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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1945-02-01, Page 1RIVT ,LO .,• With Which. Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Viclette and Wroxeter News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 194$ $14Scriptions $2.90 Per Y !Single Copies Five Cents DESPITE STORM BLOOD CLINIC WAS SUCCESS 164 . Attended, Blood Donor Clinic Regardless of the Blizzard It takes more than howling blizzard with all roads 'blocked or nearly im- passible to black out aG Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic here. On Wed- nesday last week 164 persons turned out to the 18th blood donor clinic to be held here, 111. men and 53 women. There were 20 waiting when the clinic opened. at 8 o'clock. To make sure that they would be able to give their -donation all sorts of convey- ances were used, one man rode two miles on horse back to the highway. Another drove ten miles in a cctter, while others took hours to traverse a few miles, The donors from Blyth could not get through but they would have tried again if it had not been too late. A number of Wingham people, knowing that some donors could not get here due to the bad weather, took their proper breakfast and attended the clinic although they had not been cal- led this time. All this goes to show that' 'many people of Wingham and vicinity have a' high sense of responsi- bility regarding their blood clinic. Donors were from Wingham 113, Bluevale 16, Belgrave 9, Brussels 9, Whitechurch 9, Wroxeter 4, Gorrie 1, Waterloo, 1, Mildmay 1, Teeswater 1. Twenty received the bronze buttons. for 3 ,donations, Walter Woods and Harold Hutton were presented with gold buttons for their 10th donation. Frank Johnston of Wingham is the leading blood donor here with 14 do- nations. (Continued on page six) HENRY JENSEN BACK FROM OVERSEAS Arrived Home Tuesday Evening Word was received here Tuesday that Henry Jensen had arrived home from overseas.—He'-and his wife, "the former Ma \rjorie Preston, arrived in Wingharn, on the night bus. Henry's category has been lowered since his enlistment and that is the. reason he is back in Canada. We extend a hearty, welcome to him. His friends here will have ample op- portunity of having•a chat with him as he will be home until the end February On furlough. Henry has' had considerable army experience About four years ago he enlisted in the R.C.E. and in May the next year arrived overseas. Prior to enlisting Henry carried on his trade' as painter and decorator and was in the employment of the Wall- paper Shop. Once again we extend a sincere wel- come home on behalf of the citizens of this community. Be sure to see the Valentine display at McKibbons, Accepts Toronto Position Miss Louise Reid, who Was on the staff of • the Bell Telephone for the past three years, has accepted a posi- tion with the General Electric Co., Shaw Street, Toronto, Hospital AuXiliary Meets Monday The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospital will be held in the Council Chambers, Monday afternoon next, February 5th, at 3.45 o'clock. Celebrated 20th Wedding Anniversary Cpl. and Mrs, George Currie cele- brated their 20th wedding anniversary on Friday last. Congratulatory tele- grams were received from Toronto, England and Ireland. Local Couple 55 Years Married Congratulations to • Mr, and Mrs. Charles Blackball, who celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary recently. Mr, arid Mrs, Blackhall have been residents of Wiegham for the past forty-five years. Operator. Mr. Kirk Hutton has taken over the position of 'operator at the C,N.R. station, He cattle here from Guelph Junction, Kirk is no stranger, here being a fennel Wingham boy, the son of Mrs. Hutton and the late Thomas Hutton. He replaces Mr, R, A. Kline, who was transferred to Dttriuttn, NEW HEATING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL W. T, Cruickshank .Chairrnau of Public School Board At a recent meeting riDf the Public School Board it was decided to install a new heating system at a cost of $3590.00 The contract was let to Machan Bros. A. new chimney will also be built and this