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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-09-19, Page 10 I With which is arnalgOrna'ted the G,9rrie Vidette and Wroxeter New" WINClu1Al$1, ONTARIO, DAV, 19I9 1,1•••", BIG CROWD FOR PaPI?AVE FAIR August' One of . Bu,stest ;Moths I LIONS CLUB HEARS f LABRADOR TRIP ALONG THE MAIN DRAG The redestrjan istory of Wingham Gene. H. osim, a patients daily was -82. Itwas reported that a cheque for just under $3,000 had been received, This was' a bequest made 13 years ago, ,with the condition that it could be used this year, for ar13, itirpose to Which the hoard saw fit. The purchase of several wheel- chairs was to be considered by the board as ,one method of spending the donation., The placing of plaque in one of the hospital rooms, to the 'memory of the donor, was. The regular meeting .pf the beard of cit ctor of the Wingham Gen- eral Hospitsl was held on Friday ienvetnhie chair, ng,w Mr, H, C, MacLean :Mr, MacLean said that the month of August this year was perhaps the busiest in the hospital's history, In August, the statistical report showed that there had been 125 admissions to the. hospital, 31 births, 81 operations and 185 x- rays, The average number of GIANT PUFFT3ALL;a-This must be a great year for mushrooms and their relatives. Over tile week-end "Dutch" LoOkeidge discovered an Wit-size puffball which measured al- most two "feet in diameter. He would need the help of a few friends to get 'away with the 12 pouncls e of good eating. * * a 'NEW MANAGER—Mrs. Clarence 13orhe has been appointed Manager Of the Simpeons-Sears order office in town. She succeeds Mrs. Robert Rider, who with her husband arid son returns shortly to their former home in England. Celebrates Ninetieth Birthday A mection of the large crowd which attended 'the ' Belgrave School Fair taltee time out to listen tb • • f/Pen,ing :seensPeeehes. LIA1 `a season which has :seen 9ver•-abilndat rain, the .weather smiled on the fair. UPS RECEIVED BY HOSPITAL AIDES °ling People To Hold Halty at SI Andrew also, decided. The bequest watt trOm the estate of -the We Poitt .Cousins ,of the prornager meat cpurznittee; ,diseusaed the question of installing. an extension, type, telephone for nurses stationed in the chronic wing, The telephone, to be controlled frona a master phone on the second floor,;„ Would, be an advantage to -the' general. working ,of that wing, he, said. The 'property eomprittee, headed by R. E. Armitage; reported , that new roof was .required''.6h:. tl* old ,a wing ,of the 'hospital. ,and 'the board decided to install a new rOof.'rilaa front a special mw type fibre glasi. The property Committee also re- ported that the concrete • block building by the boiler-rOom Was co'mp'eted with the • ; ericeptinn of One? wiring. ThiS bnilding Ar.ok.,•a total of $1,398 and will lioude 'an emergenoY power' plant, trhe., 4 e, of the generator is ' to take -Place immediately, The paving of .the • thespital grounds was another sUbject,'WhiCh was raised by the. property cam- anittee. The committee hid; decided' at last month's meetinethat 'the grounds should be paveC bu,t, so far, it was••staleci, ' the Aterniaxa Construction Company kid. : not been able to Commence thio: work, Rally Speaker O WORK FOR PLTO—Nancy Carter, of R,R. 5, Wingham, has taken a position in 'the local Public Utilitiet office. She has been • em- played at the Angus Grocery. a . ROUGH ON THE FURNITURE —Street light standards alpng the main street seem destined for a grim) future. The fixture in front ' of MacIntyre's• bakery is the latest casualty, A motorist, hacking in to the ;curb a bit too hastily smashed the base of the standard. IN Ilk .N GENTLEMEN OF THE, ROAD —This is a true story. Only last Week the driver of one of Walden• Brothers big transports brought his• truck to a stop on the _main street to permit a grotip Of'ichool- children to cross the road in safe- There. are some courteous eople left in 'the world after all. Thanksgiving ,,,,,eayeek-end, 106 *• marks `the ,:fonith';:, annual.. Eall Rally to .he; hoa'Yb111,the',.: young people 'Of the Presbyterian Chump within' the Synod Hi:Milton 'and Ldndon- at St.' 