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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1948-01-14, Page 7Chesterfields and Occasional Chairs Repaired and Recovered Free Pickup and Delivery STRATFORD UPHOLSTERING COMPANY 42 Brunswick St. STRATFORD — ONTARIO Enquiries should be left at R. A. Currie's, Wingham, * 175 gallons per month li WINGHAM UTILITIES COMMISSION YOUR. EYES 'NEED ATTENTION Our 25 point Stientific Ea/train. don enables us to give you Clear, Comfortable Vision. f 4 F HOM O Optonietrist Phone 118 tlarriston Sewing MaehineRepairService ALL MAKES Work Guaranteed Preo Estimates Machines Electrified Needles and Belts Agent STAINTON HARDWARE Telephone 30 Winghatn Food For Britain Fund The Wroxeter Women's Instiute at their January meeting voted $25,00 to Save the Children Fund. In order to give everyone in the village and dis- trict an opportunity to help in this most urgent and worthy cause, containers have been placed in business places in the village. When shopping for your own needs please remember the child- ren of Britain and other lands, who are hungry. The containers will be once. ted on February Std. Mrs. 5, H. Wylie and :Mrs. R. B. Hunter are the W. I. committee in charge of this project. Sunday School Annual The annual meeting- of the United Church Sunday'Seitool vas held in the church parlours, on Tuesday January 6th, with a good attendance of officers and teachers, Mrs. Munro was appointed Secretary for the rneeting. Fifteen dollars was voted to be given to the Missionary and Maintenance Fund of the church. The year of 1947 dosed with a balance on band of $18.85, Officers and teachers for 1948 are as follows: Supt., Mr. Alvin Moffatt; As- sistant, Mr. Leslie Douglas; Sec-Treas„ Lloyd Townsend; Assistant, Arthur Green; Pianist, Thelma Denny; As- sistants, Jean Moffat and Margaret Wearring; Teachers, Bible Class, Rev. U. E. Ctonhielte, Mr, G. A. Wearring, A• H. IHAVIS11 Teesveatee, Ontario Barrister, Solicitor, Notary and Conveyancer. Office: Ooftott Hotta; Wtosteter every Thursday afternoon 1,30 to 4.80 and by appointment, Phone Teetwater 120J CRANORD & IIETHERINOTON Barristers, -Solicitors, Etc. Phone 48 j. I. trawfbed, S. Hetherington, '"Wednesday) January 14p 1.948 WINGHAM ADVAliCTIMES PAGg sgvar lonce, Mrs, H. I, Hurst was at the piano for a sing song, These pictures are free to the public. 'Thorp will be a monthly showing. Mr, ,Tolinston of Walton who was in charge announced. that the pietnre.5. taken At 'Guelph on Ione: Mb, when the W,I, celebrated their 50th Anniversray will be in eluded in the next evening's entertain- ment, Mrs. M. p, Palmer, Mr, Harold Ham, .ilton, Miss B. Weir, Mrs, A. Munro,, Mrs, Stuart Higgins, Miss Rgrta Van* velsor, and Mrs, John .Colwill, PLAYSAFEJ ‘‘, WIRT / 444, ale YOUR OAR WITH B. F. Goodrich Silvertown Tires St. James Annual Meeting January 24th has been set for the annual Vestry meeting of ' St. James Anglicae Church. Pot Luck supper will be served at 7 o'clock.n The business will follow. DEPENDi * ll /k The new B.F. Goodrich tire has a Wider, flatter tread' that pita -'more rabbet on the rOad. Mors rubber there means more grip..., more safety from skidding .•• better stopping. More rubber also means more to share the wear lesswear at any onevoint, better mikes* **.greatei safety. Y,P.U. Social Evening Mexnbers of Young People's Union United Church enjoyed a social even- ing on Monday night with 30 in at, tendance, Progressive euchre and two contests were carried out, The presi- dent, Miss Jean Moffatt assisted by Rev. U. E. 