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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-02-22, Page 2WINTER .01-WKS 44" C.- ••••••••1•*•••••111, 411100011••01 BURKE Electric Electrical Contracting, Motor Re-wind & Repair Distributors for Leland Motors Wingham ph one 474 grain with 13 points and Jack Hor- ton with 6 points led the Wingham Mustangs, The rest of the line-up with points scored were Groskorth (2), McLean (2), McQuillin (2), Martin, Smith and Wild (1). Bill Martin XII * * * Girls' Junior Basketball Wingham junior girls maintained, their winning streak when they defeated Goderich in the fourth game of the schedule. The Wingham girls got off to a good start, and secured the lead which was never overtaken by Goderich, although at half time the margin was quite slight. In the last half of the game the juniors really turned on the pressure and the final score read Wingham 31, Goderich 19. The scorers for Wingham were: Margaret Machan (11), Karen Swanson (9), Betty Ann Stobo (5), Marianne McKibbon (4), Ruth Fryfogle (2), and Irene Saint. The guards were Muriel Gowdy, Merle Gewdy, Linda Todd, Marjorie Moffat, Marlene Mahood and Daisy Gibson. The win today makes four wins for the junior team.. With some support from the school I am sure that they can take their group championship. Let's get out and support them. • By Doreen Machan XIII Girls' Senior Basketball On Wednesday, February 15th, the Wingham girls' basketball teams played host to Goderich. The seniors. played a fast and ex- citing game. Although Goderich was winning at half time, Wing- ham tightened up their playing and held down the opponents in the third quarter to score a few points. In the fourth quarter, both teams played strongly and both scored about the same number of points. The final score read Goder- ich, 29, Wingham 23, The scorers for Wingham were Marie Hastie with nine, Mary Frances Currie with five, Winnie Munroe with four, Betty ,Foxten and Nancy Hutchison with two each,- and Gail Colvin with one. The guards played hard and kept the ball out of their own area. They are Elaine Worrall, Joyce Hoffman, Joyce Moffatt, Muriel Whytock, Beverley McDonald and Doreen Machan. Next Week we are looking for- ward to the return game with Sea- forth, by Doreen Machan XIII Literary Meeting On Friday, February 10th, an- other successful literary meeting was staged in our school auditor- ium with Carol Derbecker in charge, The singing of our school song gave a very rousing intro- duction, followed by the minutes of the last .meeting read by Sally Slosser, Muriel Whytock performed with her swinging clubs. An accor- dion solo rendered by Elaine Wor- rall was enjoyed by all. One again Bruce Robertson showed us. that there was no lack of male talent in the school, as he treated us to a number of songs, accompanying himself on his guitar. Bob and Don CURLING BRIEFS by Willie Broom Busiest spot in town last week was the curling rink, featuring two important bonaniels. The ladies Played on 'Tuesday and the men took over Wednesday. The ladies tidied up the Club House and for doing this the men excused them for having hairpins on the ice thus changing the course of otherwise well-directed rocks, In this 9 o'clock draw of the men's bonspiel, Jim' Coultes' rink* consisting of Clarence Chamney, lead, Charlie Robinson, 2nd, and Grant Wilton, won top honors, with Joe Allairai rink from Gode- rich coming second, Third prize was won by Jim Murray's . rink, consisting of Hugh Carmichael, lead, Gord Godkin, 2nd., and Art Wilson, vice. A Southampton rink was awarded the consolation prize. Casey Casemore's rink came first in the 11 o'clock draw, with Lorne McDonald, lead, Tom. McDonald, 2nd., and Harold Thomas, vice. Frank Kling's Seaforth rink was second and a Wingham rink with. Frank McCormick, skip, Dave Crompton, Charles Robinson and Orval Struthers was third. ,Fourteen rinks from such places as Teeswater, Mildmay, Seaforth, Mt. Forest, Walkerton, Owen Sound and Midland competed in the ladies bonspiel on Tuesday. In the 9 o'clock draw the rink skipped by Mrs. Emily Guardhouse, of. Owen Sound, finished with three wins plus 18, with Mrs. Joe Kerr,. of Wingham, taking second place with two wins plus 10. Third was Mrs. Jean Stapleton's Seaforth rink Thompson displayed their skill on their unicycles. Muriel Whytock and Madeline McKinnon entertain- ed us with their version of the Charleston. Dave Kennedy treated us to a saxophone solo. Reg McEl- rea, an old-timer was back again with another solo, "He." A piano solo by Winona