The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-07-28, Page 41*
With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
• Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy WINGIIAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1954 s
Getting Ready for the Parade
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By The Pedestrian
SOLp OUT—Invitations to the an
niversary celebrations went through
two editions with barely a pause, and
people are still asking for them. We
don’t know who there would be to in
vite at this late date, but apparently
other people do. For their information,
the second printing of invitations
went out of stock several days ago.
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COMING EARLY—As early as last
week people began coming into town
for the celebration, and many more
are expected within the next few days.
A number of people who have never
■ even seen Wingham are expected for
the big do.
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RIGHT SIDE UP, PLEASE—Those
.flying Union Jacks on their homes
should be careful that,the flags are
flying right side up. One prominent
building at least, has been seen flying
& Union Jack upside down, which is
generally regarded as a sign of dis
tress. The proper way is with the
broad white band at the top, nearest
the flag pole.
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GOING BACK—Several
.stores in town are already displaying
■objects of historical interest in their
windows for the anniversary. Amongst
those pioneering in the venture are
Edighoffers, Mason’s Bookstore and
Mundys grocery. Mose people would
like to see more of same during the
next two or three days.
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HOLLYHOCK FANCIERS—Any of
the visitors who are hollyhock fanc
iers (or any of the townspeople either,
for that matter) would be advised to
have a look at the hollyhocks of Gor
don Arde, on Edward Street. Mr. Arde
■ has one of the finest collections in
town, right in his back yard.
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MYSTERY MAN—According to the
program the cornerstone of the high
school will be laid on Sunday, and
high school authorities have assured
us that laid it will be. Only trouble is,
through some complication along the
way, nobody as yet knows who’s going
to do the job. We understand that
feverish negotiations
way, and that some
corralled in time for
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PRIMPING—Many
around town are being decorated for
the celebration, and several of the
.HiHcrest houses are sporting some
■ very handsome effects. With the half
holiday tomorrow, it is expected that
people will be out in full force getting
their homes ready for the week-end.
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CARTED AWAY—Better not leave
your car on Josephine Street after 12
noon on Monday. Arrangements are
being made to remove all parked cars
by means of a wrecker, in order to
keep the route clear for the parade.
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BEST SELLER—Orders for the
Advance-Times Historical Edition
have been pouring into the A-T office
well in .advance of publication. If you
would like extra copies of this edition,
foetter get your order in soon.
Little Joan Cantelon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Cantelon, starts to
work decorating her dog “Happy” for the pet parade on Saturday, one of the
features of Wingham’s 75th anniversary celebration. Besides pets, the parade
will include decorated bicycles, tricycles and doll buggies, "and children in the
parade will be admitted to the town park free of charge. --Staff Photo.
1899 Model Le Roy
First Car Ever Built in Canada
x.
Canada,
ride in
parade
are now under
notable will be
the event.
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of the homes
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DO’S AND DONT’S FOR
if
MONDAY’S PARADE
Do leave automobiles at home,
possible. ;
Do be content, if driving, to park
some distance* from the parade route
and the downtown congestion.
Do co-operate with traffic control
men.
Do keep back to the curb while
watching the parade. It will not only
give everyone a better view, but will
lessen the chance of mishaps.
Do keep children close at hand. A
lost child can be difficult to locate in
a parade crowd.
Do report any emergencies to the
nearest official or police officer.
First-aid treatment will be available.
Do drive and walk carefully at all
times.
Don’t park on Josephine, Minnie,
Alfred or Scott Streets after 12 noon
on Monday. Cars left on the parade
route will be removed at the owner’s
expense.
Don’t double park or obstruct drive
ways on any street.
Don’t expect all officers to be in
uniform. Also on duty will be special
constables who can be identified by
their red armbands.
Don’t attempt to view the parade
from a telephone pole, ledge or other
precarious perch. The daring could
cost a life.
Don’t push and press fellow spec
tators. A well-ordered crowd has a
better view and
injury.
Don’t under
throw fireworks
Pranks with firecrackers could mean
the loss of somebody’s eye.
Don’t let children run onto the
street. The pre-parade and post-par
ade congestion will present a special
hazard.
