The Wingham Advance-Times, 1958-06-25, Page 1Mr. And Mrs. 'tarton Sahnon
and daughter, Alice Iran, viottm
over the Week,,encl With ifs,` 41*
men's Ntitia Aline heading
Skater treet,
With 'which is, amalgamated thorfOrrie Wane and Wroaata New.
that a second session- bad to. be
set for Monday after, .achP01.
all 210 youngsters have signed up
and it is understood that,there are
a few more waiting,
Charles -Ferretti secretary of the
Rec. Council is at present attempt-
ing to secure, the use of the pool
Teeswater for three periods of
instruction each morning instead,
of two and of course it will' be
necessary to arrange for the pe-
cessary extra transportatien for
the youngsters, It is possible.that
a •change in dates will have to be
announced, pp parents are asked
to watch The Advance-Times care-
fully 'for any alteration in, plans.
The need for some sort of swim-
ming facilities In Wingham be-
oanie startlingly apparent on Saler,
clay when the Recreation Council
undertook to accept regietratiOnS
from the youngsters who want tp
receive swiniming instruction this
strilanler,"
in" Previous seaSona abont 150
youngsters have been ,taken to the
pool at Teepwater twice a week for
instructien in swimming and water
safety, The program has been
undertaken by the 'Recreation
Council with the fAons Cluh StipplY7
Ing bus transportation,
At .;Saturday's registration, how-
ever, there were so inapy applicants
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'ALONG THE MAIM 'DRAG:
IV ,The 1".edesfifin".:
T BAND PoNcEal,
The. LtonstQltab Boys' and Ghia'
Band, under the leaderShipi of
Bandmaster George WQ,ricli, . of
Clinton, presented concert" after
church on Sunday evening .at the
sown park, There was a geed tOrn-
o hear the young ransietaea<
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TROFESPOINTAII
Paving the threat of a major up,
rising, the town • council at 'pre
• sent Seeking to secure the services
of 11,, Li"sto-cirel man; who, it, is said,
hes mastered the fine art of catch-
ing dogs. It is, understood, that he
has the necessary equipment, to
apprehend the, offending • canines,
Of Which, the .town is, full- to ever-
flowing, The' hap been
swamped with,angr3.,, demands that
something be 'done about doge on.
the loose. - •
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Wingham .PeOple seem ,to: be pai--
tieularly,• ducky ,at <the • MildinaY
, • bingos; ,r,Last week- Wilf' Henry
• 'walked away with p the $500,00
special prize,'benig the sole winner.
A. short time back .Ab•Nethery won.
the same; prize. in Mildmay,.
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BACK FROM THE COAST,2,-..
That Shill: Boucher's:1track .again,•
after 'a .couple, of weeks' iii hia
native province, New Brunswick.
Slim and his boys .played an en-
gagement at, Bathurst .during that
time, incidehtal to a sPot . of.rfish-
the latter with excellent re-
- snl n, They have a shipment of
,,eri,,lobaters and trout On the
w The feature -We 'liked beat
about the outing was the gland
dinner oe-Dolly• Vardens Slim pre-
sented' to YourS truly.
fori400n Nasmith, *on Rae; Ibe..iiiiarter president, ,ari.qk MatibbeAr.
'Hugh 'Carinieha4d,*Wilf Fre:heti., Maine' Mephair,"Whitney Grose and , Aiek,ift,,ea,vie •
173ETERA31$' GUARD—Gathered at the golf :club on Wedneinlay'eireii-•
, the 00th anniversary •Of the,.:1•Ainisl,9191) --are .09„ ;less ethan
thirteen past presidents:,of :that :organization., PTom, the, "leIt, Ifirank,
,Madill; 'Stan Oall,-Stewart Beattie, Bob Hetherin on, Harley 'Ora*
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'704,91.144ION: DAY •
,•••^ •
fiederii• are asked' to Anite.' the '••;
rvproelarnation: an this page •Which
•••f^Jle(lnitelY-•••Seta Tuesday as:%the
holiday'-;nOxt .nreek., Theiii has
beeli'~•a good 'eal of speculation
ii&tO Whethei or nohe holiday
would be moved' 'forward to
1114day. ,Theisigh ithis Change
m4,y be made by some hidividual
firinS,,-July 1st la 'one ,lielida'y
which cannot be altered by: the
local council, since is estab,.
federal statute.' • ,
This ifewitpapei, will appear . one • day later ,then .usual next
week ..because of the 'holiday on
TueSday. Carreapotidents are
Raked tp their.: news in
.the ;usual time, howeVer.'
