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HEAV1 FIRE. 1.OSS.4,'. ;
' The fireinen were called from
'•• their beds at 5.30 on Friday morn-
, ing only to find that the blaze, at
the farin of Alvin Mtindell, was
jiist over the boundary line for. tiles
oitt!;1
the contents, including a cone
11r.al fire district, A large barn,
d
alderable quantity of livestock, was
lest in the fire, The Teeswater
'brigade prevented the fire from
spreading to a nearby drive shed
and a field of stooked grain.
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AIN'T NO ellUST,IpE--,
. When Mn and Mrs. Maurice
Stair-den arrived home on Monday,
evening they found their apart-
nient in -a bib of an uproar. It is
even reported that a generous sup-
ply of rice krispies abd old coat
hangers was decorating their bed.
The.mystery Was Solved a few
minutes later when a gang of
"friends" appeared to stage en im-
ptomPtii charivari The Staintons
now' believe in locking. their doors'
vvhen1.they .go out for, the evening.
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NO INSULTS INTENOEO.
,corripliment the local
SelvaticiraArrily officers On the fine
service' they usually' render at the
times when fire breaks out in this,
community, •we apparently created'
a r disturbance in Listowel. IA Call
from the fire chief in" that-town
pointed out to us that when the
Wingham firemen were therd on
Civic Holiday a lunch was prepared
for them at the fire, hall; but that.
the Wingham, boys preferred, to re-'
turn home without eating. We even't a doubt in the world,,that
aastowel treats net only firemen,
but visiting firemen well.
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BOWLING EVENT—
berry Yoe
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August 14th • (tomorrow) until August 24th,
inclusive to permit staff holidays.
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,
tisers and readers are asked to take note of these
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following, the holiday period will appear one day
later than usual, on August 28th,
JUMP FROM LOAD
Wesley Tiffin, of RA, 5, Lock-
Mint, is a patient in the Wilighain
Hospital, after suffering 'Injuries
10 an accident at hit farm on
Thursday.'
'hh. Riding atop a load of hay, he
Pinned Clear when the wagon was,
about to tip over as it Mounted the
gangway of the barn, In the fall
he 'fractured his loft ankle and
SECOND PRIZE GOES
TO LOCAL MUSICIAN
Al Cherny, whose violin music
is familiar to listeners in the
OKNX area, and a member of Slim
Boucher's Golden Prairie Cowboys,
was the winner of the second prize
in the Canadian Open Champion-
ship' Old Time Fiddlers' Contest
held in Shelburne at the week-end.
The competitions opened with
playdowns on Friday evening,
when 93 entrants from five pro-
vinces in Canada and five States
cempeted, Finals were tun off on
Saturday evening,
The event has become of inter-
national repute and drew a total
attendance of 7,000 for the two
nights, with several hundred being
turned away
First place Winner was 20-year-
old Ed GYlikki of Woodstock. He
Was presented with the Shelburne
Cup. Ile succeeds Ned Landry of
Moncton, N.B. Third prize was
won by Earl Mitton, of Frederic-
ton, N.B.
Wayne (Sleepy) Marlin, of Louis-
ville, Ky., took top honors in the
novelty data, Second and third
spots in this class went to Earl
/ARUM and Stan Cardinal of
Wheatland, Ind.
An hnaginitry battle situation
found the infantry blocked by
largo, concentration of enemy
troops, The Infantry 'commander
called on the artillery to disperse
the enemy Mid as the artillery was
Unable to establish an observation
post Within bight of the target,
the infantry directed the fire.
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%INGHAM, ONTARIO, ift NESDAy„ AUGUST 13i 31.9.40.
For the third time in 14 months himself, as he bathed in the pool, j. north side of the river, to get help.
the ,Maitland River claimed a on the edge of a broken boat. As
drowning victim on Thursday-even-
ing,,when Elden G, Francis, son of
Mr, and Mrs, Gordon Francis of
Turnberry Township, Just mirth. of
Wingham, drowned in 'the pool
below the Howson dam. The youth
was 18 years of age,
The young man, who was either
a non-swimmer or an dnexpert one,
had apparently been supporting
far as can be determined he lost
his grip on the undependable and
slipped down into the deep water
at the centre of the river,.
