HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-05-15, Page 1With which is amatgatnittte4 the ..terr a Vidette and Wroxeter News
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ON PARADE!
ALONG THE MAIN :DRAG
By The Redeptrlga'
SEED wia414 wrolsTEIt(ED—
Farmers and gardeners must have
complained to6 bitterly about the
dry weather conditions a week ago«
Since that the rains have come,
Now 'a little ,sunshine would be
welcome. •/
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ANYTHING MISSING ?—Some'
people are surely careless; the. way
they 'leave .things lying around, A
Couple of weeks ago '.a couple of
toWn's younger lads, swimming
Howson' and sc ered
s p dl ..gv an
Outboard ` motor on theriver bot
tom. Brought up to the light of day
it was found to be in first class
condition, No owner has been
heard of as yet.
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UP AND AROUND -Friends qt''
Raymond Merkleyiwere happy, to
see him back
from Vetoes. Hos-
pital, '..
London, after seven weeks
there •and the remqval of a foot,
• following • a car .accident. He ' will
return to hospital for another.
operation.
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OPEN 'NEXT' WEEP(—The soft
foe cream and refreshme tstandd
which is being erected by Mufray
Taylor and Fred Templeman at
the south end of town Is expected
to be open for busieess by May 24.
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BEAUTIFUL WINGHAM—•Fig-
ures in the town's .estimates for
this year include the cost of plac-
ing the flower pots On lamp posts;
along the Main Drag, 'Towns-
people have become accustomed to
this note of beauty and would
}late to see .them disappear,
PLANK.SAVES:' LIFE
OF CULROSS CHILD
A heavy plank saved the life, of
a -11 -year-old girl .haat, Wedhesday
4i asupporting,rtheTwe1ght?of a ran=.
away tractor, which knoelted the.
little girl 'to the ground:..
Constance Kreutzweiser, the
daughter; of Mr, and Mrs. Oliver
Kreutzweiser, R.R, .1 Teeswater;
was found lying .beside the. plank
after she had been .knocked dgwn
by .a tractor which had been start-
ed'by her brother, •
' The weight ofthe tractor was
kept ,from the bo',dy of the' child
as the wheels of:the machine pass-
' ed along a length of stout plank
ing which formed 'a bridge over the
. youngster.
The little girl • Was taken to the
."Wingham: General Hospital and
X-rayed .for injuries which were
feared to have been caused to her
chest and back, .The X-rays showed
that no serious, Injuries were sus""
tamed. and Constance was allowed
to return home, suffering *from
only a few minor bruises.
AT HOME 'IX) 'FIOEND
Mr, and' Mrs. Barry Cook, of
R.R. i, Belgrave, will be, at home
to their friends•, and relatives an.
Sunday, May 19th,. in the afternoon
and evening in honour of their
fortieth wedding anniversary, ,
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ENGAGEMENT
1(r, and Mrs. •Dave Donaldson,
of; Culross "Township, wish.to an-.
nqunce the engagement "of their
daughter, Grace Anne),to Currie
Burchill, son of Mr, and Mrs'. John
rchill, of Culrosg Township, Tliac
ing will take place at two
ek on Saturday, May 25th, in
theUnited Church, Teeswater.
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ENGAEMME1 air
• Mr, and Mrs, ' W, G, Bain, of
Wingham,. Ontario, announce the
engagement of their only.daughte,
Margaret Jean, to Mr, Kenneth
Eldon Horton, son of Mr: and Mrs,
E Horton, of . Behr/ore' ,. Ontario,
the Wedding will take place,. June:;
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'EiNOACIEMENT
Mr. and 'Mrs. Charles Souch, of
.Blyth, Ontario announce the . en
gagement. of their daughter, Leota
Mark to'.,Mr, Wililan► Percy Ding,
son :of Mr, and 'Mts. Itoas King,;
Wiighani, Ontario, 'rite Wedding
Will take place in Blytti United,
litircfl, on Saturday, 4Une 1st, et
12 o'clock noon, , • F15b
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' Mr, and Mrd, David Haugh;.
lt.l1, 1, Wingham; *fah :to •aiinounce
the engage/tient of their only
titer Sh
trio _ iiCiight, to
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#iuevaie. The tviarl•i& to take
jplace the latter part of May, ay, 11'115
54. EVAIVGELIST Tf
CONDUCT CAMPAIGN`
Senior Captain .Robert "Bolas'
Marks, 'Territorial Evangelist of
The Salvation Arrny, Canada, wil
he guest speaker ;of The Wingham
Corps of The S,a1Vation Army,
.:roil. Thursday, May 23rd. `through.
