The Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-03-11, Page 12ed Front
Phone: Our Prices Are Lower
590 We Keep DoWn the Upkeep
Free I
Delivery g
Among the :winners were' Walter
Shortreed, Walton,' first and Doife
old Ryan, Walton, third fox' Tali
wheat. ' '" •
Novice oats, Bert 'Altert, Leek.:
now, first; Rodger ,Kieffey, Wieg-
ham, second, :
Oats, half bushel harvested from
club members, Rod leic'ffer; second.
Field crop oats, 0, Kieffer,.Wing-
ham, first, William Dennis, Walton,
second.
First cut hay, O. Kieffer first.
First cut chopped hay, R, Proc-
tor, Morris, first and second,
dd. Thirty Phones
To Wingham List
Record net income of $38,899,289
fel4 'the year ended December 31, a
steadily increasing number • of tele-
phones and 'Shareholders, and a
"notable increase •in productivity"
are,revealed in the 79th annual re-
port of The Bell Telephone Com e
pany of Canada, ,
The report states that net in-
come was $2,862,120 higher than in
1957. Earnings per share amount-
to'$2.15, the same as in the previous
year, as there were more shares
outstanding. The regular dividend
of $2 a share was paid and sarplus
was Increased by $2,718,860.
The increase of 185,465 telephones
brought the total in service at the
end - of, the year to 3,140,349. Somd
75,000 colored telephones were in-
stalled during the year; This ex-
pansien .waa'reflected in II/Ingham
by ,,the addition' of 30 telephones,
P.:"Johnston, Beilemaxager
for -this region said, bringing the
total in service here 'as of Dec-
eMber 31 to 1,441.
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Mrs. W. T. 'Galbraith
Dies in AltoOna Pa.
Mrs. Muriel Ann Galbraith, wife
of Dr. 'NV, Torrence Galbraith of
Altoona Pa.,' died at her hoe on
February 25 after a long illness.
, She was born in Godalming, Eng-
land, 'daughter of ,Richard Wills
and Hannah Pearson and served
aS a nurse in World War I in both
,mehiee. ,s,eadian and . American Ar-
A soprano of considerable ability,
she 'sang with the Hugh Price
Hughes Choir at Godalming and
the Metropolitan, Choir of London,
Ontario. She ,also devoted her vo-
cal to entertaining the
troops Overseas.
Mrs, Galbraith was a member of
FirstiMethodiSt Church in Altootitv,
the' W.S.C.S. and of •the Auxiliary
of the American, Veterinary Med-
. edaf
She
'Asd
is survived
by
her husband,
,.:Arkterinarfah of the United States
Department of Agriculture,
,
Dr,
Galbraith attended school at Blue-
vale, ' Gotrie and Wroxeter and
Wingham Business College. He
served' in both' wars and reached
the rank of colonel, , •
week was the Annual Dinner gtven
by the Speaker ,for Meinhere and
Offielele and Fleeter Civil
servants: Although honouree
by the presentee of Lieutenant-
GOVerner Mackay, the Prime Min-
ister, the Loader of the Opposition
and other hnnottant figiftee, it Was
a tlititefighlY informal and pleasant
get together of people Who' have
'learned ,that -friendly do..-operatioii
is the best method of assuring good
government and adinitlikration for
Or "great' ProViti.60,
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Curious
While Driving
to
if ittettcs Hold
Baking Auction
A anee-Ti lifee.Wedoeeday.lk.., eh j,1, .1959.
PERSONALS
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WHEN PILED-UP BILLS
SAY "OET e,x LOAN*
CALL
ON THE,TELEPHONE
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MrS, J, 11, Crawford, Mrs. F. A,
Parker, 1t3511,1455
FINM4c1114
lowed, grove.
Pamela Porter, of Brno-
visited'over the week-end with
Mr. and,, Mrs. Clarence Borho.
