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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-06-10, Page 1LAST WEEK AT WINGHAM GENERAL. HOSPITAL Admitted to Hospital 52 Out Patients 13 Operations 14 it-Ras 50 Itirths 8 Deaths 1 High Census 84 Low Census These facts are published Weekly to acquaint the community with the 'Services of our hospitaL ATTENTION MEN AND WOMEN I Come and bring your neighbours to hear about the Second Mile Club, in Wingham Town Hall, On June 12th at 8 p. m. Enjoy a programme and cup of tea, If you heed a ride, phone 722-J by noon Friday, FIOb 0 - 0 - 0 MOVED TO WALKERTON—George ea. McBride, local conservation officer, • who has been stationed in Wingham /or the past few months, has been moved to Walkerton, where he will be in charge of the Walkerton patrol, which includes the townships around -the Bruce County town, No word of a ••successor in Wingham has yet been received. Roy Manuel is Installed 'as DDGM At the last regular meeting of the 'Wingham 100F, Past Grand Roy Manuel was installed as the District Deputy Grand Master for district No. 9, for the 1953-54 term, DDGM C. Thompson, of Teeswater, and PDDGM H. King were in charge •of the installation. There were visiting .Brothers present from Teeswater and .Brussels lodges. MEMORIAL SERVICE ON • SUNDAY, JUNE 14th Oddfellews 'and Rebekahs annual memorial services will be held at the NV-Ingham cemetery, on Sunday, June 14th., at 3 p.m. You are invited to bring a friend, F101., • a ''l PLAY AT SULGRAVE The three act farce "A Close Shave" 'will. be presented by Bluevale iin Belgrave Forester's Hall, on Friday -evening, June .12th, at 8.45 p.m. under .auspices of Belgrave United Church ,Choir. Admission 50 cents and 25 -cents. F19b ..ANNIVERSARY SERVICE The Anniversary Service in Knox :Presbyterian Church, Blue-vale will be held on Sunday, June 14th. The Rev. .Donald B. McKay, of Stratford will be the special preacher, Services at 11 a.m, and 7,30 p.m, Fin GARDEN PARTY AT BLUEVALE The Women's Association, Bluevale United Church, is sponsoring a garden party on Wednesday, June 17th. Supper served from 6 to 8 p.m, at the church, Concert ih the Com- munity Hall, featuring a one-act play "'The Minister's New Car", presented by players from Haekett'S Church, Lucknow, and musical numbers, Ad. mission to supper and concert, Adults ;1.00; Children 5bc, PlOb WOMEN'S INSTITUTE- TO MEET JUNE 18 The regular meeting of the Wos • men's Institute ysill be held Thurs, day, June 18th. Roll Call, a house- hold hint. Motto, Let us be done with fault finding and leave off self seeking, Will be taken by Mrs. Bow,. er. Mr. .1. D. Parks, B.A., BD, of the Canadian Mental Health Association will Speak on Mental health, Every; one is invited and Urged to hear this addreSS. There will be a biscuit conteat. Each member to enter 4 biscuits, Hostesses,_ Mrs. W. Ford, Mrs. C4, Day, Mrs, Carbert, Mrs, W. Stewart, Mrs n, btivat, Mrs, A. EP. Sat FM) Reeve Harry Gowdy, of Howick, stated that the question of passing the by-laws for the new school had come before the Howick council, but had been shelved at the last meeting. He intimated, however, that Howick would stand by; the motion passed at the last meeting of the municipal councils to the effect that they would approve the new school if Wingham would agree to re-assess. A copy of the assessment commit- tee's report had been forwarded to the Teeswater council, and the chair- man of the meeting, Reeve Harvey Johnston asked representatives of that council if Teeswater had been satisfied with the report. A member of the Teeswater council replied that the copy had been lost in transit, and that the council had therefore not been able to appraise the report. An- other copy of the report will be sent to them, An invitation from Brussels to come down and verify findings of the report was extended to the Tees- water council. After the report of the assessment committee had been accepted, the chairman, Harvey Johnston, asked members of the various councils' to report on the progress made with their councils on getting the by-laws passed for the new school, Reeve Fischer, of Turnberry, re- ported that his council had already passed the by-law. Reeve Gowdy, of Howick, thought that his council would be in favour of the by-law, now that Wingham was being re- assessed. Reeve R. B. Cousins, of Brussels, said that while he was in favour of the by-law himself, he was not