HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-11-04, Page 2MEET THE CANVASSER
This lriday evening volunteer canvassers for the re-
creation council are going ip call on every house in town,
The recreational Mincil figures that if every family chip-
ped in to the extent of three dollars, a total of about two
thousand dollars would be realized from the canvass.
This money is to be used for 'Such recreational pro-
jects as supplying ice time for the minor hockey teams,
inaugurating a town league for children not playing in the'
minor teams, and for any recreational purposes for which
there is a legitimate demand. The council is aiming to
carry on a winter counterpart of the summer recreational
program which was such a marked success.
When the a.nvasser comes to call, be a Wingham
booster and give generously. It's your town, your recrea-
tional program and your children who will beneffit,
ON BEING DIFFERENT
In one of Evelyn Waugh's earlier novels, we can re-
member reading about a university student who was "haz-
ed" by his classmates because the sheets on his bed were
black, instead of conventional white. And we have often
thought that anybody who does something a little bit
different from the ordinary routine of his fellowmen is apt
to find himself in similar difficulties,
We all know the type of person who criticizes her
neighbor for washing an Tuesday instead of Monday, and
the world is, unfortunately, full of people who regard as
morons ,all those who don't share their views on some par-
ticular subject, Being different is a difficult thing at best,
and sometimes can be downright dangerous. And yet the
sanctity -and freedom of the individual is one of the things
on which our democratic form of government is based.
Narrow-mindedness about other people's differences
is usually a minor matter. Yet carried to extremes it can'
sweep a IIi•tler into power gild provoke a war the like Of
which has never been seen in history.
Before we say the other -fellow's crazy because he's
different, let's think it over a bit. Perhaps we're the one
who's crazy.. '
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The regular meeting of St, ranrS
Ladies Guild wee held, in the parish
room of the church on Thursday
ternoon, October 19th, with. a Veld
Attendance.
Owing to the absence of the See-
rotary, Mrs, Parker read the. minutes
Of the last meeting.
A splendid. shower of aprons and
other articles was received also eey,
oral pieces of meterial,.
At the recniest of the Masonic Lodge
it was .decided to eater to their ban-
quet In November, No definite date
having yet been set..
There will be a shower for the
zaar at the home of Mrs. Frank Stur-
dy on Friday .afternoon, November 1
A meeting and sho'Wer will be held
on November '19, when final arrange-
mente will be made for the bazaar.% It
is requested that all finished articles
be handed in at this meeting.
After the benediction was pronoun-
ced by the rector, Rev, H, L. Parker,.
a social half hour was enjoyed with
Mrs. H. Town and Mrs. E. Fuller as
hostesses.
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Ben. H. Spence of the Dominion Al-
Nance has.reeelVed word from (attewa
that the Canada Temperance Act
vote in this county would not be tak-
en before January of next, year, While
"there is nee( no doubt that the vote
will be taken in January the actual
date has not yet been set. Delaying
the vote until the first of the new
Veal" means that if thee Act is carried
it cannot go into effect entll a yeer
from next May unless, Hoe, Mr, Han-
es, the proelnelal secretary, interferes
and Shortens the time as was the case
in Manitoulin.
Reeve IVIcKibbon was in Tomtit°
this week attending a special meeting
of the sharehelders of United Drug
Company.
Hallowe'en passed over very quietly,
The boys and grits played a few harm-
less tricks.
The stage which has travelled ,be-
tween Brussels and Wroxeter for over
half a century has been discontinued.
The work of paving Josephine
Street has been completed and in the
course of a few days all the street
will be open for traffic,
The annual meeting of the share-
holders of the North Huron Tele-
phone Company will be held in the
Council Chamber on Wednesday af-
ternoon, November 19th.
A large quantity of snow fell in this
section last Thursday night and Fri-
day. The sun on Sunday made it dis-
appear, The farmers are looking for
good weather to finish harvesting
their root crop.
A meeting of 11 parties interested
in hockey will be held in the council
chamber next Monday evening, com-
mencing at 8 o'clock. There are a
number of good hockey players in
Wingham and we should have a good
team for the coming winter. Let every
person who is interested in the game
attend the organization meeting next
Monday night.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Mr. A, Aveling of Kitchener, who is
in charge of one of the Government
Radio Interference Cars, was in town
on Friday owing to the number of
complaints which had been sent in re-
garding telegraph interference. Those
who have radios on the main street
found them almost useless during the
day. The telegraph interference is so
bad that it is impossible to use the
radio while the telegraph instruments
are working. Mr. Aveling tried differ-
ent appliances which had eliminated
the trouble in other places but failed
to do so in Wingham, It looks as
though radio fans will still have this
trouble to contend with until some
other contrivance is worked out. Mr.