'AndreW'S ',Church, -Mrs. W, A. Currie, Wingham celebrated her each birthday on Friday of last week. She received the good wishes of a host of friends. KIN CLUB WILL. MAKE FURTHER MU OF POOL REV. WM. • MITCHELL NAMED MODERATOR The first regular Meeting of , the • Lions Club was held on Friday evening 1k the new dining-room of , .ithe. Hotel Brunswick with ?reel- ;derit Whitney Grose in, the chair. 'Attending the meeting were Jim Olefin:ion, of Welland, guest 'of l'IarleY 'Crawford and.Dick Lloyd, ;the guest of Gordon Buchanan, • The club treasurer, Norm Wel- ‘vool.1, reported on the financial pie - -tare following Frontier Days, Cross eecipte, he said, had been some- higher than last year with a -`net Profit of about $1,000 indicated, Past ' President Stewart /Seattle presented the immediate past presi- „Aent, i'Lugh Carmichael, with his in, and in doing so complimented him on the way in which the affairs. ;the club had been con- ducted during the past year, He 'also. -extended congratulationg it roil ` Hugh's appointment to the qiest of district deputy governor. Lion' Stan Halls presented Stewart Beattie with. his 10-year pin, Members of the club discussed the Frontier. Days event and var- iceie euggestions were heard on ways in which the annual celebra- tion could be improved. Lion Norm Welwood, who'was the speaker of the evening told of his recent.trip by air to .Goode Bay, Labrallore when lie accompanied Ed Blake and John Cruickshank of ,CKNX on a publieity tour ,• of the 'gigantic RCAF base. The trio wen.t, three hundred miles further to a meteerological station at Indian House Lake; where hopes for • a catch of , Atlantic 'Salmon were dashed by the presence of ice along the water courees,' Norm told , of meeting Godwin., former CKNK announcer who. is now stat- ioned: iit-.Knob Lake and flew in to Indian House while the Wingham inch were there. At a, capping ceremony, held it the Wingham General Hospital last week, eleven nursing assist- ants, received- their caps after com- pleting their coarse. The ceremony was 'conducted by Administratrix Mrs, Iris Morrey and Mrs. Dorothy Anderson, instructress. The nurses' aides Who received' their' caps were: Mrs. Donna Ayrs, Parkhill; Shirley. Brown, R.R. 1, Port Albert; Barbara Byers,, R,R. 1, Gorrie; June Ibbotson, R.R: 5, Kincardine; Maureen L,eddy, R,R, 2,' Auburn; Esther McDonald R.R. 4, Kincardine; Mary Ann Marrow, Chesley; Catherine McLeod, R.A. . Kineardiriee Blanche Schurter, R.,13,. 1, .Climpatow.; :Hannie. R.R. 1,.Fordvaqi; and Joyce Young,. 13,,R, 3, Tiverton.' MRS. W. A. CURRIE NINETY YEARS OLD RAILWAY,: GROUP.. MEETS TODAY: Rev. W, A. Smith of Edmilto.n, 'Who will deliver a series of ad- dresses at ' the rally of Young People from the Presbyterian Syned .of Hamilton and London. Between two and three hundred delegates are expected to gather at St. Andrew's • Presbyterian Chureh for the rally. Presentation to Dick . Ballentine. Dick Ballentinc, popular produc- er-announcer at CKNX for the padt yea:, was honored at a party given by his radio and,TV 'friends 'in the Hotel Brunswick; on Thursday evening. •la About fifty members of the CKNX staff were present; to see presentations made to Dick by Bon. Hildebrand and Scott Reid. Mr.' Ballentine leaves Wingham this,. week to take up ,an appolet- mentaS an assistant producer with CBC ' in Toronto. • 1Virs .W, A Currie. Carrie, ills~ Street Wingham, celeiitated' hex 90th .,birthday on. rridaY at her home surrounded by her friends and family. Among those present were her two daughters, Mrs. A. W. 1Varefie, Wingharri, and Mrs. Arthur Ble- man, London; her two granddaugh- ters, Mrs. A. H. Walsh, Kincardine and Mrs. James MacGregor, of London, Also present were Mrs. Currie's three great-grandchildren, David, Mary Jane' and Michael Walsh. Mrs. Cattle, the former Margaret Tervit, was born in East Wawanosh Township, She married the late W. A. Currie 63 year; ago. The Rev. Watson conducted the ceremony. Mr. and :Mrs. Currie lived most of their life in Wingham where Mr. Currie died in 1030. Friends throughout this commun- ity extend best wishes for contin• uing good health to this highly respected resident. REV. hEITY NEW BAPTIST PASTOR Bruce County Judge The Rev.