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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1948-08-11, Page 3A Delicious Cool Drink Directions: Make tea exactly as usual .. While still hot pour into glasses filled with cracked Ice Add sugar and lemon to taste . . . ... today, and often every day. It's a real treat anytime. Pepsi's quick delicious flavour really satisfies your thirst, doesn't just tease it. So whenever you're thirsty, drink a Pepsi. 'Pepsi-Cola" and"Pepsi" ate the registered trade marks in Canada of Pepsi•Cola Company of Canada, Limited. carrying the battered nest and said, "They're gone now." Neither the hir- ed man nor myself said , a word. Clothes may not make the man, but many owe a lot to their tailor. LEON C. CANTELON Representing the Crown Life Insurance Co., of Toronto "Guaranteed Protection for Your Every Need" SUBSCRIPTIONS Taken for ALL Publications 'Phone 160 Box 297 WINGHAM - ONT. EXPERT c:)." Let us give your worn and run down footwear a "New Lease on Life"—at reasonble Prices, 'edn'esday, August 11 1948 ,• • TI WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIM-ES REX Presbyterian Church on Tuesday even- ing, Rev. Leslie Harwood, a mission- ary to the IndianS of Bolivia, South America, outlining his wort; in•South America, . Mrs. Carl Douglas opened her home on Tuesday afternoon for the Mission- ary meeting of the United Church. Little children from Toronto are having a most delightful time at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Inglis, Mr. and Mrs, Eldon Renwick, the Dickson home, they certainly are get- ting some fresh air. Rev, Leslie Harwood, missionary to the Indians of Bolivia, South America, Billie, Jackie and Gordon Miller visited with Mr..and Mrs. Elmer Zinn for a few days -last week. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Zinn and Wm, Darling atten4d the funeral on Tues. dap afternoon of Mrs. B. Armstrong of Teeswater. Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence and family of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Ir- Expert Cyclists Offer Recipe For Fun With Safety Bikes in single file don't take up much room on the road and don't impede traffic, say veteran wheeiniene Experienced cyclists do not tide abreast when there are ears on th- road because this is a nuisance to motorists and dangerous for the riders. People who hang onto trucks and sttectears, they state firmly, are not real cyclists — they are just characters who are tired of living. Ccrimion Sense and Sportsmanship Secret of Safe Mileage Record Says Canadian Distance Champion suddenly without a signal can d4 the same. The pedestrian steppini heedlessly onto a road can tread rs seriouS a. haaard as the heeillesi cyclist plunging from 1. driveway 'Safety,' comments Ur. Ratnharit "is a. Mutual proposition and motor: 1st, pedestrian end cyclist Must al co-operate to reduce to a Mininit aceidenta that threaten =all three, BELMORE (August 4th Budget) Those who listened in Tuesday morning were much pleased to hear the familiar voice of Rev, Arthur Hewitt, now of Auburn. Beautiful slides were shown in the Washable PLASTIC COVERS for BREAKFAST SUITES and KITCHEN CHAIRS GIBSON'S UPHOLSTERING and REPAIR SHOP Phone 260 Maple St. Wingham .001011110/11/1•111111NOMINMMEN,MikroMM.N.111111121MIIMP11•110 People who ride bicycles for the love of it—in races and on tours— are still tare in Canada, Where 'cus- tom so far teenit to decree a family car as the only acceptable form of personal transport. But recentWaves of inanig,rants front Sritain tuid Europe have added reInforcernentS to the cycling fraternity. brgarlized cyclists say that their sportihas definite values that -Deo.. pie often forget in the hurried ex.. istence of modern city life. Perhaps the than who thinks tie must have is car to go Some 'place or see so ie- thing should take a Second look -at uttat his old "Wheel" has to offer. If you Want to sec 100 miles or SO Of country over a ',arctic-end you don't need a shiny new car, aecord- ing to 15 M. Swift, Secretary of the Canadian. Wheebrien's Association. bike you need not be con. fined to heavily travelled highways; VOI1 ettrt go atiYthett and stop any. Where, either 'tt1 leolt at soinething, or just Sof ltMett, YOU tan escape the din of traffic and the lituOke, tiled'plot *or awn emites win Edwards and family, Clare and little son of London, visited in the village on Sunday, Gn Thursday Arnold Jeffrey and family from the Brick Yard, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jeffrey, jamee Dickson and jeffray, took tea at Robt, Jef- frey's, The funeral lof Mr. Ralph MC' toile was one of the largest seen here for some time, conducted by Rev, J. W. Martin,' of the United Church, Mr, and Mrs, McNee and family spent the week-end at Dungannon. lir, and Mrs, Thos,, Abraham visited. up North. In loving. memory of my mother and sister, Ella, who died August 2nd and 16th. When the Golden Sun is setting, And our hearts from care is free, How we often sit and ponder, On the hours we spent with - thee. Minnie jeffray. Mrs, Livingstone of Toronto is vis-!