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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-09-21, Page 1$'500 DAMAGE WAS DONE to the vault at Fry Ss Blackhall Ltd., early Thursday morning when burglars chiseled their way into the firm's vault. E. S. Copeland, manager, indicates the amount of brick that was removed from the vault wall by the thieves. However, after gaining entry to the violet the burglars were faced with a large safe 'Whiek apparently had them stopped as it was not toughed. The entry at the furniture, plant was one of wiliest in Wingham that same evening. . 1:111 .% k •. S5.11 :., I, \ 4 e • eeteae. 1,•*1••,. •.•••1. 1.1; •;••.,•0* •••• • 4 .: • .• • *. lk Atse ?•.4. ens 41V t T*,*•••0.4 • 1* *. 7144 r. A • - • 14 Vi k*N1 t 3 t AP,TA • q. 1' •.'t ;4....:1,411,4 -I 1 ,1•••*.; 4•• I• %•.". •-,•••••••• 41•1 • •441 1T t .1 1 4 .1 IS ,1 ;`,' •• *•••'. k411* .1...t• v... ;t1i1Nra 't,c `13 J.'141 With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wu:meter News WINGHA.51, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, Md. SINGLE ,COPIES eenta Thirty Dollars Total Loot In. Seven Town Break-ins ALONG THE MAIN DRAG Hy The Pedestrian NOT GUILTY— You may recall that a few weeks ago we mentioned the antics of the driver of a salmon convertible, and the fact that he was !becoming a little unpopular, By gad coincld- enee one of our local boys, who happens to be a sane and sensible type, also owns a salmon convert- ible and it seems a certain stigma has been attached to his name. Just to clear things up, the car and driver to which we referred were both from out of town—and we hear that this gasoline cow- boy has since been ticked off by the police for his more recent escapades. o - o -0 MODERN RANGE— Borden Jenkins and Percy Willie are the architects of a new rifle and shotgun range which has been set up at the Wingham Sportsmen's grounds in Lower Wingham. The arrangement features a method of placing targets before the' marks- men without exposing any person in the field of fire, so tbat acci- dents are next thing to Impossible. 0 - 0 - 0* A Lrrnx MOISTURE— Farmers in this locality welcom- ed the rains which have fallen during the past week, although there has not yet been enough pre- cipitation to completely relieve the situation, In many cases livestock is being fed on the winter's supply Of hay due to shortage of pasture and water is being hauled consid- erable distances. 0 - 0 - 0 TEA, AND BAKE SALE The ladies of the Presbyterian Church, Belgrave are holding a tea and bake sale on Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Belgrave Arena from 3 to 5. F21* TICKETS AVAILABLE TO HEAR MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Mts. Eleanor Roosevelt will speak on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society at Kitchener Auditorium. October 5th, at 8.30 p.m. K-W Symphony Orchestra. Tickets 75c; may be purchased from Mrs, H. Aitchison. F21b --- SPORTSMEN WILL MEET TO PLAN FOR SIMON • The regular meeting of the Wingham Sportsmen's Association will be held at the club house 'next Monday evening, Sept, 26th. Gen- eral business; planning for Thanks- giving Day shoot; films and guest. All members and friends are urged to attend. F21b RECEPTION A reception in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Talton (Isabel Mc- Donald) will be held in the Tees- water Town Hall on Friday of this week, September 23rd at 10 olciock. Music by Garnet Farrier's or- chestra, Ladies please bring lunch. Everybody welcome, FZib HOLD OPEN HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. William Jenkins, formerly of Myth, will hold open house for friends and neighbors at the home of their soli-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mts. George Hetherington, BlueVale, on Sunday, Sept, 25th from 2 to 5 and 7 to 0, on the occasion of their 54th wed- ding anniversary, Na gifts please. F21b RUMMAGE SALE The Wingham Hospital Rummage Sale is coming up again, And will be held in the Wingham Armouries on Saturday afternoon, October 15, at two o'clock. Everyone IS asked to gather donations, clothing, hats, shoes, novelties, furniture: anything you do not need, send it along to the rummage sale. This sale is sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospital, P2,11a RECREATIONCOMM. HEARS REPORTS .A.