HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-08-31, Page 2fi’atfe Two The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, August 31, 1955
SHOULD BE A GREAT SUCCESS
Wingham’s Frontier Days will be here tomorrow,
and from the look of things the celebration should be a
great success. A goodly amount of enthusiasm for the
affair has been generated the past week or two and towns
people on the whole seem highly optimistic about the
.result.
We were surprised to hear the other day that Wing
ham has something of a reputation for being a owide-
.awake and enterprising town when it comes to arranging
these things. At least that is the impression of many
people who live in the surrounding districts. No doubt
the great success of the 75th anniversary has done much
to foster this belief.
We certainly hope they’re right. And one way of
proving it would be for everyone in town to jump in and
Vrelp make this celebration as successful as the last.
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UNIONS FOR GENERALS
Reading a story in a contemporary publication the
other day. we came across a reference to the International
Union of Generals, which left us a little puzzled. Do
generals of all nations belong to a union and pay union
•dues? Do generals of our past (or future) enemies belong
to this organization? What is the purpose of such a
union? Or is the organization a figment of the imagina
tion of a writer who is not too kindly disposed towards
generals in general?
We suppose that generals have a right to organize
the same as anyone else, but we can’t help wondering
what they would have in common, other than the fact that
they might at some future date be battling each other. In
fact a union of generals, especially an international one.
might be subject to the same suspicions' which haunted
the old “armament makers" of pre-war days. Of late
several generals have made discouraging remarks about
disarmament.
We don't mind the generals organizing. We don’t
even mind them asking for fringe benefits and more take-
home pay. Just as long as they don’t insist on having a
war periodically, merely to keep them occupied.
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A BIT OF NONSENSE
Elsewhere in this issue appears a four-page supple
ment to the Advance-Times entitled “The Slab Town and
JRowdy Hill Bugle." Without attempting to apologize for
this outburst, we feel that the gentle reader is entitled to
a forewarning and something of an explanation.
It’s all in fun. of course. In keeping with the spirit
of the forthcoming Frontier Days, many of the merchants
in town agreed to undergo a little ribbing lor the sake of
the celebration, and the Bugle is the result of their co
operation.
We hope you’ll like it, but we also hope you won’t
take too literally the appeals voiced in some of the adver
tisements. Not all the things offered for sale are actually
on the shelves I
We are indebted to the Powell River News for in
spiration in connection with this issue of the Bugle.
THE ONLY PRACTICAL GARB
Editor Bill Smiley of the Wiarton Echo, got him
self into a hassle recently by maintaining in an editorial
■column that girls wear abbreviated shorts in the summer
-time to beaUthe heat, rather than to attract the men, as
lias been suggested in other quarters. Two readers, one
of whom preferred to remain anonymous, took him to
task for his defence of the indecent.
Our sympathies are all with Mr. Smiley and the girls.
Apart from aesthetic considerations, shorts are the onlV
practical garb for weather such as we have been having
this summer, and the fact that so many girls wear them
only goes to prove what we have suspected for some
-time — that women are in many ways more practical than
■men.
THE HABIT OF KEEPING SILENT
We read recently where a visitor to a little village
joined a small group of men on a store stoop or porch and
made a few remarks. No one replied and the visitor asked.
“What, is there a law here against talk?" One of the
natives replied, “No, but there is a sort of mutual agree
ment among us that nobody says anything unless he can
improve on the silence . . ."
The thought came to us, after reading the above, how
wonderful it would be if everybody only talked when they
could improve on the silence. Should that become the
custom, what stretches of silence we would have, restful
for the ears, and for the tongues. Sessions of our gov
ernments would only be a fraction of the many days
they now cover. Rumour and propaganda would get no
circulation. Even fear of another war might be dismissed.
There are countless other wonderful possibilities that
<lo not need enumerating. Everybody would have time to
read a good book, or do a little quiet thinking and soul-
searching, and it would be all for the best. There would
‘be more happy homes and contented families. The habit
of keeping silent unless one could improve it would grow
until we would say nothing unless it meant something for
the good of mankind. —Smith Falls Record-News.
