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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-11-10, Page 1Subscriptions $2.50 per year, Gc per copy —bi AM— ALONG THE M AIN DRAG By The Pedestrian SNOW LAUGHING MATTER — Wingham citizens may have smiled in superior fashion last week, when re­ ports from Orangeville and other parts of the .province told of motorists being stranded in the snow drifts. For once Wingham’s streets- were bare. But old-timers didn’t .smile too broad­ ly. They figure we’ll probably get it eventually, and worse. 0 - 0 - <0 MAN THE MANHOLES! — Sewer problems in town, compounded by the heavy rains and .leaves in the catch basins, were discussed in council on Monday night. With .people either unwilling or .unable to .remove the leaves .from the catch basins, to let the waiter run .away, one .suggestion was that each councillor’ be allotted a number of catch basins to supervise. Then, when it rains, lie .could go the ropnds removing the leaves. 0-0-0 GOING DOWN—Excavation work ■on the new hospital wing got’ under way yesterday with .the big shovel starting to work. Some of the fill from the .hole will go to the Lions Club project on the banks of the Maitland near McKenzie Bridge. Con­ tracts for the. new wing were signed last Thursday, but contractors got a head start on Wednesday with a bit of preliminary staking. 0-0-0 GOING UP—Work on the new dis­ trict high school is coming along rap­ idly, with a good deal of the interior work now being done. Expectations are that the new school will be occu­ pied some time in January, although no definite date has yet been set. Grand opening of the new school will be some time after that. 0-0-0 TROUBLE IN BLUEVALE—Blue­ vale dam, which was washed out dur­ ing the Hurrican Hazel episode, has been .giving trouble again. Last week workmen got the big hole plugged with fill, put in the gates and started to let the pond fill up again. First thing they knew the hole unplugged, washing out several loads of fill. Per­ haps a few bedsprings in there would help. . 0-0-0 CONFUSING — John Strong, re- . porting the ’ Council meeting on' Mon­ day night, was asked to act as ‘council secretary, in the absence of town 'Clerk W. A. Galbraith. One of his first acts was to read the correspon­ dence, which included a letter from himself, as secretary of the hospital board. One of the councillors joking­ ly suggested that he draft a suitable reply to himself. WROXETER GUILD HOLDS BAZAAR , ThC Women’s Guild, of St. James Anglican Church, Wroxeter, will hold a bazaar on Saturday, November 13th, at 3 p.m. For sale will be home bak­ ing, farm produce, aprons and fancy work. Tea will be served.F10* UNITED CHURCH BAZAAR The annual Christmas Tea and Sale Is to be held in the United Church school room on Wednesday afternoon, November 17th. This event featuring, aprons, a Christmas table, a Bake table and tea party for small children will be opened at.three o’clock with .the modelling of aprons. “FlOb AT HOME Mr. and Mrs. Tindall McKercher, 2, Wroxeter, will hold open 16th, at their ' ‘ ■' 25th p.m. wel- F10* ,R. R. house on November , home, on* the occasion of their wedding Relatives, friends and neighbors ■corned. anniversary from 8 W.. I. EUCHRE „ A euchre will be held by the men’s Institute in the council cham- '’bers on. Friday evening, at 8.15 p.m. Good prizes and lunch. Admission 35c. FlOb Wo- ST. PAUL’S GUILD TEA AND BAZAAR Don’t forget to attend St. Paul’s Guild on Wednesday, November 24, at. 3 p.m. Christmas gifts, aprons, trays, etc. FlOb ANNUAL MEETING ' Annual Meeting and Turnberry Federation of Will be held in Bluevale Hall on Wednesday,, 7 p.m., EUCHRE IN SACRED HEART CHURCH Euchre will be held In Sacred Heart Parish Hall, Wingham, on Monday, XTAxrnnriBm* ft SA ri m rinArJ wel- FlOb Banquet of Agriculture Community November 10, > FlOb p.m. GoodNovember 15th, at 8.30 i__ prizes. Lunch served. Everyone come. Admission 35c. BELGRAVE KNOX PRES. ANNIVERSARY Anniversary services will be fa Knox Presbyterian Church, <rave, on Sunday, November 14th, at 2.45 p.m.