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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-10-26, Page 7Tbe Tilitic(jj'atti abbatta.ittro. ........‘..... •WINOSIAIST, WItiDaltISPAY, OVIXSISEIS 'all, 320 New Building for British Mortgage and Trust co, FAITHFUL, REPORTER MRS, WALLACE MILLER DIED VERY SUDDENLY 4•. ataa THE NEW British Mortgage ,a• Trust Con-many Head Office building in Stratford -will combine a handsome design with usefulness of structure. Situated au the large south-east corner of Ontario and Church. Streets, with tar exterior of granite, limestone mitt Oates, this • modern office building, to be floodlit at night, will greatly enhance the appearaucte or. Stratfolers business -district. SHOES—SHOES—SHOES—This was the picture at one of thin roue- ters at the Hospital Auxiliary rummage sale last Saturday afternoon as people thronged to the armouries to take advantage of the bargains—, in this case used footwear by the hundreds,-aAdvance-Times photo. Goforth Auxiliary Hears Missionary HOLD COMPETITIONS FOR SCHOOL FAIR Irma S. Garton LIFE MEMBERSHIPS Douglas Tells Kinsmen About Life in Russia Wed in Leamington AUXILIARY HONORS Irma Suzanne Garton became the Two on :bride of Dennis Rae Siddall on Saturday in a candle-light service ANIZERS Friday evening of last week was the annual Past Presidents1 Night at the local Kinsmen Club, which is always a rather hillarious event in the organization, Past Pres- idents are in charge and the fin- ing of members for various items of nonsense is the order of the day, Taking turns presiding were past-presidents, Jack Gorbutt, Mur- ray Stainton, Jack Walker, Cy Robinson, Jim Currie and Al Williams. Former ,Resident Dies in England. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rider of Carehaltan, Surrey, Eng- land, formerly of Wingham, will'be saddened -to learn of the death of Bob Rider on October '20, .1960 'at ,his residence, He had been ill for the past two years. Mr, Rider emigrated from Eng- land with his family in 1948 and settled in Lucknow, In 1940 he and his, -family moved to Wingham, where Mr. Rider was =played at Edward's Garage on Victoria Street, and also was in the employ of Joe Kerr, until be, Mrs. Rider and Brian returned to England in 1959 for a visit -and later settled in Lohdon, - Ontario. ' arid Mrs. Rider and Brian returned to Eng- land in 1958, and shortly afterward Mr, Rider became ill. Mr, and Mrs. Rider and family had made .many friends in this community while they resided here. They were members of. St, Paul's Anglican Church. Surviving are one son and one daughter, Brian, at borne arid Mrs. Patricia, Chorozy, St: Catharines; one brother, Lidnel ItideseStratford, and two grandchildren, . With a standout attendance figure, the club was addressed by Vaughan Douglas, farm director of CKNX, who spoke on his recent trip to Russia with eight Ontario farmers. He explained that the group travelled by air to Denmark, then to Finland and on to Moscow, After a short stay hi the capital they were taken on a tour of farms in the area near the Black Sea. flu tits: return trip theyp • sev- eral days in England and Scot- land, The fall Thankoffering meeting of the -Goforth Evening Auxiliary was held on Tuesday evening at St. Andrew's Church with members of the Baptist Young Women's Mis- sion Circle as guests. The meeting opened with the call to worship -by the president, Mrs. Leonard Phillips, after which everyone join- ed in. singing "Co-me Ye Thankful People, Come" A Psalm was read alternately followed with an inter- esting account by Mrs. Kenneth MoKague, of the origin of the Thankoffering meeting in the Wo- men's Missionary Society. Prayer and praise was the -purpose of the first Thankoffering meeting. Mrs, Jack McBurney led in pray- er. A beautiful duet "Anywhere With Jesus" was sung by -Misses Betty Ann and Mary Joan Lapp. A review of an article in the Presby- terian Record entitled "Nigeria's Peaceful Revolution" was given by Mrs, Jack Lloyd. The minutes were read and the roll call recorded by the secretary, Mrs. Thomas Hen- derson and -.the , offertory, prayer str41.sda Uy I4rs. Juek Lloyd.a -A?311?la VC:is e irg• With-each letter of the word Thanksgiving formed an acrostic fore the Thanksgiving theme. "We Praise