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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-06-08, Page 1aI With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News Subscription $3,00 per year, 7c per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8tli, 1955 DON’T CRAB NEXT YEAR-VOTE TOMORROW ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian DOG DAYS—Police Chief Bert' Platt is getting ready to lower the boom on about 100 dog owners who have yet to pay their dog taxes for 1955. The chief says that summonses will be is­ sued to those who haven’t got tags by July 1st, so it will be cheaper to get them now than later. 0-0-0 BATS IN THE SEWERS — We’ve heard of bats in belfries but this is the first time we ever heard of them in the sewers. At Monday night’s council meeting Street Commissioner Jack Alexander mentioned some of the objects taken from /the sewers of town, which are undergoing a clean­ ing at the moment. Among other things the street department workers found a couple of baseball bats in the sewers near the high school. If it had been school books we might have understood. 0-0-0 FACE LIFTING—The changing face of Josephine Street will be changing again, after a couple of the merch­ ants get on with plans for adding and remodelling. Hardware store owner Percy Stainton has started work on a new store front for the south half of his premises which will probably match it up with the north half. Genial'John Pattison has plans for a second storey on the store he built a couple of years ago. 0-0-0 WORK IN PROGRESS—Earth mov­ ing machinery is at work at the new high school again, after a lull of some duration. Before the job’s finished they’ll probably have the entire hill re-arranged. A lot of citizens are anxious to see how the new school will look in its proper setting. 0-0-0 WORTH A PICTURE—Construction work at the south end of Josephine' Street isn’t confined to the front of the buildings. Erection of a post in the middle of the lane at the back has the people in the area talking too. Deliberations of the town coun­ cil, or part of it, around the post in question would have made quite a picture. ENGAGEMENT Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Holder, Spencer­ ville, Ontario, announce the engage­ ment of their daughter, Ruth, to John Hutchison McLaughlin, son of Mr, and Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin, Wing­ ham. The marriage to take place on Saturday, July 2nd., at 2.30 p.m., in McLeod St. United,Church, Ottawa. F8* ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, of Monkton, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Bernice Irene to Mr. Glen Eldon Gal­ braith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Galbraith, of Wroxeter. The marriage will take place June 11th. F8* ANNIVERSARY SERVICES Anniversary services will be held in the Whitechurch United Church on Sunday, June 12th, at 11 a,m. and 8 p.m. DST, with Rev. C. Buchanan, B.A., B.D., of Gorrie as guest speaker. The National Award film “Where None Shall Thirst” will be shown in the Whitechurch Community Hall on Monday, June 13th, at 8.30 p.m. A led program and refreshments will • be served. Admission, adults 50c, children 25c ’ F8b An emergent meeting of Wing­ ham Lodge No. 286 A.F.&A.M. will be held Sunday morning, June 12th, 1955 at 10.30 a.m. for the purpose of attending Divine Service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 11.00 ajn. Visiting Brethren welcome. D. T. Miller, H. L. Sherbondy, WM. Sec’y. F8b HOWICK LIONS CLUB PRESENTS— "Are People Funny—Come and See” 4n the Wroxeter community hall on Friday, June 17, at 8.30. Mail bag con­ test. Finish the Lions slogan, “Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nation’s What?” $5.00 worth of merchandise if your letter with the correct answer is drawn, this being doubled to $10.00 worth of merchandise if you are in the hall at the time of draw. Send letters to Kenneth Edgar, Box 59, Wroxeter and mark them “Contest”. Send as many letters as you wish— but do it now. Make a date to be with us on Friday, June 17 and take a lot for a little, Over $160.00 in prizes, Fl,8,15b THREE INJURED DY POWER MACHINES of W. Murray Johnson, well-known Wingham resident and former reeve of the town, was fatally injured in a car accident near Paisley last Thurs­ day morning, when the car in which he was a passenger crashed at Rae’s bridge and flipped into the Saugeen River, twenty feet below. The owner and driver of