Two other youths, Jim and John
Newell, were swimming at the time,
but were not close enough to
Eldon to prevent his disappearance,
They immediately called to George
Carter, who was fishing at the
Varter seized one of the recently....
erected, life preservers and 'threw
It into the water, but was unable
to get it .close to the
Running, to the Berry Poor p• ,
plaat, -he" turned in the alarm. In
the interval the Newell brothers
were making. every effort to reaph
the • accident victim, and finally
managed to 'gee him to. the. south • .
bank of the; river, -
Sounding of the fire alfrrm
brought the brigade to the ,scene
and the resuscitator was .brought
into action -while members of the
fire department and employees of
the Rural „Hydro administered arti-.
ficial. reepiration,
Efforts to revive.the young man
were ,continued 'for two hours, and
at one point it was believed that
there was a faint tespOnae, Cor-
oner Dr. W. A. Crawford pronounc-
ed the young man dead', and also.
stated that no inquest •would be
required..
The young man moved here with
his parents about two years ago.
Before that time they had resided
iiiTeeswater. •
He is survived by his parents,
Away 56 Years
Calls on Friends
Austin E. Ruth of Grand Rapids,
Mich., who visited at the home of
Mrs: Sanford Zimmerman of Gorrie,
for a few days last week, spent
Friday in Wingham.
Mr, Ruth attended school here.
His father was a partner in the
business now owned ,by 'Robert
Spotton, and which was then
known as Ruth and Mitchell Monu-
ment;Works, The family left town
in 1902 for Grand Rapids, Mn
Ruth later spent 25 years in Chi-
cago but has returned to the form-
er place. '
While in Wingharn • he > visited
with relatives, Mr. and Mils, Fred
Davidson and Miss Verna Mc-
Laughlin, He also called on Mr.
and Mrs. Hal MacLean and other
former school friends.
two brothers, Harold of Wingham
and. Lloyd of Kitchener.. and a
sister, Mrs. Harry Darling, of To- ,
ronto. He was a member of the
Presbyterian' Church.
Funeral.service was held at Elie
Currie funeral home on Monday
at 2.00 p.m., with, Rev. T. S. Mc-
Kinney of Teeswater Presbyterian
Church officiating and interment
in the Wingham Cemetery. The
pallbearers were Walter and Chad:.
ea Moore, of Wroxeter, Murray
Keele, Bill Templernan, Don Fra-
ser and Willie VanderWoude. The
floral tributes were borne by Jim
Wills, Howard McKay, Sim and
John Newell.
Chatham Boy
Says Thanks
Even "cops" get fan mail nowa-
days. Here is a tribute to the de-
pendable and often unappreciated
public by Wingham's Polie
general
e• offic-
ers:
service rendered tothe
7 Canterbury Rd.,-
.,Chatkana` Ont.
Dear Sir: .
I wish to 'thank the polite officer
that found my wallet in your:m.4.3es'
park.
It 'made me'very happy to-day to
find my wallet in the mail and I
know if I ever find anything I
will try to find the owner too, as
it's awful to" loose anything.
I am eleven years old, and I
know the value, of money and how
it's earned.
• Carrying out one of the most ex-
tensive manoeuvres on a regimen-
tal level .since the end of World
.War 2, the 21st Field Regiment,
R.C,A. (M), conducted a three-day
:.exercise on the rugged and.. hilly
ranges, at the ,,Meaford 'training
'camp over tbe.,•week-enel,. The
time -was-direteed ,by :Lieut.: :Col:-
M. R. Oliver, officer coinmanding
this'-artillery unit. "
Chief reason for staging -this
hroad exercise was 'to' give- student
militiamen a sample of army life
in the field and experience ac-
tual firing 'of the new,,105 howit-
zers. Both sections of Saugeen 3,
a ,slimmer course operated in Lis-
to .Wel and Wingham by. the 21st,
merged with personnel of the three
regimental batteries in Walkerton,
Wingham and Listowel, for the
manoeuvres.
Over 90, all ranks, took part in
the extensive and well-organized
program. Western Ontario Com-
mand at London assisted in laying
out the program and took advan-
tage of the occasion to give an in-
sight* into artillery operations for
groupsof officers from two train-
ing schools at' Camp Borden.
Major J. A. Jackson of Wingham,
0.0 of Saugeen 3, was in charge
of the student militiamen, assist-
ed by Capt. J, C, Reid, Elmira,
0.0. of the Listowel section of the
summer training school., Capt.
Jack Klinck, Hanover, directed the
97th Battery of Walkerton, Capt.
