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and difficult cornices make the work
very hard and dangerous.
Mr, J. A. Currie has purchased a
large truck with a maximum load of
16,500 lb., and has commenced a truck-
ing business, Wingham to Toronto.
Mr. Currie has been guaranteed four
loads a week to Toronto by the Mait-
land Creamery and on Tuesday of this
week made his first trip.
While returning from a motor ride
Wednesday afternoon, Miss Marjorie
Schaefer, 10-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wardie Schaefer, who was
riding in the back seat of her father's
sedan, opened the door of the car to
throw out some strawberry stems.
The wind caught the door, dragging
her out with considerable force to the
roadway. The exact extent of the in-
jury is not known but the little pat-
ient is suffering from the severe
bruises received in her unfortunate
accident.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
To mark' the official opening of
"Sky Harbour," Huron County's new
airport, located just north of Goderich,
the newly formed flying club will
stage an air spectacle on July 30th
and 31st. More than 30 civilian air-
planes will visit here from Detroit and
other Michigan state points on those
dates,
Reeve P. L. Davidson completed his
well drilling operations for the Holm-
dale Creamery!!thi Friday. The well is
of 4-in, size and 190 feet deep. It flows
at the rate of 30 gallons per minute
and when pumped will give 96 gallons
per minute. The water is very cold,
having a temperature of only 46
degrees.
We are sorry to report that Mrs.
Janet Carson, Josephine Street, had
the misfortune to fall on the stairs
on Monday and fracture her left arm.
Kinloss Township' Council at its
last regular meeting decided they
would pay a bounty of $5.00 to anyone
shooting a dog or doge in the actual
killing or worrying of sheep,
R. J. Deachman, M. P., came to
town last week at the conclusion of
the session of Parliament, and will
leave for the West the end of this
week. He will study the crop situation
and write articles on his findings for
the Toronto Daily Star.
Appointment of eight new public
school inspectors to replace those
who have retired or who have trans-
ferred to other inspectorates, was an-
nounced this week. J. H. Kinkead, B.
A., B. Pead., assistant principal of R.
H. McGregor, Public School, East
York, was appointed to the inspector-
ate of East Huron, with headquarters
in Clinton.
It was with deep regret that the
residents of Wroxeter learned of the
fatal accident which occurred on Sat-
urday, claiming the life of Charles
Muir. While haying on his farm in
Howick, Mr. Muir slipped while at-
tempting to climb to the top of a load
of hay. As the horses *cited Mr. Muir
fell beneath the wheels of the wagon.
FIND MISSING FARMER
AFTER DAY-LONG HUNT
He 'Was treated for exposure at Clin-
ton Public Hospital and later released.
McDonald was last seen on Friday
night when he went into"a neighbor's
field after a cow. When he did not
return home, relatives became con-
cerned and telephoned police.
He was the object of a day-long
search on Saturday by Provincial Pol-
ice from Goderich. They picked him
up at Summerhill, about 25 miles away
from his home.—Goderich Star-Signal.
A Walk
Through Town
Surfacing on No, 4 highway, south
of town was in progress last week
with quite a long stretch of the prairie
undergoing treatment at one time,
Trucks from the Department of High-
ways inaugurated a sort of convoy
system for getting motorists through
on one half of the IMO while the other
half was being surfaced.
Traffic going south, for instance,
would be halted while the truck es-
corted northbound traffic through the
one lane in operation, after which the
truck would turn around and lead the
parade of southbound ears. A bit slow,
perhaps, but traffic seemed to if-love
without too much of a hold up, . , • In
spite of the surfacing some of the or-
iginal bumps are still there
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Quite a number of Wingham folk
were in London last week for the
"Greatest Show on Earth," the Ring-
leiinrgeu Bs rothers and Barnum and Bailey
In fact somebody made
the unkind remark that if you put
on entertainment in Wingham, at 50c
a head, hardly anyone would come. But
put something on in London at $3 a
piece, and Winghamites will drive 150
miles to see it Herb Fursier was
there in a front seat, tu4c1 had the
pleasure of watching his brother per-
form, and his granddaughter, who is
in one of the aerial acts. In spite of
family connections, Herb thought the
little Mestin boy who played the dul-
cimer was the hit of the. show,
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Walker's Home Furnishings and the
Stone Block are the latest building
on Josephine Street to have their
fronts spruced up ... The Stone Block
has a new coat of white paint, which
will improve its appearance consider-
ably. Jack Alexander, proprietor of
Donald Rae & Son hardware store,
has had his sign repainted in a color
guaranteed to attract notice, which is
after all what a sign is supposed to
do. . . . And Jack Walker is also work-
ing on his store front.
