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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-06-13, Page 1rrie Vidette and Wroxeter News mocLANLATIpiv leritizens of Howick Township take notice that, pursuant, to the presentation of a mOtion pass6d by- the Township Centennial Esceme- tive, the Council of the Cdeporaa tion of the Township', of .Howick proclaims Saturday, ,' June 30th, 1956, from noon to,' 4' P,M, atime to close all places of business With- in the Corporation. All citizens affected are asked to obsetVe this same proclaination. H. pOWDY, Reeve, Township of Howick 13 27b HOTEL, FACE'• LIFI'iNd—Whit , Grose's Brunswick Hotel under- went te face lifting last week,'when workers` covered the front: with Scaffolding to effect repairs 'to' the roof or was it the wall? From:the amount of scaffolding grading, the, front of the hotel, it apPeared at one stage' es if the whole building were 'being: torn dowage, but., the extra, pipes iireee needed for height. It was husinese.:eees urrualeeinethe; coffee shop, in spite of alterations. o - o - o , • DANDELIONS ,OVER—The dan- delion season is short any year„ this year it seemed to be shorter than ever. We just got around to saying that this year „we : really were going to make dandelion wine, when bingo! The season 'was over. LADIES PRESENT BLEB LAMBLRITS Membete of the Catholic We- 111011'S League and the Altar So- ciety Of Sacred Heart Church gat, theted at the home of Mrs. Earl O'Bright at a party in honor of Miss Eileen Lantbertue, prior to leaving the Wingham General. Hospital staff, Pellewing a social evening of cards and lunch served by the hostess, Mrs. Clarence Eeorhe read the address expressing deep re- gret at the departure of Miss Lam- heettie and Wishing her'success and Cod's blessing. Mrs. Chris Newman presented her with a matching phi and. earring set. Miss Larnhertus made a suitable reply, thanking the ladies for the gift and the social evening spent with tirprn. 4 4 ry ti —Mt and Mrs, RelisOn Palconet and bean, of WIWI, spent the week-erid with her parents, Mr. and Ma. Jolla Stacey, Vitintlitn!.. v. the, re' Celina ecreat- :14.4wIl• leahoee res ol, and F.ts. will id that` hired, ing rah, Of• • With which is amalgamated. the. *INGHAM; ONTARIO, 111FRI11l•ESDAY, JUNE 13, 1966 LIONS PRESENT TV SLAT Attend Hydro Fete At Royal York DeWitt Miller, chairman of the btilities Commission anal .grnereen • filhere, superintendent, yesterday attended celebrations in • . 0.24rtee- ion with the .50th anrilVerscirg of the - Ontario .Hydro. Electric Power Penniale!Sion in 'Toronto, $' Two members of the utilities .-Orinnission from every municipal-.. ety in the province received. Invita- tions to attend the dinner at the Royal York Hotel on Tuesday evening, ep.onsOred by the Provin1 Cial Government, Calling All Girls New Micro-Wave Link Slated For Softball Team • surrounding district between the , o Begin Operations t Saturday . ages of 12 and 16 who wish to 'play Junior softball are invited to be at Wingham public school grounds on Wednesday and Friday evening for ball practice, which will be held between 7 and 8 pen. Mrs. Fred Saint is managing a team this year and world particularly like to see girls from the country at the practices. Teachers' federation All girls in Wingham or in the T Holds Banquet Here The annual spring banquet of the Women Teachers' Federation, North Huron Association, was held on June 6th at ,the Hotel Bruns- wick in Wingham. The president, Miss Verna Mc, Laughlin, conducted the businese. Delegates appointed to the annual meeting in Toronto were Mrs. Wightman and. Mrs. Yungblutt, Officers elected were: President, Miss Verna McLaughlin ; treasurer, Mrs. E. Webster; secretary, Mrs. E. Sherd, A sing-song, led by Mrs. E. Shore was enjoyed and Miss Gwen Howe rendered a beautiful solo, accompanied by Mrs.', Wm. Elliott, The highlight of the evening was an address by Miss Caroline Wellwood, who visited Trinidad last December. Miss Wellwood shared the pleasure of her trip by showing coloured pictures and