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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-09-21, Page 1JO ,W7 1 .4W Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Lacy With Which Is Amalgamated The Gerrie Vidette end. Wroxeter News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1944 r11111e111111111111,1 'Single Copies rive Cents. MUSSELS COUPLE HAD SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ross, Parents a Dr. George Ross of Town, Celebrated Their Diamond Wed- ding Anniversary Saturday Saturday, September 16th, was a great day 'in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. David .C. Ross of Brussels. It was their 60th wedding anniversary and a multitude of friends called to extend congratulations. They were also the 'recipients of beautiful floral gifts, cards and telegrams, one M which was from the King and Queen who extended congratulations and best wishes. During the afternoon and evening, at their home '"Rosevilla", they grace- ously received their friends, who were very pleased that they were both en- joying good health. Mr. Ross is 80 and Mrs. Ross 82. Ten years ago, when they celebrated their 50th anniversary, they had their pictyres taken and one could notice little change in this grand' old couple since that time. Interesting also was their wedding photo of 60 years ago and those taken at the time of their silver wedding. The guests were welcomed by one 'of the grandchildren, Karen Blain, of 'Toronto. After visiting with Mr. and :Mrs. Ross also Mrs. John E. Smith, 'of Brussels, sister of the groom, guests 'were ushered into the dining room by 'embers of the family. During the' afternoon Mrs. George :Ross of Wingham, and Mrs. Vernon :Ross of London, poured tea. Grand- 'daughters of the bride and groom were assistants, Barbara and Mary Ross of Wingham, Ann and Sheila Blain of Toronto. Mrs. Gifford Swartman of Sioux Lookout, and Mrs. Munro Blain of Toronto,• officiated at the tea table in the evening, the grandchildren again assisting. The family in honour of their par- 'tilts, presented a baptismal font to 'Brussels United Church which was 'dedicated by the pastor, Rev. Efugh 'Wilson, during the morning service on Sunday. All the family were home for the celebration and the dedication service. 'They are: Mrs. R. J. McLauchlin, of '-Brussels; Miss Gertrude Ross, of To- ronto; Dr. George Ross, of Wingham; Dr. Vernon Ross, of London; Mrs. 'Gifford Swartman, of Sioux Lookout; :Mrs. Munro Blain, of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Ross are both life-long -residents of Brussels community. Mr. Ross was born 'in Brussels, son, of the 'late Mr. and Mrs. David Ross. For -many years he conducted a general .dry- goods and men's furnishing busi- Oess. Mrs. Ross was the former Maria Jane Ames and is a native of Grey Township, Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ames, were pioneers of the -township clearing the virgin bush to -make their home. Prior to her mar- riage on the 16th of September, 1884, ;she taught school in Brussels. We take-great pleasure in extending -the felicitations of the people of this 'district to Mr, and Mrs. Ross. Left For California Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Field left last week for California. Mr. Field is 'very fond of California and they ex- Tect to spend much more time there 'than previously. ,Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Appleby, ,of 'Clenannan, announce the engagement of their younger daughter, June Ber- 'nice, to Mr. Wallace Henry Morland, of 'Kincardine. The marriage to take .place late in September. NAVY LEAGUE PLAN FOR DITTY BAGS .Assistance In This Worthy Under- taking Is Asked The local branch of the Navy League‘have again the task of supply- .ing Ditty Bags for the sailors. On- Mario has a quota of /0,000 so that .every effort is required to meet it, Please leave articles or money do- .nations at the Red Cross rooms, Tttest day or Thursday afternoons, or any- 'time With Mrs, j, P, Meltibbon, bald .nations are required, prior to the mid. die of October and the public are asked for full ce.operation, .Stiggetted articles are : cigarettes, .itote paper, pocket Sited novels, *A- les Wields, Sewing kits, razor blades, ,cans of ftnit ,eake, canned OUR, POLITICAL MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY North Huron Progressive Conserv- atives Will Hold Nominating Con- vention Here September 27 The political pot is beginning to boil in North Huron. With reports of an election in the offing the Progres- sive Conservative Association of North Huron are holding a nominating con- vention here on Wednesday afternoon, next week, September 27th. The special speaker will be Mr. Karl Homuth, M.P. Mr. K L, Cardiff of Morris Town- ship, near Brussels, has represented