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Page 4 - Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Nov. S, 1964
SCHOOL PARTY
BLUEVALE—The children en-
joyed a Hallowe'en party in the
school on Friday afternoon when
mothers were guests.
Games were played and a
program given by the pupils
and refreshments were served.
Prize winners for HallowL'en
costutnes were Jim and Clifford
Hetherington, Neil Campbell,
John Hamilton and Dianne
Kitchen.
BELMQRE
Mr. Keith Duncan of Glen
Williams visited on Wednesday
of last week, with Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Abraham,
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BY PAYING
TOWN OF WINGHAM
1964 TAXES
ON OR BEFORE
November l5th, 1964
A PENALTY OF 2%
WILL BE ADDED TO ALL TAXES REMAINING
UNPAID ON NOVEMBER 17, 1964.
WILLIAM RENWICK,
TREASURER,
5-12b TOWN OF WINGHAM.
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We're fully equipped to handle all household
moving, large or small.
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Letters to the Edlitor
Dear Sir:
I have travelled a lot of
thoroughfares but never one so
messy looking as the one in
your town on 86 Highway just
across the second bridge leading
to Main St. , or Josephine St.-
as you call it.
Are there no able bodied
men you could hire to straight-
en those posts and paint them
on the river bank near the road?
I don't see how you expect
to attract tourists to such a
place.
I thought it was law that
these highways should be kept
up. If your town has no system
to keep its roadside looking re-
spectable, I'm sure the Ontario
Government should be notified
to take over.
Traveller.
October 27, 1964
Advance- Times,
Wingham Ont.
Dear Editor:
As a subscriber I would like
to tell you how much I enjoy
the editorials in your paper, al-
so Along the Main Drag. Your
write-up concerning the public
at the Wingham and District
Hospital is what prompted me
to write this letter. I thought
you made an excellent job of
it. Here is an incident which
happened to me this past week.
A member of my family was
admitted Tuesday evening. On
Wednesday afternoon I went to
the hospital. I believe as you
do in observing the rules setup.
I carried my umbrella as it was
raining and snowing at the time.
I thought it dripped so badly I
would leave it in the front lob-
by like some of the others.
When I returned it was gone.
There were three or four still
there. If it had been the same
color as some others I could
have overlooked it, but it was
the only blue plaid one there
and new.
Now I wonder, in trying to be
a good visitor what you think of
this incident. I would like to
protect the other honest visitors
and shame the one who does
this. I have watched for it to
be brought back every day as I
am still
A Constant Visitor.
Dear Friend:
We address you as Friend be-
cause whether we have met or
not everybody is a friend of the
Conservation work started by
my late father,Jack Miner.
No one needs an invitation
to visit our home and The Jack
Miner Bird Sanctuary at Kings-
ville, Ontario but this note is
just a reminder to say that while
the place is left open to the
pul.lic every day except Sunday
from October 15 to May 1 when
there is always plenty of wild
life to be seen, the best time
in the fall is the Iast week of
October and the first three
weeks of November. The time
to be here is from 3:30 to 4:30
p, m. so as to see the late af-
ternoon and evening flight. By
all means be here and have
your car parked so you can see
the 4 o'clock flight which takes
place every day including Sun-
day but the grounds are closed
on Sunday. The flight can be
seen on Sunday from the road-
side. We emphasize 4 p. m.
because you will miss the real
wild life show if you are not
here by 4 p.m, sharp.
In the spring the best time
to be here is during the last two
weeks of March or the first ten
days of April and plan to be
acre from late afternoon until
dar„ to see the spring evening
flight come in from Lake Erie.
We want you to feel you are
welcome and are our guests
where my youngest brotherJas-
per will meet you and give you
the Miner welcome and I will
try and do likewise if you will
ask for me. There is no admis-
sion fee charged; no tips al-
lowed or accepted, not even a
postcard or a bottle of pop is
allowed sold. No sticker is al-
lowed to be put on the bumper
or windows of your car because
the late Jack Miner said the
"curse of the world are tips so
let's have one place on earth
where no money changes hands
and let that place be myhome."
We are carrying out his wishes,
If you want to know how the
place is financed you will be
given literature upon request.
A welcome awaits you,
Very sincerely,
Manly F. Miner.
Belmore Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ren-
wick and Mr. Jim Renwick
spent two days last week at
'ingsville, where Mrs. Renwick
•isited with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Justin Will, and the
men went pheasant hunting.
Miss Jean Neilson of Toronto
visited during the week -end
with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Inglis
and family.
Mrs. Alex Marshall of Strat-
ford spent the week -end with
her father, Mr, William Curie.
Miss Barbara Steven of Ham-
ilton was a week -end guest with
her brother, Rev. Douglas Ste-
ven, Mrs. Steven and sons at
the manse.
Mr. Ross Fitch and Mr. Keith
Mulvey of Ridgetown spent the
week -end at their homes bete.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Johann
and sons visited with her brother,
Mr. Lloyd Klein, in Bramlea
on Saturday.
