HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-06-08, Page 1TURNBERRY HOWICK INVERNORINERAL
ADOPT SCHOOL AREA TO VISIT SEAFORTH
Plan Will Go Into Effect First Of
Next Year
Two townships in this community
Turnberry and Howick, at their coun-
cil meetings on Monday, adopted the
Township School Area Plan. This
means that the schools of each of these
townships will be administered by a
school area board. In the case of
Turnberry one board, five members,
will look after all the schools of the
township. In Howick two areas have
been set up and each will have a board
of five. The division in Howick is
the centre side road from Loh 15 ex-
cept. that school sections remain as at
present.
The five. memher boards will be
nominated at the regular nominating
meeting and if a vote is necessary it
will be held at the same time as the
municipal elections.
These are the first two townships
in North Huron to adopt this plan but
there is however a school area in one
part of the south of he County, Tuck-
ersmith. The plan for Turnberry and
Howick will go into effect the first of
1945.
SIGNALLING EXAMS
WERE HELD HERE
"The examinations to complete an
eight-week signalling course, under
instructor C. M. S. Locke, of London,
were held her on Sunday. Members
of the 99th Battery who tried the ex-
amination were, W. N. Deyell, D.
Schatte, W. H. Templeman, S. J.
Walker, J. R. Bailey. Eight from Lis-
towel Battery, also attended. Sixteen
members of Kincardine Battery at-
tended similar examinaion held in
Walkerton,
Dance Kirton's School
S. S. No. 2, Turnberry, will hold a
dance on Friday this week, June 9th.
Proceeds ,for overseas smokes. Ad-
mission 25 cents.
Cup and Saucer Shower
Mrs. W. W. Gurney was hostess for
a cup and saucer shower held at her
home on Tuesday evening last week in
honour of Mrs. Borden Speers (nee
Mary King). About 35 were present
and bridge was enjoyed during the
evening, 1
East Wawanosh To Hold
School Area Meetings
A series of meetings are being held
in the Township of East Wawanosh
to hear about and discuss the Town-
ship School Area plan. Meetings for
which arrangements have been made
at present are Currie's School, Thurs-
day, June 15th; Westfield School,
Monday, June 19th; at Belgrave For-
ester's Hall, Wednesday, June 21st h
GORE MINISTER
HEADS CONFERENCE
Rev. R. C. Copeland, B.A., President
Of London Conference Of The
United Church
Rev. R. C. Copeland, B.A.., now of
Gorrie, who previously held charges
at Parkhill, Thamesford, Thamesville
and Talbotville, was chosen president
of the London Conference of, the
United Church in Canada. The meet-
ings were held in London. Mr. Cope-
land was elected on the third ballot,
and at the end of the conference took
office, succeeding Rev. Dr. J. Y. Mac-
Kinnon. The runners-up in the elec-
tion were Rev. Duncan McTavish, of
Calvary Church, London, and Rev. W.
T. Eady, of Watford.
Born in Hamilton, Mr, Copeland
moved to London with his family
when three years old, He attended
Lorne Avenue School, and was gold ,
medalist in the entrance examinations.
After leaving public school he joined
the Grand Trunk Railway and became
private secretary of U. E, Gillen, then
general superintendent at Toronto.
Conscious of a vocation to the minis-
try, he resigned and took up his edu-
cational work again by starting at the
London High Schoel; matriculating,
he entered Victoria College, Univers-
ity of Toronto, and graduated as a
Bachelor of Arts in 1914, tie IS mar.
vied and has two sons, Capt. !George
Orahant Copeland, R.C.A,M,C,,,
cal offider • of the Dufferitt and Haldi-
rt.:and Rifles; and Donald Copeland, a
third-year' student in dentistry at the
University of Toronto,
WAWA .NOSH COUPLE
.MARK ANNIVERSARY
311'. and Mrs. David Currie Celebrated
.Golden Wedding On Tuesday
On behalf of their many friends we
extend congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. David Currie of East Wawanosh,
who celebrated the 50th anniversary of
their marriage on Tuesday, June 6th.
During the afternoon and evening a
continual stream of friends and rela-
tives called td extend greetings. They
also received numerous gifts, cards
and other messages of congratulations.