the car, John E. Lapp, of Wexford, Ontario, escaped with minor cuts, a slight concussion and shock. According to Mr. Lapp’s story to the police, the two had been attending an insurance convention in Owen Soudd, and had left there for Wingham, planning to spend the night here. In some manner or other Mr. Lapp, who was driving the car took a wrong turn along the way and was proceeding north on the outskirts of Paisley, when the accident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. The 1955 model car was apparently travelling at high speed when it slid off the pavement about a hundred feet south of the bridge, and careen­ ing along the dirt shoulder, ripped out almost the entire guard' rail, smashed head-on into the main up­ right steel girder on the left-hand Side over roof TEACH IN KITCHENER -^Miss Shirley Moffat, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moffat, Wing­ ham, and Miss Jean Irwin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Irwin, Wing­ ham, were guests of the Kitchener Public school board and principals, at a luncheon held at Berkley Square, Saturday, June 4th, for all forty-nine newly appointed teachers. Miss Irwin will teach grades two and three at Queen Elizabeth Public school and Miss Moffat will teach grade seven at Smithson Public school. Both girls graduated from Teacher’s College on May 20, Shirley from London and Jean from Stratford.?*^ | of the bridge and hurtled end end into the river, landing on its in four feet of'water. Rescued Companion According to his story to the police, Mr. Lapp was thrown clear of the vehicle and onto the river bank. He was badly stunned for a few minutes and then realizing his companion was trapped inside the car, he went to his resuce managed to free him and drag him to the shore. Still dazed by the accident, Lapp shouted for help, and when his cries went unanswered he climbed the river bank and went to a nearby barn to get help. It appears that, soaking (wet, cold and dazed, he dropped on a (Continued on page ten.) Crowds Fill United Church for Observance of Flower Sunday Cub 'Mothers Asked To Aid Scout Troop The Cubs’ Ladies’ Auxiliary’s final meeting of the season the United Church on meeting opened with Promise. The minutes of the was held at June 1. The the Mother’s Frank report distri- last meeting were read by Secretary Mrs. Madill, and the treasurer’s given by Mrs. John Strong. Scout Auxiliary pins were buted to those members who had previously ordered them, and 'an order for more pins will be placed. The Auxiliary sewing committee was asked to make scarves and signal flags for the Scout troop which will be formed in the fall. Mrs. Geo, Scott gave a report on Brownie activities. Mrs. Frank Madill, and Mrs. Mi­ chael MacPhail, secretary of the Cub Auxiliary and Brownie Local Associ­ ation were asked to write for infor­ mation as to whether it would be within the regulations to hold alter­ nate monthly meetings of Cub and Brownie Auxiliaries, beginning In September. Mrs. Jack Bateson was in charge of the program, which consisted of a sewing quiz. Mrs. Wilf Congram was the winner. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Herb fuller, Mrs, Harold Brooks, Mrs. Ted Thompson, Mrs. Dave Crothers, and Mrs. Gord Davidson, social convener.' GARDEN PARTY AT WROXETER Wroxeter United Church will hold a garden party on Monday, June 27th in the town hall. Supper will be serv­ ed from 5.30 to 8 o’clock. Following, a threO-act comedy Zeke and Daisy, will be presented by the young people of Bluevale Presbyterian church. Ad­ mission adults $1,00 children 50 cents. ’ ’ F8:15* GARDEN PARTY AT BLUEVALE UNITED CHURCH A garden party will be held at Blue­ vale United Church on Wednesday, Juno 15th. Supper will be served from 6 to 8 p.m,, after which a concert will be given in the Community Hall, by the “Country Squires’*, male quartette of Listowol United Church, and other talent. Admission $1.00; public school children 40 cents. F8b in loud the was For many years, Flower Sunday Wingham United Church has brought to the folk of this vicinity some deeply religious truth developed in flower^, songs and stories. Time after time, grown people have come back to recall some particular Sunday, when they, as children had a part in the pro­ gram and to remember the lesson that has remained down through the years. Knowing that much is learned through .the .eyes, the S. S. committee,, every year, builds up some Biblical theme, so that an imprint may be left on