The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-12-15, Page 1'Subscriptions $2.50 pey year, 6c per copy
HOCKEY HAPPY—Jimmy Camp
bell, Red Houghton and Jimmie Bain
are keeping busy these days, all play
ing for two different hockey teams,
the Juveniles and the Midgets. Works
out all right except on thp nights like
last Friday, when the two teams play
ed a double-header at Mount Forest.
Two games of hockey in one night
ought to be enough even for the
agile Midget-Juveniles.
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CORRECTION, PLEAS E—J i m
Smith, one of the bowlers in the
commercial league will probably take
a ribbing as a result of this week’s
bowling column," He’s listed with a
score of 303 for the men’s high triple.
Actually the figure should be 657 for
for the triple and 303 for the single,
which, for a man of Jim’s bowling
ability, is a bit more like it.
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MORE FANS NEEDED—Attend
ance at Saturday's Intermediate hoc
key game was disappointing, although
those present seemed to like the
brand of hockey being played. The
people who complained about needing
a program to identify the players last
year should get down to some of the
games this year. They’d know ’em all.
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• CLEAR THE ROOFTOPS—Santa’s
visit to Wingham has been already
anticipated in a couple of places
around town. Reindeer and all are
■present on the roof of Roy Bennett’s
new house on Patrick Street, and we
notice that the old gentleman has also
.landed on the marquee of the CKNX
building. The old boy sure does get
around.
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CLIPPED-MDne of the casualties
during the Chrismas rush at • John
Pattison’s store was a pair of hair
clippers, which somebody forgot to
replace on the shelf after examining
them? John $ now’ looking 'suspicious-,
ly at pedestrians bn the main drag
who have a rough-looking hair-do.
Perhaps they fooled him. Perhaps
they also took one of the bowls from
his mixers,‘and he hasn’t realized it
yet, X
A new industry, employing up to
100 men, may be coming to Wingliam
in the near future, if present negotia
tions with an ^out-of-town firm are
successful.
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CHANGE SET-UP OF
ARENA COMMISSION
theA change in the composition of
arena commission was decided on at
a meeting of the town council on
Thursday'' night. Two organizations
with representatives on the commis
sion, the Wingham Softball Associ
ation and the Wingham Chamber of
Commerce, will be replaced by two
other organizations, the Wingham
Business Association and the Wing
ham Recreation Council. Previously
neither of the latter organizations
have had representation on the com
mission.
At a previous meeting of. council it
had been decided to make the change.
Town solicitor J. W. Bushfield was
present at Thursday’s meeting to
advise council on the proper pro
cedure.
Mr. Bushfield told council that no
special by-law was necessary for the
change. He said that according to
the Municipal Act the power to
appoint members to the commission
rested with the council, and that they
could appoint anyone they liked.
Under the new set-up the commis
sion will be composed of one repre
sentative each from the Wingham
Kinsmen Club, the Lions Club, Branch
180, Canadian Legion, the Wingham
Business Association arid the Recre
ation Council, and two representatives
from the town council.
Appointments from council will be
for one year, and others will be for
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Three Cats Damaged
In Two Crashes
With whjch is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15, 1954
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HASTE—Wingham's postPOST
office is beginning to take on the ap
pearance of Gimbel’s basement on the
day of a big sale, what with all the
Christmas mail being mailed early.
The post office staff, readying them
selves for the great onslaught, say
the worst is yet to come. By the way,
have YOU
jng yet?
done your Christmas mail
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CONSOLATION—HoweverSOME
there’s some consolation for the post
office people. Conite January 1st.,
civil servants in a number of places
including Wingham will go on a five-
day week. Should be worth working
a bit harder at Christmas for.
W.DJH.S. ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS DANCE
The annual Christmas Dance
the .Wingham District High School
will be held in the Wingham Armour
ies, on Wednesday, December 22nd.
Music will be supplied by the Es
quires. • Lunch will be served. Admis
sion $2.00 a ' couple. No
please.
of
corsages
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Wroxeter
Bring
HEY KIDS!
. Santa Claus is coming to
on Saturday," December 18th.
your parents and meet him at the
town hall 1.45 sharp. There will be
pictures and treats, through -kindness
of the business men of the village.
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NOTICE
Boxing Day, December; 27th, all
business places in Wroxeter will re
main closed. Starting Monday, De
cember 20th to 24th stores frill be1 open
each evening until 10 p.m. F15*
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Timm, R.R. 2,
Gorrie, announce the engagement of
their daughter Edith Mildred to Ro
bert Leslie Stephens, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Stephens, Gorrie.
wedding to take place early
uary.
