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JANUARY13
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JANUARY22
The SALV TIONA Y
WINGHAM CORPS
(CAPTAIN and MRS, A. FERRIS, Commanding Officers)
WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE THANKS AND
APPRECIATION TO THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND
INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME TO THEIR ASSISTANCE
DURING THE CHRISTMAS APPEAL.
ALL MONIES RAISED WENT TO THE WELFARE FUND
TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED, NOT ONLY AT CHRIST-
MAS, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER MONTHS.
May God Bless You for Your Generosity.
ALBERT FERRIS, Captain.
ilk Bluevale Personals
The annual meeting of the
choir of Bluevale United
Church was held at the manse
with Mrs. G. C, Mitchell as
hostess, on Thursday evening.
• Mrs. George Hetherington was
re-elected president and Miss
Ruth McLennan re-elected sec-
retary.
Mr. John Henderson, of Knox
College, Toronto, preached in
Knox Presbyterian Church on
e1/ Sunday.
Rev. G. C. Mitchell con-
ducted the service in the Unit-
ed Church on Sunday following
hospitalization for a short time
in Wingham and District Hospi-
tal.
The January meeting of the
Bluevale Women's Institute is
postponed to Wednesday, Janu-
ary 19th, to be held at the
home of Mrs. George howls.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Jef-
ferson, Mary, Sharon and Lin-
da, of Donnybrook, visited Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Smith on Sun-
day.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. E, Mc-
Kinney entertained guests from
Toronto at their summer home
by the Maitland at the New
Year week-end. The house has
been enlarged and re-furnished
and Mr. and Mrs. McKinney
will spend some time, spring
and fall, here. They return to
Toronto now and will probably
spend a few weeks on a holiday
trip.
MAKE BABY'S CRIB
PERFECTLY SAFE
Every care should be taken
to make the baby's crib per-
fectly safe, The bars of crib
sides and ends should not be suf-
ficiently far apart to allow his
head to be caught between
them. The removeable side
should be firmly locked when
the child is in the crib.
The fat on side bacon con-
tribums to its typical flavour
and texture.
To millions of people all
over the world, Big Ben is the
symbol of London, if not of all
England. Yet few know the fas-
cinating story behind this be-
loved landmark,
Big Ben lives up to its name.
From a desirable vantage point
-- say the Westminster Bridge,
or the deck of a cruise boat on
the Thames, or even approach-
ing London Airport -- you can
see the weathered grey stone
tower rising majestically over
the city like some giant grand-
father's clock from a fairy tale.
This is the home of the fam-
ous bell also called Big Ben;
weighing in at 134: tons, 7i
feet high and 9 feet in diame-
ter at its mouth. But it should
really be called Big Ben II — it
was cast in 1858 to replace an
earlier bell that cracked six
years before.
The present bell also crack-
ed shortly after it was hung,
causing a shrill note, but after
the crack had been filed open
and smoothed the tone became
a quite pure E sharp note. Yet
to this day, the tone has a dis-
tinct gruff quality to it, un-
like any other chime in the
world.
Big Ben takes its name from
Sir Benjamin Hall, who had
charge of the work on the first
bell. Hall, so the story goes,
had made a long speech in Par-
liament on the subject of nam-
ing the clock and bell without
arriving at any decision. As he
sank back into his seat exhaust-
ed, a waggish member, thor-
oughly bored with the proceed-
ings, shouted out: "Call it Big
lien and have done with it."
The House rocked with laughter
and the name stuck.
The chimes of Big Ben have
since sustained and inspired the
liritish through two world wars,
boomed out the happy news of
victories, tolled sadly for de-
parted sovereigns, and aroused
pangs of homesickness in ex-
plorers in Africa and Tummies
fighting Communist guerrillas
in Malayan jungles.
But this deep regard is not
confined to Britain. The Brit-
ish Broadcasting Corporation
once asked its overseas listen-
ers — to whom the voice of
Big Ben is carried in 50 daily
transmissions -- to name their
favorite broadcaster. The win-
ner: Big Ben!
