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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-10, Page 9Mission Band The Mission Band mot ip the United Church on Tuesday afternoon under the leadership of Mrs- W. J. Johnston and Miss Margaret Uurtls. The presi* dent, Loretta Fischer, presided. The roll call, was answered by a quoted verse from those over eight, and the younger ones gave the name of a bird. Birthday greetings were extended to Sharon Montgomery and Ricky Sellers. Mary Fischer read a peace Item. Susan Sellers gave a summary of the second chapter of the study book, “The Round Window.” Miss M- Curtly told the story of a Japanese boy from the following chapter. It was decided to have the April be enjoyed. Short nations, “High and low the winter winds blow, They fill the hollows with drifts of snow,” But some folks didn't find much poetry in last week’s weather. With* broken trees, hydro off and telephone communication impossible, we seemed to be living , in a different world* Those depending on electric stoves only had short rations for a time and oil furnaces did not operate for hours. When electric pumps refused to work, some farmers fed snow to their stock. After all’, the kitchen range and the coal oil lamp are still indfspensible, Meetings Cancelled Oh Thursday the meetings of the Women’s Association and the W.M.S- These are cancelled for this month. The World’s (Day of Prayer, which was to be held op Friday, March 5th, could not be held. Y. F, U. Meet The Y.p.U. met in the United Church on Tuesday evening when the president,. Don MacLean, presided. Kenneth Johnston gave the. topic, "The Liquor Traffic," At the close of the meeting games were played. Personals The euchre party, sponsored by the Women’s Institute, to be held in the Community Hall last Friday evening, had to be cancelled. Mrs. Neil MacLean, of- Toronto, is visiting her parents,- Mr, and Mrs. George Thornton. Through Town A Dog’s Life TJie town council’^ decision to soinethihK about the loose dogs do .... . . in town has met with varying reactions, ranging’ from sighs of relief from the dog-haters to the just-let-them-try-to- do-it attitude of those who happen to own dogs, At least half the people in Wingham, must own dogs, judging by the number you see ground, so opinion must be pretty evenly divided. What the outcome will be when dog lovers find they have to bail out Fide MAKES YOU FASHIONABLY FIRST IN ANY COMPANY! * ??S * Certain features illustrated ar mentioned are “standard” on some models, available at extra cost on others t ITS ALL-NEW MONTEREY Coupe ^.**1 rf ITS THRILLING features make you an easy first in any driving situation In any company, Mercury’s future-keyed styling stands out with dramatic distinction. 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Which will be he# Sept- ember, according to the new by-law. On. the ether hand there’s apt to be quite a row if all dog owners turn out to bo law-abiding Utizeas and keep their dogs tied up for the sum­ mer months. The noise around the town is liable to be something awful, Possibly another by-law prohibiting dogs frpm barking between the hours of sunrise and suset will be necessary, a - a - o You Go First’, Down in Windsor they started growing beards for their centennial celebrations as far back as January 1st. In Wingham we haven’t eyen. got started yet. Everybody's waiting for everybody else it seems. They’d better not wait too long, jf we're going to have any kind of a showing next August. As far as wp can see, the town is divided into two groups op the beard question, Those who have always wanted to grow a beard, but would like to have company for the project, and those who think the whole thing’s silly. Silly or not, other towns seem to like the idea. It gives their celebra­ tions a lot of free advertising. Perhaps the town council should take the lead. Then everybody could follow suit, knowing it's official. 0-0-0 Trees For Trout Conservation-minded citizens in town have been talking about planting trees for trout, this fast little while. And it sounds like a pretty good idea. The proposition is to plant willow trees along the banks of local trout streams. The willows, which grow very quickly, will provide shade and cover for the trout. They will also make it more difficult for fishermen to fish the streams, which will be all to the good as far as the trout popu­ lation is concerned. The job wouln’t be too hard to do. Willow trees can . be strated from nothing more than a cutting. And they thrive in the type of soil you find beside trout streams. If the local conservation club could do something along this line during the coming spring, they’d be doing the community, the fishermen and the trout a favor. 