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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-10-10, Page 5Thursday, October 10, 1940 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES “The Store Where Lower Prices Prevail Josephine Street WOULDNT BE WONDERFUL • c4 Kenwood Blanket for Christmas/ Walker’s Kenwood A-WAY UNDER A KENWOOD BLANKET Pay only 50c weekly with a KENWOOD . the smart, thrifty way to buyOur Christmas Lay-Away-Plan your Blankets. By joining now you will have the blankets when Christmas and the cold weather come. You will never miss the small weekly payments. You pay only 50c down .. 50c weekly. Look ahead, Lay-Away what you need! But do it now, as Blan­ kets are certainly going to be a lot higher in the future................ Kenwood Famous Blankets FAMOUS Solid Colors 60 x 84 .......... 72 x 84 .......................... . $8.9.5 $10.50 60x84 72x84 60 x 84 . 72 x 84 . 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The following letter was received by Mr. George Williams last Satur­ day afternoon ahd gives some idea of what is taking place over there, also the very fine spirit of the people there. Monday, Sept. 19th, 46 Durham Ave., Bromley, Kent Dear George, Emily and Family: Here we are agairt, still got out chins up, but what a time we are go­ ing through, almost too much to tell you as censors would cut it out, as •when yott are trying to explain about the position here you find it hard to keep out some things you would like to put in. Of course, do not know what news you get, but if you get the figlish version I do not think you n go far wrong;. ■ I am writing tmfewkite an aitb^ld is in progre^s, they',-are,imo‘rc'''bftcu’'in’ progress than ” last 6 to 8 lioursj especially at., night See Window times. Eli (another brother) went to „see his daughter off at King's Cross Station Sunday night as their place of business is now in the country and he was unable to return till 9 Monday morning, being in an air raid shelter in Waterloo station all night. These raids are intense and to put it plainly yo udo not know whether it will be your turn next. You can hear those things up above but can’t see them, but every now and then, yqu can hear them drop and you can bet some are going through it. We don’t mind them so much in the daylight as our fighters, R.A.F., are too good for 'them. Yesterday there were about 500 of them came over, and our boys got over 100 for a loss of about 22, about 5 to 1. I can tell you the damage they, caused the last two nights has been large but not enough to get you down. You would be surprised to see the spirit even when people have their house blown down and lost every­ thing. Yes, we can still have our joke and have also plenty to eat, but could do with just a bit extra tea and butter.' On Saturday last I was playing my third round of pairs and at 9 ends we got an' air raid warning,., and aS my place is by Alide at these times, I simply left by bowls on the green, jumped in the car and said I would bn back immediately On the all clear. I was home in about 4 irtimtfjjS during the next Jmur 4idn% M .nave a rough time. Wc -lerrevrbombs were I After the all clear I returned to fin­ ish the match as all rounds have to be finished this month. When I got back to the sports ground you could have knocked me flat, apparently a' bomb had dropped in a field between the bowling green and the roadway and had blown all the fencing for about 500 yards across the road, done about '5 houses in, although in this case not totally demolished. The green-keeper met me in the road while I *was surveying the wreckage and told me they had closed the bowl­ ing green and all the men there had had marvellous escapes, three being knocked down by concussion. I started this letter last night and left it off on account of an air raid starting at 8.30 p.m. and continued all through the night until 5.30 a.m., 9 hours and most of the time bombs go­ ing off and gun fire, and today alto­ gether we have had five warnings. They Stop you going anywhere or do­ ing what you would do and catch the people going to Work and coming home. It is a question of upsetting the morale of the people, but still aftet all we have had the authorities state they will not do the same to them but only attack military objectives, which Lam sure they are doing very welt This is British all over, I expect they think GermansuWpultJjnot like it, but there is ^cOoubS myj A^e from us 'inam they > Well, George, after another he($$. night I am ab'olil to finish your let’-.; ter, it is now Wednesday morning, and during the night we heard a whistling bomb come over, all the house shook, and We thought we had got it, but found qn getting up it had demolished two houses about yards away. After all this, don’t think we downhearted, far from it, we are to win, so don’t worry. God is above. We send you all kind wishes and lots of love. 500 are out Arthur and Alice. OBITUARY Urias Sherk burial of a former Wingham •7‘. 5 /• ‘ The resident, Urias Sherk, who passed on at. Brantford, Sunday, took place in Wingham Cemetery on Tuesday af­ ternoon, The service was conducted by Rev. Kenneth MacLean. Mr/ Sherk was in his 90th year. For over 65 years he was a resident of Wing­ ham, leaving here 20 years ago, to live in the West. After a short itime, he returned east to live with his daugh­ ter, Mrs. Jack Lockridge, of Brant­ ford. While in Wingham, Mr. Sherk carried on his trade of painter and decorator.1 His.,yyife,predeceased ;hhp. by 80 yeafs,v.‘ .’tlI • /J ' * • ' Surviving ,afe fqurf daughters, Mrs. George (Lily) Gibson, of Toronto; Mfs. Jack (Mattd)* Lockridge, Brant­ ford;; Violet in the West, and Mrs. F., M. (Edith) Ttickey of MacTier. .One 4^^hter, Minnie, passed on sud- dcnjy\ .while attending ’.Wingham High School. , Mrs, W. J, Peterman .(Fergus News-Record) There' passed away in the Toronto General Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 28th, Rubye Sarah Teskey, widow of William James Peterman, in her 52nd year. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Teskey and was born in Bruce county, near ^elnidxe, where she spent her girl­ hood. In 1915 she married William James Peterman and they lived in the vicinity of Hamilton for about two years, moving to Fergus in 1917, Mr, Peterman died in 1929, and she con­ tinued to live in Fergus until her death, Surviving are two daughters, Olive Edna and Verna Mae, three sisters, Mrs, J. Harris, Maple; Mrs. Howard Eveleigh, Belwood; and Mrs. Omar Stokes, Wingham; and one brother, Mr. David Teskey, Binbrook. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Dr. Bishop in Melville' Chap­ el, Fergus, Pall-bearers were: J. M. Milligan, J, 5L Alpough, Eldon Pet­ erman, Lance Grain, Jack Eveleigh and1 Arthur Lewis, with interment in Belsy de,.cemetery. KINCARDINE EDITOR DIED MONDAY. The death of Arthur Rogers Sr,, publisher of the Kincardine News since 1927, occurred Monday after­ noon in a London hospital. Mr. Rog­ ers, who was in his sixty-fouth year, had not enjoyed good health for the past two years, and had been critic­ ally ill for the past two weeks. For most of his lifetime he was as­ sociated with the printing and pub­ lishing trade. He. went to Kincardine more than a quarter century ago to be foreman in the Review Office. In 1927 he established the Kincardine News which in 1937 took over the Kincardine Review-Reporter. Mr. Rogers was born near Fergus. He is survived by his widow former­ ly Helen 'Rutherford, and two sons, Malcolm of the Free Press, London, and Arthur, who was publisher of the News with his father. The funeral services are being held in Kincardine today (Wednesday). _____________ «i> DELEGATES REPORT AT MISSION CIRCLE The Young W’omen’s Mission Cir­ cle of the Wingham Baptist Church met on Thursday night at the home of Mrs. John Falconer. The meeting was opened by the singing of the hymn “I Love Him.” The -Scripture reading was taken by Marjorie Falconer and