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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-07-29, Page 1CRAWFORD RINK WON AT TORONTO Top Commercial Travellers Bowling Tournament As a lawn bowling skip Alex Craw- ford has scored again, This time he captured the chief trophy at the Com- mercial Travellers Lawn Bowlers' tournament which was held in Toron- to on Friday'r. last week. His rink was Ed. Harrison, W. Pearson, A. Camer- on, Alex Crawford, skip. Their score was three wins with a plus of 48. Sixty rinks took part in the play which- was three games with a phis of 18. The cup is on display in Alex's win-. dow. They recebied as prizes beauti- - ful club bags, ' • - Much Improved Mrs, Frank Sell who has for the past several months, is greatly improved. Her many friends wish for • her a complete recovery very soon. Met Snake On Stairs, On Sunday morning George Edgar, 17-year-old son of Mrs. George Edgar, 2nd line of Morris, got a surprise as he descended the stairs for coming up the steps to meet him was a good sized green snake. The snake also was sur- prised and beat e hasty retreat, but it was dispatched at the foot of the stairs. Larger Attendance At Bingo The Saturday night bingos held under the auspices of the Wingham. Legion are getting larger crowds each. week. Saturday night seems a very popular night for these games. The - proceeds go for Overseas Smokes and if possible to build a post War fund for the benefit of the boys that return from military duty. BATTERY PREPARING FOR TRAINING CAMP Summer Camp Will Be Held At Petawawa Every effort is being made by the and N.C.O.'s of the 99th (Res.) Battery, R.C.A., to be in good shape for the summer training camp which will be held at Petawawa, Aug- ust 14th to 29th, All membere of the battery are very pleased that the camp will be held at Petawawa this year as there will be an opportunity to do actual shooting with the field guns, Recruits for the battery are requir- ed and anyone wishing to join can get full infortnatiott from Major Waltet VanWyck or at the armouries. On Sunday the battery held a scheme. Although -rain held up the morning manoeurvers, a full program was held in the afternoon. These praetieal programs, 10 of them, are a Dart of the regular training, and the battery has had five so far this year and another will be held Military next. Lieut. Stewart of Military head- quarters, London, has been appointed training officer for the 21st (Res.) Field Brigade of which Lt. Col, Geo.; Howson of town is Officer Conutnand- big and which comprises the Kittear. dine, Listowel and Wingbarn batteries ‘ei been ill /olliffe Leader of the Ontario C, C. P. Party. With Which Is Amalganistecl The Collie Viclette and Wroxeter New. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 29th, 1943 Single Copies Five Cents Subscriptions $2,09 Per year .••••• Seeking Election in Huron-Bruce Riding THE HOSPITAL IS A BUSY INSTITUTION 31 patients Registered On Teesday Pnring the past few months Wing- ham General Hospital has been very busy but Tuesday of this week set a repord for the number of patients registered. There were 31 patients, eine of which were babies, Gifts to Hospital Recently Mr. W. A, Galbraith, on behalf of the estate of John Cornyn Currie, presented to the hospital a suction machine for use in the oper- ating room. It is modern in every respect and will be a valuable addition to the operating room equipment. Another item that he presented in a like manner was a very fine micro,. scope which was badly needed. This instrument is one of the best matte and will serve a most useful purpose. Recently the Beard of Managers of the Hosettal installed a new light in the labour room. This lamp is similiag in construction to the new operating light which was purchased about a year ago. It differs in size, being smaller, but is portable and when hydro fails it automatically switches Onto a battery which is held in the base. CHIEF. WARNS BOY PIGEON HUNTERS Tore Part Of Wall Away To Make Catch ' During the past couple of years pigeons have made their home in the corner of the roof of the Stainton hardware and a few boys have made it a practice of trapping them. Lately however, the lads would not bother with