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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1946-01-03, Page 5Chateau or Velveeta Cheese, 2/2 lb. pkg. specia1,19c Med. Can. Cheese 34c; Real Old Cheese 38c New Navel Sweet Oranges — See the sizes at the New Low Prices. Red Front Tea Special, choice blend in a full bodied Tea, 1/2 lb. pkg. special 37c Sunburry Tea, 1/2 lb. pkg 35c Shredded Wheat, 2• pkgs. 23c Jackson's Roman Meal, pkg,.,.26c Tip Top Tomato Juice 28 oz. 12c Classic Cleanser, pkg. 4c Milk Pails, 14 qt. (heavy) ..... ...55o Javex, concentrated, bottle-....14c !RI al 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 ficilities and knowledge to help you in creating printed mater- ial that commands attention I Let us help you with your next problem. Adtnission 35c and 15c For Style andEconom " SHOP AT- Welwoods 11 0 0 O 0 0 YARNS Scotch Fingering and Wheelings 2 and 3 Ply Skein 45c Flannelette Sheeting, 44 inch width • . yd. 90c LADIES', WEAR' WOOL DRESSES — 2 Piece in attractive styles and colours. CREPE DRESSES — 1V1pdern Silk for ihe dressy Teen-agers. MITVV,,rn, Imlay, January 3rd, 1940 WINGHAIY1 ADVANCR-"MMES. PAGE 111ra Imlay, January 3rd, 1940 WINGHAIY1 ADVANCR-"MMES. PAGE 111ra the 55th Battery from London and the 63rd Battery from Guelph, became the 19th S.P. Field Regiment R.C.A. under the command of Lieut. Col. D. C. Crowe. M.C,, E,D. Training continued at Camp Borden until May 1st., 1942, when the unit was transferred to Shilo, Man., for three weeks training in deployment and tac- tics. From here they went to Terrace, B. C. about June 1st., as a part of the 14th Infantry Brigade in the scheme for the c'efence of the Western Canad- ian Coasi).• They remained at Terrace until the middle of Nov., when they were booked for overseas duty and became a part of the 5th Can. Div., and proceeded to Petawawa for final instructions. After a winter and spring of very strenuous regimental training, they left Petawawa on Jttly 18th., for Halifax, and boarded the Queen Elizabeth on the 21st of July, arriving at Greenoch, Scotland, July 27th., where they dis- embarked that night. Their first training in England was at Oxted and Limpsfield in Surrey. On Oct. 12, they moved to Eastbourne and in the latter part of October went to Bournemouth. At this' time they were transferred from the 5th Div. to become army troops attached to the 3rd, Div, The main training was the practice of water-bourne landings. Christmas 1943,' was spent at Bour- nemouth and on Feb. 28th... the unit had the distinction of being reviewed by Gen. Montgomery •and the greater honour on April 25th of being visited by His Majesty King George VI. About May 1st. ,the battery went to Fareham which was the Marshalling area for D-Day. On May 23rd. the camp Was sealed and all anxiously awaited D-Day. Loading operations began on June 1st., but no one realized for some time whether it was the real thing Or just another scheme. This operation was termed "ourlord". After a day's post- ponement on account of bad weather, June 6th., turned out to be that day of days, D-Day. - The forward observation parties and the advance wrecking parties landed at H-I-15 and the battery followed at H+90 taking up position at St. Aubin Sur Mer on the left of the 8th Infantry, Brigade and fought through Basly, Brettevilie, L'Orgueilleuse and St. Ger- maine on the left of Caen. It, is well known that the fighting in Normandy was of a very strenuous type and the battery supported the battles for Bur- on, Gruchy, Carpiquet Airfield, Fan- , vourgh de Vancelles (Opposite ,Caen) and took part in the breaking of the Caen hinge on August 8th. They were active in the encirclement of the Germans at Fallaise where 350,000 Germans were captured, The unit was attached to the 4th Div, for this opera- tion, After the intensive activity the Regi- ment moved back to Bayeux for re- organization and to train the American 105 MM equipment for British 25 pounders mounted on Ram chassis. After a mad dash across the top of France stopping for ,a brief respite close to Rotten the unit caught up with the 4th Div: near Bruges in Belgium and continued during September' to support the engagement which drove the Germans back into the 'I3reskens Pocket on the left side of the Scheldt Estuary, The next ftill scale operation in which the battery was engaged was the vital battle for the clearing of the ap- proaches to Antwerp. ' It WAS neces- sary that this be accomplished by Nov. 15th in order that the huge forces as- sembled for the final smashing of the Hitler Army could be §noplied, This operation wad actually completed on MoV,, 18th. The unit was Still with the 4th Div, which WAS