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.ceept New Pay pOGS COST MONLX- ,
° '-01.1$ Week Police Chief Dert
'Platt is iii process of sending out
wami:mime to about 50 dog owners
who have failed to pay the neeva-
Asaaa„,taxes for their (Janine. friends,
TI. Vilf wners luau,? as way of OeiSloot`
ingi.•,hiS little duty until there is ,
'no alternative but legal (talon.
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OW BLOW-
< AceOrdbig' to. all reports the dis-
play of Oroteehallos in "1-1111.0ithit
pa MOsiday:`, -evening ' was really
.aomethillg •t. see. In addition to
Pie naothera,' fathers, aria small fry
.actuallylavolvea in the event, SPec-
1,ators from. hither altd yon with<
afred ateued for a free show.
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lit" IME JACK1V1'- . : • •
Jim and Jaelt Henderson apd
Ernie King of Wiugliam and Harry
Jaelmon, Toronto, get back last
week after a week's fishing at
Adelak6., Lake in the Algoma DIS-
Oict,, 150 miles north of the Soo.
, Aecortling to all reports 'fishing
was what the rest, of us dream.
4bout. The boys took their limit'
of Greys, Ernie IClog catching the
largest at 29 14 inches, The largest
speckled trout was caught by Jack
Henderson and measured V%
inches. .
47,090. Intrement increases are
V309 per auniun for (Amalifiea tea-
phera and $200 for uniplualified tea-
(milers, with the vice-prineipal get-
ting a $1,00 increment - up to a
pew maximum of $7,800 and the
Principal $500 up to a Maximum
of $8,500,
Mr, MacWilliam also Stated that.
Russel Smith, of Toronto has 'been
engaged to teach agriculture, amid
applications were being studied for
girl's physical education teacher.
He able :reported that Mrs. Una
Chairman of the inanagerrient
eaminittee, A, 1.). ailiteWilliarri, of
theMingiunn District 'High School
:Board, reported on Tuesday even,
/ng that the staff of the school had
finally, at:Opted a 'new salary,
aelaattilea'. after several weeks of •
alagetiatifealla-
The ;no:* achedule gives the staff
navialates Ito across, the board in-
crease of $300.00 each, end is us
follOwa;" Minimums, • non-specialist
$1,000; speeialist, J13,001 maximums,
,non-.spetialist, 410,700; specialist,
LOWER TAX RATE
FOR HOME OWNERS
Davis had been engaged 44:401,
searetary, bat that She had takell
ill and was mill. in hoaPital. 7,Valif
expected, he said, that' she WOW
he
the
4 i4to able
'ilea
.14,7:rodbttmi es iuttir
in of oxi
acting secretary for the hoard
wits alsr; discussed as Secretary
Galbraith , is oleo ill at the
present time,
xe,i(/'!obittaleTiltilliattt°411etirtatisill:iee'rtlat14.:aal"-
wont of $44,700 for the year had
been approved by the Department
of EdueatiMi, and that ap interim
grant of MOO had been:received
from 'the Departrnerit, which will
pay most of the current latn4.
The :board discussed the pro,
blent of transportation at schne
length. It was pointed out that .
the total expenditure for traina
praiatiQ a is higher than that ref
Other district schools .as the' YVing..•
ham area la spread, oat, with .buses
travelling about 1,000 Milail• •PP•r
day to bring in elope to 75 Ter cent
of total enrolment, while in Serraa
schools, leqs than 50 per cent rd
the pupils have to, he transported, •
' Mr. J, Gordon Stobo, ellatrMan •
of the property committee, report-
ed on the comm'ittee's Investigation
into the purchase of a: water :Rift-
eller, for the schoble said that
water softener would overcome
many of the problerns created,: by
lime which has caused' trouble to
the boiler and to the dishwasher. ,
ite recommended the purchase Of
a softener, a , motion whiati was'
seconded by Mr. Cousins, The
board then di:reeled that tenders
for the installation 'of the outfit he
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!UHF; BONATION$
TO AID .:SAfETY FUN
Button Is .RemOved
F4 ,10111 Child's Nose
' WHITECHUROLI-Little Carol
Webster, four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, George Webster, of
West Wawaneah, complained • to
her mother for a few days about
a sore noSe.When,taken to a doe"
tor on Sunday he found that rl
white -button had become lodged is
hey nose, and removed it; Little
Carol 'not . remember any-
thing about how the 'button got
there.