de- scribed points of , interest. Miss Phyllis Johns introduced the guest speaker and Mrs. Gordon Mundell moved a vote of thanks to Miss Wellwood m. 3 'tidy . • The completion of a micro-wave link with the television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Cora poration was announced this week by Scot Reid, chief engineer of "station CKNX-TV, with the new link expected to ,go into operation this coming Saturday,. A "vastly improved" picture oe. network shows is expected as a result of the new set-up, with reception on CBC shows being equal to the for cal picture enianating from PKN'X itself. For the past couple of Weelail workmen have been erecting a: tower at the station, on the top be which has been placed the passive reflector, which will receive the ' micro-wave signal from the Can adian ,National Telegraphs micro- wave station in Kitchener, The net• will be a "branch line" from the CEO's main microwave chan- nel from Toronto to Windsor. Transmissions will be made front the main channel at Kitchener and thence tp Wingham, A second tower, loeated in Maryborough Township, at a point almost equi- distant from Kitchener and Wing- ham, will relay the signal from, Kitchener by means of a receiver, amplifying equipment and trans- mitter. OUR APOLOGIES—To Walter Woods, and Cloyne Higgins, whose names got mixed up ussder a MO^ Wee In east weekgs paper, taken at the reception in the high school fee ahri,,V Fischer, warden of , }halm Weunty, Janie to ,set matters straight aer; Woods read the address and Ur, Higgins made the preeenlae. Lion, The gentleman in the picture was Mr. leiggine not Mr, Woods, 0 - -0 WHITNEY OE NEW LIONS PRESIDENT Kinettes Make $25 fGliant to Recreation • The regular meeting of the Ingham Dinette Club was held on Monday evening, June 11 at the ome of Mrs. Andy Scott, Perfect . attendance pins were warded to the fellowing Kinettes: ix: year pins to Mrs. Vic Lough- Can and Mrs, Andy Scott;' five car -pin to Mrs. Mervyn 'Terriple- an; four year pin to Mrs. Jack ?teems; three year pin to Mrs. alvin Burke and a two year pin ,,.9 Mrs, Jim Currie. it The motion was accepted to :donate a cheque for .$25 to the re- creation council to assist in finan- cing supervision of the wading pool this summer. The next meeting will be held Id the home of Mrs. Murray Stain- Able on Monday, June 25th. the Wingham Lions Club to the hospital; tot .u5Ci of the patients. The set has been installedaire the hospital room, where up-patients t gather to watch TV programs. . Mike" Carthichael, president of the Wingham Liens Club, and Mrs. Iris E. Morrey, adminis- tratrix of the Wingham General Hospital, look Over . a television set which was presented by CROSSE.* OF Localhydro people get crossed tip; laet eweek when a power interruption,. seise duled ,for Sunday afternocali failed to materfahzee after being heralded in last Week's paper. Seems that' plans fo'r the Interruption were called off In one of the higher echelons: Utilities Superintendent Emerecin Shera, pays th'at. another interruption has been planned' fOr this. Sunday from 12.50 to 's,50, but he's getting :So he beteg to. Make predictions, If it does hapeien, thoUgh, don't say you weren't warned, This will Make :two ,Fold Sunday suppers in a royeefor those who didn't know the powerevae en last week, 0 e 0 NOW IT'S n THE HEAT -With temperatures ranging around 90 for the past few days,' people who ordered more fuel about a week age; figuring they wouldn't ker able to hold out, are eeeling a bit fool- ish. So are the people preclict- ed that summer would never get here. Don't know how the weather-, Man is bearing up. 0 - a • • • Whitney Grose was named pre- sident of the Wingham Lions Club, at its regular meeting at the Brunswick Hotel on Friday. He succeeds H. P. Carmichael who headed the club during the 1955-56 season, and 'who has been appoint- ed district deputy governor of Lions Club's in this area. Other officers named were: First vide-president, Jack E. Reavie; second vice-president,. W. B. Con- roe; third