Robert -Ritter the 99th of Wing-
ham, while in command of gun
firing in the field was Major L. G.
regiment,
For
two LC. of the
For regular reserve army per-
sonnel, the exercise also provided
a new experience. For them it
was the 'first tithe they had taken
the regiment's four allotted how-
itzers into a scheme to fire live
ammunition. Long accustomed to
operating the now-obsolete 25-
pounders on the degree scale, they
found themselves working with
"mills" on the 105's,
With army transports carrying
men, lumbering lorries hauling
'the bouncing howitzers, the con-
voy rolled across the 1.00-odd miles
from " Listowel to the Meaford
canip, An advance party moved
ahead, working in conjunction with
regular -army personnel, posted
at h
for occupation when the convoy
ariltvee base, had the camp ready cits
A' canvas village was set up in
a section of the rugged terrain
overlooking the deep-blue waters
of nictutesene Georgian Bay, Pro-
vided With blankets and mattress-
es to sleep on, it marked the first
time many of the student militia-
men had spent a night in tents,
Another experience for them
Mine in eating in a canvas-cover-
ed mess and to complete their taste
of actual arm" conditions, they
Were issued with Mess kits and
served one noonday meal in the
field. The training plan also. „in-
cluded over-night picket duty
around the howitzers In the field
for a ntini4er of detailed cadets.
The well laid out training scheme
saw the regiment operating for
the first trine iii cooperation with
an infantry unit, This was ar-
ranged to giv,e personnel 'of the
two Camp Borden seltoOls, enroll-
ed In the Regular Officers' Train-
big Plan and those of the OTC,
eXIerielice In directing artillery
tire,
FOUR INJURED IN-
LAMM CRASH
Quiet Celebration
For 40th Anniversary
iVfr. and Mrs. George Williams
quietly celebrated their 40th 'wed-
ding anniversary on Friday of, last
week. ?noir family, M. and Mrs.
C. Bates of Toronto and Mr., and
Mrs. Al Williams of 'town' joined
them for dinner at Tiger Dunlop
Inn,
Again thanks,
Sincerely Yours
Jerry Hind
HOIST THE. STANDARD'
'Don't f orget,to ,put'•Yotirallaga
cut, along the Main street. The
ps will soon be setting out the
,iditionaI bales .of• straw and the
other rustic items used to create
the wild west atmosphere needed
for Frontier Days. Cowboy hats
and shirts are already appearing
with increasing frequency.
ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh P. Carmich-
ael of Wingham, wish to announce
the • engagement of their' daughter,
Patricia Lou, to Donald- Edward
Hawthorne, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hawthorne, aof Goderich.
The wedding to take place, on Sat-
urday, September 6th, at 2.30 p.m.,
in Winghain United Church. F13b
ON BIG GUNS--Wingiliain district youths. get a elian ea ..to--fire. the army's new 105 howitzers during a
three-daY exercise on Meaford's artillery ranges,: Ti oughts Lociiridge has a tense expression as shell and
smoke, pour from 'field piece. Keith Robinson of Be Igraye, standing, set the. dial sight for target. Both
are enrolled in, Saugeen 3, a summer courseafor miii tia students held in' Wingham.
BOBCARBERT TAKES
POSITION IN OTTAWA
' Admitted to the Wingham Hospi-
tal were Eldon Wraith, 18, son of
Mr, and Mrs. John Wraith, Luck-
now, with severe loss of blood,
head injuries and fractured collar
bone;his companion, Shirley Scott,
16, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Arn-
old Scott, R.R. 3, Teeswater, head,
facial and leg lacerations; Robert
MacDonald, 17, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Stewart MacDonald, R.R.
Holyrood, severe concussion, frac-
tured right knee, minor lacerations;
and his brother, Ronald MacDon-
ald, 15, broken left arm, head and
facial lacerations. -
Although the four are still con-
fined to hospital, they are said to
be in satisfactory condition.
Provincial Police from Bruce
County investigated the accident,
Top Attractioos. Slated.
ot....Lioaefivotier. Days ENGAGEMENT
,Mr. and Mrs, Thos. J. Todd of St,
Helens wish to announce the en-
gagement of their laughter, Anne
a Jane, to Mr. 'Raymond Bidgood
Laidlaw, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Laidlaw, Wingham. 'The
marriage will take place on Sat-
urday, September 6, 1958, at ' 12
o'clock in Calvin United 'Church,
St. Ielens. F13b
BOB CARBERT
, leaving for Ottawa
Friends throughout this com-
munity and the CKNX listening
and viewing area will learn with
sincere regret of the impending
departure of Bob Carbert, farm
editor at the radio and ,TV station,
for a post in Ottawa. Bob, who
leaves at the end of this month, will
be employed by the Canadian Fed-
eration of Agriculture as director
of information and assistant secre-
tary of the Dominion-wide organi-
zation.
