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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-12-01, Page 12* * % Page Twelve T810 Wiugham Advance-Times, Wednesday, December 1st, 1954 the citizens for their support dyrin the past two years. j Doubts Lower Mill Rate ’ Reviewing the progress of the past year, the Mayor said that new build- ‘ ing at the high school and the hos­ pital would materially benefit the i town, and that the 75th anniversary I had been a great success. He said 1 that although there were no out-of- 1 the-way expenditures in sight in the Quiet Time at Nomination Meeting On Monday Night (Continued from page one.) PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES—■ Ward 1, David Murray, by Roy Ben-’, near« future, it is doubtful if next nett and H. A. Fuller; Ward 2, Scott J year’s council will be able to lower Reid, by H. A. Fuller and David J the mill rateto ^ny^great extent. Murray; Ward 3, by Robert Carbert, by Roy E. Bennett and H. A. Fuller; Ward Fuller 4, Alton Adams, by H. A. and Roy E. Bennett. meeting named Fred DavidsonThe as chairman, after Town Clerk W. A. Galbraith read out the names of the nominees. Mr. Davidson called.upon Mayor DeWitt Miller, who thanked The beloved garden freshness of Elizabeth Arden’s famous June Geranium ... in rose-pink bath-time luxuries for a lovely lady's Christmas. Keep a list oi numbers you .are likely to call — in your Mrs. John Metcalfe Died at Glenannan Mrs. John D. Metcalfe died the worship service,. The service opened with a hymn. Gwen Brown led in prayer. Doreen Cherry read the Scripture. Guest speaker was Pr. Corrin, who gave a talk about YOu'fjj) for Christ, Which was enjoyed very much. Recreation was led by Jack John­ ston, After this a skit . was put on showing good and bad "manners in a restaurant, The characters were Helen Haines and Jack Alexander having bad manners and Eileen Wray and Ja,ck Johnston having good manners. Mr, MacRae was the waiter in the restaurant. The meeting then closed with taps. Funeral service was held from the Currie funeral home, Wingham, with Rev, H. L. Parker officiating, Inter­ ment was in Wingham cemtery, Pallbearers were Oliver Stokes, David Eadie, Mervin Marshall, Brian and Lome Metcalfe pnd Jas. Wylie, *at Glenannan on November 23rd., after an illness of one week. She was in hex* 82nd. year. Mrs. Metcalfe was born and educat­ ed in Turnberry Township, the former Fanny Robinson. She married John D, Metcalfe^, in Guelph in 1899, and was a member of the Church of Eng­ land. She spent all of her married life in Turnberry. Surviving besides her husband are three sons, Thomas, Herman and Isaac, of Tumberry; four daughters, Anne (Mrs. J. H. Wylie), of Wroxeter, Edythe (Mrs. Tone), and Isobel (Mrs. George Shaw) of Toronto; Elva (Mrs. Martin) of London; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Hawking, Manitoba; Mrs. Isa­ belle Hawking, Mrs. Margaret John­ ston and Miss Letitia Robinson, Wing-, ham; Mrs. Lily Lamb, Toronto; one brother, Thomas Robinson, Alberta, and twenty-one grandchildren. A son, Arno Metcalfe predeceased her, United Church Young People Meet On Monday evening, November 29, the Wingham United Church Young People held their weekly meeting. The meeting opened with a sing song led by Doreen Machan, The minutes of the last meeting were read followed by the roll call. The business was conducted by Frances Walker. • < However, he thought that the future of the town “looks good”. Mr. Miller said that he would not be a candidate for mayor next year. Pressure of business made sary for him to withdraw. Got Good Deal Reeve R. E. McKinney, for deputy-reeve Joe Kerr as himself, reviewed the work of the county council during the past year. He said that he was happy to have had some part in getting a grant of $35,000 for the new hospital wing from the county