The Wingham Advance-Times, 1959-05-06, Page 1le Vidette and Wroxeter News With -which is, amalgamated, the Go
WINGRIAMi ONTARIOi WEDNESDAY; MAY 0th, 1609
'GOLF OPENING--,
Somehow we got our dates inb
ed up last week when we. were
'elliftig you about 'the official op-
ening of the golf course. The cor-
rect 'date is Jefondey, May 18tn,
eh is 'the VlefOria, Day holiday!
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'PI' 40 TIM poTs__
Eeare that the main drag would
ne longer lee decorated by the eol-
!nine pots of plants if new lamp
post were erected have been dis-
pelled with ecruncli's decision to
.}tae the present standards. The
town workmen were seen with a
load of the empty pots on Monday,
presumably on the way tie• the green
house to have them filled, KINSMEN PREPARE
LOT FOR CARNIVAL
'Monday ebening the Kinsmen un-
der Mery Templeman and Blame
MaeDonald donned overalls . and
went to work cleaning and leVel-:
ling-the town parking. lot ,in pre-;
paretiort for the coming 'Wingham
Trade Fair, This year the Kins-
men are moving the carnival rides.
and outdoor exhibits to the town
parking lot. It • Is thought that
thiS, will result in better outdoor
exhibits and much less inconven-
*tee to the public caused by
l'ilooking off Diagonal Road, as
WAS done last year.
eghairrnan Cal Burke estimates
that it•will take at least one more
CHARLES HOKIN'S
BUYS REAVIE MOTOR`
Charles Hodgins, IVEassey-feeiti i
soil farm implement dealer,- has
purchased Reavie Motor :S'alee in
Josephine Street, The pitcher
vea,e :made May 1st. Mr,
ll'ai sold his plitee of business: on
yietorla Street to the Supertest
company.
• At the present time Mr. Hodgins
is remodelling his new premisee
and adding a parts department. It
Is hie intention to carry on with
the sale of gas and oil, and to ser-
vice ears as well as farm machin-
ery,
He expects to move his farm
equipment, etc.,- late in May or
early June and be ready for busi-
ness in his new 'location. Cancer Campaign .
Now Stands at $961'
Campaign DeWitt Mil-
ler reports' thls,week that the Can-
cer Society canvassers haVe turn-
ed in $961, ' It. is hoped' that the
quota .will -be reached -when all
vOltinteer canvassers have turned
in their kits.
Cancer Society Will
Entertain Canvassers
ENGAGEMENT
eletr, and Mrs. NormanMcDonald
of.St,41elexis Wigh to announce the
engagement of their daughter
Betty Ann to David Archie Kirk-
landison of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Kiikland of Lucknovie The wed-
ding Will take place the latter part
of 'May, F6*
i7.YOA6E1111INNT
-4ker, -arid Mrs. John 'McKay wish,
tei :announce the engageinent of
their slaughter, Joan 'Burnell to Mr,
ash. filOyd' Richard' Beighteit; son of
IMF Mr. and Mrs. Ansa Brighton,
Kitchener, The Marriage Will take
place' St. Paul's Anglican
CluirCli, Saturday, May 30th at
theee'.o',clotk. 6*
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tiNtfAarAtE1qT
1))., and Thomas
leTeentiii of Toronto announce the
engagement of their only _daughter,
Shia :May,' to Mr. William Joseph
rotgle, Only --Of Mr. Ituld Mrs,
Edward Fergie; Of .•Toronto,
the. wedding to take,pitiee Setur-
day, May 23rd at 11,60 it.rn, in the,
blititch of bee Lady Of the.
Perpetual Reception -In the
ifterio6it at Prince Albert
After the 'Wedding trip to Berniuda
the yOung couple will title in Ter,
rtifite,
The grown is a teiiiheW of MISS
tuna, Vorgie of Wirtuhtirn, Mr. and
Mrs, 'Wilha.rn Fergie of Winithaht
' are the grOintA grattilPatenta. rob
Al the regular meeting of Wingham Town Council
on May 4th. the Council resolved to request every
resident of the !inicipolitY to rid their properties of
all refuse, junk and other unsightly objeCts by June 1st.
