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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-12-21, Page 1With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1955 FAST CAR CAPS—Locals who are addicted to colorful tartan caps for curling and othei' purposes will be interested to know that in Toronto same are known as fast car caps, and their use is practically restricted to owners of MGs, Jaguars, Healeys, and other members of the sports car ilk. Some of these gentry might get an awful shock if they came to Wing­ ham and saw some of the non-sports car types wearing their favorite head­ gear. PERHAPS WINGHAM’S THE NEW CAPITAL’ * Is Toronto Ontario’s capital? Not so’s you’ll notice it, judging by a front-page item in the Chicago Daily News, comments a Kitchener daily. The squib reads: "WINGHAM, Ont. (AP)—Polio cases in Ontario in 1955—the first ‘ year of Salk Vaccine shots—are the lowest since 1932, the Health Ministry reports. . . Wingham? Health Ministry? Just wait till Toronto, the self-styled hub of the universe, hears about this. 0-0-0 ICICLES BY THE WALL-Current hazard on the streets of Wingham is the danger of falling icicles, some of which have assumed immense propor­ tions. Alternate meltings and freez­ ings have produced some big ones, and woe betide the person who happens to be underneath when one of the monsters drops ■ off. Better check with your insurance agent or walk out on the street. 0-0-0 CT FAP. TO ALBERTA—A picture of Audrey Gilmore and Sally Slosser, taken by a Toronto Star Photograph­ er in connection with the opening of Wingham’s TV station, has been getting quite a play in weekly news­ papers across Canada. Charles Con­ gram, of R.R. 5, Wingham, received a copy of the Lacombe (Alberta) Globe, containing the picture on its front page. Fact that a town the size of Wingham has a TV station seems to intrigue a lot of people. 0-0-0 GUESS HOW MUCH?—Amount of snow received in the Wingham area seems to be one of the chief topics of conversation these days, and small wonder. Reminds us of the giant raffle they have in Dawson City in connection with the annual spring break-up of ice on the Yukon River. Since snow seems to be the chief commodity hereabouts, how about a prize for the person with the closest guess as to the number of inches dropped around here this winter? ACCIDENT VICTIMS TREATED AT HOSPITAL Three district people were treated at the hospital during the" past weiek for injuries received in falls And a fourth was injured in a car accident. Brenda Cook, age 2% years, daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cook, Bel­ grave, received a fractured skull when she fell down the stairs of her home on Tuesday last. She was admitted to the hospital where her condition was described as satisfactory. Mrs. Jean Leach, Brussels, sprained her ankle while shopping on Friday. Examination at the hospital showed no fracture and she was allowed home after the sprain had been strapped. Ronald Tunney, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Tunney, Teeswater, fell during a hockey practice and fractur­ ed the tip of his collar bone. He was kept in hospital over night, where a strap was applied. Ernest Ackert, 72, of Holyrood, was admitted to hospital on Monday with a fractured left knee, skull and spinal Injuries, after a car accident during the storm that day. Mr. Ackert sus­ tained mostly painful injuries and his condition is considered to be fair. Wingham Lions Club will assist in the formation of a local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society, it was decided at an executive meeting of the club on Sunday. Acting on a request from J. H. Stratton, Stratford, chairman of the Perth-Huron branch of the society, the club will act as a sponsoring body for the formation of a local society which will take in the townships of Howick, Turnberry, Morris and Hast Wawanosh, as well as the villages of Wroxeter, Gorrie and Brussels. Present plans of the club call for the mailing of letters to all organiza­ tions'in the district, calling upon them to send a representative to a meeting for the formation be held some time of February. It is letters will go out January. Aims of the society will be to raise money for research in cancer and to keep the people of the district inform­ ed on matters pertaining to the dis­ ease. Many towns in the district al­ ready have a local branch of the Can­ cer Society. John McKibbon has been named chairman of the Lions committee in charge of. the project. Make $100 Donation At the .same executive meeting it was decided to make a donation from the club of $100 to the Brenda Van- Camp Fund, started recently to aid the little Belgrave girl who was ser­ iously injured in an accident several weeks ago. The club is also sponsoring the VanCamp Fund in Wingham. Members of the Wingham District High School Board deferred action on a request from the town to provide parking facilities at the high school, but decided to