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Speaking of streets, the resident*
of Leopold were pleased to pate in
the report of a recent council
Meeting 'that it is expected that
the,liudget will still .allow for pav-
ing of that thoroughfare this sum-
titer. Leopold St. was slated for
paving as part of the town's pro-
gram to eventually have all the
streets hard-topped. •
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It'e worth your while' to r drive
around • the town at the present
time- to have a look at the flret
display, of epring 'Bearers,'
ewes ere making a beautiful die-
REPAIR$ N,EEDED--
Town streets are providing food fpi-\ thought on' the part of the
street eominittee. In addition to
minor pot boles and other ravages
to- paved• surfadee as a result of
the'neavy winter,. there are several
spots where the roadbeds them-
selves have dropped several Mabee.
It is noticeable, however, that the
worst damage is on the• ,streets
where there • was the least snow
eover during the winter months,
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- It 'was officially announced here
this week that the Ontario Rural
Hydro would- -build a new area of-
fice 'and service centre in Wing-
ham, The new structure will be
erected on property formerly own-
ed by d, Lloyd & Son and known as
the "salt bider, on Victoria and
William Streets.
The new building will house the
rural :hydro •office for the district
and will 'be-some 00 -by 100 feet
in size. As well there will be gar-
-age space for V'eldele-inaintenance,
tool -storage 'and store room for
other supplies. The new bulk-hag
Will be of cement block and brick
with customer parking for 25 curs
as well aS a ;parking area for ay-.
dre'trucks and equipment
Lout manager •harry McArthur
states that is is • hoped that ten-
der's •be called tot'-by the middle
of next month,
The menet office is situated in
the Gurney Block at the south end
of the business section in town,
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VARIETY PROGRAM IN GOURIE
•J T14 Howick 3unior,Farniers will,
present a variety, prbgram in the
Gorrie Community- Hall on Friday,
Apill '24 at 8.15.pan, 'There will be
songs, skits, fun and laughter for
eVerytale, Special feature,. a half-
hour play, "His Firat Date", F22b
MARATHON BRIDGE
The Women's Hospital Atilxliary
Will entertain the players in the
Marathon Bridge iii the Council
Chamber on Friday evening, April
24th, at 815, When prizes for high
scores in the season's play will be
given. F22b
HOMAGE SALE
.The RUMInne Sale, is coining up
' again, This event is,8ponsoted, by
the' Ladies' Auxiliary to Winghain
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1110General Hospital and will he held
in the Winghanr1• Armouries oh Sat.
, Urday afternoon, May F22b
VARIETY CONCERT
;Variety concert will be, held In
Beigra,ve Forester's Hail, Friday,
April lI at 8.30, span:toyed by North
Unroll Junior Fariners, One-act
play, .'"High Window" will 'be pre-
sented along with musical titan-
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DANCE IN Who*Ortitt
At 'the a cotiirnitnitY hail on Fri-
day, April 24 to the music of El-
fiat Carruthers and his orchestra.
Admission 500 to '10.30; 75e alter,
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AND DANCE
00,111., YUND
An evening's entertainment for
everyone at the' rioyat't on Fri,.
day, April 24, Play euchre Emit
SOO to 10 p,r11., enjoy •delielous
midi); then dance to InOduro a nd
IA=10'14' ktklbre,
chid ing •clear prite and raftin.
'Only lane adiniSsion. Iireaeedi for „
Wpruherry Park. rind. P2h
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AM CADETS ATTEND
MIMI PARADE
Pie See Keith Pienegan, Sgt.
Ted Wormworth, Cpl. Bob "Angus,
Cpl, Peed Bennett, John Bennett,
Bob Cameron and Edward Rand,
Air Cadets of Maitland Squadron
532, Coderiele attended church par..
ado at Knox Presbyterian Church
in that. town on Sunday.
Stratford Squadron No, 19 joined
the "Maitland Squadron fne church
parade. Rev, H, lefacMillan ad-
dressed the cadets, urging them to
give . ell they could of patience,
honesty, truth and honor, and said
that young people of the emit-Mtn-
ity need these, He also said that
the cadets can make •Canada a bet-
ter lead,
thp Gorierieh cadets were in
charge of Lieut. 1, M, Cult,
11,0, 1), A. Pincher, se. Bryan
McLean and Fit, Sgt, Keith Plane-
gar, Cpls, Paul 13ennett, Donald
14EtiStet, William Wilkes and J.
