The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-03-09, Page 9Miss Lillian Camp, Bell's oldest pensioner, chats with Anita Del
Vecchio, 17, who has been a Bell operator for only a few months.
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Council,Plans to Celebrate
Howick’s Century of Progress
Throughout Ontario many places
are celebrating a century of progress,
advancement and development from
pioneer days.
On January 21stT, 1856 was formed
the first council of Howick Township.
The present council at their March
tgiUlan &unp
The first of generations of Bell people who have shared one aim,,»
to make good telephone service even better
Lillian Camp was a young lady
of 22 when she came to work for
us in 1880, the year we started in
the telephone business. She re
tired on pension in 1931 and
can today, at 96, look back on
three quarters of a century as a
member of the Bell family.
Every time she drops in to our
office in Montreal for a visit, she
sees fresh evidence of growth
and change. Yet she tells us
there is one thing that has not
changed through the years, and
that is the pleasant, interested
people who continue to enter
and grow up in the telephone
business; men and women who
have shared one aim — to
make good telephone service
even better.
That’s the way it'was in Miss
Camp’s day. That’s the way it is
now, 75 years later.
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meeting on Saturday decided that
something should be done to com
memorate such an important event
and are asking residents of Howick to
meet on March 23rd., at 2 p.m. in
Gorrie Community Hall,
Tse council invites all citizens to
this meeting, as on it will depend
whether the Centennial will be held
or not.
Red Cross Month
March is the month of the' Red
Cross campaign for funds throughout
Canada. You can help maintain the
Red Cross humanitarian services by
giving generously when the volunteer
canvasser calls on you.
Gorrie Dairy Queens
The second meeting of the Gorrie
Dairy Queens was held on Saturday
afternoon, March 5th, at the home of
the leader, Mrs, Glenn Johnston. Eight
girls answered the roll call with "one
reason why milk is a good food”.
Business consisted of deciding a name
for the club, "Dairy Queens” being
chosen, and a discussion on "Play Safe
with Milk”. Notes were taken also on
"Pasteurization of milk, the body
building beverage."
The third and fourth meetings are
to be held together on March 19th,
in the afternoon. The food is made
and eaten for supper,. Afterwards
notes are taken on how they were
made and why? Roll call for third
meeting, dues for home dairy; fourth
meeting answered by each girl bring
ing a baked custard to be judged.
Hockey
In~ the Intermediate B series with
Ripley, the fouth game, played in
Kincardine Tuesday, March 1st, was
won by Ripley, 8-5. Fifth game was
played Thursday night in Belmore,
when Gorrie scored 13 goals to Rip
ley’s 1, giving Gorrie a 3-2 lead in the
best of seven series.
In the first game in the Tri-County
Bantam , playoffs, with Kurtzville,
on Friday night in Kurtzville, Gorrie
won 11 to 8. Tom O’Krafka and Camp-
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W, M. S. United Church
The Women’s Missionary Society met in the church Hail on Thursday
evening, March 3rd.
Mrs. W, Trimble led the devotions
with prayers being offered by Mrs, E,
Whitfield and Mrs. H, Robinson. Mrs.
W. JKing read the Scripture lesson,
The themes were "Let This Mind Be
in You”, and "Let’s Adjust Our At
titudes”.
Mrs. V. Buchanan assisted by Mrs.
w. Trimfole then gave a very interest
ing presentation of the subjects,
"Health, Food and Weather”, taken
from the study book "Face to Face
with India.” Mrs, I. Toner, the presi
dent, took charge of the business part
of the meeting and plans were dis
cussed for the Easter Thankoffering
service.
Mrs. C. Black, Mrs. Jas. Edwards,
Mrs. H, Robinson and Mrs. W. Trim
ble served a delicious lunch and a
social time was spent.
Lodges Visit
. Members of the Gorrie L.O.B.A.
were guests of the Queen Mary lodge
at Harriston on Tuesday evening
when Mrs, Lottie Hamilton, Toronto,
grand mistress of Ontario West, and
Mrs. Bertha Addie, Toronto, grand
treasurer of Ontario West paid a vis
it to the Harriston lodge.
Woman's Auxiliary
The W.A. of St. Stephen’s Anglican
Church held its March meeting in the
L.O.L. hall on Thursday afternoon
When Mrs. R. T. Bennett was hostess.
