Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-12-23, Page 2Wi 'ROL ioRDAN, Roar REMINISCING sIIIIIII11111$4 lllll IS lllll 4 lllll 11tfliLlIflIIIIIIISS2 4444444 II 44444444444 FORTY YEARS AGO Mr. Gavin Wilson, collector of taxes for Turnberry Township, has made a new record, On the 15th of December only some $80,00 of taxes were out- standing and on the 23rd left', Wilson had collected all the available taxes on the roll, For a new official, Mr, Wilson has made a record which the ratepayers of Turnberry have just reason to feel proud of. Mr, W. R. Willis, who has been local agent for the Dominion Express Co., C.P,R. Telegraph Co, and CPR., tick- ets, for several months, has resigned the various positions and Mr. Albert Sanderson has been appointed in his place, Miss Zelia Sanderson will have charge of the office work and the change will take place on the 1st of January. The business will he con- tinued in Mr. Willis' store for the present. Next Sunday, December 27th, the services of St. Paul's Church will be of a festival nature, when special Christmas anthems, solos, chants and hymns will be given by the choir. Miss Eva Gracey, organist of St. Andrew's Church, is having a holiday and Miss Sperling, A.T.C.M., will pre- side at the organ next Sunday. Mr. Peter Wilson will sing at the evening service. Mr. Adam Isbister, of Toronto, is spending the vacation at his parental home in town. Mr. and Mrs. George Irwin and daughter are visiting with relatives and friends in Millbrook. Mrs. Donald Rae is holidaying at her parental home near Sebringville. 0 - 0 - 0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Santa Claus will again be listening to Station 1013.P. this Friday night at 7 o'clock, Children who could not come last week will have this chance to speak to Santa via the microphone of 10B.P. On Friday evening Miss Eva ktin- toul was hit by a motorist, knocked to the pavement, while the driver of the Whippet motor continued on his way up John Street to Minnie, where he turned. Miss Rintoul was crossing the John Street intersection, her parasbl preventing a clear view from a fast approaching car which came down Diagonal Road, and then turned west on John Street. Miss Rintoul was quite dazed by the blow and was ta- ken home where she noon recovered but her arm is quite sore and severely bruised. She had a very narrow es- cape. Wingham Lions are arranging for a New Year's E've dance in the Wing- ham Armouries, and are determined not only to make it a successful af- fair, but assure the public of a com- fortable room, Miss Janet MacLean, of Hamilton General Hospital, is spending the Christmas holidays at her home here. Chief of Police Allen has been in London Hospital for the past week, undergoing a minor operation and is expected home in a day or so. Mr, and Mrs. J, T. Brydges, of 13e1- grave, announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Dorothy Se to Mr, Louis D, Hayes, of Detroit, Michigan, the marriage to take place the latter part of December. Mrs. Annie S. Wilson, Wingham, an- nounces the engagement of her younger daughter, Helen Margaret, to Mr, Albert Edward Lanning, .eon of Mrs. Margaret Larining, Toronto, the marriage to take place on pecember 29th, in the Wingham Baptist Church. 0 - 0 -0 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Reeve b, L, Davidson has not only a good drilling outfit but one that must be charmed as he has success- fully drilled two oil wells recently. Three weeks ago we reported that he had drilled a"well that is a good pro- ducer of oil. To add to this success he finished drilling another well on Sat- urday that appears at present to be just as good as the other one. The wells were drilled near Watford. We are pleased to report that Betty Lewis, who underwent a mastoid op- eration in London on Tuesday of last week, is making a splendid recovery. On behalf of the people of this com- munity we extend sincere congratu- lations to Mf. T. K. Powell, who is to- day celebrating his 92nd birthday. Rev, J. R. Greig, of Knox Presby- terian Church, Bluevale, has ecceived a call to the Atwood Presbyterian Church, We understand that Mr. Greig has not yet come to a decision re-' garding the call. Mr. Greig has been minister of -Bluevale and Eadies for the past four and a half jeers and if he goes to Stratford Presbytery will be greatly missed not only by hie own congregation, but by a host of friends outside his church. A very pleasant time was enjoyed at the home of Councillor Roy Porter of Turnberry, Thursday noon last week, when he was host to the mem- bers of the Turnberry council at a dinner. Mr. Robert Burgman, of Meliville, Sask., who is attending the Dental College at Toronto, is spending the Christmas vacation with his cousin, Bill Burgman, Miss Edith Forward, of Iroquois, and Miss Lottie Code, of London, are visiting Dr. Et. L. and Mrs. Stewart, atti' eburtb ( CHURCH OF' ENGLAND IN CANADA Vgilingbani CHRISTMAS SERVICES , • Christmas Eve :- 11.00 p.m.—Carol Singing 11,30 p.m.