Old Woodbine roe -track on Mon
the feature- of Win day. The:
centre,
MAKES PRESENTATION-,John W. Hanna, M.P.r. for Huron-Bruce •
and a member of the 011 111110 llaciPg Coonnissidii .iS,;seen' at, right as
lie presents Mrs. '. P. Taylor; of Torooto, left with-the, trophy at•the
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• Larry •Ilenderson Wains •
'There 'Web -good news for home
owner's lie Wingliam last week,
Yellowing a :epaulet meeting of the
Town Connell te • draw up the
budget for the year,
The council found IL possible 'to
Jowere the tax rate by two mills.
Last years rate for residential'.
prdperty was 7a„ Mille; this year's •
will be 70, •
The basiness and intaiatelal rate
remains 11.7liaagf.I LAt 75.5 Mills.
TOURNAMENT, 'OP ENS.
hOISINfi SEASON .,
Ta,ylore horseoNeaile,, WWI
niter, IL Sorenson, is seen in the
` • • • -*1 41. : W•ingham Native
Back From Yukon
After 56 Years.
A native of Witigham„ who left
town at the age of 19 in 1002, ar-
rived hack bere after being in the
Yukon for 56 years. He is William
Lediett, brother of the late J. D,
Lediett of Maple St. He is at -pre-
sent staying with his
Mrs. Charlotte Lediett, whorn hl
had never seen before.
:Mr. Lediett. says that he would.
.11&aterfiltitattilirlihitefiaillt' 'any-
of the old friends in this commun-
ity whom lie has .not seen for so
many years.
MASONS GATHER TO
MEET DETROIT MOM' Of Soyik's NewVigHour
BAND MEMBERS
WIN AT HURON
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fan Hetherington
Reports al P '
• le/G Ilan :Hetherington was, a
,stislioe His..-vaila.
Mrs: S; "Hetherifigtoll from
Tuesday •to Thursday of, last week.,
Ian, who has been , with the
13..C,A.P. at Winnipeg for some
Lane, was motoring to 8111ilmerside,
p.E,I,, where he will take a (l 1/4
months' course with a submarine,
detection satradroll, Ile .expected
to arrive there oil: Sunday, and re-
port Air duty on Monday morning,
Ivrea tietheringion Callanod in
WInalpeg flint may join her hits-
band on the East coast laitif,in the
surnMer. •
Though the Water Safety.iPund
wris -cistelltast-P4Teresciay--.-art-tiocilr'
there ,have been a few contribu-
tions received since that time, They -
arc gratefully acknowledged be-
low:
Mrs, Terry Nethery $ 2.00
Kinsmen Club 25.00
II, Burrell ...'..... ........... . .... .. 2.00
Wingham Women's. Institute 10.00
Gordon Gannett . 2.00
Previously acknowledged 384.00
, $875.00 e, • • The anonyinoua contributor who
offered to match.the total of public(
donations has more than fulfilled
his promise,' leaaing a donatten.of
$400.00. at The Advance-Times -of-
fice last week. Total for the lurid
therefore stands at $775.00.
Rev. C. D. Cox -
Elected Chairman •
Went has been received here
that Rev. Charles D. Cox, of Mill-
batik, a former 'minister of Bei-
grave United • •Church has been
elected chairman of Perth Presby-
tery„ -
Mr. Cox has also -been named
alternate commissioner to General
Council of the United thumb. His
many friends in this- area will be
pleased (o hear of his appoint-
ments.
'rite official opening of the Wing-
Ilan Golf Club was held on Mon-
day, featured by a men's tourna-
ment 41 the af'ter'noon, for which.
there wore.43 entries; the largest in
the club's 'history. In the evening,
mixed -tournament was played,
with 30 ruhrieS.
Betwee,n these two events a ink
dinner was., served by the• ladies
-under the chairnamship -at Mrs.
' - • • • enjoyed by the 85 who, were present
for the
W. H. French Was in first place
in the afternoon's play with a low
gross of 78 and low ret of- 65.
