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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-10-20, Page 1Manning the Dikes of< Curria FIRST CINEMASCOPE PICTURE AT I.YGITIM ever to on on the scene dumping of of the dam noon Police in an alarm Kerr was called, was the end With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News & Z Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian MARTIAL LAW—-Some of the boys from the 99th Battery lent a hgmd at building the dikes at Howson’s dam on Saturday night, adding a martial note to the proceedings. Didn’t see anybody with their finger in the dike, but the shovels must have been army issue, They didn't even bend under the pressure—of people leaning on them. Except for the fact that they didn’t have teacups on their shoulder straps, it reminded us of some of the work parties in the old days. < 0-0-0 MUD TIRES—Motorists on No. 4 Highway, south of town were amused by the tires on the billboard which graces the east side of the prairie. The water was upj ust far enough on the signboard to make it look as if the tires were rolling over the waves. 0-0-0 BOATING ON PRAIRIE—Boating season on the prairie was open on Sunday, with plenty of room 'for .a regatta. Lloyd Smith was again this year, but declined, sad experience last season. 0-0-0 <GOOD FOR DUCKS—Last weather seemed to suit the anyhow. A couple of them were not iced on the upper dam While the dikes were being built, apparently oblivious to all the commotion. Speculation as to what would happen if they got out into the main current remained spec ulation, because they never did. 0-0-0 DESERTED—Pedestrians on the main drag Saturday night report that would have been the time to fire the cannon. The street was deserted, with many people unable to get in flood waters. invited after a week’s ducks, practically out-of-town because of 0-0-0 NEED BANDMEN—The new boys’ and girls’ band reports good progress, with over twenty members, but still needs somebody to play the bass in struments and drums. Volunteers will be welcomed. Wiiigham Businessmen Plan Santa Parade, Treat for Children A Santa Claus parade and treatA. Santa Claus parade and treat for the children was. planned for Novem ber 27th, at a meeting of the Wing-; ham Business Association, held on Monday night in the council cham bers. A Santa.J2.laus promotion sim ilar to last year’s is planned. > ' • Businessmen decided to keep their stores open on Wednesday afternoons during the month of December,\ and ■during the evenings of Christmas week, for the convenience of Christ mas shoppers. Hugh Carmichael, Warren Callan and W. T. Cruickshank were appointed to a committee, along with three members from the town council, to ■decide the disbursement of $1,493.01, representing surplus from the anniver- •sary celebration. ■President Hugh Carmichael was in the chair. ' Hockey Meeting 'A meeting of all those interested in hockey in town will be held in the council chambers on Thursday night at 8 p.m.” It will be decided at the meeting whether a hockey team will be form ed in Wingham this season. . NOTICE A,meeting of the Huron-Bruce Pro gressive Conservative Association will be held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Wingham on Tuesday Evening, the 26th of October at 8.00 p.m. for the purpose of electing officers and appointing delegates to the annual meeting. All supporters of the party are requested to attend. J. H. Crawford, Secretary. HOME BAKING SALE The Wingham Kinette hold a home baking sale in the coun cil chambers on Saturday, November 6th, at 3 p.m. The draw Will be made for the picnic hams at the bake sale. F20b reception and dance Will be held for Mr" and Mrs. Clay ton Scholtz in the Whitechurch Com munity Memorial Half, Friday even ing, Oct. 22. Henderson’s Orchestra will play fof the dance. Lunch will be supplied and everyone is welcome. F20b BAZAAR AND TEA The Women’s Association of Blue vale United Church will hold a bazaar and tea on Wednesday, October 27th, at three o’clock. Vegetables, baking, candy, hand-made articled will be for Bale. WING 11 AM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1954 < ' >',■>' z ■ A? -f '{9-Lit Wkl.