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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-03-25, Page 8Page 8 - Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, Mar, 25, 1985 Purchase Lodge At Inverhuron Mr. and Mrs. Danny Grum- tnett, proprietors of Danny's Drive-in Restaurant, have pur- chased Lime Kiln Lodge at In- verhuron. Their new establish- ment will be open for business from June IS to Libor Day, Lime Kiln Lodge has been operated as a summer resort for :34 years, starting out in a small way :tnd expanding to its present main dining room, .:3 cabins and coin laundry. The dining roost and laundry serve the public as well as registered guests. In addition to these facili- ties there are badminton and tennis courts and a dining pat- io, spacious lawns and lovely flower gardens. The main attraction is the old kiln in the garden which was operated for over half a eenturN and was still in use as late as 1920. The limestone was gathered from the beach and the kiln was fired with driftwood, supplemented by cuttings from area huslrlaud,. The limestone was burned for two days and nights, under constant watch, and then cool- ed in the form of lime which was sold by the bushel and used in many of the nearby founda- tions. The kiln is the only one remaining on the lakeshore, The lodge has been patron- ized by vacationers who have returned annually for many years, as well as new guests who have learned of its fine reputation. Mr. and Mrs. Grummett will continue in business here and operate their new establish- ment only during the holiday season. Guests Unable to Atiend banquet Due to Weather About 200 Scouts, Cubs and fathers attended the annual banquet in the high school last Wednesday evening, when the Mothers' Auxiliary catered and provided the usual excellent meal. Due to stormy weather the guest speaker, Mr. Jolly of Clinton, Archie Gowanlock, district commissioner of Walk- erton, and Jack Stephens of Woodstock, past president of the local Group Committee, were unable to be present. Mayor DeWitt Miller spoke briefly. Another guest was War- ren Callan, who was president of the Group Committee for several years. Mr, Callan has contributed a great deal of time and effort to Scouting in Wingham. Don Lloyd was chairman for the event. Mrs. Robert Ahara, retired leader of B Pack Cubs, was presented with a Wolf Cub statuette in recognition of her work with the Cubs. Cubmaster Murray Friden- burg and Scoutmaster Crawford Douglas spoke on the proposed trip to Toronto on April 24, when it is expected that the troop and packs will attend the World of Scouting Demonstra- tion at the Coliseum. The new uniform for older boys was shown and all Scouts wore their new red with white border neckerchiefs. This is the first time'thev have been worn in public. Barrie Conron was presented with his swimmer's and musi- cian's badges by Scouter Craw- ford Douglas. The proposed Centennial trip was discussed. This bus • trip to the East Coast is being planned for Scouts of the Sau- gecn District in 1967. It was also mentioned that an effort will be made to form a Scout and Cub choir in the near future, with practices at the Scout House on Wednesdays at 4:30. Boys who would like to be part of the choir must, of course, join the troop, but will be welcomed at the practices in the meantime. An "Older Boys" patrol has been formed. At the present time there are about a dozen Scouts in the group, 14 years and over. Meetings are held at the Scout House on Monday evenings at 7:30 and there is a welcome mat out to other boys in this age group who would be interested in joining. It is believed that this senior group of Scouts is only the sec- ond one formed in Canada, with the Kinloss Troop having the first such patrol. Most of the Scouts in the Wingham Old- er Boys are second class and are working for first class and Queen Scout ratings. The evening closed with a sing song led by Bill Connell and Hap Swatridge. CHECK YOUR MOWER Now is the time to send your mower to be sharpened. Mowers should be overhauled and sharpened at least once a year, preferably before the spring growing weather arrives. A dull mower tends to bruise the grass instead of cutting cleanly. If left until later in the season, repairmen may be swamped with work and un- avoidable delays may occur. GOrvi PLETE AUTO BODY SERVICE We don't hurry .. . but it still takes less time, when our skilled workmen do their best job on the body of your car because they know exactly what they are doing, Come in. WINGHAM BODY SHOP Phone 357-1102 Wingham LOCAL WINNERS—Two Wingham District High School students won the regional public speaking contest sponsored by the Lions Clubs of this area. Mary Ann Schaefer, left front, and Charles Con - gram, second left, back row, placed first. Runners-up were Grace Hill, of Mount Forest, and Peter Lazier, of Owen Sound, centre. The four will compete in a sub- district competition at Guelph on April 9th. With the group are Lion Mel Gattie, of Collingwood, left, sub -district chairman for public speaking, and Lloyd Casemore, right, president of the local club.