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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-09-28, Page 5~ 'MILK FOR BRITAIN TAG .' DAY - Wingham•• Sat; seot.3Q. A DIME SENDS A QUART! THE NEED IS GREATER THAN EVER! BE GENEROUS! The Tag Day is Sponsored by WINGHAM LIONS CLUB I Miss Lenora Higgins, Reg. N., of Victoria Hospital Supervising staff, London, is spending this week withoher parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Higz gins, having spent the earlier part of her vacation travelling through North- ern Ontario and Quebec including the Saugenay River Cruise. OBITUARY Mrs. R. W. Hoffman Funeral services for the late Mrs. R. W. Hoffman were held from the residence, Victoria Street, here, on Friday afternoon. Rev. W.M.. Beecroft, pastor of Wingham United Church officiated. The funeral was largely attended by sorrowing friends and relatives. Burial took place in Wing- ham Cemetery. The pallbearers were, E. S. copeland, R. H. Lloyd, Charles Lloyd, W. G. Tiffin, Alvin Orvis, Frank R. Howson. Mrs. Hoffman had not been enjoy- ing good health and on Monday last week was taken to Wingham General Hospital. Her condition rapidly be- came worse and she :passed on Wed- nesday morning. She was the former Cora Belle Kerr and was in her 50th year. A native of Wingham she was a graduate of the Western Hospital, Toronto. Twenty-five years ago she was married and. her husband,' Major R. W. Hoffman. is with the Canadian Dental Corps, Overseas, having pro- ceeded Overseas with the first contin- gent over five years ago.- At that time Mrs. Hoffman returned to Wingham Waste Not Want Not Waste not — Want not. Yes grains are plentiful now, and you Can feed straight grain to your hogs, if you Want to! You can feed straight grain - 1100 lbs. of it, to your weanling pigs, and raise them to market weight in 7 to 8 months. OR—you can feed the way experienced hog growers have found to be most economical, most profitable, and most satisfactory in every respect. You can replace 400 lbs. of grain for every hog fed, wall only 50 lbs. of SHUR-GAIN 40% HOG CONCENTRATE! And you'll get those hogs off to market 6 to 8 weeks faster! It's no wonder SHUR-GAIN 40% .HOG CONCENTRATE does such a satis- factory job of hog feeding. It's packed full of extra animal proteins for maxi- mum growth. It's highly fortified with vitamins for health and vitality, and it's mineralized to meet the utmost demands 0t fast growing hogs. Shur-Gain 40% Hog Concentrate Sold by CANADA PACKERS WINGHAM ALEX MANNING N BELGRAVE McKINNEY BROS.. w OLUEVALE JOHN OLMSTEAD - BELMORE O 101 11 8 O 0 ocao=ozzo==so=o1===o=oi===toi=zomo=o=so I 11 Command attenti n IRA The sale actually commences after the order is closed and the product has left your premises. It is the function of good printed matter to • enhance your sale and stimulate interest so that your pro- spects will want more merchandise just like it. No piece of printed matter is too small to create a good impression, and this organization is prepared with facilities and knowledge to help you in creating printed mater- ial that commands attention ! Let us help you with your next problem. O O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 The Wingham Advance-Times Telephone 34 =0=0 01=0 Ole'0) ,W,,,,,7111,7Tenarc3177ree ThtuldaYi Sept, 28tht 1944 11-11' WINGHAM ADVANCE,,TIMES • LOCAL AND PE7SONAL Miss K. Pringle was a visitor. at Bel- fountain. Mrs. E. M. Bell and her mother, Mrs. Hedley, are visiting in Ayr. L/Cpl. Wm. Johnston of London, spent the week-end at his home here, Mr. and Mrs, Walter VanWyck were week-end visitors in Orangevil,le. Mrs. Alex. Baird of Flint, Mich., is visiting with relatives and friends in town. Mrs. A. E. VanStone attended the funeral of her niece, who passed on at Weston. Writer Frank Burke, R.C.N.V.R. of London, is spending a leave at his -home here. Mrs. L. Gauthier of Toronto, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. B. Armitage, Miss Betty Rae of Toronto, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mr's. Donald Rae. L/Cpl. Gordon Kelly has returned ko Manaimo, B.C., after spending a furlough with his wife and son. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brackley and son Jim of Gravenhurst, spent a few days at the home of C. S. Blackball. Mr, and Mrs. W. R, Mayburry of Woodstock, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mayburry's mother, Mrs. Wm. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Swartman of Sioux Lookout, were week-end visitors with Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Ross. Mrs. J. Wilson Turner of Toronto, was a recent guest at the Ross home. with her two sons. "Since coming tO Wingham she has been active in Red Crass work. and Was Of great assist- anee with the Blood Donor Clinics. She wa* also 'a member of the, United Church, • • She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband and two sons, Douglas of the R.C,N,V.R., 'at present on the high seas; and. Donald at home, a member of the fifth form at Wingham High School, She is also survived by her mother, Mrs, John Kerr of .t,own; a brother, Percy T, of Sarnia, and three sisters, Mrs, Benson. Cruik- shank of 'Wingham; Mrs. E. A, (Laura), Hammond, South Bend, In- diana; Mrs. Jack (Ruby) 'McCallum of Milton. Alexander V. Forsyth Following - an illness of several months Alexander V. Forsyth died in Wingham General Hospital, Thursday, September 21st, in his 57th year. For the past nine yearso he had been em- ployed by flihe town as Street foreman, but last March was forced to discon- tinue his duties on account of ill health. He was born at Brussels, the son of the late Alexander Forsyth and Susan Button. The family moved to Wingham when he was a- lad of thir- teen and he has since resided here. The funeral' service was held from his late residence, William Street, on Saturday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Kenneth MacLean, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of which he was a member. The pall- bearers were, Mayor F. L. Davidson, Reeve J. J. Evans, Councillor Murray Johnson, Finlay Mellor,' Fred Ohms, George Hall. Surviving is his wife, the former Theressa Bradley; two' sons and five daughters, L/Cpl. Stewart Forsyth, Canadian Provost Corp, Italy; Driver William Forsyth, 4th` Canadian Arm- oured Brigade, France; Mrs. Wesley (Reta) Scroggie, Guelph; Mrs. Fred (Dorothy) Mellor, Toronto; Miss Beatrice. Forsyth, Toronto; Mrs. Har- old (Marjorie) Smith, Toronto; and Mary at -home.. Howard Kenneth Kerr The death occurred in Woodstock, on Wednesday, September 20th, of an East Wawanosh young man, Howard Kenneth Kerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr, in his 22nd year. He had been ill for only a short time. He leaves to mourn his passing, his par- ents, three brothers and two sisters, Joseph, Gordon and Harold of Wing- ham; Mrs. Allen (Dorothy) Garniss, and Miss Luella Kerr,, both of Lon- don. The funeral was held from the family residence, lot 39, Concession 13, East WawanoSh, Saturday afternoon. The services at the home and graveside were conducted by Rev. W. A. Bee- croft, pastor of Wingham United Church. Burial took place in Wing- ham Cemetery. The pallbearers were, Howard Walker, Ernest Walker, James Johnston, Harold Pocock, Nor- man Pocock, Kenneth Zinn. Friends and relatives from Ingersol, Windsor and Detroit attended the funeral. Mrs. William J. Currie A life-long resident and highly re- spected woman of this community, Mrs. William J. 'Currie, passed on, Saturday, September 23rd, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hilton Ogden, Whalen, Ontario. She was in her 78th year and had been ill for a number of years but throughout her sickness was bright and cheerful and very patient. The former Isabel Taylor,'she was' the daughter of the late George Taylor and Catherine Lamont, and was born in Culross Township. Prior to her Marriage on December 28th,1892, she taught school in Kent Township and at Zetland. Since her/ nlarilage they have lived in East Wawanosh, In, her younger flays Mrs,4 Currie was' very active in' tiN Jife of the cammunitYk She was, a chartered ,jrnernber of the. Women's Institute here, and the first woman school trustee, a member of the Board of S. S. No, 9, East Wa- wanosh. A member of the United Church she was previously a member of the Methodist and Congregational Churches and 'organized a Young. People's Bible Class in connection with a Sunday School which met each Sun- day in the school Wise. Surviving besides her husband, are three sons and three daughters, Mrs. Hilton (Laura) Ogden of Whalen; Cpl, George T. Currie, R.C.A.F, Ham- iltOn; j, Harold of Culross; Mrs. (Annie) McElroy, Hillsdale. Mich,; Miss Rachel C. Currie of Galt; John L. of East Wawanosh. Two children predeceased her, Kate L, Currie in 1906 and Win, Charles in 1922, She is also survived by. 18 grandchildren. No brothers or sisters survive as she was the last of a family of five, The funeral service was held from R. A. Currie's Funeral Parlours, Wingham, on Tuesday afternoon with Rev, W. A. Beecroft officiating, Burial took place in Wingham Cem- etery. The pallbearers were six neph- ews, George Taylor, George Prentice, Jack Taylor, Jas. H. Currie, James Earl Currie, Robert J. Currie. WEDDINGS Morland Appleby A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized by Rev. F. G. Fowler, at the manse in Bluevale, on Thursday, September 21st, when