Woodson formed the color party,
Eight boys front Wingham be-
long to the Maitland Squadron and
go , to Clinton Air School every
Tuesday evening ' Par training,
Where they are AIWA -tag elootren-
les, navigation and principles of
night_ Mt, Sgt. Pientgaii is, in his
fourth year while the others att• hi
their Second and first years its air
cadets.
ouncil Holds Mill Rate to UAW
ALONOTHE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
ame Figures as. in 1958
e,, - Meeting in special session limit
Courses
Announced at
it CONSERVATION
CLUB 13 FORMED
WINNERS otir THE jel./W.Leo DIVISION and one ,a4toaut wreplay at the VIGer-11:0WAI. Bowling League annual m-,w11C9 .• • , tilt • A, E. • ••1
banquet held hist Friday at Goderich Pavilion. Front row, left to right, Dohnaes Peachey, Ililda BrnWin
and Dorothy 'Pempleman, Back row, left to right, Ruth Lott, Fran. Walker, Jo. rnglish, Marg, Jaunieseit
and Gwen McLaturin, ,
' Seventeen iboNvbetWeen the ages
of 13 and 18 years gathered at the
OKNX building-on Monday evening
to hear plane for the organization
Of a Junior • Conservation ClUb In,
town.
'Speaker • for tire evening was
Chief Conservation Officer Ed
MeadoWs cif Reveler, who showed
two •films .iced discussed plans for
the new organization. He also
epolce on' the subjeet of 'hunter
safety, one of the most vital as-
pects of the program.
The speaker promised to donate
a trophy for competition in the .
Junior Club, to be awarded to the
boy showing the greatest aptitude
in 'the subjects which will be un-
der study,
It was decided that another
"meeting will he held on Monday
evening of•next week at tlie same
time and plac', to which any fur-
ther interested boys are invited.
Those who attended this week each
agreed to bring a friend if -possible.
It is expeeted that the membership
will -11.1e closed at about. 30, since
the instructors available cannot
handle an unlimited number. .
Rec. Co uncilMeeting
At the April Meeting of the
Whigicam Recreation Committee,
preliminary plans were made for
the forthcoming summer season.
The -.col-4414:We . decided to again
sponsor both, softball and baseball
teanis if enough. are interested.
Ali ball teams using the lights at
the town, park will be required to
pay the rental fee before the lights
again be posted at the dam as in
aforrerntecit,ryneeadrs-7., A. lifeguard will
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Tile' annual meeting of the On-
tario 'Recreation Aseoelation will
be held in Kitchener on May ,1,
and 3 and several delegates from
Wingham hope to attend,-
The,Lake Hueon Zone will hold
a playgrotiiiit 'leaders' training
cociree and swimming instruction
coulee at tne Goderich Summer
School Cainp from June 22-26.
This course is designed' for play-
ground, day camp, euhreh and
community youth leaders and
swimming 'and' water safety in-
struction. All. interested per-
sons are invited to attend and
NEW. ORGANIZATION—.
.,Tho,Aowii will have one more
organized, group following Monday
night's Meeting to form a junior
Conservation, Club. And it appears
to he one of the most werthwhile
undertakings possible, It Is ex-
peeted, that about 30 members will • emake• up the new organization.
odgetg • Take.11othebrew
it io in'. close Encouilter
The elos'est hockey of the entire
The Wingham Kinetic Club won
the prize for the largest represep-
tation .at the Inter-Club Meeting
for Zone B last 'Wednesday night.
Nineteen of the 20 Menthere of the
local club attended the meeting
held in the Legion hall at Clinton,
when dineer was served to about
leOcaKinettee from eleven clubs.-
The district convener, Mrs: Ag-
nes Brown of Delhi and her permit-
live were present, The president
of each club gave a one-minute re-
port on the must successful mon-
ey-making project carried out by
her club during the year, and
how the 'money was spent, The
Wingliant Club -considered tire
Trade Fair and their annual fall
tee, and raffle as the artist profit-
able efforts and the proeeede went
to the Swimming Pool Fund and
a $100.00 scholarship. Mrs. • Jim
Currie reported ,for Wingham..
