The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-03, Page 2♦
Page Two The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, March 3rd, 1954
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA
The new government proposal to put a $1 license fee
on resident anglers seems to have met with .a mixed re
ception, Many sportsmen favor the idea of a license fee,
but want an assurance from the government that the
money raised in this manner will be spent on conservation
work and nothing else. Others agree that licensing of resi-
dent .anglers would be fair enough, but object to the gov
ernment proposal to close several of the fish hatcheries in
the province.
One thing is certain, Ontario anglers have been lucky
to get away without a license all this time. Almost every
other province has a resident .angler license, as well as
practically all the states to the south of us.
The Government’s licensing proposal, coupled as it
was with the recommendation that. fish hatcheries be
closed down, may come under fire from sporting circles,
and it w.as perhaps unfortunate that the two recommenda
tions should have been made together.
Nobody minds paying $1 for the privilege of fishing.
But if conservation work is to be curtailed at the same
time that the fee
different color.
is being collected, that’s a horse of a
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A POOR GREETING
passing motorists judge most towns by
and in this respect Wingham is not as
Visitors and
their approaches,
fortunate as it might be. Coming from the south on No.
4 highway, the visitor to Wingham is greeted by the sight
of .a large marshy expanse known as the prairie, and far
ther on, what looks to be the town dump.
If he comes at the appropriate time of day and the
wind is in the right direction, he’ll also be greeted by the
smell of burning garbage. Which in our humble opinion is
a poor way to greet a visitor.
Granted that garbage has to be burned somewhere,
and it is not always convenient to haul it out to the town
dump in East Wawanosh, still there must be some more
secluded spot to do it than right on the side of one of the
main approaches to town.
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VICIOUS CIRCLE
Shortly after that war there was a rash of strikes in
industry, and a great deal was heard of “spiralling prices”
due, a lot of people said, to demands for increased wages.
And there is no doubt that increased labor costs do mean
higher prices. ’‘'Mat
A somewhat similar situation prevails today, between
workers and farmers. Harmers claim the' high cost of
farm machinery forces up the price of their products. And
workers could claim that the high cost of food means that
higher wages are necessary in order to eat. With certain
cuts of bacon being retailed at '$1.20 per pound, there
would seem to be some point to their argument.
Nobody wants to see the farmer receive anything less
than a just wage commensurate with the .amount of labor
put into his product. On the other hand there is always
the possibility that Canadian farm products, having al
ready almost priced themselves out of the world market,
-■ may yet become too expensive for Canadian consumers
at home.
Potentially and actually, Canada is one of the richest
countries in the world. It would be a shame if things got
to the stage where her citizens couldn’t afford to eat what
they produce.*
KEEPING THEM ON THE FARM
Speaking in the House of Commons last week, Elston
Cardiff, M.P. for Huron, suggested European immigrants
coming to Canada to work on farms be required to sign up
for five years’ work instead of the one-year period now in
force. Mr. Cardiff thinks that such ,an arrangement
would discourage immigrants who are not interested in
farm work from coming to Canada.
Perhaps Mr. Cardiff is right. But we doubt if the
five-year term would work any better than the plan now
in force.
Obviously people who want to get to Canada at any
price will sign up for five years, just as easily as they now
sign up for one. And, if they feel so inclined, they’ll leave
the farm for the city just as fast. If the government can
not keep them on the farm for one year, it hardly seems
likely that they can be persuaded to stay for five.
The same applies to those immigrants who are farm
workers at heart. Except that instead of going off to the
city, they save their money and buy a farm of their own.
In either case the immigration policy does not provide
farmers with a very large or stable labor force.
As far as we can see, all the government can or should
do is to insure that a large proportion of the immigrants
ate genuinely interested in farming. If they can do that
Canada’s agricultural picture will improve, even if farm
ers do not benefit immediately from the arrival of new im
migrants.***
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Finance Minister Abbott says he is poorer sihce be
coming a cabinet minister. He advocates increasing cab
inet salaries from $10,000 to $15,000. We can’t help won
dering if Mr. Abbott will get it all,
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HFMINIMfi
SIXTY YEARS AGO
Mr. W. H, McDonald, dentist, has
moved his office into MacDonald’s
block.
Mr. Geo. H. Irwin has moved his
tailoring establishment into the shop
one door north of Mr. A. Ross’ book
store.
Last week was the coldest snap we
have had this winter, Qn Friday night
the thermometer registered 20 below
zero in town.
The annual public meeting of the
Wingham branch of the Upper Can
ada Bible Society, was held
Congregational church, last
evening. The president, Mr. P
in the chair. The election of
for the year are: Pres., Robt.
Sec., W. Fessant; treas., A. Ri
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Friday
\ Fisher,
officers
Currie,
.OSS.