—Chota,1 Communion Cpistn-ias Day :- 9.00 Communion FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS 8.80 a.m.—Holy Communion , 11.30 a.m.—Morning Prayer & Sermon. 2.30 p.m.—Church School 7.00 p.m, --Evening Prayer & Sermon Another ex-member of the CKNX staff, Bob Clark, was heard from re- cently in a letter to W. T, Cruick- shank. Bob left Wingham in the sum- mer to take a position} e with the OBC station in Gander, Newfoundland. According to his letter, Bob is working as an announcer-oPerator for the station, with a little production work thrown in, He has a daily show over a Newfie regional network, and one of his 'jobs is to interview cele- brities stopping over at Gander on their way to Europe. Since there is quite a bit of traffic through there, and all of it stops off for shore per- iods of time, Bob finds himself pretty busy .handling the rush of movie stars and other bigwigs who are passing through, Western fans in this district will be interested to know that he re- cently interviewed the great Gene Autry, but Bob didn't Say whether his horse was in the interview or not. The Clarks have a large apartment in one of the converted barrack blocks in the town of Gander, not many min- utes from work, and the whole family are enjoying life in Gander very much. Mary Clark was originally from Newfoundland, and Bob was etationeel there during the war. Kevin 'Beason Mary's brother, who stayed with the Clarks' cerhen they were in Wingham, and left town the same time as they did, has' also gone back to Newfoundland, after working for a short time in Toronto. CHILDREN'S PARTY AT ST, PAUL'S CHURCH Last Friday night the parish room of St. Paul's Church rang with the songs and laughter of the children of the Church School holding their an- nual Christmas party. At six-thirty a cafeteria supper was served by the teachers and their assistants with everyone enjoying all they could eat. At seven-thirty the boys and girls were joined by their parents and friends for the program. Those tak- ing part were Julianne Dauphin, Lonnie Boticher, Terry Newell; Carrie Powell, Nancy Ducharme, Marilyn Higgins, Jimmy Griffith, jimmy Sims, Wendy Cronkwright, Mary Showers, Brenda Hall, Wendy Fuller, Jacque- line Saint, Jeanette Saint end Barbara, Hall. Christmas hymns and songs were' sung by the beginners' class under Mrs. Miller Davis and the junior elas's under the direction of Miss Joan Ar- mitage. The Junior W.A. sang the chorus, "On Christmas,,, Day in the Morning" and presented a short three- act play, "Gifts for the King" which portrayed the Christmas story with an application for us today. During the singing of carols and "Jingle Bells" Santee Claus appeared' to ask many of the boys and girls if they had been good during the last year 'and if so, what they wanted for Christmas. Before leaving he pre- sented each boy and girl with a :rag, of candy and an orange. Instead of the gifts being given to impomtatievit‘rvoimpairiievanie, NOLIDAY GRETTINGS HAMILTON JEWELRY -7, rzlmralegt ..-teeteefiedleetaleKe24241!Z ERR'S DRUG STOR "For Gifts that Please" • 4-14 ti° 4 *44561P .1•11M11 WISHING ONE AND. ALL ' Lloyd I-Joule, formerly with the itc,A-V, in Clinton, and a, resident of Hillerest, about three years ago, was in town recently, renewing old. ac- quaintances. He was on a trip from the East back to Vancouver, where be has been living einee he left Wing ham, 'Lloyd was a flight-sergeant instrtic- tor at the Clinton radar school when he lived in Wingham, and was a part- time announcer at station CKNX. He resigned from the Air Force andleft Wingham to go to Vancouver, where he was to go into the construc- tion business with his father, After a short period in this work, he took a position with station C1013,, Vancouv- er as an announcer. fie may be heard locally as the announcer in the radio show "Town Meeting In Canada," which is recorded in Vancouver and broadcast over many stations across Canada, including Wingharn's CKNX. While he was in Wingham lie drop- ped in to station CKNX to see many of his old friends again. 0-0-0 Farther Afield, Mie 00044 Advallee,Ifiref. IV. We. 14. 115*. OicKbt of Oria1110 `Whatsoever, on ye night of ye nativity of ye Yount Lord Jesus, in ye great shows, shall fare forth bearing succulent bone for ye lost and lamenting hounde, Wisp of hay for ye shivering horse, a cloak of warm raiment for ye stranded wayfarer, a bundle of faggots for ye twittering crone, a flagon of red wine for him whose marrow withers, a garland of bright berries for one who leas worn chains, a dish of crumbs with a song of love for all huddled birds who thought that song was dead, and divers lush sweetmeats for such babes' faces as peer from lonely windows . "To him shall be proffered and returned gifts of such astonishment as will rival the hues of the peacock and the -harmonies of heaven, so that though he live to ye greate age when man goes stooping and querulous because of ,n.othing that is left in him, yet shall he walk upright and