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AFFECT TNT Matti
The, ,eliange ..bielta to ',standard
tune •Sitturday rialdrifght':ietni 'etrike
.inehlt(k thhi which
uteri of,theelOcealtala 'office should
r ip R 0.0 L Afi
Daylight,'Sovin.:Time,. Ends
,the'.7rown of -Winghaiii
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Oct. '26i
1.958.
E. MelaNNEY,„ Nfeyor,,
Toot of Whighato
tl7 which is etneigamated the borrie Vitiette and. Wroxeter News
WINGiIL4 I, ONTARIO, 4Y, OCTOBER 22, 195$
LONG THE, MAIN DRAG.
BY the adaitrlan
Fall Rummag
Over $1000 for Hospital
mom tOOst tinsas
serainV
014.arkts
~itc iiars 1T
The first is answered when one
,sees the ,boxes poaring in by car
and truck from Wingham and stir-
rounding area, The second is an-
swered when the crowds of People
fill the armouries as Weal as the
doors open, anxious to ggt their
share of the 'bargains;
Alinost100 sales people are need-
ed to dispose of the articles, no
matter what anyone wants hp is
sure to find it there, A man who
the part of the auxiliary membere,1
are needed to accomplish, this
splendid result On Friday and
Saturday, they spent long hours at
the armouries completing arrange-
ments. 'As the boxes are brought
in they are sorted end sent to the
different booths where they are
marked ready for sale.
Every year, peopie ask' two ques-
tions, "where do the things come
from?" and, "where do they go?"
Once ageing the big community
leVent, the hospital marriage sale,
helia en ,Saturday afternoon in the'
Wingharn Artheuries, was an out-
istanding success, a total of $1,004.25
being realized. This sale was held.
'by .the,„Laciles! gospita.1 Auxiliary
Mat was ,under ,the general Con-
Venership of the president,. Mrs, N.
Cameron with sub.-conveners in
eaCh departinent.
Orget organization and effort on
NQ l'ERiPUHME-e•
You recall' that petunia-bred to-
mato not Pots isficilinien's? It riP-
enani nicely, ,yours truly ate it and
it `tasted just like`a tomato: " •
Q •
r4.uar MOVED—
WIN SECOND PLACE:
IN B.C. HOBBY SHOW
'Wanted a, bird 'oxtre, soured VIP '
that,
These salea tare held, t.evice, a:Teta
in the armouries. In 'tact, this Was
the 37th sale, The first wieein •the
council eluitether on OctiA:oer 41,
1930, and realized $103.80 They are
the .chief maneyemaning eyentei of
the auniliary and 'all preceedse are
usea l to purchate:supplies • for the
work of the' auxiliary ett"the heea
It might be, mentioned that the
auxiliary makes itself redpepeible
for all bedding,'.nursery atepalles,
gowns, .draperies, , eta, •used' ii, 'the
hespital. Any articles ceratag
to the' sale which Could be' used'
the hospital, 'are Valued , and ,seat
up there,
(Tickets were* sold ',on, 'three ar-
ticles 'which had •beea donatea and
the winners were: Mre. ghee, Rob-
inson, aset `of jewellery; Mrs, F.
McCormick, a' hamper! of ' apples
and Mrs, .34ark's, a ham.
The big day wound ,up about five
o'clock and What laas left, Was
packed into bakes for shipment to
Korea,
This is how the money came in:
Adult clothing,• ,027.0•50; 'Children's
clothing, $53.46; Miseellatteoue at
ticks, $148.28; Hats, $37.37; Sheet,
$7.3.75;" Novelties, $8L41; Grecerlea
$73.29; Furniture, $99.89; , Donaa
Lions, $64.39( Tickets sold, $56:85;
Goods sent 'to hospital, Imo.
