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ergo Goldwin, (Goldie)
Wheeeler, of 474 West MileRoad
London, and a native of B el 0
grave, died on Wednesday of
last week following five months'
illness. Peat occurred in Vic.
Oda Hospital, London, He
was 58 years of age. •
Mr. Wheeler, who was a'son
of Mrs. Herbert Wheeler and the
late Mr, Wheeler, received his
early education at the Belgrave
school and later at the Wing-
harn High School and the Strat-
ford Normal School. He re-
ceived his Bachelor of Arts de-
gree from the University of
Western Ontario in London.
Deceased was widely known
in this area, having taught in
public schools at Union a n d
Ethel in Grey Township and at
Bluevale and Wingham. He had
taught under the .London Board
of Education since 1942, for the
past several y srs and up to the
time of his death as principal
of the Oakridge public school.
Mr. Wheeler was married 'to
the former Winifred Lane of
Ashfield Township at Hackett's`
Church on August 22, 1942. In
'addition t� his wife he is surviv-
ed by his mother, two sons and
a daughter; George of London;
Ann, 17 and Bill, 15, at home;
a brother and a sister, Kenneth
Wheeler of Belgrave and Mrs.
Wilfred (Velma) Pickett of Van-
couver. There is one grandson,
Roger Wheeler, London.
Rev. George Goth, minister
of Metropolitan United Church,
London, where Mr. Wheeler
was an active member, con -
ducted the graveside service in
Brandon Cemetery, Belgrave,
on Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. -
WILFREp Mc1TEI
REAL ESTATE Lid.
MAIN STREET = WINGHAM •
FARMS -- - BUSINESSES HOMES
FOR SALE
HOMES
Red brick duplex located one block off Wingham's main
street on a lot 60' x 136'. First floor has utility room,
modern kitchen, dining room, living, room, one bedroom
and 3� �.,ppc. bath. Second floor, with private entrance, has
kitche, living room, two .bedrooms and 4 pc. bath. This
duplex, with full basement, garage and other extras is a
good investment, or eco"uld 'be re -converted into a 'single
family home. Price ,$17,500 with immediate possession.
Eight -room red - brick home with attached garage, lo-
cated on a corner lot dose to schools and main street in
Wingham. This outstanding four-bedroom family home
has all conveniences including broadloom, bathrooms up
and down, garbarator and outstanding landscaping. Price
$22,500.
Modern three-bedroom home with attached garage,
finished recreation room, living room, dining room and
kitchen. This one -storey, home, situated ,on a lot 66' x
132' has a paved drive and is located in one of the -new-
er residential areas in. Wingham. Asking. price: $24,000.
FARMS - FARMS FARMS
Whether it be 50 acres or 500 acres, we have them list-
ed. Drop into our Wingham office and let us fully
describe the many properties available. We have beef,
dairy or retreat farms.
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Contact: Phone: Office 357-1344
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FOR SALE
CHOICE LOCATION
Set upon a nicely landscaped lot in a. lovely part • of
town, close to schools and hospital, this attractive home
'has a modern kitchen, dining room and living room
with
fire place and a big picture window.
. floorings are thre4 e
bedrplusooms with natural knotty p
bath./Basement contains rec. room 15x27, also laundry
facilitis and oil furnace heating. Garage is attached.
The home is presently leased until July of 1970, but ydu
can make your purchase now, having' a good rental income
until the lease expires. You could then have possession
and be strongly established in your own home.
100 -ACRE HIGHWAY FARM
Located on provincial highway close to Wingham, is an
attractive property with a l a�dt oil f brick furnace, 3 bedr000me, m
modern kitchen, 4 pc. bath
up and 1, down, large living room and full basement; also
large "L" shaped barn and steel covered implement shed.
There is' a strong spring near the barn and the Maitland
River crosses the back corner. There is a valuable cedar
bush and gravel. deposit. 80amesoil ina level
good state tillable,
of
comprised of rich Harriston Ioa
fertility. You can have, allof t 00
is for
less than the price
of a' home in town, at only
y $
KEITH FITZSIMMONS
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS BROKER
ANNALISA FITZIMMONS, Rep.
176 Diagonal Road, Wingham, Phone 357-11.17
was rs
teacher -principal
Several weeks ago The A4-
vance-TImes carried the Wry"
ary of W. Stanley Hail, '0,40 R.
B, -Ed. , who died in Scarborough
'on August 8. Because intern**.
tion was not available at dant
time we were unable to give a
complete account of Mr. Hall's
accomplishments, which appear
below.
Born in Grey Township, Mr.
Hall received his early .educa-
tion in Brussels and Listowel. •
After teaching public school for
some years he entered the Uni-
versity of Toronto, where he •
graduated with the S.• H. Janes
Silver Medal in Honour Biology,
and the Senior Stick from Vic-
toria College. He taught high •
school in Perth, and was princi-
pal of the school in Niagara -on -
the -Lake before coming to
Wingham as principal in 1934.
