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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-08-04, Page 1<ST. CATHARINES GIRL WINS BEAUTY CROWN its way up Josephine Street,as Fordwich Will Three hundred veterans and members of the Canadian Legion paraded to a Drumhead Service in the Town Park, on Sunday afternoon.. Shown above is the service at the Cenotaph. With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News 4 r Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy —MAM—- ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian WHAT! NO FLAGS?—The person who said that there weren’t enough flags in Wingham must have been , surprised after the anniversary cele­ brations. Trouble is there weren’t any the next day. Celebrants at the shirt-tail parade lifted .quite a few during the night. Most of them are now back but anyone who still has flags can return them to the town hall with no further questions asked. 0-0-0 LEFT OUT—When the Community Players said “doors closed at 8 p.m.” they apparently meant it. Mayor De­ Witt Miller arrived at the play a bit late and found, in company with several others, that he was locked out until the end of the first act. Actually the doors were closed at 8.15 so that the cast wouldn’t have to play through all the noises made by latecomers. 0-0-0 SPEECHLESS—Johnny Brent, gen­ eral chairman of the celebration, whispered in our ear that he will personally thank people for their part in the anniversary celebrations—when he gets his voice back. Johnny was stricken with laryngitus on Sunday morning, and has had very little to say since then. 0-0-0 HONOR WITHOUT PROFITS— When the town council tossed. $2,500 into the anniversary celebration pot, they figurativly kissed it goodbye—or at least a good portion thereof. They figured the celebration would probab­ ly be a lot of fun, but wouldn't make them any money. Complete returns aren’t in yet, of course, but now it looks as if the $2,500 might be coming back with a little interest. 0-0-0 CORRECTION—Elsewhere in this issue it is reported with some pride that there wqre no traffic accidents during the celebration. Word- has just been received that one motorist has laid a complaint to the traffic department. Seems that someone dinged his fender in the parking lot down by Cec Merkley’s.. Things could be worse. , 0-0-0 THE WINNAH!—Lucky winner of the Kinsmen car was Jack Hobden, formerly of the Bank of Commerce staff here, and now in Niagara Falls. Jack had started back for the Falls before he learned of his good fortune. Winner of .the Oddfellows’ TV set was Stewart Copeland of Wroxeter. I ——■--------------------------------- Gorrie Man Pilots First Ore Train It will be of interest to many know that Mr. Jack Campbell, former miller of Gorrie, who left here some 18 months ago for Sept Isles, Quebec, was the engineer to run the first train from Burnt Creek to Sept Isles on June 21st with the first cargo of iron ore ever to be brought out of the Labrador Ungava region. He brought the 57 car train a distance of 367 miles in 26 hours over a‘•line that old timers said would never be built. to a ENGAGEMENT Mrs. George Deyell wishes to an­ nounce the engagement of her daugh­ ter, Miriam Dorothy, to John Jordan Howes, Toronto, son of Mr, and Mrs. Gilbert Howes, Wroxeter, the riage to take place in . August. mar- F4b ENGAGEMENT’ The engagement is announced of Vivian May MacLean, Wingham, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. MacLean, to Gordon Thomas Westlake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Westlake, Bayfield, Ont. The wedding will take place the latter part of Aug­ ust. F4* FORMER MISSIONARY TO SPEAK Guest speaker at all services in the Wingham Baptist Church on Sunday, will be Mr. Lloyd Carr. Mr. Carr is a former missionary to Quebec. You are cordially invited to attend. f4b WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4th, 1954 A highlight of Sunday’s program was the laying of the cornerstone at the Wingham District High School. Left to right are W. S. Hall principal; George Brackenbury, a former principal of the school; John W. Hanna, M.P.P. for Huron-Bruce; Rex. Alex Nimmo, and James Workman, who was the second principal of the-'school after it was built.—Staff Photos. 