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1944 Taxes
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of 1944 taxes up to 90 per cent, of 1943 taxes',
Interest at the rate of 'live per, cent, per an-
num will be allowed on such prepayments,
Prepayments of taxes must be made at the
Town Treasurer's .Office, Town Hall,
W. A. GALBRAITH, Treasurer,
Town of Wingham.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
. PO. George Lloyd spent a furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
Lloyd.
LAC. Chester and Mrs. Stewart of
Trenton, are spending a week with Dr,
and Mrs. R. L, Stewart.
Sgt. Jack Day of Lachine, spent the
week-end, with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Day, Turnberry,
Mrs. 011ie Thompson of Listowel,
was a week-end visitor with her dau-
ghter, Mrs. R. S. Hetherington.
Mr. W. J. Bacon and Miss Mar-
rnichael of Toronto, spent the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. R. Bacon.
Mr, Harold Mitchell came home on
Friday. Harold recently under.went
an operation on one of his eyes: We
extend the best wishes from his
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Riish of Weston
were week-end visitors with Mt% and
Mrs. J. H. Mitchell. Miss Margaret
Mitchell is spending a few days at her
home here as her father underwent
an operation on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Manners and
sons, Edward and David of Owen
Sound, were visitors in town over the
week=end. They were accompanied by,
Mr. Manners' nephew, Sgt. Rick Cole
of the Royal Aair Force, whose home
in in Minety, Wiltshire, England. Sgt.
Cole. has just completed his training
and recently graduated as a bomb
aimer at Winnipeg.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Robert T. Kemp
Mrs. RoberrT. Kemp, life-long and
beloved resident of Listowel, died Sat-
urday at the home of her son, Lieut.
F. \W. Kemp. In failing health for
some time,..and seriously ill for the
past four months, she had been con-
fined to the Listowel Memorial Hos-
pital for a number of weeks, and only
recently had been removed to the
reeStablin
Frylogle'! Barn •
NOVEMBER 1943 UNTIL MAY 1944
The following are sponsors of free stabling
for farmers at Fryfogle's Barn during the above
period:
TOWN OF WINGHAM
ADVANCE-TIMES
ARMITAGE'S
BERT ARMSTRONG
'HARRY BROWN
CANADA PACKERS
CASKANETTE'S SERVICE
STATION
ROBIN CAMPBELL'S Garage
CKNX RADIO STATION
W. J. CLARK & SON
CHAINWAY STORE
CRAWFORD'S GARAGE
DOMINION STORE
DUNLOP SHOE STORE
THOS. FIELD & CO.
A. FOXTON
HARRY FRYFOGLE
GIBSON'S BAKERY
MISS GRAHAM'S GROCERY
HANNA & CO. (Gents - Lad-
ies Wear).
W. R. HAMILTON
OMAR HASELGROVE
ROBT. HOPPER
WM. HENDERSON
HEUGHAN'S HARNESS
SHOP
HOLMDALE CREAMERY
HOWSON'S MILL
DR. GEO. W. HOWSON
ISARD'S STORE
MURRAY JOHNSON Garage
KING'S STORE
LYCEUM THEATRE
MASON'S BOOK STORE
MITCHELL'S MEAT MART.
MERKLEY'S GARAGE AND
' SERVICE STATION
MUNDY'S GROCERY Store
DAVID MURRAY
C. H. McAVOY
McKIBBON'S DRUG STORE
1VieLEAN LUMBER & COAL
NORTH1END GROCERY
ED. NASH
ROSS ORVIS
GEO. OLVER GROCERY
DONALD. RAE & SON
REAVIE'S SERVICE Station
RED FRONT GROCERY
DR. GEO. H. ROSS
RUSH READY-TO-WEAR
SMITHS ECONOMY STORE
HARTLEY SMITH
PERCY STAINTON
STEDMAN'S, 5c to $1.00 Store
GEO.' TERVIT
THE T. EATON CO.
U. F. 0.
A. J. WALKER
WEE LEE'S RESTAURANT
WINGHAM AUTO WRECK-
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'Thursday, March 23rd, 1944
WiNGI AM ADVANCE-TIMES
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Harold W. Timmins, Toronto and
Wilbur W, Timmins, Montreal; two
stop sons, Bismark, Vancouver, 13, C.,
and j, H. Fulton Timmins, Toronto,
also two sisters, Miss Lucina Watson
and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick both of
Toronto, The funeral service was
held from Dunn Avenue United
Church on Saturday afternoon, Inter-
xnent in Park Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. (Rev. David) Rogers
Mrs. Elsie Esther Lowry, widow of
the late Rev. David Rogers, died on
Saturday, March 11th, at Memorial
Hospital, St. Thomas. Mr. Rogers
ministered to the Methodist congre-
gations of Blnevale, Ebenezer and
Johnston's Church for four years. Mrs.