In Wingharn Mr. Hall (be-
came an active member of the
community during his 26 years
as principal of the school. He
was a Past Master of the Mason-
ic Lodge, and Past District Su-
• perintendettt of the Royal Arch
Masons. A charter member of
Wingham' Lions Club, he was a
past president, and was an elder
of Wingham United Church for
25 years. He was Adjutant of
the 21st A/T Reg't. (Reserve)
throughout the war and for sev-
eral years following. He also
was a- past president of the Hor-
ticultural Society and was for
many years a member of the
public library board.
His prime interest was teach-
ing, and he will be remember-
ed best by those whom he taught
He always strove to instil in stu-
dents not only academic powers
but a strong rrioral code to which
he subscribed, -and an ever in-
quiring mind. Despite a long
illness he continued to teach
and never lost interest in his stu-
dents.
--Steve Gorrie is home for a
week's holidays prior to his
transfer to the Odeon Theatre,
Kingston.
--Mrs. Fred Fuller is a pa-
tient in Wingham and District
Hospital.
PROPERTY.,
For Sale
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disSed the Leslie pry
Meant Vatiq, The Ow
is at peel"Occupied by
Harry Won,
Mr. ad .Mrs.r s
'VatlNcr�aan have' limed
their new home i town front:
Hamilton. We are. pleased 10
welcome them back to the o*d
town. Mr. 'Vambtorn' n has;
chased the Carruthers proper
t
License Inspector 1..H
Walkerton and Viand "Revenue
Officer Jobt ton of Owe Sou .4
were in Port Elgin on Thursday
last searching for moonshine.
whiskey, . which they had been,
informed was being mann faotur'
ed on a generous scale there.
A visit to the home of an old
chap under suspicion failed to
reveal the usual mechanism for
distilling or even any moisture'
that resembled the home-brew
variety. As a man is supposed
to be innocent in the eyes of
hit wife until he is caught with
the wrong colored hair on his
shoulder, so we prefer to think
that the scouts have been given',
a wrong tip rather than that any
Foxy Grandpa has put one over.
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SATISFY THAT
HOME. LONGING
By moving into this 1 -
storey frame bungalow situ-
ated on a well landscaped
lot with a paved. drive, 'and -
within walking distance' of
down town shopping. This
lovely compact home con-
sists of a wake up and smile
kitchen with a tiled floor,
an entertainment sized liv-
ing room with exquisite
wall to wall broadloom, and
elegant wall to wall drapes,
3 bedrooms, each having
hardwood floors, and a 4
pc. bath. This home is in ex-
cellent. condition. Heating is
by an oil furnace. Full ask-
ing price only $14,500.
BRUSSELS AREA
150 ACRES
This exceptionally well
managed 150 -acre farm has
the following features: 125
acres workable, clay loam
soil, 55 acres of this is
freshly seeded with mixed
seeding, the 12 -yr. -old barn
which is 50'x60'. and newly
painted is set up far ap-
prox. 100 beef, and drive
shed is 28'x60'. The 3 -bed-
room home has 2 bedrooms
upstairs and 1 bedoom
down, kitchen, living room,
4 pc, bath and heating by
a one -year-old oil furnace.
Full asking price $38,000,
down payment cash tb pre-
sent mortgage.
DON HOLST
REAL ESTATE LTD.
Realtors, Wingham
"Rural Ontario Specialists"
r
"FOR THE BEST RESULTS
PHOTO -LIST YOUR PRO-
PERTY WITH DON HOLST"
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Dan Marsdin, Manager
Wingham Off.°357-3840
Res. 357-1014
Gary R. Stevenson Rep.
Off. 357-3840; Res. 357-1048
Jake Jutzi, Rep.
Phone 357-1570, Wingham
Barry McDonagh, Rep.
Phone 528-3423, Lucknow
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Mrs. lhomas fells
native of Sheffield;
Mrs. Thomas Fells, a rest=
dent of Wingham for the past
68 years, died at the Wingham
and District Hospital on Sunday
morning. She had been ill •
since she suffered a hip frac --
ture in March. Mrs. Fells
marked her 91st birthday on Feb-
ruary 24th this year. '
`'. Mr. and Mrs. Felts arrived
in Wingham from England in
1901, Just a year after .their mar-
riage and from their earliest
days here took a very active
interest in the community and
it development. Both were
staunch workers in . church and
civic affairs. and Mrs. Fells' in-
terest and kindness were extend-
ed to hundreds over the , years,
particularly newcomers to 'the
town. As, a trained nurse she.
was always, ready toaid =those
families-where#lIne s badrereet-
ed ,distress. - • •
Mrs. Fells was fond of trees
and flowers. She recalled }nary
times over the years that; it was
Wingham's beautiful tree -lined
streets which had first attracted.
them to the town. Her garden
was one of her chief interests
and it included a bed of pansies.
which was truly beautiful each
year.
