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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-04-30, Page 2Tao Wingitamaisivaneeartmes, THE HIGH CO Periodieally we hear eomplaints, perhaps even toice them intrselves, that this is a poor town because there is some particular commodity which cannot be secured hi Wing- s ham. Or perhaps there is 3 serve of aome kind, a repair job, or a re- placement, for which one has to drirt to neighboring town or order. from a. city. /n some cases these complaints are justified. It is possible that some of our rherehants and aervier men could provide a wider range of goods and atock, Cert a ntv TIOT hing can be more inittrious to a buainess •or to a eonimul.'ay than a reputation for being unable to provide what shoppers want. Not loug ago, how- esTer, Ole question was:raised ip one of our stores when there were both businessmen and shoppers on hand to argue the point, and wa did gath- er a few new thoughts on the matter. Since the return of consumer goods to the market in full quantity following "World'War 11 buyers have been so eager to purchase that manufacturers have quite naturally awurig into diversification of lines; where one pattern existed before the war there are now several pa tterns of the same articie. Car dealers, for example, are _now expected, by both manufacturer and consumer, to have on diaplay many more vehicles than previously, beeanse each ear is made in several ranges as to price, in two or three horsepowers, in coach, :sedan, convertible, hardtop and sta- tion wagon — in a myriad of colors. The same is true of clothing, cos- metica, food, house furnishings , altnoat anything you wish to name. Ali this is Thu. for the citV retail- er s'ho bas a market of many thous- ands of custothers from which to draw. It is' not good for the man who must keep his business going successfully in the market which is available in a community the Mae of ia our own, Thoae ameag you -Who are hard- hearted and shart-sighted will sim- - WHAT'S THE HOLDUP? Natorally we are not prone to he rritkal ofa.vertisersafor they are to qnite an extent, out4- bread and but- ter. Nevertheless at limes We be- come A wee bit irritated 31 some of the larger ones„ Have you • ever observed that most ,of the merchants you know ad- vertise their wares and pat prices the articlesa so -that the newspaper reader - taaealeeideein• the peace and quiet of his rasa home, sap -ether or not he can afford to buy the particu- lar item in which he is interested. -On the other hand, just- look through any of the magiaines you read regularir Max rarely do you see a price quoted. You are told that the I3ia-W1tia ear is the finest in its field; That. there is extra luxury in Super -Soft chesterfields — but you have no -tray of knowing whether the items advertised are by any means v,ithin your reada If is perfeetiv true that sinte the innvocation of the anti -combines ail - a manufacturer can no longer dic- tate the price at which any article is sold, but there would be lots of ways to give the, prospertive buyer a,onte idea what to expeet Perannally, we often labor ander the impreasion that an advertiser who is so afraid to mention price- is 'just sitting there waiting 1-0 See how much bia customer is good for. Thara an stgly thought, and more than likely ill-founded, hut it is bound to vome totuind. The Winghttri Advance*Times V*htlintatit tItnitathattit, Onibirio Ite4miget brathe,ts, Viatillskaos‘ Bat* **Meet EMI* ***abet •Artidit *urea* ctOti•Citdatiltai Mitlacitinest tia teonnill Olisai Malt, I4Osit Office DePt. Miitniottalt Rote — 08s 'tear 1P3104, SLIK %tem 41Whealibi4 'Orr Oar "Iritttigit *At 101.14 Pit OS* Ailii4otistait **as soitkotiori ST OF SERVICE ply shrug ad say, "Too had, hut \al shoji N't here can gel exaetlY what I want," All too many of our people are doing that DOW and few years hence- thea' will be cora- plaining bitterly that Wingliam. is nor the town it used to be. They will be the first to howl aboot lack of em pkaymem and opportunity here in the town they have helped to die. Last week the hospital board was forced to increase its daily room rates. No doubt many people will be quick to