The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-12-28, Page 2Ynge Two The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, December 28, 1955
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THE OLD HOME TOWN
HIGH RESOLVES
New Year’s resolutions are wonderful things. Every
year around this time we all engage in a certain amount of
soul-searching, and many of us make firm resolves to do
something about the sad state of affairs into which we
have fallen during the past year.
Nothing much comes of it, as a rule. All too easily
we slip back into the old groove and the fine resolutions
which looked like such a good idea around the first of the
year faded into the background and are lost in the daily
routine of everyday life.
Which is not to say that New Year’s resolutions do
us no good. It’s handy to know our own shortcomings, if
only for one or two days a year, and to resolve, if only
momentarily, to do something about them.
By STANLEY
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PAUSE AND CONSIDER
Talk of spending some $50,000 on a new front for
the Wingham Arena is bound to make a few temperatures
rise around town, especially amongst the tax payers. It
won’t be easy to blame.them, either.
Arenas seem to have become uneconomical to operate
of late, if indeed they ever were economical. Our own last
year probably cost the taxpayer between $3,000 and $5,000
to operate, and others in neighboring towns are reported
to have cost more. The financial position of most arenas
appears to be a trifle obscure because of overlapping costs
mid perhaps a duAre on the part of many towns to show
arena finance in as favorable a light as possible.
Arenas are great things for the kids, and we have no
doubt that many of our children never would learn to
skate if there were no arena. On the other hand adults
have, during the past few years, shown a marked reluc
tance to plank down their fifty cents to see a hockey
game, and the trend will probably become more pronounc
ed with the increasing popularity of television. Arenas
may fare even worse in the future.
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SIXTY YEARS AGO
On the evening of December 23th,
“Christmas Eve,” the teachers and of
ficers of the Wingham Presbyterian
Sabbath School, took peaceable pos
session of the residence of Mr D. M,
Gordon, the esteemed Superintend
ent of the Sabbath School, and pre
sented him with a large and handsome
rocking chair, of antique oak, richly
carved and beautifully upholstered.
Mr, Gordon replied suitably.
Mr, D. M. Gordon’s residence had
a close call on Monday evening. The
fire originated in the pipe and drum
upstairs, setting fire to a clothes-press
and destroying a considerable quan
tity of clothes. The window curtains
and carpet were also badly scorched,
through the presence of mind of the
family the fire was got under control,
before any more serious damage was
done.
The following officers were elected
at the regular convocation of Lebanon
Chapter No. 84, G.R.C., at the Masonic
Hall, Wingham, on the 10th inst.,
Comps. J. McGuire, Z; J. S. Smith, H;
R. Vanstone, J; T. L. Jobb, P.S.
Wilson, Treas.; J. A. Moeton, S.E,
Mainprize, S.N.; J. Fleuty, Jan.
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Groves enlisted with the First Con
tingent and took part in the terrible
battle of St. Julien, in which so many
Canadians fell. He was wounded in
three places and was in the company
with Pte. Aitcheson and Murch,
have since died of wounds.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
About -ten o'clock last Thursday
morning fire broke out in the rear of
C. Templeman’s tailor and cleaning
shop. Mr. Templeman was at his
bench in the front part of the shop
while his son was cleaning some cloth
es at the rear, when without a mom
ent’s notice the room was all a-blaze,
sending out dense clouds of smoke.
Within a very short time, after the
alarm had been soilnded the firemen
had two streams playing on the
flames. The building, which is entire
ly of frame, was thought to be prac
tically impossible to save and all the
furniture was removed but the ef
ficient work of the firemen confined
the fire to the one part of the build
ing. The loss was partially covered
by insurance.
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Who.
Shrine Club Raises
Money For Hospital
The Pal-Mocha Shrine Club recent
ly held a beef banquet in the Palm
erston Legion Hal} to raise money
for the Wingham General Hospital.
Ladies of the Palmerston Legion
Auxiliary catered to the banquet,
which was attended by 67 members
and visitors.
Entertainment was provided by K.
M. Henderson and M. "Pat" Walker,
with Mrs. Lawrence Morphy at the
piano, Mr, A. Harrison, of Atwood,
was master of ceremonies for the
evening. Receipts for the “sell a
turkey ticket” campaign was better
than the executive had hoped for,
with ticket sales amounting to over
six hundred dollars. Top ticket seller
for the Shrine Club was R. G,
Barton, of Palmerston, who sold
tickets to the tune of $125.00.
