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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-04-15, Page 1With which is amalgamated the Conic Vidette and Wrnxeter news faubperiptions $2.50 per year,, 6u per copy WINGILIAIVI, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1053 —. .: Winners of the "B" Group in the Goderieh Pee-Wee Hockey Tournarnent, the members of the Wingham team are shown above. Front row, left to right: George Murray, Dennis Smith, John Merkley, Peter Nesmith, captain; Dave Carr, Doug Loekridge, John Fry and Garry Templeman. Back row, left to right: John Hanna Invited to Sit in Westminster for Coro alien Hospital Night at Lyceum Theatre For more than twenty-five years the owner of the Lyceum Theatre in Wingham, has giVen a "Hospital Night" to the Ladies' Auxiliary to Wingham Hospital. Tickets are given to the Auxiliary who sell them and keep the proceeds, This event took place on Thursday evening, April 9, the picttme being, "The Merry Widow," which was greatly enjoyed. The Lad- lea' Auxiliary are grateful to Mr. Alton Adams for his generous gift which Will be used to purohase nursery sup- plies for the hospital, Lady Curlers Elect Officers Wingham Ladies Curling Club held their annual meeting at the home of the president, Mrs, J. Kerr. Cards were played, bridge prizes went to Mrs. C. Armitage, 1st,; Mrs. G. Godkin, 2nd.; euchre prize went to Mrs. H. Smith. Reports of the year's activities were read and the slate of officers brought in for the year 1953-54 season, Following are the officers: presi- dent, Mrs. J. Kerr; 1st. vice-pros., Mrs. A, W. Irwin; and, vice-prea, Mrs. J. H. Crawford; sec.-treas., Mrs R. R. Hobden; social corn., Mrs. H. Ed- wards, convener, Mrs. T. Currie, Mrs, G. Williams, Mrs. W, Elliott, Mrs, W. Connell, Mrs, W. Bain;' Jitney conn, Mrs. G. Godkin, convener; Mrs. R.. E. McKinney, Mrs. B. R. Harrison; bon- spiel comm., Mrs. A. W. Irwin, Mrs. J. H, Crawford; round robin, Mrs. N. Smith, Mrs. R. Hetherington, Mrs. D. Nesmith; house corn, Mrs. C. Armi- tage, Mrs. 3. W. MeKlbbon, Meeting of Reeves, Council Forms Assessment Committee ENOAOEMENT -‘,Mt and litre, Justin A, Will an* ribursco the engagement of their daughter Mary Cara Vera to Mr, Walter Bruce Renwick, Son of Mr, and Mrs, Eldon ItenWick Of Clifford, The wedding will take place in May 15* MGT NEW RECTOR TO-NIGHT IN fiORRIE Rev, Douglas H. T. Fuller, L. Th., son of the late Mr. Fred Fuller and Mrs, E. Fuller of Kingsville, Ontario, 'will be inducted as rector of a. Step- hen's church, Gerrie, Trinity Church, Pordwich, and St. James' Church, Wroxeter, in St, Stephen's church, Gorrie, on Wednesday, April 15ths at S.30 p.rn., by the Venerable Archdeae- -on, F. G. Hardy, L. Ths of Sarnia. n The preacher will be the Rev.y 13. A. parr, B, A., L. Th., of St. John's Church, Sarnia. Rev. Feller was born in Kingsville and lived there until World War IX, when he enlisted in the Royal Can- adian Navy (V,R,), and served four years on the north Atlantic conVoys from Newfoundland to the British Isles. On eliaeherge he completed his aea, dernics at the Windsor government *school and proceeded to Huron College to study for sacred orders. boring his isildergradnatc years Mr. served in Indian missions at Kettle Point and Six NatiOne end for two !swill/lets served the Bishop of 'Algoma on the north shore of Lake :Stiperiter on the White Hiner Mission and the Morita Central Mission, building it church at the iron mining town of Jamestown. On being ordered, he was Appointed .missionary to Walpole Wand Indian Reserve, Being Made a priest ha Was aitindinsted to the Parishea of Gerrie,. Persityleh and Wroxeter, BACKS HUNCH WITH CASE OF 'TEA BAGS WINS $350 PRIZE Mrs. Reg Bitton, who backed a hunch with a whole case of tea bags, found that it paid off, when she won $350 last week for identi- fying Dr, Daniel Malan as the mystery person in the Salads!. Tea Money Jingle radio contest. According' to the rules of the contest, which is heard locally over station 'CKNX, contestants must send in a label from the products to be eligible for the prize. Mrs. Bitton was so sure she had the right answer that she bought a whole case of tea bags and sent in no less than fifty entries. As it turned out, 40 of the answers were correct, and the 50th incorrect, but fortunately for Mrs. Bitton, one of the correct,serstriee_nrere chosen.. Over 9,000 entries were received in the contest. ERECT NEW BUILDING ON JOSEPHINE STREET The first new store on Josephine Street in 23 years is being erected next door to The Advance-Times office. The building is being put up "by John Pattison, of Paetison Electric, who ex- pects to settle in the premises by mid- summer. The new Store will be of cement block construction with. a buff brick front and large show window, and will