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WINO/Olt', ONTARII01 WEDNES4Vt'IWOIMPIER 18, 1151
Rusbancl Dies FORMER .11E0E. TO..
TAKE .CLERVS_,POST
In Hamilton
Titer death, of a termer resident
of Wingliam; Roy A, Sirns, occurr-
ed suddenly in Hamilton on Mon-
day.evening, following a heart at-
tack. He •was 3Q Years Of age,
Berri and educated at Port Cred-'
it, he was a son of Mr. and Mita.
Janus Sims, Whe survive, Since
leaving school he had been eMploy-
ed by the Ontario 'Hydro.
In addition to his 'Parents, he is
survived by his Wife, the former
Gloria Swanson, of Winghani, and
two' children, Jimmie 9 and Lennie
adopted on motion of Herb Fox,
ton and W,` Pr. Mulvey,' e
W, Jack D. Smith-
That we accept with regret the
resignation of John K MacTavish
as assessor,, effective Dec. 31, 1957.
The last regular meeting of
,`.--Atr, and MP. Neil Mclean of lurnberor omncil for 1951 was
visited with slimy*: and held on December 14, wino all Wingham relatives.:• members present. -:Miss Constance Hutton, of The mi nutes Qt. the regular
week with
Owen Sound spent three days lest and pecial meetings were seed
Rev. C, F, Johnson and
Mrs. .Johnson,
Friends-of Mrs, Rudy Heins will,
be sorry to learn that she has been
eonfined• to the hospital fpr the
Past Week.
and Urs, Jack Tiffin. spent
Thursday of last week in Toronto. W. H, Mulvey-Herb Fpxton--
for -Mrs, George Nicholson of, the That we call for. applications
Nile sPerit a day last Week with Ole Position of assessor. APpli-
her Sisters, Mrs, James Sell and Cations to be in the. hands of the
Mrs, L. Hingston. clerk by January 11, 1958, .,
-Mr. and Mrs. Jank Pym and A, D. .,Sm ith-BeA rnxtan--"Vat
lanaily of' Kincardine 'were itreek, s we 1.13°0pm, now ad j?""1, ti)4fieet again
end visitors, with their parents, at
Mr. and- Mrs. Harold Victor Byrn Vir;-• H. Mulvey-Herb Foxton-
That we appoint Leslie Fortune and Mr. and Mrs. George Coulter.
High School representative for
1958 and A, D, Smith as hospital
representative. for 1958.
A. D, Sznitif-W, H. Mulvey-
That
.
a plaque be purchased for
Fitch's Bridge with the names of
the reeve, councillors, road super-
Lou 8,
At time of writing funeral ''ar-
rangements had not been , eenrn?
pleted.
-Mr, and Mrs. Walter Lockridge
attended 'the 50th wedding anniver,.
eery of Mrs. Lockridge's aunt and'
uncle, Mr, and mrs.Neil McNabb,;
of Acton, former 'residents of
Wingham. •
-Mr, and Mrs. ,S, J. MacKersie,
Wiarton goal. The attack was short-lived, however. Final result of
the match. was 16 to 2 for the VViarton R.edmen,
-Advance-Thries photo,
D. Smith - W. H. Mulvey--
An, exciting moment in last Wedne'iday night's opening hockey game,
played , in the Wingham arena, shows Wingham's forwards Gerrie,
CersOn. and • Stainton on the attack and, putting pressure on the
Mr, B. Jackson, Mr. Rae MacKer- intendent, clerk and treasurer. It
pie and Miss Leone 'Weisbard, of is recommended that the plaque he
Detroit visited at the home of Mr. purchased front Classen Bronze .
C9. and, that it show the year the and Mrs. Jas. A. Halliday, • t bridge was btiilt
-,--Mrs., David Warwick. returned
home
hoe the latter part, of last week
--plarence Goodyen 'brother Of
Ikea Bob Qm.rbert arrived at her
•home on Monday to Spend the
christmas heliduYS with she ,And
• her falnilY at List°Wel, M. GQPO-
yer has. been in Western Canada
•ana the Kenora district 'working
'on the installation the Trans
'ftriada Pipeline.