Rogers possessed a beautiful Christian
character and filled her position in the
hepomspmitualniitty.y with dignity, bindness and
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs, Frank Marlatt (Lillian) of St.
Thomas and F. C, Rogers of Hamil-
ton. •
The funeral service was held on
Tuesday from the L.B. Sifton Funeral
Home. Interment took place in St.
Thomas Cemetery. •
Elizabeth Alba Louise Tanner
On Sunday, March 12th, there pas-
sed away after a short illness, Eliza-
beth Alba Douise (Betty), youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hary.ey
Tanner, Newton, and granddaughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston, Turn-
berry. The funeral took place on
Tuesday last week. Service was con-
ducted by Rev. L. J. Draper, rector
of Grace Church, Millbank. Interment
was made in 'Grace Church Cemetery.
Mts. Robert Owens
Mrs. Mary Agnes Owen's, wife of
the late Robert Owens of East Wa-
wanosh, and a life long resident of this
community, died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. John VanCamp, on Sun-
day, evening, March 19th, in her 69th
year.
In May of 1942 Mrs. Owens suffer-
ed a slight paralytic stgoke from which
she partially recovered, never regain-
ing the use of one arm. Two days
before her death she was stricken with
a severe stroke, in a few moments
laspsing into unseonsciousdess from
which she did not rally,
Born on Lot 42, Concession 7 of
East Wawanosh, she was a daughter
of the late James and Mary Love
Nethery. 41 years ago she was mar-
ried in Trinity Church, Belgrave, to
her late husband, after which they
farmed on the 9th Concession of East
Wawadosh until his death 17 years
ago. Mrs. Owens then moved to Bel-
grave where she has since resided. She
and her husband were members of the
former Methodist Church and later of
Trinity Anglican Church.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs, John
Thomas Fairservice ' of Londesboro,
one brother and three sisters prede-
ceased her. Also surviving are two
boys and one girl who lived with Mrs,
Owens from their childhood, they are:
Private James Owens of Wingham,
now with the Canadian Mediterranean
Forces in Italy; Elwood Nichol of
Newmarket, and Miss Verna Johnston
of London,
The funeral *as held Tuesday after-
noon with a private service at the
home of her sister, Mrs. VanCamp,
followed by a public service at 3,30 in
Trinity Anglican Church, Blgrave,
conducted by Rev. P. H, Streeter of
Blyth, followed .by burial in Brandon
cemetery. 1
Mr. Norman Keating sang "Beyond
the Sunset" and the pallbearers were
six cousins, Herman Nethery, Cooper
Nethery, Abner Nethery, William
Nethery, William Brydges, Christ-
opher Nethery,
William J. Kieffer
The death occurred on Saturday,
March 11th, of William J. Kieffer of
,Turnberry, aged twenty-eight years,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kieffer of
Carrick, Some weeks ago Mr. Kieffer
was seriously injured by a. motor, truck
while unloading grain at his barn, and
was rushed to the Bruce County Hos-
pital at Walkerton, where everything
poSsible was done for him. There
seemed at the beginning to be a good
chance for his recovery, but compli-
cations set in which caused his death.
Just one• year ago he purchased the
farm of the late John Fortune on the
9th concession of Turnberry and had
already won the affection and% esteem
of his neighbours.
Besides 'his parents, he is survived
by four brothers; all of Carrick, and
three sisters, Mrs. Clarence ,Roth of
Preston, Mrs, Thos. Purcell of Toron-
to, and Miss Kathleen Kieffer, R.N.,
of New lrork,
The funeral took place on Tuesday
morning, March 14th, to the Tees-
water Roman Catholic Church, where
Requiem High Mass Was celebrated
by a cousin, Rev, Father Gillen of
Walkerton, assisted by, Rev, Father
Hawkins of Teeswater and Rev, Fatly-
et Paquette of Wingliam.
Many floral tributes and pards and
letters, of sympathy testified to the
high esteem in which be was held by
all who knew hint The pallbearers
MONEY TO LOAN ON
FIRST MORTGAGES
Now is the TIME to stop paying
rent and to buy a farm,
Writetts if you have been thinking
about it, We may be able to
help you with a loan.
All inquiries treated confidentially.
thirort&Erie
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
London Windsor
St. Thomas Chatham
were, john McBurney, Leslie Fortune,
Jos. O'Malley, Jerome Schmidt, Nor-,
man Cronin, and Milton Schumacher,
Mrs, R. J, Mann
Death came to Mrs, R. J, Mann on
Tuesday of last week, after an extend-
ed illness. Born Mary Elizabeth *Ew-
ing, at Markham almost 78 years ago
she had come to the Teeswater dis-
trict when in her youth and apart from
a few years spent in London had re-
sided in Teewater ever since. She is
survived by a son, William H, Mann,
of Teeswater, and a daughter, Mrs.