The tea table was centred with a
beautiful bouquet of gold lilies and the
other decorations were of gold shade,
Pouring tea were Mrs. H B. Elliott,
Mrs. John Tervit, Mrs. William Wel-
sings and Mrs. Arthur Hook, of To-
ronto. Assisting them were Misses
Verna Thompson, Doreen Currie and
Jessie Currie.
It was on •June 6th, 1894, that Jem-
ima H. Huggin became .the bride of
Mr. David Currie, The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr. David Perrie,
minister of St. Andrew's Church,
Wingham. The bridesmaid was Mary
"Huggins, the late Mrs. Norman Farqu-
harson. The best manavas Mr. George
'Currie, who now resides at Cherry=
ville, B. C. Since their marriage, Mr.
and Mrs. Currie have resided on their
farm, "Glenfield", on the Lucknow
Road.
Mr. Currie who is in his 74th year,
is a native of East Wawanosh, the son
-of the late Robert and Ann Currie who
as pioneer settlers, resided on the
farm now conducted by Mr. Robert
J. Currie. He is a veteran of the First
Great War enlisting with the 161st
Battalion, and is a member of Wing-
lam Legion.
Mrs. Currie was born in Roxburgh,
Scotland, coming to Wingham in 1892.
She is in her 70th year. They are
:members of St. Andrew's Presbyter-
ian Church, Mr. Currie was for many
years a member of the Board of
Managers while Mrs. Currie is an ac-
tive Home Helper of the .Women's
lvfissionary Society.
They had a family of nine, James E.,
Margaret Leah, and David Kenneth at
'home; Mrs. Russell (Ethel May)
'Gaunt, of Kinloss; Mrs. Eric (Flora
Jean) Elliott of Ottawa. The other
'four children, Robert, George, Annie
May and Janet Dorothy predeceased
them.
ELUEVALE CLUB
DID VERY WELL
All Placed In A Class. At Achievement
Day and Headed the Demonstration
At the Achievement Day held in
Clinton on Saturday there were 25
present in the Junior Home Making.
Of these seven were -from the Blue-
vale Club.
The girls from Bluevale, the only
representatives from the north part of
the county, made a very fine showing
all placing in the A class,
In the demonstration "Play 'Safe
with Milk" from the project "The
Milky Way" the club representatives,
Marguerite Henning and Helen Thom-
son placed first, Eillen Henning had
an exhibit "A Table Set For Two"
from the project "The Club Girl En-
tertains."
MAGAZINES SHIPPED
BY NAVY LEAGUE
,Oven Two Tons Have Been Sent To
Headquarters
During ,the ,past year the local
branch of the Navy League has ship-
ped 4865 pounds of magazines to their
headquarters. This is an important
work and the public are requested 'to
Continue leaving magazines at the
Navy League Depots. The committee
wish to express their appreciation to
the public for their splendid co-oper:
ation,
The shipments were as follows:
July 9th '760 pounds
November 8 635 pounds
January 81 615 pounds
April 8 990 pounds
June 1 1805 pounds
Total 4865 pounds
Leave your magazines, playing
cards or games at ItcNibbon's, HAW-
groves, Hydro Shop, Mason's or 11,1o,,
A:1mM
NEW LUMBER FIRM
TO LOCATE HERE
Beaver Lumber Company Have Pun'
chased The MacLean Planing Mill
ast week the heaver Lumber Com-
pany of Winnipeg purchased the Mac-
Lean Planing Mill, We understand
that they have already in transit to
Wingham a large ctiantity of lumber.
Work has commenced on the erec-
tion of two modern sheds to house
the lumber and considerable improve-
ments will be made to the mill build-
ing.
The coal business will still be oper-
ated by the MacLean family with Miss
Margaret in charge of the office which
we understand will be moved to cen-
tral location on the main street.
The Beaver Lumber Company is a
very large firm. They operate in ten
other municipalities in Ontario and
also in scores of location in the West.
EXECUTIVE OF RED
CROSS TO MEET
Meeting Will Be Held Thursday
This Week
An executive meeting of the Wing-
ham District Red Cross 'Society will
be held in the Council Chambers at
3 p.m., on Thursday, this week.