vice-president, Dr. W. A. Crawford; secretary, Floyd Blakely; treasurer, N. J. Welwood; tail twister, Ed. Edighoffer; Lion tamer, 0. Haselgrove; pianist, H. V. Pym; directors, 1 year, H. P. Carmichael, H. L. Sherbondy, Dr. G. W. Howson; 2 years, W. B. Cruikshank, Rod Macintosh. President Hugh Carmichael pre- sided at the meeting, Past presi- dent W. S. Hall presented the fol- lowing awards: Ten year Old Mon- arch Chevrons to Lions Dr. A. W. Irwin and Don Nasmith; 100% per- fect attendance for five years, to Lions Dr. A. W. Irwin, 11, Sher- bendy and W. B. Conron. A key membership was presented to Past. President Stewart Beattie. Speaker of the evening was Past President Don Nesmith, who was introduced by Past President Frank Madill as the newest mem- ber of the Lloyds Travel' Agency.' Mr. Nesmith .spolce on his recent Cotrip California gi e vinee liripees- sions.of people he had eriet;lif'eate:: ions States of the Union en 'route. He told the Lions of visiting with Ron Rae, former member of the Wingham Club, in Phoenix, Ari- zona and brought greetings from Mr. Rae to the club. Lion E. L. Stuckey, chairman of the charity campaign oosamittee, reported on the club's 1956 Easter Seal campaign which showed net receipts of $1,038 an increase of $100 over last year. A letter, was read from the Crip- pled Children's Association, ad- vising the club -of plans for a centre in London which will cost Approximately $250,000. A financial campaign to raise money for this venture will be conducted in Sep-. tember and the club was asked to send a representative to a meeting to be held in London on June 13th to discuss the matter. President Carmichael announced that a television set had 'been pur- chased by the club for the hospital, and would be officially presented to Mrs. Morrey, superintendent, fol- lowing the meeting. Tail twister at the meeting was Ed Edighoffer, with the singing being conducted by Jack Reavie, accompanied by pianists Mrs. Whitney Grose and Floyd Blakely. New Co-operative Store Will pen in Belgrave Saturday .1g ke all le- he ro. or Built, by C.N.T. The tower in Wingham will re- flect the signal 'to the ground,' where it will. be picked up by a smaller reflector on a 10-foot tower and fed into the network room of the station, It will, then be re-broadcast through the sta- tion's own transmitter, in Carrick Township, The entire micro-wave link has been set up by workmen of the. Canadian National Telegraphs, working under contract with the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora- tion. The link will'be serviced' and maintained by C.N,T. and one of their menwill be on duty perman- ently to look after its operations. The new link will go into opera- tion for the first network show on Saturday, afternoon, and it is ex- pected to.add much to the viewing enjoyment of television audiences in the district. Swimming at Teeswater to be art of Summer Rec. Program Guest Speaker at Brick Anniversary Dr, Kenneth Beaton, M.A.,, H.p D.D., L.L.D., a missionary for 20 years in China, •who: is soon• to re tire from the ministry, will be the anniversary speaker on Annivera eery and Flower Sunday, to he held in Brick United Church this' Sunday. A fornier member of the Whitechurdh congregation, Dee Beaton was born on the and, am,' cession of Bruce. Since returning from, the miss, sionary field he has acted as secreg tary CO the:,Board of• Overseas Missions, and as a. director of ehg radio .and television committee of the United Church,. • • „teeeeeeseesiseeeere • t. „sea.. ae : vvv.v.4 vv. Swimming classes at the Tees- :, ,Honored by Friends Before. Leaving PAU.L1.61R1•4& • FIRST IN DIUCESE A cordial invitation is eatended to all the farmers, their families and friends of Belgrav'e and the surrounding community to attend the official opening of the Bel- grave Co-Operative store, show- room and, office on Saturday, June 16, frehn 10' a,M, to ,6 p.m. at the new location in Belgrave. • The official,. 