The Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-04-24, Page 1S
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had the, privilege of living in
Canada. rIt's a grand country
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The ,Wingliara SchPol
FestWal concert Was held in the
Wingham Pistriot Iiigh School pri
'Tuesday evening, and was 11
attended 'by parents and friends
of the Ghildren. The duties Yof
master-of-cereinonlem were shar-
ed, by Dr. G. Roy Fenwick, 'OOP-
tor, of music for Ontario sch(4a,
, and J, M. Kinkead) •insPetcor of
• public schools,
The whirlers of the previcuis
day's music festival 'provided the
' entertainment which was of, a,
very high standard and ranged
from.. rhythm band music to
square-dancing. SolOiSts and
duelists, both boys and girls, de-
lighted 'the large audience .with
the precision 'and qualiiy, • of
their voices.
The program opened , with
„rhythm band -music by •Grades
;One and; Two and got the even-
ing's entertainment off to
rollicking start;
The three girls who were nia.o- , ed first, second and
Crewson, Jane Day and Anne
Maxie Myer, in,:, the girls'vocal
solo for eight-year-Olds and 'nfir
der, sang delightfully and were
given high praise by Mr. Kinkead
at the end of the perfornience
Miss Agnes Williamson's class
staged an- 'Americans fbilF danee
number, followed by the winners
of the boy's vocal Solo class, John
Welwood, Robert Tiffin and
Bruce Boyd, singing "Tin-loth).
Lee".
The Grade 1 pupils 'of Miss
Frances Walker's class presented
a dance, "The Hundred, Pipera",
Alma Jane Elliott, Judy. Callan
andoKathy Hoelgins, the winners
of the girl's vocal solo eleven and
under, sang Mozart's "Bereetise"
individually and together.
Grades 3 and 4, Mrs. Velma
Shera's class,' did a ' tw9Jpart
Mrs. Badge Jamieson, of Wing,
halts, was inJurOd in motor
accident on Snrldily afternoon
near Arva, She is confined to
the Whigharri Hospitel,, suffering
from a °reeked. shoulder blade,
The (*call:lent'occurred When -
Mr, and. Mrs. Harry Merkley,
accompanied , by' 'Mr, and 'Mrs,
Jamieson, were driving to Lon-
' don to visit with the former's
son, Raymond:At Victoria Hos-
pital. The Merkley ear was pro-
ceeding in a line of traffic to.
ward the city when one of the'
vehicles ahead stopped suddenly,
Apparently all ears in the line in-
chiding the Wingham vehicle
managed to halt without mishap,
but the car following the Merk-
ley's crashed into the rear of
their auto,
The other occupants, of the
Merkley car were •not seriously
hurt, but Mrs. Robert Sharpe,
wife of .the driver of. the car
which struck them suffered sev-
eral fraettires and la confined to
the Bruce County Hospital at.
Walkerton.
Damage to ,both vehicles was,'
extensive. :The mishap was fur- .'
ther complicated by the fact'that
the;Winghain 'car was driven fort
Ward by the impact and it crash-
ed into the rear of the car ahead.
' The accident has added to the
problems Of 'the Merkley family,
whose son was injured several_ ar weeks ago• in a motor accident
near 'Walkerton. 'Friends here, From front to back are, Gail Henderson and Mary Haugh, ,Julia Thornton and. Hilda Greig, Julia and
Jane Cruikshank, the girls Who placed first, second and third, in the duet (open eless) et the Turn= however, are relieved to knoW * that Raymond is able to be out berry Music Festival, which was held -on Thursday,--,rAdvance-Times photo,
of bed" for a certain time each
day, following the arnmitation of
his foot , last week - INJURIES TREATED: - Turnberry Twp. Music Festival .
GlIDTS A BATH-The Main 'drag
Was Sprticed up considerably on.
Monday when town workmen
washed down the Main thorough-
fare with a fire hose.: Hay/ever
sufferers will aprepiate the aid-
Pence of the dust after this pro-
cedure,
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FIREMEN BUSY-The fire de-
partment has heen on the hop for
Several days answering the pum•-
rous.cells turned in when grass
'flres got out of hand. • None of
the outbreaks caused any serious
xlamage.
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FISH SCARCH Though the
ardent followers' of the elusive
smelt• have been travelling back
and forth, to Lake 'Huron during
the, past week we haven't ,heard
of any very big hauls as yet.
Never nand, boys. It's great exer-
cise' anyway.
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ROSY DAY-,-Satiirday, being
the day before Easter, aaw'an ex-
ceptionally large crowd of shop-
pers in town. Stores were not
overworked in the evening, .how-
GVer.
