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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-11-10, Page 2Tlie Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, November 10, 1954 . NEW'S OF BLUEVALE wwriWttWr EDITOIUA LS?I A DAY TO REMEMBER Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, a day, set aside each year for the remembrance of those who fell in two wais. Because it commemorates the death of many loved ones, it is not a holiday or festive occasion in the usual sense of the word. ’There is a move afoot these days to have the day pro­ claimed a public holiday. We doubt if that would be a suitable measure for the occasion. Most holidays degenerate into an opportunity to go to the cottage or a chance to put the storm windows on, and their signiiicance is dulled by the fact that people rarely stop to think what is actually involved in the day they are marking. We doubt if much remembering would be done on Remembrance Day if it were made a statutoiy holiday. Since the significance of the date November 11th has been somewhat overshadowed by the termination of. an­ other and greater war, to our mind it would be a good idea to mark the day on the Sunday nearest, as the most ap­ propriate time. This would be far better than the confused situation which now prevails. DANGEROUS SITUATION Snow on the roads and sidewalks is a nuisance at any time, but when it actually causes danger to life and limb, we think something should be done about. We refer to the situation on John and Patrick streets, between the public school and Josephine Street. During the winter months the sidewalks on these streets are clog­ ged with snow, agg'ravated by snow plowed up from the street. And as a result, kiddies coming from the school in many cases walk on the road. It creates a dangerous situation, because children on the road are unpredictable, and motorists have little chance to stop in a hurry on slippery roads. The same situation applies to other streets of town, with the difference that adults are apt to be more involved than children. Let’s not wait until some child is injured before doing something about it. Donation of Books Received By Bluevale Public Library A donation of fifty books has been received for .the Bluevale Public Lib­rary sent by Mr. George Donaldson, now of London, formerly of Toronto, who spent his summers in Bluevale for many-years. The books include a set of Barrie, a set of R. L, Stevenson, translations from the works of Anatole France copies of Homer’s .Odyssey and Iliad, ■ and others, all well bound and in good order. A cash donation has also been re­ceived from Mr. Walter Nichol, of Shafter, California, a former citizen of the locality.. A government grant of $200 toward the building fund has wiped out all indebtedness so that, within fifteen months, through the co-operation of many in the community and many former friends, the tidy little library- has been built and beautifully furn­ ished. Due to generous, grants the library will not be a charge on the community but will practically run itself. Mrs. Harry Elliott is the librarian. The. library is open from two to five p.pi. on Saturdays, ’ WMS Thankoffexing The Thankoffering meeting of the W.M.S. of Bluevalfe United Church will be held on next Sunday evening, November 14th, at 7.30 when Mrs. C. D. Cox, of Belgrave, will be the guest speaker. Rev. Maurice McNab, late of Mount Forest, tyegan his ministry in Blue­ vale and Belmore Presbyterian Churches on Sunday. With his mother he has moved into th# Presbyterian manse here. Mission Band The November meeting of the Presbyterian Church Mission Band was held on Saturday afternoon, with the president,- Elaine Kirton, presid­ ing. Following the singing of a hymn, Douglas Thomas led in prayer. Carol Robertson read the Scripture lesson from Matthew IV. Twenty-five mem-, bers answered the roll call. Gerald Thomas collected the offering with Hugh Mundell giving the offertory prayer. Mrs. Gordon Mundell then took charge of the study period. Furthei* flannelgraph stories of Joseph were told. Following the stories the child­ ren continued work in their booklets. The closing hymn was sung followed by the Mizpah benediction in unison. Presbyterian W.M.S.Mrs. Raymond Henning, life-mem­ bership sec., was in charge of the regular Presbyterian WMS meeting held on Wednesday afternoon in the church at which time Mrs. R. J. Mc­ Murray was presented with a" life membership certificate. Mrs. Burns Moffatt read the address and Mrs. DRESDEN PLIGHT The cases of racial discrimination in the town of Dresden, which appear to have been going* on for some time now, bringing up the interesting question of whether * you can eliminate such discrimination by putting statutes • on the, books. Some people seem to feel that anti-discrim- < inatjon laws are the answer, while others say that it should be a case of educating people instead of enacting laws. It would seem to us that both methods should be used. An educational program covering anti-discrimination : would be an excellent idea, especially if there were legis- ■ lation to back