Following him in tie positions were
Warren Callan, 83 and 60; • Don
.Nasinith, 86 and 60; Roy DohertY,-
Blyth, 89 and Of,. Others near the
top were Ross Hamilton, $3 and 67
and Jim Currie, 92. and 07.
Mrs. Norman Elliott and Neil
Stainton .captdred "first honors in
the Mixed tournament with a sew
gross - of 44 and low net of 32; Mrs,
Joe Herr and Matt 'Boyd followed
with -46 and 34; Barbara StruintOn
and Murray Rae, 50 and 35 anti
Mrs. A. R. 'Duval and Lee Vanca,
with 47 and. 36,
One hundred mid seventy-five
Masons from bile North Heron Dis-
trill 'gathered in Witigham on
Saturday evening when . some .00.
members of a. Detreit lodge exem,-
paned one of the Masonic degrees,
The gathering was Arranged by
the. PaSt -Masters' Association-
the North Huron District.
North Star !Lod* Kincardine,
tut'te'dhostS for -the Masons and
the meeting was held in the WingL
ham lodge rooms.
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3 Flatii:••SATURDAY-
' The fire brigade was celled to.
John Strong's home on Vietorie
Street at the Supper' hour on Salmi.-
. day, where a small shed had burst
tato Hamm A new power lawn
• mower Which was housed in the
building wits saved, but several
shrebir Which had just arrived
weredestroyed, The shed was
pretty' Well den4lished.
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ENGAGEMENT, •"• • ,
JOHN: WillANNA
MOOTS TROPHY'
• John Haan., M.P.P. for =Miran-
Bruce .and .a: member of the On-
tario Racing,' 'CoMMission, was
singled out for a:distinct honor on
Monday" afternoon;',., when he was
asked, to. present the ..winner's tro-
phy at the Old Woodbine track in
Toronto. Recipient of the award
was E:'• P. Taylor,: whose horse,
'Nearie, won the event,
Attendance at the. race meet Was
the largest on record, somewhat
over 24,000 people being on hand.
.$everal Members of the Wing-
ham Lions Boys' and Girls' Band
participate.d fit the Huron County:
Mush: Festival held recently at
tith;rich and won several of the
trines 'in the ansirtimental, dew:am
T•kilgginks919.4A091•:4,A1)41;:f
Joyce Procter 81; Ruth Michie SO,
Cornet duet, 14 years and under.
Ruth IVfichie and Joyce Proeter .82.
ClaHnet solo, 12 years and
ander-.--Jane Crulitshank.
Clarinet solo, 15 years and
tinder+Julie, Cruilcshank 85; Mar.,
jorie Moffat 8, • C larinet' solo, 15 years and • un-
Crulkshank 70; Marjorie.
Moffat 81. •
Alto Horn solo, 12' years and
under--Ronald Vogan 82; Joyce
Procter i81. •
Trombone solo, 12 years and
Stobo 83.
Trorilbone • solo, open-Lloye
Stobo 81,
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Julie 'Ciiiiirshank won a $5.00
cash prize donated by Brussels
Lion ,Club ,as winner of .,clarinet
solo class,
Stobo, won a. $5.00 cash
prize deflated by Brussels Lions
Club as whiner of trombone solo
class,
Mia. antivIrs. John Blake, Bort. 1, if
13134 ?Wish to apinotiece the en-
gage merit Of their daughter, Anna
June Foster to Alva Lloyd Mellow-
. ell, youngest son of 1Vir, and Mrs.
Alva McDowell of R.R. 1, Belgrave,
the marriage to• take plate at the
.home of her parents on June 14th.
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1100th ANNIVERSARY
OTP 'BLUEVALE CHUICCH
The one hundredth alaniversarY
Of the founding of the Prttalyteriait
Church in Bluevale will lye observ-
ed in Klieg. Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, June , 15th, 1958, with
J, R. Greig, a former minister,
Niow of Toronto, as guest minister.
