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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1943-08-12, Page 1Subseriptions $2.00 Per Year a With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrle Vidette LLnd Wrozeter News. , WINGHAM, ONTARIO, TI4URSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1943 Single Copies Five Cents Mrs, Frank collar has received word that ler husband, Sig. F. H. Col- lar, .has undergone an operation for the removal of ,his appendix. Friends will be glad to know that he is making a satisfactosry recovery. Frank has been rather unfortunate since he arrived overseas in England as he spent two months in a hospital the early part of the year having sprained his shoulder very badly. Contracted Mumps Miss Jessie Pearson, who recently resigned as manager of the Chainway here, is confined to her home at Ethel with an attack of the mumps. Liberals fost 4 Seats With the election last night of Fred Rose, Labor Progressive, in Montreal Cartier; Armand Choquette, Bloc Pop- Waite, in Stanstead, Que., William Brice, C. C. F,, in Selkirk, ,Man,, and Joseph W. Burton, C, C. Fe in Hum- boldt, Sask., the overwhelming majs ority of the Liberal party in the House of Commons was decreased ;by four seats, All four tidings were former- ly held by members of the Liberal party. The reshuffle of the 245-seat Commons following Monday's bye- elections will mean that the Liberal party's former representation of 174 in the 1942 session will go down to 170, CELEBRATE HER 92:nd. BIRTHDAY Mrs, Thomas Coultes of Toronto, is spending a short holiday at her home iii Illitevaie. On Sunday, Mrs. Coul- tes 6elebrated her 92nd, birthday and enjoyed a family party, including Mr. and Mrs, sack McIntosh, Molesworth; Mr. and Mrs. C. li. Coultes, Listowel; Dr, J, F, Cotiltes, Philadelphia and Miss Mabel Coultes, Toronto; Mt. and Mrs. Fullerton, Molesworth; Mr. and Mrs. German and son of Clinton, LOCAL RINK WON CORBIN GOLD TROPJIY . Corbin 'Gold Trophy The beautiful gold Trophy above ' The rink had top score of three wins HANNA'S MAJORITY RAISED TO 156 J. A. Johnston of Mildmay Made -Of- ficial Count On Tuesday The official count ,vas made for Huron-Bruce at the Town Hall here, on Tuesday afternoon, by J. A. John- ston, returning officer, The official count gave Hanna the majority over Hill of 156 and 1535- over Lantz, The total vote was 12136 of which 64 were rejected or spoiled ballots, This vote on Wednesday last Week was 2033 less than 'that .polled in 1937 which was 14169, LOCAL SOLDIER HAD OPERATION OVERSEAS Frank Collar Making Satisfactory Recovery MAILING LIST HAS BEEN CORRECTED Please Examine Label On Your Paper Subscribers attention is drawn to 'the fact that the, mailing list has been corrected up to and including Satur- day last week, August 7th, Please examine your label and if there are any mistakes notify this office at once. If you find that your label reads in arrears, July a, or further back, an early settlement is necessary to -keep bur lists up-to-`date. With rationing of newsprint and other regulations it is important that all papers be paid in advance. Your co-operation in this regard will be greatly appreciated. 13ATTERY OFFICERS ATTEND EXAMS Over the week-end four officers of the loCal reserve battery wrote exams at Guelph. They were A, M: Peebles -of town, Cecil McAlpine pf Lucknow, Howard Wylie of Wroxeter, all mem- bers of the 99th (res.) Battery and J. ,Harley Crawford of the 21st. (res.) 'Field Regiment`r,s'R. C. A, THREE SONS ARE NOW OVERSEAS Mrs. Thomas Irwin received word that her son, Gordon, of the Ordin- ance Corps, had arrived overseas. With the arrival of Gordon overseas Mrs. Irwin now has three sons serv- ing in England, The other two boys Howard and William are with an ack ack battery over there. Raised Money For Chinese Relief A very successful social was held at the home of Mrs, Norman Baker in aid of Chinese Relief, July 23rd, The sum of $12.20 was received. The next social to be held at the home of Mrs, Stuart Henry on Aug. 20th, TOWN CLERK SPOKE AT B,ELGRAVE Gave Address On Cemetery Penna. tient Care •••••••••••41..la An effort is being made to have permanent care at Brandon cemetery, telgrave, and a meeting was held le Belgrave on' Thursday evening to make arrangements to contact all in- terested parties. Mr. W, A. Galbraith Wingham Town Clerk, was the guest speaker and he explained the system used by Winghatn Cemetery for the past twenty years. Elttevale Cemetery is also thinking up the idea.,of having permanent care In connection with their cetnetery and have sent out earls to lot holders, I" • BATTERY GOES TO FORMER BELMORE MAGAZINES WANTED FOR NAVY LEAGUE When Yon Finish With Your New Magazines Donate Them The public are reminded that the lo- cal branch of the Navy League is very anxious to procure: as many as pos- sible current magazines for use of our sailors and -merchant marine, As soon as you are through with your magazines please drop them in the bOx at anyone of the following places, Omar Haselgrove's Smoke Shop; Hy- dro Shop; McKibbon'S Drug Store; J, Mason and Son's Store,.