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Town of Wingham
1944 Taxes
• Taxpayers may make payments on account
of 1944 taxes up to 90 per cent. of 1943 taxes,
Interest at the rate of Five 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.
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relatives.
Ross Turvey, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Robert Turvey, 2nd concession, Mor-
tis, is a patient in the Clinton hospital,
where he was operated on for an acute
case of appendicitis.
Alfred Agar is at his home with Mr.
and Mrs. Peter S. MacEwen after be-
ing a patient in the Wingham General
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Thursday, May 11th, 1944 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
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Miss Cafoline Wellwood was a
week-end visitor in Toronto.
Mr. Earl Groves of St. Catherines,
spent the week2end at his home here.
Captain T. L. Torrance, of Camp
Borden, spent the week-end with his
family.
LAC. Del Ewing of Deseronto, has
been spending a furlough with his
mother.
Miss Agnes MacLean of Toronto, is
visiting with her mother, Mrs. John
MacLean.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Fleming of Wind-
sor, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Walker.
Mrs. Geo. Lott has• returned home
having spent the winter in Hamilton
and Toronto.
Mrs. Mary Griffin has returned
borne having spent the winter months
in New York.
Articifer Elwell Webster, R.C.N.V.
R., Halifax, is spending a furlough at
his home here.
Mrs. Thomas J. Baker was called to
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
SPEAKERS— E. B. Jolliffe, M.P.P. and B. E.
Leavens, M.P.P..
— All are welcome. Please come early —
C.
Mr. Jolliffe also speaks at 7.30 over CKNX
Meeting, Wingham Town Hall
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Satur. Night, May 13 9 p.m.
Shur-Gain Feed Service
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Goderich owing to the illness of her
sister, Mrs. L. Govier.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McLaren of
London, spent the week with the Iat-
ter's father, Mr. Mac Graham.
Mrs. 5. R, (Dr.) Lockhart of Bath,
N.B., was a visitors for a day last
week with her uncle, M. H. and Mrs.
Elliott.
Mrs. M. H. Elliott has returned
from Cleveland where she attended the
wedding of her granddaughter, Betty
Gerrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Atidy Smith called on
relatives and friends in town on Fri-
day. Mr. Smith is now located in
Ottawa.
Mrs. Bruce MacLean has returned
home after spending the past month
with her husband in Debert and
Windsor, N.&
Capt. Ross and Mrs. Howson of
Fredericton, N.S., are spending a fur-
lough with the former's father, Mr.
Frank R. Howson.
Mrs. H. V. Pym is visiting with her
sister, Mrs. E. A. Russell, at St. Paul,
Minn. Tpr. Jack Pym spent the
4•POINT PLAN
week-end. M his 11(4 here,
LAC, Mike Robertson of Charlotte.
town, P.E.I„ .spent a furlough at his
home here, Mrs, Robertson returned
with him to spend the summer.
Mrs„ John A. East and Mrs. George
Bergstone, of Saskatoon, Sask,„ spent
a few days last week M the home of
the former's sister-in-law, Mrs. W, ,T,
Brown,
Miss Mavis Newell of -Kincardine,
and Private H, Mason, Camp Ipper-
wash, and Mr, S. Newstead of Fergus,
visited with Mr, and Mrs, H. Newell
over the week-end.
Mr.7 and Mrs, John P,. il\icKibbon
and Walton, and Mrs, A. B. Adams,
,are spending a couple of days in TO-
ronto. Mr. McKibbon le:attending the
annual meeting of the Drug Trading
Co.
BORN
WEDDINGS
Spears - King
In Peterborough, on Thursday, May
4th„ the marriage took place of Miss
Mary Gracey King, daughter of Mrs.
King and the late Thomas Cameron
King of Wingham and Flying Officer
W. Borden Spears, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas John Spears of Toronto.
The ceremony was conducted by Dr,
E., W. Young at the parsonage of St.
Andrew's United-church, The bridal
couple were attended by the bride's
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Duncan McDermid of Peter-
borough, The bride wore an aqua
wool suit with brown accessories and
corsage of pink roses. The groom has
been stationed at Ottawa as Public
Relations Officer with the R. C. A. F.
Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Spears left for a wedding trip to Otta-
wa and Quebec.
in this district having lived at Har,-
-riston, Whitechureh Hand Bluevale.
For ten years she and her husband'
conducted ,a general store at Bluevale.'
He passed on here in January 1939.,
Mrs. Mc-Caul was married at Forest-
ville,. December 26th, 1890; and they
celebrated their golden wedding here
in..I.930. After their marriage they
lived at Blenheim for two years and
at. Chicago for a year, They then re-
sided at Delhi and Fisherville .before
going to .Bluevale. Surviving is one
daughter, Mrs, W, C. (Lillian) King
of Brussels,. Following a private serv-
ice at the home of her son-in-law on
Thursday, burial took place in Wing-
ham Cemetery, .