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HOCK) r 'PROPHET Alf
Lockridge's prediction of 71, few
weeks • batik that the t'hr.O.A.A,
stood a thence of winning at
- least. six Ontario minor hockey
ehariMionships in the "0" and "D"
-plaSsifications, came true, this
Week bliesley won the Junior
ID" championship, •Goderich the
Midget "B", Mildniay . the Midget
"D", Port' Elgin the Midget "C",
Milverton the Bantam "C" and
,Bantana',"D" chaMP
fonship. Nice going boys and nice
forecasting
AT HOSPITAL
KINETTES Held in Bluevale on Thursda DISTRICT
MEET AT working ;on 'the railroad. 11e" was
Frank Hoffile, of Mount Forest,
had his right leg crushed be-
WINOHAM two f reight cars while
Speaking was Mrs. Mary
Roane, ,o'f Whitechurch, who cele-
brated: her 88th birthday yeSter-
daY at the home ef her daughter,
Mrs. James,McInnes. It was her
26.th birthday Canada but, she
LEGION EUCHRE Still speaks with: the breed' Scot-
,
There are six grandchildren and
six great "grandchildren,
Mrs. Roane remains in very
good health,. 'although - het eye-
sight is failing.. She, says 'she, en-
deavours, to. keep, up with com-
munity Rings-on but peril get
out .very much,
Yesterday, „,•lsifri. Roane, sur-
rounded 'by 'relatives,' neighbours
and manylrietids; celebrated her
,hirthday 'quietly • and with her
delightful annie: of humour, re-
marked', that !The.. folks around
seem to think my birthday'S just
about aS ireportent as the, arrival
'of the neW"Irldh minister"
Mr. and 'Mrs. George lhfoKague
of Teesyvater. Mr,. and, Mrs, Or-
ville Hastings" and Children, of
Winghain 'and Mr, and Mrs. Geo,
Stanley and ehildren,' or Lack-
noW,'visited . on , Stinday at the
„.A.very_suceetsful;Kinette, /nter7
Club meeting was held in Wing
hain on Wednesday. evening,
April 17,. when 'the Wingham
Kinettes entertained representa,
tivei of eight district Kinette
clubs. Approximately, 100 Kin-
ettes, .from. Clinton, Goderiph,
HanOver, Kincardine,' Listowel,
Ig..4UEVALE-The tenth annual
Turnberry Township Music Festi- . val was held in Bluevale com-
munity hall , on April 18th, There
were -three"Sessilotia, 'the evening
session being held in the Wing-
ham District High School. ' J. ,H,
Kinkead, I.P.S., was chairman
and the adjudicator was Garfield
:Bender, director of music, Kitch-
ener. ' Mrs. NoraMoffatt, music
supervisor, played the accompan-
iments.
Prize,winners were: Solo, girls
treated at the Wingham 'General
Hm4jital • this- week- -
While• operating a roadLgrader
this week, Alfred Grubb, of Tees-
water, fraCtured his tight great
"toe and had to have treatment at
the Wingham General Hospital.
Paul Heifer, the son of Mr.
and Mrs, • Clifford Heffer, of
RR. 1,, Whightun, was admitted
honie,of Mr. and Mrs. Flames Mc-,
Innes, to celebrate:the happy oc- Judy Callan and Alma Jane • • • Judy Welch 84, Sherry Stacey ok to the , hospital this week, fellow- 7.and under, Judy McGlynn • 85,
casion, home of Mrs. J: H. Cravvford, ing an. injury to his hand, After •
number, The Junior Duetists, Registration tl
chorus, which included a. charm-
ing singing game "Chimes of
'Dunkirk".. The winners of 'the
boy's solos 11 „and 'under, came
next. Donald" Riiitoul, Bobby
Creiwson •arM Bob Lunn Were the
performers, and theYwere given.
special MentiOn. by Mr: Kinkead.,
A Virginia Reel, by the pupils
of .Mrs. Norma Alexander's clatis,'
Grades 2 ad'd 3, was the next item
on'the program. The dance was
excellently performed and the
audience showed' their approval
of , the performers in generous Owen, Sound, Walkerton, .Durham applause at the, close of, the,' and Wingham atten ed.
83, Edna Wahl 82, Solo, girls 9 Elliott; °W. Ceslick 'and Bobby where the members enjoyed a treatment he Was. allowed .to re-, •
.tash a0Crit of her -native county, •
.1. euchre liarty will. he held in. Forfarah ire.
the 'Legion Home on MondaY, 'Mrs. Roane came to Canada, a.
