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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-06-17, Page 2EDITORIAL COMMENT Reports on a police check-up of speeders in town brings a complaint from a Victoria Street resident that nothing is being done about speeding in Lower Town. According to the complainant the 30 mile per hour speed limit is supposed to be in force-well past the Lower Town bridge, but many of the motorists do not -observe it. * In Fergus the merchants asked citizens whether they -wanted stores to remain open on Friday or Saturday -night. The vote showed that 60 per cent were in favour of Friday night shopping, Now it appears that the mer- •chants aren't satisfied with the public verdict and twelve or more are going to open on Saturday night, too. Most of us know without balloting of questions, say the Han- over Post, th.at in small towns Saturday night is the big night everyone goes to town, Itintxtri,Eirttrs Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, ;Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as second Class'Mail Post Office Dept. StibstriptIon Rate Ono Tear $2.60, Six Months $1.25 in advance J. /1 A. $3.50 per year Foreign Rate $3.50 per year Advertising Rates' on at ptioatton English Vacuum Bottles Phit size (Guaranteed) SPECIAL 98c ERR'S DRUG STORE QUALITY GIFTS THAT PLEASE ROOFING STEEL OR ALUMINUM Cedar SHINGLES Asphalt' — For PROMPT Delivery — Call - - - 66 BEAVER LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED — WINGHAM U for every nee Iii Velvet - Interior Gloss - Semi Gloss 4-Hour Enamel - and - Floor Enamel made for you in the colour you desire while you wait. ALSO EXTERIOR PAINT MADE IN MANY COLORS n DURA-HIDE—The new exterior White Paint that really stays white. I- Let us help you with your paint problems. N The Wallpaper - Shop • Inuminsisisisimisinummismintinininaisimisminiaimmisme imaninismininingsnumuminimmininuoimmunitionumnimmou • - U I U a a U Jo laze 61.141,,:,0}Wjeilfhlii;;As" INTERIOIII7EXTERIOR'hpA I N T FORTY YEARS AGO On account of a number of cases of measles being in town among the school children the Public,, School Board ordered the school closed on Wednesday of last week. The mid- summer holidays being' so near at hand the members of the Board deem- ed it advisable to close the school. The usual promotion examinations will not be held. On the re-opening of school the scholars will be promoted on the standing obtained during the past term. The students on the entrance examinations are writing this week. The members of the Young Ladies' Bible Class of the Wingham Methodist Church spent a very pleasant time at the home of Mrs. W. J. Greer on Thursday evening last, when they pre- sented their teacher, Mrs. Rev. Dr. Rutledge with a beautiful fitted club bag, prior to her departure for Clin- ton. The presentation was made by Miss Copeland who gave a short ad- dress and Mrs. Rutledge thanked the young ladies for their beautiful gift. Following the presentation a very enjoyable evening was spent by the members of the class. A most successful meeting of the Huron Medical Association was held here on Wednesday of last week. Drs. Taylor, Macklin, Hunter, Emmerson, Gallow and Holmes, of Goderich; Drs, Gunn, Shaw and Thompson, of Clin- ton; Dr. Gillies, of Teeswater; Dr. Stewart, of Belgrave, Dr. Allison, of Londesboro; Dr. Weir, of Auburn; and Drs. Kennedy, Redmond, Tamblyn and Calder, of Wingham. F. W. Mar- low, M. G., F. R. C. S, of Toronto, de- livered an address. Interesting papers were presented by Drs. Kennedy, Red- mond, Calder and Thompson. An ad- dress by Dr. Tamblyn on "Pioneer Partice in Huron County" was much appreciated. by the members present. Dr. Tamblyn having been in active practice in this county for over 51 years. The next meeting will be held in Goderich, the second Wednesday in September. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Isbister of Tor- onto, are visiting at the home of Mr. Wm. Isbister, Mrs. John Lockridge and daughter, of Brantford, are visiting with rela- tives and friends in Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Copeland and child, and Mrs. Mallot and child vis- ited for over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duncan of Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carter were vis- itors' for a few days this week in Tor- onto. Mr. Carter attended the conven- tion of the Bread and Cake Manufac- turers. Mr. John L. Vanstone was a visitor in Wingham over Sunday, returning to his home in Niagara Falls, on Mon- day, accompanied by Mrs. Vanstone and child, who have been visiting here for a few weeks. John .MacNaughton lteCOMP6,11104 Robert Connell, of Fordwich, to Tor, onto on Monday, Mr, Campbell Brown, of Fordwich, has been engaged as principal of Wroxeter Public School, Mrs, G, Wearring re-engaged as assistant, Mr. Shynkar, former principal, will join the staff of Winghain Public School. For Bored Members Only One of these days somebody is going to make a for- tune—and endear themselves to all newspapermen—by promoting a course for chairmen. It wouldn't have to be a very complicated course of study, and you wouldn't have to be a genius to understand it, In fact the basis of the course, as we see it, would be pretty simple. The golden rule for chairmen would be -.