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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-10-26, Page 6* Page Six The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, October 26, 1955 ,1k’ Concert a Success The variety concert, sponsored the YP.U. of the United Church in the Community Hall on Friday night, proved a decided success. by Mr. Ralph Hewlett, the minister, was the very efficient master of ceremonies for the fine program which included choruses by members of the Y.P.U. with Mrs. Howlett at the piano; solos by Phyllis Barbour accompanied by Mrs. Chester Taylor and by Anne Todd and Mrs. Howlett with Norma Murray as accompanist; a duet by Irlma and Joan Forster, accompanied by Norma Forster; num­ bers by the Auburnaires, the girls’ quartette of Auburn; and by a male quartette from Clark’s Church; violin numbers by Eleanor Reed of Dungan­ non with Mrs. Reed as accompanist; a skit by Bob Lyons, Don Cameron, Dick Curran and Mrs, Curran’s baby; a musical number by Don Cameron, Jim Hackett and Ken McNay. While the chairman was temporarily absent, Zeki crashed the party and insisted upon contributing a song with ac­ companiment on the ukulele. Alto­ gether it was a very enjoyable even­ ing with a large audience in attend­ ance. Dr. Palmer Speaks To UC Young People On Monday evening, October 24, the young people of United Church met in the ladies parlor. The meeting was in the charge of Doreen Burden. The evening opened with a sing­ song led by Marlene Stainton. The worship service began with a hymn. Alice Hayden read the Scripture Luke 10: 25-37 and the offering was received. Dr. Palmer was the guest speaker for the occasion and described his future duties as a missionary Doctor at Hazelton, B.C. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Charleen Deyell and approved by all. Thirty-eight members answered to the roll call. The business for the evening in­ cluded the discussing of the Huron Presbytery fall rally of young people to be held in Seaforth United Church, Tuesday, October 25. The guest speaker will be Rev, Charles Daniel, of Hensail. A Hallowe’en party was planned for next Monday, October 31. Recreation was ably conducted by Doreen Burden and David Cameron. The meeting closed with ‘Taps.” - | BELGRAVE C.G.I.T. Elects Officers A meeting of the C.G.I.T. was held on Friday evening with Mrs. Clifford Logan as leader, assisted by Mrs. Ted Fear. Plans were made to entertain three of the Sunday School classes this Thursday evening in the church. The election of officers for the coming year was held and are as follows: President, Marlene Walsh; secretary, Patsy Logan; treasurer, Margaret Wightman; pianist, Eleanor Walsh; press reporter, Patsy Logan. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goll and Mari­ lyn and Mr. Howard Wilkinson and Charlie visited with Rev. and Mrs. Charles Cox, at Wellandport, on Mon­ day. Miss Lois Goll returned with them after having visited there. She was also a guest of the Wellandport choir on Sunday. Rev. Charles and Mrs. Cox visited Belgrave and vicinity one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Moffatt and Paul visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goll and Marilyn. “AROUND OUR NOUS by Bill and Eileen Lovett Now that summer’s past, we’re back to household chores again. Here’s a note on keeping finger nails from picking up dirt while you’re doing heavy work on the floors, for instance —I dig my nails into a bar of soap and when the work is done, find my nails need only the lightest scrubbing. Try it! 0-0-0 And speaking of cleaning, Bill sal­ vaged a discarded fruit basket, paint­ ed it a gay yellow and I use it to hold all my waxes, polishing rags and so on. It’s already saved me a number of trips up and down stairs for for­ gotten items. O-o-O My discarded nylons now go to Bill. When some of his paint turned lumpy he stirred it thoroughly and strained it through a stocking. And when sanding wood surfaces, he slips an old nylon stocking over his hand, uses it as a “detector” of rough spots when sanding the surface. 