HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-12-10, Page 1Harry Gowdy, A. Gibson Win
As Howick Township Reeves
Harry Gowdy defeated E. H, Strong, present Reeve, in the race for the
Reeve's chair in Howick Township, Peputy-Reeve is Arthur Gibson who de-
feated Emerson Hargrave and Edward Newton for that office,
The following are the results by polls;
REEVE Polls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Totals
Harry Gowdy 117 46 89 84 34 37 99 506
E. H. Strong 36 19 154 104 34 27 74 448
DEPUTY-REEVE
Arthur Gibson 33 26 105 41 31 2 147 385
Emerson Hargrave 7 25 42 132 28 65 12 311
Edward Newton „.., .................. 105 14 87 8 6 0 14 234
Elmer Farrish, Harvey McMichael and Ivan Haskins were given acclam-
ations to the council and the school trustees were also returned by acclam-
ations,
A. NEON SIGN, shiny and new, now
adorns the yellow facade of the
"Hotel Brunswick. The old sign was
taken down Wednesday afternoon by
a crew of workmen from the city,
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'CHRISTMAS CACTUS—Mrs. George
Currie, R.R. 5, Wingham, has a
Christmas cactus which boasts 700
blooms on it at present with lots more
to come. This plant belonged to the
late Mrs. J. 3. Evans of Wingham.
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U'IlE .FIRE ALARM which roused lo-
cal folks on Sunday morning at one
40• xesulted from a spectacular chimney
fire at the home of Ronnie Seddon
Ion Diagonal Road near the arena,
Sparks poured skyward but a wet,
snow-covered roof prevented any ser-
ious damage.
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FINAL FIGURES on the Radio Auc-
tion Monday night were not avail-
able, it was considered a success by
the Kinsmen.
DON'T FORGET TO
USE CHRISTMAS SEALS.
ittgbain
With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
mlubeeription $2.50 per year; 60 per copy WINGHA4 ONTARIO, WED nspAy, DECEMBER xo, 1952
School Addition Visited by 400 Guests
After . Mayor Gurney Opens New Wing
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
The Christmas Seal Campaign is
launched on a national basis, yet each
local unit controls and spends its own
funds. Here in Huron County the unit
is the Huron County Tuberculosis As-
sociation. All the money raised in the
County is spent by this Association.
Part of the proceeds are used to pay
for Referred Clinics„held monthly
in Wingham, Goderich, Clinton and
Seaforth,
A few years ago a grant of $5000
was made to the Beck Memorial San-
atorium in London where county pat-
ients are cared for. This year it is
planned to remember our hospital
patients with a gift at Christmas.
Have you sent in your donation yet?
Howick Farmer,
Milton Hastie Passes
After an illness of six months, the
greater part of which was spent in
the Wingham General Hospital, Mil-
ton Alexander Hastie passed away on
Wednesday, December 3rd. He was in
Ns 69th year. He was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hastie and
was born on the 9th con., Howick,
and farmed there all his life.
Surviving is one brother, Gordon
'Thistle, of Wingham. A brother, Wm.,
-and a sister predeceased him.
Funeral service was held on Satur-
day afternoon at the T. V. EdgL. Fun-
eral Home and was conducted by Rev.
J. W. V. Buchanan, assisted by Rev,
L. Carlson, of Hamilton. Interment
was in Wroxeter cemetery. Pallbearers
were, Gordon Loutitt, Andy Gibson,
Art. Gibson, Harold Robinson and
Jas. Edwards and Ray Loutitt.
PURCHASE. SERVICE STATION
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Currie and fam-
ily, of West Hill, will soon move to
Clinton, where Mr. Currie has pur-
chased a service station. He will take
over its operation at January 1st.
SCHOOL CONCERT •
The . pupils of Wroxeter Public
School will present their Christmas
entertainment, December 16th., at 8
p.m. in the town hall. Admission,
adults, 50 cents, children 25 cents.
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EUCHRE PARTY AT WROXETER
The Women's Institute will hold a
,progressive euchre and crokinole• on
Friday evening, December 12th, at
8.30 p.m. in the Masonic club rooms.
Novelty prizes will be awarded. The
special Bingo prize is a satin cushion.
Come and bring your friends. Admis-
sion 25 cents. Ladies please bring
lunch. 10*
CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Majestic Rebekah Lodge will
hold a Christmas party following the
December 15th meeting with an ex-
change of gifts (not ,to exceed 500)1
Anne Henry, N.G., Jean Trigger, H.S.
