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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-03-25, Page 2INT The Winglugn Advan ' Wednesday,' March 195,1 • Lots of 'Room for Enthusiasm WHAT'S YOURV rough at times. In fact, the .last few minutes of the game wore not played. There are several towns who have teams in this district and It Is most 1140Y that a league will be formed for next season. When this Ill 110110 the executive of the league would be well advised to appoint competent refer- ees. A gray tied white eat, stranded for two days on the cross arm of the hydro polo on the Wroxeter main street at Martin's blacksmith shop, aid not wait .to lie rescued by a hydro worker who came to its rescue on Sunday morning. A the man climbed the pole, pussy became frantic and backed to the extreme end of the cross arm, from where it jumped, distance of about forty feet, and iana., wr safely on the ground, was home. before the man had begun his descent from the pole, .The cat is apparently none the worse for its experience, eleeemenneemo..mormilmommienemienteemmeniemennitimneenemitimmomeemal,,,,,,,„„„ .... Fashion Parade now...lovely fragrances that last! new Custom Colognes 125 Four wonderful new scents blended to last—and last--• and last! Custom Colognes are always ilaturing—always as true and fresh as-,the first whiff out of the bottle. Exotic, Floral, Tailored and Woodsy fragrances are specially designed tot these personalities. Custom Cologne sticks, 1.25. Liquid Colognes, 1,25. ERR'S DRUG STOR QUALITY COSMETICS a . 1..01111 ........ I ....... . ..... ..... ....... iiiiii iiiiiiii ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0 ................ $10, ......... 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The trend in WINGHAM is to call regulariy at SMITH BROS. "Family Food Market" :siltu I FRESH MEAT Specials waiting hist& finetteeetneettetesateeetioiteitOeitietteentiitifilitiettentitettitiaititatitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitti LARGEST SttgarkOtt or UMW toms north a. the b7 dtieill On Saturday afternoon we were fortunate enough to attend the Sportsmen's Show in the Coliseum. Toronto.' The entire program was good. .it preosideJ all kinds of Zariety and was unusual enough to be interesting through- sut, Of particular interest were clau,le Valois and her dancing horse, the Victoria troupe, an English bicycle acrobat tram, and, of course. Sharkey the -Seal, who can all but steal any show in which he appears. However, the preAentation wheh aroused our great- est enthusiasm was the famous Preston scout House , Band. Composed of Bo;,- Sae:ante from Preston, Ontario, the organization is a living; example of what can be done -with average Canadian boys when some older person -takes the trouble to do it. told they make up one of the smoothest teams we have ever seen. Neg. only their music tops ill its own department,1 but simultaneous with their renditions the boys carry out a complicated precision foot drill which is a joy to behold. Going through their varied movements in the arena not a :knee is out -of line, not a banner wavers and not an eye; -turns sideways. We have seen many of the famous pre- cision squads produced for show purposes by the Armed , Iorces during the war years, but we would say that the Wingham Seventy Years Ago training for the rest of his life. He is taught the value of perfection in any form. He learns that patience and sub- mission to discipline are requisites if one is to achieve the I never did come off, but the Times off With three newspapers in Wingham April 24th carried the headline, "Eng- f at the time, printers and publishers land and Russia - War Considered In-I must have led- a hard life. Besides the nights weekly and getting prepared to lean Winghain has that rare type of individual. Perhaps 'have institution operated under Govern- greatly improved in their drill ham were pretty reasonable in 1885-, . since they commenced." The volunteer but rising *prices w Vic feels that his reward is ample as the boys who play` eawsbuigtebmear,pthen, meat inspection, opened in Wingham. company never did get to the front, too, according to aerne During this time nearly 700 patients for him acknowledge with youthful enthusiasm rehstis role i ll' for the rebellion was smothered with- eott hotelkeeners have raised the priceres" have been under treatment in the in- the gaining of a Championship. But he can rest assured in a matter of weeks, * Y. Poor Old George . to provide funds for this purpose. Fisher had returned from his pros- ises of .Barkley , and Mcerimnaori I done about something. So. -unlike the majority of us, he 0 - 0 - 0 I would be lighted with an "electric petting tour in Muskoka, and nfrn TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO parfe.feCrrreadwfooIrads,s Wingham, gtinaem, Godman entered The 1 the preferred us a fraternal visit. Mr. Holmes had a study at night on the brain and ner- ition at the close of the season. Mr. Bess laboring under certain disadvantages. After all, • case in the Division Court in which:yous System takes away appetite, en-. Crawford' e rink Won second place in If you're a member of an organization, yotere in with the the New tra. ervates the child and stunts its grow- - . , f . he sued a subscriber to 1st the Taylor event of the tournament; con- crowd. There's a certain amount of bonhommie about it, thaisnip:feorwtya.sth for ten years' unpaid subseription.1 th, Then follows headaches, vomiting, aree'‘'epriecelsneof esaislyeer .and a good time is usually being had by all, even if the He won: his suit and returned home nervous disability, brain fever, St. Vit- Perhaps the worst storm of the -goals at which the organization is aiming are the highest season blew up Thursday last, reach- driv- ,..eVer. Belonging to