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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-05-26, Page 8EDIGHOFFERS (Wingham) Limited THE FRIENDLY STORE Get Ready for Sun and Fun— YOU'LL LIKE THE STYLES AND FABRICS IN OUR WONDERFUL SELECTION OF SPORTSWEAR. Its' time to choose your SWIMSUIT from our terrific display of "Sea Queen" models. Price—$11.00-$13.00-$15.00-$17.00 SLIMS in lovely shades of cot- ton sateen -- $3.98 Popular with teens — "BELL BOTTOMS," made from good wearing sport duck — $6.98 Matching Tops — $5.98 SHORTS are always popular and our selection consists of chino cloth, woven cottons a n d stretchie fabrics in all good shades, Price—$3.98-$4.98-$5.98 SPORT TOPS in many attractive designs and shades—$3.98-$4.98 A large and varied selection of SUMMER BAGS, in straws and wicker weave — $2.98 - $3.98 up aS1VeCCMUlic? 1L5 • BEAUTIFUL FULL-COLOR Artistically designed to fit into the decor of your home or office. MASTERPIECE MURALS offer a variety of beautiful full-colored panoramic scenes, each artistically selected to enhance your decor. Each mural is imprinted in full color with an unusually fine screen, affording the scene a third dimension effect. Printed in fade- proof ink and protective coating, you can gently wash the durable surface and enjoy flawless beauty of color for years. MASTERPIECE MURALS were developed for the do-it-yourself home decorator. Each includes a printed antique gold border for a professional, finished appearance. MEASURING 58 x 40 INCHES $79 5 WALKER HOME FURNISHINGS JOSEPHINE STREET PHONE 357-1430 Continued from Page One that though there was dissatis- faction with the workmanship on the floors in the new areas when they were first laid, all defects have been corrected and the work is now quite satis- factory. STATISTICS Mrs. Morrey reported that there had been 150 admissions during the month of April, with a daily average of 73 pedants. There were 11 deaths, 89 op- erations, 172 outpatients, 232 x-rays, 2214 laboratory pro- cedures, 38 electro-cardio- graphic examinations, 59 at cancer clinic. In connection with finances, Mrs. Morrey pointed out that the daily ward cost has risen to $25.71, which is above the bud- get figure for this year. She explained that the rise is oc- casioned by the fact that the hospital has not been able to accept its normal number of patients, due to the building program. It is expected that the daily rate will decline af- ter the operations are back to normal in the fall. Total expenditures for the year to date have been $225, - 964. A list of invoices for Ap- ril purchases was read, total- ling $62, 000. "Bush Days" by Malcolm La- mont was loaned to us by John A. Currie. It is a book of Mr. Lamont's recollections of pio- neer days in Turnberry Town- ship and was written at the re- quest of friends and relatives when he was 75, as a means of authentically recording condi- tions faced by the pioneers.The book was printed in 1933. Mr. Lamont was born in Turnberry, near Zetland, June 1, 1857. No doubt a number of peo- ple are familiar with "Bush Days" but for the majority of our readers who have not had the opportunity to read it we will pass on some excerpts from his accounts. 0-0-0 There was a long rain trough at every house in bush days; no eavestroughs then. A great pine log was dug out, leaving the ends not dug; then this trough was put under the cave at the back of the house and it kept the women in rain water for washing all summer. Heavy rains refreshed it, overflowed it and kept it clean. Some people covered the trough and uncovered it when the rains came. I recall it be- ing always full of wrigglers. It was always referred to as the "rain trough". I can recall only one, house covered with scoops although many of the first shacks were so covered. Our neighbor across the road was a Dutchman nam- ed Shearer. This man lived in his first little log cabin until I was 16, and he was the very first settler to build a cabin. I can recall his cabin and was in it many times. Round logs, saddle and notch corners, shan- ty roof covered with scoops. The family ate off a great high chest. To make a scoop roof one got a number of clear and easy splitting logs about a foot in di- ameter and straight and long enough to go the whole length of the shanty roof, and a foot on either end for composing the eaves. He split the logs in half, using care lest one half be thin- ner than the other half. He dug out the logs to make trough-like scoops from end to end, The scoops were put on the roof trough side up, the edges touching, with one end on the high wall and the other on the low wall. Then he reversed the scoops and put the backs or rounded sides up. The roofnev- er leaked, until it rotted. THE BIG ELM The big elm was known to the whole countryside. It stood on Shearer's farm about 100 yards in from the boundary and halfway between Andrew Wil- son's line fence and Pelton's house. It was the finest tree I ever saw around Wingham. In height it did not over-top the big maples and its trunk was much shorter, for one-third of its height was taken up with its magnificent top and its roots began to bulge out from its trunk eight feet