co-operate "in any way which won’t cost money” with the town’s proposal, at the board’s regular meeting last Tuesday. The discussion was touched off by a letter from the Wingham town council, asking that the board give consideration to providing a parking lot at the high school to accommodate the large number of cars which are congregated there during meetings and district rallies. The letter pointed out that due to the large number of cars parked along Carling Terrace and other streets adjacent to the high school, there was not sufficient room for the fire truck to get through in case of fire, and there were numerous complaints front residents in the neighborhood wh.o had their drive­ ways blocked lay parked cars. It was suggested that space for a parking lot might be provided on land owned the high school, Members of the board seemed feel that a high 'school parking would present many difficulties snow removal {luring the winter months, especiaHIy if a large space were to be provided for the large numbers of cars attending an event as the recent 4-H Achievement Night. One member suggested that Wingham police might erect “No Parking” signs along one side of Carling Terrace and issue parking tags to motorists who violated parking rules. The board decided to acknowledge the town’s letter,, and to keep the matter under consideration. by to lot in of the society, to in the latter part expected that the by the middle of Announce Winners at New Service Station follows: Robert second, Walter Winners of the draw at the new Jim Angus Supertest service station were announced last week as First, pair of snow tires, Brooks, R.R. 2, Wingham; miniature gasoline tanker, Woods, Wingham; third,, miniature gasoline tanker, Alvin Seli, Wingham; fourth, gallon anti-freeze, Wilbur Fralick, R.R. 1, Wingham; fifth, 5 gallons gasoline, Roy Burchill, R.R. 5, Wingham; sixth, 4 quarts motor oil, Wingham Tire Service, Wingham; seventh, 4 quarts motor oil, Fred Tucker, Wingham; eighth, 4 quarts motor oil, John Hanna, Wingham; ninth, 1 lubrication, Ted Gauley; tenth, 1 lubrication, J. H. Besseler, Wingham. Special Services in Wingham Churches for Christmas Day Legion Children at Christmas Party Children of members of Branch 180, Canadian Legion, were entertained at a Christmas party at the Legion Home on Thursday, under the auspices of the Legion and Ladies’ Auxiliary. About 160 children were present. The hall was gay with Christmas decorations and gifts for all the children were dispensed by Santa Claus from a Christmas tree. Cartoon movies were shown' during the even­ ing. Members of the Legion and the Leg­ ion Auxiliary assisted with the parations. pre- DANCE AT WROXETER Come to a Dance in Wroxeter Town Hall, Tuesday, December 27th. Sang- ster’s Orchestra. Progressive euchre In recreation room at 8.30 sharp. Prizes. Booth in hall. Come and bring your friends. Sponsored Wroxeter Community Club. With Christmas Day falling on Sun­ day this year, Wingham churches will be conducting special services with Christmas music and carols to mark the occasion. Some will also be hold­ ing special services on Christmas Eve. At the United Church a candlelight carol service will be held on Christ­ mas night, instead of on Christmas Eve as in other years. Included in the service will be Scriptures and stories on the Christmas theme, with carols by the choir in a candlelight setting. The regular Christmas service will be held on Sunday morning with the theme “Gifts for Christ” to empha­ size the giving of a special gift for Christ by every member of the con­ gregation. The choir will provide special Christmas music for the ser­ vice. A Christmas program with illus­ trations on the Christmas story and the singing of Christmas carols will be a feature of the regular Sunday School at 9.45 in the morning. Christmas observances in St. Paul’s Anglican Church will start on, Christ­ mas Eve with1 a carol service at 11 o’clock, followed by choral communion at 11.30. On Christmas morning there will be Communion at the hospital at 6.30, followed by quiet Communion at 8.30. Festival services will be held in the church at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., as well as a children’s service at 2.30 in the afternoon. The children’s choir will sing at the evening service. As in former years Christmas decor­ ations in the church will be arranged by the Altar Guild. The regular Candlelight Service in the Presbyterian Church was held last Sunday. On Christmas Day there will be regular services in the morn­ ing and evening, with special Christ­ mas anthems and solos at both services. At the evening service a quartette composed of John Donald­ son, Gordon Leggatt, John McKibbon and Elmer Wilkinson will sing. The evening service will be preceded by an organ recital of carols by Harold Victor Pym. At Sacred Heart Church the child­ ren’s choir will sing Christmas hymns and carols at 11.30 on Christmas Eve. The church choir will sing special music for the