HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-09-11, Page 3STEPS IN 'TIME-' Twenty YearS
ago as the ehildrea left St, Paul's
Church',,*fter,•a ••speCtial,service
%wi there, t alropped.,:a button
badge. This • ,week the: hadge -was
finind',1*'lii,diginea.. who, removed
the old wooden. SOPS; * from *Abe
'church's la main "• doorway. ,The
bialge„.w0nAby..childree: through-
out Commonwealth 'at that'
time, bcniaMemorated. thc Corona-
tion 'of George yr and4aeert
carried '-the • date 1937; '
0;7.
, .
PotiE',44tosstbiniclas, 'we under=
stand,`' figs,, put • put, en • unOffreiel
golf challenge to anyoae,.....who cani
• d'aplitate recent` drive
,Seems--Roas. drove. a ball frOns
the :first.. 'tee ..of, the'," Wingham
course thinagh the ,front .door
of the Ielith's, bier sheit,-,througn a
side, veindOW,--4eyer the 1100dary
fence and .out .of bounds 'into a
nearby, field: The boys at the club-,
house ;have awarded 'him .the ,"rtice
slice" medal, of •the •month: •
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UP IN THE AIR-..Russell Zur-
: brrigg :and, his, astistaet, seem to be.
feind,,Of.'the high Spots, Not .long
age, .they„.eorn pieted, ;napaini. jea M
• the bnifech „Qh ti rah., whiela ,rewlired
Catitiderable Climbing ,00 Mon.
dayi "they Put, up saaffolding,tp the
top' !s;t:,he Prunewichi
fo
.
Strietiy'• "r; : biro"; . .
hanaa:Interirried,(04'-411m!airition of
"*. Co
'
a:aA'at. *aerni....firials with South.
.,Atik ti,n ;4 hpst of three, 'series.
• Games aiCzeheduled.fcie Wednes-
€1iW,ITid'',F.,0elai of this Week, the
setorid,game being in ,Whigharrt.'.
" NAMED .PRESIDENT-At a colt-
Tharnins' on Sep-,
• tember 12'and,13, Dr, G, W. Burg-
.. Min, of *irk'snil Lake, son of yr.
aad,Mta, W. F., BurgMan of
was. elected •Pretident of the
Dental, , 'of. Northern
Ontario .,•'
el9;GAGIE10$10,.a.,
and 'MeS;;Hrirry•l3rowhe Jr.,.
Wingharn, iDataricK:iintibunce the
engagenient- of thelf daUghter,,
Doroth :'Eleanor, to 'Mr. Kenneth
'Saxton,' ten 'of- "Mr, arid Mts. Ken-
neth ,Sekton,.[ Wingham, Ontario,
The Wedding Will fake place on
Saturday, SepteMber 28th, at 3 p.m.,
St; Piturs Anglican Church,
Whighani.
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ENCIAGEIWEI4IT
Mr,' and Mrs.. Richard Bennett,
of Gortie announce the engage-
meat of their daughter, Beryl
Etelyn, to Mr.. Sydney George
Siiider;aon of Mr.. and :SI'S, Milton
Snider, of Matra, Marriage to
." take place on Saturday, October 5,
it.a o'cloeit in St:, Stephen's Angli-
can Chureh, Gerrie*, 'F1141
NOTICE
A reception Will 'be held at the
Royal ill on NEOnday'evening, Sept-
ember i6th for .and Mrs.
Gordon Boas.' (the foriner Beta
*doe), Ladies. Please bring lunch.
Ei)erycitie weleoine. F11*,
"Coate into the Kitchell" with
AI& l4S!' of CKCO-TV on 'Tuesday,
September 17th, at 8,80'in the Com.,
1, *unity Hall, . perrief• Sponsored
by the`Gitild, bf $1, Martha (Angli-
can), ,Prizes, tannissiOn 40 cents.