* iting her sister, Mrs. Wm, Irwin, Jimmie Marshall of .Stratford, is vis- iting with his cousins, Peter and John Newans. REMINISCINO FORTY YEARS AGO Darkey Hal Wins—What proved to be one of the most brilliant and suc- cessful grand circuit meetings ever held in Detroit ended on Friday. The 2.07 $6,000 pace stake was the feature. Darkey Hal, the Canadian mare, own- ed by J. E. Swarts of Wingham, won the first, fourth and fifth and the race, Powell-King—The marriage of Miss E. G. King, M.A., eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. C. L. King, to Rev. F. E. Powell, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Chesley, was solemnized on Tuesday in the Church of the Messiah, Kincardine. Rev. Rural Dean Miles, assisted by the Rev. H. A. Wright, rector of the parish, officiated. St. Paul's New Rector—Rev. C. E. Jenkins, the new rector of St. Paul's Church, with Mrs. Jenkins and child, arrived in Wingham on Thursday last. Longfoot Edwards — Married in Brussels, on August 4th, by Rev. E. G. Powell, Mr. G. Frederick Long- foot, of Stratford, to Miss Carrie M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ed- wards, Brussels. Darkey Hal Wins Again—Darkey Hal, owned by Mr. J. E. Swarts, was again a winner in the circuit races at Kalamazoo, Mich., on Friday in the 2.06 class, * TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO McLennan-Walker—On Wednesday August 8th, a pretty wedding took inioutiomoutatopimittuilitimmiciiiris U I • MONUMENTS fil A family plot should be graced I with the shrine-like beauty of a at.. monument which will be ever, ia lastingly a tribute to those at ill rest. We have many Omsk styles to suggest, and will work ▪ with you on custom designs. RI Exceptionally Low Prices. Wm. Brownlie 11 Box Alfred Bx373 Phone 450 St. Winghain.! - Inscriptions Repairing • Sandblasting Memorials 111 25 years experience • The latest in Portable Sandblast Equipment, iI ▪ All Work Personally Executed 51111113111111111111111111411111111111111111111111131111laili place at the Methodist Parsonage, when David McLennan, son of the late Mr, and Mrs, John McLennan, of Grey Township, and Reta Gertrude Walker, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Walker, of Turnberry, were united in marriage by the Rev. Chas, E, Cragg. Whitechurch Wedding Reception— Over one hundred guests attended the reception in the hOme of Mrs. David Gillies, on Thursday last, in honor of her daughter, Margaret, who was mar- ried to Mr. Roy Cringle, in Toronto Rae, Alex. Crawford and Rev. J. Pol- lock attended the Singles Bowling competition for .the Woodsmen of the World trophy held in London on Sat- urday. Alex. won this even last year, but after whining the preliminary and first round, lost out in the second. W. Miller bowled exceedingly well, being defeated in the finals by C. K, Bluett of London. PHIL OSIER OF LAZY MEADOWS ••••••••••=••••.. By Harry J. Boyle We have a milk house here at Lazy Meadows that we're proud of. My grandfather quarried the same fur it from the river bottom, hauled it home and built this house in theside of a knoll under a big maple. No matter how hot it gets outside that milk house seems to keep a temperature where stuff such as batter and eggs and milk will stay fit, It's also a smart place for a fellow to pop into for a ctedine of buttermilk on a hit day, The ether day when we came up u, the barn with a load, I asked the hir- ed man if lie would like a drink . buttermilk. He turned out to be a fan . of buttermilk and eo we hitch e d th e team to the barna mai fence in the sharie ,,f the willow and walked al, I, the milkhouse. Mrs, Phil ,%Anie wit with eente ceokiee and We -at 4. w'i on a k.,,inuple. ItAt's and prepay .1 to ,t nfoy . 