Total $1,004.24.•
The atexiliary sends out thanks to
everyorie ,who helped hi any way
to making this Ole such a success
and asks, everyone to start right ,
now to get ready •foe the next one,
which co es along in the..spring,
REPORT SHOWS
ATTENDANCE FIGURES
OffICERSINSTALVD:
TIEBEKAR.LONE
LEADERS TAKE COURSE—Thirty-one ladies Imp Nerthlipron; gathered at the United Caiffeh In Winfre
ham last • week to take a 4-H Club leader's coarse" titled "The Cereal Shelf". Those who took the
course have returned to their communities to act as leaders for 4-1I homemaking clubs, club member* to
be girls from '12 to 21 years. Left to right above are Mrs. John L. Currie, R.R. 5, Wingbam; .11'frs.`W,
Jehann, Behnore; Mrs. W, J. Peacock, Bluevale and Mrs. E. Irwin,.• Belgrave.—Advance-Times photo.
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London inister vetivers
at St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church' on Sunday, the occasion
The Majestic Lodge met on Mon-
day evening when the new officers
were installed by a team of ladies
from Ripley, Mrs. F. Kirpatrick,
b.D., president and Mrs. M. Patter-
fion, past president of the Rebekah
4Assembly of Ontario Wan Ripley
'were in attendance.
The officers installed at the
meeting were; 3•13a\T,G., Mrs. Joe
Schneider,; N.C4„ Mrs, V, Sanderson;,
,V.G., Mrs, J Maclntyre; Chaplain,
'Mrs. Fa Saint; Rec. secretary, Mrs,
al. Gerrie; Fin. secretary, Mrs. W.'
McKenzie; Treasurer, Mrs. W.
Henry; 'Warden, Mrs. B. Parrish;
.Conductor, Miss L. Robertson; LG.,
Miss A. Williamson; 0.G., Miss M.
Williamson; R,S.N.G., Mrs. A.
.Walkee; L.S.N.Be Mrs. W, Bain;
R.a.V.G., Miss G. Harris; L.S.V.G.,
•Mrs. D. Montgomery; Color nearer,
Mrs. W. Kennedy; Pionist, Mrs. W.
Hogg. ' ' ‘
Monday evening of (this week
saw the members, of the. Wingham
Public Scheol Board convene in
the board rem for the regular Oc-
tober meeting. Business' was con-
fined to routine affairs, with no
major problems to •be aired.
S. A. Scott, local insurance ag-
ent, attended the meeting and dis-
cussed' a fear points of the insur-
ance on the buildings 'relative to
rebates on polices which had been
rearranged. Minutes of the Sep-
tembermeeting and the September
accounts were passed.
Chairman Scott Reid brought
before the board a new lease which
had been drawh between the board
and the Masonic. Lodge for,' the
basement of the Masonic hall. The
board decided to OK the new lease
and at the same time agreed to the
wording of a sub-lease of the pre-
" 1111NhHAllt C,G.I.T.
COLLECT FOR UNICEF ingham Legionnaires
ttend Dist. Convention
raises to the 'Retarded Children's
Association, The latter organiza-
tion is 'tieing the rooms currently
as a school for retarded children.
Following a, diseussion of prob-
lems connected with the purchase
of coal for the eehool, the board
made a tentative decision to in-
vite tenders for fuel' next spring,
when the supply on hand will be
finished,
Principal's Report
In his report to the hoard Prins2:
cipal T. S. Beattie said that at'
tendance figures for September
averaged 246 boys and 249 girls for
a total of 495, with an average at-
tendance for the month of 97.16
per cent. The kindergarten class
headed the list 'with 'an average
of 99.8 per cent, the highest aver-
age attendance that any class has
had in the recollection of the prin-
cipal.
Mr. Beattie also recommended
the purchase of a small supply of
stacking chairs for use in the jun-
ior rooms. The board suggested
thatprices ori the chairs be obtained
from 'the manufacturer before the
purchase is made, and. instructed
Mr. Beattie to obtain same. Fol-
lowing'a aiecussion, en playground
equipment the principal was given
perMilsiosi to purchase volleY ball
equipment: '•
Cilai r
•• • H.
rn all Scott Reid stated that
a complaint had been received that
the school was not. being Opened
Up early enough In the mornings
on wet days. ;Via Beattie pointed
out that the school was opened
promptly every morning at 8,40 and
at 12.55' p.m. The children have
been •told pot to arrive at school
before these times. The board felt
that these arrangements were quite
satisfactory and did not advocate
any change in this policy..
