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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-09-12, Page 1To Speak at Baptist' Anniversary Services Rev, J. F. Holliday, B. A., will be the guest speaker at the Wingham Baptist Church, 75th Anniversary Services, on Sunday, September 16th. He is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Fellowship of Independent Baptist Churches of Ontario and Quebec and was a chaplain in the last war. He will speak at three services at 10 fain., 11 a.m, and 7 p.m, His subjects will be 'Satan's Jam-Pot'. 'How to Get Out of the Fog', and 'How Christ Builds His Church', The 11 a.m, ser- vice will be broadcast over CKNX. He will also he special speaker at the ,':'vice on Monday evening, Premier Congratulates Local Member Premier Leslie Frost extends eOngratttlations to John W, Hanna, Mem- ber of the Provincial Government for Huron-Bruce following his nom- ination as candidate for the next election, The nomination meeting Was held in Wingham Town Hall last Thursday evening, JOHN W. HANNA, .M.P.P. 1$ At a regular meeting of Wingham Utilities Commission held Tuesday morning, D, IN. Jeffs, superintendent, tendered his resignation to the Com- mission and asked to be relieved of his duties on November 1st„ 1951. The resignation was accepted by the Com- mission, with regret, A letter was presented from the Hydro Electric Power Commission setting out rates for a new type of street lamp and it was agreed that a sample lamp be erected so that the effect could be seen by the Street . Committee of the Council, Supt, Jeffs reported that the aver- age daily consumption of water for August was 247677 gallons and the pumping costs was 2.09c per 1000 gallons. It was agreed that advertisements be prepared for the position of super- intendent for the Commission. DATE IS SET FOR FALL CHM SALE The energetic ladies of the Wing- ham General Hospital Auxiliary held their fall-planning meeting last Fri- day afternoon. This was the first meeting after the summer holidays and plans were laid for fall work, which include the annual Rummage Sale. Saturday, October 20th, is the date set for one of Wingham's biggest events, the Fall Rummage Sale, It was decided to sell Memo Calendars, featuring a picture of the hospital in the corner. These, it is hoped, would make practical Christmas re- membrances. Everyone is urged to look over their unneeded articles and have them ready for this big event. ;Lastayear:s sale earned over $800. for . Vett up during the summer and it is expected that the sewing groups . will again become active and look after the necessary sewing. President, Mrs. Murray Johnson meeting. presided at the ALONG MAIN DRAG By .the Pedestrian Hats-off to the local Lions who roar again on Friday night of this week. Those fancy trash cans that you see along the main street are the work of our Lions. So deposit your trash there and that doesn't mean The Advance-Times. Belgrave a )1 11 at 1.3 Tod pens mu anritie4ii With which is amalgamated the Gerrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Subscr4tion $2.56 per year; 6o per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, 'WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12th, 1951 Vol. 77 - No. 2 110 IFOR WALLACE LAID TO REST • A resident of Donnybrook most of his life, George Wallace died on Wed- nesday, September 5th., in Wingham General Hospital. Mr. Wallace was horn in Winthrop but moved to Don- nybrook with his parents at an early age, Here he engaged in farming and was in his 86th 'year. He was a mem- ber of Donnybrook United Church. Predeceased by three sisters, Mr. Wallace, a bachelor, is survived by one sister, Mrs, J. M. Cunningham of tyas.:.sondu cted,, from Ctirrie's 'Funeral Home, (iii§4:: urday, by Rev. W. A. Beecroft of the United Church. Interment was in Wingham cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Johnston, Winthrop; Russell Bolton, Winthrop; Gus Devereaux, Donnybrook; Hilliary Jefferson, Don- nybrook; Will Aitken, Wingham and Will Alton, Wingham, Mrs. J. M. Cunningham, and her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Hinton and her husband, all from Toronto, attended the funeral. D. W. Jeffs Resigns from Post as Utilities Super COUNCIL PROTESTS DELL LABOR COSTS East Wawanosh council met Sept. 4, all members present, the Reeve pre- siding. Minutes of the meeting held on August 7th., were read, and adopted on motion of Robertson and McGow, an. Correspondence was read from the Dep't. of Lands and Forests re the open deer season in the Township this Fall, the Dept. of Municipal Affairs, Russell Dougherty re drain, and the Bell Telephone Co. re a proposed in- crease in rates, The Council felt that an increase in telephone rates was not warranted, Labour costs, seemed excessively high with the Bell Telephone, Prom a bill the Council had received it appeared that the labour alone for erecting 2 poles in the Township had amounted to approximately $59,40 