this riding at Ottawa since the last election when he defeated Bob Deach- man who was Liberal member for one term. It is not expected that there will be any opposition to Mr. Cardiff at this time. FINANCING HOSPITAL PROJECT CONTINUES Letters Have Been Mailed To Many • Former Residents During the last week the committee 'in charge of subscriptions from former residents mailed out a number of let- ters and are very hopeful of a good response. There are still many such letters to be sent and these will be attended to in the near future. The local subscription committee are continuing to carry on their part of the program and they are very pleased at the response they had to date. As previously stated this is rather a slow process as the commit- tee is not a large one. But it is hoped to reach all in due course. When the campaign started some time ago there was yet to be collected $21,400. This is a large amount and all will have to do their best so that this objective may be reached. TEA AND SALE The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion are holding a tea, sale of baking, work etc., in the armouries from 3 to ,6 Saturday afternoon, September 23rd. There will also be a White Elephant table. All are extended a cordial in- vitation. 'Proceeds for Patriotic pur- poses. Rummage Sale October 14 The Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospital will hold their an- nual Rummage Sale in the Armouries on Saturday, October 14th. Plan now your donations of used clothing, dish- es, furniture, boots, hats, in fact any- thing you do not require or can do- nate. BENRAVE SCHOOL FAIR WAS MARKED SUCCESS There Were Over 1000 Entries, School Fair Concert Will Be Held Friday, September 29th The 24th Annual Belgrave School Fair was held on Tuesday, September 12th, with a good crowd in attendance, Ten schools were represented in the colorful parade which was led by members of the Lucknow Pipe Band, Stewart Procter, president of the fair; J. ,H, Kinkead, ICoderich, Inspector of Schools; Bruce Matheson, Clinton, Agricultural Representative for Huron County, and other officials and judges. Each school, carried a beautiful banner and many groups were in cos- tume, Following the parade, the groups gathered at a main corner where short speeches were made by the president, Mr. Kinkead, Mr. Mathe- son, Mrs. McKercher of Seaforth, J. D. Beecroft, reeve of East Wawanosh; Cecil Wheeler, Reeve Of Morris, A spelling match conducted by Mr, Kin- kead was won by Jessie Currie of S,S. No, 9, East Wawanosh, The Belgrave School Fair is now the largest fair of its kind in the province, The poultry exhibit was the largest in years and the quality was of a high standard, the judges said, The school projects showed originality and good work on the part of both teachers and pupils. There were large exhibits seen itt collection of vegetables, dining wont bouquets, northern spy applea, bird houses, Writing, essaiy,S, drawing, pOCMS and many other elasses, There were over a thousand entries, (;Continued on page three) The story of the Cleveland Coloured Quintette is not complete without special mention of Mrs, F. H, Lacy, whose picture we now present in this issue, along with Mr. Lacy, the leader of the group. Mrs Lacy is an accomplished music- ian who 'has consecrated her gifts to the services of the Lord. Her devoted services at the piano, where she plays night by night, contributes a great share to the success of the inspired singing. Without music book, she plays the various pieces at a moment's notice. She is indeed an ideal part- ner to Mr. F. H. Lacy. These friends, along with the other members of the party, including Mrs. Parker, soloist, and Miss Gladys Jones, who plays the second piano, in Mrs. Lacy style, have contributed something to the spiritual life of our community and surrounding towns and district. It is the opinion of older residents of Wingham, 'that not since the Cros- sley-Hunter campaign, held in the Presbyterian Church about 45 years ago (then the largest church in town) have meetings like those at present, been held, Daily at 4 p.m. a prayer meeting is held in the Baptist Church. This follows fifteen minutes of sing- ing by the Quintette, broadcast from our local radio station. The Spirit of God also has rested upon the preaching of Rev. James' K. Holland of Olivet Baptist Church, To- ronto, the Evangelist for this cam- paign. , We give God all the thanks and praise for the great measure of interest and blessing which is being experi- enced these days. NEW RATION BOOK TO BE DISTRIBUTED Distribution Will Take Place 14th 21st Residents of Wingham and District will receive their No. 5 Ration Books during the week of October 14 - 21, Mr. W. A. Galbraith, secretary of the local Ration Board has announced. In Wingham