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Sample Copy, The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-03-02, Page 11e1 0 0 : Subscription $3.00 per year, 7c per copy With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News WINGHAM, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 1955 SAMPLE COPY T —iLUM— ALONG THE MAIN DRAG By The Pedestrian SPRING’S COMING!-—And so is the season for farm machinery. Check your spring needs in cultivators, discs and tractors’ with Charlie Hodgins, your Massey-Harris dealer. 0-0-0 HARD TO FIT?—You., can get clothes tailored to your measure by the'House of Stone at Earl’s Men’s and Boy’s Wear. Guaranteed to fit. 0-0-0 SATURDAY SPECIALS — Watch Lockridge’s ad this week and every week for Saturday specials in meats. Your chance to buy quality meats at prices that are easy on your pocket­ book. 0-0-0 ARE YOU A GOURMET?—Like rare and exotic dishes? Visit Mundys’ during Bargain Spree days and see the fine array of foods that are “different”. Check Mundys’ ad every week for “Taste Treats”. 0-0-0 BABY LIKES FAIRYLAND—Be­ cause there is such a grand assort­ ment of kiddies’ things there. Special reductions for Bargain Spree days on winter lines, too. And new spring stock arriving every day. 0-0-0 CELEBRATE THIS WEEK—Make it a special occasion with a Laidlaw oven-ready turkey. Special Bargain Spree prices in this week’s ad. 0-0-0 AFTER SHOPPING—this week, why not take in a show at the Lyceum? Laugh riot "Doctor in the House” on tonight, Western musical "Calamity Jane” rest of week. See theatre calendar in this paper. 0-0-0 SPRING WOOLLENS—for tailor- ed-to-measure suits now showing at Armitage’s. Get measured for that iiew Easter suit now, 0-0-0 98c SPECIAL—Three pounds is a lot of meat for less than a dollar these days, and Perc Deyeli is continuing his 98c special for the Bargain Spree, See the ad in this issue. 0-0-0 LIKE GRANDMA’S—Like real, old- style home baking? Try bread, pastry or cakes from MacIntyre’s bakery. 0-0-0 READY FOR EASTER?—There are fine Bargain Spree buys in men’s clothing at Hanna’s Men’s Wear. And on top of that new spring merchan­ dise is coming these days. While you’re looking at the bargains, how about getting measured for a new spring suit? 0-0-0 FOR THE LADIES—The Callan Shoes ad features some terrific buys: in ladies’ dress shoes — some at less than half price. Girls’ saddle shoes are also on sale at special prices. Check ad for details. 0-0-0 EASY WASHING—Cal Burke has some real bargains in Easy Washers and Shelvador refrigerators in this issue. It will pay you to see his Bar­ gain Spree ad. SEVERAL FREE OFFERS AWNS You don’t get much for free nowa­ days, but Jack McKibbon’s drug store has lined up some free offers for Wingham’s Bargain Spree. Take Dolcin. tahlets for instance. Buy one hundred tablets of this famous rheumatic remedy at the reg­ ular’price 4 aftd* ydu ^et' Mother fifty' free—saving yourself $1.20. Jack has some other free offers, too. There’s a free deal on Super Plena- mins, one on' Richard,. Hudnut ^ham- poo, a free offer ^lths Trushay, hand lotion, Stopette deoderant, Yardley's hand lotion and Johnston baby pow­ der. See McKibbon’s ad for further details. On top of all this there are some very good specials on other drug items which will save you money when you shop’ at McKlbbonSi * Incidentally, did you know that Mc- Klbbons can get your electric shaver repaired for yoii? This and other ser­ vices Available to you are listed in McKibbon’s Bargain Spree ad. New Meteors and Mercurys Bring Smiles, Problems at Crossett's BEDROOM SUITE SALE AT WALKER HOME Getting married this spring? Or do you need some new furniture around the house? You can save money dur­ ing Bargain Spree week at the Walk­ er Home Furnishings store. Jack Walker is offering three 3-piece bedroom suites for sale at substantial reductions. And if rou buy one this week you can get 'the bed complete with spring and mat­ tress at just one dollar more than you would ordinarily pay for the bedroom suite alone. It’s like getting, a spring and mattress both for $1.00. Besides this Jack has box springs and mattresses at substantial reduc­ tions as well as 2-piece chesterfield suite and a couple of kitchen suites, one of them in the new wrought iron style, at a very great saving. Jack has what must be the biggest assortment of table lamps in this part of the country, and he has put a special price of $8.95 on many of them. This is your chance to get the best possible selection in lamps at a real, down-to-earth price. Drop in this week! BARGAINS FOR FAMILY AT EDIGHOFFER STORE Ed Edighoffer and Lloyd Ellacott, of Edighoffer's have cooked up some fine bargains for the Bargain Spree and they have them all neatly divided into men's, boys1, ladiCs’ and child­ ren’s wear departments in their ad, for