-Friends, of Mrs, "Lance Grain
Will be pleased to learn that the
is reCoverink satisfactorily follow-
ing an operation at Victoria Hos-
, pital, London, last week,
--Mrs. Kenneth Hays arid baby
son, of Nashville, Tenn., are visit-
big at the home of her sister,,Mis.
rrin, where they will spepc1
weeks with Dr. and Mrs,
and family and her mother,
Cairns. ,
-Mrs. Jim ,Golley slze,nt SatUrday
With her mother who is a patient
at. Victpria Hospital, London. Mrs.
Bill Kind, who had spent' several
days with,her mother, aecompanied
h§r home. 1 ,
Willard Platt of Toronto spent
the week-and „with his father;
E:YOlice chief T. W, Pratt.
Lloyd Hingston spent
T.hursclay , and Friday of last week
"*ItIr hei daughter. •Mrs Ross An
arson, of i3eigrave.
ri,;-•, Mr. and Mrs. Archie 'McDon-
ald of Guelph visited. over the
Week-end with Mr, and Mrs. Gerald
• CHRISTMAS THEME
AT WI MEETING
TRINITY GUILD
NAMES MRS. FOSTkR•
afte; visiting fora couple of weeks
in London.
McMichael 'Drain read accounts be paid,
General Accounts Township of Howick, $610.85.' NORTH , HURON ills, Mrs. H. B. Burden
Dies at Chatham
MI '' AT SCHOOL Mrs, Amelia Bessie Burden, a
' resident of 24 Sunset Avenue,
l''.:anta's Fan Mail'
MakeS Problems
County of -Huron, Levy, $20,718:-
.53; Wingham High School Levy,
$15,437;34; Turnberry School area,
Levy, $17,511:56; ,Howick School
Area; Levy, $1,667.15; CulrosS,
Schoa Area, Levy, $769.95; Htfien
Co. Federation 'of Agriculture,
Levy, 1503,56; Brussels Telephone.
Co., '$457.45; A. 11, Erskine, tax
collections $65.81; Ross Willits,
comp., ,$47.25; • County of Huron,
hospitalization, $96.25; Advance-
-Christmas Party
At Bodtnin Forum
BELGRAVE--Bodmin Farm
Forum held its regular meeting
and Christmas party at the. home
of Mr. arid Mrs:-Jas: R, Coulter on
Monday evening• with 'an attend-
ance of .28 adults and 13 children.
After listening to the broadcast,
the group discussed the topic "A
Rural ComnfunitY". ,
In answer to the- question How Times' account, $48,18; Lewis
FORIDWICH-The W.A. of Trin-
ity. Church, Fordwich, met last
week at the home of Mrs, Robert
Graham. mrs, Ruby Foster, the
President, Presided, Mrs. Marshall
Armstrong gave the. Scripture read-
ing.
Mrs. Crosby Sothern continued
with the study book, 'the chapter
being "The New, Important Place.
Women in Japan Are Taking Since
World War II". She was assisted ,
by Mrs, E. Hargrave and Mrs. S.
Forester,' who did theirpart in
dialogue for whieh' was ;very In-
teresting. Minutes Were read and
correspondencee• taken care of by
rr,',/i.m. Strand.' •
Reports were, given by Mrs. E.
Hargrave for the W.A., Mrs. C.
"Sothern for the Senior Guild, and
Mrs. W. •Sothern for the Little
Helpers, The• roll call was answer-
ed by 18 members and two visitors
The members decided to dispense
with lunch at the Christmas con-
cert, which will be held on Friday
'of this week.
13luevale Library, grant, $25,00;
North Huron 'plowman's Assoc.,
grant, $25,00; Brunswick Hotel,
$16.75.; Wroxeter Gemetery, grant,
$100.00; Black Bros.; rebate, $1.40;
Archie Peebles, unemployment in-
surance,: $7,68; Relief, $80.00; •Roy
Hastings, fox bounty, $2.00 Carl
Freiburger„ refund, $2,00.
