The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-02-09, Page 1•'V
With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News
Subscription $3,00 per year, 7c per copy WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1955
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BIGGER BY FAR—George Cam
eron, of Cameron’s Billiards, claims
the prize for the biggest icicles jn
towny George’s icicles at the back
his shop were so big that he
couldn’t get his arms around them,
Furthermore he says they were so
heavy that they weighed down the
back of the building and raised up
the^front. Better be careful going
into -Cameron’s—it might snap at you.’
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OAK;. PANELLING?—Members of
Wingham’s second Second Mile Club,
the meifewho play euchre in the town
hall baslment, want a new deal in
panelling^jThey would like the town,
council tospanel the walls arid ceiling
of thejr rtfeoms downstairs so. the
rafters won’t show. Council wasn’t
'•very agreeable to the proposal, unless
the members wanted to do the work
themselves amj^supply the materials,
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LAUNDRY -SERVICE—Discussing
the state of the cells downstairs in
the town hall, Mayor McKinney said
he didn’t^ like to see the town hall
being overrun with transients. Should
be some way of keeping them down
stairs, he thought. One of the coun
cillors mentioned seeing a line of
washing hanging out in the basement,
evidently the work of one of the
visitors. Perhaps the town should sup
ply laundry tickets as -well as meal
tickets.
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‘A’ FOR EFFORT—Goes to the Pal
merston Intermediates, who have
played 14 games during the season
and haven’t won a single one. Apy
team that can go that long without a
win and
composed
L. E. Cardiff, M.P. for Huron, pro
tested the importation of New Zealand
cheese in a speech in the House of
Commons last week. Mr. Cardiff
said that he made the protest "be
cause of the pressure which has been
brought to bear on me by my con
stituents, and the cheese producers
and dairymen in my county’’,
Saying that he represents “the best
riding in Canada”, Mr. Cardiff told
members of the house that the
cheese producers of Canada deserve
better treatment from the govern
ment.
"During the past two years they
have done their best to help them
selves”, he said. “They have relieved
the government of the necessity "of
paying a subsidy on their product.
They set up the necessary machinery
to look after the sale of their pro
duct. Now they feel that .the gov
ernment has let them down. If this
cheap New Zealand cheese was going
to-benefit the consumers of Canada
it would not look so bad, but such is
not the case. The processors are the
only people who will receive any
benefit”. ,
Mr, Cardiff said that farmers in
western Ontario had suffered severe
losses during last fall’s Hurricane
Hazel, particularly bean growers, who
he said had lost thousands of dollars
because they could not get their crops
off, the land being so wet.
Speaking on the subject of unem
ployment, Mr. Cardiff said that farm
ers could employ many of the New
Canadians now unemployed in the
cities, if they would work on the
farm. He criticized the government
for allowing immigrants to leave
farm work, for the city, after having
contracted to work on the farm.
still keep trying must fie
of darned good sportsmen^
NOTICE
Mrs. Jean Loughlean will be operat
ing Isabel’s Beauty Shoppe, from Feb-
ruary-.7th to 19th, inclusive while own
er, Misk McCall is attending the Vir-
, ginia Fa'&ell Academy of Advanced
Hairstyling, Detroit.F2:9b
HOWICK LIONS CLUB
PRESENT ALL STARS
The Howick Lions Club roundup of
all stars, originally scheduled for
January 27th, was postponed last
week because of bad weather. It will
be held on Wednesday, February 9th,
at 8.15 p.m. in the Gorrie Community
Hall. The program will feature the
Paul Bros. & Shirley; Roy Head and
Doris, the Magician, and the follow
ing artists: Mrs. Pamela Saddler,
Miss Marlene Fiegel and Master
Michael McLennan. Admission, adults
50 cents, students 35c, public school
-students 25c and pre-school children
free.• F2:9b
HOWICK FARMERS’ MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
ANNUAL MEETING
The 82nd annual meeting of the
company wilP^e held in the Township
Hall, Gorrie, Friday,- February 11th,
1955 at 1.30 p.m. to receive the annual
statement, elect directors, appoint two
auditors and such other business as
may properly be brought before the
meeting.
The retiring directors are Messrs. W.
Leslie Douglas and William L. Speir,
both of whom are eligible for re
clection.
Norman D. Harding, President
J. H. Wylie, Secretary-Treas.
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'ENGAGEMENT..
