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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1946-08-01, Page 1..First Carload In Ten Years Received By Local Fruit Dealer The C. Bondi & Son Fruit Company, of town, the name under which it oper- ates now, Mr. Bondi having taken his son, Carl, who recently returned from overseas, into partnership with him, received on Thursday a carload of ban- anas from Jamaica. The carload which contained 650 bunches was purchased through the .Canadian Banana Co., annd was ship- ped from Jamaica to Florida by boat, and from there to Wingham by rail in a refrigerator car. They arrived here on Thursday in first class condition, are for supply in this district. With bananas in short supply it is something of a novelty to hear of a carload being received. It is ten years since Mr. Bondi had received his last carload. A steady supply in the fut- -are has been promised. OBITUARY Mrs. G. I. Campbell The death of Mrs• G. I. Campbell occurred on Friday, July 26th., at her -home 17 Grove Ave., Ottawa, follow- ing an illness of three months. Form- erly Margaret Elizabeth Barber, born in Wingham, daughter of the late 'Charesl and Margaret Barber, she, was educated in Wingham High School and Business College and for a number of years before her marriage was a member of the Hansard Staff of the House of Commons. In 1933 in Torontceshe was married to Rev. G. I. Campbell of Ottawa, who at present is very ill and was not able to attend his wife's funneral. She was a member of Dominion Church, Ot- tawa. Surviving are one brother, Chas. A. Barber, Chilliwack, B. C., and three sisters, Mrs. R. D. (Jane) Mason of Wingham, now of Ottawa, Miss Min- nie Barber of Wingham and Miss Florence L. Barber of Toronto. The funeral service was held from :the family residence, Leopold St., Wingliam, on Tuesday, July 30th., at 2.30 p.m., Rev. Mr. Hewitt of Blue- vale officiating, interment took place Wingham cemetery, Pallbearers were Wilfred Levy, Alex Hackett, H. H. Jsard, W. B. McCool; A. D. MacWil- liam and J. H. Crawford. John Johnston John Johnston, husband of Mary Lockhart, and son of the late Robert Johnston of Colborne Township, died on Saturdayat the home of his daugh- 'ter, Mrs. Clarence Chamney, East Wa- svanosh. He was in his 81st. year. Born in Colborne Township, he 'worked in Auburn and later carried on a successful bakery in Wingham. He sold his business and engaged in farm- ing for a number of years before mak- ing his home in Goderich, where he .had an implement business until his re- tirement a few years ago. Surviving are his wife, and one -daughter, Mary, Mrs. Clarence Chain- ney of East Wawanosh. The funeral took place from the home of his daughter, on Tuesday af- ternoon, at 2 p.m. Interment took place in Colborne Cemetery. William Barbour After a months illness, William Bar- lour of Whitechurch, passed to the ,great beyond, Tuesday, July 24th., in this 93rd. year, Born in Arclrassan, Scotland, he was the son of Robert Barbour and his wife the former Ann Kerr. As a boy he attended the Free .,Church Academy in Saltcoats, 'Ayr- shire. On leaving school he was ap- ,prenticed vs one of the best farmers in Ayrshire, the banner county of Scot- land for Agridulture, There he receiv- ed a training in scientific stock-raising and general farming. At sixteen years of age he and his brother, Archie, left -for Canada. Bright lads, they faced the new world unafraid. They Worked hard `and were soon able to repay the money loaned to them for their fares, Industrious, optimistic,' honest and economical success came in no fantas- tic way to hhm Sixtp•two years ago he Married Emma Newell, a quiet, religious wont- an, and together they worked on the farm they had bought on the fourth concession of Kirdoss, They retired from their farm in ion, coining to the village of Whitechurch. One of the, outstanding characteris. tics of Mr. narbour was his love of his church, and for years he never missed a Sunday's service, He had one daughter, Margaret, (Mrs. Harry McClenaghan) of 1301- grave, who dia in 1016, His wife predeceased him in 1982, tuterment .Was made in Wingham eemeterY, He will be greatly