HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-03-23, Page 12LEFT TO RIGHT, front row: John Hutton, Grace Holmes and Alva
Johnson; l aiddit. row: W, Burgman, Leoaard Brock, Lane Maddison,
Earl Johns and Leon Canteloot top row: ',IL's. W. F. Barguaan, Wilson
Geddes, Prank Galbraith, Marion Alle'n, Clarice Moffatt and Nora
Gracey, I R party but not in picture: Gordon Buchanan, George Howson,
Della thumb and another girl,, probably Mabel Isard, but whose Identity
is forgotten,
Dr. G. W. Howson; Councillor Gordon Buchanan, Councillor and
Mrs. %V, P, Bargauln, and Leon Cantelon; live in 'Wingham; Rev. John
iflittnn is a United Church minister at Pine River, Ont.; and Nora
Gracey lives in London, Ont. Nora's father, Stun Gracey, was a funeral
director and, he had a furniture store where the Simpson Mail Order
office is now located. She is married to Thomas Armstrong, a native
of the Belgrave district, who is principal of a London school.
Five are now deceased: Leonard Brock, a brother of Mrs. Geo.
Thomson, of Inueyale, was I{,LA, in France; and four others have
passed beyond the sunset: Marlon Allen, a sister of Mrs. ,Bert (Mae)
Porter; Wilson Geddes, who was a, president of the Northern Life his.
Co., of London; Frank Galbraith, who was a brother of W. A, (Will)
Galbraith, of Wingharm and Earl Johns, a former school teacher and
see.-treas. to Dr. Goidring, in Toronto, who was a brother of the Misses
Johns, of Wingham. Addresses of others in picnic party are unknown
to writer, Leon -Cantelon,
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MATINEE .SATURDAY AFTER-
NOON AT 2.00 I.M.
By Leon C. Cantelon
'picnics were very popular forty-
five years ago and a beautiful situ
often used was located lust north
of the bridge over the Maitland
River on the 10th Line of East
Wawanosh, The wooded, park-like
area on the east side of the stream
was an ideal picnic ground.
On May 24th, 1915, mixed group,
mostly of senior high school stu-
dents, eight boys and eight girls, !
enjoyed what was probably the
last such picnic some of them I
were ever to attend, Five of the
boys, Geo. Howson, Wilson. Geddes,
Leonard Brock, Frank Galbraith
and Leon Cantelon, soon were serv-
ing in the Canadian Army in Can-
ada, England and France, one of
them, Leonard Brock, was killed
in action and lies buried in foreign
Soil in France.
The other boys in the group were
Earl Johns, John Hutton and Gor-
don Buchanan. The girls were
Grace Holmes, Alva Johnson, Lottle
Maddison, Marion Allen, Clarice
Moffatt, NQrah Gracey, Della
Haugh and one other, probably
Mabel Isard. Four of the group,
Marion Allen, Wilson Geddes,
Frank Galbraith and Earl Johns,
'have since rejoined Leonard Brock
"Beyond the 'Sunset".
As was customary in those days,
with mixed groups of boys and
girls, a chaperon accompanied the
party. On this occasion the chap-
eron was Mrs. W, F. Burgman,
who was accompanied by her hus-
band. They were a young married
couple, very much in loye, and too
interested in each other to be very
strict, and they were pleasant
additions to the picnic party.
Automobiles were still uncommon
and a luxury enjoyed by only a
few more fortunate members of the
general public, and this picnic
party used the time-honored carry-
all, which was a long, four-wheeled,
covered vehicle, drawn by a team
of horses. There was a driver's
scat up front and a long seat
length-wise along each side with
ample sitting room for six or eight
perSOns on each of them,
In the very early afternoon the
boys met at the livery stable and
took possession of the rented out-
fit. Then they drove to the home
of the girls and picked them up,
and also the picnic lunches. As
soon as the party was complete
they drove out the Gravel Road
(Highway No. 4) to the 10th con-
cession of East Wawanosh and
then west up that line to the bridge
over the Maitland River.
The rather slow drive was en-
livened with chatter and banter
and occasional songs. The picnic
itself was a , happy, jolly event,
with the usual games, etc., and it
was highlighted by a very excellent
lunch. The writer remembers one
of the games very vividly and for
a very good reason.
While the girls were arranging
a tasty lunch set on tablecloths
spread on the green grass, the boys
engaged in the well-known game,
"Duck on the Rock": A suitable
large rock was rolled in place and
each player selected a Convenient-
sized rock, generally about twice
the size of his fist, to be his
"duck" Then a line was marked
in the sod about fifteen or twenty
feet from the large rock and one
player was selected to be the first
"sitting duck".
The "Sitting Duck" placed his
duck, or rock on the large rock
and the other players lined up
along the marked line. The object
of the game was to knock the
"Sitting Duck", or stone, off the
large stone and then to reclaim
a thrown stone and get back to
the marked line before the "sitting
duck", or stone, could be replaced
on the large rock and its owner
tag a contestant 'before he regained
the safety of the line.
