HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-03-03, Page 7Mrs, Jack Kerr, Bluevale
and Mr, Herb Laidlaw were
Monday visitors with Misses An-
nie and Mary Laidlaw.
Mr. Laverne White spent the
• week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Rintoul,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lang and
family of Elmwood, Mr, and
Mrs. Jim Ketchum of Palmer-
ston were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weber and
* family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ar-
scott, Valerie and Andrea were
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Cassidy and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cassidy
and family of London.
Mr, and Mrs. Ivan Laidlaw
and Janet and Mr. Herb Laid-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore,
April and Blaine of Wingham
were Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Kerr and family,
Bluevale in honor of Brian's
4 4 birthday.
Mrs. Frank Ross, Mrs. Elgin
Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Metcalfe were Thursday visitors
with Mrs. Owen King, a pa-
tient at St. Joseph's Hospital,
• London. The community wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. Charles Martin and Mr.
Bert Thompson left on Friday by
bus on a trip to Florida, which
will take about three weeks.
Mr. Donald Gaunt of Kitch-
• ener spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rus-
sel Gaunt.
Mr. Paul Geiger of Waterloo
spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan.
Mr. Robert Mowbray of
Wingham returned home by
plane on Thursday after spend-
ing the past few weeks with his
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NEW TROPHY—Stanley-Berry Ltd., of Wingham, has do-
nated this new trophy to the Legion public speaking
contest for senior high school contestants. It replaces
one donated by Judge R. S. Hetherington, and won by
students from the Wingham District High School three
years in a row, when it became the property of the
school. The new trophy was won last Saturday by
Connie Cameron, of W.D.H.S.
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Whitechurch News Choir Entertained
Al H. V. Pym Home brother, Alex, of Brownsville,
Texas,
Miss Annie Kennedy of
Wingham visited on Sunday with
Mrs, Albert McQuillat: aNd
called on some other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClen-
aghan rode their saddle horses
to Teeswater on Sunday and
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
I lowe
This community extends
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Al-
bert Lennips and family of
Langside. Mr. and Mrs. Len-
nips on Thursday attended the
funeral in Guelph of his mother,
who passed away a few days af-
ter surgery in Guelph hospital.
Other members flew from Hol-
land to attend the funeral.
Mr. George Conn and Mr.
Wayne Martin who had spent
last week at their homes here
studying for exams, returned on
Sunday to Western University.
Mrs. Bagg of Toronto, who
visited last week with her
daughter, Mrs. Elwood Gros-
korth and Mr. Groskorth, re-
turned home the end of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Craig,
Alex and Harvey, were Sunday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Robertson and family of E. Wa-
wanosh.
Mr. Gary Chapman of Ham-
ilton spent the latter part of last
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Russel Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Butler of
Goderich were Sunday visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Tif-
fin.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn
and George were Sunday visit-
ors with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Scott of Ripley.
Mr. and Mrs. Lev. Balser,
David and Anne of Wingham
were Sunday evening visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Johnston
Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Con-
ley of Wingham were Sunday
visitors with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Conley of Dur-
ham.
Mrs. B. Hislop
Dies in Hosp.
WROXETER—Rev. R. M.
Sweeney conducted funeral ser-
vice at the Moir funeral home
in Gorrie for Mrs. Benjamin His-
lop on Tuesday afternoon. In-
terment was in Wroxeter Cem-
etery.
Pallbearers were Allan Grif-
fith, James Sanderson, Mac
Sanderson, Tyndall McKercher,
Billie Gibson and Morley Mc-
Michael.
Mrs. Hislop died in Wingham
and District Hospital, on Satur-
day, following a long illness.
The former Susan Amelia
Savage was born on the 4th Con-
cession of Grey Township 89
years ago. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Henry Savage
and Louisa Hogg.
She was predeceased by her
husband and one son, Lawrence,'
in 1947.