reSponsible for protecting the right flank of the Can. arntyand for clearing the ground toward Dergen- opzom. This operation over and sue- cossinl,, the 'battery was -given a hold- lug assignment :on 'the Waal River op- posite the German held town of Tiel, The guns were in Maasbommel and for the first time all ranks -could settle down and enjoy magnificent hospitality of the poor but generous Dutch people. After four pr live weeks the unit was given a similar position on the Maas river to the left of Nigmegen And St, Hertogenbosh and. throughout Dec. and Jan, some bitter battles were -fought for the clearing of some German heist islands in the river, The gun positions were in Wamel and the oio, post at Huesderh This position was maintained until the latter part of January when final preparations were made for the clear,, ing of the .Hoelievald. 'and Reichwald forests, These were particularly tough assignments but were accomplished after very hard fighting. The Regiment now was transferred from the 4th Div, and came under the command of the 63rd. (Welsh) Infan- try Div, for the cracking of the Seig- fried line and the push-to the bank of the Rhine river. ' In the clearing of the Reichwald and Hochwald forests the battery fought under the most difficult circumstances: Roads were under water and mud add- ed to their difficulties. The battery pressed hard on the heels of the Infan- try and the battle and, living conditions continued to be very bad all the way to the Rhine. The Unit moved back to Tilburg for rest and on March 22nd. went back into action and deployed Opposite the German held town of Emmerich. On Mar. 23rd the operation to cross the Rhine began, the ttnit. moving to Cleve. On April 1st. the regiment' crossed the Rhine at Rees and the next day fought their way up the east •bank of the Rhine into Holland. From then until V-E Day the bat- tery participated in the final mopping up phases in the border country be- tween Germany and Holland which let to the capitulation of the German Forces. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Earl Groves of St.. Catharines, is visiting at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. DuVal spent the New Year week-end in Hamilton. Mrs. R. Cochrane, Brussels, visited with Miss Elizabeth and. Mr. George McCurdy. Miss hilla Taylor of Preston, spent the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Jas. Taylor. • Mi.s. T. G.' Watson of London, is visiting at the manse, with Rev. and Mrs. Alex Nimmo, Pte. Russell Dennis spent the holi- day at home in Wingham with his wife and daughter, Dianne. Mr. Wm. Beecroft of Western Uni- versity, was a visitor with his parents, Rev, W. A. and Mrs. Beecroft. Sgt. Malcolm and Mrs. McCammoir and daughter of Toronto, were' Visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Alf. Lockeridge. Mrs. Roy MacDonald spent the weekend holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Leslie_ Laurendeau at Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lockeridge of Hamilton, spent Xmas with their daughter and son-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Campbell, Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell of Kitchener, spent Xmas at the home of the former's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Campbell, Wingham. Mrs, Cyril Berry and family of Col- borne, Mrs. Ed. McDougall of Lon- don, who will.join her husband at Cal- gary soon, also Miss Mildred Phippen and Melvin Phippen, London, and Miss Dorothy Phippen of Kitchener. wzre holiday guests With Mr. and Mrs. Cen- chair s Phippen. Other guests at the Phippen home were Misses Mary, Isa- belle and Hazel Milen of Toronto. Oregon. The funeral service was condactcd at R. A, Curries Funeral- Parlours, Wingbara, by Rev. Alex Nimmo of St. Andrew's .Presbyterian Church,, on Monday afternoon. Burial took place in Teeswater Cemetery, Mrs„ Prank Raithby The death occurred after a brief ill- ness of Mrs. Frank Raithby, Auburn, on Sunday, December 23rd„ in Wing- ham General Hospital. Formerly Janet Thom, she was a daughter of William Thom and the late Mrs. Thom of Col- borne, and was 41 years of age, After her marriage on September 14th, 1927, she moved to her late residence, She attended Auburn Baptist Church and was a member of the Ladies' Aid, Surviving are her husband and three sons.; her father, two brothers and one sister, Charles and Wilbur Tborn of Colborne, and Mrs, Gibson Rintoul of Wingham, The funeral service was held on Tuesday afternoon last from the residence, conducted by Rey. C, C. Anderson of the Baptist church, Interment took place in Ball's ceme- tery, in The Corner Grocery Brimful of Specials with, the Needed Items for your Home. If You. Can't Come, Phone 17 or Z. We Deliver, PASTRY FLOUR SPECIALS Huron Pastry, 24 lb. .....Elie Better Krust Pastry, 24 lb. 