F11*
CI
in the 'chair: members we;
present. "
garding t:tie date for the offleilg
polling of the new four-room Ektt's,‘
ditioo to the school, Mr. Reid OK
members Friday evening, Oe
,
ober L4,it csetasidfe;:
the official opening ceremony, i
which will be performed by May
or H 10, McKinney.. After '
eerem,ony the new Section will be e,
open for 'inspection by the'„public,
halidebeaeinso coamni)poleutnecd de forthait dinner
to be held before the opening
the Pew wing . The dinner,' which '
will, be attended by the architeet;
contractors, 'school board 'members
and teaching staff is to be held at
'9,30 in the Wiagham Legion Home,
Main speaker at the. dinner Will %4
J. H. Kinkead, public school. in-
spector: ,
'Mr. Reid told board meinbers
that there had, been an increase of
PoPna at the public school Sine,
the closing in June of this year,
After the. business meetiae the
board' menihers inspected the hew
addition "a.,,ed'. voiced their aPpiwial
of .the arehiteeture and the excel-
lent workrintnshIP of the anterior
fittings antvteor;
An announcement was made re,
AIDES GRADUATE
AT HOSPITAL
On Friday ten nursing assist'
ants at, the Wingham General Hosi•
pital dompleted their' .tea-mOnth
course.. Many parents and frieada
of: the assistants geadhatiag. at-
tended a social rnee,tintheld'at,
hospital*. with ' inatrlictor;; Mn."O
Dorothy • Anderson ,and
pii.al, in charge of.,the.proceedings.
. Tiles completing. OR 'coarse
were: ..Tean ,Tiverton;
Dlxiu thintiara poinc3, Edward;
Noreen'," ElltvOod,, Sarnia;
Patricia Ea iMt,lValkeri m on; Coe
Verheef, Clinton; Pau line Schwass,
Port 'Elgin ;, Au& '8‘9eetnian .Sar-
nia; Margaret' Martin "Ethel.; Mel-
da 44..Thedforelve Kathleen.
Mostey; *St,,Marys:,.
Accepts Position
Miss Patricia Carmichiel. ,dangh-
ter of Mr. and Mia.' PST-
michaei of Wingham, recently com-
pleted a course at Westervelt Col-
lege and has accepted position
as medical secretary, at W,esimin-
star Hospital in London.
Jenkins Ed Marsh, G.eOrge'FOwIer,
Wm, MeKenzie 'and Jde Bel-1;1'0(1dr.
The' :floater beare'r's -Wei* ,Andy
Scott, Stewart A,.'Sobtt,' Walter.
Stewart' and Win.' SeeWnit,
With which is "Tosigamated
WilN9HAIW, 011I1,4$19,'
Qorrie. Vidette Wtexeter :News
EONCSDAY, .SEVrEIVOSIER 11,
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The redostrian
PlaSENTATION
iC
pene
Rally bay' services took plaee at
,,he areal 'carps . of the Salvation
' Arrey„'iatt • .week-end' •,. • , ,. • Visitars:. who i, were largely . ; re-
spenSibla for, .; the 1 tecaegs , of. the,
''Vge4.7'.°41,-:' ..r. .01-MIWAcig,:;',,iPOtiglasa „I' Gilib; ht,;6yiney, -Australia; and' his
'Maori, cOmaanion, 'Muri 'Thompson, ,
night Hie* Ilespeler Band , of' the •UNERAt -.SATURDAY • of . • dew ' Zealand, On Saturday
Salvation Army gaii'o* real ;assist- ' ' ' .
, .
• He was born at Seaforth 60
years ago, a son of the' late Mr.
and Mrs, Addison , Illegston and
came, to ;Wingham With.bia,parents
at the age of;, five.,,' at,
the local public 'Mid 'high Schools,
he served driiing the Plitt World
War, with 'tlie',Engineering. Carps.
On August 28,;1923, he •Waa'rnarriecl
to Minnie' Mai•sliall, .'Teeswater,
Who survites.;'W. IllngSton Was
employed ;atr the Western FOundry
for 30 'years as a sheet metal
worker, retiring iii' 1946,
Always actively interested ,in the
community, he had been a keen
supporter of various sporting
groups. He was a life member of
the Wingham Branch of the Cana-
dian Legion and was' secretary of
the' organization for several years.