-William Mitchell, BA., of Kineardine was named Mod- erator ) of the PreebyterY Huron Maitland of, the. Presbyt • er- s. - ian Church in Canada. ,He takes over his dittlea from the•Rev, J. R. MacDonald, B,A., ' Ripley, Who has been Moderator for the past year and a hag:\ The Presbytery, which met in • Ripley on,September 11th, approvedi the application of three young men for the ministry. 'They ale Cecil' T. Thompson, Ctanbroolt; James Perrie, Brussels and JohnCon- fom rm, Wingham. Arrangements were made to n- cense and erdain Mr. Angus Mac- Kay, a missionary teacher on the Jhansi Field in Central India. The, service will be held in Whitectrurch ' on,,Vuesday, September 25th, Presbytery noted with • approval the increasing Interest of Presby- terian congregations in the stew- ardship sector project. The first of four dinner meetings Was held in Gocieitch on September 10th to indetuet leaders and' 'canvassers. Representativet from the Anglican, Baptist and United Churches were also present, 'the presbytery accepted its bud, get tillocatien,ef $37,122,07 ,for 1957. ENGAGEMENT Mrs' Arid MiW. Clifford George Cceite"Of Gorrie' announce the en- gagement of their daughter, ,Fern Annabelle to Mr. James HoWard Wylie, ,,son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wylie, of Wroxeter. The wedding to take , place in Gorrie United Church, on.' Saturday, October 6, at 3.30 o'clock.. F19* 'Hospital Atiiiiliary Plans .Celebration Of '50th Anniversary The president, Mrs. McKinney, presided over the September meet- ing of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Wingham General Hospital, several items of business being up for discussion. Rev:. Murdy B. Getty of Calvary Baptiet.Church, Moncton, N.B., has accepted a call' to the Baptist Church here and commenced his duties on Sunday, Rev. ,Getty", has spent peven.years in the Maritimes arid was pastor of Calvary Church, The IVoiamen Club of Wingham held its first :meeting Of the 1966.7 season on Friday evening at the 'Queen's,Hotel, anetallitiOn of the; new officer., takes place in the near future and' in the interval the members of the incoming' e1Kr • '^ed ittive—fitt* duties, „ The meeting wasr ,opene&-by.:Past President Jack Garbutt, 'Who” 'Wel:- corned and presented the gai,e1 tO the new President, 'Jack Lloyd, In his opening addresi' ?resident Jack called, upon all Kinlimen, for the utmost in co-operation ,and support, pointing out • tkiiite;..With harmony in the club r,ntieh ,.could be accomplished in the yeil.f*irktd, The usual fine gpssion and humorous and few • Of , the. Kinsmen escaped witticiiit' tial charges. ' The .'main topic of. , rot the evening was the '161,o,Posed swimming pool; The Miitter, dealt with, in a lengthy cltaptiosion': It was decided., that, bef&re i?any commitments be made e;Ltensive investigations should be under- taken by the executive. • A suitable site would be. the' most important factor and thd' facts and figureS conrieeted with the project will require intensive study, After hearing 'many viewpoints on the subject the president an- nounced that an executive Meeting would be held shortly to further discuss the possibility of proceed- ing with the project. - 'Announcement was .'nacre that the Kin paper drive will take place early in October. After adjournment several of the Kinsmen went