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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 * ✓ WINGHAM LIONS I $ THURSDAY, FRIDAY, r [jilwj 2N 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,