The Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-06-04, Page 1With which is amalgamated the:13,44c Vidette and Wrolmter News
WINGOVI„ ONTARIO, WriDNESDAY, jiliNE 4th, 4.058
uncil 'Tigh tens Rules .011
ue.- of BOildiog Poimit*.
'A;1111)NG THE MAIN" DRAG .
. By The Pedestrian
ON THE MEMO—,
The many friends of Johh, Han-
na, 7VLP,P, be reneved ,to know
that he is making sallefactorY "re
covery following an operation at
Totonto's 'Westerp Hospital,
sail', however, be missed at .the
opening of the Trade 'Fair on.
Thursday evening, at Which he was
to have assisted. , • .
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Members of the Wingham town
council, meeting en Monday even-
ing, e4Preased complete eatisfe,c,-
'tion with a contract which has
ben Aegotiated 'for the paving of
Areas in'town this summer, Ceun-
cillor Elmer Wilkinson chairman
..of, the public works -committee
said that for a charge only slightly
ingher than last year- the streets
be given two coats of hot mix
rather than one as has been the
Mayor R. E. lvfeKinney, who pre-
sided over the meeting.- read a,
letter 'from the Pnblic Utilities
Commission, in response to cowl-
elI's prior suggestion. that night
.Standards along the main street:
be moved back flush with the curb.
The Commission Indicated that the
problem is under consideration,'
A property owner requested the
privilege of using a, barn within the
town dor raising broilers. Ms ,re-
case in previous 1' paving jobs. zn
ifIdILIOTI to the extra coating, the
pavement will receive additional
rolling, virliich will guarantee a
much' smoother and more enduring
surface
The chairman also reported that
repairs to sewers on Catherine
Street near-the hospital• may make
it poSeible to apply some paving on
that street as well As on Frances
Street.
4f0tV .Cottonittee
oi-,!xiy,Pesee70.:ors Dikcar,t) OUT--Wingliam arena has taken On A galie;ap'pearance as it is prepared for the Wingltant
Trade Fair, sponsored by the local Kinsmen, The'Pali Mit be opened by Hon. Jamnes N. Allen on Thurs-
day evening.—Advaime-Times photo. n- " • ' ' ' -
FOOT WARMER— '
. . .
Percy Stainton receetly• received
-a beautiful welfskin , rtig' from
'Churchill, Manitoba, The fur is
almost pure :white, the only ex
ception being a grey strip down
measures. the back, and six feet
in tength. "Perce clidet shoot the
animal himself, but ordered it
When he visited the Ifudson's Bay
port last year,' '
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A • LITTLE TOO HIGH—, ,, ... T
We did our best to improve
things for the District High Schoch
'board, but it didn't- *omit. Twb
WS s ago we reported that ex-
pee I gtants for the year, would
total"' $512,000, That weuld be fine
if true. However the proper figure'
is $152,000*. One of those little type-
setting problems, when the cart
gag before the horse.
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SURE SIGN OF SUMMER—
Now we know summer's ou 'the
way. On Tuesday the flower pots
went up, onto the street 'light sten-.
dards; along the main drag..'nhey're.
really sorrigthiog.to:see,,with their
colourfui geranitims, 'Petunia and
gr e t y. No - qaeStioh abok ,it;
then add a note Of bealtY to the
buluSs
section. $ .• • '
BOYS TO REGISTER
FOR BALL SEASON - , goys in. the community who are
interested in playing ball this sum-
mer are asked to register- with the
recreation council at the town hall
on Saturday between 10 and 11 a.m.
Registration is Open to boys ;be-
tween the ages of 8 and 14 years,
It is hoped that four teams can be
organized -to play in groups, win-
ners of which will go on to the fin-
als for the Lake Huron one,
quest was refused,
Recreation rrolfrium
Councillor Conren, hla rePOrt
"" on recreation activities tot i the.
summer months, said that a *-
dam of ball for !the boys in ;tile
community will be carried out on
a basis similar to that need tor
hockey during the past winter, .It
will be" designed to provide, ball
for as many et the youngsters in
town who', want to taiiO,
SwiMmIng instruction will agait =by
handled at the Teesveater.