'opening will take place at, 1.30. p.ria arid the Belgrave Pipe Barid•Will .be in attendance at that time. . • Started sr • About 85 yeari Ago this business started and 'wee known as the Farmers' Club. NOt haying a store the members Met at each other's homes. Buginees at that time con- sisted mainly of flour; grain, seeds and coal being sold off, the car at the Belgrave railroad siding. Some yars later. the Belgrave Hotel was purchased for a ware- house and the store owned by C. R. Coultes was rented and used as a general, hardware stclit e Ten• years ago they. purchased their present mill property from Alex. Manning and it is in that, blinding .that the new store is located, This business has steadily pro- gressed and today they grind, roll and' mix the farmers' grains and Make completely balanced feed rations for swine, . livestock and poultry. They also keep a complete line 'of seed, 'fertilizer, cement, hardware and 'farming supplies. New gasoline pumps are being in- stalled to give service with an at- tendant ,,on duty from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Co-Op truck is avail- able on short notice to pick up grain and ,deliver feed. The phone number is Wingham 1065W or Brussels 14r10. boor Prizes Given Away Lucky door prizes ,of feed, farm supplies and petroleum products will be given away every half hour throughout the day, .Friends and neighbors of Mrs. Y1#:eDitteMex a‘and.. akre.ee =liana Grover gathered at the home of Mrs. Stewart Scott on Monday night to do honor to them prior to their leaving Wingham. Mrs. Grover will shortly be leaving for Winnipeg and Mrs. Dittmer will be going to Montreal. Bridge was played during the evening and each was presented with a lovely cup and saucer. INCREASE SHOWN IN NUMBER OF X-RAYS A. substantial increase in the number of people having chest X-rays was recorded in Huron County at the recent mass chest X-ray survey held in the county last month. Figures showed that X-rays increased almost 7,000 over the total for 1952, and almost 2,000 over the total in the X-ray survey for 1947. The following figures show the breakdown in the county during the past three. surveys: 54 Register for Kindergarten Classes 'Fifty-four children were register- ed for Kindergarten at the Wing- ham Public School registration on Monday afternoon, and it is pos- sible that snore will register before the fall term in September. 1947 3,315 water pool will be part of the sum- mer recreational program in Wing- ham this year, it was announced this week by. W. B. ,Conron, pre- sident of the recreation 'council. Mr; Conron •eaed that a swint- Iffinepeogra.M. egavitegelifettaietiens I for beginners, will start on 'Thurs.- I day, July 5th for children of eight years and,up. Two classes a week will be held,' with the children being transported to Teeswater in the school bus of Alvin D. Smith of Bluevale. Swimming . instruction classes are expected to run through most of the summer on Mondays and Thursdays of each week, , Tentative plans are being drawn up for other recreational activities during the summer, but have not yet been completed, Mr. Conron said. Vacation Bible schools will be held in the United and Bap- tist Churches during the first half of July, and because of this the' recreation council has not thought it necessary to provide other re- creation programs. However, it is expected that the regular summer recreation program, as distinct Chairman Scott Reid, of the from the swimming, will get under public school board, stated that way July 16th, lasting' for possibly three weeks. Further plans on the the registration was about up to subject will be announced at a la- expectations of the board, calculaed on 55 nei,v pupils starting which ter date. It is expected that recreational activities will be under the super- vision of a part-time recreation director, along lines similar to those of last year. A Lake Huron Zone camp for the instruction of recreation leaders will be held from June 22 to 26, and it is hoped that a leader from Wingham will be able to attend. W. II Conran, Mrs, Harold Bur- rell and Charles Perrott are the inernbers of the summer program committee. e. 3,977 (1948) 413 1952 1,668 126 2,106 225 305 132 710 693 1,142 437 269 1,442 246 332 306 348, 489 1,880 1956 Wingham ....... 