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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-10-19, Page 7Wroxeter News and Gorrie Vidette Zx-tZ . '.W...K’’ Thursday, October 19, 1939 I I GORRIE Mrs. pions, and dinner will be served. Mrs, Hugh Taylor, of the Office in Tor­ onto, who was a delegate to the Mad­ ras Conference, will be one of the guest speakers. On Guaranteed Trail Certificates A legal investment for , Trust Funds Unconditionally Guaranteed ITIRLING TOWER TORONTO 'r1—...........—" BRITAIN SUFFERS NAVAL LOSS BY SINKING OF ROYAL OAK THI STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION Corner Stone Laid for New Church Rev. A. ,M. Grant of the United Church, recently assisted in the lay­ ing of the corner stone of a new church building at Ravenswood, a former charge, The former church building- was destroyed by fire this summer, c~—”—Common Sense About Constipation A doctor would tell you that the bejst thing to do with any ailment is to get at its cause. If you’re constipated, don’t fiddle with makeshift remedies. Find out what’s giving you the trouble! Chances are you won’t have to look very far if you eat just the things most people do. Most likely you don’t get enough “bulk" in your diet. And “bulk" doesn’t mean a lot of food. It means the kind of food that isn’t largely consumed in the body, but leaves a soft “bulky’’ mass which helps a bowel movement. Millions of people prefer Kellogg's AU-Bran, a ready-to- eat cereal, to keep them “reg­ ular.” It supplies the “bulk" they need, plus the intestinal tonic vitamin Bi. Eat All-Bran every day, drink plenty of water, and join the regulars!" Made by Kellogg in London, Can. Sold by every gro­ cer in two convenient sizes. ____________ J Mrs. Horner, of Rostown, Sask., . nnd Mr. Algeo Keolin, of Glenallen, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Shera on Sunday. * Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Shera and dau­ ghter, Shirley, visited with Wingham friends on Sunday. Deanery Meeting at Hensall . The semi-annual meeting of the Deanery of Huron was Held in St. Paul’s Church, Hensall, oh Thursday, October 12th and was well attended by representatives from the different Anglican Churches throughout the Deanery. Rev. J. R. Thompson, of Stratford, and Rev. Canon Townsend •of London, addressed the Clergy and Laity, and the sessions were in charge ■of the Rural Dean, Rev. Dr. Hurford, -of' Seaforth, while Misses Anderson and Callard, together with Mrs. Bew­ ley, all of London, and Mrs. A. C. Calder, of Goderich, addressed th.e "Woman’s Auxiliary, with Mrs. J. Gra- liam, Deanery President, of Bayfield, in the chair. The Rural Dean closed the session with prayer. Those in at­ tendance from this parish were: Rev. J. L. Ball, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Holmes, Mes- •dames Geo. King, Bolton, Short, Mus­ grove and Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnston, Miss Pearl Johnston, of Moorefield, and Mr. Cecil Johnston, of Toronto, •were Sunday visitors with (Miss Kate Earngey. Miss Ross spent the week-end, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Allen of Wroxeter. Mr. and Mrs.xH. W. Irwin and dau­ ghter, Miss Lucille, of Long Branch, Mrs. Woodcock and daughter, Miss Marian, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Mor­ ley Johnson, Gorrie south, were Sun­ day visitors with Mr. and Mrs. A. Irwin. Miss Cora Scott of Toronto is vis­ iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, R. H. Stephens. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Metcalf, spent Tuesday of last week with the-latter’s sisters, Misses Emily and Beatrice Potter.. , Mrs. Robb and family, of Stratford, were week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Musgrove. Mr. and Mrs". Alex. Butchard, of Guelph, spent last week visiting with friends in this vicinity. Mr. Adam Sippel, who is ill, has gone to Detroit with his sister, who came to his bedside when lie was found stricken with a stroke. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bblton, Maxine and Clare visited on Sunday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hen­ ry Bolton, Fordwich. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Short have moved, their household effects to the ihotise which they purchased recently. Children’s Day Service Held A special Children’s Day Service •Was held in St. Stephen’s Anglican ’Church On Sunday. Rev, Mr. Gal­ lagher of Wingham assisted the rec­ tor, Rev. J. L. Ball and both gave interesting addresses which were greatly appreciated by children and adults. The church was beautifully decorated with autumn flowers. W.M.S. October Meeting The October., meeting of the Wo­ men's Missionary Society was held at the hotne of Mrs.; W. Whitfield tn charge of MrS. H, Ashton. Meeting MONUMENTS at firat coal Having dur factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe- cution of high-class work, we ask you to see thfe largest display of monu­ ments of Shy retail factory in Ontario, Al! finished by Sand blwt machines