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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
LONG FAST—George Walker, R.R.
3, Wingham, is wondering how long
a toad can last without eats. Last
week he opened up a bale of hay and
out popped Mr. Toad, apparently
none the worse for an incarceration
which must have lasted several
months, Since toads don’t usually
eat hay and since that particular hay
was baled last June, George Walker
is wondering how long a toad can
last without eats.
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ANOTHER CARD—Speaking of
cards of thanks for Hallowe’en, Police
Chief Bert Platt was seriously con
sidering putting in a card of thanks
himself. Bert told council on Monday
night that he was pretty proud of
the way
selves on
it would
space in
be glad to do it for him.
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OFF WITH THE OLD—Members of
the town council received
come news that the final
on the 1945 edition of the
local kids behaved them-
Hallowe’en, and he thought
be a good idea if he took
the paper to say so. We’ll 1 SIB
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With which is amalgamated the Gorrifc Vidette and Wroxeter News
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 1955
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Reverberations of a meeting held
last August on the question of expen
ses on the rural fire truck were heard
at council meeting on Monday night,
when Mayor R. E. McKinney annoum
ced to council that not all of the
municipalities who had agreed to
share costs of the service had come
through with an actual payment.
The mayor told council that although
the municipalities had been unanimous
in accepting responsibility, on a per-
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FRIDAY WILL BE PUBLIC
HOLIDAY IN WIN'GHAlM
Friday has been, proclaimed
public holiday in Wingham, and
stores and places 0f busmess will
remain closed all day. Shoppers
are asked to remember Lind make
allowances for this
chases.
centage basis, for a $1,385.73 deficit
at the August meeting, it was only
after a personal talk with members
of their councils that the town was
able to collect from two of the muni
cipalities last week. The Township of
Morris has stilj not paid its share of
the fire truck deficit, and Mr. Mc
Kinney said he thought it was because
the Morris council was "not clear"
the subject of the town’s
Morris, amounting to $249.43.
in their pur-
the wel-
debenture
Wingham
/I General Hospital will be paid this
Only trouble is next year
we start on a new batch of debentures
for the 1955 edition, which will set
•the town back $50,000.
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IMPRESSED—Last week members
of Clinton town council paid a visit
■to the Wingham Cemetery to have" a
look at the chapel there. They were so
impressed with the structure that
■they have asked to borrow plans of it
for the purpose of putting up their
own chapel in Clinton.
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NO FIRE TRUCK—Boys of
W.D.H.S. Mustang football team,
-defeated Clinton 11-8 to win the group
championship on Tuesday afternoon,
didn’t have a fire truck to ride in, but
they had a victory parade neverthe
less. They borrowed a half-ton pickup
truck from..somebody and toured the
town in that. There was good reason
' for celebration. This is the first year
that the high school has had a win
ning football team for just about as
long as anyone can remember.
Ifi month.
we star
new 50-bed chronic wing at the Wingham General
new modern kitchen, equipped with every facility and
the neighborhood of $30,000, the mixer will be used for
mashing potatoes to feed. patients and staff. T. P.
Recognize this machine? It’s a giant Hobart food mixer being installed in
the kitchen of the
Hospital. Part of a
estimated to cost in
mixing batters and
O’Malley, Teeswater, who is working for the Ellis-Don Construction
Company at the new wing, gives the machine a few touch-ups after un
crating. —Staff Photo.
Minister of Health to Open
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Hospital Wing December 7th
of Remem
auspices of
A public Service
brance, under the
Wingham Branch 189, Canadian
Legion, will be held at the ceno
taph at 11 a.m. Members of the
Legion as well as other organiz
ations in town, will be parading
to the cenotaph for this service.
The guest speaker will be Lieut.
Col. C. D. Wiseman, of the Sal
vation Army.