Wright and a vocal solo by Jean Rintoul were both greatly enjoyed. The Journal with its editorial, school news, and the dreaded gossip column was pre- sented by Gordon Smith. This was followed with another enjoyable accordion solo, this time by Isobel MacDonald. Mary Fisher and Elaine Conn doing .the Highland Fling, brought a different kind voldl two wins plus five, In the 11 o'clock draw Mrs. Myrtle Hudson's Midland rink won top honors with a *9:al:nth rink skipped by Mrs. Effie Stephenson placing second, and 'Mrs, Louise' Hetherington's Wingham rink ir third piece, Consolation award went to a Mount Forest rink skip- ped by Mrs. Edna Lynch. Last week a large quantity of ham was imported from Seaforth GO lbs. brought in by the McFear- less rink consisting o Jack Me- Kibbon, Dr. Geo, Howson, Omar Haselgrove and Harley Crawford. Contrary to reports this wasn't stolen ham but was the result of the rink winning first at the Sea- forth Bonspiel held od\ February 8. F, McCormick's rink won the 9 o'clock draw Mr the Belmar° bon- spiel. Frank was ably assisted by Dave Crompton, Andy Slosser and Charles Robinson, James Coultes' rink consisting of Clarence Chamney, Mason Robin- son and Grant Wilton took part in the Colt bonspiel at Guelph held on February 7th and got along well until eliminated by George Eccles, the same rink which defeated him last year. After staying in Guelph the rink took the short cut home by way of Seaforth and took part in the bonspiel there on February 8. Three sheets were filled at the Saturday night mixed curling. R..S. Hetherington's rink was invincible, only one shot being scored against them all 'night and this was goad enough for first prize, Harley Crawford's rink consiating. of Agnes MacLean lead, Gordon God- kin second and Emily Williams vice, were second. The February Seniors and Jun- iors draw is nearing completion and the finals are being played this week. There has been a lot of good curling in this draw and it is Webb IXB The telephone has its disadvan- A tages, too. One of the most import- I tont personages behind the scenes g of the telephone is the switchboard f operator. Trying to be "the voice with a smile," is not always easy. Many people seem to have a very low opinion of operators. These people are the Dr. Jekylls and Mr. Hydes for they have their ordinary sweet personalities and their tele- phone personalities. For those of you who don't know what a tele- phone personality is 4: shall try to explain. Some people arc quite im- patient on the telephone, if they can't get their number immediate'. ly. They are even sarcastic. If they ring and ask for a number and find they have reached the wrong party, they call back and reprimand you for not ringing the right number. How can they blame the operator's if, they' don't ask for the correct number in the first place? Such instances could be avoided if the party would only take time to .'consult his directory. Another an- noying habit displayed by many callers is that of asking for local people by name. This is especially frustrating When there are three or four other calls waiting to be answered while you 'search for the number in the phone hook, but We caller. ,is insulted if you suggest that he find the number himself. These are some of the difficulties which the operators encounter, and could easily he overcome, if both operator's and callers would learn to co-operate. Alison ...,ymmoe.,..m4usrmo.m.nomon.w..,amwormo4mos-44mana.n.m.a.mon......maymooaawommo.soumonAmsorairol i I 1 Farniers . . I I I We think we can help you lick "That Lousy - Problem" 1 1 Drop in and enquire about our $1.50 ASA TABLETS . 100,s 1.0.A. WEEKLY SPECIALS-- 19c 300's 49c ABSORBENT COTTON 69c 1. LB. ..... 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DUOMATIC DOES EVERYTHING , But iron your clothes! . • neloimmommommmo4ourhoornow.hrwirommliommboommoOiOiemn.mwomakeomplanishmianeminamhow40.14104.11m orol, Second Sunday in Lent 8.30 a,m.--T.Toly Communion 11.00 aill.--Morning Prayer & Sermon 2.30 p,111.