•rneeting- of the Wingham Re- creation Committee was , held last week, when a detailed report of the summer program, prepared by Irene Saint, was read by the sec- retary, Charles Perrott, The program for children 4 to 8 years was conducted in the town park Monday through Friday of each week from 1,30 to 2.30 p.m. and drew a registration of 122 youngsters, Activities included crafts, quiet period, singing and ac- tive games. In addition there were special events from time to time. On 'August 3rd the children ga- thered with decorated doll buggies, tricycles and bicycles for the "On Wheels Day". Prizes were awarded after a parade down main street. Aug. 10th there was a pet show, and at a later date a "hobo day". A picnic was held on Aug. 17th and a doll and cowboy show the fol- lowing day. Each day the program in the park was followed by a per- iod at the wading pool. The top four in attendance received prizes at the end of the term. Eight and Over Group In the older group the girls were taught crafts on Tuesday mornings followed by 'ball in the park. Hikes for the boys and girls were sched- uled for Wednesdays. Thirty-sev- en boys met at the park every Fri- day morning for ball. A wiener roast was held on Aug. 19th for those with the best attendance. One hundred and ninety-nine youngsters registered for swimming lessons at the Teeswater pool on Monday and Thursday mornings. Passing their tests, were 41 begin- ners, 17 juniors, 3 intermediates and one senior, It was felt that further attention should be given to the intermediate class, in which only three of 16 candidates passed. t was .announced at last week's,, meeting that a gathering of the Lake Huron Zone Recreation Com- mittees will be held on October 22 at the Walkerton District High School. Tentative plans call for registra- tion for hockey on Oct. 15th, for boys 7 to 12 years of age. If enough are interested it is hoped to have two separate leagues. The rate of insurance will remain the same at $1.50, which is payable on registra- tion. Birth certificates will also be ' required. The Recreation Committee will look into the possibility of con- ducting the swimming lessons in Wingham next season, Mrs. John Desmond Has 87th Birthday A joint birthday celebration was held last 'Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Desmond at Pinkerton. Mrs. Desmond was 87 and her great granddaughter, Barbara White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred White of Wing- ham was 9. A pleasant afternoon was spent. Present for the occasion were Mrs. Desmond's two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Brophy and Mrs. James Gibbons of Wingham, several of her granddaughters and five great grandchildren, ENGAGEMENT Mrs. Tessie Zimmerman of Gorrie wishes to announce the engagement of her daughter, Betty Susan, to Mt. Jean Joseph Andrei, son of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Ander', Le- banon. The wedding will take place in St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Gorrie, on Saturday, October 1st., 1960, at 12 o'clock, high noon. F21b DANCE IN WROXETER Sponsored by Community Hall Board, Friday, September 23rd, Carruthers Orchestra, F21b --- NOTICE Commencing Oct. 5th, Wroxeter stores will remain closed Wednes- day nights until further notice, 21-28b EMERGENCY IOOF MEETING In the Odtlfellows' Hall, Alfred Street, for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year, on Thursday, September 22nd at 8.30 p.m. F21b NOTICE As of September 15th Eaton's of Canada Order Office will close at 5.45 p.m, F21b AT HOME TO FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Geddes, Seaforth, are celebrating their'50th wedding anniversary, Sat urd a y, Sept 24. They will be heldifig Open House fot Merida •and relatives from 8 to 5, and 7.30 to 9,86, No gifts please. FOR CANCER SOC. MRS. ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK IN KITCHENER People in thle area will have the opportunity of hearing Mrs, El- eanor Roosevelt speak on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society on Wednesday, Oct. 5th in the Kitch- ener Auditorium, Mrs. Roosevelt's subject will be "The Need for Edu- cation in Our Democracy". The speaker's services have been secured by the North Waterloo Unit and it is hoped that at least 5,000 people from District 9 will be on hand to hear ,her fine address. The expenses incurred in obtain- ing Mrs, Roosevelt as a speaker in the interests of education are being met by three insurance companies. The proceeds from ticket sales will be eontributed to the Canadian Cancer Society. Mrs, Horace Aitchison has 25 tickets and anyone who would like to attend may contact her. The price Is 75c. Besides the lecture by Mrs. Roosevelt, there will be music by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. The deadline for securing tickets from Mrs. Ait- chison is Sept, 25th. RETURN FROM RUSSIAN TRIP A group of nine district men re- turned home on Sunday following A three-week tour of Denmark, Russia, Scandinavia and the Un- Walton. The other members of the tour were from Elmvale, Unionville and Janetville. According to Reeve Adair the trip was intensely interesting, with the Russian portion taking up most of the time. ALL SCOUTS TAKE NOTE; Working parties are being held at the Scout Hall and for the next couple of weeks it would be immensely helpful. if ' all who .could help with painting would turn out to finish the ex-.. Odor of the building, Okr clothes, a paint brush and a . paint rag, plus determination to' get the hall in shape 'is all that is needed to join the working, crew. The work parties are being" held Tuesday anti Thursday - evenings at 6.30 and Saturday' mornings alt 10. Mr. Callan, will be pleased to see a large", number of helpers on hand, TRUCK ROLLS IN LOOSE NAVEL Two persons were injured on Sunday when a truck driven by Marentus de Boer, R.R. 3, Blyth, struck loose gravel, 'went out of control and overturned, The driver was treated at the Wingham Gen- eral Hospital for shock, deep laeer- ations and severed tendons in the right arm. He was kept in hospi- tal, where his condition is satisfac- tory. His 3-year-old daughter, Mareke, who was with him in the trucle suffered a cut on' her right hand, contusions to her forehead and shock, The child was taken home after treatment at the hospital, Seven business properties in Wingham were the targets for burglars during the early hours of Thursday morning last, but the results of their efforts were negli- gible, only $30,00 in silver being picked up oy the thieves. Property damage, however, ran into several hundred dollars. On the list was Fry & Blackball Limited, where the culprits remov- ed plaster board from the outside of the vault wall, then proceeded to chisel their way into the vault. By the appearance of the job, they must have worked hard for a long time, but once they had gained entry to the vault, they were faced with a large safe, which was apparently too much for them, for it was unmolested, Damage was extensive to the brick fire wall, and the outside door of the vault was badly sprung, ' The burglars got their only funds at the Downie service station, where they picked up $30.00 in silver that had been left in the cash register, Entry was gained by smashing a window in the double doors at the side of the building, and lifting ,t4 locking bar. Once inside 'tthe garage section, they prior?, open the office door to gain entrance to the room where the money was taken. At both Crawford Motors and Beaver Lumber, the thieves smash- ed plate glass windows in the front doors At Crawford Motors records in the unlocked safe were pulled from the safe, but nothing else was taken, At Beaver Lumber the burglars seemed to confine their efforts to just getting inside. Nothing of value was removed. The same was the case at the office of Walden Bros. Transport, the United Co-Op office and at Wingham Motors, which were also entered by either breaking doors or win- dows to gain entry. Chief Cordon eDeyell irivestigat- ednRe'elifiTdS an-d-was assisted -by Constable N. Fridenburg of the lo- cal detachment of the Provincial Police. On Saturday Corporal Er- skine and Constable Moore of the Indentification Branch of O.P.P. were called to assist with the inves- tigation, The culprits have not as yet ;been named, but the police be- lieve that they will be apprehended shortly. PLAQUE HONORS MEMORY OF HURON PIONEER BROTHERS— Last Thursday a small group of interested county officials and citizens of the area gathered at the tomb of the Dunlop brothers on the heights above the village of Saltford, just outside the town of Goderich. The occasion was the unveiling of a plaque placed at the tomb by the Ontario Archaeologi- cal and Historic Sites Beard, which bears the following