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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1947-11-13, Page 8Mined 15 guests on Sunday, November 2. A onickdl dinner was enjoyed, also A birthday cake with candles, in honor of Mr. Chas, Irwin's 94th birthday. On the same day Mr, Irwin's great, great grandson, Kenneth Parrish was 2 months old, thus making the fifth gen- oration. Many friends join with. the family in wishing that Mr. Irwin may be spored to spend many more happy birthdays. ' The Howick District L, 0, L. met in the Orange Hall on Tuesday even,' CHESTERFIELDS CHAIRS, SOFA BEDS, ANTIQUES RAE'-'COVERED GIBSON'S UPHOLSTERING and REPAIR SHOP MAPLE ST. WINGHAM REMINISCING ..„. VQRTY ARS AGO . VIrroxeter.--j. R. Gibson's cider and apple butter factory. is „doing a rushing business these days. A morning elec- tric light service has been put on from Sewing Machine Repair Service ALL MAKES Work Guaranteed Free Estimates Machines Electrified Needles and Belts Agent STAINTON HARDWARE Telephone 30 Wingharn P 01416*tb tt kifit tlt is ()tit tostattti Ow ftaioc(niaaa4$1,2oetroach Wiles pleYtheir part itt ti•end work eitaia ataat, applying to certain uses , o LE T"---Y WHEREAS the requirements of war production and the scarcity of materials since have restricted the construction of electric power developments; AND WHEREAS the consumption of electric power has continued to increase at such an accelerated rate since the termination 'of the war that consumption demand of consumers now serviced, without taking into account pending applications for power, has increased by 25 per centum over the 1945 consumption demand and if the Commission were to carry the reserve of 15 per centum considered provident prior to the war and absorbed in meeting wartime demands, the increase in power requirements would in fact be 40 per centum; AND' WHEREAS the demand upon the Commission for electric power is substantially in excess of its electric power resources, and the Commission is of the opinion that a state of emergency exists and has so declared; NOW THEREFORE the Commission makes the following regulations: REGULATIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION UNDER THE POWER COMMISSION ACT ;sr:: 77c1-, .746 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, November 13, 1947 5;30 to 7 a,m, Twouew cement cross- ings have been completed On Main street by contractor John Patterson,' During the high wind early last Sun- day morning most of the 78-foot stack on the electric light plant came down. • Salem—Mr, and Mrs, G, ;Barton are at present visiting in Harriston. Mr, Wm, Mitchell and Mr, H, Henning finished packing the winter apples last week. Mr, and Mrs, J. Cathers spent Sunday afternoon at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Thos. McMichael. Belgrave—Adam Maguire returned from Manitoba last week, Chas John- ston and Duncan McCallum are after the fleet-footed deer in the wilds of Muskoka. Mr. and Mrs, Turnbull, Miss Carr, Mrs. Hogg of Grey, and Mrs. Cox of Stratford were guests of Mrs. Bates last week. Local Items—S, Bennett's planing mill is very busy with work for the new Bank, Mr. H. Green's houses, and the new C. P. R. station work at Lis- towel. The Clinton News-Record re- ports that Miss Pearl Shannon enter- tained a number of girls on Friday evening last in honor of Miss Bessie Marsales of Wingham, and that every- one enjoyed themselves in games and music, with one of the features of the evening being an "Age" contest for which prizes were given. High School Notes—The weekly exams are now written on `‘blue" Mon- day in lieu of Friday, and the experi- ment has indeed dyed Monday a deep- er blue. A book, entitled "The Auto- biography of a Sprinter," is shortly to be pithlished by Mr. W, McLean, Wingham's Longboat, Among other interesting numbers on Friday after- noon, the Harmonica Band was simply "magnifique," the rendering of "Old Black Joe" by the boys' octette was heartily applauded and Mr. Daniel O'- Toole's fine tenor voice was heard to advantage, Personals—Mr. W. J. Plenty, prop- rietor of the Oakville Record, accom- panied by his sons, Harry and Byrnes, visited his parental home over Sunday. Mr, John Wilford of Blyth .was in town on Monday, Dr. Geo. Ball of Toronto spent Sunday with his mother in town. Sfation Agent Change—It has been definitely decided by the G. 1'. R. that Mr. Harold, the agent here during the last five years, shall receive a promo- tional move to Brantford. His succes- sor is Mr. Henry of Brussels. Sangster were guests at a shower given in honor qf and Mrs. (formerly. Ruth Sangster) MacDonald,. Moles- worth, on Tuesday evening last. Mr and Mrs, G.