Thee .0 God" was sung inunison and Mrs. Hazel Hardie gave an autumn poem. Mrs. Kenneth Leitch introduced the special speaker, Miss Elizabeth Webb' of the Sudan Interior Mis- sion, missionary on furlough from Nigeria, Africa,, andwho at present is residing at her home in Glamis, -Ontario, Miss Webb -began her work in Africa as a teacher and principal in elementary schools, where she had colse contact spiritually with each student. Ap- proximately one-tenth of the town's children attend school, She is at present engaged as the only white teacher of a staff of eighteen at a senior boys' teacher training school in Nigeria, where about 39 young men graduate every year from a five-year course, Upon graduation they go out fully equipped to teach their fellow Africans and to lead them to Christ. Basing her talk on Scripture Miss Webb outlined some prayer requests for which she ask- ed each member to pray. The first was to pray More mis- sionaries out to the mission harvest field, The need is great and it is op to us to show young people the need. Pray that young people will want to 'help those in the foreign Veal that they will catch the vision and continue to have it until they reach the mission field as mis- sionaries, Travel Until-ad performed at Leamington United Church, by Rev. William Bell. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Garton, of Leaming- ton, The .bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Sieldall, of Wheat- ley. For her marriage, the bride chose a gown of nylon organdy, the bo- dice in lace ,and -white sequins. A matching lace cap of white sequins and seed pearls held her fingertip veil of nylon tulle and she carried a cascade bouquet of pink roses, white carnations and, trailing stephanotis. Miss Linda Fulmer, of Learning- ton, was maid of honor, Her dress was a moss green sheath, with matching overskirt and bolero of nylon organdy. The bride's sisters, Misses Cheryl and Durelia Garton, as brides- maids, wore gowns matching that of the maid of honor of sunni-gold. Their headpieces were matching nylon tulle -with nose veils. They carried cascades of matching inUMS. ' While in Russia, the speaker said, they saw only one jet aircraft, but ordinary air travel was very widely used, other modes of travel apparently being rather limited. The country, he said, was very beautiful, but they were impressed by the hardships of the people in some areas. Raymond'Crown was best man and seating guests were Murray Siddall, brother of the groom, from Brantford, Out., and Bill Crozier, of Ayr. Following a reception at Leam- ington Golf and Country Club,, the couple left for a wedding trip to Northern Michigan. They will reside in Dutton, Oat. BELGRAVE—The Foresters Hall 'ens the scene on Friday evening of the competitions for the school fair coneera including recitations, public apeaking and a spelling match. Bdgar Wightman was chairman for the program with the results as follows: -Recitations, Grade I and II - Paul Grose, 16 NW; Billy de Yong, 5 Morris; Peter de Yong, 5 Morris; (r ice McDowell, 12 NW; Gail Mc- ennan, 8 Morris; Richard An- derson, Belgrave, • Recitations, beginners -Joan Mc- Lennan, .8 Morris; Mary Anne Wheeler, Belgrave; Sharon Cook, 6 NW; Joan Currie, 9 NW; Marion Armstrong, 7 .EWaDwayne Currie, 9 EW, Recitations, -Grades III and IV-- „ Judith McDowell, 13 NW; Ricky Orr, Belgrave; Joseph Sanders, 5 Morris; Brenda Bone, 6 Morris; Billy Fear, Belgrave; James -Gil- (Weer, 16 FW. . Public speaking, Grades V and Y1-,-Panl,,wals,4.).,..5914.30,v(4;:ji,9-P.7 aid MriBerney, 6 NW; Malec Sane -does, 5 Morris; Sharon Reavie, 'It NW; -Gordon McMurray, 7 Morris; Lynda Coultes, 9 NW, Public speaking, Grades VII and VIII—Margaret Nicholson, 5 Mor- ris; Rees Wightman, Belgrave; Sandra Henry, 16 NW; Peter Ma- son, 7 'NW; Susan Clark, 8 Morris; David Wheeler, 6 Morris. . Spelling match Ross Wightmane Belgrave; Mary Ellen Hallahan, 10 EW; Rosemary Cowing, 10 Mor- ris.; Marjorie Hopper, 7 Morris; 40 nee ,Speileberg. 6 EW; Linda isemore, 7 Morris, -Musical numbers, two-part chorus and triple trio numbers were en- joyed between the classes of -com- petitions). Mrs. Harold Vincent presented the awared as Edgar Wightman called the pupils forward, •tor the highest points in the fair, Joyce Procter and. Ted Lutz, They also gave out the awards for the Libr- ary Board classes, to the follow- , ing: Junior boys, Billy Fear, Clay-• ton Bomar, and •Doneld 'Bosnian, all from the Belgrave school; Jun.