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WHITECHURCH
Miss Ann Brennan has been visit
ing for the past three weeks at the
home of her uncle, Mr. Myles St
Marie, and on Sunday Mr, and Mrs.
St Marie visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Brennan, at Guelph, and Ann
returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Falconer spent
the week-end at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elgin Welwood, and with his
mother, Mrs, John Falconer, at Cale
don.
Mrs. Stanley Harrison and son,
Bobby, who have been holidaying at
Point Clark, and Mrs. Herb Laidlaw,
went to St. Marys on Saturday, due
to the death of Mr, Robert Harrison,
of London, who had passed away sud
denly in Victoria Hospital. The pri
vate funeral was held from the Mar
riott funeral home in St. Marys, on
Monday, to the Seaforth cemetery.
He was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Harrison, formerly of
Whitechurch, and leaves besides his
wife, one brother, Stanley, of London,
one sister, Mrs, (Marjorie) Bell of
Dundalk, and two nephews, Bruce
Bell and Robert Harrison.
Mr. Robert McClenaghan, Mr. Ben
McClenaghan, Mrs. Geo. McClenaghan
and Miss Mildred were at St. Marys
on Sunday.
Mrs. Laidlaw returned home on
Sunday with Mr. Laidlaw and Ivan,
who were at St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Groskorth, Paul,
and Karen, returned home from their
trip to Cleveland on Saturday and
left on Tuesday ..to attend jthe C.N.E.
at Toronto this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jeffery of
Morris and Mr. apd Mrs. Hugh Sinna-
mon, Wingham, visited on Sunday at
the home of the latter’s daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Beecroft.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scott, of Rip
ley, visited on Sunday at the home
of her sister, Mrs, Earl Caslick.
Mr. Melvin Carnochan, and his two
helpers, of Brussels, have been work
ing with the ditching machine dur
ing the past week, on the farms of
Jamieson Pettapiece, Chas. Taylor
and Wallace Conn and Johnston Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Simpson and
baby, Darlene, and Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Ross and children, spent Sunday
at Midhurst.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Richardson mot
ored to Palmerston on Wednesday,
and Philip Lee, who spent the summer
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Richard
son, returned home to Toronto. Mr.
and Mrs. Richardson plan to leave
this Friday with her sisters, Misses
Florence and Margaret Moir, of Tor
onto to visit with Winnipeg friends
for a three week period, going on to
the West Coast to Namaimo, B.C.,
during the holiday.
Mr. Mac McGregor of New York
city arrived home on Saturday, and
he and Ross McGregor, Billie Pur-
don and Gordon Welwood left on
Saturday night on a two weeks’ sight
seeing trip to Mexico. They crossed
to U.S. at Sarnia and went to St.
Louis and to Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Small, of
Toronto, are visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Duncan McGregor,
for two weeks. Mrs. McGregor had
the misfortune recently to fall down
six cellar steps to the cellar floor
and land heavily, injuring her leg
from ankle to knee.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McIntyre and
their two children, of Ridgetown, are
holidaying this week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McClenaghan and
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
McIntyre, of Wingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Clark and
son, Jack, and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Varey, of Scotland, visited on
Sunday at the home of the latter’s
brother-in-law, Mr. Robert McClena
ghan. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Howlatt
and children, of West Montrose, also
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
McClenaghan on Sunday. Mr. How
latt will have charge of St. Helens
United Church this year, and they
will reside there.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Elliott, Karen,
June and David, of Ottawa, who visit
ed last week with her father, «Mr.
David Currie, and Miss Leah, of
Wingham, are visiting this week with
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gaunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. E. Currie and Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Currie.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moore and
family moved on Friday of last week
to Lucknow.
Mrs. T. H. Moore went through an
operation in Victoria Hospital, Lon
don on Thursday last, and has been
progressing favorably.
Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Watt spent
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. George
Watt, of Dungannon.
Mr. Gordon McGee spent Saturday
at’ Kitchener with his brother, Mr.
Roy McGee.
Mrs.»Gordon Elliott and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Elliott and children,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mit
chell Elliott, of London.
