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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-12-21, Page 1FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY omemzerenisregmaikr. Proclamation AT THE REQUEST OF THE WINGIIAM I3USINESS ASSOCIATION I HEREI3Y PROCLAIM Monday, Dec. 26th, 1960 and Tuesday, Dec 27th 1960 40 9 ,PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE TOWN OF WINGHAM AND •HEREUY CALL, UPON ALL CITIZENS TO 011SIERVE THE SAME. Its. H. MaKINNEY, Mayor' "dOti Save the Queen" TO ALL trilik1071i With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wro)ceter News ••••••.•.••••• WUNGDIAlki; ONTARIO, WNONESDAY, DECEINIBBR 21, 1960 SINGLE COPIES — 10 CentA Donations Made At O.E.S. Meeting. A good attendance of Husbands and friends attended the Christ- mas party which followed the Order of the Eastern Star meetin.g last Tuesday night. There were 1.2 tables of euchre in play and a de- licious lunch was served by Mrs. Jim Carr . and her committee, Greetings were extended by the worthy matron anti worthy patron, ,Mr. and Mrs. DM-Mid Donaldson, DOring the%.1kineting donations were made 1,t, t' War • Memorial 4 Hospital, :London' and the TB Christmas :lent Fund, An invitation will Ile sent to, Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Aadrey .Elliott of Sterling, to 'ttend 'the February meeting, ;LINGLE BELLS Was the tune this group of youngsters sang when they took to the stage at the annual. Christmas party for children of -dad Scheifele sang et, "Loveliest Night", at the mor- ning service and tile senior choir sang, "Jesus Christ, Our Saviour". In the evening Mrs. Ca,ntelon sang a solo, "The Holy City" and the choir sang "Christ Was Born to Save". On Christmas Morning the jun- ior choir 'will sing "While Shep- herds Watched", while the an- them by the senior Choir will be "Echo the Song". 'A candlelight service will be held in the evening. Misses Helen and Ruth Hotchkiss will sing a duet, in the'East". Ladies of the Baplist congrega- tion were at the.hoipital on Mon- day evening Of this week, when they sang carols for the patients. St Andrew's Presbyterian .Church Morning and eVeriing services will be held at the regular time in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday. On Sunday evening the congrega- tion held its annual candlelight service. Christmas hymns, "C) Come All Ye Faithful", "The First Noel" and "Silent Night" were sung. The junior choir sang "An-, gels We Haim Heard on High" and ",Softly the Night Is Sleeping", James Henderson sang a solo, "What Child Is This?" and Ruth and Gall Henderson sang "Loveli- est Night", as a duet. "Behold, I Bring You Good Tid- ings" and Holy Night" were the anthems by the senior choir. Mrs. bJ.E. Ostrom sang "Jesu, Barn- ina,,. The organist, H. V. Pym, gave an organ recital before the service and during the offertory and organ postlude played Christmas music. The Christmas message was "Pre- paring the Way". St. Paul's Anglican Church The annual carol service was held on Sunday .,evening with car- ols, and Scripture reading by the rector. Services for Christmas include a service, of Holy 'CoMnitinion. at 11. p.,tn. December 24th, with ear-, of singing. At nine o'clock Christ- mas morning there will be quiet Communion. The regular Sunday Morning service will be held at eleven, with Coritenunion for those who were not able to attend either of the other two services, MrS. Gordon DavidSort will ac- company the junior choir to the hospital on Christmas Eve to sing carols, SaliVaHon Army CacietBarbara Byer of the Train- ing College in. Toronto will be wel- Open from 1 - t).311. Vance Drug Store 'will be on call Tuesday, De- cember 27th and toPen troll?). 1 - 4 t in 112lb Separate School Bd. Named-- ill uit4 Teenagers Will Attend Conference Four young people from Wing• ham will attend the Toe-Alpha conference at the Toronto Central Y,M.C.A. from Tuesday, December 27-30. The conference is sppn,- sored by tile Ontario Temperance 'Federation,' John Strong, Deng Spry, Julie Crtlikshank and SAntirtt lVfaeLen- DOUG STORE HOURS tan are the four who will attend itCrlt ROltaDATS and the object is to create interest MeXibbons Drug. StOre„ will be in the formation of a Tee-Alpha on call UM:ifty, Deeernber 26th and organization in the local high Aehnol. The Novenae:tit is tin, denominational and groups are being formed throughout Ontario. • NOTICE RV GARBAGE For next week only: Dec. 26th and 27th garbage N5/iil be collected On Doe, 27th, ' E21h . _ MLR, OELIVERY,, There, will be no milk delivery on. Tuesday, Dee. 27. Foxton's. Dairy. 