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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-09-07, Page 10Ten The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, September 7 th, 1955 Interim Pastor Honored on Leaving Mr, Ron Patterson, of Toronto, in­ terim pastor at the Wingham Baptist Church during the summer months, returned this week to Toronto to resume his studies at the Seminary. Sunday night following the evening .service, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson were presented with a purse of money at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Collar, on Minnie Street, where a social time was spent. Mr, Glenn Sheifele gave the address and Mrs. Reg. Collar pre­ sented the gift on behalf of the members and adherents of the church. The Pastor, Rev. J. L. Coyle, will be in charge of the prayer service on September 14th, when he will tell 'f the work at the Muskoka Sum- jmer Conference during the summer r months, where he has been camp director. . . SIDELIGHTS OF THE CELEBRATION Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary were doing a land office business at the town park on Friday and Saturday afternoons with their sale of cold drinks and hot dogs. Rumors are that they took in quite a tidy little sum on the effort. Men of the Legion on the other hand, were somewhat eclipsed by the ladies' efforts when people seemed to be more interested in watching the program on the stage than playing bingo. We understand, however, that nobody lost any money on the deal, ManyjWinners in, ^Contests at The Frontier Days Celebration A former resident of Wingham and member of the staff of station CKNX walked off with top honors at the Frontiei' Days celebration last week. Clifford ''Lucky” Ambeault, of To­ ronto, winner of the Dominion Old- Time Fiddle Contest, was a former member of the Golden Prairie Cow­ boys, barn dance troupe which was the forerunner of today’s Barn Dance Gang. Mr. Ambeault was hired with the group by CKNX in 1946, and was an employee of the station for four or five years, before leaving for Toronto, > Recreation Council To Sponsor Dancing A dancing school in acrobatic, ballet, tap and Highland dancing is being planned for Wingham by the recre­ ation council if sufficient children show interest in the project. About forty children would be needed to .make the school a success. The proposed school would be under the direction of Amy Johnston, of Owen Sound, who has had consider­ able experience in dance instruction. Miss Johnston has conducted dance classes in Walkerton and Lucknow for the past three years. Persons wishing further information should phone Mrs. Howard Walker. 719wl2. 0-0-0 Another sure-fire bet at the park, particularly on Saturday afternoon, was the kiddies' rides, which played j to a full house all afternoon. At one j time the management was considering niiEEincr nn a fpnce to keen the kiddies = 1 ■ ■ W RESULTS Lyceum Theatre Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Sept. 7-8-9-10 “A Man Called Peter” (Color) Richard Todd (Cinemascope) PetersJean. Matinee Saturday 2.00 Adults 25c Children p.m. 20c Mon., Tues., Sept. 12-13 “Love Me or Leave Me” (Color) Doris Day ■ ■ (Cinemascope) ■ —------—v James Cagney ■ “Every Why Has A Wherefore” ♦ (Author’s name below) There are Many reasons “Why” you bring your prescriptions to us for compounding complete confidence in knowledge and integrity, know that we Pharmacists had many years of study College of Pharmacy, and passed a Provincial examination to prove our knowledge. We know that you place your health and life in our care when you entrust us with the com­ pounding of your prescriptions. We pledge ourselves to merit that confidence. with our You have at a have YOUR PHYSICIAN CAN PHONE McKibbons Phone 53 WHEN YOU NEED A MEDICINE your prescription if near us, or let us Pick up shopping , deliver promptly without extra charge. A great many people entrust us with the responsib­ ility of filling their prescrip­ tions. May wo compound yours? PRESCRIPTION CHEMISTS ♦Quotation by William Shafce- seare 1593 Copyright 9W155 putting up a fence to Reep the kiddies in line when several mothers com­ plained about not being able to get their offspring on the merry-go-round at all. The idea fell through, however, because by the time people got around to complaining, it was too late to find a suitable fence. 0-0-0 Sole mishap, during the parade on Saturday, was the fall of the horse driven by Ed. Edighoffer. It apparent­ ly slipped on the Diagonal Road stretched out so thought it was managed to get up with some assist­ ance from others in the parade, and was led off to allow the rest of the parade to go through. We understand it was none the worse for its exper- ; ience. pavement, near the intersection, and flat many people dead. However, it o-o-o The Wingham Frontier Day hats, j in plugs and bowlers, proved to be a ' ready seller on the main street, and i seemingly hundreds of people were J wearing them. Also popular were the ten-gallon jobs, which gave the town 1 a real western atmosphere. 