Until recently he was clerk of the
'Division Court in Winghana, He
was a Mernbler of the United
Church,
Addison Llny,d 'Hingston ;a' well-
known resident *of ,thit community,
died at the:Wingnarn General Hos=
pital last ' ThifisdaY' after 'a - long
illness.:
Surviving , in addition to his wife.
are a daughter, Mrs, Ross (Grace)
Anderson, Wingham, and a son,
Rennetli, Hingston, Regina, and
eight gratidehtlitreh; three sisters
and one .-brother, Mrs, Cora Haw-
kins, Toronto;'' 'Mrs. Thomas
.(Carrie) Cruiekthank and Mrs,
Wilfred (Mary). Arthur, 'both of
Winghani and Clifford Hingston,
Guelph. ' •
The funeral service was held at
the Walker fluterat home at 2 p.m.
on Saturday with' Rev. p, 3, Mac-
Rae officiating. and interment was
made ]it-'the'Wingham. Cemetery.
Legion seri/led 'Writ held Friday
evening at '9 p.in, The pallbearers
Were Mel, Keating, A M2 Peehlem,
Welter VanWyelt, Dick Butbrildge,
Percy Harris aird Lloyd Carter.
COFFEE, DIGEST-The boys in
a certain main drag coffee shop
*re still'rlaughing over ,tite,„craek
fl adstheir incirplyCtete.a."
tete. by a. casual "Peffeeaaan!? who,
betWeen sips,. referred, to the boys
in. the''Porner as ; .`a bunch of
booth pilots flying their, inflated
kites -into . a great big, wall of .ira
digestion?'" Quite an early" morning
mouthful.
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, W,ermworth announced this week
DOUBLE-BARRELTIME-ROes.
that the duck 'Minting season wui
, begin on October ath and continue
until Deceritheialfth. The.lirnit. has
been set at, eight.
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Regular St -idea? services *ere
held at the Citadel on Edward
Street, and were under .the, direc,,
lion of Eevoy G, S. NeWernia4 The
visitors brought special. 'intialeiti
numbers, and Muri Thompson 'yea
the guest ',streaker at the morning
and, evening services. • --* •
Doug Gibb was the speaker at
thd afternoon' rally, and he again
captitated his young hearers, .by
his realistic presentation of
subject. *Mr. and Mrs; S. Drink.
water of Torofito algb assisted
musically throughput the clay; on
piano and electric guitar.
Honors in 'Spanish
Hugh Sinnamon, son of Mr, and.
Mrs. Hugh Wingitain,
teacher at Stone Selia01, received
word last week that he had taken
first chits honors In his examina-
tions in Spanish 1 and Spanish 10
hi the Six week's .sttnirrier Course,
at Western University,
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Staf f Change
At Wingham Bank
.rimNewman was transferred
froth the .Wingham branch of •the
Toronto-Derninion Bank to the
bank's Elmira branch this' week.
He has been a Member of. the
e to Repeat.
Next Year
Jack Reavie, incoming president
of the Lions. Club,, presided,,o.F
hit fl rst Mee Ling 2tfiat' •.ceripacitY.-
at. the Hotel Brunswick on• Mon-.
day evening.
Most Important feature 'of ' the
gathering-Was a full .discussion of
the annual, Ftentier, Days - event
*which it sponsored' by the club and
which took place at the Labor Day
Week-end, Many of the members
present' expressed opinion on the
way in which the event has been
handled in the* past and offered,
suggestions 'for improvements
which can. be Made to make FrOn2
Her Days more Interesting for -the
public, and if possible to raise a.
somewhat larger amount for ,the
Lions' welfare work .tin the ccim-.
munity. , •
Chib treasurer -Herman Welticked
and -Lion Wilbur ,Tiffin gave a re=
port on the'ekodetecl financial re-
sult .'of the 1957: event.
Lion ,,"Dpe", Cruielashank gave, a
detailed report Of the work of his
committe in connection With FrOrt.
tier Days ,and 'was accorded a
hearty, Lions' "'roar" for the fine
leadership' and vast amount of
personal effort he had contributed
to the erVent'tiii*year!ik chairman
Of ahe?'gea.ertil,Pdriintittee.
It ,was- linanimorialy." decided to
stage iFrontier:Days'again in 1058,
since there wax overy'evidence this
year that the public is still in-
terested in attending the various
functionS which take" place at that
time,
Lion Harry 'IVIcArthur acted as.
