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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-11-14, Page 1Tht inob nctAZiint FIRST SECTION Wingbarn, Ontario, Thursday, Nov. 14, 1963 Single Copy Not Over Ten Cents Legion Attends 0. Church Service The Royal Canadian Legion 13ranch 180 and members ofthe Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion attended service at St. Paul's Anglican Church on Sunday morning. The color bearers, Ralph Hammond and Harry Montgomery, presented the Un- ion Jack and the Legion flag. Willis Hall was sergeant -at - arms. "O Canada" and "God Save the Queen" were sung and con- gregational hymns during the service were "0 God Our Help in Ages Past", "Thy Kingdom Come, 0 God" and "Faith of Our Fathers". The choir sang the anthem, "The Lord Shall Bless His People with Peace"and the junior choir sang "The Lord's Prayer". DeWitt Miller, chaplain of the branch, read the lesson. Rev. C. F. Johnson spoke on "Rejoicing" and based his ser- mon on Psalm 100. He said that unless the nations listen to the voice of God and begin to rejoice in the Lord we may be thrown into another catastrophe. Mr. Johnson said we are all God's creatures and should serve the Lord with gladness as we go about our daily tasks. Worship and rejoicing in the Lord is not just for Sundays but must be car- ried into everyday life and ac- tivities. s Six Baptized At St. Andrew's Six infants received the sac- rament of baptism on Sunday morning in St. Andrew's Pres- byterian Church. They were Susan Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bain; Julia Marg- aret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Horwood; Peter Nelson Molgard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Kristiensen; Douglas Grant, son of Mr, and Mrs. Grant Mac- Intyre; Susan Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nix- on; and Pamela Audrey, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reid. In recognition of Remem- brance Day the organ offertory was "In Flanders Fields" and the choir sang "God of Our Fa- thers". Rev. G. L. Fish spoke on "A Further Remembrance". Harold Victor Pym was in charge of the music. —LUAU— ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian By The Pedestrian COLLECTION REPORT - Principal R. T. Kilpatrick of the Turnberry Central School re- ports that the pupils collected $42.50 for UNICEF at Hallow- e'en. The Turnberry students have made an excellent con- tribution since making this an annual project a couple of years ago. 0--0,--0 THE WEEK'S WEATHER - Ideal fall weather prevailed until Sunday evening when there was a minor thundershow- er. Chilly rain started Monday morning, followed by wet snow on Tuesday. Temperatures now arc ranging from the high 20's to lower 40's, 0--0--0 EXIIIBIT IN PUILLY-- Danor Manufacturing Co. of Corrie is one of the many ex- hibitors at the Canadian Trade Fair in Philadelphia this week. Their major product on display is the Danor Power -stack, an induced downdraft chimney. 0-0--0 WEEKLY SOLD -- The Fergus News -Record, one of the oldest weeklies in the province, has been purchas- ' by the publishers of the El- ira (Ont.) Signet. The Fer- gus paper has been published for many years by Dr. Hugh Tcmplin, latterly with the as' sistance of Itis son, William Tcmplin, E. C. Davis of El- mira is the new owner. SOLID COMFORT --- Mr. and Mrs. Alex Corrigan were presented with an easy chair by their friends in the 19th Field Regiment who assisted in last summer's regimental reunion. Pictured with the Corrigans are two former officers in the unit: Lt. -Col. Elmer Bell, of Exeter, and Lt -Col: Robert Hetherington, Wingham. Alex was largely responsible for organ- izing the reunion of the regiment in which he was RSM. —Advance -Times Photo. $600 Allotted for Prizes Businessmen nnounce Big Christmas Season Giveaway At a meeting of the Wing - ham Business Association last week plans were laid for what may well be the best promotion to hit Wingham's main street in a number of years. Key to the effort will be a series of draws that will mean cash prizes totalling over$600. will be given away over a five, week