Aveling was able to instruct the local
dealers how to very largely eliminate
an interference to main street radio
users, caused by electrical scissors in
the barber shop.
A two-inch fall of snow on Monday
morning and flight of a flock of wild
geese going south high up over the
town, give ample evidence that cold
. days are coming.
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CITIZENS OF WINGHAM,
This Friday, November 6th, 1,903,
the Wingham Reereation Council is
conducting a blitz campaign to-raise
money with which to carry on the
program for the coining year.
Beeause We are asking, for money,
we feel that you should know what
we have done during this past year,
and what We are plannieg for the fut-
ure.
Witches and Clowns
At St. Paul's Party
Witches,. clowns and tramps ming-
led with national costumes at the
Hallowe'en Party held by the boys
and girls of St. Paul's church school
last Friday evening in the Parish
room. Following the grand march,
priees were awarded to Marilyn Hig-
gins and Dianne Griffith.
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While the Beginners department
and the Primary department were at-
tempting to hit the bullseye in the
centre of the big red apple or pin the
tail on the big black cat the older
boys and girls were ducking for ap-
ples in the large tub of water. Candy
scrambles brought out the good
sportsmanship of the boys and girls so
that no one went Without.
Following the games period, choco-
late milk and cookies were served to
the boys and girls by Mrs. Miller
Davis, Mrs, E. Powell, Miss Joah Ar.
mitage, Mrs. d. McVay, Mrs. H. Foster
and Mr. A. Higgins. The latter was
awarded a prize for keeping his iden-
tity a secret for so long, while the
mystery lady, Who catered quietly,
stayed for a short time and their
quietly left is still utikortwri to many,
During the winter months we had
a small home league in hockey for
boys of 12 years of age an under. This
league ended when the best players
were entered in,the Pee-Wee hockey
tournament in oderich during the
Easter holidays. You will recall that
then your hockey players gave a very
good account of themselves,
During the, spring and summer sea.
son we organized three boys' ball
teams and one girls' ball team. One of
our teams, brought All Ontario honors
to Wingham.
During this season we also had a
summer program under the leadership
of Barney McIntyre and Joan Irwin.
This program gave all children over '
four a chance to learn various crafts,
how to swim, and the art of playing
together and co-operation, Over 200
children took part in this summer n pro-
gram.
The aim of the recreation council in
all those activities was not so much to
teach the children how to win but
rather to teach them fair' play, co-op-
eration and pride in doing a job as
well as possible. "We feel that if our
youth can learn these principles that
our town will not have juvenile de-
linquency troubles, and that we will
be building good citizens for the fut-
ure.
The cash of all these activities for
this year so far has been $1200, Some
of this money has come frOm the
Ontario Government, some froth our
town council and some from local
service clubs and individuals. We wish
to thank all those who have helped.
Without your donation we would not
have carried on,
Now, for the future.
This winter we 'are hoping to have
a home league in hockey the same as
last year, but enlarged to include boys
up to the ages of 15 who are not able
to make, the Bantams and Midget
teams. We might even have girls hoc
key teams if there are enough girls
interested.
For the spring and summer season
we are hoping to carry on a program
similar to the one which has just
ended.
To do this we will need money. This
is when you can help. Our objective
in this drive is $2000.00. This is the
amount needed to operate, from now
until next year at this time. We hope
that all you citizens of Wingham will
give as much as you are able to.
You might ask how much should
give? The total amount needed is
$2000. There are approximately 700
families in Wingham, This works out
to about $3.00 per family. We know
that some will not be able to afford
this much and that there are some
who can afford more to help this
cause. All we ask is that when the
canvasser calls on you Friday even-
ing that you open your hearts as well
as your purse. Remember it is better
to mold boys than to mend men.
Thanks,
Bill Conron
Pres. Wingham Recreation Council
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ON THE LEVEL
With the conipletion of the new sidewalk on Jose-
phine last week, shoppfxs on the main street will have a
new and easier path to travel in their peregrinations
around the business district. Formerly an up hill and
down dale proposition, the main street pavement now pre-
sents a terrain of unblemished smoothness which would
be .a credit to any community.
• The town council is to be commended in the dispatch
with which the job was done, once they decided to do it.
And. most citizens will agree that the undertaking .was one
which could hardly have been put off much longer.