each. This seemed an exorbitant sum consider- ing the work involved, and Council concluded that the proposed increase might be due, in part at least, to over- ly high labour costs. The Aseessment Roll for 1952 was received by the Council. Moved by Taylor and Campbell that we apply for the Interim Road Sub- sidy on expenditures up to September 1st., and that the application be signed by the proper officials and forwarded to the Department of High- ways, Passed. The Road and General Accounts as presented were passed and ordered paid on motion of Campbell and Rob- ertson. Road Cheques-Stuart McBurney, salary, 189.60, bills paid, 5.70, $195.30; Ernest Walker, labour on grader, $5,25; Morris Bosman, shoulder work $20.60; Marvin McDowell, shoulder work, $7.50; Murray Machine Shop, Welding grader, $4.00; Geo. Radford, ha h 'an ing, 050,00; .W.• „S, !bmr. , 25 gas ; i , .aa; . Dept. of Highway's of Ont, tax on 245 :gals, fuel oil, $26.95. General Cheques-Lawrence Taylor, lox bounty, $2.00; Wendell McCallum, fox bounty, $2.00; Jim Gaunt, fox bounty, $2.00; Jerome Lippert, fox bounty, $2.00; W. S. Gibson, insurance $257.84; RR, D. Munro, relief account, $14.53; R, M. Shiell, valuing poultry, $2.00; J. C. McBurney, poultry claim, 12 hens, $30.00; Wingham Rural Fife Dept. trip to fire $18.00. Council adjourned on motion of Mc- Gowan and Robertson to meet again October 2, at 1 o'clock Standard Time in Belgrave Community Centre. Alex McBurney, Acting Clerk. J. D. Beecroft, Reeve. -Mr. and Mrs. H.' E. Poison, Pick- ering; Mr, and Mrs, Jas. Gower, Osh- awa and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greer of Royal Oak, Michigan, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Grose of the Brunswick Hotel. Band Concert 21st Anti-Tank Regimental Ban will hold a band concert in the town park, Wingham, at 8.30 Sunday, Sept. 16th under the direction of band- master Sgt. Seddon. 12b Local Advertising Pays Off Well A Formosa man, who ran an adver- tisement in tthe Advance-Times of- fering a line of deep-freezers for sale, is amazed at the results he obtained. Not only did he sell several of the freezers locally, but along came an order from Sault Ste. Marie. If you want results advertise in your local Paper, PLEASE NOTE Purdon's bread delivery will corn- /nonce Monday, Sept. 17th. Delivery will be made in the afternoons every day (mornings on Wednesdays). Please note-All streets west of Josephine (mein St.) Will have de- liveries On Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All streets east of Josephine will have deliveries on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Please place bread cards in Win- dow if you want broad. Anyone need- ing cards can have same by asking for them PURDON'S BAKERY 12b GOVERNOR INSTALLS NEW KIN PRUIDENT ‘‘,Ross Hamilton Was officially in- stalled as President of the Wingham Kinsmen Club at 'the first dinner meeting of the 195142 season held at the. Queen's Hotel last Friday night. The installation was in charge of District Deputy Goyernor Ron Leliev- er of Walkerton who spoke briefly on Kinsmenship and then welcomed the new officers Into the executive. The complete executive for the com- ing year is as fellows; President, Ross Hamilton; PaSt President, Scott Reid; 1st Vice .Pres., Ken Johnson; 2nd Vice Pres., Pob Clarke; Secre- tary, Al Williams; Registrar, Cal Burke; Treasurer, Lloyd Ellacott; Directors, John Cfewson, Jack Lloyd, Jack Bateson. Newly-elected President Ross made a fitting speech of tacceptance as he pledged himself to Carry on the work of Kin, and outlined some of his plans for the coming year, Before the installation- ceremony, the meeting was In charge of Im- mediate Past Preiiident Scott Reid who started the t year off well by assessing a good. ritimber of fines and clearing up a fetyiteins of business. One hundred percent attendance pins were presented ,#), nine Kinsmen: Bob Carbert, Scott;'1teid, Lloyd Ella- cott, Bob Clarke, :pss Hamilton, Vic Loughlean, Ken jylinson, Jack Gor- butt and Ross Vcig4. Baby spoons, indicative of an iii- crease in one's faniily, were presented to George Guest4nd another Kins- man about whortilhere seems to be some confusion the minds of 1 certain members: te' Secretary Bob stpalbert gave his final report, a 'C'iiMplete account of the work he had', one during the past year and recel well-deserved round of applans hi's efforts and his exemplary re Kin Vic LQ.1.; reported on further plans t , year's Soap Box Derby and of .the possibil- ity e,f sentlin eWirmer to the cliarriPionShip -I a. Akron, After this came the installation ceremony with Deputy Governor Ron Leliever in charge, and Kin Jack Stevens acting as court clerk, RELIGIOUS PLAY The Gorrie W. A. are sponsoring the famous Hollywood pilgrimage play "The Story of the Life of Jesus Christ" on Friday, September 14th., in Gorrie United Church, at 8.30 p.m. in th, evening and matinee at 3 p.m. Admission, adults, 50 cents, children, 25 cents. Branches of