council. Turning to town matters, Mr. Mc­ Kinney told the meeting that, as chairman of the finance committee, he thought the town had got a “good deal” on their high school debentures, and ‘that he felt the money made by the 75th anniversary had been well' spent. He said that the town was on the track of a new industry, and that the council had done every­ thing in its power to bring new industries to town. Murray Johnson spoke briefly. Roy Adair promised to attend county council meetings regularly, if elected as reeve. Councillor Norman Keating urged the voters of Wingham to exercise their vote and to express their opin­ ions regarding matters before the council. Only in this way could the council know the wishes of the public, he said. 862,500 Surplus Jim Gurney, who had served an un­ expired term of the late Duncan Kennedy on the utilities commission, said that the position of the com­ mission was solid; with a total surplus of $62,500, representing cash in bank and hydro bonds. He said that the commission .made a net surplus of $19,800 last year, but that this was down to $11,300 for the first ten months of this year because of a lowering of rates of approximately 9% across the board. Mr. Gurney an­ nounced that he would not run again next year. Council Nominations Councillor Athol Purdon reviewed the work of the street committee. He paid tribute to the work of the town men under Jim Angus, and said that he thought Wingham streets .were a credit to the town. He said that al­ though people complain of high taxes, it is false economy to not spend money on maintenance and repairs. The work of the cemetery com­ mittee was reviewed by Councillor W. F. Burgman. He broached the idea of a mausoleum, construction of which was being considered at the moment. it neces- speaking as well Tqwn and Country Club High Flyers, 2381 points 33; Flying Saucers, 2378, 48; Spitfires, 2220, 37; Fearless. Six, 2174, 29; Sharpshooters 1957, 17; Hot Shots 1718, 4. Ladies’ high triple, 562; Mrs. Geo. Fisher (sub). Ladies’ high single, 241, Mrs. Geo. Fisher (sub). Men’s high triple, 621, Rutherford Reavie; Men’s high single, 241, Ruth­ erford Reavie. Commercial League On Tuesday night, the third game of the second series was played. The Bluebirds 'gained a few points on the Cardinals and are just two points be­ hind. Standing to date, Cardinals, 16; Bluebirds, 14; Bluejays, 9; Orioles, 9; Wrens, 8;. Canaries, 7. High scores for the night: Ladies’ high single, Mrs. H. Carmichael, 205; Men's high single, V, Loughlean, 240; Ladies’ high triple, Mrs, J. McIntyre, 489; Men’s high triple, V. Loughlean, 634. • High team score, Bluebirds, 2592, 0-0-0 ■ There was a good turnout of ckNX bowlers this week, despite the interest in nomination,and other events, and 25 bowlers visited the alleys. The following results were compil­ ed. High Ladies’ single, Mildred Jones, 262; high Ladies’ triple; Joyce Lang­ ridge, 549; most strikes, Joyce Lang­ ridge, “11.High grand average to date, Eliza­ beth Dittmer, 176; Mary Louise 168; Lillian Darling, 160. High men’s triple, Jed Reynolds, 601; high Men’s single, Ed Blake, 252; most strikes, Elmei’ Purdon, 11. High grand average to date. Johnny Brent, 211; Hap Swatridge, 189; Jed Reynolds, 175.Teams, Kilowatts, 23, 4, 27; Jets, 21, 3, 24; Skyliners, 19, Bye, 19; Spark­plugs, 14, 0, 14; Thursday Niters, 10, 1, 11. 