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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-05-26, Page 1Subscriptions $2,50 per year,, 6c per copy With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1954 By The Pedestrian ..■" 'I...1 ■ .. I ■' .... ADD FISH STQRIES—Bill Grover, of Carling Terrace, came back with a couple of nice ones on Monday after­ noon, and he didn’t mind telling every­ one where he got them, either. Fishing off the Zetland bridge, he hooked two beauties that must have gone nearly 30 inches and weighed at least five pounds each. Only trouble was the fish were redfins, members of the sucker tribe, which are not regarded as much for anything but fertilizer. 0-0-0 FIREWORKS—The kids up on Car­ ling Terrace had a great time on Mon­ day night, letting off the traditional 24th of May firecrackers. As in years past, many of the townspeople were up on the hill for the show. Some of the residents are beginning to think they should pool their resources, drop a dollar or two in the pot, and put on a real display of pyrotechnics. 0-0-0 LAST CALL—The invitation com­ mittee of the 75th anniversary cele­ brations has just about completed its work of gathering names for the mail­ ing of invitations, which will go out soon. Anyone who hasn't already sent in names of friends or relatives to whom invitations should be ffsent is asked to do so at once. Norm Keating is the man to call. 0-0-0 OUT OF BOUNDS—According to a report in the Teeswater News; a wild­ cat has recently been seen on the Sth concession of Culross. So far no dam­ age to stock has been caused by the animal. The animal would avoid com­ plications by staying up in that area. There’s no telling whether the by-law would cover wildcats at large in Wingham, or not. ■ 0 - 0 -.0 AMBIDEXTROUS—Two' new Can­ adians playing on the town's newly formed soccer team solved a problem of insufficient equipment very simply. Having only one pair of football boots between them, they each used one boot 4or the practice on Tuesday night. Fortunately, one was left-footed and the other was right-footed. '0-0-0 WELL IN THE LEAp—The tidings of a Calithumpian parade to be held for Wingham’s Anniversary, coupled with the news that a Wingham stock car won the race in Port Elgin the other day, has got people wondering If the stock car shouldn't be in the parade. Might be a good idea, only let’s put it at the back. If it led the parade, the floats would really be floating. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, R.R. 1 Belgrave, wish to announce the en­ gagement of their daughter, Amy Winnifred, to Mr. Ralph McNeil Mc­ Crea, son of Mr. and Mrs. CJ. G. Mc­ Crea, Belgrave. The wedding will take place in Knox United Church, Belgrave, on June 12. ‘ 26* ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leaver, Wingharn wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn Marguerite, to David Andrew Hackett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hackett, Lucknow. The marriage will take place Satur­ day, June 5th in the Brick United Church. 26* ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Mary Kathleen Ford, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ford, Gorrie, to Robert Alexander Edgar, son of -Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Edgar, Gorrie. The wedding is to take place at 12 o’clock, June 12th in Gorrie United Churbh. 26b An emergent meeting of Wing- ham Lodge No. 286 will be /Vr\ held Sunday, May 30, at 10.30 a.m. for the purpose of attending Divine Service at St. Andrew’s Pres­ byterian Church at 11 a.m. All Mas­ onic brethren are cordially invited to attend.—K. H. Saxton, W.M., H. L. Sherbondy, Sec. F26b barn dance Plan to attend the barn dance to be held Thursday night, June. 10th, at Tommy Pletch’s new bam on the 4th Concession, of Morris Township, a mile and a quarter north of Brussels. Music by Don Robertson and the Ranch boys. Everyone welcome. F262b HOWICK I4ONS CONTEST Howick Lions Club ’will present ah amateur contest in Wroxeter town hall Friday, June 11th at 8.30 p.m. •Two classes, 12 years and under, over 13 years. $60.00 in prizes. Please send entries to Johnny Brent, Wingham, $10.00 given to contestant coming far­ thest. Admission adults 800, students 25c, pre-school Children free, F26210* WINGHAM HAS BIG FISH TOO! Last week this paper reported that while other towns were run­ ning fish stories on the finny monsters that were being caught in their neighborhood. Wingham was unable to boast a single fish that was worthy of note. Over the week-end, Darrell Biggs of Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs; Percy Biggs, of Lower Town, prov­ ed how wrong we could be, Fishing