Red Cross members are invited as
at this meeting a social time will be
held and presentation of badges will
be made to the past presidents of the
society.
TO HOLD FLOWER
SERVICE SUNDAY
The Anniversary and Flower Serv-
ice of Wingham United Church Sun-
day School will be held at 11 a.m.
Sunday morning next, June 11th.
The special speaker will be Miss
Caroline Wellwood, retired missionary,
who will give an address on prayer.
Sunday School children will form
the choir, and also take part in the
senvich. ' The usual floral parade will
be held,
Belgrave School Fair Sept. 12th
The prize lists for the Belgrave
School Fair have been printed and will
be distributed soon. The date of the
fair is Tuesday, September 12th.
'Entertaining In Manitoba
\VMr. Jack Thynne (The Kansas
Farmer) left last Saturday to enter-
tain at the B Circuit Fairs in Mani-
toba. Jack has a contract for 20 days
and will be away until July.1st,
acknowledge Cigarettes
Seven more acknowledgements were
received by the Legion for cigarettes.
They were from E. J. Deyell, W. J.
Elston, W, J. Tiffin, N. R. Young,
A. C. Furness, M, C. Johnson, R. W.
Holmes,
County L. O. L. To
Meet Tuesday
North Huron County Loyal Orange
Lodge is holding it semi-annual meet-
ing at the Wingham L, 0. L Hall, on
Tuesday, June 13, at 8 p.m. Mr.
Harold Love, of Ethel, County Master,
will preside.
RECORD BLOOD DONOR
CLINIC LAST WEEK
186 Donated at 13th Clinic Held Here,
130 Men and 56 Women
Wingham District Red Cross Blood
Donor Clinic held here on Wednesday
last week set a new high with 186 at-
tending the clinic, 130 men and 56
women, All told 190 were notified.
There were 39 who donated for the
first time, Bronze pins were awarded
to 31 who donated for the third time
and 13 received silver pins as sixth
time donors. Frank Johnston of
Wingham was presented with a gold
pin having already given ten. dona-
tions.
Twelve beds were used and nineteen
nurses were on hand to „service this
record clinic, The objective for the
next clinic Is 200' 'donors,
Doctors in attendance were: John-
ston of Lucknow; Jamieson of Brus-
sels; McCallum of Teeswater; Vokes
of Flyth; amid!, 'Crawford and Red-
mond of Winghatn, The clinic was in
charge of Mrs. Cooper, nurse-
technician froth Toronto.
Each donor was served coca-cola
which had been presented to the clinic,
(Continued on page foriq
LOCAL COUPLE WERE
INJURED IN CRASH
Mr, and Mrs. W, J. Clark in Palm-
erston Hospital. Driver of Other
par in Accident Was Killed
Mrs. W. J. Clark is in Palmerston
Hospital suffering from fracture of the
jaw, crushed chest, lacerations to the
face and legs, and fracture of the right
knee. As we go to press her condition
is still considered to• be serious, Mr,
-Clark although not seriously injured
was cut about the head and legs and
is suffering from bruises and shock.
The driver of the Other car, Fred
Watts of Orangeville, was killed and
a post mortem held at Palmerston on
Monday afternoon showed a ruptured
aeorta and ruptured lung. Mr. Watt
died instantly from internal bleeding
as he was crushed behind the steering
wheel.
The accident took place five miles
north of Listowel about 11.30 o'clock,
Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs, Clark
were returning from Toronto and Mr.
Watt was proceeding to Orangeville
from Sarnia, where he is employed.
He was alone in the car. Mrs. Clark
was driving at the time of the accident.
In a statement Mr. Clark stated that
the Watt car came toward them in a
zig zag manner and left the road onto
the shoulder, then swerved back on
the highway. The cars met head on
and the impact Wrecked both cars.
Mr. Clark was thrown through the
windshield and his wife was crushed
behind the steering wheel. The first
Doctor on the scene was Dr. H, E.
Livingston of Listowel and he pro-
nounced Watt dead.
The investigation into the accident
was made by Provincial Constable J.