-rN NO COMMENT Following a meeting of the arena commission on Thursday evening of last jveek verbal re ports of the discussions which took place at that time have been circulated throughout the com munity. Since, as far as this news paper can determine, there is still no settled conclusion regarding arena policy for the coming year, the Advance-Times declines offer either report or comment the arena question. The most important function this publication is to further the growth and development of this community and the publisher feels that this purpose can be served best by refraining from any dis cussion of arena matters until clear-cut progress has been made. Volunteer firemen and others worked for several hours on Saturday to stem the flood tide which threatened to pour over the CPR railway tracks on the east side of Howson’s dam. Sand bags and many loads of fill were used to build the dike, and the action of the volunteers was credited with saving not only the railway tracks, but the water reservoir and ^sewage installations as well. Above, Mayor DeWitt Miller, right, helps slug sandbags along with other volunteers. —Staff Photo. on be of of A bronze tablet honoring George Agnew Reid, eminent Canadian mur- alist and painter, has been erected by the Government or Canada on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and will be unveiled at the Wingham Town- Hall this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. The tablet will be presented to .the town by Professor* Fred Landen and Clare Bice, curator of the London Art Gallery, will give the address the work of Mr. Reid|. George Agnew Reid, who rose to president of the Ontario' Society Artists (1897-1902) and president the Royal Canadian Academy ."of Art (1906-09), the highest honors-in the field of art in Canada, was born near Wingham on July 25th, 1860, the son of Adam Reid and Eliza Agnew. He showed an early flair for draw ing and in. 187$ became a student in the Ontario School of Art in Toronto. Returning to Wingham he did crayon and oil portraits, later moving to Kincardine. He later went to Phila delphia, where he worked under .'the great Thomas Eakins. In 1889 he had pictures shown in the salon of the Royal Canadian Academy, and later he won other honors throughout the United States and Canada. « Mr. Reid was a leader in the founding of the Art Gallery of Tor onto. In mature years he became famous .as a muralist and his work may, be seen in various public build ings throughout Canada. He died Toronto on August 23rd, 1947. Officers Installed At Majestic Lodge Majestic Rebekah Lodge 352, Wing ham, held installation of officers Monday, October 18 after official opening of Lodge. The Charter was draped in loving memory of Christine Doherty P.P. Sister Welwood sang “Beyond the ^Sunset”. The' D.D.P. Jessie Taylor and staff, .of Kincardine District number 24, in stalled the officers as follows*: N.G., Ethel Gerry; V.G., Eva Bain; Rec. S., Margaret Bennett; F.S., Aldene Mc Kenzie; .Treas., Ann Henry; War., Alma Smith; Con., Vera Schneider; I.G.,’ Lola Sanderson; O.G., Anne Geddes; Chap., Iona Walker; R.S.V.G., Greta Harris; L.S.V.G., Florence Mac Intyre; R.S.V.G., Nellie Gannett; L.S.- V.G., Mary Caslick; J.P.N.G., Eva Brownlee; Musician, Gladys Pickell; Colour Bearer, Mabel Templeman. .Sister Taylor P.P.D. presented Sister Margaret Bennett P.D.D.P. with her P.D.D.P. pin. Over 100 wer'e present representing Kincardine, Exeter, Strathroy, Ripley and.'Wingham. Lynch was served. This being the 5th birthday, Sister Ann Henry made a beautiful birthday cake for the lodge. ' The first Cinemascope picture to be shown in Wingham is playing this week at the Lyceum Theatre. The technicolor production “The Robe” from the famous novel by Lloyd C.. Douglas, will be shown all this week. The management of the Lyceum has installed the new wide screen neces sary for Cinemascope pictures, which give the effect of breadth and three dimensions without the use of glasses on the part of the spectators. The new screen will enable the theatre to show many of the Cinema scope productions now being shown at theatres in the larger centres, some thing not possible with the original equipment. The new wide-screen effect has been popular with metropolita'n audiences for- the past few months, and the Lyceum, in keeping with its policy of showing the most modern in enter tainment, is one of the first theatres in the district to install Cinemascope facilities. The rampaging Maitland River, swollen by the rains of several days, forced ten families in Lower Wing ham to leave their homes on Satur day and inundated large areas of the town and the surrounding country side. More extensive damage was averted by prompt action on the part of the fire department in building a dike