Will Speak Here
on
The mayor explained that the deficit
represented operating costs during
1953 and 1954 of the rural fire truck
which had formerly been absorbed by
fire insurance companies in the dis
trict, At the meeting in August repre
sentatives of the municipalities in the
fire area had agreed that the deficit
should be split on a percentage basis
in the same proportion as the original
costs of the fire truck, and that future
costs on the rural fire truck for out-
of-town fires should be billed to the
municipalities on a $25 per hour basis
for the fire truck and eight men. The
mayor said h® understood that some
members of the Morris council are
now claiming that the deficit should
be borne on the basis of the number
of fires, instead of on the original
percentage of the fire truck.
"We will have to see if the Morris
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Everyone is invited to attend
the service.
The new CKNX television station
nearing the final stages of completion
and has set the opening broadcast
date for Friday, November 18th.
“We are hoping to initiate test pat
terns by the end of this week," com
mented station manager, G. W
Cruickshank. "Our engineering staff
is rushing the
stallation with
There are still
ment, however,
ed and maintaining our schedule is
dependent upon thdir receipt."
Mr. Cruickshank said programing
arrangements are finalized for Nov
ember 18th and the
hold-up there, would
failure. Test pattern
of one hour or more
morning, afternoon and evening dur
ing the first week. It is hoped that an
is
The Crusade for Christ sponsored
by the Wingham and District Council
of Churches was launched in one
great unified service on Sunday
evening. The local churches were all
together and many from outside of
Wingham joined in a tremendous
gathering that filled the church and
overflowed into the basement where
speakers were installed.
The Crusade choir of 60 voices
recruited from local and out of town
choirs, ably conducted by Rev. Wesley
Aarum, of Buffalo, gaye wonderful
leadership in the service of praise
and great hymns were sung with
wonderful power and spirit. Beautiful
and uplifting solos were sung by
Homer James in keeping with the
theme of the service.
Rev. Leighton Ford, the guest evan
gelist spoke on "The Storms of Life”
and the answer to them. The answer
lies in trusting God’s faithfulness in.
sending a Saviour which is Christ
the Lord.
At Monday evening’s great service/
which was dedicated to all young
people many answered the invitation
for decision for Christ.
These services are conducted every
evening Monday to Friday at 7.45 p.m.
and on
vember
Church.
Sunday at 7 p.m. until No-
20th in the Wingham United
Poppy Sales Up
Over Last Year
DeWitt Miller, chairman of the
Branch 180 Canadian Legion Poppy
Fund, reports that a total of $364
was taken in on the sale of poppies
last week by members of the Legion
Auxiliary and the school children of
town.
The sale of poppies was conducted
in Teeswater, Whitechurch, Belgrave
and Bluevale, as well as Wingham,
and the total figures are from the
district. The sale of poppies in Tees
water amounted to $51.11.
Funds raised on Poppy Day will
be used to assist disabled and needy
veterans of both wars, in the district.
The total gross on the sale o£
poppies this year was considerably
higher than the total last year.
Lieut-Colonel Clarence D. Wiseman,
Field Secretary for The Salvation
Army in Canada, was born in New
foundland, where his parents were
Salvation Army officers. When the
| Colonel was three months old they
I were transferred to Nova Scotia, the
Colonel later receiving his education
in the Province of Ontario, and gradu
ating from The Army’s Officers’
Training College, in Toronto, in 1927.
For several years he served on the
staff of the editorial department in
Toronto, and following his marriage
to Captain Janet Kelley of Toronto,
was appointed to the South London | occasional film can be added to this
Corps. After two years in this appoint;
ment, Colonel and Mrs. Wiseman
were given command of the historic
Toronto Temple Corps, this being
lowed by a term in charge of
Montreal Citadel Corps.
When World War H broke out
Colonel was appointed as chaplain
with the Canadian Army, and after
service in Canada proceeded overseas
in August, 1940, as padre with the
Second Battalion of the Royal Canad
ian Engineers. He served with this
unit for nearly three years, until The
Salvation Army asked him to accept
the oversight of all its Canadian wel
fare services with the armed forces
oversea^. In this position
travelled extensively,
throughout Britain and
also in the Middle East,
Ceylon.
