The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-12-24, Page 8Page 8 - Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1965
HOWARD FULLER PLUMBING
WINGHAM
PHONE 357-1640
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COMPANY
It is our sincere wish that the
spiritual beauty and
festive joy of the Christmas
season Tight up your days
with bright hope and happiness.
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AND TV SERVICE
and
Best Wishes
for a Mem• Christmas.
Review Week December 9-J
Although it was a treat to
see oid friend ferry Como back
with us again, and particularly
at Christmastime, his show, on
the whole, was disappointing.
He, his guest stars, and his pro-
duction crew flew to Italy a
few weeks ago and taped the
special Christmas show amid
the history and beauty that is
there. Italy was gorgeous, the
background with the Tivoli
Fountains in Roberta Peters'
numbers, breathtaking. But
somehow, Perry seemed a little
older, a little tired, as the song
says, and lacking in personality
as he worked hard to entertain
his audience. Besides Miss Pe-
ters, his American guests inclu-
ded puppets Kukla and 011ie,
and their jokes weren't really
funny or appealing to kids. One
thing that will never change --
Perry's telling of the first Christ-
mas story, which was always a
highlight on his weekly shows
and which was made even more
special by the peace of the
Italian countryside. Perry look-
ed the same and has never sung
better, but there was something
of the old Como missing. His
shows are few and far between
now, about four or five a sea-
son, so maybe others have no-
ticed the change. Or maybe
it's the other way around --per-
haps after a weekly series it's
rough to know that you're only
wanted five times a year. May-
be it would jar anyone!
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The mistake of letting an
audience type you, has certain-
lybecotne costly for Craig Ste-
vens. For years, handsome .
Craig fought gangsters, rescued
beautiful maidens, and dear
knows what else, as Peter Gunn,
the tall private -eye of televis-
ion. He brought a new era to
TV back in the fifties. Every
major network came out with
their own versions of Gunn,
with equally odd names, but
all the others died while Pete
continued to thrive. Even a
theme song was written for him.
At last, someone blew the whis-
tle and the series was over,
with the stars going their sepa-
rate ways into movies, more
television, and stage work.
is
Show Biz
And a world of
joy to you and yours.
EARL'S
MEN'S WEAR
This year Craig came back in
a C13S-produced series called
"Mr. Broadway" which tells of
the adventures of a public re-
lations man who hobnobs with
the Mr. Bigs on Broadway. But
unfortunately, "Mr. Broadway"
has gone over like a lead bal-
loon, because no one wants to
see Stevens as anyone but Mr.
Gunn. The show has already
been dropped by the CBC and
is doing anything but well in
the U.S.. This is a shame!
Craig is every bit as believable
as Mike Bell as he was when he
was Peter Gunn. Last week's
production didn't help him any;
his guest star was Lola Albright
who was Peter's best girl, Edie
Hart, in the old series. She
has been busy as a bee in mo-
vies, her latest being "Joy
House" which she made in
France with Jane Fonda and
Alain Delon, and she has grown
lovelier throughout the years.
CBC's replacement for 'Broad-
way', Fridays at 8:30, will be
"The Fugitive", a top U.S.
show which stars David Janssen,
a nominee for last year's 13m -
my, and our own Barry Morse.
It begins on New Year's night.
Too bad about Craig, but may-
be someone else will have
learned from his experience,
The two Canadian networks
are providing the best in Yule-
tide entertainment on Christ-
mas Day. On the CBC special
programming actually begins on
Christmas Eve at 11:30, with
"Christmas Vigil", a program
of Bible readings, and carols
sung by the choir of St. Mich-
ael's Cathedral in Toronto. On
Christmas Day sign -on time is
9:20 a.m. when a Festival of
Carols will be presented. At
10, Her Majesty The Queen,
Prime Minister Pearson and CBC
President Alphonse Ouimet will
give their annual Christmas
messages to the nation. From
Winnipeg at 10;30 comes "In
the Path of the Star", a spe-
cial retelling of the Christmas
story in song, with soprano Flo-
rence Faiers and baritone Roy
Pretty. Four p.m. brings the
Singalong gang from Halifax
for their annual visit. At 8;30
a special "Festival" production
will be seen. "Music in the
Night" is a Christmas adventure
with music, about •a little girl
and a lonely tramp who wander
the streets in search of adven-
ture on Christmas night. At 10
"Newsmagazine" will present
a report on Martin Luther King,
Nobel Peace Prize winner. TV -
13's Christmas Day viewing is
highlighted by special pro-
grams of music by The St.
