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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1946-09-05, Page 1btlailiCt=? With Which Is Amalgamated The Gerrie Vidette and Wrexeter News, MONTY LOOKS OVER CANADA Field Marshal Montgomery, G.C,B., D.S.O., is shown ABOVE with Premier Angus L. MacDonald, of Nova Scotia, as they view a map of Canada. The premier shows Montgomery location of ports and indus- tries of Nova Scotia and points of interest throughout Canada • sgs.,:-Nrz:''" URGE CROWDS ATTENDED FROLIC 'lions Had Successful .Day — Frolic Continues Wednesday Night The Labor Day. Frolic, the Lions annual big day for raising funds for their welfare work, was one of the most successful ever held. Large crowds attended both the afternoon and evening performances. The Soap Box Derby started the days activities, this was followed by 'the parade to the park. Prize Winners - The following were winners in the 'various events: Soap Box Derby: Douglas Richey, :Robert Kress, Douglas Murray. Best boys' pet, Donald Richey, Jim- mie Bailie. Best girlst pet, Alice Armstrong, Mary Lou Town, Best boys' decorated bicycle, Lowell 'McDougall, Reginald Baker. Best girls' 'decorated bicyle, Audrey Henry. Best girls' decorated doll carriage, `Winona Poxton, Patsy Carmichael. Best comic boy, George Hopper, of Detroit, Jerry Fryfogle. Best comic girl, Mary Lou Dunlop and ,Catherine Brooks; Jean Balite. Best girls' national costume, Karen :Swanson, Marion Farrier. Best boys' national costume, Barry Fryfogle, Boys' best decorated tricycle, David Scott. Special prize, Charles Showers, with This fresh air taxi. A very enjoyable feature of the af- ternoon were the drills by the Kitch- ener-Waterloo Air Cadet Band, and music by the Stratford Boys' Band and Wingham Citizens Band. The softball tournament proved very popular and produced three excellent zames, Moncreif eliminated Londes- :boro in the first game 6-3, while West- field put out Benmiller 4-0 in the sec- ond game. The deciding game be- tween Moncreif and Westfield for the •- '$50 purse was won by the latter by the score of 8-6. The highlight of the evening enter- tainment was the vaudeville show pre- sented by the Bern Conway troupe of London. The dance in the arena with the Avonaires supplying the music, drew an exceptionally large crowd. The Ferris Wheel, Merry-go-round and other midway attractions, always popular with young and old, was no 'exception this year, it being several years since such were in town. Frolic Continues Wednesday The Frolic will continue (tonight) Wednesday, when a girls'/softball game betweed Clifford and. Brussels -will be played at 6 o'clock for a purse of $25.00. The Midway, games and refresh- ment booth will be in full swing for the entire evening. Lorne Zulauf To Manage Milverton Light System Lorne Zulauf has been engaged by the Milverton Hydro Electric Power Commission to look after their hydro system succeeding James Trim. Mr. Zulauf has had over 13' years exper- ience with the Wingham Public Util- ities and had just recently received his discharge after serving 44 years in the armed services. He commenced his duties on September 1st. WILL TEACH AT THE OTTAWA NORMAL Mr. J. E. Smith, Appointed Science and Mathematics Master At Ottawa Normal School Mr, J. E. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of Wingham, has been appointed Science and Mathemat- ics Master at Ottawa Normal School, with duties to commence on September .10th. Prior to enlisting "Ted" was princip- al of Listowel Public School. In the army he served as a personnel selection officer both in Canada and .overseas, and rose to the rank of captain. He was brought back from over- seas to serve as a personnel counsellor with the Department of Veterans Af- fairs with headquarters at London and has been with this Department since January 1945, and since January of this year has held' the D.V,A, post of Dis- trict Supervisor of Training in V. Dis- trict, which comprises eleven counties of Western Ontario, Mr. Smith wrote the inspector's ex- lintittatiOns of the Ontario Department of Education, III' July, which he suc- cessfully passed, and within a week Was offered