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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-07-25, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gome Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single .Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 25th, 1940 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year $37.00 IN BANK NITE DRAW THIS SATURDAY NIGHT Lucky Winner of the First Prize Will Receive '$20.00 This Week DR. .REDMOND WAS NAMED D. D. G. M. Dr, R. C. Redmond was elected Dis trict Deputy Grand Master of the Ma sonic Order for North Huron district at a meeting of Grand Lodge which was held in Toronto last week. Pres ent ^t the meeting from here were: Messrs. Andrew Mitchell, Walter VanWyck, Fred Fuller, W. T. Booth, Dr. Redmond, William Phair, Capt. W. J. Adams, Alex. Reid, William Barbour and F. W. Spry. Mr. Harry B. Tickburn. Goderich, was elected D.D.G.M. for South Hur on. Who will be the lucky winner of the $20.00 prize in the Wingham Bank Nite Draw Saturday night? Prizes for this week' total $37,00, a miniature for tune for the lucky winners. Three ■prizes were not called for Saturday night, the first prize of $10.00 and the 11th and 12th prizes of $1.00, mak ing the prizes for this week the grand total of $37.00. The usual large crowd were on "hand Saturday night for the draw and ■ everyone was curious as to who grab bed off the first prize. This week the first prize is $20,00 so there will be •enthusiasm aplenty. Shop at Wing ham Bank Nite stores and win one of the cash awards. Remember you re ceive a lucky ticket with every 25c you spend in Wingham Bank Nite ■stores. Last Week’s Winners: 1st prize, $10,00, not called for, the first prize for this week $20.00; 2nd, ‘$5,00, Margaret A. MacLean; 3rd ■ prize, $1.00, Elwood Armitage; 4th prize, $2.00, Mrs, Geo. Tervit, Turn berry; 5th prize, $1,00, Mary Hart; <6th, $1.00, Mrs. H. Sherbondy; 7th, '$1.00, Olive Casemore; 8th, $1.00, Mrs. Howard Bedford; 9th, Mrs. C. Hopper; 10th, $1.00, Roy Dark; 11th and 12th prizes of $1,00 each were not claimed, these prizes will be $2.00 <ach this week1. $20.00 for First Prize - The first prize this week is big ■dough, $20,00 in cash for the winner. Who will win? Here is the answer J It will be someone who shops at the Wingham Bank Nite stores where a lucky ticket is given with each 25c you spend. SOLDIERS GIVEN PEN, PENCIL SETS Lower Wingham Remembered En listed Men. The residents of S.S. 1, Turnberry Township (Lower Wingham), recent ly honoured with gifts the five mem bers of that community, who have en listed for active service, namely: Al vin Potter, Stewart Holloway, Ralph Baird, Jack Brooks and Lloyd Case- more. The gifts were identical, Wat- ■erman’s Military Pen and Pencil Sets, •each in a leather case, and accompan ied by a note expressing the pride of the community at their answer to the country’s call for men. ANOTHER SHIELD IS WON HERE The Wingham Rifle Club have an other member who has been awarded a Dominion Expert Marksmen Shield. The honour this time goes to Norman Rintoul. This makes five such shields -won “by members of the cluib. The other winners are: Frank Sturdy, G. ■Mason, M. McCammon, E. Webster. Trebles Thursday Night The bowling club are holding a trebles tourney Thursday night. A large entry is expected. Underwent Operation Mr. William Brown, Shuter St., who was taken to St; Michael's Hos pital, Toronto, last week, underwent an operation on Tuesday morning. We are pleased to report that the op eration was a success. To Observe Festival of St. James Thursday of this week, July 25th, is Festival of St. James, Apostle and Martyr, He died a martyr’s death, praying for the man who had betray ed him. He was a born enthusiast and it Was his enthusiasm for the. Cause that made him the most hated man in Jerusalem, by the opponents of Chris-1 tianity. The Festival will be observed1 in St, Paul’s Church, with a celebra tion of the Holy Communion at 9.30 a.m. M.P.’S JOIN THEIR REGIMENTS W. R. TomlinSoh, M.P. for Truce, has sighed up with the 98th Battery, R.C.A., at Port Elgin, and has gone to London to take a special course so that he will qualify for the office of Lieutenant. W. E. Harris, member of Parliament for Grey-Bruce is an of ficer in the Grey-Simcoe Foresters and has joined his unit. SOUTHAMPTON PLAY HERE SATURDAY The Hurons will have to be good to take the Southampton Fishermen here on Saturday afternoon. The last time these two teams met it was a twilight fixture at Southampton and it ended Up a nine-innings scoreless draw. These teams are very evenly matched and a large crowd should be on hand to witness the game. The attendance at the las,t game was very good but the gate receipts would have been much better had not SO many so-called fans witnessed the game after making a successful entry via a slit in the canvas. The club is in the hole and unless they .