Mr. Cecil-Johnston, near Mafeking, who was hurt on the head and should- er last week is improving. Messrs T. A. Cameron, 10th con., and Thomas. Blake, 9th con., were in Goderich the beginning of last week on the jury. Mrs. Percy Graham, Sheppardton, visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. K. Alton, Pleased to hear ttlat Mr. Alton is improving some.