the books will be distributed October 19, 20, 21. Complete informa- tion as to the time and dates for the various centres in the district will be given later. The new books will be good for 50 weeks so that if necessary books will distributed early in October next year. Won Beauty Contest Miss Mary Prentice of Guelph, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Prentice, former Wingham residents, was recently chosen Miss Wellington County at the finals of the contest held at Guelph. Miss Prentice will be remembered by many here where she attended school. The family have been away from.here for three or four years. MODERATOR PREACHED SUNDAY EVENING Rev, A. C. Stewart of Midland, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Spoke on Prayer A large congregation was present at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Sunday evening to welcome Rev. A. C, Stewart of Midland, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church in Canada. An added interest to this meeting was that Mr. Stewart is' the brother of a local lady, Mrs.' W. A, Russell, with whcart he and his wife visited on Sunday. The Moderator is making a visit to his church folk all across Canada and this community were indeed fortunate in having Wingharn and Teeswater, where he was at the morning service, included in his itinerary, He those for his scripture reading the 11th, chapter of the Gospel of St. Luke and his text was taken from the 1st verse of that passage,' "Teach Us to Pray" and he added as jesus pray- ed, The theme of MS address was the power of :prayer, the power of family prayer. It was the Master's prayer that urged the. disciple's to say "Teach Us to Pray". The highest commeti. tory on prayer I have heard, the (Continued on page. five) JACK DAY HOME FROM OVERSEAS Arrived Home Unannounced Noon Saturday Mr. and Mrs. George Day, 9th con- cession of East Wawanosh, had a very pleasant surprise Saturday when their son, Sgt. Air Giinner John Hastings (Jack) Day, phoned them from the C.N.R. station here at noon that he wanted a ride out to the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Day expected that Jack would be coming home but had no idea that he would arrive at that time. Jack enlisted from High School here in May 1943 and received his training at Manning 'Pool, Toronto; Camp Borden; Summerside; Prince Edward Island, where he graduated as an air gunner; Three Rivers and Lachine. He went overseas in March this year and prior to returning home was on operational duty over France, Belgium and Germany. Jack spent the week-end at his home and after reporting at Ottawa expects to come home on 21 days leave, On Saturday night Jack was made welcome home by the many who saw him during the evening while he was in town. We welcome him back on behalf of the folk of this community, FULL ENTRY FOR MIXED DOUBLES Thirty-Six Pairs Took Part In Mixed Doubles Tournament Here Monday The mixed doubles bowling• tourna- ment held on the local green Monday evening was a great success. There was a full entry of 36 pairs, Walker- ton 4, Teeswater 4, Lucknow 8, Wing- ham 20. Between the second and third game a delightful lunch was served, The winners were: 1st., Miss Marg- aret Rae and Mr, Robert Rae ,of Lucknow, three wins plus 22; 2nd., Mr. and ,Mrs. Art Wilson, of town, three wins plus 20; 3rd., Mrs. E. R. Harrison and Howard Sherbondy, three wins plus 18; 4th., Mr. and Mrs. A. Solomon of Lucknow, three wins plus 17; 5th., Mrs. George Williams of town and Mr. John Pollock, three wins plus 13; 6th., Mrs. 0. McClevis and Win. Kerr of Walkerton, two wins plus 18; 7th., Mrs. Kyle and L. Nel- son of Walkerton, two wins 'plus 16. Attending Alma College Misses Marjorie French and Moria Haywood returned to Alma College last week to continue their studies at that institution. Miss Joyce Walker has also enrolled at Alma this year, it being her first year there. Presbyterial Sectional Meeting September 28th The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church, Huron Presby- terial, has planned to hold the North Sectional meeting in the Ethel United Church on Thursday, September 28, with morning and afternoon sessions. Mrs. Childs, of London, London Con- ference Branch President, will be the guest speaker. 1, 2, 3 At Seaforth Wingham Bowling Club members went to town in a big way at Seaforth on Wednesday last week. Local pairs placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd. It was the Tip Top doubles tournament. Jim Gurney and Donald Rae won first prize, a suit each, with four wins plus 32. Lorne Webb and Wally Miller were second with four wins plus 27, and received occasional chairs. With four wins plus 25 Omar Haselgrove and Alex Crawford were third and won motor rugs. Two other pair did not get in the prize list, HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS NAMED OFFICERS High School Girls Reorganize Athletic Association Last week the girls at the High School elected the officers and form representatives for their Athletic As, Sedation as followSt President—Dorothy Hamilton, Vice-Pres.