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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-02-13, Page 1PROCLAMATION I hereby proclaim FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, ic)52 A Public Day of Mourning in memory, of our late Sovereign, King George VI and call upon all good citizens to observe the same. A community service will be held in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham, at 10 a.m. All citizens are invited to attend. GOD SA QUIT,N W. W. GURNl`,X, Mayor mbc barn btattliCLOY With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette ariii Wrokeief' Newg .41111111001111•Mmmoi r .111ubseriptioa $2.50 per year; ec per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1952 Vol, 78 No. 24 1---k ALONG THE MAIN DRAG kAAN By The Pedestrian Warning to all bachelors! Thursday, 'February: 14th, is St. Valentine's Day. 'Watz'h your step, fellows. This is a dangerous day, After a survey of the local stores, it seems that the val- entines with the nasty remarks are no longer existent. That only leaves the 'hearts and flowers type. What's this world coming to! To be on the safe side, candy and flowers are approp- riate and don't endanger a single man too much. 0-0-0 Somebody forced us to run the fol- lowing poem: First Time The wee man held in one chubby hand A valentine message so true, A small red heart and written inside Those three magic words, "I love you." „ - This moment both shall long remem- ber, For nothlnig is ever so fine As when a lad gives his first sweet- heart Her very first gay valentine. We feel that the poet expreSsed a very nice sentiment there, but wait until the little lad is faced with giv- ing his 15th girl friend a valentine. It gets to be a problem. 0-0-0 The word "Valentine" comes from the Latin language meaning "well, healthy," so they tell us. From that we would assume that if you are married and want to stay healthy, send a Valentine. St. Francis of Sales (1622), was a smart fellow. He forbade the custom of valentines. Seems he wasn't too successful, for the stores today do a pretty good trade in them . In fact, Valentine cards are a multi-million dollar busi- ness in the United States and Can- ada. In one large American city alone, $50,000 is spent on cards for February 14th. We contribute $1.25 to the total. 0-0-0 Mrs. Carl Douglas of Belmore has been appointed music teacher at the Public School, succeeding Prof. An- derton, of Goderich, who has not been well for some months. OFFICE CLOSED Dr. Irwin wishes to announce that his office will be closed from Febru- ary 18th to February 22nd., inclusive. 13b 'PRESENTED WITH WATCH R. E. McKinney was presented with A a beautiful Gruen pocket watch re- cently, by the Supertest Petroleum 'Corporation, in appreciation of his 25 years service with that company. VARIETY CONCERT A variety concert by community talent will be held in Forester's Hall, Belgrave, on February 22nd, at 8.30 p.m. Sponsored by Belgrave Women's Institute. Admission, Adults 35c; Children 20c. 13,20* ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEETING A meeting will le held in the Corn- mtinity Centre, Belgrave, on Thurs- day, February 14th at 2 p.m., to ap- 'point members to the Athletic Associ- ation and discuss fur€her plans. 13* 'EUCHRE AND DANCE There will be a euchre and dance at Sacred Heart Church parish hall, 'Wingham, on Friday, February 22nd, 'Cards start at 8 p m. Music by 'Henderson's orchestra, Lunch coun- ler, Admission 50c. 13b MOCCASIN DANCE For a good evening's fmi conic to the Moccasin Dance in the Belgrave Arena on 'Thursday evening, Feb, 14th, Wilbee's Orchestra. Admission 50c, Sponsored by the Arena manage- ment, Allin—Culliton Doris Culliton, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Culliton, be- came the bride of William Allin, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Allin of Lucknow, at a ceremony at the home of Mr .and Mrs. M. Mc- Phail, Wingham, on Saturday, Febru- ary 9th„ at 5' p.m. Rev. Alex Nimmo officiated. Given in marriage by Mr. Ewart McKercher, the bride wore a steel grey suit with yellow accessories and an orchid for her corsage. The bridesmaid, Mrs. Everett Cathers of Belmore, wore a pie and plc brown suit with mauve accessories and a corsage of yellow roses, Mr. William Johnson of Lucknow, was the best man. The reception was held at the Hotel Brunswick. Afterwards the couple left on a wedding trip to the United States. Elliott—Anderson At Melville Presbyterian Manse in Brussels, Merle Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of Mrs. Anderson of East Wawanosh and the late Oliver G. Anderson, was united in marriage