> in honour of the ninetieth anniversary of this congregation. Rev. Harold Colvin, B. D., the new­ ly inducted minister will be in charge of the service. The choir of Melville Presbyterian > Church, Brussels, will assist In thg •ervlce. Everybody welcome, a FlOb held Bel- Third Victim of Turnberry Crash Harold Wright, 39, of Gravenhurst, who was seriously injured in the two- car crash jn Turnberry Township on Octobex’ 22nd, died last week in Wing­ ham General Hospital as a result of the crash. He was the third victim of the’ crash. His daughter, two-year-old Jacque­ line Wright, was instantly killed in the accident, and his wife, Margaret, died a few days later in Wingham Hospital. Also injured in the crash were Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Wright, who were riding in the same vehicle, George Hoy of Ethel and Cornelius de Haan, of the Blyth district, OFFICERS INSTALLED AT I.O.O.F. LODGE D.D.G.M. Bro. H. Fisher and staff, of Brussels, installed the following list of officers of the Wingham IOOF for the 1954-55 term last Thursday. JPNG, Joe Schneider; NG, Roy Ben­ nett; VG, Freddie Templeman; Rec. Sec., Wilfred Caslick; F. Sec., E. S. Lewis; Treas., Roy Mundy; Warden, Jack MacIntyre;..Cond., Jack Temple­ man; Chap., Alvin Smith; RSS, Jack Walker; LSS, Nelson Pickell; RSNG, Roy Manuel; LSNG, Harry Elliott; RSVG, Stewart Cowan; LSVG, Mur- ’ ’ ' " ' OG, CjVYYUAAj AJUVUT, J ray Taylor j IG, Alex MacDonald; Harold Wilds. None Injured in Crash at Bluevale An accident on the bridge at Blue­ vale caused $450 damage to a car and a truck on Saturday afternoon, when the two vehicles collided. Drivers and passengers escaped injury. « A coupe" driven by Allen Barnard, R 2, Bluevale, was proceeding east on .the bridge when it was in collision' with a half-ton pickup truck driven by Larry Hiseler, Wingham, which' was proceeding in the opposite direc­ tion. The truck slid into the side of the bridge, its rear end swinging around into the path of the Barnard car. Mrs. Barnard and her daughter, Betty Lou, were passengers in the Bernard car, • cr , S.With which is amalgamated the Qorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1954 ON ARENA, LIGHTS The affairs of Wingham’s 75th anni­ versary were finally wound up at the meeting in the council chambers yesterday, when the. committee paid out the balance of $1,493.07, represent­ ing profit left over from the anni­ versary. Present at the meeting were three members of council, Mayor De­ Witt Miller, Reeve R. E. McKinney and Councillor Norman Keating, and three members of the Business As­ sociation, Warren Callan, Hugh Car­ michael and W. T. Cruickshank, A bill from Gordon Symons, cover­ ing medical expenses incurred by a sprained ankle while he was a clown in the anniversary parade was pre­ sented to the committee. It was agreed to pay the account, amounting to $9. Reeve McKinney told the committee that an amount of $280 was owing to A. J, Lockridge, for equipment bought for the junior hockey team last year, and members voted to pay this amount upon receipt >of a bill from Mr. Lockridge. Warren ^allan suggested that color­ ed lights for the main street would be a suitable way of spending part of the money, while other members thought some of the money should go to the arena. After some discussion it was de­ cided to pay $1,000 to the board of directors of the arena for improve­ ments on the arena, and that the bal­ ance of the money amounting to $304.- 01 should be paid to the Business­ men’s Association for the buying of colored lights for the main street. Arena Manager’s Job Is Still Vacant* . The post of arena manager at the Wingham Community Centre is still vacant. John Brent, who was appoint­ ed to the position at a special meet­ ing of the arena commission last Wed­ nesday, has since resigned. Mr. Brent said the business pressure was the reason for his resignation. It is expected that the position will be advertised. : " ............................T'”____________________ TIMES GETTINty TOUGH? MORE MOUTHS JCO FEED Times must be getting tough. Police Chief Bert Platt told coun­ cil members on Monday night that 17 transients have applied for meal tickets at the town hall since No­ vember 1st, and