the Harriston, Listowel, and Palmerston Legion took part in the annual Drumhead service in the Agricultural Park at Fordwich on Sunday, Present were the 21st. Anti- Tank Regiment Band from Wingham tinder *Sergeant-Major Bert Mitchell and Bandmaster B. Seddon, and the R.C.A.F. Band 'from the Clinton station, Over 100 veterans of both wars marched in the parade and a crowd estimated between four and five hundred took part in the service. Guest speaker was Rev, J. 11, Watt B. A, B. D., Chaplain of the Howick Branch, Also present were Ontario Commander T. A. Hideo, Zone Com- mander George Inglis of the Howiek Branch, District President Gellatly, Rev. A, Nimino, of Wingham and Rev, W. Tristram, Fordwich. Rev, Watt pointed out that it would take More than blood, sweat and tears to wie the peace. 'We • must turn back to eaptitre something of the spirit we once had. Let us do something to make this a better world so that our boys may See that we have the torch" stated the speak- er. He ended with the quotation; "At the going down of the sun, and in the Mottling, we shall remember them." The Provincial President brought greetings from 309 branches and 60,- A. capacity crowd of 500 jammed he Wingham, town hall Thursday night to hear Premier Frost speak; and to see John W, Hanna, M.P,P., chosen as the Progressive Conserva- tive candidate for the Huron-Bruce seat at Queen's Park. Our representa- tive for the past eight years, John Hanna was the only nomination re- ceived to carry the Conservative ban- ner in the provincial election expect- ed sometime this year, !AMR RINK WINS THIRD AT ELORA The Labour Day Tournament, on the Elora, Kitchener and, Elmira greens, largest of its kind in Canada, drew 164 entries this year and several Wingham bowlers were prize winners. These were A. M, Crawford, Wing- ham, 3. teri,n plus 29-3 IVIel Donahtte,, Wine‘Plile'..254 end :NM; Hamilton, Wingham, 3 wins plus 15 -(47), The Mundell Rose Bowl Trophy this year went to Stayner while Brampton was second. Congratula- tions to these local winners. Hope you do as well or even better in the future. FLOOR COMPLETED Ys• Pouring was completed Monday night on the arena floor and the final polishing remains to be done. Work commenced last Wednesday morning on the floor. .A 000 members of the Canadian Legion. Mr. Hulsa called it the greatest ser- vice club in the Dominion of Canada with over 300,000 paid-up members," There is no other group as strong as we are. We have changed from ser- vice rendered in war to service in peace, such as community work." "More and more troops from this country will be going overseas." Tax es are still a small thing as compared to security. Let us see that those men in the service overseas receive the es- sential comforts needed and that their families are looked after." The legion is also proud of the ath- letic triumphs amongst the branches here. Over 75,000 children participated in minor sports under Legion direc- tion last year. Prov, President .Nuke presented a Legion scholarship to Donald Irish of Port Elgin, son of Sgt, Major Irish and Mrs. Irish, who served with the RAF' in World War I, He will attend the University of Toronto and take a course in chemistry. Other speakers were Harold Genet- iy, district commander of the Legion, and Zone Commander George Inglis of the Timid( Branch and Parade Marshal. Thos. Ritchie. Another big Legion meeting will be held in Owen Sound on Sunday. Sept. ember 30th, The many newsmen present from Toronto, London and Stratford, who fully expected to hear the Premier announce an election date, were sadly disappointed. Mr. Frost made no men- tion of an election but he did discuss several important issues. Hospital Grant Premier Frost, who earlier toured the Wingham Hospital, pointed out that our hospital was the forerunner of the present grant system for hos- JOHN WEIR PASSES IN EIGHTIETH YEAR After six months in the Wingham General Hospital, John Weir, 80, passed away on Wednesday, Septem- ber nth. He was the eldest son of the late Robert and Jane Weir of Turn- berry. Born in Turnberry Township, he took over his parent's farm after at- tending school here. Mr. Weir was a member of St, Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham. He is survived by his wife, the former Elizabeth Vanstone and three children: Dr. Edith Weir of 'ashington, DC, Dr. Robert Weir of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, and Mrs. C. J. !Elizabeth) DowMan, of New York City. A sister Jean Weir resides in Wing- ham, and a brother, David lives in Saskatchewan. The service was con- ducted by' the Rev. E. 0. Lancaster from the Currie Funeral Home on Friday, September 7th.. and interment was in Wingham cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Breen, Frank Powell, Isaac Wright, George Wright, Thomas Wheeler and John Merilsori, Bell Telephone Co. Seeks to Raise Rate's Increases of 25 cents per month for two-party residence telephone service in Wingham and of 50 