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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-04-16, Page 1PERROTT FUND IN SUCCESS THIEVES' LOOT is COPPERS NICKELS 1wIrite With 'which is ama l gamated the Gorrie Vidette and. Wroxeter News ON'VAIt10, WEDNI!JSRAY, APRIL, 0514 Elf SCHEDULE SET 1111 SCHOOL STAFF Adyancejimes: to ,Accept, .Donations: On Dollar-for-Dollar. Share Basis AT IT AGAIN-- Meeting. last week the Wingnam Public, School Board set , new Salary schedule for teachers chi the -staff, Minimum salary ha8 been set at $2400 with the maximum at $4200. The annual increment will be ,$2.00 from the minimum up to $3600 and $100 per year from $3600 up to the Maximum salary. Boring- 'es Will be paid to teachers with special qualifications and to those who undertake special duties, The new schedule represents an increase of $200 annually O. teachers in the $2400-$3600 'bracket and $100 annually to those in the ,$3600,-$4200 class. Present teach- ing salaries at the school range .f rem $2600 to $3400. Win Prizes at Store Opening ThQ following were the winners in a draw held in ,eonneetion with the opening of the new Hafermehl Jewellery in Wingham; First, AnnaShortreed, Wingham; second, WS. Norman Heal, Wing- ham; third, Mrs. Irene Sperling, Wingham; fourth, Mrs, H. Burrell, Wingharh; fifth, Vera Sharpc,, RR, formos?,; sigh, Margaret Cas- fAdy, Wingharn. -------- Two children hare lost their live by drowning in this conlatunitY in less than a 'year. . Last year the victim was a teett-age girl who disappeared beneath the water of the Lower Town hendrace 'while two of 'her conapaniono fought without the benefit of any *safety equipMent, .to save. her life. In the months which followed no Action was taken to prevent, 14, second tragedy — so on Sunday afternoon, April 6th, a SiX-YearAnd by fell from an abutment at the Lower Town darn and Lost his life in the „. swirling • currents of the Maitland. In icy water, with ne equipment at hand to offer any kind of assistance, would-he rescuers were help- less. Even after It Was plain that 'his life 'could not be, saved, firemen and others Who struggled, against time in the Search for his body bad to wait for the arrival of borrowed boats. Dragging operations were -delayed while 'Provincial Pol/Ce drove all the way from Mount Forest with grappling irons. i.Knox Church Will :Mark'Centennial 111011(ACCOUNT OPENED FOR PERROTT FAMILY , PRESENT BANK ACCOUNT—Mrs: Gordon gerrott, 104 accepts- a' pass book for a brand, new bank ac- 'clown; from Mrs. Jelin Bates*, president of the W Ingham Kinette Club, The it incites sponsored a Campaign to raise funds for fife Perrott family, where illnel4s has created drastic hardship. The fund amounted to a little more than $600 and contributions are still coming in.-4Advance-Tinae,s photo, BLIJEVALE,---Knox Presbyterian, Church' will celebrate the 100t1ht anniversary of the founding of the congregation on June 15th, when the speaker will- be Rev. John 'Greig, of The Beaches Presbyterian 'Church, Toronto. Mr. Greig is a .former minister of Knox Church. On June 17th, a garden party will be held in celebration of this spec- ial occasion. ons'Speakr .Tells-. 4hOlutt MISS LAURA COLLAR LEAVES FOR AFRICA Rev: Bren 'de Vries, rector of the Blyth and Belgra,ve Anglican Vitittehei4a:itai !gur8t1Deii,k6.14.at the regular meeting of 'the Lions' 'Club on Friday night at the Hotel ,BrunSwiek, and his talk proved. to 'be, one of the most intensely inter- esting that organization , ha,s.heard its history': Mr. de Vries, who 'vVaS'. 