inscription: "TiG.E.R" DUNLOP 17924848 "In the nearby tomb is burled Dr. William Dunlop, physician, author, soldier, politician and raconteur. Born in Scotland, he served in Ca- nada as an army surgeon dining the war of 1812. His writings, in- cluding articles based on his resi- dence In India in 1817-19, won him a place among the witty contribu- tors to Blackwood's Magazine with the title of "Tiger''. In 1826 he emigrated to Upper Canada. As "Warden of the Forests" for the Upper Canada Company, he assist- ed ,Toler Gait ;n opening up the Huron Tract and in 1827 founded Goderich. Dunlop was member for Huron 1841-46 and wrote two books about Canada." Daniel Beuerman, reeve of Mc- Killo'p Township, acted as chairman for the ceremonies on Thursday afternoon, In his capacity as chair- man of the historic committee of the county council. Other speakers were john Dunne. warelen of the county, Ralph Jewell, reeve of Col- borne Township in which the tomb is located, Ernie Fisher, mayor of Cloderich, Elston Cardiff, M.P. Profeesor M. S. Careless, head of the rid pertinent of history at the University of Toronto, explained planning which lies behind' the erection of sent plaques, end Pro- fessor James Scott, of Seaforth, who is acting as historian for the connty, tletwrawd the early days of the eemmunity and the devotion to its deeelopment which hal mark- ed the life of "Tiger" Dunlop after Canada and Goderich had become his home and his life's work. The actual dedication was made by Rev, S. A. Monte, of Goderich. In addition to the plaque which now stands orits'ele the walls of the tomb, a new stone Slab has been placed above the grave itself, out- lining the livee of the two men who lie beneath. The county has been responsible for the beautification of the site and the erection of steps .from the roadway below. ENGAGEMENT Mrs, W. Quinn wishes to an- nounce the engagement of her daughter, Patricia Elizabeth, to Mr. Jack Marshall Hilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs, W. Hilbert, Sr., Of Wing- ham. The marriage will take place at St. Paul's United Church, Sarnia, October 1st at 2.30 p.m. F2.1.b Mrs. Munshaw, 97, Lived in Wingham Mrs. James R. IVIurtsba.w, whose husbared operated a jewellery, busie /Tess III the MiStirBlOcklzere 'about 70 years ago, marked her 97th birthday at her home in London last Friday. She was born at Varna on Sep- tember 16th, 1863, and after her marriage moved with her husband to Wingham, where he was in .busi- ness for several years before re- moving to Detroit, Her husband died in 1943, when Mrs. Munshaw took up residence in London. She still does all her own house- work and frequently entertains friends. Asked the secret of a long and healthy life, she advised her juniors to refrain from anger and over-eating. WINS PRIZE IN N.S. Baptismal Service Mr, and Mrs. Clare Hopper. The young flower girl, Dianne Casliek, presented each mother with a corsage of roses. VISITORS IMPRESSED— Down by the river on Sunday afternoon we ran into two families from the London area who were full of admiration for the program of beautification which has been carried out here. Some of the folks were former Wingham residents and their chief thought was '"Why wasn't this started 25 years ago?" 0 - 0 - 0 HOME FOR WINTER— Local boat owners who have had their craft in the water at Pine River Boat 'Club duripg the.sunt-• mer, have Pulled them out in readi ness for the months of ice and snow, The club has been a busy spot, with some 26 Craft moored all season. Members ,come from as far afield as London and Kitchener. and points in between. a - 0 - 0 BACK TO THE SOUTIILAND— Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Grose and Debbie have returned to Daytona Beach for the winter, where Whit is again employed at the Diplomat Motel. They tell us Hurricane Donna had a ball and they were in the middle of it. The temperature *last week was 86. On the tour from this area were FOR WINGIRM 0 FLE F 4vbiv,Doughvs,,tvild-lttwe 'Roy Adair, Herb Arkell and Cormack .Arm- It was announced this week that strong of Teeswater, William Os- G. K. Sutcliffe, senior postal Clerk wald, Chesley, Gordon McGavin, at the Clinton post office, has been named as the new post master at the Wingham nost office. Mr: Sutcliffe will take up his duties here when Archie M. Peebles retires, after 15 years of service, at the' end of October. Some 35 applicants registered for the posi- tion. ited Kingdom. The tour was ar- ranged POSTMASTER NAMED' ranged by Vaughan Douglas and Scandinavian Airlinea. ATTEND 'UNVEILING—Last Thursday ceremonies were held at the Dunlop tomb, north Of nadorient to unveil a plaque hi Memory of "Tiger" Dunlop, the founder of the town of Goderich end One of the earliest gettlera of title County of Huron. Seen abOve, standing beside the new stone slab over the tomb are Clarence Hamm, reeve of VIVA 'Wil.W11110S11, Ar- thur Gibson, reeve of Ilowith, and ,John Dittnin, warden of the County of Huron.