Services at: 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.,
DST. A social hour will follow the
, Morning service. 'Former members
and friends of the Bluevale con-
. gregation ace invited, to attend the
centennial services tor we commw-
Orate' the founders: of the Presby,
OHO. Church in the Bluevale tom-
, Munity. • F21b
TEA Al rAT.M.E.R.STON
:The W.A, of the Newbridge The.
ited Church Will hold as bazaar and
tea in the Scout RooMs Iii Palmer-
baton on jiine 7th; 1958 at 2.30 p.m,
• PM
Public School Presents
nnual Music Festival
CADETS AWARDED
STRANCONA SHIELD
The dining room at the Wingliam
,District °High: School. was well
filled, on ,SatuPdaylrytini14 frh. the
animal ladies' iiight''6f,the Wing-•
ham Lions' In :addition' to
the
were present' froricildis.
noW- and Brussels. anti Other out-of-
town points. - • '
Club President;dack-Rertide pre-
sided over • the -gatheriag....0thers
seated at the .Bead table were
Mayor , R. E.° •McKinney;, Miss
Yvonne Meillersfni) Mr, ' and:
W. 13, Conlon, :burry Henderson,
lire guest speakeri ;Mr. and
W. T1.• Crulkshank,.. Mr.•.and Mrs.
Johnirt,wic 13,VVeixv b ,:i i.,:. iina,,. arid .14, r airtl Mrs.
Music was in. charge, of, Lions
Harold, victor ,at the , Piano
and. organ and. Conon and
John MeKibbon, who acted ,as ,song
leaders, . . .
A most ealoyalf14• feature of the
evening's enterlatirirneni' was, p t•o-
vived by Capt. 'Ernest Parr,' of the ,
Hamilton, ' who
Played two very finesolos 6n" the
soprano cornet, "Zloty Great Thou
Art" and• "In 'the Garden": CaPI,
Pare is. generally': cenSkrered
ada's most .outFItanding " soprano
'cornetist. He Was' atatomPardad
Miss -Eva' Starch;' " of •Hamiltorr,
They were introdimed by :Lien,
Harold Pyrn..
Other entertainnmat was provid=
ed by the • Danbrooit: Sisters and
their emcee trent. Listhwel, with
vocal trios, daniming.:and 'Interject-
ed humor.
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ENGAGIOIHNT ,
Mr. and 'MM.
Cargill wish to ,announce' the, en-
eagement .of their • daughter, Bata.
barn Ann to Harry taffeta of Kite
(mediae, son of ,Mu, and 'Mrs. .Louis
Recta of MilchnitY, The .W,edding to
`take place oil June .:7111 ia.t 9.30 a-en.
in. Mary Ininmettlate Church, Chep-
stow, -P214'
Trophies Presented -
At Bridge Club
The flaal game of the season
was played by the local bridge'
club 'last Thursday, Following the'
game lunch was` served and the
men's and ladles' :trophies were
presented to the winners of the
play-offs. •
The lop players were; 1st, R. S.
Hetherington; 2nd, Mrs. A, P., pit-
Val; 3rd, T, H, Crawford; 4th, J. A.
Wilson.
Winners Of • the evening's play
were North and .South, 1, Mrs. R.
S.. Hetherington, Wa B. MeCool;.
2. Mrs. J. J.- Brown and Mrs, 3. H.
Crawford; 3. Mrs. W, Henry and
Mrs, J, A. Wilson, East and West,
1, Mrs. •Lloyd and W. IL
French; 2, Miss M. MacLean and,
Mrs. A. R, lauVal; 3. Miss C. Is-
bister and Mrs, D. A. Nasrelth, lizoorr ION' FRIDAY '
Reception for Mr. rind Mrs. rt•ob-
ert Aitchison, (nee Beth Dowileg)
in Wat ehurch hall, Friday, May
23rd„M!iff III'S Orchestra, Ladies
flease bring sandwiches, 1r21p
INcimpliatifiNT AN•NOUNCIED
Mr. and Mrs, Wt1Uu.fii 13. Cs-
:mond, of Philadelphla wish to an-
amlet the ungagainent of theta
only daughter, Noiva to M:r,
man Spence Sera, (attest son of
the late 'Mr. and •IVErs. - Wm, J
Scott 61! Morris -TOWnalliti. Tia'
Wedding will take place .fusel 7th,
1058, in Ci;dat CtrOve Church,
adciphia, • : 21"'
the eelor party passes the, shIetieg base the
The cif to carried out 'vide vollety 'oikotolsos
14-4t1\ruktOt4lukes PitOilk4
OPH1'%I HOLISM:. . '
The Cormnissionerti and employ-
ees of the trussela, Morris and
Grey •Telephone CoMPany.
the subscribers of the Company t6
Open •House at their ON/ office a'
Iirusgela in the 'nada-Mon and
evening of May. 28- and 66: Re-
freshments will he served from 8
to 5 and I' to d 611 both' dayS.