period. There are no gimmicks attached, Evert/ per- son shopping in participating stores will be given tickets to sign and drop in a box, On Monday morning of each week the draw will be made at the town hall to name the winner for the previous week. All tickets will be put into a mas- ter drum for a final grand draw on December 23rd. Cold Rain Greets Crowd At Cenotaph Service Veterans, members of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion, the 99th Bat- tery, Scouts, Cubs and mem- bers of the town council parad- ed to the cenotaph for the an- nual Remembrance Day service on Monday morning, led by the Teeswater Pipe Band. The actual parade was fav- oured by good weather with a few sunny intervals, but short- ly after the service started at the cenotaph, a black cloud rolled over and drenched the large crowd in cold rain. President of Branch 180 Roy- al Canadian -Legion, Glen Sin- namon, was chairman for the service which opened with the hymn "0 God Our Help in Ages Past" played by the Salvation Army band of Wingham, follow- ed by prayer by Captain G. S. Newman of the Salvation Army.. Mayor Robert Hetherington welcomed the veterans and the public to the service. Willis Hall was sergeant -at - arms and members of his color party were Ralph Hammond, Harry Montgomery, Mrs. Ralph Hammond and Mrs. StewartFor- syth. The cenotaph guard was formed by members of the 99th Battery, Bdr. Don Lee, Bdr. Ken Harrison, Bdr. Don Mont- gomery, Gnr. Brent Davidson and Gnr. Raymond Bronson. Wreaths were placed by the following: Wingham Town Council, Township of Turn - berry, Business Association, Public School, Order of the Eastern Star, W. D. H. S. Cadet Corps, Wingham Masonic Lod- ge AF&AM, Lebanon Chapter Lodge, Rebekah Lodge 352, In - Please turn to Page Two Mayor Addresses Legion Causes of War Are Still With Us Today New Column For Curlers A series of curling instruc- tion columns by world champ- ion Ernie Richardson starts this week in The Advance -Times. The column, "Curling Capsule, will bring expert instruction and strategy tips to beginners and experts alike. Ernie Richardson, skip of the famed Richardson family rink of Regina, is the most success- ful skip in the curling world to- day. Ernie's curling career is exceptional in that he started playing the game only 10 years ago, but has already captured four Canadian and worldcham- pionships. Introduced to the game at the age of 21 as a lead, Ernie played that position less than two months before graduating all the way to skip. His rink won his club's championship the first year out, and success has followed. Ernie's column, illustrated with action photos and shot- making diagrams, will be must reading for all curlers intent on improving their game, For firsthand instruction from Canada's top curler, look for Curling Capsules each Thursday in this newspaper. --Rev, and Mrs. G. L. Fish and family visited on Monday with his mother, Mrs. E. W. Fish at St, Thomas. Mrs. Jen- nie Barnhardt, also of St. Thomas, returned with her daughter and son-in-law and will spend a couple of weeks with ivtr. and Mrs. Fish and family. The annual Remembrance Day banquet staged by the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion was held on Friday night at St. Paul's Anglican Church with nearly 100 veterans and wives in attendance, The Eve- ning Guild of the church cater- ed. Mayor Robert Hetherington, Q.C., of Wingham, a former commander of the 21st Field Regiment, was guest speaker. He was introduced by Alex Cor- rigan, former RSM of the same regiment. In his remarks Mayor Hether- ington dealt with the causes of war and the effect that wars have had on the nations of the world. He said it is important that Canada and the other west- ern estern powers remain vigilant:'We must remember," he said, "that many wars have been caused by over -crowded countries de- siring to expand and this situa- tion still exists." Other guests who spoke brief- Iy were Eric Johnston of Gode- rich, Commander of Zone C1, Royal Canadian Legion; Wil- liam Skarr, Port Elgin, Deputy District Commander; Glenn Sinnamon, president of Branch 180 Royal Canadian