sure that his council was in agreement, and the reeve of Grey township also expressed some doubt on the matter, Reeve Orval Taylor, of East Wawanosh, said that his council would stand behind the orig- inal motion to approve the new school when Wingham had re-assess- ed. Representatives from the Tees- water council said that they would have to discuss the matter further with their council. The township of Kinloss was reported to be in favor of the new school, and the council of Morris was reported to be unde- cided as yet. The approval of Over 50 per cent of the assessment area is needed be- fore the project can be undertaken. Goes Over Falls At Wroxeter Dam (By our Wroxeter Correspondent Shirley Reidt, fourteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Reidt, Wroxeter, had a narrow escape from drowning on Saturday afternoon, Shirley with a group of children was swimming in the Wroxeter mill dam and was caught in the current which carried her over the falls. Fortunately she went feet first and swam to a tree down stream to which she clung. A young man going over the bridge in a car saw Shirley, With great presence of mind, he climbed over the abutment and rescued the girl, then left soon after without giv- ing his name. A bruised knee was Shirley's only injury. She was badly shocked and the other children as well were badly frightened. The gates of the dam had been lift- ed owing to the rising waters from the recent heavy rains. ENGAGEMENT Mr, and Mrs. H. Gordon MacKay, of Wingham, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Barbara Ruth, to Mr. William John. Salter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Salter, of Wingham. The wedding will take' place in St. Paul's Anglican Church the latter part of June. F10* ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. George Refill, of Clin- ton, wish to announce the engagement of their only daughter, Mary Marguer- ite, to Mr. Wm. A. H. Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jenkins, Wing- Irani. The wedding will take place on Saturday, July 4th, at 11 am, in Ont- ario Street, United Church, Clinton. FiOb ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Fitzpatrick announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Helen Marion, to Mr. Douglas R.. tithey, of Seaforth, eldest son of Mr, C. E, Richey and the late Prances Richey. The wed= ding to take •Wade SaturclaY, July 4th, in Sacred Heart R.(.1. Chttreh in Wingham. atn Atitancoic 0 With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Yidette and Wroxeter News S Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy WINDHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNES.DAY, JUNE, 10th, pp Liberals Meet in Harriston —La Ili— ' ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian WINGHAM FIDDLER TO PLAY FOR QUEEN Ward Allen, well-known Wingham man, was chosen grand champion fid- dler of Western Ontario at a contest staged by the Chamber of Commerce in Hensall last week. A recording of his fiddle playing was made immed- iately after the contest to be sent to Queen Elizabeth as a belated Corona- tion gift. The contest which was one of Hen- sail's Coronation celebrations, drew over 50 entries from the diStrict and was attended by h3, crowd of 1,000 per- sons. 'Ross McKay, Fred Harburn, Cromarty and Scott Collinsa'Ripley, were judges. Belgrave Friends Attend Celebration Of Former Residents By Our Belgrave Correspondent A number of Belgrave relatives and friends of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Fair- service went to Londesboro on Wed- nesday evening, June 3rd, to attend the celebration of the forty-fifth an- niversary of their marriage. Mrs. Fairservice once resided in the Bel- gravd district, The Londesboro community hall was filled to capacity with friends, child- ren and grandchildren who had come to honor Mr. and Mrs. Fairservice. A very fine program of readings and vocal and instrumental music was pre- sented under the chairmanship of Mr. Albert Shaddick, A grandson, Master Wayne Kennedy, happened to be cele- brating a birthday on the anniversary day and so shared the limelight with his grandparents. The concert was followed by a sup- per in the basement of the hail, Seated at the head 'table with the bride and groom of forty-five years ago were Elev. Swaggard, of Clinton, who acted as toast master, and Mrs. Swaggard, four daughters and four sons-In-law, three brothers of