Don’t expect to have a swift route
home after the parade ends. Delay
should be expected.
Don’t forget to have a good time.
MANY ENTRIES FOR In Parade
is in
any
about
less danger of
circumstances
in the throng.
HOWICK LEGION AND HOWICK
LIONS ANNUAL FROLIC
Howick Legion and Howick Lions
Annual Frolic will be held in Wrox-
• .eter Park, July 29 - 30. Two big
nights, ferris wheel, kiddies’ rides,
games of chance, entertainers, square
dance" competition, bingo, fireworks
.each night and draw for 20 good
prizes. F21,28b________ _____ . <
NOTICE
Browne’s Shoe Repair store will be
•closed from August 2nd to 7th inclus-
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NOTICE
The office of Dr. .George
will be closed from August
August 16th inclusive.
Howson
2nd., to
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NOTICE
Cameron’s Billiards will be
August 3rd to August 9th.
closed
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Baker, Wing
ham, Ontario, wish to announce the
engagement of their eldest daughter,
Audrey Doreen to James Robert
Jfienderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Henderson of Wingham, Ontario. The
marriage will take place the latter
part of this month. F28*
The first car ever built in
a 1899 model LeRoy, will
Wingham’s 75th anniversary
on Monday, August 2nd., thanks to
an inquisitive young gentleman in
Stratford who is interested in old
cars.
Back in 1899 Dr. Milton H. Good and
his brother, ■ Nelson, of Berlin, now
Kitchener, built the car and used it
for several years. Since then it chang
ed hands, was neglected, and finally
'ended up in pieces in an attic in
Stratford. Some three years ago, the
parts were noticed by Lionel Rider, of
Stratford, who bought them, assemb
led them and now has the car in
running condition once more.
The car has a one-cylinder engine
which generates four housepower.
Eight six-volt dry cell batteries sup
ply the spark to fire the duel in the
cylinder, with its overhead valves. The
car has two forward speeds and one
in reverse, and a tiller bar instead
a steering wheel is. used to steer it.
First to Cross Border
Besides being the first motor car
be built in Canada, it is the first car
to cross the U.S. Canada border. In
1900 Dr. Good and his brother made
a trip to Brown City, Michigan, and
the story is told how custom officials
at the border, unable to classify such
a new-fangled gadget for custom pur
poses, described it in the official
forms as "machinery”. It was the
first car in Canada to be licenced for
the roads, bearing at one time the
license No. 1, and it has the distinction
of being the first'car to have pneum
atic tires. Special tires and tubes were
made for it by Dunlop in 1900.
Strangely enough, the man who built
the car 55 years ago is still alive. Dr.
Good still practices at Wasaga Beach
at the age of 85, and was probably one
of the most excited spectators at the
Kitchener Centennial parade last
month when his own car was one of
the hits of the show.
Lionel “Sandy” Rider, who resur
rected the parts and put them to
gether,- is a Stratford resident and a
brother of Bob Rider, of Wingham. He
began collecting and rebuilding old
cars some four years ago, and to date
has rebuilt several old models which
were later sold. He is a member of
the Horseless Carriage Club of Los
Angeles, and of an affiliated branch
in Kitchener.
The LeRoy will run In the parade
by courtesy of Reavie Motor Sales, I
who will also display the car in their
show windows over the anniversary
week-end.
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
Templeman’s Cleaners will be Closed
from, August 2nd to August 7th in
clusive for holidays. F28b
PICNIC AT GOLF CLUB
Members and friends of the Wing
ham Golf Club are Invited to bring
a picnic supper to the Golf Club, Sun
day, August 1st At 5 p.m.
coffee will be served.
Tea and
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NOTICE
The shop of Percy Clark Witt be
Grass Fire Threat
To Gorrie Station
A grass fire at the home of Jack
Abram, at Gorrie, endangered bufld-
ings at the CPR station and stock-
yards, when it got out of control on
Monday at noon.
Men from the Wingham Fire De
partment Arrived on the scene and
Succeeded in putting out the fife With
closed AUgust 2 to 7 inclusive tor shovels and buckets of water, before
holidays. 28* much damage was done.
