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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-09-23, Page 1The Purpose of his visit here is to advise and assist the officers, direbtors and members of the club on matters pertaining to 'adminis- tration and the Lions' great pro- gram of, humanitarian service. Lions Triteraiational was afounded 1.917-in Dallas Texas and during the past, Z year has the largest ;and most active service club organization 'in the world. In June of. this Year clubs from' 99 countries s accounted for a total membership of 594,668. During the fiscal year,- 818 new clubs were organiZed. The Wingham Club has been ac- tive for' 38 years. Its chief inter- est -is in crippled children's work ind other community welfare pro- jects. The major queetion • mark, of course, is whether or not the 1.e= sidents of this town and district are prepared to provide ' the tita-n ancial support which such an dertaking would 'require. It is, 'by this ' time, quite obvious 'that the construction of some sort of swini- ming pool is supported by a great many people, not only in town, bat in the country areas as well. The opportunity to teach youngstera .tb swim is fast being recognized as the best possible protection against drowning accidents. There has been-considerable-'ontsptikeri err cism of the pool committee because of repeated delays in the 'forward- ing of concrete plans for a start on the pool. However, as many are aware, the delays have -been cre- ated by the desire on the part of the committee to study every pos- sibility, so that wheri,the money is spent it will provide the best buy in swimming pools and public ser- vice. ' In order to arrive at a more de- finite conclusion as to the grade and amount of public support from the ,financial standpoint, the pub- licity committee was asked to meet this 'week and formulate plans for direct contact, possibly by letter, with every resident of the area, in order to outline the proposal in connection with the -community centre plan, and to arouse support for a public meeting this fall, . at which a representative cross"-sec- tion of opinion could be gained. There is no hesitation on the part of those entrusted with the pool project to launch into the under- taking, but there is a sincere wish to acquaint the general public with the alternative plans which have been proposed, so that the complet- ed pool or building will -suit the majority of those who will be ask- ed to provide the money for the effort. MEMBER BACK FROM. OPENING N.Y. TRACK John W. Hanna, M.P.P., returned at the week-end after spending three days in New York City as the guest of the New York State Racing Association. The occa- sion was •the opening of the world's newest and finest race track, the Aquaduct, which cost 33 million dollars, and seats 80,000 spectators. In New York he was joined by Mr. and Mrs, James S, Band of Toronto, the former being the de- puty minister of welfare for the Province of Ontario, On Stinday. efternoen, .following his return f rein New 2Y..g.r.k..; Mr. Hanna was at .Kingabridgd, Where he presented the Hanna :.Trophy. to the Port Albert ball teen, 'winners of the local. series in that area. Tile Port Albert , team defeated the Lucknow boys :4-3 to win the title. Supper was served to 150 people to conclude the day, BAKE SALE IN BELGRAVE Ladies of the Presbyterian Church in Belgrave are holding a bake sale at the home of Mrs, Bud Orr on Saturday, September 26th, at 3 p.m, F23* BRUSSELS FAIR Brussels Fall Fair will be held On October 1St end 2nd, Exhibits, bands, children's contests, mid- Way, F23b HARVEST TEA AND BAKE SALE Harvest tea sponsored by the Catholic Won-ien's League Will be held Wednesday, September 30th, in the Legion Home, There will also be a bake table and draw, Everyone welcome. F23b Ciuntai SERVICE Canadian Order of Foresters are holding a church service in the Wingham United Church on Sun- day, October 4th, at 11 ton., Stand- ard tittle, Rev, T. G. Husaer, Nigh' Chaplain, will be the guest speak- er, F23-30* oislitrtat EUCHRE Will be held hi the Nuntli Chamber on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 8,13 p,in, Lunch Will be !served, Ad- irtitSion, 60e, tverybrie welderne, F231.1 DANCE IN WROXETER Dance in Whitechurch Memoria' Hall on Friday, October 2nd, 10 p.m. Music by Farrier's orchestra Proceeds for ball tames. Lunch counter. Everyone welcome. Ad- mission. 