`Get on with the job". Perhaps a correspondence course would do the trick. Something along the lines of "Learn to get motions from the floor quickly—in ten easy lessons !" Or, "You too can be the life of the meeting". Or, "After my second lesson I was able to keep the boys in the back row awake for over an hour!" Or perhaps someone would write a book about it, "How to win Votes and Influence Board Members" might be a good title, or maybe "Life Begins at the Board Meet- ing". However they -do it, the move will be a popular one with the general public. And we imagine that board mem- bers would be happy about it, too. * How the Other- Half Lives While we in Canada are enjoying a prosperity which is probably unprecedented in the history of the world, it might be well for us to remember that a great many other people are not as fortunate as we. In the column "Here and There" in the Forest Free Press, appear some startling figures on the well-being of the world at large7-figures which may come as a shock' to Canadians who are accustomed to the high standard of living which is prevalent in Canada today. To begin with, says the Free Press columnist, of the babies born on the earth this year, more than two thirds of them will be coloured. One quarter of them will be born in China, and three quarters of them will be born. to religions other than Christianity. Of the babies born in India, which comprise one ninth of the world's total, only one in four will survive for more than a year, and of those who do survive only half will reach maturity. Of the col- oured babies born in the world each year, the overwhelm- ing majority will be chronically sick all their life—from -malaria, intestinal parasites, TB or even leprosy, he says. Two thirds of the coloured babies will suffer from malnu- trition. Only one in four will have a chance of learning to read. Boiled down, these figures mean that one half of the babies in the world will grow up (if they are lucky enough to grow up) suffering from malnutrition, chronically sick and'illiterate. 1Ve, in Canada, have cause to be thankful that we be- long to the small minority in this world who are, by the standards of the majority, living in the lap of luxury. But -we also have a responsibility, together with the rest of the Western World, to see that the hunger and disease of the ether half is wiped from the face of the earth. Luck of the Irish Tune meeting on Friday evening, June 19th, at 8,30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Gilbert Howes. Mrs. Howes .will be in charge of the programme, Roll call to be answered by "Highlights of the Coronation from the Christian point of view." Each member is asked to bring a friend. Theme will be "Thy Kingdom Come." Women's Institute groups all over Canada are already making plans to attend Canada Day in Maple Leaf Gardens on August 21st. Canada Day is an integral part of the Triennial Con- ference of the Associated Country Women of the World, being held in Toronto, August 12th 24th. Delegates and officials are expected from 23 countries as well as the United States and across Canada. Registrations have been allotted according to mem bership, 7,600 seats being allocated for members of Ontario Women's Insti- tutes, Wroxeter have only 5. Dominion of Destiny is the title of the pageant. It is a story of Canada from the pioneer days to the present time. A full concert orchestra, chorus of mixed voices, corps de ballet, solo- ists and a large caste of actors will take part. Units of the armed services, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be featured. A repeat performance will be held on Saturday afternoon following Can- ada Day. It is hoped many senior pup- ils of Ontario schools will attend as it will be 'of value to them. Paving Progressing The Brennan Company of Hamilton, has now almost completed the first layer of concrete as far as Fordwich corner. When completed we will have one of the finest highways with few curves, and a through paved road to Toronto. Personals Several from this community attend- ed the Cooksville Choir concert held in -Gorrie United Church, on Friday' evening. The entire concert was a rare treat. Ronald Stewart, soloist, delight- ed the audience and was generous in his response to encores. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barlow and fam- ily, Toronto, spent the week-end with Mrs. J. Sangster and Mrs. MacDonald. Members of the Women's, Missionary Society, of the United Church, met in the church schoolroom on Monday evening to pack a bale for Korea. 398 articles were donated, valued at $340. The bale included 41 overcoats, 28 sweaters, 80 pair hose (mostly new), 77 women's dresses, underwear, shoes, baby clothes, scarves and 1 quilt. The members of the W. M. S. are grateful to all who donated clothing to this worthy cause, In charge of the pack- ing were Miss K. Hazelwood, Mrs. Merwyn Grainger, Mrs. Gilbert Howes, Mrs. Harvey Timm, Mrs. J. H. Wylie, Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton, assisted by John MacNaughton. Wroxeter , Vacation School • Under the supervision of Rev. E. W. Todd, minister of .the. United Church, for road team with Lady Lee Ax- Wroxeter, will again have a vacation worthy and Lee Peters. They also won school starting June 29th to July 3rd, first and third in the single road from 9-9.30 a.m. Leaders for the be- class. Mr. W. G. Hamilton, Manager, of the Bell Telephone, acdompanied by Mrs. Hamilton, attended a gathering of Bell Telephone employees at Strat- ford on Thursday evening last week, when District Traffic Manager, Mr. W. Smythe was presented with a silver tea service by the district staff. Mr. Smythe is being transferred to North Bay. Mrs. Joe Kerr was a visitor in Tor- onto over the week-end. Mr. Tom Douglas of Ottawa, is visit- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Davidson. r'ar'e Two The Wingham Advaneo-Tinies, Wednesday, dune REMINISCING 0 - 0 - 0 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO On Thursday last D. Rae and Jack Mason attended the Kincardine Bowl- ing Club Annual Tournament of Scotch Doubles and were successful in win- NEWS OF W .13()XT.E.12 W.M.S. Nicks Valuable Bale For Korean Relief Work The Women's Missionary Society of The baby was presented with a silver the United Church will hold their spoon by the hospital. For a number of years thousands of Canadians have been contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to the job of equipping the hospitals of Ireland, through the medium of the Irish Sweepstakes. Illegal though it is, the habit has persisted, and with large donations from other parts of the world as well as Canada, the Irish hospitals must surely by now be the best equipped on earth. When it comes to equipping our own hospitals, the task is neither as simple or as painless. In fact Canadians seem to experience a good deal of difficulty in raising money for the job. Those who donate so generously to hospitals in Ireland are perhaps a bit more chary when it comes to donating to their own. Or it would seem that way to our inexperienced eyes. At any rate as long as there are large sums of money 'going from Canada to support the hospitals of Ireland, there will be a certain amount of discontent among those who have to raise money for hospitals at home. Rightly or wrongly they think that Canadian hospitals are as deserving as the Irish. '* ing the Association event. Each got a Telephone set (table and chair) mak- ing a very handsome and useful prize. They report a real battle in the final with Ross and Reid of Chesley. We are pleased to announce that one of our Wingham young men Dr. A. W. Irwin, a recent graduate of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Toronto, has decided to follow the practice of his profession in Wing- ham, having entered into partnership with his father, Dr. A. J. Irwin, Their dental office in the MacDonald Block is being remodelled, and up-to-date equipment including Ritter X-Ray and gas for extraction being installed. Miss Ann Blackhall is spending her vacation at her home here. Mr. J. W. McKibbon is attending the Provincial Druggists Convention in London this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Raby spent the week-end in Forest, with their daugh- ter, Mrs. S. Hare, Mr, W. Walters, purchased the Mc- Gillivray property on Charles Street, the deal being made by T. Fells, Miss Mary Johnston, graduate of Western University, went to Toronto last week where she has taken a posi- tion. Mr. Spittal of Mount Forest, is re- lieving at the Dominion Bank while Mr. Bishop is holidaying at his home in Belleville. Miss Luella Wagner Of Auburn, and' Miss Grace Horriutli•of Teeswater, are graduates from Stratford General Hospital training school for nurses this year. 0 - - 0 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Messrs. Currie & Tervit took in the Aurora Horse Show on Saturday and were successful in winning first prize auC'g eburtb ( CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA ) THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 8.30 a.m.