Mrs. Harold H. Sparling, Wingham,
wishes 'to announce the engagement
of her daughter, Margaret Marie, to
Mr. George Alan Barger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Barger, of Luck
now. The marriage to take place the
■early part of March. F9*
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John Mason, Belgrave,
announce the engagement of their
eldest daughter, Mildred Alberta, to
"Mr. Shirley Wallace Towers, both of
Toronto, The wedding to take place
on Saturday, February 19th, 1955, at
2 p.m., in North Parkdale
Church, Toronto.
United
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NOTICE
The dental office of Di. A.The dental office of Di. A. W. Ir
win will be closed from February 11th
to about the middle of March. F9b
ANOTHER LANDMARK,
OLD ZETLAND SCHOOL
TORN DOWN THIS WEEK
A. well-known landmark on No. 86
highway west of the Zetland bridge,
the old Zetland stone school was dis
mantled this week 'by the Peel Con
struction Company, who have the con
tract for removing it from the road
side. Removal of
made necessary
operations.
The history of the old school is
somewhat obscure, the only available
record of this section being in town
ship records where it is recorded that
the Turnberry council organized the
sections and set up boundaries for
them in 1857. Old timers think that
that school was built about seventy-
five years ago.
It was a one-room school, solidly
built of stone, but without a basement,
and stood almost on the brow of the
hill above the Maitland valley. About
ten years ago there were very few
pupils in the section and the school
was closed. Since then the school
areas were set up and pupils in the
neighbourhood have been transported
to Lower Wingham school.
Three years ago the building was
purchased by the Department of
Highways and used for storing road
supplies.
For many years the school has been
standing as a landmark, and many
Will regret its passing from the hill.
Many more will remember with fond
ness the old school’s many happy
school associations with teachers and
childhood school friends.
the
for
building was
road-widening
Prices Different, But
Troubles the Same
In Paper of 1885
An old copy of the|Toronto Globe,
dated September 26th, <1885, was found
last week by Joe Clark behind an
old mirror at his residence on Victoria
Street, The copy wks addressed to
Thomas Leslie, Box 128, but it is not
known whether Mr., ^Leslie lived in
Wingham or not. I
Part of the front page of the paper
was still intact and sKows that news
paper want ads, in thoifee days as now,
were regarded as Wry important.
The whole front page ^vas devoted to
want ads, as was about half of page
2. Houses in Toronto at that time
were selling for about $2,000.
Figures on the financial page are
an eye-opener in these days‘of high
prices. Eggs were selling at 15c per
dozen and butter went at 11c to 16c
per pound. Forequarters of beef were
selling at $3.50 to $5.00, with roast
beef at 10c per pound. Other prices
were lamb, 12c lb; veal, 12c to 14c;
pork chops and roast, t 10c, cheese 8c
to 10c;' bacon, 9c to 12c; turkeys, 75c
to $1.50; chickens, 45c-pair; potatoes
50c per bag and cabbages 25c a dozen.
Steerage from Quebec to Liverpool
was $13, ‘or $60 for a first class cabin.
However, the world seemed to have
as much trouble those'.days as it has
now. A “News of the Day” column
reported a "fearful cyclone” in the
Indian Ocean, prairie' fires in N.
Dakota, 33 deaths from smallpox in
Montreal, trouble in Greece, Russian
troops occupying Bulgaria, rioting in
France and a rumored^ report of
murder of the King of jServia.
the
I Parking Meters, Too?
i Ten-Minute Parking at Post Office,
Town Hall, OK’d at Council Meeting
A ten-minute parking limit in front
of the post office and the town hall
was approved by council at its regu
lar meeting on Monday night. A by
law covering the motion will be pre
pared and passed at a later date.
In a (discussion of main street park
ing problems, Councillor Earl Hamil
ton pointed, out that a good deal of
congestion resulted from people
double parking in front of the post
office and slipping in to get their
mail. This also'applied jn front of the
town hall, he said, sometimes resulting
in double parking on both sides of the
street at the same time. He suggested
that a ten-minute parking limit be
tween the two driveways-both of the
town hall and the post office, would
alleviate this- condition: Council agreed suited- before any action was taken,
to his proposal with alacrity, and the and thought that letters to a samp-
inmotion was passed unanimously
very short order.
Discuss Parking Meters
During the general discussion
parking problems, Councillor
Alexander suggested that it was time
to do something about parking meters.
His idea was to send out a hundred
letters to farmers picked at random,
explaining the parking set-up to
them, and asking them if they would
be in favor of parking meters in town.
Mr. Alexander said that he had seen
meters in operation in other towns
and that in his opinion they worked
very well, He felt, however, that the
people in the country should be con-
of
Jack
WHAT COUNCIL DIO
ling of country people would be a good
way of finding out what country
people think about meters.