with Geofge Bryce Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott of Luck- now. Rev. W. H. T. Fulton officiated. Miss Una Elliott of Toronto, sister of the groom, attended the bride, and Graeme Anderson of East Wawa- nosh, brother of the bride, was groomsman, Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Bruns- wick Hotel, Wingham. WINGHAIVI DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT POSTPONED Because of the death of our King, the High School Concert advertised :or Thursday and Friday, February 14th and 15th, will be presented on .Monday and Tuesday, February 18th Ind 19th, ,at 8.15 p.m. in the Town Ian. Reserved seats for Thursday viii be used Monday evening, And hose for Friday, Tuesday evening.. ROWICK MUT!IAL CO. REPORTS ROOD' YEAR The seventy-ninth annual meeting .)f the Howick Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held in the ownship hall, Gorrie, February 8th., 952, with approximately fifty policy- iolders in attendance. The president, Ewart McKercher, was in the chair. He called on Rev. tobert Watt of the United Church, lorrie, for a few remarks. Rev. Watt paid tribute to our late Sovereign; ring George VI, followed by prayer. Mr. McKercher reviewed the busi- ness of the year stating that the loss xperience during, 1951 shows a net 08s of $72047.00, an increase of $7,500,000.00 and increase of 650 poli- nes. The reports having been disposed .)f, the meeting appointed Robert J. Bowman of Brussels, as chairman, .vino spoke briefly. Leslie Douglas and William Speir were re-elected directors for a third year term. Gordon A. Gibson and Twart Whitfield were appointed aud- itors for the ensuing year, The chairman called on the follow- ing directors: Messrs. W. Leslie 'Douglas, William Spelt,, S. A. Bryans, W. R. Graham and Norman Harding. The following policy holders were al- so called oni B. H. Strong, reeve of r-Iowick; J, Parrish, W. H, HaneY, D. L. Weir, Albert Cardiff, Alex Robertson, Henry Johann, Rob- ert Powell, J. H. Carter, Tod. Newton and Arthur Gibson. The meeting closed 'with the sing- ing of the National Anthem, Mrs. Herbert Sullivan . Passes in ListoWel Private funeral services for Mrs. Herbert Sullivan, 49, who died in the Memorial Hospital, Listowel, were conducted on Monday at 2 p.m., at the family residence, Brussels, by the Rev. A. Lane. She was horn at Fordwich, but had lived in Brussels most of her life, and was a member of the United Church. She is survived by, her husband, one sister, Mrs. Vance Sanderson, Wirigham; one brother, Wilfred D Willis Brussels; five children, Wil- liam, serving in the R.C.A.F., in Nova Scotia; Mrs. Donald Coleman, Elora; Reginald, Dorothy and Maureen at home. OUTDOORS EDITOR IS LIONS SPEAKER CNIB CAMPAIGN IS WELL OVER OBJECTIVE The local CNIB campaign for the Western Ontario Home and Building Fund in London, which was held on Friday, in the town of Wingham ' has gone over the top. The quota for Wingham and district was set at $1,200 and to date $1,842.40 has been received, and the campaign contin- ues through till this Saturday, Feb- ruary 16th. The prevailing wet weather on Friday evening did not dampen the spirits of the canvassers, who turned out in full force and helped the campaign over the top so success- fully. The canvass was scheduled to take place between 5:30 and 7:00 and the first canvasser arrived at CKNX, which had been set up as campaign headquarters at 5 p.m. Campaign chairman John Brent and his staff got to work issuing the canvassers with their instruct- ions, By 5:45 the team captains had their men on the go and by 6:40 re- turns started coming in. By 7:30, practically all had, been turned in and accounted for. Chairman John Brent, when asked about the campaign exceeding its quota, stated that never before in his experience with campaigns had he seen so much enthusiasm displayed by committee members and subscrib- ers. According to observers, verandah lights were being switched on in all sections of Wingham, to prove that the slogan "Light a Lamp in the Midst of Darkness" was taken to heart. Peter McGillen, outdoors editor of The Toronto Telegram, whose column and weekly broadcast are familiar to most, was the speaker at the regu- lar meeting of the Lions Club in the Hotel Brunswick on Friday evening, He holds a distinctive sob, and con- sequently has an 'interesting theme for his hearers, The speaker was introduced by Lion Frank Madill, who told of Mr. McGillen's notable career in Cana- dian journalism, which has included not only his work with the Toronto paper, .but six years as city editor of The Peterboro Examiner. Pointing out that he held the only position of