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Howson's Dam is a popular spot
these summer evenings, with quite a
few local people congregating there
for an hour or two of fishing after
supper. Mel Lavigne and family, Geo.
Shaw and Mr, and Mrs. Self were ob-
served there last week amongst others.
George managed to latch onto a 15
inch bass fishing from the bridge,
while Mel couldn't seem to connect
with anything but a few rock bass.
Lloyd Smith, out at the dam last Sun-
day for a bit of practice with his new
spining outfit, hit it just at the right
time and snagged five bass in about
ten minutes, or about a pound a min-
ute, Being a good conservationist, he
put them all back 'in,
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Farmers around town must have got
rather tired of turning over their hay
these past weeks. Last week, however,
a break in the rain clouds gave them
enough time to get in some of the hay
crop, and most of them 1 ook full ad-
vantage of the good weather. . .
Around the countryside the sound of
tractors could be heard well into the
night.
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everything in a kindly way and par-
ticularly complimented the Huron and
Bruce people who settled the West.
He pronounced "Huron" without an
H. He didn't say anything' mean about
any person, but some of his supporters
did. One of those on the platform was
John McMillan, M, P., of Seaforth,
who said "Sir Wilfred had not stolen
any man's ox, ass or wife," the last
reference was a dig at Sir George
Poster.
At the reception which followed the
speaking, Sir Wilfred shook hands
with many hundreds, Crowds of young
people learned that there was little
pleasure in meeting a celebrity. They
were not more closely acquainted with
Sir Wilfred when the reception was
over than they were before.
First of all he asked the name of
the person repeating it after them,
as if to imaress it on his mind, then
gently pressed them onward saying,
"Pass on my little one."
Sir Wilfred was a guest of Dr. Peter
MacDonald, M. P., and the night be-
fore Dr, MacDonald had given a din-
ner to many of the townspeople and to
the chairman of the Liberal commit-
tees in his riding, Sir Wilfred's dinner
partner was Mrs. Edward Horsey, Dr.
MacDonald's daughter, recently re-
turned from Japan.
Sir Wilfred paid at least two more
visits to Wingham. On one occasion
he was speaking near the Queen's
Hotel, when a child appeared on the
balcony above the front door of the
hotel. Sir Wilfred called out "Is that
little one safe?" This saying became
famous. On another occasion, Sir Wil-
fred, Lady Laurier and a considerable
party made a stop at Wingham stat-
ion, where a large number came to
greet him. Addresses were read to
him. The whole affair was a very
happy one.
Some of those assemoiect remarked
particularly on the graciousness of
Dr. and Mrs. MacDonald.
Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, is one of
the largest freshwater bodies of water
entirely within the United States, The
lake has a shoreline of more than 500
miles and is 1,100 feet deep in places,
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The number of bicycles on the lawn
at the High School are testimony to
the number of kids who are getting
something out of the town's summer
recreational program. . ,Most of the
bikes have bathing suits tied to the
handle bars, ready for the swim at
First Bush, . . Kids at the wading pool
seem to in getting a kick out of
the program, too. . . Thirty-odd of
the younger set were on hand first day
for wading, some of them accompanied
by their mothers, The water was a 'bit
chilly, but didn't discourage them too
much. . . , Lois Crawford and Lois
Walker are on the* job as supervisors
of the pool for the six weeks of the
program.