- 'Vont. co-operation in. 'the past has .been very fine -but -this is 'a j'ib for the duration so please dropp-yotir magaz- ines in one of the boxes every week, 35.000 C. W A. Cs. ARE REQUIRED Also Required Are A Number of B1 B2, and Cl Men An effort is being made to enlist throng-hold the Dominion 35,000 C. W. A. C.s. Military district No, 1., with headquarters at London has a quota of 2450, Any girl or woman who de- sires information regarding this branch of the service can obtain it from the mobile recruiting unit which will be at the armouries' here every Friday. An urgent call has also been sent out in 'this military district for 700 category Bl, 132, and Cl men, Info'; nation may be had at the armouries or from the mobile recruiting unit, Boys 17 years of age are being re- cruited for trades training. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Noirnan Rintoul spent a week at Port Elgin. Pte. Kenneth Stapleton of London, was home for the week-end, A.C.1 Royal McArthur of Toronto, spent the week-end at home. Mrs, C. B. Armitage and son, John, were TOronto visitors for a few days. Mrs, L. Cs Young has returned to Toronto, after visiting friends' in town. Mr. James Moore of Chatham, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Pullen. Mrs, Arthur Sainsbury of Toronto, is visiting with Dr. George' and Mrs. Ross. Calvin McIntyre of Teeswater left last week to assume his duties in Lab- rador. Master 'Donald Wilson of Walton, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gordon ,Mc- Gregor, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong is spending a vacation at Port Elgin and South- ampton. L. A. C; Dell Ewing of Deseronto, is spending a furlough with his, mother. Mrs. C. G. Gammage and sons, Geo. and Robert are spending a holiday in Chatham, Lieut. A. D. MacWilliam of Win- nipeg, is spending a furlough at his home here. Mrs, T, Fells was a visitor over the week-end with her daughter, Wren Doris Fells, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison of Montreal, visited with his mother, Mrs. Robert Bell. Mrs. Harry Myers of Banff, was a visitor with her sister-in-law, Mrs. T. L, Torrance, Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Bain and son, of Newmarket, visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. Zurbrigg. Mrs. W. Scroggie of Guelph, has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Alex. Forsythe, Floying Officer W. T. Booth of Fort St. John, B. C., is spending two week furlough at his home here. Mrs. F. A. Stark and daughter, Bet- ty of Detroit; have returned to their lime after spending ), their vacation with the fornier's sisters. Notice The office of Dr, George Ross Will be closed August 14th to 29th while he is attending summer military camp. Purchased Belgrave Property Mr. C. R. ,Coultes has purchased the* house and store property of the late R, McKenzie at Belgrave. Patriotic flange At Glenamtan School, Aug. 11, with orchestra. Draw for quilt And two door prices, Proceeds for boxes for total boys in the service, Closing Office For Two Weeks Dr. George W. nowson's dental office will be closed from August 14th to 29th, while he is attending Reserve Army Military Camp at Fetawawa, with a plus of 39. There were 48 en- tries from all parts of the province. Th e cup was donated by the Corbin Lock Company. It will be on display in W,ingham.shortly, CAR TURNED OVER NEAR 10th BRIDGE No One Was Much Injured Although Six Were In Car A group of young local people had a very bad fright anda very lucky es- cap e on Thursday evening when the car in which they were riding turned completely over into the ditch near the 10th bridge, East Wawanosh. The car driven by Clayton Coates had five other passengers and they all escaped with a shaking up except the driver, who injured his leg5 but was able to carry on his duties at the Bank of Commerce the following morning, The car was a complete wreck. Underwent Operation Mrs. Hugh Sinnamon received word on Friday that her daughter, Mary was operated on for appendicitis in the Kitchener Waterloo Hospital, Thurs- day evening last, • Fractured Bone In Elbow Six-year-old Gerry Storey had the misfortune to fall off a neighbour's porch railing last week and fracture a bone in his right elbow. His par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Storey re- cently moved from Teeswater to oc- cupy the former Groves house yin Lower Wingham. • ANOTHER LARGE OVERSEAS LIST A unit that arrived