---Edna Brophy. Sec'y.—Alma Thompson. Treas.—Ruth McGuire, Form representatives; Grade 13, E. Hart; grade 12, I. Curie, grade 11, Ruth Higgins, grade 10, Gloria. Swan, son, grade 0, Grate Holmes, APPEAL SOUNDED FOR MORE BLOOD DONORS . Emergency Use For Rohm* Victims Has Depleted Blood Serum Stocks 41, An urgent appeal for blood donors to fill pressing war needs has been issued by Mr. Russell T, chairman of the Ontario Blood Donor Committee of the Red Cross. Emergency use for robomb casual- ties in England has drastically de- pleted blood serum stocks overseas. Mr. Kelley said that following cessa- tion of hostilities in Europe great quantities-of blood serum will be need- ed by all British Forces in the Far East. The need now for our soldiers fighting in France and Italy is greater than ever before. Register now at McKibbons or the Red Cross rooms,' II. S. STUDENTS HAD THEIR INITIATION Freshmen and Sophomores Paraded On Main Street The annual initiation of the Wing- ham High School was held on Mon- day. Last year there was no initia- tion thus both Freshmen and Sopho- mores were initiated by the senior students. This year the initiation took the form of a giant parade •down John St. and up Josephine to the Town Hall where the School Yell was given by the Freshmen and Sophomores. Inci- dently the School Yell was originated by Ace Bateson who won a contest for a School Yell conducted by Miss' K. McGregor in 1939. The students undergoing the initiation were dressed in the usual comic costume which is so symbolic and traditional of all in- itiations. INSTITUTE MEETS FRIDAY, SEPT. 29th The September meeting of the Wo- men's Institute will be held in the council chambers, Friday afternoon, September 29th. The guest speaker will be Mrs. Iris Morrey-, superintendent of Wingham General Hospital. The program com- mittee is Mrs. S. Bateson and Mrs. Gordon Robinson. Roll call is to be answered by a remedy for juvenile de- linquency. The hostesses are Mrs. A. R. DuVal, Mrs. C, B. Armitage, Mrs. C. Hopper, and Mrs. Horace Aitche- son. To All Euchre Fans Poultry Euchre 'ill be held in the Oddfellows on Thursday evening, October 5th. Game starts 8.30 sharp. Admission 25c. MISSION GROUPS MET TOGETHER Goforth And, Marion Williamson Auxiliaries Also Mission Band Guests Of The W. M. S. ' On Wednesday evening, September 13th, the Senior Auxiliary of the W. M. S., held their regular meeting in the basement of St. Andrew's presby- terian church, The meeting, the theme of which was "Love", took the form of a family night, whon the Go-forth and Marion Williamson Auxiliaries, also the Mission Band were invited to attend. The programme, which had been planned by Mrs. Kenneth Mac- Lean, opened with the call to worship and invocation, by the president, Mrs. W. A. Russell, who later extended a welcome to the visiting auxiliaries. The devotional was taken by the Go- forth Auxiliary, Mrs. T, A. CM-He reading the scripture, and Mrs. J. P. McKibbon giving a short address, also leading in prayer. The Misses Mary Somers and Donna Chittick, Masters Kenneth MacLean and Jack Hender- son, all members of the Mission Band, contributed a chorus. The dedicatory prayer was offered by Mrs. John Cur. rie. The years' study book on British Guiana, was reviewed by means of lantern slidea shown by Mrs. Kenneth MacLean. The Marion Williamson Auxiliary was represented by Miss Gwendolyn McLean, who sang a solo. Mrs. Donald live, on behalf of the meeting, moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. Xeoneth MacLean, and the meet. log was closed with prayer by Mrs. Henderson. A social half hour was then enjoy ,d. HURON-MAITLAND PRESBYTERY MET Rev. Kenneth MacLean of Whighal4. Was Named Clerk of Presbytery At a meeting of the Huron-Mak, land Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Canada held at Clinton last week, Rev. Kenneth MacLean of Wingham was appointed Clerk of Presbytery as Rev, John Pollock, who has been clerk for some years of Mait- land Presbytery and of the combined Presbytery since amalgamation, had transferred to the London. Presbytrei having accepted a call to Ailsa Craig. A call for the Rev, Richard H. G. Williams of Regina to the First Pres, byterian Church at Seaforth was pas- sed. Mr. Williams was present and accepted the call. The arrangements for the induction at Seaforth on Wed- nesday, September 27th, at 8 p.m, were completed. The Presbytery will meet at 7,30 prior to the induction. Rev. C. H. MacDonald of Lucknow, Mod- erator of Presbytery, will preside