Anson Robinson, of Toronto; also two
sisters, Mrs. George Allen, of Wrdx-
eter, and Mrs. W. H. Thompson, of
Montreal. Her husband predeceased
her in 1940, The funeral was held
from the residence, Thursday, service
was conducted by Rev, R, Stewart,
of the Teeswater United Church, of
which she was a member, Interment
took place in 'the chapel of the Tees-
water Cemetery.
W. F. Braden
The funeral service for the late
William Frances Braden, whose death
occurred with tragic suddenness at his
farm home west of Strasbourg recent-
ly, was held in the United Church
there.
The late Mr. Braden was born in
Wingham, Ont., 73 years ago He was
one of the eldest of the pioneers of the
district, coming before the railway in
1903. He homesteaded northeast of
Strasbourg. In 1911 he moved to town
and took over the management of the
lumber yard for 12 years. Then he
resumed farming operations. He was
a member of the Orange Lodge and
for many years served on the town
council.
DIED .
WALLACE-In Detroit, on Sunday,
March 19th, Lucinda Stevens, be-
loved wife of James Wallace, Grey
Township. The remains are resting
at Fryfogle's Funeral Parlours,
Wingham, where service will be
held on Wednesday, March 22nd.
Interment in Wingham Cemetery.
RUTLEDGE-At St. Joseph's Hos-
pital on March 8, James Rutledge of
Elk Lake, aged 76 years; born in
Huron County, Ont., and had resid-
ed in Saanich district for the last 16
years, He was a 'life member of
San Diego, Calif., Aerio No, .244,
Fraternal Order of Eagles. The
late Mr. Rutledge is survived by his
widow, Louisa; one sister, Mrs. A.
E. Fothergill of Wingham, Ont.;
also a nephew and niece in Ontario.
BORN .
CHALMERS-In Blyth, on Monday,
March 6th, 1944, to Sgt. and Mrs,
Robert Chalmers, the gift of a son,
Wallace Raymond. .
DREW CANDIDATE
WON BY-ELECTION
Charles Martin, Progressive Conserv-
ative Elected In Haldimand-Norfolk
In the first by-election since the
Progressive Conservative government
took office in Ontario their candidate
Charles Martin of Sincoe, was elect-
ed Monday, sweeping the riding of
Haldimand-Norfolk-with a majority of
2,234 over both opposing candidates.
The vote. was:
Martin (PC.) 10,622
Gibson (C.C.F.) 4,492
Mutrie (Lib.)` 3,896
The itanding of the legislative is,
Progressive Conservatives, 38; C.C.F.,
84; Liberal, 15; Labor-Progressive, 2;
Independent Liberal, 1; Total 90.
EADIES W. M. S.
The March meeting of the W.M.S.
of Eadies Presbyterian Chnrch was
held last Thursday in Gilmotir's
school. The opening hymn, "0 God,
our help in ages past", followed by the
scripture reading from John, chapter
20, verses 1 to 20 by Mrs. Geo. Day.
The comments were given by Mrs.
Leslie Fortune and prayer by Miss
Jean Wilton. The roll call was ans-
wered by a collection of pennies for
the expense fund, Hymn "Speed the
servants, Saviour, speed them" was
sung. The topic, taking the work in
British Guiana front 1082 to the pres-
ent;' was taken by Mrs, Eitigh Gil-
niour and Mrs. Alkin Hastings,
The society mourn deeply the pass-
ing of Mrs. Thos. Haugh, one of its
active and beloved members, The
meeting closed with hymn "Le.ati: on,'
0 Ring Eternal", the Lord's Prayer
And National Anthem. •
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent quilting,
ARMY CALL GOES 'OUT
FOR BOY RECRUITS
Boys Between 17 and' 1$ are Being
Recruited
One hundred 'Canadian boys between
the ages of 17 and 18, who have their
.0nblic school education or better and
have proof of age are now being
sought in Military District Np. 1 to
learn a trade in the Canadian Active.
Army, it was revealed today by
C. Fetterly, Officer Commanding
No, 1 Mobile Recruiting Unite C. A.
(A).
Will Be Taught Trades
The boys will be taught English,
current affairs ,woodworking, mathe-
matics, draughting, electricity, general
science, metal work, clerical, motor
mechanics. During the course they
will be allocated •into the different
general trades groups which will fit
them best, These are:-Electrical
field electrician or wireless mechanics,
machinist; machine turners or fitters,
Survey or draughtmanship, surveyors,
topographical, architectural or mech-
anical draughtsmen. Clerical; clerks
for one or all of the, technical arms.
