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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-31, Page 1Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy , SOMEWHERE THE SUN—Receiv ed a post card from Reeve McKinney, down in Sunny Florida. Says the sun is shining down there and the weather fine, but cool. He should see our weather! Mac says he spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCool, and hopes we are getting rid of our snow. We are hoping along with him. 0-0-0 ' STARTING EARLY—Pupils of Mrs. Webster’s Grade 5, at the public school, did pretty well for the Junior Red Cross. Last week they had their own box social and raised $5.68 for the cause. 0 - 0 - 0 LOST AND FOUND—John Crew- son, who lost his wallet somewhere between Port Perry and Wingham last week, was a happy man the other day. Some kindly soul picked it up on the highway and mailed it back to him—Intact. Douse the light, Dio genes, we’ve found an honest man. 0-0-0 SERVES YOU RIGHT—Erstwhile members of the Wingham Towne Hallers, who absorbed ing at the hands of Baldwins, were pleased paper this week that Siskins had trounced to the tune of 12-2. Ingersoll Reems, who also beat out the Towne Hallers, got their comeuppance the same night when the Midland Red Wings took them 4-2 for the second straight game in the series. 0-0-0 SHADES OF MALENKOV — Mrs. A. Irwin was somewhat surprised last week, when, opening her copy of a well-known Canadian magazine, she found a sheaf of communist pro paganda inside. The smaller roll had evidently slid inside the larger maga zine, during its progress through the post office. Mrs. Irwin turned over the material to Chief Bert Platt. 0-0-0 PEEPING TOM—Residents of the east end of Victoria Street are com plaining of a mysterious character seen skulking around behind the houses last week. A similar occur rence had happened previously in the neighborhood. Police have been un able to find any trace of the intruder. 0-0-0 COMING NICELY—Del Ewing, who was injured in a car accident last week near Barrie, is reported to be coming along nicely, to the relief of his many friends in town. quite a beat-'1 the Seaforth to see in the the Waterloo the Baldwins > With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News ........... ..I N . .. ‘y.l! . ................... ...f*. ,, WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WED NESDAY, MARCH 31, 1951 l Winners in Turnberry Festival Three of the winners in the Turnberry Music Festival, held last Tuesday in the Community Hall, Bluevale, are shown above. Left to right are Melville Greig, 3rd, Peter Van Der Mey, 2nd, and Billie Jeffray, 1st. The winners were competing in the boys’ solo class, nine years and under. ' n "1 A\ 1 Mi \ > ’ if/ *■ ■ / ' ' \ ■ ’ • ’.* J ft * \. PUBLIC SCHflOI. MUMPS DEPLETING CLASSES The outbreak of mumps which has been keeping attendance down at the Wingham Public School for the past two or three weeks, doesn’t show much sigp of weakening, according to Principal Stewart Beattie. He says that while the minor epidemic isn’t getting much worse, neither is it getting much better About 45 pupils Were away at the beginning of this week, most of them from mumps. • But, as Mr. Beattie says, you can’t be sure. Some of them may be suffering from nothing more than a cold. 1 Mr. Beattie said * that with about 45 pupils away of a total of 400, you could hardly call it; an epidemic. Most of Jthe cases have been ported in the kindergarten and grade 1. In kindergarten sixteen the 5 children were reported suffer ing from the malady, while in one the grade 1 classes there were absent out of a total of 30, held re in of of 11 FIREMEN TO HOLD OUTDOOR PRACTICE Outdoor fire practices will he after May 1st., it was decided at the monthly meeting of the Wingham Fire Department, held on Monday at the firehall. The firemen plan to have the last social evening of the season on April 14th. Also discussed at the meeting was the possibility of putting on a play during April. A committee was named to look into the matter, com posed of Jim Carr, Dave Carrothers, Stewart Cowan and Wilfred Caslick. The resignation of fireman Jack Orvis was received with regret. Ap plications will be received for’ a re placement. The difficulty in finding men who are interested in volunteer firemen’s work the meeting. The monthly there had been this year and three town fires, a de crease over last year’s figures. Wingham's