LEGION TO CONDUCT
admitted to the hospital
condition was described as
Schiedrowski, 33, of Wing-
was treated for an injured
when 70 pounds of butter
Laidlaw, of Whitechurch,
MANY ACCIDENTS
TREATED AT HOSPITAL
William Bain, 49, of Wingham,’ suf
fered a crushing blow to the right ribs
on Monday, when a car under which
he was working slipped off a jack,
pinning him underneath the vehicle,
pr. R. B. Palmer attended him and
removed him, to the hospital, where
he was strapped up and allowed to go
home.
Susan Foxton, 19-month-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Foxton,
received injuries to the pelvis and ribs
in what is thought to-have been a
collision with a' car near her home.
She was
where her
fair.
Gerhard
ham, an employee of Wingham Manu
facturing Company, was treated in
the hospital after catching his left
thumb in a planer. He was allowed
to go home after treatment.
Samuel Bell, 69, of Teeswater, a
truck driver for the Thompson Cream
ery there,
left foot,
fell oh it.
Joanne
2%-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elroy Laidlaw suffered lacerations to
the face as a result of a dog bite. She
was treated dnd allowed to go home.
Gregory MacDonald, 18 months old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex MacDonald,
of . Wingham, was treated for a frac
tured collar bone, after falling out of
his bed at home.
Russell Fear, 17, of R 4, Brussels,
was treated for lacerations to the
left leg.
Several accidents were treated at
the hospital last week, Andrew Wal
lace, of Teeswater, was treated for an
injured jaw. Four-year-old Terry
Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Johnston, R. R. 2, Bluevale, was treat
ed for a cut on his head. Robert
Marks, 13, R. R. 4, Brussels, injured
his arm when he fell off a horse. Alvin
Wallace, 20, R. R. 2, Blyth, sprained
his ankle. Levi Bowman, 74, Elmira,
suffered a bad cut and broken bones
in his right hand while working on a
saw at the Lumber mill in Wingham.
Kenneth Charles, 28, of Gorrie, injur
ed his left ankle. Larke Carson, 3, also
of Gorrie, swallowed a penny. Frank
Caslick, of Stratford, broke a finger
on the left hand while working in
Brussels-
Over 300 veterans from Canadian
Legion branches in the district are
expected to attend a drumhead service
at the town park this Sunday, as part
of the 75th anniversary celebrations.
Delegations from branches in Kit
chener, Hespeler, Mitchell, Seaforth,
Blyth, Brussels, Lucknow, Kincardine,
Walkerton, Paisley, Harriston and
Ripley will attend, together with three
bands, the Brussels Pipe Band, the
21st. Anti-Tank Regiment Band from
Wingham and the Kincardine Pipe
Band.
The parade will fall in at 2.1'5 p.m. at
the high school under the parade ser
geant-major, Earl "Tapper” Gray, of
Walkerton, and color sergeant Bert
Mitchell, of Paisley. It will march to
the Cenotaph, where wreaths will be
laid by H. Young, deputy zone com
mander, Mayor DeWitt Miller and
Don Adams, president of Branch 180.
Rev. J. L. Coyle will say a prayer and
pr. W. A. Beecroft will give the ad
dress.
Following the service, the parade will
march past the town hall, where Lt.
Col. R. S. Hetherington will take the
salute. A buffet lunch will be served
at the arena following the march past.
All veterans, whether Legion mem
bers or not are invited to attend the
parade and the lunch 'following.
Publish Paper on
Thursday Next Week
Because of the holiday on Monday,
next week’s issue of the Advance-
Times will appear on Thursday, in
stead of Wednesday, as usual.
In order to facilitate the work of
publishing the paper, we would ap
preciate having news and advertising
copy for next week’s paper in our
hands as soon as possible.
COSTUMES FOR RENT
Costumes of all types for rent for
Floats and the Ariiversary Ball.
See them in the store beside
Templeman’s Cleaners on Jose
phine Street North.
Open Thursday, July 27th and
every day Until August 2, 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m. and 7.30 to 10 p.m.
Rook your costumes early and
join in Wingham’s 75th Anniver
sary.
