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Women's Institute
Miss W. D. Rutherford, convener of
Historical Research, had charge of the -
duet by Mr, and Mrs. E. W. Rice; the
Journal by Margaret Miller; a reading
I "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by
Miss W. D. Rutherford; a humorous
reading "The Institute" by Mr. Whip-
pletree (Murray Gaunt) and a mouth-
topic at the March meeting of the orrgs7F
Fred McQuillan.
ar hd pianonti Abtt:
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by Mr. and
Mrs. conclus-
ion Igrs, Wallace Miller, on behalf of
Wornen's Institute held in the base-
ment of the church on Thursday af-
We remove wheels, clean and lubricate, set
adjusting screws, and fill brake cylinder
with fluid.
Complete Brake Check-up
Be sure! Let us give your brakei our
regular 5,000 mile safety check! Our
service is complete . . . the cost is low!
Drive in to-day!
Telephone 139
Wingham Motors
Chevrolet and Oldsmobile Cars
Chevrolet Trucks
'Open Evenings till 10 p.m.
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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES WEDNESDAY, AVM 9the WWI 'AGE TliiftEE
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takes pride in her dress-
making . . Colors and cloth
to satisfy her most exacting
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IS 'THIS TH' FIRST
AuTOM09ILE
YOU EVER SAW?
THE REMARKASLE
THING TO ME IS,
THAT IT STILL RUNS.
1950 FORD, four door sedan,
with metallic blue finish,
radio, visor, white walls, and
fog lamps.
1951) MERCURY, 'black, four
door sedan, radio.
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ll)50 AterEon, two tone blue
and grey, two door coach, and
visor.
1950 FORD, four door sedan,
two lone green and grey, with
overdrive.
19.1.7 ALERCURY, two door
coach, good paint job, real
good cur.
19.17 CHEVROLET, two door
coach, blue, good clean run-
ning automobile.
and many older models.
New and Used Cars and
Reason!
water supply was cut off. By ener-
getic work, the situation at the upper
dam was relieved, and the clanger
point from the flood 'passed,
At the lower dam, affairs were
more serious, The volume of water
and ice coming clown the south
branch prevented the water from the
north branch from getting away
quickly enough, and it cut through
the .west bank of the dam and made
for itself a waterway among the
dwellings, In fact, all the dwellings
on the flat in Lower Wingham were
flooded, so that the residents were
driven to the upper stories for safety.
Easter Sunday morning presented
a wild scene. With hundreds of. acres
of 'seething water, floating ice and
swift currents, danger was imminent.
Drays were busy, boats were secured'
and chose in danger removed to places
of safety, In one instance, the curr-
ent was so swift as to prevent a boat
from getting near the „house, without
the aid of rope. Ed. Nash, Herbert
Campbell, Thos. Field, Harvey Shane
John Lutton and others did good ser-
vice with the boats, while Ernest Den-
nis brought the refugees to shore
from the bridge, with his dray
through four or five feet of water,
Over sixty people were rescued from
their homes by boats on Sunday
morning. Jas, Lockridge, who had his
feet frozen and was unable to walk,
was carried out and drawn through
the deep water on a dray after the
water had soaked the mattress. Others
were sitting on the tables, and one
boy was perched on the back of a
chair, with the water above the seat
of the chair.
During Sunday, the weather turned
colder, and the water began to sub-
side. On Monday morning, the water
had fallen three or four feet, and it
was possible to reach Lower Town
on foot. Here a scene of destruction
met the eye, Houses tipped slanting,
stables gone, out-houses, hen-pens,
some pigs and fowl gone into the
raging waters; electric light poles and
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If you have a son or sons, over eight and under twelve,
'fill out the following questionaire and mail to
Bill Conron, Box 64, Wingham;
Parent's Name
Address 'Telephone
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Parents—If a cub pack is formed would you be1nterested in either
• Active leadership tra • or
Serving on a group committee •
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Would you like to learn camperaft, first aid, nature
lore and many other interesting and useful things?