Lions Midgets rolled in to town in the early hours of the morning to the tune of horns, sirens, whistles and bells, as the whole town turned out to welcome the new On tario Midget “C” Champions. They were a tired bunch of kids when they hit the outskirts of town, but the sight of the fire reels and the long cavalcade of motorists which com prised the welcoming committee gal vanized them into one last spurt of energy. was brought up at report showed that five out-of-town calls Wingham Man Named Vice-President J. W. Bushfield, Q.C., of Wingham, was named vice president of the Hur on County Law Association, at 'its annual meeting in Goderich last Thursday. R. C. Hays, Q.C., of Goderich, was elected president, and Frank Fing- Iand, Q.C., of Clinton, secretary-treas urer. A committee was appointed with power to act to replace the Law Lib rary which was destroyed when Hur on County House was burned on Feb ruary 26th. NOTICE All town licenses are now payable. Dog tags available clerk’s office. W. A. Galbraith, due and at town F31,7b Turnberry Music Festival Was Successful Undertaking PLAY AT WHITECHURCH A play “Look Out for Lizzie” will be presented by the Hackett Y.P.U. in the Whitechurch Community Mem orial Hall on Friday, April 2nd., at 8.80 p.m., sponsored by the Women’s Institute. Dancing after with Tiffin’s and 25c. F31b Orchestra. Admission 50c Lunch counter. <(MAMMIE’S BABY BOY” TO BE PRESENTED “Mapimie’s Baby Boy” presented by the Seaforth Junior Farmery will be put on in Blue vale Community Hall, on Wednesday, April 7th, at 8.30, under the auspices of the Morris Group of the Ladiefe’ Aid of Knox Presbyterian Church, Bluevale. F31,7b W. I. EUCHRE MONDAY, APRIL Sth The Women’s Institute are holding a euchre in the council chamber on Monday night, at 8.15 p.m. Admission 85 cents. Members Everyone Lunch served. Good prizes, please bring sandwiches, welcome. F31b LADIES’AUXILIARY MEETING The April meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospi tal will be held in the council cham ber on Friday afternoon, April 2, at three o’clock. ' F31b DRAMA FESTIVAL Three one-act plays will be present ed at the town hall on Thursday and Friday evenings by the C.Y.O., the Presbyteriari Young People and the Kinette Club. Curtain at 8.15 sharp, Admission 40c, reserved seats 10c extra. F3ib The Turnberry Township music fes tival, held in Bluevale Community Hall, on March 23rd, was. a very suc cessful undertaking. Starting With a morning session, it continued until weary songsters sang the last chorus at midnight. Mr. R. C. Ireland, R.M.T., of Tees- wqter, was responsible, with the tea chers, for the training of the pupils. Mr. J. H. Kinkead, I. P. S. of Gode rich, was chairman for the sessions. The adjudicators were Misses Guen ther and Kollman, music supervisors in Perth County. At the conclusion of the festival, Mr. James Hardie, chairman of Turnberry Area School Board, spoke briefly and presented the awards. The shield for highest standing of the schools went to No. 6, Turnberry (Holmes’ School, whose teacher is Mr. G. D. Dickison). Kenneth Ste Marie received the silver trophy, an award for greatest number of points in individual contests. Prize winners were: Giris’ Solo (open) Dorothy Freibur- ger, Jacqueline Kerr, Verlie Metcalfe, Elizabeth McKinney. Boys’ Solo (open) Kenneth Ste. Mar ie, Donald Eadie, Keith Moffatt and Ian Mundell (tied.) _______ Girls’ Solo (9^~an<l Tinder) Gail Henderson, Ruth Hotchkiss, Karen Greenaway, Mary Haugh. Boys’ Solo (9 and under) Billy' Jef fray, Peter Van Der Mey, Melville Greig. Girls’ Solo (11 and under) Jacque line Kerr, Phyllis Elliott, Carol Greig, ^oys’ Solo (11 and under) Ronald Douglas, Maurice Ste. Marie, John Kailer and Reggie Coleman (tied). Duet—-1. Elizabeth McKinney and Ian Mundell; 2. Kenny Ste. Marie and Verlie Metcalfe; 3. Billy Jeffray and Donald Eadie. Girls’^ Solo (14 and under) Shirley Vollmer, {Dorothy Freiburger, Eliza beth McKinney. Boys’ Solo (14 and under) Kenny Ste. Marie, Donald Eadie, Ian Mun dell. . Unison Chorus (Enrolment under 25) 1. No. b^Turnberry (teacher, Mrs, Palmer); 2. No. 3 Turnberry (teacher, Miss McMichael); 3. No. 9 Turnberry (teacher, Mrs. Hastings) tied with No. £ Turnberry, (teacher Mrs. McKin ney.) Chorus (Enrolment under 9, Turnberry; 2. No. 3, 3. No. 5, Turnberry. Chorus (Enrolment 25 or Two-part 25) 1. No. Turnberry; Two-part over) 1. No. 4, Turnberry (Bluevale) teacher, Miss