-get the fees from those who see the games they will remain in that condition. The game with Meaford scheduled for Saturday was postponed until to day (Wednesday) as it was raining in Meaford. ELEVEN APPLY FOR POSTMASTERSHIP Exams. Were Held on Thursday A board of examiners were here on Thursday to test the applicants for the position of postmaster for Wing ham. Eleven applications were receiv ed by the Civil Service Commission as follows, H. C. MacLean, A, Peeb les, C. Wilson, J. O. Habkirk, D. Kennedy, J, Halliday, H. T. Thom son, Clare Adams, Frank Sturdy, G, Williams and Ken Weaver. BAND CONCERT SUNDAY NIGHT Silver Collection Will Be Taken For the Sunday evening Band Con cert at Wing.ham Town Park' a splen did program has been arranged and a large gathering should be present. The Band will receive a silver col lection at this concert and hope for a ready response as their treasury is badly in need of funds. NOTICE TO WATERCONSUMERS Until further notice the hours for use of Lawn and Garden Watering will be from 6 to 9 a.m. and from 6 to 9' p.m. These hours will be strictly enforced. Wingham Utilities Commission. Accepts Position at St. Thomas Miss Aileen Underwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Underwood, has been appointed to the position of director of home economics with the Dominion Natural Gas Co., at St. Thomas. Successful at Music Exams The following were successful can didates in the recent piano examina tions held in Walkerton: Grade II'I'— Donna Walker, Wingham (hon.); Tommy Lockridge, Wingham (hon.),‘ Grade II—Laura Currie, Teeswater, (hon,). The above are pupils of Miss B. M. Gordon, A.T.C.M. St, Paul’s Sunday School Picnic St. Paul’s Sunday School enjoyed a very happy outing at Jowett’s Grove, Bayfield, last 'Wednesday. The cars conveying the children left Wingham at 1.30. Following the bathing period games were enjoyed in t'he park. Af terwards races were held for all the Scholars Under the direction of Mr. Fobert Allen and Mr. E. Snell. After supper, held in the grove, Where there Was an abundance of food, ice cream and lemonade, ball games and horse shoe pitching became the vogue. Last of all, a candy Scramble provided the kiddies with something to keep them] busy on the road home. Such a beau- ] tiful day, with clear skies,” contributed I to a successful (picnic. COUNTY PATRIOTIC GATHERING WAS VERY LARGELY ATTENDED Over 6,000 Pledge Their Loyalty and Devotion to King and Empire In Resolution Urg ing Increased War Effort Splendid Addresses on Various Phases of our War Effort Were Given by Four Speakers Over 6,000 people pledged their loy alty and devotion to our King and County in a Huron County Patriotic demonstration at Wingham Town Park on Sunday afternoon. This is the second in a series of such meet ings to be held under the auspices of the Huron County Council. The Town Park was jammed almost to capacity and despite the sweltering sun the vast audience remained quietly in their places, their faces beaming with pat riotic fervor, until “God Save the King” was sung-and the Battery and Veterans had moved off. Shortly after 1.00 o’clock people started to gather at the park and by the time the parade arrived, about 2.30, an enormous throng was pres- net. Thousands also stood along the line of march. Veterans of the First Great War from all parts of the‘coun ty, paraded to the Park, as did the Wingham 99th Battery, over one hun dred strong, under the command of Major George W. Howson. Five Bands took part in the parade, Brus sels Brass Band, Lucknow Pipe Band, Clinton Kiltie Band, Blyth Town Band and Wingham Citizens’ Band. Warden George C. Feagan