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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-07-16, Page 2BOX 473 REMINISCING ash Bingo on SACRED I-IEART CHURCH GROUNDS THURSDAY, JULY 24, at 8.30 p.m. Sponsored by the Catholic Women's League. 16 Games for $1.00 3 Specials at 10c each Prizes—$5 for Specials, $3 for Regular Games Draw will be made for Electric Floor Polisher & Kenwood Blanket Everyone Welcome. I I'm glad we insulated our home That simmering summer sun will never bother you once you insulate your home with quality Insulation from your friendly Beaver Lumber Dealer. Our insulation acts as a barrier—keeps your hottest rooms up to 15 degrees cooler. You'll love the way it is houseSime lasting and the way it saves you $$$ by reducing your winter fuel bill by as much as ONE, THIRD. PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE For Only 33.60 you can have 3" of insulation with a Vapour Barrier in a 20 x 24 attic area. We carry Insulation Batts 8' and 20' long. To obtain Maximum Insulation value, we will explain why Louvre Vents are necessary. COME IN—OR CALL 66 TODAY. BEAVER LUMBER CO, wgicopcsfmv, muoz ifitli, 1932, cessful in passing the examinations at the Stratford Normal Sohool. Lloyd will teach at Lakelet next term and Miss Higgins at SS, No. 1, Morris. LIMITED ••••••••a••••,m. d4ostmeisipamirn oils° *owl e•Fo owirn eakmooisii:ftwtiiiwiiiiikkift ioi ( CHURCH O3 ENOLANiD n' CANADA ) VIllittabattt Sixth Sunday after Trinity 10.00 awm,—Church School, 11.00 a.m.—Morning Prayer and Sermon IVO O. B, Wood, R,c,A,ri, Centralia It Published at Wingham, Ontario Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept, Subscription, Rate — One Year $2.50, Six Months $1.25 in advance S. A. MOO Per year Foreign Rate $3.50 per year Advertising Rates on application THIS IS THE WEEK TO BUY IN WINGHAM Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week are to be known as Dollar Saving Days—and they spell oppor- tunity for shoppers. Reading the special' supplement which is included in this paper you will readily observe that the merchants who are taking part in the town-wide sale have reduced prices on many of the items in their stores—just to make shopping in gingham interesting. We are right behind the move for several reasons, perhaps the most impressive being that an effort of this kind gives evidence of the spirit of co-operation which exists among the business people. This sense of mutual problems and responsibilities is one of the chief reasons that Wingham is a good place to live in, as well as a fine Shopping centre. The Dollar Saving Days provide the first move in a campaign on the part of the Wingham Business Associ- ation to encourage "shopping at home". The Association rightly feels that local dollars, spent in the cities are no longer available to circulate right in this locality, where all of us can benefit fro m the steady flow of funds. Take advantage of these Dollar Saving Days. They are planned specifically for the buying public and the mer- chants are sincerely hopeful that you will appreciate the savings which are possible by shopping at home. RESERVISTS DEVOTING TIME TO DEFENCE All too few realize the amount of time and effort the men and officers of the local Reserve Army Battery de- I vote to the cause of our defence. The subject was brought to mind when we saw pictures of the unit taken at Camp Petawawa last week. ' 'The very fact that -so many members of the Battery were at the camp indicates that interest is keen. In many instances the men give up their holidays to go to camp. Though they may enjoy the outing, it is still a distinct sacrifice for most. In addition to the time spent in camp, the officers and men turn out in the evenings all year round to study the problems which are peculiar to their branch of the Royal Canadian Artillery. Though much of the work is done indoors and does not carry with it the rigors and restrictions of regular army life, we have had enough of this type of training ourselVes to realize how many other places the average man would like to go . on the nights he. is due.at the Armouries. The purpose of the entire program is to keep a nu- cleus of men under at leastt partial training so that, in the event of war, they would be available as a fighting force and as training presonnel for expanding military units. We owe the members of the 99th Battery and all of our nation's Reserve Force men a debt of gratitude for taking the time and trouble to do something practical about a problem we would prefer to forget. * * * es - A PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN That the threat of inflation in Canada is still very real, seems to be the opinion of those who speak with authority and experience in such matters. With strikes in progress and the threat of still more, despite falling retail industrial production along with the • highest industrial wages in our history, it is apparent that the economic authorities are