Fischer Gregory Drain:
Geo. Greenaway, survey 'assis-
tance, $3.00; GeO. Thomson, survey
assistance, $3.00; Herb Foxton,
survey assistance, $3.00. •
Tervit Drain
Jas Howes inspection, $50,00;'
John Fischer, commission, $35.00.
Merkley Drain-
Township of Howick, $194.30.
Road Fay Roll
Geo. Lambert, $13.50; Wm. Reich,
$1.50; John Stacey, $3.00; Ted,
Holloway, $4.50; •Geo. GreenaWaYr .
$3.04; Drune ,Montgomery, $174,60;
Geo. Galloway, $348.45; Wm. Mun-
dell; $314.00.
Road accounts, $3,321.89.
Herb Foxton-W. H. Mulvey--
That we accept the resignation' of
John V. Fischer as reeve.
A. D. Smith-W. K
That we appoint, W. Jack. Mint;
as acting r eeve, ,
There were
.
two applications re-
Ceived for the position •of clerk,
Wilbert Fratielik, and; John V.•
Fischer, •
Alter; 'ilia C'OrisTileiTitrorr'ii Wits
moved by Herb Foxton and W. H.
MnIvey4 that we accept the appli-
Cation• of John V. Fischer.
Moved by A. D. 'Smith and Herb
Foxton-That we do now adjettrn
to meet again on January 13,, 1958 •: at 11 a.m.
Reeve-JOhn V. Fischer
Clerk--Geo. T. Thomson
Big Is This CoMmunity, their ens- Flowers, wreath for Cenotaph,
Wer was, 40 Square miles' and 300
families living within it. ' Things ,
that make' differenCe in 'having
a good eemnInnity are good leader-
ship, ' co-operation, work, sports
r and'other social functions.
group felt'that this community did
not fill -the need of • the young
they
it bait't affOrd the :things.
they 'want arid :they are not filling
the needs because of the Small
population.
Chairman for January will 'be C.
R. 'Coultes. Progressive' euchre was
'played with high prizes'going to
Mr. and. Mrs 'C. R. Cotiltes. Con
solatioa prizes went to Miss borne.,
Bolt and Richard PrOcter, A lunch
.was served and the giftS were dis-r'.
ttibuted: The next 'meeting will be
held on January. 6th at the home
of Mr, and Mrs. John Nixon. -
Mrs. R. Foster then turned the
meeting over to Rev. E,
and he, conducted the election of
'Officers for. 1958, 'which resulted as
follows: Hon, pres., Mrs, E, Att-
well; pres., Mrs. Ruby Foster; first
vice-pres., Mrs. Lloyd Jacques;
second vIce-pres., Mrs. Emmerson
Ferguson; sec., Mrs,, Jim Strong;
treas., ,Mrs. Emmerson Hargrave;
press sec., Mrs, William. Sothern;
Guild treas,, Mrs, Crosby Sothern;
Living Message sec., Mrs, Nellie
Gamble; Dorcas sec., Mrs. Lloyd
Jacques; Little Helpers, Mrs. Wil-
liam Sothern and Mrs. Wellington
`Hargrave; altar comm., Mrs. C.
Sothern, Miss Beatrice Wade;
quilt comm., Mrs, Robt. Allan, Mrs.
Jim Strong and Mrs. Stan Fores-
ter; sick and visiting comm,, Mrs,
Roy Simmons, Mrs, C. Sothern,
Mrs,' • E. Ferguson; pianist, Miss
Elva Foster; assist., Mrs, Spence
Brears; auditors, 1Vrtsses Marjorie
Foster and Beatrice Wade:
The Werth:Huron Junior Farmers
and Junior Institute were hosts to
the • other • five • junior Farmer
groups from - Huron County and
TeOwater pm December 12 at the
WiffghaSn' Distriet High School.
There ;Were about150 young peopfe
present:,
.
