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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-10-10, Page 2CANADA SAVINGS BONI? SCRAPBOOK Jacques, WESTFIELD Guests at the home of Mrs. Frank Campbell over the week-end were Mr. and Mrs, John Smith. of Cottarn, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Brown of Tilbury, Mr. Melville Brown of Camber, Kr. and. Mrs, Everett Brown ef. St. Thom- as, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Smith and Miss Sally Taylor of Comber. The occasion being the celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith's 40th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Smith is a sister Of Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. J. E. Ford who has spent the past ,two months with her sister Mrs. Campbell returned home with Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The wedding dinner was served at noon on Thanksgiving day, W.M.S. ' The monthly meeting of the W.M.S. was held on Thursday afternoon in the Church School room with 13 present The meeting was in charge of the president, Mrs. Wm. McVittie. The opening hymn was "Oh for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise,". The Call to Worship was taken from the 8th chap, of Deut. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. J. L. McDowell from Ps. 72. Prayer by Mrs. McVittie, Reading was given by Mrs. Chas. Smith on "Dutch Immi- grants in the United Church". The first chapter of the new study book "From Lakes to Northern Lights" was given by Mrs, McVittie. A reading on Thanksgiving was given by Mrs. Stanley Cook. A season of prayer was led by Mrs. (Rev.) Washington, Mrs. Marvin McDowell, Mrs. Stanley Cook, Hymn "Count Your Many Blessings" was sung, The Roll call was read by each one telling something they were thankful for, The treasurer reported $150.00 sent to Branch Treasurer with considerable money on hand. It was decided to hold the election of officers at the November meeting. The bene- diction was pronounced after the closing hymn which was "Near to the heart of God". On Tuesday a number of the ladies of the W.M.S, met with the members of United Chruch, Auburn for theft Autumn Thankoffering meeting. and listened to a splendid address by Miss Curtice of Clinton. .110111.101,11.4 n1141 !ill 1111.1111 n16 MI$11#114,1 REMINISCING x,1„111111 1 1111111111!111111,1111111111,!1, 11111 11 1 11111111111111111111111. FORTY YEARS AGO The Curling Club has been re-org- anized with the following officers: Hon. Pres., A. H. Musgrove, Hon. Vice-Pros,, Jas, Bowden, M,P.; rpros.,a L. Kennedy; vice-Ares., B. Cod), Mrs. Sherman Day, of Toronto, is visiting with tier sister, Miss E. Wade. Recent visitors to frierids in Wing- ham: Mr. R. J. Plenty, of Brigden; Mr. and Mrs. James McManus of Mit- ehell; Mrs. George A. Newton, of To- ronto and Mrs. T. Shipley, of Clinton, Whitechurch: Messrs. F. Davidson and George Wilson are busy building their driving sheds, A painful accident occurred during threshing at Eli Ellicott's farm, Bluer vale, when Donald Pope, of Wroxeter, had his hand badly crushed in the separator. . Mr, and Mrs. W. Fallis„ of Ford- wich, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Rob Baker, of Salem, and Mr. and Mrs, Langley, of Toronto, visited Mr, Bert Longley of the same place. Another pioneer has passed away in the person of David McDonald of Teeswater, Born in Scotland in 1838, he came to Culross in 1855. His wid- ow, eight sons and three daughters survive, PROTECT YOUR POULTRY PROFITS with PHENNIC TABLETS Safely kill ROUND and CAECAL warms Egg production suffers when round worms rob birds of nourishment, limit growth, irritple mucous linings and lower resistance to disease. Caecal worms may cause spread of Black- head when resistance is lowered. Pheno-Nic Tablets provide Pheno- thiazine and Nicotine in correcr amounts to completely destroy these parasites. Try Pheno-Nic Tablets, the positive way to completely rid your flock of worms, NOTE LOW PRICES Bottle 100 Tablets $1.50 Bottle 500 Tablets $6.75 Bottle 1000 Tablets $12.00 KERR'S DRUG STORE Phone 18 Wingham TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Salem: Miss Eve McMichael, of the Stratford Normal School, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas McMichael, Mrs. Fan- nie Bell and Minnie Weir, of Wing- ham, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. L, Weir. Wingham High School students won second place in the