HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-04-22, Page 9
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REASON NUMBER ONE
WHY
YOU SHOULD ATTEND
THE
Featuring
Bring a gag-bag a shopping bag filled with odds and ends.
Any one item could win a NEW EASY WASHER.
sponsored by Kinsmen Club of Wingham
HIGHLIGHTS
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and road-test a lively new pooGE A"411P".'
YOU ENJOY GREATER SAFETY
letter All-round Vision— New, curved one.piece windshield
and downswept hood give you a closer, wider view of the toad.
Higher, wider ski, and roar windows provide excellent all-round
'Watt. Wide-sweeping electric windshield wipers give constant.
vied, efficient performance.
Unique StifotrRirn Whools —Standard equipment on all
Chirpier-built tars— het!? hold tire on the rim In ease of a bloW.
ovt, allowing safer, strapght.line stops,
,ot-Cytincior Front WhoOl Brakes --Dodge hat two
hydraulic cylinders in each front wheel brake for balanced tontrof
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Ikake linings are of rivetless Cycleborei lining which provide
lenget, troublefree life with no chance of drum storing.
A NEW IDEA FOR GREATER CONVENIENCE
The front seat of Dodge two-door models is divided 1/2 -3i
so that rear seat passengers can get In and out with minimum
disturbance of front seat riders, "
Sunshine or rain, spring gales or balmy breezes,
you'll be safe, comfortable and content in a new,
livelier 1953 Dodge,
You'll find that a brand new approach to
suspension design has helped create a car which
handles surely . hugs the root—. . and takes
the curves in stride.
You'll experience new performance too —with
a new, more powerful engine (now rated at 108 h.p.).
And, if you desire, you can have the smoothness
and no-shift ease of new Dodge Hy-Drive,
available on Mayfair and Regent series at extra cost,
With Hy-Drive you shift directly into High— then
you can stop and go as yo:- please without
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Discover this amazing new Dodge for yourself.
Come in today and arrange for a road-test.
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it makes — just knowing your telephone is j
there, ready to serve you in any
emergency. No price can measure its usefulness.
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LET'S PUT OUR
SPARE TIME
TO WORK
FOR
A constructive, healthy and
profitable way of using
your spare time is to join
the Reserve Free. You serve
Canada and yGarself by
using some of your spare
time to train with the
Reserve Force.
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final work, There is PO limit. ae to
individual entries,
Mr, Cecile pointed eat, however;
that each entry to cianlity must be
accompanied by the name and ade
dress of a non-resident of Ontario to
whom -a free map and literature will.
be sent by the Department,
The contest closes on May 15th
next. Contestants are invited to asks
the Department of Travel and Pub-
licity to send them literature if they
feel it would assist them in prepar-
ing their letters, Mr. Cecile said
that originality of tlinug,lit and e4-
pression. would. be. one of the principal
points upon which the letters would
be judged.
Address of the Department is Room
BE 1, 67 College Street, Toronto,
Ontario.
OLD, ORAHR. 0114NO1GS
CUSPIDORS OUSTED
Archie G. MacKay was elected presi-
dent of the Kincardine Club at, its an-
nual meeting on Wednesday night suc-
ceeding D. A. Paterson. Spence Mit-
chell is vice president with Dwight
Coughler as secretary-treasurer.
Only matter of business at the an/
nual meeting was a suggestion by the
president that the eleb "dispeee of fife
teen cuspidors." The meeting was ad-
vised that they were "outdated and
were no longer considered sanitary."
Placed in the club upon its formation
in 194 the "spittoons" were quickly
snapped up as souvenirs.
The Kincardine Club, has been in
operation for almost forty years and
credit for its success is given to a
etricir observance of by-laws and an
, eleven o'clock curfew,--Kincardine,
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HASELCIROVE'S
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AROUND SCHOOL
by Catherine Keating
New that things have more or less
settled down again after the examina-
tions, everybody around Wingham
Diatrict is back to normal again.
The annual Easter High School
dance was held last Friday night in
the Wingham Aimonries, Music was
supplied by Johnny Day and his or-
chestra, Everyone present had a good
time and the student body as well as
the staff is hoping for more of these
school shin-digs in the future.
On Friday morning, last week Mr,
Hall called Ruth Toner and Ken
Holmes to come before the assembly in
the main hall. Ruth and Ken wore the
1st and 2nd. prize winners respectively
in the 1952 contest for the new school
crest. Ruth Toner was presented with
a new school ring for designing the
winning crest. Ken Holmes runner-up,
was given a new school pin, The new
pins, ring, and crest bear Ruth's de-
sign, The whole school wishes to con-
gratulate these two people on their
good work.
