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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-09-03, Page 7a� WINGHAl1,t, ON'irAliIO, wEDNESDA , SEIl'TEMmt, Aro, 81 SQUARE' DANCE SET—The float entered to advertise the Teeswater Fair carried an of -time .orchestra and a group af square dancers Who 'keptup the merry pace all the way tothe town park. The float` took first prhe in the hors' -drawn class; ONE°',OF THE FLOATS -Herb. Fuller is the driver of the Berry Door Co, Ltd. float.. His small son, Bill„ was a passenger in the rocket mounted, at"'the :rear, with four Iovely lassies for company. Wendy Fuller, seated on the'cab roof,, was the standard bearer, MPLdL$JMM�N$ LEAR W DE AT MSI BELMORE--The • ladies' of Bel- -, a,„ Church :;..held their Ai ghst W.M.S,.• meeting on Wed= nh"s,'day afternoon in the - church Mrs, Simmons was leader, opening, the service by singing hymn 586 and prayer. Psalm 24 was read re- sponsively . and Mrs Simmons gave the' story of several well -loved tryi' ins, Mrs., N. Newans gave a .reading "The Gospel According to 'You". Mss. John Rutherford had the Tor itCit1TENIAINER . •.- Gnrdte• Tapp at r"Cotrntry Hr1iaddWit0 Anne seta a$ emcee anti canned{wtii-song ;iter At tine )t",riri'n; kri(tAiW'., BELGRAVE Mrs. Norman -Hill, Robert and .Warren of Toronto spent the w ek- 'endwith. her parents,. Mt and Mrs. Harry McGuire and also visited with other relatives.. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armstrong, Rota • and . Kenneth of Thorridala spent the .week -end with Mr. and Mrs' David Amstrong'and other relatives in the 'district. Warren Pickell spent: last week visiting this grandparents, Mr, and Mrs, Herb Wheeler. Mrs, Clifford Logan and Miss Patsy Logan spent last week' at the School for' Leaders at Alma College, St. Thomas. Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler. Ivan and Mary Ann spent a couple of days last week visiting with M. and Mrs, i"oldie,Wheeldr ands family... Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Pickell and family of Hamilton spent the week- end with. Mr. and Mrs, Herb Wheeler and Warren' returned home withthem after spending the .week here. Mr, and Mrs, .7ai'nes R. Coultes, Marie and Aubrey .returned beim last week after spending a few days in Ottawa where Mr, Coulter, wee judging Hereford cattle at the Ottawa Filchibit on, Mr, and Mrs, Arthur Henderson, 'Sidney and Dawn bf Bruce ,Mines •and Mr. Lloyd Henderson, London,' spent last week and Mrs, Alice Johnston and Miss Iris Johnston spent the week -end with Mr• and Mrs, Riehard Procter and Joyee. On Sunday, August 31, Mr. and Mrs. George Michie entertained to dinner at 6 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beattie, of Winthrop a,nd Mr, and Mrs, Stewart Beattie and faintly of : Wingham, iri honor • of Mrs, Robert Beattie's 85th birth. day,. September 1, Mrs, Beattie is chapter ' in the study, book, Mrs•. Harper gave, �a niece on Temper- ance. "If Only rt Were Larder td det.,? Hunte 501 Was sung, then Mrs. Vvest took Charge of the meeting and Mrs, k,, Metcalfe read the minutes,. Mrs. West .gave a very teresting report of 'the conference meeting she attended to ' McM'd- tet'tiniversity in Harnlitort. R.dll ,e 1l 'W'ad it verse Ott lisi~v'{rst arid' WAS well'respetided to, Myrni 577 was sung and, Mrs, Simmons eloaed.the. Meeting with; prayers Mrs. Michie's. mother. Mr. Torn. Miclfie 'of Halton County, who hhs •sfent the last two Months with'} r 1 `ve in',Morris seatr s. Mo s Township, returned • to his home on Sunday„ 'While.+hi're; he' attained his 85th birthday and was'h,onored at a dinner given by. Mrs:, E, Leslie at•,the home of Robert.;and'Ernest Michie, 6th line . -p€'• • TVlortis,." Mr. and Mrs Russell- Kelly and family, of Cookeville visited over the week -end with . Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson of Guelph spent, the -week-end with .his parents, Mr, ;and Mrs. Earl Anderson. Mrs. Jesse' Wheeler Was able to return to her horn. last'' 'eek after being a patient in the, St, Joseph's Hospital, London, ; ` for . severaI weeks. , Mr. and 'Mrs. Ross Robinson, Keith and • Tom,my.; Robinson' re- turnedhome lash •":Sunday after spending the,week iii the Kirkland Lake .district. and, .also 'spent seine time on the Manitoulin;'Island, Miss Mary Van'Carn of E,ceter and Miss Velma Johnston of Sarnia snent the week enri' with Miss Nora VanCamp and• 1Vtr;`.Jim VanCamp. Mr, and Mrs Ed' ;Ansley of Thes- salon, are visiting With,Mrs. Floyd Camipbell and family, Mr. Camp- bell who has spent ,the' past few Months with Mr. and;; Mrs, 'Ansley, has :returned tohis home•hese with them,' • .. Mr. Earl Anderson `is Pr `t`ia:tient in the Wingham' Gerteral,Hospital, The Saturday niagazine section of Globe and Mail has ran interest- ing story of Millbr'oolr Penitentiary, and its superintendent. Hartley Patterson, whose father, William Patterson, was born: in Rh,,.knle and is an,' occasional visitor Wingi'tarn and l31`uevale. The Bluevalo Woni,n's Institute _. will meet at the home' .of Mrs. Ed,. ward Barnard on Thursday'after- nook September' `3xth Mrs. Jos. Horton,, convener of Dome Econ- Mies- will give the tonic, "Sewing Secrets", Mrs.' fieri ` Garniss will give the blotto and, Mrs, • Charles Mothers wi' i denii hstrafe nvisible mending. . Mrs, Neil•MaeEacll'ern, of'koi'oii. to, ♦ spenyyt,�� a, y}fyyewv yd•�ays wigs her mots,• Mrs. R. F.. Odrh Mr! leek Elliott .at cornwail is holidaying at his home het* Y EI • Mrs, Alex McCrackin, Ur. Lorne McCracklr ; arid. IVO.; arid. Ufa. •Stan- ley Moffat attcnldad''tfd Ceritennlal- service at Trowbridge United Church (formerly • the Methodist Church) , on Sunday and after- wards visited s visit d Messrs, -Clarence and Kenneth Nethercott, at Atwood, Mr, and Mrs. C. B. Hoffman and Miss Joyce 'spent Sunday visiting friends in Exeter and Crediton. _ Miss Emma Johnston and Mrs. Cooper Nethery, of Belgi•ave, spent aday at. Toronto Exhibition this week, Mr, Alan Garniss, of London, visited Mrs. R. F. Garniss and Mr. Mac Scott at the holiday. Family Celebrates 25th Anniversary B .UEVALE Mrs. E. Barnard entertained her family, grandsons and granddaughters In honor of the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston, Whose present were Mr. and Mrs, Barry Barnard and family, Mr. and Mrs, Sparling Johnston and fam- ily, Mr, and Mrs, Norman. Barnard and family, of Ripley, and Mr, and Vim, Alan' Barnard and family. Mr, and 'Mrs. Johnston Were presented with lovely gifts: BUIEVAEE Mr. Henry Matherer and sister had as 'their guests Mrs, N. Perdue and MissaF, MdCrae, ,Reg, N., and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Vannan, all of Be]grave, last Sunday, and also a nephew and niece, Mr, arid Mrs. Wilbert Mathers of Kincardine, and their daughter and her hus- band, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Russell of Port ,Elgin, Evening visitors Were cousins, Mr. 'and Mrs, W, R. Farrier of Whitechurch and their .daughter. Miss Winnifred Pat'rier of the teaching staff in Toronto. GORRIE Mr, and Mrs, Carl Johnston, 'Leith and Terty, and Mr, and 'Mrs. Clarence Snarling spent Sunday at Port Elgin Beach, Miss Yvonne; Sperling returned home on Sunday after spending last week at Port 7clgin, She had' as her guests Paul- ine Thompsoii and Sandra Lein. mert-', towel 'Li an Marie Johnston,s and ori luevale. AMa spending several days at the Tieaeh revere Mrs. T,honiiistin and Mrs. LeirlleX, FORMER. RECTOR DIES IN LONDON GORRfE-4 ,former well -loved Vector of the Parish of •Gerrie,. F'prdwieli and 'Wroxeter, the Rey,'. Wilfred Henry Roberts. died ;in Victoria Hospital, London,,, on August nth- at the ago of 77, He had been hospitals?ed for :some time, having fallen in his 'home, breaking both .arms.. Born In Ripley, he 'was .a gradu- ate of Huron College ,and was ore'. (felted in 1112. He retired from Christ Church, Petrone; in 1981 to London, where he ,had been assist ilig at the Church of St. John 'the Evangelist, His nraneintments, a'1- in the die- cele of Huron,include Euphrasia, Heathcote and Duncan, 1911; Gar rje, Fnrwieh and Wroxeter, 1910;. Mitchell and Dublin. 