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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-10-08, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News, Single CopleS Five Cents CURFEW MAY AGAIN RING IN WINGHAM Council Will Discuss a Curfew ,By- law At Next Meeting Many years have passed since the curfew bell has sounded its evening message to the children of Wingham. It may be however that the curfew bell will again sound from the belfry of the town 'hall as eouncil will con- sider such a by-law at the next meet- ing of the council. At the council meeting on Monday evening Night Constable Deyell• stig- gested such a step to the members of the council as a means of controlling a number of young boys who have caused considerable damage to prop- during the late evening hours. The constable told "some 'of the • things that the boys have done and other capers they carried out. Wind- ow breaking seems to be one of their -pet deversions but they have „been known to pull off radio wires, pelt the buildings with stones and in other ways, make themselves a general nuis- ance. Members of the council were strong in the opinion that these lads, would have to be brought under control. The story of the way the boys carried on was also told by Francis Friburger . and Mr. Larry Benninger. After dis- cussion couns. Wilkinson and, John- son gave notice of motion that council Consider passing a curfew by law at - the next meeting. This motion passed without a decenting vote. A. letter was received from the As- sociation of Assessors stating that • their convention would be held Oct., 16-17, and asking that Wingham take out mernfbership and send their asses- sor to these meetings. The letter was filed on motion of Couns. Johnson and Kennedy, The Department of Health suggest- -ad that as little metal pipe be used as -possible and that sewer pipe be used -where ever possible. A building permit was granted to .11r. Wm: Field to build a frame gar- . age 20x18 feet. The permit was granted on motion of Coun. VanWyck .and Reeve Evans. Jack Walker asked permission to 'erect a fence on street property near his home, property committee were empowered to look into the matter and 'lease.-the property to Mr. Walker at a nominal rental if they were satisfied with the arrangements made. A number of accounts were presen- ted hy the finance committee and they were ordered paid on motion of coons. 'Wilkinson and Johnson. Councillor Johnson said he had complaints that long waits were ex- aperienced by some drivers at the weigh -scales. It was explained that this should not now happen as arrange- -rnents had been made to overcome this situation which only happened when the chief was called away on other necessary duties. He also reported that he had re- ceived no wo'rd as to when the fire (Continued on page four) Honoured By A Shower Miss Sara Leddy was the guest of honour at a shower held at the home of Mrs, Ed, Rich on Monday evening. Although the shower was of a miscel- laneous character, she received a quantity of linen articles. Miss Leddy is being married to-day (Wednesday). MORE DONORS WANTED FOR - BLOOD CLINIC If You Have Not As Yet Volunteered Committee Would Appreciate , Your Application '0 BLUEVALE MINISTER. NAMED PRESIDENT Annual Meeting Of Ministerial Assoc- iation Held Monday The Wingham and District Mini- sterial Association, Met at St. Paul's Rectory, on Monday, being the guests of, Rev, E, 0, and Mrs. Gallagher. Rey. Kenneth MacLean acted as chairman, pro tent, 'Rev, John Pol- lock having resigned as be is in charge of St Andrew's church in Ailsa Craig. This being the annual meeting reports were received from the secretary, and in the selections which followed, Rev. Campbell- Tavener, Bluevale, was sel- ected as president for the season 1942- 43. Rev. E. 0. Gallagher was re-ele- cted as Sec'y-'Treas., and also as Sec- retary of the church of the Air. Rev. H. C. Wilson, Rev. M. F. Old- ham, Rev. J. B. Lucas and Rev, A. G. Hewitt, were welcomed as new mem- bers to the Association. The president .expressed the good wishes of the members to Miss W. Ba,rfoot, who is leaving to carry- on her work in Listowel. Following the business session Rev. G. H. Dunlop re-ad a very interesting paper on the qubjeet of Private Wor- ship. On motion of Revs. Gallagher' and McConnell the Association passed a resolution of thanks to Mr, Dunlop. At the conclusion, Mrs. 