contain 800 square feet of showroom as well as 500 square feet of service and repair spacn at the back. A second showroorh and workshops will occupy the basement floor, The business al- ready occupies a cement block build- ing at the rear of the 'property, now used as storage space for electrical ap- pliances and equipment. Designed to meet the need for a lar- ger space for merchandising display, the new building will also provide better faellities for the electrical re- pair and servicing business and will, in time, be used to advantage in the new field of television. Mr. Pattison has been in business on joSephind Street since 1936, with the exception of four years spent with the R.C.A.F, during the war. The er- ection of the hew building will be a definite improvement to the appear- ance of the main street CORONATION TEA AND RAKE SALE The 'Woman's Ass'odiation Of the Wingham United Church is holding a Coronation Tea and sale of baking and novelties in the school room on Wednesday, April 29th, at three o'clock, Mothers please note that there will, be a separate tea party for the children. F15:22b LUO-TEIC,WIN CONSERVATION CLUB MEETS NEXT TUESDAY Colored films on conservation will be shown at the Witighatrt Tenni Hall, under the atiapiee,s of the lare-Tee- Win conservation' club, on Tuesday, April 21St at 8.30 pat. /Min Lob- singer, of Walkerton, will be guest Speaker. EVerybeclY welcome, 116 Njohn Hanna, M.L.A. for Huron- 13ruce, was the recipient of a high honor extended to only a handful of people in this province last week, when he received a personal invita- tion, signed by the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England, to be pre- sent in Westminster Abbey at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The invitation, which was pia ited on a white card about 6" by 8" read as follows: Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II By command of the Queen the Earl Marshal is directed to invite Mr. John Hanna To be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster on"the 2nd. day of June 1'953 Norfolk EarlMarshal The envelope-bearing the engraved invitation, which came by air mail, also contained a small pamphlet set- ting forth the dress regulations for the, occasion, a special notice from Scotland Yard regarding transporta- tion arrangements to and from the Abbey„acceptance and refusal cards of different colors one of which is to be returned, and a covering letter, which read as follows: Earl Marshal's Office By the Queen's Command The Earl Marshal has the honour to enclose an invitatida to be present in Westminster Abbey at the Coronation of Her Majesty on the 2nd. day of June next. A reply should be forwarded as soon as possible on the enclosed card or cards so that, if necessary, the Cards of Admission and Instruction may be sent to you in due course. Mr Hanna has not yet decided whether he will be able to attend the ceremony. Chamber of Commerce Is Negotiating For Community Sales Negotiations for the establishment of regular Community Sales'in Wing- hassle were discussed at the directors' meeting of the Wingham Chamber of Commerce on Monday night. Rod McIntosh, chairman of the agricultur- al committee, and the committee itself, were on hand to discuss the proposition, • Vice-president S. C. McKibben presided in the absence of the president. At the present time negotiations are proceeding with Gordon Jacksori, of Listowel, to take over the manag- ership Of the proposed Community Sale. The toWn has offered him the use of the town barn, and will pro- vide other facilities under the pro- posed agreement, including lighting and wiring. It is estimated that necessary renovations to the barn will cost in the neighborhood of $1,500. Mr. Jeekson would pay a' stipulated rent to the town for the use of the barn, and Would conduct the SatOs as his own business: Community Sales have proved Very successful in such towns as ListOwel, Liieknow, Paisley, Clinton and dhes- Icy in drawing trade into the town, and it IS hoped that it will be pOSsible to organize similar sates in Wingham. LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE ON FRIDAY NIGHT Good news—The newly remodelled and redecorated Public Library will hold Open House, Friday evening, April 17th, from 7,30 to 9.30 p.m. All Who are interested are urged to drop in to inspect it between those hours. There will be an official declaration of its opening by His Worship, Mayor Miller at 8.30 p.m. More good news-circulation of books will begin on Saturday, april 18th„ there is to be, also, a week of grace for tardy book-borrowers. To be ex- plicit—all is forgiven for a week. From April 18th to April 25th, all books overdue, even long overdue, will be exempt from fines, brought in during this period. It is the hope of the Lib- rary Board that