Wednesday, May. 29:11; during
which time the will eondilct special
evangelistic meetings.
The Captain's itinerary will , Art
elude six nightly public servleesj
an address to the women's Jocal
prayer group of town; ,six .daily
children's, rallies; a radio :broad
cast over "Church of the Mre';;
street meeting evangelism and 'the
conducting of the, regular Sunday,
services, ci
Fie will be supported •musically•
by Mrs,. Capt. Eileen ,Stevens of
the Listowel 1 Corps, pianoforte
Soloist, the Listowel Citadel Band;
and Singing 'Company, : vocalists.
and instrumentalists of the Wing,
ham Corps, and featured in the seri.,
vices will be an inspirational Wand,
sing In the old fashioned« Gospe,
style. -.
The Captain has just recently'
completed; a sucoessfui ' tour` of
Western .Canada, and will spend the
next month or so in the Southern,
Ontario Division of The Salvation
Army r` � :i • .
A y to which 'Viringham C"b ps s
attached.. {
Born of pioneer parents. on .a'
Saskatchewan wheat farm, Sr:.
Captain Robert Marks was one of;
a family of• 14 children migrating,
to the west coast with their par-.
ents in the wake o1: the .depression,;
Settling. in Chilliwack, B.C. he:
received his schooling there. Enter-
ing The Salvatipn Army Training
College In Toronto, he received his
commission ea an officer in 1942:
Since then he'has commanded;
corps, operations in Western Cana -q,
Cadet' Major . Ray Murray, top cadet at the Wingham District High
School, puts his -men through their paces`at the annual cadet inspection
held- yesterday. Ray, every inch 'a soldier — and there's 6 eft 3 ins, of
him — was in charge of -yesterday's• parade. He is the son of Mr, and
Mrs, David Murray, of Wingham.Advance-Times ,photo.; •
Liberal Rally . at
CADETS.PARADE; FOR
ANNUAL INSPECTION
Because of ,inclementWeather
the Wingham arena was the venue
of "this 'year's cadet inspection
which was held yesterday. Th'e
parade was Originally •to have been
staged in the town park.•
On. 'parade were 200' cadets of the
NO, 543 Wingham District. High
School, Cadet Corps •and' the in-
specting! officers were Major L. G.
Vickars, of Listowel; Major J. A.
Jackson, Wingham; Captain R. P.
Ritter, Wingham and Lieut.
Drohan, of London. '
The •afternoon's program includ-
ed' Bren gun 'stripping and assemb-
ling demonstrations, •boys' physical
ieducation exercises and platoon
drills. •
Wingham District High School'
;girls presented physical education
exkrelses and dance drills..
'own all
About 70 people vete on hand at
the town hall on Saturday evening
to hear an address 1 y Hon. Paul
Martin, minister pf ; National
Health and•.Welfar9g, delivered. in
the 'interests of Arnold j Darroch,
Liberal candidate 111,1hp riding of
Wellington -Huron
R. S. Hetherington; Wingham,
acted as chairman for the gather-
ing; On the platform► were Don-
ald Blue, candidate for Bruce,
A. Y. McLean, candidate for.
Huron, Mr Darrecli, : Lloyd Mc
Queen, president of the Welling
ton -Liberal Assoc, Hugh Hawkins,
Clinton, vice-president of the West-
ern Ontario Liberal, Assoc., Mrs.
Darroch and Mrs.•Gordon•Harrison,,
president of. - the newly -formed
Wellington -Huron.' associations for
,ladies.
Candidate Streaks
groups of varied Selections,' each
one of 'which was a treat in itself.