overseas recently included a number from this commun- ity as follows: Major R. S. Hether- intgon, Capt. Eimer D. ,Bell, Capt. R. M. Spittal, Lieut. Richard Roberts, Lieut. James McKagtte, B. 5, M. Bert Mitchell, 33. S, M., Alex Corrigan, B. S. M. Earl. Gray, Sgt, Stewart Jeffrey, Sgt. Ted Elliott, Sgt. George TerVit, Sgt. Fred Howson, Sgt. Joe King, Sgt. Frank Hopper, tdr, Jim Lee, L/Bdr. Win, Hogg, Gnrs, Bert King, Jahn Walters, Lloyd Elliott, Dave Murray. Besides a couple of other items in this issue mentioned new arrivals over- seas there is yet another from here that went on the same convoy, Jim Cameron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cameron, They received word Friday that Jim had arrived and it was the first message to be received here from any on this convoy; Mr. and Mrs. John R, Clark also re- tented a cablegram last week that their soh, Cpl. John t, Clark had at.- rived safely overseas. seas there is yet others from here Mr. arid. Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin re- ceived word on Monday of the safe at- 'feat overseas of their son, Ken, Mrs. K. 5. Knnington of Goderith, has- received word that her husband, Ken is now overseas. Ken was mana- ger of the Dominion store here. -CAMP 'SATURDAY Leave Ors the 1,15 Train Saturday Noon The 99th (Reserve) Field Battery, R. C, A., under the command of Maj- or Walter VanWyck will entrain for Petawawa at the C. N, R. station at noon on' Saturday, The battery will return on Sunday, August 29th, It is expected that five officers and about 60 other ranks will attend the camp. The 21st (Reserv0 Field Regiment of which the 99th is a unit, under the command of Lt. Col, George W. How- son, will be at the camp for the two weeks. The other units of the regi- ment are Kincardine and Listowel batteries. The regiment staff which will attend camp from here comprises six' officers and a few other ranks. MISSED MILITARY PARADES, FINED Cadi Tacks Fine Onto Delinquent Members of the 99th. (Res.) Battery For failing to attend parades Magis- trate Walker, in police court here on Monday morning, fined five members of the 99th. (Res.) Battery. Four of the lads were from Wingham and one from Lttcknow. The fine was $3.00 costs for each man and each re- ceived suspended sentence on ten other charges of not attending parades, They also received a very severe lecture as to their responsibilities as members of the reserve force and as citizens. Stationed In Africa Mr. and Mrs. D. Lediet have receiv- ed a letter from their son, Preston, from North Africa. The letter was received last week and he states that he is well. Presented With Shower The P. H. A. M. Club entertained Miss Jessie Pearson at the home of Mrs. Stewart Jeffray one evening last week and presented her with a cup and saucer shower. Third. At Lucknow , . . • . In the trebles tournament held at Lucknow on Friday night a local rink of 0. Haselgrove, 13. Porter and W. Miller, skip, won third prize with three wins and a plus of ten: Underwent Operation Mr. Eldon Peterman underwent an operation on Friday last in Wingham General Hospital. Mr, Peterman is employed with the Central Aircraft Co., London, His many friends in this community wish him a speedy recov- ery. • Tournament Postponed The doubles bowling tournament billed for Monday night was postpon- ed until Tuesday evening on account of rain but the greens were so wet that the games were further postponed until Monday next week. • Honored At Dinner Party and. Shower Al dinner party was held at Will- iam's restaurant on Tuesday evening last week when the employees of Gur- ney's Glove Works had for their guest, Miss Marion Fry, bride of Saturday. Miss Fry was presented with a beauti- ful wool chenille bed spread. Later the same evening, Mrs. Carl McKay, at the home of her :mother, Mrs. S. Bateson, was -hostess at a mis- cellaneous shower held in Miss Fty's honour and which was attended by a large number of her friends. She re- ceived many lovely and useful timings. Fractured Bones In Hand Mrs. M. (Dr.) Kennedy fractured two bones in her hand at Kincardine last week. Mrs. Kennedy was spend- ing a vacation at her cottage and was in Kincardine with her granddaughter doing some shopping when she-tripped on the curb and in the resulting fall fractured the bones in her hand. Mrs, Kennedy and her daughter, Mrs, Ham- bidge were in town on Saturday on their way through to Aylmer- West, where Mrs, Kennedy will visit for a time. BIG TIME HERE LABOR DAY EVE Lions E xpect Frolic To Be Beat Yet The Annual Labor Day Frolic on Labor Day evening 'should be about tops as already the committee have arrangements just about complete. There will be fun for alt and the pro- ceeds are for a most worthy cause, under privileged children. Plan to attend this gala