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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-08-06, Page 2Mclntos & Ward .chartered Accountants Bell TelePhonc Bldg, Walkerton, Ont. TELEPHONE 633 beige #kister and matching series, ;Guests were present ;from Lis, Seaforth, Collingwood, inPri and Toronto, 'Mr. and Mrs. Macintosh will live in Listowel, PLAN SEPTEMBER SAFETY -.GAMPAION Recognizing the important ,shift in traffic hazards that occurs when Ontario's million-Odd school pupils get back to the daily routines of educationist September, some 25 national and provincial associations and other organizations are team- ing up for all-out drive to save young lives and limbs during September 1953. It will be known as the Ontario Department of Transport's Child Traffic - Safety Campaign, Statistics show that most child traffic accidents occur not right at school crossings put some distance from schools. Facing this fact and the fact that the safety training efforts of school teachers need, to be backed up by help from the home, the campaign's planners are- aiming their barrage not only to- ward motorists and parents. Motor- ists will be urged to use extra caution when anywhere' near a school area, while parents will be urged to accept much more of the responsibility, for teaching funda- mental safety habits to their own children. Several thousand kits of safety materials will be provided by the Highway Safety Branch, Depart- ment a Transport, to help local slaPPort groups play-a major part in' this September Child Traffic Safety Campaign. School Ahead! REV. ARCHER WALLACE WAS NOTED AUTHOR mrrl, 15, 311.1pWarpriv Gunns are paying 42c for eggs and 43c for butterfat. Mr. Ed. Taylor of Exeter .has accepted a position in Billie Burke's barber shop. ' Included in the graduates at the Stratford Normal School are the following from Wingham: Florencc Barber, Annie 0. Clow, Laura Holnies (Bluevale); Kate C. Mc- Donlcl, Bluevale);' Olive M. Rill- RoUrtson, Irene Mr. L. germedy"bas recently received his last •shipment of . Overland cars for 1918. • ' While at his work in Preston' Mr. R. A. Dinsley of Wingharn suf-' fered a bad shaking up and some nasty scratches and bruises, When oiling a machine his clothing caught in a belt and he,was hurled against a beam at the ceiling. , Mrs. Lynn McMichael and her three children, whc; have been visiting her mother, Mrs. George Walker, of Turnberry, have left for their home in Rochester, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Fyfe, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fyfe and Miss- es Tessie and Viola Irving motor- ed to Exeter, where they spent the week-end with friends. Mr. and Mrs, W. C. Lepard, Mrs. J. S. Dobbie and Mr. Gordon Gan- nett motored to Oshawa last week and returned with two new Mc- Laughlin cars. Misses Lilla E. Breen and Olga' Mattson have returned to Toronto: after spending two week's with the former's "parents in Turnberry. 0 - 0 - 0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Dave Spittal, former Ontario profes.siord golf champion, and Mr, Linfield, both of Toronto, spent the week-end at the Alps Golf Club, .and gave, several of the members. instruction to improve their gaipe. Wingham boys are making a big name for themselves on the Tees- water ball team: Joe Tiffin is, doing a good job at second base, while his brother Wilbur is the main cog of the infield, playing at shortstop. Ken Somers is hitting very well. Mr, J. W. Bushfield left on Sat- urday for a trip to the Pacific Coast, He will return by way of Chicago and visit the World's Fair. Mr, and Mrs. John McMichael, Mrs. A. Joynt and Miss Beatrice. Joynt left on Tuesday for St. Catharines, where Mr, McMichael Will attend Masonic Grand. Lodge, They will leave St. Catharines on Thursday for a Mott:r trip through The World-wide Bible reading program of the Bible Society has followed an upward curve for the past fourteen years. One reason for this is undoubtedly the increas- ed reproduction of 'the reading schedule in the religious and secu- lar press. Last year, Scripture appeared in 18 new languages for the first time,' Zerlptures are now being eirculated it ' 1,127 languages and dialc,cts. daily newspaper in India reproduc-'; es- several chapters of Scripture daily and is( read by multitudes of miniscing and Live 4 Rev. Archer Wallace, M.A., D,D., father of Mrs. W B. Cruikshank, of Wingham and well known min- ister and author of religious books, died at the York County Memorial Hospital, Newmarket, on Wednes- day of last week. 