- tor girls, Donna Edgar, 7 Morris; Joyce Coultes, 9 16-W; Manna Par- don, Belgrave; Senior girls, Joyce. Procter, 5 Morris; Sandra Henry, 11 I6W; Maryann Phelan, 1 Morris; Senior boys, Gordon McMurray, 7 Teton, Ted Lutz, 6 BW; Keith Belgrave, . The judges for this event were Miss Sally Slosser and D, Raper, of the Wingham, District High School staff, and Mis. 0, Struthers, of Mitchell. • During the tour the group visited the birthplace of Stalin and a town where he had lived as a young man. Goderich Minister Is Sunday Speaker 55,000 acres per farm with any- where from 2,500 to 3,000' people and 150 tractors to operate the business, Women, -he said, work alongside the men if they want to share in the crops. Pay for the farm workers is about $60.00' per month, The homes on the farms are run down and shabby by our standards. The state governs the purchase of all machinery used on the collective farms. Cars are very scarce; and it doesn't 'matter how much money a man may have, It would -be necessary to apply to the state before he could purchase a 'car and then wait his turn to get it. Other things such as cash registers, lawn 'mowers, refriger- ators and so forth, the speaker said, are in very short supply. • • aft. Douglae said his group .Was very well treated and while visiting the farming areas the food 'Was plentiful and good, Farm produc- tion seemed -to be on a parallel with Canada. Be felt that Canada would eventually trade a good , deal more with the U.S.S.R. and. that Canadains should learn more about the country, Shorts Are Out In pointing to some of the in- teresting sidelights of -the trip, the epeaker said the women were never seen in shorts or slacks, nightclubs as we know them do not exist and the stores are open all day Sunday. Marriages are civil ceremonies sand he did not hear of any divorce cases. Very few people in Russia leaveobtain permission to . country, but visitors are welcome. The Russian people are proud of their planned economy, which the speaker felt, had its good points as Well .as many pitfalls. The trip as a whole, he conclud- ed, was most interesting with Russia an ' exceptionally fascinat- ing country to see .and The speaker was introduced -by Bill Connell and thanked by Jack Corbett. A brief question and an- swer period followed. Club business was kept to a minimum, with the decision being rearthee to hold ladies' night at the Formosa community centre, on November 18th. The club welcomed as new mem- bers, Dave •Carneron and Bruce Lott. Erie. Walden of Wingham and Irwin Lobsieger of Walkerton were guests. Al Williams and Mur- ray Taylor Won the dab raffles. Mr. Douglas sa id there were many very well-kept parks for the pnblic end thet the tour members were allowed to take pictures of anyt•hine !hey wantea with the ex- ception of ran depots and air ten/lino IS. 'nip Russian people, he said, shower great interest in Canada and the U.S.A. and asked particu- larly about radio, TV arid cars in thin reentry, The only progaganda he heital was -directed mainly againer the lNitrrl States. In every city they vented the lutnurist guide always asked them to write their ham-es:alms of the city. •Collective Farms In vomit-maim with the agrictin atria teipeet of the tour, Mr. Meg- l ee pointed out that the. biggest pereentege of the farms are of the collective variety, averaging some The regular monthly meeting of the young Women's Evening Aux- iliary was hold on Tuesday even- ing at the home of Mrs. (I. Gibson, with 30 members and two visitors present. Invited guests were Mrs. W, Tiffin, limeade/it of Huron Presbyterial, and. Miss Frances Stevenson, missionary on furlough from Indore, India, Mrs. N. Under- wood and Mrs, N. S. Copeland. A very interesting report was given on the 35th annual conven- tion of North 'Seaton of Huron Presbyterial W.M.S. Mutt, W. Cara liek gave a report on the morning session and Mrs. It. Zurbrigg on the afternoon session. ..