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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1962-12-13, Page 1tivibain Mx 7- Mint The Advance -Times, Wingham, nt. Thursday, thith NG THE MAIN DRAG py The Pedestrian PRINTING PLANT— we ladies from Detroit, Mary Galbraith and Mrs. aret Austin, visited the of The Advance -Times eek. Mrs. Galbraith is a fiber and was interested in g the new methods by ithe paper is produced. were guests with her bro- Jas. H. Currie. 0--0--0 K CHANGE— aders who live in other of the world would scarce- alize the drastic change in her which has taken place !n the past ten days. A ago Sunday we saw two out on the Maitland River canoe. True, there was ice on the river, produced g the chilly nights, but day it was so warm that were paddling in their sleeves. One week later afire district was bogged in a blizzard and drifted were hindering traffic to an extent that even the big 1 buses could operate only highways. 0--0--0 ING EDITION-- xt week's issue of The N.Times will carry the ary Christmas greetings. to telephone everyone u likely to want space, but ably a few are overlooked. plan would be to phone us e, so your space will be ed. The number is 357- 1 reit 1,1 le 69 nt AN tE ing rs ad. lise dis. sop, iarp du :KS .1.5 elec IRT TS :8.9 Flan Kni ;5.95 Blac 0--0--0 TLY NEEDED— Boy Scouts and Cubs will m door to door, Tues- ning, December 18, ing warm used clothing for Christmas distri- by the Salvation Army. gather up what you could ute to this project. If uld leave your porch on it would be helpful to unger Cubs. Remember te, Tuesday, December 0--0--0 'G PICTURE— he rush last week of try - cope with late advertis- ^d news reports, we got yes in a jam! In an ef- fit stories and pictures best advantage, we had ove type for a wedding ne page, to be held over s week and replace it shorter one. Unfortun- the picture itself was Result --the write-up and just didn't jibe. We ize to both couples and corrected our error this 0--0--0 VER— ing the Radio Auction on ay night it may have understood that several were listed incorrectly in once -Times. These were all printed exactly ing to copy submitted Kinsmen Club. In sev- stances changes had made after the items had isted in the paper. We most care to make sure is accurate, but na- we are guided by the e receive, wanosh School id Is Filled second nomination for trustees in East Wawa- ownship was held from three o'clock on Monday grave. Nominated for open positions on the and were Jim Coultes, Cook; Bob Scott and Johnston. Only two ed, Jim Coultes and ook, and were therefore by acclamation. MAJOR R. P. RITTER Major Robert Ritter Receives Decoration Entertain Staff Post office staff and the rural delivery men, and their wives, were entertained at the home of the postmaster last Wednes- day evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sutcliffe held a dinner. During the evening court whist was played. Art Edgar was the high man, Mrs. Lloyd Elliott, high lady and Hugh McKay had the low score. Wingham Team Loses First Game To Walkerton The local Intermediate hoc- key club saw its first action of the season Friday night when it faced the Walkerton team. Although short-handed because of the baseball party, the club put up a fine battle. With only three practices under their belts, due to the lack of ice facilities, too much can not be expected. The local boys had their hearts in the game all the way and with a little more polish around the net and some work on the pass- ing plays the Wingham John- ston Dominion Jets will be a tough team to contend with. Trelford of Walkerton open- ed the scoring at six minutes in the first period, assisted by Kerr. Five minutes later Mer- cey was back to ring the bell for Walkerton assisted by Mc- Kinnon. Wingham picked up the only two penalties in the first period. With the second period only seconds old Mercey scored his second goal of the night aided by Meyer and Teeter. One minute later Kerr clicked, then at the 14 minute mark Mercey tallied on a breakaway. With only thirty seconds remaining in the period Teeter scored to make the talley 6 - 0 for Walkerton. Each team receiv- ed two penalties in this period. In the third Kerr, Mercey, Weiler and Louther each scored singles for Walkerton, John Fryfogle picking