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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-03-23, Page 2r EDITORIALS | & Reminiscing & 1 SIXTY YEARS AGO j We Seam that Mr, Geo. Good has j secured a ecrnpmmise with his credi- ’• tors and will eextinue his shoe fcpsi- jjness in town. s A couple cf boys named Frank Cur­ rie and Frei Melvin were before Mag- Gpenue a television Brockens.hlra cn Thursday cf ___ : to Revision fens Ail oi lhe mends f-f CKNX, and there are|shoe Stere. They were committed for ~ trial and taken to Goderich ©n Friday.! ij We learn .that they elected to be tried .x . . • | without a jury and were brought be- _ A TV station in Wingham will provide_ many of residents in Bruce, Huron, brey and neilmgton £°wli“|were remanded to gaol tm Thursday ships with their -only practical TV signal, reception from]of this week, when they win be sen- the larger centres being poor because of the distance.. Andef curlers, with network shows available it will, to a. great extent, the Point Game for the Jubilee, Medal last week, and it was won by D. Patterson with a score of 25; Dr. J. McDonald scored 24; Walter Van­ stone scored. 23. The ice was very bad which accounts for the small score. On ’Saturday last a warrant was 1 issued for a. young lad, about IS years of age, .named Frank Williams, for theft. It appears he had been stopping at Messrs. Beattie Bros’, livery for a few- days, being .out of work, and the young men working there were paying for his board. On. Wednesday last he .left, but before going he went through the af those who had befriend­ ed bim, and took from one a suit of clothes, and from the other several articles of wearing apparel Word was ’ sent cut to constables in surrounding Angling. What surprised US was the fact that such a j towns, and on Saturday evening word beautiful, simple, practical idea has been passed up by so! many other universities. I The reason we think the idea is so practical is simply | this. Formal education, as far as we can see, is divided " into two sections, those subjects which benefit our souls and those which benefit our pocketbooks. Latin, tor in­ stance, doesn't benefit -our pocketbooks except in some ■extreme cases, but it presumably benefits our souls. Clearly angling falls into this category, and there's no doubt of its superiority over Latin. We think of other subjects which might similarly benefit our souls, too. How about courses in golf, curling, snooker table tenms or water skiing? A man spends a good deal of his time learning about something in order to earn a living. Why shouldn't he spend some of his time learning to do something because he likes doing it ? GOOD FOR THE DISTRICT Last week’s announcement that rads© station CKNX ■ has applied for permission to in this area will come as grea the district. . , , -r a good many of them, will hope that the Department of! Transport sees fit to grant a. permit. put listeners and viewers in this district on a par with people in and around the cities. For Wingham itself a TV station will have the effect of bringing a new industry to town, with additional people being employed operating the new station. There is no doubt that a TV station will add to the lustr# of Wing­ ham’s name, just as the radio station has done in the past. “Doc” Cruickshank and his staff are to be congratu­ lated on their foresight and progressiveness in this venture. # * * NEW KIND OF LEARNING We were rather surprised the other day to hear that one of the American universities offers a course in Angling. ** trial @xd rakcu to Goderich qU Friday. I News of Whitechurch Variety Concert in Memorial Hall Nets $50 for Hospital The Memorial Hall was well rilled p and the ladies served, lunch. Local ■on Thursday evening last tor the sue-| ent provided jnusto for the dan* eessful variety ©enceri. held to gather" “■ -----J J ----- funds fcr furnishing a rocm in the; r.ew hospital -wing Rev. N. Caswell was chairman fcr the otoastom Walter James gave aceord.cn numbers: Gar­ net Farrier saxophene numbers; Chas.. iJariin mouth organ selections; Caro­ line Mathers and Mrs. ©maid Rossi played piano -soles; Misses Pickell and.! Stobo played a piano duet; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rice and