many youthful minds. This year’s theme, “The Eyes of God,” as it un­ folded through flowers, music and song, was considered by many to be one of the most impressive services yet presented. Long before the hour of service, every seat in the church was taken and many were seated outside where the program was heard through speakers. Large Double Telescope As one entered the church central object to meet the eye a large double telescope made of evergreen, outlined in flowers, with two large round mirrors forming the eyes. This was mounted on a base covered with white showballs, latticed with purple iris, the whole reaching to a height of twelve feet. The tele­ scope kept revolving from side to side as if the eyes of God were searching the hearts. Around this centre, the whole front of the church had ’been converted into a garden of play and work with God’s eyes over all. A merry-go-round at one side, com­ plete with horses of different colors and a canopy of pansies kept going round and round and was a great joy/ to the children. Interspersed in the garden were slides and lawn swings, depicting the idea that God watches over children while they play. That God also Sees children at their work was illustrated by three school desks of different grades, and seated at these desks’ throughout the service were Sandra Strong, Purdon and Roch Schipper. Supported on the gallery two lattice summer houses the happy family life in the home under the loving eyes of God. High up, against the organ screen, were two five-foot hemispheres made of spirea, with the countries of the world standing out in relief, filled in with different colored flowers, and the lines of latitude and longitude (Continued On page ten.) PatSy railing, showed Power machines were the cause of three accidents in the district last week, all Qf which resulted victims being confined to the tai. J. On Friday Harold Durst, of eter, received painful injuries right foot and severely lacerated toes as a result of an accident with a power lawn ’ moWer at his home. Durst was having his power mower repaired when the power was turned on by accident and the machine ran over his foot. He was taken to Wing­ ham General Hospital, where a cast was applied. His condition yesterday was termed satisfactory. George McKenzie, of R.R. 3, Tees- water, on the sdme day caught his right hand in a power saw, severing the tendons and causing many lacera­ tions to the hand. He was taken to surgery for treatment and confined to the hospital, i) Also injured by a power saw was Frank Murray, R.R. 1, Holyrood, who fractured three bones in his left hand, as well as suffering lacerations. Stanley Darling, of Bluevale, injured his lower spine apd left hip when he fell nearly twelve feet after a rope broke while- he Was up on a truck loading cattle. The injury was X-rayed at the hospital and he was allowed to go home. Carson Watson, R.R, 4, Brussels, was also released after X-rays fol­ lowing a painful injury to his right little finger while catching a ball dur­ ing a ball game. Joseph Murray, R.R. 7, Lucknow, received many lacerations to his head when he was thrown out of the back seat of a car when it struck a stone pile on the road. He was held in the hospital with a possible fractured jaw as a result of the accident, his general condition being described as satisfactory. Catching his fingers in a car door, Terry Johnson, 7^-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, re­ ceived painful-, hi juries while Wingham for the funeral of his grandfather, the late Murray Johnson. He was released after X-rays been taken of the-injury. in the hospi- Wrox- to his in had LOCAL BOY NAMED TO has POST IN STRATFORD A'James W. Coulter, Kitchener, been appointed as a master at Strat­ ford Teachers’ College, by an order­ in-council approved by the lieutenant governor. A son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Coulter, Patrick Street, Wingham, he -received his public school education at the Stone School, S.S. 7, Township, and his secondary Morris educa- s 7 at I - *1 ■5 Wingham High School. Hetion graduated from Stratford Teachers’ College and began teaching in Kitch­ ener. By attending summer schools and extension classes of the University of Western Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts. He had obtained his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Toronto. He has now completed two years’ work towards his Master of Educa­ tion degree. % iGARDEN PARTY AND PLAY A garden