At war’s end, Colonel
Wiseman were appointed in charge of
The Salvation Army in Newfoundland,
where they served for eight and a
half years, and during which time
there were encouraging advances in
all phases of Army activity.
Mrs. Wiseman has rendered out
standing service in women’s activities.
In addition to this work, while in
Newfoundland, she conducted a week
ly Sunday school by radio, and
an enrolment of over 4,000 boys
girls.
completion of the in-
all possible speed,
a few pieces of equip-
which have not arriv-
•t
the
new
now
180
has held
Club
the Mustangs
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only possible
be equipment
periods will be
duration each
the
who
had
and
fol-
the
on a forward
but the Mus-
the
the
fin-
at first hand.
Goderich he discussed with the
.committee the possibility of a
bridge to replace the old Salt
bridge there, and at Walkerton
Sat-
Sun-
and Mrs.
the Colonel
not only
Europe but
India and
Jim Campbell, who injured his ankle
in a previous game, got into diffi
culties with it during the first quar
ter, but otherwise there were no
casualties.
BROWNIE COOKIE DAY
NOVEMBER 19TII
Brownie Cookie Day will be
in Wingham on Saturday, November
19th. Official cream-filled cookies
will be sold for 35c per box. The
Brownies will appreciate your support
in this venture. F9:16b
rood sustained serious injuries
schedule, Definite times of the test
pattern broadcasts, which are primar
ily useful for television dealers align
ing newly-installed sets, will be an
nounced on CKNX radio.
ST. PAUL’S BAZAAR AND TEA
The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s
Anglican Church is holding its bazaar
and tea on Wednesday, November
30th.
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SECOND H.S. CONCERT
ON NOVEMBER 22ND
The second in a series of music con
certs, sponsored by the Wingham Dis
trict High School Board in co-opera
tion with the Ontario Department of
Education, will be held on the evening
of Tuesday, November 22nd., in the
.school auditorium. A fine program of
good music has been arranged.
Guest artists on the program will
be James McDonald, pianist; Zenova
•Gawiak, soprano; Helen Biloshefsky,
violinist; Horst Symonek, bass.
Admission prices are one dollar for
adults and fifty cents for students.
Tickets will be offered by the high
school pupils throughout the district,
or they may be had from Mr. Gal
braith at the town clerk’s office in
Wingham.
Remember the date—Tuesday, Nov
ember 22nd., in the school auditorium
at 8.15.
Lawn Bowlers Hold
Euchre and Bridge
The Wingham Lawn Bowling
held a very successful euchre and
bridge evening on Wednesday, Nov
ember 2nd., in the council chamber.
There were 20 tables in play. For
the bridge, the winners were Mrs. H.
Campbell and Wm. B. McCool. Mrs. F.
McCormick and J. A. Wilson won the
prizes in the euchre.
Early in the new year the club plans
to hold another euchre and bridge
evening.
MISSIONARY SERVICES
In Wingham Baptist Church,
urday, November 12th, at 8 p.m.;
day, November 13th, 10 to 10 and 11
only. Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Large and
family, missionaries returning next
month to their missionary field in
Peru, South America. Come and hear
the thrilling messages of the power of
God as they tell of hundreds of miles
of travel up and down the Amazon of
the gospel.
We are co-operating fully in the
Wingham and District Crusade for
Christ.
The new 50-bed chronic patients’
wing of the Wingham General Hospi
tal will be officially opened on .Wed
nesday, December "7th, according to
word received this week by Mrs. Iris
E. Morrey from Dr. Mackinnon Phil
lips, Ontario Minister of Health. Dr.
Phillips will officiate at the opening
Draw Results
Results of a draw held in connec
tion with a 10-day sale sponsored by
five merchants of town, Edighoffers,
Welwoods, Callans, Dunlops and Car
michael’s are as follows:
First prize, reversible blanket, Mrs.