The Lions Club of Wingham are willing to sponsor a
cub pack for Wingham and district boys, provided
leadership can be found.
tieularly with the controlling and •4b
granting of the land, The president, ,rik
Mrs. Barbour, was in the cnair and I
16 ladies were in attendance. The roll k
een was responded to by the paying
of fees and housecleaning hints, Plans
were made for the short course on Fie
"Canning Ontario Foods," shown in
pictures in the church on • Friday,
April 18th., at 2 o'clock, It was deeid-
ed to have a 10e fee and to serve I
lunch, All the ladies of the community Cs
arc invited to take advantage of this
course, Miss Margaret Meyer of the
Department, will be in charge. The i
annual
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annual report of the treasurer show-
ed a balance on hand of $173.83. Pro- el
seeds from the At Homes held kei-
throughout the winter has amounted
to $213,19. The following donations r—
wereapproved: $25 to the Lucknow
Red Cross; $5 each to the Cancer,
Polio and Crippled Children's Fund,
and $10 to the local public library, =
Several Easter hymns were sung and is
at the conclusion, a social hour was
enjoyed when lunch was served.
At Home
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/,'I'he eighth and final At Home,
Mr. and Mre.. McLennan were re- Sponsored by the Women's Institute,
turning to their home about 10 a.m.,
when, on a sharp incline leading to
their house, their motor car stalled
near the top. Mr. McLennan obtained
a team of horses and hitched them
to the car by means of a rope. Mrs.
McLennan remained at the steering
wheel of the car, while her husband
directed the team. '
The car had almost reached the
top of the hill when the tow rope sud-
denly broke, and before Mrs. McLen-
nan could apply the brakes, started to
back down the incline. She attempted
to jump from the machine, but her
clothing became caught and she was
dragged by the car as it steadily
gained momentum in' the descent, t t es
was held in the Community Hall on
Friday evening, Owing to road con-
ditions and other attractions in the
district, the crowd was somewhat
smaller than usual, Mrs, Barbour pre-
sided for the fine program which in-
cluded: Community singing with Mrs.
Chester Taylor at the piano; a trom-
bone selection by Don Cameron ac-
companied by Norma Murray; violin
selection by Evan McQuillin accom-
pannied by Mrs. Fred McQuillin; solos
by Phyllis Barbour Anne Todd, Terry
Wilson and Mrs. Andrew Gaunt; a
When Service
is Required
on your
Lighter or Pipe
send it to
WINGHAISI
REMINISCING
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FORTY YEARS AGO
After a severe winter, with such
heavy snowfall, spring floods were
expected, but in many places have
proved to be worse than for many
years, and reports from a number of
places, indicate heavy damage and
serious inconvenience,
Scarcely in the memory of the old-
est inhabitant has so much damage
been done in Wingham, On Friday, the
water began to rise, and on Saturday
afternoon was rising ten inches an
hour. Towards evening, it was seen
that danger was near, and all through
Saturday night, men worked at the
upper dam, where the water had be-
gun to overflow, running over the
road at the mill and along the C.P.R.
track. Teams and men drew gravel
and the Town Councillors were on
hand, with Chief Allen and Fire Chief
VanNorman and a host of others
willing to assist,
To make matters worse, the Electric
plant was rendered useless by the
breaking down of poles and 'wires,
and flooding of the engine room, so
that the Town was in total darkness,
The back water rendered pumping
out of the question, and hence the
wires down; voicle4 lodged here and
there, and general .disorder and dam-
age, W. J. Johnston's stable went
down with a crash into the flood. Thos
Gray's stable wasileft standing on
one side and end, the rest gone; one
corner of Howard Finley's stable part-
ly of cement, was scooped out and
many residences rendered for the
time untenentable.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ,
The Queen's Cafe entered in a de-
lightfully satisfactory manner on
Tuesday evening to about fifty busi-
ness men 'of the town, representing
the Retail Merehants' Association.
President T. King of the organiza-
tion, organized some four years ago,
briefly told of the efforts to further
the business interests of the town,
'While the manufacturing industries
had not recovered from the effects
of the Great War, this part of the
town's future had a brighter aspect
than for some time, but it was from
the farming community of the vicin-
ity, and possibly beyond that, any
expansion of the retailer's efforts
must come. The following officers
were elected: President, E, E. Barr;
Vice-Pres,, A, J. Walker; Secretary,'
W, R. Hamilton; Treasurer, H, E,
Isard; Executive, T. C. King, J. A,
Mills and W, J. Greer.
