HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-02-21, Page 1sand on the extra end I became very
sad when Omar said, with a heart-
rending groan, that he couldn't pos-
sibly make the shot he had to make to
prevent us from winning the game.
'That finishes it, I thought—he's got
it made. But it was the first time in
the whole game that what Omar Said
turned out to be true. Be didn't make
it, by about one ounce of weight or -10
a.,unds of sweeper's prespiration, Pm
not sure which."-ire
1111,S. BOARD ENGAGES
TORONTO TEACHER
meeting,. of Wingilant
:District High School Board was held
at. Wingham on Wednesday after-
noon last week.
• J. H. Wylie of Wroxeter, represent-
ing Howick Township and A. H. Mc-
Tavish, of Teeswater, representing
Teeswater were welcomed to the
Board by Chairman A. D. MacWil-
liam.
NkMiss Mary McCosh of Toronto,
was engaged as teacher of physical
education for girls, as front Septem-
ber 1st., 1951./Tfise Board decided to
send Chairman A. D. MacWilliam
and one other member to an Educat-
ional Conference to beheld in Lon-
don on February 28th.
Agreements for transportation sub-
mitted to the Department of Educa-
tion had been approved. Leslie For-
tune, chairman of the Property Com-
mittee reported that he had arranged
with' Mr. MacLean to have two exper-
ienced insurance men present anAn
appraisal of the school buildings has
been made by W. H. Haney. The
main building had been. valued at
$229,000 and the H-Hut at $26,600.
Present insurance was $100,000 and
$17,500 respectively. XMr. MacLean
was present and addressed the Board,
introducing Mr,. Reynolds and Mr,
Stapleton, Mr. Reynolds reported on
inspection of the school buildings and
Stated that good housekeeping was in.
evidence. He suggested a few im-
provements. He outlined a modern
plan of coverage and explained the
supplemental contract covering dam-
age front wind, smoke, etc. The Board
decided to place insurance to the
amount of $220,000 on the buildings
tinder the suggested plan.
Principal Hall reported that at-
tendance for January averaged 93,95%
with 101 boys and 149 girls in at-
tendance at Wingham and Brussels,
Figures front Teeswater and Wrox-
eter had not been received.
A delegation of teachers front
Wingliain and Brussels staffs and an-
other from Wroxeter and Teeswater
Were present and interviewed the
Board regarding salaries. After a
discussion the Board decided to re-
tain the annual Increment of $200,.
grant an increase of $400retroactive
to January 1st., 1951 and get the max.
hmitn at $4200 for male teaCherS and
$4000 for female teachers. The mini-
mittri was set at $2700 for male tea-
chars and $2500 for female teachers
with 'respective rates for non-spetial-
ittS $209 less,
Dancing at the Royal T
You are welcome at the Royal T
on Saturday night for your dancing
pleasure from 9.80 to 12, Music by
Wilbee's Orchestra,
My Name Is - Timmy of 1951
Tice Street Committe of the To\vn Council
have approved the following, area for over night
parking of motor vehicles.
Parking lot at corner of osephine and
Victoria streets which ins in rear of MerkIQ- Garage
AT,SO
West Side of V,dward Street between Victoria
and Patrick streets.
This is for the convenience of travellers and
other persons who cannot. get their vehicles off
the streets and wish to park over night in Wing.
ham. The police have been instructed to rigidly
enforce the parking by-law on all streets except
this designated area,
W. W. Cturney, Mayor
Town of Wingham.
NOTI
ight
With which is amalgamated, the Go rrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
Subscription $2.50 per year, 5c per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1951 Vol. 76 - No, 26
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ROBE WRITER IS
IMPRESSED BY OMAR
‘X. Scott Young, writing of the the
Ontario Bonspiel in Friday's Globe
;in Mail, devotes a goodly portion of
his column to our townsman, Omar
Baselgrove. Apparently Omar 'had
Scott more than a wee bit puzzled tot:
a while. Here is what the Toronto
writer says:
"As an example of the perils of the
game, I'd like to cite that last game,
The skip, whose name is Omar Easel-
grove, is one of the best curlers I've
seen. Even more amazing, however, is
Ins uncanny faculty of keeping up a
last, Omar went the full distauce.
"Sample: Curler throws rock,
satamsar shunts,: "Whoa! You're wide!