the Normal School posi- .tion at Ottawa to teach science and mathematics. Mr. Smith accepted the appointment in view of the fact that the D.V.A, nett is of a temporary nat- ure. SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS momemoreftwom• The softball schedule ended last week when the Old Timers and Gur- neys played a sudden death game for second and third place. The 'Gurney team won by a score of 154 The playoffs for the Advance-Times trophy gets under way on Thursday night when the Fry & Blackhall team meets the Old Timers. '17W will be a bang-up game as both teams are out to win. On Friday night, the Lloyd and Gut- ney teams play in the best two out of three games. The winner to meet the Winner of the Fry Ai Blatkhall and Old Timers series. Volunteers Urgently Needed The need for volunteers to assist in distributing the- new Ration Books next week is urgent. If you can pos- sibly spare the time for this work tel- ephone 24, The days of distribution are Sept. 1.2, 13, 14. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs, R. G. McGill, Elora Rd., N., Paisley, announce the engage- ment of their elder daughter, Edith Elizabeth, to Ross' Edgar Harrison, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Harrison of Wingham, The marriage to take place September 14th., in Knox United Church, Paisley. WALKERTON WON FIRST OF PLAYOFF The Second Game To Be Played In Walkerton Tonight Friday evening Walkerton Bobbins invaded the local campus and trounced the Wingham Hurons 9-0, in the first round for the WOAA, Senior A, Cha- mpionship. The second game in this series will be played in Walkerton on. Wednesday evening. Walkerton field- ed a well balanced club which proved too much for the Hurons. Father Meyers on the mound for the visitors was in rare form, although the locals were able to hit his offerings they were unable'to make good use of their hits. Lediett started for the Hurons and af- ter allowing seven runs was replaced by Higgins. Both Clubs were win- ners of their 'respective groups. Walkerton Bobbins, Brecelle ef, Dou- ghty lb, T. 011agan rf, Craig ss, Cas-, sidy 2b, M. O'Hagan lf, Meyers' p, Culliton e, Dentinger 81A Wingham, Foster cf, Lediett p, ton If, Groves c, Niergarth ss, Gard- ner 81) Hopper lb, Sell 21), Temple- man rf: Walkerton 801 040 100— 0 Wingham ....... 000 000 000— 0 Batteries, Walkerton, ,Meyers, Winghatn, 'Lediett, Higgins, Groves, Umpires, Bridgeford, Palmerston. .r VETERANS RECEIVE BELGIUM REWARDS Capt. Richard Roberts and Major Elmer Bell Included In List Of Those Decorated , Awards by the Belgium Government to two former officers of the 99th Battery were included in a list of dec- orations announced last week by the Department of National Defence. Major Elmer Bell, formerly of Wingham and Seaforth and no‘? of ExeterHs made a Chevalier of the Order of the Crown with Palm and is awarded the; Belgian, Croix, de, .Guerre 1940 with Palm. Capt. Richard James Roberts of Wingham, is made a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold H with Palm, and receives the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, The 'awards were conferred in re- cognition of distinguished services in the Northwest European campaign. BINGO! BINGO! The Wirigharn Legion are holding their weekly Bingo every Saturday ev-• ening in the council chambers. Good prizes. Proceeds a're for Legion pur- poses only. Meet' your friends Satur- day night at the Legion Bingo. Entertains At Dance Miss' Lois Cruickshanks was hostess at a dance recently, which was held in the Arena, in honour of Jim and Bob Colborne, who are leaving town in the near future. During the evening the boys were presented with a set of al- bum records, • Ball Player Injured During the first game of the play- off series between Westfield and Monkton at Westfield on Friday even- ing, Murray McDowell, first baseman for Westfield fractured his shoulder and was brought to Wingham General Hospital. Monkton won the game 7-4. Won Again at Stratford Several rinks of bowlers from here attended the Merchants and Manufac- turers tournament at Stratford last Wednesday. W. A, Hamilton holds an enviable record there, ever since this annual