The resolution Was passed In the hope that *Ing-
ham will be a tidy community, of which everyone may
be proud. YOUR CO=OPERATION IN THIS rRo4ect
IS THEREFORE MOST URGENTLY SOUGHT,
TO COLLECT TRASH
In order to facilitate this program, the Coven truck
will once again pick up garden refuse every first and
third Friday of the month, from May to NoveMber.
All citizens with refuse to be removed are asked to
have it on the street for removal not corner than the
Thursday evening preceding the day of pick-ups
WIN` IIAM TOWN COWIL
Clean Up Wingham!
IlikiDGE CLUB WINVERSe-eSitakeiti nitittlifying play era competed last week to detcrinine the 1049 Bridge
Club Champions. 'They are Omar itailelgrove, sciO nd front left anti Mre. eight, gem here
With their trophies, whieli were presented by Mtg. A, IL huVal, left, last ,yeat's winner wad W. 11. French,
*Wind trent the right.. President of the elub,.Dan ei Crawford, Centre, lodits over the trophies.---ClftsM
photo by Atnastrotur, ;",.! ' .• • •
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ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
16, Tile I'eil;totrian
ouncil to Open Ne
Public Parking Lot
• .11 Town council at a busy geselon The ,motion to proceed with the( ed out that More land ,Is
Circletbxida'reS"Cre ipg de el deer ' 06. creatiOn-nt- the' MAY -parking-jot ;--init -WOW' 'sreeleartee riet-emSte't,e'ew
ahead,. with plans to create a park-
ing lot at the south end of Jose-
phine Street. The new parking
area will be situated between the
present Reavie Motor Salem
hig and 1:1)-(1 Joseph Kerr bedding
on the east side of Josephine St„
just to the south of Victoria St.
The lot will he approximately 90
by 115 feet in size, and will be
flood lit at night.
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*Meet Johnston and, Murray Montgomery of Wroire4r* were
injured. The ears are shown above.
THREE DIE-Three Teeswater district 3'Oung men, Glen
Dickison, 'Bruce 'Lamont . and John .Duffy died in a two-car
collision on Saturday evening, west of Teeswstter. Two others,
wee Marie by Ceencillor D. C. Na.
smith and seconded by Deputy
Reeve Joe Kerr, and followed a
lengthy discession 'on parking
problems in Wingham, The land
which be used is already
owned by the town, and is actually
a street right-of-way,, To make
the area into a parking lot It will
be necessary to level, grade and
fence the land, eft was also point-
before it could be used f04'
ing Mimeses,
Council was, of the opinion that
it would eventually 'he necessary
to install parking meters on Jose-
phine Street, but before any move
could he made in this direCtioil
free parking space would be ,ne-
ceesary,
Request New Lights
Chairman R. H, Lloyd of the
Public Utilities Comeniseion's with'
(Commissioner DeWitt Milieu', •wielt-
ed on council and preeentedaffg-
atees on the cost 'of new etreet
lights on Josephine Street.
Mr, Lloyd told council that -if
larger butte were instalidel
hating lights the extra cost Wouin
•be $280.00 per year. If new flue4-
escent fixtures are Metalled of
existing standards the coat eanierd
be $6,200, which with power Would
amount to $620 per year oven, •.a
20-year period.. If new posts Lipp
fluorescent lights are installed, fd•
bring the posts back to ttie
of the sidewalks the coet wou.";
amount to $17,600 and with, powel,
interest, .ete„ would cost $1,70,0 41'.
year for it 20-year period. 4
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The sudden ,lilies of Bill Cone
tallAii MINSTREL SHOW ,,. • Provincial Election Is Election Is
.
:r„,,...... is not only president of
upcoming minstrel show as well, a e or June 1 1 th . „,,,,,,.. Club, but director of its c
bee made a postponement neees- ,.
sterY.' The eii•W WaS slated' for
Tuesday . and Wednesday evenings -
need, Week. Leek -eor announce- PARENTS AND FulruiS Oeint of- new date in this paper /1111-411"
next ,week, for the show is defin-
itely on, • ENJOY BAND SOCIAL . .•
..John Duffy Glen Dickison.