Lion Tamer during the Meeting,'
assisted by Lion; Dee Miller' as tail
twister:
Lion jack McKibben spoke of
the work of 'the Cancer Society in
this area and asked the support
of all. Lions in this very worth-
While undertaking, He said that
the annUal meeting will be held oh
October 4t11,1
FIRE DESTROYS
GREENOCK CAR
Damage estiMated 'at nearly
0,060 was tatised when a car be-
longing to Clarmice Arnold, rt.m. 1,
Greeneek TOViaiship, caught fire
near' the farm of Harry Adtnts,
WrOXeter, on Monday.
Mr, Arnold, who was travelling
to his 'home In ,;Citeenock, said he
rioticed stnelte coming from the
40h-hoard 'of the 1957 Meteor be
was 'driving and tiled to get tai a
garage about halt a mile away bitt
had 'to abandon the :eke when tier'.
atiloke became so thick he could
not• see: Ho put iti a tall to the
Whig:intim fire department from'
rile ;home of Harry Adams,
When' M'r, Arilehl. returned 'to 'his,
ear he found it burning and he.
was unable 'te salvage any of, his,
'belongings,
0MT IODOE:'
mENES,RECER •
MOW MRS.'
Right W040111)41/ Brother Them.
• Brown, Of ?Forest Lodge _No. 102,
WroXeter,- a Past , district deputy
• .rnaster, received a bar to
his lorlig-service medal denoting
fifty years as a past district 'de-
puty grand master, at the ;lodge
meting held In WrOxcter.
Monday' evening. Tire presentation
was .inade before a large gathering
of Masons frOrn the district, by
Right Worshipful Brother Peter
Moffatt, of TeetWater, D.D.G,M., of
the North Huron District, There
are ;only three or four holders of
thlt jeWel in -Ontario.
Brother Albert Edward. Dustow,
of Forest Lodge,, and a resident of
Gerrie was also presented with an
award by R, W, 13, Moffat. 'Mr.
]Dustow, who joined the Forest
Lodge in June, 1957,•wat presented
with lila jubilee medal 'marking
50 years as , a Mason, ••
BELORAVE SCHOOL
FAIR TODAY
13dg-rave's 37th .annual School
Fair will -take place today (Wed-
nesclay) with schools from East
Wawanaeli, 'Hallett, Morris and
West „WaWanosh taking part. In all,
twenty-two' ,schooll,, Will be Irepre-
Sented at the event.
AttkaetkinS' at the fair will in-
clude displays , of flowers, fruits,
vegetables, grain . and, childreres
project work. in the Belgrave com-
munity centre, while on the out-
side there will be events featuring
livestock, with calf and pony races
and shows as' the highlights.
One of the special events during
the afternoon Will be the North
I-Iuren 4-H Swine Club's judging
cpmpetition, which is scheduled to
take place at 1,30 p,m, The coulee-,
tition is ender the supervision of
I the Ontario' Department of. Agri-
' culture and is sponsored locally by
North: on Junier Fariners, the
club leaders in charge being Chas:
Coultes of 13'elgrave and Arnold
Cook of R.,A, 1 Belgrave.
The compel:106as of the fair in-
speakcingi for children
in• .grades 7 arid 8 'With six Cash
prizes for the Winners and' a pub
lie speaking contest" for pupliS
,grades 5 and 8 with the same
ber of prizes offered; spelling con-
tests; recitations and, a school
parade in Which all schools will
take part. There will also be a; pro-
gram of sports and races inunecii-
ately following the parade. '
The committee members respon-
sible for the school fair are: How-
ard Campbell, past president; Geo.
Michie, president; Stewart Procter,
sec.-treas.; J. H. Kinkead, 13.S.;
Douglas H. Miles, agricultural rep-
resentative for Huron County and
Arthur Bolton, assistant, represent-
ative.
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,3IAITLAND I.O.O.F.
