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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-01-04, Page 2SCOTT'S scup LiooK.,,, By R, J, scorr 0,4 ;jouRNtyMAN, Mt44 N lap fo Wop4 SY 4111, DAY, Ikrig 1-R.F..Dr.. HEAD ,CliEESE, cO ota,r,ki SC9APS f't LIS,' R. 11 E:ft, .12f Li BuDDIIAS6FPEti is courdRy moREAiikt 150 fLE-f 1c54. Ipl,,pnirxmitSrake!..1..*Md Wlikf CitAMPiONS •FtkoM EVE.P.Yeat- ELM 11( LH DU PARC*. TESTS in the conventional skills, such as reading and 'Wrlthlg, These occupa. tions. Will bell) the boys and.girls become, usefully' en1PloYed, if only In their OWn homes, Besides the direct, benefit to To- mita studerits, tha equipment will aid retarded children all, over Canada. The new school, will have provision for some 35 students from out of Own. In addition, restate of the new facilities will be guide posts 'in. treat- ing mentally retarded children else- where, PEDESTRIANS GAN BE HAZARD TO MOTORISTS Most winter clothing is dark in color, and with early nightfall hring- ing the evening rush hour in. dusk Or dark, the motorists' problem in see• ing arid aveiding pedestrians is, se- verely aggravated, Antielputhhi the likelihood of pedestrians being about and adjusting driving accordingly is the best safegUard against or injuring a pedestrian who might thoughtleisly or too, boldly venture into the path of a motor vehicle, has, 16 auxiliaris, across. Canada, _has been, responsible for 75 per cent of the, work of translating and publish- ing the Bible around the ,world.- Suggested Readings for the Week Suaday, Matt. 10:1-22; Monday, Matt, 10;23-42; Tuesday, Matt. 11:1-30; Wednesday, Matt. 12:1-30; Thursday, Matt. 12:31-50; Friday, Matt. 13:1-30; Saturday, Matt 13:31-58, .SUCCESSFUL CONCERT SPONS HED BY Y.1. ST. HELENS—There was a large crowd at the'•community hail on Tuesday evening fora the variety con- cert sponsored by the Women's In- stitute; Mrs, Andrew ,Gaunt, :the, pre,: sident, .was in the chair for the pro- gram which opened with community singing. * Other numbers- included piano solos by Mrs. Chester Taylor, Mrs. Will Rutherford, Mary B Purdon' and Terry Wilson. There was a mock wedding with Donna Wotids as the bride; Mrs. Bill MacPherson? brides- maid; Doris Miller, the gro6m;' Mrs. Gordon, MatPherson, as groomsman; Mrs. Frank MeQuillin, as the bride's father; Gladys McDonald, as flower girt; and McDonald as ring bea!Pro Mrs. ;Charles:. McDonald was, the minister and Mrs. Chester Taylor L D. A. DRUG siORIE Phone 18 — Baby Supplies Wingham introduces "thesnewest nursery star" Playtex* PlagttrillaSterpitct Ruffled nylott.mtnrqul.sette sprinkled wish star; to match the twinkle in her eyes/ High Fashion for the nursery seri Saucy nylon tricot ruffles on star-sprinkled sheer nylon marquisette I (waterproof, plastic lined, of course!) Soft, stretchy elastic legs and waistfor smooth, oh-so-comfy fit. Side snaps for convenient on and off! All designed to keep your princess socially acceptable —and socially adorable, too! Small, medium, large, extra large. WHITE stars on white... PINK stars on white Beautifully al bored in $198 shimmering pink foil. TIME TO TAKE STOCK With a whole bright new year stretching out in front of us, this would be a good time to take stock of the situation in Wingham, and to decide what projects should be taken on during the next twelve months. One of them, of course will be a new wing to the public school, and that is an undertaking over which we have little control. No other public buildings or additions seem to be in prospect for 1956. For any organization or group of citizens, however, which wishes to undertake some public service, there should be plenty to do. Wingham needs some swimming facilities, for in- stance. Not necessarily a full-fledged swimming pool, but at least .a clean, safe place for the children to swim. It's something' that with some consideration might cost less than 91-(any people think. /We• need a park, too. Our present park, while an asset to the main street, is little more than a stretch of AaWn with some trees and makes little use of the natural facilities which Wing-ham is fortunate to possess: A river- :side park would he a wonderful project which perhaps ould really get under way this year. With two successful years behind the annual town bration, Frontier Days should be a natural. Let's hope igger, better and with even more attractions than ever. A project which could be undertaken with renewed vigor during 1956 is the drive for new industries. Htther- -tofore a two-man committee of the council has borne the -brunt of industrial expansion problems, and tried, as effectively as they knew how, to cope with those prob.