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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-03-07, Page 1ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE .POR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES The schedule of games for the 4uveidle hockey Championship, between Wing,- ham and Bownianyille Juveniles was, peinounced yesterday Bill Conran, manager of the local team. • The series will be a best-of- five clash, with time first game scheduled for Wingham arena this Saturday eight at 8.30 The second game will be play- ed in Bowmanville, on WedneS- day, March 14th. with a return mitteh here in Wingham on Sat- tireay, March 17th, The fourth game Will lie held in Bowman- vine tin Wednesday, March 21st, and the teams will toss for the fifth and final game. • Reports from Bowmanville in- dicate that the juveniles there have a -eery good club, and a lot of action is expected in the ser- ies. Wingham Juveniles, fresh from a 20-6 victory over a meeh- touted Hespeler team, are con- fident that their chalices are }seed to cop the Ontario Juven- ile B Championehie crown this year. NAME COMMITTEES FOR TB SURVEY As the dates for the mass chest X-ray campaign in Huron County draw nearer, the organizational end of the planning is becoming more complete. In order to insure com- plete participation in the clinics which commence in Huron County on May 14th, county, district and area committees have been -formed to organize every phase of the campaign. In the. East Wawanosh area, Publicity Chairman John Buchan- an announces the following ap- pointments; news correspondent, Mrs. Walter Cook, R.R. 3, Blyth; poster chairman, Borden Scott, H.R. 1, Belgrave; arrow chairman, John Halitthan, R.-R. 13, Blyth, In Grey, James Smith appointed Mrs. Douglas Hemingway A.R. 3, Brussels - as news correspondent; Watson Brown, R.R, 2, Listowel, Is poster chairman; clinic decorator is Andrew Bremner, H.R. 2, Lis- towel and 'Clinic arrow chairman is Jan Van Vleit, R.R. 2, Brussels. The publicity chairman of Turn- berry, Mrs, D. S. MacNau,ghton, appointed Mts. Glenn McMichael, R.R. 1, Bluevale,. as news chairman; Edward Powell, RR. 1, Wingham, as poster chairinan; Leslie Douglas, Wrcixeter, as clinic decorator and Harold Elliott, of R,R. 1, Bluevale, in charge of clinic arrows. In Morris Township, Robt, Gras- by the publicity chairman an- nounces Mrs, Carl Anderson, of Brussels, in charge of news; Albert Bacon, Belgrave, as poster chair- man end Mrs. Ross Anderson, Bel- grave, as clinic decorator. Here in Wingham, publicity chairman, Alton Adams announced the follotving appointments; news chairman, Mrs. Barry Wenger; ar- row committee, Miles Overend; Winners of a spelling bee held for pupils from the North Huron inspectorate in Wingham Public School on Friday, look over some of the "tough. ones" on a list used by Inspector J. H. Kinkead in. conducting the contest. Left to right are • seereeeeee-see., Inspector J. H. Kinkead, Fred Stephenson, Brus- sels, runner-up; Thelma Cowing, Bluevale, win- ner of the contest, and Principal Stewart Beattie, of Wingham Public School, -Staff ALONG THE MAIN DRAG 1 • By The Pedestrian DAUGHTERS THERE, TOO bam • With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGIIAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY; MARCH 7, 1956 Juveniles Trounce Hespeler 20-6 To Enter All-Ontario Final Series WINNERS AT SPELLING BEE MADE HIS MARK -Cub Charles Keating, who missed out on the Lather and on banquet last week because of an attack of. the Inetts lee, asked his mother, who ' was f paring scene of the goodies for the banquet, if he could have his . share of the dinner at home in bed, Mother said "yes" in an absent- minded sort of way, but when she come to pack up the pies for the banquet, she found that Charles had made sure of his share by marking the initials "CK" on the top of one of her pumpkin pies. Bet there was some father and son banquet in that house! 0 .- 0 - 0 . SAME HERE- Received a post card from Bill McCool in sunny Florida this week, who says every- body in the Wingham colony, down there enjoys reading about the happenings up here in the frozen north. A few more clays like the last two or three and we wouldn't have to envy even the people in Florida. We hope by the time Bill and the 1:(281: of the gang get back the spring weather up here will be permanent, - 0 - U SPEAKING OF SPBING-There are a few signs around tnat winter is on its way out, even if there are a couple more months of it left, A- couple of robins have been sighted around town; the crows are back, I the groundhogs have been out icing over the prospects. Last time we said. that in March our patience was rewarded by a visibil- ity-nil blizzard, eighteen inches of snow and plugged sideroads all over the country. 