—Mr, and Mrs. Allister Green,
Lynda and Janice spent the week-
end in Toronto,
—Mrs. Laura Johnston and soil
George of Belgrave spent the week-
end with her mother-In-law, Mrs,
George Johnston
—Mr, and• Mrs. Michael Mc-
Phail were in Windsor over the
The Wingham Dinette Chili met
at the home of Mrs. Bruce Mae,.
Donald, Mrs. JaMPS Currie open-
ed the Meeting and presented Mrs,
BOWL Wenger with a membership
pin. The enroll:Of-it now stands at
25.
The club voted $5.00 toward the
Easter Seal earnpeign. Mrs. Mau.
riee Stainteri won :the draw,
Prying' curiosity into the affairs
of neighbours is bed Milliners. Yet,
it is. btrangly recommended 'by the
Qatarie ;safety League tQ driv-
era, Be downright inquisitive in .
traffic,. ,asks the League,
CaltiVate curiosity about .every-
thing that's .going on. Everything
that's .going on, or stopping. Es-
pecially stopping. Try to find out
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slate
pi officers for com. -.d7 ,r' Wiverbis"arewghoying7to4, atwe.r re -7th". the Ask yourself why the man in the.
'Mg year was named and will be passing lane is, wowi ng ao": is
voted. on at the next meeting, A
baking alletien waS held With Mrs. 'far
tatinrnrrLio:t or is he waiting
nedesteian? Spcc' -
Mervyn Ternpleman as auctioneer, Sate about the bah that bounces
and. $24,1,0 was realized, Into, the' roadWar—is .there a .re-
triever right behind, .either We two-
or foureleggee...t.ype? ' Cheek on the
car parked at the curb with the
engine running—is the drlvor koc-
Euchre Winners Bridge Club
At Legion Home There were four and a half tables
in play at the bridge club,
Mrs- .Qmar Heselgreve was high Thursday evening.
lady ut the ellehre party in the Le- First North and South Mrs D.
ilinn HOMO ell Monday night, sPen- 13, Porter, Mrs. J. J. Brown; SePond,
wired, by the Ladies' Auxiliary' to ;Mrs, A. R, a, Martin; third,
'the Legion,
Ten tables were in play. Mrs, D.
BieeProft was high, lady playing .as East and West—Tied for first,
a man .and Earl Welts was high Mee, O. Hodgias, W. Laidlaw, Mrs..
Man. The door prize was won by G. Gedkin and Charles Hodgina;
Mrs, Alvin Seli. A social time fol- Second. L. Reynolds, Omar 11a,sel- ,
week-end, when they Visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Myers and
their 4eirientif-old daughter, Beth,
Mr. and Mrs. Myers lived in Wings
ham before moving to Windsor..
--Mr. and Mrs. G4rcion Buchanan
left last week fez. DaYtona Beach.
They expect to return home for
Easter.
—Miss Jean Mills, of Farming-
ton, Mich„ is visiting with her par-
ents, Mr, and Mrs, Francis Mills.
--Mr, F. A. D, Anderson of Wil-
lowelale and Mr. and Mrs, W. Rob-
ertson of Long •Branch spent a
day last week with the 'Misses Pat-
ton,
—Miss Arthurs, Harvey and
Doug Timberlake of Toronto, Mrs,
Herb Mitchell and Mr and Mrs.
Bert Mitchell of Paisley and Mrs.
Clara Nicholas of Detroit, attend-
ed the funeral service for Miss Re-
bekah •Mitchell in Wingham
Monday.
—Mr, and Mrs, Jos, Nicoll of
Madoc vielted for several days
with his mother, Mrs. Luella Ni-
coll, at the home of Mr, and Mrs,
Fred Ross,
—Mr, Carl Smitz, who has been
employed in Wallaceburg, returned
to Wingham last week and has ac-
cepted a position at Arnold Lil-
low's garage at Bluevale,
—Dr, and Mrs. J, R, St. John
and family of Uxbridge visited over
the week-end with her mother, Mr's.