1.1ANCifl LN WROXETEIt likTo the music of the Morcey Brbs.*; onday, Dec. 26th in the commun- ity hall, Everybody welcome. Falb - — TA(1I= AND DANCE AT BELGRAVIll Euchre and dance Wednesday, Dec. 28th in the Foresteos' Hall, Belgrave. Music. by Don Robert- son and the Ranch Boys„ :Spon- sored by tire Arena Board. F211) STORES IN WRONETER Will be open evenings Dpeelriber 10 to '24. Santa Claus will be here Thursday afternoon, December 22. "--•geelfeS he . .010-sed —,X.ondaYt December 26th and Monday, Janu- ary 2nd. F1.4721b CHRISTMAS DANCE Friday,' Dcc, 23rd, in Gorrie community hall. Carrothers Or- chestra. Sponsored by Gorrie. Hall Board. Lunch counter in hall. Ad- mission 75 cents. F2.1b NOTICE • We will be eloaing clown the wash bay at noon on Saturday. Our staff will be washing all day • Friday and Saturday am. Your Otr •' o-operation will be appreciated. appy Holiday, drive Safely, Dow- nie's Sunoco Service. F211) _...,.__—_-. ... ANNUAL EUCHRE AND DANCE will be held in Belgrave Foresters Hall on Friday, December 23rd, sponsored by Boigrave D.O.L. 462. Music is by Jim Scott's Orchestra, Blyth, Euchre will start at 8.30 p.m, Goad prizes will he given. Ladies please bring lunch, Every- body welcome. . 'FM ENG AGEMUNT ' Mr. and Mrs. - George Gibbons, R.R, 3, Wingham, announce the engagement of their daughter, Don- na Leola Marlene, to Mr. Jack Allen Heibein of lkoleaworth, son of Mr, and Mrs. George Heibein, Molesworth. The Marriage will &take place at- St. Andrew's Presby- terian manse on Saturday, Decem- ber 31st. F21.* Sacred itleart—P&.C, Church-- During the four weeks of Ad- vent, iSacred Heart parish has held Sunday evening devotions, consist- ing of the Rosary and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Midnight mass will be held at Sacred Heart Church on December 24 at twelve o'clock. The junior TAKE OVER NEW SERVICE STATION A father and son team, Med and Ross Carter, have leased the B.A. service station. which was built last fall on 'Josephine St., and took over the business on Wednesday of last week. Med -gaiter is a native of the Walkerton district and has been employed in the automotive field for the past 20 years. He operated a service 'station in the Bruce cap- ital for a number of years and lat- terly has been employed as a mech- anic with Hanover Transport. His son is an apprentice mechanic and will wrk in partnership with his father. The station, located on the lot where Bert Armstrong formerly operattd his garage business, was built early in the fail and has been operated by the oil company since the first of November. The Carters are commuting to Walkerton but will move to Wing- ham when living accommodation becomes available.' STORE OPEN 'Your Foodland Market in Wing- ham will be open from LOU to 5.00 n,m. on - Monday, December 26th, and Tuesday, December 27th, for wilf 4 Sing Christmas carols before the mass, from 11,30 to 12. Morning mass will be held on Christmas Day at 8.30 a.m. Winginun Baptist Church Because many members of the congregation will be out of town on Christmas Day, Christmas mu- sic was used •at the services on Sunday. Mrs, Merrill Cantelon Berry DoorHolds Christmas Dinner The staff of the Berry Door Co., Ltd. was entertained by the firm on Friday evening when a dinner- was served at the Legion Home. Francis R, Mills of Birmingham, vice president of the company, was present. He addressed -the gather- ing and brought greetings from Mr, Berry, who was not able to attend himself as he was in hospital last week. Harry West presented safety awards to the personnel of the hardware line, No. 2 plant, on an accident free year. Mr. Mills pre- sented the bonus cheques to the staff and Herbert Fuller, who was master of ceremonies, called on Ron Stacey, Doug Gibson and Em- erson Hickey, 'Who had been married during the year and pre- sented each with a,gift. A social evening followed and dancing was enjoyed, Trip Canceled Mayor R. Id, McKinney, who had planned a round-the-world trip on a Cook's tour, has been forced to cancel arrangements. He was to have left in mid-January but due to the turmoil in the Middle East and in some parts of the Orient he will not be leaving.. The origin- al plan fof the trip Called for a flight from Plandlulti to Cairo,ubut due to the unrest iit the latter city, the travel agency cancelled all tourist trips. Mayor IVlecRinney hopes that other arrangements will be made at the end of Fdbruary, corned at the Salvition Army Cita- def.on Christmas Day and will lead in the