Speir; 2. No. 6 Turn berry (teacher Mr. Dickison); 3. No. 11 Turnberry (Lower Town) Miss Sherriff). Double Trio (Enrolment 25 1. No. 4, Turnberry; 2. No. berry. jDoublue Trio more) 1. and No. Unison over) 1. Turnberry; 3. No. 11, Turnberry. (teacher, or more) 6, Turn (Enrolment 25 or No. 5, Turnberry; 2. No. 9 3, ‘J’urnberry (tied). Chorus (Enrolment 25 No. 6 Turnberry; 2. No. or 4, Call for Tenders For New High School Tenders for the building of the ri'ew $650,000 Wingham''' District High School are called for today, in an ad appearing in thijfe issue of the Ad vance-Times. A. j D. MacWilliam, chairman of the building committee of the high schooll board, said that approval of the new school had been given by the Department of Educa tion on Friday and that tenders would be called for’ immediately. The closing date for tenders is April 15. Mr-. MacWilliam said that already some 20 contractor^ had approached the board on tendering for the job, and he inferred- that the board should be able to obtain favorable bids at the present time. The whole contract will be let out to one contractor, and the contractor himself will arrange for such sub contracts as are needed. Finished Next Year It is expected that the new building should be started in May and that it will be ready for occupancy in September 1955. It is possible that 2 or 3 rooms may be ready by Decem ber of this year if over-crowded con ditions in the old school make this necessary. Plans for the new building have been made in such a way that con struction can be speeded up over the normal time usually taken to put up such a building. New panelling units in the side of the building make part of the work an assembly job, rgvther than a building project. It is esti mated that the new type of construc tion will cut labor time by such as one half. The firm of Kyles and Kyles, of Hamilton, are the architects for the new building. Recreation Council to Hire Part-Time Recreation Director At a special meeting of the Town Council on Monday night, councillors voted unanimously to make a grant of The midgets had just come back from one of the, toughest games of their career. Leading the husky Can nington crew by a slim margin throughout the game, the Wingham boys still had their work cut out for them keeping their edge on a team that was determined to win. It was the third game of the best of three series, and with the series tied at one game each the local boys could not afford to make a false move. In the first period Murray, and Gray scored on assists from Hodgkin son and Foster, blanking the Cannin- ton sextet. The local's found the sledding tough in the second frame, when Canning ton poured the pressure to them. Gary Storey played a wonderful game between the Wingham nets to keep the scoring even with one goal apiece. Tpd Wifson for Cannington and Doug Murray from Jim Camp bell were the goalgetters. In the final frame both teams were beginning to show the effect of the terrific struggle. Ted Wilson scor ed for Cannington in the opening minutes of the period, while Murray notched one for Wingham on an assist from Campbell. Josephson got one for Cannington and Ken -Hodg kinson got the final marker for Wingham at 14.13. Although they played six men up in the final minute of the game, Cannington was unable to break through the Wingham de fence. The affair, handed ham. WINGHAM—Goal, Storey; defence. Lancaster, Bam; centre, Campbell; wings, Hodgkinson; Murray; alter nates Foster, Houghton, Gibbons, Fry, Stuckey, Gray; sub goalie, Vint. CANNINGTON—Goal Meek; de fence, Tom Wilson, Creber; centre, Ted Wilson; wings, Josephson, How ell; alternates, S. Jenkins, C. Jenkins, Woodward, D. Jenkins, Farrell, Im-i hoff, Jewell; sub goal, Stacey. game was a fairly rugged with nine penalties being out, three of them to Wing- com- DRAMA FESTIVAL BEGINS TOMORROW All arrangements have been pleted for the local drama festival to be held tomorrow and Friday evenings in the town hall. Mrs. Mar ion Little of Toronto has been named adjudicator and the Lions Club trophy has arrived. Last night the three casts held a dress rehearsal and tonight the di rectors, players, stagehands, etc. will have a rest. In order to facilitate scene changes there will be a change in the order of presenting the plays each night. The C.Y.O. production of “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow” will be third on the programme Thursday night