The
In Janu-
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WON TWO GAMES
One rink from Wingham
the ladies* bonspiel last Thursday at
Woodstock, Mrs. X Kerr, skip, Mrs. X
Crawford, Mrs.R. E. McKinney and
Mrs. R. S. Hetherington. The ladies
won two games ?md lost their third.
attended
An American firm, manufacturing
contractor’s machinery and equip
ment, with a branch office in Ontario,
has expressed interest in locating in
Wingham, and is at present negotiat
ing with members of the town coun
cil’s industrial committee in an effort
to secure suitable space in town.
Identity of the company is being
withheld until definite arrangements
are made.
Councillor Earl Hamilton, chair
man of the industrial committee, told
the Advance-Times that the company
is interested in buying or leasing the
former Aero Cushion building, now a
part of the Western Foundry. At the
present time the building is being
used for storage purposes by another
company in town. Mr. Hamilton, who
has visited the offices of the Ontario
branch of the company, assures us
that the company is of a very high
calibre, and would be a definite asset
to the town.
One of the company’s chief reasons
for wanting to come to Wingham is
the fact that it might be possible to
make a certain number of the com
ponent parts for its machines here.
The facilities of the Western Foundry
are judged by the company to be ideal
for this purpose, and it is thought
that the two companies could work
together in this regard. The actual
building is also well adapted to the
company’s needs.
^The building in question was orig
inally erected by the Western Foun
dry Company, a“nd, along with another
of the foundry’s buildings, was taken
over by the Aero Cushion Tire Com
pany in 1919, and operated for several
years. It-went back to the foundry
when the Aero Cushion company ceas
ed operations here, y
About $400 damage was done in a
two-car crash one half mile east of
Bluevale last week, when -cars driven
by Gordon Greig, R. R. 1, Bluevale,
and Stanley Smith, Guelph, were in
collision. Greig was proceeding east
and Smith was going west at the time
of the accident. Neither driver was
injured, *
John Gammie, of Lucknow, age' 20,
escaped serious injury when the car
he was driving rolled over in the
ditch, causing damage to the vehicle
to the extent of $400. The accident oc
curred on the 10th concession of East
Wawanosh, one half mile east of the
boundary.
NOTICE
The operators of the town plow will
not be responsible for any damage to
vehicles left on the streets of Wing
ham. F15,22b
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15th
2.00-4.00—Public, Skating
.4.00-6.00—Public School Hockey
6.00-7.00—Bantam Practice
7.00-8.00—Intermediate Practice
8.00-9.00—Midget Practice
9.00-10.00—Juvenile Practice
10.00-11.00—Open
THURSDAY, Dec. 16th—
3.00-5.00—Public Skating
6.00-7.00—Figure Skating
7.00-8.00—Intermediate Practice
8.80—Juvenile Hockey
Lucknow vs. Wingham
FRIDAY, Dec. 17th—
3.00-6.00—Public Skating
7.00-7.45—Intermediate Practice
8.00—Public Skating
SATURDAY, Dec. 18th—
7.00-12.00—Figure Skating
12.30- 1.30—Bains vs. Fosters
1.30- 2.30—Lotts vs. Campbells
3.00-6.00—Public Skating
9.00—Intermediate Hockey
Palmerston vs. Wingliam
MONDAY, Dec. 20th—
3.00-6.00—Public Skating
6.00-7.00—Bantam Practice
7.00-8.00—intermediate. Practice
8.00-9.00—Midget Practice
9.00-10.00—Juvenile Practice
TUESDAY* Dec. 21st—
6.00-7.00—Figure Skating
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Commencuing at the first of
January the subscription rate to
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All subscriptions paid in the bal
ance of this month will be accepted
at the present rate of $2.50 per year.
A special meeting of the council
was called for last Thursday, to dis
cuss recreational expenditures for the
town. W. B, Conron, president of the
recreational council was present at
the meeting.
Reeve R. E. McKinney reviewed the
history of the recreation council dur
ing the past year, He said that acti
vities promoted by the council cover
ed playground work in the summer,
swimming instruction, sponsoring and
coaching minor ball teams and
minor hockey teams.