We import *1! pur granites from the Old Countty quarries direct, In the rough. You can save alt local deal­ ers’, agents* and middiama* profits by seeing «•< E. J..Skelton A Son at Wert En4 Bridge—WALKERTON 1914, she was already obsolescent, anti-torpedo “bulges." At the same by the British navy on Friday, ;, it was announced that three 13th. nable against submarine attack, with German submarine, two of them the plate and protective large sea-going type, were destroyed Sinking of the British battleship Royal Oak was announced by the Ad- The Ship was believed almost impreg- time, miralty Oct. 14. She was a heavily- armed craft of 29,150 tons. Built in heavy armor the opened with the hymn “I’ve Found a. Friend,” followed by prayer by Mrs. Wylie. Mrs. Watt read the 98th Psalm. Mrs. H. Sparling favored with a solo “He Lifted tMe.” The autumn Thank-Offering was discussed and Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Watt were ask­ ed to arrange for same, and also to take charge of the opening exercises 'at the sectional meeting, Belgrave, on October 20th. Mrs. Gallaher read an article on the Amsterdam Conference and Mrs. Scott took the study chap­ ter “Central India". Meeting closed with Mizpah benediction. Held Thank-Offering Service On-* Monday evening of this week the members of the Evening Auxil­ iary met at the home of Mrs. John' Cathers for their Thanksgiving meet­ ing, which was taken by Mrs, Watt and Mrs. C. Black. After the .opening Thanksgiving hymn, the business per­ iod was taken by the president, Mrs. C. Michael, following this a Psalm was read responsively and Mrs. Par­ rish took the Scripture lesson read­ ing a Thanksgiving Psalm, with Mrs. Newton giving a reading with the same thought* throughout. The special Thank-Offering was presented during a fitting Thank-Offering service, con­ ducted by Mrs. Watt, who after , gave one of Nellie McClung’s ever popular* stories, which dealt with the theme of .the meeting, in which it pointed out that even in the world today we can all find something for which to give thank's. The closing ... hymn, “Come all ye thankful people come” and prayer by Mrs. Black closed this beautiful Thanksgiving meeting. Dur­ ing a social half hour the hostess ser­ ved refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ashton and Bertram Ashton spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Ashton In Dundalk. Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson visit­ ed last week with relatives in St. Marys “and Goderich. Mrs. Robert Hastie is spending a cottple of weeks with her sons iii Toronto. Miss Margaret Arscott who had spent three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller, returned to her home in Toronto last week. We are sorry to leatn that Mrs. John Reidt has been ill for the past few days. Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Jones, Tor­ onto, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hastie. Mr. Sam Marshall, of Glenannau, Visited on Sunday with his brother, Mr. William Marshall. Mr. Thomas Bradnock was in Tor­ onto on Tuesday of last week to at­ tend the funeral of the late Mrs. Hob­ ion. The community was shocked and grieved to .learn of the accident which resulted in the death of Mr. Mutdie Edgar, of Brussels, Mr, Edgar lived the earliest years of his life on a farm near Corrie and the sympathy of all Women’s Missionary Society The October meeting of the W. M. , United Church, was held in the school room of the church on Thurs- day, Oct. 13th. Mrs. D. W. Rae had charge of the devotional period and opened with the hymn “O Lord of heaven and earth and sea” following with the General Thanksgiving re­ peated in unison. The Scripture les­ son was chosen from Isaiah, chapter 40. Mrs. Stocks led in prayer. The second hymn was “All people that on earth do dwell,” Mrs. Wearring gave a reading on “Thankfulness.” The president was in the chair for the business period. A discussion on Red Cross Work was held, Mrs. Wearring (being appointed representative from Jeanette Pye, of Owen Sound, spent the society. Mrs. Cook, secretary of j Tuesday of last week with the Stewardship and Finance, gave a few valuable thoughts on “Giving”. The hymn “From all that dwell below the skies” was then sung. The roll call a verse containing the word thanks, brought a splendid response. The meeting closed with the benediction. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Campbell and son, Harris, of Morris Twp., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Archie McMichael on Sunday, also Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Higgins and family of Belgrave, spq^t Sunday evening at the same home. Mrs. AJex. Sanderson and goes out to the bereaved family. ,Mr. Kriowlson Hues ton and Mr. E. Bolton spent Friday of last week’ in Toronto. Mr. Hugh McLean who had spent some time with his sister, Mrs. W. J. Earngey, returned to his home in Moorefield last Thursday. Miss Emily Heinmiller spent last week-end with Listowel friends. The friends of Mr. Cleveland Staf­ ford will be sorry to learn that he has been ill for some time. Mrs. Carr and sons, John and Clif­ ford, of Ow.en Sound, and Mr. Har­ ry Marson, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whit­ field. Mrs. William Marshall and son, Mr. Alex. Marshall, visited in Brussels on Sunday while Mrs. Alex'. Marshall spent the day with Bluevale friends. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller last Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McBride, Mr, and Mrs. Cecil McBride, Hamilton, Mrs. Agnes Earls and son, Mr. Frank Earls, of Wroxeter. Mrs. Cloyne Michael and Mrs. Vic­ tor Shera spent Tuesday of last week at the home of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Ellis, of Guelph. Dr. J. Hutcheson, of New Orleans, is visifing. with his mother, Mrs. H. Hutcheson.. The W. M. S, Thank-Offering ser­ vice will be held in the United Church here on Sunday evening, Oc­ tober 22nd when the special speaker will be Rev. Mr. Stose, of Toronto. Missionary lantern slides will also be shown. Call was responded to by I am a member of the Insti- •Mrs. W. C. King gave a brief of the convention held in WROXETER Mr. George Brown, Guelph, spent Children’s Day Service St. James Anglican Church evening service was of special interest Sun­ day last when the annual Children’s Day Service was held, the Rector Rev. J. L. Ball in charge. The child­ ren formed the choir and the service opened with the hymn “Jesus is our Shepherd.” The children’s service on the week-end with his parents, Mr.: the leaflet was followed by special and Mrs. Thomas Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. MacLeod were in Fordwich on Monday attending the funeral of the late Peter F. Doig. Mr. and ,Mrs. W. T. MacLean spent . Sunday with friends at Palmerston. |., Mr. and Mrs. Jim Riddell and dau­ ghter, New Hamburg, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lovell. a J. Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton was week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wade, at Fordwich. „ iI Former Reeve Passes I prayers for all children at home and I in foreign lands. ’A poster on which three words, Use - Us - W - was used ■ to illustrate a very interesting address I to the children, followed by the hymn ■ “Yield not to temptation.” The rec- ' tor took for his text “Honor thy fa­ ther and thy mother” hr which he stressed the need for discipline and loyalty in the building of character. - During the offertory the choir sang "Here Lord, We Offer Thee All That Is Fairest” while June Waller and Joyce Durst carried trays of flowers and two small boys, Jack Durst and form­ er’s mother, .Mrs. McDougall, who ac­ companied them home to spend the winter in Owen Sound. Mrs. Neil White left on Saturday of last week for Detroit to aftend the funeral of her brother, Mr. Prudie, who passed away that morning. Bur­ ial took place on Monday. After visiting friends in Toronto^ and Waterdown, Mrs. Fred Kitchen returned home on Tuesday accompan­ ied by her daughter, Mrs. Berkinshaw who returned to Toronto Wednesday afternoon, ■ 1 • * Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell, of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Camp­ bell, of Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Archie McMichael one day re­ cently. Mr. and .Mrs. R. McCosh also Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnold and children, of Ripley, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Knight on Saturday. • . janci two small noys, jack .uurst ananum er from this community at- • jacj{4 Milligan, carried the offering, nd/»a the + 1,„ If- Dl4 ... INSTITUTE WILL ENTERTAIN SOON On Wednesday last the Gorrie Wo­ men’s Institute met at the home of Mr§. Percy Ashton with a fair attend­ ance. The president presided and op- ened the meeting in the usual man­ ner. Among the items of business were the plans made for the entertaining of the members’ Triends at an even­ ing meeting to be held in the town­ ship Hall on Oct. 27th when the guest speaker will be Mr. Shearer, of Clinton, Agricultural Representative. Each member is allowed the privilege of inviting two couples.' Following lunch an]old time’dance will be held. The Institute voted themselves ready to do any Bed Cross work that is necessary when the need arises, for the present they will carry on with their own community work. Roll “Why tute.” report Guelph recently, to which she was a delegate. The guest speaker for the meeting was Mrs. Ankerman, of Fordwich, who gave a splendid address on “The Honey Bee.” In her interesting ad­ dress she gave not only the history of the bee but demonstrated a section of the hive and racks. She told of the process the bees use in transferr­ ing the nectar to the hive, and the work of each bee, and much more in­ formation gathered as she works am­ ong their bees in their apiaries. Along with this, Mrs. Ankerman displayed almost twenty different ways in which honey can be used. These were also sampled. At the close, the guest speaker gave each member three bul­ letins, namely, "Honey