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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1952-12-17, Page 1%INGHAM AWARDED GAME AT %TOM MN Walkerton Wunderbars were the cause of the first protest of the year when complaints were received that they were using too many imports, The net result was that, after a meet- inga of the WOAA executive, that team lost three players, possibly an- other and the game against Wingham at Walkerton on December 5th mu awarded to Wingham, The players lost to the Wunder Bars are George McLean, and Clare Maltby, of Clinton, and E. F, Bow- man of Kitchener. Carl Bell, of Wood- ford, must be dropped When George Zuk returns to the lineup. Zuk is out with a back injury suffered during the softball season, and Bell is replac- ing him. The executive also ruled that the game played in Walkerton on Decem- ber 5th, and won by Walkerton, be awarded to Wingham -because Wal- kerton had used Clare Maltby, after they had been previously warned that he was ineligible. Johnny Crewson, of the Kincardine Intermediates, was ordered to com- plete the season with that club after being waived by Wingham to Kin- cardine. Johnny was seeking permis- sion to return to the Mohawks. It was announced early this week that Clarence Schmalz has been in- definitely suspended as manager of the Walkerton Wunderbars. It was Stated that "the suspension will stand until such time that Schmalz can sat- isfactorily prove that he did not enter into an agreement with the WOAA without first consulting the players of the club to whom he is responsible. The club is negotiating with Tommy O'Hagan regarding taking the job as manager. WINN DIST. HMI SCHOOL FALL REPORT Names •are shown in order of merit. First class honours is 75% or over; second class honours 66 to 74%; third class honours 60 to 65%; pass 50 to 59%. Students whose names do not appear in the report have failed to obtain an average mark of 50%.,Re- ports have been mailed to parents... GRADE'XILC (First Class): IsobeFDennis, Bodie Craig; (Third Class): John Crawford, George Hall. (Pass): Jean Hobden, Donald Dickson, Lois Webb, George Porter, Gordon Lane, James Walker Betty Carter, Marion Toner, Stewart Nimmo, Beverley Gorbutt. (Not rank- ed, absent through illness, Marlene Schumacher. GRADE XII (COMMERCIAL) (First Class): Marie Harris; (Sec- ond Class): Margaret Simmons, Jean McArter, Caryl MacCrostie; Wilma Johnston, Elda Keith. Agnes Bishop, Matilda Hutchisbn, Helena' Skinn, (equal); Marjorie MacKenzie, Jean Allen, Beverley Blackwell; (Third Class), Eleanor Browne, Helen Meyer.' GRADE XII (First Class) Lois Thompson, Helen Machan; (Second Class) Muriel Keith, Shirley Bradburn, Shirley Chapman, Hugh Sinnarnon, Jean E. Campbell, Donna Anderson; (Third Class): Clif- ford Coultes, Nora Gaunt, Shirley Fox- ton, Marjorie Armstrong, Roger West, Joan Irwin; Mary Ellen Cummins, Shirley Keyes (equal); Jean Irwin, Jean M, Campbell, Murray Gaunt (equal); Donald Machan, Arlene Ret- tinger, Neil Stainton, Robert Young, (equal). (Pass) Richard Firby, Lois Blair, John Hilbert (equal), Fay Wright, Helen Dickison, David Don- ahue, John Stafford (equal); Ronald Machan, Donald Edgar, Erlme Stew- art, Margaret Church, Irla Newton, Ronald Tolton, Patricia Rider (equal). GRADE XI , (First Class): Joan Thomas, Ruth Webb, William Laidlaw, Neil Eadie, Kenneth Holmes, Marguerite Ford. (Second Class) Donna Coupland, Aud- rey Mahood, William Coultes, Jean Jewell, Mac Eadie, Berva Gallaher, Janice McKee, Marlene McQuarrie (equal); Thelma Bennett, Jean Hen- derson, Shirley Stephenson, Peter (Continued on page nine.) FIELD TRIALS FOR FOX HOUNDS Field Trials for Fox Hounds are to be held on the northern outskirts of Wingham, on Boxing Day, Dec. 26th, at 1 p.m. Entry fee will be charged and must be in by Dec. 24, at 6 p.m, Entries to be sent by mail, address Russel Farrier, Wingham, or phone 89, Good prizes will be given. In case of stormy weather trials will be held at a later date- Sponsored by the Luc- Tee--Win Conservation Club, 17b 15 Extra Pupils Here in January There will be an extra 14 or 15 Grade X pupils attending Wingham District High School when school re- opens in January from