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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-05-09, Page 7DESERVES The BEST! 4.1•••=./11=WOZVISINIONNIII1 .1.111.Maq{=11••tlaymparm... gth LASS TING qTA English Cin 94 Pc. MONTCALM Famous DINNERWARE 34.90 20 Piece BREAKFAST SETS from $3.98 CUPS and SAUCERS fro m 35c TEAPOTS 80c SEE THESE BARGAINS Stock up now for your Home or Cottage HOW ABOUT MOTHER'S DAY ? This China must be Sold IANVILLE HAMMERTON STUDIO PHONE 199 W1NGHAM . , 'AININd•MmooMmimems•mmammmiam WINGHAN APVANCE-TIMES. P46.1'1 SWAT WEPTIESPAY, :8th, 1961, WHITZ.CHURCH ,Arthur ,Laidlaw has been laid up during` the past week with an attack of measles.. Mrs. Sam Reid of Lucknow, 'spent the weekend at the home of her mis- ter, Mrs, W. R. Farrier, Mr, and Mrs, Lawrence Taylor, Mr, AP4. Mrs, Wilmer Taylor, MIPS Doreen Taylor and Mr, Bill. T.nrige, of Remit- ton, were in Toronto on Saturday, Where they attended ..the wedding' of Miss l3etty Roberts and Mr. Peter Davis, in Leaside 'United Church at 7 p.m. and also attended the reception held later in Prince Arthur House, with one hundred and twenty guests. Mrs. 'Chas, .Showers. accompanied. them and visited at Hamilton. Mr, and Mrs. Floyd Bott and children of Belwood, spent Sunday at the homes of her sisters, Mrs. Gordon Rintoul and Mrs. Chas. Curran, St. Helens. Miss Eleanor Wightman spent the week-end with her cousin, Miss Jean Cardiff, Brussels, Mrs, Angus Falconer has been very ill over the week-end with measles. Mrs, Leslie Wightinan attended the meeting of the London Conference Branch of the W.M.S. held this week on Tuesday and Wednesday at Chat- ham. and M rs, Gilbert Beecroft and David, visited on Tuesday last with her parents, Mr and Mrs, Robert Watson of Brucefield. Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Mason of Lis- towel, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Mason were in London. on Monday last visiting with her sis- ter, Mrs. Anderson of Kippen, who is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital, after an operation there two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith, Marie and Allan of Clifford, and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Inglis and George of Wal- kerton visited on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bieman, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Bieman visited on Sunday at the home of their niece, Mrs. Arthur Brown and with Mr. Brown of Walkerton. Mrs. Lorne Beecroft of London, visited recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Snell. Mrs. Michael Cummings of W. Wa- wanosh has been a patient in Wing- ham Hospital the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lewis of Grimsby, spent the week-end with her father, Mr. F. McK. Paterson, and on Sunday alltook a trip around Bruce Beach, Kincardine and For- mosa. Mrs. Leask McGee has been under the doctor's care during the past week, suffering from a heart con- dition. Miss Florence Beecroft of Toronto, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Beecroft. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Newby and family of London, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lott. Rev. R. D. A. Currie attended the meeting of the Synod of the Presby- terian Church held at Tillsonburg last week. Their son,Jimmie, has been under the doctor's care during the past week. Mr. Ezra Welwood was able to re- turn home from Westminster Hospital, London, on Thursday and Mr: and Mrs, Norman Wclwoocl and twins spent Sunday there. Mr. Beth Gaunt of Preston, is spending _a few days in the village this week. Mr. and. Mrs. Wesley Tiffin and Mr. and Mrs. George Tiffin took their father, Mr. Joseph Tiffin to his doc- tor in London on Monday. Mr, Tiffin has been ailing for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coultes enter- tained their relatives in their home on Friday in honour of her father, Mr. Thos. Kerry, who was celebrating his seventy-sixth birthday. The fol- lowing attended: Mr. and Mrs. Law- son Majury and family and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kerry of Paisley, Mr, Nelson Kerry, of Walkerton, Miss Mary and Mr. Richard Kerry and Mr. and Mrs. John Kerry of Eden Grove, and Mrs. Hugh Trimble of Walker- ton, The ladies of the Memorial Hall Committee are holding a program and dance in the Hall this Friday even- ing. Quite a crowd attended the