inter-school sports. Will Taylor won the record when he jumped 6 ft. 10 in. • Allan McKenzie, of Belmore, won the hundred yards and George Peacock, of Bluevale, won the gold medal for the best all-round athlete. . The Silver anniversary of the Wing- ham United Church was observed with Rev, E. Pearson of London preaching. The choir was under the leadership of J. H. Christie, and Mr. Henderson, of Listowel, tenor, assist- ed. At the congregational meeting John Kerr presented a brief history of the church since its beginning 25 years ago, A giant birthday cake was cut and many greetings received. De- votional meetings were held during the whole week. Speakers were Rev. G. Telford of Blyth, Rev. W. Craik, of Gerrie, Rev, A. W. Barker, of Brus- sels and Rev. C. Clarke, of Goderich. Mrs. Hubbard, of Detroit, is visiting' Mrs. R. F. Garniss, Miss Florence her sister, Miss Elston, Minnie St. I Flower and Miss Olive Scott were Mr. and Mrs. McMichael,. of WrOx- Bluevale visitors in Seaforth, Miss eter, spent Sunday with Mr. and'Mrs, Scott .acting as judge of ladies' work Higgins. and art at the fair. to Detrdit, dectimpanied by Mrs. R. S. McGee. Mrs. Stark has been with her mother, Mrs, John Imlay, for some weeks, FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Glenannan: Miss Clara Gordon, of Los Angeles, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stokes and Mr. and Mrs, Jahn Mitchell are vis- iting with Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Ing- lis. Mrs. A. G. McDonald returned to Goderich after a visit with her sis- ter, Mrs, Andrew McDougall, the latter going with her to visit in Gode- rich. Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr also went to ,Goderich to visit with Rod Johnston: Capt. James A. Mollison, Scottish trans-Atlantic flyer, arrived in New York and will attempt to fly the North Atlantic in seventeen hours. Mrs. R. A. Ashton and Leland, of Gorrie, are visiting 'the former's daughter, Mrs. Strangway, in Sarnia. Gorrie: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hei- bein and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Graing- er, with Alvin and Jack, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fry at Chesley this week. Mrs. Cameron and son of Keswick, are guests at the home of Mr, D. Hal- liday, having returned with them af- ter their holiday at Lake Simcoe, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stark motored Miss Edith Clarke, missionary, who has been at her home in Teeswater, gave an address in Whitechurch with slides, describing her work in the African field. 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A. $3.00 per year Foreign Rate $3..70 per year Advertising Rates on application Well the Wingham fall fair is over for another year and the attendance figures are the same as the past many years---exactly zero. Another opportunity has been missed to promote \\Ingham as a farm centre community and our merchants have missed 't great deal of business. A letter has been received at this office from the presi dent of the Fall Fair Association, inquiring as to full details with regard to starting a fall fair in \\Ingham. What are we going to tell him? A community the size of Wingham could hardly fail to have a successful fall fair. If Tees-- water can have 14.000 attendance then Wingham should have that number or more, Looking back through our old copies we came across one dated October 14th, 1926, which carried the following verse and which expresses our feelings far better than we can in prose: "Oh, Winghatn Fair I lo'e ye weer, As sure does every worthy chief ; Within your precincts twelve mile square, There's none would miss the \Vingham hair, )11; Wil-4.,!shain Fair I lo'e wee!, To you my heart is ever heal; 1ly fairest flowers to you. take, Xly richest cakes for you I'll bake. PH bring you Ducks and Cocks and liens, in cage of wire or wooden pens, Right pleased be if judges wise, Bestow upon my "Birds" a prize. If what I bring is reckoned poor, I'll better bring next year that's sure There's nothing I won't do or dare, To win a prize at \\ Ingham Fair," FIRST CLASS Watch Repairs AT MODERATE PRICES Owing to lack of space, am co/ri- pened to confine my repairs to watches only. George Williams LOcated in MASON'S STORE DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AU \Vingham motorists are familiar with the inter- section of Diagonal Road and Victoria St., and the confus- ion that results