This game was quite popular
back in the early part of this
century. The writer remembers
this particular game so well be-
cause, when he was the "sitting
(Seventh Report)
The Ontario Legislature has be-
come a place where the business
of the Province is conducted, on
the government side with courtesy
and efficiency and from opposition
benches with many loud almost un-
ending speeches which, boiled
down, produce no help for anyone.
The Prime Minister is showing, as'
each session he does, that he is
the master of House procedure and
can do the almost impossible in
keeping the flow of legislation,-the
opportunity for full and free de-,
bate, the consideration of legis-
lation and government by Commit-
tees of the House and the hundred
and one other things 'that go to
make up government, all running
smoothly and on schedule despite
interruptions, upheavals and op-
position sniping. Certainly' it has,
been many a year since Mr. Frost:
has had a peer in Ontario parka,'
mentary procedure and govern-'
meat. And just as he did in the,
election last June, Mr, Frost out-
generals the opposition at every
turn in the legislature and gives to
his own Conservative members the
leadership which has done so much
to make Ontario the premier Pro-
vince of Canada, Certainly all of
us in Ontario now and far many
generations to come are most
fortunate to have such leadership,
and its continuance 'for another
decade will do more than any other,
single factor to keep Ontario pro-
gressive and prosperous.
The Private Bills 'Committee un-
der the very able chairmanship of
gr, H. Leslie Rownttee, Q.C.
(/1.P.P.-York West) completed its ,
watt by dealing with 'all priVate-'
bills submitted for legislation this
year — a great many of which,'
including the City of Belleville
Bill to deal with so-called hockey
deficits, are of 'great importance
to the area affected. The House
Labour Committee began consider-
ation of the very contentious and
Much publicised amendments to
the Ontario Labour Relations Act
and the Highway Safety Committee
considered amendments to The
Highway Traffic Act and highway
safety generally.
Following the bringing down 'of
the Budget late last month, the
various Ministers have been pilot-
ing their departmental estimates
through the Committee ,of the
whole House. This is the procedure
whereby each item of expenditure
for the coming year Is explained
by the 'Minister with •ample lati-
tude for members of all parties to
question any such item or the
proper expenditure of similar
items in 'the previous year's esti-
mates. At times the debate be-
comes •quite lively as the Min-
isters defend their Department's
policy and public (civil) servants'
actions. To date the estimates of
the Prime Minister's office; Treas-
ury; Attorney-General; Minister of
Mines; Economics Department and
Minister of Labour have received
consideration and been approved'
by the House, The prospect of the
estimates from the other fourteen
Departments, and the fact that
the debates on the Speech from the
Throne, the Budget address, the
Energy Resources problems •(in-
eluding) Elliot Lake) and The
Labour Relations Bill, are still
continuing indicate that the pre-
sent Session is far from over and
that much midnite oil may yet be
burned by the Ontario Legislature.
Members,
The Press Gallery Follies of lam
put on by the newsmen of the
Legislative Press Gallery last week
was the usual excellent and amus-
ing performance. This is the one
time each year when: the news-
paper, radio and TV boys have
complete license to lampoon, rid..
cute and poke fun at the Legis-
lators and this they •surely do.
This year the leaders of the three
parties; the Attorney-General and
the Minister of Energy Resources
were the chief recipients of atten-
tion but being good sports they
took it in good fashion and the rest
of us had a hilarious evening di-
gesting the very clever dialogue
of these annual productions.
0 0 ,, 0
(Eighth Report)
The Ontario Parliament has miv,
been In Session for two inn months
and debate and 'committee Wark
seem never-ending. It appears
that this first session of the Mith
Legislature will exceed by :sortie
weeks the length of 'the last SOS.
ski» of ",tlle nreVieus, parliament,
During 'tlic•ipEot week the'Speaiter
entertailiod•to.dlnner, as in the an-
nual custom,' the rnerabers'a,r4 sen-
ior public, servants and his dinner
was graced•:•py •the presence of, the
lieutenant-governor. ' ' •
Agriculture .and labCur; had . the
predotoinant • place; on luSt• week's
committee and, hOuse agendas., The
cOmmittei on. Agriculture'icediv.ed
delegations, (as, did the;. ,cabinet)
frian, ';the. OritariO • Fedeiation . of
Agrieufth're ,,and' Ontario Farmers'
Uitiori.:41W respect to, farm mar-
• estimates .of the
Dapaitrileof of,;Agriculture_ had a
storini .paisirig.M Hense, The
new '1.4,,boiir " bill, received very
careful ..,attetttlim. from; the corn-
mitt'el'alititfr „and apPears 'to
wen, thhiight I , and reasonable
law. ,641414"ei,.of the zrilnis,-
of;;Mstlitt, xrtmi9tci ;Or ItefOrm
Institut1oris`';aiid provincial ‘seeret-
ary...aAti:-Were "rlUSSed.. "The latter
providedr one of" the Itirl'gefit sea-
.a,.m,,
Thursday) and' one of the most
a e ri in!OnTot.ig 7413fitg"asThre"
bers;:, engaged \in a
Spi4ted l'eXcif:angO Qf Views,'epi-
thets •antrtsollifioOs• with, "respect
to',011tarje:s •PteSelit•' liqUor • laws.