'Cronhielm conducted a short devotional period to open the meeting. li is this tato 41:4p 25 ?pa welp 1001, • (see answer befoul. ficvidek Lions Carnival 1041 weather prevailed for the first of a Series of Three Ice Carnivals to be held in Wroxeter, !Gorrie and ,Ford* wich sponsored by the Howick t%ns 'Club, A good turnout gave excellent support to the contestants in Wrox- eter Arena on Friday night. Tory Gregg and Cactus Mac of CKNX Staff, assisted by Mrs. MacDonald, all of Wingham, acted extremely well as the judges. Lion Gordon Gibson assisted by Secretary Hector Knight were in charge of the popular Hot Dog and Coffee Stand, Judged Queen of the Carnival was Doreen Hutchison, rep, resenting "Miss Canada.",4 the King of the Carnival, was Jimmy Wylie with Top Hat and Tails, .lames of other prize winners follow: Girls, '7 and un- der, any costume, Marjorie Mof- fat, Daisy Gibson, Nancy Newton; Boys, 7 and under, any eostume, Ian Howes, Larry Durst; Fancy Costume, Girls 8 to 12, Grace Paulin, Marlene Smith, Shirley Reidt; Comic Costume, Boys, 8 to 12, Lyle Reidt, Fraser Mc- Clement, Jackie Brown; Glen McClein- ant; Fancy Costume open to all, Mil- dred Farrish, Doreen Hutchison, (tied), Grace Paulin, Shirley Reidt; Boys, Jimmy Wylie, Bruce McClement; Comic open to all, Clarke Sharpin; Charaeter Costume, (Impersonation), James Wright, Glen McClement. Nan. ional Costume, ladies, any age, Doreen Hutchison, (Miss Canada); Mildred Farrish," (Miss International), repre- senting Lions International; Best per- forming clowns, Fraser McClement, Ian Howes. Races, Girls race, under 12, Betty Newton, Shirley McMichael, Shirley Reidt; Boys, under 12, "Billy" Cum- mings, Bruce McClement, Ronny Hig- gins. Girls, over 12, Shirley McMic- hael, Doreen Hutchison; Boys over 12, Gordon Matheson, Jimmy Wylie; Ob- stacle Race, Jimmy Wylie. Couples Race, Margaret Moffat, Clarke Sharp- in; Jean Moffat, Jack MacLean; Door prizes, Mrs. Willard Michael, Larry Durst. The committee in charge of the Car- nival are to be commended for their efficient handling of the event. Ample notice will be given as to time and place of Carnivals to follow, sponsored by Howick Lions Club. AT ALL 001711/4 in all kinds of weather, she's at her post. You count on her and she's proud of it, With switchboards busier than ever because of the many more telephones, hers is still "The Spirit of Sets. vice." More telephones are being added right, along. Our constant aim ale to provide more and better service . . always at the lowest possible cost .. to give greater value to every telephone user. SELL TELEPIIONA COMPANY OP CANADA Mr,and Mrs; Harry Dane were Sun- day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Meyer* 'Formosa. Mrs. Clarke Sr., was brought home froth Wingham General Hospital' last week-And is convalescing at the home of her son, Vern and Mrs. Clarke, Mr. Roy Johnston, Stratford Normal, spent-last week. practice teaching with Mr, Harold Hamilton of Wrceceter Public School, while Miss Agnes Wearring of Toronto Normal, Spent the week with Mrs. Wm. Wright, tea., cher of Lane's School. Women's Institute Mrs. J. N. Allen opened her home on Wednesday afternoon for the Jan- uary meeting of Wroxeter Women's Institute. Mrs. H: MacKenney was in the chair and opened the meeting with the singing of the Ode and re- peating of the Lord's 'Prayer in unison. Mrs. W. T. MacLean presented the minutes and also read many letters of thanks from those receiving Christmas Cheer Boxes. Mrs., Vern Denny re- ported 20 Shut-ins remembered at the Christmas Season. Gifts of money to help the. work along were received from Mrs. Eli Bolt, Mrs. Edward Jacklin. Twenty-five Dollars were vot- ed to Save the Children Fund. Mrs. Reg Pacey gave very interesting Cur- rent events including the new B.C.Y. vaccine for the prevention of Tubercu- losis. Defences against cancer have doubled and trebled in the last few months. By the newest tests it is pos sible to find cancer anywhere in the body. Television, at present there are 25,000 'receiving sets in operation in the London Area. The closing of W. N.R.R.A., the housewife's dollar and pork and beef prices. The new better Homes Contest, and closed with choice verses on the New Year by Horatio Nelson Powers, Miss Hazelwood con- ducted a surprise contest when she ask- ed all members to open their hand bags and count the number of articles, Mrs. Cohvill was the .winner, having 31 articles. Mrs. J. N, Allen won the consolation for having the least num- ber of articles. Community singing was enjoyed with Mrs, J. N. Allen at the piano. The Royal Wedding as describ- ed by Matthew