100th Birthday The village of Fordwich is celebrat­ ing its 100th anniversary on Saturday “and Sunday, August 7th and 8th. Planned for the event are a parade Saturday at noon, a sports program in the afternoon and a concert and dance in the evening. Special church services wil be heid on Sunday, a lunch will be provided on the school grounds, and the even­ ing will close with a sacred band concert. The program will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the village. Fordwich was the first settlement in the Township of How­ ick. In the winter of 1853-4, Joel Rogers, Arthur Mitchell and W. G. Walker started building a log house, and it is reported their Christmas dinner ---- 1. boughs near where the new bridge now stands. A log tavern was built on the north side of Louisa St., a half block west of the new bridge and here the weary traveller and the early settlers found rest and refresh­ ment. Between 1860 and 1875 settlers came in by way of Harriston and Molesworth, and the village prospered. A grist mill was built, a sawmill and several, shops were opened, a photo­ grapher did business at the “Dew Drop Inn” a little shop built on stilts just west of the wooden bridge span­ ning' the river, where not only could was eaten in a shelter of NOTICE MacIntyre’s Bakery will be closed from August 9th to 14th inclusive. F4b FIRST FRIDAY MASS The sacrifice of the Mass will be celebrated on the first Friday of the month, August 6th, and each month from now on will be celebrated at 9 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Wing­ ham. F4b Will be on Holidays August 19th to 25th The staff of the Advance-Times will go on holidays from August 19th to August 25th, and there will be no publication of the paper on the latter date. Persons wanting job printing before August 26th are asked to bring in their copy well in advance so that the work may be done before the holidays start. Advertisers are asked to remember the dates of holidays for their adver­ tising program, your picture- be taken, (tin-type) but an oyster bar and liquid, refreshments, were dispensed.. At one time, four blacksmith shops and. wagon works _did business;, as well as a wool carding mill, a tannery; a stave mil! for making barrels, a cabinet shop; and', undertaking estab­ lishment, a furniture factory, and a cheese factory on the southern out­ skirts. of the village. The- oldest building- now standing in the village; is- the original log house built, on the farm of John Sothern just west of the village. John Sothern being a carpenter made coffins and the first burials were made on this same farm just west of the river. Many of the tombstones in this ceme­ tery can stjll be seen though over­ grown with grass. The Presbyterian Cemetery south of the village was sur­ veyed in 1867, and a church built on this site. Trinity Anglican Church, was the first church built in the village, about 1860. The barn on John Eurig’s lot was originally a Methodist Church standing on the street corner before being moved back and set on a foundation. The painted Gothic win­ dows over the chancel can still be seen on the plaster inside. Many stories are told of the ex­ ploits of those early, days, ‘ one being that at the building of the present mill, one of the workmen walked up a rafter and down the other side. Early settlers would tell of having to carry wheat to Salem or Guelph to get it ground into flour, and the writer would ask how it was that whiskey, could be secured in every type of store. The answer was that there was always someone in the community making a pretty good grade of poteen. In some taverns a cup was left on the barrel head and you helped yourself, price about 5c while a flat-face bottle of one pint was 30c. Like many other villages in Ontario, boom days are over for Fordwich, but Howick Township is one of the fair­ est of Ontario, as well as a great agricultural area, and the village of Fordwich is a pleasant place to live, (A. E. Winston) 10,000 People Jam Town’s Main Street For Biggest Parade Seen in Wingham An estimated 10,000 people—one of the largest crowds in Wingham'a history—jammed the streets of town to witness one of the biggest and best parades ever assembled in the town limits, on Monday afternoon. Lining the main street from the town limits on the south to- the CNR tracks on the north,, the crowd overflowed to Minnie Street, the return route of the parade after its triumphal march up Josephine Street. Four Harvard training planes from the Centralia Air School started the parade off