an organization is often a good way s _e_e_e„,..e_ee ing its height on Friday, with a • ing , snow storm. Both railway lines to combine business with pleasure, and good deeds with a reported late trains from two to good time. And all the while you have that comfortable 1 twelve hours behind schedule despite the fact that the plows were up and down the Lines. Since then a decided change has taken place, a warm rain and sunshine playing havoc with, the snow banks. On Tuesdays rain added its effect to reduce the winter's ac- cumulation. In all it looks as if spring were just peeking around the corner, The contract for about eight miles of concrete pavenient betWeen Sea- forth and Clinton, on the provincial highway, has been awarded by the Provincial Department of Highways to W. W, King. The navipg of this piece of road will complete the perma- nent roadway froth Goderich to Tor. onto. In the school eharepionShip contests at Galt last week, two former Wing- ham girls played a prominent part. Hazel Lockrldge was on the Winning relay team, took first place in the skating race for girls over 13 years, while Grace Loekridge took Second in this race, and first in the couple race v th Jim Robertsoin * * * 11FrEEN YEARS AGO The local Girls' Hotkey team played their return game at 'Teeswater on Wednesday evening 4last week and wen 4-0. Elia Rae notched three Of the goals and Margaret Currie the other. t4,,,S44 4,4•4i` e044:44,4 entelleatfori Acterdiiig reports the game was • Ideit tea. Wale being fairly r us' denee, curvature Of the ealne, heart disease, myopia, epitting pf bawd, and in some eases, convulelonS and death," Closer to home was a report that "A sulphur spring has been discover- ed en the land on the prairie owned by Dr. Tamblyn e When the doctor has completed the extensive improvements he is making, we have no doubt that the spot will become a popular resort for our citizens." Wenaer if it's still there. But perhaps things weren't so dif- ferent in those days Wier all. For it says here that "The Adventists of the West (whoever they may have been) have predicted that the world will come to an end 9n Sunday next, the 4th last." And that's the sort of thing you're apt to see in any newspaper, any 'day. VIIINAINFIMISS01.41111111,111,0110MMIt ...... 0010.104 iiiii IA010,111110 1,i This issue of the paper carries several stories in con- nection with the Ontario OMHA Championship which has been brought to town by the Bantam team, There is no -:g,reat need to dwell at length in this column on the prowess of the young victors. The team contains many outstand- ;lug players, but even more important, it is made up of a group of boys who have learned to obey instructions and to work as a unit for the victory they sought. In this busy age there are not too many grown-ups who are willing to levote the unending time which minor Boy Scouts. iron) Preston are easily the best we have ever Those Were the Days watched. The great value tn this kind of training lies not in the -slams- which is produced but in the spirit which it builds in the boys themselves. Most certainly any boy who has jolt oasted Three Newspapers been a member of that group will show the results of the ;Ma The Rail Rebellion and an impend- rejoicing." The last sentence was a ing war between England and Russia not-so-veiled threat from the Times were front page news in a yellowing' editor, "Delinquent subscribers should file of the Winghani Times of 1885, take warning and call and settle for best. Any father or mother watching the meticulous per- The war between England and Russia, their papers without further delay." formance would perforce wish that his own son could belong to such a group. evitable - Only a Question of a Few I Times there was The Advance and Congratulations To The Bantams -h' -ts ci ' t In Vi Lotes-h-' thought, was the comment that "they. By today's standard prices in Wing- Hours," Nowadays only historians can also the Vidette, which folded later i remember what the argument was • I that year. "Wingham has a population i about, or even that 'There was such an' of 2,000," wrote the editor. "It has argument. 'three printing and publishing houses, i employing steadily ten printers. And The Northwest Rebellion was Rail" there there are nine intelligent compositors enough, however. to make a bad pun. in town that we know of out of em For under Local News ' N —M RV N nt s ,' ployment." Under such circumstances i one of them fell into the ditch and was Neatly Nailed) appears a paragraph to it was perhaps understandable thatl drowned. The animal was a valuable the effect that the volunteer company, the following sentence was inserted as one. under Capt. Elliott, was drilling two filler every once in a while: "Parties It has been said that "from the indebted to the Times will please call go to the front, should they be called and settle at once." upon. Added, apparently as an after-'1 FORTY YEARS AGO The mild weather of last week, followed by the rain on Friday even- ing, caused both branches of the Mait- land to overflow the banks. The water in Lower Wingham and the south branch of the river was not as high as last year. The water was over the road at the electric light plant, but the lighting service was not interfered with to any extent. In the north branch of the riverthe water was a little high- er than last year, and a hugh mass of ice, logs, driftwood, etc., lodged just above the C. P. R. bridge, The bridge on the 9th concession of Turnberry, known as Wood's bridge, was carried away. Part of the filling at the bridge on the 10th of East Wawanosh was washed out. The damage this year is slight to what it was last year. The cold weather setting in on Saturday allowed the tieWater to gradually work away and there is not likely to he any further damage. Last Friday