Services Friday for
Mrs. W. Stanley Hall
Mrs. W. Stanley Hall died last
Tuesday night in Wingham General
Hospital, after a lengthy illness. The
wife of the principal of Wingham
District High School, Mrs. Hall was in
her 55th year.
The recreational council received
$800 from a canvass of the town a
year ago, and asked the town council
to make a grant of a like amount this
year to replace the money received
from the canvass. The recreation body
also asked for $700 representing the
salary of Vic Loughlean, part time
recreational director, who was hired
by the town last spring.
Mr. Conron explained that the coun
cil had an overdraft of $234.69, and
had not yet paid Mr. Loughlean’s
salary, and asked the town fathers to
for
Kinsmen Raise $700
On Radio Auction
A total of well over $700 was realiz
ed at the Wingham Kinsmen Club rad
io auction last Tuesday night. Returns
on the auction .this year were slightly
above those of last year.
Lasting the best part of the evening
the auction was conducted over radio
station CKNX, with five announcers,
Clint Godwin, Bob Carbert, Ross Ham
ilton, Lome MacDonald and Jack
Gorbutt acting as auctioneers. War
ren Call an’■was chairman of the radio
auction committee.
One hundred and twenty items of
merchandise were auctioned off, and
cash donations tg, the auction amount
ed to twenty-three, Numberg of bids
on .the merchandise offered ran into
the' thousandSj^ni^ny of them from
such out-of-town places as Teeswater,
Mildmay, Lucknow* Blyth
eter.
Mr. Callan reports >hat
all the items auctioned
picked up, and the remainder are’ ex
pected to be cleaned up this week.
For the past few years the radio
auction has been an annual feature
with the Kinsmen Club.
The former Isabel Richardson Hogg,
she was born in Chesley, a daughter
of the late Dr. and Mrs. James Scott
Hogg. Early in her life she moved
with her parents to Preston, receiving
her education in Galt. She graduated
from the University of Toronto in 1928.
Mrs. Hall was a- resident of Wing
ham for the past 21 years, coming
here with her husband shortly after
their marriage. She was active in
church work at the United Church,
and was a faithful member of the
Women’s Institute before illness made
it necessary for her to forego such
activities, several years ago.
and Wrox-
this
edu-
been
Nine minor accidents were treated
at the hospital last week, but" the
majority of the-victims were allowed
to go home after receiving treatment
as outpatients.
Miss Janet Robertson, R. R. 2, Blue
vale, injured her arm in the wringer
of a washing machine on Tuesday.
She was treated for a fracture and
brush burns, and was allowed to go
home after a splint had been applied.
Murray Lindsay, of RR 1, Greenock,
injured his left hand and thumb in a
hockey game Tuesday night. He had
previously suffered injury to the same
hand in a hockey game last spring.
He was released after, treatment.
\Robert Worrall, 3%-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Worrall, Tees
water, fell down a flight of stairs at
his home on Tuesday, suffering a
fractured left -clavicle. A splint wa3
applied at the hospital and he was
allowed to go home.
Injuries to the left elbow were
suffered by Glenn Underwood, R R 1,
Wroxeter, on Tuesday, while he was
working for the Huron County road
committee on the bridge at Auburn.
He was treated and released.
Tv Thirteen-year-old Jack Colwell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Colwell, R R
3, Holyrood, sustained a fractured
right foot when a log fell on it. He
was released after a cast was applied
at the hospital, y
George Walker, RR 3, Wingham,
crushed his right hand in an accident
at his home. He was treated and re
leased.
Walter Mason, RR 3, Blyth, sus
tained painful injuries when a door
fell on his left foot while he was doing
repairs at his home. - Although there
was no fracture there was consider
able swelling to the injured member,
lie was not hospitalized.
Mrs* Ernbst King, R Rl,' Gorrie,
fractured her left foot when a heavy
block of wood fell on it. A cast was
applied at tho hospital.
Mts. Freda Errington, R R 2, Au
burn, slipped on the ice ip downtown
Wingham on Sunday, suffering torn | SCHOOL CONCERT
ligaments in the right foot. A walking
cast was applied at the hospital, and
her condition there Was described as
satisfactory.
Douglas Nesbitt, Of Wingham, had
a toe crushed on Monday, when a log
fell on it while he was working at
the Wihgham Saw Mills.
just about
have been
Surviving, besides her husband, are
two sons, Dr. James S, Hall of
Toronto, and George R. Hall, of Wing
ham; two., sisters, Miss Marion Hogg
and Mrs. Arthur Messer, both of To
ronto, and a brother Dr. John Scott
Hogg, of Arthur. Another brother,
Dr. Frank S. Hogg, of Richmond Hill,
predeceased her some years ago.