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Mrs. Grasby who has been visiting with relatives here, had the misfortune to fall and break her hip, and was re- moved to Clinton Hospital. We hope she is improving nicely. 0=0=0====g0= 11 0 OBITUARY Mrs. William J. Hutton The death of a former Wingham resident; Eliza Alice James, beloved wife of William J, Hutton of Toronto, took place at the residence there on Thursday, December 27th. Mrs, Hut- ton, who was 85 years of age, spent her early life in Gorrie and after her marriage she and her husband farmed near Teestvatet, until they moved to Wingham in 1908, Mr. Hutton was employed by the CNA here for a number of year8 prior to his retirement, Five years ago they moved to Toronto, Surviving besides her husband, is one son and two daughters, Oswald, Mrs, Grace Woods and Mrs. Hazel Marsh, all of Tormitto, 'One son, William J. predeceased her. Surviving also is one brother and•two sisters, William 1,, of Barrie; Virg, Plora Litt of Marmara, and Mrs. C, Morrison of Portland, Mrs. W, G. 'Hamilton, president of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham Legion, ivseen above passing tarts to .a group of men of the battery, at the Civic reception which was 'held at the Armouries. The boys appear very pleased about it all, . Photo by London Free Press A BRIEF HISTORY OF 99th BATTERY 0 0 0 DIED MARTIN—In Turnberry, on Tuesday, January 1st, 1946, William Thomas Martin, in his 67th year. The funer- al service will be held at his late res- idence, Lot 12, Con. C, Turnberry, at 2.30' p.m., on Thursday, January 3. Interment in Wingham Cementery. Harry and Mrs, Mulvey visited Mrs. Mulvey, Sr., in Listowel Hospital on Thursday evening. Mrs. Henry Johann is again confined to her bed, also Mary Darling. We hope the New Year will bring renewed strength for all sick ones. JAMESTOWN We wish all the readers of the Advance-Times, a more pleasant, and Happier New Year. Mrs. Gordon Holt spent a couple of days with her sister, Mrs. William Thamer at Walton. BELMORE Happy New Year to the Advance- Times staff, especially to our retiring editor. The soft spell put all skating out of commission for the' holiday when so many were home. Those taking dinner with friends on Christmas day; the. Tuckeys of Exeter with the Hunkin family; Mr. and Nor- man Newans, Peter and John at Wm, Curie's; the Reid family at McNeil's; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie. Harkness, Bruce ,Robert and family of McIntosh with Mrs. John Harper and her mother; Ed Lawrence in Toronto; John Abram and family of Gorrie, Mr, and Mrs Archie Etherington• and family at Win. Ab- ram's; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mulveys and four little boys also Gordon Mul- vey and family of Fergus, at Dave Eadies. The Darling family, 30 in all sat down to dinner at Elmer Jeffray's on the old homestead. Minnie Jeffray and Fern of Clifford, also partook of the good things. Miss Mildred Ballagh, John Abra- ham, of London, Bill of Guelph, were home with their parents. Miss Elva Reid is holidaying in Wingham. The Manse was opened again on Thursday evening for a gathering for Harry Edwards. 99th Battery. In the latter part of August, 1941, this unit attended the summer camp at Thames Valley, London. Early in September the 99th was called for act- ive service, After a period of recruit- ing the N.C.O's, proceeded to Megan- tic, Que„ for training and the officers assembled at Petawawa to receive sVecial instruction. On December 10th the battery was concentrated at camp Borden and with HOCKEY I on., Jan: 7th London Juvenile "A" vs. Wingham O.I.A. Junior C The Wingham Advance-Times Telephone 34 Robinhoqd Oats, Pan dried, lb, sack, for....... ....... ..... „ .. .Eatmore Wheat Berries, 5 lb, Pe Dehydrated Cranberries, cooks in 7 min., makes 1. lb,..Pkg...-33e The history of the 99th Battery, R. C, A., dates back to the spring of 1938, when Major Geo. W. Howson, M. M., was Conimissioned to organize the bat- tery. The second in command was Capt. (now Major) Robert Scott Heth- erington M.B,E, the present com- mander of the battery. In the summer . of 1941 the 21st Field Regiment R.C.A. was re7organized with Col. Howson as .9fficer commanding and Major R. S. Hetherington taking command of the GIRLS' DRESSES ) Silk, Crepe and Spans. Sizes 4 - 12 years. $2.05 - $3.95 ONE PIECE SNOW SUITS 2 - 6 years.. $7.95 DRESSY LITTLE OUT-, FITS FOR WINTER 3 Piece Outtt - Coat, Hat and Legging Sets. $12.95 w vir el ood s Successor to H. E hard & Co. Phone 414, - Wingham, Ont.