was chairman and in his address he wel comed all present and explained that the meeting was .sponsored by the County Council to promote patriotic spirit and zeal. Such a meeting has been, .held in Clinton and in the middle of August another meeting will be held at Exeter. The County this year, he said, had set aside $27,000 for our war effort. Rev. E. O. Gallagher, rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, stated in his address on “Internal Security” that we are in a muddled world and no one can predict what wil happen today or tomorrow. He said the Nazis .had used the firth column most extensive ly and successfully and we must be prepared from within as well as with out. We must look to our foundations he said, we must have political unity. He said if there are any in our midst of foreign birth that would disturb our aims and objects they should be sent back to the countries from which they came. Speaking on “War Services” ’ Rev. W. A. Beecroft, pastor of Wingham. United Church, said the same spirit is manifest to-day that the British people had 25 years ago. Mr. Bee croft is a veteran of the Great War, serving with the 5th Seige Battery in France. This spirit is contained in On Dominion Bank Staff Miss Verna Thompson has been en gaged as a clerk on the staff of the Dominion Bank here. Miss Thompson is a graduate of the commercial course of the Wingham High School. Won 3rd and 4th Prizes Two local pairs won prizes at the Seaforth Leather Goods Tournament last week. E. Nash and Donald Rae won third prize, and Clare Adams and Ed. Harrison placed fourth. Injured m Fall Mrs. Margaret Rolph, of Bluevale, received a nasty scalp wound on Wed nesday last week when she fell against the latch of the door. Mrs. Rolph was also badly shaken by the fall. Gurney Factory Picnic The employees of Gurney’s Glove Works were given a half-holiday on Tuesday ahd a' picnic was held at Kin cardine. The very hot weather gave Mr. G.urney the inspiration to call work off for the day and stage a pic nic. No doubt, the beach was much preferable to the employees to Work ing over the machines in the heat. United Church 'Sunday School Picnic The attendance at the United Church Sunday School picnic Wed nesday afternoon last week was the largest that this function has had in some time. The picnic was divided into three parts, the first was a swim at Boiler Beach, south of Kincardine, the second was games and races at LartsdOwn Park, Kincardine, and the thir4 was the biefttc supper held at the same place. It was agreed by all that It was a most pleasurable outing. the words of the poet who said “Now God be thanked who has matched us with this hour.” Our people are rising to great forms of courage and con secration, The Empire stands alone but it will fight to the death for lib erty. He told of the splendid work being accomplished by our war servic es, the Red Cross, the Legion War Services, the Y.M.C.A. ahd the Salva tion Army, Each in their turn has ap pealed to ithe people and had received hearty response. The most important thing is that spirit which is alive with in us. We are a united Empire and are in this thing with all we have until victory comes. Keep your hearts pre pared and your resolves unshaken and then there will always be an England and England shall >be free.. Mr. J. R. M. Spittai sang “There’ll Always Be An England, accompanied by Mrs. Harold V. Pym. Hymns sung were “O God, our help in ages past” and “Abide with me.” The opening number was “O Canada.” 1 “Our Guest Children” was the .sub ject of the talk given by Mrs. M. Chaffee, of the Huron County Child ren’s Aid Society. Mrs. Chaffee, well informed on this subject, gave an in teresting and appealing address for this very important portion of our war effort. She explained why this job had been given to the Children’s Aid Soc- eties to look after and appealed to those who received children to treat them with understanding as they would their own, as they had come from a land that was suffering great stress and strain. Children come in three different ways, school to school, individual to individual, and then the mass movement which will be under the direction of the Children’s Aid Society. She urged that children be instructed to write home to their