HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-05-14, Page 1Ortie Vidette and Wrozeter New.,
ANVI#ING
, Sometimes Onexpeettid.' articles'
crop, Pp at the runirilage, sale;
Wtrich are' not really intehdifri‘to be
4,0tV, nip year the unpackers
nd a lady s ' got wrist watch, A
ket carrying a senior letter and-
uneashed ehearie tor 'more than
$0.00, all of wrileh Were returned
to,.their owners
Once again the big community
event, the hospital runimage sale,
aPee-aOred by the t e,die8' Auxiliary
to Winghana General Hospital .11.0
gone over- the top. When AR de-
partments had turned' in their re-
ceipts it 'was found that $1,169.Q6
had been realized which is $160.00
in .excess of an/ ., previous sale.
Added to this will be the $374.12,
'receipts from the tag day. So the
auxiliary will have more than
$1500".00 tO carry 'On their ever in-
. Weather's! )114 yrartd new-but
things' ,'WeiO :sqaiewhat , :different
fast: Friday when slit'iw..:Stinalls •
dampened the Ardor of• 'fishermen;
gOlferk and the like., 4nthia coan-,
try you never can tell frOm One day
to the' neat.
0
HACHT.1PE OARINX$8-
I.r ft.it'week :Ross Mann hiserted
classified adi'tertiserneht iri. the A-T.
stating :that he was in the market
for a good set ‘of drivirig'harness,
By Thursday been lie had received
no 1Q,SE t!laiV'tellyentech•1 telephone
calls from these who .40 offers
for him,"
:rho :Water 'Safety Fund Which was opened by this
liewspapip, 4 few weeks ago.was.closed at noon on Tuesday
wish a'total,of $668.P0 which, will now be available to pro,-
Vide .safety,equipment along the river.
We have'previorisly •purried. the, riarries of the yarioto
T.414'4;elitativea at local ruirVieri organizations who will: act
06,,,a"noMinittee t0 Study Ahe needs to this, regard., Below
are the final ,dopatioria,tetthe fund:
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PreViOUNIY /04knOWledged '0,1., , I ,, . • •••••01...40....... •••••••••••••••••••:$ 285.(1 •
Mim• l'..- Wittier •tlft
Anonymous....„.„...,..... ,,,, „- . . . . .... ,.. ... : .... „..!:...,.....................,. LOO
ilee'Clark ,, --, . . - . . ,, a , 2;00
Mrs. ,Carl Lott : ' ' LOP
ILirvey Aitehisan ' • . ,. MN.. h... a 2.00
Hartley $inith, ' Pilsontiirg ................, .... ....„..............:, 3.00
Mrs, E. C.'Bell, Tob0rinory 3.00
Lewis 4threy ' . SO
Catholic Women's 'League ,
-• r••• ow, a 5.00
A "P.' Carmichael 6.00
Mrs, Oscar. Rapp - 3.00
Harry Gr. West 0 ,
., 6.00 Jinn Angus- .......y ,-.. ,... '... :; 2.00
'.'HudY• .1%.,:liciaa M.O. . . 3.00
' Anonymous .,,.,,e... ..... .... ..,... . .. ..... . ... .. . . ........ ........„.„,...„ . . 2,00
W: a Conran' ....• - •'
. 4 .11 ... Pl. .11 .1.I 2.00
Lloyd Carter . ' 1 5.00
:FAMOUS. QUEST FOR
LADIES' NIGHT.
President, Jack Reavie presided
at the regular meeting of the Liorls
club in the hotel 'Brunswick on. Friday evening, and reported that
preparations are comPleted for the
annual ladies' night which will be
held'iri the Wingham, District High
Scheel' on Saturday evening of this
week. Guest speaker for the oc-
,casion is Larry Henderson, well,-
Anown CBC newsman. Invitations
have been sent out. to members of
several service clubs the dis-
trict.'
The guest speaker at the meet-
frig on Friday, evening was Deputy
District Governor''Ray Watson'of
LucknOw, who reviewed the ae-
complishrnents of the Wingtiem
Club in past years and commended
the members on their interest in
seivice work in their "corrimunity.
