The Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-07-17, Page 14
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,With which is amalgamated the Gorrie Vidette and Wrosater News
WINOIIAn ONTARIO, INPONgSOAT, JUICY 17, 1951
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CELEaRAT4S *90TH BIRTHDAY
kill'
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By 'The redestrlan
anadiari PacificRailway -Will
s en~er Service on August " I ,
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I:VINGOANI FLOTIf4LA—Two or
thtee new boats have been added
to Viririghare's • fleet and their
Ispiart lines do credit to the former
high ,standiirds• Perhaps it's time
(elf a, regatta on the Maitland so
we can see the squadron all,out"at
the same 'time.
this week that August 3 has been
set as the last day on which the
passenger service will be operated.
Freight and express service will be
carried on as usual.
At the present time a local coil-
tractor, Wilfred White, is con-
structing a new CPR station north
of the river at the 'B Line in Turn-
berry, which will mean that CP
train will come only to that point
rather than continuing on into the
town propet as is done at the pre-
sent time, The trestle bridge over
During recent years passenger
traffic hap .fallen off with the in-
creasing use of moter vehicles and
a few weeks age a representative
of the railway company approach-
ed the town council to inform them
that passenger service would be
discontinued a strong protest was
voiced at that time, which is em-
bodied in the resolution' below.
Despite the' pretest of the loe'al
council and similar deblarations
from other menthipalitiep affected,
word was received: on. Tuesday of
gXactly seventy years of service
to Wingham and the surrounding
'community will come to. an abrupt
'halt on, August 3 when the Cana-
alien Pacific Railway discontinues
passenger service .on its line, from
'Wingham and Tceswater to Or-
angeville,
It was in 1887 that .passenger
service was opened to this district
and for many years the rail line
:Provided a busy avenue of traffic
to Toronto and the larget centres
to the east.
CHILD CRUSHED BY
LOADED'WAGON
TENDERS' CALLED FOR:
PAVING CONTRACTS
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' • TRAVELLED ' NORTH—Jack
0.
,, ieva days last week, delivering a
iker and Fred Templeman spent
load of furniture to one of Jack's
customers in Sudbury, They took
some time out on the way home for
"
.. 0.•,bit of fishing, jut .we hear the
results were a little disappointing,
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tfSTREET •LOOKS NICE—We've
mentioned this fact before but for
thosewho have failed to notice the'
"flower ,pots along the :Mehl drag
iattlY-ajuat take a good look, They
• 'irereally beautiful .thip year and
We liaie heard several comments
,turn'. out-of-towners who .certain-
ly appreciate the fact that Wing-
him .has something other towns
hick,' • 7 •
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MOVE , TO AN ISLAND,,,,a—That's
not a good idea acceicliriefea'one
Wingham resident who went up to
Loney Harbor to visit, with hia•son
at the weekend, Juniotaid camping
in Beinisoliel National 'Park,
Winch, 'happens to be about $5.00
worth' off' ahore by water taxi, Two
or'tlree round' trips made the day
expensive; • ••
Charles H, Garniss, of Wingham, who celebrates hiS 9 Oth -ailathclay at the home of his son in London on
Mbnday., Mn, Garniss lives with his daughter, .kr,s: ,ileeii."Scott of Wingharn:—Advance-Timee photo.
SIX PERSONS INJURED 'Charles 11*Gartiss
Conservatii4§
Weilingt9p Seat LL "-
The Progressive ' Coaserative
party increased nairOW:.Majar-
ity in the HOuge:of ..Comniona'ae
the regult:. of a by-;election
Wellington south on,MeadaY: The
by-electien 'Made necessary
by the death,, cif Henry•" Honking,
the Liberal Candidate in the June'
10 eleetiena nape: died, suddenly on .
June 3. • • • .
Victew''Inathe voting this Week
was Alfred D, Hales,. PC; who:,
stacked" up 'an impressive 11,48,
.c,ompared••with' the 6,121' 'polled by
his Liberal appenent,' 'David Telten.