a post office official from London was delivering the rural mail boxes to the farmers along the tenth concession of Turnberry and for the work had Mr. Robert Beattie's team of ponies. When going into Mr, Reuben Stokes' house the horses crowded in going over a culvert and standpoint of value to the country, hospitals undoubtedly rank first in philanthropies of the age in which we live." Six years ago this month, the General. Hospil, which is a public REMINISCING I reeeeeeeeeeeeeee,,,,,, iiiii ...... wen., ..... .I.IucA that he has more than that. The parents and other adult members of this community are grateful for the job he is doing for the voungsters—and hope he will keep right on. At the same time we would like to express thanks to the Kinsmen, who have sponsored the team and kept them provided i'Or where necessary. butter was 15c a pound and eggs 12e treatment, in the hospital, more pat, that, "if some of the backyards were to 16e a dozen. Several of and butter the advertis- rents than ever before and in order to ers announced that eggs las well attended to it might be better provide proper accommodation, it has for the health of the citizens." become necessary to build an addition would be taken as cash in exchange to the present building, It is estimated Sometimes we feel ,or r: for Georg,e. He's the Th e r e was a meeting of the Cricket for goods. Club and the Wahbunaukee LaCrosse that the proposed addition will cost had just met in the Queen's Among the news reports of the day about .$5,000. It is the intention of the fellow in the community who, perhaps without thinking Club • very much about it, has decided that something should be . Hotel to elect new officers. l'iTer. Archiewas the announcement that the prem , hospital board to solicit subscriptions of whiskey t.o:10c a glass." Here's an- stitution. As many of them have been Otherwise life seemed to be other, "Every Saturday night during free patients, and others able to pay pursuing , - the winter, Mrs. Anderson will give only part of the cost of maintenance, the even tenor of its ways, that April an oyster supper at her restaurant it has required, at times, no small in 1885. Maple buds were making their amount of earnest, faithful work and opposite the Bank of Hamilton when appearance. A football team was being practical benevolence, to bring -the raw oysters or stew will be served talked about. Jesephine Street had' financial receipts within speaking dis- at lac per dish." Flour was a.1.50 per been pretty thoroughly scraped and tance of the expenditures. During the bbl,, spring wheat 78-80e a bushel, past year, there have been under cleanedup, andthe editor remarked 1 Every community had a Ekorge, if not several. Ver\,- - se-; doubtless draw a large crowd." 'often, in tact most ',Di the time, George is on his own. He prove its appearance." evil 1 ed in a pa of per read at the annual meet-noesn't have a service club or a church organization or a In the. Personal Paragraphs (Perti-i ing of the British Medical Association. benevolent society behind him, or out in front to give him nent Personal Pointers, Promiscuous-1 Pointing out that pupils.have to study a lead. He's just an ordinary guy with an idea that the ly Produced) was a note that "Mr.: until 10, 11 and 12 o'clock to keep up (town would be better something were done, and he's Holmes, of the Clinton Newi with their Claes work, the report says, bury and N. A. Melvin. Hex is the , Robert doesn't Era was in town on Monday and paid "The effect of this application to fifth man to enter the final compet- Tegging away trying to do just that. face on the front of his store on ose,- goes ahead and does it, or tries tee Fie'; the George in Lret Light apparatus which will be uit GeOrna'e ICI It. Duncan Stewart was putting 'a new 9 c 3 ! a curiosity in Wingliam, and will homework report- phine Street which "will greatly im-1 medal series at the lawn bowling club Its by winning his third game at the links in Mirror Lake Park, Florida, yes- terday. Crawford defeated George Smith, Orange N. J., 18 to 13. His other two victories were over H. G. Seals- -feeling that you're doing the right thing. Or, if you have no conscience about it, you can he a sitting member who. goes along for the ride. The club will sponsor you and your like, just as it sponsors a lot of other things. If you don't want to work and are reason- -ably smart about it, you can sit hack and let the rest of the -members do it. Maybe they'll grouse about it a little, but the work will probably get done and the club reach its objective without your having done a tap to help it along. And you can still bask in the reflected glory of the Dependent Order of Circular Tigers, or whatever. it is.. But poor old George, who has taken it upon himself to do something for the town, has no such luck. There's no George for him to let do it. He just plugs along, doing Isis best, often without thanks, "'praise, or even notice. Vrankly, we don't know why he does it. But we wish there were more Georges. igItt V+ It Aktix ut5 tun al= uurs Published et Winghatri, Ontario Wenger Beetheta, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Meinber Audit Bureau of Ciretilation Authorited Seeend Class Mail Post Office Dept. litthiseription Hate-- One Y,eat' e„/50, Six Months $1.6 in advariee tf."0, A. $150 pet yeAr rerOgirt toe 0.03 pot seat (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN COMP!. ) tnabetin Palm Sunday 11.00 a,m.—Morning Prayer 2.30 p.ni.—Church School 7.00 p.m.—tvening- Prayer Wed,, Mar, 25th-7,30 p.m.—Midweek Lenten o Service Holy Week Services----each evening at 8.00 p,m. Good Vriday—Three Hoar Service 12.00 noon - 3.00 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 26th-3,00 p.m,—Ladies' Guild Thurs., Mar. 26th-8.00 p.m.---Ioard of Manage ment,