to, the east of Howson’s dam, an action which is credited with pre venting a complete washout of the CPR tracks and sewage and reser voir installations on Minnie Street. Flood waters reached a height of over ten feet above normal water levels, and although the peak appear ed to be somewhat lower than the disastrous flood of 1948, it was a question of touch-and-go when the crest of the flood reached town on Saturday afternoon. Started Saturday Morning Trouble started on Saturday morn ing when it became apparent that water from Howson’s dam, already trickling over the railway tracks, would quickly turn into a torrent if something weren’t done about it. At about 4.30 a.m. Joe and in a short time and superintended earth at the south to form a dike. Before Chief Bert Platt, turned and the fire department responded. Sandbags and truckloads of fill were quickly added to the fill across the low area, effectively preventing the rising waters from breaking’ out. Meantime water in Lower Wingham was rising rapidly, cutting off No. 86 Highway and pouring through the utilities building. By ten o’clock on Saturday morning some of the houses in Lower Town were already sur rounded with water, and by noon boats and trucks were evacuating the families affected. Mayor DeWitt Miller issued a call on the qir for people throughout town, to take in the flood victims, and was 'rewarded with many volunteers. By this time waters had crept into the first floors of houses and stores, and generally inundated the area. Farms Flooded During Saturday morning flood waters in the outlying areas caused siderable damage. On the farm on Highway 86, west of town, a herd of 35 cattle were marooned ort high ground and were herded with some difficuty to the mainland, The water at this time was within a foot of the flpor of the Zetland bridge, which was being repaired at the time and closed to traffic. Water on the prairie, south off town, came up to within a few inches of the road, and lapped at the edges of Joe Kerr’s building on No. 4 High way. IN MCKAY FIRE Station Agent Here Retires This Month past Worker Injured in Mill Accident Lorne Becking, 47, of Formosa, was admitted to Wingham General Hospital last week. with internal in juries. Becking was working in a Saw mill when a plank became dislodged strik ing him on the pelvis. His condition is considered satis factory by hospital authorities. A Brussels plumber, 54-ycar-old Edgar Jewell, is also a patient in the hospital recovering from burns re ceived when naptha gas exploded.' Jewell suffered first, second and third degree burns to the arms, face ed the Ontario Racing Commission at j and knees when the plumbing torch the banquet held in Goderich on Fri-1 he was using contacted naptha gas day evening by the Goderich racing ---UJU~ n ---■ ------ association. The dinner was held in the British Exchange Hotel in that town. in At Goderich Banquet John W. Hanna, M.P.P., represent exploding it and spraying flames over his body. He will be confined to the hospital’ for some time. F20b Singing in Wingham The internationally-known Eureka Jubilee .Singers have joined in the “Crusade for Chtist” campaign now in progress at the Wingham Baptist Church With Rev. Bert Tufnor, internationally-known Irish Jjorn evangelist, Services continue each night at 8 p.m. and' Sunday Oct. '24 at II and 7. A cohcert of sae/cd music will be presented in Wingham United Church on Friday evening of this wetjk, -—Staff Photo. of unknown origin gutted the of the frame structure, which beside the McKay Nursing Water and smoke damage Dams Damaged Flood waters cut a hole in the causeway of the Bluevale dam, to the south of the sluice gates, and a considerable head of water was pour ing through the break and swirling against the approach to the bridge, a short distance downstream. The fifty*- foot gap gradually emptied the waters, of the pond, aggravating the problem to the south of Wingham. At one time it was thought that the Bluevale bridge was in danger, as the waters swirled around the abutments, and on Saturday night detourings were posted on the road leading into Bluevale in case the ap proach to the bridge was seriously damaged during the night. On the northern branch of the Maitland the dam at Wroxeter held well, although at one time water was within inches of the causeway over which the main road into Wroxeter runs. The gates in the Wroxeter dam were opened, allowing a good volume of water to pass through. . ■ Blew Gorrie Dam ‘ Pressure on the south end of the Gorrie dam, near the mill, prompted workers to dynamite a hole at the northern end of the dam at about noon. The gap about fifteen feet wide: and ten feet deep, acted as a safety valve to release the pressure on the mill, while throwing a considerable volume of water on the main street of town, below the dam. It was fear ed that the water from the Gorrie dam might put a further strain on Wingham’s upper dam, but dikes built by the volunteer workers there kept the waters from doing any dam age. Water in Wingham kept rising throughout Saturday afternoon, 'and reached its peak on Saturday night, without doing any more appreciable damage. The flood waters receded on Sunday, although parts of the prairie were still under water on Tuesday morning. • Most of Wingham’s residents seem ed to feel flooding in might well opening of Station agent here for the two years, A. W. Hamilton, of Luck now, will retire at the end of this month, completing 48 years of ser vice with the Railways. Mr. Hamilton Shakespeare in at Burlington, Georgetown, five years in Regina and 34 years in Lucknow. He also relieved at Hanover for a short time prior to coming to Wing ham. Mr. Hamilton is connected with the Luc-Tee-Win Conservation Club, is a pheasant fancier. Canadian National started his career at 1906, and has served Extensive damage was done to the home of John McKay last week, when a fire inside stands Home, were particularly heavy. The alarm was turned in shortly after one o’clock on Thursday after noon and the fire department respond ed immediately. Smoke was pouring from the house when they arrived. They removed several articles of furniture to the lawn before getting the blaze under control. It is thought that the fire may have started in the chesterfield. Damage to the interior and furnish ings was extensive. NOTICE Will members of- Thursday after noon Bowling teams please meet at bowling lanes on Thursday, October 21st., at 2 p.m. sharp. F20b - .———.—.—-—-—- Hospital Rummage Sale Was Success in Spite of Weather veryIn spite of pouring rain, wind and people of the community were bad roads, the hospital rummage sale1 generous with their donations while which was held in the Wingham Armouries on Saturday afternoon was a huge success, rolling up re ceipts to the amount of $761.05. All day Friday, as the members of the hospital auxiliary sorted and [ Wingham merchants sent many new I articles. I These rummage sales are held twice 'a year by the Ladies’ Hospital Auxi liary, in fact, this was the 20th sale, __ __ ------------------- I----- ■ the first being in the Council Cham- marked the articles, they marvelled 1 ber on the afternoon and evening of at the quantities of parcels which J October 31, 1936. All proceeds are poured in. Ahd on Saturday when the j used to purchase bedding, nursery doors opened at two o’clock, the arm-: supplies, curtains, etc. for the hospi- ouries was quickly filled with eager tai, and with the large number of buyers. Nearly 100 sales people were patients the need is steadily increas- needed to dispose of the goods and in two hdurs practically everything had gone and another rummage sale had passed into history. The sale was under the general convenorship of the auxiliary presi dent, Mrs. R. E. McKinney, with sub convenors in each department. The HONORS FOR QUILT The members of the Junior Auxili ary of’ St. Paul’s Anglican church, comprised of girls between the age of 7 and 12, have won high honors in competition with other junior auxi liaries throughout the Dominion of | Canada. | Last spring the girls of St. Paul’s, entered a quilt, knitted articles, nov-, cities and scrapbooks in the Diocesan competitions. The quilt was awarded first prize while the other displays amassed sufficient points to place the local girls in third place for the whole competition. The first two places were captured by large city groups.The prize-winning quilt« was then I sent to the jDominion competition to ] compete against, articles sent from > junior auxiliaries ’ from Newfound-| land to Vancouver Island. In this ( competition the local girls received, honorable mention. At the Sunday' morning s’ervico in St. Paul's church' the girls were presented with their certificates. ,ing. i A draw was made for a hamper of apples which was won by Mrs. G. R. Scott, while a ham went to Miss Cora Gannett, both of Wingham. i Proceeds by departments are as follows: * Adult clothing, $251.02; children’s