party and cold meat supper sponsored by the W.A. of Knox United Church, Belgrave, will be held in the church basement Fri­ day evening, June 17th. Supper served from 5.30 until 8 o’clock. This will be followed by the play “Zeke and Daisy”, put on by the Bluevale Pres­ byterian Young People. Admission, supper and play, Adults $1.00, public school age children 50c, For the play only, 50c. F8 IMPORTANT MEETING CALLED BY WINGHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION All the members of the Wing- luim Business Association are ask­ ed ,to attend a meeting of that or­ ganization in the council chamber on Monday evening next, Jiuie 13, at eight o’clock. There axe several matters of particular importance to be dis­ cussed, and for this reason, the president, Hugh Carmichael, lias asked The Advance-Times to stress the urgent need for every possible member to be on hand. Members will not be notified by telephone. Due to the nature of the ques­ tions which will be under discus­ sion, it will be quite impossible to reach decisions unless a large majority of the places of business are represented. v Please make a note of the date— next Monday evening at eight o’clock. WINGHAM GIRL WINS AWARD IN STRATFORD V-Miss Elizabeth Bell, daughter of Mrs. Matt Bell and the late Mr. Bell, was among the 19 young women who graduated as registered nurses at the Stratford General Hospital School of Nursing graduation exercises at Stratford last Wednesday. Miss Bell won an award for surgical technique at the school. Rev. George W. Goth, of London, was the special speaker at the gradu­ ation. Present from Wingham for the oc­ casion were Mr. and Mrs. Gus Boyle, Mrs. Hawking, Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. Raymond Bell, Miss Donalda Mc­ Donald, Rev. and Mrs. Alex Nimmo, Mrs. John H. Hanna, and Miss Bell’s mother, Mrs. Matt Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Syd. Clark, of London, were also pre­ sent. Miss Bell plans to take a post graduate course at the University of Western Ontario in the fall. Here Are Your Candidates - - The Ballot Is Free - Use It John W. Hanna, sitting member in Huron-Bruce for the past twelve years, will again seek re-election at the polls tomorrow. Born in Wingham, a son of the famous Hanna family, he has been interested in municipal affairs for many years. In 1936 he was elected to the town council, retaining the position for eight years, and later holding the position of mayor for five years. In 1943 he was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in a three-way battle against Mr. 6ill and a CCF candidate. He has remained in office since that time, successfully contest­ ing three elections. Last year he was honored by the Ontario Government by receiving an appointment to the Ontario Racing Commission, a position to which he has devoted himself with characteris­ tic energy. Mrs. John Hanna was the former Esther Margaret Campbell, of Wood- stock. Their only son, John C. Hanna, was killed in an automobile accident last year, while a student-at the Uni­ versity of Western Ontario. Contesting the Huron-Bruce riding for the Liberal party for the third time is Hugh Hill, Colborne Township farmer. Born on the farm on which he now lives in Colborne Township, Mr. Hill specializes in beef cattle, and has be­ come well known in the area for his work in farm organizations and cattle breeder associations. He was. a member of Colborne Township council for fifteen years, a reeve of the township for three years, and during his time on the County Council was a member of the Good Roads committee for two years. He is married and has a family of five girls. Mr. Hill was at one time a national director of the Dairy Farmers of Can­ ada, and has been a member of the Record Committee. No stranger to provincial politics, Mr. Hill ran against Mr. Hanna in the 1943 election, when he lost out by 150 votes in a three-cornered fight. He was nominated again in 1948 but was again defeated. Mr. Hill feels that, with the tide of liberalism running strongly now, his third try will be successful. Council Decides to Erect Fence LELAND VANCE BUYS Around Ki LOWER TOWN SCHOOL HOLDS FIELD DAY V*The pupils of S.S. No. 11, Turnberry, enjoyed field day on Friday, under the supervision of their teachers, Mr. G. Dickison and Mrs. McKinney. The results were as follows: Girl’s junior championship, Thelma Ste Marie; runner up, Patsy Coulter, Lauretta Stokes (tied); boy's junior champion, Elgin