11 George. Cameron's, cat, Snook-
er, was a cow' the owner would' be
a raillionaire,'' Snooker has done it
again. Her, „latest family riumbere
five; grand total 86. ,
• The teaching staff of the 'Wing-
hanuDistriet High Scheel gethered
in thehome .economics room, Wed
nesday noon of last Week for a
iinieheon in honor of the, teacher's
whe Twill be taking pp Aluties else-
where in the fall, •
John Jackson has accepted; ,-a
pOsition at the VVesthill, Collegiate
Scarberough, Gerald. O'Brien
goes to Forest District High School,
and Sohn < Ostrom is also, leaving
the local school. Each of these
were presented with a' gift and the
staff Wiehed them success in their
new:localities,
Wilfred' Seddon, who lies been
earetail:ter for several years, was
also a guest and received a gift.
Mr. Seddon will be head caretaker
at 'the new Chippewa Collegiate
InstitUte at North Bay.
The replacements for the depart-
ing-teachers have 'been engaged.'
Edwin Anderson, Drayton Continu-
ation Selioel, will take over' Mr.
O'Brieh's duties,,, in mathematics;.
Kenneth Wood," a, gradnate<
O.A.C. and an addition to the teach-
ing ;staff ,here will teach science;
Russell •Smith comes ,to Wingham.
from Macdonald College,. Ste Anne
de BellevieW and will replace Mr.
JackSon in the agricultural depart-
ment' and Edward Brophy of
Auburn,- Who has been teaching
public school Will teach, geography,
a subject which has hitherto been
under. the direction 'of Mr, Ostrom.
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13'es Is Required' —
The Preset-it,. arrangement is. this:
The youngsters who wish. to have
SWimMing instruction and have
registered for it are to be at the
:town park at, 8:15 on . ThursclaY.
Morning, July 3rd: They must,
brintghewir
parents,
it.he he.•forpti,4 :asigne!
by
T he °fee for instructions is .33:00
pip" child for the season or 25c per,
lesson, This money' used to pay
for instruction only.
addition to instruction fee
there is a fee of OM,'for
twee, This amount insures the
child •for all activities undertaken
under the sPonsoeship of the 'Recre
ation `Council,! an'd many of the
Youngsters in the cornmunity, who
have played, hall and hockey or
taken part In figure skating •are
already insured. Additional my=
cmaeoiciot. will net be required in these
Besides the program .at the. Tees-
,water pool, Bob MeIntyrei has been
engaged to supervise swimming at
Flowsen's , dam, but it,, must be
einphasized that only competent
swimmers should' use this area, It
is *definitely not a safe place~ for
younger children who could get
into 'difficulties in tne,,water,
It is at present, expected that the
Kinsmen Wading POol at the town
park will open on July 2nd, with
supervision daily` fiorn 2,30
4.30 p-m: ,
Other ActiVities
In< addition to the' swimming and
wading prograins the council has
also made Plans for .a 'three-week,
summer program of arts and crafts
for the •childreri .•of the community
to start' on, July 28, It will be
under the direction of Mrs. Fred
Saint and Irene Saint, Volley 'ball,
tennis, and some other sporta are
likelY to be included,;
To round •out recreational, ac-
tivities, plans -are; alreadY ,under
way for a town ,league, softball
loop, which willobe opqrated ;.on `'.a
basis similar to that which *as
used so successfully .for hockey
during the past winter. •
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THE OLD AND THE NEW .Bill, ConrOn, right, holds the gavel, Symbolic of his neWly-assimied presidency
of the AVinghain Lions Club,. Which was handed to h urn by the retiring President, Jack Reavie, left Ron
'Rae, eentk.the Charter, president of the club, installed the new officer&
,Gordon Lyons, R.B, 1, Lizekriew,
Was treated at the Wingham Hos-
pital • on: Thurttday of ,last week for
injuries and fractures to the lbones
of, one foot, The injuries were in-
flicted when a, pile of, lumber fell
onto his foot. l-te was permitted
to return home.