was the 50th Psalm. Shirley MacLean read the chapter from our book “Beautiful Girlhood” which was on “Home Life” and which was very instructive. ' ’ The main feature of the evening was the report of the Middlesex-Lambton Association of Baptist Churches, which had been held in Mount Brydg- es the previous week. Marie Kelly and Mrs. Loney attended all of the meetings and gave very interesting re­ ports on the messages' they had heard from Prof R. J. McCracken, of Mc­ Master University, Miss Lida Pratt, missionary home on furlough from India, Rev. H. S. Hillyer, missionary from Bolivia, Miss Olive Hunter of Hamilton, Mrs. J. W. Duncan of Lon­ don, Rev. C. H. Schutt, Supt. of the Baptist Home Mission Board of On­ tario and Quebec, and the Moderator’s address by Rev. E. M. Loney, Wing­ ham. A delightful lunch was served by the hostess at the close of the meet­ ing. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Misses Minnie Barber and Marion i Mason were week-end visitors at Tor­ onto. Mr. F. W. French, of Belleville, is visiting with his son, W. FL and Mrs. French. Mrs. G. I. Campbell, of Ottawa, is visiting with her sister, Miss Minnie Barber. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Greer are visit­ ing this week with Mr. Greer’s broth­ er, at Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Aitcheson celebrated their first wedding anniver­ sary on Sunday. Rev. E. O. Gallagher conducted the Harvest Festival service at Bervie on Sunday morning. Mr. C. Murray, CanTp Borden, was a week-end visitor1 with his mother, Mrs. S. A. Murray. Miss Margaret Mitchell, of Toronto, is visiting with her parents,’ Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Fisher, of Toronto, are guests this week of Miss Fisher and Mrs. Hanna. Mrs. J.'- W. McKibbon, Miss N. ,Dingey and Mrs. John MacLean were Toronto visitors last week. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Hodgins and Miss June Hodgins, of London, visit­ ed at St. Paul’s rectory over the week­ end, y.,,« ,,4? Mr, ahd Mrs, Westman, ^..Chatw ham, spent „t!|ie,.week-end with their mjecesj ^tistses.jPhyllis and Marguerite Johns, ./r; I ’ ’ Outdoor Jackets Just the kind you’ve been thinking of getting for years. Take your choice of several popular styles in all-suede, suede-and-tweed combinations pr plain imitation camel’s hair and other soft, warm fabrics. Styled as illustrated. Sizes from 35 to 42 ' Priced upwards from to ’s ’s L Mrs. (Dr.) E. C. Apps, of Kenora,: Oct. 15: to 18 inclusive, promises to is visiting for a couple of weeks with her parents, iMr. and Mrs. Geo. T^, Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McNevin and Mr. A. Purdie, of Goderich, visited, on Sunday at the home of iMr. and Mrs.- Robt. Deyell. Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid, of Toronto, and Mrs. A. D. Strong, of Hesp.qler, were week-end visitors with Mr,, and- Mrs. R. A. Spotton. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crummer aqd Mrs. Kate Wilson, of Pickering, were, visitors with their nephew, W. H. and Mrs. Haney, for a few days recently. Mr. Jno. Black and Mrs. Wm. Da­ vis and Billie and Dick, of Detroit, visited a few days this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Scott. Mr. Harold Code, of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, located • at Niagara-on-the-Lake, visited over .the week-end with Dr. and Mrs. R. L., Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. John Raby, Mrs./.S. N. Hare and Elizabeth, and Mr. Jack Hare, of Kitchener, attended the fun­ eral of the late Mrs. Albert Hare, in. Forest, on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Carr and son, Harley, of East End, Penn., Dr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, Brantford, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Chrysler, of Toronto, Mr. Ben Davis, Aurora, were week­ end visitors at the home of Mr? and Mrs. Howard Sloan, Minnie St. Mrs. R. J. Tyndall returned home last week from a two-months’ visit with her son, George, at Grosse Point, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Moffatt and children, George Edward, Bob and June Elizabeth, returned with her and attended the Moffatt golden wedding. ALL PLANS COMPLETE FOR PLOWING MATCH be the ’ most successful of the long list of International Matches sponsor­ ed by the Ont. Plowmen’s Assn. The prize list'totals $7,000. „ , Plansdiave been completed down to the last minute detail by Secretary J. A. Carroll, the Board of Directors, a, nd the Elgin and St. Thomas Com­ mittees.; Preparations have been made- to..handle a total crowd of 150,000; people for the four days qf the match. •Provincial police will take over traf­ fic direction to parking lots where at­ tendants will smoothly handle up to- ,10,000 cars per day. There will be no incQnvencience or delay in parking. Th^/,‘.Tented City” of some 15 ac­ res wili-house over $600,000 worth of farm machinery and home conven­ iences. The cream of Canadian and! .American plowmen will draw lots for the 175 sturdy plow teams being pro­ vided, while over 200 tractors will, roar down the road each morning to- ‘ the .plowing fields. This in itself is a. sight worth seeing. , , i • 1 JAMESTOWN X- districta number from this the Teeswater Fair Wednes- Dorothy McLeod,who ha here. has. Melville,, Judging by advance enthusiasm, coupled with good hard work during the past six months, the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration being held on the On­ tario Hospital and Hon, M. F. Hep­ burn farms south of St. Thomas from Quite took in day. Miss spent the past three years returned to her home at Sask., where she will visit with friends there for some time. Mr. Wallace Beckett, of Toronto, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Grainger, and called on other friends here. Miss Mildred Willis, of Listowel, spent Sunday at her home here. Miss Arlene Galbraith, teacher at S.S. No. 4, Grey, attended the Teach­ ers’ Convention at London last Fri­ day. Messrs. Aldine and Gordon Holt visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J-e-slie McDonald, of Grey. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Burke, Morris, renewed old acquaintances on the 2nd line, Grey, recently, WINGHAM DISTRICT BOYS’ BARLEY CLUB - -------------------------------------------- ,, The following are awards, as an­ nounced by Agricultural Representa- Statement of Awards rict Boys’ Barley Club. This club was. sponsored by the Turnberry Agricul- •..IT tive Shearer, for the Wingham Dist-tural Society’and the Department. -g a 0 u< 0 0 V) a 0 g 0 2 £ £4-i S £ c 2 , C U Q ■ W)-0 c .H‘0 >» <y a Jack Currie .................... £ ■a .s £ £ iS 'M Tj) ’T3 is v)Vi 0 c a < O 73 0H « is < 275 100 160 190 95 92 73 45 100 100 803 802 6.00' 5.00iBob Grasby ..................275 100 Rus'sell Kelly ................280 100 170 95 56 100 801 4.00. Chas. Higgins ....... ........275 100 140 87 98 100 800 4.0a Chas. Proctor ................275 100 185 81 55 100 796 4.00. Alvin Higgins ...........275 160 100 195 200 95 95 22 100 100 787 770 3,00 3.00Wm. McClenaghan .........255 20 Jack Higgins ............260 100 180 92 31 100 763 3.00 Ross Proctor..................275 100 140 88 56 100 759 3,00 Frank Burkfi .......... ....270 100 175 87 23 100 755 3.00 Harold Pococlc ..............270 100 140 .95 48 100 753 3.00 Howard Walker ............235 100 ■165 74 70 100 744 3.00 Jack Armstrong ..............245>10Q 155 92 47 100 739 2,00- Calvin Burke...................270 100 160 92 17 100 739 2.00* Norman Higgins ..................275 .ioo 140 87 35 100 737 2.00’ Wm. Hastings ..............__...255 100 140 77 44 100 716 2,00- Ken. Johnston ................255 100 140 80 39 100 714 2.00 Wm. Elston ....... ........ 245 100 150 95 20 100 710 2.09’ OrvjyJ .Hastings ..............255 100 140 95 18 100 708 2.00' 235 100 , 145 75 43 100 698 2.00i Roy Bufchili ..... .255 140 77 10 100 582 L001 John Haines .........-.215 78 18,. 100 411 LOO $62.00