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But we can assure you the new BEACH
Model E7201 is really something. Especial-
ly if you want all the regular facilities of
a range in the minimum space.
This range has four elements, seven heat
switches, a large oven with heat control,
complete broiling equipment—all in 21 x 27
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felt hats with slight imperfections making
them suitable as a "work hat" for ONLY $1.50
IT'S HARVEST TIME
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Overalls--
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Full easy cut, sanforized
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new shades too, come in
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WORK SOX—wool and cotton work sox
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-Times, Wednesday, August 15th 1953
The question of continued all-day
parking on Josephine Street was dis-
cussed, and the council decided to talk
over the matter of parking meters
with the Businessmen's Association.
Some of the councillors seemed to feel
in view of the parking problem, the
town would some day have to come to
parking meters, while others seemed
definitely opposed to such a move. A
survey of parking conditions was sug-
gested.
Dogs Still At Large
The question of enforcing the new
by-law on dogs was discussed, and
various ways of enforcing the by-law
were mentioned. The advisability of
procuring the services of a dog-catch-
er and establishing a pound in which
to keep the dogs was talked over, but
no action was taken in this regard.
Police Chief Bert Platt reported that
a charge had been laid against a dog
owner in town for not having his dog
under control as per by-law, and that
the case would come 'up later this
month.
Councillors hoped that this case
would serve as an example to other
offenders.
Sidewalks Need Repair
A discussion of the sidewalks in
town followed during which the con-
dition of *the Josephine Street side-
walks was debated. It was decided
that an attempt should be made to
build new sidewalks along one side of
the street this year, in conjunction
with the plan already decided upon,
to widen the main street. The commit-
tee in charge of this matter was in-
structed to bring in recommendations
as to where the work should start.
To Close For Holidays
It was decided to close the office
of the town clerk for two weeks, from
September 9th to 23rd, during the holi-
days of Clerk W. A. Galbraith. During
that time any pressing business of the
town will be conducted by the Police
Chief.
To Buy New Cruiser
The tender of Huron Motors for a
new police cruiser, the lowest of three
'tenders submitted, was accepted by
the council. Delivery of the new car
will be made within thirty days.
Not very many people are able to
develop a boyhood hobby into a livli-
hood for their later years, and those
who do are apt to find that the thrill
is gone when their hobby becomes a
matter of dollars and cents. John
Pattison Radio ,& Electric, is one of
the few who have succeeded in mak-
ing a living from a hobby of his
younger days. And although you
"night think different, John still gets
a big kick out of fiddling wth elec-
trical gadgets.
John was the terror of the neigh-
bourhood around Minnie Street when
he first started off his chosen career.
He was going to Wingham High
School then, and busy building crys-
tal sets, short wave receivers, and in-
stalling his own telephone lines
around the neighborhood. For comedy
relef he specialized in a type of
infernal machine you hook up to a
chair in Stich a way that the next
victim to be seated receives a series
of volts and jolts for as long as he
can sit there. It usually isn't very
long.
In 1934 John finished the academic
end of his education at Wingham
High School, and the same year he
took an electrical course with the
Radio College of Canada, in Toronto.
For some reason or other John does-
n't seem to he able to mention that
course, without blushing, from which
we gather that the course was a bit
sketchy at best. However, by the
time John had had the course, one
way and another, he had picked up
quite a bit of practical experience on
his own. And in the fall of 1935 un-
deterred by such things as a depres-
sion, he started off' in the radio re-
pair business.
LAST WEEK AT WINGHAM
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Admissions • 37
Out patients 14
Operations 16
Deaths 1
Births '1
X-Rays llll 38
High Census 68
Low Census 66
These facts are published weekly
to acquaint the community with
the services of our hospital.
When Service
is Required
on, your
Lighter or Pipe
send it to
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BILLIARDS
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WHAT IHE COUNCIL DID
—Agreed to pay the sum of 5400
necessary for the completion of the
summer program of the Recreation
Council,
—Discussed the parking problem in
town and decided to consult with the
Businessmen's Association regarding
the advisability of installing parking
meters.
—Dpcided to fix up the town's two
parking lots behind Merkley's garage
and beside the Fry & Blackhall fac-
tory, and to encourage *motorists to
use these parking lots.