The chimes were particular-
ly meaningful during World War
II; all through London's 1, 224
air raids, they sounded their
reassurance to the free world
that England was fighting on,
often against a background of
sirens and gunfire.
Only for a brief period dur-
,ing buzz-bomb :aids in 1944
was a recording used -- and
then because the tone of the
bell revealed enough about the
weather conditions over London
to help the enemy set the buzz
bombs' automatic controls.
In case you're wondering
about the accuracy of the fram-
ed clock, the records of the
astronomer royal show that Big
Ben rarely varies more than
four tenths of a second a day.
Yet surprisingly, the giant time
mechanism is regulated by the
simple device of adding or re-
moving a penny or halfpenny
on a tray halfway down the pen-
dulum. So delicate is the bal-
ance, the addition of a single
penny will make the pendulum
swing faster, causing the clock
to gain four tenths of a second
each 24 hour period.
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Second to Big Ben in clock
popularity in the British Isles is
the famous floral clock in Edin-
burgh, Scotland. Visitors to the
handsome and historic Scottish
capital are always "struck" by
the sight of this clock of flow-
ers "built-in to the ground".
BOAC, which has tile most
frequent service from the U.S.
to the United Kingdom, fries
its Scottish Monarch daily to
Preswick from New York, for
the benefit of the many tourists
who prefer to start their trip in
the north and work down. Those
who'd rather make London their
base of operations can arrange
a flight from London to Edin-
burgh through BOAC.
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But even if you roam widely
through Scotland and the rest of
the British Isles, chances are
that London, with its fantastic
jumble of past and present,
practical and obsolete, beauti-
ful and commonplace -- and of
course its beloved clock, Big
Ben -- will be dearest to you.
For to many visitors, London's
Big Ben symbolizes the very
spirit of England.
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When renovation work was
being done on Big Ben in 1956,
Great Tom at St. Paul's Cathe-
dral, the largest bell in Eng-
land, pinch-hit on the BBC.
And although Great Tom's tone
is said to be superior musically
to Big Ben's, it somehow didn't
seem quite up to the task.
Many Londoners will tell you
that if Nelson's lions in Trafal-
gar Square could emit sound,
it would probably be one quite
similar to the familiar gruff
tones of Big Ben.
Mr., Mrs. A. Leaver
Married 40 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leaver
of Edward Street celebrated
their 40th wedding anniversary
last Thursday, January 6, with
a family dinner at their home.
The dinner was attended by
their two daughters and fami-
lies, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
(Jean) Walker and family of
R. R. 3, Wingham and Mr. and
Mrs. D. A. (Evelyn) Hackett of
R. R. Lucknow.
The couple was surprised
when about 30 people, brothers
and sisters, nieces and nephews
arrived in the evening. Pro-
gressive euchre was played with
Mrs. George Pocock winning the
prize for ladies and Wilferd
Caslick holding high score for
men.
An anniversary cake was
served with the evening re-
freshments.
Mr. Leaver is a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lea-
ver of East Wawanosh. Mrs.
Leaver is the former Lavina
king, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. King of Turn-
berry.
They were married at the
United Church manse in Wing-
ham on January 0, 19.20. They
fanned until retiring to Wing-
ham in 1904.
Dinner Marks
50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Moir
quietly celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on Wed-
nesday with a family dinner at
their home in Turnberry Town-
ship,
Mrs. Moir is the formerMa-
bel Goy. They were married
in Sacred Heart Church, Wing-
ham, January 12, 1915, Fol-
lowing their marriage they liv-
ed for about five years in Cul-
ross Township and then moved
to their farm in Turnberry.
They have three children,
Mrs. Thomas (Jean) O'Malley
of R.R. 2, Teeswater and Jas.
and Joseph Moir, living at
home. There are ten grand-
children and one great grand-
child.
