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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-03-28, Page 1LOCAL MEN PURCHASE C. COOKE FACTORY r`Three local men, DeWitt Miller, Robert Casemore .and James Hamil- ton, have purchased the factory own- ed by the estate of the late Charles Cooke, on Josephine Street North. Mr. Cooke had been engaged in the manu- facture of toilet seats and 'about ten men were employed. sy\ The building was extensively dam- aged by fire two years ago and since that time new equipment was install- ed and work was carried on in the usable portion of the structure. The new owners intend to double the out- put of the plant and increase the staff as necessary. They took over on Monday morning. Railway Crane Disrupts Wires There was a bit of eXeitement In the north end of the town Good Friday morning when a C,P',11: work train got out of hand, The train was stopped on the line just north of the bridge over the Maitland River, with brakes locked, while a travelling crane on one of the cars loaded timbers onto the flatcars, During the operation the wheels of the cars began to slide on the slippery rails and before tile skid was halted the boom of the crane had caught the telephone line at the road crossing and two of the high crossing poles went down. One wire of the Hydro line was also ,broken so service on both utilities was disrupted until repairs could be made. BRINE CLUB There were seven tables in play at the bridge club on Thursday evening'. Results were as follows: North and South—First, Mrs. A. R. DuVal and Rev. Vogan; second, Mrs. J. H. Crawford and D. Nasmith: third, Mrs. R. S. Hetherington and ,Miss M. Johnston; fourth, J. Mason and D. Crompton. East and West—First, Mrs. D. Na- smith and Miss M. MacLean; second, George Williams and J. A. Wilson; third, Mrs. Id. G. MacKay and H. G. MacKay; fourth, B, Kennedy and D. B, Porter. No doubt there will be many people thinking of sending their income tax returns into the Government. Do not forget the receipts for donations to the Wingham Community Arena are exempt from taxation. If you have not got your receipt stamped, write across it in ink "exempt for Income tax purposes". If you are ready to fulfill your sub- scription for the Arena Fund it would gladly be received by R. Macintosh and a receipt mailed to you at once; as we are desirous of paying our obli- gations off as soon as possible in ord- er to cut down on interest charges. We are in an excellent financial position, let yours be the one that finishes the job. . . . AND-EVERYWHERCTHE Wait WENT 'THE IR DEER WAS SURE TO GO Although the famed Dionne quintuPlets have all kinds of pets, rang- ing from kittens to horses, the one that now gives them the most natural timidity of human beings, pleasure is !`Berribii'' a deer they found near their home at Callender, At left ( VM11Y, Marie, Annette and Ont., when he was a "tot” of two months old. The girls, through months sluff at the tassle on Cetile's nat, of coming..anjpatient training,,hato mansmd le overcome the„deer s vitAng the animal into _their home. —newel Prds$ Osmanli, and he is now one of the family. Vvotile are seen watching "13amnik Right: the femotte five are seen in- RED CROSS CANVASS IS NOT COMPLETED The membeis of the Wingham Branch Canadian Legion would like to remind the residents of the town that the canvass for. the .Red Cross Society has not been Completed as yet. Some streets remain,. to he covered, and if no one has called at your home within the next few' days you are asked ,to leave your donation at either of the banks. It has been difficult to secure suf- ficient canvassers who would be free at the proper time to complete the house-to-house campaign. Neverthe- less the Legion is most anxious to reach its allocation. A good share of the money from this part of the prov- ince is used in the Veterans' Service work for the diSabled men at West- minster Hospital in London. Please don't fdrget the Red Cross campaign, and if you are not contact- ed personally, your donation will be most welcome at either the Dominion Bank or the Canadian Bank of Com- merce. Donates Trophies For Pee-Wee Players John W. Hanna, M.LA, for Huron- Bruce, donated two of the trophies up for competition at the Goderich Pee-Wee Hockey ,Tournament this week. One goes to. the player .scoring the most, gees fout -games and the second to the goal-keeper with the least tallies against him in the first four games. GIFTS TO CHURCH DEDICATED SUNDAY (By our Belgrave Correspondent) Easter services in Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave, were well attended and conducted by the