,He has been in charge of the
farm department at CKNX for the
past ten years. With the advent of
television his daily "Focus on the
Farm" and weekly "Almanac" pro-
grams became two of the station's
most popular shows.
Bob is a native of the Mitchell
area in. Perth County, where he
received his education. Previous
to his coming to Wingham he
served in the Army and farmed in
Hibbert Township.
Mrs, Carbert, the former Mary
Goodyear, of Listowel, and their
.three children, Helen, Ronald and
Bruce,will move to Ottawa as soon
as' accommodation can be found.
The farm department at CKNX
will be taken over by Vaughan
Douglas, Who came to Wingham
from Guelph a few months ago,
and has been' assistant farm editor , since that tinle.
Berry Door Staff
HonOrs Newlyweds
The "Berry Door staff, wives and
husbands enjoyed a wiener and
marshmallow roast at. Turnberry
Park on. Satnrday evening. There
was a good turnout.
The "Berry Door Musicians"
supplied music and everyone took
part in a sing song.
' Herb Fuller presented three re-
cently married couples with coffee
tables. The guests of honor were
-Mr. and Mrs Dave Willie of Tees-
water,* Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee,,the
former Betty` Stone, and Mr. and
/14s. Jack Laing, the former Gloria
Aims.
ENGAGEMENT
r' and Mrs, Dart. Hallahan of
Bianaounce the engagement of
their elder daughter, Mary Louise
to' Mt., William Lloyd Aubin, son
of Mr, and Mrs, Alex Aubin of
Clinton, The marriage to take
place in St. Michael's Church,
Blyth on September 6th. F13* VAUGBAS DOUGLAS
assumes farm department ENGAGEMENT
„Mr, and Mrs, Joseph Bedinen,
'Wingham, Ontario, wish to an
hounCe the engagettent Of their
daughter, Velma Marie, to Mr.
Alvin Crawford Wisrilet, soft 'of
Mt, and Mrs, IrWilf Mather, of
LiStowel, Marriage to take 'place in
Sacred Heart Church, Winghatn,
on Sitturdayl September 13, .1.3*
All but the, last-minute details
for the forthcoming Lions Frontier
Days have now -been rounded out
and there. is every -indication that
the program.-this year will be one
of the finest and most interesting
to be presented this annual
event, •
Thursday evening's activitieswiil
all be concentrated, at the town
park, with .emphasis On the midi
way attractions Which are always
so popular with the youngstere.
In' addition there will. be games,
bingo, pony 'rides and other points
of interest, (There Will be no charge.
to get into the grounds;
Friday evening, Auguat 29th, will
be ,a big night at 'the 'arena and
the .highlight is LP be' the stage
Show featuring Gordie Tapp, fami-
liar to all front the 'CEO "Country
Hoedown" pregnant, along with
Such. other Well-knciwn entertainers
as the Hansen Sisters, Anne Gable,
Barbara BatioW and More.
There is every reason to believe
that this show Will prove univer-
sally popular arid arrangements will
be made to accommodate an Out-
side crowd,
Following the Stage show Slim
Boucher and the Golden Prairie
Cowboys will provide' the music for
the Prontier Bad; Wben dancers are
Invited to appear in old-tinie and
cowboy costumes`, 'A' prize will be
-awarded t6, the best Frontier
Couple, In costume,
The big Frchitier 'Days' parade,
which has always drawn
an eit- BONES BROKEN IN celle,q. entry of old vehicles,horeea
cowboys, floats, etd, takes plitet at
1.30 Saturday afternoon, There Will
be first and second prizes Or these
entries in MX different classifica-
tions,
This year", the pattie will inter- '•
pgratc" the childrens parade as
Well, with prizes for the best Fron-
tier Boy and OirlyfOr decorated dell
buggies, bleYeles, ttleYeles, Wagons,
Indian prince and: Pritteest, Cow-
boy and cowgirl. "
There will be several bands hi
the parade and the Durham Olds'•
Trimpet Band Which Made such
ENGAGETKENT I _ Mndad Mrs. Harvey Wright, of ,
n4,1,,,No. 1, Wrotteter, wish to an-
mice the engagernerit of their
eldest daughter, • Esther "ray",
to Mr, Walter Robert Demerling,
son of Mr, arid MrS, HatVeY Dern-
, erring, RA. 2, Clifford, The Mar-
tinge Will take pitted in McIntosh
United Church, on September 0,, at
3.30 o'elOek. IP
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement Is announced of
Jeanne Lenore, daughter of Mrs,
Ethel James and the' late Mr.