- Perhaps a Junior Chamber of Commerce could be formed to take on the job. of publicizing the town and trying to attract new industries to it. . There are many other ways in which the community could be bettered. If each of us were to do something to help in some small way there is no doubt that Wingham .could have an even more successful year in 1956 than it did in t955. * ON THE HOUSE In these days when evel-ybOdy and his -dog- gets a grant from the government for something or other, a lot of people seem to be "living it up" on g-overnment hand- outs. Civic bodies, are spending more than is absolutely necessary in order to get the grants that go along with the expenditures. The government pays up to 75% of the shot on schools and a considerable 'percentage on hospitals. So everybody figures the best is none too good. People are taking a philosophical view of luxuries they would jolly 0 well get along without, if they had to foot the bill them- selves. Nowadays people are spending $100 to save $10, and calling it smart business, They're ordering "on the house" as if the house were actually paying for it. Government grants aren't manna from heaven. They're money out of your pocket and mine. * STILL HOPE FOR RADIO There's still hope for radio in spite of the inroads of television, according to the Financial Post. Changes in policy and programming are holding a steady and inter- ested following made up of "minority audiences.". According to the Post's outlook for the future there is a fithting- chance that radio revenue will pick up to a point aboye pre-TV days, what with the development of more selective afternoon programs aimed at women, in- creases in experimental, educational and cultural pro- grams, and more musical programs at night, Whether radio will ever be restored to its honored place in the living room, however, seems to be a matter of doubt At present about 85% of the TV sets owned- in Canada occupy this preferred space, and most of the radios have been relegated to the kitchen, bedroom or the family tar, rri a position akin to that of newspapers when people predicted their demise shortly after the appearance of radio, it now appears that reports of the death of radio have been somewhat exaggerated,- I REIIINISCINfi.. ,„„„„„„„,„„, ............. o ... .. v1.04 WIN ..... 41WPOSIMix sixty TEARS AGO There was very little excitement at the town nominations on MOIOtay night, No One seems to have had met), fault to find with alp old council, or at least if there was any fault to be found, those who felt se inclined kept quieter than is.their custom. The result being the meeting was turned into a, kind of mutual admiration society. There will be an election for councillors in all wards, The electors of Turnberry are satis- fied with the work of the old council, and Reeve McPherson, warden of Huron for 1.895 will occupy the position for the fourteenth time, thirteen of Which he has been elected by acclamation, The council for 1896 will, therefore be: Reeve, Wm, IVIo- Pherson; deputy-reeve, Wm. Cruick- shank; councillors, John. Musgrove, Wm, Gemill and John Diment, 0 •• 0 - 0 FORTY YEARS AGO The Lucknow Dramatic Club will put on a play in the opera house on Monday evening, January 10, entitled "Under Two Flags" under the auspic- es ' of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Wingham General Hospital, The Lucknow Dramatic Club appeared here previously and were well receiv- ed. The final month of 1915 was not nearly as freakish in regards to'-the weather as that of the previous year. In the month just closed there were 27 inches of snow and 1.46 inches ,of rain, The highest temperature was. 37, on December 23, and the lowfiet 2.5 above zero on December 30. In December 1914, the mercury got up, as high as 56 on December 1 and on December 26 dropped to 22 below zero. There was 2814 inches of snow and only -020 inches of rain. Mr. and Mrs. A. M., Crawford left on Monday afternoon for New York where they will spend a few. days at- tending the big automobile