Helen Scott, Wingham; second, doll,
G. Guikema, R.R. 6, Lucknow; third,
lace cloth, Mrs. William Thacker,
R.R. 5, Kincardine; fourth, $8 shoe
voucher, Miss Helen McLean, Wing
ham; fifth, $8 shoe voucher, Mrs. T.
H. Abraham, R.R. 1, Wroxeter.
COLORS DEDICATED
AT REMEMBRANCE
DAY SERVICE
About 125 members of Branch
Canadian Legion and the Legion
Auxiliary paraded to St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church for a Remem
brance Service on Sunday morning.
The Brussels Pipe Band provided
music for marching.
During the service at the church,
Rev. A. Nimmo dedicated the new
colors of the Legion Auxiliary.
Legion members are hoping for a
good attendance on Friday for the
Remembrance Service to be held at
the
parade, <
Auxiliary
Brownies,
at 10.15
cenotaph,
of the Salvation Army will be guest
speaker.
ceremonies at the hospital on that
date.
Although plans for the opening have
not yet been completed, it is expected
that the actual ceremonies will
be held in the new wing itself,
rather than in the Wingham District
High School auditorium, as previously
planned. The ceremonies, which will
be held in the afternoon, will be pro
ceeded by a luncheon at noonto
which visiting dignitaries will be in
vited. Local members of parliament,,
the warden of Huron County and
reeves of the surrounding municipali
ties, as well as local municipal offic
ials are expected to be present.
Hope to be Finished
In the meantime work on the
wing is being rushed to ensure com
pletion by the opening date. Many of
the wards have already been com
pleted and will be ready for the
hanging of drapes next week. Paint
ing will be finished this week and
flooring has been put down through
out the new building. A switchboard
has been installed in the new waiting
room, situated in the new wing, and
part of the steel shelving to be
used in the receiving storage room,
arrived this week.
Still to be done is the ceiling in the
main corridor of the new wing. Part
of the material for this work is now
on hand, and it is expected that
ceiling will be completed within
next couple of weeks. It will be
ished in acoustic tile.
Equipment for the new kitchen
arrived and will be installed this week.
Last week finishing touches were
being put on the room itself.
A program for the opening exercises
will be drafted by the board at a
meeting this week.
cenotaph at 11 o’clock. The
consisting of Legion and
members, Scouts, 'Cubs and
, will fall in at the Armories
a.m. and march to the
Lieut.-Col. C. D. Wiseman,
Bridge Club
Bridge games were plentiful last
week, the bridge club meeting being
sandwiched between a bowling club
bridge on Wednesday evening and a
similar function sponsored by the golf
club on Friday.
Results were: North and south, 1.
Mrs. G, Godkin and Mrs. H. C. Mac-
Lean; 2, Mrs. A. R. DuVal and J. A.
Wilson; 3, Mrs. G. H. Ross and Mrs.
J. A. Wilson; 4, Mrs. W. H. French
and J. H, Crawford. East and west: 1,
Mrs. D. C. Nasmith and Mrs. D. B.
Porter; 2, Miss M. Johnston and G.
Williams; 3, Mrs. E. A. VanStone and
O. llaselgrove; 4, Dr. Geo. Howson
and W. B. McCool.
NOTICE
Final date for payment of Town of
Wingham taxes for 1955 is November
15th. Taxpayers are asked to make payment of their taxes by this date,
W. A. Galbraith, Town Clerk
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Hon. James Allen, minister of
highways in the Ontario government
was a visitor in towh last week. On 1
his way from a' meeting with the
Huron County Coupcilin Goderich
to 'a similar meetm^vlitk the Bruce
County Council in Walkerton, he
stopped over for a short time in
Wingham.
With John W. Hanna, M.L.A., and
Mayor McKinney, he looked over the
road and bridge situation in town,
particularly the proposed new route
of Highway 86 across the prairies
and the McKenzie bridge at the
north end of town.
Mr. Allen declined to say what
action the government would take on
these two problems, but expressed
satisfaction at having seen the prob
lems
At
road
new
ford
he was asked by the road committee
to take over one of the roads
being cared for by the county,
Falls Injure Five in District;
Falling Object Injures Sixth
Falls caused injury to five people in
the district during the past week and
and a falling object injured a sixth.