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ALL WET—,
e Three membere of the Kinsmen
Cheb, Murray' 'Gerrie, Jim Currie
and eivan Gardiner;` got a proper
Waking last Wednesday night
when a doWnpour ,caught .them in
the act, of 'putting up theV,Viiigham
Trade ,,Fair sign :at the arena.
co en
work perty on the parking lot to
get It into shape so that lights may
be installed and the areas marked
off,
The 1009 trade fair will be better
than ever. The., Kin have ear-
marked more money for entertaine
ment and the booth sales tommit-
kkeneaded• by Cy Robinson xeports,
that VIITTre'rraV't treti77:' 4iitta4ent eat of Of;
Teeswater; on Saterday nighteelaim-
ed the,lives of three youths and
two' others., were tnjured. The.
three young Men, Olen Thomas
Dickison' :20; Buddie Bruce La-
mont,-23 add aohn William Duffy,
21, and a friend, Albert Johnson,
17, -all :of the •Teeswater district,
were travelling east, when! their
ear collided 'With a' Westbound ve-
hicle 'driven by, Murray ,Montgom-
SPECIAL MEETING,
OODPELLOWS
A apeeial meeting of the .Odd-
fellowa. 'atv/il, be beld " Thursday
night" Mai , Iliggsels Lodge
conferring second idegree.- Our
own breithers practice 'for -third
degree
At 7 P,m,, April 29th, the fire
hall resounded with a barrage of
serious, enthusiastic .musical at-
tack on various merciless, Valtees
and some hymns by the Lions
Club -Boys' ,and -Girls' -Band -under
the direction of Bandmaster Geo.
Wonch of Clinton. The -adults pee-
eent thought the youngsters were
most attentive reed- the bandmaster
commended their attention,
The band members were sur-
rounded. by interested parents and
„friends, about 30 altogether,. who
came -to enjoy the seasien.,
and .Peoctor thanked •.various
ders,, for their pail; in. arranging
the social, as s:well its -Visiting pa--
ranks' et`treineCtititette eTheavialteeta•
from Wingham' were welcomed.
heettily too.
. Rev. A. McKim, from Clinton
United. Church, a „former bands-
man„ gave a' few words of encour-
agement to the band members, and
related some .buihorous incidetts
front his nand clays. Several folk
encouraged the suggestion that the
same type of social he held - in the
fall at a date, to he arranged • by
the Parents' Committee.
On 'Friday, Msy 29th the band
Will present a concert' in the town
hall, It Js hoped that the people
of Wingham and district will Sup-
port this event and invite -their
friends" to Attend, A silver collec-
tioa will" be received tor -the ptua
pose. of swelling the hand funds for
uniforms and other nee,ds.
)0!).114-1iE 0.411X . hibitors thari last year. The dates
for the Fair this year are June 4thi
5th rind 6th,
Correction
We were misinforined last week'
on tore title of the solo -sung at
the funeral of Mrs, P. Homuth, of
Harristone The name of • the solo
was "He Walks with Me 'and He
Talks with Me".
Premier Leslie M. Frost of On-
tario announced on Monday that
a provincial' election will be called
for •iltureday, June 4th. -The an-
nouncement did not cOme, as any
great; surprise, for election talk has
been current for several weeks,
' The premier made, the announce-
ment on the'10th 'anniversary of
his term in offica. The• last pro-
vincial election was - held on June
91:11, 1955, •
Many of the entetituencies. In the
province has already held nomin-
ation meetings and ,candidates are
all ready 'to Wing into: action, as
is the case in the riding' of Huron-
Bruce where the sitting member,
John 'W, Henna, has becn named
icy the ProgitAiv Conservative
party and fta,e'Wateon of ,Lticlenow
by the Liberals,
Mr, 1-ranint is one of the veteran,
members of the Ontario Legi'Sla,-,
tare, having 'been first ',elected in
1943 and returned at each election
since that time.,
Mr. Watson operaies•a farm near
Lucknow and 'is' a' foriner Lon-
don bueinessmane'
The Wroiefter Wthrian's
ary''Society are lerilditig' eated and•
sale Of home made baking May 9th,
3 t,O 5 p.m. in the United Church
school room. Everyone is
Come, ' F6*
DANCE IN WROXISTER.