FIRST GOLF TOURNEY
Forty-five entries from Mitchell,
Walkerton, Goderich, Owen Sound,
Stratford, Listowel, Toronto, Seaforth,
London and Wingham were featured
in the first annual golf tournament,
sponsored by the Wingham Golf Club
last Wednesday. Ted Webb, of Singa
pore, has the distinction of coming the
farthest at the tournament, and was
successful in winning the best net
first nine.
Leslie Beddie, of Montreal, with a
low gross of 74, was the winner of the
tournament and the Hamilton Optical
Trophy, which was presented by
membership chairman, Norman Wel-
wood.
Other results at the tournament
were: best gross*first nine, A. Fisher,
of Hanover; best gross second nine,
J. Moss, of Goderich; bet net 18, J.
Ross, Walkerton; and J. Rush, Tor
onto; best net first nine, Ted Webb,
Singapore; best net second nine,
Ross Hamilton, Seaforth; high score,
Lloyd Smith, of Wingham.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Volunteers for a work party are
wanted at the town park Wednes
day afternoon at 1 p.m. to assist
with the setting up of benches and
platforms there.
A work party is also needed for
the town park on Friday evening,
at 7.00 p.m.
Here’s your chance to pitch in
and help your town get ready for
the celebration. If you haven't
done any work so far, here’s your
chance to square your consicience.
If you have been on work parties
before, come anyway!
An added feature in the Calathum-
pian parade, to be held on Monday
afternoon on the main street, will be
the presence of the Lounsbury Sisters,
from St. Catharines, Canadian and
American open baton twirling champ
ions. These two talented young ladies
have gained a reputation for putting
on a dazzling show, and are expected
to be a h i ghlight of a parade already
containing many attractions.
A brief run-down of the final ar
rangements for the c elebration show
that plans for the event are working
out as scheduled.
A costume shop with over 100 cos
tumes of all types has opened up in
the store formerly occupied by Hiseler
& Son, next to Templeman’s Cleaners
on Josephine Street. Costumes for
either the parade or the Anniversary
Ball, or both, may be rented here at ’
reasonable rates.
Indications are that the Anniversary
Ball will be one of the events of the
season, with many people planning to
go in costume to what promises to be
one of the gala events of the cele
bration. The Ball will be held in
arena at 10.30 on Monday night .
The kiddies’ parade, scheduled
1.15 p.m. Saturday, is expected
children
bicycles,
Children
will be
free of
see the
the
for
to
Barbara Ann Lounsbury, of the
Lounsbury Sisters, open Canadian
and American Champion baton
twirlers, who with her sister Jo
anne, will be featured in Monday's
Calathumpian parade for the anniversary celebrations.
Army Worm Plague Appears To
Be Subsiding in This District
draw a large attendance of
with their pets, decorated
tricycles and doll buggies,
participating in the parade
admitted to the grounds
charge, and will be able to
oldtime fiddlers, square dance and
step dance contests.
Registration at Town Hall
Visitors from out of town are re
quested to register at the Town Hall
where they will be asked to sign the
guest book, kept there for the pur
pose. Registration periods are set for
9.00 a.m. and 12.45 p.m. on Saturday,
10.30 a.m. Sunday, and 11.00 a.m.
Monday.
A display of ’ oldtime pictures will
decorate the council chambers where
the registration will take place. It is
I hoped that all visitors will register so
that a complete list may be kept.
Qn Saturday evening the CKNX
Barn Dance Gang will play at the
Arena, with doors op ening at 7.15.
Seating accommodation will be avail-
: able for 3,000 people, and a record
crowd is expected to attend. The
program is expected to be one of the
biggest Barn Dances ever presented.
The CBC’s "Salute to Wingham”
and ‘ Neighborly News” will be a
feature of Sunday’^ program, at the
Town Hall at 9.45 a.m. Conducted by
Harry J. Boyle, a former Wingham
Reports from farmers in the Wing
ham district seem to indicate that the
army worm plague, which has been
effecting many of the fields of the
district, has subsided to some extent.
Attacks of army worms had been
reported in Turnberry, Morris, Wawa-
nosh, Bluevale, Ashfield, Brussels and
other sections of this part of the
country.
