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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-04-12, Page 1Resigned As Agricultural Represent- ative For Huron County Announcement was made by C. D. Graham, Director of the Agricultural Representative Branch, Ontario De- partment of Agirculture, of the resig- nation of 5, Bruce Matheson from the position of Agricultural Representative for Huron County, Mr. Matheson took over the Agricultural Represent- ative's office at Clinton on April 1, 1944, after two years as Assistant Agricultural Representative for OxfOrd County, ONTARIO DIVISION C. Bruce Hill, 1$,I,C„ well-known St, Catharines, Ontario, manufacturer will assume office as president of Ontario. Division, Canadian Red Cross Society,. at the annual meeting which taker place in Toronto on April 1.6th at the Royal York Hotel. OF LOCAL INTEREST ,------ The following letter is from Bert CUllimare to Mr. and Mrs, Haugh, Diagonal Road, Prior to enlisting Bert Was employed by Mr, A. Walker. and he lived at the Haugh home. In the letter Bert speaks of a picture. This was sent to this office by the Ministry of Information. It was displayed in our window after which we gave it to Mrs. Haugh. 2, 3, 45, R116520 38 (R,C,A,F,) R, R. C,A.F. Overseas B,L.O. Dear Mrs. Haugh:— Your very welcome letter was wait- ing for me when I returned .from my leave last Sunday. Was so glad to hear from you and to know that you are both fairly well in spite of the bard winter you are having. I wish I could be there to share it, however lets hope I will be home for the next one. Thanks for the clippings. I will send them on to India. No, I didn't send the picture to Wally Armstrong, I guess the publicity dept. did that. Are they any good? Well, I had a lovely leave in Eng- land, and found my folks all well ex- cept my father, I guess he will never work again, yet he keeps so cheerful. he is just able to be up, but can't move around at all. It was nice to see them all again and the time went all too quickly, it took almost five days for travelling, but I had eight clear days at home, You ask if I am in Belgium now, no, I am still in Hol- land at the time of writing. We will be so glad when the summer comes as the winter isn't so good for this busi- ness. Had quite a lot of mail waiting. for me when I got back including your parcel with the socks. I do thank you. so much, I can assure you they are very welcome. I have done very well for parcels this year, have had about 16, but they were mostly toilet goods and eatables. Quite a surprise tp hear that Frances Robinson is in Scotland, she certainly did move fast. Too bad about Mac Habkirk, I hope they will .hear of him. Things are much the same over here, will sure be glad when its all over and I can come home and all the rest of the boys that are over here with me. We seem to be doing very well at present, hope it continues. Well, I don't seem to have much news, hope this will find you and Mr. Haugh quite well as it leaves me. Best wish- es to you both and hoping to See soon. As ever, Bert. (Continued on page six) MARCH DONATIONS ' TO THE RED CROSS The following donations are grate- fully acknowledged by Wingham and District Red Cross Society for the month of March. Miss McCallum, $1.00; Miss Annie Kennedy, Whitechurch group, OAF A Friend of Red Cross, $5.00; Mrs. Godkin, 1 quilt top; Miss Cora Gan- nett, 6 blocks for quilt; Mrs. Robert Hamilton, 1 quilt; Mrs, A. H. Mus- grove, 3 quilt tops, 3 linings, 3 bats; Miss M. Johns, - afghan; Mrs. Bower, 1 crib quilt; Women's Institute, 6 large quilts, 1 crib quilt; 6th Turnherry, 2 quilts; Bluevale donation, 15 pyjamas, 10 night gowns, 10 dresses, 3 quilts, Miss Warwick, $1.00. FISHINfi SEASON TO OPEN EARLIER Speckled Trout Season Opens April 14 The minds turned to rod and reel by' the unusual warmth of the spring, On- tario's fishermen got official confir. 'nation of their optimism when G. II. Dunbar, Minister of "Game and 'Fish- eries announced the speckled trout sea- son will open April 14 and the pickerel season May 5, both Saturdays and both dates in advance of previous years. It is apparent said 111r. neither there will be normal speckled trout angling much earlier this year and in- dications, too, that 'pickerel will be off the spawning beds well in advance of May 15. With these forecasts in mind, the Department advanced open dates in each ease. you C. Bruce Hill, M.C. :Kr. Hilt, president of St. Catharines Branch 1939-44, comes of a Red Cross family, Mrs. Hill served with the British Red Cross in the last war, and is today active in Canadian Red Cross. A daughter, Mrs. L. G. McDonald, was with the Canadian Red Cross Corps; her husband, Flt.