rector, Rev. J. A. Roberts. The choir sang as an anthem the Easter hymn "Hail Festal Day." A beautiful silver chalice and paten, the gift of Mrs. W. Smith, Hespeler and Mrs. N. ,Montgomery, London, were used for the first time and dedicated by the rector. To the glory of God and in loving memory of their parents, Wm. and Lily Cole. Mr, and Mrs. W. Smith and Sheila, also Mr. and Mrs. N. Montgomery, Jack and Jill, attended lite servi:v. With which is amalgamated the Gntrie Vidette and Wroxeter News 411nomonomos•••••••..... Subscription $2,5o per year; 6c per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WED NESDAY, MARCH 28th, 1951 Vol. 76 No. 31 —Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Purdon and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Deyell spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. James Porter in Detroit, CEILIDH The CEILIDH met to sew at the Wingham General Hospital on Mon- day evening. The hostesses were Miss Agnes Williamson and Miss Christine Isbister, action, All welcome. 28b Kin, Lions Will Cross Brooms at Ice Carnival A special Youth for Christ film will be shown in the Wingham Baptist Church Saturday evening of this week at 8 o'clock. Titled "38th Parallel", the film documents the spiritual har- vest in Korea just before the outbreak of war, as well as sequences on the Korean people, the heartbreak of Kor- ea's orphans and lepers, as well as combat pictures of the UN troops in SENATOR' JOHN HANNA ADDS SPICE TO HOUSE The following story from the Ont- ario Dailies is of interest here, John W. Henna has added much xo the gaiety of life in the Legislature since he first entered the House in 943. There has been more color to his career than probably any other in the Honse. Dignified and handsome, he dresses most sedately, and early in 'his days here was labelled with the 'leg "Senator," He has been a hard-working mei-ti- ler on behalf of is Riding of Huron- Eruce, but his attitude toward the the proceedings of the House has been more casual, He has been a steady at- Undant, but he never has been so impressed with proceedings as ,to be vver-awed. His wit and repartee have :inightened up many an otherwise dull slitting. His extra-mural activities ;have been along the same line. A few years age lie made consid- feeble news when he started the "Liz- ard Club." A satire on the serious- ness of political life. its rnembers•wore silver lizard pins on their lapels, better than two inches long and of the type usually found on ladies' handbags. Their program was very simple.. . they were for "The Little People." Then it will be remembered, he also made the press across Canada, when, cat one quiet evening here in Toronto, he announced he was contesting the Federal Conservative leadership. He 'was never seriously in the field, of s'ourse, but, as the first declared candi• date, he got plenty of publicity. pehind this front of apparent frivol- ity, however, those close to Jack have known that underneath he has a :strong seriousness, His latest move bears this out. In a statement lie has come out with the proposal that heart eiinies should be established through- out the Province. The victim of a mild :attack himself last summer, he has a thorough knowledge of heart disease, and it's effects today. He points out that in his home town of Wingham, sex of the town's leading business men in one business block alone, are all seffering from heart conditions. It is the leading killer in the Province, and in 1949 was responsible for 14,788 whAe4Patleer.„intitee..sarne Yeae -was responSible for :6,004 deaths. Experience in the United States, with .clinics, has shown that much of this could be corrected,-the member con- tends, and he believes there should be ..tuinics now in every large centre, and every hospital. Saturday Night Jitney Winners in the mixed curling on Saturday evening were: First, Dr. Ir- -win, skip, Mrs. Irwin, William Brown- :tie, Mrs. R. E. McKinney; second, Don Nesmith, skip, Mrs. R. S. Hethering- ton, Lloyd Casemore, Agnes William- WROXETER EUCHRE AND (IROKINOLE PARTY Come and bring your friends to a Progressive Euchre and Crokinole Party to be held Thursday evening, March 29th at 8 o'clock in the Mas- onic Club Rooms, Wroxeter. Sponsor- ed by the Ladies For-Rest Club the party will feature novelty prizes. Ad- mission 25 cents. Ladies please bring 28* —Miss Barbara Playfair, of Hamil- ton, is spending the Easter holidays 'with Miss Jean Hobden, John C. McCreight Turnberry Native John C, McCreight, 84, a resident tnf Elma Township for 35 years died Sunday at his home, concession 10, He was a native of Turnberry Township