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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-02-27, Page 1Saved From Fire Junior Farmers Enjoy Bowling AMINE MAIN DRAG Hy The Pedestrian The Lucknow Fish and Game Pro- tective Association is busy this week. investigating the possibilities of organizing Lucknow, Wingham and Teeswater and adjoining Townships .into one large Club under one exe- .cutive. Members of the Lucknow 'Club are obtaining signatures and doing a survey with regard to several ,points, One of these is the combined *club mentioned above. They are also. interested in the control.of offenders who are taking Birds, Game and Fish out of season. Anyone interested should contact President George Whitby or Past President A. W. Hamilton. With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News - WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27th„ 1954 41111111,111•111111,1MIMIIMM. Mr. and Mrs. Charles VanNorman of Brussels, were saved from their burning home Thursday by neighbours and firemen, They are former residents of Wingham, BUSINESS CLOSED Adams Hairdressing will be closed from Monday, March 3rd to Wednes- ' day, March 5th, inclusive, while the Hairdressers' Convention is in pro- gress in Tot:onto; 27b R. RAE TELLS LIONS OF TRIP TO ARIZONA HON. R. T. KELLEY ONCE Four Local Rinks WORKED IN WINN At Ontario 'Spiel This rink lost only two games dur- ing the Bonspeil, one to Avery of the Toronto Curling Club for the Royal York Trophy. They had a winning streak, defeating a Toronto Granite rink and met Parkhill in the final of the North American Life trophy. Another Wingham rink, skipped by Harley Crawford, was put out in the eighth of the Seagram Trophy. The members of this rink were: Dune, Kennedy,' lead; Jack IVIcKib- bon, second; Omar Haselgrove, vice; Harley Crawford skip. Two other Wingham rinks also competed in' Toronto, one skipped by Murray Rae, and the other by George Inglis. Members of these rinks were: Norm Rintoul, lead; Gord Godkin, second; Wilfred French, vice; Murray Rae, skip; Alex Craw- ford, lead; Bill Elliott, second; Jim Murray vice; George Inglis, skip. Jim Carr's rink from Wingham Attends Opening Of Parliament Mrs. John Hanna attended the openihg of Parliament on Thursday at Queen's Park with her husband for Huron-Bruce, The open- ing was very quiet this year due to the death Of the late King, Mr, Hanna, attended the funeral of the late Hen, R. T. Kelley on Satur- day with Several Of the cabinet ministers, A wedding dinner was served to the immediate families and Rev, and Mrs. Bailie and son, The bride's mother wore wine crepe, and the groom's mother wore navy crepe. A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents in the evening, when about forty guests were pre- sent. Miss Alice Dickson, Clifford, and Miss Lois Gilkinson, Wingham, assisted at the reception. They will reside on the groom's farm east of Belmore. Past President Ron Rae at the regular meeting of the Lions Club in the Hotel Brunswick on Friday even- ing, told in an interesting way of his recent trip to Arizona. He des- cribed the country they had seen along the route which took the party through Michigan, on to Oklandma, where the last of the snow disappear- ed, through the Panhandle of Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico and on in to the state of Arizona, where the travellers were guests with Rev. Otto Gallaher, now living at Flagstaff, and former rector of St. Paul's Church in Wingham, Ron told of visits to the Mexican section of the town, the Mexican meals they' had enjoyed, and side trips to Phoenix, and the cotton country. He had attended Lions Club meetings at Phoenix and Sunnyslope. The speaker was introduced by Lion Dr, George Howson and appreci- ation for the talk was expressed by Lion Gord Buchanan. Club Incorporated During the meeting it was announc- ed that the Club would in future be officially known as the Lions Club of Wingham, following its incorporation. E. L. Stuckey was the winner of a china lion in a draw. A Lions' med- ley was rendered by the curlers who have recently returned from Toronto, N. Rintoul, Wilf French, Omar Hasel- grove, Harley Crawford and J: Mc- Kibben. Lion H. Carmichael officiated at the presentation of silver cups to recent fathers, Dr. MacLennan, Nor- man Welwood and Rod MacIntosh. Lion Norm Cameron told of the hockey activities in ivhich the club had been 'engaged during the winter and said that there had been a fine response to requests for transporta- tion, Norman Welwood referred to the possibility of the Club superintending the reforestation of an area near the north-end bridge and a committee was named to investigate cost, etc. jack Johnston,of" Jamestown, president of the North Hutch' junior V:triners' fowling League, throws a strike et the Jr. Vatniers' regular Saturday bowl- ing night in Goderich. —Photo by Ross Smith. button to the welfare of the people. I In 1911 he married the former Mr. and Mrs. R. Beattie Mark Anniversary Grace Powis of Hamilton, who pre- deceased him. Surviving are a son , and daughter. Mrs. Jessie Loutitt of town is a cousin, also John and Wm. Kelley of this locality. New Chief Clerk At Rural Hydro Ron Olan has joined the staff of the Rural Hydro here as Chief Clerk, He will replace Beth Johnson who is leaving in April. Mr. Olan comes from Huntsville where he was employed by the Rural Hydro, He is married and has two children, a boy and a girl. At pre- sent he is seeking either a house or an apartment to accommodate his 0 - 0 - 0 The hockey game of the season will be held at Wingham Arena, this Saturday night when the Kinsmen Bantams meet Seaforth Bantams. The second game of the champion- .ship series will be held in Seaforth, Thursday night. 