He pointed out that there are sev-
,eral towns in the area ,north of
Wingham which do.not haveLions
'Clubs and suggested that they
should be ready -for organization
.activity,
guest at.the meeting was Hap
swatridge, and since it happened
.400,-.„4:405104.the LiOnk ioinet
in.,' Happy Birthday to You'.
Lion' Floyd Blakely was at the
Piano, with Lion Harry MeArthur
leading the songs arid Lion Gordon
'Buchanan• collecting the flees.
Douglas Cloakey three,•year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart. Cloak-
lilitibmw BUSY - 'i,..ti-'71'' 7.•:,,,,,,i, • ,
T.Pollowirig a prolonged`llry spell
'the Wingham lire brigade-ispri. the
-ran Once More. (:)rie`•,,p'P'tilip 4alis.
took them to the. Wingham ,Menu-"
4'turing Co. on Tireaday morning
ere 'sawdust had taken fire on
.t ii upper. BOO. No 'great damage .
was done: by the time the firemen
cnielled the' blase, .
CloMmUNTTY FIREWOUHS-. . .
,..; parents :.in. the Hiller:et section
are, deing'things uP.;,righ this year.
'.Co' emniienSate their' effSpring for
the fact that none of the yourig fry
can 'set off firecrackers' before the
ailmliltet! '0 ay , the neighboura have
.:organised :a ,mass : fireworks blew-
'Vet ::iiit the-"Parli". area on Carlirig
" Terrace. " ,iii addition to the' eic-
oslyea there will -ire' pop • and
elate bars -for the 'kids. The
•,•ei, ant, Which takes place on Mon-
day evening, is sponsOred by about
dio lainflies, -Good idea,
' 0 - 0 ....,.0.
ifliilloT ritOM PHIL:NOS-
th addition to the gifts received
at St, :.Andrew's Church on Wed-
nesday night, .Rev;:- Detiglas Fry
was presented with a moment° from
felloW einPloyees at CKNX'in token
of their congratulations upon his
a tractor accident. The child fell
from, the -tractor. and, one of the
wheels passed over his left side.
.rnembera of the: congre;
iiittieji- and visiting. cfergyfilled' he.!
ariditoriurn of St. Andrew's Church
On , Wednesday evening of "last
Week for the ordination of Dotiglas
Oliver Fry as a minister of the
I Presbyterian Church "in Canada
;It -is believed that this is the, first
time that an ordination service hasp ey, RR. 4, Brussels, was rushed
been held at "St. Andrew's. - to the Wingham Hospital on Fri-
Music' was under the direction of day after he had been injured in
Harold Victor Pym, organist and
choir leader, and during the service
the choir sang the anthem "Praise
God froni, Whom All Blessings ,' It 'was found op examination at
•rir; Alexander Nimmo, minister
Of the. church preached the ser-
mon, in which 'he emphasized the
iniportance of • the high calling
which the -ordinsnd was about to
the hospital, that his shoulder, had'
been ,Injured, but he is now mak-
ing satisfactory progress,. •
Fred Cook, of Belgrave suf-
fered Painful injuries to his face
creasing wOrk at'the
This success was not accomPlish-
ed. without sreat QiwanIzation •and
effort on the part of the auxiliary
friernbera- On Friday and Saturday; .
they spent long hours at the Wing"
ham Armouries completing ar-4.
rangeineots, .A.11 day Friday, the
women sorted And inarked the aril..
eles as 'the parcels and boxes ponr4
ed Donations were gathered
from Bluevale, Belgrave, White-
church and Wroxeter as well as
froin all' parts of Wingham, 'The
stereo 'were very generous,.,Marty
'new' articles 'being received.
Any " goods which cap be 'of use
at the. hospital, such as curtains,
pillows, dressing, *owns, baby
clothes, etc„ are- valued and. sent
to the hospital where they are used
When the need arises,
When the doors opened at two
eclock all the salespeople were
their places and ,everything was in
readiness: tong racks held more
than 700 hangers of clothing, tables
were piled high. with Ames, hats
and other goods, all awaiting- the
eager buyers • who pOured in, 'to
get 'their share of the, bargains,
EverYthing was there: from a
pound of hatter to a chesterfield
and even a new -wedding dreaS•
hung In all its .glory. 'EVerY year
people say, "It can't be •done again,"
but they were preyed wrong; for
never • were snore goods for sale,
never more people came to. buy and
never more money. changed, hands.