50c, P23 :30b GOLF CLUB PRESENTATIONS Closing Day Supper will be held at the Golf Club on Wednesday Sept. 30th, at six o'clOcit. Presen- tation of trophies and prizes for both men and women, for the sea- son's play will be made. This 'be folloived by an evening of cards Come mit and enjoy yourselves. F23b RECEPTION AT worrEcuuncil. • A' reception will be . held in the H 'Community Memorial all fpr Mr. and Mrs, Fred Moore (Jacqueline Kerr), on Friday evening, .,Sept. 25 Everybody welcome, Ladles please bring lunch, Music supplied b3' Garnet Farrier's orchestra, Old time and ,Modern. F21.* PittSlillstrATION AT WItOXETINjit Presentation for Mr, and Mrs. Ronald. McMichael (nee Ethel Reis) Wedneaday, Sept, 23 In Wroxeter Community Hall, Music by Elliott Carruthers, Ladies pleaSe bring lunch. P23b ,1RUIVIMAGE Tito Fell 'Atinirilago Sale, sPOn-, sOred by the Ladfee' Atixillary Winghtun betioral Hospital, will be held in the Wingham Armouries of atiturday afternoon, October 17. vet oar. Is asked 'to bring dona- ' tions of elothhig,?furnittire, etc., for this cOinhitinity undertaking, 023b 7,r4T74,11., With which is arnalgernated the Carrie Vidette and Wroxeter News vvirionksi, oisrrAnio, 'WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1959 10' CHOO SE. QUEEN AT HOWICK FAIR , wim Pool Group t eek Public Opinio. ALONG THE MAINDRAG n By The Pedestrian I I 1 II. I fr I 1 I I 1 DISTRICT GOVERNOR TO ATTEND. MEETING GORRIE-44. special feature of Howick's Centennial Fair, October 3rd, will be the choosing af a Miss IlOwick . Township queen, Each school section is to send its con- testa nt and the queen will he ,ehon-• en from these at the fair at 2 Pan. There will 'be the school children's parade led by Belgrave Pipe and, 'followed by floats. Special prizes are to be given for then. F. A, Lashley, director' of the ag- ricultural societies branch, will of- ficially Open the fair at 1,30. In recognition of those who have served 'in the past hundred years, a stone gateway, with a suitable plaque is being erected at the en- trance to the fair grounds, Dedi- cation of these gates will take place at 2 pm., by Revs. McClure and Attwell, Prize money In many classes has been increased, especially in the horse classes and many changes have been made in the inside ex- hibits. A dance in the community hall will conclude ,the fair. Win at Hanover Several, rinks from Wingham, travelled to Hanover last Wednes- day to take part in the Ladies' Doubles' Tournament and two of these rinks won ipi#es. First prize Went 'to Miss Agnes Mitchell and Mrs, H. Edwards while second was won by Mrs, J, MacIritirre and Mrs. Omar Haselgrove„ NEW MAILING HOURS— ' With the change beck to stand- ard Time this week-end readers are 'reminded -that , dead- lines from the local post office will he altered accordingly. Closing time for •the final outgoing mail of the day will be 4.40 p,m:. Those who use the mail boxes 'around the town are reminded that pick-ups Will be made at 11.45 a.m. and 3,45,p.m. daily. - 0 - 0 TURN HER BACK— Don't forget the, clock on Sat- urday evening. You can' set the' old girl back ore hour and enjoy •the priceless gift of 60 extra min- utes. Of course that Will merely even up for, the 60 you lost back in the spring. . 0 - 0 .0 NEW DOORS AT P.O.