to Walkerton to assist members of the 'Walkerton club with their carnival, which took place in the arena. group of municipal representatives currently protesting' any :cut in railway service' on C.N.R.' lines in . this area will be held in Wingham town hall this afternoon at 2.30, Further action regarding the pro- posed curtailnient of service will be discussed in' detail at that time. Mayor R,' L. McKinney has for warded letters to Donald Gordon, president of Canadian NatiOnal Railways, as well as to Hon. George Maraer,, Minlfiter 'of Transport and to officials of the `C.N,R., empha- sizing 'the very' definite Opposition which expressed in this area to airy ,cuts, ins rail service: Mr. McKinney has pointed out in T is 'Metter 'that it seems obvious that :the railway' should employ a more economical unit 'of transpor- tation than the steam locomotive and full train Which regularly car- ries passengers, mail and express. The type of equipment .suggested, which can be operated by a much smaller crew, His letter also admits that organized labor has a respon- sibility in. the matter where °ap- proved of similar crews is required. The mayeily, letter remarks upon the growing tendency of industry to locate in the towns along the three railway lines which are like- ly to be affected by the curtail- ment of service, He cites the case of the Berry Door Co„ Ltd., which was established in Wingham only this ;aeae, and which has made such healthy growth since last spring. He points eitz that the potential of this area for future development weenid indicate that the railway should centilitre and iinprove its present services. It will be a Arne ',that., will .see young people coming from 'Wind- I sore 'Lendon, Harniltdif and Niagara areas, and frenVall the cities and towns r of sbnthweetern Ontario. Many will .come,:frem ,the rural areas in adjoining .:counties, With a healeye.regietratiOn:i of.. delegates' frOM the eoUnties-'of•?:}Iiirone and tritee • expected. 3 a ‘.;thOe'•:9414 -711r*i.ii0k;:ii0111.43x with these, itailys,..periiipe;e6, brief eutline of the prpgraMine..,Will be interesting;, , Three theme ';•Addreases, will be given by the Rev: :W,,X.l',$triith of Hamilton. Will be, on •the subject, "A' MOte":Eiichliet "yVay'!. Following the ,firift:',ind Second, addresses the tleActr4tris,:ilf divide into small gra';;UPS,: what the theme .means' tOi th em in their own lives. • At 'rithOt-ftilie,:s, theY° will meet, toediSerOse:Sii.elitesirbjects as, -"Prayer',,,,,:::,Tlia.Maanlaga of lat*AO graham& •`' • ' On .5 un d speclal communion serViee.:44t p#. held in the chure/f,'W00;;;4 .:Iiii,,theitto_ noon at tlae delegates will bear FranCis Rhein tell thein „of, the, 'work of the Church in, his ,oWn, dountry, of Nigeria. ' • To all ,of this will be added the fellowathip of rii&ofini old friends and Making new onea.- The gaiety of the SattirdaY evening banquet Which is being 'prepared by the ladies of St. Andrew'S 'Church, the serious thoughts' which' are part of the discussion gidtips, the de- cisions that are,..initire ,tra the dele- gates grow into a ,gFeater know- ledge of their :faith. These are the 11',-iinge that hp. the Presbyterian Young Peeple's Rally at St. Andrew's- 'Ch'urch in Wing-' ham. The Rally Coinniiitek, consisting of Ken IVlcKagde Mary MaelVtil- an, John Congtarri,'''Harbara Mer- rick, Peter ,MCKtigne, Sandra Smith, Mary OriMOIS , Currie and Mary Scott are: Making prepar- ations for this , They are expecting betWeeri two :and three hundred young people, all •of,Which have to be billetect• or .trio :Week- end. The Justice Department has an- nounced the appointment of P. Stuart Mitetimet.ip, of Walkerton, as Judge for Bruce County replac- ing Judge 3. 