The big day wound up about fiVe
o'clock and ariother rummage sale
had passed into history, Articles
left over were packed in boxes,
'some to -be kentlintit soirie.
to:he shipped to Korea.,2
„these sales ate held twice •a4rear,
spring and fall in the Armouries,
and are the, main money 'Making
events of the hoapital auxiiiary. ,
All proceeds are used to purchase
supplies for the work of the ataidl-
foxy at 'the hospital.
• This is .how. the nteriey came in:•
Furniture, $108.35; Adult cloth-
ing, $278.72; Children's . clothing,
$126,29; . miscellaneous • :articled,
$17140; Hats, $45.05; Shoes, $96.46;
novelties, $104.45( Groceries,: $66.791.
donations, $99,60; value Of Veda,
Sent to hospital, $72.26. Total,
$1169.06. "
The Aukiliary :sends out sincere
thanks to 'everyone who helped. in
any way to making this rummage
sale such an outstanding success:
BIG ENOUGH TO. TAP); HOME-
weejr was a big One for Slim
Boucher, Not only did he become
lire preud father of a !brand, Tie*
son, but he also: landed" 6. •'19%.-inch
Brown Trout, .which; Weighed 3'h
Pdhliila. The Bah is the largest
entered in' the 'Wingliarit Sports-.
meet* 'As coQiat igp contest and came
out 4f the waters of the Maitland
.,11.64r. The payoff came; hoWever,,
When he toil& one of his nuisitians
.abritit the new'haby the immediate
reationseWai; "Slim, by golly, you
grit, a keener!" •,.
'TBACHER 110NOREM-Misa Yerna who the'end,Of this* term Will complete 23 years on the
Witighain School staff, was presented, bef ore ,thern:tireillellt, with gifts .from staff and serniol beard.
In the', top picture Miss one e nil, of an 'elaborately , decorated cake, inscribed with
her name. Mrs. B. 'Webster'; a 'staff member, is at let 14, ICa tinrer Picture, MisS McLaughlin /S seated in
the wing '(:hair which was•4ne of the gifts. Scott, id, eliattivan of the board Is • at the left, while In
speetor Hinkend Rtincipal Stewtot Beattie are Seen at the right. The painting and the floor lamp' • were also 'gifts to Miss McLaughlin. • -Advance7Times photo.'
Families Hold
Birthday Dinner
A dinner was held at Hotel
BrunsWick on Thursday evening of
last Week When immediate mem*
tiers of the Lewis and. Fry families
celebrated the birthday of Mr.
Ernie 'Lewis 'and Rev. Douglas Fry,
Mr, Lewis' birthday was on May.
6th. and Rev. Fry's was on May,
8th.
Seventeen adults and eight child-
ren were present, Dr. AleXander.
Nimmo' and Mrs. Nimmo and Rev.
and Mrs, John. Pollock were guests.
paring the evening a record waS
played of the service held 'on Wed-
nesday night,' when Rev, Fry Was
ordained in St, Andrew's Church.
Both tor. Nimmo and the ordin-
and's uncle, Rev. Polleclr, took
part in the service.
Members of the Wingham :Pub
lic School Board, the teaching
staff and their wives and husbands
gathered at the school on Friday
evening to pay tribute to Miss Vera
McLaughlin, who retires, at the end
of this term after teaching in the.
Wingliam school for 23 , years.