its kind in Canada, the speaker said that he had finally per- suaded a publisher that a newspaper should contain something more than scandal, sports and psuedo-comics. "Everything we eat, everything we wear and almost everything from which we construct our homes comes from the top ten inches of the soil," the outdoors man stated, and went on to make a stirring plea for the• conservation of wild life and natural resources. He pointed to the fact that a very high percentage of those young Canadians who enlisted for service in the Second World War were found something less than per- fect in physical condition, and ex- pressed his opinion that their con- dition was due, in large measure, to the fact that we have mined the farms of Canada of a large part of the essential minerals and chemicals. In closing he urged that service clubs take the lead in a new move- ment to assist in the protection of our fast-dwindling natural resources, forest cover and wild life, Lion Bob Hobden expressed the club's appreciation for Mr. McGillen's interesting talk, particularly since he had made the long trip from his home at Peterboro in bad weather to keep the engagement. Silence for His Majesty In opening the meeting Lion Presi- dent Don Nasmith asked for two minutes' silence in tribute to the memory of King George VI. Pianist Harold Victor Pym filled the solemn moments with the quiet strains of "Abide With Me". A short time later the members toasted a new sovereign In the words of the National Anthem, "God Save the Queen." Guests at the meeting were Nor- man MeDermid, of the local Bell Telephone staff, Alf, Lockridge and Rus. Hopper, president of the Exeter Lions Club and a former Wingharn boy. Two new members, Charles Blythe and Bill Galbraith, were welcomed into the organization and appraised of their obligations by Lion' Bill Tif- fin, John Brent and Secretary Bill Con- ron reported before the conclusion of the meeting that up to that time the campaign for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind had netted :$1.058.90. Fifty dollars was voted by the club to swell the fund, VICE-PRESIDENTS IN CHARGE OF KINSMEN Vice-president's Night was held' by the Kinsmen- Club last Friday eve- ning with the first vice-president, Ken Johnson, in charge, assisted by the second vice, Bob Clark. An excellent spare-riba dinner was served by the Queen's Hotel, It was a very lively meeting and the serg- eant-at-arms, Jack Lloyd, ,collected a potful of fines. A number of business reports were presented. Jack Walk- er reported that three 4spital beds were in use and three 'tethers are available. He streased that people are welcome to the bediaaVen if they Want them only for a weak or two. Bob Clark reported that the club made about $40 on the 'egent RCAF revue, "Stage Crazy". -f Bud Cruickshank showed three en- tertaining films after the dinner. The next meeting is to be a joint one with the Goderich Club at the,Queen's Ho- tel on February 22nd. Memorial Servie At United Chur h On Sunday morning, .:.t congrega- tion of Wingham 'TN d Church joined in a service of emory for King George VI, condue d by Rev. Dr, W, A. Beecroft. _,„,. From the text, "A in .'shall reign in Righteousness," Dr. Vlecroft told of the life of our late king, He was a devoted family man, a an of cour- age and steadfastness. 11c: was a de- vout Christian, showingaan example to his people by being alai his place of worship every Sunday.':'But, above all, he was a good rnan4c filled his high office with honesCand integ- rity, and this is what should be de- manded of men in responsible posi- tions everywhere. Suitable music was provided by the choir under the leadership of Mr. Allan Bennett, Two anthems were sung "The Souls of the Righteous" and "Seek Ye the Lord," in which Mr. Arthur Martin took the solo part. The singing of the National An- them was followed with two minutes' silence in memory of King George VL Bridge Club Winners Seven tables were in play at the regular meeting of the Bridge . Club, Thursday, February 7th., 4952. North and South: 1st,* and Mrs. J. H. Crawford; 2nd., lVfrs. G. Mac- Kay and D. Kennedy; t Xra. G. H. Ross and Mrs. G. S. Cameron; 4th, Mrs. D. C. Nasmith and Mrs. D. B. Porter. East and West: 1st and 2nd., (tie) Miss Y. McPherson and W. H. French, Mrs. H. C. MacLean and Mrs. R. R. Hobden; 3rd., 0. Hasel- grove and H. L. Sherbondy; 4th., Mrs. Mrs. W. H .French and G. Williams, Hockey Award In Third Week There seems to be some confusion with regard to the most valuable player award, sponsored by Hanna's Men's Wear and Towne Hall Clothes, which we will attempt to clear up. This award is to go to the player