-Lieut. Mc- Donald won the D.F.C. Mr. Hill's son, F.O. Peter lc. Hall also won this coveted decoration for his part in the mine-laying operations which blocked the Kiel canal. Last year Mr. Hill travelled to Eng- land at his own expense to obtain a first-hand picture of Canadian Red Cross operation in Great Britain. For the past two years he has been presi- dent-elect of Ontario Division, and is eminently qualified to guide the destin- ies of this organization. COMMUNITY SERVICE HERE ON "V" DAY This Service Will Be Held In Wing- ham United Church At Either 8 p.m. or 10.30 a.m. Mayor Fred L. Davidson has issued a proclamation declaring "V" Day a public holiday and arrangements have been made to hold a Community Seri'- ice of Thanksgiving on this day. The service will be held in Wing-- ham United Church at either 8 p.m. or 10.30 a.m. If "V" Day is announc- ed between 8 p.m. and 8 Lin, the serv- ice will be held at 10.30 am, If the announcement comes after 8 a.m. the service will be held at 8 o'clock in the evening. A form of service has been arranged by the Ministerial Association and all citizens are urged to attend. Another opportunity for you to save money at the original Rexall One Cent Sale—McKibbons, April 18, 19, 20, 21, UNITED W. M. S. HAD THANK-OFFERINfi Mrs. (Dr.) Hodd Of Blyth, Was Guest Speaker A large and' interested number of women attended the Easter Thank- offering meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society in Wingham Unit- ed Church, Mrs. Burgman had ar- ranged the program and also presided. Mrs. Anderton and Mist Reynolds conducted the devotions which was the story of the risen Jesus. An appropri- ate Easter duet was sung by Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Hiseler. The story of Missions in Burma was told by Mrs, Tiffin. The guest speaker was Mrs. (Dr.) Hodd of Myth, who had spent eighteen years at Harrington Harbor on the Labrador coast, where her hus- band had charge of the Grenfell Mis- sion hospital, Mrs. Hodd told a -very interesting stbry, illustrated with blaekboard drawings and pictures, of the work of the , Mission and the life and occupations of the people, She also had a display of needlework done by the natives and many pieces were purchased by the ladies present. Mrs. Hiseler dedicated the thank-offering and closed the Meeting, after which lunch was served And a social half hour Spent, NEARLY COMPLETED Campaign Opens April 23rd. ------, Canada's Eighth Victory Loan Campaign will officially open on Mon- day, April 23rd with an objective of $1,350,000. This is the largest objec- tive ever to be offered to the people of Canada. In arriving at this figure, Mr. Ilsley stated that our expenditures for the first five months of 1945 will be greater than for the first six months in 1944. The slogan for the Eighth Victory Loan will be—"Invest' In The Best", The Reverend W. A, Beecroft, County Chairman, has expressed his gratification at the manner in -which the Committees are accepting their responsibilities for the forthcoming Loan. In practically all communities the organization is nearly complete, HURON-BRUCE ELF, PLAN NOMINATION Meeting Will Be" Held Saturday Evening, April 21st The political 'pot is starting to boil for the provincial riding of Huron- Bruce. The Progressive Conservatives are holding a nomination this week and on Monday night the C.C.F. at a meet- ing -here set the date for their nomin- ation meeting, which will be held at 8:30 o'clock, SaturdaY evening, April 21st. At this meetieg it is expected that two outstanding speakers will be pres- ent. Mr. Henry Lantz of Carrick, who was the C.C.F. candidate in the last election may be the standard-bearer again but of course this will not be known until after the nomination as it is reported that other mina will be brought before the convention. Officers were elected as follows: Hon. President—Dr. W. V. John- ston, Lucknow. President—Henry Lantz, Carrick. Sec'y.-Treas. — Harvey Neigarth, Winiham. • Committee — Morley Mills, Ripley; Dr. W. V. Johnston, Lucknow; E. G. Zinn, Dungannon; George Baird, Wingham; W. C. King, Brussels; David Eadie, Glenannan; A. Hughes, Kinloss; A. Scott, Culross; D. Kuester, Carrick; E. Zinn, Howick; Wes, John- ston, Mildmay; W. Scriminger, Blyth, DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT AT ROYAL T To the music of Bert Worth and his CKNX Ambassadors. Dancing 9.30 to 1.30. Admission 50 cents, Bingo Was Success • The bingo held by the Ladies' Aux- iliary to Wingham Legion on Wednes- day evening last week was a decided success, about 200 being present. Institute Euchre April 13th The Women's Institute are holding a euchre in the Council Chambers, Friday evening, Ainil 13th. Proceeds for the Stewart Henry Fund. Insti- tute members bring sandwiches. Every- body welcome, Suffered Heart Attack Mrs. T. j. McLean is a patient at Wingham General Hospital. On Mon- day last week she suffered a heart attack and on Wednesday pneumonia developed. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery, Correction - In a report of the Ladies' Bowling Club last week we stated that Mrs. A, R. DuVal had been re-elected presi- dent. This should have read elected president as Mrs. A. M. Crawford was the president for' the 1944 season. BRUCE MATHESON HAS QUIT POST :Reports Were Presented and Officers Elected The annual Vestry meeting, of St. Paul's Anglican Church -was held on Monday evening with Rev. Jack H. „fames, the rector, presiding, He opened the meeting with a devotional period, The minutes of the 1944 Meeting were read by the Vestry Clerk, Mr, Herb Fuller, who was re-elected to this position. The following officers were elected: Wardens—Messrs R. E. Armitage ,and C, A. Roberts. Treasurer—Miss E. Mitchell, Delegates to Synod — Messrs R. ,Illanuel and H. Fuller. Substitutes—E. J. Nash and Fred Board of Management—Messrs R. E. Armitage, C, A. Roberts, H. Fuller, C. B. Armitage, Wm. Armstrong, E. Walsh, R, Manuel, Miss E, Mitchell, Mrs. Wm, MI Connell, Mrs. Hinde, Miss D. Piper, Mrs. A. E. Vanstone, Miss N. Dinsley, Mr. Roy Manuel was elected chair- man of the sidesmen's committee. The financial statement was present- -ed by Miss E. Mitchell, treasurer. T.he Ladies' Guild report Was presented by :Mrs. F. Fuller; Altar Guild by Mrs. the Sunday School by C. A. Roberts; the W. A. report by Mrs. E. j. Nash; the Evening Guild by Miss S. Mitchell. A report of the last years work was given by the rector, who also reported -the statistics for 1944. A motion of appreciation to the ,of- licers and members of the various church organizations was heartily ap- proved. Following the meeting the Ladies' Guild served refreshments, RECEIVED LETTER FROM OLD FRIEND lb 'Thomas A. Hunt Wanted To Hear Of Wingham Again • Thirty-five years ago Thomas A, -Hunt worked at the Walker and Clegg factory here. In fact he resided in -Wingham on three different occasions. Be will he remembered by many -though he left here to return to Eng- gland 35 years ago. He was a mem- ler of the Anglican choir and was fond of boating and tennis. He appar- ently enjoyed himself while here as early in the year we received a letter -from his asking about the town. He mentioned Ed. Nash in his letter so -we turned it over to him. Ed. wrote him a letter telling him much that had -transpired since he left here. -.Last -week Ed. received a reply and Mr. Hunt was more than delighted to make contact with someone from here, es- pecially Ed, who was a great friend of his. Mr. Hunt was wounded in the First Great War and since returning -to England has been married. He and his wife reside at .Birmingham. BRIDGE.CLUB Six tables took part in the -play at the Wingham Bridge Club • Thursday evening. The results were as follows: North and South--lst., Gordon Mac- Kay and D. Robb; 2nd., Jack Mason and George Williams; 3rd., Mrs. A. E. VanStone and Art Wilson; 4th., Mrs. G. Godkin and M/s. A. R, DuVal. East and West-1st:, Mrs. Art Wilson and Miss Margaret MacLean; 2nd., Mrs. Geo, Ross and Dune. Kennedy; '3rd., Miss M. McCallum and Mrs. C. B. Armitage; 4th., Mr, and Mrs. Bert Porter, DAD FACE INJURED GUTTING WOOD 'Victor Showers Hit 1st Face With Block of Wood A block of Wood flew from a circu- lar saw on Friday and hit Victor Showers ht the face. His lip was cut and his face bruised but no bones were broken, The aecident happened abont the noon hour when John Falconer's wood crew were working in Jim Moir's bush in the Alps. Victor was very 'fortunate that the accident was not a serious one. He was taken to Dr, CraWford's where his injury was at- tended and then Was home for a couple Of daya, 111141.1.1.1°11110. .11000 Meeting Will Be Held Friday Evening April 27 ' In almost every town in this prov- ince a Citizens' ComMittee • on Re- habilitation has been formed. A meet- ing to form such a committee here will be held in the. Conneil . Chambers at 8;15 p.m. on the evening of Friday, April 27th, All interested in the re- habilitation of returned inert are urged to be present, SALVAGE COLLECTION STARTS THIS MONTH First Collection Last Monday In April The Firemen for the past few years, have had charge of the Salvage col- lection here, and they- have given a great deal of time and, effort to this important war effort. This season they will again take on the task and the collections will take, place