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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-03-03, Page 10& HIGHLIGHTS from the HIGH SCHOOL a good year even if'tliey didn’t en’d"up waving the banners of success. SEAFORTH—Sheila McFadden 5, Marg Stewart, Elaine Pole, Donna Riehl, Nancy Spittal, 6, Maja Rbobal, Catherine Campbell, Sally Nott, Beth Boyd, Helen McIlwain, Hazel Slavin, 12; Marilyn Bolger, Barbara Boyd. WINGHAM—Fern Cooke 4, Mar­ guerite Ford, Mary F, Currie, Lois Thompson 6, Danna Coupland Doris Doubledee, Thelma Bennett, Berva Gallaher. 0 - Donalda MacDonald, 3, Sandra Smith, Grace Thompson, Marlene McKenzie, displayed a lot of that irreplacable thing called fight or the will to win. They went both ways on the court and the ball seemed to change hands more often between the Seaforth players than on the Wingham team. Both teams checked hard during the game and seemed to realize that fouls could prove costly and steered : clear of any major ones. I Girl’s Basketball The Wingham girl’s basketball team hung their uniforms for another sea­ son on Friday afternoon, February 19, as the Seaforth girls defeated them 23-13 at the Seaforth High School eli­ minating them from further competi­ tion, There was one thing that spelled the difference, between the two teams ' in Friday’s game. The Seaforth girls,' This game with Seaforth marked Who certainly deserved the victory, the finish of the basketball season for III send you a postcard from London! “I’m a school teacher, and for the last few years, I've been saving regularly at The Dominion Bank, for a trip to Europe. I worked two summers as a Camp Counsellor, to build this ‘special account.’ Now I’m all set to go!” Holidays, luxuries, necessities, personal security—they all have to be saved for! And to make this thrift a pleasure, start your savings account at The Dominion Bank. A frieifdly welcome awaits you. I THE ©MINION J ■ BANK 83 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN PEOPLE N. L. Smith, Branch Manager, Wingham G. A. Beattie, Branch Manager, Gorrie 5”,,,i*«>ihi»iiiii,mu,,,,,,„,„„„,l(l,l,lll,lll,ltmlllllllll(linll»m tun>i% Choice Finish BEEFMAKER Higher Grades Increased Profit = s a I Successful feeders have found that year after year it PAYS to use SHUR - GAIN Beef maker Concentrate—because they get that extra degree of finish that means extra profit. For every 8 bags of grain you have to feed to your steers, try replacing one with a bag of Beefmaker. iThe extra cost is small but the resulting mixture really makes a difference on the finish. DROP IN AND SEE US ABOUT A BEEF FEEDING PROGRAM. WINGHAM acting. If U fg adequate the audience will experience that “willing suspen­ sion of disbelief” that is necessary to enjoy n plfty. And the acting in this play was certainly more than adequate. Marvin, the bookkeeper, was played by Clif­ ford Coultes and his wife by Cath­ erine Keating; both entered into their parts well, and both delighted the audience With their pantomime, Ken Woods as Pete, the pickpocket was impressive; with an old fedora, a dangling cigarette, an unshaven face, and a, criminal scowl, he made "a rather frightening hitch-hikert Other players were Wendell Alton and Don- alda MacDonald as the narrator and his wife, Larry Hutton as the boss, Sally SJosser as his secretary, Mack Cameron as the motorcycle cop, and Louise Jefferson and Joan Wightman, 0 - 0 Boys’ Basketball With the approach of the Wingham District High School concert on Wed­nesday, Thursday and Friday nights, _ ____ __________ ..-JU___, the attention of many was drawn as two girl hitch-hikers. We thought momentarily away from basketball the play was well acted and well dir- which, up until now has been a mon-’ otonous discord with but few cheerful notes, and whose seasonal record for W.D.H.S, has not been inviting. The following are the results of the games played on February 16 with Clinton and with Seaforth on February 19. Junior Boys—Clinton, 49; Wingham, 6. Douglas Murray is credited with scoring Wingham’s sole 6 points. The senior boys had a more trying day and the result: Clinton 60, Wingham 7. The scores for our team were Bill Eaidla.w with 4 points and Bev, Brooks with 3. The score at half-time was a great setback 25-0 for Clinton. February 19 was a glorious day for the Wingham juniors when they trounced the Seaforth boys 22-21. They won by a single point; nevertheless they won. pDouglas Murray once again led- the scoring with 13 points. Jim Campbell scoi’cd 5 points, Leslie Show­ ers and Dick McCutcheon had 2 each. It didn’t turn out so well for the senior boys. Fate leaned heavily against our team. Can it be respon­ sible for such a score as 51-5? Wing- mi's senior exponents of the noble art of scoring were as follows: Bill Laidlaw 2, Jack Horton, Bev. Brooks and George Hall 1 point each. As I mentioned before, the approach of the concert may have overshadowed the seriousness of the disasters which have befallen us in basketball. I think that, if our teams were to in­ flict a crushing defeat on their op­ ponents at least once, we might be