All were treated for their injuries at
the Wingham General Hospital.
On Tuesday of last Week, Fred
Tuck, R.R. 2, Wingham, was hurt
as a result of a fall from the top
of the inside of a barn. He landed
on his left shoulder and was severely
shaken up, but X-rays showed no
fracture. He was kept in hospital
over night.
Alex Kraemer, 64, of R.R. 2, Holy-
on
Wednesday, when he fell out of an
apple tree some distance from his
home. He managed to crawl to his
car, but could not get into it, and
was rescued by a passing motorist
Who took him home. He was admitted
to hospital Via ambulance Where
X-rays showed seven er more frac
tured ribs and a punctured lung.
After being admitted to hospital his
condition became serious and he was
transferred to London for surgery.
Scott McLennan, 24, of Bluevale,
suffered injury to his right great toe
when a sledge hammer fell on it on
Saturday. He was employed by the
Greenaway Construction Company at
the time of the accident. Ho was
allowed home after X-rays.
Joseph Jeffrey, 9-year-old son of
Mr, and Mrs. Arnold Jeffrey, R.R. 2, !
Wingham, received a fractured left
elbow as a result of a fall on Satur
day. A cast was applied at the hos
pital and he was allowed home. j
Walter Ross, Teeswater, fractured
his spine on Sunday, When he fell
out of an apple tree. His condition
in hospital was described as fair,
Lyle Hopper, 60, of Belgrave,
suffered possible fractured facial
bones on Monday, when he fell eight
feet from a ladder, landing on his
face. Ho was released from hos
pital after treatment
Wingham Mustangs Win Series;
Beat Clinton H.S. Team 11-8
ENGAGEMENT
Mrs. William Sangster, of Wroxeter,
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Eleanore Jean, to Mr. Mcr-
vyn Wellington Mann, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Mann, of Wroxeter. The
wedding to take place the latter part
of November.
Wingham Mustangs, the high school
football team which came from no
where to win six straight games,
wound up a brilliant season with the
North Huron Secondary School cir
cuit on Tuesday afternoon, by taking
an 11-8 win over Clinton for the final
game In the North Huron series. The
local team will next Monday meet the
winners of a game between Exeter
and Mitchell, to be played today (Wed
nesday) and if successful Will go to
London in their quest for the Purple
Bowl, Western Ontario high school
Grey Cup trophy. During a season of
six games the team scored a total of
135 points and had only 13 points
scored against it.
In Tuesday's game with Clinton, the
two teams were fairly evenly matched
in the first quarter, with neither team
being able to score. In the second
quarter Doug Murray went 45 yards
to score a touchdown
pass from Bruce Lott,
tangs failed to convert.
In the third quarter
were back on their own 15-yard line
when Doug Murray grabbed a pass
from Bryce Lott, ending, up on the
Wingham 48-yard line. Pete Kennedy
took it from there on another paso
from Lott, going the distance for a
touchdown, which was converted by
Telford Struthers.
In the final quarter Clinton made
themselves two points when Struthers
got caught on an attempted kick
from behind his own goal line. With
only three minutes to go Howes, of
Clinton, got a touch, making the con
vert himself.
Members of the starting line for
Wingham were Jim Lockridge, Bill
Foster, Ian Gibbons, Bill Martin, Paul
Groskorth, Dave Slosser, Bill Rintoul,
Bruce Lott, Bob Black, Jack Grewer,
Doug Murray and Jim Bain. Coaches
are Robert Campbell and Robert Rit
ter of the high school staff.
PROCLAMATION
AT THE REQUEST OF A NUMBER OF CITIZENS
I HEREBY PROCLAIM
Friday, November 11th, 1955
A PUBLIC CIVIC HOLIDAY
FOR THE TOWN OF WINGHAM
I hereby call upon all good citizens to observe the same.
R. E. McKINNEY, Mayor