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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1951-01-10, Page 2Curling Quite A Simple Game Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thompson visited relatives in Detroit during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stonehouse of Guelph, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Taylor. Mrs. Raymond Finnigan and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Finnigan of Crewe. Grace and Bill Thompson visited in Wingham during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. George Webster were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Chamney. Mrs. Ernest Snowden and son, Billy, spent a few days with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Humphrey, St. Helens. ViITINEAT SUN RAY VITAMIN WM/WO r Engine Check for to-, Alet -... ,,,_____ Winter • 42,li r fr•.- - _It% i fidszt-4 Motoring Feel prepared for the tough cold-weather motoring ahead. Let us check your tires, inspect and adjust brakes,' lubricate all bearings inspect and adjust ignition, and tune motor. Low Cost! DRIVE UP NOW! U U I U U U Wingham Motors Telephone 139 ROW pm um bay. REPAIRS and ACCESSORIES ••0111.0 GNU PLAII Chevrolet, Oldsmobile Cars Chevrolet Trucks • I a a FORDWICH BELGRAVE Holiday visitors were: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wendt and baby Toronto, Mr. and Mrs, Stewart Schaefer, London with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Schaefer, ,Mrs. Agnes Jamieson, Elora with Mr. \Vm. Brown and Jack. Miss Eleanor Ashton, London and Everitt Ashton, Hornepayne, with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ashton. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Fallis and Evelyn, Mt, Vernon, Ohio, with Mrs. E. A. Fallis. Misses l‘lattd Harding, Toronto and Esther Harding. Mount Forest, at their home. Mr, and Mrs. Clare Hutchison. To- ronto with the Gibson families. Mrs. Frank Warrell, Washington, D.C„ with Mrs. John Warrell and Catharine and Mr. Jas. Warrell. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Bricker and children, Kitchener with Mrs. Mary Denny. Misses Jean Wallace and Reita Harding and Gordon Mann were in Guelph last week taking the short course ,at the O.A.C. Mrs. Nellie Gamble spent a week with her daughter Mrs. Ted Harris and Mr. Barris at Brownsville, Mr. Philip Harding is visiting with his sou and daughter in Toronto and also in Chicago. Miss Ruth Patterson, Galt, and Mr. Ron tlickle, Brantford, spent New Year's with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Patterson. Mr. John Graham spent the holidays with his son Mr. Eldon Graham in Toronto. Friends will learn with regret of the death of Mrs. Harry Gibson, Guelph. She was well known here, having spent her girlhood and early married life in the village. Funeral service was held in Guelph on Tuesday, Janu- ary chit, Piit"waking a game room 'deaf for daildint, It is beg to use a Odelal .dointii Wait for triOSt satiStsetory math& Congratulations • to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Walker on the birth of their baby son. Mr. Kenneth Scott spent a couple of days last week its Toronto. Hydro men have been making the. rounds of the district, checking motors and equipment for the 60-cycle conversion which is getting under way in this part of the province. Mrs. Yohan of Belmore is spending a couple of weeks at the home of her daughter Mrs. Wilfred Walker. Miss Muriel Brydges of Stratford General Hospital spent the New Year' week-end at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hanna and family of Listowel visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna, Mrs. Harry Cook spent last week at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harold Slessor of Tiverton,. who has been quite ill with measles. Guild Meeting, The regular meeting of the Ladies' Guild was held at the home of Mrs, C.. W. Wade, The vice president, Mrs. H. Vannan, took charge and all joined in singing the hymn "Ring out Wild Bells" followed by prayer and Scrip- ture reading. Letters and expressions of thanks were received front many shut-ins and friends who had been remembered at Christmas. Mrs. C. Wade and Mrs. A. Perdue were appointed to meet with committees from the United and Presbyterian Churches to arrange for the Day of Prayer, A quilting was planned for the following week at the home of Mrs. Cooper Nethery, The meeting closed with prayer and lunch was served by the hostess. Women's Institute to Meet The regular meeting of the Wo- men's Institute will be held Tuesday, January 16 at :3G in the Cons-, munity Centre. Convenor, Mrs. C. Logan, a demonstration will be given by Mrs. M, Taylor; critrent events by Mrs, Geo, Michie, Roll call to be answered with a hot supper dish, A debate "Resolved that living in the good old days was preferable to these modern times,,) will be the high light of the meeting, The refreshment committee, Mrs. f. Anderson, Mra, H. Wheeler, (Mrs, Jas: CallteS, ?AG: 4 TWO THE WINGHAM, ADVANCE,Vgg$ Wednesday, January 10th., 1051 A......0.0mgoworsimimimmoMNPI '"\NALKIE TALKIE" * * * Twenty-five Years Ago Rev, H. W. Snell preached his fare- well sermon in St. Paul's Church, on Sunday evening. Two Wingham men died suddenly Thomas Cassels and William McCoy. David Ross of Brussels, celebrated his 100th New Year's, he is the granfather of Dr. G. H. Ross of Wing- ham. Mrs, AndreW Mitchell and (laugh- ter, Miss Agnes, leave this week for Florida, • Ex-Mayor Gurney was elected chairman of the Public Utilities Com- mission. Reeve j, Walton McKibbon was called to Toronto owing to the .3er- ious illness of his aunt. Lacrosse meeting in the town hall on Thursday night, 4, Fifteen Years Ago Mayor John W. Hanna, Reeve Fred L. Davidson and Commissioner A. J. Walker, were hosts at a banquet fol- lowing the council meeting. The local customs office was cloyed by the government. W. H. French and H. L. Sherbondy were named town auditors. Mr. Arthur Henderson returned to Derby where he was teaching- school. WESTFIELD Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Campbell and family, visited on Saturday with Mr, and Mrs. John Doerr of Auburn. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Taylor and Miss Eileen were guests on Friday at the home of Mr. and Al cs. Milton Hooper, of St. Marys. Miss Mildred Thornton of Wing- ham, and Mr. Elwood Miller of Lon- don, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McDowell. , gr. and Mrs, Leslie Vincent and 4 children of London, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs, Jack. Buchanan. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McVittie and Kenneth, of Blyth, visited`on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Win. McVittie. Among the guests at the home of Mrs, Fred Cook on New Year's Day were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cook and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook, Mrs. 1. Snell of Belgrave; Mr. and Mrs. James Boak and James Jr., of Crewe; Mr. Jim Walsh of 3rd. Con- cession of East Wawanosh and Mr. A. E. Cook of Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Deans and dau- ghters of Tara, were guests on New Year's Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Norman McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Radford of Parkhill, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Snell. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell visit- ed on Friday at the home of Mrs. Richard Gardiner of Dungannon. Mr, and Mrs. Bruce ,Marshal of Wingham were among the gUests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Jack Buc- hanan on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and family, visited on Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cardiff of Brus- sels. Miss Maureen Knox of Kitchener, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Campbell. Mr. and rs. Maurice Bosman vis- ited on Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Young of Hullett Township. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Biggerstaff and family, spent Tuesday with Mr. and•Mrs. Win, Bryant of Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith and family visited on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith of Molesworth. Messrs. Donald Campbell and Mur- ray Knox, spent the first of the week in Windsor. Mrs. A. E. Johnston and Mr. Mor- ley Johnston of West Walkatiosh, spent New Year's with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell. Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Hayden and family' of Wingham, visited oil Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Smith. Mr, and Mrs. Bert Vincent of Bel- grave, visited on Saturday with Mrs. j. L. McDowell, Mr. and Mts. Donald Stouchouse of Guelph, visited on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. nett Taylor. Miss Violet Cook is spending a few days with Me. and Mrs. Geo, Cook, BelgtaVe. We ate pleAsed to know th4t infant Soh of Mr, aiid Mts. BinetSOn Rodger is improving aftdr ark attack Of ,pneumonia, Metats, Harvey and Norman: Wigs ntinntt, had WightthAti and AteL Thos. H enryH vialted oil Monday at the home of MrS, Mathers bf tuck, no*: (From the Banff (Alta) Crag & Canyon) The following taken from The Bal- carres Free Lance will be of speCial interest to many who have wondered for many years what is in Ibis game of curling that takes one front warm home fires in the coldest days of win- ter, and persuades them to go to great expense and effort to attend bonspiels all over the country, "For the benefit of our citizens, men who have not learned about this grand old game, we have been asked to give an outline of how the game is played. To get an accurate story we interviewed one of our leading curlers, and secured the following The ceiling game itself is the es- sence of simplicity, consisting of four players on a side, each throwing chunks of tombstone with handles, at a target down on the ice. The skip is the egg who stands at the target end and informs all the players on Ids side how rotten they are, After all the other players are through, the two skips proceed to the shooting end and, after they have flung their rocks, one of them swells out his cheit and the other glances at the ice maker and gives him a dirty look. After the end is played, the side making the fewest mistakes scores as many shots as they have, shots closer U U U a a U N U a • a U U U U U U U a a 03:1tr Vitt111:taltt Published at N.V.inghtnit, .0mariit NVL-ti.•=s.r Brothers, Publishers, \V. Ilaro \\,',.sievr, Editor Member Audit Bureau of -Circulation Authoriled as Second Class Mail Post (./ftice 1)ept, Subscription Rate — One Year $2.50, Six. Months $1.,35 in ad\ alt:e t. S. A. $3.00 per year Em.eign Rate $3.30 Pqr Year Advertising Rates on ,tpplieati011 There Are Many Ways To Stay Young About five hundred years ago a gentleman from Old Spain with the fancy monniker of Ponce de Leon spent somewhat more than the fashionable winter season in sun- y He and his band were in quest of something that has ever interested the mind of man (and woman.) He had heard that in this new land one might find the spring of eternal youth. Of course the hardy conquistador was searching for some essence which would preserve the physical being in' its prime and beauty, but from the dawn of time men have had the same thought in Mind. Though our ancient ances- tors may have placed all the emphasis on the state of :,7otith which pertains to the body, they were in reality lohg- ing for that happy condition of mind which one usually associates with his early years. In our present modern world the search is, perhaps, more feverish than ever before. Almost every individual is following his own path, and in some cases many paths to- wards the mirage, Those who seem to approach this dream of perfection most closely are the ones who follow their star almost unconsciously. They are, in reality, the people who have learned to grow old gracefully, for they are the people who have never become aware that time is fleeing. These lucky creatures are invariably those who have found pursuits other