Dance sponSored by the Howick
0,telon's Club in Wroxeter' CoMmun
..tY• Hall on Friday, May ,8th.-Mu-
eiee by the Midnight' 'Ramblers.
Lund' booth.. Admission 75e.
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ntrmst4GE SALE •• "
eNOWeis the7 time to start gather,
ingelartAles • for :the, spring runt-
rage which will be' held in
the Wiiigham arrneuries on Satur-
day, May 23, under the ansPices of
the Ladies' Auxilistey to Wingham
General Hospital. Anything can
be• gold, furniture, clothing, novel-
ties, 'hats, shoes, etc. When doing
youe -spring cleaning make up a
boa' for the rummage sale. Tags
Win be sold in the neighboring
towns. on Saturday, •May 16 and in
Wingham on Saturday,' May 23, en
hrei..,Tetswater Youths
TWO INJURED IN
BRUSSELS LRAM
Kinsmen Paper Drive
Scheduled for Today
An accident nn••dotinty Road 12
a mile south of 11trussels sent' two
men to the Wingltain Hospltai for
treatment of lialiaries. Peter N.
Kraemer, 21, of -Mitchell, driver of
oue of the received injur-
ies to his right. 'arm,' both knees,
facial laceraticitS and body bruises.
C. R. Bradley; a 'passenger -in the
Kraemer car,*was not seriously in-
jured.
Driver of .the • second nar was
'Stanley Wheelet, 13,, of Brussels.
Both vehicles were' travelling south
when the accident becutred. Ac-
cording to the 'driver of one, of the
oars 'the Kraenaet vehicle hit .a
tree in an effort tO' avoid the col-
lision. Total, daMage is estimated
at $2,000.
D.P.?. Constable : Bob Lewis of
Winghain investigated,
GRADUATION ilANOE
The graduation dance will be
held in the Wingham-District High
School on Friday, May 15th from
9,30 p.m, to :1.00 tam. Music by
Ken Wilbee and his Orchestra, Ad-
mission is $2,00 per couple. Every-
one welcome. F6:13b
Formosa, wet& had •skulletrapture,
died in hospital 'at. 2.10 a.ni, -Seine
day. He. was a son ,of, Mr. and
Mrs, Orville Lamont •of Culross and
was educated in Teeswa,ter, • .
He was employed by Thompson
Bros. • Creamery and wasa` Member
of Salem United Church,
:Buddie, who was to have been,
married in a few months, is survey-
ed by his parents, a brother Don-
ald and two sisters, -Mrs-. 'Ronald
(Marjorie) Hill and •Miss 'Betty' La-
mont, all prTeeswater. ,
Sohn: Duffy Only. Child
John William Duffy also. received
a skull fracture in the accident
and he died at 6,50 Sunday morn-
ing. lie is •suenivedsby 'his parents,
Mr, and Mrs, Herbert Duffy, Tees-
water. He tele' attended Teeswater
school and high 'school here: and,
was active in sports: Many of the
children who took lessons at the
Teeswater pool remember hien as
a swimming instruntor, He was
a member of "Teetwater United
Church and worked as a stock
manager at Peerless Textiles in
Hanover, ,
A. joint ttineril service will be
held today (Wednesday) •at 2.30
p.m. from Knox Presbyterian
Church, Teeswater.,
Walkerton Provincial Police In-
vestigated the accident and Dr.
Stephens, coroner, Brussels,
was called. "
Injures Hand at
Public Sch601
Roy Mattuel, caretaker at the
Wingham Public School; received
painted 'injuries to his right hand
on Friday. Mr. Manuel was mov-
ing school desks when one fell on
his hand.
It was found that the hand had,
been broken and a cast was ap-
plied at Winghain Hospital.