10. P. Birnio who has retired. Mr. VirieKenzie has been a bar- rister in Walkerton since 1040. Prior to that he practised in Port Mr. MacKenzie was born in Luekhow, and received Ms early education there and in Winghtun, He attended the 'University of Tor- onto, Oagoode hall and was called to the 'bar In 1936. From 1040 to 1947 he was °Meer commanding the 07th hatt cry, RCA Reserve link et Wallverion, He is a former chairman at "the Walkerton District High Scheel .Board, fdrifter 'chairman of BrUtee County General hospital l'oard,. member of Knox Presbyterian 'Church, vivo-president of the Wal. Iterton qolk mid Country 'Club, and. it past master of the Masonic lodge Ira Walkerton. Lucknow Man 'Nis From Heart Attack A pest ritortem, held on Tileaclay, established the fact that 'William Lockhart, of Lucknow, had died Of a heart ailment., When like body was fauna in a quiet spot neat Lucknow, fail play was Stibeeted because the mail appealed to have been strangled, AS a result the purchale of three new machines was authorized be- fore that date. W. Seddon, caretaker, reported on the work Which had been under- taken at the school during the summer months and included a list' of the trees and shrubs which had not survived. An expenditure of. $50 was auth- orized for supplies needed in the home economies departinent. The holding of night claaSet this year was authorized and re- muneration for teachers *was set. Announconlent WaS also made that the school would he closed on September 88, the occasion being the BrUsselS TM AND RAKE SAVE The ladies of Knox Presbyterian Church, i'Mlgrave are holding a Bake. Sale and Tea In the Porea- tete Mall, gelettiVe. on Friday, September' 61.8t„ beginning at 8 P,Irt,, EVeryette Is Invited to attend, PIA t1 Car Sonieroault$,, Driver injured Dennis Mealynn, tO,Soii Of Ur. and Mrs. Clus McGlynn, 'R,lt,'Z Winghain, received only Minor in., juries when the 'ear he Was drif• ing left the highway nag der ott Sunda Y'. Tito:cat strttek n. line of guard rails and kraiiltitiikOttA ed into a ditch. MedlYnn Was taken Of Whig ,*, hirkt Obhotritl liospit0 treatk hieht, • , and Midg; left on Peidtty tot Ekat,fibw hooto it( • • Wilk BOARD IIOLDS FIRST . • . A LL MEETING, Wingham District: High School Board' dealt with a variety, of busi- ness at its first regular meeting of the fail term last Tuesday evening, at which the chairman, Ernest Caseniore, presided. Principal W. S. Hall reported that results had been good in Grade 13 examinations this year, Out of 207 papers written 185 had been passed successfully, an average of more than 91%. The principal also re- ported that enrollment at the school shows an increase of about 30 over last a ear, distributed as fol- lows; Grade 9, 182; Grade 10, 112; Grade 11, 83; Grade 12, 63; Grade 13, 23,, totalling 463. Sale of books at the dchool amounted to $1852.45 onwhich a profit of $343.00 was realized. Sales of supplies amounted to $197.00. with profit at, approximately 20 per neeoAisi, ht Township composed of Orval delegation from East 'Wawa- TaYlor, reeve, and Messrs. Cook, Wightinan and VanCanlp appeared before the board to discuss 'trans- portation problems 'in that area, Including routes on concessions 5 and 6. Board members, L. Fortune and C. Coultes were appointed a Committee to study the transpor- tation situation in the East Wawa- nbsh section and present a brief to the board, - The chairman reported on the matter of heating "the new barn, stating that a letter had :been re- 'beived from Mr, Kling at SeafOrth, in which the writer expressed the opinion that there was ample ca- pacity in the present boilers to handle the added load, However, it was'pointed out that J, H, Schwindt Of Burlington had been consulting engineer' for the installation of the heating plant and it was agreed that the secretary contact the latter firm by letter. John jadirsoir, head of the agri- eultute department, submitted a list of it:erne which would be needed to complete the barn, totalling about $823.00, in addition to the Cost of wiring, estimated at $550.00, The agriculture committee WAS authorized