Two quilts were tied and one quilted.
Mrs. Harry King, the president, open
ed a short devotional service with
prayer and’ the member’s prayer re
peated in unison. The rpll call was
answered with a verse 'on "sorrow”.
Mrs. Gordon Underwood read the
Scripture.
In the business period committees
were named and arrangements com
pleted for the St. Patrick’s bazaar
and hot dinner. Meeting was closed
with prayer and benediction.
Personals
Messrs, Hartwell and Stewart Strong
were in Clinton on Saturday for the
Huron County Seed Fair.
Miss Joyce Pyke underwent an ap
pendectomy in Wingham Hospital on
Tuesday of last week and is doing
well. She expected to return home on
Monday.
Miss Mabgl Irwin, of Wingham,
spent the week-end with her sister,
Miss Emma Irwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin McInnis and
sops, of Toronto, and Mr. Will Tom
linson, or Scotsguard, Sask.,_ were
week-end visitors" with’Mr, ana J^T3,
T. Mclnnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sparling', of
Newmarket, were week-end guests of
Mrs. Harry Ferguson.
Mr. Philip Durst was home from
Quebec for the week-end.
Mrs. Russel Adams spent last week
in Listowel with her mother, Mrs.
John Doig and her father, who is ser
iously ill in the Listowel Hospital.
Mr. Arthur Spotton, of Toronto, vis
ited last week with his sister, Mrs.
Frances Strong and Mr. Roy Strong.
Guests at the same home on ’Friday
were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pennington, of
Teeswater.
Miss Margaret Brown, of Toronto,
spent the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown.
Mr. Sam Stinson has been suffer
ing from pneumonia at the McKay
nursing home, but is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Coimer, Toron-
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. King. Their son, Gary,
spent the week-end with his ^cousin,
Wayne King.
The Rev. W. J. V. Buchanan visit
ed Mrs. F. Earngey in Victoria Hos
pital and Miss Muriel Lambert in St.'
Joseph’s Hospital, when in London on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Grainger, Ruth
and Bobby visited on Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Campbell,
Fordwich.
Mrs. Robert Graham, Mr. James
Douglas and Mrs. W. E. Whitfield
visited Mrs. Alec McKenzie in Harris
ton on Sunday. Mrs. McKenzie has
been ill.
Senior Women's
Mission Circle
The Senior Women’s Mission Circle
of the Wingham Baptist Church held
its monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. W. Stokes. The meeting opened
with the singing of a hymn. Prayer
was offered by Mrs. Harcourt.
Moved by Mrs. Rintoul seconded by
Mrs. Stokes that the minutes of the
last meeting be adopted. A letter was
received from Mrs. Foster thanking
the Circle for the beautiful quilt sent
them.
Mrs. Scott read the Scripture lesson
from James 1-12.
The devotional was given by Mrs.
Cantelon taken from Deuteronomy 3rd
chapter, 37th verse. A solo was sung by
Mrs. Rintoul.
Mrs. Coyle gave a reading from the
Shantyman taken from Isaiah, 1-10;
Mrs. Collar gave a reading from the
Shantyman in Manitoba; Mrs. Stokes
gave a reading from the Shantyman
in Ontario; Mrs. Kelly gave a reading
from the Shantyman in Northern
British Columbia telling of the great
success they had at the Camp meet
ings.
A season of prayer was given. The
offering was taken for missionaries.
A hymn was sung and Mrs. Coyle
closed the meeting with prayer.
A dainty lunch was served by the
hostess and a social hour enjoyed.
BLUEVALE
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Street, Linda
and Julia, spent Sunday at the home
of Mrs. M. L. Aitken.
Miss Marilyn Moffatt, of London,
and Miss Barbara Robinson, of Lon
don, England, were recent guests of
Mrs. Oliver Moffatt,
Congratulations to Mary Lou
Wright, who passed her music exami
nation into grade seven with first
class honors. She was a piano student
of Prof, L. D. Thompson, Brussels.
