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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-01-13, Page 1F. CLUB filVEN INTERESTING TALKS U. C. SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNUAL MEETING Sunday School had a Most Successful Year The Wingham United Church An- nual' was held on Tuesday evening in the Sunday School. Supper was serv- ed 'by-members of the. Evening Aux- iliary and Miss Caroline Wellwood, who recently retired as a missionary in China, was the special speaker. 'Reports for the • year were ,given s-howing-the'StindaY -School to wbe'lli splendid financial standing, a 'sub- stantial balance being carried over from 1943, - The librarians reported a 'very great increase in this department during the year, many more buoks were in cir- eniation than formerly. Officers and teachers were elected as follows: Superintendent—Frank R. Howson. Asst. Supt.—Elmer Wilkinson, Secretany—Clifford Meehan. Asst.' Sec'y.—Gordon Buchanan. Treasurer—Wm. B. McCool. Pianists — Leslie Mae Wall and Jessie Currie. Librarian—R, A. Coutts, Asst. Librarian—W, G. Tiffin. Temperance Sec'y.—E. S. Copeland, Teachers—Miss Caroline Wellwood, Mrs. C. W. Lloyd, Mrs. Albert. Rin- ,toul, Mrs. R. M. McLennan, Miss' Y. McPherson, Charles Lloyd, Elmer Wilkinson, E. S. Copeland, Mrs. A. Dark, Mrs; E. Wilkinson, Miss B. Bennett, Miss Janet Murray, Miss P. Johns; Associate teachers—Mrs, Jas. Walpole, Mrs. George Howson, Mrs- L. Hiseler. The annual skating party will be held in the arena on Friday evening this week. NEW QUOTA FOR THE RED CROSS RECEIVED Greater Number of Workers Are Needed A new sewing and knitting quota has been received by the Wingham Red Cross. 20 boys' shorts and 20 boys' shirts, for 10 to 14 years; 50 girl's pantie dresses for 2 to 4 years; 50 girls' pina- fore dresses and '50 girls' blouses for 6 to 8 years. These are for the needy children in England. 30 turtle-neck sweaters and 20 sleeveless sweaters for the airforce in England; 50 pairs gloves and 40 high neck, king sleeve sweaters also for England; 80 ribbed helmets for Neve- foteadtand. As can be readily seen this means Much work, and when left to a few is difficult, but if many women are helping, it can be quickly done and on its way. The articles are cut and 'the wool ready,. all that needed are the workers. Will you call at the Red Cross rooms bu Tuesdays And Thurs. days and do your bit, , With Which Is Amalgamated The G orde ViAette and Wroxeter News. WINGHAM, :ONTARIO, .,:THURSD4Y„:jANUARY 13itlf, 1944 CANADIANS WERE SPEARHEAD IN' ORTONA RATTLE LEGION TO HEAR LONDON SPEAIER J. LESLIE ADAIR IS MISSING OVERSEAS MISSIONARY 'ROO AT UNITED 'COO. Mingle :POpiea Elva OeOta fighting. : In •this' photo which, was radioed' from Algiers, 'a ,,,t•zoiadian tank sommander, -shot Wheri he open- Euchre Friday' Night This Week The Women's 'Institute are holding a euchre in the Council Chambers on Friday night this week january 14th, play istart9 at 8.15 sharp, Refresh- merita Will be served. Admission 25c. Proceeds for Overseas tuts, Ali are urged to' attend, institute members please' bring' sandwiches. ed a turret to check firing results, is -assisted to a dressing station by 'a inedicar attendant ' Miss Caroline WellWOodea.vi4414rOSs :Sunday Morning and Was Rec/pient of a Gift From the Congregation, )(Miss Caroline' Wellwood, retired . Chinese Missionary, returned to: her home church Stinday morning and gave an address, The congregation in ivcognition of her 35 years service .-aS a missionary in China presented her with ,a gift o money; The presentation was' made by Mrs,,Win. Yield. is • ' ,Miss Wellwood told how the Jap enese had .gradually taken over in China until ,the 'Chinese fearful that they would 'be treated similar' to the 'peoples of Manchuria and Korea, took a firm stand eight years ago in an effort to repel the invaders, The Jap- anese had been taking the Chinese children to Japan to' educate them and this was the great reason that Madame Chiang Kai-Shek started the move- ment to preserve the youth and stu- dents of China. Many of these stu- dents walked the 2000 miles to the interior. . After Chungking had been made the capital of China it was necessary due to the bombing, to remove the mission school. Miss Wellwood was.in charge for a year of this property and an effort was, made to place the refugees in positions and homes. The school would accommodate