tournament started lie has always competed, . and out of the 28 games he has played he has won 26 of them. Surprise Party Mrs. Miller Davis entertained at her home last Friday evening, in honour of Mrs. 0. Colborne, who leaves short- ly to make. her home in Indianna, Thirty guests were present and the guest of honour received a shower of beautiful handkerchiefs, A dainty lunch was served by the hostess assist- ted by Mrs. John Cruickshariks: bowlers At Elora Three rinks from Wingham attend- ed the Annual Furniture Tournament at Elora on Labour Day. 154 rinks were In play, two from Winghain were whiners, H. Green, H. L. Sherbondy, W. A. ;Miller and A. M. Crawford re- ceived chairs and. It R. Hobden, Omar Haselgtove„ D. B. Porter and W. R. Hamilton, won end tables,' WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 5th, 1946 ;Single Copies Five Cents. Subscriptions $2.00 r4r Vest ISSUED NEXT WEEK THE 1946 INTERNATIONAL 1 NEW RATION BOOKS PLOWING MATCH TO BE KNOWN AS "VICTORY MATCH" The Days For D'stribution At Wingham, Are Sept. 12, 13, 14 SERVICEMEN TO GET CERTIFICATES A $25.00 War Saving( Certificate Will Be Forwarded To Each Member Victory Match", in view of the fact that this will be the first plowing match since the cessation of hostilities. The site of this year's match, will be the Port Albert Air Port, where, dur- ing the war years 'the Royal Air Force trained pilots for the naval arm of the Air Force. The choice is a very happy one from every angle; in the first place, and most important, is the ex- panse of land that can and will be ac- commodating possibly one of the greatest turnouts in the history of the International; the buildings that are still on the property will be used to house many of the exhibits and will be used for the comfort of the thous- ands who will be attending the "Vic- tory Match"; and finally, located as it is right on the Blue Water Highway, it is easily accessible to everyone, Educational demonstrations will cover almost every phase of progress"• ive agriculture, from. production to marketing. All kinds of modern mac- hinery will be demonstrated daily. The graditig of farm products will be illus- trated. New methods of curing hay and harvesting will be taught. Plow setting, seed cleaning and soil testing• will be explained, so every farmer, no matter how well-versed he may be on the farming industry, can afford not to attend this year's match. You may be sure, no matter whether you are a farmer or not, a most cord- ial welcome awaits you, together with a very interesting program, at Port Albert on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 15, 16, 17 and 18. If you would like to ()Min the prize lists or any other additional information, you may write to J. A, Carroll, Manager, Parliament Build- ings, Toronto, Canada. For well over a century now, plow- ing matches have been held in Ontario, from the, days when plowing was done, by a yolk of oxen and a wooden plow behind which the plowman walked to today, when gang-plows behind a trac- tor on which the plowman sits, from the days when a farmer plowed until darkness forced him off the land until today, when with- auxiliary lights mounted on his tractor, the farmer can plow from sun-down to sun-up if he should so desire, There is a lot of history to be pack- ed into a century, history that has seen the lot of the farmer steadily improve, but a history that has found no better way of breaking and tilling the soil than the plow, whether it be a single plow or a four-furrow plow. The soil is still the very life-blood of the farm- ing industry, but unless it is well culti- vated. satisfactory production is im- possible. Competition exists in the farming industry as it does in any oth- er, and the farmer, to be successful, must have the most modern, practical equipment available, and he should know how.to use it efficiently. To en- joy farming a young man must take pride in straight furrows, straight seed drills, tidy'iences and buildings. These arc the fundamental facts which just- ify plowing matches, large or small. Perhaps the most remarkable fact about this agricultural event is the fact that, although such enormous