LODGE MEETING
The regular meeting of the Mait-
land I.O.O.F. 'Lodge, No. 119 will
be held on September, 19 at' 8.30
p.m. Nomination and election of
officers will be held,, All members
are urged to attend. nab
Vic LouOlean is
Maple Leaf Guest ,
Vie Loughleart will be leasing
next week td attend, tht Toronto
,Maple Leaf hockey club's training
I camp at •Sudbury, ;Vie, who has
been scouting for the famous club
for the past five years, has been
a guest ,at their training camp dur-
ing the past and received an invi.
tation from R. 4, Davidson, the
club's chief earna, to take part In
the training camp program this
yseuaarb.w.l:yie leaves on Monday. for
CANCER SOCIETY
UNITS' :DIVIDED
The 'regular monthly meeting of
the Perth-Huron unit of the Can-
lichen Cancer Society was held last,
week' in Goclerielt with representa-
tives pfesent frOin all nine branch-
es-Stratford, Mitchell, Clinton, St
Marys, -Goilerieh, Wingham, LIS-
towel and Milverton,` John,XeKib
ben, Mrs. Chris Newman and ,M155"
Frances Newman attended froin:
the local branch. a.„
Mr. Grimes, secretary of the On-
tario division, of the Canadian Can-
cer Society, was ,the guest speaker.
It was, he said, the thought of
division headquarters, that the un-
it had done outstanding work in
its four-year existenee, It was felt
that if the two counties decided it
was time to form ' two 'units thiS
would be' a good' opportunity.
Delegates, from each .county spoke
and later' voted,' to form separate'
In fixture Wingham will °P...
mate as a eranch of the new.Hur.,
on unit, The 'division, will bet-rule
effective at the -annual meeting of.
:the sieMhiee,d' anitaato held"Ilt
asteWel tin October.'
unit Will have' Its. own ,.exe-
ciotve, Members from
each branch' in the respective
counties.. 1,7he Huron unit will be
-made up of branches in Wingham,
,GOderich, Exeter,. Clinton. and Sea-
forth. • • •
The annual meeting of the Wing.'
ham braneh. will be :held in the
council *Chambers at eight o'clock
on Friday, October 4th. It is hop-
ed that all people interested in the
work of the Wingham and Dis-
trict Branch of the Canadian Can-
cer Society will turn out for this
important meeting.
The bi-monthly cancer clinic re-
cently inaugurated at the Wingham
General Hospital has opened for
the local branch a very real and,
useful service. People interested
and willing to work are urgently
invited to the annual meeting on
October 4th.
The Presbyterian Young People'd
Society of the Synod of Hamilton
London held their annual fall coun-
cil meeting, last week-end in, St.
Andrew's (Thumb; Wingham,.
Two 'representatives from waih of
the nine Presbyteries In the Synod
met with members of the Synodi-
cal executive do discuss Plans for
YPUtig PeoPle's Work in the Synod.
,Discussion centred around plans
for the annual fall rally which, last
year, was held .in Wingham. :This
year, the, fall rally will be held, on
Thanksgiting week=end in Knox
Presbyterian -Church, Dundas. Rev.
D, Evans from Ingersoll Will be the
guest speaker. •
During the peat week-end, coun-
cil met for three sessions and on
Saturday and Sunday they enjoyed
meale prepared by the Ladies' Aid:
Of St; Andrew's', Wingham. Council
adjourped, Sunday afternoon and
the yoang People returned to their
homes in Windsor, Hamilton, Lon-.
Thorold, Deadas, Tiverton and
'Wingham.
Mrs. Henderson
Was Active Worker
The 'death, of a , beloved citizen of
this community, Mis.' W, j, Ben.,
derson, occurred at the Wingham
General Hospital on Saturday
afternoon, She had been ill for
about four weeks, •
Mrs, Henderson, who was a
faithful member of St, Andrew's
Presbyterian, Church, was a paSt
president of the Wianen't .Misslon-
ary Society and a life member of
organization: ,She,.was. altaa a
Past; president and life anenibercef
the Wiegharns Women!:Institute,'
Born at , Puslinch, Pntariao.,85"
years ago,, she Wag' ',the :former,
Margaret Ann 'SteWart,: daughter
of the late 11/fr. and' Mrs. John
Stewart, After her. 'marriage she
resided with her husband on the
Henderson fan-b. in IVIorHs Town='
ship, just east of Wingham ton
Highway V.
Surviving besides her has band
are two step-sons, Thoinas, of Mer-
ris and George, of Wingham, Two
brothers and a sister also survive:
Mrs. (Dr.) Campbell, Saskatoon;
Gordon Stewart, RR. 1, Galt and
Hewitt Stewart, Aberfoyle, OM,
Funeral service was held from
the R, A. Currie & Sons feneral
home at 2,30 'on, Monday afternoon,
conducted by Rev.' Alexander
Nimmo, DD., with intcrement. in .