'by Lion lAtilf Crawford, is a halive of the Netherlands, and of an c"Agrictiltural;,cellege. that country. He. has ..b_een.in Canada I-or the past ten Years; working for 'some 'time for one of the' large life insarance companies and then en- teriag Mixon 'College at London in Preparation for. the ministry. . The speaker .said• that after, ;corn- A ,grouP- of friends gathered at the station on Monday af- ternoon to bid farewell and god- speed to Miss ,Laura Collar, daugh- kter of Mr, Herbert Collar, as she !lentInenced,- her -long journey 'to Nigeria, Afripa. Miss Collar, who serves with the Sotalan Interior Mission in that country, has been home for. the past year on fur- lough. During that time she has addressed dozens of meetings and otganizhtions on the work which is, Carried on in the mission field. She sails this week for England, Where she will spend a week be- fore proceeding by boat to Africa, Her next furlough will occur In four years. The regular meeting of the Kin- ette Club was held at the home of Mrs. Fred. Templeman on Monday evening. The meeting opened with the lqinette song. Plans were made to attend the interclub at Kincar- dine on May 14. The nominating committee com- prised of Mrs. Jack Walker, Mrs. Merv, Templeman and Mrs. Andy Scott brought in the following slate of officers for 1958-59; Past pros., Mrs. John: Bateson; pres., Mrs. Jim Currie; vice-pres., Mrs, John Currie; see., Mrs, Bruce McDonald; treas., Harvey Fisher; 'registrar, Mrs, Cy. Robin- son; bulletin editor, Mrs. Lloyd Ellaeott; press reporter, Mrs, Len CrawfOrd., During the past two weeks the KinettOs haVe sponsored -a town!- widn drive tfor-funds to assigt the Gordon Perrott family, Mrs. Per- rott was a guest at the meeting and received the pass book for a bank account openedsby the Kin- ettes, containing the sum of $605.73, Contributions are still coming in and will be added to this fund, Kin- etie president* Mrs, John Bateson made the presentation. Tito raffle of the evening was won' by Mrs. Jim Currie. After a delicious lunch the president ad- journed the meeting. The next meeting will be held on April 28 at the home Of Mrs. Cy Robinson. Articles Completed , By Hospital :Auxiliary The Ladies' Auxiliary to Wing- ham General Hospital held their April meeting in the council chamber with the president, Mrs. N. Cameron, presiding. Very interesting reports were presented by the three memberi who had attended the meeting of the Hospital Auxiliaries, which was held in St, Joseph's Hospital, London, All three ladies agreed that Wingham Auxiliary stood well up to the Mont, as in moneys rais-' ed 'and Work accomplished, even when kloinpared 'With larger hospi- tals. The Sewing' groups had been working, hard during the Month and 266 articles were gompleted, These included 120 sheets, 30 ad- ult and baby gowns and other Pim- ilirea„ PtIrChaae.5 of factory,, got4. ton, flannelette and towelling were' already cut and ready for sewing. The work of the committee who attend the cancer clinics at the hospital and minister to the needs of the patients, continues to be 'very gratifying and is much ap- preciated bY those attending the The final game 'of the marathon' bridge parties will be held in the council chamber on Friday evening, April 25, when prizes for the sea- son's play will be awarded. The date for the spring rummage sale was set. There is no ream for doubt about the , spirit of good neighbourliness in this. comniunity, Recently the Kinette' Club announced that they weiuld -sponsor a drivle- to raise funds for the family,. of Gordon Perrott, Who has been .for many months, The drive not only includ- ed direct contributions but ' the Kinettes 'also aaked that card parties -be held in as \ many homes as possible and the proceeds turned in. On Monday evening Kinette' president, Mrs: John .Bateson, at the club's meeting presented a pass book be Mrs. Perrott, that, a bank account had been opened in her name, containing the sum of $605.73—and donations are still comfng in, - • The gkilettes also presented priz- es to the, winners in the town-wide bridge and euchre partied as fol- lows: Bridge, Mrs. Harry Spry and Norman WelWood; 'euchre, Mrs. j. E. Currie and Mrs. Jack Ernest Jr. READY RESPONSE FOR CANCER DRIVE Ing- .to this part et Oatariu he had read an Interesting book •• dealih.