—Decided to split with Don Nasmith
the cost of installing a 6-inch sewer to
Mr. Nasmith's new house on John
street.
—Accepted the tender of Huron
Motors, which was the lowest of three
tenders submitted, for the purchase
of a new police cruiser.
—Moved to buy a new police uni-
form for Constable Ted Whitby.
—Passed building permits to the
value of $15,000.
—Decided to close the office of the
town clerk from September 9th to
September 23rd. for holidays.
ANOTHER MAPLE
SPROUTS BERRIES
Since raspberries were found grow-
ing from a maple tree on Inkerman
street by Mrs. William Fraser and
Mrs. Earl Faulkner last week, a sim-
ilar phenomena has been discovered
in front of the home of Harvey Orth,
Main street west, says the Listowel
Banner. The latest discovery reveals
an even larger raspberry bush trail-
ing down from the crotch of a large
maple and bearing a heavy crop of
fruit, The aerial berry gardens are
believed to result from seeds dropped
in the trees by birds who perch a
while to munch berries picked from
nearby gardens.
ADVANCE-TIMES
STAFF HOLIDAY
The staff of The Advance-Times
will be on holidays from Thursday,
August 20th until Thursday, Aug-
ust 27th, during which time both
plant and office will be closed.
Would advertisers and those
wanting job printing please make
a note of these dates for their own
convenience.
hOSPEL HALL
Regular Sundays Services
Sunday School 10.15 a.m.
Remembering the Lord
at 11.15
Gospel Meeting at 7.80 p.m.
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
Each Thursday evening at 8 p.m,
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also decided, that owners of any future
buildings on the street would be as-
sessed in proportion to their share
In the sewer.
Discuss Parking Problem
The parking problem on Josephine
Street was discussed, and it was de-
cided to surface the town parking
lot behind Merkley's Garage. The lot
Is equipped with lights and it is hoped
that shoppers and townspeople will
park their cars on the lot rather than
on the main street. The Fry & Black-
ball company have offered the use of
the lot beside their factory and it was
decidied that this lot should also be
utilized as 'a parking space.
Charlotte Islands. In 1941 he return-
ed to Clinton as an instructor in
radar electronics, where he remained
for the balance of the War. While
he was in the air force John took a
a special course at the University of
Toronto in radio, and he found that
his R.C.A.F. training would be help-
ful in civilian life.
While he was away in the West
John's father carried on with the
business, doing the best he could
under somewhat difficult circum-
stances. When John got back to
Clinton, however, the two of them
got together and rented the store
formerly occupied by Frank Hill the
tailor, on Josephine Street. And John
spent his forty-eight hour leaves from
the Air Force on a busman's holiday
—repairing radios.
When John got released from the
Air Force in 1946, he landed into a
postwar shortage period which was
almost as severe as the wartime
shortages. Although he had a dealer-
ship for Westinghouse appliances, in
one year after the war he received
only one stove. Service which was
always the mainstay of his business,
kept him going. And he claims it
still does.
The store on Josephine Street is
too small for Pattison Radio and
Electric r_ ;w. John is building a
new one a ross the street, where he
hopes he'll have enough roc-.-.1 for the
first time in eighteen years of busi-
ness. Right now he's busy, finish-
ing the int:de—in his spare evenings.
He hopes to be ready to open before
Fall.
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Working from the house of his par-
▪ ents on Minnie Street, John built
▪ quite a reputation for himself in the
radio repair field. The service was • strictly carry if not cash, and every-
▪ body brought their sets to the house
LI on Minnie Street to be repaired.
II Neighbours on the street- can still
Ili remember the parking problems of
those days when a half dozen of
— John's customers would call at the
same time, In the evenings John,
who had obtained a projectionist's
license in his spare time, ran the
projection machine at the Lyceum
Theatre.
By the time the war came along
Pattison Radio and Electric was a
going concern, The front living room
of the house on Minnie Street was
filled with radios to be repaired and
equipment that John was steadily
accumulating for future expansion.
The firm had acquired an agency for
appliances and had already sold a
few when wartime restrictions put a
stop to that. And John was looking
around for a suitable store.
In 1942 John joined up with the
R.C.A.F, He trained as a radar
mechanic in Clinton, and was posted
to the west coast of Vancouver Island
doing maintenance work on radar
equipment in such out-of-the-way
places as Ucluelet and the Queen