expenditure will be $1009.28. The heating system at the school has not been giving satis- faction for some time so the school board have decided to remedy the situ- ation, At the inaugural meeting of the board Trustee W. T. Cruicicshank was named chairman. Other members of the Board are, Alf. J. Lo'ckridge, G. R. Scott, R. G. Gannett, W, F. Burg- man, C. W. Lloyd, C. B. Armitage, R. A. Coutts. Appointments were made as follows: W. H. French to the High School Board for a term of one year; Mrs. F. A. Parker to the Library Board for a three year term; Chief George Allen, school attendance officer; secretary- treasurer. Mrs. Alberta Morgan. Committe6 were selected as follows: Property—C,'W. Lloyd, G. R. Scott, R. G. Gannett, R. A. Coutts, Purchasing—C. B. Armitage, W, F. Burgman, T. S. Beattie. Management—C. B. Armitage, R. G. Gannett, W. F. Burgman, Alf. J. Lockridge. Finance—C. B, Armitage, Alf. J. Lockridge,/, W. F. Burgman Financial Statement 1944 Receipts Bal, on hand, Jan, 1; 1944 $ 461.89 Non-resident fees ....... . ... 77.50 Government grants 836.55 Sundries— • Univ. of Western Ontario .$ 42.35 Concert proceeds 246.10 W. A. Galbraith J. C. Currie est. 1194.82 Sale of Windows 45.75 1529.02 Municipal.-Levy• :_..:::.,,,:.......•11500.00 Total $14404.96 Expenditures Teachers' Salaries $ 9360.57 Caretaker's Salary 942.45 Other Salaries 110:00 Stat, and Supplies 176,56 Library, Maps, etc. 70,54 Manual Training 18.90 Home Economics 29.53 Music 10.88 Repairs 686.17 Equipment 809.82 Insurance 36.82 Furn. & Fixtures 559.50 Water, Light, Fuel 652.85 Caretaker's Supplies 117.92 Postage, Int., Etc. 22.65 Printing, Stat., etc. ..... ..... 65.67 Athletics 127.59 Bal. Dec. 31, 1944 606.54 $14404.96 FINE ROAM AT LITERARY MEETING Grades Eleven and Twelve Supplied the Program On Friday, January 26th, the Wing- home High School Literary Society held its January meeting with Ed. Brophy in the chair. The program opened with 0 Canada. A reading was given by Grace Golley entitled, "A Sad Case", then Dorothy Hamil- ton sang "That's an Irish Lullaby". a skit "Clenentine" under the direc- tion of D. Lloyd and R. Procter, was presented with the following cast; Clementine, Grace Coulter; Sister, Mabelle Dunkin; Miner, Norman Dick- inson; Lover, Jim Hobden; Ducks, Maitland Edgar, Don. Procter, Ed. .Elston, Russel Pennington then fav- oured with a violin solo, "Cantique D'armour", Milton Brown gave a reading on Christmas Exams by Steph- en cutler. Ross Procter sang the rollicking "I've Got Six Petite." The journal was then read by 'the editor. George Copeland, Jack Walker then rendered "Don't Fence Me In" and "Dance with a Doll? on his saxa- phone, „A filnt was then shown "Pte.. hide to Rosamund", 6. musical film with a Philharmonic OrChestra. The critics remarks were given by Miss A. I. toe. The meeting dosed with God Save the King ALEX, CRAWFORD WON BOWLING SINGLES Defeated Dr, Krupp in Finals. Of Mercer Singles At St. Petersburg a Alex Crawford is the winner of the Mercer singles bowling tournament which was played at St, Petersburg, Florida last week. In the. finals Alex. disposed of Dr. Weston Krupp of Woodstock by a score of 108-72 and the St Petersburg paper remarked a surprisingly one-sided score, The count for bowling in Florida is different than here, They count 4 points for the bowl which is nearest the kitty. 3 for second, 2 for third, and 1 for fourth. To win this event is nothing new for Alex. as lie has done so on several other occasions, In fact two years ago he won every major tournament held at St, Petersburg, HORTICULTURAL SOC, HAD ANNUAL MEETING Mrs. George Ross Was Re-Elected President Mrs, George Ross presided at the 22nd annual meeting of the Wingham Horticultural Society Monday evening. She said that one of the aims of such societies were the fostering of com- munity gardens. They were also deep- ly, interested in reforestation and the correction of soil erosion. To make a more showy display in gardens she recommended garden beds of solid colours. She also mentioned that the bird house contest held last year was very successful. and that the three winning houses were hung in the horti- cultural park, Plan's were made to continue the work at the park according to plan. Shrubs will be ordered at once to in- sure delivery in time .for planting early in the season. Officers' were elected as follows: President—Mrs, George Ross, 1st Vice-Pres.