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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-04-28, Page 3A new million dollar factory for the production of “Everready” radio and hearing aid batteries was officially opened at Walkerton pn Friday, by Mr. A. A. Cumming, president of Nat ional Carbon Company, Division of Union Carbide Canada Limited. The factory is a single storey brick and Steel building with 50,000 square feet floor area. It is one of the world’s I most modern dry battery factories in corporating such features as high- level fluorescent lighting, safety en gineered machinery, recreation facili ties, etc. The new factory is already operating on a two-shift basis and employs over 125 local people. The factory was officially opened at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, At 4:30 dig nitaries, representatives of National Carbon Company in Toronto and the press made a tour of the new factory. At 7 p.m, a dedication dinner was held in the Walkerton Legion Hall, Mayor Buehlow officially welcomed the new industry to Walkerton. Mr. Cumming, president of National Carbon Company, thanked the people z Where a fine car matters jnonarch belongs. The Crow and the Pitcher Illustration by Arthur Rackham, from, the Heinemann Edition of Aesop's Fables. The Canadian Bank of Commerce A THIRSTY CROW found a Pitcher with some water in it, but so little was there that, try as she might, she could not reach it with her beak, and it seemed as though she would die of thirst within sight of the remedy. At last she hit upon a clever plan. She began dropping pebbles into the Pitcher, and with each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it reached the brim, and the knowing bird was enabled to quench her thirst. MORAL: If you are thirsty for success,' begin dropping a little money into a Savings Account at our nearest branch! With each deposit, your balance will rise a little higher, until at last you have the funds you need to make dreams come true. Be a knowing bird — -visit our nearest branch today! <p "Aren’t you glad we tried them all before we chose? 1!^*—a ONE DRIVE AND YOU'LL HAVE PROOF PROOF OF THE EXTRA SAFETY AND SMOOTHER, QUIETER PERFORMANCE IN MONARCH’S GREAT NEW 161-HP.V-8 PROOF OF MONARCH'S MATCHLESS STABILITY, ITS REASSURING CONTROL ON THE CURVES, ITS NEW STEADINESS ON One drive will give you incomparable performance. You’ll feel the amazingly responsive and flexible power of Monarch’s great new 161-Hp. V-8—today’s most advanced and efficient type of engine, made by Canada’s most experienced V-8 builder. This means smoother performance, faster acceleration and an extra reserve of safety. You’ll experience a completely new feeling of stability, a reassuring, road-gripping steadiness on curves and on the straightaway—the result of Monarch’s revolutionary new ride control system—Ball-Joint Front Suspension. You’ll ride in new luxury, in new quietness, in Monarch’s beautiful interiors—so comfortable and so restful. A phone call will bring a Monarch to your door. convincing evidence of Monarch’s MONARCH LUCERNE COUPE THE STRAIGHTAWAY monarch . (Certain featwee iUuetraieA or mentioned art "Standwr M MM iwM, MMM at tatra «M M tOtn» YOUR MONARCH DEALER WILL OS PLEASED TO AWIIANOEADEHONtTRATION AT YOUR CONVENIENCE HURON MOTORS LIMITED <0 Ford and Monarch Cars Phone 237 A. D. MacWilliam Ford Trucks % Wingham, Ontario 1 of Walkerton for all they had done to co-operate In making the fast com pletion of the new factory possible. He said the company recognized its re sponsibilities in forming part of the Walkerton community and would do its best to fulfil them. « Mr. Cumming ended his dedication speech on a npte of optimism for th.e economic future of Canada. He said that a nation which had made a con tribution in the last war so far exceed ing the proportionate demands of a country its Size and then had weather ed the difficult post-war years in a way that had not been matched by any other nation in the world, has little to fear of what lies ahead, *Yes, and one drive was enough to prove-that Monarch outclassed them alt* VEWS OF BLUEVALE The Wingham Atfvwice-Ttone^ Wednesday, April 28, 1954 Ito* Bluevale Belles Attend Cranbrook Achievement Day The Bluevale Belles, who have fin ished the girls’ club project, “How to be well dressed and well groomed”, attended the Achievement Day activ ities at Cranbrook pn April 22nd. Mrs. Joq. Horton, who. with Mrs, J, H. Smith were club leaders, also attend ed, with other members of the Wo men’s Institute, Miss Emma Johnston, president, .Mrs. S. Da,rjing, Miss Mar garet Curtis, Mrs. Jas. JohnBton, Mrs. awarded John Fischer, Mrs, Carl Johnston and Mrs. Wm. McKinney, Miss Steckley, home economist, was in charge pf the program. The girls exhibited their work and Marie Johnston, the youngest of tho group, gave a practical demonstra tion of what they had learned during the course. Kay Johnston received a certificate} a County sward for hav ing completed six projects, All the members and leaders were silver spoons. Seven of the ten girls who had tak en the course were preserit: Joyce Hoffman, Eleanor Smith, Elizabeth McKinney, Marie Johnston, Kay John ston, Loretta Fischer, Etoile Moffatt, One member, Brenda Breckenridge, is ill in Listowel Memorial Hospital, The girls have enjoyed their lessons and mothers, agree that the project is well worth while. Personals The Y.P.U, met in the United Church last Tuesday evening, with the president, Don MacLean, conduct ing the meeting. Others taking part were Eleanor Smith, Velma Agar and Joyce. Hoffman. The 'Young People’s Group of the Presbyterian Church had as their guests young people of the Belmore and Molesworth Presbyterian Church es at their Tuesday evening meeting, with the president, Miss Norma Mof fatt, presiding. There was a devotion al period, followed by games, and re freshments were served. Rev. George Malcolm preached in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The Mission Band met in the United Church on Saturday afternoon, with Margaret Curtis and Mrs. Alex Mc- Crackin in charge. This was the spec ial Easter meeting, when, after the devotional program, refreshments were served. Mrs. Stanley Darling and Jim, with Jane and Ruth Campbell, were visit ors at Auburn on Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Johnston, of Bluevale, and Mrs. Milton Watson, of Gorrie, visited on Saturday with their brother, Mr. Wm. Stewart, at Grand Valley, finding him improved in health after a serious illness. Mrs. Neil MacEachren, of Clifford, and Miss Louise, of Welland, spent a few days with the former’s mother, Mrs. R. F. Garniss. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon McKinney and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Gurney and family, of Wingham, spent Sunday at the McKinney summer home here. Mrs. ■ Wm. McKinney will teach the junior room of Lower Wingham school for the next year. Mrs. McKin ney has taught for the last three years at No. 2 Turnberry (Kirton’s school) and pupils and parents regret her leaving. Mrs. Earl Underwood, of Gorrie, was a guest at the home of Mrs. W. J. Johnston on Sunday. BIRTH TRETHEWEY—To Mr. and Mrs. Les lie Trethewey (formerly Wilda Breckenridge) of Camlachie, a dau ghter, Patricia Anne. 1 / WARN ORGANIZATIONS OF TRAVELING SHOWS In order to avoid any possibility of disappointment and misunderstanding this newspaper would like to remind officers of the various organizations in and around Wingham about the inadvisability of entering into agree ments With travelling entertainment concerns. Within the past few weeks a rep resentative of one of these companies which offers to train local talent for a show in about two weeks’ time, was in town, apparently endeavoring to line up a sponsor for a show this season. The Advance-Times pointed out to the representative the difficul ties which might be encountered. Several factors enter into the op position to this type of entertainment. Firstly, the entertainment itself is seldom of the calibre which the public should be asked to pay for. The ad mission fees are .almost invariably too high and in addition to the money which is taken in from those who ac tually attend the performance, the merchants are asked to part with funds for what is termed adevrtising. The representatives of the entertain ment company attempt to purchase space in the local paper at the lowest possible rate and then re-sell it at excessively high rates. The most unfortunate feature of the entire set-up is that the local organi zation which sponsors the show al ways ends up with a mere pittance in return for the effort expended. felling tactics used by these organi zations are unfair in the extreme, for the saleswoman always insists on a member of the local group accom panying her, and as soon as a would- be victim begins to balk at the adver tising sales talk the insinuation is dropped that the local sponsors will take a refusal as a personal insult. In order to forestall this type of racket the Wingham Business Associ ation publicly announced several months ago that the business men along the main street Would contri bute only to advertising schemes which had the approval of the Busi ness Association. Further, The Ad vance-Times refuses to be made a party to the plan by printing the advertising sold. These points are outlined specifical ly to inform all local organizations |hat support from the business people and the newspaper cannot bo expected for the type of show we have outlined above. Bitter experience in the past has led to the stand that has .been taken. I■-EM CRUMBS By Omega s I X When we ehanged the title of this column we were probably thinking of a day such as this-—a day when we would have nothing but a few taste less crumbs to toss to the readers of this weekly sheet. The lassitude en gendered by the return of spring has allowed us to read a number of books but made us too lazy to say much about them. We have read a half dozen pocket books, in the last week or so and to-day we’ll comment brief ly on three of them, 0 • 0 - 0 ' The first is THE SToRY OF THE BIBLE by Hendrik van Loon. It is a retelling in the form of a continuous narrative of the stpries of the Old and New Testaments. It is not intend ed as a substitute for the Bible, but it gives continuity and perspective to Biblical stories. It does not, of course, contain the beautiful rhythms of the Bible, but it is written simply and clearly. It does away with many of the confusions of the Old Testament, and it gives a composite version of the Gospels of the New- Testament. If read as supplementary and explana tory material, it should prove interest ing to many readers. 0-0-0 To go from what is usually consid ered the sublime to what will be thought of as the cheap or the vulgar or the visque or the sentimental, we’re going to mention a book called AMERICAN BALLADS (Naughty, Rebold, and Classic). It contains many old familiar ballads like “The Shoot ing of Pan McGrew”, “Casey at the Bat”, and “The Face on the Barroom Floor”, but it contains many more that most readers are unfamiliar with. It is not the kind of book' to suggest to the kiddies looking for parlour room recitations, nor is it the kind of book to present to Aunt Prudence on hei’ birthday. But it has some enter taining verses—and we can imagine even Aunt Prudence getting some sec ret guffaws out of it. 0-0-0 The third book is SOME FACES IN THE CROWD. It is a book of twenty short stories written by Budd Schul- berg who is known to many as the | Men’s Wear Ready Made Clothing I PHONE 172 Ladies* Hosiery WINGHAM MASSEY HARRIS Ilk TRACTORS 44 SPECIAL—Gas or Diesel Great New Engines, New high performance, New economy. New roominess, New handling ease, New comfort. 33 TRACTOR—9 styles and models Here is 2 - 3 Plow Power for the average farm. 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