— Workmen are still busy at the post, office ,building; 'as' finishing` touches are added to pointing and masonry repair. This week. new doors are being fitted at the main entrances. The Lions Club 'of Wingliam will weloome Harold , Foster, District Governor, District AO,Lions Inter- national, which includes 41 clubS In this section of the province, at the meeting on Friday evening in the Queens Hotel, Lion -Harold 'is a realtor,,with his office at Barrie. He is a member of thesBarrie Club, was,deputy dis- trict governor last year, .zone chairman "in 1957-58, 'president of ,his own club the previous year and' is a key-member with 'eleven years' perfect attendance. NEW SERIES OPENS IN WOAA SOFTBALL The Sunoco's, having come out on top in their first two series, were scheluleci for the opener with Moorefield at the Wingham park last 'night. This wil be a best two of three series for the WOAA In- termediate A Semi finals. The winning team 'in this combat will take on either Southampton or St. Jacaps, WTrigham liminated Goderich with four' straight games in their own group. The local team then met Walkerton, to defeat them in three straight games. ,;,,Batting Averages to Date MEMORIAL. UNVEILED TO %INGHAM NATIVE WINGHAM AS IT USED TO BE .Elmer Wilkinson dug up the old picture• shown, above. Although it is not knOwn exactly when it was taken, the town -certainly has changed some in the intervening years. -The familiar landmarks of the town hall, Presbyterian and Anglican Churches are noticeable, but note 'the tower of the Brunswick, the- frame building on Jose phine Street between the hotel and the Bank of ComMerce and the wooded areas encroaching on Jos ephine just beyond St. Andrew's Church. The picture was apparently taken an a July 12th parade was in progress. At a meeting of the 'SY/IT/Mink 'Pool committee in the qound11 chamber on Friday evening, there was aa thorough discussion of the possibility of erecting a complete community centre, rather than an outdoor pool only. This newspaper, some weeks a091, carried the outline of a proposal to erect a building which would house a pool, dressing rooms, gYnt- nasium-auditorium and kitchen far cilities. The suggestion' was tO place these facilities on two flow* and so provide the town and stir- rounding rural district with a much-needed public auditorium, as. well as the pool, which appears tp be an item of popular demand. Cost of such a community centre would be approximately $75,000 as compared with $35,000 for an ,ouq- door. pool. It IS' the strong feeling of many members of the commit tee that the higher figure would 'purchase many times the value fa the community, on as comparative basis with an outdoor pool 'which could be used for only two or three months 'of the 'year. The encloped pool would, of course, be heated fo'r year-round use. California •.Paper T011s Story of TO01)eil* Son H AB Average 2 30 .066 41 110 .372 23 64 .357 A 108 .351 31 106 .292 22 84 .261 25 106 .235 22 . 98 .242 18 90 .200 13 61 ,197 26 .192 34 .176 Fisher ......... Bain Woods Lott Cerson Fry Murray ........ Gardner Foxton ... Hotchkiss Anderson. Weliwood ATTENDS UNVEILING Alex Corrigan • left Sunday night for Ottawa where he attended the unveiling of the, memorial honor- ing officers and ,men of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery on Monday. Mr. Corrigan represent- ed the 19th ,Field.Regiment, The memorial was unveiled in Ottaw4 Major Hill Park by Gover- nor General George P. Vanier, ASKING FOR IT— There ,are quite, a few young car drivers inviting trouble these days, but ,the pair who stopped for a car-to-car conversation in front of Lee's Restaurant,on Thursday eve- ning are more than ordinarily anx- ious for police' action. Traffic pil- ed up for a block in either direc- tion while the two bright youths carried out the social niceties. The ,)general public is getting pretty tired of this sort of nuisance. 