all such books will be returned to the Library, in order that Many may enjoy these books, which apparently the few cannot bear to relinquish. AND LAUNDRY ROOMS enders for the new boiler room and laundry room building at the hospital will be let this month, it was decided at the regular monthly meet- ing of the hoard of Wingham General 'Hospital art Friday. The tenders will be for the building alone, and' will not include the machinery and equipment to be contained therein. Closing date for tenders will 'be May 28th., at 12 noon, .at which time tenders must be in the hands of the secretary of the hospital. Plans for the new building may be obtained from the architects in Toronto, or from the secretary- treasurer of the hospital board, A charge of $25,' refundable on return, is made for the plans. An informal discussion on visiting hours at the hospital was held, during I which the view that there were too many visitors was presented. It was !pointed out that with the existing crowded conditions, and with some ,patients having up to eight visitors at ia time, the whole problem was becom- ling acute. A suggestion that each pat- !ient he limited to two visitors at one 'time was discussed, but no action was taken. The hospital report for the month !of March was presented by the sup- !eriptendent, Mrs. Iris Morrey, as fol- to date to date March 1953 1952 138 405 380 Births 31 31 75 66 'Total Ad iaissions 169 480 446 )Discharges 153 464 423 Deaths 12 21 17 iX Stillbirths s 183 599 530 1 1 0 Operations 57 193 186 OutpatientsNR s. 7 20 47 183 i3 177 18 ?anis „ Blood Transfusions 1 3 18 Hospital Days ,Adults 1246 3577 3283 New Born ..299 601 547 Total Hospital Days .. 1545 4178 3830 Average Daily Patient , 78 78 77 RECEPTION AND DANCE A reception and dance for Mr, and Mrs, Graham Cook will be held in Forester's Hall, Belgrave, on Friday evening, April 17th. Music by Bruce's Orchestra. Ladies please bring lunch. Everyone welcome, f15b LAST WEEK AT WINGII4M GENERAL HOSPITAL Admitted to Hospital 86 Out Patients 11 Operations 19 X-Rays 35 Births 6 Deaths , 1 High census 81 Low census 75 These facts are published weekly to acquaint the community with the services of our hospital. WINGHAM AGREES TO RE-ASSESS The town of Winghain agreed to be re-assessed under the supervision of the Huron County assessor, in accord- ance with the wishes of the municipal- councils in the school area, at a spec- ial meeting of the town council held immediately following the meeting with representatives of the High School area, last Wednesday. The motion, which was moved by councillor Keating, and seconded by councillor Purdon, read as follows: "That the Town of Wingham be re- assessed under the supervision of the Huron County assessor forthwith, and that our 1954 taxes be based onk, this assessment with the understanding that the school area agrees to proceed with the High School construction, and further that a certified copy of his motion shall be mailed to the Clerk of each municipality in the school area." It is understood that Wingharn's acceptance of a re-assessment under the county assessor removes the last t obstacle to agreement between the municipalities on the building of the , new High School. John Reid The death occurred on Tuesday morning of John Reid, at his home on Josephine Street, Wingham, in his 88th year. Mr. Reid is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Arnold !Edith) Dame, London; and Mrs. A. R. (Mentie) Du- Val, of Wingham; two sons, Nelson of Turnberry and John of Delmore. The Bridge Club Scores Last Thursday was master night at the Wingham Bridge with 7'2 tables present, The results were as follows: North and South: First, Miss M. McLean and Gordon McKay; Second, Mrs. G. Godkin and Miss M. Johns- ton; Third, Mrs. J, J. Brown and Miss 7. McPherson; Fourth, Mrs. J, A.. Wilson and J. H. Crawford. East and West; First, Mrs. D, Ne- smith and Mrs. R. E. McKinney; Second, Mrs. A. R, Du Val and Vin Dittmer; Third, Mrs. R. Bonner and Mrs. D. B. Porter; Fourth, Mrs. G. Cameron and W, H . French. To-morrow night the Wingham Club plays host to 14 players from Goderieh in the second inter-town competition of the season, Hog Producers Meet An assessment equalization cOrrnP mittee for the Winghani School Area was set up with the purpose of re- viewing the assessments of all muni- cipalities in the school area, at a. special meeting of the town council and reeves of the municipal councils within the school area, on Wednes- day, The meeting was called by Mayor DeWitt Miller, of Wingham, and was closed to the press, Mayor Miller stated that the reason for the meeting was to give further consideration to the matter of assess- ments in the Wingham High School area, Reeve Harvey Johnston, of Morris township, was appointed chairman, A prolonged period, of