A letter was received Imre, the
intermediate baseball 'elub, asking
that lights at „the tewn peek tt
provided free of charge. COUndh
turned this matter over to the
recreation council.
Notice was received of a.,neeeting
to be held in Fergus 'on duino 21st,
at which representatives of towns
and villages will discuss ,prObleMs
relating to magistrate's -courts, Pub-
lin and high school grants.
General approval was eXpressed
after examination of the pamphlet
on Civil Defence , as it wilt -effect
this town, The booklet was pre-
pared by Provincial Constable Bob
Lewis, who is the administrative
officer in the 'CD organization.
The perennial question of build-
ing permits ,carne under conaider-
ation when it was, learned ;that a
excavation for a new building hes
already been made co:Witt-ins "
which appear to have a.. Pessibie
detrimental effect on, neighboring
property, As a result .0titti8 8fisu-
Ing discussion it was deelditi to,
nrithold building projects nn:iiiii,jer
construction, until' they .hav fie6n
approved by the property coin-
rattee of the council. The Permit
in question will be sliSperiel4ci
pending consultatier with t the
owner -about the narure of, the
building to be erected.
RALPH SHAVOURT
By.fAWNli-TRFf .
meeting of the Water Safety
MOTHERS DAUGHTERS
pcooireamedittteoe,
a.tfmliiocil:terhasthe'befeund, a i- re-
cently raised through The Advance-
Times and the generosity of many
readers, met last Thursday even-
ing.
Lloyd 'Carter, representative of
the Canadian Legion, was named
acting secretary and was requested
to secnre information at once from
the Canadian Red Cross op the
most 'suitable type of life preserv-
ers for use' at the• dams and bridg-
es in Wingh,am, Where textremely
hatarclotte conditions exist.
The ;committee decided that, six
vf-theselife rings willbelmrchased
at once and placed at the danger
areas Ili proper boxes to protect
them from the weather.
Another meeting of the commit-,
tee will be held in •the near future,
when the various points in question
along the al,Ver Will he visited, in
an effort ,to determine what fur-
ther precautions are to be taken,
Since the last acknowledgement
of donations was made two weeks
ago the Wingham Brownies have
contributed `85.00,. which brings the
fund total to. $780.00.'
Ralph iShaW of AR. 1, Bin4ale.
was rushed, to, the Wingham Hos-
pital on Wednesday after an acci-
dent in the bush. Engaged ii fell-
ing a tree, he was 'struck by one
of the limbs and knocked to the
ground. Examination disclosed a
fractured right hip and 'several
fractured ribs, He is reported to
be in ,satisfactory condition,
Robert ,Smith, of RR, 4, Brus-
sels, was another accident victim.
He broke his left wrist in a fall
from a stepladder, ,.. THIS is HOW THEY ,DID IT7--John Currie: Ivan'Darthier -anitFred T m emplean' were pictured several
weeks-agii as they erected the .sign on the front:offlin'arciat in preparation for the Trade Fair -which .
opens this week.—Photo by Connell. . .. . United Church Was Place of
Beauty for Flower Service IMUfilITER OF PIONEER
DIES IN SCOTLAND
CLOSING NOTICE '
The greenhouse will he closed on
Wednesday 'afternoons through
the months of June, July, Atigust,
Septernber and OctChier. Special oc-
casions by appointinent,Lewis
Flowers. . • F4b
Wingham' Masonic Lodge No..
286,: G.R,C., Will attend St.
Paul's Anglican Church , Wingham,
Sunday, morning, June 8, for their
annual Divine'Service. Ah -visiting
biethren welcome. ,
F4b E. ley'.W.M. •
SHOP CLOSED
Mrs. Ruth Lott's beauty parlour
on Vietoria Street Will be closed
for two weeks as of yesterday.