show. Miss Sean McGillvray, who went to France with the Chicago unit, has re- turned home after serving six months as a nurse.. She spent three days in Paris before leaving for England. Everything is quiet there, places of amusement are all closed, but the people have no fear of the• Germans reaching there. She also spent two days,l,in London.. Miss McGillvray sailed on. December 13 from Falmouth in the S.S. "Rotterdam" Holland-Am- erican line for New York., She is visiting Mrs.. David Robertson, her sister, .in Toronto, this week. Inspector Mitchell, of North Huron, and Magistrate Lockhart have had a busy month with law violators and they are insisting that the C.T.A. shall have its proper enforcement. For being drunk two Ashfield men, who have been doing transient trade for one of the Goderich lawbreakers,, Were fined $100 and costs ori two charges of illegal disposal. A BlYth man pleaded guilty on two • chargei of bringing liquor into the county and other chargei were pending. 0 - - 0 _ TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Mr. Gordon Buchanan, on returning from a short trip to Florida, brought to our office on Saturday three large juicy grapefruit, picked from a tree in Alex Cr.awford's garden at St. Petersburg, The three were clustered together and were of considerable weight, and if by any chance a tree yields a crop like that of an apple tree, we wonder what keeps it from breaking under the strain. On Saturday afternoon the front of the BrunSwick Hotel gave the ap- pearance that war had been declared, but it was only a bunch of ambitiOus hunters going after jack rabbits. They were only out a couple of hours but were successful in getting eight. The Supertest Petroleum Corp. will send the radio fans two hockey games this week over 10 B.P. Thursday night from Kincardine and Friday night from the. Wingham arena, the broad- casts to start at 8.15. "Red" Richards will be at the mike, If you can't pos- sibly attend the games, listen to them on your radio, 0 - 0 - 0 FlITEEN YEARS AGO About twenty-five men of the Royal Air Force at Port Albert Navigation School were Christmas guests in Wingham homes, The arrangements were made by the Lions -Club and members of the club, called for men at the 'airport Tuesday afternoon and returned their to camp Thursday morning, The following soldiers were home ChristniaS or I11Civ. Year's: Lieut. T. W. Platt, Cliff. lerdrinir, Henry Rosa, Jack Fraser, Cti£f. Tartan, Hugh Cumming, Robert Murray, HughPreri, tice, 1410$ Casemore, Stewart Carter, Wm; Krohn, Charles" Chittlek, Ken neth Rintotil, Elgin Coutti, The ilth large 'Contingent of Canad- ian troops td cross the Atlantic since the War started, bringing the tVd. Division to full strength,. stretched their lend legs in' chine after landing front great gray troopships which broUght their safely if turbuently, from Oftliada, noxttig Day %VAS ObServeti here last Week as a liolidaY, The stores, banks and faetorlos Were Closed. it Was a Weleerric rest perk:0 for' the mereh,, ants and Olerke after long hours Of Work prior to Chriatriina, The Weather Was not favorable for a holiday as there was neither :Writing Or shifto A twenty-year drama of translating the whole Bible inte Ukranian ended recently. in Winnipeg, Canada has the. Bible available in over 100 languages, and dialects ,and today it is rare. to find further translation work in pro- gress here. Steeped, in intrigue, this drama's last act b'egan in 1935 and the curtain fell only last year. Its early scenes were set in Europe. Its hero, Dr. Be- Hon Ohienko, professor of Kiev Uni versity in the Ukraine, began making notes .and, collecting source material thirty years earlier while working in Warsaw. University. The story reads like an Odyssey; After years of devoted effort his task was interrupted with the outbreak of the. Second World War. Then some of his precious. notes and manuscripts were burned. There followed a flight through Poland to Czechoslovakia and on to a monastery in Austria, Thus the remainder of the carefully pre- served work.was smuggled from place to place until. it finally reached Sivit= zerland.. There It was rescued by some British soldiers who sent it to' Dr. Ohienko., By that time he had reached Canada. • Since 1950 ,the. translation was, completed, aided by two American Ukraniari scholars, Dr. Ohienko