The Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-05-08, Page 1CutterRobes'.Are.
Out ForSeeding,
A great, ,deal of the seeding was
done,. in this district, last week.
With low temperatures ,and cold
winds blowing in the day time and
freezing temperatures at night,
this has proved to be a ,really cold .
job, All• kinds of heavy Clothing
was mustered, to 'keep- tractor
drivers warm, and one farmer even,
found a use for the old time robe,
used in the cutters of long ago. He
said he Was warm anyway. Many
farmers, 'becoming short of feed,
and tired of the long ' winter of
stable feeding, turned' their cattle
but last week, even though the,
temperatul'es were trying on cattle.
First of Cancer
Clinics Wednesday
The first cancer elinic is to h;
held at the Wingham General
Hospital oh Wednesday, May 15th;
with Er. Thomson in ,attendance.
These clinics will be held the
first and third Wednesday of •every
Month and have been instituted in
an effort to save patientS the long
trip to London for Certain types of
dancer treatment, . Plans for the setting up of the'
clinic at the ,Wirigharn Hospital
were approved at the meeting of
the Wingham Hospital Board re-
PI BUDGET WILE
NOT BE INCREASED
Chairrnan of the Winghant Public
School Board, ScottlReid, announc-
ed this week that the board will
not be asking the ,townspeople, for
an extra penny when` they present
their Midget to 'the'Whigharm town
council shortly, •
"There will be no increase lit
rates because of the sehoOl bOaid;
in „spite of a" new fold-retail ad. t
dition to the "school, still • Under'
eonstrtictiOn, and' the fact that We
said;, '
cd an ,ti*tra 'teacher;" Mr, Reid
When the beard presents its CAI-
Mates for the Year to the council,
possibly at the special ineetirieof
the finance eitittillittee Of the etnnt.
cil to le held. Thursday night, the
school board Will dhow bouneillora
that theim. balanhe' of
4
to.
P,
plus
government grants totalling 01,644,
wili enable the stlh'oni 6
for the tiaindleVy was, received
This, expioined Mr, Iteitt made'
possible ' try gOverninditit .
grants. and 60,-refUl budgettug by
the board,
SERVED IN MAGGIE
PO Ronald Kelly, left, of Saint John, N,13., and All Craig Seott, Winkhain, were in 1.11VICS'
Magnificent the most Unique voyage of her nine-year cennmiasion in the RCN, the carrier
'took men and equipment to the Middle East for the U.N. Ernergericy poite, returning Via the
United Kingdom with a deekioad of AMP Sabre jet fighters, The ship has' since gone back
to t miland for paying off arid return 'to the itoyat Navy, /30th radar'plotters', they are shows
at a plotting table 'in the operations' realn of the carrier. -'National ibefence photo.
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With which'is amalgamated the •Gorrie Vidette and Wrexeter News
WINGUAM, WEDNADOIKY, MAY Oh, 1901
Lions Present Emergency /Unit ' cil ALONG THE MAIN ,ORAG
By The, Pedestrian
ar Driv
. special radar speed-trap is to
installed in the town, When
4 4 where g it 'will be fitted is to
remain a guarded pollge and coml.;
cil secret, Meantime" plans are
going ahead to prePare a 13Y-laW
aimed at redwing the .speed limit
within the town to 25 miles per ,
h.our.
Mayor R. E, McKinneY, speaking
at` the council meeting en Monday
fine offenders," xvlr. Meliinney
said.
A motion to naSS such a by-law,
after it has •been correctly worded
by the town solicitor, was triade
by Councillor Elmer Wilkinson
and seconded by* Councillor Wil-
liam Conron.
Police Chief Bert Platt -wast eon,
'suited on the Matter 'of installing
an electric speed-trap and given
evening, said that he had had a
great many phone calls from towns-
people during the Week, Coinplain-
ing. about the excessive speed of
cars through the town. -
"I feel, that since, the people
have become considerably agitated
about this high speed, we must
put; into effect a by-law whereby
we, can reduce the speed ihnit in
town to 25 miles per hour and
1111,
permission by the eonnell to Rat
the device h,p as quickly as. yes-
Bible, Be was also 'told' to "Aerack
&win hard' and fast" on the (lily-
ers who• insist on creating a hazard.