June Bernice, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Appleby of Glenannan, was united in marriage to Mr. Wallace Henry Morland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Morland of Kincardine. The bride's floor-length gown was of heavenly blue taffeta made in princess style. With it she wore a finger-tip veil with a coronet of pearls and a gold locket, the gift of the groom. She carried an arm bouquet of snow-white asters. A dainty wedding dinner was serv- ed to the guests at the home of the bride's parents. After a short honey- moon to points north, they will reside in Kincardine. Ramage - Pease The marriage of Vivian Pease, Chi- cago, to A. Cuyler Ramage of St. Helens was solemnized in the Mercy Centre Chapel in Chicago. Rev. Ray- mond Lawry of St. Paul's Methodist Church, officiated. The bride. given in marriage by her father, Frank Basil Pease, wore a dotted vel-ray gown over satin and a finger-tip veil. She carried a colonial bouquet of Sweet- heart roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Maud Pomeroy, wore a gown of blue green silk jersey and a pink veil trim- med with blue sequins and carried a colonial- bouquet of roses and pink sweet peas. Ronald McCrostie, St. Helens, was groomsman. The bride's mother wore a black and white check- ed two-piece dress and the bride- groom's mother was wearing a blue lace dress. They, each, wore a corsage of tea roses. For travelling the bride donned an orchid suit and black and white accessories and an orchid J cor- sage. The couple motored through central Ontario to the Muskoka dis- trict, returning to Lucknow where they have taken up residence. BORN WARWICK — In Wingham General Hospital, on Tuesday, September 19th, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warwick, R. R. 2, Bluevale, a son. CLARK—In Wingham General Hos- pital, on Thursday, September 21st, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, Wingham, a daughter. CHAMNEY In Wingham General Hospital, on Sunday, September 24th, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chamney, R. R. 1, Belgrave, daughter, SMITH—In Wingham General Hos- pital, on Sunday, September 24th, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith, Brussels ,a daughter) FATTENING THE CHRISTMAS TURKEY salt, and milk in any form, The salt and, milk add to the efficiency of the fattening ration,. The ground grains are more palatable if soaked for several hours in milk or water before -feeding.' . For the first two Weeks„-the turkeys Should receive a moist .mash in the forenoon and a good feed of whole grain in the evening, For the last two weeks before the birds are killed, two moist 'lashes per day should be. fed,-pne early in the morning and the other about noon. Following this, the birds should have free access to whole grain until roosting time, The moist mashes should not be left before the turkeys more than 30 minutes, GORRIE Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Scott of Morris, were visitors last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Taylor, Miss Eleanore Carson spent a few days in Toronto last week. Miss Ruth Heinmiller of Hespeler, and Mr. George Heinmiller of Toronto, spent the weekend with their mother, Mrs. A. Heinmiller.. Mr. E. J. Farrish attended the fun- eral of his mother in Ashfield Town- ship on Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Edgar, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lynn and Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards attended a Mem- orial Service for the late Pte. Percy Willis in Atwood Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Harvest Thanksgiving Service St. Stephens Anglican Church was beautifully decorated with autumn flowers, fruits and graiikifor the Harv- est Thanksgiving Service which was held on Sunday, September 24th. Rev. R. S. Jones 'of Durham, a former rector of the parish, was the guest speaker. Mr. Jones chose for the subject of his sermon, "The Thankful Man" and pointed out that the thankful man is first of all a religious man and that he recognizes the guiding hand of God in all things. Special music was rendered .by the choir and a large congregatiOn attended the service. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Arm- strong and Mrs. Wilson, visited with friends at Goderich last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pennington and family, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. John T. Strong. " The proceeds from the Red Cross Dance held in the Township Hall last Friday amounted to $73.40. Anniversary Services will be held in the Presbyterian Church on October O O 0 8th, at 11 a.m. and 7,30 p.m. The preacher will be the Rev, Mr, McCar- rol and special music will be supplied by the Elgar Quartet of Kitchener, Mr, and Mrs, W. ,j, Lynn, Mr, and Mrs, Gordon Edgar, Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Edwards attended the Memorial serv- ice in Atwood Presbyterian Church for tre late Pte. Percy Willis last Sunday. Mr. W, C. King left on Monday to attend the sale of live stock at Little Current, Manitoulin Island, to be held this Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller enter- tained twenty-six guests to a dinner on Saturday evening, including Mr. and Mrs. T. J. MacDonald of Molesworth; Mr. and Mrs. Ira McLean of St. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs, Frank Earls of Wroxeter; Mr, Ed, Stewart and Mr, Earle King of Stoney Creek; Mrs. Wm. Gray of Hamilton; Miss Annie Donaldson of Freeman, also Mr. and Mrs. Wilf. King, Mrs. Agne'S Earls, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hastie and family and Mrs. E. Hastie. Mr, and Mrs. Ivan Harris and little daughter of Fordwich, were ,Sunday guests of Mrs. Andy Edgar and 'Mrs. Harold Keil. Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. King were, Mrs. Wm. Gray of Hamilton, Miss Annie Donaldson of Freeman, Ed. Stewart of Stoney Creek also Earle King, Mr. and Mrs. Ira McLean and son Murray of St. Thom- as also visited at the same home on Friday. Rev. R. S. and Mrs. Jones of Dur- ham, Mr. and Mrs. Waasman of Born- holm, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wade. Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchison, Mrs. T. Short and Mrs. Hardy of Toronto, visited last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Gilkinson in Hanover. Born—In Harriston Hospital on Thtirsday, September 21st, to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stephens, a daughter. Miss Lemdn of Fordwich was a week-end guest with Rev. and Mrs. Nobes at the reCtorY. Mr. and Mrs,. Charles Leopold of Calgary, also Mr. and Mrs. Bert Coop- er, Fordwich south, visited one even- ing last week with Mr. and Mrs. -N. J.' Gallaher. Miss Maude Higgins who has spent the past few months in London, is Visiting with her sister, Mrs. W, J. Gallaher. Held Rally Day The annual Rally Day Service was held in the United Church on Sunday, September 24th, at 11 a.m. The Sun- day School attended in a body with their teachers and the superintendent, Mr. E. J. Parrish led the service. The choir was comprised of members of the C,G.LT. under the direction of Miss Jean Sparling. A prayer was offered by Miss Doreen Harrison fol- lowed by the lesson story by Miss Eleanore Carson. The topic was taken by Mr. Len Ruttan. There was a large attendance at the service. St. Stephen's Auxiliary' Did Quilting The regular meeting of St. Stephen's Women's Auxiliary met on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. George Fos- ter with a 'good atendance. Piecing 'quilts was the work of the afternoon. The president, Mrs. Holmes, took charge of the devotional period. Fol- lowing prayer, roll call was answered by a verse on Victory through Christ. The hymn ,Fight the good/fight, was given. Mrs. Laurence gave a synopsis ,of the Life of Christ, showing how Victory was achieved through Him. She also told a touching story of an experience she had when a girl. of hearing of a man giving his life and services to the Leper colony, After closing prayer led by the president, a dainty lunch was served by the host- ess while all nejoyed a social half hour. ., irltusa~i McANArtivs LARGEST RURAL FAIR" eeswater Oct.'3 & Fair officialiy opened by , COL ,ithe Hon, Thos. L, Kennedy on OCTOBER ,ftli at 1400 PAL Outstanding gorse Show, including Prizes for Ponies; Cen- tralia E.C.A.F, Band; Elora, 4Q piece Brass Band; $ensational lac. ing Events; Old Time Vehicle Contest with Generous Prizes; cRlosvipnleys;s eHtc!gehtc .13, alanOing Act; Fifi #‘. grant l famous professiona Grandstand Aceofnmodation for 1509, '44 T. P. McDONALD, Pres, 41:XX. B. MeKAOUE, See.-Treas. 0 0 0 0 The management of turkeys with the 0 ultimate view of fattening them for the Christmas market covers a con- siderable period of time. Most turkey raisers allow their birds free range in the late summer and fall. In this way, the turkeys pick up their own living economically. As fall advances, a feed of whole grain is usually given in late afternoon, This is supplement- ed with moist mash feeds as the finish- ing time commences, Crate feeding and close confinement are not recom- mended for turkeyS. However they should not have unlimited range. The basis for the fattening ration will he approximately equal parts of Wheat, oats, and barley chop. These can be supplemented by cooked small potatoes, table' scraps, one per ,cent 0 .14 11,e1 11,1.1411,11111,....t1.21.1.1,