April :29th at 8.30"p.M. There Willi widow, with her three' daughters,
be good, prizes. Everyone is wel- in 1931, from the Scottish town
come. This will be, the last euchre of Brechin, and in 1937 Married,
fbt this seation. ' /02413 the-late William. Roane, of Tees-
- , water, .
NOTICE TO WINGHAM , She has three daughters,' Mrs.
HYDRO CONSUMERS James (Jean), McInnes, of ,White-
church; Mrs, George (Dorothy) There 'will be a hydro inter, McKague, of ,Teeswater and 'Mrs, rnption on 'Sunday, APril 28th, Mary Wakelin'g - of TOronto,
.• from 8 a.m. to, 10 'weather ' • „ '
perniitting. Wingham Public
Utilities Commission, F24b
`.Lunn; Tom Ellaeott- and ,Jim social get-acquginted , hour, be- turn to hl s home.
Nesmith, provided one of the fore adjourning to the Legion
the evening with home for the banquet. • highlights of Special .Services :: for age the 'Winghani Club was in charge Little Spring Flower".
Mary Haugh 88, Elaine Moffatt
86 '
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
-All;clogs must be, tied:up May
1st 40 September 1st?' Thia by4law
Will be' rigidly enforced, "F24b
crated while working at her
k She • -
and under, Patsy Hotchkiss 88,
Marilyn Riley, 87, Judy Forsyth
Mrs. Verna ' Elphick, R.R. 8, 86, Bonnie Baker 85, Solo, girls 11
r their versions of the-song 'Tretty. Mrs. 'Jack Lloyd, resident of p Lucknow, had her leg badly lac- `and under, Gail Henderson 90,
Thelnia St. Marie and Julia
Special Easter music was fea- , t th morning), service, con- ...
A flag drill end a may-pole during the evening, accompanied home'this wee . as admit
t the head table by her executive .fed for, treatment at the Wine- 'Thornton (equal) 85. Solo, girls dance presented 'by Miss Mary a- - - - 14 arid under, Doris Wall 86 Su-
tured at boththe 'morning and ducted ,,by "Bov,'D, ..T: IslacRae, the ' . Vice-president Mrs, Jack Bateson, . ham General Hospital. san Sellers ,85, Sandra Riley.'84, MacMillan's Grade 3 pupils was .,
• evening service, held on Sunday choir sang a selection of Easter - - Secretary Mrs. John Currie and d 11 done and went over well we
nolds 90, Doris Wall 89.
'
ha in School 86, Bluevale School
:84; , 82, Ho tires' 814
Rhythm' • bands, Gilitont'a '86,
Lower Winghain ,85, Hitilnies%/84,
Povvell'S and Kirton's '(egtial) 83.
Double trio,. Lovver', Wingham
87, Powers and Bluevale (equal)
'85, Bluevale (second group) 84
Glenannan 80, ,Unleon, chorus,
Lower Wingliain 87, Bluevale and
Powell's 86, 1Cirton's, Glena,nnan,
Holmes', Gilmour's, all_ 85."
At . the conclusion of the pro
gram Inspector J. H, Kinkead
presented the shield for, the `high-
est number of points, which was
won by Lower Wingham School.
The cup for the ,highest stand-
ing In the girls" open „sole was
won by Gail. Henderson, who won
it last year as well. 'On thiS ac-
count it went, by reversion to
Mary Haugh. The cup lei- the
highest standing in boyS' -.open
solo was Won by _Hugh aVlandell.
Members of the Turnberry
School Area Board, ,Bert Holmes
and Eldon Kirton, presented the
cups. ,
choral -serv4ce in the ovening, service was conducted, The '
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Johristoa Conn
Of Whitechurch announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Ruby
Eileen, to Mr. James Keene, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Keene, 15485
• 'Royal Ave., White `Rock, B.C.
The marriage will take place in
May. . F24*
come to the Lovely. Spring'.
and was admitted to the Wing-
ham General Hospital for' treat-
ment.
MrS, Ross Samieson was hospi-
talized following a .car • accident
in which she suffered a fractured
arm. Her condition is said to be
satisfactory, by official's of the
Wingham General Hospital.
Alex Schiestel, of Teeswater,
suffered a fractured vertebrae
following a car accident , last
Monday, He 10 undergoing treat-
Merit 'at the Wingham General
Hospital:
RUMMAGE SALE „
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Wing-
ham General Hospital Will hold
its spring Rumniago Sale in the
Winghain Armouries On Satur-
day afternoon, May 11th at two
' o'clock, Donatlona , are needed,
clothing, furnithre, shoes, hats,
novelties. Anything yeti do not
need can • be sold, So, when do-
, ing Your Spring cldtining, Make
up a box for the ruininage sale.
