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While a new bridge is being constructed over the Maitland River at James-
town, this temporary structure is being used as a step-gap for traffic pro-
ceeding 'north and south on the .road. The new bridge, which is being
constructed of concrete, is expected to be ready late in the summer.
many of them should be large enough
within the next two years.
The procedure used by the depart-
ment in their restocking program is
first to find the stream. These are
usually found by the conservation Of-
ficers themselves, although local fish
and game clubs can help by reporting
their explorations to the conservation
officer. A biological Survey is made of
the stream to find if it is suitable for
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NOTICE
The office of Dr. W. A. McKibbon
will be closed from June 28th Until
July 17th. Pie7:24h
OFFICE CLOSED
The office Of C. R.
istered Optometrist,
be closed during the
Wilkinson, Reg-
Wingham, will
month Of July.
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
REV. D. J, MacRAE, B. A., B. D.
CALLING ALL
BUSINESSMEN;
All members of the Business-
men's Association are urged to at-
tend a meeting of the Association
to be held on Friday night in the
council chambers at .3 o'clock. As
final business in the Dollar Day
promotions for tide year will be
discussed, the presence of all bus-
inessmen is required at the meeting
to insure this matter being effect-
ively dealt with.
BISHOP LUTON
TO VISIT ST. PAUL'S
The Right Reverend G. N, Luxton,
D. D., L, L. D., Lord Bishop of Huron,
will be a visitor in Wingham, on Sun-
day, when he will attend morning ser-
vices at St Paul's Church to adminis-
ter the ancient 'apostolic rite of the
Laying on of Hands.
Bishop Luxton is a graduate of
Trinity College, Toronto, was ordain-
ed to the Diaconate at Hamilton in
1924, and priested in 1925. He served
at Guelph, Christ Church Cathedral,
Hamilton, Calgary, St. Catharines and
Toronto, In 1944, he became the eighth
Rector of St. Paul's Cathedral, Lon-
don, and the seventh Dean of Huron,
and on November 30th, 1948, was con-
secrated as the Bishop of Huron. The
Bishop was born in Mount Forest,
Ontario.
The candidates to be presented to
the Bishop for Confirmation are Miss
Joan McKay, William Connell and
William Foster. These young people,
having been made members of the
Church at their baptism, will reaffirm
their baptismal vows at the service.
The (steering will be used for church
extension work in new hcusing areas
in Centralia and Brantford.
FIRST IN YEARS The Prime
: Minister's visit to Wingham has
- caused some controversy, among ,peot
pie who are old enough to remember,
as to -when Wingham was last honor-
ed in such a manner. Although there
is some difference of opiniOn on the
matter, everyone seems to be agreed
that it has been a long, long time
since a Prime Minister made an ap-
pearance here,
PATCHING NO. .4—Patching work
• on No. 4 highway, south of town has
been in progresp the last couple of
days. Certain people, presumably
with Tory leanings, are wondering if
the repairs have something to do
- with-the fact that our distinguished
• 'visitors are coming from the direction
- of Clinton,
NO PARKING PROBLEM—The
• town has cause to be thankful for one
' thing, however. Coming on a Wed-
nesday afternoon, Mr, St. Laurent
:. and his procession should have no
trouble getting up Josephine Street.
With' double, triple, angle and angle-
double parking, such as. one experi-
ences 'throughout the rest of the
• week, and with the main street still
• to be widened, he might otherwise
have' to' take the Edward Street ap-
- proach to the Armories.
LAMP POST PROBLEMS—Speak-
ing of widening the main street, in-
- terested citizens are wondering what
will happen to the lamp post stand-
ards when the street is widened.
Present plans call for an extension of
the asphalt right back to the side-
walk edge. Unfortunately • the base
of the standards project about a foot
past this point, which will leave a
series of Piers jutting into the, street.
JOHN HANNA EXPECTED
.BACK THIS WEEK
Mrs. John Hanna, wife of the local
M.L.A., has received a cable from her
husband 'aboard the "Queen Mary" in
mid-Atlantic. Mr. Hanna is travelling
in the company of Premier and Mrs.
Leslie Frost, and expects to be in Tor-
• onto on Saturday.
According to letters received by his
• wife, Mr. Hanna has been having a
wonderful time these last few weeks
visiting the European capitals, after
a stay in England during which he a- , tended the Coronation.
FORMER WINfillAM BOY
'HONORED BY JAYCEES
At the convention of the Jr. Cham-
ber of Commerce held at Bigwin Inn,
last week, Mr. Jack Herd was elected
national vice-president from candi-
dates all across Canada. Jack is a for-
mer Winghara boy, son of Mr. and
lefts. George Herd, of Holyrood, and
is at present carrying on a clothing
business in the city of Chatham.