A. thiial c'andidate, Thomas Wn•
thers • dc0, received only 3,506',
votes,
Th e PC . victory brings the
standing in the House of 'Commeni
to 110 for the ,Progressive *bin-
servatives, 106 for; the Liberals and
the remander held •by. C.,CF, Social
Credit and independents. `c Was .90 .1Yloday
N"-CAR, CRASH Charles Garniss .of?
hittb.day.'anietlY ',en
A -two-ear. iteaa the Monday at 'the hoide„'of::hisasen,
Bluevale CreaMeri early Suaday Alan. Garaias An' Lon-,
anotaihg sent Sia a peepla.. to -h
Wingham Wingham General' -1;a0PLIOC;afe *in''''''Ot:!,Iiirsi,'!Hoss pital 'in'
that city for the' past .three. years; treatment.' Three of the accident was allowed by hospital • officials victims were said by hospital of-, to be present theeeettsion,
ficials yesterday to 'be in only fair
condition. , • a ' •
John Hanna, M,P.P., has inform-
ed The Advance-Times that he has
received word from the Minister of
Highways; Hon. James N. Allan,
to the effect that tenders have
been called for two highways in
:his
Bids have been asked for the hot
mix paving of No, 86 Highway
froni Molesworth westerly for
about Six miles as well as' the ap-
Preaches ,to the Maitland River
bridges in that area. The section of
No. ‘86 which is to ,be paved Was
completely rebuilt last year and will
form a completely modern highway
when it is finished. After the coin-
`pletion of this stretch only one
link remains to be finished be-
tween Winghbm and Tastowel,
being the new road from Bluevale
directly across,country to eliminate
the- two bridges' over the Maitland
at Bluevale and hear the former .
J. 'V. Fischer farm in Turnberry.
The Fischer faim has already been.
purchased by the Department Of
alighwayS and. it is understood that
:910 •f45;,,:OrOli:ehles. required .will'
'be purchased in the near future.
A second contract for which
tenders have been asked is the
grading, granular base and re-sur-
In ,additien to the above :Work
which liasjieen• undertaken by, the
coainee ,the. jqi?ijntii•Oft #ruce,2•On
MondaY enOrdineconimenced op-
,erafionS. to Place a"hOt mix paving
on the edurityratia frord Teesivater
east tO Vfildunty along the slifth
;facing of No. 4 Highway from concession of Culross Township
Wingham north through Tceswater and the 'eighth' concession of Car-
to Highway rick Township.
Four-year-old Catherine Solo-
man, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs.
RObert Soloinon, Whitechureh,
was seriously injured on Tuesday,
July 9th, when she fell off the
tongue of a wagon and was drag-
ged under the vehicle which was
carryhigaebeavyload. 'The wheels
of the . wagon passed over the
;Child's body causing severe injur-
les,.te., the little girl's chest, She
is in , the Winghani General Hos-
pital undergoing treatment. Her
condition was described yesterday
'byekficials at the hospital, as
"fair
Married 60 Years
Mr; and Mrs. George Walters of
London Township-, celebrated the
,60th anniversary .of their wedding
en8Unclay, : The bride was the,
:formai. Ellen- COlilter, daughter of
Mr. and Virsa john.,Cealter of Iaert-
Itoit; and the—green-1' is a scin of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walters,
of Wingham, Mr. Walters is a
Cousin of Albert Walters, of Tees-
water, Mrs, W. Ringroae and Mrs.
Of Wingham. Annie N 9,
; Mr. Gaaniss was 'born in Morris.
Township, theaiOn.ef '.the 'late Mr.
and Mrs.„Fritrik'.-pori4,.aridaat
tended. the • WoWittiawri.. Scheel.
After, hiP a:060 '-eleara' lie' was • :em-
ployed as.a. stone • ..i.dasen••:,and latet
Purchased ;the: Bilievalei and Bras.:
sell. choppingamilla, ,,which ',he oper-
ated for ,many 'years., •
At, the ' age Verities
moved-to' Seaferth Elf41.:44Posidg
Of his linsieeSPea- and, be 'and'; Mrs,
there ,Yettra:
He has 'been- Pt4y.lifgiii 'the' home"
of his ciaughter;710eWleii' .Scott,
in Wnngliam fOr."'.the:,13tgt* fife
years. "
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Mrs. Garniss.as ',the former . Mary
Isbister, daughtet Of the ,late
and Mrs, William., Ishister',,3hd. line,
ALL THAT WAS LEFT ON THE ROAD.