Mary's hospital Nurses' Choir
(at 12;45); The Concordia Club
Mixed Choir (2;30); The Uni-
versity of Waterloo Choir at
(4 p.m.); The K -W Hospital
Nurses' Choir (5:45); The Res-
urrection Choir (6 p. m. ); and
ROBERT McKERCHER
RE•EI.ECTED BY U,C.O,
Harold Forrester, Mallory
town was re-elected as presi-
tient of United Co-operatives
of Ontario at the first hoard
meeting following the 1964 an-
nual meeting in Toronto on
December 15th. Fenton Cry-
dcrman, Thamesville, was re-
elected first vice-president .and
Robert McKercher, Dublin was
re-elected second vice-presi
dent.
"These three men, along
with nine other directors, make
up the board of the central co-
operative wholesale organiza-
tion in Ontario which in 1964
had a total business volume of
more than $93 millions 140
local co-operatives Throughout
Ontario are associated with
11CO, and provide services to
more than 80, 000 members
throughout the province.
L,O.L. EUCHRE, DRAW
GORRII?-Winners in the
Loyal Orange Lodge draw for a
turkey and a ten pound roast
were Burns Stewart and Jeffery
Barlow, both of Gorrie. Mrs.
Roy Sanderson made the draw.
High lady in the progressive
euchre was Mrs. Harvey Sim-
mons, Wroxeter R. R. 1, and
George Hamilton, Wroxeter R.
R. 1, was men's high, Mrs.
Clarke Renwick drew for the
door prize which went to Del-
bert Clegg, Wroxeter R. R. 1.
There were 40 in attendance.
- LAC Jim Lockridge, Mrs,
Lockridge and family of Chath-
am, N. B. , are visiting with
his mother, Mrs. W . Lockridge.
Police Attempt to
Reduce Accidents
Provincial Police officers
have been directed by the Tor-
onto headquarters to operate
maximum patrols during peak
traffic hours of the Christmas
and New Year Holiday periods.
The directive noted that the
high traffic movement of the
holidays, combined with fr e -
quently hazardous road condi-
tions, results in a considerable
increase in accident levels.
It also stated that the acci-
dent rate has climbed by 11.6
per cent for the first 10 months
of 1964 compared to the same
period in 1963. This has result-
ed in 764 traffic fatalities
across the province in the 10 -
month period. The figure does
not include fatalities in areas
policed by municipal forces.
The use of maximum patrols
by Provincial Police is an ef-
fort to keep the number of acci-
dents at a minimum,
The Dofasco Chair (7 p. tn. ),
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At this joyous Holiday sea-
son, may I borrow some words
from a favourite song, and say
"Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas"; and best wishes
for a happy and a prosperous
1965!
TV Programs Explain New
Approach to Mathematics
In response to many requests
from perplexed parents who find
they cannon help their grade 9
children with the "new" mathe-
matics, as well as elementary
school teachers who will have
to begin teaching the new cours-
es next year, C. K. N. X. tele-
vision's "Looking Ahead" series
has teamed up with District 10
or the Ontario Secondary School
Teachers' Federation to present
two programs which it is hoped
will cast some light on the pro-
blem.
These public service pro-
grams will appear on two con-
secutive nights; 'Tuesday, Dee.
29 and Wednesday Dec. :10, at
11:30 p.tn. lollowin8 the late
news.
The 'Tuesday telecast will
feature a discussion of the con-
cept and purpose of the new ap-
proach by Dr, ft. G. Stanton,
chairman of the Mathematics
Department at the University of
Waterloo, and William G. Ned-
iger, Head of the Mathematics
Department at the Central Hur-
on Secondary School in Clinton,
Both of these experts are mem-
bers of the Ontario Mathematics
Cnrriculunt Committee.
The second of the series, on
Wednesday night, will he pre-
sented in a type of classroon1
situation. Mr. Nedigcr, as tea-
cher, will supply answers to
questions posed by Carnet liar -
land, teacher at the A. V. M,
Ilugil Campbell Elementary
School on RCAF Station, Clin-
ton. The questions will seek to
relate the new approach to the
old familiar one.
Parents, tc•aehers, and se-
condary school students are es-
pecially invited to watch in
order to bring themselves tip -ter
date and become, familiar with
the mathematics program now
'Icing adopted in our school sys-
tem.
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Christmas bright with promise
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