The farm of Bill Elston, on the 2nd.
line of Morris had a bad attack of the
worms last week. Mr. Elston put out
the bran bait, as advised by the agri
cultural representative, and reports
that most of the worms have been |
cleaned up this week. A number of
crows which lived in the vicinity fori “^7 aseveral days, are thought to have con-1 resident *nd Foi\eSee! the pr°“
tributed to the lessening of the pests..W1U feature interviews
Several farms in Turnberry are re- Winghara peOple*
ported to have had attacks of the
worms and the poison bait seems to
Lots of Contestants ....
last minute r ush of contestants
The Wing
best form
Girls’ Soft-
crowd' rocked and roared as
teams fought it out toe-to-toe
second game this year. The
Wingham Girls Clip
Clifford 19-12
Yes, they did it again,
ham girls displayed the
since they entered Junior
ball when they defeated Clifford girls
19-12.
A big
the two
in their
first game the Len Crawford Dodgers
played with Clifford the score read
16-13 for Wingham.
Len Crawford Dodgers blasted the
ball out of the infield several times
but the Clifford Girls couldn’t seem
to get hold of it.
Wingham girls have raised the stan
dards of 'Wingham Girls’ Softball far
above average. Keep up the good
work.
Fans keep coming. The girls ap
preciate every cheer no matter how
feeble.
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have worked well there, too. Farmers has flooded the office of Johnny
in the district has reported an influx Brent, chairman in charge of the cele-
of starlings and other birds, which brations, and although many of the
have decimated the worms to some contests were closed some time ago,
extent. people are still clamouring to get in
Generally speaking, it, seems that Fourteen beautiful girls from an area
covering 125 square miles are slated
for the Beauty Contest, which takes
place on Monday afternoon. Winner
of the contest will be crowned at the
Anniversary Ball at the Arena on
Monday night.
the army worms are on the decline in
the district, and agricultural author
ities say that another week should see
just about the end of them.
Estimates of the amount of damage
done in the area vary, with farmers
reporting that some of their fields
had been cleaned out entirely, and
others suffering slight damage. The
worm seems to have done more dam
age to the east of the Wingham dist
rict, and is now reported to be in the
Toronto area. In some of the worst
areas spraying, a very expensive
method of control, has been used as a
last resort. Reports of the worms in
corn fields for the first time have
come from areas in Bruce County.
The general concensus of opinion
amongst district farmers who have
been affected by the pests seems to be
that it "could have been worse”.
LISTOWEL RINK WINS
BOWLING TROPHY
PROCLAMATION
At the request of a number of citizens
I HEREBY PROCLAIM
Monday, August 2nd, 1954
A PUBLIC CIVIC HOLIDAY
for the Town of Wingham
Thirty-eight rinks from Goderich,
Atwood, Seaforth, Lucknow, Listowel,
Detroit, Teeswater, Hanover, Dur
ham, Owen Sound, Roselawn, Blyth,
Walkerton, Preston and Wingham
were present at the Wingham Bowling
Club for the ninth annual Western
Foundry Limited bowling doubles
tournament, held last Wednesday.
The Western Foundry Trophy was
won by a Listowel rink skipped by
Edward Koch, and partner Joe Lock
hart, with three wins plus 34. Second
was Trumper Brothers, of London,
with three wins plus 24. Third was
Bert Morrison and Bob Gilroy, of
Mount Forest, with three plus 22.
Everett Harris and Stanley McLean,
of Goderich, were fourth with three
plus 20. Fifth place was won by How
ard McCauley and W. Kernahan, of
Durham, With three plus 15. Sixth was
H. L. Sherbondy and W. R. Hamilton,
of Wihgham, with two plus 21. Seven
th was Ted Guardhouse and N. Daig
neau, of Owen Sound Roselawn, with
two plus 19.
One-game winners were Harley
Crawford and Omar Haselgrove with
one win and an aggregate of 53.
I hereby call upon all good citizens to observe the same.
DE WITT MILLER, Mayor
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burrell and
family returned this week from a holi
day trip to Niagara Falls, Crystal
Beach, Mantoulin Island, Sudbury,
North Bay and Orillia. They have
been away since July 1st.t