The Wingham Advance-Times, 1968-12-24, Page 6a
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May thi joy
of Christmas be yours.
Mani' thanks for your friendship!
ticEWEN'S GENERAL STORE
BELGRAVE
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ONTARIO
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Decorated with Hearty "Thank You's"...
You're the frosting on our cake . . . and doing
business with you is a real treat.
To you, wishes for a Christmas full of goodies.
MacINTYRE S BAKERY
Everyone's singing out in merriment
and joy, announcing to the world that it's
Christmas! .And it's our time to
thank you, customers, for your patronage.
PERCY CLARK and STAFF
"We wish you a.,,Merry Christmas"
Old English Carol
May all your Christmas
Wishes be fulfilled in generous
measure during the festive
season . . . and throughout
the New Year
BERM CO-OPERATIVE
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ONTARIO
News Items from Old Files
DECEMBER 1919
A moat enjoyable time was
spent last Friday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Walker, 13 Line, •when the
neighbors and friends gathered.
The „event being a miscellane-
ous shower for their hiece, Miss
Pearl Walker, prior to her mar-
riage, to a prosperous young c,
farmer of St. Augustine.
By the boys whom he so
faithfully gave his best to in
France and England, Lieut. E.
(Peddy) Pettigrew of Lion's
Head, was tendered a banquet
and presented with'a club bag
prior to leaving for Wingham.
The address was read by Sergt.
George Warren. Lieut. Petti-
grew ieslocating in Wingham -
as head salesman of the Cock-
shutt Plow Company.
Friends of Mrs. E. M. Buch-
anan will be glad to know that
she has been successful in win-
ning the European trip offered
by the London Free Press Con-
test. Mrs. Buchanan, although
areasher in the Wingham Pub-
lic S ool an&therefore with
little time to, spare in.the con-
test put -up a wonderful cam-
paign. Probably no perscin has
a better right to the trip than
she for her husband gave his ,
life for his country and sleeps
in Flanders Fields.
At the Tuesday night meet-
ing Of the Public School Board
Miss Greta Robinson was en-
gaged to teach the primary
department owing to the resig-
nation of Miss Bower. .Princi-
pal•Posliff's salary was inCreas-
ed.to $1,100 from $850 which
salary he was receiving for.
seven years.
One of the heaviest losers
among the farmers in the re-
cent hurricane which visited .
this vicinity was our townsman
Mr. V. R. VanNorman. His
• farm on the 9th con. of East
Wawanosh had all the appear-
ances of a war torn field in
France on the Sunday morning
following the cyclone. The
wind blew down his barn 54 X
66, also the straw shed 50 X
50. The roof was taken off his
driving shed and implement
house. A large portion of the
roof of the dwelling and his
windmill was badly wrecked.,
His large young orchard com-
prising three acres was almost
comriletely uprobted.
DECEMBER 1933
When returning from Wing -
ham on Friday the sedan driven
by Mrs. R. E. Smith, of -Luck -
now, skidded on the slippery
road and catapulted into the
ditch, turning over and hitting
a telephone pole, which it
broke off. Mrs. Claire Agnew,
who was riding with Mks. Smith,
received a severe cut on the
forehead which required twelve
stitches to close. She also re-
ceived other minor cuts and
bruises. The .driver of the car
ras uninjured. except for a few
bruises and a severe shaking up,
which both received.
The War Veterans and "B"
Company of the Huron Regi-
ment, headed by the Wingham
Citizens' Band, paraded to the
'United Churcli on Sunday where
a Memorial Service was held
in memory of General Sir Ar-
thur Currie. Miss Jean Christie
and Mrs. J. M. McKay sang
rWill the Circle Be Unbroken?"
The Last Post was sounded and
the Dead March was played by
the organist, Miss Reynolds.
During the last two months
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the Chamber of Commerce
have been selling tickets sm a
beautiful Fox Fur which WaS
donated by the Allen,-DuVal
Fox Farm in aid of the Hospit1
X -Ray Fund. The draw was
made by Little Ann VanWyck
on Thursday night at the Town
Hall between the acts of
Bold Front" and Captain W.