The meeting opened with the Jut
niar,Farzners' song, followed, by a
singtsong led by Marg Machan, The
bhaii:nian for the meeting was' Jim
Bownian, president of the North
Jtiakir - Farmers, puring
ithe:)Msines's Mr: Seddon, was pre-
'sented: With a 'turkey from the
unibl-Farmet:s in appreciation of
his .ccr.4operation..1
A inemberAf :each club called the
roll: nd their entertainment was
presented in .the following Order: •.•
Se iforth-Ken.' Campbell called
the':;rtill,'•and Sandra boig favored
tit%itl -a reading, "rsn't There a San-
ta ' ' '
Clinton,-The roil was called by
Laid !,i3Oned and Bert pepper gave
his ve'r'si6n ,,of "The Auctioneer's
Song", accompanied by Ruth Toner.
COlwa,nashThe roll , was called
by George Riley.. ...
HOWicic:•t•-Marie Hartle' called the
roll fOYthre. Inatitute and Jim Rob-
Insein "did same ifOr the boys.
Their contribution to the program
was a musical number featuring
.Ethel Reis on the violin, Ruth To-
ner• with 'a 'flute and Sandy Edgar
on the piano,
Teeswater--The roll was, called
by Ron Totten and a, quartet sang
"Silver Bells", '
Exeter--,-Roll was called by Mau-.
rice,LoVe.,
North Huron-Roll, call by 1'Iarry
Brydges and Glenn Coulter, They
also- offered a guess et what the
members would be doing in 20
years. A reading, "Christmas --.
Ruined or Redeemed" was given by
Bill CoulteS".
FORDWICH-The. Women's
stitute met at the home of Mrs.
Anson Demerling for their Decem-
ber meeting with. the president,
Mrs.'Ciare: Harris, presiding. De-
votions were taken by Mrs::,
•
A very interesting motto, "The
glory of life is t15 love, not be lov-
ed; to give not to get; to serve,
not be served", was given by Mrs.
Harold Doig. She said the motto
of life is loving, giVing, and serving.
The' roll call was, answered by 'a
verse from a Christmas, card. Mrs,
lioward 'Harris gave a repert.t:on
the county rally held, recently. in
Londesbore.. :The rag elaSs
Srn: rile first Tuesday -.in January
with Mrs: Bert Winston and .Mrs.
Anson DeMerling as leaders, Qiiite
a number of ladies are plarmingtto
make rugs.
The adopted. soldier is to he;,:te-
membered with a Christrnas, par-
cel and Mrs. E.' Williarrison
look after' this. ^
Mrs. Harold Pollock gave a read-
ing entitled ''Our First: Canadian
ChristmaV, The' writer of ;,this
also suggested we; as Canadians,
put more of Christ into our Christ-
mas and not quite as muclri of
Santa, Claus, Mrs,. Robert Giiison
gave a demonstration on 4.ncy
Wrapping and table. deoorai,letis
which were very interesting -end
quite 'helpful at this' time of year.
Members also brought gifts, These
are to be' sent , to the Salvatinn
Army at Listowel.
The meeting closed with the /la,
tional 'anthem and lunch was Serv-
ed by Mrs, Stan Bride, Mrs. print' a
sWinlliAmson and Mrs. Bert 'Win- to
Chatliarn, Ontario, died suddenly
at St. Joseph's Hospital on Monday,
December .2nd.
Sher was' born 51 years „ago 'in
Freshwater, Carbonear, Newfound-
land, daughter Of George E, Noel '
and the late Mary Ann' Broderick,
and lived in Halifax for four years
prior to moving to Wingham and .
Lucknow, where she resided for
seven years, moving to Chatham,
three years ago, She was a member
of Victoria Avenue United Chureh.
`Surviving beSides''her ,hUsband,
Hedley - B, Burden', are' three
daughters, Mrs, Murray McDon-
agh (Shirley) .of Goderich; 'Karen'
and Myrna; both at home; • one
son, Lester at hozne; two sisters,
Mrs, Miehael- Butt of Boston,
Mass., And Mrs. William Snow,' of
Freshwater, Carbonear, Newfound-
land; and five brothers Albert, of
Boston, Maas.; 'flarold, Freeman
and Worley, all 'of FreshWater,,
Newfoundland and Reginald of St.'
John's, Newfoundland, There are
two grandchildren surviving, .An-
thony and Deborah.
