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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1946-05-02, Page 3Brides 1 6, Groom, 74, Puzzled By "Fuss" About Wedding Houston, Mo.—Pretty 16-year-old Vinnie. Sutton and her 74-year-old bridegroom can't understand all the foss over their Easter Sunday wedding by their neighbors and the world out- side their' Ozark hill country surround- ings: Thrice-wed W. T. Sutton, healthy and active, smiled fondly at blonde Vinnie' to-day as she tidied up the five-room house on his 814-acre farm and said: "Why they're printing stories about us in all the papers, you would think there was something peculiar about this marriage." .•—•.••—•••••••, U. S. Rail Wreck Probe Launched. Naperville, Ill.,—Investigators start- ed a step-by-step check on a 68-year- old engineer's version that high speed and a light train were responsible for the Burlington railroad crash which killed 44 persons here in the nation's -worst post-war railroad disaster. Two children and fourteen women were among the dead and more than 100 others were injured at least four critically. The engineer, W. W. Blaine of .Gal- esburg,-Ill., was at the throttle of the line's Exposition Flyer when it knifed through the rear coach of the Advance. Flyer and piled up cars along the right-of-way like broken pieces of a toy train. Birthday In Prison Paris,—Henri Philippe Petain, serv- ing a life sentence following his con- viction of treason last year, celebrated his 90th birthday in his fortress pris- on on the Island of Yeu, off the Brit- any Coast. The former marshal and Vichy chief of state was moved in Do Your Papo!riog NOW: FOR SAMPLES Also stock of Lowe Bros. Paints No need to delay papering that room. We have a pleasing dis- play of SUNWORTHY WALLPAPERS Patterns for Every Room TELEPHONE 281 Harold Finley November to his island from Portalet Fortress in the Pyrenees, Try New Seriph Ian Windsor Case- Windsor,--A new serum--,antire7 Ocular cytotoxic—was used for the first time in Canada with an injection given Mrs, Emma Scott of Windsor, Mrs, Scott 77, is suffering from exud- ative tuberculosis, Treatment will continue for a week, The serum was -obtained through rep7 resentations made to Western Reserve University at -Cleveland, where exper- iments have been conducted with it for some time. The serum is of Rus- sian origin. Doctor Giving Up Hospital Post Dr. Septimus Thompson, F. R.C.S., (Can.), F.A.C,S., will retire on June 30th as head of the eye, ear, nose and throat department of the Medical School of the University of Western Qntario and of Victoria Hospital, a. post which he has held for the past 39 years. He will become professor. emeritus. His successor has not been appointed. 2,000 to 4,000 Horror Deaths • Weekly Charged In Russ Area London,—The Vatican radio said , that 2,000 to 4,000 •Germans die each week amid "horror" ' •conditions in camps in the Russian occupation zone of Germany. Throughout the zone, the broadcast asserted, ,children are suffering and "girls and women are being brutally raped." Commander of Jap Jail Is Sentenced To Hang Rangoon,—Sentence of death by hanging was passed by a military court here on Ca Uyeno, Japanese of- #601/140, Shaw, Miss Martha Fraser, Miss Mar- garet Curtis and Miss Duff visited re- cently with Rev. Campbell Tavener and Mrs. Tavener at the parsonage, at Holmesville. Mrs. Harold Lawson and daughter, Margie Ellen, Clinton were regent vis- itors with Mrs. P. S. MacEwen. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pocock, Ot- tawa, called on Mr. and Mrs. James Peacock. after spending three months with their son, Will and Mrs. Peacock in Morris, where Mrs. Peacock was gaining up strength following an operation. Miss Jessie Holmes and Mrs. Alex. McCrackin are patients in the Wing- ham General Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Jas, H. Smith have accepted a position at Maple Grove Lodge, Sparrow Lake, Muskoka, and left on Wednesday to commence their duties. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Higgins and Rev. and Mrs. L, C, Jorgensen, spent a day recently with Mrs. F. J. Fowler at Bolton. Miss Florence Fowler spent the week-end with' her brother and his family at London. Mr. and Mrs. David Jewitt, Wing- ham and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Frid- Jington, Winnipeg, Manitoba, with John Hockeridge and with Mrs. Jos. Curtis, Mrs. Joseph Greenaway was a week: end visitor with relatives at London. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Isbister, Tor- onto, Miss Mary Brown, Paris and Mrs. E. B. Jenkins, Wingham, with Miss M. Olive Scott. Otto 'Walker, Cromarty, was a Sun- day visitor with Mr. 'and Mrs. James Kearney. Mrs. J. J. Sellers and son, Walter, spent the week-end with her daugh- ter, Mrs. R. C. MacLean at Waubau- shene, Mrs. James Robertson, Mrs, Arthur Beautiful, brilliant.. famous for quality. Choose from thr Blue River assortment. mom Si) illogic I HAMILTON'S SALLY'S SALLIES Registered U. S. Patent. Office. 'Well, I ordered strawberries, but that was so long ago you'd better, bring a Christmas pudding." PA r4V. SEVEN' PAGE THREZ Thursday, May and, 1946 THE WINGIIAM ADVANCE-TIMES rte ficer who commanded a jail where Allied prisoners of war were kept, ,.Uyeno was convicted of causing the deaths of one British and two Amer- ican airmen, and of 'Causing suffering to 10 American airmen, Capt, Yama7 zaki, medical officer of the jail, joint, ly charged with Uyeno, was acquitted, Canada's Sugar Quota Is 4,600 Tops Higher Montreal,--Canada's sugar alloca- tion for 1946 of 465,000 tons is an .in- crease of 4,600 tons over the 1945 al- location, Prices Board officials here said, . 'ODOURS! /glimifil.eq ee !novo'. lll ! lll ,, .. ION WIDE NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM la a mm m . .. . m a l .441!quipssislig4IMI!!$!fl • vP" World allocations for 1946 were an- nounced by the Combined Food Board on the basis of an estimated total sup- ply of 11,809,000 tons compared with 12,270,000 tons in 1945. The ,Canad- ian 1945 allocation was 460,400 tons for °civilian requirements. Coats Chained To Chairs Fool Smash-Grab Thief Toronto,—The ingenuity of a down- town store-keeper gave a smash-and- grab thief the surprise of his life on Wednesday last. The thief smashed a large plate-glass window and lean- ed through to reach for his loot—two valuable fur coats draped on wax dum- mies. However the coats stayed where they were as they were chained to chairs that had been nailed to the floor. Tourists To Get Ration Cards Tourists visiting Canada for seven days or longer may apply for special temporary ration cards, the Prices Board announced. The cards, issued for periods up to a month, will be available either from special offices to be set up at border points or from the local ration board in the district visited. Empire State Building Adds 61 Feet To Height New York,—The Empire State Building began sprouting a shoot from the top of its mooring mast as work- men hoisted into place sections of a new 61-foot television, frequency mod- ulation and ultra-high-frequency an- tenna to be used by the National Broadcasting Company. The build- ing, already the, world's tallest, 1,250 feet, will reacIP 1,311 feet when the work is finished next week. Mrs. MacLean Is Acquitted Hamilton, — Florid-faced Donald MacLean and his pretty 26-year-old daughter, Evelyn Dick, along with her friend, William Bohozuk, must stand trial before a jury at the autumn as- sizes on charges of murdering John Dick last March in the celebrated but brutal torso slaying which left Hamil- ton aghast. • That was the decision of Magistrate Henry A. Burbridge at conclusion of the preliminary hearing of these three when he committed them for trial and discharged the girl's mother, Mrs. Donald Alexandra MacLean, who had faced similar charges. Say British Cabinet Will Not Ration Bread London,—An authorative source said that the British Cabinet decided not to ration bread. This source said 'that the cabinet agreed instead on strict economies in the use of wheat and 'other cereals for domestic consumption. A spokesman at 10 Downing st, said a cabinet ,announcement would be made on wheat economy plan. Ship Sails For Glasgow With 15 Million Eggs M"ontreal,—The cargo liner Salacia, left here with 15,000,000 items of good news for the people of Britain. Her cargo was eggs, 15,000,000 fresh eggs being kept in refrigerated holds. The Salacia is bound for Glasgow. 1. Know the places of interest and beauty spots in your district and tell people about them. 2. When you write your friends in the States tell them about some of the places they would enjoy visiting. 