Congratulations are extened to.Jack
from his many Wingham friends.
ENGAGEMENT
Mrs. Roy MacDonald of Wingham
.announces the engagement of her
daughter Donna Jean to Mr. James
Donald ,Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James D. Scott of Blyth. The wed-
ding to take place in St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday,
July 15th, at 3 p.m. F24*
ATTENTION GOLFERS
The newly-remodelled clubhouse of
the Wingham Golf Club will be of-
ficially opened on Thursday after-
noon. Supper will be served at 5.30
to be followed be, a Two Ball Four-
some Tournament at 6.30, All mem-
'bees and players welcome. Admission
,supper 50e; Tournament Fee 25c.
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'STRAWBERRY TEA
AT ST, PAUL'S
A Strawberry Festival will be held
:at St. Paul's Church on Wed., July
-1st, sponsored by the Men's Club
-and assisted by the Ladies' Guild,
Served from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission
75c. F24b
NOTICE
After June 30, 1953, my practice at
Wroxeter Will be diseontinued and I
will be associated with Drs. Connell
and Carlin at Wingham, Ont., with
offices On Josephine Street. Tele-
phone 796; reeldence 645; R. B.
Palmer, M.D. 24b
NOTICE RE
GARDEN RUBBISH
Garden rubbish will he collected in
the town of Whig/tam each Thursday
if depOsited on the curb Wednesday
night. The public are requested to
not put out latge quantities at one
thne, otherwise is charge will be taade
for this service. V4,11,18b
LAST WEEK AT WINGHAM
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Admitted to Hospital . 27
Out Patients ....... 19
Operations 10
X-Rays 42
Births . , 3
Deaths
High Census ..... 89
Low Census 69
These fads are -published weekly
to acquaint the community with
the services of our hospital.
On Thursday afternoon, the Wing-
ham Golf Club will officially open the
newly-remodelled club house, At 5:80
supper will be served to be followed
by a Two Ball Foursome Tournament.
All members and players are Welcome.
Until late last fall, most of the work
done by the club was confined to the
general building of the course. However
a start was made on the club house
by drilling a well. The basement was
cemented and some of the plumbing
installed. This spring, under the ener-
getic leadership of the president, Mrs
R, H. Lloyd, the Work was again
started, Partitions were removed
downstairs to create a large general
room and the upstairs was rearranged.
The floors were reinforced and the
walls prepared for papering.
During the winter a group of- lady
members and social members planned
some of the interior work and furn-
ishing. These enthusiastic women
even raised some funds to help pay
for the remodelling. A large verandah
was constructed along the west wall
of the club house adding greatly to
the room area and appearance of the
building. The ',exiles painted and
papered the interior and the men
painted the exterior. Several pieces of
furniture, wallpaper and other mater-
ials were donated. Practically all the
labour was voluntary.
With the completion of the club
house, Wingham has now a fully oper-
ational golf club that is a creidt to
this town or any other community of
comparative size in the area. •The
members, by planning and doing most
of the inital work themselves over a
four-year period have constructed a
course that everyone can enjoy with.
a very moderate cost. The game of
golf is becoming number one in popu-
larity for young and old and offers
pleasant exercise and a rewarding
skill.
BELGRAVE SCHOOL
TO BE RENOVATED
The East Wawanosh School Board
met on June 19th, with all members
present, The board reviewed the pro-
blem of overcrowding at U. S. 17
which has been under consideration
since the year 1943. Temporary quar-
ters were opened up on Jan. 1st, 1949,
where grades 1 to 3 have been taught,
without proper sanitary arrangements
or a play-ground.
A recent survey reveals that the
Board is faced with the prospect of
having to provide accommodation for
from sixty to seventy pupils in the
near future.
The Board decided to proceed with
the renovation of school No. 17 at Bel-
grave. According to plan of raising
present floor and installing a class-
room in the basement and the build-
ing of an annex to hold furnace and
washrooms. The annex to be ten feet
by twenty feet on the north side of
present building. These plans have
been approved by the Department of
Education,
The sum of $22,600 was levied for
school purposes in 1953.
A new"belfry is being built on school
U 6 at Westfield, as the old one was
damaged in the recent storm.