traps. They tore the bricks away to make a large hole and crawled inside the roof and captured the young and lifted" the eggs. The chief was notified of the destruction that these lads were doing to the brick work of the Stainton store and the roof of the adjoining building and. on Tuesday a couple Of the boys were caught on the roof and the chief gave them a severe lecture. Purchased House Mr. Ronald Rae has purchased the Cornyn Currie property on John street and has commenced the modernizing of the house. White Flag At County Goal Last Friday Governor J. B, Rey- nolds of Huron County goal hoisted a white flag over the institution to signal no inmates. If rumours are correct here if will not be long before he has to lower it, 3-Way Contest In South Huron With the nomination of William Oestreicher of Crediton by the South Huron C. C. F. Association as their .candidate- for the riding in the forth- -coming provincial election August 4 a three-way contest for the seat is as- sured, The meeting was held at Card- -no's Hall, Seaforth Monday night, The Progressive Conservative party prev- iously had announced that their candi- date would be Dr. R. .1-Jobb Taylor of Dashwood.N. The Liberal candidate is Benson •Tuckey, Exeter, Only Mr, Oestreicher and William Dale allowed their names to remain, and when a vote was taken Mr. Oestreicher won by a narrow margin, rive were nominated. WAR SAVINGS STAMP SALE IS LAGGING Very Little Time Left In The "Stamp Out The II-Boat" Campaign Wingham and District are not purchasing as many War Savings Stamps this month as it was hoped they would. There is a very special reason for the purchase of War Sav- ings Stamrs this motith and no doubt you know what it is, but juet to em- phasize the point we repeat the oft Veld message, Every War Savings Stamp purchased in Canada this month will be used to purchase depth -charges. This is the reason the War Savings Staines drive this month is called "Stamp Out The Li-Boat." The objective for Canada is $1,350,-2 000 or eufficient to purchase 15,000 depth charges, To keep the sea landa open for our Oldiers, sailors and airtnett anti to 'keep the supplies flowing to our Overseas forces,- depth eharges are urgently needed, tut War Savings Stamps-,-all you. cart-4eforethe end of the month, no your share to "Stamp Out the ti-floats". PAPER WILL BE DAY LATE -NEXT WEEK Thursday Will Fe Paper Pay Net Week, News Must Be Sent In The Same Time However ••••••.••. As Monday next weelf will be holi- day and as the election will take place Qn Wednesday we will not issue the Advance-Times until Thursday of next week, Correspondents and others who supply news please note—that we must have' our news budgets in at the regular time so that the late election results can be set. J. C. SHEARER WILL REMAIN AT POST In last weeks issue we reported that Mr. James C. Shearer had resigned his position as Agricultural Representative for Huron County. We are most happy to state this week that his resignation was not accepted by the Hon. P. M. Dewan, minister of agri- culture, and that Jim has decided to stay on the job in Huron. Mr. Sheer- er has for five years given, splendid service not only to the farmers of the county, but his efforts on behalf of everything that is worthwhile has made his services to the community at large outstanding. Attending Summer Camp Harold and Norman Pocock are at- tending Camp Hermosa near Gone- rich. Draw Postponed The draw on the nylon hose" which waS to be held on August 2nd in aid of the R.S.W.A., has been postponed until Labor Day owing to the officer's absence, Elected Mason's District Deputy Mr. R. D. Philp of Myth was nam- ed district deputy „grand master for North .Huron at the animal meeting of the Masonic Lodge of Canada, held in Toronto. T. C. Wardley of Elora was elected grand master. Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs. J. Alger Nicklin, Blenheim, Ontario, announce the en- gagement of their second daughter, Kathleen Florence, to Ivan Allister Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Elliott, Gorrie, Ontario, the wedding to take place early in August. Plane Crashed Near Creditor' A twin-engined Anson bomber from No. 9 S,F.T.S. at Centralia crashed in an orchard on the farm of Garfield Hill, about four miles from the air- port, early Monday, killing its only occupant, an Australian student pilot. Next of kin have been, notified and the victim's name will be released when confirmation is received from Austra- lia. Husband, Wife 95 Years Old John J. Kerr, Milverton; observed his 95th birthday Monday and receiv. ed congrantlations from many. friends. His wife, the former Jane McWilliams, marked her 95th birthday on July 15, Both are in fairly good health. Mr. Kerr walks down town daily for his paper. On June 24, Mr. and Mrs. Kerr celebrated the 70th anniversary of their wedding day. They have been eesident of Milvertott since 1910. Narrow Escape, Burned In Wheat Buried in wheat, and slowly smoth- erign to death, Fernand Queenville, deckhand on the package freighter, "A, A, Hudson," was miraculously rescued from a hold of the boat by his fellow-members of the crew, during unloading operations at the Goderieh Elevator and Transit Company Mon- day'. He is in Alexandra Hospital, and was reported -in fair condition. He walked into a scuttle bole and fell into the hold where the elevator leg was operating at the time, INFORMATION RE PROXY VOTING al..•.•ri••,••••• For the information of any who re- ceive proxy forms we wish to state that proxy holders only teed to have the Revising Officer , fill in the form and on the election day present it to the Deptity Returning Officer who will then allow the holder to vote, Arrangements are being made to. hold special sittings of the Revising Wile- ers in each electoral district on. Tues- day, August Srd to reeeihre. applications from holdees. of proxies. On page nine of-this issue there is an advertise- mon width deals more fully with this. subjeet. Henry F. Lantz The"C, C. 14', will be represented in the contest by Henry F. Lantz, who conducts a farm in Carrick township, near Mildmay. He is the youngest of the candidates being 46 years of age, A native of Greg county he has farm- ed in Carrick since 1921. He also has had considerable municipal experience as he was a 'member of the Carrick council for nine years, six as reeve. He was warden of Bruce for a term. He is at present the president of the Carrick Unif of the Federation oS Agriculture. He is a Veteran of the World War 1, serving in France with the 15th battalion. LABOR DAY FROLIC PREPARATIONS ARE NOW UNDER WAY Plans Beiitt Made to Make This Years rolic The Best Yet The members of the Lions Club are expecting that the annual Labor Day Frolic which will be held on Mon- day, September 6th, will be a top notch , success as plans are already well advanced, . This great annual event is an. enter- tainment that most all in this district enjoy and support. Mark your calen- dar, Labor, Day, September 6th, for the Lions Frolic in Wingham. A good program is being arranged and there will be fun, ,frolic, games and excitement for all. BINGO! BINGO! The Saturday night Bingos which are being held in, the council chambers Saturday evenings are being well at- tended, Drop in- and try your luck this Saturday evening. .Proceeds for Overseas Smokes and Post War re- quirements. Good Prizes, Meet your friends at the Legion Bingo Saturday Bowled at Seaforth Four pairs from here took part in the doubles bowling, tournament at Seaforth on Monday evening. Only one pair was a prize winner Ed. Nash and Donald Rae winning 5th prize. Engagement Announcement The engagement is announced of Laura Muriel, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lane, to Leading Aircraftman Lloyd Chester Stewart, R,C,A,F,, only son of Dr. and Mrs, R, L. Stewart; the wedding to take place Saturday, August 7th, in Lon- doe, ()Marro, Short Sketches Of The Candidates In This Riding John W. Hanna , Carrying the standard of the Pro- gressive Conservative party is John W. Hanna of Wingham, Mr. Hanna was .born in Wingham and has lived his entire life in this town. He is one of the leading merchants of town and has been connected with merchandis- ing since he was a boy as the name of Hanna has been symbolic of business here for over 60 years. He at present conducts a men's furnishing store and a ladies' ready-to-wear. In his youth he took an active interest in sport. He is 53 years