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ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced
of Grace- Eileen Keith, Reg. N.,
daughter of Mrs. William G. Keith,
of Wingham and the late William
6. „,Keith; to Mr! Kenneth John
'Townsend, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Townsend of Guelph, The
Marriage will take place at 2.30
O'clock, June 28, 1958, in St, James
Anglican Church, Guelph. F4*
.'AUXILIARY. MEETING T111 SALES STAFF-4foss Hamilton, centre, was chairman of the, booth sales committee for the Winghlun
The. Ladles' Auxiliary to Witlg-t Truth, Fair and with his helpers, Cy Robinson, left, and :8111 Montgoinery, rights did a masterly job, • All
hamAral Hospital Will hold evaihtbie, spoke was sold out some tune ago,—khOto Vennell.
their ine 'meeting in „the Council •
Chamber pn Friday afternoon,
'1)The 6th, at -three o'clock- As this,
, is the last Meeting becote summer
vacatien it le hoped thete will he a
good attendance— F4b
Once again on Sunday •morning,
the Wingham United Church was
filled to capacity for the Sunday
School Anniversary and Flower
Sunday, This is the highlight of
the Sunday School year and people
come from long distances to see
the flowers, hear the theme devel-
oped and take part in the singing.
An identical service initthe evening
attracted an equally large crowd
Every year a Biblical theme is
chosen and is developed by the use
of flowers and symbols, so that a
deep' impression of that particular
truth is left on the minds of the
children and is remembered by the
adults as Well. Many young people
have gone out from this Sunday
School, carrying their Christian
ideals and faith, and have looked
The last surviving member of one
of Wingliam'a pioneer families Miss
Cora Fisher; passed away in Roth.:
say, Scotland, pn May 27th.
Miss Fisher wiis the youngest
of eleven children of Arcnilinfil. and
Julia Fisher. Mr. Fisher and his
brother Peter, erected the first
grist mill, ,a Woollen mill and
shingle and SaWmill in Lower
Town, coning to this vicinity in
1860, The Archibald Fisher home-
stead was the home now occupied
by Allen Walker in Lower Wing-
ham.
The Fisher Melly contributed a
great deal to the bdtterment of the
newly formed settlement in church;
educational arid community affairs,
Mr, and Mr* Fisher lived here -for
Win Prizes at
Legion Bingo
Flower Sunday:
This year, the theme was, "God's
Guidance." God gave His only Son
to be our guide and example
through life. This idea was carried
through the service and protrayed
in flowers, symbols and music. ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Gorden Francis,
announce the eangage-
ment of ' their' dankiiter; 'Betty
Marie, to Mr. Henry 1.4orne Darl-
ing, of Toronto, son of 'Mr. and
Mrs, 'Stanley Darling,.
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BliieVale,
The Wedding will take iii
J., Crawford at.
Class. ftetinion
Crawfizrd, of the 'Whig-
law firm --,Crawford and
HetheringtOn,' was hi' ',..retantd at
the' end of the week, Where he -at-
tended reunion , of the class with
whieb:he graduated 80 years ago.,
One of the sp6itera at the re-
widen was lion. Donald irleinilig,•
Canada's minister of finance, wilo
alsois a metriber Of ithe class.
night school.
In May she Sailed from Montreal
with a friend froth TorOnto for a
Members of the WinghainBranch
of the Canadian Legion sponsored
a OaSh. bingo in the local ArniOnr-
ies on Fridey tight,'at which there
Was a good attendance, The fol-
lowing Were priee whiners:•
• Teii dollar prizes JimmyScott,
Mrs, Jack MacIrayre, Mrs. George
Iiendorson and Mrs. Diek • Bur-
bridge (split); Alvin ,Smith, Mrs,
M, Swanson, Ocant ,Swift, Hanover,
and Mrs, J. Erheet • Jsplit,/ ; Mrs.
deo. Day, Mrs, Jack Maantyre
and Mrs. Laurence Bland (split),
Mts, Wilfred, Henry, Mts, D, Hut.,
cheson. Specials for $26,00 Laur-
ence Bland and Mrs. X. Lewis
(split), Mrs, E. °bright, Mrs. Grant
Swift,
,St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church,
on SaturdaY, jiine 28 at two
lad S'
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grave with Jesus Christ 'is our
engineer. The black engine, was
complete' in detail with inidke ,
stack and bell and carrying the
cab behind. The coaches, 'Which
were covered with white lilabs and
having windows of purple lilacs,'
looked very realistic.