'Gallagher served lunch to the delegates and Rev. C. Tavener, presented the vote of ap- preciation to the host and hostess, on motion of Revs. Stewart and Beecroft. The November meeting has been planned for Brussels at which either Dr. Bates, late of Japan or .Dr. Seager, Bishop of Huron will speak. • COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE HELD WEEKLY Public Urged To Attend These Ser- vices of Prayer Weekly Community - Services of Prayer and Intersession on behalf -of World Deliverance and PeaCe will be held in the churches of ' Wingham during the remaining months of the year. The first service in October will be field tonight, (Wednesday), October 7th,, at 8 o'clock in St. Paul's church. The rector', Rev. E..0. Gallagher, will conduct the service. Other service will be as follows: October 14th, Baptist church,; Octo- ber 21, St. Andrew's church; October 28, Salvation Army; November 4th., United Church, We believe that God is calling us to repentance. We cannot claim to be on the side of God until there is a marked change in our religious and social standards of life. Signs of such change are by no means clear as yet. At times it seems as if the war was having a coarsing rather than a refill- ing effect on those:who have not yet felt the call for dedication to God's purposes in their life and work, A sleeping of our allegiance is needed in order that we may go before Him with clean hands and pure heart. The people of Wingham and vici- nity are urged to be present each week on the occasion of these services. "Who knoweth whether thou art not come to the Kingdom for such a time as this?" Underwent Operation‘ The many friends of Miss Lenora Higgins, Reg, N., will regret to know that she is a patient in Victoria Hos- pital, • London, having undergone an operation for appendicitis. Engagement Announcement . Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly, Wing- ham, announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Elizabeth Marie, to Pte. A. Bruce MacLean, of Red Deer, Alberta,.. son of Mrs and Mrs. Albert MacLean of Wingham, The marriage to take place early in October, LADIES BINGO WAS " GREAT SUCCESS Over Two Hundred Attended The Bingo held in. the Armouries On Friday evening by the Ladies Aux- iliary to the Legion was one of the Most successful they have had, The bingo was ladies only and that the fair sex take a kick out of the game was amply proven by the large mina- her, over 200, that Were in attendance, '"The draw was made during the evening on a quilt that was 'donated by Mrs. Nicholson of .Bluevale, and the lucky winner was Mrs, William Broome. CHARGED WITH FRAUD GIVEN SENTENCE Deal Over Cows Purchased. At Blue- vale Sale Ends In Court Edmond Purcell, formerly of Dela- ware Township and latterly of Ellis Township, was Wednesday night sentenced to one year in reformatory for obtaining credit by fraud after a day long trial in County Judge's criminal court, with Judge Costello presiding. Purcell attended the auction last April of W. j. M cKinney, near Blue- vale, and bought two cows at an ag- gregate cost of $235, ,giving a six month note in payment. He repre- sented himself to Mr. McKinney and his wife as farming 200 acres, posses- sing a herd of 16 cows, milking machine, tractor and other machinery and having a revenue of $250 from his dairy business each month. After loading the cows onto a truck, driven by H. W. Ackersviller, he sold the cows on the way home to Ackers- viller for $150. With this money he sought to smooth out some trouble he was already in and for which he has just completed a term of six months in Burwash reformatory. He was arrested at the expiration. of his term and brought to trial. UNITED CHURCH S. S. HELD RALLY DAY Pupils Presented A Program The annual Rally Day exercises of the Wingham United Church Sunday School were held on Sunday afternoon with the superintendent, Mr. Frank. Howson in charge. There was a 'splendid attendance. The special speaker for the occasion was Mr. Fred Beck, of Harriston, who brought a most interesting message. The. program by the -children included stories of Bible boys and girls by Ken' Hingston, Clam Hopper and Jimmy Hall a duet 'by Jean Lewis and Betty Stewart; recitation, Jean Hisler; chorus by two of the girls classes; piano solo "Onward Christian Sold- iers" by Jessie Currie, A cross and 'crown pin was pm- sented to Fred 'Tucker for two years perfect attendance at Sunday School and attending one church service each Sunday for the same period. Joined Army This week two more Winghain boys enlisted in the army. They 'are Wil- liam Sturdy and Emmerson Shera. Both joined the same unit, the Eastern Command, and reported for ditty this week, Held Ditty Bag Shower The Woman's Auxiliary of the Un- ited Church had a successful shower for the Red Cross ditty bags at the home of Mrs. Lorne Kress last week. Most of the shower gifts were made up of gifts of food. Hospital Auxiliary Annual Friday, The annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham General Hos- pital will be held in the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon, this week, October 9th at 8 o'clock, It is hoped all the ladies of the community will attend this important meeting. • Championship Black and White Day The big event of the show season for Western Ontario Holstein Breed- ers is the Championship Black and White Day to be held at Ingersoll, on Friday, October Oth. Prize winners at local Black and White Shows and County Pairs front