HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-08-31, Page 11BELGRAVE
On Friday evening, August 36th,
approximately §0 friends and neigh
bors gathered together at the home
of Mrs, Mel Mathers for a surprise
shower for Mi^s Elaine Bolt, whose
marriage takes place early in Sept
ember.
The guest of honour was seated in
a chair, decorated for the occasion,
and a short program was held with
a pian^ splo by Miss Claire Chamney;
a reading by Mrs, M, Mathers; vocal
duet by Lois Goll and Phyllis Fear,
accompanied by Claire Chamney. A
musical story contest was conducted"
by Eleanor Walsh and Claire Cham
ney; a vocal solo given by Gwen
Walsh, accompanied by Lois Goll, and
a reading by Lois Goll.
This was followed by a decorated
wagon of gifts being presented to
Miss Bolt. Miss Ila Pengelly read the
address and a number of girls friends
presented the gifts.
Miss Bolt expressed her thanks to
everyone,
A dainty lunch was served by the
hostess, assisted by girl friends of the
bride.
Personals
Misses Joan Brydges and Florence
Cook spent last week visiting the let
ter’s sister and brother-in-law, Mr,
and Mrs. Ben Huskinson and family,
at North Bay.
Mr, and Mrs. Clare VanCamp,
Nancy and Keith, and Mr. and Mrs,
Stewart Cloakey left on Friday for a
few days’ visit with relatives at Th'es-
salon,
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST $1, 1955
More Rain Needed
In Huron County
Light rains fell in Huron County
during the week, but more moisture
is badly needed for all crop reports,
G, W, Montgomery, agricultural rep
resentative for Huron County, White
bean harvest is well underway, many
growers .report only half a crop. Hot
dry weather has rapidly matured the
corn crop and a few silos have been
filled,
One hundred and four people
toured Peel County on the annual soil
and Crop Improvement Association
Bus Tour last Friday.
THE MAN ON THE STREET
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Frontier News
SATURDAY
A genial Irishman named George
Green, was one of the best known
residents of Slab Town. At one time
he had what was known as a hennery
located on the property that later
became known as the Turnberry Ag
ricultural Society Fall Fair grounds.
Across the street was the electric
power house.
George solemnly affirmed that one
night when the lights were turned on
the hennery was so brilliantly ilium!-,
nated that the hens left their nests
on the assumption that it was
light and did their one good
for the day by laying an egg.
Mr. Green had joined in the
to Rowdy Hill, so one day
to the hennery, picked out a
looking young rooster and
its head off. The axe was
that the bird’s veins were
gealed that it didn’t bleed to death
but run around all day headless,
An Advance scribe was called by
Mr. Green to be a witness to this
phenomenon. The chicken had to be
re-beheaded.
day-
deed
trek
went
healthy
chopped
so dull,
so con-
he
1.2 & 3
at the ArenaThursday, Sept. 1st
8.30 p.m—PROVINCIAL OLD TIME FIDDLING CONTEST to determine Ontario Chanxpion.
DANCE to the MUSIC of DON ROBERTSON and the RANCH BOYS.
and Thomas
the highway
Whitechurch
, 0-0-0
The father of Alfred
McCreight, farmers on
between Vlab Town and
was a genial ould Irisliman. A Domin
ion election was on and the old
gentleman went to vote at the age of
102 years, all dressed up in his best
clothes, including plug hat that he
brought from Ireland with him.
But the D.R.O. wouldn’t give him a
ballot. His name was not -on the
er’s list.
vot-
0-0-0
Ted Winfield’s farm was the
one east of the Hog’s Back
first
near
Whitechurch. One night a bear came
out of the bush at the back end of
the farm, raided the pig pen and car
ried off a little pig. These were fron
tier days.
Saturday, Sept. 3rdFriday, Sept. 2nd
1.15 p.m.—CHILDREN’S PARADE—Prizes for best
. Davey and Daisy Crockett costumes. Decorated
Doll Buggies, Bicycles, Tricycles, Wagons, etc.
2.00 p.m.—OFFICIAL' OPENING of WINGHAM’S
FRONTIER DAYS.
2.30 p.m.—HIGHLAND DANCING
3.00 p.m.—CHOOSING of FRONTIER QUEEN
3.30 p.m.—LOG-SAWING CONTEST
4.00 p.m.—VARIETY CONCERT with FANCY RID
ING and ROPING
8.30 p.m.—DOMINION OLD-TIME FIDDLING
CONTEST with contestants from all parts
, of Canada. «.
FRONTIER BALL — COME in COSTUME if you can
Music by Serenade Ranch Gang
1.15 p.m.—FRONTIER PARADE with Bands, Floats,
Costumes, featuring Canada’s Outstanding Baton
Twirlers, Joan and Barbara Ann Lounsbury.
2.30 p.m.—Selecting BEST FRONTIER COUPLE in
costume of the middle 1800’s.
p.m.—INDIAN TRIBAL DANCE by Six Nations
Indians.
AMATEUR CONTEST
SQUARE DANCE and STEP DANCE
‘ CONTESTS - - -
p.m.—TUG-OF-WAR ■ 7 ’r 3,
p.m.—BARBER SHOP QUARTET '• - U
CKNX BARN DANCE BROADCAST with
Contest Winners as guests
2.45
3.00
4.00
p.m,
p.m.-
■ How do you tell a blind person what
to do when the fire alarm is ringing
so loud they can’t hear?
Being blind creates many problems,
some of them so unusual people who
have been blind even for years have
not experienced them. The problem
of the fire alarm bell came to light
at Western Ontario’s Home and
Training Centre for the Blind in
London during a false alarm.
Built with funds contributed by
residents of Huron, Elgin, Middlesex
and Perth Counties the home is equip-
ed with a fire alarm system which
rings loud bells throughout the build
ing as well as notifying the fire de
partment,
When a resident accidentally trip
ped the alarm lever instead of>a light
switch, the bells began ringing, and
drowned out the intercommunication
system which was trying to tell resi
dents what to do.
Solution? The fire department built
a timing device so bells ring ten sec
onds and shut off for twenty seconds
while loud speakers can operate. This
repeats until the fire department
shuts its off.
C.N.I.B. officials in London describ
ed the incident today as they an
nounced plans for the annual opera
ting fund campaign which opens in
Hufon, Middlesex and Perth Counties
September 17th.
The Campaign is to raise $11,000
by public subscription to make up the
$57,000 needed to operate the train
ing centre and field services of
C.N.I.B. The Community Chests of
London, Stratford and Elgin County,
and the County and Municipal Coun
cils have already pledged $46,000. The
two-week campaign ends October 1st.
In Wingham, the campaign chair
man is Mr. John Brent.
4.45
5.00
8.00 p.m
Famous
Six Nation’s Indian Band
Canada’s
Champion Baton Twirlers
Champion Old-Time Fiddlers
A HOST OF
IS
BOY, 7, TAKES
CAB ON SPREE
The younger generation put its
foot down in Guelph last week.
A seven-year-old boy left alone
in the front seat of a car when
driver James Weatherston of Paris,
stopped, unwittingly put his foot on
the accelerator.
The car, an automatic transmission
model, raced down the empty road,
plowed across the shoulder clipping a
road sign, jumped a ditch and came
to rest in front of a cemetery. The
child was unhurt,