High lip 'on the organ screen was
placed a warning railway signal,
fashioned completely in flouters
and carrying red lights which
flashed alternately, warning people
of pitfalls along life's pathway.
Underneath, this signal was a large
banner of white lilacs upon'
were set out sharply in red letters,
the words of thee theme, God's
Guidance: White ticket offices built
at the corners of the gene*" told
that Mie,,could choose his Men des-
tination as he. travelled ori
train, Each post under the gallety "
was wound with lilacs and convert-
ed into a semaphore, inviting the,
congregation to take heed and
choose the better ways of life as
depleted by the directional signs,
which read; love, prayer, hope,
-duty, faith, patience, trust and
courage Suspended froth. the ceiling
at different heights, floated large
spare balloons, each carrying' its
cargo of flowers and depleting the .
modern way of traVel,
To tile muSic of the orgah and
the singing of birthi, the, fletal _
procession of children and teach.
erg proceeded to the frent 'Of tlid,
church where the flowers ivere re-
ceived by eight senior girlS,
Eleanor Goy, Ruth. Hocigins, tteta,
Brooks, Mary Lou Moffatt, Mari-
lyn Chanitiey, Greet )Betty
Minn and Sharon, Levels, 'these
flowers were placed In bellow
tree .St trips at the edge of the lake
and in the grass areitind, When the
(Please Win in Page •Sevittl
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over 20 years before moving to back Aor their inspiration, to 'some Paisley. Their daughter Cora was' truth learned on -an anniversary
only about five' years old at that
time, She received her early edus
dation there and' later became a
school teacher, She always took
keen interest iti the problems of
her pupils. MiSs Fisher taught In
McGregor School in 'Toronto for
many years,
A.beut, eight years ago she re- As the people- approached the
turned to Pala* where she was a church, large baskets of flowers at
valued mernber of the 13aPtist the entrance and up the stairways
Churth and the women's Organiz- prepared them for the beautiful
Atkins of that beds, Miss Fisher floral setting inside.
was an asset to all community pro At the front of the church was a jects and taught hobby Classes at large pond of water, surrounded
With grass and greenery, Spanning
the lake Was a trestle railway
visit In Scotland, a trip to which bridge complete with ties and she, had long, looked forward, 8n e rails which represented, "Life",
carried with her official letters meeting' many d an gers and d iffl"
froni the Paialcy town council to be 'Cult-les, Passing over the bridge a
presented in 'Paisley, Scotland• floral train, with engine, real car
and passenger ears emerged from 'A few days after her arrival
Hothsay Site took ill and passed greenery at Otte earl and entered a
ahvyrayoythery...vesatird.demnirs. S
ia
pileweastvoin tgrheiesn wtuumoieuir tarat hi tloiet loiftehetizeidl:
buried at RettiSay hug slowly from the cradle to the
The three W,INCS: groups of the
Wingham United Church joined to
.prepare -a -deliclotie banquet j for the
0.0.I.T..girls and their mothers on
'Poesday, May 27, 'at the church.
The progratriMeo began with a
sing-song led by Mrs. G. W. Tiffin,
Ste'Nasmith was chairman for"the
.evening,. After• the toast to the
Aneen, ,Cruirehenit. proposed
14P .:1 7itartio•anttir retunrncetdr,,s.
Rev
infegArtlitir proposed the toast to
the.,anothers 'and Mrs. J. H. Craw-
ford relined. ,
The C,G.T.T, and the three presi-
dents of the W.M.S. groups, Mrs, C.
