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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-01-20, Page 1Tat 1 ,- eat-Ta-M. ...a.Nmesaassa' With which is amalgamated the Morrie Vitiate awl Wroxeter News ONTAttie, ".V.VEONESPAY, JANUAltY 0, 1060 MN= COPIES 1 ,eent4 ALONG THE MAIN DRAG. By The Pedestrian SUPPORT NEEDED-, urn erry Man to ead School Board. AT TVE 4,BENA Wednesday, trati, 3 to: G p.mas—Skati•ng 8 pan.—IVIltlgel, Hockey game. 11 to is Pans---ClaNX prat:new Thursday,. Jun. 21— • 3 to Ii p.m."-skating 8 p.m.—Juvenile Hockey 'aislay,, Jan. '23- 3. to 5 p.m.—Skating .6 to 7 p,m,—Baritain praeliee '7 la 8. part,-..-intermediate • practice. . it to 10 tammta-Skating DR. ERNEST PEOLEY tiOINfi TO JAMAICA FRANK PRESTON IS INJURED IN ACCIDENT • - • Saturday,. Jan, O a to 11,15 tains— Fee Wee Hockey • • 1145 to 2A5 pama—Figare Skat- ing, 2.15 to 4.15 p.m.—Public, altate tug. - pans—laterinediats hockey Monday, Jail. 25-- 3 to 5 pana-alluding 7 to 8 pan.---Rantam practice 8 to t0 p.m.--Adult skating . Tuesday, Jan. 26- 3:30 to 10,30 haat- The league-leading Wingham Crawford Dodgers are in need of support if the. team, is . to, (marry, on' properly. According to statistics, in six bottle gables there has been a total attendance of 1,020 or en average of 170 adults per game, plus an average of 69 children. These age pretty discouraging fig- ures for a team that is providing excellent home-lbrew hockey for the community. How about it, faaa? Let's give, the boys a boost and start coming out to their games: NEW cuAntiyeAN—,T. Leslie Fortune, representa- group for 1960. He is shown above, right, as he aa"aasaaaassasaaaasaaaasaaassa lave for Turnberry Township on the Wingham District . was• congratulated by outgoing chairman, Roy , High School chairman of the Cousins, of Brussels.—AtIvrniee-Times photo. °Son.in.law Dies VMS named Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Pedley and their three daughters will leave Wingham the end of this month for Jamaica, where they will enter the mission field., They will motor to Miami and fly from there to Jamaica. churches in the area, There are Brownstown, which has eleven Jamaica Evangelistic .Mission at They will be connected with the at present ten missionaries, four ' of which are native Jamaicans. Dr- and Mrs. Pedley will bring the Complement to tylrelve. Of the two It A, CURRIE WAS IN BUSINESS HERE FOR MANY YEARS Frank Preston, a former resi- dent of Wingham, who now lives with his son, John' PreSton, in Walkerton, met with an, accident about 7 p.m. Saturday. Mr. Pres- ton was walking across the street with his dog when 'he was struck by a passing car. The driver made svery effort to atop before hit- ting the pedestrian, but to no avail. The victim was removed to the Bruce County Hospital at Walk- erton, where it was found that he had suffered a broken arm, frac- tures to both legs and cuts about the ear and eye. ,At London Home LIONS ENTERTAIN FARMER FRIENDS Euchre Party at Sacred Heart Joe Redmond was' the winner for men and Miss Mary Loulae neon for the ladies last Tuesday evening when a euchre party was held in the parish ball at Sacred Heart R.C. Church. Miss Annie 11sfeKin- non won the draw prize. The.card partywas sponsored by the Catholic Women's League and Len tables were in play. The fractured limbs were sat and Mr, Preston was believed to be in satisfactory condition, but since that time has contracted pneu- monia, lie is 82 years ,of age and 'his many friends here are hoping that he will soon improve. Word has been received here that Keith Campbell Oliver, 49, of Lonslon, died at his home very sud- r elenly on Sunday. He. was em- -ployed by the Howard Roofing • Company. He Is survived by his wife, Irene Sutton, formerly of Wingham, and A son, William, of London. Mrs. Charles Sutton of town is his mother-in-law. - The funeral was held on Tues- -day afternoon from the Evans fun- eral home. Last Friday evening about 80'. men gathered at the Queens Ho- tel dining room to re-institute a pleasant custom which has not 'been carried out during the past. few years. The occasion was the Lions Club's Farmers' Night,. when most of the Lions had invited residents of the rural community: to dinner. Lion President War* Crawford was in the chair, ST. PAUL'S HOLDS VESTRY MEETIO loving tai New • The ,anatal -vestry meeting of St. Paul's Anglican Church was held on Monday evening with Rev.