the groom and their wives, and one sister, and also two who were attendants at the wedding, Miss Nora Van Camp, who was flower girl, and Mr. Ernest Stevens, who was ring-bearer. A toast was made to Queen Eliza- beth II and was followed by the Na- tional Anthem. A toast was then pro- posed to the honored guests of the evening and was. responded to by Mr. Fairservice. Speeches of tribute were made by the four sons-in-law and by Mr. James Fairservice, Mr. Ernest Stevens and by Mr. Charles Wey- mouth, who had been a school friend of the groohr HIT BY .CAR, ON MAIN STREET Pryce Scott, of Wingham, was ad- mitted to Wingharn General' Hospi- tal, on Saturday night after being struck by Er car on Josephine Street. Upon examination at the hospital he Was (mind to be suffering froth a fractured pelvis, scalp lacerations, and severe shock. Later his condition was reported as satIsfactery, COOKSVILLE CHOIR TO ./M AT .00nttiz UNITED mutat Cooksville 38 *Mee choir ate corning to Gorrie United Church on Friday, June 12th to present an evening pro- gram of secular Music, Ronald Stew- art, outstanding Canadian tenor solo- ist will be guest artist, k3,10b NOTH)111 RE a GARDEN RUBBISH Garden rubbish will be collected in the town of Wingham each Thuredtly If deposited On the curb Wednesday night. The PUblic ate requested to not put but large quantities at one time, otherwise a charge will be made for this service, P4,11,18b New Teachers On P.S. Staff Bernice Crawford, of Dobbinton; Mildred Wagner, of bobbinton; Lois Fells, of Staffa; and Mr. Shynkar, of Windsor, have been engaged as tea- chers to fill vacancies at the Public School next year. They will commence duties in September, Mr. Shynkar had formerly taught in the Wroxeter Public School. Siweep Winners Hold Open House Whitney Grose, who held 4 ticket on th'e horse, "Empire floney" in the Irish Sweepstakes, didn't have a win- ner as it turned out, but did realize over 81,500 on the 'deal because his horse actually ran. 133, way Of celebrating the event, Mr. and Mrs, Grose held open hottse at the Brunswick Hotel on Saturday night, at which over 155 guests Were present, Joe 'Thyssen,, Of London, Was at his old post at the brunsivick, while Whitney was In Toronto fOr the run- ning of the race. REPAIRING DAMAGE IN BORAH AREA (By Our Belgrave Correspondent) The volunteer workers are contin- uing with the work of restoring the buildings that were damaged by the recent wind storm in the Belgrave area, Quite a few buildings have been re- paired including those of Mr. E. Noble, Mr, Titus Woszczynski, Mr, Geo, Mar- tin, Mr. Jack Johnston, Mr. Floyd Campbell, Mr. W. McGregor, Mr. A. Cook, Mr. Bert Fear, Mr. J. T, Halla- han, Mr Orville McGowan, Mr, Mur- ray McDowell, Phelan Bros., Michie Bros., and the Westfield United church. MAP SUMMER PROGRAM AT RECREATION MEET Plans for a summer recreational program in Winghani were laid at a meeting of the recreation council held last Thursday at the Town Hall. The services of Barney McIntyre and Joan IrWin have been secured as director and assistant for the program which will eminence on July 6th, and run for six weeks. Although the actual program has not been completely for- mulated, preset plans call for swim- ming instruction at the Teeswater pool and in the Maitland river, craft activi- ties, baseball, hikes and other outdoor pursuits. For the younger children from 4 to 8 a morning program of supervised games is being mapped out, as well as an afternoon program at the wading pool. An appeal for the, loan of old gole clubs was made by the council, to facilitate a program of golf instruct- ion to be carried out at the Wingham Golf Club, children between the ages of 10 and'14. Anyone who has old -clubs they would be willing to lend is asked to get in touch with any member of the recreation council. In addition to the services of the two paid recreational directors it is hoped that a number of citizens will volunteer, for part time jobs super- vising the children under the program. Help will, be partiqnlarly needed to supervise the wading pool, and for hikes and other activities. nyone who would care to engage in this work is -asked to contact the recreation council president, W. B. Conron or Barney McIntyre. Included in the work of the council is the Junior Band, which is asking for more recruits. Children over the age of twelve years who are interested in learning to play an instrument are