crowds attend annually, there are none of the usual attractions, such as freaks, vaudeville shows and midway gamb- ling. On the other hand there are numerous educational demonstrations and wholesome competition. • This year the International has adopted the very fitting. slogan "The The new Ration Book No.,.6, is ready for ,distribution, and you may' secure yours at the Town Hall, -Thurs- • day, Friday and Saturday, of next, week, Sept. 12th, 13th and ,14th. Be- fore you go to the distribution centre, - fill out the green card RB191 in your preSent ration book, do not tear it out, but present the book with the card at- tached to the volunteer worker at the centre. All information in the card,. except the signature, should be printed in block letters. Be sure to check the contents of your Ration Book 6 before leaving the distribution centre, It should contain the following; 2 sheets B coupons Nos. 26 to 75, (butter). 2 sheets M coupons Nos. 51 to 100 (meat). 2 sheets S coupons Nos. 26 to 75 (sugar-preserves). 1 sheet V coupons Nos. 1 to 25. (spare). 1 sheet V coupons Nos. 1 to 25 (spare). 1 sheet X coupons Nos. J. to 25 (spare). • The new book will have a yellow cover, The same general scheme of pastel coloured sheets as in Ration Book 5 will be continued, with the ad- dition of special markings to identify them in case of attempted counterfeit. Any persons who do not secure their ration •books during the distribution period should mail their application card, RB191, fully made out and signed, to any Local Ration Board in their vicinity, In this case, the card should be detached---4he ration honk itself should not be mailed, The new book will then be mailed as soon as possible. Distribution Centres Wingham—Town Hall, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 12, 13, 14, 9.30 a.m. to 12, 1.30 to 5 p.m. daily, Saturday evening, 7.30 to 9.30. Bluevale—Community Hall, Mon- clay, September 9th., 2 to 5 p.m. Whitechurch—MacLean's Store, on. Tuesday, September 10th., 2 to 5 p.m. Belgrave—Red Cross Rooms, Mon- day, Sept. 9th., 2 to 5 p.m. BI yth—Memorial Hall, Monday, Tuesday, 9th and 10th., 2 to 5 p.m. Brussels—Library, Monday, Tues- day, Sept, 9th and 10th, 2 to 5 p.m. Gorrie—Monday, Tuesday, Sept. 9th and 10th., 2 to 5 pan. Wroxeter—Monday, Tuesday, Sept. 9th and 10th., 2 to 5 p.m. Forclwich, Monday, Tuesday, 9th and 10th., 2 to 5 p.m. DRUMHEAD SERVICE - HERE NEXT SUNDAY Legions Of Zone 10 To Gather Here In Renewal Of Their Annual Service The following is the list of names of those who served in.the Armed Forces from 'the township' 4East WaWanosh. A War Savings Certificate, value of $25:00, is being fod'irarded to each member, If howev* there are any omissions, please coMmunicate with the Clerk of the•ToWliship, R. R, Red- mond, Belgrave P. O., as soon as Possible. Aitken, Margaret.. „. Burchill, Herbert; lksman, Harold,; Bentley, Roy. '° Canning, Cyril, Cuirie, - George T.; Cook, Russel, Campbell, Kenneth. Dunbar,' Keith. Falconer, Relisson;, Ferguson, Stew- art. Grain, Orton; Govi-pr, Robert. • Hutton, Wallace. Irwin, Howard; IrWin, William; Ir- win, Richard. Johnston,Lloyd; lohnston, Elliott; Johnston, Maitland. Kerr, Harold; Kechnie, Bert; Kech- nie, Frank. Leggatt, Richard. ", Morrison, Thornas.:t1VIason, Harold; ford, Roy, Mugford, arle; McBurney, Lauretta. Nethery, Gordon. Oxley, Edward. Purclon, Clifford; •Pattison, Henry. Robinson, Roy; Raithby, William; Rodger, Norman; Rodger, Leslie. Scott, Borden; Scott, Robert; St. Marie, Joseph; St. Marie, Raymond; St. Marie, Raphael. Taylor, John; Thompson, Thomas; Thompson, James; Thompson, Ed- ward; Thompson, Sam. - Vincent, Ray; Vincent, Clare. Wightman, Ivan; Walsh, James; Walsh, Clifford. PURCHASED LOCAL FATHER PAQUETTE - GOES TO PARKHILL Attended Funeral At, Ottawa Misses Minnie and:Florence Barber left for Ottawa, on Sunday to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law, Rev. G. I, Campbell. • Large Enrolment At W.H.S. The WingliRial...H*k School re-open- ed on Tuesday, September 3rd,, with an enrolment of 171, This is an in- crease of 13 over last year, with grade 9 this year having 60' students. The teaching staff will be the same as last