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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-06-09, Page 1JI * 1 a Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy ■ <• -------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------...-------------------------- ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian TENTING TONIGHT—The tent caterpillars are tenting tonight and every night in the trees along many of the streets of tovvn. A perennial nuisance, the caterpillars have been known to strip every leaf off a tree, and are particularly obnoxious to those squeamish souls who object to walking on them when they crawl over the pavement. Fortunately, they only last a short time, and trees tjhat are stripped by them manage to put out new foliage. 0-0-0 ENTER AND RING—For the con­ venience of customers the Advance- Times office now has a cow bell on the counter for use When everybody is busy in the back shop. A couple of lusty peals will usually bring some­ body. J * 0 - 0 - 0 MAN BITES DOG—When man bites dog, that’s news, and we guess its pews when the town pays taxes back. Anyway, ten lucky people are going to get a surprise when they find out that some tax money is going to be refunded to them this year. Due to a drop in their assessments, they overpaid their taxes and are due for a credit slip for the excess. 0-0-0 WHOA!—Lloyd Smith received con­ siderable damage last week when he failed to make a turn and the horse, on which he was riding, did. Lloyd was clipping off a fair pace up the road with the horse, when they came to a sharp corner. Lloyd didn’t think the horse could make the turn, but Dobbin had other ideas and in the shuffle Lloyd hit the dirt. Fortunate­ ly the damage wasn’t too bad, and Smitty is as chipper as ever. 0-0-0 WANT CONCESSIONS? -Organ-, izations or individuals wanting con­ cessions for Wingham’s 75th Anniver­ sary Celebrations are asked to' get in touch with Johnny Brent at once. Concessions will be limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. Meals, snacks and games should provide some of the more alert organizations around town with an opportunity to make a little money for their cause. 0-0-0 coming nicely;* Thank you— Wingham’s flower pots are expected to be on the lamp posts within the next week or two. Many of the flow­ ers are now potted and will be put out as soon as they have a chance to get settled in their new home. 0-0-0 MODERNIZED THUMB—Bob Orm- ston, who hitch-hiked 10,000 miles while courting his wife, the former Shirley Falconer, of Blyth, started off on his honeymoon in the same man­ ner. The couple left Toronto with a sign, “To Quebec City, please—on our honeymoon", and seemed to be mak­ ing good progress, according to the. papers. They were married in Blyth on Saturday."’ LOCAL MUSICIAN TURNS COMPOSER Garnet Farrier, of Whitechurch, W. well-known in this district for his work in the musical field, has had his first song published. The song "Just Remember" is now on sale in music stores in the district. Published and copyrighted by a publishing firm in New Westminster, B. C., the song carries a picture of the saxaphone trio of Garnet and Rus­ sel Farrier and Jack Henderson on the front cover. Both the words ahd music were composed by Mr. Farrier, instead of following the usual procedure of writ­ ing the lyric first and the music after, he worked backwards, composing the . melody first and then writing words to fit. Only slight changes were made by the publishers. Garnet has been interested in music, since he was eighteen. At that age he started playing a clarinet, and only a month after his initial start, he made his first appearance with Jack Carr's orchestra. Since then he has played with several orchestras before organ­ izing his own band, which, with Mrs. . Farrier as pianist, proved popular in the district for 4% years. At present he plays with Hen­ derson’s band occasionally, but finds that his well established piano sales and srevicing business keeps him from getting too deeply involved in orches­ tra work. HOWICK LIONS CONTEST g Howick Liohs Club will present an . amateur contest in Wroxeter town Mall Friday, June 11th at 8.30 p.m. Two ciassies, 12 years and under, over 13 years. $60.00 in prizes. Please, send entries to Johnny Brent, Wingham, $10.00 giVeh th contestant coming far­ thest. Admission adults 50c, students 25c, pre-school children free. F26210* ATTENTION GOLFERS There will be a Men’s and Ladies* Tournament played on Wednesday, June 9, at the Wingham Golf Club. Supper will be served at 5.S0 p.m. All members and associate members are Invited to attend. F9b ♦ Approve Permits