par ents and foster parents write also. She explained the procedure in case a child became Uli or passed on. We need your belp very much at this time, Mrs. Chaffee concluded. Major J. T. Bowman, D.S.O., V.D., president of the London Canadian Club, gave a very informative address on "What Is Behind This War, As I See It.” Major Bowman told of the Germans before the Great War, when he was a medical student. He classed them into .two types, blustering and docile. Hitler took these people and told them the Versailes Treaty was unfair, and this is not true, the Major asserted. He told them that they had been let down by the Jews at home REGISTRATION AT WINGHAMLHOSPITAL Wingham and District Nurses to En- Rol Here in Preparation for Emergency Registration of graduate and prac tical nurses in connection with the provincial enrolment ordered by the Ontario department of health in pre paration for possible war-time emerg ency, will be conducted at Wingham General Hospital. The registration is to begin immed iately. All registered active graduate nurses, inclusive of nursing personnel in hospitals, (those not registered and any who may not be in active practice, will be listed. The enrolment will take in sisters of religious orders em ployed in hospitals arid elsewhere As well as practical and partially drained nurses. « Persons distant from a regisitration centre may apply for forms to the On tario health department. The enrolment should be completed as rapidly as possible so that tabula tion may be undertaken promtply. Two Weeks should suffice to complete the enrolment but the period Will be extended to August 7ith, in order to provide for persons absent from their place of residence or employment, 6n holidays. Underwent Appendix Operation Mr, George Tervit Jr. underwent an operation for the removal of his ap pendix on Friday. We ate pleased to state that he Is now making a satis factory recovery. and stated that Christianity had sprung from Jewdry and this was not good. He blamed Britain for the low standard of living but the speaker said •this was caused by the rearming pro gram of -the Germans themselves. Hit ler trained the youth of the country from the age of 7 years. His method was to make the fit more fit and the unfit were worked hard and eliminat ed. Hitler, he said, had gathered ar ound him super-gangsters who were ruling Germany. Hitler dissolved all union supporters, all patriotic and ma sonic orders and set the working hour at 12 ,to 14 hpurs a day. No luxuries were allowed, all effort was for war. We have a cunning and ruthless en emy .that will stoop to anything to beat us, he said. Major Bowman declared that Bri tain stands firm and unshaken and is growing in strength each day. Canada must be in this war 100% and we must do our part cheerfully. Our sol idarity is very heartening to Britain. He said “might is not right but right is might to defend the weark.” . The following resolution was adopt ed when the vast crowd arose to their feet and clapped their -hands with fer vour. I i . 1 The resolution was moved by Reeve R. S. Hetherington of town, and sec onded by Reeve Raymond R. Red mond, of East Wawanosh. Resolution Adopted Pledge Loyalty and Urge Greater Effort We, the free Canadian citizens of Huron County, assembled in the Town Park at Wingham on this beau tiful summer afternoon to the number of two thousand, desire to place on record our continued loyalty and de votion to His Majesty King George VI, and to all that his kingship re presents, as well as to the Empire ov er which he rules, believing this to be the highest form of political organiza tion •under which any great people can endure through many generations. We wish to express also our pro found loyalty and devotion to the King’s representative in Canada, our Governor-General, the Earl of Ath- lone, and to our beloved Dominion and to the great enterprise in which she is now engaged of assisting the mother country, along with other members of The Empire, to defend herself against the unwarranted and brutal attacks of the totalitarian stat- (Continucd on Page Four) Some Hollyhock Back of Miss Graham’s grocery store is a hollyhock that is some size. It is now ten feet, six inches in height and still growing. Lemonade Sale for Red Cross