0 - 0 - 0 ONE iN FOUR--.The young son of Mr, and 'Mrs. Graham Work, R.R. 5, Brussels, will have only one quarter as many birthdays as the rest of 'us. He was born in Wingham General • Hospital on Wednesday, February 29th, and will only have a birthday every four years. 0 - - 0 BE. A BOOSTER-W I n g h am Juveniles, who trampled all over the Hespeler sextet to the tune of 20-6, will meet Bowmanville on Ourclay night in the Wingham ne, for the first in a best-of-five . series for the Ontario Champion- ship. Here's your chance to get out and boost the team that's putting Wingham on the hockey map, and enjoy a real fast game of hockey. See you' at the arena'Saturday, LEGION EUCHRI4.1 , The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion is holding a euchre in the Legion Home on Monday, March 12th, at 8.15 p.m. Good prizes. Lunch. Everyone wel- come F7b • ST. ANDREW'S 01111 1111: TEA AND BAKE SALE St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will hold a St. Patrick's tea and home baking sale on Saturday, Match 17th, from th roe to five p.m. Everybody welcome. f7b DANCE AT WROXETER Wroxeter Community Club will hold a, - dance on the evening of 'Friday, March 16th, 111 leiwti hall. Sangstor's Orcheeertie booth ih hale Proceeds for new Coinmue- ely Centre, f7:144, 'NOTICE All Town licenses arc die, and payable before DAL March, This -in- cludes dog' licensee. Toga are available at ToWli ('lark's office! or pollee office, Instructions have , been issued that summons MUM.' ISSOICT)BL Lo dog owners and ether licensed besintemes if these licensee ate still unpaid after gist March, 1956. Kindly eNenertite and save (Ohl; costs. 'I', W, PLATT, Chief or Police IP2071,121b NtAtow firitmeronc4 Billiards will be open ery Siiturday night until n f. for tha CM-Wenienee bf the rural mistetners, torfirb Wingham Juveniles banded a, 20-0 trouncing to Hespeler on Mon- day night at the Wingham arena to win the two-game, goals-to- count series 27-10 and enter the All-Ontario OMHA .',Ievenile B fin- als. A crowd of about 400 witness- ed the game. The locals will now play off against Bowmanville in what is ex- pected to be a best-of-five serlea for the Ontario championship, Schedule for the final play-offs has not yet been arranged, Monday's game got off to a slow The regular meeting of Wing- ham town council was held on Fri- day of last week at the request of Mayor R. B. McKinney, who ask- ed that the regular neeting date be advanced because ,he would he unable to attend this week. 'Mr. 'McKinney presided at the meeting. A request was received from Crawford & Hetherington, solici- tors for C, Lloyd & Son Ltd., ask- ing that the toWn:talte o.yer.a road- way into the Western Foundry's property to provide access to the building recently leased by the Berry Door Co. Ltd. The letter pointed 'out that the 66-foot road- way is now the property of the foundry, which has agreed. to turn it over to the town without charge to provide entrance to the Aero Cushion plant, in which the new industry will locate. Mayor McKinney explained to council that under the present set- up there is no public entrence to the building leased by the Berry. organization and-that if:eflieeroad:' way were taken over by• the town such an entrance would be provid- ed. Although the Western Found- ry is making no charge for the property the town would in future he responsible for maintenance of the road. Members of the council voted to accept the offer of Western Found- ry and to make the roadway a pub- lic street. To Decorate Council Chambers Reeve Roy Adair. chairman of • the property committee, reported that the council-, chambers were in need of decoration, and asked the council if the property committee should go ahead With -the project. He pointed out that cupboards and a sink had also been requested by various women's organizations who use the chambers, and he suggest-y ed that this work he done at the same time, as discussed at a pre- poster committee, Allen Walker. These people, together with hun- dreds of other volunteers in Huron County are all doing theft bit to insure the success of 'the mass X-ray survey set for next May,, start in the first period, but gather, ed speed in the second frame with Wingham pouring in seven goals. Wide open hockey and wide, open' scoring featured the fiord staneu, when the locals netted ten counters