Accident Victims
Treated At Wing ham
4rs. Thomas Abraham, of R.R. 1,
'Wrexetera fractured her ankle on
Saturday; July 13th. She is ‘•
Wingharn` General' Hospital [kin:
!sati'sfactory:veohditlini7;t4ilio?''?'''
TWeive-yeata:oId Wayne Farrier,
'son of Mn, and Mrs. Garnet Far-
rier, ,of Whitechurch, fractured his
right 'ankle while playing ball on
Friday.. last. Thee boy received
treatment at the Wingham General
Hospital i,vhete he was- detained
overnight.
Craig Hutchison, 13, son of Mr
and Mrs. Frank Hutchison, of
Teeswater, fractured his left arm
in, a ball game en Thursday, July
:A 'cast was r aPplitcl at the
Vainghana Generel.Hospital arid the
boy 'Was 'allowed home.
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Champion Fiddler
;'Lucky"' A:mbeault, a familiar
figure to fans of Slim' 'Boucher and
His, Golden Prairie Cowboys, was
the challenger on the Country
Hoedown TV show in Toronto a
week ago, when he became cham-
pion fiddler.
Another member of his profes-
sion has in turn challenged Lucky
and he will appear again on Friday
evening to defend• his title.
The entire band will be 'seen on
the Summertime 57 program the
latter part of July,
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• ". IT-8 FRIDAY FOLKS!—Reports
Unofficial roports,,• moving: up and
down the ;Main drags of neighbor•
ing towns have' it that Winglian
stores cfceie Friday nights and Opel)
Saturday .nights, Where thelreports
• of late Sattirday night shopping
Wingham come from no one sterns
70uit inlrIPP?Fq.aof .the.
Wingfield:. huiiiiiesarnen% "'Etssoeia
tion:are-beginning to .,be disturbed.
Hartj: MerkleY,, president , of the
local; association, would ,it to
be' kn8Wri. that shcips in "Wingham
bi closed every Saturday night
the end of the year at least
Bea there you have it shoppers..
01OSed . gaturday evenings, open
Friday nights ail along ,Wingham's
Main drag.
of Morris. . '
apPEN, DOOR A dertain shoe
merchant town wee an such a
hurry to .get to the lake at the`
week-end ,he left the'frent door o.
open on :Sattirday night!
All. was Well.Monday. morning witl
nothing. missing Kindly neighbor;
net!e,e0atlie Open, door Stmday anc
clOseil it.
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OFF TO CAMP—Thirty members
Of the Wingham Cub pack wil
Leave town on Friday for Inver•
hproit for a week-end of campisi
tinder the guidanee of, Archie
GoWenlock, of Walkerton, who is
the district commissioner of Boy
Semite for the Saugeth area,
axle of one truck after two vehicles left
morning. No one was injured in the
—Advance-Times photo,
All that was left on the highway was the rear wheels and the
the highway about a. mile south o.f Wingham early on Thursday
'accident. ,
The couple •have: 'two sons and
a daughter, Alan: and. Glen, dad
Mrs. Scott, if:Mr kraqiichirdrep and
four great-gtaticichilateri. A second
daughter, Margaret, • gra. , Archie
Ballantyne is deeeitand.! ;
They are James Glousher, 22, son
of 16...and Mrs. Herbert GlouShet,
of Auburn; Loreen Roe, 16, daugh-
ter. of Ma and Mrs. L. Roe, of
R.R. 1, Blyth; Lorne Roe, 61, also
of Blyth, :the three seriously iin-
lured persons were all in the same
cat with., Mrs. James\ Pierce of
1313ith,,'arid .,Miss aiett,Y Blake, the
17-year-old daughter of Jr,' and
Mrs.:,\Villiani Blake, of, 11.R. 3,
Walton. Miss Blake was discharged
*omatile.hoapital: on Sunday night
after , she, had been., treated for
-shock and a hip injury, Mrs. Pierce
is still .4a the hospital but her
condition is said to be satisfactory.
She received injuries to her right
elbow and several small: lacera-
tions,
The sole ocatimant of the` Other
ear, 19-year-old Wayne Day,. son
of Mn, and Mrs, Edwin Day,' of
R.R. 1, Gorrie, was allowed home
on, Sunday after he s had been
treated at the Wingham. Hospital
for' an, injured right hand:
MOst seriously, injured is Lorne
Roe, who suffered facial lacera-
tions, severe shook dad head' in-
juries. He is in "only fair" condi-.