Mr, and Mrs. Clayton Scholtz, Lon
don, spent' the week-end at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra
Scholtz.
Mrs. Emma Marks, of London, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Gillespie.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Payne and
son, Raymond, and grandson, Sidney
Payne, of Toronto, have been visiting
during the past week with Tiffin
relatives in Kinloss.
Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Teams and
Ruby, of Mitchell, visited on Thurs
day with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shiell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stephens, Wing
ham and Marilyn Shiell, visited oh
Saturday with Mrs. Milton McBhrney,
of London,
Misses Pearl and Irene Patton,
who spent the summer at their cot
tage at Tobermory, spent the Week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Coultes, before leaving for
their home in Toronto.
The service • in the United Church
here will be in charge of Rev. R. A.
Brpok, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Robertson and
children, visited on Sunday at the
home of her brother, Mr. Cecil For
ster, of Palmerston.
Mr. Jack VanCamp starts this week
to lay the cement foundation for a
barn on the farm of Mr. Henry Pat
tison, whose barn was burned by
lightning on June 19th. Mr. Pattison
has purchased the barn 56x56, off the
former Fothergill farm on the West
field Church sideroad, and Fred Dea
con and his men will take it down,
when the foundation is ready. The
former foundation was 40x64.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Watson, of
Forest, spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pattison.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ireland and
Jack Taylor, were among the hun
dred who took in the Huron County
Crop Improvement bus trip to Hamil
ton and Rrampton on Friday last.
Three buses made the trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wightman and
family moved last Wednesday to
their new home in Blyth.
The following members of the Ire
land family gathered on Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ire
land: his mother, Mrs. John Ireland,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur McKague and
family, of Teesawter, Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Jasper and family, of Mildmay,
and Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Johnston and
Jimmie, of Cooksville.
Mrs. Woods, of St. Marys, a former
resident on the 12th con. of E. Wawa-
nosh, Mr, and Mrs. Ray Sutherland,
of Woodstock, visited on Tuesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker and
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ireland and with
Wingham friends.
Grant McBurney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John McBurney, spent last week
with David Hanna, of Belgrave, at the
Hanna cottage at Elliott’s Grove,
near Bayfield.
Mr. Wm. Kennedy, who has been
working near Delhi in the tobacco
fields, spent the week-end at his home
at Marnoch, and returned to Delhi on
Monday.
Murray McDowell, Allan McBurney
and Bjllie Taylor, of E. Wawanosh,
left last week by bus to help with the
harvest at Elk River, Alberta.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mackey, of Tor
onto, spent the week-end at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Farrier and
on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Mackey, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Gillespie, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Gillespie and children, of
Sarnia, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Far
rier and other members of their fam
ily, attended a family gathering at
Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Carman
Farrier and children, who spent the
past week here, returned this week
to their home at Long Branch.
Mrs. Jas. Wilson and children
spent the week-end in Toronto at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Fair
brother, and attended the C.N.E.
Mr. John Courtney and Gertrude,
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Courtney and
Mr. and Mrs. May, of Belwood, visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Frank
Coulter and Mrs. David Kennedy, and
Mrs.,Ezra Welwood, of Wingham. The
late Mrs. Courtney was an Allan, and
her family were former residents of
the village.
The L.A. of the Presbyterian
Church met on Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. John Craig to quilt a quilt.
Neil and Ann Rintoul accompanied
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Mack Cardiff, of Brussels, to Lion's
Head on Saturday and then spent
Sunday at Tobermory.
Little Marion McGee, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George McGee has been
ill during the week-end with measles.
Miss Mary Taylor spent the past
three weeks at the home of her
uncle, Mr. Wilbur Taylor, of Ham
ilton, and returned home with Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Davis and Dianne,
of Toronto, who have been visiting
with Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Taylor
during the past week.
Murray Coultes, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Ronald Coultes, and Jimmie Tay-
los, son of Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence
Taylor, are spending this week at
summer school camp, north of Goder
ich.