10b
UNITED S.S. CONCERT
The United Church Sunday School
Christmas Concert will be held Fri-
day evening, December 12, at 7.30.
10b
TEEN-TOWN DANCE
A Teen-Town Dance will be held
Friday Night, in the Wingham Ar-
Mouries, Dec. 12th from 10 pm, till r
a.m. NO ADMISSION.
The music for this occasion is pro-
vided by the co-operation of Local
No, 418 of the American Federation
of Musicians, through a grant from
'the Music Performance Trust Funds
'of the Recording IndUstries. 10b
The last regular meeting of the
Wingham town council for 1952 was
held on Thursday evening and dealt
with one controversial issue -and a
number of routine ones. All members
were present with the exception of
Reeve Johnson.
A motion was passed clearing the
council of the charges made in con-
nection with the hospital at the nomi-
nation meeting by Reeve Johnson. It
read a.., follows: "This council does
unanimously declare that no request
has, was or ever has been made per-
taining to any grant to the Wingham
General Hospital by the Town of
Wingham during 1952, and no member
of this council ever made any state-
ment pertaining to who should or
shouldn't be accepted as patients at
the hospital and any remarks in this
regard are entirely erroneous, and the
council regrets any remarks were
made involving the Wingham General
Hospital."
This motion was signed by Mayor
W. W. Gurney, Deputy-Reeve Roy
Adair, Councillors R. E. McKinney,
W. F. Burgman, Frank Howson, El-
mer Wilkinson, A. A. Purdon and De
Witt Miller.
Clearing up an election rumour,
Councillor McKinney went on record
to the effect that the trips made by
him with regard to industry were
made without a nickel's cost to the
town,
It was decided that Friday, Dec-
ember, 26th, would be observed as
Boxing Day and would be a public
holiday.
An additional five dollars or a total
of $25 will be charged to residents out-
side of Wingham for opening a grave
and will include the use of the maus-
oleum.
A request was received from the
Lions Club of Wingham for the waiv-
ing of taxes on the Fisher property,
which was obtained for the use of
the town as a park after it is cleaned
up by the Lions. The club also re-
quested that the town dump any clean
fill available on the property. A mot-
ion was passed writing off the taxes
for the year 1952.
Reporting as chairman of the street
committee, Councillor Howson stated
that at Patrick St. and Carling Ter-
race the corner had been cut off, in-
cluding the sidewalk, and a path has
been made behind the trees.
Councillor McKinney felt that the
Industrial meeting, held in Wingham,
had been very successful and that
many of the more than 70 delegates
were impressed by our town,
Clayton Gammage was re-appointed
as the representative for the council
on the Wingham District High School
Board.
Councillor Wilkinson paid tribute to
the town employees who put in side-
walks at 50c a square foot. "I think
our men have done a wonderful job
of putting those sidewalks in at the
price they have," said the chairman
of the property and new construction
Committee.
A vote of thanks was moved by
Councillor Miller to the retiring may-
or, Reeve Johnson, Deputy-Reeve
Adair, and Councillor Wilkinson. He
said 'their loss was going to be felt.
Speaking' of Mayor Gurney, he said
that he was perhaps one of the most
-outstanding mayors that Wingham
has ever,. had.
In reply Mr. Gurney expressed the
feeling that it had been a pleasure
to work with the council. The may-
or's job was just a little bit heavy at
times, he said, and it was quite a pro-
blem to make 'ends meet.
A motion was passed extending the
deepest appreciation of the council to
Alf Lockridge and the arena commis-
sion for their fine work at the arena
during the year, They felt that all
town employees also deserved a vote
of thanks,
Wingham was struck by e wave of
break-ins on Thursday night, when
four garages were entered and money
taken from each amounting ali'rgether
to over $100. It is believed that it was
sometime after 1 a.m. when the crimes
occurred. I
Two garages, Merkley' Motors and
Reavie Motor Sales at the southern
end of Josephine Street were entered,
Cash to the amount of $50 was taken
at IVIerkley'S where a hack window
was forced open, The cash register
was carried out into the-back shop,
where it was forced open,
At Reavie Motor Sales a pane of
glass was removed from a rear win-
dow in order to gain access to the
building. The cash register was looted
of $10 here as well as an, undetermin-
ed amount of money in an envelope
belonging to Herb Fuller.