The guest speaker was Mrs. A.
M, Belt of the Stratford-Shake-
epeaeeme Festival. Mrs. Bell had
taken a display of costumes with
hen She, explained; the work ine
volved in the wardrobe departreent
and hoW the costumes and stage
props. are made.
Six "Wingham Kinettee won priz-
es in the lucky draws, They were
Mrs. Cal Burke, Mrs. Jack 'Bate-
eon, Mrs, Murray Stainton, Mrs.
'Andy Scott, Mrs. Mervyn Temple-
man and Mrs, Jack Walker.
BE PATIENT— a LADY BOWLERS- WIN
rumored that a great many
ardenC fishermen have, the rods INTER-TOWN TROPHY
will include hunter safety, first
aid, spin casting. and various other
aspects of conservation,
, Several of the N.R.A. instrpOtors
who are members of the Wingham
Sportsmen's Association were pre-
sent on Monday evening and spoke
to the boys.
should contact Charles Perrott, The program for the Junior Club secretary of the Winghain Recre-
ation Committee„.
Also kora Ji,Uy 27-31 at the O.A.C.
in Guelph, the Arts and Crafts
Leaders Institute will be held for
the development of leaders in arts
and crafts programs in cominunity
hobby clubs, night school programs,
etc, Anyone interested in attend-
ing should contact the secretary of
the R.Oereation Committee,
WINWIAM NET TES reviewed estimates of revenue and
exPeacliture for the year 1959 and
settled • an the 'same mill rate as
that levied in 1958, The rate is
75.5 mills for commercial and 70
mills for residential Properties. . 'riiikienve in the two rates is
plained by the fact that the en:-
conditional grant train the Province
Is applied only to residential pro-
perties, :and no reduces the .rnall
/ate on only a portion a the total
taxable property within the town.
The former tag rate has been
maintained in the face of an in-
crease of 1.85 Mille for Public
school purposes; .77 trains for -high
School. and 1.05 for county, -
One mill „raises $2456.00, Total
expenditures are estimated to be
$295,059.00 for the town, of which
general government will requite .'
$050.00; administration, $9,834.00;
preteetion to persons and , pro-
perty, $21,7e0.00; public works; $38,--
-900.00; sanitation, $5,000,00.; wet-
'fare, $1,300.00; education, $65,410;
_recreation and comniunity ser140es.
$7,150; debenture charges, $80,779;
interest, $800; discount on taxes,
$2,000; Rillerest amortization, $4,e
000; Sidewalks, $513; cemetery, •
$7,000; county rates, $34;020;- capi-
tat, •expenditures, $2,000; pensions,
$1,000.-
Receipts other than taxes are
estimated at 009,537, while the
taxes are ex.peeteci to - raise $17e,347,
The -balance is made up by the -un-
conditional grant mentioned above,
At the same meeting the council
voted a grant'of. $200 to the ,Wingak
ham and ,District Association for
Retarded Children,
At that time the championehip
hockey series was not completed.
:,but itewas agreed that the co-mai:it
would sponsor some former reoog-•
nition for the Crawford Dodgers
after their efine season of play, ,,,
and Mrs. Robert Rowsoll, captain
made up the 'teach and each
received a large alba barbecue as
a pkize; Their score was 3035, .
and'reel'a all ready 'for action next
Week. ' Just ,held up., men, you • •
don't have very long to wait! The leeches' Inter-Tewn Bowling
Leagted hie: completed a 2:1-week
cor1il1t4,,1'virxrios— eeheciele with- the Wingham team
• winning the trophy: Two learns
Are in order for. 'ti and were, from Coderieh 'endeeme eaf•ea. thorn
yeeter end Wingham formed the Rerst .34:inht and Mr. and Mrs.
aPeteraikeVanderkolkwhareeelyed Na*-• •• '• •
Ilieir'Canadian Citizenship papers The ttoplay eevaS presented cit
from County, Judge ,Frank banquet last ,Peiday night In Goa-
Ringland..th Godetieh earlier this ;oil* The merubere, of the Vocal
month. The MsYlea are 'operating team, •were Mrs. Walter Brown,
Witighain's only photographic stu- captain; Mrs. Ian MaeLaurin, Mrs.