, Funeral services• were conducted
from the John1 G, Stephen funeral
home, on Thursday, 'December 5th.
Rev, Fred. • Roberts' of. Victoria
Avenue 'United Church conducted
the .service during which Mrs.
Arthur Lavery presided. at the
console of the chapel organ. Pall-
bearers were Percy Lugg, Gerry
Matthews, Alex Hopkins, Dennis
A. Taylor, Thoinas' Howard and
Donald RoWden, Burial was in
Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham.
$10.00; Thos. Whinier' & Sons, sta-'
tionety, $10,18; Municipal. World, . poll books, $10.36; Frank' Fingland,
voters' lists,: UO.00; 'John Trupfet,
;fox bounty;; $6.90; • Russell
fox 'bounty, '$8.00; Harry. Elliott,
street light caretaker. $39.00; Don
McDougall, Poll Clerk, $5.00i Alex
Corrigan; D.R.O., $7.00; Mrs. Alex
McCrackin, Poll. Clerk, $5.00;
Gordon ,Wray, D.Ft.9„, $7.00; Har-
old Grant, Poll Clerk, $5.00; Sam
Marshall, $7.0; DOnald.
Fortune Poll 'Clerk, $5.00; John,
V. •Fischer, salary and eNpenses.
4288.60; A. D. Smith, salary and
expenses, $175.00; W.. 11, Mulvey,
salary and expenses, $175.00; Herb
F,oxton, salary. and expenses,,
Britain for meeting, the wishes of Vt.5.00; W. Jack Willits, salary and
children who ask for specific gifts, 'expenses, $175.00; John K Mac-
„but this ,;doesn't mean that the ,Tavish salary and exPenies Tostal , Authorities are heartless: in $214.88; Geo. L. Day, part •salary, There have'been many cases
which ,pathetic letters have touch- $225.00; H. Crtiikahank, salary
'ed the' hearts of , the postal staff,/ aricl ;,expenses, $248,09; Geo. Ti
and 'a "whip around" has ' often Thomson, salary and expenses;
resulted, in the desired present $223.28; Jas. Johnston, poultry kill-
being sent onortymotisly, under led, $200.00; .Gordon Mundell, steer
the pretext, that it has come from nilied, $81,50; Geo, 'Underwood,
Father Christmas, steer killed $100.00;' Jas,J. Elliott, -Smile countries organize a spec- ' valuator, $9.00; John ,Stokes, fox ial postal• scheme to provide hap- bounty, Woo; Bluevale Hall Board, piness at,Christmas, charity post-
age stamps being,Used around the rent, $70,00; East Huron Agricul-
Yuletide. These are "sold at an. in-
creased Price, the'excess money be-
ing used for charitable purposes.
,,;Like real-life stage and sdreen
personalities, Santa Claus has his
lat Mail-the many letters ad-
dressed to h im each NAletide by
.;hildren, describing the gifts they ,
hope to find in their stocking on
Christmas morning.
,The addresses range from "Santa
Clans, No, 1 Igloo, Reindeerland" tot
"Father Krisraus, Syberia," and
ftoni "Sunty 'Claws, The North
,to "Esther Christmas, Icicle
Town, Lapland."
,Post: office „staff believe that'
many .childAn get -their quaint
addresses from story books '
Counting adventures, of the old
gentlemen' With:, thejeng•I
beard. In fact; the popularity of a
piiitictilat address 'often an in-'
dication that .a."-certain neW ,*s/4:
containing Santa Claus tides. sold
Widely during the previous Yule-
tide. • • •
:Some Addresses Genuine
...The. fate of the letters 'depends
partly on way ,they have been,
addressed by their young sendera.
Sonietimes, when the address used
by the child may be genuine
One, given in connection . with. a
competition .or an Invitatiiin, by a
literary "uncle," efforts, are made'
to',,deliver the ,correspondence,
Sometimes the epistles actually
bring' a reply; One year Mit so
long. ago, for some reason a large
niniaber of letters: fel“. Father
ChriatniaS • were addressed 1 :to
Oreeniand, They -eventually foUnd
their Way to the Greenland ,OffidA
Of the Delilah Government, in POP
enlingen. ' ,
,There, each one was 'opened, and
if it tore the sender's address, the
Governrrient sent a pOlite note
migned by Santa Claus, together
With travel literature, abotzt Dan-
Mark, and a little fairy-tale bcitik.