than the ones at which they earn their livings. They have hobbies. They have a priceless alterna- tive to the eternal stagnation of boredom which is the hot- 'bed of self-pity and physical decay. A short time ago one of our older acquaintances took up painting. That she was well over sixty made no differ- ence; she was interested and applied herself to the job. The fact that her work is now in considerable demand is beside the point. The important thing is that she is completely absorbed and contented while she is painting. We have been delighted since coining to Winghz-un to find a teen-town in operation. The curling club seems to be universally popular with most of the men and many of the ladies. The bridge club thrives and -there are doubtless many more activities of this kind of which we have not vet learned. They ,are the signposts of good health in commun- ity life and they can be sure of our continued interest. The Show Goes Steadily On The war situation in the Far East has created a rather strange outlook on the part of the man on the street, and more particularly on the part of the average business man. Seldom before has there been a similar situation when the the threat of war hung over the entire world for many months. We have, of course, all kinds of prophets, not only the ones who can tell us just when the war will start and who will win, but also the ones who have definite know- ledge that Russia has no intention of precipitating war for another five years. The fact of the matter is that we don't know anything about it. Those of us who live out our lives in the ordinary fashion are just guessing and it may even be that most of our leaders are doing exactly the same. If the history of the past ten years has taught us anything, it is that very few human beings are privileged to know the mind of Joseph Stalin. In the face of all this uncertainty it seems somewhat odd that we are going so calmly about our daily business. We continue to buy and sell, and with the exception of a few temporary flurries, even the world's markets have maintained a very strong trend toward increasing prices and optimistic investment of funds in even those types of business enterprise which would be impoverished by a war. There is a new tendency to view the possibility of a third world conflict in a fatalistic manner. What is to be will be and in the meantime the show must go on, It is an attitude which recommends itself .for many reasons, chiefly because of its stark truthfulness. There is so very little that the individual can do, except to offer his earnest prayers. And we could serve our potential enemy in no more oblig- • ing manner than to become so jittery that the normal course of our economy would become disrupted. Oliver Cromwell put it neatly when he said : "Trust in God and keep your powder dry." Science Has Turned the Trick Almost every place one goes at the present time there is the comment, "My, there are so many sick people just. now 1" Not being a member of the medical fraternity we are not too clear about the implications of a general out- break of colds, measles, mumps, and so on, but it is clear that not, too many years ago the same situation would in all probability have meant the beginning of an epidemic of some sort. We live in a more fortunate age. No doubt the post- war "wonder drugs" have much to do with the control of the epidemic diseases, but perhaps the work of today's health authorities is even more important. Huron County has its health unit, And from our experience with a similar organization in truce County, we have a fairly accurate idea of the intensive work which is done by the public health nurses and the others on the regular staff. tit he nurs- es sometimes have a thankless task, for all too many fami- lies are prone to resent what at first glance appears to be interference. Nevertheless; the attention which is given to babies', young children and those who attend school, has reduced the danger of epidemics to previously unheard of gin 1x5. ; • • A way to re-er-:ate beauty in your own skin A remarkable all-purpose face cream which supplies both Vitamin A and D to your skin. Stimulates skin cells to new activity and makes your skin healthier, younger and- lovelier looking Kerr's Drug Store PHONE 18 WINGHAM, ONT. 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Evelyn Riches, little daughter of •L'apt, and Mrs. Riches, underwent critical .operation at the Wingham Hospital, Mrs, Robert Irwin of the Township of Ashfield, died at her home on Fri- day last. The deceased lady was a sis- and Miss Lizzie Barber OagoEctA ter of Mrs. Chas, Barber, Mr. Roy Henry of the Bank of Commerce staff, was taken home to Harriston last Saturday, Mr, Roy Stephenson received word of the death of his father at Elora. Mr. James W. Inglis, a former well- known resident of Wingham, died in Toronto. to the target than the closest enemy shot. In case of a close finish, some im- partial fellow is called on to measure the distance of the opposing rocks, and then gives the slit to which ever skip he likes best. All ties are in favor of the rink which can holler the loud- est. This is the reason why it is called the roaring game. The one feature Nvhielt distinguishes curling from all other sport is the' use of brooms. The players carry these household utensils and if a rock does- n't appear to have sufficient pep be- hind it, they sweep ahead of the rock to make it run further. There are few prettier sights inn sport than to see men who, if asked to put a shovel of coal in the furnace would yell blue murder, putting enough jazz and energy into his broom exercise to sweep all the car- pets between here and Turkey. Th best players do not throw rocks at the target, but stand behind a glass where it is nice and warm and make such intelligent comments as "Oh,. it's narrow," "it's wide," "he didn't get the broom," "rotten shot" and so forth. If it wasn't for curling, many citi- zens wouldn't have an excuse for going out every night, leaving friend wife all alone the home fires burning.'