The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-10-27, Page 4Four The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, October 27, 1954*
EDITORIALS
Reminiscing
HOW ABOUT A WINGHAM LAKE?
Watching the flood waters covering the prairie during
the: recent inundation, it occurred to us that in many ways
it’s a pity the prairie isn’t always covered with water. For
rile waters not only conceal a rather unsightly piece of
land, but add greatly to the beauty Of the town.
It’s probabty a pipe dream, but making a lake out of
the prairie would do a lot for Wingham. Because of its
lowness, the land is of little use for anything but pasture
in its present, .state. Yet as a lake it would be a consider
able asset to .the whole district.
Besides beautifying the town it would provide recre
ational facilities unequalled in the area, and could probably
ibe depended upon to bring tourists and trade to this vi-
iCinity. . “
If there is ever a conservation authority for this part
of the Maitland, the feasibility of the scheme would be
•well worth investigating.
GOOD-BYE. OLD FRIEND
Veterans all over the Commonwealth will probably
greet with dismay the announcement that the venerable
drill movement “Slope Arms” is to be abolished. The
move had been brought about by the introduction of a new
Belgian automatic weapon which will replace the old Lee
Enfield, standard equipment in the British and Canadian
armies for many years.
The new weapon has a cocking device on the left side,
which would make it pretty hard on the clavicle if you
thumped it down in the traditional manner. Not only that
but it has a pistol grip and a long magazine sticking out of
the bottom which make it rather difficult to shoulder arms
in the American way. Efficient as the weapon may be in
combat, it appears to be the drill sergeant’s despair.
Drill experts in the Guards Regiments are reported to
be working feverishly to find a suitable drill movement for
the new weapon, and it may be that they will come up with
something worthy of the nation’s parade squares. But as
far as the “old sweats” are concerned, we doubt if it will
ever replace the old familiar “Slo-o-o-pe Hip!”
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- MORE AUTHORITIES NEEDED
The recent disastrous floods in the Toronto «area will
■undoubtedly raise again the question of water conserva
tion, dams and anti-flood measures. For in spite of the
fact that the Humber, river apparently floods seriously
only once in a hundred years, measures to control it muse
T>.e taken eventually.
The fact that there were no disasters on the Grand or
the Thames, both of which have conservation dams, will
.lend weight to the arguments of those who advocate anti-
;flood- controls, and will no doubt influence the powers-
(that-be when it comes to putting out money for such pro-
■•jec ts„
Our own Maitland is a peacable-enough stream at
most times, but even it has been known to kick over the
'traces. The Middle Maitland Authority which is just now
tcoming into the picture, will no doubt be taking measures
"uto eliminate the threat of Maitland floods.
No plans haye yet been made for the Lower Maitland,
but there seems little doubt that eventually some sort of
authority will have to control this watershed, as well as
many others.^
Don’t fail to hear the treat of the
year, “Canadian Jubilee Singers’’ in
the Opera House, on October 31st.
Highly recommended and endorsed by
press “and pulpit. Under auspices of
the Wingham Baptist Church.
Workmen this week are busily en
gaged re-planking the iron bridge on
Victoria Street.
Mr. D. Hamilton
berries and plums
Tuesday, this being
for these fruits.
During the last week two men who
had violated the Liquor License Act
of the Province of Ontario by being
found drunk in the streets of town
were’ brought before the magistrate
and fined. The Temperance Associa
tion wish to intimate that all infrac
tions of the Liquor License Act will
be dealt with and hope all. will pre
serve the law.
picked ripe rasp
in his garden. on
late in the season
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NOT FOR US
Normally we are thankful enough that we don’t live
in the great urban centres, but every once in a while we get
a particularly heavy charge of thankfulness. Like the
other day when we read about all the trials and tribula
tions a worker at the A. V. Roe plant in Malton has to go
■through just to get to work and back.
According to this story the fellow starts to work
three-quarters of an hour earlier than necessary so that he
can park near the gate and get out before the rush. He
bucks six lanes of traffic leaving the plant, dings his fen
ders in the crush, and arrives home in an overwrought
•condition, having taken an hour and a half to travel thir
teen miles.
There’s no doubt about it, small towns have their
disadvantages. We could mention quite a few, especially
at the height of the weekly rush to get the paper out.
