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1952 taxes up to 90 per cent of 1951 taxes.
Interest at the rate of pour per cent, per
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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,
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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
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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,
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