0 - 0 - 0 A Wednesday afternoon fire alarm sent the brigade rushing to the Reich home in Lowee Town where a chimney fire was quickly brought under control. A blizzard was blowing at the time which made driving hazardous. gr? Another alarm Thursday night 0 - 0 - 0 around quitting time, was brought under control before the brigade had to leave the fire hall. A pan of french fries at the home of Hartley Smith on Minnie St., exploded and set the curtains on fire. Luckily the blaze was extinguished, Hartley had a late supper. CHURCH NEWS OMITTED Reports of the meetings of several church organizations had to be omit- ted from this issue. Readers will find them in next week's paper. Apologies to press secretaries. Hon, Russell T. Kelley died last week In Hamilton, after a long Di- mes in his 74th,year. He was a form- er Ontario Health Minister. He was well known in this vicin- ity having been born in Teeswater. As a young man he lived in Wing- ham, and worked in the Batton and Fessant chair factory here. He visited Wingham Blood Clinics several times when he was Minister of Health. Mr. Kelley also officiated at the opening of the new wing of the Wingham General Hospital. Russell Kelley entered politics late in life, was elected 'Progressive Con- servative ' member for Hamilton Wentworth in 1945, and seven months later was appointed health minister. He was interested in the treatment of alcoholics and took preliminary steps in the formation of the Alcohol- ic Research Foundation, During World War II, Mr. Kelley headed the blodd donor committee for Ontario. His whole life was spent in the in- terest of one good cause or another. Born on a farm near Teeswater,he first worked for an insurance com- pany and established his advertising agency in 1913, and resided in Ham- ilton since that time. Educated at Teeswater and Clinton High School, he was a prominent athlete in his early life, also an ac- complished pianist. He was preident of the Hamilton Lacrosse Club for 21 years. Mr. Kelley always had a warm spot for his childhood home, and rarely ever missed Teeswater Fair, A man of kindly, sympathetic nature, he was able to make an outstanding contri , RIDERIGH, WINNAM CLUBS MEET HERE A joint meeting with th?,t Goderich Cirub always means lots fun and last Friday was no exception, when the Wingham and Goderich clubs got together at the Queen's Hotel, Guest speaker for the evening was Wes Wright, Past President of the Hanover Kinsmen Club and delegate to the National Convention at Hali- fax last year. Mr. Wright who has long been prominent in district af- fairs-spoke on his trip to the Nat- ional Convention. Kin Ken Pennington, president of the Goderich club and one-time Wingham resident, is that club's candidate for the post of deputy- governor to be elected at the zone council meeting on the 23rd of March. Ken's supporters are very enthusias- tic and have launched a campaign complete with blotters, circulars, badges and hats. He has been very active in Goderich where he is a member of the Town Council, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Canadian Legion and a Flight Com- mander in the Air Cadets. Sgt.-at-Arms Charlie Lee started a new system of fining in which he assessed every member .25c at the beginning of the meeting to cover any possible misdeeds. He met with some opposition but Charlie refused to be swerved. An enjoyable dinner was served by the hotel staff. President Art Turland of the Kin-I cardine Club was also a head table guest and spoke briefly. Wes Wright, the guest speaker, re- viewed sonic of the Kinsmen history' and accomplishments including Milk for Britain and others. He urged that the Wingham Club should get behind the Elmer, the Safety Elephant cam- paign to make public school young- sters safety conscious. He expressed the feeling of the convention that each club was doing its bit by help-1 ing in its own community without taking on a national project. Movies of the Battle of Britain and Desert Victory were shown after the meeting. Bridge Club Six tables were in play at the reg- ular meeting of the Wingham Bridge Club. Results are as follows: North and South: 1, Miss M, John- ston and Mrs. R A. Parker; 2. Mrs. G, Godkin and V, Dittmer; 3 and 4 (tied) Mrs. I. Campbell and Mrs. .1, H.. Crawford; H. L. Sherbondy and C. Williams. East and West.