morning and evening ser- yiees, Miss Byer, a former member and very active worker for the corps here, has many friends in the district and on the hospital staff, will also attend Sunday She School in the afternoon at 2.30. Wingliam United Church An open session and white gift service will he held for the children of the United Church Sunday School at ten o'clock Christmas Day. The children are asked to bring gifts of clothing and food, which will he distributed through the 'Fred Victor Mission in Toronto. (Please Turn to Page Four) Mr, and Mrs. Frank Coulter, one of Whitechurch's highly esteemed Couples, celebrated their tiOth wed- ding anniversary on Tuesday' of this week. A family dinner at the home of their daughter, Mrs. H. David MacDonald, marked the oc- casion. Mr. and Mrs. Coulter were mar- ried at the home of the bride's parents, the late Mr.Ird Mrs. William Pardon, on the 4th con- cession con- cession of East Wavvanesh, On December 20th, 1910, The groom is a Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Canner; and was born in West Wawanosh, rollOWing their marriage they farmed, at a ran-Tiber- Of 10eations in East Wawanoab, and for over About 80 parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish attended an organ- izational meeting to establish a separate school in Wingham. Fa- ther Freker was chairman of the meeting held' in the parish hall. Rev. Dr. J, P. Finn of London, diocesan director of Catholic edu- cation, delivered a very interesting and informative talk on the history of separate schools in Ontario, dat- ing back to the early 19th century. W. H. Bulger of Stratford, in- Seriously concerned about the danger of a fire in the local arena, Mayor R, E. McKinney has stated that council will insist on the strictest possible enforcement of the "No Smoking" rules within the building. Although the loss in dollars and cents 'would be a serious one, the mayor says that the chief cause of worry is the, risk to human life which is in-Volved.. Several arenas in this area have been destroyed by fire recently—grim reminders that it could happen here. If a blaze brolcanut while a erowdwas in the arena the consequences might be drastic indeed. --Mr. and Mrs, John Dinsley and Gary, who have been living the past several years in Venezuela, are spending the Christmas holi- days with his sister, Mrs. Walter Lockridge, and Mr . Lockridge. After Christmas they are going to Florida for the winter, —Mayor R. E. McKinney was in Toronto last week, where he at- tended the adjournment of the leg- islature. He reports the final ses- sion as the most hectic sitting he has ever had' an opportunity to hear, 40 years Mr. Coulter operated a threshing outfit, starting in the days when poWer was provided by Steam engineS. The couple `mean that on the day they were Married there Was plen- ty of snow, but fine weather. They did not take a honeymoon trip, and the groom said that he crossed the frozen Maitland River the day af- ter their marriage and put in a full day cutting wood in the bush. Members 'ef the Whitechurch Presbyterian Church, Mr. and Mrs. Coulter have three children, Alex, who farms In East Wawanosh, and Chester of South Burnaby, B:C., and one daughter, Mrs. IT, David Math:Maid of Whitechurch. There are six grandchildren, Spector of separate schools for the district, alai contributed valuable information and answered the many questions asked by those present at the meeting. It was resolved that a Roman Catholic separate school be foemed, A. public notice signed by nine householders and freeholders was posted, requesting all Catholic freeholders and householders of the town of Wingliam and surrounding townships to attend a meeting on • Parents of Junior Conservation Club members were guests 'at the Wingham Sportsmen's Association club house in Lower WI ng- ham ilast Tuesday night. The oc- casion was the presentation of awards to the boys who had suc- cessfully completed conservation examinations. At the same time the parents were given an oppor- tunity to learn more about the work. their youngsters are taking. Slim Boucher acted as chairman and eneplalned hew the test had been given. The boys were requir- ed-. to answer a' prepared, set-- of questions, which were then identi- fied 'by numbers only and were turn& over to the Dept. of Lands and Forests for marking. First place winner was David Wenger, who will receive the tro- phy. In second place was Jim Mitchell, who was presented with. an aluminum wall plaque tray, fol- lowed by Ron„ Vogan and Daryl knives. Another trophy