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Ch u rch Andrew's Presbyterian music including a "special" choral Treasurer, Mrs. Jim Currie, also A fall cause a hip fracture to Sharon Ann ,Grubbe and Mary
Fischer (equal) 83, Solo, girls
V lowed by Miss Gwen Howe's class, vener, of Chatham, guest speaker
Mrs. John Peckitt, district 'con- nutted' to the Wingham Hospital`
mrs. May Irwin and she was ad- open, Gail Henderson and. Mary with the audience This was fol- Both services were• very arrangement of "The Holy City". '
Haugh (equal) 91, Susanna Rey- well attended. At the Easter In the evening an Easter vesper a two-part chorus singing "Wel- of the evening. for treatment.
Mrs. Ross Hamilton favoured Mrs. V McKay, ot Michigan
music was presented by the jun4 - church was decorated with East- „ , . . _ • ' , ,... ' Solo, boys 8 and under,'Robert At the' conclusion of this num- with two vocal Solos, accompen for choir and thp senior choir. 'er•ililies .for all services. fell while she in in 'Hanover, Johnston 85, Doug .Helfer 83, Hen- ber, Scott Reid, chairman of the ledbyMrs. Bruce MacDonald.
• Wingham Puhlic School Board, Several lucky draws were made
was called upon to say ,a few and, many of the Kinettes we're .,
words about the concert. Mr. pleased with the lovely gifts they
won and which had been donated , Reid, Congralulatecl all those ..Who
had taken part in 'or had helped by several Wingham merchants. •, Mrs,. Lloyd who, hd 'Mrs.
with the festiVal. He said that Johnrs
he felt sure all the parents who members of
Peckitt,
District 1 executive,
were in the auditorium could not had come from Chatham to'Ed.!, .. help but be impressed by the high tend the meeting,. Mrs. Peckitt
quality of the work being done spoke on general. Kinette work
with the children. He Was thank- and duties, relating to individual
ed for his kind words by Mr.! Clubs and also nationally.,
,Kinkead, who at this point of the The •appreciation of those pros-
program turned 'the duties of e wasvoiced by Mrs. Jack
master-of-ceremonies frier to Dr. witsa Walker,grito 'also presented her
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The anthem, "Death, Where Is er lilies for all services,
Thy Sting?" was, sung by, the At Si.. Paul's Anglican Church,
members of, the senior choir, and Easter 'Day services,:began at
,a, solo,"There Is' A dreent Hill 6.30 a.m. with *hospital dommun-
Far Aay" was sung by Mrs: ions, • A quiet; communion was
Ross Hamilton. The junior choir oelebrated at; 1130 a.m. and the.
Sdhg "Christ Is Risen" and "East- Special festival, Service was held
er Bells Are Ringing". • _ in the church• at 11 o'clock. In
A special Easter "Sunrise the evening an 'Easter Evensong
Senhce" was held in the Wing- service was ;conducted by the
ham United Ghurch.'at 7.30 am, Key. H L. iarkei,
on Sunday morning. The service An Easter' ritidifight Mass was -
was sponsored by The Young held at the Sacred Heart Chureh
People's Union and, Was followed on Saturday, /light, Easter Mass
by a breakfast in the church Dwiitusra:ncd6Mlucted by. the Rev. R.
basement, G. Ro Fenwick y .
$1.1VOtES HOLD .INTER-CLUB .MEETING
McEachern Tender
Accepted on Bridge
At a special meeting on' Wed.,
nesday,. April 17, the lVforrla
Township Council awarded the
contract of constructing . the
Gartliss bridge to Roger Mae-
EaehernOf Mount Forest for the
sum of .$20,696.00.
The other tenders were as 'fol-
lows: G, A. Gibson & Sons)
$25,578,00; Leahy Construction,.
$31,176,00; Ontario Bridge Co.,
$43,521.00; Gaffney Construction,
$25,994.00; Keewood Paving Ltd,
$39,804.49; king Bros. Construe-
tion, $26,764.00; Albert Reevea,
$29,270,00 and Mowbray Construe-
Lion, $23,360.00, •
ry Martin 82, Dennis Stroeder
Solo, boys "10 and under, Don Mc-
Kay 84, Stanley Bislamayier and
David Stokes (equal) 83, Billy
Hall 82. Solo, boys 12 and under,
Hugh Mundell 86, Mel •Greig 85,
Billy. Jeffrey 83, Lorne Baird and
D'Arcy McGlynn" (equal) 81. Solo,
boys 14 and under, Al Rettinger•
85, Reg Coultes 82, John Keller 81,
Jack Cameron and Godfrey, Stroe-
der (equal) 80, Solo, boys, chang-
ed voices, Winston Gibbons 82,
Ken Grant 81, Jim King 80. Solo
boys open, Hugh Mundell 88, Bil-
ly JeffraY 87, Tothmy Powell 86,
Duet, open, Gall,,Henderson and
Mary Haugh 86;. Julia Thornton
and Hilda 'Greig 84; Julia, Grunt-
shank and Jane Cruiltshenk 83.