decry the added charges, But we wonder how many have ever considered the fact that thousands of dollars worth of X-ray equipment, as one example, must be kept in COP - stain readiness, regardless of how muy or how few patients require such servires each day. in ,a 110Spital the same equipment is paid for by a steady stream of patients all daylong, every day, Moreover the equipment in the Wingham Hospital will become obsolete in precisely the same time as hs more frequently used counterpart in the city: . Here is another example,. We have in our printing plant an auto - mark book stitching. machine. It is used at most, for two weeks in every year. A friend who operates a prim- ing plant irt Toronto tells us that we are, from the standpoint of business reasoning, insane to have any ma- chine in the place which requires such an investment for such limited use. The true answer, of course, lies in the fact that it is available partly to provide sen -ice. . TO guarantee the delivery of our product on the same basis as one could expect in a larger place. The same is true. of Inany other machines in our plant an equally true of Mally of the oilier businesses in this community. :Millionaires are made slowly in Wingham. The next tithe von are 'all set to chive out of town with your week's pay, parse to think for a moment that in all probability the man you could buy front at home is ilIVeSti'llg a murhhigher-proportioia of his profits in service to :you than the auper-smart businessman ita the city who is ready TO take your 313071ey but is in no position to help you pay for the new high srhool, the latest hospital wing or the town constables spring unifof • A MIGHTY FORCE On Sunday afternoon -we were in- terested by a TV program which dealt with the development of ,the West Indies islands. which are now a part of the new nation formed under the British Commonwealth. The feature touched on many phase; of life in the islands which- are now awakening to a new sense of purpose and rspomsibiiitv. The pktnres included scenes of a mobile library delivering books to the schools. Unfortunately books are still so scarce in manv of the islands that they have to he handed out on a rationing system. To pro- vide incentive for the rhildren to apply themselves diligently to their studies, on13,' those who have attain- ed good marks are permitted to have books. There was a most impresaive sequence as a library track pulled up 1,0 a salmi and the eager children almost 'mobbed the librarian in their haste to secure the treasured VOIII1T1- es. The sad faces of those who would not reteive any of the books were equally revealing,. Tile program quite naturally led is to thoughts of the vast varietyof printed matter which is available to us in Canada, and The fact thatatve do not value it as we :should. Our ehildreu ran secure limitless MIDI* bers of books, and yet their inter- est in the trelaures of the printed word is not nearly aa keen as it is among youngsters who haVe had s,carcely any access to books. Perhapsi iS the old story of the familiar bleasing being treated with contempt, but any influence which will lead us ibatk to the sound values and great pleasures of intelligent reading is -worthwhile. 1- BOX 473 TorOntO, Ontario, April, 2,i, 1959 • , .• 'Editor, Ad.Vanee-Thnes, Ontario, think it was a 'very fine idea GSV yetirs to start a fund to mane imp :avers andponds safee have pleasure 10 sending the en. ; close4 -cheque for 55. as a meal ; contribiltion for the fund. Sincere% Irene Davis Reminiscing 771. 14"er YEARS AGO The road grader was hrouplit into use on Tuesday and Josepiziat. Street was given a good eleantne The front of Willis & Co. shot stoze has been brightened up le- ag bosh Coat of red paint. Dr. Tiennetly, who has ;144 3i : taking a post graduate course sto:gery in the Chicago hospital expeetscl borne tonight. 