Teeswater. Miss Catherine Sled, the Grade X teacher there, is leaving at the end of this year to teach at Grimsby, These pupils Would be coming to Wingham in September of '53 so the High School Board decided to have them come over on the Teeswater school bus. Grade IX will still remain at the Teeswater continuation school. Much Interest Shown In Town Hockey League There is quite a bit of interest being shown in the formation of a town hockey league this year, particularly as there are no Juvenile or Junior teams. Anyone interested in playing town league hockey 17 years of age and over, who are not now playing organ- ized hockey should phone or apply to Al Forberg at The Advance-Times, phone 34. There is no age limit. Receives Medal Captain G. H. Ross, has been listed in Army Orders as the recipient of the Canadian Force's Decoration for long service, Captain Ross is attached to the 21st Field Regiment's general headquarters here in Wingham and is better known as Dr, G. H. Ross, den- tist. TEN-YEAR-OLD WINS SCHOLARSHIP At the St. Thomas Music Festival, ten-year-old Lois Tilden, of St. Thom- as, was a winner of a $50 scholarship, given by the LO.D.E., for the . girl vocalist with the highest standing in a class of 12 girls, 20 years of age and under. Liois is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tilden and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kelly, of Wingham. Former Drover, Chas. Sutton Dies A former telegraph operator and drover, Charles Albert Sutton, passed away in Wingham General Hospital, after a short illness, on Friday. He was in his 76th year. Mr. Sutton was born at Zetland hut had lived in Wingham most of his life. He was a member of St. Paul's Anglican Church and the Canadian Order of Foresters. His wedding to the former Margaret Jane Hannah, of Dunfries, Scotland, took place in Kin- cardine, " Surviving besides his wife are: one son, Reginald, of Hanover; two daughters, Mrs. W. (Harriett Eliza- beth) Thaler, of Walkerton; and Mrs Keith (Irene) Oliver, of London; a brother, Samuel, of London; and a sister, Mrs. Henrietta Agnew, of Lon- don. Funeral service was conducted at the Currie Funeral Home, Wingham, on Monday afternoon, by Rev. H. L. Parker and interment was in Wing- ham cemetery. Pallbearers were Ken Ernest Agnew, Arthur Agnew and Ern- est Sutton. Bridge Club Eight tables were in play at the regular Thursday evening meeting of the Wingham Bridge Club. North and South: 1. Mrs, G, Mac- Kay and Don. French; 2. Mrs. H. Campbell and Mrs, D. C. Nasmith; 3. Mrs. E. A, VanStone and Mrs. J. A. Wilson. East and West: 1. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford; 2. Mrs. 0, C. Gammage and Mrs. H. C. MacLean; 3. Mrs. W. H. French and D. Kennedy. • NAME WHITED In the list of 4-H Club achievement winners in last week's edition, the name of Sydney Thompson was omit- ted in error. Sydney, who is a mem- ber of the Blyth-Beigrave 4-H Calf Club was awarded first prize for his heifer calf. NINETY-NINTH BTY, HOLDS BANQUET The officers and ranks of the 99th. Battery, along with their wives and sweethearts, were guests at the an- nual banquet held by the 99th on Monday evening, Nearly no sat down to a tasty turkey dinner in the Wing- ham Armouries. Sergt. W. E. Grover was the toast- master for the evening, Head table guests were: the 0, C. of the regiment,, Lt,-Col, and Mrs. E. D,Bell of Eketer; Lt-Col, and Mrs. R. S. Hetherington; Major and Mrs Roy Bonner; Lieut. Kirby of the Salvation Army, Wing- ham; R.S,M. and Mrs, Corrigan; B. S.M, and Mrs. W, R. Harris and 0. C. Brian Metcalfe. Other guests at the banquet were Major and Mrs. A. W. Irwin; Capt. and Mrs, W, S. Hall; Capt. and Mrs. G. H. Ross; Capt. and Mrs L. M. Wedd; Capt. and Mrs. W. Rowland; Sergeant Major and Mrs. J.. Cameron, Bob Ritter and Alan For- berg. Lt.-Col. Bell, in a few well-chosen words, paid tribute to the work being done by the reserve forces. Lt.-Col. Hetherington, who has retired as O.