Mrs. R. Morgan, school secretary,
said the final payment of the pro-
vincial grants has been received
with the total amount corning to
$38,392.69. Some $19,500 has been
received from the town of, Wing-
ham, and another $22,500 is still to
come before the end of the year.
Anticipated expenditure for the last
quarter will be approximately $28,-
202.64, she said,
• Mr, and Mr§, George Dream:art
have recently , received word time
their display of two dozen mugs
won second prize at the Pacific
National Eichibition. They had re-
ceived a request to send a display
for • the 1958 h,obby show held in
Vancouver in connection with the
B.C. Centennial,
The letter stated 'that their en-.
try had been viewed by 100,000 Per-'
sons and had been the object "of
much faVorable comment both by
spectators•andPNE judges,
The officials of the exhibition
thanked Mr. and Mrs, Drehman for
their participation and said that
they Weald look forward to an
display next Year. The mugs; wort
second place in the historical col-
lections • division. They received'ai
prize •ilooriatita4, spoon. with,
'Dogwood crest, symbolic of Briti
Columbia. • '
Since their unusual collection has
been •Publielzeci, letters have been
received frem far.and near. A ma-
jor in Germany sene a mug to be
added to those they already have,
which, now total :more than 290.
Several people have offered 'mugs
forsale, some wish to buy 'or trade,
and a great many who have cor-
responded aave done so out of in-
terest: in such a fine 'collection,
s S ,
ermons a Anniversary
Rev, Sohn R, Waldie, MA., 33,1),,ibeing the 96th •anniversary of the
of St. George's Presbyterian Church church. Guest,' soloist was Jamet
in London was the guest speaker I Medlyn of Sa Thomas. The church
organist and choir leader, :Harold
Victor Pym, was at •the organ.
At the morning service Rev. Wal-
die spoke on the subject,"What Is
Right in the Chrietian Church "
In the evening his sermon subject
was "An Awaketied, Church".
Mr. Medlyn rendered solos at
each of the services, In •the mor-
ning he sang "Just for Today" and
"1--Tow Great Thou Art". In 'the
evening the 'Woe were aSpirit of
God" and, /"Oyer Shadpwed", "0
Praise the, Lord" was the. morning
anthem sung by the choir ana in
the weenitig.the aptheai wase"Fecti
All that' Dwell belbw the t kies".;
Marty Wendt" and former mem,.
bers of, the enatch feom outside
points were baek for. the anniveta
sary services,, an the evening the
cengregation was joined by Mem-
bers of,the United and• Anglican
Churches, where evening services
_had been withdrawn,,
Oa and Mrs, Ben Keats and
'ffainily rnovedto their new home in
Aihston on. Saturday, ]Mfr, Keats
will be ,the CPR ageat in tat town,
A, group of, young friends gatheied
et ',the home of •David Wenger eara
lier in the week 'to easy good'-bye
to son Paul, ;
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IIQME 00AD74t ...... '
Mayor R. E, McKinney has sold.
hap home on Minnie St. to "nquad-
' roa-Leacie't 1Mlichael Fitipatrick,
wit() is stationed at RCAF Station
Clinton; 'but has been-residing in,
1,f'encnen, , S/L and, Mrs, Fitzpatrick
aetti .their four datighteri, and two•
Bono will move into theta' new home
'.at'the•firat•of the month. Mr. Me-;
'1Climey Will reside at his cottage
at ..faluevale untie, December 1st,
when he;will occupy:the apartrilent
in. which'. Jim Hantiltba now lives
on Jelin StreeL
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COInlIVIITTEE
• The committee named to gather
• information regarding possibilities
tor- swimming pool met last
night (Tuesday). which was too
late for a report in this issue. The
Chairman,' W. B, Conron reported
the visit of a, government Of.
Weld who is an expert MI pools.
His advice will prove valuable in
lorMulating plans.