3. Try to make any visitor glad he came. 4. Take time to give requested in- formation fully and graciously. 5. In business dealings, remember our reputation for courtesy and fairness depends on you. , 6. To sum it up, follow the "Golden Rule." Mrs, W, R, Farrier, Mrs. Albert :Conl. tes, Ms. 'Thos. Moore, 'Mrs, J, G. Gil- lespie, Mrs. Lott and Mrs, Clarence McClenaghan, while Mr,7Jas, Falcon- 'Or and Mr, Clarence McClenaghan at- tended the Presbytery meeting, The service in the United Church will commence at 10 a,m, Standard Time, on Sunday, May 12th,, Mother's Sanday, and will be at that time until. Fall. Mr, Ed, Palmer of Wroxeter, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Walter Lott. Mrs. Irene 'Paterson and daughter, Helen, of Toronto, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Wm, Taylor, Miss Connie Simpson, Teeswater, spent last week with Miss Ruby Conn, and Roberta and Kathleen Simpson, pisited with",Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston, of Lucknow, Rev, and Mrs', G. 0. Cox and daughters, of Matheson, spent a few days last week at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mac, Ross. On Thursday, they with Mrs. Ross and Miss Olive Teriff, motored to Toronto, and visited` with other members of their family, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Foien, and their son, Malcolm Ross and his wife and family. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crow of Wal- kerton, spent last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mc- Lean, and on Sunday all visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ira McLean of Wrox- eter, and Helen returned home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Cross who also visited there. Miss Isabel Fox returned to St. Georges on Saturday and her mother, Mrs. A. Fox returned to her home here with Isabel on Sunday. We wel- come her back to the village for the summer. A record crowd attended the Box Social in the Institute Hall here on Tuesday evening last week, with Gar- net Farrier's orchestra supplying the music for the dancing. Auctioneer Wellington Henderson, was on hand to auction off the seventy boxes, donat- ing his services for the evening, to aid the Building Fund. Lucky boxes were bought by George Tiffin, Elgin Rit- chie, Ivan Laidlaw, Victor Emerson, Pharis gathers, and T. H. Moore. The crowd showed splendid co-operation in buying the other fellow's box. The boxes seemed filled to capacity with good eats and treats of fruit, chocolate bars, dandy, gum, with even a fat cigar in one. The Institute Ladies have worked hard during the past months to gather funds for the enlarging .,and redecor- ating of the Hall, and the farmers have it ready now for shingling, and the ladies will be very pleased if any of the men in the community can volun- teer for an afternoon's work. ,Many will have noticed that the ladies have been working on the Almanac Contest, and they desire the co-operation of the folks of the community in that line also, BLUEVALE Our friends from the States have always enjoyed fishing the waters of Ontario . . 73,000 angling permits were bought by them in one year. When they return, let's give them a great welcome! WHAT CAN I DO? The answer is plenty! Here are some of the things anyone can do. The suggestions come froma well-knownOntario hotelman: WHITECHURCH Church Services At the morning service in the Unit- ed Church, Rev. S. J. Bridgette spoke on the life of Christ and his friends, Mary, Martha and Lazarus, at their home in Bethany, Rev. L. C. Jorgensen occupied the pulpit at Knox Presbyterian Church. His subject was "A Christian as a Builder" stressing the Foundation, the Building and the Testing, based on the Preparatory service will be held on Fri- Scriptural passage, 1 Cor. 3; 10-15. day evening and Communion service the following Sunday, Standard time. Ontario hatcheries are having one of their biggest seasons. Up until the end of February hatcherie s had shipped an estimated 35% more chicks this year than they did in the same period in 1945. This means that there are a great many little chicks that require very careful feeding attention. Now SHUR-GAIN Chick Starter is the feed for your chicks. It has the right balance of