The teaching staff is complete for
1953-54. The school board has granted
an aggregate increase over the area of
$1,600.00 for the year beginning in
September. The staff is as follows:
Mr. Robt Ferris U 11; Miss Shirley
Moffatt, S 10t Mrs, K. Walpole, U 3;
Miss Eva Dow, U 6; Miss Margaret
Jefferson U 7; Mrs. Olive Bolt, S 13;
Mr. Stuart Nichol U .16; Miss Edna
Moffatt Sr. U 17; Miss Mildred Hig-
gins Jr. U 17; Miss Delores Hamilton,
music supervisor.
HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS
In accordance with the policy sug-
gested by the Ontario Department of
Education, no ranked report for Wine-
ham, High School District will be pub-
lished, A promotion report for each
pupil has been mailed to parents, If
any parent has failed to receive a re-
port, a duplicate will be mailed on re-
quest.
With which is amalgamated the Gnrrie Vidette and. Wroxeter News
s ,Subseriptions $2.00 per year, Oc per copy wx.Nowvx, wgPN.EspAy, JUNH 24th: 1953
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Later the party adjourned to the
family home, Leopold Street, where a
pleasant evening was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. Bateson were married
at Ponetanguishene, June 19th, 1918,
and resided in Midland before coming
to Wingham 17 years ago.
Surprise Dinner for
35M Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Bateson were
honoured guests at a surprise dinner
party on Saturday, the occasion of
their 35th wedding anniversary, ten-
dered by immediate members of the
family, s
Chicken dinner was served at the
Hotel Brunswick, the head table being
centred with a wedding cake sur-
rounded by tulle and pink rosebuds.
Jeffery Hawkins and Jack Bateson
spoke briefly and Carl McKay gave
the address and proposed the toast
to the bride and groom of 35 years
ago. Jack Bateson presented his
mother and father with a floor lamp
on behalf of those present.
Attending the dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. Carl McKay, Toronto, Mr. and
Mrs. Jeffery Hawkins, London, and
Mrs. J. H. McKay, Mrs. Fred Fuller,
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Fuller, Mr. and
berley Beach, when a number of them Mrs. Geo. Scott and Mr. and Mrs.
got together for reminiscing and a Jack Bateson, all of Wingham.
Thousands of Speckled Trout
Placed in Nearby Streams
YOUNG HOCKEY STARS
HONORED AT DINNER
The Wingham Kinsmen Bantam
hockey team and the Wingham Pee-
wee hockey earn, winners of the Ont-
ario Bantam C championship and the
Young Canada Week C series, respec-
tively, were guests at a dinner in the
Queen's Hotel, given in their honor
by the Town of Wingham last night,
Members of the Kinsmen Bantam
team were presented with their
WOAA Bantam C crests and members
of the Peewee' team received their
Young Canada Week crests from Nels
Hill, Goderich, 3rd. vice-president of
the organization. Both teams were
presented with framed pictures of
themselves, a gift of the town of
Wingham, which were presented by
Reeve R. E. McKinney and Mayor De
Witt Miller,
Following the dinner the boys were
addressed by several hockey "greats"
who had come to dinner in their hon-
or. Special guests were; Jack Adams,
general manager of the Detroit Red
Wings; Glen Skov, star forward on
the Red Wings; Lloyd Pollock, mana-
ger of the Windsor Spitfires and a
former Ripley boy and Dennis Riggin,
of Kincardine, goalie• for the Spitfires,
Other guests of honor were: Mayor
DeWitt Miller, Wingham; Reeve R.
E. McKinney, Wingham; Harry Dou-
ghty, Walkerton,, 1st, vice-president;
George Grant, Paisley; 2nd. vice-pre-
sident; Nels Hill, Goderich, 3rd, vice-
president; and Alf. Lockridge, treas-
urer.
M. L. "Tory" Gregg, president of
the Ontario Hockey Association, was
master of ceremonies.
Former Schoolmates
Hold, Re-union
'.1foriner school mates whom went to
school in Wingham together, were re-
united last week at Van Villa, Am-
social time.
Present at the re-union were: Mrs.
D. Miller, Mrs. N. Welwood, Mrs. S.
Hamilton and Mrs. D. Rosenhlgen,
all Of Wingham; Mrs. Ken Penning-
ton, of Goderich; Mrs. (Dr.) T, G. Ir-
win, of Alliston; and Mrs. Jack Mac-
Donald, of Toronto.
Twenty-four streams in the district
have been stocked with thousands of
speckled trout this spring by the De-
partment of Lands and Forests, Geo.
McBride, local eonserVation officer re-
ports. The area covered by the stock-
ing program covers the districts of
Wingham, Blyth, Teeswater, Lucknow,
MildmaY, Clifford and truseels.
Part of the province-wide program
to keep game fish in the waters of the
province, the local program was car-
ried out last month by department of-
ficials in co-operation with Mr, Mc-
Bride, and included the stocking Of
the four Branches of the Maitland
River with thousands of brown trait.