and first on Friday night. The Kin- ettes’ performance of “Sunday Costs Five Pesos” will be first on Thursday and third Friday. And the Presby terian Young People’s “The Bishop’s Candlestick's” will nights, As a result of this is hoped that local aroused in organizing a drama club, or even a Little Theatre group. The back page of the festival programme will be a questionaire which is to be signed and handed in at the end of the evening. The purpose of this questionaire is to determine the amount of interest in forming a Little Theatre. be second both drama festival it interest will be dir- pre- the re- P.5. MUSICAL FESTIVAL SET FOR WEDNESDAY Wingham Public School is holding its annual music festival on Wednes day April 7th, in the Town Hall, the program starting at 9 a.m. and con tinuing on into the afternoon. Dr.lG. Roy Fenwick, director of music for the Ontario Department of Education, will be the adjudicator. For several weeks the pupils have been practicing under the direction of the music supervisor, Mrs. Douglas, assisted by the staff. The program will consist of solos, duets, trios, choirs and rhythm bands and pupils throughout the school , will be taking part in the program. Following the morning and after noon sessions, an Evening program will be held, also in the Town Hall, at which the winners of the morning and afternoon programs will take part. The junior choirs will sing dur ing the day and the senior and inter mediate choirs will sing in the even ing. J. M. Kinkead, of Goderich, in spector of public schools for .Huron County, will be present. The mOrning program will begin nt 9 'a.m, sharp, Anyone wishing to hear the opening number is asked to be seated before that time, Anyone who Wishes to come later ih the day or leave, may do so, between classes only, [ please, in order to bo fair to all con testants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J— Lions Ex-President .Will Speak April 9th at “Ladies’ Night” On Friday, April 9th, the members of the Lions Club of Wingham will entertain their ladies and friends at the annual Ladies’ Night, which will be held in the Armouries at 7 p.m. Members of neighboring clubs will be invited. Good entertainment has been ob tained through the kind co-operation of Lion H. V. Pym and CKNX and the program committee has been extreme ly fortunate in securing as guest speaker, Lion Walter C. Fisher, past president of Lions International. He is one of those people we like to hear about—-a Canadian who has become internationally famous. Mr. Fisher was born at Queenston on the international boundary. He attended public school in Queenston, high school in Niagara Falls and graduated with a B.S.A. degree from the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, and his on one Howard Fishers as long in the Niagara .Peninsula and Walt was the third generation to engage in the business. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher now live in St. Catharines whore Mr, Fisher is associated with the public For a number of years he wife and three children lived of the farms owned by C. Fisher & Sons Ltd. The have been peach growers for as there have been peaches Mo-relations department of General tors through whose co-operation he visits Wingham. Joining the St. Catharines Lions Club in 1933 and having served on every major committee, he was elect ed president in 1941. Then followed a succession of years during which he held increasingly higher offices until in 1946 he was elected third vice-presi dent and in 1949 he became president of Lions International—the second Canadian to be so honored. In the year that followed he didn’t see much of his home at Queenston but many thousands in different lands learned about Canada from him. He was a real ambassador of good will. Lion-Walt has contributed gener ously to the welfare of his community. He found opportunities for service on the Queenston school board for ten years and was superintendent of the Sunday school for 21 years. Lion Walter Fisher is an outstand ing Canadian who has impressed all with his vision and imagination. He is possessed with the qualities of leadership which are the outcome of a deep realization of the requirements of responsibile citizenship. Forthright sincerity is characteristic of his pub lic speaking. $700 to the Wingham Recreational Council to cover the cost of services of a part-time recreational director. The decision followed