for New Construction Valued at $32,950 Council approved a total of $32,950 in building permits at the regular meeting on Monday evening. Included in the total were building permits for four new residences, work on which started during the past month. Building permits were issued to the following: Roy Bennett, brick veneer house on Patrick Street; R. Ross Vog- an, 1% storey brick veneer house on Bluevale Road; Jack Gorbutt Sr., frame one-storey house on. Leopold Street; George R. Scott, kitchen and shed, John Street; George Underwood, frame house on Victoria Street; Wil­ liam Sturdy, garage, Scott Street; W. G, Bain, garage, Centre Street. NO TRACE OF VANDALS WHO DAMAGED CAR No trace has been found of the^ per­ son or persons who damaged the 1954 model car owned by Rev. Remy Dur­ and last week, according to Police Chief T. W. Platt. According to Chief Platt, thieves re­ moved the hub caps, tore out the radio aerial and ripped out the wiring from around the motor. The car had been, packed in front of the garage, and it is thought the damage was done late Saturday night. Police were informed on Sunday morning. Chief Platt said that there has been similar occurrences with other cars in town, and doubted that Father Durand’s car had been “singled out” for this treatment. In the other cases children had been the cause of the damage. Father Durand, Sacred Heart par­ ish priest, said that he had “no idea’ who might be responsible. His was covered by insurance. loss Principal Addresses Teachers’ Group Principal Stewart Beattie, of public school, was guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Huron Local 15A of the Men Teachers' Fed­ eration, held at the Brunswick Hotel, in Wingham, Members of the Local elected the following officers for the coming sea­ son: President, Clarence Trott, RCAF, Clinton; vice-president, W. Gray, Blyth; secretary-treasurer, Duncan MacKay, Auburn. The following committee heads are elected. Superannuation, C. O. Martin, Clinton; education, Stewart Beattie, Wingham; insurance, Mr. Morton, Seaforth; resolutions, J. Talbot, Sea­ forth counseling and public relations, George Jefferson, Clinton. the Injured in Accident Near Orangeville Mrs, Harold Edwards, of Wingham, was taken to Wingham General Hos­ pital last week as the result of a two- car collision 11 miles this side of Orangeville. She and her husband were returning to Wingham from Tor­ onto at the time of the accident, She suffered a dislocated right foot and possible fractures. The full extent of her injuries has not yet been de­ termined, although hospital author­ ities described her condition as “fair.” It is reported that the other car was coming out of an implement lot at the edge of the highway when the accident occurred. Mrs. Edwards was attended by Dr. W. A. McKibbon. Mr. Edwards escap­ ed with a shaking Up, as did the driv­ er of the other car. Register Children for Kindergarten June 15 Parents Who have children to "en­ ter- kindergarten in September are in­ vited Jo register them at the Kinder­ garten located in the new wing of the publio school. Registration will take place during the afternoon of Tuesday, June 15th from 3.30 to 5 p.m. All children who are five years of age before January 1st are eligible to register. MILLS TIRE SERVICE under new management The business which has been oper­ ated for the past two years by Reg. Mills has been taken over by Desmond Brophy, who has been employed with Mr, Mills since shortly after his open­ ing in Windham. Des, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs, Jos. Brophy, town, will be assisted by his brother Jack, The firm handles new tires as well as vulcanizing and re-treading Used tires. The new man­ agement took charge at the first of this month. Mrs. Jdhn McKenzie, of Bluevale Road, spent the Wbek-ond in Bort Col- bothe. nt 1 ^S7| S0 ■ci With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th, 1954 Joyful organ preludes played by A- D. Bennett, prepared the congregation of over 1100 attending the Wingham United Church Sunday School Anni­ versary and Flower Service for the morning worship on June 6th. The theme of the service, “Joyful Living” was outlined in red on a large banner of white spirea high above, and extending the width of the choir loft. Above this, a huge celestial harp, expressing the joy of musical instruments, was outlined with spirea, The eye was drawn from there to the fountains of water, coloured by red and yellow lights, playing on the stones, plants, ferns an/i fish in the pool constructed in front of the pulpit on a raised platform. These fountains expressed the overflow of joy coming from every