0-0-0 | One of the features of the celebra- ; tion which went over very well with ' the crowd was the fact that just about everything started on time. In fact on Friday afternoon’s parade some were wondering if it didn’t start a little ahead of time. In most of these func­ tions the tendency is to start late, a bad habit to get into. Quite a few people missed part of the parade by not being there on the dot. 0-0-0 Speaking of being late, a lot of people missed part of or all the fiddle contest for the same reason. Schedul­ ed to be broadcast over CKNX, it got under way at 8.30 p.m., ■ when there was still only a relatively small crowd in the arena. More people came in as the contest was in progress, but there must have been almost twice as many people in the arena for the dance as there were for the fiddle contest. All but one of the eight contestants were heard over the radio, the last one being cut off because of limitations. The broadcast was at 9 o’clock. o-o-o Johnny Brent’s horse must shared some of Johnny's nervousness about the parade on Saturday. It showed considerable skittishness dur­ ing the start of the parade, but calm­ ed down considerably on the way up the street. 0-0-0 Everyone seems to be a little cagey about making estimates of the- number of people on the main street during Saturday’s parade. Some say there were more, some .say less than last year. There seems to be also a divergence of opinion as to the qual­ ity of the parade. Some say this year’s parade was better because it was less "commercial.” No doubt about it, it’s the "cute” little floats that gets the attention, not necessarily the big expensive ones. time over have INGHAM COUPLE MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deyell, life­ long residents of Wingham, cele­ brated their Golden Wedding Anni­ versary a day before the actual date, Monday, September 5th, when mem­ bers of the family surprised the couple with a turkey dinner at their home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Deyell were presented by the family with a lovely rocker and smoker stand. Their only daugh­ ter, Mrs. George Scott, read the ad­ dress and sons, Gordon and Charles, made the presentation, after which all sat down to a sumptuous dinner served by Mrs. Hawley Strait, of Hamilton, a granddaughter. Miss Charlene Deyell, a grand­ daughter, sang very sweetly "Count Your Blessings” after the dinner houi' and many beautiful gifts were re­ ceived by the bride and groom of fifty years ago. Mr. Deyell is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs, James Deyell, of Wingham, and Mrs. Deyell is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James England, also of Wingham. They have lived their entire life in this community, where Mr. Deyell has been a care- taker of the cemetery for 47 years. On Monday afternoon and evening open house was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Deyell, and many of their friends came to call and offer congratulations. Friends were present from Hamilton, Toronto, Woodstock. Calgary, Dungannon* and Teeswater. CELEBRATION’S SCOPE. SHOW BY FIGURES Official figures on attendance re­ cords at the Frontier Days Celebra­ tion reveal that over 7,000 people paid admission for the various events during the three-day celebration. There were 450 paid admissions for the preliminary fiddle contest and dance at the arena on Thursday night. On Friday afternoon attendance at the town park amounted to 800, and there were 900 people at the fiddle contest and dance at the arena on Friday evening. Biggest crowds of the celebration were on Saturday. Paid admissions at the park on Saturday were 2,503, a crowd estimated to be as large, if not larger than that present for last year’s park program. Saturday night’s barn dance drew 2,047 paid admis­ sions, approximately , 200 less than the record-smashing Anniversary Ball of the 75th anniversary celebration. Runners-up in the fiddle contest were Roy Renwick, of Brampton, a fotmer Teeswater resident anti J|m iLannigan, of London. Alice Hayden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hayden, of Wingham, was named Frontier Queen during the celebration. Other contestants were Marlene Stainton, Hilda Paulitzski, Mary Helen MacDonald, Mrs. Janet Day and Ruby Jarvis, of Teeswater. Miss Nina, Burnam and Walter Lickers, Oshweken members of the Six Nations Indian Band, were named Frontier Couple, Friday Winners at Park Winners at the park Friday were: Davy Crockett costume, Roger Kief­ fer; Daisy iCrockett costume, Cindy Bennett; best Frontier Days outfit, Kenneth Vog&n, Ronald Vogan and Larry Douglas, first; Mary Showers, second; best decorated tricycle, Con­ nie Lynn Gathers, first; Jean and John Welwood, second; best decorated buggy, Elizabeth Burrell; novelty costume, Sally and Mac Galbraith, Brussels. Mrs. R. E McKinney, Mrs. Hugh Carmichael and Mrs, W. B. McCool were judges in the children’s class. Other winners were: Highland danc­ ing, Sharon Ann Grubbe, Bluevale, first, Sandra MacLennan, Wingham, second. Saturday Winners Saturday winners at the park were: amateur contest, Sharon Ann Grubbe, Bluevale, first; The Auburnettes, Au­ burn, second; Pe^gy MacDonald, Holyrood, third; square dancing, Port Elgin Junior Farmers; step-dancing, Mrs. Arthur McEwen, Wingham, first; Stanley Struthers, Atwood, second; barber shop quartet, Listowel “County Squires”, Grant Bitton, Mac Pratt, Cal Rocher and