• The call to Were/lip' was given by Mrs. R, -Sinnamon with opening prayer by Mrs. H. Me.EUrney, Mrs. G, Robinson read the -Scripture. The study book "It'h.st Stop Eur- ope" taken from Miss Betty Thompson's book on her trip around the world, "firth all 'the World Together", was given by Mrs. 'W. (testi:eta The closing prayer was, given by Mrs. S. Scott, The meeting was thee turned over to the president, Mrs. G. Gib- son, who presided for the business. Mrs, -Gibson, addressing Mrs. Underwood iiucl . AIM Copeland. epoke of their work and intereet ten years ago in organizing the Young Women's -Evening Auxiliary. Mrs, Gibson asked the two ladies to come forward and Miss Steven- son presented cavil with a life memberehip to Lime WMS. On heliell of herself auk! copeitind, Mrs, ihrleyWood thanked Mrs. 'Gibson for tea words,. She maid it was wish great interail. tie bad frillowea the work male-eel ee by the group, ilea were more than pleavd to „pp how the group he'1 grown in membership, Mis. Under , wood :stated that, ten years age et 'the first meeting there were mine young ladies pre:tone and in order to fill every alive each gee we:; given a jib to rim'. A dainty lunch wart eerved the group in Owego, after while! Miss Steven: on dreesiel hi at beaus tiful indian soil, moved ;Oren ea en the women multi tee her tiami spoke briefly on her life end iii'. etre for reineatien In fit has for her preaenl work. and the sjo:s 111:1 received from it: BIOLGRA_VE - 'Special weavers- any service was held in Knox Presbyterian 'raiment. on Sunday af- ternoon with - Rev. R, J. McMillan, of Go.derich, in charge of the ser- vice. The choir from Melville Pres- byterian Church, Brussels, presept- ed special music. The church was nicely decorated with baskets of flowers for this special event, . . Complete- Plans. for Annual Fall Tea• Twenty-three members of the Wingham Kinette-Cleharmet at the home of Mrs.- Jack Walker on Monday evening,: Theh•president, Mrs. Cal Burke, was in charge arid welcomed arra Stewart Leedham to the club, presenting her with a Kinette pin and a set of the Kin- etic by-laws, Final arrangements 'were made for the fall tea. Each, member was asked to invite five friends .to attend. Mrs. Alan Williams reported, that it accordance with the 'advice of Mr. Madill, principal -of Wingham District High School, the $100.00 lainette Scholarship will be -award- ed for higheet marki in Grade XIII as it has been in the past, and this year will go to Miss Irene Saint, of Wingham, by reversion. A 'motion was made that each kinetic pity 25e ,per meeting into the club account to -cover -the cost of ehaire to -be purchased for the club's use at the Scout House, .Mrs, Freddie 'Teniplenian .amid Mrs, Dave Burgess gave Very in- teresting reports on the Kinsmen add Kinetic' fall coenell held in Stratford, which they attended. Mrs. Ivan Gardner Was the winner of the evening draw, The next meeting Will take the form of a 'pot luck supper and will be held at the home of Mrs. Freddie Templeman on- November 4th. Jean Miller; one sister, Mrs. Stan- ley Taylor thnizabetha of Victoria, B.C., and two brothers, 1/7 1:14,` Mul- ler, of St. Helens, and Stuart, of Calgary. -She was predeceased by two brothers, Robert and Charles Miller. ---- Happg Hostesses At Irwin Home, Mre. Wallace A, Miller, who has Petted as the St, Helens eorrespone dent for The Advance-'Times for' many years, died very suddenly at her home on 'Sunday, October 9th. Tim ()evasion was anniversary Sun-, day at the St, -Helens Church and. Mrs. Miller was up and about her household .chores in preparation for departure for the church when she sufferaa a heart attack and died: within a few minutes. It would be difficult to Irapeove- tame the expreseion of rasped and appreciation which was carried by The Lucknow Sentinel, for which Mrs. Miller also acted as cerreSs *pond ee Me. Miller was 67. She was, the former Christina Robertson Miller, daughter of'Richard K. Miller and Annie Satkeld, Chris, -as the was familiarly known to many, was born' on July .13th, 1893, at St.. Helens where her father was a general merchant, She attended Wingham High School and Strats ford Normal School and taught school at Wartburg and 5. S. No. 4, St. Helens. After her marriage in 1918 'to Wallace A. Miller, they took up residence at the Miller homestead where her death occur- red so suddenly on Sunday. ,Mr1 and Mrs, Miller were married by Rev. John Little, The funeral service was held at.l. the MacKenzie memorial chapel. on' Tuesday, October 12, when Rev. B. F. -Green paid tribute- to her life of. efficient and faithful service in church and 'community. Mr. 