„ With the Struggles • of 'the • pitiffead who opened 'up the new land, .' .said that he was impressed by the fact that. many ...present day 'Cana- dians seemed. to • have l'lost .their awareness of the freedom, and-lib- erty for which their forebears. to .work so hard, To 'illustrate ,,the value of freedom he told of the experiences Of the Dutch 'people under' German Occu- pation during the Second 'World War, when he- hirrigeff as well as his wifeo were members of the underground resistance forces. Lost.' Overnight The Dutch people, he said, were: like Canadians before , the .War. Living in a densely populated .hut prosperous land, they Were indus- trious and proud of their demo- cratic institutiOns, which were as highly developed as, any in the world; However, on May 10, 1940 the -German army invaded the country and within four ,days the last vestige of freedom was .gone. Rotterdam, one of the finest of Holland's cities; • was ,bombed into utter desolation let no reason other than -to proVide,a demonstration to the Allies of the might of German air power. By the end of June the country's 100,000 Jews who were the •particu- tar targets of German hatred and cruelty, had been stripped of all their possessions, were riot per- mitted to hold jobs, to use the (Please Turn to Page Three) Firemen, and two trucks were out. for a spin on Saturday after- noon when a grass fire along, the south side of Diagonal Road got out of hand, Spring is certainly, a great time for the firemen to get into practice, 0 0 0 ALL EN. KNOWING ,HOW— Tho fame of the Wingham Hos- pital rummage Salle has gone abroa,d,,. Just this week the presi- dent received a, letter from the hospital auxiliary at Port Arthur , asking for information concerning' a rummage sale which could 'raise More than a $1000,00 in one after- noon in a Mall town, , 00O., " Din IT UP 'There jiveau kinds of bloopers an , editor can make—none el them good fOr his blood pressure. Last week, however, we pulled the granddaddy of them all When he. said that a new member of the pub- . lid ,school staff would be Mrs, Jacqueline Gilmer. The lady's name is Mrs, R. Gowdy and since she acquired it only last year she's quite likely rpady to tear off somebody's cars. Be that as lb may, we Are glad to have she and her 1111011+4 hack in this part of the . 3VOThe latter will be associated With his father, Harry Gowdy, in his Goal and building supplies busi- ness at Gorrie. 0 0 0 201.1i ANNIVERSARY , In ,Tuee the LionS club of Wingham vill Oelebrate its 20th anniversary,. Complete' de1ai18. of the .anniversary' Meeting have ,not been determined, That Lien preai: , dent Jack' Reavie Says, that the date Will be fixed to coincide with a visit of the charter .pre8ident,' Ronald Rae hpi-to haye.- Ron bit Wand" to install the neW officers for the coming year. • ' ' u - 0 u STá.AmiDNACE— Maay people in Winghain tire seriouSly toneetried •' abOue the troops, ,of dogs“tWhielioate rcrliing* the streets'itt,sear014 of exciternent. One lady told 'n .4us. ig; Weegi' 00' 8lie..liad 'to 'sally'llorth and ellaSe' off a pack' of eight 'or ten doe which were terrifying 'the Small youngsters on her street. We know the problem these animals present to police, who can't he expected to spend all their time acting as dog catchers. The situ- ation has reached the point where Owners should tie their degs up or be prepared 'to rose them alto- gether. We aren't oppciSecl to dogs, but we are partial to .kids and feel that the latter are the more important of the two classifi- cations. 0, - 0 - 0 Oh' TO pEatnuna— IVrWeN Margaret Brophy. and 'Barbara 'Stainton and Mrs. .Gus Boyle are among thode who left Melton Airport on Sunday morning to spend nine 'days in BermUda. The remainder of the party are front the Wingham district. I, FIGURE SKATING CLUB ANNUM, o MEETING The Figure Skating Club annual Meeting- will be held in the ceuncil chamber on Friday, Aprli 18, at 8 p.m. All interested parents' please attend and ask any questions.' One parent for each Skater entitled to Vote. F16b Proficiency Badges Received by Guides Last Monday saw the culmina- tion of many weeks of hard work in the Guide Company. Commis- sioner -Mrs. Geo. Cameron was present at the well-attended meet- ing at which she enrolled the ,four latest girls to become Girl Guides. They were, Mary Ellen McPhail, Susan. 