discussion then ensued in which the present and prospective basis of assessment effec- tive in Bruce county, in Huron county and in the town of Wingham were considered. The probability that the provincial assessment manu- al may become a universal standard in a few years was suggested, but could not be vouched for. The reeves and the other repre- sentatives of the municipalities other than Wingham seemed to be agreed that the re-assessment of the town of Wingham under the super- vision of the Huron county assessor was completely necessary to the ap- proval by the councils these men represented, of building Wingham District High School. After several versions of the motion had been discussed and discarded the following motion by Mr. A H. Mc- Tavish and seconded by Reeve Cliff Rowland was unanimously approved: "That the assessment equalisation committee for the Wingham School area be appointed, the said commit- tee to consist of the county assessors of Bruce and Huron counties, the Mayor of Wingham, the Reeves of Howick,,..end Morris townships (sel- ected as being the representatives of the municipalities outside Wingham with the largest assessments in the school area) and the chairman of the Bruce county assessment equalization. committee; and that it be the duty of this committee to review the as- sessments of all municipalities in the school area". Present at the meeting were: Mayor DeWitt Miller, Reeve R. E. McKinney, Deputy-Reeve- Joe Kerr, Councillors Burgman, Carmichael, 3-ACT COMEDY PLAY The Wingham Firemen are spon- soring the 3-act comedy play "Rag- gedy Nan" in the Wingham Town Hall, Wed., April 22 at 8.15 p.m. Admission 50c and 25c. Tickets avail- able from any Fireman, Reserve seats may be obtained at McKibbon's Drug Store on April 20th, F15 :22b —Are you having visitors next week- end? Send in a personal to The Ad- vance-Times. Wingham Peewees Win at Goderieh. ALONG TTHE,MAI.edest 1:1 DRAG By Have you forgotten your Easter Seal con tribution ? 0 0 0 ANOTHER VICTORY PARADE— Was staged on Thursday night, when the Pee Wees returned from Glacier- kb with the Group "B" ehampienship of the Goderieh Pee Wee Hockey Tournament in their pocket, Somehow or other this affair didn't seem quite as noisy as the do put on for the Bantams. Or maybe it was just that everyone was wide awake when it happened, due to the early hour of the celebration. - 0 s 0 BLEARY-EYED CITIZENS—notic- ed these days on the main street were probably up all last night trying to catch the elusive smelt. Reports vary on the size of the smelt run and the number of fish caught, but some of the fishermen seem to feel that the heaviest run is yet to come. Others think that with the streams as low as they are for this time of year, the run is almost over. Take your choice. 0-0-0 DELETED BY CENSOR—A remit that appeared in our correspondence this week, with names and addresses, had to be deleted from the columns of this week's paper. Seems that a -fledgling fisherman, nine years old, went out fishing in the Maitland river and caught himself a nice 11- inch speckled trout. The proud par- ents, who reporteclathat the fish made delicious eating, are apparently un- aware that in the eyes of the law, at least, the season for speckled trout doesn't open until May 1st. 0 - 0 - KNOCK, KNOCK—Residents on the main street who were awakened in the small hours of Tuesday morning to pounding and rattling on the front door by person or persons un- known, are asking that the visitor re- turn at a more appropriate hour and state his business. BOARD TO LET Bud Lott, coach; Garry Fick, Bill Crawford, Raymond ! Walker, Vernon Redmond, Jack Hotchkiss, Rae Heth- erington, h erington, Bill Henry, Peter Carmichael, Jimmy Wild" TENDERS FOR BOILER Reg McGee, of Goderieh, who presented the trophy to the Wingham team, -Don't neglect our crippled child-;lows ; ren. Send in your Easter Seal contri-1 bution today. Present at a meeting in Belgrave lest week, called by the Huron County Hog Producers were, left to , right: Reeve Orville Taylor, of West Wawanosh; l'slorman McLeod, ehairraan of the Ontario Hog Pro- ducers' marketing board; Charles McInnes, president funeral arrangements arc not yet Crosset, Howson, Keating and Fur- completed, don ofi'Vingham: Reeve Fiseher and Messrs. McKinnon, Colvin and Waf- ters of Cuirass: Reeve Rowland and -Messrs. Bishop and Dunbar of Grey; po i n t Reeve Thompson and Messrs. Colvin, Club, McAllister, King and IVIeTavish of Teeswater; Reeve Cousins of Brus- sels, Reeve Gowdy of Howiek, Reeve Johnston of Morris, arid Reeve Tay- lor of East Wawanosh. of he Ontario Hog Producers, and speaker of the evening; Harry Sturdy, Auburn, 1st vice-president of the Huron County Hog Producers; and Bert tobb, Clinton, president of the organization and chairman of the meeting.