Dragged by a motor ear as it back-
ed down a steep hill, on the approach
to her home on the Huron-Ashfield
boundary, Mrs. ,Emile McLennan,
aged about 25 years, received injuries
-Monday morning , which caused her
death about two hours later, Her hus-
band was an eye-witness of the acci-
dent, but .was helpless to prevent the
tragedy.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Effective April 1st,, W. G. Hamil-
ton, who 'comes here from Barrie, be-
comes Bell Telephone Company Man-
ager at Wingham. Manager Hamilton
succeeds C. F. Holland who is trans-
ferred to the Bell Co's offices at Lon-
don to take up special .seles promot-
ional work. Mr, • Holland came to
Wingham from St. Catharines last
May. Manager Hamilton has had a
long and varied experience in tele-
phone work. His previous duties have
eqUipped him admirably to assume
his new responsibilities in this im-
portant telephone-using territory. In
addition to Wingham, Manager Ham-
ilton will have supervision over Bell
Telephone exchanges at Harriston,
Hanover, Walkerton and adjacent
centres, dividing his time among;
these to advantage of all subscribers.
Several in this district were whiners
at the annual spring horse show stag-
ed by the Huron Central Agricultural
Society at Clinton last Thursday. In
the light horse, Currie and Tervit of
town took first in the roadster class
and also won the sweepstakes. Bob
Henry of Belgrave won a prize in the
boys' livestock judging competition.
Frank Todd and son of Lticknow
won several prizes with their Aber-
deen Angus. They won second prize
in the following classes; Bull calved
in 1935 or previous; bull calved in
1936; heifer calved in 1936; heifer cra-
ved in 1936 and in the get-of-sire class,
They alSo won first prize for junior
baby beef born 1936 in the market
cattle.
There has been much moving and t
property changes in town recently. !
The following are seine of the chang-
es: Mrs. George Day to Vanner house
on Alfred Street; F. Veneer to .Brock I
bopse on Minnie St., Win, Tucker and
family from Strathroy to t. Forgie
house, Pleasant Valley; fill Murray
has moved to the Dolan house, Leo-
pold St., Russ Walker to the Walker
house on Leopold St.; Harry Angus I
jr., to Jack Smith property, B. Line; ,
W. Leggett, Whitechurch, to VanNor-
man house; Wm, Morris to Lenard I
house Josephine St„ Geo, Daigleish
to Beattie house, John St., which he
purchased last fall.
the Institute and the committee in
charge, extended thanks to all those
who have helped to make these social
evenings such a success. Dancing fig,
lowed with music supplied by Evan
McQuillin, Chester Taylor, Don Cntrn.
eron, Donald Tavlor, Eldon Miller
with Doris Taylor and Mrs, Pred
Quillin as accompanists.
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MR. A. RUBIN
FAMOUS FUR CO.
1952 Designs Now Being Shown
Individually fitted and styled.
Several fittings at no additional
charge.
Call 276j, Wingham"
for Appointment
or Write
608 Bathurst Street Toronto
949 murEoR, blue, four door
sedan, with spotlight,
1051 MERCURY, starlight green
four door sedan, with white
walls, spotlight, radio, over-
drive, wheel rings.
1051 'Ammon metallic maroon,
two door coach with visor,
white walls, spotlight, radio,
overdrive, fender skirts, wheel
rings.
1951 METEOR, de-luxe coach,
blue, new ear with full new
car warranty.
.1951 MERCURY, black, with
white walls, and Meree-matte
transmission, four door sedan.
1951 STUDEBAKER, four door
sedan, black, with white walls
and automatic transmission,
radio and VS engine:
1951 Sales— Over 500
PARENTS
WANTED
'HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER
Sc LB. AT FARM.
DIdAD and DISABLED HORSES
and COWS up to $6.00 each.
Smaller animals according to size
and condition,
C. BRUBACHER
Phone 6080. R.R. 1, Wingham
ternoon. Miss Rutherford, in her usual
interesting manner, told of the early ommonsniinumismoutnaulsiiimitictilosinsueiminionsumilmm▪ islizaili
settling of the country, dealing par- a
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We carry a large variety of colours and.
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1902 31ERCI-RY, three-ton,
short wheelbase, clutnpbox
and cab shield, ready for
Work,
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195'.., MERCURY half-ton pick-
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1951 FORD half-ton pickup, a
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1919 GMC half-ton pick-up.
1948 DODGE half-ton pickup.
1947 FORD oneton panel, new
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