2,736 Dungannon 640 doderich 2,874 Ethel 480 Gorrie 934 Forclwi ch 362 Brussels 1,102 Blyth 988 Seaforth 1,746 Hensel' 669 Dashwood 583 Exeter 1,924 RCAF, Centralia 393 Win chelsea 273 Crediton 274 RCAF, Clinton 150 Bayfield 408 Zurich ., 607 Clinton 2,383 In September. Mr. Reid announced that a fence would be erected around the ball diamond at the nubile school dur- 1,293 634 1,976 731 61a 2,315 Deirionstrates Tests at . Auxiliary Meeting The lase meeting of the present season of the Cubs and Scouts Mother's' • Auxiliary was held on June 6 in the Canadian Legion Hall, with 20 Members present. The meeting opened with the Scout Mothers' Promise, and President Mrs. Wilf Cengrain gave a brief`. deecreption, „of, ,the ; dirties and seer vices'. TWA . Patrol,. Leaders -from the Wingham Scout, Troop, Walton aecKibliseri •and Byron Adams, were preeent at the meeting. Walton gave an outline„of the aims of. the Boy Scout organization, and listed the various Tenderfoot and 2nd plass tests which the , boys must Pass. Byron demonstrated several knots and first aid bandages which the boys must learn, and recited the Scout Laws. Both boys dis- played their proficiency badges and ciescrebed how they ,had earn- ed 'them. Mrs 'Congram thanked Walton ant:re/Oren for .ceming to the, meet- ing: Secretary': Mrs. Frank Madill read the Jmiinitesr of the last 'meet- ing 'and' the roll call was read. Sewing covener Mrs. Mel Keating reported that 12 large shelter tents had been made by several ladies in the auxiliary and that 18 hand- kerchiefs had also been sewn. Mrs. Congrana thanked all those who had helped with the Bronze Arrowhead Course dinner for which the group had catered. Mrs. Norman Cameron moved that 'the-group send a gift to the Presbyterian Church, •whete the banquet was held. Treasurer Mrs. John Strong read her report. It was announced that in future the auxi- liary will meet in the Canadian Legion Hall, and that the next meeting will be held on the first Wednesday in September;, with the :Brownie Mothers conducting the meeting. Following the business part of the Meeting, refreshMents were served by • Mrs. Geo. Scott, Mrs. DaVid Crotheee and Mrs. Harold Kerr. ing the summer. The Junior Auxiliary of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham, has again been awarded first place in the annual competitions for, Junior Auxiliaries in the Diocese of Hur- on. The local group, competing with groups from all the major centres between, Wiarton and Windsor have wen top honors for the third, consecutive year. Individual prize winners from the local group were Brenda Hall, Wendy Cronkwright, Alma. Jane Elliott and Elizabeth Parker. The group as a whole received first prize for its diorama chart and secorid prize ,for the play written by Patricia Deyell, Ruth Stone and Patsy Hall, The individual awarde were pre- sented by the Bishop, the Right Rev. G. N. Ltcton, D,D., L.L.D., at the close of the confirmation ser- vice last. Sunday morning in St. Paul's. The Bishop congratulated each girl as he called her to the front of the nave to give her the mark of her award. On Saturday four girls, who had won the right by their attendance and general proficiency, attended the annual Junior Auxiliary Rally in London. Making the trip were Dianne Deyell, Linda Templernan, Marilyn Higgins and Barbara 'Halt They were accompanied by Mrs. Norman Deyell,' who represented Mrs. H. L. Parker, the leaders of the juniors in the local church. BRICK CHURCH SPECIAL SERVICES • The Brick United Church is holding its Flower ,Stitiday end Anniversary Serticese One Sunday, June 17th, at 11 a.m. and 8' p.m. D.S.T. Guest speaker will be Dr. Kenneth Beaton, of Toronto, Everyone welcome, F13b • ` 1 ENGAGEMENT The engagement is itialtnineed of Mary Margaret J o a ii Steven, daughter of Mts. Arnold beavers, Toronto, and the lite Arnold Brown, to Dr. John Honey 'Bowyer, son of Mr, and Mrs. John Bowyer, Toronto. The weddiiit to take •ce June 16th- at 3 p.M. in, Fair- lawn United Church, Toronto. 