and. spent his early life there. He was twice married and was -a member of St. David's Anglican Church, Hetifryn. Surviving are four sons, Roy, of Palmerston; Earl, Windsor; Cecil, Atwood; Lister, Elma Township; one daughter, 111rs, Jane Wilson, Elma; two brothers, Thomas and Alfred of Wingham. The remains :rested at Peebles fun- tral home, Atwood, where services will be conducted on Wednesday at 1.80 p,m. by Rev. John Kerr, Brussels, and 'Intern-lent made in Wing-hart ceme- tery. MUSIC sEftwou AT BAPTIST CHURCH Mugleal testimony will be preaented in Wingham. Baptist Church by Cent- ral Baptist Seminary at all services on Sunday, April 1st, 11 a.na.,, I arid gib p.m. MUSIC by outstanding &view Maurice Boillat and the male quartet of the Serilinaty, Beantiful teohnicialor film deseribing the Work of Seminary "Worktrien—Not Ashatii, :r-d" at 8,16 serViee, All welcome, Bluevale Couple Married 25 Years (13yr our Bluevale Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. J. H, Smith celebrated the 25th anniversary of their marriage at their home in Bluevale on Satur, day evening, when dinner was served to fifteen relatives and friends, a three-storey cake being the central decoration, iNifr. and Mrs, Smith were married on*March 3rd., 1920, at the United Church parsonage at Belgrave by the Rev, James Scobie, Following the ceremony a reception was' held at the home of the bride's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs, James B. Kerney, 4th line of Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Speir and Miss Margaret Robinson were guests at the reception and were present for the anniversary. Other guests included their daugh- ter, Mrs. Myers and her husband, of Toronto and two sons, Wilmer and Mac, Mr. and Mrs, Alex McCreckin and Mr, and iMrs. Harold Hamilton, Bluevale, LONDON RINK WINS TUESDAY'S CURLING A rink from London walked off with first honors on the second day of the Wingham Bonspiel, Tuesday of last week. H. Sifton was the skip, with E. Brown, E. King and A. Mc- Leish. They chalked up three wins and a plus of 22. Second, Paisley, Lorne Evans, skip, W. Gregg, G. Ar- chibald, F. Watson, three wins plus 13. Third, Wingham, Stewart Scott, skip, F. McCormick, N. Rintoul, L. G. Bryce, two wins plus 15. *Fourth, Wingham, Jim Carr, skip, Dr. Irwin, W. Tiffin and G. Miller, two wins plus 14, The death of a well-known Wing- ham resident occurred Thursday of last week with the passing of Josiah 1Wells, at his home on Edward Street. 1Mr. Wells was 82 years of age. He was born in Northamptonshire, England, coming to Canada in March, 1913. Since that time he had been a resident of this community. On June 16, 1889 he was married to Emma Smith, and five children predeceased them before they came to Canada. Surviving besides his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Percy (Helen) Hogg, Mrs. Joseph (Edith) Montgomery and Mrs, George (Marjorie) Sieling, all of Wingham; a son, Harry, of Essex, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Two brothers arc' still living in England. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon from the R. A. Currie fun- eral home with interment in the Wing'hnm Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Scott, Percy Clark, A. Peebles, , Fred MeLean, G. Godkin and W. A. Galbraith, rir. IV. A. Broveroft offie- toted. LOCAL AND PERSONAL- - Mr. Jim" Hohils..L. of Ajux. spent • the Easter week-end with his nyrents, —Mrs, R,,:hcrt Meti,c• with ' • SIr. and Nirg, tleneney fc,r fcw last N.\ Cek, --Mrs. Ernie Miller is :Tending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tan Bateman, in Strathroy. _la,. .pvitt • the Easter week-end with his nude and mini, Mr. and Mrs, George Baird. Thursday evening of this week is the date of the big Kinsmen Ice Kar- nivel at the Wingham Arena. The Carnival will definitely be held as ad- vertised and there is a grand line-up of prizes for the various events and there should be plenty of fun for all those who like to get out on skates, The carnival is slated to open at 8.30 and the broomball game between teams from the Lions and Kinsmen Clubs is one of the highlights of the evening, A moccasin dance to the music of the Blu-Tones completes the entertainment, Note the advertise- ment on Page Nine of this paper for details of the prize list. CHILDREN TO HEALTH There are two frisky kids in Guelph—both of them three years old —who are literally walking advertise- merit for the success of the orthopae- dic treatmexiet if it is undertaken at an early age. They're advertisements, too, for the good work that the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and