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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-07-18, Page 112 R.1 With -which, is small smated the C;prrie Vidette and Wrozeter News liii WINWPWC ArovANOWVIKES, WUDNESPAY, 4X.TLY 19,, 1900 LOW ALONG THE MAIN DRAG iv Th. Pedestrian 198 'Toppled_ .Coliggete., Vacation StiloaCourse: RUEVALE WIN ia.'StAfORTII The Wingharn. Vacation Bible $01001 held its final session for 1900 la4 Friday.evening •in the United Church, many parents and friends attending, The Rev, A. Nimmo welcomed the audience which filled the Sun- day School room. Mrs. B. N. Car- rie, with Mrs, G. Davidson at the piano, conducted the lively sing- song and all were delighted to hear the many lovely new songs the children had learned. The Beginners' Department, un- der the direction of Mrs. A, teal and Miss 1C, pringle, sang their special Vacation School song RAIN $TOPPED 13t4AY—Heavy rain brought the Men's dotibles of the Western -Foundry 13ovvling tournament to a sudden end, after of a few ends, had been played Friday evening. There was a full' entry of players and a new date! for the game will be set in the near future,. ' ON THE JOB—It was a matter of ..'business as tisuar this week for Herb Puller, lying with a brok- en leg at the hospital', Herb had his leg broken in a softball game lapt. Thursday evehing and he has been reeeiving at,. his*, bed- aide these past, few dayNincladin0 salesmen and travellers * SMOOTH SAILING—Within the . next few weeks motorists waing, the highway between Wingham and. Blyth, will find driving ""smooth sailing" again..! Workmen began; this week laying a ;hew hot, tap surface- which should inalie for a big improvement on :thia' road., * * . *, BIGGER AND BETTER:7A Steel reinforced concrete bridge of two 60-foot spans is to take lire place Of the first steel' hildge, 'built ,.in Huron County, ;spanning:. the..i:ii`lait••:• lend River at Brussels. It , is estimated ibift the Mew bridge will cost morittl10.05b,000: and will be the largest .> ridge built, in thp County% this O. IW. TIFFIN IS ELECTED DIRECTOR AT QUEBEC CITY PIXEVALV-.-- Achievement Day for South TfurOn Homemaking cittha was held. at Beaforth on Jane 11th, J'aluevale Belles" join- ed with the south Huron, clubs at the Seaforth District High School when 160 girls were present, theft' project being •"18npper Dishesl', Mrs. Howard Filsinger, home econ-• omist for Huron-Bruce, was in charge. The "Biuevale Belles" won the following.awards: Six year honor certificates and silver crested pins to Joyce Hoffman, Brenda Breck- enridge and Eleanor Smith; Four-year honor certificates to 11.oretta Fischer .and Marie Johns- ton; - Two-year honor certificates to. Shirley Johnston, Joan McFarlane, Carol Greig and Sharen"Montgom- ery. Elaine .Kirton and Carol Creig demonstrated the making of tea biscuits. The !'Bluevale Belles'' have a membership of 15; Mrs. Jos. Hor- ton has ,beeri leader of the project and Mips mina Johnston, assis- tant. Mrs Horton has a record of leadership for fiVe different pro- jects. and nine of the children recited the verses whlen they had learned each day. The Primary Department predue, ud a playlet on Jesus' visit fp the Temple in which all took a part at.,2 all recited Psalm 1.00, MrSJ G. W, Tiffin directed this group. The Junior Department, led by Miss V. McLaughlin with the help of Mrs. A. Themsen and Miss Isbister, did an excellent job of choral reading, Jill Thomson re- cited the books of the new Testa- mefit and several Juniors recited a poem, The whole group sang their special new song. :Rev, A. Nimino presented the at: tendence certificates, following the attendance officer's report given by Mrs. 1.1, AreBurriey. One huntlr'0 and ninety-eight children register-, ed at the school; the highest at- tendance was 1.37 for several days and the lowest attendance was 100 on the first-day. Sixty-nine child- ren