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NEW •EWES POUREDae
,Workanen this Week;Poured new
, y
concrete steps the east entrance
taSt, Vaults Anglican CliatchaCmi-
Clete", Steps were placed at the
scalar ',enteriaee previoueln. „ The
IIPPearrince church Will be
. cofisiderahla •improved. when • the
Wraight4ron, 'railings are in place.
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42/4>NVERENDE
, Several thertibetaitf the Winghtuti
elCitiette.'Citibt were
L T.I'`.00dekieh 'at the week--end to at-
lead the fall conference for the
district, The, sessions 'opened on
Friday evening and concluded Sun-
dayeafterfueon, •„ ,
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NEW. AGENT—
.*:).h Irvine, who hie been CP ag-:
entarie Wroxeter, since Fepruary of
this yeat, has '1:leen..appointed as'
agent at the 'Wingham itatiOn"Pre-
eloas:'-to.ntoaing to • Wroxeter , he
aral!nin, 136 "1,1eVille:'' 'Mil *and Mrs.
rvine•and their; five thildren •will
• incive. -Winghatn as' Boren as-they
locate a home • •
COUNCIL1PPOSES.:•
REMOVAM,:gATION
The council ot TOWnshiP of
Howick this" week 'to pre-
vent Canadian Pacific 'Railways
from re/m.011g; itaastation lailla-
ing from the 'Village' of Fdrcheich.
The railway company has replac-
ed its agent with' a, Caretaker only
and apparently-.intended use
a shed at the yards' foe 'the .hand-
ling of freight' itid express :after
the removal Ottlie station building,
Since 'consent of the 'municipality
is, required ;befotathe building can
be removed," the .'Howick council
has eaoted to prevent the railway
from proceeding.,
Again this year the Wingham
C.G.I.T. will be asking the people
of Wingbarri to "Shell Out 'for
U,N,I.C.Eaaa 'ea, Halleave',en after'
noon and the Belgraire girls aviii
be doing the „name in -their eorne
ananity:
Neut.' Contribution to the United
Nertion'e Children's Fund (LTICEF)
can do so 'much for so little for
the 600,000,00 children of the world
who suffer from malnutrition or
disease, Many" of these children
are 'doomed to an early death un-
less the conscience of the world
intervenes. By giving to UNICEF
you help provide milk, medical
supplies and public health equip-
ment to the children Who .need it
most in the underdeveloped areas
Of the world,
This . is what •your money can
accomplish when spent the UNI-
CEF way:
—just 1c provides enough B.C.G.
to, protect a child from tuberculosis.
—Just 'Sc provides enough peni-
cillin to ^cure a child of yaws,
—Just 25c proVides 100 capsules
of fish liver oil for rickets,
—Just 215e provides D.D.T. to Pro-
t* persons for 1 year from
malaria.
—Just $100 provides drugs for 3
years to cure a child of leprosy, -
That's Why the C,G.I.T. in Wing-
ham and in Belgeave this yeaf is
asking you for your pennies, dimes,
and quarters, to help "All the
World's Children".
IOOF Installation
At'Maitland Lodge
Alarge gatheriag of Ocicifellowe was present at 1110.1tland Lodge
when, DDG1VI Ran Crawford and
his installing staff frbib ,Brun, els
were present to install the officers
of Maitland Lodge 119, Wingham,
The new officees installed are:
P.G., W. Caslick; N,G., N. Picken;
V,Gie lVfetaligalin; recording
see., lit, Taylor; financial see.,
E, Lewis, tress,, J, McIntyre,,
Gordon Bilibeau ,of Stratford,
who le grand herald of the Grand
Lodge of Ontario, was also present,
DDG/Vf Ray Crawford Invited all
present and the Rebeltahs to at-
tend the grand master's visit in
Brussels on October 24th,
Visitors were 'present teeth Tees-
water, Blyth, and Brussels lodges.
Lunch WaS served to ,eomplete
Very pleasant evening of Oddfel-
lOwship,
Mail 'which to leave •tireeiaririg-
ham poet Officartinsa be posted.'hy
4.45 each 'afternoon for ~dispatch
that tlaY. Mail deposited alater.
than that not: leave the,
post off ice; until-the following .61-
terneori, The ':one, OiCaeliitio:n., is
mall feitteidienow; Janine}, arid Kiti-
cardine,,, tithieh Out early.. in
the 'ertereilag.'.'