went to Michael Fleury, who caught the largest bass during the 1.960 season. A short address was given 'by Conservation. Officer Roy Bellinger of Clinton, who 'congratulated the boys on their achievements and left the warning that they must al- ways bear in mind that guns are not made to play with. He pre- sented N.R.A. certificates to sev- en boys who recently passed the hunter safety tests. They were Ron Vogan, ,Tim Nasmith, David Wenger, 'Bob Crewson, Tom Ella- cott, Daryl Gibson and Glen Ma- dill. Brent Davidson took over the chair for a brief meeting of the Junior Club and a report was giv- en on the results of the bottle drive held recently. There is now a balance of $153.80 in the treasury. Membership in the Jon- ior organization stands at 50. After the conclusion of the cere- monies hot coffee and a hearty lunch were ,served to the boys and their parents. - Mr, and Mrs. Lyle ,Reidt, of Willowdale, and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Groh anti family, of Brigh- ton, visited with their mother, Mrs. Roy MacDonald. over the week-end, Thursday, Dec. 15th at 00 p.m, to form a Roman Catholic separate school in the town of Wingham, and to elect trustees. The following persons were nom- inated and elected to the separate school board: Ed Bauer, Des, Bro- phy, Frank Caskanette, Robert Chettlehurgh, John Hanna, Alfred Doekridge, Doug McGowan, Cy Robinson, Alex Skinn; and John Sproal. On Monday evening the newly- formed hoard met at the Saered Heart rectory for its' first official meeting, during which time the group elected a slate of officers, Alf Lockridge was narned chair- man and Doug McGowan secretary- treasurer. Also appointed as com- mittee heads were Frank Caskari- ette as chairman of the finance committee and Robert Chettle- burgh as chairman of the building committee. Property Purchased Property for the site of the new school has been purchased from Torn Henderson, located south of land owned by the Wingham Dis- trict High School. The three-acre lot will face on an extension, of Cornyn Street to the east of Car- ling Terrace. plans are being made to open the school In Sep- tember of 1961, which will be the first of its kind in the community. Before-the `building -plans are for- ululated a survey of the area will be made to determine the nitiribe- of children who will be enrolled and the assessment figures which will support the school. KINSMEN CLUB Hall CHRISTMAS MEER% The local Kinsmen Clilb held its Christmas meeting at thp Queens Hotel on Friday last with an ex- change of gifts hig.hlighting the evening's entertainment. During the business session the report of the radio auction. was read by Mat Boyd, showing 'a net profit of over $500.00. Following a ballot, it was an- nounced that Ken CerSon had been elected as the club's delegate to the recreation committee. The president, Fred Templeman, re- ported that Gordon Buchanan, who heads the town council's industrial committee, will be the guest speak- er at a future meeting and will dis- cuss with the club the possibility of the group lending assistance in order to obtain industry for the community. The plan was brought in on a suggestion of Kin Cal Burke. Three new members, Bruce Lott, Dave ,Cameron and Eric Walden were appointed to the sports, en- tertainment and fellowship 'com- mittees respectively. • Past president Jim Currie re• ported on the hockey teams which the club is sponsoring and request• ed that the organization purchase new sweaters for one team, The chit agreed' to do so. rist Services in Our :Churches members of the local Kinette OW; ENGAGE:1E1E3NT Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnston, 'Min- nie Street, Wingham, wish to an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Marilyn to James Leslie Thompson, son. of Mr, and Mrs. William Thompson, Wingham, The wedding will take place in January. F21 • , your convenience. . . F21h 1 ,n4larXeraciittcgra'SMIA,%:',%474.e404.ae-.4%,.‘liar41.%%14f-r‘a''' %ICU ig eIgrg • O' SHOPPING HOURS IN WINCHAM 4I P Stores in Wingham will be open for Christmas shopping—, ;,,/ WEDNESDAY, *THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS THis WEEK. Stores will be CLOSED Monday and and Tuesday, Dec, 26 and 27 STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28 Hears as usual for remainder of next'week ,ANIVIMUMArVIVWSIWNAMIA*1401n,:iZMNWM*AnnitgPOA NO SMOKING! 1JUNIOR CLUB COUNCIL CONCERNED i PARENTS PRESENT ABOUT FIRE RISK FOR AWARDS NET oivc• o, • 1 »e 0,'S • ‘0 0 4101 • •••••••• °010 • AL 0, al,relk,•• • k ••• t ,