'Spry, Coralie Hammerton and Jacqueline Saint. The following Proficiency Badges were also presented:' Laundress, Karen Elliott, Judith McKibben; minstrel, Sue Nasmith, Rt4h. Hod- gins; took, Karen Elliott, Judith lVfeKibbon; homemaker, Karen Elliott, Jean Jones; reader,. Karen Elliott; toymaker, Jean Jones. Thieves operating in this com- munity have struck a new low, On Sunday nighl; they removed a newspaper stand from the entrance to Vance's Drug Store, Taking it to the 'rear of the Pattison Radio and Electric, building they pried open the coin box which is attached to. the stand and Which, at, \the time, ,was filled with nickels .and Coppers deposited there by news-. paper buyers. Total loot is esti- mated at between $7 and $8. , -- REFUSE COLLECTION The town truck will pick hp garden 'refuse on the FIRST and THIRD Friday , of each month, 'be- ginning. April 18th. • Refuse must. be placed in con- tainers whenever , possible and placed at the boulevard tor pickup. However, householders are asked to set out such' refuse not earlier than the day previous to collection, F9 ;16b OFFICE 'OPEN The office of the Belgrave Credit Union will 'be open on Tuesday evenings for the summer months, - Figh DANCE AT WROXETER Dance in the Wroxeter COMMU11.- ity Hall on Friday, April lath 'Three lucky door prizes. Sponsored by the Wroxeter Community itall Beard, 'Good innate by Elliott CariutherS. AdmiSsion 15e. keel' May 9 open for Donee In WroXeter, Fifth Wehave two clam here, and. both present unnecessary hazards. Those hazards exist today, without any attempt at alteration or improve- ment, just as they did last' summer when' the first yolungster dreWn- ed just as they did on Ea ,stet Sunday when the little boy lost lhi TWO YOUNG LIVES ALREADY BEEN WASTED . How MANY MORE CAN WE SPARE? WILL YOU REMAIN UNDISTURBED, AS YOU ARE AT THLS MOMENT IF YOun (MILD IS TEE NEXT VICTIM?- Dozens of telephone calls and visitors Co The AdvanceTiineii office bare urged that this news- paper initiate action to provide, prOteetion itt the eritieallY danger- 0th, points , near the tWO dams. This IS a'lash WWII we wtll glad- ly it.sstune,„ LI by so doing we are able"taltelp in even the mita,- est measoye to' prevent, further. tragedies at the. river, ' , There is no way of fencing ,in time entire river frontage: It ex- tentts,too far ' and..yotnwstmAte too agile in' anY 'cage: "However, the danger :is not too serious along the stretches; of :the tyro ponds Where the banks' stone dradtially into the Water,. „ , , ,1 . Pealing! Me ,preservers, , 'extra rad,ings and,,Teticing, are needed , drastieallY. , The. 'Easter :1 Sunday tragedy.. gertainly tPOinted , to the need . for, 41,-,,,readily 'available boat, hop( in a central placer _which could be put into , action at a moment's notice. It is understood that the firemen are 'proceeding at once with the making of grappling hooks. $506” Now Available To put this campaign into action one citizen .of this community fins already offered to match the stim total of all public donations to' a Water Safety Fund, up to the tent of $500. This offer means that for every dollar donated by all other persons, another dollar will be put in to double the total on hand. The Berry Door Co, Ltd, has offered to demolish the walls of, the old mill foundation at the Drowson dam so that the hazard will be reduced in that area. • The entire situation is in your hands. If you feel that there itt no real cads() for alarm, just for- ,get the whole thing right now. If, however, you feel, as we do, that immediate and positive action is advisable, leave' your' donation at, The Advanee-Titues office AT ONCE. Any nuiney so raised should, of course, be spent on the provision Of actual safety equipment to speed ramie operations in ease of ac- eident. May we repeat, There IS eal'Y one thins to tithe, nation on this matter—RIGHT NOW, while nie memory of What can and wilt pro- bably happen again is fresh in our minds. 