Dego a Problem •
Police 'Chief Platt, told the coun-
cil that many people are defying
the •law by not keeping their :dogs
Under control. He said that a
pick of dogs running wild in the
town could 'be .just as dangerous
as speeding:• cars. The council or-
dered that offenders ,are to be
prosecuted under the existing by=
law.
A petition from ,residents of
Maple. Street, asking 'the council to
pave -the street surface; was rOnci'
by- the' town, clerk," The ,petition
was passed on to the street 'corn-%:
mittee for their censideratiOn.
Chairman of the Street •commit-
tee, Elsner Wilkinson, ,said 'that re-
cently he and his an had
toured the town on an inspection of
naveinents•*and drains. The Com-
mittee had come to the very de-
finite conclusion that a gieat many
Of the town streets `need "capping"..
Victoria Street and Carling , Ter-
race are both iii very bad shape,,
Said,• Mr. Wilkinson,. '
He stated, "howCver,* that the
committee' feels ;that 'they "have al-•
ied
;he
gh
TEEN-AGERS LUCKY
IN CAR ACCIDENT
1,4ESS TREES— Ontario Lands
and 'Forests Departillent'W111 plant
only 400,000 trees this year In the
ten-county Huron Zone, compared
' With 14000,90Q last year, aceiording
tg: the Conservation Officer Ross
Wornaworth. The scarcity of suit.
alit land, coupled with .a smaller
!supply of ,seedlings is given as the
Main reason 4or this year's small -
t.
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BLUE RIBBON-Local photog-
rapher Ianvlle Hammertoe, who
this week has been attending the
annual convention of Ontario lens-,
men in Torontb, has been awarded
at least one blue ribbon for his
:portrait 'work. The Wingham
photographer has had several suck
cesses. in public Showings of, his
work, in recent years,
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'COST PI' , GIVING—The cost of
giving index for Whigharn, rest-.
dents remains, high but just the
'same canvassers say house-
holders are still managing to smile
as they,dig deep, This month the
Salvation Army is conducting its
annual, Red Shield drive.. Gin.Sat-
urdaY the Hospital Auxiliary's an-
nual runsznage sale .and tag : day
takes place.
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ETERNAL TRIANGLE -- At
Maitland Glen Farm„ Awned-, by
James H. Currie, ' there are twoW
ewes _great need bf. making up
their minds. Both are nursing one
•lamb. That youngster 'Should
by rights have 'a big future,.,
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TREE PLANTING' BEE--Scouts
and Cubs from town set Out about
„1000 seedling trees on, the farm 'Of
ttus. Ilender'son on Saturday; snor-'
fling.
XNGALlEIVILEINT
14 and -.Mrs, Melville „Mithets,
aniiiifinee' the !'dirgage-
Ment their, only daughker,,
',EV4l3n Agnes to Donald • Jellies
'Gaiint„ eldest son of Mt,. and Mrs.
John Gaunt, of Whitechurch. The
Marriage will take place in the
latter .part of May. • F8*
,*.VINGIIAM LIONS
LAMES' NIGHT
44,he annual. Ladies' Night of the
Liens Club Hof Wingharn will be
held et the Wingham District
High School on Friday_ evening,
May :10; at 7 o'clock, Entertain
trient by the Woodstock Barber
Shoppers. Speaker,- Rev. A. W.
A, ear crash on nun-11)0'4 High-
way just south of the 'town last
Tuesday' night sent four feen-age,
boys 'to the Wingham; General Hos-
pital for treatment for, minor cuts
and Ibriiises. ..1)1181Nal-3ERVICE
TO.TACS"'01.:YEAkr
,ions resent Emergency
pitto..Salvation. Army
Television cameras •focused on a
Presentation .ceremony at ..CEN)c
studios on Friday evening, when
the new Wingham'Salvation Army.
Corps' emergency, service unit: 'vas
presented by. Wingham Lion:Presi-
dent Whitney Grose and District
Deputy Governor, Hugh Carmich-
ael. The unit was received by First
Licht. Don. Goodridgg of the Wing-
luim Corps,
The new unit is to lie used
throughout seven townships end
twelve towns and village§ Within
the Wingham area, Places ,to •be
served by the unit include, Wing-
ham, Wintechurch, Lucknow, Holy-
rood, Ripley, Tedwafer, Belmore;
Gerrie, Wroseter, Bluevale, Brus-
sels and Belgrave ,and the immed-
iate townships, . .