Their numbers were So well receiv-
ed by the Lions and.' their ,ladies
that the group had some difficulty
in bringing their section of the eve-
ning's program to a; close, The
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DMPTISMS MARK
MOTHER'S QDAY IN
LOCAL COURCIES
At St, Apdrew's Church;. a Chris,.
tiara Family Day Service was held
on Sunday .morning and was well
attended. The Rey, Alexander
Nimro baptized nine children
during the service. Those bapti,§ed
Were: James Alexander McBurney,
son of Mr, and Mrs. Jack MoBur
pey; Barbara Alexa Currie, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R, John Cur-
rie; Lyle Douglas McInnes, son of
Mr, and Mrs, George McInnes;
Carey 'Bruce MacDonald, son of
Mr, and Mrs. Bruce D. R, Mac-
Donald; Patsy Joan Caslick,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Caslick; Robert Bruce Reming-
ton, son of Mr, and Mrs Harold
Remington; Mary Norman, daugh-
ter of mi.. and Mrs. John Norman;
Carl 'Wesley Hiltz, son of Dr. and
Mrs, C. • W. Hiltz; John Thomas
Henderson, son ,of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas R. Henderson.
At the Baptist Church,. Mr. and
Mrs, Kenneth Getty, who ' have
spent the past seven years doing
missionary ,worts ',in Northern.
India, were the special speakers
at the services. During the Sunday
School hour, Mrs. Getty talked to
the children of India 'and . illustrat-.
-ed her talk with a :delightful col-
lection of Indiana dolls dresses in
the varied costumes of India,
Special feature of the evening
service was the' singing in Hindu-
stani, by Mr. and Mrs, Getty, of
several well-known hymns. Mr.
Getty also spoke on the theme,
"Occupy ?til I Come."
A special mother's Day Service
was held in Wingham United
Church on Sunday. Rev, D. J. Mac-
Rae .spoke from the text, Proverbs
22-6; .`;Train up a child in the way
he shpuld go, and whenhd is old,
he will not .depart from it" Mr.
MacRae: ;said that we are concern-
ed abgut our .homes- today,. they are
more,,comfortable but probably, no
more happy than some years ago.
Something has been lost; the
homes are not as godly as they
used to be. We need: more of God'
1??r'•.4tir.J1olnes ,Q,d m and. `Eye,iost
a their home because they lost sight
pf God. When a home'is founded,
it should be dedicated to God and
families should be .found in church.
Then children will find their foot-
steps in the . path on which they
started from a Christian home.
da and Ontario being stationed at
such centres as Regina, Winnipeg,
Toronto and Belleville, For, two
years' he was on the staff of the
Training College, and, has become
well-known as a contributor to Sal-
vation Army periodicals.
Sr: Captain Robert Marks comes
to his present appointment as Ter-
ritorial. Evangelist with a wide
background of 'religious leadership
experience, having witnessed reviv-
als'of interest in religion in almost
all of his appointments. He was
Marriedlit 1945 to the `former Cap-
tain Audrey Sims. They` have •3
children.
GARDEN PARTY
Please reserve.June 23 and June
25 for . Wroxeter . United Church
dedication service and garden
party. ` F15b
P.C.'s NAME : CHAIRMAN' ,
Wingham supporters of the i5togressive Conservative party g'athered at • the camel" chamber oh Monday
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evenin9' to oia u1ze, tett, ,tight are John Hanna( M, ;Y Y orawfordi ncivyWelected chalrtYan fir the
town Mayor n it, Meltiriney, retiring chairman, Marvin• „iew , l'.0; candidate for Weiiln tan -U iteri
, Coo1,—AdvaliLe°'I'ini!s photo,
;n rixe
ills; 75.5 C�mmer
New• Manager- at
Dominion Store
Ron Bailey, Mitchell, Is the new
manager of the Wingham branch
of ,Dominion Stores Ltd. succeeding
Ossle'Kuenzig, who. Lias held the
position ,for the' past two years;
He has, been moved to the Han-
over stare. •
Mr, Bailey, who commenced his
duties here, on. Monday,* is..a mar-
ried man with a family, ;who will
move to Wingham, as soon as
housing can be secured,.
District High School
To,Hold Open Night
The annual open • night will be
held at the Wingham District High
School on Thursday evening this
week, May 7,6, at 7.30, All who aro
interested in high school activities
are invited to see the ,displays of
pupils' work, including dresses
which will be modelled by the girls.