\ S, Smyth and daughters were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wassmau, of Bornholm. Messrs. Gm. Gibson, Tony Meahan and Harry Dane attended a banquet in Brussels last Friday night, St. Helens Mr, and Mrs. Earl Cranston and family are moving into Mrs. Clark's house this week. Messrs. F, 0. Todd .and Tom Todd are ex- hibiting their cattle at the Royal Win- ter Fair, and Mr. W. I. Miller is showing poultry. Mr, Chas, McQuil- lan, of Centralia, Miss Mildred Mc- Quillin, Stratford, Miss Anna Stuart, of Toronto, and Misses Mabel and I-rene Wood, of Kitchener, were home for the holiday. GORRIE The Gregg family received word last week of the death, in Edmonton, of Minnie Gregg, wife of David Hark- ness, following a. long illness. De- ceased was a ,sister of the late Wm. H. Gregg and both :he and her husband were residents of Howick in their Rev, of .KerWetecl has been named rector of the Church of the Messiah, Kincardine and St, Luke's Church, Lurgan, to take charge De- cember 7, NIA Ball was rector of St. Stephens Anglican Church here from May 1939 to February 1948, when he left to go overseas as a chaplain. Arch- deacon. W. N. Hartley, whom he suc- ceeds at 'Kincardine, is retiring to Dur- ham after 47 years as a clergyman and 14 years service at Kincardine. He also is well known in Howick. Mr. and Mrs, Bower Farrier enter- HAMILTON OPTICAL CO. W. R. Hamilton, R. 0. Optometrist for Over 25 Years. Telephone 37 for Appointment. -i(i4e„,,DETROIT Whether on business or pleasure-bent, make this "Goodwill Hotel" your headquarters. Located right in the center of ,everything . . , a block east of Woodward Avenue on Elizabeth Street, overlooking Grand Circus Parke Hotel Wolverine Is accessible to all sections of the city. 500 rooms ... each with tub and shower, Good food. Ample parking spaces garage service also available. Home of THE TROPICS most unusual night eaot le Detroit . . . luzurious South ;ems atmosphere. HOTE NOLVERINE I 74e Cf50,51/e.tAiit qe,Itel" stso soNat".12Ontiou * v '41 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO EpworthLeague Officers—The Ep- worth League was well attended on Monday evening when the following officers were elected for the ,ensuing year: Hon. Pres.-Rev. C. E. Cragg, Pres.-T, H. Gibson, 1st Vice-Pres.-W, B. McCool, 2nd Vice-Pres.-Blanche Bennett, 3rd Vice-Pres. - Wilfred French, 4th Vice-Pres,-Olive Isard, 5th Vied-Pres. - Hazel Brandon, Pianist- Nettie Christie, Secretary-Addie Proc- ter, Treas.-Verna Joynt. Remembers Dead Heroes — Union Armistice services were held in Wing- ham in the Presbyterian and Methodist churches on Sunday evening. The Presbyterian church was fairly well filled and the services were taken charge of by the minister, Rev. Dr. Perrie and the pastor of the Baptist church, Rev. E. J. Harris, B. A. The Methodist church was packed and the pastor, Rev. C. E. Cragg, B.D., was assisted by Rev. H. W. Snell, B.A., rector of St. Paul's Anglican church. The service in both churches was most impressive. The proceeds of the col- lections were donated to the Memorial Fund and was as follows: At the Pres- byterian, $38.70; and at the Methodist, $52.25. Our Dead Heroes—Those who gave their lives overseas were as follows: R. J. Fallis, Geo. Hayles, A. Dovey, P. Syder, Grant Fetterly, H. French, Robt. Chettleburgh, J. Holland, Alfred Pullen, H. M. Philcox, E. J. Murch, Gordon Adair, D. Laughlan Aitcheson, H. J. Bond, C. McLean, Wallace Ait- cheson, Ross Forsyth, Leonard Brock, Theo, T, McDonald, Paul E, Gillespie, Harvey F. Willis, Richard Howson, A. T, Horne, W. Edward Helps, Wilbur Johnson, Harry Barker, Jack Mitchell, Harry Bradley, Geo. Monk, Thos, T. MacDonald, Those who died at home afterwards are: Nursing Sister, Maud Hanna, Dr. John Wellwood, Capt. Bev- erly Ball, Capt, Norman Nicholls, Pte. Arthur Shropshall, Pte. Fred Aiding- ton, Pte, Wilfred Pocock, Pte. David Lougheed, South African Veteran, Edgar-Moffat—Married in Tunther- rY, on Wednesday, November 15, at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 3. Moffat, Clarke V., to Mr. Arnold Edgar of Wroxeter, by Rev. C. E. Cragg, B.D. tiv 11' 1 1 11 1.11 111 11 11 11 11 1 1 " • itt etile••. a tauntiry••• a, Bank T It as VEIN proves rich, a shaft is sunk, and a new mining town springs into life. The Main street takes form Commercial buildings rise. 