41; sell es. ZINO! I Lord the ...mil anti th,;1 felt the sting. "L-rhet me. lie did a smatt b•it That I will give him etedit 1.11:11 I upset „lass and startel !he air With idut' kW, .1'. pr,,Ved :hitt Me had a 11tA li,,-Jrnets ill the milk hence. Mrs. Phil announced .that until ;t was dispased of she simely was n..1 going bit., that milk la use. The hind man poked at it, and we hail a regular army of mad hornets after 11-. At sup- pertiute I wrapped a towel ,tar, mai my Lead and wore al. •a-es and inanaa tal get the butter and meat nut ililk house:. I was followed to the back kitchen doer by the In.rnets. (Jae u,t, them e,it 71110 the 110116e, a1117 we al. most wrecked the kitehen m tryilL to swat it down. Strategy setined to be us in try and eratlieate the +creatures at nigl:t. lax hirt'd Mtn aSf•11114i 111t.' that * FIFTEEN YEARS AGO ,McKercher-McDougall — The mar- riage of Margaret Isabel, daughter of Mr. Peter McDougall and the late Mrs. McDougall ,of Morris boundary, to Mr. William Ewart McKercher, son of Mr. Alex. McKercher, of Howick, was solemnized at Barrie, Ont,, on August 1st, by the Rev, J. D. Short. Raum-Spotton —A pretty wedding took place Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs,' George Spotton, when their daughter, Glenna Lindsay, was married to Mr, Theo. C. Raum, only son of Mr. and Mrs.`Leonard Raum, offic- iated. Toronto. Rev, L. H. Currie Meyers-Trench—Announcement ''vas made on Tuesday of the wedding at Petrolia of Wilhernine Trench, daugh- ter of Robert Trench of Teeswater, and Howard Bleecher Meyers, son of Mr. and Mrs.• „J B. Meyers, of Lon- don. McEachern-Garniss—Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Garniss, Bluevaic, announce the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Olive, to Mr. Neil B. MtEachern, eld- est son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McEach- ern, of Mount Forest. Marriage was performed at Ripley,New York state, ,on June 11th, 1932. Bowled at London—W. Miller, M. . , A map not -only prevents the crew frorp getting lost, it also adds greatly to the pleasure and adventure of a cycling tour in the country. At up-to- date detailed map shows the condition of rboals and byways and locates points of scenic and historical interest. Cycle and Enjoy Better Health, fuller Life Say Wheelmen Be a Live Cyclist— Not a Dead Statistic! Figures compiled by the ac- cident recording division of the Ontario Department of highways show that in the 16 year period 1931-1916, there were 1s,335 collisions between motor vehicles and bicyeles. These resulted in death to 595 and injuries to 14,/25„ Eight other cyclists were killed in this period in accidents that did not involve motor vehicles; 354 were in- jured in accidents. Last year, 669 car-bicycle collisions were responsible for the death of 31 and %Pries to 634 persons, through cut-of-the-way, tuitraVel-, led lanes. The cost is negligible and travelling With a group of compan- ions at 15 to 20 iniles her flour gives an opportunity to see the country you pass through—an opportunity lost to the speeding motoritts." "if more people 'used bicycles for their Sunday afternotitt jaunts there Would not be -so many care clutter- ing up the reads and causing traf- fio jams and accidents," tenth-tents Mr. Swift "That IS, if they cycled in a properly disciplined Way when on the public highway, And if young people arid school children organiz- ed cycling clubs they Could train themselves In safe riding habits, arid use their weekends for tours of edu- cational and recreational value. Pro- meting such clubs would do A lot to discottrage juvenile delinquency" Mr, Swift points out ..that a. man riding a bike takes up less toad space than si man driving a car. "Even when, A ear Is standing still it takes Up quite a bit of .space,". Says thit veteran Wheeiniati. fri additien, it needs lots of space for starting -and stopping. From the • oyellst's '1.1oitit "of vlew, the driver it the big iose.t. Ale is tramped into A. earl .getting no exercise, Ito Air, no suitshirie...jttst plenty of Wary end extensti.o• One lean, weather-beatenCense than, C. Basil Baythain, ot Weston, (Ate has pedalled 225,000 Miles, the equivalent of nine times around the world, without one accident during the past 18 years. Many motorists who have had unhappy encounters with some of the less responsible members of the cycling fraternity will marvel that anybody could live so long. "it's easy," smiles Mr. Raynham, "it's just a case of obeying all the traffic laws that apply to motor- ists besides a few others that are aimed especially at cyclists." For- example, the law requires" that cyclists obey traffic signals whether they are tiding or pushing their bil.