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' 'MOWER SUNDAY •.
. ,. juilo 1st Is the do.L.6 of the •81m-
tlity !Sehool AnaiverSary and FleVV- .e . •
or Sunday at Wingliain, United
Chetah. The theme this year is
'6God's Guidance", 'with 'Mrs. W. E.
Pylte of COO - Senility . Selie61 of
,9e Air 'as speaker l and .idefitlea
services at. :(1 a.m, ail ad '1 p.m... Doors:
Open at Id o'clock, • •• P21;28b
HANNS ANNOUNCE))
' ',MO banns Were ariliialikara 'trent •
the pulpit of Snored l'.:10(1.11 Chirecli,•
Whigliam, of tho appreaelthig tnitr.7 .
Vitige . pf, Elizabeth Amin . '61 esle e, Ito
th0 ter of Mr, ./ind NM, Albert --
G •:sier, Walkettoa iind Deuglas q..
MCGMVaii, -son of Mr, arid Mrs,.
-George McGowan, DOWn-aViety,• Tint
Marriage will take. piatiein Saared••
• • IItbart Churele Walkerton, '611 Seta:
MAO, Janie i4, at 11 'kin, :
'' Piliv.
Ertele Terry, director of music
for schools in London; was' the ad',
Judicator for Wingharn Public
School's sixth annual music feS-
tival on Thursday of last week,
80010 n8 began at nine o'clock' and
ConlAnued throughout the *day, ,at
tlie town hall, The winners in the
singing. classes, the choruses,
Him bands, etc, performed again in
the evening,- when a large number
of interested payouts and friends
were present itt the high school.
.Nit's. Carl Douglief is music super-
visor for the school,
At 9 am, MISS Colleen Sloho's
tirade 1,1 peons played a rhythm
baud number fuel sang a chorus.
The whalers of wive' rano,
,curie mid under, singing "NeW
Shoes", were 1st, Riau Remington;
2nd-Wendy Miller; 3rd., Anne
Meyer; 4th. Sheila Crewson and
tali, Linda 'Button.
A rhYltim band number and
cilturlis by NUM; Agnes Williantsoit's
Grade I pupils folioWed, The' win-
ners• of boy's vhcal solo, 8 years
and tinder -were Dean Miser, Bruce
Boyd, John Welwood, Nothiari
Cot'thi -and Warwick Harem -orlon.
They sang "White Drearn8".
A rhythm band eolliposed of
attek Alexander's class, Grade
II; played and sang a thorns. The LYTES InGlifil.4Plegs whipping smarts in the 'Iwo*,
jtimlor ducts frail Grades III, IV', mare& past at milk triSPeetion tart Tnestlity aterinion,
(Please turn to Page. Seven) atti•ing the
'rice Cadet Corps of the 'Wing-
ham District High School was in'
fine • erim on Ttalsday after»oon
for the annual inspection, whi611
Was held at the school grounds.
Inspeeling officer was Major Id C
Milliken, officer eamilmanding 21:a
ttegt, RCA, (M), assisted by
Li, Col, R, 5, IletlieringiOn, who is
chairman of the school board,
Major J, A, Jackson, 0,C, n9tir led•
]3ty,, Liett, A, Atiatis, W.G.
Area Cadet Officer and Capt. It. P.
Ritter, 09th Pd,
,'''Ire afteriamix's program °pelted
with the go'tioMlAttlitto and Wave-
lion -of ranks, followed V the
March Put In close canine of
troops anti; hi 001timn of route. An
advance in review -order preceded a
signal demonstration Mid an pave-
else in the use of -maps, troop drill,
boys' physical education demon-
stration, Brea dellionstration,
first aid, monbers by the bugle
band and the forrnation of a hollow
('lease turn to '?age Three)
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' VAL10,11311 4001/01..AS
Who this week' joined. the feral de.,
• pertinent el; Winghstin, He
'Streeceris itoger .Sditivass, ...who
feitves ..for Toronto to Werk With
the COO,
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