Halton was beautifully read by Mrs. John Colwill. Miss Hazel- wood favored with a piano solo, The Anniversary Waltz. The Roll Call, an interesting item on the British Empire (brought a fine response. Tea was see. I ved at the close when the hostess was 'asked 'by Mr. G. Edwards, Mrs. Mof- fat and Mrs. Michael and a. pleasant social hour enjoyed Markley Motors HUDSON SALES and SERVICE TELEPHONE 84 WINGHAM And If the wafer!. heated electrically, "wasted Hydro" Is Rowing down the drain fool • Eloetrklty that Is needed to keep oar factories mining at full capacity • Pooner that might have been put Wale to rash* the *Inge OW you need and produce the geed* that sustain our vital export trade ... • Power that might have helped Increase'our mineral wealth or raise production on our farms. "The little bit of power I waste will never be missed?' you think. • but that "little bit of power" SAVED by ALL Hydra consumers means a LOT. Please play your part. oo isteh • FIRST IN RUBBER!' WROXETER Mrs. Vern MacDonald is spending -a few days with her daughters in Tor- Mr. Bert Harris is ill at his home on 17th con., Howick, having suffered ;heart attack, following the shovelling of snow at his home, His many friends hope he will soon be restored to good 'health. Deep sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs, David Robinson in the death of a sister, the late Mrs. James Cutt of Goderich. Mrs. Cutt was the former Jennie Robinson. Miss Florence David is spending a few weeks with London friends. Miss Cassie Harris who left for the West a few weeks ago enjoyed a visit 'with Mrs. Alice Chapman of Winnipeg, oveors.cano.offe during the holiday season. Mrs, Harris after visiting friends enroute will take up residence hi Vancouver, Two well attended prayer meetings were held in the United Church dur- ing the past week. On Tuesday even- ing Rev. U. E. Cronhielm was the speaker and on Thursday evening Rev. G. Howse of Gorrie was in charge. Mr. Verh Denny, who is with the C.P.R. snow plow gang since the re- cent storm spent Sunday at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Edgar of Fordwich, were also, Sunday guests at the Denny home. About 100 were present at the Town Hall on Wednesday night when Nat- ional Film Board with the Women's Institute as sponsors showed an inter- esting series of Educational Films, Mrs. H. V. MacKenney welcomed the aud- General Accountancy for the SMALL BUSINESS MAN, PROFESSIONAL MAN, and THE FARMER. BUSINESS & TAX SERVICE S. 3. Pyttun P. 0. Box 74 'Phone 23 LUCKNOW - ONT. The humanitarian work of the Lions Club is well known in this community During the past week another good deed was recorded, when arrangements were made for transportation of the four-months-old child of Mr. William Sangster, Howick, to Victoria Hospi- tal, The young child was suffering from whooping cough. The Wroxeter Pool Hall which has 1111130111131112110111111100101.211101113•01111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101111131111111111111•11110 Edwards' Motor Sales mil Chrysler, Plymouth Cars and Fargo Trucks V PARTS and ACCESSORIES 2 V Telephone—Days 417, Wingham he held his friends and lost few. One' wards. son, Bill, is still on the homestead. We were amused at Phil Osifer of Mrs. Jack Reid is quite ill at pros- Lazy Meadows eating the giblets, this ant with heart condition, Mr, Richard-'m ostly falls to the lot of the women been ope-rated by Mr. Mel Beattie of son is also quite poorly. land children. Some didn't even get gib- el, has has been taken over by Mr. Whooping cough is prevalent at lets this Christmas. Harold I. Durst of the village. present, especially in the Gorrie dis- Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell spent an trict. evening this week in Wroxeter. The Institute meeting will be held Mr. Carl Douglas was soloist in the this Wednesday at Mrs. Wm. Ed- United Church Sabbath last. Jim••••••••••••• W.I. 1948 Project Members of Wroxeter Branch Wo- men's Institute have a near project for the year. The purchase of a new cur- tain tor the Town Hall Stage, Mrs. Munro, Mrs. W. T. MacLean, Mrs. H. V. McKenney