'Rev. Wallace was born in Nor- thurnberland, England, in 1884. He graduated from Victoria and Em- manuel College Toronto, and was ;ordained into the ministry 'of the Methodist Church in 1909, later taking ,his: master, of: arts degree 'at Western 'ti iversity, London and recelying his:honorary D.D, from; Victoria pniversity, Toronto. In. 1919 he entered the department lofl Sunday School Publications of the Methodist Church, continuing 'in! the same capacity after the forma- tion of ,the United Church. he served as associate' editor of Sun-• Ilay School PubliCations until his retirement ,in June, 1954. • Over a period of 30 years Rev.: Wallace wrote many fine books;: particularly to provide guidance aril religiou's thought for children and: young people. He was also the author of a column which appeared in many Canadian newspapers. his books were so much in .demand that some sold over a million copies, a rare achievement in this country. Rev. Wallace was also Widely known as a speaker and many in Wingharn and other Huron County centres will recall his fine ad- dresses. He is survived by ane daughter, Mrs. Cruikshank, and five grand- children. A second• darighter pre- deceased him. Funeral service was held at the Maple ;United Church, of which be was a member, on Friday after- noon, conducted by his minister, Rev. Harold Davies. Tributes were also paid to the deceased by Rev. Ernest Crossley Hunter, D.D., and by Rev. Heber Dickinson, D.D., book Steward of the 'United church Publishing House. Burial service at Mount Pleasant Cemetery was conducted by Rev. Douglas Davis, chairman of York Presbytery of the United Church. Honorary pallbearers were Rev, George Dorey, D.D., Rev, Alex Don- ald, 14.C., Mr, Cyril Dyson, Rev. Lorne Pierce, D.D.,. Rev, Harold Yound, D.D., Rev. Martin Jenkin- son and the 'members of the York Presbytery who were in attendance, The active pallbearers were mem- bers of the Maple United Church. • Wed. at Bluevale ,To Live in Listowel Bluevale United Church was the scene of a mid-summer wedding on Saturday at 2 o'clock when Rev. Carl Drug of Belgrave, assisted by Mr. Neelon of Bluevale united In marriage Kathleen Melissa John stop and Ronald Thomas IviacIn- tosh of Listowel. The :bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, James Johnston, Bltievale and the groom's parents are Mr, and Mrs. A. Pep- per, Seeforth. Mrs. Carl Johnston, organist, ;played traditional wedding music and the bride entered the church wearing a floor-length gown Of lace arid tulle 'With sequin trim and her Illusion veil was held in plate by a ilEitk. She Carried a white Bible crested with red roses and 'white streinterli, Her Matilda' of ham, Was Mrs, Last week a member of Parlia- ment suggested that funds should be made available to the tourist indus- try, for capital investment in better• buildings-and equipment with which tb attract the all-important visitors' dollar. 'The fequest was talked down, but the need which lies behind it re- mains unchanged. There is every possibility, how- ever, that the great requirement IS not for more dollars, but rather for greater imagination and enterprise on the part of tht tourist operators. The Ontario government an- nounced on Wednesday that the en- tire highway construction program will be accelerated. Projects which have been earmarked for the more or less distant future are being speci- fied for the next two years. That is the best kind of government action the tourist people could hope for. The remainder of the remedy lies in their own hands. Though there are a great many very attractive places to stay in every resort area, the badly-run minority is producing serious loss of business for the en- tire industry. Silly though it may seem, the average traveller is pretty fussy, . Serve him one ill-cooked meal . . provide him with one poor bed, and he just by-passes the entire area in which his sufferings occurred. He wouldn't reason the same way in the course of ordinary business, but when hers on a holiday he wants to be pampered. Weak sisters are, of course the bane of every conscientious industry and they are very hard to eradicate in a free country. Perhaps a system of standards and ad'*ertising for the establishments which offer the best BACK WHEN 'rill`'you."forgive a little personal reminiscing? A good many of the words you have read in this column during the past two months have been written many miles from' ino-- Ting- ham, after long days of visiting with -Weekly newspapermen all over the province. As president of the On- tario Weekly Newspapers Associa.- tion it is our task to get out and meet a lot of folks in our own profession . but' our responsibilities to the home town must be carried along the way. History in this province is but in the making. A hundred tears is only a start — the times grandfather talked about. But as this column is written the sound of the past is in our ears. Outside the hotel window there is the unending roar of falling wa- ters. Fenelon Falls has been making the same music for countless centur- ies. As far as we were concerned most-of those years were eventful— until 1875. In the summer of that year great-grandfather Martin tow- ed a boom of walnut logs ddwn the Burnt River, across Lake Cameron and cut them loose to take their course over the resounding falls to his sawmill on the waters many miles. below. The only trouble was that these particular logs went over 'the falls—% into the whirlpool beneath—and ne-ver came up again. About 20 years ago an