--Mrs. E. Snell. , 2nd Vice-Pres.—Mrs., T. Kew. . Secretary—Mrs. E. Nash. Treasurer—W. A. Galbraith. Directors—Mrs. W. W. Armstrong, Mrs. Cadwallader, Mrs. T. Fells, Mrs. Buckman, Mr. H. Sherbondy, Mrs. T. Kew, Mrs. T. L. Torrance,' Mrs. A, J. Walker. .Auditor—H. L, Sherbondy. Delegates to Convention—Mrs, G. Ross, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong. Premium Committee — Mrs. Geo. Ross, Mrs. E. Snell, Mrs. T. Fells. The Canadian Horticulture and. Home Magazine will be supplied free for one year to all 1944 members, Plans were . made also to hav,e the premiums for members in 1945 more valuable than ever. Further announce- ment will be made in this regard at a later date. It was also brought to the attention of the meeting that the society took part in the seeds for Britain drive. ' The minutes of the last annual meeting as read by Mrs. Nash were approved. The financial statement as follows was presented by Mr, W. A. Galbraith. Receipts Bal. forward 1943 Members' Fees Grants -. Government . Municipal Sales Bank Interest $ 154,87 65,00 31.49 50.00 4.40 1.24 Mafia BURNED AT I U.„CERCH ANNUAL All Church Organizations Report Most Successful Year. An item of outstanding interest at the annual' meeting of the Wingham United Church on Tuesday evening, was the burning of the mortgage which /rad been placed upon the church at the -time of the building of the new addi- tion fifteen years ago. The meeting opened with prayer and Rev. W. A. Beecroft read the names of the mem- hers who had passed away during the past year. Mr, F. R, How,son was appointed chairman of the meetnig, and Mr. G, W. Tiffin, secretary. The election for the church boards resulted as follows: Trustees—E, S. Copeland, E. Wilk- insin, B, Cruiksba\mk; and W. A. Gal- braith to fill the vacancy , caused by the death of Mr, Isard; Session—S. Beattie, T. H. Gibson, F. R. Howson, G. M. Procter, R. R. Hobden, A, Reid; also 5, -J. Moffatt -to fill vacancy caused by the death of :Mr. Isard, Stewards—R. A, Coutts, F. L. Dav- idson, L. Hutton, H. T. Thomson, W. `W. Currie, E. Ireland; and J. H. Craw- ford to fill vacancy Caused by leaving "town not C. Machan, Mr. F. W. French reported for the Session. Durnig the year 28 members had been received on professiorl`, of faith and 11 by certificate; 9 had been removed 'by death and 22 by certifi- cate, There are 634 resident members. Baptisms 11, marriages 5, burials 13. 'The Sunday School report presented by H. Wild showed a membership of 195 and an average attendance of 111. 'The receipts amounted to $709,82, and after purchasing a $100 Victory Band there was still a substantial balance. The Library report was given by W. Tiffin. There are 782 books in the lib- rary and 1764 were loaned, an increase over the previous year of 25%. The Baby Band report by Mrs. W. 'F. Burgman showed receipts of $14.65. 'There are .53 regular members and .2 ife members. ' The :Evening Auxiliary report was presented. by Miss K. McGregor. who stated the receipts were $326.01. The average attendance was 28, Mrs. W. VanWyck reported for the Woman's Auxiliary. This group had receipts of $203.90. ' The Women's Missionary Society had receipts of $606.72. The annual membership is 47, life members 17. This report was presented by Mrs, W. J, Adams and Mrs. VanWyck. The Junior C.G.I.T. reported 25 members„ with Miss Louise Thompson as leader. Senior C,G.I.T. leaders, Miss Doe and Miss Twamley. The Junior• Congregation held, 48 services with an average,attendance of 22.8. Receipts $25.51. The treasurer, Mrs. Morgan, pre- sented her statement and showed that the church had a most successful year financially. The total general receipts amounted $10,913.79, and. Missions $2225.00. A $1000' Victory Bond had been purchased and set aside for re- decorating and a substantial balance was on hand. E. Wilkinson and F. W. French 'were re-appointed auditors. A social time was held at the close of the meeting and lunch was served 'by the ladies of the congregation. 