missed in Whitechurch, espeeially by the Vit. ited Church where he was such a faith- Jul meiribet, ' n o fo at. A roaring fire which gutted the Hanover Transport Company's gar- age at Clinton, Monday night, destroy- ed, five large trucks with their loads of merchandise and left a heap of ruins with an estimated $100,000 damage. Workmen discovered a short cir- cuit in one of the trucks. They tried to move if 'out of the building, a cem- ent -block structure just completed last November, but suddenly the entire vehicle burst into flames and within a matter of minutes every truck in the Is:Aiding was blazing. Two vehicles were saved but volun- teers were unable 'to get near the re- maining vehicles which were destroyed with their loads of merchandise. The vehicles were scheduled to go out onto the road about midpight. The fire started at 9.45 p.m. and was brought under control after fire- men From Clinton and the R.C,A.F. ra- dar school had poured water into the flaming mass until 3.00 a,m, Only charred walls of the building and twisted wreckage of the vehicles is left today. For five hours members of the two brigades poured hundreds of gallons of water a minute into the inferno and at one time the flames, leaping hun- dreds of feet into the air as gasoline tanks exploded, threatened other build- ings about 100 feet away. CKNX Ranch 'Boys At Wingliam Arena on Saturday, Aug. 3. Old Time and Modern dan- cing, 9 to 12, Admission 25c. Accepts Position In Wingham Miss Lois Whitney of Seaforth, who is well known to CKNX listeners for her Sunday broadcasts has accepted a position as receptionist with CKNX, and coriamenced duties on Monday. Takes Over Brunswick Dining Room Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith of Wood- stock, have taken over the dining room and lunch counter at the Bruns- wick Hotel, and took possession on Monday. Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. George Griffith wish to announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Mildred Mabel, to Mr. Wallace Henry Nixon, only son of Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Nixon, Winni- peg, Manitoba. The marriage to take place August 24th,, in St. James Ang- lican Church, Wroxeter. Engagement Announced The engagement is announced of Margaret Evelyn, only daughter of Mrs. H. A. Street, and the late Mr. Street, of Kincardine, Ontario, to Harry Alfred Posliff, only son of Mrs. W. H. Gurney and the late Mr. A. L. Posliff of Wingham, Ontario. The marriage will take place in Kincardine about the middle of August. Arm Fractured In Car Accident Mrs. Geo. Thomson of Bluevale, suffered a fractured arm and a severe shaking up on Saturday when the car driven by her son, George, rolled over in the ditch. Mrs. Thomson was ad- mitted to Wingham General Hospital George was taking his mother from Kincardine to her home in Bluevale. The car went out of control landing in the ditch, GIRL SWIMMER DIES OF STRANGULATION Alice Massey, 9, Died In Swimming , .Accident Near Harriston Crown authorities said on Monday night that no inquest is considered necessary in the death of Alice Massey; nine, who died in a swimming accident, at Crow's bridge a short distance from Harriston, at 5 pan. Sunday. Death occurred as a result of strangulation rather than by ,drowning, according to two doctors Who sought to 'revive het. Evidence of about 75 people who watched the girl sink, showed clearly that death was accidental, authorities said. The child who had joined her family there only four days ago, had been taken whittling by Mt. and Mrs. Allan Payne, of liatriston. Site threw up her arms and sank beneath the sur- face, Although the body was recover- ed in 15 minutes and prompt medical attention given, all efforts proved tut. successful, No water was found in her lungs, and it is believed suffocation from a. heart attack cansed death. Mr, 'Massey is employed as a COMA =tele] traveller, anti the family mov- ed to Harriston three months ago from Windsor. Engagement Announced Mr, and Mrs. Leslie Bryce announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret (Peggie), to Mr. Wilfred Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert. Walters. Marriage