able to regain face despite earlier set­ backs. Hugh Sinnamon At the Library By Omega When we started this column we said we would write not only about books and the library but about any subject we felt like writing about. One of those subjects is drama. We intend for example, to have something to say about the plays that will be perform­ ed here at the one-act drama festival in a few weeks. Later on we hope to say something about the plays to be presented at this summer’s Stratford Festival. But our first opportunity to write about things dramatic 4came last week when the Wingham District High School put on its annual concert. This concert took the form of a- variety show that lasted two and a half hours. (Any longer would have made it tiresome; as it was, one or two parts of the programme might have been shortened. There were two features of the or­ ganization of the programme that de­ serve praise. The first of these is the fact that the show started on time, a circumstance that seems unusual in Wingham. We have heard.people say, “Nothing ever starts on time in Wing­ ham.” If that statement is true, it is a sign of our laziness, and if it is gener­ ally repeated it is a sign of that cyni­ cal acceptance of things—as—they— are that is one of the least admirable characteristics of small-town life. But this year’s High School concert disproved that statement by starting exactly on time at 8.15—with a rous­ ing bugle band number that made sure we’d all stay awake for the rest of the evening. The other general^ feat­ ure of the programme we liked was the smoothness with which the con­ cert went from one number to anoth­ er; if changes had to be made back stage they were made while a musical number was being presented in front of the curtain. The main dramatic part of the pro­ gramme took the form of a one-act play, “Search Me”, by Robert Middle­ mass. It was directed-by Miss Kather­ ine McGregor. The play is mainly concerned with a highway adventure of Marvin Sanford, a mild-mannered little book-keeper, and his wife, Caro­ line. Marvin has had his driver’s lic­ ense temporarily suspended for speed­ ing, and when his boss assigns him to deliver $3,000 in cash to a business as­ sociate, he has to drive the boss’s car, but under strict orders to pick up no hitch-hikers. Marvin takes his wife along f&r the ride, and just after they pass a tough-looking hitch-hiker, one of the tires blows out. Marvih is help­ less, but the hitch-hiker, an ex-con- vict called Pete, comes along to help him out of this difficulty and out of a later one with a motorcycle policeman. In this little episode there was no scenery, and the only properties were a bag of tools and four chairs to rep­ resent the automobile. Yet everything was quite believable; the hitch-hiker walking backwards across the stage to suggest the car going past him; the pantomihe of driving, bouncing in the car, changing tires and so Oh. This little scene was proof that the stage does not have to be filled with realis­ tic scenery and properties to put a rary would be a perfect ^place for displaying, from time to time, the oil paintings of the Wingham artists, No doubt we would all get a pleasant surprise to see the work of some of these local people. Such a show could bo an annual event sponsored by the library board. The towns of Hespeler and Paris last week moved to withdraw from their respective, counties, when bills were introduced into the Legislature and sent to the private bills committee for study. Hespelers’ request have been reject- Will be opposed this year by the epUM- ti<?s concerned. Both Paris and Ptespeler are seek- •ing separation because they claim their share of county road costs am too high. * ■jor xidiness and. higher quality in dooHqg METEOR NIAGARA Four-Door Sedan 'ected. , And a special word of praise should go to the back-stage technicians, Don McKague and Ross Smith. Other parts of the programme we especially liked were the setting for the girls P.T. Old Woman in the Shoe number, the effect of the minstrel show under the ultra-violet lights, Swannee River Shuffle darkie dance, and the singing of the Glee Clubs. One of th,e remarkable things about this concert was that 188 students actually performed on the stage. Counting others who helped with the make-up, costumes, etc., over 200 must have had an active part. Out of a school population of 380 that is quite an achievement. The concert seemed a -nice balance between getting as many students as possible to par­ ticipate and providing the audience with enjoyable entertainment. 0-0-0 FOOT NOTES:—On the library bul­ letin board last week were two photo­ graphs of the library interior, taken by Mr. W. A.. Galbraith. The oil paint­ ing display that was in the library last December was shown in one of Most wer Chef Henri Freitag Chateau Laurier ilotol A Canadian National Railways Hotel If ever you have dined at' Ottawa's famous Chateau Laurier, you'll agree . . . Chef Freitag knows whereof he copksl In all his tempting dishes, he uses only butter. 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