'Ur, Charles Barber has purcho,,- •tol /rew gasoline engine and ea plea mixer, to be in readiness fin the corning season's wale The annual excursion of the HI! roil Old Boys' Association of Ter. onto will be run to Goderich rind Wingham, on Saturday, July 4;11 The Wirlgham Baseball Club an 1 the Citizen's Band have tingle? nonsideration a proposition to tale. Part in the Victoria Day celebra- tions at Llstowel on May 25111. At the anneal meeting of ilat: Western Football Assoelation, held In Stratford on Friday ia.st, Elmer Moore of this town was named a5 official referee for this district. - A. mail service was inaugurated on Monday is.st on the Guelph csoderieh branch of the C.P.R_ Th. ibail train arrives in Goderteb at 12:1) noon and leaves at 459 pi "The Good Friday holiday pa,,stal off cluietlY n Wingliam. The liar ferent places of business wen closed and many of our lawns basalt. spent the day at tie hornes malting ready for gard.a, Mg "operations. The told Weather this week ha 1161etoraYmedof'813SruinndgayNronfrkgirt TjealmeeasnlIsilg: surmise, but it was better to hay. it in .April then in tay. The stip ers reported four Inehes of snow .ii "Toronto. • tr.Jas.:Walker' PoXtug tensiVe repairs on the front of Mr furniture store. New corniee IF being put on and the storewil be repainted. When the work is eowe pleteti Mr. Walker will have at, :excellent store. Many, friends in Wimgzain regret to bear that Miss 3.11ilie Harris of Wroxeter continues :in poor health. aress Harris was brought to Winghani Hospital on Monday for treatment and her ler:gem:trete of friends 'will wish her a speedy recovery. •• -11 -1) FORTY TEARS ,AGO Mrs. 50kinson, Ddward Street, eeeived word that her husband. C. R. Wgkinson had been wounded in the recent fighting and is now Ira A hospital In England, Charlie's; litany Wingbam friends trust his wounds are not -serious. Ur. and Mrs. Dud/ley Holmes received a cable stating that their' son, Serge John was admitted to Sard. General Hospital, Brailonge, suffering from, fp, =shot wounds'in the .fsee. Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. MeGregor bave ramgied ko the Hannah pro- pe.rty on the B lite which they have purehased. Mr,. S. Burchill has decided te. betome a citizen of Wingham. He' has purchased the Joseph Well- -woodprope.rty in Lower WIT:gimps' Mrs. Peallingt011, VOID underwent an operation for gallstones at ibP WhIghant General Hospital is, tre are pleased to say. improving Mee- Rielard Wehater, an old and re- spentiell resident of Iszeknowe :passed avray on Friday nuareing W. J. Hilliard, propraetor the Viringbam Bazaar bas rented the store formerly oeenr.ded by tL Lindsey, and will racxe into it 'to the near fothre. Me. Aria Mrs. A. E. Cling are taftraviag into the Hick's property: VictOria Street and It& and '1Lrs. H. T. Thompson v,17.1 sgain *testy:their ownresideraee sPat-• rick 'Street., Mr. Ect Holioleay and family have Mated halo the house retent- vatated by Garage Shrigley, Mr. Wells has purchased the Worden 'property formerly oweepled by Mr: HolloWay. The many treletirest and taisaas in this nalglibatbood were grieved to learn of the sudden deoth Mrs. C. E„ Wilton nee enetesa0. Oteeesre) In Windsor cm Friday. Marolad, IN& -c TES AGO tort ziow tinder vt,-,y fiNT Ottrialztatiort or a Etey Seoul Tztitto izVintgiiszk The trideld Eleartottity from toowit He/Ott:a/tett 101.11drottto Wanl. in town And boAl ibriferelkee With Itr. apit- gogreoara 'OT BEAUX A MAN FROM MARS—This is Dave Burgess, of the rffNX skit; whose ear Is 'equipped with the otid-loolcing antenna you saw. on the front page. Dave's car is fitted out with a. mobile "Itarn" radio .stetion, tzeriee the need for the outsize antenna.--A-T photo. a al was wia undertake the form- fire which bad started near the ing of this tram)." .A. number of railway bridge on Minnie Street, boys, 15 to 38 years of age will belbad got out of control when fanned trained ;during the sununer as lead -1 by a stiff north wind. Prior to the ers, so that by fall they will be arrival of the firemen the Bre had qualified to assume the rank of made rapid beaciailas, and when 1 , . patrol leader. There will then he the fire erew arrived on the scene a campaign put on for scout mem- the grass close to Mrs. IVIePher- bets and itts expected by the large son's barn and along 'the fence /umber of inquiries that Wing- hack of Mr. Galbraith'salso close ' limn will have a real live Boy to J. a Crawfords garage, was Scout organization In the near burning, and