its affil- iated service clubs have been doing for handicapped youngsters—and which they can continue through an enthusiastic response to the Easter Seal Campaign, Feb. 25 to March 25. For both Nancy G. and Larry D., were born with malformations—the little girl with a congenital hip dis- location and the boy with a club foot. And to-day they're not only walking normally, but the fact is they both now ARE perfectly normal. Both children were less than two years old when' the society, in con- junction with the Guelph Rotary Club arranged for them to receive treat- ment at the Hospital for Sick Child- ren. Nancy was the first one to go to the hospital, She started her treat- ments in June, 1949, when doctors stretched her leg sideways until it was flush with her hip, and they put her in a plaster cast. And astreatments cont,inued, grad- „ ually the angle was reduced and the leg was lowered a bit with each new plaster, until finally it was in the proper position. Now, after several readjustments of the cast, she no longer has to wear one at all. Larry went to the hospital in March of 1950, for his first treatment. After he had made several trips back to the hospital for adjustments, a nurse vis- iting his home a month ago reported the lad was "walking well with his foot in the proper position.” The two cases, according to a spokesman, for the society, point up the supreme importance of 0 early treatment. "These malfopnations must be treated early, when a child's bones are still soft," he said. "If treat- ment is postponed until he has be- come an adolescent or an adult, it is often impossible to correct the con- dition fully." You recently received your Seals by mail. Have you returned your don- ation? THOMAS DICKSON BURIED WEDNESDAY Spitfires Into Final Round The first game of the Class "A" W. 0.A.A, hockey finals, between Dur- ham and Wingham teams was played in the Walkerton Arena on Tuesday evening, too late to get results into this issue. The second game is slated for Friday evening of this week in the Wingham Arena. It should he well worth seeing. This Week We Lose Friends The mailing list of the Advance- Times has been corrected and all pay- ments up to Monday of this week should be credited on your address label. If you have paid your subscrip- tion within recent weeks, please check the label to make sure that proper credit has been given. We are also unhappy to relate that we are about to lose twenty good friends. They are the readers whose subscriptions expire at the end of March. Due to the fact that this newspaper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, and guaran- tees a paid-up subscription list to its advertisers, we are forced to delete the names of those whose subscrip- tions are in arrears three months. It's a rule we can't break . . . and we don't want to part company with those friends who have simply neglec- ted to send in their subscriptions. Could we have them this week? FILM AT BAPTIST CHURCH MRS. NATHANIEL BOLT FUNERAL TUESDAY The funeral of the late Mrs, Nath- aniel Bolt was held at the R. A, Cur- rie funeral home here at 2.30 Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. Alex. Nimmo of- ficiating, Interment was in the Wing- ham cemetery and the pallbearers were six grandsons, Clifford, Russell and Kenneth Purdon, Alvin Moore, William Bolt and Melville Morrison. Mrs. Bolt had suffered for some time from a heart ailment, but her condition had not been serious. She was taken to the Wingham General Hospital on Saturday evening and passed away the following morning, She was in her 79th year. Born in New York State, she came to Canada at the age of 16, She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs, John Bolt, and was first married to William Akey and they resided in Chesley until his death, In 1893 she married Nathaniel Bolt, and they farmed in East Wawanosh Township until six years ago, when they retired to live with their daughter, Mrs. Har- old Cook, at Blyth, Mr. Bolt passed away four years ago, Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Olive Bruce, Wallacehurg; Mrs. Gord- on (Lily) Moore, Acton; Mrs. John (Annie) Purdon, Whitechurch; Mrs. Jean Fox, London; Mrs. Alf, (Mary) Mitchell, Acton; Mrs, Harold Cook, Blyth, A son, William, died in 1929. There are fourteen grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Fred Sage, Rochester, N. Y., and a brother, Frank, in Toronto, J. Scott Inglis Dies at Belmore The community was shocked to learn of the passing of John Scott Inglis at his home on the second concession of Carrick on Tuesday of last week. He was in his 68th year, Mr. Inglis a