'Valentines • for everyone on display at McKibbons, CUBS HELD THEIR INAUGURAL MEETING Lions Are Sponsoring This Activity The Cubs held a very successful meeting in the gymnasium of the United Church, Wednesday, January 24th r from seven to eight p.m, Lions Ed. Gibson, Stewart Beattie and Stan, Hall were in charge with nineteen Cubs reporting for the organization. The Cubs formed the Parade Circle and gave the Grand HOWL Ctibmaster Stan Hall then briefly outlined the programme for the evening. The Scout Law and Scout Promise were taught to the new Cubs. This was followed by several games, Next Wednesday the Cubs are to be tested on their knowledge of the 'Union Jade and the Scout Law and Scout Promise, The Cuba meet at seven p.m. and the door will be open, at ten triinttteS to seven, Expenditures Premiums Supplies & Printing Horticultural Work Convention Expenses Salaries Miscellaneous ..... . . ... ........... $ 144,04 By Balance forward $ 162.96 $ 307,00 Underwent Operation Mrs. .5. Wade, Shuter Streeti under- went an operation in London Hospital On Monday. Friends here wish her a speedy recovery: NOTICE TO RED CROSS WORKERS The executive of the Red Cross re- quests 'that all knitting being prepared from wool issued in October or previ- ous to 'that tirridi be returned to the Work rooms as soon as possible, ST, ANDREW'S CHURCH HAS EXTENDED A CALL Rev. A, Nimmo At Present A Padre In The R. C. A. F., Invited At a meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian congrega- lion prior to the annual meeting on Friday evening, the •congregation de- cided unanimously to extend a call to Rev. Alex Nimmo. Mr. Nimmo is at present a padre in the R.C.A,F, and is stationed at Trenton Airport. He has been in the airforce for about two and a half years and prior to that was minister at Beauhaurnois. He is a married man and has two children, The call is subject to Huron-Maitland. Presbyterial approval and his accept- ance, but it is fully expected that he will be the next minister at St. An- drew's. INSTITUTE HAD FINE MEETING Splendid Program Was Presented Mrs. A. R. DuVal, the president, occupied the chair at a meeting of the Women's Institute, which was held Friday afternoon last week and which opened with the Institute Ode. A number of letters were read from soldiers overseas who had received boxes recently sent by the Institute. An individual report from each mem- ber was received on the war work she accomplished during the past month. The roll call was answered by nam- ing a beauty spot I have visited. Every member recalled some place of interest and beauty that had been visit- ed. It was truly surprising the num- ber of beauty spots which had been visited, many right in our district. A most interesting and well pre- pared review of the book "The Green Years" by Dr. Cronin, was given by Mrs. F. A. Parker. Mrs. L. Hiseler, in honour of Burn's Day, sang ",Mary" with Mrs. Norman Keating as accomp- anist, 0 Canada and the Maple Leaf were sung by the members, Mrs. D. Hutcheson, convenor for Home Economics, gave a talk on sal- ada. She said salad making was an art and they are a trusty safe guard of our health. The salad is also Versatile as it can be made from such a variety of foods, fruits, vegetables, left overs. She demonstrated the mak- ing of a salad which was served to all present. A number of visitors were welcomed by the president, who said that visitors were always heartily welcome. . Mrs. W. J. Henderson, who arranged the program, had the members sing "Auld Lang Syne" to balance the program. Mrs. Henderson also moved a hearty vote of thanks to those who had taken part in the program and the hostesses for their splendid efforts, McKibbons present the greatest Valentine display ever. One for every member of the family. Attended Birthday Celebration Mrs. Mabel Habkirk and Mrs. Ross Howson, Reg. N., were in Seaforth on Thursday at the celebration of the 88th birthday of Mr. John Bennett, Mrs, Habkirk's father. W, H. S. Skating Party On Wednesday night, January 23, a delightful skating party was held in the