Lion.
TRACK 'THROUGH THE OATS No injuittes Reult from
Spe04611ii Accident
Young Couple Will
the Maitland just east 'of, tii.0 Mc-_
Kenzie Bridge on the highway will
he removed as will the tracks out
roadbed on the 'west Ode Of the.
town.
Following is the text of a resell"-,
tion sent out by Wingham *teWal
council a few weeks ago to. Other
councils in this area, With a sug,,'
gestion that similar action be taken
on the question of CP railway peel,.
enger service, The resolution atom,
iriarizes the' feeling of Many in' this
district who:'would welcome a amt.,
tinuatlon of 'the service if it cauld
be brought'up 'to modern astancl-
ards:
Board of ,Transport Commissioners,,
Ottawa, Ontario.
Dear Sirs: '
It is a matter of regret :that 'the
C.P.R. Which led the way in
tranaportatkin in' -Canada and
which showed such. courage and::
enterprise seventy yeara ago should
now 'be".content to retreat,: to give
up, the face of new conditions
and challenges..
Would you not%conalcler, •rather,
a new type'-of service? Not to
write off all' the branch lines be-
cause'patronage heti declined. After
all, wince -services.; 'were reduced,
during the war and not restored
after the war, the train Service has
scarcely dePerved patronage. 'It has
been impossible to go to'Toronto
and return the same day. But—new
days, new ways. '
Give us a Diesel Dayliner, capac-
ity for 20 passengers plus express
and mail . Jeaving early morning,
returning the same" evening:" Ad-
vertise the convenience.' of it •
"Smarten up your .statiOns. 'Make a
Windsor) people can- drive to the
train, park 'their ears,. Whia doWn
to Toronto, keep appointments; do
a day's buainess Or ;ahopping, ;whiz
back,, get their carsa and, off
home. -
We live in an, area where mane
of us would gladly stay off the
highways; and avoid' driVing
arda. And with highWay traffic and
city parking what they are toaday
and becoming worse..,claily,, more
and more men and wonied . will
gladly use good public transpor=
tation, summer' or. wintet. •
This is an expanding eotnmimity.
All govetnMents feel the need: of
more decentralization." of industry
and various and.sufficient•farink,of
transportatioh are a big teeter in
inducing industry to our .smaller
communities, Passenger train set,
vice is ae. important facter, during
winter train service is the only'
dependable service.
If you cannot do it every day,
give us alternate days, and do the
same on the other line you are
talking of depriving of passenger
service. Link us up with the fast
service at Orangeville, so that
your Dayliner would run every •day
from OrangeVille to Toronto and
alternate days beyond Orangeville,
from TeeaWater, Mount Forest,
and Aithut one day, and Walker-
ton, Durham and Shelburne the
next day.
Consider giving it a try, NeW
developments in equipment make
possible a light service for a limit,
ed number, and you are main-'
tabling and improving your bricks.
in any event, Don't put Western
Ontario back a hundred years.
James Glousher received 'head
injuries, scalp lacerations, bruises
and shock. His cOaditien yesterday
was fait,
i
Sixteen-year-old Loreen Roe• re- Live in GerMany 1
ceived sevote facihl lacerations, a
Mrs,' Will and fiactured kneecap, lacerations to L.A,C, L. G. „Will,
Son Larry left Wingham' on Mon-, the knees and legs, 'a fractUred and- day afternoon oh the first lap of dislocated left wrist and bruises.
Rer condition Was fait yesterday,
30 ft. Fall Injures •
Clarence Machan
On Tuesday, Meriting; Clarence.
Meehan, 25, fell 30 feet from a
dder while he was Working at the
me of 'Mrs, John. slake, Frances
treet, Wigham. He was admitted
tO the Wingham General Hospital
With possible head injuries' and
severe shock after the ladder on
which he' was standing slipped
front Wider him and sent him
plaitging to the'ground.
hospital authorities late yester-
day described his condition as fair.