of age. In the muni- cipal field he has had much experience as he was for eight years a member of the council five of which he was mayor. "A member of the Lions Club he takes an active part in its affairs and over the years has been actively connected with every worthwhile en- deavour in the community. A FRONT, PAGE EDITORIAL By the time we publish our next issue the voting for the Ontario elec- tion will be over. It is the duty of all who are entitled to vote to cast their ballot. Although. this has been a short campaign the voting public should be familiar , with issues of the day and the program of the various parties, If anyone has not yet 'be- come familiar with this phase of the election there is still time to do so. We feel it is our duty to urge all citizens to vote. Carelessness in this regard in other countries has had very bad results. A small proportions of Germans wanted Hitler as their leader and fewer still were in favour of Mus- solini taking over the reins in Italy. We do not feel at present that we need fear any such event in tins country, but if people would vote 100 per cent at an times we are quite satisfied we would have better government throughout the years to come. Your duty on Wednesday next week is to vote. Presentation Following the regular morning service of the Wingham United Church, the members of the choir assembled to honour Mn, Wm. Cruik- shank, Best wishes for a long and happy wedded life were expressed by Rev. W. A. Beecroft and Mr. W. Tif- fin made the presentation of a British plate wall mirror.. Hugh Hill A former Reeve of Colborne, Hugh Hill, was the choice of the Liberals as their candidate. He is a native of that township and has lived there all his life except for a couple of years spent in the Peterborough district. His farm consists of 350 acres and he specializes in Guernsey cattle, He is ecretary of the Guernsey Caftle Breeders' Association of Ontario and a past president of the,association. He is also a past preSident of the Cana- dian Guernsey Cattle Breeders' As- sociation. He is 58 years of age. WALKERTON RINK WON TOURNAMENT Ladies Bowling Club Held IVIixed Rink Games The Mixed Rink tournament held on Thursday evening imder the aus- pices of the Ladies Bowling Club was well attended, 21 rinks taking part in the play. They were Goderich 3, Lucknow 1, Seaforth 1, Teeswater 2, Walkerton 1, Wingham 13. Three ten end games were played and a lunch was served between the second and third game. The winners were; 1st., Mr. and Mrs. J. Semple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eidt, of 'Walkerton, with 3 wins plus 20; 2nd., Mrs. L. C. Young, W. H. Gurney, Mrs. 5. Kerr, Donald Rae, Wingham, with 3 wins plus 19; 3rd., Mr. and Mrs. Willowby, Mrs. Cutt, Fred Hunt, Goderich, with 3 wins plus 10; 4th., Mrs. C. Dens, Gordon MacKay, Mrs. Geo. Williams, Omar Haselgrove, Wingham, 2 wins plus 15. ADVANCE POLL TO BE HELD .HERE An advance poll for the election of August 4th wilt be held in the council chambers here on Saturday, July 31st. The poll will be open front 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Entitled to vote at this time are mem- bers of the Canadian Militia (Reserve Units), Railway employees, sailors and travellers. C. C. F. Meeting Friday Night The Huron-Bruce C. C. F, Associ- ation are holding a meeting in the town hall here on Friday night in the interests of Mr. Henry F. Lantz, their candidate, Miss Agnes Macphail, former member of parliament end a member of the Agricultural commit- tee of the Ontario C. C. F,, will be the special speaker. Mr. Lantz will also address the meeting which has been called for 9 o'clock, MONDAY NEXT IS CIVIC HOLIDAY Merchants Will Close Their Stores a Day and a.. Half Next Week as, Half Holiday Will Also be Observed Mayor j, H. Crawford had -pro- claimed Monday next, August 2nd, -as Civic Holiday and the erchants of town will close their stores on this holiday that is observed each year here. Please note that the stores here will he 'closed on Wednesday afternoon next week also as the weekly half holi- day is observed regardless of any other holiday. FELL DOWN STAIRS CHILD INJURED Lois 'Stacey Rushed to Hospital Following Accident When she fell down -the stairs