Fingland, Mrs. N. ;Keating and
Mrs. R. Zurbrigg took part in the
re-affiliation service. Eleanor Goy
conducted the worship service.
Mrs. Fingland presented the girls
with affiliatibn badges on behalf
of the afternoon auxiliary. Betty
Ann Lapp presented a money gift
to Mrs. McCreath, secre-
tary for HUron Presbytery, to be
used for the C.G.LT. Special Ob-
jects in Missions. On display were
the quilts,, baby nighties and jack-
ets the girls had made for mis-
sions, '
The' musical selections enjoyed
were: a piano solo played by Ruth
Hodgins; the song "Lady April" by
the ',Super Jets"; a 'clarinet. selec-
tion -by Marjorie Moffat' and con-
cluded with a Scotch dance by
Sandra IVIcLetman and Ann Currie.
Mrs. McCreath of Walton , ad-
dressed the girls and their guests
and outlined qualities which, would
enable them to gro* as leaders,
Seven. qualities were emphasized
knowledge of the job; a firm belief
In Jesus and the church; determ-
ination; discipline used properly;
confidence; foresight; and a sense
of loyalty, She used a story by
Bernard Ferguson to exemplify
these qualities.
Mrs, V. Reid thanked the speaker
and presented a gift to her, Mrs.
A. D, MeMurchy presented Sue
Naamith with a CO.LT, pin as a
reward for 100% attendance during
the year, Joyee Crothers presented
Mrs, Reid with a special token and
Mrs. 1 IteaVie thanked the ladies
of the W.M,S, for the splendid
banquet, Mrs. R. Bennett replied
as social convener and Mrs. Zur-
brigg spoke for the WATS, presi-
dents,
Wew Interior at
StaiIi,toi St(re
Big 'things beim taken place at
the Steinton hardware store since
laet, week, The South section of the
Stoke has been completely refitted
with hew fixtures which provide
for a greatly improved display of
ttoli<e);:1,alegtoe. Stock of heavy hardware,
The fixtures are all eons trueted
on a basic' peg-board Material
whieh permits the ,application tsf
hooks, shelves and cupboards
where needed. Pleasing to of
green and brown create a very
Pleasant appearance,
EN °AND MA VINES
BUILDINONEIROADS
]SLUT1VAt.F-The:•rnacls in this
vicinity are teeming. with activity,
rhen and huge nte.Oilites spending
long hours with hi/night, each day,
in 'making a new;,,Sehtion of road
through hunts arijilidefit to Bine-
Vale, on the north"' of, the Maitland
River. ,
Workmen are bblitding at feral
homes, or living:, in cabins Mid
'trailers, Many ellangei are taking
pittee hi the nanifi' :Of 'progroSS
When the work hi'f,corripletecl there
Will be a Marked least:nine of traf-
thretigh
It must be tWC1071134) 'Years
the first intrVets Were* Matte
in IlitleYale and thil ,Stirroitriding
teuutryi preparittbri to altering
the course of Sfl highway, ;
ti"iiloi k, 444 ' 1.4ADIt GOLFERS
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The playing ineinbere of tlie,,Wo-
.,1ING GEMENT men's Section of the Golf Club are
an rs.M Ito Sandersmi of holding 'a. 2-ball follrelonle,
0- OR RR, 1, Wish to announce Tuesday, June loth, play to cern.
the engagement of their yetingest ,Inerice pan, following pot
daughter, Ruby Jeanette; to Yuck atilmer at 6.0. Now Members
Whig- I. and beginners especially welcome. George John Burgers,
ham, snt) el 14i" and Please jVl be time,Contact captains' Burgers
of SfieligrOVe.
the wedding to take plate on dune committee, :ivreati e bdVal, botothY
28th at, two o'clock at BlueValeCithlrad, laan M80001, Ethel Spry
'United Church, 4 44t or •Isiona twat,