it up. . . i The Ontario government has made a good start on the , program by passing its anti-discrimination law. But the ’ legislation/excellent as it is, is just so much window dres­ sing if its originators refuse to prosecute under the act. ! sk sfc LONG NEEDED Wingham’s new 50-bed chronic patients’ wing, con­ struction on which got under way last week, will fill a longfelt need in the community for more hospital space and facilities. For the past three or four years the W ingham General Hospital has been operating under extremely difficult con­ ditions, due to the fact that it has been overcrowded as much as one hundred percent. Hospitals are usually con­ sidered to be full when they have patients up to 80% of their capacity, and the local hospital, with .a capacity of 48 beds, has had as many as 100 patients within its narrow confines. At such times it must be the most crowded hos­ pital in the province. Figuring on the 80% basis, the hospital will still be operating at capacity, when the new wing is built, accord­ ing to present trends.’ And under the present set-up more traffic through its halls may be expected, rather than less. The pro-rata system of financing the new construction is a triumph of co-operation between urban and rural municipalities, and will doubtless be followed by other hospitals in future. * * HARD WORK AND DEDICATION At the recent convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, J. S. Duncan, president of Massey-Harris-Ferguson has this to say about Canada’s position in world trade: “Our thoughts turn too easily to social security when they should be on productivity. , They turn too easily to leisure, to holidays, to short working hours, to long week­ ends, when -we should be thinking of more and not less wdrk. We should be concerned over our growing pro­ duction costs, which spring from the factors I have just mentioned . . . “I am concerned because we are too young as a nation* not sufficiently well established, to lie back on our oars and dream of leisure and social security. The foundation of our national prosperity was hard work and dedication. It will take just that to keep us great’’. large Turnberry Township . Council Meets The regular meeting of the Turn­berry Council was hbld on Tuesday, November 2nd., with all members pre­ sent. Foxton - W, Jack Willits—That the minutes of last meeting be adopted as read. ‘ Smith - Mulvey—That by-law No. 11-54 as read the second and third time be finally passed. Carried, Willits - Foxton—That a card of sympathy be sent by this council on behalf of the Township of Turnberry to Mrs, Costeljo and family. Carried. The engineer’s report on the Fish­er-Gregory Drain was read and after considerable discussion it was referr­ ed back to the engineer, pending legal advice, this motion by W. H. Mulvey and A. D. Smith. The council formed a Court of Re­ vision on the Grant11 drain. There were no appeals that could be dealt with by the court, so on motion of A. D. Smith and W. Jack Willits' the court was closed. Willits s- Smith—That the following general and road accounts be paid. General Accounts—County of Hur­ on, hospitalization, $45.00; Ross Wil­lits, comp.,' $47.25; Geo. Thomson, nt. salary $40, postage, $1.00, $41.00: Re­lief, $10.00. Road Accounts—Stewart Coupland, $25.18; W. A. Hogg, $36.42; Geo’ Greenaway, $77.25; Geo. Galloway, $227.93; Ken Felker, $26.25; Wm. Mundell, $238.00; Thos.* .McEwen, $16.00; Supertest Petroleum, $39220; Br. American Oil, $293.29; Dept, of Highways, $82.50; Ideal Supply, $4.24; W. G. Blackmore, $13.95; Andy’s Garage, $12.05; Canada Culvert, $279.- 60; D. Rae & Sons, $18.18; Wingham Auto Wreckers, $16.24; E. W. Sellers, $16.70; Thos. McEwen, $123.00; J. D. Metcalfe, $16.20; Hydro Electric Power Com., $246.33. Drain Accounts—Mundell Drain, N. S. Bauman, tile, $1024.11; Gordon Mundell, tile, $43.11; Black Drain, N. S. Bauman, tile, $597.43; Grant Drain, J as. A. Howes, survey and report, $75,00; Geo. Thomson,-by-laws $35, survey, $1., $36.00; Geo. Green­ away, survey assist. $1.00. Foxton—Mulvey—That we do now adjourn to meet again on Dec. 15, at 10.30 a.m. \ John V, Fischer, Reeve’ Geo. T. Thomson, Clerk now., .lovely 'fragrances that last! new Custom ColognesJ. C. Higgins made the presentation to which Mrs, McMurray replied in a few well chosen words. The Scripture reading was given by Mrs. R. Elliott. Mrs. B. Thomas gave the eomrhents and Mrs. W. Smillie led in prayer. Twa very inter­ esting films were shown, one on Ja­ pan, and one on Western Canada. ■ Following the offering Mrs, William Mundell offered the dedicatory pray­er. In the absence of the president, Mrs. R. Turvey, 1st. vice-president, pre­ sided for the business period. Mrs. Harry Elliott, assistant secretary, read . the minutes of the previous meeting and the correspondence. Mrs. W. Smillie and Mrs. R. McMurray were appointed to act with Mrs. G. Greig on the nominating committee. Refreshments were served follow­ing the meeting by the committee in charge. 