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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-02-13, Page 11• • • • • • • • M ANGEL OF DEATH The most famous gun in the American Civil War was an 8 - inch Parrott gun know to the federal soldiers as the "Swamp Angel," The gun was mounted on piles driven into the swamp near Charleston, S. C. , from where it bombarded the city. The gun blew up on August 22, 1863 --almost .a hundred years ago—and was sent with other scrap metal to Trenton, N.J, Someone rescued the field- piece, however, and it was set on a granite base at the corner of Perry and Clinton Streets in the heart of Trenton. WE CAN SAVE YOU TA X DOLLARS! Tax wise people, right -now, are making substantial savings on their income tax. They do it by putting money into a registered retirement plan and deducting the contributions from their taxable income. They can look forward to carefree retirement, aided by income tax reductible dollars. Investors has such a tax -saving plan. Maximum of 10% of your income may be deduct- ed. Let us explain how you can make these savings. JUST CALL OR WRITE . . . eft ill14 THOMAS JARDIN District Manager Dial 357-3661 - Box 394 W1N&HAM, ONT. Investors ovncitiocvao 01 C A N A D A, IIMITIO LAKELET NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Reidt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Kreller, Mn and Mrs. Chas, Kreller, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Kreller and Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Harding attend- ed the funeral of the late Mrs. Laura Weichers at Preston on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Hibberd and Mr. Wm. Boehler of Ford- wich visited Mr. and Mrs. War- ren Zurbrigg on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wright visited with Mr. and M.rs. Wel- lington Dahms of Carlsruhe on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ferguson and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ireland of Teeswater. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burchill of Goderich visited with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dennis on Thursday. Mr. Glen Allen left by plane from Malton airport for Airdrie, Alberta on Sunday. Mr. Gerald Railings of Den- field spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wylie and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wylie on Sunday. Mr. George Inglis had the telephone installed last week. The number is 12235. Mr. and Mrs. James Wallace and family and Mr. Carl Dennis of Beaverton were week -end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dennis. Miss Connie Allan spent the week -end as a guest of Miss Martha Van Loo of Wroxeter. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hard- ing of Fordwich visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood last Wed- nesday. A lot of fellows who say what they think don't do enough thinking. Gorrie Personals Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Strong spent last week -end with Mrs. David Barnard and family of Hamilton and also visited Ni- agara. Mr. and Mrs. Justin Will spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Townsend of Lon- don. The annual meeting of the Gorrie and district Red Cross will be held at the Toronto - Dominion Bank on Tuesday, February 18 at 8.30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. McArth- ur and Mark of Brussels visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arch- ie Irwin. Mr. John Morley and Mr. Douglas Whitfield of Niagara, spent the week -end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Whit- field. Mrs. Fred Dowdall, Toronto, visited over the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ilyndman and with her mother, Mrs. John Hyndman, in Wingham Hospi- tal. Mrs. W. C. King and Mrs. Kenneth Hastie visited Wednes- day with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Moffat and Mrs. J. J. Moffat of Wingham. Miss Elaine Miller, Guelph, spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller. Miss Gwen Hyndman at- tended a party on Friday at the O.A.C., Guelph. Mr. Dale Morland has join- ed the Royal Canadian Navy and is stationed at Cornwallis, N.S. 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LIMITED BY VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED LUTON ENGLAND See Your Chevrolet/0ldsmobrlelEnvov Dealer McCLURE MOTORS PARTS AND SERVICE FROM COAST TO COAST DIAGONAL ROAD, Wingham, Ontario are twenty in the class. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jacques and sons, Lakelet, visited Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dane. Mr. and Mrs, Murray Cardiff, Jeffrey and Joan of Brussels visited recently at the same home. Mr. Cecil Grainger, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and Jean attended the funeral on Sunday in Brussels of the late Mr. Wm. Hoy Sr. Mrs. Morris Brown and Mr. Arthur Ballagh of Teeswater spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gowdy. Mr. Ed. Gilmar, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gowdy and Jan- na spent the week -end with Mr, and Mrs. Donald Gilmar of An - caster. Gerald and Joanne Marks of Wingham spent the week -end with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Strong. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Black- well, Drayton, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Felker. BIRTH ATTWELL--At the Ottawa Civic Hospital on Tuesday, Febru- ary 4, 1964, to Rev. E. C. and Mrs. Attwell of Ottawa, formerly of Gorrie, a son. Howick Council To Prepare Plans For New Bridge Howick Township Council agreed to the request of the CPR in the removal of stock pens in Wroxeter, when Reeve Ivan Haskins chaired the meet- ing on Wednesday of last week. Several by laws were read and passed and it was voted to join the Ontario Good Roads Association and the Association of Assessing Officers of Ontario. Huron County Crop and Soil Improvement Assoc. was voted a grant of $25 and the tax col- lector's 1963 tax roll was ac- cepted. The road superintendent was instructed to engage B. M. Ross to prepare plans for a bridge at lot 19, Con. 10 and 11. The clerk was directed to notify the county clerk that Howick Coun- cil is anticipating a centennial project of its own. The clerk was instructed to advertise for tenders for warble fly spraying and for warble fly inspector. It was voted that all mem- bers of council will receive $15 for regular meetings; $8 for special meetings and court of revision; 10¢ a mile to and from meetings and the reeve is to receive $50 extra annually. The clerk was asked to prepare the necessary by-law. It was moved that any member who could attend the Rural Munici- palities convention or the Good Roads convention may do so and receive the same renumer- ation as last year. ACCOUNTS PAID Howick Municipal Tele- phone System, service and tolls, $19.23; Wingham hospital Board, balance of membership, $4.00; County of Huron, com- mission on tax arrears collec- tion, $264.45; Grand River Of- fice Supply, supplies, $16.19; Town of Harriston, fire call re Bob Campbell, $150.00; Unit- ed Stationerys, dog tags and forms, $83.30; Municipal World, supplies, $6.20; Ges- tetner (Canada) Ltd., supplies, $54.32; 11. G. Harris, part salary, $75.00; W. E. Whit- field, part salary, $215.00, bal- ance salary for tax collector, $100.00; Dept. of -National Revenue, income tax, $40.00; Jas. Renwick, fox bounty, $12.00; Carl Dinsmore, fox bounty, $4.00; Amos Yoder, fox bounty, $4.00; Jack Murray; fox bounty, $4. 00; R. Gibson, 2 hospital hoard meetings, $10.00; Ont. Good Roads As- sociation, membership, $15.00 Association of Assessing Offic- ers, membership, 810,00; H. N. Gowdy .' Son, stove oil, $50.03; I luron County. Crop & Soil Imp. Assoc., grant, $25.; 1. Haskins, welfare administra- tor, $27.35; Howick Twp. Mun. Recreation Comut'ttec, grant re Wroxeter rink, $110.80; relief accounts, $440.91; road accounts, $4,240.36; Total, $6,011.04. WinghamAdvance-Times, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1964 Page 13 U.C.W. Will Help Finance Cupboards WROXETER--The February meeting of the U.C.W. was held in the Sunday Schoolroom of the church last Wednesday evening. The president, Mrs, Vernon Hupfer, opened the meeting with a Psalm, followed by the hymn "Jesus Shall Reign Where- er the Sun", with Mrs. Ronald McMichael at the piano. Mrs. William McLean read theScrip- ture. Mrs. John Snell led in prayer. Mrs. Charles McCutcheon favoured with a solo, "The Stranger of Galilee". She was accompanied by Mrs. Ed. Mar - Mr., Mrs. Adams Wed 47 Years WROXETER--Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams marked their 47th wedding anniversary with a family dinner on Saturday eve- ning. Their family, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Adams and family of Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Adams and family of Wroxeter, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Adams and family, R. R. 2, Wroxeter, Mr, and Mrs. Dewitt Adams and family, R. R. 2, Gorrie, and Mr. and Mrs. George No- ble (Edith Adams) and family of Morris attended. A son, Harry and family of Goderich were un able to be present. The family presented the parents with a beautiful elec- tric chandelier light fixture. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Ad- ams many more years of wed- ded life. tin at the piano. Mrs. Vernon Hupfer gave a short talk on the 'U.C,W., its aims and oppor- tunities for Christian service. Mrs. Laurie Van Valsor gave a talk giving a geographical explanation of India, showing all places on the map. Mrs. Torn O'Krafka showed a film strip, "Good News in India". Both were much enjoy- ed. The ladies were reminded of the World Day of Prayer in Wroxeter Church, February 14 at 3 p.m. The Presbyterial annual meeting will he held in Exeter on March 18. Mrs. Leslie Douglas gave a report on Christian education. Mrs. Jack McLean reported on supply and social assistance and Mrs. Don McLaughlin present- ed the budget for 1964. The ladies voted $95.00 to help finance the cupboards in the Sunday school room. The meeting closed with a hymn and prayer by the president. The harmony unit served a dainty lunch. EUCHRE PARTY GORRIE-- There were eleven. tables in play at the Loyal Orange Lodge Hall in Gorrie last Wednesday. Mrs. Edgar Dane and Miss Joyce Heimpel, Wroxeter, tied for the ladies' prize, with Mrs. Dane winning the draw. Men's prize went to Mrs. Delbert Clegg, playing as a man. The door prize was won by Mrs. Josie Pinder, Mt. Forest. History of Huron County Is Topic of WI Speaker WROXETER--The February meeting of the Wroxeter Wo- men's Institute on historical research and current events, was held at the home of Mrs. Allan Munro on the afternoon of Feb- ruary 4th. Mrs. Wm: T. McLean was in the president's chair and wel- comed all visitors and members Each member introduced her guest. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approv- ed. The correspondence con- tained several thank you notes and donations. Some antiques were on dis- play and their history given. The roll call brought many in- teresting current events. The guest speaker, Norman Wade of Gorrie, was introduc- ed by Mrs. Munro. His topic was on Huron County. In his remarks Mr. Wade paid great tribute CO the Women's Institute for their part in helping with the establishment of the Huron County Museum at Goderich. He also pointed out that the village of Wroxeter was men- tioned in a book, "Paths of History", published by the Brit- ish Mortgage and Trust Co. as being a very picturesque place with the Maitland river and dam in its midst. By the year 1847 there were only 23 schools in Iluron Coun- ty and the first protestant min- ister to hold church services was a Methodist in 1832 at Goderich. Mrs. J. Howard Wylie thank- ed Mr. Wade for his very en- lightening talk. An historical C. G.I. T. Holds Lanyard Service WROXETER--The regular meeting of the C.G.I. T. was held recently following the lan- yard order of service. Receiv- ing lanyards were Kaye Wright. Connie Clarke and Louise Ed- gar. The story was told by Leone Chambers. Business was con- ducted, including arrange- ments to accept air invitation , from the Fordwich C. G. I. T. to join in their World Day of Prayer. The meeting closed with Taps and a social hour follow- ed. contest was conducted by Mrs. Wm. Wright. Mrs. Laurie Van Velsor thanked all who helped make the meeting a success. The hostesses for the afternoonwere Mrs. Wes Newton and Mrs. Leslie Douglas, assisted by Mrs. VanVelsor and Mrs. Munro. --Photo by II. Sparling GAVIN MUIR of Wroxeter will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sunday, Febru- ary 11. WROXETER Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ingram were Mr. and Mrs, Grant Jackson of Wal- lenstein. Mr. David McKay, Wing - ham, called on Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McKay on Sunday. Week -end guests with Misses Elsie and Marion Gibson were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gibson and their daughter, Miss Susan Gibson. Mr. Dick Griffith spent Sun- day at the home of Mr. George Gri ffith. Friends of N1r. Gordon Ad- ams will be sorry to hear he is a patient in Palmerston Hospi- tal, having had an emergency appendectomy. We are sorry to hear Mr. llarvey Adams is a patient in Wingham and District Hospital with a broken leg, which he: suffered when ensilage fell on it one morning last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas, McKay, Danny and Billy spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Mc- Kay, Jamestown. Miss Evelyn Hupfer called on Mrs. Frank F. Wright on Sunday.