Basic training is completed while at
school and on graduation' the young
soldiers are tradesmen eligible for the
extra allowance, known as "Trades
Pay". Also, the Officer said, they may
not be sent overseas until their 19th
birthday,
13 WOW Course
until the age of 1:7.3i is attained the
pay is only 70c per day, but full army
pay is then allowed. The course takes
About 18 months, three being .devoted,
to orientation at Toronto and the :re-
mainder at Technical training at
Hamilton, Uniform's etc,, are supplied,
also barracks with dormitories, dining
room, lounge, recreation room, library,
and dry canteen, Dental and Medical
care is also provided. Further infer-,
matir and application forms may be
obtained from. the IMObile Recruiting.
Unit which is in town every Friday
from noon until 1,45 in the afternoon,
other 'branches .of the Army that the
unit is interested in is General En-
listments (Active Army Only) ages.
18-37, And applicants, for the Cana-
dian Women's Army Corps 'bewteen
the ages of 18 and 45 inclusive. Ap-.
plicants between the ages of 18 and 19
must produce proof of age, Free
transportation IS supplied to London,
Ont. for Medical Examination.
"So you have married the queen of
your heart?"
"Yes, and today she made the first
speech from the throne."
LABOUR SAVING TIPS
Experimental work in agricultural
engineering by the Engineering Divi-
sion of the Field Husbandry Division,
Dominion Experimental Farms Serv-
ice, demonstrated that in the handling
of hay a one-man rack saved labour in
loading from a hay loader, and that
one man could do the work of two
men in building a load of legume
silage when that type of rack was
used. To allow a tractor to draw a
39th Annual
Spring
PPRIMNRNM!"0"..0,4•91.10.1.11!".00
CLINTON
Thurs., April 6
Featurina.
Horses, Beef Cattle, and Bacon
• Hogs.
$1250.00 Prize Money.
Oxhibit of Dressed Bacon, Hog
Carcasses.
Junior Farmers Judging
Competition,
Loud Speaking. System,
The Fair will be officially
opened by the Lieutenant Gov..
error, of Ontario, the- Honour-
able Albert Matthews, who will .
arrive at . Clinton,. 1203, noon,
Mrs. Matthews will accompany
his Honour.
Middlesex Huron. Regiment will
furnish Guard of Honour. •
No 5 R.C.A.,P, station band
will be in attendance accompan-
ied by different R.C.A.F4 units
for the opening ceremonies;
which will be broadcast over
CKNX, Wingham. -
This promises to be an out-
standing stock show.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all citizens.
John Innes, A. J. McMurray,
President, General Manager,
horse-type mower, a safety release and
lifting device was. devised for the
mower, making it possible for one man
to operate both the tractor and mower.
Plans for a pole hay stacker have been
distributed by the Division to farmers.
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home of her son. She was in'her 78th
year. Formerly Emma Jane Long,
the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Elijah Long, Mrs. Kemp was born
in Listowel on August 31, 1866. When
a young woman she married Robert
T. Kemp and they took residence on
Mill street, where she has since resid-
ed. Her husband predeceased her
about ten years ago. Mrs. Kemp was
a member of Christ church. She
leaves four daughters and one son,
Mrs. C. E. Gable, Newmarket, Mrs.
J, J. Rankin, Pickering, Mrs. R. A,
Currie, Wingham, Miss Gladys Kemp,
Listowel, and Lieut. F., W. Kemp,
Overseas. One sister, Ws. Minerva
Walster, Listowel and 12 grandchil-
dren also survive. The memorial
service was held Monday afternoon at
the late residence on Mill street, with
Rev. Herbert Naylor in charge. Burial
took place in Fairview cemetery, Lis-
towel.
Mrs. James S. Timmins
Mrs. Charlotte Amelia, Watson, wid-
ow of the late James S. Timmins, died
suddenly at her home 90 Cowan Ave.,
Toronto, on Thursday, March 16th,
after,a brief illness.
Mrs. Timmins was born at Harris-
ton and later lived for a time at Wing-
ham, where ' she was married to the
late NI's. Timmins, who operated a
general store at Bluevale. After leav-
ing Bluevale they lived in Alliston,
Almonte and Winchester and for 40
years resided at South Parkdale„ Mrs.
Timmins lived a very active life. She
was a `faithful worker for the Red
Cross and War Service work. She
was a member of the official board of
the Parkdale United Church, past
president of the Women's Missionary
Society and at one time was corres-
ponding secretary of the Toronto W.
C.T.U. and was one of the group of
members responiible for the building
of Willard Hall.
Surviving are two sons, Alderman