to take place early in August, Again, Dominion Stores Limited Annual Report Wins Highest Award Dominion Stores' 1946 Annual Re- Port, in competition with company re- ports published throughout Canada and the United States, has been singled out for high honours in the annual judging which takes place in New York. This is the second time Dominion has been among the winners of this in- ternational contest. FALL FAIR DATES NOW AVAILABLE Lists of the Fall Fairs to be held over the Province this year have now been compiled and printed by the Ag- ricultural and Horticultural Societies Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, of which J. A. Carroll is superintendent. According to the lists, 248 fairs and exhibitions are be- ing held this year, this being an increase of approximately 20 over last year's figure. Included in the list is the Roy- al Winter Pair, being held front Nov- ember 12 to 20 and being revived after a suspension of five years owing to wartime conditions. , Blyth, Sept. 10, 11; Mildmay, Sept. 10,11; Hanover, Sept. 11, 12; Palmer. stop, Sept. 12, 18; Ripley, Sept, 12, 18; Listowel, Sept. 18, 19; Exeter, Sept, 18, 19; Kincardine, Sept, 10, 20; Clif- ford, Sept, 20, 21; Newstacit, Sept. 20, 21; Paisley, Sept. 1, 17; Seaforth, Sept. 19, 20; Stratford, Sept, 10-18; Atwood, Sept. 27, 28; 2utielt, Sept. 28, 24; Lucknow, Sept. 24. 25; Tara, Sept. 25, 20; Harriston, Sept. 20, 27; Dungan. lion, Sept. 27; Teeswater, Oct. 1, 2; Fordwich, Oct. -4, 5. Twenty-eight Pairs Entered In Local Tournament The' Wingham Bowling Club held a fairly successful Doubles- Tournament at their greens on Friday/ evening, with an entry of twenty-eight pair. The following entries were present; Lucknow, 4; Clinton 4, Seaforth 4, Goderich 3, Walkerton 2, and 11 local Three ten-end games were played with a plus of ten allowed each game. The winners were first, Clayton Nevin and George Mathieson of Gode- rich, with 3 wins and a plus of 24; sec- ond Gordon MacKay and Art. Wilson, Wingham, 3, wins plus 21; third, Hugh Cummings and Dr. V. 'Johnston of Lricknow, 3 wins plus 16; fourth, Harry Sanderson and Bert Sanderson, Goderich, •2 wins plus 20; fifth, C. A, Rozell and W. J'. Rozell, Clinton, 2 wins plus 19. CIVIC HOLIDAY NEXT MONDAY Monday next, August 5th., has been declared Civic Holiday for the town of Wingham. All stores in town will be closed that day, so shoppers are advised to purchase their needs on Saturday for the long week-end. Mixed Trebles Friday Exening A mixed trebles tournament will be held at the local bowling green on Friday evening of this week. The rinks are to be composed of one man and two women. Play to commence at 7,30, if interested get your entry in early. Paving Commenced Monday The work of paving No. 4 Highway from Winghani to Teeswater commen- ced on Monday, starting from this end last week the road was oiled in pre- paration and now about four inches of black topping is being applied and rolled. Celebrated 82nd Birthday About forty relatives and friends gathered on Sunday for a family re- union, when Mrs, 'John Elliott, East Wawanosh, celebrated her 82nd birth- clay. Relatives were present from St. Catharines, Acton, Toronto, Bluevale and Howick, Engagement Announced Mrs, Edwin Bennett of Wroxeter, wishes to announce the engagement of her younger daughter, Laura Pearl, to Mr. John Clayton Jenkins, younger son of Mr, and Mrs, E. B. Jenkins, Wingham. The marriage to take place the middle of August. Veterans Attention Mr. W. W. Armstrong of the De- partment of Veterans Affairs will -be at the Armouries, Wingham, from 2 to, 4.30 p.m., on Friday, August 2nd., to interview veterans in regard to their rehabilitation —problems, Bring your discharge certificate and war service grat'utity statement with you. Fractured Ankle In Fall While working on the new build- ing at C. Lloyd & Son, Jack, Lloyd had the misfortune to fall front the scaffolding, resulting in a very badly fractured ankle. He was taken to Wingham General Hospital, where it was placed in a cast and later returned home, where he reports good progress. Fertilizers Price Rises As Subsidy Removed An increase of 5 to 