-C. F. lal•Wlla-AgsOl49t.2lVisdO medical doctors in the mission, one is semi-retired and the other will A businessman in Wingham for many years, Robert Arnold Currie, died la Wingham General Hospi- tal on Monday, Jan. 18th, following a long illness. A son of the late John A. Currie and Elizabeth Robeatsens he wits born in East WAvarmosh Township. He attended Lower • Wingham school find in 1908 went into basi- new as a°.blackamith, erecting the building on. Diagonal Road which is. nevi cu 'a? bY the Wareen House. At that time he': was in partnership with his brother, the late Currie, ' • aafe. latex'' apprenticed with R. V. Steatesla Termanteatealeatasiabaratniaa dertakiag business ° and graduated in "1.013, The same year he puia SaMe Joeatiarr, tri aleufkliirg the' immediately on fan. book store trade for 40 years,at the leave almost linMe corner of John and Josephine St's., lough, •• Dr: sdoirtg father in 1879. The location was I both medical and mission work. The Pedley family moved to which was erected by Mr. iikason!s Wingham 18 months ago, when he The Mason book store r one of gliala;h1dett. - eatablishadaaahuait . properties on the main street, will move •to new quarters by the middle of February. The present owner of the busi- ness, Jack Mason, has been in the At 'the 1060 inaugural meeting of the Wingham Dietrict high School Board last Thursday, J, Leslie Fore Lune, representative for Turnberry Township on the board, was elected chairman for the eeming year. it is the second term for Mr. Fortune who held the same office in 1990. ITe succeeds 13-0Y Cousins, of Brits, sels. A. D. MacWilliam, of Wing- ham, representative for 'Karats County, was named vice-chairman, A striking committee 'ea/named- of Messrs. Cousins, Thompson and . MaeWilliam, brought in the follow- ing slate of committees, *We'll was approved by the ',Maul: PropertY0 Cousins, Hetherington, King, Mc- Tavish and Pettapiece; transporta- tion, Armstrong, Thompson, King, Moir " and McRae; agriculture, Thompson, Armstrong, King, Mc- Rae and Pettapiece; management, • Moir,' MCKibbon, McTavish., Thompson and Armstrong; finance, MacWilliarn, McTavish and Petta- piece; building, Hetherington, Mae- William, NicKibbon, Cousins' and Moir. Following the approval, , of the minutes, Miss Y. McPherson was re-appointed secretary-treasurer of the board and Gordon Doyen, at- tendance officer. A by-law to cover the borrowing of up to sigma for ordinary expenses until grants and tax levies are received, was approv- ed. Elmer Walker was re-appointed caretaker. Salary for the caretak- ing duties was increased to allow for extra help which will be re- quired to look after the .new*addi- ton to the school. In his report to the 'board, Prin- cipal Frank Madill; stated that the new addition is now .in •use and everyone involved is enjoying the extra accommodation. He stated that the inspector had, visited the new addition and was well pleased. Average atteadance was 500,0$fo December. The board heard several repotta 'from the Iluildling OoMmittee;,:,Most; imporeatit 'was this fael' ' that the builders- had tame& the new addition over to the 'board. In- surance on the addition is stow force and for 'the most part things were working out very well. Ross McRae, who replaced Gor- don Stobo, representative for Cul- ross Township, was welcomed to the board. Before adjourning the board passed the routine accounts of the month 'for payment, opened by the late George Mason in that year as a book store and It has been carried on since that 'time. The building has: latterly, been owned by the Toronto-Dominion Bank, and It is rumored that» the banking firm intends to remove the present structure and build a new one-storey , bank on the site. The new building is expected to oc- cupy ,the space presently covered by the bank and the book store, Mr. IVIasoir will move his book store to the premises in the corner' of the Queens Hotel ;building now occupied by the Eine Sewing Centre on the intersection of john and Josephine Streets. It 'is understood that the Eine people will take up quarters in one half of the Rush Ladies' Wear store. . The removal of the Mason Block, which dates back 80 years, will sever another link with the early days in Wingham. The block is 'the oldest building continuously in use for the same purpose on Wingharn's main street. -became Dr. B. N. Corrin's assis- tant. They have made many friends in this district and have