as previ- ously, the last Monday bf each month, except in July and Aughst when there will not be a collection. The first -collection ,of the season will be the last Monday of this month, April 30th, and other collections will be the last Monday of May, June, September,- October and November. Radio. Licenses Again pue The years surely slip by quickly. This was vividly brought to mind last week when notices came throUgh the mails with the information that all radio lic'enses had expired. It does not seem a year since these notices were received, but as we said before, the years go quickly. To Hold Rummage Sale The Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospital, will hold a Rum- mage Sale on Saturday afternoon, April 28, in the ArtnouKies. Donations are- asked for, of clothing, dishes, furniture—anything you do not need can be sold. So when you do your spring cleaning, make Up a box for the hospital Rummage Sale. Rexall again presents the Spring original One Cent Sale, April 18, 19, 20, 21 at McKibbons. DR. JESSE H. ARNUP WAS SPEAKER HERE Service In The United Church Was In • Charge of Huron Presbytery Not often is it the privilege of a congregation to have as guests at ohe time the leaders of the three courts of the church. Such was the case in Wingham United ,Church on Sunday morning, when The chairman.of Huron Presbytery, Rev. G. G. Burton of Clinton; the President of London Con- ference, Rev, C, Copeland of Gorrie, and Rev, Jesse H, Arnup, B.A. D.D., Moderator of the United Church of Canada, all took part in the service. This interesting and inspiring - service was in charge of the Presbytery of Huron and the chairman presided. In order that all United Church people in Huron County would have the oppor- tunity of hearing the Moderator's message, radios had -been installed in the 72 churches of the Presbytery and the whole service was broadcast over radio station CKNX, It was estimated that about 12,000 people were assemb- led in. these churches, Printed pro- grames had been sent to each congre- gation so that the service Could be easily followed. Special music was prepared by the choir under the leadership of Mr. A. W. Anderton. The scripture lesson was read by Mr. Copeland, 'who also introduced the Moderator. Dr. Atinip',s message touched b. perSonel chord in the heart of every listener, his subject being "What Jests Christ means to me", with special reference to the passage in IT Corin- thians, 5-19, "God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself". He said that the desire to know God it the deepest impluse in huitian life and this desire persists in spite of all outside infhteitees. The answer to this desire is a personal knowledge of JOSVS. Christ in each human heart. The whole service had been planned and, directed by Rev. W. A. Beeeroft, pastor of Wingham Church. 10 CONVENTION SPEAKER 'The ITI4in Spc4412 • P3 the Progressive Conservative open convention for the Provincial Riding of Huron-Bruce, which will be held in the town hall here, at 8.30 Thursday evening this week, will be the Hon. George H. Hon. George H. Challies Challies, Minister without Portfolio, and vice-chairman of the Hydro Elec- tric Power. Commission of Ontario. Mr. John W. Hanna, the present member has announced his intention of again seeking the nomination and so far as we have heard no other person has signified their intention to contest the nomination. WEATHER JUST LIKE SUMMER Fine Weather Appreciated By All We are writing this short item just after the noon hour Tuesday. As we left tile house we glanced at the' ther- mometer which hangs in the, shade on the verandah post and it registered-74 degrees. Since old man winter went his way ',we have had exceptional weather, it seemed that we juSrwolee up one morning and spring was here. As we walked down John street re- flecting on the wonderful day we riot- iced that the trees on John St. West, have a decided tinge of green and if this weather continues the trees will be out in full leaf at least one month ahead of last year. One could go on telling of the vari- ous things that are more summer-like than spring just now, but when one cats fresh rhubarb from the garden, picks forsythia for a bouquet, sees the hyacinth beds in bloom; violets on the lawn and Mayflowers in the woods, well winter is far behind. The Wingham folk in Florida and California will hardly credit this, but this is not only a fact today, but it Has been for well -over a week. The original Rexall One Cent Sale is April 18, 19, 20, 21 at McKibbon's. Held Successful Bingo The Bingo held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening was well, attended, being attended by about 136 players. MARK THEIR SIXTY FOURTH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs, John Gillespie, White- church, Were 64 Years ,Married Friday 1.....