,aatvectp! awavpi Whoa! Let 'er curl,
TWO HUNDRED FOR
MARCH OF DIMES
A complete report on the recent
collection in. Wingham for the Can-
adian March of Dimes is now avail-
able,
The claire les contributed $02.45;
the Public School, $42.08; the High
School $22,45, and the general public
$71.05, making a total of $198.03,
The committee in charge of the col-
lection has asked the Advance-Times
to express thanks to those who do-
nated to the March of Dimes.
LEGION MEETING
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Canad-
ian Legion, Wingham, will hold their
regular meeting in the Legion Home,
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 28th„ at
8 p.m. Euchre will be played. Ladies
please bring sandwiches.
T. would like to talk to you as the
boy I ant, and as the spirit I represent.
As a boy I am very proud of Dad,
just as a lad of nearly seven should
be. Dad often has to lift me up and
carry me because was born with a
gap in my spine. I am paralyzed from
the waist down and will he all my life,
AS Timmy I personify the :reason
for the Eeaster seal campaign for the
Ontario Society for Crippled Child-
ren, I am proud of that too,
My real name is Denims Gibbons.
I was born up north in Timmins on
May 19, 1944. Dad was in the Can-
adian army then, training at Camp
Shilo .out west,
I -understand that Kenneth Gibbons
was a very 'chesty paratrooper when
he received the first telegram saying
that he was the father of a son who
weighed nine pounds,. five ounces.
A couple of days later, though, he
had to ask for special leave and rush
all the way to Timmins. They'd found
a sort of bulb in my back, big as a
five-cent piece, a spina bifida, it's call-
ed. 1 wasn't supposed to live for long,
verything went Wrong for all of
its in the next month,
I)ad returned to Shit° to complete
hie course and take a final test jump
,it night. He broke his own back.
Mother had to return to hospital for
an operation, Dad's brother, my uncle
Donald, was killed in. France, Grand-
ma lied a stroke soon after she re-
ceived the news. Mother says she
doesn't know how she could have
made out if it hadn't been for live
friends up North,
Dad says, "Any time you want to
talk about our troubles then you
should first ask for a week off. Better
still, skip it!'
'Poday, you see, we are a very happy
family,
Dad recovered from his back injury
though mine will never be right.
We've moved from Timmins to Wel-
land where Dad works iii the steel
plant, I have a kid brother, Connie,
age three and we play together after
School. He isn't old enough for school
yet, but I am and I can get there and
back home every school they without
trouble for the Rotary Club in Wet-
hind provides the car.
When we lived in Timmins, Dad
WAS a diamond driller and a constatte-
Please Turn to Page Seven
Word has been reCeived by rela-
tives ht this district of the death of
Alexander Nethery Leishnian, at his
home in 'Youngstown; Alberta, last
week.
Mr. Leishman Was horn and raised
on the ninth concession of East Wa-
wanosh. A brother, Henry Leishman,
of Auburn, and a sister, Mrs, W,
J. Douglas, of Lucknow, survive.
REPORT COMPETED
ON CHRISTMAS SEALS
At the present time twenty people
from Huron are patients in the Beck
Memorial Sanitarium at London.
Many free chest X-rays have been tak-
en in the county and 'X-ray Clinics are
now held monthly at Goderich, Wing-
ham, Seaforth, Clinton and Exeter.
BOWLERS' BRIDGE
The lady bowlers' bridge party was
held in the council chamber on Mon-
clay evening, with four tables in play.
Prize-winners were Mrs. R. R. Hob-
den and Mrs. George Beattie.
The next bridge will be held in
the council chambers on Wednesday
evening of next week s February 28th.
Hostesses will be MrS, D. B. Porter,
Mrs. AL Davis, ,Mrs , ja A. Wilson,
Mrs. G. Goclkin and Mrs. G. W. How-
son.
•
'INA/RED 'IN
1(Fraser Forgie,- of the ninth con-
cession of Turnberry Township, fell
while going to his car last week. As
a result he fractured his ankle and is
now a patient in the Wingham Gen-t eral Hospital. He will be there for
some time. ak.,
Representatives from 16 municipal-
, hies both rural and urban, which lie
along the Palmerston-Kincardine and
Palmerston-Southampton lines of the
C.N.R., met at the town hall, Wing-
ham last Thursday morning to discuss
the stanch which will be taken in re-
gard to the railway's proposal to stop
mail and passenger service on the
two lines.