up Wingham's only goal. Penalties plagued the local squad in the third period, the most serious of which was a game misconduct for Gord Cerson. WINGHAM--Riehl, Bain, Irwin, Mahood, Gerson, Jar - din, Moffat, Richie, Skinn, Fryfogle J. , Law. W ALKERTON--Faulkner, Wieler S., Klages, Kerr, Trel- ford, Louther, Teeter, Meyer, McKinnon, Mercey, Ries, Mortimer, Richardson, Wieler E., Church. Lions' peanut Sale Postponed The Lions Club town -wide peanut sale which Was sched- uled for Tuesday evening of this week was cancelled, due to the very heavy snowfall and the difficulty of getting sales- men into all the homes in the community, The sale has been re -sched- uled for Friday evening of this week. The Lionswill call at the homes in town during, or as closely following' the supper hour as possible, when most householders are at home. They will be offering salted peanuts, mixed nuts and pea- nut butter. This effort is an annual event, and many people in the communty depend upon the Lions for their supply of Christ- mas nuts. Proceeds are used for the Lions' community wel- fare activities. Major R. P. Ritter, officer commanding the 99th Battery, RCA(M), with headquarters in Wingham, was presented with the Canadian Forces Decora- tion for 12 years of militia ser- vice. Lt. Col. L. G. Vickars of Listowel, commanding officer of the 21st Field Artillery Regi- ment, made the presentation at the conclusion of the battery's annual pay parade in the Wing - ham Armouries on Monday eve- ning. Major Ritter has served with the 99th Battery for the past nine years. Previous to that he was a member of the C. O. T. C. He is vice-principal of the Wingham District High School. Present Award For Proficiency The December meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wing - ham District Hospital was con- ducted by the vice-president, Mrs. J. W. English. As has been the custom, the Auxiliary will provide cash prizes for the best decorated Christmas win- dows at the hospital. Mrs. F. Madill and Mr. C. Stuckey have consented to act asjudges. Christmas cards will also be 'placed on the patients' trays. Mrs. English attended the C.N.A. graduation at, the hos- pital and presented the prize for general proficiency. This award is supplied by the auxil- iary and was given to Mrs. Joan Hamilton of Goderich. First Snowstorm of Winter Blocks Many Country Roads Evening Guild Names Officers The Evening Guild of St. Paul's Church met in the parish room on Tuesday evening with Mrs. Herbert Fuller presiding. "While Shepherd's Watched Their Flocks By Night" was sung at the opening and Miss Dorothe Comber read Scrip- ture. Fourteen answered the roll call and no business arose from the minutes. Miss Comber gave a financial statement and it was decided to purchase a bond. Mrs, C. Wilkinson reported for the visiting committee and Mrs, Robt. Ahara volunteered to assist with junior choir in January. Mrs. Fuller expressed her appreciation for co-operation during the past year and Mrs. Robt. Ritter gave the report of the nominating, which was ac- cepted. The officers are Mrs. Fuller, president; Mrs. Glenn Foxton, 1st vice; Mrs. Robt. Vivian, 2nd vice; Mrs. Andy McTavish, secretary; Miss Comber, treasurer and Christ- mas cards; Mrs. Wilkinson, visiting; Mrs. Jack King, Mrs. Ritter, Mrs. Jack Parkinson and Mrs. R. Harrison, banquet com- mittee. A pot -luck supper will be held for members on January 15. Eachmember was asked to sponsor a table of cards in her own home during January rather than the annual card party in the parish hall. Rev. C. F. Johnson told "The Story of the Bells" and closed the meeting with prayer. Mrs. McTavish and her com- mittee served Christmas cake, cookies and coffee. Mrs. Jack Wood had the lucky cup and won the Christmas table centre, donated by Mrs. McTavish. CGIT Members Present Annual Vesper Service Sunday evening in the Uni- ted Church over 50 Wingham C.G.I. T. girls led in a service of worship in which the Christ- mas message was presented through Scripture, hymns and meditation. The girls, in middies, en- tered in processional to take their places in the choir loft and gallery. Brenda Conron led the service, assisted by Peggy Ahara and Janis Hender- son. All the girls took part in the choral reading of Psalm 98 and the anthem "Gentle Mary