Another suggestion made at the
meeting was,that-letters should fie sent
to farm forums in the district, asking
them to discuss the matter. The ques
tion was finally left with the street#
committee to take whatever action
necessary.
Traffic problems on Diagonal Road,,
between Victoria Street and John
Street was also of some concern to
the council. Police Chief Bert Platt
reported that traffic was hazardous
on the street because the snow banks
on each side and heavy ruts in the
centre. He said, that the street was
narrow at the best of times, and that
the boulevard on the east side should'
be removed. It was decided to put
salt on the street to reduce some of
the ruts.
Fell on Sidewalk
letter from Mrs. Winifred Lott
read by Town Clerk W. A. Gal-
Favorable Progress Reported at
Hospital Assoc. Annual Meeting
RECREATION COUNCIL
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PRESENTS REPORT
Councillor Bill Conron, on behalf of
the recreation council, presented the
following report at the council meet
ing on Monday: <
RECEIPTS-
Balance: Jan. 1, 1954
Petty Cash ........................
Dominion Bank
(Overdraft) .................
Grants from Municipality
Arena ...........................
Receipts from Activities
Hockey ........................
Softball ........................
Softball, Girls’ ............
Overage (Summer) .......
Voluntary Contributions
Wgm. Lions Club ...........
Wgm. Kinsmen Club ......
Wgm. Figure Skating ....
Wgm. Public School ......
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Total Receipts ....................$
EXPENDITURES
Leadership Services:
Summer Programme ..........$
Hockey Coaching ...............
Figure Skating ..................
Director (Part-Time)
Loughlean ...........*...........
Building & Facilities .........
Operating- & Maintenance...
Equipment repairs ..............
Programme & Activities:
Leadership Training Camp ..
Summer
Softball
Hockey
Football
Figure Skating - Ice Time
Zone Council Meeting etc.
Zone Rally (Dec. 1, 1954) ..
Rebate Wgm Fig. Club
(1953-54) ........................
Programme
Total Expenditures
Balance ............
t
... $2.3f>
366.58
3717.08
75.68
112.15
17.24
5.78
. Over 50 persons braved the wintry
weather on Friday night to attend the
annual meeting of the Wingham
■ ^General Hospital, h^ld in the, nurses’
? Residence.- , They were welcomed by
Chairman of the Board H. C. Mac-
Lean, who expressed his gratification
at the number of people who, were
interested enough to attend. Mr.
MacLean introduced members of the
board and of the hospital staff.
The report of the building com
mittee was given by Mr. MacLean
in the absence of R. H. Lloyd, chair
man of the committee. The report
said that progress on the boiler
room and laundry had been "rather
slow’’ during the past year, partly
because of the death of Duncan Mc
Dougall, the original contractor on
the building. Following his death the
work was taken over by the Ross
Construction Company, of Goderich,
and was originally ‘ scheduled to be
finished by August. 15th of last year.
Material shortages had delayed the
work, but it was expected that the
building will be completed this month,300.00
365.82 . the report said.
653.00
100.00
4982.52
246.00
690.00
503.00
700 00
90 00
131.78
48.29
30.00
.217.00
458.42
1193.29
26.00
150.00
11 36
26.43
150.00
$2,262.50
$ 4672.07
310.45
ST. PAUL’S VALENTINE
TEA HELD TODAY
The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s An
glican Church will hold their annual
Valentine Tea and Bake Sale today,
Wed., February 9, at 3 p.m. F9b
Boilers have been installed in the
building which will be capable of
heating all buildings of the hospital,
including the new wing. Machinery
for the laundry room has been pur
chased and is ready for installation.
New Wing Progressing Favorably
Mr. Lloyd’s report said that the
new wing has been progressing favor
ably since the contract was awarded
on November 1st. The general con
tractor is the Ellis-Don Construction
Company, of London, while mechan
ical work is being done by Speers
Brothers, of Sarnia,™ and MacDonnell
Electric, of London,
electrical work. Work
ments is going on
well”, the report said.
It is expected that the' new wing
will be completed for occupancy by
October 1955, the scheduled date.
_ In his report Mr. Lloyd asked for
the continued support of the. entire
community in the building of the new
wing.
In her year-end report, Mis. Iris
Morrey gave statistical figures on the
hosn’tal. and reported that the total
hospital days for 1954 amounted to
25,482 sHght’y low'o” than 1953 tota1
of 26,643. She paid tribute tn the
wo’’k of the medical association, the
hospital staff and board and publicity committee, the hospital auxiliary and
other groups who had contributed
time and effort to the welfare Of the
hospital.