event in Wingham, Labor Day -evening. COUPLE MARK 60 WEDDING DAY Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lane of New Westminieter Celebrated Diamond Wedding Anniversary Recently at their home, 1333 Fifth street, New Westminister, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lane celebrated their sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Lane were both born at Belmore and were married on July 4th., 1883. For 36 years of their mar- ried life they have lived in New West- minister. Prior to retirement Mr, Lane wal for many years engaged as a building contractor, Mr. anti Mrs. Lane have all their lives been closely associated with church work. Mr. Lane was a manager of the Presbyter- ian church and is now senior elder of the United church, Both, Mr. and Mrs. Lane are in good health, and are very much interested in world events. Mr. Lane has a Vic- tory garden in which he spends many hours each week. Mr. and Mrs, Lane have four sons and two daughters: Miln 'Lane, Santa Cruz, Cal; Eldon Lane, Victoria; Wal- lace Lane, Vancouver; Clair Lane, South Westminister; Mrs. J. A. Mc- Donald and Miss Laura Lane, New Westminister, A son, 'William Stan- ley Lane was killed at St. Eloi during the First World War and another son, Dr. Walter Ross Lane, died in Los. Angeles recently. There are 12 grand- children and four great-grandchildren, Mr. Lane is an uncle of Mrs. Isaac Stokes, Glenannan; Mrs. James Stok- es, Wroxeter and Mr. George Lane, Wroxeter, 6th BLOOD DONOR CLINIC NEXT WEEK Clinic Will. Be Held In The Council Chambers, Wednesday Morning, August 18th. If you have not donated blood at one of the Red Cross Mobile Blood Clinics which has been held here you will have an opportunity to do so on Wednesday morning of next week as the 6th. such clinic is being held here at that time, Leave your name at McKibbon's Drug Store as more donors are required. Any who are notified to attend this this clinic and find it impossible to do so please notify Mrs. W. J. Greer so that the schedule may be re-arranged. RATION BOARD TO MEET THURSDAY The :kation Board for this District, No 31 will hold a meeting on Thurs- day this week here to make arrange- ments for the distribution of the Rat- ion book No. 3. It is, expected that the Wooks will be issued on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 26, 27, 28. Full information will appear in next week's paper. Stationed In .Manitoba Jim Sanderson, who recently joined the R. C. A. F., has been stationed in Manitoba. Presented With Chair Miss Jean Cruickshank whose wed- ding took place on Saturday was pres- ented by the girls of the P. IC A. M. Club with a beautiful walnut chair. Now Warrant Officer Congratulations to Flight Sgt. Rus- sel Barnard of Summerside, P. E. I,, who has been promoted to the ,rank of warrant officer. W. 0, Barnard has over 1000 hours flying time on con- voy and patrol duty to his credit. Waste Of Coal, Heat A Crime Munitions Minister Howe said that art order-in-council will be passed which will make it an offence to waste coal or heat, and that the order will apply to everyone—householders as well as commercial and industrial us- ers. To achieve the purpose of the order a nation-wide conservation pro- gram will be launched, with the ob- ject of saving at least 20 per cent of the -coal which was burned. last year-. F. D. R. Vacationed In Cattada Tanned by a week of Ontario sun- shine, President Roosevelt plunged immediately into the affairs of state and of war which apparently were also his vacation -companions. First an- nouncement that the president had taken 'a short vacation in Canada," came on Monday front Presidential Secretary Stephen Early at the White. House. Mr. Roosevelt, the statement from a short vacation on the north shore of Like Huron near McGregor and Whitefish Bays" MAY 'CHANGE CREAM COLLECTION ZONES' Action -On -Cream .,coNstipp, boat,. ported Until October 1st. Plans were made by the gover4nent to zone the collections of cream. These • zones were drawn out and only one creamery could go on .a 'certain ione, The farmer could if -he desitesLtaka his cream wherever he wished but'-cmnly certain creameries could' gather 'pane,. on certain "designated routes. --" There has been a protest made about this system by the creameries effected. and a meeting was held in • MitChell and in Toronto after which the goiern- mem officials -were notified that the arrangements as laid down at present,, which were to take effect - som&irne next week, were not satisfactory: and they ask that no change be made` , amt. no rhaege will be made • it -was an, nounned Tuesday, until after Ottaber, 1st. • LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs, Malcolm AleCatnnion, of Port Credit, spent the week-end with her father, Mr. Alf. Lockridge, Mrs. Percy