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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-05-14, Page 3DRAPERIES SLIP-COVERS FURNITURE WARREN HOUSE simismoseeesseelioweirasses sondsomemmismios ,onspesisiesemeemosesoms.switemesii. CROSSETT MOTORS LTD. • Mercury Cars • Meteor • Lincoln Telephone 459 Mercury Trucks Wingham, Ont. oedatiffic • SUPERB AND COMPLETELY NEW METEOR CUSTOMLINE Take an admirin$ look at the new Meteor Customline, Thrill to the beautiful, flow- ing sweep of all-new body lines, new colours, new' datinction. Step inside into sheer elegance where new fabrics, new appointments, new trims enhance the luxury. feeling, Where the brilliant new instrumentpanel and new unobstructed visibility adds to Meteor's youthful, dramatic interior. Look around you . . . you'll know then why the '52 Meteors are the most beautiful cars in the low-price field! 120 HP. 'FURY' V-8 ENGINE. -Breeze along to the fleetest, sweetest, quietest drive you've ever known! Feel the extra power of this superb new Meteor 'Fury' V-8-the product of the organization which, in the past 20 years, has built mote V-8 engines than all other manufacturers combined IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD ! MII,F,S AHEAD IN THE LOW-PRICE FIELD ! SPIRITED AND ALL-NEW METEOR ...NiAL1rI-41-NE in all the low pricefield the '52 'Meteor Mainline is unexcelled m economy and value! Meteor Mainline's new 110 Hp. V-8 et One is a positive revelation in low-cost motoring, responsive power, and amazing perform- ana! Brilliant new body lines-a new exterior colour range-new, softer riding comfort-new interiors and appointments! Dramatic in line, powerful in performance, the new Meteor Mainline is 'irked with the lowest in its field! Whitewall tires and chrome wheel trim rings Rtiqqq, qt extra 00' CUSTOMLINE series MAINLINE soles 3-WAY CHOICE in transmissions: Atere-O-Matic Drive, the greatest of all antomatie (Tritest or thrifty Youth-O-Afatie Overdrive, (both optional at extra cost), or the Silent-Ease Synchronited Standard Transmission* COME ... SEE DRIVE THEM AT YOUR METEOR DEAL'ER' 7e;2 er.ren, 6eAde/ GLIAMSE TZ ZOE WfoRIBBON Phone 475 Wingliarn •, • PARTNERSHIP INSURANCE 'Alas proved ita worth many, many times. CONSULT- F. C. HOPPER REPRESENTATIVE Canada Life Assurance 'COMPANY VC/INGHAM PHONE 462 DIAL 980 • C L 7 DAYS A WEEK 4.74:°V.--"5 At WINGHAM 4- VA, 1 i \NeoPaRoMitv Town of Wingham 1952 Taxes 'taxpayers May make payments on account of 1952 taxes up to 90 per cent of 1951 taxes. Interest at the rate of pour per cent, per annum will be allowed on such prepayments. Prepayments of taxes must be made at the Town Treasurer's Office, Town Hal'. W. A. GALBRAITfli 'treasurer, , Town of Wingham Pp .. nlimn . . !!! llll .ua1g111nlUln l ...... pl ..... 10100 0111J.01.,»0°M .... . OW.4,0,014101111111111 . ... 111111111111111110 lllllll 1011011111 All Bona Fide Members of - WINGHAM GOLF CLUB MAY PURCHASE GOLF EQUIPMENT such as CLUBS,k BALLS, TEES, ETC. at 15% Discount from Regular Prices at Donald Rae & Sons 1(1111111 a 1111111111111 1111110 lllll 1011111 lllllll 10119111 REMINISCING 0,,,1,0100000110011 lll 1.S1101( ll 01 ll 1 ll pt01$1111110 l 1 llllllllll 0 lllll 140, VORTY YEARS AGO On Friday last Mrs, John Campbell and Mrs, Peter Campbell were out d\riving, when the pony they were driving ran away, Both ladies were thrown out, At first, It was feared that Mrs, John Campbell's skull was fractured, but fortunately this was not the ease. Mrs. Peter Campbell was badly bruised, and as we, close our forms, enquiries show that both lad- ies are still „feeling sore from the ef- fects of the accident, k0 - 0 - 0 Wingham Choral Society is doing good work along educational lines by grounding the young people who at- tend, in the rudiments of music, There is practice as well as theory, and young people who do not attend are* losing an opportunity of a lifetime, The society is not a money-making institution. Conductor Christie •receiv- es no salary, and yet is doing an educational work of great value. The I'M SOY/NS NEXT :mars MU AT PRESENT tow PRICES! on