But at least when it’s all over you can be home in five
.minutes. And without any coronary troubles, either.
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A FITTING TRIBUTE
A fitting tribute was last week paid to the late George
Agnew Reid, eminent Canadian painter from this district,
when a plaque in his honor was unveiled at the town hall.
Although Mr. Reid left the Wingham district early in
life and travelled far from the scenes of his childhood, he
never lost his love for this part of the country, from which
•he drew inspiration for many of his paintings.
This district can be proud of fathering a man who “did
more for Canadian arts than any artist of this generation”.
The town of Wingham is grateful to the Dominion
Government for marking in such a way the scene of Mr.
Reid’s childhood, and to Mrs. Reid for her kind gift to the
.town of one of the artist’s paintings.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bondi are _
motor trip to Renfrew and. Ottawa
this week.
About fifty enthusiastic hockey
fans met in the Council Chambers on
Monday evening and. organized, to co
operate with the Governing Body,
with W. T. Cruickshank secretary,
and W. T. Booth, treasurer. A mana
ger will be selected at. a joint meet
ing with this committee and. the Gov
erning Body on Monday evening but
in the meantime, suggestions, are ask
ed from the public. Hockey looks like
a real game this year, as several new
players have come to town, while
some of the local players have devel
oped a lot during the year.
The Joyes Bros, merry-go-round, an
attraction at the Wingham Fall Fair,
met with disaster in. the evening. A
gasolirfe lamp exploded, and one of
the employees attempted to run with
it outside when, the flames caught in
the canvas and in a few seconds the
fire was beyond control, there being
no fire apparatus at. hand. Extingui
shers were taken from the fire hall
but too late to be of any real value.
The frame work was. badly burned,
but the horses were removed though
badly scorched.
9
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Last week two animals died here
one definitely had rabies. A cat after
it had attacked two men was dispos
ed of and its head sent to Toronto by
Dr. James McKenzie for examination
which showed, it to have rabies. A
dog died last week and the manner
of its death was such that rabies was
suspected. People who come in con
tact With this cat and dog are being
treated with serum to prevent the
development of rabies. If your dog
or cat takes sick or acts in an un
usual manner notify the authorities.
Mufdy Edgar, 30-year-old Brussels
man, died in Wingham General Hos
pital Saturday afternoon following a
hunting accident on Thursday. The
accident happened on the farm of
William Elston, when a party com
posed of Mr. Edgar, Walter Scott,
Harry Allen and Ira McLean, of Brus
sels were hunting. Mr. Edgar was
separated from the other men when
he tripped, his gun discharged in
flicting severe wounds on his
leg.
on. a
■r Crop Report
by G. W. Montgomery.
With, an all time record high raiinTall
of 8.15 inched in the County fire the
first half of the month, farmers; are
experiencing considerable troubles, in
the harvesting of white beans, soy
beans^ silage corn, turnips andi sugar
beets. Early turnips have sized too
much and can only be used! for. the
soup trade or livestock feed, sugar
beets have sized up considerably, but
the continued wet weather is causing
reduced sugar content. On many
farms the white bean crop is a com
plete loss, corn binders, and blowers
are in demand to harvest silage corn
as the fields are too wet for forage
harvesters. In some cases the corn is
being cut with the sickle or hoe. Pas
ture, while excellent for the season
of the year, is limited because many
fields are too wet to pasture livestock.
Livestock is selling well at farm sales
with weanling pigs bringing $12.00
to $15.00 a piece at community sales
this week.
ing for the sun to rise, and the game
to start moving about. I wonder how
upper
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DONNYBROOK
Anniversary Services
Anniversary services will be held
Donnybrook Church on Sunday, Oct
ober 31st., at eleven a.m. and seven
thirty p.m. with Rev. Harvey Spar
ling, of St. Helens, as guest speaker,
W.M.S. and W.A.
The October meeting of the W.M.S.
and W.A. was held on Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Norman
Thompson. Mrs. Chas. Jefferson was
in charge of the W.M.S. meeting. The
lesson was read responsively followed
by prayer by Mrs. E. Robinson and
repeating the Lord’s prayer in unison.