SICthok
hr. 0, Hewson's office will be
closed f rom July 32 to "Attguat 5,
iheltisive, F17*
tir Two ambulances *ere called to
brieg the injured Lb 'the Winghare,
General liespital,
Provincial Pence Constable Bab-
ert Lewis of Wingham investigated
the accident.
their journey ,to ciwybrOick Ger:-
many, where they expect 'to be
stationed for sonic 'Mine,
L.A.C, Will has . been, poated at
Clairesholm, Albei•ta Or over three
years. They Pantie 'east Mk weeks
ago and have beeit visiting with
friends and relatiVeti het Whet
that time. He IP 'aim ef•Mr. and
The cause of the collision Etti., lii
ir. Will is the 'fernier Jtine'Mae-
irs. justice Will of '37tryoketer arid
neared ra to be a failure on the part jaantaa, daughter et.:Mta: Henri,
of 'ono of the„ ear drivers, to notice ate, MacDonald of libeneld 'St,
a stop sign at the entrance to the ft had pteviiinslY been expected
main, highway. •:',. that Vita. Will, and .tarry' would'
follow her :husband ,at. a later ...a.---
`"" NOTICE
Atli property owners in *the Town
of VVingham are hereby notified to
cut all weeds on their' property at
once or this will be dead by others
and• charged to your account, Bert
Plitt Chief of Police. ; F1.0.17b
ElitGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs, John Mason, Lan-
don, Ontario announce the engage-
meet of their yetingeat daughter,
Lois Elizabeth to Mt Joint Rodney
Reef son 'of Jaiiies Rae of
Port 'Credit and the late, Mt Rae,
the wedding to. take Wade August
IQ :in Empress Ave, Elited Church,
Loiidou," out, , "raaa
A' transport truck driven by Leslie J, Agnew Jr, it Ceniber, ended up in the' middle of George Johnston',
eat 'field. just south of Wintaharrr on Thursday after a ,speettteulat two.truek:eraSh.—Advanea-Znies photo.
date, RoWevdt, Monday Morn-
-Mra, Maurice OTtagar; (former, lug :she receiVed Wire that she
ly AhgelwaGiblioria) • and her two, wasto they
only
blind:tee, ..Tehn Maureen, of "pa8:0"1, datva
jareeateiVe r . N.z., visited with Mr, They Will ,leave giePhed .Tinita-
diy abOard :the Slitireinie and Will aild Mrs, James Gibbons, In Wing-
laird ist Priblee anti thee on to
hart over the week-end, Gernaini3a : •
A Spectacular two-truck crash
on the outskirts of Wingham short-
ly after 6 a.m, on Thursday, which
sent two big trucks spinning off
the highway „and into a field, ended
as 'spectacularly as 'it, began, with
no one injured.
One of the trucks ended up on
its side, lying on the same side
of the highway as the• 'other one,
which after leaving the road plung-
ed into a ditch, smashed through
a fence and 'ploughed Into a field
of oats for more than 500 yards
before coining to a stop right side
up.
People who arrived at the scene
of the aceident scratched their
heade as' they tried to figure
things Out Thu roar wheels and
axle of one of the vehicles was the
only section of eithet truck left On
the highway, Both Vehicles wore
fading the same direction; one 131-
ing on its side just off the high-
way and the other one far in
among the bats.
Prov, Police ConSt, Roil Dtibielt,
of The doderfeh detaehinerit investi-
agattedruetitheolbeOldde4t, avejliaiterhistionhvolvaceod,
op, arid bee belonging to Bert
Clifford, of Leatilingtoe, The
era of the trneka, neithea of Whom.
were seriously Injured; were Stew-
art Gordon 56 of lilarriston, and
Leslie 4, A gnew',Th,, 22 of Comber.
Bridge Contract
To ,Wingham Firm,
King Brothers Construction Co.,
Wingham, has secured a eontraet
to construct a, reinforced concrete
bridge on the Neriatalit road, south
of Hanover. The centraet, awarded
by the Grey County roads commit-
tee, Was leaned to the Wingham.
fine On a tender pried Of $57,685
which deeS not include steel and
°cement 'or the cost of building the
approaches to the new bridge,
Total dost Of the bridge was es-
timated at Mote than $90,000 by
Reeve Henry Lantz. The Depart-,
merit of highways will contribute
so per tent of the cost with Grey
and truce countries sharing the
hialuder,
The bridge 'will be located 'about'
100 feet West of the Preeeat
strtleture, 4. ,144 ma,
„.