The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-06-06, Page 15THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE OFFICIAL OPEN-
ING AT 8:15 P.M., THURSDAY, JUNE 6th.
RIBBON WILL BE CUT BY THE HON. FRED M. CASS, Q.C., ATTORNEY -
GENERAL, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
BUILDING OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.
THERE WILL BE REMARKS BY MAYOR ROBERT HETHERINGTON;
MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P., HURON -BRUCE;
Representatives CENTRAL MORTGAGE & HOUSING CORP.;
PROV. DEPT. OF ECONOMICS & DEVELOPMENT;
PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE;
A. H. K. MUSGRAVE, President, TWIN PINES APARTMENTS LTD.
DEDICATION BY REVEREND GORDON L. FISH.
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
Mrs. J. Ferguson
Friends and former pupils
gathered at Knox Presbyterian
Church, Bayfield, on Friday,
May 17, to pay their last res-
ects to Mrs. Margaret (Porter-
field) Ferguson.
The service was conducted
by the minister, Rev. Ross Mc-
Donald, Hensall, assisted by
the Rev. D. J. Lane, D.D.
Clinton, who gave the address,
lie stressed the beauty of a
Christian life, victorious over
death.
Miss Lottie Greer played
favorite hymns on the organ.
The pallbearers were E. J.
Sturgeon, Malcolm Toms, Al-
fred Scotchmer, Grant Turner,
Leslie Elliott and Fred Weston.
Interment was made in the Fer-
guson family plot in Bayfield
cemetery.
Born December 16, 1874, in
East Wawanosh Township, near
Belgrave, the deceased was a
daughter of Peter Porterfield
and Mary Stevenson, early pio-
neers of that district. She at-
tended Clinton Collegiate Insti-
tute and Clinton Model School.
She taught school in Wawa -
nosh Township before going to
Bayfield in 1893. After teach-
ing in Bayfield three years, she
'returned to her parents' home.
Her father was postmaster of
the little settlement of Marnoch
and the office was in their
home.
In January, 1899, Margaret
Was Daughter of
Porterfield returned to Bayfield
as the bride of James Ferguson
and took up residence in the
house on Colina Street, in
which she lived until she enter-
ed Parkwood Hospital 10 years
ago.
She passed away there on
May 15 in her 89th year.
Tragedy struck on August 19,
1905, when James Ferguson's
fishing boat capsized in a storm
and he, with his two crewmen,
were lost.
Widowed, with one son,
James P. Ferguson, she resum-
ed teaching again in the lower
room of Bayfield Public School
about 1908, and continued un-
til the summer 1919,
Devoted to her son and home
Mrs. Ferguson's life was also
one of service to her church and
the community. She was al-
ways sympathetic to young folk,
keenly interested in their stu-
dies and their progress in life.
Nothing delighted her more
than to have former pupils call
on her, on their return to Bay-
field.
And as time went on she was
highly impressed with the more
modern and attractive facilities
for both pupils and teachers.
She saw the new Bayfield School
on a visit after entering Park -
wood.
Intensely patriotic, Mrs. Fer-
guson took an active part in Red
Cross and community welfare.
Pioneer Family
And many recall her neighborly
kindness, the thoughtful ges-
tures which count for so much.
A staunch Presbyterian, she
taught Sunday school, was a
member of the WMS, and or-
ganist from 1908 to 1925 in St.
Andrew's Church. Following
church union, she continued as
organist and other activities
with the Knox Presbyterian con-
gregation. In all, she had been
organist for 45 years and played
for the service the day she took
sick.
Surviving are her sister, Mrs.
Ernest (Mary) Geddes, Seaforth,
and her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
James P. Ferguson, London.
Her son, publicity executive
of the London Life Assurance
Company, predeceased her No-
vember 5, 1962.
Among those from a distance
attending the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Pollock, Mrs.
Burns Jerry, Goderich; Mrs. W.
A, Balkwill, Mr, and Mrs. Wil-
liam Balkwill, Bothwell; Mr.
and Mrs. E. Geddes, Miss Mary
Geddes, Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs.