0-0-0 Wingham’s Sidewalks The people of Wingham must have rubber bones or built-in stabilizers, or both. Nothing else could account for the fact that they fight a six-jnonth battle every year. with Wingham’s slippery sidewalks—and come out of it relatively unscatched. Wingham has the slipperiest side­ walks of any town we've ever seen. In fact the only thing we can think of offhand that’s any slipperier is Wingham’s streets. The first time we ever saw Wingham, the sidewalks were like the proverbial sheet of glass. They’ve been that way ever since, except for brief intervals of summer. The highway department is always talking about salt and sand being applied where needed. Hardly any­ body every bothers with that in Wingham. And what’s more nobody seems to worry about the lack of it. Winghamites walk the streets and sidewalks of town, risking life and limb at every step, with never a word of complaints as far as we can see. If they break any bones at all, it will probably be from a nasty fall on the living room. rug. We haven’t broken any bones yet, on our travels down Josephine Street. But some of our dance steps would make Fred Astaire look like an amat­ eur. Morris Township Council Meets The Morris Council met in the Township han on March 1st;., with all the members present. Th© minutes of the lust meeting were read and adopted on motion of Ross Dupcan and Walter Shortreed. Elston-Procter—-That the premiums on the bonds on the treasurer and tax collector be paid. Carried, Procter-Shortreed—That the tender pf George Radford to supply, crush and haul approximately 12,000 cubic yards pf gravel at 68 cents per Vard. bp accepted subject to the approval of the district municipal engineers. Car­ ried. The application of Earl Weitz as inspector for the warble fly spraying and Fred Sawyer as truck driver were accepted by ballott. Thos, Pletch was appointed to help with the second spray, Elston-Shortreed—That We purchase 250 lbs. of warble fly powder from T. B. Marshall and 250 lbs. from the Bel­ grave Co-operative. Carried. Elston-Duncan—That S. Procter and W. Shortreed be delegates to at­ tend the Association of Rural Muni­ cipalities and that they be allowed $25.00 each for expenses. Carried. Shortreed-EIston—That the road bills as presented by the road super­ intendent be paid. Carried. Duncan-Elston—-That we give a grant of $250.00 to the Brussels Fair Board. Carried. Procter-Duncan—That W. Short­ reed be a representative for Morris TowiiiiiFpn cKnTy WdWIif Committee. Carried. Shortreed-Procter--That the meet­ ing adjourn to meet again on April 5 at 1 p.m. Carried- The following account# were pMsh County of Huron, indigent fees, $7?.-* 50; Ross Anderson, Belgrave street lights, $28.80; Dept, <?f Health, Insulin, $1,54; C, T Davidson, bonds on treas­ urer and ton collector, $3,4.50; Biyth Standard, advertising, $4,68; Geo, Mar* tin, hydro for hull and telephone bills, $9.62; Bailie Parrott, Good Roads Con­ vention, $25.00; Wm. Elston, Good Roads convention, $25.00; Ross Dun­ can, Good Roads convention, $25,00; Nelson Higgins, stamps, $16,00; Roads, $2034.08. Bailie Farrott, Reeve. Geo. C. Martin, Clerk. Crop Report by G. W, Montgomery Monday’s ice storm, followed by four days of heavy snow fall and high. Winds has almost completely block­ ed off county and township roads. Many meetings and events had to be cancelled with the Huron County Seed Fair being postponed to Friday and Saturday, March 12th and 13th. Many areas are still without hydro and telephone service and all high schools in the county were closed some time during the week. Although plowing and digging out operations are underway it will be the middle of next week before the county and township roads will be opened to traffic. Cec. Walpole SASH FRAMES CUPBOARDS 1/ PITTSBURG PAINTS Custom Woodwork Telephone 260-w -^unswiMi GLASS STAIRS SCREENS HARDWARE Carpentry Building Wingham GOOD Television programs and reception are being enjoyed NOW by McGill’s many satisfied customers. Television programs and reception are on the way this Spring.t f KB f 11 Powered to make all ZlU III F|| III 11 I your driving easier! 0 BEFORE YOU BUY ANY NEW CAR . . ROAD TEST ’54 MERCURY! CROSSETT MOTORS Ltd Meteor - Mercury - Lincoln Cars - Mercury Trucks Telephone 459 Wingham, Ont. 0-0-0 TALK OF THE TOWN—TV enthus­ iasts in town are beginning to wonder what gives with the TV aerials. Since last week’s storm, some have reported getting London TV in just as strong without an aerial. . . . There was talk in the council last week of the possi­ bility of getting a Junior Chamber of Commerce going in town. Council seemed to think the idea a good one. The street department is talking about getting coloured lights for the main drag. Should pep things up for the Anniversary- • • Busiest men of last week were Irv Merrick, of the H.E.P. C., and Ivan Gardner of the Bell Tele­ phone. With things getting back to normal this week, both these gentle-; men will be able to get a little breath­ er. £> T Ukk VUP o Television sets, service, maintenance and installation is provided by . . . McGILL HURON SEED FAIR DELAYED BY WEATHER Huron County Seed Fair, which was scheduled to open last week, has been postponed until this week, and will open at Clinton on Friday and Satur­ day. The fair was postponed whe'n last week’s bad weather made access to Clinton very difficult. 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