Money raised on this venture will
be .used to equip a room' in the newly
opened chronic wing of the Wingham
General Hospital. ~ ■
Turkey winners were: Bud Lott, of
Wingham; Peter McGillawee, Walker
ton; C, Horne, Mitchell; T, J, Gordon,
Stratford; Jim Gibson, Listowei; Ro
bert Aiken, Listowei; R. S. Cherry,
Palmerston; Dr. J. D. Forde, Ford-
wich; Dot Munroe, Kippen; Robert
Gibson, Wroxeter; Howard J. Stacey,
Mitchell; Tim McKeough, Listowei;
R. G. Gibson, Wroxeter; Miss Patsy
Brown, Palmerston; C. Lang, Har
riston; Wry Gowing, Listowei; Boyd
Hammond, Atwood; R. G. Barton, Pal-
merson; Paul Prior, Harriston.
BOX 473
2 Lyman St. St. Catharines,
December 2, 1955
Advance-Times,
Wingham, Ontario.
Dear Sirs;
Please find enclosed money order
for $3.00 (three dollars) for a year's
renewal to your newsy little paper.
May I add' here that I have been a
subscriber tO' your paper since the
days of Mr. Fleuty was the publisher:
Sincere season’s greetings.
(Mrs.) E. J. Sheffield
W. JI Sheffield
B.
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THERE SHOULD BE ROOM
In a recent exchange of letters between the town
council and the Wingham District High School Board, the
■former’s suggestion that the high school board provide
parking facilities met with only a lukewarm reception
amongst board members. The opinion seemed to be that
where high school visitors parked was their own business,
or possibly, that of the town.
Admittedly there are difficulties in providing park
ing space in a country where .the parking lot is liable to
be plugged up with three feet of snow for six months
during the year. On the other hand the high school is
provided with only the bare minimum of parking space
for the other six months when there is no snow to clutter
up the property.
The suggestion that Wingham police erect No Park
ing signs on the adjoining streets and issue tickets to high
school visitors who disobey them, isn’t much of an idea,
either, as board members would probably admit if they
happened to be tagged themselves.
If the Wingham District High School, sitting on top
of 14 acres of the best property in town, hasn’t room for
parking facilities, it makes you wonder who has.* * *
FORTY YEARS AGO
A very serious accident happened
Thursday afternoon last while Mr. and
Mrs. John Weir of the Sth concession
of Turnberry with their two children
were driving to town, in which their
infant daughter was so seriouly in
jured that she died the following day.
The accident was caused by a run
away, the horse taking fright at a
Christmas tree which was lying on the
road. In its dash it tore the reins from
the hands of the driver and careened
down the road for some distance be
fore the cutter in which they were
riding upset. The baby girl was four
months old and had an-, arm broken
and injuries to her head. She was
taken to the hospital, where an opera
tion was performed, but died the fol
lowing day. Mr. Weir had his head
cut ond one leg injured. Mrs. Weir
had several ribs fractured and was
severely shaken up. Their three-year-
old son, who was with them, escaped
uninjured.
Pte. Fred Groves, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Groves, arrived home on
Monday evening and was met at the
station by the Citizen’s Band and a
large number of citizens of Wingham
and was given a hearty reception,
Headed by the band a procession was
formed and wended its way down Jos
ephine street, the members of the
161st. Battalion taking part. Pte,
on
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
No doubt about it, 1955 has been an eventful
around Wingham.
During the twelve months a new high school has been
completed, a new hospital wing has been opened, a new
television station has started from scratch and got on the
air, and a successful Frontier Days celebration has been
held.
All of which W£ would say is not too bad for a town
of this size. In fact many towns twice as big haven’t
any better facilities.
While we may have no more high schools or hospital
wings to build for a while, there is still work that can be
done in Wingham. A couple more industries would not
come amiss, and a riverside park or a swimming pool of
some kind would make good community projects.
All in all it doesn’t appear as if the town will run out
of things to do for a long time yet.
DON’T KNOW US
The American people don’t dislike they simply
don’t know us, says Bruce Hutchison in the Financial
Tost.
“Oh, to be sure, the American press is full of disjoint*
cd items about some Canadian oil field, uranium mine or
our
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industrial development. We are often represented to
neighbors—quite truthfully, I believe—as the most
twiate and best-run country on earth.