at the home of her parents, (Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stacey, 5-year-old Lois Stacey suffered concussion and was rushed to Wingharn General Hospital, We are pleased to report that she sufficiently recovered to be taken home on Mon- day. The accident happened early Thursday morning, Another Wingham Boy Overseas Mr. and Mrs, Jack Gorbutt of town have received a letter from their son Jack, stating that he arrived overseas, Dance Holrne's School, to-night (Wednes- day) night this week. Tiffin's orches- tra, Ladies of section please bring lunch. Admission 25c, Left For Prince Albert Mr. James Maxwell who -has been on the staff -of CKNX for the past two years has accepted a position with radio station CKBI at Prince Albert. Jim left on Monday to take over his new work and his friends here will wish him the best of luck. Won At TeesWatet At a doubles tournament at Tees- water last week Art Wilson and H. L. Sherbondy won first prize. Local pairs won third and fourth prizes also Omar Haselgrove and Bert Porter nosing out J. Davidson and W. R. Hamilton. . Notice ,To Red Cross Workers The Red Cross work room will be closed from AuguSt 1st to August 31st. The women have been working very steady and very hard and it is hoped that. when the rooms open in Septem- ber all will return to .carry on eine most important war effort. Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Watson, Brucefield, announce the engagement of their elder daughter, Margaret Strickland, to Mr. Gilbert Beecroft, younger son of Mr. John Bee-oft and the late Mrs. Beecroft, Belgrave. The marriage to take place in August. Saw Jim Russell Day Of His Last Flight Frank McQuillin, who is overseas with the R.C.A.F., saw .and talked to Flying Officer James Russell on the day that he made his last flight: This information was contained in a letter to his father, Mr, John McOnillin of St, Helens. Flying Officer Russell, formerly of Lucknow, wag reported missing on Tuesday, June 22nd after air operations over enemy territory% Frank had talked to bine that clay and along with Harvey Hall they were planning on a threesome leave that week-end. Frank paid tribute to Jim as being a fine fellow and awfully well liked by officers and men. Flying Officer Russell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Russell of town and Mrs. W. A. McKibbon is a sister. JULY SHIPMENT TO RED CROSS The following articles were shipped to Red Cross Headquarters by the Winghain Red Cross Society. This shipment is for July. Civilian-2 girls dresses; -5 boys suits; 2 boys shirts; 5 pr. felt bootees; 1 pr. wool bootees; 1 pr. boys mitts; 9 girls nighties; 2 boys top-coats; 4 quilts. Hospital-5 cony. gowns; 5 surgeons gowns; 14 hot water bags; 35 sur- geons caps; 30 gauze hankies; 900 compresses. Army Ottota-20 pr. gloves; 2 pr. socks. Airforce Quota,-2 T-neck sweaters.; 2 pr. socks; 2 sleeveless Sweaters. UNION SERVICES. STARTED SUNDAY .* These Services Will Continue Tss Various. Churches Until The Eta. Of August • The first in a series of union *serv- ices, in which the United, Presbyterian and Anglican Churches are taking part, were held in St Andrew's Free,- byterian church on Sunday. Morning and evening service were held, Rev, Kenneth MacLean, minister of the church conducted the services and in the morning he took for his scripturu reading the 4th chapter of Genesis and his text was from the 14th verse of the 13th chapter of Hebrews, "We are having no continuing city," At the evening service Mr. MacLeaz spoke on the subject "The Camp and, the City", and the scripture reading was the 11th to 14th verses 6f the 13th chapter of Hebrews. At the morning service Mr. and Mrs. Horace Aitchison sang "Thine ,Be My Own" and the anthem was "Bless the Lord Oh My Soul." Mr,. Stan. Sibthorpe at the evening service sang, "The Blind Plowman" and the anthem was "Peace Perfect Peace." The services for next Sunday wilt alga be in St. Andrew's church at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with Rev. Kenneth MacLean preaching. Hod, Harry C. Nikott teader of the Ontario Liberal Party. PARTY LEADERS SEEKING ONTARIO'S ENDORSATION George Drew Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. ...115.11,1,=112