Mayor W. W. Gurney of Winglitom
briefly addressed the gathering and
I requested Mayor Joseph Chilvers of
Kincardine, to act as chairman. Dir-
ect result of the meeting- was the
decision to forward resolutions to the
departments of the Railway which
are concerned with the 'stove and to
the Federal Department of `transport.
The mayors and reeves of the various
municipalities instil ed, will form a
committee for this purpose and if itec-
essary competent legal advice will be
sought, Mayor Gurney was named
chairman.
Could Improve Service
Mayor Chilvers said that lie was
stare nu truck or bus (amid be operated
over the 67 miles of road between
Kincardine and Palmerston- on a aatis-
iztetory basis, He thought there were
many ways in which the railway could
economize without removing the ser-
vice entirely by using combination
coaches, diesel locomotives' and small-
er crews, Be said that better service
is required and suggested that the
down train be operated on Sunday
eveaing, rather than N.fonday morning,
so that city people who spend the
week-end in this district could be hack
in time for work on Monday morning.
Mr. Chilvers also mentioned the fact
that the municipalities affected had
given bonuses to the railroad company
when the lines were built, .and lie felt
that if for no other reason service
should be guaranteed,
L. E. Dow, of Pahnerston, spoke:
of the fact that many groups of people
la this county are subsidized by the
goverinnetit in. one way or another,
and that if these railway Hues cannot
be operated at a profit they should
itot for that reason he diatonthined.
Please. Tuart to Page Seven
SINGLE COPIES 6c
Here we go again, First it was
chewing gum; then it was chocolate
bars and pop--now it's the Advance-
Times,
Counnencing this week the charge
for a single copy of this newspaper,
puachased at a dealer's stand
or at this office will be six cents. As
the old, saying goes, it's not the mon-
ey; it's the principle of the thing. The
aubseription price of the paper was
raised in the fall and to date the
ellarav for single collies had not been
.'banged, Therefore, a few of the re-
stelar subscribers feel they are the
vie; ;Ina of disc rh nine tion.
Vi'' are also pleased to announce
'hat copies of this newspaper may now
he purchased at Cameron's Billiards,
on 'Josephine Street, Wingham,
FIRST AID CLASS
WINS DIPLOMAS
Notification was received here that
19 persons recently completing the.
senior first aid class have been re-
cognized.
Sponsored by the St. John Ambu-
lance in conjunction with the recrea-
tional council the class proved popu-
lar. Certificates will be given suc-
cessful candidates who were examined
at Wingham December 15.
Successful were Mrs. ;Margaret
Porter, Mrs. Marjorie Beecroft, Mrs.
Florence Reavie, Mrs, Joan Purdon,
Mrs. Stella Beecrof a Mrs. Mabel
Hare, Evelyn Leaver,' Dorothy Pat-
tison, Fanny Belle Weir, Anne Ken-
nedy, James Currie, George Porter,
John Heal, John Orvis, James Carr,
G. R. Hall, JaMes Cameron, William
Ratans Ernie -Miller;
EUCHRE AND DANCE
A euchre party and dance will be
held in the community hall, Belmore,
on Monday evening, Feb. 26th, Sang-
ster's orchestra, Lunch will be served.
Euchre begins promptily at 8.30.
211'
Century Between Deaths
Of Brother and Sister
By our Conde Correspondent
Relatives of the late David Vogan,
who died last week at his home near
Molesworth, while looking over the
records of births, marriages and
deaths in the family bible, made an
unique discovery, The death of Ann
Vogan, a sister of Mr. David Vogan's,
occurred in October 1849, a few .mon-
ths after her birth. Thus over 101
ily, only two of whom survive, They
are Mrs. john (Emaline) Gowdy 78,
of (horde and Mr, Jns. Vogan, 80, of
ildu
MEETING AT BELGRAVE
lielgrave Athletic Society will hold
nice till on Friday afternoon, Feb,
23rd. at 2.30 p.m., Final reports on
finances of new arena will be given
and records turned over to the ntuni-
cipality. Residents of the community
are urged to attend and acquaint
themselves with all details of this pro-
ject,
DUNC PERFORMS
THE HAT TRICK
Dune, McDougall has the complete
synipathy of his friends. For some
people three times are lucky, but not
for Dune. He's carrying his collar-
bone in a sling,
Not Sc) long ago he became (Wei'
enthused at the curling rink and took
a tumble. Result - broken collarbone.