S. Geddes, Mrs. James P. Fer-
guson, London.
You can ar :omplish any-
thing if you h: ve patience.
You can even carry water in a
sieve, if you wait until it
freezes.
GORDON MOFFAT, son of
Mr. and Mrs, Farish Moffat,
Wingham, was one of the
graduates in the Television
a n d General Electronics
course at the Radia College
of Canada, Toronto.
The practice of en-iploying
several words beginning with
the same consonant, in close
succession, was once rife in
English literature. In the early
17th century, English authors
and educated men used alliter-
ation so extravagantly that
preachers would sometimes be-
gin their sermons by addressing
their congregations as "chickens
of the church."
PARKVIEW
BELGRAVE CUBS
1st Belgrave Cub Pack en-
joyed a hike for the meeting on
Tuesday, when 20 Cubs and
four leaders were present, Two
New Chums were welcomed,
Neil Bieman and Dwayne Cur-
rie.
The Cubs hiked from the
community centre, down the
4th of Morris, across the old
railroad track to Mrs. Clare
VanCamp's, where they had a
wiener roast and freshie.
Next regular meeting will..
be held on June 11 at the Com-
munity Centre.
DIED
FRYFOGLE--Ann L. , died on
May 28th in Detroit. Mo-
ther of Dr. James Fryfogle,
sister of Mrs, Dorothy White,
Mrs, Alex Smith and Wil-
fred MacEwen. She was a
former resident of Wingham
and Bluevale. Her husband
was W. D. Fryfogle, who
was employed in the office
of the Western Foundry here
for a number of years.
A capable executive is one
who can decide on the spur of
the moment and get someone
else to do the work.
Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, June 6, 1903 Page 7
What's Cooking in Scouting?
AIR LIFT PLANNED
Some 400 Canadian Boy
Scouts and leaders will travel
from Montreal's International
Airport, at Dorval, to Greece,
in three chartered aircraft
around the end of July. They
will attend the 11th World
Jamboree at Marathon, Greece
from August 1st to llth.
Canadian Pacific Airlines
will provide one turbo prop
Britannia, and Air France, two
Boeing 707 jets. Included in
the airborne Scout contingent
will be some 365 Scouts and
leaders, 7 members of the con-
tingent staff, and 27 Canadian
Scout leaders, who will he serv-
ing on one of the eleven jam-
boree sub -camp staffs.
Making their way directly
to the jamboree will be seven-
ty-two members of Canada's
overseas Scout groups in France
and Germany.
0--0--0
SCOUTS ON STAMPS
It is now over sixty years
since the first "Scout" stamps
were produced. Admittedly,
they were not really Scout
stamps, but, because two of
the three stamps printed and
issued for internal use at Mafe-
king bore pictures of Baden-
Powell, they have become ac-
cepted as such.
Since that time, however,
no less than fifty-seven coun-
tries have issued over 350 dif-
ferent stamps in recognition of
the Boy Sdout Movement. It is
believed that no other single
organization or society has re-
ceived such an international
honour. It is expected that the
11th 'World Jamboree in Greece
next August, will see more of
these little souvenirs produced.
0--0--0
CANADIAN PENNANT
FOR CONGOLESE SCOUTS
A Canadian Scout pennant,
a gift from Wolf Cubs of the
61st Winnipeg Pack, was re-
cently presented to a Boy
Scout Troop at Kamina, the
former Belgian base in the
South Congo.
Sgt. H.R. Gatien, a former
Scoutmaster from Winnipeg,
Man., and Sudbury, Ont., on
United Nations service, present-
ed the pennant and an album of
photos and autographs of the
Winnipeg Cubs to Scoutmaster
Victor P. Ndaya, of the 2nd
Battalion, l'Armee National
Congolaise, also on United
Nations service.
A government that is big
enough to give you everything
you want is a government big
enough to take everything
you've got.
ONGRATUL TIONS
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and the
Wingham Kinsme
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