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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-11-07, Page 8Page $ -- Wingham Advance+Times,. Thursday, Nov. 7, 1963 MR. AND MRS. W. C. WEBER have taken up residence on the groom's farm at Palmerston. Mrs. Weber is the former Pauline Alvena Sothern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sothern, of Fordwich.—Photo by Russell. ailing Dates for Overseas Forces Deadline dates for Christmas mail for Canada's Armed For- ces serving overseas have been announced by the Royal Can- adian Postal Corps. Ordinary letter mail address- ed to the United Kingdom and Europe must reach Montreal by Dec. 10. Air parcel post for England should be in Montreal not later than Dec. 12 but two days earlier if addressed to Europe, the Middle East and the Congo, Air mail letters to Britain must reach Montreal by Dec. 16 and Dec. 12 if going to Europe. Ordinary parcel post and newspapers addressed to the United Kingdom must be in Montreal by Nov, 25 while Nov 28 is the final date for Europe. Ordinary letters, parcels and newspapers must reach Montreal by Dec. 7 if they are to arrive in the Middle East and the Con- go in time for Christmas. For airmail letters to these destin- ations Dec. 12 is the deadline. Mrs. L. Elliott Club President The annual meeting of the lawn bowling club was held last Tuesday in the council cham- bers. The reports for the year were given and the election of officers for the coming year was held. Miss Y. McPherson took the chair for the election of officers. Past president, Mrs. Lloyd Elliott; 1st vice, Mrs. E. Web- ster; 2nd vice, Mrs. A, Lunn; secretary, Mrs. G. MacKay; treasurer, Mrs. G. Godkin; tournament committee, Mrs. E. Webster, Mrs. 0, Hasel- grove, Mrs, J. P. Alexander and Miss Phyllis Johns; jitney committee, Mrs. L. Patterson, Mrs, J. Maclntyre, Mts. M. Davis and Mrs. A. Lunn; P. L. V.A., Mrs. R. Duval. Prizes for the season's jitney were won by, first, Mrs. A. Lunn with 420 points; second, Mrs, J. Maclntyre, 393; Mrs. O. Haselgrove 387; Mrs. L. Patterson 344; Mrs. George Day 299; Mrs. G. Gannett 293; Mrs. R. Downey 271; Mrs. J. Finni- gan 257; Mrs. P. Cutter 243; Mrs. W. Brown 242; Mrs. H. Edwards 242; Mrs. J. Kerr 192. First prize for the men was won by Charlie Jones 230; Keith Collyer 167; Peter Cutter 138; Frank McCormick 125, ROX E 1 ER Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen called on relatives at Huronview Home, Clinton, and Mrs. Alvin McBride and Mrs, Kennard at Exeter on Sun- day. When sending air mail let- ters and air parcel post to Indo- china via Box 220, Saigon, post not later than Nov. 30. A special airlift service to send one parcel to each mem- ber of the Canadian Delegation to Indochina has been arranged and next-of-kin have been noti- fied. For last Christmas' airlift, the Armed Forces Postal Ser- vices shipped over 7,000 bags of mail weighing approximately a quarter of a million pounds. Postal authorities have an- nounced that particular care should be taken to ensure that all mail for Canadian Forces overseas is properly addressed and fully prepaid at the author- ized rates of postage. A cus- toms declaration form 91Bmust be completed and affixed to all parcels. Libraries to Receive Grants Belgrave, Bluevale and Wal- ton libraries were each given a $15 grant when Morris Town- ship Council met on Monday. The following accounts were or- dered paid: Relief, $45,00; Helen Mar- tin, part salary, $65,00; Bel - grave Library, grant, $15,00; Bluevale Library, grant, $15.00; Walton Library, grant, $15.00; James Howatt, tile, $13.05; City of Brantford, $30.95;Blyth Fire Area, levy and fire call, $194.00; Callander Nursing Home, $75,75; Pinecrest Man- or, $75.75; Jas. Turvey, re- pairs Turvey Drain, $22.50;; Ross Turvey, repairs Turvey Drain, $4,00; Herman Nethery, unloading tile (Higgins Drain), 010,00; Stewart Procter, Com- missioner's fees (Higgins Drain), $10.00; Geo. Radford, Grasby Drain, $170.50; Walter Short - reed, Commissioner's fees,(Mc- Arthur Drain), $2.00; Town- ship of Morris, tile, McArthur Drain, $4.35. ROAD ACCOUNTS Wm. McAtter, wages, book- keeping, and mileage, $184.53; Mel Craig, wages, $136.26; Mel Bradburn, wages, $104.00; Jas. Casemore, wages, $45.00; Wingham Tire Services, repair- ing epairing tires, $46.95; Geo. Radford crushing and hauling gravel, $9,421.70; Dominion Road Machinery, repairs, $19.19; Alex Inkley, oil and fuel oil, $133.77; Mel Jermyn, loading and hauling gravel and clean- ing culvert, $1819.70; Brussels, Morris and Grey Telephone, re- placing pole, $33.87; Huron Expositor, advertising snow plowing, $4.50; R. M. Dawson, consulting Engineer on Camp- bell Bridge, $2, 513,96; Mow- bray Construction Ltd. payment No. 4 Campbell Bridge, $11,482.32; Clarence Martin, pit run gravel, $278.52. 