FORTY YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Posliff, ofMr. and Mrs. A. E. Posliff, of this
town announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss B. A. Essia Posliff,
who was married in Toronto on Mon
day last, to Mr. David S. Day, of Mey-
ronne, Sask, Many friends of the bride
will join in extending hearty con
gratulations.
While engaged in the work of thaw
ing frozen water pipes in the home of
Mr. Abner Cosens, on Monday morn
ing, the house caught fire from a
torch.
Mrs. (Dr.) R. C. Redmond visited
in Toronto last week.
Miss Harrison, of Black Horse, is
visiting with her brother, Mr. E. R.
Harrison.
Mrs. M, Howell, of Toronto, is vis
iting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Gannett.
High School Notes—Program for
the regular meeting of the Literary
Society: Chorus, minutes of last meet
ing; piano solo, Mr. W. Connell; read
ing by the President, Mr. W. P. Buch
anan, accordion solo, Mr. E. W. Wil
kinson; solo, Mr. W. Elliott, Harmon
ica Band.
Oojds, tied. Gents, 1st. Howard Mac
han and 2nd., Gordon Machan.
Mrs. (Dr,) F. A, Parker wag in Tor
onto on Tuesday attending the fun
eral ot her late brother Royden Sher
wood
day.
Mr.
Mrs.
annual convention of
Fairs’ Association which was held in
the King Edward Hotel on Thursday
and Friday last week.
At 'the regular meeting of Boy
Scouts on Thursday evening- of last
week Mr. J, R, M. Spittai, acting Dis
trict Commissioner of Huron District,
.conducted an investiture and-present
ed proficiency badges to a numbei- of
local scouts. The following are the
scouts: Lloyd Mundy, Norman Mun
dy, Orval Allin, Ken Allin, Craig
Armstrong', George Copeland, Donald
Lloyd, Donald Hastie, Donald Camp
bell. Second class scout badges were
presented to Clarence Hamilton and
George Lloyd, The following profic
iency badges were presented: Music,
George Lloyd and C. Hamilton; Han
dyman, C. Hamilton.
Murray Johnson and Roy Adair had
a narrow escape from severe injury
on Thursday but neither of them were
injured. They were driving to Toronto
about noon and near Weston the car
hit a slippery spot and turned com
pletely over, coming to rest facing
the opposite way on top of a wire
fence. It all happened so quickly that
neither Murray nor Roy left the seat
and when the car came to rest they
stepped out without a scratch.
Mrs. E. M, Snell opened her home
on Monday evening for a lady bowlers
bridge. Six tables were present. The
winners were: 1st., Mrs. J. H. Craw
ford, 2nd., Miss T. Gerry.
Mr; and Mrs. C. Merkley and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Kerr have returned from
a three weeks’ holiday in Mexico and
California.
Mrs. Clare Adams was in Toronto
this week attending the annual
dressers convention.
Gee, who passed away on Sun-
H. L. Sherbondy
Richard Procter
and Mr. and
attended the
the Ontario
hair-
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
One of ten young ladies who expect
to graduate in medicine at Toronto
University this year, and who were
guests at a dinner tendered by the
Medical Alumnae last week, is Miss
Mary Cosens. Miss Cosens is a daugh
ter of Mr. Abner Cosens of Wingham.
Mr. R. Galbraith and Mr. Coyle of
Dresden, Ontario,
gent’s
Men's
braith
side.
St. Andrew's and
bath Schools joined
day night in a skating party at the
Arena, which proved a most success
ful and enjoyable affair. Consider
ably over 200 were on the ice, enjoying
the sport to which the town band lent
an added pleasure. Afterwards the
young people, with some interested
older ones were served refreshments
in the basement of St. Andrew’s
church, and where Bert Abell pleased
the kiddies with a couple of songs.
Fleming Black and L. H. Bosman,
Bluevale, expect a carload of screen
ings next week.
Ronald Rae, a student at Wester
velt School, London, spent the week
end a£ his home here.
Mr. E. S. Copeland left last week
on a four-week business trip to the
Maritimes and Newfoundland, in the
interests of Fry & Blackhall Ltd.
Dr. G. H. Ross is in Kingston this
week attending the Grand Council of
the Crypter Rite, R. A. M. For the
past year he has been Grand Super
intendent of Huron District.
Culliton—In Turnberry, February
22, to Mr. and Mrs. D. Culliton, a
daughter, Doris Eileen.