been active In the work of the Baptist Church. While their friends and the doctor's patients are sorry to see them leave Wingham, they go to their important tasks with the blessings of the community, BIGGEST and BEST EUCHRE Don't miss the big one in Blue- vald Community Hall, Friday, Jan. 22nd, 8.30 p.m. sharp. Special prizes galore. Regular admission. Auspices Hall Board. F20b EUCHRE IN WROXETEH Sponsored by 'the Wroxeter W.I. at 8.30 p.m.. January 21st, in Wrox- eter Community Hall. Prizes, nov- elty prizes and fun, Admission 2,5c. Ladies please bring lunch. F20b Lion Harold Victor Pyre was Clark gathered, the loot, • own s lest gusiress led the' singing and Lion :Percy 7 the piano, ' Lion jack McKi'bbon The president welcomed the. guests and. Said that one of the. main purposes of the gathering was to express appreciation to the rural folks for the fine support they have always accorded • the projeeta sponsbred by the LioUS nl to_ •encourage best of relations. between the rut- al and urban sections of the aora- MLunrtny.Murray . , MacLennan intro- duced io the. guest speaker, Dr, A. j, Cawley; of the Ontario 'Veterinary College, Guelph, who is a profes- sor in the department of radiology. 'Dr Cawley first came tai. Canada from his native Jamaica' in 1948, returned to tile Island aftersgrata nation, bat a year later` came back to the. OVC as' an instructor. Ac- companying him for the' evening was Dr. L. Cobb. The guest speaker .gave an inter- esting talk, accompanied 'by slides, which demonstrated the progress which has been matte in the de- velopment of X-ray equipment for use -on animals. The pictures in- eluded X-rays of some of the more. complicated animal diseases anl 'in- fections. The equipment which has been installed at, the college 'to take the pictures cost about $200,- 000, and even larger machines• will he required for the study of the larger farm animals, Appreciation was expressed to 'the speaker .by Lion Bill Cruik- shank and Norman Coultes 'ex- pressed the pleasure of the farmers in accepting the Lions' invitation to dinner. 0..0-o WHAT A BALM— ( Adeording to reports the Ameri- can goaerarnent has set up a, bud- get for 1060 that amounts to 80 (billion dollars. Did you ever con- alder how arauch money that is? Look at it this way. If you could stretch. your life span to 2,000 years the 80 billion would 'provide enough money, so, you could spend lust about $70.00 per minute for that length .of time —even if it wasn't earning hit erea and if it was (par- ticularly at present rates) it would be Impossible to spend the pile in the 2,000 years because the in- terest would pile up faster than you could spend the capital. 0 - '0 - 0 FIRST OF THE SEASON— Snow removal • along the main rag got under way this week for 'the Brat time this season. At that ithe amount Of accumulated white stuff' was not pktieularly wawa conaParlsoa is trania,with the .same tithe last year. • • • 0 - - 0 CIONGRATS:-- Elsewhere ha Ulla' holm there is a 'picture of Philip Adams, John Benneleand Bob, IVIelntare, Who re- celved. .beAlges' •Qi•laella Scouts, This ns toils ••sts. far -.;aa *eating Is concerned and it•lialte'S plenty of work and study bp .obtain • the s. -Ialtigausaktices,-Sasingaboyalassa• FAVORABLE IMPRESSION— We at, the A-T' illaVe Matti sev- eral nice remarks about the ap- pearance of the main street since the installation of 'the new fluor- escent street lights was Completed. The now lights certainly give the 'travelling public the Impression of a clean and up-to-date community, RETIRES FROM CKNX FTER 21 YEARS • • ,C1111,11 DRINKS POLISH; IN WI HOSPITAL BELGRAVE—Little Dannie La- mont, re.rnenth-old triplet son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lamont, Bel- grave, is a patient in the Wing- ham General Hospital, On Monday morning about nine oclock while Mrs. Lamont was in the basement putting coal in the furnace, Dannie managed to get into the cupboard and found a bot- tle of lemon oil furniture polish and drank some. Mrs. Lamont summoned Dr, W. A. McKibbon and he rushed Dannie to the hospital where his stomach was pumped. Sunday evening lie was resting comfortably. LAST SHOWING Those who would like to see Mr. R. E. McKinney's color slides taken during a trip to Europe and to Moscow are reminded that they will be shown this (Wednesday) evening at the Salvation Army. This will 'be the last public shelv- ing of these pictures. F20b Morrey, their