Christian heart. The pul­ pit had 'been transformed into a white lilac home, with mauve lilac door and picture window, complete with a bou­ quet of pansies in it, and a roof cov­ ered, except for two dormers, with green leaves. From the home radiates the joys of co-operation, friendship and family love. Logs and plants out­ lined the front of the pool and green grass and flowers covered the remain­ der of the platform. On each side of the pool were white garden carts la­ den with flowers, symbolizing the joy of working in the Master's world. Many evergreens were banked across the front of the church as a back­ ground, for the display of flowers there. On the left of the home the joy of worshipping together and learning of God’s love was symbolized by the im­ pressive white lilac-covered church with its mauve lilacs in silver-edged windows and gorgeous stained glass window of multi-coloured pansies. On the right of the home was a school covered in spirea, complete with a sign and brass bell in its belfry, ex­ pressing the joys of learning and (Continued on Page Ten) FLOATS GALORE IN ANNIVERSARY PARADE Fifty-five floats have been entered in the big parade on Monday, August 2nd., and there is a distinct possibility that there may be more, chairman of the celebration, committee Johnny Brent has announced, “With several businessmen still to hear from, it is expected the total will amount to more than sixty. The following business men have decided to enter floats in the parade: Reavie Motors, Merkley Motors, Howson & Howson, Burke Electric, CKNX, Campbell & Gorbutt, Alexan­ der's Hardware, Machan’s Hardware, Carmichael’s Dry Goods, the Wall­ paper Shop, Angus Grocery, Walker Home' Furnishings, McIntyre Bakery, Wingham Motors, Slosser Barber Shop, Foxton Dairy, R. A. Currie & Sons, Kinette Club, Templeman’s Dry Cleaners, Canadian Tire, Wingham Fruit Market, Crossett Motors Ltd., Nelson Cunningham, Percy Clark, Thomson Appliances, Percy Deyell, Hanna & Co., McKibben’s Drug Store, Jack Orvis, Huron Motors, Charlie Deyell, Charlie Hodgins, Crawford Motors, Bateson’s Model Dairy, Char­ lie Lee, United Farmers Co-Op., Wing­ ham Antenna Engineering, Hiseler &■ Son, 99th Battery, Women’s Insittute, Supertest Petroleum, Western Foun­ dry, Stainton Hardware, Welwood Variety Store, Edighoffers, Dunlop Shoe Store, Smith’s Grocery, Rush Ladies’ Wear, Advance-Times, Elmer and Jed, Wishing Well, Jimmy Smith, CKCO-TV Kitchener, A. J. Lockridge, McKee Brothers. ANNUAL RECITAL OF H. V. PYM’S PUPILS The annual recital of the music pu­ pils of Harold Victor Pym will be held in St. Andrews' Presbyterian Church, Wingham, on Friday, June 18 at 8.15 p.m. Everyone welcome. • F916b % I Jr g School Can Be Fun fc i 'p'"' EgsK r n < $g iM rate |g| Boys in Grade 12B at Wingham District High School found that school can be fun last; week, wtfen they changed places with the girls and took home economics instead bfsshop work. Busy making open-faced hamburg sand- wiches are Miss Margaret Nimmo, home economics instructor, Ross Smith, Ron Lamont, Wesley (Wray and Ken Woods, who seems to have been reading up on the subject! nj^taff Photo. Minor Accidents Treated at Hospital Three minor accident victims were treated at the Wingham General Hos­ pital over the week-end. Van Dittmer, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Vin, Dittmer, Catherine Street, suffered a fractured left col­ larbone when he ffill but of bed while having his afternoon, nap on Sunday, He was allowed to goi home after the bone was set. Harold King, of Wingham, had his right shouldei’ set under anesthetic after dislocating it. Floris Vaneyl; a laborer for Fleming Black, Bluevale farmer, was admitted to hospital with severe lacerations to the left hand and fingers, after hav­ ing his hand caught in an electric motor. It was found, necessary to am­ putate the end of one finger. On Monday, Miss. Janet “ of Brussels, was admitted with a fractured shoulder in a fall at her, home/ Mrs. Harold , Hutton, of Township, suffered .^severe, --------. when..&fa0;Was .throv^^w.