year. Deyell Takes Over the Business Of Thos. Fells A business deal was completed last week when Percy Deyell purchased the butcher business from Thos. Fells and took possession the first of this week. This is one of the old establish- ed businesses of the town, Mr. Fells having been connected with it for 44 years. For a week or two Mr. Fells will remain in the store and will assist 'the new proprietor in getting started. Percy needs no introduction to the Citizens of the town,. being a local boy, and is experienced in the butcher bus- iness. He is a veteran and returned to Canada from overseas only a few months ago. "The Charm Beauty Salon" Minnie Street, Wingham, now open for appointments, Specializing in Per- manent Waving, Breck Treatments, and Hair Styling, also all other Beauty Culture. Phone 445. Licensed Oper- ator—Miss C. MacLennan. Hospital Auxiliary Notice The regular meeting of the Wom- en's Auxiliary to the Wingham Gener- al Hospital will be held at the council chambers on Monday afternoon, Sep- tember 9th, at 3 o'clock. Grass Fire Tuesday Afternoon The 'firemen were called twice to a grass fire at the south end of Josephine street on Tuesday afternoon. At one time the fire spread nearly up to the houses on Diagonal Road. Takes Post On West Coast Rev, Herbert H, Dann, Minister of South Kinloss Presbyterian Church for the past. number of yearil, has accepted an appointment at the West Coast and will take over his new duties about October 1st. Engagement Announced Mrs. George King, Teeswater, an- nounces the engagement of her young- er daughter, Jessie Marie, to Albert Edward Bates, .son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bates, Jersey Channel Is- lands. The marriage will talc place on Saturday, September 14th., at 11 A.M., in church of Our Lady, Guelph, Receives London Appointment Major Douglas R. Nairn of Goder- ich, veteran of overseas service with the Elgin Regiment in the Second Great War, has been appointed chief enforcement counsel for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in London district. Major Nairn was the Liberal Candidate at the last Federal election in North 'Huron. , PICNIC THRONG HEAR PREMIER IN RAIN Showers Fail To Dampen Enthusiasm Of Progressive Conservatives At Goderich On Wednesday Capt. Francis Bricklin, Returned Padre New Parish Priest A farewell presentation of a purse of money was made by members of the parish to Rev, Joseph F. Paquette of Sacred R. C. Church, Wingham, on Sunday; September 1st. A similar pre- sentation was also made at Brussels, on Sunday morning, Father Paquette has served the Wingham Parish and has also been in charge of the Brussels R. C. Church for the past thirteen years. Prior to coming to Wingham, he served six years at St. Augustine. Father Paquette leaves today (Wednesday) to assume his new duties at Parkhill. Mrs. Roth, rectory housekeeper, was presented with a purse on Sunday on behalf of the women of the parish. Capt. Francis Bricklin, of Stratford, recently returned fro'm overseas where he was a padre with a hospital unit, has been appointed the new parish priest. TWENTY PAIRS AT MIXED DOUBLES Won Freckles Contest -The judges at the Progressive Con- servative picnic at Goderich took only one look at Jimmy French of town and awarded him first prize in the contest for the boy with the most freckles. jimmy would be hard to beat in a con- test of this kind anywhere. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Brown an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, 'Norma Grace, to John M, Hoppe,r, son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Hopper, Wingham. The marriage to take place in the Wingham United Church on September 18th., at three o'clock. Bride Elect Showered Misses Lois and Grace Holmes en- tertained at their home on Monday evening, August 26th., in honour of Mrs. James Li stowel), (nee Leone Jolufson of Listowel). During the evening the bride was showered with lovely and useful kitchen ware, after which the hostesses served a •delight- ful More Salmon Is Promised Canadians will be able to enjoy as moth canned salmon from the 1946 pack as they did from prewar packs, according