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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-12-05, Page 17ncioattrte VOICES IN THE NIGHT , , , Wingham Calling DXers In the early hours of next Monday morning CKNX Radio will go on the air with a special program for members of the American National Radio Club and the Canadian DX Club. DX is a hobby that had its beginning in the early days of radio broadcasting when the listening audience was compris, ed of amateur operators, ex- perimenters and engineers. In the parlance of telegraphers, DX meant "distance" and then its meaning became "distant reception" or "distant trans- mission". The early listener had usual- ly constructed his own receiver and his big thrill came not alone from the news bulletins he heard, or the beautiful mu- sic, but the realization that his assortment of glass and wires, with an antenna affixed to his bed springs, was really bringing in voices and music from Pitts- burgh, Chicago, Los Angeles!! It was a natural development of the hobby to tune up and down the dial logging the many stations that were heard. All of these stations were anxious to hear from their listeners and repeatedly asked for cards and letters. Many of them would reply thanking the listener for writing and confirming his re- port. Many listeners began to collect these cards and letters of verification. Thus it was that the DX hob- by came into being. Numerous clubs were formed, in those early days of radio, for the sole purpose of exchanging information about various kinds of equipment, antenna ar- rangements and tuning tips that advised DX fans where and when to tune for distant stations. And now, many years after the era when the listener as- sembled his own receiver on a bread board or in an oatmeal box, these clubs continue to serve the many DX fans who thrill to the faint sounds ofdis- tant stations. Members today include some who were pioneers in the listening audience and yet others, such as high school students, who are discovering the magic of radio and the thrill of long distance com- munications for the first time. M the request of t'-ese clubs CKNX Radio will present a special program - "Calling All DXers" - next Monday morning between three and four o'clock. Gord Redding will produce the program and Larry Taylor will be in charge of technical oper- ation. The early hour of the broad- cast and the fact that few sta- tions are on the air at this time will permit clear transmission over great distances. Previous DX programs from Wingham have had enthusiastic listeners in Saskatchewan, California and Florida. Draw Winners In Teeswater The Teeswater Chamber of Commerce announces the win- ners in this week's draw, Nov. 30th: 1st prize $25.00, Bruce Donaldson, R.R. 1, Formosa; 2nd prize $15.00, Mrs. Walter Wraith, Teeswater; 3rd prize $10.00, Mrs. John A. McDon- ald, Teeswater. Mrs. Jack Callahan, Alex Whytock, and Miss Pamela Tun- ney, drew the above winning tickets: Wingham, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 5, 1963 THIRD SECTION Dream of Fortune Shattered Quickly for Clinton Editor After reading the news re- lease sent in by Jack Dietrich of the Huron County Numismatic Club recently, we started to ponder the value of some of our old coins, especially in view of the fact that a 1921 half dollar that was to be displayed was valued at close to $5, 000... You can imagine our elated SHOWPLACE OF W INGHAM Starting MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 "CARRY ON REGARDLESS" Featuring SIDNEY JAMES and the CARRY ON GANG Positively the funniest "'Carry On" ever Two shows each night at 7:15 and 9:15 For 3 days starting THURS., DEC. 12 "40 POUNDS OF TROUBLE" Colour - Panavision Starring TONY CURTIS - PHIL SILVERS - SUZANNE PLESHETTE and STUBBY KAYE This is wonderful entertainment for every- one—and we do mean everyone. For 3 days starting MONDAY, DEC. 16 "BACHELOR FLAT" Colour - CinemaScope Starring TUESDAY WELD - RICHARD BEYMER and TERRY THOMAS This is the funny story of a teacher and his students. All the girls had a crush on the prof. Two shows each night at 7:15 and 9:15 For 3 days starting THURS., DEC. 19 _ "ALMOST ANGELS" Colour Starring PETER WECK - HANS HOLT and THE VIENNA BOYS' CHOIR It's the story of a boy and his dreams of joining the famous Vienna Boys' Choir and travelling to all parts of the world. Two shows each night at 7:15 and 