has labored,. to put this •new version of the 'Bible into,,the hands , of his'people. Two whe Wingham AoruirseMws, WedneridIVI, J*nuury 4th, 1900 Chr finOratt ttltrotrIt.A., Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger brothers, Pxiblishersi W. Parry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Btireau of Circulation Autho ;zed, as $ceOtitt Class Mail Peat ()Wee Pot, :Subscription Rate-- One Yenr $3.00, Six Months $1.850 in advance S40 per year Foreign 'Rate $4,00 per year Advertising, gates. on. application Grant to Retarded By Fund to Provide Vocational Training A grant of 44;158,59 by The Atkin- son Charitable 'Foundation to the Metropolitan Toronto Association for Retarded Children was announced re- cently by Mrs, M. J. McGrath, presi- dent of the association, The grant will go mainly to equip departmenta for gymnastic activities, occupational and physiotherapy, do- mestic science and manual training When the association moves its school unit into its new quarters sin the old Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Where accommodation for, the training Ibr 400 mentally retarded chlrdren will be available, NeW oPerating two schools in To- Nato, the association aids children With LC).!s,,a'ated at less• than 50, or equivalent of eight. These are the childten for whom there is no pro- vision In classes for the mentally re- tarded sponsored by the province, Domestic science and manual train- ing are important, to these children ' since the lack of capacity will pre- vent most of them /from advancing The Bible Toda St. Helens Children Enjoyed S.S. Party ST. HELENS—A gay , Christmas tree, wreaths and' streamers of red and green gave' a festive air to the Sunday School room .,:of the United Church on Friday evening for the Sunday School, coneert. Mr. Ralph Howlett was he general chairman for the evening. , • . The program -included Christmas songs by "the girls, ,and beys; piano solos by Bob Murdie and Terry Wil- son; a monalogrie by Gladys. McDon- ald; solos by Mrs. Hdwlett and -Gladys McDonald and a duet by Mr: and Mrs, Simon de Boer; a duet 'by Mr. and Mrs. Howlett with Ukelele ,and piano, accompaniment;'recitationa by Hughio Todd, Wayne Todd, Allan; McDonald, Nancy Borscht, Judy Wardell, Patsy Cranston and Terry Wilson and a duet by Gladys McDonald, and Deanna Humphrey. Games were enjoyed under the direction of Mrs. Alex Murdie and Mrs. Mel Brown and a pleasant even- ing concluded with, a bountiful lunch Including ice cream with oranges for the children, By Rev. G. D. Parson, B.A„ Sec. Upper Canada. Bible Society ST.• HEIENS Personals Mr. and Mrs.. W, A. Humphrey and Mr. and. Mrs,,Gcorge Walker attended the golden, weddingL eelebration of Mr. and. Mrs. Win, Bowles, of St. Cathar- ines recently. Mts. Bowles was ferm- erlY" Miss Carrie Humphrey, of this vicinity. Mr.' and Mrs. W. A, Hum- phrey also visited.Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Huniphrey at Hesn.eler. Miss Margaret !Allier was home from Stratford frit the New Year's week-end. Good From Evil A service for learners Velgrabe Qiburtb Sunday morning at, 11 ..„ The :British arid ,Foreign Bible So- •••••.. played, tire? wedding myste. ciety has now begun its production The program. included songs by and distribution. This society, which members of the Y.01, of the. United'. Church, with .:Norniit Murray, at the piano; songs ,by,` a greup' of pupils of S.S, No, 3 with giiitar accompaniment by, Terry, Wilson;, numbers by Iran and Barry MaQuillin, Tommy, Pritch- ard and Donnie Gaunt accompanied by MiS, 'Fred ifeQuillin; a htinioroni reading by Barry McQuilhin; a mouth organ selection— by Doug. Dahm of Curries' Corners; a duet by Mn', and Mrs. Simon: de (Boer, tions by 'Archie McQuiilin With acs_ Conipanipient plora,,,Jeari; ,solps by Anrie Todd and 11,6.'21111er Mac- Kezie,of , Amber:ley, and a :saxophone number 4,Y.ItiAiNrraY; 941.114 Gramt at the .,piano, At 'the 'conclusion daricing was en- joyed to music, by the Aristocrats, Vaurt.- 'Cbtirtb (ANGLICAN) alinabain First Sunday after the Epiphany, 8,39 Communion 11.Q0 a.m.±/viortthig Prayer & Sermon 2A).p.tm—Chtireh School 7.00 p.in,..--yening Prayer & Sermon * * Thurs., Jan: ,5th-3,00 p.m.—WA, in the' Parish Room, Sat, 10.00 airn.---ftthior Confirmation Class in the Parish Room. Tues., Jan. l7th-78.00 p.m.—Annual Congregational