Miss Ruth Irwin, Mr, and Mrs,
Ronald Coultes and children, spent
last week-end at Niagara Falls and
saw the Jamboree Camp of the Boy
Scouts,
Miss Ann Henry, Reg., N., of New
York City, and her sister, Mrs, Hinde,
and Mrs. W. J. Greer, of Wingham,
visited on Friday with Mrs. Mac
Ross and Miss Terriff.
Mr. ’ and Mrs. Cameron Simmons
and Nancy, of London, visited with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Martin on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dickson -nd
children, of Harriston, visited on Sun
day at the home of her uncle, Mr.
Wm. Forster, of W. Wawanosh.
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Tiffin and Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Ritchie were in
Sarnia on Saturday. Their aunt, Mrs.
Kernahan accompanied them, and
met Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes, of
Detroit, there and went on to De
troit to visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bieman and
children spen the week-end at the
home of her sister, Mrs. John Greig,
of Cobourg, and their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry MacKay, who had
been visiting in Cobourg for the past
month, accompanid them home, and
is spending this week with Mr. and
Mrs. Bieman.
The grandmother’s meeting of the
Women’s Institute will be held next
Tuesday evening, September 6, with
this Institute entertaining the ladies
of Belgrave and Wingham Institutes.
All are invited to attend this meet
ing, and a special welcome is extend
ed to the grandmothers in the com
munity.'
Gordon. Ross is working at the
C.N.R. station at Preston, this week.
Many from this district took ad
vantage of the bus trips from Luck
now this week to spend a day at
C.N.E. The following went on Tues
day: Harold Casemore, Mary and
Dorothy Ross, Bert Holmes, * Elgin
Johnston, Jane McKague, Doris Pic-
kell, Ross King, Mrs. Gordon Rintoul
and Gary, Mrs. John McGee, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Purdon, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Seddon, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hackett,
Marjorie and Jack Coultes, Donald
Smith, and Marilyn and Murray
Shiell, Rena Moore, Mrs. Benedict,
Gertrude Harris, Mrs. A. McDonald,
and Gloria McDonald, Neil Eadie and
John Burchill. On Thursday, the
following will make the trip, Mrs.
George Kerr, Mrs. H. McLean, Mrs.
J. Walker, Miss S. Mitchel, Mrs.
Thos. Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leaver, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Coultes, Mr. and Mrs.
Gershom Johnston, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Ireland, Mrs. Elgin Johnston,
Mrs. Bert Holmes, Mrs. John Moir,
Miss Mary Hein, John McGee, Alex
Sproal, John Sproal, Joe Moir, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Walker, Miss Olive
Terriff, Miss Annie Kennedy, Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Emerson, Mrs. George
Walker and Clarence, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Thompson and
Mr. James Martin spent a few days
last week at Wasaga Beach with their
niece, Mrs. Truman Beatty, of To
ronto and Wasaga.
Donnybrook United Church is hold
ing its anniversary services this Sun
day with Rev. Watson, of Blyth, in
charge of the 11 a.m. service and Rev.
C. Krug, of Belgrave, in charge of the
7.30 p.m. service.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Arms, of Wind
sor spent last week-end at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Cecil Coultes, of
E. Wawanosh. Miss Agatha Coultes,
missionary at Nanaimo, B.C., who has
beep visiting with her father, Mr.
Robert Coultes, and with other rela
tives in this district, left last week to
visit with former friends at Seagraves.
Mr. Aldin Purdon has been having
extensive repairs done at his barn.
The barn has been boarded in and the
granary floor is now down and they
are working on the doors.
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Hamilton and
children, of Gorrie, visited on Sunday
at the home of her sister, Mrs, W.
Dow,
G. ALAN WILLIAMS
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I ATTENTION CATTLE OWNERS!
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1 A meeting to organize a Huron County Beef Pro- =
= ducers’ Association will be hel4 in the Agricultural g
= Board Room in Clinton at 8.30 p.m. (D.S.T.) on g
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NOTICE
WINGHAM
HOME OWNERS
Before the difficult weather conditions of late fall
and early winter begin ... order your storm windows
NOW. Avoid delays and the last minute rush .. take
advantage of the good weather to measure, fit, paint
and install your storm windows at your leisure.
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