No official scheme "exists in
tural Society, grant, $25.00; 'How-
ick Fall Fah., granit, $75.00; How
ick School Fair, grant, $56.00;
, •
A program convened by lifiss_Dt-
va, Foster and Mrs. Spence Brears
was enjoyed. Rev. Attweli closed
, the meeting with prayer and, a
, delicious lunch was served by the
hostess, assisted by Miss Margaret
Armstrong and Mrs. Roy Simrabrie
a dance was, held under the leader-
ship of Harry Brydges, who kept
things going in a very jovial way.
A court follOWing the dance pen-
alized those who ',broke the rules
of the dance, laid down by the
judge and jtiry, To top off the
evening lunch was served, The meeting was adjourned and
Capacity Crowd,
For -,United .Concert
(Continued from Page One)
'acted a play called Poor Teacher",
showing the diffiC016,,Positioti• in
:which:a 'teacher can find herself
and hoW to deal yrith..it.. The boys
of Mrs. Howard Walker's class
gave a fine illustration of how the
Gospel must be shared around the
world. Miss Ferne Vanstone's
class amused the audience with a,
comic song,, "Ntittin' for Christ-
mas". The, classes Of Charles
Rintoul arid Raymond Walker gave
a fine demonstration of how to
Put on a Tv prograth. Verne
Reid's class of boys joined in a
choral reading, "The Sweetest
Story Ever Told".
A play, "Where Is .the Christmas
Tree?" was given by Wilfred Cas-
lick's class Of boys.
Rev, D, J, MacRae was celled on
at' this time, when he'C'expreased
his appreciation to the Officers and
teachers of the Sunday School for
the fine leadership they are giving.
He 'also "inipressed upon all the
real Meaning of Chriatinas,
q'he girls of Mrs. Green's and
Mrs, Lunn's classes kilned 'in pre-
Smiting a . play called "Fted, and
Christmas WhoPpers". "Old St.
Nicholas" Was Sung heartily by
the boys of Miss Margaret Mach-
an's class. Lovell McGuire's class .
;1, presentation of "Negro
Spirituals".
A shadow panteintim, "A. Visit
to the Dentist" earned much fun
and laughter, presented by the
love of Leslie Gordon's and George
Goat's classes. A play entitled
:'Chris't'mas diving" was Mitch en«
joved, as It ,WaS enacted by 'the
girls of Mrs. Burrell's and Mrs.
1Vfactaggart's elasses. The young
people of Rev. Macrtiie's and Miss
Phyllis, Johns' 'presented
tableau, "Ws Christhias", An am-
using skit torieluded the program,
presented by Jetek Currie a
entitled "Cat Pies",
Then the 014o, he, bol Ha, he,
ha!" of a jelly Ohl Santa Claus de-
lighted sill the little ,follts with rr
bag tit ChriStMat1 gebdiesi.
fSlfldere for the edining year wore elected at thivatintial 'meeting tit 'the Huron dainty Vederatitin of Agri,
enititre hi the Letielegibro nonieritinity hall eh' lbctir bet 11. Front row, left to right, Winsani Shaptoti,
ittt,, 1, txetety neW President of the roderation; Mrs, Alex MeGregor, HipPeri, lady director.
Hiliek row, Warren •Ou6rigg„ tt,tt, aortic, let vice-president; Carl 14eMingwaY, trlissels, sedretery
Man, •and Daiglas MeNelicv tut, ef, nodatiehr Who is the peal president Gortiori Grelg, et WM/der We
aided, 9i1d Viet president at the salVe Meeting.
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betkof, the Bell Telephone COMpanY'e Wirigham .staff 'held 0100 t lash Week arid .pittuti'a here .enjoying tat interval in the Dm. animal
o thtisttuas Party, In Hie .Hotel Brunswick 'bit Thursday evening teedtho, .-Ativatte&Titnes vh4o,
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