their number ap­ pears to he increasing,. Each meal ticket costs the t<jwn 60c, ' Council suggested that work be found for the transients, so that they could earn their keep. It was suggested that a ' woodpile might cut down, the number of meal tick­ ets issued, if transients were re­ quired to split a little wood before getting a meal. * Citizens were urged by council no’t to feed transients, as this might encourage them to> spread the word around that Wingham is "easy pickings”. j IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ON REMEMBRANCE DAT i- Members of the ^Canadian Legion, town council, Legion Auxiliary and Wolf Cubs, with the members of the congregation filled St. Paul’s Church on Sunday, in an impressive tribute to the fallen of two wars. Parading from the armouries, members of the Legion, led by the Brussels Pipe Band, filed into the church and deposited their colors in the chancel following the singing of the processional hymn by the choir. \ ° 4 Mayor DeWitt Miller read the lesson and the dedication of the new Queen’s color was requested iby Legion Presi­ dent Don Adams. Rev. H. L. Parker dedicated the color and later address­ ed the congregation with his Remem­ brance Day sermon.. Following the service at St. Paul’s the parade formed Jup at the ceno­ taph, where Rev. Alexander Nimmo and Rev. D. J. MacR&e were in charge of the devotions. A'number of mem­ orial wreaths were placed on the War Memorial by various organizations in town. Mayor DeWitt Millei’ opened the ceremonies at the cenotaph with a brief address arid later announced the various items of the service. TT iUi...........................\ . A new night-school class iri oil painting, under the direction of' Mrs. T. E. Moszkowski proved to be a popular attraction, as night classes began at the Wingham District High School last Wednesday. Over 20 per­ sons registered for painting instruc­ tion, and if is expected that the class might be swelled by further registra­ tion this week. Registration in other classes topped last year’s fibres, although there is still room for more students in the sewing and shop classes. New Can­ adians are invited to take the course in Basic English which is being offer­ ed by the high school board. The following courses are available: Basic English, shopwork (woodwork­ ing, plastics and metalwork), sewing and commercial work. Classes wilL begin at 8.00 p.m. this evening, and those interested may still register in the classes which are not yet Fee is $3.00. filled. to Figure Skating Club Prepares For Active Winter Programme ✓ Attend Handver Make=up Session A workshop on make-up, sponsored by the Community Programming Branch of the Ontario Department of Education, was held in the Hanover Drama Club Rooms on Nov, 5, in Hanover. Miss Janet Robb, of Durham, was in charge of the session at which prac­ tical demonstrations of various make­ up types were used., Representatives from the Wingham The Wingham Figure Skating Club met at the home of Mrs. MacLennan on November 4th, with president, A. Lockridge and 8 other members pre­ sent. The club has secured the services of Miss Isabel Hugo, of Toronto, (formerly of Winnipeg) for Wingham and several surrounding clubs, and feels that she has much to offer to local skaters. '♦ The financial statement showed a gratifying balance to begin the in­ structor’s, weekly payments until fees and carnival money comes in. x A letter advising that skating members would benefit from owning Bridge Club There was a gratifying attendance of twenty-three pairs at the special handicap-game cbrid&$ed“hy thri club* last week. The winners: 1. Mrs. J. Kerr and Miss M. Johnston, 133; 2. Miss Y. McPherson and H. L. Sher- bondy, 130; 3. Mrs, G. H. Ross and R. Dignam, 129%; 4. Mrs. G. Olver and Miss M. McCallum, 129; 5. Mrs. D. C. Nasmith and W. H. French, 127; 6. Mrs. R. Rowsell and G. Wil­ liams, 125; 7. Mr. and- Mrs. Allendorf, 124; 8. Mrs. G. Godkin and Mrs. H. C. MacLean, 120; 9. C. Hodgins and J. A. Jackson, 113; 1,0. Mr. and Mrs. J. H'. Crawford, 112. Accident Victims Treated at Hospital Three persons were admitted Wingham General Hospital last week as a result