There were quite a number of stiff
backs in town on Friday as a result
of the baseball game between the
Legion boys and Lloyd's factory. The
Legion took a trimming on the score,
24-13, and a lot of them were barely
able to make their way around town
from over-exerting themselves. It
takes a bit of violent exercise to make
vets realize how the time is flying,
BOX 473
Editor,
Advance-Times,
Wingham, Ontario,
aur5 eburtb
( CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA )
gairtabant
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
11 a.tn.—Morning Prayer and Sermon
Mr. H. Bridle
Clinton
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FORTY YEARS AGO
The large road roller and stone
crusher recently purchased from the
J. I. Case Co., Racine, Wisc., arrived
in town on Thursday last and has been
placed in position in the rear of the
town hall and has been doing duty
on the large stone pile for several
days. The machinery being new to
We have often wondered just what is involved in the this
viewed
section n a o lfa
chee number
y , ohf a
people
b e e n
term "freedom of speech". Certainly it gives the individu- The crusher, with power from the en-
al the right to say, up to a point, what he pleases. But ginehof sthek rofadhroller, is able to make
quic does it give him the right to say it in such a way that foNu,ro g r aod e ts o
e f smaterial
tahree cmr uasdhe-,
others can't escape hearing him? and the stone thus crushed will make
the very best material for road
Visit ed
build-
y a travelling ing. Mr. R, H, Solomon is in charge
,varigenst, who set up his tent to the west of town for a of the engine, having been appointed
In a runaway accident Saturday
morning, John Bowles, aged t Unfortunately everyone else in town was forced to years,nt3.;i-lseesvenothf who resided about two
hear him too, whether they wanted to or not. With the Lhuueskhnaon‘dv , who sustaineddraw s
aid of a P.A. system the like of which has never been heard fatal injuries. Her
milk for the Paramount Cheese Fac- in these parts, the whole town was subjected to blanket
.n the morning
torywas starting out about 5 o'clock
coverage. Due to the sounds of the revival meetings
,1
on
his
teid
egu
the
l waartgriopn,
mothers had trouble getting their children to sleep, fan-when Mrs, Bowes mounted
In some' unaccountable way the horses
took fright and commenced to run
away. Mrs. Bowles jumped or was
thrown from the wagon, The husband,
clinging to the seat, was able event-
There are proballly a good number of people in town ut Rtot bring the horses under con-
gentleman's words of wisdom. And that is their privilege, skull crushed in. Neighbours, who
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A committee of the Huron County
Council met at the courthouse, Gode-
rich, and purchased a new Henderson
motorcycle for the new speed cop,
should be properly grateful for the gift, and should show
Under circumstances one would think that the town who will be patrolling the roads
throughout the county, E. Crich, of
Clinton, has been appointed to the
position, its appreciation by taking care of the car in a proper
The Gunn-Son-01a have recently in-manner. Not only does a car of this type need care, and stalled several new machines includ-
maintenance, but it should be traded in every second year i ing a high speed planer, to take care
at least to insure that the original investment is protected. of their increasing business and have
also taken on seven new hads this
In this case there was no original investment, on the '1 week. This factory's reputation for
manufacturing ,,high grade radio cab-part of the town at least. And perhaps that has been the inets is rapidly spreading and last
cause of the trouble, Perhaps there is something in the Week they received their initial order
from Stromberg-Carlson, one of the idea that free gifts are never properly appreciated.
largest radio manufacturers, for 500 At any rate the town, having acquired a cruiser at no cabinets.
eost to themselves, proceeded to wear it out. No money Mr. Elmer Wilkinson received a con-
was set aside to cover the cost of trading from year to tract from the Winghain -United
Church for the painting of the exter-year. Money which could have been used for this purpose,
ior of the building, and commenced was spent on repairswhich in no way improves the overall Work on it this week. The many high
condition of the car. Four years of this policy have reduc-
ed the car to .a heap, worth, at a conservative estimate,
about $600 on the open market.