the Counties of Oxford, Elgin, Perth, Middlesex, Hur- on, Bruce, Essex, Kent, LafribtOti, and Grey will compete for Regional Chair. plottships, THANKSGIVING DAY IS MONDAY NEXT On Monday oext, October 12th., the stores of Winghani will be closed all day as this day has been set aside as Thanksgiving Day. Monday being a holiday this makes for a long week-end So shoppers are reminded to stock up on Saturday. The regular halt holiday next week will not be observed as it is the cus- tom here not to bold the weekly half holiday on weeks in which a public holiday is held. RUMMAGE SALE • The annual Rummage under the auspices ,of the Ladies' Auxilary to Wingham General Hospital; will be held on Saturday afternoon, October 17, in the Council Chambers. Doors open at 2 o'clock. Those having donations for this sale will kindly leave same,at the Council Chambers on Friday, October 16th. Those unable to do so may phone 257 and their contribution will be called for. THIS WEEK IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Object Is To Impress Public With The Enormous Waste To Both Life And Property Occasioned By Fire By Royal Proclamation, the week of October 4-10 has been designated as Fire Prevention Week. The idea of holding such a week is to impress upon the public the great loss of life and property caused by fire, many of which could be averted. In these critical ttimes fire is a national cal- amity. The' best place for fire prevention to start is in the home. Charity should start there according to ancient saying, and certainly safety should come first. In order to safe-guard the home, inspection should be made, not only during Fire Prevention Week but periodically throughout the year. All heating and lighting equipment should be examined, chimneys and pipes ;kept clean of soot. No smoke pipes should be permitted through combustible walls; disposition of ash- es should be safeguarded. The fuse cabinet should be of metal or asbestos lined. Lighting circuits should not have fuses of over 15 amperes and blown-out fuses should not be bridged or otherwise tampered with. All drop cords should be insulated, and not supported on any conductive mater- ial. Electric irons should always be detached when not in use and kept on metal stands. Matches should be kept out -of reach of children and the children. should be regularly taught the danger of fire and not to play with matches. Closets should be kept clean and all rubbish removed from the entire premises. Cleanliness is next to God- liness, Perhaps that is the reason it always plays such an important part in fire prevention. Smokers should be careful of the disposition of cigarrette butts and ashes from their pipes. Above all, smoking in bed should not he indulg- ed in. Every householder should regard it as a patriotic duty to prevent fires in his home during these critical times, By cleaning out his attic and base- ment of all old papers, broken him- ante and ocher combustible material he will not only assist the salvage campaign, but will Ite reducing the fire hazards in his home. Let every citizen realize that a fire today 15 a rational calamity and that every fire prevented is a conservation of our re- sourcei which eati be turned to our War effort, GAVE INTERESTING TALK ON CHINA Printed Word Necessary. To-Cl*neKa Speaker Said Miss Margaret Brown late of Shan- China, gave a thrilling and in- spiring address to an appropriate aud- ience in the Sunday school room of the United church on Monday even- ing, under the auspices of. the Even- ing Auxiliary'and the W. M. S. Mrs. WM. Field of the W. lit, S, presided,, 'After the opening hymn Ma's, Ps Gowans led in prayer, Mrs. S. Halt read the Scripture reading and then. Miss Yvonne MacPherson introduced- the speaker of the evening. Miss Brown told of going to China many years ago into. Honan and es- tablishing a girls' school there. They found that after three years of school, the students would slip back into ill- iteracy after leaving, chiefly because they had nothing to read; and when she later became editor of children's publicatios in Shanghai this fact led. her to publish a little magazine for the women called "The Women's Star" using a simplified Phonetic al- phabet, In this magazine as well as in the books she has published, she has tried to teach the Chinese something of health sanitation and food but above all to have a religious message for them. This has proved to fill a tong felt need for the subscriptions have risen from two to thousands. Miss Brown has lived in Shanghai through two wars and has had some dreadful experiences but althongh she says the war must be won, at all -costs she agrees with Madame Chiang-Kai- Shek that food for the mind and soul is paramount. The church has a great Challenge in this and the church is the only agency that can meet it. Miss B. Reynolds moved a vote of thanks at the conclusion of the address, and Rev, W. A. Beecroft brought the, meeting to a