11 you are in farm' of this project DON'T WAIT for two or three weeks. Act neW or, We , will assume that there iS not sufficient public interest to merit further words. TieWitt Miller, 'chairman of the drive for funds for the Canadian Cancer SOciety which is taking place this week, was more than gratified with the 'response he en- countered when seeking canvas- sers, • Mr, Miller says that he contacted 40 persons to 'assist with the door- to-door canvass, and he did not meet with one refusal. This is the type of co-operation which makes one 'distinctly proud of his -com- munity. Since this is the first house-to- house canvass for the cancer fund in the Wingham area, arrange- ments have been completed this year to personally contact only householders in the ',Own. How- ever, the cause has many loyal Supporters in 'the rural district a.nd surrounding villages as well, who will be anxious to have ,a part in the fight against our common en- emy. Those who wish to donate are asked to leave their contribu- tions at either the Bank of Com- merce, Wingham, the Toronto- Dominion Bank, Wingham, Mc- Kibbons Drug Store or The Ad- vance-Times, 150 Young People Here for Workshop On Friday night almost 150 Lon- don Conference - Young People gathered at the United Church for the beginning of their Leadership Education Workshop, Rev, Elton Davidge, B.A., of Sackville, New Brunswick, intro- duced to the group new , tech- niques of leadership education. These techniques included group discussions and participation in skits, floor mats, panel disctissions and a mock press :conference. Sinn- songs were enjoyed under the readership of Helen Haines assisted. by Marguerite Lyons of Lonclesboro at the piano. Bruce Tuck of Sault Ste. Marie, Conference Leadership Education convener, was chairman of the workshop. Local arrangements were Under the direction of Bill Coultes, Margaret Meehan registered Ming people from Sault Ste. Marie, 'Sarnia, Chatham, London Windsor, New Hamburg and the surrounding district. Meals were served at the church by the wo- men of the congregation and the Young People were billeted in the homes. .PROGLARATIRfif DAYLIGHT SAVING' TIME • A wilt commence in the Town of Wingharn SUNDAY / APRIL 27th/ 1958 Citizens at 1201. a.m. are reminded to advance their docks at that Cane. R. t, McKINNEY, Mayor Town Of Wingbani Davitlge, SaeliViltai MB., who was' the director of the Workshop. lerent row, nruuo Tuck, Sault Ste. Marie, leadership and education Convener for the, Loudon Conference; Mitts Ethel Allison, asst lea- derSliip genvefier; MISS Nalt;ggit61; Machaii, Winghani, registrar, and Reit SteoPe, Clinton, preiiident of the, Enron Y:IPU.,--AttitatiteATinieft Photo. SPRING TEA Tile Salvation Arrny Home teagtle Will hold its Spring Tea and .Horhe Baking Sale in the Council Cham- ber at 8 p.m, on Saturday, Aprrl 28. F1623b 110$1111AL AUxItAititIt IttJMNIAGE' SALE The tttnnrnage Sale la' here again. The te Is Saturday afternoon May , Air ; The tiiace is the Wingham Arm , i,es, The sponsor 18 the Lad .., ' AuXilittry to Witigham (len- Oral Hospital, The slogan is "Any- thing yeti edimot nab, We can sell". And so, everyone is aSked to gather 'UP articles of Clothing, hats, Shrtes novelties, ftirnitUre, etc., 11,11'd have 'thorn iieadY 'tot', the rUnintage ,hale, On Saturday, May 10th, ' , . Fltib , wottkstior HELD IN WINGIRAW-thie hundrea: and fifty dein' gates from all parts of the London Cottfeirenee of the United Clifireli of Canada gathered in Whighatid eV& the .Week end for a Christian teittlerShip Workintop.., Altai IroW, frinn the lefE are William tieUlteS, OrtitiSels, chairinatt Of the Winghant HiStriet, Young PeOple's Corn- Mitten; Rey, Clarence Footmen,' ot fielid secretary; tier. 4, ,