variety program presented by the Jr. Farmers in the Memorial Hall last Thursday evening. A splendid musical program was given as a radio broadcast, with Mr. Currie I3urchill as masterof cere- monies. The quiz contest caused a great deal of merriment. Mrs. Iron Paterson of Toronto, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coulter and family and Mr. and Mrs, J. M. Coul- tes of Morris, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leaver, Mrs. Byvel returned home from Napanee on Monday last. Dr. Donald Watt of Toronto is spending this week of his holidays with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Watt, and Miss June Lines of Toronto, spent the week-end there, and Bobby, Jack and Larry Watt of Gerrie, spent Monday there, while the mummutumimiiimioiiiiiiiiimmum Wool Wanted All Wool shipped to JACKSON'S is Graded in Seaforth and full settlement made by them. H. M. JACKSON SEAllORTI-1 rhonts: Days 084-W; Nights 34 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Meeting of the Ministerial Maeda- tien was held at the 09410 Parson, age. Mr and Mrs. Harry Moss and sons ..gwfitiP.riTebrtApatildo PmVra.r and i\walt-Leriend McClenaghan and Mrs. Moss and the children will stay to spend the week here. Mrs, Russell Gaunt and Miss Leah Currie, Wingharn, visited. on Wed- nesday last with Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Hook of Toronto, and Miss Grace Moir and. Mr. Jas. Richardson attend- ed the graduation, exercises of the former's cousin, AO E. Harrison at Grace Hospital, Mrs. Orr of Langside, is a patient in Wingham Hospital this week, Mr, James Falconer is laid up with an attack of mumps. Mr. Billie caslick of Culross. has also been very ill with mumps during the past week, and Mr, and Mrs. Earl Cash* from the village have been back on the farm for the week, Anniversary services will be held on Sunday, May 29., in the Presbyterian Church, with Rev. R. N. MacMillan of Goderich, as speaker, OnMonday even- ing a musical concert will be held in the church, with Mr, Merkley showing pictures of their trip to the South, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Smith, Wingham, visited at the• home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Conn Sunday and Mrs, Catharine Murray, Wingham, is spending a few days there this week, Mr. Thos. Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scott of Ripley, visited on Sunday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Wallace Conn. Elmer Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.Robt. Henderson has been laid up with measles. Mr. and Mrs. John Holash and son, Leslie of Saskatoon, arrived here last Thursday to visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charlie Moore. They have purchased a car and will return home this week. Messrs. Clifford and Raymond Laid- law spent Sunday at Clinton, with their mother, Mrs. Robert Laidlaw, who has been there for several weeks nursing her mother, Mrs. Jos. Holmes. Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Penrose of Ham- ilton also visited there on Sunday. People in this district were alarmed on Monday afternoon by the great clouds of black smoke rising up from the West of the village. It was later learned that a gasoline truck had gone down the embankment at Dicky's creek, and turned over and ignited. The driver, fortunately escap- ed. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Proeknow and Jean of Lloydminster, Alberta, visited last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Purdon. These folks were nei- ghbors of Mrs. Purdon's in Alberta. Miss Winnifred Farrier's Grade 4 pupils in Bedford Park Public School, Toronto, won two outstanding awards for choral singing last week. They stood first in a competition for North Toronto Public Schools, and later, in a competition for all Toronto, they again took first place and won the Dr. McGill Memorial Trophy, when 44 classes competed. Since Miss Farrier personally teaches the music to her grade, we feel that she and her class choir deserve most hearty congratu- lations for their splendid achievement. Mr. Fred Newman, our local lib- rarian, attended the annual meeting of the Ontario Library Association in Goderich on Monday, held in Mackay Hall.The afternoon session took the form of a work-shop meeting with Plenty of enlightening discussions. Then all were taken to the home of the County