Forgetting his first mishap, he got
all keyed up in the same place on a
later occasion and the outcome Was
a broken nose, Saturday he hied him-
self to the fire at Lloyd's factory, felt
over the fire hose . , . you guessed it.
Collarbone broken on the other side,
Mac Johnston, Injured in Factory
Blast Passes Monday Afternoon
held in die Wingham Council Cham-
ber, on Saturday afternoon, February
24th., at 2.30 pmt. Mr, J. \S altar Burt
of the Ralston Purina. Co. will be
IoW beset-1,! Alt-It-li, he's missed ill" present and will discuss with you
-The first end or two we just Es- Feeding Cattle fur Economical Gains.
tonal to Dinar and hardly even worried A picture "13 12 and Antibiotica', will
about the the shots they made, he was be shown,
so pessimistic, until we found out that Howson & Howson,
after every long despairing tirade the
rock would wind up resting right
where he wanted it (and we didn't) ia
the first place.
"We were tied 9.9 at the end of the
game, due to a three way billiard shot
Omar played on the ninth for a three,
and a single point he made on the
10th to complete the job of catching
us. Unlike the NHL, curlers break ties
411 the article carried by The Ad-
vance-Times last week about the late
Hon. Robert Weir, we failed to men-
tion that his brother, John Weir, is
still a resident of Turnberry Town-
ship.
Inquiring in this connection, we
found that the late cabinet minister
was not the only famous member of.
Ida family, for his Mecca and nephew,
the family of Mr. add Mrs. John Weir,
have all achieved prominance in their
fields of endeavour.
aim sou, Dr. Hubert eir, who is
WEIR FAMILY r[AS WAWANOSH NATIVE
DIES, IN ALBERTA
OUTSTANDING RECORD
FEEDING CATTLE FOR
ECONOMICAL GAINS
miming conversation exactly the op- on the staff of the. Ontario Agricuit-
ne'aite to what he was thinking, Try A meeting of interest to all farm- oral College, at Uttelph, 16 en expert
that some time, and see how long you era especially heel feeders will be ,..,11 1, .+1. agt' pittlits, a most vital subject Th e Christmas Seal Campaign for
t o tim e inedern iermur. Lie lu.it oh still- Wi ng-h am district has.,be e n completed
day to attend it Llettill i., ul the Nat- and the objective Was !num than
i."1 "1 """"1" 'C'""ell at )1'''haluun ' reached, This campaign was sp..nisor-
tits sister, Dr, „Edith Weir, is nosy ,site rtl 1.),\ the Lions' Club of Wingleen
works as a resvercli spetialist in ag-
riculture S. Belgrave and Winghani.
Another sister, ,Eliaabeth, now Mrs. '.otters and Christmas Seals were
J. C. Downfall, of .New York City, ,cut out and 475 people responded to
was an outstanding teacher of the the appeal, sending in a total of
deaf. She relinquished her duties in $1032,75, This money is all used to
die Now York High Schools at the carry on the fight against Tuberculosis
.first of this year. All three took their B. A, degrees in Huron County.
in Canadian Universities. Robert took
Ids later degrees at the University of
Minnesota, Edith. at University of
Massachusettes and Elizabeth at Col-
umbia 'University.
Municipalities Send Reps
To Wingharn Meeting
EUCHRE PARTY AT BLUEVALE
A progressive euchre, sponsored by
the Bluevalc Women's Institute will
be held in the Community Hall on
Wednesday, February 28. Old-time
dancing will follow. Admission, 25c,
Hospital Night at
Lyceum Theatre
Last Wednesday night was hospital
night at the Lyceum Theatre in
Wingham, when the owner, Alton
Adams, made his annual gift of 100
tickets to the Ladies' Auxiliary to
Wingham Hospital. The ladies sell
these tickets and keep the proceeds.
The Adams family have owned this
theatre for 25 years and during this
time have given tickets to the value
of $1000.00 to the hospital auxiliary.
This public spirited gesture is greatly
appreciated. Wednesday night's pic-
ture, "The Black Rose", was much
enjoyed,
outs
couple, 1st., E. Breckenridge and G.