asked to get in touch with band leader, Bill Henderson. The meeting appointed two repre- sentatives to attend the zone meeting in Walkerton, to be held on June 18th, in the persons of W. B, Conron and Harold Wild. Present at the meeting were Mrs. H. Burrell, Joan Irwin, Barney McIntyre, Harold Wild, Vic Loughlean and Bill Conron. p.m, DST. A good varied programme will follow. Adults $1.00, children, 6-12 years 50c. Flab doing a 'real business until so many people came the pigeons Could not find a place to light. Lienden polite are marvellous to watch as Othey handle traffic Janis and street crowds, This Coronation will 'be the biggest pollee problem ever handled and it is estimated 15,000 police will work 16 hours that day, At the gate to the Tower of London two guards in uniform of the Meuse Guards Were endettVering to Ilet) back and forward, They Could not because of the Sam of humanity (Please him to page twelve) WIN PRIZES FOR DECORATED HOUSES The house of Rev, and Mrs. John Pollock, on John Street, was adjudged to be the best decorated house in town during the Coronation celebrations last week, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hooper's residence on Patrick Street, received second prize, in a popularity poll amongst the citizens of Wingham for the house with the best Corona- tion decorations.,,The two prize/ win- ners will receive cheques from the town clerk for $10 and $5 respectively. An interesting sidelight on the dec- orations on the Pollock house was the wooden crown, carved originally by Mrs. Pollock's father, Oliver Gil- christ, for the Jubilee of Queen Vic- toria in 1897, Stored away since that time, the crown was brought out for Queen Elizabeth's Coronation, and the decorations which provided a set- ting for it in 1897 were duplicated from a photograph of the house taken at that time. Mrs, Pollock and Mrs. Norman Fry, both daughters of the late Mr. Gilchirst, assisted with the decorations. Councillor Frank Howson, who pro- moted the contest for the best decor- ated house, received quite a number of votes himself, but did not consider himself eligible for a prize. EIGHT ZONE DELEGATES FROM FEDERATIONS MEET IN WINN Eight counties of Zone 2, of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, met in Wingham Town Hall on Mon- day, to discuss the Federation pro- gram and pass recommendations on problems confronting agriculture in general. The resolutions passed were far-reaching and when and if accepted by government will introduce great changes in agricultural policies. The one resolution asked for the freezing of farm prices during the period of a crisis caused by the out- break of disease or any other distur- bance interfering with normal market- ing procedure, until such time as the government, the producers and the processors can arrive at a reasonable agreement. Another resolution dealt with areas stricken by the tornado. It asked that the Ontario Federation of Agri- culture appoint a committee to act with a government committee to out- line an overall policy to cover catas- trophes. The thought behind the reso- lution was that in future there will be less difficulty in distributing com- pensation fairly. Another resolution asked that com- pensation for victims of hog cholera be increased from $30 maximum to prevailing market prices, and that the method of compensation be revised, with attention given to cases where hogs are victims of the disease before the veterinarian diagnoses the ease. It also asked for compensation to provide assistance in cleahing up the prem- ises and burial of the livestock. About eighty delegates were present at the meeting. The various counties discussed their own programs and compared them with other counties. The discussion on the importance of the township unit and better Youth Farm Forums highlighted the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Lloyd Jasper, zone chairman, and represen- tatives from the following counties were present: Huron, Grey, Bruce, Perth, Wellington, Waterloo, Brant and Oxford, TO WIDEN JOSEPHINE DURING SUMMER Josephine Street, between John and Victoria Streets, will receive a face lifting this summer, if present plans of the street department materialize. Work is expected to start shortly on a widening program which will elim- inate the narrow strip of ground be- tween the curb and the actual side walk, thus adding between six and seven feet to the width