7 per cent, in the ceiling price of fertilizers in Eastern Canada will result from removal of a subsidy, Prices Board announced last week. The Board said the change would bring the price into line with the level existing in 1941, and that the ad- justment was necessary to enable man- ufacturers to produce at prices in line with the current 'Cost of materials. Manufacturers in the Maritimes will 'continue to receive subsidy pay- ments, however, to keep the price there the same as in Ontario and Quebec. This was necessary due to the high Cost of .shipping, Come To Charm Beauty Salon For your next permanent, Cold waving and machine permanents, rin- ger waving, manicuring, etc. Ariel Johnston, Operator, 'Phone 445 NOTICE To enable the ;Awls Club to keep an accurate record, we ask all those parents whose children have received eye check-ups, or glasses in the past, to please leave their names at Meltib. Drug Store. Such a record will enable the Club to give any further treatment necess- ary. , Sight Saving Committee, AQUITANIA BRINGS VETS DEPENDENTS Mrs. George Henderson, Arrives From Overseas The liner Aquitania, arrived at Hali- fax on Saturday from Southampton, with 2,400 passengers, most of them dependents of Canadian servicemen. The passenger list included several wives from this district, they are:, Margaret, wife of Tpr. W. George, Henderson, coming to her husband at Wingham; Irene, wife of Pte. M. H. McDowell, to her husband, Brussels; Margaret, wife of Spr. A. A. Steffler and son to W. Steffler, Mildmay; Kathleen, wife of LCpl. 15. C. Saund- cock, Londesboro ;Ann, wife of Pte. J. W. Sprung, Londesboro, also in the list was Major John innes Johnston of Mildmay. From Halifax they proceeded to London arriving there on Monday. PRESENTATIONS MADE BY BRICK CHURCH. Friends and members of Brick Un- ited Church, East Wawanosh, met on Friday evening, July 26th., to honour two families who are moving from their midst. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coultes, who are moving to Belgrave, and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart McBurney, who hit --z Moved to Wingham. The gift of a tri-lamp to Mr. and Mrs. McBurney was presented by Mr. George McGee and a mirror and bill- fold was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Coultes by Lawrence Taylor. Read G. H. Dunlop read the address and these were replied to in serious but happy mood by the recipients. Attending Camp Hermosa Harold, Norman and Helen Louise Pocock, and Ruth Brooks left on Sat- urday to„ spend a week at Camp Her- mosa, north of Goderich. WEDDINGS Heffer Welwood A pretty summer wedding was sol- emnized in Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Whitechurch, on Saturday, July 27th., at 3 o'clock, when Jean Susannah, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra C, Welwood, Whitechurch, - 40 0.1.' became the bride of Clifford Waldo Heffer, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heifer, Moncton, N: B. Rev. A. H. Wilson performed the double ring ceremony and Mrs. Johnston Conn. played the wedding music. Miss Mar- jorie Falconer, cousin of the bride, was the soloist, and before the cere- mony sang "The Bells of St. Marys" and "I'll Walk Beside You" during the signing of the register. The bride given in marriage by her father was charming in a floor-length gown of white satin with lace panels, square neckline, fitted dodice and long sleeves tapering to points over the hands. Her long silk net veil with il- lusion lace fell from a matching coro- net headdress trimmed with a band of pearls. Her only ornament was a single strand of pearls, gift of the groom, and site carried a bouquet of cream and red roses. Her bridesmaid, Miss Velma Scott of Whitechurch, wore a floor-length blue net gown over tafetta, small flowered hat and long gloves. Her flowers were pink roses. Mr. Norman Welwood, brother of the bride, was best man and Joseph. Falconer was the usher. After the ceremony a buffet lunch- eon was served at the home of the bride's parents. The bride's mother received the guests wearing a flowered silk jersey with small matching hat and a corsage of yellow roses. She was assisted