Vanderkoilt is employ- Mervyn Temploman, Mrs, Ted Eng-
od as bookkeeper With • Wingham fish, Mrs." Carl • Lott and Miss
Manutitettiring CO. The Msyk fem. Frandes Walker, Mrs, M. Peachey
ily came from Kassel, West -Ger- and Miss Marg Jamieson were .suns,
' many and the Vanderkolk's from On Saturday night a team from
Holland. , ' • Wingham entered the Carling Tour-
miinent in Walkerton and won
• ftr.ag prize, in the B group, '1V 0s.
Walter Brown, Mrs, Ian 1VIe•Lati-
rin, Mrs, Carl Lott, Mrs.. Mervyn
Templeman, IVIrs. Allan 'Hafermehl •,. .
NOUNCEMENT
...Mr.. and Mrs. 3.; Andrew Limn
Scotty - Forbes Night
field in 1itchener
mronber -of -branches in Zone C2
of the Canadian Legion met in Kit-
chener on Friday evening when a
'dinner was held in honor of Scotty
Fonbe8,. who is retiring as service
ibu . -of fi car, •-,,
• Wad: table gtttlIA''' iheluded the
•DOMITII011 and Provincial tires'-
. dents, ..px.A, • ailit Otiatird
ettlileve • and meet •guests,a
'Members from. Branch ,180, Wing-
ham,• who. attended were .Lloyd
Carter, ., 'Jack Bateson,., George
Brooks, Stewart' Scott; Bob Chet-
tiebergh„ Charles Coultes, Jack
Orvis -and Don Adams, George
T.nglis of Behnore, PrOvincial
vice Bureau Chairman, also attend-
ed,
Mr, Forbes was presented with
several gifts and a purse of money.
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Judith Delores, .to •Mr.
Carl ThOnlas GibSon, son of Mrs.
WI. Gibson and the ' late Mr.
Gibson of •Listowel at. Moorefield
United phurch on Friday, April 10,
1059." and Mrs. GilAon have
taken up re8idence in Li8towel.
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LEGION AUXILIARY EUCHRE
EveryOne is invited to' attend the
eueh.re•hold in the Legion Horne on
Monday; April 27th at 8.30 p.rd.
prizes and Mitch. ,P22b
oral Hydro Will Build
0: Victoria St'.Pir:opeity
season marked' the final game of
the championship series 'With 'the
Elora Rocks last Wednesday Org.-
ning in the 1peal arena. The game
was nip and tuck all the way :and,
in the dying minutes the Wingh+
Crawford Dodgers were holding
to their one-goal lead for 'dear kit
However, as the final bell 'vein -
the the score stood at 3-2 for the Wind
ham team mid they skated off,
victorious winnere. of the , trot:I*,
littertacharePionship'. of--the-,W0A-ft
"Homebrew" loop for 'this year,
Immediately following , the game
John Bell, Listowel, presented the
trophy and congratniated 'the Dod-
gers on their victory, and the Elora
Rocks on their gallant try. ,
Phrst Period
The only goal• le the first stun ,
za was fired in by Cord Cereen, un-
assisted, Penaltice were rewarded
to •Ken Rodgkinson for tripping,
Ron Landon' of Elora for hook-
ing and Jerry Dickenson of the fat-
ter club for interference.
Swami Period
The Rocks came through with
their first marker at the 6.20 point
in 'the second when Gear scored
from .8chwiat's liars, and the per-
iod ended Without further blood
being Chime, Doug Murray of
Wingham and John McCabe of
Elora were penalieed for tripping
arat hooking respectively.
Third Period .
Doug' Murray put the Dodgers
out In front early in the third
frante as he scored from ,lira Bain
and then Ken Hodgkinson scored
unassisted to leave the locals two
goals ahead . by the 6,45 mark In
the third, One minute later, how-
ever Dickenson of Elora, Look
pass from Seirwint to score Elora's
second and from then until the
fluid bell tile pressure was main-
tained by both sides without 're-
sults, to leave the Dodgers the
winners on a 3-2 count.
