The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-03, Page 8Wigkt Tke Wingham Adyance-Times, Wednesday, March 3rd, 19M
NEWS OF WROXETER
One of Oldest Residents—
Marks Eighty-Sixth Birthday
Our congratulations and good wish
es are extended to Mr. Peter Moffat,
Who on Friday celebrated his 86th
birthday. The last of his family, Mr.
Moffat has lived his whole life in the
lovely old stone house on highway 86,
about two miles south of Bluevale,
near Morsebank corners.
Of late years his son, Stanley and
Mrs. Moffat have taken over the farm
work, though Mr, Moffat is able to
be about and in fairly good health.
His record of good health is proved
by the fact that only once has a doc*
tor been called.
He had the distinction of owning
the first one-horse buggy in the dis
trict.
Mr. Moffat’s wife was Miss Eliza
beth Brown, of Fordwich, who pre
deceased him a few years ago, also
two sons, George and Gordon. His
long years in the community have
marked him as a staunch church
man, a good neighbor and a fine citi
zen, His many friends will join on
this his 86th birthday in wishing for
him continued good health and happi
ness.
Skating Party Success
United Church Sunday School pupils,
their teachers and officers held a
successful skating party at the local
rink on Thursday evening. Close to
one hundred were present. Later in
the church school room refreshments
were served. The silver collection
taken will go towards buying new
church hymn books.
Red Cross Euchre
Sponsored by the Junior Red Cross
a progressive euchre party was held
in the school house at Turnberry, S.
S. No. 2, on Friday night. Twelve
tables were in the play as well as sev
eral of crokinole for the children.
High scores for ladies, Mrs. Raymond
Elliott; men, Gordon Mundell. Con
solation awards were given to Wm.
Millen and Mrs. R. Tomen. Lucky
draw prizes, Mr. and Mrs. H. Grant.
Refreshments were served. The tea
cher, Mrs. Wm. McKinney, announced
a second party would be held on
March 12th.
World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer will
held Friday of this week in St. James
Anglican Church at 3 p.m. Presiding
will be Mrs. Vern Clarke and Mrs. D.
S. MacNaughton. Mrs. Ken Bennett
will give the address and the soloist
Will be Mrs, Walter Willits, accom
panied by Mrs. Harvey Copeland,
Mrs, Victoria Brothers, church organ
ist, will be organist for the meeting.
All the ladies from Wroxeter and sur
rounding country are cordially invited;
to attend. The theme this year is
“That they might have life,” John
10-10 and the printed service was
written by Miss Sarah Chakko, presi
dent of Isabella Thoburn college, In
dia.
W. I. March Meeting
The March meeting of the Wroxeter
W. I. will be held in the Masonic
Club rooms on Wednesday afternoon,
at 2.30 o’clock, Under the heading
home economics and health, the fol
lowing programme has been planned.
Motto, “Homemaking is no common
task; attitude makes it dull or inter
esting.”
Standing committee reports for the
year will be given. President, Mrs.
'Lane will give a summary of her year
in office. Reports of the nominating
committee will be received. Roll call,
The best meeting of the year and why.
Exhibit, Milk and its by-products. Dis
trict president, Mrs. George MacDon
ald will make her official visit. All
members are asked to contribute
lunch.
Y. P. U. Meets
ponna McLean presided over the
regular meeting of the Young People’s
Union, held in the church school room
on Sunday evening. Quiet music with
Berva Gallaher at the piano brought
the meeting to order followed by the
call to worship by the president,
“Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah,”
the opening hymn was followed by
the Lord’s Prayer repeated in unison.
Grace Paulin read the Scripture les
son, I Peter, chapter 2, verses 11-16;
be
JOpaald Gibson Jed in prayer and
Church’s One Foundation” was sung.
Minutes and correspondence were
presented by Shirley McMichael. A
discussion “Blind Dates” Jed by Ron
ald McMichael was .interesting. Bible
study led by the minister, Rev. E. W.
Todd was based on Mark, chapter I,
verses 1-4. Study for next meeting
will be 5-11 in the same chapter,
“Where Cross the Crowded Ways of
Life” and the Mizpah benediction
brought an interesting meeting to a
close. Number answering the roll call
was 14,
Personals
Among those from this district
; attending the Good Roads convention
; in Toronto last week were Bill Gal-
' laher, Wm. Mundell, Harvey McMic
hael and Arthur Gibson,
Mrs. Oliver Riley and young daugh
ter, of Brussels, are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr. and’ Mrs.
Charles McCutcheon.I George Doig and son, Gerald, of
Shackleton, Saskatchewan, visited the
past week with the former’s brother,
Jim and Mrs. Doig. Mr, and Mrs. Mac
Doig, Drayton, also visited with their
parents.
Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Wylie left on
Saturday for a month’s holiday in
the sunny south. They accompanied
Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, of Wing
ham.
Old neighbors of the second line of
Turnberry regret to learn that Mrs.
Peter S. MacEwan is a patient in
Wingham General Hospital, and will
wish for her a good recovery.
Mrs. Bert Martin is enjoying a holi
day in Florida. She accompanied her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Cameron Nelson, of Ridgetown, j
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Brothers and j
daughters, Wexford, spent the week- |
end with Mrs. Victoria Brothers in |
town. |
Miss Marilyn McLean and Ken Col- | lier, of London, spent the week-end j
with Mr. and Mrs. Ira McLean. j
Mr. and Mrs. Sellars, of Saskat- I
chewan, spent part of last week with I
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stamper. I
Miss Evelyn Doig, Kitchener, spent I
week-end with her parents, Mr. I
Mrs. Jim Doig. I
> Vittie,
James Keith, of St, Catharines,, is
1 spending'" a few days with Mr. anj
Mrs. Alex Reith.