The former Elizabeth Cow-
ley of Sheffield, England, • wasp
the daughter of Jabez Cowley
and Ann (Robinson) Cowley. She
was educated at the Boar d
School in Sheffield and receiv-
ed her training as a nurse' at
Warrington Infirmary, Lanca-
shire. She married Thomas
Fells at Sheffield on June 20,
1900. Mr. Fells died January
7, 1968, a few months before
their 68th wedding anniversary.
Throughout their years in Wing-
ham Mr. and Mrs. Fells were
active members of St. Paul's
Anglican Church.
Surviving is one daughter,
Mrs. Wilfred (Doris) French of
Wingham. A son, Philip, died
in infancy and a daughter,Marg•
aret, died in 1917. Mrs. Fells
was the eldest of a family of
ten, only one of whom survives,
William Cowley of Cornwall,
England.
Service was conducted at the
S. J. Walker funeral home on
Tuesday at 2 p. m. by Rev .
k. Stokes of St. Paul's Church,
assisted by, Rev. C. F. Johnson,
of Wingham. Interment was in
the Wingham cemetery, the
pallbearers being ,nim Lee, John
Lee, George Thomas, Roy Ben-
nett, George Galbraith, and
. Alvin Moffat. The floral tri-
butes were carried by Percy
Clark and Norman Rantoul.
s from
SEPTEMBER 1934'
Mr. Char* Coulter, a form
er student at Wingham Hlgh
§chool, and 4 recent graduate'
of Westervelt School, London,
has accepted a position to the
office of Hygrade Cornigat!ad
Products Limited, of London,
Ontario.
While lowering a window
during the storm, last Wednes-
. day night,' Miss Mary Robinson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Robinson, Lower Wingham, was
knocked unconscious by a bolt
of lightning which struck their
home and entered the room
where the charge appeared to
have split, as there was a hole
tom in the base of the chimney
tearing off the plaster a n d
springing the casing of the win-
dow, while the math fo r c e
seems to have followed the
stove pipe which was torn apart,
down to the stove In the dining
room where after leaving the
stove, it tore its way through
the floor into the cellar. Fort-
unately Miss Robinson suffered
only shock.
Mr. Lloyd Hankin and his
family have moved to Chats-
worth where Mr. Hunkin has
accepted a pos8tion with Snell
and Company, Funeral Direct-
ors. His place with Mr. Harry
Fry here will be taken by Mr.
C. L. Clark, of Teeswater.
On Friday last Mrs. John
. Mulvey, near Belmore, picked
some branches off a raspberry
bush that would make one think
it was July, as it was in bloom
and some berries were formed.
SEPTEMBER '1944
Mr. ancf Mrs. Thomas Field
left last week for California.
Mr. Field is very fond of Cali -
Mrs. G.C. McCrea
dies in Kingston
Funeral service was held
September 4 for Mrs. Ver a
Olivia McCrea of Blyth who
died at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Laura Bowen, Kingston,
on September 1. Rev. J. K.
Stokes of Trinity Anglican
Church and Rev. W. 0. Math-
er of Blyth United Church offi-
ciated.
• Interment was in Brandon
Cemetery. The pallbearers
were Alec Nethery, A r c h i e
Montgomery; Johr-
Maflning, Bill Hull and Alva •
McDowell. The flower bearers
• were)Ciate .VanCamp and Her-
man Nethery. . , '
Born in Cartwright Township,
Durham County, on May 22 ,
1886, the former Vera Bradburn
was the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Bradbum. The
family moved to the 6th line of
East Wawanosh Township in 1903.
On March 11, 1914, she was
married to Cornelius George
McCrea and moved to his farm
on the east side of Belgrave.
They retired to Belgrave in 1949
and her husband died in 1961.
The following year she went to
Blyth to live with her son.
Mrs. McCrea was a member
of Trinity Anglican Church and
the Ladies' Guild. •
She was predeceased by a
daughter Margaret in 1930.
Mrs. McCrea is survived by
her son Ralph and two grandchil-
dren.
Tony Ste. Marie
was buried on
his 80th birthday
On Wednesday, September
10, Anthony Ste. Martedied in
Mildmay. He was bom in How -
ick Township, son of the late
Alex and Mary Ste. Marie, on
September 13, 1889. Mr. Ste.
Marie was buried on his 80th
birthday.
He farmed in Carrick Town-
- ship from 1904 to 1939 and from
there went to live near Harris -
ton. Since 1952 he has resided
at the home of Mrs.' Andy Ad-
ams of Tumberry, Township.
He was a faithful member
of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic
church in Wingham where req-
uiem high mass was conducted
Saturday morning by Rev. J. G.