Mrs. Sam Thompson sang “I Need
Thee Every Hour.” Miss Hazel
Stamper gave a reading "An Acquir
ed Virtue”. Hymn 681 was sung,
Mrs. Gordon Chamney read a poem
entitled “Today.” Mrs. J. R. Thomp
son gave a reading On Christian
Stewardship and the chapter in the
study book was read by Mrs. Gordon
Naylor. Mrs. H. Jefferson and Mrs. S,
Thompson were appointed delegates
to the sectional meeting to be held
at Bayfield. Hymn No. 286 was sung
in closing.
Mrs. Stuart Chamney was in charge
of the W.A. meeting and conducted
two contests. Mrs. E. Robinson gave
a reading, There were 16 ladies pre
sent,
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SIXTY YEARS AGO
A plank is being laid on the north
Side of Patrick Street from Joseph
ine to Centre.
One of the plate glass windows
in one of the doors in Macdonald’s
block was broken one day last week
by a marble thrown with a catapult.
One of the figured glass windows in
the same block was also broken by a
stope a few days ago.
Mr. John Kerr has removed his
"fair” to the store next door to J. G.,
Field’s butcher shop.
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FORTY YEARS AGO
Contractors are handy men to have
around.
During Wingham’s recent flood,
when it appeared that ‘the waters
were going to spill over Howson’s
dam, something had to be done in a
hurry. The last time it happened the
CPR tracks were washed out, a water
reservoir was ruined and damage to
the extent of several thousand dollars
was caused by the rampaging Mait
land.
The call went out to man the dikes,
and among those who answered the
call was ^Deputy Reeve Joe Kerr, com
plete with trucks, bulldozer and. men.
With the help of the firemen and
other volunteers, plus a good number
of loads of fill hauled by Joe’s trucks,
the water was stopped before it real
ly got started, and a nasty situation
averted.
Joe Kerr was born on a farm in
East Wawanosh, about 2^ miles out
of town, and not far from his present
gravel pit on the Lucknow road.
After doing a bit of farming on. his
father’s farm there, he moved, into
Wingham and set up in the trucking
business, starting with one truck, in
1929.
Early in the game he got into- grad
ing and gravel hauling, gradually ac
cumulating more trucks as. he went
along. Joe recalls that hauling gravel
was hard work in those days, and
without the benefit of some of the
fancy equipment now in. use, a lot of
gravel was shovelled by hand.
In 1937 Joe got his first big job,
working on No. 4 Highway from
Blyth to Wingham. By that time he
had four new trucks and was hauling
gravel all over Ontario from Kirkland
Lake to Toronto and throughout Wes
tern Ontario. Most of his work was
in sub-contracts, working, with pav
ing contractors and supplying them
with gravel.
Joe had a tough break in 1942. Over
work induced a coronary thrombosis,
which laid him up for many months
and made it necessary for him to sell
his business. For a while it was touch
and go, but gradually he recovered,
and in 1945 he was back, in business
again, although, with strict instruc
tions from the doctor to “take it
easy."
In 1945 he built the building.; now.
opeupied by Brophy Bros., and seven
years later, in 1952, he erected.his.
present, building on Josephine Street.
As Joe celebrates his 25th anniver
sary in: business this year,, he can:
look back on quite a few accomplish.-:•
ments. Starting with one truck in
1929, he now has twelve, plus.a.build
ing which is a credit to Wingham’s
main street, and a good deal of ex-;
pensive equipment scattered around
the country.
For the past three years; he has
been a member of the town council,
acting as deputy-reeve for the past
two terms. He is a member of the
United Church, the Canadian., and.
Ontario Good Roads Associations,,
the Masonic Lodge and. the Orange
Lodge.
Mrs. Kerr is the former Wilma.
Johnston, .of Wingham. They were
married in 1933.
Bob Garbert
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It’s an easy matter for one to stand
up and expound the needs of our
society these days, and indeed, every
one takes a hand at it now and again.
“What this country needs most,”
someone once said, “is a good five-
cent cigar.” What this country has
today, is a vast number of five cent
philosophers. The side-walk superin
tendents, the critics, the “I-told-you-
so’s”, and the others who offer a mil
lion dollar’s wor.th of dime-novel ad
vice all for nothing. . .1 know that I
am going to be’ included in the lot
with this guest editorial, but it is
comforting to know that. I have
plenty of friends in the same cate
gory.