^stampeding. cow which in turn' was frightened by a dog. Her injuries were painful but not serious. Wilford Caslick was treated for a sprained ankle, when he jumped off the fire truck at a firemen’s practice on Monday night. He was allowed to go home after treatment. Robertson, to hospital , sustained Turnberry bruises Hospital Auxiliary* Made $1,288 on Tag Day, Rummage Sale With the president, Mrs. R. E. Mc­ Kinney, presiding, the Ladies’ Auxil­ iary to Wingham General Hospital held their June meeting in the Coun­ cil Chamber on Friday afternoon. The treasurer reported that final receipts from the rummage sale and tag/days amounted to $1288.00. The cutting and sewing groups showed a busy month, a total of 203 new articles having been made. These included nursery and operating room supplies, adult gowns, sheets, pillow cases, mattress coVers and bed spreads as well as all mending kept up to date. A new piece of equipment was pur­ chased, this being a vacuum cleaner for use in the nurses’ residence, As this was the last meeting until fall, authority was given for the pur­ chase of necessary supplies during the summer. The work of the auxil­ iary continues through the vacation months, thus ensuring that an ade­ quate number of articles be always on hand. Details of the square dance, step dance and fiddlers’ contest, and the baby contest, which will be held at the town's 75th anniversary celebra­ tions, have been released. Entrants in the square dance com­ petition will not be required to bring music or caller, as they will be sup­ plied at the celebration. Entries will be judged on their ability to follow calls, uniformity in swinging, costumes or uniforms. Clogging or stepping will be allowed but will not score extra points. One change and a breakdown will be called for each group. The caller and calls will not be revealed and will be different for each entry, with stan­ dard calls being used. In other words, contestants will not know v ho will play the music, who will do the call­ ing or what’" calls ’ will be used, and therefore should be familiar with all standard calls. The step dance competition will be open to anyone old or young. No taps or cleats will be allowed. Music will be supplied if desired, and the winner will be interviewed on the barn dance. Persons interested in this competition are urged to get their entries in as soon as possible, as there will be a limit on the number entering. Prizes of $10 and $5 will be given for first and second. The old time fiddlers’ contest will be open to anyone, young or old. There will be one class only, and contestants will be asked to bring their own ac­ companist. The winner will be featur­ ed on the Barn Dance Broadcast on Saturday evening in the arena. Prizes for this, event will be $50, $25 and $10 for first, second and third respective­ ly. Anniversary Invitations are Cub Mothers Hear Scout History Mrs, Michael McPhail presided for the monthly meeting of the Mothers' Auxiliary of the Wingham Cub Pack in the Sunday School rooms of the Wingham United Church on Wednes­ day. Auxiliary member, Mr, Herb Fuller gave an interesting address on the history of the Scout and Cub move­ ments and their founder Lord Bad^n- Powell. The speaker Was thanked by the president, Mrs. Michael MdPhail. Mrs. Norman Cameron, sowing com­ mittee ' chairman, reported that She had made ten white scarves for Cub recruits, which they will Wear prior to their investiture in the pack. A musical game for the Cub mothers was conducted by Mrs. Gordon David­ son and Mrs. Earl Hamilton. About 1,000 printed invitationsAbout 1,000 printed invitations to Wingham’s- 75th anniversary celebra­ tions are being mailed this week to former residents of the town. The en­ velopes, which are being addressed by girls at station CKNX, will contain an invitation letter, a program for the celebration and a return post card for these desiring to register fbr ac­ commodation. The committee has about 1,000 names on its list and more are coming in every day. Volunteer workers at CKNX, under Margaret Brdphy ate busy typing names on the envelopes, after which they will be stamped by machine. Other volunteers are folding and inserting letters, cards and pro­ grams, After the complete mailing has been made, people who still have names to ‘ which invitations should be sent are asked to come in to the Advance* Times office for programs and letters, These will be available to any Who want them, but must be sent but by the people themselves after the com­ mittee h’as completed its mailing. imes ,A large number of small matters occupied the council on Monday night, Keeping them occupied until well on towards midnight. A letter from the fire department was received, asking approval of the appointment of Wilfred Gannett as a fireman. The new appointment, which was approved by council, will bring the fire department up to strength. A letter was received from Mrs. Mabel Hare, asking that something be done about the water collecting around her house on Diagonal Road. Mrs. Hare complained that water was coming down behind her house from Shuter via Centre Street, and causing damage to the house. Council discussed possible courses of action in the matter, and finally