Down at the other end of Josephine
Street, Crossett Motors was entered
by removing the frame from a rear
window. The thieves gathered $23
from the Cash register but didn't
bother with a bunch of pennies.
Nelson Cunningham's Sales & Ser-
vice across the road was also paid a
visit. The office window here was
forced open, The till was broken out
and all they got was $3 in KinKeno
money. A number of the KinKeno
envelopes, containing cards, were torn
open by the burglars.
Police Chief Irwin investigated the
break-ins and thefts.
Wroxeter Resident
Mrs. J. W. Gamble Dies
A life-long resident, Mrs. Win.
Gamble, passed away at the home of
her sister, Miss Margaret Jardine, of
Wroxeter, on Saturday evening, Nov-
ember 29th, after a short illness, She
was in her 84th year.
She was the former Mary Jane
Jardine, a daughter of the late John
Jardine and Janet McIntosh Jardine.
An active member of the United
Church, she was a member of the
Woman's Association and a Life
member of the W.M.S.
Her husband predeceased her in
1942. Surviving are: two daughters,
Mrs. Albert (Vera) Heibein and Mrs.
Cecil (Janet) Grainger, both of Gorrie;
a son, William, predeceased her in
1926; one sister, Margaret Jardine,
of Wroxeter, three brothers, Wm. of
Gorrie, Jack and Norman, of Tug-
aske, Sask. There are 8 grandchildren
and 4 great grandchildren.
Funeral service was held on Tues-
day afternoon, December 2nd., with
a short service at _the T. V. Edgar
Funeral Home and a public service at
the Gorrie United Church with Rev.
J.W.V. Buchanan in charge. -
Pallbearers were: Ray Loutitt, Jas,
Edwards, Gordon Loutitt, Ben Ma-
guire, Kenneth Hastie and Archie
Miller. Beautiful floral tributes were
carried by Elmer Farrish, John
Strong, Irving Toner, Earl Toner and
Harold Hynciman,
Attend Clinton —
W.I. Meeting
About 25 ladies of the Wingham
Branch of the W. I. journeyed to
Clinton and enjoyed an afternoon with
the Clinto W, I.ladies. The program
was opened with the business part,
after which Mrs. H. Aitchison and
Mrs, W. Henry of Wingham sang two
duets, and Mrs. R. owbray also give
two readings, which were very much
enjoyed. The Clinton florist gave a
demonstration on Christmas decora-
tions and table centres and after the
display, tickets were sold on the table
centre for Christmas which was won
by Mrs. W. Henry of Wingham.
A lovely lunch provided by the
Clinton ladies brought the meeting
to a close.
GLEN FOXTON BACK
FROM SERVICE IN KOREA
Lance-Corporal Glenn Foxton of
the Princess Patricia Canadian Light
Infantry arrived home in Wingham
on Monday, after 13 months on active
service in Korea. Glenn, who is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Foxton,
of Lower Town, had,not seen his home
in over 15 months.
At present on 60 days' leave, he is
not inclined to talk much about his
experiences or future plans right now.
That he is glad to be home there is
no doubt and there is no doubt that
his parents, grandmother, brother and
sister are glad to see him safely home.
Glenn's family have a background
of military service, his grandfather,
Mr. Alfred Pullen, being killed in the
first world war and his father served
in the last war. /
There are a number of souvenirs
from Japan and Kqrea in the Foxton
home to remind Glenn of his service
in the Far East, and also several rib-
bons under his paratrooper's wings,
which attest to the fact that this
young-looking fellow has survived the
hardships of the Korean campaign.
Glenn disembarked from the East
at Seattle, Washington, with a det-
tachment of the Princess Pats.
Former Resident
Passes In Hamilton
Mrs, Andrew Leggatt, the former
'Jessie Davidson, passed away in Ham-
ilton Hospital, on Tuesday, December
2nd. She was in her 71st. year and is
survived by two daughters, Mrs.
George (Janet) Simpson, and Mrs.
Galvin (Margaret) Sweet of Hamil-
ton; two sisters, Mrs. Jos, E. Smith,
of Turnberry; Mrs, H. B. Elliott, of
Wingham, and one brother, Walter
Davidson, of Regina, Sask. Those who
attended the funeral on Friday from
Wingham were, Mr. and Mrs. George
Fowler and Nancy, Mrs, H. B. Elliort,
and Mrs. J. E. Smith and a niece, Mrs.