Legion, Wingham; George Inglis, Bel - more, Provincial Service Bur- eau Officer; Murray Gaunt, M. P.P. , Huron -Bruce; Rev. C. F. Johnson, rector of St. Paul's Church; Captain S. Newman, of the Salvation Army and R. E. McKinney, former mayorof Wingham, and an honorary life member of the local Legion branch. -Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Me - ready and daughter, Kathleen of Toronto spent the week -end with Mrs. Charles Knight on Summit Drive, WILL BE ORDAINED INTO PRIESTHOOD Five candidates for the priest- hood will be ordained at Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church, Lon- don on November 30 at 10:30 a.m. At the same service, two men will be ordered to the dia- conate. Rt. Rev. G. N. Lux- ton, Bishop of Huron, will be in charge of the ordination service. The candidates for the priest hood are Rev. George Alexan- der Anderson, Gorrie; Rev. Her- schel erschel Wilgar Hamilton, Christ Church, Sarnia; Rev. John Ro- bert King, Lucknow; Rev. Wal- ter Edgar Pickford, St, David's, Windsor; and Rev. Howard Stein - burg, Warwick. The preacher at the service will be Rev. T. D. B. Ragg, Rev. J. R. King Rev. G. A. Anderson rector of Bishop Cronyn Mem- orial Church. The retreat in advance of the ordination will be conducted by Rev. Dr. J. J. Jackson, Huron College. The retreat will take place at Bish- op Cronyn Church. The candidates for the priest- hood riesthood were made deacon on December 21, 1962. Mr. Ha- milton and Mr. Pickford were made deacon by Bishop Luxton at Huron College and at the same time, Rt. Rev. H. F. G. Appleyard, Bishop of Georgian Bay, ordered Mr. Anderson, Mr. King and Mr. Steinburg to the diaconate, in Preston. All five men are graduates of Sea- ger Hall. Before entering Seager Hall, Mr, Anderson, a native of Ire- land, worked as an agriculture consultant at Thedford. Mr. King came from Preston where he was in the hardward business. Mr. Pickford was for many years a salesman. Ile lived in Wingham before entering the ministry. The promotion gets under- way on Monday November 18th when the tickets will be avail- able in the stores. The first draw on November 25th will see five winners receiving $10.00 each. The following week there will be seven win- ners of $10.00 prizes and onthe third week there will be 10 win- ners of $10.00 checks. On the fourth week there will be one draw for $50.00 and two draws for $25.00 prizes. Winner of the grand draw will take home $300.00 in cash. The Business Association has stipulated that no merchant or members of his immediate family will be eligible to win any of the prize money. CANDY FOR THE KIDS On Saturday, November 30, Santa Claus will make his an- nual visit to Wingham to dis- tribute candy to the children. He will once again be at the town hall for the big event. Fol- lowing orlowing Santa's visit all the children are invited to a free movie at the Lyceum Theatre. STORE HOURS Store hours during the Christ- mas hristmas shopping season were also set up by the Association. Wing - ham stores will be open every Wednesday afternoon during. December and as well will re- main open every evening from Wednesday December 18th through to Christmas Eve. COMMITTEES NAMED The meeting also named the men in charge of the various. committees, under the chair- manship of Jack Walker. The candy committee includes Har- old Remington, Harry Merkley, and Donald Cameron; decorat- ing committee, Warren Callan, Clare Cantelon; movie, Warren Callan; policing and distribu- tion of candy, Monty Bennett, Lee Vance, Norm Welwood, M. Stainton, Jack Alexander; draw committee Lorne McDon- ald, Dee Miller, Jack Walker and Norm Welwood. Rev. W. E. Pickford ATTEND VETERANS' BANQUET -- The annual Legion banquet was held on Friday evening at St. Paul's Church with the ladies catering. Visitors at the dinner includ- ed left: Eric Johnstone, Goderich, Commander of Zone C1, Royal Canadian Legion, and William Skarr, Port Elgin, Deputy District Commander. To the right are: Glenn Sinnamon, president of Branch 180, Royal Cana- dian Legion, Wingham, and Mayor Robert S. Hethering- ton, who was guest speaker at the dinner. —Photo by Strong.