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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-03-28, Page 9It is believed England's first organ- ' York in 60.1. Il..T)i on order f ging ind Christmas festival was Iteld in Arthur, Ferguson The best Tractor buy on today's Market That's right — the new Ferguson Tractor is the Most Economical Purchase in the tractor field. And its original hydraulic system makes handling of the complete line of equipment a pleasure Get Your Order in Today. MERKLEY MOTORS PHONE 84 WINGHAM DR, W. M. CONNELL DR, B. N. CORRIN PHYSICIANS anti SURGEONS Phone 19 CRAWFORD & HETHERINGTON Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. 'Wingham, Phone 48 J. H. CRAWFORD, MC, It S. HETHERINGTON) WINGHAM KINSMEN ce Carnival WINGHAM Community Arena — At 8 p.m., on — Thur., March 29 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) • • Skating Competitions FANCY DRESS, Open to Everyone COMIC DRESS, Open to Everyone COMIC DRESS, Open to Boys and Girls 10 years and under BEST NATIONAL COSTUME, Open to Everyone SPEED SKATING, RACES — 3 Classes (a) Rays under 14 years (b) Girls under 14 years (c) Boys 18 years and under ........ B/CYCLE RACE ON ICE .......... ..... S5 $5 $5 $3 $ 5:33 83 83 $3 $.3 $"1 $2 Si. $1 5'2 $1 $2 $1 Opeit to boys 18 yPars and under BROOMBALL WLNIOIAM LIONS Vs. 'VVINGITAM KINSMEN You'U know the players - hot you can only guess what will happen when they tangle in this grudge match. MOCCASIN DANCE Dancing on the largest, smoothest floor in town - 10.00 - LOO p.m; MUSIC BV ?nig m.r-TONES DOOR PRIZES 1St Electric iron - Value $20 Ind — Wool Blanket - Value $12 3rd — White-wall Wheel Trim Set for your ear - Value $10. Tory Gregg, I ster of Ceremonies ALL TRIS IN ONE EN,TOVABLE EVENING, Al)M18,8TON Adults 406, Children IOC BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY Plan to attend the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland week of April 16th, through 21st; three flights daily • from, London, time one hour, psoonvxmx Mon, Eve, 16th, DON CARLO Tues. Eve. 17th, LA TRAVIATA Wed, Eve, 18th, FLEDERMAUS Thurs, Eve. 19th, THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Vri„ Mat, 20th, IL TROVATORE Vri. Eve. 20th, TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Sat; Mat, 21st, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA followed by PAGLIACCI Sat, Eve. 21st, DON GIOVANNI For Plane and Opera Tickets also Hotel reservations call W. F. Burgman Travel Agency Phone 125 Wingham Attention Farmers Immediate Delivery NEW TRACTORS = = Ford Tractors with exclusive Proof- meter. FORD MAJOR - English Tractor, both Diesel and Gasoline. The lowest priced tractor on the market. USED TRACTORS = 1949 Ford Tractor • 1948 Allis-Chalmers Model C 1944 Cockshutt Model 70 All these tractors are completely overhauled and guaranteed. EQUIPMENT = = 10 and 12-inch two-furrow Plows 10-inch three-furrow Plow Spring and Stiff-tooth Cultivators, Spring-tooth Harrows, One-way Discs, Disc Plows, Tandem Discs, Rear- attached Mowers;' BnCleRakes, Manure Speaders. SERVICE = = Call for On-the-Farm Checkovers. Our tractor panel, with factory-trained mechanic is at your service to make checkovers and repairs on the job at your farm. HURON MOTORS A. D. MacWILLIAM PHONE 237 WINGHAM Business and Professional Directory S. J. WALKER Funeral and Ambulance Service MODERN FUNERAL HOME 'Phone 106 Night 189 WINGHAM ONT. Wed4Psday, March. 28th, 1951 THE: WINGHAM! ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE NINE NO QUICK RELIEF EXPECTED FOR PRAIRIES Weatherbeaten prairies are still suffering the ffects of a storm that took a total of 12 lives, ,ictured is an aerial view of the stalled train at )yen, Man. .The _Manitoba, .ggyernment highways —Central Press Canadian branch reported most roads blocked or "very doubt- ful" for travel. Snowplows were called off Manitoba roads to wait for the weather to clear. Weatherman promised ,po,,irmnediate,relief from snow and cold. Frederick F. Homuth Phm.B., R.O. Carol E. HomuthR.O. Mrs. H. Viola Homuth R. 0. Registered Optometrists Phone 118 Harriston, Ont. WELLINGTON FIRE Insurance Company . Est. 1840 An all Canadian Company which has faithfully served its policy holders for over a century. Head Office — Toronto H. C. MacLean Insurance Agency Wingham ismatirsuomaralemnfteagawerin.ssuationasmorloymmevommnaerlantlatmomm. 