had it not been future. The sudden death of William Wil- son, lower Vingbann, an Thursday, canie as a great shock to his fam- ily and many friends. Mr. Wilson was reiding the paper 'when death done by the fire except zt few ferace prists,and rails were destroyed. brought under control at once. might have bad serious results, as it was, the hose was quickly laid and the tire was soon under eon- trul. Practically no damage was came so peacefully and suddenly that ft was thought he had fallen, We haVe now received two is- thto rt sleep. He was in his Mb- sues of 'The Palmerston Observer," _year. edited by Mr. Kenneth 3. Carle- Wtiie sholnling in Winghant ton, forarterly of Creemore, Ont. last Wednesday, „Mrs. Agnes Earls, This paper ts well printed and edit - of Wroxeter, alai the misfortune to! ed and a. credit to the town of fall on the stairs in one of the pajmersian in every w.ay,. stores here and fraeture her hip.' An ambulance was calked and she was rushed to the hospital where the fracture was reduced. Although' oing as well as can be expeeted,! Mrs. Earls will be corstined to the hospital for some time yet. 'ABMs' 2TernoriaL Bali, ;which was pipTEEN- yr,:zeits' AG0 owl:lased last,year by Wit/ghat:11 Lodge A.F. & A.M. oen be omit, At the Progressive -Conservative for oese/setion this week, ‘The work Convention for the riding or Hur- t 'changing this old clairch build- on -Bruce here op Tuesday erening, ing an that -it wall be one af the, ex -Mayor John W. Hernia of town, finest masonic Hans in ontazio,, was chosen the standard bearer. alas bee e going -on all winter and There were two nominations. the next Tuesday night it will be lased' other being F. W. Norman wade of ..,ylowick, who withdrew. E. Hartwell Strang was also nomi- nated hut withdrew- his name an Our ball club bas organized for the season. Baseball is a great game and it is np to the citizens to support tlae boys in their efforts: as mulch as possible. - for the fast time, when the lodge Ineets there. : Work will oommence soon the building of Corrie's School the nom' of the 'emwen11013. House fas. No. al East Wawanosh. During the peat few years the The contra -et for the erection of Winghant FIsh and Game Club this new school was let to W. H. have been very active in restock- Pintos:1i, local eontractor, an Sat-. ing district strea-ms and rivers with urdn'Y and as soon as the grounds, fi,e,O. Already this spring this work are cleared of the debris left by is again under way as on Friday,.. the fire. Mr. Bintoul -win begin Die George Orvis, and David Fortune work of building, which wall be emptied two containers of speekletd bout the 241.13 of l'aftay. trout in district streams. The Fish red Game Club are hopeful *t re- storing some of the streams in this three-eant stamp required on all cheques for sums ander WI) sea aeosee into *eyed on may lst, idistriet as good fishing plaees. Wingbare merchants are, on Fri- .1Tr. and Mrs. W. A. Russell of day and Saturday, icorithirilng to town have reeeiverl word Gant mare"I'7;31 rdlar Day s of 1232 their son, .7.3331e.S,, has been pro- se:1)rd breaker. A eommertity wide' rnOted to the rank ot Plying Of - sale got merchandise will be featur. ed. A very pleasant erring was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. joe Vellson, Wing -ham, when about twenty girl friends Miss Cath trine Morrison held abovver to her bobor, prior to ber marriage 11 th. On Friday afternoon, the rire-' -nien pqjzllad t� duty. A grass Last week we reported two Wing-, ham boys have anrived overseas , and this week we again reeOrd the names of two more Nilo have land - Is the Old Country. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Des& have reeeived a, cable from their son, Elmer, saying that he had arrived safely over- seas. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elston of 2itorris also reteived * similar trugottser4fOrngg.4441mgml”1.14rOmPlik*44.4104.•1.1v4imoteltg•vrimiwillage4anirgiii/0.1”netvens,reilininnmemsgleifmmightiklire 11.Yro.E.et.. Lia.direkair*Oitibitlel .a.404B4., ' ' . P" the Bible Today • Same 700 eopiet ntSet/Aurelia* The alb>. Rt. leaves *al illustrated been distributed on the aginteriesn OrisPei in eath home. 