A good deal has been said in council about saving the
'taxpayer's money, There must be easier ways of doing it
than this.
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*Twenty Years Behind
Aniongst the people who live in the city the idea that
smaller towns are twenty years behind the times SCQ111S to
be fairly prevalent. And perhaps there is some truth in
the accusation,
No doubt about it, some of the innovations of the day
Come to the cities first ; and only after some time has pass-
ed do they seep down to the smaller centres, The "frills" in
High Schools, for instance,—swimming pools, gymnas-
iums and home economics rooms—have been taken as a
matter of course in the city these past twenty years. In
Wingham we still hear talk of them being unnecessary,
undesirable or too expensive. Recreational programs,
long recognized in the city as a desirable asset in any
community, are still frowned upon here 1.)>' certain ele-
ments as being "newfangled".
But being twenty years behind the times has certain
advantages, too.
A lot of modern city families live in apartments, flats,
recreation rooms, and just plain rooms. In the towns we
are old-fashioned enough to think that a house with a bit
of ground around it is preferable. Due to such modern
influences as high rent and business wives, the trend in the
city is towards childless marriages or very small families.
Small town folk still seem to feel that a successful mar-
riage should include children, And the fact that we don't
have twice-daily traffic jams at 9 and 5 o'clock is probably
further proof that small towns just don't keep up with
modern trends.
Yes, being behind the times has advantages, too.
Freedom of the Air
Last week our town was b
tto the position by the street commit- :revival meeting, That was his privilege. And it was the tee .
t
of those who were interested to go to hear him.
ilies in Hillcrest complained of the noise, those closer had with him to ride to the pasture field.
to shout at each other to make themselves heard. Even
golfers on the 1st line of Morris complained that their
game suffered as a result of the din.
-who, for reasons of their had no wish to hear this croon .seiturr gthhee
roadway
fcnn lis
with
he uhne;
too. Yet by virtue of sheer volume they were compelled were summoned, assisted in carrying
her back to her own house, where,
to listen whether they wanted to or not. despite medical attention, she died
Freedom of speech is a fine thing. But how about an hour later,
freedom FROM speech? A special meeting of the town coun-
cil was held on Monday with all mem-
bers present except Mayor Vanstone
and Coun. Spotton. Reeve McKibbon
in the chair. The question of the sal-
, aries of the members of the fire bri-
towns of comparable size seem to feel a police cruiser is a
necessity. The cruiser, equipped, cost the Currie estate
$3,000, and town of Wingham not one penny.
Penny Wise ,gade was discussed and it was decided
on motion of Reeve ivlcKibbon and
1 Coun. Bell, that the firemen be en-
Remarks at the recent town council meeting about gaged on the former basis of $20 per
the condition of the town police cruiser remind one of the year and a free telephone for each
old saying about being penny wise and pound foolish. member, of the brigade. The council
`then adjourned until Friday evening
Some fouryears ago the town of Wingham was pre- , when the matter of striking the tax
rate for this year will be taken up.
sented with a police cruiser, a gift of the John Cornyn ,
Currie estate. Up until that time the town had felt unable L
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financially to buy a cruiser, apparently, although other TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
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The article by W. J. McLeod, of Mel-
ville, Sask., brought to mind recollec-
tions of Sir Wilfred Laurier's mass
meeting in Wingham.
It was reported on that day that
there were 10,000' persons in Wingham,
and the town certainly looked like it.
It was a beautiful day in October,
1899. A massed choir of the best
singers in Wingham sang patriotic
Songs, the 'well-known Klein family
being leaders, The town council at-
tended and the Mayor, Dr. Arthur S.
Irwin, read an address of welcome,
"Mr." Laurier had been knighted by
Queen Victoria, two years before, on
the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee.
Not all the Liberals were pleased with
Laurier for accepting the title but he
couldn't resist Queen Vietoria's Com-
pliment.
Laurier was a handsome, noble look-
ing gentleman, and Was tecelved with
great enthusiasm. He spoke about