'When such a development ocean, the services of a bank are needed — to handle payrolls, to keep savings accounts and, as the town grows, to furnish bank credit :for the needs of the community. This is a basic pattern in Canada% develops- TritILT. And part of it is the local bank nianager, providing those financial services which help Canadian men and -women to win the rewards of modern enterprise and rsecidert ¤ * * FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Weir-Stokes--At the Presbyterian Manse, Wingliani, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Margaret Myrtle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Stokes, became the bride of James Gordon Weir, of Eel- more. Rev. K. MacLean officiated. Personals—Neil and Eleanore Mc- Lean are visitors in Toronto this week. Oliver and Fairy Fells, London, spent the week-end at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McKinney were week- end guests with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gurney. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Arm- strong and Craig visited last week-end with Mr. and Mrs, S. R. Armstrong, Peterborough. Council Notes—Last meeting of the Council before elettion. Councillor taker reported the Bowling Club house had been moved onto the park ground. Mayor Willis brought up the matter of relief for transients. In regard to local relief it was decided that Council fol- low the Provincial plan. Whitechurch — Mt. and Mrs, John Richardson And family' spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bryces, of Turnberry, Mr. and Mrs. James Hark- ness, of Culrosso spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Harkness.. Mr„ and Mrs. Slimly and children spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Carrick :Gorrie--Mr, and Mrs, Iten,• Hastie visited on Thursday with Mr. and Nits. Ira McLean of Brussel& Mr and Mrs. B. Radford and son, Maurice of Wal- ton, spent the holiday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. IL A. Ashton. Mrs. W. C. King and son, Earl, are visiting this week with Mrs. King' sister, Mrs. Thos. McDonald,, at Motet- worth. Wroxeter -- Mr. -am! Mrs. James JENSEN & CO. 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No municipality or municipal commis- sion receiving electrical power from the Commission shall without the written authority of the Commission supply or use or permit to be supplied or used by any person the electrical power or any part thereof for the following purposes:— lighting of interior or exterior signs; interior or exterior lighting of show windows; interior or exterior outline or orna- mental lighting; interior or exterior lighting for deco. ratiVe or advertising purposes; (e) out-door and flood-lighting for white. ways and for parking lots; used,car lots, servioe stations and 'out-door industrial premises above a minimum permissible only between sunset and sunrise, as follows:— (i) parking lots and used-car lots, 2 watts per 100 square.feet of space only while open for business; (ii) service stations), 100 watts per gasoline pump standard, exclu- sive of lights in, pumps, and only while the service station is open for business; and (iii) out-door industrial premises, amount necessary for working areas only; (f) the operation of air healers, electric grates* or electric boilers used for heating purposes in.stores or offices; (g) street-lighting between sunrise and sunset; (h) lighting of marquees or sidewalk can- opies except 2 watts per square foot of floor-space or sidewalk area cover- ed by the marquee or canopy between sunset and sunrise; (1) lighting of entrances or exits in excess of 5 watts per foot of width of the entrance or exit; and (j) lighting of interiors of business Premi- - ses after, cessation of business with the public except the amount necessary to enable staff to work. 2. These regulations do not apply to, (a) (i) flood-lighting of airports; (ii) lighting for police and fire ser- vices and protection; (iii) lighting required by law; and (iv) lighting of direction signs and signs designating the office of a medical practitioner; and (b) the use of electricity for interior dom. eslic purposes and an hospitals. 3. No person shall, unless under the written authority of theComitlision, take .from any municipality or. Municipal commission any electrical power received iron' the Com- mission and use it for the purposes specified in regulation 1. 4. No person shall, unless under the Written authority of the Commission, take any elec- trical power generated or procured by the Commission and use it for the purposes specified in regulation 1.4, 5. These regulaiions shall oonteInto force at'One o'clock min. of the 10th of November, 1947. (a) (b) (c) (d) laf farther clarification is required please contact your local Hydro office. 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