Librarians, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eckmier, to get acquainted with the home office and its routine, Then on to the Goderich Library to learn of its management. About fifty attended the banquet or turkey dinner served in the Bedford Hotel, with L. B. Cardiff, M. P., and Mrs. Carditf, Thos, Pryde M. L. A. and Mrs. Pryde, and Warden and Mrs. Arthur Nichol- son, as guests, In the evening all gathered again at MacKay Hall, where the guest speaker was Dr. Wallace, Librarian, for Toronto 'Uni- versity and President of Canadian Libraries, who gave a very instruct- ive address, speaking on the History of Libraries throughout Canada, and how they have developed during the past fifty years, and praising the pioneer efforts of the mobile libraries. The total County circulation last year was 90,053 books, which was an in- creaae of 9,335 over 1949'. The mem- bership for this county was 35 lib- raries, with 7 Deposit stations, Two High Schools, 26 individual schools of 61. rooms, with 12 Township School areas, of 113 rooms. DE. Wm. Morrison Passes Mrs. Reuben Tiffin received Word last week of the passing of her brother, Dr. William Morrison, at his home at Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, on Sunday evening. He was in his eighty- second year, He was a graduate of Winnipeg Medical College and practis- ed in Manitoba for about fifty years, retiring four years ago, iHs wife, for- merly. Mona Monnahan of Gilbert Plains survives.They had no children, Dr, Morrison WAS a Son of the Mite Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison of Lang- side and his three siaterS, Mrs. Baker (Margaret) of Gilbert Plains; Mrs. Cyril .(Nettie) Kernahan of Vancou- ver; and Mrs. Reuben (Mary Jane) Tiffin survive, also one brother, S. B. Morrison, who spent the whiter at Windsor, and two half brothers, 3ohil. and Harry Hayes of Detroit, Inter- Merit was in the teirietery at Gilbert Plains. qORRIZ Mr. and Mrs, Earl Doig and family of Fergus spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Wm. Doig and Mr. Hugh Iloig. Misses Eleanore Carson and Betty Wylie, were week-end visitors at their respective homes. Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell, 13e1- more and Mr. Jas. Cullen, IvioleslArorth visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Brown. Miss Ma Dalton, Toronto was a week-end visitor at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Ratan. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. C, Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell and baby daughter' all of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Harris and baby, 2nd con., Howick were guests of Miss Mary and Mr. Ben Maguire on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl King and Don-las visited friends near Listowel on Sunday, Mrs. Gladstone Edgar was in Guelph Wednesday and Thursday of last week attending the Women's In- stitute Conference for Conveners held at the O.A.C. Mrs. Edgar, as District Convener of Historical Research and Current Events, was a delegate from the East Huron district. Mr. Ernest King jr, of Detroit visit- ed with relatives here over the week- end. Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Farrish, Miss- es Phyllis, Marguerite and Joyce Ford visited Mr. Wm. Ford in West- minster Hospital, London on Sunday. Mr. Alex, Graham of Toronto visit- ed for a few days last week with his brother, Mr, Robt, Graham and Mrs. Graham. Members of the Gorrie L.O.B.A, paid a visit to the Palmerston L„o.-aA. on Monday evening. Mr, and Mrs. H. V. Holmes spent Tuesday and Wednesday in London, when Mrs. Holmes attended sessions of the Huron Diocesan annual meet- ing of the Woman's Auxiliary. Mrs. Geo. King, Mrs. Clara Ritchie, Mrs. Mel. Gilkinson and Mrs. Norman Wade also Mrs. Chas. Lawrence of Wroxeter attended the opening day's meetings on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKnight and baby of Toronto were week-end visit- ors with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Mel, Gilkinson visited with friends in Hanover on Thursday. Mrs, Morrow of Brussels has been visiting with Mrs. F. C. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Death and boys of Weston called at Mr. Harry Ferguson's on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Falconer and children, Gary, Karen and Bobby have moved from the manse at Burk's Falls, where Mr. Falconer has been preaching in the Presbyterian Church for some time and attending the Bible College in Toronto during the week, to the house on the form- er Hilt. Ashton farm. Mr. Sturton Ashton, Hamilton, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Robert Ashton. Mr. and Mrs. C. Thompson, Harris- ton, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hyndman. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman spent a few days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fisher, Brussels. Mr. Albert Dustow is spending a few days at the home of his son, Mr. Woodrow Dustow, in Toronto. Mrs. Wes. Tremble, Mrs. Alex Tay- lor, Mrs. Irving Toner, Miss Mar- garet Dane, Mrs. Wes. Strong, Mrs. Andy Edgar, Mrs. G. Edgar and Mrs. George Brown attended the annual meeting of the Huron Presbyterial W.M.S. in James St. United Church, Exeter, on April 27. Rev. J. R. Watt, Mr. Glad Edgar and Mr. Leonard Ruttan attended the Presbytery in Main St. United Church. Exeter, held the same day. Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Dane, Tor- pito, Mr, and Mrs. James Pane, Lis- towel, visited with Mr. and. Mrs. TO- belt Dane en .si4rido.y. Mrs. Dane is very slightly improved this week Mr. Lloyd Nockridge returned Fri- day from Wingham Hospital, Anglican W.A. The Women's Auxiliary of St, Ste- phen's Church will meet Thursday, May 10th, at the home of Mrs. W. C, King at 2.30 p.m. Roll call will be "What I Feel to Be My Duty as a Member or Officer in the W.A." W,M,S, The Woman's Missionary Society Auxiliary will meet at the home of Mrs. A.. L. Stephens on May 16th at 8.30 p•m, This will be theI. Re-Affiliation service. Mrs. G, W. Tif- fin, of Wingham, will be guest speak- er, Committee in charge, Mrs: H. Templeman, Mrs, A. Edgar, Mrs. Watt and Mrs. Glad Edgar. All members are urged to be present, United Church News The following young people were at the Huron Presbytery Convention in Blyth last Friday evening: Elean- ore Stephens, Audrey Hastie, Phyllis Ford, Marie O'Krafka, Helen Strong, Mrs. Watt, Jack Bridge and Don Ir- win, Rev. Robt. Watt was the guest speaker for the convention, his theme being "Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus". Sunday morning members of the Sunday School enjoyed colored slides of missionary work throughout the islands of Southeast Asia, The Wingham and District Coun- cil of Churches met Monday after- noon in the parsonage. Rev. C. Scott of Blyth addressed the ministers. Men's Service At the special men's service held in the church Sunday afternoon Rev, A. Nimmo, of Wingham Presbyterian Church gave a very fine and inspir- ing address on "Prayer". Messrs, Len Ruttan, C. Walmsley and Harold Hyndman conducted the service. Spec- ial music by the Gorrie United Church male quartette (Harvey Snarling, Har- old Robinson, Dick Carson and David Neilson), was enjoyed by all. Ronald Klinck, con. 2, was organist. Mother's Day Next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock D.S.T. a Mother's Day Service will be held in the United Church. The Sacrament of Baptism will be ad- ministered. Grandpa's Twin Sister The hilarious three-act comedy, "Grandpa's Twin Sister" presented in the community hall on Wednesday evening by the Wroxeter Young People's Union, was enjoyed by the large audience. Group 4 of the Un- ited Church W.A. were the sponsors, Birth THORNTON—In the Wingham Gen- eral Hospital, on Thursday, Ma? 3, 1951, to Mr, and Mrs. William Thornton, a daughter. VOTCP Pr TAOMPRAISTPIK. A friend of the writer .of this: Para- graph said "masa. Re was .disgusted that, when our el:MAP:Ms drink bill was reported, no. mention was Made Or the substantial revenue from liquor. Here it is. Canadian liquor bill for 1043 was $000,000,000. This includes. Ontario's liquor bill of $_2()0,000,000. Revenue received in liquor taxes by Federal and Provincial governments amounted to $363,000,000, This includes Ontario's ,$36,000,000 liquor tax reven,. ue. Unfortunately it takes 8514 cents. Pa of every dollar of tax revenue to provide the police courts, jails and hospitals to handle tho results of the liquor traffic, This takes no account of loss to industry, broken homes and * highway accidents due to liquor, In the end the liquor traffic is a liability to everyone except the brewers, pur, veyors and stock holders, Itis mad- ness to suppose that a people can drink itself into prosperity,—AtiVa. 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