It will be -use(Pat.' every out-of-
town fire, town flies, and in every
other case Of emergency
The unit is equipped with .a 60-,
cup ,propane gas antematic„ coffqe
urn and ;,will curry, cirst-al'cl Wes,
foqd Supplies.' quaritity. of
1
The propane gas unit was sup-
plied by" Sperling -Hardvvare grid
Propane. Gas, of Blyth; , the Chad-
sis and wheels, 13y'Wingham Auto
Wreckers.' The body of the unit
was built by the Westel'il Foundry.
The lettering and shields are by
Russ Payton, trailer hook-up and
accessories by Winghaxh MoterS.
Above First Lt. D. V, Goociridge,
commander of the local corps of
the Salvation Army accepts a, mg=
bile ernergency unit, the, gift Of
the Lions Club and industiial'firrriS
in' Wingham. The presentation
was made by Past-District Deputy
Governor Hugh Carmichael, .1.eit;
and Lion President Whitney Grose
of the local club. The emergency
unit, which is seen at left, con=
tains a propane-heated coffee mak=
er, first aid supplies, blankets,
clothing, etc. It will •be used at
fires and in',„ other ernergencies,
which arise.
-,-CKNX and A-T photos
' The 'car, which 'according to
police , information was; being
driven ,by ,James Fitzpatrick, . of
Wingham, left the highway sand
snapped through a wire guard
'cable before plunging over a 25-
foot drop to the prairie marsh be-
low... Passengers in :the car in-
cluded, Robert Hall and Tom Cam-
eron, of ,Bluevale ' district- and
Charles Schtt, Wingham.. The car,
which 'was badly damaged, was
owned by Miss Elsie* Webb, Wing-
ham, ready spent a large amount of
money. "In fact, we have cut in-
, The 'car, which was going south to about p,boo of committee repair
towards Belgrave, ended up in 'the funds for this year already I'm
,marsh on the east . side of , the
.
highway. An approaching' vehicle,
driven by Gordon Wright, ofLake-
let, stopped at the. scene of: the
accident' Mr Wright It was re- conimittee.a motion was izrade re-
ported, found 'the driVer of the questing. the Winghim District
'crashed ear,iYirig. in Several- inches s'ehool .reixiovo..a.surfitgo
afraid that' we 'tray be unable to
afford Ao make all the repairs that
are necessary,',' the chairman said.
At the; suggestion • of ,the :street
yheri the. Walker Store on Jose,
me Street, closed 'its doers. • to
the public,hist week it brought Le
akend,a close nsseciation between
Wingham shoppers and Miss Janet
Murray, vvho has served in the
store 'for the past 31 years.
• 'Mis's Murray, who Was born in
Wingham, Joined the staff of the
'store in 1926, shortly after leav-
ing schgol.
She can well remember when the
price of, a .single blanket, double
be" ii was in the region of $3,00,,
and high :quality linoleum •sold for
i4 thaw $3.00 -a running-yard.
'Both Miss Murray and C. B,
lino has .been manager of
the^Walker Store in iVinghant for
tht4444.9 years were were guesA 1 0f
i;r4Sr "Iiinifliet''neiti
the Queens- Hotel ,•Wingham, last
Tuesday night. Clare Cantelori
made a presentation to Mr. Richey
on behalf of Wingham merchants,
Mr. Richey, who was born in
,Arnprior, Ontario, has been with
the Walker Stores for 30 years. He
and Miss' Murray are members of
the firm's Quarter Century Club
and Were presented with wrist
watches a few years ago for their
long service.
Mr. Richey, who recently suffer-
ed a slight heart attack, expect's to
rest until June, He will either take
up a position as manager with one
of his firm's other stores or he
will remain in Wingham.
"ACE" BATES N
ZONE COMMANDER
of water near the rear end of the
car,• 'The three other occupants.of
the, car 'made their way back up on
to file highway.
Provincial Constables Robert
Lewis and-Charles Salter', of. Wing-
ham, investigated. , '
rf
Jack "Ace' Batcson,, a past
president of the Wingham Branch
of the Canadian Legion, Was ,nam-
ed zone commander at a meeting
held, in Exeter on Sunday, when
160 representatives from Z One C-1
assembled, Deputy. zone command-
er will be Harvey Pfaff, kmter'
post master.
The new zone commander, whe
is a veteran of the Royal Cana-
dian Air Force, operates an ex-
tensive dairy business in Wingham,
and has been actively interested in
the work of the Canadian Legion
since the branch was formed here.