0 - 0 - 0 FALL FRUITS-- Apparently thb Warm, Motet summer has done wonders for the fungus-type growths native, to. this district, Numerous people 'h'ave re- ported the discovery of out-sized puffballs, 'these delicious, white monstereawhich are found only at this peaeon of the year. 0 - 0 - 0 i.1NIPEANNII9M4, NOTIP7-- Thaw magazine Carries a detailed li acoont'•ef th edecision by bntario Hydro to erect a nuclear Power station hi the Kincardine area, The internationally regarded periodical speaks .of the new development, the first -of • its' kind 'in 'Canada,• as a most important step for this area of, Western Ontario. FALL BALL IN WROXETER ,Reserve ,Friday, 9th for the ,opening Fall Ball in Wroxeter Hall, Draw for $50.00 cash prize. F23b An article in The Berkeley Daily Gazette (California) concerns Ben- jamin Jenkins, who was born and raised here, his home being on the Bluevale Road, Mr. Jenkins moved from Wingham t,o Regina in 1913. He later moved to California and for the past 14 years has lived in a trim house at 1221 King Drive, El 'Cerrito, Cal. , The following is the story as it appeared 'in 4he Berkeley paper: for the last 20 years lifiS consisted of two raw eggs, a glass 'of fruit juice and a, glass of milk. I don't know if it had anything to do with my living se long but I rather, feel it Might have helped." The speaker' is Benjamin T. Jenkins, who is 94 years old and possibly.El Cerrito's oldest citizen. Jenkins is a smiling man, He arises at 9 a.rm each day and after his raw-egg breakfast "re- tires" to his backyard where he attends to his vegetable garden The Governors of Frontier Col- lege, in co-operation with Steep Rock Mines of Atikokan, Ontario, last Friday .unveiled a memorial to the late Dr. Edmund W. Bradwin, a native of Wingham. He was a son of Joseph and An- nie Bradwin, who came here in 1879 and resided here for 42 years. 'He received his early education here and in the latter 90's taught for five years at S.S. No, 3, Culross. He then became actively assoc- iated with Frontier College. While he was not the founder, he joined it in its early days, and , through his enthusiasm and administrative ability, built up the college for the frontier districts. Frontier College has been a means of promoting adult educa- tion among migratory men • in camps throughout Canada, Ed-, niund Bradwin, made this his life's work and taught his fellow Can- adians to enfuse their manual la- bor with studying and reading. He studied himself to further his own education and received his Bach- elor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees through a ocrrespondence course from Queen's University and later a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Columbia. He became principal of Frontier College in 1933 and in the follow- ing 21 years contributed unique leadership, and today the college has 32 instructors working in the northern camps, Dr. Bradwin received an i honor- ary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario at the convocation in'June, 1952, in recognition of his work as a pio- neer of adult education, WhiteChurth Midgets apture WOAA Title BAKE SALE AND TEA. Will 'be' held in the' Wingham Council Chambers Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3 o'clock under the auspices of the Whitechurch United Church W,A. A salad plate Will be served, 23b The final game of the White- Church-Armow Midget Softball ser- ies Was played in the latter pltee on Wednesday evening of last week, where a 17-2 final co'unt hroight the WOAA Midget chain- pionship td the Whitechurch boys. In previous seasons the White- church team has had several near- misses for the championship, so it was 'highly gratifying to bring home the coveted 'honors. The Whitechurch boys have pil- ed up an impressive list of wins throughout this season. Competes ityContest At ,Loursville, Ky. Al Cherny has returned from the "Blue Grabs Country" where he 'competed last week in an inter- national fiddling contest at the itste Fair in Louisville, Kentucky. Al was the only Canadian entered in the competition and came in fifth place, He was accompanied by his wife. and his dahlias and asters, His daughter, Mrs, Kenneth Scheyer,, and her husband live with him, and. she says, "Dad just isn't a person to sit around the house all day and do nothing, He has to keep busy." Asked how he enjoys living now- adays, Jenkins replied, "Fine. I feel 'very healthy. Oh, the hear- Mg -and - eyesight aren't so good as they, once ,were, but 'I get along firm. Sound