Misses Thompson ’ and Jefferson sang duets; Karen. Grcskcrth, Mrs. Jas. Riehardson 'and Hedge McElrea sang solos, and Mrs. Ezra Scholtz, Mrs, E. H. GroskorthJ Karen Groskorth and Kathleen Fisher sang two Irish numbers. Mrs. Jack BurehiR, Mrs. Jas, Falconer; Mary Fisher 'and Mrs. J. D. .Beecroft gave readings. All were in keeping with the day, St. Patrick’s Day, on which the concert was held. The meeting was closed with the National Anthem By Bob Carbert was received from Auburn that Wil­ liams was there. Chief Bullard drove over and brought him back. He also secured all the stolen, articles. Wil­ liams 'was placed .in the lockup, but when the chief went, to bring him be­ fore Mayor, on Monday evening, the ©ell was empty-, the prisoner hav­ ing loosened one of the iron rods over the door of the cell, and pushing it ? to one side, had crowded through the I The first day of .spring has arrived, but somehow or ether the weather is not the least bit appropriate for the occasion. Perhaps it is that this, is the ? last kick that winter is giving before f it will be replaced by the warm wea- 5 then of spring. Already the spring’ 3 flowers are making headway, with the; snowbuds bravely fighting the ele-j j meats, and the other flowers trying, to battle their way along. There arei seme indicaions that |pe maple syrup crop is not ail that was hbpd for, but, perhaps the lack of frost in the] ground, making it difficult to haul; the manure, wood and other such mat-' erials around the fields. However, this l is helping the main ecads this spring, 5 and Mrs. Edv.-a.rd Moore is again a patient in Wingham Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston, of ParkhSl, visited on Sunday with Mr. Stewart Scott of Kinloss, and Mrs. Thus. Newton accompanied them heme to spend a few days at Park­ bin. Mr. Ken McAllister. teacher of S.S. No. Kinloss, will show moving pic­ tures this Wednesday evening in the Memorial Hal! h(?re, Everyone la in­ vited to come out- Mr, and Mr«, Angus Falconer and Allan, apent Sunday with her grand­ parents, Mr, and Mrs, Bert Jackson, of Blyth. Birth PURDON-In Sarnia General HospL tai, on Friday, March 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Hector Purdon, a daugh­ ter. Spring Tonics! BRAND 7 VITAMINS 7 MINERALS $4.50 per 100 Wampoles Ext. Idaphos ............. Idafer Capsules $1.50 $1.25 $1.25 $4.50 Neo-Chemical Food $1.55, $3.35, $5.90 B. Complex Liq. $2.95 Energets...........$5.95 Halibut Capsules 100’s $1.29, 500’s Syntona ...... Burdock Blood Bitters .... Pierces G.M.D. $4.79 $1.25 $1.59 $1.59 Hyett Remedies We carry a complete line of HYETT Remedies at all times. IN THE BACK DOOR ; An old expression you don’t hear too often nowadays Is '“’Competition is the life of trade”. Perhaps it’s out of fashion. j Although there’s still lots of competition left in many fields, the scope seems to be narrowing. Big business and government are seeing to that. During the half century in which the automobile be­ came popular there have been hundreds of manufacturers of cars. Big business has reduced their number to a half ! dozen. Government has stepped into business to such an I extent that it can now tell you whether you can manu facture a butter substitute, and if so what sort of coloring! you can put in it. I Most people today think of socialism as being synony- J mous with restrictions. While frowning on socialism | abroad, we seem to be getting more and more restrictions | right here at home.* 0-0-0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO An unusual and interesting -sight was to be seen almost any day last week on the farm of Walter Webb, West Wawanosh, when Mr. Webb fed from seven to ten deer each day. Misses. Grier and Grier of East Windsor are opening up a millinery and fancy goods parlor in the store of - Mrs. David Bell Miss Lillian Grier is at present in Toronto on business, tj preparing- for the opening. * 7»£iss Arms .Irwin, who for the past J year had been employed at the Dom- ji inion Store, has taken a position at I the Post Office, to comnenee April 1st, taking the place of Mrs. H. L. Sherbondy who expects to leave for California shortly. On Monday morning the citizens of Wingham received a jolt when they gazed upon the whitened landscape. Six