of a variety of accidents. Glen Johnston, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sparling Johnston, R 2, Blue­ vale suffered a fractured elbow after being thrown from a horse. Robert Mitchell, 25, of Sarnia, frac­ tured his left leg when he fell down the town hall steps. He was attending a hockey meeting at the time. James Weiler, 17, . son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weiler, R 6, Lucknow, fractured a bone and sustained severe lacerations when he caught his right hand in a buzz saw. Poppy Sale Higher Than^Last Year Sale of poppies in Wingham amount­ ed to $305 this year, according to John Pattison, treasurer of Branch 180, Canadian Legion. This amount is $65 higher than last year’s sale, which took place under adverse weather con­ ditions. Legion poppies were sold by mem­ bers of the Legion Auxiliary on Friday night and by school children on Sat­ urday. Canvassers were also out in .Teeswater, Belgrave, Bluevale Whitechurch. and COUNCIL OF CHURCHES HEARS PAPER ON 'CHRISTIAN UNITY Community Players attending this a ruie book showing dancing 'dia- course were: Bill Cruickshank, Ruby grams, etc., and costing $2.25, was Saint, Raye McKnight, Joyce Lang- I read. If 25 copies are ordered through ridge, Dorothy Templeman, Ruth the club this would be reduced to Currie,'Marie Newman, Jean Lough­ lean and Lillian Overend. FORMER RESIDENT for for $1.75. Other skating pamphlets and magazines are available and it was decided to see if the library board would' purchase some. Set. Skating Fees Skating fees were set at $10.00 public school and under; $12.00 high school and over, with half paid at' registration’ and the balance before February 1st. Private lessons are to be' $1.00 for 15 minutes or two coulS ■share a lesson period -at 50c each. Practice and registration will be­ gin on Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m., at Teachers’ Federation, was instituted j the arena and will continue Friday at Convocational Hall, University of, and Saturday. The schedule is as Toronto.- The first annual Memoriar follows: __ Lecjture in this series was held last month, John Wesley Ansley was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ansley, of Lower Wingham. He went to public school and high school in Wingham, and after attending teachers* college, he taught school in Glenannan. His wife, who survives, is the former ■Bessie Aitken, of Glenannan. After teaching in Glenannan, Mr. Ansley returned to his studies, enter­ ing the University of Toronto, and graduating in 1915. For twenty years he was principal of York Memorial Collegiate Institute, during a long and distinguished career in the secondary education. He was president of the Toronto Suburban District in 1936-37 and pro­ vincial president of the Teachers’ Federation in 1940-41, He played a major part in the establishment of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation and was a member of its first Board of Gov­ ernors. A former resident of Wingham, W. Ansley was honored recently, when a series of memorial lectures, estab­ lished by the Ontario Secondary School J. SPECIAL SPEAKER Mr, Earl Yungblut excellent Christ­ ian j Bay Preacher will be speaking at , November, Church, FlOb both services On Sunday, 14th, in Winghatri Baptist Practice, Monday and Thursday, 6 to 7 p.m.; dancing, Fridays 10 to 11 p.m.; group figures and carnival work, Saturdays, 9 to 11; private les­ sons as arranged. Appeal to Parents „ The club appealed to parents ^6 register as associate members at -a fee of $1. The associate membership admits, the parent to one carnival per­ formance, allows them to vote at the annual meeting, and helps the club in supervising the rink and preparing for the carnival. Others interested in helping should contact Mrs. Mac- Lennan or Mrs. Burrell. Crests will be purchased and pre­ sented to the skaters and to Scott and Tom Burrell, who charge of the music. Won Awards Local skaters attended the ___ City Summer School at Guelph and came back with the folldwing awards: Penny Gerrie, preliminary figures; Phyllis Hamilton, preliminary figures; Irene Saint, first figures', fiesta tan­ go and willow waltz; John Wild, first figures, fiesta tango and willow waltz; Harold Brooks, fiesta tango. Parents who can give their children lessons but are not able; to buy figure skates xriay .have their.children begin with tube Skates. Cub- assistance is available in this respect, Dave have Royal The Wingham and District Council of Churches met at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. H. West, Belmore, on Monday, November 1st., 1954. The meeting opened with a brief devotional period during which Lieut­ enant Fullex* read the Scripture and Rev. D. MacRae led in prayer. With the president, Rev. H. L. Parker, in the chair, the meeting dealt with the minutes of the last meeting, congratulated Capt. Boul­ anger on her recent promotion and decided to hold the next meeting on Monday, December 6th, 1954, at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. J. W. V. Buchanan, Gorrie, Ontario. A very thought provoking paper, entitled "An Essay on the Unity and Continuity was given Wingham. Some of during the follows: The Church, in spite of hostility of the world and its ovhi disunity, has made a distinctive contribution to the life of man. That the Church has difficulty in uniting its various branches is due to sincere differences of judgment as to the nature of truth. Some hold a literal interpretation of Scripture as alone offering essential saving truth, a view which tends to divide the Christian Church still more. Others hold that a liberal view of truth is essential, since truth haS many facts not limited to the Bible alone, a View which together with the idea that fellowship is more im­ portant than the acceptance of cer* taiix expressions of belief, may ob­ scure the historic Christ. Still others are content to believe in the saving virtues of his Church’s sacrament without questioning the Church’s judgment as to truth in- the Bible dr elsewhere.In view of these differences of judgment, of foes both Within and outside the Church and of the unsaint­ liness of many of its members it is a miracle that the Church ahd the Gos­ pel survives, a fact Which in itself surely points to its divine Origin and to its place in the purpose and will of God, Former Resident Dies in Kelowna - Burville Dayton Griffin, formerly of Wingham, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Griffin, passed away sud­ denly in Kelowna, B. C., on Friday, November the fifth. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, the former Gladys Guernsey, of Penticton, B. C., his daughter, Naomi, of Vancouver, Susan of Victoria, Dav­ ida (Mrs. Charles Turton) of Cooks­ ville, Ontario; and a"son, Anthony, at • ", wil- Col. C. Ann YX11U, v/XXvCLLXWj CHAM CX, own, home. Also a sister, Mrs. A, H. ford, of Toronto, and a brother, A. E. Griffin, of Vancouver, B. A brother, Gordon and a sister, predeceased him some time ago. of the Christian Faith” by Rev. John Pollock, of the thoughts expressed paper were somewhat as Robert SouthCott, of the Exeter Times-Advocate, was elected presi­ dent of the Huron County Publishers Association, at the annual meeting held at Hotel Clinton, Saturday. He succeeds George Ellis, of the Goder- ’ich Signal-Star. Elected vice-president was Y. Mc­ Lean, of the Huron Expositor, Sea­ forth; while Barry Wenger, of the Wingham Advance-Times, was named secretary-treasurer. Weekly newspapers . at Seaforth, Clinton, Goderich, Wingham, Exeter and Zurich, were represented at the meeting. Advertising rates, subscription rates and alloting ’of county printing were discussed. High present day produc­ tion costs were reviewed, and it was pointed out that for; the amount of capital tied up in the average week­ ly newspaper, the net profit from it did not come up to the majority of other lines of business. The Huron County weekly editors did not feel that 1955 would show any drop in the volume of business, but would con­ tinue on at about the same, level aS the present year. On display for comparative pur­ poses was a copy of the first news­ paper published in Huron County, the Huron Signal of Goderich, which first appeared on February, 1848. HOWICK LIONS CLUB DANCE The HoWick