Demonstrations of basketball and
other sports *ill take place in the
gymnasium, •
nta06Speaker Guest
tLions Ladies' Night
During the service, Mr. MacRae'
christened the following =children:
Karin. Elizabeth, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. A, D. McMurehy; Janet
Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Wilfred ,Haines; Deborah Louise,
daughter, of Mr, and Mrs, Bert
Mogge.ch; Janice Irene, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 'Fred Ohm; Pat-
ricia Rose and Susan Marie,
daughtersofMr. and.. Mrs. Charles
Doll; Bradley Wayne, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Roy Wilson; Norman
Roger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Tiffin; Bruce Robert, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wally T•laselgrove; "Jean
Marie and Charles Roy, children
of Mr, and' Mrs. Clare Hopper.
The choir, under the leadership
of W. B. Conroe With Mrs. W. W:
Currie at the organ, sang the an-
them, "Dear Land of home",
TAKING 1► ORTIpLl:`N'$ ...
COt.Tits '. 7[N"TOIiOI ' i'O'" ` "
Wendall 4Jton, left this . week.
for •Toronto where he will take a
six week's mortician's course at
the Ranting Institute. Wendall has
been employed . at Walker Home
Furnishing for the past year,
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Name J. H. Crawford
To Head Wingliarn Assoc:
RUMMAGE SALE N
ET
E
ALL TIME RECORD
Crowds of people from far and
near stood in the rain outside the
Wingham Armouries on Saturday
afternoon, waiting for admittance
to the bigged't rummage sale ever
held by the Ladies' Auxiliary to
Wingham General Hospital. . More
articles were. displayed and more
people attended to spend the most
,money in the history{' of the rum-
mage sale.
The ambition ,of the Auxilary was
reached when the proceeds were
totalled and .for •the first time
touched the $1000.00 mark. From
the. very - beginning buying was
brisk, more than 100 sales people
being ,needed to sell and parcel the
goods. By four .o'clock practically
everything had gone and another
rummage,sale had passed into his-
tory,
All day Friday members of the
Auxiliary sorted and marked art-
icles •as they dame in. Trucks col,
lected donations from the town
and surrounding areas. Mere than
700 coat hangers' held the adult
clothing, Everything was there,
from a 'wedding dreSs to a pound
of butter and from an old-fashion-
ed trunk to a flashlight,
Any articles that could be used
at the hospital Were Saved and
sent thete. Heavy clothing which
Was not sold will be, held until fall
or peeked and' sent tb otea.•Box-
es of rugs are also sIold, so that
there is 'very little which 'does not
realize something for the sale.
During the afternoon the social
committee served tea to the help-
ers.
The Hospital AUXiliary Wishes to
thank everyone who .hClped'in any
way toward the splendid sue22S8
of this sale.
Proceed§ by Dcpartthents
.Ad'ult clothing, $273.11; children's
clothing, $11)4,76; mietelianeoua at-
Dela,1 4$.93; shoes
'� 5!5.19 i Matey � r shoes,
$123,10; foveltles, $301,1:1; groceries,
. o e.,.
$55.11; f>Nrniture, $90.50, d nations,
$37.50; value of goods sent tri the
hospital, $40,001 'notal, '$1002;30.
Members of the Wingham Pro-
gressive Conservative Association
gathered atthe council chamber
on Monday evening to name offi-
cers in preparation for the coming
election.
R. E, McKinney, who acted as
chairman of the group in 1953, ask-
ed to, be replaced. He said that
he felt this election is one ofthe
most important the country has
ever faced and commended ' the
Member, Marvin • Howe, on the
fine representation he has 'given
the riding of Wellington -Huron
during' his four years at 'Ottawa,
3, Barley Crawford was named
chairman of the Wingham group
and Clarence :Richey will be in
charge of . the `committee ,be
which are to be opened at once in
the fbrmei CKNX building on the
main street. ,
i 1eiiiber Speaks
In his address to 'tl•►e meeting
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The highlight of the .Lions Club
year, annual Ladies' Night, was
held at the Wingham District
High School on Friday evening;
with about 130 Lions, ladies and
guests. from other centres present.
Lion.President Whitney Grose pre-
sided over the gathering, catering
for which was handled by Hotel
Brunswick. , The beautifully ap-
pointed tables were enhanced by
bouquets ofmums and snapdragon,
as well as yellow candles in silver
•holders; '
Reg. Bitton . at the organ and
Lion Harold Victor Pym at 'the
piano provided the, music, while,
Lion Bill Conron led' the singing.