had 100 per cent attendance and 'they received gold stars on their certificates; thirty others missed only one or two days and they merited the gold star award. The offering will be sent to India to aid in children's work in two medical, college hospitals. Nienno thanked the teaphers and their'lriany assistants for the wonderftif *Work they had done. He thanked also the refreshment committee and especially Foxton's Dairy for the supply of 98 quarts • of milk for the. school children. After the sing-song the display of handicrafts was inspected ,and refreshments were served. B!h' ENTRY,f(111•.. 0. E. Loberg, president of Gurney Products Limited, Montreal was elected president of the Canadian Institute of Stove and Furnace Manufacturers and A. G. Salmon, general manager, Beach Foundry Linfittk,pttawa, vice-president, at the Institute's 16th annual Meeting ',held at the Tadoussac"' Hotel, Que- bec. Directors 'elected were: .C. Clare,' Clare 'Brotherg Limited, Preston, Ontario; F. W. Crossley, The Coleman Lamp and Stove Co., Ltd., Toronto; E. M. S. Fisher, The Enterprise Foundry, Co. Ltd., Sackville, N.B.; R. J. Hester, Enam- el & Heating Products Ltd., Sack- villa, NB.; J. P. Thibault, La Fonderie de L'islet Ltee, L'Isiet, Quebec; G W. Tiffin, Western Foundry Co. Ltd., Wingham, Ont- ario and H. Young, Renfrew Elec- tric Refrigerator Co. Ltd., Ren- f Ontario. Little Girl Drops From Moving Car Valerie King, age 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Xing, Toron- to, fell from her father's car as the vehicle was travelling through Wingham on Monday. Fortunately the ear was not moving at great speed. The child received brush burns and •suffered from shock. Valerie was detained in the Wing- ham' General I-Tospital for treat- ment. 99th' BantryReturns after Week at Petawawa Camp , . •,',1,ast: Monday night, at ,tha,Wing, ham Bowling green a mixed doub- les tournament was held And 22 ilnks took part. Teams Were from Stratford, Goderich, Teeswitter; • Lucknow and Wingham. • The following gained prizes:—Tst, Mr. and Mrs, Archie T Lair, 4rees, water; and: 7. McDonald and Mrs. D. Sanderson, Stratford; 3rd. •Mr: and Mrs. George Baechler, Code; rich: 4th, Mr. and Mrs. Harvex SCrimegour, Goderich; 5th, HoWard Sherbondy and IVIrs. Joe kerr, Wingharh., • .0.4swim Boy Injured,.in ' Fall from Wagon A hole in the . ground 'caused an accident which injured ai 7-year-old boy, visiting his uncle on'a farth at TeesWater on Monday. ..„ The boy, Robert , Hawkins, 152 Paisley, Street, Guelph;' was spending his stirmiter holidays and was taking a ride on top of a•load of hay when the wheel.of the way on struck a gthund hog hele. Rob- ert was threitin to the ground and received a; badly fractured leg. He is in the Wingharri General Hospi- tal undergoing treatment. He is the son' of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, Guelph. .. Ilrytnates Hold Farewell-Pak:4i., Miases Barbara Henry- and ;N,Tancy Casernore were hoste'eses at,a fare- well party' for ROzenne ,.::arid,, Janette Lorenz When ,playinittispfl.(he girls were invited, 'ind a ':"fun-pecked: afternoon was spent at .the' Wading A. picnic lunch was % served arid: Rosanne Rosanne and. Janette were present= ed „Okitli a gift. And .Wilihed• a .safe^ end happy jeuiney to their':7.e.W lihm4 In ,Manitoba by.tneir Wing- Vern ;61411s. . •,. .;:- , , . , • 'The girls, with their:050er, MrS, Lorenz have., been : :Staying, with their grandparents, Mr.',. and Mrs. Fred MacLean for ,t.be'.phst "few Months while their' f a theri.';a mem:. her. of ,the RCAF WaSq6n.:,course in the West. Their newl,horrie .will be MacDonald, ' Manitoba: ., ., \)ADEMENT . .4. . .% • A.., .i 61.r. arid Mrs. E. ltusSeil,HoPper9 Exeter, Ontario, announce '..i the marriage of their daughter,", Mar-, garet Joan, to' Vl4t,O;, Norther'', Kyle, son of Mra Matguertte ;Kyle'; of Toronto, and the late,:Dr:',Nor-,, Man, bavid kyle • of: 'Fergus, en:! Fri'day', July • 13, 1956, 'it •.'