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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-31, Page 10days WESTFIELD (Intended for last week) Ronald Taylor spent a few last week in Guelph and Toronto. Arnold Cook was a Lucan visitor on Wednesday. Mr, and Mrs. Norman McDowell were Stratford visitors on Tuesday, Mr, and Mrs. Bert Vodden, Mr. Alvin Vodden, of Clinton, visited on .Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs, Alva McDowell. Mr, and Mrs. Jasper McBrien, of Goderich, visited recently with Mr. emd Mrs. Gordon Snell. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McDowell and David were Toronto visitors on Fri­ day. The ladies of the W.M.S. met in the church basement on Wednesday and completed 4 quilts. Marvin Mcpowell spent a few days in Toronto attending the Insurance Co. Annual Convention. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Smith were Toronto visitors on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Eldert Geertsma and family, of Listowel, have moved to their new home on the 6th concession of East Wawanosh, formerly owned by Mr, Maurice Bosman. Messrs. Norman and Alva Mc­ Dowell spent Monday in Toronto, having shipped their cattle down on Saturday, Miss Lorna Buchanan, of London, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Buchanan. Mr. and Mrs, Joe Brophy and chil­ dren, of Toronto, called on several in the community over the week-end, Mrs. Wesley Stackhouse and Miss Eva, of Brucefield, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Nixon, of Vancouver, visited on Wednesday with Mr, and Earl Wightman. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mills and spent the week-end with their babe par­ ents and friends at Seaforth, St. Marys and Kirkton. Mrs. Jack Buchanan and Mrs. Fred Cook visited on Tuesday with Mrs. George Cook, of Belgrave. Miss Betty Rodger, of Goderich, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Rodger. I Geo. Walpole SASH FRAMES CUPBOARDS PITTSBURG PAINTS GLASS Custom Woodwork Telephone 260-w STAIRS SCREENS HARDWARE Building Wingham Mrs. Through Town shop at Variety village teaches young lads who o-o-o —r — -------- ------------- -- ______ _ ___ ...—> are which will enable them to be self supporting. Variety A. « « sf ■XX ^.x^x- • Across the Footlights The town hall auditorium has been a busy place for the past six weeks or so. The organizations in town have been rehearsing their plays almost continuously there for that time. Last week the set designers and painters took over, to make and paint the backdrops for the three plays to be presented this week. There’s n lot more work to putting on a play than meets the eye. Not only are there the actors, but there are the backstage people, the make-up people, the ushers, the lighting people, the directors, stage managers, promp­ ters, ticket sellers and whatnot. In the present effort there must be well over 50 people involved in one way or another. Around about dress rehearsal time, everybody gets so tired of repeating their lines, that they wonder if’ the thing will ever amount to anything. It usually does, in spite of their fears. woodworking crippled, the trade Village is owned and financed by the Variety Club of Greater Toronto and is operated by The Ontario Society for Crippled Children, “Your Easter Seal Society”. Campaign this year runs until April 18th and has an objec­ tive of $500,000 for the province. Take those busy, active days at work or play. It's surprising what Coke will do. How com­ pletely it refreshes, how quick to lift sagging spirits, how sure to please the most-exacting taste, Yes, you’ll find Coke the perfect refreshment. .. any time. Carpentry T lucludls) Mirai TaxM Authorized bottler of Coca-Cola under contract with Coca-Cola Ltd, DRINK Tkw tU about Coke... it brings you back refreshed ... r. & -8 1953 Meteor Custom 2=door 1952 Ford 4=door Black - Sunvisor 1951 Prefect 4=door 1949 Mercury 2=door Overdrive, radio 1949 Meteor 4=door sedan 1949 Ford 2=door Green 1948 Dodge coach 1947 Pontiac Sedan Crippled Children’s Work Is Handled by Service Clubs Can­ hotel busi- good playing When the average person thinks of Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Progress or any of the other service clubs in ada, he pictures in his mind a lobby, filled with conventioning ness men and all out for a real time. He sees grown men pranks at each other’s expense like school boys. He can barely make out their smiling faces through the thick cigar smoke. And the chances are 100 to one against him ever imagining these “good-natured guys” could be remotely connected with a crippled child. But they are. They are living ex­ amples of Easter Seals at work. And as one official of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, who has worked with them for more than 32 years, put it. “The service clubs are the backbone of our work. Without them we could not function.” Actually the O.S.C.C. was formed in Windsor, Ont., in 1922 when the rep­ resentatives of 10 service clubs met together because they were appalled with the number of uncared for cases of crippled children across the prov­ ince. Today 195 service clubs—a new and all time high—will take part in the annual Easter Seal fund-raising