about 250 people only. The immensitity of this prob- lem can be realized by the fact that 30,000,000 Chinese were forced to be- come refugees, this is about three times the number of people in Canada. ChUrigking is built on rock- forme ation and they have 'blasted shelters in the rock which now accommodates almost the entire population. At Chengtu, where the hospital in which Miss Wellwood was serving, there was no bombing proteCtion at all as the ground there is the low rice fields. Miss Wellwood spent eight months on her trip from the Chinese base back to. Canada,,- .Site came teyeava.y,, of India, South Africa, South America to New York. Was Clerk of East We*anosh For • 37 Years- Tliis sommunity lost one of its most 'highly respected; and better known citizens on Tuesday evening' when Alex Porterfield of Belgrave, Clerk of. East Wawanosh, passed 'suddenly J, "Waring, RegiQ04, SecretiSrY Vor The.Canadian , Legion Adilea- tional Services tCP Address LOg'ion and Auxiliary At the January meeting . of .the Wingham Legion last week it was decided to extend an invitation to J. Waring of London, Regieeal Secre- tary 'of the Canadian Legion' Educa tional SerViees, to address a combined meeting of the Legion arid the Ladies' Auxiliary. Mr, Waring has accepted this invitation and will be present at, the regular meeting on. Tuesday even- ing, February 1st, 'The Cigarette committee were in- structed to foil/yard smokes to the boys overseas as soon as possible. The eigarettee committee are arranging, that thi's be done very soon. Anyone who has a son or is next of kin to anyone 'overseas who has arrived over- seas since Christmas or whoSe over- seas a.ddress has changed since Christ- mas will they please leave the correct- ed, addresses at the Advance-Times. Please •have address printed or written barefiillY a-slip of paper. Plans are under,way to change the date of, the regular monthly meeting and all members will-be notified when this change takes place, HORTICULTURAL TO HOLD ANNUAL, eeting Will Be Held January 25th The 22nd annual meeting of the Winghani Herticultural Society, will be held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening, January 25th, at 8 o'clock for the receiving of reports and election' of officers. for 1944. All members are invited to, attend. Mrs. J. Nash, Seey, s. aught ..At Stone School Miss Lquise Coulees returned to Stratford NormaleSehool on Sitnday ', after teaching- for a week at the Stone School in Morris.:4, Had over -sbay,,Operatienal Flights To His credit • ,Mr, 'Roy Adair ,receiVed a tele-. grain ree.gatly that' his. Son War- rant pfficer J I esile Adair'? was finise: Slag ,follotving air operetion, On behalf of the people of ',this 'eeminualty we, extend deep sympathy to• Miesand Mrs. Adair and extend the hope that more favourable wordsvill be received soon. Les. had been in England since April 1942 and during, this e time had over sixty .opera.tiohaleflights to credit. He completed his sixtieth flight before Christmas and has done flying since that time and it is thought his record will be 65 or 66 flights, He attended Wiegliam High. School and for a couple 'of years prior to 'en- listing was engaged in the transport business with his father. :Enlisting in August 1941 he reported to Manning Pool, Toronto. He 'attended Initial Training School at Eglington Hunt Club and graduated as an air gunner at Jarvis the end of. February 1042. He then spent a leave at his home here prior to reporting to Halifax. He arrived, overseas in April. Leslie was of quiet disposition and very Modest and his letters though interesting told but little of the thril- ling 'experiences that he must' have had. 'On the first shuttle 'bombing trip from England to North Africa by way of South Germany and then back from North Africa by way of Italy *as one of his trips. His brother Kenneth Baker is also overseas and at present is in •No. 10 Canadian General Hoipital. He dUr- ing h :night scheme was thrown from his motorcycleand his leg was frac- tured in two places. It, was a very serious' break and Ken will likely be confined to hospital for some time yet. Leslie visited him at Christmas time and both boys wrote cheerful letters home telling of their happy, meeting. Ken said that Les JdOlced.s, at that, time. LEMON AUXILIARY HAS LARGER MEMBERSHIP Four New Members Initiated. At Last Meeting The membership in the Ladies' Aux- iliary to the Wingham Legion is growing vent' quickly, The member- ship now numbers 76 and four new meinbers were initiated at the meeting held last 'week.