7777-7-,777
Mrs. Oliver Gilchrist
On Wednesday, May 3rd, after a
short illness, there _passed away in
Ailsa Craig at the Presbyterian Manse
there, one of Wingham's oldest resi-
dents in the .person of Catherine Mac-
Kinnon, widow of the late Oliver Gil-
christ.
The late Mrs. Gilchrist, who was in
her ninety-first year, was born in Bur-
ford, Brant County, and at the age of
two years, moved with her parents to
Culross Township. When quite a
young woman, she came to Wingham
and in 1884 married Oliver Gilchrist
of Gilchrist Green and Co, and later
the Union Furniture Co.
The deceased spent all of her mar-
ried life in Wingham and was a
member of St, Andrew's Presbyterian
Church for seventy-two years and a
life member of the Women's Mission-
ary Society.
Surviving are two daughters, Eliza-
beth (Mrs. John Pollock) of Ailsa
Craig; Anne (Mrs. Norman Fry) of
Wingham; four grandchildren, Mrs.
Ronald Rae (Catherine Fry); Mrs.
Stewart Scott (Marion Fry); Norman
and Douglas Fry; both in the R,C.A.
F.; three great grandchildren, Mary,
Jamie and Anne, the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Rae,
Three sisters and one brother are
still living, Mrs. L. W. Fraser of Van-
couver, B,C.; Mrs. J. Brookbank, of
Oklahoma; Mrs. John Boles, Toronto,
and Neil MacKinnon, Goderich.
The funeral took place from the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. N. L. Fry
on Saturday, .May 6th, and the cere-
mony was performed by Rev. K. Mac-
Lean, pastor of St. Andrew's church,
Wingham, assisted by Rev, C. H. Mac-
Donald of Lucknow. Interment was
in the Wingham Cemetery and the
pallbearers were Messrs R, H. Lloyd,
A. M. Peebles, H. L. Sherbondy, W.
VanWyck, Rhys .Pollock and Ronald
Rae.
A niece, Mrs. C. Witherspoon of
Bolivar, N.Y., and a niece, Mrs. Fred
Waller, of Toronto, were in attend-
ance at the funeral. Relatives and
friends were also present from Tees-
water and Ailsa Craig,
ST. HELENS
The May meeting of the Women's
Institute was held in the community
hall with a good attendance and with
Mrs. Aitchison, the president, in the
chair. 'The roll call was responded to
with a helpful hint. It was agreed to
donate $5 to the Jam for Britain Fund
and $5 to the Russian Relief. May 19
was the date set for the Red Cross
quilting. A reading "Rules for Plant-
ing a Victory Garden in our Society"
was given by Mrs. Cameron. Mrs.
Gaunt and Mrs. Stuart sang a duet.
Mrs. Webb gave a reading "The story
of the pack of cards" and Mrs. Mc-
Pherson one on "Mother's Apron".
Mrs, Rice favoured with'a solo. Mrs.
W. J. Henderson, the district presi-
dent, was time guest speaker. She gaVe
an interesting address after which a
social half hour was spent when lunch
was served.
Commencing next Sunday, service in
the United Church will be held at
11.30' a.m.
"One, tow, three, four; one, two,
-three, four—" yelled the drill-sergeant.
''"My goodness me," said the sweet
little thing, "do they ?ally have to
teach those ignorant mechanics how to
count?"
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The gentlest thing in the world
Will override the strongest
. . . To remain gentle is to be in-
vineible. —Lao Tsze,
BLUEVALE
The final meeting of the season of
the Bluevale and District Men's Club
was held in the United Church on
Wednesday evening. It was an open
meeting. Time president, 5. C, Higgins,
presided. The guest speaker was Erlin
Ecklin of Wingham. Mr. Echlin, a
native of Wentworth County, has visit-
ed the chief cities in Ettrope and lived
for several years in London, in his
capacity of /news correspondent for the
magazines Time, Life and Newsweek.
He described the blitz in London,
mentioning especially the night of
May 10th, 1941, when 40 tons of
bombs fell and 1,100 people were kil-
led, The fire raid in lanuary of time
same year, destroyed 15„000 buildings,
Mr:'Eckliti told of lifi,.,going en as
usual in air raid shelters, of rescue
work, of bomb disposal squads, of
clearing of wrecicage and aid to bomb-
ed victims, making a very realistic -
Picture. Interesting discussions fol-
lowed the address, when the speaker
replied to the many questions asked,.
W, T, Cruickshank, Wingham, spoke
• briefly, congratulating the Men's Club
in its 'enterprise, During the evening
Mr, and Mrs. Donald Robertson, Fred .
Tempiernan and Mr. Profit of Wing-
ham, gave a number of orchestral
selections. Mrs. Robertson-also play-
ed an accordion solo, and Messrs
Robertson and Templeman an instru-
mental duet.