your reading convenience. One of the big attractions for the men will be the 17 only, men’s suits, offered at half price—a value you rarely see nowadays. There’s plenty of other items to interest the men, including shirts, jackets, trousers and other items of apparel. In the boys’ department there are lots of values which will appeal to thrifty mothers. Ladies and children aren’t left out. Of special interest to women will be the nylon special and the items going at half price in the children’s wear department. The time to stock up on these items is now. , Don’t forget the dry goods and house furnishings department. There are plenty of fine values for everybody at Edighoffers. Used Cars Ready At Wingham Motors Jim Carr and Wilf Congram up at Wingham Motors have been pretty busy since the new Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles came in two or three months ago. There’s been a lot of ac­ tivity around the Wingham Motors garage in the past little while. With spring coming and more people getting out in their cars, a busier season still’ is in prospect. And the boys at Wingham Motors are getting ready for it by getting their used cars in shape for summer driv­ ing. If you’re thinking of trading cars this spring, why not get on the ball now and start shopping. , Visit the Wihgham Motors lot, Where there is a good ' selection of used cat’s on hand. They've Been checked over by the mehcanics and put in shape where needed and. are ready to go. You'll find that today’s “off season” prices* will suit your pocketbook, too. Five Star Specials Keep IGA Staff Busy Comparative newcomers in town, but already finding their way around are Harold Reihington and Laurie Slade, at ’ Remington’s IGrA t store. Teamed tip With Lloyd Smith at the meat counter, they keep a running line of 5-star specials which liven the shopper’s buying, -every week. Last week one of their prices was so low people thought there was a mistake In the paper. "That was & hot one,” said Laurie, when asked about the price In question. Things are starting to hum around Crossett Motors these days, after three lean months during the big strike at the Ford Motor plants in Windsor and Oakville. You can see the smiling faces around the place since the first models, of the new Meteors, Lincolns ‘and Mercurys came into the shop dur­ ing the past week or so. Manager Lome McDonald and his staff are ready to go out and sell the new 1955 models, which, they feel are the finest the company has ever put out. But once they start selling they figure they’ll^ need room on the lot for trade-in% which will be dealt on the new models. Clearly a special ef­ fort on the used cars now on hand was indicated. * And so, in conjunction with the pro­ motions of the rest of Wingham’s merchants, Crossett's are holding a Bargain Spree all their own up in the north end of town. They’ve chosen a number of the best used cars they have, and made up an advertisement on the fine values now on sale at the Crossett used car lot. And those cars are particularly good value now, when they have to clear the lot for the trade-ins which will arrive during the next few weeks. Notice that there are no prices in Crossett's ad. But go in, talk it over with Lome McDonald or Harjry Fry, and we have a very strong hunch you’ll come out with the type of deal you^like. As the ad says, it’s “your deal at Crossett’s.” DIME SPECIAL TABLE A FEATURE AT KERR’S Special Bargain Spree savings on drug items are, being featured this week at Kerr’s Drug Store, and it •represents an opportunity for you to effect substantial savings on .many drug items. Reduced to half price are such items as hand lotion, home perm re­ fills, cleansing cream, bronchitis mix­ ture, poultry tonic, animal tonics, mineral tonics and several others. Substantial reductions have also been made on many other lines of nation­ ally-advertised drug needs. A special feature of Kerr’s Bargain Spree sale is the table of items clear­ ing at 10c. You never know what you may find on this table, but you may be sure there will be some real bar­ gains at this one low price. Ken Kerr has just finished his stocktaking, hence the many bargains. Read his ad over carefully and you’re sure to find something your household has been needing for the past little while. . 