W. Gray and Patsy and Alfred of Toronto, are spending a few days with Mrs, R, McArthur, ,Mrs. Vic. Laughlean of Southamp- ton, spent the week-end with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Orvis. Misses Marjorie Sinnamon and Iso- bel McLean spent a holiday in Kitch- ener with Miss Mary Sinnamon. Rev. C. and Mrs. Berry and family have returned to Manitoulin Island af- ter visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C.Bhip- pen. • : , 4 Ik.r Rev, Jack Roberts of Vancouver Is- land, nad his bride, are visiting with' - his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles As Roberts. Mrs, C. T. Taylor and daughter, Marilyn of Vancouver, B, C., are vis- iting with her parents, Mr. and MrS. Geo. Orvis. Misses Peg Fuller, Verne Walker,. Edythe Mundy, Beryl and Hilda Brown, are spending a vacation at, Grand Bend. Mr!and Mrs. Leonard Bennett and little son of Chatham, spent a clay last week with the former's mother, Mrs. T. Bennett. Mrs. John Garniss and son, Frank, of Morris, and Miss Lillian Garniss of Detroit, visited Mr. and Mrs, Martin Garniss recently. • • :s Misses Margaret Connell and Louise Lloyd, of the St. Michael's Hospital staff Toronto, are spending a holiday at their homes here. • 1, Mrs. H. Goertz:en of London, has returned home after spending a few days with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Haselgrove. Mrs, W. F. Burgman and Ruth, Mrs. Fenn of Parkhill and ,Marion Grant of Windsor, are holidaying at the llurgman cottage, Bruce Beach. Mrs, C, V. O'Connor has returned to Fort William after visiting for the past three weeks with her mother, Mrs W. Reid and sister, Mabelle of town, Mrs. Herbert Kelloway left here last Wednesday for Valley Field, Que.,. where she will join her husband for a short time. Mrs, Kelloway has spent the past two months at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Clark of Wingham. Kummer - Cartwright Wedding At the United Church Parsonage, Wingham, on Tuesday, August 3rd., by Rev, F. G. Fowler of Bluevale, the marriags was solemnized of Olive Mae, daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. George Cartwright of Wingham, to Mr. H. A. Kummer, of Preston, PREMIER CHURCHILL NOW IN QUEBEC --- Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived secretly and unobserved by the public in Quebec on Tuesday and shortly will engage in his sixth and possibly most portentous war confer- ence with President Roosevelt of the United States. A brief official communique was re. leased after Mr. Churchill mut his party—including his wife and 'daugh- ter, Mary—had been received by Prime Minister King at The Citadel, summer residence of the Governor- General. It was announced there will be "discussions" between the British and Canadian Prime Ministers before starting the larger conference with President Roosevelt, and the combin- ed chiefs of staff, was won at Belleville on Civic Holi- day by a rink composed of Omar Has- elgrove, Art. Wilson, Mel Donahue, Alex. Crawford, skip. This is the first time the Trophy had been up for com- petition. • COMBINED SERVICES HELD AT UNITED CH. Rey, W. A, Beecroft ilreache,d At Both Services. Services Next Sun- . day Also In the United Church Large eongregations were present at the United church Sremday morning and evening for the combined services of the Presbyterian, Anglican and, the United churches. Rev, W. A, Bee- croft conducted the services and he preached at both morning and evening ' The services on Sunday next will also be in the United Church. At the morning service Mr. Bee- croft snake pf `R. moral interpretation' 'of History". God acts through his- torical events. God acts through men whom he calls to follow in the path of duty. Dunkirk, Stalingrad, Tunisia, and now Sicily represent the mighty cats of God, mighty acts of deliver- ance, mighty acts of judgment. Thank God for His mighty acts. Thank God for the men through which He brings mighty acts to pass. For his evening address Mr. Bee- croft compared many things of nature that is impossible for us as human beings to produce. It is beyond the power of the artist to paint the picture - of the sunset. Its glory is inexpress- ionable. It is beyoed the, power of the poet to put into words the love of a mother, the heroism of a soldier. Here too there is a nobility inex- pressionable. So with our religious conception; our conceptions of heaven, of God, of Jesus. The half has never, been told. Now we know in part, some day we shall know if even as also we are known. TA anthems were "What of These" and "De'ar Land of Home." The -flowers on the altar, Roses and Glad- ioaia, were from Miss Cora Beckwith in memory of her mother. tl Floor Show, Dante, Gaines Lions Frolic, Wingham, Labor Day Evening, Monday, Sep 6th - • .-