close with the benedic- tion. A social hour was spent when many were privileged to meet the speaker. Miss Brown is a cousin of Miss K. MacGregor of Wingham High school staff and at one time her mother taught school hem e. Held Chicken Jitney " ' ,,;.' There was a splendid attendance at the Chicken Jitney held at the Bowl- ing green on Thursday evening. Forty- two took part in the play. Curling Picture To Be Shown Following the meeting of the Lions. Club in the Council Chambers on Fri- day evening, an interesting picture of the Canadian Championship curling. finals of last winter will be shown.. The presentation will be made commencing at 8.15 and all adults in- terested in curling .throughout this. district are cordially'invited to attend. Attending Course At Guelph Lieut, W. B. McCool is attending a course. for Reserve :Army Officers,. which is being held in Guelph this week. The course is being headed by Lt.-Col, -George Ellis of London, who recently returned from overseas after serving as officer commanding an army field regiment of the Royal Can- adian Artillery. DONATIONS TO RED CROSS FOR SEPTEMBER The Winghatn Branch of the Can- adian Red Cross Society wishes to acknowledge the following donations which were received during the month of September, and to thank the donors for their gifts: Msr, Alex. Reid, 2 quilt tops; Mrs, H. Diamond, 1 afghan: Mrs. H. C. Hodgson, 1195 Avenue Road, To- ronto, 1 pair socks; Miss Jane Mc- Gregor, 1 quilt top; Mrs. H, C. Mac- Lean, 2 baby blankets; Mrs. George Phippen, 1 quilt top, 1 quilt; Evening Guild of Anglican. Church, 1 afghan; Group on 9th Turnberry, 1 afghan, 4 quilts; Women's Institute, 1 quilt; Whitechurch Unit, 6 quilts. Cash Donations: Fry & Blackhall (sale of pieces), 25c; Miss M. McCallum, $1.00; Miss J. Warwick, $1,00; Mrs. S. Hare, $1.00; Whiteenurch Village Group, (per Mrs. E. Scholtz) $2,00; White- church Group (per ;Isles, Robert Rose) $4,00; Whitechurch Group (per Mrs. St, Marie) $4,00. In September, campaign pledges amounting to $91.09 have been paid in. A complete list of contributions for Comfort Bags for Sailors will be pub- lished later, to land at the new Centralia, Ontario, flying school, can be seen glimpses of the crowd which attended steal'-G. 0, Johnson. This school, in which flyers will be taught hOW to handle giant British bombers, is said to be the. last word in flying schools. It it to he known as No. 9 Service Flying Training School. Beyond this training bomber first the official opening by Air Vice Mar- • NATINGliAn ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8th„ 1942 Subscriptions $2,90 Per Year . a NEW FLYING SCHOOL TOWN IN ITSELF The Committee in charge of the Mobile Blood Donor Clinic, which will be held here in the near future, are very pleased with the response to their appeal for volunteers to donate blood for wounded soldiers and other war purposes. It is necessary how ever that a greater number of volun- teers dune forward so that the clink here will function to the extent plan- ned for this community. Anyone 'who will volunteer for this important war activity may do so by leaving their name with Mr. W. G. Hamilton at the. Dell Telephone Company office, Men froth 18 to 55 are eligible for this service and -as this effort is of so great an importance it is hoped that the mett of this district, Wing- ham, Whiteehurch and Illnevale will,• any who have rot already done so, hand their names in without further delay. WINGHAM L. O. L. NAME OFFICERS Address Given By Rev. E. M. Cald- well of Gorrie Rev, E. M. Caldwell of Gorrie, ad- dressed a splendidly attended meeting of L, 0. L. 794, at Wingham, Friday evening. Mr. Caldwell spoke of the necessity of making our lodge mem- bership a definite business and of as- suring a personal responsibility. This being the annual meeting, Mr. R. A. Spotton, treasurer, gave an account of the lodge's work during the year and presented the financial statement, At the elections which followed, the of- ficers for the coming year were elect-, ed. , W. M.-Rev. E. 0. Gallagher D. M.-Wm, McGee Chaplain-Joshua Scott R. H. Isard F. S.-R. R. Golley Treas.-R. A. Spotton Marshall-J. A. McDonald Lecturers-P. Hogg and M. Gard- iner. Committee-Dr. R. L, Stewart, Dr. R. C. Redmond, Alex. Robertson, J. Casemore. Auditors-J. H. Crawford, Dr. R. C. Redmond. Tyler-S. 