—Church School en 7.00 psn. hvening Prayer & Sermon Wed., p,ni. Midweek Lenten Service Pauro ebtirtb (ANGLICAN) Wilingbarn Thurs,, Feb. 23-3.00 p,m,—Ladies" Guild Meet- ing the Parish Room, 57H BIRTHDAY David Currie, who was born in a log cabih in East Wawanosh, cele- brated his 85th birthday at his home on Edward Street recent],in Son of pioneer parents, Rober/IF Currie and Annie Linitlater, among the first to settle in this part of the country, Mr. Currie can rncall the days when Zetland was a bust- ling community. nice to see Alex Crawford back at it again and the way he is handling the new rocks he is going to be hard to beat for the trophy. Casey took a rink%far afield last week-end to the large Metropolis of Detroit, More rocks have been sold and the balance owing for the new rocks is fast diminishing. About School. On Tuesday, February the four- teenth, the literary executive had a meeting in room fifteen with the president, John Congram, in charge. The first item on the agenda was concerned with the letter which the school_ had received from the Red Cross asking for donations to their worthy cause..The society de- cided that there, would be a volun- tary contribution throughout the school, The students were not to give more than five cents ,each. We then discussed the insurance of injured students. Mr. Hall in- formed. us that the- board had rais- ed the insurance from fifty dollars a person to One hundred dollars, This is welcome news for. our sport loving participants. A committee consisting . of Mr. Campbell, Miss Thompdon, arid the heads of the athletic societies was appointed to investigate the pos- sibilities of acquiring ping-pong tables. The grade thirteen representa- tive presented the problem of ac- quiring gowns and mortarboards for the graduating class. Mr. Hall agreed Co discuss the matter with the staff and then report the opin- ions to the society. If they favour the idea, 'a committee will be elect- ed to investigate the cost of rent- ing the gowns and mortarboards. We agreed to help pay for the curtains and flats that are being purchased for the stage. It was also decided that the school would hold a graduation dance, Although this is called a graduation dance, everyone is wel- come to attend. It will be held in the high school auditorium some time in April. Various committees were appointed. Decorating: Ivan McQuillin, Telford Struthers, Sheila Laidlaw and Doreen MachAn. They will he aided by all grade thirteen. Lunch: Barbara Edwards, Pat Car- michael, Doug Murray and Bruce Robertson. Advertising: Jack Duf- fy, Wendell Alton and -Sheila Laid- law, We hope you'll come to our dance, On March 'eighth and ninth the annual schOol, concert is to be held in the auditorium. It will consist of dancing, singing and acrobatic striate, Don't forget to come, for I'm sure you'll have a very enjoy- able evening. by Sheila Porter, XIII Boys' Junior Basketball On Monday, February 13, the junior boys' basketball team was host to Lucknow team for an ex- hibition game, Missing from Wing- ham's line-up was Peter Nesmith, while Rae Hetherington played only the third quarter, Despite this the team pulled . through with a 42-40 victory. Top scorers for Wingham Were Peter Hemingway (8), Ron Lane (8), Ivan Walsh (7), Rae Hetherington (6), Dave Kennedy (5), Bob. Rintoul (2), ,john Moffat (4), Dennis Smith (2). On Wednesday, February 15, the junior boys' basketball team travelled to Goderich in a schedul- ed game which saw Goderich come out on top with a close 66.65 win, This was a "must" game for the Wirighain team Which fought ail trio way to the finish. Top scorers for Wingham wore R. Hethering- ton (21), P. Nasmith (18),- R. Lane (10), Ivan Walsh (4), Peter Hem- ingway (2). Ikon Lane X * Boys' Senior, Gaine. The Senior game was a sharp contrast to the junior game, Goder- ich was just too good for the purple and white. They scored 88 points. while holding Wingham to a mere 26 points, An alibi may be found in the fact that Wingham Was minus tour of the regulars and had to complete the line-up with Some Inexperieneed boys, John. Con; .H E ATING PAD SPECIAL $3.99 ,11EGM.Alt $4.95 VANCE'S I.D.A. DRUG STORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGAT Phone 18 WINGHAM Complete Animal Health Department Agency for—. DuBarry, Ayer and Reyelon Cosmetics ONE SETTING WASHES, RINSES, .'ES 'Costs less to buy than any other washer-dryer combination. You save — on soap, hot water, 'clothes, space, time and money! Washer and Dryer ... ALL IN ONE. 1 rage .Two 'no Wiughant Adynoce-Ilmes, Wednes(lay, ,Feb. I1)56 l 'Y'",,,ww•-•vsno's"^es",.wsww,",-* FIFTY YEARS OF TREMENDOUS GROWTH Reminiscing SIXTY YEA RS AGO The llydro-r.lectric _Power Commisshm is ttt present nutrking its 50th birthday -- and the Years t Mr, Robt. Struthers had his face of grOWth e0illeick precisely with the e17U 01 the brkeu,T.,,,,,,,ftr,s orzotna,Wingham on rit,tr.toc,m, provinee's greatest development, indeed, it would flay,' searcely lie an exaggeration to point at the same time Mr. Dan MacKenziehas purchas- to I lie I lel (1. S C rilm thin \yhich I I vitro has ,ed the germann HOuse and will take possess:Au on the first of October. made to the transition of (huario into a Hell' age. The consideration is in the neigh- Tilt courageous. ;.it)tl adventuresome spirit or •boyhood of $5,0 00. Adam Beck must at this moment delight ilk the vast I The trains have had some diffi-- neconiplt::thll.tent which has been the reward of his !ctilty in getting through during the j past ten days. vision and energy, it has truly taken fifty years I i inight Ather Chi, a tg,xo ipl,ens841 fully prove the t.'xtent of his foresight and wisdom. Jam, in Wingham at 10.30 did not {reach here until about 5.30 the next Most certainly Ontario I ivdm has provided one morning, Wednesday morniag a snowplow was sent through to Orangeville and experienced some difficulty getting through tlw Wells in years to come, ham has provided welcome news for this community. store will be open every afternoon Wingham needs and wants this new industry. from 3 to 5 o'clock. If you are in need of electric light fixtures now I A growing industry, such as the one which . hich is „ o opportunityti to secure a locating here has long been the dream of many citi- goad bargain. zens Of Witigham, 1.11(1 it is gratifying. indeed to know Minnie MeCreight, Max Stewart] that Mayor R. _F„ McKinney and the members or his and Gordon Godkin of Zetland council who have worked so earnestly in this regard School, have collected $8,10 towards the Motor Ambulance Fund. will see their efforts rewarded. Similarly, the good offices of C. Lloyd Soil ut.d, m w a. firith a long ,-(7 -1%.„ M Fri•ankt aMcConnell, auctioneer t and respected business history, must be sincerely sal e of; Samueltt! regeCin ttriTs111;1 o appreciated. and lot in Belmore to Mr. Paul Willie. The price paid was $255.00. Industries in Wingharn are personally important Malcolm, ncolSmaturday Listowel, las leftM Andrew to all who live here. Unlike city dwellers we feel Kincardine thatthat business enterprise of all kinds is a vital part of with his new Roo six. It 't our comintmity and it islto he hoped that the managejust two and a half hours to run to Listowel. That is going some in merit of the new concern will feel and benefit from wintertime. Mr. John Goodwin ac- ibig lively interest. eompanicd Mr. Malcolm on the trip, Private George Moffatt, formerly WALKING IN WINTER of Wingham, who is now in France with the Canadians, has been pro- moted to the position of Corporal. A crock check of the news columns of this paper We extend our .hearty congratu- (1111illg 'the past - two or three months reveals the fact lotions. that over twenty-five persons in the district have been of the most important factors in Ow pro sperousLde velopment we have enjoyed and as a publicly owned utility we can rely upon its continued enterprise to cut, provide our province with its mainspring of energ,v WELCOME TO WINGHAM Last week's announcement that an American firm would establish its first Canadian plant in Wing - FOIVI'Y YEARS AGO The Wingham Council has de- cided' to discontinue the business of selling electric light'fixtures and will dispose of the stock now on hand at cost. This special sale will commence on March 1st and the treated at the hospital for injuries sustained from falls on the ice, and we have no doubt that many have fallen without being hurt enough to require hospital treatment. All of which seems to point to the fact -that although winter driving i., dangerous, the inci- dence of casualties among pedestrians may be even higher. The perils of winter walking in_ the district are likely to be easily overcome. The very 'fact that Wingham has such a bountiful supply of Snow each winter means that walking is bound to he a hazardous occupation. 'With the snow thawing by day and freezing by night there is fresh coating of ice on the sidewalks every day to plague the unwary pedestrian, seemingly, no amount- cif -shoveling, chipping or scrap- ing will eliminate the hazard. Modern methods. however, are doing a lot to aid the pedestrian. Men of the public works department, with regular and generous applications of sand and salt have helped considerably to make the walking safer. Ice creepers which can he attached to over- shoes are being extensively used, especially by older people, as an aid in negotiating walks of town. Falling on the ice appears to be a serious prob- lem in the Wingham district, and it behoves all of us to walk as carefully as we can. There is some con- solation in knowing, however, that walking conditions in wintertime are