'Moro Aire 4060 mobile homes in the *ma, to the part-time *lark *ill take the salesman aeveral la -meths lo tern. Art" Suggesiod Whit Bonding virecino$rikt, Tkortoy, tioloftten..g 3: 141; day; ColOssitint 144; taturday, thotoadonlang 4: 1.-15; Stodgy, Psalm tat 1-12; 96:14; oritoodriki, Provetto t0;144., 1,3eit cif the Lawrrence teawAY by a, theological student employed. part.thrte thiporieur by the American time, Society. Lawrencett Spriggs, foltn" ptotessional slitter itnd now a sindrnt for the rtinioirx is visit- ing the triellesk-terotS and ttroPor. othinst along hi 11bet/411ile .11111P4 of torthern Rev York State, *- trtXlis to boy' wad rend; ‘‘. Message that their soil, Millard. Jim overseas. During the last eight weeks oUr town clerk who is also secretary of the local ration board, has had It very hney time, in addition to ids tegelar duties the :Work:in connec- tion with the. local ration board basbeen very hUsY as applications tor sugar for eaniiing hew) been paining. in. The final tabulationa Were completed on Monday even- ing and iSft. Claibraith reports that 10:583 individual applications were, received represeethig 3,500 homes M this area, . On Friday a class of sixty gradu- ated from No, 2 Service Flying Training School at Uplands Air- port /war Ottawa, and ,received their RCAF pliot's badges. Thiti OM had as luenthera Mgin Coats, Son of and Mrs. RegA. Coutts Of town; Van Sainsbury, son f Mr, and Mrs, Arthur Sainsbury of Toronto and grandson of Mrs. V . R. VanNorman of town. Another f this clas was W. N. Wilson or Brussels. " 1 NV'ffiTFCtiULtfr a(Tritelided last week) easioad or aounic toiastaas the united Church Y.P.ii. slansal . for I of T.P.u. to be held In 'North st. eta Attend tile Annual spring Bay fli nit e (1 Churah, Gederfeli on Tues. i day evening. I Naney Forster Of Lgucknow spent, the week -end at the horn ov lyvp, and ilfrs. George Fisher, sd ivvr, and Mrs. B,ontOd Vorater' , 1 fem. mr, and Mill. Cecil Falconer have wool re,.decorating -the forme been busy during the past two Hy visited there on Sunday. ' Webb hOille in W. Wawanosh, Sol Mr. Andrew Gaunt, A Scottish fampy, Mr. find Mril. Anderson and their three children, IllOved in 00 ii•1 fvfonday, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Simian -an rind son Hugli, of Wingham, visited OL Sunday at Om home of Mr, en 1arra. Ernest Beecroft, Brussels viaited on Sun y wit g ;. lVfr, and Mrs, 'Mock Cardiff 0 Mr, and Mrs, Wm. Rinto lvf,r, and Mrs. N,limer 5 fahOln 41. 1 • and' family visited on Sunday wItl I, • her .mother, Mrs, Robert noon rreoswater. - ,* Mrs, Toynbee Lamb and Mrs i latterks vifsted on Tbursday with th Harry Tichbourne of Ooderieli mother, /vTrs. David Ken We are pleased to report that Ur. Matt Eefl, proprietor of the Brunswick Hotel, is much improv - eel after sufferinga beart attack on Monday evening last Week. -Mr; Beirs friends will he pulling for his complete recovery. George Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Johnson is at, borne iere jIl with scarlet" fever. A well atteeded bingo Was held by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion. on Tuesday evening, .A draw for a lovely quilt was made and the lucky winner was Mrs. E. S. Copeland, The annual meeting of the Wing - ham Citizeres Band was held on Friday night when the following officers were eiceted: President, Bill Henderson; vice-president, M. Tel/mien:ran; etary - t r ea s er. L. E. Buckman; librarian, Fred Tucker and property committee, L. E. Buckman, ar. nedy. Gaviller, McIntosh „Sic Ward Chartered Accountants Teieprione Bldg. Walkerton, Ont.. TF,T4EillON171. 1133 1 I. D. k SPECIAL PRICES, MAY 3rd FLOORWAX28th to 1 Jack & Jill 98c COUGH SYRUP and A.0 45 2 Age "Easi-Oloss" 1.1b, lin, Troia_ .511 c C,' 1/2 -oz. CHEST RUB , UOC, I MINERAL OIL 1.D.A. 'Heavy Grade, 10, 40 or., reg. 65e, $-1.10 43c 87c 1 SPOT REMOVER 3c 59 , Safe tor any fabric - 4,, 10 oz., reg. 40e, /5e .. . 3 It c STOMACH POWDER 4i5 49 I T.D.A. Brand - 4, 19 oz., reg. 15e, 51.95 . • - Woodbury SHAMPOO . ! SAVE 41e - 02, si5,43 - $130 Value. .... 69c • A "Welcome to Wingliam" St° #4. 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