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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-01-14, Page 111 • • • • • • • • • • • • Brother Dies At Lethbridge Ernest A. Wheeler died in Lethbridge Hospital on Sunday, December 27 in his 80th year. His parents, the late Charles Wheeler and Mary Ann Wilkin- son were residents of Monis Township, where he was born. He attended S. S, No. 3 Morris then took a course in telegraphy and spent his life time working for the railroad. In later years he was chief dispatcher in the west. He is survived by his wife, the former Vera Elkington of Paris, Ont. , whom he married 50 years ago, and two daughters, • Verna of Montreal, and Mrs, John (Ila) Blank of Lethbridge, Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. C. Taylor (Carrie) of Wingham, Mrs. Nelson (Lena) Higgins, 3rd line Morris, Mrs. John (Myrtle)Anderson of Bel - grave; two brothers, Cecil of Blythe and Jesse of Belgrave. Two brothers, Leonard and Her- bert predeceased him. Mr. Wheeler was buried at Leth- bridge on Tuesday, December 29th. Tiny transistors, like those in pocket radios, are used in heart stimulating devices known as pacemakers. BELL LINES by K. R. Witherden your telephone manager Now that the festivities are over and the Wingham area is looking forward to a happy and prosperous 1965, I hope we won't forget those friends and acquaintances for whom the New Year has not started out so well. I'm thinking in particular of "shut-ins"—people who can't get around easily and are therefore confined to the house. Day after day can get terribly monotonous for them (tragically so if they're alone) and yet it's so easy to break that monotony and cheer them up a bit! A simple telephone call—even if you don't have anything special to say—can mean a great deal. We sometimes forget people when we don't see them around as usual. But if the reason they're not around is that they're i11 and confined to the house, then this is precisely the time we SHOULD be remembering them. So let's NOT forget! — Lens make that simple call, and often! About Time On the morning of her fourth birthday a miss named Nancy came into the house after •playing in the yard. "Mommy," she asked, "did I get a phone call this morn- ing?" 'iNo, dear," her mother said, a little surprised but equal to the occasion, "were you expecting a call?" "Well," said Nancy, "I'm four years old now, so it's .about time SOMEONE called me." Would someone special like to hear from you? Some- one special who's far away? Birthday or .not, Long Dis- tance calls go over big with friends—and they're pleasant for you, too! Then What Happened? This little story, reported by, a telephone company in Florida, is too good not to pass along to telephone users up here. It certainly points out the importance of calling the right number! A chap, belatedly realizing he would be detained at his office, hurriedly dialed his wife, dialed wrong and, When a womananswered, blurted out that he'd be late Before home. she could set him straight, her own husband, who had overheard, grabbed the phone and said. "Okay, Buddy, no hurry at all, TAKE YOUR TIME ..." Yiiiii! Mrs. Jack Mason Buried Saturday Mrs. Jack Mason, who had suffered a long illness, died on Thursday in Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital. She was the former Evange- line Mae Connell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Con- nell. She was born in Toronto where she was educated. She had been a stenographer. Her first husband, Fred Gar- diner, predeceased her. She came to reside in Wing- ham about eight years ago, when she married Mr. Mason, Mrs. Mason was a member of the United Church. Surviving besides her hus- band are a sister, Miss Violet Connel of London, and three brothers, James and Robert of Toronto and George Connell of California. The funeral was on Saturday with service conducted by Rev. C.M. Jardine at the R. A. Currie & Sons funeral home and burial in Wingham Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Don- aldson, Jack Alexander, Andrew, Scott, John Pattison, Emerson Shera and Art Wilson. Floral tributes were carried by Jack McMichael of Listowel and El- mer Walker. FORDWICH W.I. to Sponsor Foster Child GORRIE-Mrs. Wm Strong was hostess for the January meeting of the Gorrie Women's Institute. It was decided to help spon- sor a Foster Child in Hong Kong and to hold a tea and bake sale in the community hall on Jan- uary 30. Mrs. Russell Adams announced that Achievement Day will be on February 9 at 3 p. m. in the Howick Central School. A short course on em- broidery stitches will be held April 5 and 6 at Mrs. Russell Adams.. Roll call was a way of con- tributing to the beauty of the countryside. Answers mostly consisted of spraying weeds and not being a litterbug. Mrs. Cecil Wilson gave the motto, "Soil is one of the most com- mon and yet one of the most precious things in the world." She also gave a paper on"Sugar from Beets to Bowl'; explaining that the sugar beet manufactur- ed into sugar in Canada is im- ported. She displayed a sugar beet and cut it in slices. Fac- tories are in Chatham, Wallace - burg and in Alberta. The Dutch auction was won by Mrs. G. A. Anderson and Mrs, Cecil Wilson. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Clar- ence Stokes and Mrs. John Bay- lor. Mr. and Mrs. Royden Devitt spent one day last week in Han- over. Mr. and Mrs. Anson Demer- ling and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bast attended the funeral Satur- day afternoon of the late Alfred Orth, at Kurtzville Lutheran Church. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Keith and family of Stoney Creek were visitors over the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Keith. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller, Ileen and Grant visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Everitt Al- len in Listowel. Mr. and Mrs.Victor O'Brecht of Toronto were week -end visit- ors isitors with Mrs. Ruby Foster. Mr. Jack Ruttan, who has been employed in the local Canadian. Imperial Bank of Commerce, received a transfer last week and on Monday of this week commenced his n e w duties in the Parry Sound branch Mrs. Harvey Webster of Luck-. now spent several days last weel• with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hunt, owing to the illness of Mrs.Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Marriner visited over the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Yott at Cha- tham and also visited with Mr. Herb Collins in Victoria Hospi- tal, London. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Reis and family of Hamilton were week -end guests with Mr. and Mrs. Noah Reis. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown ane family visited on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lourie in Arthur. INQUIRY A radio newscaster refers to an "official sunrise." Is there any other kind? Friendly Four Unit Meeting GORRIE-Mrs. Wilford King was hostess for the Januar y meeting of the Friendly Four Unit of the Gorrie United Church Women. Mrs. Norman Carson and Mrs. Richard Carson were in charge of devotions with the study from "God and His Purpose" dealing with the chap• ter " The Book that Talks". The Bible becomes the word of God speaking to us when we listen. Mrs. A. L. Stephens, presi- dent, gave " The Recipe for a Happy New Year". It was de- cided to take quilt blocks of liquid embroidery for a crib quilt and also blocks for the bale to the February meeting. A sale of homemade cookies will be held at that meeting. STUDENT TEACHERS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL Student teachers from Strat- ford Teachers' College practice teaching this week at the Wing - ham Public School, and are Miss Patricia Cutt of Goderich and Richard Roorda of Clinton, teaching in Grade 5 for Mrs. Kaufman; Miss Joan Elliott of Zurich in Grade 1 for Mrs. Wheeler and Miss Joan Bach of Seaforth in Grades 7 and 8 for Mrs. Wilson. Adam may have had his troubles, but he never had to listen to Eve talk about the other men she could have mar- ried. waw flZ C fl0 na / d s ON ALL MERCHANDISE Successor To Holmes? The Great Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street was learned in the forensic sciences but the kind of deduction that gave the readers of Dr. Watson's tales the greatest satisfaction was off the top of the great detective's head, He looked about and knew immediately that the crime had been committed by a Cockney returned recently from Sumatra. Or some such. When a vandal the other week painted a town water tank it was "conjectured" that he must have been thin (to crawl under the fence), bowlegged (as he walked on the outside of his soles), and tall (to reach as high as he did). Whether the vandal is caught or not, this is the kind of story that makes good reading since it suggests that there may be a successor to Holmes. - The Printed Word. Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, January 14, 1965 - Page 3 Install Officers At Blyth Meeting An installing team from Branch 180, Royal Canadian Legion, attended the meeting of the Blyth branch last Thurs- day evening and installed the new officers of both the branch and the auxiliary. Members of the Wingham team were Dave Crothers, pre- sident; Willis Hall, vice presi- dent; Ken Simmons, secretary; Ian Edwards, sergeant -at -arms; Bill Hogg, treasurer; Don Adams, district membership chairman and John Bateson, past district commander. The Wingham branch has been invited to join the Blyth branch in a trip to London to tour one of the industrial plants. The date will be arranged later. Win Prizes at Legion Bingo Branch 180 Royal Canadian Legion held another bingo in the Wingham town hall last Wednesday and the winners were; Line winners -Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. T, Cruick- shank, Mrs. G. Anger, Mrs. Joe Schneider, William Kennedy Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. R. Mont- gomery, Mrs. Hall, all of Wing ham; Mrs. Moorehead of Palm- erston, Mrs. Williamson of Har riston and Mrs, Walter of Wal- ton, Share the Wealth Winners: Mrs. R. Watt, Mrs. Upper of Listowel, Mrs. Winters of Tees• water, Mrs. F. Ohm Sr. and T. Russell of Wingham. $50.00 Jackpot, Mrs. Fred Ohm Sr. of Wingham. these five advantages make electric eating the superior heating system completely clean Flameless electric heating can't create dust, dirt, film or soot. gentle, even heat Room -by -room or zone temperature control. 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