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have sold their
furnishings, business to the
and Boy’s Outfitters. Mr. Gal-
is coming to Wingham to re-
St. Paul’s Sab-
forces on Mon
WHITECHURCH
of Mrs, Hcrsou Irwin last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Orton Grain and
children, of Listowel, visited on Sun
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hance Grain. ,Mrs. James Falconer was laid up
last week as the result of a sore back,
Mrs. Myrtle15 Kilpatrick, Who has
been nursing Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Anderson of Hensall during the past
two weeks, after they returned from
Seaforth Hospital, returned to her
home here with Mr. and Mrs. John
Mason on Tuesday.World Day of Prayer service will
be held this Friday.Miss Betty Harding, of London,
spent last week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Gordon Elliott with Miss
Marjorie Elliott,Rev. and Mrs. Robert Watt, of Mit
chell and Rev. and Mrs. George Watt
of Dungannon visited on Saturday
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. W.
J. Watt.
daughter and to Mr, and Mrs. Rus
sell Baird on the birth of a son, both
in the Wingham General Hospital
The Belmore Juvenile hockey team
lost out to the Alienford team in a
game played in the Belmore 'Arena
on Tuesday night.
World Day of Prayer services will
be held in the Presbyterian Church
ladies of the McIntosh and Belmore
churches being invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Harkness spent
Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
John Farrell,
Clark Aitken, of Saskatchewan, was
a week-end visitor with Mrs. Fred
Johann and Wilfred. .
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hunkin at
tended a memorial service for the
late Rev. Wm. Mair in Thames Road
Church on Sunday evening.
George Nickel, Mrs. Stewart Aitken
and children were supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell on Sunday
evening,
Mr, and Mrs. Carl Douglas enter
tained Mrs. King Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
W. King, Mr. and Mrs. George Day’
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Day and Janie on
Sunday.
they found east of George Fisher’s
house on Saturday and $11 enjoyed
the fun,
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Farrier and
Wayne and Janice spent the week
end at the home of his brother, Mr.
Clifford Farrier, at Wallaceburg.
The trees and shrubs in this district
were beautiful on Monday, with their
coat of ice, but when the overloaded
limbs fell across the telephone wires,
and hydro went off, and roads were
blocked by fallen limbs,. it wasn’t so
pleasant, Coal oil lamps were hunted
up again and wicks were trimmed,
Little Elaine, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mason Robinson, was very ill
during the week-end with an infec
tion in her throat.
Mrs. Fleming Johnston and Larry,
of Bluevale, and Mrs. Parker Campbell, Wingham, visited one day last
week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mason. Mr, and Mrs. Harold
Mason and Keith of Kincardine also
visited there one day last week. Mrs.
Mason was ill and under the doctor's
care during the past week.
Many from this district motored to
Goderich on Saturday to see for them
selves what damage had been done to
the Court House by fire.
Many in this ^strict will be inter
ested to know that Mr. Lorn Johns
ton has been a patient in Westmin
ster Hospital for the past two weeks.
He was taken there by ambulance.
MrbWilliam Currie of East Wawa-
nosh, was taken to Wingham Hospi
tal, very ill, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson had
the pleasure of having the hydro
turned on in their farm home last
week. Mr.'Thompson has rented his
farm to his neighbour, Calvin Robin
son, for this year.
Quite a number from this commun
ity attended the Wingham District
High School commencement program
in the town hall last week. Teachers
and pupils are to be congratulated
for a splendid evening’s entertain
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Young and family,
of Kinloss, visited on Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tiffin.
Mr. and Mrs. George Currie and
Jean, of East Wawanosh, spent Sun
day at London at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Winegarden.
The memorial hall here was well
filled last Tuesday evening when the
Belgrave group presented their music
al program, “Happiness Ahead”.
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Scholtz and sons
of Auburn visited on Sunday at the
home of his brother, Mr. Ezra Scholtz.
When hydro goes off for an af
ternoon now, farmers with baby
chicks in colony houses wonder if
they’ll be able to save their little
flocks.
Mrs. Stewart Forsythe and baby
son returned home from Wingham
Hospital on Monday to their home in
Turnberry.
Mr. and Mrs. David Carruthers and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Car
ruthers and family, of Holyrood, vis
ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs,
George Fisher.
Brick Church W.M.S. ladies were
busy quilting a good quilt at the home Harvey Ballagh on
BELMORE
Presbyterian Y.P.S.
The regular meeting of theThe regular meeting of the Pres
byterian Y.P.S. was held in the school
room on Sunday evening, February
28th. The meeting opened with the
singing of a hymn followed by the
Lord's prayer in unison. The minutes
were read and adopted and another
hymn was sung. The roll call was an
swered by naming a mission in For
mosa. Ralph Dickson read the nine
teenth Psalm and George Nichol led
in prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mundell gave a
musical number and Lillian and Bruce
Darling showed missionary slides. The
meeting closed with the Mizpah bene
diction.
Fellowship Meeting
Several of the stewards and aiders
of the United Church attended a fel
lowship meeting at the home of J.