Pinddr, Goderich; 2nd., Donna And-
erson and Marlene MacKenzie; Best
dressed man, 'Gordon Wilkinson, Har-
old Pocoek; best dressed lady, Grace
Pinder, Marjorie MacKenzie, Mrs,
Harold Vincent; comic character,
Keith Anderson; clown, Wilfred Spiv-
ey, Garry Robinson; nursery rhyme,
Lorna Bolt (Little Bo-Peep), Elaine
Bolt (Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary),
Karen Anderson, (Little Red Riding
Hood), Larry Fear (Black Cat), Jean
Hanna (Peter Rabbit); graceful
couple, Mrs. Ross Anderson, Patsy
Anderson; national costume, Lois
Mason, George Johnston; figure eight,
Joan Wilson, Brussels; novelty race,
Ross Higgins, Lloyd McDowell; com-
ing the farthest, Albert Stein, Sask.;
largest family, Earl Anderson family;
oldest man, Herb WI:reeler; oldest
lady, Mrs. Jack Anderson; keg race,
Murray Shields, Hugh Cook, Fred
Cook,. George Proctcra musical chairs,
Verna Showers, Joan Wilson, 'Barbara
Irwin.
MacLeod Johnston, 29-year-old em-
ployee of the C, Lloyd & Son sash and
door factory here, died late Monday
afternoon as the result of burns suf-
fered in au exploaion at the plant on
Saturday morning,
i Jack k.happer, 26, was a second vie-
On Tuesday evening of last week tun of the accident, curl is still in
17:Th:Voernsei o!. time,
crowd b:r ctaArlutalTis thot c\,\."ititlitton. is .considered satisfactory.
cut district at the Belgrave Arena. Mudd 61,;" 11'11"vinero
enthusiasm was $110111 by the coin- ! Dust Exploded
munity and district in die different The exact eau „ of the e21,10,4,..4., liar
not pit determined, but it is
known that dust in the ,haviui.t.
age vault, adjacent tc, t.h4s boiler
exploded. Mac Johnston %vas voirk-
iag iii this 1 atilt at tile time and Was
BELHAVE CARNIVAL
DRAWS Blfi CROWD
costume events with over one hundred
dressed.
The Stratford Skating Club thrilled
the, large audience with their perform-
ance and novelty acts. Members of the extenaively burned about the apper club included Rose Marie Grand,part of the b,o4 and the legs be tiro FinLogan, Juan burs! ihene.
Morris, Rosa Smith, Ron Richards, ..Loj livr. who was in the boiler :sham
'Harold Williams, Don lb and near the entrance .to the vault, was
Ken Scott. not aa comph-aely exposed.
Prize-winners in the di;farent • i 'm cc '11: the exPlusion, blov a.
in the Outside wall of were as follows: Best Valentin tie • .es and the fire spread to the
central portion of the factory. The
Wingharn fire brigade fought time
flames for nearly two hours betoee•
they were brought under control, It
is expected that damage from the ex-
plosion, fire, smoke and water will
amount to several thousand dollars.
Popular Resident
Arthur MacLeod Johnston was
well known in this community, haying,
lived here for the past eight years,
lie was popular with his fellot+, work-
men and his many friends in toWit.
He acts a member of the United.
Church.
Deceased was a son of Mr. anti
Mrs. George Johnston, who survive,
and who reside just south of Wing-
ham on No. 4 Highway, Prior to
.moving to Vs'ingliam he resided at
Brussels.
Three and a half years ago he
married Laura Yuill, who survives, as
well as a brother, Robert, at home and
a sister, Mrs.- Clarence Borho (Lois)
of Wingharn.
Private funeral Ser\.ice.:wvill ltd held
at the home of his Tarenta at 10.30
a.m. Thursday, followed by public
service at Currie's funeral home at
2,30 p.m. Interment will be in the
Wingharn Cemetery.
Sincere sympathy is extended to
the sorrowing relatives.
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
HAD LARGE GATHERING
Twenty-six tables were in play at
the Valentine euchre held in die
council chamber on Wednesday even-
Mg last under the auspices of the W.
I. Ladies prize was won by Mrs. J.
Lott, men's prize by Wm. Taylor, and
Mystery prize went to Ed. Marsh.
BABY BUGGY FOUND
A baby buggy in good conditian
(empty) was found on the Lucknow
road, just out of Wingham on Tues-
day afternoon. The owner may have
same by calling the Rural Hydro of-
fice in \\*hightail.
—Mr. and Mrs. John R. Carter and
two sons, Jack and David, of Scar-
boro, visited at the horse of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Carter, Francis Street, over
the week-end. years separates the death of brother Ladies please bring lunch.
and sister. There were 13 in the fam-