For dianY years festdOrits
have been 'accustomed' . to. mailing
at night feie,desnitch to citifiSeints
the .folleWipe'ritdrnfeig:. Itoweirea
since the Inauguration of the truck
service, the hoarse hava, beert
changed. • the dea,dlin'e riow is 4.45
liana at4441a1 lnie. •
•
The accemplithmente of the Cane
th'e pier years'
'and the contributions now being
made by that body were described
by' 0 .W. Weichel, D.C.M., M.P. for
Waterloo North, at the district "C"
convention held in Galt on Sunc
day,
The, speaker based his talk on
'the part the Canadian Legion holds
in church, home and organized
sports, three of the. basic necessi-
ties for good citizenship and to
combat juvenile delinquency. Mr.
Weichel stated that in the latter
'case, an estimated $180 spent by
the Legion to promote sport for our
children, in /pany instances. can
save the province $850 to confine 'a
juvenile delinquent to a. training
school.
Wingham branch merribers who
attended the convention were Don
Adamt, district membership chair-
man, George Brooks, vice-presi-
dent; Sack Bateson, zone comman-
der; John Pattison, gone secretary;
Willis Hall, sergeant-at-arms; R.
Hammond, and "Scotty" Forbes, the
latter of London, service bureau
officer for Western Ontario and a
member of the Wingham branch,
Following the registration and
, •
• rani% SUPPER, I ,
St,"'''Pairat Church,
Wirigham, is holding alowl, supper:
on Wednesday, October 29.aSupper
froth 6 - 7.30, Admission $41.50 and
75c. ' F22,29b
Young People Are
flUit iii. Accident
Thhee young people received min-
or injuries on Saturday when the
car in which they were riding miss-
ed a turn on the Dungannon road
and careened off into the river.
Douglas Hardie, 16, of R.R. 1,
Wingham, driver of the car, was
cut about the head. A passenger
Charles Rintoue• 11, of Wingham;
was . uninjured. .Dorothy Marks,
another passenger, reecived injur-
ies •to her left, hand. All were per-
Mated to' -return to their homes
after' examination at the hospital.
VANCE AT-WROXETER
Sponsored 'ay the Ladies' Aux-
Whey to the Canadiaa Legion 307,
An the Cominunity Hall, Friday,'
Ottober 24th, Ian Wilbee's Melody
Makers, • 22b Saturday 1Vito Cloc Go * Back
AT 1101VIE
: 'Rev. and Mrs, T; d.. Husser will
be at home to their friends Of the
United Churdh congregation and
the eorranutilty. of Wingham on
Wednesday,, October'29th froth 3 to
5 and 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. F15,22b
ing which some town in Western which exists at the present etime.
Ontario have been on fast time and So far, however, goVernment of-
the remainder on standard time. ficials have taken the stand that
Several communities reverted to the setting ofdaylight saving time
standard time at the end of Sep- is a matter for purely local deci-
teinber, , Mon.
There is now country-wide de-
mand that the' provincial govern-
ment
Justremember
establish a pattern which will and watches back one hour before
permit tanifertn action throughout you retire en Saturday. night—and
Ontario and end the uncertainty enjoy the extra hour of rest'.
Wingham will. saving back to
standard time Nat •after midnight
,Saturday, so that church services
arid other; events, 'on Sunday will
be on standard time rather than on
daylight time. '
Official time of the change-back
will be 12.0i ame Sunday, October
26.
The reversion 'to standard time
will end a, month of' confusion, clur-
'Clai'C't BARN DANE
OKNX Bean Dance will be held
'Belarave Arena. Saturday night„
Ober 25th, tindet the .apspicea
• of the arena board. F15b
comroaikiatitENt EkERcisEs
M eight o'clock On Friday even-
lag, October 24th, the annual C,om-
ilietteement Exercises Will be held
in the Wingham .District anali .