for Canning and Preserving”; “Honey and How to Use It” and “Honey and Some of the Ways It May Be Used.” Before the meeting closed, Mrs. Lawrence gave the current events, adding as she does a bit of humor. The meeting closed with the Nation­ al Anthem and lunch was served by Mrs. Wade, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Shera and hostess. tended the funeral of the late Mr. P. ’ F. Doig, Fordwich, which was held at Fordwich United Church on Monday afternoon. The late Mr. Doig was well known here having served on the Township as Reeve for several years. In his 71st year, Mr. Doig'had been in failing health for several years, but three weeks before his death suffered a severe stroke which caused paraly-1 sis as well as total blindness. The sympathy of all who knew him, is ex­ tended to those of his family who sur­ vive. (which were laid on the communion , table on which was a large basket of chrysanthemums. The hymn “When He cometh,” and the benediction brought an interesting service to a close. • . 1 Returned Missionary to Speak On Sunday morning next, Oct. 22, in United Church the service will be taken by Rev. A. R. Stone, a mission­ ary on furlough from Japan. Mr. I Stone was born on an Ontario farm _____ -x ' and took keen interest in agriculture Mr. and .Mrs. Jim Rae, Brantford,' "!“1e in ?pan' Evcry is cordia,ly in’ also Mr. and Mrs. W. Rae, Waterloo, Vlted 10 be presenL J were recent guests of their mother, ’ Mrs. D. W. Rae. | Mr. Jack Edgar, Fort Frances, ar-, rived home on Monday evening to attend the funeral of his brother, the late Murdie Edgar, Brussels, who was fatally injured by the discharge of his gun while duck hunting with a group of friends on Thursday of last week. -------- I Noble - Adams A quiet wedding of interest was solemnized on Wednesday, Oct. 4th, at the manse, Wroxeter, Rev. A. M. Grant officiating, when Edith Jean, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams, was united in marriage to George Edwin Noble, of Brussels. The bride was lovely in a gown of orchid with fuschia trimming over which she wore a long coat of fuschiaW. M. S. Sectional Meeting The W. M. S Sectional meeting Iccessorie?. FollowinTihe will be held on Friday of this week. r Oct. 20th, at Belgrave, commencing short motor tHp "' at 9 a.m., morning and afternoon ses-. _____ ceremony the happy couple left on a DEMOCRACIES RULE THE WAVES WITH HEAVY GUNS GERMANY /7ALY BR/TA/N GN/TEO/TATEf JAPAN PRANCE ft AftMAMJUMnilvWWW 42 /8 444 ^Z ZZ/V 76 36 52 24 combination of powers CouldHo overwhelm Britain and France at sea if the US. remained friendly. This table compares the world’s great fleet hot itt tonnage, but in the big gtitts of their battleships, which alone can dc- /4//V. 50 30 Z///V pvt Z5//V £-4 40 cldc a modern naval battle, Only Bri­ tain, of all European powers, has heavy* 16-hich guns. Comparing cal­ ibres, Germany’s battle fleet is actu­ ally only one-fourth as powerful as Britain’s, Even If Italian, German and TOTAL /63 /T8 H2 Too "m 63 **ta 36 "*» Bride and Groom Showered A very pleasant evening was spent on Tuesday of last week when friends . and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and (Mrs. Harry Adams in ( honor of Mr, and Mrs, George Noble I (nee Edith Adams) and presented them with a miscellaneous shower. Dancing was enjoyed and the bride and groom received many beautiful gifts showing the high esteem in ' which they are held. Library Bingo and Dance The Library Board staged another successful evening in the Town Halt ! on Friday of last week when they put on a Bingo and Dance. Roy Robin- j son’s orchestra from Palmerston sup- I plied excellent music and although I the crowd was not as large as the Russian fleets combined, they would previous party put on by the library, have only 180 guns of the battleship' a good Hme Was had by aIJ ,ami thfe wrecking class as against 280 for the library board funds were added to. Ames, | The committee hi charge of arrange- i meats ate to be congratulated on their 4 ' efforts. *t KILLER OF “MOUNTIE” — 4 Ernest Norman Flook, son of the postmaster at Esterhazy, Sask., mur­ dered R.C.M.P. Constable Norman- Gleadow Oct. 11 and fled in the of­ ficer’s automobile. He shot himself when pursuing police officers over­ took him. A salesman who had taken a large order for goods in a Scots town off­ ered the canny Scot with whom he was dealing a box of fine Havanas. “Now," said the Scotsman, "don’t try tae bribe a man. I catina tak them.” “Well,” said the salesman, “suppose I sell them to you for a nominal sum? Say sixpence?” “In that case,” the Scot cheerfully answered, “since you press wadna refuse an offer so well I’ll be talcin’ twa boxes,” me, I meant. where“Let’s ,go to a restaurant they have music.” “I thought you didn’t like when you dine?” “Ordinarily I don't, but tonight I feel like eating celery." music iW YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Out 25 Point Scientific Examin­ ation enables us to give you Cleat, Comfortable Villon F. F. HOMUTH Optometrist Phone 118. * Harriston