Donald Rae, and other niemberi
of the tamily,
—Miss Pearl Patton is a 'patient
in Wingham Hospital,
and Mrs. Ken Baker and
family: of Strathroy were visitors
at the week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adair.'
—Mrs., George Ross is the guest
of Mr, and Mrs. H. P, Carmichael
for a couple of weeks.
Miss ^ Velma Stapleton, nurse-
in-training at Toronto General Hos-
pital; Miss tiiireen Barden 'Scar-
borough and' Mr, Lloyd Webb of
London• Bible Institute spent Sun-
day at the former's home in Wing-
ham.
The next meeting will be held,- at
the home of Mrs. Cy Robinson,
AT SEED FAIR
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Loans from UM, to $2;1.500, or mute. .
:Take up to 30 months to repay on a wide
selection of Wan plans.
Prompt, dignified service.
waffle •or is he a0OUt to 'move
off?
Give a thought to the tires .of
the car you are following at 60
m.p.h,—what happens to you if one
of them 'blows, out? Weigh the
possibility that the HighWays De-
partMent put down those double
white lines ahead because the
curve :is' dangereus—a.nd not just
because they like to use up paint.
Use imagination and patience— not
the gas pedal—to find out why
the driver ahead is braking sharply
when the read is apparently clear,
'Curiosity may have killed the cat,
but it haw saved a lot of drivers,
Make everybody's business •your
business, when the business is •
moving in traffic. A healthy curio-
sity on the road sometimes avoids
148 THE SQUARE, PHONE 797
GODERICH, ONT.
751.41
Trophies and prizes were present.
ed on Saturday afternoon to the
whiners in the 1959 Huron County
Seed Fair, •held at the high school
in Clinton under the sponsorship
of the Huron Soil and Crop
provement Association.
Speakers during the afternoon
included alelburn Greenwood, of
Mitchell; George McLaughlin of
Ehncroft Farms, Beaverton; Geo.
Robertson, Goderich and Murray
'Roy, •Londesboro, ,'who took , third
prize in, the recent provineial pas-
LYCEUM THEATRE.
Wingliarn Ontario
TWO SHOWS .EACH NIGHT COMMENCING AT 7.15 F.M.
Thurs., Fri., Sat., March 12-13-14
KATHRYN GRANT KERWIN 'MATHEWS
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"The 7th hone of Sinbad"
Excitement, thrills mid action galore are offered fu this faininsfie
adventure film about Sinbod.
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Show Held for
Co-Op Managers
"Warmers are proving through
tts,m iiiat they eau, lie
as progressive in ealesmanshIp and
sales, methods as their industrial
and urban counterparts." says Mr,
M, R. Orr of Belgrave, manager of
the 13elgra.ve Co-operative, who has
been attending the trade show
Staged by the United Co-operatives,
of Ontario at Ilderton, Ont, on
March 2nd and 3rd.
"The Co-oporama '59" as the
trade show is called, is the second
show to be, held in the last two
Years, The show is packed with
sales tips and ideas for Co-op man-
agers to use to build 'a stronger,
more unified retail and wholesale
farna 'supply co-operative program
for their farmer members and
users.
The', shbw has 12 exhibits cover-
ing gardening, feed, seeds, fertil-
izere' and agricultural chemicals;
feeding equipment, centred.- fart-it
ing' information, grain handling
and distTibution, painting supplies,
tires: batteries, anti-freeze and pet-
rOleult41 'products, propane, home
appliances, and barn and dairy
equipment. ,
The two days are taken up with
sales ,talks, lectures, and volume
badding,seatiges,
'
,,,as well as
cession periodi ,for CO-op in,anaiers
and UCO staff from •illeadj'effice
at Weston. These are designed to
improve sales techniques, for local
farm co-ops which will„benefit the
farmer-members throughout by in-
creased volume for their `off-the-
farm business'—the local co-ops.