Baby Christened SUndaY
At the morning service in the United
Church, Rev, C, Tavener preached on
the Lives of Paul and ApollUs and
Mrs. J. Wickstead sang a solo, Mr.
and Mrs, Orville Jones of Brantford,
had their baby son, Kenneth Orville,
(baptised, The baby's grandparents,
Mrs. Milton Smith, Mr, and Mrs.
tames Jones, were present, also his
aunt and uncle, iMiss Jones and Ross
Sniith„
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper
was observed at Knox Presbyterian
Church, conducted by Rev. F. G.
Fowler. Mr. and Mrs. DonaldtitRobert-
son sang a duet "The Beautiful Garden
of Prayer." Next Sunday, a Mother's
Day service will' be held at Both
churches,
Y.P.S. Had Charge of Service
Members of. the Y.P.S. had charge
of the evening service at Knox Pres-
byterian Church. The president, W.
W, Adams, presided. The scripture
lesson was read by Harold Elliott and
Mary Bradshaw led in prayer. Mrs.
Smillie was the guest speaker. She
spoke on the Lives of the two great
evangelists, Moody and Sanky, and
gave a history of the hymn "There
were Ninety and Nine", and others of
their hymns. Rev. F. G. Fowler
closed the meeting with prayer.
W.M.S. Held Monthly Meeting
The pres:dent, Mrs. Raymond El-
liott, presided for the monthly meeting
of the W.M.S. held in the Sunday
School room of Knox Presbyterian
Church, on Thursday afternoon, After
singing "Blest be the Tie that Binds"
Miss Florence Fowler led in prayer
and Mrs. Eldred Nichol read for the
scripture lesson John chapter 12, Mrs.
W. H. McKinney told the story of the
Life of George Matheson and what
prompted him to write the hymn "0
Love that will not let me go". The
chapter from the study book dealing
wih the people of British Guiana, was
taken 'by ,Mrs. Harvey Robertson.
Arrangements were made for attend-
ing the W.M.S. Presbyterial at South
Kinloss next Tuesday. The president
offered the closing prayer.
Mission Band Elect Officers
The Mission Band of Knox Presby-
terian Church met in the Sundy
School room on Saturday afternoon.
The following officers were elected:
President—Patsy Stewart.
Secretary—Helen Breckenridge.
Treasurer—Billy Robertson.
The scripture was read by Floyde
Moffatt and Mrs. Felker led in prayer.
In the absence of Mrs. Harvey Robert-
son, Mrs, Fowler presented the study
in story form from time Study Book,
"We Gather Together." The program
for the year was outlined.
Miss Florence Fowler spent the
week-end with friends at Seaforth.
Mr-and Mrsr S, Rolph and daugh-
ter, Darleen, Detroit, and Mrs. Fred
Hollenbeck of Stratford, visited their
parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. W. Mann.
Miss Lillian Garniss has returned to
Detroit .after spending two weeks with
her sister, Mrs. J. J.' Sellers and other
Auspices Wingham C.C.F. Club.
H. Niergarth, President, Wingham.
FINLEY — In Wingham, on Friday,
May 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. James
Finley, Wingham, a daughter.
GAUNT — At Wingham , General
Hospital, on Thursday, May 4th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gaunt, a
daughter (stillborn).
GRIFFITH — At Wingham General
Hospital, on Sunday, April 28th, to
Mr. and Mrs, Carl Griffith, a
daughter.
JACKLIN — At Wingham General
Hospital, on Tuesday, May 2nd, to
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jacklin, R.R. No,
1, Ethel, a daughter.
JOHNSTON — At Bethel Home,
Brantford, on Friday, May 5th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnston, (nee
Winnifred Edgar), a daughter,
Nancy Patricia,
O'MALLEY — At Wingham Generial
Hospital, on Saturday, May Gth, to
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Malley,
R.R. No. 2, Teeswater, a daughter.
RATHWELL — At Wingham Gen-.
eral Hospital, on Wednesday, May
3rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rath-
well, Lucknow, a son.
ROBINSON—At Dryden, Ontario, on
Saturday, April 20th, to Dr. and
Mrs. Wilfred Robinson, a son.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Herbert A. McCaul
The death of Mrs. Herbert A, Mc-
Caul, the former Agnes Wilbur, took
place at the home of her son-in-law,
Mr. William King, Brussels, on Tues-
day, May 2nd, in her 75th year. Mrs,
McCaul had been a resident of Wing-
ham since 1929 and was well known
hospital for a short time.
Lorne McCrackin of Seaforth, spent'
the week-end with his parents; Mr..and
Mrs. Alex McCrackin.
Mrs. Arthur Shaw and Mrs. S. -
MacEwen accompanied by Miss Jessie
Strachan of Brussels, spent a day re-
cently with Mrs. George McDonald
and' Mrs. Harold Lawson at Clinton.
Having disposed of my store property, I am
selling my entire stock of flour, feed and groceries
at reduced rates for two weeks.
Flour at , $2.35 per 98 lbs.
Going
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H. T. THOMSON
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