by the groom's mother, who chose a blue flowered silk with black accessories anti a corsage of pink roses, For the wedding trip to Sauble Beach the bride donned a turquoise wool suit with white arctic fur, pink blouse and black accessories and a corsage of pink roses. Guests at- tended from Moncton, London, Wind- sor and Caledon. barn btante. Single Copies Five cents With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1946 $11-bscriptions $2.00 per Year CARLOAD BANANAS 'TRANSPORT URN ARRIVED THURSDAY GUTTED BY FIRE Behind the steady pitching of Wilf. Seli, Saturday evening the 'Wingliam Midgets in a scheduled WOAA base- ball fixture trounced the Auburn. nine 11-8. Seli on the mound for the locals, was in rare form striking out eleven batters and helping win the game by clouting a home run in the fourth. Wil- son on the mound for the visitors had five strike-outs to his credit° The loc- als appear considerably improved and should give a good account of them- selves when the play-offs roll around, Wingham—Calvert c, B. Lockridge If, Laughlean ss, Seli p, J. Brophy 3b, Ernest 2b, Lloyd cf, Clark ib, D. Brophy rf. Auburn—McDougall rf, Archunbault ib, Plunkett 2b, Craig c, M. Wilson cf, Patterson ss, 5. Wilsonp, Smith lf, Youngblut rf. Wingham 0 1 8 1 1 0 x-11 Auburn ..... 1 0 3 0 1 0 3— 8 Umpires, Craig, Seli. Seaforth 7, Wingham 2 Sportfans witnessed one of the best softball games of the season here on Friday evening, when Seaforth defeat- the WinghamHurons 7-2 in an exhib- ition game. A large crowd was on hand to witness the tussle between these two clubs. Kennedy on the mound for Seaforth baffled the locals with his pitching ability, allowing the Huronsonly two hits and striking out twelve batters. Lediett started on the mound for Wingham giving way to Higgins in the fourth who had six strike-outs to his credit. Lediett allowed only two runs to cross the plate in four innings, Hig- gins allowed five, errors proving costly during the last five innning of play. Foster and Nneirgarth tallied the two runs for Wingham in the sixth. Seaforth—Messenger lf, Cameron ss, Hildebrand 2b, O'Connor cf, Smith lb, Woods 3b,, McFadden rf, Shea c, Kennedy p. Wingham—Foster cf, Seli 2b, Nier- g,arth ss, Gardner 3b,- Hopper lb, Hamilton lf, Lediett p, Templeman c, Tucker rf. Seaforth 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3-7 Wingham 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-2 Batteries, Seaforth, Kennedy, Shea, Wingliam Lediett, Higgins, Temple- mann. Friday, Aug. 2nd, featuring George Johnson and his orchestra, Dancing 10 to 1. Admission 75c. MIDGETS DEFEAT AUBURN SATURDAY WOMEN PAIR WON NUR DOUBLES LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. J, H. Wade is spending this week with Owen Sound relatives. Miss Barbara Ross is spending vacation at Big Bay Point and Toron- to. Miss Betty daeDermott of -Ottawa, has been visiting, with Miss Doris Fells. Mr. and Mrs. Win, Harris of Sarnia, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Rintoul. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Coutts are visit- ing in Ottawa with their son, Carman and Mrs. Coutts. Mrs, Fred Rush of Weston, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Mitchell for a few days last week. Mr. 'and Mrs. Clifford Hingston and family of Guelph, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Haller. Mr. and Mrs. James Owens and family of London, are visiting with friends and relatives in town. Mrs. Ira 'and daughter, Lu- cille, of New Yorik, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs.. W.fH. Rintoul, Mrs. A. J. Walker left on Sunday for Noranda, Quebec, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Muffet. Miss Doreen Reavie of San Diego, California, is 'visiting with her rela- tives, Mr. and,Mrs. Jack Reavie. Mrs. C. Blackhall has returned home after spending two weeks with her daughters in Muskoka and Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. William Seddon and children of Welland, spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seddon. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McLaren and children of London, spent the •week- end with the Graham family, John St. Mrs. F. Turner of Toronto, is visit- ing with her mother, Mrs. V. R. Van- Norman and Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Ross. Miss B. H. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Murdison of Newmarket, are spending a holiday in Manitoulin Is- land. Mr. and Mrs. John Bosnian and family of Dutton, and Mr. Harry Ros- man visited with Miss Elizabeth Mc- Curdy. Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Groves and daughter, Constance of Freeville, N. Y., are spending a week with relatives in town, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, ,Bates and dau- ghter are spendingta holiday with Mrs. Bates' parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Williams. Mrs, M. Shortleff and Mrs. L. And- erson of Hamilton, were week-end vis- itors with Mr. and Mrs, A, Jacobs of Wingham. Miss Z. McQuarrie of Charlotte-, town, P. E. I., spent a few days last week with Rev, and Mrs. A. Nimmo and family. , Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Seddon and family of Windsor, spent the week-end with Mr. Seddon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Seddon. Miss Grace Louise Parker, Technic- ian of Private Patients' Pavilion, Tor- onto General Hospital, is spending her holidays at her home, Mr. and Mrs. William Heughan and Mrs. Edgar Snell and nephew, „Charles Effting of Chicago, Illinois, spent the week-end at Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Swanson and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bain and family, are spending this week at a cottage at Howdendale, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wray, Patsy • and Dianne of Brantford, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Higgins. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Levy and Marian Mason of Stratford, attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs, (Rev.) G. I. Campbell. Miss Elizabeth Hare, Labratory Technician, Victoria Hospital, London, returned to her duties today after spending a month at her home. Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Proctor and family, Mr, and Mrs. Frank Collar, and Mrs. Tilden and family spent the week-end at Kincardine Beach. Mrs. J. Wade and Mrs. Whitfield accompanied by Mrs. Patterson and Mrs, Bennett of Fordwich, spent a few days last week with Goderich friends. Mrs, S, F. Chutther and daughter, Ruth, also Chattfield of London, are visiting with Mr, Jas, Wild and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wild, Diagonal Rd. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Lediett and sorts, Norman and Robert, of 'Detroit, Michigan, were visiting last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Led- iett. Mr, and Mrs. Bruce McLean re- turned home Saturday after spending ten days with Mr. -and Mrs. Arno Kelly at their cottage at Kincardine beach, Mr, and Mrs. Jas. A. Marsales of Greenwich, Connecticut, have been holidaying for the past week with Mrs, Marsales .and the. Misses Rey- nolds, Mrs. G. H. Erskine, Mrs, M. A. tin,- lingham, and Miss Mary Lou Erskine, of Winnipeg, are guests for the sum- met with Mrs. Ford and Mr, and Mrs. L, Sherbondy. Mrs. R. D. Mason attended the fon. eral of her sister, Mrs. G. T. Campy bell and is spending _a few days with her Skier, Miss Minnie llarber before lamming to Ottawa. r1:111171,, FOUNDRY DOUBLES NEXT WEDNESDAY $50.00 Gruen Watches To Be Given As First Prize Next Wednesday, August 7th., the first annual Doubles competition for the Western Foundry Trophy will be held on the Wingham Greens. This trophy is of beautiful design and will be up for annual competition. The Western Foundry Co. Ltd., are also donating the first set of prizes which are $50.00 Gruen watches, The Bowling Club are also giving many other valuable prizes, and spec- ial prizes for one game and for the pair coming the greatest distance. Entries close at 12 o'clock noon with play to start at 1.30 D.S.T. There will be four games of ten ends each. All entries are asked to be in early. Bowlers Note All members of the Wingliam Club who wish to bowl in the Western Foundry tournament please sign at the Club House as all pairs will be