to eight inches of snow is re­ ported and the sleighing is practieally as good now as any time during the winter. Young Women's Mission Circle Mr. and and KERR’S DRUG STORE1 THE HOME OF FINE MEDICINE' ^KiBiHnKiKKBiKiKiKiHnHiiniinnniiniwiiniiniiniiKiinimintiKnKia^ a e ■ ■■FARMERS! NOW IS THE TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT YOUR Farm Machinery ■ ■ a i ■ K BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR After having won four softball and hockey Ontario| championships in the past two years, Wingham was put’ out of the picture a couple of weeks ago when the Juven J lies lost out to Port Dover. And white we're sorry that# there will be no need for the town hall bell or the fire-| -o - o - o | truck this year, we don't think there's any undue cause j ftftf.kv tears ago ; for alarm. | Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pattison, 13th | The kids bowed to superior weight and numbers, buMcoaeef^?n. '£Eas- vfawano3.h- ceLe*! they certainly went down fighting. They outscored the) j Victors IH total goals, and most important of all, theyLf their friends and neighbours to a showed that they could lose as gracefully as they could | progressive eu^re Jarly aEdc.cif^' win, * — Next year's another year. Knowing the Juveniles, we have a hunch they’ll be needing the bell and the fire­ truck then.*** KEEP THEM OFF Proof of ability to pay damages in case of accident would be required of every motorist before a driving license is granted if a recommendation of a member of the Ontario Government is adopted. That, declares The Fin­ ancial Post, seems very fair, sensible and sound. Some such restriction offers the only real hope of keeping the financially irresponsible off the highways. Why should we permit people to drive who have no means or intention of paying for damages they may cause? A great many innocent motorists have had their cars smashed and themselves seriously injured only to find that the driver responsible hadn’t a cent to contribute to­ ward he&vy repair and hospital bills. A most enjoyable evening was spent and Mr. and Mrs, Pattison received many beautiful gifts. Some of the correspondence this week may be omitted as the mail the ’ London train carried did not reach here until Wednesday noon, as this train was derailed by snow drifts. On Wednesday evening last week the roads were blocked in this district until the snow plow' came through. There were close to forty cars and trucks stalled between Belgrave and Blyth. The highway to Listowel and Palmerston was plugged and the side roads were mostly impassable. How­ ever, Thursday- is the first day of spring and it may be that w© will have a change after that, unless March takes a notion to go out like a lion. It came in like a lamb. ■ ■ WE HAVE IN STOCK MASSEY-HARRIS ■ ■ 1 Disc Harrows, Hydraulic Lift Cultivators, g Spring Tooth Cultivators, Drag Harrows, | Ezee Flow Fertilizer Spreaders | Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member A.udlt Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mall Post Office Dept. •Subscription Rato — One Tear $3.00, Six Months $1.50 in advance (X 8. A. $4.00 per year Foreign Rate $400 per year Advertising Rates on application POLICE DISPUTE TO LAW HEAD A spokesman for the two constables involved in a wage dispute with Clin­ ton Town council, said that the offer of $2,500 a year, is unacceptable, and the matter has been referred to the attorney-general’s office. The $2,500 a year offer by council, an increase of $50 over last year, be­ came effective February- 15, In a by­ law passed by council, though the two constables have signed no con­ tract for this. Council reaffirmed its stand not to give the constables a further increase at a meeting last Monday night [ Wingfjam Fifth Sunday in Lent ♦♦♦ TRACTORS" ALL SIZES DROP IN LOOK THEM OVER See what kind of a deal you can makel USED MACHINERY 1—Used IHC Tractor Spreader One year old. 8.30 a.m.—Holy Communion 11.00 a.m.—Morning Prayer & Sermon 2.30 p.m.—Church School 7.00 p.m.—Evening Prayer & Sermon Wed., 7.30 p.m.—Midweek Lenten Service Tues., 8.00 p.m.—‘Adult Confirmation Class Used Cultivators Used Spring Tooth Harrows 1—IHC One-Way Disc, 6 ft. CHARLES HODGINS 1 Your Massey*Harris Dealer Wingham Phone 378