much better than they used to be. • * ,* -LIVING HABITS HAVE CHANGED A minor revolution in retailing seems .underway in some towns and' cities in Ontario observes the Bowinanville statesman, The revolt is against laws which prohibit stores remaining open on weekday evenings, and the spark behind it seems to be public demand for the convenience of evening shopping. Al-• though there was the usual objection to Flowmanyille merchants, shifting the old established custom from Saturday evening to Friday evening shopping- it is now accepted as a vvelcome habit. .fn St. Catharines about 30 stores are reported open on Friday evening's, among them T. \vomen's and children's wear shops. Special by-laws were necessary to allow the clothing stores to stay open for business and it is reported that men's wear stores are now petitioning for the same permission. In Windsor three super-markets, all independents, defied the local 6 p.m. closing on a recent Friday and the owners say they will appeal their case right to the Supreme Court if necessary. in Kitchener a survey of public opinion .turned tip the -fact that more than 75 per cent of persons interviewed favored evening shOpping. Ontario's early dosing law dates back to the last century, It is a provincial stattite that requires any municipality to enforce a 6 o'clock ,dosing -on all stores in any field if three-quarters of the merchants in- that field petition -for an early closing by-law. Member Audit Bureau of 'Ciretilatien Authorised AS Second 'Class Mall, Post office Mot, gilhaeriptitni Rate One rear $4.017 Months $1.0 in advance Wesnger BrOtherS, Publishers, W, Barry Wenger, Editor was set recently by fliers at the n.,A.F, Air Navigation School, No. 10, at Port Albert, The planes, one night flew a distance, of 26,000 $4.00 per year Poreto fts.te $4,00 per year miles, equal to one and a half times Advertising Rates on application around the world. The Wingham Advance-Times Published at Wingham, Ontario Idiari record for air training sehoolk What is believed to be a Cana. Xt. Dry cell batteries are becoming a matter of worry to the owners of gasoline engines and telephone companies. Owing to the great war in Europe, some of the material used in the manufacture of the same is becoming scarce and if the war continues for another year, it will he nearly impossible to pro- cure this, and if a substitute is not found, dry batteries will be hard to obtain. The price of the. same is now nearly double to what it was before the war started. People who use them should use extra means of prolonging the life of the cells as much as possible, during the present strenuous period at least. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Fire of undertermined origin, finding its source in a quantity of grain on the second floor; caused little damage at Treleaven's flour mill on. Friday. An alarm brought firemen very quickly to the scene but found their services unneces- sary. Mrs. Claire Adams and Miss Hazel Culbert are attending the Hairdressers' convention held in Toronto this week. The final game of the local bon- spiel will be played shortly between the rinks of J. Curie and J. Mason. In the semi-final J. Mason defeated H. Gibson and .T. Currie defeated J.. Carr. • A happy event took place at Clearfield farm, the home of Mr. David Currie, on the occasion of his reaching his sixtieth year, when a few of his friends and rela- tives gathered to wish him many happy returns of the day, The guests were served with a fowl sup- per, at the conclusion of which a toast. wasproposed to the host of the evening by Mrs. John Tervit. The remainder of the evening was spent in cards, dancing and remi- niscenses of old times and was brought to a close by all joining hands and singing "Auld Lang Syne," - - 0 FIFTEEN YEARS M.i,f) • Mr. George Martin, who was ap- pointed clerk of Morris Township last week, is a native of the town- ship, He farms on the fifth con- cession. He will take over his chit- ties July 1st. from Mr. A. MeEwart, who has been clerk for the past years. Mr. Martin is well fitted for the position, being a business college graduate. His experience also includes a year with the census department at Ottawa. OVer fifty adults and children gathered in Lower Wingham School house for a social evening on Friday night, February 14th. A Chinese checker tournament was much enjoyed,. the prizes for the highest scores being won by Pte. Lloyd Casernore of the Perth Regi- ment, add Miss Bernice Dennis. Consolation prizes went to Latirene 'Prentice and Ilarry MeDougall.