Laid Her Child". H. Treneer was the organist and assisted in training the girls. A Christ- mas meditation was delivered meaningfully by Mrs. Ken Wood. During the candlelighting ceremony Brenda Hall, Gloria Reed and Jennie Prosser took part by lighting the central candles, then lighting the tapers carried by each girl. During the processional hymn the lights were lowered and the girls formed two large circles in the church. Faces glowed in the candlelight as "Joy to the World" rang out and Rev. C. M. Jardine pronounced the benediction. SHOP IN WINGHAM STORES Shoppers are reminded that stores in Wingham will be open next Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of next week, as well as Monday evening, December 24th. Wingham stores are loaded with attractive merchandise for your gift buying, so there is no need to plan city shopping ex- peditions over treacherous, snow -filled roads. Look through the advertisements in this issue of The Advance -Times for gift suggestions—and do your Christmas shopping in the home town. Following the service the girls and their mothers and fri- ends gathered in the Sunday School room, which was decor- ated in red and white for the occasion. Mrs. G. W. Tiffin conducted the singing of carols, assisted by H. Treneer at the - piano. The mothers won a carol - identification quiz and Mrs. Bob Campbell read a Christmas story in verse, Mrs. 5, Leedham, Mrs. D. Hor- wood and Miss Mary Lee Holl- enbeck organized the delicious lunch with the member's help. The evening closed with "Taps" sung in a circle of over 100 people. The Wingham C. G. I. T. elected a central executive of, president, Brenda Conron; sec- retary, Bonnie Jardin; treasur- er, Rollie Schipper, who are to hold office for 1963. This year's activities end after a Christmas meeting on Tuesday, December 11 and carol singing next week. Winter, so long delayed this year, arrived in full force at the week -end. After weeks of balmy weather, the tempera- ture began to drop the Griddle of is of last week and light snow- falls occurred until Sunday. Then the weatherman got down to business in earnest. Monday night and Tuesday morning saw a snowfall officially esti- mated at about 24 inches. Provincial highways were extremely heavy by Tuesday morning and even in town the snowfall was getting ahead of the plow. Many streets were all but impassable. School bus runs were can- celled in many instances and classes were carried on at the high school chiefly for the benefit of those students who reside within walking distance. The plowed -up snow wasre- moved from the edges of the main street in the business section on Monday night, but by the following morning the piles were higher than ever. Parking meter revenue must have taken a licking for in many spots the drivers of the cars could not get near enough to the meters to be able to tell where to drop their money. At time of writing on Tues- day there is little indication that there will be an early let- up in the storm. Tempera- tures, however, have not been particularly low. Legion Offers Prizes For Yule Decoration Wingham Branch 180 of the Royal Canadian Legion has de- cided to offer some practical encouragement to those resi- dents of the community who take the trouble to decorate their properties during the Christmas season. The Legion is offering three prizes of $25.00 for first; $15.00, second and $10.00, third, for the homes exhibiting the best Christmas decorations. The Yuletide displays may be either on the homes or on lawns. Judging will be done on Sunday, December 23rd, which will allow plenty of time for carrying out your plans for attractive decorations. Suggest Town Should Hire Director for Rec. Program The annual meeting of the Wingham Recreation Commit- tee was held in the council chambers on Thursday evening. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as read and accounts were approved for payment. A report on the Lake Huron Zone conference, held at Walkerton on November 17th, was given by Mrs. H. Wild. She reported considerable in- . terest shown in senior citizen activities as well as teen-age activities. About 30 teen-age representatives from various centres were present at the meeting. Also attending from the Wingham Recreation Com- mittee were Bill Conron and Frank Thompson. Ice should be in the arena late in December and regis- tration for pee wee hockey for. boys8-12 yearswillbe held this Friday afternoon, Decem- ber 14, from 4-6 in the Wing - ham council chambers. The Committee will also contact the Arena Commission to see if ice will be available for broomball this winter. Representatives from the various organizations in town felt the town council should hire a recreation director as soon as possible. Letters to this effect will be sent to the town council by each organi- zation in this regard. Jack Garbutt will remain as chairman for the coming year and the secretary -treasurer, C. Perrott was re -appointed. Bud Cruickshank was elected vice-chairman. A letter will be sent to all organizations to ask that they appoint their rep- resentatives to the committee for the coming year. It is hoped that L. E. Stanbridge, district representative of the Community Programmes Branch, Ontario Department of Educa- tion, will be here to address a meeting of the Recreation Com- mittee about the middle of January and representatives of all organizations should be pre- sent at this important meeting. The financial report for the period January 1, 1962 to Nov- ember 30, 1962 was read. Registration for junior bowling was set for December 8, at the bowling alley. Representatives were present from the Women's Institute , Teen Town, Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Firemen, Town Council, Kinsmen, Kinettes, Lion's Club, Wingham and District Film Council and the Figure Skating Club. Kinettes Hold Xmas Party The Kinette meeting was held Monday at the Scout House. This was the Christmas party and held in the form of a pot -luck supper. There was 100% attendance. Mrs. Alan Williams, president, took charge of the business. It was decided to collect for the March of Dimes in January. Mrs. Jack Walker reported on the recreational meeting held recently. The entertain- ment was in charge of Mrs. Jack Bateson. The meeting closed with an exchange of gifts. The next meeting will be on January 14th. Guest Speaker At Mt. Forest Bill Henderson, leader of the Wingham Corps Salvation Army Band, was the guest speaker at First Baptist Church, Mount Forest, on Sunday eve- ning. His personal testimony was related to the text taken from II Corinthians 5:17. Const. Parkinson Named Vice -Pres. Constable John Parkinson of the Wingham Provincial Police detachment, was elected vice- president of the Ontario Provin- cial Police Association, at the annual board meeting of the organization in Toronto last week. Constable Parkinson has been a director of the body for the past year. The 1,700 -member group draws its tnembership from across the province. Property Changes Several properties have changed hands recently. Keith Rock of Monkton has purchased the Robert Purdon farm and the William Smith farm was sold to Ira J. Huber of R. R. 1 Alma. C. D. Robinson of Wingham has bought a lot formerly own- ed by Gladwin Campbell. Wroxeter Resident Dies at Clinton Mrs. David Jewitt, a life- long resident of Wroxeter, died on Friday, November 30, at the Clinton Public Hospital. She was the former Margaret Ann Rolston, and was 90 years of age. Mrs. Jewitt, whose husband passed away some years ago, is survived by one son, William R. Taylor, Howick; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas (June) Steep, Clinton; two grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Loug- heed, Detroit; Mrs. Agnes Mil- lar, Windsor; Mrs. Ida Griffiths, Wingham. Service was held on Monday of last week at the Moir funeral home in Gorrie, with interment in the Wroxeter cemetery. Pall- bearers were Andrew Steep, Clinton; William Bolt, Stanley Gallaher, Gordon Wray, all of Wroxeter; William Locking, London and Carl Griffith, Wing - ham. Personals --Mr. and Mrs, Doug Mur- ray and Connie of Kitchener are holidaying with their par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Alex- ander and Mrs, W. C. Murray. —Mr, and Mrs. James Plourde of Sarnia visited over the week -end with Mrs. W. Lackridgc. --Dr, and Mrs. F. A. Par- ker left for Florida on Tuesday with friends. --Misses hazel and Minn Weir of Toronto spent the week- end w ith their mother, Mrs, 1). L. Weir. Mr. and Mrs. Rill Weir of Welland spent Sunday at the sante home..