Mrs. Hislop is survived by a
son, George, and daughters,
Mrs. George (Annie) Griffith,
Mrs. William (Evelyn) Hart,
Mrs. Ross (Eileen) Sanderson,
all of Wroxeter and Mrs. Mel-
vin (Gertrude) Finlay of Gorrie
and Mrs. James C. (Lela) San-
derson of Rosetown, Sask.There
are 17 grandchildren and 23
great grandchildren.
Charles Sewers
Buried Friday
Charles Sewers, 73, of R. R.
2 Wingham, died last Wednes-
day, February 23 in the Wing-
ham and District Hospital. He
had been ill only a short time.
He was a native of Culross
Township and a son of the late
Charles Sewers and Mary Com-
ber. He attended Salem
School and then took up farm-
ing, his lifetime occupation.
On December 14, 1921 he
married Caroline Barlow Whar-
ton at Lucknow, who survives.
He is also survived by a
brother, Harry, o4. Culross Town-
ship and a sister, Mrs. Fred(An-
nie) Birkmyre of Clinton; one
grandchild and two great grand-
children.
He was predeceased by a
daughter, Eileen, in 1943.
Mr. Sewers was a member of
the United Church.
Rev. C. M. Jardine conduct-
ed the funeral service at the
McGlynn funeral home, Tees-
water, on Friday afternoon and
interment in Teeswater Ceme-
tery.
Pallbearers were William
Errington, Otto Jouwsma, Chas.
Showers, Linton Sitler, Maurice
Tolton and Herman Young.The
flower bearers were George
Drehmann and Russell Sewers,
S. Gallaher
Dies Suddenly
WROXETER—A well-known
farmer of Howick Township,
Stanley N. Gallaher, died sud-
denly at his home in Wroxeter
on Friday, February 25. He was
63.
He was a son of the late Wil-
liam Gallaher and Isabelle Kit-
chen.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Lillian Hetherington;
a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Berva)
Cathers of Cannington and a son,
William of Wroxeter.
Mr. Gallaher was predeceas-
ed by a brother, Gordon.
Rev. R. M. Sweeney con-
ducted service at the Moir fun-
eral home on Sunday afternoon.
Interment was in Wroxeter Cem-
etery.
Pallbearers were Fraser
Haugh, Dalton Dickinson, Hugh
Harris, Harvey Coupland, Ken
Bennett and John Lane.
BIRTH
FISHER—In St. Joseph's Hospi-
tal, Guelph, on Friday, Feb-
ruary 25th, 1966, to Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Fisher,
Guelph, a son, a brother for
Lonnie and Lori.
Members of the Presbyterian
Church choir, their wives and
husbands, were treated to a de-
licious turkey dinner at the
home of the choir leader, kl,V.
Pym and Mrs. Pym.
After the dinner a presenta-
tion was made to Mrs. Howard
Sherbondy, a dedicated mem-
ber, who has the longest record
of regular attendance. She re-
ceived a pair of pottery book-
ends.
At the annual meeting the
following board of directors was
elected: Past president, George
Henderson; president, John Don-
aldson; vice-president, Mrs.
John Day; secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. Earl Heywood; press re-
porter, Nancy Donaldson.
Music committee, Mrs. Bet-
ty Feagan, Mrs. Nelson Pickell,
Mrs. John Ostrom, Mrs. James
Macintosh and H. V. Pym;gown
comm., Mrs. T. A. Currie,
Mrs. Sherbondy, Judy Forsyth,
Diane Casemore, Mrs. Hast-
ings; social, Gord Leggatt, Earl
Heywood, Linda Casemore, Mrs.
Rathbun, Nelson Pickell; nom-
inating, Mrs. G. L. Fish, Mrs.
Feagan, Mrs. Don Robertson;
purchasing, Mrs. Heywood,
Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Sherbon-
dy and Mrs. Currie.
Explorers Hear
Story of South
African Leader
BELGRAVE—The Explorers
met Sunday morning during the
regular hour of worship in the
church basement. The game
"Lions and Leopards" was en-
joyed. President Brenda John-
ston opened with hymn, pur-
pose, motto and prayer.