Mass of the Angels at midnight. Morning mass on Christmas Day will be held at 11 o’clock, with the. Brussels congregation celebrating Mass there at 9 o’clock. A “Family Worship Service” will be held at the Salvation Army Citadel on Sunday morning on the theme “The Family at Christmas.” Sunday evening candelight Christmas carols will be sung a Christmas tree. A film strip illustrating the mas story will fee shoyzn Sunday School in the afternoon. onaw* Meeting in the council chamber on Monday evening the Wingham Busi­ ness Association decided to institute a three-month trial period in which local stores will close at six o’clock on Saturday evenings. Commencing the first week in Janu­ ary the stores” in Wingham will re­ main open until nine o'clock each Fri­ day evening and will not be open for shopping on Saturday evening. . Business Association President Hugh Carmicha'el told the meeting that a poll of the local businessmen had been taken a year ago and with few exception^ they were found to be in favour of" the altered business hours. Since that time, he said, the change has been made in the town of Hanover and merchants and shop­ pers alike are said to be well pleased with the result^. Goderich is making the change in shopping hours at the same time and op the same basis as Wingham. It was .also pointed out that Mitchell and. some, other towns in this district.do notCirlmhin open any even­ ing during the winter months. The president also stated that many of the merchants in this town have been contacted personally, within the past few weeks to ascertain whether or not they are in favor of the plan, and most have registered their ap­ proval. Two of the members present ex­ pressed their agreement personally, but favored a further canvass of the merchants for opinion. To Test Results It was decided that a questionnaire would be sent out to the local business men before the end of the trial period in order to determine whether or not they wish to continue the trial for a further three months. It is felt that this will afford the merchants an op­ portunity to find out whether custom­ ers and staffs are pleased with altered hours. Chief reason for the change is fact that retailers are finding it creasingly difficult to maintain ficient staffs under present working hours, in addition to which there has been strong indications from buyers that they would prefer Friday night opening. , Teachers Ask for Committee ’ On behalf of the teachers of the school, Principal W. S. Hall presented a request to the board that a board­ teachers relations committee be set up to promote closer understanding between members of the staff and members of the board. It was suggest­ ed that the committee be composed of three members each from the board and from the staff, and that it meet every few months to discuss matters of concern to both groups. Board members approved the for­ mation of such a committee, but de­ cided to hold the matter over until the next meeting, when committees would be struck for the coming year. In his report for the month of Nov­ ember, Mr. Hall said that attendance for the month had been 95.8%, with an enrolment of 420 students. He re­ ported that the cafeteria had been functioning well and that an average of 250 students per day were availing themselves of its facilities. Dr, W. A. McKibbon, chairman of "'vy^chool management committee, re- that the cafeteria had total |cditures of $1,658.17 during the as against receipts of $1,154.50' and stock on hand of $225.00 leaving a deficit of approximately $275 per month. He said that during its initial period the cafeteria might expect to lose money, but he was confident that it would the next The Brenda VanCamp Fund, for the little Belgrave girl who was in­ jured by a truck several weeks ago, I when donations from Wingham swell- | ed the total amount subscribed to the fund to $2,047. Donations are still coming in from centres as far away as Lucknow, Atwood, Clinton, Dungannon and Teeswater. In Belgrave, the little girl’s own district, an organized canvass has been conducted under a committee composed of George Johnston, Tony Langridge and Athol Bruce, which has contacted almost every home in the neighborhood, collecting donations ranging from $1 to $100. Organiza­ tions have joined in the effort, with the Belgrave Women’s Institute do­ nating $25 to the fund and the Wingham Lions Club $100, Local LL..J have also undertaken to Ernest King, of Gorrie, who saw Howick Township transformed from a wlMrarow ofWh to one olt the g^/Ve most modern and prosperous of Wes- . ^»L«raay, tern Ontario’s farming communities, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Friday. Born in a log cabin, built by origin­ al settlers on the 12th concession of Howick, on December 23rd., 1865, Mr. King was the son of the late Stephen and Clarissa King, pioneer residents of Howick, who came from England to carve a home from the wilderness. Of a family of five boys and five