and Hespeler scored five. Eugene Gardner opened the scoring for Wingham at 3,05 in the first period and Doug Murray add- ed a counter at 3 32 and another later in the -period, Wengel for Hespeler got a lone tally in the first, leaving a score of 3-1 at the end of the first frame. vious meeting of the council last year, Mr. Adair explained that fa- cilities for providing snacks and washing dishes were 'very limited, and that the ladies bail on several occasions asked that something be done about it. Council .decided Lo leave the mat- ter of decorating and renovation with the' property committee for whatever action is necessary in this respect. In his report on the arena com- mittee, Mr. Adair announced that the following members had been named to the arena commission for 1956: Jack Gorbutt Jr., Wingham Kinsmen Club; Ed Edighoffer, Wingham Business Association; Clarence Ohm, Canadian Legion; Len Crawford, recreation council; 1. W. Bushficld, Wingham Lions Club, and W. B. Cenron and Roy Adair, town council. Set Daylight Saving Mayor McKinney told council that 'daylight saying time- will be extended this year an extra month in the fall, in Toronto and some'of the larger cities. He said there had been some suggestion that this move he instituted in Wingham. Mr. McKinney said that he per- sonally was not in favor of extend- ing the time for another month in deference to the rural people who shop in Wingham, and council de- cided to leave dates for daylight saving from April 29th to Septem- ber 30th, The mayor said that 'he had been talking to government officials in Toronto regarding the possibility of getting new housing in Wing- ham to take care of people coming into town to Work in the new in- dustry. Mr. McKinney said that under the present dispensation only towns over 5,000 population can obtain houSing projects under the Central. Housing and Mortgage Corporation and_ that without some change in the official regulations it would be difficult to get that type of 'housing in Winghtn. Another problem in obtaining additional housing hero is the condition of the sewage plant, which is now working to ca- pacity, 'he said. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cerson, who. were married in Woodstock on Thursday, were honored prior to their wedding on Saturday, when Mrs, Lois Dauphin entertained' friends from Teeswater of the bride and groom, and presented the couple with a corner step-up table. On Wednesday of last week the bride was entertained at a shower in the Oddfellows' Hall, and was presented with many beautiful gifts, A mock wedding was a feat- ure of the evening. Hostesses were Mrs, Walter L-oeltridge, Mrs. Roy Entree and MisseieMarie Harris and Jean Bain. Over 180 Scouts, Cubs and fath- ers gathered in the Sunday School room of the United Church on Thursday evening for the second annual leather and 'Son Banquet of the Wingham Scout group. Boys and their fathers enjoyed a delic- ious supper prepared by ladies of the Scout Mothers' Auxiliary, lis- tened to a fine speech by Field Commissioner Bob Taylor, of Han- over,. and were presented with a number of badges as a reward for their work during the past couple of months. Warren Callan, prosidenl; of the Group Committee, acted as chair- man for the evening and Frank Madill, 'Group Committee secretary, KINSMEN MAMIE_ BROOM BALL TEAM Vice-president Jack Lloyd was in charge of the regular meeting of the Kinsmen Club last Thursday evening at the Queens Hotel. At the request of Vic Loughtertn the club voted to enter a team in the proposed broom hall league pre- sently being organized. Russ Far- eke: was appointed 'manager, cap- tain, playing coach, trainer and otgailizer. Vice-president Jack reported that the club had arranged a Kin bon- spiel for Much 14, Marling at 7 pm, the Wingham (Curling Club, Harvey Fisher repotted favoneably On the sale of ticket:; to raffle a trip to New Yeirk over the Easter Week-end. He pointed out that the draw is only three weeks away and therefore the members should push the ticket sales harder. In discussion it was pointed out that there Were three hospital beds in at the inoitient and therefore etVailable to anyone needieg them, If you would like the use of a hos- pital bed for an invalid, *bee 'at- range it through your doctor, Thirty.Two Rinks In London Spiel Thirty-two rinks competed at the Wingham Curling Club last week in the District "C" Legion Bonspiel held sin Wingham for the first time. Rinks were present from Tara, Drayton, Mosley, Galt, Mt. Forest, Ripley, Kincardine, How- ick, Cargill, Harriston, Walkerton, Hensall, 