Adams was the.holder of the
lucky ticket and the winner ot
the beautiful Fox Fur.
DECEMBER 1943
Mrs. Graham Chamneys,of
town has received word that hOr
husband has arrived in Italy,
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.1
Robert •Chamney of East Wawk
nosh. On his way toltalyhe
had an experience that hewiA
never forget as he was on si
boat that was torpedoed and•
lost all his personal effect.
,Mrs. E. Webster is the /94
winner of the Platt Silver ,Oup.,
donated by Capt. T. W. oat
to the lady having the highest
_score for the year in rifle shoot-
ing. r4 A marked target is shot
each month by the contestants.
Mrs. Webster's score is 1200, 89
out of a. possible of 1200.120.
This is the second consecutive
time she has won the much
coveted prize.
Mr. John Raby, who for the
past twenty-two years has been
employed at the U. F. O. ha.1
accepted a position at the
Queen's Hotel. Mr. James
Higgins who has been arthe
Queen's has returned to Cali-
fornia.
Mr. A.J. Walker has donat-
ed two chairs and a lamp to the
Wingham General Hospital.
The room in which they were
placed is greatly improved and
.much more comfortable than it
previously was. Dr. and Mrs.
W.A. Crawford presented the
hospital with a beautiful pic-
ture, a garden scene, which
will hang in the Eastern Star
Roorn.
Among the recent arrivals
Overseas is another Wingham
'boy. On Tuesday Mrs.' W. H.
Ohrney received word that her
son, Flying Officer Harry Pos.
ilff, had arrived safely in the .
Old Land. Harry enlisted ,in.
November 1941 and had most pf
his early training in the West.
Huron County Judge T. M.
Costello received word a few
weeks ago that his son Sgt. John
Terrace Costello, R. C. A. F. ,
was missing. On Monday this
name appeared on the official
list, as missing.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pattison
of East Wawanosh have receiv-
ed word from their son, Sig.
Henry PattisOn,-"that he is now
in Italy.
Mr. F. N. Johnson of Kitch-
-ener has'Joined the staff of
CKNX and will be in charge of
prOmPtipn and advertising, and
annotin6ing. Mr. Johnson has
had much previous experience
Asits.,1
raottoRoatly in Alberta.
DECEMBER' 1954
One of the casualties during
the Christrhas rush at 10h n.
.Pattison's store was a pair of
hair clippers, which somebody
forgot to replace on the shelf
after examining them. • John is
now looking suspiciously at pe-
destrians on the main drag who •
have a rough -looking hair- do.
Perhaps they fooled him. Per-
haps they also took one of the
bowls from his mixers, and he
hasn't realized it yet.
A new industry, employing
up to 100 men, may be coming
to Wingham in the near future,
if present negOtiations with an
out-of-town firm are successfuL
The building in question was
originally erected by the West-
ern Foundry Company, and,
along with another of the
foundry's. buildings, was taken
over by the. Aero Cushion Tire
Company on 1919, and operated
for several years. It went back
to the foundry when the Aero
Cushion company ceased oper-
ations here. ,
Robert Worrall 3 year old
sots of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Worrall, Teeswater, fell down
a flight of, stairs at his home on
L
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P0. Bolt 400, .
Palmerston, Ont. , '
December 17, 1968.
Wingham Advance -Times,
Wingham, Ont.
Dear Mi. Wenger;
May I, throSigh the mediuria
of your newspaper, direct an,
expression of appreciation to a
portion of your reading public.
To the citizens of Belgrave
District and in particular those
who have children attending
Wawanosh Public School:
On behalf of Dr. G.A. Gra-
ham and all the ataff and chil-
dren of Midwestern Regional
Children's Centre, may I ex-
press our heartfelt appreciation
for your co-operation and per-
sonal interest in the school's
Christmas project.