---1. Mrs. G. H. Roes and Mrs. A, R. DuVal; 2, Mrs. W. H. French and Mies M. French; 3. Mrs, G. MacKay and Mrs, D. C. Nesmith: 4. Mrs. O. S. Cameron and Mrs. E A, VanStOrte. Vol, 78 No, 26 The Mayor and members of the Town Council are' pleased with the response which has been forthcoming in the sale of debentures for the con- struction of the addition to the public school, The original amount of $115,000.00 has now been over- subscribed. Appreciation is expressed to all those who have signified their desire to purchase the debentures, for their interest in the town's welfare, and for the fact that they have made it unnecessary to sell the issue to an outside concern, The latter procedure would have cost the taxpayers a con- siderable sum,for such purchases are always made at less than par value. The council also wishes to express appreciation to R. R. Hobden and W. B. Conron for their co-operation and assistance in the handling of the de- benture issue. BROTHER LOSES LONG BATTLE FOR LIFE The many friends of Mrs. Bill Grover, Carling Terrace, were sad- dened to learn that she and her family were bereaved by the death of her brother, Blake Boyne, on Sat- urday. The 20-year-old Listowel youth suffered serious injuries on January 5th., when he was struck in the hip by the charge from his shotgun while out hunting with a friend. During the early period of his illness slim hope was held out for his re- covery but of recent weeks he had gained some strength, with the aid of more than fifty blood transfusions. At' the end of last week it was de- cided to remove the young man to Victoria Hospital in London for an, operation to relieve internal injuries which had not healed. He passed away at that hospital on Saturday, before the operation was performed. In October of last year Blake suf- fered a fractured skull in a car ac- cident and recovered after an ex- tremely serious illness. As a tribute to his popularity in his community a fund to help defray hospital expenses was initiated and contributions are still coming in from the many who were his friends. He is survived by his father, three brothers, Cecil of Granby, Quebec; Arthur and Lloyd of Listowel and three sisters, Mrs. G. Taylor-Munro, Rebekahs Meet The regular meeting of Majestic Rebekah Lodge, No. 352, was held on in the chair. Two minutes silence was observed in tribute to King George VI and the charter was draped. Mrs. Wilfred Henry sang, "The Lord's My Shep- herd." Morning Star Lodge, Brussels, FIGURE SKATING CARNIVAL Don't miss the big, elaborate Fig- ure Skating Carnival in the Wingham Arena, Saturday, March 8th, at 9 o'clock. Twenty - two outstanding numbers from the Stratford Figure Skating Club, featuring local talent, and Rose Smith, former Canadian and Western Canadian single, pair and dance champion to top off the evening. A Eureka Cordless Electric Iron will be given away to the person holding the lucky number drawn on the programmes to be sold the night Of the carnival. This a a great show on ice, and everyone should plan to see those outstanding artists, along with our own up-an-coming figure skating performers front Whighain and district. Subscription $2.50 per year; ifc per copy FIREMEN SAVE LIFE OF CHAS. VAN NORMAN Charles VanNorman of Brussels, is reported to he in satisfactory con- dition at the Wingham General Hos- pital, after being rescued from his burning home last Thursday. He suf- fered first and second degree burns to the head, face, right arm and body. Mr. VanNorman, who is 74, was overcome by the smoke and collapsed unconscious after being carried put of the house by Brussels firemen. His wife, who is 67, was also carried to safety. The fire is believed to have started while a coal stove in the kitchen was being lit. Loss is estimated at several thousand dollars and is par- tially covered by insurance. Fire broke out about 7.30 a.m. and the alarm was first. sounded by an uncle, Joseph Wilton, who lives near- by. Mrs. C. Walmsley, who lives next door, rushed out and, she and Wilton carried Mrs. VanNorman to safety. The credit for saving Mr: Van- Norman's life goes to firemen Alvin Logan, Bill Stephenson and George Davidson. These men carried him to a window, where other rescuers -help- ed remove him from the building. Prompt work by the Brussels Fire Brigade saved the house from com- plete destruction. Mr. and Mrs. VanNormaie have been residents of Brussel3 since 1937, and prior to that resided in Wing- ham. —Mr. Everett Pennington visited his family at Teeswater over the week-end. LEGION LADIES' AUXILIARY The regular meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion will be held in the Legion Home on Wed- nesday, February 27th at 8 o'clock. 