Whn4e. _everyone ttosia ... Many
thiiigs:trAki3O.C,doite;,te•improve
no 4i1:01::00ii•Fg;ii.14:elther.,..*Vf' to
agatin fAMieriErO4 =his
.saga:ciW*1';51e41&4ti14,'*,•V.ing
this fTafitOii,ifft'444„Wogeqed
to a .rVaaanable echiciU4Ian
everyone• haPpily holding. to his
°Wit'. view, .anc1,governinent policy,
which really *irks very well in
practice, 'res tated.
The budgdt .debate has continued'
with more' migthy'Specelies by op-
position matanbots.., who seem dis-
posed .to.-talie• in unending suc-
cession: . ,Both, •%; the • 'Minister of
higltwaYs,aud:tileministor of edu,
cation seern..to 1#e receiving- • art un-
ceasing.., flow.• Of, delegatiOns4 the
farther trom,these'•-seelting, devel-
opment road • and' the latter
from thnseehing- ekplariation and
increase of 'sehool grants. It would
appear that 'the' rat:rioted ,budgets
of these, as as ''other Depart-
ments WbI ,..dattse. some heart
Searehing.• and.7 re-calculations by
Municipal bodies as they, set. their
1960 taX,rate. Arid to add insult to
injury, just as. 'everyone 'thought
winter Was over and ,the highways
estimates Were abotit to be ,hrought
dovin, indicating less maintenance
Money in 1060-51, Ontario ,had am,
othei`.d !snot,/ StorM. Truly all
snow remeiVal budgets thia.winter
*Eli 'have 'reabhed a .rieW' high
arielnuntelpal officials, as, well as
protinclal • highways authorities,
have a ‘ rather ,difficult financial
problem /ace, • • '
Last Week also brought,the dead-
line' for use of 1959 motor vehicle
lieense plates .aild all over the pro-
vince the tardy ones were firiding
that, the piled' had gone 'Iffy by the
amount of ,rine 'alfd 'Oats. It al-
Waya sceo'4 peculiar that so many
of our peeple ,ane willing to take
the cliancq of Allis extra. Bost by
ignoring the Many, many warnings
!sane& •soar ;by the . Depart -
ment of " Transport from January
on. 'Of eourtio, Oh stab he One
In attrit.ri-ilirtica found themselves
this yeat,in Such an 'avvItWo.kd
sitiOn.
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John Hanna Reports
&MOTIONS HELP
PREVENT BLINDNESS
"Every Canadian has three ways
to prevent blindness," declared J.
H, Kinkead, chairman of the Hur-
on County AdVisory Board, recent-
ly. "Help prevent blindness," he
said, "help Cure it and help im-
prove the lives •of those already
blind."
You can help prevent blindness
by observing these suggestions.
Always wear protective goggles
when working with abrasives or
chemicals,
Get plenty of exercise and Sleep.
Cood health means good sight.
Take your children to the doctor
when they develop headaches and
listlessness. They may have poor
vision. More than 2,000 people lose
their sight every year and .doctors
agree that over 50 per tent of this
blindness is completely ImneeesS-
nry,
"Realize that Blindneas is TOUR
Business," .he urged, ".and take
Steps to combat eye disease in its
early stages, Encourage others with
poor vision to haVe their eyes ex-
atnitted. Sometimes people are a-
fraid of the dotter arid put off a
visit to the -eye specialist until it
is tot, late. Don't let indifference
be a cause of blindness."
duck", one of the other playerS
throw his stone too close, before
be finished steadying his stone on
the big rock, with 'the result that
his thumb was rather badly smash
ed between the two stones when
the thrower's aim proved perfect.
The cooling waters of the Mait-
land River and a handkerchief
bandage soon stemmed the flow of
blood, but a scar still remains as
a reminder of the little incident.
It gets the credit for reminding us
of the game of "Duck on the
Rock", which might have been for-
gotten otherwise.
The picnic wound up in the early
evening with a drive home via the
sideroad west of the Maitland
River to the Whiteehurch-Wing-
ham Road (Highway No. 86) and
then back to 'town. Group singing
featured the homeward drive •and
a very pleasant time was enjoyed
by all,
Sportsmen's Euchre
Siiortsmen"tt Club held
SueeessfaLeuehre and bulge at the.
Legion Home last Friday evening.
Therp were'.airfe tables of euchre
in play and nine rounds of bingo,
instead of the usual six.
Wingers in, euchre were Mrs,
Henrietta, McDonald, high for the
ladies, and 'George Grigg for the
men. Stewart, McGill was the
winner of,the'door prize,
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Attend Conference
It was announced .recently than
Dereen Brock, R. R. 1, Gren-'
ton, has been selected to represent
Ontario at the National 4-H Con-
ferenee to be held in, Washington,
D.C., on April 28rd to: 29th, 1900,
The 'Canadian delegation in-
chides a 'representative from • each
of the ten.-provinces.