of the street. The work will be undertaken by men of the street, department, although some extra help may be needed in the undertaking. It is expected that the job will be finished by the first of Sept- ember, With the extra width available, angle parking may be possible on one side of the street, and the matter is reported to be under consideration. Plans for widening the upper part of the street are still in the talking stage. Former Resident Passes in Toronto John G, (Buzz) Holmes, a former resident of Wingham, and a barrister whose hobby for the past 30 years has been breeding and raising of brook trout, died Saturday in the Toronto General Hospital. He was 62. Mr. Holmes was the son of the late Rich- ard Holmes, who at one time owned the block now' belonging to Robin Campbell, on Josephine Street. Mr, Holmes was the owner of large farming properties in Mulxnur Town- ship, the Shelburne district and Homeywood, Keenly interested in for- est conservation, he had bought up many wooded areas in an effort to protect streams from drying up. Mr. Holmes was born in Toronto and belonged to a family of noted lawyers. He graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1914, and had engaged in pri- vate practice. He was also an enthus- iastic farmer. He was a director of the Premier Trust Co. Active in the Masonic Order, he was a member of Patricia Lodge AF Sc AM, and the RAM. He was also a member of Ar- mor Heights Presbyterian Church, and his recreations were hunting and fishing.. He leaves his wife, Sadie Chatterton Holmes, of 150 Brooke Ave., three sons, Jonh G.; Harwood Beverley and Richard Holmes; one daughter, Helen; three sisters, Felicia, Vera and Golia, and two brothers, Thomas 13., and Harold - R. Holmes. William A. Higgins Dies in Winnipeg William A. Higgins, a former resi- dent of Turnberry Township, died in Winnipeg on Sunday. Mr, Higgins was born in Turnberry Township, the Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higgins, Surviving are two brothers, R. V. Higgins, -Toronto, and J. C. Higgins, of Bluevale. HEAVY RAINS HINDERING CORN AND BEAN PLANTING "Heavy rains with cyclone-like winds Caused Severe damage in five townships iii the north part of the county last Monday night. Approxim- ate estimate of the damage," G. W. /Montgomery, agricultural representa- tive for Huron Couhty reports, "in- cludes 44 barns and driving sheds par- tially destroyed and 13 barns com- pletely flattened. A severe storm and all-night rain Friday night has left much of the low-lying land par- tially under water. Farmers in be- tween rains are trying to sow,an in- creased acreage of white and soybeans and grain corn, "There were 162 contestants taking part In the County Livestock Judging Competition held hear Seaforth, and In addition 250 girls were on hand on the same day for the Hofnemaking Club program. "Approximately 350 people attended a "Farewell Party" for John D. But- ler, assistant agricultural representa- tive, prior to his leaving for Renfrew County at the end of last Month," TO SMOOTH OUT BUMPS—Resi- ;•dents of Carling Terrace, who have been remarking for some time on the size and quality of the potholes on that street, will be' pleased to know that the council aims to do something din about it. Plans of the street conimit- lee call for gravelling and grading of the street in the near future. 0 - 0 - 0 LOST—About twenty peewee ball uniforms. Last seen in the Wingham - vicinity about two years ago. Will -finders please return to owner, the Wingham Recreation council, Reward, a trouble-free conscience, O - 0 - 0 THUNDER AND LIGHTNING— ' Those who weren't cowering in the . cellar on Monday night must have not- iced the similarity between the storm that night and the one that did all the damage two weeks ago, almost to the hour. Fortunately this time there • was no grand finale such as that in Morris and East Wawanosh. The tor- - nado in Michigan, however, might have had something to do with it. A lot of people are wondering whether setting off all those atomic bombs is unsettling the weather. We wouldn't s know, and we doubt if the experts would, either. O - - 0 SWEET CHARIOTS—The assorted Lincolns and Cadillacs with the • strange sounding license plates, which have been gracing the main street lately, do, not belong to a group of U. S. senators investigating un-American activities in Wingham, as has been. rumoured. They belong to some hill- billies