Joyce Dalgleish assisted by Ruth Gannett, conducted a lemonade booth in front of the Dalgleish home Satur day afternoon and as a result the cof fers of the Red Cross were increased by $3.75. Sympathy Extended • The sympathy of this community is extended to Mrs. Marion Irwin, of town, on the death of her sister, Mrs. Richard McWhinney, of Ashfield, whose burial took place in Dungannon Cemetery on Friday afternoon. She was in her 78th year. Sprained Ankle Dr. A. W. Irwin had the misfortune to sprain his ankle on Wednesday of last week. The accident happened in a peculiar manner. The doctor was walking down John St. hill in front of the Anglican Church when he step ped on a bone and turned his ankle. He is on the job but he had a veryj sort foot for a few days. Institute to Meet July 25th The regular monthly meeting of the i Women's Institute will be held in the I Town Hall Thursday, July 25th, at 2,30 p.m. The Roll Call to be Answer- i ed by Salad Recipes. Mrs. R. E. Laid law, convenor of Agriculture and Can-. adian Industries, will give an address | The hostesses will be Mrs. G. Gan nett, Mrs. M. Bell, Mrs. W. Hammond and Mrs, Tervit. I PLACING RANGE AT PUBLIC’S DISPOSAL The Wingham Rifle Club are plac ing their range at the disposal of any who desire to learn rifle shooting. This is a very generous offer and no doubt .many will avail themselves of this opportunity. Rifles and targets will be supplied but not the ammuni tion. Anyone interested please leave name with George Mason as soon as possible so that hours for shooting may be arranged. In this time of stress preparedness is very necessary and any who are not familiar with fire-arms will fine shoot ing not only an education but also very interesting. The club are to be congratulated on this very fine ges ture, Due to lack of space, only those over 16 years of age can be accommo dated. PATRIOTIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 679 New members being received last week the Wingham Patriotic Associa tion now has a membership of 679 an increase of 26 for this week. The new members since the last published, are: R. A. Coutts, Elgin Coutts, Miss Vivian Cantelon. Miss P. Dinsmore, Mrs. Geo. Dal gleish, Miss Dorothy Deans. Mrs. E. J. Ewing. Dr. J. A. Fpx, Mrs. J. A. Fox, Thos. Fells, Mrs. Thos. Fells. . Miss Sara Leddy. Miss Margaret Mason, Miss Marion Mason, J. Gordon MacLean,, Miss Nellie Murray, Jim Murray, Helen McEwen, of Wroxeter, W. A. Miller, Mrs. W. A. Miller, Miss McKee. Rev. F. J. Paquette. Mrs. Marion Service, M. Smallman, Mrs. R. L, Stewart, E. M. Snell, Mrs. E. M. Snell. MOVE IN GORRIE CASE County of Huron Charged with Neg ligence by Defence Counsel The County of Huron has been formally served with notice of negli gence by Campbell Grant, counsel .for Lome Jardine, charged with manslau ghter in connection with a motor ac cident on a County bridge near Gor- rie on July 7th, in which two were killed and four injured. This notice, of course, is a formality, but it is in dicative of the trend the defence is to take. The bridge was partially wreck ed and rendered unfit for use by the accident. It is now under repair. INJURED HAND AT RATZ MILL When John Schindler fell through the track at Ratz mill on Wednesday last week he received injuries to his head and was badly shaken up. The track is used to convey the wood and it gave way throwing Mr. Schindler. He was rushed to the hospital by Dr. Connell and it was at first feared that he was suffering concussion. In three days he was released from the hos pital, the only serious injury being; two cuts to the head. Children Red Cross Workers On Friday evening a Concert was held in St. .Paul’s Parish Hall by a number of children with Mary Helen Forbes, Gloria Swanson and Patsy Gallagher arranging the program. Candy was sold and $2.25 was receiv ed for the local Red Cross. Killed Owl in His Henhouse An owl bent on having a real feed entered the hen-house on the farm of Albert Bacon at Glenannan by means of the ventilator. After killing a rooster, it found it could not escape the same way. Mr. Bacon, by means of a stick, despatched the unwise bird which had a wing spread of four feet, nine inches. Recruits Wanted Three units for the C.A.S.F. are now being mobilized, they are the 9th Field