—A-T Pix. Florida City Demonstrates Value of Civic Progress Walter Davisson, of Wroxe- ter, who is spending the winter at Haines City, Florida, recent- ly sent some interesting news- paper clippings to R. E, Armi- tage, here in Wingham, with the suggestion that readers of The Advance -Times might like to know something of the spectacular growth of a smaller southern community. Mr. Davisson draws a paral- lel between Wingham and Haines City, stating his con- viction that our town, with adequate enthusiasm and in- terest on the part of its citi- zens could achieve some of the startling development which has been apparent in the Authority Options Wroxeter School (Continued from Page One) given, will allow a 50 per cent grant on the scheme. The Authority will use the two -room school building for both workshop and office space. At present the organization is renting a building from Joe Kerr in Wingham for a work- shop and has an office in Lis- towel for its administration. The two would be combined at Wroxeter. The Wroxeter building was closed two years ago when the Howick Central School, near Fordwich, was built and Wrox- eter pupils are now being trans- ported to the central school by bus. The school board made payment on the final $1,800 debenture for the Wroxeter building only last December. The Ilowick Legion Branch was the only other group inter- ested in the building, hoping to sell their present building and convert the school into a Legion hall. FORDWICEI SCHOOL Stewart Douglas, secretary of the llowick Central School Board, said that the old Ford- wich public school has also been sold. The four -room build- ing was erected in 1912, and was sold to David Dinsmore of Fordwich for $4, 000. It will be used as a nursing home. The Fordwich building was used as public and continuation school, until 16 years ago when the high school districts were formed. Since that time it continued as an elementary school, until the building of the central institution, Florida community. The Orlando Sentinel says, "Haines City is the only town in central Florida to redevelop its old business district into a modern and attractive shopping core. It took some doing to get the job done. The idea was the brainchild of three separate groups. "The new shopping centre grew out of long-range plans the city had made earlier with the Florida Development Com- mission. "Realizing the importance of what could possibly become a reality, a group of business people organized the Down- town Business Development Association and this group work- ed hand in hand with city offi- cials. "When the city commission finally decided to go ahead with the downtown develop- ment program, Haines City merchants and uptown property owners stepped into the picture. Property owners volunteered to be assessed for a fair share of the cost. Merchants volunteer- ed to split the cost of a 13 - foot -wide green sidewalk a block long. "Land for the park was dona- ted by the Atlantic Coast Rail- way, and upon completion it was found that the project, which was originally estimated at $250, 000 had cost only $50, 000, because the city used its own work crews to do much of the work. When the job was complet- ed there was a new look on 6th ORIGIN OF "POSH" Have you ever wondered how the word "posh" --mean- ing high quality, or elegant service -- came into being? More than a century ago, the first steamships of the Peninsu- lar and Oriental Steam Naviga- tion Company began steamer ser vice from England to India. This was previous to the open- ing of the Suez Canal, and passengers traveled overland from the Mediterranean across the desert by camel to the Red Sea, where they transferred to waiting steamers. As a courtesy, dignitaries were assigned the cooler cabins on the shady, or port side of the ship going out to India, and the shady, or starboard side coming horse to England. Their tickets were accord- ingly stamped P.O.S. H. street. Clusters of palm trees dotted the scenery with red brick flower planters surround- ing the trunks of the trees. The ACL park provides 34 new free parking spaces. The new green sidewalk in front of the busi- ness houses gives the appear- ance of a long carpet. Mr. Davisson suggests that this is the sort of imaginative planning which should be em- ployed in Wingham to revolu- tionize its business life, Haines City plans to double its popu- lation in five years. Mr. Davis - son sees no reason why Wing - ham should not be able to do the same. 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