, Mr, and Mrs. Emmerson Hargrave
visited on Thursday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Pocock, at Benmiller.
Mr, amd Mrs. Stan Forester spent
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Bender, at Gowanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fallis visited re
cently with Mr. and Mrs. Wellington
Hargrave.
Mrs. Emma Williamson spent a few
days last week with friends in Lon
don.
On Tuesday evening the Howick
Lions met, Teeswater in the local
arena with Howick winning 11 to 7.
Then on Friday night the same rwo
teams met again in Fordwich, this
time Teeswater coming out on top
7 to 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baker and family,
of London, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs, George Baker.
Quite a number from here attended
the funeral in Gorrie on Monday last
of the late Miss Agnes Ferguson.
Fred Hambly and Janie and Mr,
and Mrs, Lyle Simmons spent Satur
day in Kitchener.
Miss Beatrice Hargrave, of Listowel, '
spent th£ week-end with her parents^
Pulp and paper generates an eighth
of the national income.
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FORDWICH
Busy Bees Meeting
seventh meeting of the Ford-
WESTFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Good5 and
, daughter of Mullet Township, visited
on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. D.
Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
‘ Snell.
Mrs. Howard Campbell, Mrs. A. E.
Johnston and Mr. Cecil Campbell
visited on Saturday with Dr. and Mrs.
Victor Johpston, of Lucknow.
Mr.
family, of Walton, visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith,
Murray Taylor and Miss Mildred
Thornton, of Wingham, visited Wed
nesday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey McDowell.
Mrs, K. Cameron, of Belgrave, visit
ed on Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Alva McDowell.
Mr, and Mrs. Hayden, Laurie and
Lynda, of Wingham, visited on Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva McDowell, Mrs.
J. L. McDowell, Mr. Wm. McDowell,
of this district, and Mr. and Mrs,
Bert Vincent and Mrs. Cameron, of
Belgrave, attended the 80th birthday
party of -Mr. Wm, Walden, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Sid. Mc-
Clinchey and Mr. McClinchey, of Au
burn, on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Peter de Groot and baby re
turned home from Wingham Hospi
tal on Sunday.'
Owing to the ice storm the phones
went out of order and the Westfield
news is short this week.
Cecil Campbell
and Mrs. Cliff Ritchie and
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The
wich Busy Bees was held at the home
of Mrs. Crosby Sothefn, with Jean
McCann as president.
Roll call was answered by 10 girls
on “How much I have accomplished
in my records?. The hard time dance
was discussed and committees named
to look after it. Girls were chosen to
put on a skit on Achievement Day.
Mrs. Geo. Richards spoke to the
girls on spot and stain remover, also
points to remember when doing dif
ferent stitches in sewing.
The next meeting will be on March
6th. Lunch was served by Margaret
McCann and Louise Brown.
Twelve Tables in Play
The card party at the Orange Hall
on Friday night was the last in a
series of four. Twelve tables were in
play, high lady was Mrs. M. Preiss,
high gent, was Master Barrie ;D’arcy.
Person with high score all through
the series was Mrs. Dick Aldrich,
youngest girl, Donna Wray and the
youngest boy, Barry D’arcy.
World Day of Prayer
World Day of Prayer will be held
on Friday March 5th, in the Trinity
Anglican Church at 3 p.m.
Hard Time Party
The 4-H Club Girls held a very suc
cessful hard time dance in the com
munity hall on Friday night. Prizes
for hard time costume went to Jean
McCann and Ron McMichael,
Progressive Euchre
Twelve tables of progressive euchre
were in play on Tuesday evening in
the Community hall, sponsored by the
hall board. Winners were as follows:
high lady, Mrs. Richard Aldrich; low
lady, Miss Marilyn Cooper; high gent,
R. Nichol; low gent, E. Allan.
Personals
Miss Ethel Reis, of Green River,
spent the w^ek-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Reis.
Doug Brown, of Toronto, spent the
week-end at his home here.
The sympathy of the community is
extended to Mr. Chas. Small in the
death of his. brother, the late Mr. Tom
Small, of Kurtzville.
Mr.’ and Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of
Listowel, spent one day last week at
the home of Mrs. Isobel Hutchison.
Mrs. Nellie Gamble visited a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Stewart McNaughton at Wroxeter.
Miss Ellen Cober spent a week at
Gormley with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Denny, Earlda
and Brenda Lee, of Erin, spent the
week-end at the home of the former’s
mother, Mrs. Mary Denny.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lynn and Karen,
visited over the week-end at the home
of Mrs. Earl Ridley.
First robin of the year was seen
on Sunday by James Vittie of the
2nd. line. We guess Spring has ar
rived one month too early.
Miss Evelyn Simmons spent the
week-end with friends in Moorefield.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Campbell, of
Moles worth, visited on Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell.
Mrs. Peter Browne returned home
on Saturday from Toronto, where she
had spent the past ten days with
friends,
The local hockey team played three
play off games the past week with
Ayton. On Tuesday evening they met
in the Mildmay' Arena, Ayton winning
8 to 6. On Thursduay evening in the
Fordwich Arena, it was 8 to 5 for
the Fordwich boys and on Saturday
night ih the Palmerston Arena it was
7 to 3 for Ayton. The last game of this
series will be played Tuesday night ih
the Palmerston Arena.
Mr. and Mrs. "Willoughby Patterson,
of London, speiit the Week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Earld Patterson.
Mr. and MrS. Bob Petznick and little
spent the
. Ira
daughter, of Kitchener*
week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Schaefer.
Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Orth and family, of Listowel, spent Sunday With
Mr. and Mrs. Emmerson Hargrave,
Mr, and Mrs. Carl Stewart, of Lis-
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