Lyle "Nation of Goirie is 'a pa-
tient in the 'hosPital here 'after an
accident which occurred last rThurs-
day. Working with his tractor,,his
left leg becaine ,entangled Wit . the
equipment. The leg was, badly in-
Jared in. the mishap,: but he ip now
reported• to be in satisfactory con-
(Mien.
On Friday Has, Vanderhoeic of
RR. 4, Ripley was: admitted 'to the
Wingham - Hospital with coitus
lion; and :possible -fraetuee.
,
Employed 'with a construction firm,
a beam fell On 'his head while he
was working,' <His progress is con-
sidered satisfactory, . • •
Robert Harris, „ 18; of Ilelyrocid,
suffered a lacerated face, :and
abrasions and , contusions to his
knee' and -elbow in an accident. on
Sunday. He was thrOwn. frokn his
motorcycle when: inadhine
struck - received treat-
ment.at the, hospital here, . . • Three peradns" receiVed treatment
at the Wingham HoSpital oh Sun-
day following a truck accident
abeuta mile south of Brussels.
Mary Hermon, 19, of R.R., 5, Brus,
sels,'suffered, lacerations: to her
heat Lois Noble, 18, of , Londcin,
had air injured knee and Louise
Smith, • 17, of R,Ft.. 4, Brussels,
suffered contusions ' to her neck,
The driver of the truck apparently
lost control of the vehicle, which
hit the .ditch and plowed. Into a,
group df trees. ' All three were
allowed to return to their homes
-after treatment at' the hospital,
.The Red Shield Fund, Undertaken
in Wingham' and District.. some
weeks ago, is still approxirriatelY
$500 :short of its objective.•-
Those in • charge of, the- campaign
knOW that ,,several -in this locality,
have not Yet been Contacted fer
their donatithis. These -people are
asked to get in touch with .EnVoy
Newman at 'the Salvation Army
Citadel/,within the' next few days,
end any g s•uch contributions will be
picked up. -
The'Salvation •Army and mem-
here of the •Red Shield Fund -com-
mittee have asked that we express
their appreciation of "the gener-
osity Which has' already been ex-
tended since the campaign opened.
GORRIE—Mrs. Bill, Thornton
fell at .her home on Wednesday
afternoon, breaking three bones iii
her ankle, She IS Wingham
Hospital and her condition is satis-,
factory. ,
Lyle Watson 'had over .thirty
stitches • the calf of his leg to
close a wound Caused in a, tractor,
aeeldent on Tliursday.:He was P.er
:' knitted to return to his hothe from
the Wingham F on riday.'
Two, of his children were with hiM
Onthe tractor at the time but 'es-,
taped iminjtired.
'Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gilmour,
R.R.- 1, Wingham, announce ,the
engagement of , their daughter,
AudreY ',Elizabeth Joan:- to 'Mr,
'Kenneth Currie Uckague, son; of.
Mr, and. Mrs. John A, McKagtie, of
R.A. 2, Winghem. The marriage to
take place in St; Andrew's Pres"-
byterian Church, Wingham, on July
19, at 3 o'clock, F25*-
Orange Lodges of North' Huron
district gathered in,Wingham • on
Sunday morning for 'their annual
church parade. Meeting at the
Orange Hall on EdWard Street, the
lodges were' led by a Salvation'
Army Band composed. of local
members 'and visitors from Guelph,'
Walkerville and Paris. • They pa,r
aded along Josephine ,Street both
before and after the 11 o'clock
service, at the Salvation Army
Citadel.
Envoy Stanley Newinan was in
charge. of the service and spoke
from Ricodus 38:18, his subject be-
ing "The Tabernacle", Bandsman
crircilicy of Guelph sang a solo
'during the service and the pianist.
Mrs' Henderson, played "Ca-
thedral Chimes" as an offertory
number.