$300 Reached in
Cancer Campaign
•• -Qtfleers..fer the coming year for
the Women's Institute were in-
stalled by Mrs. D. S. MaeNaughtOn
at the annual meeting on Thurse
day last in the council chamber. ,
The newly elected president is
Mrs, B. Parish, who succeeds. Mrs.
R. A, Powell, Firse vice-pres.,
Mrs. C. Hastie; second vice-pres.,
Mrs. D. J. Hutchison; sec.-treas.,
Mrs. N. Keating; district director,
Mrs, H. Burrell; alternate, Mrs.'
H. T. McLaughlin; branCh direc-
tors, Mrs. R., G. Gannett, Mrs, W.
Henry, Mrs. J. Halliday; public
relations, Mrs, 0. Haselgrove;
pianists, Mrs. J. Ernest, assis-
tant, Mrs, D. S. MacNaughton;
good cheer, Mrs. J. BurnStean;
auditors, Mrs. R. G. Gannett, Mrs,
'W. Henry.
Standing committees:, I-Tome Ec-
onomies and Health„ Mrs. G.
Hastie, Mrs, J, Henry; Citizen-
ship and Education,--Miss E, BowI
er, Mrs. R. A, Powell; Agriculture
and Canadian 'Industries, Mrs. S.
Bateson, Mrs. John L. Currie;
Historical Research •and Current
Events, Mrs. L. Fortune, Mrs. G.
Day; Resolutions, Mrs. N. T. Mc-
Laughlin; Social Committee, Mrs.
,A, Halliday, Mrs. P. Edgar; Mrs.
F, McCormick, Miss J. Murray,
Mee. R. A. Powell.
In the bueinese part of the meet-
ing $25 was donated to the Cancer
Society and also delegates appoint-
ed to the district annual to be
held in St. Helens, May 20, Mrs, W.
Hilbert, Mrs. .1. Henry and Mrs,
W. Lapp.
The meeting was closed with a
social half hour'.
CLOSE CALL.—The Wingham Crawford Dodgers pr ohs home the attackin the atnive photo in the final ,
game' against Elora here last Wednesday. It waa a close game all the way, marked by top-notch 'hockey
fan, the whole 60 minutes.
W.I. Donates $25
fo Cancer Society ,
Campaign Chairman DeWitt Mil-
ler of the Wingham. and District
CanCer Society .reports that to date
12 of the 40 canvassers have teen
Pd, in their kits with donations
amounting to Omit $300, He has
every hope that the objective of
over $1,000 will be tenebeel by the
time all kits have been reamed,
Poopie -living °amide or Wing-
have are again reminded that their
contrite:Alone may.he =lied to De-
Witt Miller Wingliame'Ontarlo, or
left at the local banks, All dung-
thine, large or email, are velem'
-.frilly accepted,'
seine eeetletas of the [own the
eanvassprs have not yet hien able
to finish their task and if you late,
not yet been contacted; It is mere
than likely that your canvasser
will call this- Week,
STILL NEED $150 .
FOR CRIPPLED KIDS
auve You forgotten or mislaid the
plea envelope with your' doliatien
for the Crippled Children's Fund?,
The committee of the Lions Club-
of Wingham requires about; $150.00'
to reach its objective of $1,50 0.00 .
Will you help?
eflOCJAKAT10.ri •
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
will' commence in the. Town of Wingham
Sunday, April 26th, 1959
at rat IAain
CiLiZelo# are remitided advithee their docks ix1 that tir.oe
0, E. IYItKINNEY, Mayor
"rowit of Wingitam
TROPHY PRE'SENTII)D—FellOWing the Tittelgenie of the Series ,between Witighouri and Eters, last Wed..
ocsday eveltittg Aloha 13c11, Listowei, president of the WA:0.1%0k, presented the Petty Attains Trains, to
Murray Stallitott, captain of the ViettariatiS Wingh am Crawford liodgeiti. Murray shown above aty Ito
cimgratitiatod 'the Mork Giant, on their effort% in the iieVen-garne strita,S, joist after' he htut aeeetikit the
trophy for the Winghani Club.
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