Amohg Other gudsts at the gather-
ing were Miss Beatrice Joynt of
Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Da-
vidson, the latter a sister of the
honored guest, and Inspector and
Mrs. J. H, Kinkead of Goderich,
At, the end of the social eve-
ning Principal T. S. Beattie pro-
aided for a presentation cere-
mony and on behalf of the staff
asked Miss McLaughlin to accept
a floor lamp and two matching oil
paintings. Mr. Seattle read the
following address, which is, inchoa-
tive of the esteem of Miss Mc-
Laughlin's fellow-teachers;
"The Wing-hair Public School
Board and staff desire to express
their\ appreciation of your out-
standing service as a teacher in
this community. Those who have,
been privileged to pass • through
your classes have benefited from
your high ideals and 'Christian
teachings. We know that your
work,' which at all times 'has mer-
ited the greatest commendation,
(Please Turn to Page Three)
. while he was engaged in: loa,ding
" " cattle. One of the animals knocked
actual ordination and "laying the man over And stepped on his oar riLhande was Performed by the face, At the Wingham Hospital he
itev.Vallace McClean of Lucknow,
Moderator of , the Presbytery of was found to be suffering frem
Httron-Maitland. Follewing.the or- severe laeerations to his left cheek,
but he, is, recovering •satisfactorily: dination ',Rev. Fry was addressed Wayne Hartman, IS, of R.R. 1, by iits‘iincle, the Rev. John Pollock, Wingharn, was admitted to hospital Of Wingham, in most thoughtful
address. Also takin part in the on Monday where he was treated g for several minor lacerations to service were Rev. Donald' Mac-
Donald of Hensall and Rev, W. J. 6',
McClure of Moleswerth. injury. The injuries were received
Before the close S. A. Scott read when his car went out of control
an address and Mrs. N. L. Fry; at the intersection of No. 4 High-
mother of the newly-ordained"min- way and the 9th concession of
Turnberry and rolled over onto its ister, presented him With a GeneVa
gown, the gift of his family.. The roof. The vehicle came to rest be-
beriedictiOn pronounced by side the CP railway line at that
Pet Pry' point. Ile' was, allowed to return
Reception Held home after treatment.
After the service the basement of
th4 ehureli„vvai filled by 'friends
VET.3 :1!0U41) ANNUAI„
VET DAY BANQUE1'.,
11/lerabets ' Wing:ham, Bleach
of the Canadian Legion held
fourth annual Viii Day parade and'
bar:al-get on Friday 'evening, May'
9th," ',
'the.'event got under Way .Wbea
the iLegieri: trienther :led by the
Belgrave Pipe 'Band paraded to the
edribtaph on t)lagootii Road, where
-PreWdellt Lloyd Carter' 'placed '11,
Wreath, Marking 'tile h:Itiropean
Victors* of the Alfled 'forces in 1045
and „in nieniory, 'of the trieh Who
died 'to bring: that Conflict to a
whose bursary, had been awarded
to Mr, Fry and by John Hanna and
Peter lifoRague;
The ladies of the church served
lunch to the assembled friends and
clergy.
Mr. 'Frank, Gibbons, who has
recently "completeda ten weeks'
adVaneed ,,corirse in lathing at the
Provincial Institute of , Trades
School iii Toronto, has been ad-,
Vised bY the principal that he has,
Veen airceesifill in obtaining his
cc 'tate.
bANthn . A
w At
•
'fife Gerrie Colpintinity Hall,
Friday, May ,16th, Sponsored by
the lloWick Jr. Farmere. lilVeryone
Welconie,, F144
AT' THE REQUEST OF A NUMBER OF CITIZENS ,
I HEREBy PROCLAIM
MONDAY MAY 19th 1958 9 9
A 'PUBLIC CIVIC HOLIDAY
for the To'wi of Winghani
hereby "11 upon all good citizens to observe the utme.
'and' relatives Who gathered to ex-
tend, their good Wishes. and con-
,gratulationa to.Rev, and Mrs, Pry.
Speaking on behalf of the 'congre-
gation, 'Et. H. Lloyd presented a
cheque,, John Donaldson, speaking
for :the' Church session, presented
Wript Watches to both Rev. and
Mrs. FrY, Mrs. E. Lew,` is Presented
a ,gitt 'to her soli-iii-law, Fry
and Jaels Lewis made. the presen-
tation of it seeend . gift from Other
inentbers• Of the Wally, The lovely
flowers 'on the table at the recep-
tion,,were the gifts of Mt, and Mrs.
COpeland And Mr, and Mrs.
'William Elliott, •
A: telegrani was , also received'
froin members Of Mr. Fry's Con.
VrdgittiOti at Ohestervillc.