Sleightholm, runner- up, Mervin Baker; intermediate girl’s champion, Karen Potter, runner-up, Betty Zinn; intermediate boy’s champ­ ion, Hugh MacDonald, runner-up, Terry MacDougall, Reggie Coulter and Gordon Dickinson (tied); senior girl's champion, Mae Daw, runner-up, Louise Potter; senior boy’s champion, Jack Hotchkiss, runner-up, Bill Sin- namon. , _________________ X Graduates from UWO \~Miss Marion Elizabeth Irwin, dau­ ghter of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Irwin, Wingham, received the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Convocation of University of Western Ontario on Saturday, June 4th.4- I ELECTION CELEBRATION ALREADY PLANNED Never bet on an election, they say, but John Hanna is one person who seems to have plenty of con­ fidence. Mr. Hanna lias announced that he is sponsoring a free dance at the Royal T as soon as the election returns are in on Thursday night. Plans have also been completed to have a pipe band and other forms of entertainment on Wing­ ham’s main street wliile election reports are coming in, and an elec­ tion ..board ..and .results ..will . be placed at tho town hall. Everyone’s invited to tho shindig, * Oven tho Grits. i's Wading Pool It was a hot meeting at the town council on Monday night, but not be­ cause of any of the topics that were discussed. With the thermometer hov­ ering in the eighties, and councillors working in their shirt sleeves, the town fathers were able to go through a light agenda without a hitch and adjourn at 9.30—the earliest adjourn­ ment in years, according to the mem­ ories of those present. While decisions on several matters were laid over for discussion later, council decided to do something about the wading pool, donated to the town by the Kinsmen Club of Wingham. Councillor Bill Conron, chairman of the recreation committee, told council that he had got a price on a fence to be erected around the wading pool, and asked if council would be agreeable to having it in­ stalled. The quotation on the fence was $525, which included $150 for labor. Mr. Conron said that the fence was guaranteed for twenty years, and would be both a practical advantage and an ornament to the wading pool. Mayor R. E. McKinney said that that was a lot of money for a fence, but that the wading pool needs to have a fence before the town can take the responsibility for its oper­ ation. Council decided to get another price on a different make, and to have the fence erected providing the Kinsmen Club would pay approxi­ mately one half the cost. To Sell Property A letter from Hartley Smith, former resident of Wingham, regarding a piece of property on Josephine Street south of Victoria Street, was read to council by Town Clerk W. A. Gal­ braith. The letter explained that Mr, Smith had originally entered into an agreement with the town to purchase the property on condition that he erect a building on it within a year from the date of purchase. Mr. Smith had not had the opportunity to erect the building, but he said that he had spent a total of approximately $653.10 on improvements to the lot, including tile original cost of $300. He Said that if the town wishes to i*e-sell the lot, the deed of which still belongs to the town, ho thought the improve* (Continued on page ten.) FORMER KERR STORE 'Leland Vance, of Toronto, has pur­ chased the drug business of the late K. G. Kerr, and will take possession on Saturday, June 11th. Born and raised on a farm near Cardston, Alberta, Mr. Vance received his early education there, afterwards moving to Uxbridge, Ontario, where he finished his secondary education.'- During the early part of the war ho enlisted with the Medical Corps of the Canadian Army, serving for five years with the Advance Depot, Medical Stores. Following his release from the army he attended the Ontario College of Pharmacy, graduating eight years ago. Since that time he has been employed as a salesman by a research pharma­ ceutical house in Toronto. While in Toronto ho was a member of tho Northlea United Church, of that city. Mr. Vance is married, and his wife, Thofa, will join him in Wingham shortly. He is hoping to find an op­ portunity to practise his hobby of animal husbandry here. VMr. Vance has spent tho past few days in town getting acquainted with tho business, and is looking forward to serving the people of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Norman McPhail, of Toronto, visited over tho week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morgan.