at 1.15. They .passed over the town at 509 feet in- formation, peeled off and flew in a wide circle, returning to “buzz? the main street individually at a height of 200 feet. So low were the planes' that people on the rooftops could feel the suction as they passed by. - ( The fly past was the signal for the Calathumpian parade long, heralded as- the highlight of Wingham’s three-day celebration. Headed by the well known Durham High School Band, and by the guest baton twirling. champion, Barbara Ann Lounsbury, of St. Catharines, the parade moved- off up Jose­ phine street to- the' accompaniment of cheers by the thousands of spectators Who lined: the sidewalks. The route of the parade took it up Josephine Street, along. Albert Street, and back down Minnie Street, And by the time the first float of the- parade had .reached Scott Street, the last float was still waiting, to proceed up Josephine Street. Nearly a hundred floats,, cars and bicycles took part m Parade on‘Monday afternoon. A 75th anniversary cake, Boyle Dress Shop,' makes people line the sidewalk. the Calathumpian presented by the thousands of g I gllj H i f i Twelve beautiful girls from as far away as St. Catharines were on hand for the beauty contest at the town park on Monday afternoon and at the Anni­ versary ball on Monday night. No. 4, above, Barbara Ann Lounsbury, of St. Catharines was the winner. A children’s parade up main street started off the proceedings on Saturday afternoon, when about a hundred children with their gaily-decorated bikes;, trikes and doll carriages paraded up to the town park. Anniversary Registrations The following were among the hundreds who registered for Wing­ ham’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations: John Wain, Kitchener; Joan Forgie, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. John Lamb, and David, Toronto, Miss Ann McCart, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Fitzmaurice, Lon­ don; Harry J. Boyle, Toronto; Pat­ ricia Brophy, London; Betty Anstett, Walkerton; Misses Margaret and Flor­ ence Moir, Toronto; Mr, and Mrs. Tom Gault, Toronto; Miss Ellen Wal­ ker, Toronto; Capt. John Barlow, Toronto; Mr. Allan Peters, Sudbury; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, London; Mr. J. B. Chatfield, London; Miss Marlene Chatfield, London; Mr> and Mrs. Frank Guthrie, Guelph; Mr. an.di Mrs. Bob Brandon, Forest; Mrs. Chester (Pearl Duncan) Copeland, London; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Zeigler, Kitchener; W. J. Arnott, Jim Arnott, Jr., Inger­ soll; Mr. Hector MacDonald, Elora; Rev. John and Mrs. Lucas, John Lucas, Toronto; Mrs.. Ed. McCaulay, Toronto; Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Gal- lager, Dallas, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Clark, Walkerton; Mrs. Fisher, Pais­ ley; Miss Helen Louise Pocock, Guelph; Mrs. L. Kirkwood, Galt; Miss Cora Fisher, Paisley; Mrs. Jas. (Helen Field) Kerrigan, Mildmay. (Continued on page seven.) Barbara Ann Lounsbury,. 18-year-old raven-haired beauty of St. Catharines, and. Canadian and American baton twirling champion, was named Anni­ versary Queen at the Anniversary Ball in the arena on Monday night. Miss Lounsbury who came to Wing­ ham to lead the 75th anniversary par­ ade, won over 11 other girls and earn­ ed for herself the first prize of an all­ expense trip to New York. The first stage of the beauty con­ test was held in the town park on Monday afternoon, when the. twelve contestants paraded before nearly 5,000 people assembled there:. Judges; Eleanor Fulcher, of the Walter Thorn­ ton Model Agency, Toronto; and Mayor Allan Rush, of London, were on hand to judge the girls on their beauty, poise and personality, as they stood'”on’ the""platform^nia- :‘h£tlfrng: suits. Later the contest was continued at the arena, when the girls again, ap­ peared in evening dress. Entered in the contest were Hilda Paulitzki, of Wingham; Jean Brett, R. R. 2, Arris; Diane Skidmore, of De­ troit; Pamela Saddler, of Clinton; Bar­ bara Brandon, of Bayfield;' Louella. Noble, of Mount Forest; Rena: Moore;, of Wingham; Corinne Koebel, Wing­ ham; Donelda Alexander, of London;; Winona Foxton, Wingham.;; Lorna. Hood, of Atwood, and the winner Bar­ bara Ann Lounsbury, of St. Cathar­ ines. ofThieves broke«into the office Wingham Motors Limited, on Jose­ phine Street early Wednesday morn­ ing, but were unable- to break into the