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The funeral was held on Friday
from the Wingham United Church,
with Rev, D. J. MacRae conducting
the service. Interment was in Wing
ham Cemetery. •
There is still plenty of room
recruits in the Wingham Lions Boys
and Girls Band. Choice of instruments
is still open to parents and their
children who are interested in
particularly fine type of music
cation.
Band practice, to date, has
held on Thursday afternoons, follow
ing regular school hours, but in order
to accommodate many who find
these hours inconvenient, the rehear
sals have been switched to Tuesday
evenings at 7.30. Children from seven
years of age up are eligible.
Those interested should contact the
bandmaster, A. C. Robinson, at the
band practice, or get in touch with
any one of the Lions Club committee,
Which is composed of W. B. Cruik-
shank, Ed. Edighoffer and Barry
Wenger.
With the co-operation of the town
council the Lions Club will purchase
the larger instruments, such as bases,
drums, euphoniums, and altos. These
instruments will remain the property
of the club and will be passed on to
other band members when they are
no longer required by those who have
first used them. Other instruments
may be purchased on a payment plan
by the parents themselves.
Any youngster who already owns
an instrument may request to have it
examined by the bandmaster, and if
it proves satisfactory the purchase of
a new instrument will not be required.
It should be clearly understood
that admission to the band is not
limited to Wingham children only.
Those from the surrounding district
and the nearby towns will be wel
comed as well.
The -bandmaster and the committee
are hopeful of building the total
membership to well over thirty before
the new year, so that rehearsals may
be carried out with a full complement
of instruments after that time. Please
act now if you are interested in this
project.
pay $1,500 which they had promised
to recreation during the early part of
the year.
“Outstanding Job’’
Mayor DeWitt Miller said that the
recreation council had done an “out
standing job” during the past year.
He said that Wingham's recreation
program, although admitted to be
equal with that of other towns, had
cost the town only about $2,000,
whereas other towns have been pay
ing much more. The mayor thought
that the present recreational set-up
was the “most satisfactory and the
cheapest” that could be devised.
Minutes of a meeting held on March
29th, at which recreation was discuss
ed, were read. At that time the coun
cil approved the salary of Vic Lough
lean, but no figure for the over-all
cost of the program was recorded. •
Councillor Hamilton read an excerpt
from the Advance-Times which re
ported that the council approved a
program which would cost $1,500.
Explained Grants
Mr. Conron explained provincial
grants on recreation and said that
the town would receive a grant of %
on wages and 20% on maintenance
and cost of operation. He estimated
that the town would receive $1,100
back from the government in grants,
and that the total cost of the pro
gram would be in the neighborhood
of $2,200. Although the recreation
council is asking for $1,500 this year,
which with a government grant al
ready received of $700 would make a
total of $2,200, he estimated that the
cost to the town next year would be
materially lower. Mr. Conron said that
he had been complimented by the
government fieldman on the scope of
the program with such a small ex
penditure. i
A motion that the recreation coun
cil be paid $1,500, representing $700
salary for the recreation director and
$800 grant in lieu of the canvass, was
made by Councillor Hamilton,. and
carried unanimously. • Council also
voted to send a letter of appreciation
to recreation council for their work
during the past year.
LUC-TEE-WIN CLUB
Scott-Struthers
Rites in Teeswater
A quiet but pretty wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and .Mrs.
Jas. Struthers, Teeswater, when their
daughter, Doris Margaret, became the
bride of Walter Robb Scott, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Geo, H. Scott.
Rev. Alex Nimmo officiated, assist
ed by Rev. J. L. Coyle.
Under an archway of -evergreens
and mums, the bride looked charming
in a powder blue nylon net with pearl
trimming. She carried a bouquet of
gold roses.
The bridesmaid, sister of the groom,
Mrs. Harvey Payne, wore a yellow
nylon net gown with pink rose bou
quet. The maid of honor, Miss Nancy
Tuck, wore a mauve lace gown and
carried yellow roses.
The groomsman was Lome Archer,
and brother of the bride, Billie
Struthers, was usher.
The wedding march was played by
the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Joseph Guest.
After the signing of the register, a
lovely dinner was served at the
bride’s home, after which a reception
was held with about seventy guests.