1 United .Church W. A.The Women’s Association met in the United Church on November 4th, the president, Mrs. Stanley Darling, presiding. The treasurer, Mrs. Alex McCrackin, reported approximately $270 as proceeds of the bazaar re­cently held. Routine business was carried-: on and plans discussed for further im­ provements to church property. The W.M.S. met in the United Church on Thursday afternoon in charge of the president, Mrs. Milton Fraser, Reports of the recent northern sec­tional meeting of the Presbyterial, recently held at Ethel, were given by Mrs. Stanley Darling and Mrs. R. A. Brook. The president outlined an ad­ dress given by Mrs. Wheable, of London, at the Presbyterial in which ‘she described her visit to the meeting of the Church Council at historic Mount Allison University, Saskville, ‘N. B. Mrs. Jos. Horton was leader for the study period, the topic being “Discovery and , Mission,’’ Assisting were Mrs. Wm. Nicholson and Mrs. Stanley Darling. PersonalsMr. and Mrs.' Neil MacLean and family, of Toronto, were Sunday vis­ itors with Mrs. George Thornton. The Rebekahs, Wingham Lodge held a euchre and dance in the com­ munity hall oh; Friday evening. Visitors for the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stahley Darling were: Miss Foster, Miss Hopkins and Mr. Donald Darling, all of Toronto. Miss Mabel Coultes has returned to Toronto for the winter.-. Mr. Eldred Nichol is in Victoria Hospital and is making a good recov­ ery after an operation. Mr. and, Mrs. Wilbur Mathers, of Kincardine, visited with relatives here j on Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCallum and family, of Harriston, have moved in­ to the fprmer Hockridge home in the village. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McKinnon, Mr§. J. K. McTavish and Donald, spent a few days last week in Detroit. Miss Eleanor Smith, Jack Horton and Miss Ruby Duff attended the Varsity-Western rugby game at Lon­ don on Saturday, Miss Duff’s niece Jane Duff, of.yVelland, was a cheer leader for Varsit’L i andA neighbors Forester’s November dance in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Scott, who were recently mar­ried. During intermission the young couple were called to the platform and Ross Robinson spoke a few words and Harold Walsh presented them with a purse of money. Mr. Scott gave a fitting reply on hehalf of his bride and himself. Henderson’s or- ’chestra provided the music for danc­ ing. Raise Money for Flood Victims The Junior and Senior pupils of U. S. S. No. 17, East Wawanosh and Morris, who are members of the Jun-17 ior Red Cross Society have combined their efforts and have raised $12.50 to be sent to the flood victims of Hurricane Hazel fund. Personals Mr. K?n Scott is a patient in the Wingham General Hospital having undergone ,an appendectomy opera­ tion this week. Mr. and Mrs’. George Sargent have returned to ther home in Vermont, U.S.A., after spending a week- with the latter’s mother, Mrs. A. M. Per­ due and other relatives here. Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell has her house to Mr. and Mrs. Ed. formerly of London, and will the winter months with her Mrs. Richard Chamney and Mr. Chamney. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. McCrea have returned to their home after spend­ing the past few weq’ks visiting rela­ tives in Desoronto and Toronto. Mrs. Thomas Smith and Miss Irene Smith visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Grierson and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dolan, in Toronto.Mr. and Mrs, Ralph McCrea visited with Mr, and Mrs. B. Williamson in Toronto and with Mr. and Mrs. James McCrea and family in Port Credit;' op Sunday. , Mrs. George Michie is supply teach­ ing at U. S. S. 3, East Wawanosh and Morris, this week. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. James Michie on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cole and Joan, London, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Anderson and .Richard, and Mt. and Mrs. George Michie, Ruth and Lloyd. F. O. Charles Thotnas, - Winnipeg, spent the week-end with Mr. #and Mrs. Stewart Procter. Miss Donna Anderson, London, spent the week-end with 'Iler parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walsh and family visited on, Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wightman at Listowel. Mrs. Cora McGill-attended the din­ner party held in Wingham on Satur­ day evening, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Geddes, who were cele­ brating their 25th iveddihg anniver­sary. • BELGRAVE Honor Newlyweds crowd of friends gathered together in the Hall on Friday evening, 5th for the shower and Rail transportation is still the basic system by which Canada’s goods are transported to market. While rail­ ways no longer , are transportation monopolies, they are among the most government-regulated of all Canadian businesses.z rented Blake, spend sister, * ' Published at Wingham,. Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry* Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept, Subscription Rate One Year $2.50, Six Months $1.25 in advance U. R. A. $3.50 per year ... 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