Wingham "Cemetery. The pallbear,
ers were George Tervit, Murray
Porrner ReMcien't
Married 25 Yea. rs
Mr, and Mrs, Norval Stirnare
Welton ciiiehriated the 25th 1011%1*
versary, of their marriage at their
home on Sattirday When they held
open house. both afternoon and
evening.
Mr, and Mrs, StiMore received
many lovely gifts, including a
chest of tilVer.' They greeted a hest
of friends Wingharn, Toronto,
Niagara, Tiverton and WM*
ton,
The bride Of )2ii years ago was
formerly Nettie itOrtith, of Wing-
ham, daughter of the 'late Mr, and
Mrs, John *Muth, ,.
ance at opert..air. and indoor ser-
vices.. „ •
'ti
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nder the 'ehairManShiP of Dr., Alexander, Nimmo,prograrn,\
held, at the Wingham ; Wingha town hall,
attracted 'an atfilienee of ;approxi-
mately 300 people. It 'was titled' a
"Christian . YoaCh Night", and
started with a Western Gospel
film, entitled "The Dapger Trail".
As 'tills film included many scenes
of wild animal life, it proved of
real, interest to the 'young, •people
In 'the audience.
FOlimeing the film, 'EnvOy Start-
ler-Newmah, commanding officer
of :the -Wingham Corps, introduced
the; visitors and they piloted. the
remainder of the -program.
Musical harmonica' on haronica" and
piano accordion, were given, and a
very lively presentation, of lesser
known Bible story held the atten-
tion of all who attended, and will
not soon be forgotten.
li3ANt1A lIN WAJTEtititittili
A. dance Will be held in White-
church Memorial Hall on Friday,
Septeinber 13 trent 10 pin, with
TIffin't Orchestra, Admission 50e.
Public Sehbol children free. Pro!,
seeds are fOr the Bantam', ball
team; There,be a lunch
tolinter and eVeryOne is welcome,
Wingham staff' for' the past eigh.
VIVONEWS INSTIVIITt ' • teen months.
II The WOMen's inatitute Will meet
in the tunnel!, phahthof; 'Timm.
.Septernbr( ibtho at 16 tint, AlliMii1A;(416 With the program ,eonVehera, Mrs
g',.Betteiibri and Mrs, 11, Aitthisott; the. fall run-image sale sponsored
MOtto,, OroWth by Mrs, C. Bower; by the Ladies' Auxiliary to" Wing.
talk and pictures' by Roger 'Item General ReiSpital wilt be held
SehVVaSsi a skit by the Junior ICL in the Wingham AO:1101.'10g MI Sat.
Aitute girls, Roll tali, A *cod.
I# lliday~
,,brditY afternoon, October
Iihritese Conyoner, Mrs; Joke, A.' EVeryinte Is asked to asest,
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ght '.Wor. Bro. Peter Moffat. D.D.pr,M., of 'Tccavyatcy pin. bar, ,,ta the ,long service Medal wo
'Bight Wor. Bro. Theinas Browe, of the Fo5est.I.O(tg,ealWro,Xeter, While watched by pro. Albert Ifl,"Dust w,
who received a 00-year
Thomas,
service medal' at a.double -preSentation held at the Forest Ledge, 1pyroke er,
on' Monday evening,, Between them the two nten, ha,ye wale:Sortie record; Of 115 Years, Mr, BrOwn became
a Mayon in 1892, Mr. Dustow. in 1907. ' '; ' .-Advance-Times plieto.
NINE PRESBYTERIES
:REPRESENTED •AT
NfilIAM MEETING
"koting PeoplPs 8, M. Scott Payne and '1?invoy 0, S. Newman, of theMurl
Salvation Arilly Wingharns have a word With internationally famous held
the Wingham Public School SA
held on 'Monday evening:V
Spott geld, :chairman of the Ong
• -general .'bUsiness ,meeting,
Was
SALVATION, ARMY ENTERTAINERS '
horripson and Doug Gibb after The t.tecossful tally cotton
the IA/Ingham town, hall. on Saturdas, ,'photo,