Company, Royal Canadian En gineers; No. 1 Field Workshop, Royal Ordnance Corps; No. 1 District De pot. All classes of tradesmen are needed for these Units. Added to the* list already called for are miners, painters, pioneers, watermen, brick layers, surveyors, turners and wheel ers. Cooks, typists and mechanics are still urgently needed. Th£ Royal Can adian Regiment requires men, they must be 19 to 35, and 5 foot, 6 inches in height or over. For full particulars apply at the Armouries, Goderich, ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS UNLESS A VOTE IS TAKEN If citizens desire municipal elec tions to be held annually after this year it is necessary/that they intimate this to the Council. The Council may decide to put the decision for the longer term up to the ratepayers. If they do not do this a petition from five per cent, of the ratepayers obli gates the Council to pass the by-law and submit the question at the elec tion this year, and no doubt many councils will adopt whatever plan may be desired. If Council does not sub mit a by-law the two-year term auto matically becomes effective and the municipal bodies for 1941 carry on for a two-year period. If a vacancy oc curs during the tenure of office the remaining members of the Council or Board choose the person for the po sition. WALKERTON LADIES PLACE 1, 2 AND 3 ■.....H Ladies Held Trebles Tournament Seventeen rinks of trebles took in the tournament staged by the ladies’ bowling club Thursday afternoon and evening. Four ten-end games were played, two in the afternoon and two in the evening. The three Walkerton entries walked off with the honours, placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The teams were: Paisley 1, Walkerton 3, Tees water 1, Goderich 2, Lucknow 2, Wingham 8. The prizes were won as ‘follows:. 1st, Mrs. Busby, Walkerton, 4 wins plus 24; 2nd, Mrs. F. Eidt, Walker ton, 3 wins plus 23; 3rd, Mrs. Hindr Walkerton, 3 wins plus 22; 4th, Mrs. M. Roberts, Mrs. W.H. French, Mrs. A. Wilson, skip, 3 wins plus 14, _. - < CRUSADE SERIVCES A WERE HELD HERE , I ------------ - s The Church Army of the Church of England held a Crusade of Witness at St, Paul’s Church on Sunday. Un der the direction of Capt. E. R. Rae, services of witness were held morning and evening, by a group of splendid young Churchmen witnessing to the fact of Christ in their lives. Cadets Ivy, Gooch, Wilson and Privett in. turn gave brief addresses of witness, interspersed with songs illustrative of Christian experience. Cadets Gooch and Ivy also spoke to the children at the Church School period. The Holy Communion was celebrated Monday prior to the Church of the Air service over CKNX which was also conduct ed by the Church Army, after which the members set off for Wroxeter to continue their Crusade. Services of Intercession The community services of inter cession on behalf of world peace and victory will be held each day until July 31, in St. Paul’s Church, at 5 p.m. sharp, except Saturday of this week. Gave Hand Bad Cut Bob Paddy has a very sore hand as he cut it quite badly Thursday with a knife. He was doing some whittling when the accident happened, the blade going through from the palm to come out the back of his hand. Can Secure War Savings Stamps From Mail Couriers Every means are being taken to make War Savings Stamps easily av ailable to purchasers, and every effort is being made to emphasize the im portance of buying stamps and certi ficates. These are available locally at the banks and postoffice, and mail couriers on rural routes are now au thorized- to take orders for these stamps,, which will be delivered the following day. Thus rural residents who are not frequently in town, and yet wish to buy War Savings Stamps, can have these delivered right to their mail boxes. OLD LEGEND IS NOT FULFILLED It is said according to an old legend if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day it will rain for forty days but if it is fair that condition will last for a similar per iod. . This year a week ago Monday we had plenty of rain but the legend did not hold good. The old legend is as follows: St. Swithin’s Day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain, St. Swithin’s day, if thou be fair Bor forty days ’twill rain no malr. ,