just below the dam in Lower Town, Mr. Biggs landed a beautiful 22-inch brown' trout, which tipped the scales at about 4 pounds. He was using a small sil­ ver spoon on his spinning rod at the time. The catch attracted a good deal of attention, and as soon as the word spread, quite a few people visited the Biggs house to see the fish which, because of its length, had to be curled up in the refriger­ ator. Mr. Biggs’ brown trout is the first reported catch of that type in the neighbourhood this year, al­ though several • such catches have been reported ip previous years. Belgrave Men Killed In Bruce Accident Two Belgrave area mem were killed and the wife of one seriously injured when their pick-up truck crashed into a tree seven miles north of Wal­ kerton in Friday night. Thomas Yule, of Desboro, aged 45, died instantly as a result of the crash and William R. Bell, 50, died later in Bruce County Hospital. Mrs. Grace Bell, wife of the latter, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The accident occurred when the half-ton pickup truck, in which the trio was riding apparently went out of control, leaving the left hand side of the road and crashing into an elm tree. They were driving south on the 15th concession of Brant Township, and had just crossed over the Pearl Creek bridge when the mishap occurr­ ed. The truck plunged down the eight- foot embankment with the rear of it landing in Pearl Creek, which flows parallel, to the road at that point. " The cab of the truck had been pushed back, pinning all three in it. Farmers used a tractor to pull the cab apart, enabling them to extricate the occupants. All were still alive when taken from the cab, but Yule was dead on arrival of medical aid and the police. pDr. G. W. O'Toole and‘Coroner Dr. J. T. H. Robinson, both of Walkerton, were called and Provincial Constables G. I. Wade and Douglas Washburn, of Walkerton, investigated. WOMEN TEACHERS HOLD ANNUAL IN WINGHAM The North Huron Association of the Women Teachers' Federation held the annual meeting' and banquet at. the Brunswick Hotel, Wingham. A report on the regional conference at Goderich was given by Mrs. Keliar of Seaforth. Following a discussion of reports and resolutions the president, Mrs. Louise Porter, introduced the speaker, Miss Mabel Turnbull, of Sea­ forth. Miss Turnbull gave a very in­ teresting account of her visit to Eng­ land at the time of the coronation. The officers elected are as follows. President, Mrs. ■ Louise Porter, ^Brus­ sels; vice-president, Miss Marjorie McDonald, Walton; secretary, Miss Luella Mitchell, Brussels; treasurer, Miss Jessie Little, Brussels. PAL-MOCHA BAND CONCERT Keep Friday, June 25th open for the Pal-Mocha Shrine Club band concert and draw for "Pot of Gold’’, $1000.00, to be held * in Wroxeter community park? 26b FLOWER SUNDAY AT ST. HELENS Sunday School Anniversary and Flower Sunday will be held in the St. Helens United Church next Sun­ day, May 30th at 11* a.m. and 8 p.m. Rev. Chung Chooh Kim, B.D., profes­ sor at Chosen Theological College, Seoul, Korea, will be guest speaker and Mr. Keith Barbdur of London will be the soloist. You are invited. F26b CASH BINGO Cash Bingo in the Sacred Heart parish hall, Tuesday, June 1st, at 9 p.m. 16 games, for $1.00, extra and special cards, 10c each. Regular prizes are $3.00, Special prizes $5.00. F26b DANCE AT BLUEVALE Don Rdbertson and the Ranch Boys will be playing for the big dance to be held in Bluevale Hall bn Thursday, May 27 at 0.30 p.m. The dance is sponsored by the Wingham Oddfellows and is in aid Of their Cancer, Polio and Tuberculosis Fund, Admission at popular prices. Luneh booth in hall. * F26b versary celebrations. Pictured at the opening of the Bluevale library on Fri- '♦’>of Welland, formerly of Bluevale; Miss Ruby Duff, day night are five people who were largely responsible ^library historian, Bluevale; Cloyne Higgins, chairman for a'successful venture in rural libraries. Left to right - '/of the library board; and Reeve John Fischer, of Turn- are Rev. R. A. Brook, Bluevale; Dr. Louis Blake Duff, ( berry Township.—Staff photo. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE TO PREPARE FLOAT FOR ANNIVERSARY PARADE At the May meeting of the Women’s Institute, neld last Thursday after­ noon, it was announced that the an­ nual short-course, chosen by the members for this year is the one on "Supper Dishes”. A definite date was not set for this project but it was de­ cided to hold it during the fall season, and it will require two afternoons to cover the work. Plans were made to have a float prepared by the Women’s Institute, for the parade which will take place during the festivities a;t the, _7.5th Anni­ versary Celebration of the town of Wingham to be held July 31, August 2. Mrs. N. McLaughlin presided at the meeting. The programme was prepar­ ed by the citizenship and education committee and as citizenship day fell on May 21st this year the songs chos­ en throughout the meeting were of patriotic sentiment. Mrs. H. Burrell introduced as speaker for the after-1 noon, Mayor DeWitt Miller, who gave a very fine address on "Citizenship”. He spoke of the pride we must all feel in being citizens of this wonder­ ful country of Canada and our good fortune in having been born Canad­ ians, stating that we must always be willing to share that good fortune with others and welcome the new Can­ adians who are coming to make our country their home. “What is a good citizen” he asked, and went on to explain that a good citizen is one who is willing to give of his time, talent or money, or all three if one possesses them, in order to help along the acti­ vities or advancement of his or her community. A good citizen should be interested in our municipal set-up, and should show that interest by attend­ ance at public meetings. The motto "Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you” was given by Mrs. Gowdy. She emphasized the import­ ance of giving of ourselves and of our time, statng that no one ever gets the best out of life by trying to by­ pass the work. We can all find work to do through our community, our Church and our home.. We get out of life just what we put into it. Edison gave of Himself and the world has been richly blessed by his giving. Yet Edison once made the., remark that he had never done a day’s work in his life, it was all fun. Mrs. Wm. Ford gave a very full and interesting report of the district an­ nual meeting which was held in Bel­ grave on Wednesday, May 19th. In a five-minute talk Mrs. Burrell explained the ruling on several ques­ tions which arise regarding the admin­ istration of Women’s Institute work, based on information given in the hand-book. The ladies enjoyed and appreciated a very fine number in form of a quar­ tette given by four schoolgirls, Misses Elizabeth Burrell, Lynne Stuckey, WiUa Arthur and Janet Saint. "Can­ ada” was the appropriate song chos- -en, and it was very well prepared and rendered. Receives Life Membership Dick Burbridge, long-time member of Brunch 180, Canadian Legion, was •presented with a life membership in the Legion at the regular meeting of Brahch 180 oh Tuesday night. Two new members were initiated, •in the persons of John Crewson and Jim McGleish. Plans were laid for the Drumhead Service to be held in Wingham under Legion auspices during the i75th annl- AT BLUEVALE LIBRARY OPENING New Bluevale Library Termed Demonstrates Freight Car for Railway A story of interest to people in Wingham appeared last week in the London Free Press. It concerned H.D. Angus, CNR supervisor of freight claim prevention, and the son of Mrs. Frank Angus of town. Mr. Angus was conducting demon­ strations of shifting loads in freight car in London, and for the purpose had a box car specially constructed with plexiglass sides sd^that the freight being carried inside could be viewed from without. The demonstrations were designed,to prove that the shunt­ ing of freight cars at4speeds of,over four miles per hourto shift loads weighing as much .■ as -12 tons, damaging both the load and the car itself. Mr. Angus figures that at four miles per hour, nothing in the car will shift, at five miles per hour there will be a three to four inch shift, and at speeds of six miles per hour or over, the load is liable to go through the end of the car, The demonstrator car is an exact model of any ordinary freight car, ex­ cept for its transparent doors and the oversized speedometer stuck to its side, Mr. Angus explained that the car has been successfully used in de­ monstrating to yard men the neces­ sity of coupling cars at speeds under four miles per hour. Employees at the CNR’s Windsor yards also got an opportunity to see the freight car digest its diet of lathes and steel barrels, with Mr. Angus in charge of the demonstration. RE-STOCKING THE STREAMS Over 14,000 speckled trout and 6,000 brown trout have been placed in the Streams ih the Wingham district during the past few Weeks by officials of the department of lands and forests. While most of the fish are fingerlings and not of legal size, some of the "lunkers*’ put in under the re-stocking pro* gram have measured up to 10 inches, a respectable catch for any trout fish* erman. Above, Ross Wormworth, of Wingham and Ken Woods, of Chats* worth pdut a pailful of trout into a secluded stream in this area.