Members of the Wingham LiOns
Club and" their ladies gathered at
the golf club list Wednesday even-
ing for one of the pleasantest
events in the hiStory of that or-
ganization on the occasion of the
cluh's 20th anniversary. Guest of
honor for the •evening was Ron
Rae, the charter president of the
Wingham club, who has the added
distinction of being' a charter presi-
dent of a new Lions Club yn
Phoenlit, AriZona, where he now re-
sides.
Thejneal for the evening, which'
consisted of barbecued chicken and
all the "fiXings" was provided by
the ladies of the golf club, With
Jack Lloyd as Chef and undisputed
master df the barbecue pit.
•Cainmenchig at 'Six :o'clock,
It riday .'e ening of this week: the
Wingliani Boy ScoUts Will canvass
ofe .entire- town'iii an .effoit
raise.'1 funds , for their camp., and
SeVerai • "other outings' which: are.
Wanyied for the summer -month&'
The boys will not,:however, mere-
lyj'ask 'doriations.',:They are offer-
ing' :Opfr for • ,your money,
aince..,:they , are fa:• sell a' compact
and highly useful first aid- kit, an"
itern-:which - 4s lacking in many
homes; <4ishiesses arid cars. ' The
kit ^4exitains' 'Ben,dolds, bandage.
gauze,, adhesive tape and:. cream
antitOptle, and sells for $1.00: .
The 'Boy .Seouts are 'a pretty
SOlfufficient group: It would be
hard to Imagine any organization
Which accomplishes more, with les(
appeal's" to public generosity. The
annual Apple Day in the fall is
well knoWn to folk here, and ;it, too,
ie an. occasion when the bays offer
some value in return for the con-
,
'Camping, 'which is one' of the
most iiiiportant of Scout activities,
'provides the finest possible oppor-
tunity for the boys to put into
actual practice the crafts they
have ,studied throughout the colder
Months., Few parents have any
doubts about. the value of:Scout
training for their yOungstera and
there is similarly no question about
the soundness of this investment in
good citizenship as far as the
general public is concerned,
The Scout sale on Friday even-
ing Is heartily recommended to
every person who is interested in
the future of this community.
come' a.better place because of the,
existence of a Lions Club in",Wihg-
ham •
Treasurer Norman Welwood pre-,
seated the „financial - reports of the':
va.rio,us , clePartments. which.
Lions work is divided, Lion Bill
Con.ron expressed appreciation to
the ladies and to Jack Lloyd tor'
the excellent meal provided, for,the
gathering,
Before calling on Ron Rae to in-
stall the= club's officers for the
corning season, President Jack
Reavie expressed his thanks 'for
the assistance and co-operalion
which had been accorded him dar-
ing his term of office.
The charter president then in-
Stalled the following Slate: Pres.,
Bill Conran; first vice-pree.,
W. A, Crawford; Second Vite.preg.r
W. B. Cruickshank; third Vice-preS.,
W, W. Carrie; see., L E, Valtert;
treas., Norm Welwobd; tail twister,
T, A. Currie; lion tamer, Harry
McArthur; pianist, Harold Victor
Pym; directors, one year, Jack
Reavie, Dr. K. M. MacLennan."
Lloyd Caseinore; two years, 1)r.
thattnossy, Orval StrutherS.
Lion Rein urged the Wirighant
Lions to forge ahead and seek new
opportunities to serve hinatity,
He spoke of the tremendous ite-
eomplishmenta of even the Smaller
globs in and erattncl Phoetni
AriZona.
As he accepted the gavel the "
hew preeident, Conton,
gratulated Past President jack:
Iteavie on his excellent year as
head of 'the club and /Wired the
same cei.tiperation. Vont ttot
members during the Coining feral,
55th .Anniversary
r, • :
Mr, and. Mrs, Robert S, Camp-
bell of Turnberey Township cele-
brated ...their 56th wedding "anni-
versary this week at the home of
their granddaughter; Mrs,, Fred
McGee.
They were married June 24, 1903.
The bride was the former Annie
Holloway. They have one daugh-
ter, Mrs, Andrew (Bessie) Straugh , -
an of Goderich and three Soils,
Robin of • Wingham and herb,
and' Stuart at home, • ten grand-
children and seven` great-grand=
children.