We are now. well in the hunting,
season. Hunters have been up before
the dawn fox- several weeks, looking,
for various species of wild life, wait?-
many would get up that, early to dig
the garden or mow the grass? But it’s
not this failing I would., like to dis
cuss.
When you pick up your, gun or your
fishing rod and you head, for the wide
open spaces, do you remember that
there are other folks, in. the area who
own property? Do you.try and honour
their boundaries, respect, their fences
and shut their gates?. Do you shoot
aimlessly around the. landscape, car
ing little what the stray bullets
strike? Do you scare the daylights
out of the dogs, shoot at. the cats, and
frighten the cows out. of their milk?
Are you one of those • people who use
rural telephone lines, and mail boxes,
for target practice.?. Do you respect
“No Trespassing” signs, or' do you.;
grumble about the. “poor sport” who
erected them.
Perhaps it would, be wise for all.
hunters and fishermen alike to xer-
member that most posting of signets,
came about as a. result of thoughtless,
actions on the part of some hunter
at one time or. another. It makes. me
awfully mad when I hear someone,,
who poses as a hunter say, “So, and
so has no right to post that land, or
prevent the general public from fish
ing on that stream.” I ask you, who
has a better right to say who will
walk over, his fields, open his gates,,
tramp down his fences, and frighten
his stock, than the man who bought
the land, pays the taxes, and cares
for the fields? Most of the- so called
“poor sports,” were made that way
by some thoughtless person, who over
stepped that invisible line that marks
the difference between ‘courtesy ajnd
thoughtlessness.
I appeal, on behalf of all property
owners, to all hunters and all fisher
men to be extra careful in the fields.
To exert every caution on the prop
erty. To respect property as you
would have others respect yours. To
use discretion, and keep “Canada un
limited”.
S»t. Raul's €fjurd)
(CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA)
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Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
8.30 Holy Communion
11.00 a.m»—Morning Prayer & Sermon
2.30 p.m.—Church School
7.00 p.m,-—Evening Prayer & Meditation
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Thurso Oct. 28—Ladies’ Guild meeting in the Parish
Room.
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I.D'.A. HALIBUT CAPS. 500’s Reg. $4.79 .... $3.89
A.S-A. TABLETS 5 Grain 300’s Reg. 89c........... 59c
LD.A. MINERAL OIL 16 oz. Reg. 55c.................43c
LD'.A. Mineral Oil, 40 oz. Reg. $1.10.............. 87c
I.D.A. MILK OF MAGNESIA 16 oz. Reg. 35c .. 29c
I.D.A. STOMACH POWDER Reg. 75c...............59c
I.D.A. HOT WATER BOTTLES Reg. $1.79 .. $1.29
I.D.A. SHAVING CREAM Reg. 49c....................39c
ED.A. TOOTH PASTE Reg. 57c............ 39c
I.D.A. WRITING PADS Reg. 15c...............2 for 25c
I.D.A. ENVELOPES Reg. 13c.........
I.D.A. SERVIETTES 70’s Reg. 17c .
I.D.A. WAX PAPER 100 ft. Reg. 29c..................25c
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Other Specials
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Helen. Curtis SPRAY NET $1.75 .... Shampoo Free
Dorothy Gray DEOD. CREAM Reg. $1.25 ....... 75c
I. Dorothy Gray HAND LOTION (Half Price) $1.25
Vita-Ray HAND LOTION 16 oz. (Half Price) $1.50
Vita-Ray 3 PURPOSE CREAM (Half Price) $1.75
Trushay LOTION large (with Dispenser)........99c
WASH CLOTHS (Heavy Quality) Special 2 for 25c
Jergens LOTION SOAP (Special) 4 cakes..........25c
GIFT STATIONERY Reg. $1.50 Special..........98c
GIFT STATIONERY, Men’s Reg. 75c................49c
NQXEM A Reg. $1.25 J.ar Special................... 98c
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EXTRA SPECIAL
50 Beautiful Christmas Cards with Envelopes
$1.50 Value (Pre season Special) only 98c
THE WINGHAM DISTRICT
HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
offer the following classes in?, night school
(Provided the required number enrol)
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number in each class is limited, &nd' applications will be accepted' in>
the order in which those interested, apply. '
Classes will begin at 8.00 p.m. Wednesday, Noy. 3,
following; registration.
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