Johnston, of Mildmay, on Wednesday
evening of last week. Three delegates
were elected to the recently formed
“Men’s Council” of the Bruce Presby
tery, namely Cameron Taylor, Tom
Abraham and George Pennington and
these delegates attended a meeting at
Port Elgin pn Friday evening.
Weekly Card Party
The regular weekly card party was
held in the hall on Monday evening.
The committee in charge consisted of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Mrs. W.
Elliott and Mr. Rowland Ballagh. The
winners were Mary Elliott, Mrs. R.
Hutchison, A. Nethery and W. Taylor
in euchre and in solo, Elmer Haskins
and Mrs. Matt Schiestel were winners.
The birthday prize was won by Geo.
Doig,
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Mr. Leslie Burnett left on Monday
morning to spend a few weeks in
Westminster Hospital, London, hav
ing treatments on an old war injury
on his leg.
Mr. Chas. Elliott of • Kinloss has
been confined to bed during the past
few weeks with a heart condition.
Quite a crowd gathered on Friday
evening in the Langside hall. Tiffin
Brothers provided music for dancing.
Mr. Bill Scott, of Langside, has been
very ill during the week-end, suffer
ing from measles. His daughter, Mar
ion, also had them last week.
Mrs. Crowston, of Kinloss, has been
ill with the flu during the past week.
Mr. and. Mrs. G. Beecroft and family
spent SatiTrday at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson,
of Brucefield.
Seven tables played euchre at the
home of Mr.- and Mrs. Murray Mc
Dowell, Marnoch, last Monday eve
ning. Mrs. Mark Armstrong and Al
bert Bieman held high points, and-
Jean Naylor and Clarence Chamney
held low points. The next gathering
will be this Thursday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thomp
son.
Mrs. Calvin Robinson and baby son,
Eric Ray, returned home from Wing
ham Hospital on Saturday. His sis
ter, Mrs. Jos. Thompson, of Goder
ich, is spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Rqbinson.
Mr. John Craig returned home
from St. Joseph’s Hospital, London,
on Saturday, after spending a week
there, following an operation.
Mr. Pat Coulter, of Chatham, and
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Falconer and son
John, of Glamis, visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Falconer.
They also went on to Stratford to the
home of Mrs. Oldaker, who had been
killed on Saturday evening when she
stepped off a bus ■ at Newmarket,
where she had been working. Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Falconer also attend
ed the funeral on Tuesday at Strat
ford.
Mrs. Kenneth Zinn had her tonsils
removed in Wingham Hospital on Sat
urday. His sister,_,Mrs. Ed. Taylor
and her son, Gordon, of Innerkip, are
spending a few days' this week with
Mr. and Mrs. Zinn.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Coultes and
children, of East Wawanosh, visit
ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Coultes.
Mr. Rennie Goy, of Wingham, was
able to make his rounds on his mail
route on Monday. He and Mrs. Goy
and their children have all been laid
up for two weeks suffering from
mumps. Mr. Harold Foxton took care
of the mail route during his illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jackson and Mr/
and Mrs. Archie Montgomery, Blyth,
visited on Sunday at the home of their
grand-daughter, Mrs. Angus Falconer.
Whitechurch boys and girls .made
the most of the outside skating rink
Personals
George Lane was a patient in the
Wingham General Hospital for a
few days this .past week. He is now
recovering at his home and his many
friends hope for him
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McLean cele
brated their 40th wedding anniversary
on Thursday last. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Lean are both life-long residents 01
Wingham. x
Miss Margaret Copeland, who has
been a clerk in Greer’s Shoe Store
for 15 years, has accepted a position
with the Rupert Legate Shoe firm at
Owen Sound. She will assume her
new position on 'Monday next. On be
half of her many friends
every success.
Miss Irene Clark won
the single ladies’ race at
Carnival last week and her. sister,
Laura, won 1st. prize as best lady
skater.
The Euchre held by the Oddfellows
in their rooms on Thursday night was
a decided success as 35 tables enjoyed
the play. The prizes were won by:
Mrs. Wilfred Henry and Mrs.
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ASH WEDNESDAY
7.30 p.m.—Commi,nation Service
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First Sunday in Lent
11.00 a.m.—Holy Communion
2.30 p.m.—Church School
7.00 p,m.—-Evening Prayer and Meditation
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Friday, March 5th
3.00 p.m. « 8.00 p.m.
Services for World Day of Prayer.s I
We have just received a car of beautiful dry Western
boards.
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1x3.........$4.00 per 100 In. ft.
1x4........$5.00 per 100 In. ft.
1x6.. .$7.50 per 100 In. ft.
1x5.........$6.00 per lOO In. ft
lx 8 ...$11.00 per 100 In. ft
1 x 10 ... $12.50 per 100 In. ft
1 x 12 .. .$16.00 per 100 In
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