9:15 For 3 days starting MONDAY, DEC. 23 "MA AND PA KETTLE IN THE OZARKS" Starring MARJORIE MAIN and ARTHUR HUNNICUTT with UNA MERKEL America's funniest family brews up a roar- ing riot in the happy Ozark hills. For 3 days starting THURS., DEC. 26 "KID GALLAHAD" Colour Starring ELVIS PRESLEY - GIG YOUNG and LOLA ALBRIGHT Elvis Presley .invades the world of prize fighting and he's a knockout in the ring and with the gals. Two shows each night at 7:15 and 9:15 For 3 days starting MONDAY, DEC. 30 "IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS" Colour Starring MAURICE CHEVALIER-HAYLEY MILLS and GEORGE SANDERS Jules Verne's wildest adventure becomes the screen's top fun and thrill show. A happy show for ALL the family. Two shows each night at 7:15 and 9:15 For 3 days starting THURS., JAN. 2, 1964 "GERONIMO" Colour - Panavision Featuring CHUCK CONNERS, star of the Rifleman It's the colorful story of the famous Apache Chief—Geronimo. Two shows each night at 7:15 and 9:15 PICTURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE --- Future —Future Attractions inelu•de—'1 o Kill a Mockingbird," "Twilight of Honour," "Mutiny on the Bounty," "The VIPs," "For Love or Money," "Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm," and "Irma La Douce." THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE LYCEUM THEATRE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF WISHING ALL THEIR PATRONS A 'MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR: PLEASE CLIP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE r. feeling when we dug out our 1864 Upper Canada penny,along with a few other coins of ap- proximately the same vintage. After all, if a 1921 coin was worth that much there was no telling what our money would be worth... So, wrapping it up carefully and having it pinned to our BVDs we headed out for Clinton from Exeter with an air of excitement and anticipa- tion of the great wealth that soon would be ours.... In fear of creating a stampede among the collectors at the Clinton show, we walked around asnon- chalantly as a fellow can with a few thousand dollars pinned to his shorts, and slowly wend- ed our way over to the stand where some of the local mem- bers were evaluating coins. Spotting an old friend from Crediton behind the table we commenced a trivial conversa- tion so he wouldn't be set back too much by the treasure we were about to produce for his eager eyes to view... With a typical Elliott Ness glance over our shoulder to ensure we were not being watched too closely, we unpinned the package and slid it casually across the table, making sure we still had a firm grasp on the coin, realizing that even some friends can't be trusted too far with such valua- ble treasure... It was with some dismay that we noted our eval- uator's eyes failed to light up similar to a small boy's on Christmas morning, but we quickly realized that his cool- ness was probably only an act he was putting on in an effort to buy the coin for a few thou- sand dollars less than it was worth, from this sucker across the table. However, he slowly leafed through the pages of the coin collectors' "bible" until he came to the page where the prices were listed for 1864 Up- per Canada pennies.... Slowly his finger followed along the columns as our heart beat fast- er and faster and as his digit came to rest we were sure out heart would too However, we managed to buck up under the strain and then lie pointed out the price! Could our eyes be right? Yes, they were, al- though the ensuing tears blurred our vision slightly...Our coin was worth exactly 75 cents — equivalent to seven and a half cups of coffee. With the dollar signs in our eyes quickly changing to a "no sale" we quickly turned on our heels with a devil-may-care move, not having the courage to seek a quotation on the other assorted pennies we had in our pocket... So, we'll deposit the coins back in safe keeping and perhaps some day one of our descendants will be able to dig them out in a century or two and make his fortune... How- ever, if the price of sugar keeps going up, the coin will probably be only worth seven and a half cups of coffee at that time too.... But it is interesting to learn that some coins are worth so much and it is quite possible that most of our read- ers have at one time or another bought some article in ex- change for a coin that had a sizeable value... Walter