School Thete.will be a
ptograntine of vocal arid Matra-
Mental nitisie, and' the presentation
,certifierttea athletic
and scholastic anrartiO-,
States R> Scott of SeafOrill will.
be the guett speaker and Gwen
'Walsh; valedieterlitet, Following
the tatedises there' will be an in-
farniai'dance for the students and
their Mende', to the tangle of The
Esquires,
IAllparents and others interested
Vtlie District High Scheel are ht”
Jilted to ethate tad the Cemnientai
Meat EXereises, for Which there is
no 'adnaIellien thittge, r (*nor Stun
dents and the geaduates of 1958 In
particular are !halted to remain
tat the ,elittide Iii' the gyniiiiisluin.
the •Marehaof CpleUrse a sheet- bus-
inesageopitarearastela: •Diirina4hi
time ;the resolutions "were brought
Ware the convention, under the
chairmart, A. Koehler,* deputy dis-
tribt commander. • The most ur-
gent of 'the resolutions was .to have
veterans' allowance recipients ade-
quately covered under the new hos-
pital plan. Another of the resolu-
tions was that in case of death,
with funeral' services being held
in another -locality, the Legion
from one branch Would inform the
branch where Interment would
take place eo that sultable•arrange-
meats could 'be made. •
A parade was formed at noon
before the host breach headquar-
ters, Brendle 121, and under Par-
ade Marhall George Rutherford
moved on to the cenotaph, whete
wreaths were placed.
During the luncheon a former
WInghaniite Durwood Preston, and
former alderman of Waterloo, now
city manager, inttodUced the speak-
er, 0. W. Weichel, Jack Bateson,
commander. of Zone C-1, thanked
the speaker.
Miss Nancy Armstrong, winner
of the provincial speaking oontest,
addressed ,the gathering in the af-
ternoon and gave a four-minute
speech.
George Tees, of Belmore, dis-
trict chairman and recently ap-
pointed provincial service bureau
chairman, also attended the conven-
tion,
'Residents of Wingham will be
,pleased to kritsW, that Durwood
Preston Will be the speaker at the
Wingham Breach banquet to be
held ih St, Paula Anglican Church
parish rooms bn November 11. He
is a son of Frank Preston of Wal-
kerton, and the late Mrs. Preston,
who were former residents of
Whighain.
Baptist al Service
At St. Andrew's .
Dr, A. Minute 'conducted baptis-
mal service in St, Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church on Thanksgiving
Sunday for the following children:
Koala Michael, son of Mr., and
Mrs. William Baia; Ciada Lou,
daughter of Mr. and . Mrs. '.Harold
D. Francis, Hartiet Kendra, daugh-
ter ef Mrs, Harry Vertgart and the
late Mr. Yortgan'; Allan Abbott,
son of Mr. and Mrs, TtObert Mc-
Innes; Kenneth jambs and Kandy
Jan, sons of Mr, and Mrs. William
VanclereVoade; Garry Wayne and
Kimberly Mate, thildeeit of Mr.
and Mrs, idric Schatte ; Michael
Clayton, Son of Mr. abd Mrs. 13f:4/an
Groh; Stephen Anthony, son of Mr.
and Mrs, niq166 MeteDoitald; Rath
daughter of Mr, and Mre.
Otani Ifeatifige ,aria Attu Charlitie,
claitaittea of Mr, and Mrs, Kenneth
Gage% ,
LEMON
The regular cached te be held la
the Legion Home every second and
fourth Monday, will commence
October '17th at 8.30, Prizes and
lunch, Everyone Welcome,
P221)
KINETYE IPAt14 'YEA
Wieglirten Kit-tette Fall Tea, anti
Bake Sale will be held, at the coml.'
oil chambers On Wednesday, Oct.
22nd. Tea served from 3 to 8,
DraW on the Heitioorn Bedspread,,
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AWAY DIP 9f!40.-Orke ef ,the *volution (*fagot* fail , palming the Vim
oft the Witerhath post effigo betiding thouhig to the peek of the eitiek
titeiVele At this stage of the (*With* the Otiek 'Was; 'boll ,tvoJcktrtll.
Shieti, that titre It has beers Stepped tlead.#t 1:311.-•AdViiitee6titiaieS thOt%,