a request by the recreational council that they be empowered to hire a part time ector. President Bill Conron was sent at the meeting to outline council’s case. Duties of the director will be the coaching and organizing of minor sport, the organizing of a ‘ recreation al program for the summer months, the managing of Wingham’s ball park, including the second diamond which will be used for the minor teams, and assistance in such other recreational programs as may be needed. Summer Program According to Mr. Conron, the creational council plans to carry on a summer program with the aid of two assistants, which will be in ad dition to the part time director. Last year two assistants were hired for the summer program with one of them doing the organizational work. It was estimated that this year’s program would cost approximately $1,500, with salaries totalling $940 of that amount. Mr. Conron pointed out that the re creation council would receive a grant from the government of one third the cost of salaries. He said that other grants on the town arena could be had if arena finances were put through the recreation council, and that if the town availed themselves of these grants, the hiring of a part time director would cost the town very little more than it had put out on re creation previously. Councillor Norman Keating said that in his opinion some sort of part time recreational direction was need ed, and he doubted if the could obtain such a director less money. After further discussion matter a motion was made by Coun cillor Keating and seconded by Coun cillor Hamilton that the council make a grant of $700 to the recreational council for the purpose of hiring a part time recreational director for the balance of the year. The motion was carried unanimously. It is understood that the recreation al council has a person in mind for the job, and that the name of the ap pointee will be divulged at a date. Lucknow Man Treated At Hospital Robert McNay, 21, of Lucknow, was admitted to the hospital on Friday suffering from severed tendons in his right hand as a result of an acci dent with a butcher knife. He was' working at the Lucknow at the An operation the wound and reported his condition to be improving on Monday. slaughter house in time of the accident, performed to close hospital authorities YOUTD MAY LOSE EYE DUE HOCKEY ACCIDENT council for any on the later Worker Injured in Plant Accident Earl Dickson, 57, of RR 1, Wingham, was admitted to hospital last Wed nesday as a result of an accident in the Fry & Blackball plant in which he caught his hand in a planer, sev ering three fingers of his left hand. He was reported to be progressing favorably on Monday. A Doug Riley Fund has been started by hockey fans and sympathisers in the Londesboro-Blyth district to assist sixteen-year-old Douglas Riley, 'who may lose an eye as a result of a hoc key accident in the Wingham Arena last Thursday. A dance and a draw for a television set, the first money raising project to be instituted, will be held in the Londesboro Community hall on Thursday. The mishap occurred during a game between Londesboro and a team from the 13th concession of Hullett Town ship, when yit was believed young Riley’s eye was gashed by a skate. He was attended by Dr. Bernard Corrin at the rink and later removed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, by ambul ance. Doctor^ in London said that it may be necessary to remove the eye as a result of the accident. Riley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben jamin Riley, of Hullett Township, was a star player with the township team, and a second-year student at Seaforth District High School. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Huron County Tuberculosis Association will be held in the town hall in Clinton on Tuesday, April 13th at 8 p.m, Dr. W. C. Sharpe of the Beck Memorial San atorium will be the speaker, are interested are invited to F. J. Snow, president. All who attend. F31,7b PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE AT WROXETER The Wroxeter Women’s Institute will hold a progressive euchre on Friday evening,* April m», in Masonic Club Win Car Robes Winners in the lucky draw for two car robes at Jack Orvis Sports and Auto Supply store on Saturday wore B, ten Hertog and John Strong Jr., * prizes. Admission 25 cents, both of Wingham. ; please bring lunch. 2nd., at 8.30 p. rooms,Novelty Ladies . F31*