Robert Smith. A Belgrave team, under the leader­ ship of Mason Robinson, won out over a team from the Wingham Public Utilities in the tug-of-war. Honored at Trousseau Tea Mrs. Elizabeth Keith entertained at a trousseau tea on Wednesday after­ noon and evening, in honour of her daughter, Eldfi- The rooms were pret­ tily decorated with autumn flowers. , Guests were- received by the bride, j her mQther, Mrs. Keith and the I groom’s mother, Mrs. Nethery. I Miss Ann Keith and Mrs. Robt. 1 Stobo of Teeswater, poured tea in the afternoon and Mrs. James Wraith, of Holyrood and Mrs. Gordon Stobo, of Teeswater, poured tea in the evening. Many lovely gifts were received by the bride-elect. Custom^M Like Ring Of Alarm Clock The ringing of an alarm clock was music in the ears of three patrons of the Downie service station on Sat­ urday, for it meant that each received five gallons of gas free. Arthur Moore, R.R, 1, Lucknow, Alex Mowbray, of Wingham, and Clarence Rath, of Bel­ grave, were buying gas at the station when the alarm clock went off, entit­ ling them to the free gasoline. Service station operator Bob Downie reports that the alarm rang five times during the day, but nobody was there to collect during the first two rings. On the last three rings someone was in the station each time. HEAVY EQU/PMENT AT WORK ON SEAWAY AS ( i daySeptember 5th is a memorable in Wingham’s history for several reasons. Need More Moisture For Cash Crops While light scattered rainfalls fell in some sections of the County during the week, more moisture is still badly needed for pasture and hay aftermath and for cash Crops such as corn, sugar, beets, turnips, etc. re­ ports G. W. Montgomery, agricultural representative for Huron County. Considerable progress has been made with the harvesting of the white bean crop despite the very uneven ripening of this crop. Silo-filling is the order of the day in most sections of the county. GOSPEL HALL Regular Sunday Services Sunday School 10.15 a.m, Remembering the Lord at 11,15 Gospel Meeting at 7.30 p.m. Eacl Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study —ContrftJ Press Canadian One of the world’s largest power shovels is at work on the St, Lawrence seaway canal at Cornwall, Ont., and it can strip earth at a rate that would take an army of men with picks and shovels to equal. Though the peak has not been reached In construction, hun­ dreds of men are now employed moving townsites and digging canals for the day when locks will be built. It is the biggest construc­ tion job undertaken by Canada since the biulding of the trans- , Canada railway. The Advance-Times was born on Sept. 5, 1873, just 82 years ago on Monday of this week, with James Fleuty, editor. It was a big sheet of four pages, and this writer still has a copy Sept. "Dark nearly Lake Huron an immense forest fire was started. The upward waves of fire and smoke could plainly be seen here in Wingham. At 1,15 p.m, the sun was hidden and darkness came so dense that schools were closed, lamps were lighted. A drizzle of rain fell, men who coats on had shirt sleeves, through the ashes and smoke formed a lye that made black marks and burnt holes wherever a drop fell. Talking to a lady who lived here at that time as a small girl, and still lives here, reminded me of seeing a woman drop to her knees on the sidewalk and ■ loudly call to her Heavenly Father to pardon her transgressions. The thought had come forcibly to her that this was the end of the world. She was not the only person who knelt down in prayer for forgiveness, if they had not done so- for many a long day. Here’s hoping this was a new day fir them. I quit trying to see to set- type in the Advance office, so went out and pitched a game of quoits with another young fellow. This was a popular game in Wingham in those days, for hadn’t we the champion of the United States and Canada residing here? Walkerton to Wingham Eighty-two years ago on Tuesday, September 6, the family of James Fleuty, the first publisher of the Wingham Advance that came rolling off the old Washington hand press on the day previous, arrived in Wing­ ham. Bert Wylie is a well-known resident of Wingham. It was his grandfather who brought the household effects to town o'n a wagon from Walkerton. His son, Bert’s father, led our cow on foot. The party stopped at a hotel in Teeswater for lunch, the thought­ ful mother having prepared a suf­ ficient lunch for the family and also the Wylies. We got permission from a hotel landlord to occupy a waiting room for this important event, and hot tea was poured from the hotel kitchen. The journey was concluded late in the afternoon. The now re-decorated and handsome cottage at the north-east corner of Patrick and Minnie Streets had just been completed. It was a duplex building, intended for two families, divided into two portions of a living room and two bedrooms in each. However, a family of parents, four children and a baby in arms was sufficient to fill the whole place. Looking back at this removal of household effects I can’t figure out how it was all packed onto a lumber wagon., A high board fence was erected at the north end of the lot, and it wa§ a daily pleasure for those of us youngsters who could, to climb up on this fence and see a work-train go over the railroad bridge. We were here before a regular train was run­ ning from Palmerston to Kincardine. The only communication from the outside world was by bus from Clinton that brought passengers and the daily mail. In the spring or any other time of the year when the south branch of the Maitland river was in flood the stage driver would give as^reat blast on a big tin horn at Cassell’s hill, then a row boat, manned by two oarsmen, would row out and bring in the stage passengers and mail. The post office was at the comer of Victoria and Leopold Streets.’ Wingham was a frontier or pioneer village, a busy new spot in Tuijnberry township, not yet incorporated as a village, but had two weekly news­ papers, the Times having been started ,the year previously. I hear a lot of things and see many' things as I move around the town. Perhaps a life-long experience in the printing and reporting world is accountable for it. With the success of the 75th anniversary of the town recently and during the past week the Frontier Days celebration both such a complete success, under the guiding hand of Johnny Brent, I heard the suggestion made that he be requested to endeavor to organize a Fall Fair and a Turf Club for Wingham. of it. 5, 1881, was the memorable Day,” At Bad Axe, Mich,, direct west of here around went outside with no .holes burnt in their The rain coming dense atmosphere of 1 May Make Celebration Annual Event (Continued from cert and riding and stration. A highlight of the the choosing of a Frontier Queen in the person of Alice Hayden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Hayden, of town,. Miss Hayden was chosen from six contestants for the honor, all of whom rode in the parade to the park. She was given the honor of leading the Frontier Parade scheduled for Saturday afternoon, Friday’s events wound up with a Frontier Ball at the arena on Friday evening. Here 900 people saw the finals of the Dominion Old-Time Fiddle contest and danced to the music of the Serenade Ranch Gapg following the contest. Clifford "Lucky” Ambeault, of To­ ronto, was declared winner of the Dominion Old-Time Fiddle Champion­ ship, and was presented by W. T. Cruickshank with the CKNX Radio and TV trophy, emblematic of the Canadian Championship. He was also presented with a personal trophy and a check for $250 by President Hugh Carmichael, on behalf of the Wing­ ham Lions Club. Runners-up in the contest were Roy Renwick, of Brampton, and Jim Flannigan, of London, Each received a cheque for $100. Other semi­ finalists were Wilfred Mitchell, Lon­ don; Kenneth Ducharme, Dublin; Eddison Yandt, Neustadt and Link Morrison, Rexdale. Judges in the event were Al Cherney and Slim Boucher, of Wingham, and Dr. P. J. Leahy, of Teeswater. Big Crowd Saturday An estimated 8,000 people lined the main street of Wingham on Satur­ day afternoon to witness the giant Frontier Parade containing almost 50 floats and more 'than 100 riders and horses, in one of the biggest parades the town has ever seen.. Headed by the famous Six Nations Indian Band and Drum Majorette Barbara Lounsbury, of St. Catharines, .the parade started off at the lower end 1.15 the bands in the parade were the Brod- hagen Band and the famous Durham District High School Girls’ Trumpet band. Wingham's Girls’ Band town park. In keeping mosphere which pervaded the town during the celebration, many ' of the floats were pulled by horses, and about fifty riders in gay western costumes filled in the parade, as well as many clowns, Buggies, covered wagons and old cars added color, 2,500 at Park Over 2,500 people crowded into the town park following the parade for the program there. An honored guest at the program there was Mayor Ted Pooley, of Exeter, to whom an invi­ tation was delivered the week prev­ ious by Pony Express. Mayor Pooley was introduced by R. E. McKinney, mayor of Wingham. Bob Carbert and Don Hildebrand, of CKNX, acted as masters of ceremonies for the events of the afternoon. Highlights of the afternoon program included band selections, baton twirl­ ing by Barbara Ann and Joan Louns­ bury, champion baton twirlers of St. Catharines, a tribal dance by the Six page one.) roping demon- afternoon was of Josephine Street promptly at p.m., marching up the length of street to the town park. Other own Lions Boys’ supplied music at with the western Nations Indian Band, an amateur contest, square and step dancing, barber shop quartettes find an exliibi- tion of riding by the Exeter Riding Club. Miss Nina Burnam and Walter Lickers, of the Six Nations Band, were named Frontier Couple for the cele­ bration. The celebration wound up with a gigantic dance at the arena, when over 2,400 people crowded into the arena to see the biggest display ever put on by the CKNX Barn Dance. •Duo-Therm Automat*6 -Lighter! glower! .lrhermosW,• DUO-THERM IMPERIAL-41,500 BTU output. Modern design in beautiful Pldtinum finish. 53,000 BTU model slightly higher. UNDERWRITERS’ APPROVED Automatic Thermostat —aet and forget. Keeps the temperature just as you like it. No matches, mess. Pciffhon Duo-Therm Exclusive! Duo-Therm SELF-Lighfer—Turn the dial and electric SELF- Lighter lights the fire au­ tomatically. No fuss. 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