13b 64,e 1,735 Mr, Stanley Halliday, of London, I spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Higgins, Belgrave. —Mr. Jerry Higgins of Toronto, spent the week-end with his par- ents, Mr. arid Mrs. Rebeet Higgins. i• —Miss Ruth Showers, Reg N., of Sarnia, spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C, Showers, She attended the Wagner-Kincaid wedding in Kin- cardine on Saturday. tan et? tort lye rts CELEBRATE 45th ANNIVERSARY Mr, and Mrs. Alex Elliott, who celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary at their home on Alfred Street an Thursday, Juba 7th. Mrs., Elliott is the former Elizabeth Magee. 'Phey were married at the home of the bride on the Bluevale Road on June 7th, 1011, Rev. ,AndrOWS of Blisevale officiating at the ceremony. Mr. lliott hay been a section foreman all 'his life on the CNIt, being stationed first in Durham, and later in Bluevale and Wirightun, 1-16 retired from the railway three years ago, Mr. and Mrs, Elliott have four sons and two daughters, Ted, of Sarnia, Norman, ,bill and Lloyd, of Widahathl Edna (Mrs. Miller Davis) Of Wirighani, and Dorothy (Mrs AdWin Ityith).. of Toronto, Appeals for Public Support . Of Wingham's Flowerpot Fund —Mr. and 111rs. J. H. McIntosh, Wingham visited over the week- end. With Mr. and Mrs. Linnell, Strathroy and attended the bap- tismal service of their granddaugh- ter. the an 001 art by DUN MESSER AND HIS ISLANDERS AT THE ESQUIRE Don Messer in person and His islanders, Canada's greatest old trne band featuring Marge Os- botne and Charlie Chamberlain will be at the Parkview Gardens, Lietewel, Tuesday, June 19th; Kin- Jardine Beach Pavilion, Wednes- day, June• 20th. Admission $1.00 per person, Flab 19,525 12,858 17,650 of or one should contribute within their means", he said. Dentitions Listed , The following donations to the Wingham Flowerpot Fund have been received; Merkley Motors 2,00 R. E, McKinney 2.00 Mary Heating's Club 5.00 Whitney Grose 2.00 Vencee Drug Store 2,00 Michael McPhail 2.00 Len Crawford 2.00 Dr. Uowson 2.00 MacLean Coal Co., 2.00 Cameron's Eilllarcis gel() IVIcKibleoris Drugs 2.00 Dr. A. W, Irwin 2.00 John W. Hanna, 5.06 Donations to the Flowerpot ri'und may be left at Callan's Shoe Store, Canadian Tire Store or Burke Eleetrie. An appeal to the general public in Wingham fee more support for the Flowerpot Fund was' voiced this week by Calvin Burke, of the Wingham Businese .A,esOdiatieigs Flowerpot. Fund committee. Mr. Burke said that while donations Were being received from business- men along the main etreet, "people on the back etreete are hardly con- tributing at all". Total of the donations is now reaching the $100 mark, wills about 060 needed to fill. the pots with flowers. The town has agreed to Water the pots Mice they are put up, Mr. Burke Urged Wingham to pitch in With Breit &hare and half dollars to keep the floWeeptite going, ''Everybody lit town should he vitally interested is keeping the Main street 'arid every., ELVIS PRESLEY AT THE ESQUIRE Elvis Presley, no, but the' Cane aclicut version of Presley in the person of Adain Thirteen, Who te- eently appeared on a, Catsa.diem TV program. The TV Station switchboard was swemped with rails acclaiming Theisen an equal to the great Presley, Incidentally one of the rails Was'from the lr squirt management who peon-Mt. ly Made artangertlente for this new sensation to appear at Tile EsqUite on Priddy. Juno 15th. Also Denyse Angers Who wad' semi-:final Winner On legit Yertr'S knelt the State, and MS aPpeitired on Ray Show, Cease Cainida TV, May Itartels, ;She Won' the talent geed in the Miss !Canada Aignant and le Miss TV 'Quebec. itegular Admission, ANNUAL CHURCH AND DECORATION Maitland Ledge No. 110, 14.0.F. will hold its Onto,' church ser- vice edi ,,,,$14iiday, June 17, hi the Wirigha United dinirelt at 11 O'clock, The decoration service Will be' held al 2.M p,m, at the dernet6 a All Oddfellewe and Igor 0131l bokat ifease attend. 3,b 44,40