turned the matter over to the streets committee, which will endeavour to find some solution for the problem. Anonymous Letter An anonymous letter signed “Rate­ payer” was read to council by the town clerk. The letter asked that Frances Street be paved as soon as possible, especially in view of the B. MW ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOWLERS W. B. McCool was elected presi­ dent of the Bowling Club for 1954, at the official opening and annual meet­ ing of the club on Monday evening. Other officers elected were: 1st. vice- president, Gordon MacKay; 2nd, vice- president, Roy Bennett; secretary­ treasurer, Howard Sherbondy; grounds maintenance, H. Campbell; tourna­ ments, R. R. Hobden. The members decided to send Mr. Alex Crawford to Hanover an July 13th, to represent the Wingham Club at an entertainment for the touring British bowlers, who will be stopping off there on their way to the British Empire Games in “Vancouver. One bowler in each club in the district will be nominated to attend. They will be entertained at lunch­ eon and a bowling tournament will be held in the afternoon. In the evening a banquet will be given by the town of Hanover. Believe Rats Caused Fire In Emipty Store A blaze, thought to have been caus­ ed by rats chewing matches in the back of a vacant store, broke out on Wednesday at noon in the store for­ merly occupied by McLeod’s Grocery, on (Diagonal Road. The fire department, on reaching the fire, found smoke issuing from the downstairs portion of the building and lost no time in making an entrance through the door at the front of the building. The fire was confined most­ ly to the rear of the building. Friends and neighbors helped Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hilbert remove some of their belongings from the apart­ ment ajoove the store, where most of the damage was caused by smoke. Baby Contest There will be two classes in the baby contest, (a) up to 8 months and (b) 8 months to 1% years. Grand champion will be decided in open class consisting of the babies entered in the above classes, with The winning baby receiving a cup. Prizes will be awarded class. Entries for should be sent CKNX, Wingham, Ontario, not later -o——...............—- —o—than June 30th. In all cases there will I champions. Despite a noble effort the be a limited number of entries, and " those desiring to enter should do so as early as possible. A convenient inquiry form for fur­ ther particulars tests is provided Johnny Brent, Station CKNX, Wingham Please send me to the winner in each the above contests to Johnny Brent, on any of the con- below. further information regarding the ....................................... Contest for Wingham’s 75th anniver­ sary celebrations. Name Address Three District Girls Get Honors at UWO, Three district girls, former students at Wingham District High School, were listed in the Dean's Honor list of students ht the University of Wes­ tern Ontario who have passed their year With Grade A averages. Listed are Shirley Campbell, Blue- valc; Barbara Gaunt, Belgrave and Marlene Schumacher, of Tecswatcr. These students obtained an average of between 75 and 100 per cent in their final marks. A fair crowd was on hand last Wed­ nesday night to witness the opening match of the Wingham football sea­ son, when the town’s newly formed football club played its first game against Winthrop, last year’s league local eleven went down to defeat by a score of 4-0, being outmatched by Winthrop’s more seasoned players. Ferguson Riley and Provincial Con­ stable Bob Lewis have been mainly instrumental in getting the new team organized. Sponsored by the Wing­ ham Recreational Council, the team is comprised of seven Dutch new Can­ adians of the eleven regular players. Captain of the team is Peter Meurs, and Bob Lewis, who has had consider­ able experience in Association football in England, is coach. Although strictly amateur in opera­ tion, the club has one import, Jack Can Der Eems, of Kincardine, who plays centre forward position. He played soccer in his native Holland before coming to Canada. Jack De- Yong, of Wingham, is another Hol­ lander With considerable experience. Injured in Crash On Road in Morris Donald McCutcheon, 24-year-oId resident of Brussels, was taken to Wingham General Hospital for a pos­ sible fractured skull, following an ac­ cident on the fifth concession of Mor­ ris Township last \Veok. Driving alone in his pick-up truck from Brussels to Belgrave, McCut­ cheon apparently lost control in the loose gravel ahd went into the ditch oh the side of the road. The truck careened along in the ditch for over 250 feet, striking