Highlight of Co-oporama '59 Was
the announcement of the new Co-
operative contracting program, The
new contracts, which will allow
the farmer to •be his own boss, were,
released to Co-op 'managers, Also
announced were the latest devel-
opments in the. bulk delieery of
feed and the assistance with the
financing of equipment and, ap-
pliances that is now available to
Ontario farmers.
The Cee'epdrama,'59,is:"40.1"4 held •
at Ilderton; Barrie, North Bay, and
Smiths Pails.'
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FOR SAFE WINTER ,DRIVING . . ture management competitioe„. a very unhealthy crash.
Have Your Car and Truck Tires Bellowed. on ,
our All New
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This new machine, the only one of its, kind. be- •
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balance car and truck wheel by a
highly scientific method - Properly
balanced wheel's mean Tire Savings
—Safer Driving and cut down on
repaii"tO steer median-
- ism on any vehicle.
SAVE 10c •
Schneiders Tender and Lean ;
Canned Shoulders
WEEK-END FEATURE 11/2 lbs. $1.19 ".
SAVE Ile
Green Giant
NIBLETS
Ft oz.
• 6 for $1.00
This new machine will
handle An car tires 'and.
truck tires up to size
11.00 x 20.
49c
R. HENRY LEISHMAN
Dessert Fruit. Cake
"Sliced"
—SAVE, TIRES
—SAVE MONEY
WITH A BALANCE
JOB AT
Sliced Crusty Bread
18c
SAVE 17c
Chedher '
Choice Tomatoes 1.
20 oz, , •
'6 for $1.00,
:ontinties
On Early Days inHuron ":'
Ken's Alignment Service
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One ,of the very early settlers of '
East Wawanosh was John OWnes,
who settled on. the, 9th concession
'just • west of • Teelgraye, Ownee
was an ;Irishman, from the Auld
Sod, but no .one held that against
him, ,He was a 'man with a great
sense of humor. Mrs. Ownee claims
eel, that sheideeve the first •cew up
the:1th c:oncesSien:!`, It Whi,,Orner
ttiaiig,to Own" a cow in, those days,
and to have' milk or butter on the
table. Waste-15 bai d'ered a, 1 uiTeti FY!' One
Mahloidant that he lived some
time on potatoes and cabbage". I've
heaid My father say that he work.
nd many a day in the fallow with
only Johnny cake for hinch.
One of the outstanding families
in our township at that time was
the Curries, ofethe 12thconcession,
Mr. Currie. took,e, great interr
'cat ,in Municipal affairs; he was
:reeve of the . township for several
ternia,. Andrew, Was a pros-
perous farmer. en the• north bound-
*y just outside 'Wingham. It was
'a great pleasere to drive past his
:faxen, and Vhperve the .great sys-;
rein of work carried on. I was
-iqased to read in the Advance
Times recently that lVfr. John Scott
had celebrated his .92nd birthday,
Be is of a highly •respected family
on the 9th concession, I venture to
say that Mr. Scott Is the oldest
living native of Wawanosh. If there,
are. any, •others over the 85 mark
who. were •born in the township of
Wawanosh I would like to hear ,
froth them, Please communicate
with me at Box 474, Goderich
We cannot pay too high a tribute
to the pioneers of Huron County,
They certainly gave a great contri-
bution to our country, If we were
asked to name the advantages of
the pioneer days I Ain afraid that
many of us would say that there
Were very few, but much depends
on what is meant by .advantage,
The dietkieary gives the meaning
Of the word advantage as
stronger position of superiority",
Now, the question is; are we in a
stronger position today than out
Tweets Were, or do we think that
we are superior? In many respects
our sires, in spite of all tile in-
conveniences of living in, that day,
Were' in a Stronger position and
Much superior, to many people to-
day. if We call the modern con.
veniences we havio today an advap.