A number of speCkled trout were also
put into the Maitland in a section
where it Was thought they would stand
a good thence of survival. Most Of the
fish planted in this area came from
the Provincial Trout Rearing Station
at Marton.
Most of the trout deposited in local
streams were yearlings and net large
enough to be legal if caught. How-
even, with A normal rate of growth
Kinettes Donate
$290 to 1Cinsmen
The Winghans Kinette Club attend-
ed the inter-club meeting in Goderich,
on Monday, June 8th. This took the
place of their regular meeting,
The last meeting for the summer of
the Wingham Kinettee was held at
the home of Kinette Ruth Currie.
President Dorothy was in the chair
and 17 members were present. A don-
ation of e200 was Made to the KIM-
Men Club,
Plans were completed for the Kin-
ettes food and pop booth at the Kin
Carnival.
The raffle was won by Marie Mills.
A delicious lunch was eerved by the
hostess and the meeting ryas adjourn-
ed.
STOCK CAR DAMAGED
IN PORT ELGIN RACE
Stan Hiseler, driver of the "30-J", a
local car entered in the stock car
races at Bluewater Race track, Port
Elgin, injured a shoulder on Saturday
night when his ear seized up and, with
only four laps to go, turned over three
times before coming to rest in the
ditch. Hiseler was found unconscious
in the car, and was carried by ambul-
ance to the enclosure, where he re-
ceived treatment from the doctor in
attendance at the track, He was al-
lowed to go home after treatment for
strained ligaments in his shoulder.
Onn of the causes of his injury 'was
thought to be the fact that the driv-
er's seat came 'loose while the car was
turning over. All stock car drivers are
strapped into their seats as a safety
precaution.
It is estimated that the "30-J" will
require two weeks' repairs before it
will be ready for the track again. A
new rear end and steering will be
necessary as well as major repairs to
the body.
Staff Entertains
June Bride-to-be
On Thursday, June 18th, Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Hobden entertained the
staff of The Canadian Bank of Com-
merce at a supper party in honour of
Miss Barbara MacKay, who' is to be
married the latter part of the month.
Miss MacKay war presented by the
staff with a lovely mirror.
INDUCT NEW MINISTER
AT UNITED CHURCH
ON JULY THIRD
Members and friends of Wingham
United Church are looking with antic-
ipation to the arrival of the congrega-
tion's new minister,
Rev. Donald J. MacRae, of Windsor,
takes over the church pastorate at the
first of July. He is expected to arrive
with Mrs. MacRae and their three
young children on June 30th.
The official service of induction is
scheduled for Friday evening, July
8rd.
Mr. MacRae Is the non of mission-
ary parents and was himself born in
China, His father, Rev. Dr. John D.
lVfacRae, served in China from 1911
to 1927 and was Dean of the Faculty
or Theology at Cheeloo Unitiersitye
Tsinan, China,
The new minister is a graduate of
Victoria and Emmanuel Colleges at
Toronto. He has Served Congregations
In the Peace River District of Alberta,
in Toronto and Sarnie, and 1st just
completing a 4 year teeth as minister
of SL Paul's United Church in East
Windsor.
The Woman's Aesociation and the
property committee of the official
beard have been busy redecorating
and renovating the parsonage making
ready for the new occupants.
The MacRaes Will be warmly wel-
comed by the people of Witchana and
district,
WINOHAM SCHEDULE
FOR PM ANNOUNCED
Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent
will spend about four hours In Wing-
ham today, according to the schedule
released by the Wellington-Huron Lib-
eral Association, which is handling
the arrangements for his visit.
Mr. St. Laurent will arrive here by
car from Clinton with his entourage
at about 5,45. At 6 o'clock he will at-
tend a dinner at the Armouries, at
which Lions Clubs of the district will
be present. It is expected that he will
be leaving the Armouries at about
7.30.
Between 7,30 and 9.30 the Prime
Minister will have a brief rest, and at
8.30 he will speak at an open air
meeting in the Town Park, where the
citizens of Wingham will have a
chance to hear and meet him. In case
of bad weather the meeting will be
held in the Arena. Immediately follow-
ing the meeting he will leave by car
for Harriston, where he will catch the
train for Owen Sound.
Accompanying the Prime Minister
on his visit will be the Hon. Walter
Harris, minister of citizenship and im-
migration, and the Hon. Jack Peckers-
gill, secretary of state.
On Parade!