a tele­ phone pole and throwing McCutcheon out of the cab of the vehicle. jDr. R. Stephens, of Brussels, attend­ ed the injured man and had him re­ moved to Wingham for treatment. fact that .several businesses were loc­ ated there. Council decided that there was no need to take action on anony­ mous letters, and the letter was filed. Request from Branch 180, Canadian Legion, asking permission to use the. council chambers each Saturday fox their summer bingos was granted. The Kilborn Engineering Company wrote confirming their arrangements with Reeve R. E. McKinney regarding’ plans for the sewage disposal plant. The company had originally written, reducing the cost of the plans from $5,000 to $3,950, and the town had written asking them to confinn the fact that it (the town) was under no obligation to hire this company should they decide to go ahead with the building of such a plant in the future. The arrangements were con­ firmed in this letter. Warned of Sunday Sports A lengthy letter from the Lord’s Day Alliance of Canada was read to council. The letter concerned the use of the arena on Sunday, and urged the town to keep within the Lord’s Day Act in the operating of the arena. The letter set forth the provisions of the act, and contained suggestions re­ garding the enforcement of same. Mayor DeWitt Miller pointed out that there had been no difficulties with Sunday sport in Wingham, and said that the letter “doesn’t apply to us". Petition for a sidewalk on Boland ” Street, signed by a majority of the residents was read and approved by council. The condition of Edward Street was discussed at some length by council. The street had recently been oiled and it was hoped that this treatment would have smoothed out the holes which had been particularly bad this spring. Unfortunately, shortly after the street was oiled the weather had turned bad and as a road was oiling. Council thought that it was up to the contractor to see that a good job was made on the street, and the sug­ gestion was made that he should be asked to resurface it. Tjbe subject was laid over until the contractor could be interviewed. Speed Trap Signs The question of the speed trap signs at the outskirts of town again came up for discussion. A suggestion was made that the -sign * -either be torn . down or turned over to the anniver- ary committee to be repainted for the anniversary celebrations, since some of the council seemed to think that the signs were no longer effective and created a bad impression oi. people coming into town. The majority of council seemed to feel, however, that since the signs had been erected and paid for, they should be left in place, at least until they needed to be re­ painted. Grant Increase to Chief Reeve McKinney told council that Police Chief Bert Platt had now been employed by the town for over a year, and that during that time his work had been more than satisfactory. Mr. McKinney said that the town was fortunate in having a man as well liked and well respected as Chief Platt, and he pointed out that maiiy towns were not as fortunate as Wing- hom in this respect. The Reeve said he was willing to make a motion that Chief Flatt’s salary be increased by $200 a year. The motion was seconded by Councillor Athol Purdon, and pass­ ed unanimously. By-law 1260, approving the issuing of debentures for 3625,000 for the new high school was read for the first, second and third times and approved. result the condition of the little better than before the Samuel J. Dolin, member of the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, will conduct cur­ rent examinations for the Conservat­ ory in Wingham on June 16th. One of thte charter members of the newly-formed Canadian League Of Composers, Mr, Dolin studied piano in Montreal and Toronto, and later in Denver and San Francisco with the well-known teacher, E. Robert Schmitz. For several years he was on the tea­ ching staff of Trinity College, Fort Hope, and at the same time served as School Music Supervisor for the counties of Durham and Northumber­ land. During the last five years, Mr. Dolin has devoted an increasing amount of time to the composition of orchestral works, chamber works, and a number of pieces for the piano. In 1951 he per­ formed his piano sonata before the international Federation of Music Students at Yale University, Samuel Dolin was accorded the rare distinction of having his “Serenade for Strings” performed on the Finnish National Radio at the 1952 Olympiad in Helsinki. His work was the only non-Finnish one performed although selections had been submitted from all countries participating in the Oly* mplcs. / f ?