/Iiagara Falls,' Ontario. , : '..'•!, ,, ' Mr, , and Mrs. Kyle • Will- reside in Toronto,' where they are enter- ing their final year in Medicine in "SepteMber at the' EniverSlty of Toronto. * , F18b RECEPTION AND DANCE Reception. and dance will he held in Eelgra.ve Forester's Hall, in hon- or of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Brad- burn, on • Priclay, July 2.9„LadieS please bring lunch. Everyone wel- come. . F18* RECEIVE AWARDS IN SKATING CLASSES Paperwork was a pleaSure for .the children • at the Vacation Bible School , at the United Church last week. Among the projects under- taken were paper-boats and models of churches made from paper. ' At top Mrs. G. W. Tiffin gives the children some pointers on thOw it should he'done. In the second pic- ture John Phillips and Marilyn Tif- fin provide a study in concentration as they work atitheir coloring Pro-. ject, At , the left Miss Verna Mc- Laughlin, one of the ladies who conducted. classes, instructs girls in the making of paper lamp shad- es. 'Loft to right are Mary Lou Jamieson; Miss McLaughlin, ti ted'a . Lott, Karen Cantelon and Brenda Comm- Below, bays at the school Went in for - carpentry in an impro- vised shop in one of the church rooms, JohnBennett, Dick Scott and Charles Sangster try their hand at some fretwork.--Advance- Times photos, • Local Church Scene Of Farmers' Service Present4tions to Miles Overend Miles Overend, who has bekti with The Advance-Tithes strati fcili the past three and a half years, )eft' Wingham at the week-end to take up a position with the Ver- non News in British Coltimbia. He took with him many happy re- minders of his pleasant association with the .people of this town. ' Members of the Canadian Legion presented' him with a wallet and nicineY. The Bey Scout troop, of which he' had been scoutmaster ter some time, presented him with a Scout blazer badge and the group c' inmittee of the Cubs and Scouts gave him an electric razor. At an informal presentation ceremony at the office of Tht Ad- vance-Times Mr, and Mrs. Over- end were presented with a desk set, luncheon cloth and brief ease, Mr. Overend and son Tim left by car for B.C. on 1Vionday, while Mrs. Overend and her mother will follow at the end of the month. Harold "Shorty" Brooks and Nancy Elliott, both of Wingham, were successful in gaining figure- ! skating awards at the Stratford Summer Skating School recently. "Shorty" passed his first figures and fourteen-step examination and Nancy successfully completed her preliminary figures, Dutch waltz and canasta tango. The Stratford Summer Skating School is being run by Ross Smith, who Is to be the pro for the 1956-57 Wingham Skating Club program, Members of the 99th Battery, Wingham, returned from summer training' camp at Petawawa last Week-end. .The Battery was. head- ed ',by. Capt. J. A. Jackson. The officer commanding the regiment 'during their week of training was -Major M, R. Oliver of Listowel, , The 'headquarters staff were:- Paymaster, Lt. J. A. Stephens; 'Ad- futant; Lt. ',.T. J. Lewis and W: 0. Janie8,,dameron. The total strength this year was 92, comprising approximately thirty from each of the three batteries. The two other batteries were the 97th, Walkerton, under Capt.' E. McCannel, and the 100th Listowel, tinder Capt. E. W. New- ton of Brussels. A strenuous week's training was completed and on the final day the regiment entered the field competition for gunnery. . A large number of the gunners who attended are boys of high school age, and they acquitted themselves extremely well,' the officers reported. Members of the Listowel Battery Pipe Band, under the leadership of 'Pipe Major N. Workman sup- plied the military music, Also at the camp were Several squadrons of the reserve tank force, and on the Thursday a "joint scheme" was carried out by tanks and artillery, Mrs. E. Templeman