McGetrick of Listowel, assisted by
Chief Constable C. F. Rocher, Lis-
towel.
Dr. Riddell of Palmerston, coroner,
was called at the time of the accident
and the matter of an inquest was re-
ferred to he Crown Attorney at Strat-
ford,
ODINELLOWS HAD
BIG NIGHT HERE
Candidates From Wroxeter And
Wingham Receive Degrees
The Oddfellows Hall was the scene
of much activity on Thursday night
last week. Five candidates were given
thheaenFdiBr sityiVit
the 1st and, 2nd degrees, three from
o ,eogLfiliet IgtlieeT..S\vith Wingham
h
Wingham degree team carry
work of the Second Degree.
A social hour was held at the close
of the work in the lodge room.
ge xoennhtt fWi edr
lodge.
x,b yt
Wroxeter
Engagement Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Haines of
Gorrie, wish to announce the engage-
ment of their eldest daughter, Elva
Florence, to Mr. Bert. Wylie, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wylie, of Clif-
ford ,The marriage to take place the
middle of June.
MEETING IN LOWER
WINGHAM THURSDAY
School Area Plan Will Be Explained
A meeting will be held in Lower
Wingham School at 8,30 Thursday
evening this week, when the Township
School Area Plan will be explained,
Inspector J. H. Kinkead will be' pres-
ent. ,
WORD RECEIVED JACK
BROOKS IS WOUNDED
Telegram Stated He Was Slightly .
Wounded In Action
Monday morning Mrs. Clarence
Brooks' received a telegram informing
her that her son Private John Thomas
Brooks had been slightly wounded in
action, Jack's father died in Septem-
ber 1941 and the• next month Jack
Went overseas.
Jack has four years service with the
active forces as lie enlisted in the
Perth Regiment in June 1940, He has
been with the Central Mediterranean
Forces since last October.
It is hoped that word of his OM,.
pieta recovery will be received soon,
Mrs. Brooks has another son in the
services, Robert Brooks with the Tank.
Corps at Camp Borden.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
HELD MONDAY NMI
Rt. Rev, John T. Kidd, Roman Catho-
lic Bishop, Administered Sadrament
of Confirmation
At Sacred Heart Church, Wingham,
on Monday evening, Right Reverend
John T, Kidd, Roman Catholic Bishop
of the Diocese of London, administer-
ed the. Sacrament of Confirmation to
a class of 36 candidates, comprised of
20 boys, 12 girls and 4 adults from
the combined parishes of St. Ambrose
at Brussels and Sacred Heart of
Wingham. Prior to the impressive
ceremony of Confirmation, His Ex-
cellency examined the class on their
knowledge of the catechism and of the
simple truths of their Catholic Faith.
The candidates with their sponsors
assembled, in a body to receive the
Sacrament which made them "Soldiers
of Christ". Beneditction of the. Most
Blessed Sacrament closed the service.
The church was filled to capacity for
the occasion. Clergy present in the
Sanctuary were Father McDonald of
Clinton; Father ,...-McMahon of St.
Augustine; Father. Benninger and
Father Kelly of London; and Father
Paquette, Pastor at Wingham.
HURON DEANERY TO
MEETS HERE FRIDAY
Ven, Archdeacon Andrew, of Honan,
China, Is To Speak
The Spring 'Conference of Huron
Deanery will be held at St. Paul's
Church, Wingham, Friday, June 9th,
opening with a celebration of the Holy
Communion at 10 o'clock. The Rural
Dean, Rev. E. 0. Gallagher, will be
the celebrant, assisted by Revs. G. K.
Nobes; W. H. Dunbar, and Rev. R. M.
P. Bulteel.
Following the service, the chapter
will meet with the Rural Dean as
chairman and the Laymen's Confer-
ence will be led by Mr. H. G. Meir,
Seaforth, president of the. Huron As-
sociation. In the meantime Mrs. E.
0. Gallagher, president of the Huron
W: A. will preside over the conference
of the Woman's Auxiliary. Mrs. L.
Jacklin, Dundalk, recently from Sas-
katchewan, will speak to the ladies at
the afternoon session.
At 12.30 lunch will be served by the
ladies of St. Paul's Church.