0 Stan and Jack Can Help With Building Thinking of building a house this spring? Now’s the time to get on the ball and see Campbell and Gor- butt about building materials, a Stan and Jack have a complete line of building materials, in fact “every­ thing you need to build a house, right from the footings to the gables, if any. They can give you a pretty good price on anything you need in that line, because their overhead is low, enabling them to pass on substantial savings to you. As soon as you decide to build, see Stan and Jack. They’ll give you a complete estimate of costs from your list of building materials- Carmichaers Feature Special on Nylons Billed as the “biggest value in ny? Ions we have ever offered” Carmich­ ael’s ate advertising nylon substand­ ards in all the exciting new spring shades at a if action of their regular value. They are also featuring first quality nylons at prices away below usual. Mike Carmichael has been getting himself a reputation for being the "nylon king” in Wingham, and we hear that his source of supply at these prices, is a deep, dark secret. Another interesting feature at Car­ michael’s is the Clearance Table, where fend-of-the-line and ohe-of-a- kind merchandise is displayed USED WASHERS TOPS AT PATTISON ELECTRIC Biggest selection of used washing machines and electric ranges you ever saw in Wingham is now on display in Pattison Electric’s basement show­ room. There’s a rumor around that John Pattison Jias been hoarding them. Truth of the matter is that John has been selling new washing machines, and, being a busy man, he hasn’t had much time to put the trade-ins in shape and he doesn’t like to sell used washers without going over them thoroughly and replacing all the worn out parts. Lately things have changed, During the past month or two John got cracking and completely recondition­ ed a bunch of washers—fixed them up almost like new, even to the paint job—especially for Bargain Spree week. If you’re in the market for a real good washer, or need an extra for the cottage, here’s your opportunity. Choose one from the biggest stock of used appliances in town—values you won't be able to duplicate anywhere else in the district. Drop in and see John’s basement showroom- See the great selection of used washers and- choose yours—to­ day! REAL BUYS IN RUBBER FOOTWEAR AT DUNLOPS Spring isn’t too far away, and Vern Dunlop, of Dunlop’s Shoe Store, can help you anticipate the weather. He says he can’t even remember When you could buy rubbei’ boots for as little as he is asking in Bargain Spree week. In his ad you’ll find men’s, boys’ .and youths’ red-and- black soled rubber boots at real down-to-earth prices. Spring -and mud are coming and now is the time to get rubber boots at these special low prices. Another item that caught our eye In the, Dunlop ad was men's shoes at a. special low price we haven’t seen for a long time. They’re broken lines in various sizes, but if you’re lucky and can find a pair to fit, you stand to save a lot of money. For ladies with cold feet Vern has an extra special in shearling lined rubber flight boots, guaranteed to keep your feet warm under just about any conditions. The price is just about a third of what you’d expect to pay ordinarily. Many Old-Fashioned Bargains At Welwood’s Store This Week Chick Mortality Loss Less with Shur=Gain Faster-growing and earlier maturing chicks with lower mortality losses are promised in an ad for Canada Pack­ ers' Shur-Gain Chick Starter, for sale at the Canada Packers plant in Wing­ ham. Chicks actually grow faster, feather out sooner and mature earlier when fed with Shur-Gain, tests at the Shur-Gain demonstration farm have shown. For vigorous, healthy, fast-growing chicks, visit Canada Packers during Bargain Spree days and lay in a sup­ ply of ShUr-Gain Chick Starter. Painting Troubles? See 'Wallpaper Shop Ever wish you could get just the right shade in paint? It’s a lot easier than you think at the Wallpaper Shop. /The famous Flo-Glaze colprizer ser­ vice is designed to help you get ex­ actly the shade you want,; a!rid boasts ho fewer than 1,322 colors plus many deep shades. You pick out the shade you 'waht from the book of many colors and with the exclusive colorizer system your paint is mixed to ’ rigid cOlOtizer specifications. All colors are gldss finishes, which means that you have a far greater choice of colors available in enamel, flat, velvet seml- and finishes than would bo possible ordinarily. Drdp into the Wallpaper Shop for help with your paint problems today! PLENTY OF ACTION THESE DAYS AT HUGH ALLAN MOTORS The south end of town has been considerably livened up of late since Hugh Allan arrived from Toronto to take over what used to be Reavie Motor Sales. Now Hugh and Jack Reavie have teamed up in the busi­ ness of supplying Buicks, Pontiacs and GMC trucks to the ‘people of Wingham and district, and from the number of cars seen going in ■ and out of the show room and lot, it looks as if they’re making a pretty good job of it. The new 1955 Pontiac has had a lot tb do with all the activity around the Hugh Allan establishment. Fea­ turing 8 great power teams, the “high-priced” wrap-around wind­ shield, new ball-type steering, 4-way balanced ride and all-new glamoramic interiors, the new Pontiac is proving to be a popular favorite with the public. Drop in to Hugh Allan