Two-part chorus, Lower Wing-
' The winners of the " girl's solos
(open class) Sandra MacLennan,
PROCLAMATION
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.
will commence in
The Town of Wingham
SATURDAY, APRIL '21,1957
at thidhight
Institute' Holds
Ahnual Meeting
The regular moiithly meeting
of the W, I, Was held in the
council chat-Aber on Thursday
afternoon lest, with a good at-
tendance, After the business was
disposed of, the annual election
of officers took place with Mrs.
AitchisOit presiding,
The following were lected to
office for the coming year: Hon.
president, Mrs., W. J. Henderson;
past president, Mrs, N, 'V; Me-
Latighila; PreSident, Mrs, It, A.
PoWell; Ist vice, Mrs. M. Guy;
2nd vice, Mrs. G, Hastle; Sedre-
bati-treasttrer, Mrs, W, Henry'
district direetbr, Mrs, H, turrell;
branch directors, MO. W,
Henderson, Mrs. Horace Aitchi-
son and Mrs, tt. Gannett; audi-
tors,• MrS, MCCormick and
Mrs. G, Gannett, ConVeners of
standing cenithittees, Mrs.
Henry, Ws, 1N, Heating", Mrs. 8,
Batdon, MI'S", Ernest and Mrs,
S. Ha llldeyr
Lieut . Goodridge of the Salvat
tion Array shOWed slides on their
Work being done „in the ;field of
labour.
Betty Ann Lapp and Carol Craw- , STOVES CAR PARTS, ford, Were next on the program..
Their perforinance was of a par- •
N-BY THIEVES ticularly high standard 'and at TAKE
the conclusion of their solos they
were asked, hy Di% Fenwick to WHITECHURCH-People who
sing together. left their ears at the road On the Doug Hamilton and Bruce
Mathew: Ruth lIchtlgins and Sne Division Lin e this whiter, were
Nesmith; Jean Gurney and bothered with petty thieving of
Carql Crawford, winners in the parts of the cars and gas, Last
senior duets, presented their 'ren- week-end a truck backed Up"
dition of "The King of the through the snow to the north
Jungle" 'frOin the Pirates of doer 'of Cali,in Church, the lock
Penaanee. was 'broken and the two box
Winners of the boy's vocal solo stoves were taken away.. This ,
Glass, 14 ° and Under, Charier,church has been closed for SO/.
° Campbell, Brit& Machan and era( years,
Paul 1-Ititttin, Were the next, per.,
formerS, • They were given a The stove in the school house
Special mention by Dr, Penwidlt, she'8.8, No, 14 has also:disappear.
Who commented on the riehnesh Of , leaving the pipes hanging'
theta, This School hat been 'alas-
ell for ,about ten ,year:: The
People of thia "Poriimurilty have
seldom if eVer before been bdth
ilea with thieves.
Pictured it( the Ihtet,Citlb 'meeting of Kinettes held in Vitinglifini ori VV:editesday, are frtini -left to 'right,
Mary Lloyd, Wingham; borotliy Hainniorid, Ltatowel; Arnie Clegg, Olin,.
ton;- ttuth Walter, oWen; pound; Greed Patterson, GOclerieti;:,,Cdriale Viiramati, Wfilkerten and Isobel
Palmer of HandVelth. .44c1Vitlicalinies photo.
the winners of the girl's vocal
able for pupils 14 and under,.
Were. also Congratulated on their
,PUrforinahte lit, PertWitk,.
of their voices and the gusto
'with wines; each lad' tackled their
song, "The Lincednslilit Pdaeher",
Grades 15 and 6, classes Mrs,
Grace Webster and Donald Kai
presented a chorus number.
Other choruses 'were PreSeeted
by Stewart Beettie's elaSS and
.1h(trs, Margaret class,
ttuth Hodginsi Jean 'Gurney
and Pat!lelio, Heywood, w110 were
Cititens Ate 'reminded to torn "ii 'their clocks
At that, time. ,
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