to proceed with the Wit- Tho chairman reported 'the sale of a brooder hortee to Cedril Moffat for No Aura 01 $50. - It was also ,reported 'that Vege, tables from the school garden are being used In the cafeteria at tt` SeVing of approximately 810,00 per day. The agricUltural committed also reported that Mr. Jackson had taken On 'considerable extra work required at the school during the slimmer vacation, Remuneration for the work was loft to the 'dein- InTlt board received natio that there would be an Triereale in the Mee of typewriters of ttopkokl. mately 10 per tent 'at eetehet 1st, It was decided to 'continue the Marathon bridge parties which Will commence in November and continue during the winter, The parties have proved a good source of revenue, bringing in more than $200,00 each year, The Meeting' also decided to contact • several women's organisations in the town Suggesting that they take turns in being responsible for rankling the tuck shop at the hospital, The date of the fall rummage Male was s et for Saturday, October 13. As the' armouries is under- going renovations, the sale wilt' be held in the Wingham Arena, and plans Will be completed at the next meeting. This October sees the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Ladies' hospital Auxiliary and plans Were started for e suitable celebration, On gaturday utter- noon, Oetobee• 27, a tea Will be held , in the council ,ehatabee to 'holler: this Outstanding event. The Public, both Men and women, arc invited to attend. Cash donations Will be welcomed and will be used to, plate a peemaneht Monied& In the hospital to' commemorate this eanniVerearY, The sowing cenimittee reported 114 'completed articles:. sheets, gowns; mattress covers, etc. New drapes are to be purchated for third leer, , 'The cutting nein-. inittee Is busy getting work ready. far the beating groups Which hope' to get hack into action this week. ENGOEMENT,. Mr. and Mrs. Abner Nethery, Wingham, wish to' announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Jane to James Alexander Smith, on of Mrs, Harvey Smith and the late Mr. Smith, Of ListoWel. AkTlie marriage to take place on militaturclay, September 26, 1956. F195 - 4 Slo,5.1et*,Wins . $600 Seholgr$1tip , Sally Slesser has ,added another Scholarship Co hal• She was. iri farmed last Vet& that- she had woe the $000: ‘Atkiritipii: Scholarship, 1Vtiss Slosser, who 'is the dangli. tot of Mr. arid 1403'.10,:l.,Slosser of town, has 4tedentlY•Won Deniinlori Provincial bursary of $500, The Urstiiine Collago''$chelarehip for $188, a , WeStorn'•Oittario Sehelart ship Of ,$200 and' the Wirigharn kinette Club' Schotaretilp for *100, Which he organiZed, for the past three and one half years. `Ire was ordained at Calvary Church in. dune of 1088. A native of NeW Liskeard, he re- ceived his 0110116On there and at Kirkland Lake high selicol. In 1.048 he graduated from the London Bible Institute. Since March of this year he has been engaged Iii even.. geliatio work. 111$ Wife, the farrier Eileen Mite= Nab, is a native of Woodstock: Rev. and Mrs. Getty have four 'children, Carolyn, Cheryl Ann, Patil and Peter'. They will MOW to irtyinghani t#,S Seen i' living aecothiliodation can be Secured, 1100STKIt CLUB 11113FITINGI A Meeting of the Booster Chub, to discuss the 'fOrinailOti Of a' hockey team for ,the Winter, is to. be held in the leonnell chambers, ' Wlirgliant, an Friday, Sept. 21st, at 8 p.M. Flab RtCtilITION IN Blilt(411,AVIin A shower and dance for Mr, and Mrs. Leslie Shaw• thee Donna And- prson) will be held in the li'Oreaters' Belgrave, Friday, Septem- ber, 6L Btuee'S Otcheatta, Latilea please bring lunch, EvetyOne Wel- defile. , Iii 19b CM /KIM.; $C1I0014 , A 'Cooking School given by Mrs, , C. Serlver of CI<CO-TV Is, being onsored 8t, rvfarthe,. 6Mild of the Ai glitail Chtireh Ceari- rrittnitY Ootrie, SeptenaPer MS, at 8.80 p,tift; AtimissiOn li &Ma, „. F.161/