James to George Victor Grabove,
son of Mr: and Mrs. Luke Grabove,
of Sarnia. The• wedding to take
place in St. Andrew's PresbYterian
Chlirch, Sarnia at 3 o'clock on
August 30th, . F13*
To Have Dials'
In 18 Months
According to a recent announce-
ment by the Bell Telephone Com-
pany, residents'. of this town and
surroithding district will be using
dial sets by 1960, The coapany has
stated thaT a three Million dollar
change-over plan is being com-
pleted.
The municipalities affected will
he Stratford, New Hamburg,. Tavi-
,stocit, Listowel, Lucknow,
Holstein, Mount Forest, Palmer-
ston, Atwocict, St. Marys; Platteville
and Wingham,
CHURCH SitlititIOE.
Belgrave L.O.L. No, 462 Will hold
their annual church service on
Sunday, August 17 at 2,45 p.m, in
the Presbyterian Church, Bel,
grave, Rev., J, Greene 'will conduct
the service, 1113b '
hit here last year will be one of
the feature -attractions, not only
along the parade route, but also
in two precision routine exhibitions
at' the park later in the afternoon.
,Another high point in. the after-
noon's program at the park will be
the appearance of Ann May, who
will bring with her two trained
trick horses and several other
trained animals, Folks who have
seen her act in other places tell us
she' is really worth seeing.
During the afternoon Ebb Mac-
Intyre, Wingham's budding magic-
ian, will appear, and there will be
a 'horse shOw,
. The grand 'finale comes on Sat-
urday evening with the presenta-
tion of the CKNX Barn "Dance
broadcast from the arena when
over 30 outstanding artists will ap-
pear on a program which never
fails to bring out a full house.
Dancing follovvs the, stage show
and broadcast.
As added . interest, door prizes
will be drawn for at most of the
events and tickets will be avail-
able on a Brownie movie camera.
The Lions Club decided three
years ago when Frontier Days
were first inaugurated, that every
effort would be made to give the
public some real fun for their
Money at this annual Wild West
event, It Would Seem that this year
Will be no exception..
Today (Wednesday) is the oc-
casion of one of the big events in
the Bowling, Club's year, when
rinks -frOin 'many Weitern Ontario
'centres 'will gather here' to gOrli.-
pete for the Lloyd Trophy 'for
men's doubleV The ladies 'division
of the' club will serve slipper• for
the locar:boWlers arid 'visitors,..
F.ELI2, FROM BOAT--Eldon Francis, who.was drowned at the Howson' tion carried out for two
dam last Thursday evening, was out on the river. with this derelict, van.ce-TiMes photo,.
boat when he slippethfrern sight beneath the' water. " Attifieial •reSpira-
,
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fled 'torevive the young mane—Ad-
CADETS GET TASTE
OF LIFE IN ARMY
John Hanna, M,P,P, for Huron-
Bruce, was at Kingsbridge recently
to attend the annual, garden party
and ,to present the Hanna Trophy
to the Port Albert ball team, win-
ners of the softball circuit in, that
area. The event was largely
attended.
At the end, of the month Mr.
Hanna was one of the speakers at
the opening of the new Baker
Convalescent Home at Brussels.
Other speakers at the same func-
tion were Reeve George McCutch-
eon, of Brussels, ohairrnan of the
day, and Rev, H. L. Jennings, of
St. Peter's Anglican Church, Luck-
now. The Bakers were located in
Lucknow before they purchased
the former David C. Ross residence
in Brussels and converted it to a
modern nursing home. •
John Hanna, speaking for the
Department of Welfare and its
Wingharn office, as well, as the
Ontario Government generally, ex-
pressed , satisfaction at the fine
calibre of thoughtful and under-
standing care which has been •pro-
vided by Mr. 'and Mrs. Baker for
the older people of this district.
Pour young people were injured
in a car accident near Langpide
early Saturday morning.'Two cars
were involved in the crash,
JOHN HANNA ATTENDS
DISTRICT FUNCTIONS
CLUB BRIDGVI
There were six tables in play at
the golf bridge on Thursday after..
noon, July 81, With prizes going
to Mrs. Wilfred Bamilton, Mrs. W%
I, Greer and Miss tila, Taylor, On
Thoted0 of last week there were
five tables ill play with prises
won by Miss C, Mister, Mrs. D. B.
Porter and Mrs. :0, B, Arinitage.
Lovely lunches Were served at both
sir
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