Injured in Fall Friday, July 13th, Was an unlucky day for Mrs. Elizabeth Temple- men of Wingham, The 86-year-old lady injured her right hip when she fell at her home,. She is at present in the Wingham General Hospital where her condition Was described as "only fait." NOTICE Th6 Ipvitation ,Committee of the Stone School for the Centennial extends an invitation to all who would like ,to attend the, reunion on August 4th or to any' who may have been inlssed on the • list. Nelson Higgins Chairinan, 41.8b NOTICE Rapp'S Bakery will ,be, cloSed for vacation frotri.JUly 2310 august inclusive, . , • * Flab rapitEr051AL REV$PN 4 ,,GRXT Centennial Reunion 'at 8.8. NO. 4 Grey, on SnitOay, aftOno'bn, July, 22nd, 13r10 .,p,r0g;tirri at 3 , Pan, Lunch served at 5,Arrt. ibriter teachers, Students and reSkients of the SeetiA are cOrgiAily Pug* AIRICEPTifliNt A'reception will be held in Wrok- *ter Community Hall on Friday, Jr:11y 20th; for Mr, an4 Mr's,- Mlle Sangster'S •orcheatra. Ladles' please bring lundh, AVeryedie is virelcerne. $1.8 4. Wingham kink in Fourth' Place Two rinks fr9in the Ladies' Lawn Bowling club of Wingham competed in a trebles tournament At Owen Sound On Wednesday. ' The rinks Were comprised of Mrs. R; DuVal,, skip; MIS's, Y, Me- Phersom and Mr's, C. Lloyd; Mrs. 11. Harrisour skip; Mrs. F. Stur- dy and Mrs, G. MacKay, Mrs, Harrison and her rink were succesSful In Whining fourth prize. • To Teach at Brantford Ruth Webb and her Sister, Lois On Sunday, Slily .22nd, the Eighth Annual Interderioniinational Junior Farmer Church Service is to be held at 7.30 p.m., In. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham, Junior Fanners, ' their parents and trimly, have been corttially invitetj to attend and it 18 expect- ed that Junior Farmers from all over Huron County will attend the service, Taking part will be a Antler Partner choir, ad4ess will be given by the ftev, Alexander Nlmino, Minister of the ,. St. 'Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The theme of the Rev. Nimine'S address will be 'The Breakitigq.J.P of Fallow Orbilinl.". Big Elm Tree Re-plants Itself One of two big elm trees blown over by last week'S high Winds re- fused to lie down and jumped back into the grotind, to stand leafless ttieladrol.imbless, but proudly in tha place 'it had stood for so Many Both tree5 lay with theit roots broken and people gathered at the 10th bridge to aft them Up. As the top branches Were removed the trunk of one (5f the elms Showed a tendeney to swing Upright--a, few moments latet eVerYente's mike. nicht it did just that—the actieti settled the roota back into the ground again. 'COMING SENDAY, BAPTIST CUtACIR Ouest speaker Sunday at all Ser.4 vices will be Rev. Bernard Plariws glut of the Dolt 'Credit taptik, Chutch. You are itiVited to attend, Film ShoWn at Ann, both graduates of 'VC/Ingham Berry Door Plant Last WedneSday' eVening Lloyd XOTICSE ,.13urgintin Travel 4'004! Will *1 closed JUly 19 to 26 iiiciuSiVe, F184, District High School, are to begin their teaching careers this fall at Brantford. The girls are the dattgh- Item- of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey 'Webb, 1, Lueknow, 'mons +Tiotbout illitaVe you decided on your fit 1phe riontlet Days,'parede, Ole14, 180 Old vehicles, eatitc:: Wegott8; yont elibied. Eh: tries to Johnny *mit as isobia possible, V.18b DENTAL °mar, CLOSED I br. 0. Howson'S dental office Wilt be closed from July 2g to AngliSt 6 inelualVew P18* bANciT WIIITECI1111LCII Dance in the Community MPhil). rial Hall, Whiteehilreh, Oh Friday, July 20, to the, music nt Job '14 if. thrett-pleee orchestlia. sion ii0e. Lunch etninter. ' F18b `Casey' CaPertiore entertained meM- bets bf the staff of the Berry .Door to., Ltd. With 4 anlated Moyle which he had taken when the staff travelled by bus to the torrifiany'S Main plant at BlitaingliaM, Midi., Olt July 2nd, :t1ttir . 111wh.