Motors and see the new Pontiac today. Or, if you’re looking for a good used car, stop in and have a look at the selec­ tion of A-l reconditioned used cars with a 90-day, 50-50 used car war­ ranty. Check the prices—and the the cars at Hugh Allan Motor Sales. BARGAINS STORE-WIDE AT PURDON’S SALE Purdon’s Ladies’ and Children’s Wear is featuring a, store-wide clear­ ance of winter wear for Wingham’s Bargain Spree this week, with re­ ductions on regular prices of up to 50 per cent. All ladies’ hats and coats, including all-weather coats are selling at half price, with a third off on blouses, blazers, sweaters, skirts, slacks, dress­ es and suits. The store is also offering one-third off on all children’s winter wear. Athol Purdon has taken no halfway measures when it comes to .offering values for the Bargain Spree. He is slicing off a straight 20 per cent on all other items in the store with the exception of yardage and rugs, which have been reduced by 10 per cent. If you’ve ever wanted an Axmin- ster rug, the Bargain Spree presents your opportunity of getting one at. substantial savings. Purdon’s have three on sale at very special prices. Check their ad for further details and other specials for the value-conscious shopper. Activity around Welwood’s Variety Store has been feverish for the past month or so with everybody getting ready for the big store-wide stock re­ duction sale advertised in this week’s Bargain Spree edition of the Advance- Times. When you have a look at Wel­ wood’s ad, you’ll see why. At last count we tallied over fifty items in the full-page spread, and Norm as­ sures us that these are only some of the many special values throughout the store, got together for this special event. This year’s sale promises to be even bigger than the great event which set the town on its ear last year. Ac­ cording to Norm there is a larger stock on hand in the store now than before and some of the bargains are even' bigger. Many articles are marked down to half their original price and less, at both Welwood stores In Wingham and Lucknow. There’s a lot of reading material in the Welwood ad this week, but it makes good reading to value-cons­ cious shoppers. For the ladies there are lace-trimmed slips, kitchenware, full-fashioned hose at less than half their regular price, and a grab-bag deal on clothespins—all you can grab with one hand for 7c. Men will be Interested in the dress shirts, tops and briefs and hocks, at greatly reduced prices. There’s a big stock of toys on hand for the children at special sale prices. In fact there’s something for the whole family at special prices' this week at Welwood’s. In addition to the bargains, any­ one is eligible for a free draw on a 20-piece Swinnerton china set. Drop in, get in on the bargains and free draw at Welwood’s. Something New Has Been Added For Stainton's Bargain Spree NEW TV OFFERED AT BLUEVALE CREAMERY Don Robertson, out at the Bluevale Creamery, is one of the latest entries in the television field. Don has the agency for the famous Emerson tele­ vision, and he is stocking a set es­ pecially designed for fringe area re­ ception. If you haven’t yet bought a tele­ vision set it would. appear a good idea to drop in at the Bluevale Crea­ mery and look over the new Emerson, compare its features before you buy any kind of TV. Don can install you antenna for you and guarantees service on the set, If you’re in the market for a refrig­ erator, Don has a 1954 model Deep­ freeze which will probably interest you. It’s a big 10 cubic foot deluxe model, regularly valued at away above the price he’s asking. Beaver Offers Plans For Plywood Use Farmers with building problems can save on their repair bills by using fir ply sheathing, according to an ad for Beaver Lumber Company, in this week’s Bargain Spree edition. Advantages of plywood sheathing are that it can be used inside or out, it’s waterproof, easy to handle and economical. No doubt about it, ply­ wood can save a lot of work, com­ pared with the old-fashioned method. If you need ideas on how best to use plywood, Beaver has a host of free plans, pamphlets and instruction books which will help you on the way and give you some ideas of what can be done in this line. Manager Bob Rowsell will be glad to give you any help he can in this matter. RED FRONT WOMERS DON’T MIND THE CROWD Probably the busiest store in town for its size is Harry Merkley’s Red Front Grocery. “Through these doors pass — or try to pass — the finest people in the world — my customers,” says Harry. Fact of the matter is most of Har­ ry’s customers don’t seem to mind the crowded quarters in the corner store. And the ones that do just phone in their orders and never go near the place. Harry says he’s had one cus­ tomer for nine years and he wouldn’t know the lady if he met her on the street. How