program to finance clinical treatment, braces, wheel chairs, summer camps, cerebral palsy centers and transpor­ tation for handicapped children. This years Easter Seal Campaign extends to April 18. In the tiniest village or hamlet, as well as the large cities, enthusiastic service club members start their in­ tensive mailing and canvassing pro­ gram months before Easter. This year they mailed 100,500,000 Easter Seals in order to raise at least $500,000. As well as backing the Ontario Soc­ iety tor Crippled Children, many of the larger service clubs have flourish­ ing rehabilitation programs of their own and help to ease the constant pressure put on the Society’s present budget and facilities. The Rotary Club of St. Catharines, for example, handles nearly all cases of crippled kiddies in Lincoln County. Its members have assisted in founding one of the two new summer camps for crippled child­ ren the Society owns, bringing the total to five. Most of the orthopedic surgeons and physicians, who contribute their time and great skill in straightening out little limbs, are service club members too. Many a young may and woman walks proud and upright in the Easter Parade today because a Rotarian, a Kiwanian or a Lion helped fit him or her with braces or crutches when they were “just a crippled kid.” Living in the Past Jean Wenger, who has been doing historical research for the Advance- Times' special anniversary edition, has been living in the past for the last few weeks. And she find that search­ ing back through the newspaper’s yellowing files can be a fascinating business. Away back as far as the files go there are stories about people whose descendants still live in town. Jean hasn’t found any that were hanged for stealing sheep, but there , are a few skeletons in the cupboard. Reminds us of the paper which ran some old school examination results under the heading “How Good Were Maw and Paw?”. We can imagine that the feature was a great hit with the kids. The Huron County Industrial Pro­ motion Board met in Clinton last Wednesday, and defined its aims as to foster, co-ordinate and direct promor tion of new and existing industries in Huron County. The pew organization, of. which Earl Hamilton, Wingham representative, is a director, was formed last month. Robert Potts, of Toronto, a repre­ sentative of the Ontario Department Of Planning and (Development, was guest speaker at the meeting. He told members of the board of similar or­ ganizations which had been set up in Bruce and Grey counties recently, uid of the Eeastern Ontario Association Board of Trade, which compares with these. Mr. Potts said that organiza­ tions of this type are still “feeling their way,” because they are new and their is no pattern to follow. The Huron organizations will use the .pounty as a selling factor for its municipalities, and also plan promo­ tional work within the county. It is not intended to do away with the in­ dividual promotion committees set-up by different municipalities, but will work in conjunction with them. Mr. Potts said that Huron, Bruce and. as far as the manufacturer#’ point of view is concerned, they have peen a forgotten land. Their many ad­ vantages have been overlooked, Mr. Potts stated, Mr. Hamilton .said that the organi­ zation plane to meet monthly, and it is possible that meetings will be held in different towns of the county, ,A different speaker will be engaged for each meeting, The next meeting will be held in Exeter next month. Plans are being made for a reprtf. sentative of the board to attend the’ Trade Fair in Toronto. The board is also planning a bro­ chure containing photos of present industries and stories on the advan­ tages enjoyed within the county, in­ cluding recreational, educational and industrial. Members are wording to have the pamphlet ready for approval at the next meeting. Vice-president, John Crich, of Sea­ forth, said that he felt that agricul­ ture, which is one of Huron’s biggest industries, should be tied in with the whole setup. Walter Shortreed, of Morris township and R, H. Thompson, clerk of East Wawanosh, brought up the subject of small industry being opposed to new industry being brought into a centre. To date the board has received grants of $100 each from Seaforth, Goderich, Wingham, Exeter and Clin­ ton, $30 each from Blyth and Hensail and $25 each from Usborne and Col- borne townships. 1 I 0-0-0 1947 Mercury 118 sedan 1947 Mercury 114 coach 1940 DeSoto 4-door Like new Numerous older models. Used Trucks 1953 Chev. sedan delivery 1951 Mercury 3-ton Reconditioned motor 1948 Pontiac sedan delivery HOWICK COUNCIL The Howick Council met in clerk’s office according to adjourn- ( ment, the reeve, H. Gowdy, in the chair. All members were present. The minutes of the last regular and special i meetings were read on motion of ■ McMichael and Kaufman and were I adopted as read.