Guests were from Wingham, Luck-
now and Palmerston.
The special entertainment fea-
ture of the evening was provided
by 20 members) of the Woodstock
chapter of the Society for thePre-
servation and Eneouxagesnent of
Barber Shop Quartet Singing in
ai erica Enc., intiaaneed—lirtter
Bill Conron. They presented two
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FIRE LEAVES DUTCH
FAMILY HOMELESS
Wingham town:eouncil, at,aspee-
jai Meeting on' Thursday evening,
set the 1957 tax rate at 72 'mills far
residential property, no Increase.
over, last year, but raised the Mill
rate on industry and commerce by
three and a; half .n}ilis to a new
high of 7ai.5.:anills.. ,
The assessment 'for the year is
$2,335,000, an increase of, $40,000
over 1956.
Satisfaction was expressed by
Mayor It, E. McKinney in the fact
that the .epµnell had managed to
"'keep thjngs• under control." in
Spite of a ,three-quarter mill in-
crease in the county rate and' a _
oneand a .quarter 'mill rise in the
high achoel rate.
The •Jatimates, upon. which the
tax rate for the,year ie based are
a's follows:
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REED MONTROY. IS
PROMOTED BY FIRM
Reed C. Montroy, formerly di-
'rector of purchasing, has been pro-
moted to 'manufacturing manager
of Steel Door Corporation for the
company's plants in Birmingham,
Mich., Atlanta, .Georgia. and Wing
ham, Ontario, according to Glenn
Berry, president.
In his new capacity Mr. Montroy
will, supervise and `co-ordinate
purchasing, material control, pro-
,
Wingham firefighters were 'call-
ed to Yr'ordwich on Tuesday after-
noon when a'fire was discovered to
have broken out in a one and a
half storey frame farm home just
two miles southwest of Fordwich,
A strong •westerly wind endan-
gered a nearby barn and surround-
ing buildings and the firefighters
concentrated their efforts on keep -
the ablate from spreading, The farm
house was destroyed in a matter
of minutes.'
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gelyk aid
their three small children were in
Fordwich at the time of the out-
break.
The Gelyk family, who are Dutch
emmigrants were to move to a new
home last Wednesday. The owner
of the house Is. Ray Cooper, Ford-
wich. Mr. Cooper and Lloyd Niclde
discovered the outbreak.
Only a few of the •Gelyk family's
personal effects were saved from
the flames, among them a televis-
ion set; sewing machine, dining-
room furniture and some silver-
ware.
An appeal is being made for bed-
ding,, clothing and food for the
family, Donations are to 'be left
at the Fordwich community hall.
duction and scheduling in all three
plants. He has been, with the .Steel
Door Corporation for the past five
years, during Which time he handl-
ed all purchasing for the Birming-
ham ham plant and came to Wingham
last year for the •organization of
the ,Canadian.; division.
Mr, Montroy was formerlyas-
sistant to the plant manager of the
R. P. Scbercr Corporation,, The
Montroys, who have one child, are •
residents of Detroit.
Hospital Tags Sold In
Neighboring ,Towns
In connection with the spring
rummagesale, sponsored by 'the
Ladies' Auxiliary' to Wingham Hos-
pital, tag days Were held in Wing -
ham and the .nearby towns, The
following amounts Were collected:
Teeswater, 01.01.; Wroxeter, $9.71;
Gorrie,,.$13.73; Whitechurch, $4:59;
B.luevale, $11,24; Belgrave, $9.36;
Lucknow, $50,26; Wingham,. $178.48;
total, $324,43,
MINISTER SPEAKS HERE
Pictured ht the* Motel Bruns'Wiok ort Saurday night prior to the Liberal e t ngin
itWin fhanrt
hall arc, ?raid lbit to,right, Arnold 7a LochLiberal candidate for Wellingeon-Ruriur,, ASC, Motlit
GaIili
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,Liberal candidate or 1•iuron' /len.Paul Marti , Minister of National Health and Welfare', arid
Speaker 'ret the .n'iteting, Donald T311te, Liberal candidate for T3ruce; and 'W, W, `Ctlrri , .elialrtn'an at the
'Liberal Association in Wingham. *= vt tlio'e,Tgriea phot;
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