the 'Iii coal" SUMMER FILL-UP PLAN Order your su,pplies nf !blue coal' now and enjoy the benefits of present summer prices. By taking .delivery now, you get rid of a lot of fuel worries. Ask us today for details of our b1.1.1e coal' SUMMER FILL-UP PLAN. Always buy 'blue coal' The World's finest Anthracite Phone us Now MacLean Lumber & Coal Phone 64 Win gham, Ont. 1.0,,01.100.110 • THE WINGITAM ADVANCE-TIMES .V,41,0E `JCi11 1G. fees paid by the Members go to Pay, expenses of rent, printing, etc., and • just now the balance on hand is being; expended on prizes offered for pro- gress, Some of these prizes may he seen in Mr, Christieta Window, 0 - 0 Mr. Davidson met With a slight ac- cident to his machinery Winch will de- lay him a feW days, but good progress at the second test well is reported, The ten-inch pipe is now down about ninety feet, Rock has not yet been reached, and at present hard pan soil is being drilled, D - 0 Before a gathering of nearly 500 fans, Wingham Baseball League open- ed the season on Friday last, the Ban- ker-Brunswick winning from the High School by a score of 8-0, The weather was ideal and the game played was a credit to the-.teams. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The annual inspection of the Wing- ham High School -Cadet Corps, took place on Tuesday, May 17th., at 2.30' p.m., on the High School campus, The Corps was inspected by Lieut.-Col, Gillespie, D,C.O., for M, D„ No. 1. The Corps was in pharge of Cadet Capt., Morris Christie with Cadet Lieut, Wil- fred MeFadzean and Cadet Lieut, Walton McKibbon in charge of Nos. 1 and 2 respectively. After inspection of arms and equip- ment with the company in line, Capt. Christie conducted the "March Past", PURDON'S BAKERY Phone 1,45 Wingham The Home of QUALITY BREAD, CAKES, PASTRY • We take orders Daily to (Saturday to 12 noon) I Fred, older brother of Arthur, who j was present, was "Johnny on the spot" l and pulled the young lad out before he sank. The water was eight to ten feet deep where the boy fell in. He is none the worse for the, experience, 0 - 0 t- 0 Headed by the Wingham Citizens' Band, the Mayor, Reeve and Council- lors paraded to the Horticultural Park at 10 a.m. Coronation Day where 19 trees were planted to commemorate the Coronation of their Majesties George VI and Queen Elizabeth. May- or Hanna gave fi brief address ex- plaining that it was the hope of the council to make this park, which will likely be called Coronation Park, a place of beauty, The plans for the beautification of this ground have been drawn up at the Ontario College of Agriculture, Guelph and are now in the town offices ,and the trees are being planted according to this plan. He considered Coronation Day as a very fitting one for the start in beaut- ifying the park. E. WAWANOS COUNCIL The council met May 6th., with all the members present, and the reeve presiding. Minutes of the meeting held April 1st., were read and adopted on motion by Pardon, seconded by Buch- anan. Carried. Moved by McGowan, seconded by Hanna, that the council petition the Department of Public Works for Pro- vincial aid to the Drainage Act on the Taylor Municipal Drain. Carried. Mr. Simon HaIlahan was present re- questing a grant from council to the Blyth Fall Fair. He was promised consideration. The tender of Mr. Frank Kirkby was the only one for the Taylor Municipal Drain. Moved by Buchanan, seconded by Purdon that Mr. Kirkby's tender for $4475. he accepted. Carried. Moved by Hanna, seconded by Par- don that council join the Huron Muni- cipal Officers Association and pay the fee of $10. Carried. Moved by Purdon, seconded by Buchanan that the road and general accounts as presented be passed and paid, Carried. The Clere was instructed to write the Belgrave Women's Institute thanking them for the nice clock they have placed in the Community Hal!. Moved by Buch- anan, seconded by Purdon that the petition for a Municipal. Drain signed by Mr. Lewis 'Whitfield be granted and the Clerk notify the Engineer Carried, Road Cheques:--Stuart McBurney, salary and mileage, $201., bills paid $1.85, $252.85; R. L. Buchanan, check- ing gravel, $54.75; Ernest Walker, labour $50.25, operating grader, $64., $114.25; John Jamieson, snow fence and plough, $28.87; Earl Jamieson, snow fence $2127; Aubrey Toll, trac- tor-spring roads, $3.00; Edwin Quinn, spring roads, $6.00.; B. Cartwright, spring roads, $3,00; Reavie's .Service Station, grader repairs, 61.504 Stain- ton's Hardware, repairs for truck $2,.80; McGregor City Service, anti- freeze 85.95, gasoline $13.12, $19.07; Wingham Motors, 5 gals. oil, $6:50, vulcanizing tire .and labour, $52.70, $59,20; Belgrave Co-operative ,sprayer repairs, $1.75; Frank Cooper, truck repair time, $63.00, hills paid ..7.9e, $63.79; Kenneth Scott, trip with ear to Guelph, $8.00; R. H. Thompson, li- cence for truck paid $2.00; The Blyth Standard; gravel tenders, $1.40; Holm- dale Creamery, melting spray truck, $1.50; T. B. Farquhar, spray pump body, etc., $94,56; Can. Oil Co., 395 gals. gas, 59 gals, oil, 195 gals. fuel oil, t $217.28; Geo. E. Radford, spring roads, ;$242.25, construction $438.00, $700.25; Alf, Nesbit, spring roads, gravel $8.35: John L. Currie, 3324 cu, yds. gravel $166.20; Joe Kerr, crushing gravel, $2027,61, spring roads, $39.75, con- etruetion $470.00, $2537.39; Westee/ Products, 15 school signs, $42.75; Dom, Road Mach. Co., grader release bearing, $33.67; Dept. of Highways of Ont„ tax on 105 gals. fuel oil, $11.55; General Cheques:---Frank Cooper, sprayer for Warble Fly, $264.10; Clark McGregor, Warble Fly Inspec- tor, $126.65; John A. Currie, sheep claims, $125.00; R. M. Shiell, sheep values, $5.40; Village of Blyth, relief account, $77.53; R. D. Munro, relief account, $24.08; Belgrave Co-Op., dis- infectant, 812,00; R, M. McCrea, 1 fox bounty, $2.00; Kenneth Scott, 1 fox bounty, $2.00; Charlie Cook, 2 fox pup bounties, $3.00; Huron County, Muni- cipal Association, members Pee, .$141.40,7 Post Sanatorium assistance, 5 woalitees at $7.00, $07.00. Moved by McGowan, seconded li'0" Hanna that Council adjourn to moSt June 3rd., at 8 .00 P.M. D. S. T., at Use Belgrave Community Centre, Carainills Orval Taylor, Reeve R, H. Thompson, :Clerk. the salute being taken by Lieut. Col, Gillespie, Following this the signal section, in charge of Cadet Durward Preston, and the First Aid Section, in charge of Cadet Frank Shield, each gave demonstrations of their nwork and were commended by the inspec- ting officer, The Corps then went through various movements in com- pany drill under the Captain, next in platoon drill under the Lieutenants and then in sections in charge of Cadets Fowler, Armstrong, Ross and Harold Mitchell. Cadet-Lieut, McKibbon then took charge of, the Corps in an exhibition of exercises in Physical Training, as prescribed under the Strathcona Trust, 0 - 0 - 0 The staff and pupils of Wingham Public School are arranging to have an extensive programme for Empire Day, May 23rd., at 2 p.m., in the School, The public is cordially invited to attend, and participate in making this an epoch in the history of our school. Addresses will be given by A. H, Musgrove ex-M.L.A., the local clergy, members; of the school hoard and others. - 0 0 Rev, M. M. Bennett, pastor of the Whighara. United Church, is expected home this week from Toronto, where he has !been in a hospital for the past three weeks, FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Following the -Chamber of Com- merce Banquet which will he held in the Brunswick Hotel at 6 p,m, on Friday this week, Captain Erroll Boyd will give an after-dinner ad- dress. Captain Boyd is a famed trans- Atlantic flier, was an air pilot during the Great War and has done a, great deal of commercial flying in • the Southern United Setates. He is the organizer of the Air Scouts of Amer- ica and toured the United States speaking on behalf of this organiza- tion in the "Miss Columbia" with Chamberlain as navigator. - 0 - 0 A drowning accident was narrowly averted here on Sunday, when Arthur Horne, 8-year-old son of ,Mr, Albert Horne, fell into the river tat the darn, The Clown Prince of Western Entertainmentp WEDNESDAY, 1SIAY lith, 102 11111111.111111r