A further extension of the new pavement on the west
side of the street may be advisable within the next year or
two. In the meantime most of the serious pavement
hazards on the main street have been eradicated.
READ CANADIANS FIRST •
At a recent meeting of one of the local Women's.
Institutes, the ladies were asked to answer the roll call
with the name of a Canadian poet. Not more than half a
dozen of the members were able to comply„ and we our-
selves weren't able to do much better when it came to a
test.
Perhaps Canadian literature isn't as extensive as it
might be, but it must be more extensive than that. And
with the comparatively small number of Canadian poets
on the national roster one would think that would be all
the more reason why Canadians should know the we
have
Canadians, unfortunately, seem to be at the stage of
development where they think that to be good a thine, has
to come from somewhere else. We can't see why. Andb we
think that if more Canadians read more Canadian writers,
they might not feel the same necessity for fozeign imports.
BIGGER FAMILIES NOW
Although Canada's marriage rate is down from its
postwar peak, the birthrate has been rising for the past
five years. This year it may reach about 27,7 per 1,000
population, according to The Vinancia,1 Post.
More and more Canadian families have been setting
an extra plate at the table. They have been having more
and more second, third, and fourth children than was the
custom a few years ago. This has beep the phenomenal
change of recent years. When viewed against the lower
marriage rate, this recent family gain is still more arnaz,
ing.
General prosperity, the influx of young immigrants,
the move to the suburbs, have all had their infltrences.
The outlook now is thdt the decline in the marriage
rate will cast hardly a ripple on the growth of Canada,
Business based on busy and full cradles can keep on ex-
panding*
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11.00 a.m.—Remembrance Day Service
2.30 p.m.—Church School
7,00 px]..—Evening Prayer
Thurs,, Nov, c---3,00 p.m.—The W.A. will meet in
the Parish Room.
Vri., Nov, 6—Shower for Guild Bazaar at home of
Mrs, P. Stuity,
Nov, 10-2130 p,m.-1'all Meeting of the
Deanery W.A. in St. Paul's Church,
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1)44.Vveni. of Turnbetry, leaVe Friday
for. Loring, West of Treat Creek, on. a
deer hunt.
George Phlppen, of Lower
ham, has O. freak Anger?, rabbik the
animal having bet one ear which is
situated .almost on the front of the
head, The head seems to be normal
but with no other opening for the ear. The rowt is nearly full grown
and is in a healthY Condition.
Mr, and Mrs, W, 3, Greer, Mr, and
Mrs, O. E4. Baker, and Miss Blanche
Irwin spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs,
Berry, Briecefielci,
Ale* murdie was a visitor in toWn
last week.entl. He was formerly PM-
PleYe4 in 114Elieberee Drug Store and
since gradnation'has been in Toronto.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
To be :driving along the road then
suddenly to be whisked from the car
on the roadway was the unhappy ex-
perience of Moe George Tervit Sr.,
on Wednesday morning last week,
The accident happened about two mil-
es this side of Lucknow on the bound-
ary road. Mr. and. Mrs, George Tervit
Sr. were in the back seat of A, Adams
car, Mrs. 'Adams was driving, Mrs.
Tervit, it is thought, put her hand on
the door latch causing the door to be-
come unlocked.
Mr. Jack Herd has been apppinted
manager of the Chainway store that
will open here shortly.
Mr. Jas. Wild underwent an opera-
tion in the Wingham General Hospi-
tal on Tuesday morning.
The dance held in the armouries on
Friday night under the auspices of
the Wingham Hockey Club was a de-
cided success in every way. The music
by Benny Palmer and his orchestra
was very much appreciated by the
large number that were present.
Jack Willits won second prize in
Class 2 at the South Huron Plowing
match also second prize at the South
Bruce meet for Class 2. T. P. O'Malley
wen first prize in the tractor class in
both meets.
In the game of softball between
VI/Ingham and Lucknow public schools
played last week the lads from the
the Sepoy town won by a score of
16-11, Wingham. line-up—A. Sell, F.
Templerna,n, R. Chittick, L. Gardiner,
P, 'fritzPatrick, D. Fry, W. Hilbert, R.
Collar, L. Mundy, A. Henderson.
The annual elections of St. Paul's A.
Y.P.A. were held this week. The result
was that the new executive will be:
president, Mrs. M, Templeman; 1st.
vice-president, Cora Phair; and. vice-
president, Lillian Fuller;* secretary,
Isabel Lamb; treasurer, Richard Rob-
berts. The officers will be formally
installed at a church service in the
near future.
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