The newly-ordained minister
apesire Ia the moat Siritere terms at
'Ms itatitude Who had been
to thoughtful, net only at the tinie
'Of his :Ordinatian, but throughout .
the dears he had been studying frit
the Ministry,
Otingratulations Were also, eirt
tendert by Mrs,. A, Lunn Ispeaking
fOrthe Order of the tittatern •Star,
Brian ,fionston regional Co-or-
dinator for Civil 'Defence, -was the
speaker at 'a'meeting held in the
WI/16am Armouries en Wednes-
day evening; *hen heads of the
Various departments. Of the local
CD otianitation were muted,
Jack Gorhutt, will bet as co-or-
dlnator for the Wingham group;
Welfare will be in• charge of Envoy
'Stanley Newman of, the Salvation
Army; ormirntinicatiOns, 13111 Critik-
Shank; rescue, Lloyd Carter and,
Jack, Wallter'.l engineering, Ern,
merson ;Shore. The administrative
offiter le Constable. S. 1, Lewis of
the local' detaehnaent, Provincial.
:pehIce
'Them WO'S It' llyely question Per-
iod' during the i'xientitig when' the
CO-Prdinatbro iin$Wered queries re-
garding tho function 'of the Ilev-
Bildt:leas:fill end,- ' ,
-Following the parade the Legion
therribers gathered tit ttini• Whighalt
Legion home' tor' barietiet,, Cued
speaker at the ;dinner was Rev..
CABOT 'INSPECTION
TO BI {L' 111W) MAY '20
• • Wingliam District High Sithool
Cadet; Corps will kparade for, their
annual Inspection Oh" the. 6.1-iotil.
athletic greinicIS at two eciock
the afternoon of Theaddy, May 20.
Inspecting offiCers will -ho Major V,
C,' 1VEillike'ii Officer .Corinnanding
of the .1,00th Bty, ' of
towel,. Lto-Col. S, Hetherington:
'and Lieut. '1.V, Anstio, 'Cadet
Arca ()Weer et 'London, LL-Col,
11.;• S. Hetherington,' will present
the ,Strathcona Shield wort by .blo,
543 Wingham bistriet :EliglOSchooi
Oadet.,Corps .ror
tatentS and interested -.friends
art invited to come to the Cadet
inspeetiOri, 141)
SCHOOL 01.1.1N MOOT
Vhe ,"nonuai 'Open blight at the
Wingham, district, 1.4.1gb. School.
will be held on the evening of
Thtirsday; May !mod, from 4,Ao to
10,00. parents stud interested
MOWS are invited' to. 'amid ko the
school dutiog the evening' to see
the displays of 'work, ;There wilt
.align' be a fashion show` in which
the girls, will Model the gatinetits
Which they have Made the
Leine tidentintiert ,Clastes, and
defricliiatratien -phyanial eduett-
Lien antivities. 'here Of GOttrae,
no adatia$1011' elArov Vth
eral ‘departments a the Civil Do- Won de Vries, of Mth. Ni)t)k, felled organitatiori, On the work of hutch' under, A recruiting pamphlet will be
ground ileOverrient lip• VE Day leaned shortly through the church-
in 1946', ' and service club's arid active
The speaker was introduced by t;;;PitglAri.gocgrtn720 48b 86:1t1/1.4.
Past President DOC;ttitt Miller, add rolled. Major Srielraori bees° offer,
thanked 'by pat 'President Donald ea' the use of militia facilitiee for
Adams. Guests Jot the Legion for trttihirigi POrneace.
the evening Were Mayor H. Me.
MIDNIGHT ltiANL))16
Ai *OVAL T
skirl Ahilielier and the Gorden
pttOrie Cowboys > twill Play for,
eittidertitlatieirig at 1106 Monday,,
May' 1St, (Sunday Every,
body welcome.:' .F14b
*•`
Ptlittite
getitiOt
1.111.0,4htih anntiair *Ingham dub
lit :•School Music ktrotAVill Will be
.at the town, Thursday,
y caitnitienCirrigJ filite
, &need Of Winners,at lf,igb
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school titiOitnihnn .4t 't0 parr, Ad
judleator. M".r. marl terry, 'director
.0'061101c of London 30116019,, Men-
• bets ief 'the liublic .are to
tike their Soda Or fea'00 ,obis be.0
tWeen.elasSes. ,.$41.4b
It and John. Ittirlfia. ,-,Miss: sotto Edger was a Week.,
end Visit?* With her barentg- Mr.
and Mrs, Prank 4dgar,
• 14'6110Wirik ,the bnilrfiret ,there WAS.
ti mncial evening