* It Was 'decided to hold a euchre in February 'arid plans are now under way for this event. All members were urged to snake an: effort to raise money this month for the Minesweepers fund and also to continue. making patches for quilts, The auxiliary following their busi- ness session at their next regular, meeting on February 1st, *ill join: with the Legion members to 'hear an address by Mr. J. Waring, Regional Secretary of the Canadian Legion War Services. Attended Fur .Show Mr, and Mrs. A, R. DuVal attended the Silver. Fox 'and Mink Pelt Show 'which was held recently at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Curled At London Winghani, was represented at the London bonspiel on Monday and Tuesday by a rink composed of 5, Carr, Jr., H. +Crawford, 5, Murray and Ontar Hatelgrove. , Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs, George H, Oxvis, Wittiliam, wish to announce the en- gagement of their. daughter, Velma. May, to I./Cpl. Andrew S. Scott, son of Mrs. and the late Alex, •Scott, Myth. The' marriage to take place this Month. 'els RED CROSS*ANNUAL MONDAY. JANUARY 17 The annual meeting of the Wingham branch' 'of the Red Cross Society will be held in the •Council Chambers at 8Nit, oft Monday, January 17t1, All members are Urged to attend to hear the reports of the various coma Mittdeg, The society has had a very successful year,and the report 'the Work done should prove most Interest. lag, Offieets ,for 1944 viiili be elected at thiS meeting, :The Canadian . spearhead eof the British Eight Army, captured the town of ,Ort ona, Italy, after days of-,bitter UNITED W. M. S. HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR Retired Missionary Gave 'Interesting Address • Miss Caroline Wellwood, recently returned from China, addressed a large' audience-at the •rneetieg of the Wo- man's -Missionary Society, in Wingham United Church. Thirty-seven years ago, Miss Wellwood went to China as a missionary of tile W,M,S, and has seen great changes in the .social, political - and : -religiOns• -life''2if "that country. She spoke of the spread of Christianty among those in high of- fices, :Generalissimo and Madame Chiang" Kai-Shek being firm believers in the :gospel of: Jesus Christ. Miss Wellwood was through : manY'' Japan- ese bombings in West China and saw the W.M.S. hospital in: Chengtu, which she' had .been instrumental in building, and of which she was superintendent of nurses for many years, burned to the ground. She told interesting events of her trip home which took eight months, five of which were spent in India waiting for eransportation. Mrs. Sam Campbell had charge of the meeting;the theme of the worship 'service being, "The Bible for 'all Can- ada's Children". , Reports of the work for 1943 were :presented and showed increased attendance and contribu- tions. Four special meetings had 'been held with ,outside speakers, two bales were sent to Mission Schools and the visiting comtnittee made 131 calls of which 32 were to patients in the :hos- pital, A total amount of $616.10 was raised which exceeded the objective asked by W. M. S. headquarters. The leader of the Baby Band, Mrs. Burg- man, reported 60 members in that junior organization, 11 graduated into the Mission Band, 50 calls made and $14.12 collected in mite. boxes. The meeting was closed by, Mrs. Field and refreshments were served by the social committee, ELM TREE PRODUCED BI6 PILE OF WOOD 23 Cords• troth This Tree That Measured 5 Foot In Diameter At The Btitt 4 /Sgt. Major Wilfred Seddon and Jim Newell got a big surprise when they tackled an elm tree to augment their fuel supply. Theyethought they would have 6 or 7 cord.; apiece for their labours, but now that the tree is felled, cut and measured, they find that it produced 23 cords of 13 inch wood7 The tree grew neat the London bridge and was one of those stately old •eltits that was anchored to the ground by a five foot butt. Ten blocks of this butt wood made 8 'cords coof rd7ood and 'three of the blocks a • This may 'not ,be a record for num. her of cords from one tree, but we tatirot reeall one that produced as much, • CAVE OPTIMISTIC REPORTS OF WEST Mr, Albert Steen of Craik, Sask. Visited This Office Thirty-five years ago a young