•••40000.10.1 To Mr. and Mrs, John Gillespie of Whitechurch we extend -hearty con- gratulations on behalf of the folk of this community. On Friday, April 6th, Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie marked the 64th anniversary of their marriage. They were married at Lucknow by the Rev, ,Angus MacKay. Mr. Gilles- pie has lived his entire life in this dis- trict. He was born on the. 2nd of kinloss and for two years after his marriage lived on a farm close by. They then . moved to Whiteehurch where they have since lived. Mrs. Gillespie was born at Dal- Music, Lanark County. She came to Lucknow two years prior to her mar- riage. 14er maiden name was Agnes Mr. Gillespie is in his 89t1i year arid so long as health permitted he took a great interest in the affair. of East Wawanosh, , rscsr Oyer 25 years he Sented the Tovvitship, several years as eouneillor, three years AS reeve,- and SeVtti years as road superintendent. -V 111 With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 12th 1045 OVERSEAS LETTERS SubscriPtions OM Per Year HEADS RED CROSS ST. PAUL'S CHURCH VESTRY MEETING THREE ACT COMEDY 'CITIZENS' COMMITTEE HERE NEXT WEEK ON REILIBIIMTION "Here Comes Charlie" Will Be Pre- TO BE FORMED IIERE Under the; auspices 'of the Wingham Fire Department the 'reeswater Dra- matic Club will present a three-act comedy in the Town I-Iall here, at 8.15 p.m., on Wednesday evening next week, April 18th. The admission is 30 cents and reserved seats are 10 cents extra. The reserved seats go on sale Friday morning this week at Mc- Kibbons. On previous occasions the Tees- water group have presented plays here and each time they have been received by full houses. It is reported that this play is one of the best they have pro- duced and the Fire Department are very fortunate to have the opportunity to make this booking. LOCAL SOLDIER IN WILIIELMINA'S ESCORT Cpl. J, C. Jenkins, Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jenkins, Bluevale Road, In Leading Escort Jeep The duties of the Provost Corps are very varied but they sometimes have a break and are assigned to pleasant yet responsible jobs. Cpl. J. C. Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jenkins, had such a task recently. Saturday's Globe and Mail had an article on the return of Queen Wilhel- mina to Holland: The article says she followed in the steps of the Canailian Army the- moment she stepped across the border of Belgium. The article says in part—Bergen op Zoom, Goes Rosen daal—all cities lib- erated by the Canadian Army, were on the Queen's itinery. During this period of the tour the jeep which led the Way carried four menibers of the Canadian Provost Corps, Sit. A. K. Conning of Springhill, N.S:; Cpl. R. H. .Huntley of Bridgetown, ,NS; L/Cpl. J. C. Jenkins of Wingham, On- tario; and C. Cpl. T. R. Gill of Card- inal, Ontario. MONTHLY RED CROSS EXECUTIVE MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the executive of the Wingham and District Red Cross Society, will be held in the council chambers at 3 p.m., Thursday afternoon, this week. All members are urged to attend. The original Rexall One Sale Sale saves you money--April 18, 19, 20, 21, at McKibbons. Returned To Hospital 'Mary Louise Towne, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Towne; who has been suffering with an infection in her foot, has again entered Victoria Hospital, London. Friends wish her a speedy recovery, Exchanged Pulpits Rev. J. N. It Norton, of Wingham Baptist Church, conducted the services in Goderich Baptist Church Sunday. Rev. Joseph Janes of Goderich con- ducted the services in the Baptist Church here. To Start New Wing At Hospital At a meeting of the hospital board last week the general contractor for the new wing, Mr. Peterbough of London, confirmed that the work will start very soon, most likely next week. It is expected that the new wing will be ready in October or early Novem- ber. INFORMATION RE REHABILITATION This Information For Soldiers Is Available Here Redently two members of the Active Training stall here, B.S.M. Seddon and Sgt. Neil Williamson attended a course in rehabilitation in London, This course included every phase Of re- habilitation planning. Any soldier who wishes to receive information regard- ing rehabilitation, tall on either of theSe two men at the arinouries. The Legion is also anxious and will- ing to assist discharged soldiers, sol- diers 'or their dependents in any of their problems. sented Wednesday Evening Next Week VICTORY LOAN PLANS