cents for resi- dence individual lines are proposed in Bell Telephone's application for revised rates filed in Ottawa with The Board of Transport Commission- ers for Canada, according to D. A. McArthur, the company's manager for this region. The proposed increase for indi- vidual line business service is $1.00 monthly and for two-party business service it is 75c monthly. No change is proposed in long dis- tance rates, A comparison of present rates for typical classes of service with propos- ed rates in Wingham follows: Pres- Pro- In- ant posed crease $3.05 $3.55 $ .50 2.65 2,90 .25 2,45 2.80 .35 1.00 ,75 .75 1.50 W. 1, MEETING The regular . meeting of the Wing- ham Women's Institue will be held in the council chambers on Thurstlat next, SepUmber 20th., at 2,30 p.m, The roll call, "A Canadian Fur-Bear- ing Animal"; Program convener, -Mrs, J. Henry, Agriculture. Speaker, Mrs. 0. G. 'Anderson, Belgrave. Hostesses, Mrs. William Ford, Mrs. N. Keating Mrs. .1, Currie. Miss K. Pringle ami Mrs. E. Wilkinson. Everybody wel- come. Time to Smile- City Aunt-"And what brought you to town, Henry?" Henry.... "Oh, well, I jus' come to see the sights, and I thought that I'd call oit you first." NOTICE TO HYDRO CONSUMERS IN THE TOWN OF WINGHAM- NORTH OF C.N.R. TRACKS The Hydro will be off Sunday, Sep- tember 16th, from 1,30 p.m. to 5 p.m., due to line repairs. WINGHAM UTILITIES COMM. • District Legions out for Big Drumhead Service at Fordmich RESIDENCE Individual line Two-party line Rural Extension telephone . 1.00 1.00 BUSINESS Individual line 5.00 6,00 Two-party line 4.25 5.00 Rural . 3.25 4.00 P.B.X. trunk . 7.50 9.00 Extension telephone 1.25 1,23 Hanna is Re-named at P.C. ,Rally--Premier Frost Speaks pitals in the province of Ontario. Wingham. General Hospital received one of the earliest grants from the province. "The people of Wingham are smart,"' said the Premier, "they discovered that the 19447 grant for hospitals was more generous than in 1945 and so they came to me with a • bill for $24,000 and what could I do but pay it?" Premise School Addition The Premier promised a public school addition by next year and a great deal more paving on our dis- trict highways. He lauded the pro- gress made here in the past several years and said he expected to see much more in the future. Paying a fine tribute to our local member, Jack Hanna, Mr. Frost stat- ed," He is one of the remarkable men in Ontario, a man of colour and dash. He sees the things that should be done and is not afraid to tell others. His greatest attribute is his love of people, I am proud to he associated with him and to come to his commun- ity," Farmers to Benefit Swinging over to farming, the Premier promised, "We are resolved to cut the red-tape that has been building up our farm market. If con- stitutional difficulties stand in the way, we'll take them to court and find out what the trouble is." "We'll give our farmers freedom of action in the marketing of the things we grow." He referred to agriculture as the foundation industry and the basic producing backbone of our province with a total production of one and a quarter billion dollars last year, Look At the Record Ontario's Premier took a look at the record and referred to Hydro, Rural Telephones, Immigration, Roads and ,Education as good examples of what the provincial administration is 7 `71i.eii' eis3ifer; :EY .wiltrtpQr.V4Ar my hands off the",nioney bags of the province and still treasurer. The, temptation is to add up the costs," he claimed. However he pointed-out the. spending that was necessitated by the great expansion in the province. Ten thousand immigrants, or one whole community four times the size of Wingham, are entering this pro- vince every month, he revealed, and (Continued on page 10e K1NETTES PLAN WEINER ROAST The first fall meeting of the Wing- ham Kinette Club was held on Mon- day evening at the home of Ethel Spry, The meeting opened with the Kinette song and Jean Loughlean gave the roll call. The minute of the last meeting were read by Ethel Spry, then Edythe Johnson was called upon to give the treasurer's report. President Joyce Heal welcomed two new members, Irene Hopper and Leonne Cameron, into the The conveners of each committee gave a report on last year's work, Joyce Heal then turned the meeting over to the new president, Lois Ham- ilton for 51-32. The yearly bulletin for district No. 1 was given out to each members. Presidentle read a letter from our District Governor Jean Allin congratulating the Kinettes on being one of the top clubs of the year. There was a short business period and it was decided to have a Weiner roast on Sept. 19th, The raffle of the evening was won by Mary Carbert, and a delicious lunch was served by the hostess of the evening. The next meeting will be held at the home of jean toughie= on Sept. 24. Dancing at the Royal T You arc welcome at the Royal ,on Saturday night for your dancing pleasure from 9.30 to 12. Music by Wilbee's Orchestra.