Hol- mes, a former Clintonian who owns the 1921 half dollar pick- ed it up at a gas station in Lon- don, after a customer had made a purchase with it However, he didn't get it quite that cheap, as the gas station operator had an inkling it was valuable and Walter had to part with the grand sum of $40 to get it, but that's still a com- paratively good buy in our esti- mation.... Incidently, if you happen to have a similar coin in "mint" condition, it's worth about $12, 000.... So, while the dollar may depreciate in value, some of the coins in circulation aren't following suit. --Clinton News -Record 10tH CONVENTION WROXETER—The tenth an- nual convention of the Georg- ian Bay Telephone Association was held in Brussels on Thurs- day. Mr. and Mrs. Art Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Allan Adams attended. The ladies were guests at the luncheon when Rev. Donaldson of Seaforth was guest speaker. THE BENEFIT FOR MOTORISTS resulting from the opening to traffic of the $20 million Garden City Sky- way on the Queen Elizabeth Way at St. Catharines last October, is graphically shown in this aerial photo. Ship, which easily clears the Skyway, is about to pass be- tween the raised sections of the bascule bridge which, up until then, had carried traffic on both the Q.E. Way and Highway 8 across the Weiland Canal. The 123 -foot vertical clearance of the Skyway is sufficient for all ocean-going vessels. The Skyway structure is 7,082 feet long. Together with the approaches, the project rep- resents close to 31/2 miles of structure and highway for this section of the Q.E. Way. Concrete paved deck of the Skyway provides three lanes in each direction.— Photo by Department of Highways, Ontario. Present Awards At Chalmers S.S. WHITECHURCH—After the church service Sunday morning the Sunday school scholars of Chalmer's Presbyterian Church were presented with awards and trophies. It was the closing day for the Sunday School until spring. If the scholars have a perfect attendance for one year they receive a silver pin. If it is their second year of perfect at- tendance they receive a trophy. The teachers of the classes presented the awards to their pupils as they came forward and their names were called by Mr. Kuiper. Trophies for two years per- fect attendance, Paul Laidlaw, presented by Lorne Forester; Sharon Rintoul, presented by Mrs. Dawson Craig; Irene De - Boer, Joan Laidlaw and Janie Laidlaw by Mrs. Andrew Gaunt; Kathy Purdon, Douglas Ross, Cecil DeBoer and James DeBoer presented by Miss SuzanneRey- nolds. Those receiving silver pins for lst year perfect attendance were Robert Ross, Lori Purdon, Barry Elliott, presented by their teacher, Miss Anne Rintoul, Murray McWhinney received his pin from his teacher, Murray Gaunt. Those who were absent not more than two Sundays re- ceived pens; Alma Conn from her teacher, Mrs. Craig; Dar- lene Simpson and Doris Rintoul from Mrs. Andrew Gaunt; Har- vey Craig from Murray Gaunt; Ruth Elliott and Murray Simp- son from Miss Suzanne Rey- nolds; Jean Simpson from Miss Anne Rintoul; Paul Elliott from Lorne Forester. Whitechurch The pupils of S.S. No. 9, Kinloss and their teacher, Mrs. Orville Elliott are preparing a Christmas concert to be pre- sented Dec. 17th at the school. Children of the United Church are reminded to be pre- sent at the White Gift service on Dec. 8 in the afternoon. The gifts this year are to go to the Indian Reserve in the Southamp- ton area where Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McClenaghan are ministering to the. Indians' spiri- tual pintual needs. Achievement Day In Kincardine WHITECHURCH—Achieve- ment Day for Bruce South Dis- trict 4-H Homemaking Clubs was held on Saturday in Kincar- dine District High School. At- tending from Whitechurch were leaders Mrs. Claude Coffin and Mrs. Albert Coultes. The club girls were Misses Diane Coultes, Beverley Solomon, Theresa De- Bruyn, Alma Conn and Janis Farrier. The girls gave a demonstra- tion, "How to plan a wardrobe'. The project was "What Shall I Wear?" The girls each receiv- ed a spoon. Theresa DeBruyn received a Certificate of Achievement for two complete projects. Diane Coultes was one of 13 in the district who won County Hon- our Certificates and pins pre- sented by Mrs. Cliff Hewitt of Bervie, president of Bruce South District. This community extends congratulations to Miss Coultes on her achievements.