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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-12-31, Page 8WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Telephone 34 oks ci WE • AR E.- AGENTS ; A04:NTER .cHECK 13001(.5 AND PRINTED GUMMED TAPE MADE BY applefouttPAPEalitaduck, Styles for every business Various colors and designs Samples. suggestions and prices without obligation 1 is •• `ftgoasflivet4Isso" to 53 and best wishes to all itrMittatiiC (C 44 MOFFAT GENERAL STORE BLUEVALE 31-DatOWINLWIDMMaaarPrDIMIPOM-tarMINW4MI•AN-M21-DiDMOOMDI- towailbfewavemalit, tit at' Ltms lot ttd to w14.4 owt loyal CliltomEt.4 a vaty fiappy Atzw No! WINGHAM MOTORS McGILL RADIO Lstoxtemomomolliolosiontooestoj We're gliding in _ to wish you a very Happy. New Yea r! Red Front Grocery Happy New Year Greetings from MacLean COAL Company May Om *slams year bring yos o haloes. of genii 'Wrote' J ALL IMPS OF OB PRINTING WINGHAM. 11 ADVANCE-TIMES au A! and Mrs. Jas. Michie. gi-11•3x1V4M-DfAl`aatMa-WM-X-31L'S.-=-1.‘;3101-ZeoaiNf2allsxMOITaW/M-Yix-XlaatDtZ'a-20.• F.O. and Mrs. Charles Thomas, of Chatham, New Brunswick, with Mr. !and Mrs. Stewart Procter. We are iPgge4t. The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, Dec, 31, 19!i2 cemetery. A vote of thanks goes out to Mr. OM Cook for his ce-eperation and giving of time to this work, which Is greatly most gratifying response to the appreciated by the members. A shower of Christmas Cheer to the Children's Shelter was realized. A word of thanks goes from the society to all who contributed. A letter of thanks from the Wingham Hospital for the donation of 325.00 received was read. This concluded the business. Roll call "A Christmas Greeting" in verse brought forth a good respon, Se, followed with carol singing. A motto, "Christmas Opportunities" was read by Mrs. W, Armstrong. She stat- ed, Christmas was more than a date on the calendar. Its a season which has special characteristics of climate, which neither therometer or barome- ter can measure. It is good sense and good religion to make use of the op- portunities Christmas brings, While thankfulness is never out of season, these are appropriate days for ex- pressing it. Carol singing was again ! enjoyed, Mrs. E. Anderson conducted a quiz period which created much merriment. Mrs. N. Keating of Wing- ham, read a Christmas Story, "Christ- mas in a Modern Home," relating the Bethlehem story in modern times and he family's reaction when an immi- grant boy was born in their home on Christmas Eve. He received as poor a •reception as the Babe of long ago. The story made us wonder how we ourselves would measure up to such a test, Mrs. Jas. Michie conddeted more carol singing. Mr, McDowell was on hand to take a picture of the members for 'the Tweedsmuir Book, After singing the National Anthem, ' refreshments were served by Mrs. ' Michie, Mrs. K. Wheeler, Mrs. ,G. [ Nicholson and Miss Edith Procter. A social time -was enjoyed. The church service in Knox United Church on Sunday, December 28th,, I was in charge of Rev. Charles D. Cox • 1 i He took the text from 1.1 Genesis, the ttheme of the sermon being "Begin 1 the Year with God." A double trio of -••gogoetel,m4tmegigtoco,etzgzimogoog.toat mtmLaqsvetatEmm.,,,mmetetetevern Lorraine Hanna, Ila Pengelly, Elaine A , Bolt, Donna Anderson, Ruth Procter ., AI rx land Amy Smith sang "Why the Star i I Shone." The organist was Mrs .Geo, Johnston. As A Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hopper spent A Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A a Alcock, Brussels. A A Joyce Alcock and Murray Garniss, A g Brussels, are spending the holidays with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hopper. Miss Eileen Holmes, London, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holmes. Mr. Cliff Kelly, London, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kelly. Mr. Charlie Procter, Burlington, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stew- art Procter. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Shrieber, of Port Credit, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hunk- 0 ing, Auburn and Mr. and Mrs. Ed• Hartlen, Goderich, with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Anderson. - A 5 Mrs. Norman Walsh, Blyth, with AT Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walsh. r Rev. W. J. and Mrs, Moores and Marilyn, Thames Road, with friends fm'S A in the district. Mr. Stewart Cloakey in Hamilton, 1 Massey-Harris Implements 0 over the holidays. Mr. Ted Cole, Kitchener, with Mr, NEWS op BELCRAVE Flower eds At Cemetery Completed by Women's Inst. The Christmas meeting of the Wo- men's Institute was held in the club :room of the Community centre, with. a good attendance. The president, Mrs. S. Cook, presided. The meeting opened by singing "0 Come au Ye Faithful," and the Mary HAMILTON BEVERAGES A toast to our many log 1:rienls• f or their success and happiness in the New Year! S Hodgins Stewart Collect repeated in unison. The secretary-treasurer, Mrs, Ken Wheeler, read the minutes of the last meeting and gave the financial report both being received as read. The flower bed committee reported having the beds completed at the •It • A Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna and family, were Christmas visitors with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Lennox, of Listowel. Christmas guests with Mr. and Mrs. John E. McCallum were: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chamney, Mr.:, and Mrs. Athol Bruce and family, Mrs. Eliza- beth Campbell, Mrs, Mabel Stapleton, and Mr. and Mrs, George Jones and daughters, of London. Miss Edith Procter with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Procter. Mrs. Jas. Young of Wingham, and Mr. --and Mrs. Kenneth Barbour, of Lucknow, with Mr, and Mrs, John McBurney. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson and Leonard, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Huter, of Ashfield. Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook were: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Slessor and family of Tiver- ton; Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Jacklin and family, of Grey, Mr. and Mrs. Don Cook and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lewis and baby of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Purdon and Gail, of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Purdon and daughters, of W. Wawa- nosh, and Harris Purdon with Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. Mason Robinson and family with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Marcelle Phillion and daughters, of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs, Claire Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Thompson, of Tillsonburg, and Mr, and Mrs. Joe Thompson of Blyth, visited relatives in the com- munity. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woods and family with Mr, and Mrs, Lloyd Clive, at Paramount. Mr, and Mrs. Roy Pattison and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs, Jack King, of Wing- ham, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Higgins and Marilyn, and Miss Margaret Higgins, of London, with Mr. and !Mrs. Robert Higgins. Mrs. Edna Cook, of Westfield, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boak and children of Crewe, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cook and family, and Mr, Alf. Cook with Mr. and Mrs, George Cook for Christ- mas. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Huskinson and baby spent Christmas at North Bay. sorry to report that F.0, Charles Thomas was operated on for appendi- citis on Friday, in the Wingham Gen, eral Hospital, Wo wish him a speedy recovery. Sunday School Concert - A capacity crowd filled the Sunday School room of Knox United Church for the annual Christmas concert on December 23rd, put on by the mem- bers of the Sunday School, Earl And- erson, superintendent, was chairman. The program opened with carols, sung by the children, The Junior children entertained in story, drama and song. Margaret and Anne Wightman gave a vocal duet and Marlene and Eleanor Walsh gave a vocal duet and also a piano duet, Pupils of S. S. No. 5, Mor- ris, contributed a chorus, Vocal solos were given by George Procter and Billy Coultes, Rev. Charles Cox spoke briefly on the Christmas spirit and read Christmas poems from his book "Fringe of the Way." The seniors gave a short play, Readings by Clif- ford Coultes and recitations by Max Pletch, Marie Coultes, Linda Coultes and Marjorie Hopper. The program closed with a chorus by the Sunday School children. Lunch was served and Santa distributed gifts and candy to the children. Mr. John Leitch, of Owen Sound, visited with his mother, Mrs. Jim Leitch. Mr. Gordon Wilkinson, Bimbrook, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, How- ard Wilkinson. Mr. Austin Cook spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Slessor and fam- ily, of Tiverton. Mr. Adam MeBurney, of Kingston, spent a week with relatives in the community and Christmas with his aunt, Miss Charlotte McBurney, of Wingham. • at1 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vincent and family with Mrs. Nv, G. Wallace at Seaforth, Mr, and Mrs. Roy MaeSween and baby, and Mr, and. Mrs. Fred Logan, of Blyth, with Mr, and Mrs, Clifford Logan. Mr. and Mrs, Albert Vincent spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vincent in London and remained to spend a week in the city, Mrs. Kenneth Cameron spending the holidays in Detroit. Mrs. Art Jones and son, Ronald, are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs, Leander Good and all en- joyed Christmas with Mr. and Mrs, Levi Good. Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Stonehouse spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edgar Sr., of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coultes, of Morris, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stonehouse spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Coultes. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGuire on Christmas day were: Mr and Mrs. Sam Pletch and children; Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacKay and children, of Winghaxn, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hill, of Toronto. BORN—On Sunday, December 28th., 1952, to Mr, and Mr's. Harold Can- telon, of Owen Sound (nee Ruth McGuire) a son. Misses Marilyn and NaneY! John- ston, of Blyth, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone- house. Mr. Norman Stonehouse of Lon- don, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stone- house. Mr. and Mrs. Murray McDowell with Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Walsh. Mrs, Esther Shoebottom, Mr. and Mrs. B. Johnson and baby, of Luck- now, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Downie, of Kincardine, and Muriel Brydges, spent Christmas with Mr, and Mrs. Wm, Brydges. Miss Muriel Brydges leaves this week for Sudbury where she has accepted a position on the surgical ward of the Sudbury General Hospi- tal, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wheeler 'spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Wheeler, of London. BORIS—On Sunday, December 28th., to Mr. and Mrs. Alton Baynes, of Belton (nee Shirley Chamney), a son. Miss Barbara Gaunt, of Western University, London, is spending the holidays at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bieman and family, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs, Fred Hagedorn, at Chesley, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Edwards and daughter, of Ottawa, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kinahan. Mr. J. G. Thompson and Robert, of Brampton, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Armstrong, and spent Christ- mas with Mr. and Mrs. Mel Craig and family„ Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chamney, and family, Miss M. Casemore, of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thomp- son, and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mc- Laughlin and Jo-Anne , of Detroit, with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Chamney. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin spent the remainder of the week visiting rela- tives in the vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Coultes and Mr and Mrs. Jas. Coultes and daughters, with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. John Mason and Lois, and Mrs. Kilpatrick, with Mr. and Mrs: Fleming Johnston, of Bluevale. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mason and Keith, of Kincardine, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. John Mason. Mr. and Mrs, W. T. Armstrong and son,jack,of London, spent the week- ed with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Arm- strong. Mr. 'and Mrs. Jack Armstrong of Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Arm- strong. and Gale, of London, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armstrong, Kenny and Reta, of Thorndale; Mrs. Hilda Rob- erts and Harold, of Listowel; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Grasby and Donna, of Brus- sels, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Armstrong. Mrs. Dave Armstrong of Dundas, is visiting at her home at Belgrave, FOR FIRE, LIFE & AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Call Stewart A. Scott Phone tin WIngham REAL ESTATE SALESMAN Representing Harvey M. Krots Agency Listowel O. ALAN WILLIAMS Optometrist Patrick St., Wingham Professional Eye Examinations Phone 770 Evenings by appointment. FIRST CLASS WATCH REPAIRS AT MODERATE PRICES Owing to lack of space, am com- pelled to confine my repairs to watches only. George Williams Located in MASON'S STORE