girls, he is the sole remaining survivor. In remarkable health despite rheumatic troubles which prevent him from being active, Mr. King retains a lively interest in current affairs and is still able to read the newspaper without the aid of glasses. He can re­ member the days when Howick was Lions have promote the fund in the Wingham area. Meanwhile Brenda is making a slow recovery in a Toronto hospital from injuries sustained in the acci­ dent on No. 4 Highway. It is expect­ ed that she will not be able to return home for several weeks yet. Contributors are asked to leave donations at either bank in Wingham, or with members of the fund com­ mittee, Grasby grave, income the the in- ef- many the the the R. S.chairman of committee, asked ap- board in purchasing a music room. He said piano purchased after be able to break even within few months. To Buy Piano Hetherington, the property proval of the piano for the that the used last year’s fire had not been too suit­ able and he told the board that it could be traded foy a better instrument at a cost of about $500. Mr. Hetherington also suggested the purchase of new chairs for the commercial room, those used at present not being suitable for typing classes. He recommended an increase in salary for Wilfred Seddon, caretaker at the school, whose work had increased considerably since the hew 'school had been built. The board decided to purchase the equipment suggested by Mr. Hether­ ington and to grant an increase of $500 per year to Mr. Seddon, out of which he may hire extra help if neces­ sary. Suggests More Insurance C. R. Coultes, representative on the board from Morris Township, sug­ gested that accident insurance cover­ age of $50 on each student at the school is not sufficient*to cover medi­ cal expenses of any serious accident these days. Mr. Coultes ’pointed out that any accident on the rugby field might ’ easily cost more than $50, and he thought that the $50 limitation on the school’s insurance coverage laight work a hardship on students. The board decided to have the in­ surance committee look into the matter and prepare a report on the situation. It was decided to hold the January, February and March meetings of the board on afternoons of the second Wednesday of each month at 3 o’clock. The meeting was under the chair­ manship of James Armstrong, in the absence of Chairman A. H. MacTav- ish and vice-chairman Ernest Case- more. Herman Nethery, Martin or Lawrence Vannan at Bel- Receipts will be issued for tax purposes. almost completely bush and tells the story of an encounter with a wildcat as a boy, while gathering turkey eggs in the bush on his father’s farm. Bears and wildcats were plentiful through­ out the township in those days, he says. Mr. King farmed all his life in Howick, except for a brief stay in the West during his younger days. He lived on several farms in the town­ ship before settling, on the 10th con­ cession many years ago, where he lived before moving to town last year. He retired from active work on the farm three years ago when he found he was no longer able to work be­ cause of rheumatism. On March 23rd., 1894, he married Rachel Clegg, of Gorrie. They have five children, four boys and a girl, 13 grandchildren and 11 great grand­ children. Not too fond of retirement, even j at his age, Mr. King attributes his long life to hard work on the farm. On Friday evening of last week a number of nieces and nephews of Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGee, gathered at their home on Frances Street to cele­ brate Mr. McGee’s 85th birthday. Despite his McGee enjoys seldom misses great interest his immediate town in general. Channel 8 on his TV set, he keeps in touch with current events of the dis­ trict. Those attending the birthday party included Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hard­ ing, Fordwich; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Miller, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Doubledee, Wroxeter; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wray, R.R. 1, Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Halliday and Mr. and Mrs. James Halliday, of Wingham. Mr, McGee has been a resident of Wingham and district all his life. advanced years, Mr. very good health and church. He takes a in the happenings of neighborhood and the With the aid of by 21* NOTICE Drug stores In Wingham will be closed on Monday, December 26th and Tuesday, December 27th (Boxing Day). However they will be on call at the following hours: Monday, Decem­ ber , 26th, McKibbons, 10.00 to 12.00 a.m. and 1.00 to 4.00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27th, Vance’s, 10.00 to 12.00 a.m. and 1.00 to 4.00 p.m.14:21b bluevale euchre The Bluevale Women’s will hold a euchre party in mtinity hall, oh Wednesday, December 28th, at 8.30 p.m, Prizes. Ladies please bring lunch. Admission 25 cents. F21* Institute the com- Former Resident Winner in Contest A former resident of Wingham, Ted