27 SADIE HAWKINS DANCE Don't forget the Curling Club's Sa- die Hawkins Dance, Friday, Feb. 29. Tickets now on sale at Walker's Home Furnishings, Thomson Electric, Isard's, D. Crompton's, Lee's Restau- rant, Haselgrove's, MoKibbon's Drugs, Rae's, A. Rutherford's and Shaw's Grocery. rr LEAP YEAR DANCE Don't forget the Leap Year Old and New Time Dahce to be held in Gorrie Community Hall, on Friday, Feb. 29th e under the auspices of Gorrie Women's Institute, with a good orchestra in attendance. Special prizes will be given. There will also be a Euchre held hi the basement, 20b lost 17-6 in the final round of the North American Trophy to A. J. Parkhill of Oshawa. Members of the 'IA/Ingham rink received prizes of electric tea kettles, This rink made up ,of Gill Miller, lead; Bill Tiffin, second; Dr. A. W. Irwin, vice; Jim Carr, skip, earned three points in the fifth end, one in the seventh and two in the ninth. The Oshawa rink counted 12 points ih the first six ends. Carr conceded at the end of the tenth. Darling—Haugh A pretty wedding was solemnized at Bluevale Presbyterian manse, on Saturday, February 16th. ,1952, at high noon, when Rev. Matthew Bailie, united Ethel Isabel, eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Fraser Haugh, Wroxeter, and James Ruth- erford' Darling, Clifford, in marriage. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Darling, Clifford. The bride wore midnight blue satin with rhinestone trimmings. Her navy velvet hat had sequin trim. She wore a corsage of red roses, hyacinths and fern, As ,her sister's bridesmaid, Miss Wilma Haugh, wore grey taffeta and corsage of pink carnations. Charles Darling brother of the groom, was best man. Hospital Night at Lyceum Theatre Wednesday night was "Hospital Night" at the Lyceum Theatre here in Wingham, for the 26th consecut- ive year. For the past 26 years the theatre has presented 100 tickets to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Wingham General Hospital. The ladies of the Auxiliary sell these tickets and this year they realized $45.00. This money will he used to help supply necessi- ties at the hospital, • The tickets were presented through the courtesy of the manager and pro- prietor, Alton Adams, This year "Lorna Doone" was the feature pic- ture and there was a full house for both showings, on Wednesday night. Over the years the Hospital Auxil- iary have realized a large amount of money from these very generous gifts and are very grateful to Mr. Alton Adams and his father, Captain W. 3. Adams the previous owner. 0 - 0 - 0 Congratulations to Mr. Wm. J. Fleuty who celebrated his 87th birth- day on Monday last. Mr. Fleuty is still very active and drops into the office regularly to get another sniff of printer's ink. 0 - 0 - 0 Went to the High School Concert at the town hall last week and would like to know how that guy got 'that preferred seat on the stage during the "Kerry Dance." Must have drag somewhere. It was a very interesting program particularly the play entitled, "The Trysting Place", George Hall's tech- nique will bear some study. e The choir was very good and we %particularly enjoyed the selection, "The Surrey With the Tarpaulin on Top." ee•ee .eeeeeeeee me P.S. Debenture Issue Is Over- Subscribed by Local Investors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beattie of Londesboro, Ontario, celebrated their 45th Mrs. Earl Thompson, Listowel and wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Brunswick Heel last Wednesday Mrs. Wm. Grover, Wingham. evening. Ten people sat down to dinner at hotel including one son and one daughter; Mr. Stewart Beattie of Wingham and Mrs. George Michie of Brussels. Another son, Mr. Leslie Beattie of Seaforth, was unable to atend. --Staff Photo. Mrs. Adeline Joynt February 18th., in the I.O.O.F. Hall, with Mrs. Roy Bennett, noble grand Marks 83rd Birthday Well known in Wingham and a for- mer resident here, Mrs. Adeline Joynt of Listowel, celebrated her 83rd. birthday there last Wednesday, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc- were guests, when the Brussels de- Michael, gree team exemplified the degree on Mrs. Joynt went to Listowel 19 Wingham candidates. A lovely lunch years ago from Wingham, She is also' was served. a former resident of St. Helens. A life member of the Woman's Mission- ti vv orld Day of Prayer ary Society, she is fond of travel, reading the daily newspaper and The World Day of Prayer service good books. She has always been an for women will be held on Friday, ardent church worker and still serves • February 29th., at 3.00 p.m. in the as secretary of Temperance and United Church. Christian Citizenship for the after- EUCHRE AND CRIBBAGE noon Auxiliary of the Listowel United The Ladies Auxiliary of the Can- Church. adian Legion will hold a euchre and There are two daughters, Mrs. Jack cribbage at the Legion Home, John McMichael of Listowel, and Miss St*- on Friday night, February 29th. Beatrice Joynt, a teacher on the Lis Games start at 8.15 p.m. Admission ' towel Public School staff: two sons, Dr, George Joynt of Toronto and 35 cents,27b Percy Joynt of Grand Rapids, Mich- igan. Her husband, Thomas Joynt, and two sons predeetteed her. There are seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.