At 3 o'clock a joint session will be
held of all groups At which the dele-
gates will hear an address from Ven.
Archdeacon. Andrew of Honan, China.
The Archdeacon of London, Dr.
Doherty, will also
Streeter will report
School Examination
and Deanery.
speak.
on the
in the
P. H.
Sunday
diocese
COUNCIL CONSIDERED
ARREARS OF TAXES
All 1943 Business Tax Or Previous
Unpaid Business Tax Must Be Paid'
In Thirty Days
Probably the most important item
considered at the council meeting on
Monday night was the arrears of
taxes. An effort will be made by the
council to have the taxes brought as
nearly as possible up-to-date.
The first step in this regard was a
motion by Councillor Spry and. Reeve
Evans that all business tax unpaid for
1943 or previous to ,that time must be
paid in, 30 days or proceedings to col-
lect same will be taken,
Three building permits were granted
on motion of Councillor Spry- and
Reeve Evans providing the buildings
are in accordance with the town by-
laws. The permits are for a garage
by Charles Bondi; W. H. Gurney &
Son for a building back of store previ-
ously occupied by W. Clark, and
the Beaver Lumber Company for the
erection of lumber sheds on the prop-
erty they purchased from the Mac-
Lean Eitate, planing mill property,
45 The iMayor said that there was a
rattle in the pump of the fire truck
and that should he repaired as soon
as possible, Arrangements had been
made with the fickle firm at Wood-
stock to do this if council were agree,
able, The truck would he away for a
day,
The matter of coMpleting, the at-
rangeMeritt to have the fire truck
taken to Woodstoek was left to the
fire tonintittee on motion of Notleil.
tors Johnson and Lloyd,
(Continued Ott page five)'
Second Annual Field Day And Picnic
Under Auspicesedtesa of
ay, June
Huron u Federation
of Agriculture at Seaforth, on
Wednesday,
Wednesday, June 14th will be a
momentous day in the history of Sea-
forth, and Huron County when His
Excellency, the Earl of Athlone,
Governor-General of Canada and Her
Royal Highness Princess Alice will be
present at the Second Annual Field
Day and Picnic sponsored by the
Huron Federation of Agriculture.
E
The day's events will begin at 10
a.m. at Seaforth Lion's Park, when the
Shorthorn breeders of Huron and
Perth Counties will meet for their
Field Day and Judging Competition..
The large entries of shorthorns will
provide interesting classes which
everyone will have an opportunity to
judge.
Prof. George Day, of Guelph, will
finally place the cattle, and the ladies,
men and boys turning in the highest
number of points will receive prizes
donated bye the Seaforth Merchants.
Five classes of shorthorns will be
judged. Aged Bulls; Bull Calves;
Covh; Yearling Heifers; Heifer
Calves.
2. The sports events, under the
chairmanship of Reeve John Arm-
strong will function smoothly. At 11
a.m, children's sports of all kinds will
be run off for cash prizes. There will
be classes for boys and girls under 6
years; 10 years and 12 to 15 years of
age. •
Continued on page four)
Patriotic Dance
Come and bring a friend to Holme's
School on Monday, June 19th. Music
by Tiffin's orchestra. Lunch. served.
Admission 25c.
MILITARY• EXERCISFS
AT LONDON BRINE
99th (Res.) Battery Held First
Scheme Of The Season Sunday
On Sunday the 99th (Res.) Battery
held an all day scheme at the London
Bridge. This was the first of the out-
door exercises for this seasons Last
year the battery held ten such schemes.
It is not expected that there will be
as many Sunday parades this year.
The battery is preparing- to go to
summer camp at Petawawa. The
period of training there will be from
16th to 30th of July.
Anyone enlisting in the battery 'will
be able to go with the troops to camp.
Recruits are required, so enlist to-
day.
Of Interest To Farm People
In the Institute Hall, Whitechurch,
on Friday evening, June 16, Dr. A, R.
Campbell, V.S., of Hensall, will give
a talk on bangs disease. This meeting
is sponsored by the East Wawanosh
Unit of the Federation of Agricul-
ture and all farmers are invited. A
social time will be held following the
meeting.