to the Canadian Grocer, A report in the current issue says 500;000 cases of the 1946 pack have been 'al- lotted the domestic market. This rep- resents an increase of 66 218 per -cent over the amount Canadians got from last year's pack, when only' 00,000 cas- es were retained in this country for Canadian consumption. The year be- fore it was 250,000 and in 1048, 200,000 eases. This is a "cycle" year for sock- eye—the choicest variety of all. Weather Was Responsible For Small Entry The mixed doubles tournament held by Wingham Bowling Club on Friday evening had an entry of only twenty pairs, due to the threatening weather, There were only five outside entricS present, two each from Teeswater and Seaforth and one from. Listowel. Three games were played with lunch being served before the final game. The winners were, first, Lorne Dale and partner of Seaforth, with 3 wins plus 15; second, Mr. and Mrs. W, H. French, 8 wins plus 10; third, Ierton Reid and partner, Seaforth, 2 wins plus 16; fourth, Miss Mary Johnston and O. Ilaselgrove, 2 wins plus 9. Further increases in provincial ex- penditure for health and education was intimated by George A. Drew, prem- ier of Ontario, when he addressed pic- nicers attending the Huron-Bruce- Perth Progressive Conservative sum- mer party at Harbour Park, Goderich on Wednesday. Premier Drew told his audience that his Government had already increased education grants and health costs by $29,000,000 but said She would insist upon an increase. "These fields are our own respon- sibility and we won't enter into. any agreement which would force us to re- 'uce our payments for education and health" said the premier as he reiter- ated his opposition to tax proposals made at the federal-pi-ovincial confer- ences. The provincial prethier addressed party stalwarts gathered, at Goderich's resort park in a pouring rain which had driven away all but the hardiest cam- paigners and those fortunate to find places in the picnic shelters. The rain, which had threatened throughout the afternoon, did not dam- pen the enthusiasm of several thous- and holiday makers who participated in the various sports and competitions held during the afternoon, Between showers they held races and special events such as a pie eating contest; selecting the most freckled individual and the best artist. The day's festivities wound tip with a reception to Premier and "Mrs. Drew and a dance, Support for Premier Drew in his stand against the Federal Government was given by j: M. MacDonnell, C., M,P,, for Muskoka, financial critic for Progressive ,Conservatives at Ottawa, and president of the Dominion Pro- gressive Conservative Association, who declared that "Prime 'Minister Xing by adopting a rigid and unbend- ing attitude did nothing to help the success. of the. conference." Mr. McDonnell said that his party- believed Canada Is being "over-expert- eV under the Liberal Croverrinietit. All Veterans Are Requested To Attend. Public Are Urged To Be Present Indications are that the Drumhead Service to be held in Wingham Town Park on Sunday afternoon next, Sept- ember 8th., will be the largest that has been held by Zone 10 of the Canadian Legion, B,E.S.L.. This is the first such.service since early in the' war and the publie arc cordially invited to at- tend. Every one of the fifteen Legion Brancld.,s of this Zone will be present and it is also expected that some of these will be accompanied by their own or their Town Band, All veterans are requested to take part in the parade. which will assemble at the Public School grounds and pro- ceed from there to the Town Park. Fall In is at 2.30 o'clock and the ser- vice will commence at 3,00 p,m, Comrade the Rev. W. A. Beecroft, Wingham Legion Chaplain, will con- duct the service and -Comrade the Rev. Alex Nimmo, will preach, Comrade the Rev, J. H. N. Norton will take the Devotional. Following the service at the park a Ceremonial will be held at the Ceno- taph with Comrade the Rev. Jack James as speaker. Legions of the Zone 10 are; Exeter- Hensall, Goderich, Clinton, Seaford', Brussels, Listowel, Palmerston, Dray- ton, Harriston, Howick,'Dlyth, Luck- now, Kincardine, Tiverton and Wing- ham.