'Tyndall. FOUR CHILDREN WERE BAPTIZED Impressive Ceremony At St. Andrew's Church At the morning service in St. And- rew's Presbyterian church a very im- pressive portion -of the_ proceedings, was the baptismal of four infant boys by Rev. Kenuet,li MacLean, minister of the church, Those baptized were, James Walton McKibbon, son of Mr. and iMr.S. John P. McKibbon; James Robert Angus, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Harry Angus, Jr.; Gordon Robert Bateman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bateman; Donald James Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. David, Murray. Midnite Dance Sunday, October 11th, commencing at 12.05 at the Royal T., Wingham. Music by Elliott Carruthers Orches- tra. Admission 50 cents. Former Wingham Boy Enlists Mr, Carl Vanner enlisted in the R. C. A. at London and has left London for Halifax, Carl is the eldest son of Cpl. Frank Vanner overseas and Mrs. Vanner of London, former residents of Wingham, Bridge and Euchre Players The Marathon Bridge and Euchre limier the auspices of the Ladies Aux- iliary to the Wingham General Hos- pital will be resumed early in Novem- ber. Those desiring to join in this seasons play kindly leave their names at McKibbon's Drug Store or phone 224 before October 30th. Old,Boys' Association Euchre The Huron Old Boys' Association of Toronto, will tonight (Wednesday) hold a euchre and bridge at Haddon Hall. It 18 expected that a large num- ber of former Hnronites will be pres- ent, The event marls the 43rd. anni- versary of the founding of the Assoc- iation. To Tell Of Victory Loan Mayor A. J. MeMtirray of Clinton, chairman of the Huron Comity com- mittee and Mr. H. J,, Vandewater, the county organizer will start the broadcasting campaign in Connection with the Third Victory Loan, ever CNNX, next Saturday from 12,45 to 1 o'clock noon. Both are thoroughly conversant with the subject arid will have something to say worth beating, LOCAL COUPLE MARK 25th ANNIVERSARY Mr and Mrs, Alex Dark 'Celebrated Their 25th Wedding Anniversary .000.,•NR On Saturday afternoon and evening many friends and neighbours called to extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dark, it being the 25th anniversary of their wedding day. They were not only the recipients of the good wishes of their friends but also, received many beautiful and use- ful 'gifts. Mrs. Dark's mother, Mrs. William Wilkinson of Brussels, re- ceived with her. It was in Brussels on October- 1917, that Lila Wilkinson became the bride of Alex Dark, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Staf- ford at the parsonage in BrusSels. Mr. and Mrs. Dark continued to reside in Brussels after their marriage but for the past 14 years they have been resi- dents of Wingham. For twelve years Mr. Dark has been an employee of C. Lloyd & Son, Limited. They arc members of Wingham United Church and Mrs. Dark takes a great interest in church activities, being a Sunday school teacher. Three of their four children were present for the celebration, Lloyd who at Stratford, Eileen and Wilma at home, Roy who is a member of the R. C. A, F. at Halifax was unable to be present. Together with their many friends we extend congratulations and the sin- cere wish that they enjoy many more years of married life in our commun- ity. QUOTAS ANNOUNCED FOR VICTORY LOAN Wingham Figures Set At $119,650 and Huron Total Is $1,900,000 The Third Victory Loan will start with a bang in Huron, Oct. 19th., as the organization to carry on this im- portant task is almost complete. Quotas for the various -municipalities have been set by the County commit- tee the total sum is $1,900,000 for Huron County. Wingham is asked to raise at least $119,650. The quotas are: Wingham, $119,650; Turnberry, $47,800; East Wawanosh, $41,400; Howick, $110,700; Morris, $58,200; Grey, $81,100; Blyth, $26,650; Brus- sels, $37,650; West Wawanos h, $46,500; Hallett, 59,000; Ashfield, $68,300; Goderich Town, $315,450; Goderich Township, $49,400; Col- borne, $48,100; Tuckersmith, $59,100; McKillop, $59,400; Seaford], $106,250; Clinton, $117,050; Stanley, $66,300; Hensel]. and Hay East, $68,250; Zur- ich and Hay 'West, $54,600; Usborne, $64,800; Exeter, $99,450; Stephen, $94,300; County Total, $1,900,000, United Church To Hold Anniversary Wingham United Church will hold their annual church anniversary on Sunday next, October 11th., with morning and evening services. The guest speaker will be Dr. Jesse Arn- im, Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Church in Can- ada, • Plane Made Forced Landing Due to poor visibility a plane from Camp Borden made a forced landing on Forges farm in Turnberry on Monday afternoon. No damage was done to the plane as the pilot made a perfect landing, Four members of the 99th Battery, R. F,, guarded the plane during the evening and night, They were Sgt. B. Lewis, and Gun- ners Jack Pym, Jack Day .and H. Brooks, OPEN DEER SEASON FOR BRUCE COUNTY Other Counties In This District Will Not Have Similiar Shoot Announcement has been made that an open season for the shooting of deer will be set for the County of Bruce. The exact dates for this open season have not been announced as yet but J. W. Sinclair, M. L. A,, for Bruce has been assured by I. D. Tay- lor, deputy minister of the Depart- ment of Game and Fishers, that Bruce County will have an open season for deer. Efforts have been made from time to time to have an open season in Hur- on but it is not probable that 'hunters will be given an opportunity to try their markritanship any place in this district except truce.