0-0-0 For a six-year-old’s birthday party last week I cut a pound cake into squares, iced them and topped them with each guest’s initial. The young­ sters were delighted! Incidentally, our six-year-old friend was proud of her new dress pumps! But because children can’t help run­ ning through the house, her Dad lightly sandpapered the soles to pre­ vent her new shoes leading to a new bruise! o-o-o Here’s a safety slogan for Octo­ ber—“Be Bright—Not Bruised”. We’ve hung a flashlight on a hook just in­ side the back door and no one goes out the door at night without taking a light with him. It’s also a help to urge children—and husbands—not to leave toys pr tools in the yard where, at night, they become dangerous ob­ stacles, Hobbs Glass Service Car Damaged? Have us restore those battered fenders and doors to a gleaming, like-new factory finish I PRICES REASONABLE- ESTIMATES FREE 0-0-0 Bill says: A bachelor is a rolling stone that gathers no boss. WANT TO FLAY BAGPIPES? KINCARDINE COURSE OPEN Something new has been added the curriculum for community night classes at Kincardine District High School, Instruction will be provided those wishing to learn to play the bagpipes. A minimum of ten pupils is required and already seven have indicated they would like to become more (amiliar with piping, Pipe Major Henry Lamont, of Kin­ cardine Scottish Band, will be instruc- Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Personals Mr. and Mrs. John Cameron and Don, Mrs. Cliff Murray and Mrs. Will Rutherford were recent visitors with their cousin, Mrs. Bumstead, at Meaford. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnston, Marie, Keith and Terry of Bluevale were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McQuil- lin. They were accompanied home by Mr. John McQuillin. Among the former residents of the community who attended the golden anniversary of the Women’s Institute, held here on Thursday, were: Miss Annie McKenzie of Guelph; Mrs, Allister Hughes of Holyrood; Mrs. John Bennett of Port Albert; Mrs. O. G. Anderson, Mrs. Ken Barbour and Mrs. Cliff Purdon, of Belgrave; Con Foran, of St. Augustine; Carl Johnston, of Bluevale; Durnin Phillips of Dungannon; J. D. Anderson, Mrs. E. J. Thom, Sam Durnin, Mrs. John Miller, Ernest Button, Mrs. Cam Thompson and Mrs. Stuart Collyer, of Lucknow. Miss Jessie MacCharles, of Ripley, was a visitor with her sister, Mrs. Ernest Gaunt last week. The November meeting of the Wo­ men’s Institute will be held at the home of Mrs. Harold Gaunt, on Thurs­ day, November 3rd at 2.30. Roll Call, "Oddities' in the News”; motto by Mrs. W. A. Miller; topic on commun­ ity activities and public relations by Mrs. Ernest Gaunt. Hostesses and program committee will be Mrs. E. Barbour, Mrs. C. Taylor and Mrs. L. McNeil. Congratulations are due Barry Mc­ Quillin and his team-mate David Kirkland, of Lucknow 4-H Beef Calf Club, who took top award in the provincial 4-H inter-club competition held at the O.A.C. Guelph, on Friday. There were 37 teams competing and the boys scored 961 points out of a possible 1,040. Besides a trophy, the boys won a trip to the Royal Winter Fair when they will compete with winners from the other provinces and trips to Hamilton, Niagara Falls and Ottawa. Miss Margaret Miller, student nurse, at the Stratford General Hospital was home for the week-end. Miss Isabelle MacPherson, student nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, was a week-end visitor at her home here. BOWLING NEWS /i BODY SHOP Proprietor Carpentry WINDHAM Carman Loucks SASH FRAMES PITTSBURG PAINTS CUPBOARDS Custom Woodwork Telephone, 260-w SCREENS HARDWARE STAIRS fl ........... f: Right from the date of its introduction last fall, the Motoramic Chevrolet has swept its field, to become the fastest selling car in history... giving the most in modern beauty, top performance and forthright economy Building WmgHim Men’s Town League The first set of games in the Men’s Town League was played October 17th, with six teams participating. The Kinsmen team took five points from the Creamery team. Burke’s team, after losing the first game, came back to take the second and third game and five points from Taylor’s team. On alleys 1 and 2 Lee’s team, added by the consistent bowling- -of Dennis Smith, with a triple of 789, took the full amount of 7 points from the highly rated Aces who were handi­ capped by the absence of two of their players, High singles: Dennis Smith 355, Hap Swatridge 300, Bill McIntyre 296, High triples: Dennis Smith 789, Hap Swatridge 708. 0-0-0 .t Yes, even while most competitors are offering their latest wares, Chevrolet is still the choice of people everywhere, who realize that today as always, there is no value like Chevrolet value! b / CKNX League Following are the scores racked up oh Monday evening, October 24th by CKNX League members: Ladies* high triple, 643, high triple, high single, high single, Brent, 13; N, Strong, 11; ladies’ high average to date, A. Swatridge, 184, Joyce Langridge, 175; men’s high av­ erage to date J. Brent, 214; H. Swatridge, 193. Norma Strong; men’s 675, John Brent; ladies’ 269, Norma Strong; men’s 248, John Brent; strikes, J, lij C-3955C e Phone 139 Wingham Ont.