from south of the border called the Clinch Mountain Boys, who were doing a show at the Wingham Arena. A very good show, too, according to reports. A good crowd was in attend- ance, including even a few from Wing- ham. Present at the nominating convention of the Wellington-Huron Liberal As- sociation, at Harriston last week, were left to right, rt, S. Hetherington, Wingham, vice-president of the Wellington-Huron Liberal Association, Arnold Darroch, M.P., liberal, candidate in the forthcoming election and Hon. Paul Martin, Minister of National Health and Welfare. —Staff Photo. Kinloss Man Dies In Farm Fire Alex McKinnon, 84, of Concession 2, Kinloss township, was found dead in the flaming ruins of his home near Lucknow on Sunday. The body was found on the stairs of the storey-and- a-half pioneer log cabin, after Mr. McKinnon is believed to have gone upstairs to battle a fire which broke out in a chimeny in the rear of the house. The blaze was first noticed by Ted Collyer, of the 2nd. concession, who was driving home from Lucknow. He ran to the home of Harry Lavis, and the two men, together with Mr. Lavis' son, began searching the burning building. The Lucknow fire brigade answered the call, but could do noth- ing to save the building. Mr. McKinnon was a life-long resi- dent of Kinloss, and a retired farmer. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Flora McLean of Ashfield, Wroxeter Hardware Sold to Murray Rae (By our Wroxeter Correspondent) Mr. Alvin Moffat, who has owned and operated the local hardware store for the past twenty-five Years has dis- posed of the business to Murray Rae of Wingham, who commenced to take stock on Monday morning. Mr. Rae, who has been interested in hockey in his home town, is a married man with five children. He has been connected with the hardware firm of Donald Rae & Son, Wingham, for several years. It is expected he will move his family to Wroxeter when suitable liv- ing quarters are available Moffat's plans are at present indefin- ite. Mr. Moffat came to Wroxeter twenty-six years ago. After working SUPPER AT WHITP,C.EllifiCH Plan to attend the W. A. cold meat with the Iate John Douglas for one year, he purchased the business and supper in Whitechurch United Church, has with success 'carried on since. Mr. on Tuesday, June 16th, starting at 6 Motley Crowd in London on Eve of 'Queen's Coronation Day • This is another' letter from R. G. Simpkin who is doing a Coronation year series of articles for The Wingham Advance-Times and other members of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Today there are millions of visitors in this city of already millions — where they stay is a Mystery. London with thousands of homes blown off the map has been crowded' for years arid yet the visitors pour in by train, auto, bicycle, and on foot. Last night a large number were all set to sleep on the Thatnes embank- ment. They brought tents, food, and blankets. However, the police moved them out, no one knoWs where. Today in Trafalgar Square buses, cars, taxis, and pedestrians all strove to move in all directions. There were se many people there Was little room for the famous pigeons to feed. By the way, If yod want to, a chap will take your picture feeding the pigeons, He will supply a few grains while you kneel and shortly your plc- titre will • be ready for 216. They were New High School Brought One Step Closer with Approval of Report The report of the assessment committee, set up to investigate the assess- ments of the counties of Huron and Bruce for High School purposes, was accepted at a meeting of the municipal councils of the Wingham District High School area on Friday night. The assessment committee reported that assessments in the two counties was as nearly comparable as possible, considering that different manuals had been used, The report stated that assessments in the two counties could not have been closer if they had been made by the same assessor, and the same manual. Following the report of the committee, a question period was held during which Alex Alexander, Huron County assessor, was asked to comment on the progress of the re-assessment of the town of Wingham. Mr, Alexander re- ported that the re-assessment was now in progress, but declined to give any figures as to the increase, if any, over the old assessment. He said that it might be a matter of six months before the re-assessment of Wingham is eompleted.