office safe. Forcing their way through one of the back windows, they succeeded in knocking the dial off the safe, but were unable to break it open. They ignored a nearby till which had a small amount of loose change in it. Jjm Carr discovered the break-in when he went to work at 8 o’clock and notified the police immediately. Later a pinch bar and sledge ham­ mer which police think were used in the- attempted robbery were found on the lot of Bert Armstrong. Local police investigated the break- in, but as yet have no clue to the identity of the intruders. HAVE YOU GOT YOUR ANNIVERSARY EDITION YET? People who have not yet obtained their copies of the Advance-Times Historical Edition are advised to secure them as soon as possible, since the supply of copies is limit­ ed. NOTICE ‘ Fairyland Store will be closed for vacation August 9th to August 12th inclusive. F4b For the service of those who wish to send copies to their out-of- town friends, the Advance-Times will mail copies to any part of the world, postage free. The cost of the Historical Edition is 25c per copy. Over 100 floats, including cars, clowns and bicycles made up the par­ ade. Most of the floats were made up by Wingham merchants, but there were also out-of-town floats from Harriston, Teeswater, Sarnia, Marnoch, Seaforth, Auburn, Listowel and Walk­ erton. Lucknow Kiltie Band and the band of the 21st Anti-Tank Regiment assisted in the parade. Five Thousand at the Park Following the. parade nearly 5,000 people gathered at the park for the various contests to be held there. Vis­ iting dignitaries introduced there in­ cluded Mayor Allan Rush, of London; Miss Eleanor Fulcher, of the Walter Thornton Model Agency, Toronto; L. E. Cardiff, M.P. for Huron; Andrew Robinson, M,P. for Bruce; Marvin. Howe M.P. for Wellington-Huron; J. W. Hanna, M.P.P. for Huron-Bruce; W. T. Cruickshank, Warden William, Dale, of Huron County, and Wing­ ham’s Mayor DeWitt.Miller. Twenty children. were entered > in the two classes of the baby contest. ■ Grand Champion, was Sylvia .Mortens, L4-mdnth-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Y, H. Mortens of .R.R.- 5 Brussels. Syl- via was also winner' m tlie 8 to months class. Donna Jay Scotty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott, of R.R. 5, Goderich, was the winner in the under 8 months class. Janie Day, of Wingham, was win­ ner in the amateur contest. Brenda Cathers, another Wingham girl, was second and Mrs. Pamela Saddler of Clinton, was third. The log-sawing contest was won by Percy Willie and George Carter of Wingham, with Jack and Glen Foxton placing second. The Wingham team won the tug-of war against Lucknow. Precision numbers by the Durham High School Band rounded out the af­ ternoon program., M. L. “Tory” Gregg, acted as master of ceremonies, assist­ ed by Bob Carbert and John Cruick^- shank. Started Friday Night Monday afternoon’s program, was. the climax of the three day celebra­ tion which started Friday night with the presentation of the play “Our Town”, by the Wingham Community Players. Approximately 400 people attended the play on Friday and a second performance on Monday night drew a crowd just about as large. On Saturday morning 128 people registered at the public school for the back-to-school program. They spent many pleasant minutes- there, remin­ iscing about the old days in school. Eight former mayors met at the town hall at noon fpjj- the introduction of former mayors, and over 800 old boys and girls registered at the booth in the town hall: dhring the week-end. Opened’ by John Hanna John W. M.P.P. for Huron- Bruce, officially- opened the celebra­ tion in the town park on Saturday af­ ternoon. He- paid tribute to the pion­ eer settlers and the anniversary committee- chairmen and helpers who had done; so much to make the cele­ bration a. reality. Other persons on the platform for the opening cere­ monies council, W. T. M.P.P., Taylor nin, West Wawanosh; Bailie Parrott, Morris; Roy Cousins, Brussels; Stuart Robertson, Lucknow; John Fischer, Turnberry. Parade Winners The following were winners children’s para'de and mutt Best costume, Gail Garniss, Kerr; Scottish costume, Carol Craw- (Continued on page 5.) were members of the town Town Clerk W. A. Galbraith, Cruickshank, Arthur Jolley, Niagara Falls, Reeves Orval East Wawanosh; John Dur­ in the show: Esther Fordwich Centennial, Saturday, Sunday, Aug., 7 & 8 I ■'t *