'Ralph Howlett, of Brantford, a former minister at St. Helens read a pas- sage of Scripture and Mrs. Howlett, sang- most touchingly "Beyond the- Sunset" with accompaniment by Elmer Burbach. Interment was in Greenhill Cem- etery with Gordon MacPherson, An- drew Gaunt, William Forster, Wil- liam Webster, Lorne Woods, Camp- bell Thompson acting as pallbear- ers. Neighbours -acted es bearers of the many lovely floral tributes. The funeral service was largely attended and scores visited the funeral home to extend their sym- pathy to the bereaved and to pay their respects to the late Mrs. Mil- ler whose 'life had been one of unselfish service. For 35 years she had served as organist of -St. Helens Church, have ing given up the duties the first of. the 'Vat. Mrs, Miller • succeeded Mrs. Elizabeth (Rutherford) and was succeeded by Mrs. E. W. Rice. . Mrs, Miller was interested and active in all phases of the church and community work. She was treasurer of the M. and M. fund and a life member of the Women's Missionary Society. She was also a life member -of the St. Helens Women's Institute and an active supporter of -all worthwhile corn- triunity projects, and in -the borne was a devoted wife and -mother, Faithful Correspondent In spite of all the demands on her time,. Mrs. Miller had long serv- ed as the St. Helens correspondent to The Sentinel and to the Wing- ham and Goderich papers. She had a flare for presenting a news story in an interesting, readable way, ard to this service she gave the punctu- ality and faithfulness, which mark- ed all her activities. The extent of her service to the community in keeping St. Helens' activities In the public; eye, can scarcely he measured and too often such services go unrecognized. Mrs. Miller's -mother served sir St, Helens correspondent, and in the late years of her life was as- sisted by "Chris", who took oeer the duties upon her mother's death in 1939. Truly St. :Helens has lost a be- loved and devoted citizen whose -place in the life of the community cannot easily -be filled, She is survived by her ahusband; a soil, Allan Miller, and a daugh- ter, Mrs. Everitt 1/eQuillin,. (Lam- int), both of West Wawanosh Township; three grandchildren, Terry Wilson and Douglas and Lori Miss Webb asked prayer suppott for "the supply of every- need". Missionaries are needed but funds are needed also to support mis- sionaries. We. must give to the point of sacrifice for Him, If we put -Christ first and give to Him He will take care of us. Thirdly, Miss Webb -asked the Auxiliary to "pray down God's blessing upon the work", She explained we earl de the work of aeaching the Af- ricans -but only Christ can give the Life. -Pray that the Africans may see their need of Christ and have the courage to take their stand and be faithful in -witnessing 'fit' Him, Lastly prayers were asked for the missionaries themselves, that strength -may he given for physical needs and in the warfare against Setan that they, too, might be faithful, "The Day Thou Gayest Lord is Ended"- was the eoneleding. hymn and Mrs. Meet Hardie dleiniseed the meeting with prayer, A -social tithe folloWed„ tThe happiness of married life depends upon making small sacri- fices with teadiness arid cheerfill- riese.—john Selden, BEnCIRAVE — The Happy Hos- teses met on October 22 at the honle of their leader, Mrs, Hereon aewha combining meetings five, six and seven, The meeting -was open- ed by taking up the home' assign- ments. Sixteen members answered the roll call, "Why I Like to En- tertain", Marilyn Campbell mace as secretary and read the minutes of the last meeting. - Finns •wore made for a Hallow- e'en party to be held out October 29th, to take the place of the eighth Meeting. Mrs. Clark John- in, assistant leader, addresser , group on party scenes, ilecera- tioris and recreation, and Mrs. Ir Win explained introductione Fund duties of a party guest, After the home assignments and the roll call Were given out, the Meeting closed and a delicious lunch, prepared by the girls, was Served. cv •