- C. of the regiment, expressed his re- gret at having to leave the regiment and said that he was glad to see that the new weapons had arrived, for which they had waited for so long. Sergeant Grover looked ahead to the coming year for the same fine co- operation as they had had in the past. Major Roy Bonner led in a sing-song of Christmas carols. The semi-annual 'Pay parade was held following the banquet, with Cap- tain W. Rowland in charge. A very fine program of martial. music by the Battery Band under the direction of Bandmaster, Bill Hen- derson, followed. The majority re- mained to hear the music and weren't disappointed with what they heard, as the band has sonic very fine selections to offer. Movies were shown by Captain John' Jackson to round out a very enjoyable evening. The dinner was supplied by Mr. and Mrs. N. 3', W. Grose of the Brunswick Hotel. Public School Board at Official Opening With good reason to be proud of their accomplish- ment, the members of the Wingham Public School Board are seen above on the occasion of the formal opening of the addition to the public school. Left to right, Trustees Alton Adams, Scott Reid, Charlie Lloyd, Chairman Herb Fuller; Trustees, George Scott, Dave Murray, Harold Wild and Hartley Smith. Clinton Suggests Industrial .Comm. Clinton council passed a motion at their last regular council meeting recommending to Huron County Council, the appoinment of an indus- trial commissioner to promote new industries into the' county. The need for such an appointment was stressed at the recent industrial , council held here in Wingham. L. G. Winter, chairman of the special committee, reported to the/Clinton council on the Wingham meeting. He stated that Huron County is under observation for new industry. Mr. Winter also suggested that next year's council put every effort behind zone planning in that town, GLENANNAN SCHOOL CONCERT The Christmas Concert of Glenen- nan School will be held Wed., Dec. 17th, at 8,30 p.m. Ladles bring sand- wiches, 17b NO MILK DELIVERY ON HOLIDAYS Bateson's Dairy and Smith's Dairy will not deliver milk on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, Customers please note, 17:24b Inspect Kindergarten Little Rodney Cameron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cameron, of town, is seen showing his mother the type of work done in the kindergarten, the 'pester he is displaying being `"Tidy Hair". Western Foundry Trophy Winners The Belmore rink, skipped by Clarke Renwick, which 'won the Western Foundry trophy and watches, at the 5-day Curling Bonspiel are shown here: Oft to right, Bill Elliott, lead, Ivan Haskins, second, T. A. Currie, of West- ern Foundry Ltd., presenting trophy, Clarke Renwick, skip, and George vice, Ab.ilanortz/ZI With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and ;Wroxeter News -"description $2.50 per year; tic per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1952 After 13 months' active service in Korea, Glenn Foxton has plenty of reason for being happy to be home. His parents seen with him above are also overjoyed at seeing him home. Glenn, who is a Wingham boy, was with the Princess Pats. —Staff Photo. IT'S GREAT TO BE HOME ... ALO4AEMAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian CAR OVERTURNS LANDS ON STUMPS Gordon Yeo escaped injury on Thursday morning when his car over- turned at Wylie's corner on High- -way 87 near Wroxeter. Mr. Yeo was returning from Wingham, the accel- erator pedal caught as he tried to slow down to make the turn. His -ear left the road and crashed into the field adjoining the highway. It came to a stop resting on its side on -two stumps and a rail fence. Mr. Yeo escaped without injury. Constable 43alter, of Wingham, investigated. Charles • E. Dauphin Widely Mourned. Friends throughout this community and in Teeswater were shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Charles E. Dauphin, age 34, on Wed- nesday of last week. Charlie, as he was more familarly known here, had operated a mill at Cromarty for the past year, since leaving Teeswater. On Wednesday he had been out in his truck on business in Hibbert' Town- ship, and was found in the cab, Med- ical examination disclosed that he had been stricken by an attack of coron- ary thrombosis. The young man, who was universal- ly well thought of, was born and edu- cated in Ridgetown, being a son of Mrs. R. C. Dauphin and the late