can you recognize a tele­ phone voice on the street? Seriously, though, Harry’s pretty proud of his long-term customers and he’s just as proud of the fact that he tries to keep his prices as low as pos­ sible. Harry has an ad in this Bargain Spree edition. Look it up and see if there aren’t some real bargains there this week. If you’ve never dealt at the Red Front, why not give it a try this week? If you can’t get in, you can always phone your order. WASHER BARGAIN A FEATURE AT THOMSON’S A real deal on Coffield washers is offered by Thomson Appliances as a Bargain Spree attraction during this week. Extra high trade-in allowance on your old washer, plus a low, low price on the new Coffield makes a very attractive offer to housewives who need a new, fully modern wash­ ing machine. See Tommy’s nd for de­ tails. 0 Tommy also has a deal on the fa­ mous. Scrvel refrigerators which should interest those who would like a refrigerator with no running parts, and no noise. And, of course he has the regular line of Frigidaire appli­ ances, including refrigerators, ranges, freezers and Automatic washers. Incidentally Tommy has the full­ est line of home freezers in town, If you’re in the market for a home freezer, it will be to your advantage to drop in and see ihis fine selection, An innovation in Advance-Times advertising for this special Bargain Spree issue is the full-page ad with color for Stainton’s Hardware. Not for a long time, if ever, has color been used in advertising in this paper, and only in comparatively recent years, in fact has color been used to any extent in daily newspaper advertising. Stainton’s ad has a lot to recom­ mend it, apart from the color angle, too. For Perc and Murray Stainton have gathered together a collection of hardware values which would do justice to any hardware store, even in the big city. Check over the list and you will agree. In laying out one of Perc Stainton’s ads, we’re always reminded of the old expression, "everything but the kitchen sink”. Someday he’ll prob­ ably fool us and include that too. But the great diversity in the num­ ber of items advertised makes pretty good reading, especially with the values that Perc advertises. In this ad you’ll find a host of bargains, most of them in seasonal goods which can be bought now to good advantage. Syrup-making sup­ plies, paint specials, brooders and equipment, cooking ware, electrical appliances, combination doors, storm windows—all are items which can be used now and are featured as special values. Check over the Stainton ad and see what there is in it that you need. MANY USEDCAR BUYS AT LEN CRAWFORB’S If you’re planning on buying a used car this spring, check the Len Craw­ ford Motors advertisement’ in this Bargain Spree edition,. Len has a fine selection of used cars on his lot right now, and chances are he may have just what you want, at the price you want to pay. New Dodges and DeSotos, with their motion-design and the new forward look, are moving fast at Len Craw­ ford’s, and a goodly number of trade- ins have arrived during the past few weeks. Len has sharpened up hi.® pencil for Bargain Spree days, and is prepared to make a* real deal on any of the cars now standing on the lot. If you’re in the market for a new car, take a good look at the 1955 Dodge, the biggest car in the low-price field, and the most car for your mon­ ey. Big-car size, big-car style, big­ car comfort and big-car power — all in the biggest, sweetest-looking car that Dodge has ever put out! Alexander’s Offers Special Discounts A flat 10% pn all cash sales of $1.00 or over has been offered by Alex­ ander’s Hardware during the three days of the Bargain Spree this week. In addition Jack has listed some special values on electric appliances and other items which are well worth looking into. Mindful of the fact that spring is on its way, Jack has made a timely offer of 10% off on all cash sales of paint and Kem products, and sug­ gests that now is the time to buy and save, before the spring season arrives and spring house cleaning is upon us. Save yourself a solid 10% by shopp­ ing at Alexander’s Hardware during the Bargain Spree days this week. You’ll be money in pocket. Dollar Buys a Lot At Walker Store The Bargain Spree is just like Dol­ lar Day at Walker Stores, with a number of real hot items going at a dollar. There’s pure linen dish towels at four for a dollar or three for a dol­ lar, according to size, kitchen towels at three for a dollar and dish cloths at six for a dollar, to mention a few. SnOw suits are less than half price ahd ladies’ dresses are marked down to exactly half. Famous Kenwood blankets are selling at 10% off ahd this will be the last chance to buy them on the lay-away plan at these prices. Read through the Walker Store ad and see What your dollars will buy there this week.