Wingham Arena. There was a very good crowd which was very gratifying to the executive of the Ath- letic society under whose auspices the party was held, Eastern Star Euchre February 2 The annual euchre of the Huron Chapter No. 89, Order of the Eastern Star, of Wingham, will be held in the Oddfellow's Hall on Friday, February 2nd. Cards will commence at 8.00 p.m., and lunch will be served. The admission is 25; and all the proceeds are for Patriotic purposes. Your sup- port will be greatly appreciated, BRIDGE CLUB Six tables took part in a Howell, movement at the Wiegharn Bridge Club Thursday evening. The results were as follows: 1st., David Robb and W. H. French; 2nd., Miss Marg- aret MacLean and Miss McCallum; 8rd,, Dune. Kermedy and Bert Porter; 4th., Mrs, R. S. Hetherington and Art Wilson; .5th,, Mrs. A. It, DttVal and Miss Mary Johnston; '6th, Mrs, Art Wilson and Mrs. G. Godkin, LIONS GLUE HELD LIVELY MEETING Deputy District Governer .Eph. Gray of Palmerston W,as.Present On His' Official Visit The regular Lions Club Luncheon was held at the Queen's Dining Room on Friday evening with a full attend- ance, The luncheon was started sharp and several tardy Lions were met at the door by Tai4wister Gold Buchan- an with his fine box, The Club was honoured with an official visit from Deputy District Governor Eph. 'Gray of Palmerston. Lion Gray was a.ccompanied. by two other Palmerston Lions, Cecil Forrest- er and Harold Hudson. The visitors were greeted with the Lions' Roar and after suitable introduction by eresident Wilf. French, Lion Eph. Gray pre- sented the address of the evening. He thanked the Lions for their kind reception and proceeded with his re- marks. He said he had been thinking of the people of England, France, Bel- gium, and Italy who had lost their homes due to the war. We had so many things for which to be thankful, our homes, good food, water, hydro and conveniences of all kinds. He likened life to a voyage on a great sea and on a. large ship which he called the "Home Ship". Through the fogs other ships were discernable, one he would call "Friendship" another "Fellowship" while still others might be called "Citi- zenship" and Worship". He enlarged on the good qualities of each of these "Ships" and compared them to the ob- jectives of the Lions' Clubs. His ad- dress proved very interesting and on motion of Lions Stan. Hall and Fred Spry, he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his inspirational talk. (Continued on page two) BOOKS NEEDED FOR MEN IN SERVICE Leave Books At The Post Office Cash Donations May Be Left At „ :The Advance-Times,,, The need of hooks for the various armed services has been stressed from time to time but it is very acute at present. If you have any books which could be donated please leave them at your post office and they will reach a proper destination. If you have not books to donate or if you desire to support this activity in a financial way, cash donations may be, left at the Advance-Times office. We will see that these donations will reach the I.O.D,E. fund that is at present being raised for the purchase of books. This organization has an objective of $350,000 for this 'purpose, Lady Bowlers To Meet Thursday A meeting of the Ladies' Bowling Club will be held in the Council Chambers at 7 p.m. sharp, Thursday evening this week, to decide about winter bridge games. Please note time 7 p.m, sharp. Honoured Artist Is Uncle %,,_,Last week we had an article about artist George Reid of Toronto, a form- er Wawanosh resident, being honour- ed by his fellow artists, He is an uncle of Mrs. Jas, V. Breen, Thorn- dale, formerly of Wingham, Candlemas Day Friday On Friday this week the groundhog and the bear will take a peek outside and according to the old legend their actions will forecast the weather for the six weeks following. If they see their shadows we are supposed to have six weeks more cold weather. Fish and Game Club Annual The annual meeting of the Wingharn Fish and Game Club will be held in the Couticil Chambers, at 8 p.m., on Wednesday, February 7th. Officers will be elected and other business dis- cussed. George Orvis, President. Percy