Both gt. and Mrs. Campbell en-
joy good health:
Mr., and Mrs, Russell Walker, of
GoderIch; announce. the 'engage-
ment, of. their daughter, ,,Dawn&
Yvonne, to Robert Miller Sproule,-
Son: of <' Mr. and Mr& Roscoe
Sproule, :of Toronto. The; marriage
will take place July 19;!in London.
' V23''t
OFFICE 'CLOSED
Dr, W. A. 1VIcKihbork's office Will
,he closed from June 29 to July 24th
inclusive.
• RECEPTION
• A reception for Mr. and Mrs.
SpenCe Sec:kb' Will be' held in the
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Bluevale Community Hall on Fri-
, day, June 27th. Tiffini Orchestra.
Ladies Please bring ^ lunch. • P25b
!dui ivr, tutdrr
Td Victor ,P3'ini Will present
isle pupils In recital in St,
Andrew's Presbyterian Church,
Friday, ;Tune 2Ith, •$,15
Sliver collection, The 'public is in-'
Vited. • • P251)
STRitlivitiodOt toMergit
The Ladies' Aid of lino* PresbV4.
teria,n Chnreh,,TeeSWater, are held.
ing their AnnusA Strawberry. Sun..'
per , in the church basetrient
'Thursday, /tine' 28th, from 5.30 to
8 Phi. EverYone, weicoMe.. Adults
OM, children It years and under,
' 50 tenth, `VIP
MEMr SERVICE '
A Memorial service will be held
in Brandon Ciernetery, Beiglavq, on
:Tone 29th, at '8.00 p,rii, Reif, Mekilly
, of ' Ahgliced Chtittli Will 'be the
si dr: 025b
`SUESDAY, JULY ist, 1958
A Public Civic Holiday
FOR THE:, TOWN OF NOINGH AM
I hereby call upon an good citizens aobserve the same.
bAlyG't AT WitoV0r$8
A donee 'Will he held, hi WrOXeter
Community' Hall, On Friday; June
2't, 10tfi, Carruthere OrtheStrii;
Spot da,rlees, soot PriSea,
adinisaieri 15e, Ditneing-10 •
. Lien Presidekk Jack Reavien pre-
dided over the gathering and enter-
tainment was provided by the
CENX` Transmitters, & quartet in-
eluding Bill Conron, Bill Connell,
"Hap" Swatridge 'and Reg Bitten.
As Ron Rae named the twenty
presidents who have directed the
club's, activities over - 'the years,
Lion Jack Reavie- lighted the 20
candles on the. anniversary cake.
District Governor Ray Watson
spoke of the hiStory of service to
the community which , has been
built up over the years and also
mentioned the fact that 13 of the
past presidentS are still members
of the club, a very definite
cation of the interest 'which eXiSts
in Lionism here.
Lion Lee Vance made a present-
atiOri, on behalf of the Members, to
Mrs. Whitney Crone, who is respon-
sible for the fine meals and hos-
pitality enjoyed by the club
throughout the year. Mrs, Grose
replied,
Lion Harley Crrawford read the
minutes of some of the club Meet-
ings held during the early years of
the orgamization and said that
prior to the forrns.tion of the Lions
Club the only group engaged in
anY'type of .service work was the
Clamber of Commerce,
Litrt Wilf ""'reach' also Spoke
about the early days of tionisin hr
Winghturi and asked the charter
Menthol's present to stand, One of
these was Lion Bob Spittal, of
Seaforth, who Was a guest at the ,
celebration, Lion 'Wilf also read
the names of past' presidents bred .
Spry, Bill Hamilton and Charlie
*Aborts, who died elude their
terms of tiffiee. 1 e Also 'spoke of
Ono ;NIA president, till
Who is very ill at VreSent,
toth speakers expressed the be-
lief that this eintsmiwav .hag be•
,IFIETY,FIVE TEARS MARRIED-414 anti Mrs. Robert s. CaMp
t
bell, of
urnberity Township, Who Celebrated ocoi 60th wedding',vitintivOlti$10011
tiltrY *bre Married on dime `44t1i long,