1WIG LAIDES' LEAGUE Trumps, 10; Aces, 14; Kings; 13; Queens, 10; Jacks, 10; Jo- kers, 15. High single, Ruth Tiffin, 289; high triple, Roberta Sed- don, 676. PERSO SIAL --Mr. and Mrs. Alf Lock - ridge returned home last Thurs- day after spending a week with Dr, and Mrs. Tom Lockridge and family at Manchester, New Hampshire, and last Friday visited with Mr, and Mrs. Mal- colm McGammon and family in Toronto. While there Mr, Lockridge attended the OMHA annual meeting held in the King Edward Hotel. —Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Henning of Wingham visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Walker in Blyth. Little Denise Walker returned home after spending the past five weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Henning. —Miss Penny Gerrie has re- turned home after spending a year and a half in London, Eng- land. —Mrs. Roy de Groot of Sud- bury spent a few days with her brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Gardner and Mr. and Mrs, Lorne Gardner, and with Mrs. Mark Gardner. —Mrs. Elizabeth Keith and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Keith of Teeswater and Keith Nethery visited on Sunday with Mrs, Keith's daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Townsend and Ann of Guelph. —Miss Elizabeth Nethery spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bannerman and family in Greenock. —Mr. and Mrs, Doug Mur- ray and Connie of Preston visit- ed over the week -end with their parents. —Mr. and Mrs. Ross Vogan OTES and family of Stratford spent the week -end with their par- ents, Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Clark and Mrs. J. Vogan. —Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adair spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Baker and family at Strath - toy. —Mrs, Donald Rae is visit- ing with her daughter and son - in law, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. St. John and family at Uxbridge. —Mr. and Mrs. John Coiling of Ripley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Haines. '-Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDon- ald of Stratford visited on Sun- day with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne McDonald and fam- ily. —Mr. and Mrs, Don Haw- thorne and Susan, and Peter Carmichael of Toronto spent the week -end with their mother, Mrs. Hugh Carmichael, and on Sunday they all went to London to visit Mr. Carmichael in St, Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Car- michael remained there. —Rev, John E. Ostrom, of Minnie Street, has returned to the Ottawa Valley after spend- ing a few days at home. -.He is serving as interim pastor of the Kenmore and Russell Baptist churches which are located about 20 miles south of Ottawa. —LAC Jim Lockridge, Mrs. Lockridge and family left last week for Chatham, N.B. , where he will be stationed for some time. —Mrs. C. Martin of Clinton spent the week -end with Mr, and Mrs. Murray Taylor and family. —Mr. and Mrs, Jim Camp- bell of Kitchener visited over the week -end with their par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Stan Camp- bell and Mr. and Mrs, John Strong. —Mrs, M, Abbott, Mrs. A. C, Murdy and Mrs, W. Black of London spent the week -end with the former's daughter, Mrs, J. P. Alexander and Mr. Alexan- der. —Mr. and Mrs. Murray Tay- lor and family spent last Friday with his sister, Mrs. Gordon Miller, Mr. Miller and family in London. —Mrs. William Barton of Toronto spent the week -end with her brother, Mr. Alvin Moffat and Mrs, Moffat, —Russell Robinson of London spent the week -end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rob- inson, —Mr. and Mrs, Wendell Al- ton of London visited over the week -end with his mother, Mrs. William Alton. —Miss Edna Mitchell of Wa- terford spent the week -end with her mother, Mrs, 1I. Mitchell, —Mrs. G. W. Cowan of New Hamburg is visiting with Mrs, S. Cowan. —Mrs. Thomas McMichael has returned horde after spend ing some time with her son-, law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Jim Mitchinson, Niagara Falls, -*Mr. and Mrs, Terry Neth- ery, Mr. Ab, Nethery and Mac Sewers visited over the week- end in Chatham with Mr. and at Mrs. Roger Kennedy and family and Mr. and Mrs, Slim Boucher and family, —W, T, Cruickshank, G, W, Cruickshank, John Cruick- shank, Bruce St, George and John Langridge, attended the Central Canadian Association of Broadcasters' convention at the Royal York Hotel in Toron- to on Monday and Tuesday. Scott Reid, Bill Harris, Roy Bennett, Glen Scheifele and Roy Major attended the meet- ings of the engineering division, which were held during the con- vention. Bicycles have been in use for about one hundred years. LE SAO WHITNEY GROSE, a former resident of Wingham and member of the local Lions Club, is pictured as he re- ceived a 15 -year charter chevron from past president Bill Tiffin at the club's 25th anniversary night held in the Blue Barn near Listowel, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Grose.—Photo by Cruickshank. 1960 DODGE 2 -DOOR with radio 1958 DODGE 4 -DOOR with radio 1958 PLYMOUTH 2 -DOOR, excellent condition 1958 CHEVROLET 4 -DOOR 1957 DODGE ROYAL HARDTOP 1957 l3UICK 2 -DOOR HARDTOP, radio 1956 DESOTO 4 -DOOR SEDAN 1956 CHEVROLET 4 -DOOR 1955 DODGE 2 -DOOR HARDTOP 1955 GMC 3 -TON STAKE TRUCK LEN CRAWFORD MOTORS Your Dodge , Plymouth, Chrysler, Valiant Dealer WINGHAM PHONE 357-3862 LE OF \ GITTS');,\ s , o,ISINGLT INEXPENSIVE AND EEAuTirli - LF FOAM CUSHIONS FRIEZE COVER CHOICE OF COLOURS AVAILABLE IN TWO SIZES 77" 2 -CUSHION SOFA 2 - PIECES 199. AND CHAIR 85" 8 -CUSHION SOFA AND CHAIR 2 - PIECES 229. 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