man, Mr. Albert Steen of East Wawanosh, and his bride, sold their farm on the 9th concession, the farm on which Bert Thompson now resides, and went to the Canadian West. Mr. Steen can therefore be classed as a Westerner, but although he has lived in the West for so many years he still enjoys a visit East to see his old friends and relatives and the haunts of his youth. It is six years since he was East. Mr. Steen was in our office on Fri- day and he 'had just arrived from his home at Craik. In true Western fashion he spoke of things in the West in a most optimistic manner. Mr. Steen experienced the depressing days when the crops in the land out yonder were very poor, but like many others he came up smiling and now tells of better times and forecasts a bright future. He has two half sections about a mile apart and he, says his crop this year was muoh like the others out there, a good normal one. His grain last fall will just about fill the whole of what he shipped last yeas and that this is the case for most Western farmers. He harvested about 12000 bushels last fall. On one of his half sections 'there is a good barn which was used for cattle -until the farmer was forced to hold his grain. This is now his granary. With good crops and the price of $1.25 basis No. 1 Northern, Mr, Steen says happy days are here again. , An interesting item of his conver- sation was the story of one of his neighbours who combined his crop between Christmas and New Years and the crop was taken' off well and was of,excellent quality, lit also told of one neighbour who due to lack of help left his 1942 crop in the field all winter And then harvested it in the spring, It also was a good crop and the man realized 5 cents a bushel more 'than 'he would have in the fall. It is a great thing for Canada to hear fine reports front the West. It is hoped those days of drought and misery never return to our Western friends, Mr, j, 0, ..Scott of Toronto and. Pr, W. V. Johnston, of Were Speakers On Wednesday, January 5th, the Wingham C. C. E. held a meeting In the Orange Hall under the chairman- ship of Mr, Harvey Niergarth. It was decided that the Club should meet regularly each month in the future. -Mr. 3, D. Scott of Toronto, was a guest. He gave an •edifying talk on C. C. F. organization activities and urged 'that the :Club have memberS and friends in. each polling district got in tough with. the secretary and in order to be fully prepared for the next election,' Dr, W. V. Johnston of Lucknow, was also a guest and gave a short address. He • said that the C. C. F. was the most interesting development in the life of Canada for a number of years. He reminded 'the meeting of the vast amount of literature to 'be obtained on C. C. F. policy and aims and of the intense interest aroused by it, 'Referring to those whose lea.nings are towards the C. C. F. but who are reluctant to acknowledge the fact publicity, Dr. Johnston said that those who have faith in the movement and who are really enthusiastic do not mind declaring their policy and that such action cannot be harmful. A general discussion followed. Sold Show Team Currie & Tervit have sold their show team "June Mekillop .& Watts Lee" to Mr. Jas. Gordon .of Hamilton. Mr. Gordon is shipping this team to Quebec City. Turnberry Federation to Meet A meeting of TurnberrY Federation of Agriculture 'and motion pictures at Lane's School, Monday evening, Jan- uary 17th. All Howick and Turn- berry farmers cordially invited. HOSPITAL ANNUAL FRIDAY. JANUARY 21 The annual meeting of the Wing- ham General Hospital will be held in' the Council Chambers, Wingham, at 8 p.m., on Friday, January 21st, '1944. All members are urged to be pres- ent as the directors for the year will , be 'elected and reports for the. year received. NAVY LEAGUE DOING A MEAT WORK Collection of Magazines. Stressed By Local Branch Last month Canadian shipyards de- livered to the Royal Canadian Navy no less than eleven escort vessels— a record for any month. Four of the ships were frigates, three were Alger- ine class mine-sweepers and four were corvettes. As the Minister oh Muni,- thins said in releasing the figures, "The new record is indicative of the. way in which our shipyards have re- sponded to the challenge to build numbers of fighting ships in a hurry. What could be mentioned also is the way in which the personnel of these ships will be equipped with every comfort possible, by the Ontario- Division, Navy League of Canada, through the co-operation. of Ontario citizens. Recently ILM.C.S. "Toron- to", a frigate, was taken care of in everything for the men. except wool- lens by the Ontario Division, Wool- lens were already the care of the R,C.N.V.R. auxiliary. 