Lions Club will spon­ sor a dance In Wroxeter Town Hall, bn Wednesday evening, November 10, in aid Of Hutricrihe relief fund. Music by Fordwich orchestra.' F10* „ Wingham town council took the first steps in raising of $50,000.00 needed as the town’s portion of the cost of the new 50-bed wing of the Wingham. General Hospital on Monday night when it passed a motion that the town solicitor prepare a by-law for the issuing of 20-year debentures for that amount, to be issued at par with 4 per pent interest. It is expected that the debentures will be issued immediately after January 1st. First and second reading of the by-law will be given at a special meeting as soon as the by-law has been drawn up, and council will seek approval of the Ontario Municipal Board immediately after. Work on the new hospital wing started last week, and a request from the hospital board for monies promised by the various municipalities in the area has been filed with each council. Former Sheriff of Huron County Dies Charles G. Middleton, 89, of Huron road, former sheriff of Huron County, and former reeve of Clinton, who died in Clinton hospital last week had farmed all his life in Goderich Town­ ship. He was sheriff from 1929 to 1938, was a former reeve and councillor of Clinton, an active member of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, a former warden, and lay delegate to the Syn­ od of Huron. He was also a past pre­ sident of the district Conservative Association. . Surviving besides his wife, the for­ mer Nancy Clement, are two sons, George, Detroit; Robert, Hensail; one brother, William, Goderich Town­ ship; and one sister, Mrs. Daisy Smith, Chatham. Funeral was from the Ball & Mutch funeral home, and services were con­ ducted on Tuesday at 2 p.m, from St. Paul’s Church, by the Rev. R. M. Bulteel. Interment in Clinton ceme­ tery. , ■•WUHO NEWS High single for the ladies on Thurs­ day was Mrs. Lois Dauphin, with a score of 185. The team standing is now as fol­ lows: 1. Mrs. Wilma Kerr, 1443; 2. Mrs. Marjorie McKinney, 1416; 3. Mrs. Vera Lloyd, 1352; 4. Miss Yvonne Mc­ Pherson, 1248; 5. Mrs. Mabel Madill, 1193; 6. Mrs. Ethel Spry, 1187. Town and Country Club Flying Saucers, 2387, points 29; High Flyers, 2252, 24; Sharpshooters, 2144, 12; Spitfires, 2144, 21; Fearless Six, 2143, 15; Hot Shots, 2137, 4. Ladies’ high triple, 509, Mrs. Lloyd Smith; Ladies high single, 196, Mrs. Lloyd Smith; Men’s high triple, 623, Rutherford Reavie; Men’s high single, 280, Rutherford Reavie. 0-0-0 Commercial League On Tuesday night the last game of the first series was played. The Car­ dinals came from behind and nosed out the Wrens which gives them an entry into the finals. Final standing as follows: Cardin­ als 24, Wrens 21, Canaries 20, Blue­ birds 18, Orioles 13, Bluejays 10. High scores for the night, Ladies' high single, Miss P. Hamilton, 300; Men’s high single, Vic Loughlean, 242; Ladies’ high triple, Miss P. Ham­ ilton, 690; Men’s high triple, J. Mas­ on, 635. High team score, Cardinals, 2728. ■ High scores for the Series: Ladies’ high single, Miss P. Hamilton, 300; Men’s high single, Ken Simmons, 281; Ladies’ high triple, Miss P. Hamilton, 690; Men’s high triple, B. McCullough, 647; high team score, 3 game. Cardi­ nals, 2728; high team Orioles, 1047. score, 1 game, 0 - 0 -0 Commercial League The fourth game of the first series was played on Tuesday. Results as follows: Wrens, 21; Can­ aries, 18; Cardinals, 17; Bluebirds, 13; Bluejays, 8; Orioles, 8. High scores for the week: Ladies’ high single, Mrs. K. Baker, 239; Men’s high single, H. Wild, 255; Ladies’ high triple, Miss N. Felker, 563; Men’s high triple, W. Johnston, 623. High team score, Cardinals, 2504 0-0-0 CKNX Report The CKNX Bowling League enjoyed another week of recreation at the Alleys and also were re-organized from a six to a five team loop, with the dropping of one of the two Thurs­ day night teams. The following re­ sults were listed. Ladies’ high single, Mary Louise Flach, 222; high triple, Mary Louise Flach, 526; most strikes, Mary Louise FlaCh, 9. High grand average to date, Elizabeth Dittmer, 173; Maty Louise Flach, 161; Lillian Darling, 