A. J. Armstrong, London.
Bridge Club
Seven tables were in play at the
regular meeting of the Bridge Club
On Thursday evening.
North and.'SOnt-1. Mrs. H. Camp-
bell and D. B. Porter; 2. Mrs. G. God-
kin, and Mrs R. E. McKinney; 3. Mrs,
G. S. Cameron and J. A, Wilson.
East and West: 1 Mrs. J, H. Craw-
ford and Mrs. F. A. Parker; 2. Mrs.
G. H. Ross and W. H. French; 3. Mrs.
R. S. Hetherington and Miss M. Mac-
Lean.
ACCOUNTING, FARMING
STRESSED IN TALKS
A range of subjects from the im-
portance of accounting to the impor-
tance of farming in everyday com-
munity and private life was covered
in four brief talks Wednesday night,
in the regular meeting of the Wing-
ham Speaker's Club in the high school.
The group is composed of amateurs
and is for beginning amateurs who are
anxious to develop self confidence in
handling themselves before people or
audiences.
The other two subjects covered in
the same evening were "The Impor-
tance of Refrigeration" and "The Im-
portance of Advertising.",- All talks
were recorded on a tape machine, and
were analysed in detail under the dir-
ection of Rev. H. L Parker, of Wing-
ham, who was guest critic of the
evening.
Critic at tonight's meeting will be
Reeve R. E. McKinney and the talk
themes will be "The best way to
make a —7—."
HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS TO TORONTO
Four members of the Wingham Dis-
trict High School Board made a trip
to Toronto and Queen's Park last
Week. They were Frank Thompson,
chairman of the board; Jim Arm-
strong, vice-chairman; Les Fortune,
Turnberry and Andy McTavish, Tees-
water.
Friday evening was a great oc-
casion in the history of Wingham
schools, when more than four hun-
dred visitors toured the new addition
to the public school, as well as the
original building, The inspection by
the public was part of the official
opening of the new addition.
Mayor W. W. Gurney officiated for
the cutting of the ribbon at the John
Street entrance to the new portion of
the building and declared the wing
officially open. The ceremony was
initiated by Chairman H. A. Fuller,
of the public school board, and Rev.
H. L, Parker dedicated the building
with prayer.
Dinner Precedes Ceremonies
The ceremonies at the school were
preceded by a dinner served in the
parish room of St. Paul's Church to
some 70 guests, members of the
school board and their ladies, as well
as representatives of the town coun-
cil, high school board, provincial
government, and those concerned
with the planning and erection of the
new addition.
Chairman Herb Fuller extended a
LADIES' HOSPITAL AUX,
FORMS NEW GROUP
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham
Hospital held their regular meeting
on Friday with Mrs. George R. Scott
presiding in the absence of the pre-
sident, Mrs. M. Johnson. It was re-
ported 'that much extra sewing had
been done during the month to keep
up with the increasing demand for
supplies. Already, this year, $900 has
been spent for sheeting alone. A new
sewing group was formed under the
leadership of Mrs. Jim Carr, this
makes eight groups meeting at least
once a month to sew and mend. Fur-
ther donations from the Women's In-
stitutes were received: Wingha m, $25;
Belgrave, $25; Teeswater $25; and
Blyth, $10.
The date for the annual meeting
was set for Friday, January 9th. Mrs.
Win. Connell and Mrs. George Wil-
liams were named a nominating com-
mittee to bring in a slate of officers
at this meeting.
—Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Marsh and
Mrs. Marion Watson visited last Sun-
day with their brother, Mr. Vic Case-
more, in Brantford. Mrs. Watson re-
mained in Brantford where she has
secured a position.
The Western Foundry Trophy was
added on Friday night to the ever-;
increasing collection of trophies and
prizes in the possession of the Bel-
more rink, skipped by Clark Ren-
wick, with George Inglis, vice, Ivan
Haskins second and Bill Elliott, lead.
The Fred L. Davidson Trophy was
won by a Galt rink skipped by Geo.
Murray. The bonspiel, which is the
biggest annual curling event in Wing-
ham, lasted five days and attracted
Ontario.
This
of 64 tanks from Western
This is the second time that the
Belmore rink has won the Western
Foundry Trophy, remarked the skip,
Clark Renwick, when he received the
silverware from Tom Currie, manager
of the Foundry. Each member of
the winning rink received a Gruen
wrist watch.