The leader introduced the
story from the study book "They
Lived Their Love" and Mrs.
Laura Johnston read the story,
"Long Fight for Freedom" which
tells about Chief Albert Luthuli,
who is the leader of the libera-
tion movement in South Africa
and who in 1960 was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize.
Barbara Cook gave the call
to worship followed by a hymn.
Scripture was read by Gail Mar
berry. Meditation and prayer
were led by the leader. The
offering was received by Nancy
Anderson and dedicated by Bar-
bara Cook. The roll call and
minutes were read by Grant Vin-
cent and the treasurer's report
was given by Evelyn Biernan.
The World Friends were given
out by Carol Walker.
Mrs. McPhail Was
Native of Scotland
Mrs. Malcolm McPhail of
R.R. 3 Wingham died in Wing-
ham and District Hospital on
Tuesday, March 1. She had
been ill only a short time.
She was the former Ann Ruth-
erford, daughter of the late Ro-
bert Rutherford and Helen Ni-
col. She was born in Hawick,
County Perth, Scotland on De-
cember 14, 1874, and moved
to Wingham from Scotland ov-
er 80 years ago. She attended
school in Scotland and at Lane's
School in Howick Township.
Her marriage to Malcolm
McPhail took place in Winni-
peg where she lived until a
short time after his death. She
then returned east to reside with
her sister, Mrs. Jannet Wilson,
and her nephew, James Wilson
of East Wawanosh,
Mrs. McPhail was an honor-
ary life member of St. John's
Ladies' Curling Club in Winni-
peg and was an adherent of St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
Surviving besides her sister
are a daughter, Mrs. Robert
(Jean) Lauder and a daughter-
in-law, Mrs. Gladys Saunders,
both of Winnipeg.
Funeral service will be held
this afternoon at two o'clock at
the R. A. Currie & Son funeral
home, conducted by Rev. G. L.
Fish, Pallbearers will be Arth-
ur Wilson, George Tervit Sr.,
James E. Currie, Jack Currie,
Bradley Galbraith and Robert
Arbuckle. Flower bearers will
be Ken McKague and Ken Cur-
rie.
Dear Sir:
I am seeking information
concerning my great-great-
grandparents, Hugh and Mary
McLean, who I have reason to
believe probably died in the Bel-
grave area in the 1850's or
1800's. I believe that they
probably lived for a while with
their son, Hector.
I would be very pleased to
hear from any of your readers
who might have any informa-
tion or suggestions.
Yours very truly,
John Muirhead.
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Huronview,
Clinton, Ont.
Dear Sir:
A few weeks ago I read a
very interesting letter in your
paper from Gordon Wightman
telling of his boyhood days in
East Wawanosh. Believe it or
not, I am a bit older than Gor-
don, but was raised in the same
community of Marnoch. I have
very pleasant memories of the
old stamping ground.
I also remember many trips
to Wingham with my parents to
sell our butter and eggs.
Wingham, as we knew it
then, 1890-1900, was quite an
industrious town. There were
Sunday School
Names Officers
DONNYBROOK—A few ladies
met at the home of Mrs. Hil-
liard Jefferson on Wednesday
afternoon and started a quilt for
the U.C.W. The quilt was
finished by the ladies on Thurs-
day afternoon while the annual
Sunday School meeting was
held.
Sunday School officers are
as follows: Superintendent,
Mrs. E. Snowden; secretary-
treasurer, Mrs. T. Armstrong;
pianist, Mrs. H. Jefferson;
teachers, kindergarten, Mrs. S.
Chamney, Mrs, J. Small, Mrs.
T. Armstrong; primary, Mrs.
S. Thompson, Mrs. H. Jeffer-
son, Mrs. M. Johnston; juniors,
Mrs. E. Robinson, Mrs. W.
Hardy; intermediates, Mrs. J.
Leddy, Mrs. W. Jefferson.