156. Men, high single, Jed Reynolds, 282; high triple, Jed Reynolds, 640; most strikes, Jed Reynolds, 11. High grand average to date, Johnny Brent, 203; Gord Symons, 192; Hap Swatridge, 186, Bud Cruickshank, 176.Teams, No, 17; No. 3, 46, No. 5, 81, Bye, 1, 12, 0, 12;’No. 2, 13, 4, 3, 19; No, 4, 14, 1, 15; 8. Delegaton from Legion A delegation from Branch 180, Can­ adian Legion, consisting of Donald Adams and Robert Scott, was present at the council meeting. The delegates asked that the town proclaim Re­ membrance Day, November 11th, as a public holiday in Wingham. Speaking for the Legion, Mr, Adams said that while this might not be possible thia year, because of the lateness of the request, he would like to see the coun­ cil' recommend action on the matter to the incoming council of next year. Members of council seemed to feel that they could not commit next year’s ■council to any. such action, and sug­ gested that the Legion send another delegation to council after the new year. Set Nomination Day Nomination day was set by the coun­ cil for Monday, November 29th, with elections to be held on Monday, De­ cember 6th. Nominations are to be received between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m., and will be open to the pub­ lic. A request from the Women’s In­ stitute that council purchase new chairs for the council chamber and cupboards for the kitchen was con­ sidered. It was decided to purchase 50 of the nesting chairs and to leave the matter of cupboards with the pro­ perty committee. Mayor DeWitt Miller, Reeve R. Ef. McKinney and Councilloi’ Norman Keating were named to a committee, along with three members of the Bus­ iness Association, to dispose of $1400 balance remaining in the coffers fol­ lowing Wingham’s 75th Anniversary celebration. . Athol Purdon, chairman of the street., > -iirfdrxtteel-’*; council" ’that flood damage on the CPR tracks was averted at a cost of $295.13, for fill which was poured into the gap at the height of the recent flood. He sug­ gested that the CPR should be ap­ proached to pay a part of this cost, in view of the fact that railway instal-, lations action. Council agreed to take up the matter had been saved by the town's with the company. Discuss Arena A discussion on the arena, followed and it was decided to advance $500 to the directors of the arena in order to get them started during the first of the season. Councillor Purdon sug­ gested .that a member of the recreation council sit on the arena commission, and others in the council agreed to this. It was decided to write to the board of the Wingham General Hospital, asking them to provide parking space for hospital visitors, to relieve con­ gestion on Carling Terrace, near the hospital. Hospital Auxiliary Plans Bridge, Sewing The total proceeds from the fall rummage sale have reached $796.00.. This was announced at the Novem­ ber meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospital which was conducted by the president, Mrs, R. E. McKinney. The sewing for October included baby, blankets, sheets, pillow covers, and adult gowns, 178 articles in all, and the cutting committee reported that 170 articles are now ready for sewing. As supplies in some lines were found to be low, it was necessary to purchase sheeting, flannelette, tea towelling, bed spreads, ticking and mattress padding. Lists were completed for the mara­ thon bridge parties which would start on Monday, November 8th. Several members of the auxiliary had attended the opening of the new Dufferin Area Hospital at Orange­ ville. The meeting was interested to hear an account of this event and a description of the different depart­ ments of this beautifully equipped 84 bed hospital. New Organist at United Church • W. B. Rothwell, of Stratford, has accepted the position of organist and choirmaster at the Wingham United Church, and assumed his new duties on Novcrpber 1st. ' Mr. Rothwell is a teacher at the Teachers* Training College in Strat­ ford and ■ London, and for the time being will continue to live in Strat­ ford. ,, He is ; expecting to conduct music le^sohS, .in Wingham in conjunction with hi's work as organist.