drawn. SPECIAL PICTURE LYCEUM THEATRE Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, "The Lost Week-end" star- ring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman, This picture is adult entertainment. These will be two shows each night at 7,30 and 9.30, and Saturday matinee, Union Church Services The Union Church Services for the next two Sundays, August 4th and 11th., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., will he held in St. Pawls Anglican Church with Rev. J. James in charge. Supplied In Baptist Church The pulpit at the Baptist Church has been occupied by Dr, Mahood of Fordwich, for the past three Sundays. Rev, 5, N. H. Norton, who has been on vacation is expected home this week, Obtains First Class Honours Miss Mildred Ballagh who has been attending Toronto Normal School the past year, was successful in obtaining her First Class Interim Certificate and has accepted a school near Drayton, for th'e coming term. Engagement Announced Mrs. Benson Cruickshank announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary C., to Thomas Brock Cleland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cleland of La Lamle, Quebec. The wedding will take place on the 17th of August. Bowlers At Goderich and -Clinton Six pair of local bowlers attended the Doubles Tournament at Goderich on Wednesday of last week. The only winner was C. H. McAvoy who won a blanket in the lucky draw. On Mon- day evening a rink played at Clinton. Threshing Began Last Week The starting of the threshing last week marks the earliest date for sever- al years. The average yield of wheat is reported to be 35 bushels to the acre, Last year threshing didn't com- mence until the end of the first week of August. Golden Wedding Mr, and Mrs, Peter Gowans will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver- sary on Saturday, August 3rd. They will be "At Home" to their rel- atives and friends from . 2 until 5 o'clock in the afternoon and from 7 to 0 o'clock in the evening. To Holiday In Nova Scotia Rev. and Mrs. A. Nimmo and fam- ily left on Monday by motor for Fit- ton, Nova Scotia, where they will spend three weeks' vacation. They were accompanied as far as Charlotte- town, P.E.J., by Miss Z. Mcanarrie, who has been their guest. MIDNITE DANCE AT ROYAL T WINGHAM On Sunday midnight 12.05, August 5th., (Civic Holiday). Bert Worth and his 9-piece CKNX Ambassadors. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCurdy and daughter, Shirley, Mr. Jas. McCurdy and Mr. David Nairn, all of Galt, were guests of Miss Mixabeth and Mr. Ged, McCurdy during the past week. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Higgins on Sunday were, Mr. and Mrs, Edgar Higgins, Mr, and Mrs. Alvie Higgins and family, Mr, and Mrs. Jas. Halliday and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hig« gifts and daughter. Visitors at the home of Mr, John Kelly of Turnberry during the week wore, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bailey of Palmer, Sask., Mr. and Mrs. Mervin of Millwood, Ontario, and Mrs. Chas, Tilden and three daughters,. Petty, Lois anti Laurel Sue of St. Thomas. moomoomm•MINII, •=rio CullitnOtt Logan At the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. D. W. Oswald, on Saturday, July 20th., the. Rev. D. W, Oswald united in marriage Rebecca Jean Logan, -dau- ghter of the late Mr, arid Mrs. W. H. Logan of Teeswater,, Ont, and Charles Leonard Collimore, TLt.M„ son of Mr. and the late' Mrs. Cullimore of Birm- ingham, England. Pink and white gladioli and carna- tions foritietl a floral background for the ceremony, Thu; bride chose a white suit of maygashed Hoene, a halo hat of hand woven straw with veil and white accessories. Her corsage was Amer.. lean Beauty Roses- and white Gladioli. After a wedding luncheon tint bride and groom left for a short motor trip. Five Hanover Transport Trucks and Cargoes Destroyed By Fire At Clinton Seaforth Wjns Exhibition Softball Game Friday Nnight Gurneys 16, Kings 4 Pitching one of his best games of the season here Wednesday evening, Jack McLeod on the mound for Gurney's, defeated Kings in a town league Soft- .(Continued on page five) Dancing - Wingham Arena