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News of St. Helens
District President Was Guest
Speaker at Women’s Institute
Mrs, Durnin Phillips, of Dungannon,
the district president, was guest
speaker at the March meeting of the
Women’s Institute held at the home
of Mrs. Lome Woods with a good
attendance. Mrs. Phillips told of a
meeting of the women’s division of
the Federation of Agriculture she had
attended, pf the Huron County Schol
arship Fund, of the tape recording
made by Mr, Neill, curator of the
Huron County Museum, of the Huron
County Beautification project and of
the district annual to be held/it Au
burn on May 31st. Then she gave an
interesting word picture of a visit to
Washington, D. C., which she and Mr.
Phillips had enjoyed recently. She
spoke of the Washington Museum,
the Arlington cemetery and the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier as points of
particular interest.
Mrs. Elwood Barbour, the president,
was in charge of the meeting which
opened with the Ode, the Lord’s Pray
er and the Creed. The roll call, An
Irish Joke, was enjoyed. The secre
tary-treasurer reported $72.72 on hand
and $5 was voted to the penny round
up. It was agreed to have the short
course, "Your Food and Your Figure”
on Monday, April 18th, with Dungan
non ladies as guests.
It was agreed to try to raise our
share of the project to furnish a room
in the new wing of the Wingham
General Hospital.
Mrs. Barbour, Mrs. Fred McQuillin,
Mrs. Charles McDonald, Mrs. Ross
Gammie and Mrs. E. W. Rice, were
appointed to arrange for March en
tertainment.
Mrs. Phillips presided for the elec
tion of officers. Mrs.- Lome Woods
presented the report of the nominat
ing committee. This was accepted and
the following are the new officers:
President, Mrs. Andrew Gaunt; 1st.
vice, Mrs, Charles' McDonald; grid,
vice, Mrs. Jas, Currarv secretary
treasurer, Mra* Fred McQuillin; as
sistant, Miss Jean Aitchison; pianist.
Mrs. Chester Taylor; assistant, Mrs.
W. A. Miller; auditors, Mrs. Harvey
Webb and Mrs. E. W. Rice.
Conveners of standing committees:
citizenship and education, Mrs. Ross
Gammie; assistant* Mrs. T, J. Todd;
agriculture and Canadian Industrie*,
Mrs. Lloyd Hunter; assistant, Mrs.
Allan MiHer; home economics and
health, Mrs. Frank McQuillin; assist
ant, Mrs, Jas, Curran; community
activities and public relations,. Mr«.
Ernest Gaunt; assistant, Mrs, W, A.
ips ,W chPhill Upmu TtFw$t
Miller; historical research, Miss W. D.
Rutherford; assistant, Miss Mary
Murray; resolutions, Mrs* Lorne
Woods.
Mrs. Andrew Gaunt gave a reading
"The Chief Aim” and Mrs. C. Taylor
played Irish melodies. Lunch was
enjoyed with Miss W. D, Rutherford
and Mrs, W, A. Humphrey as hostess
es.
Progressive Euchre
In spite pf the fact that it was ar
ranged on very short notice there was
a good crowd at, the progressive
euchre party held in the Community
Hall on Friday evening, sponsored by
the Women’s Institute. Prizes went to
Patsy Foran for the ladies, and Grant
Rutherford for the men, with the
consolation prizes going to Shirley
McNeil for the men and Donna Woods
for the ladies. Dancing was enjoyed to
music furnished by Mr. and Mrs. C.
Taylor and Mr. and Mrs, Garnet Far
rier.
Personals
Miss W, D, Rutherford will be the
hostess this (Thursday) afternoon for
the meetings of the W. M. S. and the
W. A. of the United Church. All the
ladies are invited.
Miss Eileen Sparkes, student nurse
at Victoria Hospital, retuned to Lon
don on Saturday after a week’s vaca
tion with her- aunt, Mrs. Fred Mc
Quillin and Mr, McQuillin.
Miss Margaret Miller was home
from Stratford for the .week-end,
Mr, an$ Mrs. Ross Erripgton en
tertained recently for seven tables of
euchre with high prizes going to Mrs.
Mary Rivett for the ladies and Mr.
John Little for the men. Consolation
prizes went to Mrs. Bill Wareing and
Mr. Victor Errington.
The pupils of St. Helens will be
heard on the Kiddies Sutdio Party
over CKNXf Wingham, on Saturday
morning next at 11:15.
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