&s. Mr. Varthani not only complies aith this regulation to the letter but mi.'s, "'When turning left or troseirat at a buy intersection, I always eat ea ray bil:e and walk, This ,,saaaas r ' tt only takes a couple of inows..a.s but it may save a lifeetime:' Teen-age cycl;sts are targets for criticism by this veteran of the open road. The youths often en- danger their own lives arid menace others by stunting and racing on busy thoroughfares, And they Ignore many important things like hand signals and keeping Well over to the right side of the road. Courtesy and sportsmanship, Mr. RaYnbarft etriphatiteS, are the chief charac- teristics of the sale, civilized cyclist. The highway code 'exhorts 'cyClists WANTED YOUNG WOMEN - YOUNG MEN for Harvesting Peaches, Plums, Pears, Apples, Grapes, Tomatoes and other Fall Fruits and Vegetables Camp Directors, Cooks, Camp Assistants also wanted Accommodation in Farm Service Force Camps Aug. 15 to November 15 Campers must bring blankets, Sheets and Pillow Cases. For further information write: ONTARIO FARM SERVICE FORCE Toronto 1 Ontario 9 Richmond Street East, Auspices: Dominion-Provincial Farm Labour Committee. to ride In single file. Mr., 14*bl= states that bicycle clubs then on tour adhere strictly ot this tule and adds, fellow who doesn't under- stand that the safety of the other riders in the party depends on everyone's actions as individttalt simply too dangerous to, have around. Road rules must be ad- hered to by everyone In a party for the safety and pleasure of every- one." The only other Canadian to come near Mr. RaYninan's cycling record is one-armed, 03-year-old Gus Hofahen of Harailtote Ont, Mr. hog- ben's mileage totals 203,404 They are the only Canadians to earn A cycling honor rating on. the Cycle mileage charts issued In Eng- land: ;Among the tours made by Mr. Ilaynhem are nine round trips to North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie, 13 to Montreal, 14 to ottawa, four to Quebec City end numerous trips south of the border to the states of New York, Virginia, North and South, Catoliria—all starting from Weston. 'his experienced touring cyclist, Who is living: proof that safety habits pay off, points out that even if all rules were obeyed at all times by all riders accidents would not be entirely eliminated. Motorists and' pedestrians are not entirely bionic.- less, The Motorist who opens his off door when parked at the tomb can throw the most careful 'cyclist The n oterist Who changes direction get siting and set the milk Litu...4 ' oh fire ,and spoil the better part a can of eream by thia device. The neat day we 'plotted while the hornets flew around ready to ,Tairsne anybody who came in aleaa, Mrs. Phil, 'tired of our po,Ir efforts, jappeared with a veil around her heavy Ooves and a lama, linen duster that hail belonged to my i4randmother. Armed with a_ fl y swatter size die- ;appeared item tine -milk house amid eve for the worst. She -appearetH, fifteen minutes later, triumphantly .' This bank is interested in helping progressive farmers to succeed and is ready to assist in financing any important expenditure to increase efficiency and farm profits. 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We boiled INSURANCE CO. a great pot of water and sneaked it -j on the solid foundation of into the milkhouse. I sto0,1 for at . friendly and efficient service to least five tninutts, inttne lhePak and ecar- Policyhtilders and ..Agerits. ,hilly c.i tli,se little ereatures, I had tneuglv nerve to reach up anal the thing and duck it itat:t ti.c pot. It was a success far the :,tics that .tent into the but. but tl:e neat broke and at least hale of it rolle‘l the floor ami I fled arouttel the lam se like a whirling. dervish. Our neat mate was to try and - S1110isr. them out. We manaaed to each on Wednesday, August 1st. Hyatt-Reeve—On Saturday, at the Methodist Parsonage, Mr, Alfred T. Hyatt, of Chatham, and Maude Eva Reeve, youngest daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Russell Reeve of town were un- ited in marriage by the Rev, C, E, Cragg, Rettinger-Campbell—A quiet wed- ding took place at the Manse in Blue- vale, on Wednesday, August 8th, when Meurena Campbell, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John. I', Campbell, of Wing- ham, was united in marriage to Mr. Thomas Rettinger of Guelph, by the Rev. Mr. Tate, Muir-Dalton--Mr. George Muir of Turnberry, was united in marriage at Delhi, on. Wednesday last to Miss Dalton. Gannett-Breen---A couple of Wing-, ham's popular young peOple were mar- ried in Toronto, on Saturday, in the person of Miss Ellen Felina Breen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Breen, Turnberry, to Mr, Roy Gordon Gan- nett, son of Mr. and Mrs, William Gannett, of Wingham, Bieman-Currie —A pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr, and Mrs, W, A. Currie, Catherine St,, on Wednesday, August 15th, when their youngest daughter, Jean T., became the bride of Mr, Arthur Bieman, son lof Mr. and Mrs, D. J. Bieman, of Kin- cardine. Rev. Dr. Perrie, assisted by Rev, Mr, Fitch of Astabula, Ohio, of- ficiated. a