parents, and those Who 'had 'by their help and inspira- tion -made their graduation pos- sible. Rev, T. G. Husser, of the Wing- ham United Church, gave the ad- dress-of the afternoon. He told tie students that 'they needed "a dream In their eye, a voice 'in 'their ear, a sword in their hand, and it song in their -hearts to go fteom nowhere to somewhere in the following of their profession". The elass then pinned carnations on their mothers' or family, in ap- preciation of their encouragement. The graduating class wore identical corsages presented to them by the Hospital Board. A social hour fol- lowed. In the evening a-dinner 'was held for the graduating 'class and a few 'personnel guests. It was sponsored by the junior students. EUCHRE IN LEGION 110111E Euchre in the Legion Home on Monday, Jan. 25th, Lunch will be served. Good prizes. Time 8.15. Admission 50e. 1020b NINE GRADUATE FROM CNA. COURSE Reports or all 'organizations. . in- dicated a year of steady progress, with dredit ballameS in each de- partment. Ammil the projects completed in 1059 Were the paint- ing of the chUrch and the build; ing of cupboards! ,in the • nursery room. Other projects for the cur- rent year were also discussed. s Officers named at, the meeting were as follows: Reator's warden, Mervyn A. Templeman; people's warden,. Michael McPhail; board of management, R, E, •Armitage, Norman Deyell, , Herbert A. Fuller, Alvin Higgins, :Elgin • Johnston, , Roy Manuel,, Brian. Metcalfe, Ter- rence Nethery, Robert Rowsell, Elmer B. Walker, Robert' 0. Wen- ger and .1..A. Wilson. • • • • • Vestry clerk, Herbert A. Fuller; envelope secretary, Mrs. Jack :Sal- ter; treasurer, J. A. Wilson; lay delegates to Sy:pat William Aus- tin, France's Mills, Miller Davis': substitute lay delegates, jack Icing, Brian Metcalfe, J. A. Wilson; mama- inaititig committee for 1061 officers, Michael MoPhail, Mervyn Temple- man, Miss Dorothe Comber, R. E. Armitage, Roy Manuel, Herbert Fuller; Fuller; auditoru, P. C. Nesmith, R. J, Harrison. • A delicious lundh was served by 'the althea. chased Samuel Gracey's establish- ment and remained in the funeral and furniture business until he re- tired in 1952. On July 11th, law lie was mar- ried to Mabel Kemp of Listowel in that town. Mrs. Currie survives will her four children, Frartues (Mrs. Henrique Hedderich) Caracas, Venezuela; Virginia (Mrs. A. S, Northeatt) of Ottawa; R. John Currie and James A. Currie, both Of Wingham. There are ten grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John A. Kennedy of Sarnia and Mrs. Lancelot Orval of Wing- ham; leis stepmother, Mrs, Currie; two stepsiaters, Mrs. John S. Burt:bill of -Ctivo:a and Mrs. John A. Melaague of Turnberry; and it step-brot•her, Thomas A. Currie, Wingham Mr Currie Was a member of the Presbyaorian Church, a past mas- ter of the Masonic Legge,. Wing- ham, and a paid: member of both. liublic acimpol board and the Wing- limn town council Dr. Alexander Nitta= will of-: ficiate oar Wedneeday afternoon at two o'clock when funeral service will be held from the R. A. Currie & Sons funeral home. Interment be In the Wingham Cemetery. 13elgrave Arena Board eports Excellent Year !r. einployittelat at any hospital in otteario. The grolip Meittileei left to 'karat back roan Matta) Merstatitt, Sataltia Rarely Swanson, Wlagliaaaa lidos Sarata Mairsaa; • Low Settyft Atwood; lava Watke, Otitis tithe; front rota, Isabel Thacker, TeamaVatela 061'011 IloWatts Belga* Motgaret Dago, Gtortlo; Ottla EStete.t...,,AttvattiAlintis pit GRADUATE ATHOSPITAL-e-Nine young, ladies received th8lr alploina e in a spoeial gradtiation ceremony tor Certified Nursing Assietarde at the Wingham'General Itwqiitai last, Wednesday after. n'hen. The group conurieneed the Colleen Saint., 10 Months ago Mid alter writing final 'department ekethinatient will be' Tree to to Wetbieeday afternoon last !Graduation Exercises were held at the Wingham General Hospital. Mrs.. 7, .