—Advaute4Tiines photo, New Properties Will Aid Development. of Town Final papers Were drawn this week which resulted in the town of Wingham taking over several par- cels of land at different locations in the Community. Two wwill ,pro— vide more parking or access' tee parking areas. The others will 'Mate, ,Street 3ight7of-waya, An 'areefarties"tlfe- We'd -ttethe arena was taken over from Ab Fox- ton and will be used at the fno- ment to extend the existing .park- ing area. This area will be .served by two right-of-Ways, one leading to Victoria St., beside the Edwards property and the other to Diagcinal Road at the rear of the arena,' It is also .aneticipated ,that this ,,pro-. perty would be used if new 'dress- ing rooms and so forth are added to the arena building. e • . In a deal with 'Fry & Blackhall Limited, the town gave the firm property to the south-west of. the factory building, which will sqUare up their holdings, in. exchange 'for lot 4 and half of lot 5 on the south side of Victoria St. This will make a 36-foot right-of-way to join with the parking lot that was set up last year just to the north of:the Joe Kerr building, Fry & Blackhall hale also agreed to alto* their parking lot to be used by the pub- lic after 5 p.m. and on the week- ends. In the north-east corner of the .own Berry Door Co., Ltd., gave the town a strip of land which will join with a lot 'purchased from Harold Pocock, to make an exten- sion to Wilfred St. This will join the old C.P.R. roadbed and will mean that the Riverside Park may at some future time, be pushed to the east of Josephine St. along the upper reaches of the river. Another right-of-way for street purposes was acquired by the town when C, Lloyd & Son Ltd. gave the town land just east of their pro- perty in the north-west corner of the community, This will make it possible to continue the road, which now ends at the Lloyd property, olly. Ho was struck on the right ear during the game. Cuts were 1 treated at the hospital and he wag I allowed to go hoine. In reporting on these land ac- quisitions by the town, Mayor R. E. McKinney tornplimented the pub- lic-spirited business men who made • A few weeks ego the Advance- the changes possible, both through. Times carried the picture of a their generosity and co-operation. beautiful team of dappled grey Percheron horses which had been sold by Len Bok to a buyer from A ccmENT. victims Nova Scotia and were about to be shipped, in a copy of The New Glasgow TREATMENT This week Dr. A. Nimmo brought R[c1:1 (N.S.) Free Lance, which carried a picture of the seine team, which 110W belongs to William A Chis- holm of Hopewell, N.S. The pie- hire was taken after the horses took first prize as the host har- nessed team at the Pieton North Colchester Exhiletion. Apparently Len Bolt was justly proud of those fine animals, ,Tames Coultes, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Conites, R.R. Wingham, was admitted to the hos- pital here on Tuesday of last week with a badly injured eye and eye socket. lie had been struck bY ball while playing for the Bel- grave team. His condition is n(0' improving. X-ray elcaltihation was Miele' of an injured finger after David Man- na was hurt while playing football on Thursday. No fracture was In Wingham 'United Church on fOtind. He IS the 18-year-old son of Sunday morning the following Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna of children were baptized by the mini. nOgravis. ister, Rev, T. G. }hisser: William I Ted Worntworth, 18, son of Mr. David, son of Mr. anti Mrs. ,Tames and Mrs. Ross Wttintworth, was H amilton; Mary Ruth, daughter of another football casualty on 'Mors- straight, through to the 13-line TEAM FROM W1NfillAM bouniary, and would open up pro- perty there for building purposes.