0-0-0 Ladies’ Teams Weekly Standing Thursday, November 25tli • Ethel' Spry, 1472; Marjorie McKin­ ney, 1245; Wilma Kerf, 1217; Mabel Madill, 1132; Yvonne McPherson, 1099; Vera Lloyd, 1034. High Lady doubles, Dorothy Con­ ron, 339. ■' Men’s Town League The Aces lead in points with 36; followed by the Rockets with 32; Lee’s with 31, Burke Electric, with 21; Murray Taylor 14 and the Kins­ men with' 13. .High 'single went to Ted English with 275/Walter Brown followed with 245.. George Westlake had the high triple .with 669, Walter Brown had 649 for second • high triple. Mental patients in institutions and psychiatrist units outnumber all the I___ .patients in all the public hospitals of Doreen Machan was in* charge of Canada by more than 10 per cent. ! \ (ON THE WIDE VISION SCREEN) niMiiianMniiHiniMiiiBiiMiiianiwiHjMiiiiiiimiiiiiniiiBiiwiiniMiiMiiiMiiniiB Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Dec. 2, 3, 4 Matinee Saturday 2.30 p.m. s CINEMASCOPE THE HOLLY AND THE IVY Ralph Richardson Gowns and ELECT E. H. STRONG OrVal E. Taylor Band After .June 'Garanium Bath Soap-—3 cakes tn flowared acetala ‘ (tube $‘2.'S0 OF 0 Reeve for the coming year for sound progressive administration 12 years for municipal experi­ ence. Vote as you like' but be sure to yote. Wishing one and all the compli­ ments of the festive season. 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And this truly deluxe range has the famous Super Corox Unit that gets RED HOT in 30 seconds—a handy Look-In Oven Door—a built-in automatic Electric Clock and Oven Tuner—full-width Fluo- reecent Light. The giant oven is Mirada Sealed to aaeura any-rack baking perfection, Pattison TO THE ELECTORS of the TOWNSHIP OF HOWICK United Church Mission Band The United Church Mission meit in the church last week, the opening hymn was sung the Mis­ sion Band Purpose and the Lord’s Prayer were repeated. 0 Nancy Palmer gave the treasurer’s report, and the offering was taken by Robert Beattie and Wayne Cas- lick. Mrs. Burrell chose as her Scripture lesson Luke 10: 33, 35. Birthday greet­ ings were sung to Bobby Palmer. Marilyn Chamney read a poem en­ titled “Autumn” and Mrs. Salter read a story “A New Friend”. After the closing hymn Reta Brooks gave the closing prayer. East,Wawanosh Electors- I appreciate the confi­ dence placed in your council by returning us by acclamation for 1955. May you all have a Metry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. The question of new- industries in town was discussed by Councillor Earl Hamilton, of the industrial com­ mittee. He said that negotiations are now,under way for a new industry in town, but that it was too early to predict the results. Councillor Howard Machan said that he had enjoyed the work on the council during the past year, but that he did not intend to stand again. Need Housing Councillor Wilkinson said that he didn’t think the town is in a good position for neW industry, because of the housing shortage. He thought more houses should be built on specu­ lation, but was in favor of anything which would foster new industry or new housing. V Jack Alexander and Jack Gorbutt both thought the town should get more industry to help pay the taxes. Bill Conron spoke briefly on hi’s work with the recreation council during the past couple of years. Robert Powell thought that fuller reports of the council meetings should be published in the local paper, “Let economy be the watchword’*, he said. TO THE PEOPLE OF WINGHAM <- % Thank you for the opportunity of serving as commissioner on the Utilities Commission. You may be assured that I will serve to the best of my ability in this position. DeWITT MILLER EDWARD F. TAMAN F.C.B.A. PUBLIC AGGOUNTANT CLINIC BUILDING LISTOWEL, ONT Phone 403 Edighoffers ^Welcome You to Their FRIENDLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING STORE A warm welcome awaits you — where J you may shop for every member of the .J family — and save yourself many steps! j Lovely Lace Lingerie In Nylon, Crepes and Nyron Pajamas In Silk Jersey, Nylon and Plisse. $3.95 BEAUTIFUL NYLON HOSE By ORIENT , A Wonderful Assortment* of Costume Jewellery including earrings, necklaces and brooches Priced from $1,00 up HANDSOME GIFTS FOR THAT MAN WHITE SHIRTS Give Hun an Arrow Shirt, a real favourite with any man. 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