'Owen Sound, Goderich Port Elgin, Southampton, Durham, and Wingham, bar rnfircso pchoymp l!ot((*It tfeocli Uhl; WDuonbciscoln- Brothers of Walkerton. Winners in the 9 o'clock draw were: Brent, Mount Forest; 'Mervin Bell, Goderich, and Bill Brown, Hensall, with Stewart Scott, of Wingham, taking the consolation. In the' 11 - o'clock draw -Frank Morgan's rink, of Kincardine, was the winner, with C. Deverall, Mt. Forest and G. Miller, Tara, as the runners-up,. Frank Morgan's rink goes on to the Provincial playoffs this week in Northern Ontario. introduced the ;mesh; at the head table, hicluding Field Commission- er Bob Taylor, District 'Commis- sioner Archie Gowanlock, of Walk- erton, Mayor R, E. McKinnneY, Rev. A. Nimmo, Rev. D. J. MacRae, Rev. TT L. Parker, DeWitt Miller and the Scout and Cub leaders. P. Mcleibbon led a sing-song with Alan Bennett providing ac- companiment at, the piano. Mayor McKinney welcomed the dinner guests on behalf of the town and voiced his appreciation of the fine work clone by the leaders in training the boys in Scouting prac- tices. Entertainment was provid- ed by six Cubs, Dennis Callan, Dielc Scott, John .1)onaldson, Ad- ams, John Bennett and John Campbell, who sang a song, and by Scout Bob McIntyre, who perform- ed magic tricks to the enjoyment of all. A fine piano solo wits giv- en by Patrol Leader Walton Me- Dist Pict Ceen pined Mier IOWItn- 11011 presented Eiret Star badges to Cubs John Donaldson, Dennis War- ton, Doug Sinnamon and Barry Thompson, and l'econd Star badges to Cubs Don Lee, Doug f'plee, Deems Hanallton, John Madill, 'Dennis Cal- lan awl Briao eieroe. Ce11r'''in', Team Player, 1 tOlaic Orderly, (heal a, 1.4"int .101PP end Toyinalter profie• holey hedges wary also preeenled to a camber of boys, Field remmissionar Taylor pre- sented Soeund ('stun br.riat's Semite Teddy 1,Vormwerth, 1:i 11 Crawford, Wayne Nichol, liong 4eocieridgie 1.10b Widlon Meleibbon, Bob McPhail, George johns, Charlie Camp'eell, Bob Ang- us, Jimmy Wild, Barry Miller, Mid- colm Mackay and Paul Itintoel. He also presented a, number of Scout proficiency badges, DeWitt Miller, vieeepteeident of the 'Group Committee, thanked the ladies ttin behalf •of the fathers end sons for a flee dinner, 'and Mts. Wilt . COngrain, en behalf of the auxiliary Made a very fitting reply. 111,1101ALE 1IRL WINS VELUM CONTEST . Twenty public school pupils from Ashfield, Grey, Howick, Morris, Turnberry, East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Blyth, Brussels and Wingham were contestants in a spelling bee held in Wingham Pub- lic Sphool on Friday. l'he children represented school P.S. Inspec- torate No. 1, covering the North Huron district, and had previous- ly taken part in local contests be- fore being eligible to enter the North Huron finals. Thelma (lowing, Bhievale, Grade 8 student from 5.5. No. 10, Moeris, was winner at the contest in•Wing- ham, and had the honor 'of repre- senting North .Huron at the -spell- ing contest held' in this week, at the Stratforci'Teacher's' College. Runner-up in the contest here was Fred Stephenson, of Brus- sels, Towards the end of the contest it was a two-way race between Thelma and Fred, with each try- ing to out-spell the other. -Both tripped over the word "discern" and the contest went on until Fred missed the word "apostrophe", when Thelma was declared the winner. The contest was conducted• by J. II, Kinkead, public • school in- spector. A number of teachers, parents and interested persons were present on the occasion. SPECIAL SERVICES Sunday, 'March 11. in 'Wingliam Baptist Church. Mr. Keith Adams of the 'Christian Service Centers of Canada will speak at all ser- vices, f7b A Wingham booster club, dedi- cated Lo Lite rurpose of raising money Lo support a local hockey learn in town next winter, was started by a number of interested parties al, a meeting last week in the home' of J. P, Mcleibbon. Pre- sident of the new club will be Dr, W. A. MoKibbon, aid Berry Meek- lay and Howard Machan have been elected secretary and treasurer res- pectively, Alf Lockridge and Chas, Hodgine will sit on the executive in an advisory capacity, end it is ex- pected that, a vice-president may be named at a later dale, The booster vie} was formed when it beemne ltuown 'that uumher of players on the present ;levee:11e Leon will be out of the juvenile age class next year, and will therefore be ineligible for getin it Wider the Vet, rout] on con re, This season's teem hits been eponsored by that body., 11. It felt, that if funds are avail- able for sponsoring a team next