and Mrs. Wm. Hart have arranged a progressive euchre for January 14th, at Mk Am., in the Red Cross Rooms to which all will be cor- dially welcomed. Ladies arc asked to bring lunch. Coffee will be provided. It is expected a series of social even- ngs will be held during the winter season, Come meet your neighbours nd friends and help a worthy cause,. a U 1111110111111111131111111111111311111111011111113111111111131111111111111111100110111111111411111111111$01111311111,11 Save Money by PREPAYING FUNERAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICE UP-STAIRS FUNERAL PARLOUR A. J. WALKER 'PHONES 106 WINOHAM Business - and ProEsional Directory Howitk Lions Club 1-Iowiek Lions Club business meet- ing was held in the Anglican Church Basement, Fordwich, on the evening of January 8th. Plans Were completed for Ice Carnival, Letters of apprecia- tion were read from Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc- Michael for flowers sent on their dia- mond and Golden Wedding Anniver- saries. The Lions Supper meeting will be held in the Anglican Church base, Anent, Pordwich, Thursday, January 15th., for which an outstanding pro- gramme has been. prepared. Town of WNW-1AM 1948 TAXES L fie BRYCE SED AUCTIONEER WELLINGTON FIRE Insurance Company Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company Which has faithfully served its policy holders for Oveett century. Head Office --. Toronto MacLean Insurance Agency Wingham FARM FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Telephone 62 Box 331 WINGHAM, ONT. Annosiomenulm Taxpayers may mate payments on account o 1948 taxes up to 90 per cent. of 1947 taxes. Interest at the rate of Four per cent. per an- num will be allowed on such prepayments. Prepayments of taxes must be made at the Town Treasurer's Offices Town Hall. W. A. GALBRAITI-I, TrtatUrtro Town of Winghatn Iftwirirmilmilminwormionlorommokiwoormililmoromlimm.i...1 A. CRAWORD0M.D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 150 WhIghstm Wo litSlIFIELD, Barrister, StAteitat, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office Meyer Block. Wingbarn BELMORE The community at large was well re- FREDERICK A. PARKER OSTEOPATH Offices: Centre St., Winghaent Osteopathic and Electric Treat. rents, Foot Technique, Phone 172. Winghatn, presented in the school room on 'Wed- nesday evening Mien Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jeffray 'Were honoured 'with a gift of money. The forepart of the ev- cuing was spent in dancing to the love- y music supplied by the Brussels Or. chestra. All seemed to have a most ere. 'oyable time. Mrs. Wm, Curie is stilt in Wingham Hospital. Mr. Eimer Ballagh is rest* ing at home. Mrs. Michael Lynett has suffered a stroke. May the New Year bring renewed strength for all our sick, Miss M. Ieffray spent Thursday af- ternoon with Mrs. John Mulvey, it be'. *ng her birthday. Mr- Jack Fitch Jr„ has purchated a new conveyance with snow plough. Jack intends to keep the road open 'or himself, so he says, a New Year's ' resolution. Some of our ladies are keeping their )roads open with snow shovel and 'were quite surprised at the depth of snow, there will be still more to come. We were sorry to hear of the death of Patrick tynett a highly tespected citizen of Turtiberry, in his 84th year, Mr. Lynett was a hard working man, honest and upright in all ids dealings, DR. iii• M• CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON t)honeio int FOX Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist. ItADIoNIC Et tY/PMENT COMPLETE VI H EALTH SEE Phone 191. Whether oe beelnet* at pieesure.tenf„ maks %le "Goodwill Heist" you headq vatiere.tokatea boll V* Vh6 Maier of everythlee *deck east at Woodivard Mom* Ori Etitahtth Street, westioaidae Okeed tikes 'Park. Viotti Wolverine lc aeceesiblaaealt lettleat of ih* city, SOit room .. each whit tub and thowet. total lobd. Amplet Pagladil tote; otos* service also 'available* 11.16* at ml 1160014 ... wen votive' Mein *eel in Detroit — female** Sesta Solim DONALD O. 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