Mrs Morrey explained the role of
the certified nursing assistants who
were being trained at the* hospital,
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is doing the
in all depart-
"exceptionally
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Car Lands Up|ide
Down in Ditch?
Six teenagers are recovering after
their car left the road, and plunged
into a 15-foot ditch, landing upside
down. , ’ ’ ,
The car containing. five boys and
one girl, was returning from a to
boggan ride in Culross Township,
when it hit soft snow on the side of
the r<md three miles north of town
and turned turtle. .■>’ A- . .
None of the six were injured, al
though Frank Houghton was taken
to a near-by farmhouse suffering from
numb feet. Thick
broke the fall of the
damage to the extent
done to the car.
Driver of the car
Breckenridge. Other occupants were
Clifford Coultes, Belgrave; Dennis
Smith,' Betty and Gordon Henry, all
of Wingham. Provincial. constable J.
J. Lewis, of the Wingham detachment,
investigated.
snow apparently
car, and only
of $50 was
was Donald
build-
many
place
Unique Community Mausoleum
Planned for Wingham Cemetery
A unique community mausoleum,
the first of its kind to be built in this
part of the country, may be erected
in Wingham, if present plans m^ter-
—Filed request from the Huron iaUze- A preliminary OK on the pro
County Seed Fair for a $25 grant. j ject was §iven- the town council on
(Monday night at its regular meeting, -Filed request from Crowland when it agreed to grant an option to
Township for support on proposed, Wesley Lott, formerly of Whitechurch,
amendments to the Unemployment: on enough ground at the cemetery
Insurance -Act. [ on which to construct the new
—Accepted the resignation of Larry jin^’
Hiseler from the fire brigade and ’ Conceived on the idea that
appointed Norman Conkwright in his peopie would prefer a resting
, m a mausoleum rather than ground.p • burial, but are without sufficient
—Approved a $4,000 bond for Town means for an elaborate private build-
Clerk W. A. Galbraith.
—Passed a by-law setting dates for.
Daylight Saving Time from the end
of April to the end of September.
—Decided to take no action on a
request from the men’s club in the
town hall basement that the walls
and celling be boarded in. Gave mem
bers of the club permission to put in
its- own ceiling if it supplied the
material.
—Agreed to purchase signal lights
and two -flashlights for the fire
trucks.
—Decided to replace the old stove
in the old fire hall, now being used
by the Department of National
fence.
—Received statements from
Recreation Council and from
Community Centre Board;
Existing Industries Important
Too, Official Tells Meeting
which the Wing
playing will fold
playoffs will be
sometime next
Playoff Time is
Nearing for Mohawks
Indications are that the Intermed
iate hockey loop in
ham Mohawks are
this- week and that
scheduled to start
week.
Teeswater’s Intermediate "C” entry
is scheduled to enter playoffs against
Mildmay, and is expected to with
draw from the loop. The other five
teams will battle it out for top spot.
Loop standings this week
follows:
were as
Harriston
Arthur ......
Teeswater
Wingham
Mount Forest
Palmerston
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16
15
15
15
16
14
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3
4
5
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12
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P
24
22
19
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VARIETY CONCERT
A variety concert will be held
February 17th and 18th, at 8.30 p.m.,
in the Forester’s Hall, Belgrtve,
under the auspices of the Belgrave
Women’s Institute. Come and enjoy
an evening of fun and laughter—all
local talent. Admission 56c and 25c.
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on
ling, the community mausoleum would
contain 60 or 84 crypts which would
be sold on. a similar basis to cemetery
plots. Cost of interment in the mauso
leum would be comparable to that, of
ordinary ground burial.
The idea of community mausoleums
has- becjppae 'popular -the--. United
States, althQugh few have been built
in Canada as yet. Mr. Lott has the
franchise for Canada for the mauso
leums, and plans to introduce the
idea to this country.., If the
leum is built in Wingham, it
the first such venture in this
.the country.
Like Cemetery Plots
According to the plans envisaged by
De- Mr. Lott, the building would occupy
. a space in the cemetery of about forty
feet square, to be purchased from the
the town on the same basis as ordinary
• cemetery plots. Crypts or spaces in
; the mausoleum would be sold before
__ erection of the building. Jt-ayment on
i the crypts would be on a basis of one
j third when the foundation is com
pleted, one third when the stone fac-
! ing arrives and the balance when the
; building is completed. Cost of a single
j crypt would be $300. The building [would provide twice as many accom-
'modations as would the land if used
for ordinary cemtery plots.
In discussing the matter with the
council, Mr. Lott agreed to post a
performance bond, and to pay the
cemetery commission $1,000 for per
manent care of the building. He em
phasized,
would be
ing, and
years.