enterpris- ing and far-sighted fellow in the lumber business found means of lift- ing that raft of logs—walnut season- ed under water for 63 years, He made his fortune. Great-grandpa lost them and the other lad was smart enou m gh to find the, so he8 titled to the happy ending. The Wingham Advance-Times :Published' Wirisaiira, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, .; W. Barry Wenger, Editor 'Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Authorized, as Second Class Malt Post °Mee Dark ilubScriPtkitt Rate One Tear 0.66, flis iottlan WO in advatleit D. el. A. *4.00 per yeat It'etetitt Rate SOO pea *eta Advertising Rates On applitatioa is the solution. Despite the best efforts which can possibly be put forward by the tourist operators themselves, they will still be faced with ,a glaring lack of public facilities and because of our multiplicity of government bodies these gaps may remain for years to come. Let's take an example, ..ven a 1958 model backwoodsman is well aware of the number of boats which travel our highways, riding tandem behind the cars of all makes and sizes. The big question' is, where will they take to the water? And believe it or not, that is the big ques- ., tion in the mind of the man who is towing his craft. He can follow the Lake Huron shore, swing across to Georgian Bay and then drive the length of the Trent Canal and find the odd spot where his boat can be backed into the water. Nine chances out of ten the place he selects will be on private property and he will have to seek the goodwill of the propri- etor to use the facilities. There are 'exceptions, of course. In Kincardine one of the service clubs has had the foresight to create arlaunching ramp. It is to be hoped that they will complete the job by putting • up the necessary signs to announce the fact and the location, for none but the natives will ever find it otherwise. In thirty miles of driving along the beautiful Trent Canal system, east from Lake Simeoe, we found only one place Where a boat could be launched. Access road's are another serious deferent to the full development of our tourist trade. Many of the love-, Best spots in. the province'. can_ be reached only by travelling off the fine provincial highways . and over township roads . . and apparently' there are 'many township councils which haVe never heard of 'tourists 'and their money. Graders Seem tO'• be unheard of, much less the tyne 'of equipment which would widen• and improve an access road'. We have driven over several this year which, have been untouched since the spring break-up, roads scarred by the ruts gouged through the 'original ,frost blisters. The best investment we can think of for the tourist operators and the departments of government concern- ed,mould be a trip to British Colum- bia - and few weeks' study of the methods which have been employed in that province to, bring in vis- itors — and to keep them coming back:. In. B.C. the initiative was taken by the province in the form of excellent road and park accommoda- tions and the resort operators have done the rest. NO GROWTH WITHOUT HOMES In case you don't know it, Wing- ham is at a standstill. We can talk our heads off about new industry and an expanding community de- velopment, but we can't get more people into town if there are no homes in which they can live. Seven years ago, when we moved to town we thought houses, were scarce. Scarcity in those days meant waiting around for six weeks until someone moved out. That Was child's play. Now you can wait for six months and then settle for a three-room apartment for the wife and kids. • The answer? 'We don't know, Perhaps one angle is the NITA loan system, about which this column carried some information last week, That outlay, however, carries with it the need for suitable building lots, and in this particular regard Wing- ham is sorely lacking. Wherever building areas are available they should be listed at Once; along with their advantages and dnawbacks, so that would-be builders have every' opPdrtunity to make the most of what we have. Slow Down The widespread Publicity that his SUrelner traffic safety slogan la receiving can save lives if everyone vho sees or hears it applies it to his own behaviour on our streets and highways, What mental Processes can be hoped for to achieve this end no one really knows, Somehow Or other these four words ;`slow down and live" need to acquire some real and personal Mewling for every driver, It will not suffice to parrot such a slogan by itself—until it has lost its power to impress, lastead there is need for every kind of creative ingenuity that safety workers can exert throughout the province to give these four words revelance to many circumstances, One very pointed expansion, .of the "slow clown and live" idea is contained in the May issue of the Motor Vehicle Safety Association's Safety Bulletin written by J. U. Winchester of Liberty Mutual In- surance Co. He spells oat just when your own speed is too much speed, as follows; YOU'RE GOING TOO PAST—DP- 1, an emergency arises and the condition of road and weather, traffic or your own _physical condition makes it impossible or, difficult for you to cope with it, 2. you're exceeding a posted speed limit. 