tags, then our parents had very
few• or none ,bat, they had other
advantages Which made life very in-
teresting, and they learned to do
thfilga in their oven way,
Their &whit hands could make
many beautiful things, because of
the lack :of hustle and bugle which
is all around us today, Our pareete
had time to spare, while today, in
this Petted of putehibettons and
gadgets, We are ever in a rush, and
the really essential things are fet,,
gotten. Nothing in modern living
,has ever taken the plate d thol
.hone life where was set 'that fine
example of gOod. living ,anri:days=
OVA to the better things. a 'life
Phone 355 Diagonal Road Wiriban
which have done: so much to make
our ceuntry, the great nation it'is
today, Our early pioneers paired
the way 'for the better things we
have today by theirpatient industry
and self sacrifice, Ire our 'parents'
day the. home , was the centre of
all things, and as families were
usually 1,argei ,worle was made eas-
ierebecafiSe:there were many hands
to do RI Boys and girls remained
in the home and foundAlenty , of
•-',9Y1tr hete, in Stead'i,ort geeking A
job "elsewhi?re," Money -Was not so
important in those days because
there were not many things to buy.
Yes, our parents had advantages
—the advantages of . good living
and great opportunities for eer-
vice--and by their untiring' efforts
we have benefitted and 'now enjoy
the advantages of , our modern'
times.
..55c
Red Rose TEA BAGS (10c off) 60's •
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Astor'
9c
COFFJGround Fresh) , .. Ib.,6c
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Cr own Brand oaBeehive ,
„ CORN SYRUP , ..
Allan's APPLE JUICE '
. 5 lbs. 7IC '. • .....
48 oz. 31C
Clover
Aylm LeaferKETCHUP A 1 ,oz. -2,for 35e
Maple Leaf CHEESE SLICES .... 8 oz. 5 29o:
Fancy Pink 'SALMON
TENbERFLAKE LARD Maple Leaf . „ . lb. 20c
Crisp Flake SHORTENING sohneider's . .-lb. 25sp.ii.
Good Luck MARGARINE (4c •off) . :,. , :lb. ' 314,
Kellogg's SUGAR SMACKS . , . , 91/z 'oz.' 29c ll,
David's MIXED• COOKIES... . . .. .; . . 3 lbs. 99c
COMET CLEANSER (4c off) . . • . , . 2 for 31c
Nestle's CHOCOLATE QUIX 2 lbs. 89c
Party Pack ICE CREAM CONES, 20's.... .19c Cans Safe for'
Left-over Foods
Carrosion-resistant finishes de-
icloped by chemists have made the
modern can perfectlY eat:0 as ,a
container for left-oVer feod.
In Grandma's day food had to be
taken, out of the •can as soon 'OS
it .was opened beeauee of the
dangef of contaminatioe. But to-
day, the "tin" can, which is, really
sheet steel and not tin at ail,. is as
safe for storing leftover food as;
a glass jar or any other container.
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1, 'JOHN ,HANNA :REPORTS ..1 4
Now that this Session has more
than passed the halfway mark, the
tempo of business 'has' been stepped
up.. Afternoon Session time has
been advanced from 3.00 p.m. to
2.00 p.m, and two evening Sessions
a week have becOme the rule.
betel* •thie sixth Week. many De-
Oatttriental "estimates were laid be-
fore the House, fully, .and often
attimoniously; debated by all
Partiee and duly accepted and
paSsed. As the Budget Speech pre-
dieted, 'these department estimates
all indicated another year of ex-
pansion and ptosPerity in thd
province arid 'that, the Frost Gov-
ernment has planned Well to move
along with the expanding teotionly.
Other House Committees have
been meeting daily and these Oct
dui;uttion—loOking into . teacher
qualifications' and educational
grantS, on gOVetninent
stons—probing the operations at
the Ontario Flier Board, On Coto,
.servation---discussing flond dffee
Otte dim to an unusual' winter
tinOWfall. end Agrieniture-,-tle-
bating the peewit sad plight of the
provincial Marketing Beards, pro-
Wed :great scoops fee 111efebelat' of
all parties to set 'Out the views of
their tentstituentS,
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