-eree-16, of Wroxeter. •
Moifegomery; Who was; travelling
alone, received seveie facial and
head laterations, concussion and
possible, fracture. He was admit-
ted to Wingham Hospital but his
cOndition became critical during
the night and he was rushed to
Victoria Hospital in London,
Albeit Johnson Is in Wingham
Hospital with facial lacerations and
suffering from shock,
Glen Tomas Dickison''
Glen Glen Diekison, R.R, 1, Formosa,
eon of Mae, Joseph Dickison and
the late Mr. Dickison was the driv-
er of, the second car. He died in
ambulance before arriving at hos-
pital, Glen lived with his mother
on the family farm in Culross a
couple of Miles north of Teeswater.
He attended Teeswater school
and Wingham District High School
and has been employed as a book-
keeper at the Hogden R. Gross fur-
niture factory in Walkerton. He
was a member of Teeswater Pres-
byterian Church,
Surviving besides his mother are
three brothers, Earl and Gordon
of Teeswater and Ford of Brod-
hagen and three sisters, Mrs. J. S.
(Grace) McDonald and Mrs. Ken-
neth (Shirley) IVfeKague and Mrs.
Bert (Audrey) Sutherland who are
in France,
Buddie Bernie Lamont
Huddle Lamont, also of RR, '1,
CANCER SOCIETY MEETING
The May meeting of the Wing-
haul and District; Cancer Society
will- be held ill the Ceuta.
Chambers, May 11th at 8 p.m.
Speaker; Dr...B, N, Corrin, film and
music. Everybody welcome,. • Feb
The. Cancer Society for Wingham
and district has planned a meeting
for 8 o'clock, Monday 'evening,
May 11 in . the. council chamber,
which Is open to the general public,
A special invitation is extended to
the canvassers,- who so kindly
assisted with the fund raising
campaign, and the local branch
wishes at that =time to entertain
them. Refreshments will be pro-
vided by the ladies,
Dr, B. /et, Corrit will be :the
guest speaker and a film Will be
shown. A musical program has
also been airafigeci.
DeWitt Miller, campaign chair-
man, will give a-full report on the
restate of the canvass.
SPORTSMEN TO ERECT
NEW CUD HOUSE -
The, annual spring paper drive
sponsored by the Wingham Khns-
'meh Club will take place today
• ('Wednesday).
Paper pick-up will start in Wing-
ham at 1.00 p.m, when members of,
the club and trucks start to make
the rounds of the community, Re-
*lents' are asked to have papers
tied securely and on the street in
readiness for removal by noon.
Anyone with a, large amount of
paper that requires special hand-
ling is asked to call Ed Baurer at
364W.
The club members are also mak-
ing special trips on Wednesday
Meriting to .Sluevale, Belgrave and
WhitechUrch to gather paper in
those communities,
TENDERS CALLED 'BY
PROVINCIAL NM.
John •eke. lemma, IVI.P.P. for Hu-
eon-Bruce, has received word ftorn
Hon. F, M. Cass, minister of high-
*Faye, that tenders are being called
at once for the supply of hot mix
,•,aving on Highway No. 86 frem
Wingtham easterly to four Milea
:mat, ,of Bluevale,
% Tenders for tile supply of similar
materials have been called to pave
n Stretch of Highway 21 south from
:WIWI cid.
Apparently woelt will start shOrt-
ly on the hospital for mentally de-
fective children south of GOderich,
'ainto tenders are presently called
fot the nUrelitise and removal of
totdwOOd and used building rint,
tetiais from tile site,
A large attendande. turned out on
Monday evening for the eegular
meeting of the `Wingham Sports-
mettle Association at the Legion
Home,
'Harold .Pocock was • present to
give estimates on the cost of erect-,
ing a Chin /nise on the club's
property north of town. After two
or three years' planning*It was
voted to 'go ahead -with the 'project.
Mr, Pocock is to..cornitence
frnrrie.diattly, The structure
will be 24 x 30 With a &Mcrae
floor,
The cost of the building will be
coveted by clebeettiteS held by the
citth IneMbetS,
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