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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-10-27, Page 1With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News . Subscriptions $2.50 per year, 6c per copy ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian APPLE A DAY—Wingham’s ..re­ sponse to the Cub Apple Day was very gratifying, with $281 being turn­ ed to the coffers of the local cub pack. The idea of an apple day is a good one, with value given for money received. Some of the individual cubs received a certain amount of value, too. We heard of one with a husky appetite who managed -to consume eight of the juicy morsels. Funds will go towards the erection of a club chouse for the boys. 0 - 0 HEY, WAIT!—John Pattison that if the person or persons who got into his safe and made off with $70 in cash will report to him and estab­lish their identity, he will gladly hand over the $10 bill they left behind in their haste. 5 ■ 0-0-0 PAGE EMILY POST—One of our correspondents on the main drag re­ports that parking manners have improved there lately. He-saw one motorist actually pull ahead to let another into a hole at the curb which wasn’t quite large enough. Must" be Christmas coming. 0-0-0 COLUMN OF THREES—The.above is counterbalanced by the action of a driver we saw the other day.’ Triple­ parked, he was engaged in a long conversation with another gentleman who was double-parked. We suppose he didn't consider himself to be ob­ structing anything, since there,, was still room for a single lane of traffic up the main street. 0-0-0 . HOW OLD?—Bill Grover com­plains that he’s been feeling dated since the piece in the paper which .said he was a veteran of the First World War. We must have been con­fusing him with Ole Bill, of tender .memory. Cheer up, Sarg, at that rate you’ll be ready for pension. - 0 ’ 0 TRAFFIC TIE-UP-i-Traffic on Jos­ ephine Street was tied up considerab­ ly on Saturday night by the large crowd of people watching TV in Joe McGill’s window. It was coming in fine, too, from all reports. We don’t suppose civic authorities will be too worried, unless people start bringing camp stools and refreshments. SECTIONAL RALLY a AT TOWN HALL r 'Sectional Rally, Wingham Town Hall, Monday, November 1st., after­ noon and evening, 3 and 8 p.m. Two great services. Afternoon speaker, Rev. H. Kendrick. Evening speaker, Canada’s own evangelist Louisa Winn. Ministers from neighbouring assem­ blies will be present. General public invited. Supper will be served for out of town guests. Sponsored by the Wingham Pentecostal Assemblies.• F27b UNITED CHURCH . LAYMAN’S SUNDAY Wingham United Church Layman’s Sunday, October 31st. Male choir by men of the church, guest soloist. Special speaker will be Mr. Joe Snyder of Goderich. All wel-. come.F27b JOINED SARNIA FIRM -Russel Pennington, a ’ former ent of the Wingham High School, who last year obtained his Chartered Ac­ countant’s degree with Clarkson, Gor­ don and Co., in London, has recently joined the firm of C. A. Jamieson & Co., -in Sarnia, and will practise his profession in that city and in the Western Ontario area.F27^ stud- ROLLING FORTUNE DRAW The Rolling Fortune Draw sponsor­ ed by Howick Lions Club will hold a Free Movie Night in Gorrie Town Hall Tuesday, November 2nd at 8 p.m., when draw will be made for beach ball dressed in 50 $1.00 bills; also two additional prizes, 20-lb. turkey and 7-lb. ham. Come and bring friends. your F26* 90th ANNIVERSARY TEA In honor of the 90th anniversary of their congregation, the ladies of Knox (Presbyterian Church, Belgrave, will hold q. tea in the co-operative club rooms on Tuesday, November 2nd at 3 ..o’clock. Everyorie welcome. f27b RECEPTION AT BELGRAVE A reception will be held in the For- 'esters’ Hall, Belgrave, on Friday eve­ ning, November 5, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Mac Scott. Henderson's Orch­ estra. Ladies please bring lunch. Ev­ eryone welcome. f27:3* NOTICE Installation of Offi­ cers Will be held in the I.O.O.F. lodge rooms, on Thursday, October 28th at 8 p.m. Please attend, f27b WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1954 T Presents Painting to Town REEVE OUTLINES ELDERLY WOMAN IS riw 1 I/O Asked to clarify the organizational background of the arena commission, Reeve R. E. McKinney has written the following: / Considerable discussion has taken place regarding the arena set-up, and I have been asked