Bailey, of Sterling Street, London, was first prize winner in the Colgate Dental Cream Contest, recently held throughout Canada. , Mr. Bailey received a cheque for $3,000 from Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Representative Armour Hearn in Lon­ don last week, and the druggist from whom he purchased the winning car­ ton was awarded $300. Mr. Bailey, who lived in Wingham before moving to London with his family a few years ago, was recently tnarried. At the service around Christ- at the Entertains Friends After the regular meeting of Rebekah Lodge on Monday night, members entertained their husbands and friends to a euchre party with nine tables in play. Winners were: Ladies, Mrs. Geo­ Kerr, men’s, Miss Jean Wilton play­ ing as a man, and Mrs. H. McLean won the consolation prize. After the game the hostesses served a delicious lunch of sandwiches, Christmas cake and shortbread. CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES Christmas Day Services in United Church, Wingham, will held at 11.00 a.m. — Gifts for Christ Service; 7.00 p.m. — Christmas Candlelight Carol Service; the Christ­ mas Message in Story and in Song by the choir. F21b Ten Winners at Turkey Bingo Ten people from Wingham and dis­ trict were winners of turkeys at the annual turkey draw and fowl bingo, sponsored by Branch 180, Canadian Legion at the armouries on Wednes­ day. Turkey winners werr: Janie Bate­ son, Mrs. Gord Simmons, Walter Van- Wyck, Mervin Tcmpleman, Fern Nethery, Mrs. H. Remington, J. R. Lloyd and Anne Geddes, all of Wing­ ham; Bruce Corrigan, Bluevale; Betty Newman, Clinton. PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. BUSY THESE DAYS Men of the public works depart- ; ment have been busy lately in a i battle with the elements to keep the (streets of town passable. The town I snow plow has been out almost every day for the past week, and the grader has been pressed into service to keep the heavy crust of snow pared down. Jack Alexander, chairman of the public works department, reports that service station operators have co-operated with the town in having the snow from their lots removed by truck, instead of leaving it for the town snow removal squad. Sidewalks along the main street have been kept in fairly good shape despite the heavy snow fall, thanks to the vigilance of Police Chief Bert Platt, who last week called upon some of the businessmen who had not yet cleared off their sidewalks. A mixture of chloride and sand has been sprinkled on the walks by town men to keep the ice at a minimum. i the be Festive Programmes Will Be Featured on Radio and TV PROCLAMATION At the request of a number of citizens I hereby PROCLAIM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27th, 1955 BOXING DAY As a public civic holiday for the town of Wingham and I hereby call upon all good Citizens to observe the same. R. E. McKinney> Mayor <0 The Queen’s Christmas message, a traditional feature over radio stations in Canada on Christmas Day, will be heard at 10 o’clock on Sunday over station CKNX. Her Majesty will speak for twenty minutes in her address to the Commonwealth. Another radio feature of interest to Canadians will be “Commonwealth Christmas”, a pageant of Christmas visits to lands in the Commonwealth, which will be heard at 9 a.m. At 11 o'clock the Christmas service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Wing­ ham, will be heard over station CKNX and at 8 a’clock the play "A Christiri&s C&roV* will Jxj broadciist. Carols and other Christmas features will be broadcast throughout the day. On Christmas Eve the annual CKNX Christmas Barn Dance will be broadcast from Brussels, and at 10 o’clock Bing Crosby’s Christmas Show with a host of stars will be heard for a full hour. This will be followed by a carol service from St. Paul’s Church and Midnight Mass from the Sacred Heart Church in Walkerton at 11.30. Throughout Christmas Day every member of the CKNX staff will have the opportunity of wishing the station’s listeners Merry Christmas, aS in former years. On Television, Too Christmas Day will be observed by many seasonal features on television, as well as radio. At 11 o’clock the Christmas service at Carlton United Church, Toronto, will be telecast over CKNX-TV, followed by Christmas stories and musical pageants. At 3.30 p.m. the play "A Christmas Carol”, starring Frederic March and Basil Rathbone will be broadcast. Other TV pro­ grams will carry a Christmas flavor. At 9.30 the program "Christmas in Many Lands” will be seen and during the evening the choir of St. Michael’# Church, Toronto, will broadcast a service. CKNX-TV, March and Basil Rathbone Other TV pro- CHRISTMAS VISITORS? PHONE IN A PERSONAL! If you are having Visitors during the Christmas Season, or it you are going away for • Christmas, your friends would like to See a personal in the paper about it. Give us a call at th© office— the phone ntimber is 34—and we’ll write a little item about it for you. No charge, of course.