Mooney. The pallbearers were
James Schumacher of Walker-
ton, James Ste. Marie of St.
Catharines, Bill Ste. Marie of
Grimsby, Earl Ste. Marie of
Waterloo, Eugene Goetz of Han-
over and Ken Ste. Marie of
Brampton. Interment was in
the Wingham R. C. Cemetery.
•Mr.tie. Marie is survived
by his sister, Mrs. Herb(Agnes)
Goetz\and three brothers, David
of Vawn, Sask. , Austin and
Ambrose of Wingham. He was
predeceased by two sisters and
three 'brothers.
A
fomli aril >y +'ct #
mush 'nye time there than pie
vie ugly,
Prentice of
A
Guelphr ;languor Qf'* and
MQ, Hugh Prentice, former
Whigliam residents, Awas recent-
ly
ly el Miss. Wellington Cou,
ty alt the finals of the contest
held at Guelph., Miss Prentice
will be remembered red by many
here where she attended school.
The family have been away
from here for three or four year,
Mr. and Mrs. George Day,
9th Concession of East Wawan-
osh, had a very pleasant sur-
prise Saturday when their son,
Sgt. Air Gunner John- Hastings
(Jack) Day, phonead home from
the C, N. R. station here at noon
that he wanted a' ride home to
the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Day
expected thatlack would be
corning home but had no idea
that he would arrive at that
• time.
Misses Marjorie French and
Moria Haywood returned to Al-
ma College last week to con-
tinue their studies at that insti-
tution. Miss Joyce Walker has
also enrolled at Alma •thin year,
it being her first year there.
Last week the girls at the •
.High School elected the officers
and form representatives for
their Athletic Association as
follows: President, Dorothy
Hamilton; Vice -President, Edna
Brophy; Secretary; Alma
Thompson; Treasurer, Ruth Mc-
Guire. Form representatives:
Grade 13, E. Hare; Grade 12, I.
Curie; Grade 11, Ruth Higgins;
Grade 10, Gloria Swanson ;
Grade 9, Grace Holmes.
Dr.. John White of Lucknow
fractured his hip last week. The
injury was x-rayed at Wingham
General Hospital.
Miss Grace Louise Parker,
daughter of Dr. F. A. and Mrs.
Parker, of Town, left on Sep-
tember 12th for Hamilton,
where she began a two-year
course in laboratory technology
in Hamilton General Hospital.
SEPTEMBER 1955
William Bird, who for the
past three years has been a
civilian instructor with the
Radar, school at the Clinton air
station, has taken a position
with Thomson Appliances, as
television technician in their
new television department. Mr.
Bird, who will start work this
week, is expecting.• to bring
his family to Winghatn as soon
as accommodation can be
found. •
Jima Gaunt, registered for
his first year in the Faculty of
Applied Science on September
13th, at Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario. Jim is a
graduate of Wingham District
High School and a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar G. Gaunt of •
Belgrave.
--Miss Yvonne McPherson
was at Chesley to attend the
funeral of Mrs. George MacKay
on September 4 and on Tuesday
of this week attended the funer-
al of Mr. George MacKay.
funeral. held for
Leander food
Brother Wilson Loder conduct- -
ed service°at the R. A. Currie
and Son funeral home at 2 p.m.
Saturday for Joseph Leander
Good, Victoria Street, Wing -
ham. Mr. Good, . who had been
in failing health for some time,
died at the Wingham and Dis-
trict Hospital on Wednesday -of
last week. He was in his 80th
year. -
Bom in Culross Township on
March 19, 1890, he was a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Good. He received his early
education in schools in Green-
och Township and in 1934 was
married to the former Annie
Victoria Kilbourne, who sur -
vives. Mr. and Mrs. Good
moved to this area following
their marriage and retired to
Wingham in 1959. He w° -as a
faithful member of the Pente-
costal Church.
Surviving besides his wife
are three daughter's, Mrs.
Marion Buchbinder, Rochester,
Mich. ; Mrs. Gordon Lediet,
R. R. 2, Wingham and Mrs. An-
na Edwards, St. Simons Isle,
Georgia. .There are two sisters '
and one brother, Mrs. Rosetta
Humphrey, Texas; Mrs. George
Yeomans, Oshawa and Lev i
Good, Wingham. There are
six grandchildren and 24 great-
- grandchildren.
Interment was in the Wing -
ham Cemetery, the pallbearers
being William Lediet, Joseph
Clark, Melville Smith, Alex
Smith, Ronald Stacey, and Rev.
James Morrison. The floral
tributes were. carried by John
Smith and Gordon Smith.
SheaJer
Beatrice bearer of 1
vale visitedSunday w
N, T : l :i $14,
a -Mrs.. W, W. Armstrong
left last Saturday to spent the
winter Morl Dui
Florida.
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