correct in their appraisal ,of the situation. Wenger Do YOU Want Stable Prices? Price stability depends'' on many things, but principally upon the relationship between wages and production: If wages go up without a corresponding rise in the volume of man- hour production, then prices are bound to go up too. So it is really up to the Canadian people whether or not we have stable prices. If we Canadians want the cost of living to stabilize then' we must see that man-hour production keeps pace with wages, ••• Published as a Public Service by THE STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED Maio at HAMILTON 111tANTFORD SWANSEA CANANOOUg MO'4TREAL I THE WINGHAM ADVANCE,-TIMES 0 - 0 - 0 The Advance is always pleased to note progress in Wingham's indus- tries. Mr. Pringle has this spring made another addition to his glove factory, to give room for increased business. The addition is of brick, 22 by 32 feet, two storeys high. He has also added ten sewing Machines to those at work before, and a Clicker, the first of the kind in this part of the country. This is a machine fqr cut- ting out glove shapes, and Mr. Pringle is preparing to add a second of these machines. The capacity of the works now is 104 dozen a day, and there is no difficulty in disposing of the out- put, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Blyth presented a real gala appear- ance on Tuesday when 21 lodges cele- brated the 237th anniversary of the . Battle of the Boyne. They included lodges from Goderich, Clinton, Dun- gannon, Londesboro, Wroxeter, Brus- sels, Wingham, Belgrave; while a number of True Blue lodges added a brightness and inspiration to the scene. Forming at the fair grounds, the procession marched through the main streets to the school grounds, where the speaking took place. A. G. Smith, County Master, presid- EDITOR, Wingham Advance-Times. Dear Sir: In the June 25th issue of the Advance-Times I noticed in the column, Along the Main Drag, where you had on display, a rose, half pink and half white, which was taken from a bush in Mrs. Robin Camp- bell's garden, You said that it was something for Ripley's "Believe It or Not". May I, through the medium of your paper, explain why we some- times see these odd things occur in flowers and fruit. This is a phenomenon which is known popularly as sporting. In our language (florists) it is a mutation, Sports or mutation, although they may be uncommon, probably occur more frequently than is generally realized. The majority may not show the sharp difference from the normal, which Mrs. Robin Campbell's showed, Some sports are of great horticulture value, such as a number of present day varieties of roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, delphiniums, yes, I might add fruits. I am quite sure a good number of people who have raspberries and strawberries will have noticed the half of the fruit is red and half white, probably thinking that the white half is not 'pipe. In scientific language, it is a mutation, However a sport involving only half of the flower or fruit has little practical value and is, of interest only as a novelty. Had the color change on Mrs, Robin Campbell's rose involved a complete flower it might have been worth while propagating, As your local florist we are always glad to answer any questions with regard to such occurrences. Sincerely, E. S. Lewis. ST. HELENS ed while addresses were given by Rev. Mr. Harris, of Atwood, Rev. lUr. °relic, of Gorrie, Rev, Mr, Snell of Stratford, George Spotton of Wing- ham, while the Reeve of 13lyth ex- tended a courteous welcome to the visitors, Diving the afternoon a softball tournament attracted a big Crowd. BIytVgirls won from Londesboro 9-4 and again from Belgrave ,2-2. Blyth boys won from Londesboro 3-2, from Belgrave 3-0, but lost to Windham in the finals 11-0. Orange Hill lodge got the .prize for coming the greatest distance; Bel- grave for the.best dressed lodge; and Wingham True Blue lodge for the largest lodge. John Fulton, 99 years old, and for almost three-quarters of a century as Orangeman, easily car- ried off the honors as the oldest Orangeman. 0 - 0 - 0 Prior to her departure for her home in Wingham, Miss Myrtle Bennett, who taught for four years in the Fern- dale school, was the recipient of sev- eral gifts. On Tuesday, June 21st, the people of the section gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Brough and presented Miss Bennett with a valuable mantel clock and an electric lamp. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO One of the largest Orange parades ever held in this distridt took place Monday at Clinton, when about 3,000 took part in the parade. Lodges were present from Huron and Perth coun- ties, as well as lodges from Bruce and Oxford. It was estimated that 5,000 were present to view the parade. 