winter, inembere of the present learn Will be more likely to 'stay In toWn, rather than evoking positions in other hockey teams in the dis- trict. Last year the formation of an late:Mediate team Wee delayed Until fall, when it was found that some of the players Who had been expected to play had made previous When Wingham Scouts and Cubs held their annual father and son banquet title year, there Were some daughters amongst those present, as Well as the boys and theft' (lade. Above ate three of the lady Cuhrnotors who help run the two Cub packs in town, All were present with Town to Take Over Roadway For New Industry Entrance their fathers at the banquet, Left to right arc AfiaiStatit Scoutsmaster Alton Adams, Lady Cub., masters Barbara, EdWards and Wranees Merkley and Pat Carmichael, and Meld Commissioner Bob Taylor, of Hanover, In the second period the locals' ent loose with seven pals against the disorganized visitors, while holding them scoreleep and in the final stanza they ripped in ten gerale • with Hespeler getting five, as both teams loosened up under the pressure. Tempers flared in the frame as three players were benched from each team for roughing. y e a Gardner, wing man on Lho Weal second line, was top in the scoring with seven to his cre- dit, followed by Doug Murray with five and Ken Hodgkinson with three, • Campbell and Foster netted two each and Bain got . a single, Scorieg for Hespeler were Wcngcl with three, Marquis with two and Hart with one. WINGHAM-Goal, Storey; de- fence, Bain, Carter; centre, Murray; wings, Hodgkinson, Campbell; subs, Struthers, Fryfogle, Foster, Gard- lierIel.EPELEK-Goal, Proud; de- fence,,Sehultz, Fleischman; centre, (Please turn to page nine) Couple Are Honored Prior to Marriage ST. PATRICK'S TEA The Ladies' Guild .of Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave will hold a. St. Patrick's tea and hake sale in'. the Co-Op. rooms on 'Thursday afternoon, March 8, from 3 to. 6 o'clock. 17* Over 180 Present at Annual Scout Father and Son Banquet FIVE INJURED IN MINOR ACCIDENTS Five minor accidents injuries were treated at the Wingham Gen- eral Hospital last week, but all of those injured were released from hospital after examination and treatment. commitments elsewhere. Want 150 Members Fifteen people attended t h e meeting last week, and each depos- ited a $10 membership fee with the treasurer. It is hoped to o'stain 150 members at $1U each to provide the necessary funds for sponsor- ing a team, arid a canvass of the town is planned for a later date to obtain the necessary member- ship. First move of the new club wil, be to hold a meeting, pOesibly this week, et which a member of the Goderieb booster club will be pre- sent to explain the workings of such an orgaiiization. When the aims mid methods become clari- fied, Member:411p tickets will be Printed and it mimes of the tenern will be Conducted, IViembership in the booster ebb Will entitle those joining to attend a dinner in honor' of the nretient juvenile team to he .held at the close of the hockey season. Members (if the Organieatitert claim that :1. properly-rim booster club can do much to protnote hoelt- e'Y in the town, and also that the formation of the club will Mater- ially aesiet the operation 'of the town arena, which has shown a 'de- cline hi popularity during the past year because of lack of hockey he., tivities there, William Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foster, of Winghan'i, injured his left knee when he fell into the boards while playing hock- ey for Wingham. X-rays were tak- en at the hospital and revealed' that the injury was not serious, Frank Schumacher, R.R, 1, Holy- rood, injured his right ankle and foot on Thursday When some bee 401 on it while he was WOrle- ing 'for the'Botedeit' '&eGbae' cone- puny in Walkerton. Examination at the hospital showed that there was no fracture. Albert Worrall, Teeswater, was injured during a broomball game in that village between the Tees- water Lions and CKIVX. X-rays showed that .his left; Shoulder had a chip fracture, Ronald Richey, Wingham, son'. of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Riehey, re- ceived brush burns and injuries to. his right leg in a car accident on Saturday. He was released • after treatment. • John Bennett, son of Mr; arid Mrs, Alan Bennett, Wingham, Was. injured on. Saturday when he fell down the basement steps, cutting his hand severely on a pop bottle which he was carrying. He was al- 4owed home arter the wound hdd been treated at the hospital. Form Wingham Booster club To Promote Hockey in Town