Stainton, Seey. Skating Party and Sleigh Ride Monday afternoon and evening St. Andrew's and St. Paul's Sunday schools held their annual sleigh ride and skating party. In the afternoon the junior classes enjoyed a sleigh ride followed 'by supper at the Graham home. John Street, In the evening the skating party was held at the arena and it was largely attended. A hutch of hot dogs and hot chocolate was served, ANOBEWS POW HAD 'KENDID YEAR increase Was ShOWii-In Finart44 Givings And Membership Also Increased At the annual meeting of St, An- drew's Presbyterian Church. Friday evening, the reports showed that the congregation had enjoyed a most sues cessful year. The year started with. a deficit but at the end of the year a substantial balance was on hand. The membership. increased by 18 de., spite the loss of 7 members by death and 9 who had left the comMunity.. It now totals 442. The members of the Session are, F. McGee, Clerk; W. H. Gurney, Representative Elder; John Raby, W. E. Hammond, W. J. Clark, R, IL Lloyd, Jas. Moffatt, W. A, Miller, Geo, R. Scott, Malcolm Graham, Dun- can Kennedy, Geo, Wilson, Clarkson. Martin, S, Bateson, Gordon Gannett. At this meeting • G. .01ver, H. L. Sherbondy, C. Deans, A. M, Peebles, J. W. Leggatt were elected -to the Board of Managers for a period of three years, Other members of the Board are, term expiring January next,. , D. Rae, Thos. Graham, 3, E, Currie, T. A. Currie, W. H, Haney; term ex- piring January 1947, J. P. McKibbon, W. W. Gurney, G. Gannett, H.' C. MacLean, G. C, Gammage. The members of Trustee Board were re-elected as follows: W. Jos. Hen- derson, Donald Rae, R. H. Lloyd.. Auditors elected were. Mrs, Borden. Spears and Miss C, Isbister, Mr. H. C. MacLean was chairman and the meeting was closed with pray- er by the interim moderator, Rev. C. H. McDonald of Lucknow. The treasurer's report showed as stated above that the year was one of great success financially. The balance at the end of the year was $246.33 making a net gain -on the year of $513.66. The Budget allocation of $1200 was paid in full and this account had, a credit balance of $54.65. The reports of the various societies were most gratifying. The Ladies' AirSociety .haS 'a bala.ric"of $310.47' with which to start the new year, The report 4of the Goforth Auxiliary showed this group had a year of splendid activity. The allocation of $175.00 was exceeded by $54.50' and other work carried out or supported. The Marion Williamson Auxiliary also exceeded their allocation • of $25.00 as $31.92 was forwarded. The Happy Gleaners' Mission Band.. had a fine year bolding 14 meetings. They raised $35.79 during the year. The report of the Sunday School showed a credit balance at the end of the year of $25.19. The regular- collections amounted to $207.71. Mother's Day Offerings were $12.30, Rally Day offerings $13.50, and Xmas offering $13.50. The allocation of the Women's Missionary Society was $350 and this was exceeded by $21.00, This group has 26 Life Members and 20 Home Helpers. The membership in the Cradle Roll stands at 28 the sane as the' year- previous. Six members were pro,. rooted and six new members added. Contributions to the China Relief Fund amounted to $315.20, Curled Well 'at Guelph The local Curling Club, was repre- .sented by one rink at a bonspeil at Guelph last week and this rink made an excellent showing. They were put out in the semi-finals after winning their first three games. The rink was skipped by Jim Carr and the other players were Dr, W. A. Crawford,., Omar Haselgrove, Gordon MacKay. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WITH THE FOUNDRY Presentation To Mr. T. A, Currie i.At pan informal gathering of the staff in the Western Foundry Company's office last Saturday, Mr. T. A. Currie received a gold watch from, the firm. The presentation made by the General Manager, Mr. F. W. Spry, was in recognition of the 25 years Mr. Currie has spent in the service of the Com- pany. Torn expressed his appreciation for the gift and assured everyone Ile had enjoyed his first 25 years with the Foundry and hoped to 'he around foe a whilo yet 307.00 59.10 2.26 20,78 21.45 30.00 10,46