Mr. Dauphin. After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College he came to Wingham to work for Canada Packers at their local plant Enlisting in the R.C.A.F., he servn ed for five years, three and a half years of that time being spent in enemy prison camps in. North Africa, Italy and 'Germany.,, Following the war he returned to Wingham as manager of the Canada Packers branch, but a short time later purchased a partnership in a mill/at Teeswater. This latter business was sold last year to the Co-Operative and Mr. Dauphin bought the mill at Cromarty and with his family he tork up residence in Nearby Staffa, He was a member of the Church of England, the Masonic Lodge, and Canadian Legion and. was a former member of the Teeswater Lions Club. Six years ago he married Lois Adams, of Wingham, who survives, with their three children, Billy, 3, Juliana, 4, and Barbara, twp months, A brothel', Bill Dauphin, was killed in action in World War II, and a sis- ter died in infancy. The funeral was hela from the Currie Funeral Home in Wingham, on Saturday at 2.00 p.m. with interment in Wingham Cemetery, Rev, H. L, Parker of St. Paul's Church officiat- ed, assisted by Rev A. Nimmo, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers were Frank Field and Leonard Dawson, Teeswater; Bill Young, Lansing, Mich.; Bill Sturdy, Owen Sound; Bob McTavish, Ridge- town and DeWitt Miller, Wingham. BELGRAVE SCHOOL CONCERT Beigrave Public School Concert will be held on Friday evening, Dec, 19th at Forester's Hall, Belgrave. 171' BRIDGE COMPLETED NT WROXETER The bridge at Wroxeter on High- way 87, ,which has been constructed by the Mowbray Construction Com- pany of Wingham, is now completed, although the sides are temporary and will be replaced in the spring. Merwyn Grainger and his men have been working on the road and it is expected the bridge will be open for general traffic later this week. The bridge will be a great improvement and will take the heavy traffic away from a narrow bridge and dangerous corner. Weather conditions this fall has been ideal for the completion of the work. CHRISTMAS SUNDAY . . . you are heartily invited to Wing- ham Baptist Church to enjoy beauti- ful Xmas music, sing well loved carols, hear sermons of the Saviour's Birthday, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.. At 8.15 p.m. an impressive candlelight service, the showing of "Emmanuel", a beautiful full color film strip and more special Xmas music. 17b Both Turnberry and E. Wawanosh had their annual fowl dinners at the Brunswick Hotel on Monday, to wind up another busy year. 0-0-0 Sad word was received by the Wingham Bachelors early in the Week that their esteemed president bad broken the rules of the club and gone and got himself engaged, As one of the members sadly stated "the club hasn't had a year yet, that the presi- dent hasn't gone and got married." It is our understanding that Presi- Sent Jack was trying to escape the baby-sitting project assumed ,by the -Bachelor's Clul2 at the Kinsmen Radio Auction. His loss will be mourned and a new president will have to be found. 0 - 0 - 0 Wingham Mohawks won a very im- portant game here Saturday night, when they downed the Goderich outfit 7-5, Goderich," who are the league Leaders, were undefeated until Satun day night. The details of this game are unfortunately not available at this time and we hope to have them fbr next week's edition. 0 - 0 - 0 Last Tuesday evening's heavy fog was the cause of an accident near in- yolving a car, driven by Harry Fry- fogle, of Wingham, and a truck owned .by Harry Fischer, of Owen Sound Damage to Mr. Fryf ogle's car was estimated at $300. The auto crashed into the rear of the truck and ended up in the ditch. No one was seriously injured. Provincial Constable Hugh Rutherford investigated. ...,••••••••••••••••••••••••"/•••••••••0* PROCLAN1ATION at the request of a number of Citizens I 'hereby Proclaim FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1952 Boxing Day AS A PUBLIC CIVIC HOLIDAY for the Town of Wingham • and I hereby, call upon all good Citizens to observe the same. God Save the Queen W. W. Gurney, Mayor S-- Wingham Stores Open Each Wednesday Afternoon Till Christmas