Thp, gathering, in Exeter includ-
ed a parade to the cenotaph led by
the Exeter Legion Pipe Band when
wreaths were placed.. Thirteen
branches were represented' at the
meeting.
ESCAPES DEATH IN
FARM ACCIDENT
anadian Legion Backs
any, Worthy Projects
Downer. , F8b.
In the May issue of the maga-
zine "Liberty” -a feature article
entitled, "Canadian Legion's Secret
Weapon" blows, the top ,off the
accusation, that Canadian Legion
brandies are nothing more than
beer-guzzling bootleg joints an.
accusation which originated in
Vancouver, but which seems to
have been echoed around the
country for some time.
The article points out that most
Canadian citiz,ens'‘ `who hive con-
valesced. in Legion-donated hos-
pital wards *(or at bonne-in Legion-
provided hospital 'beds "end *heel
Chairs); 'or those Who ,have been
aided *by Legiong'blorid donations,
Nurses Will Attend' or had their children; sell to col- Legion To Parade-
Before Banquet
This evening at 7 o'elock the
Brussels Pipe Band will lead a
parade of Legion members to the
Wingham Cenotaph Where wreaths
will' be laid by president of the
Wingham branch, John Pattison;
Herman Young for the zone; and
by 'George Inglis, for the district,
After the short ceremony at the
cenotaph **the; annual banquet of
Braneh. 180 will be held in the
Legion Home, .cornmemorating
VE day,
*drain' ttoM* the town's. 'sewer,:sys-
tern: It Was 'felt that the present
system` could net- take the extra
load adequately, •
The council agreed to, take a
five-year lease on, the town gar-
bage dump.' The legal arrange-
ments for ,the leaSe ate to ga into
effect ,ht an early date.
Helidgy Nevernher
Council approved a Suggestion,
Put forivard .'tlie Wingbam
Branch of the Canadian Legion,
that the Leglon,WOuld be respon-
sible for_ the care and upkeep of
the cenotaph property. They al.,
so declared Monday, NoVember '11;
1957, a Public 'holiday.. The request
for this holiday Was, made by the
local Legion to mark Remenibrance
Day.
. A letter to the council, from
Mrs. N. D, Camertni,, on behalf of
the Ladies' Auxiliary 'to the Wing:.
ham General Hospital, • was read
by'the town eark, " The letter re-
quested pernli§§lon to hold a tag
day on Saturday,, May 11, the .,day •
of the annual spring runimage sale',
The request was granted.
It was decided to hold a special
meeting of the finance coMmittee
oil Thursday eVenIng of this week
at which the tax rate will b6 set,
Nightingale Service
The annual service in.memory of
Florence Nightingale is to, be held
on Sunday, May 19th, in the United
Church, Wingham,,
All nurses front the district are
invited to attend the service wear-
ing full dress uniform, After the
service a reception is 10 'be held
in the nurses' residence of . the
WinghaiI General Hospital.
lege on Legion scholarshiPs know
better,
The sentiments expressed by the
writer' of the article •Cairleide with
what went on at the IAA' meet-
ing of the innghainbraneh of the
Canadian Legion; which, Was held
last Tuesday evening.
At that meeting Comrade John
Currie, spoke abOut hospital beds
`and wheel chairs Comrade' Past
President DeWitt Miller, c offered
tPe, head a Legion-Sponsoro,d town
,(Please turn to Page ThreeY
THREE !NAKED Flies to,Scotland
Mrs, Leslie Armstrong, who ar-
riVed in ,Canada last November, to'
join her husband, reporter for The
Advance-Times, left Mallon by air
last 'Wednesday to return to 'Scot-
land, where Mr, • Arnistrong's
fathers, Will ,undergo a serious Oct,
ation. She Was ac'comp'anied by.
her three-year-old daughter,
GO Bridge
On Wednesday
,IIIMIMAGE SALE
TOLE HELD, MAY '11 •
Winghalla rd-TOspital Ruin.;
M JSale is earning up again and
be held in the:Wingharti.Arin,.
curies on Saturday, MaY 11, at two
o'clock; Everyone waits for this
•everit and It is expected` that all
women of the town and cenninuil-,
,ity;:„ will ..be • rtnurnaging through
AtrUnks, 'boxes, cupboards and
attics, bringing, out east off .arti
016S, 'ready for the rummage sale.