remembering, as one whose heart shines like a greate star in his breaste". The Miracle of the Seasons IN THE OLD TRADITION In a day of materialism whet' more and more of the old traditions are going by the board, Christmas stands out alone as a time when, for a brief span, ChriStians throughout the world actually act as Christians. Christ- mas is still a day of kindly thoughts, kindly words and kindly deeds, a day when those who partake its festivities bear malice towards none. Even the most ill-natured of us become the genial human beings we should be, at Christmas. Peace on earth and goodwill towards men become something more than mere words, something that for a few fleeting hours be- come a reality in our hearts. Under the influence of a Christmas tree, a turkey dinner and a few Christmas carols, most of us become the friendly, tolerant and kindly people we wish we were during the rest of the year. That Christmas should come but once a year is un- fortunate, when one considers the miracles wrought dur- ing its brief season, That it should come at all is a sign that there is still hope in a-4k weary world for the human race. A BENEFIT TO ALL After reading an editorial in this paper last week on the subject of transportation costs for the Wingham Dis- trict High School, one of our readers suggested that we :might perhaps present some of the advantages to the -town of Wingham of belonging to the district high school -area. He said that town students as well as those from the country benefit from the fact that there is a district high school. We are in complete agreement with our reader on that point. Without a district high school set-up, such as -we have now, the Wingham high school would miss out on 'Government grants, the local taxpayers would have to make up the difference out of their own pockets, and our children would be attending school with far fewer facili- ties than they now have. No doubt about it, students from both Wingham and the surrounding municipalities are better off under the present district high school system. That being the case, we often wonder what all this fuss is about, between town and country. In the case of the new school, the provincial government is paying 75% of the cost. The other 25% is spread over more than half a dozen municipalities in the school district, accord- ing to their assessments, which have been equalized as far as humanly possible. Everything has been done by the government, the school board and the town of Wingham to insure that the mouse's share, the 25%, will be paid by the participating municipalities on as fair a basis as possible. Since it is acknowledged that a new high school will benefit both rural and urban children, why can't town and country get together, iron out their differences, and get on with the job, without all this to-do about who's getting most out of the deal? EVERY TOWN HAS ITS STORY Towns and cities of Canada should help to encourage historical interest by putting the dates of their settlement or incorporation on the signs at their highway entrances, The Financial Post suggests, If a traveler sees "Floundersberg, Settled 1796" or `"Gopherville, Incorporated 1900," he is likely to have a lot broader interest in the region he's passing through. And perhaps, even for a few moments, the fascination ,of history will take his mind off his ulcer and how rough it was to sell that last carton of hawthorn jam to the general store. It may even dull the roar of a backseat full of kids, Private citizens might mark prominently the dates of the older houses wherever the house happens to be a good ,representation of a particular period of architecture. Eht Oittgitaitt bitaux.v-,(Eitttto Published s.t Wingliam, Ontario Wenger trotherS, Publishers, W, Barry Wenger, Editor Nfember Andlt Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Chula Mall Post Office Dept. StrlSdcsri'ptiotl Rate One Year $2,50, Six Menths $1.25 in advance , it 1. 0,50 Per year Ieoreign Rate 0.50 pdr yea'. Ad eatithg hated on aPplitation ter, gro. J, btu ridge, Mra alPat Mrs. I. L. Parker, Mrs, William Elliott, Mr, A, Higgins and Rev, IL T-4 Parker, Christmas first saw the turkey all a stAnding dish in the rtign of !Janie* Ow Viz*, May the true spirit of Chrigtmas • Christmas . . . born with Him in the manger two thousand years ago • . . Withes bring peace and hope to you arid Yours • • • IOW and always, TOE' WALLPAPER SHOP ..o-oassas.suidaststiobs&Powszisioninerourassioatoisuraisi gap eigistman From Bill, Clare .& Bill Our office will be closed from Dec. Mt to Dec. 27th inclusive. -BEAVER LUMBER CO PHONE 66 Limited th0 1349110 and teachers, many "'White Gifts" were 'brought by the bOya and girls to be given to the Children's Aid Society •of Huron County for distri- bution in their work. News of licighbout*a The teachers and assistants taking In Distant Places part in the preparation of the stIPPer and the program were Mrs. Miller Davis, Mrs, 4', McKay, Miss .1, Armi- tage, Mrs, Lo. Boucher, Mrs, a Fos-