Sleeper "I go to bed about 10 p.m. and sleep soundly, I've had diabetes for 20 years but it doesn't bother me too much and I really enjoy eating." Jenkins, who used to4 be a con- struction worker, can't ,say for certain, but he admits there's an excellent chance he is El Cerrito's oldest .eitizen. He has lived there since 1948. Prior to. that he re- sided on Hopkins St. in Berkeley, When he was living here, he planted some sugar maple seeds and. a tree sprouted up from them. The tree is the only one of its kind growing here. The. elderly El Cerritan is a native of Canada, where his father lived for 93 years on the same farm, Jenkins admits his relatives are noted for their longevity. Brothers and Sisters "I had seven brothers and three sisters and four of us are still 'alive today," he said. "I'm the oldest and I have as sister in Canada who'll be 90 next March. I also have a brother who's 86 and my young sister will be 80 in September," Slapping his knee, and giving a hearty laugh, Jenkins said, "Nab, there's no special advice I can give on how a person Can reach a ripe old, age. I've been taking Vitamin B tablets once a day for so long I can't remember," he said. "Then I used to have a bunch of bee hives and I can remember whe nI've been stung' as many as 12 times a day. They say bee stings are good for keeping ar- thritis away. "Maybe that did it. "But the way I feel now I should reach 100 years, At least I hope so. Well. got to get back to my tilling now, young feller." CLOSING NOTICE. Stores in Wroxeter will li`e closed. Wednesday nights after October 1st until further notice, F23:30b Shower Held for Miss Gail Shaw A miscellaneous shower was held at the home of Mrs. Les Fortune last week for Miss Gail Shatr. Mrs. Jack 'Kennedy was co-hostess. Mrs, Jack Higgins was in charge of the games, Mrs, Jack Deans and Mrs. Jim Fitch were the win- ners. The dining room was decorated with pink and ' white streamers and flowers. Miss Shaw received many lovely gifts, for which she thanked her friends. Lunch was served. Miss F. Dawson Receives Gifts . Mrs. Edward McBurney . held • a surprise shower at her home for Miss Florence Dawson on Monday of Mast week. During the, evening Miss Dawson was presented with two, step-up end tables, a mirror and a bride's 'book. After the presentation Florence thanked all the ladies and a de- licious lunch was served, The co- hostesses were Maxine Meehan, Kathryn MeTaggart, Martina Me- ehan and Ruth Spears. The same afternoon the man- agement. of Gurney Gloves present- d her with two matching table lamps. ENGAGEMENT The engagthrient is announced of Jacqueline Athena, youngest dangly ter of Mrs, Martin J, Mogk, R.R. 2, Milverton, Ont., and the late Mr. Mogk, to Mr. Leonard Andrew Gray, son of the late Mr, and Mrs. Ward H. Gray , Bluevale, The marriage will take- place on Sat- urday, October 10th, 1959, at 2.30 p.m. in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Milverten. F23b WELCOMIIII Clarence Hanna, reeve of Feat Wawanosh Town" ship, is Sham above at he Wel. coined he large crowd to the iBel- grave School Fair last week. The fair was favoured With perfect weather during the afterneon, Proclamation Daylight Saving Time ends in t:heTown of Wiinghain at .1201 a, im Sunday, Septem- ber 27th, 1959.' E NicKINNEY, Mayor, Town of Whighaine 'MOM kilt,ESENTATION:u-C, E. PoWelli,. right, sup erintintilent of ±tore Loitdoii Division, Canadian Pacific liitliwaysy is shown abet% its lac presented Mayor I.Viitgbont with the deeds to the railway property Whith , Wiis taken; 'Orel, by the town recently., In the haekground is the ald ,O,P, station, Which is, Winded in the deld f along with the Mil freight .slteds,,,, and the iright.ot.wny from the Stati6ti to *hake the. railway Crossed the river, east a the MeXcnkie Bridge. Solite of the old (104 involved iii ,the various land transactions dated batik to the 1.8704. The land has been tititelt ovet by the intinielpid.: ityliti the IMO that it Will eVeiniptiatily be tthrited into is parkway 004 the titter'.