''Remember anything .yon do 'not
need, We can Nell:—
Thivs and dishes, out grown 'clothes
, atilt* or pi,-rt-nos,
• Larlaps or jeWellety, shoes` or hats,
Books Or 'plants or Old door 'Mats.
,Anything thries in yotit way,
The Ladles' Auxiliary' Will take
7 traVey,
Slinply phOne Mrs,
;number
14„n C. Mac-.
thriber 31' Ot .111itglierite
Johns; 208, and a truck Will Call,
It is asked that everything` he at
the atMetitieS On Friday,' May 10,
.so. that articled lean oettedi and
:Marked; 71,8b The ladies of the Wingham Colt
ENGAGE'S/M/41T' froin minor bruises and ..latierations Club held a Very allotresstril des-
Yesterday three men, Ian Mc-
Millan, of Painlers011C' Stanley
•Seett,. VVrorteter, and Itobent taker,
AIL 1, 'Hanover, were invOlved
a car accident just, riorth 'of td-
More, .7 ,
Most seriously in;jurOd Wit§ Stan-
ley Seott, who is suffering from
possible Internal 'iltitiribS, deep
head, feed and neck lientlitiOns.
The driver of the fear, FlObert
alter, was the least "striOusly hurt
Of the thteo,men, • 14() §.Suffering'•
ENGAGEMENT
Mr, \and Mrs. Harold, Thomas, of
Brussels; Ontario, annourice'the en-
gagement of their daughter, Joyce
Agnes to Mr, Jan Van Vliett, only
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jan Van
Vliett, 'of R.R. 3, BrUssels, Ontario.
The wedding will take place on
Saturday, May 25th, at > twelve
o'clock, in Brussels United Church.
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
mEETINGr BELA
An organizational meeting of the
Wingham Progreisive Conserve:
*tiVes, 'will he held in, the' council
chamber on: Monday evening, May
13 at 8.30, The member for Wel-
lington-Huron, Marvin Iicilve; M.P.,
Will address the meeting and all,
Including the ladies, are urged to
. attend, Lunch will be served:' 78b
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MARTIN LUTHER FILM „ .
The Martin, Luther fillb Will 'be
'shown in. Auburn United„ Church
.oh Friday evening at 8 o'clock,. on
4fay 10th, and in'tblgrave do Sun-
aay),,,evening, May 12th. Sponsored
by, the LAIL, Everyone Welcome.
Silver colleetiori. 78 4''
James Hardie, RA. 1, Wingham,
escaped death on 'Thursday when
he fell from. a tractor and was
run over by the „cultivator the
tractor was pulling. The teeth of
the machine cut into, his head, the
back of his sshoulder was injured
and he sustained severe- chest in-
juries, '
Mr. Hardie's condition, was , said
by hospital offiaials at the Wing-
barn General Hospital yesterday, to
be satisfactory.
NOTICE
Weekly:coil000On of garden Mit-
tinge and rubbish w,111. be Stetted
tilt PridelY Morning, May 3, 1,067
and Will be continued each Week;
Bribbish must be piled out hear
the curb On TborodAy hVehhig;
The. town truck will 'otter this
Ofiltiolce for the Otialrber :Months.
..Priblie, Werke torrinaltiihri,
• To vii: tif',Whigbanw,
tliCengagethent is announced of
ttuby June, daughter of Mrs. It,
MacLean, of Brussels, and the late
Mt, MacLean, to William'
son ofMI% And,Mts. It Irwin,
R 2, Vviugharri, The marriage
wilt 'take place., on Saturday, May
lGt. , presbyterikh
Chilreh, Brussels. ' P84°• 80
to his thin, The Other ,nefosetiger,
fan McMillan, received. *btlek
chest injuries when the tar',
over' after going ext,t of central
dtirifig 'Pm early hoUrrtif ttielklaY
Morning,
The" .isoefl!pfthts' (d the otke Were
taken 10 the
`titypfte for treatnteriP,
Seridge, in the Connell Chant-
ay afternoon. r
b
last Wednesday afternoon.
Nineteen, tables' participated ,and
all the players reeelved favors,
The• first prize `was' , Won by
Mrs, Millet Davis and second prize
Mn'.by Chris, 14inde, Mrs, liarry
ToWil ''wan the travelling ptite and
the Mystery prize tie ati won by Mrs,
blotitati wowbod,