clothing, $78.59; miscellan- leous articles, $80.86; hats, shoes, $80.83; dishes and $72.59; groceries, $43.90; ; $59.80; tickets sold, $35.35; donations, : $22.21. Total, $761.05. The auxiliary are very grateful and extend their thanks to everyone, who helped in any way toward the success of this sale. $35.80; novelties, furniture, and 27th, Club Club to Sponsor Shooting Match On the afternoon of October the Luc-Tee-Win Conservation is sponsoring a shooting match for chickens, geese and turkeys at the farm of Mr. Murray Jenkins, two miles east of Wingham, on No. 86 Highway. There will be matches for .22 rifles and 12-gauge shotguns with ammuni tion supplied. Ladies are invited to take part in the matches, so, come one, come Starting time will be l.p.m. CKNX ORCHESTRA TO PLAY AT P.C. DANCE all. isThe CKNX Barn Dance Gang slated to provide one section of the entertainment at the big Progressive Conservative meeting — shortly. According to John M.P.P., who is acting tainment committee, time dance gang will provide a part of the music on Tuesday evening, No vember 2. They will be participating in such brilliant company as Mart Kenny and other nationally-known groups. The occasion is the annual meeting and election of officers of the On tario Progressive Conservative Asso ciation, which will be held at the Royal York Hotel on Monday and Tuesday, November 1 and 2. Mr. Hanna has extended a special invitation to the people of Wingham and district to take in the dance on the Tuesday evening and hear the local band in action. At Lodge Room Opening in Toronto W. Hanna, on the enter- the local old- that while the week-end Wingham was bad, they have been worse. the lodge. Service Saturday For Nancy Woods Nancy Eleanor, thrde-wcek-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woods, R R 1, Belgrave, passed away in Wingham General Hospital on Thursday, October 14th. She is survived by her parents, one sister, Betty Jean, and two brothers, Bobby and Lorne. After a private service at the grave side conducted by Rev. C. Washing ton, interment took place in Green hill cemetery, Lucknow. The official opening of the, new Oddfellows lodge toom was held on Thurs day night at the rooms oh Alfred Street. Noble Grand Joe Schneider was in charge of the ceremonies and guest speaker for the occasion was deputy grand master G. E. Harrison, of Ripley. Other guests participating were William Jeffrey, of Kitchener-Waterloo grand Warden for Ontario and district deputy Hartley Fischer, of Brussels. Above* are Bro. Roy Bennett, vice grand of the lodge, Bro. G. E. Harrison, Ripley, deputy grand master Of the Province of Ontario, Bro. William Jeffrey, Kitchener-Waterloo, grand Warden*of the Grand Lodge of Ontario and Bro. Joe Schneider, noble grand, —Staff Photo. HOLOS FINAL MEETING, IA meeting of the anniversary com mittee was held in the town hall ort Friday to discuss the final wind-up- of the committee’s affairs and to turn over -funds from the anniversary celebration for disbursement. John Brent, chairman of the com mittee, was in the chair. He explain ed the purpose of. the meeting, and suggested that a committee be form ed with the right to spend the money I in some way which would benefit the people of the town. Pointing out that an amount of $1,793.01 was involved, he said that in his opinion the com mittee should be prepared to give the people of Wingham a full accounting for the money. Mr. Brent outlined various ways in which the money might be spent, and then turned the meeting over to dis cussion on the subject. Hugh Carmichael, chairman of the Wingham Business Association, sug gested that a committee composed of three members of the town council and three members of the Business Association be named to oversee the spending of the money. W. T. Cruickshank suggested that the money be handed over to the town to be kept in trust until a com mittee was formed to spend it. He said that there should b<» no rush te spend the money, since it will have to be accounted for to town. On a motion by Kinney and Donald cidcd to pay $300 rental on the arena for the period of use during the cele bration. It was further decided to set up a committee of three and three businessmen to the balance of the money, to $1,493.01. On behalf of the other Reeve McKinney voiced the thanks of the committee for the fine job done by John Brcht, as chairman of the anniversary celebrations. the citizens of the Reeve R. E. Mc Adams, it was de councillors dispose of amounting members,