The 99th Battery went on parade on
Monday evening, June 22nd, with
seven officers and twenty five other
ranks in attendance. The bid held a
practice in the armouries under band-
master Bill Henderson,
A battery scheme was held across
from the cemetery with Capt. Jack-
son in command, in preparation for
camp at Petawawa. Members of the
99th Battery are requested to attend
this camp, the week of July 19th-26th.
Much knowledge can be gained and
an enjoyable holiday can he had at the
same time. Remember it is YOU who
benefits by it.
Lt. J. T. Lewis, formerly with the
167th Anti-Aircraft of Parry Sound,
has been transferred to the 99th Bat-
ery. Lt. Lewis served with the R. A, F,
during 1940 to 1950 in the middle east
and far eastern theatres, He is now
with the Ontario Provincial Police
and is stationed in Wing-ham.
Frank Eidt, of the CKNX staff, has
accepted a position wih the Oshawa
radio station, CKLB, and Will com-
mence his new duties on July 6th.
This is another in a series of Coron-
ation Year letters from .overseas writ-
ten for The Advance-Times and other
members of the Ontario Division of
the Canadian Weekly Newpapers As-
sociation.
At the Royal Derby
Only by the courtesy of members of
the press and of the firm of Public
Relations, Bonney and David of Lon-
don, could this story have been writ-
ten.
While having dinner with a byline
writer of London's Sunday Express,
M. E. French, I was advised to con-
tact the above firm, I was to get a
pass to the press gallery at Epsom to
see the race including the 3:00 p,m.
race known all over the world as the
Derby.
The press gallery was on the same
level as the Royal Box, separated only
by a glass partition, gave us not only
a splendid view of the whole field but
also a close-up of the Royalty in the
next box.
Half Million Jam The Commons
Epsom Commons—is just what the
name implies, a public ecrnmens. Ac-
cording to those in authority no one
can be preVented from going any-
where at any time free. This still ap-
plies to the portion within the oval of
the tracks.
These half a million people there
were not charged any adMission, They
slaw the race from the top of a small
hill from the race track side or frbm
Whatever point they favored.
Some tante by bee and saw from
the top of these. However, the grand-
stand, which is larger than the Wood-
bine tracks and has three decks, is
owned by a corporation whom I was
told have squatter's rights there and
do charge admission.
There is also a company which has
parking privileges and handles that at
various prices up to a £ per vehicle.
There is also standing room charge
for near the grandstand.
Track Covers Mile and a, Half
The, present track, which is a grass-
covered course, extends not in a direct
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TO CELEBRATE
25TH ANIVERSARY
OF ORDINATION
On Sunday morning, June 28th, at
11 o'clock at Sacred Heart Church,
Mitcham, Rev, R. J. Durand, pastor
of the parishes of Saered Heart,
Wingham, and St. Ambrose, Brussels,
will offer a solemn high mass of
thanksgiving on the occasion of the
25th anniversary of his ordination to
the holy priesthood,
His nephew, Rev, Bruce Rartleib,
of the Hamilton Diocese, will preach
the sermon at the mass, and his
brother, Rev. A. J. Durand, Ph. D., of
St. Peter's Seminary, London, will also
take part in the ceremony. A number
of visiting Clergy will be present in
the sanctuary.
Out-of town guests, family members
including his youngest sister, Rev.
Mother Rachel, of Tilbury, and friends
are expected to attend.
After the mass, ditilter will be served
at Hotel Brunswick to be followed by
a reception for parishioners and
friends of Father Durand in Sacred
Heart Parish Hall, from 3.30 to 5 p.m,
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Championship Games
At Bridge Club .
The Gridge Club conducted its an-
nual Club Championship games in two
sessions of play on June 11th and 16th.
Mrs. R. S. Hetherington and Mr. J. H.
Crawford were the winners of the
ladies' and men's trophies respective-
ly. The cups and other prizes were pre-
sented on Tuesday evening at a final
meeting of the season. This took the
form of a duplicate game followed by
a social meeting.
The results of the play-off games
were: Ladies-1. Mrs, R. S. Hethering-
ton; 2, Miss Y. McPherson; 3. Mrs.
D. C. Nesmith; 4and 5 (tie) Mrs. R.
Bonner and Mrs. H. C. MacLean; 6.
Mrs. J. A. Wilson; 7. Mrs. J. H. Craw-
ford; 8. ' Mrs. G. H. Ross. Men. 1.
J. H. Crawford; 2. G, MacKay; 3 and
4. (tie/ R, Bonner and W. H. French;
5. 0. Haselgrove; 6, J. A, Wilson.
Half Million Jam Epsom
For Historic Derby Race
Golfers to Open New Club
House Tomorrow Afternoon