—Staff photo. WEST WAWANOSH TWP APPROVES HOSPITAL West Wawanosh Township council last week agreed to pay their share of 4^ per cent towards the cost of the proposed new 50-bed chronic wing of the Wingham General Hospital, at a special session of council. The pay­ ment will amount to $9,000. i A vote of the ratepayers was, taken on the matter last fall, at which vot­ ers had shown themselves in favor of the move. Since that time the council had given the by-law three readings, but had delayed final action on the matter. A total of nearly $200,000 has h'oW been raised for the new wing undei* the pro-rata scheme whereby muni­ cipalities in the area pay according to their use of the hospital. A further grant of $15,000 is expected from the Huron County Council this year. With the adherence of West Wa­ wanosh to the financing scheme, only two municipalities with major shares have not yet agreed to pay their pro­ portion of the cost of the new pro­ ject, Grey and Ashfield have not yet indicated their approval and under a ruling passed by the hospital board, patients from these municipalities are being surcharged at the hospital. The West Wawanosh resolution will be forwarded to the department of health in Toronto, where it is expect­ ed approva1 of the building program will be forthcoming shortly. It is hoped that tenders may be called for the new wing soon. "Great Lamp in An interesting' event in the history pf Bluevale was the opening of the new public library on Friday after­ noon. » BJuevale has had a library, housed in the community hall, for seven years, but larger quarters were necessary. Open house was held in the neat little building from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., when visitors expressed their pleasure in viewing the room and its furnish­ ings, The visitors and the speakers of the evening used such expressions as "complete, perfect, one of the fin­ est of rural libraries.” Ceremony in Hall The formal opening ceremony took place in the community hall in the evening, John Fischer, reeve of Turn­ berry, being the chairman. Com­ munity singing, led by Mrs. Gordon Greig, was the introduction to a good program. Dr. Louis-Blake Duff, of Welland, was the guest speaker. He said, "The new library is a great lamp in the .community, a high tower marking for men and women, boys and girls, a sky- high sign post of knowledge and in­ spiration,” and recommended a book club for the study of outstanding Grand Old Ladies Celebrate 97th Birthdays Monday Wingham’s two grand old ladies, Mrs. Rhoda Elizabeth Bosman and Mrs. William Dawson celebrated their 97th birthdays on Monday, May 24th. Mrs. Bosman was born in Mount Albert, and farmed on the Bluevale Road for many years before retiring to Wingham in 1934. She makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. R. H. Lloyd. She is enjoying fair health, and her faculties are good. Mr. Bos­ man died about five years ago. Mrs. Bosman has two sons, Morris, of Bluevale, and Bob, of Leamington, and two daughters, Mrs. R. H. Lloyd, of Wingham and Mrs. Clara David­ son, of Vancouver. There-are 11 grand­ children and 16 great grandchildren. ’ Mrs. William JDawson, who celebrat­ ed her birthday on the same day, was born in St. Marys, and was the form­ er Eleanor Logan, of London. She has lived in Wingham for 45 years, living on a farm in Culross, before retiring to town. Her husband died some years ago. Mrs. Dawson is in good health and lively spirits and does her own house­ work every day. On the morning of her birthday she received communion at her home on Shuter Street. Kinettes Sponsor Home Decoration Contest for 75th The Wingham Kinette Club met at the home of Mrs. John Currie Tues­ day evening, with the president, Mrs. Andy Scott in charge. The meeting opened with the singing of the Kin­ ette song, followed by the minutes of the previous meeting read by the*sec­ retary, Mrs. Lloyd Ellacott. It was unanimously voted that the Kinettes be responsible for the supervision of the wading pool during the summer, months. Discussion of the 75th an­ niversary followed and it was decided that the Kinettes sponsor a home decoration contest with the first prize $25.00, second, $15.00 and third prize, $10.00. Plans were discussed for a float to enter the parade. Conveners were chosen to look after the food booth for the Kin Carnival June 25th and 26th. Kinette Mrs, Alan Williams distributed tickets to the girls for the raffle of two picnic .hams, the draw to be made at the annual fall tea. After a delicious lunch the meeting adjourned till June 7th when the Kin­ ettes will meet and attend the inter­ club meeting at Walkerton. The next regular meeting will be June 14th at the home of Mrs. J. Crewson. Season Opens At Golf Course The