frequently about the set-up. So, for the benefit of those who may not be familiar with the project, may I say that on June 29th, 1950, the town council found it ne­ cessary, according to the Community Centres Act, and in order to secure the government grant of $5,000.00 to­ wards the cost of Improvements, to appoint a board of management for what was to be the community centre. This board, according to the act, must consist of two members of the town council and five other members from clubs or associations interested in the project. The two members, from the council must be appointed each year and ” five other members are appointed (Please turn to page 12) GUTTED BY FIRE To Painter George the for Mrs. John McCreary, an elderly woman who lived alone on a farm on Highway No. 86, near Moles.worth, watched her house go up, In flames on Monday afternoon- after her own efforts to put out the fire had result­ ed in burns about, the hands and face. Neighbors had to restrain her from going back into the house to rescue her possessions. She, la over 80. With no phone in the house to summon aid, Mrs. McCreary fought the blaze by herself, parrying pails of water from the barn, before neigh­ bors noticed there was trouble and came to her rescue. A phone call was put into the Bingham Fire (Depart­ ment, but by the time the truck ar- log A small but interested group of people from the district gathered at the town hall on Wednesday for the unveiling of a tablet in honor of the late George Agnew Reid, well known Canadian muralist and painter, who was born within a short distance of the town of Wingham, Among those present for the ceremony were two or three of the older gentlemen of the district who remembered the artist as a young man. Jim Hamilton, of the Kinsmen Club of Wingham, was chairman of the meeting, held in the council chambers under the auspices of that club, prior to the unveiling. Mayor DeWitt Mil­ ler spoke briefly. Dr. Fred Landon, of London, pre­ sented the tablet to the town on be­ half of the Government of Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board, who erected the tablet in Mr. Reid’s Mrs. G. A. Reid, of Toronto, wife of the late George Agnew Reid, famous Canadian painter, who was a native of this district, presented one of her hus­ band’s original paintings to the town of Wingham following the unveiling of a tablet in the artist’s honor last week. The painting, “Indian Bartering Furs Outside Fort at Montreal”, will” hang in the library. At the presentation of the picture, above, are, left to right, Clare Bice, curator of the London Art Gallery, Dr. Fred Landon, London, Mrs. G. A. Reid and Jim Hamilton, of the Kinsmen Club of Wingham. —Staff Photo. Legion, Lions, Kinsmen Will Collect for Disaster Victims The ninety-second anniversary ser­ vices of 'St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church were held on Sunday, October 17th, Rev. M. Di Gangi, B. Aa B. Th., B.D., of St. Enoch’s Church, Hamilton, was the guest speaker at both the morning and the evening services. The morning service was led by the regular choir, who sang the anthem, “Great and Marvellous”, by Turner, the solo part being taken by Bernard Rutledge. Guest soloist was a former member .of the choir, Mrs. Ross Ham­ ilton, of Seaforth, who rendered two solos, “Cast Thy Burden”, by Rhein- berger and “O Saviour Hear Me”, by Buck. Rev. Di Gangi spoke from the text, “Where Thy Glory jDwelleth”, Psalm 26:8. The evening service was led by the r.iale chorus, who sang “Rise Glorious Conqueror” and “Give Me a Heart 'Like Thine’’, arranged by the organist and choir leader, H. V. Pym. Ber­ nard Rutledge as soloist rendered the difficult but beautiful solo, “Give un­ to the Lord”, by Custance. As his topic for the evening service Mr. Di Gangi spoke on "Christian Fellowship”. in the Queen’s Hotel, Friday, October 22, presided over by President Lloyd Eliacott, Following the dinner a busi­ ness meeting was held. After some discussion it was decided that the Kinsmen would be willing to join with the Lions and the Legion in a canvass of the town for funds to aid the Flood Relief Fund. The details were left in the hands of the executive. $50.00 of the service account money was forwarded to this fund immediately. Nels Cunningham reported that all was in readiness for the paper collection this Wednesday starting at 1.00 p.m. Please have your papers tied in bundles because tons