Sometime this week the "old men"
of the staff are slated to play a game
of basketball with senior boys' team.
The date of the big game has not yet
been disclosed but it is rumoured that
it will lie in the very near future. This
is one game that should prove very
interesting to everyone. No doubt the
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senior boys as well as the "old: men"
will be well loosened en. They have
been eating chocolate and drinking
juice and running around country
blecks for quite a few days and evell
though both students and teachers• do
get a little out of condition over
exams, they look to, he shaping up
quite nicely,. Do you suppose some-
thing could be arranged where the
lady teachers take the place of our
younger cheer leaders? They might
look real chic:.
Mrs, Williams and Mr. Higenell pre-
sented crests and. school• bars to, the
members of the basketball teams and
other veterans at school. All basket-
ball players were given crests made in
the shape of a basketball (you know-
round). Veterans of two years' service
in the various. activities of the school
received bars lettered with their spec-
ial activity. For the next few days
everyone will be busy sewing crests
and bars on their jkeltets and sweat-
ers, You'll probably see them parading
them around the streets,
On Friday, April 24, our last liter-
ary meeting of tie term will be staged
in the Town Hall, It will consist, this
time of Grade XIII talent only. Before
leaving us, these beloved students
have graciously consented to perform
form• for us. Theprophet's address will
be made by 'Sir' Clifford Coulter. The
public is cordially invited to attend
this meeting and join in the fun. It
isn't all fun, of course. We have some
very excellent talent displayed by the
members of the student body, Do
come, won't you?'You're hound to get
a kick out of seeing or hearing any-
thing that goes on around dear old
W, D. H. S.
"Buy it. Try it!"
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ant-ended for last weeit)
Mr, has, Graham, and son, AleX,
spent the Week-end with relatives
here.
Mrs, E. H. Stephens hes returned
to her home after spending some time
with her son, Mr, Mervyn Stephens,
at Goderich,
Douglas. G. Kerr
The death occurred suddenly at his
home in London on Sunday, April 3.2,
of Douglas Gerald. Kerr, only son of
XTs, Mary Evelyn Kerr, of Lambeth,
and the late Rev. Gee, 3, Kerr, a for-
mer minister of the Gorrie and Orange
Hill /Viethodist churches from 1935-
1919,
Kerr served with, the Ambulance
Corps in the Imperial Army in World
War I and for the last 12 years was
en investigator with- the Dept.. of. Vet-
erans' Affairs. He had been a resident
of London. for 31 years.
His wife, the former Agnes. Rath,
one son and two daughters survive,
also his aged mother,
A private funeral service was held.
op Tuesday and interment was in Oak-
land cemetery, Glencoe,.
C.. G.. L. T.. Concert ,
A variety programme was presented.
on Monday night in the Gorrie Com-
munity hall by the Canadian. Girls in
Training. Much credit is due to the
girls, Mrs. J. W, V. Buchanan and to
Miss Anna. Toner, leader, for the fine
evening's entertainment, The opening
chorus was by 13 girls. followed by, in,
strumental duets by Alice and Anne
Behrns. Karen Michel and. Ruth. Ton-
er favored with piano solos, Marlene
Feigl and Ruth Toner sang a duet,
Marie Hastie sang a solo, Marlene
Feigel in old time costume sang "The
Old Spinning Wheel." Barbara Walm-
sley gave two readings "The Moo Moo
Cow" and "Maw and the Auto." Dutch
scenery for a Dutch chorus with the
girls in costume was a pretty number,
There were two short plays and the
closing number when the girls dressed
in their white middies and blue skirts
gave the purpose of their organization
and a song. Rev. J, W. V. Buchanan
was chairman and Mrs. Norman Car-
son was accompanist.
Students Offered
Two Thousand Dollars
For Writing Letters
High school students throughout
Ontario are eligible to win $2,000, in a
letter writing contest just announced
by the Honourable Louis P. Cecile,
Minister of Travel and Publicity for
the Province.
Mr. Cecile stated that the contest
is sponsored by his Department to
encourage Ontario students to write
letters inviting friends and relatives
who live beyond Ontario, either in
Canada or the United States, to come
to Ontario this year. Contest rules
are now being advertised throughout
the Province:
First prize is $400. - second $250. -
and $100. as third; followed by 50
prizes of $25. each. All students en-
rolled in Grades IX to XIII or their
equivalent are eligible. Letters are
not to exceed 200 words and may be I
written in English or French. Stu-
dents must have their teacher certify
that the letter submitted is their orig-
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