The final game, which was watched
by a large crowd, ended with a score
of 12-5. G. McKay, Wingham, skip-
ped the losing rink. Bob Hethering-
ton, president of the club, paid trib-
ute to Mr. Renwick and his rink,
"who are all skips".
George Inglis, speaking for the
rink, told of the days when "the boys"
travelled miles by sleigh to take in
curling events.
The Galt rink, skipped by George
Murray, won the F. L. Davidson tro-
phy when they defeated Monroe of
Walkerton 12-7. Jack Walker, of
Wingham, was edged out of the con-
solation event final 3-1 by Harry
Doughty's Walkerton rink. '
Following are the results:
Western Foundry—Renwick 9; A.
M. Crawford 8; MacKay 8; Bob Heth-
erington 5. Final, C. Renwick 12; G.
MacKay 5.
Fred L. Davidson Trophy—A. Smith,
Galt 9; F. Hopper, Wingham, 8; C.
Monroe, Walkerton, 10; G, Greiser,
Scotland, 7, Final, Smith 12; Mon-
roe 7. Consolation events, Doughty
9; G. Miller 8; J. Walker 9; 3. Mur-
ray 5, Final, H. Doughty 3; J, Walk-
er 1.
welcome to the guests and asked
that they visit the school building
after the dinner. At the same time
he mentioned the vital part in the
erection of the addition which had
been played by Mayor Gurney and
the members of the town council.
Speaking of His Worship he used the
words, "the best mayor Wingham
has had for a long time".
The Mayor expressed his pleasure
at being present for the important
occasion and spoke of the problems
which had confronted the council in
connection with the school project,
chief of which was the arranging of
finances with which the board could
proceed with the work. He said that
the complete co-operation of the
school board and Inspector Kinkead
had simplified the work of the coun-
cil to a great extent. In conclusion
Mayor Gurney pointed out that the
new wing is actually the nucleous of
a completely new school which will
be erected R sometime in the future,
John W. Hanna, M.L.A., said that
the new building is a tremendous
asset to the town and visible evidence
Blackout Here
Saturday Night
Wingham was blacked-out for one
hour and twenty minutes on Saturday
night due to an equipment failure at
Owen Sound. The area thrown into
darkness covered the south-western
portion of the Georgian Bay area and
included Teeswater, Walkerton, Luck-
now, Ripley, Hanover, etc. The lights
here in Wingham flickered on at least
half a dozen times before normal ser-
vice was resumed.
HARTLEY SMITH
HEADS MASONS
The elect:on of officers for 1953 was
held at the regular meeting of the
Wingham Masonic Lodge No. 286 on
Tuesday evening, with Hartley Smith
occupying the Worshipful Master's
chair for the coming year.
The following slate of officers will
be installed: Hartley Smith, W. M.;
Ken Saxton, S. W.; DeWitt Miller, J.
W.; Robin Campbell, Chaplain; H. L.
Sherbondy, Secretary; A. M. Peebles,
Treasurer; Archie MacDonald, S. D.;
Gordon Leggatt, I, D.; Norman Keat-
ing., I. G.
Shirley Chamney
Wed At Belgrave
Knox United Church, Belgrave, was
the setting on Saturday at 2.30 p,
for a local wedding of interest, when
Shirley Anne Chamney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Chamney, of Bel-
grave, was united in marriage with
John Samuel Thompson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Thompson, of East
Wawanosh Township. Rev. Charles D
Cox officiated, The wedding music
was played by Mrs. Murray McDowell.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was lovely in a Princess
model gown of white Alencian lace
cord over tisseu satin, full skirt , fitted
bodice and petite collar, veil and train
with petals of matching satin and
tulle illusion, She carried a bouquet
of red rosette roses.
Her bridal attendants were Mrs.
John Tiffin, of Wingham, sister of the
groom and Miss June Harris, of Tor-
onto, who wore matching dresses of
midnight blue, with velvet Princess
style bodices, softly draped, square
necklines and the headdresses of mat-
ching velvet. They carried cascade
bouquets of white and light pink car-
nations. Little Miss Sandra Chamney,
cousin of the bride, was flower girl,
in an American Beauty velvet, Prin-
cess style dress with Peter Pan collar
and matching headdress. Flowers
were light yellow baby mums.