1917; Bien,' helm and Charing 'Cross, 1926 and Petrous. f • His wife, ;the former Sarah Wil son of London, a daughter, Mrs. H. B, (Elizabeth) Aiken of Port Credit and two grandchildren ,sur- vive.. The `uneral was; conducted. on Thursday by Bishop George Luxton Of Huron, and the Venerable C. W. Forman in the Church of St. John the Evangelist. Burial was in Woodland .Cemetery, Gorrie Residents Mark 88th Birthday GORRXE—Mr. James , Douglas will mark his . 88th birthday on. Wednesday, September 3rd, al- though no One would guess it from his appearance, He .;leads a very active .life, driving his car and making visits to many of the shut ins, He also enjoys bowling and looks after his 'own bowling green; Mr; Douglas takes a great interest in his church and local happenings in the commuity,. He has. resided in Howick, all his life. Born on 'Highway 87, ,east of Fordwich, Mr. Douglas farmed at Belmore before retiring to Gor- rie, where lie resides with his only daughter, Mrs, E. •W. Whitfield, He, has two sisters, Mrs Alex McKen- zie of Harriston, who has reached the age of 94.'' and Mrs. Robert Graham of Gorrie. - Mrs, Etta . Day ` also marked her 88th birthday when her niece Mrs. Milo Casemore. of • Wingham• arranged a picnic in her, htjtnor:, Mrs. Day has been in her owa home this summer but spends the winter with Mrs. Casemore. Her inarriee life was spent in Wingham,' but she has resided in Gorrie for some Many friends will' join in .,pest" wishes and congratulations to these two respected citizens. hORRIE Mr.;, and Mrs. Danek Found,, Or- ono, and Mr. and Mrs Bill Found of London, visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dane on• Saturday.. Misses Elaine and Evelyn Found of Osha- wa were Monday visitors at the same home. M. and Mrs. Everett Cather s, , Wroxeter, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sanderson on a holi- day trip to Buffalo, Cornwall and other points. ' Mr, .and Mrs, Ronald Short and little son of Guelph visited Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Short on Wednes- day. Mrs. Ida Griffith, Wingham, spent last week with Miss Emma Irwin and called on other friends. Mt, George Gregg left last week for Toronto, where he will be on the staff of North York Collegiate. Mrs. C. Gregg is spending this week in Toronto. Mrs R Gilpin and son Robert lefl Thursday to return to their home at Viking, Alta., after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Gilpin, Mr. and Mrs. William Stinson and' Mr. aria Mrs. Patterson of De- treit spent a few' days in the vil- lage last week and visited Miss C iGtA ` C*0314'4.414* .iolrott W Harem AP'.P, 'tor Iitt#ori'-iftriee, o tiileintiy 'declared the Wiitgtrir kt F*m Ue r Days open, ON PARADE --Doris Love, of Atwood is the pretty rider mounted on ,the handsome parade palomino, one of several dozen horses which took part in the $atur day: afternoon parade, She also 'rode her mount in the' horse •allow. , Twelve Beginners At Public School GORRYE-Beginners at the Gor- rie Public School on Tuesday were twelve in number in the junior, room; They are Darlene Abram, Marian Adams, JeanBrown, Ron- ald' Farrisli;•: Janice Elsehner, Joyce Hamilton, Bert VandeKemp, Sher ore Peel, Edward McMillan,. Cherub Tompkins, Darlene Simpson; John Watson. • Etta Burns in Palmerston Hospital and Mr,' Sam Stinson at Clinton: Mr, . and, Mrs. Jack Evers of To- ronto spent the week -end with Mr and, Mrs,•Manfred ;zrWin„ Mr,,Irwin ,who has had ,to use crutches since his acoldent in June, has been; suf- feting from pneumonia. The Gorrie Library will,be=o en bogiardrrg;^;Saturday, , September.:6;" the`,afte;noons, =fron[i, three to 'our.,o'ciactr' •and .an ,the,; evenings: from 8 :to, 9,45.• With •the Ringer, evenings now, those interested in joining the library will be able to, take advantage of the, earlier hours. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Gorrie United Church will. meet at the home of Miss Margaret Dane on Thursday, -Sept, 4th . at 8.15 p m. Program committee. Mrs,. HamilMrs. H. Ferguson, Mrs, H. ton • . lunch, Mrs. C. Taylor, , Y , Mrs,o . I.Toner., Te. Mrs, Cedil Grainger spent a 'few days at the home of Mr. and'Mrs.. Clarence Grainger, Wallaceburg, Mrs. Harold ' Edgar and Fran- ces of Guelph spent Friday with Mr. and -Mrs. Cordon Edgar, Jimmy. Edgar returned home with' them after visiting for ' two weeks with his grandparents. Mrs, Harold. Robinson spent a few days with friends. in, Toronto. Donna and Margie Bennett spent a few days with Mr .and Mx. Ian' Hyndman. Mrs. Charles Lawrence accom- panied Mr. and Mrs G, May and family to Toronto on•Sundayy, who returned home after spending the past three weeks at her • home. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and Jean visited with Mrs. Thos, Me- Michael, Wingham, on Sunday. Mr, arid Mrs. Wm. G. Edgar of Ayr spent Sunday, with Mr." and Mrs. Gordon Edgar, Mr, arid Mrs. Harold Hyndman and family spent Sunday at Grand Eend. ONE. visitors were Mrs, Ernest Harris and Leone; Mrs. Melvin (Taylor and Ruth Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield, 'Douglas and Donald, Perry and Bob Strong and Miss Marie Hastie, Mn, arid Mrs. Alex' Graham a.na sons spent the week -end with friends at Wallaceburg. Jiininy and Jerry Hyndman were. visitors last week at the hbines of Mr. and Mrs, Dehncr Dilworth of Ethel and Mr. and Mrs, Eldon Mann, Cranbtook Miss Margaret bane 'visited Mrs. North Holland of 3''ordwieh on Sun- day. `'Bruce Graingerl spent a few days last Week at the home of Mr. and Mr's. Mervyn 'Grainger of Exeter. Mrs. A. Stephens and Evelyn Ann Spent Sts dlW With Mt ,arid Mrs.. Mervyn Stephens, Goderich, Mrs, ]"lob Stephens" -and family anent last Week with Mrs, Dick Carson at 'the cottage at Amberiay. Guests of Mr, and Mrs, Atehie Miller at the weekzend were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lansley and child - ten and Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Arseott. Mrs,.,7ean ,MacDonald of London is spending bei r+acatioli With 'rela lives here, Miss Margie �astiSpent las VIVACIOUS VIOLINISTS—Bele are.•the hits in ; the Friday ;evening stage show week ,with Mr,. and'. Mr's;' 1Donie Hastier of `Streetsville, Donald +alnd, Heather Hastie, - • Streetsville; are 'spending this week' with: the: Ken; Hastie 'family. Miss Susan Jones,. Listowel spent several days with Miss . Wanda Sperling. Mrs, Jean MacDonald, London, Mrs. Reita Carson, Mr; and Mrs. Ken Hastie. Mr. and Mrs. W C. King, Mr. and Mrs Frank Xing. Mr, and Mrs. Earl King, Carol and Douglas spent several days last week at Sauble, Beach. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. McInnes Spent Sunday afternoon with friends in Walkerton. Mr. and Mrs, Norman Wade at- tended a re -union of the Wade families at Guelph on Sunday, Mr,- and Mrs. 'Clarence Lackie and Mary Lou, 'of Pontiac, • Mich., visited Mr. and Mrs, Ernest King arid other relatives last week, Mr. and Mrs, Roy 'Gourdy, resi- dents of the E line, 'Howick, have moved to their new home iii Got-• rie, which Mr. Gowdy has: had erected this Summer. Mrs, Howard Cowan is a: patient in the Palmerston Hospital. Mrs, John Erown was a visitor over the holiday with friends ih Essex,. Mr. and Mrs. George Ruttan of Winnipeg, are spending a month With Mr. and Mrs, Leonard Ruttan and other relatives. Mrs, Scott Of Brussels is also a 'visitor at the Ruttan home. Mr, Jtuttan i$, a brother. Mrs. Ed, Strong of Glendale,' Mich., ' is spending 'ten days' with Mrs, prances Strong and other relatives. Dr, And Mrs, St. Clair Strong of Connecticut Were •also, visitors with the Strong fatiiilies, over the week -end. - Co:rlgratulatioris to Miss Illdythe Walker; who has coMpleted her nursing assistant's 'course at the W iiigbam hospital, Mr, 'rbin at Hastie, jtI ronlo, is. ,. thi.. spending a weeks Vacation at s. bathers, Bar - none hero, Mr. Bab bathe e e lt� tit and o +• Bar- rie, spent the w e et hi 1 day 'with his father; Hansen i rs $ ste 'Who. were , beg illH It BA �W Vvtt W +tented' tn noteti t d f act at the, ix¢eitit, of i6`rid'` 1s h%