vegetable and animal proteins. It is specially fortified with all the essential minerals and vitamins. It is freshly manufactured as you need it. Local manufacture means that it is low in cost. The Mission Band of the 'United Church held the anuual special Easter numbers and birthday greetings, also readings on Peace and Temperance. The story from the Study Book was told by Miss Margaret Curtis and Mrs. W. J. Johnston condurted the Worship service. Following the pro- gram games were played and lunch served, Attended Presbyterial Mrs. James Johnston was the dele- gate from the Bluevale Auxiliary of the United Church to attend the an- nual meeting of the .WM.S. of Huron Presbyterial field at Wingham, Sev- eral other members were in attend- ance, Mrs. W. J. Johnston conducted the Presbytery meeting the same day at Witigham, Knox Ladies Aid The triple-group of the Ladies Aid Society of 1<nox Presbyterian Church met in the Sunday School room this week for quilting, The President, Mrs. W. H. Mol<hiney, presided for a short business session opened with scripture reading from the psalms by Miss Olive Scott'. Arrangements were made for holding monthly meetings and the WOrk to be carried out. Suggestions Were made Mt holding a bazaar in the fall. It was decided to discontinue serving lunches at the regular Meet- ings due to the shortage of sugar and butter. Mrs P. S. *mon closed the meeting with, prayer. Mr. and Mrs. 'lames Peacoek have reituited try their home ttw the *Illage IT'S EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS... 1$0, ).$0reove4reoisu. Mr. Fred Paterson and son, Leam- ington, spent Wednesday last with Mr. F. MeK. Paterson. Mrs. Jas. Purdon was able to return to her home at St. Helens,,after a len- gthy illness in Wingham Hospital. Mr. Jas. E, Robinson, Wingham, spent a few days last week with his brother, Mr. Thos. Robinson, before going to. stay 'at the ,home of his nep- hew, Mr. Calvin Robinson, of Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Neil McCallum, Luck- now, and Mt. and Mrs. Clifford John- ston and children of Holyrood, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Albert Mc- Quillip, Angus Falconer accompanied Mr. Relison Falconer, when he was moving the household effects of Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Wingham, to Essex, Monday. Mr. Kenneth Laidlaw of London, and Mrs. Laidlaw and Patsy of Luck- now, spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Laidlaw. Master Carl McClenaghan returned from London on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Eynon are spend, ug his furlough at the home of her mother, Mrs. McFarlane of Matheson. Mr. and Mrs. Len Westbrook of Goderich, 'spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Antos Cornelius. Miss Winnifred Farrier returned to Toronto, and Mr. Carman Farrier to New Toronto on Sunday after Spend- ing their holidays at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Farrier, Mrs. Icilm Ross of Carivale, has been visiting over the week--end with Mrs, McPherson of Lucknow, Born,,,On Wednesday, April 24th., .in Wingham Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ross, (nee Errata Caslick), This diagram, based on figures sup- plied by, the Hotel A.ssociation, shows how eVeryone benefits from the Ontario tourist income. Every tourist dollar is shared this way 1. Hotels. 2. Retail stores; 3. Res- taurants;. 4. Takes, etc; 5. ArawseA ments; 6, Garages. Worth his weight in gold! Actually, the Province of Ontario, hi prewar years, profited to almost the Sall.le extent from tourist business as it did from the muchpublicized gold industry.mining It is up to each of us individually to see that this business goes on growing. "Let's make them want to come back!" CANADA PACKERS, WINGRAM VICTOR CASEMORE, WillTECHINCH 111INNEY BROS. BillEVALE JOHN "INSTEAD, BELMORE ►HN WATT LIMITED lotHILSHED iN THE 'INTEREST son, Born—On Monday, April 29th., to Mr. and Mrs. Athol Purdqb, a son, Born—In Toronto, on Tuesday, April 23rd,, to Mr. and Mrs, Charles Henderson, (ate Vclda Steward) of Lucknow, a son. Pte. Orto:n Grain of Woolsley Bat- ado, London, spent a «few days last week at his home here. Mimi* those who attended the W. M.S. Presbyterial in Winghatit "United Chitral libift here, last Tlitirtaty were; 'N7110 Itis charg 1.!