3, you're bumper-riding the car in front of you at any, speed faster than m crawl, ' 4, you'refr net redueing,„ speed for hills, mutes othei hazardous points. ' 5. you're slbwing,, down in' the middle instead of before reaching intersections. 6. you're passing More cars than are passiag you. 7. you think that at 50 miles an hour at night you can stop with- in range of your headlights. Northern Ontario. Lois Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. 'Adams, had her, tonsils removed on Saturday morning. Miss Nettie Dow, of Toronto, is visiting in town. Miss Grace 11/IcKinnon is visiting with Dr. and Mrs. G. H. BoWSon, -Dr. Mary Cosens left -town last week for Iowa City, Iowa, to take a position ,in the State Children's, Hospital there., • St. Paul's Chbreh 'garden party, will be held 'at Mr. Lance Grain's home on, the ,• Lucknow Road clthi Thursday, . Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Blackball and children of Toronto are spending their, holidays at 'the borne of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Blatkliall, Diagonal Road. Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Colbourne, are visiting the World's Fair at Chicago. There were 8,000 people in Brus- sels for the recent 12th of July celebration. 0 0 - 0 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO During the . past we months 'Wingham General Hospital has' been very busy, but Tuesday of this week set a record for the number of patients registered. There were, 31 patients, nine of which were babies. Mir. Ronald Rae has purchased the Cormyn Currie property on John Street and has commenced the modernizing of the house • lIarold and Norman Pocock are attending Camp Hermosa, near Goderich. John W. Hanna, •VVingbani, Pro- gressive Conservative; Henry F. Lantz, Mildmay CCF, and Hugh Hill, Liberal, Goclerich, are seeking election to the provincial legisla- ture. • Following the 'regular morning service at the Wingham. United Church the members of the choir assembled to honor William Crulk- shank before his marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Garbutt of town have received word that their son, Jack, has arrived' overseas. r James Maxwell, who has 'been on the staff of CltNX for the past two 'years has accepted a position with radio tation CXBI at Prince. Albert, , At a double tournament at Tee-, Water last week Art Wilson and H •Sherbondy won first prize, Local pairs 'won third and fourth prises' as 'well, Omar Haselgrove and Bert Porter nosing out J. Davidson and W. R. Harhilteti. A.' Wearing, Wroxeter, dis- poSecl Of his butcher business last week to Wesley Heimpel, people. Bible Day in Brazil has become ; a ;Significant event, In Sao Paulo , last December, in a Bible Day, Mass I/letting, thirty thousand, people blocked part of the eight- lane thoroughfare passing through , tits City.. Suggested Bible Reading Thursday, P,Saltris 40. 1-n; krl', day, Acts 11,: 1-16; Saturday, Acts 17; 1644; Ounday, Acts 24: 132: Monday, Ado 27; 1-44; Tuesday,' Acts 28: 141; Wednesday, Psalms 48:. 1-5. verna ,tray]or of Wingham, whose gown was deep blue, while the 'bridesmaid, 'Ethel Flood wore blue dress of lighter ;shade. Each carried pink flowers. Eric Macintosh, of Seaforth was best man and the ushers were Ross Bleed and Arnold Taylor, The reception was held at the bride's home, Ws, Johnston wore a blue-grey ensemble with 'black ae.cessories, and a white corsage. ShO. WAS assisted by the groom's mother in a pink gown, white AO- csgqlea and a corsage of white flowers. For their wedding trip to Eas- tern Ontario, Mrs. Macintosh wore a pale green printed gown with FI.D.A. 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The staff of .the Wingham High School for next year will be: j. A. Taylor, 13.A.; principal; j. C. Smith, classical master; 3, G. Workman mathematical master and Miss Helena Dadson, teacher of Eng— lish and Moderns. Mrs, Robert Irvin of Lowe: Wingham, received word of • the drowning of her son-in-law, Join -Walsh, at New 'Westminster, B,C. Darkey Hal, the fast hOnse be-- longing to J. E. Swarts of this' town, ''broke the Michigan record 'for a. half mile . track at Port Huron'on Friday, going the second heat2.vmt. in the free-for-all pace in Work was commenced last week on the new bridge at the north end ' of Josephine Street, It has been found that the 'new bridge built last year south of_ Wingham is too low. It will be raised, two• feet. Mr. Henry T. Thomson of Zet- land has purchased the general store business at Belmore , from Mr. Mallough, 0 - 0 - 0 FORTY YEARS AGO The Bible Todag By Rev B. L. Walden, B.A. See. Upper Canada Bible &octet); $1.29 fo,, 98c 59c P.19 • .atti ebtirt0 CANCLICAN) Wit tigliant '11 Rev. C. P. John'on, 14.Th. - Rector Mrs. Gordon Davidson - Organist Tenth Sunday atter Tririity ,c,10-771,