up from ground level. It had all the ground to itself for 60 feet around it. Not a twig grew under it. It would have lived some years but it was felled when I was about 12. OUR GRINDSTONE Father was known to quite a number as the man who had the grindstone. In bush days a grindstone to grind the axe was just as neces- sary as the axe. So father must have a grindstone and he bought one. The stone was about three feet in diameter, 3f inches thick and weighed 140 pounds; and the figures 140 were carved deeply on one side of it. Fath- er agreed to give a pound of maple sugar for a pound of stone, the price of the stone be- ing $14.00. Father got the stone and made a wooden axle and crank and frame for it, and men be- gan to grind on it. Men would pop into our little clearing from every direction, axe in liand, to get it ground. They hsually came in pairs, with two axes. So the axle wore out in a year and a new one was installed and it, too, was worn out in anoth- er year. About that time peo- ple began buying smaller grind. stones and ours was not in use so much but in the first two years the stone was worn half away. I can recall the first matches we had. There were about 50 in a block and they were not split apart, but split half their length. You had to catch a match with finger and thumb, split the balance of it from the block of pine and strike it care- fully and hard on a dry surface -- and, oh, the sulphur fumes that flared from it. If you in- haled the first little bit you would choke. Later matches were made split all the way and as the years went by the ma- terial used to make a match light grew less offensive and flamed far better. Before we got matches we had to depend on our fireplaces never going out in winter or borrow fire from a neighbor. I recall being sent to grandfath- er's to borrow fire one cold morning, carrying a little met- al pot. Grandmother put some live coals in it, then a few hardwood chips on the coal and warned me not to burn myself. I ran off and my running caused a draft of air that fanned the coals into flame. I had to set the pot down several times, then walk more slowly. Matches, coal oil and stove came about the same time. The first coal oil smelled strong, smoked the lamp chim- ney and many did not adopt it but kept on with their candles. Then a better grade came and better lamps and chimneys as well. Our first stove was a large cook stove that took in a stick of wood 30 inches long -- nam- ed "The King". It had three lids in front and two at the back, and the long fireplace was under the three at the front. The metal in these stoves were thin and brittle and if a lid fell off the stove it broke. The fire warped the doors and the lids for the settler had to put on some fire. I have seen our stove white hot, and the old King was not staunch enough to stand the heat. —Rev. and Mrs. Peter Bis- sett and Mrs. Marvin Carrigan of Castro Valley, Calif., spent a few days last week with the former's sister, Mrs. W. E. Fielding and Mr. Fielding. —Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ed- wards visited with their daugh- ter, Mrs. Alan Givens, Mr. Givens and family in Wiarton over the week-end. —Mr, and Mrs. Bev Brooks and Jennifer of London spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brooks and Dr. W. A. Mckibbon and Mrs, McKibbon. —Dr. A. W. and Mrs. Ir- win of Largo, Florida have re- turned to their cottage at Am- berley Beach for the summer months. NHL Player Is Speaker at Father And Son Dinner A meeting of the Wingham Lions Club was held in the Queens Hotel on Tuesday eve- ning. This meeting was the annual "Father and Son" ban-, quet. Also present were the coaches and players of the Lions-sponsored Midget hockey team. Coach Mac Ritchie ex. pressed the appreciation of coaches, Rae Walker and Larry Routley, and the players, to the club for sponsoring the team. Lion Casey Casemore pre- sented the slate of officers for next year as prepared by the nominating committee as fol- lows: President, DeWitt Miller; 1st vice, Fred McGee; 2nd vice, Lorne McDonald; 3rd vice, Charles Perrott; secretary, Chas. Campbell; treasurer, Gordon Sutcliffe; Tail Twister, L. Casemore; assistant Tail Twist- er, Percy Clark; Lion Tamer, Bill Conron; assistant Lion Tam- er, Jack Kopas; pianist, H. Swatridge; assistant pianist, Mrs. W. W. Currie. Directors, 19e , -t,7, G. W. Cruickshank, Pat Brenzil; 1966- E8, Elmer Purdon, Jack Hayes, Norman Shepherd. Lion Zone Chairman Bill Conron reported on the District "A" convention to be held in London May 29 to June 1. Lions G. W. Cruickshank, DeWitt Miller, Bill Conron and Jack Hayes were named official delegates for the convention. An officers' school for presi- dents, secretaries, and tail twisters will be held in Mount Forest on June 12, The program was in charge of the sports committee under the chairmanship of Lion Pat Brenzil. who introduced the guest speaker. The speaker was Gary Doak, a defenseman with the Boston Bruins of the N.H.L. Gary, who joined the Bruins this past season, directly after playing Junior "A" hockey, gave the young hockey players pointers on playing the game and an- swered questions on a variety of hockey