“All this news, however, is pitiably superficial,
ignores everything that goes on half an inch below
deceptive Canadian surface. It certainly ignores
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growing uneasiness of the Canadian people, the largest
political fact in this country today/’
I The Sihle Today
' The structure of the Scriptures has
been of great interest to Bible lovers
for centuries. Perhaps this is why we
have inherited a quantity of unique
detail not available on any other book.
Many amazing facts about the phy
sical composition of the “Book of
Books”- are known. -
The Bible is comprised of 3,556,480
letters, 773,693 words, 31,102 verses,
1,189 chapters and 66 books. The
middle verse is Psalm 118:8. The
twenty-first verse of the seventh
chapter of Ezra contains all the
letters of the alphabet, except “J.”
The longest word is in Isaiah 8:1—
“Mahet-shald-hash-baz.” The word
“Lord” occurs 1,855 times and the
word “and” 46,277 times. One hundred
and eighty direct quotations from the
Old Testament are found in the New
Testament,
The Old Testament Contains 39
books classified,—they are 5 books of
the law, 12 of history, 5 of poetry and
17 of prophecy. The New Testament
consists of 27 books. Herd there are
4 records of the life of Christ called
the "Gospels,” one book of history, .21
epistles or letters and 1 book of pro
phecy,
Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm. It
has been referred to as a “Halcllujah
Chorus” of 176 verses, its censttuction
is art ingenious acrostic of the Hebrew
alphabet. Except for two .verses all
use some nahie of the Bible,
The original manuscripts in Hebrew
and Greek were not divided into chap
ters and verses. These came later and
were devised to mark sections suitable
for public reading and easy finding of
favourite passages,
Capital letters only ware used in
the original copies and there was no
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we extend to all out
friends our sincere good wishes for
Health, Prosperity and
Happiness during the coming year
START YOUR NEW YEAR RIGHT!
Bay your Drugs, Drug Sundries and Veterinary
Supplies from your Druggist!
He alone has been trained to handle drugs. He knows drugs and
will not sell you short. Beware of drugs you can buy at any channel
outlet. These drugs are usually sold at these outlets because they
are not recognized as quality merchandise by the Medical Profession
and the Druggist, Once again, beware of pedlars and retailers who
try to sell drugs without the proper training. They are out to make
a sale — but not in the customer's interest.
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New Year*# Eve
11.45 p.m.~~Watchnight Communion
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FIFTEEN YEARS' AGO
The local curling club was repre
sented at a London sped on Wednes
day by one rink, Joe Evans, O. Hasel-
grove, Jim. Carr and’ Donald Rae, skip.
They won two of their three games.
A non-commissioned officers’ course
will be held in the Armouries here
after the New Year. The date . has
not yet 'been definitely set but it is
expected that the course, which will
be held evenings, will last two or three
months;
Harold Wilfred Cantelon, son of Mr.
and Mr3. Roy Cantelon, left on Mon
day for Brandon to take up duties in
an air crew in* the R.C.A.F. It was
some time ago that he passed his ex
aminations but-he only received his
acceptance the latter . part of last
week.
We have received' word’ from Mr.
and Mrs. A. M, Crawfords that they
have reached their winter home in
Florida and that the trip? was ^ very
pleasant one*;
Tim property committee of Huron
Council has decided to call for tenders
for the. sale of the house .which has
been used as a shelter? either furnish
ed or unfurnished. They inspected the
premises Thursday; ■ ’
Clayton Fryfogle lost a fine stallion
Wednesday when it went into a hole
near the cemetery and fractured its
leg. The animal had to be dispatched.
Clayton had purchased this thorough
bred at Brampton a short time ago
and to keep it in shape had it doing
duty on the mail route. At the time
of the accident it was being driven by
Fred Colvin.
By Rev. G, D. Parson, B.A.,
Sec. Upper Canada Bible Society
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reading and copying more difficult. In
English the following is how a verse
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Suggested Readings
Sunday, Matt. 2:1-11; Monday, Matt.
22:12-23; Tuesday, Matt. 3:1-17? Wed
nesday, Matt. 4:1-22; Thursday, Isaiah
40:1-11} Friday, Isaiah 55:1-13; Satur
day, Psalms 1-3: 1-22.
eMay 1956 bring
you health, happiness,
and the fulfillment,
of your most
cherished dreams.
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