137 ditty bags were placed aboard her and 125 pair of black, leather-wooll-lined mitts, musical instruments, "bousewifes" containing mending material etc. This kind of "comfort equipment" goes to all our ships from, the Navy League, and to out ships of the Merchant Navy, It's the least that can be done for our men of the seas,. but it cannot be ,done without the eon. titntal co-operation of us people iii; Ontario. Magazines Needed. At the present time the Wittgltam ilraileh of the Navy League is con. eentrating on the colletclon of mag. tables for distribution amongst the sailors, . Please deposit suitable magazines in the boxes provided at Malibbort's Drug Store; The Hydro Shop; Omar Haselgrove's,• and 14014 MaSeit'S. good health and good spirits until a away. Mr. Porterfield had been in half 'hour before he pasSed on. Dur- ing the day 'he was in Wingham and carried on his business in his usual happy manner and later in the after- noon presided at a Red Cross meet- ing at Belgrave. With his wife he was making a call on Mrs, Wm. Geddes when he was taken suddenly ill and passed on, about 9 p.m. One cannot speak too highly of his service to his coterie:adv. He was clerk of East Wawanosh for 37 years receiving the appointment after the death of his father who ,had held the' position for 36 years. Since East Wawanosh has become a municipality in 1867 it has had only three clerks, Mr. James Tisdale from 1867 to 1871 and since that time the Porterfields, father, then son. He took over the office of treasurer-clerk in 1941. His interests were not only in his muni- cipal work, he was active in all things that were for the good of the district. The Red Cross Society had his interest and guidance. He was chairman of the 5th Victory Loan drive and a salesman throughout the various driv- es not only in this war but alSo in the First Great War. Knox Presbyterian Church, Belgrave, will miss him sadly as he was. a life long member of the church and for very many years had been a 'member of the session and active in all things pertaining to the welfare of the church. He was a Liberal in politics, but even those that differed' with him hi this regard, held him in high esteem, The sympathy of this community goes Mit to Mrs, Porterfield in her hour of sorrow. ALEX PORTERFIELD DIED SUDDENLY Ifassed Reg. N: Examinations ifCongratulations to Miss Lois Elliott, daughter, of Mr. •and" Mrs. Raymond Elliott, .who has been successful in passing eher Nurse Registration exam- inations in •the Province of Ontario:/' JUVENILE HOCKEY AGAIN THIS YEAR Four Teams In Double Schedule WinghanChockey fans will not be without hockey 'this season as Alf. Lockriclge'iS again sponsoring a Juven- ile team. Juvenile hockey is for boys up to 18 years and it is expected that we will have a good 'team this year. Last year the fans woke tip near the fierl,,,,ef :the season, to find that Juvenile ' heekey was'worth seeing. 'It is• hoped that this season the kids will receive the support they ,deserve from the first' game on. • There will be four teams in the grottp, IGoae.rich, Lucknow, Kincardine :Ard Wingharn. The genies will start -e-'sot later than 8.80 o'clock arid the teams, will be allowed 10 players and 2 goal-keepers. • The play-offs will be as.follows: 2nd and 3rd' teams will play heirrte and home games with goals to count and ; the winner of this .series will play the 1st place team, a :series of. two games a three for the group title. The SchedUle Jan, 14 Goderich at Isicknove, 18 Vingitant at Godenieh, 19 Aintarditie at Lueknow. 21 Goderich et Kincardine, 25 Kincardine at Goderich, '25 Wittgham at Luelotow. 26 Goderich at' Wuhan*. 28 Lttelotow at Nintardine. Lucknow IA/Ingham, Feb, '1 Lucknow at Goderich, 2 Xmcartinte at Wingliani, , 4 IA/Ingham. at Xineardine, 4 Goderich at Lucknow, 7 Itinearditte at Lucknok, 8 Wingham: et Goderieh, 9 itineardine at Winghtm, 11 Lucknow Kincardine, I 14 Whig/tam at Lucknow. 15' Nineardine Godetich. 16 GoderiCh at Wingham. 18, G'otletich set Xineardine. 21 Lucknow at doderich. 28 lAteknow at Wirtgbant 25' VVingharn Itintattlitie.