•Morrey, Reg.N., adminis-, tratrix, was chairman. Proceedings began with the entrance of the graduating class, introduction of mine, and presentation of diplomas by Miss A. Newell, Reg,N., super- haendent of nurses. Mrs. Morrey then introduced tine head table guests and Mrs. Fuller, house 'mother, aril welcomed the parents and friends, including members of the Hospital Board. and the Women's Auxiliary Of the hospital. She gave a short history of the course that had .just been completed, nine having finiehed from a class of 13. This was follow- ed by the repeating of the Florence Nightie:gal? pledgee by the students. Reference was mode to the school motto, "SerVice Above Self", and the school colors. Mrs. :11.1 Pedley addressed the gathering on behalf of the Gideons. and Mrs. M. Cantelon presented' New Testaments to, the graduating 'class, Mrs. Pedley in her address likened the reading of the Scrip- tures to' medication, hi that if it were not applied it was of 'no !value to the isulividuat Two prises were presented on be- half of the Hospital Board. The one, for greatest progress during the course, WAS won by Isabel Thacker, and was presented by Mrs. Kerney, Iteg.N., Ossistant suPerintendent. The other, for gen- eral proficiency,. was won by Dar- etai II0VVatt, Mud Was presented by Um W. E. Fielding, iteg.11., in- structress. tViarie MeEwen, On be; btu of the elms, thanked ,Mrs. The game would be played inside the arena. The arena board Includes Mason Robinson, chairman; Gordon Pen- gaily, vice-chairman; Lawrence Vannan, see.-trees.; Mrs, J. M. Coultes, 'Stewart Procter, Leslie Bolt, C. W. Hanna, Simon Halla- hart. Ice Comm., C. W. Hanna, Gordon Perigally, LOS'it Bolt; booking agent and caretaker, Mrs. 'Laura Johnston; ensteditta, C. W. Hanna. Softball Conran., Lawrence Tay- lor, George Johnston, Bud Orr, I)avid Hanna. Park Corning Gordon Pengelly, George. Cook, Horton Irwin, Fred Cook, .Herseehoe (;omit., Bud' Orr, dhalrinaw George Johnston, ken Wheeler, 'Coultes, Boss Me- Ewan, Martin Grabby, Excellent reports have been re- ceived of the Belgrave Community Arena Board, following an espN- Ially demanding year. The heavy snowfall of last winter seriously damaged the roof of the arena and the board was faced .with the ne- cessity of repair's during' the spring And summer* Despite this setback they ended the year free or 'debt. Total .onerating revenue, for the arena for the year 1059 was $1930.11 and the operating expenses. Were $2108,44, but since the board tar- ried it balance at the beginning of Iasi, year amounting to $743.77, they Were able to end 1959 with a cre- dit :balance of $175.44. Plants for .the coming season hi- elude the sponSOring of a Midget bail 'team as they, have done hi previous years. They also hope to. ant up some interest in the fon-na- tion, of a horseshoe pitching. Club. Mrs. John Walters, better known to television and radio audiences as Margaret Brophy, Was hostess on her television program 'M'Lady' •for the last time on Friday after- ,noon. Mrs, Walters has retired from her 'position at ClaNX. Margaret started to ;work at the radio station -at the age of 15, When it was known as 10BP, on January 20th, 1939. She was hired as a bookkeeper when there were only' four employees, and the following year organized what was to prove one of the most popular depart- ments to radio listeners, a program for women, it was called, "At Home with the Ladies", and Mar- garet prepared and presented her own material for her daily pro- grain, In 1945 she was made trea- Wearer of the firm. ra• With the advent of television, at C.KNX she not only had her radio program, but` a daily television 'show as well, On this show, too, she prepared her earn material and, arranged for guests, Who ap- peared on "M'Lady" tram near and far. It 'was only when Margaret was married last August that she gave up radio. Mrs. Doug Mc- Gowan, who had been Margaret's assistant in the women's depart- Meat, took over the radio programs at that lithe amid will also assume the "ISPLatly" -program temporar- ily., In the past 21 years with CiatsiX Margaret has travelled around the country a good deal, taking tape recordings, pictures mind making public a'ppcatarmees, The best wish- es of the man ywomen lit 'this part, of Western Ontario who made her audience are extended to her for the future. Following the pragralst on Fri- clay 'everyone 'gathered in the studio, where cake Wits served. The girls of CI= staff presented Margaret with a cup /tad saucer, NUM, MEETING. The Wroxeter Telephene Co. Ltd., wilt hold their annual Meeting on Vaiday, Jae, 20th, 1060, hi Wrox- etas Town at 230 p,m. Wil- fred king, president. F.207b ANNUAL ArtlETING Allpersons interested in the Turnberry Park are invited to attend 'the AMMO Meeting to be held at 011itioar's ,sebool, Monday, January 25th at 8,30 0,111. Your continued interest is necessary to Make the Park a .success. P20b