The bride and groom left on a short
honeymoon, and on their return will
reside in Wingham. .
Guests were present from Hensail,
Walkerton, Kitchener, Wingham and
Lucknow.
WROXETER PUBLIC
Wroxeter Public School Christmas
concert will be held In Town Hall,
Thursday evening, December 16th,
8.30 o’clock. The Variety programme
will feature a play “Rest Room’’ and
a Christmas Operetta “Santa Saves
the Day”. Come and bring your
friends, F15*
It was decided to plow the side
walks on streets leading to the public
school, at a special meeting of the
council on Thursday night. Streets
affected will be the north side of John
Street and the south side of Patrick
Street, between Josephine Street and
Carling Terrace, the east side of
Frances Street, between John and
Patrick, and the north side of Diag
onal Road, between Allendorf’s store
and Josephine Street.
The council’s action arose from the
growing danger to children on these
'streets, due to the fact that, with the
sidewalks plugged with snow, children
were forced to walk on the streets.
Motor traffic is heavy on these
streets, and it was feared that a ser
ious accident might result from these
causes.
Council decided to rent a small
blower, which would be pulled behind
a tractor, to plow out the sidewalks.
It was felt that if the walks were
plowed regularly, in conjunction with
the plowing of the streets, the pro
blem of keeping the walks
could be handled without too
trouble.
Town Foreman, Jim Angus
that a man will be detailed to go out
with the blower early in the morn
ings, at the same time as the street"
plow goes to work, and he expects
that the job can be done in a reason
ably short time. One'man can operate
tho blower and tractor.
The blower operates from a power
take-off on the tractor, and can clear
a four-foot path blowing the snow
well away from the sidewalk. It is
expected that it will prove more ef
ficient than a snow plow, since tho
high banks of snow heaved up by tho
street plow Won’t interefere With its
operation. Snow from the blower can
be spewed several feet, either on to
the lawns or the street.
Sidewalk plowing on Diagonal Road
was deemed necessary by council be
cause of the heavy traffic there and
because of the large number of child
ren in that area who travel the road
on their way to the arena.
Peanut Canvass
Nets Lions $200
The recent peanut drive conducted
by the Wingham Lions Club netted
over $200 for
welfare work,
week.
Over forty
participated in the doort-o-door
vass.
the club’s community
it was announced last
PLANS FOX DRIVE
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From all field reports the country,
is being over-run with foxes which
are taking a heavy toll of farm
poultry as well as rabbits and part
ridge. -
With this in mind and also the fact,
that Hungarian partridge will be re
leased shortly, the Luc-Tee-Win club
has made plans to hold a fox drive
on Boxing Day in the vicinities of
Lucknow, Teeswater and Wingham. X
Field captains have been appointed
who in turn, can choose up to nine
men to make up a team of ten.
On the night of the drive each
captain is asked to bring in his team’s
in
on
members of the club
can-
to
clear
much
says
Double=Barrelled Win
For Midgets, Juves
Wingham Juveniles and Midgets
opened their hockey season on Friday
when both teams played their oppos
ites in Mount Forest, beating them
by scores of 5-3 and 8-5 respectively.
Scoring for the Juveniles were
Biggs with 2, Carter, Murray and
Campbell.
For the Midgets Campbell got 4,
Hetherington 3, and Houghton, «1.
foxes to the zone secretary who
turn will pay $1.00 per fox shot
boxing day.
The club is offering cash prizes
the three high teams bringing in the
greatest number of foxes 1st prize,
$15.00; 2nd. $10.00; 3rd., $5.00 are of
fered.
The hunt starts at daybreak and
ends at sundown with each captain
choosing his own territory adjacent
to the towns mentioned.
In all cases hounds may be used
but, the use of firearms is limited to
shot guns ONLY.
Any sportsmen in the vicinities
mentioned wishing to join the drive,
may do so by contacting Geo. Orvis,
Wingham; Alex Hamilton, Lucknow;
or Carman Thompson, Teeswater.
The club asks everyone interested
to get lined up for a real day’s sport
and help reduce the fox menace.
PROCLAMATION
at the request of a number of Citizens I hereby
Proclaim
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27th, 1954
BOXING DAY
' AS A PUBLIC CIVIC HOLIDAY
for the Town of Wingham
and I hereby call upon all good Citizens to
observe the same.
DeWitt Miller, Mayor