0 - 0 - 0 The Towland Construction Company started paving operations south of Wingham on Highway No. 4, on Thursday. It was expected that paving operations would have commenced much earlier but due to the largt amount of grading and other work on the road this work could riot get under way. 0 - 0 - 0 The Strawberry Social held by the Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's Anglican church on the churdh grounds on Tuesday evening of last week was well attended. The day was hot but the church lawn made an ideal sett- ing for this very pleasant event. 0 - 0 - 0 Mrs. J. W. Smith, Patrick St., was the hostess at an apron shower for the Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's church last Friday 'afternoon and in spite of the intense heat, the members of the guild were well represented'. The donations of cash and aprons were most gratifying and a very dainty lunch was served by Mrs. Smith as- sisted by Misses Edith and Eliza- beth Weir, Miss Mary Wright, Miss Runa Wilkinson and Miss Rebecca Armstrong of Chatham. 0 - 0 - 0 Lloyd G. Henderson, M. Ferroll Higgins and Myrtle A. Yuill were sue- IT'S STILL BETTER DURHAM MEMORIAL ARENA CERTIFICATES Feet, 111411 FORTY YEARS AGO A North End ,'Enquirer" writes the Advance to find out who are on the street committee, "Enq uirer' com- plains that the weeds nearly cover the sidewalk on Josephine St. and suggests that their removal is more of an actual necessity than a cab will be at the next municipal election, to draw certain voters to the poll to vote for certain members of the street committee. Another ratepayer who would like to see the weeds re- moved, thinks their removal is more a matter of town business than the draining of cellars on private pro- perty. In reply to the "Enq uirer" we may say that so far as we know, the street committee consists of May- or Spotton, Reeve McDonald, Coun- cillor Mills, and a certain resident of the North End, where it is said the weeds abound. 0 - 0- 0 Our agreeable neighbour and fel- low quill-driver, Mr. Elliott, has en- tered his sixtieth year as proprietor of the Wingham Times. "Sweet six- teen" is sometimes referred to as a decidedly interesting time of life, and as the past years have dealt some- what kindly with friend Elliott, we trust the' future has also much of pleasure in store for him, as well as of prosperity for the Times. FRIGIDAIRE Domestic and Commercial Sales & Service flIOMSON APPLIANCES Phone 29 Wingham It is of help therefore, that the Steel Company of Canada, which is the largest steel producer in the nation and one of the largest companies, should haVe chosen this time to publish in Ontario weekly newspapers a series Xwhich appears in the Advance-Times) of advertisements dealing with the ecenomic problems of the moment. The advertisements have nothing to do with the steel industry or the selling of steel. They are designed to give Cana- dians across the country a better understanding of the economic forces which govern our way of life, It is simple evidence that large corporations, which are often derided for their size and for the amounts of money they control, do have something besides profits "in mind, and are using constructive thinking in their busi- ness management, It is a public service which they render at this critical time in our history. * * * NEW HOMES From 1946 to 1951, inclusive, 485,500 new houses were completed in C6ada. During the same period 510,- 000 new families were formed. It is estimated that, by 1955, housing production can be increased to 130,000 units a year, thus aligning the number of new homes both with family formation and economic development. This would entail steady employment for ,350,000 workers. Continuance of controlled sales price for houses is the only serious threat to this development. The controlled prices are too low to permit builders to operate economi- cally. Construction costs are uncontrolled and rising. As a result many builders are curtailing their commitments. The way to get all Canadians adequately housed as soon as possible is to leave the job to the free market-economy. THE OtiTLOOX, Rev. W. J. Watt, of Whitechurch, will preach in the United Church for the next two Sundays while Rev. S, E. Hayward is on holidays. Service is at 11.30 a.m. Dr. George and Dr. William. Mac- Gregor, of Chicago, and Mr. Alex Mac- Gregor, of Granum, Alta., were week- end Visitors with Mr, and Mrs, Geo. Stuart. On Monday they, with their sisters, Mrs. Stuart and Miss Cathar- ine MacGregor, of Lucknow, left on a two weeks' motor trip to Nova Scotia, Among other places they will visit is Cape Breton, their birthplace. Master Terry Wilson was a visitor with his cousin, Master Jimmy Wilson at Whitechurch, Miss Margaret Miller is working at the Wingham Hospital during the summer vacation. Mr. Wm. Rutherford returned home from the Wingham Hospital on Sun- day, Mr. Al Martin, of ing the week with Neddy and Mr. and Detroit, is spend- Mrs. Martin and Mrs. E. J. Thom. To travel by train in Canada coats less than three cents a mile,—Quick Canadian Facts, a i i iII 41 •• 0 e • e • r I 114 a, 0 • 1 i IMIEMININ IONININIMINOWM*