Mr, Ted Thompson, brother of the
groom, was the best man and the
ushers were Roy Robinson, of Bel-
grave and John Tiffin, of Wingham.
At the reception held at the Queen's
Hotel in Wingham, the bride's mother
received in a two-piece navy velvet
dress with blue accessories, assisted
by the groom's mother in navy blue
sheer with matching accessories.
For her wedding trip to the United
States, the bride wore a blue Bouglay
suit and blue top coat with brown ac-
cessories. The bride is a graduate of
the Canadian lelothercraft Hospital in
Toronto.
The couple will make their residence
in East Wawanosh,
of the spirit of progress in the com-
munity.. He spoke of the willingness
of the Minister of Education and the
Department to assist wherever pos-
sible in the betterment of educational
facilities, and mentioned specifically
the time and effort put into the
task by Herb Fuller as chairman of
the board and Alton Adams, the sec-
retary, as well as the fine work done
by the Mowbray Construction Com-
pany.
Example of Fine Work
Mr. Fuller referred with deep ap-
preciation to the work of the archi-
tect, Gordon S. Adamson, and the
builders, Mowbray Construction. He
said that the former is an outstand-
ing man in his field and had made
the tasks connected with the Wing-
ham project much simpler. The
chairman expressed his pride that a
local firm had handled the construc-
tion, and referred to the words of the
architect, who had said that it was
many years since he had received
such complete co-operation as had
been given him by the Mowbray
company.
Angus Mowbray replied that the
work of the builders had been sim-
plified to a great extent by the as-
sistance offered not only by the
architect but by the school board as
well, and he expressed his pleasure
at having some part in the erection
of this fine asset to the community.
Principal Stewart Beattie, in his
introduction of Inspector Kinkead,
extended the thanks of 'the staff for
new facilities which have been made
available and their appreciation of
the men who serve as board mem-
bers. He introduced Mr. Kinkead as
"the teachers' friend".
Inspector Speaks
Opening his remarks Inspector Kin-
kead read a letter of congratulations
from the Department of Education,
which expressed appreciation of the
efforts of the board, town council and
citizens generally.
"Ten years ago," said Mr. Kinkead,
"I stated in the town of Wingham
that you can measure a community
by the condition of its school pro-
perty." The same, he said, is still
true, and in that interval the Wing-
ham Public School has been well
maintained. The building has been
decorated, the heating plant had been
rejuvenated, the floors have been
scraped and refinished, sanitation has
been improved, general equipment has
been improved and added to. and the
grounds have been levelled.
Addresses at School
The intercommunication system at
the school was used to carry the ad-
dresses of the chairman and others
connected with the building project.
Chairman Fuller outlined the de-
tails of the plan to construct the
addition, paying tribute to the various
municipal bodies and private firms
which had co-operated throughout.
He specifically mentioned the equip-
ment which had been placed in the
school, financed by the Currie Estate
and purchased at the designation of
W. A. Galbraith.
The architect, Gordon S. Adamson,
congratulatd the community on the
fine building which has been erected,
and spoke in the highest terms of the
school board and the construction
company. Included in his remarks
was a word of praise for the school
caretaker, Roy Manuel, for the archi-
tect said it was a pleasure to come
back to a building he had planned
and find it kept so immaculately
clean.
Patrick Hayes, the architect's in-
spector, referred to the excellent job
done by the Mowbray Construction
Company. He said that time after
time the builders had gone out of
their way, not only to fill all the
requirements of the architect, but to
provide even more service than. was
actually demanded by the contract.
He expressed the hope that, though
this was Mowbray's first school con-
tract, it would not be the last one
they would undertake.
Harry Ferguson
Gorrie Man Dies
Residents of the village were sad-
dened to learn that Harry Ferguson
had passed away on Friday just be-
fore midnight in the Wingham Hos-
pital, He had been confined there for
two weeks and was thought to be re-
covering from injuries received in a
fall in his home on November 11th.
Funeral services were held on Mon-
day, a private service at the Edgar
Funeral Home and public service at
the Gorrie United Church. To the
bereaved wife and family, deepest
sympathy is extended.
COUNCIL DENIES ALL FOUR BREAK-1NS
CHARGES RE HOSPITAL THURSDAY NIGHT
Western Foundry Trophy Is
Won by Belmore Curlers
Wingham Stores Open Each Wednesday Afternoon Till Christmas