from the placing of the stop signs at that particular corner. Last Friday t wo drivers bec,ame so confused there that, the result was two badly smashed automobiles and two very unhappy drivers, It is very difficult to place the blame for such an accident when neither of them was re- quired to stop, One car was proceeding along Diagonal Road towards the main street and the other up Victoria towards the east: There are no stop signs requiring either of these dtivers to come to a full stop. Granted the driver on the right has the right of way but how many local driv- ers can recall the same thing nearly happening to them at this particular spt0 ? This is one of many accidents that have occurred there. At present stop signs require that drivers proceeding west on Victoria and drivers heading out of tonal on Diag- onal Road come to a stop.We would suggest that stop signs on both sides of Victoria St. making Diagonal Road a thn,ugh street would do a much more satisfactory job. How about it ? It is a Dept, of 1-14,,,hways responsibility and the way to get action is to circulate a petition until there are enough names to sent! ti the department. It would be better to do it now titan to wait until someone get' killed. \\Thile on the subject of Diagonal Rd. there is one other hazard that. hears mention, and that is speeding. At . present cars, buses and trucks H se this road a great dealt and at excessive speeds. There are a great many children! in this section of town. Particularly endangered are those who live on Diagonal Rd, but there are also many children who live in the Hilicrest section and who are not vet of , school age. They play near the highway all day and speed- ing autos could easily snuff out a young life. These children must be protected at any cost. There must be stricter enforcement of the speed limit on Diagonal Road. signs are needed to point out the speed limit and also signs warning of children at play should be erect- ed, How about it' WINGHAM FALL FAIR Jas. G. Webster. Nuff said. GROWING PAINS Winghain is like the big --city in one respect, it also has a housing shortage. We all know that the war is to blame for this situation yet that is small solace for those in cramped quarters or without an adequate roof over' their head. Yet on the oilier hand it is a healthy thing for a young community to have these growing pains. Hardships tend to make Its appreciate the modern conveniences when we; do obtain them. I ligher costs have forced many young couples to build their own homes in order to save money, This hasn't proven too much a hardship and has done something, to help strengthen their endurance. AI game, being cheerleaders last year. The others though new, have caught on quickly. School spirit seems to have grown this year. Perhaps the increase in our numbers has something to do with this, A Pep rally held before the game served to stir up enthusiasm still further. We hope these girls will be cheering our rugby team on towards the championship, With seven such lovely girls to urge them along, how can they help but win. - 0 - 0 - 0 - The Gridiron Fever By Gordon Lane What a glorious autumn day! The bright golden sunlight of mid-after- noon casts its ever lengthening shad- ows on the green field before us, The multi-coloured maple leaves against a sky blue background, paint a pic- ture unknown to the artist's brush, The crisp, autumn air, the golden light, the coloured splendor, and the uncertainty of the coming match combine to arouse the ardour of the rugby fans. Kick-off! The pigskin flies high into the air describing a long arc and slowly descending into the arms of an opponent, He starts to run but • soon in •ceptoci on-itta twenty-1:i ,t•- yard line, This startedother season of rug- by at W.D.H.S, last Thursday. Else- here in this school column you will read the final score of the same game and then realize also why a hope for a. championship team has arisen among the students of our school. Let's express our hope by showing how we can cheer in the forthcoming games, By the way, I hear Mr. Ferguson won a free dinner as a result of last week's game. Keep up the good work boys. After all, we wouldn't want to see Mr. Ferguson suffer from malnu- trition. However, I think the team deserves a big word of praise. I wish to extend it now, not only for myself but also for the whole student body. Also to the most important person on the team, Mr. Higenell, the coach, we say "You're doing a swell job." Best of luck to all of you. Miss Bakki of Clinton visi"ed last week with her sister Mrs. DeHarin. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Campbell and Larry of Owen Sound spent Sunday with the -former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Glazier of Stmt.. ford spent Thanksgiving with their nephew, Mr, Chas. Smith and Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McDowell visited on Friday with Mr and Mrs. Frank Kershaw of Goderich. Miss Minnie Snell, Mrs. Lyman Jardin and children of Toronto spent the week-end with Mrs. J. L. •Mc- Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Radford of Parkhill visited on Monday with Mr, and Mrs. Walter Cook. Mr. and Mrs, Harvey McDowell and family visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Jardin of Clarksburg. Mr. anti Mrs. Carl Deans and fain- 11 yof Guelph spent over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Norman McDowell. Miss Edna Smith of Kitchener spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Smith. Miss Violet Cook, Goderich, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Fred Cook, Mr. Harvey Wightman, Mr. Harold Crawford of Niagara spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wight- man. A large number from this district attended the anniversary services at Knox United Church on Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Lamont, Miss Muriel La- mont, Miss Alice Reeves, and Mr. Wrn. Lamont Jr., of Toronto, spent over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Walden and Mr and Mrs Alvin. Snell Highlights from the High School It is our hope that throughout the coming school year we can keep you informed of the many varied activi- ties which go on at Wingham District High School. Here at W.D.H.S, we all think the school is in for a banner year and being one of the better institutions of the great and prosperous town of Wingham, we think the people of the town should know about the activi- ties which go on both in and around her tired walls. So reader it is oar job to keep you informed and now it is YOUR job to read this so please do so. 0 - 0 - 0 - Editors --John Hanna, Eleanor Wig- htman; Reporters -June McDonald, Isobel Dennis, John Freudeman, Clif- ford Coultes, Katherine Keating, Bruce Robertson. Gordon Lane, editor of the School Journal i a monthly paper read at the Literary meetings) will also con- tribute. - 0 - 0 - 0 - Football Slants I:41.m Behind the Line by John Hanna In the best game of rugby ever played by a Wingham team on Thurs- day, W.D.H.S. defeated Clinton Col- legiate Institute 28-5. The terrific eneat and humidity told of the olayei.e as • the game progressed but both teams played a fast and hard tackling game with excellent officiating by Barry Kaye, Robt. Ferguson and Mr. Jen- kins. The score by quarters was: First Quarter, Wingham 5, Clinton 0 Sec. Quarter Wingham 18 Clinton 5 Thd, Quarter Wingham,23 Clinton 5 Frth Quarter Wingham 23 Clinton 5 Bud Lott scored 2 touchdowns for 10 points. John Hanna scored 1 touch- down and 3 converts for S points. Single touchdowns scored by Desmond Brophy and Irving Elliott for 5 points each. The unsung hero of this weekly High School column is Irving Elliott who does the typing of all the scrib- bles of the composers. Irving is a student of the Special Commercial class at Wingham High and as well as being an Al typist is a very good athlete playing on the football team and a good softball and hockey player. So lots of applause for Irving. - 0 - 0 - 0 - Cheerleaders By Eleanor Wightman Anyone who saw the rugby game on Thursday no doubt noticed that the cheerleaders are sporting new outfits this year and very small ones indeed! The girls made a colourful picture in their red velvet skirts, long sleeved white blouses, red bow ties and jaunty red caps. There were many groans of despair before the slithery silk velvet was finally transformed into short flared skirts. The skirts were well worth the effort put into their making. The girls have worked hard on their yells and have added some new formations which certainly add to them, Before I go any further perhaps it would he best to name them. There are seven (oh, lucky old seven) and here they are: Sally Lou MacWilliam, Patsy Brophy, Eleanore Brown, Jean Hobden, Shirley Burden and the Ir- win twins, Jean and Joan. Sally, Patsy and Eleanor are old hands at the A9 174747 Aso/ Cer#0:65Z Economical imp refreshment