Mr. Lott showed plans of several
mausoleums to members of council,
and said that two or three sizes were
available. One plan for a • larger
mausoleum called for a centre hall, in
which services could be held if the
weather is inclement.
Council agreed to grant a six-month
option to Mr. Lott for the amount of
land required for the mausoleum,
during which time Mr. Lott will try
to interest people in the community
“will be the branching out of existing in the idea. The building will only
proceed if the full number of crypts
are sold.
mauso-
will be
part of
A
was
braith. In her letter Mrs. Lott said
that she had fallen on the icy side
walk near Crompton’s Jewellery Store
on Patrick Street and had sustained a
concussion which necessitated a short
stay in the hospital.
Mrs. Lott said that the sidewalk
had not been sanded at the time, and
she thought the town should be re
sponsible for expenses in connection
with her injury, which included a hos
pital bill of $24.
After some discussion council, de
cided to turn the matter over to the
insurance company which carried
the town’s liability policy.
To Advertise Debentures
Council decided to advertise locally
the $50,000 pi debenutres which are
being, issued? in connection wij:h the
financing bf the new ,hosjAtal wing,
'^layor McKinri^’',safd[^f^at it 'would
appear that the town will not get too
good a deal on the debentures if it lets
them out for tender, and he sug
gested that a number of people loc
ally might be interested in picking
up debentures of this type.
It is. hoped to issue the debentures at
4% and to sell them at par. An ad
vertisement will be placed locally for
the debenture issues when final ar
rangements have been made, to see if
the idea meets with any response.
ACMENHiCTBS
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newBesides attempting to attract
industries, municipalities should keep
in mind existing industries, J. E.
"Tim” Turnbull, of the Trade and In
dustry Branch, Ontario Department of
Planning and Development, told an
"Industrial Night” meeting in Goder
ich on Wednesday night of last week.
The dinner meeting, held at the
British Exchange Hotel, was under
the sponsorship of the Goderich Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, and was
attended by about 75 men, including
municipal representatives from Clin
ton, Seaforth, Wingham and Exeter.
Mayor R. E. McKinney and Coun
cillor Earl Hamilton were Wingham
representatives at the meeting.
“The salvation of a lot of Ontario
communities,” Mr. Turnbull said,
however, that the building
of concrete with stone fac-
should last for a thousand
plants.”
Need Co-Operation
He pointed out that co-operation ADDRESS
between municipal councils and civic-|
minded groups was most important in
industrial promotion. j
“This is an efficient town,” he said,
“and the co-operation between^ your annuaj monthly meeting on Wednes
day evening in the Wingham General
Hospital.
Town Council and Junior Chamber
has been excellent.”
A Chamber of Commerce or a Jun
ior Chamber can do much that a
council can’t do in the way of promo
tion. But it is council’s job to try
to convince the people of the need to
(Continued on page 5.)
MEDICAL SOCIETY
V. Johnston, formerly
now with the college
—Dr. W.
Lucknow,
General Pratice, Toronto, will address
the Wingham Medical Society at their
of
of
TREATED AT HOSPITAL
Several minor accidents were treat
ed at the hospital last week.
On Thursday, George Seiling, of
Wingham, was treated when he crush
ed his right middle finger while at
work. He was allowed home after
treatment.
Mrs. Sandy Murray, RR 2, Clifford,
wa3 also injured on Thursday. She in
jured her left ankle when she slipped
on some ice. A strap was applied at
the hospital and she was allowed to
go home.
Clifford Menary, RR 7, Lucknow,
was hit by a cattle beast while loading
cattle on Thursday and suffered a
bad fracture of the right leg. He was
admitted to the hospital where his
condition is satisfactory.
Mrs. Myrtle McCrostie, RR 2, Luck
now, received a bad fracture of the
left wrist on Monday when she got
out of bed to put her ring on the
dresser and slipped on the floor. Her
fracture was accompanied by shock.
A cast was applied the next day under
general anaesthetic. Her condition on
Tuesday was described as satisfactory.
Robert Cruickshank, 11-month old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cruickshank
fell out of his crib on Monday and
fractured his right collar bone, A
splint was applied at the .hospital and
he was allowed to go home.
LEGION EUCHRE
The Legion Auxiliary are holding a
euchre in the Legion Hall, Monday,
February 14th, at 8.15 p.in. Good
EUCHRE PARTY
A euchre party will be held on
Thursday, February 10th, at 8.30 p.m., t ___(
in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall. Good prizes, lunch served. Admission 35c.
prizes. Lunch. Admission 35c. F9*1 jrpb
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