111101111MISP WROXETER • Mrs, J. J. Allen, jiMmy and Mar- jorie, Toronto, arc spending the Eas- ter vacation with Mr. and Mrs. J. N, Allen and Mrs. T. G. Hemphill. Miss Jeanne Moffatt, Kitchener, is holidaying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Moffatt. Mr. and Mrs. Allister Green and daughter, Lynda, Wingham, spent Easter Sunday with Mrs. W. E. Weir and Miss Edythe, and attended ser- vice at the United Church where they were formerly members. • Mrs. Dean Gibson, London, spent last week with M.17. and Mrs. W. G. Gibson. Scott Hunter of Caledonia, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hunter. ' Miss Eleanor Sanderson, Toronto, spent the week-end with tier mother, Mrs. Frank Sanderson. Miss Winnifred Scott, Toronto, was an Easter week-end guest with her sister, Mrs. Roy Hunter and Mr. Hunter. Messrs. Jim and Russel Rae, both of Brantford, visited their mother, Mrs. D. W. Rae on Good Friday. The boys presented their mother with lovely flowers for Faster. Mr. and Mrs. J, L. Hetherington and daughters, all of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mrs. M. Sellers. Master Douglas McClellan, Oshawa, is spending the vacation week with his grandmother, Mrs. W. E. Van.- vels°re :Friends here regret to hear of the illness of Miss Mac Davidson, who is spending the winter season with Mrs, Gay. Davidson, at Oshawa. Miss Davidson has been in bed for five weeks suffering from virus pneum- onia. We are pleased to know she is now. able to be up a short Lime each day. The progressive euchre party adver- tised for Friday of this week by the Ladies For-Rest Club will be held on Thursday evening. The change was made owing to the hockey games coming up this week. Remember the date (Thursday), March 29th. Mr. and Mrs. A. Forrester, Dublin, were week-end guests with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Durst, Members of the Fourth Line Farm Forum joined with two other groups laisailarioulvaiallmat..af ono mormlavolmaerawilo.....02Emocr, 01..urtu" J. W. BUSHFIELD, K.C. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office--- Meyer Block, Wingham in a special rally at Blue-vale on ,Mon.- day evening last. Clare Burt, presi- dent of the provincial group of Farm Forums, was guest speaker. Also Gordon Bennett, agricultUral represem. tative for Huron, showed slides on a recent trip to Ohio. Gordon Greif;, field secretary for Huron, was in charge of the rally which was largely attended. The annual Music Teachers' Associ- ation Recital, of which our local music teacher is a member, will be held at Myth community hall on Monday. April 2nd at 8 o'clock, Several pupils recital. This italt.his district will take part in the This week we welcome -to town and retired life Mr. and Mrs, j. F. Mac- Lean of Whiteehurch. They are living in the home purchased some time ago front Mervyn Grainger. iMr, illar- Lean who is father of the local barber, Ira MacLean, has conducted a general store in Wltitechurch for the past fifteen years. We hope they will enjoy many happy years in their new community. Holiday guests with Mr. and Mrs. 5. H. Wylie arc Mr. and Mrs, John Al etcalfe, Glennanan, and B rs. Isa- bella Hawking's, of Wingham. Jimmy Wylie is enjoying a holiday with To- ronto friends, Miss Frances Wylie .s enjoying a trip to New York and other United States places of interest. Ath.s Wylie accompanied a &drip of teach- ers on the trip. Good• Friday .visitors with Mr. asst. Mrs. Wilfred Brown were Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Buschart, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schantz, all of Waterloo. Miss Ruth Brown . accompanied by her friend. 011 iss Helen. Gray of spent the Easter week-end with tit ,' former's parents. Young People's Union Ron McMichael presided over the weekly meeting of the Young People's Union and opened with the hymn "Rise Up 0 Men of God". The meet- ing was arranged by Gilberta Howes, Con ven er of Christian Culture. The scripture lesson, St. Matthew's Gospel, Chapter 5 verses 42 - 49, was read by Lyle Hart. .Edythe -Weir led in pray- ei.The second hymn sung was "Abide with Me". Thelma Denny read a poem. Gilberta Howes gave' the topic "Fellowship among Young Peo- ple". The meeting closed with the hymn "Where Cross the • Crowded Ways of Life' and the ,Mizpah bene- diction. United Church Easter Service Spring flowers graced the chancel of United Church on Sunday adding beauty and color to the .special Easter service conducted by the pastor, Rev. U. E. Cronhielm, Chaos. Mg for the scripture lesson the 28th chapter of St, Matthew's Gospel, Mr, Cronhielin gave an inspiring message on the "Meaning of the Resurrection". The choir sang two anthems "The Easter Mom" and "Ile Rose agaht front the Grave." (Me of the floral o ffc tin gS, a basket of snapdragons tulips and daffodils. wed,. placed in tits church in loving Hui:tory of the I u Mr, and Mrs. Th iihS011, 1!.) Were for y oars 'valued active inentiu.r,: of the church, by their family. There was a large con,.:regation•present. Holy Communion Next Sunday foly C‘nnmunion alit /ollow morn- ing service on Sunday to ,t, April 1st. Lev. U. E. Cronlneln, will he in charge of the service, Join with St. Stephen's Church Members of St, James' Anglican (March joined with