of paper are handled' and if they are neatly everyone benefits. Kin Jack Stephens presented president'Al Williams with the presidents' pin. LOCAL UNIT ATTENDS tied Past past 1PPERWASH SHOOT The 21st. Field Regiment, with batteries from Walkerton, Listowel and Wingham, attended a very suc­ cessful shoot at IpperwasH on Sun­ day. Three Wingham and one Lis­ towel man topped the regiment in shooting honors and qualified as ex­ pert riflemen. They were Gunners Gibson, Gibbons and Drehman. The shoot was attended by 62 members of the Regiment.The various units arrived at the range at 10 o’clock, and firing com­ menced, shortly after, starting with the rifle classification. Following liinch Bren gun firing started shortly after one o'clock, and continued until six o’clock. On this shoot the weath­ er was in the army’s favor, Major T, Wv Platt, who was in charge, was more than pleased With the scores turned in, and hopes that HOME BAKING SALE ' •' The Wingham Kinette Club will hold a home baking sale in the council chambers oh Saturday, November 6th at 3 p.m. Thejiraw will be made for ~_ _____~____ _____ ___ the picnic hams at the baking: sale. " next year.’s shoot Will be aS SucCess- . ' „ < ‘ f27:3b fuL ’ A blitz campaign for the Ontario Hurricane Relief Fund, to be held under the auspices of the Wingham Lions Club, the Kinsmen Club of Wingham and Canadian Legion Branch 180, of Wingham, was plan­ ned at a joint meeting of-members of the three service clubs at the Can­ adian Legion Home on Sunday. Date for the canvass was set for Friday evening^ at 7 p.m. Funds' from the canvass will be forwarded to the Ontario Hurricane Relief Fund, which is assisting vic­ tims of the recent hurricane and floods in the. Toronto and Bradford areas. ,. Lloyd Eliacott, president of the Kinsmen Club, opened the meeting on Sunday, and Jack Walker was named chairman of the canvass. Floyd Blake­ley was named treasurer of the fund in Wingham and Lloyd Eliacott was 'put in charge, of publicity and adver­ tising. The clubs plan to meet on Friday night at the Legion Home at 7 p.m. Canyassers will cover the town, call­ing* at each home. Receipts have been printed and may be kept by donors for income tax purposes.The people of Wingham are urged to give generously to this appeal. BOB CARBERT GUEST The October meeting of the Wlng- kam Women’s Institute .was held on Thursday afternoon in the council chambers. Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin, the president, expressed the pleasure of the local branch in having Blyth Institute members as their very wel­ come guests. The business session was in charge of the president, the secretary, Mrs. Wilfred Henry, read the minutes and correspondence. The roll call was answered by members telling the number of yellow and orange flowers they could name. This Hallowe’en contest was won by Mrs. Norman Keating. Mrs. Thos., Bower gave an excellent and inspirational paper on the motto, “Food is a Weapon for Peace”, The guest speaker was Mr. Robt. Carbert, Farm Editor of CKNX, who spoke on “The Importance of a Farm Youth Program”. This was one of the finest addresses heard in the Institute this year and it was fortun­ ate that the October meeting was so well attended; over sixty, women gave Mr. Carbert’s words their respectful and appreciative attention. Mrs. Norman Keating read a charm­ ing poem, "October” and the com­ munity singing was conducted by Mrs. W. Ford. Mrs. John Ernest sang most pleas­ ingly a plaintive and charming folk song written by our lqcal musician, Mr. Earle Heywood. Mrs. Ernest prefaced her song with pleasant re­ marks regarding the musical success­ es of Mentie DuVal, Earle Heywood and Garnet Farrier, all Winghamites. Mrs. Elmer Wilkinson was the host­ ess in charge of the October meeting. Tea pnd delicious pumpkin pie were' served from a table prettily decorated with fruit and yellow candles. Mrs. A. R. DuVal was in charge of the program and introduced the speakers. WINDSOR MINISTER SPEAKER AT MED CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Baskets of bronze .and yellow chrys­ anthemums made suitable setting for the successful anniversary services which were held inj Wingham United Church on Sunday, lOctober 24. Two forceful sermons Were delivered by the special speaker,} Rev. S. R. Hen- derson, B. A., B. D,/ of Lincoln Road United Church, Windsor. After reading the parable of the Prodigal Son, Mr. i-Henderson