who is selected the most number of weeks by the end of the hockey sea- son. In other words the player whom a panel of four judges makes the gets the greatest number of stars, selections at each Saturday night home game except in the case where there is no home game on a Saturday night, when one of the games during the week is selected. To date Roy Wilson has won the award twice, once for the last Coder- ich game here and once for the ex- hibition game with Milverton here. Last Saturday night's game with Lis- towel was cancelled due to road con- ditions and the judges decided to use the only game played last week which was an exhibition tilt at Mil- verton, Wednesday night. Goalie Bob Sangster was their choice. The length of time that this con- test runs is dependent naturally on how long the Mohawks remain in playoffs. An elderly Whitechurch man, Wil- liam Peddle, 67, was struck by a car, driven by Glen Jardine, early Satur- day evening. He was taken to Wing- ham General Hospital where hospital ( authorities report his present con- dition as satisfactory, Peddle was walking along Highw y 86 when he was struck. tele suffe ed cutS' ta the head, bruises and mainly shock. Dr. W. A. Crawford of Wingham, attended the injured man. Kinettes Hear Talk on Furs The regular meeting of the Kinette Club was held at the home of Kinetic Dorothy Templeman on Monday ev- ening, with 20 members present and one guest, Mrs. Wilda Bushfield. The highlight of the evening was a most interesting talk and demon- stration on furs by Mrs, Mentie Du- Val. This talk and demonstration brought many "Oh's and "Ah's" from all the Kinetics present. Some business was discussed re- garding the coming Ice Carnival in the Wingham Arena on March 8th, after which the hostess served a very delicious lunch and the meeting ad- journed. The next meeting will be held at the home of Kinette Irene Hopper, February 25th. WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FAMILY NIGHT On Wednesday evening, February 20th, Family night will be held by the members of the Women's Instit- ute, in the Council Chamber, at 8.15 p.m. A good programme is being pro- vided and the members are asked to bring their husbands and families and join in this evening's entertain- ment. Members please bring sand- wiches, If anyone has anything to contri- bute for the bale which is being sent to Korea shortly will they please leave same at Council Chamber as soon as possible. Resident of Belgrave Whitechurch Man Mrs. J. Yuill Passes Struck by Car Friday To Be Public Day of Mourning For Monarch -- Service at St. Paul's Remember the big Ice Carnival being held in the Wingham Arena, Saturday evening, March start- ing at 9 o'clock. Twenty-two figure skating members from the Stratford Figure Skating Club, and featuring some numbers from our own Wing- ham Figure Skating pupils, Don't the miss this all-Figure Skating show. Advance tickets will he on sale soon. Mrs. Joseph Yuill, lifelong resident of this district, died in Wingham General Hospital, Tuesday, February 5th., 1952 ,after suffering a stroke six days before. Mrs. Yuill and her hus- band retired from their farm on the 4th concession of Morris to Belgrave last year. She was a member of Knox United Church, Belgrave. Daughter of the late Mr'" and Mrs. George Procter, she is survived'by her husband and two sons, Robert and Clarence, both of Morris; four daughters, Miss Myrtle of St. Cath- arines; Mrs. Edward McBurney (Helen) of East Wawanosh; Mrs. James Warwick (Mary) of Morris; and Mrs. Mac Johnston (Laura) of Wingham; six grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Edith Procter of Bel- grave and Mrs. Gordon Higgins of Morris ,and one brother, Wilbert of Morris. Funeral services were held from Knox United Church, Belgrave, on Thursday, February 7th., at 2.30 p.m., conducted by Rev. W. J. Meares of Belgrave United Church. The pall- bearers were. Messrs. Frank Little, Rae Crawford, Jesse Wheeler, Her- bert Wheeler, Richard Procter and Carl Procter. Six nephews were flow- er bearers. Interment was in Bran- don cemetery. DANCE AND PLAY Dance program and short play "Merry Molly Malone" in the Com- munity Memorial Hall, Whitechurch, on Wednesday, February 13th, to the music of Tiffin's orchestra, Admis- sion gentlemen 50c, ladies 50c. Lunch counter. Everybody welcome. IarNETTE ICE CARNIVAL Local Boy in Action to Korea Lieut.