St. Steplion':- Chmeb, tiorrie, for the Raster service, when the speaker ti as Ret. Dr. O'Neil,• principal of Huron College, London, and former rector of this parish. The regular Easter Conununioa followed morning service. Wortien's Institute Mrs. Crosby Sothern,. District Pre- cident for East Huron, will be the guest speaker at the April -meeting of the Women's Institute on .April 4.t1t at 2,30 in thc afternoon, Mrs.. Soth- on will also install the officers for the .coming year, Mrs, Harold burst will have charge of the motto, "A good thing to 'remember and a better thing id do,' to work with the construction gang., and not the wreeking crew„" Rolf call to be answered by the pay- FORD WICH Mr. Milton Leonard has sold his farm on the 6th concession to Mr. Jack Armstrong.. He is having an auc- tion sale this week. Mr. Robert Marshall has sold his largest farm, across from the Carna- tion milk plant to Fraser Lynn, of the ‘oVallace townline. Johan Colwill has been a pa- tient in Victoria Hospital, London. Mr. Geo. Faust has moved to the home recently purchased from Mr. John Lohr in Kurtzville, Their neigh- bors presented the Faust's with a tri- lite lamp prior to their leaving. Ernest Mahood Ernest Mahood, 79, died at his home in Maryborough Township on Satur- day after a long illness. He was born in .Howick Township and farmed near Lakelet before moving to Marybor- ough in 1943. Surviving are his wife„ a son Earl, three brothers, Fred, Lon- don, Rev, Heber Mahood, California and Elmer, Lincoln Nebraska; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Castiedeine and Miss Evelyn Mahood, Simcoe. Inter- ment was in Palmerston cemetery. went of fees, . Hostesses, 'Mrs. J. H. Wylie, Mrs. Charles Cathers, Mrs. Reg. Newton and Mrs. Thomai Par- ker. Women's Missionary Society Easter Thankoffering Service Rev, David Proctor, Teeswater, was guest speaker-on Sunday evening when members of the Women's Missionary Society, United Church, held their Easter Thankoffering service. Mr, Proctor was born and lived until he was twelve years of age in Korea. He told of playing with the children of that country and finding among them real friends, He noted the change made where the missionaries were able to help. The Koreans are clean people. The war reporters often see the poor and there is quite a contrast in their living conditions. Some years ago men anti women did not eat to- gether in that country and the wo- men did tun have a very !tight place, but that too has changed. The speaker brought up to date information front the cotiniry, having recently attend- ed a conference of returned mission- aries from Korea at which the speaker was Padre Roger Nunn, padre of the Princess Pats, who has returned home on account of illness. Flying time was 22 hours, :Missionaries returning by boat take from 20 to 23 days. The padre was able to bring sonic messages to people who have not heard front their relatives since the war began, Mr. Proctor asked for prayers for the Koreans and said that a clothing drive was underway for the destitute people there. He summed up his re- marks by saying the Koreans arc fine human folks, The choir sang the anthem, "God So Lot ell the World" and Misses Thelma I and Gilberta favoured with a duet, "Go Tell it Out", with Miss Mary Gibson at the organ. Ushers were Mrs. Allen Mun- ro, Mrs. R. R. Hunter, Mrs. Idarvt:y, Tinon, ,Mrs. Alvin Moffat. The of- fering included a donation front the family of the late Mrs. Thomas Gib- son, 111015e dt. ta t„ th e w,M,s, here will hing bt r, membered. 113 um, cho,en for this sPeOlal set'stee Were "Rejoir., the 1..or ,1 is King", ' t t Mas- ter of the Waking World" and "Sa- viour nreathe an Evening' Blessing". Pot. 1'. Cronhielm was in charge of the :service itt Teeswater United • Church where he showed slides. 'the N'onng People's noon, Wroxeler Un- lietl • C.hureh, attended. tlw Easter Thankoffering servieu in a IPuly. St, James' Guild Members of St. James' Women's Guild held their March meeting in the church basement, The president, Mrs, George Griffith, conducted a short worship period assisted by Mrs, Kett Ilentlett who read "His Deliver- ance" from The Forward, Mrs, 'Clarke Sharpin, secretary, presented the min- Met, which were adopted. The ladies continued with the painting of the basement which Worthy project they have underetaken and nearly coin- detect.. Refreshments were served. at the close and a social hour enjoyed, RONALD G. MUNN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CLINTON, ONTARIO Office: Royal Bank Phones: Office 561, Res. 455. J. A. FOX Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist. RADIONIC EQUIPMENT COMPLETE HEALTH SERVICE Phone 191, W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Phone 150 Wingham K. M. 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