subjects. — Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Merk- ley flew from London to Mil- waukee to spend the week-end with relatives there. WOAA Announces Four Clinics For Ball Umpires In an all-out effort to up- grade the quality of baseball and softball, the Western On- tario Athletic Association ex- ecutive is going to concentrate on better umpiring. To begin with, four umpir- ing clinics have been announc- ed by the executive. This is the second year that such clin- ics have been held. In future all officials at WOAA minor and senior games must hold an official umpire's certificate signed by the WOAA umpire registrar. Umpires are also reminded that they must attend one of these clinics if they wish to be registered in the WOAA. The clinics are free and open to anyone 16 years and over. Coaches, managers and players may also attend. SOFTBALL CLINICS Three softball umpire's schools are scheduled as fol- lows; At Hanover Coliseum on Sunday, June 19 from 1;00 to 5:30 p.m.; At Listowel arena on Sun- day, June 26 from 1100 to 5;30 P-m-; And at Clinton Legion Hall on Sunday, July 10, also from 1;00 to 5;30 p.m. It is hoped to have films at all four clinics from the Mo- tion Picture Division of the Major Baseball Leagues. These films are used to instruct um- pires in practically all classes of baseball. Further information about these clinics may 'be obtained from Hugh H. Hodges, at Ad- astral Park, Canadian Forces Base Clinton, phone 482-9896. G. A. WILLIAMS, O.D. Optometrist 9 PATRICK STREET W. WINGHAM Phone 357-1282 Iiii101111011411110,11•011111111•0101111i FOA Final Plans For Bus Trip BELGRAVE—The directors of the Morris Township Federation of Agriculture met on Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Black. A letter was read from the Blyth Feeder Calf Club and left over till next meeting, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Bacon were named delegates to at- tend the T.B. annual meeting in Blyth on May 30. Mel Mathers reported on a bus trip, this year to Gratiot County, Michigan. The bus will leave at 5.45 a.m. Tues- day, June `I from Charles Hod- gins' at Wingham and will pick up passengers at Belgrave Arena and the Blyth Depot. Tickets are $11.00 each and any not sold in Morris Township by June 1 will be offered for sale to persons outside the township. Mrs. Robert Grasby and Mrs. Ted Fear were asked to buy the gift for Mr. Baker. Bob Wheel. er invited the group to his home for the meeting June 16. Page 8 Wingham Advance ,Times,4rSclay. May ?a, 19i,i6. Alton Adams Named to Hospital Board Vacancy MEDICAL STAFF Drs. B. N. Corrin and J. Mc- Kim reported for the medical staff, Dr. Corrin said that the staff recommends the purchase of dictating equipment which will operate in connection with a central machine, with micro- phone points at all the nursing stations. The staff also recommends the purchase of oxygen equip- ment for the rooms and gasma- chine for the operating room from Liquid Air. Oxygen is available in the rooms from a piping system. The medical staff recom- mended the appointment of Dr. Flowers of Clinton as a consul- tant and internist. The staff members had examined his cre- dentials and had no hesitation in recommending his appointment. It was announced that a re- spirator has been purchased and is in use, It was provided by the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Henry. Mrs. Mor- rey said she had received a cheque in the amount of $50.00 for the fund to furnish the solar- ium from a visitor to the hospi- tal from outside the Wingham District. The executive committee was given the responsibility for arrangements for the official opening, some time in October. Beirnore Mrs, Walter Renwick and Mr, Elmer Zinn were delegates from the Beirnore Library Board, who attended a meeting in God* erich on Thursday of last week. Mr, Reodde of the Ontario De- partment of Education, Toron- to, was the guest speaker. lie and the delegates discussed the Mid-Western Co-Operative Li- brary Association, which is now in the planning stages, Miss Joy Rutherford and Mr. Graham Rutherford were week- end visitors with their friends, Gilbert and Steven Johann. Week-end guests of Mr, and Mrs. Harry Helfenstein and family were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Konning of Weston and Mr. and Mrs. Reg Kingshot of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Inglis attended the wedding of their cousin, Howard Aitken, in Tor- onto on Saturday. Holiday week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Bal- lagh and family were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bronson and fam- ily of Elmira. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Eadie of Wingham and Mr. and Mrs. Selah Breckenbrldge of James- town visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mulvey and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barsley, Glenna and Bill, of Streetsville, were week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ballagh and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Kerwin and family of Toronto spent the holiday week-end at their home in the village. By Malcolm Lamont Excerpts from Bush Days 4