- Carried. ■ Gibson-McMichael — That we ad­ vance the Howick Municipal Telephone i System to the am'ount of $2000.00 Car- . ried. Haskins-Kaufman — That ,we do not ' concur with resolution from the Town of Clinton re County Court House. Carried. Gibson-Kaufman — That we give a grant of $10.00 to the Huron County Crop Improvement Association. Car­ ried. Gibson-Haskins — That we instruct the clerk to write the Department of Highways at Stratford, also the De­ partment of Highways, Toronto, re traffic lights at danger zone at Wrox­ eter Police Village, also intersection at Gorrie Police Village on Highway No. 87. Carried. McMichael-Haskins — That we in­ struct the clerk to call for tenders -for weed spraying, tenders to state price per road mile and to be in the hands of the clerk not later than 12 o’clock noon on April 3rd, 1954. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Carried. Gibson-Kaufman—That we purchase Green Cross Weed* Kill, also Brush Kill, from R. H. Carson & Son. Carried Haskins-Gibson—That we accept the tender of Joe Kerr, for the gravel contract, subject to approval of the Department of Highways. Carried. Gibson-McMichael — That the En­ gineer’s Report on the Mahood Drain be accepted and provisionally adopted and the clerk be hereby instructed th prepare a by-law and copies of same and application for provincial >grant be made to the Department of Public Works. Carried, Kaufman-McMichael—That the ’ fol­ lowing taxes be returned hot to be collected as per attached list. Carried. Gibson-Haskins—That the following taxes be returned not collected as per attached list. Carried, Gibson-Kaufman — That the collec­ tor’s roll be accepted. Carried. Gibson-Haskins — That the road ac­ counts as approved be paid. Carried, McMichael-Kaufman—That the fol­ lowing accounts be paid. Carried. Gorrie Community Hall Board, rent for nomination meeting, $7.00; W. E. Whitfield, balance tax collector, $100., treasurer, January and February, $90., total $190.00; Huron County Crop Im- the Post Mortems There’s been quite a few post inor- tems around town on the Midgets’ hockey game last week in Port Perry. And while it was tough to lose the game, some people seem to forget that you can’t win all the time. What we know about hockey you could put in your eye, but it seems to us that the local kids were outplayed —that time. They took an early lead of three goals, which probably made them a bit over-confident. Then Can- jiington came back with two fast ones in the first of the second, which threw our boys off balance a bit. The ruc­ kus in which Ken Hodgkinson got hurt seemed to be the finisher. But our boys still only got beaten by two goals, a thing which can happen in the best of families. . Generally speaking prophecies are strictly for the birds. But we’re will­ ing to bet our boys take the champ­ ionship. For further details consult the front page. 0-0-0 Come Back to Wingham We were interested to hear that three of the Junior hockey players who came to town during the winter to play hockey, have liked the place well enough’to stick around. Merv King, one of the Barrie Fly­ ers who came here from Simcoe, has decided to stay for a while. Working up at the Co-Op during the day, Merv is getting in a little coaching with the Peewees, in preparation for their^trip to Young Canada Week, at Goderich. Nipper Nash, star forward on the team, who hails from St. Catharines, is also going to stay in town. He has himself a* job at Crossett Motors. Doug Lessor, goalie for the Towne Hallers who comes from Dorchester is the third of the “imports” who lik­ ed Wingham well enough to stay. Doug recently got himself a came back to town and job in 0 - 0 - THE Lloyd’s factory. 0 TOWN—PeopleTALK OF who were complaining about the lack of sand on the streets a couple of weeks ago, are now wishing somebody would take the darned £tuff away. . . Post office officials are expecting a lot of people to blow their tops when they start getting letters with insuf­ ficient postage on them during the next few days. Postage rates are up tomorrow, and if you don’t put enough on, the other fellow pays double. . . A shortage of sawdust' in the district has forced some sawdust burners to lay in a stock of wood. . . Some-of the league bowlers have wound up their season, and will no doubt be switch­ ing to lawn bowling in the near fut­ ure. Curlers are getting ideas about golf. '4 provement Assoc., grant, $10.00; Lis- towel District Fire Area, re Richards fire, $50.00; W. E. Whitfield, blinds and chair seat, $4.80; G. A. Gibson and Sons, moving vault, $18.00; G. S. King & Sbnfl stove pipes, $6.40; Lis* towel Banner, ads re warble fly, $9.60; Wroxeter Telephone Co., tolls, $4.45; Department of Health, Insulin, $5.70; P. Durst, part salary, $95., postage, $5., total $100.00; H. Gowdy, expenses re convention, $30.00; Ivan Haskins, ex­ penses re convention, $30.00; H. Mc­ Michael, convention expenses, $30.00; E. Kaufman, convention expenses, $30.00; Howlck Municipal System, ad­ vance, $2060.00; total $2525.95. “I always wanted to be a photographer!” "My hobby is photography, and from the sale of photos, plus what I saved from my salary as a grocery clerk, I have been able to build up. a nice bank balance at The Dominion Bank. Now I’m ready to launch myself as a full time photographer.” Your own business, personal security, a new home, holidays—many things can be yours, when you practise thrift the pleasant way—by regular savings at The Dominion Bank. For advice on any financial matter, come in and see our manager. 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