This community, along with
many others, was crawling with
small -type ghosts and goblins
on Saturday evening. Though
there were the usual number
of mischief -makers, no serious
damage was reported and every-
one had a lot of fun. Pupils at
the Belmore School were also
treated to a Hallowe'en party
on Friday afternoon, whenpri-
zes were awarded for the best
costumes. Best -dressed girls
were Gwen Press, Lois Darling,
and Nancy Ballagh; boys win-
ning prizes were Terry Ballagh,
Douglas Jeffray, and Christo-
pher Steven. Teacher at the
school is Mrs. Watson Arm-
strong of Teeswater.
Baptismal service was held
in the United Church on Sunday
afternoon when Rev. Douglas L.
Steven baptized Clarke Freder-
ick MacKenzie, infant son of
Mr, and Mrs. Orval Cameron
of the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mundell
and Beth were Saturday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Ballagh and family. Sunday
guests at the same home were
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barsley,
Glenna and Bill, of Streetsville,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hark-
ness and Donnie of Bervie and
Bobby Johnston of Teeswater,
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Struthers on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Goetz of
Elora, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hor-
ton of Listowel, and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Renwick and fami-
ly visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Eldon Renwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Laughlin
of Mount Forest were Sunday
visitors with her sister, Mrs.
Orval Cameron, Mr. Cameron
and family, and attended the
baptismal services at the Uni-
ted Church.
Mrs. Thomas Hutton a n d
Harold of Wingham and Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Louttit and family
of Gorrie, were Sunday callers
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Farrell. We are sorry that
Mrs, Farrell is not in the best
of health, and extend best
wishes for an improvement.
Something new had been ad-
ded in the village --by coinci-
dence, just in time for Hallo-
we'en! A large street light at
the 'four corners' now beams
brightly throughout the wee
small hours, showing travellers
that there really is a stopping -
place along the highway. Ne-
ver let it be said that Belmore
isn't progressing!
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Zinn on their 50th wed-
ding anniversary on Thursday of
last week were Mrs. Charles
Aitken of Kincardine, Mrs.
Scott Inglis of Carrick Town-
ship, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Aitcheson of fiarriston, Week-
end callers at the same home
were Mrs. Joseph Vogan of
Wingham, Mr. Ross Vogan of
Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Rae
MacIntyre of Owen Sound and
Miss Nellie Doig and Mr. John d
Doig of Carrick.
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CHRISTMAS _=
SO EARLY..?
A Question Often Asked
AND IT DESERVES A SINCERE ANSWER
Wingham merchants and The Advance -Times appreciate the spirit that
prompts many of the objections to early Christmas shopping promotions.
However, when the reasons for the urge to "shop early" are examined,
the most critical people agree it's MORE than a problem for the stores
alone.
Every successful store directs its best effort toward perfecting a help-
ful service to ALL its customers. Since many customers ask stores to
make it easier for them to complete their gift shopping before the period,
Christmas merchandise and displays are brought forward early to ac-
commodate them.
Scarcely a major store in the nation could cope with the store traffic
that would be generated if any part of early Christmas shopping was
postponed until a few short days before Christmas. Even under present
circumstances most stores are strained to capacity during the peak
of the season to maintain the kind of service all shoppers have learned
to expect.
When you recall the extremely crowded conditions of stores the final two
or three weeks before Christmas the problem becomes evident.
Those in the retail business know that an extremely large percentage of
Christmas gifs selected are items which are plentiful all the year round.
If you were to ask the thousands of retail employees ... and as a group
they represent one of the largest employee groups in our area ... they
would tell you that much of the stress and strain of their Christmas
would be relieved if the shopping public would anticipate Christmas
buying needs throughout the year.
Granted that the problem is not one-sided, it should be recognized that
stores are faced with the problem of convenient service to customers,
of maintaining helpful employee relations, of providing a place where
those of the public who cannot, or do not, plan ahead may select the
traditional gifts for their loved ones and friends.
We are sure that if our store owners could talk to you personally and
informally, you would be convinced of their sincerity, and that in the
spirit of Christmas, they would not be criticized for the efforts to render
a helpful service to their shopping public.
Finally, for alt of these reasons, and for others which will occur to you,
don't you agree that beginning Christmas shopping early makes that
task for you easier, faster and a great deal more pleasurable?
So do yourself and your favorite stores a favor . . , start shopping now
... while the selections are at their best ... while you have plenty of
time to compare before choosing ... while sales personnel can give you
the kind of service you prefer.
EARLY SHOPPING IN PREPARATION FOR A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS SHOULD
NOT OFFEND THE MANY TO WHOM CHRISTMAS IS A VERY PRECIOUS EX-
PERIENCE, BOTH SENTIMENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. FOR THESE REA-
SONS WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SHOPPING NOW FOR THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS AN OVER -COMMERCIALIZATION OF
CHRISTMAS.
PUBLISHED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE TO OUR
READERS AND ADVERTISERS
The Wingham Advance -Tines