It all started from an idea
expressed in a letter from the
principal of Wawanosh Public •
School, Mr. W. A. Stevenson,
suggesting that instead of the
children exchanging gifts this
y'ear, theyiwould like to send a
Christmas gift to one of the '
children at the Centre, A guid-
ed tour of grade eight students
was requested. A plan was
011.1
REUBEN JACKLIN was one of the last of the little people
to perch on Santa's knee before he closed up shop Sat-
urday afternoon. The old gentleman looks as if he will
be glad to hit the sack as soon as his Christmas rush is
over.--A-T Photo.
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sti.s r9r31:"±oof.. trOC
devised to make he project .
possible and arrangements for
the tour were completed and
carried out. A return visit was
arranged for the choir of Mid-
western Regional Children's
Centre to come to the school
to sing, receive the gifts and
express appreciation to staff
and children for being Willing,
to share their Christmas.' There
is a never ending list of bene-
fits derived from this project,
over and above the giving of
'material gifts.
It seemed to me that some-
thing should be said to the par-
ents of the children of the
school, who not only co-oper-
ated but entered whole hearted-
ly into the spirit of the project.
The gifts were wrapped beauti-
fully, and marked clearly and
it was only'when beginning to
sort the gifts, that we really
became aware of the magni-
tude of our undertaking.
It has been a wonderful ex-
perience for me and I felt I
must express to all those who
participated, our heartfelt ap-
preciatiOn. There will be warm
hearts and happy faces Christ-
mas Day at Midwestern Region-
al Children's Centre.
Sincerely,
Rev. John A. Paterson,
Chaplain.
Tuesday, Allmon* frlietured
leg clavicle. A splint was ar
plied at the hospital and he was
allowed to g0 house,
Thirteen -year-old Jack Col-
well, son of Mr. and Mts. Geo;
colw,e11, R, R, S, klolyrood,
sustained a fracturedligkt foot
when a log fell on it. He /was
released after a cast was ap-
plied at the hospital.
From all.field reports the
country is being over -run with
foxes °which ,are taking abeavy
toll of farm poultry as well as
rabbits and partridge. With this
in mind and also the fact that
gip partridge will be re-
leased shortly, the Luc -Tee -
Win club has made plans to
hold a fox drive on Boxing Day
in the vicinities of litcknow,
Teeswater and Vingham.
Two honks are
native to Ontario
Brightening the home with
twigs, boughs and wreaths of
holly is one of the oldest and
happiest of Christmaetraditions.
The custom of bringing holly
into the house dates back even
into earlier centuries. In an-
cient Rome during the gay
Saturnalia, midwinter feat to
the god of sowing and husbandry,.
Romans sent friends holly to
convey esteem and good wishes..
There are two hollies native
to ontdio, according to the .
Federation of Ontario Natural-
ists. They are mountain holly
and common winterberry holly,
sometimes called black alder.
Mountain holly is an erect, •
much -branched shrub of moist
places 'growing to a height of
ten feet or more. The leaves
are thin and smooth and bright
green ab6ye. The fruit is a
purplish -red to crimson berry
about one-quarter of an inch in
diameter and borne on a slender
purplish stalk.
It is found in moist situations,
low places, swamps and damp
woods, especially the edges of
spagnum bogs or tamarack
swamps. 'Mountain holly is
widespread in southern Ontario,
but commoner north of the Car-
olinian zone to 49 degrees north
latitude. • .
Common winterberry holly or
• black alder is an erect shrub,
growing ten to .fifteen feet in
height: The leaves are sharply
serrated'and are a dull or dark
gregts alspve4
The -fruit oft the winterberry
is a bright orange or red berry
about one quarter of an inch
across. They occur singly or
in small clusters on short stout ,
stalks. They remain on the
plant well into the- winter.
The common winterberry
,holly grows in moist situatibns
such as swampy woods andthick-
ets, peat bogs, or low land -•
bordering swamps, bogs and
roadsides. It is ,Widespread in
southern Ontario and north to
about 48 degrees latitude.
Unlike many of the hollies
both the mountain and the com-
mon winterberry holly shed their
leaves In the autumn. However,
the berries remain on the
branches until mid -winter and
a cluster of these shrubs in full
fruit adds mpch beauty to an
otherwise ,drlab landscape.
W. R. HAMILTON
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And thanks for your patronage . it's most appreciated!
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