BELGRA VE
Miss Margaret Nicholson
spent the week-end with Miss
Margaret Moses of Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs. Americo Ar-
ruda and Maria of Toronto visit-
ed for the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Lo-
gan.
Mr. and Mrs. John Spivey
and family of Ingersoll visited
for the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Procter.
Last week Mrs. Ted Fear at-
tended the Provincial Leader-
ship Forum held at Geneva
Court in Orillia.
The 4th line group of the
U.C.W. are holding a bake sale
in the arena on Friday.
Miss Ruth Michie of London
was with her parents for the
week-end, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Michie.
Mrs. Bob Procter visited with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Speakman of Toronto and other
relatives.
The euchre club met on Wed-
nesday evening, in the com-
munity centre with eight tables
in play. High lady, Mrs. Jim
Currie; high man, C. R, Coul-
tes; novelty lady, Mrs. Jesse
Wheeler; novelty man, Jesse
Wheeler; low lady, Mrs. Win-
nie Smith; low man, Alex Lea-
ver.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed, you will find a
money order to cover the re-
newal of my subscription to the
Advance-Times.
I enjoy reading the paper
and look forward each week to
receiving it. Have many mem-
ories of Wingham and the sur-
rounding territory. The best
person I ever met came to Ham-
ilton from Wingham to work.
His name was Peter MacLeod.
Best wishes for 1966.
Lorne Vodden.
Club Will Buy
Baptismal Font
Mrs. E. Beard opened the
February meeting of the Pres-
byterian Couples' Club with the
call to worship when the group
met in the church parlor. A
hymn was sung. Mrs. Fred Mc-
Gee and Mrs. Jim Carr led in
the devotions. Two solos were
sung by Gordon Leggatt, "Near
to the Heart of God", and "How
Great Thou Art". Mrs. Leggatt
accompanied at the piano.
During the business period it
was agreed to buy the baptis-
mal font for the new sanctuary.
Sixteen couples answered the
roll call and Jim Carr dedicat-
ed the offering.
Fred McGee introduced the
guests for the evening, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Cruickshank, who
showed pictures of their trip to
Europe. Mrs. John Donaldson
thanked the guests.
A hymn and closing prayer
by Mrs. Jim Carr were followed
by lunch served by the commit-
tee in charge, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McGee.
WEEKLY EUCHRE
LAKELET—The weekly card
party was held on Thursday eve-
ning at Lakelet W.I. hall with
six tables of euchre and three of
solo in play.
Prize winners were Mrs.
Grace Dustow, Mrs. H. Case-
more, Mrs. C. Renwick, S.
Dennis, B. Hubbard, 0. Dahms
and F. Pfeffer.
TRANSFERRED
Fred Lewis Jr. of Ideal Sup-
ply, Wingham, has been trans-
ferred to the Kincardine branch
as manager. His duties will
commence March 7th.
—Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Keating spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Mit-
chell at Rothsay.
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G. A. WILLIAMS, O.D.
Optometrist
9 PATRICK STREET W.
WINGHAM
Phone 357-1282
Wingham Advance-T es, Thursday, March 3, 1960 -- Page 7
In the Editor's Mail
898-13th St. N.E„
Medicine Hat, Alta,
Feb. 21, 1966,
at least six manufacturing plants
all working full time. Although
wages were low they employed
a lot of men,
But comming back to E.
Wawanosh, The purpose of this
letter is a suggestion to the cen-
tennial committee, and this is
it: That a cairn be built at Mar-
noel] where the first council
met in 1867. We all know that
East Wawanosh came into being
the same year as Confederation,
so would it not be fitting to
have some remembrance of the
old men and women who mold-
ed the country and were mold-
ed by it?
I invite comments on this
proposal. Let us hear from you,
either through the columns of
The Advance-Times or by pri-
vate letter.
Sincerely,
R. Henry Leishman.
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32 Bristol St.,
Hamilton, Ont.,
February 27, 1966.