Wingham Golf Club opened the season’s play officially on May 24th. The results of the morning 18-hole handicap match was as follows: Low gross 18 holes, W. H. French; low gross first 9 holes, O. Haselgrove; low gross second 9 holes, N. WelwOod; low net 18 holes, M, Boyd; low net first 9 holes, G. Howson; low net Second 9 holes, J. P. McKibbon, The results of the mixed two ball foubsomes in the afternoon were: 1, low gross, M. Boyd, Mrs. W, Mc­ Cool; 2, low gross, Dr. G. Houson, Mrs. H« Campbell; 3, low gross, Jno. Brent, Mrs. Jno, Brent; 1, low net, R. H. Lloyd, Mrs. Geo/Howson; 2, low net, E. McKinney, Miss M. French. books. He concluded with reminis­ cences of boyhood days spent in Blue­ vale, recalling events and amusing happenings that many of his audi­ ence could not remember. . • Rev, R, A. Brook, minister of Blue­ vale United Church, told of the bene­ fit to be derived from a good library in the community, especially for the children, whose minds would be fed by the best literature. He said the library would grow as the people grew and would be instrumental in fostering a ’ community spirit. ’ He concluded with the dedicatory prayer. Other Speakers Other speakers were J. C. Higgins, chairman of the library board, Mrs. Harry Elliott, librarian and secretary, who gave an encouraging statement of finances, showing that the build­ ing and furnishings, costing approxi­ mately $1700, was largely paid for. This modest expense was possible be­ cause of the many hours of volunteer labor donated; Miss Rubena Duff, who described the steps taken in building the library and expressed appreciation of the generosity of everyone who as­ sisted by giving money, materials and labor. Bringing greetings and congratula­ tions were W. J. Dale, warden of Hu­ ron County; Mrs. Glenn Eckmier, Hu­ ron County Librarian; Mr. Scone, chairman of the county library board; W. T. Cruickshank, of radio station CKNX, Wingham and R. E. McKin­ ney, reeve of Wingham. Mrs. Donald Robertson and Mrs. Oliver Moffatt played piano duets. Two numbers were sung by .the male quartet,, C. H. Hoffman, Rev. R. A. Brook, Ross Smith and Carl Johns­ ton. Pupils of Bluevale School, Bob Hall, Douglas Fischer, Phyllis Elliott, Ian Mundell, Katherine Frieburg and Loretta Fischer sang a double trio, 'The Lamb”. Mrs. Stewart McNaugh­ ton gave humorous readings. Accom­ panists were Mrs. Donald Robertson Mrs. C. H. Hoffman and Mrs. Oliver • Moffatt. Presentation Made A pleasing feature was the presen­ tation of a set of jewellery to Mrs. J. H. Smith, former librarian, now of Molesworth. An address of apprecia­ tion for her fine services was read by Mrs. Wm. McKinney and the presen­ tation .-.‘••was-“made1 ‘ by Mrs; Janies Johnston on behalf of the library board. • •At the conclusion of the program J. C. Higgins expressed hearty thanks for the whole-hearted co-operation of those who had assisted in the build­ ing project. A collection was received at the meeting for the library fund from many generous donors. Those assist­ ing in the program enjoyed refresh­ ments at the close. LOCAL STOCK CAR TAKES FIRST PLACE AT PORT ELGIN TRACK A large number of Wingham Stock, car fans were among the crowd at the Bluewater Speedway, Port Elgin, on Monday, May 24th, for the first race of the season on that track and saw Rusty Stedman of Port Elgin in car No. 15, the Walden Bros, special from Wingham take first place .in the 20 lap feature event. Starting in scratch, position Rusty came from behind, to take the feature by more than % a lap. Number 15 had the fastest time trial of the day and also took 2nd. in the first heat and third in the Australian Pursuit. The Brussels Motors car 73X also took home a good share of the $840.00 purse. TWO ESCAPE INJURY 4S CARS COLLIDE Two persons escaped serious injury on Saturday in an accident on the fourth concession of Turnberry Town­ ship. A car driven by Alex McTavish, of RR 1, Bluevale, proceedng east on the road was in collision with a car driven by James A. Hawes, of Wallace Township, going west, according to the police. The McTavish car rolled into the ditch after the impact and sustained most of the damage. Provincial Constable J. J. Lewis, of Wingham, investigated the accident. Purchase McDougall Building on North Josephine Street The building on north Josephine Street, owned by the late Duncan Mc­ Dougall, has been purchased by Wal­ den Bros. Transport, and will be used by them as their Wingham headquart­ ers. The transaction was completed with the McDougall estate last week. Dians are now being made for changes which will be effected in the building, and the transport company will move into its new premises as soon as the changes are made.