—Holy Communion 9.45 a.m.—Church School 11.00 a.m.—Morning Prayer 7.00 p.m.—Evening Prayer * * * Mon., June 22nd-8.00 p.m.— Board of Management Meeting Mrs. Harold Wild and baby, John, have left for a two-week visit with her parents in London: Mrs. Phoebe Arde and Gordon, also Mrs. Jack Deyell, visited with Mrs, Jean Tervit at St. Thomas Hospital, on Sunday. Mrs. B. F. Howson, Mrs. H. Howson, Mrs. R. Wilkinson and Mrs. W Dyer, of Toronto, visited with Mrs W. W. Armstrong. Mrs. Garnet Baker of Galt, also Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kerr and son, Peter, were week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker. Mrs. (Dr.) W. Connell, Mary Lu and baby, Billy, also Mrs. T. J. McLean, left by motor on Wednesday morning for a two weeks' trip to Thepalon, ginners will be Miss Rona VanVel- sior and Mrs. •E. W. Todd; primary class,' Mrs Ruth MacDonald and Mrs. Lyle Brothers; seniors, Mr. Todd and Mrs. Wm. Wright. There will also be other helpers. All children in the com- munity will be welcome and it is hop- ed the parents will co-operate with the leaders to make the 1953 vacation school a success. Buds of Promise Mission Band Thirty answered the roll call, when the Buds of Promise Mission Band met on Monday afternoon in the United Church school room for their June meeting. The meeting was called to order with music, Ann Douglas at the piano. President, Bonny Edgar led the meeting and opened with the hymn "God Sees the Little Sparrow, Fall." Nancy Newton read the Scripture les- son .Garry Grainger and Paul Higgins led in prayer. All joined in singing "The Wise May Bring Their Learn- ing." Mrs. Statia told the story of the two shadows, and Gail Statia received the offering. "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus" was the closing hymn. For the remainder of the time the girls pieced their quilt. The senior boys made Father Day cards, the juniors played games. Leaders present were Mrs. Magee, Mrs. Grainger, Mrs. Statia and Mrs James Sanderson, The band are planning to hold a picnic during the holiday months, Mr. and Mrs. George Bradley, Tor- onto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wylie. • Mr and Mrs. Clarence White, Tor- onto, spent the week-end at their summer place here, • Miss Evelyn Doig, Kitchener, was a week-end visitor with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Jim Doig. Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn Grainger and family, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Noecker, Moorefield. Dr‘ Bill and Mrs, Martin and son, Peter, of Drayton, visited on Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. Bert Martin. Rev. E. W. Todd, of Wroxeter United Church, was in charge of Church of the Air over CKNX on Tuesday morn- ing, Mr. and Mrs. John MacLean and son, Dale, visited with Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Ritchie, of Lueknow, on Sun. day, Mr. and Mrs, Ritchie are the proud parents of the Coronation baby ih Wingham General Hospital. They named their daughter, Elva Elizabeth, Relatives and friends here were sad- dened when word came to them on Friday of the death of Hugh Mercer, beloved husband of Elizabeth Sander- son. Mr, Mercer has been in poor health for some years but seriously ill for a week. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Donald and Robert. Funeral services were held from Markdale Funeral Home, on Monday, with interment in Marltdale ceme- tery, Deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs. Mercer and sons, who are well known here. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Burke also Mr. and Mrs, Andy Gibson visited friends at Markdale and Priceville on Sunday, Miss Robertson, Wingham, is spend- ing this week with Mrs. Bert Martin, WAS THIS CHEQUE TORNADO-BORNE FROM FLINT, MICHIGAN There is considerable speculation at Brodhagen since Joanne Beuerrnann, daughter of Mrs. Leslie Beuermann and clerk in th&Sholdice store, picked up a cashed cheque in their driveway yesterday morning, that had its origin in Flint, Michigan. Since the tornado on Monday night at Flint it is wondered if this cheque could possibly have been lifted from the debris and carried to this locality. The cheque for $10.03, 'Was 'made out by Arthur 3, Thibeault of Hale's Lunch to Mack Tea and Coffee Co., and was dated 19th May, 1953.—Mit- chell-Advocate. Electric Razors Sunbeam, Remington, Schick, Phillips. 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