Mr. Moir is the only surviv-
or of a family of seven. Mrs.
Moir has three sisters and two
brothers, Mrs. Dora James of
Guelph, Mrs. Sarah Platt of
Toronto, Mrs. A. L. H. (Geor-
gina) McDonald, Rennie Goy
and Roy Goy, Ottawa.
To Offer Mass
For CWL Members
Nineteen members attended
the monthly meeting of the
Catholic Women's League held
in Sacred Heart parish hall on
Monday of last week. The
meeting was chaired by the
president, Miss Anna McDon-
ald.
Twenty visits were made to
the hospital in December and
Christmas gifts distributed to
several parishioners.
The president announced
that a Mass will be offered at
11-.00 a.m. on the first Satur-
day of each month for living
and deceased C.W.L. mem-
bers.
Following the business sec-
tion of the meeting FatherJ.G.
Mooney spoke regarding the
duty of parents to help their
young people recognize and
cope with the many problems
they will encounter before they
are mature enough for mar-
riage.
Councillor Mrs. Roy Bennett
of the Wingham town council
spoke on the structure and func-
tions of municipal government
and answered questions regard-
ing municipal affairs.
P RSO\ALS
—Miss Minnie Barber re urn-
ed home Sunday after spending
the past three weeks with her
niece, Mrs. Frank LaBelle, Mr.
LaBelle and family in Don
Mills.
—Mrs. Wellings has been a
patient in Wingham and Dis-
trict Hospital since last Thurs-
day night, suffering from a
heart condition.
—Mr. and Mrs. E, Bennett
of Wiarton visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Monty Ben-
nett, Edward St.
--Miss Agnes Williamson
accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
W. J. Arnott of Ingersoll left
Saturday from Mahon Airport
for Honolulu to visit with Mrs.
Arnott's daughter, Miss Helen
Arnott, Reg. N.
—Mrs. Albert Taylor, of St.
Helens has been a patient in
Wingham and District Hospital
and Mrs. J. D. Beecroft of
Whiteehurch has been a patient
since January 1.
—Mrs. Stafford Beeson is
visiting with members of her
family in the Bram ford area.
--Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
liodgins and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Jardin left Sunday tor Florida to
spend a few weeks,
—Dr. J. A. fox has been a
patient in Guelph General Ilos-
pital since last Wednesday.
—Harry MeClenaghan of
Kitchener, underwent an ap-
pendectomy last week,
—Mrs. Olive Boss of Wing-
ham is spending a few weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Graydon
Cox of Windsor.
Skillets Slip
Into Style
One of the nicest things to
happen to cooks was the intro-
duction of non-stick fry pans,
a few years ago. Highly tout-
ed as "fat-free" (the plastic
coating applied to the pans
eliminated the need for fat and
cooking oils) it was believed
that the revolutionary pans
would have strong appeal for
the overweight and cholesterol-
conscious, Somehow they
didn't quite come off. In fact,
after a brief initial flurry, sales
dropped like a badly made souf-
fle.
This type of cookware is
coated with Fluon plastic which
creates a surface so smooth and
slippery even sticky scrambled
eggs slither right out of the pan
without help. Should they burn,
the charred remains are read-
ily removed and the pan clean-
ed simply by sponging with sud-
sy water never scouring.
It was decided, therefore,
to change the sales approach to
emphasize the "scour-free"
qualities. Sales soared:
Today, fry pans, sauce pans
muffin tins and dutch ovens are
just a few of the fast-growing
number of items being given
the non-stick treatment. No
one knows where the list will
end.
The success of the words
"non-scour" over "fat-free"
seems to prove that modern
cooks are more interested in
saving labor than calories.
What's in a name?
IMPORTANT HEATHERY
LOOK is interpreted in a
semi-bulky pullover of "Or-
lon" acrylic fibre in black
and white softened with pale
blue. By Champion of Mon-
treal, turtle neck, cuffs and
waistband are striped in
staccato black and white.
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