spoke from the subject, ?'A Philosophy of Life”. The prodigal had chosen the wrong philosophy bf life and had found that was not} the way to live. The speaker brought out the fact that many people of today do not think; they allow their thinking to be done for them. We must learn to think without confusion and to think for ourselves. "As a man thinketh, so is he." We must also learn to love our fellowmen. There will never be harmony with other peoples and epun- tries until there is love among them. Finally, we must trust in God, to rise and stand beside Him. ,We shall be given power to' live 'and to demon­ strate the right philosophy of life. At the evening service Mr. Hender­ son brought to the congregation the deep meaning of the Christian Church, giving the assurance that the most important thing in anyone’s life is the Christian Church. Jesus called His disciples from all walks of life and they established a fellowship, with enduring faith in their Master, which was the Christian Church. The mem­ bership in this church makes high requirements, to which . many people do not subscribe. Told in simple language the real church is a com­ pany of people possessed by the spirit of God, making endless war against evil. Under the leadership of Mrs. W. W. Currie at the organ, the choir sang two anthems, “Gloria in Excelsis", by Mozart and “Go Not Far from Me God”, by Zingarelli, both of which were much appreciated. A highlight of the services was the singing of Mr. Bruce Webb, radio and television artist from Toronto. Mr. Webb was welcomed back as one of "The Songmen” who had visited this church some time ago. His solos were greatly enjoyed and included “The 23rd Psalm” and “The Beati­ tudes”, both by Malotte, “How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings”, by Liddle and '“The Cradle to the Cross”. Following the evening erously gave accompanied piano. Rev. D. J. church, welcomed the congregations of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and St. Paul’s Anglican Church, who had kindly withdrawn their evening services for this occasion. service Mr, Webb gen- a short recital and was bjr Mrs. Currie at the MacRae, minister of the DIED' SWANSON—In Wingham, on day, October 26, Jane Gannett, belov­ ed Wife of the late Charles M. Swan­ son, aged 69 years. Funeral service at Currie’s funeral home on Thurs­ day at 1.30 p.m. Interment in Wing­ ham Cemetery. 4 Tues- ON APPLE DAY On October 16th the Cubs put on another Boy Scout apple day. A total of 56 boys turned out to shine apples and later sell Boy Scout Apple Day tags. The boys worked from 9.30 a. m. to 10 p.m. with the assistance of their cub leaders, Bev. Brooks, Pat Carmichael, Barb , Edwards, , Fran Merkley, Mary Haines, Marj. McKen­ zie and Bill Rintoul. Help from the Boy Scout group committee was also rendered to the boys, and the Mothers Auxiliary served cocoa. Prizes were given to the three top boys. They were Bill Crawford, $20.78; (Doug. Davidsbn, $15.37; Bruce Machan, $14,71. Total collected during the day was $281.01. Expenses were. $80.00, Show­ ing a profit of $201.01/ The thanks of the Scout organization m Wingham go oiit to all who assisted in any way to make the Apple Day a suc­ cess. rived the hundred-year-old structure was- beyond saving. After receiving first aid for-her burns from the firemen, Mrs. Mc­Creary sat on the front lawn watch­ ing, as the fire ate through the two- foot logs which formed the walls of the building. The house was totally destroyed, and only a few sticks of furniture, which Mrs. McCreary and the neighbors managed to salvage, were left. Acorrding to the neighbors, Mrs. McCreary lived alone in the pioneer log hoqge, although at one time she had lived in Gorrie during the winter months. She looked after" herself and had even split and stacked a moun­ tain of maple cordwood in the wood­ shack at the back of the house. The ten foot high pile of cordwood was still burning long after the house ■^as in embers. It is thought that the fire started in the chimney. Mrs. McCreary has three daughters living in the district, and a son lives nearby. * Bill Irwin, son of Mrs. Thos. Irwin, of town, who now lives in Toronto, was one of the volunteer workers who assisted in looking for victims of the recent Humber River floods in the Toronto area last week. Bill, who operates a bulldozer, was mentioned by a reporter for the Toronto Tele­gram who visited the scene of the search last Wednesday. The report in the Telegram is ad follows: "The bulldozer chief, Bill Irwin, manipulated his great machine as easily as a bicycle. He made roads through the swamp, built new islands and made channels to divert the water, and, when at 5 p.m. someone suggested it was getting dark, per­ haps they should lay off for the day, he said another hour might disclose something. It didn’t.’’ FIFTEEN ASSESSMENT APPEALS AT MONDAY’S COURT OF REVISION The annual court of revision was held at the town hall on Monday night, with fourteen citizens of town appealing fifteen of their assess­ ments for 1954. Members of the court Of revision were Mayor DeWitt Miller, Reeve R. E. McKinney, W. H. French, H. C. MacLean and R. S. Hethering­ ton. This year’s appeals, although heavier than usual, did not equal last year’s court, when over thirty appeal? were made, due mainly th the equal­ ised. assessment Which into ef­ fect at that time. Most of Monday night’s appeals were based on what property owners considered as unfair assessment in relation to their neighbours. Most of those appealing compared their own property to that of their neighbours, usually to the detriment of the form­ er. Appeals were made by the follow­ ing: John Pattison, business premis­ es; Drs. Palmer & Corrin, business premises; J. A. Wilson, house: Tom Henderson, farm land; Wingham Metal Fabricating, business premis­ es; Mrs, Emma-Bell, house; Miss Margaret Currie, house; Bob Mc­ Kenzie, house; M.rs. Bob Henderson, house; Miss Agnes Williamson, house; Frank McCormick, house; Gordon MacKay, house; Pentecostal Assemb­lies of Canada, house used as church; Moses Brown, house and business premises. Following the hearings the court of revision considered the cases pre­sented. Decisions will be made pub­ lic at a later date. Agnew Reid honor, Dr. Landon traced the work of the board from its inception several years ago, He said that the original task of the board had been to mark historical sites, but that it had now taken on the job of marking the birth­ places of famous Canadians as well; Mr. Reid has the honor of being the first Canadian artist sp selected, Clare Bice, curator of the London Art Gallery, spoke on the life and. career of Mr. Reid, who was born in East Wawanosh Township, between Wingham and Marnoch. He traced his history from the time he announced his intention of being an artist at the age of ten years, until his death in 1947, after fifty years as one of Can­ ada’s most outstanding artists, Mr. Bice revealed that at one time, after some art training in Toronto, Mr. Reid had actually opened a studio in Wingham, where for some time he made a living from painting portraits of the citizens. Following another experience of a similar sort in Kin­ cardine, he moved to Toronto and later to Philadelphia, where, in the words of Mr. Bice, “he recorded: a" mode of life which has how passed away.” Mr. Reid was known for his paint­ ings of pioneer life in Western On­ tario, for his murals and historical pictures, and in his later years for his landscapes, many of which were painted in Northern Ontario. Following Mr. Bice’s address Mrs. Reid, widow of the artist, unveiled the tablet on the front wall of th® town hall. The tablet reads: "George , Agnew Reid, Muralist and Painter of the Canadian Life and Scene, President of the Ontario Society Qf Artists, 1897- 1902, president qf the Royal Canad­ ian, Academy Pf Ari, 1906-1909; born_ near Wing-ham July §5, died fn Toronto, August 23rd, 1947. Erectea by the Government of Canada, His­ toric Sites and Monuments Board". Rev. D. J. MacRae of Wingham Un­ ited Church, dedicated the tablet. In the library following the unveiling ceremony, Mrs. Reid presented the town with an original painting of Mr. Reid’s, which will hang in the library. ■ ENGLISH FILMS SHOWN AT LIONS MEETING 1 . t Fatal Accident in Turnberry Two-year-old Jacqueline Wright, Gravenhurst, was killed when two cars collided near the crest of a hill on the 9th concession of Turnberry, on Friday. Both cars were practically demolished. Six other persons were injured in the accident. —Staff Photo. Child Dies, Relatives Injured in Turnberry Township Accident Tragedy struck on a quiet country road in Turnberry Township on Fri­ day afternoon when Jaqueline Wright, of Gravenhurst, two-year-old daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright was instantly killed in a two-car crash on the ninth concession, about six miles northeast of Wingham. Also injured and in Wingham Gen­ eral Hospital are her parents, her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. GorJ don Wright of Howick, and the occu­ pants of the other vehicle, George Hoy, Ethel, and Cornelius deHaan, R.R. 3, Bly th. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Gor­ don Wright, Ricky, was uninjured and was taken home by relatives after a check-up at the hospital. The accident occurred when Mr. Wright’s car collided head-on with the automobile of Mr. Hoy as the two cars came over the brow of a hill. The impact of the crash slewed both cars around at right angles to the road. Mr. Hoy had to be cut out of the wreck with acetyline torches. Both late model cars were almost to­ tally demolished. Injured in the crash were Harold Wright, 41, Gravenhurst, injuries to the pelvis and lower spine, condition fair; Margaret Wright, 30, Graven­ hurst, chest and internal injuries, condition still fairly critical; Gordon Wright, 39, R.R. 1, Clifford, pelvic in­ juries and possible fractured hip, con­ dition improving; his wife, Loreen, 38, fractured pelvis and internal injuries, condition improving; George Hoy 36, Ethel, multiple injuries to face, frac­ tured ankle, leg, fractured jaw, con­ dition fair; Cornelius de Haan, R.R. 3, Blyth, internal injuries and shock, condition satisfactory. Mr. Hoy was removed to Victoria Hospital, Lon­ don, following examination at the hos­ pital. Provincial Constable Charles Salter, of Wingham, investigated the crash. The body of Jacqueline Wright Xvas removed from the Currie funeral home to the A. W. Butler and Son funeral home in St. Catharines. Fun­ eral service was held Monday morn­ ing from the Carlton Street Armenian Church, St. Cathatin&s, with Rev. Mamigonian officiating. Interment was in Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Joseph Hodson, of the firm of Hills. Limited, West Bromwich, England, was the speaker at the meeting of the Lions Club held in the Hotel Bruns­ wick on Friday evening. ■ Mr. Hod­ son’s remarks were chiefly based on films which were shown, depicting the manufacturing processes employed by his company in England. The firm manufactures pre-fabricated steel for frames and concrete slabs. Their building materials are being widely used in the construction of the new district high school building here. The speaker was introduced by Frank Madill and the appreciation of the club was extended by Stan Hall. President Bob Hetherington was in the chair for the meeting with Har­ old V. Pym at the piano, Jack Reavie leading the songs and Don Nasmith acting as tail twister. Minutes of the previous gathering were read by Sec­ retary Bill Conron. Percy Clark reported on the plans for the Lions Hallowe’en party for the children in the town hall on Sat­ urday evening of this week. Rod Mc­ Intosh dealt further with money­ raising activities which are under con­ sideration for the year and one of the projects was described by Omar Hasel - grove and Bill Conron. Stewart Beattie, chairman of the committee set up to deal with the mat­ ter of the boys’ and girls’ band, re­ ported that they had been unable to secure full personnel for the perman­ ent committee of mangement which is required before the project can be finally gotten under way. It was de­ cided that the temporary committee should continue its efforts and report again at the next meeting. The secretary announced that the Lions Clubs throughout Ontario are co-operating to raise funds for the relief of those who suffered in the re­ cent flood and hurricane disaster. At the same time he pointed out that the Kinsmen and Legion had asked the1 Lions to join forces with them in a blitz campaign on Friday evening o£ this week, which the Lions club unan­ imously agreed to do. The president outlined the highlights, of the programs for the next few months, which indicated that the Lions are in for some enteresting gatherings Watch the Deadline - - - Please! Correspondents and those with items for the news columns of this paper are reminded that the deadline for news copy is Tuesday noon. Please adhere to this deadline, if you wish your news to appear the same week. Advertising copy should be in at the Advance-Times office by Fri­ day at 6 n.m., unless other arrange­ ments are made With the publisher.Your co-operation in this matter will be very much appreciated,