-General G. G. Simonds, Chief of the Canadian Army General Staff, is shown above watching a demonstration of the recoilless rifle used by the 25th Canadian Infantry during his recent visit to the battlefront in 'Korea. At the left on the gun is Pte, M. G. Foxton of 'Wingham, Ont., and also on the gun is Rte. J. Mowatt of Winnipeg, "Man. —National Defence Photo. The government has proclaimed February 15th., an offical day of mourning in Canada, to enable Can- adians in all walks of life to attend sex-vices in memory of the late King, Most Rev. W. F, Barfoot, Anglican Archbishop of Edmonton and Prim- ate of all Canada, announced that memorial services will be held in churches of the Anglican Communion throughout Canada on the day of the funeral. Service Here Here in Wingham, a Community service will be held in St. Paul's Ang- lican church, at 10 a.m. All citizens are invited to attend. The address will be given by Rev.. John Pollock, president of Wingham and District Council of Churches. Funeral Service The funeral service for our late King George VI will start from West- minster Friday at 9.30 a.m. (4.30 a.m. E.S.T.) The coffin of the King will be borne through London's streets to Paddington Station and placed aboard a train for the trip to. Wind- sor Castle and the final rites The burial ceremony in the castle's historic St. George's Chapel is ex- pected to start at 2 p.m: (9 a.ni. E.S. T.) The body is at present lying-in- state in Westminster Hall until Fri- day. During this period the public is allowed to file past in reverend hom- age to a beloved monarch. Three Canadians It is likely that three Canadians will represent Canada at the funeral of King George VI, These are Rt. Hon, Vincent Massey, Governor Gen- eral-designate, Hon. Dana Wilgress, Canadian High Commissioner to ,,. the United Kingdom and Justice Minister Stuart Carson. It is possible other members of the Cabinet may attend. Mr. St. Laurent has announced that he will not be going to London. He will attend the national memorial service to be held on Confederation Square next Friday, and will pay tribute to the late King during the ceremony. Mr, St. Laurent will lay a wreath on the War Memorial in Confederation Square, and massed bands will play Chopin's "Funeral March" and "Abide With Me." This will be followed by a two-minute silence. A 56-gun salute—one for each year of the King's life—will boom across the Ottawa River midway through the service, Canada's radio netwerks will carry the Service. ST. ANDREWS CHUM HOLDS ANNUM. MEETING The annual meeting of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held on Tuesday evening, January 29th, in the Sunday School Room. The meeting was opened by a brief worship service conducted by the minister, Rev. A. Nimmo. Mr, H. C. MacLean was elected Chairman and called for the reports of the several organizations. Each organization reported very satisfac- tory and encouraging progress. The Sunday School showed a marked in- crease in attendance and contribu- tions. The Session report showed an increase in membership; 32 new members being added during the year and 33 children received the Sacrament of Baptism. The finances of the congregation were reported in excellent condition while the budget funds raised for the general work of the Presbyterian Church in Canada reached the high- est point in some years. The Congregation acknowledged with gratitude the very generous gift of $5000.00 from the estate of the late John D. Campbell. The new Carillonic Bells installed during the year in memory of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Inglis and donated by their daughter the late Mrs. Marion E. McPhail brought much favourable comment, and have been heard with much pleasure by everyone. Five retiring members of the Board of Managers were re-elected to the Board for another period of three years. Their names are Messrs, T. A. Currie, R. Rae, , James A, Carr, William Ford, and W, H. Haney, Mr. H. C, MacLean was re-elected as chairman of the board for the year 1952, The chairman in a most pleasing and efficient manner expressed the thanks of the board and congregation to the several organizations for the fine work done during the year. He made special reference to the young men who acted as ushers during the year, commending them for their dili- gence. The meeting closed with the benediction, after which all present enjoyed a lunch served by the ladies of the congregation. VALENTINE TEA POSTPONED The Valentine tea tinder the tttls- pieear of St. Paul's Ladies' Guild has been postponed from Wednesday, February 13111 to Wednesday, Febru- ary 20th, at 3 p.m. lab SADIE IIA'aVKINS DANCE Don't forget the Curling Club's Sa- die Hawkins Dance, Illtiday, Feb. 29. Tickets new on sale at Walker's Home Furnishings, Thomson Electric, Tsard's. E. Crompton's. Lee's Restau- rant, Haselgrove's, VeRibbon's Drugs, Rae's, A. Ibitherford's and Shaw's Grocery.