lifelong resident of the township, was held in high esteem by his many friends throughout the district where he was widely known, coming from one of the oldest famil- ies in Carrick, He was the son of the late Mn. and Mrs. Thomas Inglis and was born on the farm where lie spent his entire life, He was an elder in the 'Delmore .Presbyteriart Church. In poor health fa 'seVeral yeata:with• a heart condition, he had been serious- ly ill for only a short time before his death on Tuesday. He leaves to rnourn, his widow, the former Agnes Aitken, two sons, Thomas and Robert, both of Carrick; four daughters, Mrs, Carl (Elizabeth) Tegler, Clifford; Mrs.' Herman (Grace) Tegler, Carrick; Jean at home, and Earl (Margaret) Hal- liday, of Kitchener. One sister, Mrs. Arnold Stewart, of Streetsville. A private funeral was held at his late home at 2.00 p.m. -on Thursday, March 22nd., Interment was made in McIntosh cemetery. Donations to. Arena Fund Are Deductible from Tax FIRE REPORTED AT WRONG GARAGE We warned you that things were turned upside-down at The Advance- Times office last week. One of the results was that we reported a fire. at Huron Motors. The actual location Of•theehlaze Was' att,Winglitim. ,UotorS, but fortunately no serious damage resulted. Huron Motors tells us they have never had a fire there and they don't want the newspaper starting' one. MARGARET FISHER WAS VETERAN POSTAL CLERK The many friends of Miss Margaret E. Fisher were saddened to learn of her sudden death on Saturday after- noon, March 17th. Miss Fisher, daugh- ter of the late Postmaster Peter and Mrs. Fisher, was a life-long resident of Wingham. She became a member of the Post Office staff upon leaving school and served continuously for over fifty years, during the reign of five sover- eigns—a most unusual experience. For seventy-three yeah the Fisher family were connected with the Post Office here, Mr, Fisher having re- ceived the Postmastership in the year 1867. During forty years Miss Fisher re- ceived the., late and -despatched. th(t early mail and was known throughout the town and countryside for her un- failing kindness, efficiency and inter- est in all who came to the wicket. The older members of the commun- ity will miss her cheerful presence. The funeral arrangements were car- ried out as previously announced in last week's paper. JOSIAH WELLS DIED THURSDAY —Miss Ruth Burgman, of Toronto, spent the Easter week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, W, Eurgman. • —Mis t; Norma Coutts of Tilbury, spent the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H, A. Coups, John St. —Mrs. Michael Willie received Mae- tee greeting by telephone on Satur- day evening from her brother in Ir- vine, Pa. Hart-Dennis. At the United Church parsonage, Brussels, Saturday, Dorothy Elinor Dennis and Hugh Anderson Hart ex- changed marriage vows before the Rev. Andrew Lane, The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Dennis, of Bluevale, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Jas. C. Hart of Brussels. The bride wore a street-length dress of turquoise tissue faille, fashioned with lace and rhinestone trim, and her corsage was of red roses, Miss Frances Dennis was her sister's atten- dant, wearing blue crepe, with a cor- sage of pink roses. Groomsman was EASTER SEALS HELP William J. Hart, brother of the groom At a reception at the bride's home, Mrs. Dennis wore navy tissue faille, with a corsage of pink carnations, and Mrs. Hart wore a grey two-piece ensemble, with a corsage of pink car- nations. For a trip through Southern Ontario, the bride donned a blue suit, with grey topcoat and navy accessor- ies, Mr. and Mrs. Hart will live at Gadshill, A resident of \\Ingham and dis- trict for thy p.v..t 65 yew's, Dickson died here last week in his. 70 year, Born near Guelph, Mr. Dickson came to \\Ingham sixty-five year,. ago itml year,; farmed. in Turn- hero. T„ unship. Hi' had lived retirol f,), the past three y(ar,-.. Surviviine besides rrnlyr tlace VTI ,til•Mt% • aro tw d.ntAt, nest at home. '1n..oph (Ehal NI0G111 of Bel- Ovvon Sound. A teside.: Pre Priv.oe tIVI.; :2.30 11,•';,, ti ,.'7n Ft. A. • Cineie n. W. wit!, 1,mi:a in Winlauc: erf. hen l W. 11. t iurney. Tier: Isard. Wm. Curric. VAtng anti McGill. Itit2CE1'TION AT WHITECHIRCH A reception will be held in the coin,. munity hall, Whitechurch, on Thurs- day evening, March 29th for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finlay, Henderson's five piece orchestra. Ladies please bring lunch. 28b NOME All town licenses are now due and payable. Dog tags are available at Town Clerk's office, T. W. PLATT, 28.11 Chief of Nike,