NOTICE TO
WATER CONSUMERS
The hours for 'lawn, 'garden and
street watering are from 6 a.m. to
8 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Water for these services must not be
used at any other time. This by-law
will be strictly enforced.
Wingham Utilities Corn.
BAND CONCERT WAS
WELL ATTENDED
Programme Enjoyed By A Large
Gathering
The opening band concert for the
season held on Sunday evening in the
Town Park, was attended by a large
number who were well pleased with
the programme presented.
The programme for Sunday evening
next will be: Hymn, Abide with Me;
Maple Leaf Forever; March, Raise the
Flag, Beyer; Overture, Nines Rose,
Sutton; March, Demonstration, Wal‘
lace; Waltz, Old folks at Home,
Bland; Welsh National Anthem, blot
lick; The Dream Train, Newman;
March, Star of Films, Roger! *ails;
March, Old Soldiers Never Die; God
SaVe the Xing,
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ALLIES UM ON THE
FRENCH INFST-COAST
Operations Are Going said
Winston Churchill
At last D-Dayarrived. At dawn on
Tuesday,' June 6th Allied troops land-
ed in France and the invasion was on.
Paratroopers in great numbers 'landed
inland and a great . invasion fleet of
4000 ships aided by several thousand
smaller boats landed men and supplies
on the beaches, between Le Havre and.
Cherbourg.
The Allies used new scret weapons
and this no doubt helped silence the
shore installations in a very short
time.' A beachhead 60 miles wide has
been established and much less op,-
position than was expected has been
encountered, although Prime Minister
King has warned that the fighting is
certain to be bitter and costly.
Canadians are playing a great part
in the operations by land, sea and in
the air. Combined forces of Ameri-
can, British and Canadian troops
made the assault on the beaches and
have driven inland to establish them-
selves firmly.
This history-making event is the
major Allied attempt from the West
to smash the German forces, The
prayers of all the people' of the United
Nations are for divine protection and
guidance. Two community services of
intercession were held here on "D"
Day, both in St. Paul's Church. One
was at 8.15 a.m. and the other at 7.30
o'clock in the evening.
The supreme commander, Gen.
D. Eisenhower, said to his men, "You
are about to embark on a great cru-
sade. The eyes of the world are upon
you and the hopes and prayers of all
liberty-loving peoples go with you., •
We will accept nothing less than full
victory."
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
said that operations are going welt
and this gives greater hope and en-
couragement to all.
EVENING AUXILIARY
TOLD OF CHINA
Miss Caroline Wellwood Was The.
Guest Speaker
Wellwood, returned
sneaker and.;.
guest -
gave a most interesting account of ner
trip home from China. She also gave
a glimpse of hthe work two young
Chinese friends, who are graduates of
Christian Schools are accomplishing
in China.
Miss McGregor, the president, con-
ducted the business, At the close of.
the meeting a social hour was enjoyed„
BINGO! BINGO!
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Legion every Saturday night
will hold a Bingo in the Council
Chamber, Town Hall. The proceeds
are for Overseas Smokes and Post-
War work. Good prizes. By your
pretence you will aid this important
phase of Legion work.
BEES KILLED BY
LATE SPRAYING
Garnet Farrier Has 45 Colonies
Destroyed
The loss of 45 colonies of bees by'
Mr. Garnet Farrier recently, was a
serious loss indeed, The bees have
been housed on the Amos Cornelius
farm for some years. It is believed
that the bees were poisoned by some
one in the community spraying then
orchard or orchards while they were
in bloom during the last two weeks in
May, The bees were working as usual
at that time and then they failed to
return. All that is left is the brood of
young bees which of course could not
leave the hives,
Spraying of orchards should be done
prior to the blossom period so that
the bees will not be poisoned, also so
that the bees may carry on the work
of pollination, Late spraying is riot
Only detrimental to the bees btit will
effect the apple crop also,
The May meeting of the Evening
Auxiliary of Wingham United Church
was held recently at the home of Mrs.
Alton Adams,
Mrs. Stainton conducted the meet-
ing and was assisted by Mrs, Wilson
and Mr§: Flat:,
Miss Caru,..,
Missionary, was