and induct. Rev. Richard Stewart will narrate the steps; Rev. Jas. E. Taylor will conduct Divine Worship. Rev. Samuel Kerr will address the, congre- gation and Rev. Kenneth MacLean will address the minister. The Rev. D. J. Lane has been ill, and the Presbytery agreed to grant him leave until November 1st or long- er if necessary to recover. The Presbytery appointed a com- mittee to consider nominations for- principal of Knox College, Toronto. This committee will report at the De- cember meeting. The committee, on Students and. Colleges decided to certify Mr. Mc- .Carroll of Gorrie and Molesworth, student for the ministry. Since the name of Dr. James Shortt has been added to the mill of Pres- bytery the Presbytery decided an elder should also be added and decided to ask the Wingham Session to have an additional elder. The commissioners to the last Gen- eral Assembly gave a report. They. were Rev. Richard Stewart of Gode- rich, Rev. A. H. Wilson of White- church, and elder John McKay of Kin- cardine. The- report of the S. S. and Y. P. S. was given by Rev. D. B. Cram. Mr. Cram reported that the fall rally will be held at Bluevale, Friday evening, October 13th. Rev. A. H. Wilson reported on the vacancy at Auburn, Blyth and Smith's Hill and Rev. S. Kerr on Cranbrook and Ethel. No arrangements have been made for these two charges as. yet. 4. MEETINGS AT THE TOWN HALL ARE BEING LAMELY ATTENDED THINKS NORTH LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Mr. John Hanna, M.P.P., Returned Last Week •From Extensive Trip Through Northern Ontario That the north country if properly developed will furnish a home for many who wish to farm is the opinion of Mr. John Hanna, M.P.P., who re- turned last week from a trip through that vast section of Ontario, He was one of a party organized by the. Hon. Col. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agri- culture, to see first-hand this great northern part of the province. Care should be taken according to Mr. Hanna, in the agricultural develop- ment of this part of the province, but he stated, there are very large areas which are suitable for farm lands. The north known for it mines and forests will some day also become a vast agricultural development. Mr. Hanna was particularly impres- sed with the results of the crops grown on the Ontario experimental and dem- onstration farms at New Liskeard and Kapuskasing. Hay and grain crops both in the top rank of pro- duction. Addressed Mitchell Institute Mr. Lorne R. Webb Of town, was the guest speaker at the Gould Wo- men's Institute, Mitchell, last week. 3rd and 5th At Hanover Four pairs from here took part in the doubles tournament at HanOver on Thursday, Howard Sherbondy and Mel Donahue won third prize with an- other local pair Wally Miller and Alex Crawford being fifth. Two other pairs from here did' not win prizes. NO LEGION BINGO THIS SATURDAY Play Will Be Resumed Saturday, Next Week, Sept. 30 As announced last week the Legion Bingo usually held cull Saturday night in the council chambers has been cancelled for this week due to the meeting being held in the auditorium of the town hall. These bingos will be resumed Sat- urday night next week, September 80th. After missing two weeks of Play it is hoped that the attendance will be very large as the proceeds are used for smokes for the boys overseas and for post War work among the soldiers, October Fractured Hip- Dr. John White of Lucknow fractur- ed his hip last week. The injury was X-rayed at Wingham General Hospital. Dance At 'Jaime's School Monday evening, September 25th, McDowell's Orchestra. Lunch. Pro- ceeds for patriotic purposes. All in- vited, Celebrated Wedding Anniversary Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W..' J. Gallaher, Gorrie, who on Mondays celebrated their thirty-seventh Wed- ding Anniversary at the home of Mrs. J. Lennox. Studying At Hamilton Miss Grace Louise Parker, daughter of Dr. F. A. and Mrs. Parker, of town, left on September 12th for Hamilton, where she began a two year course in laboratory technology in Hamilton, General Hospital. BLYTH CALF CLUB SHOW RESULTS Show Was Held In Connection With: Blyth Fair The calf show by members of the Blyth calf club was one of the attraa. tions at the Blyth Fall Fair on Thurs- day. The exhibits were under the supervision of 3, B. Matheson, agricul- tural representative; and W. A. Cul. bert, Dungannon, was the judge. Poi. lowing is the standing of the exhibitors out'of a possible score of 1,000; James Snell, Clinton, OK Billy Taylor, Pelgrave, 892; Louis Phelan, Blyth, 882; Billy Young, Blyth, 878; Eleanor Taylor, Belgrave, 8'77; Billy Gibbittgs, Clinton, 872; John Pollard, Blyth, 80; Maurice Ilallahan, Belgrave, 861; Harry Lear, Myth, 855; Alan Dunbar, Belgrave, 840; Charles Brigham', ttlyth,, 827,